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MCQ 11 Mark
The first line of Balmer series has wavelength 6563 A. What will be the wavelength of the first member of Lyman series?
  • A
    7500 Å
  • B
    600 Å
  • 1215.4 Å
  • D
    2500 Å
Answer
Correct option: C.
1215.4 Å
C
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MCQ 21 Mark
The de-Broglie wavelength of an electron in $4^{\text {th }}$ orbit is............ ( $r=$ radius of $1^{\text {st }}$ orbit)
  • 8πr
  • B
    2πr
  • C
    4πr
  • D
    16πr
Answer
Correct option: A.
8πr
A
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MCQ 31 Mark
How the linear velocity 'v' of an electron in the Bohr orbit is related to its quantum number 'n'?
  • A
    v ∝ `1/n^2`
  • B
    v ∝ n
  • C
    v ∝ `1/sqrtn`
  • v ∝ `1/n`
Answer
Correct option: D.
v ∝ `1/n`
D
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MCQ 41 Mark
In experiment of photoelectric effect, the stopping potential for incident yellow light of wavelength 5890 Å is 4 volt. If the yellow light is replaced by blue light of wavelength 4000 Å, the stopping potential is ____________.
  • A
    zero volt
  • more than 4V
  • C
    4 V
  • D
    less than 4V
Answer
Correct option: B.
more than 4V
B
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MCQ 51 Mark
An A.C. voltage source of variable angular frequency `omega` and fixed amplitude V connected in series with a capacitance C and an electric bulb of resistance R (inductance zero). When `omega` is increased, ______.
  • A
    total impedence of the circuit increases.
  • B
    total impedence of the circuit is unchanged.
  • C
    the bulb glows dimmer.
  • the bulb glows brighter
Answer
Correct option: D.
the bulb glows brighter
D
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MCQ 61 Mark
Out of the following graphs, which graph shows the correct relation (graphical representation) for LC parallel resonant circuit?

  • Image
  • B

    Image
  • C

    Image
  • D

    Image
     
Answer
Correct option: A.

Image
A
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MCQ 71 Mark
A small signal voltage $V(t)=V_0$ sin` omega`t is applied across an ideal capacitor $C$ ____________.
  • A
    Current $I ( t )$ lags voltage $V ( t )$ by $90^{\circ}$
  • B
    Current $I(t)$ leads voltage $V(t)$ by $180^{\circ}$
  • Over a full cycle the capacitor $C$ does not consume any energy from the voltage source
  • D
    Current $I(t)$ is in phase with voltage $V(t)$
Answer
Correct option: C.
Over a full cycle the capacitor $C$ does not consume any energy from the voltage source
C
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MCQ 81 Mark
An A.C. generator produced an output voltage e = 170 sin 327t volt, where t is in seconds. The frequency of A.C. voltage is nearly ____________.
  • A
    68 Hz
  • B
    230 Hz
  • C
    110 Hz
  • 52 Hz
Answer
Correct option: D.
52 Hz
D
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MCQ 91 Mark
A toroid is a long coil of wire wound over a circular core. If ' $r$ ' and 'R' are the radii of the coil and toroid respectively, the coefficient of self-induction of the toroid is (The magnetic field in it is uniform and $R>>r$ ) .......... ( $N =$ number of turns of the coil and $\mu_0=$ permeability of free space)
  • $`(mu_0 "N"^2 "r"^2)/(2 "R")`$
  • B
    $`(mu_0 "N"^2 "R"^2)/(2 "r")`$
  • C
    $`(mu_0 "R")/(2 "N"^2 "r"^2)`$
  • D
    $`(2mu_0 "r"^2)/("N"^2 "R")`$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$`(mu_0 "N"^2 "r"^2)/(2 "R")`$
A
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MCQ 101 Mark
A circular coil carrying current 'I' has radius 'R' and magnetic field at the centre is 'B'. At what distance from the centre along the axis of the same coil, the magnetic field will be `"B"/64`?
  • A
    3R
  • B
    2R
  • R`sqrt15`
  • D
    R`sqrt2`
Answer
Correct option: C.
R`sqrt15`
C
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MCQ 111 Mark
Which of the following graphs shows the variation of magnetic field B, with distance for a long current carrying conductor?
  • A

    Image

  • Image
  • C

    Image
  • D

    Image
Answer
Correct option: B.

