TAPI DIPLOMA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

HUMANITES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

COURSE: MODERN PHYSICS
MCQ FOR GTU
Unit -1 SI Units and measurements (Co1)
1 The SI unit of electric current ___________.
A Ampere B Volt
C joule D none of the above
2 1 newton = __________ dyne
A 105 B 107
C 108 D none of the above
3 Unit of luminous intensity ___________.
A Candela B Volt
C joule D none of the above
4 SI unit of frequency __________ and SI unit of work __________.
A Hz, Joule B Volt, Kelvin
C meter ,newton D none of the above
5 50 divisions of vernier scale are equal to 49 divisions on main scale. Main scale is in mm least
count ________.
A. 0.02 mm B. 0.01 mm
C. 0.002 mm D. 0.001 mm
6 Give the unit of pressure
A. N * m2 B. N * m
C. N/ m2 D. N2 * m
7 1 Ȧ= ________ cm.
A 10-8 B. 10-5
C. 103 D. 107
8 Pitch of Micrometer is 0.5 mm and there are 50 divisions on its circular scale. Least count of
Micrometer is ________.
A. 0.01 mm B. 0.01 cm
C. 0.001 mm D. 0.0001 mm
9 Resistances R1= 200 + 3 ohm and R2 = 300 + 2 ohm are connected in series. Percentage error in
this combination will be ________.
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
10 100 Newton = ________ Dyne.
A. 10-3 B. 10-5
C. 10 3 D. 107
11 Accuracy is defined as
A. A measure of how often an experimental value can be repeated.
B. The closeness of a measured value to the real value.
C. The number of significant figures used in a measurement.
D. None of these
12 Which of the following instrument is more appropriate to measure thickness of aluminum
 sheet?
A. Scale B. Meter tape
C. Vernier Calipers D. Micrometer screw
13 Which of the following is a fundamental physical quantity?
A. Temperature B. Velocity
C. Volume D. Force
14 0.003100 has__________ significant figures.
A. 6 B. 7
C. 4 D. 2
15 Which of the following is a vector quantity?
A. Temperature B. Time
C. Mass D. Force
16 Which of the following is a derived physical quantity?
A. Pressure B. Electric current
C. Temperature D. Length
17 Which of the following unit is a fundamental Physical unit?
A. m/s B. m
C. N D. m 2
18 Percentage error in measurement of volume of sphere is 12 % then percentage error in its
surface area will be ________
A. 4 B. 6
C. 8 D. 10
19 20 divisions of vernier scale are equal to 19 divisions on main scale. Main scale is in mm least
count ________.
A. 0.05 mm B. 0.01 mm
C. 0.002 mm D. 0.001 mm
20 How many Significant digit in 9.1*10-10
A. 1 B. 4
C. 2 D. 3
21 SI unit of Surface Tension is ________
A. N * m2 B. N /m
C. N/ m2 D. N2 * m

UNIT-2 ELECTROSTATICS(CO2)
Electric field lines start from _____charge, and ends to _____charge.
1. A. positive, negative B. negative, positive
C. positive, positive D. negative, negative
The SI unit of electric field is -------
2. A. N/C2 B. N/C
C. NC/m 2 D. NA/C2
Work done to bring unit positive charge to a distinct point from infinite distance is called-------
3. A. electric field B. electric energy
C. electrostatic potential D. electric current
If the distance between two charge becomes double than electrostatic force between them will--
4. --
A. be one fourth B. be four times
 C. be one half D. be two times more
1 mili ampere = -------ampere
5. A. 10-6 B. 10-9
C. 10 -3 D. 10-2
The direction of conventional current is from ------
A. negative to positive B. positive to negative
6.
C. positive and negative D. none of these
repetitively
Two devices are connected between two points in parallel. The physical quantity that will remain
the same between the two point is……….
7.
A. Voltage B. Resistance
C. Current D. None of above
Two capacitors of 10µF are connected in parallel so equivalent capacitance is
8. A. 5 B. 20
C. 10 D. 100
Coulomb’s force between charges depends directly on _______________.
9. A. Charges B. Distance
C. Permittivity of medium D. 4
10 When the Capacitors are connected in parallel the resultant Capacitance will be _____
A. Increases B. Decreases
C. Same D. None of above
11 Capacitance is directly proportional to ______________
A . Area B. Distance
C. Length D. None of the above
Find the capacitance of the capacitor if a battery is connected to the capacitor is 12 V and charge
12
on capacitor is 60 µC
A. 1µF B. 3µF
C. 5µF D. 6µF
13 Capacitance is inversely proportional to_____________.
A Area B. Distance
C. Length D. None of the above
14 If dielectric medium is placed between two medium then capacitance is_______
A Increases B. decreases
C. Same D. None of above

