1. ABCD is a square of side V. Two masses each of 1kg are placed at the corners C and D.

Where should a mass of 2kg be placed, so that the centre of mass of the system coincides with
the centre of the square?

A. at the comer A
B. at the comer B
C. at the mid point of AB
D. at the mid point of AC

2. The separation between hydrogen (1) and chlorine (35) atoms in the hydrogen chloride
molecule (HCl) is about 0.13mm. The distance of centre of mass of HCl molecule from hydrogen
atom is

A. 0.126 mm
B. 0.11mm
C. 0.252 mm
D. 0

3. Two particles of masses 2 kg and 3 kg are projected horizontally in opposite directions from
the top of a tower of height 39.2 m with velocities 5 m/s and 10 m/s respectively. The horizontal
range of the centre of mass of two particles is

A. 8 2 m in the direction of 2 kg

B. 8 2 m in the direction of 3 kg

C. 8 m in the direction of 2 kg

D. 8 m in the direction of 3 kg

4. A: The centre of mass of an isolated system has constant velocity.

R: The proton and electron attract and move towards each other. No external force is applied,
therefore their centre of mass remains at rest

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D

5. The coordinates of centre of mass in the figure are

A. (0, 0)
B. (1, 1)
C. (1, 1.5)
D. (1, 1.25)

6. The centre of mass(COM)is a point where the total mass of the system can be assumed to be
concetrated. If no external orce acts on the system then the centre of mass moving with constant
velocity will continue to move with the same velocity even if different parts of the system begin
to move with different velocities. Let us consider a particular case in which a man of mass 80 kg
is riding on trolley of mass 40 kg which is rolling on a level surface at a speed of 2 m/s. He
jumps off the trolley in the direction opposite to the motion of the trolley with the speed of 1 m/s
relative to the ground, Answer the following questions

The speed of the trolley when the man jumps off the trolley is (in m/s)

A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 16

7. The distance between carbon and oxygen atoms in carbon monoxide molecule is 1.12 Aº. The
distance of the centre of mass of the molecule from the carbon atom is

A. 0.48Aº
B. 0.56Aº
C. 0
D. 0.64Aº

Kx 2
The centre of mass of a non uniform rod of length L whose mass per unit length λ  .
L
8. Where k is a constant and x is the distance from one end is

3L
A. 4
 L
B. 8
K
C. L
3K
D. L

9. From a sphere of radius 1m, a sphere of radius 0.5m is removed from the edge. The position
of centre of mass of the remaining portion from centre of the sphere is

13
m
A. 6
16
m
B. 13
14
m
C. 13
1
m
D. 14

10. A system consists of two identical particles. One particle is at rest and the other particle has
an acceleration ‘a’. The centre of mass of the system has an acceleration of

A. 2a
B. a
a
C. 2
a
D. 4

11. Six identical particles each of mass ‘m’ are arranged at the corners of a regular hexagon of
side length “L”. If the mass of one of the particles is doubled, the shift in the centre of mass?

A. L
B. 6L / 7
C. L/ 7
L
D. 3
12. The centre of mass of three particle s of masses 1kg, 2kg, and 3kg is at (2, 2 , 2 ) . The
position of the fourth mass of 4kg to be placed in the system so that the new centre of mass is at
(0, 0, 0) is

A. (-3, -3, -3)

B. (-3, 3, -3)
C. (2, 3, -3)
D. (2, -2, 3)

13. Two identical rods each of length “L” and mass “m” are arranged along two sides of an
equilateral triangle of side “L”. The distance of the centre of mass of the system from the comer
where the two rods meet each other is

L
A. 4

B. 3L
3L
C. 4
3L
D. 2

14. Mass of a ring is non-uniformly distributed around its geometric centre. If R is radius of the
ring, then
a. centre of mass does not coincide with geometric centre
b. Position centre of mass from the geometric centre will be x (O<x<R)
c. centre of mass will be nearer to the greater mass distribution
d. centre of mass may lie out side the periphery
A. only a & b are correct
B. only b & c are correct
C. a, b & c are correct
D. All the correct

15. A thin uniform rod of length “L” is bent at its mid point as shown in the figure. The distance
of the centre of mass from the point “O” is
 L θ
sin
A. 2 2
L θ
cos
B. 2 2
L θ
sin
C. 4 2
L θ
cos
D. 4 2

16. Four partices of masses 1 kg, 2kg, 3kg and 4 kg are placed at the four corners of a square of
side 1m. 1kg is at orgin, 2kg is on x-axis and 4 kg is on y-axis

