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SECTION – A
Q1][MCQs] [ 1 Marks Questions ]
1] Strain energy of a stretched wire is 18 × 10 -3 J and strain energy per unit volume of the same wire
and same cross section is 6 x 10 -3 J/m³. Its volume will be
3] The point on stress-strain curve just beyond which strain begins to increase even without increase
in stress is called
5] A wooden block of 50 kg is at rest on the table. A force of 70 N is required to just slide the block.
The coefficient of static friction is
(C) same as that at other places (D) greater than at the poles.
7] Acceleration due to gravity above the Earth's surface at a height equal to the radius of the Earth is
10] The binding energy of a satellite revolving around planet in a circular orbit is 3 x 109 J. Its kinetic
energy is
3] A block of mass 37 kg rests on a rough horizontal plane having coefficient of static friction 0.3.
Find out the least force required to just move the block horizontally
3] A wire of mild steel having initial length 1.5 m and diameter 0.60 mm gets extended by 6.3 mm
when a certain force is applied to it. If Young's modulus of mild steel is 2.1 × 10¹¹ N/m², calculate
force applied.
4] A steel wire having cross sectional area 1.2 mm² is stretched by a force of 120 N. If a lateral
strain of 1.455 × 10-4 is produced in the wire, calculate the Poisson's ratio.
(Given: Y Steel = 2 × 1011 N/m²)
5] State the conditions for various possible orbits of a satellite depending upon the horizontal speed
of projection
7] Draw a labelled diagram to show different trajectories of a satellite depending upon the
tangential projection speed.
8] Calculate the value of the universal gravitational constant from the given data. Mass of the Earth =
6 x 1024 kg, Radius of the Earth = 6400 km and the acceleration due to gravity on the surface = 9.8
m/s².
9] A body weighs 5.6 kg-wt on the surface of the Earth. How much will be its weight on a planet
whose mass is 7 times the mass of the Earth and radius twice that of the Earth's radius?
1] State Hooke's law. Draw a labelled graph of tensile stress against tensile strain for a metal wire
upto the breaking point. In this graph show the region in which Hooke's law is obeyed.
2] Calculate the value of acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Mars if the radius of Mars =
3.4 × 103 km and its mass is 6.4 × 1023 kg.
3] If the Earth were made of wood, the mass of wooden Earth would have been 10% as much as it is
now (without change in its diameter). Calculate escape speed from the surface of this Earth.
4] What is critical velocity? Obtain an expression for critical velocity of an orbiting satellite. On what
factors does it depend?
6] Define strain energy. Derive an expression for strain energy per unit volume of the material of a
wire
1] Define time period of a satellite. Obtain an expression for the period of a satellite in a circular orbit
round the Earth . Show that the square of the period of revolution of a satellite is directly
proportional to the cube of the orbital radius.
2] Define the binding energy of a satellite. Obtain an expression for binding energy of a satellite
revolving around the Earth at certain altitude.
3] Define Young’s Modulus with its units and dimensions.
A telephone wire 125 m long and 1 mm in radius is stretched to a length 125.25 m when a force of
800 N is applied. What is the value of Young’s modulus for material of wire?
A solid metal sphere of volume 0.31 m³ is dropped in an ocean where water pressure is 2 × 107 N/m².
Calculate change in volume of the sphere if bulk modulus of the metal is 6.1 × 1010 N/m².
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