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Engineering Mechanics deals with the behavior of bodies under
Heat and electricity
Force and motion
Chemical reactions
Fluid flow only
A body that does not undergo deformation under force is called
Particle
Fluid body
Rigid body
Elastic body
Statistics deals with bodies
In accelerated motion
At rest or uniform motion
In circular motion
Under variable acceleration
Dynamics is divided into
Statics and kinetics
Kinematics and kinetics
Kinematics and statics
Which quantity does NOT change when a body is taken to space?
Weight
Mass
Acceleration
Velocity
SI unit of force is
Dyne
Joule
Newton
Pascal
One newton is equal to
kg·m/s
kg·m/s^2
kg/s^2
m/s2
A particle is defined as an object having
Finite mass and volume
Only volume
Newton’s first law is also known as
Law of acceleration
Law of action and reaction
Law of inertia
Law of gravitation
Which law gives the relation F=ma ?
First law
Second law
Third law
Law of inertia
The force system whose lines of action meet at a point is called
Parallel force system
Collinear force system
Concurrent force system
Coplanar force system
A distributed force acts
At a point
Along a line or area
At the center of mass
Along a diagonal
Stress is defined as
External force
Internal resistance per unit area
Total load
Reaction force
Principle of transmissibility is applicable to
Deformable bodies
Fluid bodies
Rigid bodies
Plastic bodies
Lami’s theorem is applicable when the body is in
Motion
Acceleration
Equilibrium
Rotation
Lami’s theorem applies to how many forces?
Two
Three
Four
Multiple
The angle used in Lami’s theorem is the angle between
A force and horizontal
A force and vertical
The other two forces
The resultant and force
FPS system unit of mass is
Pound
Slug
Newton
Kilogram
Parallelogram law is used to find
Stress
Acceleration
Resultant of two forces
Moment
A rigid body assumption is valid when
Deformation is large
Internal forces dominate
Deformation is negligible
Temperature is high
A body moving with constant velocity is considered under
Dynamics
Kinetics
Statics
Kinematics
Kinematics differs from kinetics because it
Ignores motion
Ignores forces
Ignores acceleration
Ignores mass
A non-coplanar force system means forces
Lie in the same plane
Lie in different planes
Are parallel
Are collinear
The third law of motion states that action and reaction forces are
Equal and same direction
Unequal and opposite
Equal and opposite
Collinear but unequal
Weight of a body depends on
Mass only
Gravitational acceleration
Shape of the body
Volume
A parallel force system can be
Only coplanar
Only non-coplanar
Coplanar or non-coplanar
Internal forces are studied mainly in
Fluid mechanics
Engineering mechanics
Mechanics of solids
Dynamics
The resultant force represents
Maximum force
Average force
Combined effect of forces
Reaction force
Parallelogram law is based on
Newton’s third law
Vector addition
Scalar addition
Energy principle
Concurrent forces may or may not be
Parallel
Collinear
Coplanar
Distributed
Force can change all except
Shape
Direction
Mass
Size
In SI system, force is derived from
Length and mass
Mass and time
Mass, length, and time
Force and mass
Coplanar concurrent forces lie
Along same line
In same plane and meet at a point
In different planes
Parallel to each other
A force is completely specified by
Magnitude only
Direction only
Magnitude, direction, and point of application
Direction and area
The main aim of statics is to study
Motion
Acceleration
Equilibrium
Velocity
Polygon law is useful when
Two forces act
Three or more forces act
Only parallel forces act
Only collinear forces act
Internal stresses arise due to
External loads
Temperature only
Gravity only
Volume
Two forces 10 N and 20 N act at right angles. Resultant is
10 N
20 N
500 N
30 N
If angle between two forces is 0°, resultant equals
Difference
Product
Sum
Zero
Two equal forces act at 120°. Resultant is
Zero
Equal to one force
Twice the force
3 times force
A force of 50 N acts at 30° to horizontal. Horizontal component is
25 N
43.3 N
50 N
30 N
Vertical component of 100 N at 60° is
50 N
86.6 N
100 N
30 N
Lami’s theorem can be used to find
Velocity
Stress
Unknown forces in equilibrium
In equilibrium, the vector sum of forces is
Maximum
Minimum
Zero
Infinite
A body acted upon by three concurrent forces in equilibrium must satisfy
Triangle law
Polygon law
Parallelogram law
Newton’s second law
If ΣFX=0 and ΣFY=0 , the system is
In motion
In acceleration
In equilibrium
Unstable
Two forces of 40 N and 60 N act at 60°. Resultant is closest to
80 N
90 N
A robot arm fails due to incorrect resultant force calculation. This failure is mainly due to violation of
Newton’s first law
Parallelogram law
Stress–strain relation
Law of inertia
If the resultant force shifts during acceleration, which force system is affected most?
