2nd Year MCQ's

Contents
CHAPTER 12 ELECTROSTATICS [PAST PAPERS] .................................................................................................. 3

[Coulomb's Law, Electric Field, Electric Field Lines, Photocopier, Inkjet Printer] ............................................................ 3
[Electric Flux, Gauss’ Law and its applications].............................................................................................................. 5
[Electric Potential, Potential Gradient, Electric potential due to a point charge, Millikan Oil Droplet Experiment]......... 6
[Capacitor and Capacitance, Electric Polarization, Energy Stored in Capacitor, Charging and Discharging of Capacitor] 7
Key for M.C.Qs [12 Electrostatics] ................................................................................................................................ 9
CHAPTER 13 CURRENT AND ELECTRICITY [PAST PAPERS] ...............................................................................10
[Electric Current, Current Through a Metallic Conductor, Sources of Current, Effects of Current] ................................10
[Ohm’s Law, Combination of Resistors, Temperature Dependence, Resistivity, Conductivity] ......................................10
[Carbon Resistor, Rheostat, Thermistor] ......................................................................................................................13
[Electric Power, Emf and Potential Difference] ............................................................................................................13
[Kirchhoff’s Rules, Wheatstone Bridge, Potentiometer] ...............................................................................................14
Key for M.C.Qs [13 Current and Electricity] .................................................................................................................15
CHAPTER 14 ELECTROMAGNETISM [PAST PAPERS] ..........................................................................................16
[Magnetic field, Magnetic force on a current carrying conductor] ...............................................................................16
[Magnetic flux] ............................................................................................................................................................16
[Ampere’s law, Magnetic field inside Solenoid] ...........................................................................................................17
[Magnetic force on a charged particle] ........................................................................................................................17
[Charge to mass ratio of electron] ...............................................................................................................................18
[Magnetic Torque] ......................................................................................................................................................19
[Cathode Ray Oscilloscope (CRO)] ...............................................................................................................................19
[Galvanometer, Voltmeter, Ammeter, AVOmeter, Multimeter] ...................................................................................19
Key for M.C.Qs [14 Electromagnetism] ........................................................................................................................21
CHAPTER 15 ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION [PAST PAPERS] ........................................................................21
[Induced Current, Induced EMF]..................................................................................................................................22
[Motional EMF] ...........................................................................................................................................................22
[Faraday’s law, Lenz’s Law]..........................................................................................................................................22
[Mutual Induction, Self-Induction, Energy stored in Inductor] .....................................................................................22
[AC Generator, DC Generator, DC Motor, Back EMF Effect] .........................................................................................23
[Transformer]..............................................................................................................................................................23
Key for M.C.Qs [15 Electromagnetic Induction] ...........................................................................................................24
CHAPTER 16 ALTERNATING CURRENT [PAST PAPERS] .....................................................................................25
[AC Current, AC Voltage-Instantaneous, Peak, RMS Values, Phase Lead/Lag]...............................................................25
[AC through Resistor, Capacitor, Inductor] ..................................................................................................................25
[AC through RC, AC through RL] ..................................................................................................................................25
[RLC Series Circuit, RLC Parallel Circuit] .......................................................................................................................26
[Three Phase, Chock, EM Waves, FM/AM] ...................................................................................................................27
Key for M.C.Qs [16 Alternating Current] ......................................................................................................................27
CHAPTER 17 PHYSICS OF SOLIDS [PAST PAPERS]...............................................................................................28
[Crystalline, Amorphous and Polymer Solids] ..............................................................................................................28
[Mechanical Properties of Solids] ................................................................................................................................28
[Electric Properties of Solids].......................................................................................................................................28
[Magnetic Properties of Solids] ...................................................................................................................................28
Key for M.C.Qs [17 Physics of Solids] ...........................................................................................................................28
CHAPTER 18 ELECTRONICS [PAST PAPERS] .........................................................................................................30
[PN Junction, Diode, Rectification, LED, Photodiode, Photovoltaic Cell] .......................................................................30
[Transistor, PNP Transistor, NPN Transistor] ................................................................................................................30
[Transistor as an Amplifier, Transistor as Switch] .........................................................................................................30
[Operational Amplifier, Inverting, Non-inverting Amplifier] .........................................................................................30
[OP-AMP as Comparator, Comparator as Night Switch] ...............................................................................................31
[Logic Gates] ...............................................................................................................................................................31
Key for M.C.Qs [18 Electronics] ...................................................................................................................................31
CHAPTER 19 DAWN OF MODERN PHYSICS [PAST PAPERS] ..............................................................................32
[Relative Motion, Theory of Relativity] ........................................................................................................................32
[Black Body Radiation, Planck’s Theory] ......................................................................................................................32
[Photoelectric Effect, Photocell] ..................................................................................................................................32
[Compton Effect] .........................................................................................................................................................32
[Pair Production, Pair Annihilation] .............................................................................................................................33
[de Broglie Hypothesis] ...............................................................................................................................................33
[Electron Microscope] .................................................................................................................................................33
[Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle] ..............................................................................................................................33
Key for M.C.Qs [19 Dawn of Modern Physics] ..............................................................................................................33
CHAPTER 20 ATOMIC SPECTRA [PAST PAPERS] ..................................................................................................34
[Spectroscopy, Atomic Spectrum of Hydrogen Atom] ..................................................................................................34
[Bohr’s Atomic Model, Hydrogen Emission Spectrum] .................................................................................................34
[X-Rays, CAT Scanner] .................................................................................................................................................34
[LASER] .......................................................................................................................................................................35
Key for M.C.Qs [20 Atomic Spectra].............................................................................................................................35
CHAPTER 21 NUCLEAR PHYSICS [PAST PAPERS] ................................................................................................36
[Atomic Nucleus, Nuclear Mass] ..................................................................................................................................36
[Isotopes, Mass Spectrograph, Mass Defect, Binding Energy] ......................................................................................36
[Radioactivity, Nuclear Transmutation, α-, β-, γ-Decays, Half Life] ...............................................................................36
[Wilson Cloud Chamber, Geiger Muller Counter, Semiconductor Detector] .................................................................38
[Nuclear Reactions, Nuclear Fission, Nuclear Fussion] .................................................................................................39
[Nuclear Reactor] ........................................................................................................................................................39
[Biologic Effects of Radiation] ......................................................................................................................................39
[Basic Forces of Nature] ..............................................................................................................................................40
Key for M.C.Qs [21 Nuclear Physics] ............................................................................................................................40
CHAPTER 12 ELECTROSTATICS [PAST PAPERS]
Note: Each statement has FOUR possible answers. Select the correct answer and tick it.
[Coulomb's Law, Electric Field, Electric Field Lines, Photocopier, Inkjet Printer]
1. SI unit of charge is [BHW 10, RWP 08, MLN 11]
(a) Ampere (b) Volt (c) Coulomb (d) Electron volt
2. One Coulomb of charge is created by [RWP 09, FBISE 12, KBISE 13, SAR 13, SWL 15]
(a) 10 electrons (b) 1.6 x 10-19 electrons (c) 6.25 x 1018 electrons (d) 6.25 x 1021 electrons
3. The minimum charge on an object cannot be less than [RWP 12, 13]
(a) 1C (b) 1.6 x 10-19 C (c) 6.25 x 1018 C (d) 6.25 x 10-21 C
4. A unit of electric charge is [GRW 09, BMLN 11-II]
(a) Volt (b) Henry (c) Coulomb (d) Weber
5. The electrical analog of mass in electrostatics is [RWP 09]
(a) Capacitance (b) Inductance (c) Charge (d) Resistance
6. The name electron was suggested by [DGK 08, MLN 09-II]
(a) Thomson (b) Rutherford (c) Millikan (d) Stoney
7. The force between two point charges placed in air is F. If air is replaced by a medium of relative
permittivity  r . The force is reduced to [ABT 11]
F 
(a)  r F (b) (c) r (d)  r
r F
8. The SI Units of relative permittivity  r are [FBISE 13, GRW 08]
(a) Nm2C-2 (b) C2N-1m-2 (c) NmC-1 (d) No units
9. If the distance between two charge plates is halved, the force between them becomes [DGK 13, MLN 08,
11, RWP 13]
(a) Half (b) Double (c) Four times (d) Remains same
10. If the magnitude of charges and distance between them is doubled then force will be [FSD 13, MLN 08-II,
11-I]
(a) Doubled (b) Halved (c) Unaffected (d) One fourth
11. If the electrostatic force between two electrons at a distance ‘d’ is ‘F’ Newton, the electrostatic force
between two protons at the same distance is [KBISE 11]
(a) Zero (b) F/2 (c) F (d) 2F
12. When an insulating medium is placed between two charges, the electrostatic force is [SWL 13]
(a) increase (b) zero (c) Decreased (d) Same
13. The electric force per unit charge is known as [RWP 10]
(a) Electric flux (b) Electric intensity (c) Electric potential (d) Electric volt
14. The force experience by unit positive charge placed at a point in an electric field is called [LHR 12-I]
(a) Coulomb’s force (b) Faraday’s force (c) Lorentz’s force (d) Electric field intensity
15. For which material medium force between two charged particles is maximum [SWL 15]
(a) Ammonia (b) Germanium (c) Mica (d) Teflon
8 -1
16. The force on an electron in a field of 1 x 10 NC will be [MLN 08-II]
(a) 1.6 x 10-8N (b) 1.6 x 10-11N (c) 1.6 x 10-19N (d) 1.6 x 10-27N
17. Let the force between two point charges separated by air is 4N. If the charges are separated by a
medium of relative permittivity 2, the force between them becomes [HYD 11, GRW 10]
(a) 2N (b) 1/2N (c) 4N (d) 1/4N
18. The electrostatic force between two charges is 42 N. If we place a dielectric of permitivity 2.1 between
the charges, then the force become equal to [BHW 15-II]
(a) 42 N (b) 88.2 N (c) 20 N (d) 2 N
19. The electric force of repulsion between two point electrons at a distance of 1m is [MLN 13, RWP 15]
(a) 1.8N (b) 1.5 x 10-9N (c) 2.30 x 1028N (d) 2.30 x 10-30N
20. Two point charges +2C and +6C repel each other. If a charge of -2C is given to each of them then the
electric force will be [SAR 13]
(a) 0 (b) 8 x 109N (attractive)
9
(c) 108 x 10 N (repulsive) (d) 12 x 109N (attractive or repulsive)
21. SI unit of Coulomb’s constant are [GRW 10, MLN 11-I]
(a) Nm2C-2 (b) C2N-1m-2 (c) NmC-2 (d) Nm2C-1
22. SI unit of permittivity of free space is [RWP 09, FSD 08, 15, GRW 08]
(a) Nm2C-2 (b) C2N-1m-2 (c) NmC-2 (d) Nm2C-1
23. The value of Coulomb’s constant (k) in SI units is [LHR 15]
(a) 9 x 109 Nm2C-2 (b) 9 x 109 NC2m-2 (c) 9 x 109 N-1m2C2 (d) 9 x 109 Nm2C2
24. The Permitivity of free space is [SAR 14]
(a) 8.85 x 10-12Nm (b) 8.65 x 109Nm (c) 9.0 x 109Nm (d) 6.67 x 10-11Nm
25. Relative permitivity for air is [MLN 15]
(a) 1.06 (b) 1.006 (c) 1.0006 (d) 1.6
26. The value of relative permittivity for all dielectrics other than air or vacuum is unit. [FSD 10, LHR 10]
(a) Less than unity (b) Greater than unity (c) Equal to unity (d) Zero
27. If the medium between the charges is not free space, then electrostatic force will [LHR 14-I]
(a) Increase (b) Decrease (c) Remain same (d) None of these
28. N/C is the unit of [ABT 11, FSD 11]
(a) Energy (b) Potential difference (c) Electric field (d) Current
29. Unit of strength of electric field is [BHW 12, MLN 13, SAR 09]
(a) Nm-1 (b) NC-1 (c) NA-1 (d) Nm
-1
30. Unit of electric intensity other than NC is [DGK 13, MLN 08, 09-II, SAR 10]
(a) V/A (b) V/m (c) V/C (d) N/V
31. [MLT-2C-1] is dimensional formula of [AJK 08]
(a) Electric intensity (b) Resistivity (c) Electric flux (d) Conductivity
32. Electric field produced due to negative charge is always [BHW 10]
(a) Radially outward (b) Radially inward (c) Circular (d) Zero
33. The electric field can deflect [DGK 08, GRW 08]
(a) Neutrons (b) X-rays (c) γ-rays (d) α-particles
34. The electric field created by positive charge is [LHR 13, SAR 10]
(a) Radially outward (b) Radially inward (c) Circular (d) Zero
35. Electric field intensity at a point is defined by the equation [GRW 06]
F E q
(a) E  (b) F  (c) E  qF (d) E 
q q F
-6
36. A charge of 1µC experiences a force of 10 N at a point then the electric intensity at that point is [GRW
14]
(a) 106 NC-1 (b) 10-6 NC-1 (c) 10-12 NC-1 (d) 1 NC-1
37. The fact that electric field exist in space around an electric charge is [FBISE 12]
(a) electrical property (b) gravitational field (c) intrinsic property (d) All of these
38. The concept of an electric field lines is introduced by [LHR 15-II]
(a) Coulmob (b) Faraday (c) Einstein (d) Joseph Henry
39. The lines which provide information about the electric force exerted on a charged particle are [SAR 11]
(a) Magnetic field lines (b) Electric field lines (c) Tangent lines (d) Curved lines
40. Electric lines of force are parallel and equally spaced, then electric field is [MLN 10-II]
(a) Weak (b) Strong (c) Non-uniform (d) Uniform
41. A positively charged particle of certain mass may be held suspended (at rest) in electric field of suitable
strength if the field is directed [DGK 12]
(a) Outward (b) Inward (c) Upward (d) Downward
42. The toner of the printer is given [DGK 15]
(a) Positive charge (b) Negative charge (c) Neutral (d) First positive then negative
43. An inkjet printer uses ________ in its operation [SWL 13]
(a) Positrons (b) Neutrons (c) An electric charge (d) Photons
44. Which one is photoconductor? [GRW 14]
(a) Copper (b) Selenium (c) Mercury (d) Aluminum
45. The word “Xerography” means [LHR 12-I]
(a) Writing by left hand(b) Writing by children (c) Dry writing (d) Writing by water colours
46. In the Xerographic machine the heart of the machine “drum” is made of [LHR 2007]
(a) To take photograph (b) Dry writing (c) Writing by machine (d) To paint something
47. Selenium is a [MLN 15]
(a) Insulator (b) Photoconductor (c) Conductor (d) First insulator then conductor
48. The Copying process is called [FBISE 09]
(a) Xerography (b) Topography (c) Neutrography (d) Spectroscopy
49. One of the practical application of electrostatic induction is [DGK 14, FSD 12]
(a) Laser (b) X-rays machine (c) Photo copier (d) Wilson cloud chamber
50. Photocopier and inkjet printers are application of [BHW 11, 12, FSD 14, MLN 11-II, LHR 09]
(a) Electronics (b) Electricity (c) Magnetism (d) Electrostatics
51. Identify the practical application of electrostatic force [BHW 14]
(a) Inkjet printer (b) X-rays (c) Laser (d) AC generator
[Electric Flux, Gauss’ Law and its applications]
52. A closed surface contains two equal and opposite charges. The net electric flux from the surface will be
[FBISE 10]
(a) Negative (b) Positive (c) Infinite (d) Zero
53. What does Nm2C-1 stands for quantity? [FSD 12]
(a) Electric field (b) Electric potential (c) Electric flux (d) Electric force
54. What is SI unit of electric flux? [BHW 13, FBISE 10, 11, FSD 08, 13, MLN 10-II, 15-II, LHR 08, 11, 13-II, RWP
07, SRG 10]
(a) NmC-1 (b) Nm-1C-1 (c) Nm2C-1 (d) Nm3C-2
55. The electric flux is a [QUE 11]
(a) Vector quantity (b) Scalar quantity (c) Neither vector nor scalar (d) All of these
56. Electric flux is a [FSD 11]
(a) vector with unit Nm2C-1 (b) scalar with unit Nm2C-1
-1
(c) vector with unit NmC (d) scalar with unit NmC-1
57. Dot product of intensity of electric field and vector area is called [HYD 10]
(a) Electric flux (b) Electric potential (c) Absolute potential (d) Potential gradient
58. The number of electric field lines passing through a unit area held perpendicular to field lines represents
[MLN 08]
(a) Electric flux (b) Electric potential (c) Electric intensity (d) None of these
59. Electric flux is defined as [SAR 09]
(a)   A.B (b)   E  A (c)   E. A (d)   EA
60. Which of the following can be taken as measure of electric field intensity [LHR 15]
F  qA  o
(a) (b) e (c) (d)
A A o A
61. Electric flux depends upon [DGK 08]
(a) magnitude of electric intensity (b) Area of surface
(c) Orientation of the area (d) all of these
62. Equation   E. A is applicable to a surface [LHR 14-II]
(a) Spherical (b) Cylindrical (c) Conical (d) Flat
63. The electric intensity inside the hollow sphere is [GRW 15]
  1
(a) (b) (c) (d) Zero
o 2 o o
64. Electric field and potential difference inside a hollow charge conducting sphere are [FBISE 12]
1 q 1 q
(a) 0, 0 (b) ,0 (c) 0, (d) None of these
4 o r 4 o r
65. For the computation of electric flux, the surface area should be [DGK 15-II, LHR 13-II]
(a) Flat (b) Curved (c) Inclined (d) Spherical
66. Electric flux through the surface of the sphere due to a +q place at its center depends upon [PES 10, DIK
10]
(a) Radius of the sphere (b) Quantity of the charge outside the sphere
(c) Surface area of the sphere (d) Quantity of the charge inside the sphere
67. Electric flux through any closed surface depends upon [FSD 10, GRW 14, BHW 15-II]
(a) Shape of surface (b) Symmetry of surface (c) Charge outside surface (d) Charge enclosed by surface
68. Electric flux is positive when the angle between electric intensity and vector area is [LAR 10]
(a) <90o (b) >90o (c) =90o (d) both b and c
69. Flux passing an area A will be negative when angle between E and A is [AJK 08]
(a) <90o (b) >90o (c) =90o (d) =180o
70. If   E. A then maximum value of flux are obtained if angle between E and A is [MLN 10]
(a) 90o (b) 180o (c) 270o (d) 0o
71. When vector area is held perpendicular to the electric field lines, then the magnitude of electric flux is
[BHW 11, 12, RWP 11, LHR 09, 11]
(a) Maximum (b) Minimum (c) Negative (d) Either maximum or minimum
72. A charged conductor has charge on its [RWP 15]
(a) Inner surface (b) Outer surface (c) Middle point (d) Surrounding space
73. Gauss’ law can only be applied on [AJK 10]
(a) An open surface (b) A closed surface (c) A closed curve (d) A straight line
74. A closed surface contains two equal and opposite charges. The net electric flux from the surface will be
[FBISE 10]
(a) Negative (b) Positive (c) Infinite (d) Zero
75. The electric intensity between two uniformly oppositely charged parallel plates is [KBISE 12, GRW 05, LAR
11]
  2
(a) (b) (c) (d) Zero
o 2 o o
76. The electric intensity near an infinite plate of positive charge will be [FBISE 13]
q  q
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
o 2 o A
77. Formula for electrical intensity due to point charge q is [FSD 10]
1 q1q2 1 q 1 q 1 q2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 o r 2 4 o r 2 4 o r 4 o r 2
[Electric Potential, Potential Gradient, Electric potential due to a point charge, Millikan Oil Droplet
Experiment]
78. Potential difference between two points A and B is V . The work done W by field in moving a charge ‘q’
from A to B is [ABT 11]
V V
(a) W  qV (b) W  qV (c) W   (d) W 
q q
79. Product of electric potential and charge is equal to [AJK 10]
(a) Electric flux (b) Electric P.E. (c) Electric intensity (d) Capacitance
80. The work done on an electron when it moves through a p.d. of 6 V is [PES 12, DIK 12]
(a) 1.6 x 10-19 J (b) 9.11 x 10-31 J (c) 9.6 x 10-19 J (d) Zero
81. The work done in moving a positive charge on an equipotential surface is [FBISE 15]
(a) Finite and Positive (b) Infinite (c) Finite and Negative (d) Zero
82. Which of the follwing units is different from the other? [RWP 12]
(a) Electron-volt (b) Watt-hour (c) Joule (d) Volt
83. J/C is called [KBISE 12]
(a) Farad (b) Ampere (c) Volt (d) Henry
84. Coulomb/Volt is called [MLN 08-II, QUE 11, SAR 12]
(a) Electron (b) Farad (c) Ampere (d) Joule
V
85. What is the quantity called [FBISE 11, MLN 15-II]
r
(a) Electric potential (b) Electric energy (c) Potential barrier (d) Potential gradient
86. The slope of potential distance graph provides [FBISE 15]
(a) Electric potential (b) Magnetic induction (c) Electric field intensity (d) Electrostatic force
V V
87. The relation  represents [GRW 04]
r d
(a) P.D. (b) Gauss’ law (c) Electric intensity (d) Electric flux
88. The negative of the potential gradient is [FBISE 12, ABT 13, PES 11, 13]
(a) Potential energy (b) Electric field (c) Voltage (d) None
89. Potential gradient is defined as [LHR 11]
E V V r
 
