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1. Two parallel wires carrying current in the same direction attract each other because of:

a.mutual inductance between them

b.potential difference between them

c.electric forces between them

d.magnetic forces between them

2. Two cells of 1.25 V and 0.75 V are connected in parallel. The effective voltage is:

a.0.5 V

b.2 V

c.0.75 V

d.1.25 V

3. An iron ball is weighed in air and then in water by a spring balance:

a.its weight is same both in air and water

b.its weight in air is more than in water

c.its weight is zero in water

d.its weight in water is more than in air

4. For gases:

a.isothermal elasticity is greater than adiabatic elasticity

b.both the elasticities are equal

c.none of the above

d.adiabatic elasticity is greater than isothermal elasticity

5. Calculate the velocity of image with respect to observer if an observer is walking away from the plane mirror with 6 m/s.

a.6 m/s

b.3 m/s

c.12 m/s

d.-6 m/s

6. The reactance of an inductor connected with DC voltage is:

a.none of these

b.1Ω

c.zero

d.infinity

7. Two bodies have same mass and speed, then:

a.the ratio of their magnitudes of momentum is one

b.the ratio of momentums is not determined

c.their momentums are same

d.both B and C are correct

8. In the case of SHM, at the time of maximum kinetic energy:

a.potential energy must be zero

b.potential energy must not be zero

c.potential energy is maximum

d.potential energy is minimum

9. When p-n junction diode is forward biased, then:

a.the depletion region is widened and barrier height is reduced

b.both the depletion region and barrier height are reduced

c.the depletion region is reduced and barrier height is increased

d.both the depletion region and barrier height are increased

10. The core of any transformer is laminated so as to:

a.make it light weight

b.make it robust and strong

c.increase the secondary voltage

d.reduce the energy loss due to eddy currents

11. If a current is passed through a spring then the spring will:

a.remain same

b.none of these

c.expand

d.compress

12. The pressure at the bottom of a tank of liquid is not proportional to:

a.the acceleration

b.the density of the liquid

c.the area of the liquid surface

d.the height of the liquid

13. Youngs modulus for perfectly inelastic body is:

a.finite

b.one

c.zero

d.infinity

14. A light spring balance hangs from the hook of the other light spring balance and a block of mass M kg hangs from the former one. Then the true statement about the scale reading is:

a.the reading of the two scales can be anything but the sum of the reading will be M kg

b.the scale of the lower one reads M kg and of the upper one zero

c.both the scales read M/2 kg

d.both the scales read M kg each

15. When the body is moving up, the acceleration due to gravity will be:

a.upward

b.sideways

c.downward

d.nil

16. Which one of the following can produce maximum induced emf?

a.50 A 50 Hz AC

b.50 A 500 Hz AC

c.100 A DC

d.50 A DC

17. The time period of artificial satellite in a circular orbit of radius R is T. The radius of the orbit in which time period is 8T is:

a.2R

b.4R

c.3R

d.5R

18. In a watch the average angular velocity is maximum for the tip of:

a.hours hand

b.seconds hand

c.equal for all hands

d.minutes hand

19. To convert a galvanometer into an ammeter, we should connect:

a.a high resistance in parallel with it

b.a low resistance in series with it

c.a low resistance in parallel with it

d.a high resistance in series with it

20. In which of the following cases the potential energy is defined?

a.Non-conservative force only

b.Conservative force only

c.Neither conservative nor non-conservative forces

d.Both conservative and non-conservative forces

21. A horizontal force of 10 N is necessary to just hold a block stationary against a wall. The coefficient of friction between the block and the wall is 0.2. The weight of the block is:

a.100N

b.50N

c.20N

d.2N

22. The size of the image, if an object of 2.5m height is placed at a distance of 10 cm from a concave mirror is: (Take radius of curvature of concave mirror = 30 cm)

a.9.2 m

b.7.5 m

c.5.6 m

d.10.5 m

23. The sensitivity of a potentiometer can be increased by:

a.all the above methods

b.increasing the length of potentiometer wire

c.decreasing the length of potentiometer wire

d.increasing the emf of the cell used in primary circuit

24. A wire of resistance R is stretched so that its length increases by 10%. The resistance of the wire increases by:

a.21%

b.15%

c.11%

d.28%

25. In simple harmonic motion, the particle is:

a.always accelerated

b.always retarded

c.neither accelerated nor retarded

d.alternately accelerated and retarded

26. A p-n junction diode is reverse biased. The resistance measured by an ohmmeter connected across it will be:

a.high

b.low

c.zero

d.infinite

27. A cut diamond sparkles because of its:

a.high refractive index

b.emission of light by the diamond

c.absorption of light by the diamond

d.hardness

28. Which of the following statements about the centripetal and centrifugal forces is correct?

a.Centripetal force is experienced by the observer at the centre of the circular path described by the body

