PHYSICS – 2014

DUHS - JSMU
1. A circuit in which there is a current of 5 amp is changed so that the current falls to zero in
0.1 s. If an average EMF of 200 volts is induced. What is the self-inductance of the circuit?
(a) 4 henrys (b) 8 henrys
(c) 12 henrys (d) 16 henrys
(e) 20 henrys
2. The phenomena in which certain metals emit electrons when exposed to high frequency
light is known as:
(a) Photoelectric Effect (b) Compton’s Effect
(c) Henry’s Effect (d) Principle of Relativity
(e) Coulomb’s Law
3. A galvanometer has a resistance of 20 ohms and shows a full scale deflection when a
current of 0.001 ampere flows in it. What is the value of the series resistance to convert it
into a voltmeter of range 10 volts?
(a) 7780 ohms (b) 9980 ohms
(c) 5580 ohms (d) 4480 ohms
(e) 3380 ohms
4. A sodium nucleus consists of 11 protons and 12 neutrons. The conventional symbol of this
nucleus is:
(a) 11Na11 (b) 12Na12
(c) 11Na 23 (d) 23Na23
(e) 12Na11
5. An atomic spectra deals with the measurement of:
(a) Wave lengths
(b) Intensities of electromagnetic radiations emitted by atoms
(c) Intensities of electromagnetic radiations absorbed by atoms
(d) All of the above
(e) Both b & c
6. The detection and estimation of an element in a mixture is sometimes is nearly impossible,
if it is present in very minute traces of its chemical properties are very similar to those of
other elements in the mixture. An effective technique is developed for these purposes is
known as:
(a) Simple Analysis (b) Spectral Analysis
(c) Activation Analysis (d) Geometric Analysis
(e) Mechanical Analysis
7. How much energy is dissipated as heat in 20 s by a 100 ohm resistor that carries a current
of 0.5 A?
(a) 50 J (b) 100 J
(c) 250 J (d) 500 J
(e) 1000 J
8. A sphere of charge +Q is fixed in a position. A smaller sphere of charge +q is placed near the
larger sphere and released from rest. The small sphere will move away from the large
sphere with:
(a) Decreasing velocity and decreasing acceleration
(b) Decreasing velocity and increasing acceleration
(c) Decreasing velocity and constant acceleration
(d) Increasing velocity and decreasing acceleration
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 (e) Increasing velocity and increasing acceleration
9. A 10 nano farad (10 × 10-9 F) parallel plate capacitor holds a charge of magnitude 50 𝛍C on
each plate. If the plates are separated by a distance of 0.885 mm, what is the area of each
plate?
(a) 1.0 m2 (b) 3.0 m2
(c) 5.5 m2 (d) 7.5 m2
(e) 9.5 m2
10. Kelvin, the unit of thermodynamic temperature is _____________________ of the thermodynamic
temperature of the triple of water.
1 1
(a) 100 (b) 212
1 1
(c) 273.16 (d) 32
1
(e)
98
11. The scalar product of (2i – j + 3k) . (3i + 2j – k) is:
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 10 (d) 20
(e) 25
12. A rock is thrown straight upward from the edge of a 30 m cliff, rising 10 m then falling all
the way down to the base of the cliff. Find the rock’s displacement.
(a) 20 meters downward (b) 30 meters downward
(c) 40 meters upward (d) 50 meters upward
(e) 60 meters upward
13. A stone is dropped from a certain height can reach the ground in 5s. It is stopped after 3
seconds of its fall and then allowed to fall again. Find the time taken by the stone to reach
the ground for the remaining distance
(a) 2 s (b) 4 s
(c) 6 s (d) 8 s
(e) 10 s
14. A moon of mass ‘m’ orbits a planet of mass 100 m. Let the strength of the gravitational force
exerted by the planet on the moon be denoted by F1, and let the strength of the gravitational
force exerted by the moon on the planet be F2. Which of the following is true?
(a) F1 is ten times greater than F2 (b) F1 is ten times smaller than F2
(c) F2 is ten times greater than F1 (d) F2 is ten times smaller than F1
(e) F1 is equal to F2
15. Which one of the following statements is true concerning the motion of an ideal projectile
launched at an angle of 45° to the horizontal?
(a) The acceleration vector points opposite to the velocity vector on the way up and
in the same direction as the velocity vector on the way down
(b) The speed at the top of the trajectory is zero
(c) The object’s total speed remains constant during the entire flight
(d) The horizontal speed decreases on the way up and also decreases on the way
down
(e) The vertical speed decreases on the way up and also decreases on the way down
16. A football, at rest on the ground, is kicked with an initial velocity of 10 m/s at a launch angle
of 30°. Calculate its total flight time, assuming that air resistance is negligible.
(a) 0.5 s (b) 1 s
(c) 1.7 s (d) 2 s
(e) 4 s

