 MODERN PHYSICS

1. Intensity vs Wavelength graph for Tungsten target in an X-ray tube using accelerated electrons
is
A) Discrete Spectrum C) Continuous spectrum with singularities
B) Continuous and Smooth Spectrum D) Band Spectrum
2. Which of the following accelerated particle when strikes with heavy target material give rise to
characteristics X-rays only?
A) Electrons C) Protons
B) Alpha particles D) Neutrons
3. 3-D image of hard tissues depicting 1% density difference can be obtained by using
A) CAT Scanner C) Photography
B) LASER Beam D) Holography
4. X-ray graphs are based on principle of .
A) Shadow Photography C) Reflection
B) Diffraction D) Refraction
5. Accelerating potential in X-ray tube is doubled, the cutoff wavelength .
A) Halves C) Quadruples
B) Doubles D) Unchanged
6. Which of the following characteristics X-rays has maximum energy?
A) Kδ C) Kα
B) Kγ D) Kβ
7. X-rays of short wavelength are called X-rays.
A) Characteristics C) Hard
B) Continuous D) Soft
8. The energy of bound electron in shell is maximum.
A) K C) L
B) N D) M
9. Smaller energy differences between the shells in lighter elements confines the energy emission to
.
A) IR Region C) Visible Region
B) UV Region D) X-ray Region
10. Absorption and emission spectra of different atoms, molecules and BBs are studied in
A) Spectroscopy C) Radiation Physics
B) Nuclear Physics D) Relativistic Mechanics
11. The emission spectrum of is line spectrum.
A) Discrete atoms C) Black Body
B) Molecules D) Ionic compounds
12. The dimension of Rydberg Constant is same as that of
A) Wavelength C) Linewidth
B) Length D) All of these
13. The potential which accelerates an electron to such energy so that on collission it excites an
atom, is called
A) Excitation potential C) Ionizing potential
B) Accelerating potential D) Raw potential
14. Which statement about electrons is true?
A) All electrons (bound and free) have specific C) All bound electrons have specific energy
amount of energy
B) All free electrons have same energy D) All electrons have kinetic energy only
15. First time Helium was discovered in using spectroscopy.
A) Beckerly Lab C) Bell’s Lab
B) Sun D) Earth Crest
16. Bohr’s model of Hydrogen atom is based on ideas.
A) Classical C) Modern
B) Semi-Classical D) Quantum
17. The shortest wavelength in Balmer series emits when electrons jump from n = to n =
2.
A) 3 C) ∞
B) 1 D) 820
18. Which series has minimum linewidth for Hydrogen spectrum?
A) Balmer Series C) Lyman Series
B) Paschen Series D) Brackett Series
19. An atomic spectrum of Hydrogen which lies in UV region is .
A) Balmer Series C) Lyman Series
B) Paschen Series D) Brackett Series
20. A simple dispersive medium for visible light is
A) Mirror C) Lens
B) Prism D) Glass slab
21.Pressure inside X-rays tube should be ideally
A) 0 atm C) 101325 Pa
B) 760 mm of Hg D) 120 torr
22. Discrete energy levels split into bands due to
A) External pressure C) Intermolecular forces
B) Mechanical stress D) Mass-Energy conversion
23. The highest energy of electrons is in
A) Valence band C) Conduction band
B) Forbidden band D) Electrons have same energy in all bands
24. Electrons cannot reside in
A) Valence band C) Conduction band
B) Forbidden band D) Electrons can reside in each band with equal
priority
25. Photoelectric effect is best observed for surface.
A) Metallic C) Semiconducting
B) Insulating D) Liquid
26. Cathode made up of emits photoelectrons for visible light.
A) Potassium C) Silver
B) Cesium D) Copper
27. An electron moving with a speed of 0.01c has associated de-Broglie wavelength in
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A) Visible Range C) UV-rays
B) X-rays D) IR Range
28. Two photons A & B having momentum in ratio 1:2. Their wavelength is in ratio
respectively.
A) 1 : 4 C) 2 : 1
B) 1 : 2 D) 4 : 1
29. Least momentum in vacuum is carried by photon among blue, red and green photon.
A) Red C) Blue
B) Green D) All these photons have same momentum
30. The phenomenon which indicates dual nature of light is
A) Compton Scattering C) Photoelectric effect
B) Pair production D) Nuclear Disintegration
31. The photon of highest momentum belongs to portion of EM-spectrum.
A) X-rays C) UV-rays
B) Gamma rays D) Microwaves
32. Modern interpretation of photoelectric effect indicates that
A) Stopping potential depends upon frequency of C) Photoelectric effect is not observed below a
incident radiations particular frequency
B) Stopping potential is independent of intensity of D) All of these are correct
incident radiations
33. The work function of which metal is minimum?
A) Sodium C) Potassium
B) Cesium D) Lithium
34. The phenomenon in which a photon behaves as a wave is called Phenomenon.
A) Scattering C) Propagation
B) Absorption D) Interaction
35. The phenomenon in which a photon behaves as a particle is called Phenomenon.
A) Scattering C) Propagation
B) Absorption D) Interaction
36. Two particles having mass ratio 1:2 have same de-Broglie wavelength. The ratio of their
velocities is
A) 1 : 2 C) 2 : 1
B) 4 : 1 D) 1 : 4
37. If Davisson and Germer experiment is performed using different particles with the same
scattering surface, lowest wavelength associated will be observed for at same firing
potential.
A) Electrons C) Neutrons
B) Positrons D) Protons
38. Highest occupied band is
A) Valence band C) Conduction band
B) Forbidden band D) None of these
39. Einstein photoelectric equation is based upon conservation of
A) Momentum C) Acceleration
B) Charge D) Energy
40. Conduction band and valence band overlap with each other in
A) Conductors C) Liquids
B) Semiconductors D) Insulators
41. Forbidden energy gap in insulators is about .
A) 0 eV C) 0.75 eV
B) 1.12 eV D) 7 eV
42. Ge or Si behaves as insulator at
A) Room temperature C) 300 K
B) 0 K D) 0 0C
43. Two photocells made of same cathode are excited by light of same frequency but different
intensities I1 < I2. The stopping potentials V1 and V2 are related as
A) V1 = V2 C) V1 > V2
B) V1 < V2 D) V1 = 2 V2
44. Two beams of lights with frequencies f1 and f2 are used to perform Photoelectric effect with
same photocell such that f1 > f2. The current in 1st case I1 is related to current in 2nd case I2 as
A) I1 = I2 C) I1 > I2
B) I1 < I2 D) I1 = 2 I2
45. Large no. of very close discrete energy levels form an
A) Energy Hill C) Energy Shell
B) Energy Band D) Energy Gap
46. The band(s) responsible for electrical behavior of elements is
A) Valence band and Conduction band C) Valence band only
B) Conduction band only D) All bands except valence band
47. Conduction band is completely filled in
A) Conductors C) Insulators
B) Semiconductors D) All of these

