Physics - 1st SEM Question Bank

Question Bank For Semester Examination
SECTION – A
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Q1][MCQs] [ 1 Marks Questions ]
(1) Which of the following is not a fundamental unit?

(A) cm (B) kg (C) centigrade (D) volt
(2) S.I. unit of energy is joule and it is equivalent to

(A) 106 erg (B) 10-7 erg (C) 107 erg (D) 105 erg
(3) [L1M1T-2] is the dimensional formula for

(A) velocity (B) acceleration (C) force (D) work
(4) Dimensions of kinetic energy are the same as that of

(A) force (B) acceleration (C) work (D) pressure
(5) If n̂ is the unit vector in the direction of Ā then,
(A) n̂ = Ā / |A| (B) n̂ = Ā | Ā | (C) n̂=| Ā| / Ā (D) n̂= n̂ x Ā
(6) The magnitude of scalar product of the vectors

A = 2î+5ĵ and B= 3î +4ĵ is
(A) 20 (B) 22 (C) 26 (D) 29
(7)A projectile is thrown with an initial velocity of 50 m/s. The maximum horizontal distance which this
projectile can travel is
(A) 64 m (B) 128 m (C) 5 m (D) 255 m
(8) The bob of a conical pendulum undergoes

(A) Rectilinear motion in horizontal plane (B) Uniform motion in a horizontal circle
(C) Uniform motion in a vertical circle (D) Rectilinear motion in vertical circle
(9) In case of elastic collision, which is true?

(A) Momentum and K.E. is conserved. (B) Momentum conserved and K.E. not conserved.
(C) Momentum not conserved and (D) Momentum and K.E. both not conserved.
K.E. conserved
→ →
(10) Torque applied is maximum when the angle between the directions of r and is F
(A) 90° (B) 180° (C) 0° (D) 45°
(11) The geometric length of a bar magnet having half magnetic length 5 cm is ______cm.
(A) 12 (B) 10 (C) 6 (D) 4.2
(12) The angle of dip at the equator is

(A) 90° (B) 45° (C) 30°
(D) 0°
(13) The wire of length L and resistance R is stretched so that its radius of cross-section is halved. What is its
new resistance?
(A) 5R (B) 8R (C) 4R (D) 16R
(14) If an increase in length of copper wire is 0.5% due to stretching, the percentage increase in its resistance
will be
(A) 0.1% (B) 0.2% (C) 1% (D) 2%
Q2] Answer in one Sentence. [ 1 Marks Question ]

(1) What are the dimensions of power?
(2) What is personal error?
(3) Define the term equal vectors.
(4) Explain unit vector.
(5) A man throws a ball to maximum horizontal distance of 80 m. Calculate the maximum height reached.
(6) A particle moves in a circle with constant speed of 15 m/s. The radius of the circle is 2 m. Determine the
centripetal acceleration of the particle.
(7) Define the term inelastic collision.
(8) Define the term couple.
(9) A bar magnet of magnetic moment 5.0 Am² has the poles 20 cm apart. Calculate the pole strength.
(10) Define the term magnetic equator.
(11) What is a geographic meridian?
(12) What is current density?
(13) State ohm's law.
SECTION - B
[ 2 Marks Question ]
(1) If the formula for a physical quantity is X = a4b3 / c1/3d1/2 and if the percentage error in the measurements of
a, b, c and d are 2%, 3%, 3% and 4% respectively. Calculate percentage error in X.
(2) The masses of two bodies are measured to be 15.7 ± 0.2 kg and 27.3 ± 0.3 kg. What is the total mass of the
two and the error in it?
A = î +4ĵ - 2k^ and ⃗

(3) Find unit vector parallel to the resultant of the vectors ⃗ B = 3î -5ĵ +k^ .
V ₁ = 3î +4ĵ +k^ and V2 = î-ĵ-k^ , determine the magnitude of V₁ + V2.

