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1. Rate of diffusion is (a) faster in solids then in liquids and gases (b) faster in liquids than in solids and gases (c) faster in gases than in liquids and solids (d) equal in solids, liquids and gases 2. The height at which the value of acceleration due to gravity becomes onefourth of its value on the surface of the earth is (R is the radius of the earth) (a) R (b) 2R (c) 3R (d) 4R 3. Internal energy of a perfect gas is independent of (a) pressure (b) volume (c) temperature (d) none of these 4. In which of the following processes, the internal energy of a system remains constant ? (a) adiabatic (b) isochoric (c) isothermal (d) isobaric 5. Water is used as coolant in the radiator of a car engine because it (a) has low density (b) has high specific heat (c) has low boiling point (d) is easily available 6. The binding energy of the hydrogen nucleus is (a) zero (b) 136 eV (c) more than 136 eV (d) infinite 7. The function of a moderator in a nuclear reactor is (a) to absorb neutrons (b) to accelerate neutrons (c) to slow down neutrons
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(d) none of the above 8. What determines the half-life of a radioactive element ? (a) atomic number (b) mass number (c) temperature (d) none of the above 9. Gases conduct electricity at low pressure because at low pressure (a) gases turn into plasma (b) colliding electrons acquire higher kinetic energy due to increased mean free path, leading to ionization of atoms (c) atoms break up into electrons and protons (d) the electrons in atoms become free 10. Which of the following are deviated by an electric field? (a) - particles (b) X-rays (d) - rays (d) Neutrons 11. Which of the following instruments is used to measure pressure? (a) Lactometer (b) Barometer (c) Gyrometer (d) Nanometer 12. Particles which can travel faster than the speed of light are called (a) electrons (b) neutrons (c) nucleons (d) tachyons 13. Wb/m2 is equal to (a) henry (b) watt (c) tesla (d) dyne 14. An object is dropped from an aeroplane travelling horizontally. The trajectory followed by the object is (a) circular (b) parabolic (c) straight line (d) none of the above 15. Which of the following Indians got the Nobel prize in Physics? (a) C.V. Raman (b) A.P.J. Adul Kalam (c) Amartya Sen (d) Hargobind Khorana

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16. Which of the following forces keeps the electrons bound to the nucleus? (a) Electrostatic (b) Van der Waals (c) Gravitational (d) Nuclear 17. Newton proposed the corpuscular theory of light on the basis of (a) Newtons rings (b) rectilinear propagation (c) certain corpuscles (d) wavefront 18. Ohms law is not applicable except in (a) insulators (b) semiconductors (c) arc lamps (d) all of the above 19. Current flows in semiconductors through (a) protons (b) electrons (c) holes (d) electrons and holes 20. To an astronaut in space, the sky would appear (a) blue (b) white (c) black (d) red 21. A magnetic needle suspended freely (a) orients itself in a definite direction (b) remains in any direction (c) becomes vertical with N-pole up (d) becomes vertical with N-pole down 22. Weight of a man is more (a) on the equator (b) at the poles (c) at the centre of the earth (d) in free space 23. When white light is passed through a prism, the colour which deviates least is (a) red (b) violet (c) blue (d) green 24. Whenever a changing current is passed through a coil, an emf is induced in it. This is a conclusions of (a) Newtons law (b) Ohms law (c) Krichhoffs law (d) Faradays law 25. The half-life of a radioactive substance is 1600 years. What fraction of a sample of the substance will remains undecayed after 6400 years (a) 1/16 (b) 1/8 (c) 1/32 (d) 1/2

26. Which of the following works on Pascals law? (a) Aneroid barometer (b) Venturimeter (c) Hydraulic lift (d) sprayev 27. Brakes of very small contact area are not used although friction is independent of area, because friction (a) resists motion (b) causes wear and tear (c) depends on the nature of the material (d) operating in this case is sliding friction 28. a body moving in a circular path with constant speed has (a) constant acceleration (b) constant retardation (c) variable acceleration (d) constant velocity 29. Which of the following is wrongly matched? (a) Barometer Pressure (b) Lactometer Milk (c) Coulombs law Charges (d) Nuclear reactor Electrons 30. Which of the following is a consequence of the conservation of energy? (a) Archimedes principle (b) Pascals law (c) Bernoullis theorem (d) Toricellis theorem 31. The most important characteristic of electron in the production of X-rays is its (a) charge (b) mass (c) speed (d) revolution around the nucleus 32. A hollow ball is filled with water and then used as the bob of a simple pendulum. If water drains out of a small hole in the nottom, then the time period of oscillation (a) will go on decreasing (b) will go on increasing (c) will remain unchanged (d) will first increases and then it will decrease to acquire the initial value. 33. When a stone is dropped on the surface of still water, the waves produced are (a) transverse

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(b) longitudinal (c) stationary (d) partly longitudinal and party transverse There is no net transfer of energy by the particles of the medium in (a) longitudinal waves (b) transverse waves (c) progressive waves (d) stationary waves If we move from the equator to a pole, the value of g (a) increases (b) decreases (c) remains unchanged (d) first increases and then decreases A tuning fork completes 20 vibrations in 04 s. Its frequency is (in s1) (a) 50 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) none of the above The resistance of a wire is R. If it is stretched to double its initial length, the resistance will become (a) R/2 (b) 2R (c) 4R (d) R/4 What percent of the initial mass of a radioactive substance is left after five half lives? (a) 5% (b) 3% (c) 10% (d) 20% Which of the following is not a unit of time? (a) Hour (b) Nano-second (c) Micro-second (d) Light year Rutherfords alpha scattering experiment suggested that (a) the electrons revolve around the nucleus (b) the electrons are scattered in the space around the nucleus (c) there is a heavy mass at the centre of

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the atom (d) the velocities of all the electrons are same To convert a galvanometer into an ammeter, we connect a (a) high resistance in series (b) low resistance in series (c) high resistance in parallel (d) law resistance in parallel A closed bottle containing water is opened on the moon. The water will (a) freeze (b) remain as before (c) boil (d) decompose into H2 and O2. Aeroplanes are made to run on runway before take off because it (a) decreases friction (b) decreases viscous drag of air (c) decreases atmospheric pressure (d) provides required lift to the aeroplane Source of the energy of the sun is (a) burning of hydrogen (b) fusion reaction involving hydrogen (c) fission reaction involving hydrogen (d) some other reaction At 0K an intrinsic semiconductor behaves as a (a) perfect insulator (b) semiconductor (c) superconductor (d) conductor Blue colour of the sky is a consequence of (a) reflection (b) refraction (c) scattering (d) dispersion The property of a liquid by virtue of which its surface behaves as a stretched membrane is called (a) cohesion (b) adhesion (c) viscosity (d) surface tension

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1. c 9. b 17. b 25. a 33. d 41. d 2. a 10. a 18. c 26. c 34. d 42. c 3. d 11. b 19. d 27. b 35. a 43. d 4. c 12. d 20. c 28. c 36. a 44. b 5. b 13. c 21. a 29. d 37. c 45. a 6. a 14. b 22. b 30. c 38. b 46. c 7. c 15. a 23. a 31. c 39. d 47. d 8. d 16. a 24. d 32. d 40. c