b.Both centripetal force and centrifugal force act on the same body

c.Centripetal force is directed opposite to the centrifugal force

d.Centripetal force balances the centrifugal force

29. If Youngs double slit experiment, is performed in water:

a.the fringe width will remain unchanged

b.there will be no fringe

c.the fringe width will increase

d.the fringe width will decrease

30. A particle moves along y-axis according to equation y = 3 + 4 cos wt. The motion of particle is:

a.none of the above

b.not SHM

c.SHM

d.oscillatory but not SHM

31. Two vessels having equal volume contain molecular hydrogen at one atmosphere and helium at two atmospheres respectively. If both samples are at the same temperature the mean velocity of hydrogen molecules is:

a.half that of helium

b.twice that of helium

c.√2 times that of helium

d.equal to that of helium

32. The difference in the variation of resistance with temperature in a metal and a semiconductor arises essentially due to the difference in the:

a.variation of the number of charge carriers with temperature

b.crystal structure

c.type of bonding

d.variation of scattering mechanism with temperature

33. A man walks 4 m towards East and then 3 m towards North and there he fixes a pole 12 m high. The distance between the starting point and tip of the pole in space is

a.7 m

b.19 m

c.13 m

d.11 m

34. A body weighs 5 N in air and 2 N when immersed in a liquid. The buoyant force is:

a.3 N

b.7 N

c.2 N

d.5 N

35. A positive charge is moving upwards in a magnetic field which is towards north. The particle will be deflected towards:

a.west

b.east

c.south

d.north

36. In an interference pattern the position of zeroth order maxima is 4.8 mm from a certain point P on the screen. The fringe width is 0.2 mm. The position of second maxima from point P is:

a.5.1 mm

b.5 mm

c.40 mm

d.5.2 mm

37. A stone of mass 0.3 kg attached to a 1.5 m long string is whirled around in a horizontal circle at a speed of 6 m/s. The tension in the string is:

a.none of these

b.10N

c.20N

d.7.2N

38. If there were a smaller gravitational effect, which of the following forces do you think would alter in some respect?

a.Nuclear force

b.Archimedes uplift

c.Electrostatic force

d.Viscous force

39. A point source generates 10 J of light energy in 2 s. The luminous flux of source is:

a.none of these

b.10 lumen

c.5 lumen

d.50 lumen

40. Which of the following substances has the highest value of the Youngs modulus?

a.Steel

b.Wood

c.Rubber

d.Plastic

41. If a body loses half of its velocity on penetrating 3 cm in a wooden block, then how much will it penetrate more before coming to rest?

a.4cm

b.3cm

c.2cm

d.1cm

42. In a common-base mode of transistor, the collector current is 5.488 mA for an emitter current of 5.60 mA. The value of the base current amplification factor (β) will be:

a.48

b.50

c.49

d.51

43. The inductance of a coil in which a current of 0.1 A increasing at the rate of 0.5A/s represents a power flow of 1/2 W, is:

a.20 H

b.10 H

c.8 H

d.2 H

44. Image formed by convex mirror is:

a.enlarged

b.inverted

c.real

d.virtual

45. A train runs past a telegraph pole in 15 second, and through a tunnel 450 metre long in 45 s. The length of the train is

a.325 m

b.425 m

c.225 m

d.450 m

46. Which of the following phenomena can be used to analyse a beam of light into its component wavelength?

a.Polarisation

b.Reflection

c.Interference

d.Refraction

47. In each heart beat, a heart pump 80 ml of blood at an average pressure of 100 mm of Hg. What will be the power output of the heart? (Assume 60 heart beats per minute)

a.1.06W

b.1W

c.2.75W

d.0.5W

48. In L-R circuit, the time constant is given by:

a.R/L

b.LR

c.L/R

d.1/LR

49. What happen to the elastic property of a substance after annealing (cooling slowly after heating)?

a.Becomes zero

b.Increases

c.Remains as such

d.Decreases

50. The internal energy U is a unique function of any state because change in U:

a.corresponds to an adiabatic process

b.corresponds to an isothermal process

c.depend upon path

d.does not depend upon path

51. Mark correct option.

a.Mechanical energy of a system remains constant

b.None of the above

c.The negative change in potential energy is equal to work done

d.If internal forces are non-conservative, the net work done by internal forces must be zero

