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Periodic time of body moving with simple harmonic motion, is

A. Directly proportional to its angular velocity

B. Directly proportional to the square of its angular velocity

C. Inversely proportional to the square of its angular velocity

D. Inversely proportional to its angular velocity

Correct Answer :

D. Inversely proportional to its angular velocity


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A Second's pendulum gains 2 minutes a day. To make it to keep correct time its length

A. Must be decreased

B. Must be increased

C. Is not changed but weight of the bob is increased

D. Is not changed but weight of the bob is decreased

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Ball A of mass 250 g moving on a smooth horizontal table with a velocity of 10 m/s hits an identical stationary ball B on the table. If the impact is perfectly elastic, the velocity of the ball B just after impact would be

A. Zero

B. 5 m/sec

C. 10 m/sec

D. None of these

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Kinetic friction may be defined as

A. Friction force acting when the body is just about to move

B. Friction force acting when the body is in motion

C. Angle between normal reaction and resultant of normal reaction and limiting friction

D. Ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction

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Two forces act an angle of 120°. If the greater force is 50 kg and their resultant is perpendicular to the smaller force, the smaller force is

A. 20 kg

B. 25 kg

C. 30 kg

D. 35 kg

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A body is dropped from a height of 100 m and at the same time another body is projected vertically upward with a velocity of 10 m/sec. The two particles will

A. Never meet

B. Meet after 1 sec

C. Meet after 5 sec

D. Meet after 10 sec

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The reaction at the central support B of the beam ABC hinged at D shown in below figure is

A. 2 t

B. 5.8 t

C. 0.2 t

D. 3.5 t

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The centre of gravity of a quadrant of a circle lies along its central radius at a distance of

A. 0.2 R

B. 0.4 R

C. 0.3 R

D. 0.6 R

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A sphere is resting on two planes BA and BC which are inclined at 45° and 60° respectively with the horizontal. The reaction on the plane BA will be

A. Less than that on BC

B. More than that of BC

C. Equal to that on BC

D. None of these

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A sphere and a cylinder having the same mass and radii start from rest and roll down the same inclined plane. Which body gets to the bottom first?

A. Sphere with greater rotational energy at bottom than cylinder

B. Sphere with lesser rotational energy at bottom than cylinder

C. Cylinder with greater rotational energy at bottom than sphere

D. Both reach the bottom simultaneously with equal rotational energy at bottom

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If two equal forces of magnitude P act at an angle θ, their resultant, will be

A. P cos θ/2

B. 2P sin θ/2

C. P tan θ/2

D. 2P cos θ/2

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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

A. 70 m/sec

B. 75 m/sec

C. 80 m/sec

D. 90 m/sec

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The masses of two balls are in the ratio of 2 : 1 and their respective velocities are in the ratio of 1 : 2 but in opposite direction before impact. If the coefficient of restitution is ½, the velocities of separation of the balls will be equal to

A. Original velocity in the same direction

B. Half the original velocity in the same direction

C. Half the original velocity in the opposite direction

D. Original velocity in the opposite direction

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A particle is executing simple harmonic motion in a line 1.0 m long. If the time of one complete vibration is 1 sec, then the maximum velocity of the particle is

A. 1.00 m/sec

B. 1.57 m/sec

C. 3.14 m/sec

D. 6.28 m/sec

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Time required to stop a car moving with a velocity 20 m/sec within a distance of 40 m, is

A. 2 sec

B. 3 sec

C. 4 sec

D. 5 sec

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P is the force acting on a body whose mass is m and acceleration is f. The equation P - mf= 0, is known as

A. Equation of dynamics

B. Equation of dynamic equilibrium

C. Equation of statics

D. None of these

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One end of a light string 4 m in length is fixed to a point on a smooth wall and the other end fastened to a point on the surface of a smooth sphere of diameter 2.25 m and of weight 100 kg. The tension in the string is

A. 17.5 kg

B. 19.5 kg

C. 22.5 kg

D. 25 kg

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The maximum value of the horizontal range for a projectile projected with a velocity of 98 m/sec is

A. 98 m

B. 490 m

C. 980 m

D. 1960 m

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A particle moves in a straight line and its position is defined by the equation x = 6 t² - t3 where t is expressed in seconds and x in meters. The maximum velocity during the motion is

A. 6 m/sec

B. 12 m/sec

C. 24 m/sec

D. 48 m/sec

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If the linear velocity of a point on the rim of a wheel of 10 m diameter, is 50 m/sec, its angular velocity will be

A. 20 rad/sec

B. 15 rad/sec

C. 10 rad/sec

D. 5 rad/sec

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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

A. Only (i)

B. Both (i) and (ii)

C. Both (i) and (iii)

D. All (i), (ii) and (iii)

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For a given velocity of a projectile, the range is maximum when the angle of projection is

A. 30°

B. 45°

C. 90°

D.

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Parallelogram Law of Forces states, if two forces acting simultaneously on a particle be represented in magnitude and direction by two adjacent sides of a parallelogram, their resultant may be represented in magnitude and direction by

A. Its longer side

B. Its shorter side

C. The diagonal of the parallelogram which does not pass through the point of intersection of the forces

D. The diagonal of the parallelogram which passes through the point of intersection of the forces

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When a circular wheel rolls on a straight track, then the shape of body centrode and space centrode respectively are

A. Straight line and parabola

B. Straight line and circle

C. Circle and straight line

D. Circle and parabola

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A bullet weighing 200 g is fired horizontally with a velocity of 25 m/sec from a gun carried on a carriage which together with the gun weighs 100 kg. The velocity of recoil of the gun, will be

A. 0.01 m/sec

B. 0.05 m/sec

C. 1.00 m/sec

D. 1.5 m/see

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Instantaneous center is at infinity when the angular velocity is

A. Constant

B. Zero

C. Maximum

D. Minimum

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When a body in equilibrium undergoes an infinitely small displacement, work imagined to be done, is known as

A. Imaginary work

B. Negative work

C. Virtual work

D. None of these

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A point subjected to a number of forces will be in equilibrium, if

A. Sum of resolved parts in any two directions at right angles, are both zero

B. Algebraic sum of the forces is zero

C. Two resolved parts in any two directions at right angles are equal

D. Algebraic sum of the moments of the forces about the point is zero

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In a lifting machine with efficiency 60%, an effort of 200 N is required to raise a load of 6 kN. The velocity ratio of the machine is

A. 30

B. 50

C. 60

D. 80

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The velocity of a body fallen from height h, on reaching the ground is given by

A. v = 2gh

B. v = 2gh2

C. v = √(2gh)

D. v = 1/√(2gh)

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A marble ball is rolled on a smooth floor of a room to hit a wall. If the time taken by the ball in returning to the point of projection is twice the time taken in reaching the wall, the coefficient of restitution between the ball and the wall, is

A. 0.25

B. 0.50

C. 0.75

D. 1.0