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651.

An immersion heater of 400 watts kept on for 5 hours will consume electrical power of __________________?

A. 2KWh
B. 20KWh
C. 6KWh
D. 12KWh
Answer» B. 20KWh
652.

An ideal standard of measurement of a base quantity has characteristics_______________?

A. Accessible
B. Invariable
C. Transportable
D. Only a and b are correct
Answer» E.
653.

An elevator weighing 3.5 x 10-6 N is raised to a height of 1000 m in the absence of friction, the work done is_________________?

A. 3.5 x 103 J
B. 3.5 x 104 J
C. 3.5 x 106 J
D. 3.5 x 109 J
Answer» E.
654.

An electron enters a region where the electric field E is perpendicular to the magnetic field B. It will suffer no deflection if_________________?

A. E = BeV
B. B = eE/V
C. E = BV
D. E = BeV/2
Answer» D. E = BeV/2
655.

An electromagnetic wave consists of _____________________?

A. Electric and magnetic fields moving parallel to each other
B. Magnetic field moving with velocity of light in space
C. Electric field moving with velocity of light
D. Electric and magnetic fields moving perpendicular to each other
Answer» E.
656.

An electric iron is marked 20 volts 500W. The units consumed by it in using if for 24 hours will be______________?

A. 12
B. 24
C. 5
D. 1100
Answer» B. 24
657.

An angle between two vectors A and B can be determined by_____________?

A. Their dot product
B. Their cross product
C. Head to tail rule
D. Right-hand rule
Answer» B. Their cross product
658.

An ammeter measures the total current flowing through a circuit when it is connected__________________?

A. in series with the circuit
B. in parallel with circuit
C. in series with any of the parallel resistances in the circuit
D. in parallel with any of the series resistances in the circuit
Answer» B. in parallel with circuit
659.

An alternating current or voltage_____________________?

A. fluctuates off and on
B. varies in magnitude alone
C. changes its direction again and again
D. changes its magnitude harmonically and reverses its direction of flow after regularly recurring intervals
Answer» D. changes its magnitude harmonically and reverses its direction of flow after regularly recurring intervals
660.

An alternating current of the r.m.s value of 4.0 A and frequency 50Hz flows in a circuit containing a 10Ω resistor. The peak current is then ?

A. 20A
B. 20.66A
C. 6.66A
D. 5.66A
Answer» E.
661.

An alternating current is represented by the equation I = I∫sinπt which of the following equation represents an alternating current of frequency and amplitude twice that of the above current ?

A. I = 2I∫Sin(πt/2)
B. I = 2I∫Sin(2πt)
C. I = 2ISinπt
D. I = I∫sin(2πt)
Answer» C. I = 2ISinπt
662.

An alpha particle is emitted from 88Ra226. What is the mass and atomic number of the daughter nucleus ?

A. 224 – 84
B. 220 – 80
C. 222 – 86
D. 226 – 87
Answer» D. 226 – 87
663.

An alpha particle in a single encounter__________________?

A. Loses a small fraction of its energy
B. Losses most of its energy
C. Loses no energy at all
D. Loses all of its energy
Answer» C. Loses no energy at all
664.

An alpha particle can produce fluorescence in__________________?

A. ZnS
B. Barium platinocyanide
C. Calcium tungstate
D. All of above
Answer» E.
665.

An A.C series circuit containing 4Ω resistance and 3Ω inductive reactance. The impedance of the circuit is______________?

A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer» C. 7Ω
666.

Ammeter connected in an AC circuit measures______________?

A. The exact value of the current
B. RMS value of the current
C. The net value of the current
D. The peak value of the current
Answer» C. The net value of the current
667.

Alpha particles possess greater penetration power than that of beta particles due to its_____________?

A. Smaller ionization power
B. Greater ionization power
C. Neither greater nor smaller ionization power
D. Same ionization power
Answer» B. Greater ionization power
668.

Alpha particle ionizes an atom_________________?

A. Through direct collision
B. Through electrostatic attraction
C. Through electrostatic repulsion
D. All of above
Answer» D. All of above
669.

All electrical appliances are connected in parallel to each other between the main line and neutral wire to get ______________________?

A. same current
B. same current and potential difference
C. different current but same potential difference
D. different current and potential differences
Answer» D. different current and potential differences
670.

After traveling through a vacuum a photon of light entering into some transparent denser medium. Thus the energy of light______________?

A. Increases because wavelength decreases
B. Decreases because speed decreases
C. Remains same
D. Increases then decrease
Answer» D. Increases then decrease
671.

Adiabatic process is also called______________?

A. Heat exchange process
B. Heating process
C. Isentropic process
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
672.

Addition of vector obeys_____________?

A. Commutative law
B. Distributive law
C. Associative law
D. All given laws in A, B and C
Answer» E.
673.

According to which one of following law the density of atom is uniform ?

A. J.J.Thomson model
B. Rutherfords model
C. Bohrs model
D. All of the above laws contradict the statement
Answer» B. Rutherfords model
674.

According to Pascals law the pressure of gas in a vessel is_____________?

A. Different in different direction
B. Same in all direction
C. Same only along opposite directions
D. Same only along normal directions
Answer» C. Same only along opposite directions
675.

According to Newton sound travel in air under the conditions of_____________________?

A. adiabatic
B. isothermal
C. isobaric
D. isochoric
Answer» D. isochoric
676.

According to equation of continuity A1V1 = A2V2 = constant. The constant is equal to_______________?

A. Flow rate
B. Volume of fluid
C. Mass of fluid
D. The density of the fluid
Answer» B. Volume of fluid
677.

According to Einstein light travels form one place to another in the form of ________________?