Image
B
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MCQ 121 Mark
To increase the range of voltmeter the series resistance should be ____________.
  • increased
  • B
    constant
  • C
    low
  • D
    decreased
Answer
Correct option: A.
increased
A
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MCQ 131 Mark
A galvanometer of resistance 100 Ω is connected to a battery of 2V, with a resistance of 1900 Ω in series. The deflection obtained is 30 divisions. To reduce this deflection by 10 divisions, the additional resistance required to be connected in series is ______
  • A
    2000 Ω
  • B
    500 Ω
  • 1000 Ω
  • D
    1500 Ω
Answer
Correct option: C.
1000 Ω
C
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MCQ 141 Mark
An ammeter has a resistance of G `Omega` and range of I ampere. The value of the resistance used in parallel to convert it into an ammeter of range nl amperes is ____________.
  • A
    (n - 1)G
  • G/(n- 1)
  • C
    nG
  • D
    G/n
Answer
Correct option: B.
G/(n- 1)
B
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MCQ 151 Mark
Two students $X$ and $Y$ perform potentiometer experiment separately and null point was obtained as shown in diagram. During the experiment, $........$
$(i) \ X$ increases the value of $R\ ($resistance$)$
$(ii)\ Y$ decreases the value of $S \ ($resistance$)$
The position of null point obtained by students $X$ and $Y$ respectively.
 
