List of practice Questions

A body of mass $m$ is thrown with velocity $u$ from the origin of a coordinate axes at an angle with the horizon. The magnitude of the angular momentum of the particle about the origin at time $t$ when it is at the maximum height of the trajectory is proportional to
27 drops of mercury coalesce to form a bigger drop. What is the relative increase in surface energy?
Certain amount of an ideal gas is taken from its initial state 1 to final state 4 through the paths 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 as shown in the figure AB, CD, EF are all isotherms. If $v_p$ is the most probable speed of the molecules, then:
Certain amount of an ideal gas is taken from its initial state 1 to final
If a string suspended from the ceiling is given a downward force $F_1$, its length becomes $L_1$. Its length is $L_2$ if the downward force is $F_2$. What is its actual length?
One mole of a diatomic ideal gas undergoes a process shown in the P-V diagram. The total heat given to the gas (In 2 = 0.7) is:
One mole of a diatomic ideal gas undergoes a process
Two charges, each equal to $-q$, are kept at $(-a, 0)$ and $(a, 0)$. A charge $q$ is placed at the origin. If $q$ is a small displacement along the $y$ direction, the force acting on $q$ is proportional to
Consider a thermodynamic process where internal energy $U \equiv A p^2 V$ (A = Constant). If the process is performed adiabatically, then
A neutral conducting solid sphere of radius $R$ has two spherical cavities of radii $a$ and $b$ as shown in the figure. The center-to-center distance between the two cavities is $c$. $q_a$ and $q_b$ charges are placed at the centers of cavities respectively. The force between $q_a$ and $q_b$ is
A neutral conducting solid sphere of radius
Consider two concentric conducting spheres of radii $R$ and $2R$ respectively. The inner sphere is given a charge $+Q$. The other sphere is grounded. The potential at $r = \frac{3R}{2}$ is
Two infinite line charges parallel to each other are moving with a constant velocity $v$ in the same direction as shown in the figure. The separation between two line charges is $d$. The magnetic attraction balances the electric repulsion when, [e = speed of light in free space]
Two infinite line charges parallel to each other are moving with
The electric potential for an electric field directed parallel to the X-axis is shown in the figure. Choose the correct plot of electric field strength.
A straight wire is placed in a magnetic field that varies with distance $x$ from origin as $B = B_0 (2 - \frac{x}{n}) \hat{k}$. The ends of the wire are at $(a, 0)$ and $(2n, 0)$ and it carries a current $I$. If the force on the wire is $F = 1 B_0 \left(\frac{k a}{2}\right) \hat{j}$, then the value of $k$ is
In a closed circuit there is only a coil of inductance $L$ and resistance $100\ \Omega$. The coil is situated in a uniform magnetic field. All of a sudden, the magnetic flux linked with the circuit changes by $5$ Weber. What amount of charge will flow in the circuit as a result?
An electron revolves around the nucleus in a circular path with angular momentum $L$. A uniform magnetic field $B$ is applied perpendicular to the plane of its orbit. If the electron experiences a torque $T$, then
When an AC source of EMF $E$ with frequency = 100 Hz is connected across a circuit, the phase difference between $E$ and current $I$ in the circuit is observed to be $\pi/4$ as shown in the figure. If the circuit consists of only RC or RL in series, then
When an AC source of EMF
A battery of emf E and internal resistance r is connected with an external resistance R as shown in figure. The battery will act as a constant voltage source if:
A battery of emf E and internal resistance r
In Young's double slit experiment with monochromatic light, the maximum intensity is 4 times the minimum intensity in the interference pattern. What is the ratio of the intensities of the two interfering waves?
The human eye has an approximate angular resolution of $\theta = 5.8 \times 10^{-4}$ rad, and a typical photo printer prints a minimum of 300 dpi (dots per inch, $1$ inch = $2.54$ cm). At what minimal distance $d$ should the printed page be held so that one does not see the individual dots?
If the kinetic energies of an electron, an alpha particle, and a proton having the same de-Broglie wavelength are $\varepsilon_1, \varepsilon_2, \varepsilon_3$ respectively, then
In a Young's double slit experiment, the intensity of light at a point on the screen where the path difference between the interfering waves is $\lambda$ (where $\lambda$ is the wavelength of light used) is $1$. The intensity at a point where the path difference is $\frac{\lambda}{4}$ will be (assume two waves have the same amplitude)
A Zener diode having a breakdown voltage $V_z = 6$ V is used in a voltage regulator circuit as shown in the figure. The minimum current required to pass through the Zener to act as a voltage regulator is $10$ mA and the maximum allowed current through the Zener is $40$ mA. The maximum value of $R_\delta$ for Zener to act as a voltage regulator is
A Zener diode having a breakdown voltage
The expression $A(A + B) + (B + AA)(A + B)$ simplifies to
Suppose in a hypothetical world the angular momentum is quantized to be even integral multiples of $\frac{h}{2}$. The largest possible wavelength emitted by hydrogen atoms in the visible range in a world according to Bohr's model will be (consider $h_e = 1224$ MeV-fm)
Given: The percentage error in the measurements of A, B, C, and D are respectively 4%, 2%, 3%, and 1%. The relative error in $Z = \frac{A^4 B^{1/3}}{C D^{3/2}}$ is
The Entropy ($S$) of a black hole can be written as $S = \beta k_B A$, where $k_B$ is the Boltzmann constant and $A$ is the area of the black hole. Then $\beta$ has dimension of