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Statics, Trusses and Friction - Mechanics of Rigid Bodies - Engineering Sciences Previous Year Questions

Practice Statics, Trusses and Friction - Mechanics of Rigid Bodies - Engineering Sciences previous year questions organised from real papers, with year-wise coverage and clear topic navigation.

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Difficulty distribution

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Medium 52 77.6%
Easy 14 20.9%
Hard 1 1.5%

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MCQ 47 70.1%
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) 20 29.9%

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Engineering Sciences
67 Qs

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Mechanics of Rigid Bodies
67 Qs

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Statics, Trusses and Friction
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Paper coverage

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Engineering Sciences (XE) 2026
5 Qs
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2025
5 Qs
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2024
6 Qs
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2023
4 Qs
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2022
3 Qs
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2021
5 Qs
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2020
3 Qs
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2019
3 Qs
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2018
3 Qs
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2017
4 Qs
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2016
3 Qs
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2015
4 Qs
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2014
2 Qs
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2012
2 Qs
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2011
3 Qs
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2010
3 Qs
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2009
2 Qs
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2008
5 Qs
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2007
2 Qs

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Engineering Sciences (XE) 201920193View paper
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Engineering Sciences (XE) 201720174View paper
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All Statics, Trusses and Friction previous year questions

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2007 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2007

The truss shown in the figure is

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2007 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2007
The reaction at the roller support is
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2008 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2008

If three nonparallel forces are in equilibrium they

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2008 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2008

A man weighing 600N stands on a horizontal beam of negligible weight at C and holds a string passing over two smooth pulleys and attached to point B on the beam as shown in the figure. The tension in the string is

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2008 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2008

A homogeneous cubic block of side L and weight 200 N resting on a horizontal floor is acted upon by a force of 100 N at an angle of 60° to the horizontal as shown in the figure. If the coefficient of friction is 0.3, the magnitude of the frictional force between the block and the floor is

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2008 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2008

A block of weight 500 N is about to move up the plane due to a horizontal force of 800 N. The coefficient of static friction between the contact surfaces is

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2008 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2008

The forces in the members of a truss ABCD as shown in the figure are (T stands for tension and C for compression)

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2009 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2009
A small spherical ball fails at a normal load of 10 kN under the arrangement as shown below. The vertical force F required to crush the ball is

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2009 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2009
A block of length \(a\) and height \(b\) rests on a rough inclined plane (coefficient of friction \(\mu\)) as shown below. The angle \(\alpha\) of the inclined plane is slowly increased. The condition that the block will topple due to its own weight before it begins to slide is

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2010 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2010
Three forces acting on a particle are given as
\(F_1 = (5\mathbf{i} + 6\mathbf{j})\) N, \(F_2 = (-\mathbf{i} + 4\mathbf{k})\) N and \(F_3 = (\mathbf{i} + 6\mathbf{j} + 16\mathbf{k})\) N,
where \(\mathbf{i}, \mathbf{j}, \mathbf{k}\) are the unit vectors along Cartesian coordinate axes. Which one of the following statements is true?
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2010 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2010

A truss consisting of members AD, DC, AB, BD and BC is subjected to a vertical force of 120 N at joint B as shown in the figure. The members AD, DC and BD are each of 1 meter length. The magnitude of force in the member BD is

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2010 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2010

Two rigid bodies A and B are each weighing 30 N. Body A is kept on a floor and body B is kept on body A as shown in the figure. The coefficient of friction between two bodies, and between body A and the floor is 0.1. If a horizontal force of 2 N is applied on body A, the friction force at the interface of body A and body B will be

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2011 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2011
The magnitude of the reaction force at the wall is
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2011 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2011
A 10 kg rectangular steel block is placed over a smooth cast iron surface. The coefficient of friction between steel and cast iron is 0.4. Acceleration due to gravity is 10 m/s². If a force of 20 N is applied to the block parallel to the surface, the frictional resistance (in N) offered by the surface to the block is
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2011 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2011
A non-magnetic light rigid frame with two magnets attached to its legs rests on a mild steel plate as shown. A spring, compressed by an amount \(\delta\) from its unstretched length, connects the steel plate to the center of the frame as shown. Which of the figures below represents the CORRECT free-body diagram?
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2012 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2012
A block of weight W, connected to two springs with spring constants k₁ and k₂, rests initially on a horizontal frictional surface. The coefficient of static friction between the block and the surface is μ. Both springs are initially undeformed. The magnitude of force F, applied to the second spring, is now gradually increased. The block will start to slide when F becomes
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2012 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2012
An irregular planar body in space is acted upon by a force \(\vec{F} = (2\hat{i} + \hat{j})N\) at position \(\vec{r_1} = (\vec{i} + 2\vec{j})m\) and a moment \(\vec{M} = 3\hat{k}Nm\) at position \(\vec{r_2} = (-2\hat{i})m\). The corresponding equivalent force \(\vec{F_o}\) and moment \(\vec{M_o}\) at the origin are
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2014 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2014
For the pin jointed truss, find the axial force (in kN) in the member 2-5.
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2014 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2014
A block of weight $Q$ rests on an inclined plane and is attached to a string which runs over a frictionless pulley to carry a block of weight $P$ at its other end. The coefficient of friction between the block of weight $Q$ and the inclined plane is $\mu$. Consider the following cases:
Case I: weight $Q$ starts moving down the inclined plane
Case II: weight $P$ starts falling down
The limiting values of ratio $P/Q$ for Case I and Case II respectively are

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2015 · Engineering Sciences · Mechanics of Rigid Bodies · Statics, Trusses and Friction
Engineering Sciences (XE) 2015

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