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SEMESTER-I
Multiple Choice Questions
Program – CE/IF/EE Course – Basic PHYSICS (22102)

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Unit-1 Units and measurements
Q.1. Dimension formula for area is ...
a) [ L3 M0 T0 ] b) [ L2 M0T0 ] c) [ L2 M1 T0 ] d) [L3 M1 T0 ]
Q.2. Steradian is SI unit of which fundamental quantity..
a) Electric current b) Plain angle c) Solid angle d) Amount of substance
Q.3. Convert 195.2 cm into meter...
a) 19520 m b) 1.952m c) 0.1952m d) 19.52 m.
Q.4. Difference between the true value and measured value of physical quantity is called-------
a) Accuracy b) error c) Fundamental quantity d) Dimension.
Q.5. All non zero digits are always -----------.
a) Not significant b) Significant c) both a & b d) none
Q6. Number of significant figures in 0.05720 are ------
a) 6 b) 5 c) 4 d) 3
Q7. One deca is equal to ...
a) 1010 b) 101 c) 10-1 d) 10-10
Q8.The dimensional formula of couple is..
a) [ L2 M1T-2 ] b) [ L1 M1 T-1 ] c) [ L-1 M1 T-1 ] d) [L1 M1 T-2 ]
Q9.The unit of momentum is
a) Kg.m/s b) Kg.s/m c) gm.m/s d) Kg.cm/s

Q10. What is the significant figure of this operation (7.123 x 4.02)-----------.
a) 03 b) 04 c) 05 d) 06
Q11. What is the significant figure of this operation (6.43 + 20.1387) ------
a) 03 b) 04 c) 05 d) 06
Q12. The dimensional formula of acceleration is ---------------.
a) [ L1 M0 T-2 ] b) [ L1 M0 T-1 ] c) [ L-1 M0 T-1 ] d) [L1 M1 T-2 ]
Q13. How many Ergs are there in 1 joule?

(A) 102 (B) 104 (C) 106 (D) 107
Correct Answer : Option D
Q14. How many Ergs are there in 1 joule?

(A) 102 (B) 104 (C) 106 (D) 107
Q15. How many Dynes are there in 1 gram weight?

(A) 900 (B) 375 (C) 981 (D) 250
Correct Answer : Option C
Q16. 'Bar' is the unit of

(A) Temperature (B) Heat (C) Atmospheric pressure (D) Current
Q17. One nanometer is equal to

(A) 10-6 m (B) 10-8 m (C) 10-9 m (D) 10-5 m
Q18. One nanometer is equal to

(A) 10-6 m (B) 10-8 m (C) 10-9 m (D) 10-5 m
Correct Answer: Option C
Q19. Very small time intervals are accurately measure by

(A) White dwarfs (B) Quartz clocks (C) Atomic clocks (D) Pulsars
Q20. Electric current is measure by

(A) Commutator (B) Anemometer (C) Ammeter (D) Voltmeter
Q21. One horse power is equal to

(A) 746 watts (B) 748 watts (C) 756 watts (D) 736 watts
Correct Answer : Option A
Q22. Kilowatt is a unit to measure

(A) Work (B) Power (C) Electricity (D) Current
Correct Answer : Option B
Q23.Kilohertz is a unit which measures

(A) Power used by a current of one ampere (B) Electromagnetic radio
wave frequencies (C) Voltage (D) Electric resistance
Q24. One Joule is equal to

A) 105 ergs (B) 103 ergs (C) 107 ergs (D) 1011 ergs
Q25.The unit of current is
(A) Ohm (B) Watt (C) Ampere (D) None of the above
Answer: Option C
Q26.The unit of energy in MKS system is

(A) Volt (B) Erg (C) Ohm (D) Joule
Correct Answer: Option D
Q27.The instrument used to measure electric current is

(A) Ammeter (B) Electrometer (C) Galvanometer (D) Spectrometer
Q28. Name the instrument used to measure relative humidity

(A) Hydrometer (B) Hygrometer (C) Barometer (D) Mercury
Thermometer
Q29.Which temperature in Celsius scale is equal to 300 K?

(A) 30°C (B) 27°C (C) 300°C (D) None of these
Correct Answer: Option B
Q30.Richter scale is used for measuring

(A) Density of liquid (B) Intensity of earthquakes (C) Velocity of wind
(D) Humidity of air
Q31. Which of the following is not a unit of time?

(A) Light year (B) Nano second (C) Micro second (D) Second
Q32. energy of food is measured in

(A) Kelvin (B) Calories (C) Bushel (D) None of the above
Q33. What is the S.I. unit of temperature?