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17. If the diameter of the earth becomes two times its present value and its mass remains
unchanged, then how would the weight of an object on the surface of the earth be affected?
(a) Becomes double (b) Becomes one fourth
(c) Becomes one third (d) Remains same
(e) Becomes half
18. A body having translatory motion possesses _________________ and ___________________. In the same
way, a body having rotatory motion possesses __________________ and ________________.
(a) Angular Velocity, Linear Velocity, Angular Momentum, Linear Momentum
(b) Linear Velocity, Linear Momentum, Angular Velocity, Angular Momentum
(c) Angular Momentum, Angular Velocity, Linear Momentum, Linear Velocity
(d) Linear Momentum, Angular Velocity, Angular Momentum, Linear Velocity
(e) Linear Momentum, Angular Momentum, Linear Velocity, Angular Velocity
19. When the body moves in the direction of the gravitational force i.e. towards the earth, the
work is done by the force of gravity on the body and is __________________ whereas when the
body moves against the direction of gravitational force, the corresponding work done is
__________________.
(a) Negative, Positive (b) Positive, Negative
(c) Positive, Positive (d) Negative, Negative
(e) Insufficient information
20. A man pushes a box, initially at rest towards another man by exerting a constant horizontal
force 𝐅⃗ of magnitude 5N through a distance of 1m. Its final Kinetic energy is:
(a) 5 J (b) 10 J
(c) 15 J (d) 20 J
(e) 25 J
21. A sound wave with a frequency of 343 Hz travels through the air. What is its wavelength?
(speed of sound through air = 343 m/s)
(a) 1 m (b) 2 m
(c) 3 m (d) 4 m
(e) 5 m
22. When a force acts at right angles to the displacement (𝛉 = 90°) the work is zero i.e., the force
does not produce work. Identify the example/s from the following when work is zero.
i It is considered “hard work” to hold a heavy stone stationary at stretched
hand
ii A person walks along a level surface while carrying a box
iii When a body moves in circular path
(a) (i) only (b) (ii) only
(c) (iii) only (d) (ii) & (iii) only
(e) (i), (ii) & (iii)
23. A neutron travels a distance 12 m in a time interval of 3.6 × 10-4 s. Assuming its speed was
constant, its kinetic energy is: (Take 1.7 × 10-27 Kg as the mass of neutron)
(a) 3.1 eV (b) 4.7 eV
(c) 5.78 eV (d) 6.91 eV
(e) 7.81 eV
24. A student is performing a lab experiment on simple harmonic motion. He has two different
springs (with force constants k1 and k2) and two different blocks (of masses m1 and m2). If
k1 = 2k2 & m1 = 2m2 which of the following combinations would give the student spring
block simple harmonic oscillator with the shortest period?
(a) The spring with force constant k1 and the block of mass m1
(b) The spring with force constant k1 and the block of mass m2
(c) The spring with force constant k2 and the block of mass m1
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 (d) The spring with force constant k2 and the block of mass m2
(e) All the combinations above would give the same period
25. A microscope has an objective of 10 mm focal length and eyepiece of 25 mm focal length.
What is the distance between the lenses, if the object is in sharp focus when it is 10.5 mm
from the objective?
(a) 115 mm (b) 232.7 mm
(c) 417 mm (d) 716 mm
(e) 617 mm
26. Light can be polarized by which of the following method/s?
i Scattering of light
ii Double Refraction
iii Reflection
(a) (i) only (b) (ii) only
(c) (iii) only (d) (ii) & (iii) only
(e) (i), (ii) & (iii)
27. A steel rod has a length of 15 m at a temperature of 30℃. If the temperature is raised to
45℃. The increase in its length is (𝛂 = 1.1 × 10-5 K-1):
(a) 537.1 × 10-5 m (b) 447 × 10-5 m
(c) 327.5 × 10-5 m (d) 247.5 × 10-5 m
(e) 127.5 × 10 m -5

28. The volume occupied by a gram mole of a gas at 0℃ and pressure of 1 atmosphere is:
(a) 1 × 103 liters (b) 3 × 103 liters
(c) 5 × 10 liters
3 (d) 7 × 103 liters
(e) 9 × 103 liters
(Question was cancelled, since all the given options are incorrect)
29. In the circuit shown below, 4 amperes is passing through current R1. The potential
difference across R1 in volts is:

(a) 7.5 (b) 30

(c) 60 (d) 120
(e) 160
30. Germanium and Silicon are semiconductors having crystalline structures. Both these
materials have ___________________ valence electrons in their outer most shells.
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 6 (d) 8
(e) 10

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