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Angular acceleration of a particle may be expressed as

A. Radians/sec2

B. Degrees/sec2

C. Revolutions/sec

D. All the above

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D. All the above


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Two forces of 6 Newtons and 8 Newtons which are acting at right angles to each other, will have a resultant of

A. 5 Newtons

B. 8 Newtons

C. 10 Newtons

D. 12 Newtons

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The equation of motion of a particle starting from rest along a straight line is x = t3 - 3t2+ 5. The ratio of the accelerations after 5 sec and 3 sec will be

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

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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

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The angular speed of a car while taking a circular turn of radius 100 m at 36 km/hour, is

A. 0.1 radian/sec

B. 1 radian/sec

C. 100 radian/sec

D. 1000 radian/sec

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The Law of Polygon of Forces states that

A. If a polygon representing the forces acting at point in a body is closed, the forces are in equilibrium

B. If forces acting on a point can be represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a polygon taken in order, then the resultant of the forces will be represented in magnitude and direction by the closing side of the polygon

C. If forces acting on a point can be represented of a polygon taken in order, their sides of a polygon taken in order, their resultant will be represented in magnitude and direction by the closing side of the polygon, taken in opposite order

D. If forces acting on a point can be represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a polygon in order, the forces are in equilibrium

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A weight of 100 kg is supported by a string whose ends are attached to pegs A and B at the same level shown in below figure. The tension in the string is

A. 50 kg

B. 75 kg

C. 100 kg

D. 120 kg

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The pole distance is measured in

A. Distance scale

B. Force scale

C. Mass scale

D. Time scale

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In SI units, the units of force and energy are respectively

A. Newton and watt

B. Dyne and erg

C. Newton and joule

D. kg wt and joule

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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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A uniform pyramid and a uniform prism of same height lie with their base on the surface. Which is more stable?

A. Pyramid

B. Prism

C. Both equally stable

D. None of the above

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The forces which meet at one point and have their lines of action in different planes are called

A. Coplanar non-concurrent forces

B. Non-coplanar concurrent forces

C. Non-coplanar non-current forces

D. Intersecting forces

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. If two equal and perfectly elastic smooth spheres impinge directly, they interchange their velocities

B. 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

C. If two equal spheres which are perfectly elastic impinge at right angles, their direction after impact will still be at right angles

D. All the above

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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

A. 0.5 m/sec

B. 1.5 m/sec

C. 2.5 m/sec

D. 3.5 m/sec

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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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To attain the synchronous orbit, the launch of a satellite, is done from a place

A. On equator

B. On 30° latitude

C. On 45° latitude

D. On the poles

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If a body is acted upon by a number of coplanar non-concurrent forces, it may

A. Rotate about itself without moving

B. Move in any one direction

C. Move in any one direction rotating about itself

D. All the above

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If the given forces P₁, P₂, P₃ and P₄ are such that the force polygon does not close, then the system will

A. Be in equilibrium

B. Always reduce to a resultant force

C. Always reduce to a couple

D. Both (A) and (C)

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If two equal forces of magnitude P act at an angle θ, their resultant, will be

A. P cos θ/2

B. 2P sin θ/2

C. P tan θ/2

D. 2P cos θ/2

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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 horizontal reaction at the support A of the structure shown in below figure, is

A. Zero

B. 2 t

C. 3 t

D. 1 t

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Three forces which act on a rigid body to keep it in equilibrium. The forces must be coplanar and

A. Concurrent

B. Parallel

C. Concurrent parallel

D. None of these

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The condition of equilibrium for any system of forces in a plane is

A. That polygon of forces must close

B. That resultant couple must be zero

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of the above

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Coefficient of friction depends on

A. Nature of surfaces only

B. Area of contact only

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of the above

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Parallelogram Law of Forces states, if two forces acting simultaneously on a particle be represented in magnitude and direction by two adjacent sides of a parallelogram, their resultant may be represented in magnitude and direction by

A. Its longer side

B. Its shorter side

C. The diagonal of the parallelogram which does not pass through the point of intersection of the forces

D. The diagonal of the parallelogram which passes through the point of intersection of the forces

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P is the force acting on a body whose mass is m and acceleration is f. The equation P - mf= 0, is known as

A. Equation of dynamics

B. Equation of dynamic equilibrium

C. Equation of statics

D. None of these

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The angle of projection for a range is equal to the distance through which the particle would have fallen in order to acquire a velocity equal to the velocity of projection, will be

A. 30°

B. 45°

C. 60°

D. 75°

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A stone is thrown vertically upwards with a vertical velocity of 49 m/sec. It returns to the ground in

A. 5 sec

B. 8 sec

C. 10 sec

D. 20 sec

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The maximum velocity of a body vibrating with a simple harmonic motion of amplitude 150 mm and frequency 2 vibrations/sec, is

A. 188.5 m/sec

B. 18.85 m/sec

C. 1.885 m/sec

D. 0.18845 m/sec

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The angle which an inclined surface makes with the horizontal when a body placed on it is on the point of moving down, is called

A. Angle of repose

B. Angle of friction

C. Angle of inclination

D. None of these

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The force acting on a point on the surface of a rigid body may be considered to act

A. At the centre of gravity of the body

B. On the periphery of the body

C. On any point on the line of action of the force

D. At any point on the surface normal to the line of action of the force