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 NUCLEAR PHYSICS
1. Neutron number is represented as
A) A-Z C) Z
B) A D) A + Z
2. 6C13 and 5B12 are
A) isotones C) isobars

B) isomers D) isotopes
3. Mass defect is maximum for
A) Fe C) Cu
B) Co D) W
4. The term activity in a radioactive process is calculated as –λN. It is mathematically equal to
A) ∆N / ∆t C) N x ∆N
B) ∆N D) ∆N x ∆t
5. Radioactivity is a/an phenomenon.
A) Induced C) Chemical

B) Natural D) Atomic
6. Excited nuclei when come back to ground state, emit .
A) Alpha rays C) Gamma rays

B) Beta rays D) Neutrinos

7. ZXA  Z-1YZ + + Q, the unknown particle is
A) Proton C) Positron

B) Neutron D) Electron
8. Beta rays produced due to nuclear transmutation come out .
A) From Shells C) Due to collisions
B) From Nucleus D) Due to ionization
9. 92X238 disintegrates by emission of two alpha and one beta particle. The resulting nuclide is
A) 89Y230 C) 87Y229
B) 88Y230 D) 87Y230
10. Which of the following is conserved in nuclear reactions?
A) Energy C) Charge
B) Momentum D) All of these
11. Half life of a radioactive nuclide is 0.693 ms. Its decay constant will be Hz.
A) 500 C) 250

B) 1000 D) (0.693)2
12. Ratio of half life to mean life is
A) 0.693 C) 14
B) 1 D) 0.5
13. The fraction of atoms left un-decayed after 8 half lives is
A) 1/256 C) 1/8

