The term 'Centroid' is
The same as centre of gravity
The point of suspension
The point of application of the resultant of all the forces tending to cause a body to rotate about a certain axis
None of the above
Correct Answer :
A. The same as centre of gravity
Related Questions
In ideal machines
Mechanical advantage is greater than velocity ratio
Mechanical advantage is equal to velocity ratio
Mechanical advantage is less than velocity ratio
Mechanical advantage is unity
In order to completely specify angular displacement by a vector, it must fix
Direction of the axis of rotation
Magnitude of angular displacement
Sense of angular displacement
All of these
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.
Nine times
Six times
Four times
Two times
The total motion possessed by a body, is called
Impulsive force
Mass
Weight
Momentum
Limiting force of friction is the
Tangent of angle between normal reaction and the resultant of normal reaction and limiting friction
Ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction
The friction force acting when the body is just about to move
The friction force acting when the body is in motion
Two balls of equal mass and of perfectly elastic material are lying on the floor. One of the balls with velocity v is made to strike the second ball. Both the balls after impact will move with a velocity
v
v/2
v/4
v/8
The linear acceleration (a) of a body rotating along a circular path of radius (r) with an angular acceleration of α rad/s2, is
a = α/ r
a = α.r
a = r / α
None of these
Moment of inertia is the
Second moment of force
Second moment of area
Second moment of mass
All of these
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 rotating about itself
Be completely at rest
All of these
If a number of forces are acting at a point, their resultant is given by
(ΣV)2 + (ΣH)2
√[(ΣV)2 + (ΣH)2]
(ΣV)2 +(ΣH)2 +2(ΣV)(ΣH)
√[(ΣV)2 +(ΣH)2 +2(ΣV)(ΣH)]
The unit of power in S.I. units is
Horsepower
Joule
Watt
kg-m
The time of flight (t) of a projectile on a horizontal plane is given by
t = 2u. sinα/g
t = 2u. cosα/g
t = 2u. tanα/g
t = 2u/g.sinα
If the gravitational acceleration at any place is doubled, then the weight of a body will be
g/2
g
√2.g
2g
The centre of gravity of an isosceles triangle with base (p) and sides (q) from its base is
[√(4p² - q²)]/6
(4p² - q²)/6
(p² - q²)/4
(p² + q²)/4
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
Density of metal can't be determined
Metal is twice as dense as water
Metal will float in water
Metal is twice as dense as unknown fluid
The skidding away of the vehicle on a level circular path can be avoided if the force of friction between the wheels and the ground is __________ the centrifugal force.
Less than
Greater than
Equal to
None of these
The forces, whose lines of action are parallel to each other and act in the same directions, are known as
Coplanar concurrent forces
Coplanar non-concurrent forces
Like parallel forces
Unlike parallel forces
A force is completely defined when we specify
Magnitude
Direction
Point of application
All of the above
A couple produces
Translatory motion
Rotational motion
Combined translatory and rotational motion
None of the above
The forces which do not meet at one point and their lines of action do not lie on the same plane are known as
Coplanar concurrent forces
Coplanar non-concurrent forces
Non-coplanar concurrent forces
None of these
The forces, which meet at one point, but their lines of action do not lie in a plane, are called
Coplanar non-concurrent forces
Non-coplanar concurrent forces
Non-coplanar non-concurrent forces
Intersecting forces
The law of the machine is (where P = Effort applied to lift the load, m = A constant which is equal to the slope of the line, W = Load lifted, and C = Another constant which represents the machine friction.)
P = mW - C
P = m/W + C
P = mW + C
P = C - mW
The velocity ratio in case of an inclined plane inclined at angle θ to the horizontal and weight being pulled up the inclined plane by vertical effort is
sinθ
cosθ
tanθ
cosecθ
If the body falls freely under gravity, then the gravitational acceleration is taken as
+8.9 m/s2
-8.9 m/s2
+9.8 m/s2
-9.8 m/s2
In a screw jack, the effort required to lift the load is given by (where W = Load lifted, α = Helix angle, and φ = Angle of friction.)
P = W tan (α - φ)
P = W tan (α + φ)
P = W tan (φ - α)
P = W cos (α + φ)
Moment of inertia of a triangular section of base (b) and height (h) about an axis through its base, is
bh3/4
bh3/8
bh3/12
bh3/36
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
15 N and 5 N
20 N and 5 N
15 N and 15 N
None of these
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 
g (m1 - m2)/(m1 + m2)
2g (m1 - m2)/(m1 + m2)
g (m1 + m2)/(m1 - m2)
2g (m1 + m2)/(m1 - m2)
Which of the following is not a vector quantity?
Weight
Velocity
Acceleration
Force
The force induced in the string BC due to the load W as shown in the below figure is 
W sinθ
W cosθ
W tanθ
W cotθ