A retarding force on a body does not
Change the motion of the body
Retard the motion of the body
Introduce the motion of the body
None of these
Correct Answer :
B. Retard the motion of the body
Related Questions
Time period and length of a seconds pendulum respectively are
1 sec and 99.4 cm
1 sec and 92.7 cm
2 sec and 99.4 cm
2 sec and 92.7 cm
A sphere and a cylinder having the same mass and radii start from rest and roll down the same inclined plane. Which body gets to the bottom first?
Sphere with greater rotational energy at bottom than cylinder
Sphere with lesser rotational energy at bottom than cylinder
Cylinder with greater rotational energy at bottom than sphere
Both reach the bottom simultaneously with equal rotational energy at bottom
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)
Angular acceleration of a particle may be expressed as
Radians/sec2
Degrees/sec2
Revolutions/sec
All the above
Pick up the correct statement from the following for the structure shown in below figure.
The horizontal reaction at A is 2 √3t ←
The horizontal reaction at C is 2 √3t →
The vertical reaction at A is zero
All the above
The angle of projection at which the horizontal range and maximum height of a projectile are equal to
36°
45°
56°
76°
The ratio of the reactions RA and RB of a simply supported beam shown in below figure is 
0.50
0.40
0.67
1.00
In case of S.H.M. the period of oscillation (T), is given by
T = 2ω/π²
T = 2π/ω
T = 2/ω
T = π/2ω
The mechanical advantage of an ideal machine is 100. For moving the local through 2 m, the effort moves through
0.02 m
2 m
2.5 m
20 m
The force polygon representing a set of forces in equilibrium is a
Triangle
Open polygon
Closed polygon
Parallelogram
The velocity of a body fallen from height h, on reaching the ground is given by
v = 2gh
v = 2gh2
v = √(2gh)
v = 1/√(2gh)
When a body moves round a fixed axis, it has
A rotary motion
A circular motion
A translatory
A rotary motion and translatory motion
The reaction RB of the roller support B of the beam shown in below figure is 
10.8 t
10.6 t
10.4 t
10.2 t
Kinetic friction may be defined as
Friction force acting when the body is just about to move
Friction force acting when the body is in motion
Angle between normal reaction and resultant of normal reaction and limiting friction
Ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction
The numbers of funicular polygons which can be drawn to pass through two specified points in the space diagram are
Zero
1
2
Infinity
The beam shown in below figure is supported by a hinge at A and a roller at B. The reaction RA of the hinged support A of the beam, is 
10.8 t
10.6 t
10.4 t
10.2 t
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
(i) and (ii)
(i) and (iii)
Only (i)
All (i), (ii) and (iii)
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
20 m/sec
30 m/sec
40 m/sec
50 m/sec
The resultant of two forces acting at right angles is √34 kg and acting at 60° is 70 kg. The forces are
1 kg and 4 kg
2 kg and 3 kg
√3 kg and √5 kg
3 kg and 5 kg
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
One Newton force, is
103 dynes
104 dynes
105 dynes
106 dynes
If a spherical body is symmetrical about its perpendicular axes, the moment of inertia of the body about an axis passing through its centre of gravity as given by Routh's rule is obtained by dividing the product of the mass and the sum of the squares of two semi-axes by n. Where, n is
2
3
4
5
Joule is the unit of
Work
Force
Power
Torque
From a solid cylinder of height 8 cm and radius 4 cm, a right circular cone is scooped out on the same base and having the same height as that of the cylinder. The C.G. of the remainder is at a height of
4.5 cm
5.0 cm
5.25 cm
5.5 cm
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
If two equal and perfectly elastic smooth spheres impinge directly, they interchange their velocities
If a sphere impinges directly on an equal sphere which is at rest, then a fraction ½(1 - e2) the original kinetic energy is lost by the impact
If two equal spheres which are perfectly elastic impinge at right angles, their direction after impact will still be at right angles
All the above
A particle moves with a velocity of 2 m/sec in a straight line with a negative acceleration of 0.1 m/sec2. Time required to traverse a distance of 1.5 m, is
40 sec
30 sec
20 sec
15 sec
Ball A of mass 250 g moving on a smooth horizontal table with a velocity of 10 m/s hits an identical stationary ball B on the table. If the impact is perfectly elastic, the velocity of the ball B just after impact would be
Zero
5 m/sec
10 m/sec
None of these
If the gravitational acceleration at any place is doubled, the weight of a body, will
Be reduced to half
Be doubled
Not be affected
None of these
The maximum frictional force which comes into play, when a body just begins to slide over the surface of a another body, is known
Sliding friction
Rolling friction
Limiting friction
None of these
A ball moving with a velocity of 5 m/sec impinges a fixed plane at an angle of 45° and its direction after impact is equally inclined to the line of impact. If the coefficient of restitution is 0.5, the velocity of the ball after impact will be
0.5 m/sec
1.5 m/sec
2.5 m/sec
3.5 m/sec