Engineering Mechanics Test 1

Number of Questions 35Time:60 min.

Directions for questions 1 to 35: Select the correct alterna- 8. Two particles with masses in the ratio 1 : 9 are moving
tive from the given choices with equal kinetic energies. The magnitude of their lin-
1. A body is moving in a curved path with speed of 10 ear momentums will conform to the ratio.
m/s and tangential acceleration of 3 m/s2. If radius of (A) 1 : 3 (B) 1 : 9
curvature be 25 m, the total acceleration of body in (C) 3 :1 (D) 3 : 1
m/s2 is 9. Match List – I with List – II
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 5 (D) 6 LIst – I List – II

2. A stone of mass m at the end of a string of length ‘↓’ P. Collision of particles 1. Euler’s equation of motion
is whirled in a vertical circle at a constant speed. The Q. Stability 2. Minimum kinetic energy
tension in the string will be maximum when the stone is R. Satellite motion 3. Minimum potential energy
(A) at the top of the circle S. Spinning top 4. Impulse momentum
(B) half way down from the top principle
(C) quarter – way down from the top
P Q R S
(D) at the bottom of the circle
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
3. For maximum range of a projectile, the angle of projec- (B) 4, 2, 1, 3
tion should be (C) 3, 1, 4, 2
(A) 30° (B) 45° (D) 4, 3, 2, 1
(C) 60° (D) 90°
10. A spring scale indicates a tension to 10 N in the right
4. The resultant of two forces P and Q inclined at angle q hand cable of the pulley system shown in the figure.
will be inclined at following angle with respect to P. Neglecting the mass of the pulleys, ignoring friction
−1  Q sin q  −1  Q Cos q  between the cable and pulley the mass m is (Take g =
(A) tan   (B) tan 
 P + Q Cos q   Q + P Sin q  10 m/s2)

−1  P Sin q  −1  P Cos q 
(C) tan  (D) Tan 
 Q + P Cos q   Q + P Sin q 
5. If n = number of members and j = number of joints,
then for a perfect frame n =
(A) j – 2 (B) 2j – 1
(C) 2j – 3 (D) 3j – 2
6. A body of mass 15 kg moving with velocity of 2 m/s is
acted upon by a force of 75 N for two seconds. The final T
velocity will be Spring
scale
(A) 10 m/s (B) 11 m/s
(C) 12 m/s (D) 15 m/s
7. Two blocks with masses 10 kg and 5 kg are in contact m
with each other and are resting on a horizontal friction-
(A) 10 kg (B) 40 kg
less floor as shown in figure. When horizontal force
(C) 1 kg (D) 4 kg
600 N is applied to the heavier, the blocks accelerate to
the right. The force between the two blocks is 11. Two bodies of mass m1 and m2 are dropped from differ-
ent heights h1 and h2 respectively. Neglecting the effect
600 N
of friction, the ratio of time taken to drop though the
10 kg given heights would be
1/ 2
5 kg m1  h1 
(A) (B)  
m2 h 2

2 1/ 2
(A) 300 N (B) 200 N  h1   h2 
(C) 100 N (D) 50 N (C)   (D)  
 h2   h1 
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12. A sphere ‘M’ impinges directly on to another identical O

sphere ‘N’ at rest. If the co–efficient of restitution is 0.5,
V 60°
200
the ratio of velocities N after the impact would be
VM
(A) 1 : 3 (B) 3 : 1
(C) 1 : 2 (D) 2 : 1
13. A block of steel is loaded by a tangential force on its
(A) 150 mm (B) 140 mm
top surface while the bottom surface is held rigidly. The
(C) 128 mm (D) 108 mm
deformation of the block is due to
(A) Shear only (B) Torsion only 19. A uniform rod PQ remains in equilibrium position rest-
(C) Bending only (D) Shear and bending ing on a smooth inclined plances PO and QO which are
at an angle of 90° as shown in figure.
14. The co-efficient of friction depends on
(A) Nature of the surface (B) Area of contact
P
(C) Strength of surface (D) All of the above
15. The force induced in member PQ due to load W in fig- θ
Q
ure will be
90°
R α
Q
O

If the plane QO makes angles of a with the horizontal,

θ then what is the inclination q of the rod PQ with the
W plane PO
P (A) equal to a (B) less than a
(C) greater than a (D) equal to 90°
(A) W secq (B) W cosq 20. A uniform wheel of 500 mm diameter, weighing 5 kN
(C) W tanq (D) W cosecq rests against a rigid rectangular block of 100 mm height
16. A 10 m long ladder is placed against a smooth vertical as shown in figure. The least pull, through the centre
wall with its lower end 3 m from the wall. For ladder to of the wheel, required just to turn the wheel over the
remain in equilibrium as shown in figure, what should corner A of the block is
be the co-efficient of friction between ladder and floor?

