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Question 246:
A \(70 kg\) man ascends a flight of stairs of height \(4 m\) in \(7 s\), The power expended by the man is ____________
  • A 40 W
  • B 100 W
  • C 280 W
  • D 400 W
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Question 247:
A body accelerates uniformly from rest at \(6 ms ^{-2}\) for \(8 sec -\) onds and then decelerates uniformly to rest in the next 5 seconds. The magnitude of the deceleration is ____________
  • A \(9.6 ms ^{-2}\)
  • B \(48 ms ^{-2}\)
  • C \(24.0 ms ^{-2}\)
  • D \(39.2 ms ^{-2}\)
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Question 248:
A nail is pulled from a wall with a string tied to the nail. If the string is inclined at an angle of \(30^{\circ}\) to the wall and the tension in the string is \(50 N\), the effective force used in pulling the nail is ____________
  • A 25 N
  • B \(25 \sqrt{3} N\)
  • C 50 N
  • D \(50 \sqrt{3} N\)
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Question 249:
If \(M\) and \(R\) are the mass and radius of the earth respectively and \(G\) is the universal gravitational constant, the earth's gravitation potential at an altitude \(H\) above the ground level is ____________
  • A \(-\frac{G M}{H}\)
  • B \(-\frac{G M}{(R+H)}\)
  • C \(-\frac{G M}{2 H}\)
  • D \(-\frac{G M}{(R-H)}\)
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Question 250:
Which of the following statements is not true?
  • A As the slope of an inclined plane increases, the velocity ratio decreases.
  • B The efficiency of an inclined plane decreases as the slope increases.
  • C The effort required to push a given load up an inclined plane increases as the slope increases
  • D The mechanical advantage of smooth inclined plane depends on the ratio of the length to the height of the plane.
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