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The moment of inertia of a solid cone of mass m and base radius r about its vertical axis is

A. 3mr2/5

B. 3mr2/10

C. 2mr2/5

D. 4mr2/5

Correct Answer :

B. 3mr2/10


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The unit of angular acceleration is

A. N-m

B. m/s

C. m/s2

D. rad/s2

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The term 'Centroid' is

A. The same as centre of gravity

B. The point of suspension

C. The point of application of the resultant of all the forces tending to cause a body to rotate about a certain axis

D. None of the above

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A body of mass m moving with a constant velocity v strikes another body of same mass moving with same velocity but in opposite direction. The common velocity of both the bodies after collision is

A. v

B. 2v

C. 4v

D. 8v

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Which of the following is not the unit of work, energy and heat?

A. kcal

B. kg-m

C. kW-hr

D. h.p

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The maximum acceleration of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is

A. ω

B. ωr

C. ω2r

D. ω/r

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In a single threaded worm and worm wheel, the number of teeth on the worm is 50. The diameter of the effort wheel is 100 mm and that of load drum is 50 mm. The velocity ratio is

A. 50

B. 100

C. 200

D. 400

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The ideal angle of banking provided on the curves on roads depends upon

A. Weight of the vehicle

B. (Velocity)2 of the vehicle

C. Nature of the road surface

D. Coefficient of friction between the road and vehicle contact point

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Two non-collinear parallel equal forces acting in opposite direction

A. Balance each other

B. Constitute a moment

C. Constitute a couple

D. Constitute a moment of couple

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Moment of inertia of a rectangular section having width (b) and depth (d) about an axis passing through its C.G. and parallel to the width (b), is

A. db³/12

B. bd³/12

C. db³/36

D. bd³/36

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Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

A. Weight

B. Velocity

C. Acceleration

D. Force

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Which of the following statement is correct?

A. The kinetic energy of a body during impact remains constant.

B. The kinetic energy of a body before impact is equal to the kinetic energy of a body after impact.

C. The kinetic energy of a body before impact is less than the kinetic energy of a body after impact.

D. The kinetic energy of a body before impact is more than the kinetic energy of a body after impact.

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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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The unit of force in S.I. units is

A. kilogram

B. Newton

C. Watt

D. Dyne

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The resolved part of the resultant of two forces inclined at an angle θ in a given direction is equal to

A. The algebraic sum of the resolved parts of the forces in the given direction

B. The sum of the resolved parts of the forces in the given direction

C. The difference of the forces multiplied by the cosine of θ

D. The sum of the forces multiplied by the sine of θ

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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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The moment of inertia of a thin disc of mass m and radius r, about an axis through its centre of gravity and perpendicular to the plane of the disc is

A. mr2/2

B. mr2/4

C. mr2/6

D. mr2/8

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The centre of gravity of a right circular solid cone is at a distance of __________ from its base, measured along the vertical axis. (where h = Height of a right circular solid cone.)

A. h/2

B. h/3

C. h/4

D. h/6

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The centre of gravity of a uniform lamina lies at

A. The centre of heavy portion

B. The bottom surface

C. The midpoint of its axis

D. All of the above

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The efficiency of a screw jack is maximum, when (where α = Helix angle, and φ = Angle of friction.)

A. α = 45° + φ/2

B. α = 45° - φ/2

C. α = 90° + φ

D. α = 90° - φ

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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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Lami's theorem states that

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 blocks A and B of masses 150 kg and 50 kg respectively are connected by means of a string as shown in the below figure. The tension in all the three strings __________ be same.

A. Will

B. Will not

C. Either A or B

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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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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Non-coplanar non-concurrent forces are those forces which

A. Meet at one point, but their lines of action do not lie on the same plane

B. Do not meet at one point and their lines of action do not lie on the same plane

C. Do not meet at one point but their lines of action lie on the same plane

D. None of the above

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A force while acting on a body may

A. Change its motion

B. Balance the forces, already acting on it

C. Give rise to the internal stresses in it

D. All of these

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The moment of inertia of a square of side a about its diagonal is

A. a2/8

B. a3/12

C. a4/12

D. a4/16

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The power developed by a body acted upon by a torque T Newton metre (N - m) and revolving at ω radian/s is given by

A. T.ω (in watts)

B. T.ω/60 (in watts)

C. T.ω/75 (in kilowatts)

D. T.ω/4500 (in kilowatts)

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Coefficient of friction is the

A. 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 horizontal range of a projectile (R) is given by

A. R = u² cos2α/g

B. R = u² sin2α/g

C. R = u² cosα/g

D. R = u² sinα/g