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VIVEKANAND PUBLIC SCHOOL, SADABAD

MCQ - PHYSICS - IV
CLASS 12 - PHYSICS

Time Allowed : 90 mins Maximum Marks : 70

Section A a) 8× 106 volt b) 9× 106 volt

c) 80 volt d) 9 volt
1) A hollow conducting sphere is given a positive charge of
10) Potential energy of two equal +ve charges 1µ C each held
10µ C. What will be the electric field at the centre of the
1 m apart in air is:
sphere if its radius is 2 metres?
[1]
[1]
a) 20µ Cm - 2 b) 32µ Cm - 2 a) 9 × 10−3 eV
c) 5µ Cm - 2 d) Zero b) 9 × 10−3 J
2) A point charge +q, is placed at a distanced from an isolated c) Zero
conducting plane. The field at a point P on the other side d) 1 J
of the plane is 11) The resistivity of the potentiometer wire is 10 - 7 Ω m. Its
[1] area of cross - section is 10 - 6 m2 . When a current I = 0.1.
a) Directed radially away from the point charge. A flows through the wire, its potential gradient is:
b) Directed perpendicular to the plane but towards the [1]
plane. a) 10 - 4 Vm - 1 b) 10Vm - 1
c) Directed perpendicular to the plane and away from the c) 10 - 2 Vm - 1 d) 0.1Vm - 1
plane. 12) Which one of the following is the correct representation of
d) Directed radially towards the point charge. variation of conductivity of a conductor with temperature?
[1]
3) The electric field required to keep a water drop of mass m
just to remain suspended, when charged with one electron, is
[1]
a) em
g b) mg
e
c) Mg d) Emg
a)
4) If a charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two
equal like charges Q such that the system is in equilibrium,
then the value of q is:
[1]
a) −Q
2 b) Q
2
b)
c) 4Q d) −Q 4
5) A particle of mass m and charge q is placed at rest in a
uniform electric field E and then released, the kinetic energy
attained by the particle after moving a distance y, will be c)
[1]
a) Q Ey b) Q2 Ey
c) Q E y d) Q Ey2
2

6) The amount of charge a capacitor can store when a potential d)

diffrence of 1V is applied across it is called its
[1] 13) The instrument among the following which measures the emf
a) Resistance b) Capacitance of a cell most accurately is:
c) Reactance d) Inductance [1]
a) Potentiometer b) A voltmeter
7) Can two equipotential surfaces intersect each other? c) Post office box d) An ammeter
[1]
14) The SI unit of current is
a) Yes [1]
b) Only when surfaces intersect at 90o a) Joule b) Coulomb
c) Sometimes c) Ampere d) Newton
d) No
15) There are N cells in the circuit of figure. The emf and
8) A tin nucleus has a charge + 50 e. If the proton is at internal resistance of each cell is £ and r respectively. The
10 - 12 m from the nucleus, then the potential at this position points A and B in the circuit divide the circuit into n and
is: (charge on proton = 1.6 × 10 - 19 Q) (N - n) cells. The current in the circuit is
[1]
a) 7.2× 104 V b) 14.4× 108 V
c) 1.44× 10 V d) 7.2× 108 V
4

9) The electric potential at the surface of an atomic nucleus (Z

= 50) of radius 9.0× 10 - 13 cm is:
[1] [1]
 a) Zero b) NE/r 25) The magnetic moment has dimensions of
c) E/ r d) NE/nr [1]
a) [L2 A] b) [L2 T - 1 A]
16) A galvanometer having a resistance of 8Ω is shunted by a
c) [LT A] d) [LA]
- 1
wire of resistance 2Ω . If the total current is 1 A, the part
of it passing through the shunt will be: 26) Suppose the number of turns in a coil be tripled, the value
[1] of magnetic flux linked with it
a) 0.8 A b) 0.3 A [1]
c) 0.5 A d) 1.2 A a) None of these b) Becomes 31
c) Remains unchanged d) Is tripled
17) A charged particle (charge q) is moving in a circle of radius
R with uniform speed v. The associated magnetic moment p 27) A conducting circular loop is placed in a uniform magnetic
is given by: field, B = 0.025 T with its plane perpendicular to the loop.
[1] The radius of the loop is made to shrink at a constant rate
a) qvR
2 b) QvR of 1 mm s - 1 . The induced emf when the radius is 2 cm,
c) QvR2 d) qvR is
2

