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  1. In a beam of uniform strength, the bending stress developed is constant and is equal to the allowable stress at every section of the beam.

  2. A.
    True
    B.
    False

  3. The bending moment of a cantilever beam of length l and carrying a uniformly distributed load of w per unit length is __________ at the fixed end.

  4. A.
    wl/4
    B.
    wl/2
    C.
    wl
    D.
    wl2/2

  5. Two shafts 'A' and 'B' are made of same material. The shaft 'A' is of diameter D and shaft 'B' is of diameter D/2. The strength of shaft 'B' is __________ as that of shaft 'A'

  6. A.
    one-eighth
    B.
    one-fourth
    C.
    one-half
    D.
    four times

  7. A body is subjected to a direct tensile stress (σ) in one plane. The shear stress is maximum at a section inclined at __________ to the normal of the section.

  8. A.
    45° and 90°
    B.
    45° and 135°
    C.
    60° and 150°
    D.
    30° and 135°

  9. The bending moment on a section is maximum where shear force is

  10. A.
    minimum
    B.
    maximum
    C.
    changing sign
    D.
    zero

  11. The springs in cars are used to store strain energy.

  12. A.
    Correct
    B.
    Incorrect

  13. In a stress-strain diagram for mild steel, as shown in the below figure, the point A represents

  14. A.
    elastic limit
    B.
    upper yield-point
    C.
    lower yield point
    D.
    breaking point

  15. When the retained material is subjected to some superimposed or surcharged load, the total horizontal pressure due to surcharged load is (where p = Intensity of the supercharged load)


  16. The unit of Young's modulus is same as that of stress.

  17. A.
    True
    B.
    False

  18. In the below figure, the point B represents upper yield point.

  19. A.
    Correct
    B.
    Incorrect