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The periodic time of a particle with simple harmonic motion is __________ proportional to the angular velocity.

A. Directly

B. Inversely

C. Square root

D. None of these

Correct Answer :

B. Inversely


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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 C.G. of a solid hemisphere lies on the central radius 3r

A. At distance from the plane base 3r

B. At distance from the plane base 3r

C. At distance from the plane base 3r

D. At distance from the plane base

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The amplitude is always __________ radius of the circle.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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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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Moment of inertia of a triangular section of base (b) and height (h) about an axis through its base, is

A. bh3/4

B. bh3/8

C. bh3/12

D. bh3/36

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If the masses of both the bodies, as shown in the below figure, are reduced to 50 percent, then tension in the string will be

A. Same

B. Half

C. Double

D. None of these

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The unit of moment of inertia of an area is

A. kg-m2

B. kg-m-s2

C. kg/m2

D. m4

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In order to completely specify angular displacement by a vector, it must fix

A. Direction of the axis of rotation

B. Magnitude of angular displacement

C. Sense of angular displacement

D. All of these

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Which is the correct statement about law of polygon of forces?

A. If any number of forces acting at a point can be represented by the sides of a polygon taken in order, then the forces are in equilibrium

B. If any number of forces acting at a point can be represented in direction and magnitude by the sides of a polygon, then the forces are in equilibrium

C. If a polygon representing forces acting at a point is closed then forces are in equilibrium

D. If any number of forces acting at a point can be represented in direction and magnitude by the sides of a polygon taken in order, then the forces are in equilibrium

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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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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 velocity of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is __________ at the mean position.

A. Zero

B. Minimum

C. Maximum

D. None of these

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If tension in the cable supporting a lift moving downwards is half the tension when it is moving upwards, the acceleration of the lift is

A. g/2

B. g/3

C. g/4

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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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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Which of the following are vector quantities?

A. Angular displacement

B. Angular velocity

C. Angular acceleration

D. All of these

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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 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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Coplanar 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. Meet at one point and their lines of action also lie on the same plane

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

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The ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction is known as

A. Coefficient of friction

B. Angle of friction

C. Angle of repose

D. Sliding friction

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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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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 overturning of a vehicle on a level circular path can be avoided if the velocity of vehicle is __________ √(gra/h)

A. Less than

B. Greater than

C. Equal to

D. None of these

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The moment of inertia of a solid cylinder of mass m, radius r and length l about the longitudinal axis or polar axis is

A. mr2/2

B. mr2/4

C. mr2/6

D. mr2/8

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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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For any system of coplanar forces, the condition of equilibrium is that the

A. Algebraic sum of the horizontal components of all the forces should be zero

B. Algebraic sum of the vertical components of all the forces should be zero

C. Algebraic sum of moments of all the forces about any point should be zero

D. All of the above

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A pair of smith's tongs is an example of the lever of

A. Zeroth order

B. First order

C. Second order

D. Third order

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The range of a projectile is maximum, when the angle of projection is

A. 30°

B. 45°

C. 60°

D. 90°

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Moment of inertia of a triangular section of base (b) and height (h) about an axis passing through its vertex and parallel to the base, is __________ than that passing through its C.G. and parallel to the base.

A. Nine times

B. Six times

C. Four times

D. Two times

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The equivalent length of a simple pendulum which gives the same frequency as compound pendulum is

A. h/(kG² + h²)

B. (kG² + h²)/h

C. h²/(kG² + h²)

D. (kG² + h²)/h²