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The document contains 18 multiple choice questions about oscillatory motion, vibrations, and mechanical systems involving springs, masses, and damping. The key concepts addressed include types of pendulums and vibrations, definitions of terms like time period and frequency, effects of changing mass or stiffness on natural frequency, dissipation of energy through friction, and analytical methods for studying vibrations including the equilibrium, energy, and Rayleigh's methods.

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NV MCQ-2 PDF

The document contains 18 multiple choice questions about oscillatory motion, vibrations, and mechanical systems involving springs, masses, and damping. The key concepts addressed include types of pendulums and vibrations, definitions of terms like time period and frequency, effects of changing mass or stiffness on natural frequency, dissipation of energy through friction, and analytical methods for studying vibrations including the equilibrium, energy, and Rayleigh's methods.

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1.

When a rigid body is suspended vertically and it oscillates with a small


amplitude under the action of the force of gravity, the body is known as
(A) simple pendulum
(B) torsional pendulum
(C) compound pendulum
(D) second’s pendulum

2.The time interval after which the motion is repeated itself is known as
___________ .
(A) time period
(B) cycle
(C) frequency
(D) isolation

3.Frequency of vibrations is usually expressed in


(A) number of cycles per hour
(B) number of cycles per minute
(C) number of cycles per second
(D) None of these

4.What is the effect on the undamped natural frequency of a single-degree-of-


freedom system if the mass of the system is increased?
(A) The frequency will increase
(B) The frequency will stay the same
(C) The frequency will decrease
(D) None of these

5.The motion completed during one time period is known as _______.


(A) period of vibration
(B) cycle
(C) frequency
(D) all of the above
6.The number of cycles described in one second is known as _______.
(A) period of vibration
(B) cycle
(C) frequency
(D) all of the above

7.What is the effect on the undamped natural frequency of a single-degree-of-


freedom system if the stiffness of one or more of the springs is increased?
(A) The frequency will increase
(B) The frequency will stay the same
(C) The frequency will decrease
(D) None of these

8.A certain amount of energy possessed by the vibrating system is always


dissipated in overcoming __________ to the motion.
(A) fluid resistances
(B) thermal resistances
(C) frictional resistances
(D) all of the above

9.Which of the following is a type of free vibration?


(A) Longitudinal vibrations
(B) Transverse vibrations
(C) Torsional vibrations
(D) A, B and C

10.In a spring-mass system, which of the following force is not considered?


(A) Spring force
(B) Damping force
(C) Accelerating force
(D) A and B
11.The periodic time is given by _______.
(A) ω / 2 π
(B) 2 π / ω
(C) 2 π × ω
(D) π/ω

12.The velocity of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is _______


at the mean position.
(A) zero
(B) minimum
(C) maximum
(D) none of the mentioned

13.The maximum acceleration of a particle moving with simple harmonic


motion is ____.
(A) ω
(B) ω.r
(C) ω / 2 π
(D) 2 π / ω

14, At the mean position, the potential energy of the system is _______.
(A) zero
(B) minimum
(C) maximum
(D) none of the mentioned

15, As per Energy Method, the summation of kinetic energy and potential
energy must be ________ which is same at all the times.
(A) zero
(B) minimum
(C) maximum
(D) constant
16. In Rayleigh’s method, the _____________ at the mean position is equal to
the maximum potential energy (or strain energy) at the extreme position.
(A) minimum kinetic energy
(B) minimum potential energy
(C) maximum kinetic energy
(D) none of the above

17. Equilibrium Method is in accordance with which of the following principle?


(A) Taylor's principle
(B) D'Alembert's principle
(C) Energy conservation principle
(D) None of the above

18. In a spring-mass-damper system, which of the following force is


considered?
(A) Spring force
(B) Damping force
(C) Accelerating force
(D) All of the above

Answer
1.(C) 2. (A) 3.(C) 4.(C) 5.(B) 6.(C)

7.(A) 8.(C) 9.(D) 10.(B) 11.(B) 12.(C)

13.(B) 14.(A) 15.(D) 16.(C) 17.(B) 18.(D)

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