Q.1) The forces which meet at one point are known as –
A) Concurrent forces
B) Coplanar forces
C) Coplanar Concurrent forces
D) Coplanar Non-concurrent forces
Option (A)
Q.2) If the lever arm is increased to 3 times, the moment will become –
A) 2 times
B) 3 times
C) 0.5 times
D) 1.5 times
Option (B)
Q.3) For a cube, the ratio of volumetric strain to linear strain is –
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 6
Option (B)
Q.4) A shear stress in a given plane will be automatically accompanied by a balancing shear stress of equal magnitude in a ………… plane for equilibrium.
A) Parallel
B) Perpendicular
C) 45 deg inclined
D) 60 deg inclined
Option (B)
Q.5) A cantilever beam carries a concentrated load of W at its free end. The maximum shear in the beam?
A) 2W
B) W/3
C) W/4
D) W
Option (D)
Q.6) A simply supported beam with gradually varying triangular load with intensity zero at one end and maximum at the other end, the maximum deflection occurs at –
A) 0.481 L or 0.519 L
B) 0.4 L or 0.6 L
C) 0.25 L or 0.75 L
D) 0.312 L or 0.688 L
Option (A)
Q.7) Redundant frames may be analysed by –
A) Lami’s Theorem
B) Funicular Polygon
C) Equilibrium Equations
D) Castigliano’s Theorem
Option (D)
Q.8) The fixed support in a real beam becomes ……….support in the conjugate beam.
A) Fixed
B) Pinned
C) Roller
D) Free
Option (D)
Q.9) A single load of 100kN rolls along a girder of 20m simply supported span, the maximum bending moment is –
A) 100 kNm
B) 500 kNm
C) 150 kNm
D) 600 kNm
Option (B)
Q.10) A two hinged arches with hinges at –
A) One at springing and other at crown
B) Both at springing
C) One at crown and other at Quarter span
D) One at Springing and other at Quarter span
Option (B)
Q.11) The shape factor for a solid circular section is –
A) 1.5
B) 2.0
C) 1.697
D) 2.346
Option (C)
Q.12) The sum of the moment of inertia about any orthogonal axes is –
A) Variable
B) Constant
C) Zero
D) Infinity
Option (B)
Q.13) While connecting structural steel plants with rivet, the ratio of the maximum cross pitch to the thickness of the plates connected should be –
A) 12
B) 16
C) 4
D) 32
Option (D)
Q.14) The slenderness ratio for a lacing member is –
A)< 180
B)< 145
C)< 200
D)< 140
Option (B)
Q.15) The ratio of the effective length to its actual length of bearing stiffners is –
A) 1
B) 1.5
C) 2
D) 0.7
Option (D)
Q.16) The partial safety factor for a load combination of DL + LL + WL/EL for a steel member is –
A) 1.2
B) 1.8
C) 1.6
D) 1.3
Option (A)
Q.17) Generally, in rolled steel beams, shear force is mostly resisted by –
A) Flanges only
B) Web only
C) Web and Flanges together
D) Top flange only
Option (B)
Q.18) In R.C.C. beam, the maximum allowable percentage of tension reinforcement provided is restricted to –
A) 14%
B) 4%
C) 0.4%
D) 0.14%
Option (B)
Q.19) The minimum percentage of longitudinal reinforcement in R.C.C. column is –
A) 0.6%
B) 1.2%
C) 0.8%
D) 4.0%
Option (C)
Q.20) The maximum spacing of the reinforcement being provided in a retaining wall is –
A) 100 mm
B) 250 mm
C) 450 mm
D) 600 mm
Option (C)
