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1. Maximum bending moment in a beam occurs where

(a) deflection is zero
(b) shear force is maximum
(c) shear force is minimum
(d) shear force changes sign

2. A simply supported beam of l carries over its full span a load varying linearly from zero at either end to w/unit length at
midspan. The maximum bending moment occurs at
(a) quarter points and is equal to (wl2)/8
(b) quarter points and is equal to (wl2)/12
(c) midspan and is equal to (wl2)/8
(d) midspan and is equal to (wl2)/12

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3. Rate of change of bending moment is equal to
(a) shear force
(b) deflection
(c) slope

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(d) rate of loading

4. The diagram showing the variation of axial load along the span is called
(a) shear force diagram
(b) bending moment diagram
(c) thrust diagram
(d) influence line diagram
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5. The difference in ordinate of the shear curve between any two sections is equal to the area under
(a) load curve between these two sections
(b) shear curve between these two sections
(c) bending moment curve between these two sections
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(d) concentrated loads applied between the sections plus load curve between these two sections
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6. The variation in the bending moment in the portion of a beam carrying linearly varying load is
(a) linear
(b) parabolic
(c) cubic
(d) constant
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7. A beam of overall length l with equal overhangs on both sides carries a uniformly distributed load over the entire length. To
have numerical equal bending moments at centre of the beam and at supports, the distance between the supports should be
(a) 0.277l
(b) 0.403l
(c) 0.586l
(d) 0.707l

8. A simply supported beam is carrying distributed load of zero intensity over one support to linearly varying nature of
intensity w over the other support . the shape of BMD will be [SSC JE - 2013]
(a) Linear
(b) Parabolic
(c) Cubical parabolic
(d) Zero
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9. Shear force at the mid- span point D in the following beam is [SSC JE - 2013]

(a) Zero
(b) 2M/L
(c) M/L
(d) 3M/L

10. Two identical simply supported beams of span l are subjected to equal load W at its center (as concentrated load) and
other one is carrying it in the form of u.d.l. over the entire span. The ratio of their mid-span B.M. will be-
(a) 1/2 [SSC JE - 2013]
(b) 2

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(c) 4
(d) 8

11. The shear diagram for a cantilever beam subjected to a concentrated load at the free end is given by a/an
(a) Triangle [SSC JE - 2013]

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(b) Rectangle
(c) Parabola
(d) Ellipse

12. In the cantilever beam subjected to general loading, the maximum B.M. is at [SSC JE - 2014]
(a) Fixed end
h.
(b) Free end
(c) Mid-span
(d) Quarter-span

13. The maximum shear force in a simply supported beam of span L subjected to a central point load , W is given by following
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expression [SSC JE - 2014]
(a) W/2
(b) WL
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(c) WL2 /2
(d) WL2 /4

14. For simply supported beam shown in fig., the magnitude of vertical reaction at B is [SSC JE - 2014]
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(a) 20 kN
(b) 18 kN
(c) 15 kN
(d) 10 kN

15. The beam shown in fig is [SSC JE - 2014]

(a) Free cantilever beam

(b) Single overhanging beam
(c) Double overhanging beam
(d) Proper cantilever beam
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16. For the cantilever beam shown in fig the value of shear force at fixed end [SSC JE - 2014]

(a) 100 kN
(b) 20 kN
(c) 80 kN
(d) 90 kN

17. In a simply supported beam of span L subjected to UDL of intensity W kN/m over its entire length the maximum bending is
given by the expression [SSC JE - 2014]
2

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(a) WL /8
(b) WL/2
(c) WL2/2
(d) WL

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18. Reaction at support A is [SSC JE - 2011]

h.
(a) 40 kN downward
(b) 40 kN upward
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(c) 20 kN upward
(d) 20 kN upward
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19. For the above cantilever beam, the absolute value of shear force at A is [SSC JE - 2011]
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(a) 1.0 kN
(b) 4.0 kN
(c) 0.0 kN
(d) 2.0 kN

20. The shear force at the point of contraflexure in the following beam is [SSC JE - 2012]

(a) 0
(b) M/a
(c) M/b
(d) M/L
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Answers :- 1. (d), 2. (d), 3. (a), 4. (c), 5. (d), 6. (c), 7. (c), 8. (c) 9. (c), 10. (b), 11. (b), 12. (a), 13. (a), 14. (d), 15. (b),
16. (b), 17. (a), 18. (a), 19. (c), 20. (d)

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