Class 11,12 and IOE MCQ question

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1. A galvanometer with internal resistance 5Ω can sustain a 

maximum current 25mA.The shunt required for maximum 

current 10A is

A. 12.5Ω

B. 0.12Ω

C. 0.012Ω

D. 1.2Ω 



2. When an elastic material with Young's modulus Y is 

subjected to stretching stress S,the elastic energy stored per unit 

volume of material is 

A. YS/2

B. (S^2)/(2Y)

C. (S^2)/(Y/2)

D. S/(2Y). 



3. At what height from earth, g becomes g/2 ?

A. R/2

B. 0.414 R

C. 0.7 R

D. R 



4. Ball A attached to one end of rigid weightless rod , while an

identical ball B is attached to the center of the road. Each ball

has a mass 0.5 kg and the length of each half of the rod is 0.4 m.

This arrangement is held by an empty end is whirled around in a

horizontal circle at a constant rate , so each ball is in uniform

circular motion . Ball A travels at a constant speed of 4 m/s. The

tension on the left of the rod is :

A. 20 N

B. 15 N

C. 10 N

D. 5 N 



5. If m and r are respectively the mass of electron and radius of

the orbit in which the electron revolves about the nucleus.The

moment of inertia of electron will be

A. mr2

B. (1/2)∗mr2

C. (2/5)∗mr2

D. (2/3)∗mr2  



6. A projectile thrown with a speed v at an angle θ has a range

R on the surface of earth. For same v and θ, its range on the

surface of moon will be .. ?

A. R/6

B. 6R

C. R/36

D. 36R  



7. If the absolute temperature of a radiating body is suddenly 

halved, the radiating power will reduce approximately by

A. 25%

B. 12.5%

C. 6.25%

D. 3.12% 



8.. 175 calories of heat are required to raise the temperature of 

5mole of an ideal gas at constant pressure from 20o C to 

25oC.The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 

same gas from 20oC to 25oC constant volume will be

A. 100cal

B. 125cal

C. 150cal

D. 175cal 



9. When a 20V battery is connected across an unknown resistor 

there is a current of 50 mA in the circuit. Find the value of the 

resistance of the resister:

A. 2500 Ω

B. 400 Ω

C. 0.4 Ω 



D. none of these

10. Which of the following statement is not true, regarding the 

electrical set-up for the verification of Ohm’s law:

A. The voltmeter is connected in parallel with the known  

resistance

B. The ammeter is connected in series circuit

C. The rheostat can only increase the resistance in electric

circuit

D. The single key is used to switch on/off the electric circuit 



11. Flux invloved in the emf equation of a transformer has

A. RMS value

B. average value

C. Total value

D. maximum value 




12. In parallel combination the resistance decreases due to

increase in

A. area of cross section

B. length

C. both a and b

D. none of the above 



13. which of the following is renewable energy?

A. petroleum

B. bioethanol

C. nuclear

D. none 



14. The compression ratio for petrol engine varies from

A. 25 - 40 

B. 10 - 15

C. 6 - 10

D. 15 - 25 



15. The power available at the shaft of an IC engine is known as

A. Brake horse power

B. Indicated horse power

C. Frictional horse power

D. none of above 




16. In vertically placed traffic light signals the order of signal 

from top to down is

A. red-green-amber

B. green-amber-red

C. red-amber-green

D. amber-green-red 



17. A diffraction pattern is obtained using a beam of red light, 

What happen if the red light is replaced by blue light?

A. no change

B. diffraction bands become broader and recorded

C. bands become broader and further apart

D. bands may disappear 



18. The fly wheel used in two stroke engine as compound to 

four stroke engine is

A. heavy in weight 

B. same in weight

C. light in weight

D. none 



19. When an external resistance R is connected to a cell of 

internal resistance r, the maximum current flows in the external 

resistance when

A. R<r

B. R>r

C. R = r 

D. any value of R 



20. Among which of the following resistance does not 

depend..........

