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				This section includes 39 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Physics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | Bracket series is obtained when all transition of electron terminate on | 
| A. | 4th orbit | 
| B. | 5th orbit | 
| C. | 3rd orbit | 
| D. | 2nd orbit | 
| Answer» B. 5th orbit | |
| 2. | Electron cannot exist in the nucleus it is confirmed by observing that | 
| A. | It does emit ?-radiation. | 
| B. | Its size as compare to proton and neutron is very small. | 
| C. | No antiparticle of electron is present. | 
| D. | The velocity of electron must be very high according to uncertainty principle. | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. | In an electronic transition atom cannot emit | 
| A. | ?-rays | 
| B. | Infra red radiation | 
| C. | Visible light | 
| D. | Ultraviolet rays | 
| Answer» B. Infra red radiation | |
| 4. | Excited atoms return to their ground state in | 
| A. | 10-10s | 
| B. | 10-8s | 
| C. | 10-6s | 
| D. | 10-9s | 
| Answer» C. 10-6s | |
| 5. | Hydrogen atom does not emit X-rays because | 
| A. | Its energy levels are too close to each other | 
| B. | Its energy levels are too far apart | 
| C. | It is too small in size | 
| D. | It has a single electron | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. | Ground state energy of the 4th orbit in a H-atom is | 
| A. | ?13.60 eV | 
| B. | ?3.40 eV | 
| C. | ?0.85 eV | 
| D. | ?1.51 eV | 
| Answer» D. ?1.51 eV | |
| 7. | In an X-ray tube electrons each of charge e are accelerated through V potential difference allowed to hit a metal target. The wavelength of the X-rays emitted is | 
| A. | He/ev | 
| B. | He/Vc | 
| C. | EV/h | 
| D. | Impossible to predict | 
| Answer» B. He/Vc | |
| 8. | Total number of series in hydrogen spectrum is | 
| A. | Three | 
| B. | Four | 
| C. | Five | 
| D. | Six | 
| Answer» D. Six | |
| 9. | UV radiation can be produced by | 
| A. | Heating the filament. | 
| B. | Electron excitation in the gas. | 
| C. | Ionization of atoms. | 
| D. | All the above. | 
| Answer» C. Ionization of atoms. | |
| 10. | Wave-like characteristic of electron is demonstrated by | 
| A. | Line spectrum of atoms. | 
| B. | Production of x-rays. | 
| C. | Diffraction by crystalline solids. | 
| D. | Photoelectric effect. | 
| Answer» D. Photoelectric effect. | |
| 11. | What is the velocity of a particle of mass m & de-Broglie wavelength ?? | 
| A. | H/m? | 
| B. | 2h/m? | 
| C. | Mh/h | 
| D. | (2hc/m?)1/2 | 
| Answer» B. 2h/m? | |
| 12. | When we excite some atoms by heat collision or electrical discharge they will | 
| A. | Radiate electromagnetic energy with a continuous distribution of wavelength | 
| B. | Absorb particular wavelengths when white light is incident on them | 
| C. | Radiate electromagnetic energy of discrete characteristic wavelength | 
| D. | Emit either invisible or visible light | 
| Answer» D. Emit either invisible or visible light | |
| 13. | When X-rays are passed through successive aluminum sheets what happens to their thickness? | 
| A. | Increases | 
| B. | It decreases | 
| C. | It remains same | 
| D. | Sometimes increases and sometimes decreases | 
| Answer» D. Sometimes increases and sometimes decreases | |
| 14. | Which one of following postulate is in accordance with the Rutherfords model? | 
| A. | Continuous spectra for atoms | 
| B. | Discrete spectra for atoms | 
| C. | Either continuous nor discrete | 
| D. | No spectrum | 
| Answer» B. Discrete spectra for atoms | |
| 15. | X-ray are | 
| A. | Of unknown nature | 
| B. | High energy electrons | 
| C. | High energy photons | 
| D. | Radio isotopes | 
| Answer» D. Radio isotopes | |
| 16. | X-rays are diffracted by a crystal but not by a diffraction grating because | 
| A. | The ions in a crystal are well arranged. | 
| B. | The lines in a diffraction grating cannot reflect X-rays. | 
| C. | The penetration power of X-rays is high in a diffraction grating. | 
| D. | The wavelengths of X-rays are of the same order of magnitude as the separation between atoms in a crystal | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. | X-rays are similar in nature to | 
| A. | Cathode rays | 
| B. | Positive rays | 
| C. | ?-rays | 
| D. | ?-rays | 
| Answer» D. ?-rays | |
| 18. | Radiation produced from TV picture tube is | 
| A. | ?-rays | 
| B. | X-rays | 
| C. | Far infrared. | 
| D. | Infrared | 
| Answer» C. Far infrared. | |
| 19. | Ratio of the weight of H-atom to that of an electron is approximately | 
| A. | 18.336 | 
| B. | 1836 | 
| C. | 18360 | 
| D. | 183.6 | 
| Answer» C. 18360 | |
| 20. | Radiation with wavelength longer than red lights | 
| A. | Ultraviolet rays | 