(a) V (b) E (c) r (d) V
90. If a charged body is moved against the electric field, it will gain [LHR 2006]
(a) Potential energy (b) Kinetic energy (c) Mechanical energy (d) Electric potential energy
91. Two equal and opposite point charges of same magnitude separated by distance 2d, electric potential
midway between them is [DGK 12, LHR 15-II]
(a) 1 V (b) 2 V (c) 3 V (d) 0
-19
92. Amount of energy equal to 1.6 x 10 J is called [FSD 09, DGK 11]
(a) 1V (b) 1mV (c) 1eV (d) 1MeV
93. A particle carrying a charge of 2e falls through potential differnece of 3V. Energy acquired by it is [LHR 14]
(a) 9.6 x 10-16 J (b) 9.6 x 10-20 J (c) 9.6 x 10-15 J (d) 9.6 x 10-19 J
94. The amount of energy acquired or lost by an alpha particle as it moves through p.d. of 1 V is [LHR 14-II]
(a) 3.2 x 10-19 J (b) 6.4 x 10-19 J (c) 1.6 x 10-19 J (d) Zero
95. Absolute potential difference due to a point charge of 1C at a distance of 1m is given by [SAR 11]
(a) 9 x 106V (b) 9 x 107V (c) 9 x 108V (d) 9 x 109V
96. A particle having 2e charge falls through a potential difference of 5V. Energy acquired by it is [GRW 12, ]
(a) 2.5eV (b) 20eV (c) 0.4eV (d) 10eV
97. An electron volt is unit of [ABT 10, DGK 09, DIK 12, FSD 15, PES 12]
(a) Voltage (b) Energy (c) Electric power (d) Potential difference
98. One electron volt is equal to [RWP 11, FBISE 13, SAR 14]
(a) 1.6 x 10-19C (b) 1.6 x 10-11J (c) 1.6 x 10-19J (d) 1.6 x 10-11C
99. 1 Joule is equal to [SAR 12]
(a) 6.25 x 1018eV (b) 6.25 x 10-18eV (c) 1.6 x 10-19eV (d) 9.1 x 10-31eV
100. If an electron of charge e is accelerated through a potential difference V, it will acquire energy [GRW 13]
(a) Ve (b) Ve (c) E (d) Ve2
101. One volt is equal to [DGK 09]
(a) J-1C-1 (b) JC-1 (c) J-1C (d) JC
102. If a charge is free to move in an electric field, then acceleration will be [SWL 13]
qE q m
(a) (b) qEm (c) (d)
m Em qE
103. If electrical and mechanical forces on electron balance each other, then the electric intensity is [AJK 09]
mg qg m q
(a) (b) (c) (d)
q m qg mg
104. It is required to suspend a proton of charge ‘q’ and mass ‘m’ in an electric field. The strength of field must
be [FBISE 14]
mg q mg qv sin 
(a) E  (b) E  (c) E  (d) E 
qv mg q q
105. Charge on an electron was determined by [GRW 06, 08, RWP 08]
(a) Maxwell (b) Ampere (c) Bohr (d) Millikan
106. Millikan and Fletcher could determine the charge on oil droplets in [MLN 12-I, 13]
(a) Thermal equilibrium (b) Electrical equilibrium (c) Mechanical equilibrium (d) Unstable equilibrium
107. The ratio of gravitational force Fg to electrostatic force Fe between two electrons same distance apart is
[FBISE 13]
(a) 9.8 (b) 24 x 109 (c) 24 x 1012 (d) 24 x 10-44
[Capacitor and Capacitance, Electric Polarization, Energy Stored in Capacitor, Charging and Discharging
of Capacitor]
108. A capacitor is perfect insulator for [BHW 09]
(a) Alternating current (b) Direct current (c) Both a & b (d) None
109. Due to electric polarization, electric field E is [DGK 15]
(a) Decreases (b) Increases (c) Remains same (d) Becomes zero
110. Due to electric polarization of dielectric, the capacity of capacitor [QUE 11]
(a) Decreases (b) Increases (c) Remains same (d) Becomes zero
111. Presence of dielectric always [LHR 10-II, 13-I, MLN 14]
(a) Increases the electrostatic force (b) Decreases the electrostatic force
(c) Does not affect the electrostatic force (d) Doubles the electrostatic force
112. The increase in capacitance of a capacitor due to presence of dielectric is due to __ of dielectric [GRW 12]
(a) Electric polarization (b) Electrification (c) Ionization (d) Electrolysis
113. In electric polarization, electric field strength [AJK 12]
(a) Increases (b) Decreases (c) Remains same (d) Becomes zero
114. Under the action of electric field, molecules of dielectric [BHW 12]
(a) Begin to vibrate (b) Become electric dipole (c) Are ionized (d) Are charged
115. Farad is the unit of [DGK 10, MLN 12-II]
(a) Charge (b) Current (c) Electric flux (d) Capacitance
116. Farad is defined as [DGK 14, FSD 10, GRW 14, LHR 10, SAR 12]
(a) C/V (b) A/V (c) C/J (d) J/C
117. The unit of capacitance is [LHR 04]
(a) Coulomb (b) Farad (c) Joule (d) Watt
2
118. Three capacitors each of capacity C are given. The resultant capacity C can be obtained by using them
3
[FBISE 15]
(a) All in series (b) All in parallel (c) Two in parallel and the third one in series with this combination
(d) Two in series and the third one in parallel across this combination
119. If the potential difference across the two plates of a parallel plate capacitor is doubled, then the energy
stored in it will be [BHW 14, FSD 14, MLN 09-I]
(a) Two times (b) Eight times (c) Four times (d) Remains constant
120. By use of dielectric, the capacitance of capacitor [BHW 14-O]
(a) Incrreases (b) Decreaes (c) Remains same (d) Becomes zero
121. A dielectric material is placed between plates of parallel plate capacitor. Its capacitance increases due to
[GRW 11]
(a) Polarization (b) Rectification (c) Magnification (d) Increased electric field
122. If the medium of permittivity  r is present between plates of capacitor then the capacitance is given by
[AJK 09]
A o r A o A o d
(a) (b) A o r d (c) (d)
d rd r
123. When air is used as dielectric between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor then its capacitance [FBISE
09]
A o Q Qd Q
(a) (b) (c) (d)
d A o A o A o d
124. Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is given by [BHW 13, RWP 10, SAR 15]
A A o d d
(a) C  (b) C  (c) C  o (d) C 
od d A o A
125. If the area of the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is doubled, the capacitance [KBISE 12]
(a) remains unchanged (b) is half (c) is doubled (d) in increased four times
126. A capacitor stores energy in [FBISE 15]
(a) Its magnetic field (b) Its electric field (c) Its coil (d) Battery
127. In capacitor energy is stored in [GRW 14]
(a) Magnetic field (b) Electric field (c) Gravitational field (d) Nuclear field
128. Energy stored in a charged capacitor is given by [ABT 10, 12, 13, PES 10, 11, 13, DIK 10, GRW 09, LHR 11]
1 1 1 1
(a) C 2V 2 (b) CV 2 (c) QV (d) QV 2
2 2 2 2
129. Energy stored in a charged capacitor is given by [BHW 14-O]
V A 1
(a) E  (b) E  o (c) CV 2 (d) RC
d d 2
130. The energy stored per unit volume in the electric field between the plates of charged capacitor with
dielectric is [FBISE 14]
1 o 2 1 r 2 1 1 E2
(a) U  E (b) U  E (c) U   o r E 2 (d) U 
2 r 2 o 2 2  o r
131. Unit of energy density of electric field is [SAR 13]
(a) JC-1 (b) JV-1 (c) Jm-1 (d) JF-1
132. Energy density in case of a capacitor is always proportional to [DGK 12, GRW 13]
(a) E2 (b)  o (c) V2 (d) C
133. Product of resistance and capacitance is called [FSD 09, DGK 11, 15, GRW 15, SAR 15]
(a) Gas constant (b) Resistivity (c) Boltzman constant (d) Time constant
134. Sec/Ohm is equal to [MLN 12]
(a) Farad (b) Coulomb (c) Joule (d) Ampere
135. Unit of RC is [FSD 08, SAR 13]
(a) Volt (b) Second (c) Coulomb (d) Ampere
136. In time constant of RC circuit, how much charge is stored, out of maximum charge q o [DGK 12, GRW 11]
(a) 0.37qo (b) 0.51qo (c) 0.63qo (d) 0.90qo
137. In RC circuit the correct relation for time constant is [MLN 10]
(a) Rt = C (b) Ct = R (c) RC = t (d) CV = Q
138. If time constant in RC circuit is small, the capacitor is charged or discharged [AJK 12]
(a) Rapidly (b) Slowly (c) At constant rate (d) Intermediately
139. A 5MΩ resistor is connected with a 2µF capacitor. The time constant of the circuit is [DGK 10, MLN 12-
II]
(a) 0.1s (b) 1s (c) 2.5s (d) 10s
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CHAPTER 13 CURRENT AND ELECTRICITY [PAST PAPERS]
[Electric Current, Current Through a Metallic Conductor, Sources of Current, Effects of Current]
1. One Coulomb per second is equal to [ABT 09]
(a) Joule (b) Volt (c) Ampere (d) Watt
2. Ampere seconds stands for the unit of [RWP 15]
(a) Charge (b) emf (c) Energy (d) Power
3. Free electrons are [GRW 08]
(a) Tightly bound (b) Fixed (c) Loosely bound (d) Tightly fixed
4. A battery move a charge of 40C around a circuit at constant rate in 20 sec. The current will be [BHW 15-
II]
(a) 2 A (b) 0.5 A (c) 80 A (d) 800 A
5. For an open circuit, the current flowing through circuit will be [FSD 12]
(a) Infinite (b) Finite (c) Maximum (d) Zero
6. Current flows in gases due to [GRW 11, SWL 13]
(a) Electrons only (b) Electrons and ions (c) Positive and negative ions (d) Electrons and holes
7. Drift velocity of an electrons in a conductor is of the order of [AJK 08, BWP 08, DGK 15, LHR 15, MLN 09,
11, SAR 09]
(a) 10-1ms-1 (b) 10-2ms-1 (c) 10-3ms-1 (d) 10-4ms-1
8. Joule’s law for heat dissipation in a resistor of resistance R carrying current I is given by [ABT 10, 11, 13,
BAN 12, 13]
(a) W  IRt (b) W  IR 2t (c) W  I 2 Rt (d) W  I 2 R 2t
9. Charge carriers in electrolytes are [RWP 14]
(a) Protons (b) Electrons (c) Holes (d) Positive and negative ions
10. The heat produced by current I in resistance R in time t is [GRW 05, SAR 10]
(a) IR 2t (b) I 2 R 2t (c) Irt (d) I 2 Rt
[Ohm’s Law, Combination of Resistors, Temperature Dependence, Resistivity, Conductivity]
11. For doubling the current in a circuit of constant resistance, the applied voltage must be [FBISE 12]
(a) Keep constant (b) Halved (c) Doubled (d) Quadrupled
12. Ohm’s law is mathematically written as [ABT 12, FSD 08, RWP 09]
R R
(a) I  VR (b) I  (c) V  IR (d) V 
V I
13. A source of 10 volt is applied across a 5Ω wire, the current is [FSD 11]
(a) 1 A (b) 2 A (c) 10 A (d) 15 A
14. The proportionality constant between current and potential difference is [GRW 09]
1
(a) P (b) R (c) (d) V
R
15. The graphical representation of Ohm’s law is [DGK 11, FSD 09, LHR 13, SAR 11]
(a) Hyperbola (b) Ellipse (c) Parabola (d) Straight line
16. One Ohm is defined as [BHW 11, GRW 15, MLN 11]
(a) 1VC-1 (b) 1VA-1 (c) 1CV-1 (d) 1VA
17. The resistance of an open circuit is [DGK 09]
(a) Zero (b) Infinity (c) 100% (d) None of above
18. Ohm’s law is valid only for currents flowing in [BAN 10]
(a)Metallic conductors (b) Transistors (c) Diodes (d) Thermistor
19. Once the resistance of material drops to zero, the [FBISE 12]
(a) Energy is dissipated (b) Current is dissipated
(c) Energy and current both are dissipated (d) Energy and current both are not dissipated
20. Semiconductors diodes are examples of [RWP 07]
(a) Ohmic materials (b) Non-Ohmic materials (c) Both a and b (d) None of these
21. The SI unit of resistivity is [SWL 15]
(a) Ωm-1 (b) Ωm-2 (c) Ωm (d) Ω
22. When temperature increases, the resistance of conductor [SAR 09]
(a) Increases (b) Decreases (c) Remains constant (d) Vanishes
23. The resistance of a conductor depends on its [ABT 10]
(a) Length (b) Area of cross section (c) Temperature (d) All of these
24. Temperature coefficient of resistance of a conductor is [ABT 12]
Rot R  Rt R  Rt
(a)   (b)   o (c)   o (d) None of these
Ro  Rt Rot Ro
25. Temperature coefficient of thermistor is [FBISE 10, LHR 08]
(a) Always negative (b) Always positive (c) May be positive or negative (d) Zero
26. The substance having negative temperature coefficient is [BHW 10, FSD 08, LHR 14]
(a) Germanium (b) Aluminium (c) Copper (d) Cobalt
27. The temperature coefficient of resistivity of a material is measured in [DGK 09, 14, GRW 14]
(a) ΩK (b) Ωm (c) K (d) K-1
28. If the temperature of a conductor is increased, the product of resistivity and conductivity [FBISE 15]
(a) Increases (b) Decreases (c) Remains constant (d) May increase or decrease
29. A wire of uniform cross section A, length L and resistance R is cut into two equal parts. The resistivity of
each part is [ABT 13, BAN 13, FSD 13, MLN 08, SAR 11]
(a) Doubled (b) Halved (c) Remains the same (d) One fourth
30. The resistivity of a material of a resistance R, cross sectional area A and length L is given by [BAN 11]
AL L AR
(a)   RAL (b)   (c)   (d)  
R AR L
31. The equivalent resistance of parallel combination of resistances of 3Ω and 6Ω will be [AJK 10]
(a) 2Ω (b) 9Ω (c) 4.5Ω (d) 18Ω
32. Three resistances 5000, 500 and 50 Ohms are connected in series across 550 V mains. The current flowing
through them will be [MLN 08]
(a) 1 A (b) 100 mA (c) 10 mA (d) 1 mA
33. If the current flowing through the 3Ω resistor is 0.8A, the potential which drops across the 4Ω resistor will
be [FBISE 15]
(a) 6.4V (b) 4.5V (c) 8.8V (d) None of these

