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SECTION 1 SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE

1. A wire of linear mass density (kg/m) is bent into an arc of a

circle of radius R subtending an angle 20 at the centre. Calculate
the moment of inertia of this circular arc about an axis passing
through its midpoint (M) and perpendicular to its plane.
(A) 2R3 (0  sin 0 ) (B) 4R3 (0  sin 0 )
(C) 8R 3 (0  sin 0 ) (D) 4R 2 (0  sin 0 )

2. A small solid sphere A rolls without slipping inside a large fixed

hemispherical bowl of radius R as shown in figure. If the sphere
starts from rest at the top point of the hemisphere, find the normal
force exerted by the small sphere on the hemisphere when it is at
the bottom B of the hemisphere.
17 2 5 7
(A) mg (B) mg (C) mg (D) mg
7 5 7 5

3. A rod of mass m and length  is sliding against a smooth vertical wall as shown. The floor is
assumed to be frictionless. The speed of the bottom end of the rod at the instant shown in v0 and the
rod makes angle 30 with floor. The magnitude of angular momentum of the rod about
instantaneous axis of rotation at this instant is :
2 1
(A) mv0  (B) mv0 
3 6
1
(C) mv0  (D) None of these
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4. The angular momentum vector for a spinning wheel lies along its axle and is pointed north. To make
this vector point east without changing its magnitude, it is necessary to exert a force of constant
magnitude on the north end of the axle in which direction?
(A) Always Up
(B) Always Down
(C) At the moment in the east direction, but the force always remains perpendicular to the axle
(D) Always in the east direction

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5. A rigid equilateral triangular plate ABC of side 2 m, is in motion in the x-y plane. At the instant

shown in the figure, the point B has velocity vB  (3iˆ  8 ˆj ) m / s and the plate has angular velocity

  2kˆ rad / s. Find the speed of point A.

(A) 5 m/s (B) 4 m/s (C) 3 m/s (D) None of these

6. A thick walled hollow sphere has outer radius R. It rolls down an inclined plane without slipping and
its speed at the bottom is v. If the inclined plane is frictionless and the sphere slides down without
rolling, its speed at the bottom is 5v/4. What is the radius of gyration of the sphere?
R R 3R 3R
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 4 4
7. Four identical rods of mass M and length L are placed on one another on
the table so as to produce the maximum overhang as shown in figure. The
maximum total overhang will be:
3L 24 L 25 L 4L
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 25 24 3
8. Two heavy and light cylindrical rollers of diameters D and d
respectively rest on a horizontal plane as shown in figure. The larger
roller has a string wound round it to which a horizontal force P can be
applied as shown. Assuming that the coefficient of friction  has the
same value for all surfaces of contact, the minimum value of  so that
the larger roller can be pulled over the smaller one is :
d D d D
(A) (B) (C) 2 (D) 2
D d D d

9. A uniform ring of mass m, radius a and centre C lies at rest on a smooth horizontal table. The plane
of the ring is horizontal. A point P on the circumference is struck horizontally and it begins to move
in a direction at 60 to PC. If the magnitude of impulse if mv 7 , find the initial speed of point P.
(A) 2v (B) 3v (C) 4v (D) v

10. A homogeneous cylinder and a homogeneous sphere of equal mass m = 20kg and equal radii R are
connected together by a light frame and are free to roll without slipping down the plane inclined at
30 with the horizontal. Determine the compressive / tensitle force in the frame. Assume that the
bearing are frictionless. Take g = 10m/s2.

(A) 2N (B) 1N (C) 3.45N (D) 4.2N

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SECTION 2 MULTIPLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE

*11. Two spools of mass m1 and m2 rest on rough inclined planes, Their internal and external radii are R
and 2R respectively. Spool of mass m1 on left hand side is connected to a block A of mass m A and
spool of mass m2 on right hand side is connected to block B of mass mB through a spring of force
constant k. The coefficient of friction between blocks A and B is  , whereas the horizontal part of
the wedge is smooth. The whole system is in equilibrium.

2
(A) The tension in the left string is m1 g sin 
3
 m1
(B) The minimum value of  for equilibrium is sin 
3mA
2 m1 g sin 
(C) The extension in the spring is
3k
(D) The ratio of m1 and m2 is 3
*12. A small clamp of mass m is attached at B to a hoop of mass 3m and
radius r. The system is released from rest with   90 and rolls
without sliding. At this instant:
g
(A) The angular acceleration of the hoop is
8r
g g
(B) The horizontal and vertical components of the acceleration of B are and respectively
8 8
(C) Normal reaction just after the release is 3.88 mg
(D) Frictional force just after the release is 0.5 mg
*13. A disc is given an angular speed w0 and released from a certain height (as shown in figure). Motion
of disc is observed after collision with the rough surface. Velocity of centre of mass of ball and
direction of w is shown in figure after the collision. Mark possible path(s), disc CANNOT follow
after the collision.
Released from rest
0

Rough Surface
v

0 v v v
(A) (B) (C) (D) 
 

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*14. Three particles, each of mass m are placed at the points (x1,y1,z1),
(x2,y2,z2) and (x3,y3,z3) on the inner surface of a paraboloid of
revolution obtained by rotating the parabola, x2 = 4ay about the y-
axis. Neglect the mass of the paraboloid. (y-axis is along the vertical)
(A) The moment of inertia of the system about the axis of the
paraboloid is I = 4ma (y1+ y2+y3)
(B) If potential energy at O is taken to be zero, the potential energy of the system is
mg (y1 + y2+y3).
(C) If the particle at (x1 ,y1,z1) slides down the smooth surface, its speed at O is 2gy1
(D) If the paraboloid spins about OY with an angular speed w, the kinetic energy of the system
will be 2ma (y1+ y2 +y3)w2.
*15. A rod leans against a stationary cylindrical body as shown in figure, and its right end slides to the
right on the floor with a constant speed v. Choose the correct option(s)
 Rv 2 (2 x 2  R2 )
(A) The angular speed  is
x 2 ( x 2  R 2 )3/2
(B) The angular acceleration  is Rv
x x 2  R2
 Rv
(C) The angular speed  is
x x2  R2
Rv 2 (2 x 2  R 2 )
(D) The angular acceleration  is 
x 2 ( x 2  R 2 )3/2

*16. A rod bent at right angle along its centre line, is placed on a rough horizontal fixed cylinder of radius
R as shown in figure. Mass of rod is 2 m length is 2R and rod is in equilibrium. Assume that friction
force on rod at A and B are equal in magnitude:
(A) Normal force applied by cylinder on rod at A is 3mg/2
(B) Normal force applied by cylinder on rod at B must be zero
(C) Friction force acting on rod at B is upward
(D) Normal force applied by cylinder on rod at A is mg

*17. A disc of mass m and radius R is moving on a smooth horizontal

surface with the flat circular face on the surface. It is spinning
about its centre with angular speed  and has a velocity V (see
figure). It just manages to hit a stick AB at its end A. The stick
was lying free on the surface and stick to the disc. [The combined
object becomes like a badminton racket]. Mass and length of the
stick are m and 2R respectively.
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(A) The angular speed of the combined object assuming V  R is 
17
7
(B) The loss in kinetic energy in (A) part is mv 2
68
6
(C) If V  ( R), loss in kinetic energy is minimum. [Assume  is given]
5
(D) If V  ( R), loss in kinetic energy is minimum. [Assume  is given]

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*18. The uniform solid cylinder rolls without slipping in the system shown. If the maximum compression
in spring is 15cm, the possible friction force acting on the cylinder during maximum comporession is
:

(A) 4N (B) 10N (C) 12N (D) 15N

*19. A ring shown in figure is made up of two semicircular rings A and B of masses 2kg and 4kg
respectively. The ring has the diameter of 1m. The ring rolls without slipping on a fixed wedge. The
2r
system is just released, then : [COM of a semicircular ring lies at a distance of from centre]

