IN MEMORY OF DR. APJ.

KALAM SIR
PUBLIC EXAM ONE MARK QUESTIONS PHYSICS
1.Electrostatics
1. The unit of electric flux is
a) Nm2C-1 b) Nm-2C-1 c) Nm2C d) Nm-2C
2. Van de Graff generator works on the principle of :
(a) electromagnetic induction and action of points (b) electrostatic induction and action of points (c)
electrostatic induction only (d) action of points only
3. The work done in moving 4μC charge from one point to another in an electric field is 0.012J. The
potential difference between them is
a) 3000 V b)6000 V c)30 V d) 48 x 103 V
4. For which of the following medium, the value of relative permittivity is 1
(a) Mica (b) Air (c) Glass (d) Water
5. Two capacitances 0.5μF and 0.75 μF are connects in parallel, Calculate the effective capacitance
of the capacitor
(a) 0.8μF (b) 0.7 μF (c) 0.25 μF (d) 1.25 μF
6. Torque on a dipole in a uniform electric field is maximum when angle between P and E is a)00
b) 900 c) 450 d) 1800
7. Potential energy of two equal negative point charges of magnitude 2μC placed 1 m apart in air is
a) 2 J b) 0.36 J c)4 J d) 0.036 J
8. What must be the distance between two equal and opposite point charges (say +q and –q) for the
electrostatic force between them to have a magnitude of 16 N?
a) 4 √kq metre b) q/4 √k metre c) 4 kq metre d) 4k / q metre
9. The unit of electric field intensity is
a) NC-2 b) NC c) Vm-1 d) Vm
10. Point charges +q, +q, -q and –q are placed at the corners A,B,C and D respectively of a square is
the point of intersection of the diagonals AC and BD. The resultant electric field intensity at the
point O
(a) acts in a direction parallel to AB (b) acts in a direction parallel to BC (c) acts in a
direction parallel to CD (d) is zero.
11. The value of permittivity of free space is
a)8.854 x 1012C2N-1m-2 b) 9 x 109C2N-1m-2
c) 1/9x109 C2N d) 1/4π x 9x 109 C2N-1 m-2

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12. The principle use in lightining conductors is
a) corona discharge b)mutual induction
c)self-induction d) electromagnetic induction
13. The unit of electric dipole moment is
a) volt / metre (V/m) b) coulomb / metre (C/m)
c) volt. metre (Vm) d) Coulomb. metre (Cm)
14. Electric potential energy of an electric dipole in an electric field is given as
a) pEsin θ b) –pEsin θ c) –pEcos θ d) pEcos θ
15. The unit of molecular polarisability is
(a) C2N-1m (b) Nm2 C-1 (c) N-1m-2 C2 (d) C-1m2V
16. Which of the following is not a dielectric?
a) Ebonite b) Mica c) Oil d) Gold
17. Two point charges +q1 and +q2 are placed in air at a distance of 2m apart, one of the charges is
moved towards the other through a distance of 1m. The work done is.
𝒒𝟏𝒒𝟐 𝒒𝟏𝒒𝟐 𝒒𝟏𝒒𝟐 𝒒𝟏𝒒𝟐
(a) (b) (c) (d)
𝟒𝝅𝝐𝒐𝒓 𝟐𝝅𝝐𝒐𝒓 𝟖𝝅𝝐𝒐𝒓 𝟏𝟔𝝅𝝐𝒐𝒓
18. In the given circuit, the effective capacitance between A and B will be
a) 3 μF b) 36/13 μF
c) 13 μF d) 7 μF

19. The direction of electric field at a point on the equatorial line due to an electric dipole is
a) along the equatorial line towards the dipole
b) along the equatorial line away from the dipole
c) parallel to the axis of the dipole and opposite to the direction of dipole moment
d) parallel to the axis of the dipole and in the direction of dipole moment.
20. The No. of electric lines of force originating from a charge of 1 micro coulomb is
a) 1.129 x 105 b) 1.6 x 10-19 c) 6.25 x 1018 d)8.85 x 10-12
21. The equivalent capacitance of two capacitors in series is 1.5μF. The capacitance of one of them is
4 μF. The value of capacitance of the other is
a) 2.4 μF b)0.24 μF c) 0.417 μF d) 4.17 μF
22. The law that governs the force between electric charges is
a) Ampere’s law b) Faraday;s law c) Coulomb’s law d) Ohm’s law
23. An electric dipole of dipole moment ‘p’ is kept parallel to an electric field of intensity ‘E’. The
work done in rotating the dipole through an angle of 900 is :
a) zero b) - PE c) PE D) 2PE

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24. An electric dipole place at an angle θ in a non- uniform electric field experiences
a) neither a force nor a torque b) torque only c) bothe
force and torque d) force only
25. A capacitor of capacitance 6 μF is connected to a 100 V battery. The energy stored in the
capacitor is
a) 30 J b) 3J c) 0.03 J d) 0.06 J
26. When an electric dipole of dipole moment P is aligned parallel to the electric field E then the
potential energy of the dipole is given as
a) PE b) zero c) –PE d) PE/2
27. The total flux over a closed surface enclosing a charge q (in Nm2 C-1)
a) 8πq b) 9 x 109q c) 36π x 109q d) 8.854 x 10-12 q
28. Quantisation of electric charges is given by
a) q = ne b) q = cv c) q = e/n d) q = c/v
29. An example of conductor is
a) glass b) human body c) dry wood d) ebonite
30. The magnitude of the force acting on a charge of 2 x 10-10 C placed in a uniform electric field of
10Vm-1 is
a) 2 x 10-9 N b) 4 x 10-9 N c) 2 x 10-10 N d) 4 x 10-10 N
31. The repulsive force between two like charges of 1 coulomb each separated by a distance of 1 m in
vacuum is equal to :
a) 9x 109N b) 109N c) 9x 10-9N d) 9 N
32. The torque experienced by an electric dipole placed in a uniform electric field (E) at an angle θ
with the field is
a) PE cosθ b) –PE cosθ c) PE sinθ d) 2PE sinθ
33. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor increases from 5 μF to 50 μF when a dielectric is
filled between the plates. The permittivity of the dielectric is
a) 8.854 x 10-12 C2N-1m-2 b) 8.854 x 10-11 C2N-1m-2 c) 12 d) 10
34. The negative gradient of potential is
a) electric force b) torque c) electric current d) electric field intensity
35. When a point charge of 6μC is moved between two points in an electric field, the work done is
1.8 x 10-5 J. The potential difference between the two points is a) 1.08 V b)
1.08 mV c) 3V d) 30 V
36. Three capacitors of capacitances 1μF, 2μF and 3μF are connected in series. The effective
capacitance of the capacitors is
a) 6 μF b) 11 / 6 μF c) 6 / 11 μF d) 1 / 6 μF
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37. An electric dipole of moment P is placed in a uniform electric field of intensity E at an angle θ
with respect to the field. The direction of the torque is
a) along the direction of P b) opposite to the direction of P
c) along the direction of E d) perpendicular to the plane contain P and E
38. The electric field intensity at a distance r due to infinitely long straight charged wire is directly
proportional to
a) r b) 1/r c) r2 d) 1/ r2
39. The ratio of electric potential at points 10 cm and 20 cm from the centre of an electric dipole
along its axial line is
a) 1 : 2 b) 2 : 1 c) 1 : 4 d) 4 : 1
40. The intensity of electric field at a point is equal to
a) the force experienced by a charge q
b) the work done in bringing unit positive charge from infinity to that point
c) the positive gradient of the potential
d) the negative gradient of the potential

