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At the instantaneous center, the velocity of the moving lamina at any instant is

A. Zero

B. Maximum

C. Minimum

D. Varying

Correct Answer :

A. Zero


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A rod AB carries three loads of 30 N, 70 N and 100 N at distances of 20 mm, 90 mm and 150 mm respectively from A. Neglecting the weight of the rod, the point at which the rod will balance is

A. 109.5 mm from A

B. 119.5 mm from A

C. 125.5 mm from A

D. 132.5 mm from A

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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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The equation of motion of a particle starting from rest along a straight line is x = t3 - 3l2 + 5. The ratio of the velocities after 5 sec and 3 sec will be

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 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

A. Only (i)

B. Only (ii)

C. Both (i) and (ii)

D. Both (i) and (iii)

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A ball is dropped from a height of 16 m on a horizontal floor. If it rebounds to a height of 9 m after striking the floor, the coefficient of restitution between ball and floor is

A. 1/4

B. 2/3

C. 3/4

D. 4/3

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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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The C.G. of a hemisphere from its base measured along the vertical radius is at a distance of

A. 4R/3π

B. 3R/8

C. 3πR/4

D. 8R/3

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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 square hole is punched out of a circular lamina, the diagonal of the square being the radius of the circle. If r is the radius of the circle, the C.G. of the remainder from the corner of the square on the circumference will be

A. [r (π + 0.25)]/(π - 0.5)

B. [r (π - 0.5)]/(π + 0.25)

C. [r (π - 0.25)]/(π - 0.5)

D. [r (π + 0.25)]/(π + 0.5)

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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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A sphere is resting on two planes BA and BC which are inclined at 45° and 60° respectively with the horizontal. The reaction on the plane BA will be

A. Less than that on BC

B. More than that of BC

C. Equal to that on BC

D. None of these

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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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At a given instant ship A is travelling at 6 km/h due east and ship B is travelling at 8 km/h due north. The velocity of B relative to A is

A. 7 km/hrs

B. 2 km/hrs

C. 1 km/hrs

D. 10 km/hrs

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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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A force P of 50 N and another force Q of unknown magnitude act at 90° to each other. They are balanced by a force of 130 N. The magnitude of Q is

A. 60 N

B. 80 N

C. 100 N

D. 120 N

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When a body in equilibrium undergoes an infinitely small displacement, work imagined to be done, is known as

A. Imaginary work

B. Negative work

C. Virtual work

D. None of these

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Pick up the correct statement from the following. A rubber ball when strikes a wall rebounds but a lead ball of same mass and velocity when strikes the same wall, falls down

A. Rubber and lead balls undergo equal changes in momentum

B. Change in momentum suffered by lead ball is less that of rubber ball

C. Momentum of rubber ball is less than that of lead ball

D. None of these

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The unit of impulse, is

A. kg.m/sec

B. kg.m/sec

C. kg.m/sec2

D. kg.m/sec

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A hoop of radius 3 m weighs 100 kg. It rolls along a horizontal floor so that at its centre of mass has a speed of 200 mm/sec. The work required to stop the hoop is

A. 2 J

B. 4 J

C. 6 J

D. 8 J

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A train weighing 196 tonnes experiences a frictional resistance of 5 11/22 per tonne. The speed of the train at the top of a down gradient 1 in 78.4 is 36 km/hour. The speed of the train after running 1 km down the slope, is

A. 5 √10 m/sec

B. 10 √5 m/sec

C. 5 √3 m/sec

D. 3 √5 m/sec

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Free body diagram is an

A. Isolated joint with only body forces acting on it

B. Isolated joint with internal forces acting on it

C. Isolated joint with all the forces, internal as well as external, acting on it

D. None of the above

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One Newton is equivalent to

A. 105 dyne

B. 106 dyne

C. 107 dyne

D. 108 dyne

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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

A. gra/h

B. √(gra/h)

C. 3√(gra/h)

D. 4√(gra/h)

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The torque produced by a force depends on (i) The magnitude of the force (ii) The direction of the force (iii) The point of application of the force relative to origin The correct answer is

A. Only (i)

B. Both (i) and (ii)

C. Both (i) and (iii)

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

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On a ladder resisting on a smooth ground and leaning against a rough vertical wall, the force of friction acts

A. Towards the wall at its upper end

B. Away from the wall at its upper end

C. Upwards at its upper end

D. Downwards at its upper end

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A body is said to move with Simple Harmonic Motion if its acceleration, is

A. Always directed away from the centre, the point of reference

B. Proportional to the square of the distance from the point of reference

C. Proportional to the distance from the point of reference and directed towards it

D. Inversely proportion to the distance from the point of reference

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Equation of motion of a point in a straight line, is

A. v = u + ft

B. S = ut + ½ ft2

C. 2fS = v2 - u2

D. All the above

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A cable loaded with 10 kN/m of span is stretched between supports in the same horizontal line 100 m apart. If the central dip is 10 m, then the maximum and minimum pull in the cable respectively are

A. 1346.3 kN and 1500 kN

B. 1436.2 kN and 1250 kN

C. 1346.3 kN and 1250 kN

D. 1436.2 kN and 1500 kN

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A circular disc rotates at n rpm. The angular velocity of a circular ring of same mass and radius as the disc and to have the same angular momentum is

A. n rpm

B. n/2 rpm

C. n/4 rpm

D. 2n rpm

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Impulse can be obtained from a

A. Force-displacement diagram

B. Force-time diagram

C. Velocity-time diagram

D. Velocity-displacement diagram