Midterm Model Paper

PHYS110

Time: 1.5 hours

Choose the best answer.

( NOTE: take g = 10 ms-2 where ever needed)

Q1. Distance is a scalar quantity.. A

a) true b) false

Q2. The velocity and the speed are always same.. B

a) true b) false

Q3. Which of the following is the unit of acceleration? C

a) ms-1 b)ms2 c) ms-2 d) m

Q4. The velocity of a body changes from 10 ms-1 to 4 ms-1 in 3 s. The acceleration of the body is. D

a) 2 ms-2 b) 5 ms-2 c) -5 ms-2 d) -2 ms-2

Q5. A car starts from rest and its acceleration is 10 ms-2 . How far will it move in 4 s. B

a) 80 m b) 40 m c) 10 m d) 250m

Q6. The average velocity is equal to the total ----------- divided by the total time taken. A

a) displacement b) distance c) speed d) force

Q7. If a bus starts from rest and moves with an acceleration of 3 ms-2. How much time will it take to A
move 20 m.

a) 3.65 s b) 36.5 s c) 0.36 s d) 5.25 s

Q8. The speed of a car at any time is 10 ms-1 and its acceleration is 1.5 ms-2. What will be its speed B
after 15 s?

a) 43 ms-1 b) 32.5 ms-1 c) 9 ms-1 d) 55 ms-1

Q9. The unit of pressure is A

a) Pa b) Nm c) N/m d) none of these

Q10. A car is moving on a straight highway with a speed of 10 ms-1 . The acceleration of the car is. A

a) Zero b) Negative c) none of these.

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Q11. If the pressure is 100 kPa. What is the force exerted on 10 cm2 area. A

a) 100 N b) -10 N c) 20N d) 13.33 N

Q12. Atmospheric pressure at sea level is about. B

a) 100 Pa b) 100 kPa c) none of these.

Q13. Deeper we go into a liquid lesser is its pressure. B

a) True b) False

Q14. A liquid exerts the pressure only downwards? B

a) True b) False

Q15. 760 mm of Hg pressure = ------- A

a) atmospheric pressure b) 800 kPa c) 100 Pa

Q16. Atmospheric pressure does not change with height. A

a) false b) true

Q17. The unit of frequency is C

a) s b) m c) Hz d) N

Q18. If the time period of an oscillator is time required for one vibration. A

a) True b) f alse

Q19. In sound waves the medium is oscillating in a direction which is -------------- to wave motion. A

a) parallel b) at 450 c) perpendicular d) none of these

Q20. A sound source producing a sound of 2100 Hz is moving towards a stationary observer, the C
apparent frequency will be.

a) 1500 Hz b) 1700 Hz c) more than 2100 Hz d) all of these

Q21. For constructive interference two similar waves moving in same direction should be --------. B

a) out of phase b) in phase c) none of these

Q22. When two waves of different frequencies superpose, --------------- will be produced. C

a) interference b) standing waves c) beats d) all of these

Q23. When waves hit a wall, they return back. This phenomenon is called --------- B

a) interference b) reflection c) transmission

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Q24. Standing waves are produced when two waves of ----frequencies are travelling in opposite
A
direction.

a) same b) different c) both of these

Q25. In sound waves the areas where the molecules are closer together , are called---------- B

a) rarefactions b) compressions c) troughs d) all of these

Q26. The speed of sound is ----------- in water than air. A

a) more b) less c) none of these

Q27. The acoustic impedance increases if the density of the medium ----------- A

a) decreases b) remains the same c) increases

Q28. How many times a sound wave will travel across a 7m by 7m room in 0.3 seconds. The speed
of sound is 343 ms-1. D

a) 12.5 b) 20 c) 5 d) 14.7

Q29. Pitch of the sound depends upon the -------- of sound. B

a) speed b) frequency c) both of these

Q30. If 10 waves pass a point in 10 seconds, the frequency of the waves is?
C
a) 10 Hz b) 100 Hz c) 1 Hz

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