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  1. For a body moving with simple harmonic motion, the number of cycles per second, is known as its

  2. A.

    oscillation

    B.

    amplitude

    C.

    periodic time

    D.
    beat
    E.

    frequency.

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  3. If the horizontal range is 2.5 times the greatest height, the angle of projection of the projectile, is

  4. A.

    57°

    B.

    58°

    C.
    59°
    D.

    60°.

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  5. The shape of a suspended cable under its own weight, is

  6. A.

    parabolic

    B.

    circular

    C.

    catenary

    D.

    elliptical.

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  7. Time required to stop a car moving with a velocity 20 m/sec within a distance of 40 m, is

  8. A.

    2 sec

    B.

    3 sec

    C.

    4 sec

    D.

    5 sec

    E.
    6 sec.

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  9.  

    The characteristic of a couple, is :

  10. A.
    algebraic sum of forces, constituting a couple is zero
    B.

    algebraic sum of moments of forces, constituting a couple, about any poin, is same

    C.

    a couple can be balanced only by a couple but of opposite sense

    D.

    a couple can be never the balanced by a single force

    E.

    all the above.

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  11. 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

  12. A.

    zero

    B.

    5 m/sec

    C.

    10 m/sec

    D.

    none of these.

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  13.  

    Equation of motion of a point in a straight line, is

  14. A.

    v = u + ft

    B.

    S = ut +  \(\frac { 1 } { 2 } \) ft2

    C.

    2fS = v2 - u2

    D.

    all the above.

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  15. For the system of the loads shown in below figure, the time required for the 6.6 kg load to fall on the edge, is

  16. A.

    1 sec.

    B.

    2 sec.

    C.

    3 sec.

    D.

    4 sec.

    E.

    5 sec.

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  17. 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 tension in the string is

  18. A.

    17.5 kg

    B.

    19.5 kg

    C.

    22.5 kg

    D.

    25 kg.

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  19. The inherent property of a body which offers reluctance to change its state of rest or uniform motion, is

  20. A.

    weight

    B.

    mass

    C.

    interia

    D.

    momentum.

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