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  • 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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  • Newton in absolute units 


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    • 1. 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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    • 2. 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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    • 3. 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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    • 4. 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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    • 5. The locus of the instantaneous centre of a moving rigid body, is

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    • A. straight line
    • B. involute
    • C. centroid
    • D. spiral.
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    • 6. To attain the synchronous orbit, the launch of a satellite, is done from a place

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    • A. on equator
    • B. on 30° latitude
    • C. on 45° latitude
    • D. on 60° latitude
    • E. on the poles.
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    • 7. The tension in a cable supporting a lift

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    • A. is more when the lift is moving downwards
    • B. is less when the lift is moving upwards
    • C. remains constant whether its moves downwards or upwards
    • D. is less when the lift is moving downwards.
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    • 8. The angle which an inclined surface makes with the horiontal when a body placed on it is on the point of moving down, is called

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    • A. angle of repose
    • B. angle of friction
    • C. angle of inclination
    • D. none of these.
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    • 9. The Law of Polygon of Forces states that

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    • A. if a polygen representing the forces acting at point in a body is closed, the forces are in equilibrium
    • B. if forces acting on a point can be represented in magnitde and direction by the sides of a polygon taken in order, then the resultant of the forces will be represented in magnitude and direction by the closing side of the polygon
    • C. if forces acting on a point can be represented of a polygon taken in order, their sides of a polygon taken in order, their resultant will be represented in magnitude and direction by the closing side of the polygon, taken in opposite order
    • D. if forces acting on a point can be represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a polygon in order, the forces are in equilibrium.
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    • 10. If three rigid rods are hinged together to form a triangle and are given rotary as well as translatory motion, the number of instantaneous centres of the triangle, will be

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    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 3
    • D. 4
    • E. 5.
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