41. The capacitance of a capacitor is

a) directly proportional to the charge q given to it
b) inverely proportional to its potential v
c) directly proportional to the charge q and inversely proportional to the potential v
d) independent of both the charge q and potential v.
42. The intensity of the electric field that produces a force of 10-5 N on a charge of 5μC is
a) 5 x 10-11 NC-1 b) 50 NC -1 c) 2 NC-1 d) 0.5 NC-1
43. The unit of the number of electric lines of force passing through a given area is
a) no unit b) NC -1 c) Nm2C-1 d) Nm
44. If a point lies at a distance x from the mid – point of the dipole, the electric potential at this
point is proportional to
a)1/x2 b) 1/x3 c)1/x4 d) 1/x 3/2

45. A dielectric medium is placed in an electric field E0. The field induced inside the medium
a) act in the direction of the electric field E0 b) is zero c)acts
perpendicular to E0 d) acts opposite to E0
46. A non- polar dielectric is place in an electric field (E), its induced dipole moment
a) is zero b) acts in the direction of E
c)acts opposite to the direction of E d) acts perpendicular to E

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47. n capacitors each of capacitance C are connected in series. The effective capacitance is
a) n/C b) C/n c) nC d) C
48. When the charge given to a capacitor is doubled, its capacitance
a) increases twice b) decreases twice
c)increases four times d)does not change
49. The value of relative permittivity of air is
a) 8.854 x 10-12C2N-1m-2 b) 9 x 109C2N-1m-2 c) 1 d) 8.854 x 1012
50. The work done in moving 50μC charge between two points on equipotential surface is a) zero
b) finite positive c) finite negative d) infinite
51. The unit of relative permittivity is
a) C2N-1m-2 b) Nm2C-2 c) No unit d) NC-2m-2
52. The electric field intensity at a short distance r from uniformly charged infinite plane sheet of
charge is
a) proportional to r b) proportional to 1/r c) proportional
2
to 1 /r d) independent of r
53. Two point charges +q and –q are placed at points A and B respectively separated by a small
distance. The electric field intensity at the midpoint O of AB
a) is zero b) acts along AB
c)acts along BA d) acts perpendicular to AB

2. Current Electricity
1. Resistance of a metal wire of length 10cm is 2 Ω. If the wire is stretched uniformly to 50 cm,
resistance is
a) 25 Ω b) 10 Ω c) 5 Ω d) 50 Ω
2. The colour code on a carbon resistor is red – red – black. The resistance of the resistor is
a) 2.2 Ω b) 22 Ω c) 220 Ω d) 2.2 kΩ
3. The brown ring at one end of a carbon resistor indicates a tolerance of
a) 1% b) 2% c) 5% d) 10%
S4. The unit of conductivity is
a) mho b) ohm c) ohm – m d)mho – m-1
5. The transition temperature of mercury is
a) 4.20C b) 4.2 K c) 2.40C d) 2.4 k
6. The relation between current and drift velocity is
a) I=nAVd/e b) I = nAVde c) I = nAVd/E d) I = nAVdE
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7. When the diameter of a conductor is doubled, its resistance
a) decreases twice b) decreases four times
c) decreases sixteen times d) increases four times
8. A cell of emf 2.2V sends a current of 0.2 A through a resistance of 10 Ω. The internal resistance
of the cell is
a) 0.1 Ω b) 1 Ω c) 2 Ω d) 1.33 Ω
9. The electrical resistivity of a thin copper wire and a thick copper rod are respectively p1 Ω m and
p2 Ω m. Then :
a) p1 > p2 b) p2 > p1 c) p1 = p2 d) p2/p1 = ∞
10. The unit of electrochemical equivalent is
a) Kg. coulomb b) kg/ ampere sec c) kg/ sec. d) C/kg
11. When ‘n’ resistors of equal resistance (R) are connected in series and in parallel respectively, then
the ratio of their effective resistance is :
a) 1 : n2 b) n2 : 1 c) n : 1 d) 1 : n
12. A graph is drawn taking potential difference across the ends of a conductor along x - axis and
current through the conductor along the y-axis the slope of the straight line gives.
(a) resistance (b) conductance (c) resistivity (d) conductivity

3. Effects of Electric Current

1. The unit of reduction factor of tangent galvanometer is
a) no unit b) tesla c) ampere d) ampere / degree
2. A galvanometer is converted into a voltmeter by connecting a
a) low resistance in series b) high resistance in parallel c)
high resistance in series d) low resistance in parallel
3. Nichrome is used as heating element because it has
a) very low resistance b) low melting point c) high
specific resistance d) high conductivity
4. In a thermocouple, the temperature of the cold junction is 200C, the inversion temperature is
6000C , then the neutral temperature is
a) 3100C b) 3200C c) 3000C d) 3150C

