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Periodic time of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is the time taken by the particle for
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A. half oscillation
B. quarter oscillation
C. complete oscillation
D. none of these.
Correct Answer
complete oscillation
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1. When a body falls freely under gravitational force, it possesses
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A. maximum weight
B. minimum weight
C. no weight
D. no effect on its weight.
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Correct Answer: no weight
2. Centre of gravity of a thin hollow cone lies on the axis of symmmetry at a height of
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A. one-half of the total height above base
B. one-third of the total height above base
C. one-fourth of the total height above base
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: one-third of the total height above base
3. For a self-locking machine, the efficiency should be
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A. less than 60%
B. 50%
C. more than 50%
D. None of these.
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Correct Answer: less than 60%
4. The reaction at the support
D
of the continuous beam
ABCD
, hinged at two points shown in below figure is
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A. 1.6
t
?
B. 1.6
t
?
C. 0.5
t
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D. 0.5
t
?
E. 8.5
t
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Correct Answer: 1.6
t
?
5. The motion of a particle moving with S.H.M. from an extremity to the other, constitutes
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A. half an oscillation
B. one full oscillation
C. two oscillations
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: half an oscillation
6. The piston of a steam engine moves with a simple harmonic motion. The crank rotates 120 r.p.m. and the stroke length is 2 metres. The linear velocity of the piston when it is at a distance of 0.5 metre from the centre, is
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A. 5.88 m/sec
B. 8.88 m/sec
C. 10.88 m/sec
D. 12.88 m/sec.
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Correct Answer: 10.88 m/sec
7. The C.G. of a hemisphere from its base measured along the vertical radius is at a distance of
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A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
R
/2.
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8. The gravitational force makes a satellite go round the earth in a circular orbit, if it is projected with an initial velocity of
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A. 8.04 km/sec at a height of 285 km
B. 11.11 km/sec at a height of 37, 400 km
C. 11.26 km/sec, the satellite escapes the pull of the earth
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
9. The point about which combined motion of rotation and translation of a rigid body takes place, is known as
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A. Virtual centre
B. Instantaneous centre
C. Instantaneous axis
D. Point of rotation
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: Instantaneous centre
10. The motion of a bicycle wheel is
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A. translatory
B. rotary
C. rotary and translatory
D. curvilinear
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Correct Answer: rotary and translatory
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