Kinetic friction may be defined as

 

(A) friction force acting when the body is just about to move

 

(B) ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction

 

(C) angle between normal reaction and resultant of normal reaction and limiting friction

 

(D) friction force acting when the body is in motion

The direction of projection should bisect the angle between the inclined plane and the vertical for a range of a projectile on inclined plane

(A) to be maximum

(B) to be minimum

(C) to be zero

(D) none of these

Effect of a force on a body depends upon its

(A) position

(B) magnitude

(C) direction

(D) all the above

A particle moving with a simple harmonic motion attains its maximum velocity when it passes

(A) through point at half amplitude

(B) the extreme point of the oscillation

(C) through the mean position

(D) none of these

The force which produces a acceleration of 1 m/sec2 in a mass of one kg, is called

(A) Joule

(B) Dyne

(C) Newton

(D) Energy

Power can be expressed as

(A) work/distance

(B) work x time

(C) work/time

(D) work/energy

On a ladder resting on a rough ground and leaning against a smooth vertical wall, the force of friction acts

(A) zero at its upper end

(B) upwards at its upper end

(C) perpendicular to the wall at its upper end

(D) downwards at its upper end

One half of a vibration of a body, is called

(A) amplitude

(B) beat

(C) oscillation

(D) periodic time

The acceleration of a particle moving along the circumference of a circle with a uniform speed, is directed

(A) tangentially at that point

(B) away from the centre

(C) towards the centre

(D) radially

A satellite moves in its orbit around the earth due to

(A) centripetal force

(B) centrifugal force

(C) gravitational force

(D) none of these

A stone is whirled in a vertical circle, the tension in the string is maximum

(A) when the string is horizontal

(B) when the stone is at the lowest position

(C) when the stone is at the highest position

(D) at all the positions