The moment of inertia of a square of side a about its diagonal is
A. 8 a 2
B. 12 a 3
C. 12 a 4
D. 16 a 4
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The moment of inertia of a solid cone of mass ‘m’ and base radius ‘r’ about its vertical axis is
A. 5 3 m r 2
B. 10 3 m r 2
C. 5 2 m r 2
D. 5 4 m r 2
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A redundant frame is also called __________ frame.
A. Perfect
B. Imperfect
C. Deficient
D. None of these
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The horizontal range of a projectile (R) is given by
A. R = g u 2 cos 2 α
B. R = g u 2 sin 2 α
C. R = g u 2 cos α
D. R = g u 2 sin α
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If the body falls freely under gravity, then the gravitational acceleration is taken as
A. +8.9 m/s2
B. -8.9 m/s2
C. +9.8 m/s2
D. -9.8 m/s2
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The velocity ratio of a single purchase crab winch can be increased by
A. Increasing the length of the handle
B. Increasing the radius of the load drum
C. Increasing the number of teeth of the pinion
D. All of the above
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Concurrent forces are those forces whose lines of action
A. Lie on the same line
B. Meet at one point
C. Meet on the same plane
D. None of these
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A sample of metal weighs 219 gms in air, 180 gms in water, 120 gms in an unknown fluid. Then which is correct statement about density of metal
A. Density of metal can't be determined
B. Metal is twice as dense as water
C. Metal will float in water
D. Metal is twice as dense as unknown fluid
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The center of percussion of a solid cylinder of radius ‘r’ resting on a horizontal plane will be
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The magnitude of two forces, which when acting at right angle produce resultant force of
10 kg and when acting at 60° produce resultant of
13 kg. These forces are
A. B. 3 and 1 kg
C. D. 2 and 5
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The ratio of static friction to dynamic friction is always
A. Equal to one
B. Less than one
C. Greater than one
D. None of these
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If a suspended body is struck at the center of percussion, then the pressure on die axis passing through the point of suspension will be
A. Maximum
B. Minimum
C. Zero
D. Infinity
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Which of the following statement is correct in connection with projectiles?
A. A path, traced by a projectile in the space, is known as trajectory.
B. The velocity, with which a projectile is projected, is known as the velocity of projection.
C. The angle, with the horizontal, at which a projectile is projected, is known as angle of projection.
D. All of the above
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The periodic time of one oscillation for a simple pendulum is (where l = Length of the pendulum.)
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The velocity ratio for the first system of pulleys is (where n is the number of pulleys.)
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Static friction is always __________ dynamic friction.
A. Equal to
B. Less than
C. Greater than
D. None of these
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The center of gravity of a quadrant of a circle lies along its central radius (r) at a distance of
A. 0.5 r
B. 0.6 r
C. 0.7 r
D. 0.8 r
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The C.G. of a plane lamina will not be at its geometrical centre in the case of a
A. Right angled triangle
B. Equilateral triangle
C. Square
D. Circle
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A framed structure is imperfect, if the numbers of members are __________ (2j - 3).
A. Equal to
B. Less than
C. Greater than
D. Either (B) or (C)
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The units of moment of inertia of an area are
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