TAPASYA JUNIOR

INTERMEDIATE COLLEGE-KOTHAPET
COMMON EXAMINATION BOARD
QUESTION
SENIOR BANK (2023-24)
INTER-PHYSICS
PHYSICS
IMPORTANT - SECOND
QUESTIONS YEAR
(2024-25)
I. Answer all the following questions. 10 x 2 = 20
1. Define focal length and radius of curvature of a concave lens.
2. Define ‘power’ of a convex lens. What is its unit?
3. A concave mirror of focal length 10cm is placed at a distance 35cm from a wall. How far from the wall should an object the
placed so that its real image is formed on the wall?
4. A small angled prism of 40 deviates a ray through 2.480. Find the refractive inde of the prism.
5. What is ‘dispersion’? Which colour gets relatively more dispersed?
6. The focal length of a concave lens is 30cm. Where should an object be placed so that its image is 1/10 of its size?
7. What is myopia? How can it be corrected?
8. What is hypermetropia? How can it be corrected?
9. What is the importance of Oersted’s experiment?
10. A circular coil of radius ‘r’ having N turns carries a current ‘i’. What is its magnetic moment?
11. What is the force on a conductor of length L carrying a current ‘i’ placed in a magnetic field of induction B? When does it
become maximum?
12. What is the force on a charged particle of charge ‘q’ moving with a velocity ‘v’ in a uniform magnetic field of induction B?
When does it become maximum?
13. Distinguish between ammeter and voltmeter.
14. What is the principle of a moving coil galvanometer?
15. What is the smallest value of current that can be measured with a moving coil galvanometer?
16. How do you convert a moving coil galvanometer into an ammeter?
17. How do you convert a moving coil galvanometer into a voltmeter?
18. What is the relation between the permittivity of free space 0, the permeability of free space 0 and the speed of light in vacuum?
19. What happens to compass needles at the Earth’s poles?
20. What is the magnetic moment associated with a solanoid
21. What do you understand by the ‘magnetization’ of a sample?
22. Magnetic lines form continuous closed loop. Why?
23. Define magnetic declination.
24. Define magnetic inclination or angle of dip.
25. What are the units of magnetic moment, magnetic induction and magnetic filed?
26. Clasify the following materials with regard to magnetism : Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel, Bismuth, Oxygen, Copper.
27. A transformer converts 200V ac into 2000V ac. Calculate the number of turns in the secondary if the primary has 10 turns.
28. What type of transformer is used in a 6V bed lamp?
29. What is the phenomenon involved in the working of a transformer?
30. What is trasnformer ratio?
31. Write the expression for the reactance of i) an inductor and (ii) a capacitor.
32. Define power factor. On which factors does power factor depend?
33. What is meant by wattless component of current?
34. Give any one use of infrared rays.
35. If the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation is doubled, what happens to the energy of photon ?
36. What is the principle of production of electromagnetic waves?
37. What is the ratio of speed of infrared rays and ultraviolet rays in vacuum?
38. What is the relation between the amplitudes of the electric and magnetic fields in free space for an electromagnetic wave?
39. What are the applications of microwaves?
40. Microwaves are used in Radars, why ?
41. What are “cathode rays” ?
42. What important fact did Millikan’s experiment establish ?
43. What is “work function” ?
44. What is “photoelectric effect”?
45. Give examples of “photosensitive substances. Why are they called so ?
46. Write down Einstein’s photoelectric equation.
47. Write down deBroglie’s relation and explain the terms therein.
48. State Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle.
49. What is an n-type semiconductor ? What are the majority and minority charge carriers in it ?
50. What are intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors ?
51. What is a p-type semiconductor ? What are the majority and minority charge carriers in it ?
52. What is a p-n junction diode ? Define depletion layer.
53. How is a battery connected to a junction diode in i) forward and ii) reverse bias?
54. What happens to the width of the depletion layer in a p-n junction diode when it is
i) forward-biased and ii) reverse biased ?
