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Assertion: A person standing on a rotating platform suddenly stretched his arms, the platform slows down.
Reason: A person by stretching his arms increases the moment of inertia and decreases angular velocity.
Reason: A person by stretching his arms increases the moment of inertia and decreases angular velocity.
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Correct option: A
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
Option A (If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion) is correct because stretching arms increases moment of inertia, which decreases angular velocity to conserve angular momentum.
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Assertion: Toppling is the application of the centre of mass.
Reason: Toppling stability determines the maximum angle that an object can be tilted before it will topple over.
Reason: Toppling stability determines the maximum angle that an object can be tilted before it will topple over.
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Correct option: A
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
Option A (If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion) is correct because toppling occurs when the center of mass is no longer supported by the base.
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A body of mass rotating about an axis with angular velocity of has the angular momentum of . The radius of gyration of the body about an axis is
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Correct option: A
Option A (2 m) is correct because it accurately calculates the radius of gyration using the given angular momentum, mass, and angular velocity.
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The moment of inertia of a straight thin rod of mass M and length L about an axis perpendicular to its length and passing through one end is
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Correct option: B
Option B (ML²/3) is correct because the moment of inertia of a rod about an axis through one end is given by this formula.
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A fan is rotating with an angular speed 300 rpm. The fan is switched off, and it takes to come to rest. Assuming constant angular deceleration, the number of revolutions made by the fan before it comes to rest is
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Correct option: B
200
The correct answer is B (200) because it is the number of revolutions calculated using the equations of rotational motion with constant angular deceleration.
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Calculate the angular momentum of a body whose rotational energy is 10 Joule. If the angular momentum vector coincides with the axis of rotation and its moment of inertia about this axis is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is calculated using the formula relating angular momentum, rotational energy, and moment of inertia.
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If a solid sphere, disc and cylinder are allowed to roll down an inclined plane from the same height
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Correct option: C
the sphere will reach the bottom first
Option C is correct. The sphere will reach the bottom first because it has the smallest value of the moment of inertia relative to its mass and radius, resulting in the greatest translational kinetic energy at the bottom.
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A circular turn table has a block of ice placed at its centre. The system rotates with an angular speed about an axis passing through the centre of the table. If the ice melts on its own without any evaporation, the speed of rotation of the system
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Correct option: D
Decreases to a value less than
Option D (Decreases to a value less than ) is correct because the moment of inertia increases as the ice melts and spreads out, conserving angular momentum.
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A mass of 10 kg connected at the end of a rod of negligible mass is rotating in a circle of radius 30 cm with an angular velocity of . If this mass is brought to rest in 10 sec by a brake, what is the magnitude of the torque applied
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Correct option: A
Option A (0.9 N-m) is correct because the torque is calculated using the moment of inertia and angular acceleration.
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Assertion: The angular momentum of a body is equal to twice the product of its mass and areal velocity.
Reason: When no external torque acts, the motion of the body takes place in a fixed plane.
Reason: When no external torque acts, the motion of the body takes place in a fixed plane.
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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 conservation of angular momentum doesn't directly explain the relationship between angular momentum, mass, and areal velocity.
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From an inclined plane a sphere, a disc, a ring and a spherical shell are rolled without slipping. The order of their reaching at the base will be
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Correct option: C
Sphere, disc, shell, ring
Option C (Sphere, disc, shell, ring) is correct because the order of reaching the base depends on the moment of inertia, with the sphere having the lowest and the ring having the highest.
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If the origin of co-ordinate system lies at the centre of mass, the sum of the moments of the masses of the system about the centre of mass
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Correct option: D
is always zero
Option D (is always zero) is correct because the center of mass is defined such that the sum of the moments of the masses about it is always zero.
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In rotational motion of a rigid body about an axis, particles move with:
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Correct option: C
Different linear but same angular velocity
Option C is correct because in rotational motion, all particles in a rigid body have the same angular velocity, but their linear velocities depend on their distance from the axis of rotation.
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If the earth is treated as a sphere of radius R and mass M; its angular momentum about axis of rotation with period T is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it correctly calculates the angular momentum of a sphere using the formula with the correct moment of inertia and angular velocity.
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Identify the correct statement. In the absence of external force,
a) the kinetic energy associated with the motion of centre of mass is conserved
b) Centre of mass is not accelerated
c) The centre of mass always move in curved line
d) Centre of mass must be at rest
a) the kinetic energy associated with the motion of centre of mass is conserved
b) Centre of mass is not accelerated
c) The centre of mass always move in curved line
d) Centre of mass must be at rest
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Correct option: A
a b are correct
Option A is correct because in the absence of external force, the center of mass has constant velocity, implying constant kinetic energy and zero acceleration.
