Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bengaluru

An Autonomous Institution
I/II Semester B.E. Examinations
2024-2025

Model Question Paper - II

Course Title: Applied Physics for CSE Stream

Course Code: PC102/PC152

Time: 3:00 hrs Max. Marks: 100

Note:
1. Part-A is mandatory.
2. Answer any five full questions from Part-B choosing at least one from each module.
3. Constants: Speed of light ‘c’= 3x108 ms-1, Boltzmann Constant ‘k’ =1.38x10-23 JK-1,
Planck’s constant ‘h’= 6.625x10-34Js, Acceleration due to gravity ‘g’ =9.8 ms-2,
Permittivity of free space ‘εo’ = 8.85x10-12 Fm-1, Electron charge, ‘e’ = 1.6 x10-19 C,
Electron mass, ‘m’ = 9.11x10-31 kg.

PART-A
Q. Question BL CO PO Marks
No.
Emission of a photon by an excited atom due to interaction of external 1 1 1,2,12 1
1 energy is called
a) Spontaneous emission b) Stimulated emission
c) Induced absorption d) Light amplification
Important characteristic of laser beam is 1 1 1,2,12 1
2
a) Interference b) Diffraction
c) Dispersion d) Coherence
What is the primary principle behind the operation of optical fibers? 1 1 1,2,12 1
3
a) Diffraction b) Total internal reflection
c) Refraction d) Dispersion
The core of an optical fiber has a refractive index that is: 1 1 1,2,12 1
4 a) Less than the cladding b) Equal to the cladding
c) Greater than the cladding d) Dependent on the wavelength of light

When the particle is inside the box, its potential energy is 1 2 1,2,12 1
5 a) Finite b) Infinite
c) Zero d) None
The square of magnitude of the wave function is called 1 2 1,2,12 1
6
a) Current density b) Probability density
c) Volume density d) Mass density

7 The uncertainty principle was developed by 1 2 1,2,12 1

a) Somerfield b) Bohr c) Plank d) Heisenberg

1
8 The fact that electrons cannot reside inside the nucleus is consistent with 1 2 1,2,12 1
a) The Bohr model b) The Heisenberg uncertainty
c)The Rutherford d) The theory of relativity
9 Quantum computing is relatively -------- than classical computing. 1 3 1,2,12 1
a) Average b) Faster c) Slower d) None
Which quantum gate is also known as the NOT gate in quantum 1 3 1,2,12 1
10 The Rutherford model of the atom
computing?
d) The
a) theory of relativity
Hadamard gate b) Pauli-X gate
.
c) Phase gate d) SWAP gate
11 What does the term ⟨ ∣ represent in Dirac notation? 1 3 1,2,12 1
a) A ket b) A brac
c) A tensor product d) A classical bit
Which of the following is a controlled gate that flips the second qubit 1 3 1,2,12 1
12 only if the first qubit is in the state |1⟩
a) Swap Gate b) Hadamard gate
c) Toffoli gate d) CNOT gate
13 The temperature at which superconductivity occurs is called 1 4 1,2,12 1
a) Low temperature b) Super temperature
c) Critical temperature d) High temperature
According to quantum free electron theory, the energy level in a metal 1 4 1,2,12 1
14
are
a) Continuous b) Overlapping c) Discrete d) None
In a metal, if the temperature
principle c) increases
d) all then resistivity
of these 1 4 1,2,12 1
15 a) Increases b) Decreases
c)
d) remains constant d) None
16 The value of Fermi distribution function at absolute zero (T=0⁰ K) is 1 4 1,2,12 1
1,under the condition
a) E=EF b) E> EF c) E>> EF d) E< EF
What type of motion involves an object moving along a straight line? 1 5 1,2,3,5 1
17 a) Circular motion b) Rotational motion ,12
c) Linear motion d) Oscillatory motion
"ease in and ease out" timing also referred as 1 5 1,2,3,5 1
18
a) Uniform timing b) Slow motion timing ,12
c) Accelerating and decelerating timing d) Looping timing
What happens when you reduce the number of frames for an action in 1 5 1,2,3,5 1
animation? ,12
19
a) The action appears slower b) The action appears faster
c) The action becomes more detailed d) The action loses realism

