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CHAPTER -1
INTRODUCTION
1. Define;
1) Engineering Mechanics and Applied Mechanics.
2) Statics Jun-16, Jan-17
3) Dynamics Jun-16
4) Scalar quantity with three examples. June-12, June-14
5) Vector quantity with three examples. June-13, June-14, Dec-14
6) Scalar quantity and Vector quantity. Dec-15
7) Kinetics and kinematics. Jun-15
8) Enlist different systems of units Dec-15
2. Describe fundamental quantities with their units. Jan-13
3. Give the units of the following quantities as per S.I. system. Jan-17, Jun-17
1) Force
2) Moment or Torque
3) Work
4) Energy
5) Power
4. Write two fundamental units and two derived unit of SI system. Jun-15,

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CHAPTER-2
COPLANAR CONCURRENT FORCES

1. Define force and its unit. Jan-17, Jun-17

2. Define ‘System of Forces’ and Explain different types of ‘system of forces’. Jun-15, Jun-17
3. Define Coplanar Concurrent Forces and explain condition of equilibrium for same. Dec-15,
Jun-16,
4. State the elements of force or characteristics of force. Dec-14, Jan-17
5. State principle of superposition and principle of transmissibility. Dec-13, Jun-17, Jan-2017
6. State law of parallelogram and give one example. Jun-15, Jun-16, Jan-17
7. State & Prove Lami’s theorem and state polygon law of forces. Dec-15, Jun-16, Jun-17
8. State and explain triangle law of forces. Jun-17, Jan-17
9. Briefly explain types of equilibrium. Jun-17
10. Two forces 15 N each act an angle θ with each other. So that their resultant is
25 N. Find the angle θ. Jun-15
11. Find magnitude and direction of resultant force, if 60 N force is acting due
North and 30 N force is acting due East. Jun-15
12. Find maximum and minimum resultant of two tensile forces 30 KN and 10 KN acting at
one point. June-14
13. Find magnitude and direction of resultant of force system as shown in figure. June-14

14. Find resultant and its direction for forces shown in figure.

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15. Find resultant and its direction for forces given in figure.

16. Find magnitude & direction of the resultant for the system shown in figure.

17. Find magnitude and direction of resultant for the force system shown in figure. March-09

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18. Find magnitude and direction of the resultant for forces given in figure.

19. Find resultant of the force system as shown in figure.

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20. Find the magnitude & direction of resultant force for the given system of forces acting on
the body as shown in figure.

21. Give value of resolve component for the following forces along X-X and Y-Y axis.
1) 10 N towards North-East.
2) 5 N from North.
3) 20 N acting inclined at 60° South of West.
22. The following forces are acting at a point. Find magnitude and direction of the resultant.
1) 450N force towards north-east.
2) 350N force towards east.
3) 250N force at 30º west of north.
4) 300N force at 60º south of west.
23. If two forces act an angle 90°, resultant is√ , if they act at an angle 60°, resultant is√ .
Find the two forces.
24. Two equal forces F are acting at a point if resultant of these forces is F/2, Find angle
between these forces.
25. Two tensile forces of 100 KN and ‘Q’ KN are acting at a point at an angle of 90° with each
other. If resultant force is 200 KN, find an unknown force. Also find out angle made by
resultant force with 100 KN force.
26. Two tensile forces are acting at an angle 120º between them. The bigger force is 35 KN.
The resultant is perpendicular to the smaller force. Find the smaller force and resultant
force.

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27. The system shown in figure is in equilibrium. Find unknown forces P and Q.

28. Three tensile forces F1 F2 & F3 acting at a point are in equilibrium. The angle between F1 &
F2 is 90° and between F2 & F3 is 120°. Find the ratio of forces.
29. A sphere of weight 10 N is suspended by string making 30° angle with wall as shown in
figure. Find out reaction of wall and tension developed in string.

30. A circular sphere weighing 500 N and having a radius of 200 mm hangs by a string AC 400
mm long as shown in figure. Find reaction offered by the wall and tension in the string.

31. An electric lamp fixture 30 N weight is suspended at point C by two strings AC & BC, as
shown in figure. Find forces in strings.

