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The acceleration of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is proportional to the displacement of the particle from the mean position.
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A. True
B. False

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True

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4. 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

6. 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

10. For any system of coplaner forces, the condition of equilibrium is that the
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A. algebraic sum of the horizontal components of all the forces should be zero
B. algebraic sum of the vertical components of all the forces should be zero
C. algebraic sum of moments of all the forces about any point should be zero
D. all of the above

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