GIET UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

EME – PRACTICE QUESTION BANK

1ST YEAR (BATCH- 2021-25)

SL. NO MARK
SHORT QUESTIONS
1 Differentiate between fundamental units and derived units 2
2 Define rigid body with suitable example. 2
3 State and explain the concept of force 2
4 What is meant by specification of a force? 2
5 Explain the term concurrent non-coplanar force system with a suitable 2
example.
6 State and explain the parallelogram law of force. 2
7 State the law of equilibrium of two forces 2
8 Define tension and compression in a bar. 2
9 State the law of superposition of forces. 2
10 Explain the theorem of transmissibility of a force. 2
11 State the law of action and reaction. 2
12 What is the free body diagram? Explain it with a suitable example. 2
13 Define composition of forces. 2
14 What is meant by resolution of a force. 2
15 Define equilibrium. 2
16 Differentiate between ‘composition of force’ and ‘resolution of a force’. 2
17 Explain equilibrant with suitable example. 2
A force of 500N is acting at a point making an angle of 60° with the 2
horizontal. Determine the component of this force along X and Y direction.
18 Two forces of 100 N and 150 N are acting simultaneously at a point. What is 2
the resultant of these two forces, if the angle between them is 45°?
19 Define the term ‘centroid’ and ‘centre of gravity’. 2
20 What is the first moment of inertia? Explain. 2
21 Find the moment of inertia of a rectangular section 30 mm wide and 40 mm 2
deep about X-X axis and Y-Y axis.
22 Define radius of gyration along with mathematical formula. 2
23 Write the perpendicular axis theorem. 2
19 A force of 15 N is applied perpendicular to the edge of a door 0.8 m wide as 2
shown in figure below. Find the moment of the force about the hinge.
20 Determine the x and y components of the force exerted on the pin at A as 2
shown in figure.

21 Explain the term polar moment of inertia of an area. 2

22 What is the centroid of semicircular lamina of radius R. 2
23 Find the moment of inertia of a rectangular section 30 mm wide and 40 mm 2
deep about X-X axis and Y-Y axis.
LONG QUESTIONS
1 State and prove parallelogram law of forces. 5
2 Find the magnitude of two forces such that if they act at right angle their 5
resultant is √10 KN, While they act at an angle of 60º, their resultant is √13
KN.
3 The following forces act at a point: 5
(i) 20N inclined at 300 towards North of east
(ii) 25N towards North
(iii) 30N towards North west,
(iv) 35N inclined at 400 towards south of west.
Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant force.
4 An Electric light fixture weighing 15N hangs from a point C, by two strings 5
AC and BC. AC is inclined at 600 to the horizontal and BC at 450 to the
vertical as shown in figure , Determine the forces in the strings AC and BC

5 A triangle ABC has its side AB = 40 mm along positive x-axis and side BC = 5
30 mm along positive y-axis. Three forces of 40 N, 50 N and 30 N act along
the sides AB, BC and CA respectively. Determine magnitude of the resultant
of such a system of forces.
6 State and explain the law of transmissibility with suitable example. 5
7 A boat is moved uniformly along a canal by two horses pulling with forces P= 10
890 N and Q = 1068 N acting under an angle α = 600. Determine the
magnitude of the resultant pull on the boat and the angles β and γ.

8 Find tension in the string and reaction at point B. 5

9 State and prove Varignon’s theorem 5

10 A fine light string ABCDE whose extremity A is fixed, has weights W 1 and
W2 attached to it at B and C. It
passes round a small smooth
peg at D carrying a weight of
40N at the free end E as
shown in figure. If in the
position of equilibrium, BC is
horizontal and AB and CD
makes 150° and 120° with
BC, find (i) Tension in the portion AB,BC and CD of the string and (ii)
Magnitude of W1 and W2.
12 Determine the centroid of the given lamina as shown in figure. 12

13 State and prove Parallel axis theorem and perpendicular theorem. 10

15 Find the centroid of a 100 mm × 150 mm × 30 mm T-section. 7

16 A uniform lamina shown in figure consists of a rectangle, a circle and a 12

triangle. Determine the centre of gravity of the lamina. All dimensions are in
mm.

