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PHYSICS SAMPLE QUESTIONS – VOL.02
1. Equation of position (x) with time (t) is given by equation

x  3t 2  7 t 2  5t  8m . The acceleration at time t  1 sec is :
(a) 18 m /sec 2 (b) 32 m /sec 2
(c) zero (d) 14 m /sec 2
2. One car moving on a straight road covers one third of the

distance with 20 km/hr and the rest with 60 km/hr. The
Average speed is
(a) 40 km/hr (b) 80 km/hr
2
(c) 46 km/hr (d) 36 km/hr
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3. A particle covers 50 m. distance with 40 kmph and rest half

distance with 60 kmph then the average speed of car is:
(a) 100m (b) 150 m
(c) 200 m (d) 250 m
4. A car travels half distance with 40 kmph and rest half

distance with 60 kmph then the average speed of car is :
(a) 40 kmph (b) 48 kmph
(c) 52 kmph (d) 60 kmph
5. Acceleration of a article changes when :

(a) Direction of velocity changes (b) magnitude of velocity
changes
(c) Both of above (d) speed changes
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6. When a body is moving on a surface, the force of friction is

called :
(a) Static friction (b) dynamic friction
(c)Limiting friction (d) rolling friction
7. The correct relation between coefficients of static  s  and

dynamic  k  friction is
(a)  s   k (b)  s   k
(b)  s   k (d) None
8. If a body is in equilibrium under a set of non collinear forces,

the minimum number of forces have to be
(a) four (b) three
(c)two (d) five
9. The relation F  ma , cannot be deducted from Newton’s

second law, if
(a) Force depends on time (b) momentum depends on
time
(c) Acceleration depends on time (d) mass depends on time
10. A force of 100 N acts on a body of mass 2 kg for 10 s. The

change in momentum of the body is
(a) 100 Ns (b) 250 Ns
(c) 500 Ns (d) 1000 Ns
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11. When a spring is stretched by a distance x. it exerts a force

given by F   5x  16x 2  . The work done, when the spring is
stretched from 0.1 m to 0.2 m is
(a) 8.7  102 J (b) 10.2  102 J
(b) ) 8.7  102 J (d) 10.2  101 J
12. The increase in length of a wire of length L is l by the

longitudinal stress. Then the stress is proportional to
(a) L/1 (b) 1/L
(d) l  L
2
(c) i  L
13. The Young’s modulus of a rubber string 8 cm long and

density 1.5 kg/m 3 is 5 108 N/m 2 , is suspended on the ceiling
in a room. The increase in length due to its own weight will
be
(a) 9.6  10 5 m (b) 9.6  1011 m
(c) 9.6  10 3 m (d) 9.6 m
14. The force constant of a wire does not depend on

(a) Nature of the material (b) Radius of the wire
(b) Length of the wire (d) None of the above
15. The elasticity of invar

(a) Increases with temperature rise (b) decreases with
temperature rise
(b) It has lowest thermal expansion (d) none of the above
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16. On the Celsius scale the absolute zero of temperature is at

(a) 0 o C (b)-32 o C
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(c) 100 C (d) -273.15 C
17. Thermoelectric thermometer is based on

(a) Photoelectric effect (b) Seeback effect
(b) Compton effect (d) Joule effect
18. The study of physical phenomenon at low temperatures

(below liquid nitrogen temperature) is called
(a) Refrigeration (b) Radiation
(c) Cryogenics (d) Pyrometry
19. The absolute zero is the Temperature at which

(a) Water freezes (b)all substances exist in solid
state
(c) Molecular motion ceases (d) none of the above
20. Expansion during heating

(a) Occurs only in solids
(b) Increases the weight of a material
(c) Decreases the density of a material
(d) Occurs at the same rate for the liquids and solids
21. An iron ball and a wooden ball of the same radius are
released from a height `h’ in vacuum. The time taken by
both of them to reach the ground is
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(a) unequal (b) exactly equal

(c) roughly equal (d) zero
22. If R is the radius of the earth and g the acceleration due to

gravity on the earth’s surface, the mean density of the earth
is
(a) 4G /3gR (b) 3R / 4gG
(c) 3g / 4RG (d) RG / 12G
23. The value of g on the earth’s surface is 980 cm/ sec 2 . It value
at a height of 64 km from the earth’s surface is
(a) 960.40 cm / sec 2 (b) 984.90 cm / sec 2
(c) 982.45 cm / sec 2 (d)977.55 cm / sec 2
24. The radius of a planet is R. A satellite revolves around it in a

circle of radius r with angular speed  . The acceleration due
to gravity in planet’s surface will be :
r2 r 2 3
(a) (b)
R R
r 3 2 r 
2 2
(c) 2 (d)
R R
25. A particle of mass m is placed inside a spherical shell, away

from its centre. The mass of the shell is M.
(a) The particle will move towards the centre
(b) The particle will move away from the centre, towards the
nearest wall.
(c) The particle will move towards the centre if m < M and
away from the centre if m > M.
(d) The particle will remain stationary
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26. If a simple pendulum of length L has maximum angular

displacement a, then the maximum kinetic energy of bob of
mass M is
1 MI Mg
(a) (b)
2 g 2L
a
(c) MgI1  cos a (d) MgL sin
2
27. A particle executes S.H.M. with a period of 6 second and

amplitude of 3 cm. Its maximum speed in cm/sec is
(a)  / 2 (b) 
(c) 2 (d) 3
28. A.S.H.M. has amplitude `a’ and time period T. The maximum
velocity will be
4a 2a
(a) (b)
T T
a 2a
(c) 2 (d)
T T
29. If a simple pendulum oscillates with amplitude of 50 mm

and time period of 2 sec, then its maximum velocity is
(a) 0.10 m/s (b) 0.15 m/s
(b) 0.8 m/s (d) 2 rad/sec
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30. The velocity of a particle performing simple harmonic

motion, when it passes through its mean position is
(a) infinity (b) zero
(c) minimum (d) maximum
31. Number of electrons in one coulomb of charge will be

(a) 5.46  10
29
(b) 6.25 1018
(c) 1.6 1019 (d) 91011
32. The electric potential at a point on the axis of an electric

dipole depends on the distance r of the point from the dipole
as
1 1
 (b) 
(a) r r2
1
(c)  r (d) 
r3
33. An electric charge q is placed at the centre of a cube of side

 . The electric flux on one of its faces will be
q q
(a ) ( b)
60  0a 2
q q
(c) (d)
40a 2 0
34. The charge on an electron was calculated by

(a) Faraday (b) J.J. Thomson
(c) Millikan (d) Einstein
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35. The SI unit of electric flux is

