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Elasticity s1
Q1. To break a wire, a force of 106 N/m2 is required. If the density of the material
is 3 x 103 kg/m3, then the length of the wire which will break by its own weight
will be
A 34 m
B 30 m
C 300 m
D 3m
Q2. 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 W1 is suspended from its lower end. If S is the area
of cross-section of the wire, the stress in the wire at a height 3L/4 from its lower
end is
D
Q3. There are two wires of same material and same length while the diameter of
second wire is 2 times the diameter of first wire, then ratio of extension produced
in the wires by applying same load will be
A 1:1
B 2:1
C 1:2
D 4:1
Q4. An elastic material of Young’s modulus Y is subjected to a stress S. The
elastic energy stored per unit volume of the material is
D
Q5. A wire of area of cross-section 10-6 m2 is increased in length by 0.1%. The
tension produced is 1000 N. The young’s modulus of wire is
D
Q6. To break a wire of one meter length, minimum 40 kg wt. Is required. Then the
wire of the same material of double radius and 6m length will require breaking
weight
A 80 kg-wt
B 240 kg-wt
C 200 kg-wt
D 160 kg-wt
Q7. The breaking stress of a wire of length L and radius r is 5 kg-wt/m2. The wire
of length 2l and radius 2r of the same material will have breaking stress in
kg-wt/m2.
A 5
B 10
C 20
D 80
Q8. The increase in length on stretching a wire is 0.05%. If its Poisson’s ratio
is 0.4, then its diameter
A Reduces by 0.02%
B Reduces by 0.1%
C Increase by 0.02%
D Decrease by 0.4%
Q9. If Passion’s ratio σ is for a material, then the material is
A Uncompressible
B Elastic fatigue
C Compressible
D None of the above
Q10. On all the six surfaces of a unit cube, equal tensile force of F is applied. The
increase in length of each side will be (Y = Young’s modulus, σ = Poission’s ratio)
C -
D
Q11. Two exactly similar wires of steel and copper are stretched by equal forces.
If the difference in their elongations is 0.5 cm, the elongation (l) of each wire is
Ys(steel) = 2.0 x 1011 N/m2
Yc(copper) = 1.2 x 1011 N/m2
A Is = 0.75 cm, Ic = 1.25 cm
B Is = 1.25 cm, Ic = 0.75 cm
C Is = 0.25 cm, Ic = 0.75 cm
D Is = 0.75 cm, Ic = 0.25 cm
Q11. If the compressibility of water is σ per unit atmospheric pressure, then the
decrease in volume V due to P atmospheric pressure will be
A σP/V
B σPV
C σ/PV
D σV/P
Q12. Two wires of same diameter of the same material having the length / and 2l.
If the force F is applied on each, the ratio of the work done in the two wires will
be
A 1:2
B 1:4
C 2:1
D 1:1
Q13. If the potential energy of a spring is V on stretching it by 2 cm, then its
potential energy when it is stretched by 10 cm will be
A V/25
B 5V
C V/5
D 25V
Q14. A 5 metre long wire is fixed to the ceiling. A weight of 10 kg is hung at the
lower end and is 1 metre above the floor. The wire was elongated by 1 mm. The
energy stored in the wire due to stretching is
A Zero
B 0.05 joule
C 100 joule
D 500 joule
Q15. A brass rod of cross-sectional area 1 cm2 and length 0.2 m is compressed
lengthwise by a weight of 5 kg. If Young’s modulus of elasticity of brass is
1 x 1011 N/m2 and g = 10 m /sec2, then increase in the energy of the rod will be
A 10-5 J
B 2.5 x 10-5 J
C 5 x 10-5 J
D 2.5 x 10-4 J
Q16. The elastic energy stored in a wire of Young’s modulus Y is
B Stress x Strain x Volume
D
Q17. A wire suspended vertically from one of its ends is stretched by attaching a
weight of 200 N to the lower end. The weight stretches the wire by 1 mm Then
the elastic energy stored in the wire is
A 0.1 J
B 0.2 J
C 10 J
D 20 J
Q18. The ratio of the lengths of two wires A and B of same material is 1 : 2 and
the ratio of their diameter is 2 : 1. They are stretched by the same force, then the
ratio of increase in length will be
A 2:1
B 1:4
C 1:8
D 8:1
Q19. The Young’s modulus of a wire of length L and radius r is Y N/m. If the
length and radius are reduced to L/2 and r/2, then its Young’s modulus will be
A Y/2
B Y
C 2Y
D 4Y
Q20. The relationship between Young’s modulus Y, Bulk modulus K and modulus
of rigidity η is
D
Q21. The diameter of a brass rod is 4 mm and Young’s modulus of brass is
