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  • A smooth cylinder lying on its convex surface remains


  • Options
  • A. in stable equilibrium
  • B. in unstable equilibrium
  • C. in neutral equilibrium
  • D. out of equilibrium
  • E. none of these.

  • Correct Answer
  • in unstable equilibrium 


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    • 1. One half of a vibration of a body, is called

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    • A. period time
    • B. oscillation
    • C. beat
    • D. amplitude.
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    • 2. A ball of mass 250 g moving on a smooth horizontal table with a velocity of 10 m/sec hits an identical stationary ball B on the table. If the impact is perfectly plastic, the velocity of the ball B just after impact would be

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    • A. zero
    • B. 5 m/sec
    • C. 10 m/sec
    • D. none of these.
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    • 3. Angular acceleration of a particle may be expressed as

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    • A. radians/sec2
    • B. degrees/sec2
    • C. revolutions/sec
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 4. According to Kennedy's theorem, if three bodies have plane motions, their instantaneous centres lie on

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    • A. a point
    • B. a straight line
    • C. two straight lines
    • D. a triangle.
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    • 5. A weight W is suspended at the free end of a light member hinged to a vertical wall. If the angle of inclination of the member with the upper wall is ?°, the force introduced in the member, is

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    • A. W sec ?
    • B. W cos ?
    • C. W sin ?
    • D. W cosec ?
    • E. W tan ?.
    • Discuss
    • 6. A sphere is resting on two planes BA and BC which are inclined at 45° and 60° respectively with the horizontal. The reaction on the plane BA will be

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    • A. less than that on BC
    • B. more than that of BC
    • C. equal to that on BC
    • D. zero
    • E. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 7. A ball which is thrown upwards, returns to the ground describing a parabolic path during its flight

    • Options
    • A. vertical component of velocity remains constant
    • B. horizontal component of velocity remains constant
    • C. speed of the ball remains constant
    • D. kinetic energy of the ball remains constant.
    • Discuss
    • 8. In case of S.H.M. the period of oscillation(T), is given by

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 9. On a ladder resisting on a smooth ground and leaning against a rough vertical wall, the force of friction acts

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    • A. towards the wall at its upper end
    • B. away from the wall at its upper end
    • C. upwards at its upper end
    • D. downwards at its upper end
    • E. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 10. A satellite goes on moving along its orbit round the earth due to

    • Options
    • A. gravitational force
    • B. centrifugal force
    • C. centripital force
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss


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