UPSSSC Civil JE Structural Engineering – 500 MCQ with Answers | RCC + Steel + Analysis (PYQ Based)
UPSSSC Civil JE – Structural Engineering
MCQ 1–50 (With Explanation)
Previous Year Based
Exam: UPSSSC Civil JE | SSC JE | State JE
Subject: Structural Engineering (RCC Focus)
Language: Hindi + English
A. Compression लेना
B. Tension लेना
C. Shear लेना
D. Weight बढ़ाना
Answer: B
Explanation: Concrete compression में strong होता है जबकि steel tension resist करता है।
A. 20 kN/m³
B. 22 kN/m³
C. 25 kN/m³
D. 30 kN/m³
Answer: C
Explanation: Design में RCC की unit weight 25 kN/m³ ली जाती है।
A. 1978
B. 1987
C. 2000
D. 2016
Answer: C
Explanation: IS 456:2000 RCC design के लिए मुख्य code है।
A. L/B < 2
B. L/B ≥ 2
C. L = B
D. Depends on load
Answer: B
Explanation: जब longer span / shorter span ≥ 2 होता है तो slab one-way होती है।
A. L/B ≥ 2
B. L/B < 2
C. L = 2B
D. Depends on steel
Answer: B
Explanation: जब L/B < 2 होता है तो slab two-way behave करती है।
A. wL²/6
B. wL²/8
C. wL²/10
D. wL²/12
Answer: B
Explanation: Standard formula: BM = wL²/8
A. wL
B. wL/2
C. wL/4
D. wL/8
Answer: B
Explanation: UDL में support पर shear force = wL/2 होती है।
A. 15 mm
B. 20 mm
C. 25 mm
D. 40 mm
Answer: B
Explanation: IS 456 के अनुसार slab के लिए nominal cover = 20 mm।
A. 20 mm
B. 25 mm
C. 30 mm
D. 40 mm
Answer: B
Explanation: Beam के लिए nominal cover सामान्यतः 25 mm होता है।
A. 20 mm
B. 25 mm
C. 30 mm
D. 40 mm
Answer: D
Explanation: Column में durability के लिए अधिक cover दिया जाता है।
✔ Minimum steel in beam (0.12%)
✔ Minimum steel in column (0.8%)
✔ Short vs Long column
✔ Effective depth definition
✔ Neutral axis concept
✔ Balanced / Under / Over reinforced section
✔ Development length & bond stress
✔ Partial safety factors (γc, γs)
✔ Shear failure & stirrup spacing
✔ Footing types (isolated, combined, raft)
✔ Serviceability limit state
✔ Creep & shrinkage
✔ Durability & exposure conditions
✔ PYQ repeated theory questions
👉 Next: MCQ 51–100 with Explanation (HTML)
UPSSSC Civil JE – Structural Engineering
MCQ 11–50 (With PYQ Tag | Option-3)
Note: Exact year only where 100% sure, otherwise PYQ trend mentioned.
11. RCC column में minimum longitudinal steel = 0.8%
📝 IS 456 ductility provision
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019 | Trend: UPSSSC JE
12. RCC beam में minimum tension steel (HYSD) = 0.12%
📝 Shrinkage & sudden failure control
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
13. One-way slab condition = L/B ≥ 2
📝 Load one direction में transfer
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2020
14. Two-way slab condition = L/B < 2
📝 Load both directions
📌 PYQ Trend: SSC JE / UPSSSC JE
15. Simply supported beam (UDL) max BM = wL²/8
📝 Mid-span moment
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017, 2021
16. Simply supported beam (UDL) max shear = wL/2
📝 Support shear
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
17. RCC slab nominal cover = 20 mm
📝 Durability & fire resistance
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
18. RCC beam nominal cover = 25 mm
📝 Corrosion protection
📌 PYQ Trend: SSC / State JE
19. RCC column nominal cover = 40 mm
📝 Column critical member
📌 PYQ Trend: Repeated
20. Short column condition = Le/D ≤ 12
📝 Buckling negligible
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
21. Long column condition = Le/D > 12
📝 Buckling governs
📌 PYQ Trend: SSC / UPSSSC JE
22. Concrete partial safety factor (γc) = 1.5
📝 Limit State Method
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
23. Steel partial safety factor (γs) = 1.15
📝 Steel variability
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
24. Effective depth = compression face to tension steel centroid
📝 Moment capacity decides
📌 PYQ Trend: Repeated
25. Neutral axis RCC beam में = Compression zone
📝 Concrete tension नहीं लेता
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
26. Under-reinforced section = Steel yields first
📝 Ductile & safe failure
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2022
27. Over-reinforced section = Concrete crushes first
📝 Brittle failure
📌 PYQ Trend
28. Balanced section = Steel + concrete fail together
📝 Theoretical condition
📌 PYQ Trend
29. RCC beam shear failure = Brittle
📝 Sudden collapse risk
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
30. Stirrups max spacing = 0.75d or 300 mm (lesser)
📝 IS 456 limit
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
31–50 (PYQ Repeated Concepts):
Development length, bond stress, footing types, punching shear, creep, shrinkage,
SLS vs ULS, torsion reinforcement, durability, characteristic strength,
column bars (min 4, max 6%), lateral ties, effective length, PCC use,
temperature steel, modulus of elasticity, T-beam, flange action.
📌 Asked in: SSC JE (2016–2023) | UPSSSC JE (Repeated)
➡ Next: MCQ 51–100 (Option-3 HTML)
UPSSSC Civil JE – Structural Engineering
MCQ 31–100 (Option-3 | PYQ Tagged)
Rule: Exact year only where confirmed, otherwise PYQ Trend mentioned.
