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First Year Physics Booklet
First Year Physics Booklet
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Short Questions:
Long Questions:
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Chapter 2
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20. When the line of action of force passes through origin of torque then torque produced
is
(a) Maximum (b) Minimum (c) Zero (d) 100%
21. Unit of torque is
(a) N-s (b) N-Kg (c) N-m (d) Kg-m
22. Two equal and opposite forces acting on a body give rise to
(a) Momentum (b) Inertia (c) Couple (d) None of these
23. Point at which entire weight of body acts is called
(a) Center of gravity (b) Center of mass (c) center of frame (d) None of these
24. For a body to be in translational equilibrium sum of ______ has to be zero
(a) Momentum (b) Force (c) Torque (d) All of these
25. For a body to be in rotational equilibrium sum of ______ has to be zero
(b) Momentum (b) Force (c) Torque (d) All of these
Short Questions:
Long Questions:
1. Explain Head to tail rule for vector addition. Also describe vector addition by
rectangular components.
2. Define scalar product. Give its properties.
3. Define vector product. Give its properties.
4. Explain conditions of equilibrium in detail.
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Chapter 3
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Short Questions:
1. What is displacement ?
2. What is the difference between average and instantaneous velocity?
3. What is uniform velocity?
4. Define acceleration? What is meant by uniform acceleration?
5. State three laws of motion.
6. Define momentum.
7. Define impulse.
8. State and explain law of conservation of momentum.
9. Differentiate between elastic and inelastic collision.
10. What happens when a massive body collides with light stationary body?
11. What is the principle of rocket propulsion?
12. What is projectile motion?
13. Find the height of a projectile during flight.
14. Find the range and time of flight for a projectile.
Long Questions:
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Chapter 4
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(a) Remains same (b) Becomes zero (c) Decreases (d) Increases
17. Earth’s gravitational energy has negative sign because of its _______ nature.
(a) Repulsive (b) Attractive (c) Constant (d) Conservative
18. Vesc=_________
(a) √2𝑔𝑅 (b) √𝑔𝑅 (c) √3𝑔𝑅 (d) None of these
19. Value of Vesc is approximately
(a) 8 Km/sec (b) 9 Km/sec (c) 10 Km/sec (d) 11 Km/sec
20. Energy can not be_____.
(a) Destroyed (b) Created (c) Both a & b (d) None of these
21. Salter’s duck is the device for harnessing energy from
(a) Sun (b) Moon (c) Tides (d) Bio fuel
22. Solar energy at normal incidence outside Earth’s atmosphere is
(a) 1.1 KWm-2 (b) 1.2 KWm-2 (c) 1.3 KWm-2 (d) 1.4 KWm-2
23. Solar energy in atmosphere reduces due to
(a) Absorption (b) Scattering (c) Reflection (d) All of these
24. Intensity of solar energy reaching at Earth surface is
(a) 1 KWm-2 (b) 2 KWm-2 (c) 3 KWm-2 (d) 4 KWm-2
25. Direct conversion of solar energy into electricity is done by
(a) Photo voltaic cell (b) Solar cells (c) Both a & b (d) None of these
26. Solar cells are made up of
(a) Carbon (b) Silicon (c) Germanium (d) All of these
27. Biomass is a _______ energy source.
(a) Conventional (b) Non renewable (c) Renewable (d) None of these
28. Heat within the earth is generated by following processes
(a) Radioactive decay (b) Residual heat (c) Material compression (d) All of
these
29. Geysers are phenomenon related to
(a) Solar energy (b) Hydro energy (c) Geothermal energy (d) All of
these
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Long Questions:
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Chapter 5
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(a) I ω2 (b) I ω2/2 (c) I ω (d) I ω/2
