Rotational Motion

11 Questions Start BITSAT Test
2025 Q1 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

A man with a mass of 80 kg is standing on the rim to a circular platform with a mass of 200 kg . The circular platform is rotating at 12 revolutions per minute (rpm) about its axis. The man moves from the rim towards the centre of the platform. The new angular velocity of the system will be (Assuming that the man's moment of inertia at the centre of the plateform is negligible)

A.

10 rpm

B.

12 rpm

C.

21.6 rpm

D.

zero

2024 Q2 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026
The moment of inertia of a cube of mass $ m $ and side $ a $ about one of its edges is equal to
A.
$ \frac{2}{3} m a^{2} $
B.
$ \frac{4}{3} m a^{2} $
C.
$ 3 m a^{2} $
D.
$ \frac{8}{3} m a^{2} $
2024 Q3 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026
A rigid body rotates about a fixed axis with variable angular velocity equal to $ \alpha-\beta t $, at the time $ t $, where $ \alpha, \beta $ are constants. The angle through which it rotates before it stops is
A.
$ \frac{\alpha^{2}}{2 \beta} $
B.
$ \frac{\alpha^{2}-\beta^{2}}{2 \alpha} $
C.
$ \frac{\alpha^{2}-\beta^{2}}{2 \beta} $
D.
$ \frac{(\alpha-\beta) \alpha}{2} $
2023 Q4 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

Two rings of radius $R$ and $n R$ made of same material have the ratio of moment of inertia about an axis passing through centre is $1: 64$. The value of $n$ is

A.
2
B.
2$\sqrt2$
C.
4
D.
1/2
2023 Q5 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

A thin but rigid semicircular wire frame of radius $r$ is hinged at $O$ and can rotate in its own vertical plane. A smooth peg $P$ starts from $O$ and moves horizontally with constant speed $2 v_0$ lifting the frame upward as shown in figure. Find the angular velocity $\omega$ of the frame when its diameter makes an angle of $60^{\circ}$ with vertical.

BITSAT 2023 Physics - Rotational Motion Question 4 English

A.
$v_0 / r$
B.
$v_0 / 2 r$
C.
$2 v_0 / r$
D.
$v_0 r$
2022 Q6 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

Four holes of radius 5 cm are cut from a thin square plate of 20 cm and mass 1 kg. The moment of inertia of the remaining portion about Z-axis is

BITSAT 2022 Physics - Rotational Motion Question 7 English

A.
15 kg-m2
B.
0.37 kg-m2
C.
0.0017 kg-m2
D.
0.08 kg-m2
2022 Q7 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

A solid sphere of 80 kg and radius 15 m moving in a space becomes a circular disc of radius 20 m in 1 h. The rate of change of moment of Inertia in this process is .......

A.
$\frac{30}{9}$ kg-m2s$-$1
B.
$\frac{25}{9}$ kg-m2s$-$1
C.
$\frac{10}{9}$ kg-m2s$-$1
D.
$\frac{22}{9}$ kg-m2s$-$1
2021 Q8 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

The angular momentum of a body placed at origin of mass 1 kg and having position vector $r = 3t\widehat i + 4\widehat j$ is

A.
time dependent
B.
$3\widehat k$ J-s
C.
$ - 12\widehat k$ J-s
D.
0
2021 Q9 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

Three particles each of mass m are kept at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side b. Moment of inertia of the system about an axis passing through the centroid and perpendicular to its plane is

A.
3 mb2
B.
mb2
C.
${{m{b^2}} \over 3}$
D.
${2 \over 3}$ mb2
2021 Q10 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

A T-shaped object with dimensions shown in figure, is lying on a smooth floor. A force F is applied at the point P parallel to AB, such that the object has only the translational motion without rotation. Find the location of P with respect to C.

BITSAT 2021 Physics - Rotational Motion Question 9 English

A.
${2 \over 3}I$
B.
${3 \over 4}I$
C.
${3 \over 2}I$
D.
${4 \over 3}I$
2020 Q11 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

The wheel of a car, accelerated uniformly from rest, rotates through 5 radians during the first second. The angle (in radians) rotated during the next second is

A.
15
B.
7.5
C.
12.5
D.
20