Top 1000+ Solved Strength of Materials MCQ Questions Answer
Q. A type of riveted joint in which the rivets in the adjacent rows are staggered and the outer-most row has only rivert, is known as
a. Chain riveting
b. Butt-riveting
c. Diamond riveting
d. Criss-cross riveting
e. Zig-zag riveting
Q. The state of pure shear stress is produced by
a. equal tension in two directions at right angles
b. equal compression in two-directions at right angle
c. tension in one direction and equal compression in perpendicular direction
d. a moment and couple in opposite directions
e. None of the above
Q. Principal planes are the planes on which the resultant stress is the
a. shear stress
b. normal stress
c. tangential stress
d. temperature stress
e. None of the above
Q. If a column fails due to buckling, it is likely to be a
a. Long column
b. Short column
c. Strut
d. Reinforced column
e. None of the above
Q. The numerical values of Young's modulus of clasticity in ascending order for Aluminium, Bronze, Brass, Inconel and Muntz metal are given by
a. Aluminium, Bronze, Brass, Muntz metal, Inconel.
b. Muntz metal, Aluminium, Bronze, Brass, Inconel
c. Muntz metal, Brass, Aluminium, Bronze, Inconel
d. Inconel, Muntz metal, Aluminium, Bronze, Brass
e. Aluminium, Bronze, Muntz metal, Inconel, Brass
Q. A solid circular shaft of diameter D carries are axial load W. If the same load is applied axially on a hollow circular shaft of inner diameter D/2, the ratio of stress in a solid shaft to a hallow one is
a. 1?4
b. 4?3
c. 1?2
d. Moment shear relation
e. 3?4
Q. a diagram which respresents the variation of axial load along the length of simply supported beam is called
a. Shear force diagram
b. Bending moment diagram
c. Stress diagram
d. Thrust diagram
e. None of the above
Q. Eccentrically loaded columns are generally subjected to
a. axial compression and tension
b. bending stress and axial compression
c. shear stress and axial compression
d. bending stress, shear stress and axial compression
e. None of the above
Q. A beam simply supported at ends is subjected to load. The point of contraflexure is located where
a. Bending moment is zero
b. Shear force is maximum
c. Shear force is zero
d. At the middle of the longer side
e. Axial thrust is zero
Q. Which section is normally preferred for an eccentrically loaded strut?
a. Solid
b. Hollow
c. Composite
d. Reinforced
e. Any of the above
Q. The point of contraflexural can exist in a
a. Simply supported beams only
b. Cantilever
c. Beam with overhangs but without any load on the overhanging sections
d. Beam fixed at both ends
e. All of the above
Q. If a rectangular shaft is subjected to torsion, the maximum sher stress will occur
a. Along the diagonal
b. At the comers
c. At the middle of the small side
d. At the centre
e. At the middle of the longer side