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Machines

Appeared in 10 of the 11 available papers.

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10 of 11 papers

Appears almost every year — treat as core

Typically worth
7.1 marks

Average per paper it appears in · 71 marks in total

Usual form
Short answer

48% of this chapter's 56 questions

Needs a diagram
38%

21 questions carry a figure — practise drawing them

Question-type distribution

  • Short answer27
  • Numerical8
  • Diagram7
  • MCQ7
  • Reasoning5
  • Definition1
  • Identification1

Most frequent topics

Machines, levers and pulleys 33Mechanical advantage 2Block and tackle pulley system 2Classes of levers 2Single movable pulley 1Ideal machine 1Non-uniform metre rule 1Principle of moments 1
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1

Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write the correct answers only.)

2(iii)

Case 1: Lata cuts a potato into two halves, using a cutter which belongs to a Class II lever. She needed effort E1. Case 2: Then she cuts one half of this potato again, but this time she needed effort E2. If E1 > E2 then:

7(i)

To lift a load of 30 kgf, Suhas uses a single fixed pulley while Radha uses a single movable pulley. The displacement of efforts in both the cases are equal. In an ideal situation calculate the ratio of :

1

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6(ii)

Three levers X, Y, Z of equal lengths are shown in the diagram.

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1

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2(iv)

Meera chose to use a block and tackle system of ‘9’ pulleys instead of a single movable pulley to lift a heavy load.

6(iii)

Given are two pulleys.

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6(iii)(b)

If Load = 48 kgf and efficiency is 80% then calculate :

6(i)

A block and tackle system of pulleys has velocity ratio 4.

6(ii)

A metre scale of weight 50 gf can be balanced at 40 cm mark without any weight suspended on it.

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