Mechanics - Rotational Motion

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Q. A disc of radius R and mass M is rotating about its axis with an angular velocity ω. What is the moment of inertia of the disc? (2020)
  • A. (1/2)MR²
  • B. (1/3)MR²
  • C. MR²
  • D. (1/4)MR²
Q. A disc of radius R and mass M is rotating about its axis with an angular velocity ω. What is its angular momentum? (2020)
  • A.
  • B. MωR²
  • C. 0.5MR²ω
  • D. MR²ω
Q. A disk and a ring of the same mass and radius are rolling down the same incline. Which one has a greater acceleration? (2019)
  • A. Disk
  • B. Ring
  • C. Both have the same acceleration
  • D. It depends on the mass
Q. A flywheel is rotating with an angular speed of 10 rad/s. If it is brought to rest in 5 seconds, what is the angular deceleration? (2020)
  • A. 2 rad/s²
  • B. 5 rad/s²
  • C. 10 rad/s²
  • D. 20 rad/s²
Q. A flywheel is rotating with an angular speed of 30 rad/s. If it comes to rest in 10 seconds, what is the angular deceleration? (2020)
  • A. 3 rad/s²
  • B. 6 rad/s²
  • C. 2 rad/s²
  • D. 1 rad/s²
Q. A flywheel is rotating with an angular velocity of 10 rad/s. If it is brought to rest in 5 seconds, what is the angular deceleration? (2020)
  • A. 2 rad/s²
  • B. 5 rad/s²
  • C. 10 rad/s²
  • D. 20 rad/s²
Q. A flywheel is rotating with an angular velocity of 10 rad/s. If the moment of inertia of the flywheel is 2 kg·m², what is its rotational kinetic energy? (2020)
  • A. 100 J
  • B. 50 J
  • C. 20 J
  • D. 10 J
Q. A rotating body has an angular momentum L. If its moment of inertia is doubled and angular velocity is halved, what will be the new angular momentum? (2021)
  • A. L/2
  • B. L
  • C. 2L
  • D. 4L
Q. A rotating object has a moment of inertia of 3 kg·m² and is spinning with an angular velocity of 4 rad/s. What is its kinetic energy? (2023)
  • A. 12 J
  • B. 24 J
  • C. 48 J
  • D. 6 J
Q. A rotating object has a moment of inertia of 5 kg·m² and is rotating with an angular velocity of 4 rad/s. What is its kinetic energy? (2022)
  • A. 40 J
  • B. 20 J
  • C. 10 J
  • D. 80 J
Q. A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth. What is the relationship between the gravitational force and the centripetal force acting on the satellite? (2022)
  • A. Gravitational force > Centripetal force
  • B. Gravitational force < Centripetal force
  • C. Gravitational force = Centripetal force
  • D. No relationship
Q. A solid cylinder and a hollow cylinder of the same mass and radius are released from rest at the same height. Which one reaches the ground first? (2022)
  • A. Solid cylinder
  • B. Hollow cylinder
  • C. Both reach at the same time
  • D. Depends on the height
Q. A solid cylinder and a hollow cylinder of the same mass and radius are rolling down an incline. Which one reaches the bottom first? (2023)
  • A. Solid cylinder
  • B. Hollow cylinder
  • C. Both reach at the same time
  • D. Depends on the angle of incline
Q. A solid sphere and a hollow sphere of the same mass and radius are rolling down an incline. Which one will reach the bottom first? (2021)
  • A. Solid sphere
  • B. Hollow sphere
  • C. Both will reach at the same time
  • D. It depends on the angle of incline
Q. A solid sphere of mass M and radius R rolls without slipping down an inclined plane of height h. What is the speed of the center of mass of the sphere when it reaches the bottom? (2021)
  • A. √(2gh)
  • B. √(5gh/7)
  • C. √(3gh/5)
  • D. √(gh)
Q. A torque of 15 N·m is applied to a wheel with a moment of inertia of 3 kg·m². What is the angular acceleration? (2023)
  • A. 3 rad/s²
  • B. 5 rad/s²
  • C. 10 rad/s²
  • D. 15 rad/s²
Q. A torque τ is applied to a rigid body with a moment of inertia I. If the torque is doubled, what happens to the angular acceleration? (2019)
  • A. It doubles
  • B. It halves
  • C. It remains the same
  • D. It quadruples
Q. A uniform rod of length L and mass M is pivoted at one end and allowed to fall under gravity. What is the angular acceleration of the rod just after it is released? (2019)
  • A. g/L
  • B. 2g/L
  • C. 3g/L
  • D. g/2L
Q. A uniform rod of length L and mass M is pivoted at one end and released from rest. What is the angular speed of the rod just before it hits the ground? (2019)
  • A. √(3g/L)
  • B. √(2g/L)
  • C. √(g/L)
  • D. √(4g/L)
Q. A wheel is rotating with an angular acceleration of 2 rad/s². If it starts from rest, what will be its angular velocity after 5 seconds? (2022)
  • A. 5 rad/s
  • B. 10 rad/s
  • C. 15 rad/s
  • D. 20 rad/s
Q. A wheel is rotating with an angular velocity of 10 rad/s. If it accelerates at 2 rad/s², what will be its angular velocity after 5 seconds? (2023)
  • A. 20 rad/s
  • B. 10 rad/s
  • C. 15 rad/s
  • D. 25 rad/s
Q. A wheel of radius R and mass M is rolling without slipping on a horizontal surface. If it has a linear speed v, what is its total kinetic energy? (2022)
  • A. (1/2)Mv²
  • B. (1/2)Mv² + (1/2)(Iω²)
  • C. (1/2)Mv² + (1/2)(Mv²)
  • D. (1/2)Mv² + (1/2)(Mv²/2)
Q. A wheel of radius R is rolling without slipping on a horizontal surface. If the wheel has an angular velocity ω, what is the linear velocity of the center of the wheel? (2023)
  • A.
  • B. ω/R
  • C. ω
  • D. 2Rω
Q. If a torque of 10 Nm is applied to a body with a moment of inertia of 2 kg·m², what is the angular acceleration? (2022)
  • A. 5 rad/s²
  • B. 10 rad/s²
  • C. 2 rad/s²
  • D. 20 rad/s²
Q. If the moment of inertia of a body is doubled while keeping the angular velocity constant, what happens to its angular momentum? (2019)
  • A. It doubles
  • B. It remains the same
  • C. It halves
  • D. It quadruples
Q. If the radius of a rotating object is halved while keeping the angular velocity constant, what happens to its linear velocity? (2022)
  • A. It doubles
  • B. It halves
  • C. It remains the same
  • D. It quadruples
Q. What is the angular momentum of a particle of mass 2 kg moving in a circle of radius 3 m with a speed of 4 m/s? (2021)
  • A. 24 kg·m²/s
  • B. 12 kg·m²/s
  • C. 6 kg·m²/s
  • D. 8 kg·m²/s
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