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  • The locus of the instantaneous centre of a moving rigid body, is


  • Options
  • A. straight line
  • B. involute
  • C. centroid
  • D. spiral.

  • Correct Answer
  • centroid 

    • Applied Mechanics problems

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    • 1. If the gravitational accelerational at any place is doubled, the weight of a body, will

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    • A. be reduced to half
    • B. be doubled
    • C. not be affected
    • D. none of these.
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    • 2. The equation of motion of a particle starting from rest along a straight line is x = t3 - 3t2 + 5. The ratio of the accelerations after 5 sec and 3 sec will be

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    • A. 2
    • B. 3
    • C. 4
    • D. 5
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    • 3. When a body in equilibrium undergoes an infinitely small displacement, work imagined to be done, is known as

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    • A. imaginary work
    • B. negative work
    • C. virtual work
    • D. none of these.
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    • 4. The c.g. of the shaded area of the below figure whose curve OM is a parabola from y-axis, is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • E.
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    • 5. Joule is the unit of

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    • A. work
    • B. force
    • C. power
    • D. torque
    • E. none of these.
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    • 6. A load of 500 kg was lifted through a distance of 13 cm. by an effort of 25 kg which moved through a distance of 650 cm. The efficiency of the lifting machine is

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    • A. 50%
    • B. 40%
    • C. 55%
    • D. 30%.
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    • 7. Two forces act an angle of 120°. If the greater force is 50 kg and their resultant is perpendicular to the smaller force, the smaller force is

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    • A. 20 kg
    • B. 25 kg
    • C. 30 kg
    • D. 35 kg
    • E. 40 kg.
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    • 8. The vertical reaction at the support A of the structure shown in below figure, is

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    • A. 1 t
    • B. 2 t
    • C. 3 t
    • D. 2.5 t.
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    • 9. Parallelogram Law of Forces states, "if two forces acting simultaneously on a particle be represented in magnitude and direction by two adjacent sides of a parallelogram, their resultant may be represented in magnitude and direction by

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    • A. its longer side"
    • B. its shorter side"
    • C. the diagonal of the parallelogram which does not pass through the point of intersection of the forces"
    • D. the diagonal of the parallelogram which passes through the point of intersection of the forces"
    • E. half the sum of the diagonals".
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    • 10. Engineer's units of force, is

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    • A. Newton in absolute units
    • B. Dyne in absolute units
    • C. Newton and dyne in absolute units
    • D. All the above.
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