(A) Kelvin (B) Celsius (C) Centigrade (D) Fahrenheit
Q34. 1 Inch = ______ Centimeter

(A) 3 (B) 2.54 (C) 2.7 (D) 2.67
Q35. Moment of inertia is

(A) Vector (B) Scalar (C) Phasor (D) Tensor
Q36. Pa (Pascal) is the unit for

(A) Thrust (B) Pressure (C) Frequency (D) Conductivity
Q37. A transformer is used to

(A) Increase DC voltage (B) Increase or decrease AC voltage
(C) Decrease DC voltage (D) Convert DC into AC
Q38. At what temperature do both the Centigrade and the Fahrenheit thermometers show the
same reading?
(A) -20° (B) -40° (C) 42° (D) 0°
Q:39. [ML-1T-2] is the dimensional formula of
(A) force (B) coefficient of friction (C) modulus of elasticity (D) energy
Q:40. The dimensional formula of coefficient of viscosity is
(A) [MLT-1] (B) [M-1L2T-2] (C) [ML-1T -1] (D) none of these
Q:41. On the basis of dimensional equation, the maximum number of unknown that can be
found, is
(A) one (B) two (C) three (D) four
Q:42. If v stands for velocity of sound, E is elasticity and d the density, then find x in the
equation v = (d/E)x
(A) 1 (B) ½ (C) 2 (D) -1/2
Q:43. The multiplication of 10.610 with 0.210 upto correct number of significant figure is
(A) 2.2281 (B) 2.228 (C) 2.22 (D) 2.2

Q:44. The measurement of radius of a circle has error of 1%. The error in measurement of its
area is
(A) 1% (B) 2% (C) 3% (D) none of these
Q:45. Dimensional formula of latent heat
(A) M0L2T-2 (B) MLT-2 (C) ML2T-2 (D) ML2T-2
Q:46. In case of measurement of ‘g’, if error in measurement of length of pendulum is 2%, the
percentage error in time period is 1 %. The maximum error in measurement of g is
(A) 1 % (B) 2 % (C) 4 % (D) no error.
Q:47. If length of pendulum is increased by 2%. The time period will
(A) increases by 1% (B) decreases by 1% (C) increases by 2% (D) decreases by 2%
Q:48. If radian correction is not considered in specific heat measurement. The measured value
of specific heat will be
(A) more than its actual value.
(B) less than its actual value.
(C) remains same as actual value.
(D) none of these.

Q:49. The S.I. unit of universal gas constant is
(A) Watt K-1mol-1 (B) N K-1mol-1 (C) JK-1mol-1 (D) erg K-1mol-1
Q:50. The dimensional formula of couple
(A) ML2T-2 (B)MLT-1 (C) ML-1T-1 (D) M1L1T-2
Q:51. Dimensional formula of thermal conductivity is
(A) ML2T -3θ-1 (B) ML2T -2θ-4 (C) ML2T -2θ-1 (D) MLT -3θ-1
Q:52. Three measurements 7.1 J, 7.2 J and 6.7 J are made as experiment the result with
correct number of significant figures is
(A) 7.1 J (B) 7.06 J C) 7.0 J (D) 7J
Q:53. Which of the following is a possible dimensionless quantity ?
(A) Velocity gradient (B) Pressure gradient (C) Displacement gradient
(D) Force gradient
Q54 . 1KWH is unit of
Ans : 1.Time 2. Power 3. Energy 4. Stress
Correct Answer : Option 3

Q55. Unit of Intensity of magnetic induction field is
Ans : 1.N/Am 2. Tesla 3.Wb/ 4. All above
Q56. Which of the following has no units?
Ans : 1. Thermal capacity 2. Magnetic susceptibility 3. Angular acceleration 4. Moment of a

magnet
Q57.Which one of the following units is a fundamental unit?
Ans : 1. watt 2. joule/sec 3. ampere 4. newton
Q58. Fermi is equal to
Ans : 1. 1 meter 2. 100 micron 3. 1angstrom unit 4. 1 mm
Q59. kg m/sec is the unit of
Ans : 1. Impulse 2. Angular acceleration 3 . Capacity of condenser 4. Acceleration.
Q59. candela is the unit of
Ans : 1. Magnetic flux 2. Intensity of electric field 3. Luminous intensity 4. Charge
Q60. If 10 newton = X dynes, the value of x is
Ans : 1. 2. 3. 4.
Q61. 1 KWh is equal to

Ans : 1. 360 J 2. 1800 J 3. J 4. J
Q62. Which of the following is a common unit of a physical quantity in M.K.S & S.I systems.
Ans : 1. ampere 2.kelvin 3. mole 4. joule/sec
Q63. The fundamental unit which is common in F.P.S and M.K.S systems is
Ans : 1. foot 2. sec 3. kilo gram 4. Pound
Q64. Which of the following is Unit of length?
Ans 1. Lunar Month 2. Kelvin 3. candela 4. Light year
Q65. Boltzman’s constant and planck’s constant differ in the dimensions of
Ans : 1. Time and temperature 2. Mass and temperature 3. Length and mass 4. Length
and time .
Q66. Magnetic induction and magnetic flux differ in the dimensions of
Ans : 1 Time 2. Mass 3.Electric current 4.Length
Q67.Which of the following is a fundamental quantity in M.K.S and C.G.S systems.
16 . rad / sec is the unit of
Ans : 1.Angular displacement 2. Angular velocity 3. Angular acceleration 4. Angular

momentum .