If 3 kg mass is removed from initial system then the distance of centre of mass from 1 kg mass

1
m
A. 5
2 5
m
B. 7
5 2
m
C. 3
306
m
D. 70

17. A uniform square sheet has a side length of 2R. A circular sheet of maximum possible area is
removed from one of the quadrants of the square sheet. The centre of mass of the remaining
portion from the centre of the original sheet is at a distance of

πR
A.
2 (16  π)
π
B.
(16  π)
R
C.
π (16  π)
Rπ
D.
(16  π)

18. A block of mass m slides down an inclined wedge of same mass m shown in figure . Friction
is absent everywhere. Acceleration of centre of mass of the block and wedge is

A. Zero
g sin 2 θ

B.
(1  sin 2 θ )

g cos 2 θ

C.
(1  sin 2 θ )
g sin θ
D.
(1  cos θ )

19.
Match the following
LIST - I LIST-II
a. Position of centre of mass e. is zero
b. The algebraic sum of moments of all the masses about centre of f. in non uniform gravi rational field
mass
c. Centre of mass and centre of gravity coincide g. is independent of frame of reference
d. Centre of mass and centre of gravity do not coincide h. in uniform gravitational field
1. a → e; b → g; c → f; d → h
2. a → g; b → e; c → f; d → h
3. a → g; b → e; c → h; d → f
4. a → h; b → e; c → f; d → g

A. If both assertion and reason are true & reason is correct explanation of A
B. If both assertion and reason are true & reason is not the correct explanation of A
C. If assertion is true but reason is false
D. If assertion is false but reason is true

20. Masses 8, 2, 4, 2 kg are placed at the corners A, B, C, D respectively of a square ABCD of

diagonal 80cm. The distance of centre of mass from A is

A. 20 cm
B. 30cm
C. 40cm
D. 60cm

21. Two objects of masses 200gm and 500gm have velocities of 101 m/s and 3i + 5j m/s
respectively. The velocity of their centre of mass is
A. 5i-25j
5
i  25 j
B. 7
25
5i  j
C. 7
5
25i  j
D. 7

22. A force of 15N is acting on a particle of mass 3kg towards north and a force of 20N is acting
on another particle of mass 2kg towards east. The acceleration of the centre of mass of the two
particle system is

A. 7 m/s2
B. 5 m/s2
C. 1 m/s2
D. Zero

23. A disc of radius ‘r’ is removed from the disc of radius ‘R’ then
a. the minimum shift in centre of mass is zero
r2
b. the maximum shift in centre of mass cannot be greater th an
(R  r)
c. centre of mass must lie where mass exists
r2
d. the shift in centre of mass is
(R  r)

A. a, b are correct
B. b, c are correct
C. a, b, d are correct
D. a, b, c, d are correct

24. A smooth string passes over a fixed light pulley and masses 1kg and 2kg are tied to the two
ends of the string. The system is held at rest and then released. The centre of mass of the system

A. remains in the same position

B. moves down
C. moves up
D. first moves up and then moves down

25. A circular hole of radius ‘r ’ is made in a disk of radius ‘R’ and of uniform thickness at a
distance ‘a’ from the centre of the disk. The distance of the new centre of mass from the original
centre of mass is

aR 2
A. R2  r 2
ar 2
B. R2  r 2
a( R 2  r 2 )
C. r2
a( R 2  r 2 )
D. R2

26. Centre of mass is a

A. point
B. mass
C. vector
D. scalar

27.
Study the following

LIST - I
a. centre of mass of ring
b. centre of mass of non uniform rod
c. centre of mass of small funnel
d. centre of mass of a uniform disc
LIST - II
e. mass is present
f. coincides with centre of gravity
g. on the heavier side
h. at geometric centre

A. a → f; b → e; c → g; d → h
B. a → g; b → h; c → e; d → f
C. a → h; b → g; c → f; d → e
D. a → e; b → f; c → h; d → g
 Figure shows a square plate of uniform thickness and side length 2m. One fourth of
the plate is removed as indicated. The distance of centre of mass of the remaining portion
28. from the centre of the original square plate is

A. 1/3m
B. 1/2 m
C. 1/6 m
D. 1/8m

29. Find the centre of mass of the letter F which cut from a uniform metal sheet from point A

A. 15/7, 33/7
B. 15/7, 23/7
C. 22/7, 33/7
D. 33/7, 22/7

30. Three identical particles each of mass “m” are arranged at the corners of an equilateral
triangle of side length “L”. If two of the particles are replaced by particles of double the mass,
the shift in the centre of mass of the system is

