Description : The point where total mass of a body is supposed to be concentrated is known as – (1) Dead centre (2) Centre of mass (3) Centre of gravity (4) Centre of motion
Last Answer : (2) Centre of mass Explanation: The centre of mass of a body or a system of particles is defined as a single point at which the whole mass of the body or system is imagined to be concentrated and ... applied forces acts at that point. It is that point that moves when forces are applied on the body.
Description : The weight of a body acts through the centre of – (1) gravity (2) mass (3) both (1) and (2) (4) buoyancy
Last Answer : (1) gravity Explanation: The centre of gravity of a collection of masses is the point where all the weight of the object can be considered to be concentrated. The entire weight acts through the center of ... to the surface of the Earth) the Centres of Gravity and Mass are in exactly the same place.
Description : The weight of a body acts through the centre of (1) gravity (2) mass (3) both (1) and (2) (4) buoyancy
Last Answer : gravity
Description : When a body, floating in a liquid, is given a small angular displacement, it starts oscillating about a point known as (A) Centre of pressure (B) Centre of gravity (C) Centre of buoyancy (D) Metacentre
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : It is easier to carry two buckets of water in one hand each, than to carry only one in one hand because – (1) weights of buckets are balanced (2) centre of gravity falls within the body (3) centre of gravity and centre of equilibrium fall within the feet (4) resultant weight of buckets is zero
Last Answer : (3) centre of gravity and centre of equilibrium fall within the feet Explanation: When the buckets containing equal amount of water are held in both hands, weight is spaced out more evenly than it ... centre of gravity and the centre of equilibrium should fall, in the present case, within the feet.
Description : The rotational effect of a force on a body about an axis of rotation is described in terms of the (1) Centre of gravity (2) Centripetal force (3) Centrifugal force (4) Moment of force
Last Answer : (4) Moment of force Explanation: The rotational effect of a force on a body about an axis of rotation is described in terms of the Moment of force.
Description : The centre of gravity of a sprinter during the race lies – (1) Ahead of his feet (2) Behind his feet (3) At the centre of the body (4) To the left side of the body
Last Answer : (1) Ahead of his feet Explanation: Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in ... are kept mostly straight and the center of gravity vaults over the legs in an inverted pendulum fashion.
Description : It is easier to carry two buckets of water in one hand each, than to carry only one in one hand because (1) weights of buckets are balanced (2) centre of gravity falls within the body (3) centre of gravity and centre of equilibrium fall within the feet (4) resultant weight of buckets is zero
Last Answer : centre of gravity and centre of equilibrium fall within the feet
Description : The centre of gravity of a sprinter during the race lies (1) ahead of his feet (2) behind his feet (3) at the centre of the body (4) to the left side of the body
Last Answer : ahead of his feet
Description : The centre of percussions is a.The point of application of the resultant of all the forces tending to cause a body to rotate about a central axis b.The point of application of the resultant ... .The point in a body about which it can rotate horizontally and oscillates under the influence of gravity
Last Answer : a. The point of application of the resultant of all the forces tending to cause a body to rotate about a central axis
Description : Pick out the wrong statement: (A) The vacuum pressure is always the negative gauge pressure (B) The pressure of the liquid measured by a piezometer tube is the gauge pressure (C) Manometric ... point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as the centre of gravity
Last Answer : (D) The point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as the centre of gravity
Description : The point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as (A) Centre of gravity (B) Centre of depth (C) Centre of pressure (D) Centre of immersed surface
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Why do we need to know the centre of mass of an object? For which objects, its position may differ from that of the centre of gravity?
Last Answer : Why do we need to know the centre of mass of an object? For which objects, its position may differ from ... g = 10 m s-2, unless, otherwise stated.
