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The whole system does not continue to rotate about P because the moment is balanced. Thus option B is wrong. And the center of mass of the system lies at pivot point P. Thus option C and D are wrong. As the force applied at the two points of suspension is different $\tau$ is different.

$\begin{array}{l} You\, \, have\, \, to\, \, use\, \, the\, \, equation, \ \; { { { \omega  } }^{ { 2 } } }\; ={ { { \omega  } } _{ { 0 } } }^{ { 2 } }\; +{ { 2\alpha \theta  } }\; \, \, for\, \, finding\, \, the\, \, angular\, \, acceleration\; \, \alpha \, \, and \ hence\, \, the\, \, number\, \, of\, \, further\, \, rotations. \ Note\, \, that\, \, this\, \, equation\, \, is\, \, the\, \, rotational\, \, analogue\, \, of\, \, the\, equation \ { v^{ 2 } }\; ={ v _{ 0 } }^{ 2 }+2as{ {  } }(or,\; { v^{ 2 } }\; ={ u^{ 2 } }\; +2as)\, \, in\, \, linear\, \, motion. \ Since\, \, the\, \, angular\, \, velocity\, \, has\, \, reduce\, \, to\, \, half\, \, of\, \, the\, \, initial\, \, value\, \, { \omega _{ 0 } }\, \, after\, \, 36\, \, rotations,\, \, we\, \, have \ { \left( { { \omega _{ 0\;  } }/2 } \right) _{ \;  } }^{ 2 }={ \omega _{ 0 } }^{ 2 }+2\alpha \times 36\, \, from\, \, which\, \; \alpha =--\; { \omega _{ 0 } }^{ 2 }/96 \ \left[ { We\, \, have\, \, expressed\, \, the\, \, angular\, \, displacement\, \, \theta \, \, in\, \, rotations\, \, itself\, \, for\, \, convenience } \right]  \ If\, \, the\, \, additional\, \, number\, \, of\, \, rotations\, \, is\, \, x,\, \, we\, \, have \ 0={ \left( { { \omega _{ 0\;  } }/2 } \right) _{ \;  } }^{ 2 }\; +\; 2\alpha x\; =\; { \left( { { \omega _{ 0\;  } }/2 } \right) _{ \;  } }^{ 2 }\; +\; 2\times (--\; { \omega _{ 0 } }^{ 2 }/96)x \ This\, \, gives, \ x\; =12 \end{array}$

$K.E=\cfrac{1}{2}mv^2\rightarrow(1)\v=r\omega$