1. Which of the following substances possess the highest elasticity?
A. Rubber
B. Steel
C. Glass
D. Copper
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Physics Of Solids MCQs
2. What is the SI unit of the modulus of elasticity of substance?
A. Nm-2
B. Jm-2
C. Nm-1
D. Being a number it has no unit
✅ The correct answer is option A.
3. What are the dimensions of stress?
A. MLT-2
B. ML-2T-1
C. ML-1T-2
D. ML-T-1
✅ The correct answer is option C.
4. The figure showed the stress-strain graph of a certain substance. Over which region of the graph is Hooks law obeyed?
A. AB
B. BC
C. CD
D. ED
✅ The correct answer is option D.
5. Which one of the following physical quantities does not have the dimensions of force per unit area?
A. Stress
B. Strain
C. Youngs modulus
D. Pressure
✅ The correct answer is option B.
6. A rubber cord of cross-sectional area 2cm2 has a length of 1m. When a tensile force of 10N is applied the length of the cord increases by 1cm. What is the youngs modulus of rubber?
A. 2×108 Nm-2
B. 5×106 Nm-2
C. 0.5×10-6 Nm-2
D. 0.2×10-6Nm-2
✅ The correct answer is option B.
7. A wire of length L is stretched by a length E when a force F is applied at one end. If the elastic limit is not exceeded the amount of energy stored in the wire is
A. FE
B. (FE)
C. FE2/L
D. FE2
✅ The correct answer is option B.
8. When a force is applied at one end of an elastic wire it produces at strain ∝ in the wire. If y is the youngs modulus of the material of the wire the amount of energy stored per unit volume of the wire is given by
A. Y∝
B. 2Y∝
C. Y∝/2
D. Y∝2
✅ The correct answer is option D.
9. A wire suspended vertically from one end is stretched by attaching a weight of 20N to the lower end. The weight stretches the wire by 1mm. How much energy is gained by the wire?
A. 0.01J
B. 0.02J
C. 0.04J
D. 1.0J
✅ The correct answer is option A.
10. A certain stress applied to an elastic material produces a certain strain in it. If the elastic limit is not exceeded the energy gained per unit volume of the material is given by
A. Stress/strain
B. (stress/-strain)
C. Stress x strain
D. (Stress/strain)
✅ The correct answer is option D.