Physics Practice Sheet
Physics Practice Sheet
Physics Practice Sheet
19. The temperature volume relation of a monoatomic ideal gas undergoing adiabatic process is
2
(a)
ω
(b)
√r 2−ω 2 (c)
√ ω 2−r 2 (d)
√ ω 2−2 r 2
2π 2π 2π 2π
21. For a perfect black body , the absorptive power is
(a) 1 (b) 0.5 (c) 0 (d) ∞
22. On reflection from a convex surface , the path followed by light is that for which time taken is
(a) Maximum (b) minimum (c) neither maximum nor minimum (d) none of these
23. If the medium is same on either side of an optical system , then
(a) Nodal points coincide the optical centres
(b) Nodal points coincides the principal points
(c) Nodal points coincide the focal points
(d) Nodal points are at infinity
24. Coefficient of viscosity of any gas is proportional to
1 1
(a) √T (b) T (c) (d)
T √T
25. The magnetic flux linked with a coil is φ =8t =3t+5 weber. The emf induced in the coil at t=4s will be
2
5R 25 R
(a) (b) (c) 9R (d) 3R
2 4
45. At what temperature the molecules of nitrogen will have the same rms velocity as the molecules of oxygen at
127°C ?
(a) 350°C (b) 273°C (c) 457°C (d) 77°C
46. A whistle giving out 450 Hz approaches a stationary observer at a speed of 33 m/s. the frequency heard by the
observer is
(a) 517 Hz (b) 409 Hz (c) 500 Hz (d) 427 Hz
47. If each square cm. of sun's surface radiates energy at the rate of 1.5 x 103 cal sec-1cm2. And Stefan's constant is
5.7 x 10-8 joul sec-1 m2K-4 , the temperature of the sun's surface in degree centigrade
(a) 5455°C (b) 5493°C (c) 5492°C (d) 5488°C
48. A monoatomic ideal gas initially at 27°C is suddenly compressed to one tenth of its original volume. Calculate its
temperature after compression.
(a) 400°C (b) 480.6°C (c) 488.5°C (d) 521°C
49. The physics underlying the operation of a refrigerator most closely resembles the physics underlying
(a) Heat engine (b) melting of ice (c) the freezing of water (d) the vapourization of water
50. The angle between (i+j) and (j+k) is
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°
51. Ultraviolet radiation of 6.2 eV is incident on the surface of aluminium , which has work function of 4.2 eV. The
kinetic energy of fastest electron emiited in joule will be nearly
(a) 3 x 10-15 (b) 3 x 10-17 (c) 3 x 10-19 (d) 3 x 10-21
52. In throttling process through a porous plug , which of the physical quantity is conserved ?
(a) Entropy (b) internal energy (c) temperature (d) Enthalpy
53. At constant temperature and constant volume , Helmholtz function
(a) Increases (b) decreases (c) remains constant (d) some times increases and some times
decreases
54. Three capillaries of equal lengths but internal radii r, 2r and 3r respectively are connected in series, a liquid flows
in streamline motion through them. If the pressure difference across the entire system is 77 cm ( of water ) ,
then the pressure difference across the first capillary is
(a) 71.64 cm (b) 70.32 cm (c) 76.00 cm (d) 77.00 cm
55. If the root mean square velocity of hydrogen molecules at NTP is 1.84 km/sec, what will be for oxygen molecules
at NTP ?
(a) 0.42 km/sec (b) 0.40 km/sec (c) 0.38 km/sec (d) 0.46 km/sec
56. The potential difference of an electron microscope is increased from 20 kv to 80 kv. Its resolving power will
become
(a) Two times (b) four times (c) half (d) quarter
57. Which of the following is incorrect ?
(a) Zone plate has many focii
(b) Zone plate is similar to convex lens
(c) Focal length of zone plate depends on wavelength of light used
(d) None of the above
58. A spring has length 10 cm and a force constant 103 N/m. two masses of 10 gm and 90 gm are attached to its
ends. The spring is placed on a horizontal table, stretched and released. What is the frequency of oscillation ?
