What is a Machine ? / āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ•āĻŋ ?


What is a Machine ? / āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ•āĻŋ ?


A machine is a device that helps us : āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻāύ⧇ āĻāϟāĻž āωāĻĒāϕ⧰āĻŖ āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻ• āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧰⧇:



  • Do work easily : āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈

  • Save time and energy :  āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āφ⧰⧁ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāϚāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧈


What are Simple Machines ? / āϏāĻšāϜ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ•āĻŋ ?


Simple machines are devices without engines that make work easier. : āϏāĻšāϜ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻāύ⧇ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āϝāĻžā§° āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύ āύāĻžāχ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϏāĻšāϜ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Remember / āĻŽāύāϤ ā§°āĻžāĻ–āĻŋāĻŦ: Simple machines have NO engine but reduce effort.


Types of Simple Machines / āϏāĻšāϜ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžā§°


1. Lever (āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻžā§°)


A rigid rod that rotates around a fixed point called fulcrum. : āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻžā§° āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āϝāĻŋ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁ (Fulcrum)ā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ˜ā§‚ā§°ā§‡āĨ¤


Types of Lever:



  • 1st Class (āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻļā§ā§°ā§‡āĻŖā§€): Fulcrum in middle. Example: Seesaw

  • 2nd Class (āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻļā§ā§°ā§‡āĻŖā§€): Load in middle, Example: Wheelbarrow

  • 3rd Class (āϤ⧃āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻļā§ā§°ā§‡āĻŖā§€): Effort in middle, Example: Tweezers


2. Pulley (āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋ)


A wheel with a groove used for lifting loads. : āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻāϟāĻž āϚāϕ⧰ āĻĻ⧰⧇ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āϝāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āĻ—āĻžāρāĻĨāύāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϝāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āϤ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϧ⧰āĻžāϤ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Types: Fixed pulley (āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋ)


3. Inclined Plane (āĻĸāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ )


A sloping surface used to move objects easily. : āĻĸāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ  āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻāϟāĻž āĻĸāĻžāϞ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ  āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āϏ⧰āĻžāĻŦāϞ⧈ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Example: Ramp


4. Wheel and Axle (āϚāĻ•āĻž āφ⧰⧁ āϧ⧁⧰āĻž)


A wheel attached to a rod (axle). : āĻāϟāĻž āϚāĻ•āĻžā§°ā§‡ āĻāϟāĻž āϧ⧁⧰āĻžā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


Example: Bicycle wheel


Screw (āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ā§°ā§)


An inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder. : āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ā§°ā§ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻāϟāĻž āĻĸāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ  āϝāĻŋ āĻāϟāĻž āύāϞāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĒ⧇āρāϚāĻŋ āĻĨā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


Example: Bolt


Quick Summary / āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰āĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž


Machine makes work easier : āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϏāĻšāϜ āϕ⧰⧇
Lever, Pulley, Inclined Plane, Wheel & Axle, Screw : āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻžā§°, āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋ, āĻĸāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ , āϚāĻ•āĻž-āϧ⧁⧰āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ā§°ā§
No engine needed : āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύ āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇


MCQs Exam Level


Q1. What is a simple machine ? / āϏāĻšāϜ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ•āĻŋ ?


A) Engine device B) Complex machine C) Makes work easier D) Produces energy


Ans: C
ExplanationSimple machines help reduce effort. : āϏāĻšāϜ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϏāĻšāϜ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q2. Lever rotates about ? / āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻžā§° āĻ•’āϤ āĻ˜ā§‚ā§°ā§‡ ?


A) Load B) Effort C) Fulcrum D) Axis


Ans: C
ExplanationFulcrum is fixed point. : Fulcrum āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁āĨ¤


Q3. First class lever has ? / ā§§āĻŽ āĻļā§ā§°ā§‡āϪ⧀⧰ āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ ?


