1. A current carrying coil is subjected to a uniform magnetic field.

The coil will orient so that its plane becomes ? a. inclined at 45 to the magnetic field b. inclined at any arbitrary angle to the magnetic field c. parallel to the magnetic field d. perpendicular to magnetic field Ans:c 2. Tesla is the unit of a. magnetic flux b. magnetic field c. magnetic induction d. magnetic moment Ans:b 3. Energy in a current carrying coil is stored in the form of ? a. electric field b. magnetic field c. dielectric strength d. heat Ans:b 4. The total charge induced in a conducting loop when it is moved in magnetic field depends on? a. the rate of change of magnetic flux b. initial magnetic flux only c. the total change in magnetic flux d. final magnetic flux only. Ans:c 5. The magnetic induction at a point P which is at the distance of 4 cm from a long current carrying wire is 10-3 T. The field of induction at a distance 12 cm from the current will be ? a. 3.33 x 10-4 T b. 1.11x 10-4 T c. 310-3 T d. 910-3 T Ans:a 6. A charge moving with velocity v in X-direction is subjected to a field of magnetic induction in negative X-direction. As a result, the charge will a. remain unaffected b. start moving in a circular path in YZ plane c. ***** along X-axis d. moving along a helical path around X-axis Ans:a

7. A uniform magnetic field acts right angles to the direction of motion of electrons. As a result, the electron moves in a circular path of radius 2cm. If the speed of electrons is doubled, then the radius of the circular path will be ? a.2.0 cm b. 0.5 cm c.4.0cm d. 1.0cm Ans:c 8. A deuteron of kinetic energy 50 keV is describing a circular orbit of radius 0.5 metre in a plane perpendicular to magnetic field B. The kinetic energy of the proton that describes a circular orbit of radius 0.5 metre in the same plane with the same B is a.25 keV b. 50 keV c.200 keV d. 100 keV Ans:d 9. A straight wire of length 0.5 metre and carrying a current of 1.2 ampere is placed in uniform magnetic field of induction 2 Tesla. The magnetic field is perpendicular to the length of the wire. The force on the wire is ? a. 2.4N b. 1.2N c. 3.0 N d. 2.0 N Ans:b 10. To convert a galvanometer into an ammeter, one needs to connect a ? a. low resistance in parallel b. high resistance in parallel c. low resistance in series d. high resistance in series. Ans:a 11. A coil carrying electric current is placed in uniform magnetic field a. torque is formed b. e.m.f is induced c. both a. and b. are correct d. none of the above Ans:a 12. The magnetic field at a distance r from a long wire carrying current i is 0.4 Tesla. The magnetic field at a distance 2r is ? a.0.2Tesla b. 0.8 Tesla c.0.1 Tesla d. 1.6 Tesla Ans:a

13. A electron enters a region where magnetic b. and electric (E) fields are mutually perpendicular, then ? a. it will always move in the direction of B b. it will always move in the direction of E c. it always possesses circular motion d. it can go un deflected also. Ans:d 14. A straight wire of diameter 0.5 mm carrying a current of 1 A is replaced by another wire of I mm diameter carrying same current. The strength of magnetic field far away is? a. twice the earlier value b. same as the earlier value c. one-half of the earlier value d. one-quarter of the earlier value Ans:b 15. At what distance from a long straight wire carrying a current of 12 A will the magnetic field be equal to 310-6 Wb/metre Square a. 810-2 m b. 1210-2 m c.18x 10-2 m d. 2410-2 m Ans:a 16. An electron moves in a circular orbit with a uniform speed v. It produces a magnetic field B at the centre of the circle. The radius of the circle is proportional to ? a. v(B/v) b. B/v c. v(v/ d.v/B Ans:d 17. A 10 eV electron is circulating in a plane at right angles to a uniform field at magnetic induction 10-4 Wb/m2 (= 1.0 gauss). The orbital radius of the electron is ? a. 12cm b. 16cm c. 11cm d. 18cm Ans:c 18. A galvanometer acting as a voltmeter will have? a. a low resistance in series with its coil. b. a high resistance in parallel with its coil c. a high resistance in series with its coil d. a low resistance in parallel with its coil Ans:c 19. A beam of electrons is moving with constant velocity in a region having simultaneous perpendicular