1
34. A student have five resistances each of value Ω. The minimum resitance that can be obtained by
5
combining them in parallel is [GRW 13]
1 1 1
(a) Ω (b) Ω (c) Ω (d) 5 Ω
50 25 10
1
35. The smallest resistance obtained by connecting 50 resistances each of Ω is [SAR 13]
4
1 50 4
(a) 200Ω (b) Ω (c) Ω (d) Ω
200 4 50
36. What will be current in the circuit shown [FBISE 12]
1 1 1
(a) A (b) A (c) A (d) 5 A
45 10 5
37. Five resistances are connected as shown in figure below. The equivalent resistance of the given circuit is
[FBISE 15]
(a) 35Ω (b) 25Ω (c) 15Ω (d) None of these
38. Refer to the figure given below. The effective resistance of the circuit is [FIBSE 12]
5
(a) 5R (b) 2R (c) R (d) 3R
2
39. It is required to increase the current to double in a circuit of total resistance ‘R’. For this purpose, a new
resistance Rx is connected to ‘R’ then [FBISE 14]
R
(a) Rx  ( Rx in parallel to R ) (b) Rx  2 R ( Rx in series to R )
2
R
(c) Rx  R ( Rx in parallel to R ) (d) Rx  ( Rx in series to R )
2
40. In the given circuit when switch ‘S’ is closed, the current through all the branches are [FBISE 14]
 I1  6 A,   I1  0,   I1  3 A,   I1  0, 

(a)  I 2  2 A,  
(b) I 2  2 A,
 
(c) I 2  0,
 
(d) I 2  0,

     
 I 3  3 A   I 3  6 A   I 3  0   I 3  0 
41. Ceramic materials exhibit super conductivity at [FBISE 13]
(a) 0oK (b) 273K (c) 60K (d) 30K
42. Resistivity at a gvien temperature depends upon [LHR 14, 15]
(a) Area of cross section (b) Length (c) Nature of material of conductor (d) Both length and
area
43. Resistivity is reciprocal of [FSD 08]
(a) Conductance (b) Conductivity (c) Induction (d) None of these
44. The reciprocal of resistance is called [DGK 15-II, GRW 04, MLN 11]
(a) Resistivity (b) Conductivity (c) Ω-1 (d) None of these
45. The resistivity of a conductor increases with [GRW 10]
(a) Increases in it length (b) Increases in it area (c) Increase in its temperature (d) Decrease in its length
46. If the conductivity of a material is high, then it is [LHR 08, RWP 11]
(a) An insulator (b) A semiconductor (c) A good conductor (d) A super conductor
47. mho-m-1 is the unit of [BHW 14, MLN 10]
(a) Resistance (b) Conductance (c) Resistivity (d) Conductivity
48. Siemen is the unit of [GRW 10, 11]
(a) Resistance (b) Conductance (c) Resistivity (d) Conductivity
49. Aluminium is a/an [FBISE 12]
(a) Photo conductor (b) Insulator (c) Excellent conductor (d) Bad conductor
[Carbon Resistor, Rheostat, Thermistor]
50. The colour code for carbon resistances usually consists of [DGK 11, MLN 09]
(a) 2 bands (b) 4 bands (c) 5 bands (d) 7 bands
51. Tolerance gold colour is [FSD 08]
(a) ±50% (b) ±5% (c) ±20% (d) ±30%
52. Tolerance of silver band is [BW[ 12, LHR 13, RWP 10]
(a) ±10% (b) ±15% (c) ±20% (d) ±2%
53. If fourth band on the carbon resistor is of silver colour, then its tolerance is [BHW 12, LHR 15-II, RWP 10]
(a) ±1% (b) ±5% (c) ±10% (d) ±20%
54. If fourth band is missing, then tolerance is considered to be [AJK 12]
(a) ±50% (b) ±10% (c) ±20% (d) ±2%
55. In carbon resistors what is the value of violet colour? [FBISE 11, FSD 11]
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 9
56. In carbon resistors what is the value of blue colour? [MLN 15-II]
(a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 9
57. The colour code of yellow is [BHW 14-O]
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
58. The numerical value of black colour code carbon resistor is [SAR 09]
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
59. The numerical value of orange colour code carbon resistor is [DGK 12]
(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 8
60. The numerical value of green colour code carbon resistor is [RWP 11]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
61. The colour of strips on a carbon resistor from extreme left are yellow, black and brown respectively its
resistance is
(a) 4 kΩ (b) 400 Ω (c) 40 Ω (d) 40 kΩ
62. A rheostat can be used as a [BHW 09, LHR 07, MLN 10]
(a) Variable resistor (b) Potential divider (c) Both a and b (d) None of these
63. Temperature coefficient of thermistor is [FBISE 10]
(a) Always negative (b) Always positive
(c) Changing from positive to negative and vice versa (d) May be positive or may be negative
64. Themistor is [LHR 08]
(a) A resistor (b) Themally sensitive resistor (c) Adiabatic resistor (d) An isothermal resistor
65. Heat sensitive resistors are called [SAR 10]
(a) Resistors (b) Capacitors (c) Thermistor (d) Inductors
66. Substances like Germanium, Silicon have [MLN 08]
(a) Positive temperature coefficient (b) Negative temperature coefficient
(c) Both a and b (d) None of these
67. The thermistors convert changes of temeprature into [FSD 15]
(a) Light energy (b) Electrical energy (c) Heat (d) Sound
68. A thermistor is a heat sensitive [RWP 10]
(a) Capacitor (b) Diode (c) Resistor (d) Inductor
[Electric Power, Emf and Potential Difference]
69. The terminal potential difference of a cell is given by [FBISE 09]
E E
(a) Vt  (b) Vt  E  IR (c) Vt  (d) None of these
Rr IR
70. The terminal potential difference of a short-circuit battery of emf ε is equal to

(a) 2 (b)  (c) (d) 0
2
71. The terminal potential difference of a battery of internal resistance r and electromotive force  is given
by [FBISE 13, SAR 12]
 r  r
(a) Vt    Ir (b) Vt    Ir (c) Vt  (d) Vt 
r I
72. The relation between emf and terminal potential difference of a battery is [FBISE 14]

(a) V    Ir (b)   V  Ir (c) V  (d) None of these
Ir
73. Whenever current is drawn from a cell, its terminal potential difference and emf become [LHR 06]
(a) Different (b) Same (c) Zero (d) Negative
74. For a closed circuit [AJK 09]
(a) E  Vt (b) E  Vt (c) E  Vt (d) E  Vt  Ir
75. Practical unit of electric power is [DGK 08]
(a) Watt (b) Kilowatt (c) Joule (d) KWh
76. The power of an electric generator of voltage V and driving current I through an appliance [BAN 10, FBISE
11]
V2
(a) P  IV (b) P  I V2
(c) P  (d) All of these
R
77. Watt-hour measures [FBISE 10, 12]
(a) Current (b) Electric energy (c) Power (d) Voltage
78. Electrical energy is measured in [FSD 10, LHR 10, RWP 08]
(a) Kilowatt (b) Horse power (c) Watt (d) Kilowatt-hour
79. Power dissipation is expressed by [GRW 06]
V
(a) P  (b) P  RV (c) RV 2  P (d) P  I R
2
R
80. If the current through a resistance is halved, then the [RWP 12]
(a) Power is halved (b) Heat dissipated is halved (c) Potential difference is halved (d) Resistance is
doubled
81. The power output of a lamp is 6W, how much energy does the lamp give out in 2 minutes? [GRW 09, LHR
11]
(a) 3J (b) 12J (c) 120J (d) 720J
82. A 100W bulb is operated by 200V, the current flowing through the bulb is [RWP 08]
(a) 0.5A (b) 1A (c) 2A (d) 2.5A
83. Which electric bulb has the least resistance? [FBISE 13]
(a) 60W (b) 100W (c) 200W (d) 500W
84. When the internal resistance of a source is equal to the load, the maximum power dissipated is [AJK 09,
10, BWP 09, 10, 13]
E2 E2 2 2
(a) (b) (c) 4E (d) 4rE
4 4r
85. Power out put is given by [MLN 09]
E2R E2R 2
(a) (b) (c) I R (d) All of these
(R  r) 2
( R  r )  4 Rr
2
86. Which equation represents maximum output power? [BHW 09, BHW 13, DGK 12, FBISE 11, FSD 10, LHR
10, RWP 07]
E2 E2 E2 E2
(a) P  (b) P  (c) P  (d) P 
4R 4r 4R2 4r 2
87. The ‘emf’ is always _____ even when no current is drawn through the battery of cell [GRW 12]
(a) Zero (b) Present (c) Absent (d) Maximum
88. Electromotive force is most closely related to [RWP 13]
(a) Charge (b) Current (c) Potential difference (d) Resistance
89. SI unit of electromotive force is [AJK 12, SAR 15]
(a) Cs-1 (b) JC-1 (c) CV-1 (d) VA-1
[Kirchhoff’s Rules, Wheatstone Bridge, Potentiometer]
90. The algebraic sum of potential changes for a closed circuit is [GRW 07]
(a) Positive (b) Negative (c) Zero (d) Greater than unity
91. Kirchhoff’s first rule is [SAR 09]
(a) V  0 (b) R  0 (c) I  0 (d) I  0
92. Kirchhoff’s first rule is based on conservation of [BHW 11, FSD 09, 14]
(a) Energy (b) Voltage (c) Charge (d) Mass
93. Kirchhoff’s second rule (loop rule) for electric circuits is essentially a statement of _______ electric circuits
[FBISE 15]
(a) Conservation of energy (b) Conservation of charge (c) Conservation of temperature (d)
Conservation of resistance
94. If resistance is traversed in the direction of current the change in potential is [BHW 10]
(a) Positive (b) Negative (c) Zero (d) Neutral
95. Total applied voltage in the given circuit is [FBISE 14]
(a) V1  V2  V3  V4  (b) V1  V2  V3  V4  (c) V1  V2  V3  V4  (d)  V1  V2  V3  V4 