(A) Angular acceleration of the ring is 6.84 rad/s2
(B) Normal reaction is 47.27 N
(C) Frictional force is 9.45 N
(D) Frictional force is 47.27 N

*20. A sphere of radius r and mass m has a linear velocity v0 directed

to the left and no angular velocity as it is placed on a belt moving
to the right with a constant velocity v1 . If after sliding on the belt
the sphere is to have no linear velocity relative to the ground as it
starts rolling on the belt without sliding. Coefficient of kinetic
friction between belt and the sphere is  k .
2
(A) The required value of v0 is v1
5
2v1
(B) The time t1 at which the sphere will start c rolling on the belt is
5 k g
2v12
(C) The distance the sphere will have moved relative to the ground at time t1 is
25k g
(D) All of the above

SECTION 3 LINK-COMPREHENSION TYPE

PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS 21 – 23

A thin uniform rod of mass m and length L is hinged at one end and is free to rotate in the vertical plane. A
mg
small ball of mass m is fixed to the other end of the rod. A constant horizontal force F  is also acting
2
on the rod at the free end when the rod is released from horizontal position as shown in figure.

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21. Find acceleration of the ball at the instant of releasing the rod.
3g 9g 3g
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
2 8 4

22. Find the vertical component of reaction force exerted by the hinge when the rod has just been
released.
mg 25mg 5mg 13mg
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 8 16 4

23. What is the speed of ball when the rod becomes vertical ?
3 g 3 g
(A) (B) 2g (C) (D) None of these
2 4

PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS 24 - 26

A triangular prism of mass M = 1.12 kg having base angle 37 is placed on a smooth horizontal floor. A
solid cylinder of radius R = 20 cm and mass m = 4kg is placed over the inclined surface of the prism. The
sufficient friction exists between the cylinder surface and the prism, so that cylinder does not slip.
(Take g  10 m / s 2 )

24. Find acceleration of prism when the system is released.

(A) 3.75 m/s2 (B) 4.25 m/s2 (C) 5.75 m/s2 (D) 2 m/s2

25. Find force of friction existing between the cylinder and the prism.
(A) 9N (B) 12 N (C) 14 N (D) 16 N
26. Find the angular acceleration of the cylinder:
(A) 32 rad / s 2 (B) 31 rad / s 2 (C) 30 rad / s 2 (D) 20 rad / s 2

PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS 27 - 28

A half section of a uniform cylinder of mass m is at rest when a force P is applied as shown. Assume that the
section rolls without sliding.

27. Find its initial angular acceleration.

P P P P
(A) (B) (C) (D)
0.65 MR MR 0.32 MR 0.57 MR

28. Find the minimum value of 0 compatible with the motion.

P 1.884 P 0.884 P 0.884 P
(A) (B) (C) (D)
 Mg 
P   P  Mg   P  Mg   Mg 
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PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS 29 – 30

A frame of reference that is accelerated with respect to an inertial frame
of reference is called a non-inertial frame of reference. A coordinate
system fixed on a circular disc rotating about a fixed axis with constant
angular velocity  is an example of non-inertial frame. The relationship

between the force Frot experienced by a particle of mass m moving on

rotating disc and the force Fin experienced by particle in an inertial
      
frame is Frot  Fin  2m Vrot    m   r    .
 
Where Vrot is velocity of particle in rotating frame of reference and r is position vector with respect to
center and disc. Now consider a smooth slot along a chord at a distance ‘d’ from the centre of a disc rotating
counter clockwise with constant angular velocity  about its vertical axis through center. We assign  axis
along chord with origin at middle of chord. A small block of mass m is gently placed at t  0 at x  L and is
constraint to move along slot only.

