GATE Mechanics of Materials: Shear force and bending moment diagrams – Previous Year Questions

5 GATE previous year questions on Shear force and bending moment diagrams (Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

GATE 2023 ME Q39 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A beam of length L is loaded in the xy-plane by a uniformly distributed load, and by a concentrated tip load parallel to the z-axis, as shown in the…
GATE 2024 ME Q41 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Which of the following beam(s) is/are statically indeterminate?
GATE 2024 ME Q53 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A horizontal beam of length 1200 mm is pinned at the left end and is resting on a roller at the other end as shown in the figure. A linearly varying…
GATE 2025 ME Q57 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A simply supported beam of length 1 m is subjected to a uniformly distributed bending moment of 1 N m per m throughout the length as shown in the…
GATE 2026 ME Q40 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A cantilever beam of length L is subjected to a concentrated load P and a moment M as shown in the figure below. Neglecting the mass of the beam,…