OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

[MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS]

MCQ

1. The Reciprocal of bulk modeled is

[a] compressibility. [b] poissons ratio. [c] Young’s modulus. [d] yield point

2. The force required to stretch a wire of 1 cm2 area of cross section to double its
original length is ( Y = 90 G Pa)
[a] 12 X 10 6 N [b] 9 X 10 6 N [c] 3 X 10 6 N [d] 1 X10 6 N

3. The load- elongation graph for two wires A and B of

the same material are shown below.If their lengths are
the same, which of the following statements is true?

[a] A is thicker [b] B is thicker

[c] both have the same thickness
[d] A is having higher value of Y

4. Which one of the following is NOT having the dimension of force/unit area?
[a] pressure. [b] stress [c] strain [d] young modulus

5. The extension produced in as steel tape of 30 m length, 1 cm wide and 0.05 cm

thick under a pull of a force of 300 N ( Y = 2 X 10 11 N /m2)
[a] 1 X 10-3 m [b] 2 X 10-3 m [c] 6 X 10-3 m [d] 9 X 10-3 m

6. A metal road of young modulus 2 X 1010m N/ m2 undergoes an elastic strain

of 0.06 %.The energy per unit volume stored in J/m-3 is
[a] 7200. [b] 10800 [c] 3600 [d] 17600

7. A spring has length l and a force F extends it by l.Suppose the spring is cut
into two halves and the same force is applied to one of them.Now the extension
will be
[a] l [b] 2l. [c] l/2. [d]2l/3

8. When an elastic material with young modulus Y is subjected to a stretching

stress S, the elastic energy stored per unit volume of the material is
[a] YS /2. [b] S2Y/2. [c] S/2Y. [d] S2/2Y

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9.What is represented by the gradient of a graph of force ( vertical axis) against
extension ( horizontal axis) for a wire obeying Hooke’s law?
[a] Elastic limit. [b] spring constant. [c] Stress [d] Youngs modulus

10. A spring balance consists of a spring of length 20.0 cm with a hook attached.
When a fish of mass 3.0 kg is suspended from the hook, the new length of the
spring is 27 cm.What is the spring constant of the spring?
[a] 4.2 N /m [b] 43 N /m. [c] 110 N/m. [d] 420 N/m

FILL IN THE BALNKS

1. The value of young’s modulus for a perfectly rigid body is ———-

2. A material is more elastic if its value of modulus of elasticity is ———
3. Solids are ——— elastic and gases are ———- elastic
4. Stress verses strain graph gives ————————-

CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS

1. Which types of substances are called elastomers? Give one example.

2. What is the value of modulus of rigidity for a liquid?

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