🔹 MCQ 31–60
31. Development length depends on = Bar dia + bond stress + material grade
📝 Proper anchorage ensures force transfer
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
32. Development length formula = Ld = σsφ / 4τbd
📝 Bond resistance concept
📌 PYQ Trend: SSC / State JE
33. Bond between steel & concrete due to = Adhesion + friction + interlocking
📝 Composite action develops
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
34. Distribution steel provided to = Control shrinkage cracks
📝 Load carrying नहीं करती
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2020
35. Footing का मुख्य उद्देश्य = Load soil में safely transfer करना
📝 SBC के भीतर stress रखना
📌 PYQ Trend: UPSSSC JE
36. Isolated footing सबसे उपयुक्त = Interior column के लिए
📝 Economical solution
📌 PYQ Trend: State JE
37. Combined footing दी जाती है जब = Isolated footing overlap करे
📝 Space constraint condition
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
38. Raft footing उपयोग होती है = Low SBC soil में
📝 Load uniformly distribute करने हेतु
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
39. Punching shear critical होती है = Footing में
📝 Column-footing junction
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2021
40. Punching shear perimeter होता है = Column के चारों ओर closed section
📝 Two-way shear concept
📌 PYQ Trend
41. RCC में creep होता है = Sustained load के कारण
📝 Long-term deflection बढ़ती है
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
42. RCC में shrinkage होता है = Moisture loss से
📝 Tensile cracks develop होते हैं
📌 PYQ Trend
43. Serviceability limit state संबंधित है = Deflection & cracking से
📝 User comfort & durability
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
44. Ultimate limit state संबंधित है = Collapse safety से
📝 Strength failure control
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
45. Permissible deflection check = SLS
📝 Strength से संबंधित नहीं
📌 PYQ Trend
46. Torsion resistance बढ़ाने के लिए = Closed stirrups + longitudinal steel
📝 IS 456 torsion provision
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2020
47. Durability depend करती है = W/C ratio + cover + exposure
📝 Long service life
📌 PYQ Trend
48. High exposure condition में cover = Increase किया जाता है
📝 Corrosion protection
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
49. Characteristic strength का अर्थ = 95% samples उससे अधिक strength रखें
📝 Statistical definition
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
50. RCC column में minimum bars = 4
📝 Symmetrical load distribution
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
🔹 MCQ 61–100
61. RCC column में maximum steel = 6%
📝 Congestion से बचाव
📌 PYQ Trend
62. Lateral ties का मुख्य कार्य = Buckling रोकना
📝 Confinement effect
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
63. Column effective length depend करती है = End conditions पर
📝 Pinned / fixed / free
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
64. Euler buckling applicable है = Long column पर
📝 Elastic instability theory
📌 PYQ Trend
65. PCC का उपयोग होता है = Levelling course में
📝 Tension resistance नहीं
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
66. Temperature steel दिया जाता है = Crack control के लिए
📝 Thermal stresses reduce करता है
📌 PYQ Trend
67. Modulus of elasticity of concrete = 5000√fck
📝 IS 456 empirical relation
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
68. Modulus of elasticity of steel = 2×10⁵ N/mm²
📝 Almost constant value
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
69. Concrete stress-strain curve = Non-linear
📝 Brittle nature
📌 PYQ Trend
70. Steel stress-strain curve = Ductile
📝 Failure से पहले warning देता है
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
71. T-beam बनता है = Monolithic slab-beam casting से
📝 Flange action develop होता है
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
72. Flange effective होता है = Positive bending में
📝 Compression zone
📌 PYQ Trend
73. Negative bending में slab = Tension zone में
📝 Support section
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2020
74. RCC beam design governed by = Bending moment
📝 Primary force
📌 PYQ Trend
75. Footing design governed by = Bearing pressure
📝 Soil safety
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
76. Low W/C ratio से = Strength बढ़ती है
📝 Porosity कम होती है
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
77. High W/C ratio से = Permeability बढ़ती है
📝 Durability घटती है
📌 PYQ Trend
78. Fire resistance depend करती है = Cover thickness पर
📝 Steel temperature control
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
79. Anchorage length = Development length का भाग
📝 Proper bond सुनिश्चित करता है
📌 PYQ Trend
80. Hook देने का उद्देश्य = Anchorage बढ़ाना
📝 Bond improve होता है
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
81. Edge beams में torsion critical होता है
📝 Eccentric loading कारण
📌 PYQ Trend
82. Continuous beam में support पर = Negative BM
📝 Moment redistribution
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
83. Fixed beam max BM = wL²/12
📝 Mid-span moment कम
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
84. Cantilever beam max BM = wL²/2 at fixed end
📝 Critical section
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
85. Cantilever beam max shear = wL
📝 Fixed support पर
📌 PYQ Trend
86. RCC design philosophy = Safety + serviceability
📝 Limit State Method
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
87. Structural redundancy बढ़ाने से = Safety बढ़ती है
📝 Load redistribution possible
📌 PYQ Trend
88. RCC slab design primarily based on = Flexure
📝 Shear rarely critical
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
89. Crack width control = Serviceability check
📝 Appearance & durability
📌 PYQ Trend
90. RCC column failure = Compression + buckling
📝 Slenderness effect
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
91. Circular column advantage = Uniform stress distribution
📝 Better confinement
📌 PYQ Trend
92. Spiral reinforcement से = Ductility बढ़ती है
📝 Confinement effect
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
93. Tie spacing depend करती है = Least lateral dimension पर
📝 IS 456 clause
📌 PYQ Trend
94. Plane sections remain plane = LSM assumption
📝 Strain compatibility
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
95. Neutral axis depth depend करता है = Steel percentage पर
📝 Section behavior
📌 PYQ Trend
96. RCC safe design prefers = Under-reinforced section
📝 Ductile failure
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2021
97. Corrosion risk बढ़ता है = Low cover + high exposure
📝 Durability loss
📌 PYQ Trend
98. Lap length लगभग = Development length
📝 Force continuity
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
99. Compression lap length > tension lap length
📝 Bond demand अधिक
📌 PYQ Trend
100. UPSSSC JE में सबसे ज्यादा पूछा गया section = RCC
📝 Scoring & repeated area
📌 Trend: Exam analysis (2016–2024)
UPSSSC Civil JE – Structural Engineering
MCQ 101–150 (Steel + Structural Analysis | Option-3)
Rule: Exact year only where confirmed, otherwise PYQ Trend.
