Resonance, Bandwidth & Q Factor
Resistor of , inductor of and capacitor of are connected in series across a source of Volt. At resonance, voltage drop across inductor is
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Answer: (a)
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Resonance, Bandwidth & Q Factor
Resistor of , inductor of and capacitor of are connected in series across a source of Volt. At resonance, voltage drop across inductor is
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →RL and RC Series Circuits
When an inductor '' and a resistor '' in series are connected across a a.c. supply, a current of flows in the circuit. The current differs in phase from applied voltage by . The value of '' is
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →RL and RC Series Circuits
An a.c. source of is connected across an inductor (L) and resistance (R) in series R.M.S. current of flows in the circuit. The phase difference between applied voltage and current is radian. The value of resistance is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Hydrogen Spectrum & Spectral Series
In Balmer series, wavelength of the nd line is '' and for Paschen series, wavelength of the st line is '', then the ratio ' ' to '' is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Energy Stored & Force between Plates
If the charge on the capacitor is increased by 3 coulombs, the energy stored in it increases by . The original charge on the capacitor is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Angular Variables
A particle is moving in a circle with uniform speed ''. In moving from a point to another diametrically opposite point
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Critical Speed & Looping
A body of mass '' attached at the end of a string is just completing the loop in a vertical circle. The apparent weight of the body at the lowest point in its path is ( = gravitational acceleration)
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Potentiometer
A potentiometer wire of length and resistance is connected in series with a resistance of and a cell of e.m.f. with internal resistance . The length of on potentiometer wire balances the e.m.f. of
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Wheatstone Bridge & Metre Bridge
Two resistance and are connected in the two gaps of a meterbridge and the null points is obtained at from zero end. When the resistance of is connected in series with the smaller of the two resistance and , the null point shifts to from left end. The value of smaller resistance in ohm is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Matter Waves: de Broglie Wavelength
When an electron is accelerated through a potential '', the de-Broglie wavelength associated with it is ''. When the accelerating potential is increased to , its wavelength will be
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Matter Waves: de Broglie Wavelength
Graph shows the variation of de-Broglie wavelength versus where '' is the accelerating potential for four particles A, B, C, D carrying same charge but of masses . Which on represents a particle of largest mass?

Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Motional EMF
An air craft of wing span flies horizontally in earth's magnetic field at a speed of . The e.m.f. generated between the tips of the wings of the air craft is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Self-Inductance & Energy
SI units of self inductance is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Self-Inductance & Energy
Inductance per unit length near the middle of a long solenoid is permeability of free space, number of turns per unit length, the diameter of the solenoid)
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Electric Charge & Coulomb's Law
Select the correct statement from the following.
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Electrostatic Potential Energy
Two point charges ' ' and '' are separated by a distance ''. What is the increase in potential energy of the system when '' is moved towards '' by a distance ''? , constant)
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Electrostatic Potential Energy
Three point charges and are placed at the vertices of a right angled isosceles triangle. The net electrostatic potential energy of the configuration is zero, if is equal to

Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Types of Flow, Reynolds Number & Continuity
Select the WRONG statement from the following. In a streamline flow
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Acceleration Due to Gravity
The depth at which acceleration due to gravity becomes is radius of earth, acceleration due to gravity on earth's surface, is integer)
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Acceleration Due to Gravity
A simple pendulum is oscillating with frequency '' on the surface of the earth. It is taken to a depth below the surface of earth. ( radius of earth). The frequency of oscillation at depth is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Escape Velocity
A body is projected vertically upwards from earth's surface of radius '' with velocity equal to of escape velocity. The maximum height reached by the body is
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Thermal Radiation: Black Body, Stefan & Wien
Compare the rate of loss of heat from a metal sphere at with the rate of loss of heat from the same sphere at , if the temperature of the surrounding is . (nearly)
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Thermal Radiation: Black Body, Stefan & Wien
A black body radiates maximum energy at wavelength '' and its emissive power is ''. Now due to a change in temperature of that body, it radiates maximum energy at wavelength . At that temperature emissive power is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Motion Under Gravity
A ball is projected vertically upwards from ground. It reaches a height '' in time , continues its motion and then takes a time to reach ground. The height in terms of and is acceleration due to gravity)
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Biot-Savart Law & Circular Coils
An electron makes a full rotation in a circle of radius in one second. The magnetic field at the centre of the circle is SI units)
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Biot-Savart Law & Circular Coils
Two concentric circular coils of 10 turns each are situated in the same plane. Their radii are and and they carry respectively and current in opposite direction. The magnetic field at the centre is ( SI units)
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Current Loop as a Magnetic Dipole
A coil of '' turns and radius '' carries a current ''. It is unwound and rewound again to make another coil of radius , current remaining the same. The ratio of magnetic moment of the new coil to that of original coil is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Law of Radioactive Decay
Two different radioactive elements with half lives ' ' and '' have undecayed atoms ' ' and ' ' respectively present at a given instant. The ratio of their activities at that instant is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Energy in SHM
A particle starts from mean position and performs S.H.M. with period 4 second. At what time its kinetic energy is of total energy?
