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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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D. 0.5 Iω2


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The amplitude is always __________ radius of the circle.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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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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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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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 moment of inertia of a square of side (a) about an axis through its centre of gravity is

A. a4/4

B. a4/8

C. a4/12

D. a4/36

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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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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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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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A particle inside a hollow sphere of radius r, having coefficient of friction μ can rest up to height of

A. r/2

B. r/A

C. r/3

D. 0.134 r

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In actual machines, mechanical advantage is __________ velocity ratio.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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Varingon's theorem of moments states that 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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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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A sample of metal weighs 219 gms in air, 180 gms in water, 120 gms in an unknown fluid. Then which is correct statement about density of metal

A. Density of metal can't be determined

B. Metal is twice as dense as water

C. Metal will float in water

D. Metal is twice as dense as unknown fluid

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A ladder is resting on a rough ground and leaning against a smooth vertical wall. The force of friction will act

A. Downward at its upper end

B. Upward at its upper end

C. Zero at its upper end

D. Perpendicular to the wall at its upper end

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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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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 horizontal range of a projectile (R) is given by

A. R = u² cos2α/g

B. R = u² sin2α/g

C. R = u² cosα/g

D. R = u² sinα/g

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In order to completely specify angular displacement by a vector, it must fix

A. Direction of the axis of rotation

B. Magnitude of angular displacement

C. Sense of angular displacement

D. All of these

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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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Two bodies of masses m1 and m2 are hung from the ends of a rope, passing over a frictionless pulley as shown in the figure below. The acceleration of the string will be

A. g (m1 - m2)/(m1 + m2)

B. 2g (m1 - m2)/(m1 + m2)

C. g (m1 + m2)/(m1 - m2)

D. 2g (m1 + m2)/(m1 - m2)

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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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If a rigid body is in equilibrium under the action of three forces, then

A. These forces are equal

B. The lines of action of these forces meet in a point

C. The lines of action of these forces are parallel

D. Both (B) and (C) above

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The impact between two lead spheres is approximately equal to an __________ impact.

A. Elastic

B. Inelastic

C. Solid

D. None of these

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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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A spherical body is symmetrical about its perpendicular axis. According to Routh's rule, the moment of inertia of a body about an axis passing through its centre of gravity is (where, M = Mass of the body, and S = Sum of the squares of the two semi-axes.)

A. MS/3

B. MS/4

C. MS/5

D. None of these

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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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The maximum mechanical advantage of a lifting machine is

A. 1 + m

B. 1 - m

C. 1 / m

D. m

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The angle between two forces when the resultant is maximum and minimum respectively are:

A. 0° and 180°

B. 180° and 0°

C. 90° and 180°

D. 90° and 0°

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The units of moment of inertia of mass are

A. kg-m²

B. m²/kg.

C. kg/m²

D. kg/m

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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