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Moment Of Inertia

29 previous year questions.

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Chapter Questions
29 MCQs

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PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A vessel contains a mixture of mole of oxygen and two moles of nitrogen at . The ratio of the rotational kinetic energy per molecule to that per molecule is
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1:02
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depends on the moment of inertia of the two molecules
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PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Moment of inertia of an equilateral triangular lamina , about the axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane is as shown in the figure. A cavity is cut out from the lamina, where are the mid points of the sides. Moment of inertia of the remaining part of lamina about the same axis is :
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PYQ 2019
hard
physics ID: jee-main
Two identical spherical balls of mass and radius each are stuck on two ends of a rod of length and mass (see figure). The moment of inertia of the system about the axis passing perpendicularly through the centre of the rod is :
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PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two masses and are connected at the two ends of a massless rigid rod of length . The rod is suspended by a thin wire of torsional constant at the centre of mass of the rod-mass system(see figure). Because of torsional constant , the restoring torque is for angular displacement . If the rod is rota ted by and released, the tension in it when it passes through its mean position will be:
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05
PYQ 2020
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Three solid spheres each of mass and diameter are stuck together such that the lines connecting the centres form an equilateral triangle of side of length . The ratio of moment of inertia of the system about an axis passing the centroid and about center of any of the spheres and perpendicular to the plane of the triangle is :
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06
PYQ 2021
easy
physics ID: jee-main

Two small spheres each of mass 10 mg are suspended from a point by threads 0.5 m long. They are equally charged and repel each other to a distance of 0.20 m. The charge on each of the sphere is .
The value of 'a' will be ______. [Given g = 10 ms–2]

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PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A uniform thin bar of mass 6 kg and length 2.4 meter is bent to make an equilateral hexagon. The moment of inertia about an axis passing through the centre of mass and perpendicular to the plane of hexagon is __________ x 10\^{-1} kg m².
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PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Consider a uniform wire of mass and length . It is bent into a semicircle. Its moment of inertia about a line perpendicular to the plane of the wire passing through the centre is:
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main

Match List-I with List-II.

List - I List - II
A. Moment of inertia of solid sphere of Radius R about any tangent i.
B.Moment of inertia of hollow sphere of radius (R) about any tangentii.
C.Moment of inertia of circular ring of radius (R) about its diameteriii.
D.Moment of inertia of circular disc of radius (R) about any diameteriv.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.



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A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
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A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
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A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
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A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main

The moment of inertia of a uniform thin rod about a perpendicular axis passing through one end is I1. The same rod is bent into a ring and its moment of inertia about a diameter is I2. If
is
then the value of x will be ______.

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PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main

Moment of inertia of a disc of mass and radius about any of its diameters is . The moment of inertia of this disc about an axis normal to the disc and passing through a point on its edge will be, . The value of is _________.

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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Solid sphere is rotating about an axis If the radius of the sphere is then its radius of gyration about will be The value of is __
Solid sphere A is rotating about an axis PQ.If the radius of the sphere is 5cm then its radius of gyration about PQ will be √xcm.The value of x is
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PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main
If a solid sphere of mass and a disc of mass have the same radius Then the ratio of moment of inertia of the disc about a tangent in its plane to the moment of inertia of the sphere about its tangent will be The the value of is ___
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PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main

A uniform solid cylinder with radius and length has a moment of inertia about the axis of the cylinder. A concentric solid cylinder of radius and length is carved out of the original cylinder. If is the moment of inertia of the carved-out portion, then
(Both and are about the axis of the cylinder.)

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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main

Two discs of same mass and different radii are made of different materials such that their thicknesses are 1 cm and 0.5 cm respectively. The densities of materials are in the ratio 3:5. The moment of inertia of these discs respectively about their diameters will be in the ratio of . The value of x is ____.

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PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main
What is the center of gravity of a semi-circular disc of radius (R)?
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17
PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main
Find moment of inertia about axis shown which is equidistant from both spheres
Find moment of inertia about axis shown which is equidistant from both spheres
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main

Find moment of inertia about axis shown which is equidistant from both spheres

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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
is the moment of inertia of a circular disc about an axis (CM) passing through its center and perpendicular to the plane of disc is it's moment of inertia about an axis perpendicular to plane and parallel to axis at a distance from center Where is the radius of the dise The ratio of and is The value of is______
ICM is the moment of inertia of a circular disc about an axis (CM) passing through its center and perpendicular to the plane of disc.
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Consider the system shown. Find the moment of inertia about the diagonal shown.
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21
PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A block of mass 5 kg is placed on a rough inclined surface as shown in the figure.

If is the force required to just move the block up the inclined plane and is the force required to just prevent the block from sliding down, then the value of is: [Use ]
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A string is wrapped around the rim of a wheel of moment of inertia and radius . The wheel is free to rotate about its axis. Initially, the wheel is at rest. The string is now pulled by a force of . The angular velocity of the wheel after is , where is ______.
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Three balls of masses , , and respectively are arranged at the centre of the edges of an equilateral triangle of side .The moment of inertia of the system about an axis through the centroid and perpendicular to the plane of the triangle, will be ____
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PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: jee-main
Two identical spheres each of mass 2 kg and radius 50 cm are fixed at the ends of a light rod so that the separation between the centers is 150 cm. Then, moment of inertia of the system about an axis perpendicular to the rod and passing through its middle point is kg m3 , where the value of x is ____.
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PYQ 2025
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A rod of linear mass density and length is bent into the form of a ring of radius . The moment of inertia of the ring about any of its diameters is:
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PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main

A, B and C are disc, solid sphere and spherical shell respectively with the same radii and masses. These masses are placed as shown in the figure.

The moment of inertia of the given system about PQ is , where is the moment of inertia of the disc about its diameter. The value of is:

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PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The moment of inertia of a circular ring of mass and diameter about a tangential axis lying in the plane of the ring is:
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PYQ 2026
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A solid sphere of mass kg and radius cm is kept in contact with another solid sphere of mass kg and radius cm. The moment of inertia of this pair of spheres about the tangent passing through the point of contact is ___________ kg m .
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PYQ 2026
easy
physics ID: jee-main

A circular disc has radius and thickness . Another circular disc made of the same material has radius and thickness . If the moments of inertia of both the discs are same and The value of is __________.