BME Part Time Admission Test Subject: Applied Mechanics

[ All Questions have exactly one correct answer. You are to indicate the correct
option.]

1. A block of mass 10 kg rests on a smooth floor. Another block of mass 5 kg is

moving along the floor with a constant speed towards the block and makes a head
on collision with the stationary block and stick to it. The system now has a speed
of 10 ms-1. The percentage energy loss due to the collision is:
(a) 33.33%
(b) 20%
(c) 66.67%
(d) 60%

2. A stress-strain diagram is shown for a hypothetical tensile test specimen of a

hypothetical material. Dotted line shows the unloading curve and the dark line
shows the loading curve of the specimen. The values of the Youngs modulus and
the permanent set at the indicated position are:

(a) 1000 MPa and 0.10% Stress (MPa)

(b) 100 GPa and 0.15%

(c) 100 GPa and 0.10%

(d) None of the above

150

50

0.0 0.05 0.25

0.40 Strain (%)
Permanent set

3. A riffle can fire 100 bullets in 10 seconds. Mass of each bullet is 10.0 gram and
has a muzzle velocity of 100m/s. The force exerted by the riffle on the shooter is:

(a) 100 N

(b) 10 N
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(c) 1.0 N

(d) None of the above

4. Three forces P, Q and R acting on a particle keep it in equilibrium. The nature of

the forces can be:

(a) Either concurrent or parallel

(b) Only concurrent

(c) Only parallel

(d) Neither parallel nor concurrent

5. A homogenous and prismatic slender rod of cross-sectional area A and of length

L is hanging freely from a rigid wall due to its own weight. If be its specific
weight then the maximum stress developed in the rod is given by:

(a) L
(b) 2 L
(c) ()L
(d) None of the above

6.Refer to the Q5. Consider another rod having identical geometry with the first
rod and of same material. A concentrated load of magnitude equal to the weight of
the former rod is applied at its free end. Now ratio of the maximum elongation of
the rod to that of the previous rod is:

(a) 1:1
(b) 2:1
(c) 1:2
(d) 1:2

7. A particle is projected along a smooth circular loop of radius R kept in vertical

plane. The velocity with which the particle should be projected so that it can
execute the looping-the-loop event is:
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(d) None of the above

8. A constant force of magnitude 10 kN acts on a particle of mass 1000 kg for 10

seconds. Initially before the application of the force, the particle was moving with
a velocity of 5.0 ms-1 along the opposite direction of the applied force. The
distance the particle will cover during another 10 seconds after the force ceases to
act is:

(a) 50.0 m

(b) 0.0 m

(c) 10.0 m

(d) 5.0 m

9. A man weighing 600N is standing on a weight measuring machine fitted on the

floor of an elevator. The elevator is moving upward with a constant acceleration of
10 m/s2. The reading of the machine noted by the man will be (take g 10 m/s2):

(a) 1.2 kN

(b) 0.0 kN

(c) 1.0 kN

(d) None of the above

10. A body of mass 0.5 kg is placed on a rough inclined plane with angle of
inclination 300. It is noted that a constant force of magnitude 5.0N is required to
pull up the body along the plane with a constant speed. The coefficient of kinetic
friction between the body and the plane is (Assume: g 10 m/s2):

(a)

(b) 1/3
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(c) 1/3

(d) None of the above

11. From a circular lamina of radius R a square hole whose diagonal is the radius
of the circle, is cut out. The distance of the centre of gravity of the shaded lamina
from centre of the circular will be:

(a) R (4-2)

(b) R (4+2)

(c) R (2-4)

(d) None of the above

12. A rod of cross-sectional area 1000 mm2 is subjected to the following loading:

300 N 600 N 100 N 200 N

100 mm 100 mm 600 mm

Ratio of the magnitudes of the maximum tensile stress to that of the maximum
compressive developed in the rod is:

(a) 1:2

(b) 1:1

(c) 2:1

(d) None of the above

13.A slender prismatic rod of circular cross-sectional area 100 mm 2 is subjected to

a force of 100 KN. If Youngs modulus of the rod material be 100 GPa, its
diametral contraction will be (consider Poisons ratio=0.25):

(a) 2510-3

(b) 2510-4

(c) 2510-2
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(d) None of the above

14. Consider a rectangular steel bar 40 mm 50 mm in cross section, pinned at

each end and subject to axial compression. The bar is 2 m long and Youngs
modulus E = 200 GPa. The buckling load according to Eulers formula will be:

(a) 66 KN
(b) 132 KN
(c) 130 KN
(d) 65 KN

15. Two prismatic bars are rigidly fastened together and support a horizontal load
of 45 kN, as shown in the following figure. The left bar is steel having length 10 m
and cross-sectional area 60102 mm2 while the right bar is brass having length 6 m
and cross-sectional area 50102 mm2. Consider for steel Youngs modulus = 200
GPa, for brass Youngs modulus = 100 GPa. The stress developed in the brass bar
will be:

