AAE- EM & SA Test

1. The load is assumed to act on joints only in

(a) frame (b) truss (c) device (d) linkage

2. The simply supported beam ‘A’ of length ‘l’ carries a central point load ‘W’. Another Beam ‘B’ is loaded with a
uniformly distributed load such that the total loan on the beam is ‘W’. The ratio of maximum deflections
between beam ‘A’ and ‘B’ is ……

(a) 5/8 (b) 8/5 (c) 5/4 (d) 4/5

3. The fixed end moment MFAB for the beam is the sketch is:

(a) WL/4 (b) WL/2 (c) WL/10 (d) WL/8

4. If there are 1m’ unknown member forces, ‘r’ unknown reaction components and j number of joints, then the
degree of static indeterminacy of pin jointed plane frame is given by

(a) m + r + 2j (b) m – r + 2j (c) m + r -2j (d) m + r -3j

5. Product EI is called

(a) Flexural rigidity (b) Torsional rigidity (c) Second moment of area (d) Relative stiffness

6. If m : Number of members j : Number of joints and r : Number of reaction components, then which of the
following relation holds good for the statically determinate pin jointed plane frame.

(a) m + r = 2j (b) 3m + r = 3j (c) 2m+r=2j (d) 2m-r=2j

7. When the forces in a few members of a truss are to be determined. The preferred method of analysis is ……..

(a) Tension coefficient method (b) Method of sections (c) Graphical method (d) Method of joints

8. A simply supported beam of span L carrying a uniformly distributed load registers a deflection of y cm at the
centre. If the span of the beam is doubled, the deflection at the centre for the same uniformly distributed load
would be

(a) 2y (b) 4y (c) 8y (d) 16y

9. The number of members (n), and number of joints (j) in a perfect frame is given by
(a) n = 3j-2 (b) n = 2j-3 (c) j=2n-3 (d) j = 3n-2
10. If in a Pin jointed plane frame (m + r) > 2j, then the frame is

(a) Stable and statically indeterminate (b) stable and statically determinate

(c) Unstable (d) Unstable and statically indeterminate

11. A uniform beam of length 2L and flexural rigidity EI/2 is fixed at both ends, What is the moment required for
unit rotation at centre of the span?

(a) EI/L (b) 2EI/L (c) 3EI/L (d) 4EI/L

12. Deflection at the free end of a cantilever beam of uniform cross-sectional area, elasticity constant “E”, moment
of inertia “I” and length “I” carrying a uniformly distributed load throughout the span as “w” per unit length
would be
(a) 𝑤𝑙2/(8𝐸𝐼) (b) 𝑤𝑙3/(8𝐸𝐼) (c) 𝑤𝑙4/(8𝐸𝐼) (d) 𝑤𝑙4/(16𝐸𝐼)
13. The deflection at the centre of a simply supported beam carrying a point load at the centre is given by :

(a) yc = 5 𝑊𝐿3 / 384 EI (b) yc = 16 𝑊𝐿3 / 16 EI (c) yc = - 𝑊𝐿3 / 48 EI (d) yc = 𝑊𝐿3 / 24 EI

14. Slope at the supports of a simply supported beam of span L with a uniformly distributed load of intensity w is
𝑊𝐿3 𝑊𝐿3 𝑊𝐿3 𝑊𝐿3
(a) 12𝐸𝐼 (b) 24𝐸𝐼 (c) 48𝐸𝐼 (d) 96𝐸𝐼

15. Deflection of simply supported beam at mid-span under a concentrated load is

𝑊𝐿3 𝑊𝐿2 𝑊𝐿3 𝑊𝐿3
(a) 48𝐸𝐼
(b) 8𝐸𝐼
(c) 3𝐸𝐼
(d) 96𝐸𝐼

16. The effect of number of loads applied simultaneously is the sum of the effect of each load. This statement is
the principle of

(a) Superposition (b) Complementary load (c) Reciprocal theorem (d) None of the above

17. Two couples acting in a plane may be in equilibrium only when their moments are equal in

(a) magnitude (b) opposite in direction (c) both of the above (d) none of the above

18. Which of the following is a vector quantity?

(a) mass (b) power (c) velocity (d) energy

19. Coplanar concurrent forces are those forces which

(a) meet at one point but lines of action do not lie in the same plane

(b) do not meet at one point, and their lines of action do not lie in the same plane.

(c) meet at one point and their lines of action also lie on the same plane.

(d) do not meet at one point, but their lines of action lie on the same plane.

