Physics - Mechanical Properties of Solids
Practise 11 AIIMS previous year questions on Mechanical Properties of Solids, compiled from papers spanning 2002 to 2019. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty AIIMS tests.
Mechanical Properties of Solids has been asked in 7 of the 19 years of AIIMS papers analysed (2001–2019), with 11 questions in all. 73% of them were easy, 9% moderate and 18% tough. Most of its questions came from 2019, with 2 questions that year. In the last three years (2017–2019) it had 3 questions across 5 papers, about 0.6 per paper.
The chapter's 4 topics are not weighted equally: Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres (7 questions, 64%), Bulk Modulus (2 questions, 18%), and Elasticity (1 question, 9%) have been asked the most. Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres has produced the most tough questions (1).
- 1Identify the incorrect statement.25 May, 2019Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
- 2Assertion : Identical springs of steel and copper are equally stretched. More work will be done on the steel spring. Reason : Steel is more 25 May, 2019Work Done in Stretching a Wire
- 3The Young's modulus of a rope of length and having diameter of is . If the elongation produced in the rope is , the force applied on the rop27 May, 2018Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
- 4For a constant hydraulic stress on an object with bulk modulus , the fractional change in the volume of object will be2015Bulk Modulus
- 5Young's modulus for a steel wire is and its elastic limit is . By how much can a steel wire long and in diameter be stretched before the ela2015Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
- 6If a wire is extended to a new length \(l\), the work done is2008Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
- 7Shear modulus is zero for2007Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
- 8Which of the following is an amorphous solid?2005Elasticity
- 9For a constant hydraulic stress on an object, the fractional change in the object's volume and its bulk modulus are related as2005Bulk Modulus
- 10The breaking stress of a wire depends upon2002Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
- 11Assertion : Stress is the internal force per unit area of a body. Reason : Rubber is more elastic than steel.2002Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
Frequently Asked Questions
1.How many questions are available for Mechanical Properties of Solids?
This chapter includes 11 questions compiled from AIIMS papers spanning 2002 to 2019.
2.Are these questions only from AIIMS, or from other exams too?
These are AIIMS questions specifically for the Mechanical Properties of Solids chapter. Questions from other exams like NEET or JIPMER are organised separately under their respective exam sections.
3.Is Mechanical Properties of Solids an important chapter for AIIMS Physics?
Mechanical Properties of Solids has appeared in 7 of the 19 years of AIIMS papers covered here, with 11 questions across 7 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.
4.What is the difficulty level of Mechanical Properties of Solids questions in AIIMS?
Of the 11 questions analysed for this chapter, 73% are easy, 9% moderate and 18% tough. 2019 had the most, with 2 questions.
5.Which topics in Mechanical Properties of Solids should I focus on?
These topics have carried the most weightage in Mechanical Properties of Solids:
- Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres - 7 questions (64%)
- Bulk Modulus - 2 questions (18%)
- Elasticity - 1 question (9%)
- Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Mechanical Properties of Solids's weightage in AIIMS going up or down?
Across all 7 papers analysed, Mechanical Properties of Solids has averaged about 1.6 questions per paper. In the last three years (2017–2019), that average has fallen, at about 0.6 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.