S/N QUESTIONS ANS

DAY 1
ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE
UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS.
1 The dimensions of a small book is measured as 32.2 mm, 54.2 mm, 13.7 mm.
The measuring tool could have been used to obtain these readings is
Micrometer Screw Gauge
2 The SI unit of length is metre and its symbol is cm
3 Workdone and moment are the same dimensionally
4 It is wrong to add two quantities with different dimensions
5 The accuracy of a metre rule is 0.1mm
6 The dimension of temperature density is K/L³
7 The correct dimension for surface tension is N/m
8 If the dimension of period can be represented in terms of length and
acceleration due to gravity as Lxgy then the value of x is -1/2
VECTORS.
9 A vector of magnitude 20 is added to a vector of magnitude 25. The magnitude
of this sum might be 12
10 A man walks 5km south and then 3km in the direction 60 degrees west of
south. His distance from the starting point is 8km
11 The resultant of two F1 and F2 will be greatest when the angle between then is
180 degrees
12 If a man walks 10m east and then 10m south, his displacement is 20m
13 The weight of an object varies from one place to another
14 The time rate of change of linear momentum is directly proportional to the
external force applied and it takes place in the direction of the force.
15 A boatman facing North wants to cross a flowing river to a point directly
opposite its position at the other end of a river already flowing eastward. He
should row his boat in the direction Northeast
MOTION.
16 The slope of a distance-time graph gives us velocity
17 An object is thrown upwards with a velocity of 30m/s, the object’s speed 25m
above the ground when it is returning to the ground is 20m/s
18 When the length of the string of a simple pendulum is L its period is 0.5π
seconds. The period when the length is increased to 4L will be 4π seconds
19 A car moving with a velocity of 40m/s approaches another car moving with a
velocity of 60m/s. If the distance between them is 100m, at the point where
they meet, the slow moving car would have covered 50m.
20 When a body is thrown vertically upward, the body will have zero acceleration
at the maximum height
21 When a particle moves around a circle, it has a centripetal acceleration that is
directed towards the centre of the circle.
22 From rest, a car accelerates at 5.0 m/s² for 6s, it travels at the speed attained
for 20s, and comes to rest after another 4.0s, the average velocity of the car
 during the motion is 20.0m/s
23 The angular velocity of a rotating wheel increases by 2 rev/s every minute.
The angular acceleration in rad/s² of this wheel is π/15
24 An object moving in a circle at constant speed is not accelerating
PROJECTILES
25 The path described by a projectile motion is parabolic
26 A projectile’s Vx changes because of gravity, and its Vy remains constant.
27 Suppose Lemming A runs off the edge of a cliff at 2 m/s and Lemming B runs
off the edge at 1 m/s. If they leave at the same instant, both will hit the ground
at the same time
28 A projectile is fired from ground level over level ground with an initial velocity
that has a vertical component of 30 m/s and a horizontal component of 30
m/s. Using g = 10 m/s², the distance from launching to landing points is 180m
29 The maximum height reached by a body is 20m,then its angle of projection is
30degrees
30 When a body is fired horizontally, its horizontal distance traveled depends on
the height from which it is thrown.
31 The angle to the horizontal in which the maximum height reached by a
projectile equals to one-fourth of the range is 45°
32 A projectile is fired at an angle of 30° to the horizontal with a velocity of
100m/s, the maximum range is 10000m
FRICTION.
33 Frictional force depends of the area of the surfaces involved
34 The force of friction is always disadvantageous
35 The coefficient of static friction is usually less than the coefficient of kinetic
friction
36 Streamlining the shape of objects helps increase friction
COLLISION AND MOMENTUM
37 In inelastic collision, both linear momentum and kinetic energy are conserved
38 A 5.0 g bullet moving at 100 m/s strikes a wooden block. Assume that the
bullet undergoes uniform deceleration and stops in 6.0 cm. the impulse on the
wooden block is 0kgm/s
39 In elastic collision, both linear momentum and kinetic energy are conserved
40 A ball of mass 2kg moving with a velocity of 8 m/s collides and sticks with
another ball of mass 3kg moving in the same direction with velocity 4 m/s. The
energy lost after collision is 9.6J
41 In elastic collision, linear momentum is conserved but the kinetic energy is not
conserved but the kinetic energy is not conserved
42 Whenever an object strikes a stationary object of equal mass , momentum is
not necessarily conserved
EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES.
43 A uniform meter rule AB has a mass 15g. A 30g mass is suspended at the 10.0
cm mark, and another 5g mass is suspended at the 65.0cm mark. The position
 of the fulcrum that will keep the meter rule balanced horizontally is 17.5cm
44 When a system of forces is in equilibrium, then the vectorial sum of the forces
must be zero
45 A body at equilibrium will have the resultant of the forces acting on it to be
zero
46 Three forces are acting on an object. One force acts on the object to the north,
and another force acts on it to the west. The object is accelerating directly
westward when all three forces are acting on it. Based on this information, the
third force is weaker than the western force
47 A cone resting on its vertex is an example of neutral equilibrium
ELASTICITY.
48 A force of 20N is applied to a spring of elastic spring constant of 100N/m. The
energy stored in the spring. Is 0.25 J
49 The elastic constant has the same unit as the force constant and it is in N-1
50 The potential energy stored in a spring of force constant 20000N/m which is
acted upon by a force of 600N is 9J
51 The pressure at any point in liquid depends on the acceleration due to gravity
52 For a loaded spiral spring, the contraction as the spring is unloaded is
proportional to the load removed
53 Within the elastic limit, the strain in the wire doubles if the stress is doubled
54 Youngs modulus of a wire depends on the stress in the wire
55 The point at which an elastic material fractures due to an applied force is
Maximum limit
WITH OPTIONS
1 Two bodies X and Y starts from rest and move with uniform acceleration of a
and 4a respectively. If the bodies covers the same distance in times tx and ty,
then the ratio of tx to ty is A. 1:4 B. 1:2 C. 2:1 D. 4:1

2 A wire of length 5m is heated from a temperature of 10°C to 60°C. If it

undergoes a change in length of 20mm, the linear expansivity of the wire in
per Kelvin (/K) is A. 8 ×10 -4 B. 4 ×10 -4 C. 8 ×10 -5 D. 4 ×10 -5

3 A metal rod of length L is subjected to a temperature rise of θ. If the final

1.05 1 1 1
length is 1.05L, its linear expansivity is A. B. C. D.
θ 1.05θ 20 L 20θ

4 A projectile is fired from the ground level with a velocity of 300m/s at an angle
of 30° to the horizontal. Calculate the time taken to reach the maximum height.
(g=10m/s2) A. 25s B. 30 s C. 20s D. 15s

5 Which of the following does the wheels of a moving car undergo? A. Vibratory
and translational motion B. Random and translational motion C. Rotational
and oscillatory motion D. Translational and rotational motion
6 A car accelerates uniformly from rest at 3m/s2. Its velocity after travelling a
distance of 24m is A. 12m/s B. 144 m/s C. 72 m/s D. 36 m/s

7 An object of mass 20 kg is released from a height of 10 m above the ground

level. The kinetic energy of the ball just before it hits the ground is . A. 200 j B.
4000 j C. 2000 J D. 500 j

8 A force of 0.5Kn is applied to a steel wire of cross sectional area 200 cm2, the
tensile stress is A. 2.5 ×10 4 N/m2 B. 1.0 ×10 2 N/m2 C. 1.0 ×10 3 N/m2 D. 2.5 ×10
3
N/m2

9 A glass bottle of initial volume 2 ×10 4 cm3 is heated from 20°C to 50°C. If the
linear expansivity of glass is 9 ×10 -6 K-1, the volume of the bottle at 50°C is A.
20008.1 cm3 B. 20013.5 cm3 C. 20016.2 cm3 D. 20005.4 cm3

10 A projectile is fired from the ground level with a velocity of 300 m/s at an
angle of 60 degrees to the vertical. Calculate the time taken to reach the
maximum height (g=10m/s2) A. 25s B.30s C. 20s D.15s

11 The efficiency of a machine is 70%. Calculate the work done using this machine
to raise a load of 10kg through a vertical height of 2.0m (g=10m/s2) A. 2860 J
B.3560 J C.1400 J D. 2340 J

12 A satellite revolving around the earth is kept on its orbit by A. centripetal

forces only B. centrifugal forces only C. centripetal and frictional forces D.
centripetal and centrifugal forces.

