Physics - Online Test

Q1. One example where technology predates science is
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

Thomas Newcomen's atmospheric engine was the first commercial true steam engine using a piston, and was used in 1712 for pumping in a mine. They became popular for mining and 104 were in use by 1733, eventually over two thousand of them were installed. In1781 Scottish engineer James Watt patented a steam engine that produced continuous rotary motion. Watt's ten-horsepower engines enabled a wide range of manufacturing machinery to be powered. The engines could be sited anywhere that water and coal or wood fuel could be obtained.

Q2. A metal plate of thickness half the separation between the capacitor plates of capacitance C, is inserted between the plates. The new capacitance is
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:

The capacitance C of a parallel plate capacitor is given by A metal plate of thickness d/2 when introduced between the plates reduces the distance between the plates to d/2. The effective capacitance becomes

Another explanation: The system can be considered to be three capacitors  , , and connected in series. 

K of a metal is infinity.  . The equivalent capacitance 


Q3. A uniform rod of mass 2 kg is 1 meter long. Its radius of gyration about an axis through its one end and perpendicular to its length in SI units is
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

Moment of inertia of rod about an axis through its one end and perpendicular to its length


M = 2 Kg

L = 1 m

Moment of inertia of rod  in terms of radius of gyration

I = Mk2

 


Q4. Two small drops of mercury, each of radius r, form a single large drop. The ratio of surface energy before and after this change is
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:



Q5.

At what temperature is the root mean square speed of an atom in an argon gas cylinder equal to the rms speed of a helium gas atom at – 20 ? (Atomic mass of Ar = 39.9 u, of He = 4.0 u).


Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

vAr=vHe3RT39.9=3R×2534T=39.9×2534=2.52×103K
Q6. Binoculars is preferred to a terrestrial telescope to observe a cricket match, because
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q7. Plutonium decays with half life of 24000 years. If plutonium is stored for 72000 years, the fraction of it that remains is
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q8. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true? (I) Every substance contains heat. (II) For heat to flow between two substances, they must be at different temperatures. (III) The internal energy of a substance is equal to the kinetic energy of the molecules in the substance.
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

Heat is the form of energy that is transferred from one body to another as the result of a difference in temperature

Q9.

How many g  does 1 kg  equal?

Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

We know 1 kg = 103 g

1 m​​​​​​2 = 104 cm

1 s​​​​​​-2 = 1s-2

​​​​​​multiply all these quantities we get

=> 1 kg m​​​​​​2 s​​​​​​-2  = 


Q10. A small town with a demand of 800 kW of electric power at 220 V is situated 15 km away from an electric plant generating power at 440 V. The resistance of the two wire line carrying power is 0.5 Ω per km. The town gets power from the line through a 4000-220 V step-down transformer at a sub-station in the town. Power that the plant supply, assuming there is negligible power loss due to leakage is
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

Total  electric power required,  P =  800 kW

supply voltage V = 220 volt

voltage at which electric plant generating power V1 = 440 volt

distance between town and power generating station, d = 15 km

total resistance of two wire cable R = (15+15) x 0.5 = 15 ohm

input voltage of transformer Vi = 4000 volt

output voltage of transformer Vo = 220 volt

current in wire line 



total power supplied by the plant = 800 + 600 = 1400 KW