When a circular wheel rolls on a straight track, then the shape of body centrode and space centrode respectively are
Straight line and parabola
Straight line and circle
Circle and straight line
Circle and parabola
Correct Answer :
C. Circle and straight line
Related Questions
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
The displacement of a particle which moves along a straight line is given by S = 4t3 + 3t2- 10 where S is in meters and t is in seconds. The time taken by the particle to acquire a velocity of 18 m/sec from rest, is
½ sec
1 sec
1.2 sec
1.5 sec
The resultant of two forces acting at right angles is 5 kgf and if they act at an angle of 60°, it is 37 kgf. The magnitudes of the forces are:
2 kgf, 3 kgf
3 kgf, 4 kgf
4 kgf, 5 kgf
5 kgf, 3 kgf
It is observed that in a certain sinusoidal oscillation, the amplitude is linearly dependent on the frequency f. If the maximum velocity during the oscillation is V, then V must be proportional to
f
1/f
1/f²
f²
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
The C.G. of a circle is at its centre
The C.G. of a triangle is at the intersection of its medians
The C.G. of a rectangle is at the intersection of its diagonals
The C.G. of a semicircle is at a distance of r/2 from the centre
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
If two equal and perfectly elastic smooth spheres impinge directly, they interchange their velocities
If a sphere impinges directly on an equal sphere which is at rest, then a fraction ½(1 - e2) the original kinetic energy is lost by the impact
If two equal spheres which are perfectly elastic impinge at right angles, their direction after impact will still be at right angles
All the above
A rod AB carries three loads of 30 N, 70 N and 100 N at distances of 20 mm, 90 mm and 150 mm respectively from A. Neglecting the weight of the rod, the point at which the rod will balance is
109.5 mm from A
119.5 mm from A
125.5 mm from A
132.5 mm from A
Two objects moving with uniform speeds are 5 m apart after 1 second when they move towards each other and are 1 m apart when they move in the same direction. The speeds of the objects are
2 m/sec and 2 m/sec
3 m/sec and 2 m/sec
3 m/sec and 3 m/sec
4 m/sec and 6 m/sec
When a body slides down an inclined surface, the acceleration (f) of the body, is given by
f = g
f = g sin θ
f = g cos θ
f = g tan θ
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
The rate of change of displacement of a body with respect to its surrounding, is known
Velocity
Acceleration
Speed
None of these
The unit of Moment of Inertia of a body, is
m
m2
m3
m4
ω rad/sec is the angular velocity of a crank whose radius is r. If it makes θ° with inner dead centre and obliquity of the connecting rod l is , the velocity v of the piston, is given by the equation
ω2 (l cos + r sin tan θ)
ω2 (l sin + r cos φ tan θ)
ω (l sin + r cos tan θ)
ω2 (l sin - r cos θ tan )
Effect of a force on a body depends upon its
Direction
Magnitude
Position
All the above
The beam shown in below figure is supported by a hinge at A and a roller at B. The reaction RA of the hinged support A of the beam, is 
10.8 t
10.6 t
10.4 t
10.2 t
A body of weight w placed on an inclined plane is acted upon by a force P parallel to the plane which causes the body just to move up the plane. If the angle of inclination of the plane is θ and angle of friction is φ, the minimum value of P, is
w sin (φ - θ)/cos φ
w sin (θ - φ)/cos φ
w cos (θ + φ)/cos φ
w sinθ cos(θ - φ)/sin φ
The piston of a steam engine moves with a simple harmonic motion. The crank rotates 120 r.p.m. and the stroke length is 2 metres. The linear velocity of the piston when it is at a distance of 0.5 metre from the centre, is
5.88 m/sec
8.88 m/sec
10.88 m/sec
12.88 m/sec
If the radius of the earth is 600 km the height of a mountain above sea level at the top of which a beat seconds pendulum at sea level, looses 27 seconds a day, is
500 metres
1000 metres
1500 metres
2000 metres
A train weighing 196 tonnes experiences a frictional resistance of 5 11/22 per tonne. The speed of the train at the top of a down gradient 1 in 78.4 is 36 km/hour. The speed of the train after running 1 km down the slope, is
5 √10 m/sec
10 √5 m/sec
5 √3 m/sec
3 √5 m/sec
A bullet weighing 10 gm moves with a velocity of l km/sec. Its kinetic energy is (i) 5000 Nm (ii) 5000 kg.m (iii) 5000 J The correct answer is
Only (ii)
Both (i) and (iii)
Both (ii) and (iii)
All (i), (ii) and (iii)
If G is the Gauge of track, v is velocity of the moving vehicle, g is the acceleration due to gravity and r is the radius of a circular path, the required super elevation is
gv²/Gr
Gr²/gr
Gr²/gv²
Gv²/gv
A heavy ladder resting on floor and against a vertical wall may not be in equilibrium if
Floor is smooth and wall is rough
Floor is rough and wall is smooth
Both floor and wall are rough
Both floor and wall are smooth
A point subjected to a number of forces will be in equilibrium, if
Sum of resolved parts in any two directions at right angles, are both zero
Algebraic sum of the forces is zero
Two resolved parts in any two directions at right angles are equal
Algebraic sum of the moments of the forces about the point is zero
To avoid bending action at the base of a pier,
Suspension and anchor cables are kept at the same level
Suspension and anchor cables are fixed to pier top
Suspension cable and anchor cables are attached to a saddle mounted on rollers on top of the pier
None the these
Instantaneous center is at infinity when the angular velocity is
Constant
Zero
Maximum
Minimum
If the angular distance, 0 = 2t3 - 3t², the angular acceleration at t = 1 sec. is
1 rad/sec²
4 rad/sec²
6 rad/sec²
12 rad/sec²
Two shots fired simultaneously from the top and bottom of a vertical tower with elevations of 30° and 45° respectively strike a target simultaneously. If horizontal distance of the target from the tower is 1000 m, the height of the tower is
350 m
375 m
400 m
425 m
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
The unit of rotational inertia of a body in C.G.S system is
cm4
kg.cm²
gm.cm²
gm.cm3
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