(a) 50 Hz (b) 45 Hz (c) 53 Hz (d) 60 Hz
59. What is the fundamental basis of a laser ?
(a) Absorption (b) spontaneous emission (c) stimulated emission (d) scattering
60. On moving from the surface towards the centre of a charged solid metal sphere , the electric field
(a) Increases (b) decreases (c) is same as on surface (d) is everywhere zero
61. The current flowing in a coil of self induction 0.4 mH is charged by 250 mA in 0.1 seconds. What is the induced
emf in the coil ?
(a) −1 mV (b) −2 mV (c) −3 mV (d) −5 mV
62. A 220 volt A.C source is connected across an inductance of one henry. If the frequency of the source is 50 Hz
then what is the power loss ?
(a) 220 W (b) 110 W (c) 440 W (d) zero
63. The half life of radon is 3.8 days starting with 9.6 mg of radon, how much will be left after 19 days ?
(a) 0.5 mg (b) 0.6 mg (c) 0.3 mg (d) 0.2 mg
64. A transistor amplifier has β=30 , Rload=4000 Ω and input resistance Rin =400 Ω. Its voltage amplification is
(a) 100 (b) 200 (c) 300 (d) 400
65. Specific rotation of the given sample of the sugar solution if the plane of polarization is turned through 13.2°. the
length of the tube containing 10% sugar solution is 20 cm
(a) 66° (dm)-1(gm/cc)-1 (b) 56° (dm)-1(gm/cc)-1 (c) 11° (dm)-1(gm/cc)-1 (d) 67° (dm)-1(gm/cc)-1
66. A perfect black body emits radiation θ at temperature T1° K . if it is to radiate 16 times this power , its
temperature T2 will be
(a) T2=2T1 (b) T2=4T1 (c) T2=8T1 (d) T2=16T1
67. At a certain place a magnet makes 30 oscillations per minute. At another place where the magnetic field is
double, its time period will be
(a) √ 2 sec (b) ½ sec (c) 2 sec (d) 4 sec
68. A radio transmitter operates at a frequency ν of 880 kHz and power P of 10 kW. The number of photons emitted
per sec is
(a) 0.075 x 10-34 (b) 13.27 x 1024 (c) 13.27 x 1034 (d) 1.72 x 1031
69. A wire of length l and resistance R is stretched to get the radius of cross section r/2. What is new R ?
(a) 5R (b) 8R (c) 4R (d) 16R
70. In the following transistions , which one has higher frequency ?
(a) 3−2 (b) 4−3 (c) 4−2 (d) 3−1
71. Calculate the work done , when a gram molecule of an ideal gas expands isothermally at 27°C to double its
original valume . (R=8.3 J/deg mole)
(a) 1700 J (b) 1725.9 J (c) 1534 J (d) 1846.7 J
72. If α ∧β are the current gain in common base and common emitter configuration of transistor. Then correct
relation is
(a) ( 1−α ) ( 1+ β )=1 (b) ( 1+α ) (1+ β ) =1
(b) ( 1+α ) (1−β )=1 (d) ( 1−α ) ( 1+ β )=1
73. Neel temperature defines
(a) Ferromagnetic material
(b) Paramagnetic material
(c) Antiferromagnetic material
(d) Diamagnetic material
74. The one plate of parallel plate capacitor is charged by 8C and second by 4C. then what will be the charge stored
in the capacitor ?
(a) 12C (b) 4C (c) 6C (d) 2C
75. If Pc, Vc and Tc are the critical pressure, critical volume and critical temperature respectively, then the value of
RTc/PcVc is
(a) 8/3 (b) 3/8 (c) 4/3 (d) 3/4
76. The required shunt resistance of an ammeter whose resistance is R , to increase its range n times is
(a) nR (b) (n−1)R (c) R/(n−1) (d) R/n
77. two coils are wrapped on a rod of soft iron . L1 and L2 are the resultant inductances of these two coils when same
current flows in the same direction and in opposite direction. The value of mutual inductance between these
