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Moment of inertia
- Advanced 2026PhysicsList match
List-I shows four planar structures made of uniform solid rods each of mass and length . In the List-II the possible moment of inertia of these structures about an axis , which lies in the plane of the structures, are given.
Choose the option that describes the correct match between the entries in List-I to those in List-II.
- Main 2026PhysicsInteger
Moment of inertia about an axis for a rod of mass 40 kg and length 3 m is same as that of a solid sphere of mass of 10 kg and radius about an axis parallel to axis with separation of 3 m as shown in figure below. The value of is given as . The value of is ________.
- Main 2026PhysicsSingle correct
A solid sphere of mass and radius is divided into two unequal parts. The smaller part having mass is converted into a sphere of radius and the larger part is converted into a circular disc of thickness and radius . If is moment of inertia of a sphere having radius about an axis through its centre and is the moment of inertia of a disc about its diameter, the ratio of their moment of inertia = ________.
- Main 2026PhysicsSingle correct
An object of uniform density rolls up the curved path with the initial velocity as shown in the figure. If the maximum height attained by an object is ( = acceleration due to gravity), the object is a ________.
- Main 2026PhysicsSingle correct
A solid sphere of radius 4 cm and mass 5 kg is rotating (rotation axis is passing through the centre of the sphere) with an angular velocity of 1200 rpm. It is brought to rest in 10 s by applying a constant torque. The torque applied and the number of rotations it made before it comes to rest are ________ and ________ respectively.
- Main 2026PhysicsSingle correct
A solid sphere () of mass and a spherical shell () of mass , both having same radius, are placed on a rough surface. When a force of same magnitude is applied tangentially at the highest points of and , they start rolling without slipping with an acceleration of and , respectively. The ratio of and is ________.
- Advanced 2025PhysicsNumerical
A conducting solid sphere of radius and mass carries a charge . The sphere is rotating about an axis passing through its center with a uniform angular speed . The ratio of the magnitudes of the magnetic dipole moment to the angular momentum about the same axis is given as . The value of is _____.
- Advanced 2024PhysicsInteger
A disc of mass and radius is free to rotate about its vertical axis as shown in the figure. A battery operated motor of negligible mass is fixed to this disc at a point on its circumference. Another disc of the same mass and radius is fixed to the motor's thin shaft. Initially, both the discs are at rest. The motor is switched on so that the smaller disc rotates at a uniform angular speed . If the angular speed at which the large disc rotates is , then the value of is _____.
- Advanced 2024PhysicsInteger
A thin uniform rod of length and certain mass is kept on a frictionless horizontal table with a massless string of length fixed to one end (top view is shown in the figure). The other end of the string is pivoted to a point O. If a horizontal impulse is imparted to the rod at a distance from the mid-point of the rod (see figure), then the rod and string revolve together around the point O, with the rod remaining aligned with the string. In such a case, the value of is _____.
- Advanced 2023PhysicsInteger
Two point-like objects of masses 20 gm and 30 gm are fixed at the two ends of a rigid massless rod of length 10 cm. This system is suspended vertically from a rigid ceiling using a thin wire attached to its center of mass, as shown in the figure. The resulting torsional pendulum undergoes small oscillations. The torsional constant of the wire is . The angular frequency of the oscillations in . The value of is _____.
- Advanced 2023PhysicsMultiple correct
An annular disk of mass , inner radius and outer radius is placed on a horizontal surface with coefficient of friction , as shown in the figure. At some time, an impulse is applied at a height above the center of the disk. If then the disk rolls without slipping along the -axis. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
- Advanced 2023PhysicsInteger
A thin circular coin of mass 5 gm and radius cm is initially in a horizontal -plane. The coin is tossed vertically up ( direction) by applying an impulse of N-s at a distance cm from its center. The coin spins about its diameter and moves along the direction. By the time the coin reaches back to its initial position, it completes rotations. The value of is _____.
[Given: The acceleration due to gravity ]
- Main 2022PhysicsInteger
Moment of Inertia (M.I.) of four bodies having same mass '' and radius '' are as follows :
M.I. of solid sphere about its diameter
M.I. of solid cylinder about its axis
M.I. of solid circular disc about its diameter
M.I. of thin circular ring about its diameter
If then the value of will be ______.
- Main 2022PhysicsSingle correct
A thin circular ring of mass M and radius R is rotating with a constant angular velocity 2 rad s in a horizontal plane about an axis vertical to its plane and passing through the center of the ring. If two objects each of mass m be attached gently to the opposite ends of a diameter of ring, the ring will then rotate with an angular velocity (in rad s).
- Main 2022PhysicsList match
Match List-I with List-II
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- Main 2022PhysicsInteger
The moment of inertia of a uniform thin rod about a perpendicular axis passing through one end is . The same rod is bent into a ring and its moment of inertia about a diameter is . If is , then the value of will be ______.
- Main 2022PhysicsInteger
Four particles with a mass of 1 kg, 2 kg, 3 kg and 4 kg are situated at the corners of a square with side 1 m (as shown in the figure). The moment of inertia of the system, about an axis passing through the point O and perpendicular to the plane of the square, is ______ kg m.
- Main 2022PhysicsInteger
The radius of gyration of a cylindrical rod about an axis of rotation perpendicular to its length and passing through the center will be ______ m.
Given, the length of the rod is m.
- Main 2022PhysicsInteger
Four identical discs each of mass 'M' and diameter 'a' are arranged in a small plane as shown in figure. If the moment of inertia of the system about OO' is . Then, the value of will be ______.
- Main 2022PhysicsInteger
A fly wheel of mass 10 kg and radius 50 cm is rotating at a rate of 360 rpm. Assuming mass to be concentrated at the rim, the constant retarding torque required to stop the rotation of wheel in 6 rotations will be N m. The value of is _______