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1.TheunitofforceinS.I.unitsis
(a)kilogram
(b)newton
(c)watt
(d)dyne
(e)joule.
Ans:b
2.TheunitofworkorenergyinS.I.unitsis
(a)newton
(b)pascal
(c)kilogrammeter
(d)watt
(e)joule.
Ans:e
3.TheunitofpowerinS.I.unitsis
(a)newtonmeter
(b)watt
(c)joule
(d)kilogrammeter/sec.
(e)pascalpersec.
Ans:b
4.Forcesarecalledconcurrentwhentheirlinesofactionmeetin
(a)onepoint
(b)twopoints
(c)plane
(d)perpendicularplanes
(e)differentplanes.
Ans:a
5.Forcesarecalledcoplanarwhenallofthemactingonbodyliein
(a)onepoint
(b)oneplane
(c)differentplanes

(d)perpendicularplanes
(e)differentpoints.
Ans:b
6.Aforceactingonabodymay
(a)introduceinternalstresses
(b)balancetheotherforcesactingonit
(c)retarditsmotion
(d)changeitsmotion
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:e
7.Whichisthecorrectstatementaboutlawofpolygonofforces?
(a)ifanynumberofforcesactingatapointcanberepresentedbythesides
ofapolygontakeninorder,thentheforcesareinequilibrium
(b)ifanynumberofforcesactingatapointcanberepresentedindirectionandmagnitudebythesidesofa
polygon,thentheforcesareinequilibrium
(c)ifapolygonrepresentingforcesactingatapointisclosedthenforcesareinequilibrium
(d)ifanynumberofforcesactingatapointcanberepresentedindirectionandmagnitudebythesidesofa
polygontakeninorder,thentheforcesareinequilibrium
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
8.Effectofaforceonabodydependsupon
(a)magnitude
(b)direction
(c)positionorlineofaction
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
9.Ifanumberofforcesactsimultaneouslyon
aparticle,itispossible
(a)notareplacethembyasingleforce
(b)toreplacethembyasingleforce
(c)toreplacethembyasingleforcethroughC.G.
(d)toreplacethembyacouple
(e)toreplacethembyacoupleandaforce.
Ans:b
11.Aforceiscompletelydefinedwhenwespecify
(a)magnitude

(b)direction
(c)pointofapplication
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
12.IftwoequalforcesofmagnitudePactatanangle9,theirresultantwillbe
(a)P/2cos9/2
(b)IPsin9/2
(c)2Ptan9/2
(d)IPcos9/2
(e)Psin9/2.
Ans:d
13.Thealgebraicsumoftheresolvedpartsofanumberofforcesinagivendirectionisequaltotheresolved
partoftheirresultantinthesamedirection.Thisisaspertheprincipleof
(a)forces
(b)independenceofforces
(c)dependenceofforces
(d)balanceofforce
(e)resolutionofforces.
Ans:e
14.Theresolvedpartoftheresultantoftwoforcesinclinedatanangle9inagivendirectionisequalto
(a)thealgebraicsumoftheresolvedpartsoftheforcesinthegivendirection
(b)thesumoftheresolvedpartsoftheforcesinthegivendirection
(c)thedifferenceoftheforcesmultipliedbythecosineof9
(d)thesumoftheforcesmultipliedbythesineof9
(e)thesumoftheforcesmultipliedbythetangentof9.
Ans:a
15.Whichofthefollowingdonothaveidenticaldimensions?
(a)Momentumandimpulse
(b)Torqueandenergy
(c)Torqueandwork
(d)Kineticenergyandpotentialenergy
(e)Momentofaforceandangularmomentum.
Ans:e
16.Whichofthefollowingisnottheunitofdistance?
(a)angstrom
(b)lightyear

