SECOND YEAR PHYSICS IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

Very short Answer type Questions (2Marks)

Ray optics and optical instruments

1. what is dispersion? Which color gets more dispersed?
2. What is myopia? How can it be corrected?
3. What is hypermetropia? How can it be corrected?
4. Define power of a convex lens. What is its units?
5. A small angled prism of 4o deviates a ray through 2.48o. Find the refractive
index of the prism.
6. Define focal length and radius of curvature of a concave lens.
7. What do you understand by the terms focus and principle focus in the
context of lenses?
Moving charges and magnetism
8. Distinguish between ammeter and voltmeter.
9. What is a force on a conductor of length l carrying current I placed in a
magnetic field of induction B? when does it becomes maximum.
10.What is force on a charged particle of charge q moving with a velocity v in a
uniform magnetic field of induction B?
11.What is the relation between permittivity of free space and permeability of
free space and the speed of light in vacuum.
12.How do you convert a moving coil galvanometer in to voltmeter.
13.How do you convert a moving coil galvanometer in to ammeter.
14.What is the importance of Oersted’s experiment?
15.A circular coil of radius r having N turns carries a current i, what is its
magnetic moment?
16.What is the principle of moving coil Galvanometer?
Magnetism and matter
17.Define magnetic inclination or magnetic dip.
18.Magnetic lines from continues closed loops. Why?
19.What is the magnetic moment associated with the solenoid?
20.Define magnetic declination.
21.Classify the following materials with regard to magnetism.
Manganese, Cobalt, Nickle, Bismuth, Oxygen , Copper
22.What are the SI units of magnetic moment, magnetic induction and magnetic
field?
Alternating Current
23.What is the phenomenon involved in the working of a transformer?
24.A transformer converts 200 V ac into 2000V ac. Calculate the number of
turns in the secondary if the primary has 10 turns?
25.What is meant by wattless component of current?
26.What type of transformer is used in a 6V bed lamp?
27.What is transformer ratio?
28.Write the expression for the reactance of (i) an inductor (ii) a capacitor.
29.What is the phase difference between AC emf and AC current in the
following: Pure resistor, pure inductor, and pure capacitor.
EM waves
30.Give two used of infrared rays?
31.Microwaves are used in Radars. Why?
32.What are the applications of microwaves?
33.If the wave length of electromagnetic radiation is doubled, what happens to
the energy of the photon?
Duel Nature of Radiation
34.What are cathode rays?
35.What is work function?
36.What is photoelectric effect?
37.Write down Einstein’s photo electric equation.
38.Write down de Broglie’s relation and explain the terms there in.
39.State Heisenberg’s Uncertainty principle?
40.Give example of photo sensitive substances? Why are they called so?
Semiconductors
41.What is n-type semiconductor? What are the majority and minority charge
carriers in it?
42.What are intrinsic and extrinsic semi conductors?
43.Draw the circuit symbols for p-n-p and n-p-n transistors?
44.In which bias can a Zener diode be used as voltage regulator?
45.Which gates are called universal gates?
46.What is a p-n junction diode? Define depletion layer.
Communication systems
47.Define modulation. Why is it necessary?
48.Mention the basic methods of modulation?
49.Which type of communication in employed in Mobile phones?
 50.What is sky wave propagation?
51.What are the basic blocks of a communication system?

Short answer type questions (4Marks)

Ray Optics
1. Define Critical angle. Explain total internal reflection using neat diagram.
2. Explain the formation of a mirage?
3. With a neat labelled diagram explain the formation of image in a simple
microscope.
4. Explain the formation of a rainbow?
Wave Optics
5. Explain the Doppler’s effect in light. Distinguish between red shift and blue
shift.
6. How do you determine the resolving power of your eye?
7. Derive the expression for the intensity at a point where the interference of
light occurs.
8. Does the principle of conservation of energy hold for interference and
diffraction phenomenon? Explain briefly?
Electric Charges and Fields
9. State and explain Coulomb’s law in electricity.
10.State Gauss’s law in electrostatics and explain its importance?
11.Derive the equation for the couple acting on an electric dipole in a uniform
electric field.
12.Derive an expression for the intensity of the electric field at a point on the
axial plane of an electric dipoles.
Electric potential and Capacitance
13.Derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor.
14.Derive the formula for equivalent capacitance when the capacitors are in
series.
15.Derive the formula for equivalent capacitance when the capacitors are in
parallel.
16.Derive expression for the electric potential for point charge?
Moving Charges and Magnetism
17.State and explain Biot Savart law.
18.State and explain Ampere’s law.
 19.Derive an expression for the magnetic induction at the Centre of a current
carrying circular coil using Biot Savart law.
20.Derive an expression for the magnetic dipole moment of a revolving
electron.
21.Derive an expression for the magnetic induction at a point on the axis of a
current carrying circular coil using Biot Savart law.
Electromagnetic Induction
22.Describe the ways in which Eddy current are used to advantage.
23.Obtain an expression for the emf induced across a conductor which is
moved in a uniform magnetic field which is perpendicular to the plane of
motion?
24.Obtain an expression for the mutual inductance of two long co axial
solenoids.
Atoms
25.Explain the different types of spectral series.
26.What is impact parameter and angle of scattering? How are they related to
each other?
27.What are the limitations of Bohr’s theory of hydrogen atom?
28.Describe the Rutherford atom model. What are the draw backs of this
model?
29.Write a short note of De Broglie’s explanation of Bohr’s second postulate of
quantization.
Semiconductors
30.What is rectification? Explain the working of a full wave rectifier.
31.Describe how a semi conductor diode is used as a half wave rectifier.
32.Distinguish between Half wave rectifier and Full wave rectifier.
33.Define NAND and NOR gates, and give their truth tables.

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (8Marks)

WAVES
1. Explain the formation of stationary waves in air column enclosed in open
pipe. Derive the equations for the frequencies of the harmonics produced.
2. How are stationary waves formed in a closed pipes? Explain the various
modes of vibration and obtain relations for their frequencies.
3. Explain the formation of stationary waves in a stretched strings. Hence
deduce the laws of transverse waves in a stretched string.
 4. What is Doppler effect? Obtain an expression for the apparent frequency of
sound heard when the source is in motion with respect to an observer at rest.
CURRENT ELECRICITY
5. State Kirchhoff’s law for an electrical network. Using these laws deduce the
condition for the balance in a Whetstone bridge.
6. State the working principle of a potentiometer. Explain with the help of
circuit diagram how the emf of two primary cells are compared by using the
potentiometer.
7. State the working principle of potentiometer. Explain with the help of circuit
diagram how the potentiometer is used to determine the internal resistance of
the given primary cell.
NUCLEI
8. Explain the principle and working of a nuclear reactor with the help of a
labelled diagram.
9. What is radioactivity? State the law of radioactive decay show that
radioactive decay is exponential in nature?