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Multiple Choice Questions (Miscellaneous)

1. Select the wrong statement for a beam.
1. B.M. at simple supports at the end of beam is always zero
2. B.M. at all simple supports along the length of a beam is always zero
3. B.M. due to u.d.l. will vary parabolically
4. If the beam bends in a circle between two sections the bending moment does not
vary between them.
2. Principal stresses at a point in plane stressed element are σx = σy = 500 kgf/cm2. Normal
stress on the plane inclined at 45° to x-axis will be
1. 1000 kgf/cm2
2. 750 kgf/cm2
3. 500 kgf/cm2
4. 0
3. A beam of uniform strength is one with
1. same bending stress at all sections
2. same bending moment at all sections
 3. same shearing stress at all sections
4. no shearing stress at any section
4. A beam under pure bending is subjected to
1. same bending stress at all sections
2. same shearing stress at all sections
3. no shearing stress at any section
4. uniformly increasing bending moment from supports to mid section.
5. Rankine Gordon formula for buckling is valid for
1. long column
2. short column
3. short and long columns
4. very long column
6. The shear force diagram shown in the following Figure is that of

1. freely supported beam with symmetrical point load about mid span
2. freely supported beam with symmetrical uniformly distributed load about mid
span
3. simply supported beam with ud l over middle l/2
4. simply supported beam with symmetrical varying load about the mid span
7. A solid shaft of diameter ‘D’ carries a twisting moment that develops maximum shear
stress τ. If the shaft is replaced by a hollow one of outside diameter D and inside diameter
(D/2), then the maximum shear stress would
1. 1.067 τ
2. 1.143 τ
3. 1.333 τ
4. 2 τ
8. A circular shaft can transmit a torque of 5 kNm. If the torque is reduced to 4 kNm then
the maximum value of bending moment that can be applied to the shaft is
1. 1 kNm
2. 2 kNm
3. 3 kNm
4. 4 kNm
9. An over hanging beam having span of l between the supports and overhangs of l1 on each
side of supports carries a u.d.l. of w/unit length. The condition for points of contraflexure
to occur between the supports will be
1. l = 2l1
2. l > 2l1
 3. l < 2l1
4. l < l1
10. An overhanging beam having equal overhang on either side of supports carrying
concentrated loads at free ends will be subjected to
1. maximum shearing stress and constant bending stress
2. bending stress varying linearly from support to mid section and constant shearing
stress
3. constant bending stress between the supports and no shearing stress
4. constant shearing stress between the supports and no bending stress
11. For the same internal diameter, wall thickness material and internal pressure, the ratio of
maximum stress, induced in a thin cylindrical and thin spherical pressure vessel will be
1. 1/4
2. 1/2
3. 2
4. 4
12. If a bending moment M applied on a shaft causes a maximum bending stress of
magnitude equal to that of maximum shearing stress caused by a torque T then M/T is
1. 1/2
2. 1
3. 2
4. 4
13. A shaft is subjected to a maximum bending stress of 80 N/mm2 and maximum shearing
stress equal to 30 N/mm2 at a particular section. If the yield point in tension of the
material is 280 N/mm2 and maximum shear stress theory of failure is used, then the factor
of safety obtained will be
1. 2.5
2. 2.8
3. 3.0
4. 3.5
14. If σY is the yield strength of a particular material, then the distortion energy theory is
expressed as
1.
2.
3.
4.
15. A closely coiled helical spring is acted upon by an axial force. The maximum stress
developed in the spring is τ. Half of the length of the spring is cut-off and the remaining
spring is acted upon by the same axial force. The maximum stress in the spring under the
new condition will be
1. τ/2
2. τ
3. 2 τ
4. 4τ
16. A 3 m long steel cylindrical shaft is rigidly held at its two ends. A pulley is mounted on
the shaft at 1 m from one end, the shaft is twisted by applying torque on the pulley.
 The maximum shearing stress developed in 1 m and 2 m lengths are respectively τ1 and

τ2. The ratio is

1. 4
2. 2
3. 1
4. 1/2
17. A circular solid shaft is subjected to a bending moment of 400 kNm and a twisting
moment of 300 kNm. On the basis of maximum principal stress theory the direct stress is
σ and according to maximum shear stress theory the shear stress is σ. The ratio σ/τ is

1.

