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Which of the following is the example of lever of first order?

A. Arm of man

B. Pair of scissors

C. Pair of clinical tongs

D. All of the above

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D. All of the above


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Which of the following is not the unit of power?

A. kW (kilowatt)

B. hp (horse power)

C. kcal/sec

D. kcal/kg sec

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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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A machine having an efficiency greater than 50%, is known as

A. Reversible machine

B. Non-reversible machine

C. Neither reversible nor non-reversible machine

D. Ideal machine

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Tangent of angle of friction is equal to

A. Kinetic friction

B. Limiting friction

C. Angle of repose

D. Coefficient of friction

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If the masses of both the bodies, as shown in the below figure, are doubled, then the acceleration in the string will be

A. Same

B. Half

C. Double

D. None of these

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On the ladder resting on the ground and leaning against a smooth vertical wall, the force of friction will be

A. Downwards at its upper end

B. Upwards at its upper end

C. Perpendicular to the wall at its upper end

D. Zero at its upper end

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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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According to law of triangle of forces

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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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 moment of inertia of a square of side a about its diagonal is

A. a2/8

B. a3/12

C. a4/12

D. a4/16

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A number of forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium, if

A. All the forces are equally inclined

B. Sum of all the forces is zero

C. Sum of resolved parts in the vertical direction is zero (i.e. ΣV = 0)

D. None of these

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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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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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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 moment of the force P about O as shown in the below figure is

A. P × OA

B. P × OB

C. P × OC

D. P × AC

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The velocity ratio in case of an inclined plane inclined at angle θ to the horizontal and weight being pulled up the inclined plane by vertical effort is

A. sinθ

B. cosθ

C. tanθ

D. cosecθ

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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 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 total energy possessed by a system of moving bodies

A. Is constant at every instant

B. Varies from point to point

C. Is maximum in the start and minimum at the end

D. Is minimum in the start and maximum at the end

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Which of the following statement is correct in connection with projectiles?

A. A path, traced by a projectile in the space, is known as trajectory.

B. The velocity, with which a projectile is projected, is known as the velocity of projection.

C. The angle, with the horizontal, at which a projectile is projected, is known as angle of projection.

D. All of the above

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According to Lamis theorem

A. The three forces must be equal

B. The three forces must be at 120° to each other

C. The three forces must be in equilibrium

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

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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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The velocity ratio of a differential wheel and axle with D as the diameter of effort wheel and d1 and d2 as the diameters of larger and smaller axles respectively, is

A. D/(d₁ + d₂)

B. D/(d₁ - d₂)

C. 2D/(d₁ + d₂)

D. 2D/(d₁ - d₂)

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The resolved part of the resultant of two forces inclined at an angle θ in a given direction is equal to

A. The algebraic sum of the resolved parts of the forces in the given direction

B. The sum of the resolved parts of the forces in the given direction

C. The difference of the forces multiplied by the cosine of θ

D. The sum of the forces multiplied by the sine of θ

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For any system of coplanar forces, the condition of equilibrium is that the

A. Algebraic sum of the horizontal components of all the forces should be zero

B. Algebraic sum of the vertical components of all the forces should be zero

C. Algebraic sum of moments of all the forces about any point should be zero

D. All of the above

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The velocity of a particle (v) moving with simple harmonic motion, at any instant is given by (where r = Amplitude of motion, and y = Displacement of the particle from mean position.)

A. ω.√(y² - r²)

B. ω.√(r² - y²)

C. ω².√(y² - r²)

D. ω².√(r² - y²)

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In actual 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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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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The slope on the road surface generally provided on the curves is known as

A. Angle of friction

B. Angle of repose

C. Angle of banking

D. None of these

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The resultant of the two forces P and Q is R. If Q is doubled, the new resultant is perpendicular to P. Then

A. P = Q

B. Q = R

C. Q = 2R

D. None of these