Very Important Questions of Basic Physics for MSBTE Online Theory Exam

Unit I: Units and Measurements

SN. Questions

1 1 eV = ...... J a)1.6 x10-19 J b) 1.6 x1019 J c) 1.6 x109 J d) 1.6 x10-9 J

2 1 gigahertz corresponds to ________ a)10-19 Hz b) 109 Hz c) 10-9 Hz d) 10-6 Hz

3 1 millimetre corresponds to _______ a) 10-3 m b) 103 m a) 10-9m a) 10-6 m

4 1 Volt = … a)1J/1C b) 1C/1J c)1A/1C d)1C/1A

5 C.G.S. unit of velocity is _______ cm/s

6 If the length of a cube is 2 cm , it's volume will be ----- 8 cm3

7 If the length of black board is 50 cm , here 50 is ___magnitude____

If the readings of thickness of metal plate are 1.612 cm, 1.611 cm, 1.613 cm, 1.612 cm respectively, then the average
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reading will be ____1.612 cm

9 In C.G.S. system of units length,mass and time are measured in respectively_______centimeter ,gram, second

In F.P.S. system of units length,mass and time are measured in respectively_______

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A) foot,pound,second b) meter ,gram, second c) kilo-meter ,kilo-gram , second d) foot, gram, second

11 Light year is unit of _______ a) Distance b) time c) mass d) velocity

12 The dimension of refractive index is _________a)[ L1M0T0] b) no dimensions c) [ L1M1T0] d) [ L1M0T1]

13 The dimension of work is -------

14 The dimensional formula for length is _____________ a)[ L1M0T0] b)[ L1M0T1] c)[ L1M1T0] d)[ L1M1T1]

15 The formula of percentage error is _______________

16 The instrument used for the measurement of temperature is _________

17 The Joule /second is also known as........... a) watt b) erg c)joule d)newton

The length of compass box measured by five students are 20.5 cm, 20.6 cm, 20.6 cm, 20.7 cm, 20.5 cm respectively,
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then the average reading will be __
The length of table is measured by two students are 90.5 cm and 90.4 cm respectively, the error involved in
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measurement is called ________________
A)Random error b) relative error c) systamatic error d) personal error
20 The minimum the error in current measurement between (0-1A) is given by -----

21 The number of significant figures in 0.0703 are a)2 b)3 c)4 d)5

22 The number of significant figures in 12.600 are ______a)3 b) 2 c)5 d)4

23 The number of significant figures in 40.0 is --------- a)2 b)3 c)1 d)4

24 The number of significant figures in number 2.3500 are _________

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 The ratio of average absolute error to mean reading is called as ____________ A)Random error b) relative error c)
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systamatic error d) personal error

26 The SI unit of electric current is _________

27 The SI unit of Magnetic flux is _____

28 The SI unit of Magnetic Intensity (H) is .......... a)ampere/metre b) weber/meter c) ampere d)tesla

29 The speed of 20 km/hr is equal to ------

30 The standard unit should be ----

31 The unit of area in M.K.S. system is ----- a) meter b) cubic meter c)square meter d) centimeter

32 The unit of force in S.I. system is ----- a) newton b)dyne c)coulomb d)Joule

33 The unit of plane angle is ---

34 The Units used to measure derived quantities are called ----

Unit II : Electricity, Magnetism & Semiconductors

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1 ___ is a type of semiconductor material. a) si b)cu c)Al d) fe

2 _________ type of impurity is called as acceptor impurity. a) N type b)p-type c)pn type d)all of these

A forward biased p-n junction diode just starts to conduct if applied voltage is ...... the barrier potential. a)Less
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b)equal c)more d)constant

4 A pentavalent atom contains ____ number of electrons in its valence shell. a) 4 b) 3 c) 5 d) 8

5 A p-type semiconductor is formed by adding __________ to an intrinsic semiconductor. Tritavalent impurity

6 A semiconductor is formed by ___________ bonds. Covalent band

According to Coulomb's law, the force between two charges separated by a distance is ..............a)directly praporational
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to product of their magnitudes
b) inversaly praporational to square of distance between them c)both a & b d) same
8 According to Energy Band theory, for an insulator the ___. The energy gap is very wide (more than 5.5 ev)

