A bullet weighing 200 g is fired horizontally with a velocity of 25 m/sec from a gun carried on a carriage which together with the gun weighs 100 kg. The velocity of recoil of the gun, will be
0.01 m/sec
0.05 m/sec
1.00 m/sec
1.5 m/see
Correct Answer :
B. 0.05 m/sec
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The angular speed of a car taking a circular turn of radius 100 m at 36 km/hr will be
0.1 rad/sec
1 rad/sec
10 rad/sec
100 rad/sec
A body of weight w placed on an inclined plane is acted upon by a force P parallel to the plane which causes the body just to move up the plane. If the angle of inclination of the plane is θ and angle of friction is φ, the minimum value of P, is
w sin (φ - θ)/cos φ
w sin (θ - φ)/cos φ
w cos (θ + φ)/cos φ
w sinθ cos(θ - φ)/sin φ
If the resultant of two forces has the same magnitude as either of the force, then the angle between the two forces is
30°
45°
60°
120°
When a body in equilibrium undergoes an infinitely small displacement, work imagined to be done, is known as
Imaginary work
Negative work
Virtual work
None of these
The ratio of the speed of a rolling cylinder to the speed of sliding cylinder is
Less than 1
Equal to 1
Between 1 and 2
Greater than 2
A particle moving with a simple harmonic motion, attains its maximum velocity when it passes
The extreme point of the oscillation
Through the mean position
Through a point at half amplitude
None of these
A number of forces acting simultaneously on a particle of a body
May not be replaced by a single force
May be replaced by a single force
May be replaced by a single force through C.G. of the body
May be replaced by a couple
Energy may be defined as
Power of doing work
Capacity of doing work
Rate of doing work
All the above
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
The C.G. of a circle is at its centre
The C.G. of a triangle is at the intersection of its medians
The C.G. of a rectangle is at the intersection of its diagonals
The C.G. of a semicircle is at a distance of r/2 from the centre
Minimum potential energy of a system will be in the position of
Stable equilibrium
Unstable equilibrium
Neutral equilibrium
All of the above
For a self-locking machine, the efficiency should be
Less than 60%
50 %
More than 50%
None of these
A load of 500 kg was lifted through a distance of 13 cm. by an effort of 25 kg which moved through a distance of 650 cm. The mechanical advantage of the lifting machine is
15
18
20
26
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Nature plays an important role in the launch of a satellite
The earth's gravity reduces the speed of a satellite by 32 km per second
The gravitational force relents as the satellite climbs higher
All the above
A body of weight 14 g appears to weight 13 g when weighed by a spring balance in a moving lift. The acceleration of the lift at that moment was
0.5 m/sec2
0.7 m/sec2
1 m/sec2
1 cm/sec2
The total kinetic energy of a hoop of mass 2 kg and radius 4 m sliding with linear velocity 8 m/sec and angular velocity 5 radian/sec is
64 J
400 J
464 J
89 J
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
2/3
1/5
3/5
1/3
If α is the angular acceleration of a compound pendulum whose angular displacement is θ, the frequency of the motion is
2π √(α/θ)
(1/2π) √(α/θ)
4π √(α/θ)
2π √(α - θ)
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. In case of suspension bridge due to rise in temperature,
Dip of the cable increases
Length of the cable increases
Dip of the cable decreases
None of these
The potential energy of a particle falling through a straight shaft drilled through the earth (assumed homogenous and spherical) is proportional to
log r
r
r²
1/r Where r is the distance of the particle from centre of the earth
Parallelogram Law of Forces states, if two forces acting simultaneously on a particle be represented in magnitude and direction by two adjacent sides of a parallelogram, their resultant may be represented in magnitude and direction by
Its longer side
Its shorter side
The diagonal of the parallelogram which does not pass through the point of intersection of the forces
The diagonal of the parallelogram which passes through the point of intersection of the forces
The moment of inertia of a circular lamina of diameter d, about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the lamina and passing through its centre, is
πd4/12
πd4/16
πd4/24
πd4/32
The centre of gravity of a triangle is at the point where three
Medians of the triangle meet
Perpendicular bisectors of the sides of the triangle meet
Bisectors of the angle of the triangle meet
None of these
The ratio of the moment of inertia of a rectangle about its centroidal axis to the moment of inertia about its base, is
1/4
1/2
3/4
2
A stone is whirled in a vertical circle, the tension in the string, is maximum
When the string is horizontal
When the stone is at the highest position
When the stone is at the lowest position
At all the positions
The following is not a law of static friction:
The force of friction always acts in a direction opposite to that in which the body tends to move
The force of friction is dependent upon the area of contact
The force of friction depends upon the roughness of the surface
The magnitude of the limiting friction bears a constant ratio to the normal reaction between two surfaces
The vertical reaction at the support A of the structure shown in below figure, is 
1 t
2 t
3 t
3.5 t
A projectile is thrown at an angle α to the horizontal with velocity v. It will have the maximum centripetal acceleration
At the start
At the top of the trajectory
As it strikes the ground
Elsewhere
A projectile is fired at an angle θ to the vertical. Its horizontal range will be maximum when θ is
0°
30°
45°
90°
Varingons theorem of moments states
Arithmetical sum of the moments of two forces about any point, is equal to the moments of their resultant about that point
Algebraic sum of the moments of two forces about any point, is equal to the moment of their resultant about that point
Arithmetical sum of the moments of the forces about any point in their plane, is equal to the moment of their resultant about that point
Algebraic sum of the moments of the forces about any point in their plane, is equal to the moment of their resultant about that point
The instantaneous centre of a member lies at the point of intersection of two lines drawn at the ends of the member such that the lines are inclined to the direction of motion of the ends at
30°
45°
60°
90°