The beam shown in below figure is supported by a hinge at A and a roller at B. The reaction RA of the hinged support A of the beam, is 
10.8 t
10.6 t
10.4 t
10.2 t
Correct Answer :
D. 10.2 t
Related Questions
A particle moves along a straight line such that distance x traversed in t seconds is given by x = t2(t + 1), the acceleration of the particle, will be
3t3 - 2t
3t2 + 2t
6t - 2
6t + 2
The practical units of work, is
Erg
Joule
Newton
Dyne
Two objects moving with uniform speeds are 5 m apart after 1 second when they move towards each other and are 1 m apart when they move in the same direction. The speeds of the objects are
2 m/sec and 2 m/sec
3 m/sec and 2 m/sec
3 m/sec and 3 m/sec
4 m/sec and 6 m/sec
A load of 500 kg was lifted through a distance of 13 cm. by an effort of 25 kg which moved through a distance of 650 cm. The mechanical advantage of the lifting machine is
15
18
20
26
A ball of mass 250 g moving on a smooth horizontal table with a velocity of 10 m/sec hits an identical stationary ball B on the table. If the impact is perfectly plastic, the velocity of the ball B just after impact would be
Zero
5 m/sec
10 m/sec
None of these
Newton's law of Collision of elastic bodies states that when two moving bodies collide each other, their velocity of separation
Is directly proportional to their velocity of approach
Is inversely proportional to their velocity of approach
Bears a constant ratio to their velocity of approach
Is equal to the sum of their velocities of approach
A system of coplanar forces is in equilibrium when
Force polygon closes
Funicular polygon closes
Both force polygon and funicular polygon close
All the forces are concurrent
A bullet weighing 10 gm moves with a velocity of l km/sec. Its kinetic energy is (i) 5000 Nm (ii) 5000 kg.m (iii) 5000 J The correct answer is
Only (ii)
Both (i) and (iii)
Both (ii) and (iii)
All (i), (ii) and (iii)
If the angular distance, 0 = 2t3 - 3t², the angular acceleration at t = 1 sec. is
1 rad/sec²
4 rad/sec²
6 rad/sec²
12 rad/sec²
If the direction of projection bisects the angle between the vertical and the inclined plane, then the range of projectile on the inclined plane is
Zero
Maximum
Minimum
None of these
For lifting a load of 50 kg through a distance of 2.5 cm, an effort of 12.5 kg is moved through a distance of 40 cm. The efficiency of the lifting machine, is
60 %
65 %
70 %
75 %
The angles between two forces to make their resultant a minimum and a maximum respectively are
0° and 90°
180° and 90°
90° and 180°
180° and 0°
A hoop of radius 3 m weighs 100 kg. It rolls along a horizontal floor so that at its centre of mass has a speed of 200 mm/sec. The work required to stop the hoop is
2 J
4 J
6 J
8 J
The characteristic of a couple is:
Algebraic sum of forces, constituting a couple is zero
Algebraic sum of moments of forces, constituting a couple, about any point, is same
A couple can be never the balanced by a single force
All the above
The length of a Second's pendulum, is
99.0 cm
99.4 cm
100 cm
101 cm
The velocity of a body fallen from height h, on reaching the ground is given by
v = 2gh
v = 2gh2
v = √(2gh)
v = 1/√(2gh)
A square hole is made in a circular lamina, the diagonal of the square is equal to the radius of the circle as shown in below figure the shift in the centre of gravity is 
r (π - 0.75)/(π - 0.5)
r (π - 0.25)/(π - 0.75)
r (π - 0.5)/(π - 0.75)
r (π - 0.5)/(π - 0.25)
The displacement of a particle which moves along a straight line is given by S = 4t3 + 3t2- 10 where S is in meters and t is in seconds. The time taken by the particle to acquire a velocity of 18 m/sec from rest, is
½ sec
1 sec
1.2 sec
1.5 sec
A pilot flies a small plane in a vertical loop of radius r. At the top of its trajectory he experiences weightlessness. If the acceleration due to gravity is g, the speed of the plane at the top of its trajectory would be
Zero
Infinite
gr
2gr
Energy may be defined as
Power of doing work
Capacity of doing work
Rate of doing work
All the above
The vertical reaction at the support A of the structure shown in below figure, is 
1 t
2 t
3 t
3.5 t
To double the period of oscillation of a simple pendulum
The mass of its bob should be doubled
The mass of its bob should be quadrupled
Its length should be quadrupled
Its length should be doubled
A point subjected to a number of forces will be in equilibrium, if
Sum of resolved parts in any two directions at right angles, are both zero
Algebraic sum of the forces is zero
Two resolved parts in any two directions at right angles are equal
Algebraic sum of the moments of the forces about the point is zero
Instantaneous center is at infinity when the angular velocity is
Constant
Zero
Maximum
Minimum
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
(i) and (iii)
(i) and (iv)
(ii) and (iii)
(ii) and (iv)
The reaction at the central support B of the beam ABC hinged at D shown in below figure is 
2 t
5.8 t
0.2 t
3.5 t
A ball is dropped from a height of 2.25 m on a smooth floor and rises to a height of 1.00 m after the bounce. The coefficient of restitution between the ball and the floor is
0.33
0.44
0.57
0.67
μ is coefficient of friction. A wheeled vehicle travelling on a circular level track will slip and overturn simultaneously if the ratio of its wheel distance to the height of its centroid, is
μ
2μ
3μ
½μ
The graphical method of determining the forces in the members of a truss is based on
Method of joint
Method of section
Either method
None of the two methods
In which of the following trusses, the method of substitution is required for determining the forces in all the members of the truss by graphic statics?
Howe truss
King post truss
Fink truss
Warren truss