(a) N C 1 m 2 (b) NCm 2
(c) NC 2 m 2 (d) NC 1m 2
36. The resistivity of a wire

(a) Increases with the length of the wire
(b) Decreases with the area of cross section
(c) Decreases with the length and increases with the cross
section of wire
(d) None of the above statement is correct
37. In a conductor 4 coulombs of charge flows for 2 seconds.
The value of electric current will be
(a) 4 volts (b)4 amperes (c) 2 amperes (d)
2 volts
38. There are 8 equal resistances R. Two are connected in

parallel, such four groups are connected in series, the total
resistance of the system will be
(a) R/2 (b)2R (c) 4 R (d)
8R
39. Given three equal resistors, how many different combination

of all the three resistors can be made
(a) six (b) five (c) four (d)Three
40. One kilowatt hour is equal to

(a) 36 10 5 joules (b) 36 10 3 joules
(c) 10 3 joules (d) 10 5 joules
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41. An electron is accelerated through a potential difference of

1000 volts. Its velocity is nearly
(a) 3.8  107 m/s (b) 1.9  10 6 m/s (c) 1.9  107 m/s (d) 5.7  107
m/s
42. A photon, an electron and a uranium nucleus all have the

same wavelengths. The one with the most energy
(a) Is the photon (b) is the electron (c) is the uranium
nucleus
(d)Depends upon the wavelength and the properties of the
particle
43. The shortest wavelength of X-rays emitted from an X-ray

tube depends on the
(a) Current in the tube (b) voltage applied to
the tube
(b) Nature of gas in the tube (d) atomic number of
target
(c) Material
44. The penetrating power of X-rays increases with the

(a) Increase in its velocity (b) Increase in its
frequency
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(c) Increase in its intensity (d) Decrease in its

velocity
45. In the following atoms and molecules for the transition form
n = 2 to n = 1, the spectral line of minimum wavelength will
be produced by
(a) Hydrogen atom (b) Deuterium atom
(c) Uni-ionized helium (d) di-ionized lithium
46. The typical ionisation energy of a donor in silicon is

(a) 10.0 eV (b) 1.0 eV
(c) 0.1 eV (d) 0.001 eV
47. In semiconductor the concentrations of electrons and holes

are 8 1018 /m 3 and 5  1018 /m respectively. If the mobilities of
electrons and hole are 2.3 m 2 / volt  sec and 0.01 m 2 / volt  sec
respectively, then semiconductor is
(a) N-type and its resistivity is 0.34   m
(b) P-type and its resistivity is 0.034   m
(c) N-type and its resistivity is 0.034   m
(d) P-type and its resistivity is 3.40   m
48. A piece of copper and the other of germanium are cooled

from the room temperature to 80 K, then which of the
following would be a correct statement
(a) Resistance of each increase (b) resistance of each
decrease
(b) Resistance of copper increases while that of germanium
decrease
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(c) Resistance of copper decrease while that of germanium

increase
49. To obtain P-type Si semiconductor, we need to dope pre Si

with
(a) Aluminium (b) Phosphorous
(c) Oxygen (d) Germanium
50. In a PN-junction diode not connected to any circuit

(a) The potential is the same everywhere
(b) The P-type is a higher potential than the N-type side
(c) There is an electric field at the junction directed from the
N-type side to the P-type side
(d) There is an electric field at the junction directed from the
P-type side to the N type side
Key Answer:
1 B 9 D 17 B 25 D 33 A 41 C 49 A
2 D 10 D 18 C 26 C 34 B 42 A 50 C
3 C 11 A 19 C 27 B 35 A 43 B
4 B 12 B 20 C 28 D 36 D 44 B
5 C 13 B 21 B 29 B 37 C 45 D
6 B 14 D 22 C 30 D 38 B 46 C
7 A 15 C 23 A 31 B 39 C 47 A
8 B 16 D 24 C 32 B 40 A 48 D
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1. Pick up the correct statements :

(a) Area under a-t graph gives velocity
(b) Area under a-t graph gives change in velocity
(c) Path of projectile as seen by another projectile is a parabola
(d) A body, whatever be its motion, is always at rest in a frame of
reference fixed to the body itself.
2. Choose the wrong statement :

(a) Zero velocity of a particle does not necessarily mean that its
acceleration is zero.
(b) Zero acceleration of a particle does not necessary mean that its
velocity is zero.
(c) If the speed of a particle is constant, its acceleration must be zero.
(d) None of these
3. A particle is acted upon by a constant force which is always

perpendicular to the velocity of the particle. The motion of the particle
takes place in a plane. It follows that
(a) Velocity is constant (b) acceleration is constant
(c) Kinetic energy is variable (d) it moves in a circular path
4. If for a particle the position is x  t 2 then :

(a) Velocity is constant (b) acceleration is constant
(c) Acceleration is variable (d) none
5. The directions of velocity and acceleration of a projectile at the highest

point on the trajectory are
(a) Parallel to each other (b) antiparallel to each other
(b) Perpendicular to each other
6. A constant force acts on a body of mass 0.9 kg at rest for 10s. If the
body moves a distance of 250 m., the magnitude on the force is
(a) 8n (b) 36N
(c) 4.0N (d) 4.5 N
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7. An external force is required to keep a body in uniform motion. This

statement was given by
(a) Aristotle (b) Newton
(c) Archimedes (d) Einstein
8. For a body of given mass, graph between velocity of the body and its
linear momentum is
(a) a straight line with zero slope (b) a straight line with positive slope
(c) a straight line with negative slope (d) a parabola
9. Newton’s first law defines

(a) Force only (b) inertia only
(c) both, force and inertia (d) Neither force nor inertia
10. The mud guards over the wheels of a car work on the basis of
(a) inertia of rest (b) inertia of direction
(c) inertia of motion (d) none of these
11. After effects of elasticity are maximum for

(a) Glass (b)Quartz
(c) Rubber (d) Metal
12. The Young’s modulus of a wire of length L and radius r is YN / m 2 . If

the length and radius are reduced to L/2 and r/2, then its Young’s
modulus will be
(a) Y/2 (b)Y
(c)2Y (d) 4Y
13. In the three states of matter, the elastic coefficient can be

(a) Young’s modulus (b) coefficient of volume elasticity
(b) Modulus of rigidly (d) poison’s ratio
14. The bulk modulus for an incompressible liquid is

(a) zero (b) unity
(c) infinity (d) between 0 to 1
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15. The lower surface of a cube is fixed. On its upper surface, force is
applied at an angle of 30o from its surface. The change will be of the
type
(a) Shape (b) Size
(b) None
16. If specific heat of a substance is infinite, it means

