System of Particles and Rotational Motion - Online Test

Q1. When a mass is rotating in a plane about a fixed point, its angular momentum is directed along
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

cular to both 

  and   that is along the axis of rotation according to right hand screw rule.


Q2. When a mass is rotating in a plane about a fixed point, its angular momentum is directed along
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

cular to both 

  and   that is along the axis of rotation according to right hand screw rule.


Q3. Which of the following has the largest moment of inertia?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:


Hence ring has largest moment of inertia.


Q4. A spherical solid ball of 1 kg. mass and radius 3 cm is rotating about an axis passing through its centre with an angular velocity of 50 radians/s. The kinetic energy of rotation is
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:

M=1KgR=3cm=3×102mω=50rad/sK=12Iω2=12×25MR2×ω2K=12×25×1×(3×102)2×50×50=920J
Q5. A jet airplane travelling at the speed of 500 kmh–1 ejects its products of combustion at the speed of 1500 km h–1relative to the jet plane. What is the speed of the combustion with respect to an observer on ground?
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:

Speed of the jet airplane, vjet = 500 km/h Relative speed of its products of combustion with respect to the plane, vsmoke = – 1500 km/h

Speed of its products of combustion with respect to the ground = v′smoke

Relative speed of its products of combustion with respect to the airplane, vsmoke = v′smoke – vjet

=> – 1500 = v′smoke – 500

=> v′smoke = – 1000 km/h

The negative sign indicates that the direction of its products of combustion is opposite to the direction of motion of the jet airplane.


Q6. If a gymnast sitting on a rotating stool with his arms outstretched, suddenly lowers his hands
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

When gymnast lowers his hand the distance of mass from rotational axis decrease. Hence his moment of inertia decreases and angular velocity increase to conserve angular momentum.

Q7. A fly wheel rotating about a fixed axis has a kinetic energy of 360 joule when its angular speed is 30 radians per second. The moment of inertia of the fly wheel about the axis of rotation is
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

K=12Iω2K=360Jω=30rad/sI=2Kω2=2×36030×30=0.8Kgm2
Q8. A body of mass 2.0 kg and radius of gyration 0.5 m is rotating about an axis. If its angular speed is 2.0 rad/s, the angular momentum of the body (in kg - /s) is
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:

angular momentum


Q9.

The moment of inertia of a solid sphere about a diameter is 8000 gms  (mass of sphere = 50 gm, radius = 20 cm). The moment of inertia about a tangent will be


Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:

I = 2/5 MR2  = 8000 gm cm, using parallel axis theorem the moment of  Inertia about tangent to sphere is  =  2/5 MR2+ MR2  = 7/5 MR2.  =2.8 ×  gm cm2 


Q10. A particle moves with a constant velocity parallel to the x - axis. Its angular momentum with respect to the origin
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:

As angular momentum  is  , Now rsinθ=perpendicular distance from x axis which is constant,  so angular momentum is  remains constant.