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1.

Coolis tube is used to produce

A. adio waves
B. icro waves
C. -rays
D. ama rays
Answer» D. ama rays
2.

When a vehicle passes, TV reception gets distorted. This is because

A. etal reflects radiowaves
B. park plug creates electromagnetic disturbances
C. ehicle pollution affects the performance of the TV components
D. odern vehicles use electroignition system
Answer» C. ehicle pollution affects the performance of the TV components
3.

Where do the electrical charges reside in a charged conductor?

A. t the core
B. hroughout the body
C. epended upon the nature of the body
D. uter surface of the body
Answer» E.
4.

. . . . . . . . . exerts a force on anything that has an electric charge.

A. lectric field
B. lectrostatic force
C. nductive field
D. ll of the above
Answer» B. lectrostatic force
5.

In a conductor

A. here is no conduction band
B. he forbidden energy gap is very wide
C. he forbidden energy gap is very narrow
D. he valence band and the conduction band overlap each other
Answer» E.
6.

The reverse effect of X–ray emission is

A. aman effect
B. ompton effect
C. eeman effect
D. hotoelectric
Answer» E.
7.

The force that binds the neutrons and protons in a nucleus is called as:

A. eak Nuclear Force
B. trong Nuclear Force
C. lectromagnetic Force
D. ravitational Force
Answer» C. lectromagnetic Force
8.

What is the size of Electron as comapared to Proton and Neutron?

A. /355
B. /1236
C. /1836
D. /1923
Answer» D. /1923
9.

Who indirectly determined the mass of the electron by measuring the charge of the electron?

A. homson
B. illikan
C. utherford
D. instein
Answer» C. utherford
10.

The wave like properties of electrons are useful in

A. agnifying objects
B. asers
C. eather reports
D. ll of the above
Answer» B. asers
11.

A multimeter is used to measure

A. urrent
B. oltage
C. esistance
D. ll of the above
Answer» E.
12.

The resistance of the human body (dry condition) is of the order of

A. 01 Ohm
B. 02 Ohm
C. 03 Ohm
D. one of these
Answer» E.
13.

Which electromagnetic radiation is used for satellite communication ?

A. ltraviolet
B. nfrared
C. adiowave
D. illimeter wave
Answer» D. illimeter wave
14.

What is a neuron ?

A. asic unit of energy
B. article released during radioactivity
C. he anti-particle of neutron
D. asic unit of nervous system
Answer» E.
15.

Which of the following is preferred for accelerating electrons?

A. etatron
B. yclotron
C. ynchrotron
D. an de Graft Generator
Answer» B. yclotron
16.

Who was the first scientist to discover Electrons?

A. lbert Einstein
B. saac Newton
C. .C. Bose
D. .J Thompson
Answer» E.
17.

A transformer works on the principle of

A. elf induction
B. utual induction
C. enerator
D. nverter
Answer» C. enerator
18.

A parallel-plate capacitor of capacitance C1 is made using two gold plates. Another parallel-plate capacitor of capacitance C2 is made using two aluminium plates with same plate separation, and all the four plates are of same area. If rg and ra are respectively the electrical resistivities of gold and aluminium, then which one of the following relations is correct?

A. 1>C2
B. 2>C1
C. 1pa = C2pg
D. 1 = C2
Answer» E.
19.

Alternating current is converted into direct current by a

A. ransformer
B. ynamo
C. scillator
D. ectifier
Answer» E.
20.

Stationary wave is formed by

A. transverse wave superposing a longitudinal wave
B. wo waves of the same speed superposing
C. wo waves of same frequency travelling in the same direction
D. wo waves of same frequency travelling in the opposite direction
Answer» E.
21.

When a light wave is reflected from a mirror, there is a change in its

A. requency
B. mplitude
C. avelength
D. elocity
Answer» C. avelength
22.

When a stone is thrown in the calm water of a pond the waves produced on the surface of water in the pond are

A. ongitudinal
B. ransverse
C. oth longitudinal and transverse
D. aves are not produced
Answer» C. oth longitudinal and transverse
23.

The audio signals of TV are

A. mplitude modulated
B. requency modulated
C. nmodulated
D. elocity modulated
Answer» C. nmodulated
24.

Which one of the following statements with regard to Jet stream, an upper level tropospheric wave, is not correct?

A. t is narrow band of high-velocity wind.
B. t follows the wave path near the tropopause at elevations of 8 km to 15 km.
C. et streams are typically continuous over long distances.
D. n summer, the polar front jet achieves its maximum force.
Answer» C. et streams are typically continuous over long distances.
25.

If density of oxygen is 16 times that of hydrogen, what will be their corresponding ratio of velocity of sound?

