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  1. The centre of gravity of a triangle is at the point where three

  2. A.

     Medians of the triangle meet

    B.

     Perpendicular bisectors of the sides of the triangle meet

    C.

     Bisectors of the angle of the triangle meet

    D.

     None of these


  3. If a flywheel increases its speed from 10 rpm to 20 rpm in 10 seconds, then its angular acceleration is

  4. A.

     —rad/sec 10

    B.

     —rad/sec 20

    C.

     —rad/sec 30

    D.

     none of the above


  5. A ball of mass 250 g moving on a smooth horizontal table with a velocity of 10 m/sec hits an identical stationary ball ‘B’ on the table. If the impact is perfectly plastic, the velocity of the ball ‘B’ just after impact would be

  6. A.

     Zero

    B.

     5 m/sec

    C.

     10 m/sec

    D.

     None of these


  7. Ball ‘A’ of mass 250 g moving on a smooth horizontal table with a velocity of 10 m/s hits an identical stationary ball ‘B’ on the table. If the impact is perfectly elastic, the velocity of the ball ‘B’ just after impact would be

  8. A.

     Zero

    B.

     5 m/sec

    C.

     10 m/sec

    D.

     None of these


  9. The diagram showing the point of application and line of action of forces in their plane is called

  10. A.

     Vector diagram

    B.

     Space diagram

    C.

     Force diagram

    D.

     Funicular diagram


  11. One end of a light string 4 m in length is fixed to a point on a smooth wall and the other end fastened to a point on the surface of a smooth sphere of diameter 2.25 m and of weight 100 kg. The reaction between the sphere and the wall of the arrangement made is

  12. A.

     102.5 kg

    B.

     105.5 kg

    C.

     108.5 kg

    D.

     110 kg


  13. A rigid body suspended vertically at a point and oscillating with a small amplitude under the action of the force of gravity, is called

  14. A.

     Simple pendulum

    B.

     Compound pendulum

    C.

     Second's pendulum

    D.

     None of these


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

  16. A.

     Maximum weight

    B.

     Minimum weight

    C.

     No weight

    D.

     No effect on its weight


  17. Moment of inertia of a squares of side ‘b’ about an axis through its centre of gravity, is

  18. A.

     b³/4

    B.

     b⁴/12

    C.

     b⁴/3

    D.

     b⁴/8


  19. When two forces, each equal to P, act at 90° to each other, then the resultant will be

  20. A.

     P

    B.

     P√2

    C.

     P/√2

    D.

     2P