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7. The resultant of two forces each equal to P/4 and acting at right angles is
a. P/2
b. P/ square root of 2
c. P/ 2 x square root of 2
d. Square root of 2 x P Ans : c
10. If the resultant of two forces has the same magnitude as either of the
forces, then the angle between the two forces will be
a. 30 degrees
b. 60 degrees
c. 90 degrees
d. 120 degrees Ans : d
11. Two forces, whose magnitudes are P and P√2 act on particle in
directions inclined at an angle of 135 degrees to each other. The
magnitude of the resultant will be
a. 2P
b. 3P
c. P
d. None of the above. Ans : c
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12. Three forces acting on a rigid body are represented in magnitude and
direction and line of action by three sides of a triangle taken in order. The
forces are equivalent to a couple whose moment M, is equal to
a. Area of the triangle
b. Twice the area of the triangle
c. Half the area of the triangle
d. None of the above Ans : b
13. The ratio of the force and the angle between the other two forces is
constant for the given three coplanar concurrent forces in equilibrium.
This is
a. Lame’s theorem
b. Varignon’s law
c. Triangular law of forces
d. None of the above. Ans : a
15. A uniform prism & uniform pyramid of same height lie with their base on the
surface. Which is more stable?
a. Pyramid
b. Both are equally stable
c. Prism
d. None of the above Ans : a
17. The diagram showing the point of application and line of action of forces in
their plane is known as
a. space diagram
b. vector diagram
c. force diagram
d. funicular diagram Ans: a
20. The effect of a force remains unaltered along its line of action. This is
according to
a) Resolution
b) Newton
c) Varignon
d) Superposition of forces Ans : d
24. When two concurrent and coplanar forces P & Q acts at an angle of 180◦
their resultant will be a
a) couple
b) Moment equal to PQ
c) Zero
d) (P – Q) Ans : c
25. If three non parallel forces held a rigid body in equilibrium, they must
a) Be equal in magnitude
b) Be concurrent
c) Be non concurrent
d) Be collinear Ans : b
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29. Two forces are acting at an angle of 120 degrees. The bigger force is 40
Kg and the resultant is perpendicular to the smaller one. The smaller
force will be
a) 20 Kg
b) 40 Kg
c) 80 Kg
d) 30 Kg Ans : a
30. The angle between two forces when resultant is maximum and minimum
respectively are
a) 0o and 180o
b) 180o & 0o
c) 90o & 180o
d) 0o & 90 o Ans : a
36. A force acts in the plane of a paper from top to bottom. An anticlockwise
moment is applied on it. The line of action of the force will shift parallel to
itself to get the simplest resultant
a. above the plane of the paper
b. under the plane of the paper
c. to the right of the given line of the action of the force in the same plane
d. to the left of the given line of the action of the force in the same plane
Ans: c
37.A plane system of forces has a single force resultant if the sum of the
moments
a. about the origin is zero
b. about any point on the plane is zero
c. about any point on a particular line in that plane is zero
d. about any point on or outside the plane is zero Ans : c
38. For a plane system of forces to have the simplest resultant as a single
moment
a. the force must be parallel
b. the force system must constitute moments and/or couples only
c. the force system cannot have the forces as concurrent
d. the forces system can not have an odd no of forces.
Ans : b
40. A rigid body is in equilibrium. Given that the moment of all the forces
acting on the body about some axis is zero and also given that forces are
concurrent, implies that
a. the resultant force is zero
b. the forces have a line of action passing through the axes
c. the resultant forces have a line of action parallel to the axis
d. any of (a) , (b) and (c) Ans : b
42. If the sum of all the forces acting on a body is zero, it may be concluded
that the body
a. must be in equilibrium.
b. can not be in equilibrium
c. may be in equilibrium provided the forces are concurrent
d. may be in equilibrium provided the forces are parallel.
Ans: c
a. Engineering Statics
b. Engineering dynamics
c. Engineering Mechanics
d. None of these Ans (c)
a. Both i and iv
b. Both ii and iv.
c. Both i and iii.
d. Both ii and iii. Ans: a
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a. S1 is correct.
b. S2 is correct.
c. Both S1 and S2 are correct.
d. Both S1 and S2 are wrong. Ans: c
58. Resultant moment will be equal to moment of all the forces. This is
a. Lame’s theorem
b. Varignon’s theorem
c. Newton’s law of forces
d. Polygon law Ans: b
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59. S1: Lame’s theorem can be applied only for three coplanar concurrent
forces.
a. S1 is correct.
b. S2 is correct.
c. Both S1 and S2 are correct.
d. Both S1 and S2 are wrong. Ans: a