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Rotational Motion - Mechanics - Physics Previous Year Questions

Practice Rotational Motion - Mechanics - Physics previous year questions organised from real papers, with year-wise coverage and clear topic navigation.

9Papers
9Years
13Questions
1Topics

Rotational Motion question pattern

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Questions by year

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Difficulty distribution

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Not classified 13 100%

Question type distribution

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Multiple Choices 13 100%

Subject weightage

Top subjects by unique question coverage.

Physics
13 Qs

Most asked topics

Top topics across the included previous year papers.

Mechanics
13 Qs

Subtopic coverage

Top subtopics inside this exact selection.

Rotational Motion
13 Qs

Paper coverage

Question coverage for the most populated papers. Every active PYP paper remains listed below.

KCET 2026
2 Qs
KCET 2025
1 Qs
KCET 2024
2 Qs
KCET 2023
2 Qs
KCET 2022
1 Qs
KCET 2021
1 Qs
KCET 2020
2 Qs
KCET 2019
1 Qs
KCET 2018
1 Qs

Included previous year papers

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KCET 202520251View paper
KCET 202420242View paper
KCET 202320232View paper
KCET 202220221View paper
KCET 202120211View paper
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All Rotational Motion previous year questions

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1
2018 · Physics · Mechanics · Rotational Motion
KCET 2018
Moment of inertia of a body about two perpendicular axes $X$ and $Y$ in the plane of lamina are $20 \mathrm{~kg}-\mathrm{m}^2$ and $25 \mathrm{~kg}-\mathrm{m}^2$, respectively. Its moment of inertia about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the lamina and passing through the point of intersection of $X$ and $Y$-axes is
A
$5 \mathrm{~kg}-\mathrm{m}^2$
B
$45 \mathrm{~kg}-\mathrm{m}^2$
C
$12.5 \mathrm{~kg}-\mathrm{m}^2$
D
$500 \mathrm{~kg}-\mathrm{m}^2$
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2
2019 · Physics · Mechanics · Rotational Motion
KCET 2019

A particle is moving uniformly along a straight line as shown in the figure. During the motion of the particle from \(A\) to \(B\), the angular momentum of the particle about \(O\)

KCET 2019 Physics - Rotational Motion Question 7 English

A
increase
B
decrease
C
remains constant
D
first increase then decrease
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3
2020 · Physics · Mechanics · Rotational Motion
KCET 2020

A thin uniform rectangular plate of mass \(2 \mathrm{~kg}\) is placed in \(x y\)-plane as shown in figure. The moment of inertial about \(x\)-axis is \(I_x=0.2 \mathrm{~kgm}^2\) and the moment of inertia about \(Y\)-axis is \(I_y=0.3 \mathrm{~kgm}^2\). The radius of gyration of the plate about the axis passing through \(O\) and perpendicular to the plane of the plate is

KCET 2020 Physics - Rotational Motion Question 8 English

A
50 cm
B
5 cm
C
38.7 cm
D
31.6 cm
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4
2020 · Physics · Mechanics · Rotational Motion
KCET 2020

A wheel starting from rest gains an angular velocity of \(10 \mathrm{~rad} / \mathrm{s}\) after uniformly accelerated for \(5 \mathrm{~s}\). The total angle through which it has turned is

A
\(25 \mathrm{~rad}\)
B
\(100 \mathrm{~rad}\)
C
\(25 \pi \mathrm{~rad}\)
D
\(50 \pi \mathrm{~rad}\) and a vertical axis
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5
2021 · Physics · Mechanics · Rotational Motion
KCET 2021

In figure \(E\) and \(v_{\mathrm{cm}}\) represent the total energy and speed of centre of mass of an object of mass \(1 \mathrm{~kg}\) in pure rolling. The object is

KCET 2021 Physics - Rotational Motion Question 10 English

A
sphere
B
ring
C
disc
D
hollow cylinder
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6
2022 · Physics · Mechanics · Rotational Motion
KCET 2022

