MCQ : Strength of Materials

1.The elongation of a long slender rod of length L, area A and Modulus of elasticity E due to
an axial load P is given by:
(a) PA/LE
(b) PL/AE
(c) AE/L
(d) AE/PL
2. The stressstrain behaviour of a material is shown in the following figure:

Its resilience and toughness, in Nm and m3, respectively, are:

(a) 28 104, 76 104
(b) 28 104, 48 104
(c) 14 104, 90 104
(d) 76 104, 104 104

3. The shape of the bending moment diagram for a uniform cantilever beam carrying a
uniformly distributed load over its length is:
(a) a straight line.
(b) a hyperbola.
(c) an ellipse.
(d) a parabola.
4. The total area under the stressstrain curve of a mild steel specimen tested up to failure
under tension is a measure of:
(a) ductility.
(b) ultimate strength.
(c) stiffness.
(d) toughness.

5. The second moment of a circular area about the diameter is given by (D is the diameter)

6. The beams, one having square cross-section and another circular cross-section, are
subjected to the same amount of bending moment. If the cross-sectional area as well as the
material of both the beams are the same then:
(a) maximum bending stress developed in both the beams is the same.
(b) the circular beam experiences more bending stress than the square one.
(c) the square beam experiences more bending stress than the circular one.
(d) as the material is same both beams will experience same deformation.

7. A simply supported laterally loaded beam was found to deflect more than a specified
value. Which of the following measures will reduce deflection?
(a) Increase the area moment of inertia
(b) Increase the spam of the beam
(c) Select a different material having lesser modulus of elasticity
(d) Increase the magnitude of the load.
8. A simply-supported steel beam of breadth 120 mm, height 750 mm and length 15 m is
subjected to an udl of 120KN/m. Assume ESteel = 200 GPa.
The beam is subjected to a maximum bending moment of
(a) 3375 kN M
(b) 4750 kN m
(c) 6750 kN m
(d) 8750 kN m
9. A pin-ended column of length L, modulus of elasticity E and second moment of area of the
cross-section I is loaded centrically by a compressive load P. The critical buckling load (PCr) is
given by:

10. A steel bar of 40 mm 40 mm square cross-section is subjected to an axial compressive

load of 200 kN. If the length of the bar is 2 m and E = 200 GPa, the compression of the bar
will be
(a) 1.25 mm
(b) 2.70 mm
(c) 4.05 mm
(d) 5.40 mm
11. A cantilever beam is subjected to a uniformly distributed load over whole of its length.
The maximum bending moment developed in the beam will be at its
(a) middle span
(b) 1/3rd of span
(c) fixed end
(d) free end

12. The area moment of inertia of a rectangular beam cross-section of with b and depth h
about an axis which is parallel to its depth, is proportional to:
(a) hb3
(b) hb2
(c) hb
(d) bh3
13. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
(A) Bending moment is constant
(1) Point of contraflexure
(B) Bending moment is maximum (2) Shear force changes sign
or
minimum
(C) Bending moment is zero
(3) Slope of shear force diagram
is zero over
the portion of the beam
(D) Loading is constant
(4) Shear force is zero over the
portion of the
beam
A
B
(a) 4
1
(b 3
2
)
(c) 4
2
(d 3
1
)
diagram of the

C
2
1

D
3
4

1
2

3
4

14. A loaded beam is shown in Figure. The bending moment

beam is best represented as:

15. The property by which an amount of energy is absorbed by a material without plastic
deformation is called:
(a) toughness
(b) impact strength
(c) ductility
(d) resilience

16. From a tension test, the yield strength of steel is found to be 200 N/mm 2. Using a factor
of safety of 2.0 and applying maximum principal stress theory of failure, the permissible
stress in the steel shaft subjected to torque will be:
(a) 50 N/mm2
(b) 57.7 N/mm2
(c) 86.6 N/mm2
(d) 100 N/mm2

17. Which one of the following properties is more sensitive to increase in strain rate?
(a) Yield strength
(b) Proportional limit
(c) Elastic limit
(d) Tensile strength
18. Assertion (A): Poissons ratio of a material is a measure of change in dimension in one
direction due to loading in the perpendicular direction.
Reason (R): The nature of lateral strain in a uniaxially loaded member is opposite to that of
linear strain.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
19. If diameter of a long column is reduced by 20%, the percentage reduction of Euler
buckling load is
(a) 4
(b) 36
(c) 49
(d) 59
20. With one end fixed and other free end, a column of length L buckles at load P1. Another
column of the same length and same cross-section fixed at both ends buckles at load P2. The
ratio of P2 : P1 is
(a) 1.0
(b) 2.0
(c) 4.0
(d) 16.0

Answers:
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