Q.1

The moment of inertia of a square of side a about its base is a4/ 3.

  • True
  • False
Q.2

The moment of inertia of a sphere of mass m and radius r, about an axis tangential to it, is

  • 2mr2/3
  • 2mr2/5
  • 7mr2/3
  • 7mr2/5
Q.3

In order to determine the effects of a force, acting on a body, we must know

  • magnitude of the force
  • line of action of the force
  • nature of the force i,e. whether the force is push or pull
  • all of the above
Q.4

For any system of coplaner forces, the condition of equilibrium is that the

  • algebraic sum of the horizontal components of all the forces should be zero
  • algebraic sum of the vertical components of all the forces should be zero
  • algebraic sum of moments of all the forces about any point should be zero
  • all of the above
Q.5

In collision of elastic bodies, the coefficient of restitution is the ratio of the relative velocity after impact to the relative velocity before impact.

  • True
  • False
Q.6

When a body of mass m attains a velocity v from rest in time t, then the kinetic energy of translation is

  • mv2
  • mgv2
  • 0.5 mv2
  • 0.5 mgv2
Q.7

Non-coplaner non-concurrent forces are those forces which

  • meet at one point, but their lines of action do not lie on the same plane
  • do not meet at one point and their lines of action do not lie on the same plane
  • do not meet at one point but their lines of action lie on the same plane
  • none of the above
Q.8

The moment of inertia of a thin spherical shell of mass m and radius r, about its diameter is

  • mr2/3
  • 2mr2/3
  • 2mr2/5
  • 3mr2/5
Q.9

The force, by which the body is attracted, towards the centre of the earth, is called

  • impulsive force
  • mass
  • weight
  • momentum
Q.10

The angle of the inclined plane at which a body just begins to slide down the plane, is called helix angle.

  • True
  • False
Q.11

In collision of elastic bodies, the coefficient of restitution is the ratio of the relative velocity after impact to the relative velocity before impact.

  • True
  • False
Q.12

The slope on the road surface generally provided on the curves is known as

  • angle of friction
  • angle of repose
  • angle of banking
  • none of these
Q.13

A spherical body is symmetrical about its perpendicular axis. According to Routh's rule, the moment of inertia of a body about an axis passing through its centre of gravity is(where, M = Mass of the body, and S = Sum of the squares of the two semi-axes.)

  • MS/3
  • MS/4
  • MS/5
  • none of these
Q.14

When a person, on a bicycle, drives round a curve, he has to lean __________ to maintain equilibrium.

  • inward
  • outward
Q.15

The linear velocity of a body rotating at ω rad / s along a circular path of radius r is given by

  • ω/r
  • ω.r
  • ω2/r
  • ω2.r
Q.16

The range of projectile will be maximum for a given velocity of projectile, when the angle of projection (α) is

  • β/2
  • 30° + β/2
  • 45° + β/2
  • 60° + β/2
Q.17

If the number of pulleys in a system is equal to its velocity ratio, then it is a __________ system of pulleys

  • first
  • second
  • third
Q.18

The velocity ratio for the first system of pulleys is(where n is the number of pulleys.)

  • n
  • n2
  • 2n
  • 2n - 1
Q.19

When a body falls freely under gravitational force, it possesses __________ weight.

  • no
  • minimum
  • maximum
Q.20

The unit of power in S.I. units is

  • horsepower
  • joule
  • watt
  • kg-m
Q.21

Three forces acting on a rigid body are represented in magnitude, direction and line of action by the three sides of a triangle taken in order. The forces are equivalent to a couple whose moment is equal to

  • area of the triangle
  • twice the area of the triangle
  • half the area of the triangle
  • none of these
Q.22

Moment of inertia is the

  • second moment of force
  • second moment of area
  • second moment of mass
  • all of these
Q.23

The negative acceleration is called retardation.

  • True
  • False
Q.24

The centre of gravity a T-sectionmm xmm xmm from its bottom is

  • 50mm
  • 75mm
  • 87.5mm
  • 125mm
Q.25

D' Alembert's principle basically depends upon Newton's second law of motion.

