Unit-2 Mcqs

1. Couple is having a combination of two forces. They are different in

magnitude.
a) True
b) False
2. The distance between the forces acting in the couple is ____________
a) Infinity
b) Zero
c) A finite distance
d) A circular loop
3. The resultant force acting in the couple is _________
a) Zero
b) Infinite
c) Twice the magnitude of the single force
d) Half the magnitude of the single force
4. A man is travelling in the car. He is driving the car. If he is taking a turn in the
road. He is applying force to the steering wheel by holding the wheel with his
both hands. The steering wheel is facing a moment of force.
a) True
b) False
5. Which of the following is correct for the moment of couple M caused by two
forces of same magnitude F and are separated by a distance of r?
a) M = rxF
b) M = r.F
c) M = -(rxF)
d) M = -(r.F)
6. A couple moment is a _______ vector.
a) Gradient
b) Scalar
c) Del
d) Free
7. Which of the following is correct?
a) The couple moment depends on the axis of rotation
b) The couple moment depends directly on the radius vector of forces
c) The couple moment depends only on the distance vector between the
forces
d) The couple moment’s direction is given by the left hand rule
 8. If the forces acting on the couple are in the same direction, that is they are
not in the opposite direction as always they are, then?
a) The direction of the forces doesn’t determine the moment
b) The couple moment will be maximum
c) The couple is not possible
d) No change occurs
9. The resultant couple moment is ____________ sum of various couples acting
on the body.
a) Vector
b) Scalar
c) Scalar Triple
d) Dot
10. If two forces magnitude F each are acting in the Cartesian coordinate and are
acting at the points A(3,3) and B(-3,3). They are heading towards negative z
direction and positive z direction respectively. The distance between them is
given as r. The radius vectors of the force at A and B are Ra and Rb
respectively. Then the moment is given as:
a) (Ra-Rb).F
b) (Rb-Ra).F
c) (Ra-Rb)xF
d) (Rb-Ra)xF

11. Determine the couple moment acting on the beam shown.

a)500Nm
b)1500Nm
c)740Nm
d) 50Nm
12. Determine the couple moment acting on the beam shown.
a)20KNm
b)21KNm
c)22KNm
d) 19KNm

13. Determine the couple moment acting on the pipe shown.

a)-130Nm
b)130Nm
c)-120Nm
d) 120Nm

14. Determine the couple moment acting on the triangular plane shown.
a)1600Nm
b)100Nm
c)2600Nm
d) 600Nm

15. Determine the couple moment acting on the pipe shown.

a)108j+144kNm
b)-108j+144kNm
c)108j–144kNm
d) -108j – 144k Nm

16. The algebraic sum of moments of forces forming couple about any point in
their plane is

a. Equal to the moment of the couple

b. Constant
 c. Both of above are correct

d. Both of above are wrong

17. A singe force and a couple acting in the same plane upon rigid body

a. Balance each other

b. Cannot balance each other

c. Produce moment of a couple

d. Are equivalent

18. If three forces acting in one plane upon a rigid body, keep it in equilibrium,
then they must either

a. Meet in a point

b. Be a parallel

c. At least two of them must meet

d. All of the above are correct

19. The maximum friction force which comes into play when a body just begins to
slide over another surface is called

a. Limiting friction

b. Sliding friction

c. Rolling friction

d. Kinematic friction
20. The necessary condition for forces to be in equilibrium is that these should be

a. Coplaner

b. Meet at one point

c. Both a and b

d. All be equal

21. If three forces acting in different planes can be represented by a triangle, these
will be in

a. Non-equilibrium

b. Partial equilibrium

c. Full equilibrium

d. Unpredictable

22. If n= number of members and j=number of joints, then for a perfect frame, n=

a. J-2

b. 2j-1

c. 2j-3

d. 3j-2

23. Pair of forces that cause steering wheel of a car to rotate is called

a. Couple

b. Friction

c. Normal force

d. Weight
24. If the principle of moments for any object holds, then object is in state of

