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A flywheel of moment of inertia 20 kgm is acted upon by a tangential force of 5 N at 2 m from its axis, for 3 seconds. The increase in angular velocity in radian per second is

A. 1/2

B. 3/2

C. 2

D. 3

Correct Answer :

B. 3/2


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A rigid body suspended vertically at a point and oscillating with a small amplitude under the action of the force of gravity, is called

A. Simple pendulum

B. Compound pendulum

C. Second's pendulum

D. None of these

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A cube on a smooth horizontal surface

A. Cannot be in stable equilibrium

B. Cannot be in neutral equilibrium

C. Cannot be in unstable equilibrium

D. Can be in any of these states

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Principle of Transmissibility of Forces states that, when a force acts upon a body, its effect is

A. Maximum if it acts at the centre of gravity of the body

B. Different at different points on its line of

C. Same at every point on its line of action

D. Minimum if it acts at the C.G. of the body

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A stone is thrown vertically upwards with a vertical velocity of 49 m/sec. It returns to the ground in

A. 5 sec

B. 8 sec

C. 10 sec

D. 20 sec

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A marble ball is rolled on a smooth floor of a room to hit a wall. If the time taken by the ball in returning to the point of projection is twice the time taken in reaching the wall, the coefficient of restitution between the ball and the wall, is

A. 0.25

B. 0.50

C. 0.75

D. 1.0

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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 shape of a suspended cable for a uniformly distributed load over it is

A. Circular

B. Parabolic

C. Catenary

D. Cubic parabola

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If the angular distance, 0 = 2t3 - 3t², the angular acceleration at t = 1 sec. is

A. 1 rad/sec²

B. 4 rad/sec²

C. 6 rad/sec²

D. 12 rad/sec²

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The bending moment in an arch is proportional to

A. Vertical ordinate of funicular polygon

B. Vertical ordinate of the arch

C. Intercept between the arch axis and the funicular polygon

D. None of these

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Engineer's units of force, is

A. Newton in absolute units

B. Dyne in absolute units

C. Newton and dyne in absolute units

D. All the above

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A weight W is suspended at the free end of a light member hinged to a vertical wall. If the angle of inclination of the member with the upper wall is θ°, the force introduced in the member, is

A. W sec θ

B. W cos θ

C. W sin θ

D. W cosec θ

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ω rad/sec is the angular velocity of a crank whose radius is r. If it makes θ° with inner dead centre and obliquity of the connecting rod l is , the velocity v of the piston, is given by the equation

A. ω2 (l cos + r sin tan θ)

B. ω2 (l sin + r cos φ tan θ)

C. ω (l sin + r cos tan θ)

D. ω2 (l sin - r cos θ tan )

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Two shots fired simultaneously from the top and bottom of a vertical tower with elevations of 30° and 45° respectively strike a target simultaneously. If horizontal distance of the target from the tower is 1000 m, the height of the tower is

A. 350 m

B. 375 m

C. 400 m

D. 425 m

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The reaction at the support A of the beam shown in below figure is

A. 2 t

B. 5.8 t

C. 0.2 t

D. 3.5 t

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The moment of inertia of a triangular section (base b, height h) about centroidal axis parallel to the base, is

A. b3h/12

B. bh3/3

C. bh3/36

D. bh3/2

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The acceleration of a train starting from rest at any instant is 1/6(V + 1) m/sec² where V is the velocity of the train in m/sec. The train will attain a velocity of 36 km/hour after travelling a distance of

A. 2000 m

B. 2100 m

C. 2200 m

D. 2300 m

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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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If a body moves in such a way that its velocity increases by equal amount in equal intervals of time, it is said to be moving with

A. A uniform retardation

B. A uniform acceleration

C. A variable acceleration

D. A variable retardation

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Joule is the unit of

A. Power

B. Impulse

C. Work

D. Momentum

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For a simple pendulum, time period for a beat, is

A. π √(l/g)

B. π √(2l/g)

C. π √(g/2l)

D. π √(l/2g)

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The reaction RB of the roller support B of the beam shown in below figure is

A. 10.8 t

B. 10.6 t

C. 10.4 t

D. 10.2 t

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The centre of gravity of the trapezium as shown in below figure from the side is at a distance of

A. (h/3) × [(b + 2a)/(b + a)]

B. (h/3) × [(2b + a)/(b + a)]

C. (h/2) × [(b + 2a)/(b + a)]

D. (h/2) × [(2b + a)/(b + a)]

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The inherent property of a body which offers reluctance to change its state of rest or uniform motion, is

A. Weight

B. Mass

C. Inertia

D. Momentum

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The velocity of a body fallen from height h, on reaching the ground is given by

A. v = 2gh

B. v = 2gh2

C. v = √(2gh)

D. v = 1/√(2gh)

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Total no of instantaneous centres of a machine having n links, is

A. n/2

B. n

C. (n - 1)

D. n (n - 1)/2

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Equation of motion of a point in a straight line, is

A. v = u + ft

B. S = ut + ½ ft2

C. 2fS = v2 - u2

D. All the above

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If the gravitational acceleration at any place is doubled, the weight of a body, will

A. Be reduced to half

B. Be doubled

C. Not be affected

D. None of these

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If a particle is projected inside a horizontal tunnel which is 554 cm high with a velocity of 60 m per sec, the angle of projection for maximum range, is

A.

B.

C. 10°

D. 11°

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A ball of mass 1 kg moving with a velocity of 2 m/sec collides a stationary ball of mass 2 kg and comes to rest after impact. The velocity of the second ball after impact will be

A. Zero

B. 0.5 m/sec

C. 1.0 m/sec

D. 2.0 m/sec

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The apparent weight of a man in a moving lift is less than his real weight when it is going down with

A. Uniform speed

B. An acceleration

C. Linear momentum

D. Retardation