The velocity of a moving body, is
A. A vector quantity
B. A scalar quantity
C. A constant quantity
D. None of these
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To double the period of oscillation of a simple pendulum
A. The mass of its bob should be doubled
B. The mass of its bob should be quadrupled
C. Its length should be quadrupled
D. Its length should be doubled
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A particle moves with a velocity of 2 m/sec in a straight line with a negative acceleration of 0.1 m/sec2 . Time required to traverse a distance of 1.5 m, is
A. 40 sec
B. 30 sec
C. 20 sec
D. 15 sec
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The equation of motion of a particle starting from rest along a straight line is x = t3 - 3t2 + 5. The ratio of the velocities after 5 sec and 3 sec will be
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The equation of motion of a particle starting from rest along a straight line is x = t3 - 3t2 + 5. The ratio of the accelerations after 5 sec and 3 sec will be
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A shell of mass 100 kg travelling with a velocity of 10 m/sec breaks into two equal pieces during an explosion which provides an extra kinetic energy of 20000 Joules. If the pieces continue to move in the same direction as before, then the speed of the faster one must be
A. 20 m/sec
B. 30 m/sec
C. 40 m/sec
D. 50 m/sec
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The angular speed of a car while taking a circular turn of radius 100 m at 36 km/hour, is
A. 0.1 radian/sec
B. 1 radian/sec
C. 100 radian/sec
D. 1000 radian/sec
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At the instantaneous center, the velocity of the moving lamina at any instant is
A. Zero
B. Maximum
C. Minimum
D. Varying
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Which one of the following statements is true?
A. The tangent of the angle of friction is equal to coefficient of friction
B. The angle of repose is equal to angle of friction
C. The tangent of the angle of repose is equal to coefficient of friction
D. All the above
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A ball is dropped from a height of 16 m on a horizontal floor. If it rebounds to a height of 9 m after striking the floor, the coefficient of restitution between ball and floor is
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For a non-concurrent force system to be in equilibrium
A. Only the closure of force polygon is sufficient
B. Only the closure of funicular polygon is sufficient
C. Both force polygon and funicular polygon must close
D. None of the above
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A quantity whose dimensions are M2 L2 T3 could be the product of
A. Force and pressure
B. Mass and power
C. Energy and velocity
D. Force and velocity
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The total time of collision and restitution of two bodies, is called
A. Time of collision
B. Period of collision
C. Period of impact
D. All the above
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When a body slides down an inclined surface, the acceleration (f) of the body, is given by
A. f = g
B. f = g sin θ
C. f = g cos θ
D. f = g tan θ
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The ratio of the moment of inertia of a rectangle about its centroidal axis to the moment of inertia about its base, is
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The characteristic of a couple is:
A. Algebraic sum of forces, constituting a couple is zero
B. Algebraic sum of moments of forces, constituting a couple, about any point, is same
C. A couple can be never the balanced by a single force
D. All the above
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A system of coplanar forces acting on a rigid body can be reduced to
A. One force only
B. One couple only
C. One force and one couple only
D. None of the above
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The phenomenon of collision of two elastic bodies takes place because bodies
A. Immediately after collision come momentarily to rest
B. Tend to compress each other till they are compressed maximum possible
C. Attempt to regain its original shape due to their elasticities
D. All the above
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The pole distance is measured in
A. distance scale
B. force scale
C. mass scale
D. time scale
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The centre of gravity of a plane lamina will not be at its geometrical centre if it is a
A. Circle
B. Equilateral triangle
C. Rectangle
D. Right angled triangle
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