a. Inertia

b. Equilibrium

c. Suspension

d. Motion

25. Combined effect of several forces is known as

a. Net force

b. Resultant force

c. Normal force

d. Weight

26. To form a couple, the force should be

a. Equal in magnitude

b. Parallel and opposite

c. Separated by distance

d. All of above

27. Moment of force depends upon

a. Magnitude of force

b. Perpendicular distance of force from pivot

c. Both A and B

d. Axis of rotation
28. Two perpendicular components are

a. Independent of each other

b. Dependent on each other

c. Anti parallel to each other

d. Parallel to each other

29. Object is in equilibrium if resultant force acting on it is

a. Increasing

b. Decreasing

c. Zero

d. Becomes constant

30. Centre of gravity of an irregular body lies on the

a. Edge

b. Centre of body

c. Point of intersection of lines

d. Along the axis of rotation

31. Number of forces a falling tennis ball experiences is

a. 1

b. 3

c. 2

d. 4
32. Point where all weight of object acts is called

a. Central point

b. Centre of gravity

c. Edge

d. Centre of mass

33. If weight of a falling tennis ball is 1.0 N and drag force acting on it is 0.2 N the
resultant force is

a. 0.8N

b. 0.5N

c. 1N

d. 2N

34. If the resultant vector forms an angle of 45 degree, then the two components
are

a. Parallel to each other

b. Perpendicular to each other

c. Anti parallel to each other

d. Anti parallel to each other

35.Two unlike parallel forces of the same magnitude but not along the same
line forms a
a. Couple
b. Inertia
c. Gravity
d. Friction
36. Moment arm is the
a. Parallel distance
b. Perpendicular distance
c. Normal distance
d. Resultant force
37. A block of weight 12 N is hanging through a string. Its tension in the
string will be
a. 10N
b. 11N
c. 12N
d. 0 N
38. Two coplanar couples having equal and opposite
moments_________________?
a. Balance each other
b. Produce a couple and a unbalanced force
c. Are equivalent
d. Produce a moment of couple
e. Cannot balance each other

39. According to Lami’s theorem

(A) three forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium
(B) three forces acting at a point can be represented by a triangle, each side being
proportional to force
(C) if three forces acting upon a particle are represented in magnitude and direction by
the sides of a triangle, taken in order, they will be in equilibrium
(D) if three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, each force is proportional to the sine
of the angle between the other two

40. The product of either force of couple with the arm of the couple is called
(A) resultant couple
(B) moment of the forces
(C) resulting couple
(D) moment of the couple

41. The center of gravity of a uniform lamina lies at

(A) the center of heavy portion
(B) the bottom surface
(C) the mid point of its axis
(D) All of these

42. Center of gravity of a solid cone lies on the axis at the height
(A) one-fourth of the total height above base
(B) one-third of the total height above base
(C) one-half of the total height above base
(D) three-eighth of the total height above the base
 43. Center of percussion is
(A) the point of C.G.
(B) the point of metacentre
(C) the point of application of the resultant of all the forces tending to cause a body to
rotate about a certain axis
(D) point of suspension

44. The center of percussion of the homogeneous rod of length L suspended at the top
will be
(A)L/6
(B)L/3
(C)3L/4
(D) 2L/3

45. The center of gravity of a triangle lies at the point of

(A) concurrence of the medians
(B) intersection of its altitudes
(C) intersection of bisector of angles
(D) intersection of diagonals

46. The possible loading in various members of framed structures are

(A) compression or tension
(B) buckling or shear
(C) shear or tension
(D) All of these

47. A heavy string attached at two ends at same horizontal level and when central dip
is very small approaches the following curve
(A)catenary
(B)parabola
(C)hyperbola
(D) elliptical

