Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with Answers on Shear Force and Bending Moment

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b.
c.
d.

1-A beam is a structural member which is subjected to

Axial tension or compression
Transverse loads and couples
Twisting moment
No load, but its axis should be horizontal and x-section rectangular or circular
(Ans: b)

a.
b.
c.
d.

2-Which of the following are statically determinate beams?

Only simply supported beams
Cantilever, overhanging and simply supported
Fixed beams
Continuous beams
(Ans: b)

a.
b.
c.
d.

3-A cantilever is a beam whose

Both ends are supported either on rollers or hinges
One end is fixed and other end is free
Both ends are fixed
Whose both or one of the end has overhang
(Ans: b)

a.
b.
c.
d.

a.
b.
c.
d.

a.
b.
c.
d.

4-In a cantilever carrying a uniformly varying load starting from zero at the free end, the
shear force diagram is
A horizontal line parallel to x-axis
A line inclined to x-axis
Follows a parabolic law
Follows a cubic law
(Ans: c)
5-In a cantilever carrying a uniformly varying load starting from zero at the free end, the
Bending moment diagram is
A horizontal line parallel to x-axis
A line inclined to x-axis
Follows a parabolic law
Follows a cubic law
(Ans: d)
6-In a simply supported beam, bending moment at the end
Is always zero if it does not carry couple at the end
Is zero, if the beam has uniformly distributed load only
Is zero if the beam has concentrated loads only
May or may not be zero
(Ans: a)

a.
b.
c.
d.

7-For any part of the beam, between two concentrated load Shear force diagram is a
Horizontal straight line
Vertical straight line
Line inclined to x-axis
Parabola
(Ans: a)

a.
b.
c.
d.

8-For any part of a beam between two concentrated load, Bending moment diagram is a
Horizontal straight line
Vertical straight line
Line inclined to x-axis
Parabola
(Ans: c)

a.
b.
c.
d.

9-For any part of a beam subjected to uniformly distributed load, Shear force diagram is
Horizontal straight line
Vertical straight line
Line inclined to x-axis
Parabola
(Ans: c)

a.
b.
c.
d.

a.
b.
c.
d.

a.
b.
c.
d.

10-For any part of a beam subjected to uniformly distributed load, bending moment
diagram is
Horizontal straight line
Vertical straight line
Line inclined to x-axis
Parabola
(Ans: d)
11-A sudden jump anywhere on the Bending moment diagram of a beam is caused by
Couple acting at that point
Couple acting at some other point
Concentrated load at the point
Uniformly distributed load or Uniformly varying load on the beam
(Ans: a)
12-In a simple supported beam having length = l and subjected to a concentrated load
(W) at mid-point.
Maximum Bending moment = Wl/4 at the mid-point
Maximum Bending moment = Wl/4 at the end
Maximum Bending moment = Wl/8 at the mid-point
Maximum Bending moment = Wl/8 at the end
(Ans: a)

13-In a simply supported beam subjected to uniformly distributed load (w) over the entire
length (l), total load=W, maximum Bending moment is
a.
Wl/8 or wl2/8 at the mid-point

b.
c.
d.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Wl/8 or wl2/8 at the end

Wl/4 or wl2/4
Wl/2
(Ans: a)
14-In a cantilever subjected to a concentrated load (W) at the free end and having length
=l, Maximum bending moment is
Wl at the free end
Wl at the fixed end
Wl/2 at the fixed end
Wl at the free end
(Ans: b)
15-An axle is subjected to loads as shown

a.
b.
c.
d.

a.
b.
c.
d.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Maximum bending moment is

Wl
W(l-a)
Wa
W(l+a)
(Ans: c)
16-At a point in a simply supported or overhanging beam where Shear force changes
sign and = 0, Bending moment is
Maximum
Zero
Either increasing or decreasing
Infinity
(Ans: a)
17-In a cantilever subjected to a combination of concentrated load, uniformly distributed
load and uniformly varying load, Maximum bending moment is
Where shear force=0
At the free end
At the fixed end
At the mid-point
(Ans: c)

a.
b.
c.
d.

18-Point of contra-flexure is a
Point where Shear force is maximum
Point where Bending moment is maximum
Point where Bending moment is zero
Point where Bending moment=0 but also changes sign from positive to negative
(Ans: d)

a.
b.
c.
d.

19-Point of contra-flexure is also called

Point of maximum Shear force
Point of maximum Bending moment
Point of inflexion
Fixed end
(Ans: c)

a.
b.
c.
d.

20-The slope of shear force line at any section of the beam is also called
Bending moment at that section
Rate of loading at that section
Maximum Shear force
Maximum bending moment
(Ans: b)