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RIGID BODY
1. Let I1 and I2 be the moments of inertia of two bodies of identical geometrical shape, the first made of aluminium and the
second of iron :
(A) I1 < I2 (B) I1 = I2 (C) I1 > I2
(D) Relation between I1 and I2 depends on the actual shapes of the bodies.

2. Find the radius of gyration of a circular ring of radius r about a line perpendicular to the plane of
this ring and tangent to the ring.

3. The moment of inertia of a thin square plate ABCD of uniform thickness about an axis
passing through the centre O and perpendicular to the plate is :
(A) l1 + l2
(B) l3 + l4
(C) l1 + l3
(D) l1 + l2 + l3 + l4

4. Find the moment of inertia of a pair of solid spheres, each having a mass m and radius r, kept in contact about the tangent
passing through the point of contact.

l l
5. A uniform triangular plate of mass m whose vertices are ABC has lengths l, and .
2 2
Find the moment of inertia of this plate about an axis passing through point B and
perpendicular to the plane of the plate.

6. A thin rod of length L and mass M is bend at the middle point O as shown in figure. Consider
an axis passing through two middle point O and perpendicular to the plane of the bent rod.
Then moment of inertia about this axis is :
(A) 2/3 mL2 (B) 1/3 mL2
2
(C) 1/12 mL (D) 1/24 mL2

7. A circular disc A of radius r is made from an iron plate of thickness t and another circular disc B of radius 4r is made from
an iron plate of thickness t/4. The relation between the moments of inertial IA and IB is :
(A) IA > IB (B) IA = IB
(C) IA < IB (D) Depends on the actual values of t and r.

8. Three rings each of mass m and radius r are so placed that they touch each other. The radius of
gyration of the system about the axis as shown in the figure is :

(A) 6 r (B) 5r
5 6
(C) 6r (D) 7 r
7 6

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9. A closed cylindrical tube containing some water (not filling the entire tube) lies in a horizontal plane. If the tube is rotated
about a perpendicular bisector, the moment of inertial of water about the axis :
(A) Increases
(B) Decreases
(C) Remains constant
(D) Increases if the rotation is clockwise and decreases if it is anticlockwise

10. The moment of inertia of a uniform semicircular wire of mass M and radius r about a line perpendicular to the plane of the
wire through the centre is :
1 1 2
(A) Mr2 (B) Mr2 (C) Mr2 (D) Mr2
2 4 5

11. A hollow cylinder has mass M, outside radius R2 and inside radius r1. Its moment of inertia about an axis parallel to its
symmetry axis and tangential to the outer surface is equal to :
M M M M
(A) (R 2 + R12) (B) (R 2 – R12) (C) (R + R )2 (D) (3R22 + R12)
2 2 2 2 4 2 1 2

12. A thin rod of length 4l, mass 4m is bent at the points as shown in the fig. What is the moment of inertia of the rod about
the axis passing point O & perpendicular to the plane of the paper :
2 2
(A) Ml (B) 10 Ml
3 3
2 2
(C) Ml (D) Ml
12 24

13. Let lA and lB be moments of inertia of a body about two axes A and B respectively, The axis A passes through the centre
of mass of the body but B does not :
(A) lA < lB (B) If lA < lB, the axes are parallel
(C) If the axes are parallel, lA < lB (D) If the axes are not parallel, lA  lB

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ANSWERS
14 mr 2 Ml 2
1. (A) 2. [ 2 r] 3. (A,B,C) 4. [ ] 5. [ ] 6. (C) 7. (C)
5 6
8. (D) 9. (A) 10. (A) 11. (D) 12. 13. (A, B)

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RIGID BODY
       
1. Two forces F 1 = 2 i – 5 j – 6 k and F2 = – i + 2 j – k are acting on a body at the points (1, 1, 0) and (0, 1, 2). Find torque
acting on the body about point (–1, 0, 1).

