Explore topic-wise MCQs in Civil Engineering.

This section includes 20 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

It equal and opposite forces applied to a body tend to elongate it, the stress so produced is called

A. internal resistance
B. tensile stress
C. transverse stress
D. compressive stress
Answer» D. compressive stress
2.

For any part of the beam, between two concentrated load Shear force diagram is a

A. Horizontal straight line
B. Vertical straight line
C. Line inclined to x-axis
D. Parabola
Answer» B. Vertical straight line
3.

A sudden jump anywhere on the Bending moment diagram of a beam is caused by

A. Couple acting at that point
B. Couple acting at some other point
C. Concentrated load at the point
D. Uniformly distributed load or Uniformly varying load on the beam
Answer» B. Couple acting at some other point
4.

Uniformly varying load between two sections in shear force diagram is represented by

A. cubic curve
B. inclined line
C. horizontal line
D. parabolic curve
Answer» E.
5.

What is the maximum bending moment acting on simply supported beam shown below?

A. 2000 Nm
B. 3000 Nm
C. 4000 Nm
D. 6000 Nm
Answer» E.
6.

In bending moment diagram, if no load acts between two sections, then it is represented by

A. horizontal line
B. inclined line
C. vertical line
D. all of the above
Answer» C. vertical line
7.

strain energy stored in a body due to suddenly applied load compared to when it is applied gradually is

A. same
B. twice
C. four times
D. eight times
Answer» D. eight times
8.

Tensile strength of a material is obtained by dividing the maximum load during the test by the

A. area at the time of fracture
B. original cross-sectional area
C. average of (a) and (b)
D. minimum area after fracture
Answer» C. average of (a) and (b)
9.

For any part of a beam subjected to uniformly distributed load, bending moment diagram is

A. Horizontal straight line
B. Vertical straight line
C. Line inclined to x-axis
D. Parabola
Answer» E.
10.

For any part of a beam subjected to uniformly distributed load, Shear force diagram is

A. Horizontal straight line
B. Vertical straight line
C. Line inclined to x-axis
D. Parabola
Answer» D. Parabola
11.

A sudden increase or decrease in shear force diagram between any two points indicates that there is

A. No loading between the two points
B. Point loads between the two points
C. U.D.L. between the two points
D. None of these
Answer» C. U.D.L. between the two points
12.

In a simple supported beam having length = l and subjected to a concentrated load (W) at mid-point.

A. Maximum Bending moment = Wl/4 at the mid-point
B. Maximum Bending moment = Wl/4 at the end
C. Maximum Bending moment = Wl/8 at the mid-point
D. Maximum Bending moment = Wl/8 at the end
Answer» B. Maximum Bending moment = Wl/4 at the end
13.

What is the maximum shear force, when a cantilever beam is loaded with udl throughout?

A. w l
B. w
C. w/l
D. w+l
Answer» B. w
14.

Moment of Inertia is the integration of the square of the distance of the centroid and the del area along the whole area of the structure.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. all
Answer» B. False
15.

Young s modulus of a material which gives 2 kN/mm2 stress at 0.01 strain is

A. 20kN/mm2
B. 0.02kN/mm2
C. 200 kN/mm2
D. 2000kN/mm2
Answer» D. 2000kN/mm2
16.

For any part of a beam between two concentrated load, Bending moment diagram is a

A. Horizontal straight line
B. Vertical straight line
C. Line inclined to x-axis
D. Parabola
Answer» D. Parabola
17.

stress at which extension of material takes place more quickly as compared to increase in load is called

A. elastic point of the material
B. plastic point of the material
C. breaking point of the material
D. yielding point of the material
Answer» E.
18.

The energy absorbed in a body, when it is strained within the elastic limits, is known as

A. strain energy
B. resilience
C. proof resilience
D. modulus of resilience
Answer» B. resilience
19.

The ratio of the effective length of a column and minimum radius of gyration of its cross-sectional area, is known

A. buckling factor
B. slenderness ratio
C. crippling factor
D. none of these
Answer» C. crippling factor
20.

Maximum deflection of a cantilever due to pure bending moment M at its free end, is

A. ML2/3EI
B. ML2/4EI
C. ML2/6EI
D. ML2/2EI
Answer» E.