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The forces which do not meet at one point and their lines of action do not lie on the same plane are known as

A. Coplanar concurrent forces

B. Coplanar non-concurrent forces

C. Non-coplanar concurrent forces

D. None of these

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D. None of these


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Least force required to draw a body up the inclined plane is W sin (plane inclination + friction angle) applied in the direction

A. Along the plane

B. Horizontally

C. Vertically

D. At an angle equal to the angle of friction to the inclined plane

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When a body of mass moment of inertia I (about a given axis) is rotated about that axis with an angular velocity to, then the kinetic energy of rotation is

A.

B. 2

C. 0.5 Iω

D. 0.5 Iω2

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According to principle of moments

A. If a system of coplanar forces is in equilibrium, then their algebraic sum is zero

B. If a system of coplanar forces is in equilibrium, then the algebraic sum of their moments about any point in their plane is zero

C. The algebraic sum of the moments of any two forces about any point is equal to moment of the resultant about the same point

D. Positive and negative couples can be balanced

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A sample of metal weighs 219 gms in air, 180 gms in water, 120 gms in an unknown fluid. Then which is correct statement about density of metal

A. Density of metal can't be determined

B. Metal is twice as dense as water

C. Metal will float in water

D. Metal is twice as dense as unknown fluid

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If rain is falling in the opposite direction of the movement of a pedestrian, he has to hold his umbrella

A. More inclined when moving

B. Less inclined when moving

C. More inclined when standing

D. Less inclined when standing

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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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Which of the following is an equation of linear motion? (where, u and v = Initial and final velocity of the body, a = Acceleration of the body, and s = Displacement of the body in time t seconds.)

A. v = u + a.t

B. s = u.t + ½ a.t2

C. v2 = u2 + 2a.s

D. All of these

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In actual machines, mechanical advantage is __________ velocity ratio.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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One joule is equal to

A. 0.1 N-m

B. 1 N-m

C. 10 N-m

D. 100 N-m

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The maximum frictional force which comes into play when a body just begins to slide over another surface is called

A. Limiting friction

B. Sliding friction

C. Rolling friction

D. Kinematic friction

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Tension in the cable supporting a lift is more when the lift is moving __________ with an acceleration.

A. Upwards

B. Downwards

C. Horizontal

D. None of these

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The Cartesian equation of trajectory is (where u = Velocity of projection, α = Angle of projection, and x, y = Co-ordinates of any point on the trajectory after t seconds.)

A. y = (gx²/2u² cos²α) + x. tanα

B. y = (gx²/2u² cos²α) - x. tanα

C. y = x. tanα - (gx²/2u² cos²α)

D. y = x. tanα + (gx²/2u² cos²α)

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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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Efficiency of a screw jack is given by (where α = Helix angle, and φ = Angle of friction.)

A. tan(α + φ)/tanα

B. tanα/tan (α + φ)

C. tan(α - φ)/tanα

D. None of these

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If the resultant of two equal forces has the same magnitude as either of the forces, then the angle between the two forces is

A. 30°

B. 60°

C. 90°

D. 120°

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In actual machines

A. Mechanical advantage is greater than velocity ratio

B. Mechanical advantage is equal to velocity ratio

C. Mechanical advantage is less than velocity ratio

D. Mechanical advantage is unity

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The force induced in the string BC due to the load W as shown in the below figure is

A. W sinθ

B. W cosθ

C. W tanθ

D. W cotθ

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The total motion possessed by a body, is called

A. Impulsive force

B. Mass

C. Weight

D. Momentum

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Effect of a force on a body depends upon

A. Magnitude

B. Direction

C. Position or line of action

D. All of the above

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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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A heavy string attached at two ends at same horizontal level and when central dip is very small approaches the following curve

A. Circular arc

B. Parabola

C. Hyperbola

D. Elliptical

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The forces, which meet at one point and their lines of action also lie on the same plane, are known as

A. Coplanar concurrent forces

B. Coplanar non-concurrent forces

C. Non-coplanar concurrent forces

D. Non-coplanar non-concurrent forces

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The time of flight (t) of a projectile on a horizontal plane is given by

A. t = 2u. sinα/g

B. t = 2u. cosα/g

C. t = 2u. tanα/g

D. t = 2u/g.sinα

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When two elastic bodies collide with each other,

A. The two bodies will momentarily come to rest after collision

B. The two bodies tend to compress and deform at the surface of contact

C. The two bodies begin to regain their original shape

D. All of the above

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The forces, whose lines of action are parallel to each other and act in the same directions, are known as

A. Coplanar concurrent forces

B. Coplanar non-concurrent forces

C. Like parallel forces

D. Unlike parallel forces

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A smooth cylinder lying on a __________ is in neutral equilibrium.

A. Curved surface

B. Convex surface

C. Horizontal surface

D. None of these

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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 moment of inertia of a thin spherical shell of mass m and radius r, about its diameter is

A. mr2/3

B. 2mr2/3

C. 2mr2/5

D. 3mr2/5

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D' Alembert's principle is used for

A. Reducing the problem of kinetics to equivalent statics problem

B. Determining stresses in the truss

C. Stability of floating bodies

D. Designing safe structures

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In the shown figure, the tension (T) in the string will be

A. m₁. m₂. g/(m₁ + m₂)

B. 2m₁. m₂. g/(m₁ + m₂)

C. (m₁ + m₂)/ m₁. m₂. g

D. (m₁ + m₂)/2m₁. m₂. g