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In order to completely specify angular displacement by a vector, it must fix

A. Direction of the axis of rotation

B. Magnitude of angular displacement

C. Sense of angular displacement

D. All of these

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D. All of these


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One watt is equal to

A. 0.1 joule/s

B. 1 joule/s

C. 10 joules/s

D. 100 joules/s

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If a number of forces are acting at a point, their resultant is given by

A. (ΣV)2 + (ΣH)2

B. √[(ΣV)2 + (ΣH)2]

C. (ΣV)2 +(ΣH)2 +2(ΣV)(ΣH)

D. √[(ΣV)2 +(ΣH)2 +2(ΣV)(ΣH)]

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The moment of inertia of a thin spherical shell of mass m and radius r, about its diameter is

A. mr2/3

B. 2mr2/3

C. 2mr2/5

D. 3mr2/5

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In a screw jack, the effort required to lower the load is __________ the effort required to raise the same load.

A. Less than

B. Equal to

C. More than

D. None of these

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The unit of force in S.I. system of units is

A. Dyne

B. Kilogram

C. Newton

D. Watt

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The acceleration of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion, at any instant is given by

A. ω.y

B. ω2.y

C. ω2/y

D. ω3.y

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If a given force (or a given system of forces) acting on a body __________ the position of the body, but keeps it in equilibrium, then its effect is to produce internal stress in the body.

A. Change

B. Does not change

C. Changes periodically

D. None of these

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The moment of a force

A. Is the turning effect produced by a force, on the body, on which it acts

B. Is equal to the product of force acting on the body and the perpendicular distance of a point and the line of action of the force

C. Is equal to twice the area of the triangle, whose base is the line representing the force and whose vertex is the point, about which the moment is taken

D. All of the above

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The weight of a body is due to

A. Gravitational pull exerted by the earth

B. Forces experienced by body in atmosphere

C. Force of attraction experienced by particles

D. Gravitational force of attraction towards the centre of the earth

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In determining stresses in frames by methods of sections, the frame is divided into two parts by an imaginary section drawn in such a way as not to cut more than

A. Two members with unknown forces of the frame

B. Three members with unknown forces of the frame

C. Four members with unknown forces of the frame

D. Three members with known forces of the frame

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From a circular plate of diameter 6 cm is cut out a circle whose diameter is a radius of the plate. Find the e.g. of the remainder from the centre of circular plate

A. 0.5 cm

B. 1.0 cm

C. 1.5 cm

D. 2.5 cm

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Forces are called concurrent when their lines of action meet in

A. One point

B. Two points

C. Plane

D. Perpendicular planes

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Two like parallel forces are acting at a distance of 24 mm apart and their resultant is 20 N. It the line of action of the resultant is 6 mm from any given force, the two forces are

A. 15 N and 5 N

B. 20 N and 5 N

C. 15 N and 15 N

D. None of these

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The unit of angular velocity is

A. m/min

B. rad/s

C. Revolutions/min

D. Both (B) and (C)

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The moment of inertia of a square of side a about its diagonal is

A. a2/8

B. a3/12

C. a4/12

D. a4/16

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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 rotating about itself

C. Be completely at rest

D. All of these

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Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

A. Force

B. Speed

C. Velocity

D. Acceleration

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A semicircular disc rests on a horizontal surface with its top flat surface horizontal and circular portion touching down. The coefficient of friction between semi circular disc and horizontal surface is μ. This disc is to be pulled by a horizontal force applied at one edge and it always remains horizontal. When the disc is about to start moving, its top horizontal force will

A. Remain horizontal

B. Slant up towards direction of pull

C. Slant down towards direction of pull

D. None of the above

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If the number of pulleys in a system is equal to its velocity ratio, then it is a __________ system of pulleys

A. First

B. Second

C. Third

D. None of these

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A machine having an efficiency greater than 50%, is known as

A. Reversible machine

B. Non-reversible machine

C. Neither reversible nor non-reversible machine

D. Ideal machine

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One kg force is equal to

A. 7.8 N

B. 8.9 N

C. 9.8 N

D. 12 N

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A framed structure is perfect, if the number of members are __________ (2j - 3), where j is the number of joints.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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A smooth cylinder lying on a __________ is in neutral equilibrium.

A. Curved surface

B. Convex surface

C. Horizontal surface

D. None of these

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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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One end of a helical spring is fixed while the other end carries the load W which moves with simple harmonic motion. The frequency of motion is given by (where δ = Deflection of the spring.)

A. 2π. √(g/δ)

B. 1/2π. √(g/δ)

C. 2π. √(δ/g)

D. 1/2π. √(δ/g)

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When trying to turn a key into a lock, following is applied

A. Coplanar force

B. Non-coplanar forces

C. Moment

D. Couple

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If three forces acting in one plane upon a rigid body, keep it in equilibrium, then they must either

A. Meet in a point

B. Be all parallel

C. At least two of them must meet

D. All the above are correct

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The units of moment of inertia of an area are

A. kg-m²

B. m⁴

C. kg/m²

D.

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The velocity of a particle (v) moving with simple harmonic motion, at any instant is given by (where r = Amplitude of motion, and y = Displacement of the particle from mean position.)

A. ω.√(y² - r²)

B. ω.√(r² - y²)

C. ω².√(y² - r²)

D. ω².√(r² - y²)

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Concurrent forces are those forces whose lines of action

A. Lie on the same line

B. Meet at one point

C. Meet on the same plane

D. None of these