Q70. which one of the following is the unit of energy.
Ans : 1. newton 2. N/sec 3. N – sec 4.None of the above
Q71. Which of the following is not a unit of power .
Ans : 1. Watt 2. joule/hr 3. Nm/sec 4. N/sec
Q72. The physical quantity having units of mass is
Ans: 1. Density 2. Momentum 3. Inertia 4. Moment of force

UNIT 2. ELECTRICITY, MAGNETISM AND SEMICONDUCTORS
Q1. Which of the following best describes voltage?
A) Trying to stop a runaway shopping cart.

B) Filling a shopping cart with groceries
C) Pushing a shopping cart quickly down a hill.
D) Adding bigger wheels to a shopping cart.
Q2.Current is measured in...
A) Volts B) Ohms C) Watts D) Amps
Q3.Which of the following would be the best material to use to make a circuit?
A) Copper wire B) nylon cord C) plastic tubing D) cotton string
Q4. Which fossil fuel source helps to generate the most electricity?
A) Coal B) Oil C) Natural Gas
Q5. These particles are on the move when electricity is flowing
A) Neutrons B) protons C) electrons D) quark
Q6.A circuit has two 1.5 volt batteries and a 3 ohm resistor. What is the current?
A) 4.5 amps B) 1 amp C) 2 amps D) .5 amp

Q7. The type of current that comes into our house is...
A) AC power B) AD power C) CC power D) DC power
Q8. A subwoofer needs 110V to push a current of 11 amps through it's coil. What is the
resistance of the subwoofer?
A) 11 ohms B) 9 ohms C) 1000 ohms D) 10 ohms
Answer Key
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. b 10. b
11. a 12. b 13. b 14. a 15. b 16. b 17. d 18. b 19. a 20. b
21. a 22. b 23. a 24. b 25. a 26. a 27. a 28. c 29. a 30. a
31. d 32. b 33. c 34. a 35. b 36. d 37. c 38. c 39. d 40. d
41. c 42. a 43. a 44. a 45. d 46. d 47. a 48. b 49. d 50. d
51. b 52. b 53. a 54. b 55. b 56. a 57. b 58. b 59. a 60. b
61. a 62. b 63. a 64. b 65. a 66. c 67. b 68. a 69. b 70. c
71. a 72. a 73. b 74. c 75. b 76. a 77. a 78. b 79. c 80. d
81. b 82. a 83. b 84. d 85. d 86. b 87. b 88. b 89. a 90. b
91. b 92. b 93. d 94. d 95. c 96. d 98. d 99. b 100. b
101. c 102. c 103. b 104. a 105. d 106. c 107. d 108. c 109. b 110. a
111. b 112. a 113. c 114. d 115. b 116. a 117. c
UNIT 3 : HEAT AND OPTICS
1. Unit of thermal conductivity in M.K.S. units is

(a) kcal/kg m2 °C
(b) kcal-m/hr m2 °C
(c) kcal/hr m2 °C
(d) kcal-m/hr °C
(e) kcal-m/m2 °C.
Ans: b
2. Unit of thermal conductivity in S.I. units is
(a) J/m2 sec
(b) J/m °K sec
(c) W/m °K
(d) (a) and (c) above
(e) (b) and (c) above.
Ans: e
3. Thermal conductivity of solid metals with rise in temperature normally

(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) remains constant
(d) may increase or decrease depending on temperature
(e) unpredictable.
Ans: b
4. Thermal conductivity of non-metallic amorphous solids with decrease in temperature
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(e) unpredictable.
Ans: b
5. Heat transfer takes place as per –
(a) zeroth law of thermodynamics
(b) first law of thermodynamic
(c) second law of the thermodynamics
(d) Kirchoff’s law (e) Stefan’s law.
Ans: c
6. When heat is transferred from one particle of hot body to another by actual motion of
the heated particles, it is referred to as heat transfer by
(a)conduction
(b)convection
(c)radiation
(d) convection and radiation.
Ans: a
7.When heat is transferred form hot body to cold body, in a straight line, without affecting
the intervening medium, it is referred as heat transfer by
(a)conduction
(b)convection
(c)radiation.
Ans: c
10. When heat is Transferred by molecular collision, it is referred to as heat transfer by

(a)conduction
(b)convection
(c)radiation
(d)scattering
(e)convectionandradiation.
Ans: b
11. Heat transfer in liquid and gases takes place by
(a) conduction
(b) convection
(c) radiation
(d) conduction and convection
(e) convection and radiation.
Ans: b
12. Which of the following is the case of heat transfer by radiation

(a) blast furnace
(b) heating of building
(c) cooling of parts in furnace
(d) heat received by a person from fireplace
(e) all of the above.
Ans: d
13. Heat is closely related with

(a) liquids
(b) energy
(c) temperature
(d) entropy
(e) enthalpy.
Ans: c
14. Pick up the wrong case. Heat flowing from one side to other depends directly on
(a) face area
(b) time
(c) thickness
(d) temperature difference
(e) thermal conductivity.
Ans: c
15. Metals are good conductors of heat because

