Description : An ideal transition curve is (A) Cubic parabola (B) Cubic spiral (C) Clothoid spiral (D) True spiral
Last Answer : (C) Clothoid spiral
Description : The ideal shape of a transition curve, is (A) Clothoid (B) Cubic spiral (C) Cubic parabola (D) Lamniscate
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The properties of autogenous curve for automobiles are given by (A) True spiral (B) Cubic parabola (C) Bernoulli's Lemniscate (D) Clothoid spiral
Last Answer : (C) Bernoulli's Lemniscate
Description : A heavy string attached at two ends at same horizontal level and when central dip is very small approaches the following curve (A) Catenary (B) Parabola (C) Hyperbola (D) Elliptical
Last Answer : (B) Parabola
Description : Isotherm on an enthalpy-concentration diagram, for an ideal solution will be a (A) Straight line (B) Sine curve (C) Parabola (D) Hyperbola
Last Answer : (A) Straight line
Description : An ideal vertical curve is (A) True spiral (B) Cubic spiral (C) Cubic parabola (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : A cable with a uniformly distributed load per horizontal metre run will take the following shape (A) Straight line (B) Parabola (C) Hyperbola (D) Elliptical
Description : The locus of reaction of a two hinged semi-circular arch, is (A) Straight line (B) Parabola (C) Circle (D) Hyperbola
Description : Which of the following is the locus of a point that moves in such a manner that its distance from a fixed point is equal to its distance from a fixed line multiplied by a constant greater than one (A) Ellipse (B) Hyperbola (C) Parabola (D) Circle
Last Answer : (B) Hyperbola
Description : The type of transition curves generally provided on hill roads, is (A) Circular (B) Cubic parabola (C) Lemniscate (D) Spiral
Description : Path followed by water jet issuing from the bottom of a water tank will be a (A) Parabola (vertex being at the opening) (B) Hyperbola (C) Horizontal straight line (D) Zig-zag path (which is geometrically undefined)
Last Answer : (A) Parabola (vertex being at the opening)
Description : Which of the following represents the plot of filtrate volume versus time for constant pressure filtration? (A) Parabola (B) Straight line (C) Hyperbola (D) Exponential curve
Last Answer : (A) Parabola
Description : Graph of p against 1⁄V is A. curve B. straight line C. parabola D. hyperbola
Last Answer : straight line
Description : Assuming constant gravity and no air resistance, the path of a cannonball fired from a cannon is: w) a semi-circle x) an ellipse y) a parabola z) a hyperbola
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- A PARABOLA
Description : The standard equation of a cubical spiral transition curve provided on roads, is (A) y = l²/6RL (B) y = x3 /6RL (C) y = x2 /6RL (D) y = x/6RL
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Which one of the following does not belong to the family of conics? a.Parabola b.Ellipse c.Hyperbola d.Line
Last Answer : d.Line
Description : The graphical representation of Ohms law is a. hyperbola b. Ellipse c. parabola d. straight line
Last Answer : d. straight line
Description : To a person standing on shore, an object dropped from the mast of a passing sailboat will trace what path, assuming negligible air resistance. Is it: w) vertical straight line x) slanted straight line y) parabola z) hyperbola
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PARABOLA
Description : A boy sitting in a train moving with a uniform velocity drops a coin outside. A man standing outside the train will find the trajectory of the coin to be - (1) a parabola (2) a horizontal straight line (3) a vertical straight line (4) a circle
Last Answer : (1) a parabola Explanation: Parabola, because when the coin is dropped at a particular point, it has the same velocity as the running train. So, by Newton's first law, it continues its motion horizontally with that velocity.