B) 255/256 D) 1/16
14. A radioactive sample almost decays to less than 1% after mean lives approximately.
A) 4 C) 3
B) 5 D) 2
15. The decay equation is best depicted as
A) N = No e-λt C) N = No 2-n
B) N = No e-t D) N = No 22
16. The term activity is measured in SI units
A) curie C) Radiation Absorbed Dose
B) becquerel D) joule
17. An ordinary equation showing a radioactive nuclear transmutation does not show conservation
of
A) Mass C) Charge

B) Neutron number D) Momentum

18. Fractional decay per unit time is called
A) Decay Constant C) Average Life
B) Half Life D) Mean Life
19. A process in which lighter nuclei fuse together to merge into a single nucleus of larger size, is
called
A) Fusion Reaction C) Transmutation
B) Fission Reaction D) Radioactivity
20. A process in which an unstable radioactive nuclide breaks into smaller nuclides of almost equal
size with the emission of energy, is called
A) Fusion Reaction C) Transmutation
B) Fission Reaction D) Radioactivity
21. 1 kg mass is equivalent to an energy of
A) 1 eV C) 9 x 1016 eV
B) 931 MeV D) 931 eV
22. Mass of nucleus is always the mass of its constituents.
A) Less than C) Equal to

B) Double than D) Greater than

23. The binding energy per nucleon gradually decrease as we move away from mass number 58 and
it becomes when mass number becomes 238.
A) 8.8 MeV C) 211 MeV
B) 0.3 MeV D) 7.6 MeV
24. Fission of one Uranium atom produces neutrons on the average.
A) 2 C) 4
B) 3 D) 1
25. Binding energy per nucleon in fission reaction is about
A) 0.9 MeV C) 6.9 MeV
B) 4 MeV D) 8.6 MeV
26. A large amount of energy is required to overcome electrostatic repulsion between nuclei during
A) Radioactivity C) Fusion
B) Transmutation D) Fission
27. Fusion reaction gives approximately times more energy per nucleon than fission
reaction.
A) 7 C) 80
B) 15 D) 25
28. In a fusion reaction, on the average protons are used up to make a Helium nucleus.
A) Six C) Eight
B) Four D) Two
29. The force responsible for nuclear disintegration is Force.
A) Electromagnetic C) Weak Nuclear
B) Strong Nuclear D) Gravitational
30. The elementary particles among the followings are
A) Photons C) Hadrons

B) Leptons D) Both a & b

31. Subatomic particles are divided into categories.
A) 4 C) 5
B) 3 D) 2
32. and are elementary particles.
A) Photons, Hadrons C) Leptons, Hadrons
B) Photons, Leptons D) Leptons, Quarks
33. A pair of quark and antiquark makes a .
A) Meson C) Electron
B) Baryon D) Muon
34. According to proposed quark model, there are flavors of quarks.
A) 4 C) 3
B) 6 D) 12
35. A proton is made up of quarks.
A) 2 u & 1 d C) 1 u & 2 d
B) 2 u & 1 s D) 2 u & 1 b
36. Scientists now believe all matter belong to
A) Quark group C) Either Quark or Lepton group
B) Lepton group D) None of these two
37. Atoms of different elements with same number of neutrons are called
A) Isotopes C) Isomers
B) Isogons D) Isotones
38. A radioactive isotope has a mean life of 0.03 second. After how many time its activity will
become very low to be ignored?
A) 0.15 s C) 0.03 s
B) 0.12 s D) 0.06 s
39. A radioactive sample decays to 1/8 of its original quantity in 3 days. Its activity will remain 1/64
after
A) 8 days C) 5 days
B) 6 days D) 24 days
40. Mean life time of a radioactive sample is 10 hours only. Its half life is
A) 14 hours C) 20 hours
B) 7 hours D) Can’t be predicted
41. types of radiations may emit as a result of radioactivity.
A) 3 C) 2
B) 4 D) 1
42. A fission reaction in which all produced neutrons further initiate fission reaction, is called
A) Controlled Fission Reaction C) Uncontrolled Fission reaction
B) Fission Chain Reaction D) Unidirectional Fission Reaction
43. If charge number and mass number remains unchanged during radioactive transmutation,
radiations are emitted.
A) X-rays C) Beta rays
B) Alpha rays D) Gamma rays
44. All energy relations during a radioactive decay are calculated by using the relation
A) E = hf C) E = m g h
B) E = m c2 D) E = 0.5 m v2