O 500 mm
10 m
A
100 mm
W

µW θ (A) 2 kN (B) 3 kN
B (C) 4 kN (D) 5 kN
3m
21. A hollow semicircular section has it outer and inner
(A) 0.16 (B) 0.25 diameter of 200 mm and 150 mm respectively shown
(C) 0.36 (D) 0.45 in figure. The moment of inertia about the base AB in
mm4 is
17. Three forces acting on a particle in equilibrium are 2P
and 3 P. Angle between 2P and P is 120°. What will
be angle between P and 3 P.
(A) 45° (B) 60° 150 mm
(C) 90° (D) 135° 200 mm
18. A plane lamina of 200 mm radius is shown in figure
given below. The centre of gravity of lamina from the (A) 5 × 106 (B) 10 × 106
point O (C) 17 × 106 (D) 27 × 106
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22. What is the maximum load (W) which a force P equal 12 kg

to 6 kN will hold up, if the co–efficient of friction at C A
is 0.2 in the arrangement shown in figure, neglect other
friction and weight of the member?
P
1m 0.5m

40mm 60mm
B
6 kg

W (A) 39.2 N (B) 25.0 N

(C) 12.5 N (D) 6 N
(A) 2.7 kN (B) 3.5 kN
26. A simple pendulum consists of a 500 mm long chord
(C) 4.0 kN (D) 5.0 kN
and a bob of mass 2 kg is suspended inside a train,
23. A load of 3 kN is to be raised by a screw jack with accelerating smoothly on a level track at the rate of 3.2
mean diameter of 60 mm and pitch of 10 mm. The co– m/s2. Find the angle which the chord will make with the
efficient of friction between the screw and nut is 0.075. vertical.
The efficiency of screw jack is (A) 12° (B) 14°
(A) 38.54% (B) 41.24% (C) 16° (D) 18°
(C) 42.25% (D) 44.15% 27. A body of mass 0.6 kg oscillates about an axis at a dis-
tance 300 mm from the centre of gravity. If the mass
24. A system of masses connected by string, passing over moments of inertia about the centroidal axis, parallel to
pulley A and B is shown in figure. the axis of rotation, be 0.125 kg-m2, the length of the
equivalent simple pendulum is.
(A) 0.6 m (B) 0.8 m
A (C) 0.9 m (D) 1.0 m
28. A conical pendulum 2 m long is revolving at 35 revolu-
tions per minute. Find the angle which the string will
make with the vertical, if the bob describes a circle of
500 mm radius.
(A) 15.2° (B) 29.8°
(C) 32.5° (D) 35°
20 kg
29. A rod of length 2 m is sliding in a corner, as shown in
B
figure. At an instant when the rod makes an angle of 55
degrees with the horizontal plane, the angular velocity
of the rod is 5 rad/s. The velocity of the rod at point B
5 kg is
7 kg

The acceleration of mass 20 kg is A

(A) 2.45 m/s2 (B) 2.01 m/s2
(C) 1.89 m/s2 (D) 1.255 m/s2 2m

25. A solid body A of mass 12 kg, when it is being pulled

by another body B of mass 6 kg along a smooth hori-
zontal plane as shown in figure. The tension in the
string is (Take g = 9.8 m/s2)
55°

B
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(A) 1.50 m/s (B) 2.50 m/s 32. The minimum value of P for which the equilibrium can
(C) 5.01 m/s (D) 8.19 m/s exist.
30. A mass 40 kg is suspended from a weightless bar AB (A) 45.25 kN (B) 55.65 kN
which is supported by a cable CB and a point at A, as (C) 85.55 kN (D) 105.25 kN
shown in figure. The tension in the cable is 33. The maximum value of P for which the equilibrium can
C exist.
(A) 115.5 kN (B) 250.5 kN
(C) 350.5 kN (D) 451.5 kN
100 mm Linked Answer for Questions 34 and 35:
A The figure below shown a pair of pin jointed gripper tongs
B holding an object weighting 1500 N. The co-efficient of
friction (m) at the gripping surface is 0.1. X – X is the line of
200 mm action of the input force and Y – Y is the line of application
of gripping force.
Assuming pin joint is friction less.
m
F
(A) 876.5 N (B) 755.5 N X F
(C) 654.5 N (D) 500 N X

