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Manzil JEE (2024)

Center of Mass JEE
Revision Practice Sheet

Single Correct Type Questions (1 to 15) 3. Find the torque about the origin when a force of
1. A uniform rod of length 200 cm and mass 500 g is 3 ĵ N acts on the particle whose position vector is
balanced on a wedge placed at 40 cm mark. A mass
2 k̂ m.
of 2 kg is suspended from the rod at 20 cm and
another unknown mass m is suspended from the rod (1) 6 ĵ N-m (2) –6 iˆ N-m
at 160 cm mark as shown in the figure. Find the (3) 6 k̂ N-m (4) 6 iˆ N-m
value of m such that the rod is in equilibrium.
(g = 10 m/s2) 4. Two particles of mass 5 kg and 10 kg respectively
are attached to the two ends of a rigid rod of length
1 m with negligible mass. The centre of mass of the
system from the 5 kg particle is nearly at a distance
of
(1) 50 cm (2) 67 cm
(3) 80 cm (4) 33 cm
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(1) kg (2) kg
2 3 5. The moment of the force, F = 4iˆ + 5 ˆj − 6kˆ at
1 1
(3) kg (4) kg (2, 0, –3), about the point (2, –2, –2), is given by
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(1) −7iˆ − 8 ˆj − 4kˆ (2) −4iˆ − ˆj − 8kˆ
2. Three identical spheres, each of mass M, are placed (3) −8iˆ − 4 ˆj − 7kˆ (4) −7iˆ − 4 ˆj − 8kˆ
at the corners of a right angle triangle with the
mutually perpendicular sides equal to 2 m (see
figure). Taking the point of intersection of the two 6. A rope is wound around a hollow cylinder of mass
mutually perpendicular sides as the origin, find the 3 kg and radius 40 cm. What is the angular
position vector of centre of mass. acceleration of the cylinder, if the rope is pulled
with a force of 30 N?
(1) 25 m/s2 (2) 0.25 rad/s2
2
(3) 25 rad/s (4) 5 m/s2

7. A rod of weight w is supported by two parallel

knife edges A and B and is in equilibrium in a
horizontal position. The knives are at a distance d
from each other. The centre of mass of the rod is at
(1) 2(iˆ + ˆj ) distance x from A. The normal reaction on A is
(2) (iˆ + ˆj ) (1)
wx
(2)
wd
2 ˆ ˆ d x
(3) (i + j )
3 w(d − x) w(d − x)
(3) (4)
4 ˆ ˆ x d
(4) (i + j )
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8. An automobile moves on a road with a speed of 13. Two persons of masses 55 kg and 65 kg
54 kmh–1. The radius of its wheels is 0.45 m and the respectively, are at the opposite ends of a boat. The
moment of inertia of the wheel about its axis of length of the boat is 3 m and weighs 100 kg. The 55
rotation is 3 kg m2. If the vehicle is brought to rest kg man walks to the 65 kg man and sits with him. If
in 15 s, the magnitude of average torque transmitted the boat is in still water the centre of mass of the
by its brakes to the wheel is system shifts by
(1) 6.66 kg m2 s–2 (2) 8.58 kg m2 s–2 (1) 3 m (2) 2.3 m
(3) 10.86 kg m2 s–2 (4) 2.86 kg m2 s–2 (3) zero (4) 0.75 m

9. A force F = iˆ + 3 ˆj + 6kˆ is acting at a point 14. ABC is an equilateral triangle with O as its centre.
r = 2iˆ − 6 ˆj − 12kˆ. The value of  for which angular F1, F2 and F3 represent three forces acting along the
momentum about origin is conserved is sides AB, BC and AC, respectively. If the total
(1) –1 (2) 2 torque about O is zero, then the magnitude of F3 is
(3) zero (4) 1

10. A solid cylinder of mass 50 kg and radius 0.5 m is

free to rotate about the horizontal axis. A massless
string is wound round the cylinder with one end
attached to it and other hanging freely. Tension in
the string required to produce an angular
acceleration of 2 rev/s2 is (1) F1 + F2 (2) F1 – F2
(1) 25 N (2) 50 N F + F2
(3) 1 (4) 2(F1 + F2)
(3) 78.5 N (4) 157 N 2

11. A rod PQ of mass M and length L is hinged at end 15. The instantaneous angular position of a point on a
P. The rod is kept horizontal by a massless string rotating wheel is given by the equation
tied to a point Q as shown in figure. When string is Q(t) = 2t3 – 6t2. The torque on the wheel becomes
cut, the initial angular acceleration of the rod is zero at
(1) t = 0.5 s
(2) t = 0.25 s
(3) t = 2 s
(4) t = 1 s

