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A flywheel on a motor goes from rest to 1000 rpm in 6 sec. The number of revolutions made is nearly equal to

A. 25

B. 50

C. 100

D. 250

Correct Answer :

B. 50


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If a number of forces act simultaneously on a particle, it is possible

A. Not a replace them by a single force

B. To replace them by a single force

C. To replace them by a single force through C.G.

D. To replace them by a couple

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A couple produces

A. Translatory motion

B. Rotational motion

C. Combined translatory and rotational motion

D. None of the above

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Work done is said to be zero, when

A. Some force acts on a body, but displacement is zero

B. No force acts on a body but some displacement takes place

C. Either (A) or (B)

D. None of the above

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Which of the following statement is correct in connection with projectiles?

A. A path, traced by a projectile in the space, is known as trajectory.

B. The velocity, with which a projectile is projected, is known as the velocity of projection.

C. The angle, with the horizontal, at which a projectile is projected, is known as angle of projection.

D. All of the above

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Pick up wrong statement about friction force for dry surfaces. Friction force is

A. Proportional to normal load between the surfaces

B. Dependent on the materials of contact surface

C. Proportional to velocity of sliding

D. Independent of the area of contact surfaces

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The centre of percussion of the homogeneous rod of length L suspended at the top will be

A. L/2

B. L/3

C. 3L/4

D. 2L/3

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The ideal angle of banking provided on the curves on roads depends upon

A. Weight of the vehicle

B. (Velocity)2 of the vehicle

C. Nature of the road surface

D. Coefficient of friction between the road and vehicle contact point

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If the masses of both the bodies, as shown in the below figure, are doubled, then the acceleration in the string will be

A. Same

B. Half

C. Double

D. None of these

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The term 'Centroid' is

A. The same as centre of gravity

B. The point of suspension

C. The point of application of the resultant of all the forces tending to cause a body to rotate about a certain axis

D. None of the above

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Three forces acting on a rigid body are represented in magnitude, direction and line of action by the three sides of a triangle taken in order. The forces are equivalent to a couple whose moment is equal to

A. Area of the triangle

B. Twice the area of the triangle

C. Half the area of the triangle

D. None of these

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A cable with a uniformly distributed load per horizontal meter run will take the following shape

A. Straight line

B. Parabola

C. Hyperbola

D. Elliptical

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Which of the following are vector quantities?

A. Linear displacement

B. Linear velocity

C. Linear acceleration

D. All of these

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The possible loading in various members of framed structures are

A. Compression or tension

B. Buckling or shear

C. Shear or tension

D. All of the above

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The centre of gravity of a trapezium with parallel sides a and b lies at a distance of y from the base b, as shown in the below figure. The value of y is

A. h [(2a + b)/(a + b)]

B. (h/2) [(2a + b)/(a + b)]

C. (h/3) [(2a + b)/(a + b)]

D. (h/3) [(a + b)/(2a + b)]

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Mass moment of inertia of a thin rod about its one end is __________ the mass moment of inertia of the same rod about its midpoint

A. Same as

B. Twice

C. Thrice

D. Four times

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A semicircular disc rests on a horizontal surface with its top flat surface horizontal and circular portion touching down. The coefficient of friction between semi circular disc and horizontal surface is μ. This disc is to be pulled by a horizontal force applied at one edge and it always remains horizontal. When the disc is about to start moving, its top horizontal force will

A. Remain horizontal

B. Slant up towards direction of pull

C. Slant down towards direction of pull

D. None of the above

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Moment of inertia of a hollow rectangular section as shown in the below figure about X-X axis, is

A. (BD³/12) - (bd³/12)

B. (DB³/12) - (db³/12)

C. (BD³/36) - (bd³/36)

D. (DB³/36) - (db³/36)

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A smooth cylinder lying on a __________ is in neutral equilibrium.

A. Curved surface

B. Convex surface

C. Horizontal surface

D. None of these

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The time of flight (t) of a projectile on a horizontal plane is given by

A. t = 2u. sinα/g

B. t = 2u. cosα/g

C. t = 2u. tanα/g

D. t = 2u/g.sinα

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The centre of percussion is below the centre of gravity of the body and is at a distance equal to

A. h/kG

B. h2/kG

C. kG2/h

D. h × kG

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If a number of forces are acting at a point, their resultant is given by

A. (ΣV)2 + (ΣH)2

B. √[(ΣV)2 + (ΣH)2]

C. (ΣV)2 +(ΣH)2 +2(ΣV)(ΣH)

D. √[(ΣV)2 +(ΣH)2 +2(ΣV)(ΣH)]

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The velocity ratio of a single purchase crab winch can be increased by

A. Increasing the length of the handle

B. Increasing the radius of the load drum

C. Increasing the number of teeth of the pinion

D. All of the above

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Coulomb friction is the friction between

A. Bodies having relative motion

B. Two dry surfaces

C. Two lubricated surfaces

D. Solids and liquids

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Which one of the following statements is not correct?

A. The tangent of the angle of friction is equal to coefficient of friction

B. The angle of repose is equal to angle of friction

C. The tangent of the angle of repose is equal to coefficient of friction

D. The sine of the angle of repose is equal to coefficient to friction

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The matter contained in a body, is called

A. Impulsive force

B. Mass

C. Weight

D. Momentum

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A differential pulley block has larger and smaller diameters of 100 mm and 80 mm respectively. Its velocity ratio is

A. 5

B. 10

C. 20

D. 40

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The impact between two lead spheres is approximately equal to an __________ impact.

A. Elastic

B. Inelastic

C. Solid

D. None of these

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Forces are called coplanar when all of them acting on body lie in

A. One point

B. One plane

C. Different planes

D. Perpendicular planes

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A number of forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium, if

A. All the forces are equally inclined

B. Sum of all the forces is zero

C. Sum of resolved parts in the vertical direction is zero (i.e. ΣV = 0)

D. None of these

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The rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the impressed force, and takes place in the same direction in which the force acts. This statement is known as

A. Newton's first law of motion

B. Newton's second law of motion

C. Newton's third law of motion

D. None of these