2.

3.

4.
18. In a pressurized thick cylinder the internal and external radii are r1 and r2 respectively.
The radial displacement at any r, r1 < r < r2 is u. The radial strain, εrr is

1.

2.

3.
4. u r
19. A plane stressed element is subjected to the state of stress given by

Maximum shear stress in the element is equal to

1. 50 kgf/cm2
2. 100 kgf/cm2
3. 50 kgf/cm2
4. 150 kgf/cm2
20. Consider the following statements:
 State of stress at a point when completely specified enables one to determine the

1. principal stresses at the point

2. maximum shearing stress at the point
3. stress components on any arbitrary plane containing that point

Of these statements following are correct:

4. 1 and 2
5. 2 and 3
6. 3 and 1
7. 1, 2 and 3
21. State of pure shear in a biaxial state of stress is given by

1.

2.

3.

4.
22. When two mutually perpendicular principal stresses are unequal but alike the maximum
shearing stress is represented by
1. the diameter of the Mohr's circle
2. half of the diameter of the Mohr's circle
3. one-third of the diameter of the Mohr's circle
4. one-fourth of the diameter of the Morh's circle
23. A circular cross-section shaft of dia. d is subjected to a B.M., M and a torque T.

The maximum direct stress = × 32. The maximum shearing stress = × 32

1.
2.
3.
 4.
24. The principal stresses at a point are

The maximum shear stress is

1. 25 MPa
2. 40 MPa
3. 60 MPa
4. 70 MPa
25. The Poisson's ratio of a material which has Young's modulus of 120 MPa and shear
modulus of 50 GPa is
1. 0.1
2. 0.2
3. 0.28
4. 0.3
26. If permissible stress in plates of joint through a pin as shown in the given figure is 100
MPa then the width w will be

1. 25 mm
2. 20 mm
3. 18 mm
4. 15 mm
27. Plane stress at a point in a body is defined by principal stresses 3σ and σ. The ratio of
normal stress to the maximum shearing stress on the plane of maximum shear stress is
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
 4. 4
28. The state of plane stress in a plate of 100 mm thickness is given as σxx = 100 N/mm2,

v = 0.3. The stress developed in the direction of thickness is

1. 200 N/mm2
2. 100 N/mm2
3. 90 N/mm2
4. zero
29. When a thin cylinder of diameter ‘d’ and thickness ‘t’ is pressurized with an internal
pressure ‘p'

1. the circumferential strain will be equal to

2. the longitudinal strain will be equal to

3. the longitudinal stress will be equal to

4. the ratio of longitudinal strain to circumferential strain will be equal to

30. A compound cylinder with inner radius 5 cm and outer radius 7 cm is made by shrinking
one cylinder on to the other cylinder. The junction radius of 6 cm and junction pressure is
11 kg/cm2. The maximum hoop stress developed in the inner cylinder is
1. 36 kgf/cm2 tensile
2. 61 kgf/cm2 compression
3. 72 kgf/cm2 compression
4. 72 kgf/cm2 tensile
31. A thin cylinder with closed lids is subjected to internal pressure and supported at the ends
as shown in Figure below. Which of the following represents state of stress at point X?

 
 1.

2.

3.

4.
32. In a beam over hanging equally on two sides of simple supports and loaded by a u.d.l.
over entire length, the shearing force at mid span will be
1. zero
2. minimum
3. maximum
4. either maximum or minimum
33. In a beam over hanging equally on two sides of simple supports and loaded by
concentrated load at each end, the zero shearing force will occur
1. at mid section
2. over entire length between supports
3. over overhangs
4. at supports
34. The load on a simply supported beam of span L varies linearly from zero at one end to
w/unit length at the other. The maximum B.M. is

1.

2.

3.

4.
35. Circumferential stress in a cylindrical steel boiler shell under internal pressure is 80 MPa.
Young's modulus of elasticity and Poisson's ratio are respectively 2 × 105 MPa and 0.28.
The magnitude of circumferential strain in the boiler shell will be
1. 3.44 × 10–4
 2. 3.84 × 10–4
3. 4 × 10–4
4. 4.56 × 10–4
36. Consider the following statements:

If at a section, distant from one of the ends of the beam, M represents the bending
moment, V the shearing force and w the intensity of loading, then

1.

