MCQ Unit 1 Resolution and Composition of Forces

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1 If two forces of magnitude P 2P 3P P 4P c 1
and 2P act on a body , then
their miniimum resultant is
2 Two forces 3N and 1N act at (10)½ (12)½ (8)½ (7)½ a 1
normal to each other.The
resultant is
3 Two forces 2N and 4N act at a (10)½ (6)½ (28)½ (8)½ c 1
point on a body.The resultant
when they act at 60° is
4 If two forces of magnitude 5kN 4kN 3kN 2kN b 1
4kN and 8kN act on a body ,
then their minimum resultant
is
5 If two forces each of (2)½F (F)½ (3F)½ (5F)½ a 2
magnitude 'F' act at right
angles, their effect may be
neutralised by a third force P.
The value of P is
6 Two equal forces act on a 90° 120° 60° 100° c 2
body.The square of the
resultant is three times the
product of the forces. Then
the angle between them is
7 If two forces of magnitude 20kN 30kN 50kN 10kN b 1
10kN and 20kN act on a body ,
then their maximum resultant
is
8 The effect of a given force resolution law of motion law of equilibrium c 1
remains unaltered at any point transmissibili
along the line of action .This is ty
according to
9 The resultant of two forces P/2 P/(2)½ (2P)½ (P)½ b 2
each of magnitude P/2 acting
at a right angle is
10 The resultant of two forces 2P 3P (3)½P (2)½P c 2
each of magnitude P acting at
60° is
11 The resultant of two forces P1 P1=P2 P2=R P1=R 2P1=R c 2
and P2 is R. If P1 is doubled and
the new resultant remains R
and becomes perpendicular to
P2 ,then
12 If two forces of magnitude 7N 10N 15N 13N 16N c 2
and 8N act at 60° , then the
resultant will be
13 If two forces of magnitude P 2P cosB P cos2B P(2+2cosB)½ P cosB c 2
each act at angle 'B' .Then
resultant will be
14 If the resultant of two equal 120° 60° 90° 50° a 2
forces has the same
 magnitude, then the angle
between them is
15 The angle between two forces 180°and 0° 90° and 0° 0° and 180° 0° and 90° c 1
,when the resultant is
maximum and minimum are
16 A ------------- is a single force resultant equilibrant moment couple a 1
which can replace two or
more forces and produce the
same effect.
17 The splitting of a force into resultant resolution moment couple b 1
two perpendicular directions
without changing its effect is
called
18 The square of the resultant of P1²+P2²+2P1P P1²+P2²+2P1P P1²+P2²- P1²+P2² b 1
forces P1 and P2 with a angle 2 2cos D 2P1P2
'D' between them is
19 If the resultant is equal to half 151.04° 140.5° 120° 100° a 2
the magnitude of two equal
forces, then the angle
between the forces is
20 If two equal forces are acting (15)½ (5)½ (25)½ (10)½ d 2
at a right angle,having
resultant force of (20)½ ,then
find out magnitude of each
force.
21 When two equal forces are (28/3)½ 28/2 28/5 28/7 a 2
acting at 60° produce a
resultant equal to (28)½, then
find out magnitude of each
force
22 Two forces 5N and 7N act at a (74)½ (60)½ 70½ 84½ a 1
point on a body.The resultant
when they act at right angle is
23 Two forces 3N and 5N act at a (53.21)½ (50.12)½ (55.21)½ (45.21)½ c 2
point on a body.The resultant
when they act at 45° is
24 If two forces of magnitude 25kN 15kN 10kN 20kN b 1
5kN and 10kN act on a body ,
then their maximum resultant
is
25 Two equal forces act on a 120° 90° 60° 30° b 2
body.The square of the
resultant is two times the
product of the forces. Then
the angle between them is
26 If two forces of magnitude 2P 4P 6P 3P 8P b 1
and 4P act at a point on a
body , then their maximum
resultant is
27 If a number of forces are tan θ = ΣH / tan θ = ΣV / tan θ= ΣV × tan θ =0 b 1
acting at a point, their ΣV ΣH ΣH
resultant will be inclined at an
angle θ with the horizontal,
such that
28 The forces, which meet at one coplanar coplanar non- non-coplaner non- a 1
point and their lines of action concurrent concurrent concurrent coplaner
also lie in the same plane, are forces forces forces forces
kNown as

29 Coplanar concurrent forces meet at one do not meet at meet at one do not c 1
are those forces which point, but do one point and point and meet at
not lie in the do not lie in also lie in the one point,
same plane the same same plane but lie in
plane the same
plane
30 Determine the inclination of 36.3° 63.435° 56.7° 186.3° b 2
resultant of force 100N at 0°
and 200N at 90°.
