Centre of Mass, Centre of

TOPIC 1 Gravity & Principle of

Moments
1. The centre of mass of a solid hemisphere of radius 8 cm is
x cm from the centre of the flat surface. Then value of x is
______. [NA Sep. 06, 2020 (II)]
a
2. A square shaped hole of side l is carved out at a
2
a (a) (1.25 m, 1.50 m) (b) (0.75 m, 1.75 m)
distance d from the centre ‘O’ of a uniform circular
2 (c) (0.75 m, 0.75 m) (d) (1 m, 1.75 m)
disk of radius a. If the distance of the centre of mass of the 5. As shown in fig. when a spherical cavity (centred at O) of
a radius 1 is cut out of a uniform sphere of radius R (centred
remaining portion from O is , value of X (to the nearest
X at C), the centre of mass of remaining (shaded) part of
integer) is ___________. [NA Sep. 02, 2020 (II)] sphere is at G, i.e on the surface of the cavity. R can be
determined by the equation: [8 Jan. 2020 II]
(a) (R2 + R + 1) (2 – R) = 1

a (b) (R2 – R – l) (2 – R) = 1

O
(c) (R2 – R + l) (2 – R) = l
d
l = a/2 (d) (R2 + R – 1) (2 – R) = 1
6. Three point particles of masses 1.0 kg, 1.5 kg and 2.5 kg
are placed at three corners of a right angle triangle of
3. A rod of length L has non-uniform linear mass density
sides 4.0 cm, 3.0 cm and 5.0 cm as shown in the figure.
2 The center of mass of the system is at a point:
x
given by (x) = a + b , where a and b are constants [7 Jan. 2020 I]
L
and 0 x L. The value of x for the centre of mass of the
rod is at: [9 Jan. 2020 II]
3 a b 3 2a b
(a) L (b) L
2 2a b 4 3a b
4 a b 3 2a b
(c) L (d) L
3 2a 3b 2 3a b (a) 0.6 cm right and 2.0 cm above 1 kg mass
4. The coordinates of centre of mass of a uniform flag shaped (b) 1.5 cm right and 1.2 cm above 1 kg mass
lamina (thin flat plale) of mass 4 kg. (The coordinates of (c) 2.0 cm right and 0.9 cm above 1 kg mass
the same are shown in figure) are: [8 Jan. 2020 I] (d) 0.9 cm right and 2.0 cm above 1 kg mass
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7. Three particles of masses 50 g, 100 g and 150 g are placed
at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side 1 m (as
shown in the figure). The (x, y) coordinates of the centre of
mass will be : [12 Apr. 2019 II]
10. The position vector of the centre of mass r cm of an
asymmetric uniform bar of negligible area of cross-
section as shown in figure is: [12 Jan. 2019 I]

L 2L 3L
3 5 7 3 13 5 5 13
(a) m, m (b) m, m (a) rcm L xˆ L yˆ (b) rcm L xˆ L yˆ
4 12 12 8 8 8 8 8
7 3 3 7 3 11 11 3
(c) m, m (d) m, m (c) rcm L xˆ L yˆ (d) rcm L xˆ L yˆ
12 4 8 12 8 8 8 8
8. Four particles A, B, C and D with masses mA = m, mB = 11. A force of 40 N acts on a point B at the end of an L-shaped
2m, mC = 3m and mD = 4m are at the corners of a square. object, as shown in the figure. The angle that will produce
maximum moment of the force about point A is given by:
They have accelerations of equal magnitude with
[Online April 15, 2018]
directions as shown. The acceleration of the centre of 1
A
mass of the particles is : [8 April 2019 I] (a) tan
4
(b) tan = 2
4m
1
(c) tan F
2
(d) tan = 4 B
2m
12. In a physical balance working on the principle of moments,
when 5 mg weight is placed on the left pan, the beam
becomes horizontal. Both the empty pans of the balance
a are of equal mass. Which of the following statements is
(a) i– j (b) a
5 correct? [Online April 8, 2017]
a (a) Left arm is longer than the right arm
(c) Zero (d) i j
5 (b) Both the arms are of same length
9. A uniform rectangular thin sheet ABCD of mass M has
(c) Left arm is shorter than the right arm
length a and breadth b, as shown in the figure. If the shaded
portion HBGO is cut-off, the coordinates of the centre of (d) Every object that is weighed using this balance
mass of the remaining portion will be : [8 Apr. 2019 II] appears lighter than its actual weight.
13. In the figure shown ABC is a uniform wire. If centre of
BC
mass of wire lies vertically below point A, then is
AB
close to : [Online April 10, 2016]

3a 3b 5a 5b
(a) , (b) , 60°
4 4 3 3 C
B
2a 2b 5a 5b (a) 1.85 (b) 1.5
(c) , (d) ,
3 3 12 12 (c) 1.37 (d) 3