Important Questions for Physics Examination
Important Questions for Physics Examination
Physics examination
1. Oscillation
a) Compare free oscillation and damped oscillation with respect to wave
equation.
b) Define Physical pendulum and deduce its time period and also write its
limitations.
c) Determine Radius of Gyration of bar pendulum.
d) Show that oscillation and suspension are interchangeable.
e) Show that four points are collinear in compound pendulum.
f) Find out minimum time period of bar pendulum.
2. Acoustics
a) Deduce Sabine’s formula. Define reverberation time.
4. Lenses
a) Explain Cardinal points.
1 1 1 𝑑
b) Show that = + − .
𝐹 𝑓1 𝑓2 𝑓1𝑓2
OR
Develop expression for combined focal length of two lenses separated by
distance d. Also develop principle point α and β.
c) Deduce achromatism by derivative method.
d) What is circle of least confusion and develop its relation.
5. Optical Fiber
a) What is numerical aperture and acceptance angle. Also relate them.
6. LASER
a) What is the Principle of LASER.
b) Describe He-Ne LASER.
7. Quantum
a) Write significance of wave function and deduce Schrodinger’s Wave
equation.
b) What is barrier tunneling effect and describe it.
c) Deduce wave function, energy and draw energy level diagram when particle
in box or well.
8. Electrostatics
a) What is dipole and quadrapole.
b) Deduce electric field and potential due to dipole and quadrapole.
c) Develop electric field and potential due to current flowing in ring and disc.
d) Develop expression for charging and discharging with graph in RC- circuit.
OR
Show charging or discharging have same current but opposite in nature.
9. Interference
a) Deduce theory of interference in thin film. (Both transmitted and reflected)
b) Develop theory of interference for wedge shape.
𝐷𝑛2 −𝐷𝑚2
c) What is Newton’s ring. Prove that 𝜆 = 4𝑅 (𝑛−𝑚)
d) How can you find out the wavelength of Sodium light.
10. Polarization
a) Explain Nickle prism as polarizer and analyzer. Describe double refraction
phenomenon.
b) Describe about Quarter waveplate and half waveplate.
c) How can you produce circularly, elliptically polarized light.
11. Diffraction
a) Differentiate between diffraction, interference, Fraunhofer Diffraction and
Fresnel Diffraction
12. Electromagnetism
a) Develop electromagnetism wave equation in free space and relate with velocity
of light. What is poynting vector. Develop S= E*H.
13. Capacitor
a) Prove 𝜀0 𝐸 = 𝐷 − 𝑃