electric and magnetic fields of strength 20 Vm-1 and 0.5 T respectively at right angles to the direction of motion of the electrons. Then the velocity of electrons must be? a. 8m/s b. 20 m/s c. 40m/s d. 1/40 m/s Ans:c 20. A galvanometer of resistance 20 Ohms gives full scale deflection with a current of 0.004 A. To convert it into an ammeter of range 1 A, the required shunt resistance should be? a. 0.38 Ohms b. 0.21 Ohms c. 0.08 Ohms d. 0.05 Ohms Ans:c 21. A long solenoid carrying a current produces a magnetic field B along its axis. If the current is doubled and the number of turns per cm is halved, the new value of the magnetic field is ? a. 4B b. B/2 c. B d. 2B Ans:c 22. A positively charged particle moving due east enters a region of uniform magnetic field directed vertically upwards. The particle will a. continue to move due east b. move in a circular orbit with its speed unchanged c. move in a circular orbit with its speed increased d. gets deflected vertically upwards. Ans:b 23. Two long parallel wires are at a distance of 1 metre. Both of them carry one ampere of current The force of attraction per unit length between the two wires is? a.2 x10-7 N/m b. 2 x10-8 N/m c. 510-8 N/m d.10-7 N/m Ans:a 24. A galvanometer having a resistance of 8 ohms is shunted by a wire of resistance 2 ohms. If the total current is 1 amp, the part of it passing through the shunt will be? a.0.25 amp b. 0.8 amp c.0.2 amp d. 0.5 amp Ans:b

25. A coil of one turn is made of a wire of certain length and then from the same length a coil of two turns is made. If the same current is passed in both the cases, then the ratio of the magnetic inductions at their centres will be? a.2:1 b.1:4 c.4:1 d.1:2 Ans:b 26. Magnetic field intensity in the centre of coil of 50 turns, radius 0.5 m and carrying a current of 2A is ? a. 0.5 x 10-5 T b. 1.25x 10-4 T c. 3x 10-5 T c. 4 x 10-5 T Ans:b 27. When a proton is accelerated through I V, then its kinetic energy will be? a.1840 eV b. 13.6eV c.1 eV d. 0.54eV Ans:c 28. If a long hollow copper pipe carries a current,thin magnetic field is produced a.inside the pipe only b.outside the pipe only c.both inside and outside the pipe d. no where Ans:b 29. A charged particle moves through a magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to it. Then the a. velocity remains unchanged b. speed of the particle remains unchanged c. direction of the particle remains unchanged d. acceleration remains unchanged Ans:b 30. Two long parallel wires P and Q are both perpendicular to the plane of the paper with distance of 5 m between them. If P and Q carry current of 2.5 amp and 5 amp respectively in the same direction, then the magnetic field at a point half-way between the wires is ? a.3/2? b./? c.v3/2? d./2? Ans:a 31. A proton moving with a velocity 3 x 105 m/s enters a magnetic field of 0.3 Tesla at an angle of 30 with the field. The radius of curvature of its path will be (e/m for proton 108 C/kg)

a.2cm b. 0.5 cm c.0.02 cm d. 1.25 cm Ans:b 32. A charged particle of charge q and mass m enters perpendicularly in a magnetic field B. Kinetic energy of the particle is E; then frequency of rotation is? a.qB/m? b. qB/2m? c.qBE/2m? d. qB/2E? Ans:b 33. A galvanometer can be converted into a voltmeter by connecting? a. A high resistance in parallel b. A low resistance in series c. A high resistance in series d. A low resistance in parallel Ans:c 34. A wire carries a current. Maintaining the same current it is bent first to form a circular plane coil of one turn which produces a magnetic field B at the centre of the coil. The same length is now bent more sharply to give a double loop of smaller radius. The magnetic field at the centre of the double loop, caused by the same current is ? a.4B b. B /4 c. B/2 d. 2B Ans:a 35.A bar magnet is oscillating in earths magnetic field with a period T. What happens to its period of motion, if its mass is quadruped ? a. Motion remains simple harmonic with new period =T/2 b. Motion remains simple harmonic with new period = 2 T c. Motion remains simple harmonic with new period =4T d. Motion remains simple harmonic and the period stays nearly constant Ans:b 36. The work done in turning a magnet of magnetic moment M by an angle of 90 from the meridian, is n times the corresponding work done to turn it through an angle of 60.The value of n is given by a.2 b. 1 c. 0.5 d. 0.25 Ans:a 37 . For protecting a sensitive equipment from the external electric arc, it should be ?

