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The instantaneous center of a rigid thin disc rolling on a plane rigid surface is located at
A the centre of the disc
B the point of contact
C an infinite distance on the plane surface
D the point on the circumference situated vertically opposite to the contact point
If A is the area of the foundation of a retaining wall carrying a load W and retaining earth of weight 'w' per unit volume, the minimum depth (h) of the foundation from the free surface of the earth, is
A $${\text{h}} = \frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}\left$$
B $${\text{h}} = \frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}\left$$
C $${\text{h}} = \frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}{\left^2}$$
D $${\text{h}} = \sqrt {\frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}} {\left^2}$$
A triangle has a base x and an altitude y. A second triangle has a base twice the altitude of the first triangle, and an altitude twice the base of the first triangle. What is the area of the second triangle?
A 2xy
B 0.5xy
C 0.66xy
D 4xy
In a gusseted base, when the end of the column is machined for complete bearing on the base plate, then the axial load is assumed to be transferred to base plate
A Fully by direct bearing
B Fully through fastenings
C 50% by direct bearing and 50% through fastenings
D 75% by direct bearing and 25% through fastenings
Moment of inertia of a triangular section of base (b) and height (h) about an axis passing through its vertex and parallel to the base, is __________ than that passing through its C.G. and parallel to the base.
A Nine times
B Six times
C Four times
D Two times
I absolutely refuse to put _____with that sort of conduct.
A up
B on
C off
D out
Power___ and absolute power___ absolutely.
A tends to corruption; corrupts
B tends to corupt; corruption
C tended to corrupt; corrupt
D tends to corrupt; corrupts
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Who said?
A Lord Acton
B Confucius
C Alexander Pope
D Voltaire
'Power lends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely' was stated by-
A Hobbes
B Lord Denning
C Lord Acton
D Lord Byron
What does of the following statement infer? No country is absolutely self dependent these days.
A It is impossible to grow to and produce all that country needs
B Countryment in general have become lazy
C both A b follow
D Neither A nor B follows

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