Diploma Question Bank

Q1. (i) What is the value of 100Joule in a system which has 20cm, 250 gm and half minute
as
fundamental unit?
A. 3 ×104 Erg B. 9 ×104 Erg C. 9 ×106 Erg D. 3 ×106 Erg
(ii) An object raised above the ground possess
A. Kinetic energy B. Mechanical energy C. Potential energy D. Both Kinetic
& Potential energy
(iii) Which of the physical quantity has the same unit in all system of unit?
A. Length B. Mass C. Time D. Current
(iv) Commercial unit of power is
A. Watt B. Horsepower C. Joule/sec D. Erg/sec
(v) A man carrying a load on his head and moving along a horizontal road does ______
work
A. Zero B. Negative C. positive D. None of the above
(vi) Kinetic friction force is _________ than limiting friction force
A. Less B. Equal C. Greater D. None of these
(vii) Force of friction always act ____________ to the direction of motion.
A. parallel B. same C. opposite D. None of these
(viii) Which one is not a vector quantity?
A. velocity B. speed C. momentum D. Force
(ix) SI unit of impulse is
A. kgm/s2 B. kgm/s C. kgm2/s2 D. kgm2/s2
(x) Which of the following is not a dimensionless quantity?
A. Strain B. refractive index C. stress D.
angle

(xi) Two velocities each 5m/sec are inclined to each other at 60°. Magnitude of their
resultant is
B. 10.30m/sec B. 8.66m/sec C. 3.06m/sec D. 7.87m/sec
(xii) SI unit of temperature is
B. Celsius B. Fahrenheit C. Kelvin D. centigrade
(xiii) Dyne is the CGS unit of
B. stress B. pressure C. Force D. Power
(xiv) Dimensional formula of density is
B. [ML3] B. [M0L3] C. [ML-3] D. [M0L-3]
(xv) A body falling freely under the action of gravity does ______ work
B. Zero B. Negative C. positive D. None of these
(xvi) Coefficient of kinetic friction force is _________ than coefficient of static friction
force
B. Less B. Equal C. Greater D. None of the these
(xvii) Work performed in dragging a block 50m horizontally when a 60 N force is
applied
by a rope making an angle of 30° with the ground is
B. 568 J B. 3000 J C. 3598 J D. 2598 J
 (xviii) Which one is a scalar quantity?
A. weight B. velocity C. momentum D. mass
(xix) A bullet of mass 20gm moving with a velocity of 1000m/sec is brought to rest in
0.02
sec. The average applied force is
B. 1000 N B. 1500 N C. 2000 N D. 1800 N
(xx) A particle travels in a circle of radius 0.2m at a speed that uniformly increases. If the
speed changes from 5m/s to 6m/s in 2 sec. The angular acceleration is
2.5 rad/sec2 B. 1.5 rad/sec2 C. 2 rad/sec2 D. 3 rad/sec2

Q2. Write the dimensional formula of the following physical quantities.

Q3. The velocity of a particle given in terms of time is given by the equation

b
v=at +
t +c

Find the dimensions of a, b & c.

Q4. Differentiate between centripetal and centrifugal force.

Q5. A bullet of mass 20gm moving with a velocity of 1000m/sec is brought to rest in 0.02
sec.
Calculate the force and average applied force.

Q6. State the laws of limiting friction force.

Q7. Write the dimensional formula of the following physical quantities.

Q8. Vander wall’s equation of state for a real gas is given by

( P+ Va ) ( V −b )=RT
2

Where P is the pressure, V is the volume. Find the dimensional formulae of constant a & b.

Q9. Differentiate between centripetal and centrifugal force.

Q10. State and prove the law of conservation of linear momentum.

Q11. Define the terms with SI Units: work, power and energy.

Q12. A body is projected in vertically upward direction assuming that the time taken to reach
 the highest Point may depend on its mass, velocity and acceleration due to gravity.
Obtain
an expression for time dimensionally.

Q13. (a) State the fundamental units in S.I.

Where , v = final velocity

Q14. (a) State and prove the law of conservation of linear momentum.
(b) A truck weighing 2500kg and moving with a velocity 28m/sec collides with a
stationary car weighing 300kg. The truck and the car move together after the impact.
Calculate their common velocity.

Q15. Velocity of sound ‘v’ depends upon the coefficient of elasticity ‘E’ of the medium and
the density ‘ρ’ of the medium. Obtain an expression for ‘v’ by the method of dimensional
analysis.

Q16. (a) What is friction? Differentiate between static and dynamic friction.
(b) With the help of dimensional formula, check the correctness of given equation

t=2 π √ ❑

Where , t = time period

Q17. State the law of conservation of mechanical energy and prove it using example of free
fall of a body.

Q18. (a) Define circular motion. Derive the relation between linear velocity and angular
velocity.
(b) Calculate the angular velocity of (a) second’s hand (b) minute hand (c) hour’s hand
of a clock.
Q19. State the law of conservation of mechanical energy and prove it using example of free
fall of a body.

Q20. (a) Differentiate fundamental and derived physical quantities.

Q21. (a) Define circular motion. Derive the relation between linear displacement and angular
displacement.
(b) A body of mass 2 kg moving with a uniform velocity of 40m/sec collides with
another at rest. The two together begin to move with a uniform velocity of 25/sec.
Find the mass of the other.