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  • A
    would shift towards $B$ by both $X$ and $Y$
  • B
    would shift towards point $A,$ would shift towards $B$
  • C
    would shift towards $A$ by both $X$ and $Y$
  • would shift towards point $B,$ would shift towards $A$
Answer
Correct option: D.
would shift towards point $B,$ would shift towards $A$
would shift towards point $B,$ would shift towards $A$
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MCQ 161 Mark
If the e.m.f of a cell is not constant in the metre bridge experiment, then the ____________.
  • null point will be constant
  • B
    null point will be at one end
  • C
    null point will be zero
  • D
    position of null point will keep on changing
Answer
Correct option: A.
null point will be constant
A
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MCQ 171 Mark
Which among the following resistances can be determined by a metre bridge?
  • A
    `1 Omega "to" 10^6 Omega`
  • B
    Any order of resistance
  • C
    Less than `1 Omega`
  • `1 Omega "to" 10,000 Omega`
Answer
Correct option: D.
`1 Omega "to" 10,000 Omega`
D
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MCQ 181 Mark
Two identical parallel plate air capacitors are connected in series to a battery of e.m.f. 'V'. If one of the capacitor is inserted in liquid of dielectric constant 'K', then potential difference of the other capacitor will become ______.
  • A
    `"K"/("V"(1-"K"))`
  • B
    `("K"+1)/"KV"`
  • `"KV"/("K"+1)`
  • D
    `"K"/("V"("K"+1))`
Answer
Correct option: C.
`"KV"/("K"+1)`
C
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MCQ 191 Mark
Select the CORRECT statement from the following.
  • A
    Diffraction is not based on the principle of superposition.
  • B
    Diffraction shows that light is a transverse wave.
  • Interference and diffraction both are based on the principle of superposition.
  • D
    In diffraction, all the fringes have equal width.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Interference and diffraction both are based on the principle of superposition.
C
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MCQ 201 Mark
 In the biprism experiment, a source of monochromatic light is used for a certain distance between slit and eyepiece. When the distance between two virtual sources is changed from $d_A$ to $d_B$, then the fringe width is changed from $Z_A$ to $Z_B$. The ratio $Z_A$ to $Z_B$ is ______
  • $`(d_B/d_A)`$
  • B
    $`(d_A/d_B)`$
  • C
    $`sqrt(d_B/d_A)`$
  • D
    $`(d_A/d_B)^2`$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$`(d_B/d_A)`$
A
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MCQ 211 Mark
If the monochromatic source in Young's double slit experiment is white light, then ____________.
  • A
    central fringe is white and the fringe closest on either side of the white fringe is dark
  • B
    central fringe is white and the fringe closest on either side of the white fringe is blue
  • central fringe is white and the fringe closest on either side of the central white fringe is red
  • D
    fringe pattern in not observed
Answer
Correct option: C.
central fringe is white and the fringe closest on either side of the central white fringe is red
C
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MCQ 221 Mark
A set of 56 tuning forks are arranged in series of increasing frequencies. If each fork gives 4 beats with preceding one and the frequency of the last is twice than than that of first, then frequency of the first fork is ____________.
  • 220 Hz
  • B
    224 Hz
  • C
    110 Hz
  • D
    448 Hz
Answer
Correct option: A.
220 Hz
A
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MCQ 231 Mark
In the sonometer experiment, the string of length 'L' under tension vibrates in the second overtone between the two bridges. The amplitude of vibration is maximum at ______
  • `"L"/6, "L"/2, (5"L")/6`
  • B
    `"L"/8, "L"/4, "L"/2`
  • C
    `"L"/2, "L"/4, "L"/6`
  • D
    `"L"/3, (2"L")/3, (5"L")/6`
Answer
Correct option: A.
`"L"/6, "L"/2, (5"L")/6`
A
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MCQ 241 Mark
For stationary waves in the medium, ____________.
  • A
    phase of all points between two successive antinodes is same
  • phase of SHM of particles at any time is same, between two successive nodes
  • C
    the amplitude of vibration is same for each point
  • D
    phase of SHM of particles increases as path increases
Answer
Correct option: B.
phase of SHM of particles at any time is same, between two successive nodes
B
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MCQ 251 Mark
Two springs of spring constants ' $K$ ' and ' $2 K^{\prime}$ ' are stretched by same force. If ' $E_1$ ' and ' $E_2$ ' are the potential energies stored in them respectively, then ...............
  • A
    $`"E"_1=1/4"E"_2`$
  • B
    $E_2=2 E_1$
  • C
    $E_1=E_2$
  • $E_1=2 E_2$
Answer
Correct option: D.
$E_1=2 E_2$
D
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MCQ 261 Mark
The kinetic energy of a particle performing S.H.M. is `1/n` times its potential energy. If the amplitude of S.H.M. is 'A', then the displacement of the particle will be ______
  • A
    `A/n`
  • B
    nA
  • `sqrt((nA^2)/(n + 1))`
  • D
    `sqrt(((n + 1)A^2)/n)`
Answer
Correct option: C.
`sqrt((nA^2)/(n + 1))`
C
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MCQ 271 Mark
A cube of mass 'M' and side 'L' is fixed on the horizontal surface. The modulus of rigidity of the material of the cube is 'η'. A force is applied perpendicular to one of the side faces. When the force is removed, the cube executes small oscillations. The time period ______
  • A
    `(2pietaL)/M`
  • B
    `2pisqrt(η/(ML))`
  • C
    `M/(2pietaL)`
  • `2pisqrt(M/(ηL))`
Answer
Correct option: D.
`2pisqrt(M/(ηL))`
D
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MCQ 281 Mark
S.I. Unit of emissive power of a body at a given temperature is ______.
  • A
    `J/m^2`
  • B
    `J/s`
  • `J/(m^2s)`
  • D
    `W/m`
Answer
Correct option: C.
`J/(m^2s)`
C
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MCQ 291 Mark
An office room contains about 4000 moles of air. The change in the internal energy of this much air when it is cooled from $34^{\circ} C$ to $19^{\circ} C$ at a constant pressure of 1.0 atm is (Use "gamma_"air" $=1.4$ and Universal gas constant $=8.314 J / mol K$ ) ____________.
  • $-1.25 \times 10^6 J$
