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Multiple choice physics lever common machines terms related to machines introduction to simple machines

A man of mass $80kg$ carrying a load of $20kg$ walks up a stair case in $20s$. If the number of steps is $40$ and width and height of each step are $20cm$ and $15cm$ respectively. The efficiency of the man is

  1. $20 \%$

  2. $25\%$

  3. $40\%$

  4. $50\%$

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Total mass = 100 kg. Total height = 40 * 0.15 m = 6 m. Work done = mgh = 100 * 10 * 6 = 6000 J. Power output = 6000 / 20 = 300 W. Assuming human efficiency is related to power, this question is ambiguous without a defined input power.

Multiple choice physics lever common machines terms related to machines introduction to simple machines

A man uses a crowbar of length $1.5m$ to raise a load of $75kgf$ by putting a sharp edge below the bar at a distance $1m$ from his hand. Calculate the mechanical advantage. 

  1. $0$

  2. $1$

  3. $2$

  4. $4$

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Load $ = 75 kgf$
Length of crowbar $= 1.5 m$
Effort arm $= 1 m $
So, Load Arm $= \text{Length of crowbar - Effort arm}$


$\Rightarrow 1.5 - 1 = 0.5 m$
Mechanical Advantage $= \dfrac{\text{Effort Arm}}{\text{Load Arm}} = \dfrac{1}{0.5} =2$

Multiple choice physics lever common machines terms related to machines introduction to simple machines

A water -pump driven by petrol raises water at a rate $ 0.5 m^3/min $ from a depth of 30 m. if the pump is 70% efficient, what power is developed by the engine?

  1. 1750W

  2. 2450W

  3. 3500W

  4. 7000W

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Work done per minute = mgh = (0.5 m^3 * 1000 kg/m^3) * 10 m/s^2 * 30 m = 150,000 J. Power output = 150,000 J / 60 s = 2500 W. Power input = Output / Efficiency = 2500 / 0.7 = 3571 W. 3500 W is the closest answer.

Multiple choice physics lever common machines terms related to machines introduction to simple machines

A $20\ N$ metal block is suspended by a spring balance. A beaker containing some water is placed on a weighing machine which reads $40\ N$. The spring balance is now lowered so that the block gets immersed in the water. The spring balance now reads $16\ N$. The reading of the weighing machine will be 

  1. $36\ N$

  2. $60\ N$

  3. $44\ N$

  4. $56\ N$

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The block loses 20 - 16 = 4 N of weight in water, which is the buoyant force. By Newton's third law, the water exerts an equal and opposite upward force on the block, so the weighing machine reading increases by 4 N. New reading = 40 + 4 = 44 N.

Multiple choice physics lever common machines terms related to machines introduction to simple machines

A man uses a crowbar of length $1.5m$ to raise a load of $75kgf$ by putting a sharp edge below the bar at a distance $1m$ from his hand. Calculate the effort needed.

  1. $75kgf$

  2. $375kgf$

  3. $37.5 gf$

  4. $37.5kgf$

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Load $ = 75 kgf$
Length of crowbar $= 1.5 m$
Effort arm $= 1 m $
So, Load Arm $= \text{Length of crowbar - Effort arm}$
$\Rightarrow 1.5 - 1 = 0.5 m$
Mechanical Advantage $= \dfrac{\text{Effort Arm}}{\text{Load Arm}} = \dfrac{1}{0.5} =2$


Effort needed $= \dfrac{\text{Load}}{\text{Mechanical Advantage}} = \dfrac{75}{2} = 37.5 kgf$

Multiple choice physics lever common machines terms related to machines introduction to simple machines

A boy can exert a maximum effort of $250\  N$, so he uses an inclined plane to lift the load up. What should be the minimum length of the plank used by him to lift a mass of $ 50 \ kg$ to a height of $1 \ m$ ?

  1. $2$ $ m $

  2. $5$ $ m $

  3. $25$ $ m$

  4. $6$ $ m$

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Work done  $W = mgh$
$W = 50\times 10\times 1$  $N$
$W=500 N $
$W =$ Effort $\times$ distance
Distance$=500/250= 2m$

Multiple choice physics lever common machines terms related to machines introduction to simple machines

A coolie uses a sloping wooden plank of length $2.0 m$ to push up a drum of mass $100 kg$ into the truck at a height $1.0 m$. What is the mechanical advantage of the sloping plank ?

  1. 6

  2. 5

  3. 2

  4. 10

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Length of the sloping wooden plank , $l = 2 m$
Vertical height , $h = 1 m$
We, know that for a inclined plane,
Mechanical Advantage $= \dfrac{Length \ of \ the \ incline}{vertical \ height}$
$\Rightarrow \dfrac{l}{h} = \dfrac{2}{1} = 2$

Multiple choice physics lever common machines terms related to machines introduction to simple machines

A fire tongs has its arms $20cm$ long. It is used to lift a coal of weight $1.5kgf$ by applying an effort at a distance $15cm$ from the fulcrum. Find the mechanical advantage of fire tongs.

  1. $3$

  2. $0.50$

  3. $0.90$

  4. $0.65$

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Effort Arm $ = 15 cm$
Load Arm $ = 20 - 15 = 5 cm$
Mechanical Advantage $= \dfrac{\text{Effort Arm}}{\text{Load Arm}} = \dfrac{15}{5} = 3$

Multiple choice physics lever common machines terms related to machines introduction to simple machines

A fire tongs has its arms $20 \ cm$ long. It is used to lift a coal of weight $1.5 \ kgf$ by applying an effort at a distance $15 \ cm$ from the fulcrum. Find the effort needed.

  1. $0.2 kgf$

  2. $1.5 kgf$

  3. $2.5 kgf$

  4. $2.0 kgf$

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

$Load= 1.5kgf$
$Load \ arm= 20cm$
$Effort \ arm=15 cm$
$Effort \ = 20 \times 1.5/15= 2.0kgf$
The fulcrum in tongs is the joint end of the arms

Multiple choice physics lever common machines terms related to machines introduction to simple machines

It is harder to cut an apple with a butter-knife, because:

  1. butter-knife has more inclination

  2. mechanical advantage of a butter-knife is less

  3. it has a high angle of wedge

  4. all the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A butter knife has a blunt edge (high wedge angle), which results in a low mechanical advantage, making it harder to cut compared to a sharp knife.