17. Orbital velocity is given by
(a) √𝑔𝑅 (b) √2𝑔𝑅 (c) √𝑔𝑅/2 (d) None of these
18. Minimum velocity needed to put a satellite into orbit is
(a) 6.9 Km/sec (b) 7.9 Km/sec (c) 8.9 Km/sec (d) 9.9 Km/sec
19. Higher satellite take _______time to complete revolution around earth.
(a) Longer (b) Lesser (c) Constant (d) None of these
20. A person in free falling elevator feels ________ weight.
(a) Greater (b) Lesser (c) zero (d) None of these
21. Orbital velocity does not depend upon
(a) Earth mass (b) Orbit radius (c) Satellite mass (d) Value of G
22. Each Geostationary satellite covers________ angle.
(a) 90 Degree (b) 120 Degree (c) 160 Degree (d) 360 Degree
23. No. of satellites required to cover entire earth is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
24. Height of geostationary above equator is
(a) 35000 Km (b) 36000 Km (c) 37000 Km (d) 38000 Km
25. According to Einstein space time is
(a) Curved (b) Flat (c) Straight (d) None of these
Short Questions:
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Long Questions:
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Chapter 6
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14. Sphygmomanometer is used to measure
(a) Blood density (b) Blood pressure (c) Blood group (d) Blood cells
15. Normal systolic blood pressure is
(a) 120 torr (b) 120 atm (c) 133 Pa (d) None of these
16. Normal diastolic blood pressure range is
(a) 75-80 torr (b) 90-95 torr (c) 85-95 torr (d) 60-70 torr
17. Decrease in pressure with increase in speed is
(a) Retarding effect (b) Energy conservation (c) Venturi effect (d) All of
these
Short Questions:
Long Questions:
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Chapter 7
1. Motion in which a body moves to and fro about its mean position is called
(a) Vibratory motion (b) Oscillatory motion (c) a & b (d) None of these
2. A displaced mass attached to a spring exhibits______ motion.
(a) Linear (b) Vibratory (c) Circular (d) All of these
3. In a vibratory motion acceleration is directed to
(a) Extreme position (b) Mean position (c) Maxima (d) None of these
4. In an oscillatory motion acceleration of body depends upon
(a) Velocity (b) Displacement (c) Friction (d) All of these
5. Time required to complete one cycle of vibration is called
(a) Amplitude (b) Frequency (c) Time period (d) Jerk
6. Number of vibrations completed in one second is called
(a) Amplitude (b) Frequency (c) Time period (d) Jerk
7. Relation between frequency f and time period T is
(a) f = T2 (b) f = 1/T (c) fT = 1 (d) b & c
8. Angular frequency and linear frequency are related as
(a) ω = 2ᴨf (b) ω = 2ᴨ/f (c) ω = 2f/ ᴨ (d) ω =
2ᴨf2
9. Displacement of a body executing SHM is given as
(a) x = x0sinωt (c) x = x0cosωt
(b) (c) x = x0 /sinωt (d) x = x0 /cosωt
10. The waveform of SHM is
(a) Pulsed (b) cosine (c) sine (d) Square
11. Phase of a circular motion describes
(a) Direction (b) Displacement (c) a & b (d)
Frequency
12. Time period of a body attached to a spring is
1 𝑚 𝑚 1 𝑘 𝑘
(a) √𝑘 (b) 2𝜋√ 𝑘 (c) 2𝜋 √𝑚 (d) 2𝜋√𝑚
2𝜋
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𝑘 𝑚 𝑘
(a) 𝑣0 = 𝑥0 √𝑚 (b) 𝑣0 = 𝑥0 √ 𝑘 (c) 𝑣0 = √𝑚 (d) 𝑣0 =
𝑚
√𝑘
Short Questions:
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Long Questions:
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Chapter 8
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(a) Frequency (b) Amplitude (c) Direction (d) a & c
15. Two waves of different frequencies and same directions give rise to
(a) Interference (b) Beats (c) Stationary waves (d) None of these
16. Two waves of same frequencies and different directions give rise to
(a) Interference (b) Beats (c) Stationary waves (d) None of these
17. Constructive interference occurs whenever path difference is ________ multiple of
wavelength.
