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1. A lamp is attached to a wall, as shown in picture.

Calculate the moment of the lamp about the pivot.


a. 225 Nm
b. 22.5 Nm
c. 125 Nm
d. 2.25 Nm
2. A 50 cm rule is balance at its mid-point. A force of 8.0 N act at a distance of 10 cm from one
end of the rule. Shown in the picture.

Calculate the moment of the 8.0 N force of the pivot!


a. 1.2 Nm
b. 12 Nm
c. 0.8 Nm
d. 8 Nm
3. A metre rule is balanced on a pivot by three vertical forces, as shown in fig.

Calculate the size of force F!


a. 18 Nm
b. 22 Nm
c. 2.2 Nm
d. 1.8Nm
4. The moment of a force about a pivot is equal to …… multiplied by ……
a. Force,mass
b. Force,volume
c. Force, distance
d. Force, area
5. A tower crane has a load W, as shown in Fig.
If the tower crane is balances horizontally when holding the load W. Weight of load W is…
a. 500 kg
b. 100 kg
c. 5000 kg
d. 1000 kg
6. In which type of lever, the force is in between weight and fulcrum?
a. I dan II c. III
b. I d. Not Attempted
7. The simple lever in which the effort and load act on the same side of the fulcurm, but load
acting at a greater distance than the effort is known as…
a. Lever of first order
b. Lever of second order
c. Lever of third order
d. Lever of fourth order
8. Pay attention to the following statement
I. Moment is a quantity that tells turning effect of a force about turning point.
II. Moment is smaller when force is smaller
III. Quantity of turning effect of a force does not depend of acting degree of force on object.
The correct statement regarding the moment of force is
a. I &II
b. I & III
c. I,II,III
d. All
9. State the Principle of Moments
a. When a system is in equilibrium, the sum of the total clockwise moment is equal to the sum
of the total anti-clockwise moment about the same pivot.
b. When a system is in equilibrium, the sum of the total clockwise moment is less than the
sum of the total anti-clockwise moment about the same pivot.
c. When a system is in equilibrium, the sum of the total clockwise moment is greater the sum
of the total anti-clockwise moment about the same pivot.
d. When a system is in equilibrium, the sum of the total clockwise moment is equal to the sum
of the total anti-clockwise moment about the different pivot.
10. What is the unit of moment f force?
a. N c. N/m
b. Nm d. m

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