5. In a tangent galvanometer a current 1 A, produces a deflection of 300. The current required to

produce a deflection of 600 is
a) 3A b) 2A c) √3 A d) 1 / √3 A

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6. Peltier effect is the converse of
a) Joule effect b) Raman effect c) Thomson effect d) Seebeck effect
7. The torque experienced by a rectangular current loop placed perpendicular to a uniform magnetic
field is
a) maximum b) zero c) finite minimum d) infinity
8. In which of the following pairs of metals of a thermocouple the e.m.f. is maximum?
a) Fe – Cu b) Cu – Zn c) Pt - Ag d) Sb – Bi
9. Which of the following principles is used in a thermopile?
a) Thomson effect b) Peltier c) Seebeck effect d) Joule’s effect
10. Fuse wire is an alloy of
a) Lead and Tin b) Tin and Copper c) Lead and Copper d) Lead and Iron
11. Thermopile is used to
a) measure temperature b) measure current c)
detect thermal radiation d) measure pressure
12. The magnitude and direction of the magnetic Lorentz force is given by
a) F =( V x B) b) F = q / (V x B) c) F = q ( V x B) d) F = V ( q x B )
13. Unit of peltier coefficient is
a) ohm b) mho c) volt d) ampere
14. For a given thermocouple the neutral temperature depends on
a) the temperature of cold junction b) the temperature of hot junction
c) is a constant d) the temperature of cold and hot junction
15. When the number of turns (n) in a galvanometer is doubled, current sensitivity
a) ramains constant b) decreases twice c)
increases twice d) increases four times
16. An electron is moving with a velocity of 3 x 106 ms -1
perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field of
induction 0.5 T. The force experienced by the electron is a) 2.4 x 10-13 N b) 13.6
x 10-21 N c) 13.6 x 10-11 N d) zero

17. Fuse wire

a) is an alloy of lead and copper b) has low resistance c) has high
resistance d) has high melting point
18. Which of the following produces large joule heating effect?
a) 1 A current through 2 Ω resistor for 3 second
b) 1 A current through 3 Ω resistor for 2 second
c) 2 A current through 1 Ω resistor for 2 second
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d) 3 A current through 1 Ω resistor for 1 second
19. In the experiment to verify Joule’s law when the current passed through the circuit is doubled
keeping resistance (R) and time of passage of current (t) constant, temperature of the liquid
a) increases twice b) increases four times c)
increases sixteen times d) decreases four times
20. The direction of force on a current carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field is given by :
a) Fleming’s Left Hand Rule b) Fleming’s Right Hand Rule
c) End Rule d) Right Hand Palm Rule
21. AB is a rod of lead, The end A is heated. A current I is allowed to flow along AB. Now due to
Tomson effect in rod AB
a) heat is absorbed b) heat is liberated
c) heat is neither absorbed nor liberated
d) heat is first absorbed and then liberated
22. Consider a circular coil of radius 10 cm in an air medium. If 5A current passes through it, what
would be the magnetic induction at its centre?
a) π x 10-5 T b) π x 105 T c) π x 10-15 T d) π x 10-6 T
23. In Joule’s calorimeter experiment, when a current of 1 ampere is passed through a coil for a
known interval of time t, the temperature of water increases from 300c to 330c when a current of
2A is passed through the same coil placed in the same quantity of water and for the same time, the
temperature of water increases from 30oc to
(a) 33oC (b) 36oc (c) 39oc (d) 42oc
24. A proton and and α – particle are projects with the same velocity normal to a uniform magnetic
field. The ratio of the magnetic lorentz force experienced by the proton and the α particle is
(a) 1:1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 2:1 (d) 1:0

4.Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current

1. The angle between the area vector A and plane of the area A is
a)π b) 2π c) π/2 d) Zero
2. If the flux associated with a coil varies at the rate of 1 Wb/minute then the induced e.m.f. is
a)1V b)1/60 V c) 60 V d) 0.60 V
3. The average power consumed over one cycle in an a.c. circuit is
a) Erms Irms b) Erms Irms cosɸ c) Erms Irms sinɸ d) E0 I0 cosɸ

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4. In LCR series a.c. circuit, the phase difference between current and voltage is 30o. The reactance
of the circuit is 17.32 Ω. The value of resistance is
a) 30 Ω b) 10 Ω c) 17.32 Ω d) 1.732 Ω
5. An emf of 12 V is induced when the current in the coil changes from 2 A to 6 A in 0.5 s. The
coefficient of self – induction of the coil is
a) 1.5 H b) 6 H c) 0.3 H d) 30 H
6. In an a.c. circuit with an inductor
a) Voltage lags current by π/2 b) voltage and current are in phase
c) voltage leads current by π/2 d) current lags voltage by π/2
7. The unit of henry can also be written as
a) V As-1 b) Wb-1 A c) Ω s d) all of these
8. The generator rule is
a) Fleming’s left hand rule b) Fleming’s right hand rule
b) Maxwell’s right hand corkscrew rule d) Right hand palm rule
9. In an a.c. circuit, the current I = I0 sin(ωt- π/2) lags behind the e.m.f. e = E0 sin
(ωt+π/2) by a) 0 b) π/4 c) π/2 d) π
10. In a step – up transformer the input voltage is 220 V and the output voltage is 11 kV. The ratio of
number of turns of primary to secondary is
a) 50 : 1 b) 1 : 50 c) 25 :1 d) 1 : 25
11. In LCR circuit when XL = XC the current
a) is zero b) is in phase with the voltage
c) leads the voltage d) lags behind the voltage
12. In an AC Circuit with capacitor only, if the frequency of the signal is zero then the capacitive
reactance is
a) Infinity b) zero c) finite maximum d) finite minimum
13. The reactance offered by 300 mH inductor to an AC supply of frequency 50 Hz is a) 1046 Ω
b) 94.2 Ω c) 9420 Ω d) 104.6 Ω
14. The r.m.s value of an a.c voltage with a peak value of 311 V is
a) 110 V b) 220 V c) 50 V d) 70.7 V
15. The core used in audio frequency chokes is
a) Iron b) carbon c) lead d) steel
16. A power of 11,000 W is transmitted at 220 V. The current through line wire is
a) 50 A b) 5 A c) 500 A d) 0.5A
17. In a transformer, eddy current loss is minimized by using
a) laminated core made of Mumetal b) laminated core made of stelloy
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b) shell type core d) thick copper wires
18. For a d.c. circuit, the value of capacitive reactance (Xc) is
a) zero b) infinity c) π/2 d) π
19. The Q-factor (quality factor) of an a.c, circuit containing a resistance L and capacitor C is
1
a) Q = b) Q = c) Q = d) Q =
√𝐿𝐶
20. In a three phase AC generator by three coils are fastened rigidly together and are displaced
from each other by an angle
a) 90˚ b) 180˚ c) 120˚ d) 360˚
21. In RLC series circuit, at resonance
a) Current is minimum b) impedance is maximum
c) Circuit is purely inductive d) current is in phase with the voltage
22. A direct current of 5A produces the same heating effect as an A.C. (alternating current) of
a) 50 A rms current b) 5 A peak current c) 15 A rms current d) none
23. The r.m.s. value of the alternating current flowing through a resistor is 5A.its peak value is
a) 3.536 A b) 70.7 A c) 7.07A d) 7A
24. In an A.c. circuit average power consumed is 200 W and the apparent power is 300 W. the power
factor is
a) 1.5 b) 0.66 c) 0.33 d) 1
25. The effective value of alternating current is
a) I0/√2 b) I0 /2 c) I0√2 d) 2 I0
26. A rectangular coil is uniformly rotated in a uniform magnetic field such that the axis of rotation
is perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field. When the plans of the coil is perpendicular to
the magnetic field
a) (i) Magnetic flux is zero. (ii) induced e.m.f is zero
b) (i) magnetic flux ix maximum (ii) induced e.m.f is maximum
c) (i) magnetic flux is maximum (ii) induced e.m.f is zero
d) (i) magnetic flux is zero, (ii) induced e.m.f is maximum
27. In an a.c. circuit, the voltage leads the current by a phase of π/2, then the circuit has
a) Only an inductor (L) b) only a capacitor (C)
c) only a resistor (R) d) L, C and R in series
28. The resonant frequency of RLC circuit isVo . The inductance is doubled. The capacitance is also
doubled. Now the resonant frequency of the circuit is
a) 2Vo. b) Vo /2 c) Vo/√2 d) Vo /4