96. Potentiometer is an accurate measuring instrument because [FBISE 12]
(a) It does not draw any current (b) It has low resistance
(c) It draws maximum current (d) None of these
97. Which one is used to determine the internal resistance of a cell? [GRW 08]
(a) Ammeter (b) Voltmeter (c) Galvanometer (d) Potentiometer
98. Potentiometer can be used as [FBISE 13]
(a) Ohm meter (b) Ammeter (c) Galvanometer (d) Potential divider
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CHAPTER 14 ELECTROMAGNETISM [PAST PAPERS]
[Magnetic field, Magnetic force on a current carrying conductor]
1. Charge in motion produces [RWP 12]
(a) Electric field (b) Magnetic field (c) Both electric and magnetic field (d) No field
2. Magnetic effect of electric current was observed by [FSD 10]
(a) Oersted (b) Michal Faraday (c) Lenz (d) Joseph Henry
3. The fact that the electric current produces magnetic field was discovered by [MLN 13]
(a) Newton (b) Maxwell (c) Henry (d) Oersted
4. Magnetic field is produced due to [ABT 09, 10, HYD 10]
(a) Static charge (b) moving charge (c) point charge (d) charged plat
5. An electric current on passing through a conductor produces around it [KBISE 12]
(a) An electric field (b) a magnetic field
(c) Both electric and magnetic field (d) first a magnetic field then electric field
6. Tesla is the unit of [ABT 09]
(a) Flux (b) density (c) magnetic induction (d) induction
7. SI unit of magnetic induction is [MLN 10, SAR 11, FBISE 12]
(a) Weber (b) Tesla (c) Gauss (d) Farad
8. 1 Tesla equals [BHW 13, DGK 10, FBISE 12, MLN 08, 11, LHR 09, 11, 15, MLN 08, 11, 15-II, SAR 09, 14]
(a) 1 NA-1m-1 (b) 1 NA-1m (c) 1 NAm-1 (d) 1 NAm
9. The current I is flowing upward in the z direction along a straight conductor. Its lines of magnetic field are
[ABT 10, BANNU 10, DIK 10, KOHAT 10, MLN 11]
(a) Parallel to current (b) anti-parallel to current
(c) Clockwise round the conductor (d) anti-clockwise round the conductor
10. A current flowing towards the reader is denoted by [MLN 15]
(a) Cross (b) A bracket (c) A dot (d) Positive sign
11. If current flow from top towards bottom through a wire then direction of lines of force would be [BAN
10, DIK 10, LHR 08, SAR 10]
(a) Parallel to the wire (b) Perpendicular to the wire (c) Clockwise (d) Anti-clockwise
12. Two current carrying conductors are placed parallel to each other then [FBISE 14, MLN 13, SWL 15]
(a) They attract each other for the same direction of currents
(b) They attract each other for the opposite direction of currents
(c) They repel each other for the same direction of currents
(d) No force is present between them
13. An electron beam is moving parallel. The nature of force between them is [FBISE 10]
(a) Attractive (b) Repulsive (c) Attractive or repulsive depends on the magnitude of
velocity (d) None of these
14. If fingers of right hand show the direciton of magnetic field and palm shows the direction of force then
thumb points for [GRW 13]
(a) Current (b) EMF (c) Force (d) Temperature
15. Right hand palm rule is used to find the direction of [AJK 12, FSD 08]
(a) Current (b) EMF (c) Force (d) Temperature
16. The magnetic force is simply a [DGK 11, GRW 09]
(a) Reflecting force (b) Deflecting force (c) Restoring force (d) Gravitational force
17. Direction of the vector L x B is same as [MLN 12]
(a) Force (b) Magnetic field (c) Electric field (d) Length of the conductor
18. Work done is always zero by [FSD 10]
(a) Electrostatic force (b) Frictional force (c) Magnetic force (d) Gravitational force
19. A device used to detect very weak magnetic field produced by brain is named as [BHW 15-II]
(a) MRI (b) CAT Scan (c) Squid (d) CRO
20. Work done by magnetic force is [MLN 10]
(a) Positive (b) Negative (c) Zero (d) Maximum
[Magnetic flux]
21. Joule/Ampere is the unit of [FBISE 15]
(a) Magnetic induction (b) Magnetic flux density (c) Magnetic flux (d) Potential gradient
22. What is the unit of magnetic flux? [BHW 15-II, DGK 10, DIK 10, FBISE 11, LHR 15-II]
(a) Nm-1A-1 (b) NmA-1 (c) Nm-1A (d) Wb.m-2
23. SI unit of magnetic flux is [BHW 12, DGK 10, MLN 09, 12]
(a) Wb (b) Wbm-2 (c) Wbm-1 (d) T
24. Magnetic flux is measured in [BHW 12, AJK 10, MLN 08]
(a) Tesla (b) Weber (c) Ampere-meter (d) Gauss
25. The unit of magnetic flux is [GRW 14, MLN 15]
(a) Weber (b) Curie (d) Newton (d) Farad
26. The unit of magnetic flux is [RWP 08, 13]
(a) Weber (b) Henry (d) Weber-m2 (d) None of these
27. One Weber is equal to [LHR 13, SWL 13]
(a) NmA-1 (b) Nm-1A (c) NA-1m-1 (d) NA-1m-2
28. Wb/m2 is the unit of [FBISE 15]
(a) Magnetic dipole (b) Magnetic flux density (c) Magnetic flux (d) Potential gradient
29. 1 Wb/m2 is equal to [MLN 09]
(a) 103 Gauss (b) 106 Gauss (c) 104 Gauss (d) 105 Gauss
30. The unit of magnetic flux density is [ABT 11, 13, BHW 14, BAN 10, 13, DIK 10, 12, KBISE 10, SWL 13]
(a)Weber/m2 (b) tesla (c) NA-1m-1 (d) all of these
31. Which one of the following relations is correct? [RWP 09]
(a) 1 Wbm2 = 1 Nm-1A-1 (b) 1 T = 104Gausses (c) 1 Wbm2 = 1T (d) All of these
-2
32. Nm is also called [FSD 11]
(a) Tesla (b) Weber (c) Pascal (d) Gauss
33. Magnetic flux φ through an area A is [BHW 10]
(a) φ = B x A (b) φ = B . A (c) φ = A x B (d) φ = B – A
34. Magnetic density at a point due to current carrying conductor can be determined by [MLN 11]
(a) Ampere’s law (b) Faraday’s law (c) Newton’s law (d) Lenz’s law
35. Magnetic field B = (4i + 18k) Wbm-2 passes through (5k) m2 area. Net flux through the area is [GRW 11]
(a) 20 Wb (b) 90 Wb (c) 110 Wb (d) 92.2 Wb
[Ampere’s law, Magnetic field inside Solenoid]
36. The magnetic field produced by current carrying conductor at distance r is [AJK 09, GRW 08]
o I 2o
2  r I
(a) 2 r (b) (c) Ir (d)
o I 2o r
37. Magnetic induction in a solenoid is [BHW 10, FSD 08]
(a) B  o nI (b) B  o NI (c) B  o N I (d) B  o nI
2 2
n
38. The mathematical expression  ( B.L)
i 1
i  o I is known as [FSD 10, LHR 10, 12]
(a) Lenz’s law (b) Ampere’s law (c) Gauss’ law (d) Faraday’s law
39. Inside currenty carrying solenoid, the direction of magnetic field [MLN 08]
(a) Is perpendicular to the axis of solenoid (b) at 60o with axis
(c) is along the axis (d) None of these
I
40. The relation B  o is called [MLN 08]
2 r
(a) Faraday’s law (b) Lenz’s law (c) Ampere’s law (d) Gauss’ law
41. In SI unit the value of o is [FBISE 09]
(a) 4 107 WbA1m1 (b) 4 107 WbA1m (c) 4 107 WbAm1 (d) 4 107 WbA1m1
42. The SI unit of magnetic permeability is [DGK 14, GRW 14]
(a) WbA-1m-1 (b) Wbm2 (c) WbmA-1 (d) WbAm-1
43. The magnetic field inside the solenoid when current “I” passed through it will be [GRW 07, SAR 12]
(a) Weak (b) Strong (c) Zero (d) first strong then weak
44. Ampere’s law is analogous to [LAR 10]
(a) Faraday’s law (b) Lenz’s law (c) Gauss’s law (d) None
45. If the number of turns becomes double but length remain same, then magnetic field in the solenoid
becomes [GRW 15]
(a) Less than electron (b) Greater than electron (c) Zero (d) The same as electron
[Magnetic force on a moving charged particle]
46. The chrages moving perpendicular to magnetic field experience force [FSD 15]
(a) Maximum (b) Minimum (c) Zero (d) Infinite
47. Magnetic field exerts no force on a charge moving _________ to the field [ABT 09, DIK 12]
(a) Perpendicular (b) Parallel (c) With speed of light (d) With low speed
48. When charged particle is projected perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field, its trajectory is [BAN 13,
BHW 10, GRW 14, RWP 07, SWL 15]
(a) A circle (b) An ellipse (c) A straight line (d) of any shape
49. Magnetic field exerts no force on a charge moving [BANNU 12]
(a) Perpendicular to the field (b) Parallel to the field
(c) moving 45o to the field (d) None
50. A charged particle moving in a magnetic field experiences a resultant force [RWP 08, MLN 12]
(a) In the direction of the field (b) in the direction of its motion
(c) in the direction opposite to its motion (d) in the direction perpendicular to field and its motion
51. Force on a charged particle is zero when projected at angle with the magnetic field [MLN 15-II]
(a) 0o (b) 90o (c) 45o (d) 270o
52. Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic field will be maximum when the angle between v and B is
[BHW 08, SAR 12]
(a) 0o (b) 30o (c) 60o (d) 90o
53. Magnetic force on a charged particle is perpendicular to [GRW 12]
(a) Magnetic field (b) Electric field (c) Velocity of particle (d) Magnetic field and velocity
54. A magnetic force acts on a charged particle so as to change its [GRW 10, LHR 06]
(a) Speed (b) Energy (c) Direction of motion(d) All of these
55. A charged particle moving in a magnetic field experiences a magnetic force given by [GRW 06, LHR 07,
RWP 12]
(a) F = q (v x B) (b) q (v . B) (c) v x B/q (d) v . B/q
56. Magnetic force acting on a unit +ve charge moving at right angle to the magnetic field with unit velocity
is called [MLN 09]
(a) Magnetic flux (b) Induced emf (c) Motional emf (d) Magnetic induction
-1 -1 -1
57. The unit of E is NC and that of B is NA m , the unit of E/B is [MLN 11]
(a) ms-2 (b) ms (c) ms-1 (d) m-1s-1
58. If a charged particle movies in staight line thourgh some region of space, then [MLN 08]
(a) No magnetic field in that region (b) Magnetic field is parallel or antiparallel to motion of
particle
(c) Mangetic field is perpendicular to motion of particle (d) Both a and b
59. A charge ‘q’ is placed stationary in a region where both the electric and magnetic fields are present. The
charge will experience [FBISE 14]
(a) Both electric and magnetic force (b) Electric force
(c) Magnetic force (d) No force at all
60. A moving proton develops in the surrounding space [GRW 06]
(a) Electric field (b) Magnetic field (c) Electromotive force (d) None of these
61. The sum of electric and magnetic field is called [SAR 15]
(a) Maxwell force (b) Lorentz force (c) Newton’s force (d) Centripetal force
62. The Lorentz force can be measured by [RWP 15]
(a) q( E  v  B) (b) q( E  v  B) (c) q | E  (v  B) | (d) q(v  v  B)
63. The Lorentz force on a charge particle moving in electric field E and magnetic field B is given by [BHW 14]
F
(a) F  FE  FB (b) F  FE  FB (c) F  B (d) F  FE  FB
FE
[Charge to mass ratio of electron]
64. The value of e/m is smallest for [DGK 09]
(a) Proton (b) Electron (c) β-particle (d) All of these
65. e/m of an electron is [FSD 12, GRW 14]
B2r 2 Br 2 2V 2V 2
2 2 2 2
(a) 2V (b) 2V (c) B r (d) B r
e e
66. ratio of an electron can be calculated by = [AJK 09]
m m
2
B R 2V V2 2V
(a) (b) 2 (c) (d) 2 2
2V B R BR B R
e
67. The of an electron moving with the speed along a circular path in a magnetic field is given as [FBISE 09]
m
e B2 R e E e E2 e ER
(a)  (b)  2 (c)  2 (d)  2
m E m B R m B R m B
68. The value of e/m of neutron is [FSD 13, MLN 10]
(a) 1.75 x 1011 C/kg (b) 1.75 x 10-11 C/kg (c) 1.6 x 10-19 C/kg (d) Zero
69. e/m of an electron was determined by [HYD 11]
(a) Faraday (b) Millikan (c) Rutherford (d) J. J. Thomson
70. An electron of mass ‘m’ and charge ‘e’ is moving in a circle of radius ‘r’ with speed ‘v’ in a uniform magnetic
field of strength ‘B’ then [SAR 13]
1 1
(a) r  m (b) r  B (c) r  (d) r 
v m
71. when a particle of charge “q” and mass “m” enters a region of constant magnetic induction “B”, traveling
with the velocity “v” perpendicular to the direction of the field, it describes a circular orbit of radius: [FBISE
15]
mq mqv mv Bq
(a) R  (b) R  (c) R  (d) R 
vB B qB mv
72. Charge to mass ratio of an electron was experimentally determined by [LAR 11]
(a) Newton (b) J.J.Thomson (c) Ampere (d) Kelvin
[Magnetic Torque]
73. The torque acting on a current carrying coil is given by [GRW 15, LHR 13, RWP 10]
(a)   NIAB cos  (b)   BIL sin  (c)   NIAB sin  (d)   BIL cos 
74. Maximum torque on a current carrying coil of “N” turns is [FSD 11, GRW 14, LHR 12, SRG 13]
(a)   NIVAB sin  (b)   NIAB (c)   IAB sin  (d)   NIVAB
75. A current carrying coil placed in a uniform magnetic field experiences maximum torque when angle
between plane of coil and magnetic field is [GRW 11]
(a) 0o (b) 45o (c) 60o (d) 90o
[Cathode Ray Oscilloscope (CRO)]
76. Cathode Ray Oscilloscope works by deflecting a beam of [LHR 14, MLN 13]
(a) Neutrons (b) Protons (c) Electrons (d) Positrons
77. In CRO time base circuit is connected to the [ABT 12, BAN 10, FBISE 12, DIK 10, KBISE 10]
(a) Y-plates (b) electron gun (c) x-plates (d) accelerating electrodes
78. The grid in CRO [BISE RWP 2011, FBISE 2013, LHR 14]
(a) Controls number of waves (b) controls the brightness of the spot formed
(c) has positive potential w.r.t. cathode (d) accelerates electrons
79. In CRO, output wave form of time base generator is [FSD 12]
(a) Circular (b) Square (c) Sinusoidal (d) Saw-toothed
80. The brightness of the spot of the CRO on screen is controlled by [FSD 13, 15, GRW 08, LHR 15, MLN 09]
(a) Cathode (b) Anode (c) Grid (d) Plate
81. In CRO, the number of electrons is controlled by operating [DGK 15, MLN 10]
(a) Anodes (b) Cathodes (c) Grid (d) Filament
82. The anode in the CRO is [LHR 13]
(a) Anodes (b) Cathodes (c) Grid (d) Filament
83. The number of anodes in CRO is [SAR 14]
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
[Galvanometer, Voltmeter, Ammeter, AVOmeter, Multimeter]
84. Instrument used for the detection of the current [MLN 12]
(a) Galvanometer (b) Ammeter (c) Voltmeter (d) Ohm-meter
85. An instrument that gives a pointer deflection proportional to the current through itself is called a [LHR
09]
(a) Voltmeter (b) Galvanometer (c) Wattmeter (d) Potentiometer
86. The high resistance Rh that should be connected in series with a Galvanometer of resistance Rg to
convert it into voltmeter of range 0-V is given by [BHW 12]
V Ig I R V
(a)  Rg (b)  Rg (c) g g (d)  Rg
Ig V V  Ig Ig
87. An ideal voltmeter is one which has _________ resistance [ABT 11]
(a) Zero (b) finite (c) infinite (d) none
88. Resistance of the voltmeter should be _________ as compared to the resistance across which it is
connected [GRW 12]
(a) High (b) Very high (c) Low (d) Very low
89. In order to increase range of a voltmeter, the series resistance is [BHW 09]
(a) Kept constant (b) decreased (c) increased (d) made zero
90. To convert the galvanometer into voltmeter the series high resistance is given by [AJK 12, BHW 12, GRW
05, FBISE 13, SAR 13]
V V V V
Rh   Ig Rh   Rg Rh   Rg Rh   Ig
Rg Ig Ig Rg
(a) (b) (c) (d)
91. For measurement of voltage across a resistor, voltmeter is always connected in [AJK 15, DGK 09, 11,
GRW 09]
(a) Parallel (b) Series (c) High resistance (d) Low resistance
92. The accurate potential measuring device should be of [FBISE 13]
(a) Very low resistance (b) Very high resistance
(c) Neither very low nor very high resistance (d) Infinite resistance
93. The galvanometer can be converted into voltmeter by connecting [LAR 10]
(a) low resistance in parallel (b) high resistance in parallel
(c) low resistance in series (d) high resistance in series
94. Ammeter is used to measure [ABT 09, SAR 13]
(a) Current (b) charge (c) voltage (d) power
95. To convert the galvanometer into ammeter the parallel shunt resistance is equal to [BHW 14-O, RWP 12,
13]
V I  Ig I Ig
RS   Ig RS  Rg RS  Rg RS  Rg
Rg Ig I  Ig I  Ig
(a) (b) (c) (d)
96. Shunt resistance is called
(a) by pass resistor (b) specific resistor (c) reactance (d) Impedance
97. An Ammeter is a galvanometer with [GRW 04]
(a) high resistance (b) low resistance (c) zero resistance (d) No of these
98. A galvanometer is converted into milli ammeter. The electrical resistance of the milli ammeter as
compared with that of the galvanometer is [ABT 10]
(a) Less (b) more (c) equal (d) one half
99. The deflection angle in galvanometer fall from 50 divisions to 25 divisions when a 20 ohm shunt is
applied. The galvanometer’s resistance is [MLN 08]
(a) 10 Ω (b) 20 Ω (c) 30 Ω (d) 40 Ω
100. Shunted galvanometer is called [ABT 13, BAN 13, BHW 13, FSD 11, LHR 13]
(a) Multimeter (b) Ammeter (c) AVO meter (d) Voltmeter
101. Which of the following likely to have least resistance? [BHW 11]
(a) Ammeter (b) Galvanometer (c) VTVM (d) Voltmeter
102. In case of conversion of galvanometer into ammeter the shunt resistance is connected [SAR 15]
(a) In parallel (b) In series (c) Neither parallel nor series (d) Both a and b
103. To measure the current in a circuit, Ammeter is always connected in [FSD 10, LHR 10]
(a) Parallel (b) Series
(c) Sometimes parallel sometimes series (d) Neither parallel nor series
104. In AVO meter the current is measured when number of low resistances are connected in
Galvanometer in [MLN 11]
(a) Series (b) Parallel (c) Series and parallel (d) Perpendicular
105. An Ammeter is a galvanometer with [GRW 04]
(a) high resistance (b) low resistance (c) zero resistance (d) No of these
106. The resistance of an ideal Ammeter and that of an ideal Voltmeter are respectively [FBISE 14]
 RA  0   RA     RA  0 
(a)   (b)   (c)   (d) None of these
 RV     RV  0   RV  0 
107. The sensitivity of galvanometer is given [AJK 08, 15, BHW 14-O, DGK 15-II]
B BAN N C
(a) CAN (b) C (c) BAC (d) BAN
108. The couple C for unit twise of the suspension wire can be decreased by [DGK 12]
(a) Increasing its length (b) Decreasing its length
(c) Increasing its diameter (d) It cannot be decreased
C
109. Galvanometer can be made sensitive if the value of the factor is [BHW 09, 11, RWP 11]
BAN
(a) Made large (b) Made small (c) Remains constant (d) None of these
110. The relation between current I and deflection θ in a moving coil galvanometer is [BHW 10, RWP 15]
(b) I  cos  (c) I  sin  (d) I  
1
(a) I 

