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This section includes 59 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Surveying knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
A particle moving with a simple harmonic motion, attains its maximum velocity when it passes |
| A. | the extreme point of the oscillation |
| B. | through the mean position |
| C. | through a point at half amplitude |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» C. through a point at half amplitude | |
| 2. |
The load shared by the member BC of the structure shown in below figure is |
| A. | 2 3 t |
| B. | 3 2 t |
| C. | 4 t |
| D. | 3 t . |
| Answer» D. 3 t . | |
| 3. |
A body of weight 14 g appears to weight 13 g when weighed by a spring balance in a moving lift. The acceleration of the lift at that moment was |
| A. | 0.5 m/sec 2 |
| B. | 0.7 m/sec 2 |
| C. | 1 m/sec 2 |
| D. | 1 cm/sec 2 . |
| Answer» C. 1 m/sec 2 | |
| 4. |
Two parallel forces 20 kg and 15 kg act. In order that the distance of the resultant from 20 kg force may be the same as that of the former resultant was from 15 kg, the 20 kg force is diminished by |
| A. | 5.5 kg |
| B. | 6.25 kg |
| C. | 8.75 kg |
| D. | 10.5 kg. |
| Answer» D. 10.5 kg. | |
| 5. |
The motion of a particle moving with S.H.M. from an extremity to the other, constitutes |
| A. | half an oscillation |
| B. | one full oscillation |
| C. | two oscillations |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. one full oscillation | |
| 6. |
The horizontal reaction at the support A of the structure shown in below figure, is |
| A. | zero |
| B. | 1 t |
| C. | 2 t |
| D. | 3 t |
| Answer» B. 1 t | |
| 7. |
When a body slides down an inclined surface, the acceleration ( f ) of the body, is given by |
| A. | f = g |
| B. | f = g sin ? |
| C. | f = g cos ? |
| D. | f = g tan ?. |
| Answer» C. f = g cos ? | |
| 8. |
The reaction at the support D of the continuous beam ABCD , hinged at two points shown in below figure is |
| A. | 1.6 t ? |
| B. | 1.6 t ? |
| C. | 0.5 t ? |
| D. | 0.5 t ? |
| Answer» D. 0.5 t ? | |
| 9. |
Moment of interia of a squares of side fa about an axis through its centre of gravity, is |
| A. | b 3 /4 |
| B. | b 4 /12 |
| C. | b 4 /3 |
| D. | b 4 /8 |
| Answer» C. b 4 /3 | |
| 10. |
The frequency of oscillation on moon as compared to that on earth, will be |
| A. | 2.44 times more |
| B. | 2.44 times less |
| C. | 3 times less |
| D. | 3 times more. |
| Answer» C. 3 times less | |
| 11. |
On a mass m describing a circular path of radius r , the centrifugal force |
| A. | acts tangentially to the circular path |
| B. | acts towards the centre of rotation |
| C. | acts away from the centre of rotation |
| D. | is |
| Answer» C. acts away from the centre of rotation | |
| 12. |
The practical units of work, is |
| A. | erg |
| B. | joule |
| C. | Newton |
| D. | dyne. |
| Answer» C. Newton | |
| 13. |
The displacement of a particle which moves along a straight line is given by S = 4 t 3 + 3 t 2 - 10 where S is in meters and t is in seconds. The time taken by the particle to acquire a velocity of 18 m/sec from rest, is |
| A. | sec |
| B. | 1 sec |
| C. | 1.5 sec |
| D. | 1.5 sec. |
| Answer» C. 1.5 sec | |
| 14. |
The reaction at the central support B of the beam ABC hinged at D shown in below figure is |
| A. | 2 t |
| B. | 5.8 t |
| C. | 0.2 t |
| D. | 3.5 t . |
| Answer» C. 0.2 t | |
| 15. |
The phenomenon of collision of two elastic bodies takes place because bodies |
| A. | immediately after collision come momentarily to rest |
| B. | tend to compress each other till they are compressed maximum possible |
| C. | attempt to regain its original shape due to their elasticities |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
A weight W is suspended at the free end of a light member hinged to a vertical wall. If the angle of inclination of the member with the upper wall is ?°, the force introduced in the member, is |
| A. | W sec ? |
| B. | W cos ? |
| C. | W sin ? |
| D. | W cosec ? |
| Answer» B. W cos ? | |
| 17. |
The reaction at the support B of the beam shown in below figure is |
| A. | 1.6 t |
| B. | 9.6 t |
| C. | 8.5 t |
| D. | 0.5 t . |
| Answer» D. 0.5 t . | |
| 18. |
A train weighing 196 tonnes experiences a frictional resistance of per tonne. The speed of the train at the top of a down gradient 1 in 78.4 is 36 km/hour. The speed of the train after running 1 km down the slope, is |
