The centre of the mass of \(3\) particles, \(10~\text{kg},\) \(20~\text{kg},\) and \(30~\text{kg},\) is at \((0,0,0).\) Where should a particle with a mass of \(40~\text{kg}\) be placed so that its combined centre of mass is \((3,3,3)?\)
1. \((0,0,0)\)
2. \((7.5, 7.5, 7.5)\)
3. \((1,2,3)\)
4. \((4,4,4)\)
The position of a particle is given by \(\vec r = \hat i+2\hat j-\hat k\) and momentum \(\vec P = (3 \hat i + 4\hat j - 2\hat k)\). The angular momentum is perpendicular to:
| 1. | X-axis |
| 2. | Y-axis |
| 3. | Z-axis |
| 4. | Line at equal angles to all the three axes |
A rigid body rotates about a fixed axis with a 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:
| 1. | \(\frac{\alpha^{2}}{2 \beta}\) | 2. | \(\frac{\alpha^{2} -\beta^{2}}{2 \alpha}\) |
| 3. | \(\frac{\alpha^{2} - \beta^{2}}{2 \beta}\) | 4. | \(\frac{\left(\alpha-\beta\right) \alpha}{2}\) |
Four particles of mass \(m_1 = 2m\), \(m_2=4m\), \(m_3 =m \), and \(m_4\) are placed at the four corners of a square. What should be the value of \(m_4\) so that the centre of mass of all the four particles is exactly at the centre of the square?

1. \(2m\)
2. \(8m\)
3. \(6m\)
4. None of these
Which of the following will not be affected if the radius of the sphere is increased while keeping mass constant?
| 1. | Moment of inertia | 2. | Angular momentum |
| 3. | Angular velocity | 4. | Rotational kinetic energy |
| 1. | \(\dfrac{7}{3}~\text{m}\) | 2. | \(\dfrac{10}{7}~\text{m}\) |
| 3. | \(\dfrac{12}{7}~\text{m}\) | 4. | \(\dfrac{9}{7}~\text{m}\) |
If the radius of the earth is suddenly contracted to half of its present value, then the duration of the day will be of:
| 1. | 6 hours | 2. | 12 hours |
| 3. | 18 hours | 4. | 24 hours |
A wheel with a radius of \(20\) cm has forces applied to it as shown in the figure. The torque produced by the forces of \(4\) N at \(A\), \(8~\)N at \(B\), \(6\) N at \(C\), and \(9~\)N at \(D\), at the angles indicated, is:
1. \(5.4\) N-m anticlockwise
2. \(1.80\) N-m clockwise
3. \(2.0\) N-m clockwise
4. \(3.6\) N-m clockwise
A particle of mass \(m\) moves in the\(XY\) plane with a velocity of \(v\) along the straight line \(AB.\) If the angular momentum of the particle about the origin \(O\) is \(L_A\) when it is at \(A\) and \(L_B\) when it is at \(B,\) then:

| 1. | \(L_A>L_B\) |
| 2. | \(L_A=L_B\) |
| 3. | The relationship between \(L_A\) and \(L_B\) depends upon the slope of the line \(AB.\) |
| 4. | \(L_A<L_B\) |
A thin uniform circular disc of mass \(M\) and radius \(R\) is rotating in a horizontal plane about an axis passing through its center and perpendicular to its plane with an angular velocity . Another disc of the same dimensions but of mass \(\frac{1}{4}M\) is placed gently on the first disc co-axially. The angular velocity of the system will be:
| 1. | 2. | ||
| 3. | 4. |