CHAPTER-1-ELECTROSTATICS

1. Two identical point charges of magnitude –q are fixed as shown in the figure below. A third charge
+q is placedmidway between the two charges atthe point P. Suppose this charge +q isdisplaced a
small distance from thepoint P in the directions indicatedby the arrows, in which direction(s)will +q
be stable with respect to thedisplacement?

(a) A1and A2 (b) B1and B2 (c) both directions (d) No stable

2. Which charge configuration produces a uniform electric field?
(a) point Charge (b) infinite uniform line charge
(c) Uniformly charged infinite plane d) uniformly charged spherical shell

3. What is the ratio of the charges the following electric field line pattern?

4. An electric dipole is placed at an alignment angle of 30 owith an electric field of 2 × 105N C-1
It experiences atorque equal to 8 N m. The charge onthe dipole if the dipole length is 1 cm is
(a) 4 mC (b) 8 mC (c) 5 mC (d) 7 mC
5. Four Gaussian surfaces are given below with charges inside each Gaussian surface. Rank the
electric flux through each Gaussian surface in increasing order.

(a) D < C < B < A (b) A < B = C < D (c) C < A = B < D (d) D > C > B > A
6. The total electric flux for the following closed surface which is kept inside water

7. Two identical conducting balls having positive charges q1and q2are separated by a center
to center distance r. If theyare made to touch each other and thenseparated to the same distance,
the force between them will be
a)less than before (b) same as before (c) more than before (d) zero
8. Rank the electrostatic potential energies for the given system of charges
in increasing order.

9. An electric field exists ina certain region of space. Then the potential difference
V = Vo– VA, whereVois the potential at the origin and VAis the potential at x = 2 m is:
(a) 10 V (b) – 20 V (c) +20 V (d) -10V
10. A thin conducting spherical shell of radius R has a charge Q which is uniformly distributed on its
surface. The correct plot for electrostatic potential due to this spherical shell is

11. Two points A and B are maintained at a potential of 7 V and -4 V respectively.

The work done in moving 50 electrons from A to B is
(a) 8.80 × 10-17J (b) -8.80 × 10-17J (c) 4.40 × 10-17 J (d) 5.80 × 10-17 J
12. If voltage applied on a capacitor is increased from V to 2V, choose thecorrect conclusion.
(a) Q remains the same, C is doubled (b) Q is doubled, C doubled
(c) C remains same, Q doubled (d) Both Q and C remain same
13. A parallel plate capacitor stores a charge Q at a voltage V. Suppose the
area of the parallel plate capacitor and the distance between the plates are each
doubled then which is the quantity that will change?
(a) Capacitance (b) Charge (c) Voltage (d) Energy density
14. Three capacitors are connected in triangle as shown in the figure. The
equivalent capacitance between the points A and C is

15. Two metallic spheres of radii 1 cm and 3 cm are given charges of -1 x 10-2and 5 x 10-2C
respectively. If these areconnected by a conducting wire, thefinal charge on the bigger
sphere is (a) 3 × 10-2C (b) 4 × 10-2C (c) 1 × 10-2C (d) 2 × 10-2C
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CHAPTER-2- CURRENT ELECTRICITY
1. Th e following graph shows current versus voltage values of some unknown conductor. What is
the resistance of this conductor?

(a) 2 ohm (b) 4 ohm (c) 8 ohm (d)1 ohm

2. A wire of resistance 2 ohms per meter is bent to form a circle of radius 1m. The equivalent
resistance between its two diametrically opposite points, A and B as shown in the figure is

3. A toaster operating at 240 V has a resistance of 120 ohm.. The power is

a) 400 W b) 2 W c) 480 W d) 240 W
4. A carbon resistor of (47 ± 4.7 ) k OHM to be marked with rings of different colours
for its identification. The colour code sequence will be
a) Yellow – Green – Violet – Gold b) Yellow – Violet – Orange – Silver
c) Violet – Yellow – Orange – Silver d) Green – Orange – Violet – Gold
5. What is the value of resistance of the following resistor?

