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The possible value of Poisson's ratio is

1. 1                                       

2. 0.9

3. 0.8                                     

4. 0.4

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There is no change in the volume of a wire due to change in its length on stretching. The Poisson's ratio of the material of the wire is

1. + 0.50                               

2.  – 0.50

3.  0.25                                  

4.  – 0.25

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A cylindrical wire of radius 1 mm, length 1m, Young's modulus =2×1011 N/m2, poisson's ratio μ=π/10 is stretched by a force of 100 N. Its radius will become?

1.  0.99998 mm

2.  0.99999 mm

3.  0.99997 mm

4.  0.99995 mm

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Practically range of Possion’s ratio σ is

1. 0.5 to 1

2. –1 to 0.5

3. 0 to 0.5

4. –0.5 to 0

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The Poisson ratio cannot have value

(1) 0.7

(2) 0.2

(3) 0.1

(4) 0.5

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