(c)micron
(d)millimetre
(e)milestone.
Ans:e
17.Whichofthefollowingisnottheunitofpower?
(a)kW(kilowatt)
(b)hp(horsepower)
(c)kcal/sec
(d)kgm/sec
(e)kcal/kgsec.
Ans:e
18.Whichofthefollowingisnottheunitofwork,energyandheat?
(a)kcal
(b)kgm
(c)kWhr
(d)hp
(e)hphr.
Ans:d
19.Whichofthefollowingisnottheunitofpressure?
(a)kg/cm
(b)ata
(c)atmosphere
(d)mmofwcl
(e)newton.
Ans:e
20.Theweightofabodyisdueto
(a)centripetalforceofearth
(b)gravitationalpullexertedbytheearth
(c)forcesexperiencedbybodyinatmosphere
(d)forceofattractionexperiencedbyparticles
(e)gravitationalforceofattractiontowardsthecenteroftheearth.
Ans:e
21.Theforces,whichmeetatonepoint,buttheirlinesofactiondonotlieinaplane,arecalled
(a)coplanarnonconcurrentforces
(b)noncoplanarconcurrentforces
(c)noncoplanarnonconcurrentforces
(d)intersectingforces

(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
22.Whentryingtoturnakeyintoalock,followingisapplied
(a)coplanarforce
(b)noncoplanarforces
(c)lever
(d)moment
(e)couple.
Ans:e
23.Whichofthefollowingisnotascalarquantity
(a)time
(b)mass
(c)volume
(d)density
(e)acceleration.
Ans:e
24.Accordingtoprincipleoftransmissibilityofforces,theeffectofaforceuponabodyis
(a)maximumwhenitactsatthecenterofgravityofabody
(b)differentatdifferentpointsinitslineofaction
(c)thesameateverypointinitslineofaction
(d)minimumwhenitactsattheC.G.ofthebody
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
25.Whichofthefollowingisavectorquantity
(a)energy
(b)mass
(c)momentum
(d)angle
(e)speed.
Ans:c
26.Themagnitudeoftwoforces,whichwhenactingatrightangleproduceresultantforceofVlOkgandwhen
actingat60produceresultantofVl3kg.Theseforcesare
(a)2andV6
(b)3and1kg
(c)V5andV5
(d)2and5
(e)noneoftheabove.

Ans:c
27.Anumberofforcesactingatapointwillbeinequilibriumif
(a)theirtotalsumiszero
(b)tworesolvedpartsintwodirectionsatrightanglesareequal
(c)sumofresolvedpartsinanytwoperpendiculardirectionsarebothzero
(d)allofthemareinclinedequally
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
28.Twononcollinearparallelequalforcesactinginoppositedirection
(a)balanceeachother
(b)constituteamoment
(c)constituteacouple
(d)constituteamomentofcouple
(e)constitutearesultantcouple.
Ans:c
29.Accordingtoprincipleofmoments
(a)ifasystemofcoplanarforcesisinequilibrium,thentheiralgebraicsumiszero
(b)ifasystemofcoplanarforcesisinequilibrium,thenthealgebraicsumoftheirmomentsaboutanypointin
theirplaneiszero
(c)thealgebraicsumofthemomentsofanytwoforcesaboutanypointisequaltomomentoftheiwesultant
aboutthesamepoint
(d)positiveandnegativecouplescanbebalanced
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
30.Whichofthefollowingisnotavectorquantity
(a)weight
(b)velocity
(c)acceleration
(d)force
(e)moment.
Ans:a
31.Accordingtolawoftriangleofforces
(a)threeforcesactingatapointwillbeinequilibrium
(b)threeforcesactingatapointcanberepresentedbyatriangle,eachsidebeingproportionaltoforce
(c)ifthreeforcesactinguponapatticlearerepresentedinmagnitudeanddirectionbythesidesofatriangle,
takeninorder,theywillbeinequilibrium
(d)ifthreeforcesactingatapointareinequilibrium,eachforceisproportionaltothesineoftheanglebetween

