List of top Physics Questions

A 4 kg stone is attached to a steel wire being whirled at a constant speed of \( 12 \) m/s in a horizontal circle. The wire is 4 m long with a diameter of 2 mm, and Young’s modulus is \( 2 \times 10^{11} \) Nm\(^2\). The strain in the wire is:
For a $30^\circ$ prism, when a ray of light is incident at an angle $60^\circ$ on one of its faces, the emergent ray passes normal to the other surface. Then the refractive index of the prism is:
A diatomic gas does a work of \( \frac{Q}{4} \) when a heat of \( Q \) is supplied to it. Then the molar heat capacity of the gas is:
Two particles each of mass \(m\) are separated by a distance \(d\). If the mass of one of the particles is doubled without changing the distance between the two particles, then the shift in the position of the center of mass is
The relation between time \( t \) and displacement \( x \) is \( t = \alpha x^2 + \beta x \), where \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are constants. If \( \nu \) is the velocity, the retardation is:
A photoelectron emitted when a light of wavelength 2480 \(\mathring{A}\) falls on a metal, enters a uniform magnetic field of \( \frac{1}{4} \times 10^{-5} \) T perpendicular to it and moves in a circular path of maximum radius 1 m. The work function of the metal is nearly:

If the potential difference across \(PQ\) is 4V, the potential difference across \(A\) and \(B\) in the given figure is:


 

The motion of a particle is given by \(X = a \cos t\), \(Y = a \sin t\) and \(Z = t\). The trajectory traced by the particle as a function of time is:
A capacitor of capacitance \( C \) and potential \( V \) has energy \( E \). It is connected to another capacitor of capacitance \( 2C \) and potential \( 2V \). Then the loss of energy is \( \frac{x}{3} E \), where \( x \) is \( \_\_\_\_ \).
A body is thrown with a velocity \( (5\hat{i} + 6\hat{j}) \, \text{m/s} \). Its maximum height is (given that acceleration due to gravity = \( 10 \, \text{m/s}^2 \)):
If \( S_1 \), \( S_2 \), and \( S_3 \) are the tensions at liquid-air, solid-air and solid-liquid interfaces respectively, and \( \theta \) is the angle of contact at the solid-liquid interface, then
If the peak value of the magnetic field of an electromagnetic wave is \( 30 \times 10^{-9} \, \text{T} \), then the peak value of the electric field is
An electric dipole of dipole moment \( \vec{p} \) is kept in a uniform electric field \( \vec{E} \). The amount of work done to rotate it from the position of stable equilibrium to that of unstable equilibrium will be:
A long solenoid of diameter 0.1 m has 2 × 104 turns per meter. A coil of 100 turns and radius 0.01 m is placed with its axis coinciding with the solenoid axis.The current in the solenoid reduces at a constant rate to 0 A from 4 A in 0.05s .If the resistance of the coil is 10π2Ω, then the total charge flowing through the coil during this time is ______.
Fill in the blank with the correct answer from the options given below.
A planet at distance r from the sun takes 200 days to complete one revolution around the sun. What will be the time period for a planet at distance \(\frac{r}{4}\) from the sun?

Five charges, 'q' each are placed at the corners of a regular pentagon of side 'a' as shown in figure. First, charge from 'A' is removed with other charges intact, then charge at 'A' is replaced with an equal opposite charge. The ratio of magnitudes of electric fields at O, without charge at A and that with equal and opposite charge at A is

\(^{290}_{82}X\stackrel{\alpha}{\rightarrow}Y\stackrel{e^+}{\rightarrow}Z\stackrel{\beta^-}{\rightarrow}P\stackrel{e^-}{\rightarrow}Q\)
In the nuclear emission stated above, the mass number and atomic number of the product Q respectively, are :
Four identical particles each of mass 'm' are kept at the four corners of a square of side 'a'. If one of the particles is removed, the shift in the position of the centre of mass is:
The property which is not of an electromagnetic wave travelling in free space is that :

For a gas in a thermodynamic process, the relation between internal energy (U), the pressure (P), and the volume (V) is given by: \[ U = 3 + 1.5PV \] The ratio of the specific heat capacities of the gas at constant volume and constant pressure is: 

Two heaters A and B have power rating of 1 kW and 2 kW, respectively. Those two are first connected in series and then in parallel to a fixed power source. The ratio of power outputs for these two cases is :
A small-angled prism is made of a material of refractive index \( \frac{3}{2} \). The ratio of the angles of minimum deviations when the prism is placed in air and in water of refractive index \( \frac{4}{3} \) is:

When \( Q \) amount of heat is supplied to a monatomic gas, the work done by the gas is \( W \). When \( Q_1 \) amount of heat is supplied to a diatomic gas, the work done by the gas is \( 2W \). Then \( Q:Q_1 \) is: 

A boy standing on a platform observes the frequency of a train horn as it passes by. The change in the frequency noticed as the train approaches and recedes from him with a velocity of 108 km/h (speed of sound in air = 330 m/s) is:
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Atoms are electrically neutral as they contain equal number of positive and negative charges.
Statement II: Atoms of each element are stable and emit their characteristic spectrum.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below