MCQ (1 mark each)

1) The number of bonds formed in n-type and p-type semiconductors are respectively
a) 4,5 b) 3,4 c) 4,3 d) 5,4
2) The resultant of two forces of 10𝑁 and 15𝑁 acting along +𝑥 and −𝑥 axes respectively, is
a) 25𝑁 along +𝑥 axis b) 25𝑁 along −𝑥 axis
c) 5𝑁 along +𝑥 axis d) 5𝑁 along −𝑥 axis
3) Which law of motion defines the pair of action and reaction forces?
a) Newton’s First law b) Newton’s Second law
c) Newton’s Third law d) Newton’s Fourth law
4) You are given four bulbs of 25𝑊, 40𝑊, 60𝑊 and 100𝑊 of power, all operating at 230𝑉. Which
of them has the lowest resistance?
a) 25𝑊 b) 40𝑊 c) 60𝑊 d) 100𝑊
5) A large bar magnet is broken into two pieces of equal length. The pole strength of the two pieces
will
a) remains same b) becomes half
c) becomes double d) becomes zero
6) The width of depletion region becomes larger in ……….
a) forward biased mode b) reverse biased mode
c) unbiased mode d) none of these
7) For two vectors to be equal, they should have
a) same magnitude b) same direction
c) same magnitude and direction d) same magnitude but opposite direction
8) In which of the following frame of reference; does pseudo force exist?
a) inertial frame of reference b) frame of reference at rest
c) non-inertial frame of reference d) frame of reference which is moving
9) Two charges of 1𝐶 each are placed one meter apart in free space. The force between the will be
a) 1𝑁 b) 9 × 10 𝑁 c) 9 × 10 𝑁 d) 10𝑁
10) 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
11) Electric current through a semiconductor is due to
a) electrons b) holes c) both electrons and holes d) none of these
12) The Earth’s radius is 6400𝑘𝑚. The order of magnitude of the Earth’s radius is
a) 10 𝑚 b) 10 𝑚 c) 10 𝑚 d) 10 𝑚
13) Which of the following is a pseudo force?
a) Gravitational Force b) Electromagnetic Force
c) Nuclear Force d) none of these
14) Which of the following is an intrinsic semiconductor?
a) Silicon b) Sodium c) Zinc Sulphide d) Polyaniline
15) The ratio of magnetic field along the axis to magnetic field along the equator of a magnet is
a) 1: 1 b) 1: 2 c) 2: 1 d) 4: 1
 VSA (1 mark each)
16) The two cells, 3𝑉 and 1.5𝑉, are connected in series combination. What will be the total voltage
provided by this combination?
17) Find the value of resistance for the following color code.
Brown, Black, Red, Golden
18) Define the vector product.
19) What is the magnitude of charge on electron?
20) A bar magnet of magnetic moment 5𝐴𝑚 has the magnetic length 0.5𝑚. Calculate the pole
strength.
21) What are personal errors in measurement?
22) What is zero vector?
23) What is the conversion factor between SI unit and CGS unit of energy?
24) Give any one example of compound semiconductor.
25) Define electric current.
26) Find the value of resistance for the following color code.
Orange, Orange, Brown, Silver

2 marks question
27) What is doping?
Which material would you use as an impurity to make silicon a n-type semiconductor?
28) State Coulomb’s law. Express it in scalar form.
29) Show that the magnitude of magnetic field at a point on the axis (𝐵 ) of a short bar magnet is
twice the magnitude of magnetic field at point on the equator 𝐵 at the same distance.
30) Find the dimensional formula of following physical quantities.
i) speed
ii) kinetic energy
31) Distinguish between real forces and pseudo forces. (Any Two Points)
32) Draw a diagram showing temperature dependence of electrical conductivity for metals and
semiconductors.
33) Distinguish between intrinsic semiconductors and extrinsic semiconductors. (Any Two Points)
34) Using dimensional analysis, check the correctness of the following equation.
𝑣 = 𝑢 + 𝑎𝑡
35) The electrostatic force on a small sphere of charge 0.4𝜇𝐶 due to another small sphere of charge
0.8𝜇𝐶 in air is 0.2𝑁. What is the distance between the two spheres?
36) Draw a neat, labelled diagram of P-N junction.
37) Draw a neat, labelled diagram showing the Earth as a magnet.
38) State Coulomb’s law. Express it in vector form.
39) An electric heater takes a 6𝐴 current from 230𝑉 supply. Calculate the power of the heater.
40) The masses of two bodies are measured to be 15 ± 0.1 𝑘𝑔 and 27 ± 0.5 𝑘𝑔. What is the total
mass of the two and the error in it?
41) Determine the scalar product of 𝑣̅ = 2𝚤̂ + 3𝚥̂ − 𝑘 and 𝑣̅ = 𝚤̂ + 2𝚥̂ − 3𝑘.
42) Calculate the resistance per meter, at a room temperature, of a constantan wire of diameter
0.0125𝑚. The resistivity of constantan at room temperature is 5 × 10 Ω𝑚.
43) A short magnetic dipole has magnetic moment 0.5𝐴𝑚 . Calculate magnetic field at a distance of
0.2𝑚 from the center of magnetic dipole on the axis.
44) A short magnetic dipole has magnetic moment 0.5𝐴𝑚 . Calculate magnetic field at a distance of
0.2𝑚 from the center of magnetic dipole on the equator.
45) A current of 4𝐴 flows through an automobile headlight. How many electron flows through the
headlight in a time of 2 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠?
4 marks questions
46) In Ohm’s experiment, the values of the unknown resistances were found to be 6.12Ω, 6.09Ω,
6.22Ω and 6.15Ω. Calculate the percentage error in these measurements.
47) State and prove, law of parallelogram of vector addition. Determine the magnitude of resultant
vector.
48) Derive an expression for the magnetic field due to a bar magnet at an arbitrary point.
49) What are fundamental units? State the name and symbol of seven fundamental quantities.
50) Name the different types of fundamental forces in nature.
Explain any one of them.
51) State the name of the two supplementary units with their SI unit.
Explain the term ‘inertial frame of reference’ with suitable example.
52) What are dimensions of a physical quantity.
The 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.
53) What is quantization of charge?
Calculate the electrostatic and gravitational force between the two protons which are 10 𝑚
apart.
𝐺 = 6.674 × 10 𝑚 ⁄𝑘𝑔. 𝑠 , 𝑚 = 1.67 × 10 𝑘𝑔