13 Which of the following is NOT affected by friction in machines? A. Efficiency B.

Effort C. Velocity Ratio D. Mechanical advantage

14 A motorist driving a motor car of mass 750 kg at a speed of 108 km/h

suddenly observes a stationary dog 130 m ahead. If he applies a retarding
force of 2250 N through the brakes, the car will stop A. immediately after the
motorist notices the dog B. 30 m before reaching the dog C. 10 m after hitting
the dog D. 20 m after hitting the dog

15 An object of mass 20 kg is dropped on a spring which is placed 5m below. If

the spring has a force constant of 5 ×10 4 N/m, the maximum compression of
the spring is A. 1.0 m B. 0.5 m C. 0.2 m D. 0.04 m

16 An object is moving with a velocity of 5m/s. At what height must a similar

body be situated to have a potential energy equal in value with the kinetic
energy of the moving body? A. 25.0 m B. 20.0 m C. 1.3 m D. 1.0 m
17 The resultant of two forces is 50 N. If the forces are perpendicular to each
other and one of them makes an angle of 30° with the resultant, find its
magnitude. A. 100.0 N B. 57.7 N C. 43.3 N D. 25.0 N

18 When a brick is taken from the earth’s from the earth’s surface to the moon,
its mass A. remains constant B. reduces C. increases D. becomes zero

19 A weight of 60N is placed at the 2m mark of a 6m long uniform metal rod of

negligible mass. If the rod is supported by blocks at both ends (left and right),
what are the reactions on the blocks(left and right respectively)? A. 50N, 10N
B. 20N, 40N C. 40N, 20N D. 30N, 30N
20 A body of mass 1kg slides down an inclined plane at an angle of 30° to the
horizontal. What is the acceleration of the body as it slides? Coefficient of
friction is 0.2 A. 3.27m/s2 B. 7.66m/s2 C. 10m/s2 D. 5m/s2
21 An object is thrown up with a velocity v = 5.0i + 8.0j in m/s. Find the time
taken to reach maximum height A. 0.5s B. 0.8s C. 1s D. 1.6s
22 A man walks 5km south and then 3km in the direction 60° west of south. His
distance from the starting point is? A. 7.8km B. 7.5km C. 8km D. None
23 A body accelerates from rest to a speed of 20m/s in 2s. If he continues with
this speed for another two seconds and then slows down to a speed of 5m/s in
another 5s. What is the total distance traveled? A. 110m B. 125.5m C. 122.5m
D. 62.5m
24 Two forces 12N and 16N inclined at an angle x to eachother have a resultant
which is parallel to the 16N force. The value of sinx is? A. 1.0 B. 0 C. 0.5 D.
0.866
25 A car negotiates a 500m radius curve at 25.0 m/s. Assuming an unbanked
curve, find the minimum static coefficient of friction, between the tires and the
road, static friction being the reason that keeps the car from slipping A. 0.3 B.
0.25 C. 0.125 D. Not enough information
DAY 2
ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE
WORK, ENERGY AND POWER.
1 If the force and the velocity on a system are each reduced simultaneously by
half, the power of the system is doubled