(a) Heat is given out
(b)Heat is taken in
(c) No change in temperature takes place whether heat is taken in or
given out
(d)All of the above
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17. Compared to a burn due to water at 100 C , a burn due to steam at
o
100 C is
(a) More dangerous (b) Less dangerous
(b) Equally dangerous (d) none of these
18. Amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a body through 1K

is called its
(a) Water equivalent (b)thermal capacity
(b) Entropy (d) Specific heat
19. It is hotter for the distance over the top of fire than it is in the side of
it, mainly because
(a) Air conducts heat upwards
(b) Heat is radiated upwards
(c) Convection takes more heat upwards
(d) Convection, conduction and radiation all contribute significantly
transferring heat upwards.
20. If liquid is heated in weightlessness, the heat is transmitted through

(a) conduction (b) convection (c) radiation
(d)neither, because the liquid cannot be heated in weightlessness
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21. If radius of earth is R then the height `h’ at which value of `g’ becomes
one fourth is
R 3R
(a) (b)
4 4
R
(c) R (d)
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22. Radius of orbit of satellite of earth is R. Its kinetic energy is

proportional to
(a) 1/R (b) 1 / R
(c) R (d) 1 / R 3 /2
23. A particle falls towards earth from infinity. It’s velocity on reaching the
earth would be
(a) Infinity (b) 2 gR
(c) 2 gR (d) zero
24. At surface of earth weight of a person is 72 N then his weight at height

R/2 from surface of earth is R  radius of earth
(a) 28N (b)16N
(c) 32N (d) 72 N
25. A satellite is launched into a circular orbit of radius R around the

earth. A second satellite is launched into an orbit of radius 1.01 R. The
period of the second satellite is larger than the first one by
approximately.
(a) 0.5% (b) 1.0%
(c) 1.5% (d) 3.0%
26. The displacement equation of a particle is x  3 sin 2t  4 cos 2t . The

amplitude and maximum velocity will be respectively
(a) 5,10 (b) 3,2
(c) 4,2 (d) 3,4
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27. The total energy of a particle executing S.H.M. is proportional to

(a) Displacement from equilibrium position
(b) Frequency of oscillation
(c)Velocity in equilibrium position
(d) Square of amplitude of motion
28. A particle executes simple harmonic motion along a straight line with
an amplitude A, the potential energy is maximum when the
displacement is
(a)  A (b) zero
(c)  A / 2 (d)  A / 2
29. A body executes simple harmonic motion. The potential energy (P.E.) ,
the kinetic energy (K.E.) and total energy (T.E) are measured as a
function of displacement x. Which of the following statements is true
(a) P.E. is maximum when x = 0
(b) K.E. is maximum when x = 0
(c)T.E. is zero when x = 0
(d) K.E. is maximum when x is maximum
30. The period of a simple pendulum is doubled, when

(a) Its length is doubled (b) the mass of the bob is doubled
(b) Its length is made four times
31. The dimensional formula of electric flux is

 
(a) M 1 L1 T 2 
(b) M 1L3 T 3A 1 
(c) M L T A 
2 2 2 2

(d) M 1L3 T 3A 1 
32. The dimensional formula of electric intensity is


(a) M 1L1 T 3A 1 
(b) ML1 T 3A 1  
(c) M L T
1 1 3
A 1
 (d) M L T A 
1 2 1 1
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33. The force per unit charge is known as

(a) Electric flux (b) electric field
(c) Electric potential (d) electric current
34. The electric field at a point is

(a) Always continuous
(b) Continuous if there is no charge at that point
(c) Discontinuous if there is a charge at that point
(d) Both (b) and (c) are correct
35. In a region of constant potential

(a) The electric field is uniform.
(b) The electric field is zero.
(c) There can be no charge inside the region.
(d) Both (b) & (c) are correct
36. What is immaterial for an electric fuse wire

(a) Its specific resistance (b) its radius
(b) Its length (d) current flowing through it
37. A 220 volt, 1000 W bulb is connected across a 110 volt mains
supply.The power consumed will be
(a) 1000 W (b) 750 W
(c) 500 W (d)250 W
38. A heater coil is cut into two equal parts and only on part is now used
in the heater. The heat generated will now be
(a) One fourth (b) Halved
(c) Doubled (d) Four times
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39.A current I is passed for a time t through a number of voltmeters. If m

is the mass of substance deposited on an electrode and z is its
electrochemical equivalent, then
zlt z
(a)  cons tan t (b)  cons tan t
m mlt
1 lt
(c)  cons tan t (d)  cons tan t
zmt zm
40. The thermocouple is based on the principle of

(a) Seebeck effect (b) Thomson effect
(c) peltier effect (d) joule effect
41.The half-life of Bi 210 is 5 days. What time taken by 7 /8 th part of the
sample of decay
(a) 3.4 days (b) 10 days
(c) 15 days (d)20 days
42.On the bombardment of neutron with Boron.   particle is emitted

and product nuclei formed is
(a) 6 C12 (b) 3 Li 6
7
(c) 3 Li (d) 4 Be 9
43.In nuclear reaction 2 He 4  z X A z 2 Y A  3  A , A denotes

(a) Electron (b) Positron
(c) Proton (d) Neutron
44.The half life period of radium is 1600 years. The fraction of a sample
of radium that would remain after 6400 years is
1 1
(a) (b)
4 2
1 1
(c) (d)
8 16
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45.The half lie period of radium is 1600 years. Its average life time will be
(a) 3200 years (b) 4800 years
(c) 2319 years (d) 4217 years
46.The dominant mechanisms for motion of charge carriers in forward

and reverse biased silicon P-N junctions are
(a) Drift in forward bias, diffusion in reverse bias
(b) Diffusion in forward bias, drift in reverse bias
(c) Diffusion in both forward and reverse bias
(d) Drift in both forward and reverse bias
47.Boolean algebra is essentially based on

(a) Truth (b) Logic
(c) symbol (d) Numbers
48.A logic gate is an electronic circuit which

(a) Makes logic decisions
(b) Allows electrons flow only in one direction
(c) Works binary algebra
(d) Alternates between 0 and 1 values
49.The output of OR gate is 1

(a) If both inputs are zero (b) if either or both inputs are 1
(c) Only if both input are 1 (d) if either input is zero
50.A semiconductor is cooled from T1 K to T2 K is resistance will

(a) decrease (b) increase
(c) decreases then increases (d) will not change
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KEY ANSWERS
1 B 11 A 21 C 31 B 41 C
2 A 12 B 22 A 32 C 42 C
3 B 13 B 23 B 33 B 43 D
4 B 14 C 24 C 34 D 44 D
5 C 15 D 25 C 35 D 45 C
6 D 16 C 26 A 36 C 46 B
7 A 17 A 27 D 37 D 47 B
8 B 18 B 28 A 38 C 48 B
9 C 19 C 29 B 39 A 49 B
10 B 20 A 30 C 40 A 50 B
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1. A stone tied to string is rotated in a vertical circle. The minimum speed

with which the string has to be rotated
(a) Decreases with increasing mass of the stone
(b) Is independent of the mass of the stone
(c) Decreases with increasing in length of the string
(d) Is independent of the length of the string
2. A ball is thrown vertically upwards. If air resistance is taken into

account the time reaching maximum height
(a) Is equal to time for falling (b) is less than time for falling
(c) is greater than time for falling (d) none
3. An object start sliding on a frictionless inclined plane and from the

same height another object stats falling freely :
(a) Both will reach with same speed
(b) Both will reach with same acceleration
(c) Both will reach in same time
(d) None of above
4. A coin falls faster than a scrap of paper when dropped from the same
height because of coin :
(a) Value of g is more (b) Value of g is less
(c) Air resistance is less (d) none of these
5. The slope of the distance-time graph of two bodies are 30o and 60 o .
Their velocities are in ratio :
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 3 : 3
(c) 3 : 1 (d) 1 : 3
6. The linear momentum of a body changes at the rate of 10 kg ms 1 .

