1st Year PHYSICS GUESS PAPERS 6.

Can a body rotate about its centre of

gravity under the action of gravity?
Unit # 1 7. Can a vector have component
1. How many year are there in 1 greater than the vectors magnitude?
second/one light year? 8. Is it possible to add a vector quantity
2. How many seconds/nanoseconds are to a scalar quantity? Explain.
there in one year? 9. Name different conditions that could
3. Name several repetitive phenomena make A1 x A2 = 0
occurring in nature which could IMP LONG QUESTIONS
server as reasonable time standards? 1. Define rectangular components of a
4. Why do we find it useful to have vector. How two vectors can be
tow units for the amount of added by rectangular components
substance, the kilogram and the method?
mole? 2. Define scalar product with
5. Define & explain supplementary examples. Write down its properties
units (Radian & Steradian). or characteristics.
6. The time period of simple pendulum 3. Define cross product. Write down its
is measured by stopwatch, what type properties and characteristics.
of errors are possible? 4. Example: 2.5
7. Differentiate between precision and 5. Numerical # 2.7, 2.14, 2.15
accuracy.
8. Give drawbacks to use the time UNIT # 3
period of simple pendulum as time SHORT
standard. 1. Can the velocity of an object reverse
9. Write the dimensions of pressure the direction when acceleration is
and density? constant? if so give an example.
10.Find the dimensions and S.I units of 2. Differentiate between uniform and
co-efficient of viscosity. variable velocity.
11.Write down the units & dimensions 3. An object is thrown vertically
of G from the equation F = GmM/r2. upward. Discuss the sign of
12.Differentiate between random and acceleration due to gravity relative
systematic errors. to velocity.
13.Show that the equation E = mc2 is 4. Explain the circmustances in which
dimensionally correct. the velocity ‘v’ and acceleration ‘a’
of a car are: (A) Parallel (B)
UNIT # 2 Perpendicular to each other. (C)
1. The vectors sum of three vectors Anti-parallel
gives a zero resultant. What can be 5. Motion with constant velocity is a
orientation of the vectors? special case of motion with constant
2. The vectors have unequal acceleration. Is this statement true?
magnitude. Can their sum be zero? Discuss.
Explain. 6. State Newton’s second & third law
3. Can you add zero to a null vector. of motion.
4. Differentiate between unit vector 7. How seconds law of motion can be
and position vector. expressed in terms of liner
5. Can the magnitude of a vector have momentum?
a negative value?
 8. Define impulse and show that how it 7. A boy uses a catapult to throw a
is related to linear momentum? stone which accidently a greenhouse
9. What is the difference between window. List the energy changes.
elastic collision and inelastic
8. State work-energy principle.
collision?
10.When rocket re-enters the 9. What sort of energy is in the
atmosphere, its nose cone becomes following (a) compressed spring (b)
very hot, why? a moving car.
11.At what point or points in the path Imp. LONG QUESTIONS
does a projectile have its maximum 1. Define gravitational field & conservative
speed, and its minimum speed? field. Show that work done in gravitational
12.Show that range of projectile is field is independent of path followed.
maximum when projectile is thrown 2. define absolute P.E. Derive its mathematical
expression.
at an angle of 45o with horizontal. 3. Example: 4.2, 4.3 , 4.5
IMP LONG QUESTIONS 4. Numerical: 4.7, 4.8
1. State and explain the law of
conservation of momentum. UNIT # 5
2. Define elastic collision. Explain Short:
elastic collision in one dimension to 1. Differentiate between tangential velocity
& angular velocity.
show the relative velocities before and 2. When mud flies off the tyre of a moving
after collision. bicycle, in what direction does it fly?
3. Find the angle of projectile for which 3. Why does a diver changes his body
its maximum height and horizontal positions before and after diving in the
range are equal. pool?
4. Example: 3,2, 3, 5 4. Define moment of inertia & write its
formula.
5. Numerical: 3.5, 3.8, 3.10, 3.11 5. Show that angular momentum Lo = mvr.
6. Explain what is meant by centripetal force
UNIT # 4 and why it must be furnished to an object
Short: if the object is to follow a circular path?
1. An object has one joule potential 7. Explain how many minimum number of
geostationary satellites are required for
energy. What does it mean? Explain. global coverage of T.V transmission?
2. Calculate the work done in 8. Find the rotational K.E of a disc if tis I =
½mr2.
kilojoules in lifting a mass of 10 kg
Imp. LONG QUESTIONS
through a vertical height of 10m . 1. What is geostationary satellite? Calculate its
3. In which case is more work done? orbital velocity and orbital radius.
2. Define rotational K.E. Also derive formula
When a 50 kg bag of books is lifted
for rotational K.E of a disc and a hoop coming
through 2m across the floor with a down an inclined plane.
force of 50 N . 3. Numerical: 5.2, 5.3 , 5.6, 5.9 , 5.10
4. Prove that P = F.v
UNIT # 6
5. Define escape velocity. Write its Short:
value. i. Define viscosity & drag force.
ii. Why fog droplets appear to be suspended
6. A girl drops a cup from a certain in air?
height, which energy changes are iii. Two row boats moving parallel in the
involved. same direction are pulled towards each
other. Explain.
iv. Diff. b/w laminar flow and turbulent flow.
 v. State bernoulli’s equation for liquid in 5. Explain why sound travels faster in warm
motion. air then in cold air?
vi. Explain, how the swing is produced in a 6. Explain principles of superposition’s
fast moving cricket ball. 7. How are beats useful in tuning musical