9 x 1010 N/m2. The force required to stretch by 0.1% of its length is
A 360 πN
B 36 N
C 144π x 103N
D 36π x 105N
Q22. A weight of 200 kg is suspended by vertical wire of length 600.5 cm. The
area of cross section of wire is 1mm2 . When the load is removed, the wire
contracts by 0.5 cm. The Young’s modulus of the material of wire will be
A 2.35 x 10 12 N /m2
B 1.35 x 10 10 N /m2
C 13.5 x 10 11 N /m2
D 23.5 x 10 9 N /m2
Q23. Two wires of copper having the length in the ratio 4 : 1 and their radii ratio
as 1 : 4 are stretched by the same force. The ratio of longitudinal strain in the two
will b e
A 1 : 16
B 16 :1
C 1 : 64
D 64 : 1
Q24. The length of a wire is 1.0 m and the area of cross section is 1.0 x 10-2 cm2. If
the work done for increase in length by 0.2 cm is 0.4 joule, then Young’s modulus
of the material of the wire is
A 2.0 x 10 10 N /m2
B 4 x 10 10 N /m2
C 2.0 x 10 11 N /m2
D 2 x 10 10 N /m2
Q25. When weight of 10 kg is suspended from a copper wire of length 3 metres
and diameter 0.4 mm, its length increases by 2.4 cm. If the diameter of the wire
is doubled, then the extension in its length will be
A 9.6 cm
B 4.8 cm
C 1.2 cm
D 0.6 cm
Q26. Two wires ‘A’ and ‘B’ of the same material have radii in the ratio 2 : 1 and
lengths in the ratio 4 : 1. The ratio of the normal forces required to produce the
same change in the lengths of these two wires is
A 1:1
B 2: 1
C 1:4
D 1:2
Q27. A 5m long aluminium wire (Y = 7 x 1010 N/m2) of diameter 3 mm supports
a 40 kg mass. In order to have the same elongation in a copper wire
(Y = 12 x 1010 N/m2) of the same length under the same weight, the diameter
should now be, in mm.
A 1.75
B 1.5
C 2.5
D 5.0
Q28. A rubber cord catapult has cross-sectional area 25 mm2 and initial length of
rubber cord is 10cm. It is stretched to 5 cm and then released to project a missile
of mass 5 gm. Taking Yrubber = 5 x 108 N/m2 velocity of projected missile is
A 20 ms-1
B 100 ms-1
C 250 ms-1
D 200 ms-1
Q29. A material has Poisson’s ratio 0.50. If a uniform rod of it suffers a
longitudinal strain of 2 x 10-3, then the percentage change in volume is
A 0.6
B 0.4
C 0.2
D Zero
Q30. The compressibility of water is 4 x 10-5 per unit atmospheric pressure. The
decrease in volume of 100 cubic centimeter of water under a pressure of
100 atmosphere will be
A 0.4 cc
B 4 x 10-5 cc
C 0.025 cc
D 0.004 cc
Q31. If a rubber ball is taken at the depth of 200 m in a pool, its volume
decreases by 0.1%. If the density of the water is 1 x 103 kg/m3 and g = 10m/s2, then
the volume elasticity in N/m2 will be
A 108
B 2 x 108
C 109
D 2 x 109
Q32. When a pressure of 100 atmosphere is applied on a spherical ball, then its
volume reduces to 0.01%. The bulk modulus of the material of the rubber in
dyne / cm2 is
A 10 x 1012
B 100 x 1012
C 1 x 1012
D 20 x 1012
Q33. A uniform cube is subjected to volume compression. If each side is
decreased by 1% then bulk strain is
A 0.01
B 0.06
C 0.02
D 0.03
Q34. A ball falling in a lake of depth 200 m shows 0.1 decrease in its volume at
the bottom. What is the bulk modulus of the material of the ball
A 19.6 x 108 N/m2
B 19.6 x 10-10 N/m2
C 19.6 x 10-10 N/m2
D 19.6 x 10-8 N/m2
Q35. The ratio of lengths of two rods A and B of same material is 1 : 2 and the
ratio of their radii is 2 : 1, then the ratio of modulus of rigidity of A and B will be
A 4:1
B 16 : 1
C 2:1
D 1:1
Q36. Which of the following relations is true
D
Q37. Two wires A and B of same length and of the same material have the
respective radii r1 and r2. Their one end is fixed with a rigid support, and at the
other end equal twisting couple is applied. Then the ratio of the angle of twist at
the end of A and the angle of twist at the end of B will be
D
Q38. The Young’s modulus of the material of a wire is 6 x 1012 N/m2 and there is
no transverse strain in it, then its modulus of rigidity will be
A 3 x 1012 N/m2
B 2 x 1012 N/m2
C 1012 N/m2
D None of the above
Q39. For a given material, the Young’s modulus is 2.4 times that of rigidity
modulus. Its Poisson’s ratio is
A 2.4
B 1.2
C 0.4
D 0.2
Q40. A cube of aluminium of sides 0.1 m is subjected to a shearing force of 100 N.
