Physics - Mechanical Properties of Solids
Practise 13 KCET previous year questions on Mechanical Properties of Solids, compiled from papers spanning 2010 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 KCET tests.
Mechanical Properties of Solids has been asked in 13 of the 20 years of KCET papers analysed (2007–2026), with 13 questions in all. 62% of them were easy, 38% moderate and 0% tough. Most of its questions came from 2026, with 1 question that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 3 questions across 3 papers, about 1 per paper.
The chapter's 5 topics are not weighted equally: Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres (7 questions, 54%), Elasticity (2 questions, 15%), and Bulk Modulus (2 questions, 15%) have been asked the most. Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres has also led over the last five years, with 3 questions.
- 1There are two wires of same material and same length while the diameter of second wire is two times the diameter of the first wire. Then the2026Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
- 2Two wires A and B are made of same material. Their diameters are in the ratio of and lengths are in the ratio of . If they are stretched by 2025Young’s Modulus and Breaking Stres
- 3A thick metal wire of density and length is hung from a rigid support. The increase in length of the wire due to its own weight is ( Young's2024Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
- 4A stretched wire of a material whose young's modulus has poisson's ratio 0.25 . Its lateral strain . The elastic energy density of the wire 2023Work Done in Stretching a Wire
- 5A metallic rod breaks when strain produced is . The Young's modulus of the material of the . The area of crosssection to support a load of i2022Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
- 6To propagate both longitudinal and transverse waves, a material must have2021Bulk Modulus
- 7Young's modulus of a perfect rigid body is2020Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
- 8A wire is stretched such that its volume remains constant. The Poission's ratio of the material of the wire is2019Elasticity
- 9Two wires \( A \) and \( B \) are stretched by the same load. If the area of cross section of wire'A' is double that of 'B', then the stress2018Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
- 10A spring is stretched by applying a load to its free end. The strain produced in the spring is2016Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
- 11Three point charges \( 3 n C .6 n C \) and \( 9 n C \) are placed at the comers of an equilateral triangle of side \( 0.1 {~m} \). The poten2015Bulk Modulus
- 12The following four wires of length and radius are made of the same material. Which of these will have the largest extension, when the same t2011Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
- 13Which of the following substances has the highest elasticity?2010Elasticity
Frequently Asked Questions
1.How many questions are available for Mechanical Properties of Solids?
This chapter includes 13 questions compiled from KCET papers spanning 2010 to 2026.
2.Are these questions only from KCET, or from other exams too?
These are KCET 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 KCET Physics?
Mechanical Properties of Solids has appeared in 13 of the 20 years of KCET papers covered here, with 13 questions across 13 papers - about one per paper it appears in.
4.What is the difficulty level of Mechanical Properties of Solids questions in KCET?
Of the 13 questions analysed for this chapter, 62% are easy, 38% moderate and 0% tough. 2026 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 - 7 questions (54%)
- Elasticity - 2 questions (15%)
- Bulk Modulus - 2 questions (15%)
6.Is Mechanical Properties of Solids's weightage in KCET going up or down?
Across all 13 papers analysed, Mechanical Properties of Solids has averaged about 1.0 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has stayed about the same, 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.