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29. When the frequency of an a.c. circuit increases, the capacitive reactance offered by capacitor
connected in the circuit
a) increases b) decreases c) remains the same d) becomes zero

30. The coefficient of self – induction of a solenoid is independent of

a) the number of turns in coil b) the area of cross – section of the coil
c) the length of the coil d) the current passing through the coil.
31. The instantaneous emf and current equations of an a.c circuit are respectively 43. e = 200
sin(ωt+π/3) and i = 10 sin ωt The average power consumed over one complete cycle is: a) 2000 W
b) 1000 W c) 500 W d) 707 W
32. If an emf of 25V is induced when the current in the coil changes at the rate of 100 As-1, then
the co efficient of self induction of the coil is :
a) 0.3 H b) 0.25 H c) 2.5 H d) 0.25 mH
33. In an A.C Circuit, the instantaneous values of emf and current are respectively
e = 200(ωt-π/3) i=10 sin(ωt+π/6) ;
(a) voltage lags behind current by a phase angle of π/3
(b) current leads voltage by a phase angle of π/6
(c) Current leads voltage by a phase angle of π/2
(d) voltage leads current by a phase angle of π/2
34. In a LCR series a.c circuit, the phase difference between current and voltage is 60o. if the net
reactance of the circuit is 17.32 Ω, the value of the resistance is :
(a) 30 Ω (b) 17.32 Ω (c) 10 Ω (d) 17.32 Ω

5.Electromagnetic Waves and Wave Optics

1. The existence of electromagnetic waves was confirmed experimentally by
a) Hertz b) Maxwell c) Huygens d) Planck
2. The scattering of sunlight by gas molecules in the earth’s atmosphere is :
(a) Raman’s effect (b) α – scattering (c)
Tyndal scattering (d) Rayleigh scattering
3. When a ray of light is incident on a glass surface at polarizing angle of 57.5o, the angle between
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a) 57.50 b) 32.50 c) 1150 d) 900
4. Unpolarised light passes through a tourmaline crystal. The emergent light is analysed by an
analyser. When the analyser is rotated through 900. The intensity of light
a) remains uniformly bright b) remins uniformly dark
c) varies between maximum and minimum d) varies between maximum and zero
5. In an electromagnetic waves through vacuum is
a) √𝞵̥𝞮̥ b) 1/ √𝞵̥𝞮̥ c) √𝞵̥/√𝞮̥ d) √𝞮̥/√𝞵̥

6. In an plane diffraction grating, the unit of grating element is

-1
a) no unit b) metre c) metre d) degree
7. Which one of the following is not an electromagnetic wave
a) X – rays b) γ– rays c) U – V rays d) β- rays
8. If C is the velocity of light in vacuum, the velocity of light in a medium with refractive index is
a) 𝞵̥C b)C/𝞵̥ c)𝞵̥/C d) 1/𝞵̥C
9. A ray of light passes form a denser medium into a rarer medium. For an angle of incidence of 45o,
the refracted ray grazes the surface of separation of the two media. The refractive index of the
denser medium is
a) 3/2 b)1/√2 c) √2 d) 2
10. Of the following, which one is a uniaxial crystal?
a) Mica b) Aragonite c) Topaz d) Quartz
11. The radiations used in physiotherapy are
a) Ultraviolet b) infrared c) radio waves d) microwaves
12. In Newton’s rings experiment, light of wavelength 5890 A0 is used. The order of the dark ring
produced where the thickness of the air film is 0.589 μm is
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
13. A light of wave length 4000Ao after travelling a distance of 2μm produces a phase change of
(a) Zero (b) 3π (c) π /2 (d) π/3
14. Of the following optically active material is
a) sodium chloride b) calcium chloride c) sodium d) chlorine
15. In Snell’s law of refraction , μ is

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(a) directly proportional to sin i (b) inverselvy proportional to sin r (c) both (a)
and (b) (d) indepent of (a) and (b)
16. Electric filament lamp gives rise to
a) Line spectrum b) continuous spectrum
c) band spectrum d) line absorption spectrum
17. In Young’s double slit experiment, the separation between the slits is halved and the distance
between the slits and the screen is doubled. Then the fringes width is
a) unchanged b) halved c) doubled d) quadrupled
18. The Phenomenon of light used in the formation of Newton’s rings is
a) diffraction b) interference c) refraction d) polarization
19. An example for uniaxial crystal is
a) tourmaline b) mica c) topaz d) selenite
20. In Raman effect, the spectral line with lower frequency than the incident frequency is
a) Fraunhofer line b) Rayleigh line c) Stokes line d) anti – Stokes line
21. The optical rotation does not depend on
a) concentration of the solution b) frequency of the light used
c) the temperature of the solution d) intensity of the light used
22. Which of the following gives rise to continuous emission spectrum?
a) Electric filament lamp b) Sodium vapour lamp
c) Gases in the discharge tube d) Calcium salt in bunsen flame
23. According to Focault and Michelson experiment the velocity of light in a rarer medium is :
a) greater than in a denser medium b) lesser than in a denser medium
c) equal to that in a denser medium
d) either greater or lesser than in a denser medium
24. The transverse nature of light waves is demonstrated only by the phenomenon of a)
Interference b) diffraction c) polarization d) reflection
25. If the velocity of light in medium is 2.25 x 108 ms-1 then the refractive index of the medium will
be
a) 1.5 b) 0.5 c) 1.3 d) 1.73

