ENGLISH INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS: NATIONAL GRADUATE PHYSICS EXAMINATION 1996 CANDIDATE'S ROLL NUMBER MAXIMUM MARKS : 180: PART A. TIME ALLOWED : PART A: 2 HOURS. ‘SUB-PART A-1 : ONLY ONE OUT OF FOUR OPTIONS IS CORRECT ‘The numbers of significant places in 32.30 m, + 1.07 s and 0.0037 g are, respectively, (a) 4,3,.2 (©) 43,4 (©)3.3,2 (6) 3,24 2. Binary numbers need more places in counting because fa) they afe always big numbers, (b) any number of zeros can be added in front of them. (©) the binary base is small (d)_ O's and 1's need to be properly spaced. 0.10 g sample of %2 Bi decays with emission of alpha panicles. 1 the decay constant is 8 x 10° s¥,the number of disintegrations per second is nearest 10 (a) 4x 407 (b) 2x 108 {c) 2x 10° (d) 4x 10" 4, Atransducer isa device which converts (2) sound signals into electrical ones. {b) electrical signats into acoustic ones. (©). optical signals imo electcal ones. {@) any one form of signals into other torn In the system shown in Fig. 1 take the pulley as a uniform disc of mass 0.4 kg and frictionless. During tree fall the acceleration of 5 kg. mass will be (a) 397 onng (0) 3977.2 a (c) 39/74 Skg (4) 2.8917 2H a wice, The period of angular oscillations, T, was measured for varying Land varying x Al other details were kept invariant each time Which of the following is true? fa) 10" tty 188 {a} Tvs x graph would be a straight line (0) T? ve 3? graph is a straight line. (0) Tvs L graph is a staight ine. (a) VT vs L graph is a straight line. L mx xt The temperature at which root mean square speed of nitrogen molecules is equal to the escape velocity from earth’s surface is closest to (a) 10K In Fig. 3, teat both diodes as ideal, if the baltery voltage is reversedin sign, the current drawn from the battery changas. fa) from 4.4 Ato-1.0.0 (b) from 1.0Ato-1.4A (c) from2113. Aw 2113.0 (@) from 7/9 Ato-7/9 A gl (c) 10° The working of a microwave oven involves (a) absorption of microwaves by matter. (0) reception of microwaves by wave guides. (6) microwave amplification by simulated emission of radiation, 3) transmission of microwaves through a metalIn an xray tube, the emission spectrum shows () only characteristic lines for the anticathode. (b) only a continuous distribution. (©) an upper sharp limit for frequency. ()_ intensity independent of filanent current. ‘A spectrum is observed with a plane diffraction grating, using normal incidence. Now (a) Dispersion in second order is exactly 2 times that in the first order. (©) half the number of lines of the grating is blocked, dispersion becomes hall (0) In a given order spectrum, the dispersion increases. in going to the violet end. (d) Resolving power in second order is exactly 2-fold that in frst order. Figure 4A shows the p, V diagram of a certain cycle. Which of the T, 5 diagrams given in 4B schematically corresponds to it? (aP aE 10 fl 4 (oR “Al ws oe ~onsider the statements : 4) IMvectors, a x(b x 6) = (a x b) xe. 2) The area of a parallelogram of sides a and bisa x bin magnitude. )) The x-componant of euttE is SEY dy - BEY 82 14, 16, 18, 19, The correct statements are {a) all three (b) 1. 2only (c)2, Sonly (@) 3only The change in entropy when one mole of arr ideal gas is allowed to expand isothormally to 2.fold volume is (yer 1 (Rings os (0) Ring. 4 {d) 2010 1 radius of the earth were to shrink by 1%, its mass remaining the same, g would decrease by neatly (a) +1% (b) -2% (1% (4) 42% | In the circuit shown in Fig. 5, the source has. angular frequency 000 hz. The impedance of the citcuil is nearest to (a) 350 (©) 500 (©) 100.0 (a) 2000 UF 25.0, Sm Considering dimensions, the expression Giving Boylo temperature fora Yan dor Wat's gas is (a) blak (b) abR (cj aR (g) bra For an oscillation &= A cos ot, consider the cases yA=t0% cm = 10% he, 2JAz10%cm — «= 10" ha ‘The peak particle velocity and peak particle acceleration are, respectively, largerin cases (@)181() 142281) 2a When cadmium rods are shifted outward trom a nuclear reactor, (a) breeding in the core decreases. () breeding in tho core increases (c) production of neutrons stows down, (8) temperature of the reactor falls,20. Band diagrams for three semiconductor samples are shown in Fig. 6. From eftto right they belong respectively to (a) p. intrinsic, (b)n. intrinsic, p {o) intsinsic, p.m (4) intrinsic, n. p 21. Quasaris (a) a spin-half fundamental particle. (b) one of the black holes in the sky. (©) a kind of particle from which all fundamental particles are made. (6) a source of radio waves in space. 22. Energy ef 9 proton confined to nuclear dimension of -4 x 10°" mis of the ordarot (a) 10 Mev (b) 1 Mev. (©) 100 Kev (d) 10 Kev 23. The best combination of probe and objective of crystalline structure study is (a) x-rays for suslace structures. (b) neutron beams forisoptopes differing in nuclear magnetic moment, (c) electron beams for heavier atoms {d)__ high energy neutrons for heavier atoms 24, Alaser radiates at h= 5000 A” andits aperture has radius 5.0 mm. In the best situation, its beam at 1 km distance will have a radius nearest to (a) 610 em (b) 6x 10" em ()6 om (a) 60m X25. Some partcies are distibuted between just two states having energy difference «, In equiliium at temperature T such that kT = the fraction of particles in the higher state will be fae! (tee! fe) ler) (av (ase) 26. Joule-Thomson cooling pertains to {a)_ expansion undor constant pressure difference. {b) expansion against vacuum. (6) evaporation under reduced pressure (4) adiabatic expansion, \27. A surface has work-function 2.40 eV, The kinetic energies of fastest photo electrons emitted from its surlace under radiations of photon energies 9.00 eV and 4.00 eV wil bear the ratio (a) 27:32 (b) 3:4 (1:2 (3-8 28. Fig. 7 shows a distribution curve in terms of energy E. It would be applicable {a} to free electrcn in a metal only. (0) to any assembly of spirv-tall partices. (6) tolectrons in any solid whate {@)_ for any temperature whatever. = 29. For a diatomic molecule, the energy for rotational quantum number d is given (with 1 a8 a characteristic constant of the molecule) by (a) Brot (ey Bhe We) (c) Bhed (+1) (a) Bhoy? 30. In the circuit shown in Fig. 8, the current in the 10 ohm resistor will be nearest to (a) 0.001 ma (b) 0.01 wa (ooeme (ay 0.05ina ima moon Lo ane IB on ioe decibel is nearest to (AD YC AYIOA A (IG Khe