(4) If ⃗
(5) Find the scalar product of the two vectors V₁ = î +2ĵ +3k^ and V₂ = 3 î +4ĵ-5k^
(6) A car moves in a circle at the constant speed of 50 m/s and completes one revolution in 40 s. Determine the
magnitude of acceleration of the car.
(7) Obtain an expression for the horizontal range of a projectile.
F =3î + ĵ-4k^ is applied at a point (3, 4, -2). Find its torque about the point (-1, 2,4).
(8) A force ⃗
(9) The mass of moon is 0.0123 times the mass of the earth and separation between them is
3.84 × 108 m. Determine the location of C.M as measured from the centre of the earth.
(10) Define coefficient of restitution. State its value in case of a elastic, perfectly elastic and perfectly inelastic
collision.
(11) State properties of magnetic lines of force.
(12) Define magnetic flux. State its SI unit.
(13) Explain series combination of resistors.
(14) Explain parallel combination of resistors.
(15) Define temperature coefficient of resistance and state it's unit.
SECTION – C [ 3 Marks Questions ]

(1) Define dimensions and dimensional formula of physical quantities. Give two examples of dimensional
formula.
(2) In Ohm's experiments, the values of the unknown resistances were found to be 6.12 Ω, 6.09 Ω, 6.22 Ω, 6.15
Ω. Calculate the (mean) absolute error, relative error and percentage error in these measurements.
(3) State and prove parallelogram law of vector addition. Determine magnitude and direction of resultant vector.
(4) What are rectangular components of vectors? Explain their uses.
(5) A body is projected with a velocity of 30 m/s at an angle of 30° with the vertical. Find the
(i) maximum, height (ii) time of flight (iii) the horizontal range
(6) Derive an expression for centripetal acceleration of a particle performing uniform circular motion.
(7) In case of an elastic head on collision between two bodies, derive an expression for the final velocities of the
bodies in terms of their masses and velocities before collision.
(8) Derive an expression for the magnetic field due to a bar magnet at an arbitrary point.
(9) A battery of emf 12 V and internal resistance 3 Ω is connected to a resistor. If the current in the circuit is 0.5
A,
i. Calculate resistance of resistor.
ii. Calculate terminal voltage of the battery when the circuit is closed.
(10) Define (a) one ohm resistance (b) drift velocity (c) current density
Section – D [ 4 Marks Question]
(1) Time period of a simple pendulum depends upon the length of pendulum (l) and acceleration due to gravity
(g). Using dimensional analysis, obtain an expression for time period of a simple pendulum.
(2) Explain the terms:
i. Arithmetic mean ii. Absolute error iii. Mean absolute error
iv. Relative error v. Percentage error
State any two characteristics of the vector product (cross product) of two vectors.
(3) Show that the path of a projectile is a parabola.
(4) What is a conical pendulum? Show that its time period is given by, 2 π √ lcos Ѳ/g where l is
the length of the string, Ѳ is the angle that the string makes with the vertical and g is the acceleration due to
gravity.
(5) Explain the terms inertial and non-inertial frame of reference.
Write a note on electromagnetic (EM) force.
(6) Distinguish between elastic and inelastic collision.
Distinguish between moment of a force and moment of a couple.
(7) Show that the magnitude of magnetic field at a point on the axis of a short bar magnet is twice the
magnitude of magnetic field at a point on the equator at the same distance.
A short bar magnet has a magnetic moment of 0.48 J/T. Give the direction and magnitude of the magnetic field
produced by the magnet at a distance of 10 cm from the centre of the magnet on (i) the axis (ii) the equatorial
lines (normal bisector) of the magnet.
(8) Define magnetic declination. How does the declination vary with latitude? Where is it minimum?A bar
magnet has magnetic moment 3.6 Am² and pole strength 10.8 Am. Determine its magnetic length and geometric
length.

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Question Bank For Semester Examination

Q1][MCQs] [ 1 Marks Questions ]

(1) Which of the following is not a fundamental unit?

(2) S.I. unit of energy is joule and it is equivalent to

(3) [L1M1T-2] is the dimensional formula for

(4) Dimensions of kinetic energy are the same as that of

(5) If n̂ is the unit vector in the direction of Ā then,

(A) n̂ = Ā / |A| (B) n̂ = Ā | Ā | (C) n̂=| Ā| / Ā (D) n̂= n̂ x Ā

(6) The magnitude of scalar product of the vectors

(8) The bob of a conical pendulum undergoes

(9) In case of elastic collision, which is true?

(A) 90° (B) 180° (C) 0° (D) 45°

(12) The angle of dip at the equator is

Q2] Answer in one Sentence. [ 1 Marks Question ]

A = î +4ĵ - 2k^ and ⃗

V ₁ = 3î +4ĵ +k^ and V2 = î-ĵ-k^ , determine the magnitude of V₁ + V2.

SECTION – C [ 3 Marks Questions ]

(3) Show that the path of a projectile is a parabola.

(5) Explain the terms inertial and non-inertial frame of reference.

Write a note on electromagnetic (EM) force.

(6) Distinguish between elastic and inelastic collision.

Distinguish between moment of a force and moment of a couple.

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