{"id":2574,"date":"2026-03-14T22:01:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T16:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/physicscatalyst.com\/article\/?p=2574"},"modified":"2026-03-14T22:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T16:32:01","slug":"top-conceptual-questions-for-rotational-mechanics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/physicscatalyst.com\/article\/top-conceptual-questions-for-rotational-mechanics\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Conceptual Questions for Rotational Mechanics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rotational Mechanics Conceptual Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here find good conceptual questions on Rotational Mechanics. Rotational mechanics questions can be bit tricky so you need to attempt them carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (1) <\/strong>If the total external force acting on a rigid body is zero, then<br>(a) only linear momentum remains constant<br>(b) only angular momentum remains constant<br>(c) both linear momentum and angular momentum remains constant<br>(d) neither linear momentum nor angular momentum remain constant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (2)<\/strong> A ball of mass M is tied to a string of length L is whirled round in a horizontal plane in a circle of radius R. The speed of the stone is increased beyond the maximum permissible value and the string breaks suddenly; then<br>(a) the stone will jerk radially outwards<br>(b) the stone will jerk radially inwards<br>(c) the stone will fly off tangentially from the instant the string breaks<br>(d) None of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (3)<\/strong>  Which of the following statements is false<br>(a) During rolling the force of friction acts in the same direction as the direction of motion of the center of mass of the body<br>(b) The instantaneous speed of the point of contact during rolling is zero<br>(c) The instantaneous acceleration of the point of contact during rolling is zero<br>(d) For perfect rolling, work done against friction is zero<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (4)<\/strong>  For a particle rotating about a fixed axis with non-uniform angular velocity, there<br>(a) is only radial acceleration<br>(b) is only tangential acceleration<br>(c) is neither radial nor tangential acceleration<br>(d) are both radial acceleration and tangential acceleration<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (5)<\/strong>  The moment of inertia plays the same role in rotational motion as is played in linear motion by<br>(a) velocity<br>(b) momentum<br>(c) energy<br>(d) mass<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (6)<\/strong>  The trajectory of a \u2018fixed\u2019 point on the rim of a wheel of a vehicle as the vehicle moves with a constant speed is being observed by an observer fixed on ground. The trajectory, as noted by him will be<br>(a) a circle coinciding with circumference of the wheel repeating itself<br>(b) a parabola with vertex at the highest point on the wheel<br>(c) a straight line parallel to road<br>(d) a cycloid, repeating itself with every rotation of the wheel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (7)<\/strong> A jet engine works on the principle of conservation of<br>(a) mass<br>(b) energy<br>(c) linear momentum<br>(d) Angular momentum<br>(e) None of the above<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (8)<\/strong> . A rectangular container half full of\u00a0oil \u00a0is being carried by a train on a horizontal track. If the train accelerates, the surface of the\u00a0oil in the container with respect to horizontal surface will<br>(a) be raised upward from the front<br>(b) be raised in the middle<br>(c) be raised upward from the back<br>(d) remain unchanged<br>(e) Not sufficient information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Question (9)<\/strong> The center of mass of a system of two particles is<br>(a) on the line joining then and midway between them<br>(b) on the line joining them at a point whose distance from each particle is proportional to the square of the mass of the particle<br>(c) on the line joining them and at a point whose distance from each particle is proportional inversely to the mass of that particle<br>(d) on the line joining them and at a point whose distance from each particle is proportional to the mass of that particle<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (10)<\/strong> Of the two spheres of same size, mass and appearance one is hollow and other is solid. If the two are rolled down an inclined plane simultaneously, then<br>(a) hollow sphere will reach the bottom first<br>(b) solid sphere will reach the bottom first<br>(c) both will reach bottom together<br>(d) either can reach first depending upon the surface of the plane<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (11)<\/strong>  A shell fired from a gun at an angle to the horizontal explodes in mid air. The center of mass of the shell fragments will have<br>(a) vertically down<br>(b) horizontally<br>(c) along the same parabolic path of the unexploded shell<br>(d) along the tangent to the parabolic path of unexploded shell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (12)<\/strong>  If a particle moves in the x &#8211; y plane, its angular momentum<br>vector is in the<br>(a) x -direction<br>(b) z- direction<br>(c) y -direction<br>(d) x-y direction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (13)<\/strong>  At a given moment, the total angular momentum of a system of two particles about a certain point is zero. Accordingly we know that the particles<br>(a) must both be at rest.