2. A 10 kg ball attached to the end of a rigid massless rod of length 1 m rotates at constant speed in a horizontal circle of
radius 0.5 m and period 1.57 sec as in fig. The force exerted by rod on the ball is :
(A) 1.28 N (B) 128
(C) 10 N (D) 12.8 N
    
3. A force F  4 i  10 j acts on a body at a point having position vector –5 i –3 j relative to origin of co-ordinates on the
axis of rotation. The torque acting on the body is :
  
(A) 38 k (B) – 25 k (C) 62 k (D) None of these

4. In case of torque of a couple if the axis is changed by displacing it parallel to itself, torque will :
(A) Increase (B) Decrease (C) Remain constant (D) None of these

5. Weights of 1g, 2g,........, 100 g are suspended from the 1-cm, 2-cm,......., 100-cm marks respectively of a light metre scale.
Where should it be supported for the system to be in equilibrium ?
(A) 55-cm mark (B) 60-cm mark (C) 67-cm mark (D) 72-cm mark

6. A particle of mass m is projected with a speed u at an angle  with horizontal. Find the torque of the weight of the particle
about he point of projection when the particle is at the highest point.
  
7. Let F be a force acting
 on a particle having position vector r . Let  be thetorque
 of this force about the origin, then
   
(A) r .  = 0 and F .  =0 (B) r .  = 0 but F.  0
 
(D) r .   0 but F .   0 (D) r .   0 and F .   0

8. Four equal and parallel forces are acting on a rod (as shown in figure) at distances
of 20 cm, 40 cm, 60 cm and 80 cm respectively from one end of the rod. Under the
influence of these forces the rod :
(A) Is at rest
(B) Experiences a torque
(C) Experiences a linear motion
(D) Experiences a torque and also a linear motion

9. A uniform metre sticks of mass 200 g is suspended from the ceiling through two vertical strings of equal lengths fixed at
the ends. A small object of mass 20 g is placed on the stick at a distance of 70 cm from the left end. Find the tensions in
the two strings. (g = 9.8 m/s2)

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ANSWERS
  
1. [–14 i + 10 j – 9 k ] 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (C) 5. (C)
6. [mu2 sincosperpendicular to the plane of motion] 7. (A) 8. (B)
9. [26/25 N in the left string and 28/25 N in the right]

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RIGID BODY
1. The uniform rod AB of mass m is released from rest when  = 60º. Assuming that the friction force
between end A and the surface is large enough to prevent sliding, determine (for the instant just after
release)
(a) The angular acceleration of the rod.
(b) The normal reaction and the friction force at A.

2. For a car taking a turn on a horizontal surface, let N1 and N2 be the normal reactions of the road on the inner and outer
wheels respectively :
(A) N1 is always greater than N2 (B) N2 is always greater than N1
(C) N1 is always greater than N1
(D) Either (A) or (B) depending on the speed of the car and the radius of curvature of the road

3. A uniform ladder of length 10.0 m and mass 16.0 kg is resting against a vertical wall making an angle of 37º with it. The
vertical wall is frictionless but the ground is rough. An electrician weighing 60.0 kg climbs up the ladder. If he stays on
the ladder at a point 8.00 m from the lower end, what will be the normal force and the force of friction on the ladder by the
ground ? What should be the minimum coefficient of friction for the electrician to work safely ?

4. A coin placed on a rotating turntable just slips if it is placed at a distance of 4 cm from the centre. If the angular velocity
of the turntable is doubled, it will just slip at a distance of :
(A) 1 cm (B) 2 cm (C) 4 cm (D) 8 cm

5. Two points A & B on a disc have velocities v1 & v2 at some moment. Their directions
make angles 60º and 30º respectively with the line of separation as shown in figure.
The angular velocity of disc is :
3v1 v
(A) (B) 2
d 3d
v2  v1 v2
(C) (D)
d d

