If three rigid rods are hinged together to form a triangle and are given rotary as well as translatory motion, the number of instantaneous centres of the triangle, will be
1
2
3
4
Correct Answer :
C. 3
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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
4.5 cm
5.0 cm
5.25 cm
5.5 cm
The frequency of oscillation on moon as compared to that on earth, will be
2.44 times more
2.44 times less
3 times less
3 times more
The moment of inertia of the shaded portion of the area shown in below figure about the X-axis, is
229.34 cm4
329.34 cm4
429.34 cm4
529.34 cm4
μ is coefficient of friction. A wheeled vehicle travelling on a circular level track will slip and overturn simultaneously if the ratio of its wheel distance to the height of its centroid, is
μ
2μ
3μ
½μ
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
Rubber and lead balls undergo equal changes in momentum
Change in momentum suffered by lead ball is less that of rubber ball
Momentum of rubber ball is less than that of lead ball
None of these
If two forces each equal to T in magnitude act at right angles, their effect may be neutralised by a third force acting along their bisector in opposite direction whose magnitude will be
2 T
1/2 T
√2 T
3 T
The angle of projection at which the horizontal range and maximum height of a projectile are equal to
36°
45°
56°
76°
Joule is the unit of
Power
Impulse
Work
Momentum
If the given forces P₁, P₂, P₃ and P₄ are such that the force polygon does not close, then the system will
Be in equilibrium
Always reduce to a resultant force
Always reduce to a couple
Both (A) and (C)
A stone of mass 1 kg is tied to a string of length 1 m and whirled in a horizontal circle at a constant angular speed 5 rad/sec. The tension in the string is,
5 N
10 N
15 N
25 N
In the structure shown in below figure, the member which carries zero force, is 
AB
BC
BE
All the above
A Second's pendulum gains 2 minutes a day. To make it to keep correct time its length
Must be decreased
Must be increased
Is not changed but weight of the bob is increased
Is not changed but weight of the bob is decreased
Newton's law of Collision of elastic bodies states that when two moving bodies collide each other, their velocity of separation
Is directly proportional to their velocity of approach
Is inversely proportional to their velocity of approach
Bears a constant ratio to their velocity of approach
Is equal to the sum of their velocities of approach
A projectile is fired with a velocity of 100.3 m/sec. at an elevation of 60°. The velocity attained by the projectile when it is moving at a height of 100 m, is
70 m/sec
75 m/sec
80 m/sec
90 m/sec
A simple pendulum of length l has an energy E, when its amplitude is A. If the length of pendulum is doubled, the energy will be
E
E/2
2E
4E
The force which produces an acceleration of 1 m/sec2 in a mass of one kg, is called
Dyne
Newton
Joule
Erg
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
Only (i)
Both (i) and (ii)
Both (i) and (iii)
All (i), (ii) and (iii)
ω rad/sec is the angular velocity of a crank whose radius is r. If it makes θ° with inner dead centre and obliquity of the connecting rod l is , the velocity v of the piston, is given by the equation
ω2 (l cos + r sin tan θ)
ω2 (l sin + r cos φ tan θ)
ω (l sin + r cos tan θ)
ω2 (l sin - r cos θ tan )
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Nature plays an important role in the launch of a satellite
The earth's gravity reduces the speed of a satellite by 32 km per second
The gravitational force relents as the satellite climbs higher
All the above
If two bodies of masses M1 and M2(M1 > M2) are connected by alight inextensible string passing over a smooth pulley, the tension in the string, will be given by
T = g(M1 - M2)/(M1 + M2)
T = g(M1 + M2)/(M1 × M2)
T = g(M2 - M1)/(M1 + M2)
T = g(M2 + M1)/(M2 - M1)
Maximum efficiency of a screw jack for the angle of friction θ, is
sin θ/(1 + sin θ)
(1 - sin θ)/sin θ
(1 + sin θ)/(1 - sin θ)
(1 - sin θ)/(1 + sin θ)
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
The unit of impulse, is
kg.m/sec
kg.m/sec
kg.m/sec2
kg.m/sec
The diagram showing the point of application and line of action of forces in their plane is called
Vector diagram
Space diagram
Force diagram
Funicular diagram
If α and u are the angle of projection and initial velocity of a projectile respectively, the horizontal range of the projectile, is
u² sin α/g
u² sin² α/g
u² sin α/2g
u² sin² α/2g
The C.G. of the shaded area of the below figure from the x-axis is 
a/4
3a/4
3b/10
3a/10
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
2
3
4
5
When a body moves round a fixed axis, it has
A rotary motion
A circular motion
A translatory
A rotary motion and translatory motion
If the horizontal range is 2.5 times the greatest height, the angle of projection of the projectile, is
57°
58°
59°
60°
A particle is dropped from a height of 3 m on a horizontal floor, which has a coefficient of restitution with the ball of 1/2. The height to which the ball will rebound after striking the floor is
0.5 m
0.75 m
1.0 m
1.5 m