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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
Collinear forces act
In the same plane
Along the same straight line
Parallel but separate
At the same point
A body that does not undergo deformation under force is called
Particle
Fluid body
Rigid body
Elastic body
The resultant of forces 3 N and 4 N acting at right angles is
7 N
5 N
1 N
4 N
Statistics deals with bodies
In accelerated motion
At rest or uniform motion
In circular motion
Internal stresses arise due to
External loads
Temperature only
Gravity only
Volume
A force of 200 N acts at an angle of 30° to the horizontal. The vertical component of the force is
200 N
100 N
50 N
173.2 N
A force is completely specified by
Area and direction
Magnitude only
Direction only
Magnitude, direction, and point of application
Lami’s theorem is applicable when a body is in
Equilibrium
Acceleration
Rotation
Motion
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
Net force being zero
Absence of any forces on the vehicle
Two forces of 60 N and 80 N act along the same straight line in opposite directions. The resultant force is
100 N
140 N
0 N
20 N
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
Concurrent force system
Collinear force system
Distributed force system
Parallel force system
Two forces of 40 N and 60 N act at 60°. Resultant is closest to
80 N
90 N
70 N
100 N
The triangle law of forces applies to
Two concurrent forces
Three concurrent forces in equilibrium
Parallel forces
Distributed forces
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
Internal forces are studied mainly in
Fluid mechanics
Engineering mechanics
Mechanics of solids
Dynamics
Kinematics differs from kinetics because it ignores
Velocity
Motion
Acceleration
Forces
If the resultant force shifts during acceleration, which force system is affected most?
Collinear
Concurrent
Parallel
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
Parallelogram law fails when
Forces are coplanar
Forces are concurrent
More than two forces act
Forces are inclined
The SI unit of force is
Dyne
Newton
Joule
Pascal
A closed force triangle indicates
Rotation
Equilibrium
Translation
Acceleration
Weight of a body depends on
Mass only
Gravitational acceleration
The resolution of a force means splitting it into
Resultants
Scalars
Moments
Components
Newton’s first law is also known as
Law of acceleration
Law of action and reaction
Law of inertia
Law of gravitation
If all forces lie in one plane, the system is
Collinear
Concurrent
Parallel
Coplanar
The principle of transmissibility is applicable to
Deformable bodies
Rigid bodies
Fluid bodies
Plastic bodies
The resultant force represents the
Maximum force
Reaction force
Combined effect of forces
Average force
A parallel force system can be
Only coplanar
Only non-coplanar
Coplanar or non-coplanar
Only concurrent
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
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
Parallelogram law is based on
Newton’s third law
Vector addition
Scalar addition
Energy principle
One newton is equal to
kg⋅m/s2
kg⋅m/s
m/s2
kg/s2
A force of 50 N acts at 30° to horizontal. Horizontal component is
25 N
43.3 N
50 N
30 N
Statics concerns bodies that are
At rest or moving with uniform velocity
In accelerated motion
Under variable acceleration
In uniform circular motion
The polygon law of forces is useful when
Three or more forces act
Only parallel forces act
Only collinear forces act
Two forces act
The triangle used in the triangle law must be drawn
Parallel
Randomly
Tail to tail
Head to tail
Polygon law is useful when
Two forces act
Three or more forces act
Only parallel forces act
Only collinear forces act
Two forces of 50 N and 50 N act at a point with an included angle of 60°. The resultant force is
100 N
75 N
50 N
86.6 N
The resultant force represents
Maximum force
Average force
Combined effect of forces
Reaction force
Two forces 10 N and 20 N act at right angles. Resultant is
10 N
20 N
500 N
30 N
Triangle law of forces applies when
Two forces act
Three concurrent forces are in equilibrium
Parallel forces act
Forces are collinear
Two concurrent forces of 120 N and 160 N act at right angles. The magnitude of the resultant force is
280 N
200 N
20 N
40 N
The main aim of statics is to study
Motion
Acceleration
Equilibrium
Velocity
If angle between two forces is 0°, resultant equals
Difference
Product
Sum
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
A body moving with constant velocity is considered under
Dynamics
Kinetics
Statics
Kinematics
Rectangular components of a force are taken along
Any axes
Perpendicular axes
Parallel axes
Inclined axes
Two equal forces act at 120°. Resultant is
Zero
Equal to one force
Twice the force
√3 times force
A body assumed to be undeformable under applied forces is called
Rigid body
Particles
The vertical component of a force F acting at an angle θ is
Fcotθ
Fsinθ
Ftanθ
Fcosθ
A rigid body under three forces is in equilibrium. If the force polygon does not close, the body will
Remain at rest
Be in stable equilibrium
Accelerate
Be under static friction
Vertical component of 100N at 60∘ is
50N
86.6N
100N
30N
The horizontal component of a force F acting at an angle θ is
Fsinθ
Fcosθ
Ftanθ
Fsecθ
Lami’s theorem can be used to find
Velocity
Stress
Unknown forces in equilibrium
Acceleration
Lami’s theorem applies to how many forces?
