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ANNUAL EXAMINATION SYSTEM
PHYSICS
Time allowed : 3 Hours Maximum Marks:65
1. Question paper has 35 multiple choice questions.
2. Each question is compulsory.
3. Q.1 to 11 are knowledge based questions, Q.12 to 24 are understanding based questions & Q.25
to 35 are application based questions.

Knowledge Based Questions:

1. The angle between the electric dipole moment (𝑃⃗) and electric field (𝐸⃗ ) due to the dipole at a
point on its axial and equatorial lines respectively are
(a) 0° , 180°
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(b) 90° , 180°
(c) 180°, 0°
(d) 0° , 90°
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2. Unit of capacity of conductor is farad. 1 farad(F) is equal to
(a) 1F = 1 coulomb 1 ampere
(b)1F = 1 volt 1 ampere .r c a p
(c)1F = 1 coulomb 1 volt

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(d)1F = 1 volt 1 coulomb

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3. The material of wire of potentiometer is :
(a) Copper, because it has high conductivity

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(b) Steel, because it is very hard and rust free.
(c) Manganin, because of high resistivity and low temperature coefficient of resistivity.
(d) Aluminium, because it is a good conductor and cheaper than copper.
4. A cyclotron cannot be used to accelerate the electrons because
(a) Electrons are very heavy and they cannot rotate with the frequency of oscillating electric field.
(b) Electrons are negative charged particles. Therefore, they do not get accelerated inside an
electric field.
(c) Electrons are very light particles, they are accelerated at once. They go out of step with
oscillating electric field and hence cannot be accelerated.
(d) Electrons mass changes into energy by Einstein formula E = mc2 and therefore they disappear
from the system.
5. The angle of dip at the magnetic equator and magnetic poles respectively is
(a) 0° , 45°
(b) 45°, 45°
(c) 90° , 0°
(d) 0°, 90°
6. Two long parallel wires carrying equal amount of currents in same directions and placed 1m away
attract each other with a force of 2 ×
10-7 N per meter of their lengths, then current in each wire will be:
(a) 0 A (b) 1A (c) 2A (d) 3A
7. The magnetic lines of force around an infinitely long straight current carrying conductor are
(a) Concentric circles around conductor (b) Parallel to length of conductor (c) Perpendicular to
length of conductor (d) None of these
8. A metal rod of length l moves with velocity v along the direction of uniform magnetic field ሬሬB ,
then the motional EMF developed across
the ends of the rod is equal to
(a) e = Blv (b) e = 0 (c) e = Bl/v (d) e = Bv/l
9. Eddy current may be reduced by using:
(a) thick piece of plastic (b) laminated core of soft iron (c) thick piece of cobalt (d) thick piece of
nickel
10. Effective resistance of an electric circuit to alternating current, arising from combined effect of
ohmic resistance and reactance is
called:
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a) Capacitance (b) Tolerance (c) Impedance (d) Inductance
11. Which of the following radiations are used respectively for Lasik eye surgery and to take
photograph during the conditions of fog
and smoke?
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(a) Visible rays, X rays (b) Ultraviolet rays, Infrared rays (c) Infrared Rays, Ultraviolet rays (d)
Microwaves, Gamma rays
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Understanding Based Questions:
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13. The equipotential surfaces produced by single positive or negative charge are concentric

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spheres. The gap between these spheres as
we move away from charge b
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(a) decreases (b) remains same (c) increases (d) first increases and then decreases
14. If a wire of resistance R and resistivity ρ is stretched to double its length, then its new resistance
b
and resistivity will become
(a) 4R, ρ/2 (b) 4R, 4 ρ (c) 4R, ρ (d) R/4, 2ρ
15. The sensitivity of a potentiometer can be increased by
(a) Increasing length of wire and decreasing resistance in series with the potentiometer wire
(b) Decreasing length of wire and decreasing resistance in series with the potentiometer wire
(c) Increasing length of wire and increasing resistance in series with the potentiometer wire
(d) Decreasing length of wire and increasing resistance in series with the potentiometer wire
16. A compass needle does not work at magnetic poles because
(a) Compass needle is free to move in a vertical plane only
(b) Compass needle is free to move in a horizontal plane only
(c) Compass needle cannot measure earth magnetic field because it is very weak.
(d) Weight of compass needle becomes more at poles.
17. The resistance of voltmeter, ammeter and galvanometer in the increasing order can be written
as
(a) Rvoltmeter < Rammeter < Rgalvanometer (b) Rammeter < Rvoltmeter < Rgalvanometer
(c) Rvoltmeter < Rgalvanometer < Rammeter (d) Rammeter < Rgalvanometer < Rvoltmeter
18. The earth’s core has iron but it is not regarded as source of earth’s magnetism because:
(a) Iron does not show magnetic properties
(b) Temperature of earth’s core is very high and at this temperature iron does not remain
ferromagnetic.
(c) Iron is a superconducting material
(d) None of these
19. Magnetic field due to a current carrying conductor is zero:
(a) along a line perpendicular to the wire (b) along the axial line of the wire
(c) along a line inclined 45° to the wire (d) it can never be zero
20. A lamp is connected in series with a capacitor to a high frequency AC source. Then it is
connected directly to the same source which is true statement about this.
(a) Lamp will glow more brightly when the capacitor is in series with it.
(b) Lamp will glow more brightly on connecting it directly to the source.
(b) Lamp glows with same brightness in both cases.
(d) Brightness of glow of bulb does not depend upon capacitive reactance.
21. The current in series LCR circuit will be maximum when angular frequency ω is