two coils will be
L1+ L 2 L1+ L 2 L1−L 2
(a) (b) (c) (d) √ L1 L2
2 4 4
78. The ratio of earth's magnetic intensities at its pole and at equator is
(a) 1.0 (b) 1.5 (c) 2.0 (d) 2.5
79. Positions of two particles od masses 100 gm and 300 gm are 2î+5ĵ+13ƙ cm and −6î+4ĵ+2ƙ cm respectively.
Position of centre of mass is
(a) (16î+8ĵ−5ƙ)/4
(b) (−16î−17ĵ−7ƙ)/3
(c) (−16î+17ĵ+7ƙ)/4
(d) (6î+7ĵ+5ƙ0/3
80. In a doubly refracting crystal of length l , if V0 and Ve are velocities of ordinary and extraordinary rays and period
of vibrations T , the angle of rotation of plane of polarization is
πl 1 1
(a) ( − )
T V 0 Ve
T 1 1
(b) ( − )
πl V 0 Ve
(c) πTl(V0−1/Ve)
πT
(d) (V0−Ve)
l
81. At a height of h meter from the centre of a circular table of radius r, a electric bulb is lighting. Ratio of
illuminances at the centre and at circumference of circular table is
(a) (1+h2/r2)3/2 (b) (1+r2/h2)3/2 (c) (1+r2/h2)1/2 (d) (1+h2/r2)1/2
82. The ray reflected at the surface of glass will be highly polarized , when incident at glass surface at an angle
(a) 67° (b) 47° (c) 57° (d) 37°
83. Raman effect is optical analogue of
(a) Stark effect (b) Zeeman effect (c) faraday effect (d) Compton effect
84. An open organ pipe of length 33 cm vibrates in resonance with the frequency f 1000 Hz. If the velocity of sound
is 330 m/s, then that frequency is
(a) Fundamental frequency of pipe
(b) First overtone of the pipe
(c) Second overtone of pipe
(d) Fourth overtone of pipe
85. In a Ramsden eye-piece , ratio of focal lengths of two plano-convex lens should be
(a) 1:1 (b) 1:2 (c) 2:1 (d) 3:1
86. At 0°C , 15 g of ice melts to form water at 0°C. what is the change in entropy ?
(a) 15 (b) zero (c) 18.5 (d) none of the above
87. A planet have same density as earth and universal gravitational constant G twice of earth , what is the ratio of
their radius ?
(a) 1:2 (b) 3:2 (c) 1:5 (d) 1:4
88. A straight line conductor of length l of 0.4 m is moved with a speed V0 m/s perpendicular to magnetic field B of
intensity 0.9 T . the induced emf across the conductor is
(a) 25.2 V (b) 2.52 V (c) 1.26 V (d) 5.04 V
89. When 50 gm of water is heated from 10°C to 90°C , by how much does its entropy change ?
(a) 14.42 cal/K (b) 12.44 cal/K (c) 18.76 cal/K (d) 10.43 cal/K
90. Two ends of rod of length L and radius r of the same material are kept at the same temperature difference .
which of the following rod conducts most heat ?
(a) L=50 cm, r=1 cm (b) L=100 cm, r=2 cm (c) L=25 cm, r=0.5 cm (d) L=75 cm, r=1.5 cm
91. If the electron in the hydrogen atom jumps from the third to the second orbit , what is the wavelength of
emitted radiation ? (R=Rydberg constant )
36 5R 5 R
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5R 36 R 6
92. What potential must be applied to stop the fastest photoelectrons emitted when ultraviolet light of 2000 Å
wavelength falls on a nickel surface ? ( work function of nickel = 5.01 eV)
(a) 5.01 V (b) 3.02 V (c) 2.10 V (d) 1.20 V
93. A carnot engine has the same efficiency when it works between a source at 1000 K and a sink at 500 K , as it has
when the source is at T K and sink is at 1000 K . what is the value of T ?
(a) 1500°K (b) 2000°K (c) 3000°K (d) 500°K
94. A man ca not see objects more distant than 40 cm. what is the power of the lens needed to allow him to see
very distant objects ?
(a) −3.5 D (b) +3.5 D (c) −2.5 D (d) +2.5 D
95. Which of the following is incorrect ?
(a) Neutral pi-meson disintegrates into two photons
(b) Average life of +ve and –ve pi-mesons is about 10-8 secs.
