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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

A. Rubber and lead balls undergo equal changes in momentum

B. Change in momentum suffered by lead ball is less that of rubber ball

C. Momentum of rubber ball is less than that of lead ball

D. None of these

Correct Answer :

D. None of these


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A projectile is thrown at an angle α to the horizontal with velocity v. It will have the maximum centripetal acceleration

A. At the start

B. At the top of the trajectory

C. As it strikes the ground

D. Elsewhere

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Cartesian form of the equation of catenary is

A. y = c cosh x/c

B. y = c sinh x/c

C. y = c tan x/c

D. y = c sin x/c

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The unit of rotational inertia of a body in C.G.S system is

A. cm4

B. kg.cm²

C. gm.cm²

D. gm.cm3

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A system of coplanar forces is in equilibrium when

A. Force polygon closes

B. Funicular polygon closes

C. Both force polygon and funicular polygon close

D. All the forces are concurrent

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The following is not a law of static friction:

A. The force of friction always acts in a direction opposite to that in which the body tends to move

B. The force of friction is dependent upon the area of contact

C. The force of friction depends upon the roughness of the surface

D. The magnitude of the limiting friction bears a constant ratio to the normal reaction between two surfaces

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The acceleration of a train starting from rest at any instant is 1/6(V + 1) m/sec² where V is the velocity of the train in m/sec. The train will attain a velocity of 36 km/hour after travelling a distance of

A. 2000 m

B. 2100 m

C. 2200 m

D. 2300 m

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One end of an elastic string of natural length / and modulus X is kept fixed while to the other end is attached a particle of mass m which is hanging freely under gravity. The particle is pulled down vertically through a distance x, held at rest and then released. The motion is

A. A simple harmonic motion

B. A rectilinear motion with constant speed

C. A damped oscillatory motion

D. None of the above

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If α is the angular acceleration of a compound pendulum whose angular displacement is θ, the frequency of the motion is

A. 2π √(α/θ)

B. (1/2π) √(α/θ)

C. 4π √(α/θ)

D. 2π √(α - θ)

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A uniform pyramid and a uniform prism of same height lie with their base on the surface. Which is more stable?

A. Pyramid

B. Prism

C. Both equally stable

D. None of the above

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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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In a simple screw jack, the pitch of the screw is 9 mm and length of the handle operating the screw is 45 cm. The velocity ratio of the system is

A. 1.5

B. 5

C. 25

D. 314

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A ball of mass 1 kg moving with a velocity of 2 m/sec collides a stationary ball of mass 2 kg and comes to rest after impact. The velocity of the second ball after impact will be

A. Zero

B. 0.5 m/sec

C. 1.0 m/sec

D. 2.0 m/sec

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If the resultant of two forces P and Q acting at an angle θ makes an angle α with P, then tan α equals

A. P sin θ/P - Q cos θ

B. Q sin θ/P + Q cos θ

C. P sin θ/P + Q tan θ

D. Q sin θ/P + Q sin θ

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A 2 m long ladder rests against a wall and makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal floor. Where will be the instantaneous center of rotation when the ladder starts slipping? (i) 1.0 in from the wall (ii) 1.732 m from the wall (iii) 1.0 m above the floor (iv) 1.732 m above the floor The correct answer is

A. (i) and (iii)

B. (i) and (iv)

C. (ii) and (iii)

D. (ii) and (iv)

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When a body moves round a fixed axis, it has

A. A rotary motion

B. A circular motion

C. A translatory

D. A rotary motion and translatory motion

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A cable loaded with 10 kN/m of span is stretched between supports in the same horizontal line 100 m apart. If the central dip is 10 m, then the maximum and minimum pull in the cable respectively are

A. 1346.3 kN and 1500 kN

B. 1436.2 kN and 1250 kN

C. 1346.3 kN and 1250 kN

D. 1436.2 kN and 1500 kN

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Varingons theorem of moments states

A. Arithmetical sum of the moments of two forces about any point, is equal to the moments of their resultant about that point

B. Algebraic sum of the moments of two forces about any point, is equal to the moment of their resultant about that point

C. Arithmetical sum of the moments of the forces about any point in their plane, is equal to the moment of their resultant about that point

D. Algebraic sum of the moments of the forces about any point in their plane, is equal to the moment of their resultant about that point

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If a particle moves with a uniform angular velocity ω radians/sec along the circumference of a circle of radius r, the equation for the velocity of the particle, is

A. v = ω √(y² - r²)

B. y = ω √(y - r)

C. v = ω √(r² + y²)

D. v = ω √(r² - y²)

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When a body slides down an inclined surface, the acceleration (f) of the body, is given by

A. f = g

B. f = g sin θ

C. f = g cos θ

D. f = g tan θ

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Joule is the unit of

A. Work

B. Force

C. Power

D. Torque

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Power developed by a torque, is

A. 2πNT kg m/min

B. 2πNT/4500 h.p

C. 2πNT /60 watts

D. All the above

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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,

A. 5 N

B. 10 N

C. 15 N

D. 25 N

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At the instantaneous center, the velocity of the moving lamina at any instant is

A. Zero

B. Maximum

C. Minimum

D. Varying

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Two forces of 6 Newtons and 8 Newtons which are acting at right angles to each other, will have a resultant of

A. 5 Newtons

B. 8 Newtons

C. 10 Newtons

D. 12 Newtons

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A particle moves with a velocity of 2 m/sec in a straight line with a negative acceleration of 0.1 m/sec2. Time required to traverse a distance of 1.5 m, is

A. 40 sec

B. 30 sec

C. 20 sec

D. 15 sec

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A Seconds pendulum executes

A. 0.5 beat per second

B. 1.0 beat per second

C. 2.0 beats per second

D. 2.5 beats per second

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If two forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, they must be equal in magnitude and their line of action must be along

A. The same line in the same sense

B. The same line in opposite sense

C. The perpendicular to both the lines

D. None of these

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The locus of the instantaneous centre of a moving rigid body, is

A. Straight line

B. Involute

C. Centroid

D. Spiral

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Pick up the correct statement from the following for the structure shown in below figure.

A. The horizontal reaction at A is 2 √3t ←

B. The horizontal reaction at C is 2 √3t →

C. The vertical reaction at A is zero

D. All the above

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A ball which is thrown upwards, returns to the ground describing a parabolic path during its flight

A. Vertical component of velocity remains constant

B. Horizontal component of velocity remains constant

C. Speed of the ball remains constant

D. Kinetic energy of the ball remains constant