| A. | 5 10 m/sec |
| B. | 10 5 m/sec |
| C. | 5 3 m/sec |
| D. | 3 5 m/sec. |
| Answer» B. 10 5 m/sec | |
| 19. |
A weight of 100 kg is supported by a string whose ends are attached to pegs A and B at the same level shown in below figure. The tension in the string is |
| A. | 50 kg |
| B. | 75 kg |
| C. | 100 kg |
| D. | 120 kg. |
| Answer» D. 120 kg. | |
| 20. |
Two loads of 50 kg and 75 kg are hung at the ends of a rope passing over a smooth pulley shown in below figure. The tension in the string is : |
| A. | 50 kg |
| B. | 75 kg |
| C. | 25 kg |
| D. | 60 kg. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Energy may be defined as |
| A. | power of doing work |
| B. | capacity of doing work |
| C. | rate of doing work |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» C. rate of doing work | |
| 22. |
If two forces each equal to T in magnitude act at right angles, their effect may be neutralised by a third force acting along their bisector in opposite direction whose magnitude will be |
| A. | 2 T |
| B. | 1/2 T |
| C. | 2 T |
| D. | 3 T |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
A ball of mass 250 g moving on a smooth horizontal table with a velocity of 10 m/sec hits an identical stationary ball B on the table. If the impact is perfectly plastic, the velocity of the ball B just after impact would be |
| A. | zero |
| B. | 5 m/sec |
| C. | 10 m/sec |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. 5 m/sec | |
| 24. |
According to Kennedy's theorem, if three bodies have plane motions, their instantaneous centres lie on |
| A. | a point |
| B. | a straight line |
| C. | two straight lines |
| D. | a triangle. |
| Answer» C. two straight lines | |
| 25. |
To avoid bending action at the base of a pier, |
| A. | suspension and anchor cables are kept at the same level |
| B. | suspension and anchor cables are fixed to pier top |
| C. | suspension cable and anchor cables are attached to a saddle mounted on rollers on top of the pier |
| D. | none the these. |
| Answer» C. suspension cable and anchor cables are attached to a saddle mounted on rollers on top of the pier | |
| 26. |
A sphere is resting on two planes BA and BC which are inclined at 45° and 60° respectively with the horizontal. The reaction on the plane BA will be |
| A. | less than that on BC |
| B. | more than that of BC |
| C. | equal to that on BC |
| D. | zero |
| Answer» C. equal to that on BC | |
| 27. |
The force which produces an acceleration of 1 m/sec 2 in a mass of one kg, is called |
| A. | dyne |
| B. | Netwon |
| C. | joule |
| D. | erg. |
| Answer» C. joule | |
| 28. |
A rod 5 m in length is moving in a vertical plane. When it is inclined at 60° to horizontal, its lower end is moving horizontally at 3 m/sec and upper end is moving in vertical direction. The velocity of its upper end, is |
| A. | 0.5 m/sec |
| B. | 1.0 m/sec |
| C. | 1.5 m/sec |
| D. | 2.5 m/sec |
| Answer» C. 1.5 m/sec | |
| 29. |
The moment of inertia of the shaded portion of the area shown in below figure about the X -axis, is |
| A. | 229.34 cm 4 |
| B. | 329.34 cm 4 |
| C. | 429.34 cm 4 |
| D. | 529.34 cm 4 . |
| Answer» D. 529.34 cm 4 . | |
| 30. |
Two particles have been projected at angles 64° and 45° to the horizontal. If the velocity of projection of first is 10 m/sec, the velocity of projection of the other for equal horizontal ranges is |
| A. | 9.3 m/sec |
| B. | 8.3 m/sec |
| C. | 7.3 m/sec |
| D. | 6.3 m/sec. |
| Answer» B. 8.3 m/sec | |
| 31. |
The velocity of a body fallen from height h , on reaching the ground is given by |
| A. | v = 2 gh |
| B. | v = 2 gh 2 |
| C. | v = 2 gh |
| D. | v = 1/ 2 gh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
The equation of motion of a particle starting from rest along a straight line is x = t 3 - 3 l 2 + 5. The ratio of the velocities after 5 sec and 3 sec will be |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
The member which does not carry zero force in the structure shown in below figure, is |
| A. | ED |
| B. | DC |
| C. | BC |
| D. | BD . |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
P is the force acting on a body whose mass is m and acceleration is f . The equation P - mf = 0, is known as |
| A. | equation of dynamics |
| B. | equation of dynamic equilibrium |