9 According to Energy Band theory, in a conductor, there is ___. the valence band and the conduction band overlaps

According to Energy Band theory, the materials in which the valence band and the conduction band overlaps are called
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as ------ conductor
According to Ohm's law, the current flowing through the conductor increases with increase in _________ Potential
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difference (Voltage)
According to Ohm's law, when the physical conditions of a conductor remains constant, the electric current is directly
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proportional to ______P.D.
As the temperature of a semiconductor increases, its ___________ also increases. A)conductivity b)resistivity
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c)resitance d) current
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14 By adding ___ type of impurity, the semiconductor material becomes n-type. pentaavalent impurity

15 By adding ___ type of impurity, the semiconductor material becomes p-type. Tritavalent impurity

Current-voltage graph of ohmic devices is a ___________ graph. A)Curve b)Straight line c) expoantial decay d)
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none

17 Electric intensity is a ........ quantity vector

18 Electric lines of force are always .......... to the surface of a charged body. Normal

19 Energy gap for geminium is ___. 0.7 ev

20 Energy gap for silicon is ___. A)1.12 ev b)0.7 ev c) 7 ev d) 3 ev

For a given material , energy gap between valence band and conduction band is about 1 eV , material is said to be
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___. Semoconductor material
For a given material , forbidden energy gap is very large, material is said to be ___ a)insulator b)conductor c)
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semiconductor d)all of these
If the positive and negative terminals of the battery are connected to N-type and P-type semiconductor respectively, the
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diode is said to be....... Reverse biased

24 If the radius of a wire is doubled then its resistance is _______decreases( becomes 1/4 times)

If the voltage of 0.4V is applied across Si diode, it will act as ........ A) Closed switch b)open switch c)connector
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d)regulator
If three resistances R1, R2 and R3 are connected in parallel to each other then its equivalent resistance is given by
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_______ Rp=R1R2R3/R1+R2+R3
In case of forward biased p-n junction diode, the current flowing through the diode if the applied voltage is beyond the
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knee voltage of the diode. ---- increase

28 In case of forward biased p-n junction diode,the resistance is ............Zero

29 In case of reverse biased p-n junction diode, the resistance is ............... High

In case of reverse biased p-n junction diode,when the applied voltage becomes equal to the breakdown voltage the
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current ...........rapidly. ----------- increases

31 In forward biased p-n junction diode, electrons and holes ............... Pair generated

32 In N-type semiconductor, ............are the majority carriers and .............. are the minority carriers. Electrons ,holes

In n-type semiconductors, electrons are __ carrier and holes are ___ carriers. a) majority, minority b)
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minority,majority c)majority,majority d)minorityminority
In p-type semiconductors, electrons are __ carrier and holes are ___ carriers. a) majority, minority b)
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minority,majority c) minority,minority d) majority,majority
In unbiased p-n junction diode, once the depletion layer is formed, the electrons and holes ---------- a)diffused
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b)recombined c)both a and b d)seperated

36 Intrisic semiconductors belongs to _ group of periodic table a)Group IV b)Group V c)Group VII d)Group VI

37 Magnetic lines of forces are not affected by................material paper glass or plastic

38 Photo-diode is an application of _________ a)PN-junction diode b)diode c)zener diode d)all of these

siemen per metre is the unit of _________ a) Resistivity B)electric conductivity c) resistance d)
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capacitance
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 The barrier potential of p-n junction diode depends upon........... A)type of semoconductor material b)amount of
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dopping c) temperrature d)all of these

41 The dielectric constant (k) of air and vacuum is ..... Same

The electric intensity at a point 50 cm from a charge of 3.2 micro coulomb in a medium of dielectric constant 2 is equal
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to _________
a)28.8*10^3 N/c b)18.8*10^3 N/c c) 2.8.*10^3 N/c d) 8.*10^3 N/c
43 The electric lines of force are travels in straight line and parallel to each other in _____________________.