(a) their atoms collide frequently
(b) their atoms-are relatively far apart
(c) they contain free electrons
(d) they have high density
Ans: a
16. Which of the following is a case of steady state heat transfer
(a) I.C. engine
(b) air preheaters
(c) heating of building in winter
(d) all of the above
(e) none of the above.
Ans: e
17. Total heat is the heat required to

(a) change vapour into liquid
(b) change liquid into vapour
(c) increase the temperature of a liquid or vapour
(d) convert water into steam and superheat it
(e) convert saturated steam into dry steam.
Ans: d
18. Cork is a good insulator because it has

(a) free electrons
(b) atoms colliding frequency
(c) low density
(d) porous body
Ans: d
19. Thermal conductivity of water in general with rise in temperature

(a) increases
(b) decreases
Ans: d
20. Thermal conductivity of water at 20°C is of the order of

(a) 0.1
(b) 0.23
(c) 0.42
(d) 0.51
(e) 0.64.
Ans: d
21. Temperature of steam at around 540°C can be measured by

(a) thermometer
(b) radiation pyrometer
(c) thermistor
(d) thermocouple
(e) thermopile.
Ans: d
22. Thermal conductivity of air at room temperature in kcal/m hr °C is of the order of

(a) 0.002
(b) 0.02
(c) 0.01
(d) 0.1
(e) 0.5.
Ans: b
23. The time constant of a thermocouple is

(a) the time taken to attain the final temperature to be measured
(b) the time taken to attain 50% of the value of initial temperature difference
(c) the time taken to attain 63.2% of the value of initial temperature difference
(d) determined by the time taken to reach 100°C from 0°C
Ans: c
24. Thermal conductivity of air with rise in temperature

(a) increases
(b) decreases
Ans: a
25. Heat flows from one body to other when they have
(a) different heat contents
(b) different specific heat
(c) different atomic structure
(d) different temperatures
Ans: d
26. The concept of overall coefficient of heat transfer is used in heat transfer problems
of
(a) conduction
(b) convection
(c) radiation
(d) all the three combined
(e) conduction and convection.
Ans: e
27. In heat transfer, conductance equals conductivity (kcal/hr/sqm/°C/cm) divided by

(a) hr (time)
(b) sqm (area)
(c) °C (temperature)
(d) cm (thickness)
(e) kcal (heat).
Ans: d
28. The amount of heat flow through a body by conduction is

(a) directly proportional to the surface area of the body
(b) directly proportional to the temperature difference on the two faces of the body
(c) dependent upon the material of the body
(d) inversely proportional to the thickness of the body
Ans: e
29. Which of the following has least value of conductivity
(a) glass
(b) water
(c) plastic
(d) rubber
(e) air.
Ans: e
30. Which of the following is expected to have highest thermal conductivity

(a) steam
(b) solid ice
(c) melting ice
(d) water
(e) boiling water.
Ans: b
31. Thermal conductivity of glass-wool varies from sample to sample because of

variation in
(a) composition
(b) density
(c) porosity
(d) structure
Ans: e
32. Thermal conductivity of a material may be defined as the

(a) quantity of heat flowing in one second through one cm cube of material when opposite
faces are maintained at a temperature difference of 1°C
(b) quantity of heat flowing in one second through a slab of the material of area one cm
square, thickness 1 cm when its faces differ in temperature by 1°C
(c) heat conducted in unit time across unit area through unit thickness when a temperature
difference of unity is maintained between opposite faces
Ans: d
33. Which of the following has maximum value of thermal conductivity

(a) aluminium
(b) steel
(c) brass
(d) copper
(e) lead.
Ans: a
35. Heat is transferred by all three modes of transfer, viz, conduction, convection and
radiation in
(a) electric heater
(b) steam condenser
(c) melting of ice
(d) refrigerator condenser coils
(e) boiler.
Ans: e
36. According to Prevost theory of heat exchange

(a) it is impossible to transfer heat from low temperature source to t high temperature source
(b) heat transfer by radiation requires no medium
(c) all bodies above absolute zero emit radiation
(d) heat transfer in most of the cases takes place by combination of conduction, convection
and radiation
(e) rate of heat transfer depends on thermal conductivity and temperature difference.
Ans: c
38. Heat transfer by radiation mainly depends upon

(a) its temperature
(b) nature of the body
(c) kind and extent of its surface
Ans: d
39. Thermal diffusivity is

(a) a dimensionless parameter
(b) function of temperature
(c) used as mathematical model
(d) a physical property of the material
(e) useful in case of heat transfer by radiation.
Ans: d
40. Thermal diffusivity of a substance is .

