Strength of Materials MCQ PART 4- IES, RRB, GATE AND PSC EXAMS

Strength of Materials MCQ PART 4 Questions

Question No. 1
An arch with three hinges, is a structure
(A) Statically determinate
(B) Statically indeterminate
(C) Geometrically unstable
(D) Structurally sound but indeterminate

Question No. 2
Beams of uniform strength are preferred to those of uniform section because these are economical for
(A) Large spans
(B) Heavy weights
(C) Light weights
(D) Short spans

Question No. 3
The M.I. of hollow circular section about a central axis perpendicular to section as compared to its M.I. about horizontal axis is
(A) Same
(B) Double
(C) Half
(D) Four times

Question No. 4
The tensile force required to cause an elongation of 0.045 mm in a steel rod of 1000 mm length and 12 mm diameter, is (where E = 2 × 106 kg/cm2)
(A) 166 kg
(B) 102 kg
(C) 204 kg
(D) 74 kg

Question No. 5
A long vertical member, subjected to an axial compressive load, is called
(A) A column
(B) A strut
(C) A tie
(D) A stanchion

Question No. 6
In ideal machines
(A) Mechanical advantage is greater than velocity ratio
(B) Mechanical advantage is equal to velocity ratio
(C) Mechanical advantage is less than velocity ratio
(D) Mechanical advantage is unity

Question No. 7
The nature of the stress in horizontal members of the truss shown in below figure may be

(A) Compressive
(B) Tensile
(C) Shear
(D) Zero

Question No. 8
The property of a material by which it can be drawn to a smaller section, due to tension, is called
(A) Plasticity
(B) Ductility
(C) Elasticity
(D) Malleability

Question No. 9
The unit of force in S.I. units is
(A) Kilogram
(B) Newton
(C) Watt
(D) Dyne

Question No. 10
A bending moment may be defined as:
(A) Arithmetic sum of the moments of all the forces on either side of the section
(B) Arithmetic sum of the forces on either side of the section
(C) Algebraic sum of the moments of all the forces on either side of the section
(D) None of these

Strength of Materials MCQ PART 4 Answers

Question No 1: A

Question No 2: A

Question No 3: B

Question No 4: B

Question No 5: A

Question No 6: B

Question No 7: B

Question No 8: B

Question No 9: B

Question No 10: C

 

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