A. length of conductor

B. area of cross-section

C. temperature

D. density 



21. The objective of terrestrial telescope has a focal length of 50 

cm and its magnifying power is 10 when adjusted for parallel 

rays. If the erecting lens has a focal length 15 cm, the total 

length of such a telescope is

A. 65 cm

B. 75 cm

C. 95 cm

D. 115 cm  



22. A ray of light is incident at angle of incidence ‘i’ on one

surface of a prism of small refracting angle ‘A’ and emerges

normally from the opposite surface. If the R.I. of the material of

the prism is μ; the angle of incidence ‘i’ is equal to

A. A/μ

B. A/(2μ)

C. μA

D. μ(A/2) 



23. One Faraday is equal to

A. 69500 coulombs

B. 96.5 coulombs

C. 96500 coulombs

D. none 



24. A body of moment of inertia of 3kg(m^2) rotating with an

angular speed of 2 rad/sec has the same kinetic energy as a mass

of 12kg moving with speed of

A. 2 m/s

B. 1 m/s

C. 4 m/s

D. 8 m/s 



25. Some quantity of tap water is placed in an open pan and

allowed to evaporate. After some time the temperature of water.

A. decreases slightly 

B. increases slightly

C. remain same

D. increases considerably 


26. A sample of an ideal gas occupies a volume of ‘V’ at a 

pressure ‘P’ and absolute temp T. The mass of each molecule is 

m, then density of gas is

A. mKT

B. p/KT

C. p/KTV

D. pm/KT 



27. Superconductors exhibit

A. Paramagnetism

B. Diamagnetism

C. Ferromagnetism

D. Ferrimagnetism. 



28. A disc of radius 10 cm is rotating in magnetic field of flux 

density 0.4 T acting along axis. Emf of 0.08 V is developed 

between rims & centre of disc, then the angular frequency of 

disc is

A. 20 /sec

B. 40 /sec

C. 60 /sec

D. 80 /sec 



29. Voltmeter measures 

A. rate of flow of charge per sec

B. amount of energy consumed in the corresponding load

C. amount of voltage drop across the load

D. amount of power dissipated in the corresponding load 



30. The vertical part of transformer is called

A. yoke

B. limb

C. insulating paper

D. turn of coil 



31. In parallel combination, total electrical power

A. increases

B. decreases

C. remains same despite of adding resistance

D. may both increase or decrease 



32. A battery of 12V is connected in series with resisters of 0.2 

ohm , 0.3 ohm,0.4 ohm,0.5 ohm and 12 ohm. How much current 

would flow through the 0.3 ohm resister :

A. 0.895 A

B. 1.11 A

C. 0.5 A

D. none of these 



33. A transformer rated upto 200 KVA is 

A. Power Transformer

B. Distribution Transformer

C. Isolation Transformer

D. none 



33. A sphere of radius R is charged with charge Q. A small test 

charge qo is place at a distance x from the surface of sphere. The 

force experienced by the test charge is proportional to

A. 1/(R+x)^2

B. (R + x)^2

C. (R−x)^2

D. 1/(R−x)^2 



34. How will be the image formed by a convex lens if the upper 

half of the lens is wrapped in black paper

A. No effect

B. Brightness of image will be reduced

C. Upper half of the image will be absent

D. Size of the image is reduced to half 



35. An astronomical telescope has a magnifying power 10.The 

focal length of eye piece is 20 cm.The focal length of the 

objective is

A. 2cm

B. 200cm

C. 1/200cm

D. 0.5cm  



36. The kinetic energy of electrons released in photoelectric 

emission is dependent upon

A. frequency of incident light

B. Intensity of incident light

C. Nature of cathode surface

D. Work function 



37. The phenomenon of acquiring temporary electrification 

under the influence of a charged body is called

A. magnetic induction

B. electrical induction

C. capacitance

D. electrolysis 




38. A carnot engine takes in 300 kcal of heat from a reservoir at

627oC and gives it to a sink at 27oC . The work done by the

engine is

A. 4.2∗(10^6)J

B. 8.4∗(10^6)J

C. 16.8∗(10^6)J

D. 0 



39. A whistle giving out 450 Hz approaches a stationary 

observer at a speed of 33 m/s. The frequency heard by the 

observer in Hz is 

A. 409

B. 517

C. 429

D. 500 




40. Consider two simple pendulums, A and B having identical 

bobs and same time period of oscillation T1. If the bob of A is 

half filled with mercury and that of B is half filled with water, 

then

A. Pendulum A will have longer time period of oscillation than 

that of B

B. Pendulum B will have longer time period of oscillation than 

that of A.

