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A closed cylindrical tube containing some water ( not filling the entire tube) lies in a horizontal plane, if the tube is rotated about a perpendicular bisector,the moment of inertia of water about the axis:

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increases
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decreases
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remains constant
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increases if the rotation is clockwise and decreases if it is anticlockwise
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Solution

The correct option is B increases
When the table is rotated about its perpendicular bisector, Vertex inside it experiences centrifugal force and thus shift towards the end of the tube . thus the mass goes away from the axis and the moment of inertia increases.

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