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The total linear momentum of a system of particle about the centre of mass is
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Correct option: C
Zero
Option C (Zero) is correct because the total linear momentum of a system of particles about the center of mass is always zero.
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S-I: In rolling, all points of a rigid body have the same linear speed.
S-II: The rotational motion does not affect the linear velocity of rigid body.
S-II: The rotational motion does not affect the linear velocity of rigid body.
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Correct option: D
Both S-I and S-II are incorrect
Option D is correct because in rolling motion, points on a rigid body have different linear speeds and rotational motion affects the linear velocity.
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A body falling vertically downwards under gravity breaks in two parts of unequal masses. The centre of mass of the two parts taken together shifts horizontally towards
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Correct option: C
does not shift horizontally
Option C (does not shift horizontally) is correct because the explosion is an internal force, and internal forces do not affect the motion of the center of mass.
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A loded spring gun of mass M fires a shot of mass m with a velocity v at an angle of elevation . The gun was initially at rest on a horizontal frictionless surface. After firing, the centre of mass of gun-shot system
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Correct option: C
Remain at rest
Option C (Remain at rest) is correct because there are no external forces acting on the gun-shot system in the horizontal direction, so the center of mass remains at rest.
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A mass is revolving in a circle which is in the plane of paper. The direction of angular acceleration is
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Correct option: A
Upward the radius
Option D (At right angle to angular velocity) is correct because angular acceleration is perpendicular to angular velocity when the magnitude of angular velocity changes.
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What is the moment of inertia of solid sphere of density and radius R about its diameter?
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the moment of inertia of a solid sphere in terms of its density and radius, derived using the formula for moment of inertia and the relationship between mass, density, and volume.
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A solid cylinder starts rolling from a height on an inclined plane. At some instant , the ratio of its rotational K.E. and the total K.E. would be:
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the rotational kinetic energy is one-third of the total kinetic energy for a solid cylinder rolling down an inclined plane.
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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. The velocity of the center of mass remains constant unless acted upon by an external force. Since the shell explodes due to internal forces, the velocity of the center of mass remains the same, which is 60 m/s.
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A sphere of mass 10kg and radius 1m rotates about a tangent. The moment of inertia of the solid sphere is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the moment of inertia about a tangent is , where .
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Which of the following statements are correct:
(a) Centre of mass of a body always coincides with the centre of gravity of the body.
(b) A couple on a body produce pure rotational motion in a body.
(c) A couple on a body produce both translational and rotational motion in a body.
(d) Mechanical advantage greater than one means that small effort can be used to lift a large load.
(a) Centre of mass of a body always coincides with the centre of gravity of the body.
(b) A couple on a body produce pure rotational motion in a body.
(c) A couple on a body produce both translational and rotational motion in a body.
(d) Mechanical advantage greater than one means that small effort can be used to lift a large load.
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Correct option: B
b and d
Option B (b and d) is correct. A couple produces pure rotational motion, and a mechanical advantage greater than one allows a small effort to lift a large load.
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What happens to the centripetal acceleration of a particle, when its speed is doubled and angular velocity is halved?
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Correct option: C
Remains unchanged
Option C (Remains unchanged) is correct because centripetal acceleration is given by , and doubling the speed and halving the angular velocity cancels out, leaving the acceleration unchanged.
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A point mass is located at . Where should the mass be kept, so that centre of mass lies at origin?
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Correct option: A
Option A is correct because it places the 2m mass such that the weighted average position is at the origin.
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A boat of mass 20 kg is at rest. A dog of mass 1 kg in the boat with a velocity of . What is the velocity of boat (nearly)?
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Correct option: D
Option D is correct. Using conservation of momentum, the velocity of the boat is calculated to be approximately 0.24 m/s in the opposite direction of the dog.
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A particle is under uniform circular motion with angular momentum L. If its kinetic energy is tripled and frequency of motion is halved then new angular momentum becomes
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Correct option: D
6 L
Option D (6 L) is correct. Angular momentum is related to kinetic energy and frequency, and changing these parameters affects the angular momentum.
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Centre of mass for a uniform semi-circular ring will be at (from centre)
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the center of mass of a uniform semi-circular ring is located at a distance of from the center.
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From a circular disc of radius R and mass 4m, a small disc of radius is removed concentrically. The moment of inertia of the remaining disc about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the disc and passing through its centre is
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Correct option: B
Option B (15/8 mR²) is correct because it is the result of subtracting the moment of inertia of the removed disc from the original disc.
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A uniform rod of length is suspended through an end and is set into oscillation with small amplitude under gravity. Find the time period of oscillation.
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the time period of a physical pendulum oscillating with small amplitude.
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Moment of inertia of an object does not depend upon
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Correct option: C
Angular velocity
Option C (Angular velocity) is correct because the moment of inertia depends on the mass, mass distribution, and axis of rotation, but not on the angular velocity.
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If linear density of a rod of length 3m varies as , then the position of the centre of gravity of the rod is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the calculated position of the center of gravity using the integral formula for a varying linear density.
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A body of mass ‘M’ is moving on a circular track of radius ‘r’ in such a way that its kinetic energy ‘k’ depends on the distance travelled by the body ‘s’ according to relation , where is a constant. The angular acceleration of the particle is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the angular acceleration is derived from the relationship between kinetic energy, distance traveled, and the radius of the circular track.
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A wheel of mass 16 kg has a moment of inertia of 160 kg-m2 about its own axis, the radius of gyration will be
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Correct option: D
3.2 m
Option D (3.2 m) is correct because the radius of gyration is calculated using the formula , where I is the moment of inertia and M is the mass.
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For the same total mass, which of the following will have the largest moment of inertia about an axis passing through the centre of mass and perpendicular to the plane of the body
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Correct option: D
Four rods forming a square of side
Option D (Four rods forming a square of side ) is correct because it has the mass furthest from the axis of rotation.
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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 standard formula for the position vector of the center of mass of a two-particle system.
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A thin uniform disc of mass and radius is rotating in a horizontal plane about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane with angular velocity . Another disc of same dimension but mass is placed gently on the first disc co-axially. The angular velocity of the system now is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the angular momentum is conserved when the second disc is placed on the first, leading to a decrease in angular velocity.
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In the equation of angular displacement of a particle moving on a circular path is given as is in radian and t in second. The angular velocity of the particle at t=2s is
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Correct option: C
24 rad/s
Option C (24 rad/s) is correct because angular velocity is the derivative of angular displacement with respect to time, evaluated at t=2s.
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A metre stick is placed vertically at the origin on a frictionless surface. A gentle push in -direction is given to the top most point of the rod. When it has fallen completely, the -coordinate of centre of rod is at
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Correct option: A
Origin
The correct answer is Origin because there are no external horizontal forces acting on the system, so the center of mass remains at the origin.
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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 is zero, as the center of mass is at rest.
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A large tray of mass has in it a cubical block of ice of mass and edge length . The ice starts melting. The shift in the height of centre of mass of system (ice + tray) is
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Correct option: C
; downward
Option C (; downward) is correct because when the ice melts, the center of mass of the ice lowers by L/2, and the overall shift in the center of mass is calculated considering both masses.
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The correct relation between moment of inertial , radius of gyration and mass of the body is:
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the radius of gyration is defined as .
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What is moment of inertia in terms of angular momentum (L) and kinetic energy (K)?
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it correctly relates moment of inertia to angular momentum and kinetic energy.
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