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The time of flight (t) of a projectile on an upward inclined plane is (where u = Velocity of projection, α = Angle of projection, and β = Inclination of the plane with the horizontal.)

A. t = g cos β/2u sin (α - β)

B. t = 2u sin (α - β)/g cos β

C. t = g cos β/2u sin (α + β)

D. t = 2u sin (α + β)/g cos β

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B. t = 2u sin (α - β)/g cos β


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Coplanar non-concurrent forces are those forces which __________ at one point, but their lines of action lie on the same plane.

A. Meet

B. Do not meet

C. Either A or B

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 rate of change of displacement of a body is called

A. Velocity

B. Acceleration

C. Momentum

D. None of these

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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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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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Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

A. Weight

B. Velocity

C. Acceleration

D. Force

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A particle moves along a straight line such that distance (x) traversed in t seconds is given by x = t² (t - 4), the acceleration of the particle will be given by the equation

A. 6t² - 8t

B. 3t² + 2t

C. 6f - 8

D. 6f - 4

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The necessary condition for forces to be in equilibrium is that these should be

A. Coplanar

B. Meet at one point

C. Both (A) and (B) above

D. All be equal

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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.)

A. P = mW - C

B. P = m/W + C

C. P = mW + C

D. P = C - mW

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A machine having an efficiency greater than 50%, is known as

A. Reversible machine

B. Non-reversible machine

C. Neither reversible nor non-reversible machine

D. Ideal machine

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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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If a body is acted upon by a number of coplanar non-concurrent forces, it may

A. Rotate about itself without moving

B. Move in any one direction rotating about itself

C. Be completely at rest

D. All of these

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In order to double the period of simple pendulum, the length of the string should be

A. Halved

B. Doubled

C. Quadrupled

D. None of these

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Frictional force encountered after commencement of motion is called

A. Limiting friction

B. Kinematic friction

C. Frictional resistance

D. Dynamic friction

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A heavy ladder resting on floor and against a vertical wall may not be in equilibrium, if

A. The floor is smooth, the wall is rough

B. The floor is rough, the wall is smooth

C. The floor and wall both are smooth surfaces

D. The floor and wall both are rough surfaces

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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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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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According to the law of moments, if a number of coplanar forces acting on a particle are in equilibrium, then

A. Their algebraic sum is zero

B. Their lines of action are at equal distances

C. The algebraic sum of their moments about any point in their plane is zero

D. The algebraic sum of their moments about any point is equal to the moment of their resultant force about the same point.

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The velocity ratio for the third system of pulleys is

A. n

B.

C. 2n

D. 2n - 1

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A flywheel on a motor goes from rest to 1000 rpm in 6 sec. The number of revolutions made is nearly equal to

A. 25

B. 50

C. 100

D. 250

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The moment of the force P about O as shown in the below figure is

A. P × OA

B. P × OB

C. P × OC

D. P × AC

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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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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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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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If a number of forces are acting at a point, their resultant is given by

A. (ΣV)2 + (ΣH)2

B. √[(ΣV)2 + (ΣH)2]

C. (ΣV)2 +(ΣH)2 +2(ΣV)(ΣH)

D. √[(ΣV)2 +(ΣH)2 +2(ΣV)(ΣH)]

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Moment of inertia of a hollow circular section, as shown in the below figure about an axis perpendicular to the section, is __________ than that about X-X axis.

A. Two times

B. Same

C. Half

D. None of these

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The maximum efficiency of a lifting machine is

A. 1/m

B. V.R./m

C. m/V.R.

D. 1/(m × V.R.)

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The potential energy of a vertically raised body is __________ the kinetic energy of a vertically falling body.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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A framed structure is perfect, if the number of members are __________ (2j - 3), where j is the number of joints.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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

A. W sinθ

B. W cosθ

C. W secθ

D. W cosecθ