a. Wrapped with insulation around it when passing current through it b. Placed inside an iron can c. Surrounded with fine copper sheet d. Placed inside an aluminium can Ans:b 38. If a diamagnetic substance is brought near north or south pole of a bar magnet, it is? a. attracted by the poles b. repelled by the poles c. repelled by north pole and attracted by the south pole d. attracted by the north pole and repelled by the south pole Ans:b 39. Current i is flowing in a coil of area A and number of turns N, then magnetic moment of the coil is M= ? a. NiA b. Ni/A c.Ni/vA d. N2Ai Ans:a 40. Two magnets of magnetic moments M and 2M are placed in a vibration magnetometer, with the identical poles in the same direction. The time period of vibration is T1. If the magnets are placed with opposite poles together and vibrate with time period T2 then ? a. T2 is infinite b. T2=T1 c.T2>T1 d. T2 is less than T1 Ans:c 41. A diamagnetic material in a magnetic field moves a. perpendicular to the field b. from stronger to the weaker pans of the field c. from weaker to the stronger parts of the field d. in none of the above directions Ans:b 42. According to Curies law, the magnetic susceptibility of a substance at an absolute temperature T is proportional to? a. T2 b. 1/T c. T d. 1/T2 Ans:b Multiple choice Questions: 1. The lowest temperature coefficient metal is (A) Molybdenum. (B) Kantal. (C) Mangenin. (D) Nicrome

2. Density of gold is approximately equal to the density of (A) Platinum (B) Tungstun (C) Nicrome (D) Kantal 3. For long- distance transmission lines which of the following is preferred (A) Aluminium (B) Kantal (C) Copper (D) A mixture of Copper and Aluminium. 4. Resistivity range of semiconductors lies between the range of (A) 10-3 to 103 ohm-m (B) 10-5 to 105 ohm-m (C) 10-3 to 105 ohm-m (D) 10-5 to 103 ohm-m 5. Which out of the following is a poorest insulator ? (A) Bakelite (B) Lucite (C) Rubber (D) Polyethylene 6. Due to the free electrons moving in the metals the potential energy of the free electrons is (A) Very high (B) Positive (C) Zero (D) Negative 7. Quantum states with the same energies are said to be (A) Complementary states (B) degenerate states (C) equal energy states (D) None of these. 8. The probability of occupation P (E) of an energy level E by an electron is given by (A) P (E) = 1/1+e(EF - E) / KT (B) P (E) = [1+e(E - EF)] / KT (C) (P (E) = 1/1+e(E - EF) / KT D) None of these 9. The wave number can take (A) only negative values. (B) only positive values (C) both Positive or negative values. (D) all real values possible 10. 7.18o K is the critical temperature of (A) V (B) Ta (C) Po (D) V3Si. 11. At critical temperature T c the value of the critical magnetic field He is (A) zero (B) some finite value, which depends upon the structure of the material. (C) infinity (D) None of these 12. Which of the following properties of the superconductor is a structure sensitive property ? (A) Critical magnetic field strength H c (B) Critical temperature T c (C) Critical current density J c (D) None of these. 13. A quantum state has 19 for the sum of the squares of the quantum numbers n x, n y, n z. What is the degeneracy of state ? (A) 22 (B)19 (C) 20 (D) 24 14. The order of energy gaps between the valance band and the conduction band in insulators and semiconductors is A) 10eV, 4eV (B) 6eV, 4eV (C) 6eV, 1eV (D) 1eV, 3eV 15. Mark the true statement. A) Iron is greatly used for making permanent magnets. (B) Paper cant affect magnetic lines of force or