6. One end of a uniform rod of mass m and length l is clamped. The rod lies on a smooth horizontal surface and rotates on
it about the clamped end at a uniform angular velocity . The force exerted by the clamp on the rod has a horizontal
component :
1
(A) m2l (B) Zero (C) mg (D) m2l
2
7. A light rod of length 1m is pivoted at its centre and two masses of 5kg and 2kg
are hung from the ends as shown in figure.
(a) Find the initial angular acceleration of the rod assuming that it was horizontal in
the beginning.
(b) If the rod has a mass of 1kg distributed uniformly over its length.
(i) Find the initial angular acceleration of the rod.
(ii) Find the tension in the supports to the blocks of mass 2kg and 5kg.

8. A body rotating at 20 rad/s is acted upon by a constant torque providing it a deceleration of 2 rad/s2. At what time will
the body have kinetic energy same as the initial value if the torque continues to act ?

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9. A uniform rod pivoted at its upper end hangs vertically. It is displaced through an angle of 60º and then released. Find the
magnitude of the force acting on a particle of mass dm at the tip of the rod when the rod makes an angle of 37º with the
vertical.

10. A string is wrapped over the edge of a uniform disc and the free end is fixed with the ceiling. The disc moves down,
unwinding the string. Find the downward acceleration of the disc.

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ANSWERS

3g 13mg 3 3
1. [(a) (cw); (b) N = , F =   mg] 2. (B)
4L 16  16 
21
3. 6. [76 g, 42 g, ] 4. (A)
38
5. (D) 6. (D)
2 g (m1  m2 ) 60 2 g (m1  m2 ) 90
7. [(a) = = 8.4 rad/s2; (b) (i) = = 8.0 rad/s2;
l (m1  m2 ) 7 l (m1  m2  m3 / 3) 11
l l
(ii) (m1g – m1  ) = 29 N;(m2g + m2 ) = 27.6 N]
2 2

2
8. [20 s] 9. [0.9 2 dm g] 10. [ g]
3

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RIGID BODY

1. A rod of length l and mass 4m lies on a frictionless horizontal surface on which it is free to
move anyway. A ball of mass m moving with speed v as shown in figure. Collides with the rod
at one of the ends. If ball comes to rest immediately after collision find out angular
velocity  of rod just after collision.

2. A metre stick is held vertically with one end on the floor and is allowed to fall. The speed of the other end when it hits
the floor assuming that the end at the floor does not slip :
(A) 4g (B) 3g (C) 5g (D) g

3. A thin circular ring of mass M and radius r is rotating about its axis with an angular speed . Two particles having mass
m each are now attached at diametrically opposite points. The angular speed of the ring will become :
M M  (M  2m)  (M  2 m)
(A) (B) (C) (D)
M m M  2m M  2m M

4. A uniform rod is hinged as shown and is released from a horizontal position.

The angular velocity of the bar as it passes the vertical position is :

(A) 12 g (B) 2g (C) 24 g (D) 3g

3l 3l 7l 7l

5. A carpet of mass 'M' made of inextensible material is rolled along its length
in the form of a cylinder of radius 'R' and is kept on a rough floor. The
carpet starts unrolling without sliding on the floor when a negligibly small
push is given to it. Calculate the horizontal velocity of the axis of
the cylindrical part of the carpet when its radius reduces to R/2.

6. A uniform round board of mass M and radius R is placed on a fixed smooth horizontal plane and is free to rotate about
an axis which passes through its centre. A man of mass m is standing on the point marked A on the circumference of the
board. At first the board & the man are at rest. The man starts moving along the rim of the board at constant speed v0
relative to the board. Find the angle of board's rotation when the man passes his starting point on the disc first time.

7. A particle having mass 2 kg is moving along straight line 3x + 4y = 5 with speed 8m/s. Find angular momentum of the
particle about origin x and y are in meters.