(a) Half integral (b) Integral (c) Fractional (d) a & c
18. Frequency of beats is equal to ________ of frequencies of tuning forks.
(a) Sum (b) Difference (c) Multiplication (d) ratio
19. A wave reflecting from denser medium undergoes phase change of ______.
(a) 00 (b) 1200 (c) 1800 (d) 2700
20. A wave reflecting from rarer medium undergoes phase change of ______.
(a) 00 (b) 1200 (c) 1800 (d) 2700
21. In a stationary wave, length L of node is given by
(a) λ/2 (b) λ/4 (c) λ/3 (d) λ
22. If F and m are tension and mass of spring respectively then speed of wave is
𝑚 𝐹
(a) 𝑣 = √ 𝐹 (b) 𝑣 = √𝑚 (c) 𝑣 = √𝐹𝑚 (d) None of these
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Chapter 9
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Chapter 10
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8. Optical instrument used to study spectra of light is
(a) Microscope (b) Telescope (c) Spectrometer (d) All of these
9. A spectrometer has
(a) Collimator (b) Turn table (c) Telescope (d) All of these
10. Speed of light is maximum in
(a) Air (b) Vacuum (c) Solids (d) Liquids
11. Fiber optics used for the transmission of light work due to
(a) Total internal reflection (c) Dispersion
(b) Continuous refraction (d) a & b
12. Refractive index is
𝑐 𝑣
(a) 𝑛 = 𝑣 (b) 𝑛 = 𝑐 (c) 𝑛 = 𝑐𝑣 (d) 𝑛 = 2𝑐𝑣
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14. According to Snell’s law
𝑛1 𝑛
(a) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃2 /𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃1 (c) 𝑛1 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃1 /𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃2
𝑛2 2
𝑛1 𝑛1
(b) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃2 /𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃1 (d) 𝑛 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃2 /𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃1
