ROTATORY MOTION -1

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Two small spheres of masses 10kg and 30kg are joined by a rod of length 0.5m and of negligible mass.
The M.I of the system about of normal axis through centre of mass of the system is
1) 1.875 kgm 2
2) 2.45 kgm 2
3) 0.75 kgm 2
4) 1.75 kgm 2
A ring has a mass of 0.5kg and radius 1m. The moment of inertia of the ring about its diameter is.
1) 0.75 kgm 2
2) 0.25 kgm 2
3) 1.25 kgm 2
4) 1.75 kgm 2
Four particles each of mass 1kg are at the four corners of a square of side 1m. The M.I of the system
about of normal axis through centre of square is
1) 6 kgm 2
2) 1.2 kgm 2
3) 2 kgm 2
4) 2.5 kgm 2
The radius of gyration of a body about an axis at a distance of 4cm from its centre of mass is 5cm. The
radius of gyration about a parallel axis through centre of mass is
1) 2cm
2) 5cm
3) 4cm
4) 3cm
Two discs have the same mass and thickness. Their materials are of densities d1 and d 2 . The ratio of
their M.I about their central axis is
1) d 2 : d1
2) d1 : d 2
3) d12 : d 22
4) d 22 : d12
The moment of inertia of a cylinder about its own axis is equal to its moment of inertia about an axis
passing through its centre and normal to its length. The ratio of length to radius is
1) 2:1
2) 3 :1
3) 3 :1
4) 2 :1
Two circular loops of radii R and nR are made of same wire. If their M.I about their normal axis through
centre are in the ratio 1:8 the value of n is
1) 6
2) 1
3) 2
4) 4
Three identical rings, each of mass M and radius R are placed in the same plane touching each other
such that their centers form the vertices of an equilateral triangle. The M.I of the system about an axis
passing through center of one of the rings are perpendicular to its plane is
5
MR 2
2
1)
2) MR 2
3) MR
4) 11MR 2
2
2
A dielectric slab of thickness d is inserted in a parallel plate capacitor whose negative is at x = 0 and
positive plate is at x = 3d. The slab is equidistant from the plates. The capacitor is given some charge. As
x goes from 0 to 3d.
1) The magnitude of the electric field remains the same.
2) The direction of the electric field changes continuously.
3) The electric potential increases continuously.
4) The electric potential increases at first, then decrease and again increases
The radius of gyration of a solid sphere of radius R about its tangential axis is
7R
3R
7
3
1)
2)
3) R
4) R
5
5
5
5
A straight thin uniform rod of length 4L and man 4M is bent into a square. Its M.I about one side is
5
7
ML2
ML2
2
2
1) ML
2) ML
3)
4)
3
6
48
3
The moment of inertia of a uniform circular disc about its central axis is I. Its M.I about a tangent in its
plane is equal to
I
1) 2I
2) 2.5I
3) 1.5I
4)
2
Two circular rings of equal mass and radius are placed touching other. The moment of inertia of the
system about tangential axis in the plane of system passing through point of contact of rings is

3 2
5 2
mr
3) 6 mr 2
4) mr
2
2
The moment of inertia of a uniform rod of length 2l and mass m about an axis xx passing through its
centre and inclined at an angle is
1) 3 mr 2

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ml 2
ml 2
ml 2
ml 2
2
2
2
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2)
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4)
sin
sin
cos
cos 2
3
12
6
2
In a rectangle ABCD, AB = 21 and BC = 1. Axes xx and yy pass through centre of the rectangle. The
moment of inertia is least about

