101. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: Tensile reinforcement bars of a rectangular beam_______________?

A. Are curtailed if not required to resist the bending moment
B. Are bent up at suitable places to serve as shear reinforcement
C. Are bent down at suitable places to serve as shear reinforcement
D. Are maintained at bottom to provide at least local bond stress
✅ The correct answer is option C.

108. Pick up the assumption for the design of a pre-stressed concrete member from the following_______________?

A. A transverse plane section remains a plane after bending
B. During deformation limits, Hook’s law is equally applicable to concrete as well as to steel
C. Variation of stress in reinforcement due to changes in external loading is negligible
D. All the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.