Unit -3 Wave motion and its application (Co5)

1 Unit of frequency is ________.
A. Cycles/sec B. Sec-1
C. Hertz D. All a,b and C
2
Frequency of infrasonic waves are ---------
A. Less then 20 Hz B. 20 Hz
C. More then 20 Hz D. 20 KHz
3
Ultrasonic waves having frequency more than ________ Hz
A. 20 B. 200 C. 2000 D. 20,000
4
Sound propagates in a medium due to ________ and ________.
A. Crest B. Trough C. Condensation D. Rarefaction
5 Intensity of light is proportional to ________. Where A is Amplitude
A. A2 B. A C. A3 D. A4
6 In the longitudinal waves, the direction of vibration in medium of particle is.
A. Perpendicular to propagation of wave B. Parallel to propagation
C. Different from each other D. Variable for time to time
7 Audible waves have a frequency
A. 0 - 10,000 Hz B. 20 Hz- 10,000 Hz
C. 20Hz -20 kHz D. 20 Hz- 40 kHz
8 A body in ____________ produces sound.
A. Rotation B. Oscillation
C. Circular motion D. Linear motion
9 Ultrasonic waves are ___________
A. Audible B. Infrasonic
C. Light waves D. Not audible
10 If frequency is 10Hz then periodic time will be
A. 10s B. 1s
C. 0.01s D. 0.1s
11 Distance between two successive crest or trough of wave is called?
A. Frequency B. Wavelength C. Mass D. Velocity
12 Mathematical relation between velocity, frequency and wavelength of wave is.
A. v=nλ B. λ =v+n
C. v=n/λ D. v=n+λ
13 Frequency of sound is 512 Hz. If the velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s. Then wavelength of sound
is ________.
A. 0.6445 meter B. 0.8454 meter
C. 0.6045 meter D. 0.9353 meter
14
What is the speed of light in a vacuum?
A. 3x106 ms-1 B 3x1010 ms-1 C. 3x108 ms-1 D 3x1012 ms-1
15 Sound can’t travel from______
A. Water B. Matter C. Air D. Vacuum
16 When two waves of same frequency and 2 meter amplitude superposed on each other than
maximum possible resultant amplitude will be ______
A 1m B 2m C 3m D 4m
 Unit -4 Optics and LASER Physics(Co4)

1 Optical fibre is the best example of....................phenomenon.

A. Interference B. Diffraction
C. Polarization D. Total Internal Reflection
2 What is the value of acceptance angle of optical fibre having numerical aperture 0.5?
A. 150 B. 300
C. 450 D. 600
3 Source of light used for Fiber Optics Communication
A. LEDs B. Semiconductor lasers
C. Photo transistors D. Both A and B
4 The refractive index of the core region is always ………. That of the cladding region.
A. Less than B. Equal
C. Greater than D. None of them
5 Which of the following is a property of laser?
A. Speed B. Wavelength
C. Coherence D. Frequency
6 Which is Snell’s law from the following
A. sin i/sin r=constant B. sin i/sin r=negative
C. sin i/sin r=zero D. sin i/sin r=velocity
7 Mirage in the desert area is due to _________
A. Dispersion of light B. Polarization of light
C. Refraction of light D. Total internal reflection of light
8 When a light ray incident at greater than critical angle the light reflected back to same medium is
known as
A. Interference B. Total internal reflection
C. reflection D. refraction
9 Unit of refractive index is ___________
A Meter B Centimeter
C Volt D Unit less
10 When the light ray travels from air medium to glass medium it travels
A Towards the normal B Away from the normal
C In the straight line D None of the above
11 When the light ray travels from glass medium to air medium it travels
A Towards the normal B Away from the normal
C. In the straight line D None of the above
12 What is the velocity of light in diamond if refractive index of diamond with respect to Vacuum is
2.5
A 1.2 × 108 m/s B 5 × 108 m/s
C 1.2 × 1010 m/s D 2.5 × 108 m/s
13 Optical fiber works on the principle of _______________.
.
A Reflection B Refraction
 C Total internal reflection D Interference

14 LASER Light is ___________

A Monochromatic B Polychromatic
C Black D All of the above
15 An incident angle for which refraction angle is 90˚C is called _________.
A Acceptance angle B Critical angle
C Acute D None of the above
16 LASER has property of
A Highly intense B Monochromatic
C Highly Directional D All of the above
17 Identify the principle behind the sparkling of diamonds
A Reflection B Refraction
C Total internal reflection D Optical activity
18
Which process gives the laser its special properties as an optical source?
A Dispersion B Stimulated emission
C Stimulated absorption D Spontaneous emission

