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Moment of inertia of a hollow circular section, as shown in the below figure about an axis perpendicular to the section, is __________ than that about X-X axis.

A. Two times

B. Same

C. Half

D. None of these

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A. Two times


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The three forces of 100 N, 200 N and 300 N have their lines of action parallel to each other but act in the opposite directions. These forces are known as

A. Coplanar concurrent forces

B. Coplanar non-concurrent forces

C. Like parallel forces

D. Unlike parallel forces

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Two non-collinear parallel equal forces acting in opposite direction

A. Balance each other

B. Constitute a moment

C. Constitute a couple

D. Constitute a moment of couple

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Frictional force encountered after commencement of motion is called

A. Limiting friction

B. Kinematic friction

C. Frictional resistance

D. Dynamic friction

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When a person, on a bicycle, drives round a curve, he has to lean __________ to maintain equilibrium.

A. Inward

B. Outward

C. Towards front

D. Towards back

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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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The range of projectile will be maximum for a given velocity of projectile, when the angle of projection (α) is

A. β/2

B. 30° + β/2

C. 45° + β/2

D. 60° + β/2

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The force required to move the body up the plane will be minimum if it makes an angle with the inclined plane __________ the angle of friction.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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The minimum force required to slide a body of weight W on a rough horizontal plane is

A. W sinθ

B. W cosθ

C. W tanθ

D. None of these

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Two balls of equal mass and of perfectly elastic material are lying on the floor. One of the balls with velocity v is made to strike the second ball. Both the balls after impact will move with a velocity

A. v

B. v/2

C. v/4

D. v/8

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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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A lead ball with a certain velocity is made to strike a wall, it falls down, but rubber ball of same mass and with same velocity strikes the same wall, it rebounds. Select the correct reason from the following:

A. Both the balls undergo an equal change in momentum

B. The change in momentum suffered by rubber ball is more than the lead ball

C. The change in momentum suffered by rubber ball is less than the lead ball

D. None of the above

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A body will begin to move down an inclined plane if the angle of inclination of the plane is _________ the angle of friction.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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The motion of a wheel of a car is

A. Purely translation

B. Purely rotational

C. Combined translation and rotational

D. None of these

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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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On a ladder resting on smooth ground and leaning against vertical wall, the force of friction will be

A. Towards the wall at its upper end

B. Away from the wall at its upper end

C. Upwards at its upper end

D. Downwards at its upper end

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If the gravitational acceleration at any place is doubled, then the weight of a body will be

A. g/2

B. g

C. √2.g

D. 2g

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A differential pulley block has larger and smaller diameters of 100 mm and 80 mm respectively. Its velocity ratio is

A. 5

B. 10

C. 20

D. 40

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According to law of triangle of forces

A. Three forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium

B. Three forces acting at a point can be represented by a triangle, each side being proportional to force

C. If three forces acting upon a particle are represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle, taken in order, they will be in equilibrium

D. If three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two

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The angle which an inclined plane makes with the horizontal when a body placed on it is about to move down is known as angle of

A. Friction

B. Limiting friction

C. Repose

D. Kinematic friction

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The rate of doing work is known as

A. Potential energy

B. Kinetic energy

C. Power

D. None of these

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The centre of percussion of a solid cylinder of radius r resting on a horizontal plane will be

A. r/2

B. 2r/3

C. r/A

D. 3r/2

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The velocity ratio in case of an inclined plane inclined at angle θ to the horizontal and weight being pulled up the inclined plane by vertical effort is

A. sinθ

B. cosθ

C. tanθ

D. cosecθ

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Center of percussion is

A. The point of C.G.

B. The point of metacenter

C. The point of application of the resultant of all the forces tending to cause a body to rotate about a certain axis

D. Point of suspension

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The maximum height of a projectile on a horizontal plane, is

A. u² sin²α/2g

B. u² cos²α/2g

C. u² sin²α/g

D. u² cos²α/g

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The ideal angle of banking provided on the curves on roads depends upon

A. Weight of the vehicle

B. (Velocity)2 of the vehicle

C. Nature of the road surface

D. Coefficient of friction between the road and vehicle contact point

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Which of the following statement is correct in connection with projectiles?

A. A path, traced by a projectile in the space, is known as trajectory.

B. The velocity, with which a projectile is projected, is known as the velocity of projection.

C. The angle, with the horizontal, at which a projectile is projected, is known as angle of projection.

D. All of the above

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The maximum velocity of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is

A. ω

B. ωr

C. ω2r

D. ω/r

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The periodic time (T) is given by (where, ω = Angular velocity of particle in rad/s.)

A. ω/2π

B. 2π/ω

C. 2π × ω

D. π/ω

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The bodies which rebound after impact are called

A. Inelastic bodies

B. Elastic bodies

C. Neither elastic nor inelastic bodies

D. None of these

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The velocity ratio of a single purchase crab winch can be increased by

A. Increasing the length of the handle

B. Increasing the radius of the load drum

C. Increasing the number of teeth of the pinion

D. All of the above