magnetic flux (C) ALNICO is commonly used for making electromagnets (D) Ferrites has lower permeability than air or vacuum. 16. A closed switch has ideally a resistance of (A) zero ohm (B) infinite ohm (C) at least 100 ohm at any temperature (D) about 100 ohm at room temperature 17. If an electric flux density Do passes across a negatively charged surface the density of the flux (A) remains same (B) decreases (C) increases (D) may increase or decrease 18.Which of the following is not an elemental semiconductor (A) Te (B) C (C) B (D) Br 19. The potential energy of an electron is (A) constant and does not vary with the distance of electron from the atom (B) more when it is close to the positive ion (C) less it is close to the positive ion. (D) less when it is far from the positive ion 20. If the amplitude of the standing wave at a point is A, then the probability of finding an electron at that point is proportional to (A) A3 (B) A2 (C) A (D) A1.732 21. In monovalent metals the outer most energy band is (A) empty (B) full (C) half- filled (D) any of (A) or (B) 22.The Probability P (E) of an electron occupying energy level E becomes (A) P (E) = 1/1-exp[(E-EG) /kT] (B) P (E) = exp(-2 Eg/kT) (C) P (E) = exp (-2 EgkT) (D) None of these 23. A n-type semiconductor has excess of free electrons and a p-type semiconductor has deficiency of free electron. The semi- conductors are electrically (A) positively charged and negatively charged respectively (B) negatively charged and positively charged respectively (C) both are electrically neutral (D) None of these 24.In zone refining section the purity achieved is better than (A) 99.9% (B) 99.99% (C) 99.999% (D) 99.9999% 25.If the acceptor level is 0.16eV above the top of the valence band, the fractions of hole present at 300 K is (A) 6.10 * 10-4 (B) 2.05 * 10-3 (C) 5.01 * 10-3 (D) 9.23 * 10-4 26.Make the false statement out of the following (A) Phosphorous has 5 valence electron (B) Hole current is the movement of positive charges in the opposite direction from electron flow (C) The internal barrier potential at PN junctions for silicon is approximately 1.1 eV (D) None of these.

27. All the materials with a basic unit, which has a center of symmetry i.e. starting from the center and drawing a vector to one of the surrounding ions, one finds a similar ion at a position. Corresponding to a vector of equal length drawn in the opposite direction, are known as (A) Magneto striction (B) Piezoelectric (C) Electrostriction (D) None of these 28. The relative permeability of diamagnetic material is of the order of (A) 1+ 10-5 (B) 10-5 (C) 1-10-5 (D) 105 29.The ferromagnetic curies temperature in degrees absolute for iron is (A) 990 (B) 1428 (C) 631 (D)1043 30.Which of the following material is used for making permanent magnets (A) Alnico V (B) Carbon Steel (C) Plantinum cobalt (D) All of these 31.If a number of domains are arranged such that no poles exists at the surface and no lines of force go out of the material the magnetostatic energy of a ferromagnetic material (A) reduces (B) remains the same (C) increases (D) it may increase or decrease 32.On the application of an electric field, a polarisation process occurs as a function of time. the polarisation p (t) as a function of time t is given by (A) P (t) = P /[exp(-t/tr) + 1] (B) P (t) = P/[1-exp(-t/tr)] (C) P (t) = P[1-exp(-t/tr)] (D) None of these 33. A constant voltage generator has (A) low internal resistance (B) minimum efficiency (C) high internal resistance (D) minimum current capacity 34. which of the following is a low pass filter ? (A) L type with series C and shunt L (B) T type with series L and shunt C (C) T type with series C and shunt L (D) L type with series L and shunt C 35.With an indirectly heated cathode the heater voltage (A) must be a steady d.c. voltage (B) is separate from the cathode circuit (C) is applied to the cathode (D) is equal to the c-bias voltage 36.Which is single 8-input NAND gate ? (A) SN 7430 (B) SN 7432 (C) SN 7440 (D) SN 7410 37. EZ-80 in radio is a (A) full wave rectifier (B) audio amplifier (C) line output pentode (D) None of these 38.In LED, light is emitted because (A) We make the light fall on LED (B) recombination of charges takes place (C) diode emits light when heated (D) None of these 39.which of the following has the highest voltage gain ? (A) CB (B) CE (C) CC (D) None of these

40.(i)Transistors on a monolithic linear IC unit are generally PNP on a silicon substrate (ii) typical values of L integrated on a chip are 10 to 100 mH. Indicate correct combination (A) F, F (B) T, F (C) F, T (D) T, T 41. Bridge rectifiers are preferred because (A) less peak inverse voltage (B) they require small transformer (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) None of these 42.Triac is a (A) 2 terminal unilateral switch. (B) 3 terminal bidirectional switch (C) 2 terminal bidirectional switch (D) 3 terminal unilateral switch 43. SCS is a device which is (A) physically smaller than SCR and operates at lower current and voltage (B) physically larger (C) physically smaller but operates at high current and voltage as compared to SCR. (D) physically larger and operate at high voltage and current 44.Thyristor can be turned off (A) by reversing the anode voltage (B) by reducing the anode current below holding current value (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) None of these 45.SN 7410 IC is a (A) triple 3 input Nand gate (B) triple 3 input Nand with open collector (C) 2- input Nand gate (D) None of these 46. h22 hybrid parameter is (A) out put conductance with input open circuited (B) input resistance with output open circuited (C) output resistance with input open circuited (D) input conductance with output open circuited. 47.Cascade configuration is (A) CE- CC (B) CE- CE (C) CE-CB (D) CE- CE 48.Class B and Class C operations are used in (respectively) (A) tunned amblifiers (B) untunned and tunned amblifiers (C) tunned and untunned amblifiers (D) untunned amblifiers 49. In Voltage series negative feedback Ri and Rof (A) increases, decreases as compared to previous value (B) increases, increases (C) decreases, increases (D) decreases, decreases 50.Pushpull amplifier result in (A) less distortion and more output power (B) less distortion, less output power (C) more distortion , more output power (D) more distortion , less output power 51.Class B push pull amblifier suffers from (A) cross over distortion (B) inter modulation distortion (C) excessive harmonic distortion (D) None of these 52. In trans- resistance amplifiers (A) O/P current depends on input voltage. (B) O/P voltage depends on input current

(C) O/P voltage depends on input voltage. (D) O/P current depends on input current. 53. With negative feed back, the Rof (output) and Rif (input) impedance in case of voltage series feedback amblifier, respectively (A) increases, increases (B) decreases, decreases (C) increases, decreases (D) decreases, increases 54. Emitter follower is characterised by (A) low output impedance and little distortion (B) low output impedance and more distortion (C) more output impedance and more distortion (D) None of these 55.The effect of bypass capacitor in amplifier design is adversely seen on (A) low frequency response (B) medium frequency response (C) high frequency response (D) None of these 56. if the input resistance is reduced in tube amplifier then the power gain of the driving amplifier for moderate feedback, and the voltage gain respectively (A) increases, decreases (B) both increases (C) both decreases (D) remain same 57.Conversion efficiency for class A and B respectively are (A) 25, 50% (B) 50, 50% (C) 50, 25% (D) 50, 78.4% 58. cascade amplifiers are used in (A) tunned amplifier design (B) video amplifier (C) voltage amblifier (D) power amplifier 59. The high frequency response of an amplifier can be determined from (A) hybrid T- model (B) h-parameter model of the amplifier (C) hybrid pie -model (D) None of these 60.The dynamic impedance of a Zemer diode (A) decreases with increase in current passing through it (B) increase with increase in current passing through it (C) is independent of current passing through it (D) None of these 61. Ripple factor (r) of an inductance can be calculated from the formula (A) r = 2410/LRL (B) r = RL/1600L (C) r = 1600L/RL (D) None of these 62.The purpose of an amplifier is (A) to increase voltage and current of an input signal (B) to introduce distortion in the signal fed to it (C) to attenuate the single fed to its point (D) to increase voltage current or power of an input signal. 63.The standard aircraft frequency is (A) 60 Hz (B) 50 Hz (C) 400 Hz (D) None of these 64. Conversion efficiency for the amplifier is signal power delivered (A) n = to load / d.c power supplied to output circuit *100 (B) n = output power/input power *100 (C) n = output circuit / signal power delivered to load *100 (D) None of these