31. An elevator weighting 1000 kg attains an upward veloc- 200 mm

ity of 4 m/sec in two sec with uniform acceleration. The
tension in the supporting cables will be
Pin
(A) 2000 kg (B) 1200 kg
(C) 1000 kg (D) 800 kg 100 mm

Common Data for Questions 32 and 33: Y Y

A body of weight 600 N is lying on a rough plane inclined
at an angle of 25° with the horizontal. It is supported by an
effort (P) parallel to the plane as shown in figure. The angle 150 N
of friction is 20°
P 34. The reaction force at the gripping surface is
(A) 10,000 N (B) 7500 N
(C) 5000 N (D) 3750 N
35. The magnitude of force F required to hold the weight is
(A) 7500 N (B) 5000 N
(C) 3750 N (D) 2000 N
F 600 N

25°

Answer Keys
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. D
11. B 12. B 13. D 14. A 15. A 16. A 17. C 18. C 19. A 20. C
21. D 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. A 26. D 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. A
31. B 32. B 33. D 34. B 35. C
 Hints and Explanations

10 2 gt 2
1. Radial acceleration ar = V2/r = = 4 m/s2 11. s = ut +
25 2
Tangential acceleration at = 3 m/s2 gt 2
u = 0, H1 =
∴ Total acceleration a = ar + at
2 2
2
gt 2
= 4 2 + 32 = 5 m/s2 Choice (C) H2 =
2
Q Sin q  t1 
2
 h1  t1  h1 
1/ 2

4. Tan q =  Choice (A)

P + Q Cos q  t  =  h  ; t =  h   Choice (B)
2 2 2 2

6. Force = mass × acceleration 12. let sphere M = body 1

75 = (15) × a ; a = 5 m/s2 sphere N = body 2
Velocity after 2 seconds m1and m2 are mass of sphere M and sphere N
v = u + at v1, v2 are the velocities before impact
= 2 + 5 × 2 = 2 + 10 = 12 m/s Choice (C) v11 , v12 are the velocities after impact
m1v1 = m1 . v1 + m2 v2
1 1
7. Let N force b/w the block. Form free body diagram. ∴
600 – N = (10)a  (i) As the balls are identical m1 = m2
N = (5)a  (ii)
v1 = v1 + v2
1 1
From (i) & (ii)
N v12 − v11 v12 − v11
600 – N = 10   Given that 0.5 = =
 5 v1 − v2 V1
3N = 600 (\ V2 = 0)
N = 200 N Choice (B) v1 − v1
∴ 0.5 = 12 11
2 v1 + v2
m1 v1
8. KE1 = v12 v11
2 + = v12 − v11
2 2
m2 v2 2
KE2 = 3 1 v12
2 v1 =
Given that KE1 = KE2 2 2
m1 1 v12
= = 3 : 1 Choice (B)
m2 9 v11
m1v12 = m2v22 13. Choice (D)
2 14. Choice (A)
 v1  m2 v1
 v  = m = 9; v = 9 = 3. 15. Cosq =
W
2 1 2
PQ
m1v1 m1 v1 W
Momentum ratio = = ×
m2 v2 m2 v2 PQ = = W Secq Choice (A)
Cos q
1 3 1 16. Taking moments about A
= × =  Choice (A)
9 1 3 10
W × 3 − W × Cos q = mW × 10Sin q
2
10. referring figure 4T = Mg
3 91
4T 3−5× = m × 10 ×
M= 10 10
g
91
4 × 10 From the figure Cosq = 3/10 , Sinq =
= 10
10
3 – 3/2 = m × 9.53
M = 4 kg Choice (D) 1.5
m= = 0.157 ≈ 0.16 Choice (A)
9.53
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3P 2P 150
17. = Sinq = = 0.6
Sin120 Sin q 250
2P q = 36.86°
AB = (250)2 − (150)2
= 200 mm
P
O
120°

