1.

The special theory of relativity has ____________ postulate

(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 1
2. aging process of the human body is slowed by motion at _______
(a) very high speed
(b) low speed
(c) magnetic field
(d) gravitational field
3. when an object is moving its density _________
(a) increasing
(b) decreasing
(c)may decrease or increase
(d) remains same
4. when a rod is moving relative to an observe with a speed equal to speed of light ,
then its length
(a) will be same
(b) will be decreased
(c) will be increased
(d) will be zero
5. the half life time of radioactive sample is one week in a laboratory , if now sample
is placed in a space ship which is moving 0.6C, then its half life time _____
(a) one week
(b) less than one week
(c) infinite
(d) more than one week
6. When an object is moving with speed of light then its mass ______
(a) becomes zero
 (b) becomes infinite
(c) increased but not be infinite
(d) decreased but not be zero
7. Galilean transformation is NOT valid for ___________
(a) inertial frame of reference
(b) non inertial frame of reference
(c) Newtons first law
(d) electromagnetic waves
8. If m is relativistic mass of an object and m0 is its rest mass , then which of following
expression shows its kinetic energy
(a) K.E = (m – m0) c
(b) K.E = (m – m0) c2
(c) K.E = (m + m0) c2
(d) K.E = (m + m0) c
9. The kinetic energy of a body becomes equal to its rest mass energy , then its speed is

(a) v =
√3 C
2

(b) v =
√2 C
3

(c) v =
√3 C
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(d) v = 2 C
10. At low temperature body emits the radiation of ________
(a) longer wavelength
(b) shorter wave length
(c) higher frequency
(d) both a and c
(e) both b and c
11. when platinum wire is heated, it appears
(a) dull red at about 500 °C.
 (b) cherry red at 9000C .
(c) orange at 1100°C
(d) read at 13000C
(d) A.O.T

12. A black body is ______

I. Ideal absorber
II. Ideal emitter
III. Ideal reflector
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) I & II only
(d) II & III only
(e) I, II & III
13. The energy of quanta _______________
(a) directly proportional to square of frequency
(b) inversely proportional to frequency
(c)directly proportional to frequency
(d) independent of frequency
14. Rank the following quanta in ascending order for wavelength
I. X- rays
II. Radio wave
III. Infrared
IV. microwave
(a) I, II, IV, III
(b) I,III, IV, II
(c) I, IV, III, II
(d) II, IV, III, I
15. What is the energy of a photon in a beam of infrared radiation of wavelength 1240 nm
(a) 5 eV
 (b) 2 eV
(c) 10 eV
(d) 1 eV
16. The Electromagnetic radiation or photons interact with matter in _______________
ways :
I. Pair production
II. photoelectric effect
III. Compton effect
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) I & III only
(e) I , II & III
17. A photon could be absorbed by a single electron in the metal surface. The electron
needs a certain minimum energy to escape from the metal surface, is known as
--------
(a) Stopping potential
(b) threshold frequency
(c)Cut of energy
(d) work function
18. In photoelectric effect, the concept of work function is closely related to ____
(a) Stopping potential
(b) Energy of photon
(c) intensity of photon
(d) threshold frequency
19. If Q is the work function , and K is kinetic energy of photoelectrons and J is the
energy of incident photon then which of following equation gives kinetic energy of
photoelectrons
(a) K = Q – J
(b) K = J – Q
 (c) K = J + Q
(d) K = Q / J
20. For pair production , the energy of photon _______
(a) must be greater than 1.02 MeV
(b) must be less than 1.02 MeV
(c)must be equal to 0.55 MeV
(d) must be less than 0.55 MeV
21. In Compton effect , if scattering of X-rays is observed at angle of 90 0 then Compton
shift will be _______________
(a) equal to Compton wave length
(b) twice of Compton wave length
(c) less than the Compton wave length
(d) zero
22. Which of the following behavior of light , reflects the particle nature of light
(a) interference of light
(b) diffraction of light
(c) photoelectric effect
(d) Compton effect
(e) both c and d
23. The process in which radiant energy is converted into matter is known as
_______________
(a) mass annihilation
(b) pair production
(c) materialization of energy
(d) a, b &c
(e)b & c
24. The equation mentioned below represents the _____________
hf = 2m0c2 + K.E. (e+ ) + K.E. ( e -)
I. photoelectric effect
 II. Compton effect
III. Pair production
IV. mass annihilation
(a) III only
(b) II only
(c) IV only
(d) II, III only
(e) III & IV only
25. A particle and its anti particle
I. can not exist at same point
II. have same mass
III. have same but opposite sign charge ( if it is charge particle)
IV. differ in sign of quantum number
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) I , II & III only
(d) I, II, & IV only
(e) I, II, III & IV
26. All particles are moving with same speed , then rank the ascending order of
wavelengths associated with them
I. electron
II. Alpha rays
III. Neutron
IV. proton
(a) II, III, IV, I
(b) I, IV, III,II
(c) IV, III, II, I
(d) III, II, IV, I
27. A particle is being accelerated through a p.d of V, and a wavelength λ is associated
with it, what will be its wavelength if accelerating voltage is increased by factor 4.
(a) 2 λ
(b) 4 λ
(c) λ /2
( d ) λ /4