  • B
    $+4.2 \times 10^5 J$
  • C
    $+1.25 \times 10^6 J$
  • D
    $-4.2 \times 10^5 J$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$-1.25 \times 10^6 J$
A
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MCQ 301 Mark
The molecular weights of oxygen and hydrogen are 32 and 2 respectively. The root mean square velocities of oxygen and hydrogen at N.T.P. are in the ratio ______
  • A
    4 : 1
  • B
    16 : 1
  • 1 : 4
  • D
    1 : 16
Answer
Correct option: C.
1 : 4
C
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MCQ 311 Mark
A small metal ball of mass 'm' is dropped in a liquid contained in a vessel, attains a terminal velocity 'v'. If a metal ball of same material but of mass '8m' is dropped in same liquid then the terminal velocity will be ____________.
  • A
    8v
  • B
    4v
  • C
    2v
  • v
Answer
Correct option: D.
v
D
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MCQ 321 Mark
When a solid ball of volume V is released in a viscous liquid it experiences a viscous force F. If the solid ball of the same material of volume V/2 is released in the liquid then the viscous force will be (where `eta` = coefficient of viscosity) ____________.
  • A
    `eta "F"//2`
  • F/2
  • C
    2 F
  • D
    `2 eta "F"`
Answer
Correct option: B.
F/2
B
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MCQ 331 Mark
In stream-line flow of liquid, the total energy of Liquid is constant at ____________.
  • A
    inner points
  • all points
  • C
    none of these
  • D
    outer points
Answer
Correct option: B.
all points
B
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MCQ 341 Mark
The value of surface tension of a liquid at critical temperature ______.
  • A
    cannot be determined
  • B
    is between 0 and `infty`
  • C
    is infinite
  • is zero
Answer
Correct option: D.
is zero
D
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MCQ 351 Mark
Energy needed in breaking a drop of radius R into n drops each of radius r is given by ____________.
  • A
    $4 / 3 \pi\left(r^3 n-R^2\right)$
  • B
    $8 \pi T\left(R^2-n r^2\right)$
  • C
    $4 \pi T\left(n r^2+R^2\right)$
  • $4 \pi T\left(n r^2-R^2\right)$
Answer
Correct option: D.
$4 \pi T\left(n r^2-R^2\right)$
D
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MCQ 361 Mark
A force of 50N is applied to the smaller piston of a hydraulic press. If the diameters of the piston are in the ratio 5 : 1, the force on the larger piston is ______.
  • A
    1000 N
  • 1250 N
  • C
    250 N
  • D
    100 N
Answer
Correct option: B.
1250 N
B
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MCQ 371 Mark
A thin wire of length 'L' and uniform linear mass density 'm' is bent into a circular loop. The moment of inertia of this loop about the tangential axis and in the plane of the coil is ______.
  • A
    `(3"mL"^3)/(4pi^2)`
  • B
    `(3"mL"^3)/(2pi^2)`
  • `(3"mL"^3)/(8pi^2)`
  • D
    `(3"mL"^3)/(16pi^2)`
Answer
Correct option: C.
`(3"mL"^3)/(8pi^2)`
C
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MCQ 381 Mark
The angular momentum of electron in hydrogen atom is proportional to ____________.
  • A
    $r^2$
  • B
    `1/r`
  • C
    `1/sqrtr`
  • `sqrtr`
Answer
Correct option: D.
`sqrtr`
D
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MCQ 391 Mark
Two discs having moment of inertia $I_1$ and $I_2$ are made from same material have same mass. Their thickness and radii are $t_1, t_2$, and $R_1, R_2$ respectively. The relation between moment of inertia of each disc about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane and its thickness is .......
  • A
    $`I_1t_1^2=I_2t_2^2`$
  • B
    $`I_1t_2=I_2t_1`$
  • C
    $`I_1t_2^2=I_2t_1^2`$
  • $`I_1t_1=I_2t_2`$
Answer
Correct option: D.
$`I_1t_1=I_2t_2`$
D
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MCQ 401 Mark
A ferris wheel with radius 20 m makes 1 revolution in every 10 s. The force exerted by the passenger of weight 55 kg on the seat, when he is at the top of the ferris wheel, is ____________.
  • A
    5.5 kg-wt
  • B
    22 N
  • 11 kg-wt
  • D
    44 N
Answer
Correct option: C.
11 kg-wt
C
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MCQ 411 Mark
In a semiconductor diode, the barrier potential offers opposition to only ______.
  • A
    minority charge carriers.
  • majority charge carriers
  • C
    free electron in n-region.
  • D
    hole in the p-region.
Answer
Correct option: B.
majority charge carriers
B
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MCQ 421 Mark
A short electric dipole bas a dipole moment of $16 \times 10^{-9} C$. m. The electric potential due to the dipole at a point at a distance of 0.6 m from the centre of the dipole, situated on a line making an angle of 60° with the dipole axis is: ____________. $`(1/(4piepsilon_0) = 9 xx 10^9 "Nm"^2// "C"^2)`$
  • A
    400 V
  • B
    50 V
  • C
    zero
  • 200 V
Answer
Correct option: D.
200 V
D
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MCQ 431 Mark
The force between two charges 0.06 m apart is 5 N. If each charge is moved towards the other by 0.01 m, then the force between them will become ____________.
  • A
    45.00 N
  • 11.25 N
  • C
    22.50 N
  • D
    7.20 N
Answer
Correct option: B.
11.25 N
B
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MCQ 441 Mark
The critical angle for a ray of light from glass to air is 'θ' and refractive index of glass with respect to air is 'n'. If a ray of light is incident from air to glass at an angle 'θ', then corresponding angle of refraction is ______.
  • A
    `cos^-1(1/n^2)`
  • B
    `cos^-1(1/n)`
  • `sin^-1(1/n^2)`
  • D
    `sin^-1(1/n)`
Answer
Correct option: C.
`sin^-1(1/n^2)`
C
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MCQ 451 Mark
Which of the following is not a property of light?
  • A
    It involves the transportation of energy.
  • B
    It has a finite speed.
  • C
    It can travel through a vacuum.
  • It requires a material medium for propagation.
Answer
Correct option: D.
It requires a material medium for propagation.
D
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MCQ 461 Mark
A railway engine whistling at a constant frequency moves with a constant speed aixi it goes past a stationary observer standing beside the railway track. Then the frequency of (n') of the sound heard by the observer with respect to time (t) can be best represented by which of the following curve?

