SIR C R REDDY POLYTECHNIC, ELURU

PHYSICS IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

ESSAY QUESTIONS

1. State and prove parallelogram law of vectors

2. State and explain triangle and polygon law of vectors.
3. Define dot product or scalar product of vectors and write any five properties.
4. Define cross product or vector product of vectors and write any five properties.
5. Show that time of ascent is equal to time of descent in the case of vertical projection.
6. Show that path of a projectile is parabola in the case of horizontal projection.
7. Show that path of a projectile is parabola in the case of oblique projection.
8. Write the methods of reducing friction.
9. Write advantages and disadvantages of friction.
10. Write the laws of friction.
11. Is it easier to pull a lawn roller than to push it. Explain.
12. Sate and prove law of conservation of energy in the case of a freely falling body.
13. Define KE and derive an expression for it.
14. State and prove work energy theorem.
15. Derive the expression for time period of a simple pendulum.
16. Derive the expression for velocity and acceleration in SHM.
17. Derive an ideal gas equation (or) prove that PV=RT.
18. Derive the relationship between molar specific heat at constant pressure (C P) and molar specific heat at constant
volume (CV). or Show that CP-CV=R or derive Mayer’s equation.
19. Write the differences between isothermal and adiabatic process.
20. Define noise pollution. Write the effects and methods of minimizing noise pollution.
21. State the conditions of good auditorium.
22. Derive the balancing condition of wheat stone’s bridge.
23. Derive the expression couple acting on a bar magnet placed in a uniform magnetic field.
24. Derive the expression for magnetic induction field strength at a point on axial line.
25. Derive the expression for magnetic induction field strength at a point on equatorial line.
26. What is nano technology and write any two uses.

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

1. List the advantages of SI system of units.

2. What are the limitations of dimensional analysis?
3. Define unit and write the characteristics of unit.
4. Define fundamental and derived quantities and write two examples each.
5. List the base and supplementary units of SI system with symbols.
6. Define scalar and vector. give examples.
7. Define projectile and give two examples.
8. Define time of flight and range of a projectile.
9. Define acceleration due to gravity and write its characteristics.
10. Write the equations of motion of a freely falling body and vertically projected body.
11. Define angular displacement, angular velocity, angular acceleration , angular momentum, moment of inertia.
12. Define work, power and energy. Give its units.
13. Define KE and PE.
14. Define SHM and write its conditions.
15. Define i) amplitude ii) frequency iii)time period iv) seconds pendulum v) ideal simple pendulum
16. State the laws of simple pendulum.
17. State gas laws
18. State the law of thermodynamics
19. Define absolute temperature.
20. Write the differences between gas constant and universal gas constant
21. Write the differences between isothermal and adiabatic process
22. Write the differences between cp and cv.
23. Define reverberation and reverberation time.
24. Explain SABINES formula.
25. Write the applications of Doppler’s effect.
26. Define an echo and write the applications of echoes.
27. Define stress and strain.
28. State Hooks law.
29. Define surface tension and give two examples.
30. Define a) capillarity b) angle of contact.
31. Define viscosity and coefficient of viscosity.
32. Obtain Newton’s formula for viscous force.
33. Explain POISEUILLE’S equation for coefficient of viscosity.
34. State and explain Kirchhoff’s laws.
35. State and explain coulomb’s inverse square law of viscosity.
36. State and explain Ohm’s law.
37. Define Photoelectric effect and state the laws of photoelectric effect.
38. Write the applications of photoelectric effect.
39. Write the Einstein’s photoelectric equation and name the terms involved in it.
40. What is an optical fiber and name different types of optical fibers.
41. Write the applications of optical fibers.
42. Define super conductivity and write the examples of superconducting materials.
43. Write the properties and applications of superconductors.
44. What is nano technology and write any two uses
45. Define nano technology.