The centre of gravity of a homogenous body is the point at which the whole
Volume of the body is assumed to be concentrated
Area of the surface of the body is assumed to be concentrated
Weight of the body is assumed to be concentrated
All the above
Correct Answer :
C. Weight of the body is assumed to be concentrated
Related Questions
A Seconds pendulum executes
0.5 beat per second
1.0 beat per second
2.0 beats per second
2.5 beats per second
The force acting on a point on the surface of a rigid body may be considered to act
At the centre of gravity of the body
On the periphery of the body
On any point on the line of action of the force
At any point on the surface normal to the line of action of the force
A stone is thrown up a slope of inclination 60° to the horizontal. At what angle to the slope must the stone be thrown so as to land as far as possible from the point of projection?
15°
30°
45°
75°
To avoid bending action at the base of a pier,
Suspension and anchor cables are kept at the same level
Suspension and anchor cables are fixed to pier top
Suspension cable and anchor cables are attached to a saddle mounted on rollers on top of the pier
None the these
A simple pendulum of length l has an energy E, when its amplitude is A. If the length of pendulum is doubled, the energy will be
E
E/2
2E
4E
Varingons theorem of moments states
Arithmetical sum of the moments of two forces about any point, is equal to the moments of their resultant about that point
Algebraic sum of the moments of two forces about any point, is equal to the moment of their resultant about that point
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
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
The force polygon representing a set of forces in equilibrium is a
Triangle
Open polygon
Closed polygon
Parallelogram
Joule is the unit of
Power
Impulse
Work
Momentum
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 velocity ratio of the lifting machine is
50
55
60
65
A block in the shape of a parallelepiped of sides 1m × 2m × 3m lies on the surface. Which of the faces gives maximum stable block?
1 m × 2 m
2 m × 3 m
1 m × 3 m
Equally stable on all faces
A particle is dropped from the top of a tower 60 m high and another is projected upwards from the foot of the tower to meet the first particle at a height of 15.9 m. The velocity of projection of the second particle is
16 m/sec
18 m/sec
20 m/sec
22 m/sec
The angular speed of a car while taking a circular turn of radius 100 m at 36 km/hour, is
0.1 radian/sec
1 radian/sec
100 radian/sec
1000 radian/sec
If the kinetic energy and potential energy of a simple harmonic oscillator of amplitude A are both equal to half the total energy, then the displacement is equal to
A
A/2
A/√2
A√2
The total time of collision and restitution of two bodies, is called
Time of collision
Period of collision
Period of impact
All the above
If a body is acted upon by a number of coplanar non-concurrent forces, it may
Rotate about itself without moving
Move in any one direction
Move in any one direction rotating about itself
All the above
The reaction at the support A of the beam shown in below figure is 
2 t
5.8 t
0.2 t
3.5 t
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 simple pendulum of length 1 has an energy E when its amplitude is A. If its amplitude is increased to 2 A, the energy becomes
E
E/2
2E
4E
One Newton force, is
103 dynes
104 dynes
105 dynes
106 dynes
The equation of motion of a particle starting from rest along a straight line is x = t3 - 3t2+ 5. The ratio of the accelerations after 5 sec and 3 sec will be
2
3
4
5
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
1346.3 kN and 1500 kN
1436.2 kN and 1250 kN
1346.3 kN and 1250 kN
1436.2 kN and 1500 kN
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
0.01 m/sec
0.05 m/sec
1.00 m/sec
1.5 m/see
A ball is dropped from a height of 16 m on a horizontal floor. If it rebounds to a height of 9 m after striking the floor, the coefficient of restitution between ball and floor is
1/4
2/3
3/4
4/3
A ball moving with a velocity of 5 m/sec impinges a fixed plane at an angle of 45° and its direction after impact is equally inclined to the line of impact. If the coefficient of restitution is 0.5, the velocity of the ball after impact will be
0.5 m/sec
1.5 m/sec
2.5 m/sec
3.5 m/sec
The time period of a simple pendulum depends on (i) Mass of suspended particle (ii) Length of the pendulum (iii) Acceleration due to gravity The correct answer is
Only (i)
Both (ii) and (iii)
Both (i) and (iii)
All are correct
The velocity of a moving body, is
A vector quantity
A scalar quantity
A scalar as well as a vector quantity
None of these
A ball moving on a smooth horizontal table hits a rough vertical wall, the coefficient of restitution between ball and wall being 1/3. The ball rebounds at the same angle. The fraction of its kinetic energy lost is
1/3
2/3
1/9
8/9
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 %
A string of length 90 cm is fastened to two points A and B at the same level 60 cm apart. A ring weighing 120 g is slided on the string. A horizontal force P is applied to the ring such that it is in equilibrium vertically below B. The value of P is:
40 g
60 g
80 g
100 g
For a self-locking machine, the efficiency should be
Less than 60%
50 %
More than 50%
None of these