2 A boy of weight 20N climbs to the top of a hill of height 10m. The workdone by
the boy against gravity is 2000J
3 A 40kg girl climbing a flight of stairs expends energy at the rate of 50W. The
time taken for her to reach a height of 20m is 160s
4 A woman lifts a barbell 2.0m in 5.0 s. If she lifts it the same distance in 10 s, the
work done by her is four times as great
5 Mechanical energy can be either kinetic or electric
6 A kilowatt·hour is a unit of power
7 In raising an object to a given height by means of an inclined plane, as
compared with raising the object vertically, there is a reduction in work
 required
8 A 5.0-kg cart is moving horizontally at 6.0m/s. In order to change its speed to
10.0m/s, the net work done on the cart must be 160 J
9 The amount of work required to stop a moving object is equal to the kinetic
energy of the object
HYDROSTATICS.
10 Relative Density of a substance is the ratio of the density of the substance to
density of water
11 An object completely submerged in a fluid displaces its own volume of fluid
12 A solid weighs 10 N in air, 6N when fully immersed in water and 7N when fully
immersed in a liquid X of relative density 0.7
13 Upthrust is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced
14 A pressure that can support a column of water 60cm high supports a column of
a given salt solution 50cm high. The relative density of the salt solution is 1.5
MACHINES.
15 A machine has an efficiency of 60%. If the machine applied a force of 2000N to
overcome a load of 5000N, the velocity ratio of the machine is 2.4
16 The efficiency of a machine which has an input power of 20W and output
power of 40J is 50%
17 A screw of pitch 3mm is turned with the aid of a spanner of length 15cm. If the
efficiency of the screw is 70%, the effort required to lift a load of 660kg with
the screw is 30N
18 A machine requires 1000J of work to raise a load of 500N through a vertical
distance of 1.5m. The efficiency of the machine is 75%

19 A frictionless machine will have an efficiency of 0%

20 The velocity ratio of a machine is 5 and its efficiency is 75%. The effort would
be needed to lift a load of 150N with the machine is 20N
21 A plane is inclined at an angle of x° to the vertical. Its velocity ratio is secx
LAW OF GRAVITATION.
22 If the distance between two suspended masses 10kg each is tripled, the
gravitational force of attraction between them is reduced by one ninth
23 The mass of a hypothetical planet is 1/1000 that of Earth and its radius is 1/2
that of Earth. If a person weighs 1000N on Earth, he would weigh 48N on this
planet
24 Let F1 be the magnitude of the gravitational force exerted on the Sun by Earth
and F2 be the magnitude of the force exerted on Earth by the Sun. Then, F1 is
much greater than F2
25 In the formula F = Gm₁m₂/r², the quantity G is a universal constant of nature
26 An object is raised from the surface of Earth to a height of two Earth radii
above Earth. Then, its mass increases and its weight remains constant
27 An astronaut in an orbiting spacecraft feels “weightless” because she has the
same acceleration as the spacecraft
28 Let M denote the mass of Earth and let R denote its radius. The ratio g/G at
Earth’s surface I s R²/M
 TEMPERATURE
29 The SI unit of temperature is celsius
30 If two objects are in thermal equilibrium with each other they cannot be at
different temperatures
31 The “triple point” of a substance is that point for which the temperature and
pressure are such that the temperature, pressure and density are all
numerically equal
32 There is a temperature at which the reading on the Kelvin scale is numerically
equal to that on the Celsius scale
33 Fahrenheit and Kelvin scales agree numerically at a reading of -40
34 Temperatures which differ by 10 on the Celsius scale must differ by 18 on the
Fahrenheit scale
THERMAL EXPANSION.

