PHYSICS (XI)

Multiple choice questions (MCQs)

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(1) If a diffraction grating has 4000 lines per (a) 60 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 3
centimeter then its grating element will be
(13) Which of the following is not a unit of energy
(a) 2.5x104 cm (b) 2.5x10-4 cm
(a) watt- s (b) kg -m /sec (c) N- m (d) joule
(c) 2.5x103 cm (d) 2.5x10 -5 cm
(14) joule-second is the unit of
(2) The radiation which can affect the human eye and (a) Work (b) Momentum
eye can be capable of vision only with
(c) Pressure (d) Angular momentum
(a) Visible light (b) Infrared light
(15) Which type of lens is used to overcome Myopia?
(c) Ultra violet light (d) γ ray photon
(a) Convex (b) Concave (c) Prism (d) Refracting
(3) P.E stored by a truck of weight 4000N when lifted
100m straight up, will be (16) Focal length of a lens is 25cm. What will be its power
in diopter?
(a) 40 J (b) 40000 J (c) 400000 J (d) 100000 J
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
(4) If mass attached to the spring mass system becomes
four times then the time period of system becomes (17) At which pair of angles range will be same
(a) 20°, 55° (b) 30°, 36°
(a) 4 times (b) double (c) half (d) remain same (c) 15°, 75° (d) 10° 70°
(18) The curve of projectile is called
(5) Photo electric effect can be correctly explained on (a) Hyperbola (b) Parabola (c) Ellipse (d) N.O.T
the basis of
(19) The only characteristic of sound that can
(a) Wave theory (b) Quantum theory
distinguish between a shrill and grave sound, is
(c) both (d) Electromagnetic theory
(6) A 70kg man runs up a hill through a height of 5m (a) Quality (b) Loudness (c) Pitch (d) Intensity
in 10 s. His average power will be
(20) Sinusoidal water waves are generated in a large
(a) 35 J (b) 350 J (c) 3050J (d) 20 J ripple tank. The waves travel at 20 cm/s and their
adjacent crests are 5.0 cm apart. The time required for
(7) Sound waves are each new whole cycle to be generated is:
(a) Longitudinal (b) Transverse (a) 2.5 s (b) 4 s (c) 0.5 s (d) 0.25 s

(c) Mechanical (d) both a & c (21) Sound waves can travel faster in

(8) Frequency range of infrasonic sound is (a) Solids (b) Liquid (c) Gas (d) N.O.T
(22) A car weighing 19600 N moving up a hill at 14
(a) below 2 Hz (b) below 2 kHz
m/sec, at that instant its K.E will be
(c) below 20 Hz (d) all (a) 19600 J (b) 1960 J (c) 196000 J (d) 1400 J
(9) Long sightedness can be corrected by (23) Two convex lenses each of focal length “f ” are placed
(a) Convex lens (b) Concave lens in contact then focal length of their combination will be

(c) Cylindrical lens (d) Bifocal lens (a) 2f (b) f (c) f/2 (d) zero

(10) Which type of lens is used in magnifying glass? (24) What will be the power when two lenses one of focal
length +10 cm and other of focal length -2cm are placed in
(a) Converging (b) diverging contact?
(c) Prism (d) spherical mirror (a) - 4 D (b) – 40 D (c) - 10 D (d) - 2 D

(11) Two forces each of 100N acting on a rod of 4m, (25) What is the formula for the length of astronomical
produce a couple of telescope?

