Student Sheet

Q.1 An 800 N man stands on mid rung of a Q.3 The fee-body diagram of beam AB of the
ladder AB which weighs 300 N. It is system shown in Fig. 2.2 is
supported on two smooth surfaces at
C.G
right angles to each other meeting at O. A A B
point D on the ladder is attached to the C

corner O by a string making 300 to the

PkN
horizontal (AOD in Fig 6). It is subjected T By
to a tensile force S. The decreasing order CG
Ax
of magnitudes of reactions Ra, Rb and S (A) Ay
Bx

Wab
is given by Cy
Wp

B Rb
1100 N T By
C.G
(B) Ax Bx
Ay
4m Wab
Cy
D T By
S (C) CG
Ax Bx
A Ay
Wab Wp + P
O Cy
2m
(D) None of the above
Ra
Q.4 The force and moment which must be
(A) Ra, S , Rb (B) Ra, Rb, S
applied at O to hold the light bar OA of
(C) Rb, Ra, S (D) Rb, S , Ra length l (shown in Figure in equilibrium
Q.2 A vehicle has a rear wheel drive. The free are
A
body diagram for the rear wheel when P

the vehicle is moving at a constant speed

on a rough road is
l
Direction of motion

300
O

3 Pl
Pl / 2 2
P/2
P/2
O
O
(A) (B)
(A) (B)

3 Pl Pl
2 2
P P
O O

(C) (D)
(C) (D)
Q.5 A vehicle has rear wheel drive. The free Q.9 Two cylinders are kept in a container as
body diagram for the front wheel when shown in the figure given above. Top
the vehicle is moving at a constant speed cylinder has a weight W and bottom
on a rough road is (as shown in figure). cylinder has a weight of 2 W.

m
m
20

m
m
30
A
(A) (B) (C)
Q.6 A force and a couple in the same plane
80 mm
can be reduced to
What is the reaction at A ? (Neglect
(A) A single force friction)
(B) Couple only (A) 3 W (B) 2.8 W
(C) Different force and same couple (C) 2.5 W (D) W
(D) A force and a moment Q.10 The figure given above shows a clamping
Q.7 A rectangular plate is held in equilibrium device operated by the input force F on
by the application of forces as shown in the rope. What is the magnitude of
the figure. What is the magnitude of the required input force if the clamping force
force P ? is 40 N?
Q

P
10 cm 20 cm
Clamping F
force Input force
4m 150 kN

100 kN
60 mm
R
2m
(A) 5 N (B) 10 N
S
(C) 20 N (D) 40 N
(A) 35 kN (B) 50 kN
Q.11 The forces act at a point. The first force
(C) 100 kN (D) 200 kN
has x and y components of 3N and – 5N
Q.8 If a weight of 80 N is suspended by two
respectively. The resultant of these
fine light strings one of which is
forces falls on the x axis and has a
horizontal and other is inclined at an
magnitude of-4 N. The x and y
angle of 300 to the horizontal, then what components of the second force is
is the tension in the inclined string ? (A) (– 7, 5) (B) (–7, –5)
TB
(C) (– 7, 0) (D) (+7, 0)
Q.12 If the maximum and minimum resultant
TA 1500 300
forces of two forces acting on a particle
are 40 kN and 10 kN respectively, then
the two forces in question would be
(A) 25 kN and 15 kN
80 N (B) 20 kN and 20 kN
(A) 160 3N (B) 160 N (C) 20 kN and 10 kN
(C) 140 N (D) 120 N (D) 20 kN and 5 kN
Q.13 Consider the following statements : List – II
1. Two couples in the same plane cane 1. Determination of the position or
be added algebraically. resultant of parallel forces
2. Coplanar and concurrent forces are 2. Definition of the general condition of
the ones which do neither lie in one equilibrium
planer nor meet at a point. 3. Determination of the resultant of
3. Non-concurrent forces are the ones non-parallel forces
which do not meet at a point. 4. Estimation of the three forces on a
4. A single forces may be replaced by a body in equilibrium
force and couple. Codes:
Which of these statements are correct? A B C D
(A) 1, 2 and 4 (B) 2, 3 and 4 (a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 1 4 3 2
(C) 1, 2 and 3 (D) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1 4 2 3
Q.14 A system of forces acting on a lamina is
(d) 4 1 3 2
shown in the given figure. The resultant
of the force system will meet AB at Q.17 The road roller shown in the given figure
10 N 10 N is being moved over an obstacle by a pull
‘P’. The value of ‘P’ required will be the
1m minimum when it is
20 N P
0.5 m y
C B D O
A
0.5 m 0.5 m x C Obstacle

10 N
(A) A (B) B (A) horizontal
(C) C (D) D (B) Vertical
Q.15 A roller of weight W is rolled over the (C) At 450 to the horizontal
wooden block shown in the given figure. (D) Perpendicular to the line CO
The pull F required to just cause the said Q.18 A uniform, heavy rod AB of length L and
motion is weight W is hinged at A and tied to a
weight W1 by a string at B.
The massless string passes over a
30 0
F frictionless pulley (of negligible
dimension) at C as shown in the figure. If
the rod is in equilibrium at horizontal
(A) W/2 (B) W configuration, then
C
(C) 3W (D) 2 W
Q.16 Match list I with list II and select the
correct answer using the codes given W1
below the lists:
L
List - I
A. Lami’s theorem
B. Varignon’s theorem A
C. Newton’s first law of motion B
L
D. Polygon law of forces
 (A) W1 = W (B) W1 = W / 2 C
R
(C) W1 = 2W (D) W1 = W / 2 B

Q.19 A uniform beam AB (see given figure)

pinned at A is held by the cable BC in the y
position shown.
θ
If the tension in the cable is 200 kgf, then A x
the weight of the beam and the reaction
of the pin at A on the beam are
P
respectively. Q.22 A rigid and thin L-shaped bracket is fixed
C R to the wall at point B, and a force F is
T 900 applied at point A as shown. For a given
600
force F, the point B experiences the
60
0 maximum clockwise moment when the
600 B inclination θ (in degrees) with the x-axis
60 0
is……….[up to two decimal places].
F
600
300 θ
A A
W y

(A) 300 kgf ;100 3 kgf ,300

0.3 m
(B) 400 kgf ;100 3 kgf , 600
B
x
(C) 300 kgf ; 200 3 kgf ,300
0.4 m
(D) 400 kgf ; 200 3 kgf , 600
Q.23 A rigid square A BCD is subjected to
Q.20 A weight W is supported by two cables as planar forces at the comers as shown.
shown in the given figure. The tension in P
the cable making angle θ will be the B a
P C
minimum when the value of θ is
a a

T2 a P
T1 A D
0 For this planar force system, the
θ 60
equivalent force couple system at corner
A can be represented as
B a C B a C
W
a System I a a System II a
0 0
(A) 0 (B) 30
A a A a
0
(C) 45 (D) 600 D D
2Pa
Q.21 A rigid rod ABC, in the form of a quarter-
circular arc of radius R, is hinged at C and B a C B a C
supported by a roller at B. A vertical
a System III a a System IV a
force P is applied at the end A of the bar.
For the reactions at B and C to be equal in A a A a
D D
magnitude, the value of the angle θ (in
Pa
degrees) is__________[up to two decimal 2Pa
P P
places].
 y
(A) System I
(B) System II
(C) System III x B
(D) System IV A
Q.24 The figure shows a structure with
supports. The correct free body diagram
100 mm
when the supports are removed is
String 100 kN
Smooth slot 40 kN
Spiral (A) 40 kN in – y direction and M = 0
Spiral string
(B) 40 kN in + y direction and M = 4000
Nm counter clockwise
100 kN (C) 40 kN in + y direction and M = 0
(D) 40 kN in – y direction and M = 4000
Nm clockwise
(A)

100 kN

(B)

100 kN

(C)

100 kN

(D)

Q.25 A two force member in equilibrium is

one in which
(A) Forces act at two points and forces
are collinear
(B) Forces act at two points and
member is always straight
(C) Forces act at two points but the
member is free to carry moment at
any point
(D) Force acts at one point and moment
acts at second point
Q.26 A force F = 40 kN is applied on the hook
as shown. The equivalent force-couple
system at B is