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Practise 115 JEE Main previous year questions on Mechanical Properties of Solids, compiled from papers spanning 2003 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 JEE Main tests.

Mechanical Properties of Solids has been asked in 19 of the 25 years of JEE Main papers analysed (2002–2026), with 115 questions in all. 38% of them were easy, 48% moderate and 14% tough. Most of its questions came from 2023, with 17 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 26 questions across 49 papers, about 0.5 per paper.

The chapter's 7 topics are not weighted equally: Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres (66 questions, 57%), Bulk Modulus (18 questions, 16%), and Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres (11 questions, 10%) have been asked the most. Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres has also led over the last five years, with 34 questions. Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres has produced the most tough questions (12).

  1. 1A lift of mass kg is supported by thick iron wire. If the maximum stress which the wire can withstand is N/m and its radius is mm, then maxi06 Apr, 2026 (M)Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
  2. 2The two wires and of equal cross-section but of different materials are joined together. The ratio of Young's modulus of wire and wire is . 06 Apr, 2026 (M)Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
  3. 3Figure represents the extension ( ) of a wire of length meter, suspended from the ceiling of the room at one end with a load connected to th06 Apr, 2026 (E)Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
  4. 4The Young's modulus of steel wire of radius and length is . If the radius and length of the wire are doubled then the value of05 Apr, 2026 (M)Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
  5. 5Two wires as shown in the figure below, made of steel and have breaking stress of N/m . Area of cross-section of upper wire is cm and of low05 Apr, 2026 (M)Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
  6. 6A cube has side length cm and modulus of rigidity N/m . The displacement produced by a force of N in the upper face of cube is _____ mm.05 Apr, 2026 (M)Shearing stress
  7. 7A copper wire of length is stretched by by applying an external force. The volume of the wire is . The elastic potential energy stored in th05 Apr, 2026 (E)Work Done in Stretching a Wire
  8. 8The increase in the pressure required to decrease the volume of water is N/m . The percentage decrease in the volume is _____. (Bulk modulus04 Apr, 2026 (M)Bulk Modulus
  9. 9A string of length m and Young's modulus N/m is connected to another string of length and Young's modulus both twice of those of . This seri04 Apr, 2026 (M)Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
  10. 10A metal string is suspended from a rigid support and its free end is attached to a block of mass . Second block having mass is suspended at 04 Apr, 2026 (E)Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
  11. 11The diameter of a wire measured by a screw gauge of least count cm is cm. The length measured by a scale of least count cm is cm. When a wei02 Apr, 2026 (M)Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
  12. 12A uniform wire of length of weight is suspended from the roof with a weight of at the other end. The stress in the wire at distance from the02 Apr, 2026 (M)Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
  13. 13Two wires and made of different materials of lengths 6.0 cm and 5.4 cm, respectively and area of cross sections and , respectively are stret28 Jan, 2026 (M)Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
  14. 14The strain-stress plot for materials and is shown in the figure. Which material has the largest Young's modulus ?23 Jan, 2026 (M)Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
  15. 15A 3 m long wire of radius 3 mm shows an extension of 0.1 mm when loaded vertically by a mass of 50 kg in an experiment to determine Young's 08 Apr, 2025 (E)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stress
  16. 16A sample of a liquid is kept at 1 atm. It is compressed to 5 atm which leads to change of volume of . If the bulk modulus of the liquid is 208 Apr, 2025 (E)Bulk Modulus
  17. 17Two wires A and B are made of same material having ratio of lengths and their diameters ratio . If both the wires are stretched using same f07 Apr, 2025 (M)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stress
  18. 18Two slabs with square cross section of different materials with equal sides and thickness and such that and . Considering lower edges of the04 Apr, 2025 (M)Shearing stress
  19. 19A cylindrical rod of length 1 m and radius 4 cm is mounted vertically. It is subjected to a shear force of at the top. Considering infinites04 Apr, 2025 (E)Shearing stress
  20. 20A steel wire of length 2 m and Young's modulus is stretched by a force. If Poisson ratio and transverse strain for the wire are 0.2 and resp02 Apr, 2025 (M)Work Done in Stretching a Wire
  21. 21The fractional compression \( ( { {V}}{ {V}} )\) of water at the depth of 2.5 km below the sea level is ______ \(\%\). Given, the Bulk modul29 Jan, 2025 (M)Bulk Modulus
  22. 22The volume contraction of a solid copper cube of edge length 10 cm , when subjected to a hydraulic pressure of , would be ____ . (Given bulk28 Jan, 2025 (E)Bulk Modulus
  23. 23The increase in pressure required to decrease the volume of a water sample by is . Bulk modulus of water is . The value of P is24 Jan, 2025 (E)Bulk Modulus
