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  1. The matter contained in a body, is called

  2. A.

    impulsive force

    B.

    mass

    C.

    weight

    D.

    momentum


  3. The centre of percussion is below the centre of gravity of the body and is at a distance equal to

  4. A.

    h/kG

    B.

    h2/kG

    C.

    kG2/h

    D.

    h x kG


  5. If a number of coplaner forces acting at a point be in equilibrium, the sum of clockwise moments must be __________ the sum of anticlockwise moments, about any point.

  6. A.

    equal to

    B.

    less than

    C.

    greater than


  7. The forces, which do not meet at one point, but their lines of action lie on the same plane, are known as coplaner non-concurrent forces.

  8. A.

    Agree

    B.

    Disagree


  9. If three forces acting at a point be represented in magnitude and direction by the three sides of a triangle, taken in order, the forces shall be in equilibrium.

  10. A.

    True 

    B.

    False