𝑛2 2
these
16. Critical angle for glass used in fiber optics is
(a) 41.80 (b) 42.80 (c) 43.80 (d) 44.80
17. Continuous refraction fiber optics has outer layer of lower refractive index called
(a) Core (b) Cladding (c) Shield (d) None of
these
18. Continuous refraction fiber optics has inner layer of higher refractive index called
(b) Core (b) Cladding (c) Shield (d) None of
these
19. A fiber optic communication system consists of ________ major components.
(a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) Five
20. Wavelength of light used in Fiber optics is usually
(a) Ultra violet (b) Visible (c) Infra red (d) X-rays
21. Typically wavelength used in Fiber optics is usually
(a) 1.1 μm (b) 1.2 μm (c) 1.3 μm (d) 1.4 μm
22. Single mode step index fibre has core of
(a) 2 μm (b) 3 μm (c) 4 μm (d) 5 μm
23. Multimode step index fibre has core of
(a) 20 μm (b) 30 μm (c) 40 μm (d) 50 μm
24. Speed of light in vacuum is
(a) 3.0x106 m/s (b) 3.0x107 m/s (c) 3.0x108 m/s (d) 3.0x109 m/s
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Chapter 11
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2. Ideal gas law is
(a) 𝑃𝑉 = 𝑛𝑅𝑇 (b) 𝑃𝑉 = 𝑛/𝑅𝑇 (c) 𝑃𝑉 = 𝑛𝑅/𝑇 (d) 𝑃𝑉 =
1/𝑛𝑅𝑇
3. Boltzman constant k is defined as
(a) k= RNA (b) k = R/NA (c) k = NA/R (d) None of
these
4. Value of Boltzman constant is
(a) 1.37x10-23 J/K (b) 1.38x10-23 J/K (c) 1.39x10-23 J/K (d) 1.4x10-23 J/K
5. Temperature of a gas and K.E of molecules are related as
1 2
(a) 𝑇 ∝< 𝐾. 𝐸 > (b) 𝑇 ∝ <𝐾.𝐸> (c) 𝑇 ∝ <𝐾.𝐸> (d) None of
these
6. According to Boyle’s law
(a) 𝑃 ∝ 𝑉 (b) 𝑃 ∝ 1/𝑉 (c) 𝑃 ∝ 1/𝑉 2 (d) 𝑃 ∝ 𝑉 2
7. According to Charles’s law
(a) 𝑉 ∝ 𝑇 (b) 𝑉 ∝ 1/𝑇 (c) 𝑉 ∝ 1/𝑇 2 (d) 𝑉 ∝ 𝑇 2
8. Sum of all forms of molecular energies are called as
(a) K.E (b) P.E (c) Internal energy (d) Heat
9. Area under PV graph represents
(a) Energy (b) Work (c) Pressure (d) Force
10. According to First law of thermodynamics
(a) ∆U=Q-W (b) ∆U=Q+W (c) -∆U=Q+W (d) None of these
11. In isothermal process _____ remains constant.
(a) P (b) T (c) V (d) W
12. In isothermal process
(a) W=-Q (b) W= Q (c) W=∆U (d) W=-∆U
13. In adiabatic process
(a) W=-Q (b) W= Q (c) W=∆U (d) W=-∆U
14. Cp-Cv=
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(a) P (b) V (c) R (d) T
15. Most efficient heat engine is
(a) Diesel (b) Petrol (c) Carnot (d) Gas
16. Entropy of a system is defined as ∆S
(a) ∆Q/T (b) ∆QT (c) T/∆Q (d) None of these
17. In a natural process, entropy of a system
(a) Decreases (b) Increases (c) Decreases rapidly (d) All of these
18. From Kinetic theory of gases, we conclude
(a) P = ρ<v2>/3 (b) P = 1/3<v2> (c) P = 3ρ<v2> (d) None of these
19. Efficiency of Carnot engine is
(a) 1-T2/T1 (b) 1-T1/T2 (c) 1-T1T2 (d) T2T1
20. Which of these denies the possibility of perpetual machine
(a) Work energy principle
(b) First Law of thermodynamics
(c) Second law of thermodynamics
(d) All of these
Short Questions:
1. How does a gas exert pressure on walls of a cylinder?
2. Prove that Temperature and K.E are directly proportional to each other.
3. What is Boyle’s law?
4. What is Charles’ law?
5. Define internal energy of a system.
6. State first law of thermodynamics.
7. What is isothermal process?
8. What is adiabatic process?
9. Differentiate between Cp and Cv. How these constants are related to R?
10. Differentiate between reversible and irreversible process.
11. State second law of thermodynamics.
12. State Carnot theorem.
13. Define entropy.
Long Questions:
1. Explain how a gas produces pressure in a cylinder. Prove pressure of a gas is directly
related to its K.E.
2. What is Carnot engine? Derive expression for its efficiency.
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Answers
Chapter 1
1. d 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. a
6. d 7. b 8. a 9. b 10. a
11. c 12. c
Chapter 2
1. a 2. c 3. c 4. b 5. d
6. c 7. d 8. a 9. c 10. a
11. b 12. c 13. c 14. d 15. a
16. b 17. d 18. c 19. b 20. c
21. c 22. c 23. a 24. b 25. c
Chapter 3
1. a 2. b 3. c 4. b 5. a
6. b 7. b 8. c 9. d 10. a
11. a 12. b 13. a 14. b 15. a
Chapter 4
1. a 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. a
6. c 7. a 8. a 9. c 10. b
11. a 12. c 13. a 14. a 15. c
16. d 17. b 18. a 19. d 20. c
21. c 22. d 23. d 24. a 25. c
26. b 27. c 28. d 29. c
Chapter 5
1. c 2. c 3. d 4. a 5. b
6. a 7. a 8. c 9. a 10. b
11. a 12. b 13. b 14. a 15. a
16. b 17. a 18. b 19. a 20. c
21. c 22. b 23. c 24. b 25. a
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Chapter 6
1. b 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. c
6. d 7. b 8. a 9. b 10. a
11. b 12. b 13. c 14. b 15. a
16. a 17. c 18. 19. 20.
Chapter 7
1. c 2. b 3. b 4. b 5. c
6. b 7. d 8. a 9. a 10. c
11. c 12. b 13. a 14. b 15. b
16. d 17. b 18. d 19. b 20. b
Chapter 8
1. d 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. b
6. c 7. a 8. c 9. a 10. a
11. d 12. b 13. c 14. d 15. b
16. c 17. b 18. b 19. c 20. a
21. a 22. b 23. a 24. b 25. d
Chapter 9
1. b 2. b 3. d 4. a 5. b
6. a 7. c 8. d 9. b 10. b
11. c 12. a 13. a 14. b 15. b
16. a 17. d 18. d 19. c 20. a
21. c 22. a 23. 24. 25.
Chapter 10
1. b 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. a
6. a 7. a 8. c 9. d 10. b
11. d 12. a 13. c 14. a 15. b
16. a 17. b 18. a 19. b 20. c
21. c 22. d 23. d 24. c 25.
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Chapter 11
1. a 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. a
6. b 7. a 8. c 9. b 10. a
11. b 12. a 13. d 14. c 15. c
16. a 17. b 18. a 19. a 20. c
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