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96. A body is dropped from a height of 100 m and at the same time another body is projected vertically upward with a velocity of 10 m/sec. The two particles will
A. never meet
B. meet after 1 sec
C. meet after 5 sec
D. meet after 10 sec
Explanation:
97. Two objects moving with uniform speeds are 5 m apart after 1 second when they move towards each other and are 1 m apart when they move in the same direction. The speeds of the objects are
A. 2 m/sec and 2 m/sec
B. 3 m/sec and 2 m/sec
C. 3 m/sec and 3 m/sec
D. 4 m/sec and 6 m/sec
Explanation:
98. A ball moving on a smooth horizontal table hits a rough vertical wall, the coefficient of restitution between ball and wall being 1/3. The ball rebounds at the same angle. The fraction of its kinetic energy lost is
A. 1/3
B. 2/3
C. 1/9
D. 8/9
Explanation:
99. The angular speed of a car taking a circular turn of radius 100 m at 36 km/hr will be
A. 0.1 rad/sec
B. 1 rad/sec
C. 10 rad/sec
D. 100 rad/sec
Explanation:
100. A car goes round a curve of radius 100 m at 25 m/sec. The angle to the horizontal at which the road must be banked to prevent sideways friction on the car wheels is tan"1 x, where x is (Assume g = 10 m/sec2)
A. 3/8
B. 1/2
C. 9/5
D. 5/8
Explanation: