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1.
(a) P

The young's modulus of a wire of length 'L' and radius 'r'

B

is 'Y'. If length is reduced to L/2 and radius r/2 then (b)  B

3p
young's modulus will be 
3p

1. Y/2 (c)  B

2. Y (d)
p

3B

3. 2Y 6.
4. 4Y Copper of fixed volume V is drawn into wire of length l.
2. When this wire is subjected to a constant force F, the
extension produced in the wire is   Δl. Which of the
Three wires A,B,C made of the same material and radius following graphs is a straight line?
have different lengths. The graphs in the figure show the
elongation-load variation. The longest wire is  (a)Δl versues 1/l

(b)Δl versus l2

(c)Δl versus 1/l2

(d) Δl versus l
7.
1. A
The Young's modulus of a wire of length L and radius r is
2. B Y  N /m . If the length and radius are reduced to L/2 and
2

r/2, then its Young's modulus will be -

3. C
(a) 1:1                           (b) 1:4
4. All
(c) 1:8                             (d) 8:1
3.
8.
The breaking stress of a wire depends upon
When a certain weight is suspended from a long uniform
1. material of the wire
wire, its length increases by one cm. If the same weight is
2. length of the wire suspended from another wire of the same material and
length but having a diameter half of the first one then the
3. radius of the wire increase in length will be -
4. shape of the cross section (a) 0.5 cm                              (b) 2 cm
4. (c) 4 cm                                 (d) 8 cm
The elastic energy stored in a wire of Young's modulus Y 9.
is -
2
 The area of cross-section of a wire of length 1.1 metre is
1. Y × strain

volume
1mm .It is loaded with 1 kg. If Young's modulus of
2

copper is  1. 1 × 10 N /m , then the increase in length

11 2

2. stress × strain × volume

will be (If g = 10m/s ) 2

3.  strain ×volume

2Y (a) 0.01 mm                (b) 0.075 mm

4.  1

2
× stress × strain × vol (c) 0.1 mm                  (d) 0.15 mm

5. 10.

The bulk modulus of a spherical object is B. If it is In CGS system, the Young's modulus of a steel wire is 
 dyne/cm   . To double the length of a wire of
12 2
subjected to uniform pressure p, the fractional decrease in 2 × 10

radius is  unit cross-section area, the force required is 

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(a) 4 × 10 dynes                     (b) 2 × 10

6 12
dynes
11
Nm and 0.15 respectively. The stress at the
−2

breaking point for steel is therefore -

(c) 2 × 10 12
newtons                 (d) 2 × 10 dynes 8

(a) 1. 33 × 10 11
Nm
−2
           (b) 1. 33 × 10 12
Nm
−2

11.
(c) 7. 5 × 10 N m            (d) 3 × 10 N m −13 −2 10 −2

A force F is needed to break a copper wire having radius

R. The force needed to break a copper wire of radius 2R 18.
will be
Which one of the following quantities does not have the
(a) F/2                                      (b) 2F  unit of force per unit area
(c) 4F                                       (d) F/4 (a) Stress                                      
12. (b) Strain
If x longitudinal strain is produced in a wire of Young's (c) Young's modulus of elasticity
modulus y, then energy stored in the material of the wire
per unit volume is- (d) Pressure

(a) yx                                  (b) 2yx  
2 2 19.
When a weight of 10 kg is suspended from a copper wire
(c)  1 2
y x                              (d)  1
yx
2
 
2 2 of length 3 metres and diameter 0.4 mm, its length
13. increases by 2.4 cm. If the diameter of the wire is
doubled, then the extension in its length will be
A and B are two wires of same material. The radius of A
is twice that of B. They are stretched by the same load. (a) 9.6 cm                               (b) 4.8 cm
Then the stress on B is (c) 1.2 cm                               (d) 0.6 cm
(a) Equal to that on A                  (b) Four times that on A 20.
(c) Two times that on A               (d) Half that on A How much force is required to produce an increase of
14. 0.2% in the length of a brass wire of diameter 0.6 mm ?

