2631. Which of the following errors can be eliminated by taking mean of bot face observations ?

A. error due to imperfect graduations
B. error due to eccentricity of verniers
C. error due to imperfect adjustment of plate levels
D. error due to line of collimation not being perpendicular to horizontal axis
✅ The correct answer is option D.

2635. A compound bar consists of two bars of equal length. Steel bar cross -section is 3500 mm2and that of brass bar is 3000 mm2. These are subjected to a compressive load 100,000 N. If Eb = 0.2 MN/mm2 and Eb = 0.1 MN/mm2, the stresses developed are___________________?

A. b = 10 N/mm2 s = 20 N/mm 2
B. b = 8 N/mm2 s = 16 N/mm2
C. b = 6 N/mm2 s = 12 N/mm2
D. b = 5 N/mm2 s = 10 N/mm2
✅ The correct answer is option A.

2638. The general expression for the B.M. of a beam of length l is the beam carries M = (wl/2) x – (wx²/2)_______________?

A. A uniformly distributed load w/unit length
B. A load varying linearly from zero at one end to w at the other end
C. An isolated load at mid span
D. None of these
✅ The correct answer is option A.