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The radius of gyration is the distance where the whole mass (or area) of a body is assumed to be concentrated.
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A. Correct
B. Incorrect
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Engineering Mechanics problems
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1. A smooth cylinder lying on a __________ is in neutral equilibrium.
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A. curved surface
B. convex surface
C. horizontal surface
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Correct Answer: horizontal surface
2. If the body falls freely under gravity, then the gravitational acceleration is taken as
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A. +8.9 m/s
2
B. -8.9 m/s
2
C. +9.8 m/s
2
D. -9.8 m/s
2
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Correct Answer: +9.8 m/s
2
3. The rate of change of displacement of a body is called
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A. velocity
B. acceleration
C. momentum
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: velocity
4. In the shown figure, the tension (
T
) in the string will be
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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5. Energy may be defined as the capacity of doing work.
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A. Correct
B. Incorrect
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Correct Answer: Correct
6. A framed structure, as shown in the below figure, is a
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A. perfect frame
B. deficient frame
C. redundant frame
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: perfect frame
7. 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.)
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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8. The static friction
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A. bears a constant ratio to the normal reaction between the two surfaces
B. is independent of the area of contact, between the two surfaces
C. always acts in a direction, opposite to that in which the body tends to move
D. all of the above
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Correct Answer: all of the above
9. A couple produces
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A. translatory motion
B. rotational motion
C. combined translatory and rotational motion
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: rotational motion
10. The total energy possessed by a system of moving bodies
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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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Correct Answer: is constant at every instant
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