If the length of a wire is reduced to half, then it can hold (Young’s modulus for brass = 0. 9 × 10 11
N /m
2
)
the ......... load (a) Nearly 17 N                        (b) Nearly 34 N
(a) Half                                  (b) Same (c) Nearly 51 N                        (d) Nearly 68 N
(c) Double                              (d) One fourth 21.
15. The extension of a wire by the application of load is 3
Two wires of copper having the length in the ratio 4 : 1 mm. The extension in a wire of the same material and
and their radii ratio as 1 : 4 are stretched by the same length but half the radius by the same load is -
force. The ratio of longitudinal strain in the two will be (a)12 mm                                 
(a) 1 : 16                                             (b) 16 : 1 (b)0.75 mm
(c) 1 : 64                                             (d) 64 : 1 (c)15 mm
16. (d)6 mm
The force constant of a wire does not depend on 22.
(a) Nature of the material                      (b) Radius of the The isothermal elasticity of a gas is equal to
wire
(a) Density                                     (b) Volume
(c) Length of the wire                           (d) None of the
above (c) Pressure                                    (d) Specific heat
17. 23.
In steel, the Young's modulus and the strain at the The adiabatic elasticity of a gas is equal to
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(a) γ×density                                (b) γ×volume

(c) γ×pressure                              (d) γ×specific heat
24.
The compressibility of water is 4 × 10   per unit −5

atmospheric pressure. The decrease in volume of 100

cubic centimeter of water under a pressure of 100
atmosphere will be - I.It will be easier to compress this rubber than expand it
(a) 0.4 cc           (b) 4 × 10 −5
cc
II.Rubber does not return to its original length after it is
(c) 0.025 cc       (d) 0.004 cc  stretched

25. III.The rubber band will get heated if it is stretched and

released
When a pressure of 100 atmosphere is applied on a
spherical ball, then its volume reduces by 0.01%. The         Which of these can be deduced from the graph ?
bulk modulus of the material of the rubber in (a)   III only                               (b)   II and III
dyne / cm  is:
2

(c)   I and III                             (d)   I only

(a) 10 × 10                                 (b) 100 × 10
12 12

30.
(c) 1 × 10                                   (d) 20 × 10
12 12

The adjacent graph shows the extension (Δl) of a wire of

26. length 1m suspended from the top of a roof at one end
with a load W connected to the other end. If the cross
When a spiral spring is stretched by suspending a load on
it, the strain produced is called- sectional area of the wire is 10 m   calculate the
−6 2

young’s modulus of the material of the wire

(a)  Shearing                                  (b)   Longitudinal
(c)  Volume                                    (d)   Transverse
27.
If the Young's modulus of the material is 3 times its
modulus of rigidity, then its volume elasticity will be
(a) Zero                              (b) Infinity
(a) 2 × 10 11
N /m
2

(c) 2 × 10 10
N /m
2
           (d) 3 × 10 10
N /m
2

(b) 2 × 10 −11
N /m
2

28.
(c) 3 × 10 −12
N /m
2

One end of a uniform wire of length L and of weight W

is attached rigidly to a point in the roof and a weight W (d) 2 × 10 N /m 1
−13 2

 is suspended from its lower end. If S is the area of cross-

31.
section of the wire, the stress in the wire at a height 3L/4
from its lower end is The graph shows the behaviour of a length of wire in the
region for which the substance obeys Hook’s law. P and
W1 + ( W /4 )
(a)                                    (b) 
W1

S S
Q represent
W1 + ( 3W /4 )
(c)  S
                   (d)  W1 +W

29.
The diagram shows a force-extension graph for a rubber
band. Consider the following statements
(a) P = applied force, Q = extension
(b) P = extension, Q = applied force
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(c) P = extension, Q = stored elastic energy                       

