Explore topic-wise MCQs in Engineering Mechanics.

This section includes 15 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.

Find the total resultant moment acting vertically in the given figure below consisting of a beam of ‘L’ shape.

A. 640Nm
B. 60Nm
C. 40Nm
D. 400NmView Answer
Answer» B. 60Nm
2.

The couple moment and the force is divided to get the distance of the axis from the point of action of the force.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3.

The couple is simplified easily with the help of right hand rule. But the forces simplification is not possible as there is no such system of rules so that the forces can be simplified.

A. The first part of the statement is false and another part is true
B. The first part of the statement is false and another part is false too
C. The first part of the statement is true and another part is false
D. The first part of the statement is true and another part is true too
Answer» D. The first part of the statement is true and another part is true too
4.

Find the total resultant force acting vertically in the given figure below consisting of a beam of ‘L’ shape.

A. 180N
B. 18N
C. 10N
D. 100NView Answer
Answer» B. 18N
5.

The main moto of the simplification is to ______________

A. To reduce the calculation
B. To add the forces with the couples and take out the total
C. To subtract the forces with the couples and take out the total
D. To multiply the forces with the couples and take out the total
Answer» B. To add the forces with the couples and take out the total
6.

The force and the couple can’t be simplified together as one is the cause and the other is the effect.

A. The statement is correct and the reason given is also correct
B. The statement is wrong but the reason given is also correct
C. The statement is wrong and the reason given is also wrong
D. The statement is correct but the reason given is also wrong
Answer» D. The statement is correct but the reason given is also wrong
7.

The couple is a scalar quantity and the force is vector quantity and hence only force can be simplified as __________

A. The first part of the statement is false and another part is true
B. The first part of the statement is false and another part is false too
C. The first part of the statement is true and another part is false
D. The first part of the statement is true and another part is true too
Answer» B. The first part of the statement is false and another part is false too
8.

Find the total resultant force acting horizontally in the given figure consisting of a beam of ‘L’ shape?

A. 60N
B. 605N
C. 0N
D. 6NView Answer
Answer» B. 605N
9.

The simplification of the forces on the axis is done as______________

A. A particular system of rule is followed
B. No simplification of the forces is possible
C. The forces are already simplified and don’t need simplification
D. The forces are very tentative quantity on terms of simplification and hence no simplification possible
Answer» B. No simplification of the forces is possible
10.

The simplification of the couple is done on the basis of the ______________

A. The clockwise of the anti-clockwise rotation sign convention
B. The simplification is not possible
C. The couple is a vector and thus can’t be simplified
D. The couple is a scalar and can’t be simplified
Answer» B. The simplification is not possible
11.

What will be the total resultant force acting vertically in the figure given below consisting of a beam with various sections?

A. 350N
B. 50N
C. 250N
D. 300NView Answer
Answer» B. 50N
12.

Coplanar forces are not easily simplified in the simplification of the force and couple system.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
13.

The principle of transmissibility is

A. It states that the force acting on the body is a sliding vector
B. It states that the force acting on the body is a rolling vector
C. It states that the force acting on the body is a wedging vector
D. It states that the force acting on the body is a unit vector
Answer» B. It states that the force acting on the body is a rolling vector
14.

Find the total resultant force acting horizontally in the given figure below, consisting of a beam with various sections?

A. 350N
B. 50N
C. 250N
D. 300NView Answer
Answer» E.
15.

The basic type of motion of a body is translation motion only.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.