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If the masses of both the bodies, as shown in the below figure, are doubled, then the acceleration in the string will be

A. Same

B. Half

C. Double

D. None of these

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A. Same


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The unit of power in S.I. units is

A. Horsepower

B. Joule

C. Watt

D. kg-m

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The matter contained in a body, is called

A. Impulsive force

B. Mass

C. Weight

D. Momentum

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According to Newton's first law of motion,

A. Everybody continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion, in a straight line, unless it is acted upon by some external force

B. The rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the impressed force, and takes place in the same direction, in which the force acts

C. To every action, there is always an equal and opposite reaction

D. None of the above

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Which of the following do not have identical dimensions?

A. Momentum and impulse

B. Torque and energy

C. Torque and work

D. Moment of a force and angular momentum.

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If a rigid body is in equilibrium under the action of three forces, then

A. These forces are equal

B. The lines of action of these forces meet in a point

C. The lines of action of these forces are parallel

D. Both (B) and (C) above

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The force induced in the string BC due to the load W as shown in the below figure is

A. W sinθ

B. W cosθ

C. W tanθ

D. W cotθ

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The motion of a particle round a fixed axis is

A. Translatory

B. Rotary

C. Circular

D. Translatory as well as rotary

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A spherical body is symmetrical about its perpendicular axis. According to Routh's rule, the moment of inertia of a body about an axis passing through its centre of gravity is (where, M = Mass of the body, and S = Sum of the squares of the two semi-axes.)

A. MS/3

B. MS/4

C. MS/5

D. None of these

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The amplitude is always __________ radius of the circle.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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If u1 and u2 are the velocities of two moving bodies in the same direction before impact and v1 and v2 are their velocities after impact, then coefficient of restitution is given by

A. (v1 - v2)/(u1 - u2)

B. (v₂ - v₁)/(u1 - u2)

C. (u1 - u2)/(v1 - v2)

D. (u₂ + u₁)/(v₂ + v₁)

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The loss of kinetic energy during inelastic impact, is given by (where m1 = Mass of the first body, m2 = Mass of the second body, and u1 and u2 = Velocities of the first and second bodies respectively.)

A. [m₁ m₂/2(m₁ + m₂)] (u₁ - u₂)²

B. [2(m₁ + m₂)/m₁ m₂] (u₁ - u₂)²

C. [m₁ m₂/2(m₁ + m₂)] (u₁² - u₂²)

D. [2(m₁ + m₂)/m₁ m₂] (u₁² - u₂²)

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If the resultant of two equal forces has the same magnitude as either of the forces, then the angle between the two forces is

A. 30°

B. 60°

C. 90°

D. 120°

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Moment of inertia of a triangular section of base (b) and height (h) about an axis passing through its vertex and parallel to the base, is __________ than that passing through its C.G. and parallel to the base.

A. Nine times

B. Six times

C. Four times

D. Two times

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The centre of gravity a T-section 100 mm × 150 mm × 50 mm from its bottom is

A. 50 mm

B. 75 mm

C. 87.5 mm

D. 125 mm

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The total momentum of a system of masses (i. e. moving bodies) in any one direction remains constant, unless acted upon by an external force in that direction. This statement is called

A. Newton's first law of motion

B. Newton's second law of motion

C. Principle of conservation of energy

D. Principle of conservation of momentum

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The coefficient of friction depends on

A. Area of contact

B. Shape of surfaces

C. Strength of surfaces

D. Nature of surface

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The centre of percussion is below the centre of gravity of the body and is at a distance equal to

A. h/kG

B. h2/kG

C. kG2/h

D. h × kG

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In ideal machines

A. Mechanical advantage is greater than velocity ratio

B. Mechanical advantage is equal to velocity ratio

C. Mechanical advantage is less than velocity ratio

D. Mechanical advantage is unity

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Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

A. Force

B. Speed

C. Velocity

D. Acceleration

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The moment of inertia of a rectangular section 3 cm wide and 4 cm deep about X-X axis is

A. 9 cm4

B. 12 cm4

C. 16 cm4

D. 20 cm4

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The power developed by a body acted upon by a torque T Newton metre (N - m) and revolving at ω radian/s is given by

A. T.ω (in watts)

B. T.ω/60 (in watts)

C. T.ω/75 (in kilowatts)

D. T.ω/4500 (in kilowatts)

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The angular velocity (in rad/s) of a body rotating at N revolutions per minute is

A. πN/60

B. πN/180

C. 2πN/60

D. 2πN/180

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If tension in the cable supporting a lift moving downwards is half the tension when it is moving upwards, the acceleration of the lift is

A. g/2

B. g/3

C. g/4

D. None of these

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According to parallel axis theorem, the moment of inertia of a section about an axis parallel to the axis through centre of gravity (i.e. IP) is given by(where, A = Area of the section, IG = Moment of inertia of the section about an axis passing through its C.G., and h = Distance between C.G. and the parallel axis.)

A. IP = IG + Ah2

B. IP = IG - Ah2

C. IP = IG / Ah2

D. IP = Ah2 / IG

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Which of the following is not the unit of energy?

A. kg m

B. kcal

C. Watt

D. Watt hours

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Moment of inertia of a rectangular section having width (b) and depth (d) about an axis passing through its C.G. and parallel to the depth (d), is

A. db3/12

B. bd³/12

C. db³/36

D. bd³/36

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The time of flight (t) of a projectile on a horizontal plane is given by

A. t = 2u. sinα/g

B. t = 2u. cosα/g

C. t = 2u. tanα/g

D. t = 2u/g.sinα

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Tangent of angle of friction is equal to

A. Kinetic friction

B. Limiting friction

C. Angle of repose

D. Coefficient of friction

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Angle of friction is the

A. Angle between normal reaction and the resultant of normal reaction and the limiting friction

B. Ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction

C. The ratio of minimum friction force to the friction force acting when the body is just about to move

D. The ratio of minimum friction force to friction force acting when the body is in motion

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The process of finding out the resultant force is called __________ of forces.

A. Composition

B. Resolution

C. Decomposition

D. None of these