8. A thin circular ring of mass 'M' and radius 'R' is rotating about its axis with a constant angular velocity . Two objects
each of mass m, are attached gently to the opposite ends of a diameter of the ring. The ring now rotates with an angular
velocity :
M M M ( M  3m)
(A) (B) (C) (D)
( M  m) ( M  2m ) ( M  2m ) M

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9. Two beads (each of mass m) can move freely in a frictionless wire whose rotational
inertia with respect to the vertical axis is I. The system is rotated with an angular
velocity 0 when the beads are at a distance r/2 from the axis. What is the angular
velocity of the system when the beads are at a distance r from the axis ?

10. A smooth sphere A is moving on a frictionless horizontal plane with angular speed and centre of mass velocity v. It
collides elastically and head on with an identical sphere B at rest. Neglect friction everywhere. After the collision, their
angular speeds are A & B respectively. Then :
(A) A < B (B) A = B (C) A =  (D) B = 

11. A particle moves with a constant velocity parallel to the X-axis. Its angular momentum with respect to the origin :
(A) Is zero (B) Remains constant (C) Goes on increasing (D) Goes on decreasing

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ANSWERS
14 gR 4 m
1. [ = 3 v/2l] 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. [ = ] 6. [ ]
3 M  2m
 mr 2 
1  2  0
 
7. [16 kg m2/s] 8. 9. [ ] 10. (C) 11.
I  2mr 2

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RIGID BODY

1. A plank P is placed on a solid cylinder S, which rolls on a horizontal surface. The two are of
equal mass. There is no slipping at any of the surfaces in contact. The ratio of the kinetic
energy of P to the kinetic energy of S is :
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 2 : 1
(C) 8 : 3 (D) 1 : 4

2. Fig. shows a smooth inclined plane fixed in a car accelerating on a horizontal road. The
angle of incline is related to the acceleration a of the car as a = g tan. If the sphere is
set in pure rolling on the incline :
(A) It will continue pure rolling
(B) It will slip down the plane
(C) Its linear velocity will increase
(D) Its linear velocity will decrease

3. The end B of uniform rod AB which makes angle  with the floor is being pulled with a
velocity v0 as shown. Taking the length of the rod as l, calculate the following at the
instant when  = 37º.
(a) The velocity of end A. (b) The angular velocity of rod (c) Velocity of CM of the rod.

4. A solid sphere, a hollow sphere and a disc, all having same mass and radius, are placed at the top of an incline and
released. The friction coefficients between the objects and the incline are same and not sufficient to allow pure rolling.
Least time will be taken in reaching the bottom by :
(A) The solid sphere (B) The hollow sphere (C) The disc (D) All will take same time

5. A uniform ball of mass 'm' rolls without sliding on a fixed horizontal surface. The velocity of the lowest point of the ball
with respect to the centre of the ball is V. Find out the total kinetic energy of the ball.

6. The potential energy in joules of a particle of mass 1 kg moving in a plane is given by U = 3x + 4y, the position
coordinates of the point being x and y, measured in metres. If the particle is at rest at (6, 4), then
(A) Its acceleration is of magnitude 5 m/s2
(B) Its velocity when it crosses the y-axis is 10 m/s
(C) It crosses the y-axis (x = 0) at y = – 4
(D) It moves in a straight line passing through the origin (0, 0)

7. A sphere starts rolling down an incline of inclination . Find the speed of its centre when it has covered a distance l.

8. A cylinder rolls without slipping on a rough horizontal floor, its centre of mass moving with a speed v. It makes an elastic
collision with smooth vertical wall. After impact :
(A) Its centre of mass will move with a sped v initially
(B) Its motion will be rolling without slipping
(C) Its motion will be rolling with slipping initially and its rotational motion will stop momentarily at some instant
(D) Its motion will be rolling without slipping only after some time.

9. A cylinder rolls on a horizontal plane surface. If the speed of the centre is 25 m/s, what is the speed of the highest point?

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10. A small spherical ball is released from a point at a height h on a rough track shown
in figure. Assuming that it does not slip anywhere, find its linear speed
when it rolls on the horizontal part of the track.