L
A. 2 3
L
B. 5 3
L
C. 3 3
L
D. 4 3
31. The distance of centre of mass from ‘0’ is

A. 0.21m
B. 0.35m
C. 0.42m
D. 0.48 m

32. A rope thrown over a pulley has a ladder with a man of mass m on one of its ends and a
counter balancing mass M on its other end. The man climbs with a velocity Vr realtive to ladder.
Ignoring the masses of the pulley and the rope as well as the friction on the pulley axis, the
velocity of the centre of mass of this system is

m
Vr
A. M
m
Vr
B. 2M
M
Vr
C. m
2M
Vr
D. m

33. A: The centre of mass of a two particle system lies on the line joining them, being closer to
the heavier particle.
R: The centre of mass is a point where whole mass of the system is supposed to be concentrated

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D

34. The lower end of a 4 m long uniform rod AB is pulled with constant speed v = 4 m / s. The
speed of centre of mass of the rod at θ = 60º will be
 4
m/s
A. 3

B. 2 3m/ s
C. 4m/s
D. 4 3 m / s

35. Two spheres made of copper have radii ‘r’ and ‘2r’ They are arranged to touch each other.
The distance of the centre of mass of the system from the point of contact of the two spheres is

A. 3r/2
B. 5r/3
C. 8r/3
D. 2r

36. Two blocks of masses 10 kg and 30 kg are placed along a vertical line. If the first block is
raised through a height of 7 cm by what distance should the second mass be moved to raise the
centre of mass by 1 cm

A. 1 cm up
B. 1 cm down
C. 2 cm down
D. 2 cm up

37. An object located at the Origin has mass M. It explodes into three pieces having masses
M/4, M/3 and 5M/12. The pieces move on a horizontal frictionless plane (call it x-y plane). The
fragment with mass M/4 moves with velocity 5.0 ms-1 at 37º to the x-axis. The fragment of mass
M/3 moves with velocity 4.0 ms-1 in the direction making an angle 45º above to the x-axis. What
are the velocity components of the third piece ? (cos 37º = 4/5)

A. 0.13 ms-1, 4.0 ms-1

B. 4.0 ms-1, 0.13 ms-1
C. -4.0 ms-1, -0.13 ms-1
D. -4.66 ms-1, -4.06 ms-1

38. Centre of mass does not depend on

A. masses of particles
B. position of particles
C. internal forces
D. external forces
39. Choose the correct statement about the centre of mass (CM) of system of two particles.

a. The C.M. lies on the line joining the two particles midway between them
b. The C.M. lies on the line joining them at a point whose distance from each particle is inversely
proportional to the mass of that particle
c. The C.M. lies on the line joining them at a point whose distance from each particle is
proportional to the square of the mass of the particle
d. The C.M. is on the line joining them at a point whose distance from each particle is
proportional to the mass of that particle

A. a is correct
B. b is correct
C. c is correct
D. d is correct

40. The coordinates of a centre of mass of a system having masses 2kg (3, 2), 3kg (1, -4) and
4kg (-3, 5) are

1 4
 ' 
A.  3 3 
 4 1
 ' 
B.  3 3 
 1 4 
 ' 
C.  3 3 
 4 1
 ' 
D.  3 3 

41. Two masses ‘m1’ and ‘m2’ (m1>m2) are connected to the ends of a light inextensible string
which passes over the surface of a smooth fixed pulley. If the system is released from rest, the
acceleration of the centre of mass of the system will be (g = acceleration due to gravity)

g (m1  m 2 )
(m1  m2 )
A.
g (m1  m 2 ) 2
(m1  m2 ) 2
B.
g (m1  m 2 )
(m1  m2 )
C.
 g (m1  m 2 )
(m1  m2 )
D.

42. Two bodies of different masses 2kg and 4kg are moving with velocities 2m/s and 10m/s
towards each other due to mutual gravitational attraction. Then the velocity of the centre of mass
is

A. 5ms-1
B. 6ms-1
C. 8ms-1
D. Zero

43.Two particles of masses 1kg and 2kg are separated by a distance of 60cm. If the 1kg particle
moves towards the 2kg particle over a distance of 15cm, the shift in the centre of mass will be

A. 5cm
B. 10cm
C. 7.5 cm
D. 15cm

44. Two blocks of equal mass are tied with a light string, which passes over a massless pulley as
shown in figure. The magnitude of acceleration of centre of mass of both the blocks is
(neglect friction everywhere)

 3 1 
 
 4 2 g
A.  

