Explore topic-wise MCQs in Engineering Physics.

This section includes 9 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering Physics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The moment of inertia of a body about a given axis is 1.2kgm2. Initially, the body at rest. In order to produce a rotational kinetic energy of 1500 joule, an angular acceleration of 25radian/sec2 must be applied about the axis for duration of ___________

A. 4s
B. 2s
C. 8s
D. 10s
Answer» C. 8s
2.

Statement 1: If polar ice melts, days will be longer.
Statement 2: Moment of inertia decreases and thus angular velocity increases.

A. Both statement 1 and 2 are true and statement2 is the correct explanation of the statement1
B. Both statement 1 and 2 are true but the statement2 is not the correct explanation of the statement1
C. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false
D. Statement 1 and 2 are false
Answer» B. Both statement 1 and 2 are true but the statement2 is not the correct explanation of the statement1
3.

Moment of inertia of an object does not depend upon ___________

A. Mass of object
B. Mass of distribution
C. Angular velocity
D. Axis of rotation
Answer» D. Axis of rotation
4.

Analogue of mass in rotational motion is ___________

A. Moment of inertia
B. Angular momentum
C. Gyration
D. Angular acceleration
Answer» B. Angular momentum
5.

If a person standing on a rotating disc stretches out his hands, the angular speed will ___________

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remains same
D. Increases and then decreases
Answer» C. Remains same
6.

Statement 1: If there is no external torque on the body about its centre of mass, then the velocity of the centre of mass remains constant.
Statement 2: The linear momentum of the isolated system remains constant.

A. Statements 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1
B. Statement one and two are true and statement2 is not the correct explanation of statement1
C. Statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false
D. Statement 2 is true, statement 1 is false
Answer» E.
7.

If the resultant of all the external forces acting on a system of particles is 0, then from an inertial frame, one can surely say that ___________

A. Linear momentum of the system does not change in time
B. Kinetic energy of the system does not change in time
C. Angular momentum of the system does not change in time
D. Potential energy of the system does not change in time
Answer» B. Kinetic energy of the system does not change in time
8.

A mass m is moving with a constant velocity along a line parallel to the x-axis, away from the origin. Its angular momentum with respect to the origin ___________

A. Is zero
B. Remains constant
C. Goes on increasing
D. Goes on decreasing
Answer» C. Goes on increasing
9.

The instantaneous speed of the point of contact during rolling is zero.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False