theothertwo
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
33.Ifarigidbodyisinequilibriumundertheactionofthreeforces,then
(a)theseforcesareequal
(b)thelinesofactionoftheseforcesmeetinapoint
(c)thelinesofactionoftheseforcesareparallel
(d)(b)and(c)above
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
34.D'Alembert'sprincipleisusedfor
(a)reducingtheproblemofkineticstoequivalentstaticsproblem
(b)determiningstressesinthetruss
(c)stabilityoffloatingbodies
(d)designingsafestructures
(e)solvingkinematicproblems.
Ans:a
35.Aheavyladderrestingonfloorandagainstaverticalwallmaynotbeinequilibrium,if
(a)thefloorissmooth,thewallisrough
(b)thefloorisrough,thewallissmooth
(c)thefloorandwallbotharesmoothsurfaces
(d)thefloorandwallbothareroughsurfaces
(e)willbeinequilibriumunderallconditions.
Ans:c
38.AccordingtoLami'stheorem
(a)threeforcesactingatapointwillbeinequilibrium
(b)threeforcesactingatapointcanberepresentedbyatriangle,eachsidebeingproportionaltoforce
(c)ifthreeforcesactinguponaparticlearerepresentedinmagnitudeand
directionbythesidesofatriangle,takeninorder,theywillbeinequilibrium
(d)ifthreeforcesactingatapointareinequilibrium,eachforceisproportionaltothesineoftheanglebetween
theothertwo
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
39.Twocoplanarcoupleshavingequalandoppositemoments
(a)balanceeachother
(b)produceacoupleandanunbalancedforce
(c)areequivalent

(d)produceamomentofcouple
(e)cannotbalanceeachother.
Ans:e
40.Aframedstructureisperfectifitcontainsmembersequalto
(a)2n3
(b)nl
(c)'2nl
(d)n2
(e)3n2.
wheren=numberofjointsinaframe
Ans:a
42.Theproductofeitherforceofcouplewiththearmofthecoupleiscalled
(a)resultantcouple
(b)momentoftheforces
(c)resultingcouple
(d)momentofthecouple
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
43.Indetenniningstressesinframesbymethodsofsections,theframeisdividedintotwopartsbyan
imaginarysectiondrawninsuchawayasnottocutmorethan
(a)twomemberswithunknownforcesoftheframe
(b)threememberswithunknownforcesoftheframe
(c)fourmemberswithunknownforcesoftheframe
(d)threememberswithknownforcesoftheframe
(e)fourmemberswithtwoknownforces.
Ans:b
44.Thecenterofgravityofauniformlaminaliesat
(a)thecenterofheavyportion
(b)thebottomsurface
(c)themidpointofitsaxis
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
45.Centerofgravityofasolidconeliesontheaxisattheheight
(a)onefourthofthetotalheightabovebase
(b)onethirdofthetotalheightabovebase
(c)onehalfofthetotalheightabovebase

(d)threeeighthofthetotalheightabovethebase
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
46.Centerofpercussionis
(a)thepointofC.G.
(b)thepointofmetacentre
(c)thepointofapplicationoftheresultantofalltheforcestendingtocauseabodytorotateaboutacertainaxis
(d)pointofsuspension
(e)thepointinabodyaboutwhichitcanrotatehorizontallyandoscillateundertheinfluenceofgravity.
Ans:c
47.Centerofgravityofathinhollowconeliesontheaxisataheightof
(a)onefourthofthetotalheightabovebase
(b)onethirdofthetotalheightabovebase
(c)onehalfofthetotalheightabovebase
(d)threeeighthofthetotalheightabovethebase
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
48.Theunitsofmomentofinertiaofanareaare
(a)kgm2
(b)m4
(c)kg/m2
(d)m3
(e)kg/m4.
Ans:b
49.ThecenterofpercussionofthehomogeneousrodoflengthLsuspendedatthetopwillbe
(a)L/2
(b)L/3
(c)3L/4
(d)2L/3
(e)3L/8.
Ans:d
50.Thecenterofgravityofatriangleliesatthepointof
(a)concurrenceofthemedians
(b)intersectionofitsaltitudes
(c)intersectionofbisectorofangles
(d)intersectionofdiagonals
(e)alloftheabove.

