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Question
In a screw jack, the effort required to lift the load is given by(where
W
= Load lifted, ? = Helix angle, and ? = Angle of friction.)
Options
A.
P
=
W
tan (? - ?)
B.
P
=
W
tan (? + ?)
C.
P
=
W
tan (? - ?)
D.
P
=
W
cos (? + ?)
Correct Answer
P
=
W
tan (? + ?)
Engineering Mechanics problems
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1. The maximum height of a projectile on a horizontal plane, is
Options
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Correct Answer:
2. An irregular body may have more than one centre of gravity.
Options
A. Yes
B. No
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Correct Answer: No
3. The angle of inclination with the vertical is __________ if the cyclist is running at a faster speed than that when he is running at a slower speed.
Options
A. more
B. less
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Correct Answer: more
4. When the spring of a watch is wound, it will possess
Options
A. strain energy
B. kinetic energy
C. heat energy
D. electrical energy
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Correct Answer: strain energy
5. In a screw jack, the effort required to lower the load is __________ the effort required to raise the same load.
Options
A. less than
B. equal to
C. more than
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Correct Answer: less than
6. The resultant of the two forces
P
and
Q
is R. If
Q
is doubled, the new resultant is perpendicular to
P
. Then
Options
A.
P
=
Q
B.
Q
=
R
C.
Q
= 2
R
D. none of these
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Correct Answer:
Q
=
R
7. Whenever a force acts on a body and the body undergoes a displacement, then
Options
A. work is said to be done
B. power is being transmitted
C. body has kinetic energy of translation
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: work is said to be done
8. Moment of inertia of a circular section about its diameter (
d
) is
Options
A. ?
d
3
/16
B. ?
d
3
/32
C. ?
d
4
/32
D. ?
d
4
/64
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Correct Answer: ?
d
4
/64
9. When a particle moves along a straight path, there will be centripetal acceleration as well as tangential acceleration.
Options
A. Correct
B. Incorrect
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Correct Answer: Incorrect
10. The linear acceleration (
a
) of a body rotating along a circular path of radius (
r
) with an angular acceleration of ? rad / s
2
, is
Options
A.
a
= ?/
r
B.
a
= ?.
r
C.
a
=
r
/ ?
D. none of these
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Correct Answer:
a
= ?.
r
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