Rotational Dynamics

1.Define the terms and it's SI unit and dimensions: (a)circular motion,(b)uniform circular motion,(c)non-uniform
motion,(d)centripetal force, (e)centrifugal force,(f)angle of banking,(g)conical pendulum,(h)moment of
inertia,(i)Radius of gyration.

2. Distinguish uniform circular motion and non-uniform motion.

3. Distinguish between centripetal and centrifugal force.

4. Derive formula for maximum possible speed of vehicles on horizontal road.

5. Short note on well or wall of death and derive the minimum speed.

6. Why are curved roads banked?

7. Do we need banked road for a two wheeler explain?

8. Obtain an expression for the angle made by the string of the conical pendulum with vertical. Hence deduce the
expression for the linear speed of the bob of the conical pendulum.

9. Derive the expression for angular speed and periodic time of conical pendulum.

10. Derive the expression for linear velocity at highest and lowest point midway and top collisions of a particle
revolving in a vertical circle.

11. Explain sphere of death.

12. Give the physical significance of :( 1) Moment of Inertia. (2) Radius of gyration.

13. Derive the expression for kinetic energy of a rotating body, with uniform angular velocity.

14. Obtain the expression for the torque with angular acceleration of rigid body.

15. State and explain theorem of :( i) Perpendicular axis (ii) Parallel axis

16. A uniform disc and a hollow tight circular cone has the same formula for their moment of inertia when rotating
above there central axis why is it so?

17. State and explain principle of conservation of angular momentum. Use a suitable illustration. Do we use if in our
daily life, when?

18. Derive an expression for the kinetic energy of a body rotating with a uniform angular speed.

Mechanical properties of fluid

1.Define the terms and its SI units and dimensions: (a)ideal fluid,(b)hydrostatics,(c)pressure,(d)surface
tension,(e)Intermolecular forces (f)Intermolecular forces,(g)Cohesive force,(h)Adhesive force,(i)Range of
molecular forces,(j)Sphere of influence,(k)Surface film,(l)critical velocity,(m)incompressible

2. Write the properties of given terms: (a) fluid, (b) ideal fluid.

3. What is hydrostatic paradox? How can it be explained? OR short note.

4. Give the application of Pascal’s law: (i) Hydraulic lift (ii) Hydraulic brakes

5. Explain working of hydraulic lift with schematic dig.

6. Explain working of hydraulic brakes with schematic dig.

7. What is surface energy? Derive radiation between surface energy and surface tension.

8. State characteristics of angle of contact.

9. Explain why some liquids have concave meniscus and angle of contacts is acute angle.

10. Explain why some liquid have converse meniscus or obtuse angle of contact.

11. Explain in brief pressure differences across: (i) Plane surface (ii) Convex liquid surface

(iii) Concave liquid surface

12. Explain formation of drops and bubbles. (OR) Derive Laplace law for spherical membrane. (OR)
Derive expression for excess pressure inside a drop and soap bubble.

13. Explain rise of liquid in capillary tube. (OR) Explain fall of liquid in capillary tube.

14. Distinguish between streamline and turbulent flow.

15. Explain terms: (a) Steady flow (b) flow line (c) Streamline (d) flow tube (e) streamline flow (f) Turbulent
flow

16. Derive an expression for terminal velocity of a spherical object falling under gravity through a viscous
medium.

Kinetic Theory of Gases

1.Define the terms and it's SI unit and dimensions:(a) Boyle’s law, (b) Charles law, (c) Gay lussae’s law,
(d) mean free path, (e) specific heat of a gas at Constant pressure (Cp), (e) specific heat of a gas at
Constant volume (Cv), (f) emissive power, (g) coefficient of emission, (h) absorb the part

2. Distinguish between ideal gas and real gas.

3. Obtain expression for mean free path in terms of pressure and temperature.

4. What is meant by degrees of freedom? Explain the degrees of freedom for (1) an atom

(2) A diatoms module

5. On what factors do the degrees of freedom depend?

6. Derive Mayer’s relation. OR Express Mayer’s relation in terms of principal specific heats.

7. Obtain volumes of Cp and Cv for (1) Monoatomic (2) Diatomic (3) Polyatomic also find value of  in each
case.

8. State the low of equipartition of energy and hence calculate molar specific heat of mono and diatomic
gases at constant volume and pressure.