11. A large spool of rope lies on the ground as shown in the fig. The end, labelled X is pulled a
distance S in the horizontal direction. The spool rolls without slipping. The centre of mass of
the spool moves a distance :
(A) 2 S (B) S
S S
(C) (D)
2 4

12. A heavy particle is suspended by a string of length 1.5 m. It is given a horizontal velocity 57 m/s. Find the speed of
the particle when the string becomes slack. Take g = 10 m/s2 :
(A) 3 m/s (B) 1.5 m/s (C) 2 m/s (D) 2.5 m/s

2
13. A sphere can roll on a surface inclined at an angle  if the friction coefficient is more than 7
g sin . Suppose the friction
1
coefficient is 2 g sin . If a sphere is released from rest on the incline :
(A) It will stay at rest
(B) It will make pure translational motion
(C) It will translate and rotate about the centre
(D) The angular momentum of the sphere about its centre will remain constant.

*****

ANSWERS

4v0 5v v 2v
1. (C) 2. (A) 3. [(a) ; (b) 0 ; (c) vx = 0 , vy = 0 ] 4. (D)
3 3l 2 3
7
5. [ mv2] 6. (A, B, C) 7. [ 10 gl sin  ] 8. (A, C, D)
10 7
10 gh
9. [50 m/s] 10. [ ] 11. (C) 12. (A) 13. (C)
7

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RIGID BODY

1. In rear-wheel drive cars, the engine rotates the rear wheels and the front wheels rotate only because the car moves. If such
a car accelerates on a horizontal road, the friction :
(A) on the rear wheels is in the forward direction
(B) on the front wheels is in the backward direction
(C) on the rear wheels has larger magnitude than the friction on the front wheels
(D) on the car is in the backward direction

2. A string of negligible thickness is wrapped several times around a cylinder kept on a rough
horizontal surface. A man standing at a distance l from the cylinder towards him fig. There
is no slipping anywhere. The length of the string passed through the hand of the man while
the cylinder reaches his hand is :
(A) l (B) 2l
(C) 3l (D) 4l

3. A body of mass m and radius r is rotated with angular velocity as shown in the figure &
kept on a surface that has sufficient friction then the body will move :
(A) Backward first and then move forward
(B) Forward first and then move backward
(C) Will always move forward
(D) None of these

4. A body is rotating uniformly about a vertical axis fixed in an inertial frame. The resultant force on a particle of the body not
on the axis is :
(A) Vertical (B) Horizontal and skew with the axis
(C) Horizontal and intersecting the axis (D) None of these

5. A body is rotating nonuniformly about a vertical axis fixed in an inertial frame. The resultant force on a particle of the body
not on the axis is :
(A) Vertical (B) Horizontal and skew with the axis
(C) Horizontal and intersecting the axis (D) None of these

6. When a bicycle is in motion (accelerating ) the force of friction exerted by the ground on the two wheels is such that it
acts :
(A) In the backward direction on the front wheel and in the forward direction on the rear wheel
(B) In the forwarddirection on the front wheel and in the backward direction on the rear wheel
(C) In the backward direction on both front and the rear wheels
(D) In the forward direction on both the front and the rear wheels

7. A sphere is rolled on a rough horizontal surface. It gradually slows down and stops. The force of friction tries to :
(A) Decrease the linear velocity (B) Increase the angular velocity
(C) Increase the linear momentum (D) Decrease the angular velocity

8. A small spherical ball is released from a point at a height h on a rough track shown in
figure. Assuming that it does not slip anywhere, find its linear speed when it h
rolls on the horizontal part of the track.

9. A small disc is set rolling with a speed v on the horizontal part of the track of the previous problem from right to left. To
what height will it climb up the curved part ?