(a)100 k Ω (b)10 k Ω (c) 1k Ω (d)1000 k Ω

6. Two wires of A and B with circular cross section made up of the same material with equal
lengths. Suppose RA= 3 R B, then what is the ratio of radius of wire A to that of B?

7. A wire connected to a power supply of 230 V has power dissipation P. Suppose the wire is
cut into two equal pieces and connected parallel to the same power supply. In this case
power dissipation is P2 The ratio P2/P1 is
(a)1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
8. In India electricity is supplied for domestic use at 220 V. It is supplied at 110 V in USA.
If the resistance of a 60W bulb for use in India is R, the resistance of a 60W bulb for use in
USA will be

9. In a large building, there are 15 bulbs of 40W, 5 bulbs of 100W, 5 fans of 80W and 1 heater
of 1kW are connected. The voltage of electric mains is 220V. The maximum capacity of the
main fuse of the building will be
(a) 14 A (b) 8 A (c) 10 A (d) 12 A
10. There is a current of 1.0 A in the circuit shown below. What is the resistance of P ?

a) 1.5 Ω b) 2.5 Ω c) 3.5 Ω d) 4.5 Ω

11. What is the current out of the battery?

a) 1A b) 2A c) 3A d) 4A
12. The temperature coefficient of resistance of a wire is 0.00125 per °C.
At 20°C , its resistance is 1 Ω. The resistance of the wire will be 2 Ω at
a) 800 °C b) 700 °C c) 850°C d) 820°C
13. The internal resistance of a 2.1 V cell which gives a current of 0.2 A through a resistance
of 10 Ω is
a) 0.2 Ω b) 0.5 Ω c) 0.8 Ω d) 1.0 Ω
14. A piece of copper and another of germanium are cooled from room temperature to 80 K.
The resistance of
a) each of them increases b) each of them decreases
c) copper increases and germanium decreases d) copper decreases and germanium increases
15. In Joule’s heating law, when I and t are constant, if the H is taken along the y axis and I2
along the x axis, the graph is
a) straight line b) parabola c) circle d) ellipse
CHAPTER-3 MAGNETISM AND EFFECTS OF MAGNETIC FIELD OF ELECTRIC CURRENT.
1. The magnetic field at the center O of the following current loop is

2. An electron moves straight inside a charged parallel plate capacitor of uniform charge density σ.
The time taken by the electron to cross the parallel plate capacitor when the plates of the capacitor
are kept under constant magnetic field of induction

3. A particle having mass m and charge q accelerated through a potential difference V.

Find the force experienced when it is kept under perpendicular magnetic field B.

4. A circular coil of radius 5 cm and 50 turns carries a current of 3 ampere. The magnetic dipole
moment of the coil is
(a) 1.0 amp – m2 (b) 1.2 amp – m2 (c) 0.5 amp – m2 (d) 0.8 amp – m2

5. A thin insulated wire forms a plane spiral of N = 100 tight turns carrying a current I = 8 m A
(milli ampere). The radii of inside and outside turns are a = 50 mm and b = 100 mm
respectively. Th e magnetic induction at the centre of the spiral is
(a) 5 µT (b) 7 µT (c) 8 µT (d) 10 µT

6. Three wires of equal lengths are bent in the form of loops. One of the loops is circle, another is
a semi-circle and the third one is a square. They are placed in a uniform magnetic field and same
electric current is passed through them. Which of the following loop configuration will
experience greater torque ?
(a) circle (b) semi-circle (c) square (d) all of them
7. Two identical coils, each with N turns and radius R are placed coaxially at a distance R as
shown in the figure. If I is the current passing through the loops in the same direction, then
magnetic field at a point P which is at exactly at R/2 distance between two coils is

8. A wire of length l carries a current I along the Y direction and magnetic field is given by

The magnitude of Lorentz force acting on the wire is

9. A bar magnet of length l and magnetic moment M is bent in the form of an arc as shown in
figure. The new magnetic dipole moment will be

