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The bulk modulus of a liquid is 3 × 1010 Nm-2. The pressure required to reduce the volume of liquid by 2% is

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In an uniform magnetic field, speed and energy remains the same for a moving charged particle.
Reason (R): Moving charged particle experiences magnetic force perpendicular to its direction of motion.

Two identical cells each of emf 1.5 V are connected in parallel across a parallel combination of two resistors each of resistance 20 W. A voltmeter connected in the circuit measures 1.2 V. The internal resistance of each cell is

Identify the pair of physical quantities which have different dimensions.
A projectile is projected with velocity of 25 m/s at an angle q with the horizontal. After t seconds its inclination horizontal becomes zero. If R represents horizontal range of the projectile, the value of q will be[use g = 10 m/s2]
Potential energy as a function of r is given by \(U = \frac{A}{r^{10}}-\frac{B}{r^5}\), where \(r\) is the interatomic distance, A and B are positive constants. The equilibrium distance between the two atoms will be:
An object of mass 5 kg is thrown vertically upwards from the ground. The air resistance produces a constant retarding force of 10 N throughout the motion. The ratio of time of ascent to the time of descent will be equal to [Use \(g\) = \(10 \;ms^{–2}\)].
A fly wheel is accelerated uniformly from rest and rotates through 5 rad in the first second. The angle rotated by the fly wheel in the next second, will be:
A 100 g of iron nail is hit by a \(1.5\) \(kg\) hammer striking at a velocity of \(60 \;ms^{–1}\). What will be the rise in the temperature of the nail if one fourth of energy of the hammer goes into heating the nail?
[Specific heat capacity of iron = \(0.42\; Jg^{–1} °C^{–1}\)]

A boy ties a stone of mass 100 g to the end of a 2 m long string and whirls it around in a horizontal plane. The string can withstand the maximum tension of 80 N.If the maximum speed with which the stone can revolve is k/π rev./min.The value of K is(Assume the string is massless and unstretchable)

A long cylindrical volume contains a uniformly distributed charge of density ρ. The radius of cylindrical volume is R. A charge particle (q) revolves around the cylinder in a circular path. The kinetic energy of the particle is:
A particle experiences a variable force F=(4x\(\hat i\)+3y2\(\hat j\)) in a horizontal x–y plane. Assume distance in meters and force is Newton.If the particle moves from point (1, 2) to point (2, 3) in the x–y plane; then Kinetic Energy changes by
An electric bulb is rated as 200 W. What will be the peak magnetic field at 4 m distance produced by the radiations coming from this bulb? Consider this bulb as a point source with 3.5% efficiency.
The light of two different frequencies whose photons have energies 3.8 eV and 1.4 eV respectively, illuminate a metallic surface whose work function is 0.6 eV successively. The ratio of maximum speeds of emitted electrons for the two frequencies respectively will be
Two light beams of intensities in the ratio of 9 : 4 are allowed to interfere. The ratio of the intensity of maxima and minima will be:
In Bohr’s atomic model of hydrogen, let K, P and E are the kinetic energy, potential energy and total energy of the electron respectively. Choose the correct option when the electron undergoes transitions to a higher level:
The equations of two waves are given by : 
y1 = 5 sin 2π(x – vt) cm
y2 = 3 sin 2π(x – vt + 1.5) cm
These waves are simultaneously passing through a string. The amplitude of the resulting wave is :

A resistance of 40 Ω is connected to a source of alternating current rated 220 V, 50 Hz. Find the time taken by the current to change from its maximum value to the rms value :

A plane of electromagnetic waves travels in a medium with a relative permeability of 1.61 and relative permittivity of 6.44. If the magnitude of magnetic intensity is 4.5 × 10–2 Am–1 at a point, what will be the approximate magnitude of electric field intensity?(Given: Permeability of free space μ0 = 4π × 10–7 NA–2, speed of light in vacuum c = 3 × 108 ms–1)

Choose the correct option from the following options given below :

Two buses P and Q start from a point at the same time and move in a straight line and their positions are represented by XP(t) = αt + βt2 and XQ(t) = ft – t2. At what time, both the buses have same velocity?
A disc with a flat small bottom beaker placed on it at a distance R from its center is revolving about an axis passing through the center and perpendicular to its plane with an angular velocity ω. The coefficient of static friction between the bottom of the beaker and the surface of the disc is μ. The beaker will revolve with the disc if :

A solid metallic cube having total surface area 24 m2 is uniformly heated. If its temperature is increased by 10°C, calculate the increase in volume of the cube. 

(Given α = 5.0 × 10–4 °C–1).

The ratio of specific heats 

\((\frac{c_p}{c_v}) \)

in terms of degree of freedom (f) is given by:

For a particle in uniform circular motion, the acceleration a at any point P(R, θ) on the circular path of radius R is (when θ is measured from the positive x-axis and v is uniform speed):