🔹 STEEL STRUCTURE
101. Steel structure design code = IS 800
📝 Steel members design code
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
102. Structural steel का modulus of elasticity = 2×10⁵ N/mm²
📝 Almost constant value
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
103. Tension member का main failure mode = Yielding / rupture
📝 Tensile stress dominant
📌 PYQ Trend
104. Compression member का critical failure = Buckling
📝 Instability failure
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
105. Slenderness ratio = Le / r
📝 Buckling tendency indicator
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
106. Slenderness ratio बढ़ने से = Load capacity घटती है
📝 Buckling risk increases
📌 PYQ Trend
107. Euler buckling formula = π²EI / Le²
📝 Long column elastic buckling
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
108. Euler theory valid है = Long, slender columns के लिए
📝 Elastic range assumption
📌 PYQ Trend
109. Steel section का radius of gyration = √(I/A)
📝 Slenderness calculation
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
110. Steel beam में bending stress = M / Z
📝 Flexure formula
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
111. Section modulus (Z) बढ़ाने से = Bending stress घटता है
📝 Economical section
📌 PYQ Trend
112. I-section steel beams के लिए best क्योंकि = High Z value
📝 Less material, more strength
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
113. Steel structure में connection types = Bolted & Welded
📝 Common practice
📌 PYQ Trend
114. Riveted joints अब कम use होते हैं क्योंकि = Labour intensive
📝 Bolting & welding preferred
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
115. Bolted joint failure mode = Shear of bolt / bearing
📝 Design checks required
📌 PYQ Trend
116. Welded joint advantage = No hole → no section loss
📝 Higher efficiency
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
117. Fillet weld size measured = Leg length से
📝 Throat thickness derived
📌 PYQ Trend
118. Throat thickness = 0.7 × weld size
📝 Effective weld area
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
119. Steel tension member net area = Gross − holes
📝 Net section governs rupture
📌 PYQ Trend
120. Lug angle का उपयोग = Load sharing improve करने के लिए
📝 Connection efficiency
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2020
🔹 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
121. Statically determinate structure = Equilibrium equations से solvable
📝 Unknowns = equations
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
122. Statically indeterminate structure = Extra compatibility equations चाहिए
📝 Redundancy present
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
123. Degree of indeterminacy = Unknowns − equations
📝 Structural redundancy measure
📌 PYQ Trend
124. Simply supported beam is = Statically determinate
📝 Two reactions only
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
125. Fixed beam is = Statically indeterminate
📝 Extra reactions present
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
126. Cantilever beam is = Statically determinate
📝 Single fixed support
📌 PYQ Trend
127. Three-hinged arch is = Statically determinate
📝 Hinges remove redundancy
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
128. Two-hinged arch is = Statically indeterminate
📝 One redundant reaction
📌 PYQ Trend
129. Zero force member occurs when = Two members at joint, no load
📝 Truss simplification
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
130. Method of joints used for = Truss member forces
📝 Joint equilibrium
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
131. Method of sections used for = Selected truss members
📝 Faster analysis
📌 PYQ Trend
132. SFD slope equals = Load intensity
📝 Differential relation
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
133. BMD slope equals = Shear force
📝 BM-SF relation
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
134. Point of contraflexure = BM changes sign
📝 Zero bending moment
📌 PYQ Trend
135. Max BM occurs where = Shear force = 0
📝 Calculus relation
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
136. Area of SFD between two points = Change in BM
📝 Fundamental theorem
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
137. Area of BMD between two points = Change in slope
📝 Deflection theory
📌 PYQ Trend
138. Conjugate beam method used for = Slope & deflection
📝 Analysis technique
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
139. Unit load method used for = Deflection calculation
📝 Virtual work principle
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
140. Castigliano’s theorem relates = Strain energy & deflection
📝 Energy method
📌 PYQ Trend
141. Bending strain energy ∝ M² / EI
📝 Energy storage
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
142. Axial strain energy ∝ P²L / AE
📝 Axial deformation
📌 PYQ Trend
143. Flexural rigidity = EI
📝 Beam stiffness
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
144. Higher EI means = Less deflection
📝 Stiffer beam
📌 PYQ Trend
145. Support settlement causes = Additional moments
📝 Indeterminate structures
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
146. Temperature stress develops when = Expansion restrained
📝 Thermal strain blocked
📌 PYQ Trend
147. Influence line used for = Moving load analysis
📝 Bridges & cranes
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
148. Max reaction due to moving load occurs when = Load near support
📝 ILD concept
📌 PYQ Trend
149. Max BM due to moving load occurs when = Load at critical section
📝 ILD principle
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
150. Structural analysis aim = Find forces, moments & deflections
📝 Design input data
📌 PYQ Trend
UPSSSC Civil JE – Structural Engineering
MCQ 151–200 (Steel + Structural Analysis | Option-3)
Rule: Exact year only where confirmed, otherwise PYQ Trend mentioned.
🔹 STEEL STRUCTURE (MCQ 151–175)
151. Steel structure का main advantage = High strength–weight ratio
📝 Less dead load, longer spans possible
📌 PYQ Trend: SSC JE / State JE
152. Steel structures में ductility का लाभ = Warning before failure
📝 Sudden collapse से बचाव
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
153. Steel tension member में governing failure = Net section rupture
📝 Holes reduce area
📌 PYQ Trend
154. Steel compression member design governed by = Buckling
📝 Instability controls strength
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
155. Effective length factor (K) depends on = End conditions
📝 Fixed / hinged / free
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
156. Steel column में lacing का purpose = Load sharing & stability
📝 Individual components act together
📌 PYQ Trend
157. Battened column में shear consideration = Important
📝 Battens carry shear
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
158. Steel beam lateral buckling depends on = Unbraced length
📝 Longer length → more buckling risk
📌 PYQ Trend
159. Purlins generally subjected to = Bending + axial force
📝 Roof load effects
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2020
160. Gusset plate का उपयोग = Truss member connection
📝 Force transfer at joints
📌 PYQ Trend
161. Bolted joint efficiency < welded joint क्योंकि = Hole reduces net area
📝 Section loss
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
162. HSFG bolts में load transfer होता है = Friction से
📝 Slip-critical joint
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
163. Ordinary black bolts transfer load by = Bearing & shear
📝 Slip allowed initially
📌 PYQ Trend
164. Butt weld generally used for = Full strength joint
📝 Member continuity
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
165. Fillet weld strength depends on = Throat area
📝 Effective resisting area
📌 PYQ Trend
166. Steel plate girder used for = Heavy loads & long spans
📝 Railway / highway bridges
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2020
167. Web crippling occurs due to = High concentrated load
📝 Bearing failure of web
📌 PYQ Trend
168. Stiffeners provided to = Prevent web buckling
📝 Increase local strength
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
169. Steel roof truss most commonly used = Pratt / Howe
📝 Economical force distribution
📌 PYQ Trend
170. Wind load governs steel design because = Light self-weight
📝 Lateral forces dominant
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
171. Corrosion protection in steel = Painting / galvanizing
📝 Durability increase
📌 PYQ Trend
172. Fatigue failure occurs due to = Repeated cyclic loading
📝 Stress reversal effect
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
173. Steel bridges prefer = Riveted / bolted joints
📝 Fatigue performance
📌 PYQ Trend
174. Steel structure fire resistance improved by = Fireproof coating
📝 Temperature rise control
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
175. Steel design philosophy (IS 800:2007) = Limit State Method
📝 Similar to RCC design
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
🔹 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS (MCQ 176–200)
176. Degree of static indeterminacy indicates = Extra unknowns
📝 Redundancy level
📌 PYQ Trend
177. Portal frame generally is = Statically indeterminate