(d) P = stored elastic energy, Q = extension 
32.
The diagram shows stress v/s strain curve for the
materials A and B. From the curves we infer that

(a) Y B = 2YA

(b) Y A = YB

(c) Y B = 3YA

(a) A is brittle but B is ductile   (d) Y A = 3YB

(b) A is ductile and B is brittle  

(c) Both A and B are ductile       37.
(d) Both A and B are brittle When a force is applied on a wire of uniform cross-
sectional area 3 × 10 m  and length 4m, the increase in
−6 2

33. length is 1 mm. Energy stored in it will be 

If the potential energy of a spring is V on stretching it by
11 2
(Y = 2 × 10 N /m )

2 cm, then its potential energy when it is stretched by 10

cm will be (a) 6250 J                               (b) 0.177 J

(a) V/25                                   (b) 5V (c) 0.075 J                              (d) 0.150 J

(c) V/5                                     (d) 25V 38.

34. A wire of length L and cross-sectional area A is made of

a material of Young's modulus Y. It is stretched by an
Two wires of same diameter of the same material having amount x. The work done is -
the length l and 2l. If the force F is applied on each, the 2

ratio of the work done in the two wires will be (a)  Y xA

2L
                             (b)  Yx A

(a) 1 : 2                                    (b) 1 : 4 (c)  Yx A

2

                           (d)  2Y x A
2

2L L

(c) 2 : 1                                    (d) 1 : 1

39.
35.
The work per unit volume to stretch the length by 1% of
The ratio of Young's modulus of the material of two a wire with constant cross sectional area    will be.
wires is 2 : 3. If the same stress is applied on both, then [Y = 9 × 10
11
N /m ]
2

the ratio of elastic energy per unit volume will be-

(a) 9 × 10 11 
J                           (b) 4. 5 × 10 7
J
(a) 3 : 2                                   (b) 2 : 3
(c) 9 × 10 7
J                             (d) 4. 5 × 10 11
 J
(c) 3 : 4                                    (d) 4 : 3
40.
36.
The length of elastic string, obeying Hooke's law is  l 1
The stress versus strain graphs for wires of two materials metres when the tension 4N and  l metres when the 2
A and B are as shown in the figure. If Y  and Y  are the A B
tension is 5N. The length in metres when the tension is
Young ‘s modulii of the materials, then 0N is-
1. 5l 1 − 4l2                 
2. 5l 2 − 4l1

3. 9l 1
− 8l2

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4. 9l 2 − 8l1 Two wires are made of the same material and have the
same volume. The first wire has cross-sectional area A
  and the second wire has cross-sectional area 3A. If the
41. length of the first wire is increased by  Δl on applying a
force F, how much force is needed to stretch the second
The following four wires are made of the same material. wire by the same amount?
Which of these will have the largest extension when the
same tension is applied? (1) 4F

(1) Length = 50 cm, diameter = 0.5 mm (2) 6F

(2) Length = 100 cm, diameter = 1 mm (3) 9F

(3) Length = 200 cm, diameter = 2 mm (4) F

(4) Length = 300 cm, diameter = 3 mm

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42.
Copper of fixed volume 'V' is drawn into wire of length
'l'. When this wire is subjected to a constant force 'F', the
extension produced in the wire is  ' Δ l'. Which of the
following graph is a straight line?
(1) Δl versus l/l
(2) Δl versus l 2

(3) Δl versus l/l 2

(4) Δl versus l
43.
The Young's modulus of steel is twice that of brass. Two
wires of same length and of same area of cross section,
one of steel and another of brass are suspended from the
same roof. If we want the lower ends of the wires to be at
the same level, then the weights added to the steel and
brass wires must be in the ratio of
(1) 1 : 1
(2) 1 : 2
(3) 2 : 1
(4) 4 : 1
44.
The bulk modulus of a spherical object is B. If it is
subjected to uniform pressure P, the fractional decrease in
radius is
(1)  B

3P

(2)  3P

(3)  P

3B

(4)  P

45.
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