(a) proportional of thermal conductivity
(b) inversely proportional to k
(c) proportional to (k)
(d) inversely proportional to k2
Ans: a
41. Unit of thermal diffusivity is

(a) m2/hr
(b) m2/hr°C
(c) kcal/m2 hr
(d) kcal/m.hr°C
(e) kcal/m2 hr°C.
Ans: a
43. Thermal conductivity of wood depends on

(a) moisture
(b) density
(c) temperature
Ans: d
44. In convection heat transfer from hot flue gases to water tube, even though flow may
be turbulent, a laminar flow region (boundary layer of film) exists close to the tube. The
heat transfer through this film takes place by
(a) convection
(b) radiation
(c) conduction
(d) both convection and conduction
Ans: c
45. Film coefficient is defined as Inside diameter of tube

(a) Equivalent thickness of film
(b) Thermal conductivity Equivalent thickness of film Specific heat x Viscocity
(c) Thermal conductivity Molecular diffusivity of momentum Thermal diffusivity
(d) Film coefficient x Inside diameter Thermal conductivity
Ans: b
46. Heat conducted through unit area and unit thick face per unit time when temperature
difference between opposite faces is unity,is called
(a) thermal resistance
(b) thermal coefficient
(c) temperature gradient
(d) thermal conductivity
(e) heat-transfer.
Ans: d
49. The rate of energy emission from unit surface area through unit solid angle, along a
normal to the surface, is known as
(a) emissivity
(b) transmissivity
(c) reflectivity
(d) intensity of radiation
(e) absorptivity.
Ans: d
50. Emissivity of a white polished body in comparison to a black body is

(a) higher
(b) lower
(c) same
(d) depends upon the shape of body
Ans: b
51. A grey body is one whose absorptivity

(a) varies with temperature
(b) varies with wavelength of the incident ray
(c) is equal to its emissivity
(d) does not vary with temperature and. wavelength of the incident ray
Ans: c
53. Two balls of same material and finish have their diameters in the ratio of 2 : 1 and
both are heated to same temperature and allowed to cool by radiation. Rate of cooling
by big ball as compared to smaller one will be in the ratio of
(a) 1 :1
(b) 2: 1
(c) 1 : 2
(d) 4 : 1
(e) 1 : 4.
Ans: c
55. A non-dimensional number generally associated with natural convection heat

transfer is
(a) Grashoff number
(b) Nusselt number
(c) Weber number
(d) Prandtl number
(e) Reynold number.
Ans: a
56. LMTD in case of counter flow heat exchanger as compared-to parallel flow heat
exchanger is
(a) higher
(b) lower
(c) same
(d) depends on the area of heat exchanger
(e) depends on temperature conditions.
Ans: a
57. In heat exchangers, degree of approach is defined as the difference between

temperatures of
(a) cold water inlet and outlet
(b) hot medium inlet and outlet
(c) hot medium outlet and cold water inlet
(d) hot medium outlet and cold water outlet
Ans: d
62. According of Kirchhoff’s law,
(a) radiant heat is proportional to fourth power of absolute temperature

(b) emissive power depends on temperature
(c) emissive power and absorptivity are constant for all bodies
(d) ratio of emissive power to absorptive power is maximum for perfectly black body
(e) ratio of emissive power to absorptive power for all bodies is same and is equal to the
emissive power of a perfectly black body.
Ans: e
63. All radiations in a black body are
(a) reflected
(b) refracted
(c) transmitted
(d) absorbed
(e) partly reflected and partly absorbed.
Ans: d
64. According to Kirchoff’s law, the ratio of emissive power to absorptivity for all bodies
is equal to the emissive power of a
(a) grey body
(b) brilliant white polished body
(c) red hot body
(d) black body
Ans: d
65. The concept of overall coefficient of heat transfer is used in case of heat transfer by
(a) conduction
(b) convection
(c) radiation
(d) conduction and convection
(e) convection and radiation.
Ans: d
66. The unit of overall coefficient of heat transfer is

(a) kcal/m2
(b) kcal/hr °C
(c) kcal/m2 hr °C
(4) kacl/m hr °C
(e) kcal/m3 hr °C.
Ans: c
68. Joule sec is the unit of

(a) universal gas constant
(b) kinematic viscosity
(c) thermal conductivity
(d) Planck’s constant
Ans: d
69. The value of Prandtl number for air is about

(a) 0.1
(b) 0.3
(c) 0.7
(d) 1.7
(e) 10.5.
Ans: c
70. The value of the wavelength for maximum emissive power is given by —
(a) Wien’s law
(b) Planck’s law
(c) Stefan’s law
(d) Fourier’s law
(e) Kirchhoff’s law.
Ans: a
72. Log mean temperature difference in case of counter flow compared to parallel flow
will be
(a) same
(b) more
(c) less
(d) depends on other factors
Ans: b
73. The energy distribution of an ideal reflector at higher temperatures is largely in the
range of
(a) shorter wavelength
(b) longer wavelength
(c) remains same at all wavelengths
(d) wavelength has nothing to do with it
Ans: a
74. Total emissivity of polished silver compared to black body is