Collinear
Concurrent
Parallel
Distributed
In a three-force equilibrium, if one force increases, the system
Remains unchanged
Loses equilibrium
Becomes collinear
Becomes parallel
A concurrent force system becomes non-concurrent when
Forces are equal
Lines of action do not intersect
Forces are parallel
Forces lie in one plane
Parallelogram law fails when
Forces are coplanar
Forces are concurrent
More than two forces act
Forces are inclined
A robotic gripper is held in equilibrium by three cables meeting at a joint. If one cable snaps, equilibrium is lost primarily because
Weight becomes zero
Concurrent force condition is violated
Forces become collinear
Newton’s second law fails
In a crane lifting system, two inclined cables support a load symmetrically. If one cable angle decreases while the load remains constant, the tension in the other cable will
Decrease
Remain unchanged
A coplanar concurrent force system is in equilibrium. If the magnitude of one force is doubled, which condition must be re-established to regain equilibrium?
ΣF=0
ΣF=maximum
ΣF=0
ΣM=0
A mobile robot experiences wheel slippage due to improper force balance. This indicates failure in satisfying
Newton’s third law
Force equilibrium conditions
Principle of transmissibility
Law of inertia
A three-force member is in equilibrium. If all forces are not concurrent, the member will
Remain in equilibrium
Rotate
Translate without rotation
Collapse instantly
In a robotic arm joint, forces are applied at different points but along the same line of action. According to mechanics, the effect remains unchanged due to
Lami’s theorem
Polygon law
Principle of transmissibility
Parallelogram law
A load is suspended by three cables such that the angles between them are unequal. Lami’s theorem can still be applied provided the forces are
Parallel
Coplanar and concurrent
Distributed
Collinear
In an AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle), unequal force distribution on wheels causes deviation from straight motion. This occurs due to
Net force not being zero
High inertia
Excess friction
Uniform acceleration
A rigid body under three forces is in equilibrium. If the force polygon does not close, the body will
remain in equilibrium
experience a net resultant force
have all forces collinear
rotate without translation
In a cable-supported platform, if one supporting force acts outside the plane of the other two forces, the system becomes
Coplanar
Concurrent
Non-coplanar
Collinear
A robotic joint is subjected to three forces in equilibrium. If the angle between two forces is increased, the magnitude of the third force must
Increase
Decrease
Remain constant
Become zero
The parallelogram law cannot be applied directly when
Forces are inclined
Forces are concurrent
More than two forces act at a point
A suspended load is supported by two cables making angles of 30° and 60° with the horizontal. The larger tension will occur in the cable making
30°
45°
60°
Equal in both
In equilibrium analysis, replacing a distributed load by a single force at its centroid is valid because
Forces are scalar quantities
Internal stresses are zero
Resultant force remains unchanged
Motion is prevented
A robotic arm remains stationary even when forces act on it. This indicates
Net acceleration is maximum
Net force equals mass
Net force equals zero
Velocity is changing
If two equal forces act at a point but do not produce equilibrium, the angle between them must be
0°
60°
120°
180°
Failure of equilibrium in a lifting mechanism usually results in
Only deformation
Only translation
Rotation and/or translation
No motion
In a three-force system, equilibrium is possible only when the lines of action
Are parallel
Are perpendicular
Intersect at a single point
Are horizontal
A robotic crane designed using incorrect force polygon construction may fail due to
Excess mass
Incorrect vector addition
Material defects
