UNIT I MCQ

1) Which of the following is unit of force?

a) KN b) MN c) GN d) All of these
2) The forces which are acting along the same straight line are known as -----
a) co-planar forces b) collinear forces c) concurrent forces d) parallel forces
3) Which of the following is the single representative of force system when acting together?
a) resultant b) equilibrant c) both a & b d) none of above
4) The law of parallelogram is applicable for
a) parallel forces b) non concurrent forces c) collinear forces d) none of above
5) The resultant of couple is always
a) in opposite nature b) acts at moment center c) zero d) none of above
6) For a system of forces if resultant R is horizontal then
a) Fx=R b) Fy=R c) Fy=0 d) both a & c
7) For a system of forces if resultant R is vertical then
a) Fx=0 b) Fy=R c) Fy=0 d) both a & b
8) For a given force system if resultant R is passing through a point, then M about that point is
a) R b) zero c) equal to Fx d) none of above
9) If P & Q are the like parallel forces then resultant will act along
a) same direction b) different direction c) inclined d) all are correct
10) The force which is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to resultant is known as
a) couple b) unlike parallel force c) equilibrant d) collinear force
11) If force P & force Q are having different inclination with x-axis be represented in first quadrant then the
equilibrant will be
a) zero b) vertical c) in fourth quadrant d) none of above
12) Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
a) Velocity b) speed c) force d) none of above
13) Which of the following is a vector quantity?
a) time b) speed c) force d) none of above
14) Two forces acting at a point have a maximum resultant of 2500N & a minimum resultant of 1500N, the
magnitude of two resultants would be
a) 1500N; 2500N b) 2000N;500N c) 2500N;0 d) 0;2500N
15) What should be the magnitude & direction of resultant of two forces equal to 50N & 30N acting at an
angle of 60o
a) 65N; 25o b) 70N; 21.8o c) 75N; 22o d) 55N; 45o
16 ) Which of the statement is correct?
a) A force is an agent which produces or tends to produce motion
b) A force is an agent which stops or tends to stop motion
c) A force may balance a given number of forces acting on body
d) both a & b
17) In order to determine the effect of force acting on a body, we must know
a) Its magnitude & direction of the line along which it acts
b) Its nature (whether push or pull)
c) Point through which it acts on the body
d) All of above
18) If number of forces are acting simultaneously on a particle, then the resultant of these forces will have
the same effect as produced by the all forces. This is known as
a) principle of physical independence of forces
b) principle of transmissibility
c) principle of resolution of forces
d) none of above
19) The vector method for the resultant force is also called polygon law of forces
a) Correct b) incorrect c) is a principle d) none of above
20) Determine the magnitude of the force F = (20i 30j) is
a)35.055N b) 35N c) 36.06N d) 37.06N
21) Four forces of magnitude 100N, 20N, 50N & 150N are acting along the side PQ, QR, RS & SP
respectively of rectangle PQRS. Determine the magnitude of resultant force.
a) 140N b) 139.28N c) 138N d) none of above
22) If number of coplanar forces are acting simultaneously on a particle , the algebraic sum of moments of
all forces about any point is equal to moment of their resultant force about the same point. This principle is
known as
a) principle of moments b) principle of transmissibility c) both a & b d) none of above
23) If the arm of couple is doubled, its moment will
a) be half b) remains same c) be doubled d) be zero
24) In a couple, the lines of action of the forces are
a) parallel b) inclined c) horizontal d) none of them
25) One of the characteristics of a couple is that it can cause a body to move in the direction of the greater
force
a) true b) false c) sometimes true d) none of above
26) The centre of gravity of an equilateral triangle with each side a is ---- from any of the three sides.
a) (a3)/2 b) (a2)/3 c) a/(23) d) a/(32)
27) The centre of gravity of hemisphere lies at a distance of ---- from its base measured along the vertical
radius.
a) 3r/8 b) 3/8r c) 8r/3 d) 8/3r
28) The centre of gravity of a right circular cone of diameter d & height h lies at a distance of ---- from the
base measured along the vertical radius.
a) h/2 b) h/3 c) h/4 d) h/6
29) Determine centre of gravity of a T-section from bottom of web having size of flange 150mm x 10mm &
web 10mm x 150mm.
a) 110mm b) 115mm c) 120mm d) 100mm
30) Determine magnitude of resultant force if 30N, 40N, 30N & 40N forces are acting along the lines
joining the centre of a square to its vertices.
a) 20N b) 30N c) 40N d) 0
31) The process of finding out resultant force of a number of given forces is known as -----
a) Analytical method b) graphical method c) composition of forces d) none of above
32) For a rectangle x-y planes are passing through its centre then its centroid would be
a) a/2;b/2 b)0;0 c) a;b d)a/4;b/4
33) Determine the magnitude of the force F = (30i 40j) is
a)54.055N b) 45N c) 46.06N d) 50N
34) For two concurrent forces 75N & 45N making an angle 45o then what should be the value of resultant?
a) 111.46N b) 110N c) 115N d) none of above
35) For two concurrent forces 100N & 150N making an angle 45o then what should be the value of
resultant?
a) 123.46N b) 210N c) 232N d) none of above
36) If the force P=force Q then resultant of parallelogram will be
a) 2Pcos b) 2Psin c) 2Pcos(/2) d) none of above
37) If = 180o for two forces then resultant will be
a) p+q b) p-q c) 0 d) none of above
38) If = 0o for two forces then resultant will be
a) p+q b) p-q c) 0 d) none of above
39) The unit of moment of force is
a) kg-m b) N-mm c) KN-mm d) all of above
40) Forces P, Q & R are having magnitudes 5N, 8N, 9N are acting on a body along a straight line then these
forces are called as
a) coplanar forces b) concurrent forces c) collinear forces d) none of above
1) d 2)b 3) a 4) d 5) c 6) d 7) d 8) b 9) a 10) c 11) d 12) b 13) c 14) b 15) b 16) d 17) d 18) a 19) b 20) c 21)
b 22) a 23) c 24) a 25) b 26)c 27) a 28) c 29) b 30)d 31) c 32) b 33) d 34) a 35) c 36)c 37) b 38) a 39) d
40) b