1. While driving along an unbanked circular road, a two-wheeler rider has to lean with the vertical.

Why is it
so? With what angle the rider has to lean? Derive the relevant expression. Why such a leaning is not
necessary for a four wheeler?
2. What are eddy currents?
3. State and explain the principle of conservation of angular momentum. Use a suitable illustration. Do we
use it in our daily life? When?
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4. In SI units, the differential equation of an S.H.m is = −16x . Find its frequency and period.
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5. Derive an expression of excess pressure inside a liquid drop.
6. Distinguish between streamline flow and turbulent flow.
7. What is Lorentz force? obtain equation of Lorentz force law.
8. Define : i) Range of molecular force ii) Sphere of fluence iii) Surface film.
9. A wire of length 0.5 m is stretched by 2 kg wt. If mass of the wire is 0.98 × 10−3 kg , find the velocity of
transverse wave along the wire and its fundamental frequency.
10. Prove that a + r + t = 1
11. A mercury drop of radius 0.5 cm falls from a height on a glass plate and breaks up into a million droplets,
all of the same size. Find the height from which the drop must have fallen. (Density of mercury = 13600
kg/m3, Surface tension of water = 0.465 N/m)
12. An electron in an atom is revolving round the nucleus in a circular orbit of radius 5.3 × 10−11 m , with a
speed of 4 × 106 ms −1 . Find the resultant orbital magnetic moment and angular momentum of electron.
13. Define athermanous substances and diathermanous substances.
14. State Ampere's law.
15. State and prove Kirchoff’s law of heat radiation.
16. With the help of p-V diagram explain the work done by the system while expanding when
i) System undergoes first volume change at constant pressure and then the pressure changes at constant
volume.
ii) System undergoes first pressure change at constant volume and then the volume change at constant
pressure.
iii) In which case will the work done be more?
17. State (i) Stefan-Boltmann law and (ii) Wein’s displacement law.
18. Using a neat labeled diagram, describe what can be observed from the experimental curves of blackbody
spectrum.
19. Obtain an expression for electric field intensity due to uniformly charged spherical shell.
20. What will be direction of angular displacement and angular velocity, if angular acceleration is constant
and is along the axis of rotation?
21. Obtain an expression for electrostatic potential energy.
22. A coin placed on a revolving disc, with its centre at a distance of 6 cm from the axis of rotation just slips
off when the speed of the revolving disc exceeds 45 r.p.m. What should be the maximum angular speed of
the disc, so that when the coin is at a distance of 12 cm from the axis of rotation, it does not slip.
23. Derive an expression for capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor without dielectric.
24. Explain zeroth law of thermodynamics using a schematic representation.
25. Explain principle of capacitor.
26. What is series LCR resonant circuit? State conditions for series resonance. Obtain an expression for
resonant frequency.
27. i) Define average or mean value of A.C. and hence find the relation between average value and peak
value of an alternating signal.
ii) An alternating e.m.f. e = 300 sin (100πt) volt is applied to a pure resistance of 100 ohm. Calculate
r.m.s current through the circuit.
28. State any two sources of errors in meterbridge experiment. Explain how they can be minimized.
29. Discuss the maximum and minimum values of displacement, velocity and acceleration of particle
performing linear S.H.M.
30. Explain with neat circuit diagram, how you will determine the unknown resistance by using a meter-bridge.
31. Derive an expression for root mean square speed of a molecule of a gas in terms of its absolute
temperature.
32. Describe how a potentiometer is used to compare the emfs of two cells by connecting the cells individually.
33. What will happen to the mean square speed of the molecules of a gas if the temperature of the gas
decreases?
34. Draw neat labelled diagram of suspended coil type M.C.G.
35. A wave is represented by an equation y = A sin (Bx − Ct). Given that the constants A, B and C are
positive, can you tell in which direction the wave is moving?
36. State expression of Biot-Savart's law in vector form.
37. A plane area of 100 cm2 is placed in uniform electric field of 100 N/C such that the angle between area
vector and electric field is 30°. Determine the electric flux over the surface.
38. Four capacitors are of the same capacity. If three of them are connected in parallel and the remaining one is
connected in series with this combination, the resultant capacity is 16.5 µF. Find the capacity of each
capacitor
39. State and explain Ampere's law.
40. Calculate the M.I of thin uniform rod of mass 300 g and length 50 cm about an axis perpendicular to its
length and passing through : i) its centre and ii) one end.
41. State and explain the principle of conservation of angular momentum.
42. State principle of M.C.G.
43. i) Define ideal simple pendulum.
ii) Derive an expression for equation of stationary wave on a stretched string.
44. A motor cyclist at a speed of 5 m/s describing a circle of radius 25 m. Find his inclination with vertical.
What is the value of coefficient of friction between tyre and ground?
45. Obtain an expression for magnetic induction at a point along the axis of toroid.
46. Distinguish between streamline flow and turbulent flow.
47. Define S.I unit of magnetic field.
48. Define linear simple harmonic motion.
49. State and explain the principle of superposition of waves.
50. The speeds of a particle performing linear S.H.M. are 4 cm/s and 3 cm/s at respective displacements of
3 cm and 4 cm. Find its period and amplitude.
51. i) State an expression for moment of inertia of ring about
a) an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to it.
b) its diameter
ii) A solid cylinder of uniform density of radius 2 cm has mass of 50 g. If its length is 12 cm, calculate its
moment of inertia about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its length.
52. Define terminal velocity. Obtain an expression for the terminal velocity of a small sphere falling under
gravity through a viscous fluid.
53. A capacitor of capacitance 2 µF is connected to a source of alternating e.m.f of frequency 100 Hz. What is
the capacitive reactance? (π = 3.142)
54. Define Potential Gradient.
55. Why is potentiometer preferred over a voltmeter for measuring emf.
56. Derive the relation between surface tension and surface energy per unit area.
57. Explain relation between electric field and electric potential.
58. With a neat labelled diagram, explain Ferry's perfectly blackbody.