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Physics - Mechanical Properties of Solids

Practise 24 COMEDK previous year questions on Mechanical Properties of Solids, compiled from papers spanning 2013 to 2026. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty COMEDK tests.

Mechanical Properties of Solids has been asked in 10 of the 15 years of COMEDK papers analysed (2012–2026), with 24 questions in all. 50% of them were easy, 46% moderate and 4% tough. Most of its questions came from 2023, with 5 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 9 questions across 9 papers, about 1 per paper.

The chapter's 4 topics are not weighted equally: Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres (15 questions, 63%), Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres (4 questions, 17%), and Elasticity (2 questions, 8%) have been asked the most. Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres has also led over the last five years, with 8 questions. Bulk Modulus has produced the most tough questions (1).

  1. 1A light rod of length 1 m is suspended from ceiling horizontally by means of two vertical wires of equal length tied to its ends. One of the09 May, 2026 (S1)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  2. 2A wire, made of a certain material of length-l and area of cross section-a can withstand a maximum load =W without breaking. If, another wir09 May, 2026 (S2)Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
  3. 3The stress verses strain graph of four metals A,B,C and D are as shown. Which of the graph represent the metal having greatest Young's modul25 May, 2025 (Shift)Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
  4. 4Young's modulus of the material of wires X and Y are in the ratio and the areas of cross sections of the wires X and Y are in the ratio 2:1.10 May, 2025 (S1)Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
  5. 5One end of a nylon rope of length 1 and diameter 10 mm is fixed to free limb. A monkey weighing 100 N jumps to catch the free end and stays 10 May, 2025 (S2)Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
  6. 6Select the correct statement from the following:10 May, 2025 (S3)Elasticity
  7. 7The temperature of a wire is doubled. The Young's modulus of elasticity2024 (Evening Shift)Elasticity
  8. 8An elevator cable is to have a maximum stress of to allow for appropriate safety factors. Its maximum upward acceleration is . If the cable 2024 (Memory Based)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  9. 9If the ratio of lengths, radii and Young's Moduli of steel and brass wires in the figure are and respectively, then the corresponding ratio 2024 (Morning Shift)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  10. 10A man grows into a giant such that his height increases to 8 times his original height. Assuming that his density remains same, the stress i2023 (Evening Shift)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  11. 11Two wire of same material having radius in ratio and lengths in ratio . If same force is applied on them, then ratio of their change in leng2023 (Memory Based)
  12. 12Two wires are made of the same material and have the same volume. The first wire has cross-sectional area and the second wire has cross-sect2023 (Memory Based)
  13. 13Two wire of same material having radius in ratio 2 : 1 and lengths in ratio 1: 2. If same force is applied on them, then ratio of their chan2023 (Morning Shift)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  14. 14Two wires are made of the same material and have the same volume. The first wire has cross-sectional area and the second wire has cross-sect2023 (Morning Shift)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  15. 15A copper and a steel wire of same diameter are connected end to end. A deforming force is applied to the wire which causes an elongation of 2022Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  16. 16A force applied on the wire of radius and length and change in the length of the wire is l. If the same force is applied on the wire of the 2022Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  17. 17Within the elastic limit, the corresponding stress is known as2021Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  18. 18A wire is stretched to double of its length. The strain is2021Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  19. 19The Poisson's ratio of a material is . If the longitudinal strain of a rod of this material is , then the percentage change in the volume of2020Bulk Modulus
  20. 20A steel wire of length and cross-sectional area stretches by the same amount as a copper wire of length and cross-sectional area of under a 2020Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  21. 21A crane with a steel cable of length and radius is employed to lift a block of concrete of mass 40 tons in a building site. If the Young's m2015Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  22. 22The dimensions of four wires of the same material are given below. In which wire the increase in length will be maximum when the same tensio2015Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  23. 23A wire of length is made from of copper. A force is applied so that its length increases by . Another wire of length is made from the same v2014Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  24. 24If the ratio of diameters, lengths and Young's modulus of steel and copper wires shown in the figure are and respectively, then the correspo2013Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Mechanical Properties of Solids?

This chapter includes 24 questions compiled from COMEDK papers spanning 2013 to 2026.

2.Are these questions only from COMEDK, or from other exams too?

These are COMEDK questions specifically for the Mechanical Properties of Solids chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Mechanical Properties of Solids an important chapter for COMEDK Physics?

Mechanical Properties of Solids has appeared in 10 of the 15 years of COMEDK papers covered here, with 24 questions across 18 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Mechanical Properties of Solids questions in COMEDK?

Of the 24 questions analysed for this chapter, 50% are easy, 46% moderate and 4% tough. 2023 had the most, with 5 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 - 15 questions (63%)
  • Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres - 4 questions (17%)
  • Elasticity - 2 questions (8%)
  • Bulk Modulus has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Mechanical Properties of Solids's weightage in COMEDK going up or down?

Across all 18 papers analysed, Mechanical Properties of Solids has averaged about 1.3 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 1.0 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.