ASPIRE GROUP OF COLLEGES PAPER CODE: B

Kabirwala Campus
Paper:Physics Monthly Test-5 (CH 5) Class:1st Year
Marks:40 Time: 90 minutes
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Q#1: Encircle the correct answer. 1*8=8

1. The weight of body at the center of earth:

a) max b) min c) zero d) infinite
2. Intelsat VI satellite operates at microwave frequencies of:
a) 2,4,6,10 GHz b) 4,6,11,14 MHz c) 4,6,11,14 GHz d) 2,4,6,10 MHz
3. The ratio of angular momentum and angular velocity is equal to:
a) Mass b) moment of inertia c) angular acceleration d) torque
4. The ratio of velocity of disc to velocity of hoop is:
2 1 2 4
a) b) c) 3
d) 3
√3 √3
5. How many satellites form the global positioning system?
a) 3 b) 12 c) 24 d) 22
6. If a car moves with a uniform speed of 2ms-1 in a circle of radius 0.4m its angular speed is:
a) 4 rad/s-1 b) 5 rad/s-1 c) 1.6 rad/s-1 d) 2.8 rad s-1
7. Angular speed of minutes hand of mechanical watch is:
𝜋 𝜋
a) 30 𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑚 −1 b) 𝜋 𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑛−1 c) 2
𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑚 −1 d) none
8. A body is moving in a circle of radius ‘r’ with constant angular speed ′𝝎′. Its centripetal acceleration is:
𝜔 𝜔2
a) b) 𝑟𝜔2 c) 𝑟 2 𝜔2 d)
𝑟 𝑟2

Q#2: Answer the following questions: 2*8=16

1. Show that 1 𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛 = 57.30

2. Explain what is meant by centripetal force and why it must be furnished to an object if the object is to follow a
circular path?
3. Explain the difference between tangential velocity and the angular velocity. If one of these is given for a
wheel of known radius, how will you find the other?
4. What is GPS?
5. State direction of following vectors in simple situations angular momentum and angular velocity.
6. Describe what would be the minimum velocity for a satellite to orbit close the earth around it?
7. Define orbital velocity. Write down its formula.
8. Explain how many minimum number of geo-stationary satellites are required for a global coverage of TV
transmission?

Long Question: 2*8=16

Q#3:
a) What is rotational K.E? Derive expression for rotational K.E of disc and hoop. Also find velocities of disc and
hoop moving down an inclined plane.
b) A tiny laser beam is directed from the earth to the moon. If the beam has a diameter of 2.50 m at the moon.
How small must divergence angle for the beam? The distance of moon from the earth is 3.8 × 108 m.

Q#4:
a) What is angular momentum. State and explain law of conservation of angular momentum.
b) A body of moment of inertia 𝐼 = 0.80 𝑘𝑔𝑚 2 about a fixed axis rotate with a constant angular velocity of 100
rads-1. Calculate its angular momentum and torque to sustain this motion.