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  • 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.)


  • Options
  • A. MS/3
  • B. MS/4
  • C. MS/5
  • D. none of these

  • Correct Answer
  • MS/5 


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    • 1. 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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    • 2. 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
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    • 3. 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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    • 4. 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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    • 5. 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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    • 6. 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
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    • 7. 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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    • 8. 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
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    • 9. A body is said to move or vibrate with simple harmonic motion if its acceleration is directed towards the mean position.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 10. The moment of inertia of a thin rod of mass m and length l,about an axis through its centre of gravity and perpendicular to its length is

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    • A. ml2/4
    • B. ml2/ 6
    • C. ml2/8
    • D. ml2/12
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