48. A trolley wire weighs 1.2 kg per meter length. The ends of the wire are attached to
two poles 20 meters apart. If the horizontal tension is 1500 kg find the dip in the
middle of the span
(A)3.5cm
(B)3.0cm
(C)4.0cm
(D) 6.0 cm

For two vectors defined by an arrow with a head and a tail. The length of each
vector and the angle between them represents:

a. Their magnitude and direction of the line of action, respectively

b. Their magnitude's square and direction of the line of action, respectively

 c. Magnitude's square and the ratio of their lengths, respectively

d. Magnitude's square root and direction of the line of action, respectively

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2) A force vector with magnitude R and making an angle α with the x-axis is
having its component along the x-axis and y-axis as:

a. Rcosine (180-α) and Rsine(α)

b. Rcosine (α) and Rsine(α)

c. Rcosine (α) and Rsine(180+α)

d. Rcosine (180-α) and Rsine(180+α)

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3) Shown as in the figure below, A=60 degree and B=30 degree. Calculate the
total length obtained by adding the x-axis component of both vectors.

a. 4.35m

b. 3.23m

c. 1.5m

d. 2.50m

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4) If two equal vector forces are mutually perpendicular, then the resultant
force is acting at which angle as compared to one of the vector?

a. 0 degree

b. 45 degree

c. 90 degree
 d. 180 degree

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5) If A is any vector with Ai + Bj + Ck, then what is the y-axis component of

the vector?

a. A units

b. B units

c. C units

d. The square root of a sum of squares of the three, i.e., A, B, and C

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6) Which statement is right for force vector F = Ai + Bj + Ck?

a. In rectangular components representation of any vector, we have vector F =

Ax + By + Cz

b. In rectangular components representation of any vector we have vector F = Ai

+ Bj + Ck

c. In rectangular components representation of any vector we have vector F = Fi

+ Fj + Fk

d. In rectangular components representation of any vector we have vector F = Fx

+ Fy + Fz

7) For a vector F, Fcosβ is equal to zero. What does this refer to?

a. Y-axis component is zero

b. X-axis component is zero

c. β = 180°

d. Z-axis component is zero

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8) Find the angle α, for the vector making an angle by y and z-axis as 60° and
45°, respectively. It makes an angle of α with the x-axis. The magnitude of
the force is 200N.

a. 120°

b. 60°

c. 90°

d. 45°

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9) Express the vector in the Cartesian Form if the angle made by it with y and
z-axis is 60° and 45° respectively. Also, it makes an angle of α with the x-axis.
The magnitude of the force is 200N.

a. 100i - 100j + 141.4k N

b. 100i + 100j + 141.4k N

c. 100i - 100j - 141.4k N

d. 100i + 100j - 141.4k N

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10) What if we multiply a scalar to the unit vector?

a. The magnitude will change accordingly

b. The direction will change accordingly

c. The direction will change by a factor of the square root of the scalar

d. The magnitude will not change accordingly

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11) Which statement is right?

a. Multiplicative law: a(A.B) = Ax(aB)

b. Communitive law: A.B =B.A

c. Communitive law: a(A.B) = A.(aB)

d. Multiplicative law: A.(B+D) = (A.B) + (A.D)

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12) What is (AxB).(BxA); or A = A1i + A2j + A3k and B = B1i + B2j + B3k?

a. A1B1A2B2i + A2B2A3B3j + A3B3A1B1k

b. A1B1A1B2i + A2B2A3B2j + A3B3A1B3k

c. A1B1A2B1i + A2B2A2B3j + A3B3A2B1k

d. 0

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13) What is the dot product of two vectors which are having a magnitude equal
to unity and are making an angle of 45°?

a. -0.707

b. 0.707

c. -1.414

d. 1.414

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14) What is the magnitude of the resultant vector's unit vector? (Resultant
vector of the two vectors shown in the figure below)

a. 225N

b. 1N

c. 55N

d. 110N

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15) Determine the value of the q, parallel to the z-axis. That is the point of
intersection of the projections of the points A, B, and C parallel to the xy plane.
The distance between the tri-section point and the points A, B, and C be equal
to 0.6m.

