Strength of Materials MCQs

Practice multiple choice questions on Strength of Materials for SSC JE and other civil engineering exams: bending moment and shear force, bending and shear stress, slope and deflection, principal stresses, columns, torsion, springs and fixed beams. Every question has a detailed worked explanation.

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Each topic is split into parts of about 15 questions.

Bending Moment and Shear Force

SFD and BMD for cantilevers, simply supported and overhanging beams under point, UDL and varying loads.

5 parts · 62 questionsStart practice →Bending and Shear Stress

Theory of simple bending, section modulus, and shear stress distribution across beam sections.

5 parts · 66 questionsStart practice →Slope and Deflection

Double integration, Macaulay's and moment-area methods, and standard deflection formulas.

3 parts · 45 questionsStart practice →Principal Stress and Principal Planes

Stresses on inclined planes, principal stresses, maximum shear stress and Mohr's circle.

2 parts · 30 questionsStart practice →Columns and Struts

Euler's and Rankine's formulas, effective length, slenderness ratio and buckling.

3 parts · 40 questionsStart practice →Torsion

Torsion of circular shafts, polar moment of inertia, power transmission and torsional rigidity.

3 parts · 32 questionsStart practice →Spring

Close-coiled helical and leaf springs, stiffness, deflection and springs in series and parallel.

1 part · 12 questionsStart practice →Fixed Beam

Fixed-end moments, deflection and the effect of sinking supports in fixed beams.

1 part · 7 questionsStart practice →