[1]
2
18) A galvanometer can be changed into an ammeter by providing:
[1] a) 2µV
b) πµV
a) Low resistance in series
c) 2πµV
b) High resistance in parallel
d) π2 µV
c) Low resistance in parallel
d) High resistance in series 28) If the speed of rotation of a dynamo is doubled, then the
induced emf will
19) A charged particle enters a magnetic field H with its initial [1]
velocity making an angle of 45° with H. The path of the a) Remain unchanged b) Become double
particle will be: c) Become four times d) Become half
[1]
a) A straight line b) An ellipse 29) If the rotational velocity of dynamo armature is doubled, then
c) A circle d) A helical induced emf will become:
[1]
20) A millivoltmeter of 25 millivolt range is to be converted into a) Two times b) Half
an ammeter of 25 - ampere range. The value (in ohm) of c) Unchanged d) Four times
the necessary shunt will be:
[1] 30) When current changes from +2A to - 2A in 0.05 sec, an
a) 0.001 b) 0.01 emf of 8V is induced in a coil. The coefficient of self
c) 0.05 d) 1 inductance of the coil is:
[1]
21) A closely wound solenoid of 2000 turns and area of cross a) 0.8 H b) 0.1 H
- section1.6 × 10−4 m2 , carrying a current of 4.0 A, is sus- c) 0.2 H d) 0.4 H
pended through its centre allowing it to turn in a horizontal
plane. What is the magnetic moment associated with the 31) A transformer works on the principle of
solenoid? [1]
[1] a) Inverter b) Converter
a) 3.18 Am2 b) 2.08 Am2 c) Self induction d) Mutual induction
c) 1.28 Am2 d) 4.38 Am2 32) Reciprocal of impedance is
22) The susceptibility of ferromagnetic material is: [1]
[1] a) Admittance b) Susceptance
c) Conductance d) Transconductance
a) Inversely proportional to square of temperature
b) Inversely proportional to temperature 33) The voltage across the terminals of an ac power supply varies
c) Independent of temperature with time according toVcosωt . The voltage amplitude is V
d) Directly proportional to temperature = 45.0 V. Root - mean - square potential difference is
[1]
23) A closely wound solenoid of 800 turns and area of cross a) 35.8 V b) 31.8 V
section2.5 × 10−4 m2 carries a current of 3.0 A. It is free c) 37.8 V d) 33.8 V
to turn about the vertical direction and a uniform horizontal
magnetic field of 0.25 T is applied. Magnitude of torque on 34) If the current in a series LCR circuit is maximum, thenω
the solenoid when its axis makes an angle of 30° with the will be:
direction of applied field is [1]
[1] a) As
√ large as possible
a) 0.075 J b) 0.09 J b) √LC
c) 0.065 J d) 0.06 J c) LCR
24) A bar magnet of length 3 cm has points A and B along its d) Equal to natural frequency of LCR system
axis at distances of 24 cm and 48 cm on the opposite sides. 35) If C and R denote capacitance and resistance, then dimensions
Ratio of magnetic fields at these points will be of CR are
[1]
a) [M0 LT0 A1 ] b) [MLT0 A2 ]
[1] c) [M0 L0 TA0 ] d) [ML0 TA - 2 ]
a) 2√1
b) 4
2 36) The speed of electromagnetic waves in a medium of dielectric
c) 3 d) 8
constant 2.25 and relative permeability 4 is:
 [1] O′′ . In the situation shown in the figure given ahead:
a) 3 × 108 m/s b) 2 × 108 m/s
c) 2.5 × 108 m/s d) 1 × 108 m/s
37) An electromagnetic radiation of frequencyν , wave - length
λ , travelling with velocity c in air, enters a glass slab of
refractive index µ . The frequency, wavelength and velocity [1]
of light in the glass slab will be respectively
a) The image forms to the left ofO′
[1]
b) Two images form, one atO′ and the other at O′′
a) µν , µλ and µc c) The image forms to the right ofO′′
d) The image forms betweenO′ and O′′
b) ν, µλ and µc
c) v, 2 λ and µc 46) Interference is possible in
d) 2µv , µλ and c [1]
a) Light waves only
38) The dimensions of(µ0 ε0 ) are
−1/2
b) Sound waves only
[1] c) Neither light nor sound waves
a) [LT - 1 ] b) [L - 1/2 T1/2 ] d) Both light and sound waves
c) [L - 1 T] d) [L1/2 T - 1/2 ]
47) What happens to fringe width in the Young’s double slit
39) Which of the following is a natural source of gamma rays? experiment, if it is performed in glycerine instead of air?
[1] [1]
a) Radio - carbon b) Radio - cobalt
c) Radio - gas d) Radio - phosphorus a) The fringes shrink
b) The fringes disappear
40) The velocity of light in vacuum can be changed by changing: c) The fringes remain unchanged
[1] d) The fringes get enlarged
a) Amplitude b) Wavelength
c) None of these d) Frequency 48) In a two - slit interference experiment, the slits are 0.200
mm apart and the screen is 1.00 m from the slits. The
41) An object approaches a convergent lens from the left of the m = 3 bright fringe is 9.49 mm from the central fringe.
