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1. A block in the shape of a parallelopiped of sides lm x 2m x 3m lies on the surface. Which of the faces gives maximum stable block ?

A. 1 m x 2 m

B. 2 m x 3 m

C. 1 m x 3m

D. equally stable on all faces

Explanation:

2. A rigid body is in a stable equilibrium if the application of any force

A. can raise the CG of the body but can not lower it

B. tends to lower the CG of the body

C. neither raises nor lowers the CG of the body

D. none of above

Explanation:

3. Free body diagram is an

A. isolated joint with only body forces acting on it

B. isolated joint with internal forces acting on it

C. isolated joint with all the forces, internal as well as external, acting on it

D. none of the above

Explanation:

4. The bending moment in an arch is proportional to

A. vertical ordinate of funicular polygon

B. vertical ordinate of the arch

C. intercept between the arch axis and the funicular polygon

D. none of these

Explanation:

5. A funicular polygon cannot be made to pass through

A. one specified point

B. two specified points

C. three specified points

D. more than three specified points

Explanation: