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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

Correct Answer :

B. ωr


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A ladder is resting on a smooth ground and leaning against a rough vertical wall. The force of friction will act

A. Towards the wall at its upper end

B. Away from the wall at its upper end

C. Downward at its upper end

D. Upward at its upper end

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According to law of triangle of forces

A. Three forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium

B. Three forces acting at a point can be represented by a triangle, each side being proportional to force

C. If three forces acting upon a particle are represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle, taken in order, they will be in equilibrium

D. If three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two

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Two like parallel forces are acting at a distance of 24 mm apart and their resultant is 20 N. It the line of action of the resultant is 6 mm from any given force, the two forces are

A. 15 N and 5 N

B. 20 N and 5 N

C. 15 N and 15 N

D. None of these

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Pick up wrong statement about friction force for dry surfaces. Friction force is

A. Proportional to normal load between the surfaces

B. Dependent on the materials of contact surface

C. Proportional to velocity of sliding

D. Independent of the area of contact surfaces

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In the shown figure, if the angle of inclination of the plane is increased, then acceleration of the system will

A. Increase

B. Decrease

C. Remain the same

D. None of these

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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 bellow figure shows the two equal forces at right angles acting at a point. The value of force R acting along their bisector and in opposite direction is

A. P/2

B. 2P

C. √2 × P

D. P/√2

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The velocity ratio of a differential wheel and axle with D as the diameter of effort wheel and d1 and d2 as the diameters of larger and smaller axles respectively, is

A. D/(d₁ + d₂)

B. D/(d₁ - d₂)

C. 2D/(d₁ + d₂)

D. 2D/(d₁ - d₂)

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The units of moment of inertia of mass are

A. kg-m²

B. m²/kg.

C. kg/m²

D. kg/m

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In a framed structure, as shown in the below figure, the force in the member BC is

A. W/√3 (compression)

B. W/√3 (tension)

C. 2W/√3 (compression)

D. 2W/√3 (tension)

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The wheels of a moving car possess

A. Potential energy only

B. Kinetic energy of translation only

C. Kinetic energy of rotation only

D. Kinetic energy of translation and rotation both

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A couple produces

A. Translatory motion

B. Rotational motion

C. Combined translatory and rotational motion

D. None of the above

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The forces, which meet at one point, but their lines of action do not lie in a plane, are called

A. Coplanar non-concurrent forces

B. Non-coplanar concurrent forces

C. Non-coplanar non-concurrent forces

D. Intersecting forces

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The moment of inertia of a square of side (a) about an axis through its centre of gravity is

A. a4/4

B. a4/8

C. a4/12

D. a4/36

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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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Two forces are acting at an angle of 120°. The bigger force is 40 N and the resultant is perpendicular to the smaller one. The smaller force is

A. 20 N

B. 40 N

C. 120 N

D. None of these

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Two bodies of masses m1 and m2 are hung from the ends of a rope, passing over a frictionless pulley as shown in the figure below. The acceleration of the string will be

A. g (m1 - m2)/(m1 + m2)

B. 2g (m1 - m2)/(m1 + m2)

C. g (m1 + m2)/(m1 - m2)

D. 2g (m1 + m2)/(m1 - m2)

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The maximum efficiency of a screw jack is

A. (1 - sinφ)/(1 + sinφ)

B. (1 + sinφ)/(1 - sinφ)

C. (1 - tanφ)/(1 + tanφ)

D. (1 + tanφ)/(1 - tanφ)

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In a screw jack, the effort required to lower the load is __________ the effort required to raise the same load.

A. Less than

B. Equal to

C. More than

D. None of these

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One joule means that

A. Work is done by a force of 1 N when it displaces a body through 1 m

B. Work is done by a force of 1 kg when it displaces a body through 1 m

C. Work is done by a force of 1 dyne when it displaces a body through 1 cm

D. Work is done by a force of 1 g when it displaces a body through 1 cm

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The linear velocity of a body rotating at ω rad/s along a circular path of radius r is given by

A. ω/r

B. ω.r

C. ω2/r

D. ω2.r

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

A. 0.5r

B. 0.6 r

C. 0.7 r

D. 0.8 r

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Kinetic friction is the

A. Tangent of angle between normal reaction and the resultant of normal reaction and the limiting friction

B. Ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction

C. The friction force acting when the body is just about to move

D. The friction force acting when the body is in motion

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The rate of doing work is known as

A. Potential energy

B. Kinetic energy

C. Power

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 ideal 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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Which one of the following statements is not correct?

A. The tangent of the angle of friction is equal to coefficient of friction

B. The angle of repose is equal to angle of friction

C. The tangent of the angle of repose is equal to coefficient of friction

D. The sine of the angle of repose is equal to coefficient to friction

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The unit of force in S.I. system of units is

A. Dyne

B. Kilogram

C. Newton

D. Watt