C. Pendulum A and Pendulum B will have the same time period 

of Oscillation T1.

D. none of the above. 




41. A a.c. voltage E = 200√2 sin 400t V is connected across a 

circuit containing a capacitior of 1μF. What is the current flow is 

the circuit ?

A. 10 mA

B. 20 mA

C. 40 mA

D. 80 mA 




42. A circle has resistance 20Ω. Its arc subtends 30 degree angle 

at its centre. what will be equivalent resistance across arc

A. 36/55 Ω 

B. 36/46 Ω

C. 55/36 Ω

D. 46/36 Ω 




43. The power of a water pump is 3 kilowatt.The volume of

water it can raise in one minute to a height of 10m ,[assuming

that g = 10m/(s^2)] is ?

A. 2 m^3

B. 2.4 m^3

C. 4 m^3

D. 1.8 m^3 




44. In order to light a 6W -6V bulb at rated power a battery of

emf 6V and internal resistance 2Ω is used. The bulb will light at

power:

A. 6W

B. 27/8W

C. 4W

D. 16/3W 




45. There are 64 oil drops each with 1V. If all of them

coalesces into 1 big drop. What will be its total voltage?

A. 16 v

B. 12 v

C. 24 v

D. 32 v 



46. The distance between an object and a diverging lens is 'p'

times the focal length of the lens. The lateral magnification 'm' 

produced by the lens will be:

A. p

B. p^(−1)

C. 1 + p

D. (1+p)^(−1) 



47. Two parallel square plates of length 10 com and moving 

with velocity 10 cm/sec pass in liquid of viscosity of 0.01 poise. 

If the force between the plates in liquid is 200 dyne then the 

separation between the plates is

A. 5 cm

B. 0.5 cm

C. 0.05 cm

D. 0.005 cm. 



48. The maximum efficiency of an engine operating between 

30oC and 300oC is

A. 4.71%

B. 47.1%

C. 90%

D. 9% 


 

49. A piece of ice is floating in a beaker containing 

water.When the ice melts,then level of water ?

A. Rises

B. Falls 

C. Remains Same



D. First increases then decreases

50. If the absolute temperature of a body is increased by 100% 

the energy emitted by the body would become

A. double

B. four times

C. eight times

D. sixteen times




51. Which of the following rays gets deflected by electric 

field?

A. X-ray

B. α-Ray

C. γ- ray

D. UV rays 



52. Which of these statement is true?

A. AC is more dangerous than DC

B. DC is more dangerous than AC

C. Both AC and DC are equally dangerous

D. Neither AC or DC are Dangerous. 




53. A sphere whose mass is 2 kg is suspended by means of 

string. The other end of the string is attached to the vertical wall 

of a lift moving up with an acceleration of 2 m/(s^2). What 

horizontal force is required to deflect the sphere to an 

equilibrium position when the string makes an angle of 

45 degree with the wall?

A. 24 N

B. 20 N

C. 19 N

D. 15 N 




54. A mass of gas at pressure 50 cm of Hg is heated from 27oC

to 97oC .. If the volume is maintained constant , the pressure

exerted by the gas will be ....... cm of Hg

A. 50 B. 40 C. 61.67 D. 71.2

55. The collector current in a bipolar junction transistor is 2 

mA when the base current is 0.1 mA. Then the emitter current is

A. 1.9 mA

B. 2.1 mA

C. 20 mA

D. none of above 




56. A car is moving towards a cliff with velocity 2m/s. If the 

frequency of horn blow by car is 500 Hz. The no. of beats 

formed for observer is (velocity of sound is 330 m/s).

A. 4

B. 6

C. 8

D. 10


B

57. Two satellites A and B, ratio of masses 3:1 are in circular 

orbits of radius r and 4r. Then ratio of total mechanical energy 

of A and B is :

A. 1:3

B. 3:1

C. 3:4

D. 12:1





58. The dimension of Universal Gravitational Constant is

A. [M L T^(−2)]

B. [M^(−1) L^3 T^(−2)]

C. [M^(−1) L^2 T^(−2)]

D. [M^0 L^(−1) T^(−2)]