Strength of Materials

71. Center of gravity of a solid cone lies on the axis at the height

  1. One-fourth of the total height above base
  2. One-third of the total height above base
  3. One-half of the total height above base
  4. Three-eighth of the total height above the base

Correct answer: (A)
One-fourth of the total height above base

72. Center of gravity of a thin hollow cone lies on the axis at a height of

  1. One-fourth of the total height above base
  2. One-third of the total height above base
  3. One-half of the total height above base
  4. Three-eighth of the total height above the base

Correct answer: (B)
One-third of the total height above base

73. Center of percussion is

  1. The point of C.G.
  2. The point of metacentre
  3. The point of application of the resultant of all the forces tending to cause a body to rotate about a certain axis
  4. Point of suspension

Correct answer: (C)
The point of application of the resultant of all the forces tending to cause a body to rotate about a certain axis

74. Coefficient of friction is the

  1. Angle between normal reaction and the resultant of normal reaction and the limiting friction
  2. Ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction
  3. The friction force acting when the body is just about to move
  4. The friction force acting when the body is in motion

Correct answer: (B)
Ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction

75. Columns of given length, cross-section and material have different values of buckling loads for different end conditions. The strongest column is one whose

  1. One end is fixed and other end is hinged
  2. Both ends are hinged or pin jointed
  3. One end is fixed and the other end entirely free
  4. Both the ends are fixed

Correct answer: (D)
Both the ends are fixed

76. Coulomb friction is the friction between

  1. Bodies having relative motion
  2. Two dry surfaces
  3. Two lubricated surfaces
  4. Solids and liquids

Correct answer: (A)
Bodies having relative motion

77. D' Alembert's principle is used for

  1. Reducing the problem of kinetics to equivalent statics problem
  2. Determining stresses in the truss
  3. Stability of floating bodies
  4. Designing safe structures

Correct answer: (A)
Reducing the problem of kinetics to equivalent statics problem

78. During a tensile test on a ductile material

  1. Nominal stress at fracture is higher than the ultimate stress
  2. True stress at fracture is higher than the ultimate stress
  3. True stress at fracture is the same as the ultimate stress
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (B)
True stress at fracture is higher than the ultimate stress

79. Dynamic friction as compared to static friction is

  1. Same
  2. More
  3. Less
  4. May be less of more depending on nature of surfaces and velocity

Correct answer: (C)
Less

80. Effect of a force on a body depends upon

  1. Magnitude
  2. Direction
  3. Position or line of action
  4. All of the above

Correct answer: (D)
All of the above

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