Ans:a
51.Theunitsofmomentofinertiaofmassare
(a)kgm2
(b)m4
(c)kg/m2
(d)kg/m
(e)m2/kg.
Ans:a
52.Thepossibleloadinginvariousmembersofframedstructuresare
(a)compressionortension
(b)bucklingorshear
(c)shearortension
(d)alloftheabove
(e)bending.
Ans:a
53.Aheavystringattachedattwoendsatsamehorizontallevelandwhencentraldipisverysmallapproaches
thefollowingcurve
(a)catenary
(b)parabola
(c)hyperbola
(d)elliptical
(e)circulararc.
Ans:b
54.Atrolleywireweighs1.2kgpermeterlength.Theendsofthewireareattachedtotwopoles20meters
apart.Ifthehorizontaltensionis1500kgfindthedipinthemiddleofthespan
(a)2.5cm
(b)3.0cm
(c)4.0cm
(d)5.0cm
(e)2.0cm.
Ans:c
55.Fromacircularplateofdiameter6cmiscutoutacirclewhosediameterisaradiusoftheplate.Findthe
e.g.oftheremainderfromthecenterofcircularplate
(a)0.5cm
(b)1.0cm
(c)1.5cm
(d)2.5cm

(e)0.25cm.
Ans:a
58.Pickuptheincorrectstatementfromthefollowing:
(a)TheC.G.ofacircleisatitscenter
(b)TheC.G.ofatriangleisattheintersectionofitsmedians
(c)TheC.G.ofarectangleisattheintersectionofitsdiagonals
(d)TheC.G.ofasemicircleisatadistanceofr/2fromthecenter
(e)TheCG.ofanellipseisatitscenter.
Ans:d
59.Thecenterofpercussionofasolidcylinderofradiusrrestingonahorizontalplanewillbe
(a)r/2
(b)2r/3
(c)r/A
(d)3r/2
(e)3r/A.
Ans:d
62.Intheequationofvirtualwork,followingforceisneglected
(a)reactionofanysmoothsurfacewithwhichthebodyisincontact
(b)reactionofaroughsurfaceofabodywhichrollsonitwithoutslipping
(c)reactionatapointoranaxis,fixedinspace,aroundwhichabodyisconstrainedtoturn
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
63.Ifasuspendedbodyisstruckatthecenterofpercussion,thenthepressureondieaxispassingthroughthe
pointofsuspensionwillbe
(a)maximum
(b)minimum
(c)zero
(d)infinity
(e)sameastheforceapplied.
Ans:c
65.Theresultantofthefollowingthreecouples20kgforce,0.5marm,$vesense30kgforce,1marm,ve
sense40kgforce,0.25marm,+vesensehavingarmof0.5mwillbe
(a)20kg,vesense
(b)20kg,+vesense
(c)10kg,+vesense
(d)10kg,vesense

