Resonance, Bandwidth & Q Factor
An AC circuit has R= 100 , C = 2 F and L = 80 mH, connected in series. The quality factor of the circuit is:
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Answer: (b)
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Resonance, Bandwidth & Q Factor
An AC circuit has R= 100 , C = 2 F and L = 80 mH, connected in series. The quality factor of the circuit is:
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC
For the given input voltage waveform Vin(t), the output voltage waveform V0(t), across the capacitor is correctly depicted by:

Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Centripetal Acceleration & Force
A clock has a continuously moving second's hand of 0.1 m length. The average acceleration of the tip of the hand (in units of ms–2) is of the order of:
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Matter Waves: de Broglie Wavelength
An electron, a doubly ionized helium ion (He++) and a proton are having the same kinetic energy. The relation between their respective de-Broglie wavelengths e, He++ and p is:
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Combination of Inductors, LR & LC Circuits
A part of a complete circuit is shown in the figure. At some instant, the value of current I is 1A and it is decreasing at a rate
of 102 A s–1. The value of the potential difference VP – VQ, (in volts) at that instant, is _________.

Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Answer: 33
Full solution and similar questions →Energy Density & Intensity
Suppose that intensity of a laser is W/m2.
The rms electric field, in units of V/m associated with this source is close to the nearest integer is __________.
0 = 8.86 × 10–12 C2 Nm–2; c = 3 × 108 ms–1)
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Answer: 194
Full solution and similar questions →Electric Field & Field Lines
Charges Q1 and Q2 are at points A and B of a right angle triangle OAB (see figure). The resultant electric field at point O is perpendicular to the hypotenuse, then
is proportional to:

Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Kepler's Laws & Planetary Motion
A satellite is in an elliptical orbit around a planet P. It is observed that the velocity of the satellite when it is farthest from the planet is 6 times less than that when it is closest to the planet. The ratio of distances between the satellite and the planet at closest and farthest points is:
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Two-Body Friction
An insect is at the bottom of a hemispherical ditch of radius 1 m. It crawls up the ditch but starts slipping after it is at height h from the bottom. If the coefficient of friction between the ground and the insect is 0.75, then h is:
(g = 10 ms–2)
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Wire Combinations & Special Cases
An object of mass m is suspended at the end of a massless wire of length L and area of crosssection A. Young modulus of the material of the wire is Y. If the mass is pulled down slightly its frequency of oscillation along the vertical direction is:
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field
An electron is moving along +x direction with a velocity of 6 106 ms–1. It enters a region of uniform electric field of 300 V/cm pointing along +y direction. The magnitude and direction of the magnetic field set up in this region such that the electron keeps moving along the x direction will be:
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field
A particle of charge q and mass m is moving with a velocity (v 0) towards a large screen placed in the Y - Z plane at a distance d. If there is a magnetic field , the maximum value of v for which the particle will not hit the screen is:
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Nuclear Reactions & Q-value
You are given that Mass of = 7.0160u,
Mass of = 4.0026u
and Mass of = 1.0079u.
When 20 g of is converted into by proton capture, the energy liberated, (in kWh), is: [Mass of nucleon = 1 GeV/c2]
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Combination of Lenses
A point like object is placed at a distance of 1 m in front of a convex lens of focal length 0.5 m. A plane mirror is placed at a distance of 2 m behind the lens. The position and nature of the final image formed by the system is:
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration
Shown in the figure is a hollow icecream cone (it is open at the top). If its mass is M, radius of its top, R and height, H, then its moment of inertia about its axis is:

Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Rotational Kinetic Energy, Work & Power
Four point masses, each of mass m, are fixed at the corners of a square of side . The square is rotating with angular frequency , about an axis passing through one of the corners of the square and parallel to its diagonal, as shown in the figure. The angular momentum of the square about this axis is:

Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Logic Gates
Identify the correct output signal Y in the given combination of gates (as shown) for the given inputs A and B.
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Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Degrees of Freedom & Internal Energy
Molecules of an ideal gas are known to have three translational degrees of freedom and two rotational degrees of freedom.The gas is maintained at a temperature of T. The total internal energy, U of a mole of this gas, and the value of
are given, respectively by:
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Degrees of Freedom & Internal Energy
Initially a gas of diatomic molecules is contained in a cylinder of volume V1 at a pressure P1 and temperature 250 K. Assuming that 25% of the molecules get dissociated causing a change in number of moles. The pressure of the resulting gas at temperature 2000 K, when contained in a volume 2V1 is given by P2. The ratio is ________.
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Errors in Measurement
The density of a solid metal sphere is determined by measuring its mass and its diameter. The maximum error in the density of the sphere is %. If the relative errors in measuring the mass and the diameter are 6.0% and 1.5% respectively, the value of x is_______.
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Answer: 1050
Full solution and similar questions →Least Count, Vernier Callipers & Screw Gauge
A screw gauge has 50 divisions on its circular scale. The circular scale is 4 units ahead of the pitch scale marking, prior to use. Upon one complete rotation of the circular scale, a displacement of 0.5mm is noticed on the pitch scale. The nature of zero error involved and the least count of the screw gauge, are respectively:
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Doppler Effect
A sound source S is moving along a straight track with speed v, and is emitting, sound of frequency v0 (see figure). An observer is standing at a finite distance, at the point O, from the track. The time variation of frequency heard by the observer is best represented by:
(t0 represents the instant when the distance between the source and observer is minimum)
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Superposition, Coherence & Intensity
In the figure below, P and Q are two equally intense coherent sources emitting radiation of wavelength 20 m. The separation between P and Q is 5 m and the phase of P is ahead of that of Q by 90°. A, B and C are three distinct points of observation, each equidistant from the midpoint of PQ. The intensities of radiation at A, B, C will be in the ratio:

Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Potential Energy & Equilibrium
If the potential energy between two molecules is given by
U = ,
then at equilibrium, separation between molecules, and the potential energy are:
Answer: (a)
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