Elastic behaviour of solids - class-XI

Comprehensive quiz covering elastic and plastic behavior of solids, including definitions of elasticity and plasticity, stress-strain concepts, material properties, yield point, brittle vs ductile substances, and deformation mechanisms for Class XI physics.

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. When a material is under tensile stress, the restoring forces are caused by interatomic attraction while under compressional stress, the restoring force is due to interatomic repulsion
  2. The stretching of a coil is determined by its shear modulus
  3. Rubber is more elastic than steel
  4. Shearing stress plays an important role in the buckling of shafts
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Out of the following whose elasticity is independent of temperature

  1. steel
  2. copper
  3. Invar steel
  4. glass
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of plastic deformation?

  1. stretching a rubber band
  2. stretching salt water taffy
  3. none
  4. both
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Which of the following are close to ideal plastics?

  1. Putty
  2. Mud
  3. Rubber band
  4. None of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fill in the blank.
In a technical sense a substance with a ________ elasticity is one that requires a ______  force to produce a distortion-for example, a steel sphere. 

  1. high, small
  2. high, large
  3. low, large
  4. low , small
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As compared to concrete, steel has compressive strength:

  1. $25$ times less
  2. equal
  3. $25$ times more
  4. $5$ times more
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The property of a material due to which shape is changed permanently is known as:

  1. Elasticity
  2. Plasticity
  3. Ductility
  4. None of the above
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Elasticity is defined as the ability of a body to 

  1. Resist linear motion in a hard surface
  2. Resist rolling motion in a hard surface
  3. Resist a distorting influence and to return to its original size and shape when that influence or force is removed.
  4. Resist electric current in a magnetic field
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Substances that elongate considerably and undergo plastic deformation before they break are known as

  1. brittle substances
  2. breakable substances
  3. ductile substances
  4. all of these
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

 Plastic deformation results from the following 

  1. Slip
  2. Twinning
  3. Both slip and twinning
  4. creep
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Substances that break just after elastic limit is reached are known as 

  1. brittle substances
  2. breakable substances
  3. ductile substances
  4. elastic substances
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A thin metal sheet is being bent by or pounded in to a new shape. The process of being elastic to plastic behaviour is known as 

  1. Yield
  2. Creep
  3. Welding
  4. Tinkering
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The plasticity behaviour of a material determines the 

  1. elastic behavior of the material
  2. resistance of the material to electric fields
  3. viscous behavior of the material and is irrecoverable.
  4. resistance of the material to magnetic fields
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Plastic deformation in a material begins at

  1. Q point
  2. Yield point
  3. Proportionality limit
  4. Elastic limit
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

At yield point, Hooke's law doesn't hold good

  1. True
  2. False
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is perfectly plastic?

  1. Plasticine
  2. Quartz fibre
  3. steel
  4. Rubber
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An elastic metal rod will change its length when it

  1. falls vertically under its weight
  2. is pulled along its lengthy by a force acting at one end
  3. both
  4. none
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When the elastic limit is exceeded, the body acquires permanent deformation called 

  1. Met
  2. Set
  3. bet
  4. ket
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following substance possesses the highest elasticity?

  1. rubber
  2. glass
  3. steel
  4. copper
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Pick up the correct statement:

  1. Cubic crystals exhibit isotropic nature with respect to therma expansion
  2. Anisotropic solids expand in one direction and contract in perpendicular direction
  3. Many of the crystals are anisotropic solids
  4. Rock salt crystal exhibits isotropic nature with respect to thermal expansion
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The nearest approach to a perfect plastic body is

  1. diamond
  2. quartz fiber
  3. putty
  4. none of these
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The materials, which do not show a fixed trend of deformation vs. applied force, are called:

  1. inelastic materials
  2. plastic materials
  3. elastic materials
  4. rigid materials

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