9. Define coefficient of absorption, reflection and transmission obtain the relations between them. Or
Show that a + r + t = 1.

10. Define emissive power, coefficient of emission and absorb the part.

11. What is PBB (Perfectly black body). How can it be reduced in practice?

12. Explain Ferry’s black body. OR Draw heat labelled diagram of black body (Ferry’s).
13. State Kirchhoff’s law of radiation and give its theoretical proof. Show that a = e.

14. Draw spectral distribution curve of a black body radiation.

15. State and explain Wien’s displacement law and Stefan − Boltzmann law.

16. Explain energy distribution spectrum of a black body radiation in terms of wavelength.

17. Derive an expression for average pressure of an ideal gas.

18. State any four assumptions of kinetic theory of gases.

Thermodynamics
1. Draw PV diagram of the reversible and irreversible process
2. Draw PV showing positive and Negative work with varying pressure

3. Explain the cyclic process

4. Differentiate between the reversible and irreversible process.

5. Classify and explain the thermodynamic System
6. Explain given cases related to energy transfer between the System and surrounding
(a) Energy transferred Q>0, (b) Energy transferred Q<0, (c) Energy transferred Q=0
7. Write a note on thermodynamic equilibrium.
8. Explain different ways through which thermodynamic System can be changed
9. State 1st law of thermodynamics
10. Derive relation between the changes in internal energy (U), work is done (W) and heat (Q).
11. Explain work done during thermodynamic process
12. Explain the thermodynamic of the isobaric, isochoric and adiabatic process.
13. What is thermodynamic Process? Give two types of it?
14. Write a note on free expansion.
15. State the assumptions made for thermodynamic process.

Oscillations
1.Define the terms and its SI unit and dimensions :( 1) Periodic Motion, (2) Oscillatory Motion, (3) Linear
Simple Motion, (4) Angular simple Harmonic motion, (5) Simple Harmonic motion, (6) Amplitude, (7)
Period, (8) Frequency, (9) Wavelength, (10) Phase, (11) Epoch, (12) free oscillation, (13) Forced
oscillation, (14) Resonance,(15) Resonant Frequency.

2. Draw: (1) Draw the graph of total energy of a particle performing LSHM. (2) Draw oscillatory motion of a
simple pendulum. (3) Draw the diagram of torsional (angular) oscillations. (4) Draw diagram damped
simple harmonic oscillator. (5) Draw the displacement − time graph for damped simple harmonic oscillator.
(6) Draw damping increases period and decreases amplitude. (7) Draw the diagram of magnet vibrating in
uniform magnetic field. (8) Draw the graph for resonant frequency. (Amplitude A2 vs frequency f)

3. Obtain equation of linear simple harmonic motion

4. From differential equation of linear SHM obtain expression for acceleration, velocity and displacement
of a particle performing SHM.
5. Obtain expression for period of SHM in terms of (1) Angular frequency or Angular velocity. (2) Force
constant (3) Acceleration, Also find the expression of frequency of SHM.

6. Show that linear SHM 8 projection of UCM on any diameter. OR Show that linear SHM is a projection of
(i) Displacement (ii) Velocity (iii) Acceleration, Hence the projection of VCM alone any diameter

7. Particle performing SHM starts from mean position plot a graph of displacement, velocity and
acceleration against time. OR Give the graphical representation of a particle performing SHM stating
from mean position.

8. Particle performing SHM starts from extreme position plot a graph of displacement, velocity and
acceleration against time. OR Give the graphical representation of a particle performing SHM stating
from extreme position.

9. Discuss analytically the composition of two SHM of same period and parallel to each other. Also find

resultant amplitude when phase angle. (1) O, (2), (3)
2

10. Show that : Total energy of particle performing linear SHM is conserved.

11. Obtain an expression of period of simple pendulum on which factor does it depends. OR Show that
under certain conditions a simple pendulum performs linear SHM.

12. State the laws of simple pendulum. OR On which factor the period of simple pendulum is independent
mass, amplitude.

13. Distinguish between conical pendulum and simple pendulum.

14. Obtain the differential equation of SHM.

15. Distinguish between free oscillation, forced oscillations.

16. What is a damped oscillation write the differential equation for an oscillator for which damping force is
directly proportional to velocity? Discuss the resulting motion

Superposition of Waves
1. What are beats? Prove that frequency of beats is equal to the difference between the frequencies of the
two sound notes giving rise to beats.

