Explore topic-wise MCQs in Engineering Mechanics.

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1.

The body is sometimes acted by two or three force members and we need to find the moment of inertia for the same. The difference between the two and the three force members is:

A. The former is collinear and the latter is parallel
B. The former is parallel and the latter is perpendicular
C. The former is perpendicular and the latter is collinear
D. The former is acting on two points in the body while the latter is on three points
Answer» E.
2.

One of the uses of the centre of mass or centroid is as in the moment of inertia is that the net force acts at the ___________ of the loading body.

A. Centroid
B. The centre axis
C. The corner
D. The base
Answer» B. The centre axis
3.

The distance in the parallel axis theorem is multiplied by ___________

A. Area
B. Volume
C. Linear distance
D. Area/Volume
Answer» B. Volume
4.

The parallel axis theorem uses the ____________ of the distance.

A. Square root
B. Square
C. Cube root
D. Cube
Answer» C. Cube root
5.

The parallel axis theorem can add any angle varied moment of inertias to give the perpendicular moment of inertia.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
6.

The parallel axis theorem gives the moment of inertia ______________ to the surface of considerance.

A. Linear
B. Non-Linear
C. Perpendicular
D. Parallel
Answer» D. Parallel
7.

There is perpendicular axis theorem for the area.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
8.

THE_PARALLEL_AXIS_THEOREM_GIVES_THE_MOMENT_OF_INERTIA________________TO_THE_SURFACE_OF_CONSIDERANCE.?$

A. Linear
B. Non-Linear
C. Perpendicular
D. Parallel
Answer» C. Perpendicular
9.

The parallel axis theorem uses the ____________ of the distance.$

A. Square root
B. Square
C. Cube root
D. Cube
Answer» B. Square
10.

The_parallel_axis_theorem_can_add_any_angle_varied_moment_of_inertias_to_give_the_perpendicular_moment_of_inertia.$

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
11.

If any external force also is applied on the structure and we are determining the moment of inertia then what should we consider?

A. The net force will act at the centroid of the structure only
B. The net load will not be formed as all the forces will be cancelled
C. The net force will act on the base of the loading horizontally
D. The net force will not to be considered, there would be a net force of the distribution, rest will be the external forces
Answer» B. The net load will not be formed as all the forces will be cancelled
12.

If the non-Uniform loading is of the type of parabola then for calculating the moment of inertia for areas?

A. The net load will not be formed as all the forces will be cancelled
B. The net force will act the centre of the parabola
C. The net force will act on the base of the loading horizontally
D. The net force will act at the centroid of the parabola
Answer» E.
13.

One of the uses of the centre of mass or centroid is as in the moment of inertia is that the net force acts at the ___________ of the loading body.

A. Centroid
B. The centre axis
C. The corner
D. The base
Answer» E.
14.

The_distance_in_the_parallel_axis_theorem_is_multiplied_by____________

A. Area
B. Volume
C. Linear distance
D. Area/Volume
Answer» E.
15.

What is parallel axis theorem and to whom it is applied?

A. Theorem used to add the two mutually perpendicular moment of inertias for areas
B. Theorem used to add the two mutually perpendicular moment of inertias for volumes
C. Theorem used to add the two mutually perpendicular moment of inertias for linear distances
D. Theorem used to add the two mutually perpendicular moment of inertias for vectors
Answer» C. Theorem used to add the two mutually perpendicular moment of inertias for linear distances
16.

Moment of Inertia is the integration of the square of the distance of the centroid and the del area along the whole area of the structure.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
17.

The calculation of the moment of the body due to the loadings involve a quantity called ____________

A. Moment
B. Inertia
C. Moment of Inertia
D. Rotation
Answer» C. Moment of Inertia
18.

273m2

A. 11m<sup>2</sup>
B. 0.141m<sup>2</sup>
C. 0.811m<sup>2</sup>
Answer» B. 0.141m<sup>2</sup>
19.

Whenever the distributed loading acts perpendicular to an area its intensity varies __________

A. Linearly
B. Non-Linearly
C. Parabolically
D. Cubically
Answer» B. Non-Linearly