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  • For a body moving with simple harmonic motion, the number of cycles per second, is known as its


  • Options
  • A. oscillation
  • B. amplitude
  • C. periodic time
  • D. beat
  • E. frequency.

  • Correct Answer
  • frequency. 


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    • 1. One end of a light string 4 m in length is fixed to a point on a smooth wall and the other end fastened to a point on the surface of a smooth sphere of diameter 2.25 m and of weight 100 kg. The tension in the string is

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    • A. 17.5 kg
    • B. 19.5 kg
    • C. 22.5 kg
    • D. 25 kg.
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    • 2. When a body of mass M1 is hanging freely and an other of mass M2 lying on a smooth inclined plane(?) are connected by a light indextensible string passing over a smooth pulley, the acceleration of the body of mass M1, will be given by

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 3. The shape of a suspended cable under its own weight, is

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    • A. parabolic
    • B. circular
    • C. catenary
    • D. elliptical.
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    • 4. The resolved part of the resultant of two forces inclined at an angle ? in a given direction is

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    • A. algebraic sum of the resolved parts of the forces in the direction
    • B. arithmetical sum of the resolved parts of the forces in the direction
    • C. difference of the forces multiplied by cosine ?°
    • D. sum of the forces multiplied by the sine ?
    • E. sum of the forces multiplied by the tangent ?°.
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    • 5. Equation of motion of a point in a straight line, is

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    • A. v = u + ft
    • B. S = ut + ft2
    • C. 2fS = v2 - u2
    • D. all the above.
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    • 6. If the horizontal range is 2.5 times the greatest height, the angle of projection of the projectile, is

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    • A. 57°
    • B. 58°
    • C. 59°
    • D. 60°.
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    • 7. To avoid bending action at the base of a pier,

    • Options
    • A. suspension and anchor cables are kept at the same level
    • B. suspension and anchor cables are fixed to pier top
    • C. suspension cable and anchor cables are attached to a saddle mounted on rollers on top of the pier
    • D. none the these.
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    • 8. The ends of a string weighing w/metre are attached to two points at the same horizontal level. If the central dip is very small, the horizontal tension of the string throughout is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 9. The following factor affects the orbit of a satellite up to an altitude of 720 km from the earth's surface

    • Options
    • A. uneven distribution of the gravitational field
    • B. gravity of the sun and the moon
    • C. aerodynamic forces
    • D. none of these.
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    • 10. A spring scale in a stationary lift shows a reading of 60 kg for a man standing on it. If the lift starts descending at an acceleration of g/5, the scale reading would be

    • Options
    • A. 48 kg
    • B. 60 kg
    • C. 72 kg
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss


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