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Application +4 | -1
A rod of mass 5 kg5 \mathrm{~kg} is connected to the string at point BB. The span of rod is along horizontal. The other end of the rod is hinged at point AA. If the string is massless, then the reaction of hinge at the instant when string is cut, is (Take, g=10 ms−2g=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2} )
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Correct option: B
12.5 N12.5 \mathrm{~N}
Option B (12.5 N12.5 \mathrm{~N}) is correct because it is the reaction force calculated at the hinge when the string is cut, considering the torque and angular acceleration of the rod.
422 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
Assertion: The centre of mass of a proton and an electron, released from their respective positions remains at rest.
Reason: The centre of mass remain at rest, if no-external force is applied.
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Correct option: A
If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
Option A (If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion) is correct because the center of mass remains at rest when no external force is applied, which is the case for the proton and electron system.
423 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
A solid sphere of radius R{R} is placed on a smooth horizontal surface. A horizontal force FF is applied at height hh from the lowest point. For the maximum acceleration of centre of mass, which is correct?
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Correct option: D
No relation between hh and R{R}
Option D (No relation between hh and R{R}) is correct because the acceleration of the center of mass depends only on the applied force and the mass of the sphere.
424 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Assertion: For the purpose of calculation of moment of inertia, body's mass can be assumed to be concentrated at its centre of mass.
Reason: Moment of inertia of rigid body about an axis passing through its centre of mass is zero.
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Correct option: D
If both Assertion & Reason are false
Option D is correct because the assertion that a body's mass can be concentrated at its center of mass for moment of inertia calculations is false, and the moment of inertia about the center of mass is not always zero.
425 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A uniform rod of mass mm and length ll is struck at an end by a force FF perpendicular to the rod for a short time interval tt. Calculate

(a) the speed of the centre of mass
(b) the angular speed of the rod about the centre of mass

Assume that tt is so small that the rod does not appreciably change its direction while the force acts.
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Correct option: A
(a) Ftm;\frac{F t}{m}; (b) 6Ftml\frac{6 F t}{m l}
Option C (1/2λ1/2\lambda) is correct because it is derived from the radioactive decay formula and the given ratio of active nuclei.
426 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Assertion: The velocity of a body at the bottom of an inclined plane of given height is more than when it slides down the plane, compared to, when it rolls down the same plane.
Reason: In rolling down, a body acquires, both kinetic energies of translational and rotational motions.
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Correct option: B
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
Option B (If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion) is correct because both statements are true, but the reason doesn't directly explain why sliding is faster than rolling.
427 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A solid sphere of mass mm rolls without slipping on a horizontal surface with a linear velocity v.v. Then its total kinetic energy is
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Correct option: D
7mv210\frac{{7m{v^2}}}{10}
Option D (7mv210\frac{{7m{v^2}}}{{10}}) is correct because the total kinetic energy of a rolling solid sphere is the sum of its translational and rotational kinetic energies.
428 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
Choose correct statement:

