Fifteen Multiple Choice Questions on Shear Force and Bending Moment

Fifteen Multiple Choice Questions on Shear Force and Bending Moment

Question.1. The bending moment at the fixed end of a cantilever beam is

(a) Maximum

(b) Minimum

(c) 

(d) 

Question.2. The bending moment diagram for a cantilever with point load, at the free end will be

(a) A triangle with max. height under free end

(b) A triangle with max. height under fixed end

(c) A parabolic curve

(d) None of these

Question.3. For a simply supported beam, loaded with point load, the B.M.D. will be

(a) A triangle

(b) A parabolic curve

(c) A cubic curve

(d) None of these

Question.4. For a simply supported beam of span , with point load  at the centre, the maximum B.M. will be

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

Question.5. For a simply supported beam of span , loaded with U.D.L.  over the whole span, the maximum B.M will be

(a)  

(b)

(c)  

(d)

Question.6. At the point of contraflexure

(a) B.M is mimimum

(b) B.M is maximum

(c)  B.M is either zero or changes sign

(d) None of these

Question.7. The Point of contraflexure occurs in case of

(a) Cantilever beams

(b) Simply supported beams

(c) Over hanging beams

(d) All types of beams

Question.8. A cantilever beam of length of 2m carries a U.D.L. of 150 N/m over its whole span. The maximum shear force in the beam will be

(a) 150 N

(b) 300 N

(c)  150 N-m

(d) 600 N-m

Question.9. A cantilever beam of span 3m carries a point load 100 N at the free end. The maximum B.M in the beam will be

(a) 100 N-m

(b) 300 N-m

(c)  150 N-m

(d) 600 N-m

Question.10. Bending moment at supports in case of simply supported beam is always

(a) Zero

(b) Positive

(c)  Negative

(d) Depends upon loading

Question.11. The shear force at the centre of a simply supported beam of span  carrying a uniformly distributed load of  per unit length over the whole span is

(a)

(b)

(c)  

(d)  Zero

Question.12. Shear force (F) and loading (W) are related by

(a)

(b)

(c)  

(d)

Question.13. Shear force (F) and bending moment (M) are related by

(a) 

(b)

(c)  

(d) None of these

Question.14. The bending moment diagram for a cantilever with U.D.L. over the whole span will be

(a) Triangle

(b) Rectangle

(c)  Parabola

(d) Ellipse

Question.15. The rate of change of bending moment is equal to

(a) Shear force

(b) Slope

(c) Deflection

(d) None of these

Answers

1. (a)      2. (b)     3. (a)      4. (c)      5. (b)     6. (c)      7. (c)

8. (b)     9. (b)     10. (a)   11. (d)   12. (a)   13. (b)   14. (c)

15.(a)