TUTORIAL NOTES

FOR THE PREPARATION OF

LATERAL ENTRY ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

Engineering Mechanics

MODULE I

KALINGA POLYTECHNIC, KIIT, BHUBANESWAR

1) Two forces are to be added to determine the resultant force Fr. Compute the
angle θ
θ =?
a. 120 b.140 c.160 d.none

Formula: tanθ = Qsinα / (P+Qcosα)

Resultant

2) Select the answer that represents the moment of the force about point O.

MO = ? a. 200 Nm counterclockwise
b. 100 Nm clockwise
c. 200 Nm clockwise
d. 100 Nm counterclockwise

Hint: Moment = F x l

3) 4) Calculate the resultant moment about point O.

MO =?
a. 200 Nm clockwise b. 200 Nm counterclockwise
c. 0 Nm d. None of the above

4) On a sheet of paper draw the free-body diagram of member AB then list the number of
unknowns.

a. 1 b. 2 c.3 d. none of these

Number of unknowns =?
Hint: Types of support and support reactions

5) The force of gravitation between two bodies in the universe does not depend on
a. The distance between them b. The product of their masses
c. the sum of their masses d. the gravitational constant

Hint: F= GMm/ R2

6) A force ‘P’ of 50N and another force ‘Q’ of unknown magnitude act at 900 to each other.
They are balanced by a force of 130N. The magnitude of ‘Q’ is
a.60N b.80N c.100Nd. 120N
7) Which of the following the state of neutral equilibrium
a. A cube resting on one edge
b. A smooth cylinder lying on a curved surface
c. A smooth cylinder lying on a convex surface
d. None of the above
8) If the resultant of two forces has the same magnitude as either of the force, then the angle
between the two forces is
 a. 300

b. 450

c. 600

d. 1200

9) Forces are called concurrent when their lines of action meet at

(a) One point (b) two point (c) three points (d) none.

10) A number of forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium if,

(a) Their total sum is zero
(b) All of them inclined equally
(c) Algebraic sum of resolved parts in any two perpendicular direction are both zero
(d) None
11) The Condition Of equilibrium for co-planner non concurrent forces are
(a)Σ X=0, Σ Y=0 (b) Σ X=0, Σ M=0
(c) ΣY=0, Σ M=0 (d) Σ X=0, Σ Y=0, Σ M=0
12) Two Forces of equal magnitude T act an angle α to each other, their resultant is equals
to
(a) -2 Tcos α (b) -2 Tcos α/2
(c) Tcos α (d) none
13) If resultant of two equal forces is equal to either of them then angle between two
forces is

(a) /6 (b) 2 /3 (c) /2 (d) 3 /2

14) Four forces S, 4S, 2S, 3S act along the sides taken in order of a square, the resultant
force is
(a) 2√ 2S (b) √ 5S (c) √ 2S (d) (2+√ 2) S
15) The forces do not lie in one plane and do not meet at one point is termed as
(a) Concurrent, non-co planner (b) non- concurrent, non-co planner
(c) Non- concurrent, co-planner (d) concurrent, co-planner
 16) The resultant of two forces P and Q is at right angles to P, angle between two forces
is
(a) sin-1(P/Q) (b) cos-1(P/Q) (c) tan-1(P/Q) (d) none.
17). Find the resultant of two forces 13N and 11N acting at an angle whose tangent is 12/5.
(a) 20N inclined at tan-1 (33/56) to force 13N.
(b) 15N inclined at tan-1 (33/56) to force 11N.
(c) 10N inclined at tan-1 (31/56) to force 13N.
(d) 16N inclined at tan-1 60° to force 11N.
18). Find the horizontal force and force inclined at angle of 60° with the vertical whose
resultant will be a given force P
(a) P√ 3 and 2P (b) P and √ 2P
(c) √ 2P and √ 3P (d) 4P and √ P
19) Resultant of P and Q is R. if P is doubled; new resistance is perpendicular to Q. Which
of the given relation is correct?
a. P=R b. Q = R c. P= 2R d. Q= 2R
20) If forces of 1N, 2N, 3N, 4N, 5N and 6N act in order along the side a of a rectangular
hexagon, their resultant is…
a. 0 b. 6N c. 12N d. 21N
21) The forces which meet at one point and have their lines of action in different planes are
called
a. co-planar non-concurrent forces b. non-coplanar concurrent forces
c. non-coplanar non-concurrent forces d. intersecting forces
22) A smooth cylinder lying on its convex surface remains
a. in stable equilibrium b. in unstable equilibrium
c. in neutral equilibrium d. out of equilibrium