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ENGG. Mechanics MCQ UNIT-III hvvhjkih
Engineering mechanics (SRM Institute of Science and Technology)
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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MODEL MCQ PAPER
ENGINEERING MECHANICS (KME 402)
UNIT – III (Centroid and Moment of Inertia)
Q. No. Question
1 The point through which the whole weight of the body acts is called _____________
a) Inertial point
b) Center of gravity
c) Centroid
d) Central point
2 The point at which the total area of a plane figure is assumed to be concentrated is
called ____________
a) Centroid
b) Centre of gravity
c) Central point
d) Inertial point
3 Where will be the centre of gravity of a uniform rod lies?
a) At its end
b) At its middle point
c) At its centre of its cross sectional area
d) Depends upon its material
4 Where the center of gravity of a circle lies?
a) At its centre
b) Anywhere on its radius
c) Anywhere on its circumference
d) Anywhere on its diameter
5 Where will be the center of gravity of the following section will lie in coordinates?
a) (6,3)
b) (6,6)
c) (6,1.5)
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d) (1.5,3)
6 Where will be the centre of gravity of the T section shown in the figure?
a) At 8.545cm
b) At 6.5cm
c) At 5cm
d) At 9.25cm
7 Where will be the center of gravity of the L-section shown in the figure?
a) (1.28,2.64)
b) (1.45,3.24)
c) (1.64,3.28)
d) (2.24,3.68)
8 Where will be the center of gravity of the figure shown?
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a) (3.45,4.52)
b) (3.59,7.42)
c) (3.66,8.84)
d) (3.88,8.88)
9 The centre of gravity of a plane laminate will not be at its geometrical centre if it is a
A. Circle
B. Equilateral triangle
C. Rectangle
D. Right angled triangle
10 Centre of gravity of a thin hollow cone lies on the axis of symmetry at a height of
A. One-half of the total height above base
B. One-third of the total height above base
C. One-forth of the total height above base
D. None of these
11 The centre of gravity of a quadrant of a circle lies along its central radius at a distance
of
A. 0.2 R
B. 0.3 R
C. 0.4 R
D. 0.6 R
12 The centre of gravity of a right circular cone lies on its axis of symmetry at a height of
A. h / 2
B. h / 3
C. h / 4
D. h / 5
13 Q: Moment of inertia is the
A. Second moment of area
B. Second moment of mass
C. Second moment of force
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D. All of these
14 What is the formula of radius of gyration?
a) k2 = I/A
b) k2 = I2/A
c) k2 = I2/A2
d) k2 = (I/A)1/2
15 What is the formula of theorem of perpendicular axis?
a) Izz = Ixx – Iyy
b) Izz = Ixx + Ah2
c) Izz – Ixx = Iyy
d) None of the mentioned
16 What is the formula of theorem of parallel axis?
a) IAD = IG + Ah
b) IAB = Ah2 + IG
c) IAB = IG – Ah2
d) IAB = IG + Ixx
17 What is the unit of radius of gyration?
a) m4
b) m
c) N
d) m2
18 What will be the the radius of gyration of a circular plate of diameter 10cm?
a) 1.5cm
b) 2.0cm
c) 2.5cm
d) 3cm
19 Moment of inertia of a circular section about an axis perpendicular to the section is
a)πd³/16
b)πd³/32
c)πd⁴/32
d)πd⁴/64
20
The moment of inertia of a square of side a about its base is
a)a⁴/3
b)a⁴/12
c)a³/3
d)a⁴/16
21 Mass moment of inertia of a thin rod about its one end is ................the mass moment
of inertia of the same rod about its mid point
a)Same as
b)Twice
c)Thrice
d)Four times
22 Moment of Inertia of a solid sphere of mass m and radius r is
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a)2mr²/3
b)2mr²/5
c)mr²
d)mr²/2
23 The unit of moment of inertia of an area,
A. kg/m
B. kg/m2
C. m4
D. m3
24 Polar moment of inertia is
A. Same as moment of inertia
B. Applicable to masses whereas moment of inertia is applicable to area only
C. The moment of inertia for an area relative to a linear or axis perpendicular to the
plane of the area
D. The moment of inertia for an area relative to a line or axis parallel to the
centroidal axis
25
Determine the radius of gyration ky of the parabolic area.
A
ky = 76.5 mm
.
B
ky = 17.89 mm
.
C
ky = 78.6 mm
.
D
ky = 28.3 mm
.
26
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The irregular area has a moment of inertia about the AA axis of 35 (106) mm4. If the total
area is 12.0(103) mm2, determine the moment of inertia if the area about the BB axis.
The DD axis passes through the centroid C of the area.
A
IBB = 5.00(106 ) mm4
.
B
IBB = 17.00(106 ) mm4
.
C
IBB = 16.80(106 ) mm4
.
D
IBB = 55.4(106 ) mm4
.
27 The Figure shows cross-section of a beam subjected to bending. The area moment of
inertia (inmm4)(inmm4) of this cross-section about its base is _________ .
A. 1873.08
B. 1872.1
C. 1877
D. 1882.63
28 The radius of gyration of a ring of radius R about an axis through its centre and
perpendicular to its plane is
A. R / √2
B. R
C. R/2
D. 5 R / √2
29 Moment of inertia of a hollow circular section, as shown in the below figure about X-
axis, is
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(A) π/16 (D² - d²)
(B) π/16 (D³ - d³)
(C) π/32 (D⁴ - d⁴)
(D) π/64 (D⁴ - d⁴)
30 The moment of inertia of a solid cylinder of mass 'm', radius 'r' and length 'l' about the
longitudinal axis or polar axis is
(A) mr2/2
(B) mr2/4
(C) mr2/6
(D) mr2/8
31 The moment of inertia of a triangular section of base ‘b’ and height ‘h’ about an axis
passing through its base is ……….. times the moment of inertia about an axis passing
through its C.G. and parallel to the base
(a) 9
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 3
32 The moment of inertia of a body is always minimum with respect to its
(a) Base
(b) Centroidal axis
(c) Vertical axis
(d) Horizontal axis
33 The moment of inertia of a circular section of base ‘b’ and height ‘h’ about an axis
passing through its vertex and parallel to base is
(a) bh3/12
(b) bh3/36
(c) bh3/3
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(d)bh4/4
34 The moment of inertia of a circular section about an axis perpendicular to the section
is
(a) πd4/32
(b) πd4/64
(c) πd4/4
(d) πd4/8
ANSWER KEY
Q No. Option Q No. Option
1 B 18 A
2 B 19 B
3 A 20 B
4 B 21 C
5 B 22 B
6 A 23 C
7 A 24 C
8 D 25 C
9 B 26 A
10 A 27 A
11 D 28 B
12 A 29 D
13 B 30 C
14 A 31 A
15 A 32 C
16 B 33 A
17 A 34 B