📝 Rigid joints present
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
178. Truss assumption = Members carry axial force only
📝 Pin-jointed idealization
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
179. Zero force member helps in = Simplifying truss analysis
📝 Reduces calculation
📌 PYQ Trend
180. Bending moment at hinge = Zero
📝 Moment release point
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
181. Maximum deflection generally occurs = Where slope = 0
📝 Differential relation
📌 PYQ Trend
182. Moment distribution method applicable for = Indeterminate beams & frames
📝 Hardy Cross method
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
183. Carry-over factor for prismatic member = 0.5
📝 Fixed-end moment transfer
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
184. Stiffness factor (far end fixed) = 4EI/L
📝 Moment distribution parameter
📌 PYQ Trend
185. Slope-deflection method based on = Member end rotations
📝 Displacement method
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
186. Matrix method advantage = Computer suitability
📝 Large structures analysis
📌 PYQ Trend
187. Flexibility method also called = Force method
📝 Redundant forces unknown
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
188. Displacement method also called = Stiffness method
📝 Joint displacements unknown
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
189. Influence line ordinate represents = Response due to unit load
📝 Moving load analysis
📌 PYQ Trend
190. Muller-Breslau principle used for = Influence line construction
📝 Qualitative ILD
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
191. Maximum BM due to UDL on SSB = wL²/8
📝 Mid-span section
📌 PYQ Trend
192. Arch thrust increases with = Rise decrease
📝 Geometry effect
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
193. Three-hinged arch advantage = No temperature stress
📝 Hinges release restraint
📌 PYQ Trend
194. Suspension bridge main cable resists = Tension
📝 Flexible structure
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
195. Cable under uniform load takes shape = Parabola
📝 Funicular curve
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
196. Cable under self-weight takes shape = Catenary
📝 Natural hanging curve
📌 PYQ Trend
197. Maximum tension in cable occurs at = Supports
📝 Combined vertical & horizontal components
📌 PYQ Trend
198. Dynamic load differs from static load because = Inertia effects
📝 Time-dependent forces
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
199. Impact factor accounts for = Dynamic amplification
📝 Moving load effects
📌 PYQ Trend
200. Structural analysis final objective = Safe & economical design
📝 Forces + deflections determination
📌 PYQ Trend
UPSSSC Civil JE – Structural Engineering
MCQ 201–250 (Mixed PYQ | Option-3)
Rule: Exact year only where confirmed, otherwise PYQ Trend.
🔹 RCC + STEEL + ANALYSIS (MCQ 201–250)
201. RCC beam में limiting moment of resistance ∝ fck · b · d²
📝 Concrete grade moment capacity नियंत्रित करता है
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
202. Under-reinforced section को safe माना जाता है क्योंकि = Ductile failure
📝 Steel पहले yield करता है
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2021
203. Steel structure में most economical section = I-section
📝 High section modulus
📌 PYQ Trend
204. RCC column का interaction diagram relate करता है = P–M relationship
📝 Axial load + moment combined effect
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
205. Effective length of column minimum होती है जब = Both ends fixed
📝 Buckling restraint अधिक
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
206. Steel tension member design governed by = Net section rupture
📝 Holes reduce area
📌 PYQ Trend
207. Development length requirement ensure करती है = Full stress transfer
📝 Bond failure से बचाव
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
208. Shear reinforcement का मुख्य उद्देश्य = Brittle failure रोकना
📝 Sudden collapse prevention
📌 PYQ Trend
209. Steel beam lateral torsional buckling depend करता है = Unbraced length
📝 Long span beams critical
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
210. Two-hinged arch statically = Indeterminate (degree 1)
📝 Extra reaction present
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
211. Fixed beam में support settlement से = Additional BM develop होता है
📝 Indeterminacy effect
📌 PYQ Trend
212. RCC slab design usually governed by = Deflection
📝 Serviceability critical
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2020
213. Steel column lacing spacing limit = 50r
📝 IS 800 provision
📌 PYQ Trend
214. Punching shear check किया जाता है = Critical perimeter पर
📝 Column-slab junction
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2021
215. Influence line useful होती है = Moving load problems में
📝 Bridge analysis
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
216. Steel welded joint efficiency अधिक होती है क्योंकि = No loss of area
📝 Holes नहीं होते
📌 PYQ Trend
217. RCC footing depth governed by = Shear
📝 One-way & punching shear
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
218. Three-hinged arch advantage = No temperature stress
📝 Hinges release restraint
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
219. Steel truss members assumed to carry = Axial force only
📝 Pin-joint assumption
📌 PYQ Trend
220. RCC beam design primarily based on = Bending moment
📝 Governing internal force
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
221. Limit state of collapse relates to = Strength failure
📝 Ultimate safety
📌 PYQ Trend
222. Steel plate girder में stiffeners दिए जाते हैं = Web buckling रोकने हेतु
📝 Concentrated loads effect
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2020
223. Carry-over factor (far end fixed) = 0.5
📝 Moment distribution rule
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
224. RCC column minimum eccentricity consider की जाती है = IS 456 provision
📝 Construction imperfection
📌 PYQ Trend
225. Steel fatigue failure होता है = Repeated stress cycles से
📝 Stress range critical
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
226. Maximum BM in cantilever (UDL) = wL²/2
📝 Fixed end critical
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
227. RCC beam effective span = Clear span + effective depth
📝 IS 456 definition
📌 PYQ Trend
228. Steel roof truss preferred material = Structural steel angles
📝 Tension-compression suitability
📌 PYQ Trend
229. Serviceability limit state check किया जाता है = Working load पर
📝 Comfort & appearance
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
230. RCC durability depends on = W/C ratio, cover, exposure
📝 Long service life
📌 PYQ Trend
231. Steel column base plate design governed by = Bearing pressure
📝 Concrete crushing check
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
232. Propped cantilever is = Statically indeterminate
📝 Extra support reaction
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
233. RCC column spiral reinforcement improves = Ductility
📝 Confinement effect
📌 PYQ Trend
234. Steel connection design checks = Shear, bearing, rupture
📝 All failure modes considered
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2020
235. Moment redistribution allowed only when section = Ductile
📝 Under-reinforced requirement
📌 PYQ Trend
236. Deflection calculation commonly uses = Unit load method
📝 Virtual work principle
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
237. Steel beam camber provided to = Counteract deflection
📝 Serviceability improvement
📌 PYQ Trend
238. RCC column load includes = Self + dead + live load
📝 Factored combination
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
239. Plastic hinge forms when = Moment capacity fully utilized
📝 Rotation without moment increase
📌 PYQ Trend
240. Steel structure corrosion risk highest in = Marine environment
📝 Chloride attack
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
241. RCC beam torsion reinforcement includes = Closed stirrups + longitudinal bars
📝 IS 456 torsion design
📌 PYQ Trend
242. Matrix stiffness method unknowns are = Joint displacements
📝 Displacement method
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
243. Steel member slenderness limit ensures = Buckling safety
📝 Stability control
📌 PYQ Trend
244. RCC column minimum bars = 4 (rectangular)
📝 Uniform confinement
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
245. Truss member force sign convention = Tension positive
📝 Analysis consistency
📌 PYQ Trend
246. Fixed beam end moments due to UDL = wL²/12
📝 Support moments
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
247. RCC slab punching shear critical near = Column face
📝 Stress concentration
📌 PYQ Trend
248. Steel bridge deck load treated as = Moving load
📝 Dynamic consideration
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
249. Structural analysis essential output = Member forces
📝 Design input
📌 PYQ Trend
250. Combined footing eccentricity arises due to = Unequal column loads
📝 Resultant shift
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
UPSSSC Civil JE – Structural Engineering
MCQ 251–300 (Mixed PYQ | Option-3)
Rule: Exact year only where confirmed, otherwise PYQ Trend.
