1.
The property of the material which opposes the change in shape, volume or length is called
(1) Intermolecular repulsion
(2) Intermolecular behavior
(3) Plasticity
(4) Elasticity
2. If two equal and opposite deforming forces are applied parallel to the cross-sectional area of the cylinder as
shown in the figure, there is a relative displacement between the opposite faces cylinder. The ratio of of the x
to L is known as
(1) Longitudinal strain
(2) Volumetric strain
(3) Shearing strain
(4) Poisson’s ratio
3. In the Young’s experiment, If length of wire and radius both are doubled then the value of Y will become
(1) 2 times
(2) 4 times
(3) Remains same
(4) Half
4. Cross section area of a steel wire (Y=2.0 × 10 11 N/m2) is 0.1 cm2. The required force, to make its length double will
be –
(1) 2 × 1012N
(2) 2 × 1011N
(3) 2 × 1010N
(4) 2 × 106N
5. 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 –
(1) 10 × 1012
(2) 100 × 1012
(3) 1 × 1012
(4) 20 × 1012
6. The only elastic modulus that applies to fluids is
(1) Young's modulus
(2) Shear modulus
(3) Modulus of rigidity
(4) Bulk modulus
7. The compressibility of water is 6 × 10 –10 N–1 m2. If one litre is subjected to a pressure of 4 × 10 7 Nm-2, the decrease
in its volume is –
(1) 10 cc
(2) 24 cc
(3) 15 cc
(4) 12 cc
8. The elastic energy stored in a wire of Young's modulus Y is
Y × Strain 2
(1)
Volume
(2) Stress × Strain × Volume
Stress 2× Volume
(3)
2Y
(4) 𝐘× Stress × Strain × Volume
1
2
9. The stress-strain graph for a metal wire is as shown in the figure. In the graph, the region in which Hooke’s law is
obeyed, the ultimate strength and fracture points are represented by –
(1) OA, C, D
(2) OB, D, E
(3) OA, D, E
(4) OB, C, D
10. Three vessels A, B and C of different shapes contain water upto the same height as shown in the figure. P A, PB and
PC be the pressures exerted by the water at the bottom of the vessels A, B and C respectively. Then
(1) PA > PB > PC
(2) PB > PC > PA
(3) PC > PB > PA
(4) PA = PB = PC
11. A rectangular container with base 5 cm × 10 cm contains 5 kg of water. What is the pressure exerted by water at
the bottom of the container–
(1) 1 atm
(2) 104 Pa
(3) 490 N/m2
(4) 9800 Pa
12. The height of barometer filled with a liquid of density 3.4 g/cm 3 under normal condition is approximately equal
to–
(1) 1m
(2) 3m
(3) 4m
(4) 5m
13. The pressure at the bottom of a tank containing a liquid does not depend on–
(1) Acceleration due to gravity
(2) Height of the liquid column
(3) Area of the bottom surface
(4) Density of the liquid
14. A vertical U-tube of uniform cross-section contain (glycerin, relative density = 1.2) in both the arms. A 12cm
water column is added to one of the limbs. The level difference between the two free surfaces in the two limbs
will be–
(1) 4 cm
(2) 2 cm
(3) 6 cm
(4) 8 cm
15. Determine the resulting force using the Archimedes principle formula, if a steel ball of radius 6 cm is immersed in
water.
(1) 6.86 N
(2) 8.87 N
(3) 4.78 N
(4) 12.46 N