29. The distance r of particle at time t is :

L t L 2 t
(A)
2

e  e t  (B) L cos t (C)
2
e  e2 t  (D) L cos 2t

30. Net reaction force by disc on particle is :

(A)
   
m2 d  L e2t  e 2t  ˆj  mgkˆ (B) m2  d  L cos 2t  ˆj  mgkˆ

(C) m2 d  L  et  e t  ˆj  mgkˆ (D) m2  d  L cos t  ˆj  mgkˆ
 

SECTION 4 COLUMN MATCHING TYPE

31. Column I shows situations in which a body is released on a rough horizontal surface after giving an
initial velocity to its centre and an angular velocity. The final direction of velocity of centre (after
pure rolling begins) is given in column-II for different bodies. Match the two columns.
Column-I Column-II
(Initially) (When rolling begins)

2v
(A) w (P) vcm is towards left in case of ring
R

2v
(B) w (Q) vcm is towards left in case of solid sphere
R

v
(C) w (R) vcm is towards right in case of ring
2R

v
(D) w (S) vcm is towards right in case of solid sphere
2R

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32. A rigid cylinder is kept on a smooth horizontal surface as shown. If

Column I indicates velocities of various points on it, choose correct
state of motion from Column II. (Here point 3-centre of cylinder, 2-
top point, 4-bottom point, 1- on the level of 3)
Column-I Column-II
 
(A) v1  iˆ  ˆj , v2  2 iˆ (P) Pure rotation about centre
 
(B) v1  iˆ  ˆj , v3   iˆ (Q) Pure rolling to left
 
(C) v2  iˆ , v3  0 (R) Pure rolling to right
 
(D) v4  0, v1  iˆ  ˆj (S) Not possible

33. A thin, uniform square-shaped plate of side length L and

mass 4m is initially at rest on a smooth horizontal surface.
Two particles of mass m each, travelling at speed v each,
strike the plate simultaneously as shown, and stick to it.
Match the following columns for the instant just after
impact.

Column-I Column-II
v 2
(A) The angular velocity of the plate (in units of ) (P)
L 27
The X-component of the velocity of the centre of the plate 1
(B) (Q)
(the intersection point of its diagonals) (in units of v) 6
The Y-component of the velocity of the centre of the plate 7
(C) (R)
(the intersection point of its diagonals) (in units of v) 18
The velocity of the vertex A relative to the vertex B (in 5
(D) (S)
units of v) 9

34. A hollow spherical shell of radius R and mass m rolls without slipping on a horizontal surface with
angular velocity  . Match the following columns.

Column-I Column-II
1
(A) The kinetic energy of the upper half of the shell is (P) mR 2 2
6
3 2 2
(B) The kinetic energy of the lower half of the shell is (Q) mR 
8
5
(C) The kinetic energy of the left half of the shell is (R) mR 2 2
12
2
(D) The kinetic energy of the right half of the shell is (S) mR 2 2
3

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35. A uniform yo-yo is resting on a sufficiently rough horizontal table. Forces F1, F2, F3 and F4 are
applied separately as shown. Match the following column.
Column I Column II

(A) (P) centre of mass of yo-yo accelerates towards left

center of mass of yo-yo accelerates towards

(B) (Q)
right

(C) (R) friction on yo-yo acts towards left

(D) (S) friction of yo-yo acts towards right

SECTION 5 NUMERICAL TYPE

36. A sphere of mass m and radius r rolls without sliding over a horizontal
plane, rotating about a horizontal axis OP. During motion the centre of
sphere moves at a velocity v along a circle of radius R. The kinetic
7 r2 
energy of the sphere is mv 2   n 2  . Find n.
 10 R 

37. The uniform square steel plate has a mass of 6kg and is resting on a
smooth horizontal surface in the x-y plane. If a horizontal force P = 120 N
is applied to one corner in the direction shown, determine the magnitude
of the initial acceleration of corner A. [in m / s 2 ]

38. The uniform 50 kg pole ABC is balanced in the vertical position. Now a 500 N horizontal force is
suddenly applied at B. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the pole and the ground is 0.3,
determine the initial acceleration of point A. {in m / s 2}

