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A long cylindrical vessel is half filled with a liquid. When the vessel is rotated about its own vertical axis, the liquid rises up near the wall. If the radius of vessel is 5 cm and its rotational speed is 2 rotations per second, then the difference in the heights between the centre and the sides, in cm, will be :
Answer: A
The magnitude of torque on a particle of mass is about the origin. If the force acting on it is , and the distance of the particle from the origin is , the angle between the force and the position vector is (in radians) :
Answer: B

Answer: A

Answer: A
Three charges , , are placed respectively, at distance, 0, and from the origin, on the x-axis. If the net force experienced by , placed at , is zero, then value of is :
Answer: A

Answer: A

Answer: C
If the angular momentum of a planet of mass m, moving around the Sun in a circular orbit is L, about the center of the Sun, its areal velocity is :
Answer: C
A rod, of length L at room temperature and uniform area of cross section A, is made of a metal having coefficient of linear expansion . It is observed that an external compressive force F, is applied on each of its ends, prevents any change in the length of the rod, when its temperature rises by . Young's modulus, Y, for this metal is :
Answer: A