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Q. No
Q.1

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For a simply supported beam of length l subjected to downward load of uniform intensity w, match List-I
with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

Codes:
A

(a) 1

(b) 3

(c) 3

(d) 2

a. a
b. b
c. c
d.

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Q.2

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What are the normal and shear stresses on the 45 planes shown?

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a.

1 = 2 = 400 MPa and = 0

b. 1 = 2 = 400 MPa and = 0

c. 1 = 2 = 400 MPa and = 0
d. 1 = 2 = = 200 MPa

Attempt

Q.3

Correct

Correct Ans.

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A closely coiled helical spring of 20 cm mean diameter is having 25 coils of 2 cm diameter rod. The
modulus of rigidity of the material is 107 N/cm2. What is the stiffness for the spring in N/cm?
a. 50
b.

100

c. 250
d. 500

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Q.4

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The Mohrs circle of plane stress for a point in a body is shown. The design is to be done on the basis of
the maximum shear stress theory for yielding. Then, yielding will just begin if the designer chooses a
ductile material whose yield strength is

a. 60 MPa
b.

40 MPa

c.

80 MPa

d. 50 MPa

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Attempt

Q.5

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Your Ans.

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If two shaft of the same length, one of which is hollow, transmit equal torque and have equal maximum
stress, then they should have equal
a. Polar moment of inertia
b.

Polar section modulus

c. Angle of twist
d. None of these

Attempt

Q.6

Correct

Correct Ans.

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A circular shaft fixed at A has diameter d for half of its length and diameter d/2 over the other half. What is
the rotation of C relative to B if the rotation of B relative to A is 0.1 radian?

a.

1.6 radian

b. 0.8 radian
c. 0.4 radian
d. 3.2 radian

Attempt

Q.7

Correct

Correct Ans.

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When a rectangular bar is subjected to a tensile stress, then the volumetric strain is equal to

where = Longitudinal strain for the bar, and 1m = Poissons ratio for the bar material.

a.

b.

c.

d.

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Attempt

Q.8

Correct

Correct Ans.

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The state of stress at a point under plane stress condition is

xx = 50MPa
yy = 80MPa
xy = 30MPa
The diameter of Mohrs circle representing the given state of stress (in MPa) is
a.

33.5

b. 53
c.

67

d. 78

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Q.9

Incorrect

Your Ans.

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Circumferential and longitudinal strains in a cylindrical boiler under internal steam pressure are 1 and
2 respectively. Change in volume of the boiler cylinder per unit volume will be
a.

2 1 + 2

b. 1 + 0.5 2
c.

+2
1

d. 0.5 1 + 2

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Q.10

Incorrect

Your Ans.

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A cantilever beam of rectangular cross-section is 1 m deep and 0.6 m thick. If the beam were to be 0.6 m
deep and 1 m thick, then the beam would
a. Weakened to 0.06 times
b.

Weakened to 0.6 times

c. Weakened to 0.4 times

d. Weakened by 0.6 times

Attempt

Q.11

Correct

Correct Ans.

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For the shaft connected in parallel, find which statement is true?

a. Torque in each shaft is the same
b. Shear stress in each shaft is the same
c.

Angle of twist of each shaft is the same

d. Torsional stiffness of each shaft is the same

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Two bars, each of length L and of different materials are each subjected to the same tensile force P. The
first has a uniform diameter D and the second bar has a diameter D/2 for a length L/4 and a diameter D for
remaining length.

Attempt

Q.13

Correct

Correct Ans.

Solution

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The shear force diagram of a loaded simply supported beam is shown in the following figure:

The maximum bending moment (in kNm) of the beam is ________.

Not Attempt

Q.14

Correct Ans.

16

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A two dimensional fluid element rotates like a rigid body. At a point within the element, the pressure is 1
unit. Radius of the Mohrs circle characterizing the state at that point, is _______MPa.

Attempt

Q.15

Correct

Correct Ans.

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If the Poissons ratio of an elastic material is 0.25, then the ratio of modulus of rigidity to Youngs
modulus is _________.

Attempt

Correct

Correct Ans.

0.4

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A steel wire of 20 mm diameter is bent in to a circular arc of 40 metre radius. The maximum bending
stress induced in the wire is ___________ MPa.
[Take E = 2 105 N/mm2 ]

Not Attempt

Q.17

Correct Ans.

50 (48-52)

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U1 and U2 are the strain energies stored in a prismatic bar due to axial tensile forces P1and P2,
respectively. The strain energy U stored in the same bar due to combined action of P1 and P2 will be
a. U = U1 + U2
b. U = U1 U2
c. U < U1 + U2
d.

Attempt

Q.18

U > U1 + U2

Correct

Correct Ans.