10. A non-conducting charged ring of charge q, mass m and radius r is rotated with constant
angular speed ω. Find the ratio of its magnetic moment with angular momentum is
11. The BH curve for a ferromagnetic material is shown in the figure. The material is placed inside a
long solenoid which contains 1000 turns/ cm. The current that should be passed in the solenoid to
demagnetize the ferromagnet completely is

(a) 1.00 mA (milli ampere) (b) 1.25 mA (c) 1.50 mA (d) 1.75 mA
12. Two short bar magnets have magnetic moments 1.20 Am2 and 1.00 Am2
respectively. They are kept on a horizontal table parallel to each other with their north poles
pointing towards the south. They have a common magnetic equator and are separated
by a distance of 20.0 cm. The value of the resultant horizontal magnetic induction at the
mid-point O of the line joining their centers is (Horizontal components of Earth’s magnetic
induction is 3.6 × 10-5 Wb m-2)
(a) 3.60 × 10-5 Wb m-2 (b) 3.5 × 10-5 Wb m-2 (c) 2.56 × 10-4 Wb m-2 (d) 2.2 × 10-4 Wb m-2
13. The vertical component of Earth’s magnetic field at a place is equal to the horizontal
component. What is the value of angle of dip at this place?
(a) 30 o (b) 45 o (c) 60 o (d) 90 o
14. A flat dielectric disc of radius R carries an excess charge on its surface. The surface charge density
is σ. The disc rotates about an axis perpendicular to its plane passing through the center with
angular velocity ω. Find the magnitude of the torque on the disc if it is placed in a uniform

15.
CHAPTER-4 ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND ALTERNATING CURRENT.

1.An electron moves on a straight line path XY as shown in the figure. The coil abcd is
adjacent to the path of the electron. What will be the direction of current, if any,
induced in the coil?

(a) The current will reverse its direction as the electron goes past the coil
(b) No current will be induced (c) abcd (d) adcb
2. A thin semi-circular conducting ring (PQR) of radius r is falling with its plane vertical in a
horizontal magnetic field B, as shown in the figure.

The potential difference developed across the ring when its speed v, is

3. The flux linked with a coil at any instant t is given by

The induced emf at t = 3s is
(a) -190 V (b) -10 V (c) 10 V (d) 190 V
4. When the current changes from +2A to -2A in 0.05 s, an emf of 8 V is induced in a coil.
The co-effi cient of self-induction of the coil is
(a) 0.2 H (b) 0.4 H (c) 0.8 H (d) 0.1 H
5. The current i fl owing in a coil varies with time as shown in the figure. The variation of
induced emf with time would be

Ans:
6. A circular coil with a cross-sectional area of 4 cm has 10 turns. It is placed at the centre
of a long solenoid that has 15 turns/cm and a cross-sectional area of 10 cm
The axis of the coil coincides with the axis of the solenoid. What is their mutual
inductance?
(a) 7.54 µH (b) 8.54 µH (c) 9.54 µH (d) 10.54 µH
7. In a transformer, the number of turns in the primary and the secondary are 410 and
1230 respectively. If the current in primary is 6A, then that in the secondary coil is
(a) 2 A (b) 18 A (c) 12 A (d) 1 A
8. A step-down transformer reduces the supply voltage from 220 V to 11 V and
increase the current from 6 A to 100 A. Then its efficiency is
(a) 1.2 (b) 0.83 (c) 0.12 (d) 0.9
9. In an electrical circuit, R, L, C and AC voltage source are all connected in series. When L
is removed from the circuit, the phase difference between the voltage and current in
the circuit is π/3 Instead, if C is removed from the circuit, the phase difference is again
π/3 The power factor of the circuit is

10. In a series RL circuit, the resistance and inductive reactance are the same.
Then the phase difference between the voltage and current in the circuit is

11. In a series resonant RLC circuit, the voltage across 100 Ω resistor is 40 V. The resonant
frequency ω is 250 rad/s. If the value of C is 4 µF, then the voltage across L is
(a) 600 V (b) 4000 V (c) 400V (d) 1 V
12. An inductor 20 mH, a capacitor 50 µF and a resistor 40 ohm are connected in
series across a source of emf v = 10 sin 340 t. The power loss in AC circuit is
(a) 0.76 W (b) 0.89 W (c) 0.46 W (d) 0.67 W
13. The instantaneous values of alternating current and voltage in a circuit are
The average power in watts consumed in the circuit is