35 A gram of distilled water at 4 oC will decrease slightly in volume when heated

to 6 oC
36 The thermometric properties of a thermocouple is the change in equivalent
resistance
37 A platinum resistance thermometer has resistances of 5.25ohms and
9.75ohms at 0°C and 100°C respectively. When the resistance is 8.25ohms, the
temperature is 63.6°C
38 A bimetallic strip is made of aluminium and steel α(Al) > α(Steel) on heating,
the strip will bend with aluminium on concave side
39 When objects contract upon cooling volume increases and density increases.
40 Thermal equilibrium between two object exist when A. the temperature of
both objects are equal
GAS LAWS.
41 If the volume of a gas increases steadily as the temperature increases at
constant pressure, the gas obeys Graham’s law
42 Air enters a hot-air furnace at 7 O C and leaves at 77 o C. If the pressure does not
change each entering cubic meter of air expands to 0.80m3
ALTERNATING CURRENT.
43 A transformer with power output of 80W and Power input of 100W must have
in one way or the other lost 20W, hence its efficiency is 80%
44 Flux leakage in a transformer is reduced by having efficient core design
45 In an ideal transformer, power output > power input
46 In a capacitive circuit, voltage leads current
HEAT.
47 The specific heat of a substance is the amount of heat energy to change the
state of one gram of the substance
48 The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a
substance by one degree Celsius is Heat energy
49 The heat capacity at constant volume and the heat capacity at constant
pressure have different values because the system does work at constant
pressure but not at constant volume
50 The heat capacity of object B is twice that of object A. Initially A is at 300K and
B is at 450 K. They are placed in thermal contact and the combination is
isolated. The final temperature of both objects is 200K
51 An object with greater specific heat capacity tends to lose more heat over a
temperature change
52 During the time that latent heat is involved in a change of state the
temperature does not change
WITH OPTIONS
1 A wheel and axle is used to raise a load of 500 N by the application of an effort
of 250 N. If the radii of the wheel and the axle are 0.4 cm and 0.1 cm
respectively, the efficiency of the machine is A. 20 % B. 40 % C. 50 % D. 60 %
2 The efficiency of a machine which has an input power of 20W and output
power of 40J is A. 50% B. 200% C. 5% D. This is impossible
3 A change in temperature of 30°C is equivalent to a change in temperature on
the Fahrenheit scale of A. 54F B. 30F C. 86F D. 22F
4 As water is cooled from 10°C to 1°C, it’s volume A. Increases B. Decreases C.
First increases and then decreases D. First decreases and then increases
5 A fixed mass of gas is heated at constant volume so that its elsius temperature
is doubled. The pressure of the gas A. Is halved B. Is doubled C. Is more than
double D. Increases but is less than doubled
6 When the temperature of a copper penny is increased by 100° C, its diameter
increases by 0.3%. The volume increases by A. 0.3% B. 0.6%C. 0.1% D. 0.9%
7 The cubic expansivity of a substance is 1.2 × 10⁻⁵/C. What is the percentage
increase in the length of the substance when subjected to a temperature
change of 120°C? A. 0.144% B. 0.048% C. 0.096% D. None
8 A heater rated at 400W is used to melt a 50g block of ice at 0°C in one minute.
If the specific latent heat of fusion of ice is 336J/g, how much of the heat
supplied by the heater is lost to the surroundings? A. 3600J B. 7200J C. 16800J
D. 24000J
9 A mass 0.5kg of water at 10°C is converted into ice at 0°C. The specific heat
capacity of water is 4.2Kj/kg/k and the latent heat of fusion of ice is 334Kj/kg.
The amount of heat extracted from water is? A. 21Kj B. 146Kj C. 167Kj D. 188Kj
10 A hydraulic press has one piston of diameter 2.0 cm and the other piston of
diameter 8.0 cm. What force must be applied to the smaller piston to obtain a
force of 1600 N at the larger piston? A. 6.25 N B. 25 N C. 100 N D. 400 N
11 A block of material of volume 20cm³ and density 2.5g/cm³ is suspended from a
spring balance with half the volume of the block immersed in water. What is
the reading of the spring balance? A. 0.1N B. 0.5N. C. 0.4N D. 0.6N
12 The density of a certain oil on frying becomes 0.4 kg/m³ with the volume of
20m³. what will be its initial volume when its initial density is 0.8 kg/m³
assuming no loss of oil due to spillage? A. 12 kg/m³/B. 10 kg/m³ C. 8 kg/m³ D.
5 kg/m³
13 Which of the following is not an application of capillarity? A. Sap from the soil
