Mechanical Engineering MCQs

1. : Which have not the units?

(A) Specific gravity

(B) Specific weight

(C) Specific volume

(D) Mass density

2. : The “e” denotes_____ in the engineering properties of soils.

(A) Compressibility

(B) Voids ratio

(C) Porosity

(D) Water content

3. : Find the maximum bending moment in a beam of 6 meters long fixed at its end. A udl of 5 kN/m is carried by it.

(A) 15 kNm

(B) 40 kNm

(C) 35 kNm

(D) 20 kNm

4. : The serpentine curve is ____?

(A) Reverse curve

(B) Transition curve

(C) Circular curve

(D) Lemniscate curve

5. : Glacier deposit of clay, gravel, or sand is _____.

(A) Tull

(B) Till

(C) Loess

(D) Mart

6. : Used in foundation ______ is bearing capacity of the laminated rocks?

(A) 1620 kN/m²

(B) 1450 kN/m²

(C) 1785 kN/m²

(D) 2125 kN/m²

7. : At its support, which beam is inbuilt?

(A) Continuous beam

(B) Fixed beam

(C) Simply supported beam

(D) Cantilever beam

8. : _____ is called fixed beam

(A) Inbuilt beam

(B) Constressed beam

(C) Encaster beam

(D) Constricted beam

9. : The slope at the supports should be ________ in the fixed beams

(A) Throughout

(B) Zero

(C) Maximum

(D) Minimum

10. : In the fixed beam _____ changes induce the large stresses?

(A) Slope

(B) Temperature

(C) Deflection

(D) SlopeLateral

11. : To be provided ___ is the maximum super elevation

(A) 1 in 10

(B) 1 in 15

(C) 2 in 10

(D) 2 in 15

12. : To solve the problems of land acquisition _____ curve is used?

(A) Transition curves

(B) Horizontal curves

(C) Circular curves

(D) Vertical curves

13. : If the maximum deflection does not exceed 1/400 of the span, calculate the load intensity of the fixed beam. Take EI as 1010 kN mm².

(A) 35 kN

(B) 40 kN

(C) 45 kN

(D) 60 kN