If the angle between the applied force and the direction of motion of a body, is between 90° and 180°, the work done, is called
A. Virtual work
B. Imaginary work
C. Zero work
D. Negative work
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A particle of mass 2 kg executes simple harmonic motion of frequency 6/71 Hz and amplitude 0.25 m. Its maximum kinetic energy is
A. 4.5 J
B. 9.0 J
C. 12.0 J
D. 18.0 J
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A particle is dropped from a height of 3 m on a horizontal floor, which has a coefficient of restitution with the ball of 2 1 . The height to which the ball will rebound after striking the floor is
A. 0.5 m
B. 0.75 m
C. 1.0 m
D. 1.5 m
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A glass ball is shot to hit a wall from a point on a smooth floor. If the ball returns back to the point of projection in twice the time taken in reaching the wall, the coefficient of restitution between the glass ball and the wall is
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For the system of the loads shown in bellow figure, the time required for the 6.6 kg load to fall on the edge, is
A. 1 sec
B. 2 sec
C. 3 sec
D. 4 sec
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The moment of inertia of a triangular section (base b, height h) about centroidal axis parallel to the base, is
A. 12 b 3 h
B. 3 b h 3
C. 36 b h 3
D. 2 b h 3
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The point about which combined motion of rotation and translation of a rigid body takes place, is known as
A. Virtual centre
B. Instantaneous centre
C. Instantaneous axis
D. Point of rotation
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Newton’s Law of Motion is:
A. Everybody continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it is acted upon by some external force
B. The rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the impressed force, and takes place in the same direction, in which the force acts
C. To every action, there is always an equal and opposite reaction
D. All the above
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Joule is the unit of
A. Power
B. Impulse
C. Work
D. Momentum
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Joule is the unit of
A. Work
B. Force
C. Power
D. Torque
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A block of weight 50 kg is placed on a horizontal plane. When a horizontal force of 18 kg is applied, the block is just on the point of motion. The angle of friction is
A. 17° 48'
B. 18° 48'
C. 19° 48'
D. 20° 48'
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In a simple harmonic motion, the position of equilibrium is always
A. Stable
B. Unstable
C. Neutral
D. None of the above
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The velocity ratio of an inclined plane of inclination ‘θ’ with horizontal for lifting a load is
A. sin θ
B. cos θ
C. tan θ
D. cosec θ
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The maximum displacement of a particle executing S.H.M. corresponds to
A. Zero potential energy and maximum kinetic energy
B. Zero kinetic energy and maximum potential energy
C. Maximum kinetic energy and maximum potential energy
D. Minimum kinetic energy and minimum potential energy
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A force P of 50 N and another force Q of unknown magnitude act at 90° to each other. They are balanced by a force of 130 N. The magnitude of Q is
A. 60 N
B. 80 N
C. 100 N
D. 120 N
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If two forces each equal to ‘T’ in magnitude act at right angles, their effect may be neutralized by a third force acting along their bisector in opposite direction whose magnitude will be
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If a particle is projected inside a horizontal tunnel which is 554 cm high with a velocity of 60 m per sec, the angle of projection for maximum range, is
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Kinetic friction may be defined as
A. Friction force acting when the body is just about to move
B. Friction force acting when the body is in motion
C. Angle between normal reaction and resultant of normal reaction and limiting friction
D. Ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction
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Energy may be defined as
A. Power of doing work
B. Capacity of doing work
C. Rate of doing work
D. All the above
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A projectile has maximum range of 40 m on a horizontal plane. If angle of projection is a and the time of flight is 1 second, then sin a must be about (Assume g = 10 m/sec2 )
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