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The centre of gravity of a homogenous body is the point at which the whole
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A. volume of the body is assumed to be concentrated
B. area of the surface of the body is assumed to be concentrated
C. weight of the body is assumed to be concentrated
D. all the above.

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weight of the body is assumed to be concentrated

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2. A particle moving with a simple harmonic motion, attains its maximum velocity when it passes
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A. the extreme point of the oscillation
B. through the mean position
C. through a point at half amplitude
D. none of these.

6. From a solid cylinder of height 8 cm and radius 4 cm, a right circular cone is scooped out on the same base and having the same height as that of the cylinder. The c.g. of the remainder is at a height of
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A. 4.5 cm
B. 5.0 cm
C. 5.25 cm
D. 5.5 cm.

8. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
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A. If two equal and perfectly elastic smooth spheres impinge directly, they interchange their velocities.
B. If a sphere impinges directly on an equal sphere which is at rest, then a fraction (1 - e²) the original kinetic energy is lost by the impact.
C. If a smooth sphere impinges on another sphere, which is at rest, the latter will move along the line of centres.
D. If two equal spheres which are perfectly elastic impinge at right angles, their direction after impact will still be at right angles.
E. All the above.

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