14. In an oscillating LC circuit, the maximum charge on the capacitor is Q. The charge on
the capacitor when the energy is stored equally between the electric and magnetic
fields is

15. inductor is connected to a capacitor of capacitance C. The value of C in order to

impart maximum power at 50 Hz is
(a) 50 µF (b) 0.5 µF (c) 500 µF (d) 5 µF
CHAPTER-5- ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

2. If the amplitude of the magnetic fi eld is 3 × 10-6 T, then amplitude of the electric field for a
Electro magnetic waves is
(a) 100 V m-1 (b) 300 V m-1 (c) 600 V m-1 (d) 900 V m-1
3. Which of the following electromagnetic radiation is used for viewing objects through fog
(a) microwave (b) gamma rays (c) X- rays (d) infrared
4. Which of the following are false for electromagnetic waves
(a) transverse (b) non- mechanical waves (c) longitudinal
(d) produced by accelerating charges
5. Consider an oscillator which has a charged particle and oscillates about its mean position
with a frequency of 300 MHz. The wavelength of electromagnetic waves produced by
this oscillator is
(a) 1 m (b) 10 m (c) 100 m (d) 1000 m
6. The electric and the magnetic field, associated with an electromagnetic wave, propagating
Along negative X axis can be represented by

-1
7. In an electromagnetic wave in free space the rms value of the electric field is 3 V m The
peak value of the magnetic field is

8. An e.m. wave is propagating in a medium with a velocity . The instantaneous

oscillating electric field of this e.m. wave is along +y-axis, then the direction of oscillating
magnetic field of the e.m. wave will be along:
(a) –y direction (b) –x direction (c) +z direction (d) –z direction
9. If the magnetic monopole exists, then which of the Maxwell’s equation to be modified?.

10. Fraunhofer lines are an example of _______ spectrum.

(a) line emission (b) line absorption (c) band emission (d) band absorption

11. Which of the following is an electromagnetic wave?

(a) a - rays (b) ß – rays (c) γ - rays (d) all of them
12. Which one of them is used to produce a propagating electromagnetic wave?.
(a) an accelerating charge (b) a charge moving at constant velocity
(c) a stationary charge (d) an uncharged particle
13. Let E = Eosin[106x -ωt] be the electric field of plane electromagnetic wave,the value of ω is

14. Which of the following is NOT true for electromagnetic waves?.

(a) it transport energy (b) it transport momentum (c) it transport angular momentum
(d) in vacuum, it travels with different speeds which depend on their frequency
15. The electric and magnetic fields of an electromagnetic wave are
(a) in phase and perpendicular to each other
(b) out of phase and not perpendicular to each other
(c) in phase and not perpendicular to each other
(d) out of phase and perpendicular to each other
CHAPTER-6 –RAY OPTICS
1. The speed of light in an isotropic medium depends on,
(a) its intensity (b)its wavelength (c) the nature of propagation
(d) the motion of the source w.r.to medium
2. A rod of length 10 cm lies along the principal axis of a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm in such
a way that its end closer to the pole is 20 cm away from the mirror. The length of the image is,
(a) 2.5 cm (b) 5cm (c) 10 cm (d) 15cm
3. An object is placed in front of a convex mirror of focal length of f and the maximum and minimum
distance of an object from the mirror such that the image formed is real and magnified.
(a) 2f and c (b) c and ∞ (c) f and O (d) None of these
4. For light incident from air onto a slab of refractive index 2. Maximum possible angle of refraction
is,
(a) 30 o (b) 45 o (c) 60 o (d) 90 o
5. If the velocity and wavelength of light in air is V a and λ a and that in water is V w and λ w, then
the refractive index of water is,

