$Assertion$ : If polar ice melts, days will be shorter.
$Reason$ : Moment of inertia decreases and thus angular velocity increases.

Two discs of moments of inertia $I_1$ and $I_2$ about their respective axes (normal to the disc and passing through the centre) and rotating with angular speeds $\omega_1$ and $\omega_2$ are brought into contact face to face with their axes of rotation coincident.
$(a)$ Does the law of conservation of angular momentum apply to the situation? Why?
$(b)$ Find the angular speed of the two-disc system.
$(c)$ Calculate the loss in kinetic energy of the system in the process.
$(d)$ Account for this loss.

$A$ uniform rod of mass $M$ is hinged at its upper end. $A$ particle of mass $m$ moving horizontally strikes the rod at its mid-point elastically. If the particle comes to rest after the collision,find the value of $M/m$.

$A$ uniform thin cylindrical disk of mass $M$ and radius $R$ is attached to two identical massless springs of spring constant $k$ which are fixed to the wall as shown in the figure. The springs are attached to the axle of the disk symmetrically on either side at a distance $d$ from its centre. The axle is massless and both the springs and the axle are in a horizontal plane. The unstretched length of each spring is $L$. The disk is initially at its equilibrium position with its centre of mass $(CM)$ at a distance $L$ from the wall. The disk rolls without slipping with velocity $\vec{V}_0 = V_0 \hat{i}$. The coefficient of friction is $\mu$.
$1.$ The net external force acting on the disk when its centre of mass is at displacement $x$ with respect to its equilibrium position is
$(A) -kx$ $(B) -2kx$ $(C) -\frac{2kx}{3}$ $(D) -\frac{4kx}{3}$
$2.$ The centre of mass of the disk undergoes simple harmonic motion with angular frequency $\omega$ equal to
$(A) \sqrt{\frac{k}{M}}$ $(B) \sqrt{\frac{2k}{M}}$ $(C) \sqrt{\frac{2k}{3M}}$ $(D) \sqrt{\frac{4k}{3M}}$
$3.$ The maximum value of $V_0$ for which the disk will roll without slipping is
$(A) \mu g \sqrt{\frac{M}{k}}$ $(B) \mu g \sqrt{\frac{M}{2k}}$ $(C) \mu g \sqrt{\frac{3M}{k}}$ $(D) \mu g \sqrt{\frac{5M}{2k}}$

$A$ block of mass $m$ is attached to a pulley disc of equal mass $m$ and radius $r$ by means of a slack string as shown. The pulley is hinged about its centre on a horizontal table and the block is projected with an initial velocity of $5\, m/s$. Its velocity when the string becomes taut will be

$A$ particle of mass $m$ moving horizontally with velocity $v_0$ strikes a smooth wedge of mass $M$,as shown in the figure. After the collision,the ball starts moving up the inclined face of the wedge and rises to a height $h$. When the particle has risen to a height $h$ on the wedge,choose the correct alternative$(s)$.