Engineering Mechanics MCQs

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Q271.
The three forces of 100 N, 200 N and 300 N have their lines of action parallel to each other but act in the opposite directions. These forces are known as

a.

coplaner concurrent forces

b.

coplaner non-concurrent forces

c.

like parallel forces

d.

unlike parallel forces

Discuss
Answer: (d).unlike parallel forces
Q272.
The efficiency of a lifting machine is the ratio of

a.

output to the input

b.

work done by the machine to the work done on the machine

c.

mechanical advantage to the velocity ratio

d.

all of the above

Discuss
Answer: (d).all of the above
Q273.
If the efficiency of a lifting machine is kept constant, its velocity ratio is __________ propotional to its mechanical advantage.

a.

directly

b.

inversely

c.

Can't say

d.

None of these

Discuss
Answer: (a).directly
Q274.
Non-coplaner non-concurrent forces are those forces which

a.

meet at one point, but their lines of action do not lie on the same plane

b.

do not meet at one point and their lines of action do not lie on the same plane

c.

do not meet at one point but their lines of action lie on the same plane

d.

none of the above

Discuss
Answer: (b).do not meet at one point and their lines of action do not lie on the same plane
Q275.
The forces which meet at one point, but their lines of action __________ on the same plane, are Known as non-coplaner concurrent forces.

a.

lie

b.

do not lie

c.

Can't say

d.

None of these

Discuss
Answer: (b).do not lie
Q276.
A force while acting on a body may

a.

change its motion

b.

balance the forces, already acting on it

c.

give rise to the internal stresses in it

d.

all of these

Discuss
Answer: (d).all of these
Q277.
A screw jack used for lifting the loads is

a.

a reversible machine

b.

a non-reversible machine

c.

an ideal machine

d.

none of these

Discuss
Answer: (b).a non-reversible machine
Q278.
The wheels of a moving car possess

a.

potential energy only

b.

kinetic energy of translation only

c.

kinetic energy of rotation only

d.

kinetic energy of translation and rotation both

Discuss
Answer: (d).kinetic energy of translation and rotation both
Q279.
In order to determine the effects of a force, acting on a body, we must know

a.

magnitude of the force

b.

line of action of the force

c.

nature of the force i,e. whether the force is push or pull

d.

all of the above

Discuss
Answer: (d).all of the above
Q280.
The negative acceleration is called retardation.

a.

True

b.

False

c.

Can't say

d.

None of these

Discuss
Answer: (a).True
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