Force acting on the body is
(a) 1N (b) 10 N
(c) 1 kg f (d) 10 kg f
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7. The correct relation between absolute units of force on MKS system

and CGS system is
(a) 1 kgf = 9.8 N (b) 1 kg f = 1000 gf
(c) 1 gf = 980 dyne (d) 1 N = 10 5 dyne
8. Accelerated motion is always due to

(a) Internal force (b) friction
(c) external force (d) none of the above
9. The dimensional formula of impulse is

 
(a) ML2 T 2 
(b) MLT 2
(c) ML T 
2 1
(d) MLT 
1
10. For a given change in linear momentum, when time of impact

increases, force
(a) Decreases (b) increases
(c) Remains same (d) none of the above
11. Calculate the work done, if a wire is loaded by `Mg weight and the
increase in length is `l’.
(a) Mgl (b) zero (c) Mgl/2 (d) 2Mgl
12. On stretching a wire, the elastic energy stored per unit volume is
(a) FI/2AL (b) FA/2L (c) FL/2A (d) FL/2
13. A and B are two wires. The radius A is twice that of B. They are
stretched by the some load. Then the stress on B is
(a) Equal to that on A (b) Four times that on A
(c) Two times that on A (d) Half that on A
14. If the force constant of a wire is K, the work done in increasing the
length of the wire by l
(a) KI/2 (b) KI (c) KI 2 / 2 (d) Kl 2
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15. The Young’s modulus of a wire is Y. If the energy per unit volume is E,
then the strain will be
(a) 2E / y (b) 2EY (c) EY (d) E / Y
16. The velocity of heat radiation in vacuum is

(a) Equal to that of light (b) Less than that of light
(b) Greater than that of light (d) Equal to that of sound
17. In which process, the rate of transfer of heat is maximum

(a) condition (b)convection (c) radiation
(d)In all these, heat is transferred with the same radiation
18. According to Wein’s law

m
(a)  m T  constant (b) =constant
T
T
(c)  constant (d) T   m =constant
m
19. On increasing the temperature of a substance gradually, which of the

following colours will be noticed by you?
(a) White (b Yellow
(c) Green (d) Red
20. Newton’s law of cooling is used in laboratory for the determination of

the
(a) Specific heat of the gases (b) the latent heat of gases
(b) Specific heat of liquids (d) latent heat of liquids
21. A geostationary satellite orbits around the earth in a circular orbit of

radius 36000 km. Then, the time period of a spy satellite orbiting a few
hundred kilometers above the earth’s surface (R earth =6400 km) will
approximately be
(a) 1/2 hr (b) 1 hr
(c) 2 hr (d) 4hr
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22. As observed from earth, the sun appears to move in an approximate

circular orbit. For the motion of another planet like mercury as
observed from earth, this would
(a) be similarly true
(b) not be true because the force between earth and mercury is not
inverse square law.
(c) Not be true because the major gravitational force on mercury is due
to sun.
(d) not be true because mercury is influenced by forces other than
gravitational forces.
23. Both earth and moon are subject to the gravitational force of the sun.
As observed from the sun, the orbit of the moon
(a) Will be elliptical
(b) Will not be strictly elliptical because the total gravitational force on
it is not central.
(c) Is not ellipse but will necessarily be a closed curve.
(d) Deviates considerably from being elliptical due to influence of
planets other than earth.
24. A particle hanging from a spring stretches it by 1 cm at earth’s

surface. How much the same particle stretches the spring at a place
1600 km above the surface of earth (R = 6400 km)
(a) 16/50 cm (b) 16/25 cm
(c) 25/16 cm (d) 50/16 cm
25. The ratio of radii of earth to another planet is 2/3 and the ratio of their
mean densities is 4/5. If an astronaut can jump to a maximum height
of 1.5 m on the earth, with the same effort, the maximum height he
can jump on the planet is
(a) 1m (b) 0.8m
(c) 0.5 m (d) 1.25 m (e) 2m
26. A particle starts S.H.M. from the mean position. Its amplitude is A and
time period is T. At the time when its speed is half of the maximum
speed, its displacement y is
(a) A/2 (b) A / 2
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(c) A 3 /2 (d) 2A / 3
27. In a stationary wave, all particles are

(a) At rest at the same time twice in every period of oscillation
(b) At rest at the same time only once in every period of oscillation
(c) Never at rest at the same time
(d) Never at rest at all
28. In stationary waves, antinodes are the points where there is

(a) Minimum displacement and minimum pressure change
(b) Minimum displacement and maximum pressure change
(c) Maximum displacement and maximum pressure change
(d) Maximum displacement and minimum pressure change
29. Which of the property makes difference between progressive and

stationary waves
(a) Amplitude (b) Frequency
(c) Propagation of energy (d) Phase of the wave
30. The equation of displacement of two waves are given as

 
 
y 1  10 sin 3t   y 2  5 sin 3t  3 cos 3t . Then what is the ratio of
 3
their amplitudes
(a) 1:2 (b)2:1
(b) (c) 1:1 (d) none of these
31. Beta rays emitted by a radioactive material are

(a) Electromagnetic radiation
(b) the electrons orbiting around the nucleus
(c) Charged particles emitted by nucleus (d) Neutral particles
32. The radioactivity of a certain radioactive element drops to 1/64 of its

initial value in 30 seconds. Its half life is
(a) 2 sec (b) 4 sec
(c) 5 sec (d) 6 sec
33. Which of the following is in the increasing order for penetrating power?
(a)  ,  ,  (b)  ,  , 
(c)  ,  ,  (d)  ,  , 
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34. The half life (T) and the disintegration constant   of a radioactive
substance are related as
(a) T  1 (b) T  0.693
T 
(c)  0.693 (d)  0.693
 T
35. A radioactive substance has a half life of 1 year. The fraction of this
material, that would remain after 5 years will be
1 1
(a) (b)
32 5
1 4
(c) (d)
2 5
36. The conduction band in a solid is partially filled at 0 K. the solid

sample is
(a) conductor (b) semiconductor
(b) insulator (d) none
37. In good conductors of electricity the type of bonding that exists is

