Physics Question Bank
Very Short Answer Questions (1 Mark)
(i) Define a fundamental unit.
(ii) The speed of light in vacuum is 3 × 108 m/s. What is the order of its magnitude?
(iii) Write the unit vector in the direction of the +X axis.
(iv) For what angle of projection is the range of a projectile is maximum?
(v) Why is ‘G’ called the universal constant of gravitation?
(vi) Name the principle of working of a rocket.
(vii) What is the value of resistance whose colour code is: Red-Black-Orange-Silver
(viii) What is the unit of coefficient of linear expansion?
(ix) Write the dimensional formula for force.
(x) The value of i k is.
(xi) What is the value of absolute zero temperature.
(xii)What is the unit of commercial electrical energy?
(xiii) What is the range of wavelength of electromagnetic waves in visible light?
(xiv) Define resistivity.
Short Answer Questions (2 Mark)
Q. 1. Explain p-type and n-type of semiconductors.
Q. 2. Define the temperature coefficient of resistance. State its SI unit.
Q .3. Obtain an expression for electric field intensity due to a point charge.
Q. 4. Distinguish between scalars and vectors.
Q .5. What are α, β, & γ in thermal expansion? State the relation between them.
Q. 6. Calculate the stress developed in a wire of length 25 m having a cross-sectional area of 0.01 m2, if it can bear a load
of 200 kg. (Take g = 9.8 m/s2)
Q. 7. Two spheres of masses 2 kg and 3 kg have their centres 50 cm apart. Find the centre of mass of the system from the
centre of 2 kg mass.
Q. 8. Check the correctness of the physical equation v2 = u2 + 2as by the method of dimensional analysis.
Q. 9. A thin prism of refracting angle 3o produces a deviation of 1.5o. Find the refractive index of the material of the
prism.
Q. 10. Derive an expression for specific resistance of the material of the conductor.
Q .11. A thin hollow prism of refracting angle 5o filled with water gives a deviation of 1.50. Find the refractive index of
water
Q. 12. State the characteristics of the electric lines of force.
Q. 13. Draw the position-time graph of a body (i) At rest (ii) Moving uniformly.
Q .14. Define a projectile. Give two examples of projectile motion.
Q. 15. What is the strain produced in a wire cable of original length 50 m whose length increases by 2.5 cm when a load
is attached?
Q. 16. A tunning fork of frequency 170 Hz produces sound waves of wavelength 2 m in the air. Calculate the speed of
sound produced.
Q. 17. Sketch the graph showing the variation of acceleration due to gravity with depth and height from the Earth’s
surface.
Short Answer Questions (3 Mark)
Q. 1. What is meant by (i) Elastic collision, (ii) Inelastic collision, and (iii) Perfectly Inelastic collision?
Q. 2. State any two laws of reflection. Explain the nature of the image formed by a plane mirror.
Q. 3. Derive an expression for the equivalent resistance of two resistors connected in parallel.
Q. 4. State the laws of static friction.
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Q. 5. Define the magnetic length and geometric length of a bar magnet. State the relation between the magnetic length
and geometric length of a magnet
Q. 6. Write the number of significant figures in the following measurements: (i) 0.003 m2 (ii) 6.4 × 106 m (iii) 1.6 × 10–19C.
Q. 7. Given v1 = 5i + 2 j & v2 = ai − 6 j are perpendicular to each other. Determine the value of ‘a’.
Q. 8. What are ultraviolet rays? Give its four uses.
Q. 9. State Newton’s laws of motion.
Q. 10. What are ultra-violet rays? Give its four uses.
Q. 11. The surface area of a metal plate is 2.4 × 10─2 m2 at 20 oC. When the plate is heated to 185 oC its area increases by
0.8 cm2. Find the coefficient of areal expansion of the metal.
Q. 12. Explain working of p-n junction diode in forward and reverse biased
Q. 13. Draw a neat labelled diagram showing the total internal reflection of light and state the necessary conditions.
Q. 14. Calculate the speed of a satellite in an orbit at a height of 1000 km from the Earth’s surface. (Given: Mass of Earth
= 5.98 × 1024 kg, Radius of Earth = 6.4 × 106 m, G = 6.67 × 10─11 SI units)
Q. 15. Determine the vector product of vectors 𝑃⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ and 𝑄 ⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂ .
Q. 16. In Ohm’s experiment, the values of the unknown resistances were found to be 6.12 Ω, 6.09 Ω,6.22 Ω, and 6.15 Ω.
Calculate: Mean value, Absolute error, and Relative error in measurement.
Q. 17. A short magnetic dipole has a magnetic moment of 0.5 A-m2. Calculate the magnetic field at a distance of 20 cm
from the center of the magnetic dipole on its axis. (Given: μ0 = 4π × 10─7 SI units)
Long Answer Questions (4 Mark)
Q. 1. State Newton’s formula for the velocity of sound in air. Explain Laplace’s correction to Newton’s formula
for the velocity of sound in air.
Q .2. Derive the formula for the horizontal range of a projectile.
A man throws a ball to a maximum horizontal distance of 80 m. Calculate the maximum height reached by the ball.
Q .3. State and explain different types of fundamental forces.
Q. 4. Sketch and explain a graph of the angle of deviation(δ) versus the angle of incidence(i) for refraction of light
through a prism.
A ray of light is incident at an angle of 50o on the face of an equilateral prism and gets deviated through 32o, find
the angle of emergence.
Q. 5. State and explain Coulomb’s law of electrostatics in scalar form.
What is the force experienced by a test charge of 2 μC placed in an electric field of 3.4×105 N/C?
Q. 6. State Newton’s formula for velocity of sound in air. Show that velocity of sound in air is directly proportional
to the square root of temperature.
Q .7. Explain the term relative velocity.
A velocity-time graph is shown in the adjacent figure.
Determine:
(i) The initial velocity of the car.
(ii) Maximum speed attained by the car.
Q. 8. Explain the construction of optical fibre.
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Find the velocity of light in water, the refractive index of water is ( 3 ) .
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