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Subject: Physics

Chapter # 11: ELECTROSTATICS – 18 Questions

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1 2023, 2024 Show that electric field is potential gradient E = Short
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2 2024 How capacitor discharge ignition system works? Enlist some uses Short
3 2023, 2018 What is electron volt? Show its relation with Joule? Short
4 2017, 2019 Electric lines of force never cross each other? Short
5 2017, 2021 Define electric field intensity? Give its unit Short
6 2017, Electric lines of force never cross each other? Long
7 2016, Calculate electric field intensity at a point in the field. Long
8 2024, 2018 Water has large dielectric constant, but it is rarely used in capacitor Short
9 2023, 2017 Derive an expression for the energy stored in capacitor? Long
10 2017, 2023 State and explain Gauss’s law? And its applications? Long
11 2024, 2019 Explain the concept of electric potential. Derive an expression Long
12 2017, 2022 Explain Charging and discharging of capacitor? Long
13 2018, 2019 State and explain Coulomb’s law? Long
14 2018, 2020 What is the role of medium when it is placed between the medium Short
15 2018 What is capacitance of a capacitor? Define its unit. Short
16 2017 Show that the unit of time constant of series RC circuit is second. Short
17 2017 Is electric field is zero or not zero in region of constant potential? Short
18 2016 Explain the applications of charging and discharging of capacitor? Short
Chapter 12 Current Electricity
1 2024 How can a rheostat used as potential divider. Draw circuit diagram Short
33 2024 Briefly explain resistivity. How it depends upon the factors Short
34 2024 What is potentiometer? Explain its working and construction Long
35 2016, 2018 Why does the resistance of conductor rise with temperature Short
How moving coil galvanometer can be converted into ammeter and
36 2017 Long
voltmeter?
37 2017 Why the voltmeter should have very high resistance? Short
38 2018 Why should the resistance of ammeter be very low? Short
39 2019 State Kirchhoff’s rule. Explain Kirchhoff’s second rule in detail Long
40 2019 Name the charge carriers in metals, electrolytes and gases. Short
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41 2019 Why the terminal potential difference decreases when current flows
Short
42 2019,2022 What is sensitive galvanometer?
Short

43 2022 When Wheatstone bridge is balanced, no current flows? Short

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Chapter 13 Electromagnetism
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46 2024,2024
What is meant by magnetic flux and magnetic flux density Short
47 2024 Derive an expression for charge to mass ration of an electron Long
48 2014 What is meant by emf, internal resistance and terminal potential Long
49 2016 State and explain Ampere’s law Long
50 2016,2016
What is AVO meter? Describe any functions Short
51 2016,2017
What is shunt resistance? Short
52 2016 What is digital AVO meter? Short
53 2016 On what factors force on current carrying conductor depends Short
54 2019 How a magnetic field is used to separate isotopes of element Short
State Ampere’s law? Derive an expression for the magnetic field due
55 2022,2016 Long
to current carrying solenoid?
A long solenoid with 15 turns per cm has a small loop area of 2.00 cm
56 2022 Long
square if current is 2 A then find induced emf.
57 2024 Can electron in rest be set in motion with a magnet? Explain briefly Short
58 2016 Questions and numerical related to velocity selector Short
59 2016 Magnetic field accelerates charged particle but no work done why? Short
60 2016 Numerical related to shunt resistance Long
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61 Numerical related to Ohm’s law Short
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What is sensitive galvanometer?
62 2019,2022 Short
Is it possible to accelerate neutron in a cyclotron?

63 Chapter 14 Electromagnetic Induction

64 2023 Briefly explain the laminated iron core in transformers Short

In a coil current changes from 6 A to 8 A in 0.05s. If the average emf
65 2023 Long
is 10 V the find the coefficient of self-inductance
66 2023 What is motional emf? Derive an equation for the motional emf Long
67 2022 Can an efficient step up transformer level? Short
What do you mean by electromagnetic induction? Describe any three
68 2019 Long
methods producing induced emf
69 2019 Define efficiency of a transformer? How can one improve the Short
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efficiency of a transformer? Discuss
Can a DC motor turn into DC generator? If yes what changes are to be
70 2019,2016 Long
required to be done?
Does the induced emf always act to decrease the magnetic flux through
71 2018,2017 Short
a circuit? explain
In a transformer there is no transfer of charge then how power is
72 2018,2017 Short
transferred?
73 2017 Can a step down transformer decrease the power level? Long

How eddy currents are produced? Explain heating effect?

74 2024,
Chapter 15 Alternating Current

What is AC generator? How is an AC generator used to produce an

75 2024 Long
A sinusoidal alternating voltage of angular frequency ω is connected
alternating current?

76 2024 across a capacitor C. Find mathematical expression for instantaneous Short

voltage current and power?
77 2024 What is choke coil? Give its importance in AC circuits? Short
What determines the gradient of a graph of inductive reactance against
78 2024 Short
frequency? explain briefly
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79 What is A.M and F.M Short
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What is the impedance of RL series circuit ? What is the phase angle
80 2016 between V and I? Short

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81 2016 How is the three phase AC voltage generated? Short
82 2016 What is meant by reactance of a capacitor? Short
A sinusoidal current has effective value of 10 A. what is the maximum
83 2017 Short
or peak value?
84 2017 Draw impedance diagram for RLC series circuit? Short
85 2017 Derive the energy density relation for inductor? Long
86 2018 At what frequency an inductor of 1 .0 H have a reactance of 500 ohm? Short
87 2019,2022 In R-L circuit current lead or lag? Discuss by a vector diagram Long
State the term impedance for AC circuit. Derive an equation of RLC
88 2022 Long
series AC circuit. Also state condition of resonance
89 2022 Calculate the frequency of AC supply some values will be given Short
90 2023 Numerical related to AC circuit to find current power etc Long
91 2016, 2020
Chapter # 16 Deformation of Solids
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92 2023 Differentiate elastic deformation and plastic deformation? Short

