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The unit of angular acceleration is

A. N-m

B. m/s

C. m/s2

D. rad/s2

Correct Answer :

D. rad/s2


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Limiting force of friction is the

A. Tangent of angle between normal reaction and the resultant of normal reaction and 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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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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A semicircular disc rests on a horizontal surface with its top flat surface horizontal and circular portion touching down. The coefficient of friction between semi circular disc and horizontal surface is μ. This disc is to be pulled by a horizontal force applied at one edge and it always remains horizontal. When the disc is about to start moving, its top horizontal force will

A. Remain horizontal

B. Slant up towards direction of pull

C. Slant down towards direction of pull

D. None of the above

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The moment of inertia of a solid sphere of mass m and radius r is

A. 2mr2/3

B. 2mr2/5

C. mr2

D. mr2/2

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Mass moment of inertia of a uniform thin rod of mass M and length (l) about its mid-point and perpendicular to its length is

A. (2/3) Ml2

B. (1/3) Ml2

C. (3/4) Ml2

D. (1/12) Ml2

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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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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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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

A. v

B. v/2

C. v/4

D. v/8

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A heavy string attached at two ends at same horizontal level and when central dip is very small approaches the following curve

A. Circular arc

B. Parabola

C. Hyperbola

D. Elliptical

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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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Mass moment of inertia of a thin rod about its one end is __________ the mass moment of inertia of the same rod about its midpoint

A. Same as

B. Twice

C. Thrice

D. Four times

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The velocity ratio of a simple wheel and axle with D and d as the diameters of effort wheel and load axle, is

A. D + d

B. D - d

C. D × d

D. D / d

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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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When two elastic bodies collide with each other,

A. The two bodies will momentarily come to rest after collision

B. The two bodies tend to compress and deform at the surface of contact

C. The two bodies begin to regain their original shape

D. All of the above

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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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Two coplanar couples having equal and opposite moments

A. Balance each other

B. Produce a couple and an unbalanced force

C. Are equivalent

D. Cannot balance each other

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The coefficient of restitution for inelastic bodies is

A. Zero

B. One

C. Between zero and one

D. More than one

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A lead ball with a certain velocity is made to strike a wall, it falls down, but rubber ball of same mass and with same velocity strikes the same wall, it rebounds. Select the correct reason from the following:

A. Both the balls undergo an equal change in momentum

B. The change in momentum suffered by rubber ball is more than the lead ball

C. The change in momentum suffered by rubber ball is less than the lead ball

D. None of the above

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The loss of kinetic energy during inelastic impact, is given by (where m1 = Mass of the first body, m2 = Mass of the second body, and u1 and u2 = Velocities of the first and second bodies respectively.)

A. [m₁ m₂/2(m₁ + m₂)] (u₁ - u₂)²

B. [2(m₁ + m₂)/m₁ m₂] (u₁ - u₂)²

C. [m₁ m₂/2(m₁ + m₂)] (u₁² - u₂²)

D. [2(m₁ + m₂)/m₁ m₂] (u₁² - u₂²)

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If a number of forces are acting at a point, their resultant will be inclined at an angle θ with the horizontal, such that

A. tanθ = ΣH/ΣV

B. tanθ = ΣV/ΣH

C. tanθ = ΣV × ΣH

D. tanθ = √(ΣV + ΣH)

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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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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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When a body of mass moment of inertia I (about a given axis) is rotated about that axis with an angular velocity to, then the kinetic energy of rotation is

A.

B. 2

C. 0.5 Iω

D. 0.5 Iω2

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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 the masses of both the bodies, as shown in the below figure, are doubled, then the acceleration in the string will be

A. Same

B. Half

C. Double

D. None of these

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The forces, which meet at one point and their lines of action also lie on the same plane, are known as

A. Coplanar concurrent forces

B. Coplanar non-concurrent forces

C. Non-coplanar concurrent forces

D. Non-coplanar non-concurrent forces

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If three forces acting in different planes can be represented by a triangle, these will be in

A. Non-equilibrium

B. Partial equilibrium

C. Full equilibrium

D. Unpredictable

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Which of the following is not the unit of power?

A. kW (kilowatt)

B. hp (horse power)

C. kcal/sec

D. kcal/kg sec

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One joule is equal to

A. 0.1 N-m

B. 1 N-m

C. 10 N-m

D. 100 N-m

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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