  • Image
  • B

    Image
  • C

    Image
  • D

    Image
Answer
Correct option: A.

Image
A
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MCQ 471 Mark
An office room contains about 4000 moles of air. The change in the internal energy of this much air when it is cooled from $34^o C$ to $19^o C$ at a constant pressure of 1.0 atm is $(Use `gamma_"air"` = 1.4$ and Universal gas constant = 8.314 J / mol K) ____________.
  • $-1.25 \times 10^6 J$
  • B
    $-4.2 \times 10^5 J$
  • C
    $+4.2 \times 10^5 J$
  • D
    $+1.25 \times 10^6 J$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$-1.25 \times 10^6 J$
A
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MCQ 481 Mark
Three-point masses, each of mass 'm' are kept at the comers of an equilateral triangle of side 'L'. The system rotates about the centre of the triangle without any change in the eparation of masses during rotation. The period of rotation is directly proportional to ______.`(cos30^circ=sin60^circ=sqrt3/2, cos60^circ=sin30^circ=1/2)`
  • A
    $`sqrt"L"`$
  • $`"L"^(3/2)`$
  • C
    $L^{-2}$
  • D
    L
Answer
Correct option: B.
$`"L"^(3/2)`$
B
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MCQ 491 Mark
Three blocks with masses m, 3m and 6m are connected by strings, as shown in the figure. After an upward force F is applied on block m, the masses move upward at constant speed v. What is the net force on the block of mass 3 m? (g is the acceleration due to gravity)
  • zero
  • B
    2 mg
  • C
    6 mg
  • D
    3 mg
Answer
Correct option: A.
zero
A
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MCQ 501 Mark
A small sphere is attached to a cord and rotates in a vertical circle about a point O. If the average speed of the sphere is increased, the cord is most likely to break at the orientation when the mass is at ____________. 
Image
  • A
    the point C
  • bottom point B
  • C
    the point D
  • D
    top point A
Answer
Correct option: B.
bottom point B
B
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