Practice Test: Question Set - 06
1. The coefficient of friction depends on
- (A) Area of contact
- (B) Shape of surfaces
- (C) Strength of surfaces
- (D) Nature of surface
2. A closely coiled helical spring of radius R, contains n turns and is subjected to an axial loadW. If the radius of the coil wire is r and modulus of rigidity of the coil material is C, the stress developed in the helical spring is
- (A) WR/πr3
- (B) 2WR/πr3
- (C) 2WR/πr2
- (D) 4WR/πr2
3. The intensity of direct longitudinal stress in the cross-section at any point distant r from the neutral axis, is proportional to
- (A) r
- (B) 1/r
- (C) r2
- (D) 1/r2
4. The coefficient of friction depends upon
- (A) Nature of surfaces
- (B) Area of contact
- (C) Shape of the surfaces
- (D) All of the above
5. The force in member U2L2 of the truss shown in below figure, is
- (A) 10 T tension
- (B) 10
T compression
- (C) Zero
- (D) 15
T compression
6. The ratio of the moments of resistance of a solid circular shaft of diameter D and a hollow shaft (external diameter D and internal diameter d), is
- (A) D4/(D4 - d4)
- (B) D3/(D3 - d3)
- (C) (D4 - d4)/D4
- (D) (D3 - d3)/D3
7. The angle which an inclined plane makes with the horizontal when a body placed on it is about to move down is known as angle of
- (A) Friction
- (B) Limiting friction
- (C) Repose
- (D) Kinematic friction
8. When loads are applied proportionately to a frame structure containing its members in one plane, the structure is called
- (A) Grid frame
- (B) Plane frame
- (C) Space frame
- (D) Truss frame
9. The maximum stress intensity due to a suddenly applied load is x-times the stress intensity produced by the load of the same magnitude applied gradually. The value of x is
- (A) 1
- (B) 2
- (C) 3
- (D) 1/2
10. The unit of power in S.I. units is
- (A) Newton meter
- (B) Watt
- (C) Joule
- (D) Kilogram meter/sec
11. The maximum bending moment due to a moving load on a simply supported beam, occurs
- (A) At the mid
span
- (B) At
the supports
- (C) Under the
load
- (D) Anywhere on
the beam
12. Which of the following is not the unit of pressure?
- (A) kg/cm
- (B) atm
- (C) kg/cm2
- (D) Newton
13. What is the answer to this question?
- (A) 500
kg compressive
- (B) 500
kg tensile
- (C) 1500
kg tensile
- (D) 1500
kg compressive
14. The maximum resistance against rotation, is offered by the weld at a point
- (A) Most distant
- (B) Least
distant
- (C) At either
end
- (D) Centrally
located
15. During a tensile test on a ductile material
- (A) Nominal
stress at fracture is higher than the ultimate stress
- (B) True stress
at fracture is higher than the ultimate stress
- (C) True stress
at fracture is the same as the ultimate stress
- (D) None of
these
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