111. The Galvanometer constant in a moving coil galvanometer is given by [RWP 10]
NB C NAB CA
K K K K
(a) CA (b) NAB (c) C (d) NB
112. The deflecting couple in Galvanometer is given by [FBISE 12]
NI ABI
(a) (b) NIAB (c) (d) None of these
AB N
113. The effective way to decrease the sensitivity of moving coil galvanometer is [BWP 15-II]
(a) Increase the area of the coil (b) Increaase the number of turns of the coil
(c) Increase the magnetic field (d) Increase the value of constant C
114. Sensitivity of Galvanometer can be increased by [BHW 15, GRW 10, LHR 14]
(a) Decreasing the area of the coil (b) decreasing the number of turns of the coil
(c) Increasing the magnetic field (d) using a fine suspension
115. In a galvanometer pole pieces are made concave to make magnetic field lines [AJK 10]
(a) Radial (b) Parallel (c) Circular (d) Rectangular
116. When Ohm meter gives full scale deflection it indicates [DGK 14, GRW 14]
(a) Zero resistance (b) Infinite resistance (c) Small resistance (d) Very high resistance
117. An instrument which can measure current, potential difference and resistance is called [GRW 06]
(a) Voltmeter (b) Galvanometer (c) Ammeter (d) AVO meter
118. AVO meter is used to measure [KBISE 12]
(a) Electric current (b) Voltage (c) Resistance (d) All of these
119. Voltmeter is used to measure [SAR 09]
(a) Current (b) Resistance (c) Temperature (d) Voltage
120. An AVO meter is also called [GRW 08, 13]
(a) Ammeter (b) Voltmeter (c) Ohmmeter (d) Multimeter
121. Which of the following statements in NOT CORRET? [FBISE 13]
(a) An ammeter is moving coil galvanometer of low resistance
(b) A voltmeter is moving coil galvanometer of high resistance
(c) The terminals of an ammeter are made of thick bar metal while that of a voltmeter are light and well
insulated
(d) A voltmeter is always connected in series with the circuit while an ammeter is always connected in parallel
to a circuit
Key for M.C.Qs [14 Electromagnetism]
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CHAPTER 15 ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION [PAST PAPERS]

[Induced Current, Induced EMF]
1. If we make magnetic field stronger, the value of induced current is [BISE RWP 2011]
(a) Decreased (b) Increased (c) Vanished (d) Kept constant
2. Which of the following will not generate emf? [BISE BANNU 2010]
(a) Holding a magnet stationary inside a coil (b) Rotating a coil around a stationary coil
(c) Rotating coil around a stationary coil (d) Moving a bar magnet across a flat place of metal
[Motional EMF]
3. Which one of the following does not affect induced emf in electromagnetic induction? [BISE ABT 2010]
(a) Magnetic field (b) Resistance of coil (c) Speed of rotation (d) number of turns
4. If the velocity of a conductor moving through a magnetic field B is made zero, then motional emf is [BISE
FSD 2010]
v BL
(a) vBL (b)  (c)  (d) Zero
BL v
5. A 1m conductor is moving parallel to magnetic field of 10 T with 10 m/s. Value of induced emf is [BISE FSD
2010]
(a) 100 V (b) 10 V (c) Zero (d) Infinite
[Faraday’s law, Lenz’s Law]
6. According to Faraday’s law, emf induced in a circuit depends on [FBISE 2010]
(a) Maximum magnetic flux (b) Rate of change of magnetic flux
(c) Change in magnetic flux (d) Initial magnetic flux
7. 1 Wb/s = 1_______ [BISE AJK 2010]
(a) Tesla (b) Ampere (c) Volt (d) Ohm
8. Induced emf is given by [BISE BANNU 2011]
 
(a)   N (b)    N  (c)    N (d)   N 
t t
9. Lenz’s law is equivalent to the law of conservation of [FBISE 12]
(a) Momentum (b) Mass (c) Energy (d) Charge
10. The Lenz law is statement of law of conservation of [BHW 10]
(a) Momentum (b) Angular momentum(c) Energy (d) Torque
11. The Lenz’s law refers to [FBISE 15]
(a) Induced current (b) Induced potential (c) Motional emf (d) All of these
12. The negative sing with induced emf in Faraday’s law is in accordance with [BHW 14]
(a) Lenz’s law (b) Ampere’s law (c) Gauss’s law (d) Boyle’s law
[Mutual Induction, Self-Induction, Energy stored in Inductor]
13. Inductance is measured in [BHW 09]
(a) Volt (b) Ampere (c) Henry (d) Ohm
14. SI unit of mutual inductance is [AJK 08]
(a) VsA-1 (b) Vs-1A (c) Vs-1A-1 (d) Vas
15. The mutual inductance is given by formula [BHW 14-O]
N N  N N
(a) S S (b) P P (c) S S (d) S P
IP IS IS IP
16. When the current in a coil changes from 0 to 10A in 0.025s, an average emf induced in a neighbouring coil
is 600V, the mutual inductance for two coils is [FBISE 15]
(a) 1.5H (b) 12.5H (c) 6H (d) 10H
17. Practical application of mutual induction is [RWP 10]
(a) Electric motor (b) Transformer (c) AC generator (d) DC generator
18. One Henry is [AJK 12, FSD 08]
(a) VsA (b) VsA2 (c) VsA-1 (d) V2sA-1
19. One Henry is equal to [RWP 09]
(a) 1 Ωs (b) 1 Ωm (c) 1 ΩC (d) 1 ΩA
20. If an inductor has N turns of coil and φ is magnetic flux through its each turn when current I is flowing in
it, then its self-inductance is given by L = [BHW 12]
I N NI 
(a) (b) (c) (d)
N I  NI
21. Self-induced emf is sometimes called as [AJK 09]
(a) Motional emf (b) Constant emf (c) Variable emf (d) Back emf
22. Self-inductance of a long solenoid with n turns per unit length is [GRW 10]
 nA  n2 A  n 2l
(a) L  o (b) L  o (c) L  o n2 Al (d) L  o
l l A
23. Self-inductance of a long solenoid is given by [FBISE 13]
 n2 A
(a) o n2lA (b) o (c) o Nl 2 A (d) None of these
l
24. The current passing through a choke coil of 5H is decreased at the rate of 2As -1, the induced emf in the
coil is [FBISE 09]
(a) 2.5V (b) -2.5V (c) 10V (d) -10V
25. A coil has an inductance 5.0H. If current through it changes at the rate of 5As-1, the emf induced in the coil
will be [FBISE 14]
1
(a) 2.5V (b) 25V (c) 1.0V (d) V
25
26. A 50 mH coil carries a current of 2A. The energy stored in its magnetic field is [BHW 09]
(a) 5 J (b) 10 J (c) 0.1 J (d) 50 J
27. Energy stored per unit volume inside the solenoid is [FBISE 12]
2B2 1 B2 1 B2
(a) U m  (b) U m  Al (c) U m  (d) None of these
o 2 o 2 o
1 B2
28. is the expression of [BHW 15]
2 o
(a) Lenz’s law (b) Magnetic energy (c) Magnetic energy density (d) Back emf
29. The magnetic energy density Um is [BHW 10, 13, FSD 12, RWP 11]
1 B2 2B2  2
(a) (b) (c) o2 (d) 2o
2 o o 2B B
30. The device which stores electrical energy in magnetic field is called [ABT 13]
(a) Capacitor (b) Inductor (c) Transformer (d) All of above
31. An inductor may store energy in [DGK 11, FBISE 12, 15]
(a) Its magnetic field (b) Its electric field (c) Its coils (d) A neighbouring circuit
[AC Generator, DC Generator, DC Motor, Back EMF Effect]
32. The device which converts electrical energy into mechanical energy is called [BHW 11]
(a) AC Motor (b) Transformer (c) AC generator (d) Transistor
33. Direct current generator has [FSD 08]
(a) Double rings (b) Split rings (c) Coiled rings (d) Slip rings
34. A generator produced 100 V when rotated at certain speed. Its final speed of rotation is doubled what will
be out put voltage? [BAN 11]
(a) 100 V (b) 200 V (c) 50 V (d) None
35. Maximum value of emf induced in armature of N turns and area A rotating in magnetic field B with
frequency f is given by [BHW 12]
(a) 2πfNAB (b) 2πfN2AB (c) NfAB (d) 4πf2NAB
36. Maximum value of induced emf in the coil of AC Generator is [FSD 09, FBISE 14]
NBA N B N A
(a) (b) N  AB (c) (d)
 A B
37. The Principle of AC generator is based upon [FSD 10, FBISE 09]
(a) Coulomb’s law (b) Ampere’s law (c) Faraday’s law (d) Lenz’s law
38. Component in generator which consumes energy is called [FBISE 12]
(a) Commutator (b) Split rings (c) Capacitor (d) Load
39. As motor speeds up, the value of current decreases because [FBISE 12]
(a) Of friction loss (b) Increase of resistance of coil (c) Back emf increases (d) All of these
40. When the motor is at its maximum speed, the back emf will be [FBISE 10]
(a) Maximum (b) Zero (c) Intermediate values (d) No back emf
41. As speed of motor increases the back emf [BHW 14-O]
(a) Increases (b) Decreases (c) Remains same (d) Becomes four times
[Transformer]
42. On what principal does a transformer work? [FBISE 2011, BISE ABT 2010]
(a) Electrostatic induction(b) Electromagnetism (c) Ohm’s law (d) Mutual induction
43. A step up transformer is used 120 V line to provide 240 V. If primary coil has 100 turns. The number of
turns in sedondary is [BHW 15]
(a) 50 (b) 100 (c) 150 (d) 200
44. A transformer steps down the voltage of 220V to 20V with the help of 20 turns on the secondary coil.
What is the number of turns on the primary? [FBISE 2010]
(a) 220 (b) 200 (c) 20 (d) 22
45. The step down transformer has [ABT 12, BHW 13]
(a) Np > Ns (b) Ns > Np (c) Np = Ns (d) Vs > Vp
46. In a transformer primary and secondary coils are [BISE AJK 2010]
(a) Not electrically connected but are linked magnetically
(b) Connected electrically but not linked magnetically
(c) Connected electrically as well as magnetically
(d) Neither connected electrically nor magnetically
47. The turns ratio of a step-up transformer is 50. A current of 20A is passed through its primary coil at
220V. Obtain the value of voltage and current in the secondary coil assuming the transformer to be ideal
one. [FBISE 2015]
(a) 2100V, 2.4A (b) 3100V, 1.4A (c) 1200V, 0.6A (d) 1100V, 0.4A
48. Turn ratio of transformer is 50. If 220 V AC is applied to its primary coil, voltage in the secondary coil will
be: [BISE GRW 2012]
(a) 44 V (b) 4.4 V (c) 220 V (d) 1100 V
N N
49. If turn ratio of an ideal transformer is S  10 S  10 then [FBISE 2014]
NP NP
V I  V I 1 V I 1 V 1 I 
(a)  S  S  10  (b)  S  S   (c)  S  10, S   (d)  S  , S  10 
 VP I P  VP I P 10  VP I P 10  VP 10 I P 
50. An ideal transformer obeys law of conservation of [BHW 10, 11]
(a) Flux (b) Momentum (c) Emf (d) Energy
51. The core of transformer is made of iron because of [DGK 09]
(a) High melting point (b) Good conductor of electricity
(c) Good conductor of heat (d) Magnetic material
52. Power loss in transformer takes place due to [FSD 12]
(a) Eddy current (b) Magnetic field (c) Hysteresis (d) a and c
53. “Eddy Currents” are set up in a direction [FBISE 2011]
(a) Parallel to flux (b) Antiparallel to flux (c) At an angle of 45o (d) Perpendicular to flux
Key for M.C.Qs [15 Electromagnetic Induction]

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CHAPTER 16 ALTERNATING CURRENT [PAST PAPERS]
[AC Current, AC Voltage-Instantaneous, Peak, RMS Values, Phase Lead/Lag]