(c) Ionic (b) vander waals
(c) Covalent (d) metallic
38. In intrinsic semiconductor at room temperature, the number of

electrons and holes are
(a) equal (b) zero
(a) unequal (d) infinite
39. n-type semiconductor is obtained when

(a) germanium is doped with arsenic (b) germanium is doped with
indium
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(c) germanium is doped with aluminium (d) silicon is doped with

indium
40. A p-type semiconductor is obtained by doing silicon with

(a) germanium (b) gallium
(b) bismuth (d) phosphorus
41. Unit vector of A is

|A|
(a) Â  A|A| (b) Â 
A
A
(c) Â  (d) Â  |A|
|A|
42. The angle between two equal vector is

(a) 0 (b) 60
(c) 90 (d) 180
43. The angle between two vectors of equal magnitudes whose resultant is
equal to the magnitude of the either vector is
(a) 30 (b) 60
(c) 90 (d) 120
44. The position vector of a particle is given by

 
r  2 î  3 ĵ  4k̂ m The magnitude of the position is given by
(a) 4 m (b) 13 m
(c) 26 m (d) 29 m
45. The instantaneous coordinates of a particle are x = (4t)m and y = (8t2)m.

The acceleration of the particle is
(a) 16 m s-2 (b) 2 m s-2
(c) 8 m s-2 (d) 12 m s-2
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46. If external force on a body is zero, its

(a) displacement is zero (b) velocity is zero
(c) acceleration is zero (d) none of these
47.The physical quantity which is equal to the change in momentum of a

body is known as
(a) force (b) acceleration
(c) impulse (d) reaction
48. Action and reaction

(a) act on the same body
(b) are equal and act in the same direction
(c) cancel each other
(d) act on two different bodies.
49. The dimensional formula of impulse is

(a) [MLT-1] (b) [MLT-2]
(c) [ML-1T] (d) [ML-2T]
50. A block B is pushed momentarily along a horizontal surface with an

initial velocity . If  is the coefficient of sliding friction between B and
the surface, block B will come to rest after a time.
(a) /gu (b) gu/

(c) g/ (d) /g
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KEY ANSWERS:
1 B 11 C 21 C 31 C 41 C
2 B 12 A 22 C 32 C 42 A
3 A 13 B 23 B 33 A 43 D
4 C 14 C 24 B 34 B 44 D
5 D 15 A 25 B 35 A 45 A
6 B 16 A 26 C 36 A 46 C
7 D 17 C 27 A 37 D 47 C
8 C 18 A 28 D 38 A 48 D
9 D 19 A 29 C 39 A 49 A
10 A 20 C 30 C 40 B 50 A
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1. If a particle tied to the end of string is set in circular motion then the
tension in the string is
(a) Always parallel to the velocity of the particle
(b) Always perpendicular to the velocity of the particle
(c) Perpendicular to the velocity of the particle only at one instant
(d) parallel to the velocity of the particle only at one instant
2. For an electron circulating around the nucleus, the centripetal force is

supplied by
(a) Electromagnetic force (b) electrostatic force
(b) Gravitational force (d) magnetic force
3. What can be the possible velocity displacement v  s  graph of a

particle moving in a straight line under constant acceleration :
(a) Straight line (b) parabola
(b) ellipse (d) circle
4. The branch of Physics which deals with the study of motion of material
objects is called.
(a) Mechanics (b) dynamics
(c) Optics (d) electronic
5. A branch of mechanics which deals with the study of motion of objects

taking into account the factors which cause motion is called.
(a) optics (b) dynamics
(c) electronic (d) Mechanics
6. Forces of action and reaction never cancel each other as they are
(a) Always equal (b) always opposite
(c) Acting on same body (d) acting on different bodies
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7. A particle will leave a vertical circle of radius r, when its velocity at the
lowest point of the circle v L  is
(a) 2gr (b) 5gr
(c) 3gr (d) 6gr
8. A ball rolling on ice and initial velocity of 6 m/s stops after travelling
8m. If g = 9.8 m / s 2 , coefficients of friction is :
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.2
(c) 0.3 (d) 0.4
9. In moving a body of mass m up and down incline of inclination  , work

done is (S is length of the plank, and  is coefficient of friction).
(a) mg sin  S (b) mg cos  S
(c) 2mg cos   S (d) Zero
10. Angle of repose for a rough inclined plane is 60o . The coefficient of
friction is
(a) 3 (b) 1 / 3
(c) 1 (d) zero
11. An elastic material of Young’s modulus Y is subjected to a stress S.

The elastic energy stored per unit volume of the material is
2Y S2 S S2
(a) 2 (b) (c) (d)
S 2Y 2Y Y
12. A large ship can float but a steel needle sinks because of
(a) viscosity (b) surface tension
(c) density (d) none of these
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13. Two droplets merge with each other and forms a large droplet. In this
process
(a) Energy is liberated
(b) Energy is absorbed
(c) Neither liberated nor absorbed
(d) Some mass is converted into energy
14. Young’s modulus of a substance depends on

(a) its length (b) its area
(c) acceleration due to gravity (d) none of the above
15. The effect of temperature on the value of modulus of elasticity for

various substances in general
(a) it increases with increase in temperature
(b) remains constant
(c) decreases with rise in temperature
(d) sometimes increases and sometimes decreases
16. On the Celsius scale the absolute zero of temperature is at

(a) 0 o C (b) -32 o C
o o
(c) 100 C (d)-273.15 C
17. Mode of transmission of heat, in which heat is carried by the moving

particles, is
(a) Radiation (b) Conduction
(c) Convection (d) wave motion
18. In heater transfer, which method is based on gravitation?