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39. A cylindrical pipe of mass 10 kg and diameter 1m is kept on the truck as shown in figure. If the truck
now starts moving with constant acceleration of 1 m / s 2 , the pipe rolls backward without slipping on
the floor of the truck and finally falls on the road. If the pipe moves a total length of 4m on the floor
of the truck before falling off, find the kinetic energy (in Joule) of the cylinder at the moment of

falling off. g  10 m / s 2 

40. A semicircular ring of mass m and radius r is released from rest in the position shown with its lower
edge resting on a horizontal surface. Find the minimum coefficient of static friction s which is
necessary to prevent any initial slipping of the ring.

41. A plank of mass m1 with a uniform solid sphere of mass m2 placed on it rests on a smooth surface
and a force F is applied to the plank. The acceleration of the plank provided there is no sliding
F
between the plank and the sphere is , then the value of n is___________.
n
m1  m2
7
m2

m1
F

42. In the arrangement as shown in figure, which is hanging from a ceiling in equilibrium, each rod is
horizontal, has negligible mass and extends three times as far to the right of the wire supporting it as
m3
to the left. If mass m4 is 48kg , then is_________.
m2

43. A gyroscope, a uniform disc of radius R  5.0 cm at the end of a rod of length   10 cm, is mounted
on the floor of an elevator car going up with a constant acceleration w  2.0 m / s 2 .
The other end of the rod is hinged at the point O. The gyroscope precesses with an angular velocity
n  0.5 rps. Neglecting the friction and the mass of the rod, find the proper angular velocity of the
disc.

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44. Consider an equilateral prism as shown in the figure. The mass of the prism is M and length of each
side of its cross section is a. The moment of inertia of such a prism about the central axis shown is
Ma 2
. Find n.
n

45. A beam of mass m1  100 kg supported on two solid cylindrical rollers each of mass
m2  m3  20 kg and radius R = 0.1m is moved up the inclined plane by a force F applied at an angle
30° with the incline as shown in figure. The inclined plane makes an angle of 30° with horizontal.
Find the magnitude of F (in Newton) if the beam is moving up with an acceleration of a  1m / s 2 .
There is no slipping anywhere.

SECTION 6 SUBJECTIVE TYPE

46. One fourth length of a uniform rod of mass m and length l is placed on a rough horizontal surface and
it is held stationary in horizontal position by means of a light thread as shown in the figure. The
thread is then burnt and the rod starts rotating about the edge. Find the angle between the rod and the
horizontal when it is about to slide on the edge. The coefficient of friction between the rod and the
surface is  .

47. A thin uniform bar of mass m and length 2L is held at an angle 30° with the horizontal by means of
two vertical inextensible strings, at each end as shown in figure. If the string at the right end breaks,
leaving the bar to swing determine the tension in the string at the left end and the angular acceleration
of the bar immediately after string breaks.

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48. A right circular cone of base circle radius R and slant height L rolls without slip on the ground. The
line of contact with the ground rotates about the vertical at an angular rate  . Find the angular
velocity and angular acceleration of the cone at the instant when the line of contact coincides with the
Y axis.

49. A uniform bar of length L and weight W stands vertically touching a vertical wall (y-axis). When
slightly displaced, its lower end begins to slide along the floor (x-axis).
(i) Obtain an expression for the angular velocity   of the bar as a function of  .
(ii) Determine the distance moved by the lower end at which the bar no longer touches the
vertical wall. Neglect friction everywhere.

50. A top of mass m = 0.50 kg, whose axis is tilted by an angle   30 to the vertical, precesses due to
gravity. The moment of inertia of the top relative to its symmetry axis is equal to I = 2.0 g.m2, the
angular velocity of rotation about that axis is equal to   350 rad / s , the distance from the point of
rest to the centre of inertia of the top is l = 10 cm. Find:
(i) the angular velocity of the top’s precession;
(ii) The magnitude and direction of the horizontal component of the reaction force acting on the
top at the point of rest.

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