Description : In an ideal transition curve, the radius of curvature (A) Is constant (B) At any point is directly proportional to its distance from the point of commencement (C) Is inversely proportional to the radius of main curve (D) Is directly proportional to the radius of main curve
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) For a uniformly distributed load, the shear force varies linearly (B) For a uniformly distributed load, B.M. curve is a parabola (C) For a load varying linearly, the shear force curve is a parabola (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : The stress-strain curve concrete in compression follows [ A ] a straight line [ B ] a rectangular parabolic curve [ C ] a semi circular arc [ D ] a cubic parabola
Last Answer : [ B ] a rectangular parabolic curve
Description : The locus of the moment of inertia about inclined axes to the principal axis, is (A) Straight line (B) Parabola (C) Circle (D) Ellipse
Last Answer : (D) Ellipse
Description : The locus of the end point of the resultant of the normal and tangential components of the stress on an inclined plane, is (A) Circle (B) Parabola (C) Ellipse (D) Straight line
Last Answer : (C) Ellipse
Description : If there is no impervious boundary at the bottom of a hydraulic structure, stream lines tend to follow: (A) A straight line (B) A parabola (C) A semi-ellipse (D) A semi-circle
Last Answer : (C) A semi-ellipse
Description : The degree of the curve is independent of the number of control points in _____ a.Hermite cubic spline curve b.Bezier curve c.B-spline curve d.Hyperbola
Last Answer : c.B-spline curve
Description : The degree of the curve is independent of the number of control points in . a.Hermite cubic spline curve b.Bezier curve c.B-spline curve d.Hyperbola
Description : Which of the following is not a synthetic entity? a.Hyperbola b.Bezier curve c.B-spline curve d.Cubic spline curve
Last Answer : a.Hyperbola
Description : A demand curve is considered as Rectangular Hyperbola when : (a) e > 1 (b) e = 1 at all points (c) e < 1 (d) e = 0
Last Answer : (a) e > 1 (b) e = 1 at all points (c) e < 1 (d) e = 0
Description : The following statement is not true of log dose-response curve: A. It is almost linear except at the ends B. It is a rectangular hyperbola C. It facilitates comparison of different agonists D. It can help in discriminating between competitive and noncompetitive antagonists
Last Answer : B. It is a rectangular hyperbola
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) A wire wound in spiral form, is called a helical spring (B) The pitch of a close coil spring, is very small (C) The angle made by the coil with horizontal, is called the angle of helix (D) All the above
Description : A point moves in such a manner that its distance from a fixed point is equal to its distance from a fixed line multiplied by a constant greater than one. The locus of the path traced by the point will be a a.Cycloid b.Hyperbola c.Circle d.Involute e.Ellipsc
Last Answer : d. Involute
Description : The shape of a vertical curve, is (A) Parabolic (B) Elliptical (C) Circular (D) Spiral
Description : For any part of a beam subjected to uniformly distributed load, bending moment diagram is (a) Horizontal straight line (b) Vertical straight line (c) Line inclined to x-axis (d) Parabola
Last Answer : d) Parabola
Description : For any part of a beam subjected to uniformly distributed load, Shear force diagram is (a) Horizontal straight line (b) Vertical straight line (c) Line inclined to x-axis (d) Parabola
Last Answer : (c) Line inclined to x-axis
Description : For any part of a beam between two concentrated load, Bending moment diagram is a (a) Horizontal straight line (b) Vertical straight line (c) Line inclined to x-axis (d) Parabola
Description : 7-For any part of the beam, between two concentrated load Shear force diagram is a (a) Horizontal straight line (b) Vertical straight line (c) Line inclined to x-axis (d) Parabola
Last Answer : Na
Description : The parabola is defined mathematically as a curve generated by a point that moves suchthat its distance from the focus is always__________the distance to the directrix a.larger than b.smaller than c.equal to d.none of the above
Last Answer : c.equal to
Description : The tangent at any point P of a curve C meeta the x-axis at Q whose abscissa is positive and OP = OQ where O is origin, if C is a family of parabola h
Last Answer : The tangent at any point P of a curve C meeta the x-axis at Q whose abscissa is positive and OP = OQ ... , then find value of `(4(alpha+beta))/a` ?
Description : .For a fixed beam with UDL,the free moment diagram represent a a.rectangle b.parabola c.triangle d.cubic curve
Last Answer : b.parabola
Description : Which of the following is not an analytical entity? a.Line b.Circle c.Spline d.Parabola
Last Answer : c.Spline
Description : A parabola is drawn through two given points `A(1,0)` and `B(-1,0)` such that its directrix always touches the circle `x² + y^2 = 4.` Then, The locus
Last Answer : A parabola is drawn through two given points `A(1,0)` and `B(-1,0)` such that its directrix always touches the circle ... `(x^(2))/(5)+(y^(2))/(4)=1`
Description : A man in a train moving with a constant velocity drops a ball on the platform. The path of the ban as seen by an observer standing on the platform is – (1) A straight line (2) A circle (3) A parabola (4) None of these
Last Answer : (3) A parabola Explanation: In the reference frame of the platform the ball has initial horizontal velocity equal to the velocity of the train. The vertical direction is the same observed on the train because both observers agree that gravity is acting on the ball causing an acceleration g.
Description : A man in a train moving with a constant velocity drops a ball on the platform. The path of the ball as seen by an observer standing on the platform is (1) A straight line (2) A circle (3) A parabola (4) None of these
Last Answer : A parabola
Description : If the length of a transition curve to be introduced between a straight and a circular curve of radius 500 m is 90 m, the maximum perpendicular offset for the transition curve, is (A) 0.70 m (B) 1.70 m (C) 2.70 m (D) 3.70 m
Last Answer : (C) 2.70 m
Description : If the rate of gain of radial acceleration is 0.3 m per sec3 and full centrifugal ratio is developed. On the curve the ratio of the length of the transition curve of same radius on road and railway, is (A) 2.828 (B) 3.828 (C) 1.828 (D) 0.828
Last Answer : (A) 2.828
Description : Perpendicular offset from a tangent to the junction of a transition curve and circular curve is equal to (A) Shift (B) Twice the shift (C) Thrice the shift (D) Four times the shift
Last Answer : (D) Four times the shift
Description : If the length of a transition curve to be introduced between a straight and a circular curve of radius 500 m is 90 m, the maximum deflection angle to locate its junction point, is (A) 1°43' 08" (B) 1°43' 18" (C) 1°43' 28" (D) 1°43' 38"
Last Answer : (C) 1°43' 28"