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Simple Pendulum
In a stationary lift, time period of a simple pendulum is ''. The lift starts accelerating downwards with acceleration , then the time period of the pendulum will be
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Prism, Dispersion & Scattering
A glass prism deviates the red and violet rays through and respectively. A second prism of equal angle deviates them through and respectively. The ratio of dispersive power of second prism to first prism is
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Refraction, Glass Slab & Apparent Depth
An ink mark is made on a piece of paper on which a glass slab of thickness '' is placed. The ink mark appears to be raised up through a distance '' when viewed at nearly normal incidence. If the refractive index of the material of glass slab is '' then the thickness of glass slab is given by
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration
A thin wire of length '' and uniform linear mass density '' is bent into a circular coil. The moment of inertia of this coil about tangential axis and in plane of the coil is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Rotational Kinematics & Dynamics
In th second, a particle describes angular displacement of '' rad. If it starts from rest, the angular acceleration is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Logic Gates
In the following digital logic circuit, the output Y will be '1' for inputs
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Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →P-N Junction Diode
In which figure, the junction diode is forward biased?
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Special Purpose Diodes
Which one of the following statements is WRONG regarding LED?
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Splitting & Merging of Drops
Eight small drops of mercury each of radius '', coalesce to form a large single drop. The ratio of total surface energy before and after the change is
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Specific Heats of Gases - Cp, Cv, γ & Mayer's Relation
For polyatomic gases, the ratio of molar specific heat at constant pressure to constant volume is ( degrees of freedom)
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Thermodynamic Processes
Select the WRONG statement from the following. For an isothermal process
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Thermodynamic Processes
A monoatomic ideal gas initially at temperature ' ' is enclosed in a cylinder fitted with massless, frictionless piston. By releasing the piston suddenly the gas is allowed to expand to adiabatically to a temperature ' '. If ' ' and '' are the lengths of the gas columns before and after expansion respectively, then is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Thermometry & Thermal Expansion
The volume of a metal block increases by when its temperature is increased by . Hence coefficient of linear expansion of the material of metal block is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Terminal Velocity
A spherical metal ball of radius '' falls through viscous liquid with velocity ''. Another metal ball of same material but of radius falls through same liquid, then its terminal velocity will be
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Beats
A tuning fork gives 3 beats with length of sonometer wire. If the length of the wire is shortened by , the number of beats is still the same. The frequency of the fork is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Organ Pipes & Resonance Tube
End correction at open end for air column in a pipe of length '' is ''. For its second overtone of an open pipe, the wavelength of the wave is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Progressive Wave Equation
The equation of wave motion is where is in metre and in second. The velocity of the wave is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Speed of Waves
A tuning fork of frequency produces sound waves of wavelength in air at N.T.P. The increase in wavelength when the temperature of air is is nearly
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Superposition, Coherence & Intensity
The ratio of intensities of two points on a screen in Young's double slit experiment when waves from the two slits have a path difference of and is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →YDSE: Film, Medium & Two Wavelengths
In Young's double slit experiment when a glass plate of refractive index 1.44 is introduced in the path of one of the interfering beams, the fringes are displaced by a distance ''. If this plate is replaced by another plate of same thickness but of refractive index 1.66, the fringes will be displaced by a distance
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →YDSE: Film, Medium & Two Wavelengths
One of the slits in Young's double slit experiment is covered with a transparent sheet of thickness . The central fringe shifts to a position originally occupied by the th bright fringe. If , the refractive index of the sheet is
Answer: (d)
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