1.

Surface tension mainly arises due to

A. gravitational force
B. electrostatic force
C. cohesive force
D. adhesive force

2. If the radius of earth were to shrink by one percent, its mass remaining the same the acceleration due to gravity on the earth's
surface would

A. decrease
B. remains unchanged
C. increase
D. None of the above

3. A planet moves around the sun. At a point P it is closest from the sun at a distance d1 its speed is v1 . At a point Q, when it is
farthest from the sun at a distance d2 its speed will be

d12 v1

A.
d 22
d 2 v1
d1
B.
d1 v1
C.
d2

d 22 v1

D.
d 12

4. Body weighs 60g in air & 40g in water. Specific gravity of body is

A. 3
B. 1.5
C. 3 × 103
D. 1.5 × 103

5.A wire of length 1 m increases in length by 0.02 m. When subjected to a tensile stress of 12 x 108 N/m2 . The Young’s modulus of 
material of the wire is

A. 6 x 1010 N/m2
B. 600 N/m2
C. 12 x 1010 N/m2
D. 24 x 106 N/m2

6. Spherical balls of radius R are falling in a viscous fluid of viscosity n with a velocity v. The retarding viscous force acting on the
spherical ball is

A. directly proportional to R but inversely proportional to v

B. directly proportional to both radius R and velocity v
C. inversely proportional to both radius R and velocity v
D. inversely proportional to R but directly proportional to velocity v

7. A cricket ball is hit at 45º to the horizontal with a kinetic energy K. The kinetic energy at the highest point is
A. 0
K
B. 2
K
C. 2
D. K

8. A steel wire is stretched by 1 kg wt. If the radius of the wire is doubled, its Youngs modulus will

A. remain unchanged
B. become half
C. become double
D. become four times

9. An ice cube in kerosene contained in a beaker melts, the level of kerosene in the beaker

A. rises
B. falls
C. remain unchanged
D. first falls and rises to same level as before

10. The gravitational force of attraction between two masses is 1 N. If each mass and distance between them are doubled, the force
of attraction between them is

A. 2N
B. 4N
C. 1N
D. 0.5 N

11. An automobile travelling with a speed of 60km/h, can brake to stop within a distance of 20m. If the the car is going twice as fast,
i.e. 120 km/h, the stopping distance will be

A. 20 m
B. 40 m
C. 60 m
D. 80 m

12. Liquid level remains same in connected tubes of different shapes. This is known as

A. Pascal’s law
B. anamalous behaviour of water
C. Archimede’s principle
D. Hydrostatic paradox

13. Pressure is

A. scalar
B. vector
C. tensor
D. none of these

14. The light output of a star increases by four times its normal value. Then the change in magnitude of the star is

A. -4
B. -2
C. - 0.75
D. - 1.5

15. Stars have been classified into six different groups according to their apparent brightness. Then one of the following is false

A. the brightest star has magnitude of 6

B. the dimmest star has magnitude of 6
C. the second magnitude star is one - half as bright as the first magnitude star
D. The first magnitude star is 100 times as bright as the 6th magnitude star

16. A force - time (F - t) graph for a linear momentum is shown in figure. The segments shown are circular. The linear momentum
gained between 0 and 6 seconds is
+ 2

+ 1

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
-1

-2

A. -2 N.s
B. zero N.s
C. +4 N.s
D. +6 N.s

17. In the Hertz sprung - Russel diagram, stars at the upper left of the main sequence are

A. large and reddish with low temperature

B. large and reddish with high temperature
C. large and reddish with moderate temperature
D. Very hot and very bright

Two bodies with masses MA and MB are moving with equal kinetic energy. Their linear
18.
® ®
momentum are numericall y in a ratio PA : PB will be

A. MB : MA
B. MA : MB

C.
M A : MB

D.
M 2A : M 2B

19. A number of small drops of mercury adiabatically combine to form a single drop. The temperature of the drop will

A. decrease
B. increase
C. remain the same
D. depends on size

20. Thin film of soap solution is formed but not with that of water

A. Surface tension of water is more than that of soap solution

B. Density of water is more than that of soap solution
C. Surface tension of water is less than that of soap solution
D. Density of water is less than that of soap solution
21. parallel plate air capacitor has capacitance C when it is half filled with a dielectric
of dielectric constant å r = 5; the percentage increase in the capacitanc e will be

A. 400%
B. 66.6%
C. 33.3%
D. 200%

22. The electric field due to a short electric dipole of electric dipole moment ‘p' at a long distance ‘r' on its axis is inversely 
proportional to

A. r
B . r2
C . r3
D . r4

23. A charge of 6.75 micro coulomb in an electric field is acted upon by a force of 2.5 N. The potential gradient at this point is

A. 3.71 × 1010 V/m
B. 3.71 × 105 V/m
C. 3.71 × 1015 V/m
D. 3.71 × 1012 V/m

24. When a P.D. of 1000 V is applied between A and B, a charge of 0.75 mC is stored in the system of capacitors. The value of C
is
4 mF
A · 4 mF

m F)
C(
4 mF

B
4 mF

A. 0.75 ìF
B . 0.8 ìF
C . 1 ìF
D . 0.2 ìF

25. A capacitor is charged to 100 V and possesses a charge of 0.1 C. When discharged, the energy released is

A. 5J
B. 10 J
C. 2J
D. 1J

26. The minimum value of charge on any charged body may be

A. 1.6 × 10 - 19 C
B. 1C
C. 1μ C
D. 4.8 × 10 - 12 C

27. Surface density of charge is maximum at the points where

A. curvature is minimum
B. radius of curvature is maximum
C. radius of curvature is minimum
D. either (1) or (2)

28. Energy stored / unit volume in an electric field of strength E V/m in a medium of dielectric constant K (in J/m3 is)

1
Îr Îo E 2
A. 2
1
Îr E 2
B. 2
2
1 Îo E
2 Îr
C.
1 2
Î r Îo 2 E
D. 2

29. A thin metal plate P is inserted between the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor of capacitance C in such a way that its edges
touch the two plates. The capacitance becomes

