TEST-06

(Torque And Equilibrium)

1- An object at rest (which continues to stay at rest) is said 7- An object suspended from the
to be in …………………………. ceiling is pulled by a horizontal
37o
a) static equilibrium force of 20 N, as shown in the
b) dynamic equilibrium figure. Find the tension in the T=?
c) translational equilibrium string.
F=20 N
d) rotational equilibrium (Sine 37o=0.6, Cos 37o=0.8)
e) thermal equilibrium a) 9N
W=?
b) 12 N
c) 15 N
2- The turning effect of force is called …………………………. d) 20 N
a) inertia e) 25 N
b) weight
c) torque
d) balance
e) pivot

3- The turning effect produced by a force depends on;

I. Magnitude of the force (F)
II. Direction of the force
III. The distance between the application point of the force and
the pivot around which the object rotates (d)
IV. The angle between the force vector and the line connecting
the pivot to the application point of the force ()

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

a) I only 8- What is the weight of the object in problem 7?
b) II only a) 9 N
c) I and II b) 12 N
d) I, III and IV c) 15 N
e) II, III and IV d) 20 N
e) 25 N

4- When Fnet=0 but net0 on an object, the object is in

……………………… The object does not accelerate, but starts
to rotate.
a) static equilibrium
b) dynamic equilibrium
c) translational equilibrium
d) rotational equilibrium
e) neutral equilibrium
9- A weightless beam is hinged at point A and suspended
by a rope at point B to a wall.
5- The point at which the whole weight of an object is A 60 N object is suspended
assumed to be concentrated is called ……………………………… T
from the midpoint. If the beam
a) center of mass is in equilibrium, find the
b) center of gravity A 37o
tension (T) in the rope.
c) turning point (Sine 37o=0.6, Cos 37o=0.8)
d) pivot a) 30 N
e) fulcrum b) 60 N w=60 N
c) 50 N
d) 100 N
6- A 20 N lamp, suspended from the ceiling by a e) 200 N
cord of negligible mass, as shown in the
figure. Find the tension in the cord. T=?
a) 10 N
b) 20 N
c) 30 N
d) 40 N W=20 N
e) 50 N

  F . d . Sine  , x CG =   (m.y)
(m.x) Prepared By: Eng. Khwaja Yousuf “SEDIQI”
, y CG =
m m
 TEST-06
(Torque And Equilibrium)

10- A person weighing 300 N 13- Which of the following is incorrect?

300 N
standing on a beam weighing a) Torque is a scalar quantity
T2 T1
250 N, suspended by ropes. b) The turning effect of force is called torque
What is the tension T1? (The c) The unit of torque is N.m
other weights in the system are d) If the line of action of the force passes through the
negligible) pivot point, the torque becomes zero
a) 200 N e) The direction of the torque vector is perpendicular to
b) 250 N 250 N the applied force.
c) 300 N 1m
d) 350 N 4m
e) 550 N

14- A uniform rod weighing 20 N

is suspended by two ropes,
as shown in the figure. What T2 T1
is the ratio of the tensions in
the rope T1/T2? 20 N
a) ¼
b) 1/3
c) ½
11- What is T2 in problem 10? d) 1
a) 200 N e) 2
b) 250 N
c) 300 N
d) 350 N
e) 550 N

12- A force of 50 N is applied to a 0.4 m road that can turn 15- A force F is applied on a rod as shown in the figure. At
about point O in the horizontal plane, a s shown in the which angle, , does the torque have its maximum
figure. Find the torque produced by this force. value?
(Sine 37o=0.6 , Cos 37o=0.8)
O 0.4 m a) 33o
a) 9 N.m b) 47o F
b) 12 N.m 37o
c) 89o 
c) 16 N.m d) 92o
O
d) 20 N.m F=50 N e) 105o
e) 25 N.m

  F . d . Sine  , x CG =   (m.y)
(m.x) Prepared By: Eng. Khwaja Yousuf “SEDIQI”
, y CG =
m m