6. Stars twinkle due to,

(a) reflection (b) total internal reflection (c) refraction (d) polarization
7. When a biconvex lens of glass havingrefractive index 1.47 is dipped in a liquid, it acts as a plane
sheet of glass. This implies that the liquid must have refractive index,
(a) less than one (b) less than that of glass (c) greater than that of glass
(d) equal to that of glass
8. The radius of curvature of curvedsurface at a thin planoconvex lens is 10cm and
the refractive index is 1.5. If theplane surface is silvered, then the focallength will be,
(a) 5 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 20 cm
9. An air bubble in glass slab of refractiveindex 1.5 (near normal incidence) is 5cm deep when viewed
from one surface and 3 cm deep when viewed from theopposite face. The thickness of the slab is,
(a) 8 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 16 cm
10. A ray of light travelling in a transparentmedium of refractive index n falls, on asurface separating
the medium from airat an angle of incidents of 45o . The raycan undergo total internal reflection
for the following n,
(a) n = 1.25 (b) n = 1.33 (c) n = 1.4 (d) n = 1.5
CHAPTER-7-WAVE OPTICS
1. A plane glass is placed over a various coloured letters (violet, green, yellow, red)
The letter which appears to be raised more is,
(a) red (b) yellow (c) green (d) violet
2. Two point white dots are 1 mm apart ona black paper. They are viewed by eye of
pupil diameter 3 mm approximately. The maximum distance at which these dots
can be resolved by the eye is,
[take wavelength of light, λ = 500 nm]
(a) 1 m (b) 5 m (c) 3 m (d) 6m
3. In a Young’s double-slit experiment, the slit separation is doubled. To maintain the
same fringe spacing on the screen, the screen-to-slit distance D must be changed to,

4. Two coherent monochromatic light beams of intensities I and 4I are superposed.

The maximum and minimum possible intensities in the resulting beam are
(a) 5I and I (b) 5I and 3I (c) 9I and I (d) 9I and 3I
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5. When light is incident on a soap film of thickness 5×10 cm, the wavelength of light
reflected maximum in the visible region is 5320 Å. Refractive index of the film will be,
(a) 1.22 (b) 1.33 (c) 1.51 (d) 1.83.
6. First diffraction minimum due to a single slit of width 1.0×10 –5 cm is at30o .
Then wavelength of light used is,
(a) 400 Å (b) 500 Å (c) 600 Å (d) 700 Å
7. A ray of light strikes a glass plate at an angle 60o . If the reflected and refracted rays
are perpendicular to each other, the refractive index of the glass is,

8. One of the of Young’s double slits is covered with a glass plate as shown in figure.
The position of central maximum will,

(a) get shifted downwards (b) get shifted upwards

(c) will remain the same (d) data insufficient to conclude
9. Light transmitted by Nicol prism is,
(a) partially polarised (b) unpolarised (c) plane polarized (d) elliptically polarised
10. The transverse nature of light is shown in,
(a) interference (b) diffraction (c) scattering (d) polarisation
CHAPTER-8-DUAL NATURE OF MATTER AND RADIATION
1. The wavelength λ e of an electron and λ p of a photon of same energy E are related by

2. In an electron microscope, the electrons are accelerated by a voltage of 14 kV. If the

voltage is changed to 224 kV, then the de Broglie wavelength associated with the electrons
would
a. increase by 2 times b. decrease by 2 times
c. decrease by 4 times d. increase by 4 times
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3. A particle of mass 3 × 10 g has the same wavelength as an electron moving with a
velocity 6 ×106 m/s. The velocity of the particle is

4. When a metallic surface is illuminated with radiation of wavelength λ , the stopping

potential is V. If the same surface is illuminated with radiation of wavelength 2λ , the
stopping potential Is V/4. The threshold wavelength for the metallic surface is

5. If a light of wavelength 330 nm is incident on a metal with work function3.55 eV, the
electrons are emitted. Thenthe wavelength of the emitted electronis
(Take h = 6.6 × 10–34 Js)

6. A photoelectric surface is illuminated successively by monochromatic light of

wavelength λ and λ/2 .If the maximum kinetic energy of the emittedphotoelectrons
in the second case is 3 times that in the first case, the workfunction at the surface of material
is

7. In photoelectric emission, a radiationwhose frequency is 4 times thresholdfrequency of a

certain metal is incident on the metal. Then the maximumpossible velocity of the emitted
electron will be
8. Two radiations with photon energies0.9 eV and 3.3 eV respectively are fallingon a metallic
Surface successively. If thework function of the metal is 0.6 eV, then the ratio of maximum
speeds of emitted electrons will be
a) 1:4 b) 1:3 c) 1:1 d)1:9
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9. A light source of wavelength 520 nmemits 1.04 × 10 photons per secondwhile the second
source of 460 nm produces 1.38 × 1015 photons per second. Then the ratio of power of second
source to that of first source is
a) 1.00 b) 1.02 c) 1.5 d) 0.98
10. The mean wavelength of light from sunis taken to be 550 nm and its meanpower is
3.8 × 1026 W. The number ofphotons received by the human eye persecond on the average
from sunlight is of the order of
a) 1045 b) 1042 c) 1054 d) 1051
11. The threshold wavelength for a metalsurface whose photoelectric workfunction is 3.313 eV
is
a) 4125Å b) 3750Å c) 6000Å d) 2062.5 Å
12. A light of wavelength 500 nm is incidenton a sensitive plate of photoelectricwork function
1.235 eV. The kineticenergy of the photo electrons emittedis be (Take h = 6.6 × 10–34 Js)
a) 0.58 eV b) 2.48 eV c) 1.24 eV d) 1.16 eV
13. Photons of wavelength λ are incidenton a metal. The most energeticelectrons ejected from
the metal are bent into a circular arc of radius R bya perpendicular magnetic field having
magnitude B. The work function of themetal is

14. The work functions for metals A, Band C are 1.92 eV, 2.0 eV and 5.0 eVrespectively. The
metals which will emit photoelectrons for a radiation ofwavelength 4100Å is/are
a. A only b. both A and B c. all these metals d. none
15. Emission of electrons by the absorptionof heat energy is called………emission.
a. photoelectric b. field c. thermionic d. secondary
CHAPTER-9- ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS
1. Suppose an alpha particle accelerated The speed of light in an isotropic by a potential of V
volt is allowed to collide with a nucleus whose atomic number is Z, then the distance of
closest approach of alpha particle to the nucleus is

2. In a hydrogen atom, the electron revolving in the fourth orbit, has angular momentum
equal to

3. Atomic number of H-like atom with ionization potential 122.4 V for n = 1 is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
4. The ratio between the first three orbits of hydrogen atom is
(a) 1:2:3 (b) 2:4:6 (c) 1:4:9 (d) 1:3:5
5. The charge of cathode rays is
(a) positive (b) negative (c) neutral (d) not defined
6. In J.J. Thomson e/m experiment, electrons are accelerated through 2.6 kV enter the region
of crossed electric field and magnetic field of strength 3.0 × 10 Vm–1 and 1.0 × 10–3 T,
4

respectively, and pass through it and undeflected, then the specific charge is
(a) 1.6 × 1010 Ckg–1
(b) 1.7 × 1011 Ckg–1
(c) 1.5 × 1011 Ckg–1
(d) 1.8 × 1011 Ckg–1
7.

8.

9. If the nuclear radius of 27Al is 3.6 fermi, the approximate nuclear radius of 64Cu is
(a) 2.4 (b) 1.2 (c) 4.8 (d)3.6
10. The nucleus is approximately spherical in shape. Then the surface area of nucleus having
mass number A varies as
11. The mass of a 3Li7 nucleus is 0.042 u less than the sum of the masses of all its nucleons.
The binding energy per nucleon of 3Li7 nucleus is nearly
(a) 46 MeV (b) 5.6 MeV (c) 3.9MeV (d)23 MeV
12. MP denotes the mass of the proton and MN denotes mass of a neutron.
A given nucleus of binding energy B, contains Z protons and N neutrons.
The mass M(N,Z) of the nucleus is given by(where c is the speed of light)

13. A radioactive nucleus (initial mass number A and atomic number Z) emits and 2 positrons.
The ratio of number of neutrons to that of proton in the final nucleus will be

