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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

Correct Answer :

B. v/2


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If P is the force acting on the body, m is the mass of the body and a is the acceleration of the body, then according to Newton's second law of motion,

A. P + m.a = 0

B. P - m.a = 0

C. P × m.a = 0

D. P/m.a = 0

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Lami's theorem states that

A. Three forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium

B. Three forces acting at a point can be represented by a triangle, each side being proportional to force

C. If three forces acting upon a particle are represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle, taken in order, they will be in equilibrium

D. If three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two

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The C.G. of a solid hemisphere lies on the central radius 3r

A. At distance from the plane base 3r

B. At distance from the plane base 3r

C. At distance from the plane base 3r

D. At distance from the plane base

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Work done is said to be zero, when

A. Some force acts on a body, but displacement is zero

B. No force acts on a body but some displacement takes place

C. Either (A) or (B)

D. None of the above

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If the resultant of two equal forces has the same magnitude as either of the forces, then the angle between the two forces is

A. 30°

B. 60°

C. 90°

D. 120°

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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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Concurrent forces are those forces whose lines of action

A. Lie on the same line

B. Meet at one point

C. Meet on the same plane

D. None of these

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Which of the following is the locus of a point that moves in such a manner that its distance from a fixed point is equal to its distance from a fixed line multiplied by a constant greater than one

A. Ellipse

B. Hyperbola

C. Parabola

D. Circle

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Which of the following do not have identical dimensions?

A. Momentum and impulse

B. Torque and energy

C. Torque and work

D. Moment of a force and angular momentum.

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In ideal machines

A. Mechanical advantage is greater than velocity ratio

B. Mechanical advantage is equal to velocity ratio

C. Mechanical advantage is less than velocity ratio

D. Mechanical advantage is unity

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In ideal machines, mechanical advantage is __________ velocity ratio.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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The centre of gravity of an isosceles triangle with base (p) and sides (q) from its base is

A. [√(4p² - q²)]/6

B. (4p² - q²)/6

C. (p² - q²)/4

D. (p² + q²)/4

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In a screw jack, the effort required to lower the load is __________ the effort required to raise the same load.

A. Less than

B. Equal to

C. More than

D. None of these

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The unit of force in S.I. system of units is

A. Dyne

B. Kilogram

C. Newton

D. Watt

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Coplanar 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. Meet at one point and their lines of action also lie on the same plane

D. Do not meet at one point, but their lines of action lie on the same plane

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The acceleration of a body sliding down an inclined surface is

A. g sinθ

B. g cosθ

C. g tanθ

D. None of these

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The unit of angular velocity is

A. m/min

B. rad/s

C. Revolutions/min

D. Both (B) and (C)

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Moment of inertia of a hollow circular section, as shown in the below figure about X-axis, is

A. π/16 (D² - d²)

B. π/16 (D³ - d³)

C. π/32 (D⁴ - d⁴)

D. π/64 (D⁴ - d⁴)

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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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Coulomb friction is the friction between

A. Bodies having relative motion

B. Two dry surfaces

C. Two lubricated surfaces

D. Solids and liquids

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The product of either force of couple with the arm of the couple is called

A. Resultant couple

B. Moment of the forces

C. Resulting couple

D. Moment of the couple

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The velocity ratio of a single purchase crab winch can be increased by

A. Increasing the length of the handle

B. Increasing the radius of the load drum

C. Increasing the number of teeth of the pinion

D. All of the above

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The Cartesian equation of trajectory is (where u = Velocity of projection, α = Angle of projection, and x, y = Co-ordinates of any point on the trajectory after t seconds.)

A. y = (gx²/2u² cos²α) + x. tanα

B. y = (gx²/2u² cos²α) - x. tanα

C. y = x. tanα - (gx²/2u² cos²α)

D. y = x. tanα + (gx²/2u² cos²α)

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Which of the following is not a scalar quantity?

A. Mass

B. Volume

C. Density

D. Acceleration

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The maximum height of a projectile on a horizontal plane, is

A. u² sin²α/2g

B. u² cos²α/2g

C. u² sin²α/g

D. u² cos²α/g

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The total momentum of a system of masses (i. e. moving bodies) in any one direction remains constant, unless acted upon by an external force in that direction. This statement is called

A. Newton's first law of motion

B. Newton's second law of motion

C. Principle of conservation of energy

D. Principle of conservation of momentum

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The moment of inertia of a thin rod of mass m and length l, about an axis through its centre of gravity and perpendicular to its length is

A. ml2/4

B. ml2/ 6

C. ml2/8

D. ml2/12

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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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The resultant of two forces P and Q acting at an angle θ is

A. √(P² + Q² + 2PQ sinθ)

B. √(P² + Q² + 2PQ cosθ)

C. √(P² + Q² - 2PQ cosθ)

D. √(P² + Q² - 2PQ tanθ)

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The range of a projectile is maximum, when the angle of projection is

A. 30°

B. 45°

C. 60°

D. 90°