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Physics - Rotational Motion

Practise 78 NEET previous year questions on Rotational Motion, compiled from papers spanning 2002 to 2026. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty NEET tests.

Rotational Motion has been asked in 25 of the 39 years of NEET papers analysed (1988–2026), with 78 questions in all. 26% of them were easy, 53% moderate and 22% tough. Most of its questions came from 2016, with 6 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 9 questions across 13 papers, about 0.7 per paper.

The chapter's 6 topics are not weighted equally: Moment of inertia of rigid bodies (27 questions, 35%), Angular momentum and Angular impulse (17 questions, 22%), and Rotational kinematics (12 questions, 15%) have been asked the most. Moment of inertia of rigid bodies has also led over the last five years, with 8 questions. Moment of inertia of rigid bodies has produced the most tough questions (4).

  1. 1The angular speed of a flywheel is increased from rpm to rpm in s. The number of revolutions completed by the flywheel during this time is :2026 (Cancelled)Rotational kinematics
  2. 2A thin wire of length ' ' and linear mass density ' ' is bent into a circular ring (in - plane) with centre ' ' as shown in figure. The mome2026 (Cancelled)Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  3. 3A thin horizontal disc is rotating about a vertical axis passing through its fixed centre . Its angular momentum is and computed about point2026 (Re-NEET)Angular momentum and Angular impulse
  4. 4A solid sphere of radius and mass is attached at a point to a smaller solid sphere of radius $r2026 (Re-NEET)Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  5. 5The Sun rotates around its centre once in 27 days. What will be the period of revolution if the Sun were to expand to twice its present radi2025Angular momentum and Angular impulse
  6. 6A sphere of radius is cut from a larger solid sphere of radius as shown in the figure. The ratio of the moment of inertia of the smaller sph2025Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  7. 7A wheel of a bullock cart is rolling on a level road as shown in the figure below. If its linear speed is in the direction shown, which one 2024Rolling without Slipping
  8. 8The moment of inertia of a thin rod about an axis passing through its mid point and perpendicular to the rod is . The length of the 400 g ro2024Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  9. 9The radius of gyration of a solid sphere of mass 5 kg about is 5 m as shown in figure. The radius of the sphere is , then the value of is:2024 (Re-NEET)Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  10. 10The ratio of radius of gyration of a solid sphere of mass M and radius R about its own axis to the radius of gyration of the thin hollow sph2023 (All India)Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  11. 11The ratio of the radius of gyration of a thin uniform disc about an axis passing through its centre and normal to its plane to the radius of2022 (Phase 1)Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  12. 12An energy of is spent in increasing the speed of a flywheel from to . The moment of inertia of the flywheel is:2022 (Phase 2)Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  13. 13From a circular ring of mass M and radius R an arc corresponding to a 90 sector is removed. The moment of inertia of the remaining part of t2021Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  14. 14A uniform rod of length 200 cm and mass 500 g is balanced on a wedge placed at 40 cm mark. A mass of 2 kg is suspended from the rod at 20 cm2021Torque
  15. 15Find the torque about the origin when a force of 3 j ^ N acts on a particle whose position vector is 2 k ^ m .2020 (Phase 1)Torque
  16. 16The angular speed of the wheel of a vehicle is increased from, 360 rpm to 1200 rpm in 14 s . Its angular acceleration is,2020 (Phase 2)Rotational kinematics
  17. 17A disc of radius 2 m and mass 100 k g rolls on a horizontal floor. Its centre of mass has speed of 20 c m s - 1 . How much work is needed to2019 (All India)Rolling without Slipping
  18. 18A solid cylinder of mass 2 k g and radius 4 c m is rotating about its axis at the rate of 3 rpm . The torque required to stop after 2 revolu2019 (All India)Torque
  19. 19A solid cylinder of mass and radius rolls up an inclined plane of angle inclination . The centre of mass of cylinder has speed of . The dist2019 (Odisha)Rolling without Slipping
  20. 20A solid sphere is in rolling motion. In rolling motion a body possesses translational kinetic energy K t as well as rotational kinetic energ2018Rolling without Slipping
  21. 21A solid sphere is rotating freely about its symmetric axis in free space. The radius of the sphere is increased keeping its mass same. Which2018Angular momentum and Angular impulse
  22. 22Three objects, A : (a solid sphere), B : (a thin circular disk) and C : (a circular ring), each have the same mass M and radius R . They all2018Rotational kinematics
  23. 23A rope is wound around a hollow cylinder of mass 3 kg and radius 40 cm. What is the angular acceleration of the cylinder if the rope is pull2017Rotational kinematics
  24. 24Two discs of same moment of inertia ( I ) are rotating in same sense about their regular axis passing through centre and perpendicular to th2017Angular momentum and Angular impulse
  25. 25From a disc of radius R and mass M , a circular hole of diameter R , whose rim passes through the centre is cut. What is the moment of inert2016 (Phase 1)Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  26. 26A uniform circular disc of radius 50 cm at rest is free to rotate about an axis which is perpendicular to its plane and passes through its c2016 (Phase 1)Rotational kinematics