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26. The polarizing angle for water is 53o4’. If the light is incident at this angle on the surface of
water, the angle of refraction in water is
a) 5304’ b) 26030’ c) 3004’ d) 36056’
27. Young’s double slit experiment, bandwidth β contains
a) a bright band only b) a dark band only
c) Either a bright band or a dark band d) both a bright band and dark band
28. In case of fraunhofer diffraction, the wavefront under going diffraction is
a) Spherical wavefront b) Cylindrical wavefront
c) elliptical wavefront d) plane wavefront
29. Soap bubbles exhibit brilliant colours in sunlight due to
a) scattering of light b) diffraction of light
c) Polarization of light d) interference of light
30. The radii of Newton’s dark rings are in the ratio
a) 1 : 2 : 3:….. b) √1: √2 : √3 c) √1 : √3 : √5 d) 1 : 4 : 9:….
31. In the grating formula sin θ= Nmλ, the unit of N is
-1
a) metre b) metre c) no unit d) (metre)2
32. Which of the following is not an optically active material?
a) Quartz b) Sugar crystals c) Turpentine oil d) Calcium chloride

33. The dark lines found in the solar spectrum are called
a) Raman lines b) Fraunhofer lines c) Stokes lines d) Anti - Stokes lines
34. A ray of light travelling in a rarer medium and reflected at the surface of a denser medium
automatically undergoes a
a) Phase change of π /2 b) phase change of 2π c)
path difference of λ d) path difference of λ/2
35. Waves from two coherent sources interfere with each other. At a point where the trough of one
wave superimposes with the trough of the other wave. The intensity of light is
a) Maximum b) minimum c) zero d) no change
36. The nature of the wavefront corresponding to extraordinary ray inside a calcite crystal is
a) Plane b) spherical c) elliptical d) cylindrical
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37. In a pile of plates arrangement, the angle between the incident light and the reflected plane
polarized light is
a) 32.50 b) 57.50 c) 900 d) 1150
38. Angle between the electric component and magnetic component of an electromagnetic wave is
a) 0 b) π /4 c) π /2 d) π
39. If i is the angle of incidence, the angle between the incident wave front and the normal to the
reflecting surface is
a) i b) 900 – i c) 90 0 +i d) i-900
40. Arrange the spectral lines Hα , Hβ , Hγ , Hδ in the increasing order of their wavelength :
a) Hβ , Hγ , Hδ , Hα b) Hδ, , Hγ , Hβ , Hα
c) Hα , Hβ , Hγ , Hδ d) Hβ , Hα , Hγ , Hδ
41. Refractive index of a material for a polarizing angle of 550 is
a) 1.4281 b) 1.7321 c) 1.4141 d) 1.5051
42. In a Nicol prism, the oridanary ray is prevented from coming out of Canada balsam by the
phenomenon of
a) reflection b) polarization c) diffraction d) total internal reflection
43. In a plane transmission grating the width of a ruling is 12000 A0 and the width of a slit is 8000
A0. the grating element is
a) 20 mm b) 2 μm c) 1 mm d) 10 mm
44. Which of the following is used to study crystal structure
a) Microwave b) infrared rays c) Ultraviolet rays d) X – rays
45. The ratio of the radii of the 4th and 9th dark ring in Newton’s ring experiment is a) 4 : 9
b) 2 : 3 c) 16 : 81 d) √2 :√3

prepared by ::: K. Albert BernardShaw M.Sc, B.Ed P.G Asst Physics

J.B MATRIC HR. SEC. SCHOOL, KOLATHUR, METTUR DAM, SALEM

IN MEMORY OF DR. APJ .KALAM SIR

6.Atomic Physics

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1. In Thomson’s experiment, cathode rays moving with a velocity ‘v’ enter perpendicular to an
electric field of intensity ‘E’. The deflection produced by the cathode rays is directly proportional to

(a) v (b) v-1 (c) v2 (d) v-2

2. The wavelength of D1 and D2 lines emitted by sodium vapour lamp is

a) 589.6 nm, 589 nm b) 589 nm, 589.6 nm

c) 589.3 mm, 589 nm d) 589 nm, 589.3 nm

3. If the minimum wavelength of X – rays produced in a Coolidge tube is 0.62 A0 the operating
potential is

a) 20 kV b) 0.2 kV c) 2 kV d) 10 kV

4. Wave number is defined as the number of waves

a) Produced in one second b) in a distance of 1 metre

c) in a distance of 3 x 108 metre d) in a distance of λ

5. The energy of the electron in the first orbit of hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV. Its potential energy is

a) -13.6 Ev b) 13.6 eV c) -27.2 eV d) 27.2 eV

6. The longest wavelength that can be analysed by a rock salt crystal of spacing d=2.82 Ao in the
first order is

(a) 2.82 Ao (b) 5.64 Ao (c) 11.28 Ao (d) 21.76 Ao

7. The direction of the electric field in Millikan’s oil drop experiment

(a) downwards (b) upwards

(c) first downwards then upwards (d) first upwards then downwards

8. In Somerfield atom model, for a given value of n, the number of values l can take is

a) n b) n + 1 c) n – 1 d) 2n + 1

9. The ratio of areas enclosed by first three Bohr orbits of hydrogen atom is

a) 1 : 2 : 3 b) 1 : 8 : 27 c) 1 : 4 : 9 d) 1 : 16 : 81

10. In holography, which of the following is (are) recorded on the photographic film?

a) Frequency and amplitude b) Phase and frequency

c) Phase and amplitude d) Frequency only

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11. In a and b are semi – major and semi – minor axes of the ellipse respectively and l is the orbital
quantum number, then the expression to find the possible elliptical orbits is
𝒃 𝒍+𝟏 𝒃 𝒍−𝟏 𝒂 𝒍+𝟏 𝒂 𝒍−𝟏
a) = b) = c)𝒃 = d) =
𝒂 𝒏 𝒂 𝒏 𝒏 𝒃 𝒏