1. If Io is the peak value of an AC supply, then its rms value is given as Irms = [BISE GRW 2012]
(A)
2. The AC alter the direction in one cycle [SAR 14]
(a) One time (b) Two times (c) Three times (d) Four times
3. The peak value of AC voltage is 2 2 volts. Its rms or effective value will be [FBISE 2013]
1
(a) 2 V (b) 2V (c) V (d) None of these
2
4. A sinusoidal current has rms (effective) value of 10 A. Its max value is [DGK 08]
(a) 7.77 A (b) 10 A (c) 14.14 A (d) 20 A
5. AC voltmeter used in AC circuits always measures [FBISE 2014]
(a) Vrms and Irms (b) Vrms only (c) Vrms and Io (d) None of these
6. If Vrms  10 2 volts then peak voltage Vo will be [SAR 13]
10
(a) 10 V (b) 20 V (c) 40 V (d) V
2
7. The highest value reached by the voltage or current in one cycle is called [BISE SAR 2010]
(a) Peak to peak value (b) Peak value (c) Instantaneous value (d) Root mean square value
8. The r.m.s. value of current is given by [FBISE 2011]
I I
(a) o (b) 2 I o (c) 2 2 I o (d) o
2 2 2
[AC through Resistor, Capacitor, Inductor]
9. The power dissipated in AC circuits is given by P  I rmsVrms cos  in this relation cos  is called [BHW 12]
(a) Phase factor (b) Gain factor (c) Loss factor (d) Powr factor
10. Power dissipated in pure inductor is [BHW 09]
(a) Large (b) Small (c) Infinite (d) Zero
11. Direct current cannot flow through [SAR 15]
(a) Resistor (b) Capacitor (c) Inductor (d) Voltmeter
12. The reactance of an inductor at 50Hz is 10Ω, its reactance at 100Hz becomes [SAR 15]
(a) 20Ω (b) 5Ω (c) 2.5Ω (d) 1Ω
13. At what frequency will an inductor of 1.0H have a reactance of 500Ω? [FBISE 11, 15]
(a) 50Hz (b) 80Hz (c) 500Hz (d) 1000Hz
14. The phase angle of AC at –ve peak is [SAR 14]
(a) 360o (b) 180o (c) 270o (d) 90o
15. In an AC circuit with resistor only the current and voltage have a phase of angle of [BHW 14]
(a) 180o (b) 90o (c) 0o (d) 60o
[AC through RC, AC through RL]
16. Which phase diagram is true for RC series circuit? [FBISE 2014, 2015]
(a) (b) (c) (d)

17. Which phase diagram is true for RC series circuit? [FBISE 2015]
(a) (b) (c) (d)

18. A device that allows only the flow of DC through a circuit is [SAR 12]
(a) Inductor (b) Capacitor (c) AC generator (d) Transformer
19. If capacitance of LC circuit is made four times, then frequency of the circuit becomes [FBISE 2010]
(a) Twice (b) One half (c) Four times (d) None of these
20. Power dissipaton in a pure inductive or in a pure capacitve circuit is [BHW 13]
(a) Infinite (b) Zero (c) Minimum (d) Maximum
21. Capacitive reactance C [SAR 15]
X
1 1
(a) 2 fC (b) (c) 4 fC (d)
2 fC 4 fC
22. The impedance Z can be expressed by [BHW 11]
V I
(a) Z  rms (b) Z  rms (c) Z  I  V (d) Z  I  V
I rms Vrms
23. The impeance of a circuit containing inductor L and resistance R is given by [BHW 13]
L
(a) LR (b) (c) R 2   2 L2 (d)  2 R 2  L2
R
[RLC Series Circuit, RLC Parallel Circuit]
24. At resonance the value of current in RLC series circuit is equal to [SAR 13]
V 1
(a) o (b) Vo R (c) (d) Zero
R 2
25. In AC circuit at resonance, the phase difference between current and voltage is [FBISE 2012]
(a) 90o (b) 180o (c) 0o (d) 360o
26. In tuning a circuit if capacitance is doubled and inductance is halved then its frequency [SAR 15]
(a) Doubled (b) Halved (c) Remain the same (d) Increases to 4 times
27. When X L  X C , this condition is called [FBISE 2009]
(a) Balanced (b) Equality (c) Resonance (d) All of these
28. If the capacitance of LC circuit is made four times, then frequency of the circuit becomes [FBISE 2010]
(a) Twice (b) Half (c) Four times (d) None
29. In which of the following A.C. circuits, the power dissipation is zero? [FBISE 2014]
(a) RC circuit (b) RL circuit (c) Only in resistor “R” (d) Only in capacitor
“C”
30. Calculate the resonance frequency with the help of the given RLC series circuit [FBISE 2015]
(a) 900 Hz (b) 796 Hz (c) 245 Hz (d) None of these

31. For the case of Resonance frequency, the power factor is [FBISE 2015]
(a) Zero (b) 90 (c) 1 (d) 180
32. A 100 Ohm resistor, a 0.1μF capacitor and a 0.1 H inductor are connected in parallel to a 100V supply. The
resonant frequency is [FBISE 2010]
(a) 1392 Hz (b) 1492 Hz (c) 1592 Hz (d) None
33. At resonance requency the impedance of RLC parallel circuit is [BHW 14-O]
1
(a) Zero (b) Maximum (c) Minimum (d)
2 LC
[Three Phase, Chock, EM Waves, FM/AM]
34. In a choke of inducatnace L and resistance R [BHW 12]
(a) L is large and R is small (b) L is small and R is large (c) Both L and R are large (d) Both L and R are
small
35. In three phase AC supply, the phase difference between each pair of coil is [BHW 10, SAR 12]
(a) 45o (b) 90o (c) 120o (d) 180o
36. Main reason for the worl wide use of AC is that it can be transmitted to [SAR 11]
(a) Short distance at very low cost (b) Long distance at very high cost
(c) Short distance at very high cost (d) Long distance at very low cost
37. In three phase voltage across any two lines is about [BHW 15]
(a) 220 V (b) 230 V (c) 400 V (d) 430 V
38. The frequency of AC used in Pakistan is [FBISE 13]
(a) 60CPS (b) 50CPS (c) 100CPS (d) 120PCS
39. The velocity of electromagnetic waves is [BHW 14-O]
(a) 3 x 108 ms-1 (b) 332 ms-1 (c) Less than speed of light (d) Greater than
speed of light
40. Electromagnetic waves do not transport [FBISE 12]
(a) Energy (b) Momentum (c) Charge (d) Information
41. Which of the following electromagnetic waves have the highest frequency and shortest wavelength?
[FBISE 13]
(a) X-rays (b) Ultraviolet rays (c) γ-rays (d) Cosmic rays
42. Which of the following waves do not travel with the speed of light [BHW 14]
(a) Radio waves (b) Heat waves (c) X-rays (d) Sound waves
43. The process of combining low frequency signal with a high frequency radio wave is called [FBISE 09, 14]
(a) Demodulation (b) Modulation (c) Resonance (d) Impedance
Key for M.C.Qs [16 Alternating Current]
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CHAPTER 17 PHYSICS OF SOLIDS [PAST PAPERS]
[Crystalline, Amorphous and Polymer Solids]
[Mechanical Properties of Solids]

1. Dimension of strain are [GRW 12]
(a) L2 (b) L-2 (c) ML-1T-2 (d) No dimensions
2. Unit of strain is [BHW 09]
(a) Nm-2 (b) Nm-1 (c) Nm (d) No unit
3. The SI unit of stress is same as that of [BHW 13]
(a) Momentum (b) Pressure (c) Force (d) Length
4. What are the substances called which undergo plastic deformation until they break? [FBISE 11]
(a) Brittle substances (b) Ductile substances (c) Amorphous solids (d) Polymeric solids
[Electric Properties of Solids]
5. A semiconductor will behave as insulator when [BHW 11]
(a) High P.D. is applied across it (b) When its temeprature is 0K
(c) Pentavalent impurity is added (d) Triavalent impurity is added
6. Solid bodies are charged due to the transfer of [MLN 09]
(b) Electrons (b) Protons (c) Neutrons (d) All of these
7. The semiconductors are those materials in which narrow forbidden energy gap is about [FBISE 15]
(c) 10eV (b) 1eV (c) 1MeV (d) 0
8. Which of the energy bands may be either completely filled or partially filled but never be empty? [FBISE
14]
(a) Conduction band (b) Valence band (c) Forbidden band (d) Both a and b
9. The valiancy of an impurity element added to P-type semiconductor is [FBISE 12]
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 6
10. N-type germanium is obtained by doping intrinsic germanium with [FBISE 13]
(a) Tetravalent impurity atom (b) Trivalent impurity atom
(c) Pentavalent impurity atom (d) Hexavalent impurity atom
11. A trivalent impurity is usually called [FBISE 09]
(a) Acceptor (b) Donor (c) Rectifier (d) Transistor
12. A pentavalent impurity is [BHW 14]
(a) Boron (b) Aluminium (c) Indium (d) Phasphorous
13. In Ge (Germanium) sample traces of Ga (Gallium) are added as impurity. The resulting sample would
behave like [FBISE 10]
(a) A conductor (b) A p-type semiconductor (c) An n-type semiconductor (d) An insulator
14. Which of the following in NOT a semiconductor? [FBISE 13]
(a) Silicon (b) Germanium (c) Gallium Arsenide (d) Copper
[Magnetic Properties of Solids]
15. The number of atoms in domains of Macroscopic size of a ferromagnetic substance are [BHW 12]
(a) 104 to 106 (b) 106 to 108 (c) 1012 to 1016 (d) 1021 to 1023
16. The substances in which magnetic fields produced by orbital and spin molecules of the electron add up to
zero are called [FBISE 09]
(a) Ferromagnetic (b) Diamagnetic (c) Paramagnetic (d) None of these
17. The curie temperature for iron is [BHW 14-O]
(a) 550oC (b) 650oC (c) 750oC (d) 850oC
18. At curie temperature iron becomes [BHW 09]
(a) Ferromagnet (b) Diamagnet (c) Paramagnet (d) Super conductor
19. The most suitable material for making a permanent magnet is [BHW 10]
(a) Iron (b) Steel (c) Aluminium (d) Copper
Key for M.C.Qs [17 Physics of Solids]
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CHAPTER 18 ELECTRONICS [PAST PAPERS]
[PN Junction, Diode, Rectification, LED, Photodiode, Photovoltaic Cell]

1. The potential difference across the depeltion region of silicon is [BHW 09, 13, 16]
(a) 0.5 V (b) 0.7 V (c) 0.8 V (d) 0.11 V
2. A forward biased PN junction practically offers: [FBISE 09]
(a) Zero resistance (b) Very low resistance(c) Very high resistance(d) None of these
3. When a PN junction is reverse biased the depletion region is [BHW 14]
(a) Widened (b) Narrowed (c) Normal (d) None of these
4. The reverse current through semi conductor diode is due to [BHW 09]
(a) Holes (b) Electrons (c) Majority carrier (d) Minority carrier
5. The colour of light emitted by a LED depends on [FBISE 10]
(a) Its forward bias (b) Amount of forward current
(c) Type of semiconductor material used (d) Its reverse bias
6. Minimum number of semiconductors required for full rectification is [FBISE 12]
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1
7. The number of diods in a bridge rectifier is [BHW 13]
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
8. A sensor of light is [BHW 14]
(a) Transistor (b) LED (c) Diode (d) Light dependent resistance
9. Process of conversion of DC to AC is called [BHW 09]
(a) Rectification (b) Amplification (c) Oscillation (d) Modulation
10. The device used for rectification is called [BHW 11]
(a) Rectifier (b) Transformer (c) Thermistor (d) Wheatstone bridge
[Transistor, PNP Transistor, NPN Transistor]
11. A pair of transistors is respectively represented by the given symbols [FBISE 2014]
(a) Conduction band (b) Valence band (c) Forbidden band (d) Both a and b
[Transistor as an Amplifier, Transistor as Switch]
10. If IE, IB, IC are emitter current, base current and collector current respectively in a transistor then [BHW 12]
(a) I C  I B  I E (b) I B  I E  I C (c) I E  I B  I C (d) I C  I E  I B
12. If R1  10k  and R2  100k  , then the gain of the amplifier is [FBISE 2012]
(a) 1000kΩ (b) 10kΩ (c) 10 (d) -10
11. The thickness of the base is of the order of [BHW 14-O]
(a) 10-5 m (b) 10-6 m (c) 10-8 m (d) 10-10 m
12. In common base amplifier, the phase difference between the input signal voltage and output signal
voltage is [FBISE 2015]
 
(a) (b)  (c) 0 (d)
4 2
13. The common emitter current amplification factor  is given by [FBISE 2011]
I I I I
(a) C (b) C (c) E (d) B
IE IB IB IE
[Operational Amplifier, Inverting, Non-inverting Amplifier]
14. The gain of Amplifier is given as [BHW 15]
 RC r R R2
(a)  (b)  ie (c)  2 (d) 1 
rie RC R1 R1
15. The voltage gain of an inverting OP-Amplifier is [FBISE 2014]
R2 R R
(a) G  1  (b) G   1 (c) G  1  2 (d) None of these
R1 R2 R1
16. The voltage gain of an non-inverting OP-Amplifier is [FBISE 2014]
R R R R
(a) 1  2 (b) 1  2 (c) 1  1 (d) 1  1
R1 R1 R2 R2
o
17. The circuit which changes input signal at output with phase difference of 180 is called [DGK 08, FBISE 12]
(a) Amplifier (b) Inverter (c) Non-invertor (d) Switch
[OP-AMP as Comparator, Comparator as Night Switch]
[Logic Gates]
18. Which one of the following is called as fundamental gate [BHW 10]
(a) NOR gate (b) NOT gate (c) NAND gate (d) XOR gate
19. The output will be LOW for any case when one or more inputs are zero in a(n): [FBISE 2015]
(a) AND gate (b) NAND gate (c) NOT gate (d) OR gate
20. The truth table of logic function: [FBISE 2015]
(a) Summarizes its output values (b) Tabulates all its input conditions only
(c) Display all its input/output possibilities (c) Is not based on logic gates
21. The Boolean expression X  A.B represents [FBISE 2014]
(a) XNOR gate (b) OR gate (c) NAND gate (d) AND gate
22. The mathematical notation for NOT operation is [BHW 09]
(a) X  A.B (b) X  A.B (c) X  A (d) X  A  B
23. The mathematical relation for NOR operation is [FBISE 2014]
(a) X  A.B (b) X  A  B (c) X  A.B (d) X  A.B
24. The NAND gate notation is [BHW 14-O]
(a) A  B (b) A.B (c) A.B  A.B (d) A  B
25. The term invertor is used for [BHW 12]
(a) NOR gate (b) NAND gate (c) XNOR gate (d) NOT gate
26. In which type of logic gate, the output is one when both inputs are zero? [FBISE 2011]
(a) OR gate (b) AND gate (c) NOT gate (d) NOR gate
27. Which of the following in NOT basic operation of Boolean variables? [FBISE 2009, 2013]
(a) YES operation (b) NOT operation (c) AND operation (d) OR operation
28. The output of two inputs OR gate is 0 only when its [FBISE 2010]
(a) Both inputs are 0 (b) Either input is 1 (c) Both inputs are 1 (d) Either input is 0
29. Two input NAND gate with inputs A and B has one output zero if [DGK 08]
(a) B = 0 (b) Both A = B = 1 (c) Both A = B = 0 (d) None of these
Key for M.C.Qs [18 Electronics]
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CHAPTER 19 DAWN OF MODERN PHYSICS [PAST PAPERS]
[Relative Motion, Theory of Relativity]
1. At what speed would the mass of electron become double of its rest mass? [FBISE 11]
(a) 0.5c (b) 0.707c (c) 0.866c (d) 0.99c
2. Special theory of relativity is related to [ABT 09]
(a) Inertial frame (b) Positive frame (c) Negative frame (d) Non-inertial frame
3. Using relativistic effects the location of an air craft after an hr flight can be predicted about
(a) 20 m (b) 50 m (c) 760 m (d) 780 m
4. Relativistic velocity is of the order of [FBISE 13]
(a) 1/15th of the velocity of light (b) 1/20th of the velocity of light (c) 1/10th or more of the velocity of light (d) All of these
[Black Body Radiation, Planck’s Theory]

