Physics 1st year 1st Half Book Marks:85

Name______________________
Q.NO.1 Encircle the correct answer: 1x17=17
1. SI units of solid angle is
(a) radian (b) revolution (c) degree (d) steradian
2. Number of significant figures in the value 0.01730 is
(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
3. Multiplication of a vector by 1 changes the direction of that vector by
(a) 0o (b) 45o (c) 90o (d) 180o
4. A body is said to be in complete equilibrium when
(a) ∑ F = 0 (b) ∑ τ = 0
(c) ∑ F =0 and ∑ τ =0 (d) ∑ F =0 or ∑ τ = 0
5. At the top of the trajectory, the acceleration of a projectile is
(a) maximum (b) minimum (c) zero (d) equal to g.
6. Height gained by a projectile is equal to its range when angle of projection θ equals
(a) tan1(2) (b) tan1(4) (c) tan1(1) (d) tan1(3)
7. An alternate unit to kg ms 1

(a) J s (b) N s (c) N.s (d) N

8. Change of linear momentum of a body is called its
(a) acceleration (b) impulse (c) force (d) energy
9. The dimensions of power are
(a) [ML2T1] (b) [ML2T2] (c) [ML2T3] (d) [MLT2]
10. When a stone is whirled in a vertical circle by a string, the tension in the string is
minimum at the
(a) centre (b)top (c) bottom (d) none of these
11. The method used for the conversion of biomass into fuel is
(a) Direct combustion (b) Rotting (c) Fermentation (d) All of these
12. π radian is equal to
(a) 300 b) 600 (c) 900 (d) 1800
13. The frequency at which a spaceship is to rotated about its own axis for producing
artificial gravity is

14.
(a)
f=
1 R
2π √
g (b)
Moment of inertia has the dimensions
√
f =2π
R
g (c)
f=
√
1 g
2π R (d)
f =2π
√ g
R

(a) [MLT] (b) [ML2T2] (c) [ML2] (d) [ML2T1]

15. In the absence of any external torque, a decrease in the moment of inertia results in an
increase in the angular velocity such that
1 2 I
(a) 2
Iω = constant (b) Iω = constant (c) ω
= constant 2
(d) Iω = constant
16. The rate of flow of a liquid is expressed in the units of
(a) Nm3 s (b) kg m3 s-1 (c) m3s2 (d) m3s-1
17. The term ρ gh for a liquid represent its
(a) viscosity (b) density (c) pressure (d) fluidity
 SUBJECTIVE
Q.NO.2 Answer the following short questions: 2x8=16
Attempt any EIGHT questions.
1. Show that the equation E = mc2 is dimensionally correct.
2. Name several repetitive phenomenon occurring in nature which could serve as a reasonable
time standard?
3. Write the dimensions of (a) pressure, and (b) density.
4. How many seconds are there in one year?
5. Give draw backs to use the period of pendulum as a time standard?
6. Name three different conditions that could make A1 × A2 = 0.
7. Can a body rotate about its centre of gravity under the action of its weight?
8. Define the followings: (a) Unit vector, (b) Position vector.
9. Can a vector have a component greater than the vector’s magnitude?
10. Under what circumstances would a vector have components that are equal in magnitude?
11. If one of the rectangular components of a vector is not zero, can its magnitude be zero?
12. Can the velocity of a body reverse the direction when the acceleration is constant? If so, give
an example?

Q.NO.3 Answer the following short questions: 2x8=16

Attempt any EIGHT questions.
1. Explain the circumstances in which the velocity v and acceleration a of a car are (a) parallel,
(b) perpendicular.
2. Define impulse and show how it is related to linear momentum.
3. At what point or points in its path does a projectile have its minimum speed, its maximum
speed?
4. Show that the range of a projectile is maximum when it is thrown at an angle of 45o with the
horizontal.
5. What sort of energy is in the following?
(a) Compressed spring, (b) Water in a high dam.
6. Calculate the work done in kilojoules in lifting a mass of 10 kg (at a steady velocity) through
a vertical height of 10 m.
7. In which case is more work done? When a 50 kg bag of books is lifted through 50 cm, or
when a 50 kg crate is pushed through 2 m across the floor with a force of 50 N?
8. When a rocket re-enters the atmosphere, its nose cone becomes very hot. Where does this
heat energy come from?
9. An object has 1 J of potential energy. Explain what does it mean?
10. What is meant by moment of inertial Explain its significance?
11. Why does a diver change his body position before and after diving in the pool?
12. Show that the orbital angular momentum Lo = mvr.

