Practice Test: Question Set - 01
1. The modulus of rigidity of carbon steel is
- (A) 2,07,000
N/mm2
- (B) 1,00,000
N/mm2
- (C) 50,000 N/mm2
- (D) 80,000 N/mm2
2. Within elastic limit, the stress is
- (A) Equal
to strain
- (B) Inversely
proportional to strain
- (C) Directly
proportional to strain
- (D) Directly
proportional to the square of strain
3. When a shaft of diameter ‘d’ and length ‘l’ is subjected to torsional moment Mt, then the angle of twist in degrees is given by,
- (A) 584 Mtl/Gd4
- (B) Mtl/πd4
- (C) 584 Mtl/Gd3
- (D) MtG/d4l
4. A component made of grey cast iron is designed on strength basis by
- (A) Ultimate
tensile strength
- (B) Yield
strength
- (C) Modulus
of elasticity
- (D) Modulus
of rigidity
5. A taper is provided for cotter
- (A) To
ensure tightness in operating condition
- (B) To
provide wedge action
- (C) To
ease the removal of cotter during dismantling
- (D) For
all three reasons
6. Knuckle joint is used for the joint between
- (A) Tie
bars in roof trusses
- (B) Links
in suspension bridge
- (C) Fulcrum
of lever and support
- (D) For
all three applications
7. In ‘second’ type of levers, mechanical advantage is
- (A) Less
than one
- (B) More than
one
- (C) Equal to one
- (D) Any
one of the above
8. The fulcrum pin of lever is designed on the basis of
- (A) Torsional
moment
- (B) Axial
tensile force
- (C) Bending
moment
- (D) Bearing
pressure
9. According to distortion energy theory of failure, the relationship between yield strength in shear (Ssy) and tensile yield strength (Syt) is
- (A) Ssy = 0.5 Syt
- (B) Ssy = 0.577 Syt
- (C) Ssy = 0.75 Syt
- (D) Ssy = 0.4 Syt
10. The maximum bending stress in a curved beam, having symmetrical cross-section, always occurs at
- (A) Inner
fiber
- (B) Outer fiber
- (C) Centroidal
axis
- (D) Neutral
axis
11. Hooke’s law holds good up to
- (A) Breaking
point
- (B) Yield point
- (C) Elastic
limit
- (D) Plastic
limit
12. The modulus of rigidity of grey cast iron is
- (A) 2,07,000
N/mm2
- (B) 1,00,000
N/mm2
- (C) 40,000 N/mm2
- (D) 80,000 N/mm2
13. The ratio of tensile stress to tensile strain within elastic limit is called
- (A) Bulk
modulus
- (B) Poisson’s
ratio
- (C) Modulus
of rigidity
- (D) Modulus
of elasticity
14. The bending stress induced in a beam is
- (A) Maximum
at the farthest fiber from neutral axis and zero at the neutral axis
- (B) Uniform
throughout the cross-section
- (C) Zero
at the farthest fiber from neutral axis and maximum at the neutral axis
- (D) Zero
at the neutral axis and zero at the farthest fiber and maximum at the mean
distance
15. The factor of safety for cast iron component, subjected to static force, is
- (A) 1.5 to 2
- (B) 3 to 5
- (C) 1.3 to 1.5
- (D) 5 to 10
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