14. The half-life period of a radioactive element A is same as the mean life time of another
radioactive element B. Initially both have the same number of atoms. Then
(a) A and B have the same decay rate initially (b) A and B decay at the same rate always
(c) B will decay at faster rate than A (d) A will decay at faster rate than B.
15. A system consists of N0 nucleus at t=0. The number of nuclei remaining after half of

a half- life (that is, at time

CHAPTER-10-ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION

1. The barrier potential of a silicon diode is approximately,

a. 0.7 V b. 0.3V c. 2.0 V d. 2.2V
2. If a small amount of antimony (Sb) is added to germanium crystal,
a) it becomes a p-type semiconductor
b) the antimony becomes an acceptor atom
c) there will be more free electrons than hole in the semiconductor
d) its resistance is increased
3. In an unbiased p-n junction, the majority charge carriers (that is, holes) in the p-region
diffuse into n-region because of
a) the potential difference across the p-n junction
b) the higher hole concentration in p-region than that in n-region
c) the attraction of free electrons of n-region
d) All of the above
4. If a positive half –wave rectified voltage is fed to a load resistor, for which part of a cycle
there will be current flow through the load?
a) 00–900 b) 900–180 0 c) 00–1800 d) 00–3600
5. The zener diode is primarily used as
a. Rectifier b. Amplifier c. Oscillator d. Voltage regulator
6. The principle based on which a solar cell operates
a. Diffusion b. Recombination c. Photovoltaic action d. Carrier flow
7. The light emitted in an LED is due to
a. Recombination of charge carriers b. Reflection of light due to lens action
c. Amplification of light falling at the junction d. Large current capacity.
8. The barrier potential of a p-n junction depends on i) type of semiconductor material ii)
amount of doping iii) temperature. Which one of the following is correct?
a) (i) and (ii) only b) (ii) only c) (ii) and (iii) only d) (i) (ii) and (iii)
9. To obtain sustained oscillation in an oscillator,
a. Feedback should be positive b. Feedback factor must be unity
c. Phase shift must be 0 or 2π d. All the above
10. If the input to the NOT gate is A = 1011, its output is
a. 0100 b. 1000 c. 1100 d. 0011
11. Which one of the following represents forward bias diode?

12. The given electrical network is equivalent to

a. AND gate b. OR gate c. NOR gate d. NOT gate

13. The output of the following circuit is 1 when the input ABC is
14. The variation of frequency of carrier wave with respect to the amplitude of the
modulating signal is called
a) Amplitude modulation b) Frequency modulation
c) Phase modulation d) Pulse width modulation
15. The frequency range of 3 MHz to 30 MHz is used for
a) Ground wave propagation b) Space wave propagation
c) Sky wave propagation d) Satellite communication
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Chapter -11- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN PHYSICS
1. The particle size of ZnO material is 30 nm. Based on the dimension it is classified as
a) Bulk material b) Nanomaterial c) Soft material d) Magnetic material

2. Which one of the following is the natural nanomaterial.

a) Peacock feather b) Peacock beak c) Grain of sand d) Skin of the Whale

3. The blue print for making ultra durable synthetic material is mimicked from
a) Lotus leaf b) Morpho butterfly c) Parrot fish d) Peacock feather

4. The method of making nanomaterial by assembling the atoms is called

a) Top down approach b) Bottom up approach
c) Cross down approach d) Diagonal approach

5. “Sky wax” is an application of nano product in the field of

a) Medicine b) Textile c) Sports d) Automotive industry

6. The materials used in Robotics are

a) Aluminium and silver b) Silver and gold
c) Copper and gold d) Steel and aluminum

7. The alloys used for muscle wires in Robots are

a) Shape memory alloys b) Gold copper alloys
c) Gold silver alloys d) Two dimensional alloys

8. The technology used for stopping the brain from processing pain is
a) Precision medicine b) Wireless brain sensor
c) Virtual reality d) Radiology

