Q1.

 
If the mechanical advantage of a machine is greater than 1, choose the correct
statement.
 The effort required by the machine to overcome a load is less than the load.
 The effort required by the machine to overcome a load is greater than the load.
 The effort required by the machine to overcome a load is equal to the load

 No effort is required

Q2. The correct relationship between the velocity ratio

( V.R) , distance moved by load (dL)) and distance
moved by effort (dE) is
 V.R = dL + dE
 V.R = dL / dE
 V.R = dE / dL

 V.R =dE X d

Q3. Name the machine which is used to change the

direction of force applied.
 a movable pulley
 gear system or class III lever
 single fixed pulley

 inclined plane

Q4. 
 The mechanical advantage for a block and tackle
system consisting of 3 pulleys with a load of 3800 N and
effort of 1200 N is
 4.5
 3.167
 3.8

 4

Q5. 
 A is a driving wheel and B  the driven wheel and NA and NB are the number of teeth
on them.  For the gear system to produce a gain in speed, which of the following is
correct?
 NA > NB
 NA < NB
 NA = NB

 none of the above

Q6. 
A woman draws water from a well using a fixed pulley.
The mass of bucket with water is 8 kg. The mechanical
advantage to the woman for an applied force of 100 N is
__________.
 
(take g = 10 ms-2)
 0.9
 0.844
 0.92

 0.8

Q7. 
A gear can be considered as a lever with an additional property. What is the
additional property of a gear?
 It can be considered as a lever
 it increases the speed of rotation
 It can be continuously rotated instead of moving back and forth.

 it decreases the speed of rotation

Q8. Gears cannot be used to

 reverse the direction of rotation
 shift rotational motion to a different axis
 increase or decrease the speed of rotation

 to raise a load upward

 Q9. 
 The efficiency for a block and tackle system consisting
of 4 pulleys with a load of 3800 N and effort of 1200 N is
 79.167 %
 80 %

 85 %

Q10. Which amongst the following is not an example of

Class I levers ?
 crowbar
 beam balance
 forearm used for lifting a load.

 pliers

Q11. 
Nut cracker is a  ...........................
 class I lever
 class II lever
 class III lever

 gear

Q12. Which of the following is not a lever of II class?

 railway signal
 nail cutter
 motor car foot brake

 opener of a soda water bottle

Q13. Name a machine which is used to multiply speed.

 a movable pulley
 gear system or class III lever
 single fixed pulley
 Inclined plane
 Q14. For an ideal machine, the ratio of mechanical
advantage (M.A), the velocity ratio (V.R) is
 greater than 1
 less than 1
 equal to 1
 depends on the value of load

Q15. A boy uses an inclined plank of length 2 m to raise

his scooter to a height of 1 m by placing one end of the
plank at the ground and the other end at that height. If
the mass of the scooter is 200 kg, find the effort that he
applies.  Neglect friction.
 100 kgf
 200 kgf
 300 kgf

 400 kgf

Q16. Gear is similar in certain attributes to a simple

machine. Name that machine.
 lever
 pulley
 inclined plane

 wedge

Q17. A woman draws water from a well using a fixed

pulley.  The mass of the bucket and water together is
6.0 kg.  The force applied by the woman is 70 N. 
Calculate the mechanical advantage. (Take g = 10 ms-2)
 1.17
 0.86
 0.1

 8.4

Q18. 
 For a wheelbarrow .......................is at the centre.
 fulcrum
 load
 effort

 nut

Q19. 
" Nodding action of human head " is an example of
which class of lever?
 class I
 class II
 class III

 all of the above

Q20. What is the velocity ratio of a single fixed pulley?

 1
 2
 3

 4

Q21. Which types of levers have mechanical advantage

always more than 1?
 I class
 II class

 III class

Q22. 
Write an expression for the mechanical advantage of an inclined plane in terms of its
length l and vertical height h
 M.A = h/l
 M.A = l/h
 M.A = l x h

 M.A = l + h
 Q23. 
For a pair of scissors .......................is at the centre.
 fulcrum
 load
 effort

 None of the above

Q24. For greater efficiency of a block and tackle pulley

system,
 the lower block should be of negligible weight
 the upper and lower blocks should be of equal weights.
 the lower block should be heavier than the upper block.

 the weight of rope should be equal to the weight of pulleys.

Q25. 
Class I lever is that in which
 fulcrum is between the load and effort
 load is between the effort and fulcrum.
 effort is between the load and fulcrum.

 all of the above

Q26. In a gear system, relative position of the axis of

rotation cannot be
 parallel to each other
 intersecting to each other
 neither parallel nor intersecting

 perpendicular to each other

Q27. Name a machine which is used to multiply force.

 a movable pulley
 gear system or class III lever
 single fixed pulley

 inclined plane
 Q28. 
A is a driving wheel and B the driven wheel and NA and NB are the number of teeth
on them. For which of the following conditions there is neither gain in torque nor gain
in speed?
 NA > NB
 NA < NB
 NA = NB

 none of the above

Q29. 
The diagram shows the use of a lever.
 
If FA = 500 cm, AB = 510 cm, calculate the mechanical
advantage and the minimum effort required to lift the
load.
 M.A = 50, effort = 2500 N
 M.A = 51, effort = 50 / 51 N
 M.A = 1 / 50, Effort = 2500 N

 M.A = 1 / 51, Effort = 2550 N

Q30. "Raising weight of the body on toes"  is

a .............................class of lever
 I class
 II class

 III class