The top face of the cube is displaced through 0.02 cm with respect to the bottom
face. The shearing strain would be
A 0.02
B 0.1
C 0.005
D 0.002
Q41. A 2 m long rod of radius 1 cm which is fixed from one end is given a twist of
0.8 radians. The shear strain developed will be
A 0.002
B 0.004
C 0.008
D 0.016
Q42. A rod of length l and radius r is joined to a rod of length l/2 and radius r/2 of
same material. The free end of small rod is fixed to a rigid base and the free end
of larger rod is given a twist of ፀO, the twist angle at the joint will be
A ፀ/4
B ፀ/2
C 5ፀ / 6
D 8ፀ / 9
(solution)
Elasticity s1
Q1. To break a wire, a force of 106 N/m2 is required. If the density of the material
is 3 x 103 kg/m3, then the length of the wire which will break by its own weight
will be
A 34 m
B 30 m
C 300 m
D 3m
Solution:
Q2. 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 W1 is suspended from its lower end. If S is the area
of cross-section of the wire, the stress in the wire at a height 3L/4 from its lower
end is
D
Solution:
Q3. There are two wires of same material and same length while the diameter of
second wire is 2 times the diameter of first wire, then ratio of extension produced
in the wires by applying same load will be
A 1:1
B 2:1
C 1:2
D 4:1
Solution:
Q4. An elastic material of Young’s modulus Y is subjected to a stress S. The
elastic energy stored per unit volume of the material is
D
Q5. A wire of area of cross-section 10-6 m2 is increased in length by 0.1%. The
tension produced is 1000 N. The young’s modulus of wire is
D
Solution:
Q6. To break a wire of one meter length, minimum 40 kg wt. Is required. Then the
wire of the same material of double radius and 6m length will require breaking
weight
A 80 kg-wt
B 240 kg-wt
C 200 kg-wt
D 160 kg-wt
Solution:
Q7. The breaking stress of a wire of length L and radius r is 5 kg-wt/m2. The wire
of length 2l and radius 2r of the same material will have breaking stress in
kg-wt/m2.
A 5
B 10
C 20
D 80
Q8. The increase in length on stretching a wire is 0.05%. If its Poisson’s ratio
is 0.4, then its diameter
A Reduces by 0.02%
B Reduces by 0.1%
C Increase by 0.02%
D Decrease by 0.4%
Solution:
Q9. If Passion’s ratio σ is for a material, then the material is
A Uncompressible
B Elastic fatigue
C Compressible
D None of the above
Solution:
Q10. On all the six surfaces of a unit cube, equal tensile force of F is applied. The
increase in length of each side will be (Y = Young’s modulus, σ = Poission’s ratio)
C -
D
Solution:
Q11. Two exactly similar wires of steel and copper are stretched by equal forces.