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Ans:b 2. The distance moved by a moving body is equal to: a. area between the distance-time graph and distance axis b. area between the speed-time graph and time axis c. area between the distance-time graph and time axis d. area between the speed-time graph and distance axis. Ans:b 3. A beaker containing water weighs 100 gm. It is placed on the pan of a balance and a piece of metal weighing 70 gm. and having a volume of 10cc. is placed inside the water in the beaker. The weight of the beaker and the metal would be : a. 170gm. c. 100gm. b.160gm. d.30gm. Ans:a 4. For the same kinetic energy, the momentum shall be maximum for: a. electron b. proton c. deuteron d. alpha particle Ans:d 5. The common balance works on the principle of equality of: a. forces b. moments of forces c. masses d. masses of pans Ans:b 6. A particle moves in a circle of radius R with a constant speed under a centripetal force F. The work done in completing a full circle is: a. 2RF b. ?R2F c. 2?RF d.Zero Ans:d 7. When two quantities are plotted on the graph paper against each other and the result so obtained is a st. line, then a. Both the quantities are equal b. The quantities are inversely proportional to each other c. Sum of both is zero d. The quantities are proportional to each other Ans:d

8. What is the order of magnitude of 260? a.103 b. 104 c.102 d. 10 Ans:c 9. The maximum value of g is: a. At the poles b. At the top of the Mount Everest c. At the equator d. Below the sea level Ans:a 10. A fixed volume of gas at 27C exerts a pressure of 750 mm. If the gas is heated to a pressure of 1500mm., temperature must be: a. 600C b. 327C c. 54C d. 13.5C Ans:b 11. A body of mass 2 kg acted upon by a constant force, travels a distance of 3 metres in the first second and a further distance of meter in the next second. The force acting on the body is? a. 12 Newtons b. 8 Newtons c. 4 Newtons d. 1 Newton Ans:c 12. Two forces each equal to P acting at a point have no resultant. The angle between the two forces must be equal to: a.180 b. 90 c.0 d. 120 Ans:a 13. A jet engine works on the principle of: a. conservation of energy b. conservation of momentum c. conservation of mass d. conservation of temperature Ans:b 14. A sharp knife cuts much better than a blunt one because? a. Area of sharp knife is much less than the area of the blunt one b. sharp knife is brighter

c. sharp knife is colder d. sharp knife is costly Ans:a 15. A man carries a heavy box on his head on a horizontal plane from one place to another. In this he does? a. maximum work b. no work c. negative work d. minimum work Ans:b 16. The bob of a seconds pendulum is replaced by another bob of double mass. The new time period will be: a. 4 sec. c. 2 sec. b. 1 sec d. 3 sec. Ans:c 17.A device for measuring temperatures at a distance is a. gas thermometer b. mercury thermometer c. radiation d. maximum-minimum thermometer Ans:c 18. A piece of ice is floating in a concentrated solution of common salt (in water) in a pot. When ice melts completely, the level of solution will: a. go up b. remain the same c. go down d. first go up then go down Ans:a 19. A radioactive source has a half-life of 30 days. During a period of 90 days the fraction of atoms that have decayed would be a.100% b. 87.5% c.64% d. 50% Ans:b 20. A black body emits: a. radiations of all wavelengths b. no radiations c. radiations of only one wavelength d. radiations of selected wavelengths Ans:a

21. A near sighted person cannot see distinctly beyond 50 cm. from his eye. The power in diopter of spectacle lenses which will enable him to see distant objects clearly is a. +50 b. 50 c. +2 d. 2 Ans:c 22. Size of a nucleus is of the order of? a.10-18m b. 10-14m c.10-10m d. 10-6m Ans:b 23. The freezing point on a thermometer is marked as 20 and the boiling point as 150C. A temperature of 60C on this thermometer will be read as: a.40 b. 65 c.98 d. 110 Ans:c 24. In isothermal expansion of an ideal gas: a. heat content remains constant b. temperature remains constant c. both heat content and temperature remain constant d. pressure and temperature of the gas remain constant Ans:b 25. A man standing between two cliffs hears the first echo of a sound after 2 sec. and the second echo 3 sec. after the initial sound. If the speed of sound be 330 m/sec. the distance between the two cliffs should be a.1650 m. b.990 m. c.825 m d. 660 m. Ans:c 26. In a resonance tube experiment the first resonance is obtained for 10 cm. of air column and the second for 32 cm. The end correction for this apparatus is equal to? a.0.5 cm b.1.0 cm c.1.5 cm d. 2 cm Ans:b 27. The ratio of the specific heat of air at constant pressure to its specific heat at constant volume is?

