List of top Physics Questions

In the given arrangement of experiment on metre bridge, if AD corresponding to null deflection of the galvanometer is X, what would be its value if the radius of the wire AB is doubled?

A wire of resistance 3Ω is stretched to twice its original length. The resistance of the new wire will be

In figure, charge on the capacitor is plotted against potential difference across the capacitor. The capacitance and energy stored in the capacitor are respectively.

An electrician requires a capacitance of 6 μF in a circuit across a potential difference of 1.5 kV. A large number of 2 μF capacitors which can withstand a potential difference of not more than 500 V are available. The minimum number of capacitors required for the purpose is

Which of the statements is false in the case of polar molecules?

Eight drops of mercury of equal radii combine to form a big drop. The capacitance of a bigger drop as compared to each smaller drop is

If a slab of insulating material (conceptual) 4 × 10^-3 m thick is introduced between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor, the separation between the plates has to be increased by 3.5 × 10^-3m to restore the capacity to original value. The dielectric constant of the material will be

A 2 – gram object, located in a region of uniform electric field \(\vec{E}=(300\ N\ C^{-1})\hat{i}\) carries a charge Q. The object released from rest at x = 0 , has a kinetic energy of 0.12 J at x = 0.5 m. Then Q is

Electric field due to infinite, straight uniformly charged wire varies with distance ‘r’ as

A copper rod AB of length l is rotated about end A with a constant angular velocity ω. The electric field at a distance x from the axis of rotation is

To propagate both longitudinal and transverse waves, a material must have

A number of Carnot engines are operated at identical cold reservoir temperatures (T_L). However, their hot reservoir temperatures are kept different. A graph of the efficiency of the engines versus hot reservoir temperature (T_H) is plotted. The correct graphical representation is

A gas mixture contains monoatomic and diatomic molecules of 2 moles each. The mixture has a total internal energy of (symbols have usual meanings)

Two capillary tubes P and Q are dipped vertically in water. The height of water level in capillary tube P is \(\frac{2}{3}^{rd}\) of the height in capillary tube Q. The ratio of their diameter is _______.

Which of the following curves represent the variation of coefficient of volume expansion of an ideal gas at constant pressure?

Two bodies of masses 8 kg are placed at the vertices A and B of an equilateral triangle ABC. A third body of mas 2 kg is placed at the centroid G of the triangle. If AG = BG = CG = 1 m, where should a fourth body of mass 4 kg be placed so that the resultant force on the 2 kg body is zero?

A ball hits the floor and rebounds after an inelastic collision. In this case

In figure E and V_cm represent the total energy and speed of centre of mass of an object of mass 1kg in pure rolling. The object is :

A 1 kg ball moving at 12 ms^-1 collides with a 2 kg ball moving in opposite direction at 24 ms^-1. If the coefficient of restitution is \(\frac{2}{3}\), then the velocities after the collision are

A coin placed on a rotating turn table just slips if it is placed at a distance of 4 cm from the centre. If the angular velocity of the turn table is doubled it will just slip at a distance of :

A particle starts from the origin at t = 0s with a velocity of \(10\hat{j}\) ms^-1 and move in the x-y plane with a constant acceleration of \((8\hat{i}+2\hat{j})\) ms^-2 . At an instant when the x-coordinate of the particle is 16 m, y-coordinate of the particle is:

For a projectile motion, the angle between the velocity and acceleration is minimum and acute at

The trajectory of projectile is

The maximum range of a gun on horizontal plane is 16 km. If g = 10ms^-2 , then muzzle velocity of a shell is

A particle starts from rest. Its acceleration ‘a’ versus time ‘t’ is shown in the figure. The maximum speed of the particle will be: