PHYSICS

PHYSICS-QUESTION BANK
WTA_14(08/08/16):Syllabus:
Syllabus: Rotation: Torque, Equilibrium, Kinematics of Rotation of rigid
body about fixed axis of rotation, angular momentum of a particle + Cumulative syllabus
Section-I:
I: Single Correct Answer Type
1. A uniform rod AB of weight W is movable in a vertical plane about a smooth hinge at A and
is sustained in equilibrium by a force P acting along a string BCP passing over a smooth peg
C as shown AC being vertical. If AC be equal to AB, then the force P is

W W
(A) (B) W cos  (C) (D) W sin 
cos sin 
2. A solid cone of mass ( m  1kg ) is placed on a plank of mass M  1kg which is placed on a
smooth horizontal plane. The coefficient of friction between cone and the plank is 1/4. If a
horizontal force F is applied on the plank, then the maximum value of F for which the cone is
in equilibrium with respect to plank is (Given: g  10 m / s 2 and r / H  1/ 20 )

(A) 4 N (B) 3N (C) 4N (D) None of these

3. The minimum height of obstacle so that the sphere can stay in equilibrium in the given
diagram is

R R
(A) (B) (C) R(1  cos  ) (D) R(1  cos )
1  cos  1  sin 
4. Two painters are working from a wooden board 5m long suspended from the top of a
building by two ropes attached to the ends of the plank. Either rope can withstand a
maximum tension of 1040 N. Painter A of mass 80 kg is working at a distance of 1m from
one end. Painter B of mass 60 kg is working at a distance of x m from the centre of mass of
the board ion the other side. Take mass of the board as 20kg and g  10 m / s 2 . The range of
x so that both the painters can work safely is
1 11 11 1
(A)  x  (B) 0  x  (C) 0  x  2 (D)  x  2
3 6 6 3
5. Figure. Shows an arrangement of masses 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 to the left. If mass m4 is 48kg then mass m1 is equal to
 (A) 1kg (B) 2 kg (C) 3kg (D) 4kg
kg
6. A ball of mass m moving with velocity v , collide with the wall elastically as shown in the
figure. Due to impact the magnitude of change in angular momentum about point P is

(A) 2 mvd (B) 2 mvd cos  (C) 2 mvd sin  (D) zero
7. A solid cylinder of diameter D is resting on a rough horizontal surface as shown in the figure.
It exerts a total normal force F uniformly distributed over it’s base area. If friction coefficient
is  determine the twisting
ting torque that must be exerted by an external agnet to cause rotary
motion to impend (about it’s symmetry axis)

 FD  FD  FD  FD
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 4 3 5
8. A heavy circular disc whose plane is vertical is kept at rest on a rough inclined plane by a
string parallel to the inclined plane and touching the circle as shown in figure. Determine the
minimum coefficient of friction  so that disc will not slip on the plane

tan  cot 
(A)   tan  (B)   (C)   2 tan  (D)  
2 2
Paragraph Type
Passage-I:
The horizontal beam in figure weighs 150 N, and its centre of gravity is at its centre. Find
9. The tension in the cable
(A) 75 N (B) 500 N (C) 300 N (D) 625 N
10. The horizontal and vertical components of the force exerted on the beam by the hinge at the
wall.
(A) Horizontal component is 500 N towards left and vertic
vertical
al component 75 N downwards.
(B) Horizontal component is 500 N towards right and vertical component 75 N upwards.
(C) Horizontal component is 625 N towards left and vertical component 150 N upwards.
(D) none of the above.
Passage-II:
A ladder of mass ss M and length L is supported in equilibrium against a smooth vertical wall
and a rough horizontal surface, as shown in. If  be the angle of inclination of the rod with
the horizontal, then

11. Friction force between the ground and the ladder is

Mg cot  Mg tan 
(A) (B) Mg cot  (C) Mg tan  (D)
2 2
12. Net force applied by the ground on the ladder is
1 1
(A) Mg 4  cot 2  (B) Mg 1  cot 2 
2 2
1
(C) Mg 1  tan 2  (D) Mg 1  cot 2 
2
Passage-III:
A pendulum bob has mass m . The length of pendulum is  . It is initially at rest at
equilibrium. A particle P of m / 2 moving horizontally along ve x-direction
direction with velocity
2g  collides with the bob and comes to rest thereby providing a velocity to bob. When the
bob comes to rest another particle Q oof mass m moving horizontally along y-direction
y
collides with the bob and sticks to it. It is observed that the bob now moves along a
horizontal circle. There is horizontal floor 2 distance below the point of
o suspension of the
pendulum.
13. Tension is string just before the second collision.
mg 3 mg 3
(A) (B) mg (C) (D) mg
4 4 2 2
14. The height of the circular path above the floor is
3 4 5
(A) (B) (C) (D) data not sufficient.
2 3 4
Multiple Correct Answer Type
15. A three dimensional rigid body is in pure rotation, that is undergoing fixed axis rotation with
constant angular velocity. Then which of the following statement(s) are true?
(A) You can find two points in the body in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation
having the same velocity.
(B) You can find nd two points in the body in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation
having the same acceleration.
(C) Speed of all the particles lying on the curved surface of a cylinder whose axis coincides
with the axis of rotation is the same.
(D) Angular speed
eed of the body is the same as seen from any point in the body.
16. A massless spool of inner radius r , outer radius R is placed against vertical wall and tilted
split floor as shown. A light inextensible thread is tightly wound around
around the spool through
which a mass m is hanging. There exists no friction at point A, while the coefficient of
friction between spool and point B is  . The angle between two surfaces is  .

(A) The magnitude of force on the spool at B in order to maintain equilibrium is

2 2
r  r 1
mg     1   .
 R   R  tan 2 
(B) The magnitude of force on the spool at B in order to maintain equilibrium is
 r 1
mg  1   .
 R  tan 
cot 
(C) The minimum value of  for the system to remain in equilibrium is .
(R / r) 1
tan 
(D) The minimum value of  for the system to remain in equilibrium is .
(R / r)  1
17. A uniform rod of mass m and length  is an equilibrium under the action of contact force
gravity and tension in the string then
 3mg
(A) Frictional force acting on the rod is .
2
mg
(B) Tension in the string .
3
mg
(C) Normal reaction on the rod is .
6
(D) None of the above.
18. A uniform rod of weight Fs and length L is supported at its ends by a frictionless through
t as
shown in the figure. Mark the correct options if the rod is an equilibrium.
equilibrium

(A) The centre of gravity of the rod must be vertically over point O when the rod is in
equilibrium.
(B) The equilibrium value of the angle  is 300 .
(C) The equilibrium value of the angle  is 600 .
(D) None of the above.
19. A body is in equilibrium under the influence of a number of forces. Each force has a different
line of action. The minimum number of forces required is
(A) 2, if their lines of action pass through the centre of mass of the body.
(B) 3, if their lines off action are not parallel.
(C) 3, if their lines of action are parallel.
(D) 4, if their lines of action are parallel and all the forces have the same magnitude.
20. A particle of mass m is projected with a velocity V making an angle of 450 with the
horizontal. The magnitude of angular momentum of the projectile about the point of
projection when the particle at its maximum height h is
mv3 mV 3 mV
(A) zero (B) (C) (D)
4 2g 2g 2 gh3
-: Answer Key :-
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B C C C A B C B D B
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A A B C CD AD ABC AC BCD BD