Applied Mechanics MCQs

Practice multiple choice questions on Applied Mechanics for SSC JE and other civil engineering exams: forces and their resultants, moments and couples, equilibrium, friction, stress and strain, thin shells, and beams and trusses. Every question has a detailed worked explanation.

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Each topic is split into parts of about 15 questions.

Force Analysis

Resultant of forces, resolution, parallelogram and triangle laws, Lami's theorem and coplanar force systems.

1 part · 11 questionsStart practice →Moment

Moment of a force, couples, Varignon's theorem and moments about points and axes.

1 part · 11 questionsStart practice →General Conditions of Equilibrium

Equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies, free-body diagrams and support reactions.

1 part · 3 questionsStart practice →Friction

Laws of friction, coefficient and angle of friction, angle of repose and inclined plane problems.

1 part · 4 questionsStart practice →Stress and Strain

Normal and shear stress, Hooke's law, elastic constants, Poisson's ratio, thermal stress and strain energy.

3 parts · 45 questionsStart practice →Thin Cylindrical and Spherical Shells

Hoop and longitudinal stresses, change in volume and design of thin pressure vessels.

1 part · 7 questionsStart practice →Beams and Trusses

Types of beams and supports, shear force and bending moment, and analysis of simple trusses.

2 parts · 26 questionsStart practice →