IMP. LONG QUESTIONS instrument?
1. Define terminal velocity. Show that terminal 8. Is it possible for two identical waves
velocity is directly proportional to the square of travelling in the same direction along a
radius. string to give rise to a stationary waves?
2. state and explain equation of continuity. IMP. LONG QUESTIONS
3. Derive Bernoulli’s equation for an ideal fluid 1. What is the effect of temperature on
4. Numerical: 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.7, 6.9 the speed of sound derive the relation
Vt = vo + 0.61 t?
UNTI # 7 2. What is Doppler effect? Discuss the
Short: cases when the source moves towards
1. Name two characteristics of SHM. and away from stationary observer.
2. Does the acceleration of a simple harmonic 3. Example: 8.1 , 8.4
oscillator remain constant during its 4. Numericals: 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6
motion? Can the acceleration be zero?
3. Does frequency depend on amplitude for UNIT # 9
harmonic oscillator? Short:
4. What is the total distance travelled by an 1. State Huygen’s principle.
object moving with SHM in a time equal 2. Under what conditions tow or more
to its period of its amplitude is x? sources of light behave as coherent
5. What happens to the period of a simple sources.
pendulum if its length if doubled? 3. Can visible light produce interference
6. What is phase angle? fringes?
7. Can we realize an ideal simple pendulum? 4. Explain whether the young’s experiment
8. Describe two common phenomena in is an experiment for studying interference
which resonance plays an important role. or diffraction affects of light?
9. If a mass spring system is hung vertically 5. An oil film spreading over a wet footpath
and set into oscillations, why does the shows colors. Explain how does it
motion eventually stop? happen?
10. Diff. b/w free and force 6. Can you obtain Newton’s rings with
vibrations/oscillations. transmitted light, explain briefly.
IMP LONG QUESTIONS 7. How would you manage to get more
1. What is simple pendulum? Show that simple orders of spectra using a diffraction
pendulum executes SHM. Find its time period. grating?
What is simple pendulum? Show that if 8. Differentiate b/w unpolarized, polarized
performs simple harmonic motion. Hence light and plane polarized light?
derive formula for its time period. 9. Why are polarized sunglasses better than
2. Example: 7.2, 7.3 ordinary sunglasses?
3. Numerical: 7.1 , 7.4 , 7.5 IMP. LONG QUESTIONS
1. What is Michelson’s inferometer? Describe
UNIT # 8 its principle, construction, working &
Short: application.
1. What features do longitudinal waves have 2. Explain young’s double slit experiment &
in common with transverse waves? determine the relation for linear distance on
2. Define crest, trough, node and antinode. the screen b/w adjacent bright fringes.
3. Why does sound travel faster in solids 3. Discuss diffraction of X-rays by crystals.
then in gases? Also write down two applications of X-rays
4. As a result of a distant explosion, an diffraction.
observer senses a ground tremor and then 4. Numerical: 9.3, 9.6 , 9.7, 9.8
hear the sound of explosion. Explain the
time difference.
 UNIT # 10 8. A thermos flask containing milk as a
Short: system is shaken rapidly. Does the
1. What is linear magnification? temperature of mile rises?
2. Explain the difference b/w angular 9. Why CP > CV?
magnification and resolving power of an 10. Is it possible to convert internal energy
optical instrument. into mechanical energy? Explain with an
3. How a convex lens is used as a magnified? example.
4. Why would it be advantageous to use blue 11. Is it possible to construct a heat engine that
light with a compound microscope? will not expel heat into the atmosphere?
5. If a person was looking through a 12. What is triple point of water?
telescope at the full moon, how would the 13. Does entropy of a system increases or
appearance of the moon be changed by decrease due to friction? Explain.
covering half of the lens? 14. State second law of thermodynamics in
6. What is spectrometer? Write its essential terms of entropy.
components & uses. 15. Give an example of a natural process that
7. How the light is transmitted through the involves an increase in entropy.
optical fiber?
8. Why losses of power occur in optical IMP. LONG QUESTIONS
fiber? 1. Define molar specific heat & prove CP-CV =
IMP .LONG QUESTIONS R
1. Define simple microscope. Calculate 2. what is Carnot engine? Derive expression for
magnification of a simple microscope by using the efficiency of carnot engine.
rays diagram. 3. What is the average translational kinetic
2. what is compound microscope? Give its energy of molecules in a gas at room
construction, working and derive the temperature?
expression for angular momentum. 4. Example: 11.2 , 11.4
3. what is astronomical telescope? Give its 5. Numerical: 11.1 , 11.8
construction & working. Also find its
magnifying power.
4. discuss in detail Michelson’s rotational
mirror method for the measeurement of speed
of light.
5. Numerical: 10.6, 10.8, 10.9

UNIT # 11
Short:
1. Why is the average velocity of the
molecules in a gas is zero, but the average
of the square of the velocities is not zero?
2. Why does the pressure of a gas in a car
tyre increases when it has driver through
some distance?
3. Derive Charle’s law from kinetic theory of
gases.
4. Write any two postulates of kinetic theory.
5. Can the mechanical energy be converted
completely into heat energy? If so give
example.
6. What happens to the temperature of the
room when an air conditioner is let
running on a table in the middle of the
room?
7. Give three examples of adiabetic process.