A square hole is made in a circular lamina, the diagonal of the square is equal to the radius of the circle as shown in below figure the shift in the centre of gravity is 
r (π - 0.75)/(π - 0.5)
r (π - 0.25)/(π - 0.75)
r (π - 0.5)/(π - 0.75)
r (π - 0.5)/(π - 0.25)
Correct Answer :
A. r (π - 0.75)/(π - 0.5)
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If a body is lying on a plane whose inclination with the horizontal is less than the angle of friction, then? (i) A force is required to move the body upwards (ii) A force is required to move the body downward (iii) The body will not be in equilibrium The correct answer is
Only (i)
Only (ii)
Both (i) and (ii)
Both (i) and (iii)
Equation of motion of a point in a straight line, is
v = u + ft
S = ut + ½ ft2
2fS = v2 - u2
All the above
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:
40 g
60 g
80 g
100 g
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Radians/sec2
Degrees/sec2
Revolutions/sec
All the above
M.I. of a thin ring (external diameter D, internal diameter d) about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the ring, is
π/64 (D4 + d4)
π/32 (D4 - d4)
π/32 (D4 + d4)
π/32 (D4 × d4)
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
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A point
A straight line
Two straight lines
A triangle
A body of weight w placed on an inclined plane is acted upon by a force P parallel to the plane which causes the body just to move up the plane. If the angle of inclination of the plane is θ and angle of friction is φ, the minimum value of P, is
w sin (φ - θ)/cos φ
w sin (θ - φ)/cos φ
w cos (θ + φ)/cos φ
w sinθ cos(θ - φ)/sin φ
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)
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Virtual centre
Instantaneous centre
Instantaneous axis
Point of rotation
If a ball which is dropped from a height of 2.25 m on a smooth floor attains the height of bounce equal to 1.00 m, the coefficient of the restitution between the ball and floor, is
0.25
0.50
0.67
0.33
A ladder of weight 'w' rests against a smooth vertical wall, and rests on rough horizontal ground, the coefficient of friction between the ladder and the ground being 1/4. The maximum angle of inclination of the ladder to the vertical, if a man of weight 'w' is to walk to the top of it safely, is tan'1 x, where x is
1/4
1/3
3
4
The centre of gravity of a triangle is at the point where three
Medians of the triangle meet
Perpendicular bisectors of the sides of the triangle meet
Bisectors of the angle of the triangle meet
None of these
A vehicle weighing w kg is to run on a circular curve of radius r. If the height of its centre of gravity above the road level is h and the distance between the centres of wheels is 2a, the maximum velocity, in order to avoid over turning, will be
gra/h
√(gra/h)
3√(gra/h)
4√(gra/h)
The moment of inertia of a triangular section (base b, height h) about centroidal axis parallel to the base, is
b3h/12
bh3/3
bh3/36
bh3/2
A simple pendulum of length 1 has an energy E when its amplitude is A. If its amplitude is increased to 2 A, the energy becomes
E
E/2
2E
4E
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2.44 times more
2.44 times less
3 times less
3 times more
The velocity ratio of the differential wheel and axle is
R/r1 - r2
2R/r1
3R/r1 - r2
2R/r1 + r2
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Zero
0.5
1.0
Between 0 and 1
A bullet weighing 200 g is fired horizontally with a velocity of 25 m/sec from a gun carried on a carriage which together with the gun weighs 100 kg. The velocity of recoil of the gun, will be
0.01 m/sec
0.05 m/sec
1.00 m/sec
1.5 m/see
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The C.G. of a circle is at its centre
The C.G. of a triangle is at the intersection of its medians
The C.G. of a rectangle is at the intersection of its diagonals
The C.G. of a semicircle is at a distance of r/2 from the centre
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Newton and watt
Dyne and erg
Newton and joule
kg wt and joule
A load of 500 kg was lifted through a distance of 13 cm. by an effort of 25 kg which moved through a distance of 650 cm. The efficiency of the lifting machine is
50 %
40 %
55 %
30 %
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Zero
30 m
50 m
60 m
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30°
45°
60°
75°
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Algebraic sum of horizontal components of all the forces must be zero
Algebraic sum of vertical components of all the forces must be zero
Algebraic sum of the moments of the forces about a point must be zero
All (a), (b) and (c)
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Mr2
½ Mr2
Mr2
πr4/2
The height at which the end of a rope of length l should be tied so that a man pulling at the other end may have the greatest tendency to overturn the pillar, is
¾ l
½ l
l/√2
2/√3 l
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To be zero
To be maximum
To be minimum
None of these
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Moon
Earth
Sun
Pole