Mechanical Engineering Mcqs

Center of percussion is___________________?

(A) the point of C.G.

(B) the point of metacentre

(C) the point of application of the resultant of all the forces tending to cause a body to rotate about a certain axis

(D) point of suspension

(D) the point in a body about which it can rotate horizontally and oscillate under the influence of gravity

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


The center of gravity of a uniform lamina lies at____________________?

(A) the center of heavy portion

(B) the bottom surface

(C) the mid point of its axis

(D) all of the above

(D) none of the above

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


The product of either force of couple with the arm of the couple is called_________________?

(A) resultant couple

(B) moment of the forces

(C) resulting couple

(D) moment of the couple

(D) none of the above

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


According to Lami’s theorem___________________?

(A) three forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium

(B) three forces acting at a point can be represented by a triangle, each side being proportional to force

(C) if three forces acting upon a particle are represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle, taken in order, they will be in equilibrium

(D) if three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two

(D) none of the above

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


D’ Alembert’s principle is used for______________________?

(A) reducing the problem of kinetics to equivalent statics problem

(B) determining stresses in the truss

(C) stability of floating bodies

(D) designing safe structures

(D) solving kinematic problems

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


According to law of triangle of forces __________________ ?

(A) three forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium

(B) three forces acting at a point can be represented by a triangle, each side being proportional to force

(C) if three forces acting upon a patticle are represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle, taken in order, they will be in equilibrium

(D) if three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two

(D) none of the above

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Which of the following is a vector quantity___________________?

(A) energy

(B) mass

(C) momentum

(D) angle

(D) speed

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The forces, which meet at one point, but their lines of action do not lie in a plane, are called_________________?

(A) coplanar non-concurrent forces

(B) non-coplanar concurrent forces

(C) non-coplanar non-concurrent forces

(D) intersecting forces

(D) none of the above

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Two non-collinear parallel equal forces acting in opposite direction__________________?

(A) balance each other

(B) constitute a moment

(C) constitute a couple

(D) constitute a moment of couple

(D) constitute a resultant couple

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Least force required to draw a body up the inclined plane is W sin (plane inclination + friction angle) applied in the direction___________________?

(A) along the plane

(B) horizontally

(C) vertically

(D) at an angle equal to the angle of friction to the inclined plane

(D) unpredictable

Submitted By: Ali Uppal