12. A crystal diffracts monochromatic X - rays. If the angle of diffraction for the second order is
900, then that for the first order will be

a) 600 b) 450 c) 30o d) 15o

13. If R is Rydberg’s constant, the minimum wavelength or hydrogen spectrum is

a)1/R b) 4/R c) R/4 d) R

14. The unit of Rydberg constant is

a) m b) no unit c) m-2 d) m-1

15. For the first order X – ray diffraction, the wavelength of the X-ray is equal to the lattice
spacing at a glancing angle of

a) 15o b) 60o c) 45o d) 300

16. When an electron jumps from M shell to the k shell it gives

a)Kα line b) Kβ line c) Lα line d) Lβ line

17. What is the value of Bohr radius?

(a) 5.3Ao (b) 0.53 Ao (c) 53 Ao (d) 5.03 Ao

18. The spectral series of hydrogen atom in UV region are called

a) Balmer series b) Lyman series c) Paschen series d) Pfund series

19. If ʋ is the frequency of characteristic X- ray line emitted by a target element of atomic number
Z, then Moseley’s law is

a) ʋ α Z b) ʋ α √ Z c) ʋ α Z2 d) ʋ α Z3

20. In Millikan’s oil drop experiment, charged oil drop is balanced between the two plates. Now the
viscous force

a) Acts downwards b) acts upwards

c) is zero d) acts either upwards or downwards

21. Maser materials are

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a) Diamagnetic ions b) paramagnetic ions
c) ferromagnetic ions d) non – magnetic ions

22. A three dimensional image of an object can be formed by

a) Atomic spectroscopy b) holography c) molecular spectroscopy d) MASER

23. In a discharge tube, the source of positive rays (canal rays) is

a) cathode c) gas atoms present in the discharge tube

b) anode d) fluorescent screen

24. The ionization potential of hydrogen atom is

a) 13.6 eV b) -13.6 eV c) 13.6 V d) -13.6 V

25. The value of Rydberg’s constant is

a) 1.094 x 10-7 m b) 1.094x10-7 m-1 c) 1.094x107m-1 d) 1.094x107m

26. When an electric field is applied to an atom each of the spectral lines split into several lines,
This effect is known is

a) Zeeman effect b) Stark effect c) Raman effect d) Seebeck effect

27. A Coolidge tube operates at 24800 V. The minimum wavelength of X-ray radiation emitted from
Coolidge tube is

a) 6x1018m b) 3x1018m c) 0.6x10-10 m d) 0.5x10-10 m

28. The direction of viscous force in Millkan’s oil drop experiment is

a) always downwards c) opposite to the direction of motion of the oil drop

b) always upwards d) either upwards or downwards

29. In hydrogen atom the ratio of the radii of the first three Bohr orbits is

a) 1:1/2 :1/3 b) 1 : 2 : 3 c) 1 : 4 : 9 d) 1 : 8 : 27

30. In Somerfield atom model, for principal quantum number n=3, which of the following subshells
represents circular orbit?

a) 3s b) 3 p c) 3d d) None of these

31. The wave number of a spectral line of hydrogen atom is equal to Rydberg’s constant. The line is

a) first line of Lyman series b) series limit of Lyman series

c) first line of Pfund series d) series limit of Pfund series

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32. In Millikan’s experiment, the plates are kept at a distance of 16mm and are maintained at a
potential difference of 10000 V. The electric intensity is

a) 62.5 V/m b) 6.25 x 105 V/m c) 6.25 x 103 V/m d) 1.6x105 V/m

33. If R Ryberg constant, the shortest wavelength of Paschen series is

a)R/9 b)9/R c)16/R d) 25/R

34. e/m of cathode ray particle

a) depends upon the nature of the cathode

b) depends upon the nature of the anode

c) depends upon the nature of the gas atoms present inside the discharge tube

d) is independent of all these.

35. If c is the velocity, ʋ the frequency and , λ the wavelength of a radiation then its frequency is
defined as

a) the number of waves in a distance of one meter

b) the number of waves in a distance of

c) the number of waves in a distance of c

d) the number of waves produced in a period of T second

7. Dual Nature of Radiation, Matter and Relativity

1. If the radius of third Bohr orbit in hydrogen atom is r, then the de Broglie wavelength of electron
in this orbit is

a) r/3 b) 3r c) 2πr/3 d) 3x2πr

2.The value of stopping potential when the frequency of light is equal to the threshold frequency is

a) zero b) infinity c) minimum d) maximum

3.Two photons, each of energy 2.5 eV are simultaneously incident on the metal surface. If the work
function of the metal is 4.5 eV then from the surface of the metal

a) one electron will be emitted c) more than two electrons will be emitted

b) two electrons will be emitted d) not a single electron will be emitted

4.The work function of a metal is 6.626 x 10-19 J. The threshold frequency is

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a) 1 x 1015 Hz b) 10 x 10-19 Hz c) 1 x10-15Hz d) 10 x 1019Hz

5.According to special theory of relativity the only constant in all frames of reference is

a) mass b) length c) time d) velocity of light

6.When a material particle of rest mass ‘m0’ attains the velocity of light, its mass becomes

a) 0 b) 2mo c) 4mo d) ∞

7.An electron of mass m and charge e accelerated from rest through a potential of V volt, then its
final velocity is

a) √ Ve/m b) √Ve/2m c) √ 2Ve/m d) √ 2Ve/2m

8.Einstein’s photoelectric equation is

a) W + hʋ = ½ m v2max b) ½ m v2max = W

c) hʋ + ½ m v2max = W d) W + ½ m v2max = hʋ

9.Electron microscope works on the principle of

a)Photoelectric effect b) particle nature of electron

c) wave nature of moving electron d) dual nature of matter

10.The de Broglie wavelength of electron accelerated with a potential V is

a)λ =h / √Vem b) λ =h / √2Vem c) λ =h /m√2Vem d) λ =h / m√Ve/m

11.A photon of energy 2 E is incident on a photosensitive surface of photoelectric work function E.