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A flywheel having moment of inertia is rotating at . What amount of work needs to be done in order to bring this flywheel to rest in 10 seconds?
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Correct option: B
12500 J
Option B (12500 J) is correct because it is the work done to bring the flywheel to rest.
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In free space, a shell moving with velocity along the positive x-axis. When it passes through origin, it explodes into two pieces of mass ratio 1: 2. After the explosion, the velocity of the centre of mass is:-
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because in the absence of external forces, the velocity of the center of mass remains constant.
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A particle with position vector has a linear momentum . Which of the following statements is true in respect of its angular momentum L about the origin
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Correct option: D
is maximum when is perpendicular to
Option C (They should take off spectacles) is correct because the microscope is designed to correct for normal vision, and spectacles would introduce additional lens corrections.
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A rigid body of mass rotates about an axis passing through its centre. If the angular velocity of the body is unity, the moment of inertia of the body will be equal to
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Correct option: B
twice the kinetic energy of the body
Option B (twice the kinetic energy of the body) is correct because the moment of inertia is equal to twice the kinetic energy when the angular velocity is unity.
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A ball kept in a closed box moves in the box making collisions with the walls. The box is kept
on a smooth surface. The center of mass
on a smooth surface. The center of mass
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Correct option: B
Of the box plus the ball system remains constant
Option B (Of the box plus the ball system remains constant) is correct because there is no external force acting on the box-ball system.
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Find the position of centre of mass from the base of a uniform solid cone of height .
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Correct option: A
Option A (5 cm) is correct because the center of mass of a uniform solid cone is located at a height of H/4 from the base, where H is the total height.
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Statement-I: A coin is placed on phonogram turn table. The motor is started, coin moves along the moving table.
Statement-II: The rotating table is providing necessary centripetal force to the coin.
Statement-II: The rotating table is providing necessary centripetal force to the coin.
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Correct option: D
Both statements are false
Option D (Both statements are false) is correct because the coin initially moves with the table due to friction, but if the speed increases beyond a certain point, the friction is insufficient, and the coin will fly off tangentially.
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Assertion: As star collapse its angular velocity increases.
Reason: The mass of star decreases.
Reason: The mass of star decreases.
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Correct option: C
If Assertion is True but the Reason is False
Option C (If Assertion is True but the Reason is False) is correct because as a star collapses, its moment of inertia decreases, causing its angular velocity to increase due to conservation of angular momentum, but the mass of the star does not decrease significantly during the collapse.
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An astronaut is rotated in a horizontal circle at a radius of . If the astronaut can withstand a maximum acceleration of , then maximum numbers of permissible revolution per second is .
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the maximum permissible revolutions per second calculated from the maximum allowable acceleration.
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When an external force is applied at the centre of mass of a rigid body at rest, then it undergoes
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Correct option: A
Only translator motion
Option A (Only translator motion) is correct because a force applied at the center of mass results in translational motion without rotation.
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Assertion: Location of centre of mass is independent of the reference frame.
Reason: Centre of mass is same as centre of gravity.
Reason: Centre of mass is same as centre of gravity.
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Correct option: C
If Assertion is True but the Reason is False
Option C (If Assertion is True but the Reason is False) is correct because the location of the center of mass is independent of the reference frame, but the center of mass and center of gravity are not always the same.
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A horizontal platform is rotating with uniform angular velocity around the vertical axis passing through its centre. At some instant of time a viscous fluid of mass ‘m’ is dropped at the centre and is allowed to spread out and finally fall. The angular velocity during this period
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Correct option: B
Decreases initially and increases again
Option B (Decreases initially and increases again) is correct because the angular velocity decreases as the fluid spreads, increasing the moment of inertia, and then increases again as the fluid falls off, decreasing the moment of inertia.
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A solid cylinder of radius and mass rolls down an inclined plane (1 in 10). Calculate the acceleration and the total energy of the cylinder after .
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it accurately calculates the acceleration of the rolling cylinder down the incline and its total kinetic energy after 5 seconds.
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The radius of gyration of disc of mass and radius about an axis which is at distance from its centre and in the plane of the disc will be
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is derived from the parallel axis theorem and the definition of radius of gyration.
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A particle of mass 1 kg is projected with an initial velocity 10 at an angle of projection with the horizontal. The average torque acting on the projectile, between the time at which it is projected and the time at which it strikes the ground, about the point of projection in newton-metre is
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Correct option: B
50
Option B (50) is correct because the average torque is calculated using the rate of change of angular momentum, which simplifies to .
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