rises up plant stem B. kerosene rises up the wick of a lamp C. blotting paper
absorbs ink D. None
14 A hose of cross-sectional area 0.5m² is used to discharge water from a water
tanker at a velocity of 60m/s in 20s into a container. If the container is filled
completely, the volume of the container is A. 240m³ B. 600m³ C. 2400m³ D.
6000m3
15 When a ship sails from salt water into fresh water, the fraction of its volume
above the water surface will A. increase B. decrease C. remain the same D.
increase then decrease
16 An object has a weight of 10N on air. If the weight of equal volume of water is
20N, what is its specific gravity A. 2 B. 0.5 C. 0.2 D. 0.1
17 A certain wire stretches 0.90 cm when outward forces with magnitude F are
applied to each end. The same forces are applied to a wire of the same material
but with three times the diameter and three times the length. The second wire
stretches A. 0.10 cm B. 0.30 cm C. 0.90 cm D. 2.7 cm
18 A 0.5-kg block slides along a horizontal frictionless surface at 2m/s. It is
brought to rest by compressing a very long spring of spring constant 800N/m.
The maximum spring compression is A. 0 B. 3 cm C. 5 cm D. 80 cm
19 A force of 10N holds an ideal spring with a 20N/m spring constant in
compression. The potential energy stored in the spring is A. 0.5J B. 2.5J C. 5 J D.
10 J
20 A man wishes to pull a crate 15m across a rough floor by exerting a force of
100 N. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.25. For the man to do the least
work, the angle between the force and the horizontal should be A. 0 B. 14◦ C.
43◦ D. 66◦
21 The mass of a hypothetical planet is 1/100 that of Earth and its radius is 1/4
that of Earth .If a person weighs 600N on Earth, what would he weigh on this
planet? A. 24N B. 48N C. 96N D. 192N
22 If on planet Mars, the acceleration due to gravity is 4 times that on earth. By
how much is the period of a simple pendulum of the same length increased. A.
0.5 B. 4 C. 2 D. Same
23 The period of a body making simple harmonic motion is defined as A. Number
of complete oscillations performed in one second B. time taken to make one
complete oscillation C. time taken to make one oscillation D, the maximum
displacement of the body from its equilibrium position
24 A sinusoidal voltage V (t) has an rms value of 100 V. Its maximum value is A.
100 V B. 707 V C. 70.7 V D. 141 V
25 In an ideal 1:8 step-down transformer, the primary power is 10 Kw and the
secondary current is 25 A. The primary voltage is A. 25,600V B. 3200V C. 400V
D. 50V
DAY 3
ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE
ATOMIC PHYSICS.
1 The minimum energy necessary to remove an electron from a given atom to
infinity is called ionization energy
2 An atom is said to be excited if an election of the atom is promoted to an
energy level higher than its original level
3 If ∆x is the uncertainty in the measurement of the position of a particle along
the x-axis and ∆Px is the uncertainty in the measurement of the linear
momentum along the x-axis, then the uncertainty principle relation is given as
∆x.∆Px ≥ h
RADIOACTIVITY.
4 In radioactivity, rate of disintegration depends on temperature and pressure
5 The half life of a substance is usually greater than the mean life
6 Radioactivity follows a first order reaction
7 The unit of decay constant is the reciprocal of time
8 When a nucleus is formed by bringing protons and neutrons together, the
actual mass of the formed nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of the
energy equivalent of this mass difference is the binding energy
9 Nuclear fission involves the splitting of heavy nucleus
WAVES.
10 A sinusoidal transverse wave is traveling on a string. Any point on the string
moves in simple harmonic motion with the same angular frequency as the
wave
11 For a given medium, the frequency of a wave is independent of wavelength
12 Any point on a string carrying a sinusoidal wave is moving with its maximum
speed when the magnitude of its acceleration is a maximum
13 Fully destructive interference between two sinusoidal waves of the same
frequency occurs only if they travel in opposite directions and are in phase
14 The speed of a sinusoidal wave on a string depends on the tension in the string
15 For a given medium, the frequency of a wave is inversely proportional to
wavelength
16 Fully constructive interference between two sinusoidal waves of the same
frequency occurs only if they travel in the same direction and are in phase
SOUND WAVES.
