1. Which is more elastic, rubber or steel? -------------.

2. It is easier to roll a barrel than to pull it. True/False

3. If a feather, a wooden ball and a steel ball fall simultaneously in a vacuum, which one of
these would fall faster?
(a) feather (b) wooden ball (C) steel ball (d) all

4. Find the coefficient of kinetic friction.

A dock worker loading crates on a shio finds that a 15kg crate, initially at rest on a
horizontal surface, requires a 64N horizontal force to set it in motion. However, after the
crate is in motion, a horizontal force of 57N is required to keep it moving with a constant
speed.

The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s^2.

5. The property of a material to withstand a sudden impact or shock is called,

a. hardness b. ductility,
c. toughness, d. elasticityof the material

6. The ratio between the volumetric stress to the volumetric strain is called as
a. young's modulus
b. modulus of elasticity
c. rigidity modulus,
d. bulk modulus

7. In a Cantilever beam, the maximum bending moment is induced at

a. at the free end
b. at the fixed end
c. at the mid span of the beam
d. none of the above

8. The forces which meet at a point are called

a. collinear forces
b. concurrent forces
c. coplanar forces
d. parallel forces
9. A body is on the point of sliding down an inclined plane under its own weight. If the
inclination of the plane is 30 degree, then the coefficient of friction between the planes
will be
a. (1/3)^0.5 b. 3^0.5 c. 1 d. 0

10. The type of joints that can resist a moment is called as

a. roller joint b. pin joint
c. hinged joint d. fixed joint

11. The slope of the normal stress-strain graph is equal to the

a. modulus of rigidity
b. bulk modulus
c. modulus of elasticity
d. stiffness constant.

12. The shear stress in a circular shaft under torsion varies

a. linearly b. parabolically
c. hyperbolically d. uniformly

13. If the section modulus of a beam decreases, then bending stress will
a. decrease b. increase
c. remain same d. bending strees is independent of section modulus

14. Stress may be defined as:

a. load per unit area
b. external force per unit area
c. internal resistance per unit area
d. same as pressure

15. Hooke's law is valid upto the

a. yield point b. elastic limit
c. proportional limit
d. ultimate point.

16. In the method of sections for trusses, the section must be passed so as to cut not more
than
 a. two members
b. three members
c. four members
d. five members

17. When bending moment at a certain point is maximun, shear force is

a. zero b. maximum
c. minimum d. increasing

18. In a cantilever beam of length L, a concentrated load W acts at the free end, the bending
moment at the free end would be
a. W.L b. W.L^2
c. (W.L)/2 d. 0

24. Friction force does not depend upon the area of contact and the shape of contacting surface.

(True/ false)

25. Dynamic friction does not follows the law of friction. (True /False)

26. The force system acing on ladder is concurrent (True/false)

27. A ladder resting on a rough ground and leaning against a smooth vertical wall will

experience a force of friction

(a) zero at its upper end

(b) toward the wall at its upper end

(c) downwards at its upper end

28. A roof truss and a bridge truss are example of a plane truss (True/false)

29. which of the following favours brittle fracture in ductile material.

(a) elevated temperature

(b) slow rate of straining

(c) presence of notch

30. if a torque produces a twist of 6 radians and 3 radians in shaft A and B having the

same

diameter and length then ratio of their modulus og rigidity is…….

31.If a solid shaft is subjected to torsion , the shear stress induced in the shaft at its

centre is

(a) zero (b) maximum (c) minimum

32. In figure the reaction RA is

10 N 20 N 10 N
E
2 2 C
D
2

A B
4

Fig-Q (9)