lens with a uniform speed 5 m/s and stops at the focus. The Wavelength of the light is
image [1]
[1] a) 663 nm b) 633 nm
c) 653 nm d) 683 nm
a) Moves away from the lens with a uniform acceleration
b) Moves away from the lens with a uniform speed 5 m/s 49) In Young’s double - slit experiment, the intensity of light
c) Moves towards the lens with a non - uniform acceler- at a point on the screen where the path difference isλ is k
ation (λ being the wavelength of light used). The intensity at a
d) Moves away from the lens with a non - uniform ac- point where the path difference is λ4 , will be
celeration [1]
a) K b) k4
42) An experiment is performed to find the refractive index of c) k2 d) Zero
glass using a travelling microscope. In this experiment, dis-
tances are measured by 50) The necessary condition for an interference by two sources
[1] of light is that:
[1]
a) A metre scale provided on the microscope
b) A screw gauge provided on the microscope a) Two light sources must have the same wavelength
c) A vernier scale provided on the microscope b) Two point sources should have the same amplitude and
d) A standard laboratory scale same wavelength
c) The two point sources should have a randomly varying
43) The largest telescope in the world has a reflector with an phase difference
aperture of 200 inches in order to achieve d) Two sources should have the same wavelength, nearly
[1] the same amplitude and have a constant phase angle
difference
a) Low dispersive power
b) Least spherical aberration 51) The value of Planck’s constant is
c) High resolving power [1]
d) High accommodation power a) 6.63× 10 - 34
kg - m2 /sec
b) 6.63× 10 - 34
kg - m2
44) The ratio of angle of minimum deviation for a thin prism
c) 6.63× 10 - 34
J - sec
(with respect to air )and when dipped in water will be:
d) 6.63× 10 - 34
J/sec
aµg = 32 ; aµw = 43
[1] 52) If an electron accelerated through a potential difference of
a) 41 b) 12 500 volt attains a speed of 1.33×107 ms−1 , then specific
c) 31 d) 18 charge of the electron should be
[1]
45) Figure shows three transparent media of refractive indicesµ1 ,
µ2 and µ3 . A point object O is placed in the medium µ2 a) 1.76×1011 Ckg−1
. If the entire medium on the right of the spherical surface b) 1.66×1011 Ckg−1
has refractive index µ1 , the image forms at O′ . If this c) 1.86×1011 Ckg−1
entire medium has refractive index µ3 , the image forms at d) 1.96×1011 Ckg−1
53) The photon of frequencyν has a momentum associated with [1]
it. If c is the velocity of light, then momentum is a) Gravitational energy liberated during the slow contraction
[1] of the sun.
a) Hν /c b) Hν /c2
b) Nuclear fission of heavier unstable elements in the sun.
c) Hν c d) ν /c
c) Combustion of pure carbon present in the sun.
54) What is the de - Broglie wavelength of theα - particle d) Nuclear fusion of lighter elements in the sun.
accelerated through a potential difference of V volt? (mass 62) Heavy stable nuclei have more neutrons than protons. This
of a particle = 6.6465 × 10 - 27 kg) is because of the fact that
[1] [1]
o
a) 0.202
√
V
A a) Nuclear forces between neutrons are weaker than that
o between protons
b) 12.27
√ A
V
o
b) The electrostatic force between protons is repulsive
c) 0.287
√ A c) Neutrons decay into protons through beta decay
d) Neutrons are heavier than protons
V
o
d) 0.101
√ A
V
63) The radius of nucleus is:
55) The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons varies: [1]
i. Inversely with the intensity and is independent of the
frequency of the incident radiation a) Not related to its mass number
ii. Inversely with the frequency and is independent of the b) Inversely proportional to its mass number
intensity of the incident radiation c) Proportional to its mass number
iii. Linearly with the frequency and the intensity of the d) Proportional to the cube root of its mass number
incident radiation 64) Mass equivalent to energy 931 MeV is
iv. Linearly with the frequency and is independent of the [1]
intensity of the incident radiation
a) 6.02× 10 - 27 kg
[1]
b) 16.66× 10 - 27 kg
a) Option iv b) Option iii
c) 6.02× 10 - 27 kg
c) Option ii d) Option i
d) 1.66× 10 - 27 kg
56) Consider an electron in the nth orbit of a hydrogen atom
65) R1 and r2 are the radii of atomic nuclei of mass numbers
in the Bohr model. The circumference of the orbit can be
64 and 27 respectively. The ratio rr12 is
expressed in terms of de Broglie wavelengthλ of that electron
[1]
as a) 27 b) 34
[1] 64
c) 3
4
d) 64
a) √
nλ b) (0.529)nλ 27