44 The electricity developed on a body, when it is rubbed with another body is called as.........

45 The energy band possessed by free electrons is called as _______________

The energy gap between valence band and conduction band is called as ___________ a)forbidden energy gap b)
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energy gap c)fermi level d)conduction gap

47 The equation of Ohm's law is _____

48 The flow of electric charge per unit time is called a)voltage b) resistance c) current d)capacitance

49 The forbidden energy gap for silicon is __.

50 The force acting on unit positive charge in an electric field is called as ................

51 The force between two long parallel conductors is inversely proportional to -

The force of attraction between two charges of 30*10^6;C and 50*10^6;C are separated by 1 m distance is 13.5 N.
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Then the dielectric constant of the medium is ________

53 The formula of percentage error is _______________

54 The forward biased p-n junction diode acts as............

55 The Ge diode starts to conduct at ......V

56 The tangent drawn to the curve part of magnetic lines of forces gives the direction of......... at that point

57 The value of forward voltage above which forward current increases rapidly is called------

58 The voltage at which the diode breaks down is called-------

59 To obtain maximum resistance, the given resistors should be connected in ________

60 Two charges of 10C and 80C are separated by a distance of 100 cm in air. The force between them is...............

61 When _________ is added to an intrinsic semiconductor, it forms n-type semiconductor.

When a bar magnet is suspended freely in air it always points towards .......... direction a)only north b)North -south
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direction c)only south d)up ward
When n-type semiconductor is connected to negative terminal and p-type semiconductor is connected to positive
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terminal of the battery, then the diode is said to be _______________
When number of resistances are connected in series, then the effective resistance of its combination
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__________a)) increases b)decreases c) constant d)all of these

65 When resistances are connected in __________ combination, its equivalent resistance decreases.

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66 When the temperature of a semiconductor is increased, the number of free electrons in the conduction band will ___.

When two charges of 20C and 40C are kept in a medium of dielectric constant 2 is separated by 1.5m apart then
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according to Coulomb's law the force between the two charges will be.......
a)1.6
Whenx10-19 J and
two equal b) like
1.6 x1019
chargesJ of 1c)coulomb
1.6 x109each
J d) 1.6 x10-9 by
is separated J 1 m distance, placed in air, then the force between
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them is __________ a)1 N b)2 N C)1 dyne d)2 dyne
When two resistances are connected in series, their equivalent resistance is 100 ohm and when connected in parallel to
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each other its value is 24 ohm. Therefore the two resistances are:
When two resistances are connected in series, their equivalent resistance is 100 ohm and when connected in parallel to
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each other its value is 24 ohm. Therefore the two resistances are:
a) 60 ohm
When ,40 ohm b)of80100
two resistances ohm ,40and
ohm ohm200 c)
ohm60are
ohm ,20 ohm ind)160
connected seriesohm
and,40
thenohm
their combination is connected in
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parallel with 300 ohm resistance. Then the equivalent resistance of the combination will be ______ ohm. A) 100 ohm
b) 200ohm c) 50 ohm d)150 ohm
72 Which of the following figure represents the energy band diagram for a conductor ______

73 Which of the following figure represents the energy band diagram for semiconductors _________

74 Which of the following is a semiconductor: ____ a)copper b) aluminium c) iron d) silicon

Which of the following is an application of pn junction diode __________ a)diode b)photo diode c)LDR d)none of
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these

76 Which of the following is example of an insulator _________

77 Which of the following is not the property of magnetic lines of force -

Which of the following is not the property of magnetic lines of force - a)magnetic lines of force intersect to each
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other b)the direction of magnetic lines of force out side the magnet from north to south pole c)the direction of
magnetic lines of force inside the magnet from south to north pole d)magnetic lines of force unaffected by non
79 Which of the following is represents the reverse characteristics of P-N junction diode?