31 A block of mass 9 Kg rests on a 86.5N 84.86 N 24.34N 24.8N b 2
plane making an angle of 160
with horizontal. Determine
the component of the weight
normal to the plane.
32 Two forces act an angle of 20 N 25 N 30N 35N b 2
120°. If the greater force is 50
N and their resultant is
perpendicular to the smaller
force, the smaller force is
33 Four concurrent forces1kN, 7.35 4.35 3.35 2.25 a 2
2kN, 3kN and 4kN acting at an
angle of 20°, 63°, 95°,150°
from positive x axis.
Determine their resultant in
kN.
34 Effect of a force on a body direction magnitude position all of these d 1
depends upon its
35 Two equal forces of 45° 56.3° 26.56° 0° a 2
magnitude 'P' represents the
components of resultant.The
angle made by the resultant
with vertical is
36 forces 138.5N horizontal and 47.04° 34.04° 37.04° 44.04° c 2
183.5N vertical represents
components of resultant then
the angle made by the
resultant with vertical is
37 Determine the inclination of 36.3° 63.435° 56.7° 186.3° b 2
resultant of forces 10N at 0°
and 20N at 90°.
38 A man of weight 60 kg is 558.37N,168.1 -558.37N,- 186.37N,558. - b 2
standing on a ladder of slope 8N 186.18N 18N 558.37N,18
1H: 3V, then the components 6.18N
of weight along the ladder and
normal to ladder are
39 Determine the inclination of 45° 26.56° 20.56° 63.435° b 2
resultant of forces 40N at 0°
and 20N at 90°.
40 A block of mass 19 Kg rests on 51.37N 179.16N 197.16N 15.37N b 2
a plane making an angle of 160
with horizontal. Determine
the component of the weight
normal to the plane.
41 A block of mass 23 Kg rests on 222.20N 39.18N 22.22 N 93.18 N a 2
a plane making an angle of 100
with horizontal. Determine
the component of the weight
normal to the plane.
42 Two forces act an angle of 70 N 75 N 30N 35N b 2
120°. If the greater force is
150 N and their resultant is
perpendicular to the smaller
force, the smaller force is
43 Two forces act an angle of 50 N 75 N 30N 35N a 2
120°. If the greater force is
100 N and their resultant is
perpendicular to the smaller
force, the smaller force is
44 Three concurrent forces 23.45 N 32.45 N 45.45 N 40 N a 2
Q=10N, P=15N, F=15N act at
point O. Q is along +ve x axis,
P is acting at an angle 45° in
forth quadrant and F is acting
in third quadrant at an angle
45°. Then their resultant is
45 Three concurrent forces 65.01 N 56 .01 N 86 N 103 N a 2
Q=23N, P=43N, F=43N act at
point O. Q is along +ve x axis,
P is acting at an angle 45° in
forth quadrant and F is acting
in third quadrant at an angle
45°. Then their resultant is
46 A boat is being towed through 19.7 N 3.47 N 34. 7 N 1.97 N a 2
a canal by a cable which
makes an angle of 100 with the
shore. If the pull in the cable
is 20N, find the force tending
to move the boat along the
canal.
47 A boat is being towed through 69.45 N 393.92 N 6.94 N 93.3 N b 2
a canal by a cable which
makes an angle of 100 with the
shore. If the pull in the cable
is 400N, find the force tending
to move the boat along the
canal.
