Time:20 Minutes Marks:17

(Objective Type)

A 10 ampere fuse wire can withstand a maximum power of 2 watt in the circuit. The resistance of the
1-1 fuse wire is:
a) 0.2 Ω b) 5Ω c) 0.02 Ω d) 200 Ω
When current is zero but material still remains magnetized this property is called
2
a) Saturation b) Retentivity c) Hysterisis d) Paramagnetism
The ratio of life time of meta stable excited state to the life time of normal excited sate is:
3
a) 103 : 1 b) 10-3 : 1 c) 105 : 1 d) 10-5 : 1
The electrostatic energy of a parallel plate capacitor is given by:
4 1 1 2 1 Q2
a) QV 2 b) Q V c) d) None
2 2 2 C
What is the force of attraction on a proton placed between the two parallel plates containing equal
5 positive charges?
a) 2.6  10-19N b) 9  10-19N c) 5  10-19N d) Zero
Two free parallel straight wires carrying currents in the opposite direction:
6 a) Do not affect each other b) Attract each other
c) Repel each other d) Get rotated
BNA
In order to increase the sensitivity of galvanometer the factor
7 C
a) Decreased b) Increased c) Kept Constant
d) Sometimes increased and sometimes decreased
The component in a generator which consumes electrical energy is called a:
8
a) Coil b) Load c) Capacitor d) Commutator
If back emf in a motor decreases, then it will draw:
9
a) More current b) Small current c) No current d) Infinite current
In capacitive circuit at high frequency the current will be,:
10
a) Small b) Large c) Infinite d) Zero
In R-C series circuit the current leads the voltage by:
C
a)  = Tan–1 (  CR)
1
b)  = Tan–1 ( ) c)  = Tan–1 ( ) d)  = Tan–1 (
11 R  CR
R
)
C
The width of depletion region of a junction:
12 a) Decreases with light doping b) Increases with heavy doping
c) Is independent of applied voltage d) Increases with reverse biasing
In manufacturing of transistor, usually:
13 a) Emitter is smaller than collector b) Base is smaller than both emitter and collector
c) Impurity in emitter is more than that of collector d) All of above
In photo electric effect the intensity of light is made twice than its initial value, the maximum K.E. of photo
14 electron will be:
a) Same b) Double c) Four times d) Half
The SI unit of Stefan’s constant is:
15
a) Wm-2K4 b) Wm-2K-4 c) Wm-4K4 d) Wm-4K-4
Geiger counter is suitable:
16 a) For fast counting b) For extremely fast counting
c) For slow counting d) None of these
Meson is made from:
17 a) A pair of quarks b) A pair of quark and antiquark
c) A pair of antiquarks d) Three quarks

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Paper: Physics Pre Board Examination 2018 (100%) Class: F. Sc. (Part-II)
Time: 2:40 hours Subjective Type Marks: 68
(Section I)
Q.2: Write short answers to any EIGHT (8) questions. (8×2=16)
i. Suppose that you follow an electric field line due to a positive point charge. Do electric field and the potential increase
or decrease?
ii. How can you identify that which plate of a capacitor is positively charged?
iii. Is it true that Gauss’s law states that the total number of lines of force crossing any closed surface in the outward
direction is proportional to the net positive charge enclosed within surface?
iv. The time constant of a series RC circuit is t = RC. Verify that an ohm times farad is equivalent to second.
v. A plane conducting loop is located in a uniform magnetic field that is directed along the x-axis. For what orientation of
the loop is the flux maximum, for what orientation is the flux a minimum?
vi. At a given instant, a proton moves in the positive X-direction in a region where there is magnetic field in the negative z
direction. What is the direction of the magnetic force? Will the proton continue to move in the positive X-direction?
Explain?
vii. Suppose that a charge q is moving in a uniform magnetic field with a velocity V. Why is there no work done by the
magnetic force that acts on the charge q?
viii. Define Current Sensitivity of galvanometer? How it can be improved?
ix. Is it possible to change both the area of the loop and the magnetic field passing through the loop and still not have an
induced emf in the loop?
x. Can a D.C motor be turned into a D.C generator? What changes are required to be done?
xi. What is Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction?
xii. What is Eddy current? How it can be minimized in the transformer.
Q.3: Write short answers to any EIGHT (8) questions. (8×2=16)
i. What are the difficulties in testing whether the filament of a lighted bulb obeys Ohm’s law?
ii. Describe a circuit which will give a continuously varying potential.
iii. Define conductance and conductivity? Also write their units.
iv. How many times per second will an incandescent lamp reach maximum brilliance when connected to a 50 Hz source?
v. How the reception of a particular radio station is selected on your radio set?
vi. A circuit contains an iron-cored inductor, a switch and a D.C. source arranged in series. The switch is closed and after
an interval re-opened. Explain why a spark jumps across the switch contacts?
vii. What is curie temperature?
viii. Distinguish between crystalline and amorphous solids.
ix. Define modulus of elasticity. Show that the units of modulus of elasticity and stress are same.
x. Why charge carriers are not present in the depletion region?
xi. Why base current in a transistor is very small?
xii. Mention some important applications of photo diodes?
Q.4: Write short answers to any SIX (6) questions. (6×2=12)
i. Is it possible to create a single electron from energy? Explain.
ii. When does light behave as a wave? When does it behave as a particle?
iii. Can pair production take place in vacuum? Explain.
iv. What is meant by a line spectrum? Explain, how line spectrum can be used for the identification of elements?
v. Can X-rays be reflected, refracted diffracted and polarized just like any other waves? Explain.
vi. Explain how -and -particles may ionize an atom without directly hitting the electrons? What is the difference in the
action of the two particles for producing ionization?
vii. A particle which produces more ionization is less penetrating, why?
viii. What do you understand by “background radiation”? State two sources of this radiation.
ix. What happens to the parent nucleus, which emits an -particle?
(Section II)
Note: Attempt any THREE questions. [8×3=24]
Q.5. a) How did Millikan measure charge on an electron? (5)
b) The resistance of an iron wire at 0oC is 1 104. What is the resistance at 500 oC if the temperature
(3)
coefficient of resistance of iron is 5.2  10-3 K-1?
Q.6. a) Derive formula for the magnetic force on a moving electric charge in a magnetic field? (5)
b) A solenoid has 250 turns and its self-inductance is 2.4 mH. What is the flux through each turn when
(3)
the current is 2A? What is the induced emf when the current changes at 20As-1?
Q.7. a) How does operational amplifier work as non-inverting amplifier? Also find output gain. (5)
b) What is the resonant frequency of a circuit which includes a coil of inductance 2.5 H and a
capacitance 40F? (3)
Q.8. a) What are black body radiations? Explain intensity distribution diagram. (5)
b) A 1.25 cm diameter cylinder is subjected to a load of 2500 kg. Calculate the stress on the bar in mega
(3)
pascals?
Q.9. a) Describe the principle, construction and working of Geiger Muller counter. (5)
b) Calculate the longest wavelength of radiation for the Paschen series. (3)
b) Calculate the longest wavelength of radiation for the Paschen series. (3)

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