17 The first harmonic of a note has double the frequency of the fundamental note
18 A note that is an octave higher than a given note of frequency 256 Hz would
have a frequency of 2048Hz
19 The QUALITY and PITCH of musical note depend respectively on frequency
and harmonics
20 The intensity of a sound note is proportional to the amplitude of vibrations.
21 Beats are produced by two sources of sound because one wave is travelling
faster than the other
22 When two sources of sound of frequencies 500 Hz and 502 Hz are sounded
together, a beat frequency of 2Hz is observed.
23 Two identical tuning forks vibrate at 256 Hz. One of them is then loaded with a
drop of wax, after which 6 beats/s are heard. The period of the loaded tuning
fork is 0.006 s
REFLECTION AND REFRACTION OF LIGHT.
24 An object is placed 12cm from a concave mirror of radius 32cm. The image
formed is Virtual and 48cm behind the mirror
25 Hypermetropia can be corrected by using Concave spectacle
26 When a yellow card is observed through a blue glass, the card would appear
white
27 The refractive index of a medium is √2. The critical angle is 30°
28 A ball is held 50 cm in front of a plane mirror. The distance between the ball
and its image is 50cm
29 The image in a simple microscope is Magnified, real and inverted
30 Two plane mirrors make an angle of 120◦ with each other. The maximum
number of images of an object placed between them is one
31 A convex mirror is used as shaving mirror
32 The focal length of a convex mirror is equal to its radius of curvature
33 Light travels in the same straight line while passing through different media
DISPERSION OF LIGHT
34 Red light has the slowest speed so it is refracted the least
35 Gamma rays are deflected by electric field
ELECTROSTATICS.
36 A positively charged metal sphere A is brought into contact with an uncharged
metal sphere B. As a result both spheres are positively charged
37 An electrical insulator is a material containing no electrons
38 In a parallel-plate capacitor, the capacitance be decreased by decreasing the
gap between the charged plates
39 A parallel plate capacitor separated 10 cm by an air barrier is connected to a
100V battery. The capacitance of the capacitor is 1 picofarad while the battery
is connected. Without disconnecting the battery, the parallel plates are moved
so they are now 20 cm apart. What happens to the energy stored in the
capacitor? it increases four-fold
CURRENT ELECTRICITY.
40 Two wires made of the same material have the same lengths but different
diameters. They are connected in series to a battery. The quantity that is the
same for the wires is the end-to-end potential difference
41 A certain galvanometer has a resistance of 100 Ω and requires 1mA for full
scale deflection. To make this into a voltmeter reading 1V full scale, connect a
resistance of 900 Ω in parallel
42 Two resistors are said to be connected in series when same current passes in
turn through both
43 The resistance of resistor 1 is twice the resistance of resistor 2. The two are
connected in parallel and a potential difference is maintained across the
combination. Then the current in 1 is twice that in 2
44 Ohm’s law states that the current I passing through a conduction is directly
proportional to the potential difference, V at its ends (I = kV). The constant of
proportionality, k is resistivity
MAGNETISM.
45 Magnetic fields are scalar quantities
46 An electric current always have a magnetic field associated with it
47 The force on two parallel carrying conductors is attractive if they carry
currents in the same direction
ELECTROMAGNETISM.
48 The total energy in an LC circuit is 5.0 × 10⁻⁶ J. If L = 25 mH the maximum
current is 20A
49 10-turn ideal solenoid has an inductance of 4.0 mH. To generate an emf of 2.0
V the current should change at a rate of 500A/s
50 Two coils are said to have a mutual inductance of 1 Henry if an emf of 1 volt is
induced in the secondary when the current in the primary changes at the rate
of 1A/s
51 The unit “Henry per second” is equivalent to volt/ampere
ELECTROCHEMICAL EFFECTS.
52 During electrolysis, electric charge is transported through the electrolyte by
Positive ions only
53 The de polarization agent in a Le Clanche cell is the Powdered carbon
54 Copper of density 10⁴g/cm³ and electrochemical equivalent 3.3/10⁴ g/C is to
be plated on the cathode of a voltmeter. If the total surface area of the cathode
is 66cm² and a current of 50A is maintained for 1 hour, the thickness of copper
plated will be approximately 1.8μm
55 In a simple cell, the zinc electrode is amalgamated to prevent Local action.
