Practice Test: Question Set - 02
1. The center of gravity of a uniform lamina lies at
- (A) The center of heavy portion
- (B) The bottom surface
- (C) The midpoint of its axis
- (D) All of the above
2. The bending moment at E for the structure shown in below figure, is
- (A) Zero
- (B) 10 Tm
- (C) 20 Tm
- (D) 40 Tm
3. The maximum twisting moment a shaft can resist, is the product of the permissible shear stress and
- (A) Moment of
inertia
- (B) Polar moment
of inertia
- (C) Polar
modulus
- (D) Modulus of
rigidly
4. The deflection of any rectangular beam simply supported, is
- (A) Directly
proportional to its weight
- (B) Inversely
proportional to its width
- (C) Inversely
proportional to the cube of its depth
- (D) Directly
proportional to the cube of its length
5. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
- (A) The
point through which the resultant of the shear stresses passes is known as
shear centre
- (B) In
the standard rolled channels, the shear centre is on the horizontal line
passing through and away from the C.G. beyond web
- (C) In
equal angles, the shear centre is on the horizontal plane and away from the
C.G., outside of the leg projection
- (D) All the
above
6. A heavy string attached at two ends at same horizontal level and when central dip is very small approaches the following curve
- (A) Catenary
- (B) Parabola
- (C) Hyperbola
- (D) Elliptical
7. A beam is said to be of uniform strength, if
- (A) B.M.
is same throughout the beam
- (B) Deflection
is same throughout the beam
- (C) Bending
stress is same throughout the beam
- (D) Shear
stress is same throughout the beam
8. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
- (A) The
distance of the eccentric axial load from the C.G. beyond which tension
develops, is known as kern distance
- (B) In
visco-elastic material, stress-strain relation is dependent on time
- (C) An
orthotropic material has different properties in three mutually perpendicular
directions
- (D) All
the above
9. The ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction is known as
- (A) Coefficient of friction
- (B) Angle of friction
- (C) Angle of repose
- (D) Sliding friction
10. If a three hinged parabolic arch carries a uniformly distributed load on its entire span, every section of the arch resists.
- (A) Compressive
force
- (B) Tensile
force
- (C) Shear force
- (D) Bending
moment
11. The under mentioned type is simple strain
- (A) Tensile
strain
- (B) Compressive
strain
- (C) Shear strain
- (D) All the
above
12. If rain is falling in the opposite direction of the movement of a pedestrian, he has to hold his umbrella
- (A) More inclined when moving
- (B) Less inclined when moving
- (C) More inclined when standing
- (D) Less inclined when standing
13. The reaction at support A of the beam shown in below figure, is
- (A) Zero
- (B) 5 T
- (C) 10 T
- (D) 1 T
14. In a solid arch, shear force acts
- (A) Vertically
upwards
- (B) Along the
axis of the arch
- (C) Perpendicular
to the axis of arch
- (D) Tangentially
to the arch
15. The maximum frictional force which comes into play when a body just begins to slide over another surface is called
- (A) Limiting friction
- (B) Sliding friction
- (C) Rolling friction
- (D) Kinematic friction
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