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 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.

6. 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.
7. 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

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

beam is best represented as:

9. 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

10. 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
11. 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
Answers:
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3
4
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6

c
d
d
b
a

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8
9
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c
a
d
d

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