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10. In the given figure a ball strikes a rod elastically and rod is hinged at point A. Then which of
the statement (s) is/are correct for the collision ?
(A) Linear momentum of system (ball + rod ) is conserved
(B) Angular momentum of system about hinged point A is conserved
(C) Kinetic energy of system is conserved
(D) Linear momentum of ball is conserved

11. A point object of mass m moving horizontally hits the lower end of the uniform thin rod of length l and
mass m and sticks to it. The rod is resting on a horizontal, frictionless surface and pivoted at
the other end as shown in figure. Find out just after collision angular velocity of the system.

12. An engine pumps out 40 kg of water through a height of 10 m in 1 s. Given that the efficiency of the engine is 60%. What
is the power of the engine ? (Take g = 10 ms–2)
(A) 3.3 kW (B) 6.66 kW (C) 800 kW (D) None of these

13. A sphere of mass m rolls on a plane surface. Find its kinetic energy at an instant when its centre moves with speed v.

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ANSWERS

1. (A, B, C) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (A, C) 7.

7
8. 9. 10. (B, C) 11. [3v / 4l] 12. (B) 13. [ mv2]
10

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RIGID BODY
1. A block with a square base measuring a × a and height h, is placed on an inclined plane. The
coefficient of friction is The angle of inclination () of the plane is gradually increased. The
block will :
a
(A) Topple before sliding if >
h
a a
(B) Topple before sliding if  < (C) Slide before toppling if >
h h
a
(D) Slide before toppling if <
h
2. A block with a square base measuring a × a and height h, is placed on an inclined plane. The
coefficient of friction is The angle of inclination () of the plane is gradually increased. The
block will :
a
(A) Topple before sliding if >
h
a a
(B) Topple before sliding if  < (C) Slide before toppling if >
h h
a
(D) Slide before toppling if <
h
3. Two identical balls A & B of mass m each are placed on a fixed wedge as shown in figure. Ball B is kept at rest and it is
released just before two balls collides. Ball A rolls down without slipping on inclined plane & collide elastically with ball
B. The kinetic energy of ball A just after the collision with ball B is :
mgh mgh
(A) (B)
7 2
2mgh 7mgh
(C) (D)
5 5
4. A uniform cube of side a and mass m rests on a rough horizontal table. A horizontal force 'F' is applied normal to one of
3a
the faces at a point that is directly above the centre f the face, at a height above the base. The minimum value of 'F'
4
for which the cube begins to tilt about the edge is … (assume that the cube does jot slide) :
(A) 2 mg (B) 4 mg (C) 5 mg (D) 1 mg
3 3 4 2

5. A rectangular block has a square base measuring a × a, and its height is h. It moves with a speed v on a smooth horizontal
surface :
(A) It will topple if v > 2 gh (B) It will topple if v > 2 ga
(C) It will topple if v > 2 ga 2 /h (D) It will not topple for any value of v.

6. A cubical block of mass m and edge a slides down a rough inclined plane of inclination  with a uniform speed. Find the
torque of the normal force acting on the block about its centre.
7. A sphere S rolls without slipping, moving with a constant speed on a plank P. The friction between the upper surface of
P and the sphere is sufficient to prevent slipping., While the lower surface of P is smooth and rests on the ground.
Initially, P is fixed to the ground by a pin N. If N is suddenly removed :
(A) S will begin to slip on P
(B) P will begin to move backwards
(C) The speed of S will decrease and its angular velocity will increase
(D) There will be no change in the motion of S and P will still be at rest.

ANSWERS
1
1. (A, D) 2. (A, D) 3. (A) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. [ mg a sin]
2
7. (D)

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1. A bob is suspended from a crane by a cable of length l = 5 m. The crane and load are moving
at a constant speed v0. The crane is stopped by a bumper and the bob on the cable swings
out an angle of 60º. The initial speed v0 is (g = 9.8 m/s2) :
(A) 10 m/s (B) 7 m/s
(C) 4 m/s (D) 2 m/s

2. A wheel (to be considered as a ring) of mass m and radius R rolls

without sliding on a horizontal surface with constant velocity v. It
encounters a step of height R/2 at which it ascends
without sliding :
(A) The angular velocity of the ring just after it comes in contact
with the step is 3v/4R
mg 9 mv 2
(B) The normal reaction due to the step on the wheel just after the impact is 
2 16 R
(C) The normal reaction due to the step on the wheel increases as the wheel ascends
(D) The friction will be absent during the ascent.

