List of top Physics Questions

If the initial velocity in horizontal direction of a projectile is unit vector \(\hat i\) and the equation of trajectory is \(y = 5x(1 – x)\). The y component vector of the initial velocity is ______ \(\hat j\).
(Take \(g=10\ m/s^2\))
A disc of mass 1 kg and radius R is free to rotate about a horizontal axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to the plane of disc. A body of same mass as that of disc of fixed at the highest point of the disc. Now the system is released, when the body comes to the lowest position, it angular speed will be \(4\sqrt {\frac {x}{3R}}\) rad s−1 where x = ______ .(g = 10 ms–2)
In an experiment of determine the Young’s modulus of wire of a length exactly 1 m, the extension in the length of the wire is measured as 0.4 mm with an uncertainty of ±0.02 mm when a load of 1 kg is applied. The diameter of the wire is measured as 0.4 mm with an uncertainty of ±0.02 mm when a load of 1 kg is applied. The diameter of the wire is measured as 0.4 mm with an uncertainty of ± 0.01 mm. The error in the measurement of Young’s modulus (ΔY) is found to be x × 1010 Nm–2. The value of x is ___.
(Take g=10 m/s2)
When a car is approaching the observer, the frequency of horn is 100 Hz. After passing the observer, it is 50 Hz. If the observer moves with the car, the frequency will be \(\frac x3\) Hz, where x = _____ .
A composite parallel plate capacitor is made up of two different dielectric materials with different thickness (t1 and t2) as shown in figure. The two different dielectric materials are separated by a conducting foil F. The voltage of the conducting foil is _____V.
A composite parallel plate capacitor is made up of two different dielectric materials with different thickness
0.056 kg of Nitrogen is enclosed in a vessel at a temperature of 127°C. The amount of heat required to double the speed of its molecules is ___ k cal.(Take R = 2 cal mol–1 K–1)
A ball is projected vertically upward with an initial velocity of 50 ms–1 at t = 0 s. At t = 2 s, another ball is projected vertically upward with same velocity. 
At t = _____s, second ball will meet the first ball. (g = 10 ms–2)
A batsman hits back a ball of mass 0.4 kg straight in the direction of the bowler without changing its initial speed of 15 ms–1. The impulse imparted to the ball is _________ Ns.

For

\(z=a^2x^3y^{\frac{1}{2}}\)

where ‘a‘ is a constant. If percentage error in measurement of ‘x‘ and ‘y’ are 4% and 12%, respectively, then the percentage error for ‘z‘ will be ____ %.

A curved in a level road has a radius 75 m. The maximum speed of a car turning this curved road can be 30 m/s without skidding. If radius of curved road is changed to 48 m and the coefficient of friction between the tyres and the road remains same, then maximum allowed speed would be ______ m/s.

A system to 10 balls each of mass 2 kg are connected via massless and unstretchable string. The system is allowed to slip over the edge of a smooth table as shown in figure. Tension on the string between the 7th and 8th ball is ______ N when 6th ball just leaves the table.
 

Fig. Tension on String
A geyser heats water flowing at a rate of 2.0 kg per minute from 30°C to 70°C. If geyser operates on a gas burner, the rate of combustion of fuel will be __________ g min–1.
[Heat of combustion = 8 × 103 Jg–1, Specific heat of water = 4.2 Jg–1 °C–1]
A block of mass 200 g is kept stationary on a smooth inclined plane by applying a minimum horizontal force  \(F=\sqrt xN\) as shown in figure. 
The value of x = ______.
A heat engine operates with the cold reservoir at temperature 324 K. The minimum temperature of the hot reservoir, if the heat engine takes 300 J heat from the hot reservoir and delivers 180 J heat to the cold reservoir per cycle, is _____ K.
A set of 20 tuning forks is arranged in a series of increasing frequencies. If each fork gives 4 beats with respect to the preceding fork and the frequency of the last fork is twice the frequency of the first, then the frequency of last fork is _______ Hz
Two 10 cm long, straight wires, each carrying a current of 5 A are kept parallel to each other. If each wire experienced a force of 10–5 N, then separation between the wires is _____ cm.
A small bulb is placed at the bottom of a tank containing water to a depth of √7 m. The refractive index of water is 4/3. The area of the surface of water through which light from the bulb can emerge out is xπ m2. The value of x is ________.
A travelling microscope is used to determine the refractive index of a glass slab. If 40 divisions are there in 1 cm on main scale and 50 Vernier scale divisions are equal to 49 main scale divisions, then least count of the travelling microscope is _______× 10–6 m.
The stopping potential for photoelectrons emitted from a surface illuminated by light of wavelength 6630 Å is 0.42 V. If the threshold frequency is x × 1013/s, where x is ____ (nearest integer).
(Given, speed of light = 3 × 108 m/s, Planck’s constant = 6.63 × 10–34 Js)

Moment of Inertia (M.I.) of four bodies having same mass ‘M‘ and radius ‘2R‘ are as follows:

I1 = M.I. of solid sphere about its diameter

I2 = M.I. of solid cylinder about its axis

I3 = M.I. of solid circular disc about its diameter.

I4 = M.I. of thin circular ring about its diameter

If 2(I2 + I3) + I4 = x⋅ I1 then the value of x will be ______.

Two satellites S1 and S2 are revolving in circular orbits around a planet with radius R1 = 3200 km and R2 = 800 km respectively. The ratio of speed of satellite S1 to the speed of satellite S2 in their respective orbits would be 1/x where x =
When a gas filled in a closed vessel is heated by raising the temperature by 1ºC, its pressure increases by 0.4%. The initial temperature of the gas is _____ K.
identical drops are charged at 22 V each. They combine to form a bigger drop. The potential of the bigger drop will be ______ V.
The length of a given cylindrical wire is increased to double of its original length. The percentage increase in the resistance of the wire will be ______%.

In a series LCR circuit, the inductance, capacitance and resistance are L = 100 mH, C = 100 μF and R = 10 Ω respectively. They are connected to an AC source of voltage 220 V and frequency of 50 Hz. The approximate value of current in the circuit will be ______ A.

AC source of voltage 220 V and frequency of 50 Hz