Physics Question Bank

Select and write the correct answers to the following questions: (1 Mark Each)

1. A particle of mass 0.3 kg is subjeted to a force F =  kx with k = 15 N/m. What will be its
initial acceleration if it is released from a point 20 cm away from the origin?

(a) 5m/s2 (b) 10m/s2 (c) 3m/s2 (d) 15 m/s2

2. ˆ . If the body is initially at rest, then

The force acting on a body of mass 10 kg is (2iˆ  ˆj  k)N
the magnitude of its velocity in m/s at athe end of 20 sec. will be

(a) 2 6 (b) 3 2 (c) 6 2 (d) 2 3

3. A rigid ball of mass m strikes a rigid wall at 60 and gets reflected without loss of speed as
shown in the figure below. The value of impulse imparted by the wall on the ball will be

mV mV
(a) mV (b) 2 mV (c) (d)
2 3

4. N bullets each of mass m kg are fired with a velocity v ms1 at the rate of n bullets per second
upon a wall. The reaction offered by the wall to the bullets is given by

Nmv NM Nv
(a) nmV (b) (c) n (d) n
n v m

5. Consider the following statements about the blocks shown in the diagram that are being
pushed by a constant force on a frictionless table

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 A. All blocks move with the same acceleration

B. The net force on each block is the same Which of these statements are/is correct

(a) A only (b) B only (c) Both A and B (d) Neither A nor B

6. A force vector applied on a mass is represented as F  6iˆ  8jˆ  10kˆ and accelerates with 1
m/s2. What will be the mass of the body

(a) 10 2kg (b) 2 10kg (c) 10 kg (d) 20 kg

7. When we jump out of a boat standing in water it moves

(a) Forward (b) Backward (c) Sideways (d) None of the above

8. Find the force exerted by 5 kg block on floor of lift, as shown in figure (Take g = 10ms2)

(a) 100N (b) 115N (c) 105 N (d) 135N

9. Steam at 100° C is passed into 20 g of water at 10°C. When water acquires a temperature of
80°C, the mass of water present will be: [Take specific heat of water = 1 cal g 1 ° C1 and
latent heat of steam = 540 cal g1]

(a) 24 g (b) 31.5 g (c) 42.5 g (d) 22.5 g

10. Woollen clothes are used in winter season because woolen clothes

(a) Are good sources for producing heat (b) Absorb heat from surroundings

(c) Are bad conductors of heat (d) Provide heat to body continuously
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11. Star A has radius r surface temperature T while star B has radius 4r and surface temperature
T/2. The ratio of the power of two starts, PA : PB is

(a) 16 : 1 (b) 1: 16 (c) 1:1 (d) 1: 4

12. Ice formed over lakes has

(a) Very high thermal conductivity and helps in further ice formation

(b) Very low conductivity and retards further formation of ice

(c) It permits quick convection and retards further formation of ice

(d) It is very good radiator

13. The frequency of a rod is 200 Hz. If the velocity of sound in air is 340 ms1, the wavelength of
the sound produced is

(a) 1.7 cm (b) 6.8 cm (c) 1.7 m (d) 6.8 m

14. Normal audible range for human beings is:

(a) Less than 20 Hz

(b) 20 Hz to 20000 Hz

(c) Greater than 20000 Hz

(d) Less than 20 Hz and greater than 20000 Hz

15. In a transverse progressive wave of amplitude a, the maximum particle velocity is four times
its wave velocity. The wavelength of the wave is :

a a
(a) (b) (c) a (d) 2a
 2

16. The velocity of sound in a gas is:

(a) Independent of temperature on absolute scale

(b) Proportional to square root of temperature

(c) Inversely proportional to square root of temperature

(d) Proportional to square of temperature

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17. The frequency of a sound wave is n and its velocity is V. If the frequency is increased to 4n,
then the velocity of the wave will be

(a) 4V (b) 3V (c) 2V (d) V

18. If at same temperature and pressure, the densities for two diatomic gases are d 1 and d2
respectively, then the ratio of velocities of sound in these gases will be :

d2 d1
(a) (b) (c) d1d2 (d) d1d2
d1 22

19. If the velocity of radio waves is 3  105 km/s, the frequency corresponding to wavelength of
300 m is

(a) 10 kHz (b) 1 MHz (c) 1 kHz (d) 10 MHz

20. [M1L2T3] represents dimension of

(a) force (b) work (c) energy (d) power

21. In CGS system of units, unit of force is 1 dyne. 1 dyne =_________N

(a) 105 (b) 105 (c) 107 (d) 107

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22. The angle between the two vectors (iˆ  ˆj) and (jˆ  k)

(a) 30 (b) 45 (c) 60 (d) 90

23. The magnitude of a vector cannot be

(a) unity (b) positive (c) negative (d) zero

24. For an object thrown at 45° to horizontal, the maximum height (H) and horizontal range (R)
are related as

(a) R = 16H (b) R = 8H (c) R = 4H (d) R = 2H

25. The velocity n versus time t graph of a body in a straight line is as shown in figure.

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 The displacement of the body in five seconds is