(a) Natural convention (b) Conduction
(b) Radiation (d) Stringing of liquids
19. The rate of loss of heat from a body cooling under conditions of forced
convection is proportional to its
(a) Heat capacity
(b) Surface area
(c) Absolute temperature
(d) Excess of temperature over that of surrounding : state if
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(A) A,B,C are correct (B) Only A and C are correct

(C) Only B and D are correct (d) Only D is correct
20. Which of the following is the correct device for the detection of thermal
radiation?
(a) Constant volume thermometer
(b) Liquid in glass thermometer
(c) Six’s maximum and minimum thermometer
(d) thermopile
x
21. The equation y  A cos2  2 nt  2  represents a wave with
 
(a) Amplitude A/2, frequency 2n and wavelength  / 2
(b) Amplitude A/2, frequency 2n and wavelength 
(c) Amplitude A, frequency 2n and wavelength 2
(d) Amplitude A, frequency n and wavelength 
22. A wave is reflected from a rigid support. The change in phase of

reflection will be
(a)  / 4 (b)  / 2
(c)  (d) 2 
23. The equation of wave traveling in a string can be written as

y  3 cos 100t  x . Its wavelength is
(a) 100 cm (b)2 cm
(c) 5 cm (d)None
24. A particle executes SHM. Then the graph of velocity as a function of

displacement is
(a) A straight line (b) a circle
(c) An ellipse (d) a hyperbola
25. If a graph is drawn for acceleration versus displacement of SHM. It is a

(a) Straight line (b) circle
(b) Ellipse (d) hyperbola
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26. If a radioactive substance reduces to of its original mass in 40 days,
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what is its half life?
(a) 10 days (b) 20 days
(c) 40 days (d) none of these
27. The ratio of size of a hydrogen atom to the size of its nucleus is
(a) 10 5 (b) 10 5
(c) 10 4 (d) 10 4
28. Two elementary particles which have almost infinite life time are
(a) Electron and neutron (b) neutron and proton
(c)Electron and proton (d) none of the above
29. A radioactive element has half life of 30 seconds. If one of the nuclei
decays now, the next one will decay now, the next one will decay
(a) Any time (b) After 30 s
(c) After 60 s (d) After 30 h
30. A nucleus n X m emits one  particle and one  particle. The mass
number and atomic number of product nucleus, are
(a) m  4 , n (b) m  4 , n  1
(b) m  3 , n  1 (d) m  3 , n  1
31. The dominant mechanisms for motion of charge carriers in forward

and reverse biased silicon p-n junction are
(a) drift in forward biased, diffusion in reverse bias
(b) diffusion in forward biased, drift in reverse bias
(c) diffusion in both forward and reverse bias
(d) drift in both forward lengths of carriers
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32. In the middle of depletion layer of a reverse biased p-n junction, the
(a) electric field is zero (b) potential is zero
(c) electric field is maximum (d) potential is maximum
33. A common emitter amplifier has a voltage gain of 50, an input

impedance of 100  and an output impedance 200  . The power gain
of the amplifier is
(a) 1000 (b) 1250
(a) 100 (d) 5000
34. In an npn transistor the collector current is 24 mA. If 80% of electrons

reach collector, its base current in mA is
(a) 36 (b) 26
(c) 16 (d) 6
35. A built in potential of p-n junction diode is a function of

(a) temperature (b) biased voltage
(b) doping density (d) all of the above
36. A particle is projected vertically upward with a velocity of 10 m s-1. The

velocity of the particle when it again reaches the point of projection
after 2 seconds is (neglecting air resistance).
(a) 0 (b) 10 m s-1
(c) 20 m s-1 (d) 5 m s-1
37. A projectile is projected so that it attains maximum height of 25 m.

What is the maximum range of the projectile?
(a) 100 m (b) 80 m
(c) 50 m (d) 25 m
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38. A projectile is projected at an angle  with the horizontal. If the

maximum height attained by the projectile is 25 m and the range of
the projectile is 100 m, then the value of  is
(a) 30 (b) 45
(c) 60 (d) 90
39. A projectile is projected at an angle of 60 with the horizontal and with
a velocity of 30 ms-1. The velocity of the projectile at the highest point
of its trajectory is
(a) 0 (b) 15 m s-1
(c) 20 m s-1 (d) 30 m s-1
40. Which of the following is a vector quantity?

(a) Density (b) Momentum
(c) Power (d) work.
41. The tension in the string in the pulley system in figure I is
(a) 5.7 N (b) 7 N

(c) 7.5 N (d) 74 N
42. A body is moving with a velocity of 72 km/h on a rough horizontal

surface of coefficient of friction 0.5. If the acceleration due to gravity is
10 m/s2, find the minimum dance it can be stopped.
(a) 10 m (b) 20 m
(c) 30 m (d) 40 m
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43. A 100 g ball moving with a velocity of 20 ms-1 returns in opposite

direction with a velocity of 30 ms-1 after striking a bat. The impulse is
(a) 5 N s (b) 10 N s
(c) 15 N s (d) 20 N s
44. A force of 5N acts on a body of weight 9.8 N. The acceleration of the

body is
(a) 0.5 ms-2 (b) 1.0 ms-2
(c) 5 ms-2 (d) 49 ms-2
45. A car of mass 1000 kg moves on a horizontal circular road of radius 20

m. If the coefficient of friction is 0.6, then the maximum velocity with
which the car can move is
(a) 10.8 ms-1 (b) 15 ms-1
(c) 18 ms-1 (d) 20 ms-1
46. Two vessels A and B of different shapes have the same base area and
are filled with water up to the same height h(see Fig). The force exerted
by water on the base is FA for vessel A and FB for vessel B. The
respective weight of the vessels are WA and WB. Then
A B
(a) FA  FB ; WA  WB (b) FA  FB ; WA  WB
(c) FA  FB ; WA  WB (d) FA  FB ; WA  WB
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47. An ice cube floats on water in a breaker with of its volume
10
submerged under water. What fraction of its volume will be submerged
if the beaker of water is taken to the moon where the gravity is 1/6th
that on the earth?
9 27
(a) (b)
10 50
2
(c) (d) Zero
3
48. A block of wood floats in a liquid in a beaker with 3/4th of its volume
submerged under the liquid. If the beaker is placed in an enclosure
that is falling freely under gravity, the block will
(a) float with 3/4th of its volume submerged
(b) float completely submerged
(c) float with any fraction of its volume submerged
(d) sink to the bottom.
49. A cube of ice is floating in water contained in a vessel. When the ice
melts, the level of water in the vessel
(a) rises
(b) falls
(c) remains unchanged
(d) falls at first and then rises to the same height as before.
50. A cube of ice is floating in a liquid of relative density 1.25 contained in

a beaker. When the ice melts, the level of the liquid in the beaker
(a) rises
(b) falls
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KEY ANSWERS:
1 B 11 B 21 A 31 B 41 D
2 B 12 D 22 C 32 A 42 D
3 B 13 A 23 B 33 D 43 A
4 A 14 D 24 C 34 D 44 C
5 B 15 C 25 A 35 D 45 A
6 D 16 D 26 A 36 B 46 B
7 C 17 C 27 A 37 A 47 A
8 B 18 A 28 C 38 B 48 C
9 C 19 C 29 A 39 A 49 C
10 A 20 D 30 A,B 40 B 50 A
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1. A motion in which the distance of the moving particle from a fixed

point is always constant during motion is called.
(a) one dimensional (b) two dimensional
(c) linear motion (d) circular motion
2. If distance covered by a particle is zero, what can be its displacement?

