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According to Newton's first law of motion,
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A. every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion, in a straight line, unless it is acted upon by some external force
B. the rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the impressed force, and takes place in the same direction, in which the force acts
C. to every action, there is always an equal and opposite reaction
D. none of the above

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every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion, in a straight line, unless it is acted upon by some external force

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3. The forces, whose lines of action are parallel to each other and act in the same directions, are known as
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A. coplaner concurrent forces
B. coplaner non-concurrent forces
C. like parallel forces
D. unlike parallel forces

5. A number of forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium, if
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A. all the forces are equally inclined
B. sum of all the forces is zero
C. sumof resolved parts in the vertical direction is zero (i.e. ?V = 0)
D. none of these

10. In a framed structure, as shown in the below figure, the forces in the members AB and BC are respectively
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A. (tensile) and 2W (compressive)
B. 2W(tensile) and (compressive)
C. (tensile) and (compressive)
D. none of the above

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