The maximum kinetic energy of photoelectron emitted is

a) E b) 2E c) 3E d) 4E

12.If the photoelectric phenomenon of the ratio of the frequency of incident radiation incident on a
photosensitive surface is 1 : 2 : 3, the ratio of the photoelectric current is

a)1 : 2 : 3 b) √1 : √2 : √3 c) 1 : 4 : 9 d) 1 : 1 : 1

13.When the momentum of a particle increases, its de Broglie wavelength

a)increases b) decreases c)does not change d) infinity

14.When an electron is accelerated with potential difference. V its de Broglie wavelength is directly
proportional to

a)V b) V-1 c) V ½
d) v - ½

15.The number of de Broglie waves of an electron in the nth orbit of an atom is

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a) n b) n – 1 c) n + 1 d) 2n

16.In Photoelectric effect, a graph is drawn taking the frequency of incident radiation along X – axis
and the corresponding stopping potential along the Y – axis. The nature of the graph is :

a) a straight line passing through origin

c) a straight line having negative Y –intercept

b) a straight line having positive Y – intercept d) a parabola

8. Nuclear Physics
1.The nuclear force is due to the continuous exchange of particles called

a) leptons b) mesons c) hyperons d) photons

2.In the following nuclear reaction 7N14 + 0n1 → X + 1H1 the element X is

a) 6N14 b) 6C14 c) 6O14 d) 7C13

3. If the nuclear radius is 5.2F, the number of nucleons contain in the radius

a) 50 b) 104 c) 64 d) 128

4.which of the following particles is a lepton?

a)Electron b)Proton c) Neutron d) π – Meson

5.The time taken by a radioactive element to reduce to e-½ times its original amount is its

a)half – life period b) half-life period/2

c)mean- life period d) mean – life period/2

6.The energy equivalent of 1 amu is

a) 931 eV b) 931 V c) 931 MeV d) 981 MeV

7.The penetrating power is maximum for

a)α – particles b) β – particles c) gamma rays d) protons

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8.In the following nuclear reaction. 13Al + 2He4 → X + 0n1 the element X is

a)15Si30 b) 15P
30
c) 15S
31
d) 15Si29

9.The moderator used in nuclear reactor is

a) Cadmium b) Boron carbide c)Heavy water d) Uranium

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10.The numbers of α and β particles emitted when an isotope 92U undergoes α and β decays to
206
form 82Pb are respectively

a) 6,8 b) 4, 3 c) 8, 6 d) 3, 4

11.Which of the following is not a moderator?

a) Liquid sodium b) Ordinary water c) Graphite d) Heavy water

12.An element zXA successively undergoes three α decays and four β-decays and gets converted to
an element Y. The mass number and atomic number of the element Y are respectively

a) A-12, Z -2 b) A-12, Z + 2 c) A-12, Z+4 d) A-8, Z + 2

13.The radioisotopes used in the treatment of skin disease is

a) Na24 b) I131 c) Fe59 d) P32

14.The fuel used in kamini reactor is

238 233 239
a) 92U b) 92U c) 92U d) low enriched uranium
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15.The binding energy per nucleon of 26Fe nucleus is :

a) 8.8 MeV b) 88 MeV c) 493 MeV d) 41.3 MeV

16.The nature of the electrostatic force and nuclear force between a proton and neutron inside a
nucleus respectively

a) repulsive and attractive c) repulsive and repulsive

b) zero and attractive d) attractive and repulsive

17.The particle which was zero mass but has energy is

a) electron b) photon c) proton d) neutron

18.The mean life (τ) and half – life (T½ ) of a radioactive element are related as

a) τ =2 T 1/2 b) τ = T 1/2/0.6931 c) τ =0.6931 T 1/2 d) τ= T 1/2 /2

19.Which of the following is used to detect the presence of blocks in blood vessels?
31 32
a) 15P b) 15P c) 26Fe59 d) 11Na24

20.If the nuclear radius Is 2.6 x 10-15 m, the mass number will be

a) 2 b) 4 c) 8 d) 16

21.Slow neutrons are neutrons having energies between

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a) 1000 eV to 2000 eV b) 2000 eV to 0.5 MeV

c) 0 eV to 1000 eV d) 0.5 MeV to 10MeV

22. 1 curie is :

a) activity of 1 g of uranium b) 1 disintegration / second

c) 3.7 x 1010 becquerel d) 1.6 x 1012 disintegration / second

23.One amu is equal to

a) 931 ev b) mass of carbon atom c) 1.66 x 10-24 g d) mass of electron

24.The half – life of a radioactive element is 300 days. The disintegration constant of the
radioactive element is

a) 0.00231 day b) 0.00231 / day c) 0.0231/day d) 0.0231 day

25.Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of

a) nuclear fission b) nuclear fusion c) nuclear force d) carbon nitrogen cycle

26.The unit of disintegration constant is

a) no unit b) second c) second-1 d) curie

27.The mean life of radon is 5.5 days, its half-life is

a) 8 days b) 2.8 days c) 0.38 days d) 3.8 days

28.Which of the following is massless and chargeless but carrier of energy and spin?

a) Neutrino b) Muon c) Pion d) Kaon

29.In the nuclear reaction 4Be9 + X → 6C12 + 0n1, X stands for

a) Proton b) α – particle c) Electron d) Deuteron

30.Which of the following belongs to Baryon group?

a) Photon b) Electron c) Pion d) Proton

31.According to the law of disintegration N=N0 e-λt, the number of radioactive atoms that have been
decayed during a time of t is

a) N0 b) N c) N0 – N d) N0 / 2

32.The coolant used in fast breeder reactor is

a) ordinary water b) heavy water c) liquid sodium d) boron carbide

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33.Which of the following are isotones?
235 238
a) 92U and 92U b) 8O16 and 7N14 c) 6C14 and 7N14 d) 7N14 and 6C13

34.Arrange α, β,γ and rays in the increasing order of their ionizing power :

a) α, β,γ b) γ ,β ,α c) β, α, γ d) γ, α, β

35.When mass number increases, nuclear density

a) increases b) decreases c) remains constant d) may increase or decrease

36.The nuclear force between a proton and another proton inside the nucleus is

a) zero b) short range c) repulsive d) long range

37.The cosmic ray intensity is maximum at a latitude of

a) 00 b) 450 c) 900 d) 600

38.In proton-proton cycle four protons fuse together to give

a) an α particle, two electrons, two neutrinos and energy of 26.7 MeV

b) an α particle, two positrons, two neutrinos and energy of 26.7 MeV

c) a helium atom, two positrons two neutrinos and energy of 26.7 eV

d) an α particle, two positrons, two antineutrions and energy of 26.7 MeV

UNIT – 9 Semiconductor Devices and their applications

1. The forbidden energy gap for germanium is of the order of

a) 1.1 eV b) 0.7 eV c) 0.3 eV d) 10 eV

2.Condition for oscillator is

a) Aβ = 0 b) A = 1 / β c) Aβ = ∞ d) A + β = 0

3.The potential barrier of silicon PN junction diode is approximately

a) 0.3 V b) 0.7 V c) 1.1 V d) 10 V

4.The Boolean expression to represent NAND operation is

a) Y = A + B b) Y = A.B c) Y = Ā d) Y = AB

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5.In CE single stage amplifier, the voltage gain at mid-frequency is 10. The voltage gain at upper cut-
off frequency is

a) 10 b) 14.14 c) 7.07 d) 20

6.Which of the following devices has a source of emf inside it?