The angular speed of a motor wheel is increased from \(1200 \mathrm{~rpm}\) to \(3120 \mathrm{~rpm}\) in \(16 \mathrm{~s}\). The angular acceleration of the motor wheel is

A
\(4 \pi \mathrm{~rad} / \mathrm{s}^2\)
B
\(6 \pi \mathrm{~rad} / \mathrm{s}^2\)
C
\(8 \pi \mathrm{~rad} / \mathrm{s}^2\)
D
\(2 \pi \mathrm{~rad} / \mathrm{s}^2\)
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7
2023 · Physics · Mechanics · Rotational Motion
KCET 2023

The moment of inertia of a rigid body about an axis

A
does not depend on its mass.
B
does not depend on its shape.
C
depends on the position of axis of rotation.
D
does not depend on its size.
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8
2023 · Physics · Mechanics · Rotational Motion
KCET 2023

Seven identical discs are arranged in a planar pattern, so as to touch each other as shown in the figure. Each disc has mass \(m\) radius \(R\). What is the moment of inertia of system of six discs about an axis passing through the centre of central disc and normal to plane of all discs?

KCET 2023 Physics - Rotational Motion Question 12 English

A
\(27 ~m R^2\)
B
\(100 ~m R^2\)
C
\(55 \frac{m R^2}{2}\)
D
\(85 \frac{m R^2}{2}\)
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9
2024 · Physics · Mechanics · Rotational Motion
KCET 2024

A body of mass 1 kg is suspended by a weightless string which passes over a frictionless pulley of mass 2 kg as shown in the figure. The mass is released from a height of 1.6 m from the ground. With what velocity does it strike the ground?

KCET 2024 Physics - Rotational Motion Question 5 English

A
$16 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
B
$8 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
C
$4 \sqrt{2} \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
D
$4 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
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10
2024 · Physics · Mechanics · Rotational Motion
KCET 2024

A ceiling fan is rotating around a fixed axle as shown. The direction of angular velocity is along .......... .

KCET 2024 Physics - Rotational Motion Question 6 English

A
$+\hat{\mathbf{j}}$
B
$-\hat{\mathbf{j}}$
C
$+\hat{\mathbf{k}}$
D
$-\hat{\mathbf{k}}$
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11
2025 · Physics · Mechanics · Rotational Motion
KCET 2025

Two fly wheels are connected by a non-slipping belt as shown in the figure. $I_1=4 \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~m}^2, r_1=20 \mathrm{~cm}$, $\mathrm{I}_2=20 \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~m}^2$ and $\mathrm{r}_2=30 \mathrm{~cm}$. A torque of 10 Nm is applied on the smaller wheel. Then match the entries of column I with appropriate entries of column II.

I Quantities II Their numerical Values (in SI units)
(a) Angular acceleration of smaller wheel (i) \(\frac{5}{3}\)\(\frac{5}{3}\)(5)/(3)
(b) Torque on the larger wheel (ii) \(\frac{100}{3}\)\(\frac{100}{3}\)(100)/(3)
(c) Angular acceleration of larger wheel (iii) \(\frac{5}{2}\)\(\frac{5}{2}\)(5)/(2)
KCET 2025 Physics - Rotational Motion Question 3 English
A
$a-i i, b-i i i, c-i$
B
$a-i i i, b-i, c-i i$
C
$a-i i, b-i, c-i i i$
D
$a-i i i, b-i i, c-i$
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12
2026 · Physics · Mechanics · Rotational Motion
KCET 2026
The angular momentum of a moving body remains constant, if
A
net external force is applied
B
net pressure is applied
C
net external torque is applied
D
net external torque is not applied
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13
2026 · Physics · Mechanics · Rotational Motion
KCET 2026
If the earth were to suddenly contract to half of its present radius, what would be the duration of the day?
A
$6$ h
B
$18$ h
C
$24$ h
D
$30$ h
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