(a) 200 N.m (b) 400 N.m (c) 800 N.m (d) 40 N.m (a) L = f0 + fe (b) L = f0 - fe
f0
(12) 1 rpm = ________________ rad/sec. (c) L = f0 x fe (d) L =
fe

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(26) An object is whirling in a circular path of one (a) Impulse (b) Change in momentum
meter diameter at the speed of 20 m/sec find its angular
(c) Force (d) Angular momentum
velocity?
(a) 10 rad/s (b) 20 rad/s (41) A body must have acceleration if
(c) 30 rad/s (d) 40 rad/s
(a) Velocity is changing (b) speed is changing
(27) Two vectors are said to be equal vectors if they have
(a) same magnitude (b) same direction (c) direction of motion is changing (d) all
(c) both a & b (d) same magnitude but opposite direction (42) The property of a body due to which it opposes its state
(28) Light year is a unit of of rest or uniform motion is called (a) Surface tension
(a) Time (b) Mass (c) Distance (d) Energy
(b) Momentum (c) Inertia (d) Torque
(29) Lever & screws were invented by
(a) Alberuni (b) AlKindi (43) An erect object is 2f in front of a converging lens
of focal length f. The image is:
(c) Archimides (d) Jabir bin Hayyan (a) real, inverted, magnified (b) real, erect, same size
(c) real, inverted, same size (d) virtual, inverted, small
(30) The SI unit of the solid angle is (44) Which phenomenon proves transverse nature of
(a) degree (b) steradian (c) revolution (d) radian light? (a) Diffraction (b) Polarization
(31) Which pair have same units?
(a) Plane angle and solid angle (b) Work and power (c) Interference (d) Photo electric effect
(c) Energy and work (d) Weight and mass (45) The distance between adjacent nodes or
(32) km/h is a unit of antinodes is (a) λ/2 (b) λ/4
(a) velocity (b) displacement (c) Force (d) Volume (c) λ (d) 2 λ
(33) One radian is equal to
(a) 1 degree (b)
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degree (c)
180
degree (d) N.O.T (46) Beat phenomenon occurs due to
180 𝜋
(34) The distance covered by a body per unit time is called
(a) interference (b) diffraction
(a) Speed (b) Velocity
(c) reflection (d) polarization
(c) both a & b (d) Acceleration

(35) A car of mass 800 kg is moving with velocity of 2 ms-1. (47) The angle between the vectors 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ and 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ is
Its momentum will be
(a) 8000 kgm/s (b) 400 kgm/s (a) 30 ̊ (b) 45 ̊ (c) 60 ̊ (d) 90 ̊
(c) 4000 kgm/s (d) 1600 kgm/s (48) Find the magnitude of cross product if 𝑟1 = 6√2
(36) If a body is thrown upward with vertical velocity of cm , 𝜃1 = 90 ̊ and 𝑟2 = 5 cm, 𝜃2 = 135 ̊
50ms-1. Calculate maximum height which body can reach.
(Take g=10m/s2) (a) 30 cm2 (b) 60 cm2

(a) 12.5 m (b) 125 m (c) 250 m (d) 2500 m (c) 45 cm2 (d) 30√2 cm2

(37) A car moving on a road with velocity 30 ms-1, when (49) Doppler shift in frequency does not depend on
brakes are applied its velocity decreases at a rate of 6 m/s2.
Find the distance it will cover before coming to rest (a) speed of source (b) speed of observer
(a) 75 m (a) 7.5 m (a) 750 m (a) 5m
(c) frequency (d) distance between source and observer
(38) Calculate the acceleration of a bus that speeds up from
20 ms-1 to 40 ms-1 in 5 seconds. (50) Two cars moving in opposite direction approach
(a) 6 m/s2 (b) 4 m/s2 (c) 2 m/s2 (d) 5 m/s2
eachother with speed 22 m/s and 16.5 m/s. The driver
of first car blows horn having frequency 400 Hz. The
(39) Recoil of a gun is – 0.4 m/s having mass 5 kg. What is frequency heard by the driver of second car is ( speed
the velocity of the bullet if mass of the bullet is 20g?
of sound =340m/s)
(a) 10 m/s (b) 20 m/s (c) 100 m/s (d) 1000 m/s
(a) 448 Hz (b) 350 Hz (c) 488 Hz (d) 411 Hz
(40) The time rate of change of momentum is called

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