A) Load middle B) Effort middle C) Fulcrum middle D) None


Ans: C
ExplanationFulcrum is between load & effort. : Fulcrum āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


Q4. Second class lever example / ⧍āϝāĻŧ āĻļā§ā§°ā§‡āϪ⧀⧰ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ


A) Seesaw B) Tweezers C) Wheelbarrow D) Scissors


Ans: C


Q5. Third class lever example / ā§ŠāϝāĻŧ āĻļā§ā§°ā§‡āϪ⧀⧰ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ


A) Seesaw B) Wheelbarrow C) Tweezers D) Crowbar


Ans: C


Q6. Pulley is used to / āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ


A) Push B) Lift load C) Cut D) Measure


Ans: B


Q7. Fixed pulley changes / āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇?


A) Force B) Direction C) Energy D) Work


Ans: B
ExplanationIt changes direction only. : āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q8. Inclined plane helps to / āĻĸāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āϠ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇ ?


A) Increase effort B) Reduce effort C) Stop motion D) Increase weight


Ans: B


Q9. Wheel and axle works on / āϚāĻ•āĻž-āϧ⧁⧰āĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϕ⧰⧇


A) Rolling B) Lifting C) Cutting D) Heating


Ans: A


Q10. Screw is / āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ā§°ā§ āĻ•āĻŋ ?


A) Wheel B) Lever C) Inclined plane D) Pulley


Ans: C


Q11. Mechanical Advantage (MA) = ? / MA = ?


A) Load/Effort B) Effort/Load C) Work/Time D) Force × distance


Ans: A


Q12. If MA > 1, machine / MA > 1 āĻšāϞ⧇


A) Increases effort B) Reduces effort C) No effect D) Stops work


Ans: B


Q13. Efficiency always / āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ


A) >100% B) <100% C) =100% D) 0


Ans: B


Q14. Unit of efficiency / āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžā§° āĻāĻ•āĻ•


A) Joule B) Watt C) Percentage D) Newton


Ans: C


Q15. Ideal machine has efficiency / āφāĻĻā§°ā§āĻļ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§° āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž


A) 0% B) 50% C) 100% D) 200%


Ans: C


Numericals (Mechanical Advantage)


Q16. Load = 100 N, Effort = 50 N, MA = ?


MA = Load/Effort = 100/50 = 2


ExplanationMA > 1 → effort reduced. : MA > 1 → āĻŦāϞ āĻ•āĻŽ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤


Q17. Load = 200 N, Effort = 100 N, MA = ?


MA = 2


ExplanationMachine doubles force. āĻŦāϞ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϗ⧁āĻŖ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q18. Load = 300 N, Effort = 150 N, MA = ?


MA = 2


ExplanationSame ratio → same MA. : āĻāϕ⧇āχ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϤāĨ¤


Q19. Load = 50 N, Effort = 100 N, MA = ?


MA = 0.5


ExplanationMA < 1 → machine not useful. : MA < 1 → āωāĻĒāĻ•āĻžā§°ā§€ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q20. Load = 400 N, Effort = 100 N, MA = ?


MA = 4


ExplanationHigher MA → more efficiency. : āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ MA → āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāĨ¤


Assertion–Reason


Q21. A: Lever reduces effort, R: It provides mechanical advantage


Ans: Both true
ExplanationLever increases force. āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻžā§°ā§‡ āĻŦāϞ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q22. A: Fixed pulley reduces effort, R: It changes direction


Ans: A false, R true
ExplanationOnly direction changes, not effort. : āĻ•ā§‡ā§ąāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q23. A: Inclined plane reduces effort, R: It increases distance


Ans: Both true
ExplanationLess force, more distance. : āĻ•āĻŽ āĻŦāϞ, āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĨ¤


Q24. A: Efficiency can be 100%, R: No energy loss


Ans: Both true
ExplanationIdeal machine has no loss. : āφāĻĻā§°ā§āĻļ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋ āύāĻžāχāĨ¤


Q25. A: MA can be less than 1 , R: Effort can be more than load


Ans: Both true


ExplanationSometimes machine not useful. : āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻž āωāĻĒāĻ•āĻžā§°ā§€ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Final Exam Trick


MA = Load/Effort : MA = āĻ­āĻžā§°/āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧāĻžāϏ
MA > 1 → useful machine : MA > 1 → āωāĻĒāĻ•āĻžā§°ā§€
Efficiency < 100% : āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ < 100%