251. RCC beam में redistribution of moment allowed when section = Under-reinforced
📝 Ductility condition
📌 PYQ Trend
252. Steel column base plate thickness governed by = Bearing pressure
📝 Concrete crushing check
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
253. Fixed beam में maximum negative BM होता है = Supports पर
📝 Hogging moment
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
254. RCC slab deflection control किया जाता है = Span/depth ratio से
📝 IS 456 empirical method
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
255. Steel member local buckling depends on = Width-thickness ratio
📝 Plate element behavior
📌 PYQ Trend
256. RCC footing में one-way shear critical section = d दूरी पर
📝 Column face से measured
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
257. Plastic analysis applicable only for = Ductile materials
📝 Steel preferred
📌 PYQ Trend
258. Steel beam web buckling रोकने हेतु दिया जाता है = Vertical stiffener
📝 Concentrated load case
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2020
259. RCC column में minimum eccentricity consider की जाती है = Imperfection के कारण
📝 Construction tolerance
📌 PYQ Trend
260. Simply supported beam with point load at mid-span, max BM = WL/4
📝 Mid-span section
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
261. Steel roof purlins commonly subjected to = Bending + compression
📝 Roof slope effect
📌 PYQ Trend
262. RCC slab punching shear failure is = Brittle
📝 Sudden collapse risk
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2021
263. Influence line for reaction is maximum when load is = Near support
📝 ILD concept
📌 PYQ Trend
264. Steel fatigue check required mainly in = Bridges & crane girders
📝 Repeated loading
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
265. RCC beam torsion neglected when = Torsion is small
📝 IS 456 allowance
📌 PYQ Trend
266. Fixed beam deflection compared to SSB = Less
📝 Higher stiffness
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
267. Steel column effective length minimum when ends are = Fixed-fixed
📝 Maximum restraint
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
268. RCC slab main steel spacing limited to = 3d or 300 mm
📝 Crack control
📌 PYQ Trend
269. Cable under concentrated loads forms = Polygonal shape
📝 Geometry dependent
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
270. Steel frame sway prevented by = Bracing
📝 Lateral stability
📌 PYQ Trend
271. RCC beam effective depth increase करने से = Moment capacity बढ़ती है
📝 d² relation
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
272. Steel connection design philosophy = Limit State Method
📝 IS 800:2007
📌 PYQ Trend
273. Propped cantilever degree of indeterminacy = 1
📝 One redundant reaction
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
274. RCC beam compression steel provided when = Depth restriction
📝 Doubly reinforced beam
📌 PYQ Trend
275. Steel girder bearing stiffener provided at = Supports
📝 High reaction zone
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
276. Deflection of beam inversely proportional to = EI
📝 Flexural rigidity
📌 PYQ Trend
277. RCC slab effective span taken as = L clear + d
📝 IS 456 rule
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
278. Steel angle sections preferred in truss because = Easy connection
📝 Gusset plate joint
📌 PYQ Trend
279. Temperature stress develops when = Expansion restrained
📝 Thermal strain blocked
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
280. RCC column slenderness effect increases with = Height increase
📝 Buckling tendency
📌 PYQ Trend
281. Steel structure maintenance cost = Higher than RCC
📝 Painting required
📌 PYQ Trend
282. Moment distribution method developed by = Hardy Cross
📝 Indeterminate structures
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
283. RCC beam crack width control improves = Durability
📝 Corrosion resistance
📌 PYQ Trend
284. Steel beam camber usually provided = Upward
📝 Dead load deflection compensation
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
285. RCC footing eccentricity leads to = Non-uniform pressure
📝 Edge stress increase
📌 PYQ Trend
286. Plastic hinge rotation occurs at = Constant moment
📝 Plastic analysis concept
📌 PYQ Trend
287. Steel bracing resists mainly = Lateral loads
📝 Wind & seismic
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
288. RCC beam shear capacity increases with = Depth increase
📝 τv relation
📌 PYQ Trend
289. Suspension bridge deck carries = Bending
📝 Cable carries tension
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
290. Steel column base acts as = Load transfer element
📝 Steel to concrete
📌 PYQ Trend
291. RCC slab minimum thickness governed by = Deflection criteria
📝 Serviceability check
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2020
292. Steel fatigue life improves by = Reducing stress range
📝 Design detailing
📌 PYQ Trend
293. RCC column spiral reinforcement spacing limited to = IS 456 provision
📝 Confinement requirement
📌 PYQ Trend
294. Influence line for BM at section peaks when = Load at that section
📝 ILD principle
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
295. Steel structure erection advantage = Fast construction
📝 Prefabrication
📌 PYQ Trend
296. RCC beam negative moment reinforcement provided at = Supports
📝 Hogging zone
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
297. Steel plate girder flange resists = Bending moment
📝 Compression & tension
📌 PYQ Trend
298. RCC column interaction curve used for = Combined P-M design
📝 Axial + bending
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
299. Structural analysis considers material behavior as = Linear elastic (generally)
📝 Analysis assumption
📌 PYQ Trend
300. Structural design ultimate goal = Safety + economy
📝 Efficient structure
📌 PYQ Trend
UPSSSC Civil JE – Structural Engineering
MCQ 301–350 (Advanced PYQ | Option-3)
Level: Advanced PYQ (Concept + Design oriented)
Rule: Exact year only where confirmed, otherwise PYQ Trend.
