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A ball rolling off the top of a staicase of each step with height H and width W, with an initial velocity U will just hit nth step. Then n = 

  1. $\frac{2U^2H^2}{gW}$

  2. $\frac{2U^2H^2}{gW^2}$

  3. $\frac{2U^2H}{gW^2}$

  4. $\frac{2UH^2}{gW^2}$


Correct Option: C

A small charged ball of mass m and charge q is suspended from the highers point of a ring of radius R by means of an insulated code of negligible mass.The ring is made of a rigid wire of negligible cross-section and lies in a vertical plane.On the ring, there is uniformly distributed charge Q of the same as that of q .determine the length of the cord so as the equilibrium position of the ball lies on the symmetry axis ,perpendicular to the plane of the ring. 

  1. $\left( \cfrac { 2kQqR }{ mg } \right) ^{ 1/3 }$

  2. $\left( \cfrac { kQqR }{ mg } \right) ^{ 1/3 }$

  3. $\left( \cfrac { kQqR }{ 2mg } \right) ^{ 1/3 }$

  4. $\left( \cfrac { kQqR }{ mg } \right) ^{ 3 }$


Correct Option: D

If a spherical ball rolls on a table without slipping the fraction of its total energy associated with rotation is:

  1. $3/5$

  2. $2/7$

  3. $2/5$

  4. $3/7$


Correct Option: C

A coin placed on a rotating turn table just slips if it is at a distance of $40$ cm from the centre if the angular velocity of the turntable is doubled, it will just slip at a distance of 

  1. 10 cm

  2. 20 cm

  3. 40 cm

  4. 80 cm


Correct Option: C

The minimum coefficient of friction for which the sphere will have pure rolling after some time, for $\theta ={ 45 }^{ 0 }$ is

  1. $\frac { 2 }{ 7 } $

  2. $\frac { 1 }{ 7 } $

  3. $\frac { 2 }{ 5} $

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

A wheel whose radius is $r$ and moment of inertia about its-own axis is $I$, can rotate freely about its own horizontal axis. A rope is wrapped on the wheel. A boy of mass $m$ is suspended from the free end of the rope. The body is released from rest. The velocity of the body after falling a distance $h$ would be- 

  1. $\left(\dfrac{mgh}{I}\right)^{{1}/{2}}$

  2. $\left(\dfrac{2mgh}{m+I}^{{1}/{2}}\right)$

  3. $\left(\dfrac{2mgh}{m+I/r^2}\right)^{{1}/{2}}$

  4. $\left(\dfrac{m +I}{mgh}\right)^{{1}/{2}}$


Correct Option: C

A solid cylinder (SC),Hollow cylinder (HC)& solid sphere (SS)of same mass & radii are released simultaneously from the same height on an incline. The order in which they will reach the bottom is (From least time to most time order)

  1. SC,HC,SS

  2. SS,SS,HC

  3. SS,SC,HC

  4. HC,SC,SS


Correct Option: C

A solid homogeneous cylinder of height h and base radius r is kept vertically on a conveyer belt moving horizontally with an increasing velocity $v=a+{ bt }^{ 2 }$. If the cylinder is not allowed to slip then the time when the cylinder is about to topple, will be equal to

  1. $\dfrac { 2rg }{ bh } $

  2. $\dfrac { rg }{ bh } $

  3. $\dfrac { 2bg }{ rh } $

  4. $\dfrac { rg }{ 2bh } $


Correct Option: B

A solid cylinder of mass 2 kg rolls down an inclined plane from a height of 4 cm. Its rotational kinetic energy when it reaches the foot of the plane is (g = 10 ${ m/s }^{ 2 })$

  1. 20 J

  2. 40 J

  3. (80/3) J

  4. 80 J


Correct Option: C

A disc of radius R rolls on a horizontal surface with linear velocity $ \overrightarrow {v} = v \hat {i} $ and angular velocity $ \overrightarrow {\omega} = - \omega \hat k $ there is a particle P on the circumference of the disc which has velocity in vertical direction. the height of that particle from the ground will be

  1. $ R + \dfrac {v}{ \omega} $

  2. $ R - \dfrac {v}{ \omega} $

  3. $ R + \dfrac {R}{ 2} $

  4. $ R - \dfrac {R}{ 2} $


Correct Option: B