c) nλ d) (13.6)λ 66) The cause of the potential barrier in a p - n diode is

[1]
57) To explain his theory, Bohr used
[1] a) Depletion of positive charges near the junction
b) The concentration of positive and negative charges near
a) Conservation of linear momentum
the junction
b) Conservation of energy
c) Concentration of positive charges near the junction
c) Conservation of angular momentum
d) Depletion of negative charges near the junction
d) Conservation of quantum frequency
67) In the circuit shown, the current through the ideal diode is:
58) Energy E of a hydrogen atom with principal quantum number
n is given byE = −13.6
n2 eV . The energy of a photon ejected
when the electron jumps from n = 3 states to n = 2 states
of hydrogen is approximate.
[1]
a) 3.4 eV b) 1.5 eV [1]
c) 1.9 eV d) 0.85 eV a) 100 mA b) 20 mA
59) The longest wavelength in the ultraviolet region of the hy- c) 25 mA d) 75 mA
drogen spectrum is 122 nm. The shortest wavelength in 68) A semiconductor is damaged by a strong current, because of
the infrared region of the hydrogen spectrum (to the nearest [1]
integer) is
[1] a) Excess of electrons
a) 823 nm b) 802 nm b) Lack of free electrons
c) 1882 nm d) 1648 nm c) None of these
d) Decrease in electrons
60) Which of the following statements is not correct according
to Rutherford model? 69) An n - type Ge is obtained on doping the Ge - crystal with
[1] [1]
a) Phosphorus b) Gold
a) The electrons revolve around the nucleus under the in- c) Aluminum d) Boron
fluence of Coulomb force acting on them.
b) Most of the space inside an atom is empty. 70) In the depletion region of an unbiased p - n junction diode,
c) The stability of the atom was established by the model. there are
d) Most parts of the mass of the atom and its positive [1]
charge is concentrated at its centre. a) Immobile ions b) Electrons
c) Mobile ions d) Holes
61) What is the main source of energy of the sun?