If the earth were to suddenly contract to $\frac{1}{n}^{th}$ of its present radius without any change in its mass,the duration of the new day will be nearly:

$A$ solid sphere is rotating in free space. If the radius of the sphere is increased while keeping its mass constant,which of the following quantities will remain unaffected?

$Assertion$ : There are very small sporadic changes in the speed of rotation of the earth.
$Reason$ : Shifting of large air masses in the earth's atmosphere produces a change in the moment of inertia of the earth, causing its speed of rotation to change.

Two identical beads are placed at vertex $A$ of an equilateral triangle $ABC$ made of a uniform wire. The triangle is rotated about the axis $AO$. The beads are then released from rest and move along $AB$ and $AC$ respectively (see figure). Neglecting friction,which of the following quantities will be conserved during the downward motion of the beads?

The angular momentum of a system of particles is not conserved:

$A$ thin circular ring of mass $M$ and radius $R$ is rotating with a constant angular velocity $2 \; rad \; s^{-1}$ in a horizontal plane about an axis vertical to its plane and passing through the center of the ring. If two objects,each of mass $m$,are attached gently to the opposite ends of a diameter of the ring,the ring will then rotate with an angular velocity (in $rad \; s^{-1}$) of: