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Latitude of a place is the angular distance from
A Greenwich to the place
B Equator to the poles
C Equator to the nearer pole
D None of these
If a body floating in a liquid occupies a new position and remains at rest in this new position, when given a small angular displacement, the body is said to be in __________ equilibrium.
A Neutral
B Stable
C Unstable
D None of these
Latitude of place is indicative of its ________
A Time
B Altitude
C Amount of rainfall
D Temperature
What is the change in the angular momentum of a system as per the Law of Conservation of Angular momentum, if the total external torque acting is zero?
A Remains constant
B Becomes zero
C Increases exponentially
D None of the above
A disc is a spinning with an angular velocity $$\omega $$ rad/s about the axis of spin. The couple applied to the disc causing precession will be (where $$I$$ = Mass moment of inertia of the disc and $$\omega {\text{P}}$$  = Angular velocity of precession of the axis of spin)
A $$\frac{1}{2}I{\omega ^2}$$
B $$I{\omega ^2}$$
C $$\frac{1}{2}I\omega \omega {\text{P}}$$
D $$I\omega \omega {\text{P}}$$
A circular disc rotates at n rpm. The angular velocity of a circular ring of same mass and radius as the disc and to have the same angular momentum is
A n rpm
B $$\frac{{\text{n}}}{2}$$ rpm
C $$\frac{{\text{n}}}{4}$$ rpm
D 2n rpm
Latitude of the observer's position is equal to altitude of
A North pole
B Pole star
C Celestial pole
D All the above
The latitude of the observer's position, is
A Elevation of the elevated pole
B Declination of the observer's zenith
C Angular distance along the observer's meridian between equator and the observer
D All the above
The latitude of a place is the same as the ________
A Maximum altitude attained by the Sun at noon
B Altitude of the celestial pole
C Angle between the horizon and the equator
D Zenith distance of the full moon when on the meridian
If a body floating in a liquid returns back to its original position, when given a small angular displacement, the body is said to be in
A Neutral equilibrium
B Stable equilibrium
C Unstable equilibrium
D None of these

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