AC Basics: Peak, RMS & Average Values
The alternating voltage is given by when will be the voltage maximum for first time?
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Answer: (d)
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AC Basics: Peak, RMS & Average Values
The alternating voltage is given by when will be the voltage maximum for first time?
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Power, Power Factor & Wattless Current
In LCR series circuit, an alternating e.m.f. 'e' and current ' ' are given by equations Volt and . The average power dissipated in the circuit is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →RL and RC Series Circuits
An electric lamp connected in series with a capacitor and an a.c. source is glowing with certain brightness. On increasing the value of capacitance the brightness of the lamp
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Bohr Model: Orbits, Speed & Angular Momentum
When an electron orbiting in hydrogen atom in its ground state jumps to higher excited state, the de- Broglie wavelength associated with it
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Hydrogen Spectrum & Spectral Series
Frequency of the series limit of Balmer series of hydrogen atom of Rydberg's constant ' ' and velocity of light ' ' is
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Combination of Capacitors
A series combination of capacitors, each of value is charged by a source of potential difference 6 V. Another parallel combination of capacitors, each of value is charged by a source of potential difference 2 V. Total energy of both the combinations is same. The value of in terms of is
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Dielectrics
Two identical capacitors A and B are connected in series to a battery of E.M.F., 'E'. Capacitor B contains a slab of dielectric constant and are the charges stored in A and B. When the dielectric slab is removed, the corresponding charges are and . Then
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Centre of Mass of Discrete Particles
In case of system of two-particles of different masses, the centre of mass lies
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Non-Uniform Circular Motion
A particle starting from rest moves along the circumference of a circle of radius ' ' with angular acceleration ' '. The magnitude of the average velocity in time it completes the small angular displacement ' ' is
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments
The potential difference between the points A and B in the given part of the circuit

Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments
When a resistance of is connected in series with a galvanometer of resistance G, its range is V. To double its range a resistance of is connected in series. The value of G is
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Photoelectric Experiment: Intensity, Stopping Potential & Graphs
The figure shows the variation of photocurrent with anode potential for four different radiations. Let and be the intensities for the curves and respectively and are frequencies respectively]

Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Magnetic Flux & Faraday's Law
A coil of resistance is placed in a magnetic field. If the magnetic flux linked with the coil varies with time as . The current in the coil at is
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Mutual Inductance
The mutual inductance of two coils is 45 mH. The self-inductance of the coils are and . The coefficient of coupling between the two coils is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Self-Inductance & Energy
A graph of magnetic flux versus current (I) is shown for 4 different inductors . Minimum value of inductance is for inductor

Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Electric Dipole
When the dielectric is placed in an external electric field, the electric field inside the dielectric is
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Electric Field & Field Lines
Two point charges and are located at and respectively. The location of a point on the -axis from the origin, at which the net electric field due to these two point charges is zero is
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Velocity of Efflux (Torricelli)
A cylinder contains water upto a height ' '. It has three orifices as shown in the figure. Let be the speed of efflux of water from the three orifices. Then

Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Acceleration Due to Gravity
A simple pendulum has a periodic time ' ' when it is on the surface of earth of radius ' '. Its periodic time is ' ' when it is taken to a height ' ' above the earth's surface. The value of is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Acceleration Due to Gravity
The speed with which the earth would have to rotate about its axis so that a person on the equator would weigh th as much as at present weight is ( gravitational acceleration, equatorial radius of the earth)
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Satellites - Orbital Velocity & Period
A satellite is orbiting just above the surface of the planet of density ' ' with periodic time ' '. The quantity is equal to ( universal gravitational constant)
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Newton's Law of Cooling
A bucket full of hot water is kept in a room. If it cools from to in minutes, from to in minutes and to in minutes, then
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Thermal Radiation: Black Body, Stefan & Wien
The power radiated by a black body is P and it radiates maximum energy around the wavelength . Now the temperature of the black body is changed so that it radiates maximum energy around wavelength . The power radiated by it will now increase by a factor of
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Molecular Speeds & Maxwell Distribution
Assuming the expression for the pressure exerted by the gas, it can be shown that pressure is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Magnetic Materials & Curie Law
The materials having negative magnetic susceptibility are
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Velocity, Acceleration & Variable Motion
The co-ordinates of a moving particle at any time ' ' are given by and where and are constants. The speed of the particle at time ' ' is given by
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Ampere's Law, Cylinders, Solenoid & Toroid
The magnetic induction along the axis of a toroidal solenoid is independent of
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Biot-Savart Law & Circular Coils
Two coils P and Q each of radius R carry currents I and respectively in same direction. Those coils are lying in perpendicular planes such that they have a common centre. The magnitude of the magnetic field at the common centre of the two coils is ( permeability of free space)
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Mass Defect & Binding Energy
If is the mass of an oxygen isotope and and are the mass of proton and mass of neutron respectively, then the nucleus binding energy of the isotope is
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Velocity & Acceleration in SHM
A particle executing S.H.M. has velocities ' ' and ' ' at distances ' ' and ' ' respectively, from the mean position. Its frequency is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Refraction, Glass Slab & Apparent Depth
Optical path of a particular ray of light has travelled a distance of 3 cm in flint glass is same as that on travelling a distance ' ' cm through another medium. The value of ' ' is [refractive index of flint glass , refractive index of another medium
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Refraction, Glass Slab & Apparent Depth
A glass slab of thickness 4.8 cm is placed on the piece of paper on which an ink dot is marked. By how much distance would an ink dot appear to be raised? (The refractive index of glass )
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Refraction, Glass Slab & Apparent Depth
The angle of incidence is found to be twice the angle of refraction when ray of light passes from vacuum into a medium of refractive index ' '. The angle of incidence will be
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration
Two spheres of equal masses, one of which is a thin spherical shell and the other solid sphere, have the same moment of inertia about their respective diameters. The ratio of their radii is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration
Two loops P and Q of radii and are made from uniform metal wire of same material. and be the moment of inertia of loop P and Q respectively then ratio is Given
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Junction Transistor
The input signal given to C.E. amplifier having a voltage gain of 126 is . The corresponding output signal will be
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Logic Gates
The truth table of the following circuit is
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Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →P-N Junction Diode
If the junction diode is unbiased,
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Angle of Contact & Capillarity
When capillary is dipped vertically in water, rise of water in capillary is ' h '. The angle of contact is zero. Now the tube is depressed so that its length above the water surface is . The new apparent angle of contact is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Molecular Theory & Factors
In most liquids, with rise in temperature, surface tension of a liquid
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Heat, Work & First Law of Thermodynamics
If heat energy is supplied to an ideal diatomic gas, the increase in internal energy is and the amount of work done by the gas is . The ratio is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Thermodynamic Processes
An ideal diatomic gas is heated at constant pressure. What is the fraction of total energy applied, which increases the internal energy for the gas?
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Thermodynamic Processes
In ideal gas of is compressed adiabatically to of its original volume. If , the rise in temperature of a gas is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Stationary Waves & Vibrating Strings
A string is under tension of 180 N and mass per unit length . It produces two consecutive resonant frequencies with a tuning fork, which are 375 Hz and 450 Hz. The mass of the string is
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Wave Basics & Properties of Sound
How many times more intense is a 60 dB sound than a 30 dB sound?
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Diffraction at a Single Slit
The angular separation of the central maximum in the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern is measured. The slit is illuminated by the light of wavelength . If the slit is illuminated by light of another wavelength, the angular separation decreases by . The wavelength of light used is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Superposition, Coherence & Intensity
Two sound waves each of wavelength ' ' and having the same amplitude ' ' from two source ' ' and ' ' interfere at a point P. If the path difference, then the amplitude of resultant wave at point ' P ' will be
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Superposition, Coherence & Intensity
In Young's double slit experiment, intensity at a point is of the maximum intensity. The angular position of this point is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Conservation of Energy
A simple pendulum of length L has mass m and it oscillates freely with amplitude A. At extreme position, its potential energy is ( acceleration due to gravity)
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Power
The power is supplied to a rotating body having moment of inertia ' I ' and angular acceleration ' '. Its instantaneous angular velocity ' ' is
Answer: (a)
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