A. The position of centre of mass of a system is dependent on the choice of coordinate system.

B. Newton's second law of motion is applicable to the centre of mass of the system.

C. Internal forces cannot change the state of centre of mass.

D. Internal forces can change the state of centre of mass.
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Correct option: D
Both A\mathrm{A} and D\mathrm{D} are wrong
Option D (Both A and D are wrong) is correct because the position of the center of mass is independent of the coordinate system, and internal forces cannot change the state of the center of mass.
429 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
If a hollow cylinder and a solid cylinder are allowed to roll down an inclined plane, which will take more time to reach the bottom
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Correct option: A
Hollow cylinder
Option A (Hollow cylinder) is correct because the hollow cylinder has a larger moment of inertia, resulting in a smaller acceleration and thus taking more time to reach the bottom.
430 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
The times taken by a solid sphere, a solid cylinder a thin-walled hollow sphere and a thin-walled hollow cylinder all having the same mass to roll down an inclined plane when released at the top are denoted as tss,tsc,thst_{s s}, t_{s c}, t_{h s}, and thc{t}_{{hc}} respectively. The following is true with regard to the roll down times.
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Correct option: B
tsc>thc>ths>tsst_{s c} > t_{h c} > t_{h s} > t_{s s}
Option B (tsc>thc>ths>tsst_{sc} > t_{hc} > t_{hs} > t_{ss}) is correct because the time taken to roll down an inclined plane depends on the radius of gyration, with higher values resulting in longer times.
431 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
An angular ring with inner and outer radii R1 and R2{R_1}\,and\,{R_2} is roiling without slipping with a uniform angular speed. The ratio of the forces experienced by the two particles situated on the inner and outer parts of the ring. F1/F2{F_1}/{F_2} is
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Correct option: A
R1/R2{R_1}/{R_2}
Option A (R1/R2{R_1}/{R_2}) is correct because the ratio of forces is directly proportional to the ratio of the radii at a constant angular speed.
432 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
For a rigid body made of total N\mathrm{N} particles each of mass m\mathrm{m}, the radius of gyration about a given axis equals to
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Correct option: A
Root mean square values of the distance of the constituent particles from the given axis.
Option A (Root mean square values of the distance of the constituent particles from the given axis) is correct because the radius of gyration is defined as the RMS distance of the particles from the axis of rotation.
433 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
Consider a uniform wire of mass MM and length LL. It is bent into a semicircle. Its moment of inertia about a line perpendicular to the plane of the wire passing through the centre is
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Correct option: C
ML2π2\frac{{M{L^2}}}{{{\pi ^2}}}
Option C (ML2π2\frac{{M{L^2}}}{{{\pi ^2}}}) is correct because the moment of inertia of a semicircular wire about an axis perpendicular to the plane and passing through the center is MR2MR^2, where R is the radius of the semicircle.
434 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The shaft of a motor is making 1000 rpm. The torque supplied by the motor is 120 N m. The power supplied by the motor is
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Correct option: D
12.56 kW
Option D (12.56 kW) is correct because it is the power calculated using the formula P = torque * angular velocity, with appropriate unit conversions.
435 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
A parallel undergoes uniform circular motion. About which point on the plane of the circle, will the angular momentum of the particle remain conserved
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Correct option: A
Centre of the circle
Option A (Centre of the circle) is correct because the force passes through the center, resulting in zero torque and conserved angular momentum.
436 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
A disc is rotating with angular speed ω\omega. If a child sits on it, what is conserved?
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Correct option: B
Angular momentum
Option B (Angular momentum) is correct because in the absence of external torque, the angular momentum of a system remains conserved.
437 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
Statements:
a) In translatory motion each point of the body experiences the same displacement as any other point as time goes on, so that the motion of any particle represents the motion of the whole body.
b) In rotatory motion, all the particles in the rigid body moves in concentric circles about the axis of rotation.
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Correct option: C
Both a and b are true
Option C (Both a and b are true) is correct because both statements accurately describe translatory and rotatory motion.
438 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
There are two identical balls of same material, one being solid and the other being hollow. How will you distinguish them without weighing?
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Correct option: D
By any one of these methods
Option D (By any one of these methods) is correct because the moment of inertia is different for solid and hollow balls of the same mass and material, affecting their rotational motion when spun, rolled, or their moment of inertia is directly measured.
439 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
If applied torque on a system is zero, i.e., τ=0\tau=0, then for that system
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Correct option: B
α=0\alpha=0
Option B (α=0) is correct because if the applied torque is zero, the angular acceleration is also zero.
440 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
Assertion (A) : IsI_{\mathrm{s}} and IHI_{\mathrm{H}} are the moments of inertia about the diameters of a solid and thin walled hollow sphere respectively. If the radii and the masses of the above spheres are equal, lH>lsl_{\mathrm{H}} > l_{\mathrm{s}}.

