ROY’S INSTITUTE OF COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION

WB PSC CLERKSHIP PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

PHYSICS
HANDOUT 3
1. The waves used in common TV remote control are–
a) X-rays b) Ultraviolet rays c) Infrared rays d) Gamma rays
2. Waves used for telecommunication are–
a) visible b) Infrared c) Ultraviolet d) Microwaves
3. Ultrasonics are sound waves of frequency–
a) greater than 20,000 Hz b) less than 10,000 Hz c) equal to 1000 Hz d) none of these
4. To hear a clear echo, the minimum distance between the reflecting surface and the observer should be –
a) 165 feet b) 165 metres c) 16.5 feet d) 16.5 metres
5. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
a) Sound bounces off a solid or a liquid like a rubber ball bounces off a wall
b) To hear a distinct echo the time interval between the original sound and the reflected one must be atleast 0.1 s
c) For hearing echoes, the minimum distance between source and obstacle must be 17.2 m
d) Speed of sound in water is less than that in air
6. When the same tone is played on a sitar and a flute, the sound produced can be distinguished from each other because
of the difference in–
a) pitch, loudness, and quality b) pitch and loudness
c) quality only d) loudness only
7. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
a) Usually, the voice of a woman has a higher frequency and shriller than that of a man
b) The loudness is expressed in decibel
c) If the frequency of any vibrating object is high, then the pitch of the sound is low
d) When the amplitude is small, the sound produced is feeble
8. Pressure exerted in any confined mass of fluid is–
a) transmitted undiminished in all directions b) transmitted undiminished in a particular direction
c) absorbed partially in all directions d) absorbed completely in a particular direction

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9. Which of the following statement is not correct?
a) A pinhole camera works on the principle that light travels in a straight line
b) Light is a form of energy
c) The image formed by a pinhole camera is big in size always as compared to the object
d) Light cannot pass through an opaque object
10. Which of the following mirror is used for shaving?
a) Convex mirror b) Concave mirror c) Plane mirror d) None of these
11. Consider the following statements.
1. The nature of light is transverse.
2. The speed of light is maximum in vacuum.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
a) Only 1 b) Only 2 c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2
12. Twinkling of stars is due to atmospheric–
a) dispersion of light by water droplets
b) refraction of light by different layers of varying refractive indices
c) scattering of light by dust particles
d) internal reflection of light by clouds
13. The sun is visible to us a few minutes before the actual sunrise because of which physical phenomenon?
a) Scattering b) Refraction c) Diffraction d) Total internal reflection
14. The least distance of distinct vision is–
a) 25 cm b) 5 cm c) 75 cm d) 100 cm
15. Which of the following defect can be removed by using a convex lens?
a) Myopia b) Hypermetropia c) Cataract d) None of these
16. Myopia can be corrected by using a–
a) Convex lens b) Concave lens c) Cylindrical lens d) None of these
17. At noon, the sun appears white as–
a) light is least scattered
b) all the colours of the white light are scattered away
c) blue colour is scattered the most
d) red colour is scattered the most
18. Why is it difficult to see through fog?
a) Rays of light suffer total internal reflection from the fog droplets
b) Rays of light are scattered by the fog droplets
c) Fog droplets absorb light
d) The refractive index of fog is extremely high
19. Red colour of light is used in traffic signals because–
a) It has the longest wavelength b) It is least scattered
c) It can reach easily to our eyes d) All of these

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20. Light is made of seven colours. What is the method of separating the colours?
a) The colours can be separated by a prism b) The colours can be separated by a filter
c) The colours cannot be separated d) None of these
21. Which of the following phenomena of light are involved in the formation of a rainbow?
a) Reflection, refraction and dispersion
b) Refraction, scattering and total internal reflection
c) Refraction, dispersion and internal reflection
d) Dispersion, scattering and total internal reflection
22. The clear sky appears blue, because–
a) blue light gets absorbed in the atmosphere
b) ultraviolet radiations are absorbed in the atmosphere
c) violet and blue lights get scattered more than lights of all other colours by the atmosphere
d) light of all other colours is scattered more than the violet and blue colour lights by the atmosphere
23. Electric conduction in a semiconductor takes place due to–
a) Electrons only b) Holes only
c) Both electrons and holes d) Neither electron nor holes
24. Holes are majority charge carriers in–
a) intrinsic semiconductor b) n-type semiconductor
c) p-type semiconductor d) metals
25. Photo-cell works on the phenomenon of–
a) refraction b) photoelectric effect
c) electromagnetic induction d) none of these
26. Electron emission from a metallic surface is possible only, when a frequency of the incident light is–
a) half of the threshold frequency b) one third of the threshold frequency
c) slightly smaller than the threshold frequency d) greater than the threshold frequency
27. Which of the following particles has rest mass equal to zero?
a) Electron b) Proton c) Photon d) None of these
28. Which of the following statements are correct?
1. Electric lines of forces are closed curves.
2. Electric lines of forces emerge from positive charge and enter into negative charge.
3. Two electric lines of forces do not intersect each other.
Codes:
a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 only c) 3 and 1 only d) All 1, 2 and 3
29. The direction of flow of current through the conductor is taken–
a) in the direction of flow of electron b) in the opposite direction of flow of electron
c) both (a) and (b) d) neither (a) nor (b)

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30. On increasing the temperature of a conductor, its–
a) resistance increases b) resistivity increases
c) resistance and resistivity will increase d) None of these
31. Electrical resistivity of a given metallic wire depends upon–
a) its length b) its thickness c) its shape d) nature of the material
32. Which of the following gas is filled inside the electric bulb?
a) Nitrogen b) Argon c) Both (a) and (b) d) Neither (a) nor (b)
33. Which of the following connections is required for domestic electrical wiring?
a) Series b) Parallel
c) Combination of series and parallel both d) None of these
34. In a three-pin electrical plug, the longest pin should be connected to–
a) line terminal b) ground terminal c) neutral terminal d) none of these
35. A fuse is used in main electric supply as a safety device. Which one of the following statements about the fuse is correct?
a) It is connected in parallel with the main switch b) It is made mainly from silver alloys
c) It must have a low melting point d) It must have a very low resistance
36. The magnetic field lines outside a bar magnet–
a) Originate from North pole and enter into the South pole
b) Originate from North pole and terminate into the South pole
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)
37. Retentivity and coercivity of a permanent magnet should be respectively–
a) high, high b) low, low c) high, low d) low, high
38. Which of the following material is preferred for making electromagnet?
a) Aluminium b) Steel c) Copper d) Soft iron
39. Which one of the following is paramagnetic in nature?
a) Iron b) Hydrogen c) Oxygen d) Nitrogen
40. At Curie temperature, a ferromagnetic material becomes–
a) non-magnetic b) diamagnetic
c) paramagnetic d) strongly ferromagnetic

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