(c) Mass of neutral pi-meson is about 264 times that of electron
(d) +ve pi-meson is a stable particle
96. The ratio of root mean square speed of two gases of molecular weights M1 and M2 at a temperature T will be
(a)
√M 2 (b)
√M 1 (c) M1/M2 (d)( M2/M1)1/3
√M 1 √M 2
97. The thermodynamic scale of temperature is based on
(a) Expansion of gas
(b) Change in pressure of gas
(c) Carnot engine
(d) Change in vapor pressure
98. The temperature of a body is increased from 27°C to 127°C. the radiation emitted by it increases by a factor of
(a) (256/81) (b) (15/9) (c) (4/3) (d) (12/27)
99. In eye-piece , by using two lenses , instead of a single lens
(a) Effective focal length always increases
(b) Power remains unchanged
(c) Field of view decreases
(d) Defects of chromatic and spherical aberrations are removedin image and the field of view increases
100. The resolving limit of a telescope with objective diameter of 1 inch and light of wavelength 6000 Å is
(a) 2.88 x 10-5 radian (b) 3.9 x 10-4 radian (c) 2.9 x 10-7 radian (d) 3.9 x 106 radian
101. Plate current in a diode depends
(a) Only on plate potential
(b) Only on area of plate
(c) Only on temperature of cathode
(d) On plate potential and temperature of cathode
102.For a particle moving under a central force , its motion will be
(a) along the helix (b) in a plane (c) in space (d) none of the above
103. if the acceleration due to gravity on the earth's surface is g, the gain in the potential energy of an object of mass
m raised from the surface of the earth to a height equal to the radius Re of the earth is
1 1
(a) mgRe (b) mgRe (c) 2mgRe mgRe
2 4
104. The straight wire of length L has current I flowing through it. A constant magnetic field B , parallel to the wire ,
is applied. What is the force on the wire ?
(a) higher frequency (b) larger wavelength (c) more energy (d) lesser energy
106. the mass and radius of the earth are M and R . how long should one day be so that a person feels weightless on
the equator ?
(a 2 π
√R (b)
1
√ g/ R (c)
1
√ g/ MR (d) 2 π √ MR 2/ g
√g 2π 2π
107. the ratio of intensities of two light waves is 25:16. If they interfere, the ratio of intensities of maxima and minima
of resultant pattern is
(a) Only 1 (b) only 2 (c) both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2
110. two capillaries of diameter 5 mm and 4 mm respectively are standing in water. The water rises 5.7 mm in first
one . how much will it rise in the other capillary ?
111. the graph between square of time period and length of a simple pendulum is
1 1 1
(a) L¿ (b) L¿ (c) L= (d) L=C
ω 2C ω 2C ω2C
π
113. If the phase difference between an alternating current and voltage is , which of the following can not be part of
2
the circuit ?
(a) R ,L both present (b) C alone present (c) L alone present (d) L and C both present
114.matrerial having low retentivity is suitable for making
(a) weak magnets (b) temporary magnets (c) permanent magnets (d) electromagnets
ρ q −ρ
(a) ⃗
∇.⃗
E= (b) ∮ E . ds = E =⃗
(c) ⃗ ∇ .V (d) ∇ 2V=
ε0 ε0 ε0
117. A body of mass 2 gm and charge +5μC is suspended from the ceiling at the end of a string. If a horizontal electric
field of 10 KV/m is applied , what is the angle between the string and vertical direction ?
118. when tension in a wire is T1 its length is L1 and when tension is T2 its length is L2 . what is the length when there is
no tension ?
119. The gravitational field due to a mass is kx-3/2 in X-direction at distance x ( constant k¿ 0 ). If potential at infinity is
zero, the potential at distance x will be
2k 2k
(a) 2k√ x (b) (c) 2kx3 (d)
√x x3
120. A ring , a circular plate , a spherical shell and a solid sphere have same mass and radius. Which will have least
moment of inertia about its geometrical axis ?
(a) ring (b) circular plate (c) spherical shell (d) solid sphere
121. which one of the following represents the correct relation between various elastic constants of a material ?
3 9 1 3 1 9 9 3 1 9 1 3
(a) = + (b) = + (c) = + (d) = +
Y η K Y η K Y η K Y η K
123. if unpolarised light of intensity I0 falls on a polarizer and the angle between polarizer and analyzer is 60°, then the
intensity of the emergent light is
124. An element 84 X202 emits an α particle and then a β particle . if the final products is aYb , then a and b is
(a) 82, 198 (b) 83, 198 (c) 82, 199 (d) 83, 199
125. The divergence of the function f(x)=x2î+3z2ĵ−y2ƙ , is