Explore topic-wise MCQs in Engineering Mechanics.

This section includes 6 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering Mechanics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

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.

There is perpendicular axis theorem for the area.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.