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1. A beam is subjected to a uniformly distributed load of 10 kN/m over a span
of 6 m. What is the total load on the beam?
A. 60 kN
B. 16.7 kN
C. 600 kN
D. 36 kN
Total load = w × L = 10 kN/m × 6 m = 60 kN.
2. Water flows through a pipe at 2 m³/s. If the pipe cross-sectional area is 0.5
m², what is the flow velocity?
A. 0.25 m/s
B. 4 m/s
C. 1 m/s
D. 2.5 m/s
Velocity = Q / A = 2 m³/s ÷ 0.5 m² = 4 m/s.
3. Which of the following materials is most ductile?
A. Cast iron
B. Ceramic
C. Glass
D. Steel
Steel can undergo significant plastic deformation before fracture, unlike brittle
materials.
4. A resistor of 10 Ω carries a current of 2 A. What is the voltage across it?
A. 5 V
B. 20 V
C. 10 V
,D. 2 V
V = I × R = 2 A × 10 Ω = 20 V.
5. A car accelerates from 0 to 30 m/s in 10 seconds. What is its acceleration?
A. 2 m/s²
B. 3 m/s²
C. 1.5 m/s²
D. 30 m/s²
a = Δv / Δt = (30 – 0) / 10 = 3 m/s².
6. The dimension of force in terms of M, L, T is:
A. M L T⁻²
B. M L T⁻²
C. M L² T⁻¹
D. M L² T⁻²
Force F = mass × acceleration = M × L/T².
7. A 2 kg object falls freely from a height of 10 m. Neglect air resistance.
What is the velocity just before impact? (g = 9.81 m/s²)
A. 9.9 m/s
B. 14 m/s
C. 19.6 m/s
D. 10 m/s
v = √(2 g h) = √(2 × 9.81 × 10) ≈ 14 m/s.
8. What is the stress in a rod 5 m long, 0.01 m² cross-section, under a 50 kN
axial load?
A. 5 MPa
B. 500 kPa
C. 5 MPa
D. 50 MPa
Stress = F / A = 50,000 N / 0.01 m² = 5,000,000 Pa = 5 MPa.
, 9. A transformer steps voltage down from 240 V to 120 V. If primary current
is 2 A, what is secondary current?
A. 4 A
B. 1 A
C. 2 A
D. 8 A
Using Vp Ip = Vs Is → Is = Vp Ip / Vs = 240×2 /120 = 4 A.
10. A 3-phase system has a line-to-line voltage of 400 V. What is the phase
voltage?
A. 400 V
B. 230 V
C. 230 V
D. 346 V
Vp = VL / √3 = .732 ≈ 230 V.
11. The Young’s modulus of steel is approximately:
A. 200 MPa
B. 200 GPa
C. 2 GPa
D. 20 MPa
Typical steel has E ≈ 200 GPa.
12. Which law relates the current through a conductor to voltage and
resistance?
A. Faraday’s Law
B. Ohm’s Law
C. Newton’s Law
D. Hooke’s Law
V = I R, which is Ohm’s Law.
13. A cantilever beam has a point load at the free end. The bending moment
at the fixed end is:
A. Zero
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1. A beam is subjected to a uniformly distributed load of 10 kN/m over a span
of 6 m. What is the total load on the beam?
A. 60 kN
B. 16.7 kN
C. 600 kN
D. 36 kN
Total load = w × L = 10 kN/m × 6 m = 60 kN.
2. Water flows through a pipe at 2 m³/s. If the pipe cross-sectional area is 0.5
m², what is the flow velocity?
A. 0.25 m/s
B. 4 m/s
C. 1 m/s
D. 2.5 m/s
Velocity = Q / A = 2 m³/s ÷ 0.5 m² = 4 m/s.
3. Which of the following materials is most ductile?
A. Cast iron
B. Ceramic
C. Glass
D. Steel
Steel can undergo significant plastic deformation before fracture, unlike brittle
materials.
4. A resistor of 10 Ω carries a current of 2 A. What is the voltage across it?
A. 5 V
B. 20 V
C. 10 V
,D. 2 V
V = I × R = 2 A × 10 Ω = 20 V.
5. A car accelerates from 0 to 30 m/s in 10 seconds. What is its acceleration?
A. 2 m/s²
B. 3 m/s²
C. 1.5 m/s²
D. 30 m/s²
a = Δv / Δt = (30 – 0) / 10 = 3 m/s².
6. The dimension of force in terms of M, L, T is:
A. M L T⁻²
B. M L T⁻²
C. M L² T⁻¹
D. M L² T⁻²
Force F = mass × acceleration = M × L/T².
7. A 2 kg object falls freely from a height of 10 m. Neglect air resistance.
What is the velocity just before impact? (g = 9.81 m/s²)
A. 9.9 m/s
B. 14 m/s
C. 19.6 m/s
D. 10 m/s
v = √(2 g h) = √(2 × 9.81 × 10) ≈ 14 m/s.
8. What is the stress in a rod 5 m long, 0.01 m² cross-section, under a 50 kN
axial load?
A. 5 MPa
B. 500 kPa
C. 5 MPa
D. 50 MPa
Stress = F / A = 50,000 N / 0.01 m² = 5,000,000 Pa = 5 MPa.
, 9. A transformer steps voltage down from 240 V to 120 V. If primary current
is 2 A, what is secondary current?
A. 4 A
B. 1 A
C. 2 A
D. 8 A
Using Vp Ip = Vs Is → Is = Vp Ip / Vs = 240×2 /120 = 4 A.
10. A 3-phase system has a line-to-line voltage of 400 V. What is the phase
voltage?
A. 400 V
B. 230 V
C. 230 V
D. 346 V
Vp = VL / √3 = .732 ≈ 230 V.
11. The Young’s modulus of steel is approximately:
A. 200 MPa
B. 200 GPa
C. 2 GPa
D. 20 MPa
Typical steel has E ≈ 200 GPa.
12. Which law relates the current through a conductor to voltage and
resistance?
A. Faraday’s Law
B. Ohm’s Law
C. Newton’s Law
D. Hooke’s Law
V = I R, which is Ohm’s Law.
13. A cantilever beam has a point load at the free end. The bending moment
at the fixed end is:
A. Zero
