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A person supports a book between finger and thumb as shown (the point of grip is assumed to be at the corner of the book). If the book has a weight of W then the person is producing a torque on the book of

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Important Questions on Rotational Mechanics

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A string is wrapped around the rim of a wheel of moment of inertia 0.20 kg-m2 and radius 20cm. The wheel is free to rotate about its axis and initially the wheel is rest. The string is now pulled by a force of 20 N. The angular velocity of the string after 5 seconds will be :-

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In the figure (A) half of the meter scale is made of wood while the other half of steel. The wooden part is pivoted at O. A force F is applied at the end of steel part. In figure (B) the steel part is pivoted at 'O' and the same force is applied at the wooden end:-

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In the following figure r1 and r2 are 5cm and 30cm respectively. If the moment of inertia of the wheel is 5100 kg-m2 then its angular acceleration will be :-

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A non uniform rod OA of linear mass density λ=λ0xλ0= const.) is suspended from ceiling with hinge joint O & light string as shown in figure. Find the angular acceleration of rod just after the string is cut

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If the earth is a point mass of 6×1024 kg revolving around the sun at a distance of 1.5×108 km and in time, of T=3.14×107 seconds, then the angular momentum of the earth around the sun is:
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A particle of mass m moves with a constant velocity. Which of the following statements is not correct about its angular momentum about O :

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A thin rod of mass M and length L is struck at one end by a ball of clay of mass m, moving with speed v as shown in figure. The ball sticks to the rod. After the collision, the angular momentum of the clay-rod system about A, the midpoint of the rod, is

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If the earth were to suddenly contract to 1/nth of its present radius without any change in its mass, the duration of the new day will be nearly,