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The units of moment of inertia of an area are

A. kg-m²

B. m⁴

C. kg/m²

D.

Correct Answer :

B. m⁴


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In the shown figure, if the angle of inclination of the plane is increased, then acceleration of the system will

A. Increase

B. Decrease

C. Remain the same

D. None of these

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Forces are called concurrent when their lines of action meet in

A. One point

B. Two points

C. Plane

D. Perpendicular planes

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The angle which an inclined plane makes with the horizontal when a body placed on it is about to move down is known as angle of

A. Friction

B. Limiting friction

C. Repose

D. Kinematic friction

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Two non-collinear parallel equal forces acting in opposite direction

A. Balance each other

B. Constitute a moment

C. Constitute a couple

D. Constitute a moment of couple

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The coefficient of friction depends upon

A. Nature of surfaces

B. Area of contact

C. Shape of the surfaces

D. All of the above

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One end of a helical spring is fixed while the other end carries the load W which moves with simple harmonic motion. The frequency of motion is given by (where δ = Deflection of the spring.)

A. 2π. √(g/δ)

B. 1/2π. √(g/δ)

C. 2π. √(δ/g)

D. 1/2π. √(δ/g)

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A block of mass 20 kg lying on a rough horizontal plane is connected by a light string passing over a smooth pulley to another mass 5 kg, which can move freely in the Vertical direction, as shown in the below figure. The tension in the string will __________ with the increase in coefficient of friction.

A. Increase

B. Decrease

C. Not be effected

D. None of these

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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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The unit of work or energy in S.I. units is

A. Newton

B. Pascal

C. Watt

D. Joule

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The centre of gravity of a uniform lamina lies at

A. The centre of heavy portion

B. The bottom surface

C. The midpoint of its axis

D. All of the above

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A screw jack used for lifting the loads is

A. A reversible machine

B. A non-reversible machine

C. An ideal machine

D. None of these

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Which of the following statement is incorrect?

A. A force acting in the opposite direction to the motion of the body is called force of friction

B. The ratio of the limiting friction to the normal reaction is called coefficient of friction

C. A machine whose efficiency is 100% is known as an ideal machine

D. The velocity ratio of a machine is the ratio of load lifted to the effort applied

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When a body of mass m attains a velocity v from rest in time t, then the kinetic energy of translation is

A. mv2

B. mgv2

C. 0.5 mv2

D. 0.5 mgv2

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The range of projectile will be maximum for a given velocity of projectile, when the angle of projection (α) is

A. β/2

B. 30° + β/2

C. 45° + β/2

D. 60° + β/2

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The C.G. of a plane lamina will not be at its geometrical centre in the case of a

A. Right angled triangle

B. Equilateral triangle

C. Square

D. Circle

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A single force and a couple acting in the same plane upon a rigid body

A. Balance each other

B. Cannot balance each other

C. Produce moment of a couple

D. Are equivalent

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The unit of energy in S.I. units is

A. Dyne

B. Watt

C. kg-m

D. Joule

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Which of the following is a vector quantity?

A. Energy

B. Mass

C. Momentum

D. Angle

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The rate of doing work is known as

A. Potential energy

B. Kinetic energy

C. Power

D. None of these

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Tension in the cable supporting a lift is more when the lift is moving __________ with an acceleration.

A. Upwards

B. Downwards

C. Horizontal

D. None of these

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The process of finding out the resultant force is called __________ of forces.

A. Composition

B. Resolution

C. Decomposition

D. None of these

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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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If three forces acting in one plane upon a rigid body, keep it in equilibrium, then they must either

A. Meet in a point

B. Be all parallel

C. At least two of them must meet

D. All the above are correct

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According to principle of moments

A. If a system of coplanar forces is in equilibrium, then their algebraic sum is zero

B. If a system of coplanar forces is in equilibrium, then the algebraic sum of their moments about any point in their plane is zero

C. The algebraic sum of the moments of any two forces about any point is equal to moment of the resultant about the same point

D. Positive and negative couples can be balanced

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A rubber ball is dropped from a height of 2 m. If there is no loss of velocity after rebounding, the ball will rise to a height of

A. 1 m

B. 2 m

C. 3 m

D. 4 m

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When the lift is moving upwards with some acceleration, the pressure exerted by a man is __________ to its acceleration.

A. Directly proportional

B. Inversely proportional

C. Cube root

D. None of these

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The efficiency of a lifting machine is the ratio of

A. Output to the input

B. Work done by the machine to the work done on the machine

C. Mechanical advantage to the velocity ratio

D. All of the above

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The bodies which rebound after impact are called

A. Inelastic bodies

B. Elastic bodies

C. Neither elastic nor inelastic bodies

D. None of these

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The velocity of a body on reaching the ground from a height h, is

A. 2.√(gh)

B. √(gh)

C. √(2gh)

D. 2g.√h

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Non-coplanar non-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. Do not meet at one point but their lines of action lie on the same plane

D. None of the above