DIAGNOSTIC TEST - MECHANICS

What is the primary difference between statics and dynamics?

• a) Statics deals with moving bodies, while dynamics deals with stationary bodies.

• b) Statics deals with forces and their effects on bodies at rest, while dynamics deals with forces and their effects on bodies in motion.

• c) Statics is a branch of physics, while dynamics is a branch of mathematics.

• d) Statics and dynamics are the same thing. 

Which of the following is NOT a branch of mechanics? 

• STATICS

• DYNAMICS

• THERMODYNAMICS

• MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

What is the SI unit of force

• JOULE

• NEWTON

• WATT

• PASCAL

According to the Triangle Law of Forces, if two forces acting concurrently on a particle are represented by two sides of a triangle taken in order, what represents the resultant? 

• a) The third side of the triangle, taken in the same order.

• b) The third side of the triangle, taken in the reverse order.

• c) The sum of the two vectors.

• d) The difference of the two vectors. 

If a body is subjected to a set of collinear forces, what condition must be met for it to be in equilibrium? 

• a) The forces must be unequal.

• b) The forces must be equal and opposite.

• c) The forces must be perpendicular to each other.

• d) The forces must be acting in the same direction. 

What is Mechanics?

a) Branch of science which deals with failure analysis
b) Branch of science which deals with conditions of rest or motion of bodies
c) Branch of science which deals with the study of bodies only under rest
d) Branch of science which deals with the study of bodies only under motion

• a

• b

• c

• d

Which of the following is a branch of mechanics?
a) Statics and kinetics
b) Statics and dynamics
c) Kinematics and dynamics
d) Kinetics and kinematics

• a

• b

• c

• d

Which of the following is the basic law for mechanics?
a) Newton’s law of viscosity
b) Parallelogram law
c) Newton’s laws of motion
d) Hooke’s law

• a

• b

• c

• d

Which of the following is termed as an action of pull or push of a body at rest or motion?
a) Torque
b) Momentum
c) Work
d) Force

• a

• b

• c

• d

Which of the following statements describes the resultant of two forces?
a) Force that maintains the system in equilibrium
b) Force that has the highest magnitude in the system
c) Force that has the same effect as the two forces
d) Force that has the same effect as one force

• a

• b

• c

• d