Acceleration is a

A. Scalar quantity
B. Vector quantity
C. Constant quantity
D. Variable quantity
ANSWER: B
A body moves in such a way that its velocity increases by equal amounts in equal
intervals of time. It is said to have
A. Uniform acceleration
B. Uniform retardation
C. Variable acceleration
D. Uniform displacement in time
ANSWER: A
A rigid body is acted upon by a couple. It undergoes
A. Translation
B. Plane motion
C. Translatory rotation
D. Rotation
ANSWER: D
A rigid body acted upon by force acting in a straight line passing through its C
G. It undergoes
A. Rotation
B. Rotation and sliding
C. Rectilinear motion
D. Curvilinear motion
ANSWER: C
Distance is
A. Equal to displacement
B. Measured only in rectilinear motion
C. Measured only in curvilinear motion
D. Total path length covered by a particle
ANSWER: D
Velocity is
A. The slope of the x-t curve
B. The slope of the v-t curve
C. Area under the x-t curve
D. Area under the a-t curve
ANSWER: A
The area under v-t curve between any two times gives the
A. Acceleration
B. Distance
C. Velocity
D. Total time taken
ANSWER: B
The area under an a-t curve between any two times gives the
A. Displacement
B. Velocity
C. Time Change
D. Velocity Change
ANSWER: D
A body falling down vertically under the action of gravity is under
A. Variable acceleration
B. Uniform Velocity
C. Uniform acceleration
D. Curvilinear rotary motion
ANSWER: C
A body falls down from a height h under the action of gravity. The velocity atta
ined by it is
A. gh
B. 2gh
C. Root over (2gh)
D. Root over (gh)
ANSWER: C
With usual notation, the acceleration of a particle is
A. xt
B. x/t
C. dx/dt
D. d2x/dt2
ANSWER: D
The equation of motion of a particle in rectilinear motion is S= 3t3-1 where S i
s in meters and t is in seconds. The velocity of the particle after 1 sec. is
A. 2m/s
B. 3m/s
C. 9m/s
D. 18m/s
ANSWER: C
The distance travelled by a train with different acceleration and retardation is
generally obtained as the area under
A. v-t curve
B. x-t curve
C. s-t curve
D. a-t curve
ANSWER: A
If a particle moves along a curve with uniform velocity
A. It is said to have circular motion
B. Its position vector is constant
C. Its acceleration is zero
D. It may have some acceleration
ANSWER: D
The following is the normal component of acceleration
A. v/t
B. v2/r
C. dv/dt
D. dv/dn
ANSWER: B
A projectile travelling in sky takes the following path
A. Elliptic
B. Parabolic
C. Hyperbolic
D. Circular
ANSWER: B
For maximum range of a projectile, the angle of projection should be
A. 45 degrees
B. 30 degrees
C. 22.5 degrees
D. 15 degrees
ANSWER: A
The plane motion of a rigid body may be considered as the sum of its
A. Rectilinear and curvilinear motions
B. Translatory and radial motions motion
C. Normal and tangential motion
D. Translation and rotation
ANSWER: D
The instantaneous centre of a rigid body always lies on a line
A. Inclined at 45 degrees to the velocity vector at any point
B. Parallel to the velocity vector at any point
C. Perpendicular to the velocity vector at any point
D. Tangential to the path of motion traced by the pole
ANSWER: C
The point about which the combined translation and rotation of a rigid body take
s place changes its position from time to time. Such a point is called
A. Point of translation
B. Pole
C. Point of rotation
D. Instantaneous centre
ANSWER: D
The velocity at the instantaneous centre of a rigid body is always
A. Zero
B. Any finite positive value
C. Theoretically infinity
D. Any value in a direction normal to the plane of motion
ANSWER: A
A straight rod is constrained to move vertically at its upper end and horizontal
ly at its lower end. The instantaneous centre of the rod lies at the intersectio
n of two lines which are inclined to the directions of motion of the ends at
A. 90 degrees
B. 60 degrees
C. 45 degrees
D. 30 degrees
ANSWER: A
The SI unit of work is
A. Nm/s
B. Watt
C. Joule
D. Kgm
ANSWER: C
The SI unit of power is
A. Kg m
B. N m
C. N m/s
D. Kg m
ANSWER: C
The inherent property of a body which offers reluctance to change in its state o
f rest or uniform motion is
A. Weight
B. Mass
C. Inertia
D. Momentum
ANSWER: C
If the gravitational acceleration is doubled, the weight of a body is
A. Halved
B. Doubled
C. Not changed
D. 2 times original weight
ANSWER: B
(Force distance) / time is called
A. Power
B. Work
C. Energy
D. Momentum
ANSWER: A
Energy may be defined as
A. Power of doing work
B. Rate of doing work
C. Capacity of doing work
D. Work done in unit time
ANSWER: C
Work may be defined as
A. Force time
B. Force velocity
C. Force acceleration
D. Force distance
ANSWER: D
The work done on a body is equal to the KE that the body has gained. This is cal
led principle of
A. Work energy
B. Work power energy
C. Work kinetic energy
D. Power gain
ANSWER: A
The following is NOT a conservative force
A. Gravity force
B. Friction force
C. Elastic force
D. Spring force
ANSWER: B
The following is the principle of conservation of energy
A. U = KE - KE
B. Total KE = Total KE
C. Total PE = Total PE
D. PE + KE = PE + KE
ANSWER: D
The product of mass and velocity is
A. Power
B. Momentum
C. Acceleration
D. Force
ANSWER: B
The product of force and time is
A. Moment
B. Work
C. Energy
D. Impulse
ANSWER: D
The unit of impulse is
A. Kg/s
B. N/s
C. Kg m/s
D. Kg m/s
ANSWER: C
Everybody continues in its state of rest or of uniform rotation about an axis un
less it is acted upon by an external torque. This is Newton's
A. First law
B. Second law
C. Third law
D. Fourth law
ANSWER: A
Problems in collision of elastic bodies are analyzed using the principle of cons
ervation of
A. Energy
B. Work
C. Angular momentum
D. Momentum
ANSWER: D
When a gun is used it experiences a recoil. The force of recoil is estimated usi
ng
A. D' Alembert's principle
B. Newton's second law
C. Law of conservation of momentum
D. Work-Energy principle
ANSWER: C
A stone is whirled in a vertical circle. The tension in the string attached to i
t is maximum when the
A. Stone is at the lowest position
B. Stone is at the highest position
C. String is horizontal
D. String is inclined down ward at any angle
ANSWER: A
The coefficient of restitution for perfectly elastic bodies is
A. 0.5
B. 0
C. 1.0
D. 1.05
ANSWER: C
The tension in a cable supporting a lift is less when the lift is moving downwar
d
A. is less when the lift is moving upward
B. is more when the lift is moving downward
C. remains the same whether the lift is moving upward or downward
ANSWER: A
A person standing in a moving lift exerts on the lift floor
A. The same pressure whether the lift is moving upward or downward
B. More pressure while moving downward
C. More pressure while moving upward
D. Maximum pressure when the lift is at rest
ANSWER: C
The centrifugal force is
A. Equal and opposite to centripetal
B. Centripetal force minus frictional force
C. Proportional to centripetal force
D. Inversely proportional to centripetal force
ANSWER: A
Centrifugal force is always directed
A. Towards the center of curvature
B. Away from the center of curvature
C. Along the direction of motion of body
D. Opposite to the direction of motion of body
ANSWER: B
A vehicle moves on a level circular path. It exerts a pressure such that the rea
ction on
A. The inner wheels is more
B. The outer wheels are more
C. Both wheels is the same
D. The inner wheels is twice that on the outer wheels
ANSWER: B
In the collision of two elastic bodies with `e' as the coefficient of restitution, t
he initial velocities u, u and the final velocities v, v are related by
A. e=(v-v)/(u-u)
B. e=(v-v)/(u-u)
C. e=(u-u)/(v-v)
D. e=(u-u)/(v-v)
ANSWER: A
The centripetal acceleration of a body moving in a circular path is
A. w/r
B. wr
C. v/r
D. v/r
ANSWER: D