2. Derive an equation of a simple harmonic progressive have and express it in different forms?

3. State the points of comparison between progressive waves and stationary waves?

4. Explain the reflection of transverse and longitudinal waves from a denser medium and a rarer medium?

5. Draw a neat labelled diagram of the first two modes of vibrations of string stretched between two rigid
supports.

6. Show that only odd harmonics are present in the vibrations of air column in a pipe closed at one end.

7. Draw neat labelled diagrams for the fundamental mode of vibrations of air column in pipe. (a) Open at
both ends (b) Open at one end.

8. Explain analytically how the stationary waves are formed. Hence show that the distance between node

and adjacent antinode is .
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9. What is meant by Harmonics? Show that only odd harmonics are present as overtones in the case of
air columns vibrating in a pipe closed at one end

10. Distinguish between forced vibrations of resonance.

11. Prove that the frequency of beats is equal to the difference between the frequencies of the two sound
notes giving rise to beats.

12. Characteristics of progressive wave.

Wave Optics
1. What is interference of light? With the help of heat ray diagram, describe how the distance between two
virtual sources in biprism experiment is measured.

2. State conditions for obtaining sharp up steady interference pattern.

3. using analytical method, obtain an expression for path difference between two interfering light waves.
Hence show that bright and dark bands are produced alternately in the interference pattern.

4. State Huygens’s principle. Explain refraction of plane wave front at a plane surface on the basis of
Huygens’s wave theory.

5. Draw heat labelled diagram of refraction of a plane wave front at a plane surface.

6. Distinguish between interference and diffraction.

7. Explain Huygens’s construction of spherical wave front.

8. Draw a neat labelled diagram sharing place of vibration and plane of polarization of polarized light.

9. State the conditions for constructive up destructive interference of light.

10. Obtain an expression for path difference and fringe width of interference pattern in Young’s double slit
experiment. (OR) Show that the fringe width is same for consecutive bright and dark bands.

11. State Brewster’s law and show that when light is incident at polarizing angled the reflected and
refracted rays are mutually perpendicular to each other.

12. With the help of a neat diagram, explain the reflection of light on a plane reflecting surface.

13. State the factors on which resolving power at microscope depends. How can it be increased?

14. Explain Rayleigh’s criterion for the resolution of the close objects, when their images are (1) just
resolved (2) Well resolved and (3) Unresolved.

Electrostatics
1. Describe the construction of Van−de Graf generator.

2. Derive an expression for electric intensity at point outside a charged spherical conductor.

3. Derive an expression for the energy of a charge condenser. Express it in different forms.

4. Derive an expression for capacity of a parallel plate condenser filled with dielectric.
5. State Gauss theorem and state it any two application.

6. What do you mean by polar molecules and non-polar molecules? Give one example each?

7. Obtain expression for electric field intensity at a point outside uniformly charged thin plane sheet.

8. State Gauss theorem in electrostatics. State the expression for electric field intensity at a point outside
an infinitely long charge conducting wire.

9. Define capacitance of a capacitor and its SI units.

10. What are the polar dielectric and non-polar dielectric?

11. Explain the concept of a parallel plate capacitor. State it’s any two applications.

12. Obtain an expression for energy of a charged capacitor and express it in different forms.

Current Electricity
1. Kirchhoff’s first Law: (current law/ Junction law) with diagram.

2. State and explain Kirchhoff’s second law/ voltage law/loop law.

3. Explain Wheatstone bridge and derive the balancing condition.

4. Explain meter bridge experiment to determine unknown resistance and state it’s application.

5. State and Explain Principle of potentiometer? What are the uses of potentiometer?

6. What is potential gradient, how it is measured, explain? On which factor does it depend?

7. Difference between potentiometer and voltmeter.

8. What will be the effect on the position of zero deflection if only the current following through the
potentiometer wire is: (1) Increased (2) Decreased

9. How the Galvanometer/MCG can be converted into Ammeter?

10. How potentiometer is used to find internal resistance of a cell? On which factor it is depend.

11. What is shunt?

12. State Kirchhoff’s second Law for a closed circuit. How will you minimize the errors in kelvin’s method?

13. Explain how moving coil galvanometer is converted into a voltmeter. Derive the necessary formula.

14. What are the advantages of potentiometer over a voltmeter?

15. What are the advantages and disadvantages of potentiometer?

Magnetic field due to electric current

1. What happens to the magnetic field at the centre of a circular current coil if we double the radius of the coil
keeping the current unchanged?
2. State the orientation magnetic dipole with respect to a magnetic field, which processes maximum magnetic
potential energy.

