If a particle is projected inside a horizontal tunnel which is 554 cm high with a velocity of 60 m per sec, the angle of projection for maximum range, is
8°
9°
10°
11°
Correct Answer :
C. 10°
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The moment of inertia of a circular lamina of diameter d, about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the lamina and passing through its centre, is
πd4/12
πd4/16
πd4/24
πd4/32
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
The reaction at the support B of the beam shown in below figure is 
1.6 t
9.6 t
8.5 t
0.5 t
A rigid body is in a stable equilibrium if the application of any force
Can raise the CG of the body but cannot lower it
Tends to lower the CG of the body
Neither raises nor lowers the CG of the body
None of above
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
40 kg
60 kg
10 kg
100 kg
A heavy ladder resting on a floor and against a vertical wall may not be in equilibrium, if
Floor is smooth and the wall is rough
Floor is rough and the wall is smooth
Floor and wall both are smooth surfaces
Floor and wall both are rough surfaces
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)
Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
Energy
Momentum
Torque
Impulse
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
1346.3 kN and 1500 kN
1436.2 kN and 1250 kN
1346.3 kN and 1250 kN
1436.2 kN and 1500 kN
The length of a Second's pendulum, is
99.0 cm
99.4 cm
100 cm
101 cm
A projectile has maximum range of 40 m on a horizontal plane. If angle of projection is a and the time of flight is 1 second, then sin a must be about (Assume g = 10 m/sec²)
1/4
1/3
1/2
1/5
On a ladder resting on a rough ground and leaning against a smooth vertical wall, the force of friction acts
Downwards at its upper end
Upwards at its upper end
Perpendicular to the wall at its upper end
Zero at its upper end
Total no of instantaneous centres of a machine having n links, is
n/2
n
(n - 1)
n (n - 1)/2
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
½ cos α
½ sin α
½ tan α
2 cos α
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
Less than that on BC
More than that of BC
Equal to that on BC
None of these
In a simple screw jack, the pitch of the screw is 9 mm and length of the handle operating the screw is 45 cm. The velocity ratio of the system is
1.5
5
25
314
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
1.00 m/sec
1.57 m/sec
3.14 m/sec
6.28 m/sec
Which one of the following laws is not applicable to a simple pendulum?
The time period does not depend on its magnitude
The time period is proportional to its length l
The time period is proportional to l, where l is length
The time period is inversely proportional to g, where g is the acceleration due to gravity
A body is said to move with Simple Harmonic Motion if its acceleration, is
Always directed away from the centre, the point of reference
Proportional to the square of the distance from the point of reference
Proportional to the distance from the point of reference and directed towards it
Inversely proportion to the distance from the point of reference
A ball which is thrown upwards, returns to the ground describing a parabolic path during its flight
Vertical component of velocity remains constant
Horizontal component of velocity remains constant
Speed of the ball remains constant
Kinetic energy of the ball remains constant
If l is the span of a light suspension bridge whos each cable carries total weight (w) and the central dip is y, the horizontal pull at each support, is
wl/4y
wl/8y
wl/2y
wl
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 maximum velocity of a body vibrating with a simple harmonic motion of amplitude 150 mm and frequency 2 vibrations/sec, is
188.5 m/sec
18.85 m/sec
1.885 m/sec
0.18845 m/sec
Work may be defined as
Force × distance
Force × velocity
Force × acceleration
None of these
The forces which meet at one point and have their lines of action in different planes are called
Coplanar non-concurrent forces
Non-coplanar concurrent forces
Non-coplanar non-current forces
Intersecting forces
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
1/4
2/3
3/4
4/3
The displacement of a particle which moves along a straight line is given by S = 4t3 + 3t2- 10 where S is in meters and t is in seconds. The time taken by the particle to acquire a velocity of 18 m/sec from rest, is
½ sec
1 sec
1.2 sec
1.5 sec
Force polygon method is applicable for
Any coplanar force system
A system of parallel forces only
Concurrent coplanar force system
Non-concurrent coplanar force system
Cartesian form of the equation of catenary is
y = c cosh x/c
y = c sinh x/c
y = c tan x/c
y = c sin x/c
On a ladder resisting on a smooth ground and leaning against a rough vertical wall, the force of friction acts
Towards the wall at its upper end
Away from the wall at its upper end
Upwards at its upper end
Downwards at its upper end