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  • 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.

  • Correct Answer
  • 10.88 m/sec 

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    • 1. 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.
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    • 2. 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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    • 3. 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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    • 4. 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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    • 5. 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 ?
    • D. 0.5 t ?
    • E. 8.5 t ?
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    • 6. 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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    • 7. 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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    • 8. 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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    • 9. 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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    • 10. If two equal forces of magnitude P act at an angle ?, their resultant, will be

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    • A. P cos ?/2
    • B. 2P sin ?/2
    • C. P tan ?/2
    • D. 2P cos ?/2
    • E. P sin ?/2.
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