28. Radiation has ________

(a) particle nature only
(b) wave nature only
(c) either particle or wave nature
(d) neither particle nor wave nature
(e) particle as well as wave nature
29. Electron microscope makes practical use of ___________
(a) particle nature of light
(b) particle nature of electron
(c) wave nature of electron
(d) wave nature of light
30. Which of the following statements is a postulate of special relativity?
(A) All motion is relative.
(B) Objects can never go faster than the velocity of light in any medium.
(C) Accelerated frames of reference produce fictitious forces.
(D) The laws of physics are the same for all inertial frames of reference.
(E) All laws of physics reduce to Newton’s laws at low velocity.
31. What is the energy equivalent of an electron at rest?
(A) 931.5 MeV
(B) 0.017 MeV
(C) 0.512 MeV
(D) 535 MeV
32. An observer is moving with a velocity of 0.95c in a direction perpendicular to a rod
of length L. The observer will measure the length of the rod to be
 (A) equal to L
(B) less than L
(C) greater than L
(D) zero
(E) none of these
33. A proton and an alpha particle are accelerated under the same potential difference.
The ratio of de-Broglie wavelength of the proton and the alpha particle is

a. 1/√8
b. 1
c. 2
d. √8
34. A man throws a ball vertically upward in compartment of an accelerated train. The
ball will fall
a. In front of him
b. In his hand
c. Behind him
d. Beside him
35. Temperature of two stars is in ratio 3; 2. If the wavelength of max intensity of 1st
body is 4000λ. What is corresponding wavelength of second body
a. 9000λ
b. 6000λ
c. 2000λ
d. 8000λ
36. A photocell is illuminated by a small bright source placed 1m away. When the same
source of light is placed ½ m away, the number of electrons emitted by photo
cathode would
A. Decreased by factor of 4
B. Increased by factor of 4
C. Decreased by factor of 2
D. Increased by factor of 2
37. If the temperature of the black body becomes double the intensity of radiation from
it will become:
A. Double
B. Four times
C. Six times
D. Sixteen times
38. The uncertainty in energy of photon which is emitted from an atom radiating for 104
second is :
A. 4×10-7 joule
B. 4×10-17 ev
C. 6.6×10-20 ev
 D. 4×10 joule
39. The maximum K.E of emitted photoelectrons depend on

a. Intensity of the incident light

b. Frequency of the incident light

c. Temperature of the photosensitive surface

d. None

40. As the temp of black body is increased the wavelength of max intensity radiation
a. will shift towards the shorter wavelength
b. will shift towards the longer wavelength
c. Will not change
d. None of these