301. RCC beam में limiting neutral axis depth depends on = Steel grade
📝 fy बदलने से xu,lim बदलता है
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
302. Doubly reinforced beam की आवश्यकता होती है जब = Depth restriction हो
📝 Moment capacity बढ़ाने हेतु
📌 PYQ Trend
303. Balanced section में stress condition = Concrete crushing & steel yielding together
📝 Ideal theoretical case
📌 PYQ Trend
304. RCC column interaction curve drawn between = Axial load & bending moment
📝 Combined action design
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
305. Short column design governed by = Axial load capacity
📝 Buckling negligible
📌 PYQ Trend
306. Long column design governed by = Buckling
📝 Slenderness effect
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
307. Minimum eccentricity in column accounts for = Construction imperfection
📝 IS 456 provision
📌 PYQ Trend
308. Punching shear stress checked at = d/2 distance from column face
📝 Critical perimeter concept
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2021
309. Torsion in RCC beam considered when = Compatibility torsion exists
📝 IS 456 guideline
📌 PYQ Trend
310. Limiting moment of resistance increases with = Effective depth squared
📝 M ∝ d² relation
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
311. Steel beam plastic moment = fy × Zp
📝 Plastic section modulus
📌 PYQ Trend
312. Shape factor defined as = Zp / Ze
📝 Plastic to elastic capacity ratio
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
313. I-section shape factor ≈ 1.12
📝 Moderate plastic reserve
📌 PYQ Trend
314. Plastic hinge forms when = Moment reaches Mp
📝 Further rotation without moment increase
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
315. Collapse mechanism analysis based on = Virtual work principle
📝 Plastic analysis method
📌 PYQ Trend
316. Steel column buckling load decreases with = Increase in slenderness ratio
📝 Euler relation
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
317. Laced column behaves approximately as = Single solid column
📝 Load sharing effect
📌 PYQ Trend
318. Battened column is less efficient because = Shear deformation
📝 Reduced stiffness
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
319. Steel beam lateral torsional buckling reduced by = Providing bracing
📝 Unbraced length reduction
📌 PYQ Trend
320. Steel connection designed for ultimate limit state using = Factored loads
📝 IS 800 philosophy
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
321. HSFG bolts slip resistance depends on = Friction coefficient
📝 Surface condition critical
📌 PYQ Trend
322. Fillet weld throat thickness = 0.7 × leg size
📝 Effective weld area
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
323. Steel fatigue design governed by = Stress range
📝 Not by maximum stress
📌 PYQ Trend
324. Plate girder web buckling prevented by = Vertical stiffeners
📝 Concentrated loads
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2020
325. Truss analysis assumes joints are = Pinned
📝 Moment transfer neglected
📌 PYQ Trend
326. Zero force member exists when = Two non-collinear members, no load
📝 Joint equilibrium rule
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
327. Influence line ordinate represents = Response due to unit load
📝 Moving load analysis
📌 PYQ Trend
328. Maximum BM due to moving point load occurs when = Load at that section
📝 ILD principle
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
329. Support settlement affects mainly = Indeterminate structures
📝 Extra internal forces develop
📌 PYQ Trend
330. Temperature stresses develop when = Expansion restrained
📝 Thermal strain blocked
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
331. Deflection of beam ∝ 1 / EI
📝 Stiffness relation
📌 PYQ Trend
332. Unit load method based on = Virtual work principle
📝 Deflection calculation
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
333. Castigliano’s theorem applicable when = Linear elastic behavior
📝 Energy method condition
📌 PYQ Trend
334. Fixed beam fixed end moment (UDL) = wL²/12
📝 Hogging at supports
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
335. Continuous beam negative moment reduces mid-span BM by = Redistribution
📝 Ductility requirement
📌 PYQ Trend
336. Two-hinged arch horizontal thrust found using = Compatibility equation
📝 Indeterminate structure
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
337. Three-hinged arch advantage = Statically determinate
📝 Easy analysis
📌 PYQ Trend
338. Cable under uniform load takes shape = Parabola
📝 Funicular curve
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
339. Suspension bridge stiffening girder provided to = Distribute live load
📝 Reduce deflection
📌 PYQ Trend
340. Plastic analysis not applicable to RCC because = Brittle concrete
📝 Limited plastic rotation
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
341. Structural redundancy increases = Safety
📝 Alternative load paths
📌 PYQ Trend
342. Degree of indeterminacy zero means structure is = Statically determinate
📝 Solvable by equilibrium
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
343. Portal frame sway prevented by = Bracing
📝 Lateral stiffness
📌 PYQ Trend
344. Moment distribution method suitable for = Rigid joint frames
📝 Hardy Cross method
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
345. Carry-over factor (far end fixed) = 0.5
📝 Fixed end moment transfer
📌 PYQ Trend
346. Stiffness factor (near end fixed, far end fixed) = 4EI/L
📝 Moment distribution
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
347. Influence line for BM at mid-span of SSB is = Triangular
📝 Maximum at mid-span
📌 PYQ Trend
348. Deflection of cantilever max at = Free end
📝 Boundary condition effect
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
349. Structural analysis output used directly in = Member design
📝 Force-based sizing
📌 PYQ Trend
350. Advanced structural design objective = Safe, ductile & economical structure
📝 Modern design philosophy
📌 PYQ Trend
UPSSSC Civil JE – Structural Engineering
MCQ 351–400 (Advanced PYQ | Option-3)
Level: Advanced PYQ (Concept + Analysis + Design)
Rule: Exact year only where confirmed, otherwise PYQ Trend.
351. RCC beam में moment redistribution permitted up to = 30%
📝 Ductility condition mandatory (IS 456)
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
352. Plastic hinge length depends mainly on = Section depth
📝 Rotation capacity related to geometry
📌 PYQ Trend
353. Steel plastic analysis assumes material behavior = Elastic–perfectly plastic
📝 Yield plateau considered
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
354. RCC does not show full plastic behavior because = Concrete brittle in tension
📝 Limited rotation capacity
📌 PYQ Trend
355. Column interaction curve point at pure axial load represents = Zero moment
📝 Concentric loading case
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
356. Minimum eccentricity in column design ensures = Safety against construction tolerance
📝 IS 456 safeguard
📌 PYQ Trend
357. Long column failure occurs due to = Elastic buckling
📝 Stability governed
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
358. RCC slab spanning in two directions is called = Two-way slab
📝 Load shared in both directions
📌 PYQ Trend
359. Punching shear reinforcement provided in form of = Shear studs / closed links
📝 Increase punching capacity
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2021
360. Steel column effective length increases when end condition changes from fixed to = Hinged
📝 Less restraint → more buckling
📌 PYQ Trend
361. Laced column design assumes lacing bars carry = Shear force
📝 Column acts as unit
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
362. Batten plate thickness governed by = Shear & bending
📝 Plate action consideration
📌 PYQ Trend
363. Steel beam plastic section modulus is based on = Fully yielded section
📝 Stress = fy everywhere
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
364. Shape factor is maximum for = Rectangular section
📝 Higher plastic reserve
📌 PYQ Trend
365. Steel portal frame sway stability achieved by = Bracing system
📝 Lateral load resistance
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
366. Weld group eccentric loading causes = Direct + torsional shear
📝 Combined stress check
📌 PYQ Trend
367. HSFG bolts are tightened to = Specified pre-tension
📝 Slip resistance ensured
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
368. Fatigue strength of steel depends mainly on = Stress range
📝 Not on ultimate strength
📌 PYQ Trend
369. Plate girder web buckling may be = Shear or bearing type
📝 Depends on loading
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2020
370. Truss analysis neglects bending because joints are assumed = Pinned
📝 Axial force only
📌 PYQ Trend
371. Zero force member identification reduces = Computational effort
📝 Simplifies analysis
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
372. Influence line area gives = Effect of uniformly distributed moving load
📝 ILD principle
📌 PYQ Trend
373. Maximum deflection location generally corresponds to = Zero slope
📝 Calculus relation
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
374. Castigliano’s theorem applicable only when structure is = Linearly elastic
📝 Energy method condition
📌 PYQ Trend
375. Fixed beam end rotation is = Zero
📝 Boundary condition
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
376. Moment distribution method converges faster when = Stiffness contrast low
📝 Iterative efficiency
📌 PYQ Trend
377. Slope-deflection method requires = Joint rotations & translations
📝 Displacement unknowns
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
378. Matrix stiffness method is preferred for = Computer analysis
📝 Large DOF systems
📌 PYQ Trend
379. Two-hinged arch horizontal thrust affected by = Temperature change
📝 Indeterminate effect
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
380. Three-hinged arch does not develop temperature stress because = Hinges allow movement
📝 Release of restraint
📌 PYQ Trend
381. Cable under its own weight takes shape of = Catenary
📝 Natural hanging curve
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
382. Suspension bridge main load carrying member = Cable
📝 Tension dominant
📌 PYQ Trend
383. Stiffening girder in suspension bridge reduces = Deflection
📝 Live load distribution
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
384. Dynamic load allowance accounts for = Impact effect
📝 Moving loads
📌 PYQ Trend
385. Resonance occurs when forcing frequency equals = Natural frequency
📝 Maximum vibration
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
386. Damping reduces vibration amplitude by = Energy dissipation
📝 Dynamic control
📌 PYQ Trend
387. Structural redundancy provides = Alternate load paths
📝 Safety enhancement
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
388. Progressive collapse avoided by = Redundant framing
📝 Load redistribution
📌 PYQ Trend
389. Limit state design combines = Safety + serviceability
📝 Modern philosophy
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
390. Partial safety factors account for = Uncertainty in load & material
📝 Probabilistic basis
📌 PYQ Trend
391. RCC design based on characteristic strength uses = 5% fractile
📝 Statistical approach
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
392. Steel design characteristic strength based on = Yield stress
📝 Material property
📌 PYQ Trend
393. Serviceability limit state ensures = User comfort & durability
📝 Deflection & cracking control
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
394. Ultimate limit state ensures = Collapse safety
📝 Strength criteria
📌 PYQ Trend
395. Structural design is iterative because = Member sizes affect forces
📝 Analysis–design loop
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
396. Load combination in LSM uses = Factored loads
📝 Safety margin included
📌 PYQ Trend
397. Most economical structure satisfies = Safety with minimum material
📝 Cost efficiency
📌 PYQ Trend
398. Advanced analysis considers material nonlinearity mainly for = Steel structures
📝 Plastic behavior utilization
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2020
399. Structural detailing is important because it controls = Ductility & durability
📝 Failure prevention
📌 PYQ Trend
400. Final objective of advanced structural engineering = Safe, ductile & economical structures
📝 Performance-based thinking
📌 PYQ Trend
UPSSSC Civil JE – Structural Engineering
MCQ 401–450 (Final Revision PYQ | Option-3)
Use: Last-day revision | High-repeat PYQ concepts
401. RCC beam most critical design check = Bending moment
📝 Governing internal force
📌 PYQ Trend
402. Under-reinforced section preferred because = Ductile failure
📝 Warning before collapse
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2021
403. Over-reinforced section failure is = Brittle
📝 Sudden concrete crushing
📌 PYQ Trend
404. RCC slab main reinforcement provided along = Shorter span
📝 Higher bending
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
405. Development length ensures = Full stress transfer
📝 Bond safety
📌 PYQ Trend
406. Shear reinforcement mainly provided to = Avoid brittle failure
📝 Sudden collapse control
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
407. RCC column short/long classification based on = Le/D ratio
📝 Slenderness criterion
📌 PYQ Trend
408. Minimum longitudinal steel in column = 0.8%
📝 IS 456 provision
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
409. Maximum longitudinal steel in column = 6%
📝 Congestion limit
📌 PYQ Trend
410. Nominal cover provided mainly for = Durability
📝 Corrosion & fire protection
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
411. Punching shear critical in = Flat slab / footing
📝 Column junction failure
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2021
412. Effective depth increase leads to = Higher moment capacity
📝 M ∝ d²
📌 PYQ Trend
413. RCC design method currently used = Limit State Method
📝 IS 456:2000
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
414. Serviceability limit state controls = Deflection & cracking
📝 User comfort
📌 PYQ Trend
415. Ultimate limit state controls = Collapse safety
📝 Strength check
📌 PYQ Trend
416. Steel structure design code = IS 800:2007
📝 LSM based
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
417. Steel most economical section for bending = I-section
📝 High section modulus
📌 PYQ Trend
418. Slenderness ratio of column = Le / r
📝 Buckling tendency
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
419. Steel column failure mainly due to = Buckling
📝 Instability failure
📌 PYQ Trend
420. Lacing provided in column to = Make members act together
📝 Load sharing
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
421. Fillet weld effective throat = 0.7 × weld size
📝 IS 800 rule
