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On a ladder resting on smooth ground and leaning against vertical wall, the force of friction will be___________________?
A. towards the wall at its upper end
B. away from the wall at its upper end
C. upwards at its upper end
D. downwards at its upper end
E. none of the above
The effort required to lift a load W on a screw jack with helix angle a and angle of friction <j) is equal to _________________?
A. Wtan(a + )
B. Wtan(a-)
C. Wcos(a + )
D. Wsin(a + )
E. W (sin a + cos ).
The algebraic sum of moments of the forces forming couple about any point in their plane is_________________?
A. equal to the moment of the couple
B. constant
C. both of above are correct
D. both of above are wrong
E. none of the above
A body of weight W on inclined plane of a being pulled up by a horizontal force P will be on the point of motion up the plane when P is equal to________________?
A. W
B. W sin (a + $)
C. Wtan(a + <|))
D. Wan(a-)
E. Wtana
If a suspended body is struck at the center of percussion, then the pressure on die axis passing through the point of suspension will be_________________?
A. maximum
B. minimum
C. zero
D. infinity
E. same as the force applied
If a rigid body is in equilibrium under the action of three forces, then _____________________?
A. these forces are equal
B. the lines of action of these forces meet in a point
C. the lines of action of these forces are parallel
D. B. and C. above
E. none of the above
A cable with a uniformly distributed load per horizontal meter run will take the following shape________________?
A. straight line
B. parabola
C. hyperbola
D. elliptical
E. part of a circle
Which of the following is not a vector quantity __________________?
A. weight
B. velocity
C. acceleration
D. force
E. moment
Center of gravity of a thin hollow cone lies on the axis at a height of ___________________?
A. one-fourth of the total height above base
B. one-third of the total height above base
C. one-half of the total height above base
D. three-eighth of the total height above the base
E. none of the above
Two coplanar couples having equal and opposite moments_________________?
A. balance each other
B. produce a couple and an unbalanced force
C. are equivalent
D. produce a moment of couple
E. can not balance each other
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