| C. | equation of statics |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. equation of dynamic equilibrium | |
| 35. |
Two shots fired simultaneously from the top and bottom of a vertical tower with elevations of 30° and 45° respectively strike a target simultaneously. If horizontal distance of the target from the tower is 1000 m, the height of the tower is |
| A. | 350 m |
| B. | 375 m |
| C. | 400 m |
| D. | 425 m. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
The acceleration of a train starting from rest at any instant is where V is the velocity of the train in m/sec. The train will attain a velocity of 36 km/hour after travelling a distance of |
| A. | 2000 m |
| B. | 2100 m |
| C. | 2200 m |
| D. | 2300 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
The reaction R B of the roller support B of the beam shown in below figure is |
| A. | 10.8 t |
| B. | 10.6 t |
| C. | 10.4 t |
| D. | 10.2 t . |
| Answer» B. 10.6 t | |
| 38. |
For perfectly elastic bodies, the value of coefficient of restitution is |
| A. | zero |
| B. | 0.5 |
| C. | 1.0 |
| D. | between 0 and 1. |
| Answer» D. between 0 and 1. | |
| 39. |
The motion of a particle is described by the relation x = t 2 - 10 t + 30, where x is in metres and t in seconds. The total distance travelled by the particle from t = 0 to t = 10 seconds would be |
| A. | zero |
| B. | 30 m |
| C. | 50 m |
| D. | 60 m |
| Answer» B. 30 m | |
| 40. |
A body A of mass 6.6 kg which is lying on a horizontal platform 4.5 m from its edge is connected to the end of a light string whose other end is supporting a body of mass 3.2 kg as shown in below figure. If the friction between the platform and the body A is 1/3, the acceleration is |
| A. | 0.5 m/sec 2 |
| B. | 0.75 m/sec 2 |
| C. | 1.00 m/sec 2 |
| D. | 1.25 m/sec 2 . |
| Answer» D. 1.25 m/sec 2 . | |
| 41. |
The resultant of two forces acting at right angles is 5 kgf and if they act at an angle of 60°, it is 37 kgf. The magnitudes of the forces are : |
| A. | 2 kgf, 3 kgf |
| B. | 3 kgf, 4 kgf |
| C. | 4 kgf, 5 kgf |
| D. | 5 kgf, 3 kgf. |
| Answer» C. 4 kgf, 5 kgf | |
| 42. |
For the system of the loads shown in below figure, the time required for the 6.6 kg load to fall on the edge, is |
| A. | 1 sec. |
| B. | 2 sec. |
| C. | 3 sec. |
| D. | 4 sec. |
| Answer» D. 4 sec. | |
| 43. |
The units of moment of inertia of an area, are |
| A. | kg/m |
| B. | kg/m 2 |
| C. | m 4 |
| D. | m 3 |
| Answer» D. m 3 | |
| 44. |
If the angle between the applied force and the direction of motion of a body, is between 90° and 180°, the work done, is called |
| A. | virtual work |
| B. | imaginary work |
| C. | zero work |
| D. | negative work. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
If two forces P and Q ( P > Q ) act on the same straight line but in opposite direction, their resultant, is |
| A. | P + Q |
| B. | P / Q |
| C. | Q / P |
| D. | P - Q |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
A particle moves with a velocity of 2 m/sec in a straight line with a negative acceleration of 0.1 m/sec 2 . Time required to traverse a distance of 1.5 m, is |
| A. | 40 sec |
| B. | 30 sec |
| C. | 20 sec |
| D. | 15 sec |
| Answer» D. 15 sec | |
| 47. |
M.I. of a thin ring (external diameter D , internal diameter d ) about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the ring, is |
| A. | ( D 4 + d 4 ) |
| B. | ( D 4 - d 4 ) |
| C. | ( D 4 + d 4 ) |
| D. | ( D 4 x d 4 ). |
| Answer» C. ( D 4 + d 4 ) | |
| 48. |
For maximum range of a projectile, the angle of projection should be |
| A. | 30° |
| B. | 45° |
| C. | 60° |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» C. 60° | |
| 49. |
A pilot flies a small plane in a vertical loop of radius r . At the top of its trajectory he experiences weightlessness. If the acceleration due to gravity is g , the speed of the plane at the top of its trajectory would be |
| A. | zero |
| B. | infinite |
| C. | gr |
| D. | 2 gr . |
| Answer» D. 2 gr . | |
| 50. |
A ball moving with a velocity of 5 m/sec impinges a fixed plane at an angle of 45° and its direction after impact is equally inclined to the line of impact. If the coefficient of restitution is 0.5, the velocity of the ball after impact will be |
| A. | 0.5 m/sec |
| B. | 1.5 m/sec |
| C. | 2.5 m/sec |
| D. | 3.5 m/sec |
| Answer» D. 3.5 m/sec | |