55. Draw the circuit symbols for p-n-p and n-p-n transistors.
56. In which bias can a Zener diode be used as voltage regulator ?
57. Which gates are called universal gates?
58. Write the truth table of NAND gate. How does it differ from AND gate.
59. What are the basic blocks of a communication system?
60. What is “World Wide Web” (WWW)
61. Mention the frequency range of speech signals.
62. What is sky wave propagation.
63. Mention the various parts of the ionosphere?
64. Define modulation. Why is it necessary?
65. Mention the basic method of modulation.
66. Which type of communication is employed in mobile phones.
II. Answer any six of the following questions. 6 x 4 = 24
1. Define focal length of a concave mirror. Prove that the radius of curvature of a concave mirror is double its focal length.
2. Define critical angle, Explain total internal reflection using a neat diagram.
3. Explain the formation of a mirage.
4. Explain the formation of a rainbow.
5. Why does the setting sun appear red ?
6. Explain Doppler effect in light. Distinguish between red shift and blue shift.
7. Derive the expression for the intensity at a point where interference of light occurs. Arrive at the conditions for maximum and
zero intensity.
8. Does the principle of conservation of energy hold for interference and diffraction phenomena? Explain briefly.
9. How do you determine the resolving power of your eye?
10. State and explain Coulomb’s inverse square law in electricity.
11. Derive the equation for the couple acting on a electrric dipole in a uniform electric field.
12. Define intensity of electric field at a point. Derive an expression for the intensity due to a point charge.
13. Derive an expression for the intensity of the electric field at a point on the axial line of an electric dipole.
14. Derive an expression for the intensity of the electric field at a point on the equatorial plane of an electric dipole.
15. State Gauss’s law in electrostatics and explain its importance.
16. Derive an expression for the electric potential due to a point charge.
17. Derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor.
18. Explain series combination of capacitors. Derive the formula for equivalent capacitance in series combination.
19. Explain the parallel combination of capacitors. Derive the formula for equivalent capacitance in parallel combination.
20. State and explain Biot - Savart law.
21. State and explain Ampere’s law.
22. Find the magnetic induction due to a long current carrying conductor?
23. Derive an expression for the magnetic dipole moment of a revolving electron.
24. Derive an expression for the magnetic induction at a point on the axis of a current carrying circular coil.
25. Obtain an expression for the emf induced across a conductor which is moved in a uniform magnetic field which is perpendicular
to the plane of motion.
26. Obtain an expression for the mutual inductance of two long co-axial solenoids.
27. Whar are the limitations of Bohr’s theory of hydrogen atom ?
28. Describe Rutherford atom model. What are the drawbacks of this model ?
29. Explain the different types of spectral series.
30. Write a short note on de Broglie’s explanation of Bohr’s second postulate of quantization.
31. Describe how a semi conductor diode is used as a half wave rectifier.
32. What is rectification? Explain the working of a full wave rectifier.
33. Distinguish between half-wave and full - wave rectifiers.
34. Define NAND and NOR gates . Give their truth tables.
III. Answer any two of the following questions. 2 x 8 = 16
1. Explain the formation of stationary waves in stretched strings and hence deduce the laws of transverse wave in stretched string.
2. Explain the formation of stationary waves in an air column enclosed in open pipe. Derive the equations for the frequencies of
the harmonics produced.
3. How are stationary waves formed in closed pipes? Explain the various modes of vibrations and obtain relations for their frequencies.
A closed organ pipe 70cm long is sounded. If the velocity of sound is 331m/s, what is the fundamental frequency of vibrating
of the air column?
4. What is Doppler effect ? Obtain an expression for the apparent frequency of sound heard when the source is in motion with
respect to an observer at rest.
5. State Kirchhoff’s law for an electrical network. Using these laws deduce the condition for balance in a Wheatstone bridge.
A wire of resistance 4R is bent in the form of a circle. What is the effective resistance between the ends of the diameter?
6. State the working principle of potentiometer explain with the help of circuit diagram how the emf of two primary cells are compared by using
the potentiometer.
7. State the working principle of potentiometer explain with the help of circuit diagram how the potentiometer is used to determine
the internal resistance of the given primary cell.
8. What is radioactivity ? State the law of radioactive decay. Show that radioactive decay is exponential in nature.
The half life of radium is 1600 years. How much time does 1g of radium take to reduce to 0.125g.
9. Explain the principle and working of a nuclear reactor with the help of a labelled diagram.

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