WITH OPTIONS
1 A total resistance of 3.0 Ω is to be produced by combining an unknown
resistor R with a 12 Ω resistor. What is the value of R and how is it to be
connected to the 12 Ω resistor? A. 4.0 Ω, parallel B. 4.0 Ω, series C. 2.4 Ω,
parallel D. 2.4 Ω, series
2 Four 20-Ω resistors are connected in parallel and the combination is
connected to a 20-V emf device. The current in any one of the resistors is A.
0.25A B. 1.0A C. 4.0A D. 5.0A
3 Two small charged objects attract each other with a force F when separated by
a distance d. If the charge on each object is reduced to one-fourth of its original
value and the distance between them is reduced to d/2 the force becomes A.
F/16 B. F/8 C. F/4 D. F/2
4 The units of the electric field is A. N.C² B. C/N C. J/C.m D. N.m/C
5 An isolated charged point particle produces an electric field with magnitude E
at a point 2m away. At a point 1 m from the particle the magnitude of the field
is A. E/4 B. 2E C. 4E D. E/2
6 The potential difference between the ends of a 2-meter stick that is parallel to
a uniform electric field is 400 V. The magnitude of the electric field is A. zero B.
200 V/m C. 400 V/m D. 800 V/m
7 If both the plate area and the plate separation of a parallel-plate capacitor are
doubled, the capacitance is A. doubled B. halved C. unchanged D. quadrupled
8 In a purely inductive circuit, the current lags the voltage by A. zero B. one-
fourth of a cycle C. one-half of a cycle D. three-fourths of a cycle
9 In fleming's right-hand rule, the thumb, the forefinger and the middle finger if
held mutually at right angles represent respectively, the A. motion, the field
 and the induced current B. induced current, the motion and the field C. field,
the induced current and the motion D. induced current, the field and the
motion
10 A current of 0.5 A flowing for 3h deposits 2g of metal during electrolysis. The
quantity of the same metal that would be deposited by the currents of 1.5A
flowing in 1h is A. 2g B. 6g C. 10gD. 18g
11 1 weber is the same as A. 1 V/s B. 1 T/s C. 1 Tm² D. 1 T/m²
12 Light of energy 5eV falls on a metal of work function 3eV and electrons are
liberated. The stopping potential is A. 1.7V B. 2.0V C. 8.0V D. 15.0V
13 A banjo string 30 cm long oscillates in a standing-wave pattern. It resonates in
its fundamental mode at a frequency of 256 Hz. What is the tension in the
string if 80 cm of the string have a mass of 0.75 g? A. 22N B. 424N C. 44N D.
11N
14 In a 60° prism of refractive index 1.5, calculate the angle of minimum deviation
when light is refracted through the prism A. 40.2° B. 37.5° C. 37.2° D. 40.5°
15 The tension in a string with a linear mass density of 0.0010 kg/m is 0.40N. A
sinusoidal wave with a wavelength of 20cm on this string has a frequency of A.
0.0125 Hz B. 0.25 Hz C. 100 Hz D. 630 Hz
16 A wave is represented by the equation y = 0.3sin2π(4x – 0.5t) where t is in
seconds and y in cm. Determine the wavelength. A. 0.3cm B. 0.15cm C. 0.5cm D.
0.25cm
17 In a pure semiconductor, the number of electrons in the conduction band is A.
less than the number of holes in the valence band B. equal to the number of
holes in the valence band C. greater than the number of holes in the valence
band D. twice the number of holes in the valence band.
18 A cell of resistance 2ohms and emf 12V is connected across a resistor of
4ohms. What is the terminal p.d? A. 12V B. 10V. C. 8V D. 6V
19 A ray of light strikes a plane mirror at an angle of incidence of 35°. If the
mirror is rotated through 10°, through what angle is the reflected ray rotated?
A. 70° B. 45° C. 55° D. 20°
20 Units of a magnetic field might be A. C·m/s B. C·s/m C. C/kg D. kg/C·s
21 A magnetic field CANNOT A. exert a force on a charged particle B. change the
velocity of a charged particle C. change the momentum of a charged particle D.
change the kinetic energy of a charged particle
22 The force exerted on a particle by a magnetic field is F, if the angle between the
field and the charge is changed to 30degrees, the new force exerted is A.2F B. F
C. 3F D. F/2
23 The efficiency of a cell of internal resistance 0.5ohms which supplies current to
a 2ohms resistor is A. 20% B. 25% C. 75% D. 80%
24 A gas would serve as an electrical conductor under A. reduced pressure and
high current B. increased magnetic field C. reduced pressure and increased
potential D. exposure to visible light
25 The lowest note emitted by a stretched string has a frequency of 20Hz. How
many overtones are there between 40Hz and 180Hz? A. 4 B. 3 C. 8 D. 6