If the difference in their elongations is 0.5 cm, the elongation (l) of each wire is
Ys(steel) = 2.0 x 1011 N/m2
Yc(copper) = 1.2 x 1011 N/m2
A Is = 0.75 cm, Ic = 1.25 cm
B Is = 1.25 cm, Ic = 0.75 cm
C Is = 0.25 cm, Ic = 0.75 cm
D Is = 0.75 cm, Ic = 0.25 cm
Solution:
Q11. If the compressibility of water is σ per unit atmospheric pressure, then the
decrease in volume V due to P atmospheric pressure will be
A σP/V
B σPV
C σ/PV
D σV/P
Solution:
Q12. Two wires of same diameter of the same material having the length / and 2l.
If the force F is applied on each, the ratio of the work done in the two wires will
be
A 1:2
B 1:4
C 2:1
D 1:1
Solution:
Q13. If the potential energy of a spring is V on stretching it by 2 cm, then its
potential energy when it is stretched by 10 cm will be
A V/25
B 5V
C V/5
D 25V
Solution:
Q14. A 5 metre long wire is fixed to the ceiling. A weight of 10 kg is hung at the
lower end and is 1 metre above the floor. The wire was elongated by 1 mm. The
energy stored in the wire due to stretching is
A Zero
B 0.05 joule
C 100 joule
D 500 joule
Solution:
Q15. A brass rod of cross-sectional area 1 cm2 and length 0.2 m is compressed
lengthwise by a weight of 5 kg. If Young’s modulus of elasticity of brass is
1 x 1011 N/m2 and g = 10 m /sec2, then increase in the energy of the rod will be
A 10-5 J
B 2.5 x 10-5 J
C 5 x 10-5 J
D 2.5 x 10-4 J
Solution:
Q16. The elastic energy stored in a wire of Young’s modulus Y is
B Stress x Strain x Volume
D
Q17. A wire suspended vertically from one of its ends is stretched by attaching a
weight of 200 N to the lower end. The weight stretches the wire by 1 mm Then
the elastic energy stored in the wire is
A 0.1 J
B 0.2 J
C 10 J
D 20 J
Solution:
Q18. The ratio of the lengths of two wires A and B of same material is 1 : 2 and
the ratio of their diameter is 2 : 1. They are stretched by the same force, then the
ratio of increase in length will be
A 2:1
B 1:4
C 1:8
D 8:1
Solution:
Q19. The Young’s modulus of a wire of length L and radius r is Y N/m. If the
length and radius are reduced to L/2 and r/2, then its Young’s modulus will be
A Y/2
B Y
C 2Y
D 4Y
Solution:
Q20. The relationship between Young’s modulus Y, Bulk modulus K and modulus
of rigidity η is
D
Solution:
Q21. The diameter of a brass rod is 4 mm and Young’s modulus of brass is
9 x 1010 N/m2. The force required to stretch by 0.1% of its length is
A 360 πN
B 36 N
C 144π x 103N
D 36π x 105N
Solution:
Q22. A weight of 200 kg is suspended by vertical wire of length 600.5 cm. The
area of cross section of wire is 1mm2 . When the load is removed, the wire
contracts by 0.5 cm. The Young’s modulus of the material of wire will be
A 2.35 x 10 12 N /m2
B 1.35 x 10 10 N /m2
C 13.5 x 10 11 N /m2
D 23.5 x 10 9 N /m2
Solution:
Q23. Two wires of copper having the length in the ratio 4 : 1 and their radii ratio
as 1 : 4 are stretched by the same force. The ratio of longitudinal strain in the two
will b e
A 1 : 16
B 16 :1
C 1 : 64
D 64 : 1
Solution:
Q24. The length of a wire is 1.0 m and the area of cross section is 1.0 x 10-2 cm2. If
the work done for increase in length by 0.2 cm is 0.4 joule, then Young’s modulus
of the material of the wire is
A 2.0 x 10 10 N /m2
B 4 x 10 10 N /m2
C 2.0 x 10 11 N /m2
D 2 x 10 10 N /m2
Solution:
Q25. When weight of 10 kg is suspended from a copper wire of length 3 metres
and diameter 0.4 mm, its length increases by 2.4 cm. If the diameter of the wire
is doubled, then the extension in its length will be
A 9.6 cm
B 4.8 cm
C 1.2 cm
D 0.6 cm
Solution:
Q26. Two wires ‘A’ and ‘B’ of the same material have radii in the ratio 2 : 1 and
lengths in the ratio 4 : 1. The ratio of the normal forces required to produce the
same change in the lengths of these two wires is
A 1:1
B 2: 1
C 1:4
D 1:2
Solution:
Q27. A 5m long aluminium wire (Y = 7 x 1010 N/m2) of diameter 3 mm supports
a 40 kg mass. In order to have the same elongation in a copper wire
(Y = 12 x 1010 N/m2) of the same length under the same weight, the diameter
should now be, in mm.
