Strength of Materials MCQs (Part-10)

What is thermal stress caused by?

A Change in temperature
B Applied external force
C Material’s internal friction
D Material elasticity

What does the stress-strain curve represent?

A Force vs. energy
B Material’s elasticity and deformation
C Temperature vs. strain
D Energy vs. force

What is the primary cause of fatigue failure?

A High temperature
B Static loads
C Cyclic loading
D Rapid impact

What is creep in materials?

A Instantaneous fracture after loading
B Slow deformation under constant stress
C Fast fracture under stress
D Sudden deformation due to temperature change

What does the failure theory predict?

A Material’s temperature range
B Material’s deformation
C Material’s strength
D Material’s fracture under stress

What is the significance of the yield point?

A Point where permanent deformation begins
B Point of maximum stress
C Point of fracture
D Point of elasticity

What is the characteristic of a brittle material?

A Sudden fracture without plastic deformation
B High toughness
C High elasticity
D Ability to absorb large energy before failure

How is tensile stress measured in materials?

A By compressive force
B By applied load divided by area
C By elongation
D By internal energy

What does shear stress cause in materials?

A Compression
B Lateral deformation or slippage
C Stretching along the length
D Twisting of the material

What does a material’s toughness measure?

A Ability to deform without breaking
B Resistance to corrosion
C Ability to resist temperature changes
D Ability to resist indentation

What is the primary characteristic of a ductile material?

A Ability to absorb high energy before fracture
B High resistance to fracture
C Ability to undergo permanent deformation
D Low elongation before fracture

What happens during plastic deformation?

A The material becomes stronger
B The material returns to its original shape
C The material fractures immediately
D The material deforms permanently

What is the effect of temperature on thermal stress?

A It increases material toughness
B It creates internal stresses in constrained materials
C It causes uniform contraction
D It causes uniform expansion

What is the relationship between stress and strain in the elastic region?

A Proportional
B Inversely proportional
C Exponentially related
D No relation

How is the maximum shear stress calculated?

A By dividing the total stress by area
B By taking the square root of the sum of squares of normal stresses
C By finding the difference between normal stresses
D By using the formula σ = Eϵ