(e)45kg,+vesense.
Ans:a
68.Angleoffrictionisthe
(a)anglebetweennormalreactionandtheresultantofnormalreactionandthelimitingfriction
(b)ratiooflimitingfrictionandnormalreaction
(c)theratioofminimumfrictionforcetothefrictionforceactingwhenthebodyisjustabouttomove
(d)theratioofminimumfrictionforcetofrictionforceactingwhenthebodyisinmotion
(e)ratioofstaticanddynamicfriction.
Ans:a
69.Thecoefficientoffrictiondependson
(a)areaofcontact
(b)shapeofsurfaces
(c)strengthofsurfaces
(d)natureofsurface
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:d
70.LeastforcerequiredtodrawabodyuptheinclinedplaneisWsin(planeinclination+frictionangle)applied
inthedirection
(a)alongtheplane
(b)horizontally
(c)vertically
(d)atanangleequaltotheangleoffrictiontotheinclinedplane
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:d
71.Theratiooflimitingfrictionandnormalreactionisknownas
(a)coefficientoffriction
(b)angleoffriction
(c)angleofrepose
(d)slidingfriction
(e)frictionresistance.
Ans:a
72.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsisnotcorrect
(a)thetangentoftheangleoffrictionisequaltocoefficientoffriction
(b)theangleofreposeisequaltoangleoffriction
(c)thetangentoftheangleofreposeisequaltocoefficientoffriction
(d)thesineoftheangleofreposeisequaltocoefficienttofriction
(e)noneoftheabove.

Ans:d
73.Onaladderrestingonsmoothgroundandleaningagainstverticalwall,theforceoffrictionwillbe
(a)towardsthewallatitsupperend
(b)awayfromthewallatitsupperend
(c)upwardsatitsupperend
(d)downwardsatitsupperend
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
74.Ontheladderrestingonthegroundandleaningagainstasmoothverticalwall,theforceoffrictionwillbe
(a)downwardsatitsupperend
(b)upwardsatitsupperend
(c)perpendiculartothewallatitsupperend
(d)zeroatitsupperend
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
76.Frictionalforceencounteredaftercommencementofmotioniscalled
(a)postfriction
(b)limitingfriction
(c)kinematicfriction
(d)frictionalresistance
(e)dynamicfriction.
Ans:e
77.Coefficientoffrictionisthe
(a)anglebetweennormalreactionandtheresultantofnormalreactionandthelimitingfriction
(b)ratiooflimitingfrictionandnormalreaction
(c)thefrictionforceactingwhenthebodyisjustabouttomove
(d)thefrictionforceactingwhenthebodyisinmotion
(e)tangentofangleofrepose.
Ans:b
78.Pickupwrongstatementaboutfrictionforcefordrysurfaces.Frictionforceis
(a)proportionaltonormalloadbetweenthesurfaces
(b)dependentonthematerialsofcontactsurface
(c)proportionaltovelocityofsliding
(d)independentoftheareaofcontactsurfaces
(e)noneoftheaboveiswrongstatement.
Ans:c

79.AbodyofweightWoninclinedplaneofabeingpulledupbyahorizontalforcePwillbeonthepointof
motionuptheplanewhenPisequalto
(a)W
(b)Wsin(a+$)
(c)Wtan(a+<|))
(d)W\an(a<t>)
(e)Wtana.
Ans:c
80.Aparticlemovesalongastraightlinesuchthatdistance(x)traversedintsecondsisgivenbyx=t2(t4),
theaccelerationoftheparticlewillbegivenbytheequation
(a)3t2lt
(b)3t2+2t
(c)6f8
(d)6f4
(e)6t28t.
Ans:c
81.Ifrainisfallingintheoppositedirectionofthemovementofapedestrain,hehastoholdhisumbrella
(a)moreinclinedwhenmoving
(b)lessinclinedwhenmoving
(c)moreinclinedwhenstanding
(d)lessinclinedwhenstanding
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
86.Aprojectileisfiredatanangle9tothevertical.Itshorizontalrangewillbemaximumwhen9is
(a)0
(b)30
(c)45
(d)60
(e)90.
Ans:c
88.Limitingforceoffrictionisthe
(a)tangentofanglebetweennormalreactionandtheresultantofnormalreactionandlimitingfriction
(b)ratiooflimitingfrictionandnormalreaction
(c)thefrictionforceactingwhenthebodyisjustabouttomove
(d)thefrictionforceactingwhenthebodyisinmotion
(e)minimumforceoffriction.
Ans:c