A. waves
B. particles
C. photons
D. it was not his discovery
Answer» D. it was not his discovery
678.

According to Einstein, the gravitational interaction is possible between_______________?

A. material objects only
B. material objects and electromagnetic radiation only
C. electromagnetic radiations
D. none of the above
Answer» C. electromagnetic radiations
679.

Acceptor and donor impurities donate______________?

A. n-carriers only
B. p-carriers only
C. p-carriers and n-carriers respectively
D. n-carriers and p-carriers respectively
Answer» D. n-carriers and p-carriers respectively
680.

Absolute uncertainty in a measurement depends upon______________?

A. The magnitude of the measurement
B. Least count of the instrument
C. Percentage error in the measurement
D. All of a, b and C
Answer» C. Percentage error in the measurement
681.

A wire suspended vertically from one end is stretched by attaching a weight of 20N to the lower end. The weight stretches the wire by 1mm. How much energy is gained by the wire ?

A. 0.01J
B. 0.02J
C. 0.04J
D. 1.0J
Answer» B. 0.02J
682.

A wire of uniform area of cross-section A length L and resistance R is cut into two parts. Resistivity of each part _________________?

A. remains the same
B. is doubled
C. is halved
D. becomes zero
Answer» B. is doubled
683.

A wire of resistance R is coiled inductively so that its inductance is L. The impedance of the coil at a frequency of f is_______________?

A. (R+2πfL)
B. R+1/2πfL
C. (R2+f2L2)
D. (R2+4π2f2L2)
Answer» E.
684.

A wire of length L is stretched by a length E when a force F is applied at one end. If the elastic limit is not exceeded the amount of energy stored in the wire is_________________?

A. FE
B. (FE)
C. FE2/L
D. FE2
Answer» C. FE2/L
685.

A wire obeys Hooks law is of length 11 when it is in equilibrium under a tension F1. Its length becomes 12 when the tension is increased to F2. The energy stored in the wire during this process is____________________?

A. (F1+F2) (121+122)
B. (F1+F2) (122-112)
C. (F1+F2) (12-11)
D. (F1+F2) (12-11)
Answer» D. (F1+F2) (12-11)
686.

A wire is stretched by a force F which causes an extension 1. The energy stored in the wire is____________________?

A. The extension of the wire is proportional to the force applied
B. The weight of the wire is negligible
C. The wire is not stretched beyond its elastic limit
D. The cross sectional area of the wire remains constant
Answer» B. The weight of the wire is negligible
687.

A wire having very high value of conductance is said to be____________________?

A. very good conductor
B. moderately good conductor
C. an insulator
D. no specific criterion available
Answer» B. moderately good conductor
688.

A wheat stone bridge is said to be balanced when____________________?

A. maximum current flows through the galvanometer branch
B. minimum current flows through the galvanometer branch
C. potential difference across galvanometer branch is maximum
D. potential difference across galvanometer branch is zero
Answer» E.
689.

A voltage V = V0 cos ωt is applied across a resistor of resistance R the average power dissipated per cycle in the resistor is given by___________?

A. V√/√2R
B. V/√2√R
C. V02/√2R
D. 2/√2√R
Answer» D. 2/√2√R
690.

A vector can be multiplied by a number. The number may be_______________?

A. Dimensionless
B. Dimensional scalar
C. Negative
D. All A, B and C are correct
Answer» E.
691.

A vacant or partially filled band is called _____________________?

A. Conduction band
B. Valence band
C. Forbidden band
D. Empty band
Answer» B. Valence band
692.

A uniform steel wire of length 4m and area of cross-section 3×10-6m2 is extended by 1mm by the application of a force. If the youngs modulus of steel is 2×1011 Nm-2 the energy stored in the wire is___________________?

A. 0.025J
B. 0.50J
C. 0.75J
D. 0.100J
Answer» D. 0.100J
693.

A transmitting station emits radio waves of wavelength λ at power P. If h is Planck’s constant & c the speed of light what is the rate of emission of photons ?

A. λ
B. Speed of sound
C. Speed of lightB.
D. h
Answer» D. h
694.

A three-dimensional image is obtained by________________?

A. Electron microscope
B. Scanning electron microscope
C. Magnetic imaging
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Magnetic imaging
695.

A thing that emits its own light is___________________?

A. luminous
B. non-luminous
C. incandescent
D. bright
Answer» B. non-luminous
696.

A stone is whirled in a vertical circle at the end of a string. When the stone is at the highest position the tension in the string is______________?

A. Maximum
B. Zero
C. Equal to the weight of the stone
D. Less than the weight of the stone
Answer» D. Less than the weight of the stone
697.

A stone is thrown upward from the top of a 59.4m high cliff with an upward velocity component of 19.6m/s how long is the stone in the air?

A. 4.00 s
B. 5.00 s
C. 6.00 s
D. 7.00 s
Answer» D. 7.00 s
698.

A stationary wave is set up in the air column of a closed pipe. At the closes end of the pipe _____________________?

A. always an node in formed
B. always an antinode is formed
C. neither node nor antinode is formed
D. sometimes a node and sometimes an antinode is formed
Answer» B. always an antinode is formed
699.

A simple pendulum suspended from the ceiling of a lift has time period T when the lift is at rest. When the lift falls freely, the time period is_________________?

A. Infinite
B. T/g
C. Zero
D. g/T
Answer» B. T/g
700.

A simple pendulum has a bob of mass m and its frequency is f. If we replaced the bob with a heavier one say of 2m then that will be its new frequency ?

A. 1/4f
B. 1/2f
C. frequency lower than 20 Hz
D. 2f
Answer» D. 2f