9. The particle which gives mass to protons and neutrons are

a) Higgs particle b) Einstein particle
c) Nanoparticle d) Bulk particle

10. The gravitational waves were theoretically proposed by

a) Conrad Rontgen b) Marie Curie
c) Albert Einstein d) Edward Purcell
STD XII-PHYSICS-BOOK BACK OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS- ANSWER KEY

CHAPTER-1- CHAPTER-2- CURRENT

ELECTROSTATICS ELECTRICITY
1 b B1and B2 1 a (a) 2 ohm
2 c Uniformly charged infinite 2 a
plane
3 c c) 480 W
3 d
4 b b) Yellow – Violet – Orange
– Silver
4 b 8 mC
5 a (a)100 k Ω
5 a D<C<B<A
6 c
6 b

7 d (d) 4
7 c more than before
8 c
8 a
9 c +20 V
9 (d) 12 A
d
10 b
10 c) 3.5 Ω
c
11 a) 1A
a
12 d) 820°C
d
13 b) 0.5 Ω
b
14 d) copper decreases and
d
germanium increases
11 a 8.80 × 10-17J 15 a a) straight line
12 c C remains same, Q doubled
13 d Energy density
14 b

15 a 3 × 10-2C
CHAPTER-3-MAGNETISM CHAPTER-4
1 (a) The current will reverse its
1 a
direction as the electron goes past
the coil
2 d 2
3 (b) -10 V
3 c 4 (d) 0.1 H
5.

4 b (b) 1.2 amp – m2

5 b (b) 7 µT
6 a (a) circle
7 b
6 (a) 7.54 µH
7 (a) 2 A
8 a 8 (b) 0.83
9 (c) 1
10
9 b
11 (c) 400V
12 (c) 0.46 W
10 c
13 (d)1/8
14
11 c (c) 1.50 mA
12 c (c) 2.56 × 10-4 Wb m-2 15 (d) 5 µF
13 b o
(b) 45
14 d

15 c
CHAPTER-5
1 CHAPTER-6
1 (b)its wavelength
2 (d) 900 V m-1
3 (d) infrared
2 (b) 5cm
4 (c) longitudinal 3 (d) None of these
5 (a) 1 m 4 (a) 30 o
6 5

7
6 (c) refraction
8 (c) +z direction 7 (d) equal to that of
9 glass
8 (b) 10 cm
10 (b) line absorption 9 (c) 12 cm
11 (c) γ - rays
10 (d) n = 1.5
12 (a) an accelerating charge
13

14 (d) in vacuum, it travels with

different speeds which depend on
their frequency
15 (a) in phase and perpendicular to
each other
CHAPTER-7 CHAPTER-8
1
1 (d) violet
2 (b) 5 m
2 c. decrease by 4 times
3 (a)2D 3
4 (c) 9I and I
4
5 (b) 1.33
6 (b) 500 Å 5
7
6
8 (b) get shifted upwards
9 (c) plane polarized 7

10 (d) polarisation
8 b) 1:3
9 c) 1.5
10 a) 1045
11 b) 3750Å
12 c) 1.24 eV
13

14 b. both A and B
15 c. thermionic
CHAPTER-9 CHAPTER-10
1 1 a. 0.7 V
2 b) the antimony becomes an
(BOOKBACK ANSWER) acceptor atom
But correct answer is 3 b) the higher hole concentration
in p-region than that in n-region
4 c) 00–1800
5 d. Voltage regulator
2 6 c. Photovoltaic action
7 a. Recombination of charge
3 (c) 3 carriers
4 (c) 1:4:9 8 d) (i) (ii) and (iii)
5 (b) negative 9 d. All the above
6 (b) 1.7 × 1011 Ckg –1
10 a. 0100
7 11

8
12 c. NOR gate
9 (c) 4.8 13
10 14 b) Frequency modulation
15 c) Sky wave propagation
11 (b) 5.6 MeV
12
13

14 (c) B will decay at faster rate than

A
15
CHAPTER-11
1 b)nano material
2 a)peacock feather
3 c)parrot fish
4 b)Bottom approach
5 c)sports
6 d)Steel and aluminum
7 a)Shape memory alloys
8 c)virtual reality
9 a) Higg’s particle
10 c)Albert Einstein