a. 51.9mm

b. 51.9cm

c. 51.19mm

d. 51.9m

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16) If anybody is tied to three or more ropes and is allowed to achieve its
equilibrium. Then the equilibrium achieved is achieved w.r.t what?

a. The ground

b. The 3-axis of the body

c. The weight direction

d. The ropes direction

17) The tendency of rotation of the body along any axis is also called ______

a. Moment of couple

b. Moment of inertia

c. Force

d. Torque
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18) The moment is the cross product of which two vectors?

a. Radius and Force vectors

b. Force and Radius vectors

c. Radius and Force scalars

d. Force and Radius scalars

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19) Which of the following is correct w.r.t the moment (M) of the force (F)
acting on the body at a distance L from the axis of the rotation?

a. M=FLcosθ

b. M=FLsinθ

c. M=FxLsinθ

d. M=F.Lsinθ

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20) If a force is applied at any point in its line of action and is still creating the
same moment about any fixed point, say P, then the force is said to be a sliding
vector. What is the name of this property?

a. Distributive property

b. Associative property

c. Principle transmissibility of the force

d. Negative associative property

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21) Which of the following is correct? (For A representing the vector

representation of the axis of rotation, r the radius vector and F the force
vector)

a. Ax(rxF)

b. A.(rxF)
 c. Fx(r.F)

d. A.(r.F)

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22) Which of the following forces do not cause the rotation. Suppose the
rotation is considered inside the body's axis or the centroid axis of the body.

a. Concurrent

b. Non-concurrent

c. Non-Parallel

d. Parallel

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23) Which of the following is correct for the moment of couple M caused by
two forces of the same magnitude F and are separated by a distance of r?

a. M = r.F

b. M = rxF

c. M = -(r.F)

d. M = -(rxF)

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24) Determine the couple moment acting on the triangular plane shown.

a. 100Nm
 b. 1600Nm

c. 600Nm

d. 2600Nm

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25) The principle of transmissibility is

a. It states that the force acting on the body is a rolling vector

b. It states that the force acting on the body is a sliding vector

c. It states that the force acting on the body is a unit vector

d. It states that the force acting on the body is a unit vector

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26) What is the main motto of simplification?

a. To add the forces with the couples and take out the total

b. To reduce the calculation

c. To multiply the forces with the couples and take out the total

d. To subtract the forces with the couples and take out the total

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27) Just like the collinear forces, there is a collinear couple, and the net
moment is taken out from it.

a. The first part of the statement is false, and the other part is false too

b. The first part of the statement is false, and the other part is true

c. The first part of the statement is true, and the other part is true too

d. The first part of the statement is true, and the other part is false

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28) There are two types of loading. The uniformly distributed and the non-
uniformly distributed, that is the one having two different values at corners.

a. The first part of the statement is false, and the other part is false too
 b. The first part of the statement is false, and the other part is true

c. The first part of the statement is true, and the other part is true too

d. The first part of the statement is true, and the other part is false

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29) In the simplification of the loading system, the net force acts at the
___________ of the loading body.

a. The center axis

b. Centroid

c. The base

d. The corner

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30) In triangle distributed loading, the loading at any distance can be easily
found by using which of the following trigonometry function?

a. Sine

b. Tangent

c. Sine inverse

d. Cosine

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31) The resultant force acting of the uniformly distributed loading is dependent
on:

a. Vertical distance

b. Area

c. The distance of the supports between them

d. Length of the supports

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32) Determine the vertical components of the reaction on the beam caused by
the pin at Q. The force 60N is multiplied by ten and then is applied.
a. 445N

b. 319N

c. 40N

d. 45N

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33) Which of the following statement for the three force system is true?

a. The forces are not always in the equilibrium

b. The moment need not be seen for the equilibrium. It is always in equilibrium

c. The moments are always in equilibrium

d. The forces are always in equilibrium

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34) A force is developed by the support that not allows the ________ of its
attached member.