One or More than One Correct Type Questions: (16 to 18)

16. A smooth cone is rotated with an angular velocity
3g g ‘ω’ as shown. A block A is placed at height h.
(1) (2)
2L L Block has no motion relative to cone. Choose the
2g 2g correct options, when ω is increased.
(3) (4)
L 3L

12. When a mass is rotating in a plane about a fixed

point, its angular momentum is directed along
(1) a line perpendicular to the plane of rotation
(2) the line making an angle of 45° to the plane of (1) Net force acting on block will increase
rotation (2) Normal reaction acting on block will increase
(3) the radius (3) h will increase
(4) the tangent to the orbit (4) Normal reaction will remain unchanged
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17. Two particles A and B initially at rest, move 20. What is the magnitude of normal component of
towards each other under mutual force of attraction. final velocity of the smaller disc?
At instant when the speed of A is V and the speed u 2u
of B is 2V, the speed of the centre of mass of the (1) (2)
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system is
(1) 3 V (2) V
3u 4u
(3) (4)
(3) 1.5 V (4) zero 5 5

18. In the adjoining figure, block A is of mass m and Match the Column Type Questions: (21 to 22)
block B is of mass 2m. The spring has force 21. In the diagram shown in figure mass of both the
constant k. All the surfaces are smooth and the balls in same. Match the following columns.
system is released from rest with spring
unstretched.

Column-I Column-II
(A) For v = v (p) e = 0
4mg (B) For v = v/2 (q) e = 1
(1) The maximum extension of the spring is
k (C) For v = 3/4v (r) e = 1/2
(2) The speed of block A when extension in spring (s) data is insufficient
2mg 2m (1) A→q; B→p; C→r
is , is 2 g
k 3k (2) A→r; B→q; C→p
(3) Net acceleration of block B when the (3) A→r; B→p; C→q
2 (4) None of these
extension in the spring is maximum, is g
3
2mg 22. In a two block system in figure match the
(4) Tension in the thread for extension of in
k following:
spring is mg

Passage Type Questions (19 to 20)

A circular disc of mass ‘2m’ and radius ‘3r’ is
resting on a flat frictionless surface. Another
circular disc of mass ‘m’ and radius ‘2r’ moving
Column-I Column-II
with a velocity ‘u’ hits the first disc as shown in the
figure. The collision is elastic. Velocity of Keep on changing
(A) (p)
center of mass all the time
Momentum of First decreases
(B) (q)
center of mass then become zero
Momentum of
(C) (r) Zero
1 kg block
Kinetic energy
(D) (s) Constant
of 2 kg block
19. What is the tangential component of final velocity
of the smaller disc? (1) A→r, s; B→q, s; C→q, r; D→p
u (2) A→r, s B→r, s; C→q; D→q
(1) u (2)
2 (3) A→p, s; B→s; C→q; D→p, s
3u 4u (4) None of these
(3) (4)
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Integer Type Questions (23 to 25) 25. A bob of mass m, suspended by a string of length l1,
23. Two identical blocks each of mass M = 9 kg are is given a minimum velocity required to complete a
placed on a rough horizontal surface of frictional full circle in the vertical plane. At the highest point,
coefficient  = 0.1. The two blocks are joined by a it collides elastically with another bob of mass m
light spring a block B is in contact with a vertical suspended by a string of length l2, which is initially
fixed wall as shown in figure. A bullet of mass m = at rest. Both the strings are mass-less and
1 kg and v0 = 10 m/s hits block A and gets inextensible. If the second bob, after collision
embedded in it. Find the maximum compression of acquires the minimum speed required to complete a
spring. (Spring constant = 240 N/m, g = 10 m/s2) l
full circle in the vertical plane, the ratio 1 is
l2

24. Consider an elliptically shaped rail PQ in the

vertical plane with OP = 3 m and OQ = 4 m. A
block of mass 1 kg is pulled along the rail from P
to Q with a force of 18 N, which is always parallel
to line PQ (see the figure given). Assuming no
frictional losses, the kinetic energy of the block
when it reaches Q is
(n × 10) Joules. The value of n is (take
acceleration due to gravity = 10 ms–2)
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ANSWER KEY

1. (4) 14. (1)

2. (3) 15. (4)
3. (2) 16. (4)
4. (2) 17. (4)
5. (4) 18. (1, 3)
6. (3) 19. (4)
7. (4) 20. (1)
8. (1) 21. (1)
9. (1) 22. (2)
10. (4) 23. (1/6)
11. (1) 24. (5)
12. (1) 25. (5)
13. (3)