Two
Three
Four
Multiple
Which quantity does NOT change when a body is taken to space?
Weight
Mass
Acceleration
Velocity
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
If ΣFx=0 and ΣFy=0 , the system is
In motion
In acceleration
In equilibrium
Kinematics differs from kinetics because it
Ignores motion
Ignores forces
Ignores acceleration
Ignores mass
If all forces lie in one plane, the system is
Collinear
Concurrent
Coplanar
Parallel
The relation F=ma is given by
Newton’s first law
Newton’s second law
Law of inertia
Newton’s third law
SI unit of force is
Dyne
Joule
Newton
Pascal
Coplanar concurrent forces lie
Along same line
In same plane and meet at a point
In different planes
FPS system unit of mass is
Pound
Slug
Newton
Kilogram
Dynamics is divided into
Statics and kinetics
Kinematics and kinetics
Kinematics and statics
Mechanics of solids and fluids
A particle in mechanics is defined as an object having
Only volume
Finite size and shape
Only area
Mass concentrated at a point
A non-coplanar force system consists of forces that
Lie in one plane
Lie in different planes
Are collinear
Are parallel
The third law of motion states that action and reaction forces are
Equal and same direction
Unequal and opposite
Equal and opposite
A particle is in equilibrium under three concurrent forces of 100 N, 80 N, and T. If the angle between the 100 N and 80 N forces is 90°, the value of T is
20 N
128 N
64 N
180 N
If ΣFx=0 and ΣFy=0 , the force system is
Rotating
In equilibrium
Accelerating
Unstable
Stress is defined as
External force
Internal resistance per unit area
Total load
Reaction force
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
Lami’s theorem is applicable when the body is in
Motion
Acceleration
Equilibrium
Vibration
A parallel force system can be applied to
Only non-coplanar
Coplanar or non-coplanar
Only coplanar
Only concurrent
Newton’s first law is also known as the law of
Action and reaction
Gravitation
Inertia
Acceleration
A non-coplanar force system means forces
Lie in the same plane
Lie in different planes
Are parallel
Are collinear
A distributed force acts on a particle
At the center of gravity
At a single point
At the centroid only
Along a line or area
Concurrent forces may or may not be
Parallel
Collinear
A particle is defined as an object having
Finite mass and volume
Only volume
Mass concentrated at a point
Only shape
A body acted upon by three concurrent forces in equilibrium must satisfy
Triangle law
Polygon law
Parallelogram law
Newton’s second law
The third law of motion states that action and reaction forces are
Equal and same direction
Equal and opposite
Parallel
Unequal and opposite
In a three-force equilibrium, if one force increases, the system
Remains unchanged
Loses equilibrium
Becomes collinear
Becomes parallel
In SI system, force is derived from
Length and mass
Mass and time
A force is completely specified by
Magnitude only
Direction only
Magnitude, direction, and point of application
Direction and area
The sum of horizontal force components is denoted by
ΣFy
ΣF
ΣM
ΣFx
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
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
Increase
Decrease
Remain unchanged
Depend only on the load
A rigid body assumption is valid when
Internal forces dominate
Deformation is large
Deformation is negligible
Temperature is high
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
Engineering mechanics primarily deals with
Heat transfer
Fluid flow
Chemical reactions
Force and motion