(a) 2m (b) 3m (c) 4m (d) 5m

26. Newton's law of gravitation is applicable in the case of

(a) planets and stars only (b) point masses only

(c) big bodies only (d) all bodies in the universe

27. If two unit masses are placed at unit distance apart, then the force of attraction between
them is equal to

(a) acceleration due to gravity (b) gravitational potential

(c) universal gravitational constant (d) gravitational field strength

28. A body of weight 50 N is placed on a smooth surface. If the force required to move the body
on the surface is 30 N, the coefficient of friction is

(a) 0.60 (b) 1.2 (c) 0.3 (d) 1.67

29. A car accelerates on a horizontal road due to the force exerted by

(a) the engine of the car (b) the driver of the car

(c) the car on earth (d) the road on the car

30. 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

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 (a) 2N (b) 20 N (c) 50 N (d) 100 N

31. s, k and r are the coefficient of static, kinetic and rolling friction between two surfaces. In
their increasing order of magnitude one can write

(a) r < k < s (b) r > k > s (c) r < k > s (d) r = k = s

32. In the visible spectrum, the frequency of light waves is maximum for

(a) red colour (b) violet colour (c) green colour (d) yellow colour

33. If the refractive index of a medium is 1.7, the velocity of light in that medium is

(a) 1.765  108 m/s (b) 2.5  108 m/s

(c) 1.1  108 m/s (d) 2.2  108 m/s

34. The relation between phase difference (), wavelength () and the path difference (x) is
given by

2x x 2
(a)  = 2   (b)  (c)  (d) 
 2 x

35. Four charges are arranged at the corners of a square ABCD, as shown in the adjoining figure.
The force on the charge kept at the centre O is

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 (a) zero (b) along the diagonal AC

(c) along the diagonal BD (d) Perpendicular to side AB

36. Charge on electron is __________ C.

(a)  1.6  1019 C (b) 1.6  1019 C

(c)  1.6  1031 C (d) 1.6  1031 C

37. Electrostatic force is also known as the

(a) Charge force (b) Electron force

(c) Columb force (d) None of the above

38. A given carbon resistor has the following colour code of the various strips: Orange, red,
yellow and gold. The value of resistance in ohm is

(a) 32  104 ± 5% (b) 32  104 ± 10%

(c) 23  105 ± 5% (d) 23  105 ± 10%

39. An electric wire is connected across a cell of e.m.f. E. The current I is measured by an
ammeter of resistance R. According to ohm's law

(a) E = I2R (b) E = IR

(c) E = R/I (d) E = I/R

40. The magnetic lines of force inside a bar magnet

(a) are from North-pole to South-pole of the magnet

(b) do not exist

(c) depend upon the area of cross-section of the bar magnet

(d) are from South-pole to North-pole of the magnet

41. Which one of the following is a non-magnetic substance

(a) Iron (b) Nickel (c) Cobalt (d) Brass

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42. Which of the following waves have the maximum wavelength?

(a) X-rays (b) I.R. rays (c) UV rays (d) Radio waves

43. If , x and m represent the wavelength of visible light x-rays and microwaves respectively,
then

(a) m > x >  (b)  > m > y

(c) m >  >  x (d)  > x > m

44. Which of the following rays is the maximum frequency

(a) Gamma rays (b) Blue light (c) Infrared rays (d) Ultraviolet ray

45. In an intrinsic semiconductor, at an ordinary temperature, the correct relation between the
number of electrons 'ne' and number of holes 'nh,' is

(a) ne = nh = 0 (b) ne = nh (c) ne > nh (d) ne < nh

46. In a n-type semiconductor, which of the following statement is true

(a) Holes are majority carriers and trivalent atoms are dopants

(b) Electrons are majority carriers and trivalent atoms are dopants

(c) Electron are minority carriers and pentavalent atoms are dopants

(d) Holes are minority carriers and pentavalent atoms are dopents

47. The number of significant figures in 0.0006312 is

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

48. The sterss-strain graph for a metal wire is as shown in the figure. In the graph, the region in
which Hooke's law is obeyed the ultimate strength and fracture points are represents by

(a) OA, C, D (b) OB, D, E (c) OA, D, E (d) OB, C,D

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49. The displacement of a particle is given by y = a + bt + ct 2  dt4. The initial velocity and
acceleration of the particle are respectively

(a) b,  4d (b)  b, 2c (c) b, 2c (d) 2c,  4d

50. P2  Q2  2PQcos   R,  represent?

(a) angle between two vectors

(b) angle between first & resultant vector

(c) angle between second & resultant vector

(d) angle between resultant vector & X-axis

Very Short Answers questions : 1 Mark each

1. What is the dimension of the universal gravitational constant?

2. Define friction.

3. What do you mean by echo?

4. State Newton’s first law of motion.

5. State Newton’s law of gravitation.

6. Define sublimation.

7. Define amplitude.

8. Define phase of a wave.

9. Define a longitudinal wave.

10. Does an ordinary electric lamp emit EM waves?

11. Define absolute refractive index.

12. State the law of conservation of charge.

13. What is the unit of magnetic intensity?

14. Which element would you use as an impurity to make germanium an n-type semiconductor?