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  • The moment of inertia of a square of side (a) about an axis through its centre of gravity is


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  • A. a4/4
  • B. a4/8
  • C. a4/12
  • D. a4/36

  • Correct Answer
  • a4/12 


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    • 1. 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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    • 2. 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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    • 3. 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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    • 4. 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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    • 5. A force acting in the opposite direction to the motion of the body is called force of friction.

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    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
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    • 6. The ratio of static friction to dynamic friction is always

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    • A. equal to one
    • B. less than one
    • C. greater than one
    • D. none of these
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    • 7. A spherical body is symmetrical about its perpendicular axis. According to Routh's rule, the moment of inertia of a body about an axis passing through its centre of gravity is(where, M = Mass of the body, and S = Sum of the squares of the two semi-axes.)

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    • A. MS/3
    • B. MS/4
    • C. MS/5
    • D. none of these
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    • 8. A ladder is resting on a smooth ground and leaning against a rough vertical wall. The force of friction will act

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    • A. towards the wall at its upper and
    • B. away from the wall at its upper end
    • C. downward at its upper end
    • D. upward at its upper end
    • Discuss
    • 9. The motion of a wheel of a car is

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    • A. purely translation
    • B. purely rotational
    • C. combined translation and rotational
    • D. none of these
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    • 10. The slope on the road surface generally provided on the curves is known as

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    • A. angle of friction
    • B. angle of repose
    • C. angle of banking
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss


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