17 Find the moment of inertia of a T-section with flange as 150 mm × 12

50 mm and web as 150 mm × 50 mm about X-X centroidal axis.
 UNIT 2: TRUSS AND FRICTION
SHORT QUESTIONS
1 What is a perfect truss? 2
2 Differentiate between a deficient and a redundant truss. 2
3 What is a truss? How are trusses classified? 2
4 Enumerate the assumptions made while finding out the forces in a truss. 2
5 What are truss? When can the trusses be rigid trusses? 2
6 Define plane truss. 2
7 Differentiate between plane truss and space truss. 2
8 Differentiate between method of joint and method of section 2
9 Define the term statically determinate truss. 2
10 How you will define the indeterminate truss.? 2
11 What is meant by friction? 2
12 State the laws of friction. 2
13 Define angle of friction with a suitable sketch. 2
14 Define angle of repose. 2
15 What is coefficient of friction? 2
17 Define limiting friction. 2
18 Define cone of friction with its significance. 2
19 Differentiate between static and dynamic friction. 2
20 Establish the relationship between angle of friction and angle of repose. 2
LONG QUESTIONS
1 How you can find the force in the member of truss by using method of joint? 6
What are the steps involved in method of joint?
2 Note down the various assumptions made while finding out the forces in a 4
truss.
3 Determine the reaction and the 10
forces in each member of a simple
triangle truss supporting two loads
as shown in figure.

4 Prove that a tensile 4

force equal to the
applied load P is
produced in the bar DE
of the truss as shown in
figure.

5 Determine the forces in all the member of a cantilever truss shown in figure 6
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6 Why the coefficient of kinetic friction is less than that of static friction? 4
7 A body of weight 100N rests on a 6
rough horizontal surface (μ = 0.3) and
is acted upon by a force applied at an
angle of 300 to the horizontal. What
force is required to just cause the body
to slide over the surface?

8 Block A weighing 1000N rests 12

over block B which weights
2000N as shown in figure. Block A
is tied to wall with a horizontal
string. If the coefficient of friction
between A and B is 1/4 and
between B and floor is 1/3, what
should be the value of P to move
the block B, if P is applied
horizontally.

9 A block weighing 5KN is attached to a chord, which passes over a frictionless 10

pulley, and supports a weight of 2KN. The coefficient of friction between the
block and the floor is 0.35.
Determine the value of force P
if (i) The motion is
impending to the right (ii)
The motion is impending to the
left.

10 Two blocks A and B of weight 4KN and 2KN respectively are in equilibrium 12
position as shown in figure. Coefficient of friction for both surfaces are same
as 0.25, make calculations for the force P required to move the block A.
11 A ladder 5m long rests on a horizontal 7
ground and leans against a smooth vertical
wall at an angle 70° with the horizontal. The
weight of the ladder is 900N and acts at its
middle. The ladder is at the point of sliding,
when a man weighing 750N stands 1.5m
from the bottom of the ladder. Calculate
coefficient of friction between the ladder and
the floor.

