D. J Sindh Govt.

Science College
Pre-Board Examinations 2021
PHYSICS PAPER-I

SECTION "A" (M.C.Q’s solution) (Science Group)

1. Select the most appropriate answer for each from the given options:

i) Which of the following is not a unit of length?

* Angstrom * Radian
* Micron * Light year

ii) The dimensions of the following pair are not the same
• Work & Energy * Work & Torque
• Momentum & Impulse * Mass & Moment of inertia

iii) Maximum number of components of a vector can be

* One * Two
* Three * Infinity

iv) Net torque acting on a body determines

• Linear Acceleration * Angular acceleration
• moment arm * Force

v) Which one is a unit vector?

• 𝑖̂ * 𝑗̂
• 𝑘̂ * 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆

vi) What is the angle of projection for which range and maximum height becomes equal?
* tan-1(1/4) * tan-1(4)
* tan-1(1/2) * tan-1(2))

vii) Which of the following types of force can do no work on the particle on which it acts?
* Frictional force * Elastic force
* Gravitational force * Centripetal force

viii) The average power & instantaneous power becomes equal if work is done at
• any rate * at variable rate
• at uniform rate * at high rate

ix) Proton, electron, neutron and alpha particle have same momentum which of them have highest kinetic
energy?
• Electron * Proton
• neutron * alpha particle
x) Slope of work-time graph is equal to
• Displacement * Acceleration
• Energy * power

xi) When a body is whirled in a horizontal circle by means of string, the centripetal force is supplied by
• Mass of body * Tension in a string
• Velocity of body * All of these

xii) The circumference of a circle subtends an angle

* π radians * 2π radians
* 4π radians * 6π radians
*
xiii) The angular speed of spin motion of the earth in rad/s is
• π rad/s * 2π rad/s
• 4π rad/s * 7.3 x 10-5 rad/s

xiv) For a body executing Simple harmonic motion __________ remains constant
* Potential energy * Kinetic energy
* Momentum * Total energy

xv) According to Laplace correction, propagation of sound waves through air is considered to be following
thermodynamic process
• Isobaric * Isochoric
• Isothermal * Adiabatic

xvi) Beats in sound waves are the results of

• Constructive interference only * Both constructive & destructive interference
• Destructive interference only * Resonance

xvii) Silence zone takes place due to

* Reflection * Resonance
* Destructive interference * Beats

xviii) Longitudinal waves do not exhibit

▪ Reflection * Refraction
▪ Diffraction * polarization

xix) In young double slit experiment, fringe spacing is equal to

▪ λL/d * 2λL/d
▪ λd/L * 2dλ/L

xx) The minimum distance between an object and its real image in a convex lens is
▪ f * 2f
▪ 3f * 4f
xxi) If a convex lens of large aperture fails to converge the light rays, incident on it to a single point. It is
said to suffer from
▪ Chromatic aberration * Spherical aberration
▪ Both * Distortion

xxii) The linear distance between two nearest points of a medium vibrating in phase is
▪ Phase difference * Wavelength
▪ displacement * All of these

xxiii) The locus of all points in a medium having the same phase of vibration is called
▪ Crest * Trough
▪ wavelength * wave front

xxiv) Michelson’s interferometer can be used to find___________ of light.

▪ velocity * wavelength
▪ frequency * phase

xxv) The magnitude of the resultant of two forces 6N AND 8N acting at right angle is
* 6N * 10N
* 14N * 16N

xxvi) When sound wave enter in different medium the quantity that remains unchanged is
* Intensity * speed
* frequency * wavelength

xxvii) If the object is at 5cm from the lens of simple microscope than its magnifying power will be
* 5 diopters * 10 diopters
* 15 diopters * 25 diopters

xxviii) Newton’s law does not hold good for particles

* at rest * moving slowly
* moving with high velocity * moving with velocity comparable to velocity of light

xxix) During long jump, athlete runs before taking the jump for
* greater inertia * smaller inertia
* greater momentum * smaller momentum

xxx) Which shows the correct relation between total time of flight and maximum height
* H = gt2/8 * H = 8t2/g
* H = 8g/ t2 * H = 8/ gt2

xxxi) If a body is revolving in xy-plane clock wise, the direction of angular velocity will be along the direction of
* +ve X-axis * +ve Y-axis
* +ve Z-axis * -ve Z-axis

xxxii) The angular velocity of a minute hand of a clock in rad/s is

* π/36 * π/108
∗ 𝝅/𝟏𝟖𝟎𝟎 * π/3600
xxxiii) 34.4 rad = _________________ revolutions
* 5.4 * 5.5
* 5.6 * 5.7

xxxiv) If a projectile is thrown horizontally with the speed of 40m/s from the height of 100m , the time it
require to reach at the ground would be
* 2.5 second * 3.5 second
* 4.5 second * 5.5 second

xxxv) The horizontal acceleration of projectile during the motion is

* 0 m/s2 * 4.9 m/s2
* 6.92 m/s2 * 9.8 m/s2

xxxvi) If two bodes having masses “3m” & “m” connected by a string which passes over a pulley in such a
way that bodies are hung vertically, the acceleration of masses would be,
* g/2 * g/3
* g/4 * g/5

xxxvii) 2𝒊̂ x 4𝒋̂ = ____________

* 8𝑖̂ * 8𝑗̂
* 8𝒌̂ * -8𝑘̂

xxxviii) The angle between 2𝒊̂ & 3𝒋̂ would be

* 300 * 400
* 800 * 900
*
xxxix) At what depth, the weight of the body becomes three fourth, as compared to the body weight on the
surface of earth.
▪ d=Re/2 * d= Re/4
▪ d=2Re/3 * d=4Re/5

xl) joule x second, are the units of following physical quantity

* Angular momentum * Linear momentum
* Impulse * Characteristic frequency

xli) Angular momentum of a body is always _______________ to its angular velocity

* parallel * anti-parallel
* perpendicular * None of these

xlii) If angle of projection of a projectile motion is 450, its range is __________ than/to height covered by
the body.
▪ greater * equal
▪ less * None of these