θ 250 mm
150 mm

P √3 P θ
B
2P A
3 R
= 5 kN
sin120 Sin q
Taking moments about A
3 2P
= ⇒ Sinq = 1 P × 250 = 5 × 200
3 / 2 Sin q
q = 90° Choice (C)
0
18. As the lamina is symmetrical about y – y axis, bisecting
150 mm
the lamina, its centre of gravity lies on the axis.
100 mm A
p
a = 30° =
6
2r Sin a
Centre of gravity of the lamina y = 1000
3a P=
250
= 4 kN Choice (C)
2 × 200 Sin 30 400 0.5
= × × 21. D = 200 mm, R = 100 mm
3 p = 3  p
  d = 150 mm, r = 75 mm
6 6 IAB = 0.393 (R4 – r4)
= 128 mm Choice (C) = 0.393 [1004 – 754] = 26.86 × 106 mm4 Choice (D)
19. 22. Let R = normal reaction of the pulley on the beam at C
R R × 1 = 6 × 1.5
R = 9 kN
Maximum force of friction at C = mR
P
= 0.2 × 9 = 1.8 kN
RP
θ G Taking moments about the centre of pulley
W × 40 = 1.8 × 60
60
Q
W = 1.8 × = 2.7 kN Choice (A)
40
α RQ 23. Load (W) = 3 kN
O Mean diameter of the screw (d) = 60 mm
Pitch (p) = 10 mm
PR ^ PO and QR ^ QO therefore PR || QO m = tanf = 0.075
QR || PO P 10
∠PRQ = 90° tan(a) = = = 0.053
pd p × 60
PG = QG
∠GPO = ∠GOP tan a
Efficiency h =
q = a Choice (A) tan (a + j )
20. Diameter of the wheel = 500 mm tan a 0.053
= = 0.053 + 0.075
Weight of wheel = 5 kN tan a + tan j
Height of the block = 100 mm 1 − tan a tan j 1 − (0.053 × 0.075)
Let P = Least pull required just to turn the wheel in kN
0.4124 = 41.24% Choice (B)
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24. Let m1 = 20 kg, m2 = 70 kg, m3 = 5 kg 0.125 = 0.6KG2

From the system of pulleys and masses, we find that at 0.125
pulley A, the 20 kg mass will come down with some KG2 = = 0.208
0.6
acceleration as the total mass on the other side of the Length of equivalent simple pendulum
string is less than 20 kg
K 2 0.208
At pulley B, the 7 kg mass will come down with some L = h + G = 0.3 +
acceleration. h 0.3
Acceleration of 20 kg mass is = 0.993 m Choice (C)
g ( m1 − m2 ) 9.81(20 − (7 + 5)) 28. L = 2 m
= =
m1 + m2 20 + (7 + 5) N = 35 rpm
r = 500 m = 0.5 m
= 2.45 m/s2 Choice (A) 2p N 2p × 30
angular velocity of the bob w = =
25. Let m1 = 12 kg 60 60
m2 = 6 kg w = 3.35rad/s
g = 9.8 m/s2
w 2 r (3.35) × 0.5
2
m1 m2 g 12 × 6 × 9.8 tanq = = = 0.572
Tension in the string, T = = g 9.8
m1 + m2 12 + 6
q = tan–1(0.572) = 29.8° Choice (B)
= 39.2 N Choice (A)
29.
26. Let q = Angle, which the chord will make with the
vertical
A
I

θ T 2m
3m/s2 T
ma
mg 55°
O B

Weight of the hob = mg = 2 × 9.8 = 19.6 N w = 5 rad/s

Inertia force acting on the hob (Opposite to the accel- VA = Velocity along the vertical
eration of the train) VB = Velocity along the horizontal
= ma = 2 × 3.2 = 6.4 N IA = OB = L cosq = 2 × cos55°
IB = OA =L sinq = 2 × sin55°
θ ∴ VB = w × IB
= 5 × 2 × Sin55° = 8.19 m/s Choice (D)
mg
30. T Cos(90 – q) = mg
T Sinq = mg
ma
100
Tanq =
200
6.4 q = 26.56°
\ Tanq =
19.6 mg 40 × 9.8
T= =
q = 18° Choice (D) Sin q Sin (26.56)
27. m = 0.5 kg, h = 300 m = 0.3 m = 876.5 N Choice (A)
O
31. Velocity = acceleration × time
h 4=a×2
a = 2 m/sec2
G W
P  Tension in Cable = ( g + a)
g
1000 11,810
= (9.81 + 2) =
IG = 0.125 kg-m2 9.81 9.81
IG = m KG2 ≈ 1200 kg Choice (B)
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32. For the minimum value of P, the body is at the point of 2mR = 1500 N
sliding downwards. 1500
R= = 7500 N Choice (B)
Sin (a − j ) 2 × 0.1
∴ P= W ×
Cos j 35.
Sin (25 − 20 ) F
= 600 ×
Cos 20
= 55.65 kN Choice (B)
200
33. For the maximum value of P, the body is at the point of
sliding upwards.
Sin (a + j )
∴ P= W ×
Cos j P

Sin (25 + 20 ) 100

  = 600 ×
Cos 20
  = 451.5 kN Choice (D) R
34.
µR µR

Taking moments about Pin

(R) × 100 = F × 200
7500 × 100
F=
R R 200
F = 3750 N Choice (C)

1500N