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  1. The units of moment of inertia of an area are

  2. A.

     kg/m

    B.

     kg/m2

    C.

     m4

    D.

     m3

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  3. A flywheel of moment of inertia 20 kg.m is acted upon by a tangential force of 5 N at 2 m from its axis, for 3 seconds. The increase in angular velocity in radian per second is

  4. A.

     1/2

    B.

     3/2

    C.

     2

    D.

     3

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  5. The maximum velocity of a body vibrating with a simple harmonic motion of amplitude 150 mm and frequency 2 vibrations/sec, is

  6. A.

     188.5 m/sec

    B.

     18.85 m/sec

    C.

     1.885 m/sec

    D.

     0.18845 m/sec

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  7. A ball moving on a smooth horizontal table hits a rough vertical wall, the coefficient of restitution between ball and wall being 1/3. The ball rebounds at the same angle. The fraction of its kinetic energy lost is

  8. A.

     1/3

    B.

     2/3

    C.

     1/9

    D.

     8/9

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  9. For a self-locking machine, the efficiency should be

  10. A.

     Less than 60%

    B.

     50%

    C.

     More than 50%

    D.

     None of these

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  11. The condilion for a lifting machine to be reversible is that its efficiency should be

  12. A.

     less than 50%

    B.

     more than 50%

    C.

     more than 66.67%

    D.

     equal to 100%

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  13. Coefficient of friction depends on

  14. A.

     Nature of surfaces only

    B.

     Area of contact only

    C.

     Both (A) and (B)

    D.

     None of the above

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  15. The ratio of the speed of a rolling cylinder to the speed of sliding cylinder is

  16. A.

     Less than 1

    B.

     Equal to 1

    C.

     Between 1 and 2

    D.

     Greater than 2

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  17. A load of 500 kg was lifted through a distance of 13 cm. by an effort of 25 kg which moved through a distance of 650 cm. The mechanical advantage of the lifting machine is

  18. A.

     15

    B.

     18

    C.

     20

    D.

     26

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  19. A load of 500 kg was lifted through a distance of 13 cm. by an effort of 25 kg which moved through a distance of 650 cm. The velocity ratio of the lifting machine is

  20. A.

     50

    B.

     55

    C.

     60

    D.

     65

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