Explore topic-wise MCQs in Engineering Mechanics.

This section includes 9 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 calculation of the product of a moment of the body due to the loadings involve a quantity called ____________

A. Moment
B. Inertia
C. Moment of Inertia
D. Rotation
Answer» D. Rotation
2.

Whenever the distributed loading acts perpendicular to an area its intensity varies __________ for the determination of the product of moment of inertia.

A. Linearly
B. Non-Linearly
C. Parabolically
D. Cubically
Answer» B. Non-Linearly
3.

The body is sometimes acted by two or three force members and we need to find the product of 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.
4.

If any external force also is applied on the structure and we are determining the product of 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» E.
5.

The product of Inertia for an area is helpful so as to _____________

A. Determine Minimum moments of inertia for an Area
B. Determine Maximum moments of inertia for a Line
C. Determine Minimum moments of inertia for a Volume
D. Determine Maximum moments of inertia for a Rectangle
Answer» B. Determine Maximum moments of inertia for a Line
6.

One of the use of the centre of mass or centroid is as in the determination of the product of 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
7.

The distance in the parallel axis theorem for the use in the determination of the product of the moment of inertia is multiplied by:

A. Area
B. Volume
C. Linear distance
D. Area/Volume
Answer» B. Volume
8.

The product of moment of inertia is the sum of _____________ and _________________

A. Area and volume
B. Volume and linear distance
C. Moment of inertia at centroid and the product of the area and del dx and del dy
D. Moment of inertia at base and the product of the area and del dx and del dy
Answer» E.
9.

There is a perpendicular axis theorem for the area, and it is can be used to determine the product of a moment of inertia.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.