Minimum pull in a suspended cable with supports at two ends is equal to
Horizontal thrust
Support reactions
Resultant of horizontal thrust and support reaction
Half the weight of the cable
Correct Answer :
A. Horizontal thrust
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Vertical ordinate of the arch
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Neutral equilibrium
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45°
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1 sec
2 sec
3 sec
4 sec
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P cos θ/2
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P tan θ/2
2P cos θ/2
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30°
45°
60°
None of these
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0.33
0.44
0.57
0.67
Two circular discs of same weight and thickness are made from metals having different densities. Which disc will have the larger rotational inertia about its central axis?
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Disc with smaller density
Both discs will have same rotational inertia
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kg.m/sec
kg.m/sec
kg.m/sec2
kg.m/sec
The rotational velocity of a satellite is increased by 450 m per second if its launch is done from equator
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Westward
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A cable loaded with 0.5 tonne per horizontal metre span is stretched between supports in the same horizontal line 400 m apart. If central dip is 20 m, the minimum tension in the cable, will be
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500 tonnes at the centre
200 tonnes at the right support
200 tonnes at the left support
A cube on a smooth horizontal surface
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Cannot be in unstable equilibrium
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75 kg
100 kg
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Q sin θ/P + Q sin θ
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v = 2gh
v = 2gh2
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A uniform solid cone resting on its base on a horizontal plane
A solid cube resting on one edge
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(1 - sin θ)/(1 + sin θ)
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Gravitational force
Centrifugal force
Centripetal force
None of these
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f
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f²