  • Correct
  • Incorrect
Q.26

The forces, which meet at one point and their lines of action also lie on the same plane, are known as

  • coplaner concurrent forces
  • coplaner non-concurrent forces
  • non-coplaner concurrent forces
  • non-coplaner non-concurrent forces
Q.27

The ratio of static friction to dynamic friction is always

  • equal to one
  • less than one
  • greater than one
  • none of these
Q.28

The unit of power in S.I. units is

  • horsepower
  • joule
  • watt
  • kg-m
Q.29

The velocity ratio of a simple wheel and axle with D and d as the diameters of effort wheel and load axle, is

  • D + d
  • D - d
  • D x d
  • D / d
Q.30

The unit of angular velocity is

  • m/min
  • rad/s
  • revolutions/min
  • both (B) and (C)
  • none of these
Q.31

Two equal and opposite parallel forces whose lines of action are different, can be replaced by a single force parallel to the given forces.

  • Correct
  • Incorrect
Q.32

All the steel trusses of the bridges, have one of their end roller supported, and other end hinged. The main advantage of such a support is that the truss remains stable.

  • True
  • False
Q.33

The forces which meet at one point, but their lines of action __________ on the same plane, are Known as non-coplaner concurrent forces.

  • lie
  • do not lie
Q.34

The resultant of two forces P and Q (such that P > Q) acting along the same straight line, but in opposite direction, is given by

  • P + Q
  • P - Q
  • P / Q
  • Q / P
Q.35

Coplaner concurrent forces are those forces which

  • meet at one point, but their lines of action do not lie on the same plane
  • do not meet at one point and their lines of action do not lie on the same plane
  • meet at one point and their lines of action also lie on the same plane
  • do not meet at one point, but their lines of action lie on the same plane
Q.36

Coplaner non-concurrent forces are those forces which __________ at one point, but their lines of action lie on the same plane.

  • meet
  • do not meet
Q.37

The three forces ofN,N andN have their lines of action parallel to each other but act in the opposite directions. These forces are known as

  • coplaner concurrent forces
  • coplaner non-concurrent forces
  • like parallel forces
  • unlike parallel forces
Q.38

A machine which is capable of doing work in the reversed direction, after the effort is removed, is called a non-reversible machine.

  • Yes
  • No
Q.39

The velocity of a body on reaching the ground from a height h, is

Q.40

Which of the following statement is correct?

  • The algebraic sum of the forces, constituting the couple is zero.
  • The algebraic sum of the forces, constituting the couple, about any point is the same.
  • A couple cannot be balanced by a single force but can be balanced only by a couple of opposite sense.
  • all of the above
Q.41

If tension in the cable supporting a lift moving downwards is half the tension when it is moving upwards, the acceleration of the lift is

  • g/2
  • g/3
  • g/4
  • none of these
Q.42

When a body of mass moment of inertia I (about a given axis) is rotated about that axis with an angular velocity to, then the kinetic energy of rotation is

  • Iω
  • Iω2
  • 0.5Iω
  • 0.5Iω2
Q.43

The coefficient of restitution for inelastic bodies is

  • zero
  • one
  • between zero and one
  • more than one
Q.44

The acceleration of a body sliding down an inclined surface is

  • g sin θ
  • g cos θ
  • g tan θ
  • none of these
Q.45

The maximum displacement of a body, from its mean position is called amplitude.

  • Correct
  • Incorrect
Q.46

In order to completely specify angular displacement by a vector, it must fix

  • direction of the axis of rotation
  • magnitude of angular displacement
  • sense of angular displacement
  • all of these
Q.47

The forces, whose lines of action are parallel to each other and act in the same directions, are known as

  • coplaner concurrent forces
  • coplaner non-concurrent forces
  • like parallel forces
  • unlike parallel forces
Q.48

The amount by which the outer edge of the rail is raised, is known as super-elevation.

  • Agree
  • Disagree
Q.49

A science teacher claimed that Newton's third law of motion is involved while studying the motion of rockets. His statement is

  • justified
  • not justified
Q.50

The unit of force in S.I. system of units is

  • dyne
  • kilogram
  • newton
  • watt
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