  24. 24Two persons pull a wire towards themselves. Each person exerts a force of on the wire. Young's modulus of the material of wire is . Original09 Apr, 2024 (M)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  25. 25A wire of cross sectional area A, modulus of elasticity and length is stretched between two vertical rigid supports. When a mass of is suspe06 Apr, 2024 (E)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  26. 26The density and breaking stress of a wire are and respectively. The wire is suspended from a rigid support on a planet where acceleration du05 Apr, 2024 (M)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  27. 27Match List-I with List-II : Choose the correct answer from the options given below :05 Apr, 2024 (E)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  28. 28An elastic spring under tension of has a length . Its length is under tension . For its length , the value of tension will be______ .04 Apr, 2024 (M)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  29. 29With rise in temperature, the Young's modulus of elasticity01 Feb, 2024 (M)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  30. 30One end of a metal wire is fixed to a ceiling and a load of 2 kg hangs from the other end. A similar wire is attached to the bottom of the l01 Feb, 2024 (E)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  31. 31The depth below the surface of sea to which a rubber ball be taken so as to decrease its volume by 0 . 02 % is _____ m . (Take density of se31 Jan, 2024 (M)Bulk Modulus
  32. 32Two blocks of mass 2 kg and 4 kg are connected by a metal wire going over a smooth pulley as shown in figure. The radius of wire is 4 . 0 × 31 Jan, 2024 (E)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  33. 33Young's modules of material of a wire of length L and cross-sectional area A is Y . If the length of the wire is doubled and cross-sectional30 Jan, 2024 (M)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  34. 34Each of three blocks P , Q and R shown in figure has a mass of 3 kg . Each of the wire A and B has cross-sectional area 0 . 005 cm 2 and You30 Jan, 2024 (M)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  35. 35A wire of length L and radius r is clamped at one end. If its other end is pulled by a force F , its length increases by l . If the radius o29 Jan, 2024 (E)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  36. 36Two metallic wires P and Q have same volume and are made up of same material. If their area of cross sections are in the ratio 4 : 1 and for29 Jan, 2024 (E)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  37. 37If average depth of an ocean is 4000 m and the bulk modulus of water is 2 × 10 9 N m - 2 , then fractional compression Δ V V of water at the27 Jan, 2024 (M)Bulk Modulus
  38. 38Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) Assertion (A) : The property of bo27 Jan, 2024 (E)Elasticity
  39. 39A wire of length L and radius r is clamped rigidly at one end. When the other end of the wire is pulled by a force f , its length increases 15 Apr, 2023 (M)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  40. 40Under isothermal condition, the pressure of a gas is given by P = a V 3 , where a is a constant and V is the volume of the gas. The bulk mod13 Apr, 2023 (M)Bulk Modulus
  41. 41The elastic potential energy stored in a steel wire of length 20 m stretched through 2 cm is 80 J . The cross sectional area of the wire is 13 Apr, 2023 (M)Work Done in Stretching a Wire
  42. 42The length of a wire becomes l 1 and l 2 when 100 N and 120 N tension are applied respectively. If 10 l 2 = 11 l 1 , then the natural length11 Apr, 2023 (M)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  43. 43Two wires each of radius 0 . 2 cm and negligible mass, one made of steel and the other made of brass are loaded as shown in the figure. The 10 Apr, 2023 (M)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  44. 44Young s moduli of the material of wires A and B are in the ratio of 1 : 4 , while its area of cross sections are in the ratio of 1 : 3 . If 10 Apr, 2023 (E)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  45. 45An aluminium rod with Young s modulus Y = 7 . 0 10 10 N m - 2 undergoes elastic strain of 0 . 04 % . The energy per unit volume stored in th08 Apr, 2023 (M)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  46. 46A steel rod has a radius of 20 mm and a length of 2 . 0 m . A force of 62 . 8 kN stretches it along its length. Young s modulus of steel is 06 Apr, 2023 (M)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  47. 47A metal block of mass m is suspended from a rigid support through a metal wire of diameter 14 mm . The tensile stress developed in the wire 06 Apr, 2023 (E)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  48. 48A certain pressure P is applied to 1 litre of water and 2 litre of a liquid separately. Water gets compressed to 0 . 01 % whereas the liquid01 Feb, 2023 (M)Bulk Modulus
  49. 49The Young s modulus of a steel wire of length 6 m and cross-sectional area 3 mm 2 , is 2 11 11 N / m 2 . The wire is suspended from its supp01 Feb, 2023 (E)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  50. 50Under the same load, wire A having length 5 . 0 m and cross section 2 . 5 10 - 5 m 2 stretches uniformly by the same amount as another wire 31 Jan, 2023 (E)Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres

Frequently Asked Questions

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

This chapter includes 115 questions compiled from JEE Main papers spanning 2003 to 2026.

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

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

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

Mechanical Properties of Solids has appeared in 19 of the 25 years of JEE Main papers covered here, with 115 questions across 100 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

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

Of the 115 questions analysed for this chapter, 38% are easy, 48% moderate and 14% tough. 2023 had the most, with 17 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 - 66 questions (57%)
  • Bulk Modulus - 18 questions (16%)
  • Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres - 11 questions (10%)
  • Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres has produced the most tough questions (12).
6.Is Mechanical Properties of Solids's weightage in JEE Main going up or down?

Across all 100 papers analysed, Mechanical Properties of Solids has averaged about 1.1 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.5 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.