Q.NO.4 Answer the following short questions: 2x8=16

Attempt any SIX questions.
1. State the direction of following vectors in simple situations: angular momentum and angular
velocity.
2. When mud flies off the tyre of a moving bicycle, in what direction does it fly?
3. How many minimum number of geostationary satellites are required for global coverage of
TV transmission and why?
4. Show that 1 rad = 57.3o.
5. Explain what do you understand by the term viscosity?
6. What is meant by drag force? What are the factors upon which drag force acting upon a small
sphere of radius r, moving down through a liquid, depend?
7. Why fog droplets appear to be suspended in air?
8. Explain the difference between laminar flow and turbulent flow.
9. A person is standing near a fast moving train. Is there any danger that he will fall towards it?

SUBJECTIVE
Attempt and THREE questions:
Q.NO.5 Long Question: 5+3
a. Describe the method of adding two or more vectors using rectangular component method.
b. A truck weighing 2500 kg and moving with a velocity of 21 ms1 collides with a stationary
car weighing 1000 kg. The truck and the car move together after the impact. What is their
common velocity?
Q.NO.6 Long Question: 5+3
a. Define and describe elastic collision of two masses in one dimension to determine their
velocities after collision. Discuss the case of collision of equal masses.
b. A force (thrust) of 400 N is required to overcome road friction and air resistance in propelling
an automobile at 80 kmh1. What power (kW) must the engine develop?
Q.NO.7 Long Question: 5+3
a. Describe the Inter-conversion of energy when a body falls from a certain height.
b. What is the least speed at which an aeroplane can execute a vertical loop of 1.0 km radius so
that there will be no tendency for the pilot to fall down at the highest point?
Q.NO.8 Long Question: 5+3
a. Define and determine the centripetal force acting on a body of mass m that moves with
constant speed v in a circle of radius r.
b. The speed v of sound waves through a medium may be assumed to depend on (a)
the density  of the medium and (b) its modulus of elasticity E which is the ratio of
stress to strain. Deduce by the method of dimensions, the formula for the speed of
sound.
Q.NO.9 Long Question: 5+3
a. Define precise and accuracy. Explain power and multiplication rules with examples.
b. The magnitude of dot and cross product of two vectors are 6√3 and 6 respectively. Find the
angle between the vectors.
Physics 1st year 2nd Half Book Marks:85
Name______________________ Roll no.________________
Q.NO.1 Encircle the correct answer: 1x17=17
1. The triple point of water
(a) 0K (b) 100K (c) 273.16K (d) 373.16K
2. The component of weight which balance the tension in pendulum is
(a) mgcosѳ (b) mgsinѳ (c) mgtanѳ (d) -mgsinѳ
3. The work done in isochoric process is
(a) constant (b) variable
(c) depends on condition (d) zero
4. A mass spring system has maximum possible P.E. of 100J. Its maximum K.E. will be
(a) 100J (b) 50J (c)200J (d) 1000J
5. If the tension in the stretched string is made four times then the velocity of wave
(a) remains same (b) becomes twice
(c) becomes four times (d) ishalved
6. The length of second pendulum on the surface of moon is ( The value of g on the moon
surface is 1/6 times of g on the Earth surface)
(a) 0.25m (b) 0.35m (c) 12mm (d) 0.16m
7. The wavelength of wave produced by microwave oven is
(a) 12cm (b) 0.12cm (c) 1cm (d) 6cm
8. Increase in velocity of sound in air for 10C rise in temperature is
(a) 0.61cms-1 (b) 61cms-1 (c) 0.61ms-1 (d) both b & c
9. If number of nodes in open end organs pipes are N then the number of antinodes are
(a) N (b) N-1 (c) N+1 (d) N-2
10. If 5000 lines per cm are rulled on a diffraction grating plate then the slit spacing will be
(a) 5x10-3A0 (b) 0.02m (c) 2x10-4A0 (d) 2x104A0
11. The phase change of 1800 is equal to the path difference of
(a) ʎ (b) ʎ/2 (c) 3ʎ/2 (d) ʎ/4
12. What is the value of angle transversed by octagonal mirror in radian during the time in
which reflected ray makes one round trip?
(a) π/2 (b) π/4 (c) 3π/2 (d) π
13. If we know refrective index of glass then speed v of light in the glass can be found by
(a) v = nc (b) v=c/n (c) v=n/c (d) n = v/c
14. The resolving power of diffraction grating of N number of rulling expressed as
(a) R = N+m (b) R = m/N (c) R = Nm (d) R = N/m
15. Michelson’s equation for speed of light is
(a) c = 16fd (b) c = 16/fd (c) c = fd/16 (d) none
16. A system does 600J of work and at the same time has its internal energy increased by
320J. How much heat has been supplied?
(a) 280J (b) 920J (c) 600J (d) 200J
17. What will be efficiency of Carnot engine when it is operated between 470C and 1270C?
(a) 20% (b) 50% (c) 60% (d) 75%
 SUBJECTIVE
Q. No. 2. (8×2=16)
Attempt any EIGHT questions.
1. Define free and forced oscillation.
2. In relation to SHM explain the equation (i) y = A sin (ωt + φ) (ii) a = -ω2x
3. How a phase difference between two points on a wave is related with distance between them?
4. What do you mean by the reflection of waves?
5. Define wavefront and explain their types.
6. Write any two examples of the adiabatic process.
7. State Hook’s law. Write its mathematical form.
8. Name the two characteristics of SHM.
9. Can we realize an ideal simple pendulum? Explain.
10. What happens to the period of a simple pendulum if its length is doubled, what happens if the
suspended mass is doubled?
11. Derive the expression of K.E. for the horizontal spring-mass system.
12. Define spring constant, also write its unit and dimension.
Q. No. 3. (8×2=16)
Attempt any EIGHT questions.
1. What features do longitudinal waves have in common with transverse waves?
2. Explain the terms crest and trough.
3. How are beats useful in tunning musical instruments?
4. As a result of a distant explosion, an observer senses a ground tremor and hear the explosion.
Explain the time difference.
5. Explain why sound travels faster in warm air than in cold air.
6. For periodic progressive waves show that v =fʎ.
7. Write two uses of X-rays diffraction by the crystal.
8. Why the central spot of Newton Ring is dark?
9. How would you distinguish between unpolarized and plane-polarized light?
10. How would you manage to get more orders of spectra using a diffraction grating?
11. In Young’s experiment, one of the slit is covered with a blue filter and other with a red filter.
What would be the pattern of light intensity on the screen?
12. Under what conditions two or more sources of light behaves as coherent sources?

Q. No. 4 (6×2=12)
Attempt any SIX questions.
1. If a person was looking through a telescope at the full moon. How would the appearance of
the moon be changed by covering half of the objective lens?
2. How the power is lost in optical fiber through dispersion? Explain.
3. One can buy a cheap microscope for the use of children. The images seen in such a
microscope have colored edges. Why is this so?
4. What is the repeater? Why is it necessary in the optical fiber communication system?
5. What happens to the temperature of the room when the air conditioner is left running on a
table in the middle of the room?
6. Why does the pressure of a gas in a car tyre increases when it is driven through some
distance?
7. Give an example of a process in which no heat is transferred to or from the system but the
temperature of the system changes.
8. A thermos flask containing milk as a system is shaken rapidly. Does the temperature of milk
rise?
9. Does the entropy of a system increase or decrease due to friction?

SUBJECTIVE
Attempt and THREE questions:

Q.NO.5 Long Question: 5+3

a. Co-relating SHM and uniform circular motion derive an expression for the following
(a) Instantaneous velocity (b) Instantaneous acceleration
b. A block weighing 4.0kg extend a spring by 0.16m from its un-stretched position. The
block is removed and a 0.5kg body is hung from the same spring if the spring is now
stretched and then released what is its period of vibration?
Q.NO.6 Long Question: 5+3
a. What is Laplace Correction? How did Laplace corrected Newton formula for the
speed of sound?
b. A stationary wave is established in a string which is 120cm long and fixed at both
ends. The string vibrates in four segments at a frequency of 120Hz. Determine its
wavelength and fundamental frequency.
Q.NO.7 Long Question: 5+3
a. Describe Young’s Double Slit experiment in detail. Discuss the theory of experiment
and find expression for fringe width.
b. In a double slit experiment, the second order maxima occur at Ѳ = 0.250. The
wavelength is 650nm. Determine the slit separation.
Q.NO.8 Long Question: 5+3
a. Describe the compound microscope. Draw its ray diagram and obtain an expression
for its magnifying power.
b. An astronomical telescope having the magnifying power of 5 consists of two thin
lenses 24cm apart. Find the focal lengths of the lenses.
Q.NO.9 Long Question: 5+3
a. Define molar specific heats of a gas. By using 1st law of thermodynamics prove that
Cp – Cv = R.
b. Calculate the entropy change when 1.0kg ice at 00C melts into the water at 00C. Latent
heat of fusion of ice Lf = 3.36x105 JKg-1.