52. If a system undergoes contraction of volume, then the work done by the system is:

a.zero

b.positive

c.negligible

d.negative

53. A bullet fired into a fixed target loses half of its velocity after penetrating 3 cm. How much further it will penetrate before coming to rest, assuming that it faces constant resistance to motion?

a.1.0 cm

b.3.0 cm

c.1.5 cm

d.2.0 cm

54. A 50 mH coil carries a current of 2 A, the energy stored in joule is:

a.0.1

b.1

c.0.5

d.0.05

55. When a satellite going round the earth in a circular orbit of radius r and speed v loses some of its energy, then r and v change as:

a.r and v both will increase

b.r will decrease and v will increase

c.r will increase and v will decrease

d.r and v both will decrease

56. The focal length of convex mirror is 20 cm, its radius of curvature will be:

a.30 cm

b.20 cm

c.40 cm

d.10 cm

57. A proton moving in a straight line enters a strong magnetic field along the field direction. How will its path and velocity change?

a.Path is same but motion is retarded

b.Path is circular but speed constant

c.Path is same but velocity increase

d.Path is same and velocity remains constant

58. The speed of a particle moving in a circle is increasing. The dot product of its acceleration and velocity is:

a.zero

b.may be +ve or –ve

c.positive

d.negative

59. The time period of a charged particle undergoing a circular motion in a uniform magnetic field is independent of its:

a.mass

b.magnetic induction

c.speed

d.charge

60. If the time-displacement graph of a particle is parallel to the time-axis, the velocity of particle is:

a.variable

b.equal to its acceleration numerically

c.zero

d.infinity

61. If in a cinema hall, the distance between the projector and the screen is increased by 2%, keeping everything else unchanged, then the intensity of illumination on the screen is:

a.increased by 2%

b.decreased by 4%

c.increased by 4%

d.decreased by 2%

62. A mass M is suspended from a spring of negligible mass. The spring is pulled a little and then released, so that the mass executes SHM of time period T. If the mass is increased by m, the time period becomes 5T/3. Then the ratio of m/M is:

a.5/3

b.3/5

c.16/9

d.25/9

63. A stone falls freely from rest and the total distance covered by it in the last second of its motion equals the distance covered by it in the first three second of its motion. The stone remains in air for

a.7 s

b.6 s

c.5 s

d.4 s

64. If the distance between the two particles is increased by 2%, then the force of attraction between them will:

a.decrease by 4%

b.decrease by 6%

c.increase by 6%

d.increase by 4%

65. Which of the following statements is false for a particle moving in a circle with a constant angular speed?

a.The acceleration vector is tangent to the circle

b.The acceleration vector points to the centre of the circle

c.The velocity vector is tangent to the circle

d.The velocity and acceleration vectors are perpendicular to each other

66. The minimum velocity (in m/s) with which a car driver must traverse a flat curve of radius 150 m and coefficient of friction 0.6 to avoid skidding is:

a.60 m/s

b.15 m/s

c.30 m/s

d.25 m/s

67. For a particle moving along a circular path with a constant speed, the acceleration is constant in:

a.both magnitude and direction

b.neither magnitude nor direction

c.magnitude

d.direction

68. A lorry and a car, moving with the same KE are brought to rest by applying the same retarding force then:

a.car will come to rest in a shorter distance

b.lorry will come to rest in a shorter distance

c.none of the above

d.both will come to rest in the same distance

69. Which one of the following is not the advantage of semiconductor device in the electron tubes?

a.Low consumption of power for cathode heating

b.Unlimited life

c.No warming up time for switching

d.Greater efficiency

70. When we apply reverse bias to a junction diode, it:

a.greatly increases the minority carrier current

b.lowers the potential barrier

c.raises the potential barrier

d.greatly increases the majority carrier current

71. Which of the following is/are not conservative force?

a.Electrostatic force in the coulomb field

b.All of the above

c.Gravitational force

d.Frictional force

72. In the case of SHM, if the particle is at the mean position, then the particle is in:

a.neutral equilibrium

b.stable equilibrium

c.unstable equilibrium

d.none of these

73. For a perfect gas if:

a.T is given V is uniquely determined

b.T is given P is uniquely determined

c.T is given P and V both are uniquely determined

d.P and V are given T is uniquely determined

74. A current loop placed in a magnetic field behaves like a:

a.magnetic substance

b.all are true

c.magnetic pole

d.magnetic dipole

75. Significant motion for the molecules of a monoatomic gas corresponds to:

a.vibratory

b.translatory

c.none of these

d.rotatory

76. An alloy is prepared by mixing equal volume of two metals. The specific gravity of alloy is 4. But when equal masses of two same metals are mixed together, the specific gravity of alloy is 3. The specific gravity of each metal is:

a.6, 4

b.2, 4

c.6, 2

d.4, 8

77. If a metal wire of length L, having area of cross-section A and Youngs modulus Y, behaves as a spring of spring constant k. The value of k is:

a.YA/2L

b.2YA/L

c.YL/A

d.YA/L

78. In an equilateral triangle ABC, AL, BM and CN are the medians . Which of the following would correctly represent the resultant of two forces represented
by BC and BA ?