What is a "stride" in the context of animation and movement? 1 5 1,2,3,5 1

a) Two steps one with each foot ,12
20 b) The motion of a single foot during a step
c) The rhythm or timing of a character's movement
d) The vertical displacement of the body during motion

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 PART-B

Q. Question BL CO PO Marks
No.
Module-1
a) Explain induced absorption, spontaneous emission and stimulated 2 1 1,2, 6
emission. 12
1 b) With neat diagrams, discuss different types of optical fibers. 3 1 1,2, 6
12
c) Calculate the ration of population of two energy states in a material 2 1 1,2, 4
that produces light of wavelength 6328 Å at 27°C. 12
OR
a) What is Fiber-Optic communication? Explain the basics of point to 2 1 1,2, 6
point communication system. 12
2
b) Discuss the requisites and conditions of a of a Laser system. 3 1 1,2, 6
12
c) Obtain the attenuation co-efficient of the given fiber of length 1500 2 1 1,2, 4
m given the input and output power 100 mW and 70 mW. 12
Module-2
a) Define phase velocity and group velocity. State and explain 2 2 1,2, 6
Heisenberg’s uncertainity principle. 12

3 b) Discuss the wave functions, probability densities and energy level 3 2 1,2, 6
for a particle in a box by considering the ground state and the first 12
two excited state.
c) Calculate the de Broglie wavelength of a particle of mass 2 2 1,2, 4
0.58 MeV/c 2 which has a kinetic energy of 90 eV, where c is the 12
speed of light.
OR
a) 2 2 1,2, 6
What are matter waves? Explain the duality of matter waves.
12
4 b) What is wave function? Discuss its physical significance and 3 2 1,2, 6
properties. 12
c) The speed of electron is measured with an uncertainty of 2 2 1,2, 4
2×104 ms-1 in one dimension. Determine the minimum width in 12
which the electron is confined in the atom.
Module-3
5 a) Define qubit and explain the properties of qubit. 2 3 1,2, 6
12
b) Discuss Pauli X, Y and Z gates. 3 3 1,2, 6
12

3
 c) A linear operator operates such that X|0⟩  |1⟩ & X|1⟩=|0⟩. 2 3 1,2, 4
Determine the matrix representation of X. 12
OR
a) Explain the differences between classical and quantumcomputing. 2 3 1,2, 6
12
6
b) Discuss Swap gate and controlled Z gate mentioning its matrix 3 3 1,2, 6
representation and truth table. 12
c) If the first qubit is the control qubit then write the output for the 2 3 1,2, 4
following initial states 1. |00⟩, 2. |01⟩, 3. |10⟩, and 4. |11⟩. 12
Module-4
a) State Meissner effect and explain Maglev vehicle. 2 4 1,2, 6
12
7
b) Discuss any three assumptions of QFET and CFET. 3 4 1,2, 6
12
c) The critical field for a Lead is 1.2 x 105 A/m at 8 K and 2.4 x 105 2 4 1,2, 4
A/m at 0 K. Calculate the critical temperature of the material. 12
OR
a) Define the term critical field. Describe temperature dependence of 2 4 1,2, 6
critical field. 12
8 b) Discuss the failures of classical free electron theory. 3 4 1,2, 6
12
c) Calculate the Fermi velocity and mean free path for the 2 4 1,2, 4
conductivity electrons in silver given that fermi energy is 5.5eV at 12
relaxation time for an electron is 3.83x10-14 s.

Module-5
a) Explain the odd rule and odd rule multipliers with a suitable 2 5 1,2,3, 6
example. 5,12
9
b) Discuss jumping and parts of jump with a neat diagram. 3 5 1,2,3, 6
5,12
c) Given the base distance is 0.5cm for slow out calculate the 2 5 1,2,3, 4
distance between the frames in i) #4 and #5 ii) #1and #7. 5,12
OR
a) Explain animation, taxonomy of physics in animation, frames and 2 5 1,2,3, 6
frames per second. 5,12

10 b) Discuss step length, stride length, gait in walking. 3 5 1,2,3, 6

5,12
c) Jump animation is associated with the push time of 5 frames, push 2 5 1,2,3, 4
height = 0.4 m and stop height = 0.5 m. Calculate the stop time 5,12
and express the push time and stop time in second if the animation
is played at 30 FPS.