(a) It may or may not be zero (b) It cannot be zero
(c) It must be zero (d) It is negative
3. A train 100 m long is moving with a velocity of 60 km h -1 . The time it

takes to cross the bridge 1 km long is
(a) 60s (b) 66 s
(c) 30s (d) 33 s
4. A body of mass 2 kg has an initial velocity of 3 ms 1 along OE and it is

subjected to a force of 4 N in OF direction perpendicular to OE. The
distance of the body from O after 4 second will be
(a) 12m (b) 28 m
(c) 20m (d) 48 m
5. The velocity of a body depends on time according to equation,

v  20  0.1 t 2 . The body is undergoing
(a)uniform acceleration (b) uniform retardation
(c) non-uniform acceleration (d) zero acceleration
6. When the surface in contact are made too smooth by polishing, force of
friction
(a) Decreases (b) Increases
(c) becomes zero (d) becomes infinite
7. The minimum force required just to move a block on a rough

horizontal surface is 5 N. The block fails to move when a force of 3N is
applied on it. Static friction is
(a) 5N (b)3N
(c) 4N (d)zero
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8. In the above question, the force of limiting friction is

(a)3N (b)5N
(c)4N (d)Zero
9. In question 22, The force of dynamic friction is

(a) 5N (b)3N
(c) <5N (d) > 5N
10. Which of the following is a self adjusting force?

(a)kinetic friction (b) limiting friction
(c) static friction (d) all of the three
11. A wire of length L and radius a rigidly fixed at one end. On stretching
the other end of the wire with a force F, the increase in its length is L.
If another wire of same material but of length 2L and radius 2 a is
stretched with a force 2 F, the increase in its length will be
(a) L/4 (b) L
(c) L/2 (d) 2L
12. The pressure of a medium is changed from 1.01 10 5 Pa to 1.165  10 5 Pa

and change in volume is 10% keeping temperature constant. The bulk
modulus of the medium is
(a) 204.8  105 Pa (b) 102.4  105 Pa
(c) 51.2  105 Pa (d) 1.55  105 Pa
13. An aluminium and steel wires of same length and cross-section are
attached end to end. The compound wire is hung from a rigid support
and a load is suspended from the free end. Y of steel is 20 / 7 times of
aluminium. The ratio of increase of length of steel wire to aluminium
wire is
(a) 20:3 (b)10:7
(c)7:20 (d) 1:7
14. Two wires A and B of same material have radii in the ratio 2 : 1 and
lengths in the ratio 4 : 1. The ratio of the normal forces required to
produce the same change in the lengths of these two wires is
(a) 1:1 (b) 2:1
(c)1:2 (d) 1:4
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15. The Young’s modulus of the material of a wire is 2  10 10 Nm -2 . If the

elongation strain is 1%, then the energy stored in the wire per unit
volume in Jm3 is
(a) 10 6 (b) 10 8
(c) 2  10 (d) 2  10 8
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16. A particle performing SHM starts from mean position. The phase of
that particle is  / 2 when he has
(a) Maximum displacement (b) maximum velocity
(b) Maximum energy (d) maximum kinetic energy
17. A spring-mass system oscillates with a frequency v. If it takes in an

elevator slowly accelerating upwards, the frequency will
(a) increase (b) decrease
(c) remain same (d) become zero
18. The tension in the string of a simple pendulum is

(a) constant (b) maximum in the extreme position
(c) zero in the mean position (d)none
19. The kinetic energy of a particle executing SHM is 16 J. when it is in its

mean position. If the amplitude of oscillation is 25 cm and the mass of
the particle is 5.12 kg, the time period of its oscillation is second is
(a)  / 5 (b) 2 
(c) 5 (d) 20
20. Two simple pendulums of length 5m and 10 m respectively are given

small linear displacement in one direction at the same time. They will
be again in the same phase when the pendulum of shorter length has
completed oscillations
(a) 1 (b)2
(b) 3 (d)4
21. If m e is mass of an electron, then mass of pion plus    particle is

(a) 207 m e (b) 273 m e
me me
(c) (d)
207 273
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22. 1 curie = k disintegration/sec, where k is

(a) 3.7  1010 (b) 3.7  1010
(c) 7.3  1010 (d) 7.3  1010
23. The simple Bohr model cannot be directly applied to calculate the
energy levels of an atom with many electrons. This is because
(a) Of the electrons not being subject to a central force
(b) Of the electrons colliding with each other
(c) Of screening effects
(d) The force between the nucleus and an electron will no longer be
given by Coulomb’s law
24. Two H atoms in the ground state collide in elastically. The maximum
amount by which their combined kinetic energy is reduced is
(a) 10.20 eV (b) 20.40 eV
(b) 13.6 eV (d) 27.2 eV
25. Which of the following quantities has the same dimensions as those of
Planck’s constant?
(a) Angular momentum (b) torque
(c) Energy (d) momentum
26. Magnitude of the resultant vector which comes on the addition of two
vector 6î  7 ĵ and 3î  4 ĵ is
(a) 160 (b) 13.6
(c) 136 (d) 202
27. Which of the following quantities is vector?

(a) Work (b) kinetic energy
(c) power (d) angular momentum
28. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

(a) Electric field (b) Velocity
(c) Angular momentum (d) Electric potential
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29. Out of the following, which is not a scalar quantity?

(a) time (b) momentum
(c) volume (d) density
30. A projectile is fired at an angle  with the horizontal. The angle

between the velocity and acceleration of the projectile at the highest
point is:
(a) 0 (b) 45
(c) 90 (d) 180
31. A lady weighing 60 kg is standing on a weighing machine is an

elevator. If the elevator moves upward with an acceleration of 2 ms-2,
what is the reading of the weighing machine? (g = 10 ms-2)
(a) 480 N (b) 600 N
(c) 720 N (d) 0
32. The working of a rocket is based on the principle of

(a) Elasticity
(b) Kepler’s law
(c) Newton’s law of gravitation
(d) Conservation of momentum.
33. Change in momentum is given by

(a) Force  Mass (b) Force  Time
(c) Force  Velocity (d) Force  Distance
34. The units of Impulse are same as that of

(a) Energy (b) Linear momentum
(c) Velocity (d) Power
35. Acceleration of a body moving with constant speed in a circle is