2.

3.

Of these the correct statements are:

4. 1 and 2
5. 1 and 3
6. 2 and 3
7. 1, 2 and 3
37. A cantilever beam having 5 m length is so loaded that it develops a shearing force of 20T
and a bending moment of 20 T-m at a section 2m from the free end. Maximum shearing
force and maximum bending moment developed in the beam under this load are
respectively 50T and 125Tm. The load on the beam is
1. 25T concentrated at the free end
2. 20T concentrated at the free end
3. 10T/m udl over entire length
4. 2T/m udl over entire length and 5T concentrated at free end
38. A beam having uniform cross-section carries as uniformly distributed load of intensity q
per unit length over entire span and its mid span deflection is δ. The value of mid span
deflection of the same beam when the same load is distributed with intensity varying
from 2q per unit length at one end to zero at the other is
1. δ/3
2. δ/2
3. δ
4. 2δ
39. The bending moment equation as a function of distance x measured from the left end, for
a simply supported beam of span L (meter) carrying a uniformly distributed load of
intensity w N/m will be given by

1.

2.
 3.

4.
40. According to maximum shear stress theory of failure, permissible twisting moment in a
circular shaft is ‘T’. The permissible twisting moment in the same shaft as per the
maximum principal stress theory will be
1. T/2
2. T
3. T
4. 2 T
41. A rectangular section beam subjected to a bending moment varying along its length is
required to develop same maximum bending stress at any cross-section. If the depth of
the section is constant its width will vary as
1. M
2.
3. (1/M2)
4. (1/M)
42. If the rod fitted snugly between the supports shown in the figure is heated to raise
temperature by 20°C, the stress induced in the rod is

1. 0.07945 MPa
2. – 0.07945 MPa
3. – 0.03972 MPa
4. 0.03972 MPa
43. The distribution of shearing stress across a cross-section of a beam is expressed as

1. K is a B.M. at the section and Z is the width

 2. K is shearing force at the section and Z is the width
3. K is the shearing force at the section and Z is the length
4. K is unity and Z is the length.
44. A free bar of length l is uniformly heated from 0°C to a temperature t°C. α is the
coefficient of linear expansion and E the modulus of elasticity. The stress in the bar is
1. α tE
2. α tE/2
3. zero
4. None of the above
45. A small element at the critical section of a component is in a biaxial state of stress with
two principal stresses being 360 MPa and 140 MPa. The maximum working stress
according to Distortion Energy Theory is
1. 220 MPa
2. 110 MPa
3. 314 MPa
4. 330 MPa
46. In fixed beam with a concentrated central load two points of contraflexure will occur,
each from supports at a distance of
1. l/3
2. l/
3. l/6
4. l/4
47. A steel hub of 100 mm internal diameter and uniform thickness of 10 mm was heated to a
temperature of 300°C to shrink fit it on a shaft. On cooling, a crack developed parallel to
the direction of the length of the hub. Consider following factors in this regard:
1. Tensile hoop stress
2. Tensile radial stress
3. Compressive hoop stress
4. Compressive radial stress

The cause of the failure is attributable to

5. 1 alone
6. 1 and 3
7. 1, 2 and 4
8. 2, 3 and 4
48. Match Lists I and II

I (End conditions of columns II (Critical load)

A. Fixed-Fixed 1. π2 EI/l2
B. Fixed-Free 2. π2 EI/2l2
C. Fixed-Hinged 3. π2 EI/4l2
D. Hinged-Hinged 4. 2π2 EI/l2
  5. 3π2 EI/l2
  6. 4π2 EI/l2
49. Code:
50.  

51.
52.  
53. Match List I and II and select the correct answer using codes given below the lists.

I (State of Stress) II (Kind of Loading)

1. Combined bending and torsion

A.
2. Torsion of a circular shaft
B.
3. Thin cylinder subjected to internal pressure

C.
4. The tie bar subjected to tensile force

D.

54. Codes:
55.  

56.
57.  
58. Match List I (elastic properties of an isotropic elastic material) with List II (Nature of
strain produced) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II
A. Young's modulus 1. Shear strain
B. Modulus of rigidity 2. Normal strain
C. Bulk modulus 3. Transverse strain
D. Poisson's ratio 4. Volumetric strain

59. Codes:
60.  
61.
62.  
63. Match four correct pairs in Lists I and II

I II
A. Strain rosette 1. Critical speed
B. Beams 2. Mohr's circle
C. Section modulus 3. Coil spring
D. Wahl's stress factor 4. Flexural rigidity
E. Fatigue 5. Endurance limit
F. Somerfeld number 6. Cone section

64. Codes:
65.  

66.
67.  
68. For a cantilever beam of length ‘L', flexural rigidity ‘EI’ and loaded at its free end by a
concentrated load W, match List I with List II and select the correct answer

List I List II
A. Maximum bending moment 1. WL
B. Strain energy
2.
C. Maximum slope
3.
D. Maximum deflection
4.

69. Codes:
70.  
71.
72.  
73. Permissible bending moment in a circular shaft under pure bending is M according to
maximum principal stress theory of failure. According to maximum shearing stress
theory of failure the permissible bending moment in the same shaft is
1. M/2
2.
3. M
4. 2M
74. If the bending moment diagram for simply supported beam is of the form given below,
the load acting on the beam is

1. a moment applied at C
2. equal moments applied at A and B in opposite directions
3. a udl over entire length of the beam
4. a concentrated load at C accompanied by equal and opposite moments at A and B.
75. A beam is simply supported at its ends and is loaded by a couple at the mid span as
shown in the figure. The shear force diagram is given by

76. Correlate the following statements:

1. Ends of each leaf in a leaf spring are tapered uniformly along the width to end in a
point in the centre of the width.
 2. The maximum bending stress in each leaf is same all along its length.
3. I is correct II is not
4. II is correct I is not
5. I and II are independently correct
6. I and II are correct and I is the reason for II
77. Correlate statements I and II
1. Circular shafts made of brittle material fail along a helicoidal surface at every
point is inclined to the axis at 45°, under a torque.
2. The state of pure shear caused by torsion of the shaft is equivalent to one of
tension at 45° to the axis and equal compression in the perpendicular direction.

Code:

3. I is correct and II gives reason for I

4. I and II are independently correct
5. I is correct but II is not
6. II is correct but I is not
78. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists

List I List II
(End condition of column) (Lowest critical load)
A. Both ends hinged 1. π2 EI/l2
B. Both ends fixed 2. 2π2 EI/l2
C. One end fixed and other hinged 3. 4π2 EI/l2
D. One end fixed and other free 4. π2 EI/4l2

79. Codes:
80.  

81.
82.  
83. Equivalent lengths of following columns are given below. Select the correct combination.
1. Both ends hinged
2. One end hinged other end fixed
3. Both ends fixed
4. One end free and other fixed
5. I – l, II – l/ , III – l/2, IV – 2l
6. I – l, II – l/ , III – l/ , IV – 2l′
7. I – l, II – l/ , III – 2l, IV – 4l
8. I – 2l, II – , III – l/2, IV – 4l
Answers

1. (b)

2. (c)

3. (a)

4. (c)

5. (c)

6. (c)

7. (a)

8. (c)

9. (b)

10. (c)

11. (c)

12. (a)

13. (b)

14. (a)

15. (b)

16. (d)

17. (c)

18. (a)

19. (c)

20. (d)

21. (a)

22. (b)
23. (a)

24. (c)

25. (b)

26. (b)

27. (b)

28. (d)

29. (d)

30. (b)

31. (d)

32. (a)

33. (b)

34. (a)

35. (a)

36. (a)

37. (c)

38. (c)

39. (d)

40. (b)

41. (a)

42. (b)

43. (b)

44. (c)

45. (c)
46. (d)

47. (a)

48. (a)

49. (c)

50. (b)

51. (b)

52. (a)

53. (c)

54. (a)

55. (d)

56. (d)

57. (a)

58. (c)

59. (a)