Description : Which formula is used to calculate mass moment of inertia (I G ) of a circular rim about the axis through centre of gravity? a. mr 2 /2b. mr 2 /12 c. mr 2 /4 d. mr 2
Last Answer : d. mr 2
Description : The loading limitations shall include: a. All limiting mass and centre of gravity b. All limiting mass, centre of gravity position, mass distribution and floor landing c. All limiting mass, ... of gravity position and floor loading d. All limiting mass, mass distributions and centre of gravity
Last Answer : b. All limiting mass, centre of gravity position, mass distribution and floor landing
Description : The loading limitations shall include: a. All limiting mass and centre of gravity b. All limiting mass, centre of gravity position, mass distribution and floor landing c. All limiting mass ... of gravity position and floor loading d. All limiting mass, mass distributions and centre of gravity
Description : The industrial revolution that started in the West to begin with had the following effect on education Options: A) Shifting the emphasis from the lower class culture to the middle ... class culture C) Introduction of mass educational programmes D) Introduction of vocationalisation of education
Last Answer : D) Introduction of vocationalisation of education
Description : Point where all weight of object acts is called A. central point B. center of gravity C. edge D. center of mass
Last Answer : center of gravity
Description : The equation, X = A cos(wt + f) (read: X equals A times the cosine of omega t + phi (fee)), can represent an expression for: w) accelerating due to gravity x) uniform straight line motion y) dc current z) a simple harmonic oscillator
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- A SIMPLE HARMONIC OSCILLATOR
Description : The total pressure on a horizontally immersed surface is (where w = Specific weight of the liquid, A = Area of the immersed surface, and x = Depth of the centre of gravity of the immersed surface from the liquid surface) (A) wA (B) wx (C) wAx (D) wA/x
Description : Which of the following physical quantities changes or tends to change the state of rest or of uniform motion of a body in a straight line? (1) Momentum (2) Mass (3) Force (4) Inertia
Last Answer : (3) Force Explanation: Force is an agent which changes or tends to change the state of rest or of uniform motion of a body.
Description : The location of centre of pressure, which defines the point of application of the total pressure force on the surface, can be calculated by applying the principle of moments according to which "sum of the moment of the resultant force about an ... liquid) (A) 1/(y/3) (B) 2y/3 (C) 1/(y/4) (D) 3y/4
Last Answer : (B) 2y/3
Description : A larger force on a rotating body results in larger _______. (1) Mass (2) Torque (3) Axis of rotation (4) Centre of mass
Last Answer : (3) Axis of rotation
Description : The ratio of the volume of voids to the total volume of the given soil mass, is known (A) Porosity (B) Specific gravity (C) Void ratio (D) Water content
Last Answer : (A) Porosity
Description : Iron ore hematite is concentrated using (A) Electromagnetic separation mainly (B) Gravity separation (C) Froth floatation (D) Roasting
Last Answer : (B) Gravity separation
Description : Will the discovery and subsequent research into gravity waves help with the invention of the hover board that, according to Back to the Future, we were supposed to have by last year?
Last Answer : Gravity waves were predicted by Einstein back when speculation was rampant about the possible existence of black holes. What makes you think that a device is in our future capable of generating a wave ... franchise. Hover boards all over the place while all the cars roll around on primitive wheels.
Description : Which one of the following is the correct difference between rod cells and cone cells of our retina? Rod cells Cone cells (a) Overall Vision in poor Colour vision function light and detailed ... of retina all over retina (c) Visual acuity High Low (d) Visual pigment Iodopsin Rhodopsin contained
Last Answer : (a) Overall Vision in poor Colour vision function
Description : A simply supported beam deflects by 5 mm when it is subjected to a concentrated load of 10 kN at its centre. What will be deflection in a 1/10 model of the beam if the model is subjected to a 1 kN load at its centre? (A) 5 mm (B) 0.5 mm (C) 0.05 mm (D) 0.005 mm
Last Answer : (A) 5 mm
Description : A beam of length L is pinned at both ends and is subjected to a concentrated bending couple of moment M at its centre. The maximum bending moment in the beam is (A) M (B) M/2 (C) M/3 (D) ML/2
Last Answer : (A) M
Description : A simply supported wooden beam 150 cm long and having a cross section 16 cm × 24 cm carries a concentrated load, at the centre. If the permissible stress ft = 75 kg/cm2 and fs= 10 kg/cm2 the safe load is (A) 3025 kg (B) 3050 kg (C) 3075 kg (D) 3100 kg
Last Answer : (C) 3075 kg
Description : If a bent tendon is required to balance a concentrated load W at the centre of the span L, the central dip h must be at least (A) WL/P (B) WL/2P (C) WL/3P (D) WL/4P
Description : A simply supported beam AB is subjected to a concentrated load at C, the centre of the span. The area of the SF diagram from A to C will give a) BM at C b) Load at S c) SF at C d)Difference between BM values at A and C
Last Answer : d)Difference between BM values at A and C
Description : Maximum bending moment in a S.S. beam having a concentrated load at the centre will be (a) WL (b) WL/2 (c) WL/4 (d) None
Last Answer : (c) WL/4
Description : A man carrying a load on his back bends forward because of one of the following reasons: (a) To adjust the centre of gravity of the system such that the vertical line through the centre of gravity ... slipping over and falling down (d) To keep the centre of gravity of the system outside the body
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : A tight-rope walker carries a long pole which he holds across his body. The purpose of this pole is to------? A. Prop him up if he falls B. Spread out his weight and reduce the ... to keep the rope tightly stretched D. To keep the centre of gravity always vertically above the rope (Answer)
Last Answer : D. To keep the centre of gravity always vertically above the rope (Answer)
Description : The line of action of the buoyant force passes through the centre of gravity of the (A) Submerged body (B) Displaced volume of the fluid (C) Volume of fluid vertically above the body (D) Horizontal projection of the body
Last Answer : (B) Displaced volume of the fluid
Description : Centre of pressure in an immersed body is __________ the centre of gravity. (A) Above (B) Below (C) At (D) Either above or below; depends on the liquid density
Last Answer : (B) Below
Description : The line of action of the buoyant force acts through the (A) Centroid of the displaced volume of fluid (B) Centre of gravity of a submerged body (C) Centroid of the volume of any floating body (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Centroid of the displaced volume of fluid
Description : A floating/submerged body is always stable, if its centre of gravity (A) Lies above its centre of buoyancy (B) And centre of buoyancy coincide (C) Lies below its centre of buoyancy (D) Lies above its metacentre
Last Answer : (C) Lies below its centre of buoyancy
Description : 06. A body floating in a liquid is said to be not in equilibrium if its metacentre lies below its centre of gravity. A) Agree B) Disagree
Last Answer : A
Description : 04. A body floating in a liquid is said to be in a stable equilibrium, if its metacentre coincides with its centre of gravity. A) True B) False
Last Answer : B
Description : The meatcentric height is the distance between the (A) Centre of gravity of the floating body and the centre of buoyancy (B) Centre of gravity of the floating body and the metacentre (C) Metacentre and centre of buoyancy (D) Original centre of buoyancy and new centre of buoyancy
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : A submerged body is said to be in a stable equilibrium, if its centre of gravity __________ the centre of buoyancy. (A) Coincides with (B) Lies below (C) Lies above (D) None of these
Description : A body floating in a liquid is said to be in neutral equilibrium, if its metacentre (A) Coincides with its centre of gravity (B) Lies above its centre of gravity C) Lies below its centre of gravity (D) Lies between the centre of buoyancy and centre of gravity
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The line of action of the buoyant force acts through the (A) Centroid of the volume of fluid vertically above the body (B) Centre of the volume of floating body (C) Center of gravity of any submerged body (D) Centroid of the displaced volume of fluid
Description : Resultant pressure of the liquid in the case of an immersed body acts through (A) Centre of gravity (B) Centre of pressure (C) Metacentre (D) Centre of buoyancy
Description : The centre of gravity of the volume of the liquid displaced by an immersed body is called (A) Centre of gravity (B) Centre of pressure (C) Metacentre (D) Centre of buoyancy
Description : In an immersed body, centre of pressure is (A) At the centre of gravity (B) Above the centre of gravity (C) Below be centre of gravity (D) Could be above or below e.g. depending on density of body and liquid