  27. 27A disk and a sphere of same radius but different masses roll off on two inclined planes of the same altitude and length. Which one of the tw2016 (Phase 1)Rolling without Slipping
  28. 28Two rotating bodies, A and B of masses, m and 2 m with moments of inertia. I A and I B I B I A have equal kinetic energy of rotation. If, L 2016 (Phase 2)Angular momentum and Angular impulse
  29. 29A solid sphere of mass, m and radius, R is rotating about its diameter. A solid cylinder of the same mass and same radius is also rotating a2016 (Phase 2)Rotational kinematics
  30. 30A light rod of length, l has two masses, m 1 and m 2 attached to its two ends. The moment of inertia of the system about an axis perpendicul2016 (Phase 2)Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  31. 31A mass m moves in a circle on a smooth horizontal plane with velocity v 0 at a radius R 0 . The mass is attached to a string which passes th2015 (Phase 1)Angular momentum and Angular impulse
  32. 32Three identical spherical shells, each of mass m and radius r are placed as shown in the figure. Consider an axis X X which is touching the 2015 (Phase 1)Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  33. 33An automobile moves on a road with a speed of 54 k m h - 1 . The radius of its wheels is 0.45 m and the moment of inertia of the wheel about2015 (Phase 2)Torque
  34. 34A force F = i ^ + 3 j ^ + 6 k ^ is acting at a point r = 2 i ^ - 6 j ^ - 12 k ^ . The value of for which angular momentum about origin is co2015 (Phase 2)Angular momentum and Angular impulse
  35. 35A solid cylinder of mass 50 k g and radius 0.5 m is free to rotate about horizontal axis. A massless string is wound round the cylinder with2014Torque
  36. 36The ratio of the acceleration for a solid sphere (mass m and radius R ) rolling down an incline of angle without slipping and slipping down 2014Rolling without Slipping
  37. 37A of mass and length is hinged at end . The rod is kepts horizontal by a massless string tied to point as shown in figure. When string is cu2013 (All India)Rotational kinematics
  38. 38A small object of uniform density rolls up a curved surface with an initial velocity . It reaches up to a maximum height of with respect to 2013 (All India)Rolling without Slipping
  39. 39The ratio of radii of gyration of a circular ring and a circular disc, of the same mass and radius about an axis passing through their centr2013 (Karnataka)Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  40. 40The discs are rotating about their axes, normal to the discs and passing through the centres of the discs. Disc has mass and radius and init2013 (Karnataka)Rotational kinematics
  41. 41A circular platform is mounted on a frictionless vertical axle. Its radius and its moment of inertia about the axle is . It is initially at 2012 (Mains)Angular momentum and Angular impulse
  42. 42The moment of inertia of a uniform circular disc is maximum about an axis perpendicular to the disc and passing through2012 (Mains)Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  43. 43When a mass is rotating in a plane about a fixed point, its angular momentum is directed along2012 (Screening)Angular momentum and Angular impulse
  44. 44is an equilateral triangle with as its centre. and represent three forces acting along the sides and respectively. If the total torque about2012 (Screening)Torque
  45. 45A small mass attached to a string rotates on frictionless table top as shown. If the tension is the string is increased by pulling the strin2011 (Mains)Angular momentum and Angular impulse
  46. 46The instantaneous angular position of a point on a rotating wheel is given by the equation The torque on the wheel becomes zero at2011 (Screening)Torque
  47. 47The moment of inertia of a thin uniform rod of mass and length about an axis passing through its mid-point and perpendicular to its length i2011 (Screening)Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  48. 48From a circular disc of radius and mass , a small disc of mass and radius is removed concentrically. The moment of inertia of the remaining 2010 (Mains)Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  49. 49The solid cylinder and a hollow cylinder, both of the same mass and same external diameter are released from the same height at the same tim2010 (Mains)Combination of translation and rotation
  50. 50A circular disk of moment of inertia is rotating in a horizontal plane, about its symmetry axis, with a constant angular speed . Another dis2010 (Screening)Combination of translation and rotation

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Rotational Motion?

This chapter includes 78 questions compiled from NEET papers spanning 2002 to 2026.

2.Are these questions only from NEET, or from other exams too?

These are NEET questions specifically for the Rotational Motion chapter. Questions from other exams like AIIMS or JIPMER are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Rotational Motion an important chapter for NEET Physics?

Rotational Motion has appeared in 25 of the 25 years of NEET papers covered here, with 78 questions across 38 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Rotational Motion questions in NEET?

Of the 78 questions analysed for this chapter, 26% are easy, 53% moderate and 22% tough. 2016 had the most, with 6 questions.

5.Which topics in Rotational Motion should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Rotational Motion:

  • Moment of inertia of rigid bodies - 27 questions (35%)
  • Angular momentum and Angular impulse - 17 questions (22%)
  • Rotational kinematics - 12 questions (15%)
  • Moment of inertia of rigid bodies has produced the most tough questions (4).
6.Is Rotational Motion's weightage in NEET going up or down?

Across all 38 papers analysed, Rotational Motion has averaged about 2.1 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.7 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.