a. zero b. greater than one c. less than one d. equal to one Ans:b 28. A convex lens has a focal length of 10 cm. When it is immersed in water it will behave as? a. a convex tens of 10 cm. focal length b. a concave lens of 10 cm. focal length c. a convex lens of focal length greater than 10cm. d. a convex lens of focal length less than 10 cm. Ans:c 29. Two particles having charges q1 and q2 when kept at a certain distance exert a force F on each other. If the distance between the two particles is reduced to half and the charge on each particle is doubled the force between the particles would be ? a.2F b.4F c.8F d.16F Ans:d 30. A small magnet is placed perpendicular to a constant magnetic field. The forces acting on the magnet will result in? a. rotation b. translation c. no motion at all d. rotation as well as translation Ans:a 31. A hollow metallic sphere is charged. Inside the sphere? a. the potential is zero but the electric field is finite b. the electric field is zero but the potential is finite c. both the electric field and the potential are finite d. both the electric field and the potential are zero Ans:b 32. Two electric lamps each of 100 watts 220 V are connected in series to a supply of 220 volts. The power consumed would be: a.100 Watts b. 200 Watts c.25 Watts d. 50 Watts Ans:d 33. A transformer is: a. a device for stepping up D.C. b. a generator of current

c. device for converting direct current into alternating current d. a device for stepping up or down the voltage of A.C. supply Ans:d 34. Transistor act as a? a. conductor b. semi-conductor c. insulator d. thermionic valve Ans:d 35. The sky is blue because: a. there is more blue light in the sunlight b. of scattering of sunlight by air molecules in the atmosphere c. of scattering of sunlight by dust particles in the atmosphere d. other colours are absorbed by heavenly bodies Ans:b 36. A cyclonic storm is indicated by a change in the atmospheric pressure. In atmospheric pressure there is a: a.sudden rise b. gradual rise c.sudden fall d. gradual fall Ans:c 37. The electric field inside a hollow conducting sphere will ? a. increases towards the centre b. decreases towards the centre c. is finite and constant throughout d. is zero Ans:d 38. Imperfect gases are those: a. which contain impurities b. which do not obey Charles and Boyles laws c. whose molecules are not spherical d. whose molecules cannot be regarded as point masses Ans:b 39. Sonar is a device for: a. location and ranging of aircrafts b. location and ranging submarines c. producing a musical note of high quality d. measuring frequency of musical notes Ans:b 40. Cyclotron is a device to produce:

a. atomic energy b. high energy electrons c. high energy photons d. high energy protons Ans:d 41. Which one of the following is not a vector? a. Velocity b. Acceleration c. Force d. Energy Ans:d 42. Two steel balls of mass 1 kg. and 2kg. and a lead ball of 10kg. are released together from the top of tower 30 metres high. Assuming the path to be in vacuum a. the lead ball reaches the ground earlier b. the 1 kg. steel bail reaches the ground earlier c. all the balls reach the ground simultaneously d. the 2 kg. steel ball reaches the ground earlier Ans:c 43. After a watch has been wound, it? a. has great energy stored in it b. possesses mechanical potential energy stored in it c. has eletrical energy stored in it d. has no energy in it Ans:b 44. Two plane mirrors are set at right angles and a flower is placed in any position in between the mirrors. The number of images of the flower which will be seen is? b. two d. four a. one c. three Ans:c 45. In which of the following cases total internal reflection cannot be obtained? a. ray going from water to glass b. a ray going from glass to water c. a ray going from glass to air d. a ray going from water to air. Ans:a 46. When white light passes through a glass prism, we get a spectrum on the other side of the prism. In the emergent beam the ray which is deviated least is a. the violet ray b. the red ray c. the green ray

d. the yellow ray Ans:b 47. Magnetic storms are due to a. the rotation of the earth b. the revolution of the earth c. the rainy season d. the appearance off Sun spots Ans:d 48. For dynamo which one of the following statements is correct ? a. It converts the electrical energy into light energy b. It converts the kinetic energy into heat energy c. It converts the mechanical energy into electrical energy d. Jt converts the electrical energy into mechanical energy. Ans:c 49. In a transformer the immediate cause of the induced A. C. in the secondary coil is? a. a varying electric field b. a varying magnetic field (e) a motion of the secondary coil d. efficiency of the operator Ans:b 50.A dynamo actually acts as a? a. converter of energy b. source of electric charge c. source of magnetic charge d. source of energy Ans:a