Question Bank Of Engineering Physics for Mid Sem Exam

1) Oscillations become damped due to

1) normal force 2)friction 3) tangential force 4) parallel force

2) If an object moves back and forth repeatedly around a mean position,it is

called

1) oscillating 2)revolving 3)rotating 4)motion

3) Maximum displacement from equilibrium position is

1) frequency 2) amplitude 3)wavelength 4) period

4) Light waves are transverse in nature,can be demonstrated by observing the

phenomenon of

1) dispersion 2) interference 3)polarization 4) diffraction

5) A system in which population inversion is achieved is called

1)parallel system 2)active system 3)metastable state 4)pumping

6) Optical fibre works on the principle of

1)photo-electric effect 2) Laser effect 3)Total internal reflection 4)Refraction

7) Determining position of iceberg is the application of

1)Ultrasonics 2) Ruby Laser 3) Optical fibre 4) He –Ne Laser

8) The sound waves whose frequencies are greater than 20KHz are known as

1)Infrasonic waves 2)Supersonic waves 3)Micro waves 4)Ultrasonic waves

9)Brewster’s Law states that tangent of the angle of polarization is

proportional to

1) wavelength 2) refractive index 3)square of Diameter 4)Fringe width

10) By Thomson’s method,...............can be measured.

1)Charge of an electron 2)Resolving power 3) e/m of an electron 4)All the

above
11)A device used to detect the presence of isotopes is known as

1)Bainbridge Mass Spectrograph 2)Thomsons method 3)Millikans method

4)None of the above

12)Charge of an electron can be measured by using

1)Thomsons method 2)Millikans method 3)Mass spectrograph 4)All the above

13) Distinguish between positive and negative crystal.

14) Define Ultrasonic wave. Give its engineering applications.

15)The refractive index of core and cladding material of a step index fibre are
1.48 and 1.45 respectively.Calculate:1. Numerical aperture 2. Acceptance
angle

16)Explain the terms:1.Dielectric constant 2.Electric displacement

3.Polarizability

17)Explain with diagram principle and working of Bainbridge mass

spectrograph.

18) Explain the production of Ultrasonic wave with the help of

Magnetostriction generator.

19) Explain the construction and working of He-Ne Laser with neat diagram.

20) What is the difference between Free and Forced oscillation?

21) Fibre Optic Cables are preferred instead of Copper.Give reason

22) Why the center of Newton ring is dark?

23) Discuss Thomson’s method of determination of e/m of an electron.

24)Derive the time independent Schrodinger’s wave equation.

25)State Heisenberg’s Uncertainty principle and prove that electron can not
exist in the nucleus.

26) Derive Schrodinger’s time dependent wave equation.