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Physics - Mechanical Properties of Solids

Practise 5 JEE Advanced previous year questions on Mechanical Properties of Solids, compiled from papers spanning 2010 to 2020. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty JEE Advanced tests.

Mechanical Properties of Solids has been asked in 5 of the 27 years of JEE Advanced papers analysed (2000–2026), with 5 questions in all. 60% of them were easy, 20% moderate and 20% tough. Most of its questions came from 2020, with 1 question that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 0 questions across 6 papers, about 0 per paper.

The chapter's 3 topics are not weighted equally: Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres (3 questions, 60%), Elasticity (1 question, 20%), and Bulk Modulus (1 question, 20%) have been asked the most. Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres has produced the most tough questions (1).

  1. 1A cubical solid aluminum bulk modulus = - V d P d V = 70 GPa block has an edge length of 1 m on the surface of the earth. It is kept on the 2020 (Paper 2)Bulk Modulus
  2. 2A steel wire of diameter 0.5 m m and Young s modulus 2 10 11 N m - 2 carries a load of mass M. The length of the wire with the load is 1.0 m2018 (Paper 2)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  3. 3In plotting stress versus strain curves for two materials P and Q , a student by mistake puts strain on the y -axis and stress on the x - ax2015 (Paper 2)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  4. 4One end of a horizontal thick copper wire of length 2 L and radius 2 R is welded to an end of another horizontal thin copper wire of length 2013 (Paper 1)Elasticity
  5. 5A mass is suspended from a wire of negligible mass. The length of the wire is and its cross-sectional area is . If the mass is pulled a litt2010 (Paper 1)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres

Frequently Asked Questions

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

This chapter includes 5 questions compiled from JEE Advanced papers spanning 2010 to 2020.

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

These are JEE Advanced 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 JEE Advanced Physics?

Mechanical Properties of Solids has appeared in 5 of the 21 years of JEE Advanced papers covered here, with 5 questions across 5 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

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

Of the 5 questions analysed for this chapter, 60% are easy, 20% moderate and 20% tough. 2020 had the most, with 1 question.

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 - 3 questions (60%)
  • Elasticity - 1 question (20%)
  • Bulk Modulus - 1 question (20%)
  • Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Mechanical Properties of Solids's weightage in JEE Advanced going up or down?

Across all 5 papers analysed, Mechanical Properties of Solids has averaged about 1.0 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.0 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.