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
422. HSFG bolts transfer load by = Friction
📝 Slip-critical joint
📌 PYQ Trend
423. Steel fatigue failure occurs due to = Repeated stress
📝 Cyclic loading
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
424. Plate girder web stiffeners provided to = Prevent buckling
📝 Concentrated load zone
📌 PYQ Trend
425. Truss members assumed to carry = Axial force only
📝 Pin-joint assumption
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
426. Zero force member helps in = Simplifying analysis
📝 Reduces calculations
📌 PYQ Trend
427. Simply supported beam is = Statically determinate
📝 Solved by equilibrium
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
428. Fixed beam is = Statically indeterminate
📝 Extra reactions
📌 PYQ Trend
429. Maximum BM occurs where = Shear force = 0
📝 Calculus relation
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
430. Point of contraflexure where = BM changes sign
📝 Zero BM location
📌 PYQ Trend
431. Influence line diagram used for = Moving load analysis
📝 Bridges, cranes
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
432. Maximum deflection occurs where slope = Zero
📝 Beam theory
📌 PYQ Trend
433. Unit load method based on = Virtual work
📝 Deflection calculation
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
434. Castigliano’s theorem valid for = Linear elastic system
📝 Energy method
📌 PYQ Trend
435. Three-hinged arch advantage = No temperature stress
📝 Hinges allow movement
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
436. Two-hinged arch is statically = Indeterminate
📝 One redundant
📌 PYQ Trend
437. Cable under uniform load takes shape = Parabola
📝 Funicular curve
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
438. Cable under self-weight forms = Catenary
📝 Natural hanging curve
📌 PYQ Trend
439. Suspension bridge main load carrier = Cable
📝 Tension member
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
440. Structural redundancy increases = Safety
📝 Alternate load path
📌 PYQ Trend
441. Progressive collapse reduced by = Redundant framing
📝 Load redistribution
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
442. Partial safety factors consider = Uncertainty
📝 Load & material variation
📌 PYQ Trend
443. Characteristic strength based on = 5% fractile
📝 Statistical basis
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
444. Structural detailing improves = Ductility
📝 Failure control
📌 PYQ Trend
445. Steel structures preferred for long span because = High strength/weight ratio
📝 Less dead load
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
446. Wind load more critical for steel because = Low self-weight
📝 Lateral load governs
📌 PYQ Trend
447. RCC creep occurs due to = Sustained load
📝 Long-term deformation
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
448. RCC shrinkage occurs due to = Moisture loss
📝 Volume reduction
📌 PYQ Trend
449. Structural analysis provides = Forces & moments
📝 Input for design
📌 PYQ Trend
450. Structural design ultimate aim = Safety + economy
📝 Efficient structure
📌 PYQ Trend
UPSSSC Civil JE – Structural Engineering
MCQ 451–500 (Final Revision PYQ | Option-3)
Purpose: Last-day ultra revision | High-frequency PYQ
451. RCC beam design में most important assumption = Plane sections remain plane
📝 Strain compatibility
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
452. Concrete tension capacity in design = Neglected
📝 Brittle behavior
📌 PYQ Trend
453. Neutral axis depth increases with = Steel percentage
📝 Section behavior
📌 PYQ Trend
454. Limiting neutral axis depth depends on = Grade of steel
📝 fy effect
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
455. One-way slab main steel provided in = Shorter span direction
📝 Bending governs
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
456. Distribution steel purpose = Shrinkage crack control
📝 Temperature & shrinkage
📌 PYQ Trend
457. Slab minimum reinforcement (HYSD) = 0.12%
📝 IS 456 clause
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
458. Column minimum bars = 4 (rectangular)
📝 Symmetry
📌 PYQ Trend
459. Column ties spacing limited to = Least lateral dimension
📝 Confinement rule
📌 PYQ Trend
460. Footing depth generally governed by = Shear
📝 Punching + one-way
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
461. Steel design stress-strain assumption = Linear up to yield
📝 Elastic behavior
📌 PYQ Trend
462. Plastic moment capacity of steel = fy × Zp
📝 Plastic analysis
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
463. Shape factor indicates = Reserve strength beyond elastic
📝 Plastic reserve
📌 PYQ Trend
464. Steel beam lateral buckling risk increases with = Unbraced length
📝 Stability issue
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
465. HSFG bolts advantage = No slip at service load
📝 Friction joint
📌 PYQ Trend
466. Fillet weld strength governed by = Throat area
📝 Effective section
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
467. Steel fatigue check mainly required for = Bridges
📝 Repeated load
📌 PYQ Trend
468. Plate girder web thickness governed by = Shear buckling
📝 Stability check
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2020
469. Structural analysis assumes material behavior = Linear elastic
📝 General assumption
📌 PYQ Trend
470. Degree of indeterminacy zero means = Statically determinate
📝 Equilibrium sufficient
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
471. Maximum BM occurs where = Shear force zero
📝 Calculus relation
📌 PYQ Trend
472. Point of contraflexure location where = Bending moment changes sign
📝 Sagging ↔ hogging
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
473. Influence line diagram useful for = Moving load problems
📝 Bridge analysis
📌 PYQ Trend
474. Unit load method mainly used for = Deflection calculation
📝 Virtual work
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
475. Castigliano’s theorem based on = Strain energy
📝 Energy method
📌 PYQ Trend
476. Fixed beam end moment due to UDL = wL²/12
📝 Hogging moment
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
477. Two-hinged arch statically = Indeterminate
📝 One redundant
📌 PYQ Trend
478. Three-hinged arch advantage = No temperature stress
📝 Hinges allow movement
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
479. Cable under UDL takes shape = Parabola
📝 Funicular curve
📌 PYQ Trend
480. Cable under self-weight forms = Catenary
📝 Natural curve
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
481. Suspension bridge stiffening girder purpose = Reduce deflection
📝 Load distribution
📌 PYQ Trend
482. Resonance occurs when = Forcing frequency = natural frequency
📝 Dynamic amplification
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
483. Damping effect is to = Reduce vibration amplitude
📝 Energy dissipation
📌 PYQ Trend
484. Structural redundancy improves = Overall safety
📝 Alternate load path
📌 PYQ Trend
485. Progressive collapse avoided by = Redundant design
📝 Load redistribution
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
486. Limit state method combines = Safety + serviceability
📝 Modern design philosophy
📌 PYQ Trend
487. Partial safety factor applied to = Loads & materials
📝 Uncertainty control
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2019
488. RCC characteristic strength based on = 5% probability
📝 Statistical concept
📌 PYQ Trend
489. Steel characteristic strength taken as = Yield stress
📝 Material property
📌 PYQ Trend
490. Serviceability limit state ensures = User comfort
📝 Deflection & cracking
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2017
491. Ultimate limit state ensures = Collapse safety
📝 Strength requirement
📌 PYQ Trend
492. Structural detailing mainly controls = Ductility
📝 Failure prevention
📌 PYQ Trend
493. Steel structures preferred for fast construction because = Prefabrication
📝 Speed advantage
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2018
494. Wind load critical in steel structures due to = Low self-weight
📝 Lateral force dominance
📌 PYQ Trend
495. RCC creep is time-dependent deformation due to = Sustained load
📝 Long-term effect
📌 Asked in: SSC JE 2016
496. RCC shrinkage occurs even without load due to = Moisture loss
📝 Volume reduction
📌 PYQ Trend
497. Structural analysis output mainly used for = Design of members
📝 Forces & moments
📌 PYQ Trend
498. Economical design means = Minimum cost with safety
📝 Optimization concept
📌 PYQ Trend
499. Good structural design must satisfy = Safety, serviceability, durability
📝 Complete performance
📌 PYQ Trend
500. UPSSSC / SSC JE structural paper highest scoring topic = RCC basics
📝 High repeat trend (2016–2024)
📌 Exam analysis
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