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A force while acting on a body may

A. Change its motion

B. Balance the forces, already acting on it

C. Give rise to the internal stresses in it

D. All of these

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D. All of these


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Angle of friction is the

A. Angle between normal reaction and the resultant of normal reaction and the limiting friction

B. Ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction

C. The ratio of minimum friction force to the friction force acting when the body is just about to move

D. The ratio of minimum friction force to friction force acting when the body is in motion

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The periodic time (T) is given by (where, ω = Angular velocity of particle in rad/s.)

A. ω/2π

B. 2π/ω

C. 2π × ω

D. π/ω

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If the number of pulleys in a system is equal to its velocity ratio, then it is a __________ system of pulleys

A. First

B. Second

C. Third

D. None of these

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The resultant of two forces P and Q (such that P > Q) acting along the same straight line, but in opposite direction, is given by

A. P + Q

B. P - Q

C. P / Q

D. Q / P

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The linear acceleration (a) of a body rotating along a circular path of radius (r) with an angular acceleration of α rad/s2, is

A. a = α/ r

B. a = α.r

C. a = r / α

D. None of these

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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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For a self locking machine, the efficiency must be

A. Equal to 50 %

B. Less than 50 %

C. Greater than 50 %

D. 100 %

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Moment of inertia is the

A. Second moment of force

B. Second moment of area

C. Second moment of mass

D. All of these

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Two blocks A and B of masses 150 kg and 50 kg respectively are connected by means of a string as shown in the below figure. The tension in all the three strings __________ be same.

A. Will

B. Will not

C. Either A or B

D. None of these

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The forces which meet at one point, but their lines of action __________ on the same plane, are Known as non-coplanar concurrent forces.

A. Lie

B. Do not lie

C. Either A or B

D. None of these

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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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Static friction is always __________ dynamic friction.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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

A. π/16 (D² - d²)

B. π/16 (D³ - d³)

C. π/32 (D⁴ - d⁴)

D. π/64 (D⁴ - d⁴)

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The range of projectile will be maximum for a given velocity of projectile, when the angle of projection (α) is

A. β/2

B. 30° + β/2

C. 45° + β/2

D. 60° + β/2

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An ideal machine is one whose efficiency is

A. Between 60 and 70 %

B. Between 70 and 80 %

C. Between 80 and 90 %

D. 100 %

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When trying to turn a key into a lock, following is applied

A. Coplanar force

B. Non-coplanar forces

C. Moment

D. Couple

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Forces are called concurrent when their lines of action meet in

A. One point

B. Two points

C. Plane

D. Perpendicular planes

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The periodic time of one oscillation for a simple pendulum is (where l = Length of the pendulum.)

A. (1/2π). √(l/g)

B. (1/2π). √(g/l)

C. 2π. √(l/g)

D. None of these

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The unit of moment of inertia of an area is

A. kg-m2

B. kg-m-s2

C. kg/m2

D. m4

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The moment of inertia of a solid cone of mass m and base radius r about its vertical axis is

A. 3mr2/5

B. 3mr2/10

C. 2mr2/5

D. 4mr2/5

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The resolved part of the resultant of two forces inclined at an angle θ in a given direction is equal to

A. The algebraic sum of the resolved parts of the forces in the given direction

B. The sum of the resolved parts of the forces in the given direction

C. The difference of the forces multiplied by the cosine of θ

D. The sum of the forces multiplied by the sine of θ

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The maximum efficiency of a lifting machine is

A. 1/m

B. V.R./m

C. m/V.R.

D. 1/(m × V.R.)

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Which of the following statement is incorrect?

A. A force acting in the opposite direction to the motion of the body is called force of friction

B. The ratio of the limiting friction to the normal reaction is called coefficient of friction

C. A machine whose efficiency is 100% is known as an ideal machine

D. The velocity ratio of a machine is the ratio of load lifted to the effort applied

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If u1 and u2 are the velocities of two moving bodies in the same direction before impact and v1 and v2 are their velocities after impact, then coefficient of restitution is given by

A. (v1 - v2)/(u1 - u2)

B. (v₂ - v₁)/(u1 - u2)

C. (u1 - u2)/(v1 - v2)

D. (u₂ + u₁)/(v₂ + v₁)

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Which of the following statement is correct?

A. The algebraic sum of the forces, constituting the couple is zero

B. The algebraic sum of the forces, constituting the couple, about any point is the same

C. A couple cannot be balanced by a single force but can be balanced only by a couple of opposite sense

D. All of the above

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A machine having an efficiency greater than 50%, is known as

A. Reversible machine

B. Non-reversible machine

C. Neither reversible nor non-reversible machine

D. Ideal machine

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A ladder is resting on a rough ground and leaning against a smooth vertical wall. The force of friction will act

A. Downward at its upper end

B. Upward at its upper end

C. Zero at its upper end

D. Perpendicular to the wall at its upper end

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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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Two bodies of masses m1 and m2 are hung from the ends of a rope, passing over a frictionless pulley as shown in the figure below. The acceleration of the string will be

A. g (m1 - m2)/(m1 + m2)

B. 2g (m1 - m2)/(m1 + m2)

C. g (m1 + m2)/(m1 - m2)

D. 2g (m1 + m2)/(m1 - m2)

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The rate of doing work is known as

A. Potential energy

B. Kinetic energy

C. Power

D. None of these