5. The absorption power of a perfect black body is always: [FBISE 15]
(a) Zero (b) -1 (c) 1 (d) 100
6. Emission of electron by metals on heating is called [FBISE 13]
(a) Secondary emission (b) Field effect (c) Photoelectric emission (d) Thermionic
emission
7. Planck’s constant has the dimension of [FBISE 12]
(a) [ML2T-1] (b) [M2LT-1] (c) [ML2T-2] (d) [M-1L2T-1]
8. Dimensional representation of Planck’s constant is the same as [FBISE 12]
(a) Gravitational constant (b) Torque (c) Momentum (d) Angular
momentum
9. Energy of quant E = [FBISE, 11]
a) nhf b) hf c) hω d) nhω
10. As the temperature of blackbody radiator is increased the wavelength of maximum intensity radiation
will: [ABT 10]
a) shift towards longer wavelength b) shift towards small wavelength
c) unchanged d) cannot be predicted
11. Platinum wire changes to cherry red at [BHW 13]
(a) 200oC (b) 500oC (c) 900oC (d) 1300oC
12. When heated platinum wire it becomes yellow at [BHW 14-O]
(a) 500oC (b) 900oC (c) 1100oC (d) 1300oC
[Photoelectric Effect, Photocell]
13. The rest mass of photon is [FBISE 11, 15]
(a) Infinity (b) Zero (c) 1 (d) 9.1 x 10-31kg
14. The light of suitable frequency falling on a metal surface ejects electrons, this phenomenon is called as
[BHW 10]
(a) X-ray emission (b) Compton effect (c) Photo electric effect (d) Nuclear fission
15. The number of photoelctron depend upon [BHW 14-O]
(a) Frequency (b) Intensity (c) Threshold frequency (d) Work function
16. Photoelectric current depends on [BHW 11]
(a) Frequency of light (b) Intensity of light (c) Speed of light (d) Polarization of
light
17. In order to increase the K.E. of ejected photo electrons, there should be an increase in [BHW 15]
(a) Intensity of radiation (b) Wavelength of radiation (c) Frequency of radiation (d) Both b & c
18. γ-rays can cause photoelectric emission when their energy is [FBISE 13]
(a) Less than 0.1 MeV (b) Greater than 0.1 MeV (c) Equal to 0.1 MeV (d) None of these
19. Einstein explained photoelectric effect by applying [FBISE 14]
(a) Plank’s theory (b) Bohr’s theory (c) de Broglie’s theory (d) Special theory of
relativity
[Compton Effect]
20. The Compton shift “  ” is equal to the Compton wavelength, if the scattered X-ray is observed at an
angle ‘  ’ for [BHW 13, FBISE 14]
(a)   90o (b)   180o (c)   45o (d) None of these
21. In Compton scattering the change in wavelength is zero if [FBISE 15]
(a)   90o (b)   180o (c)   0o (d)   45o
22. In Compton scattering the change in wavelength is maximum if [BHW 10, DGK 08, FBISE 10]
(a)   90o (b)   180o (c)   0o (d)   45o
23. Compton effect is observed with [BHW 12]
a) X-rays b) Visible light c) Radio waves d) All of these
24. In Compton scattering the change in wavelength is maximum if [FBISE 10]
a) Angle of scattering is 90o b) Angle of scattering is 60o c) Angle of scattering is 180o d) Angle of scattering
is zero
25. The Compton shift in wavelength is given by [FBISE 13]
h h hc
(a) C  (1  cos  ) (b) C  2
(1  cos  ) (c) C  (1  cos  ) (d) None of these
mo c mo c mo
[Pair Production, Pair Annihilation]
26. In order to create pair production, a photon must have an energy [ABT 11]
a) 0.511 MeV b) 1.02 MeV c) moc2 d) both b and c
27. The existence of positron Was discovered in the [FBISE 09]
(a) Thermal radiation (b) Cosmic radiation (c) Electromagnetic radiation (d) Non-
electromagnetic radiation
28. Which phenomenon proves the particle nature of electromagnetic waves? [FBISE 14]
(a) Diffraction (b) Polarization (c) Interference (d) Photoelectric
effect
29. Photon with energy greater than 1.02 MeV can interact with matter as [BHW 09]
(a) Photo electric effect (b) Compton effect (c) Pair production (d) Pair annihilation
30. Anti-proton was discovered in [DGK 08]
(a) 1960 (b) 1955 (c) 1910 (d) 1947
31. Positron is an antiparticle of [BHW 11, 14]
(a) Proton (b) Electron (c) Neutron (d) Photon
[de Broglie Hypothesis]
32. The principle regarding the dual nature of light was first discovered by [BHW 14]
(a) Compton (b) J.J.Thomson (c) de Broglie (d) Heisenberg
33. According to de Broglie, the wavelength associated with the particle moving with velocity v is [ABT 11]
(a)   hp (b)   p / h (c)   h / p (d) both a and b
34. Momentum of a photon is given by [BHW 12]
hf hf
(a) (b) (c) f  (d) h
 c
35. Photon ‘A’ has twice the energy to that of photon ‘B’. The ratio of momentum ‘A’ to that of ‘B’ is [FBISE
14]
P P 1 P P
(a) A  1 (b) A  (c) A  2 (d) A  4
PB PB 2 PB PB
[Electron Microscope]
[Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle]
Key for M.C.Qs [19 Dawn of Modern Physics]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
CHAPTER 20 ATOMIC SPECTRA [PAST PAPERS]
[Spectroscopy, Atomic Spectrum of Hydrogen Atom]
1. SI unit of Rydberg’s constant is [BHW 09, DGK 14]
(a) m-2 (b) ms (c) m-1 (d) ms-1
2. The value of Rydberg’s constant is [BHW 14-O, DGK 08, FBISE 15]
(a) 1.0274 x 107m-1 (b) 1.0794 x 107m-1 (c) 1.0974 x 10-7m-1 (d) 1.5974 x 10-7m-1
1 1 1
3. A series of spectral lines emitted by the H-atom according to the formula  RH  2  2  , n  4,5, 6...
 3 n 
represents [FBISE 14]
(a) Bracket series (b) Pfund series (c) Balmer series (d) Paschen series
4. In hydrogen spectrum which one of the following series lies in the ultraviolet region? [FBISE 15]
(a) Balmer series (b) Paschen series (c) Pfund series (d) Lyman series
5. In which region of electromagnetic spectrum of Hydrogen, the balmer series lies? [FBISE 11]
(a) Infrared (b) Visible (c) Ultraviolet (d) Farultraviolet
[Bohr’s Atomic Model, Hydrogen Emission Spectrum]
6. The speed of an electron in nth orbit is given as [BHW 15]
4 2 ke 2 2 ke 2 4 ke 2 2 ke 2
(a) (b) (c) 2 2 (d)
nh nh nh nh
7. The velocity of electron in 1st orbit of H-atom is [DGK 14]
(a) 2.09 x 106 m/s (b) 2.19 x 106 m/s (c) 2.18 x 106 m/s (d) 3.18 x 106 m/s
8. As per Bohr’s atomic model, a minimum energy (eV) required to remove an electron from the ground state
of doubly ionized Li-atom is [FBISE 10]
(a) 1.51 eV (b) 13.6 eV (c) 40.8 eV (d) 122.4 eV
9. If an electron jumps from nth orbit of energy En to pth orbit of energy Ep and a photon of frequency f and
wavelenght λ is thus emitted then [BHW 12]
hc
(a) f   En  E p (b)  En  E (c) hf  E p  En (d) h  E p  En

10. The numerical value of ground state energy for hydrogen atom in electron volt is [BHW 11]
(a) -10 (b) 13.6 (c) 10 (d) -13.6
11. The radius of Hydrogen atoms of first shell was quantized which is [DGK 14, DGK 15]
(a) 0.0053 mm (b) 0.053 mm (c) 0.53 nm (d) 0.053nm
12. Radius of 3rd Bohr orbit in hydrogen atom is greater than radius of 1st orbit by [FBISE 12]
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 9
13. If the ionization energy of hydrogen atom is 13.6eV, its ionization potential will be [FBISE 13]
(a) 13.6V (b) 136.0V (c) 3.4V (d) None of these
14. Which of the following is the innermost shell? [FBISE 13]
(a) M-shell (b) K-shell (c) L-shell (d) N-shell
15. If one or more electrons are completely removed from an atom, then atom is said to be [BHW 10]
(a) Excited (b) Ionized (c) Polarized (d) Stabilized
[X-Rays, CAT Scanner]
16. X-rays photon moves with a velocity of [DGK 11]
(a) Light (b) Less than velocity of light (c) Greater than velocity of light (d) Sound
17. X-rays are [DGK 09]
(a) High energy electrons (b) High energy photons (c) High energy protons(d) High energy neutrons
18. X-rays are similar in nature to [DGK 13]
(a) Cathode rays (b) Gamma rays (c) Positive rays (d) Alpha rays
19. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? [FBISE 2013]
(a) X-rays can damage the living tissues
(b) X-rays can cause ionization of atoms through photo ionization
(c) X-rays can be diffracted by crystal lattice
(d) X-rays cannot cause photoelectric effect
20. The radiation used to diagnose diseases of eye is [DGK 12]
(a) Ultraviolet rays (b) X-rays (c) He-Ne laser (d) Radio waves
21. When X-rays are passed through successive aluminum sheets, their hardness [FBISE 09, 13]
(a) Decreases (b) Increases (c) Remains same (d) None of these
22. The rest mass of X-ray photon is [BHW 10]
(a) Infinite (b) 9.1 x 10-31 kg (c) 1.67 x 10-27 kg (d) Zero
[LASER]
23. Laser process involves [FBISE 14]
(a) Induced absorption and spontaneous emission (b) Induced absorption and stimulated emission
(c) Spontaneous absorption and spontaneous emission (d) Spontaneous absorption and induced emission
24. Helium Neon laser beam emitted from a discharge tube has a colour [DGK 14]
(a) Blue (b) Green (c) Red (d) Black
25. He-Ne laser discharge tube contains Ne [DGK 08]
(a) 15 % (b) 18 % (c) 25 % (d) 80 %
26. Laser can only be produced in an atom is in its [DGK 11]
(a) Normal state (b) Excited state (c) Ionized state (d) De-excited state
27. Laser can be made by creating [BHW 14]
(a) Meta stable state (b) Population inversion (c) Excited state (d) All of these
28. An atom can reside in excited state for [DGK 13]
(a) 10-8s (b) One sec (c) 10-3s (d) 10-10s
29. The residing time of atoms in meta stable state in case of laser action is [BHW 11, FBISE 12]
(a) 10-5s (b) 10-8s (c) 10-3s (d) 103s
30. If number of atoms in metastable state (E2) is “N2” and in ground state (E1) is “N1”, the population inversion
means [FBISE 14]
N E
(a) N 2  N1 (b) N 2  N1 (c) N 2  N1 (d) 1  2
N 2 E1
31. For holograph we use a beam of [BHW 13]
(a) γ-rays (b) X-rays (c) β-rays (d) Laser
Key for M.C.Qs [20 Atomic Spectra]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
CHAPTER 21 NUCLEAR PHYSICS [PAST PAPERS]
[Atomic Nucleus, Nuclear Mass]
1. The number of neutrons in a nucleus is [FSD 08]
A Z A Z
(a) N  A  Z (b) N  A  Z (c) N  (d) N 
2 2
2. The number of protons in any atom are always eual to [FSD 10, LHR 10, LHR 13]
(a) Electrons (b) Neutrons (c) Positrons (d) Mesons
3. Neutron was discovered by [DKG 15, LHR 11, LHR 12, MLN 10]
(a) Thomson (b) Rutherford (c) Chadwick (d) Dalton
4. The chemical properties of an element depends only upon the number of [GRW 09, RWP 10]
(a) Protons (b) Neutrons (c) Electrons (d) Mesons
5. The particle which has its mass number and charge number equal to zero is [RWP 09]
(a) Proton (b) Electron (c) Neutron (d) Photon
235
6. Number of neutrons in 92U are [DGK 13]
(a) 92 (b) 235 (c) 143 (d) 100
7. As mass number increase, which of the following does not change? [FBISE 2010]
(a) Mass (b) Volume (c) Density (d) Binding energy
8. On unified mass scale, 1u equals [LHR 04, MLN 12]
(a) 12 g (b) 1.66 x 10-12 g (c) 1.66 x 10-24 g (d) 1.66 x 10-12 kg
9. The rest mass of X-ray photon is [GRW 05]
(a) 9.1 x 10-31 kg (b) 1.67 x 10-31 kg (c) 1.60 x 10-31 kg (d) Zero
[Isotopes, Mass Spectrograph, Mass Defect, Binding Energy]
10. The number of isotopes of Helium is [SAR 11]
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
11. The number of isotopes of caesium are [LHR 15]
(a) 4 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 22
12. Both Xenon and Cesium each have isotopes [DGK 13, 15, MLN 11]
(a) 12 (b) 33 (c) 36 (d) 39
235
13. The quantity of 92U in the naturally occuring uranium is [DGK 14]
(a) 0.2% (b) 0.3% (c) 0.7% (d) 4%
14. In mass specrograph mass of each ion reaching the detector is proportional to [MLN 12]
(a) 92U 235 (b) 92U 234 (c) 92U 238 (d) None of these
15. Binding energy can be found by relation [BHW 10]
m 1
(a) E  2 (b) E  mc 2 (c) E  mv 2 (d) E  mgh
c 2
16. The energy equivalent to one atomic mass unit is [FBISE 09]
(a) 1.6 x 10-19J (b) 6.02 x 1023J (c) 931MeV (d) 9.31MeV
17. One amu is equal to [DGK 08, FBISE 13, 14, SAR 15, DGK 12, FBISE 11, FSD 13]
(a) 931 MeV (b) 9.31 MeV (c) 93.1 MeV (d) 0.931 MeV
18. The energy required to break a nucleus of an atom is called
(a) Atomic energy (b) Nuclear energy (c) Binding energy (d) Breaking energy
19. Binding energy for deutron nucleus is given by [LHR 15]
(a) 2.8 MeV (b) 2.23 MeV (c) 2.28 MeV (d) 2.25 MeV
20. The binding energy of iron is [DGK 15]
(a) 7.6 MeV (b) 8.6 MeV (c) 8.8 MeV (d) 6.6 MeV
[Radioactivity, Nuclear Transmutation, α-, β-, γ-Decays, Half Life]
21. Radioactivity happens due to disintegration of [SAL 13]
(a) Nucleus (b) Mass (c) Electrons (d) Protons
22. Curie is a unit of [MLN 08]
(a) Conductivity (b) Binding energy (c) Resistivity (d) Radioactivity
23. One Curie is equal to [SAR 10]
(a) 3.70 x 10-10 Bq (b) Binding energy (c) Resistivity (d) Radioactivity
24. Radiations emitted by a radioactive element are [DGK 08]
(a) Visible (b) Visible by pyrex glass (c) Invisible (d) None of these
25. The element formed due to a radioactive decay is called [DGK 08]
(a) Parent element (b) Daughter element (c) Mother element (d) None of these
26. α-particle contains [SAR 12]
(a) 1 proton and 1 neutron (b) 2 protons and 2 neutrons (c) 3 protons and 3 neutrons (d) 4 protons and 4
neutrons
27. α-particle consist of [RWP 10]
(a) Positively charged particles (b) Negatively charged particles
(c) Neutral particles (d) Photons
28. α-particle carries a charge [BHW 15, GRW 15]
(a) -e (b) +2e (c) -2e (d) No charge
29. By emitting α particle, the nucleus losses its mass by [DGK 14]
(a) 1 amu (b) 2 amu (c) 3 amu (d) 4 amu
30. When a nucleus emits α-particle, its mass number drops by [SAL 13]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6
31. When α particle is emitted from any nucleus, its mass number ____ and its charge number ____ [GRW 12]
(a) increases by 2, increases by 2 (b) decreases by 4, increases by 2
(c) decreases by 4, decreases by 2 (d) decreases by 4, decreases by 4
32. When a nucleus emits an alpha particle, its atomic mass decreases by [DGK 15]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
233
33. If 92U is decayed twice by α-emission, then the resulting isotope is [FBISE 15]
229 233 233 225
(a) 92 Y (b) Y
88 (c) Y
92 (d) Y
88
226 A
34. The emission of α-particle from 88 Ra results into the formation of new element Y in a reaction
Z
 226
88 Ra  Y    , where Y stands for [FBISE 2014]
A
Z
A
Z
230 234 222 226
(a) 88 Y (b) Y
84 (c) Y
86 (d) Y
84
35. When beta particle  e  is emitted by