93 2023 Highlight the importance of superconductors in MRI machine? Short
Differentiate between paramagnetic diamagnetic and ferromagnetic
94 2022 Short
materials?
95 2022 Draw and explain the stress strain curve for a ductile material? Short
What is the working principle of magnetic levitation and how can it
96 2022 Short
acquire high speed?
97 2019 Define proportional limit, UTS, and plasticity? Long
For hysteresis loop, define the terms saturation, retantivity and
98 2019 Short
coercivity?
99 2017,2016 What are superconductors? Long
What is meant by hysteresis loss? How is it used in the construction of
100 2017 Short
transformer?
101 2016 What is meant by strain energy? Long
Discuss the mechanism of electrical conduction by holes and electrons
102 2016 Short
in pure semiconductors?
Describe the magnetic properties of material explained on the basis of
103 2024 Long
B-H curve?
Differentiate between critical and curie temperature with suitable
104 2024 Short
examples

105 2014, 2018

Chapter 17 Electronics Short

Why in a transistor base is thin and lightly doped explain?

106 2024 What is meant by depletion layer in PN junction? How it developed? Short
What is meant by alpha factor and beta factor for a common emitter
107 2024 Short
configuration of transistor?
Why the common emitter configuration is widely used in amplifier
108 2024 Short
circuits?
109 2016 What is meant by rectification? Short
110 2016 Why carriers charge is not present in depleted region? Short

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111 2016,2017 Why a diode is operated in reversed biased from pure silicon? Short
112 2016 How do you obtain n-type and p-type semi-conductor? Short
113 2016,2019 Describe the working of an amplifier? Long
114 2016 Write down the conventional current gain and current gain of resistor Short
115 2017 What are transistors? How can we use it as an amplifier? Long
116 2017,2019 Why is the base current in transistor very small? Short
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Deduce the relation between α and β of a transistor?

117 2022 Why a transistor called current amplification device? Long
118 2022 Short
119 2022 Explain how a PN junction acts as half wave rectifier? Short
120 2023 Explain how electrons and holes flow across PN junction? Short
121 2023 Under what conditions transistors act as switch and amplifier? Short
122 2023 Can a PN junction be a potential barrier? Explain briefly? Short
123 2023 Briefly the working of a transistor as a switch Short

124 2015, 2019

Chapter 18 Dawn of Modern Physics Long

State photoelectric effect? Explain the experimental results and photon

125 2019,22,24 Long
theory of photoelectric effect.
The life time of electron in the excited state is 10−2 s. What is the
126 2022 Short
uncertainty in energy during this time?
127 2023 Describe the uncertainty principle? Short
If electron is accelerated through a potential difference of 100 V.
128 2023 Short
determine wavelength?
129 2019 Is it possible to create a single electron from energy? Short
130 2019 Is energy conserved when an atom emit a light of photon? Short
131 2019,2024 When a solid is heated it appears first red? why Short
A particle with a mass of 5.0 mg and speed of 8.0 m/s find its de
132 2019 Long
Broglie wavelength?
133 2019 How does light intensity change due to reflection and absorption? Short
134 2017 Can pair production take place in vacuum? explain Short
135 2017 Why ordinary silicon diodes don’t emit light? Short
136 2017 Why we don’t observe Compton effect with visible light? Short
137 2017 Explain Einstein’s special theory of relativity? Long
If electron and proton has the same de-Broglie wavelength which
138 2017, 2021 Long
particle has greater speed?
139 2017 Which photon red green or blue carry the most energy and momentum? Long
If calculations show precise position for electron can those calculations
140 2017 Short
show precise momentum for electrons?
141 2016 Will higher frequency emit greater no of electrons discuss? Short
142 2016 Explain the de-Broglie wave particle nature? Short
Under what conditions Compton shift has maximum wavelength? also
143 2024 Short
calculate Compton shift
Explain the process of pair production and pair annihilation
144 2023 Long
145 2016, 2020 Calculate the de-Broglie wavelength of electron having 1200 KeV Short

Chapter 19 Atomic Spectra

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151 2024,2019 State Postulates of Bohr atomic model? Long
152 2024 What is metastable state and population inversion for laser action? Short
153 2024 How did de-Broglie prove the third postulates of Bohr model? Short
154 2016,2022 What are X-rays? Describe the production of X-rays Long
How can the spectrum of hydrogen contain so many lines when
155 2016 Short
hydrogen contains only one electron?
156 2016 Prove the shortest wavelength emitted in Balmer series is 364.6 nm Short
What is continuous X-ray spectrum? Discuss the properties and uses
157 2016 Long
of X-rays.
158 2016,2017 What are advantages of lasers over ordinary light? Short
Can X-rays be reflected, refracted or diffracted just like other waves?
159 2016 Short
Explain
Explain and derive the expression for the wavelength of the various
160 2019 Long
spectral lines of hydrogen atoms
161 2022 What is the wavelength of the second line of Paschen series? Short
162 2023 What is LASER? Explain the principle and operation of laser? Long
163 2014, 2018 What role does the dielectric play in a capacitor? Short
164 2023 Describe the origin of different types of optical spectra Short
165 2023 Write down the postulates of Bohr atomic model? Short
What is de-Broglie hypothesis? Explain an experiment that show
166 2023 Long
particle can have wave characteristics?
167 2023 Describe the inner shell transition X-rays? Short
Explain why Laser action could not occur without population
168 2015 Short
inversion?