The unit of force in C.G.S. system of units, is called
Dyne
Newton
Kg
All the above
Correct Answer :
A. Dyne
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Energy may be defined as
Power of doing work
Capacity of doing work
Rate of doing work
All the above
Newtons Law of Motion is:
Everybody continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it is acted upon by some external force
The rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the impressed force, and takes place in the same direction, in which the force acts
To every action, there is always an equal and opposite reaction
All the above
A ladder of weight 'w' rests against a smooth vertical wall, and rests on rough horizontal ground, the coefficient of friction between the ladder and the ground being 1/4. The maximum angle of inclination of the ladder to the vertical, if a man of weight 'w' is to walk to the top of it safely, is tan'1 x, where x is
1/4
1/3
3
4
A ball moving on a smooth horizontal table hits a rough vertical wall, the coefficient of restitution between ball and wall being 1/3. The ball rebounds at the same angle. The fraction of its kinetic energy lost is
1/3
2/3
1/9
8/9
A disc of mass 4 kg, radius 0.5 m and moment of inertia 3 kgm² rolls on a horizontal surface so that its center moves with speed 5 m/see. Kinetic energy of the disc is
50 J
150 J
200 J
400 J
In simple harmonic motion, acceleration of a particle is proportional to
Rate of change of velocity
Displacement
Velocity
Direction
If g1 and g2 are the gravitational accelerations on two mountains A and B respectively, the weight of a body when transported from A to B will be multiplied by
g1
g2
g1/g2
g2/g1
A square hole is made in a circular lamina, the diagonal of the square is equal to the radius of the circle as shown in below figure the shift in the centre of gravity is 
r (π - 0.75)/(π - 0.5)
r (π - 0.25)/(π - 0.75)
r (π - 0.5)/(π - 0.75)
r (π - 0.5)/(π - 0.25)
The angles between two forces to make their resultant a minimum and a maximum respectively are
0° and 90°
180° and 90°
90° and 180°
180° and 0°
The forces which meet at one point and have their lines of action in different planes are called
Coplanar non-concurrent forces
Non-coplanar concurrent forces
Non-coplanar non-current forces
Intersecting forces
A cable loaded with 10 kN/m of span is stretched between supports in the same horizontal line 100 m apart. If the central dip is 10 m, then the maximum and minimum pull in the cable respectively are
1346.3 kN and 1500 kN
1436.2 kN and 1250 kN
1346.3 kN and 1250 kN
1436.2 kN and 1500 kN
On a ladder resting on a rough ground and leaning against a smooth vertical wall, the force of friction acts
Downwards at its upper end
Upwards at its upper end
Perpendicular to the wall at its upper end
Zero at its upper end
The resolved part of the resultant of two forces inclined at an angle θ in a given direction is
Algebraic sum of the resolved parts of the forces in the direction
Arithmetical sum of the resolved parts of the forces in the direction
Difference of the forces multiplied by cosine θ°
Sum of the forces multiplied by the tangent θ°
If v and ω are linear and angular velocities, the centripetal acceleration of a moving body along the circular path of radius r, will be
r/v²
v²/r
r/ω²
ω²/r
A ball moving with a velocity of 5 m/sec impinges a fixed plane at an angle of 45° and its direction after impact is equally inclined to the line of impact. If the coefficient of restitution is 0.5, the velocity of the ball after impact will be
0.5 m/sec
1.5 m/sec
2.5 m/sec
3.5 m/sec
M.I. of a thin ring (external diameter D, internal diameter d) about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the ring, is
π/64 (D4 + d4)
π/32 (D4 - d4)
π/32 (D4 + d4)
π/32 (D4 × d4)
A weight of 100 kg is supported by a string whose ends are attached to pegs A and B at the same level shown in below figure. The tension in the string is 
50 kg
75 kg
100 kg
120 kg
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. In case of suspension bridge due to rise in temperature,
Dip of the cable increases
Length of the cable increases
Dip of the cable decreases
None of these
The C.G. of the shaded area of the below figure whose curve OM is a parabola from y-axis, is 
a/4
3a/4
3b/10
3a/10
Ball A of mass 250 g moving on a smooth horizontal table with a velocity of 10 m/s hits an identical stationary ball B on the table. If the impact is perfectly elastic, the velocity of the ball B just after impact would be
Zero
5 m/sec
10 m/sec
None of these
The ratio of the ranges on the inclined plane with motion upward and with motion downward for a given velocity, angle of projection will be
sin (α + β)/sin (α - β)
sin (α - β)/sin (α + β)
cos (α - β)/cos (α + β)
tan (α - β)/tan (α + β)
The acceleration of a train starting from rest at any instant is 1/6(V + 1) m/sec² where V is the velocity of the train in m/sec. The train will attain a velocity of 36 km/hour after travelling a distance of
2000 m
2100 m
2200 m
2300 m
The condition for a lifting machine to be reversible is that its efficiency should be
Less than 50%
More than 50%
More than 66.67%
Equal to 100%
If a ball which is dropped from a height of 2.25 m on a smooth floor attains the height of bounce equal to 1.00 m, the coefficient of the restitution between the ball and floor, is
0.25
0.50
0.67
0.33
In the structure shown in below figure, the member which carries zero force, is 
AB
BC
BE
All the above
If A is the amplitude of particle executing simple harmonic motion, then the total energy E of the particle is
Proportional to A
Proportional to A²
Proportional to 1/A²
Independent of A
If the horizontal range is 2.5 times the greatest height, the angle of projection of the projectile, is
57°
58°
59°
60°
The units of inertia of mass are
kg/m
kg/m2
m4
kg-m2
A pilot flies a small plane in a vertical loop of radius r. At the top of its trajectory he experiences weightlessness. If the acceleration due to gravity is g, the speed of the plane at the top of its trajectory would be
Zero
Infinite
gr
2gr
μ is coefficient of friction. A wheeled vehicle travelling on a circular level track will slip and overturn simultaneously if the ratio of its wheel distance to the height of its centroid, is
μ
2μ
3μ
½μ