89.Coulombfrictionisthefrictionbetween
(a)bodieshavingrelativemotion
(b)twodrysurfaces
(c)twolubricatedsurfaces
(d)solidsandliquids
(e)electricallychargedparticles.
Ans:a
90.Dynamicfrictionascomparedtostaticfrictionis
(a)same
(b)more
(c)less
(d)maybelessofmoredependingonnatureofsurfacesandvelocity
(e)hasnocorrelation.
Ans:c
92.Tangentofangleoffrictionisequalto
(a)kineticfriction
(b)limitingfriction
(c)angleofrepose
(d)coefficientoffriction
(e)frictionforce.
Ans:d
93.Kineticfrictionisthe
(a)tangentofanglebetweennormalreactionandtheresultantofnormalreactionandthelimitingfriction
(b)ratiooflimitingfrictionandnormalreaction
(c)thefrictionforceactingwhenthebodyisjustabouttomove
(d)thefrictionforceactingwhenthebodyisinmotion
(e)dynamicfriction.
Ans:d
95.TheeffortrequiredtoliftaloadWonascrewjackwithhelixangleaandangleoffriction<j)isequalto
(a)Wtan(a+<)>)
(b)Wtan(a<)>)
(c)Wcos(a+<t>)
(d)Wsin(a+<(>)
(e)W(sina+cos<j>).
Ans:a
96.Asemicirculardiscrestsonahorizontalsurfacewithitstopflatsurfacehorizontalandcircularportion
touchingdown.Thecoefficientoffrictionbetweensemicriculardiscandhorizontalsurfaceis\i.Thisdiscisto

bepulledbyahorizontalforceappliedatoneedgeanditalwaysremainshorizontal.Whenthediscisaboutto
startmoving,itstophorizontalforcewill
(a)remainhorizontal
(b)slantuptowardsdirectionofpull
(c)slantdowntowardsdirectionofpull
(d)unpredictable
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
97.Aparticleinsideahollowsphereofradiusr,havingcoefficientoffrictionrrcanrestuptoheightof
(a)r/2
(b)r/A
(c)r/%
(d)0.134r
(e)3r/8.
Ans:d
98.Thealgebraicsumofmomentsoftheforcesformingcoupleaboutanypointintheirplaneis
(a)equaltothemomentofthecouple
(b)constant
(c)bothofabovearecorrect
(d)bothofabovearewrong
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
99.Asingleforceandacoupleactinginthe
sameplaneuponarigidbody
(a)balanceeachother
(b)cannotbalanceeachother
(c)producemomentofacouple
(d)areequivalent
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
100.Ifthreeforcesactinginoneplaneuponarigidbody,keepitinequilibrium,thentheymusteither
(a)meetinapoint
(b)beallparallel
(c)atleasttwoofthemmustmeet
(d)alltheabovearecorrect
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

101.Themaximumfrictionalforcewhichcomesintoplaywhenabodyjustbeginstoslideoveranothersurface
iscalled
(a)limitingfriction
(b)slidingfriction
(c)rollingfriction
(d)kinematicfriction
(e)dynamicfriction.
Ans:a
102.Thecoefficientoffrictiondependsupon
(a)natureofsurfaces
(b),areaofcontact
(c)shapeofthesurfaces
(d)ailoftheabove.
(e)(a)and(b)above.
Ans:a
104.Thenecessaryconditionforforcestobeinequilibriumisthattheseshouldbe
(a)coplanar
(b)meetatonepoint
(c)both(a)and(b)above
(d)allbeequal
(e)somethingelse.
Ans:c
105.Ifthreeforcesactingindifferentplanescanberepresentedbyatriangle,thesewillbein
(a)nonequilibrium
(b)partialequilibrium
(c)fullequilibrium
(d)unpredictable
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
106.Ifn=numberofmembersandy=numberofjoints,thenforaperfectframe,n=
(a)j2
(b)2jl
(c)2/3
(d)3/2
(e)2/4.
Ans:c
107.Abodymoves,fromrestwithaconstantaccelerationof5mpersec.Thedistancecoveredin5secis