20. Power is

(a) mass multiplied by acceleration (b) force multiplied by translation

(c) work multiplied by time (d) rate of doing work

21. The forces which are having common lines of action are known as:

(a) Coplanar forces (b) Collinear forces

(c) Concurrent forces (d) None concurrent and non-parallel forces

22. The ratio of the limiting force of friction to the normal reaction between two bodies is :

(a) Limiting force of friction (b) Angle of friction (c) Coefficient of friction (d) Cone of friction

23. If two equal forces of magnitude P act at an angle θ, their resultant will be

(a) P cos θ/2 (b) 2 P sin θ/2 (c) P tan θ/2 (d) 2 P cos θ/2

24. The unit of power in SI units is ………

(a) horsepower (b) joule (c) watt (d) kg-m

25. If the resultant of two equal forces has the same magnitude as either of the forces, then the angle between
the two forces is

(a) 90° (b) 60° (c) 120° (d) 30°

26. If a number of forces are acting at a point, their resultant will be inclined at an angle * with the horizontal, such
that

(a) tan ∅ = ΣV x ΣH (b) tan ∅ = ΣH / ΣV (c) tan ∅ = √ΣV + ΣH (d) tan ∅ = ΣV / ΣH

27. The friction experienced by a body, when in motion, is known as

(a) rolling unchanged (b) static friction (c) limiting friction (d) dynamic friction

28. The energy possessed of a body, for doing work by virtue of its position, is called

(a) electrical energy (b) chemical energy (c) kinetic energy (d) potential energy

29. Which of the following is not a fundamental unit?

(a) Newton (b) Meter (c) kg (d) second

30. ‘G’ means=

(a) 102 (b) 103 (c) 109 (d) 1010

31. In the law of parallelogram of forces.

(a) The side of the parallelogram represents resultant force

(b) The upper side of the parallelogram represents resultant force

(c) The lower side of their parallelogram represents resultant force

(d) The diagonal of the parallelogram represents resultant force

32. For co-planar concurrent forces, if ΣH=0, ΣV=0, The resultant force is equal to

(a) 50 kN (b) 1 kN (c) zero (d) None of these

33. If there coplanar concurrent forces are in equilibrium then each force is proportional to the sine of the angle
between other two forces. This is as per

(a) Law of polygon (b) Law of triangle (c) Lami’s theorem (d) Parallelogram law of forces

34. If resultant of system of forces is between 0° to 90°, it is in which quadrant?

(a) 3rd quadrant (b) 1st quadrant (c) 2nd quadrant (d) 4th quadrant

35. In the law of triangle of forces.

(a) The closing side of the triangle represents resultant force

(b) The first first side of the triangle represents resultant force

(c) The second side of the triangle represents resultant force

(d) None of the above

36. Equilibrant force is

(a) unequal and parallel to resultant force (b) equal and opposite to resultant force

(c) unequal and unparallel to resultant force (d) All of the above
37. For the equilibrium of coplanar non-concurrent forces.

(a) The sum of moment of all forces should be constant.

(b) The sum of moment of all forces should not be zero

(c) The sum of moment of all forces should be zero

(d) None of above

38. The principle of moment is based on ________theorem.

(a) Lami’s (b) Law of triangle (c) Varignon’s (d) Parallelogram law of forces

39. A point load is known as

(a) Large load (b) Concentrated load (c) small load (d) Distributed load

40. Resultant force of a couple is equal to

(a) 10 (b) 0 (c) 100 (d) 1000

41. Moment is a ______quantity.

(a) Scalar (b) Vector (c) Both scalar and vector (d) None of the above

42. At fixed support, the possible number of reactions are

(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1

43. Which of the following is an example is an example of a couple?

(a) Turning the cap of bottle (b) Twisting a screw driver (c) Steering the car (d) All of the above

44. The ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction is called …….

(a) coulomb friction (b) kinetic friction (c) angle of friction (d) coefficient of friction

45. If limiting friction (F) is 20 N and normal reaction (N) is 40 N, what is the value of coefficient of friction?

(a) 2.0 (b) 0.50 (c) 1.0 (d) 0.25

46. Dynamic friction is always

(a) Less than static friction (b) more than static friction (c) equal to static friction (d) zero

47. Reciprocating of piston inside a cylinder is an example of

(a) Sliding friction (b) Static friction (c) Rolling friction (d) None of the above

48. If coefficient of friction is 1, what is the value of angle of frictions?

(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°

49. Type of friction produced to dynamic friction is

(a) Sliding friction (b) static friction (c) Rolling friction (d) Dynamic friction

50. The minimum force required to slide a body of weight W on a rough horizontal plane is

(a) W sin ∅ (b) W cos ∅ (c) W tan ∅ (d) None of these

Hint: F= μ. W
= tan ∅. W μ=tan ∅