12 Define friction. Write down the various laws of friction. 5

UNIT 3: THERMODYNAMICS
SHORT QUESTIONS
1 Define intensive and extensive properties with examples. 2
2 Write two differences for microscopic and macroscopic approach in 2
thermodynamics.
3 Differentiate point function and path function with suitable example? 2
4 Define quasi-static process. 2
5 The temperature of a system is increased by 270 C. what are the corresponding 2
values in 0F and K scale.
6 State and explain Zeroth law of thermodynamics? 2
7 Which property of a system increases when heat is transferred at constant 2
volume process?
8 Define specific heat at constant pressure and constant volume as differential of 2
thermodynamic properties.
9 What is a PMM1? Why is it impossible? 2
10 What are the limitations of First law? 2
11 What are the similarities between heat and work? 2
12 Define thermodynamic process, path and cycle. 2
13 What do you mean by reversible and irreversible processes? 2
14 Define Internal Energy (U) 2
15 Compare between work and heat? 2
16 Define isobaric process with graph. 2
17 Define isolated system with example? 2
18 Define specific heat. 2
19 Write down the steady flow energy equation. 2
20 What is the main difference between 2-stroke and 4-stroke engine. 2
21 Why 4-stroke engine is more preferred? 2
LONG QUESTIONS
1 The gas used in a gas engine trial was tested. The pressure of gas supply is 5
10cm of water column. Find absolute pressure of the gas if the barometric
pressure is 760mm of Hg.
2 A U–tube manometer using mercury shows that the gas pressure inside a tank 5
is 30cm. Calculate the gauge pressure of the gas inside the vessel. Take g =
9.78m/s2, density of mercury=13,550kg/m3.
3 Convert the following reading of pressure to kPa assuming that the barometer 5
reading in 760 mm of Hg
a) 40 cm of Hg vacuum b) 1.2 met of H2O gauge
4 An ideal gas of volume 0.2 m3 at a pressure of 2 MPa and 600K is expanded 7
isothermally to 5 times of initial volume. Calculate work done by the gas.
5 A mass of gas is compressed in a quasi-static process from 80 kPa, 0.1 m3 to 8
0.4MPa, 0.03m3. Assuming that pressure and volume is related by PVn =
const, find the work done by the gas system.
6 An inventor claims to have developed an engine that takes 105MJ of heat from 7
a source of 400K and rejects 42 MJ of heat to a sink of 200 K respectively.
Would you advise to invest the money on this engine in the market?
7 With neat sketch explain the working principle of 2 stroke IC engine? 8
8 With neat sketch explain the working principle of Steam power plant? 10
9 With neat sketch explain the working principle of 4 stroke IC engine? 8
10 Define a quasistatic process and state its salient characteristics. 8
11 Name the various laws of thermodynamics and state briefly the purpose served 8
by each law.
12 A gas occupies a volume of 0.1 m3 at a temperature of 20oC and a pressure of 5
1.5 bar. Find the final temperature of the gas, if it is compressed to a pressure
of 7.5 bar and occupies a volume of 0.04 m3.
13 8 kg of air undergoes a reversible adiabatic process from 2 bar, 400C to 10 bar. 10
Find a) work transfer b) change in internal energy and c) heat transfer in the
process.
14 A turbine operates under steady flow conditions, receiving steam at the 8
following state: Pressure 1.2 MPa, temperature 188°C, enthalpy 2785 kJ/kg,
velocity 33.3 m/s and elevation 3 m. The steam leaves the turbine at the
following state: Pressure 20 kPa, enthalpy 2512 kJ/kg, velocity 100 m/s, and
elevation 0 m. Heat is lost to the surroundings at the rate of 0.29 kJ/s. If the
rate of steam flow through the turbine is 0.42 kg/s, what is the power output of
the turbine in kW?
15 A turbine operates under steady flow condition receiving air at pressure 15 15
bar, internal energy 2700 kJ/kg, specific volume 0.17 m3/kg and velocity 100
m/sec. Exhaust air from the turbine is at 0.1 bar with internal energy
2175kJ/kg, specific volume 15 m3/kg and velocity 300 m/sec. The turbine
develops 35 kw and heat lost over the surface of turbine is 20 kJ/kg.
Determine the air flow rate through the turbine.
16 An ideal gas of volume 0.2 m3 at a pressure of 2 MPa and 600K is expanded 7
isothermally to 5 times of initial volume. Calculate work done by the gas.
17 If a gas of volume 6000cm3and at a pressure of 100kPa is compressed 7
quasistatically according to pV1.2= constant until the volume becomes
2000cm3, determine the final pressure and work transfer.
18 Derive the expression of work transfer for polytropic process. 7
19 A reversed heat engine absorbs 250 kJ of heat from a low temperature region 7
and has mechanical inputs of 100kJ. What would be the heat transferred to the
high temperature region? Also evaluate the co-efficient of performance of the
reversed engine when working as a refrigerator and as a heat pump.
20 A reversible heat engine delivers 0.6 kW power and rejects heat energy to a 10
reservoir at 300 K at the rate of 24 kJ/min. Make calculations for the engine
efficiency and the temperature of the thermal reservoir supplying heat to the
engine.
21 A domestic food refrigerator maintains a temperature of -10 degree C whilst 12
the ambient air temperature is -30 degree C. The heat leakage into the freezer
is estimated to be at the continuous rate of 2 kJ/s. Determine the least power
needed to pump out this heat continuously.
22 Differentiate between steam engine and I.C engine. 5

UNIT 4: ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION

SHORT QUESTIONS
1 Define the term “Robotics”. 2
2 Write down the various benefits of industrial robot. 2
3 Note down the main advantages of robotics. 2
4 Define ‘Degree of Freedom”. 2
5 What is NC part programming? 2
6 What is CNC? 2
7 Note down the various objectives of FMS. 2
8 Write the main components of NC machine. 2
9 Write the advantages of CNC over the NC machine. 2
10 Give the classification of automation. 2
LONG QUESTIONS
1 How are robots classified? Explain briefly with suitable figures. 8
2 Write down some functions of robot . 7
3 State the advantages and disadvantages of robot. 8
4 Explain briefly about the basic components of robot. 8
5 List out various applications of robot. 8
6 Explain about the “Cartesian Coordinate Robot” with a suitable sketch. 8
7 Write A note on “Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS)”. 7
8 Differentiate between NC and CNC. 7
9 What are the benefits of FMS and explain the need of FMS in modern 8
manufacturing environment.