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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

Correct Answer :

B. 0.50


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A particle is dropped from a height of 3 m on a horizontal floor, which has a coefficient of restitution with the ball of 1/2. The height to which the ball will rebound after striking the floor is

A. 0.5 m

B. 0.75 m

C. 1.0 m

D. 1.5 m

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Power can be expressed as

A. Work/energy

B. Work/time

C. Work × time

D. Work/distance

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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

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If two forces are in equilibrium, then the forces must (i) Be equal in magnitude (ii) Be opposite in sense (iii) Act along the same line The correct answer is

A. (i) and (ii)

B. (i) and (iii)

C. Only (i)

D. All (i), (ii) and (iii)

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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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A shell of mass 100 kg travelling with a velocity of 10 m/sec breaks into two equal pieces during an explosion which provides an extra kinetic energy of 20000 Joules. If the pieces continue to move in the same direction as before, then the speed of the faster one must be

A. 20 m/sec

B. 30 m/sec

C. 40 m/sec

D. 50 m/sec

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According to Kennedy's theorem, if three bodies have plane motions, their instantaneous centres lie on

A. A point

B. A straight line

C. Two straight lines

D. A triangle

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A number of forces acting simultaneously on a particle of a body

A. May not be replaced by a single force

B. May be replaced by a single force

C. May be replaced by a single force through C.G. of the body

D. May be replaced by a couple

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Moment of inertia of a squares of side b about an axis through its centre of gravity, is

A. b3/4

B. b4/12

C. b4/3

D. b4/8

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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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Centre of gravity of a thin hollow cone lies on the axis of symmetry at a height of

A. One-half of the total height above base

B. One-third of the total height above base

C. One-fourth of the total height above base

D. None of these

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A system of coplanar forces is in equilibrium when

A. Force polygon closes

B. Funicular polygon closes

C. Both force polygon and funicular polygon close

D. All the forces are concurrent

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The velocity ratio of an inclined plane of inclination θ with horizontal for lifting a load is

A. sin θ

B. cos θ

C. tan θ

D. cosec θ

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Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. In case of suspension bridge due to rise in temperature,

A. Dip of the cable increases

B. Length of the cable increases

C. Dip of the cable decreases

D. None of these

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The diagram showing the point of application and line of action of forces in their plane is called

A. Vector diagram

B. Space diagram

C. Force diagram

D. Funicular diagram

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Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

A. Energy

B. Momentum

C. Torque

D. Impulse

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Rate of change of angular momentum is equal to

A. Force

B. Torque

C. Linear momentum

D. Impulse

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In a simple harmonic motion, the position of equilibrium is always

A. Stable

B. Unstable

C. Neutral

D. None of the above

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The motion of a particle moving with S.H.M. from an extremity to the other, constitutes

A. Half an oscillation

B. One full oscillation

C. Two oscillations

D. None of these

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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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The unit of moments in M.K.S system, is

A. kg.m

B. kg/m2

C. kg/sec2

D. kg/sec

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If the direction of projection bisects the angle between the vertical and the inclined plane, then the range of projectile on the inclined plane is

A. Zero

B. Maximum

C. Minimum

D. None of these

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A particle is executing simple harmonic motion in a line 1.0 m long. If the time of one complete vibration is 1 sec, then the maximum velocity of the particle is

A. 1.00 m/sec

B. 1.57 m/sec

C. 3.14 m/sec

D. 6.28 m/sec

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A string of length 90 cm is fastened to two points A and B at the same level 60 cm apart. A ring weighing 120 g is slided on the string. A horizontal force P is applied to the ring such that it is in equilibrium vertically below B. The value of P is:

A. 40 g

B. 60 g

C. 80 g

D. 100 g

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One Newton is equivalent to

A. 1 kg. wt

B. 9.81 kg. wt

C. 981 dyne

D. 1/9.81 kg. wt

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Work may be defined as

A. Force × distance

B. Force × velocity

C. Force × acceleration

D. None of these

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u1 and u2 are the velocities of approach of two moving bodies in the same direction and their corresponding velocities of separation are v1 and v2. As per Newton's law of collision of elastic bodies, the coefficient of restitution (e) is given by

A. e = v1 - v2/u2 - u1

B. e = u2 - u1/v1 - v2

C. e = v2 - v1/u1 - u2

D. e = v1 - v2/u2 + u1

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The Centre of gravity of a 10 × 15 × 5 cm T-section from its bottom, is

A. 7.5 cm

B. 5.0 cm

C. 8.75 cm

D. 7.85 cm

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Newton's law of Collision of elastic bodies states that when two moving bodies collide each other, their velocity of separation

A. Is directly proportional to their velocity of approach

B. Is inversely proportional to their velocity of approach

C. Bears a constant ratio to their velocity of approach

D. Is equal to the sum of their velocities of approach

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A retarding force on a body does not

A. Change the motion of the body

B. Retard the motion of the body

C. Introduce the motion of the body

D. None of these