Engineering Mechanics MCQs

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Q261.
A pendulum which executes one beat per second is known as

a.

simple pendulum

b.

compound pendulum

c.

torsional pendulum

d.

second's pendulum

Discuss
Answer: (d).second's pendulum
Q262.
D' Alembert's principle basically depends upon Newton's second law of motion.

a.

Correct

b.

Incorrect

c.

Can't say

d.

None of these

Discuss
Answer: (a).Correct
Q263.
The forces, whose lines of action are parallel to each other and act in the same directions, are known as

a.

coplaner concurrent forces

b.

coplaner non-concurrent forces

c.

like parallel forces

d.

unlike parallel forces

Discuss
Answer: (c).like parallel forces
Q264.
A number of forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium, if

a.

all the forces are equally inclined

b.

sum of all the forces is zero

c.

sumof resolved parts in the vertical direction is zero (i.e. ∑V = 0)

d.

none of these

Discuss
Answer: (c).sumof resolved parts in the vertical direction is zero (i.e. ∑V = 0)
Q265.
The kinetic energy of a body __________ upon its mass and velocity.

a.

does not depend

b.

depends

c.

Can't say

d.

None of these

Discuss
Answer: (b).depends
Q266.
According to Newton's first law of motion,

a.

every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion, in a straight line, unless it is acted upon by some external force

b.

the rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the impressed force, and takes place in the same direction, in which the force acts

c.

to every action, there is always an equal and opposite reaction

d.

none of the above

Discuss
Answer: (a).every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion, in a straight line, unless it is acted upon by some external force
Q267.
The moment of inertia of a square of side (a) about an axis through its centre of gravity is

a.

a⁴/4

b.

a⁴/8

c.

a⁴/12

d.

a⁴/36

Discuss
Answer: (c).a⁴/12
Q268.
The velocity ratio of a single purchase crab winch can be increased by

a.

increasing the length of the handle

b.

increasing the radius of the load drum

c.

increasing the number of teeth of the pinion

d.

all of the above

Discuss
Answer: (a).increasing the length of the handle
Q269.
The motion of a wheel of a car is

a.

purely translation

b.

purely rotational

c.

combined translation and rotational

d.

none of these

Discuss
Answer: (c).combined translation and rotational
Q270.
For any system of coplaner forces, the condition of equilibrium is that the

a.

algebraic sum of the horizontal components of all the forces should be zero

b.

algebraic sum of the vertical components of all the forces should be zero

c.

algebraic sum of moments of all the forces about any point should be zero

d.

all of the above

Discuss
Answer: (d).all of the above
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