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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

A. 4.5 cm

B. 5.0 cm

C. 5.25 cm

D. 5.5 cm

Correct Answer :

B. 5.0 cm


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The angular speed of a car taking a circular turn of radius 100 m at 36 km/hr will be

A. 0.1 rad/sec

B. 1 rad/sec

C. 10 rad/sec

D. 100 rad/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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The member which does not carry zero force in the structure shown in below figure, is

A. ED

B. DC

C. BC

D. BD

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The force polygon representing a set of forces in equilibrium is a

A. Triangle

B. Open polygon

C. Closed polygon

D. Parallelogram

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Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

A. Energy

B. Momentum

C. Torque

D. Impulse

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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

A. Zero

B. 5 m/sec

C. 10 m/sec

D. None of these

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0.For maximum range of a projectile, the angle of projection should be

A. 30°

B. 45°

C. 60°

D. None of these

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Time required to stop a car moving with a velocity 20 m/sec within a distance of 40 m, is

A. 2 sec

B. 3 sec

C. 4 sec

D. 5 sec

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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 two forces P and Q (P > Q) act on the same straight line but in opposite direction, their resultant, is

A. P + Q

B. P/Q

C. Q/P

D. P - Q

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If the angle of projection is double the angle of inclination (α) of the plane on which particle is projected, the ratio of times of flight up the inclined plane and down the inclined plane, will be

A. ½ cos α

B. ½ sin α

C. ½ tan α

D. 2 cos α

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The ratio of kinetic energy and potential energy of a simple harmonic oscillator, at a displacement equal to half its amplitude is given by

A. 1 : 2

B. 1 : 1

C. 2 : 1

D. 3 : 1

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Energy may be defined as

A. Power of doing work

B. Capacity of doing work

C. Rate of doing work

D. All the above

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One Newton force, is

A. 103 dynes

B. 104 dynes

C. 105 dynes

D. 106 dynes

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For a body moving with simple harmonic motion, the number of cycles per second, is known as its

A. Oscillation

B. Amplitude

C. Periodic time

D. Frequency

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

A. Downwards at its upper end

B. Upwards at its upper end

C. Perpendicular to the wall at its upper end

D. Zero at its upper end

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A uniform rod 9 m long weighing 40 kg is pivoted at a point 2 m from one end where a weight of 120 kg is suspended. The required force acting at the end in a direction perpendicular to rod to keep it equilibrium, at an inclination 60° with horizontal, is

A. 40 kg

B. 60 kg

C. 10 kg

D. 100 kg

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Two objects moving with uniform speeds are 5 m apart after 1 second when they move towards each other and are 1 m apart when they move in the same direction. The speeds of the objects are

A. 2 m/sec and 2 m/sec

B. 3 m/sec and 2 m/sec

C. 3 m/sec and 3 m/sec

D. 4 m/sec and 6 m/sec

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In simple harmonic motion, acceleration of a particle is proportional to

A. Rate of change of velocity

B. Displacement

C. Velocity

D. Direction

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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 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 heavy ladder resting on a floor and against a vertical wall may not be in equilibrium, if

A. Floor is smooth and the wall is rough

B. Floor is rough and the wall is smooth

C. Floor and wall both are smooth surfaces

D. Floor and wall both are rough surfaces

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The C.G. of a right circular cone lies on its axis of symmetry at a height of

A. h/2

B. h/3

C. h/4

D. h/5

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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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A geo-stationary satellite is one which orbits the earth with a velocity of rotation of

A. Moon

B. Earth

C. Sun

D. Pole

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The member forces in a statically in determinate truss

A. Can be obtained by graphic statics

B. Cannot be obtained by graphic statics

C. May be obtained by graphic statics

D. Can be obtained by graphic statics by trial and error

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A heavy ladder resting on floor and against a vertical wall may not be in equilibrium if

A. Floor is smooth and wall is rough

B. Floor is rough and wall is smooth

C. Both floor and wall are rough

D. Both floor and wall are smooth

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A ball which is thrown upwards, returns to the ground describing a parabolic path during its flight

A. Vertical component of velocity remains constant

B. Horizontal component of velocity remains constant

C. Speed of the ball remains constant

D. Kinetic energy of the ball remains constant

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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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Maximum efficiency of a screw jack for the angle of friction θ, is

A. sin θ/(1 + sin θ)

B. (1 - sin θ)/sin θ

C. (1 + sin θ)/(1 - sin θ)

D. (1 - sin θ)/(1 + sin θ)