(a) zero (b) r 
(c) 2/r (d) r 2
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36. A piece of ice, with a stone frozen inside it, is floating in water
contained in a beaker. When the ice melts, the level of water in the
beaker
(a) rises
(b) falls
37. Eight spherical rain drops of the same mass and radius are falling
down with a terminal speed of 6 cms-1. If they coalesce to form
one big drop, what will be its terminal speed? Neglect the buoyancy
due to air.
(a) 1.5 cms-1 (b) 6 cms-1
(c) 24 cms-1 (d) 32 cms-1
38. Water flows steadily through a horizontal pipe of a variable cross –

section. If the pressure of water is p at a point where the velocity of
flow is v, what is the pressure at another point where the velocity of
flow is 2v;  being the density of water?
3 3
(a) p  v 2 (b) p  v 2
2 2
(c) p  2v2 (d) p  2v2
39. In a test experiment on a model aeroplane in a wind tunnel, the flow

speeds on the lower and upper surfaces of the wing are v and 2v
respectively. If the density of air is  and the surface area of wing is A,
the dynamic lift on the wing is given by
1 1
(a) v 2 A (b) v 2 A
2 2
(c) 2 v2A (d) 2 v 2 A
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40. A steel scale measures the length of a copper rod as L cm when both
are at 20C, the calibration temperature for the scale. If the coefficients
of linear expansion for steel and copper are s and c respectively, what
would be the scale reading (in cm) when both are at 21C?
1   c  c
(a) L (b) L
1   s  s
s
(c) L (d) L
c
41. A wire of cross – sectional area A at temperature t is held taut with

negligible tension between two rigid supports. If the wire is cooled to a
temperature (t - t), what tension is developed in the wire? The
coefficient of linear expansion is  and the Young’s modulus of the wire
is Y.
Yt
(a) Ya t (b)
A
A  t YA
(c) (d)
Y t
42. Two rods of different materials having coefficients of thermal expansion

1 and 2 and Young’s modulii Y1 and Y2 are fixed between two rigid
and massive walls. The rods are heated to the same temperature. If
there is no bending of the rods, the thermal stresses developed in them
are equal provided
Y1 1 Y1 2
(a)  (b) 
Y2 2 Y2 1
Y1  1 Y1  2
(c)  (d) 
Y2  2 Y2  1
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43. A source of heat supplies heat at a constant rate to a solid cube. The
variation of the temperature of the cube with heat supplied is shown in
Fig. The portion DE of the graph represents conversion of
F
Temperature
E
B
C
A Heat supplied
(a) solid into liquid (b) liquid into vapour

(c) solid into vapour (d) vapour into liquid
44. The reciprocal of the slope of the portion EF of the graph shown in Fig.
represents
F
D
Temperature
B
C
A Heat supplied
(a) latent heat of fusion

(b) latent heat of vaporisation
(c) thermal capacity of the liquid
(d) thermal capacity of the vapour
45. The acceleration due to gravity g on earth is 9.8 ms-2. What would the
value of g for a planet whose size is the same as that of earth but the
density in twice that of earth?
(a) 19.6 ms-2 (b) 9.8 ms-2
(c) 4.9 ms-2 (d) 2.45 ms-2
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46. If the radius of the earth suddenly decreases to 80% of its present
value, the mass of the earth remaining the same, the value of the
acceleration due to gravity will
(a) remain unchanged (b) become (9.8 × 0.8) ms-2
(c) increase by 36% (d) increase by about 56%
47. The mass of a planet is 1/10th that of earth and its diameter is half
that of earth. The acceleration due to gravity at the planet will be
(a) 1.96 ms-2 (b) 3.92 ms-2
(c) 9.8 ms-2 (d) 19.6 ms-2
48. The escape velocity of a body projected vertically upwards from the
surface of the earth is v. If the body is projected in a direction making
an angle  with the vertical, the escape velocity would be
(a) v (b) v cos 
(c) v sin  (d) v tan 
49. A small planet is revolving around a very massive star in a circular

orbit of radius R with a period of revolution T. If the gravitational force
between the planet and the star were proportional to R-5/2, then T
would be proportional to
(a) R3/2 (b) R3/5
(c) R7/2 (d) R7/4
50. A person measures the time period of a simple pendulum inside a

stationary lift and finds it to be T. If the lift starts accelerating upwards
with an acceleration of g/3, the time period of the pendulum will be
3T
(a) 3T (b)
2
(c) T / 3 (d) T/3
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KEY ANSWERS:
1 D 11 B 21 B 31 C 41 A
2 C 12 D 22 A 32 D 42 D
3 B 13 C 23 A 33 B 43 B
4 C 14 A 24 A 34 B 44 D
5 C 15 A 25 A 35 D 45 A
6 B 16 A 26 D 36 B 46 D
7 B 17 C 27 D 37 C 47 B
8 B 18 D 28 D 38 A 48 A
9 C 19 A 29 B 39 B 49 D
10 C 20 B 30 C 40 A 50 B

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5. Acceleration of a article changes when :

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7. The correct relation between coefficients of static  s  and

8. If a body is in equilibrium under a set of non collinear forces,

9. The relation F  ma , cannot be deducted from Newton’s

10. A force of 100 N acts on a body of mass 2 kg for 10 s. The

11. When a spring is stretched by a distance x. it exerts a force

12. The increase in length of a wire of length L is l by the

13. The Young’s modulus of a rubber string 8 cm long and

14. The force constant of a wire does not depend on

15. The elasticity of invar

16. On the Celsius scale the absolute zero of temperature is at

17. Thermoelectric thermometer is based on

18. The study of physical phenomenon at low temperatures

19. The absolute zero is the Temperature at which

20. Expansion during heating

(a) unequal (b) exactly equal

22. If R is the radius of the earth and g the acceleration due to

24. The radius of a planet is R. A satellite revolves around it in a

25. A particle of mass m is placed inside a spherical shell, away

26. If a simple pendulum of length L has maximum angular

27. A particle executes S.H.M. with a period of 6 second and

29. If a simple pendulum oscillates with amplitude of 50 mm

30. The velocity of a particle performing simple harmonic

31. Number of electrons in one coulomb of charge will be

32. The electric potential at a point on the axis of an electric

33. An electric charge q is placed at the centre of a cube of side

34. The charge on an electron was calculated by

35. The SI unit of electric flux is

36. The resistivity of a wire

38. There are 8 equal resistances R. Two are connected in

39. Given three equal resistors, how many different combination

40. One kilowatt hour is equal to

41. An electron is accelerated through a potential difference of

42. A photon, an electron and a uranium nucleus all have the

43. The shortest wavelength of X-rays emitted from an X-ray

44. The penetrating power of X-rays increases with the

(c) Increase in its intensity (d) Decrease in its

46. The typical ionisation energy of a donor in silicon is

47. In semiconductor the concentrations of electrons and holes

48. A piece of copper and the other of germanium are cooled

(c) Resistance of copper decrease while that of germanium

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3. A particle is acted upon by a constant force which is always

4. If for a particle the position is x  t 2 then :

5. The directions of velocity and acceleration of a projectile at the highest

7. An external force is required to keep a body in uniform motion. This

9. Newton’s first law defines

11. After effects of elasticity are maximum for

12. The Young’s modulus of a wire of length L and radius r is YN / m 2 . If

13. In the three states of matter, the elastic coefficient can be

14. The bulk modulus for an incompressible liquid is

16. If specific heat of a substance is infinite, it means

18. Amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a body through 1K

20. If liquid is heated in weightlessness, the heat is transmitted through

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