Reason (R) : In solid sphere, the mass is continuously and regularly distributed about the centre whereas the mass, surface of hollow sphere.
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Correct option: A
both AA and RR and true and RR is the correct explanation of AA
Option A is correct because both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason correctly explains why the moment of inertia of a hollow sphere is greater than that of a solid sphere of the same mass and radius.
441 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
One circular ring and one circular disc, both are having the same mass and radius. The ratio of their moments of inertia about the axes passing through their centres and perpendicular to their planes, will be
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Correct option: B
2:12:1
Option B (2:12:1) is correct because the moment of inertia of a ring is MR2MR^2 and that of a disc is 12MR2\frac{1}{2}MR^2, so the ratio is 2:1.
442 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Assertion: A rigid disc rolls without slipping on a
fixed rough horizontal surface with uniform
angular velocity. Then the acceleration of lowest
point on the disc is zero.

Reason: For a rigid disc rolling without slipping
on a fixed rough horizontal surface, the velocity of
the lowest point on the disc is always zero.
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Correct option: D
If Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.
Option D is correct because the acceleration of the lowest point on the disc is not zero due to centripetal acceleration, while the velocity of the lowest point is indeed zero for rolling without slipping.
443 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A circular plate is rotating about its own axis at an angular velocity 100 revolution per minute. The linear velocity of a particle ‘P’ of plate at a distance 4.2 cm from axis of rotation (in m/s) is
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Correct option: B
0.44
Option B (0.44 m/s) is correct because it calculates the linear velocity using the formula v = ωr, where ω is the angular velocity and r is the radius.
444 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A stone of mass 2 kg2 {~kg} is attached to one end of string of length 5 m5 {~m}, is revolved around a stick so that the string winds upon the stick and gets shortened. Angular velocity of stone was 5 rad/s5 \,{rad} / {s} initially. Find angular velocity of the stone when length of the string become 2 m2 {~m}.
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Correct option: A
1254rad/s\frac{125}{4} {rad} / {s}
Option A (1254rad/s\frac{125}{4} \mathrm{rad} / \mathrm{s}) is correct because it is derived from the conservation of angular momentum.
445 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
Assertion: The position of centre of mass of a body does not depend upon shape and size of the body.
Reason: Centre of mass of a body lies always at the centre of the body
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Correct option: D
If the assertion and reason both are false.
Option A (If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion) is correct because the curl of an electrostatic field is zero, and this is related to the conservative nature of the field.
446 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
(A): Polar ice melts, day will be longer.
(R): Moment of inertia increases and thus angular velocity decreases.
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Correct option: A
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Option A (Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)) is correct because melting polar ice increases the Earth's moment of inertia, decreasing angular velocity and lengthening the day.
447 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
The angular momentum of a system of particles is conserved
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Correct option: B
When no external torque acts upon the system
Option B (When no external torque acts upon the system) is correct because angular momentum is conserved when the net external torque on the system is zero.
448 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A 2 kg body and a 3 kg body are moving along the x-axis. At a particular instant the 2 kg body has a velocity of 3  ms−13\;m{s^{ - 1}} and the 3 kg body has the velocity of 2ms−12m{s^{ - 1}}. The velocity of the centre of mass at that instant is
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Correct option: D
None of these
Option D (None of these) is correct because the calculated velocity of the center of mass is 2.4 m/s, which is not among the provided options.
449 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A thin hollow cylinder open at both ends.

(i) Sliding without rolling

(ii) Rolls without slipping, with the same speed.

The ratio of kinetic energy in the two cases is
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Correct option: C
1:21:2
Option C (1:21:2) is correct because the ratio of kinetic energy when sliding to when rolling is 1:2, considering the hollow cylinder's moment of inertia.
450 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A wheel of moment of inertia 5×10−3kg−m25 \times {10^{ - 3}}kg - {m^2} is making 20 revolutions/sec. The torque required to stop it in 10 sec is
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Correct option: A
2π×10−2N−m2\pi \times {10^{ - 2}}N - m
Option A (2π×10−2N−m2\pi \times {10^{ - 2}}N - m) is correct because it is the torque calculated using the moment of inertia and angular acceleration.
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