(a) same
(b) higher
(c) more or less same
(d) very much lower
(e) very much higher.
Ans: d
75. According to Stefan-Boltzmann law, ideal radiators emit radiant energy at a rate
proportional to
(a) absolute temperature
(b) square of temperature
(c) fourth power of absolute temperature
(d) fourth power of temperature
(e) cube of absolute temperature.
Ans: c
76. Which of the following property of air does not increase with rise in temperature
(a) thermal conductivity
(b) thermal diffusivity
(c) density
(d) dynamic viscosity
(e) kinematic viscosity.
Ans: c
77. The unit of Stefan Boltzmann constant is

(a) watt/cm2 °K
(b) watt/cm2°K
(c) watt2/cm °K4
(d) watt/cm2 °K4
(e) watt/cm2 °K2.
Ans: d
78. In free con-vection heat transfer, Nusselt number is function of
(a) Grashoff no. and Reynold no.
(b) Grashoff no. and Prandtl no.
(c) Prandtl no. and Reynold no.
(d) Grashoff no., Prandtl no. and Reynold no.
Ans: b
79. Stefan Boltzmann law is applicable for heat transfer by
(a) conduction
(b) convection
(c) radiation
(d) conduction and radiation combined
(e) convection and radiation combined.
Ans: c
Stefan
Boltzmann constant
80. The thermal diffusivities for gases are generally
(a) more than those for liquids
(b) less than those for liquids
(c) more than those for solids
(d) dependent on the viscosity
(e) same as for the liquids.
Ans: a81. The thermal diffusivities for solids are generally
(a) less than those for gases
(b) jess than those for liquids
(c) more than those for liquids and gases
(d) more or less same as for liquids and gases
Ans: c
83. Thermal diffusivity of a substance is

(a) directly proportional to thermal conductivity
(b) inversely proportional to density of substance
(c) inversely proportional to specific heat
Ans: d
85. The ratio of the emissive power and absorptive power of all bodies is the same and
is equal to the emissive power of a perfectly black body. This statement is known as
(a) Krichoff’s law
(b) Stefan’s law
(c) Wien’ law
(d) Planck’s law
(e) Black body law.
Ans: a
86. According to Stefan’s law, the total radiation from a black body per second per unit
area is proportional to
(a) absolute temperature
(b) T2
(c) T5
(d) t
(e) l/T.
Ans: d
87. According to Wien’s law, the wavelength corresponding to maximum energy is

proportion to
(a) absolute temperature (T)
(b) I2
(c) f
(d) t
(e) 1/r.
Ans: a
91. The total emissivity power is .defined as the total amount of radiation emitted by a
black body per unit
(a) temperature
(b) thickness
(c) area
(d) time
(e) area and time.
Ans: d
92. The ratio of the energy absorbed by the body to total energy falling on it is called
(a) absorptive power
(b) emissive power
(c) absorptivity
(d) emissivity
Ans: a
94. The amount of radiation mainly depends on

(a) nature of body
(b) temperature of body
(c) type of surface of body
Ans: d
95. The emissive power of a body depends upon its

(a) temperature
(b) wave length
(c) physical nature
Ans: d
100. Planck’s law holds good for

(a) black bodies
(b) polished bodies
(c) all coloured bodies
Ans: a
101. If the temperature of a solid surface changes form 27°C to 627°C, then its emissive
power changes in the ratio of
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 9
(d) 27
(e) 81.
Ans: e
OPTICS:-
Q1. Resolving power of telescope can be increased by increasing

(a) the wavelength
(b) the diameter of objective
(c) the diameter of eyepiece
(d) the focal length of eyepiece
Answer/Explanation
Answer: b
Explaination:
(b) The diameter of objective as R.P. of a telescope = D1.22λ R.P. is proportional 1.22 A to
diameter of objective (D).
Q2.Polarisationoflightproves
(a)corpuscularnatureoflight.
(b)quantumnatureoflight.
(c)transversewavenatureoflight.
(d) longitudinal wave nature of light.
Answer/Explanation
Answer: c
Explaination: (c) transverse wave nature of light.
Q 3. The wavefront due to a source situated at infinity is

(a) spherical
(b) cylindrical
(c) planar
(d) circular
Answer/Explanation
Answer: c
Explaination: (c) The wavefront due to any source situated at infinity is planar.
4. A laser beam is coherent because it contains

(р) waves of several wavelengths.
(b) incoherent waves of a single wavelength.
(c) coherent waves of several wavelengths
(d) coherent waves of a single wavelength.
Answer/Explanation
Answer: d
Explaination: (d) coherent waves of a single wavelength.
5. According to Huygens’ principle, light is a form of