a. Rotation

b. Translation

c. Subtraction

d. Addition

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35) The single pin, single bearing, and single hinge resist _____

a. Couple moments

b. Force

c. Inertia

d. Both force and couple moments

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36) If the supports are properly aligned, the reaction forces developed
adequately support the body.

a. The statement is true only in 3D

b. The statement is true only in 2D

c. The statement is true only in 1D

d. The statement is true throughout

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37) What is redundant support?

a. The supports consisting of hinge only

b. The supports consisting of a hinge and a roller

c. The supports more than necessary to hold the structure

d. The supports consisting of roller only

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38) What is Statically indeterminacy?

a. There will be more equations available for equilibrium than the unknown
loadings

b. There will be fewer equations available for equilibrium than the unknown
loadings

c. The support reactions are opposite to each other

d. There will be equal equations available for equilibrium as the unknown loadings

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39) In 3D, the body will be improperly constrained if the reaction forces
intersect the axis.

a. The statement is wrong

b. The statement is right

 c. The statement is right if there is a 'support reaction.'

d. The statement is right if there is '2D.'

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40) The couple is a scalar quantity, and the force is a vector quantity; hence,
only force can be simplified in free body diagrams.

a. The first part of the statement is false, and the other part is false too

b. The first part of the statement is false, and the other part is true

c. The first part of the statement is true, and the other part is true too

d. The first part of the statement is true, and the other part is false

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41) The couple and the other two force systems in free body diagrams can be
easily simplified.

a. Statement is right

b. Statement is wrong

c. The statement is right if we remove the 'force' part

d. The statement is right if we remove the 'couple' part

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42) What is a collinear system of forces for free body diagrams?

a. The force system having all the forces perpendicular to each other

b. The force system having all the forces parallel to each other

c. Forces cannot form a collinear system of forces. It is not possible

d. The force system having all the forces emerging from a single point

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43) To design the trusses, which of the following rules is followed?

a. The loads are applied at the joints

b. The use of cables applies all the loads

 c. The loads are not applied at all to the joints

d. All the loads are not applied at the joints

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44) What does Newton's third law state?

a. For every reaction, there is an equal and opposite reaction

b. The rate of change of momentum is equal to the force applied

c. The body is rest until a force is applied

d. The body tends to be rotated if the force is applied tangentially

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45) If the body is in equilibrium, but it is having a rotational curled ray shown
in the free body diagram, then:

a. Such rotations can't be shown in the fbds(free-body diagrams)

b. The diagram is wrong

c. The body is said to be in equilibrium only, as the other forces will cancel out
that rotation

d. The ray shown may be correct, but the body is not said to be in equilibrium

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46) If five forces are acting on the single-particle and having an angle of 72°
between each and are collinear, then:

a. The net force acting on the body is horizontal

b. The net force acting on the body is zero

c. The net force acting on the body is at an angle of 45

d. The net force acting on the body is vertical

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47) The difference between the two and the three force members is:

a. The former is parallel, and the latter is perpendicular

 b. The former are collinear, and the latter is parallel

c. The former is acting on two points in the body while the latter is on three points

d. The former is perpendicular, and the latter is collinear

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48) Which of the following statement for the three force system is true?

a. The forces are not always in the equilibrium

b. The moment need not be seen for the equilibrium. It always in equilibrium

c. The moments are always in equilibrium

d. The forces are always in equilibrium

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49) All the forces need to be collinear in the three-force system. Then only will
they for the equilibrium state.

a. The first part of the statement is false, and the other part is false too

b. The first part of the statement is false, and the other part is true

c. The first part of the statement is true, and the other part is true too

d. The first part of the statement is true, and the other part is false

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50) A couple of moment is developed when _______ of the attached member

is prevented.

a. Rotation

b. Translation

c. Subtraction

d. Addition