Time: UTKRISHT (Rotation) M. M.

1. A disc of radius 12 cm is free to rotate about

point O, a rope is wound which is pulled with a
force F = 10 N as shown in the figure. At point
C, a light rod AC is attached to the disc, which
rests on the fixed support at the point B. If force
F0 = 10 k N is required to apply to the left end
of the rod so that whole system remains in
balance, find the value of k. Given BC = 30 cm,
AB = 15 cm, OC = 4 cm.

2. A uniform rod of mass m, length  rotates about its end

point O in horizontal plane. If the rod is rotating with a
constant angular speed on a frictionless surface and
the ratio of restoring force developed in the rod at
F n
points A and C is A  1  , where ‘n’ is an integer
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value, find the value of ‘n’.

3. A uniform solid cone is inclined against a

vertical axis as shown in the figure. The cone
rotates about its own axis as well as rotates
about the vertical axis with angular speeds
marked in the diagram. If the cone does not slip

at point B; find 1 .
2

4. A hollow hemispherical bowl of mass m, radius R

is placed on a smooth horizontal surface. A
particle (also of mass m) strikes the hemi spherical
bowl at point P and sticks to it. The velocity of
particle just after the collision in vertically upwards
ku
direction is ; where k is an integer. Find the
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value of ‘k’.

5. A solid cylinder of mass m and radius r is placed at the

2r
bottom of a fixed step of height as shown in the
5
figure. A horizontal force F is applied on the topmost
point of cylinder so that it just starts climbing the step
without slipping. Find the minimum coefficient of static
friction between the cylinder and step so that the cylinder
does not slip just after the application of force F.

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6. Block of mass ‘m’ is released from height ‘R’
inside a smooth hollow sphere of same mass ‘m’
and radius R. Friction on ground is sufficient to
prevent slipping of hollow sphere. The speed of
kgR
hollow sphere is , when block reaches
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lowest point of sphere. Find the value of ‘k’.

7. A thin uniform rod of length  is released from

rest from the position shown in the figure. All
contact surfaces are smooth. If the initial angular
k 3 g
acceleration of the rod is  . Find the
 20  
 
value of ‘k’.

8. A thin uniform rod of mass 6 kg is pushed at lowest point along a rough horizontal plane by a
constant horizontal force F = 80 N. The rod is in the pure translational motion and making
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an angle  from the vertical. If angle  in degree is 5k (coefficient of friction   , rod is in
3
the vertical plane). Find the value of ‘k’.

9. A thin uniform rod is placed on a sticky table such that

its mid-point is at one-fourth of its length from the
edge of the table. It falls due to gravitational force and
slips after rotating 45° from its initial horizontal
position. Find the coefficient of friction between the
rod and the table.

10. Two particles A and B each of mass 2 kg are connected

by a massless rod of length  = 1 m. Another particle C
of mass 4 kg moving with a velocity 2.5 m/s
(perpendicular to the rod AB) collides with the particle B
1
as shown in the figure. Coefficient of restitution, e 
2
and the system is placed in a gravity free space. Find
the angular velocity (in rad/s) of the rod just after
collision.

11. A particle of mass m is rigidly attached to the circumference

of a uniform circular ring of mass m and radius R and placed
on a rough horizontal surface. The ring is released from rest
from the initial position as shown in the figure and it starts
rolling without slipping on the rough horizontal surface. If the
frictional force acting on the ring due to horizontal surface
when the particle is getting at the end of the horizontal
 mg 
diameter is k   . Find the value of ‘k’.
 8 

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12. An inverted cone of height h is scooped out of a
uniform cone of radius 2h and height 2h
symmetrically as shown in the figure. If moment of
inertia of the removed portion about the axis shown
is I and the moment of inertia of the remaining
portion is l. Find the value of ‘’.

13. A uniform sphere of mass m = 2 kg rolls without

slipping on the inside of cylinder of radius R = 2 m.
The cylinder spins around its axis (which points
horizontally) with angular acceleration . What should
 (in rad/s2) be if it is desired that the centre of the
sphere to remain motionless at an angle  = 30° from
the vertical (Take g = 10 m/s2)

14. A disc shaped body (having a hole as shown in the figure)

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of mass m = 10 kg and radius R  m is performing pure
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rolling motion on a rough horizontal surface. In the figure
point O is geometrical center of the disc and at this instant
the centre of mass C of the disc is at same horizontal level
with O. The radius of gyration of the disc about an axis
passing through C and perpendicular to the plane of the disc
R
is and at the instant shown the angular velocity of the
2
g
disc is   rad/sec in clockwise sense. g is gravitation
R
acceleration = 10 m/s2. Find angular acceleration (in
rad/s2) of the disc at this instant.

