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If a force acts on a system and gives an acceleration to the centre of mass of the system, the mass of the system is
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Correct option: D
Given data is not correct
Option D is correct because the force and acceleration vectors are not in the same direction, implying the given data is inconsistent with Newton's Second Law.
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A thin uniform circular disc of mass and radius is rotating in a horizontal plane about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane with an angular velocity . Another disc of same thickness and radius but of mass is placed gently on the first disc co-axially. The angular velocity of the system is now
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is derived from the conservation of angular momentum when the second disc is placed on the first.
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A uniform disc of radius and mass is rotating freely with angular speed in a horizontal plane about a smooth fixed vertical axis through its centre. A particle of mass is suddenly attached to the rim of the disc and rotates with it. The new angular speed is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the angular momentum is conserved when the particle is attached to the disc.
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A dancer on ice spins faster when she folds her arms. This is due to
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Correct option: C
Constant angular momentum and increase in kinetic energy
The correct answer is C (Constant angular momentum and increase in kinetic energy) because folding her arms decreases her moment of inertia, and angular momentum is conserved.
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If and then torque is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is the torque calculated as the cross product of the position vector and the force vector.
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A particle is moving with uniform speed along a circle of radius , then the angular velocity of particle is ( in )
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Correct option: D
0.5
Option D (0.5) is correct because the angular velocity is calculated using ω = V/r.
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A car is accelerating on a rough horizontal track. The wheels are rolling purely.
Statement-1: Friction does positive work on car.
Statement-2: The friction force is responsible for the acceleration of the car on a rough horizontal track.
Statement-1: Friction does positive work on car.
Statement-2: The friction force is responsible for the acceleration of the car on a rough horizontal track.
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Correct option: D
Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
Option D (Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true) is correct because friction acts as the driving force for the car's acceleration, but the work done by static friction on the point of contact is zero.
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(A): The size and shape of the rigid body remains unaffected under the effect of extemal forces.
(R): The distance between two particles remains constant in a rigid body.
(R): The distance between two particles remains constant in a rigid body.
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Correct option: A
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Option A is correct because the definition of a rigid body implies that its size and shape remain unchanged under external forces, and this is because the distance between any two particles within the body remains constant.
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Select incorrect statement
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Correct option: B
Centre of mass of regular bodies is always at its geometrical centre.
Option B is the correct answer because the center of mass of regular bodies is at its geometrical center only if the mass distribution is uniform.
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A uniform disc of mass 2 kg and radius 15 cm is revolving around the central axis by 4 . The linear momentum of disc will be
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Correct option: D
None of these
Option D (None of these) is correct because the linear momentum of a rotating disc about its center of mass is zero.
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A coin is of mass 4.8 kg and radius one metre rolling on a horizontal surface without sliding with angular velocity 600 rotation/min. What is total kinetic energy of the coin ?
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Correct option: B
1440
Option B (1440 ) is correct because it correctly calculates the total kinetic energy considering both translational and rotational kinetic energy.
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The motion of the centre of mass is the result of
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Correct option: B
External forces
Option B (External forces) is correct because the motion of the center of mass is determined solely by the net external force acting on the system.
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If we hollow the ball of pendulum and fill it with sand, what would be the effect of change on the center of mass?
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Correct option: D
Its value will first decrease and then increase
Option D (Its value will first decrease and then increase) is correct because the center of mass shifts as sand is added, initially lowering and then rising as the cavity fills.
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A solid sphere rolls down without slipping from rest on an incline. Its linear acceleration is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the linear acceleration is calculated using the formula for rolling without slipping on an incline, considering the moment of inertia of a solid sphere.
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One quarter of the disc of mass m is removed. If be the radius of the disc, the new moment of inertia is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the moment of inertia is proportional to the mass, and removing one-quarter of the disc reduces the mass to three-quarters.
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Assertion: The centre of mass of a body may lie outside the body.
Reason: The centre of mass of a body depends on the distribution of mass in the body.