| B. | X-rays | 
| C. | Infra red radiation | 
| D. | Visible radiation | 
| Answer» D. Visible radiation | |
| 21. | The minimum wavelength of X-rays produced by the bombardment of electrons on the screen of a television set where the accelerating potential is 2.0K V will be | 
| A. | 6.2 x 10-10m | 
| B. | 9.1 x 10-18m | 
| C. | 3.11 x 10-10m | 
| D. | 4 x 10-10m | 
| Answer» B. 9.1 x 10-18m | |
| 22. | Reverse process of photoelectric effect is | 
| A. | Pair production | 
| B. | Compton effect | 
| C. | Annihilation of matter | 
| D. | X-rays production | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. | Reflecting mirrors in laser is used to | 
| A. | Further stimulation | 
| B. | Lasing more | 
| C. | For producing more energetic lasers. | 
| D. | All | 
| Answer» B. Lasing more | |
| 24. | The characteristic X-rays spectrum is due to | 
| A. | The illumination of the target metal by ultra-violet radiation. | 
| B. | The bombardment of the target by protons. | 
| C. | The bombardment of target by electrons. | 
| D. | The absorption of ? radiation by the target metal. | 
| Answer» D. The absorption of ? radiation by the target metal. | |
| 25. | The penetrating power of X-rays depends on their | 
| A. | Applied voltage | 
| B. | Frequency | 
| C. | Source | 
| D. | All of the above | 
| Answer» C. Source | |
| 26. | The radiations emitted form hydrogen filled discharge tube show | 
| A. | Band spectrum | 
| B. | Line spectrum | 
| C. | Continuous spectrum | 
| D. | Absorption spectrum | 
| Answer» C. Continuous spectrum | |
| 27. | The electric P.E of an electron in an orbit at a distance rn from the positive charge | 
| A. | Ke2/rn | 
| B. | Ke2/rn2 | 
| C. | ?Ke2/rn | 
| D. | ?Ke2/rn2 | 
| Answer» D. ?Ke2/rn2 | |
| 28. | The minimum wavelength of X-rays can further be reduced by | 
| A. | Reducing the pressure or cooling the target. | 
| B. | Increasing the temperature of the filament. | 
| C. | Using a target element of higher atomic number. | 
| D. | Increasing the potential difference between the cathode and the target. | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. | The metastable state for an atom in laser light is | 
| A. | 10-4 sec | 
| B. | 10-5 sec | 
| C. | 10-3 sec | 
| D. | 10-8 sec | 
| Answer» D. 10-8 sec | |
| 30. | The penetrating power of X-rays is comparable with that of | 
| A. | ? - rays | 
| B. | ? - rays | 
| C. | ? - rays | 
| D. | All of above | 
| Answer» D. All of above | |
| 31. | The velocity of laser light is | 
| A. | Less than ordinary light. | 
| B. | More than ordinary light. | 
| C. | Equal to ordinary light. | 
| D. | Different for different colours or frequency. | 
| Answer» D. Different for different colours or frequency. | |
| 32. | In He-Ne laser the lasing action is produced by | 
| A. | Ne only. | 
| B. | He-Ne both | 
| C. | Electrons of He. | 
| D. | Electrons Ne. | 
| Answer» B. He-Ne both | |
| 33. | In hydrogen spectrum which one of the following series lies in the ultraviolet region? | 
| A. | Balmer series | 
| B. | Pfund series | 
| C. | Bracket series | 
| D. | Lymann series | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. | In laser production the state in which more atoms are in the upper state than in the lower one is called | 
| A. | Metal stable state. | 
| B. | Normal state. | 
| C. | Inverted population. | 
| D. | All the above. | 
| Answer» D. All the above. | |
| 35. | In normal state of energy the incident high energy photons will be | 
| A. | Stimulated. | 
| B. | Absorbed. | 
| C. | Cause X-ray emission. | 
| D. | Cause laser production. | 
| Answer» C. Cause X-ray emission. | |
| 36. | Maximum frequency in the spectrum from X-ray tube is directly proportional to the | 
| A. | Number of incident electron i.e. filament current. | 
| B. | The kinetic energy of the incident electron i.e. the potential difference through which they are accelerated. | 
| C. | The soft target which can easily emit electrons. | 
| D. | All of above are correct. | 
| Answer» C. The soft target which can easily emit electrons. | |
| 37. | In obtaining an X-ray photograph of our hand we use the principle of | 
| A. | Photo electric effect | 
| B. | Ionization | 
| C. | Shadow photograph | 
| D. | Any of above | 
| Answer» D. Any of above | |
| 38. | Photon of highest frequency will be absorbed when transition takes place from | 
| A. | 1st to 5th orbit | 
| B. | 2nd to 5th orbit | 
| C. | 3rd to 5th orbit | 
| D. | 4th to 5th orbit | 
| Answer» B. 2nd to 5th orbit | |
| 39. | Quality of X-rays depends upon ___________ A-filament current B-accelerating voltage C-material of the target | 
| A. | A&B | 
| B. | B&C | 
| C. | A&C | 
| D. | A B & C | 
| Answer» C. A&C | |