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Pick up the incorrect statement from the following _______________?
A. The C.G. of a circle is at its center
B. The C.G. of a triangle is at the intersection of its medians
C. The C.G. of a rectangle is at the inter-section of its diagonals
D. The C.G. of a semicircle is at a distance of r/2 from the center
E. The C-G. of an ellipse is at its center
A force is completely defined when we specify________________?
A. magnitude
B. direction
C. point of application
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
If n = number of members andy = number of joints, then for a perfect frame, n =_______________?
A. j-2
B.2j-l
C. 2/-3
D.3/-2
E. 2/ -4
D’ Alembert’s principle is used for___________________?
A. reducing the problem of kinetics to equivalent statics problem
B. determining stresses in the truss
C. stability of floating bodies
D. designing safe structures
E. solving kinematic problems
Which is the correct statement about law of polygon of forces ?
A. if any number of forces acting at a point can be represented by the sides
of a polygon taken in order, then the forces are in equilibrium
B. if any number of forces acting at a point can be represented in direction and magnitude by the sides of a polygon, then the forces are in equilibrium
C. if a polygon representing forces acting at a point is closed then forces are in equilibrium
D. if any number of forces acting at a point can be represented in direction and magnitude by the sides of a polygon taken in order, then the forces are in equilibrium
E. none of the above
The necessary condition for forces to be in equilibrium is that these should be_______________?
A. coplanar
B. meet at one point ;
C. both A. and B. above
D. all be equal
E. something else
If three forces acting in different planes can be represented by a triangle, these will be in________________?
A. non-equilibrium
B. partial equilibrium
C. full equilibrium
D. unpredictable
E. none of the above
The coefficient of friction depends on_________________?
A. area of contact
B. shape of surfaces
C. strength of surfaces
D. nature of surface
E. all of the above
The C.G. of a plane lamina will not be at its geometrical centre in the case of a______________?
A. right angled triangle
B. equilateral triangle
C. square
D. circle
E. rectangle
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
E. none of the above
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