End-Semester Examination July’2020

Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar

Paper: DME-201 Full Marks: 60 Time: 1.30 Hours

[Answer All the Questions]

1. Fill in the blanks. [2x15=30]

a. _______ relates to bodies in motion without any reference to forces.
b. ____________ is equal and opposite to the resultant of several forces acting on a
body.
c. Three like parallel forces 20 N, 40 N, and 60 N are acting at points A, B, and C
respectively on a straight line ABC. The distances are AB = 3 m, BC = 4 m then the
distance of the resultant from point A on line ABC will be _________.
d. The unit of work done in SI system of units is _______
e. The vertical component of force 10 N is 8.66 N. Its horizontal component will be
______ N
f. Two forces 4 N and 6 N are acting along the same line, then the magnitude of
resultant of the forces will be _______ N.
g. Two forces of equal magnitude P act at an angle θ to each other, then their resultant
will be ________.
h. The process of finding out the resultant force, of a number of given forces, is called
________.
i. The forces, which meet at one point, are known as ____________.
j. A ___________ is a single force which can replace two or more forces and produces
the same effect as the forces.
k. The resultant of two forces 4 N and 3 N acting at an angle 90° is equal to ________.
l. The resultant of two forces P and Q (such that P>Q) acting along the same straight
line, but in opposite direction, is given by ______.
m. One kg force is equal to _____ N.
n. The rate of change of displacement of a body is called ______.
o. If the resultant of two equal forces has the same magnitude as either of the forces,
then the angle between the two forces is ______.
2. Write true or false: [2x10=20]

a. The forces, which do not meet at one point, but their lines of action lie on the
same plane, are known as coplanar non-concurrent forces.
b. Vectors method for the resultant force is also called polygon law of forces.
c. If the resultant of a number of forces acting on a body is zero, then the body will
not be in equilibrium.
d. The negative acceleration is called retardation.
e. Pressure and Stress has the same SI unit
f. Lami’s Theorem cannot be applied in case of concurrent forces.
g. The method of determination of the resultant of forces acting on a particle is
called composition of forces.
h. A body is said to be in equilibrium, if it has no linear motion.
i. The SI unit of moment of a force is N-m.
j. The SI unit of pressure is joule.

3. Choose the correct answer. [2x5=10]

a. Concurrent forces are those forces whose lines of action
i. Lie on the same line ii. Meet at a point
iii. Meet on the same plane iv. None of these.

b. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

i. Force ii. Speed iii. Velocity iv. Acceleration

c. The rate of change of velocity is called

i. displacement ii. acceleration
iii. angular velocity iv. angular displacement

d. According to Lami’s Theorem, the three forces

i. must be equal ii. must be at 120° to each other
iii. must be both of (i) and (ii) iv. may not be any of the (i) and (ii)
 e. If the sum of all the forces acting on a body is zero, then the body may be in
equilibrium provided the forces are
i. concurrent ii. parallel
iii. like parallel iv. unlike parallel