1) DB
2) BC
3) xx
4) yy
A wire of mass m and length l is bent in the form of a quarter circle. The moment of inertia of this wire
about an axis passing through the centre of the quarter circle and perpendicular to the plane of the
quarter circle is approximately.
1) 0.6 ml 2
2) ml 2
3) 0.2 ml 2
4) 0.4 ml 2
A uniform disc of radius R lies in x y plane with its center at origin. Its moment of inertia about the
axis x = 2R and y = 0 is equal to the moment of inertia about the axis y = d and z = 0. where d is equal to
4
17
15
1) R
2)
3) 13R
4)
R
R
3
2
2
AB
A wire of length l and mass m is bent in the form of a rectangular ABCD with
=2. The moment of
BC
inertia of this wire frame about the side BC is
11
8
5
7
ml 2
ml 2
ml 2
ml 2
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2)
3)
4)
252
203
136
162
Two rods OA and OB of equal length and mass are lying on xy plane as shown in fig. Let Ix, Iy and Iz
be the moment of inertias of both the rods about x,yand z axis respectively. Then

1) I x I y I z
2) I x I y I z
3) I x I y I z
4) I z I y I x
Two rings of same radius (r) and mass (m) are placed such that their centre are at a common point and
their planes are perpendicular to each other. The moment of inertia of the system about an axis passing
through the centre and perpendicular to plane of one of the ring is
1 2
3 2
1) mr
2) mr 2
3) mr
4) 2mr 2
2
2

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AB and CD are two identical rods each of length l and mass m joined to form a cross. The moment of
inertia of these two rods about a bisector of the angle between the rods (xy) is

ml 2
ml 2
ml 2
2ml 2
2)
3)
4)
6
3
12
3
Let I be the moment of inertia of a uniform square plat about an axis AB that passes through its centre
and is parallel to two of its sides. CD is line in the plane of the plate that passes through the centre of the
plate and makes an angle with AB. The moment of inertia of the plate about the axis CD is
2
1) I
2) I sin 2
3) I cos 2
4) I cos
2
Four holes radius R are cur from a thin square plate of side 4R and mass M. The moment of inertia of
the remaining portion about z axis is
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8 10
4
2
2
2
MR 2
2) MR
3)
4) MR
MR
12
3 4
3 16
3 6
A uniform thin bar of mass 6m and length 12L is bent to make a regular hexagon. Its moment of inertia
about an axis passing through the centre of mass and perpendicular to the plane of hexagon is
12 2
mL
1) 20 mL2
2) 6 mL2
3)
4) 30 mL2
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A symmetrical lamina of mass M consists of a square shape with a semicircular section over each of the
edge of the square as shown. The moment of inertia of the lamina about an axis through the centre of
mass and perpendicular to the plane is 0.6 Ma 2 . The moment of inertia about the tangent AB in the plane
of the lamina is
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1) 4.8 Ma 2
2) 2.6 Ma 2
3) 1.8 Ma 2
4) 7.2 Ma 2
A circular plate of radius 1/2R is cut from one edge of a thin circular plate of radius R. The moment of
inertia of the remaining portion an axis through O perpendicular to plane of the plate (i.e. about the z
axis) is

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13
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2
MR 2
MR 2
MR 2
2)
3)
4) MR
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12
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The moment of inertia of a solid cylinder of mass M, length 2R and radius R about an axis passing
through the centre of mass and perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder is I1 and about an axis passing
through one end of the cylinder and perpendicular to the axis of cylinder is I 2
I 2 19

1) I 2 I1 MR 2
2) I1 I 2
3)
4) I1 I 2 MR 2
I1 12
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
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1) I1 I 2
2) I 3 I 4
3) I1 I 3
4) I1 I 2 I3 I 4
One quarter sector is cut from a uniform circular disc of radius R. This sector has mass M. It is made to
rotate about a line perpendicular to its plane and passing through the center of the original disc. Its
moment of inertia about the axis of rotation is:

1
1
1
2
2
MR 2
2) MR
3) MR
4) 2MR 2
2
4
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A thin wire of length L and uniform density r is bent into a circular loop with center at O as shown. The
moment of inertia of the loop about the axis XX is
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1)

L3
8 2

2)

L3
16 2

3)

5 L3
16 2

4)

3 L3
8 2