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11. A wire suspended vertically from one of its ends is stretched by attaching a weight of $$200\,N$$  to the lower end. The weight stretches the wire by $$1\,mm.$$  Then the elastic energy stored in the wire is

A $$0.2\,J$$
B $$10\,J$$
C $$20\,J$$
D $$0.1\,J$$
Answer :   $$0.1\,J$$

12. A steel wire and a copper wire of equal length and equal cross-sectional area are joined end to end and the combination is subjected to a tension. Find the ratio of the stresses developed in the two wires and $$Y$$ of steel $$ = 2 \times {10^{11}}\,N/{m^2}.$$    $$Y$$ of copper $$ = 1.3 \times {10^{11}}\,N/{m^2}.$$

A 1
B 3
C 5
D 7
Answer :   1

13. Equal volumes of two immiscible liquids of densities $$\rho $$ and $$2\rho $$ are filled in a vessel as shown in figure. Two small holes are punched at depth $$\frac{h}{2}$$ and $$\frac{3h}{2}$$ from the surface of lighter liquid. If $${v_1}$$ and $${v_2}$$ are the velocities of a flux at these two holes, then $$\frac{{{v_1}}}{{{v_2}}}$$ is
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A $$\frac{1}{{2\sqrt 2 }}$$
B $$\frac{1}{2}$$
C $$\frac{1}{4}$$
D $$\frac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }}$$
Answer :   $$\frac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }}$$

14. When a $$4\,kg$$  mass is hung vertically on a light spring that obeys Hooke’s law, the spring stretches by $$2\,cms.$$  The work required to be done by an external agent in stretching this spring by $$5\,cms$$  will be
$$\left( {g = 9.8\,m/{{\sec }^2}} \right)$$

A 4.900 joule
B 2.450 joule
C 0.495 joule
D 0.245 joule
Answer :   2.450 joule

15. A uniform cube is subjected to volume compression. If each side is decreased by $$1\% ,$$  then bulk strain is

A 0.01
B 0.06
C 0.02
D 0.03
Answer :   0.03

16. A small spherical ball falling through a viscous medium of negligible density has terminal velocity $$v.$$ Another ball of the same mass but of radius twice that of the earlier falling through the same viscous medium will have terminal velocity

A $$v$$
B $$\frac{v}{4}$$
C $$\frac{v}{2}$$
D $$2v$$
Answer :   $$\frac{v}{2}$$

17. A force of $$6 \times {10^6}\,N{m^{ - 2}}$$   is required for breaking a material. Then density $$\rho $$ of the material is $$3 \times {10^3}\,kg\,{m^{ - 3}}.$$    If the wire is to break under its own weight, the length of the wire made of that material should be (take $$g = 10\,m{s^{ - 2}}$$  )

A $$20\,m$$
B $$200\,m$$
C $$100\,m$$
D $$2000\,m$$
Answer :   $$200\,m$$

18. A copper wire of length $$1.0\,m$$  and a steel wire of length $$0.5\,m$$  having equal cross-sectional areas are joined end to end. The composite wire is stretched by a certain load which stretches the copper wire by $$1\,mm.$$  If the Young’s modulii of copper and steel are respectively $$1.0 \times {10^{11}}N{m^{ - 2}}$$    and $$2.0 \times {10^{11}}N{m^{ - 2}},$$    the total extension of the composite wire is :

A $$1.75\,mm$$
B $$2.0\,mm$$
C $$1.50\,mm$$
D $$1.25\,mm$$
Answer :   $$1.25\,mm$$

19. A container filled with viscous liquid is moving vertically downwards with constant speed $$3{v_0}.$$  At the instant shown, a sphere of radius $$r$$ is moving vertically downwards (in liquid) has speed $${v_0}.$$ The coefficient of viscosity is $$\eta .$$ There is no relative motion between the liquid and the container. Then at the shown instant, the magnitude of viscous force acting on sphere is
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A $$6\pi \eta r{v_0}$$
B $$12\pi \eta r{v_0}$$
C $$18\pi \eta r{v_0}$$
D $$24\pi \eta r{v_0}$$
Answer :   $$12\pi \eta r{v_0}$$

20. What is the absolute pressure of the gas above the liquid surface in the tank shown in fig. Density of oil $$ = 820\,kg/{m^3},$$   density of mercury $$ = 13.6 \times {10^3}\,kg/{m^3}.$$    Given 1 atmospheric pressure $$ = 1.01 \times {10^5}\,N/{m^2}.$$
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A $$3.81 \times {10^5}\,N/{m^2}$$
B $$6 \times {10^6}\,N/{m^2}$$
C $$5 \times {10^7}\,N/{m^2}$$
D $$4.6 \times {10^2}\,N/{m^2}$$
Answer :   $$3.81 \times {10^5}\,N/{m^2}$$