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Which of the following are vector quantities?

A. Linear displacement

B. Linear velocity

C. Linear acceleration

D. All of these

Correct Answer :

D. All of these


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Coefficient of friction is the

A. Angle between normal reaction and the resultant of normal reaction and the limiting friction

B. Ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction

C. The friction force acting when the body is just about to move

D. The friction force acting when the body is in motion

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The power developed by a body acted upon by a torque T Newton metre (N - m) and revolving at ω radian/s is given by

A. T.ω (in watts)

B. T.ω/60 (in watts)

C. T.ω/75 (in kilowatts)

D. T.ω/4500 (in kilowatts)

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A smooth cylinder lying on its convex surface remains in __________ equilibrium.

A. Stable

B. Unstable

C. Neutral

D. None of these

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Two like parallel forces are acting at a distance of 24 mm apart and their resultant is 20 N. It the line of action of the resultant is 6 mm from any given force, the two forces are

A. 15 N and 5 N

B. 20 N and 5 N

C. 15 N and 15 N

D. None of these

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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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Center of percussion is

A. The point of C.G.

B. The point of metacenter

C. The point of application of the resultant of all the forces tending to cause a body to rotate about a certain axis

D. Point of suspension

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The centre of gravity a T-section 100 mm × 150 mm × 50 mm from its bottom is

A. 50 mm

B. 75 mm

C. 87.5 mm

D. 125 mm

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Which of the following statement is correct?

A. The periodic time of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is the time taken by a particle for one complete oscillation.

B. The periodic time of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is directly proportional to its angular velocity.

C. The velocity of the particle moving with simple harmonic motion is zero at the mean position.

D. The acceleration of the particle moving with simple harmonic motion is maximum at the mean position.

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The friction experienced by a body, when in motion, is known as

A. Rolling friction

B. Dynamic friction

C. Limiting friction

D. Static friction

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The resultant of two forces P and Q (such that P > Q) acting along the same straight line, but in opposite direction, is given by

A. P + Q

B. P - Q

C. P / Q

D. Q / P

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The periodic time of one oscillation for a simple pendulum is (where l = Length of the pendulum.)

A. (1/2π). √(l/g)

B. (1/2π). √(g/l)

C. 2π. √(l/g)

D. None of these

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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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One joule is equal to

A. 0.1 N-m

B. 1 N-m

C. 10 N-m

D. 100 N-m

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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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The angular velocity (in rad/s) of a body rotating at N revolutions per minute is

A. πN/60

B. πN/180

C. 2πN/60

D. 2πN/180

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The linear acceleration (a) of a body rotating along a circular path of radius (r) with an angular acceleration of α rad/s2, is

A. a = α/ r

B. a = α.r

C. a = r / α

D. None of these

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If a number of forces act simultaneously on a particle, it is possible

A. Not a replace them by a single force

B. To replace them by a single force

C. To replace them by a single force through C.G.

D. To replace them by a couple

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A heavy string attached at two ends at same horizontal level and when central dip is very small approaches the following curve

A. Circular arc

B. Parabola

C. Hyperbola

D. Elliptical

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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

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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 length of a second's pendulum is

A. 94.9 cm

B. 99.4 cm

C. 100 cm

D. 101 cm

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Dynamic friction as compared to static friction is

A. Same

B. More

C. Less

D. May be less of more depending on nature of surfaces and velocity

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The energy possessed by a body, for doing work by virtue of its position, is called

A. Potential energy

B. Kinetic energy

C. Electrical energy

D. Chemical energy

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The law of motion involved in the recoil of gun is

A. Newton's first law of motion

B. Newton's second law of motion

C. Newton's third law of motion

D. None of these

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The necessary condition for forces to be in equilibrium is that these should be

A. Coplanar

B. Meet at one point

C. Both (A) and (B) above

D. All be equal

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The force induced in the string AB due to the load W, as shown in the below figure is

A. W sinθ

B. W cosθ

C. W secθ

D. W cosecθ

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If tension in the cable supporting a lift moving downwards is half the tension when it is moving upwards, the acceleration of the lift is

A. g/2

B. g/3

C. g/4

D. None of these

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If a number of coplanar forces acting at a point be in equilibrium, the sum of clockwise moments must be __________ the sum of anticlockwise moments, about any point.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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The unit of moment of inertia of an area is

A. kg-m2

B. kg-m-s2

C. kg/m2

D. m4

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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