C
A. 2
B. 0
C. ∞
D. 2C

30. Two equal negative charges - q are fixed at points (0, a) and (0, - a). A positive charge Q is released from rest at the point (2a,
0) on the x - axis. The charge Q will

A. execute SHM about the origin

B. move to origin and remain at rest
C. move to infinity
D. execute oscillations but not SHM

31. Compare electrons accelerated through a certain p.d. and protons accelerated through the same p.d. If intial velocities are
negligible the emergent

A. protons have larger momentum

B. Electrons have smaller kinetic energy
C. protons have larger velocity
D. Electrons have larger momentum

32. A spherical liquid drop has a capacitance of C unit. If it is broken into smaller droplets, the sum of the capacitance of the droplets
is

A. less than that of the original drop

B. same as that of the original drop
C. more than that of the original drop
D. none of these

33. A charge +q is placed inside a closed surface S as shown in the figure. With respect to the point P, the flux of the electric field
across the surface is
A. zero
B. always positive
C. always negative
D. sometimes positive, sometimes negative

34. Two small spheres each carrying a charge q are placed ‘r' metre apart & they interact with force F. If one of the spheres is taken 
around the other once in a circular path, the work done is

A. 0
B. F . 2πr
C. F.r
D.
F 2πr

35. In electrolytic capacitors dielectric is

A. thin film of aluminium oxide on cathode

B. thin film of aluminium oxide on anode
C. electrolyte used
D. not present

36. Two identical charged spherical drops each of capacitance C merge to form a single drop. The resultant capacitance is

A. equal to 2 C
B. greater than 2 C
C. less than 2 C but greater than C
D. less than C

37. Two spherical conductors of radii 5 m and 6 m are charged to the same potential. If ó1 and ó2 be the respective values of
surface densities of charge on the two conductors, then the ratio is

A. 25 : 36
B. 36 : 25
C. 5:6
D. 6:5

38. The action of the dielectric to increase the capacitance is due to

A. electric polarization
B. movement of charges to the sides of dielectrics
C. neutralisation of charges
D. dipole orienting parallel to the plates

39. A capacitor of capacitance C is charged to a potential V. The flux of electric Held through a closed surface enclosing the
capacitor is

CV
A.
Îο v
2 CV
B.
Îο
CV
C.
2 Îο
D. zero

40. Two charges are at distance 'd' apart in air. Coulomb force between them is F If
a dielectric material of dielectric constant å r is placed between th em, the coulomb force now becomes

A.
F år

B.
F åR

C.
F/ Î 2r

D.
Î 2rF

The whit of electric permittivi ty å o is

41.

A. volt/m
B. coulomb m2
C. coulomb farad
D. farad/meter

42. A parallel plate capacitor of plate area A is filled with 3 dielectrics as shown in fig. If C1 , C2 , & C3 are the capacitances of the
permittivi ties Îr , Îr , & Îr respective ly, then effective capacitanc e of
portions with relative 1 2 3
the capacitor is
·
Îr 2
Îr1

Îr3

·
C1 C 2 C 3
A.
C1 C 2 + C 2 C 3 + C3 C1
B . C 1 + C2 + C3
C1 + C 2 C3
C2 + C3
C.
C2 C3
C1 +
C 2 + C3
D.

43. Consider the electric potential due to a charge ‘q' at distance ‘r'. The potential due to eight times this charges at four times the
above distance is

A. half the original value

B. twice the original value
C. the same as the original value
D. four times the original value

44. Two capacitors each of capacitance 2 ìF are connected in series between the points A and B. Another parallel combination of
two capacitors each of capacitance C is connected between A and B. If the effective capacitance between A and B is 2 ìF, then C
has a value of

A. 0.8 ìF
B . 0.4 ìF
C . 0.5 ìF
D . 0.2 ìF

45. A charge q1 exerts some force on a second charge q2 . If third charge q3 is brought near, the force of q1 exerted on q2

A. decreases
B. increases
C. remains unchanged
D. increases if q3 is of same sign as q1 and decrease if q3 is of opposite sign

46.Charges + 8 nC, and - 8 nC are placed at A and B. P and Q are two points lying on the perpendicular bisector of the line AB.
Work done in taking a charge of 5 nC from P to Q is

A. is zero
B. depends only on the distance PQ
C. depends only on the distance AB
D. depends only on the charge shifted

47. A Cylindrical radius R and length L is placed in an uniform electric field E parallel to the cylinder axis. The total flux for the
surface of the cylinder is given by

A. πR2E
B . (ðR2 + ðL2 )
C. 0
D . 2ðR2 E

48. Three identical charges of + q nC are placed at corners of square of side 'a' cm. The potential at the fourth corner is

A. 3q/a
9q
(1 + 2 2 )
B.
2a

C.
(1 + 2 2 ) / 2a q

D.
9a 2 (1 + 2 2 )q