List of top Physics Questions

In a container, 1 g of hydrogen and 1 g of oxygen are taken. Find the ratio of hydrogen pressure to oxygen pressure.

A biconvex lens of refractive index 1.5 has a focal length of 20 cm in air. Its focal length when immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.6 will be:

If electric current passing through a conductor varies with time as \(I = 10 + A \;ẞt\), where \(I_o = 20 A\), \(B = \frac{3A}{S}\), then find charge flow through the conductor in first \(10\) sec is

A gas undergoes a cyclic process ABCA as shown. Find the work done by the gas from A→B→C.

A stationary hydrogen atom deexcites from first excited state to ground state. Find recoil speed of hydrogen atom up to nearest integer value. 
(mass of hydrogen atom = \(1.8 \times 10^{-27}\) \(kg\))

A body starts moving from rest with constant acceleration and covers displacement \(S_1\) in the first \((p - 1)\) seconds and \(S_2\) in the first \(p\) seconds. The displacement \(S_1 + S_2\) will be made in time:

A particle performing simple harmonic motion is such that its amplitude is 4 m and speed of particle at mean position is 10 m/s. Find the distance of particle from mean position where velocity becomes 5 m/s.

If the refractive index of the material of a prism is \(cot\bigg(\frac{A}{2}\bigg)\), where A is the angle of the prism, then the angle of minimum deviation will be:

Given below are two statements: 
Statement (I): Planck's constant and angular momentum have the same dimensions. 
Statement (II): Linear momentum and moment of force have the same dimensions. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Two bodies of mass 4 g and 25 g are moving with equal kinetic energies. The ratio of the magnitude of their linear momentum is:

The total kinetic energy of 1 mole of oxygen at 27°C is :
[Use universal gas constant (R)= 8.31 J/mole K]

If the work function of a metal is 6.63 eV, then find the threshold frequency for photoelectric effect.

Given below are two statements :
Statement (I) : The limiting force of static friction depends on the area of contact and independent of materials.
Statement (II) : The limiting force of kinetic friction is independent of the area of contact and depends on materials.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

A boy can throw a stone up to a maximum height of 10 m. The maximum horizontal distance that the boy can throw the same stone will be?

A thin liquid film formed between a U-shaped wire and a light slider supports a weight of \(1.5 \times 10^{-2}\) \(N\). The length of the slider is \(30\ cm\) and its weight negligible. The surface tension of the liquid film is -

The amplitude of the charge oscillating in a circuit decreases exponentially as $Q = Q_0 e^{-Rt/2L}$, where $Q_0$ is the charge at $t=0s$. The time at which charge amplitude decreases to 0.50 $Q_0$ is nearly:
[Given that $R = 15 \Omega$, $L = 12 mH$, $ln(2) = 0.693$]

Let ω1, ω2 and ω3 be the angular speed of the second hand, minute hand and hour hand of a smoothly running analog clock, respectively. If x1, x2 and x3 are their respective angular distances in 1 minute then the factor which remains constant (k) is

A beam of unpolarized light of intensity I0 is passed through a polaroid A, then through another polaroid B, oriented at 60º and finally through another polaroid C, oriented at 45º relative to B as shown. The intensity of emergent light is:

The two-dimensional motion of a particle, described by \( \vec{r} = (\hat{i} + 2\hat{j}) A \cos \omega t \) is a/an:
1. parabolic path
2. elliptical path
3. periodic motion
4. simple harmonic motion
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Two slits in Young’s double slit experiment are 1.5 mm apart and the screen is placed at a distance of 1 m from the slits. If the wavelength of light used is \(600 \times 10^{-9}\, \text{m}\), then the fringe separation is:

The magnetic moment and moment of inertia of a magnetic needle as shown are, respectively, \(1.0 \times 10^{-2} \, \text{A} \, \text{m}^2\) and \(\frac{10^{-6}}{\pi^2} \, \text{kg} \, \text{m}^2\). If it completes 10 oscillations in 10 s, the magnitude of the magnetic field is:

The incorrect relation for a diamagnetic material (all the symbols carry their usual meaning and ε is a small positive number) is:

If the plates of a parallel plate capacitor connected to a battery are moved close to each other, then
A. the charge stored in it, increases.
B. the energy stored in it, decreases.
C. its capacitance increases.
D. the ratio of charge to its potential remains the same.
E. the product of charge and voltage increases.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

A metallic bar of Young’s modulus, 0.5 × 10¹¹ N m^–2 and coefficient of linear thermal expansion 10^–5 °C^–1, length 1 m and area of cross-section 10^–3 m² is heated from 0°C to 100°C without expansion or bending. The compressive force developed in it is :