A rectangular solid box of length 0.3 m is held horizontally, with one of its sides on the edge of a platform of height 5 m. When released, it slips off the table in a very short time 
, remaining essentially horizontal. The angle by which it would rotate when it hits the ground will be (in rad) close to
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C
Now, angular impulse of weight 
change in angular momentum
Substituting the given values, we get
Time of fall of box, 
So, angle turned by box in reaching ground,
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