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32. A body of 10 KN is suspended by two strings of length 50 cm and 120 cm attached to two
hooks in horizontal ceiling at 130 cm apart. Find the tension in both strings. Dec-13
33. A Body weighing 2000 N is suspended from a vertical wall by a string AB 2 m long as
shown in figure below. It is pulled by a horizontal force of 320 N. Find tension T in the
string AB and lateral displacement x of the body. Jan-12

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CHAPTER-3
COPLANAR NON-CONCURRENT FORCES

1. Define moment. Jun-17, Jan-17

2. Define couple and state its characteristics. Jan-17, Jun-16, Jun-17
3. Differentiate between Moment of a force and Couple. Jan-17
4. State the properties of couple, give application of couple. Jan-17, Dec-15
5. Explain types of beams, types of loads and types of support with neat sketch.
6. State and explain Verignon’s law of moments with neat sketch. Dec-15, Jun-16,
7. Find magnitude and direction of the resultant for the forces shown in figure.

8. Find resultant and its direction for forces given in figure.

9. ABCD is a square of 1 m side. Forces of 15 N, 25 N, 35 N, 45 N and 50 N are acting

respectively along AB, AD, CB, CD and BD. Find the magnitude, direction and position of
resultant with respect to point A.

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10. Find magnitude & direction of the resultant for the forces shown in figure.

11. Find resultant for the system of forces shown in figure also find moment at the centre.

12. Find magnitude, direction and position of resultant force for a given system of force acting
on body. Each block is 1 x 1 units.

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13. Find support reaction for the beam loaded as shown in figure.

14. A simple supported beam has span 5 m. It carries a point load of 200 KN at 2 m from left
hand support and a point load of 100 KN at 1 m from right hand support. Calculate support
reactions.
15. Calculate the support reaction for the beam shown in figure.

16. Calculate the support reaction for the beam shown in figure.

17. Find support reactions for a beam as shown in figurer.

18. Find the support reactions for a beam shown in figure.

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19. Find reactions offered by supports of the beam as shown in figure.

20. Find support reaction for the beam loaded as shown in figure.

21. Find support reactions for a beam shown in figure.

22. Calculate the support reaction for the beam shown in figure.

23. Find support reactions for beam shown in figure.

24. Find support reactions for a beam shown in figure.

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25. Find support reactions for a beam shown in figure.

26. Find support reactions for a beam shown in figure.

27. Find the reaction of beam as shown in figure.

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CHAPTER- 4
CENTROID & CENTRE OF GRAVITY

1. Define Centroid and center of gravity. Jun-17, Jun-15

2. Differentiate between Centroid and centre of gravity. Jan-17, Dec-15
3. Explain axis of reference and axis of symmetry. Dec-15, Jan-17
4. State co-ordinates of Centroid of different geometries.
5. State and explain varignon’s principle of moment. Jun-16, Jan-17, Dec-15
6. Find position of Centroid for the fig. shown in figure below. June-11

7. Find Centroid of an Indian Standard Angle ISA 60 X 40 X 10 mm keeping longer leg

vertical.
8. Find Centroid of a wire making equilateral triangle of 80 mm side.
9. Locate the Centroid for figure shown below.

10. Find Centroid of a given Lamina shown in figure (All dimensions are in mm).

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11. Define Centroid and find Centroid of a lamina as shown figure.

12. Find centre of gravity for the lamina shown in figure below.

13. Find Centroid of lamina as shown in figure.

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14. Find Centroid of the given lamina as shown in figure.

15. Find Centroid of the lamina as shown in Figure.

16. Find Centroid of lamina as shown in figure.

17. A trapezoidal dam section has base width 5 m and top width 2 m. Its height is 16 m with
one side vertical. Find centre of gravity of the dam section.

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18. Find the Centroid of the lamina shown in figure below.

19. A cylinder having diameter 20 cm and height 20 cm supports a cone having base diameter
and height 20 cm. Find C.G. of this combination.

