AC Basics: Peak, RMS & Average Values
An alternating e.m.f. is . In what time the e.m.f. will have half its maximum value, if '' starts from zero? ( time period, )
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Answer: (a)
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AC Basics: Peak, RMS & Average Values
An alternating e.m.f. is . In what time the e.m.f. will have half its maximum value, if '' starts from zero? ( time period, )
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Parallel AC Circuits
A rejector circuit is the resonant circuit in which
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Resonance, Bandwidth & Q Factor
In series LCR circuit, at resonance the peak value of current will be [ is peak emf, R is resistance, is inductive reactance and is capacitive]
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Transitions, Photon Emission & Excitation
The ratio of energies of photons produced due to transition of electron of hydrogen atom from its (i) second to first energy level and (ii) highest energy level to second energy level is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Combination of Capacitors
Capacitors of capacities and are connected in series. If the combination is connected to a supply of '' volt, then potential difference across capacitor '' is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Energy Stored & Force between Plates
A battery is used to charge a parallel plate capacitor till the potential difference between the plates becomes equal to the e.m.f. of the battery. The ratio of the energy stored int he capacitor to the work done by the battery will be
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Centripetal Acceleration & Force
A particle is moving along the circular path with constant speed and centripetal acceleration 'a'. If the speed is doubled, the ratio of its acceleration after and before the change is
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Centripetal Acceleration & Force
A body of mass 'm' is moving with speed 'V' along a circular path of radius 'r'. Now the speed is reduced to and radius is increased to '3r'. For this change, initial centripetal force needs to be
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments
In the following electrical network, the value of I is

Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Wheatstone Bridge & Metre Bridge
The current drawn from the battery in the given network is (Internal resistance of the battery is negligible)

Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Photoelectric Effect: Einstein's Equation
A light of wavelength '' and intensity '' falls on photosensitive material. If '' photo electrons are emitted, each with kinetic energy 'E', then
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Photoelectric Experiment: Intensity, Stopping Potential & Graphs
In a photoelectric experiment, a graph of maximum kinetic energy max against the frequency of incident radiation (v) is plotted. If and are the intercepts on the and axis respectively then the Planck's constant is given by
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Motional EMF
A rectangular loop with movable arm of length and resistance is placed in a uniform magnetic field of acting perpendicular to the plane of the loop as shown in figure. The resistances of the arms MN, NP and MQ are negligible. The current induced in the loop when arm PQ is moved with velocity is

Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Mutual Inductance
A current ampere, is passed in a coil which induces a maximum emf volt in neighbouring coil. The mutual inductance of two coils is
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Self-Inductance & Energy
A current 'I' produces a magnetic flux '' per turn in a coil of '' turns. Self inductance of the coil is ''. The relation between them is
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Electric Charge & Coulomb's Law
Three charges each of are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle. If the repulsive force between any two charges is , then the net force on either charge will be []
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Electric Potential & Equipotentials
Four electric charges and are placed in order at the corners of a square of side . The electric potential at point midway between the two positive charges is
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Acceleration Due to Gravity
The average density of the earth is [g is acceleration due to gravity]
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Acceleration Due to Gravity
The depth from the surface of the earth of radius , at which acceleration due to gravity will be of the value on the earth surface is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Acceleration Due to Gravity
The length of the seconds pendulum is lm on earth. If the mass and diameter of the planet is 1.5 times that of the earth, the length of the seconds pendulum on the planet will be nearly
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Satellites - Orbital Velocity & Period
Three point masses, each of mass 'm' are kept at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side 'L'. The system rotates about the centre of the triangle without any change in the separation of masses during rotation. The period of rotation is directly proportional to
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Newton's Law of Cooling
A metal sphere cools at the rate of when its temperature is . At what rate will it cool when its temperature falls to . [Temperature of surrounding is ]
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Thermal Radiation: Black Body, Stefan & Wien
Assume that for solar radiation, surface temperature of the sun is . If Wien's constant 'b' is , the value of maximum wavelength will be
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Molecular Speeds & Maxwell Distribution
The molecular masses of helium and oxygen are 4 and 32 respectively. The ratio of r.m.s. speed of helium at 327 to r.m.s. speed of oxygen at 27 will be
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Field of a Magnet & Magnet in a Uniform Field
A magnetic dipole of magnetic moment , is freely suspended in a magnetic field of induction B. The minimum and maximum values of potential energy of the dipole, respectively are
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Vibration Magnetometer
Two bar magnets '' and '' are kept in uniform magnetic field '' with magnetic moments '' and '' respectively. Magnet 'P' is oscillating with frequency twice that of magnet 'Q'. If the moment of inertia of the magnet 'P' is twice that of magnet 'Q' then
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Ampere's Law, Cylinders, Solenoid & Toroid
A solenoid 2 m long and 4 cm in diameter has 4 layers of windings of 1000 turns each and carries a current of 5 A. What is the magnetic field at its centre along the axis? [ Wb/Am]
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Current Loop as a Magnetic Dipole
A particle of charge 'q' and mass 'm' moves in a circular orbit of radius 'r' with angular speed ''. The ratio of the magnitude of its magnetic moment to that of its angular momentum depends on
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Law of Radioactive Decay
The half life of a radioactive substance is 30 minute. The time taken between 40% decay and 85% decay of the same radioactive substance is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Velocity & Acceleration in SHM
The displacement of a particle performing S.H.M. is given by , where is in and is in second. The maximum acceleration of the particle will be
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Prism, Dispersion & Scattering
A ray of light is incident on one face of an equilateral glass prism having refractive index . It produces the emergent ray which just. grazes along the adjacent face. The value of angle of incidence is
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Refraction, Glass Slab & Apparent Depth
White light consists of wavelengths from to . What will be the wavelength range when white light is passed through glass of refractive index 1.6?
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Refraction, Glass Slab & Apparent Depth
A monochromatic ray of light travels through glass slab and water column. The number of waves in glass slab of thickness is the same as in water column of height . If refractive index of glass is then refractive index of water is
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration
The moment of inertia of a thin uniform rod of mass 'M' and length 'L' about an axis passing through a point at a distance from one of its ends and perpendicular to the length of the rod is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Energy Bands in Solids
Choose the correct statement. In conductors
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Junction Transistor
For a transistor, the current ratio , the current gain is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Rectifiers & Filters
The input a.c. voltage of frequency is applied to half-wave rectifier and also to full-wave rectifier. The output frequency in case of half-wave rectifier and that in case of full wave rectifier is respectively.
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Excess Pressure: Drops & Bubbles
Pressure inside two soap bubbles are 1.01 atm and 1.03 atm. The ratio between their volumes is (Pressure outside the soap bubble is 1 atmosphere)
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Surface Energy & Work Done
If the work done in blowing a soap bubble of volume '' is '', then the work done in blowing a soap bubble of volume '' will be
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →P-V Diagrams & Cyclic Processes
Which one of the following p-V diagram is correct for an isochoric process:

Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Specific Heats of Gases - Cp, Cv, γ & Mayer's Relation
Which one of the following is NOT a correct expression for an ideal gas?
[ Molar specific heat of a gas at constant pressure,
Molar specific heat of a gas at constant volume,
Ratio of two specific heats of a gas,
Universal gas constant]
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Thermodynamic Processes
A monoatomic gas is suddenly compressed to th of its initial volume adiabatically. The ratio of the final pressure to initial pressure of the gas is
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Terminal Velocity
'n' small drops of same size fall through air with constant velocity . They coalesce to form a big drop. The terminal velocity of the big drop is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Beats
A closed organ pipe and an open organ pipe of same length produce 2 beats per second when they are set into vibrations together in fundamental mode. The length of open pipe is now halved and that of closed pipe is doubled. The number of beats produced per second will be
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Organ Pipes & Resonance Tube
A cylindrical tube open at both ends has fundamental frequency 'n' in air. The tube is dipped vertically in water so that one-fourth of it is in water. The fundamental frequency of the air column becomes
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Progressive Wave Equation
Velocity of sound waves in air is '' . For a particular sound wave in air, path difference of 'x' is equivalent to phase difference . The frequency of this wave is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Stationary Waves & Vibrating Strings
The length and diameter of a metal wire used in sonometer is doubled. The fundamental frequency will change from 'n' to
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Superposition, Coherence & Intensity
Two monochromatic beams of intensities I and 4 I respectively are superposed to form a steady interference pattern. The maximum and minimum intensities in the pattern are
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →YDSE: Fringe Width & Fringe Positions
The path difference between two interfering light waves meeting at a point on the screen is . The bond obtained at that point is
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Kinetic Energy & Momentum
The kinetic energy of a light body and a heavy body is same. Which one of them has greater momentum?
Answer: (b)
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