List of top Physics Questions

For the given cyclic process $CAB$ as shown for a gas, the work done is :

Four identical particles of mass $M$ are located at the corners of a square of side $'a'$. What should be their speed if each of them revolves under the influence of other?s gravitational field in a circular orbit circumscribing the square?

$Ge$ and $Si$ diodes start conducting at $0.3 \,V$ and $0.7\, V$ respectively. In the following figure if Ge diode connection are reversed, the value of $V_o$ changes by : (assume that the Ge diode has large breakdown voltage)

Half mole of an ideal monoatomic gas is heated at constant pressure of 1 atm from $20{^{\circ}C}$ to $90^{\circ}C$. Work done by gas is close to : ( Gas constant R = $8.31\, J\, /mol-K$)

Ice at $-20^{\circ} C$ os added tp $50\, g$ of water at $40^{\circ}C$. When the temperature of the mixture reaches $0^{\circ}C$, it is found that $20\, g$ of ice is still unmelted. The amount of ice added to the water was close to (Specific heat of water = $4.2 \; J/g/^{\circ}C$) Specific heat of Ice = $2.1 \; J/g/^{\circ}C$ Heat of fusion of water at $0^{\circ}C = 334 \; J/g$)

If $10^{22}$ gas molecules each of mass $10^{-26}$ kg collide with a surface (perpendicular to it) elastically per second over an area $1\, m^2$ with a speed $10^4$ m/s, the pressure exerted by the gas molecules will be of the order of :

If speed $(V)$, acceleration $(A)$ and force $(F)$ are considered as fundamental units, the dimension of Young's modulus will be :

If surface tension (S), Moment of inertia (I) and Planck's constant (h), were to be taken as the fundamental units, the dimensional formula for linear momentum would be : -

If the angular momentum of a planet of mass $m$, moving around the Sun in a circular orbit is $L$, about the center of the Sun, its areal velocity is :

In a car race on straight road, car $A$ takes a time $t$ less than car $B$ at the finish and passes finishing point with a speed $'v'$ more than that of car $B$. Both the cars start from rest and travel with constant acceleration $a_1$ and $a_2$ respectively. Then $'v'$ is equal to :

In a meter bridge, the wire of length $1\, m$ has a non-uniform cross-section such that, the variation $\frac{dR}{dl}$ of its resistance $R$ with length $l$ is $\frac{dR}{dl} \propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{l}}$. Two equal resistances are connected as shown in the figure. The galvanometer has zero deflection when the jockey is at point $P$. What is the length $AP$ ?

In a process, temperature and volume of one mole of an ideal monoatomic gas are varied according to the relation $VT = K$, where $K$ is a constant. In this process the temperature of the gas is incresed by $\Delta T$. The amount of heat absorbed by gas is (R is gas constant) :

In a radioactive decay chain, the initial nucleus is $^{232}_{90}Th$ . At the end there are $6 \alpha$-particles and $4 \beta$-particles which are emitted. If the end nucleus, If $^{A}_{Z} X$ , $A$ and $Z$ are given by :

In a simple pendulum experiment for determination of acceleration due to gravity (g), time taken for $20$ oscillations is measured by using a watch of $1$ second least count. The mean value of time taken comes out to be $30\, s$. The length of pendulum is measured by using a meter scale of least count $1\, mm$ and the value obtained is $55.0\, cm$. The percentage error in the determination of $g$ is close to :

In an interference experiment the ratio of amplitudes of coherent waves is $\frac{a_1}{a_2} = \frac{1}{3}$ . The ratio of maximum and minimum intensities of fringes will be :

In $Li^{++}$, electron in first Bohr orbit is excited to a level by a radiation of wavelength $\lambda$. when the ion gets deexcited to the ground state in all possible ways (including intermediate emissions), a total of six spectral lines are observed. What is the value of $\lambda$ ? (Given : $h = 6.63 \times 10^{-34} \; Js ; c = 3 \times 10^8 \; ms^{-1})$ ;

In the circuit shown, find $C$ if the effective capacitance of the whole circuit is to be $0.5 \mu F$. All values in the circuit are in $\mu F$.

In the circuit shown, the switch $S_1$ is closed at time $t = 0$ and the switch $S_2$ is kept open. At some later time $(t_0)$, the switch $S_1$ is opened and $S_2$ is closed. The behavious of the current $I$ as a function of time $'t'$ is given by :

In the cube of side $'a'$ shown in the figure, the vector from the central point of the face $ABOD$ to the central point of the face $BEFO$ will be:

In the experimental set up of metre bridge shown in the figure, the null point is obtained at a distance of $40\, cm$ from $A$. If a $10 \Omega$ resistor is connected in series with $R_1$, the null point shifts by $10\, cm$. The resistance that should be connected in parallel with $(R_1 + 10)\Omega$ such that the null point shifts back to its initial position is :

In the figure shown, after the switch $'S'$ is turned from position $'A'$ to position $'B'$, the energy dissipated in the circuit in terms of capacitance $'C'$ and total charge $'Q'$ is:

In the figure shown below, the charge on the left plate of the $10 \; \mu F$ capacitor is $-30 \; \mu C$ . The charge on the right plate of the $6 \; \mu F$ capacitor is :

In the given circuit, an ideal voltmeter connected across the $10\, \Omega$ resistance reads $2V$. The internal resistance $r$, of each cell is :

In the given circuit diagram, the currents, $I_1 = 0.3\,A, I_4 = 0.8\, A$ and $I_5 = 0.4\, A$, are flowing as shown. The currents $I_2,I_3$ and $I_6$,respectively, are :

In the given circuit the cells have zero internal resistance. The currents (in Amperes) passing through resistance $R_1$, and $R_2$ respectively, are: