Rotational Motion

39 Questions
2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Morning Shift

The moment of inertia of a solid cylinder of mass 2.5 kg and radius 10 cm about its axis is

A.

$0.0725 \mathrm{kgm}^2$

B.

$12500 \mathrm{kgm}^2$

C.

$0.0125 \mathrm{kgm}^2$

D.

$72500 \mathrm{kgm}^2$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 27th May Morning Shift

The angular velocity of a body changes from $6 \mathrm{rad} \mathrm{s}^{-1}$ to $21 \mathrm{rad} \mathrm{s}^{-1}$ in a time of 1.5 s . If the moment of inertia of the body is $\mathrm{g} \mathrm{m}^2$, then the rate of change of angular momentum of the body is

A.

0.12 Nm

B.

0.6 Nm

C.

1 Nm

D.

0.8 Nm

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Evening Shift

A circular dise of diameter 0.8 m and mass 4 kg is rolling on a smooth horizontal plane. If 2.56 N m torque is acting on the disc, then its angular acceleration is

A.

$8 \mathrm{rad} \mathrm{s}^{-2}$

B.

$4 \mathrm{rad} \mathrm{s}^{-2}$

C.

$2 \mathrm{red} \mathrm{s}^{-2}$

D.

$16 \mathrm{rad} \mathrm{s}^{-2}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Evening Shift

A solid sphere and a solid cylinder have same mass and same radius. The ratio of the moment of inertia of the solid sphere about its diameter and the moment of inertia of the solid cylinder about its axis is

A.

$3: 5$

B.

$4: 5$

C.

$3: 1$

D.

$2: 1$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 24th May Morning Shift

If a solid sphere is rolling without slipping on a horizontal plane, then the ratio of its rotational and total kinetic energies is

A.

$2: 5$

B.

$2: 7$

C.

$4: 3$

D.

$1: 2$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 24th May Morning Shift

As shown in the figure, two thin coplanar circular discs $A$ and $B$ each of mass $M^{\prime}$ and radius ' $r$ ' are attached to form a rigid body. The moment of inertia of this system about an axis perpendicular to the plane of disc $B$ and passing through its centre is

AP EAPCET 2025 - 24th May Morning Shift Physics - Rotational Motion Question 4 English
A.

$2 M r^2$

B.

$3 M r^2$

C.

$4 M r^2$

D.

$5 M r^2$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Evening Shift

A circular disc of mass 20 kg and radius 1 m is rotating about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane with an angular velocity of $2 \mathrm{rad} \mathrm{s}^{-1}$. Then, the rotational kinetic energy of the disc is

A.

100 J

B.

50 J

C.

75 J

D.

20 J

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Morning Shift

Radius of gyration of a thin uniform rod of length ' $L$ ' about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its length is

A.

$\frac{L}{\sqrt{12}}$

B.

$\frac{L}{12}$

C.

$L \sqrt{12}$

D.

$12 L$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Morning Shift

A thin circular ring and a circular disc of equal mass are rolling without sliding. If their linear velocities are equal and the total kinetic energy of the disc is 6 J , then the total kinetic energy of the ring is

A.

6 J

B.

3 J

C.

8 J

D.

4 J

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Evening Shift

A solid sphere of mass 4 kg and radius 28 cm is on an inclined plane. If the acceleration of the sphere when it rolls down without sliding is $3.5 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$, then the acceleration of the sphere when it slides down without rolling is

A.

$2.5 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$

B.

$3.5 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$

C.

$1.7 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$

D.

$4.9 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Morning Shift

A thin uniform circular disc rolls with a constant velocity without slipping on a horizontal surface. Its total kinetic energy is

A.

three times its rotational kinetic energy

B.

three times its translational kinetic energy

C.

one and half times its rotational kinetic energy

D.

twice its translational kinetic energy

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Morning Shift

Three thin uniform rods each of mass $M$ and length $L$ are placed along the three axes of a cartesian co-ordinate system with one end of all the rods at origin. The moment of inertia of the system of the rods about $Z$-axis is

A.

$\frac{M L^2}{3}$

B.

$\frac{2 M L^2}{3}$

C.

$\frac{M L^2}{2}$

D.

$M L^2$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 21st May Morning Shift

If the radius of gyration of a thin circular ring about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane is $10 \sqrt{2} \mathrm{~cm}$, then its radius of gyration about its diameter is

A.

10 cm

B.

20 cm

C.

$10 \sqrt{2} \mathrm{~cm}$

D.

$20 \sqrt{2} \mathrm{~cm}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 21st May Morning Shift

If a wheel starting from rest is rotating with an angular acceleration of $\pi \mathrm{rad} \mathrm{s}^{-2}$, then the number of rotations made by the wheel in the first 6 seconds time is

A.

36

B.

9

C.

18

D.

12

2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 23th May Morning Shift
The moment of inertia of a solid sphere about its diameter is $20 \mathrm{~kg}-\mathrm{m}^2$. The moment of inertia of a thin spherical shell having the same mass and radius about its diameter is
A.
$16.6 \mathrm{~kg}-\mathrm{m}^2$
B.
$30.3 \mathrm{~kg}-\mathrm{m}^2$
C.
$33.3 \mathrm{~kg}-\mathrm{m}^2$
D.
$66.6 \mathrm{~kg}-\mathrm{m}^2$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 23th May Morning Shift
One ring, one solid sphere and one solid cylinder are rolling down on same inclined plane starting from rest The radius of all the three are equal. The object reaches down with maximum velocity is
A.
solid cylinder
B.
solid sphere
C.
ring
D.
solid sphere and ring
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 23th May Morning Shift
A uniform metal solid sphere is rotating with angular speed $\omega_0$ about diameter. If the temperature is raised by $50^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. The angular speed will be [given $\alpha_{\text {metal }}=20 \times 10^{-5 \circ} \mathrm{C}^{-1}$ ]
A.
$0.95 \omega_0$
B.
$0.96 \omega_0$
C.
$0.98 \omega_0$
D.
$\omega_0$ (angular velocity is same)
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Evening Shift
A ring and a disc of same mass and same diameter are rolling without slipping. Their linear velocities are same, then the ratio of their kinetic energy is
A.
0.75
B.
1.33
C.
0.5
D.
2.66
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Morning Shift

The moment of inetia of a rod about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its length is $\frac{1}{12} M L^2$, where $M$ is the mass and $L$ is the length of the rod. The rod is bent in the middle, so that the two halves make an angle of $60^{\circ}$. The moment of inertia of the bent rod about the same axis would be

A.
$\frac{1}{48} M L^2$
B.
$\frac{1}{12} M L^2$
C.
$\frac{1}{24} M L^2$
D.
$\frac{1}{8 \sqrt{3}} M L^2$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Morning Shift
A uniform rod of length $2 L$ is placed with one end in contact with the earth and is then inclined at an angle $\alpha$ to the horizontal and allowed to fall without slipping at contact point. When it becomes horizontal, its angular velocity will be
A.
$\sqrt{\frac{3 g \sin \alpha}{2 L}}$
B.
$\sqrt{\frac{2 L}{3 g \sin \alpha}}$
C.
$\sqrt{\frac{6 g \sin \alpha}{L}}$
D.
$\sqrt{\frac{L}{g \sin \alpha}}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Evening Shift
A solid cylinder rolls down on an inclined plane of height $h$ and inclination $\theta$. The speed of the cylinder at the bottom is
A.
$\sqrt{\frac{g h}{2}}$
B.
$\sqrt{\frac{3 g h}{2}}$
C.
$\sqrt{2 g h}$
D.
$\sqrt{\frac{4 g h}{3}}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Evening Shift
Three particles of each mass $m$ are kept at the three vertices of an equilateral triangle of side $l$. The moment of inertia of a system of the particles about any side of the triangle is
A.
$\frac{m l^2}{4}$
B.
$m l^2$
C.
$\frac{3}{4} m l^2$
D.
$\frac{2}{3} m l^2$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Morning Shift
The masses of a solid cylinder and hollow cylinder ate 3.2 kg and 1.6 kg respectively. Both the solid and hollow cylinders start from rest from the top of an inclined plane and roll down without slipping. If both the cylinder have equal radius and the acceleration of solid cylinder is $4 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$, the acceleration of hollow cylinder is
A.
$2 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$
B.
$9 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$
C.
$6 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$
D.
$3 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Morning Shift
A solid sphere of mass 50 kg and radius 20 cm is rotating about its diameter with an angular velocity d 420 rpm . The angular momentum of the sphere is
A.
$8.8 \mathrm{~J}-\mathrm{s}$
B.
$70.4 \mathrm{~J}-\mathrm{s}$
C.
$17.6 \mathrm{~J}-\mathrm{s}$.
D.
$35.2 \mathrm{~J}-\mathrm{s}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Evening Shift
A block $P$ is rotating in contact with the vertical wall of a rotor as shown in figures $A, B, C$. The relation between angular velocities $\omega_A, \omega_B$ and $\omega_C$, so that block does not slide down. ( $R_A < R_b < R_c $ radii)AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Evening Shift Physics - Rotational Motion Question 25 English
A.
$\omega_A<\omega_B<\omega_C$
B.
$\omega_A=\omega_B=\omega_C$
C.
$\omega_C<\omega_B<\omega_A$
D.
$\omega_C=\omega_A+\omega_B$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Morning Shift
The moment of inertia of a solid sphere of mass 20 kg and diameter 20 cm about the tangent to the sphere is
A.
$0.24 \mathrm{kgm}^2$
B.
$0.14 \mathrm{kgm}^2$
C.
$0.28 \mathrm{kgm}^2$
D.
$0.08 \mathrm{kgm}^2$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
A solid cylinder rolls down an inclined plane without slipping. If the translation kinetic energy of the cylinder is 140 J . The total kinetic energy of the cylinder is
A.
105 J
B.
70 J
C.
210 J
D.
280 J
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
The moment of inertia of a solid cylinder and a hollow cylinder of same mass and same radius about the axes of the cylinders are $I_1$ and $I_2$. The relation between $I_1$ and $I_2$ is
A.
$L_1< I_2$
B.
$t_1=l_2$
C.
$l_1>I_2$
D.
$L_1=I_2=0$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 5th July Morning Shift

A solid cylinder of radius $R$ is at rest at a height $h$ on an inclined plane. If it rolls down then its velocity on reaching the ground is

A.
$\sqrt{\frac{5 g h}{3}}$
B.
$\sqrt{\frac{2 h}{3 g}}$
C.
$\sqrt{\frac{2 g h}{3}}$
D.
$\sqrt{\frac{4 g h}{3}}$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Evening Shift

A solid sphere of radius $R$ has its outer half removed, so that its radius becomes $(R / 2)$. Then its moment of inertia about the diameter is

A.
becomes $\frac{1}{2}$ of its initial value.
B.
is unchanged.
C.
becomes $\frac{1}{16}$ of initial value.
D.
becomes $\frac{1}{32}$ of initial value.
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Morning Shift

Consider a disc of radius $R$ and mass $M$. A hole of radius $\frac{R}{3}$ is created in the disc, such that the centre of the hole is $\frac{R}{3}$ away from centre of the disc. The moment of inertia of the system along the axis perpendicular to the disc passing through the centre of the disc is

A.
$\frac{M R^2}{2}$
B.
$\frac{13}{27} M R^2$
C.
$\frac{1}{3} M R^2$
D.
$4 M R^2$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

As solid sphere of mass $M$ and radius $R$ spins about an axis passing through its centre making $600 \mathrm{~rpm}$. Its kinetic energy of rotation is

A.
$\frac{2 \pi^2}{5} M R$
B.
$\frac{2 \pi}{5} M^2 R^2$
C.
$80 \pi \mathrm{MR}$
D.
$80 \pi^2 M R^2$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

Two fly wheels $A$ and $B$ are mounted side by side with frictionless bearings on a common shaft. Their moments of inertia about the shaft are $5.0 \mathrm{~kg}-\mathrm{m}^2$ and $20.0 \mathrm{~kg}-\mathrm{m}^2$, respectively. Wheel $A$ is made to rotate at $10 \mathrm{~rev}$ per second. Wheel $B$, initially stationary, is now coupled to $A$ with the help of a clutch. The rotation speed of the wheels will become

A.
$2 \sqrt{5} \mathrm{~rps}$
B.
$0.5 \mathrm{~rps}$
C.
$2 \mathrm{~rps}$
D.
$3 \mathrm{~rps}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

A sphere and a hollow cylinder without slipping, roll down two separate inclined planes A and B, respectively. They cover same distance in a given duration. If the angle of inclination of plane A is 30$^\circ$, then the angle of inclination of plane B must be (approximately)

A.
60$^\circ$
B.
53$^\circ$
C.
45$^\circ$
D.
37$^\circ$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

Four spheres each of diameter $2 a$ and mass $m$ are placed in a way that their centers lie on the four corners of a square of side $b$. Moment of inertia of the system about an axis along one of the sides of the square is

A.
$\frac{8}{5} m a^2$
B.
$\frac{4}{5} m a^2+5 m b^2$
C.
$\frac{4}{5} m a^2+2 m b^2$
D.
$\frac{8}{5} m a^2+2 m b^2$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

If an energy of 684 J is needed to increase the speed of a flywheel from 180 rpm to 360 rpm, then find its moment of inertia.

A.
0.7 kg/m$^2$
B.
1.28 kg/m$^2$
C.
2.75 kg/m$^2$
D.
7.28 kg/m$^2$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

A sphere of mass m is attached to a spring of spring constant k and is held in unstretched position over an inclined plane as shown in the figure. After letting the sphere go, find the maximum length by which the spring extends, given the sphere only rolls.

AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift Physics - Rotational Motion Question 37 English

A.
$\frac{2 m g \sin \theta}{k}$
B.
$\frac{k}{2 m g \sin \theta}$
C.
$\frac{2 \sin \theta}{k m g}$
D.
$\frac{2 m g \cos \theta}{k}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

A girl of mass M stands on the rim of a frictionless merry-go-round of radius R and rotational inertia I, that is not moving. She throws a rock of mass m horizontally in a direction that is tangent to the outer edge of the merry-go-round. The speed of the rock, relative to the ground is v. Afterwards, the linear speed of the girl is

A.
$\frac{m v R^2}{I+M R^2}$
B.
$\frac{(m+M) v R^2}{I+M R^2}$
C.
$\frac{m v R^2}{I+(M+m) R^2}$
D.
$\frac{m v R^2}{I+(M-m) R^2}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

Which of the following type of wheels of same mass and radius will have largest moment of inertia?

A.
Ring
B.
Angular disc
C.
Solid disc
D.
Cylindrical disc