0
1
234 A
Th , the new element Y is formed in a reaction
90 Z Th  ZAY  10e
234
90
, where ZAY represents [FBISE 2014]

234 234 233 233
(a) 91 Y (b) Y
89 (c) Y
90 (d) Y
89
238
36. If a fast (nucelar reactor) U nucleus absorbs a fast neutron and it ultimately transformed into ____ by
92
emitting two β particles [BHW 12]

235
(a) 92U (b) 239
94 Pu (c) 208
82 Pb (d) 232
90Th
37. When a β particle is emiited, out of any nucleus, then its mass number [MLN 11]
(a) Increase (b) No change (c) Decrease (d) Infinity
38. By emitting β-particle and γ-particle simultaneously the nucleus changes its charge by [LHR 12]
(a) Losses by 1 (b) Increases by 1 (c) Increases by 2 (d) No change will be
observed
39. β-particle carries a charge [LHR 14]
(a) +e (b) -e (c) +2e (d) All of these
40. The mass of β-particles is equal to the mass of [BHW 14, FSD 16, LHR 05]
(a) Protons (b) Electron (c) Neutron (d) Boson
41. The ionizing power of β particle is [DGK 14]
(a) Equal to α particle (b) Equal to γ particle (c) Greater than α particle (d) less than α particle
42. When a radioactive nucleus emits a β particle, the proton-neutron ratio [GRW 10]
(a) Remains the same (b) Increases (c) Decreases (d) Equals 1
43. Which is the equation of beta decay? [FSD 11]
(a) ZA X  Z A1Y  10e (b) ZA X  AZ1Y  10e (c) ZA X  Z A1Y  10e (d) ZA X  ZA11Y  10e
44. γ-emission from the nucleus of an atom causes a [SAR 15]
(a) Change in Z (b) Change in A (c) Change in both A & Z (d) No change in A & Z
233
45. If 92U is decayed twice by γ-emission, then the resulting isotope is [FBISE 15]
(a) 229
92 M (b) 232
92 M (c) 243
80 M (d) None of these
46. Cobalt-60 emits γ-rays of energy [FBISE 13]
(a) 117 MeV (b) 11.7 MeV (c) 1.17 MeV (d) 1.17 BeV
47. Which one is a better shield against γ-rays? [MLN 12]
(a) Wood (b) Lead (c) Aluminium (d) Water
48. Which particle has larger range in air [LHR 15]
(a) α-particle (b) γ-particle (c) β-particle (d) Neutron
49. Extremely penetrating particles are [GRW 13, MLN 09, RWP 08]
(a) Neutrons (b) α particles (c) β particles (d) γ particles
50. Which of the following has no charge [BHW 14, LHR 13]
(a) α-rays (b) β -rays (c) γ -rays (d) Cathode rays
51. Which of the following is similar to electron [BHW 11]
(a) α-particle (b) β-particle (c) Neutrino (d) Photon
52. An electric force can deflect [DGK 08, FBISE 10]
(a) Neutrons (b) γ-Rays (c) Both a and b (d) None
53. Which is true for both α-particles and γ-rays [LHR 14]
(a) They cause ionization in air (b) They can be deflected by electric field
(c) They can be deflected by electric field (d) They can penetrate a few millimeter of
aluminum
54. A mutually occurring disintegration involving the emission of high energy electrons is called [FBISE 15]
(a) Positron Decay (b) Beta Decay (c) Gamma Decay (d) Alpha Decay
55. Which of the following is not the nuclear radiaton? [DGK 10]
(a) Alpha particle (b) Beta particle (c) Gamma rays (d) X-rays
56. Colour television (while operating) emits [BHW 12]
(a) α-particle (b) β-particle (c) γ-ryas (d) X-rays
57. The half-life of radioactive element is [FBISE 13]
0.693
(a) T1  (b) T1  1.43 (c) T1  0.693 (d) None of these
2  2 2
58. Half life of radon gas is [DGK 15]

(a) 3.8 minutes (b) 3.8 days (c) 3.8 months (d) 3.8 years
59. Half-life of radium-226 is [MLN 09]
(a) 1820 years (b) 1940 years (c) 1620 years (d) 1680 years
60. Half-life of Argon-40 is [FBISE 13]
(a) 13 million years (b) 13 billion years (c) 1.3 billion years (d) 13.3 million years
61. After four half lives, the number of decayed nuclei of an element are [GRW 12]
N 15N N 7N
(a) (b) (c) (d)
16 16 8 8
62. After two half lives, the number of decayed nuclei of an element are [BHW 09]
N N 3N
(a) N (b) (c) (d)
2 4 4
91
63. The half-life of 38 Sr is 9.70 hours. What is its decay constant? [FBISE 11, 12]
(a) 1.98 x 10-5s-1 (b) 1.6 x 10-4s-1 (c) 2.5 x 10-5s-1 (d) None of these
64. Half life of iodine-131 is 8 days and its weight 20 mg. After 4 half lives, the amount left undecayed will be
[MLN 11]
(a) 2.5 mg (b) 1.25 mg (c) 0.625 mg (d) 0.312 mg
65. The rate of decay of a radioactive substances [BHW 11]
(a) Remains constant with time (b) Increase with time
(c) Decrease with time (d) May increase or decrease with time
66. The product of decay constant and half life is [BHW 14-O]
(a) 0.692 (b) 0.693 (c) 0.694 (d) 0.695
[Wilson Cloud Chamber, Geiger Muller Counter, Semiconductor Detector]
67. In Wilson cloud chamber, we use [SAR 13]
(a) Alcohol vapours (b) Neon gas (c) Bromine gas (d) Water vapours
68. β particles in Wilson cloud chamber have [RWP 11]
(a) Zigzag or erratic path (b) Curved path (c) Circular path (d) Elliptical path
69. The dead time of GM tube is [SAL 15]
(a) 10-3 sec (b) 10-6 sec (c) 10-4 sec (d) 10-8 sec
70. A high potential difference of ____ is used in GM counter [SAR 13]
(a) 400V (b) 1000V (c) 5000V (d) 4000V
71. Geiger counter can be used to detect [FSD 12]
(a) Charge (b) Mass (c) charge to mass ratio (d) Nuclear radiation
72. Specially designed solid state detector can be used to detect [RWP 08]
(a) β-rays (b) α-rays (c) γ-rays (d) None
73. Energy needed to produce an electron-hole pair in solid state detector is [DGK 15]
(a) 1 to 2 eV (b) 3 to 4 eV (c) 6 to 7 eV (d) 8 to 9 eV
74. Solid state detector is basically [FBISE 12]
(a) NPN transistor (b) PNP transistor (c) PN junction (d) LED
75. A device which shows the visible path of ionizing particle is called [MLN 10]
(a) GM Counter (b) Solid state detector (c) Scalar (d) Wilson-cloud
chamber
76. A detector can count fast and operate at low voltage is [DGK 11]
(a) GM Counter (b) Solid state detector (c) Wilson cloud chamber (d) Bubble chamber
77. The average of the background radiation to which we are exposed [SAL 14]
(a) 2 mSv (b) 1 mSv (c) 3 mSv (d) 0.01 Sv
78. The fact that the super saturated vapours condense preferentially on ion is used to detect the radiation
in the device is called [BHW 13]
(a) Nuclear reactor (b) G.M. Counter (c) Solid state detector (d) Wilson cloud
chamber
[Nuclear Reactions, Nuclear Fission, Nuclear Fussion]
79. Which one of the following isotopes of natural uranium undergoes a fission reaction with slow neutrons
[DGK 08]
(a) 92U 235 (b) 92U 234 (c) 92U 238 (d) None of these
80. The process by which a heavy nucleus splits up into ligher nuclei is known as [LHR 09]
(a) Fission (b) α decay (c) Fusion (d) A chain reaction
140 94
81. In nuclear fission reaction, when the products are Xe and Sr , the number of neutrons emitted is [GRW
11]
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
82. Energy liberated when one atom of uranium undergoes fission reaction is [MLN 08]
(a) 28 MeV (b) 60 MeV (c) 140 MeV (d) 200 MeV
83. Nuclear fission chain reaction is controlled by using [RWP 11]
(a) Steel rods (b) Graphite rods (c) Cadmium rods (d) Platinum rods
84. The amount of energy released in the fusion of four hydrogen nuclei to form an alpha particle is equal to
[GRW 10]
85. Energy relased by fusion of two deutrons into a Helium nucleus is about [SAR 13]
(a) 24 MeV (b) 200 MeV (c) 1.02 MeV (d) 7.7 MeV
86. When two proton and two neutron merge to form a Helium nucleus then energy is given out [BHW 14-O]
87. Energy given out per nucleon in p-p reaction is [GRW 11]
(a) 5.2 MeV (b) 6 MeV (c) 6.4 MeV (d) 7.7 MeV
88. Which nuclear reaction takes place in the sun and stars? [FBISE 2009, MLN 09, SAR 09, MLN 13]
(a) Fission (b) Chemical (c) Fusion (d) Mechanical
89. The atom bomb is an example of [FBISE 2013]
(a) Controlled nuclear fission (b) Controlled nuclear fusion
(c) Uncontrolled nuclear fission (d) Uncontrolled nuclear fusion
90. Hydrogen bomb is an example of [FSD 09]
(a) Nuclear fission (b) Nuclear fusion (c) Chemical reaction (d) Chain reaction
[Nuclear Reactor]
239
91. The 94 Pu breeder reactor is called [DGK 08]
(a) ACR (b) PWR (c) LMFBR (d) HWR
92. In nuclear reactor, Uranium is enriched upto [MLN 10]
(a) (1-2)% (b) (1-3)% (c) (2-3)% (d) (2-4)%
93. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? [FBISE 13]
(a) Moderators slow down the neutrons (b) Moderators bring the neutrons to rest
(c) Moderators absorb the neutrons (d) Moderators reflect the neutrons
[Biologic Effects of Radiation]
94. SI unit of absorbed dose is [DGK 13, FSD 13]
(a) Gray (b) Roentgen (c) Curie (d) Rem
95. The old and new units of absorbed dose are related by [MLN 11]
(a) 1 Gy = 10 rad (b) 1 Gy = 100 rad (c) 1 Gy = 1000 rad (d) 1 Gy = 10000 rad
96. One Joule of energy absorbed in a body per kilogram is equal to [SAR 11]
(a) One rad (b) One rem (c) One gray (d) One sievert
97. For a person abosrbs average radiation doses by watching television during one year is [SAR 14]
(a) 50 mSv (b) 40 mSv (c) 30 mSv (d) 10 mSv
98. Absorbed dose “D” is defined as [SAL 15]
(a) M / E (b) E / C (c) C / M (d) E / M
99. The maximum safe limit does for persons working in a nuclear reactor is
(a) 1 rem (b) 2 rem (c) 3 rem (d) 5 rem
100. The most useful tracer isotopes for the treatment of thyroid gland is [DGK 11, FSD 12, SAR 10]
(a) C-14 (b) Co-60 (c) I-131 (d) Sr-90
101. Thyroid cancer is cured by [DGK 08, MLN 13, RWP 08]
(a) C-14 (b) Na-24 (c) I-131 (d) Co-60
102. Circulation of blood can be studied by using radioactive isotope [BHW 15, GRW 14]
(a) Cobalt-60 (b) Phosphorus-32 (c) Sodium-24 (d) Iodine-131
103. Squids (or Super-Conducting Quantum Interference Devices) are used to detect very weak magnetic
field such as produced by the [FBISE 12]
(a) Liver (b) Lungs (c) Brain (d) Heart
[Basic Forces of Nature]
104. Dr Abdul Salam unified electroamgenetic force and [DGK 12, SAR 13]
(a) Weak nuclear force (b) Strong nuclear force (c) Magnetic force (d) Gravitational force
105. Strong nuclear force acts on [GRW 14]
(a) Meson only (b) Pions only (c) Photons only (d) Hadrons only
106. Which one is the weakest force? [FSD 10]
(a) Electromagnetic force (b) Weak nuclear force (c) Gravitational force (d) Strong nuclear force
107. Which of the following are elementary particles [LHR 12]
(a) Protons (b) Neutrons (c) Photons (d) Mesons
108. Sub atomic particles are divided into [LHR 06]
(a) Photons (b) Leptons (c) Hadrons (d) All of these
109. Which one belongs to Lepton’s group [LHR 14]
(a) Electron (b) Muons (c) Neutrinos (d) All of these
110. The particles equal in mass or greater than protons are called [DGK 13, FBISE 12, RWP 14]
(a) Mesons (b) Baryons (c) Muons (d) Electrons
111. Mass of meson is [LHR 14]
(a) Greater than proton (b) Less than proton (c) Equal to proton (d) Equal to neutron
112. Which group belongs to Hadrons? [MLN 10, SAR 12]
(a) Protons and neutrons (b) Mesons and neutrons (c) Photons and electrons(d) Positrons and
electrons
113. The particles which experiences strong nuclear forces are known as [BHW 13]
(a) Lepton (b) Photon (c) Hadrons (d) Nuetrons
114. Leptons are particles that do not experience [FBISE 11]
(a) Weak nuclear force (b) Strong nuclear force (c) Electric force (d) Magnetic force
115. The number of types of quarks are [FSD 16, LHR 12, SAR 15]
(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
116. A particle is made up of two up quarks and one down quark is [MLN 12]
(a) Proton (b) Neutron (c) Boson (d) Lepton
117. Two down and one up quarks make [LHR 15]
(a) Proton (b) Neutron (c) Photon (d) Positron
118. A pair of quark and aniti quark makes a [BHW 14, BHW 15, DGK 14, LHR 13, MLN 08, SAR 15]
(a) Mesons (b) Hadron (c) Lepton (d) Baryon
119. A proton is assumed to be made up of no of up quarks [SAR 14]
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
120. A proton consists of quarks which are [GRW 15]
(a) two up, one down (b) one up, two down (c) all up (d) all down
121. Three up quarks combine to form a new particle, the charge on this particle is [FSD 11]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Key for M.C.Qs [21 Nuclear Physics]
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21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
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CHAPTER 12 ELECTROSTATICS [PAST PAPERS] .................................................................................................. 3

131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139

(a) 6.4V (b) 4.5V (c) 8.8V (d) None of these

(a) V1  V2  V3  V4  (b) V1  V2  V3  V4  (c) V1  V2  V3  V4  (d)  V1  V2  V3  V4 

CHAPTER 15 ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION [PAST PAPERS]

Key for M.C.Qs [15 Electromagnetic Induction]

[AC Current, AC Voltage-Instantaneous, Peak, RMS Values, Phase Lead/Lag]

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(a) 900 Hz (b) 796 Hz (c) 245 Hz (d) None of these

Key for M.C.Qs [16 Alternating Current]

[Crystalline, Amorphous and Polymer Solids]

[Mechanical Properties of Solids]

Key for M.C.Qs [17 Physics of Solids]

[PN Junction, Diode, Rectification, LED, Photodiode, Photovoltaic Cell]

Key for M.C.Qs [18 Electronics]

[Black Body Radiation, Planck’s Theory]

[Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle]

Key for M.C.Qs [19 Dawn of Modern Physics]

Key for M.C.Qs [20 Atomic Spectra]

35. When beta particle  e  is emitted by

, where ZAY represents [FBISE 2014]

emitting two β particles [BHW 12]

58. Half life of radon gas is [DGK 15]

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