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Degree / Branch: B.E. Automobile Semester / Year: III / II


Subject Code & Title: 07AE302 ENGINEERING MECHANICS
Part-A
UNIT – II EQUILIBRIUM OF RIGID BODIES

1. The magnitude of moment is given by


a. M=F X d
b. M=F d
c. M=F X r
d. M=Fd sinθ Ans: (a)

2. A couple which is not affected by allowing the forces to act in any one of the
parallel planes is called
a. Moment of couple
b. Equivalent couple
c. Direct couple
d. Random couple Ans: (b)

3. When the support is a fixed, the type of reaction offered is


a. Reaction are the two components of force
b. Reaction are the two force
c. Reactions are the couple moment and the force components
d. Generation of moment Ans: (c)

4. Which are the types of equilibrium


a. Stable,unstable,neutral
b. Stable,unstable,accelerated
c. Stable, accelerated, neutral
d. Stable,unstable,positional Ans: (a)

5. Moment of a force about a given axis


a. λ• Mo
b. λ x Mo
c. λ • M
d. λ • M x r Ans: (a)

6. For a smooth surface support, which is true?


a. No of unknown are three
b. No of unknown are two
c. No of unknown is one
d. No of unknown is not determined Ans: (a)
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7. For a Roller and rough surface support, the no of unknowns are


a. three
b. two
c. one
d. not determined Ans: (b)

8. For a Ball and Socket support, the no of unknowns are


a. three
b. two
c. one
d. not determined Ans: (a)

9. For a Single journal bearing support, the no of unknowns are


a. three
b. two
c. four
d. not determined Ans: (c)

10. For a thrust bearing support, the no of unknowns are


a. three
b. two
c. four
d. five Ans: (d)

11. For a single smooth pin support, the no of unknown is


a. three
b. two
c. four
d. five Ans: (d)

12. For a fixed support, the no of unknowns are


a. three
b. two
c. six
d. five Ans: (c)

13. A Rigid body is one, which


a. has large no of particle in random
b. does not deform
c. experience moment
d. experience force Ans: (b)

14. Forces acting on a rigid body are classified as


a. force and reaction
b. Internal and external
c. Magnetic and electrical
d. Magnetic and gravitational Ans: (b)
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15. Active forces are one which causes


a. Motion
b. Moment
c. Couple
d. Deformation Ans: (a)

16. Reaction forces arising from,


a. Support
b. Support or constrains
c. Couple
d. Moment Ans: (b)

17.

Identify the type of beam


a) Cantilever beam
b) Simply Supported Beam
c) Over hanging Beam
d) Fixed Beam Ans(b)

18.

Identify the type of beam


a) Hinged Support
b) Roller Support
c) Fixed Support
d) Over Hanging Ans(a)

19. Force which provide same external static effect on a rigid body is called
a. Equivalent force
b. Couple
c. Moment of couple
d. Resultant Ans: (a)

20. Sliding along the line of action, happens in


a. Principle of transmissibility
b. Lami’s principle
c. Equivalent couple
d. Couple Ans: (a)
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21. Force having common line of action and lying in same plane are called as
a. Coplanar concurrent
b. Coplanar collinear
c. Coplanar
d. Non Coplanar collinear Ans: (b)

22. Force is identified by


a. Magnitude and Direction
b. Magnitude, Direction &point of application
c. Point of application
d. Movement Ans: (b)

23. The position vector of A&B are given as 3i+4.5j-1.5k & 6i-4.5j+3k
respectively. Position vector of AB is
a. 3i-9j-4.5k
b. 3i+9j+4.5k
c. 3i-9j+4.5k
d. 3i-6j+4.5k Ans: (c)

24. Identify the type of beam


a) Hinged type
b) Built in support
c) Pin – joint
d) None of these Ans(b)

25. Kinematics is the study of :

a) bodies in motion, considering forces


b) bodies in motion without considering forces
c) static bodies
d) bodies in motion Ans: (b)

26. Mass is

a) constant in all places


b) provides motion in body
c) is a vector quantity
d) zero at center of earth Ans: (a)

27. Acceleration of the particle will be


a) proportional to the resultant and opposite in direction
b) proportional to the resultant and in same direction
c) proportional to force causing them
d) inversely proportional to the resultant Ans: (a)
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28. Which is not a type of vector

a) sliding vector
b) negative vector
c) resolution vector
d) Bound vector Ans: (c)

29. m ( A X B ) =

a) mAXmB
b) (m A) X B
c) m/n A X m/n B
d) mX A X B Ans: (b)

30.The force system shown in figure is :

a. coplanar
b. non- coplanar concurrent
c. non- coplanar non concurrent
d. planar and concurrent Ans : (b)