48 Forces 160.5N horizontal and 42.77° 45° 47.22° 4.77° a 2
173.5N vertical represents
components of resultant then
the angle made by the
resultant with vertical is
49 Forces 90 N horizontal and 51.14° 38.85° 15.14° 83.14° a 2
72.5 N vertical represents
components of resultant then
 the angle made by the
resultant with vertical is

50 A man of weight 60 kg is 57.01 N & 571.01 N & 571.01 N & 57.01 N & b 2
standing on a ladder of slope 142.79 N 142.79 N 42.79 N 42.79 N
1H: 4V, then the components
of weight along the ladder and
normal to ladder are
51 If the resultant is equal to 0.6 145 135 120 100 a 2
times the magnitude of two
equal forces, then the angle
between the forces is nearer
to
52 If two equal forces are acting (15)½ (5)½ (25)½ (20)½ d 2
at a right angle,having
resultant force of (80)½ ,then
find out magnitude of each
force.
53 When two equal forces are 10 25 20 15 a 2
acting at 60° produce a
resultant equal to 10(3)½, then
find out magnitude of each
force
54 Two forces 5N and 7N act at a (74)½ (60)½ 70½ 84½ a 2
point on a body.The resultant
when they act at right angle is
55 Two forces 5N and 6N act at a 10.17 11 15 13 a 2
point on a body.The resultant
when they act at 45° is
56 If two forces of magnitude 25kN 15kN 10kN 20kN b 1
5kN and 10kN act on a body ,
then their maximum resultant
is
57 Two equal forces act on a 120° 90° 60° 30° c 2
body.The square of the
resultant is three times the
product of the forces. Then
the angle between them is
58 If two forces of magnitude 20kN 10kN 30kN 5kN b 1
10kN and 20kN act on a body ,
then their minimum resultant
is
59 Two forces of magnitude P 41.4° 51.4° 45.4° 50.4° a 1
and 2P act at a point on a
body.The square of the
resultant is four times the
product of the forces. Then
the angle between them is
60 If two forces of magnitude 2P 4P 6P 3P 8P b 1
and 4P act at a point on a
body , then their maximum
resultant is
61 A like parallel force system 0.4 m 0.6 m 0.2 m 0.1 m a 2
consists of four forces of
magnitude 10N, 20N, 30N, and
40N acting at 0.2m apart from
each other respectively. The
position of the resultant from
the first force 10N is
62 A door of width 1m can rotate 8.66 N 10 N 5N None of b 2
if a moment of of 10 Nm is the above
applied. The minimum force
that can be applied to open it
is
63 A force of 200N acts 40° to the 50 N m 38 Nm 32 Nm 30 Nm c 2
spoke of a cycle wheel 250
mm in radius. The moment
about the center of the wheel
will be nearer to
64 The moment of the 30 N force 60 Nm 100 Nm 72 Nm 45 Nm c 2
passing through the
coordinates (4, 0) and (0, 3)
about the origin
65 A force of 100N makes an 306 Nm 466 Nm 446 Nm 606 Nm c 2
angle of 600 anticlockwise with
the horizontal. It passes
through the point having
coordinates (4, 5). The
moment of this force about
origin is nearer to
66 A plate ABCD is of breadth 193 Nmm 133 Nmm 143 Nmm 93 Nmm a 2
AB=40mm and depth AD=20
mm. A force of 10 N at angle
2850 is applied at D. The
magnitude of the moment of
the force about point A is
nearer to
67 Three like horizontal forces of 40 N, 800 0 N, 400 Nmm 20 N, 200 None of a 2
10N, 20N, and 10N act on a Nmm Nmm these
vertical rod at A, B, C. If AB =
BC = 20 mm. The resultant
force couple system at A is
68 Two like parallel forces of 60N 100 mm 60 mm 80 mm 90 mm d 2
and 180 N act 120 mm apart
from each other. The position
of the resultant from 60N
force will be
69 A force of 100 N acting 20 N m 25 N m 30 N m 35 N m b 2
tangential to a drum of radius
0.25 m, must be transferred
parallel to itself to its center
O. The moment which should
accompany it for equivalent
effect is
70 Force of 60N acts at horizontal 20.5 Nm 30.5 Nm 96.42Nm 16.67Nm a 2
distance of 1m from origin,
angle made by force with
horizontal is 20º. The moment
 of force about origin is

71 A couple produces translatory rotational combined None of b 1

motion motion translatory the above
and
rotational
72 The two forces of 100 N and coplaner coplaner non- Like parallel unlike d 1
300 N have their lines of concurrent concurrent forces parallel
action parallel to each other forces forces forces
but are in the opposite
directions. These forces are
kNown as
73 A vertical force of P N acting in 100 Nm 200 Nm 300 Nm 400 Nm d 2
first quadrant in XY plane
at(2m, 1m) . If P=200N,
magnitude of moment about
origin is
74 If the arm of couple is be halved remain same be doubled none of c 1
doubled, its moment will these
75 In a couple, the lines of action parallel to inclined to perpendicula none of the a 1
of the two forces are each other each other r to each above
other
76 The magnitude of two unlike 240 N 60 N 120 N 30 N d 2
parallel forces P each acting
at 1 m apart, is equivalent to,
two unlike parallel forces of
300 N each acting at a
distance of 100 mm. Find P
77 Three like parallel forces of 20 0.25 m 0.6 m 1m 1.2 m d 2
N, 30 N and 40 N act at a
distance 1m apart from each
other. Their resultant acts at a
distance of ………………….. from
20 N force
78 A force of 20 N passes from 21 Nm 30 N m 42 Nm 48 Nm c 2
points A(1,2) and B(2,1). The
moment of the force about
the origin will be nearer to
79 Two unlike parallel forces of 5 Nm 10 Nm 12 Nm 15 Nm b 2
20 N each act at 30 deg with
the X-axis at points A and B
which are 1m apart on the x
axis. The moment produced is
80 A force of 50 N acts 18750 Nmm 15000 Nmm 15575 Nmm 12500 a 2
tangentially to a circle of Nmm
diameter 750 mm. Its moment
about the center of the circle
will be
81 If two unlike parallel forces are within the two outside the at the center None of b 2
acting on a member then their forces two forces of the two the above
resultant will lie forces
82 If two like parallel forces are within the two outside the at the center None of a 2
acting on a member then their forces two forces of the two the above
resultant will lie forces
83 A couple of 30 Nm is applied 25 N 75 N 100 N 200 N c 2
to a screw driver of length
0.3m to tighten a screw. The
force required to produce the
couple will be
84 A number of like parallel replaced by a replaced by a both A and B None of a 2
forces acting on a body can be single force couple the above
85 If three like parallel forces 0.5m 0.75m 0.61 m 0.21m c 2
1N,1.5N and 2N act at
distance of 0.5m each. Find
distance of resultant from 1N
force
86 Four forces 125Nm 250Nm 30Nm 150 Nm d 2
50N,100N,150N,200N act in
clockwise direction along the
sides of a square of side 0.6m.
The moment of force about
the centroid of the square is
87 Force F=300N acting vertically 600Nm 660Nm 300Nm 330Nm a 2
upwards at x=2m, y=2m The
magnitude of moment of force
about origin is
88 Two like parallel forces of 1.6m from 4m from 2m from none of a 2
300N and 200N are acting at larger force larger force larger force the above
the ends of the rod of 4m
length. Distance of resultant is
89 The algebraic sum of the two magnitude of magnitude of zero none of the c 1
forces forming couple is equal two forces one force above
to
90 The effect of couple is couple is couple is couple is all of the d 1
unchanged when shifted to rotated shifted and above
other position through any rotated
angle
91 A force of 40N is applied 80Nm 20Nm 40Nm 60Nm a 2
perpendicular to the edge of
the door 2m wide. Then
moment of force about hinge
is
92 Find resultant of forces when 110N 50N 30N 160N a 2
two like parallel forces of 40N
and 70N which act at the ends
of the rod 40cm long
93 The moment of resultant of a superposition Triangle of Varignon’s d 1
force system about any point transmissibilit forces theorem
is equal to the algebraic sum y of forces
of moments of all other forces
about the same point, this is
the statement of law of
94 If a system of forces can be equipollent equivalent both a) and none of the b 1
reduced to a force couple system system b) above
system at a given point
without changing effect on
the body , then it is
95 On a member AB two unlike couple of couple of 6Nm force 20 N force 0 N a 2
parallel forces 20N each act at 12Nm
0.6m apart. The equivalent
 system can be

96 What is the magnitude of 40N 30N 20N 10N c 2

vertical force required to
produce a moment of 20Nm
at point A (1m,1m) if the force
is acting at point B(2m,2m)
97 Two like parallel forces of 1.33m from P 1.44m from P 1.66m from 1.66m from a 2
P=400N and Q=200N acting at P Q
the ends of the rod of 4m
length ,then distance of
resultant is
98 Varignon' s theorem of moment of position of algebraic all of the d 1
moment is used to find resultant resultant sum of above
moments
99 A like parallel force system 100N,40 Nm 100N,80 Nm 200N,40 Nm 100N,120 a 2
consists of four forces of Nm
magnitude 10N, 20N, 30N, and
40N acting at 0.2m apart from
each other respectively at
points A,B,C,D. The equivalent
force couple system at A is
100 Force F=300N acting vertically 300 300N, 300N, 300 b 2
upwards at x=2m, y=2m The N,600Nm(cloc 600Nm(anticlo 300Nm(clock N,300Nm(a
equivalent force couple kwise) ckwise) wise) nticlockwis
system at origin is e)
101 A vertical force of 20 N acts at 40Nm 30Nm 20Nm 10Nm c 2
point B(2m,2m). The moment
produced at A (1m,1m) is
102 The 10 N force is required to 8.66 Nm 10 Nm 5 Nm None of b 2
be applied to a door at the the above
end of width 1m to rotate it
The moment produced about
the hinge is
103 When two like parallel forces 25 cm 50 cm 30 cm 40 cm a 2
of 40N and 70N which act at
the ends of the rod 40cm
long,find the position of
resultant of forces from 40 N
force,
104 The force of 100N is required 300Nm 75 Nm 30 Nm 200 Nm c 2
to produce the moment in a
screw driver of length 0.3 m to
tighten the screw.The
moment produced is
105 Three forces P = 50 N (towards 55.9 N 65.9 N 75.9 N 85.9 N a 2
East), Q = 100 N (towards
North), and R = 75 N (towards
South), are acting on the
member, their resultant is
nearer to
106 Two Forces acting on a ladder Parallel forces Coplanar Non coplanar None of b 2
& resting against vertical wall nonconcurrent forces the above
and horizontal floor is an forces
example of ----------
107 Forces 10 N, 20 N, 30 N and 40 28.28 N 40N 100N 32.32N a 2
N act along sides of a
rectangle PQ, QR, RS, SP. Their
resultant force is nearer to
108 Forces 50 N, 100 N, and 150 N 0N 67.66N 86.67N 300N c 2
act along sides of a equilateral
triangle taken in order.Their
resultant force is nearer to
109 Forces acting tangentially on a 1.4P 2P 1.8P 2.83P a 2
circle are 1) 4P N acting
towards North 2) 3P N acting
towards West 3) 2P N acting
towards South 4) P N acting
towards East . Resultant force
is nearer to
110 Four forces 180N, 100N, 60N, 130N 60N 180N 100N a 2
and 50N are acting along sides
AB, BC, CD, and DA of a square
ABCD. Their resultant force is
nearer to
111 A man weighing 600N is 261N, 339N 300N, 300N 325N, 275N 339N, 261N d 2
standing at middle of light rod
of 4m long. This man is lifted
by other two men one is 1m
from left end and other is
0.7m from right end, the
weight carried by left and right
man is nearer to
112 Four forces 180N, 100N, 60N, 2.46 m 3.46 m 2.64 m 3.64 m a 2
and 50N are acting along sides
AB, BC, CD, and DA of a square
ABCD of side 2m. Their
resultant force is 130N.
Calculate position of resultant
w.r.t A
113 Forces 10N, 20N, 30N & 40N 28.28N 40N 48N 37N a 2
acts along sides of rectangle
PQ, QR,RS,SP respectively.
Then resultant force is given
by
114 Three forces act at A (4m,0), B 150N 166.43N 108.17N 135N c 2
(4m,3m) and C (0,5m) of
magnitudes 60N vertically
upward, 50N along OB and
100N horizontally towards left
respectively. Find the
resultant.