L
3. A uniform rod of length L rest against a smooth roller as shown in figure. Find the friction coefficient h
between the ground and the lower end if the minimum angle that the rod can make

with the horizontal is .

4. A particle of mass m is moving horizontally at speed v perpendicular to a uniform rod of length d and
mass M = 6m. The rod is hinged at centre passing through its centre O. The hinge is frictionless. The
particle strikes and sticks to the end of the rod. The angular speed of the system just after the collision
:
(A) 2v/3d (B) 3v/2d
(C) v/3d (D) 2v/d

5. An equilateral prism of mass m rests on a rough horizontal surface with coefficient of friction A horizontal force F is
applied on the prism as shown in the figure. If the coefficient of friction is sufficiently high so that the prism does not
slide before toppling, then the minimum force required to topple the prism is :
mg mg
(A) (B)
3 4
mg mg
(C) (D)
3 4

6. Uniform rod AB is hinged at the end A in a horizontal position as shown in the figure
(the hinge is frictionless, that is, it does not exert any friction force on the rod). The
other end of the rod is connected to a block through a massless string as shown. The
pulley is smooth and massless. Masses of the block and the rod are same and are equal
to 'm'. Acceleration due to gravity is g. The tension in the thread, and angular acceleration
of the rod just after release of block from this position :
3mg g 5mg 3g
(A) , (B) ,
8 8l 8 8l
mg 5 g 7 mg 7 g
(C) , (D) ,
8 8l 8 8l

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7. A uniform rectangular plate of mass m which is free to rotate about the smooth vertical
hinge passing through the centre and perpendicular to the plate, is lying on a smooth
horizontal surface. A particle of mass m moving with sped 'u' collides with the plate
and sticks to it as shown in figure. The angular velocity of the plate
after collision will be :
12 u 12 u 3u 3u
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 a 19 a 2a 5a

8. In the figure shown a ring A is rolling without sliding with a velocity v on the
horizontal surface of the body B (of same mass as A). All surfaces are smooth.
B has no initial velocity. What will be the maximum height (from
initial position) reached by A on B :
3v 2 v2 v2 v2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4g 4g 2g 3g

9. A small spherical ball is released from a point at a height h on a rough track shown
in figure. Assuming that it does not slip anywhere, find its linear speed
when it rolls on the horizontal part of the track.

10. A point mass m collides with a disc of mass m and radius R resting on a
rough horizontal surface as shown. Its collision is perfectly in elastic.
Find angular velocity of system after collision :

(A)  2u  (B)  7u  (C)  5u  (D)  2u 

 7R   2R   2R   5R 

11. A box of dimension and b is kept on a truck moving with an acceleration a. If box does not slide, maximum acceleration
for it to remain in equilibrium ([Link]) is :
gl gb
(A) (B)
b l
(C) g (D) None of these

12. A sphere starts rolling down an incline of inclination . Find the speed of its centre when it has covered a distance l.

13. A hollow sphere is released from the top of an inclined plane of incantation .
(a) What should be the minimum coefficient of friction between the sphere and the plane to prevent sliding :
(b) Find the kinetic energy of the ball as it moves down a length l on the incline if the friction coefficient is half the value
calculated in part (a).

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Answer Key
L cos  sin 2 
1. (B) 2. (A, B, C) 3. [ ] 4. (A) 5. (A) 6. (B) 7. (D)
2h  L cos 2  sin 
10 gh 2 7
8. (B) 9. [ ]10. (A) 11. (B) 12. [ 10 gl sin  ] 13. [(a) tan; (b) mglsin]
7 7 5 8

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