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  1. A beam which is fixed at one end and free at the other is called

  2. A.
    simply supported beam
    B.
    fixed beam
    C.
    overhanging beam
    D.
    cantilever beam

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  3. When a body is subjected to three mutually perpendicular stresses, of equal intensity, the ratio of direct stress to the corresponding volumetric strain is known as

  4. A.
    Young's modulus
    B.
    modulus of rigidity
    C.
    bulk modulus
    D.
    Poisson's ratio

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  5. The bending moment at a section tends to bend or deflect the beam and the internal stresses resist its bending. The resistance offered by the internal stresses, to the bending, is called

  6. A.
    compressive stress
    B.
    shear stress
    C.
    bending stress
    D.
    elastic modulus

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  7. The section modulus of a rectangular section about an axis through its C.G., is

  8. A.
    b/2
    B.
    d/2
    C.
    bd2/2
    D.
    bd2/6

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  9. The ratio of shear modulus to the modulus of elasticity for a Poisson's ratio of 0.4 will be

  10. A.
    5/7
    B.
    7/5
    C.
    5/14
    D.
    14/5

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  11. The maximum shear stress is equal to the radius of Mohr's circle.

  12. A.
    Correct
    B.
    Incorrect

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  13. A closely coiled helical spring is of mean diameter (D) and spring wire diameter (d). The spring index is the ratio of

  14. A.
    1/d
    B.
    1/D
    C.
    D/d
    D.
    d/D

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  15. The strain energy stored in a body, when the load is gradually applied, is (where σ = Stress in the material of the body, V = Volume of the body, and E = Modulus of elasticity of the material)

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  17. If the diameter of pressure vessel is 15 times the wall thickness, the vessel is said to be a thick shell.

  18. A.
    Agree
    B.
    Disagree

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  19. The rivets are used for __________ fastenings.

  20. A.
    permanent
    B.
    temporary

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