Assignment 08

1. Young’s modulus within the elastic limit is inversely proportional to stress by strain.
a) True
b) False

2. In optical squares, mirror is kept at an angle of 90° with respect to the incident ray of light.
a) True
b) False

3. Load cells are used for the measurement of:

a) Load
b) Power
c) Velocity
d) Force

4. Which of the following statement is not true with reference to nano-dimension?

a) If the grain size is smaller than the electron means free path, the electronic conductivity
as well as temperature coefficient increases.
b) Due to the contribution of grain boundaries at nanoscale, materials exhibit superior
mechanical strength and ductility.
c) Thermodynamic properties also undergo a sea change.
d) Tribological properties are also affected since the interacting materials are in the
nanoscale.

5. Scanning Tunnelling Microscope (STM) is used to measure……………………topology of the

specimen.
a) One dimensional
b) Two dimensional
c) Three dimensional
d) All of these

6. The element that defines light is called:

a) Electron
b) Photon
c) Crystal
d) Waves

7. The phase grating consists of …………….. shaped contiguous grooves similar to spectroscopic
diffraction patterns.
a) irregular
b) square
c) triangular
d) spherical

8. One major limitation of laser interferometry is that……………………………….

a) it does not have a constant wavelength
b) it generates only a single wavelength
 c) it generates multiple wavelengths
d) its wavelength cannot be predicted

9. For measuring torque in rotating parts, ……………………is used

a) Tachometer
b) Accelerometer
c) Dynamometer
d) None of these

10. The element that makes a microscope a measuring instrument is………..

a) objective lens
b) reticle
c) light beam
d) none of these