(a) particle
(b) rays
(c) wave
(d) radiation
Answer/Explanation
Answer: c
Explaination:
(c) According to Huygens’ principle, light travels in the form of a longitudinal wave.
Q 6. Two coherent monochromatic light beams of intensities I and 41 superimpose. The

maximum and minimum possible intensities in the resulting beam are:
(a) 5I and I
(b) 5I and 3I
(c) 3I and I
(d) 9I and I
Answer/Explanation
Answer: d
Explaination:
7. When exposed to sunlight, thin films of oil on water of ten exhibit brilliant colours due to
the phenomenon of
(a) interference
(b) diffraction
(c) dispersion
(d) polarisation
Answer/Explanation
Answer: a
Explaination: (a) interference
8. What happens, if the monochromatic light used in Young’s double slit experiment is
replaced by white light?
(a) No fringes are observed.
(b) All bright fringes become while.
(c) All bright fringes have colour between violet and red.
(d) Only the central fringe is white and all other fringes are coloured.
Answer/Explanation
Answer: d
Explaination: (d) At central bright fringes of all wavelength overlap to produce white central
fringe.
11. When compact disk is illuminated by a source of white light, coloured lines are
observed. This is due to
(a) dispersion
(b) diffraction
(c) interference
(d) refraction
Answer/Explanation
Answer: b
Explaination: (b) The small ripples on the compact disc split white light into the constituent
colours.
9. An unpolarised beam of intensity I0 is incident on a pair of nicols making angle of 60°
with each other. The intensity of right emerging from the pair is
Answer/Explanation
Answer: d
Explaination:
10. When unpolarised light beam is incident from air onto glass (n = 1.5) at the polarising
angle.
(a) Reflected beam is polarised completely
(b) Reflected and refracted beams are partially polarised
(c) Refracted beam is plane polarised
(d) Whole beam of light is refracted
Answer/Explanation
Answer: b
Explaination: (b) The reflected fight is completely polarised.
Answer/Explanation
Answer: d
Explaination:
11. When unpolarised light beam is incident from air onto glass (n = 1.5) at the polarising
angle.
(a) Reflected beam is polarised completely
(b) Reflected and refracted beams are partially polarised
(c) Refracted beam is plane polarised
(d) Whole beam of light is refracted
Answer/Explanation
Answer: b
Explaination: (b) The reflected fight is completely polarised.
12. The phenomenon of interference is based on
(a) conservation of momentum.
(b) conservation of energy.
(c) conservation of momentum and energy.
(d) quantum nature of light.
Answer/Explanation
Answer: b
Explaination: (b) conservation of energy
13. A double slit interference experiment is carried out in air and the entire arrangement is
dipped in water. The fringe width
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) remains unchanged.
(d) fringe pattern disappears.
Answer/Explanation
Answer: b
Explaination:
b) Decreases
14. In Young’s double slit experiment, if the monochromatic source of yellow light is
replaced by red light, the fringe width
(a) increases
(b) decreases.
(c) remains unchanged.
(d) the fringes disappear
Answer/Explanation
Answer: a
Explaination: (a) Increases, as fringe width β ∝ λ(λyellow < λed)
15 The angle of incidence at which reflected light is totally polarised for reflection from air
to glass (refractive index n) is
Answer/Explanation
Answer: d
Explaination:
(d) Polarising angle,
i = tan-1 (n), (Brewster’s law)
Q1 6.
When a polaroid is rotated, the intensity of light does not vary. The incident light may be:
(a) unpolarised
(b) completely polarised
(c) partially plane polarised
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) unpolarised
Q 17
The angle of minimum deviation of a prism depends upon the aggie of:
(a) incidence
(b) reflection
(c) prism
(d) none of these
Answer
Answer: (c) prism
Q 18.
he minimum value of the refractive index is:
(a) zero
(b) 1
(c) less than 1 but not zero
(d) more than 1
Answer
Answer: (c) less than 1 but not zero
Q 19.
Polarization of light prove the :
(a) corpuscular nature of light
(b) quantum nature of light
(c) Transverse wave nature of light
(d) Longitudinal wave nature of light
Answer
Answer: (c) Transverse wave nature of light
Q 20.
In vacuum, the speed of light depends upon :
(a) frequency
(b) velocity
(c) wave length
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (d) None of these
Q 21.
C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel prize for his work associated with which of the
following phenomenon of radiations?
(a) scattering
(b) diffraction
(c) interference
(d) polarisation
Answer
Answer: (a) scattering
Q 22.
A monochromatic light is refracted from air into a glass of refractive index µ. The ratio of
the wavelengths of the incident and the refracted waves is:
(a) 1 : µ
(b) 1 : µ²
(c) µ : 1
(d) µ² : 1
Answer
Answer: (c) µ : 1
Q23.
The refractive index of diamond is about:
(a) 1
(b) 1.42
(c) 2.42
(d) 4.24
Answer
Answer: (c) 2.42
Q 24.
The electromagnetic wave theory of light fails to explain :
(a) compton effect
(b) photoelectric effect
(c) neither (a) nor (b)
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer
Answer: (a) compton effect
SECOND SEMESTER :- CE2I……
UNIT 1:- PROPERTIES OF MATTER
Question 3. Convert the following Kelvin temperature to degrees Celsius.

a. 175 K
b. 295 K
c. 300 K
d. 225 K
Solution
a. Degree Celcius = K - 273 = 175-273=-98 0C
b. 220C
c. 270C
d. -480C
Question 4. Convert the following Celsius temperature to Kelvin temperature.

a. 25 0C
b. -15 0C
c. 0 0C
d. 3 0C
Solution
a. Kelvin = 0C + 273 = 298k
b. 258K
c. 273K
d. 276K
Question 5. Arrange the following substances in increasing order of intermolecular force of attraction:
water, sugar, oxygen
Solution
Oxygen < Water < Sugar
Question 6. What is the physical state of water at the following temperatures?

