Question 1The force on a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field is greatest when theA.conductor makes an angle of 60° with the fieldB.force is independent of the angle between the conductor and the fieldC.conductor is parallel with the fieldD.conductor is at right angles with the fieldObjective Show full explanation
Question 2A magnetic field is said to exist at a point if a force isA.exerted on a stationary charge at that pointB.exerted on a moving charge at that pointC.deflected at that pointD.strengthened at that pointObjective Show full explanation
Question 3In an a.c. circuit that contains only a capacitor, the voltage lags behind the current byA.90°B.180°C.30°D.60°Objective Show full explanation
Question 4The particle emitted when 3919K decays to 3919 isA.gammaB.betaC.electronD.alphaObjective Show full explanation
Question 5The particle and wave nature of matter isA.Bragg's equationB.de Broglie equationC.Schrondinger equationD.Pauli's exclusion principleObjective Show full explanation
Question 6The ray which causes gas molecules to glow isA.cathode rayB.anode rayC.molecular rayD.gamma rayObjective Show full explanation
Question 7If the distance between two suspended masses 10kg each is tripled, the gravitational force of attraction between themA.reduced by one-halfB.increased by one-thirdC.decreased by one-thirdD.decreased by one-ninthObjective Show full explanation
Question 8If the radius of the earth is 6.4 x 106 m, the escape velocity of a satellite from the earth is ..... (take g = m/s2)A.1.13 x 104 m/sB.9.00 x 103 m/sC.8.00 x 103 m/sD.1.27 x 104 m/sObjective Show full explanation
Question 9If a body of mass 5kg is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity U, at what height will the potential energy be equal to the kinetic energy?A.h = U2 / gB.h = U2 / 4gC.h = 2U2 / gD.h = U2 / 2gObjective Show full explanation
Question 10The rate of heat loss by a body is proportional to theA.difference in temperature between the body and its surroundingB.temperature of its surroundingC.ratio of the temperature of the body to that of the surroundingD.temperature of the bodyObjective Show full explanation
Question 11In a gas experiment, the pressure of the gas is plotted against reciprocal of the volume of the gas at constant temperature, the unit of the slope of the resulting curve isA.forceB.temperatureC.powerD.workObjective Show full explanation
Question 12A bar of initial length lo is heated through a temperature range Δθ to a new length l. The linear expansivity of the bar isA.(l - lo) / lΔθB.(l - lo) / loΔθC.lo(1 + Δθ)D.(l - lo) / l(1 + Δθ)Objective Show full explanation
Question 13The real depth of a pond is 6.0m. A boy observes a fish at the bottom of the pond. What is the apparent depth if the refractive index is 4/3?A.8.0mB.5.5mC.5.0mD.4.5mObjective Show full explanation
Question 14If U is the object distance and V the image distance, which of the following expressions gives the linear magnification produced by a convex lens of focal length f?A.U/f - fB.U/V + fC.V/f + 1D.V/f - 1Objective Show full explanation
Question 15A light wave has a wavelength of 5oonm in air. The frequency of the wave is A.3.0 x 1014HzB.6.0 x 1014HzC.6.0 x 1013HzD.2.5 x 1014HzObjective Show full explanation