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A force acting in the opposite direction to the motion of the body is called force of friction.
Options
A. Agree
B. Disagree
Correct Answer
Agree
Engineering Mechanics problems
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1. Coefficient of friction depends upon
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A. area of contact only
B. nature of surface only
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: nature of surface only
2. The unit of angular velocity is
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A. m/min
B. rad/s
C. revolutions/min
D. both (B) and (C)
E. none of these
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Correct Answer: both (B) and (C)
3. 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 2
W
(compressive)
B. 2
W
(tensile) and
(compressive)
C.
(tensile) and
(compressive)
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer:
(tensile) and 2
W
(compressive)
4. 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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Correct Answer: True
5. The unit of moment of inertia of an area is
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A. kg-m
2
B. kg-m-s
2
C. kg/m
2
D. m
4
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Correct Answer: m
4
6. 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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Correct Answer: all of the above
7. The velocity ratio of a single purchase crab winch can be increased by
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A. increasing the length of the handle
B. increasing the radius of the load drum
C. increasing the number of teeth of the pinion
D. all of the above
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Correct Answer: increasing the length of the handle
8. A science teacher claimed that Newton's third law of motion is involved while studying the motion of rockets. His statement is
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A. justified
B. not justified
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9. The maximum displacement of a body, from its mean position is called amplitude.
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A. Correct
B. Incorrect
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Correct Answer: Correct
10. The moment of inertia of a square of side (
a
) about an axis through its centre of gravity is
Options
A.
a
4
/4
B.
a
4
/8
C.
a
4
/12
D.
a
4
/36
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Correct Answer:
a
4
/12
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