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CHAPTER 5
FRICTION

1. Define friction and write different types of friction. April-10, Jan-11

2. Define static friction and state law of static friction. June-12&14, Jan-13, Dec-13, Dec-14
3. Define; March-09, April-10, Jan-11, June-13, Dec-13
(1) Limiting friction (2) Angle of friction (3) Co-efficient of friction
(4) Angle of repose (5) Dynamic friction
4. Define angle of friction and state its relation with coefficient of friction. June-14
5. State advantages and disadvantages of friction. Dec-13, Dec-14
6. A pull of 50 N inclined at 30° to the horizontal is necessary to move a wooden block of
215N weight placed on horizontal table. Find coefficient of friction.
March-09, June-12, June-14
7. A pull of 50 N inclined at 30° to the horizontal is necessary to move a wooden block on a
horizontal table. If coefficient of friction is 0.2, find the weight of wooden block. Dec-14
8. Find magnitude of a push inclined at 30° to the horizontal required to move a block of
weight of 500 N resting on a horizontal surface having coefficient of friction is 0.4.
April-10, Jan-12, Dec-14
9. A block weighing 100 N is resting on inclined plane which makes 20° with horizontal.
Calculate the pull required parallel to plane when the block is just on point of sliding
upward. Take coefficient of friction = 0.288. Jan-11, Dec-14
10. Find the weight of a box if it requires 50.5 N efforts parallel to plane, to slide it up on the
inclined plane making 30° with horizontal plane. Assume coefficient of friction is 0.20.
Jan-10, Dec-13
11. A body of weight 8 KN is lying on a rough inclined plane at an angle of 30° with
horizontal. If the angle of friction is 25°, find the minimum effort parallel to the plane
required just to support the body. June-13
12. Find horizontal force required to push a body weighing 20kN up a ramp inclined 30° with
horizontal. Take coefficient of friction is 0.2 June-11
13. A body of weight 300 N is placed on a rough inclined plane making an angle of 15° with
the horizontal. A horizontal force of 160 N is just sufficient to cause the body to start
moving up the plane. Find co-efficient of friction. March-09
14. Calculate hauling force require to drag up the stone block of 450kg weight on a 28° incline
plan made up of wood, the coefficient of friction between the block and wooden surface is
0.275, The angle of rope tie with stone block is 55° with incline plane, also determine
normal reaction & angle of friction. Jan-13

15. A ladder weighing 400N is 10m long. Its end ‘A’ is resting on smooth vertical wall and
lower end ‘B’ is resting on rough horizontal floor having coefficient of friction is 0.4. The
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ladder makes an angle 45o with horizontal. The ladder is about to slip when a man
weighing 600N standing at mid length of the ladder. Find reactions at supports A and B and
limiting friction at the floor. June-13

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CHAPTER 6
WORK, POWER & ENERGY

1. Define; March-09, Jan-11, June-11, June-12, Jan-13, June-13, Dec-13, June-14, Dec-14
1. Work
2. Power
3. Energy
4. Potential Energy
5. Kinetic Energy
2. Explain law of conservation of energy and different forms of energy. June-11, June-14
3. What are the different forms of energy? Dec-14
4. A pump lifts 4000 liter of water from ground level to a 15 m high tank in 10 minutes. Find
the power of pump in kW. June-11
5. A water tank of 50000 litre capacity is at 20 m height from ground. It is to be filled in 25
minutes by a pump. Calculate required power of the pump in KW. June-14, Dec-14
6. A water tank of 5000 litre capacity is at a height of 15 m from ground level. If it is required
to be filled up by pumping water from ground level in 10 minutes. Find power required for
the pump in KW. Jan-12
7. Find out the power required to lift a load of 15000 kg at a height of 20 mm within 10
minute time. June-13
8. Water is to be lifted from a ground tank 7.5 m deep in to a tank 2.5m X 2.5m X 1.5m
located at 11.5 m high from ground in 45 minutes. Calculate the required power of the
Pump in watt. Jan-13
9. A water tank of 50000 liters capacity is at 20 m above the ground. It is to be filled within
30 minutes from a tank at ground level by a pump. If efficiency of pump is 80%, find horse
power of pump. March-09
10. A water tank of 5m X 5m X 1m in size is at 20 m height from ground level. Find out the
power required to fill the tank in 30 minutes if the efficiency of pump is 80%. Dec-13
11. In construction of concrete dam of 60 meter height. Concrete is lifted from the base of dam
by a bucket 6 KN and rope weight 100N/meter. Calculate the work done in lifting one
Bucket of concrete April-10
12. Calculate HP required lifting up a block weighing 150 KN by 1 m in 8 minutes. Jan-10
13. An engine pulls a train with uniform velocity of 90 kmph and exerts a pull of 20 kN.
Calculate work done by the engine in 30 minutes. June-14
14. A train weighing 2000 KN is pulled on a level track at constant speed of 45 km/h by an
engine. If frictional resistance is 10 N/kN, calculate horse power of the engine. Jan-11
15. An engine pulls a train with a velocity of 60 kmph and exerts a tractive force of 20 kN.
Find the work done by the engine in 15 minutes. June-12
16. A train weighing 600 KN runs at a speed of 36 km/h. Calculate Kinetic Energy. June-13
17. A woman pulls one bucket water from a well of 30 m depth. The bucket is having a small
hole and is leaking uniformly. When bucket is full of water its weight is 180N and at top of
well its weight is 100N. Calculate the work done by the woman. Dec-14