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Match List-I shows different loads acting on a beam and List-II shows different bending moment
distributions. Match the load with the corresponding bending moment diagram.

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a. a
b. b
c. c
d.

Attempt

Q.19

Correct

Correct Ans.

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If the beam shown in the given figure is to have zero bending moment at its middle point, the overhang X
should be:

a.

b.

c.

d.

Attempt

Q.20

Correct

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A circular bar rigidly fixed at its both ends uniformly taper from 150 mm at one end to 100 mm at the other
end. If its temperature is raised through 30 K, what will be the maximum stress developed in the bar.

[Take E as 200 GPa and as 12 106/K for the bar materials]

a. 86.5 MPa
b. 93.6 MPa
c.

108 MPa

d. 65 MPa

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A 30 mm diameter shaft is driven at 12 Hz by a motor delivering 25 kW of power. The maximum shear

stress in the shaft is
a. 50.25 MPa
b.

62.54 MPa

c. 53.26 MPa
d. 36.87 MPa

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Q.22

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A hollow cylindrical steel tube of 38 mm external diameter and 2.5 mm thick is used as a column of 2.3 m
long with both end fixed. The slenderness ratio is
a. 182.5
b. 14.4
c.

91.2

d. 7.2

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Q.23

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Steel wire ABC 16 m long having cross-sectional area 8 mm2 weighs 40 N as shown in the figure. If the
modulus of elasticity for the wire material is 200 GPa. The deflection at B is

a. 0.2 mm
b. 0.05 mm
c.

0.1 mm

d.

0.15 mm

Attempt

Q.24

Incorrect

Your Ans.

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The shell of a boiler is 2 m in diameter and the plates are 2 cm thick. By how much % the working
pressure will be reduced if the efficiency of the joints is 80% as compared to 100% efficiency. [Assume
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safe working stress for the shell plate as 70 MPa.]

a. 10
b. 15
c.

20

d. 25

Attempt

Q.25

Correct

Correct Ans.

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A simply supported beam has the square cross-section having moment of inertia 1728 mm4. It carries a
uniformly distributed load of intensity 10 N/m. Considering only the top fibre of the beam, the correct
representation of the longitudinal variation of the bending stress is

a.

b.

c.

d.

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Solution

Q.26

A brass bar having a cross-sectional area of 1000 mm2 is subjected to axial forces as shown in bthe
figure. Find the total change in length of the bar.
[Take E = 1.05 105 N/mm2]

a. 0.1143 mm
b.

0.1143 mm

c. 0.2354 mm
d. 0.1654 mm

Attempt

Q.27

Correct

Correct Ans.

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A steel tube having outside and inside diameters of 100 mm and 60 mm respectively is bent in to the form
of a quadrant of 2 m radius as shown in figure. The vertical deflection of the free end under this load.
[Given E = 200 GPa]

a.

7.35 mm

b. 3.68 mm
c. 9.23 mm
d. 6.24 mm

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A thin cylinder of internal diameter 60 mm and wall thickness 2 mm is subjected to an internal pressure of
1.25 N/mm2. The cylinder is also subjected to a torque of 60 Nm, the axis of the torque coinciding with
that of the cylinder. The minor principal stress is ______ MPa.

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Q.29

Correct Ans.

6.98 (6.5-7.5)

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For the given simple supported beam, the equation of shear force at any section is given by

The maximum bending moment in the beam is ___________ kNm.

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Q.30

Correct Ans.

9.06 (8.75-9.25)

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Consider a cantilever beam, having negligible mass and uniform flexural rigidity, with length 0.01 m. The
natural frequency of vibration of the beam, with 0.5 kg mass attached at the free tip, is 100 Hz. The flexural
rigidity of the beam is ___________ N-m2.

Not Attempt

Q.31

Correct Ans.

0.06 (0.06-0.07)

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A beam rectangular in cross section is simply supported at the ends and carries a concentrated load at
mid span. The maximum bending stress is and the maximum shearing stress is . If = 24 N/mmvand
= 2 N/mm2 , then the ratio of the span to the depth of the beam ignoring the self weight of the beam is
___________.

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Q.32

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A simply supported beam carries a load P through a bracket, as shown in figure

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The maximum bending moment in the beam is ___________ Nm.

Attempt

Q.33

Incorrect

Your Ans.

14.5

Correct Ans.

9.50 (9.4-9.6)

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The Mohrs circle for a plane stress is a circle of radius R with its centre at + R2 on -axis. The value of
shear stress on the plane of pure shear stress will be ___________ MPa. [Take R = 100 MPa]

Attempt

Incorrect

Your Ans.

50

Correct Ans.

86.60 (84-88)

Solution

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