A. : 1
B. : 1
C. : 16
D. : 4
Answer» E.
26.

Intensity of any wave is proportional to which of the following?

A. mplitude
B. quare of amplitude
C. quare root of amplitude
D. ube of amplitude
Answer» C. quare root of amplitude
27.

Two waves, each of amplitude 1.5 mm and frequency 10 Hz, are travelling in opposite direction with a speed of 20 mm/s. The distance in mm between adjacent nodes is :

A. 0
B. 0.2
C. 0.5
D. 0
Answer» B. 0.2
28.

Matter waves are

A. e Broglie waves
B. lectromagnetic waves
C. ransverse waves
D. ongitudinal waves
Answer» B. lectromagnetic waves
29.

What is found in frequency modulation ?

A. ixed frequency
B. ixed dimension
C. hange in frequency and dimension
D. hange in dimension only
Answer» B. ixed dimension
30.

A television channel is characterised by

A. requency of transmitted signal
B. elocity of transmitted signal
C. hysical dimension of television screen
D. ize of picture tube
Answer» B. elocity of transmitted signal
31.

Waves that are required for long distance wireless communication are

A. nfrared rays
B. ltraviolet rays
C. adio waves
D. icrowaves
Answer» D. icrowaves
32.

If a carrier wave of 1000 kHz is used to carry the signal, the length of transmitting antenna will be equal to ________.

A. 00 m
B. 0 m
C. m
D. .3 m
Answer» B. 0 m
33.

The layer of atmosphere used for radio-wave transmission is

A. hromosphere
B. roposphere
C. onosphere
D. tratosphere
Answer» D. tratosphere
34.

The sharpness of a television image is termed as its

A. larity
B. olour
C. esolution
D. raphics
Answer» D. raphics
35.

Choose the most appropriate answer: In which atmospheric layer are the communication satellites located?

A. tratosphere
B. onosphere
C. roposphere
D. esosphere
Answer» C. roposphere
36.

Which among the following waves is used for communication by artificial satellites ?

A. icro waves
B. adio waves
C. . M.
D. requency of 1016 series
Answer» B. adio waves
37.

The frequency of ultrasound wave is typically

A. bove 20 kHz
B. bove 20,000 kHz
C. elow 20 kHz
D. elow 02 kHz
Answer» D. elow 02 kHz
38.

Why are we able to hear short wave broadcasts better than long wave broadcasts ?

A. hort waves are more energetic than long waves.
B. hort waves are unaffected by atmospheric disturbances.
C. hort wave broadcasts are made by nearby radio stations.
D. y convention, short waves are meant for long distances, whereas long waves are reserved for short distances.
Answer» B. hort waves are unaffected by atmospheric disturbances.
39.

If the phase difference between two points is 120° for a wave with velocity of 360 m/s and frequency 500 Hz, then path difference between the two points is

A. cm
B. cm
C. 2 cm
D. 4 cm
Answer» E.
40.

Sending a frame to a group of stations is known as

A. ingle casting
B. preading
C. ulticasting
D. asting
Answer» D. asting
41.

Which of the following is the unit of Astronomical Distance ?

A. etre/sec
B. ec
C. ara/sec
D. arsec
Answer» E.
42.

Which of the following are used for accurately measuring very small time intervals ?

A. ulsars
B. uartz clocks
C. tomic clocks
D. hite dwarfs
Answer» D. hite dwarfs
43.

Red light has a wavelength of 70 A°. In "nm" it is

A. nm
B. .07 nm
C. 0 nm
D. 00 nm
Answer» E.
44.

Pycnometer is an instrument used to measure the

A. ensity
B. ntensity of solar radiation
C. ntensity of earthquake
D. igh temperatures
Answer» B. ntensity of solar radiation
45.

Which of the following have the same unit ?

A. ork and power
B. orque and moment of inertia
C. ork and torque
D. orque and angular momentum
Answer» D. orque and angular momentum
46.

'Farad' is the unit of :

A. apacitance
B. nductance
C. esistance
D. onductance
Answer» B. nductance
47.

A micron is equal to

A. .1 mm
B. .01 mm
C. .001 mm
D. .0001 mm
Answer» D. .0001 mm
48.

1 Micron is equal to

A. 0–9 m
B. 0–12 m
C. 0–6 m
D. 0–15 m
Answer» D. 0–15 m
49.

Who gave black hole theory?

A. lbert Einstein
B. tephen Hawking
C. saac Newton
D. one of the above
Answer» C. saac Newton
50.

Who among the following is credited for the discovery of ''Expanding Universe"?

A. dwin Hubble
B. iels Bohr
C. Chandra Shekhar
D. .V Raman
Answer» B. iels Bohr