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1. Two wires A and B of same length, same area of cross-section 10. The mass and length of a wire are M and L respectively. The
having the same Young's modulus are heated to the same range density of the material of the wire is d. On applying the force F
of temperature. If the coefficient of linear expansion of A is 3/2 on the wire, the increase in length is l, then the Young's
times of that of wire B. The ratio of the forces produced in two modulus of the material of the wire will be
wires will be
(a) 2/3 (b) 9/4 (a) (b)
(c) 4/9 (d) 3/2
2. A wire of area of cross-section is increased in length (c) (d)
by 0.1%. The tension produced is 1000 N. The Young's
modulus of wire is 11. Two exactly similar wires of steel and copper are stretched by
(a) (b) equal forces. If the difference in their elongations is 0.5 cm, the
elongation (l) of each wire is
(c) (d)
3. 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 6 m length will require breaking weight
(a)
(a) 80 kg-wt (b) 240 kg-wt
(c) 200 kg-wt (d) 160 kg-wt (b)
4. The breaking stress of a wire of length L and radius r is 5 (c)
. The wire of length 2l and radius 2r of the same
(d)
material will have breaking stress in
12. If the compressibility of water is per unit atmospheric
(a) 5 (b) 10
pressure, then the decrease in volume V due to P atmospheric
(c) 20 (d) 80 pressure will be
5. The increase in length on stretching a wire is 0.05%. If its
(a) (b)
Poisson's ratio is 0.4, then its diameter
(a) Reduce by 0.02% (b) Reduce by 0.1% (c) (d)
(c) Increase by 0.02% (d) Decrease by 0.4% 13. A rectangular block of size is kept
in three different positions P, Q and R in turn as shown in the
6. If Poission's ratio is for a material, then the material is figure. In each case, the shaded area is rigidly fixed and a
definite force F is applied tangentially to the opposite face to
(a) Uncompressible (b) Elastic fatigue deform the block. The displacement of the upper face will be
(c) Compressible (d) None of the above 8 8
5
7. If the breaking force for a given wire is F, then the breaking 10
force of two wires of same magnitude will be
(a) F (b) 4F
5 10
(c) 8F (d) 2F
8. If the thickness of the wire is doubled, then the breaking force
in the above question will be (P)
(a) 6F (b) 4F 10
(Q)
(c) 8F (d) F 5
9. 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 =
8
Young's modulus, = Poission's ratio)

(a) (b) (R)

(a) Same in all the three cases
(b) Maximum in P position
(c) (d)
(c) Maximum in Q position
(d) Maximum in R position

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1. (d)
9. (c) Tensile strain on each face

If Y, A and  are constant then Lateral strain due to the other two forces acting on

perpendicular faces
2. (a)
Total increase in length
3. (d) Breaking force = Breaking stress × Area of cross
section of wire
10. (d)
 Breaking force  r (Breaking distance is constant)
2

If radius becomes doubled then breaking force will

become 4 times i.e. 40 × 4 = 160 kg wt As M = volume × density 
4. (a) Breaking stress depends on the material of wire.

5. (a) Poisson’s ratio 11. (a) …(i)

Also …(ii)
Lateral strain
On solving (i) and (ii) and
So reduced by 0.02%.
.

6. (a)
12. (b) Compressibility =  

if then i.e. K = 

7. (d) Breaking force  Area of cross section 13. (d) 

If area is double then breaking force will become two

times. If  and F are constant then
8. (b) Breaking force 
For maximum displacement area at which force applied
If thickness (radius) of wire is doubled then breaking force should be minimum and vertical side should be maximum,
will become four times. this is given in the R position of rectangular block.

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