ROTATIONAL MOTION

Q.13 If the radius of the earth is suddenly contracts to half of its present value, then the duration of day will be of
[Raj. PMT 1999; Kerala 2002; AMU (Med.) 19991]
[1] 6 hours

[2] 12 hours

[3] 18 hours

[4] 24 hours

Q.14 A flywheel rotating about a fixed axis has a kinetic energy of 360 joule when its angular speed is 30 rad/ sec. The
moment of inertia of the wheel about the axis of rotation is
[CDSE 1990]
[1] 0.6 kg x m2

[2] 0.15 kg x m2

[3] 0.8 kg x m2

[4] 0.75 kg x m2

Q.15 The M.I. of a body about the given axis is 1.2 kg x m2 initially the body is at rest. In order to produce
a rotational kinetic energy of 1500 joule an angular acceleration of 25 rad/sec2 must be applied about that
axis for a duration of
[CPMT-96,2002; RPET 1999]
[1] 4 sec

[2] 2 sec

[3] 8 sec

[4] 10 sec

Q.16 The moment of inertia of a straight thin rod of mass M and length I about an axis perpendicular to its length and
passing through its one end, is
[RPMT 1996; MPPMT 1996; MPPET 2002]
[1] Ml2 /12

[2] Ml2/3

[3] Ml2/2

[4] Ml2

Q.17 Three point masses each of mass m are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side a. Then the
moment of inertia of this system about an axis passing along one side of the triangle is
[AIIMS 1995]
[1] ma2

[2] 3 ma2

[3] 3/4 ma2

[4] 2/3 ma2

Q.18 A particle of mass m is rotating in a plane in circular path of radius r. Its angular momentum is L. The centripetal
force acting on the particle is
[MP PMT 2001]
[1] L2/mr

[2] L2m/r2

[3] L2/m2r2

[4] L2/mr3

Q.19 Three rods each of length L and mass M are placed along X. Yand Z axes in such a way that one end of each of
the rod is at the origin. The moment of inertia of this system about Z axis is
[AMU 1995]
[1]

2ML2
3

[2]

4ML2
3

[3]

5ML2
3

[4]

Q.20 The centre of mass of a body

ML2
3

[CPMT 1975; MH CET (Med.) 2001]

[1] Lies away outside the body

[2] May lie within. outside on the surface of the body

[3] Lies away inside the body

[4] Lies away on the surface of the body

Q.21 A wheel rotates with a constant acceleration of 2.0 radian/sec2. If the wheel starts from rest the number of
revolutions it makes in the first ten seconds will be approximately
[MP PET 1994]
[1] 8

[2] 16

(e) 24

[4] 32

Q.22 A cord is wound round the circumference of wheel of radius r. The axis of the wheel is horizontal and moment of
inertia about it is I. A weight mg is attached to the end of the cord and falls from rest. After falling through a
distance h, the angular velocity of the wheel will be
[MP PMT 1994; Delhi PMT 2001]

[1]

2gh
I + mr

2mgh
[2]
2
I + mr

1/ 2

2mgh
[3]
2
I + 2mr

1/ 2

[4]

2gh

Q.23 Of two eggs which have identical sizes, shapes and weights, one is raw and the other is halfboiled. The ratio
between the moment of interia of the raw egg and that of the half-boiled egg about a central axis is
[Manlpal MEE 1995]
[1] One

[2] Greater than one

[3] Less than one

Q.24 A tap can be operated easily using two fingers because

[4] Incomparable
[Manipal MEE 1995; BVP 2003]

[1] The force available for the operation will be more

[2] This helps application of angular forces
[3] The rotational effect is caused by the couple formed
[4] The force by one finger overcomes friction and other finger provides the force for the operation