Unit : III Heat and Optics

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1 __ is an example of conductor. a) Copper b)Wood c)mica d) glass

A Certain mass of a gas occupies 40 cc at 27°C .Find its volume at 57°C if the pressure is constant. ------------
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a)84.44 cc b) 44 cc c)44.84 cc d)844.4 cc
A copper sheet of 10mm thickness has temperature difference between its two ends as 20°C.Calculate the temperature
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gradient.
A gas at 20°C is heated at constant volume till its pressure is tripled.Find its final temperature.
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A)60°C b)-30°C c)30°C d)50°C
A gas at 20°C occupies a volume of 100ml.Find the volume occupied by the gas if it is heated to 50°C by keeping
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pressure constant. ------------ a)110 ml b) 25 ml c)250 ml d)2500 ml
A gas at 30 °C is heated at constant pressure till its volume is doubled.Find the final temperature of the gas. ----------
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a)40°C b) 60°C c) 80°C d)50°C
A gas at 40°C occupies a volume of 80ml.Find the volume occupied by the gas if it is heated to 100°C by keeping
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pressure constant. A)200 °C b)250 °C c)100 °C d)50 °C
A gas at 50°C is heated at constant pressure till its volume becomes four times.Find its final temperature.
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A)200 °C b)250 °C c)20 °C d)210 °C
A gas at 76cm of mercury occupies a volume of 50cc at constant temperature.If the pressure of the gas changes to
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80cm of mercury,find the volume occupied by the gas at constant temperature. 47.5 cc
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 A gas occupies volume of 20cc at 27°C.Find the final volume if it is heated to 67°C at constant pressure.
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a)49.62 cc b) 56.88 cc c) 30.67cc d) 40.13cc
A metal rod heated at one end transfers the heat to the other end by__________.
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a)Conduction b)convection c) radiation d)all of these
A metal rod of 0.4 m length has temperature gradient is 10°C/m.Calculate temperature difference between its two
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end.
a) 4 °C tob)Boyle's
According 3°C law,provided
c) 5 °C d)the 8 °C
temperature of the gas remaining constant ;if its pressure increases then
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volume_________ decreases
An aluminium rod of 1 m length has its two ends at 30°C and 40°C respectively.Calculate the temperature gradient.
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A)10 °C/m b)20 °C/m c)40 °C/m d)15 °C/m c
An electric fused is based on - a)The heating effect of current b)The Chemical effect of current c)The Magnetic
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effect of current d) None of these

16 Angle of incidence that causes refracted ray to bend through 90° is called Critial Angle

At steady state,the amount of heat absorbed by the body is .........the amount of heat radiated by the body. A)equal b)
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different c)remains constant d)none of these

18 At what temperature are numerical values on fahrenheit and celsius scales same? -40 °C

19 By filling air inside the tyre is application of________ Boyles law

Calculate the angle of refraction if the angle of incidence is 30° and the refractive index of glass is 1.5.
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48. 6 °

21 Convert 0°C into °F 32 °F

22 Convert 100 °F into °C 37.8 °C

23 Convert 140 °F into °C -------------- a)60°C b)50°C c)0°C d)413°C

24 Convert 363 K into degree celcius. 90 °C

25 Convert 540K into degree farenheit. 130 .55 °F

Current-voltage graph of ohmic devices is a ___________ graph. A)Curve b)Straight line c) expoantial decay d)
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none

27 Example of bad conductor of heat ---------- 1) wood 2) wool 3)mica 4)all of these

28 Example of good conductor of heat is----------- a)steel ,b)copper ,c)silver, d) all of these

29 Find angle of incidence, if angle of refraction is 30° for a glass having refractive index 1.5. 48. 6 °

For given mass of a gas, at constant pressure, the volume is directly proportional to temperature. The nature of graph
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will be________ Straight line

31 Heating effect of electric current is used in _____________ Electric iron

32 Hot air balloon works on the principle of ___________ warmer air rise in cooler air

33 If Boiling point of water is 100 degree celsius .Calculate it in in fahrenheit. 237.6 °F

If the area of a uniform cconducting metal rod is doubled,the amount of heat conducted through the rod will
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............doubled
If the diode is operated at a voltage greater than its knee voltage , the resistance of the diode will go
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on........ decreasing
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 If the temperature difference for a metal rod of uniform thickness is doubled ;the temperature gradient will.........
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A)doubled b) decreases c) increases d) equal
If the temperature gradient for a conducting metal rod increases,the amount of heat flowing through
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it..........a)) increases b)decreases c) constant d)all of these
If the thickness of a conducting metal rod is halved, the amount of heat conducted by the rod will become..........times
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provided other parameters remaining constant.

