PHYSICS Q2

Q.123 An underwater sonar source operating at a frequency of 60 KHz directs its beam towards
the surface. If the velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s, the wavelength and frequency of
waves in air are:
a. 5.5 mm, 60 KHz c. 330 m, 60 KHZ
b. 330 m, 60 KHz d. 330 m, 60 KHz
Q.124 What will be the wave velocity, if the radar gives 54 waves per min and wavelength of the
given wave is 10 m
a. 4 m/sec c. 0.9 m/sec
b. 6 m/sec d. 5 m/sec
Q.125 The speed of a wave in a certain medium is 960 m/s. If 3600 waves pass over a certain
point of the medium in 1 minute, the wavelength is.
a. 2 metres c. 8 metres
b. 4 metres d. 16 metres
Q.126 An air column in a pipe, which is closed at one end, will be in resonance with a tuning fork
of frequency 200 Hz, if the length of the air column is [ velocity of sound in air = 320 m/s]
a. 30 cm c. 40 cm
b. 35 cm d. 50 cm
Q.127 A rocket is going away from earth at a speed 0.2c, where c=speed of light. If emits signals
4 x 107 Hz. Which frequency will be observed by an observer on earth?
a. 4 x 106 c. 3 x 106 Hz
b. 3.2 x 107 Hz d. 5 x 107 Hz
Q.128 The apparent wavelength of the light from a star moving away from the earth is0.01% more
than its real wavelength. Then the velocity of star is:
a. 60 km/sec c. 150 km/sec
b. 15 km/sec d. 30 km/sec
Q.129 An observer moves towards a stationary source of sound, with a velocity one-fifth of the velocity
of sound. What is the percentage increase in the apparent frequency?
a. zero c. 5%
b. 0.5% d. 20%
Q.130 Beats can be used to find
a. Speed c. Frequency
b. Amplitude d. Wavelength
Q.131 What is the wavelength if the distance between a crest and immediate trough in a transverse wave
is 15 m?
a. 30m c. 40m
b. 15m d. 50m
Q.132 The phase difference between two points is π/3. If the frequency of wave is 50 Hz, then what is
the distance between two points? (given v = 330 m/s)
a. 2.2m c. 1.1m
b. 0.6m d. 1.7mm;
Q.133 Which one of the following factors determines the pitch of a sound?
a. The amplitude of the sound wave c. The frequency of the sound wave
The distance of the sound wave from the The phase of different parts of the sound
b. d.
source wave
Q.134 Find effective effective spring constant.
 𝐾 √3𝐾
a. 2
c.
2
2𝐾
b. k d. 2
Q.135 A simple pendulum executing S.H.M. is falling freely along with the support in an
elevator. Then
a. its periodic time decreases c. it does not oscillate at all
b. its periodic time increases d. none of these
Q.136 The displacement equation for a particle executing SHM is given by x= 0.25 sin
200 t cm. The maximum speed of the particle will be
a. 0.25 ms-1 c. 50 cm s-1
b. 100 cm s -1
d. 500 cm s-1
Q.137 At mean position of harmonic oscillator?
a. minimum K.E and minimum P.E c. maximum K.E and minimum P.E
b. minimum K.E and maximum P.E d. maximum K.E and maximum P.E.
Q.138 Two springs have force constants in the ratio 4:9. Their time periods are in the ratio of
a. 3:2 c. 1:3
b. 2:3 d. 3:1
Q.139 How long must be length of a simple pendulum in order to have a period of one second
a. 1 m c. 50 m
b. 0.25 m d. 1.5 m
Q.140 The graph represents

a. SHM c. Circular motion

b. Rectilinear motion d. Uniform circular motion
Q.141 The graph of acceleration as a function of displacement in S.H.M is
a. Straight line c. Circle
b. Parabola d. Ellipse
Q.142 Sound travels a distance of 80 m in 40 vibrations of turning fork, what is its
wavelength
a. 0.5 m c. 2m
b. 3 m d. 4m
Q.143
When waves travel from air to glass which of these remains same
a. Velocity c. Wavelength
b. Frequency d. None
Q.144 The internal energy of a body is maximum when its temperature is
a. 0K c. 273 K
b. -273 K d. -273o C
Q.145 Cp – Cv and Cp/Cv are respectively equal to CP

a. 1/R , 𝛾 −1 c. 1/R , 𝛾
b. R, g d. R , 𝛾 −1
Q.146 First law of thermodynamics A gas does 10J of external work in adiabatic process while
expanding, then the change in internal energy is:
a. 10 J c. -10 J
b. 20 J d. 0J
Q.147 In the following figure, four curves A, B, C and D are shown. The curves are:

Isothermal for A and D while adiabatic for B Adiabatic for A and C while isothermal for B
a. c.
and C and D
Isothermal for A and B while adiabatic for C Isothermal for A and C while adiabatic for B
b. d.
and D and D
Q.148 If 150 J of heat is added to a system and the work done by the system is 110 J, then
change in internal energy will be:
a. 260 J c. 110 J
b. 150 J d. 40 J
Q.149 Which of the following statements is correct for any thermodynamic system
a. The internal energy changes in all processes c. The change in entropy can never be zero
Internal energy and entropy are state The work done in an adiabatic process is
b. d.
functions always zero
Q.150 As Cp-Cv = R shows that Cp> Cv. What is also true?
a. ∆TP>∆𝑇 V c. Both A and B
b. ∆TP>∆𝑈 V d. ∆TP = ∆𝑈V
Q.151 At what temperature °F and K show the same reading
a. 40 c. -20
b. -40 d. 574.25
Q.152 Oxygen boils at –183°C. This temperature is approximately
a. –215 °F c. –212 °F
b. –329 °F d. –297 °F
Q.153 At absolute temperature, the K.E of the molecules
a. Become minimum c. Become zero
b. Become maximum d. None of these
Q.154 𝑪𝒑
: If Cp- Cv=R, and = then which relation is correct:
𝑪𝒗
𝑅 𝑅2
a. . Cv = c. Cv =
𝛾−1 𝛾
𝛾−1
b. Cv =
𝛾𝑅
d. Cv =
𝛾−1 𝑅
Q.155 The calculate the total circuit capacitance for the following circuit:

C1=100uF, C2=50uF and C3=30uF

a. 17.65uF c. 170uF
b. 53.22uF d. 588.24uF
Q.156 The electric intensity outside the two oppositely charged parallel metal plates is
a. Maximum c. zero
b. minimum d. infinite
Q.157 Two-point charges +3uC and +8uC repel each other with a force of 40N if a charge of -5uC
is added to each of them, then the force between them will become:
a. -10N c. +20N
b. +10N d. -20N
Q.158 An electron of charge e is introduced between two metal plates a distance d apart. A
potential difference V is applied to the plates as shown in the diagram.

F
d electron V

Which expression gives the electric force F on the electron

𝑒𝑉 eVd
a. c.
𝑑
𝑉 𝑑𝑉
b. d.
𝑒𝑑 𝑒
Q.159 There is a potential difference between a pair of parallel plates. Which values of potential difference
and separation of the plates will produce an electric field strength of the greatest value?
Potential Separation
difference
A 2V 2d
B 2V 𝑑
2
C 𝑉 2d
2
D 𝑉 𝑑
2 2
a. A c. C
b. B d. D
Q.160 A charge of 0.10 C accelerated through a potential difference of 1000V acquires K.E
a. 200 eV c. 100 J
b. 10 J d. 100 eV
Q.161 The force between two charges situated in air is 𝑭. The force between the same charges if
the distance between them is reduced to half and they are situated in a medium having
dielectric constant 4 is:
𝐹
a. 4
c. 16𝐹
 b. 4𝐹 d. 𝐹
Q.162 If the force between the electrons in the first bohr orbit and the nucleus (protons) in hydrogen atom
is F, then the force between them when the electron is in the second orbit is:
𝐹
a. 4 𝐹 c.
9
𝐹 𝐹
b. 4
d.
16
Q.163 A, B and C are three points in a uniform electric field. The electric potential is:

a. Maximum at A c. Maximum at C
b. Maximum at B d. Same at all points
Q.164 In the region of an electric field a charge is moved from “O” to “N” via three different
paths W1, W2 and W3 denote the work done along three paths then:

a. W1<W2<W3 c. W1>W2>W3
b. W1=W2>W3 d. W1=W2=W3
Q.165 A particle A has charge +q and the particle B has charge +4q with each of them having the
same mass m. when allowed to fall from rest through the same electrical potential
difference, the ratio of their speed VA/VB will become:
a. 2:1 c. 1:4
b. 1:2 d. 4:1
Q.166 Two point charges are separated by a distance of 4m. The force between them is 4N. what
is the force between the charges, when the distance between them is 1m:
a. 16N c. 1N
b. 64N d. 32N
Q.167 If a 10F capacitor is to have an energy content of 20J, it must be placed across a potential
difference of:
a. 4volts c. 9volts
b. 2volts d. 1 volts
Q.168 For a capacitor the relation is C=Q/V, now if we half the voltage then value of “C” will
become:
a. double c. remains same
b. half d. can’t be predicted
Q.169 If a body is charged by rubbing it, its weight
a. Remains precisely constant c. Decreases slightly
May increase slightly or may decrease
b. Increases slightly d. slightly

Q.170 An isolated charged point particle produces an electric field with magnitude E at a point
2m away. At a point 1m from the particle the magnitude of the field is:
a. 2E c. 3E
b. 4E d. E
Q.171 A and B are two spherical conductors of the same extent and size. A is solid and B is hollow
Both are charged to the same potential. If the charges on A and B are QA and QB
respectively, then
a. QA is less than QB c. QA is greater than QB but not double
b. QA = QB d. QA =2QB
Q.172 Two charged spheres are separated by 2mm. Which of the following would produce the
greatest attractive force?
a. + 10 and +49 c. - l0 and – 49
b. +2q and +27 d. +2q and -2q
Q.173 In bringing an electron towards the second electron the electrostatic potential of the system
a. Increases c. Decreases
b. Remains the same d. Becomes zero
Q.174 An external agency carries "-5C’ of charge from infinity to a point in an electrostatic field
and performs 100 joule of work. The potential at the given point is:
a. 10 V c. 20 V
b. -10 V d. -20 V
Q.175 To charge a 1.0 F capacitor with 2 C requires a potential difference of:
a. 2V c. 0.2 V
b. 5V d. 0.5 V
Q.176 If a unit charge is taken from one point to another over an equipotential surface:
a. Work is done on the charge c. Work is done by the charge
b. Work done on the charge is constant d. No work is done