mostnearly
(a)38m
(b)62.5m
(C)96m
(d)124m
(e)240m.
Ans:b
108.Aflywheelonamotorgoesfromrestto1000rpmin6sec.Thenumberofrevolutionsmadeisnearly
equalto
(a)25
(b)50
(c)100
(d)250
(e)500.
Ans:b
109.Whichofthefollowingisthelocusofapointthatmovesinsuchamannerthatitsdistancefromafixed
pointisequaltoitsdistancefromafixedlinemultipliedbyaconstantgreaterthanone
(a)ellipse
(b)hyperbola
(c)parabola
(d)circle
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
111.Whichofthefollowingisnottheunitofenergy
(a)kgm
(b)kcal
(c)wattr
(d)watthours
(e)kgmx(m/sec)2.
Ans:c
112.Asampleofmetalweighs219gmsinair,180gmsinwater,120gmsinanunknownfluid.Thenwhichis
correctstatementaboutdensityofmetal
(a)densityofmetalcan'tbedetermined
(b)metalistwiceasdenseaswater
(c)metalwillfloatinwater
(d)metalistwiceasdenseasunknownfluid
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

113.TheC.G.ofasolidhemisphereliesonthecentralradius3r
(a)atdistancefromtheplanebase3r
(b)atdistancefromtheplanebase3r
(c)atdistancefromtheplanebase3r
(d)atdistancefromtheplanebaseor
(e)atdistancefromtheplanebase.
Ans:d
117.TheC.G.ofaplanelaminawillnotbeatitsgeometricalcentreinthecaseofa
(a)rightangledtriangle
(b)equilateraltriangle
(c)square
(d)circle
(e)rectangle.
Ans:a
119.TheC.G.ofarightcircularsolidconeofheighthliesatthefollowingdistancefromthebase
(a)h/2
(b)J/3
(c)h/6
(d)h/4
(e)3/i/5.
Ans:d
122.TheM.I.ofhollowcircularsectionaboutacentralaxisperpendiculartosectionascomparedtoitsM.I.
abouthorizontalaxisis
(a)same
(b)double
(c)half
(d)fourtimes
(e)onefourth.
Ans:b
126.Whichofthefollowingistheexampleofleveroffirstorder
(a)armofman
(b)pairofscissors
(c)pairofclinicaltongs
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

127.Apairofsmith'stongsisanexampleoftheleverof
(a)zeiothorder
(b)firstorder
(c)secondorder
(d)thirdorder
(e)fourthorder.
Ans:c
128.Intheleverofthirdorder,loadW,effortPandfulcrumFareorientedasfollows
(a)WbetweenPandF
(b)FbetweenWandP
(c)PbetweenWandF
(d)W,PandFallononeside
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
129.Theanglewhichaninclinedplanemakeswiththehorizontalwhenabodyplacedonitisabouttomove
downisknownasangleof
(a)friction
(b)limitingfriction
(c)repose
(d)kinematicfriction
(e)staticfriction.
Ans:c
130.Inactualmachines
(a)mechanicaladvantageisgreaterthanvelocityratio
(b)mechanicaladvantageisequaltovelocityratio
(c)mechanicaladvantageislessthanvelocityratio
(d)mechanicaladvantageisunity
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
131.Inidealmachines
(a)mechanicaladvantageisgreaterthanvelocityratio
(b)mechanicaladvantageisequaltovelocityratio
(c)mechanicaladvantageislessthanvelocityratio
(d)mechanicaladvantageisunity
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
136.Acablewithauniformlydistributedloadperhorizontalmeterrunwilltakethefollowingshape

(a)straightline
(b)parabola
(c)hyperbola
(d)elliptical
(e)partofacircle.
Ans:b