a) voltmeter b) Ammeter c) Ohmmeter d) Rectifier

7. Find the voltage across the resistor as shown in the figure (silicon diode is used)

a) 2.4 V c) 1.8 V b) 2.0 V d) 0.7 V

8. The potential barrier of germanium Pn junction diode is

a) 0.7 v b) 0.5 v c) 0.3 v d) 0.2 v

9. A logic gate for which there is ‘Low’ output only when both the inputs are ‘High’ is

a)AND b) NAND c) NOR d) EXOR

10.In a junction transistor the emitter region is heavily doped since emitter has to supply to the
base

a) minority carriers b) majority carriers c) acceptor ions d) donor ions

11. In CE single stage amplifier if the voltage gain at mid-frequency is AM, then the voltage gain at
lower cut off frequency is :

a) AM /√ 2 b) √2AM c)√ 2 / AM d) AM / 2

12. The output (Y) of the logic circuit given below is

a) A + B b) A.B c) A + B d) A + B

13. The forbidden energy gap for the semiconductors Ge & Si are respectively

a) 1.1 eV & 0.7 eVb) 0.7 eV & 1.1 eVc) 4 eV & 0.7 eVd) 1.1 eV & 7 eV

14.The following arrangement performs the logic function of :

a) NOT b) EX – OR c) OR d) AND

15. .In the pin configuration of IC 741, pin 3 represents

a) inverting input b) non – inverting input c) -Vcc d) output

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16. The following arrangement performs the logic function of

a) NoT b) Ex – OR c) OR d) AND

17.A logic gate which has an output ‘1’. When the input are complement to

each other is a) AND b) NAND c) NOR d) EXOR

18.Of the following , the donor atoms are

a) silicon and germanium b) aluminium and gallium c) bismuth and arsenic d) boron and indium

19. In common emitter (CE) amplifiers, the phase reversal between input and output voltages is

a) 00 b) 900 c) 2700 d) 1800

20. In common emitter transistor circuit, the base current (Ib) of the transistor is 50μA and the
collector current (Ic) is 25 mA, Then the current gain is

a) 50 b) 500 c) 20 d) 200

21. An example for non – sinusoidal oscillator is

a) Multi vibrator b) RC oscillator c) Colpitts oscillator d) Crystal oscillator

22. In a transistor, the value of (1/α - 1/β) is equal to

a) α b) β c) β / α d) 1

23.A logic gate for which there is an output only when both the inputs are zero is

a) NAND b) NOR c) EXOR d) AND

24. In a PN junction diode on the side of N but very close to the junction there are

a) donor atoms b) acceptor atoms c) immovable positive ions d) immovable negative ions

25. In N type, semiconductor donor level lies

a) Just below the conduction band b) just above the conduction band

c) just below the valence band d) just above the valence band.

26. For a transistor connected in common emitter mode [CE] the slope of the input characteristic
curve gives

a) input impedance b) current gain c) reciprocal of input impedance d) voltage gain

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27.The forbidden energy gap for conductors is

a) 0.7 eV b) 1.1 eV c) zero d) 3 eV

28. The output voltage of the operational amplifier (OP – Amp) given below is

a) -1 V b) +1 V c) +5 V d) -5 V

29. The following arrangement performs the logic function of

a) AND b) EXOR c) OR d) NAND

UNIT – 10 Communication Systems

1. Vidicon camera tube works on the principle of :

a) Photo conductivity b) thermo electric effect

c) thermo ionic emission d) seebeck effect

2.In televisions, blanking pulse is applied to

a) horizontal plates b) vertical plates c) control grid d) filament

3.In an AM superheterodyne receiver , the local oscillator frequency is 1.245 MHz. The tuned
station frequency is

a) 455 kHz b) 790 kHz c) 690 kHz d) 990 kHz

4.The radio waves after refraction from different parts of ionosphere on reaching the earth are
called as

a) ground waves b) sky waves c) space waves d) micro waves

5.The principle used for transmission of light signals through optical fiber is

a) refraction b) diffraction c) polarization d) total internal reflection

6.Digital signals are converted into analog signals using

a) FAX b) modem c) cable d) coaxial cable

7.In A.M. receiver, if 900 kHz station is tuned, then the local oscillator will have to produce a
frequency of :

a) 600 kHz b) 455 kHz c) 10.7 MHz d) 1355 kHz

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8.In interlaced scanning time taken to scan one line is

a) 20 ms b) 64 μs c) 50 ms d) 100μs

9.The first man – made satellite is

a) Aryabhatta b) Sputnik c) Venera d) Rohini

10.The audio frequency range is

a) 20 Hz to 200000 Hz b) 20 Hz to 2000 Hz

c) 20 Hz to 2000000 Hz d) 20 Hz to 20000 Hz

11.In an A.M. receiver, the local oscillator frequency is 2750 kHz. The tuned in station frequency is

a) 2905 kHz b) 2295 kHz c) 3055 kHz d) 2250 kHz

12.For FM receivers, the intermediate frequency is

a) 455 kHz b) 455 MHz c) 10.7 kHz d) 10.7 MHz

13.Skip distance is the shortest distance between

a) the point of transmission and the point of reception

b) the uplink station and the downlink station

c) the transmitter and the target d) the receiver and the target

14.An FM signal has a reseting frequency of 105 MHZ and highest frequency of 105.03 MHz. When
modulated by a signal. Then the carrier swing is

a) 0.03 MHz b) 0.06 MHz c) 0.03 kHz d) 60 MHz

15.In the AM superheterodyne receiver system the value of the intermediate frequency is equal to

a) 445 kHz b) 455 kHz c) 485 kHz d) 465 kHz

prepared by ::: K. Albert BernardShaw M.Sc, B.Ed P.G Asst Physics

J.B MATRIC HR. SEC. SCHOOL, KOLATHUR, METTUR DAM, SALEM

IN MEMORY OF DR. APJ .KALAM SIR

K. ALBERT BERNARDSHAW, PG ASST PHYSICS, GHSS ,CHINNAPPAMPATTI - SALEM