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501.

The forces, which meet at one point, but their lines of action do not lie in a plane, are called

A. coplanar non-concurrent forces
B. non-coplanar concurrent forces
C. non-coplanar non-concurrent forces
D. intersecting forces
Answer» C. non-coplanar non-concurrent forces
502.

Which of the following is not the unit of pressure ?

A. kg/cm
B. ata
C. atmosphere
D. newton
Answer» E.
503.

Which of the following is not the unit of distance ?

A. angstrom
B. light year
C. micron
D. milestone.
Answer» E.
504.

Which of the following do not have identical dimensions ?

A. Momentum and impulse
B. Torque and energy
C. Torque and work
D. Moment of a force and angular momentum.
Answer» E.
505.

The resolved part of the resultant of two forces inclined at an angle 9 in a given direction is equal to

A. the algebraic sum of the resolved parts of the forces in the given direction
B. the sum of the resolved parts of the forces in the given direction
C. the difference of the forces multiplied by the cosine of 9
D. the sum of the forces multiplied by the sine of 9
Answer» B. the sum of the resolved parts of the forces in the given direction
506.

If a number of forces act simultaneously on a particle, it is possible

A. not a replace them by a single force
B. to replace them by a single force
C. to replace them by a single force through C.G.
D. to replace them by a couple
Answer» C. to replace them by a single force through C.G.
507.

Effect of a force on a body depends upon

A. magnitude
B. direction
C. position or line of action
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
508.

Forces are called coplanar when all of them acting on body lie in

A. one point
B. one plane
C. different planes
D. perpendicular planes
Answer» C. different planes