Reason: The centre of mass of a body depends on the distribution of mass in the body.
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Correct option: A
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
Option A is correct because the center of mass depends on mass distribution, and it can indeed lie outside the body, such as in a ring.
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A ballet dancer suddenly folds her outstretched
arms. Her angular velocity
arms. Her angular velocity
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Correct option: A
Increases
Option A (Increases) is correct because when a ballet dancer folds her arms, her moment of inertia decreases, and to conserve angular momentum, her angular velocity must increase.
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Application
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If the earth were to contract such that its
radius becomes one quarter, without change in
its mass, the duration of one full day would be
radius becomes one quarter, without change in
its mass, the duration of one full day would be
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Correct option: B
1.5 h
Option B (1.5 h) is correct because it is calculated using the conservation of angular momentum, considering the change in the Earth's radius.
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A flywheel is in the form of solid circular wheel of mass 72 kg and radius of 0.5m and it takes 70 r.p.m, then the energy of revolution is
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Correct option: B
240 J
The correct answer is 240 J. The energy of revolution is calculated using the formula for rotational kinetic energy, considering the moment of inertia of a solid circular wheel.
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Two particles of masses and , initially at rest, moves towards each other under an inverse square law force of attraction. Pick out the correct statement about the centre of mass (CM) of the system
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Correct option: C
The CM remains at rest
Option C (The CM remains at rest) is correct because, in the absence of external forces, the center of mass of the system remains at rest, regardless of the internal forces.
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If a particle moves in the plane, the resultant angular momentum has
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Correct option: D
only -component.
Option D (only -component) is correct because if a particle moves in the X-Y plane, the angular momentum vector is perpendicular to that plane, pointing along the z-axis.
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The moment of inertia of a uniform semi-circular disc of mass and radius about a line perpendicular to the plane of the disc through the centre is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the moment of inertia of a disc about an axis perpendicular to the plane and passing through the center is , and a semi-circular disc has the same moment of inertia.
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Inertia is that property of a body by virtue of
which the body is
which the body is
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Correct option: B
unable to change by itself the state of rest or
of uniform linear motion
of uniform linear motion
Option B (unable to change by itself the state of rest or of uniform linear motion) is correct because inertia is the property of a body to resist changes in its state of motion.
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A flywheel is attached to an engine to
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Correct option: C
Help in overcoming the dead point
Option C is correct because a flywheel stores rotational energy and helps the engine maintain a more uniform speed, particularly at \"dead points\" where the engine's power output is minimal.
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A particle is moving in a circular path. The correct statement out of the following is
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Correct option: A
Angular momentum will be conserved but linear momentum will not be conserved
Option A (Angular momentum will be conserved but linear momentum will not be conserved) is correct because, in circular motion, the net torque is zero, conserving angular momentum, while the direction of linear momentum continuously changes.
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Which one of the following has maximum inertia?
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Correct option: D
A cricket ball
Option D (A cricket ball) is correct because inertia is directly proportional to mass, and a cricket ball has the largest mass among the given options.
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The moment of inertia of a disc of mass and radius about an axis which is tangent to the circumference of the disc and parallel to its diameter, is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it correctly applies the parallel axis theorem to find the moment of inertia about the specified axis.
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If a force acts on a body at a point away from the centre of mass, then
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Correct option: C
Both change
Option C (Both change) is correct because a force acting away from the center of mass produces both linear and angular acceleration.
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A ring of mass and radius and a solid cylinder of mass and of the same radius are given the same KE and released simultaneously on a flat horizontal surface such that they begin to roll as soon as released towards a wall which is at the same distance from the ring and cylinder. Which will reach the wall first?
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Correct option: C
Both ring and cylinder
Option C (Both ring and cylinder) is correct because both objects have the same kinetic energy and will reach the wall simultaneously.
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Position vector of centre of mass of two particles system is given by:
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents the formula for the position vector of the center of mass of a two-particle system.
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