Hydrogen Spectrum & Spectral Series
If the wavelength of the first member of Lyman series of hydrogen is . The wavelength of the second member will be
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Answer: (c)
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Hydrogen Spectrum & Spectral Series
If the wavelength of the first member of Lyman series of hydrogen is . The wavelength of the second member will be
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Dielectrics
A parallel plate capacitor with plate separation is charged up by a battery. It is found that on introducing a dielectric sheet of thickness , while keeping the battery connections intact, the capacitor draws more charge from the battery than before. The dielectric constant of the sheet is _________.
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Level Road & Rotating Platform
A coin is placed on a disc. The coefficient of friction between the coin and the disc is . If the distance of the coin from the center of the disc is , the maximum angular velocity which can be given to the disc, so that the coin does not slip away, is:
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Combination of Resistors
Equivalent resistance of the following network is __________ .

Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Ohm's Law, Resistivity & Temperature
Two conductors have the same resistances at but their temperature coefficients of resistance are and . The respective temperature coefficients for their series and parallel combinations are:
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Photoelectric Effect: Einstein's Equation
When a metal surface is illuminated by light of wavelength , the stopping potential is . When the same surface is illuminated by light of wavelength , stopping potential is . The threshold wavelength for this surface is:
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Magnetic Flux & Faraday's Law
A coil is placed perpendicular to a magnetic field of . When the field is changed to in , an induced emf of is produced in the coil. If the diameter of the coil is , then the number of turns in the coil is:
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Mutual Inductance
A small square loop of wire of side is placed inside a large square loop of wire of side . The loops are coplanar and their centers coincide. The value of the mutual inductance of the system is , where _________.
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Answer: 128
Full solution and similar questions →Energy Density & Intensity
In a plane EM wave, the electric field oscillates sinusoidally at a frequency of and an amplitude of . The total average energy density of the electromagnetic field of the wave is: [Use ]
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Electric Field & Field Lines
Two charges and are separated by a distance '' in air. At a distance from charge , the resultant electric field is zero. The value of is:
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Density, Compressibility & Pascal's Law
The depth below the surface of sea to which a rubber ball be taken so as to decrease its volume by is _______ .
(Take density of sea water , Bulk modulus of rubber , and )
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Answer: 18
Full solution and similar questions →Newton's Law of Gravitation
Four identical particles of mass are kept at the four corners of a square. If the gravitational force exerted on one of the masses by the other masses is , the length of the sides of the square is
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Molecular Speeds & Maxwell Distribution
The parameter that remains the same for molecules of all gases at a given temperature is:
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Friction on an Incline
In the given arrangement of a doubly inclined plane two blocks of masses and are placed. The blocks are connected by a light string passing over an ideal pulley as shown. The coefficient of friction between the surface of the plane and the blocks is 0.25. The value of , for which will move down with an acceleration of , is: (take and

Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Bulk Modulus & Compressibility
The depth below the surface of sea to which a rubber ball be taken so as to decrease its volume by is _______ .
(Take density of sea water , Bulk modulus of rubber , and )
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Answer: 18
Full solution and similar questions →Velocity, Acceleration & Variable Motion
The relation between time '' and distance '' is , where and are constants. The relation between acceleration and velocity is:
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Force on Current-Carrying Conductors
A rigid wire consists of a semicircular portion of radius and two straight sections. The wire is partially immersed in a perpendicular magnetic field as shown in figure. The magnetic force on the wire if it has a current is:

Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field
An electron moves through a uniform magnetic field . At a particular instant of time, the velocity of electron is . If the magnetic force acting on electron is , where is the charge of electron, then the value of is _________ .
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Mass Defect & Binding Energy
The mass defect in a particular reaction is . The amount of energy liberated is , where __________. (speed of light
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Velocity & Acceleration in SHM
A particle performs simple harmonic motion with amplitude . Its speed is increased to three times at an instant when its displacement is . The new amplitude of motion is . The value of is ___________.
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Prism, Dispersion & Scattering
The refractive index of a prism with apex angle is . The angle of minimum deviation is:
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Rolling Motion
A solid circular disc of mass rolls along a horizontal floor so that its center of mass has a speed of . The absolute value of work done on the disc to stop it is ________ J.
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Logic Gates
Identify the logic operation performed by the given circuit.
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Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →P-V Diagrams & Cyclic Processes
The given figure represents two isobaric processes for the same mass of an ideal gas, then

Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Applications of Dimensional Analysis
A force is represented by
where distance and time. The dimensions of are:
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Errors in Measurement
If the percentage errors in measuring the length and the diameter of a wire are each. The percentage error in measuring its resistance will be:
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Terminal Velocity
A small steel ball is dropped into a long cylinder containing glycerine. Which one of the following is the correct representation of the velocity time graph for the transit of the ball?
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Organ Pipes & Resonance Tube
The fundamental frequency of a closed organ pipe is equal to the first overtone frequency of an open organ pipe. If length of the open pipe is , the length of the closed pipe will be:
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Superposition, Coherence & Intensity
Two waves of intensity ratio cross each other at a point. The resultant intensities at that point, when (a) Waves are incoherent is (b) Waves are coherent is and differ in phase by . If then _________.
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Answer: 13
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