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(C) 481.0 (D) 981.0

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MCQ 2.7 A uniform rigid rod of mass M and length L is hinged at one end as shown
in the adjacent figure. A force P is applied at a distance of 2L/3 from the
hinge so that the rod swings to the right. The reaction at the hinge is

(A) − P (B) 0
(C) P/3 (D) 2P/3

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MCQ 2.8 A straight rod length L (t), hinged at one end freely extensible at the other
end, rotates through an angle θ (t) about the hinge. At time t , L (t) = 1
m, Lo (t) = 1 m/s, θ (t) = π rad and θo(t) = 1 rad/s. The magnitude of the
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velocity at the other end of the rod is
(A) 1 m/s (B) 2 m/s
(C) 3 m/s (D) 2 m/s

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MCQ 2.9 A circular disk of radius R rolls without slipping at a velocity V . The
magnitude of the velocity at point P (see figure) is

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(A) 3V (B) 3 V/2

(C) V/2 (D) 2V/ 3

MCQ 2.10 Consider a truss PQR loaded at P with a force F as shown in the figure -

The tension in the member QR is

(A) 0.5 F (B) 0.63 F
(C) 0.73 F (D) 0.87 F

YEAR 2007 ONE MARK

MCQ 2.11 During inelastic collision of two particles, which one of the following is
conserved ?
(A) Total linear momentum only
(B) Total kinetic energy only
(C) Both linear momentum and kinetic energy
(D) Neither linear momentum nor kinetic energy

YEAR 2007 TWO MARKS

MCQ 2.12 A block of mass M is released from point P on a rough inclined plane with
inclination angle θ, shown in the figure below. The co-efficient of friction is
μ. If μ < tan θ, then the time taken by the block to reach another point Q
on the inclined plane, where PQ = s , is

(A) 2s (B) 2s
g cos θ (tan θ − μ) g cos θ (tan θ + μ)

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