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(a) as large as possible (b) equal to natural frequency of LCR circuit (c) (LC)1/2 (d) 1/LC

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22. The current flowing from A to B is increasing as shownin the figure. The direction of the induced
current in the loop is

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(a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise (c) straight line (d) no induced e.m.f. produced
23. Gamma rays are used in radiation therapy in order to treat cancer because:
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(a) Gamma rays have magical therapeutic properties.
(b) Gamma rays travel faster then other electromagnetic radiations.
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(d) None of these
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(c) Gamma rays are highly energetic and can destroy cancer cells.

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24. The equation of electric field part of an electromagnetic wave is given by ሬሬE = [ 3.1 cos { 1.8

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t } ] i , the directions of

oscillation of electric field, magnetic field and propagation of wave respectively are
(a) x axis, y axis, +z axis (b) z axis, y axis, +x axis (c) x axis, z axis, +y axis (d) x axis, z axis, −y
axis
24. The electromagnetic spectrum in the increasing order of frequency is given as Radio waves,
microwaves, Infrared rays, visible rays,
Ultraviolet rays, X-rays, Gamma rays. Which physical quantity is same for all these waves in
vacuum?
a. wavelength (b) speed (c) energy (d) all of these
Application Based Questions:
25. What capacitance is required to store an energy of 100 KW h at a potential difference of 104
V? (1KWh = 3.6 × 106 J)
(a) 9.2 F (b) 3.7 F (c) 7.2 F (d) 2.7F
26. Two similar capacitors of capacity C each are first connected in series and then in parallel. The
ratio of the net capacity obtained in
the two cases is
(a) 4 (b) 1/4 (c) 1 (d) 2
27. The resistances of two bulbs at the same voltage are in the ratio 1:2. On connecting them in
parallel, the power consumption will be
in the ratio
(a) 2:1 (b) 1:1 (c) 1:4 (d) 1:2
28. A Galvanometer of resistance 12 ohm gives full deflection for 8 mA. It can be converted into
voltmeter of range 0-32 V with help of resistance of:
(a) 5988 ohm (b) 3988 ohm (c) 2500 ohm (d) 4000 ohm
29. In the magnetic meridian of a certain place, the horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field
is 0.26 G and the dip angle is 60o, the vertical component of earth’s magnetic field at that place will
be (G → Gauss)
(a) 0.26 3 G (b) 0.26 3 G (c) 0.52 G (d) 0.13 G
30. Magnetic susceptibility of magnesium at 300K of temperature is 1.2 × 10-5, the magnetic
susceptibility of magnesium at 30K of
temperature will be
(a) 1.2 × 10-3 (b) 1.2 × 10-4 (c) 1.2 × 10-5 (d) 1.2 × 10-6

electron in first orbit is called Bohr

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31. The smallest value of magnetic dipole moment (μl) of an atom due to orbital motion of an

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Magneton (μB). The value of Bohr Magneton is equal to
(a) μB = 9.27 × 10-24 Am2
(b) μB = 1.38 × 10-23 Am2
(c) μB = 6.022 × 1023 Am2
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(d) μB = 1.6 × 10-19 Am2
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32. The magnetic flux passing through a coil changes from 6×10-3Wb to 7.2×10-3Wb in

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0.02s.Calculate the induced e.m.f.:
(a) - 6×10-2V (b) 8×10-2V (c) 2×10-2 V (d) -3×10-2V
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it delivers power to a 110V and 550 b
33. How much current is drawn by the primary coil of a transformer connected to 220V supply, when

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(a) 0.5 A (b) 2.5 A (c) 5 A (d) 1.5 A
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34. An inductor of 1 H and negligible resistance is used on the mains of frequency 50 Hz. Find the
reactance of the inductor.
(a) 50 π H (b) 100 π H (c) 75 π H (d) 60 π H
35. Find the wavelength of electromagnetic waves of frequency 6×1012Hz in free space having
speed of 3 × 108 m/s in free space.
(a) 6×10-5 m (b) 5×10-5 m (c) 2.5×10-5 m (d) 1.5×10-5 m