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CHAPTER 7
SIMPLE MACHINES

1. Define; March-09, Dec-13, Jan-10, Jan-12, June-13, Dec-14

(1) Mechanical Advantage (2) Velocity Ratio (3) Efficiency
(4) Reversible Machine (5) Self locking machine (5) Input of a machine
(6) Output of a machine (6) Ideal machine
2. Explain Reversible and Non reversible machines. June-12
3. Explain law of machine. Jan-11, June-14, Dec-14
4. Draw neat sketch of different system of pulley. Dec-13, June-12
5. What is the condition for efficiency of the reversible machine? Jan-13
6. What is the mechanical advantage for a simple pulley? Jan-13
7. State the reasons for the output work to be always less than the input work in actual
machine. April-10
8. State which of the parameter i.e. velocity ratio and mechanical advantage is affected by
friction between contact surfaces. April-10
9. When the machine is called ‘Self locking’ or ‘Reversible’? June-14
10. A law of machine for simple machine is P = 0.1W + 3.0. Find out effort required to lift of
70 KN also calculate maximum mechanical advantage. Dec-13
11. For a certain lifting machine, law of machine is P = 0.05W + 3. Find effort required to lift a
load of 500 N. Also calculate maximum efficiency and maximum mechanical advantage if
velocity ratio is 50. Jan-11
12. Calculate maximum mechanical advantage and maximum efficiency of a machine having
law of machine P = 1/20 * W + 135 and V.R. = 25. June-13
13. For a simple machine the law of machine is P = 0.1W+3.0, calculate maximum mechanical
advantage. June-14
14. For a simple lifting machine, Law of machine is P = (0.1W + 3.5). If VR = 30.5, find
maximum efficiency and maximum mechanical advantage of machine. State whether the
machine is reversible or not. Find effort required to lift a load of 50 KN. Jan-12
15. In a lifting machine an effort of 90N raised a load of 950N and an effort of 450N raised a
load of 5700N. Find the law of machine. March-09, Dec-14
16. In a lifting machine a load of 20KN is lifted by an effort of 0.6 KN and a load of 40 KN is
lifted by an effort of 1.10 KN. Find law of machine and efficiency at load 40 KN &
VR=40. June-11
17. An effort of 60 N is applied to machine to lift a load of 900 N. If velocity ratio is 20,
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18. Foe a simple wheel and axle, the diameter of axle is 20cm and diameter of wheel is 50cm.
Find an effort required to lift a load of 1000N when efficiency of machine is 80%. June-14
19. In a machine an effort of 75 N was able to raise a load of 2.25 KN. The effort was found to
move through a distance of 18 m, when the load moved through a distance of 47 cm. Find
mechanical advantage and velocity ratio. Dec-13
20. In a simple lifting machine, an effort of 2 KN raised a load of 60 KN and an effort of 3KN
raised a load of 100 KN. Take VR = 50. Calculate (1) Effort required lifting a load of
160KN. (2) maximum efficiency of machine. (3) State this machine is reversible. Jan-10
21. In one simple lifting machine, a weight of 72 KN is raised by 3 KN efforts. If efficiency of
machine is 30%, find out mechanical advantage and velocity ratio. If by this machine, a
weight of 13.2 KN is raised by 2.5 KN efforts, what will be its efficiency? Jan-10
22. A screw jack had a thread of 12mm pitch. What effort at end of a handle 500mm long will
be required to lift a load of 3KN, if the efficiency at this load is 48%. Jan-13
23. In a single purchase crab, the length of handle is 600 mm and diameter of load drum is 200
mm. The no. of teeth on pinion is 20 and no. of teeth on spur wheel is 100. If the efficiency
of machine is 40%, find the effort required to lift a load of 600 N. Jan-11
24. In a machine an effort of 1 KN raised a load of 8 KN. The Distance moved by the effort
was 20 meters while that moved by the load was 1 m. Find Mechanical advantage, Velocity
ratio and efficiency of the machine. June-12
25. In a simple machine an effort of 157 N raised a load of 1200 N and an effort of 382 N
raised a load of 3000 N. Establish the law of machine and find effort required to lift a load
of 8000 N. June-12
26. A simple machine lifts a load of 50 KN by an effort of 10 KN. If the maximum mechanical
advantage is 10. Calculate an effort required to lift a load of 120 KN. June-13

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