15. A stick of mass density  = 8 kg/m rests on a disc of

radius R = 20 cm as shown in the figure. The stick
makes an angle  = 37° with the horizontal and is
tangent to the disc at it upper end. Friction exists at
all points of contact and assume that it is large
enough to keep the system at rest. Find the friction
force (in Newton) between the ground and the disc.
(take g = 10 m/s2)

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 Comprehension – 1
The coefficient of friction between 20 kg and ground, between 10 kg and 20 kg and between
30 kg and 40 kg is 0.2. No friction is present between 40 kg block and ground. A constant force F
has been applied on 40 kg mass. The friction force between 10 kg and 20 kg is fR1 and friction force
between 30 kg and 40 kg mass is fR2. It is given that 2fR1=fR2.

10kg
=0.2

20kg =0.2
30kg
=0.2 40kg F

16. Magnitude of force F

(A) 50 N (B) 60 N (C) 70 N (D) 70.5 N

17. Acceleration of 10kg block

(A) Zero (B) 0.25 m/s2 (C) 1.25 m/s2 (D) 0.50 m/s2

18. Acceleration of 30 kg block

(A) 0.25 m/s2 (B) 0.50 m/s2 (C) zero m/s2 (D) 0.75 m/s2

19. Value of frictional force fR2 is

(A) 20 N (B) 40 N (C) 60 N (D) 80 N

20. Acceleration of 20 kg block is

(A) zero (B) 0.25 m/s2 (C) 0.50 m/s2 (D) 0.75 m/s2

Comprehension – 2
Three particles, each of mass m are connected with each other by a mass less rod of length
2a form an equilateral triangle. The system is placed on a smooth horizontal surface. A particle of
mass m moving with speed v0 along the line BC collides with particle B and comes to rest.
A

m V0 B C

21. The time interval in which system of three particles rotates by an angle of 900 after the
collision.
3a 2 3a 3 3a 2a
(A) (B) (C) (D)
v0 v0 v0 3v 0
22. The tension in the rod after the collision
mv 02 mv 02 mv 02
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
72a 27a 9a
23. The ratio of speed of B and C just after collision
(A) 2:1 (B) 1:2 (C) 1:1 (D) none of these

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 Comprehension – 3
AB is a horizontal diameter of ball of mass m = 0.4 kg and radius
R = 0.10 m. At , time t = 0, a sharp impulse is applied at B at
angle of 450 with the horizontal , as shown in figure, so that ball 450
A B
immediately starts to move with velocity v0 = 10 ms-1. If coefficient
of kinetic between floor and ball is  = 0.1 (Neglect friction
between ball and floor during collision)

24. Velocity of ball at time t = 10 s is

(A) 10 m/s (B) 1 m/s (C) 0.5 m/s (D) Zero
25. Distance traveled by ball up to the instant when it stop sliding
(A) 100m (B) 50m (C) 55m (D) 60m
26. Energy lost due to friction is
(A) 50 Joule (B) 60 Joule (C) 50.5 Joule (D) 70 Joule

Comprehension – 4
There is a cube of mass M and side L. It is hinged at one of

its edge as shown in figure. If initially it is kept as shown in
L L
figure, and a very slight clockwise impulse is given to it so
that it first starts toppling (w = 0) about hinged edge, it begins
to rotate clockwise. When the face of the cube strikes the
ground ,it immediately comes to rest. Then 

27. The angular velocity of the cube just before it strikes the ground is
2g 1g
(A)
3L

2 1  (B)
3L

2 1 
3g g
(C)
2L

2 1  (D)
L

2 1 
28. The total impulsive reaction in the vertical direction that has acted on the cube during the
collision with the ground.

(A) M
3gL
( 2 1 (B) M
3gL  2 1 
5 8
gL gL
(C) M
5
2 1   (D) M
8
( 2 1

29. The impulsive torque about the hinged edge that has acted on the cube during the collision

(A)
2M2L3 g  2 1  (B)
M2L3 g  2 1 
3 3
2 2 3 3 2 3
(C)
3
MLg  2 1  (D)
8
MLg  2 1 

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