MCQ 1 The forces acting normally on the cross section of a bar shown in the given figure introduce

Correct Answer Choice B Tensile stress
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MCQ 2 The ratio of circumferential stress to the longitudinal stress in the walls of a cylindrical shell, due to flowing liquid, is

Correct Answer Choice D two
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MCQ 11 The load on a spring per unit deflection, is called

Correct Answer Choice A Stiffness
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MCQ 3 A close coil helical spring of mean diameter D consists of n coils of diameter d. If it carries an axial load W, the energy stored in the spring, is

Correct Answer Choice C 4W2D3n/d4N
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MCQ 12 The degree of indeterminacy of the frame in the given figure is 

Correct Answer Choice C 3
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MCQ 4 Shear centre of a half circular section of radius r and of constant thickness, lies at a distance of x from the centre where x is

Correct Answer Choice D 4r/n
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MCQ 13 For determining the force in the member AB of the truss shown in the given figure by method of sections, the section is made to pass through AB, AD and ED and the moments are taken about

Correct Answer Choice C Joint D
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MCQ 5 The ratio of crippling loads of a column having both the ends fixed to the column having both the ends hinged, is

Correct Answer Choice D 4
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MCQ 14 A load of 1960 N is raised at the end of a steel wire. The minimum diameter of the wire so that stress in the wire does not exceed 100 N/mm2 is:

Correct Answer Choice C 5.0 mm
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MCQ 6 A rolled steel joist is simply supported at its ends and carries a uniformly distributed load which causes a maximum deflection of 10 mm and slope at the ends of 0.002 radian. The length of the joist will be,

Correct Answer Choice D 16 m
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MCQ 7 A spring of mean radius 40 mm contains 8 action coils of steel (N = 80000 N/mm2), 4 mm in diameter. The clearance between the coils being 1 mm when unloaded, the minimum compressive load to remove the clearance, is

Correct Answer Choice C 35 N
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MCQ 8 The strain energy stored in a spring when subjected to greatest load without being permanently distorted, is called

Correct Answer Choice B Proof resilience
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MCQ 9 The strain energy due to volumetric strain

Correct Answer Choice D All of the above
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MCQ 10 In the truss shown in given figure the force in member DC is

Correct Answer Choice C Zero
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