LC Oscillations
If maximum energy is stored in a capacitor at then the time after which, current in the circuit will be maximum is

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LC Oscillations
If maximum energy is stored in a capacitor at then the time after which, current in the circuit will be maximum is

Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Power, Power Factor & Wattless Current
In LCR series circuit, R = 18 and impedance . An r.m.s. voltage of 220 V is applied across the circuit. The true power consumed in a.c. circuit is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Resonance, Bandwidth & Q Factor
In series LCR resonant circuit, R and voltage across resistance is 200 V. The angular frequency is . At resonance, the voltage across the inductance is
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Transitions, Photon Emission & Excitation
Which of the following transitions in hydrogen atom emit photons of highest frequency? ( principle quantum number)
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC
The voltage between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor of capacity is changing at the rate of . the displacement current in the capacitor is
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Combination of Capacitors
The equivalent capacitance between plates ' A ' and ' B ' ( A -area of each plate, d-separation between plates) ( - permittivity of free space) is

Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments
The value of current I in the given circuit is

Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Potentiometer
The length of a potentiometer wire is ' '. A cell of e.m.f. is balanced at a length from the positive end of the wire. If the length of the wire is increased by , the same cell will give balance point at distance ' '. The value of ' ' is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Matter Waves: de Broglie Wavelength
The de-Broglie wavelength of a particle
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Photoelectric Effect: Einstein's Equation
Photoelectric emission is observed from a metallic surface for frequencies and of the incident light rays . If the maximum values of kinetic energy of the photoelectrons emitted in the two cases are in the ratio of , then the threshold frequency of metallic surface is
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Motional EMF
Initially a rectangular coil with length vertical is moving out with constant velocity ' ' in a constant magnetic field ' ' towards right. Now the same coil is rotated through in same plane in same magnetic field B and the coil is moving with same velocity . The magnitude of induced e.m.f. is now
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Mutual Inductance
Two coils and are kept near each other. When no current flows through coil and current increases in coil Q at the rate of , the e.m.f. in coil P is 15 mV. When coil Q carries no current and current of 1.8 A flows through coil , the magnetic flux linked with coil Q is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Self-Inductance & Energy
To manufacture a solenoid of length ' ' and inductance ' ', the length of the thin wire required is (Diameter of the solenoid is very less than length, permeability of free space)
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Electric Dipole
An electric dipole having each charge of magnitude is placed in an electric field of intensity . If the maximum torque acting on the dipole is , the length of the dipole is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Electric Potential & Equipotentials
The electric charges ' ', ' ', ' ' and ' ' are placed at the corners of square of side ' 2 L ' as shown in figure. The electric potential at point 'A', midway between the two charges ' ' and ' ' is
( permittivity of free space)

Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Types of Flow, Reynolds Number & Continuity
An incompressible fluid flows steadily through a cylindrical pipe having radius R at point A and at point B further along the direction of flow of liquid. If the velocity at point A is ' V ' then that at point B is
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Acceleration Due to Gravity
Water rises up to height ' ' in a capillary tube immersed vertically in water. When the whole arrangement is taken to a depth ' ' in a mine, the water level rises up to height Y. If R is the radius of the earth then the ratio is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Satellite Energy & Weightlessness
The total energy of a circularly orbiting satellite is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Thermal Radiation: Black Body, Stefan & Wien
A rectangular block of surface area A emits energy E per second at . If length and breadth is reduced to half of initial value and temperature is raised to then energy emitted per second becomes
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Apparent Weight & Lift
A child stands on a weighing machine inside a lift. When the lift is going down with acceleration , the machine shows a reading 20 N. When the lift goes upwards with acceleration , the reading would be ( gravitational acceleration)
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Magnetic Materials & Curie Law
The variation of magnetic susceptibility with temperature for a diamagnetic substance is shown correctly by graph

Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Graphs of Motion
The velocity time graph of a body moving in a straight line is shown in figure. The ratio of displacement to distance travelled by the body in time 0 to 8 s is

Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Magnetic Field of Straight Wires
Two very long straight conductors (wires) are set parallel to each other. Each carries a current ' I ' in the same direction and the separation between them is ' 2 r '. The intensity of the magnetic field at point ' P ' (as shown in the figure) ( permeability of free space) is

Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Magnetic Field of Straight Wires
Two identical long parallel wires carry currents ' ' and ' ' such that . When the currents are in the same direction, the magnetic field at a point midway between the wires is . If the direction of is reversed, the field becomes . The ratio of to is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Law of Radioactive Decay
Two radioactive materials and having decay constant ' ' and ' ' respectively, initially have same number of nuclei. The time taken to have the ratio of number of nuclei of material B to that of A as ' e ' is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Simple Pendulum
A simple pendulum has time period ' '. The point of suspension is now moved upward according to equation where . If new time period is ' ' then will be ( )
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Spring Systems
A mass is suspended from a spring of negligible mass. The spring is pulled a little and then released, so that mass executes S.H.M. of time period . If the mass is increased by , the periodic time becomes . The ratio
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Velocity & Acceleration in SHM
Two simple harmonic motions of angular frequency and have same amplitude. The ratio of their maximum accelerations is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Total Internal Reflection
The phenomenon, which is not due to total internal reflection is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration
Two circular loops P and Q of radii ' r ' and ' nr ' are made respectively from a uniform wire. Moment of inertia of loop Q about its axis is 4 times that of loop about its axis. The value of is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration
Three spheres, each of mass ' ' and radius ' ' are placed as shown in figure. Consider an axis , which is touching two spheres and passing through the diameter of third sphere. The moment of inertia of the system consisting of these three spheres about axis is

Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Rotational Kinematics & Dynamics
A disc of mass 25 kg and radius 0.2 m is rotating at 240 r.p.m. A retarding torque brings it to rest in 20 second. If the torque is due to a force applied tangentially on the rim of the disc then the magnitude of the force is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Intrinsic & Extrinsic Semiconductors
Which graph shows correctly the temperature (T). dependence of resistivity of a semiconductor?
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Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Junction Transistor
In an n-p-n transistor amplifier, the collector current is 8 mA. If of the electrons from the emitter reach the collector, then ( and are current ratios)
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Logic Gates
Which of the following logic gates is called as Universal gate?
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Force due to Surface Tension
A liquid drop of volume V is placed on the surface of glass plate. Then another glass plate is placed on it such that liquid forms a thin layer of area A between the surfaces of two plates. To separate the plates a force F has to be applied normal to the surfaces. The surface tension of the liquid is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Gas Laws & Ideal Gas Equation
For an ideal gas, the density of the gas is when temperature and pressure of the gas are and respectively. when the temperature of the gas is , its pressure becomes . The new density will be
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Heat Engines, Refrigerators & Second Law
An engine operating between temperatures and has efficiency . When is lowered by 45 K, its efficiency becomes . Temperatures and are respectively
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Thermodynamic Processes
Two cylinders A and B fitted with pistons contain equal amount of an ideal rigid diatomic gas at 303 K. The piston of cylinder is free to move and that of cylinder B is held fixed. The same amount heat is given to the gas in each cylinder. If the rise in temperature of the gas in cylinder B is 49 K, then the rise in temperature of the gas in is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Thermodynamic Processes
When a diatomic gas (rigid) undergoes adiabatic change, its pressure and temperature are related as . The value of is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Thermometry & Thermal Expansion
A centigrade and Fahrenheit thermometer are dipped in boiling water. The water temperature is lowered until the Fahrenheit temperature observed is . At that time the temperature registered by the centigrade thermometer is
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Errors in Measurement
A physical quantity A can be determined by measuring parameters and E using the relation . If the maximum errors in the measurement are and then maximum error in the value of A is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Addition & Subtraction of Vectors
The three vector and will form
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Beats
Two sources of sound are emitting progressive waves and . The sources are placed close to each other. The number of beats heard per second and intensity ratio between waxing and waning are respectively
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Organ Pipes & Resonance Tube
A pipe open at both ends of length 1.5 m is dipped in water at one end such that nd overtone of vibrating air column is resonating with a tuning fork of frequency 330 Hz. The length of the pipe immersed in water is (Speed of sound in air ) (Neglect end correction)
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Stationary Waves & Vibrating Strings
Two uniform wires of same material are vibrating under the same tension. If the st overtone of st wire is equal to the nd overtone of nd wire and radius of st wire is twice the radius of nd wire, the ratio of length of st wire to that nd wire is
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Wave Basics & Properties of Sound
An observer on sea-coast counts 45 waves in one minute. If the wavelength of the waves is 7 m, then the velocity of the waves will be
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Polarisation
Three polarised sheets are co-axially placed. Pass axis of polaroids 2 and 3 make and with pass axis of polaroid sheet 1. If is the intensity of unpolarised light entering sheet 1, the intensity of the emergent light through sheet 3 is

Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Superposition, Coherence & Intensity
Interference fringes are produced on the screen by using two light sources of intensities I and 9I. The phase difference between the beams is at point P and at point Q on the screen. The difference between the resultant intensities at points P and Q is
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →YDSE: Film, Medium & Two Wavelengths
In Young's double slit experiment, in an interference pattern, a minimum is observed exactly in front of one slit. The distance between the two coherent sources is d and is the distance between source and screen. The possible wavelengths used are proportional to
Answer: (b)
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