Unit:-5 Semiconductor Physics(CO5)

1 Which among the following is the most commonly used semiconductor?
A Silicon B Carbon
C Germanium D Sulphur
2 What happens to the resistance of a pure semiconductor when heated
A The resistance increases B The resistance decreases
C The temperature remains the same D Can’t say
3 How many valence electrons does a pentavalent impurity have?
A 3 B 5
C 4 D 2
4 How many valence electrons do trivalent impurities have?
A 3 B 5
C 4 D 2
5 Which of the following does a hole in the semiconductor define?
A A free-electron B An incomplete part of an electron pair bond

C A free-Neutron D A free-Proton
6 Which of the following statements is true about extrinsic semiconductors?
A The gap between the conduction band and B The gap between the conduction band and
the valence bond is about 1 eV the valence bond is more than 16 eV

C The conduction band and the valence band D The gap between the conduction band and
overlap. valence band is 100 eV and more
7 When a pentavalent impurity is introduced into a pure semiconductor, it transforms into
A Intrinsic B n-type
 C p-type D None of the above
8 What is the other name for a pentavalent impurity
A Donor impurity B Acceptor impurity
C Ionic impurity D None of the above
9 For a PN junction diode, the current in reverse bias maybe
A Few milliamperes B Between 0.2 A and 15 A
C Few amperes D Few micro or nano amperes
10 When a PN junction is reverse biased
A Potential barrier width increases B Potential barrier width decreases
C No change D Both A and B
11 In Zener diode, the breakdown is due to Zener, has a doping
A Lowest B Moderate
C High D Low
12 Zener diode mostly used in __________
A Forward bias B Reverse bias
C No bias D Both A and B
13 Photovoltaic effect in solar cell converts solar energy in to ____
A Electric B Mechanical
C light D None
14 Solar cell diode used in __________
A Forward bias B Reverse bias
C No bias D Both A and B
15 LEDs work on the principle of ______
A Electromagnetic induction B Induction
C Electroluminescence D Conduction
16 LED diode mostly used in __________
A Forward bias B Reverse bias
C No bias D Both A and B
17 Photo diode mostly used in __________
A Forward bias B Reverse bias
C No bias D Both A and B
18 NAND gate means
A Inversion followed by AND gates B AND gate followed by OR gate
C AND gates followed by an inverter D None of these
19 The output of the two-input NAND gate is high
A Only if both the inputs are high B Only if both the inputs are low
C If at least one input is low D Only if one input is high and the other is low
20 Which are universal gates from the following
A NAND and NOR B AND and OR
C Ex-OR and OR D None

GTU-2024 MCQ
(1) Which of the following is a semiconductor?
(a) Si (b) Cu (c) Fe (d) Ni
(2) Refractive index of glass is _____.
(a) 1.50 (b) 1.33 (c) 1.00 (d) 2.43
(3) When an angle of incidence becomes _____ critical angle, total internal reflection occurs.
(a) equal to (b) greater than (c) less than (d) none of these
(4) How many P-N junction diodes are used in a Bridge rectifier?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
(5) Optical fiber works on the principle of _____.
(a) Interference (b) Refraction (c) Polarization (d) Total internal reflection
(6) Number of oscillations performed per unit time is called _____.
(a) periodic time (b) wavelength (c) amplitude (d) frequency
(7) The S.I. unit of electric charge is _____.
(a) Coulomb (b) Ampere (c) Volt (d) Faraday
(8) If the periodic time of simple pendulum is 2 second, then its frequency will ______.
(a) 2 Hz (b) 0.5 Hz (c) 0.2 Hz (d) 5 Hz
(9) The velocity of light is _____ in vacuum.
(a) 300000 km/s (b) 300000 m/s (c) 341 km/s (d) 341 m/s
(10) The velocity of sound waves is maximum in _____.
(a) liquid (b) solid (c) gas (d) vacuum
(11) The propagation of light wave is due to _____.
(a) crest and trough (b) compression and rarefaction (c) only compression (d) only rarefaction
(12) LASER radiation is _____.
(a) polychromatic (b) monochromatic (c) low intense (d) none of these
(13) Which fiber provides longer bandwidth?
(a) Single mode (b) Multi mode step index (c) Step index (d) None of these
(14) What is value of acceptance angle of optical fiber having numerical aperture 0.5?
(a) 300 (b) 450 (C) 600 (d) 150