3. Magnetic field lines can be entirely confined within the core of a toroid, but not within a straight solenoid.

4. Explain "magnetic force never does any work on moving charges”.

5. State the conditions when the magnetic potential energy of magnetic dipole (current carrying coil) kept in the
uniform magnetic field are minimum and maximum.
6. Derive the expression for the magnetic field produced by a current in a circular arc of wire.
7. Explain the construction and working of the moving coil Galvanometer.
8. Using Amperes law, derive an expression for the magnetic induction inside an ideal solenoid carrying a steady
current.
9. Derive an expression for net torque on a rectangular current carrying loop placed in a uniform magnetic field
with its rotational axis perpendicular to the field.
10. Show that currents in two long, straight, parallel wires exert forces on each other. Derive the expression for the
force per unit length on each conductor.
11. Using Biot Savarts law, obtain the expression for magnetic induction near a straight infinitely long current
carrying wire.
12. Derive an expression for the axial magnetic field produced by current in a circular loop.

13. Obtain an expression Magnetic induction of a toroid of n turns in terms about the axis passing through its
centre and perpendicular to its plane.

Magnetic materials
1. Give gyromagnetic ratio.

2. Show that orbital magnetic dipole moment of a revolving electron is (ever)/2.

3. Derive the quantity of Bohr magneton and also state its value.

4. Define magnetization. State its formula and SI unit of magnetization.

5. Explain magnetization of a material.

6. Obtain an expression for orbital magnetic moment of an electron rotating about the nucleus in an atom.

7. Derive relation between magnetic field intensity (H) and magnetization (M) for a magnetic material placed in a
magnetic field.

8. Classify the magnetic material on the basis of magnetic proportion.

9. What is ferromagnetism? Explain ferromagnetism on the basis of Domain theory.

10. Draw the diagram: (a) Diamagnetic substance in weak and strong, (b) Paramagnetic substance in weak and
strong magnetic field, (c) Ferromagnetic substance in weak and strong field.

11. What are the properties of diamagnetic material paramagnetic material and ferromagnetic material?

12. Distinguish between dia, para and firro magnetic materials.

13. State Currie’s law, obtain the relation between magnetic susceptibility and temperature.

14. What is hysteresis loop or cycle?

Electromagnetic induction
1. State faraday's laws of electromagnetic induction.

2. State Lenz's law.

3. Why and where eddy currents are undesirable? How are they minimized?

4. Define self-induction and mutual induction.

5. Explain why inductance of two coils connected in parallel is less than the inductance of either recoil.

6. Distinguish between step up and step down transformer.

7. What is a transformer? Describe the construction and working of a transformer with a neat labelled diagram?

8. Using Ampere's law obtain expression for the magnetic induction near a current carrying straight infinitely long
wire.

9. Obtain expression for self-inductance of a solenoid.

10. Obtain an expression for the emf induced in a coil rotating in a uniform magnetic field show graphically the
variation of induced emf. With respect to time.

11. Prove theoretically, the relation between emf induced and rate of change of magnetic flux in the circuit in
electromagnetic induction.

12. Obtain an expression for emf induced in a coil rotating with uniform angular velocity about its diameter
perpendicular to uniform magnetic field.

13. Obtain an expression for the emf induced in a coil rotating in a uniform magnetic field.

14. Prove theoretically, the relation between e.m.f induced and rate of change of magnetic flux in a coil moving in a
uniform magnetic field.

15. Obtain an expression for the induced emf in a coil rotating with uniform angular velocity in uniform magnetic
field. Plot a graph of variation of induced e.m.f. against phase (0) over one cycle.

AC circuits
1. Obtain an expression for average power dissipated in a purely resistive A.C. circuit. Define the power factor of
the circuit and state its value for a purely resistive A. C. circuit.

2. What is a series LCR circuit? Obtain the expression for impedance. Hence state the conditions for series
resonance and derive the expression for resonant frequency.

3. Explain the working of a transistor as a switch.

4. Assuming expression for impedance in a parallel resonant circuit, state the conditions for parallel resonance.

5. Define resonant frequency and obtain an expression for it.

6. Define inductive reactance and capacitive reactance.

7. Distinguish between reactance and resistance.

8. With the help of a diagram explain Q factor (sharpness of Resonance) of a series resonance circuit. Define band
width.