31. If P and Q are two concurrent forces:

a. Square root of P2 + Q2 + 2PQcosθ


b. P^2 + Q^2 + 2PQsinθ
c. P^2 - Q^2 + 2PQcosθ
d. P^2 + Q^2 - 2PQcosθ Ans: (a)

32. If ∑H & ∑V are the adjacent sides of a triangle then the inclination of
resultant force with horizontal is

a) tan ∞= ∑H / ∑V
b) tan ∞= ∑V1 ∑V2
c) tan ∞= ∑V / ∑H
d) ∞ = tan (∑H/ ∑V) Ans: (c)
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33. Algebraic sum of horizontal forces

a) 95N
b) -95N
c) 105 N
d) 98 N

Ans: a

34. Algebraic sum of vertical forces

a) 187.2N
b) 178.2N
c) 178.2N
d) 187.2N

Ans: c

35. Direction of resultant forces

a) 61.93°
b) 60.93°
c) -61.93°
d) -60.93°

Ans: b

36. The sum of the interior angles of any regular polygon is

a) (2n-4) 180
b) (2n+4) 180
c) (2n-4) 90
d) (2n+4) 90

Ans: c

37. Varignon’s theorem is also called as

a) Sum Of Moments Theory


b) Theory of Moments
c) Buckler’s Theorem
d) Moments Equation Ans: b
38. Moment about C =
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a) -350
b) 350
c) -240
d) -250

Ans: a

39. Magnitude of resultant force ______

a) 10KN
b) 30K N
c) -10KN
d) 10KN
Ans: c

40. Algebraic sum of the moments about A is

a) 30KN(cw)
b) 10KN(cw)
c) -10KN
d) 30KN(acw)

Ans: a

41. Single force can be replaced by an equivalent force and a couple at any

a) line
b) point
c) force
d) equivalent force Ans: b

42. Couple have the tendency to

a) move the body


b) move the body in the same line
c) rotate the body
d) disturb the body Ans: c

43. Reduce the system to a single force

a) 60N
b) 60N
c) -60N
d) 60N

Ans: b
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44. P is

a) Resultant
b) Resultant and equivalent
c) Equilibrant
d) Nominal force Ans: c

45. In a two force system the body will be in equilibrium, if the two forces are

a) Collinear, equal & opposite


b) Collinear, equal & same
c) Collinear, equal & same line of action
d) Non-collinear, equal & same. Ans: a

46. Lami’s theorem is only applied for


a) Co-planar Collinear forces
b) Co-planar Concurrent forces
c) Co-planar forces
d) Non-Coplanar Collinear forces Ans: b

47. Convert the body under equilibrium to FB diagram

a) a
b) b
c) c
d) None of the above Ans: a

48. Convert the body under equilibrium to FB diagram

a) a
b) b
c) c
d) None of the above Ans: a
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49. Hinged support will have

a) Vertical reaction
b) Vertical and horizontal reaction
c) Horizontal reaction
d) Vertical reaction on both sides. Ans: b

50. If a body is to be in equilibrium.


a) ∑H=0, ∑V=0
b) ∑H=0, ∑V=0, ∑M=0
c) ∑Hn=0, ∑Vy=0, ∑Mxy=0
d) ∑M=∑H+∑V Ans: b

51. For the roller support , which of the following is not possible
a) Rotation about a pin
b) Rotation about a hinge
c) Vertical movement
d) Horizontal movement Ans: c

52. According to the principles of transmissibility of forces, when a force acts


upon a body, its effect is
a) Minimum when it acts at C.G of the body
b) Maximum when it acts at C.G of the body
c) Different at different points of the body
d) Same at every point in its line of action Ans: d

53. While calculating support reactions on a beam, weight of the beam


a) Need not be considered
b) Should be considered
c) Half of the total weight must be considered
d) One forth of the weight is to be considered Ans: a

54. For a UDL, the load acts at


a) the centre
b) 1/4th of total distance
c) Half of the total distance
d) One third of total distance Ans: a

55. Two forces are said to form a couple if they have


a) same magnitude
b) parallel lines of action
c) opposite sense
d) All the above Ans: d
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56. A force of magnitude 200N makes an angle of 35 degrees with x axis. Its
rectangular component in x axis is
a) 183.83N
b) 173.83N
c) 163.83N
d) 153.83N Ans: c

57. A fixed support will always have


a) a vertical reaction
b) a horizontal reaction
c) a rotational reaction
d) all the above Ans: d

58. A hinged support will have


a) a vertical reaction
b) a horizontal reaction
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above Ans: c

59. A roller support will have


a) a vertical reaction
b) a horizontal reaction
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above Ans: a

60. A couple is
a) a force
b) a Like parallel force system
c) unlike collinear force system
d) like collinear force system Ans: c

Faculty in-charge Signature of the HOD


P. Lakshmana Kumar Prof. J. Ganesh Murali,
Senior Lecturer Automobile Engineering
Automobile Engineering

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