39 In case of radiation ,heat transfer is in the form of______ Electromagnetic radiations

In conduction and valence bands, there are equal number of electrons and holes respectively. The solid is
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___ a)active c)elecrically nutral c)negative d)positive

41 In Gay Lussac's law ,for given mass of a gas ;following parameters remains constant -----volume

42 In the equation PV=KT, K is called….. a)perfect gas b)boyles law c)charles law d)Gay-lussac's law

43 In thermometer the specific heat of ......... Material is low (Example- Mercury)

44 Increase in temperature of a body is proportional to ..........Heat

45 Material used as insulator are......... a)Wood b)mica c) glass d) All of the above

Normal temperature of human body is 36.88 degree Celsius .find the temperature on fahrenheit scale _________
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98.384 fahrenheit
Out of the following,indicate the material with the highest value of coefficient of thermal conductivity. A) silver
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b)copper c) alluninium d)iron

48 specific heat of steam is 1.996 kJ/kgK

The angle between the incident ray and the normal to the surface is known as ........... a)Angle of incidence c)Angle of
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reflection c)critical angle d)angle of contact
The coefficient of thermal conductivity is heat flow per unit time a) per unit area per unit temperature gradient
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b) per unit area c) per unit temperature gradient d) all of these

51 the correct statement related to thermal radiation is----- electro magnetic radiation

The difference between the two specific heats of a gas is 1600 and their ratio is 6:1 Find Cp and Cv . Cp=1280 &
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Cv=320 respectively

53 The dimension of refractive index is _________a)[ L1M0T0] b) no dimensions c) [ L1M1T0] d) [ L1M0T1]

The gas at 300K is at pressure of 80cm of mercury.Find the final pressure of the gas if it is heated to 400K at constant
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volume.

55 The Ge diode starts to conduct at ......V

56 The General gas equation is ---------a)PV=T b)PV=RT C)PV=R/T d)PV=T/R

57 The instrument used for the measurement of temperature is _________

58 The Joule /second is also known as........... a) watt b) erg c)joule d)newton

The length of compass box measured by five students are 20.5 cm, 20.6 cm, 20.6 cm, 20.7 cm, 20.5 cm respectively,
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then the average reading will be ___________
The length of table is measured by two students are 90.5 cm and 90.4 cm respectively, the error involved in
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measurement is called ___________________
The length of table is measured by two students are 90.5 cm and 90.4 cm respectively, the error involved in
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measurement is called ___________________ A)Random error b) relative error c) systamatic error d) personal
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62 The mathematical equation of Boyle's law is

63 The medium is not needed for transmission heat in-------

64 The minimum the error in current measurement between (0-1A) is given by -----

65 The necessary condition for propagation of light through optical fibre is______

The normal temperature of human body in fahrenheit is______ a)98.8 degree fahrenheit b)88.8 degree fahrenheit
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c)96.8 degree fahrenheit d)96.6 degree fahrenheit

67 The only way of heat transfer through a solid is________ a) convection b) radiation c)conduction d) all of these

68 The S I unit of specific heat capacity is

69 The Si diode starts to conduct at ............V a)0.7V b)0.3V c)7V d)3V

70 The SI unit of charge is ..............

71 The SI unit of electric current is _________

72 The SI unit of electric current is _________

The temperature gradient for a metal rod of thickness 40cm is 3°C/cm.If one of its ends is at 90°C,find the temperature
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of the other end. A)-30°C b) 30°C c)-40°C d)40°C

74 The temprature shown by Thermometer is______

75 The transfer of heat by radiation ……..

76 When a solid is heated,which of the following changes?

77 When the light ray travels from air to glass medium,................

78 When the light travels from air to glass;.....where all symbols have usual meanings.

79 Which of the following is a example of convection?

80 Which of the following is example of an insulator _________

81 White clothes are preferred in summer because they are________ good reflector

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