Mixed Test (Physics)
Covers fundamental physics topics including mechanics, waves, electricity, and dimensional analysis at a basic level
Questions
Length cannot be measured by
- fermi
- micron
- kilometer
- de-bye
- centimeter
Phase difference between the waves y = a sin (ωt + kx) and y = a cos (ωt + kx) is
- π/4
- π/2
- π/6
- π
- π/13
Mechanical waves transfer________.
- energy
- matter
- both (1) and (2)
- either (1) or (2)
- none of these
The distance between a node and an adjacent antinode in a stationary wave is
- λ/2
- λ/6
- λ/4
- λ
- λ/12
If the dimensions of a physical quantity are given by [MxLyTz], then the physical quantity shall be
- Work if x = 1, y = 2, z = - 2
- Pressure if x = 1, y = - 1, z = 2
- Velocity if x = 0, y = 0, z = - 1
- Acceleration if x = 1, y = 1, z = - 2
- Acceleration if x = 1, y = 1, z = 0
The current gain (β) of a transistor in common emitter mode is 10. If the change in collector current is by 50mA at constant VCE, the necessary change in the base current is
- 0.5mA
- 5mA
- 50mA
- 5A
- 8A
Bullets of mass 0.02 kg each, hit a plate at the rate of 300 bullets per second with a velocity of 50 ms-1 and reflect back with a velocity of 20 ms-1. The average force (in newton) acting on the plate is
- 420
- 480
- 180
- 222
- 360
The momentum of a body is increased by 25%. The kinetic energy is increased by about ______.
- 34%
- 56%
- 65%
- 5%
- 23%
A semi-circular arc of radius r is charged uniformly and the charge per unit length is λ. The electric field at its centre is
- λ/2πє0r2
- λ/4πє0r2
- λ/3πє0r
- λ/2π є0r
- λ/21π є0r
Two electric lines of force intersect each other.
- True
- False
- May be true
- May be false
- None of these
A man climbs up and a monkey climbs down a rope hanging from a tree with same uniform acceleration separately. If the respective masses of monkey and man are in the ratio 3 : 2, the common acceleration must be
- 7/g
- 5g
- g/9
- g/5
- g/11
A string over a smooth massless pulley connects two blocks of masses m1 & m2 (vertically). If the acceleration of the system is (g/10), then the ratio of masses is
- 8 : 1
- 9 : 7
- 11 : 9
- 3 : 5
- 5 : 3
In a rocket of mass 3000kg, fuel is consumed at a rate of 40 kg s-1. The velocity of gases ejected from rocket is 4 x 104 ms-1. The thrust on the rocket is_____.
- 2 x 106N
- 16 x 106N
- 1.6 x 106N
- 1.0 x 106N
- 5.6 x 106N
The power of a water pump is 1 kW. If g = 10 ms-2, the amount of water it can raise in one minute to a height of 15 m is
- 400 litre
- 2000 litre
- 1500 litre
- 300 litre
- 100 litre
When a simple pendulum is made to oscillate on the surface of moon, the time period_______.
- decreases
- increases
- remains constant
- either increases or decreases
- none of these