B. ( 3 1) g
g
C. 2
 3 1 
 
 2 g
D.  
45. Two boats of masses 400kg and 500kg are connected by a long rope. A boy of mass 50kg in
the first boat pulls other boat by means of a rope with a force 950N. With what acceleration does
the centre of mass of the system of boats move?

A. 0
B. 1 m/s2
C. 2 m/s2
D. 0.5m/s2

46. A 1000kg automobile is moving along a straight highway at 10ms-1. Another car with mass
2000kg and speed 20ms-1 is 30m ahead of the first. The position of the centre of mass of the
system from the first is

A. 0
B. 10m
C. 20m
D. 30m

47. Two charged particles of masses m and 2m are placed at a distance d apart on a smooth
horizontal table. The position of centre of mass from lighter one is

A. 0
d
B. 3
2d
C. 3
D. d

48. A stationary bomb explodes into two parts of masses in the ratio 2 : 3. If the heavier part
moves with a velocity 6ms-1 towards east, then
a. the lighter part moves with velocity 9ms-1 towards west
b. the lighter part remains at rest
c. the velocity of the centre of mass of the two parts is zero after explosion.
d. the centre of mass moves along a parabolic path

A. b & c are true

B. a & d are true
C. a & c are true
D. a, c & d are true

49. A thin uniform rod of length “L” is bent at its mid point as shown in the figure. The distance
of the centre of mass from the point “O” is
 L θ
sin
A. 2 2
L θ
cos
B. 2 2
L θ
sin
C. 4 2
L θ
cos
D. 4 2

50. A bomb is initially at rest on the ground and suddenly explodes into two fragments of equal
masses. One of the fragments is found moving north with a velocity of 20 m/s. The velocity and
acceleration of the centre of mass of the bomb after the explosion are

A. 20, 0
B. 20, g
C. 0, g
D. 0, 0

51. Two particles of masses 2kg and 3kg are at a distance of 5m apart. If half of the mass of the
lighter particle is removed from it and added to the heavier mass, the shift in the centre of mass
A. 3 m
B. 4m
C. 1m
D. ‘0’

  
A rigid body consists of a 3kg mass located r1  (2 i  5 j )m and a 2kg mass located
52. m
  
at r  (4 i  2 j )m. The positionof centreof massis

 14  19  
 j  i m
A.  5 5 
 14  
19 
 i  j m
B.  5 5 
  19  14  
 i  j m
C.  5 5 
D. 0

53. In the above problem, the velocity of centre of mass of the system is

A. 0
B. 0.6 ms-1
C. 1 ms-1
D. 1.8 ms-1

54. A shell in flight explodes into n equal fragments k of the fragments reach the ground earlier
than the other fragments. The acceleration of their centre of mass subsequently will be

A. g
B. (n-k)g
(n  k ) g
C. k
(n  k ) g
D. n

55. If two particles of masses 3kg and 6kg which are at rest are separated by a distance of 15m.
The two particles are moving towards each other under a mutual force of attraction. Then the
ratio of distances travelled by the particles before collision is

A. 2 : 1
B. 1 : 2
C. 1 : 3
D. 3 : 1

56. Two particles A and B of mass 1 Kg and 2 Kg respectively are projected in the directions
shown in figure with speeds uA = 200m / s and u B = 50 m / s, Initially they were 90 m apart.
Find the maximum height attained by the centre of mass of the particles. ( g = 10m / s 2 )

A. 115.55m
B. 145.55 m
C. 4.55 m
D. 34.55 m

57. To spheres of masses 4 kg and 8 kg are moving with velocities 2 ms-1 and 3 ms-1 away from
each other along the same line. Find the velocity of centre of mass

2
ms  1 towards second sphere
A. 3
4
ms  1 towards second sphere
B. 3
8
ms  1 away from the second sphere
C. 3
2
ms  1 away from the second sphere
D. 3

58. A circular plate of diameter ‘a’ is kept in contact with a square plate of side ‘a’. The density
of the material and the thickness are the same everywhere. The centre of mass of the system will
be

A. at the point of contact of the bodies

B. inside the circular plate
C. inside the square plate
D. outside the system

  
59. Two bodiesof 6 kg and 4 kg masseshavetheir velocity5 i  2 j  10 k and
  
10 i  2 j  5 k respectively. Then thevelocityof theircentreof massis

  
A. 5 i  2 j  8k
  
B. 7 i  2 j  8k
  
C. 7 i  2 j  8k
  
D. 5 i  2 j  8k

60. A : The position of centre of mass of a body depends on Its shape and size
R : Centre of mass of a body is a point where the whole mass of the body is supposed to be
concentrated

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D