9. Derive the expression for average power decapitated in a resistor in an AC circuit and hence define apparent
power.

10. Show that in an AC circuit the power consumed by a pure inductor is zero.

11. Obtain an expression for average power consumed in an LCR series circuit. Define true power.

12. What is the natural frequency of an LC circuit? What is the reactance of this circuit at this frequency?

13. For a very high frequency AC supply, a capacitor behaves like a pure conductor. Explain why?

14. The total impedance of a circuit decreases when the capacitor is added in series with Land R. Explain why.

DUAL NATURE OF RADIATION AND MATTER

1. State Einstein's photoelectric equation. Explain two characteristic of photoelectric effect on the basis of Einstein
photoelectric equation.

2. With the help of a circuit diagram describe an experiment to study photoelectric effect?

3. With the help of a circuit diagram, describe the experiment to study the characteristics of the photoelectric
effect. Hence discuss any two characteristics of photoelectric effect.

4. State Einstein's photoelectric equations. Explain 'two' characteristics on the basis of this equation.

5. Draw a well labelled diagram of a photoelectric cell. Explain the observations made by Hertz and Lenard the
phenomenon of photoelectric emission.

6. Describe the construction of a photoelectric cell.

7. Draw a neat labelled circuit diagram of experimental arrangement for study of photoelectric effect.

8. With the help of a neat circuit diagram, explain the working of a photodiode. State its any two uses.

9. What is the photoelectric effect? Define (i) Stopping potential, (ii) Photoelectric work function.

10. State the importance of Davisson and Germer experiments.

STRUCTURE OF ATOMS AND NUCLEI

1. Derive an expression for de Broglie wavelength of an electron moving under a potential difference of V volt.

2. State de-Broglie hypothesis of matter waves and derive an expression for de-Broglie wavelength.

3. State the postulates of Bohr's theory of hydrogen atom. Write down the necessary equations.

4. State Bohr's third postulate for hydrogen atom and hence derive Bohr's formula for wavenumber.

5. Draw a neat labelled energy level diagram for hydrogen atom.

6. Show that the radius of Bohr orbit is directly proportional to the square of the principle quantum number.

7. Draw a neat labelled energy level diagram of the first four series for hydrogen atom.

8. Write notes on - (a) Nuclear fission (b) Nuclear fusion.

9. In a hydrogen atom, an electron carrying charge 'e' revolves in an orbit of radius r' with speed 'v'. Obtain
expression for the magnitude of magnetic moment of a revolving electron.

10. Derive an expression for the total energy of electron in 'n'th Bohr orbit. Hence show that energy of the electron
is inversely proportional to the square of principal quantum number. Also define binding energy.

11. Obtain an expression for the radius of Bohr orbit for H-atom.

12. State Bohr's third postulate for hydrogen (H2) atom. Derive Bohr's formula for the wave number. Obtain
expressions for longest and shortest wavelength of spectral lines in ultraviolet region for hydrogen atom.

13. With the help of a neat labelled diagram, describe the Geiger-Marsden experiment. What is mass defect?

14. State law of radioactive decay. Hence derive the relation N = Noe^ lt. Represent it graphically.

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
1. With neat circuit diagram explain PN junction diode as a full wave rectifier draw necessary graphs.

2. Describe construction and working of a light emitting diode state it’s any two uses.

3. What is PN junction diode with neat circuit diagram explain the use of PN junction diode as a full wave rectifier.

4. Draw neat labelled circuit diagram of full wave rectifier using semiconductor diode.

5. Draw a neat circuit diagram for a transistor as a common emitter amplifier and explain its working.

6. With the help of a neat labelled circuit diagram explain the working of a half wave rectifier using semiconductor
diodes. Draw the input and output waveforms.

7. Explain the working of PN junction diode in forward and reverse biased mode.

8. Explain the formation of energy band diagram in the case of conductor and semiconductor.

9. Distinguish between intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductor.

10. What is zener diode? How is it used as a voltage regulator?

11. What is a logic gate? Explain different types of Logic gates. Name the logic gate which generates high output
when the at least one input is high.

12. Draw the symbol and truth table for NOT gate. Why NOT gate is called an inverter?