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  • The process of finding out the resultant force is called __________ of forces.


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  • A. composition
  • B. resolution

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  • composition 

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

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    • A. ?N/60
    • B. ?N/180
    • C. 2?N/60
    • D. 2?N/180
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    • 2. The principle of transmissibility of forces states that, when a force acts upon a body, its effect is

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    • A. same at every point on its line of action
    • B. different at different points on its line of action
    • C. minimum, if it acts at the centre of gravity of the body
    • D. maximum, if it acts at the centre of gravity of the body
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    • 3. The maximum efficiency of a lifting machine is

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    • A. 1/m
    • B. V.R./m
    • C. m/V.R.
    • D. 1/(m x V.R.)
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    • 4. A block of mass m1, placed on an inclined smooth plane is connected by a light string passing over a smooth pulley to mass m2, which moves vertically downwards as shown in the below figure. The tension in the string is

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    • A. m1/m2
    • B. m1.g sin ?
    • C. m1.m2/m1+m2
    • D.
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    • 5. The point, through which the whole weight of the body acts, irrespective of its position, is known as

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    • A. moment of inertia
    • B. centre of gravity
    • C. centre of percussion
    • D. centre of mass
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    • 6. In a framed structure, as shown in the below figure, the force in the member BC is

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    • A. W/3 (compression)
    • B. W/3 (tension)
    • C. 2W/3 (compression)
    • D. 2W/3 (tension)
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    • 7. The skidding away of the vehicle on a level circular path can be avoided if the force of friction between the wheels and the ground is __________ the centrifugal force.

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    • A. less than
    • B. greater than
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    • 8. The motion of a particle round a fixed axis is

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    • A. translatory
    • B. rotary
    • C. circular
    • D. translatory as well as rotatry
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    • 9. The minimum force required to slide a body of weight W on a rough horizontal plane is

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    • A. W sin ?
    • B. W cos ?
    • C. W tan ?
    • D. none of these
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    • 10. The acceleration of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion, at any instant is given by

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    • A. ?.y
    • B. ?2.y
    • C. ?2 /y
    • D. ?3.y
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