<br>(b) must be moving on the same circle in opposite directions.<br>(c) must be moving on straight perpendicular paths.<br>(d) must have the same magnitude linear momentum.<br>(e) None of the above statements are correct<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (14)<\/strong>  A particle of mass m and speed v has zero angular momentum with respect to a point\u00a0Z in space. We know that the particle<br>(a) will never pass through Z<br>(b) is moving along a line that is perpendicular to the plane containing it and Z<br>(c) is moving along a line that passes through Z<br>(d) must have already passed through point Z<br>(e) Not sufficient information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (15)<\/strong> Two initially stationary skaters, of unequal mass( M ,m and M > m)\u00a0face each other on a frictionless horizontal ice surface. If they push apart, which one of the following statements is true?<br>(a) The skater (M) experiences twice the magnitude force experienced by the skater(m).<br>(b) The skater(m) \u00a0experiences twice the magnitude impulse experienced by the skater(M)<br>(c) After separation, both skaters have the same speed.<br>(d) After separation, both skaters have the same kinetic energy.<br>(e) After separation, both skaters have momentum of equal magnitude but in opposite directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (16)<\/strong>. If the resultant of all the external forces acting on a system of particles is zero, then from an inertial frame , one can surely say that<br>(a) Linear momentum of the system does not change in time<br>(b)  KE of the system does not change in time<br>(c) Angular momentum of the system does not change with time<br>(d)Angular Momentum of the system does not change in time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (17)<\/strong>. Angular momentum of  a single particle moving along with constant speed along circular path<br>(a)changes in magnitude but remains same in the direction<br>(b) Remain same in magnitude and direction<br>(c) remain same in magnitude but changes in direction<br>(d) is zero<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (18)<\/strong>. A particle  is confined to rotate in a circular path decreasing linear speed, then which of the following is correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(a) Angular Momentum is conserved<br>(b) Its spiral towards the center<br>(c) Its acceleration is towards the center<br>(d)Only direction of the angular momentum is conserved<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (19).<\/strong> A particle undergoes uniform circular motion. About which point on the plane of the circle, will the angular momentum of the particle remain conserved?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(a) Center of the circle<br>(b) on the circumference of the circle<br>(c) inside the circle<br>(d) Outside the circle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question (20).<\/strong> A cylinder rolls up an inclined plane ,reaches some height and then rolls down (without slipping throughout these motions). The directions of frictional force acting on the cylinder<br>(a) Up the incline while ascending and down the incline descending<br>(b) Up the incline while ascending and  descending<br>(c)down the incline while ascending and  descending<br>(d)down the incline while ascending and up the incline descending<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. a<br>2. c<br>3.a<br>4.d<br>5.d<br>6.d<br>7. c<br>8.c<br>9.<br>11. c<br>12. b<br>13. e<br>(A), (B), (C) and (D) are all possible conditions of the particles, but none must be true.<br>Therefore answer is E.<br>14. c<br>15. d<br>16. a<br>17.b<br>18. d<br>19.a<br>20. b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1) If the total external force acting on a rigid body is zero, then<br \/>\n(a) only linear momentum remains constant<br \/>\n(b) only angular momentum remains constant<br \/>\n(c) both linear momentum and angular momentum remains constant<br \/>\n(d) neither linear momentum nor angular momentum remain constant<\/p>\n<p>2) A ball of mass M is tied to a string of length L is whirled round in a horizontal plane in a circle of radius R. The speed of the stone is increased beyond the maximum permissible value and the string breaks suddenly; then<br \/>\n(a) the stone will jerk radially outwards<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rotational Mechanics good conceptual questions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here find good conceptual questions on Rotational Mechanics. 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