A 1.75
B 1.5
C 2.5
D 5.0
Solution:
Q28. A rubber cord catapult has cross-sectional area 25 mm2 and initial length of
rubber cord is 10cm. It is stretched to 5 cm and then released to project a missile
of mass 5 gm. Taking Yrubber = 5 x 108 N/m2 velocity of projected missile is
A 20 ms-1
B 100 ms-1
C 250 ms-1
D 200 ms-1
Solution:
Q29. A material has Poisson’s ratio 0.50. If a uniform rod of it suffers a
longitudinal strain of 2 x 10-3, then the percentage change in volume is
A 0.6
B 0.4
C 0.2
D Zero
Solution:
Q30. The compressibility of water is 4 x 10-5 per unit atmospheric pressure. The
decrease in volume of 100 cubic centimeter of water under a pressure of
100 atmosphere will be
A 0.4 cc
B 4 x 10-5 cc
C 0.025 cc
D 0.004 cc
Solution:
Q31. If a rubber ball is taken at the depth of 200 m in a pool, its volume
decreases by 0.1%. If the density of the water is 1 x 103 kg/m3 and g = 10m/s2, then
the volume elasticity in N/m2 will be
A 108
B 2 x 108
C 109
D 2 x 109
Solution:
Q32. When a pressure of 100 atmosphere is applied on a spherical ball, then its
volume reduces to 0.01%. The bulk modulus of the material of the rubber in
dyne / cm2 is
A 10 x 1012
B 100 x 1012
C 1 x 1012
D 20 x 1012
Solution:
Q33. A uniform cube is subjected to volume compression. If each side is
decreased by 1% then bulk strain is
A 0.01
B 0.06
C 0.02
D 0.03
Solution:
Q34. A ball falling in a lake of depth 200 m shows 0.1 decrease in its volume at
the bottom. What is the bulk modulus of the material of the ball
A 19.6 x 108 N/m2
B 19.6 x 10-10 N/m2
C 19.6 x 10-10 N/m2
D 19.6 x 10-8 N/m2
Solution:
Q35. The ratio of lengths of two rods A and B of same material is 1 : 2 and the
ratio of their radii is 2 : 1, then the ratio of modulus of rigidity of A and B will be
A 4:1
B 16 : 1
C 2:1
D 1:1
Solution:
Modulus of rigidity is the property of material
Q36. Which of the following relations is true
D
Solution:
Q37. Two wires A and B of same length and of the same material have the
respective radii r1 and r2. Their one end is fixed with a rigid support, and at the
other end equal twisting couple is applied. Then the ratio of the angle of twist at
the end of A and the angle of twist at the end of B will be
D
Solution:
Q38. The Young’s modulus of the material of a wire is 6 x 1012 N/m2 and there is
no transverse strain in it, then its modulus of rigidity will be
A 3 x 1012 N/m2
B 2 x 1012 N/m2
C 1012 N/m2
D None of the above
Solution:
Q39. For a given material, the Young’s modulus is 2.4 times that of rigidity
modulus. Its Poisson’s ratio is
A 2.4
B 1.2
C 0.4
D 0.2
Solution:
Q40. A cube of aluminium of sides 0.1 m is subjected to a shearing force of 100 N.
The top face of the cube is displaced through 0.02 cm with respect to the bottom
face. The shearing strain would be
A 0.02
B 0.1
C 0.005
D 0.002
Solution:
Q41. A 2 m long rod of radius 1 cm which is fixed from one end is given a twist of
0.8 radians. The shear strain developed will be
A 0.002
B 0.004
C 0.008
D 0.016
Solution:
Q42. A rod of length l and radius r is joined to a rod of length l/2 and radius r/2 of
same material. The free end of small rod is fixed to a rigid base and the free end
of larger rod is given a twist of ፀO, the twist angle at the joint will be
A ፀ/4
B ፀ/2
C 5ፀ / 6
D 8ፀ / 9
Solution:
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