(a) 25 0C
(b) 0 0C
(c) 100 0C
Solution
(a) 25 0C: liquid
(b) 0 0C: solid or liquid (if melting process is on way).
(c) 100 0C: gas or liquid (if the boiling process is on way).
1: Aluminum has the specific heat capacity of
A. 450 J kg-1 °C-1

B. 900 J kg-1 °C-1
C. 1350 J kg-1 °C-1
D. 1800 J kg-1 °C-1
Answer B
139: The change in the state of matter from gas to liquid is termed as
A. boiling B. solidification C. condensation D. sublimation

Answer C
135: The formula of specific heat capacity is
A. c = C/Δθ B. c = Q/Δθ C. c = C/m D. c = C x m
Answer C
137: When a pure substance changes its state from liquid to gas upon heating, the process
is termed as
A. boiling B. solidification C. condensation D. sublimation

Answer A
133: C is the symbol for
A. Heat capacity B. Specific Heat Capacity C. Latent Heat D. Specific Latent

Heat
Answer A
134: The melting point of wax is
A. 37 °C B. 47 °C C. 57 °C D. 67 °C
Answer C
1. d 2. c 3. b 4. c 5. d 6. a 7. b 8. d 9. b 10. c
11. d 12. b 13. c 14. b 15. a 16. b 17. b 18. c 19. a 20. b
21. a 22. b 23. b 24. c 25. d 26. c 27. c 28. d 29. b 30. b
31. b 32. c 33. c 34. d 35. d 36. c 37. c 38. d 39. b 40. a
41. c 42. d 43. b 44. c 45. b 46. c 47. d 48. c 49. c 50.c
51. c 52. b 53. b 54. b 55. a 56. d 57. b 58. d 59. d 60. a
61. a 62. b 63. d 64. d 65. c 66. a 67. c 68. c 69. b 70. d
71. b 72. c 73. a 74. c 75. d 76. d 77. a 78. a 79. c 80. d
81. d 82. c 83. d 84. a 85. c 86. a 87. b 88. b 89. c 90. b
91. d 92. d 93. d 94. c

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Unit-1 Units and measurements

Q.1. Dimension formula for area is ...

Q.2. Steradian is SI unit of which fundamental quantity..

a) Electric current b) Plain angle c) Solid angle d) Amount of substance

Q.3. Convert 195.2 cm into meter...

a) 19520 m b) 1.952m c) 0.1952m d) 19.52 m.

a) Accuracy b) error c) Fundamental quantity d) Dimension.

Q.5. All non zero digits are always -----------.

a) Not significant b) Significant c) both a & b d) none

Q6. Number of significant figures in 0.05720 are ------

Q7. One deca is equal to ...

a) 1010 b) 101 c) 10-1 d) 10-10

Q8.The dimensional formula of couple is..

a) [ L2 M1T-2 ] b) [ L1 M1 T-1 ] c) [ L-1 M1 T-1 ] d) [L1 M1 T-2 ]

Q9.The unit of momentum is

a) Kg.m/s b) Kg.s/m c) gm.m/s d) Kg.cm/s

Q12. The dimensional formula of acceleration is ---------------.

a) [ L1 M0 T-2 ] b) [ L1 M0 T-1 ] c) [ L-1 M0 T-1 ] d) [L1 M1 T-2 ]

Q13. How many Ergs are there in 1 joule?

Correct Answer : Option D

Q14. How many Ergs are there in 1 joule?

Correct Answer : Option D

Q15. How many Dynes are there in 1 gram weight?

Correct Answer : Option C

Q16. 'Bar' is the unit of

Correct Answer : Option C

Q17. One nanometer is equal to

Correct Answer : Option C

Q18. One nanometer is equal to

Correct Answer: Option C

Q19. Very small time intervals are accurately measure by

Correct Answer : Option C

Q20. Electric current is measure by

Correct Answer : Option C

Q21. One horse power is equal to

Correct Answer : Option A

Q22. Kilowatt is a unit to measure

Q23.Kilohertz is a unit which measures

Correct Answer : Option B

Q24. One Joule is equal to

Correct Answer : Option C

Q25.The unit of current is

Q26.The unit of energy in MKS system is

Correct Answer: Option D

Q27.The instrument used to measure electric current is

Correct Answer : Option A

Q28. Name the instrument used to measure relative humidity

Correct Answer : Option B

Q29.Which temperature in Celsius scale is equal to 300 K?

Q30.Richter scale is used for measuring

Q31. Which of the following is not a unit of time?

Correct Answer : Option A

Q32. energy of food is measured in

Correct Answer : Option B

Q33. What is the S.I. unit of temperature?

Correct Answer : Option A

Q34. 1 Inch = ______ Centimeter

Correct Answer : Option B

Q35. Moment of inertia is

Correct Answer : Option D