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A 50 kg boy climbs up a 8 m rope in gymnasium in 10 sec. The average power developed by the boy is approximately

A. 400 watts

B. 500 watts

C. 4000 watts

D. None of these

Correct Answer :

A. 400 watts


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Two balls of masses 3 kg and 6 kg are moving with velocities of 4 m/sec and 1 m/sec respectively, towards each other along the line of their centers. After impact the 3 kg ball comes to rest. This can happen only if the coefficient of restitution between the balls is

A. 2/3

B. 1/5

C. 3/5

D. 1/3

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A stone is thrown up a slope of inclination 60° to the horizontal. At what angle to the slope must the stone be thrown so as to land as far as possible from the point of projection?

A. 15°

B. 30°

C. 45°

D. 75°

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The maximum pull in a cable, carrying a uniformly distributed load and supported at two ends which are at the same level, is at

A. Supports

B. Quarter span

C. Mid span

D. None of the above

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A 50 kg boy climbs up a 8 m rope in gymnasium in 10 sec. The average power developed by the boy is approximately

A. 400 watts

B. 500 watts

C. 4000 watts

D. None of these

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If a body is acted upon by a number of coplanar non-concurrent forces, it may

A. Rotate about itself without moving

B. Move in any one direction

C. Move in any one direction rotating about itself

D. All the above

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If a particle moves with a uniform angular velocity ω radians/sec along the circumference of a circle of radius r, the equation for the velocity of the particle, is

A. v = ω √(y² - r²)

B. y = ω √(y - r)

C. v = ω √(r² + y²)

D. v = ω √(r² - y²)

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To avoid bending action at the base of a pier,

A. Suspension and anchor cables are kept at the same level

B. Suspension and anchor cables are fixed to pier top

C. Suspension cable and anchor cables are attached to a saddle mounted on rollers on top of the pier

D. None the these

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A ball is dropped from a height of 2.25 m on a smooth floor and rises to a height of 1.00 m after the bounce. The coefficient of restitution between the ball and the floor is

A. 0.33

B. 0.44

C. 0.57

D. 0.67

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The velocity of a moving body, is

A. A vector quantity

B. A scalar quantity

C. A scalar as well as a vector quantity

D. None of these

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Coefficient of friction depends on

A. Nature of surfaces only

B. Area of contact only

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of the above

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The intrinsic equation of catenary is

A. S = c tan ψ

B. y = c cosh x/c

C. y = c cosh ψ

D. y = c sinh ψ

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From the circular plate of a diameter 6 cm is cut out a circular plate whose diameter is equal to radius of the plate. The C.G. of the remainder shifts from the original position through

A. 0.25 cm

B. 0.50 cm

C. 0.75 cm

D. 1.00 cm

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The centre of gravity of a quadrant of a circle lies along its central radius at a distance of

A. 0.2 R

B. 0.4 R

C. 0.3 R

D. 0.6 R

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. If two equal and perfectly elastic smooth spheres impinge directly, they interchange their velocities

B. If a sphere impinges directly on an equal sphere which is at rest, then a fraction ½(1 - e2) the original kinetic energy is lost by the impact

C. If two equal spheres which are perfectly elastic impinge at right angles, their direction after impact will still be at right angles

D. All the above

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The C.G. of a thin hollow cone of height h, above its base lies on the axis, at a height of

A. h/3

B. h/4

C. 2h/3

D. 3h/4

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The angle of projection at which the horizontal range and maximum height of a projectile are equal to

A. 36°

B. 45°

C. 56°

D. 76°

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The motion of a bicycle wheel is

A. Translatory

B. Rotary

C. Rotary and translatory

D. Curvilinear

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The unit of force in C.G.S. system of units, is called

A. Dyne

B. Newton

C. Kg

D. All the above

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A simple pendulum of length l has an energy E, when its amplitude is A. If the length of pendulum is doubled, the energy will be

A. E

B. E/2

C. 2E

D. 4E

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If three rigid rods are hinged together to form a triangle and are given rotary as well as translatory motion, the number of instantaneous centres of the triangle, will be

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

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In the structure shown in below figure, the member which carries zero force, is

A. AB

B. BC

C. BE

D. All the above

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If the resultant of two forces P and Q acting at an angle θ makes an angle α with P, then tan α equals

A. P sin θ/P - Q cos θ

B. Q sin θ/P + Q cos θ

C. P sin θ/P + Q tan θ

D. Q sin θ/P + Q sin θ

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On a mass m describing a circular path of radius r, the centrifugal force

A. Acts tangentially to the circular path

B. Acts towards the centre of rotation

C. Acts away from the centre of rotation

D. Is mw2r/g kgf

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A uniform pyramid and a uniform prism of same height lie with their base on the surface. Which is more stable?

A. Pyramid

B. Prism

C. Both equally stable

D. None of the above

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For a simple pendulum, the period of one oscillation is

A. 2π √(l/2g)

B. 2π √(2g/l)

C. 2π √(l/g)

D. 2π √(g/2l)

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Power developed by a torque, is

A. 2πNT kg m/min

B. 2πNT/4500 h.p

C. 2πNT /60 watts

D. All the above

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The resultant of two forces acting at right angles is √34 kg and acting at 60° is 70 kg. The forces are

A. 1 kg and 4 kg

B. 2 kg and 3 kg

C. √3 kg and √5 kg

D. 3 kg and 5 kg

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The mechanical advantage of an ideal machine is 100. For moving the local through 2 m, the effort moves through

A. 0.02 m

B. 2 m

C. 2.5 m

D. 20 m

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The numbers of funicular polygons which can be drawn to pass through two specified points in the space diagram are

A. Zero

B. 1

C. 2

D. Infinity

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The centre of gravity of a trapezoidal dam section whose top width is a, bottom width is band the vertical side is a, from its vertical face is

A. (a² + ab + b²)/3 (a + b)

B. (b² + bc + c²)/3 (b + c)

C. (a² + ab + c²)/3 (a + c)

D. None of these