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Pick up the incorrect statement from the following : The torsional resistance of a shaft is directly proportional to
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A. modulus of rigidity
B. angle of twist
C. reciprocal of the length of the shaft
D. moment of inertia of the shaft section.

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moment of inertia of the shaft section.

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1. A material which obeys Hook's law, is subjected to direct stress ?₀. At its elastic limit, the following statement is true,
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A. Strain is equal to
B. Maximum shear stress =
C. Strain energy =
D. Shear strain energy =
E. All the above.

2. For determining the support reactions at A and B of a three hinged arch, points B and C are joined and produced to intersect the load line at D and a line parallel to the load line through A at D'. Distances AD, DD' and AD' when measured were 4 cm, 3 cm and 5 cm respectively. The angle between the reactions at A and B is
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A. 30�
B. 45�
C. 60�
D. 90�

4. Total strain energy theory for the failure of a material at elastic limit, is known
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A. Guest's or Trecas' theory
B. St. Venant's theory
C. Rankine's theory
D. Haig's theory
E. Von Mises's theory.

5. A rolled steel joist is simply supported at its ends and carries a uniformly distributed load which causes a maximum deflection of 10 mm and slope at the ends of 0.002 radian. The length of the joist will be,
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A. 10 m
B. 12 m
C. 14 m
D. 16 m
E. 18 m

8. A material may fail if
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A. maximum principal stress exceeds the direct stress ?₀
B. maximum strain exceeds
C. maximum shear stress exceeds
D. total strain energy exceeds
E. all the above.

9. A material is said to be perfectly elastic if
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A. it regains its original shape on removal of the load
B. It regains its original shape partially on removal of the load
C. it does not regain its original shape at all
D. none of these.

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