a.2CN

b.2AL

c.2BM

d.AC

79. Two pure inductor coils of self-inductance L each are connected in series, the net inductance is:

a.L/2

b.L/4

c.2L

d.L

80. The time period of a simple pendulum at the centre of earth is:

a.infinite

b.less than zero

c.zero

d.none of these

81. The maximum velocity of a particle, executing simple harmonic motion with an amplitude 7 mm, is 4.4 m/s. the period of oscillation is:

a.100 s

b.0.1 s

c.0.01 s

d.10 s

82. An object fall from rest. In the last second of its fall, it covers half of the total distance. If g = 9.8 m s-2 then the total height of the fall is

a.50 m

b.78.4 m

c.57 m

d.19.6 m

83. Two wires of the same material and length are stretched by the same force. Their masses are in the ratio 3:2, their elongations are in the ratio:

a.3:2

b.4:9

c.9:4

d.2:3

84. The most efficient heat engine is one which is:

a.none of the above

b.driven by high speed diesel

c.reversible

d.irreversible

85. A virtual image larger than the object can be obtained by:

a.concave mirror

b.concave lens

c.convex mirror

d.plane mirror

86. When a simple pendulum is rotated in a vertical plane with constant angular velocity, centripetal force is:

a.zero

b.maximum at highest point

c.same at all points

d.maximum at lowest point

87. Which of the following quantities is not carried by light?

a.None of the above

b.Angular momentum

c.Energy

d.Linear momentum

88. If the mass of bob of simple pendulum is increased by 50%, the time period of the pendulum:

a.decreases

b.does not change

c.increases

d.none of these

89. As a bubble comes from the bottom of a lake to the top, its radius:

a.does not change

b.decreases

c.increases

d.becomes zero

90. Convergence of concave mirror can be decreased by dipping in:

a.oil

b.none of these

c.water

d.both A and B

91. A particle of mass 10 kg is executing SHM of time period 2 s and amplitude 0.25 m. The magnitude of maximum force on the particle is:

a.40.6 N

b.zero

c.5 N

d.24.65 N

92. A passenger in a moving train tosses a coin. If the coin falls behind him, the train must be moving with:

a.an acceleration

b.an uniform speed

c.a deceleration

d.any of these

93. Two charged particles each of mass m and charge q are projected in a uniform magnetic field B with the same speed as such planes of motion of particles are perpendicular to magnetic field B, then:

a.the kinetic energies of particles are same to each other

b.all of the above

c.they move on circular path of same radii

d.the magnetic forces on them are same to each other

94. Ray optics fails when the size of the obstacle is:

a.A and B both

b.3 cm

c.5 cm

d.less than the wavelength of light

95. A projectile is projected at an angle 60 degree with horizontal with speed 10 m/s. The minimum radius of curvature of the trajectory described by the projectile is:

a.2.55 m

b.10 m

c.none of these

d.2 m

96. Two resistances are connected in parallel and a current is sent through the combination. The current divides itself:

a.equally in both the resistances

b.in none of the above manner

c.in the direct ratio of resistances

d.in the inverse ratio of resistances

97. We write the relation for Boyles law in the form PV = C, when the temperature remains constant. In this relation the magnitude of C depends upon:

a.the atmospheric pressure

b.the quantity of the gas enclosed

c.the nature of the gas used in the experiment

d.the magnitude of g in the laboratory

98. To use a moving coil galvanometer as an ammeter one must connect:

a.high resistance in parallel with the coil

b.low resistance in series with the coil

c.low resistance in parallel with the coil

d.high resistance in series with the coil

99. The time period of an earths satellite in circular orbit is independent of:

a.both the mass and radius of the orbit

b.the mass of the satellite

c.radius of its orbit

d.neither the mass of the satellite nor the radius of its orbit

100. During swinging of simple pendulum:

a.the mechanical energy of bob does not remain constant in the absence of air

b.the mechanical energy remains constant in the presence of air resistance

c.the work done by gravitational force is zero

d.the work done by tension force is always zero

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