45 KN

10000 mm 6000 mm

(a) 9.5 MPa

(b) 8.5 MPa

(c) 7.5 MPa

(d) 10.5 MPa

16. A cantilever beam has a square cross section of side a unit. The beam is
subjected to a concentrated load at its free end. If the beam cross-section is
changed to a rectangular section of width a/2 and depth 2a, the maximum
deflection of the beam will be:
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(a) unchanged

(b) changed and becomes one-third of the previous value

(c) changed and becomes half the previous value

(d) changed and becomes one-fourth of the previous value

17. If slope of the tangent drawn to the elastic line of a cantilever beam is plotted
along the length of the beam then the resulting curve will be a:

(a) sine curve

(b) circle

(c) straight line

(d) a parabola

18. A homogenous rectangular block is supported in equilibrium as shown in the

figure below. The tension developed in the inextensible mass less cord will be:

(a) 100N
cord
(b) 300N
600
Block
(c) 200N

(d) 400N
100 N

19. Refer to the Q18 above.

The weight of the supported block is:

(a) 173N

(b) 87N

(c) 17.3N

(d) 180N
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20. A machine piece in x-y plane is subjected to various forces as shown in the
figure. The different dimensions of the piece are also shown in the figure itself.
The magnitude of the net moment of the forces about point A is:

(a) 0 N.m 100N

(b) 400 N.m

200 mm
(c) 200 N.m A

(d) 100 N.m y 100 mm

200N
x
100 mm

200N
200 mm

100N

21. A solid circular shaft of diameter d and length L is subjected to a uniformly

distributed load of intensity w0 throughout its length while its two ends are simply
supported on the two bearings. The maximum bending stress developed on shaft is
given by:

w0 L2
(a)
pd3
w0 L2
(b )
4p d 3
4 w L2
(c ) 0 3
pd
2 w0 L2
(d )
pd3

22. A solid circular shaft of diameter d and length L is subjected to a uniformly

distributed load of intensity w0 throughout its length while its two ends are simply
supported on the two bearings. The maximum deflection of the shaft is given by:
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3w0 L4
(a)
2p d 4
5w L2
(b ) 0 3
3p d
5w0 L4
(c )
6p d 4
w L2
(d ) 0 3
pd

23. The T-block is shown with its centre of gravity marked by a small circle. The
value of y is:

(a) 50 mm 100 mm

(b) 125 mm
50 mm
(c) 87.5 mm

(d) 77.5 mm

100 mm

50 mm

24. A body of mass 1gm is revolving around a circle of radius 7cm in 11 seconds.
The magnitude of the centripetal acceleration induced in the body is:

(a) 4/7 cm/s2

(b) 16/7 cm/s2

(c) 8/7 cm/s2

(d) None of the above

25. A simply supported beam of length 2L and of circular cross-section of diameter

d is subjected to a concentrated load of magnitude P at its mid point. The beam is
saw-cut half-way its length keeping the load same. The new half beam is now fixed
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at its previously supporting end. The ratio of the maximum deflection of the
previous beam to the new beam is:

(a) 1:2

(b) 2:1

(c) 4:1

(d) 1:4

26. Refer to the previous Q25. If other data remain the same, the ratio of the
maximum bending stress developed in the previous beam to the new beam is:

(a) 1:2

(b) 2:1

(c) 4:1

(d) 1:4

27. Lamis theorem is applicable to:

(a) three forces which are in equilibrium

(b) three forces which are not in equilibrium

(c) three forces which are concurrent

(d) both (a) and (c)

28. A car turning a curve with a high velocity has a tendency to fly away. This is
due to:

(a) centripetal acceleration

(b) low friction force between the tier and the road

(c) both due to (a) and (b)

(d) None of the above

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29. A body is thrown with a velocity of 0.5 m/s upward from a roof terrace which
is 6.0 m high from the ground. When the stone reaches the ground its velocity will
be (you may take g 10 m/s2):

(a) 0.5 m/s

(b) less than 0.5 m/s

(c) will be in the range of 5.0 -8.0 m/s

(d) will be more than 10.0 m/s

30. A 100N force acting on a mass produces acceleration of 10m/s 2. If the mass
was initially at rest the kinetic energy that will be induced in it after 10 seconds of
its motion is (assume that the force is continuously acting):

(a) 100 KJ

(b) 200 KJ

(c) 50 KJ

(d) None of the above

Answer key:

1 c 11 a
2 b 12 b
3 b 13 b
4 a 14 b
5 a 15 a
6 b 16 d
7 a 17 d
8 a 18 c
9 a 19 a
10 b 20 a
21 c 22 c
23 c 24 b
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25 a 26 a
27 d 28 c
29 d 30 c