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Pinnacle Physics
Spark lamps. Plane polarized light - It Q.7. Why can you not see objects in a
Physics onsists ofwavesinwhichthedirection
c im lit room when you come from a
d
of vibration is the same for all waves. brightly lit room?
Light and Optics Examples - laser lights and devices. SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (4th shift)
Laserlight-Laser(LightAmplificationby (a) The iris dilates the eye lens to allow
.1. A concave spherical mirror has a
Q Stimulated Emission of Radiation) is an less light to enter the eye.
radius of curvature of 30 cm. Anobject artificial source of light radiation that (b) The iris contracts the pupil to allow
wasplaced15cmawayfromthepolein emits a coherent beam of photons, as less light to enter the eye.
front of the mirror on theprincipalaxis. the source is stable in frequency, (c) The vitreous humour dilates the pupil
Choose the correct option for the wavelength, and power. to allow less light to enter the eye.
position, size and nature of the image (d) The cornea contracts the pupil to
formed, respectively. .4. Which telescope was invented by
Q allow less light to enter the eye.
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Morning) Isaac Newton in the 17th century by
(a) Behind the mirror, enlarged, virtual using a concave mirror to collect light ol.7.(b) Iris -Itgivesadistinctcolorto
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and erect insteadofasimplelenswhichproduces the eyes. The eyeball is spherical in
(b) At infinity, highly enlarged, real and false colors due to the dispersion of shape having a diameter of 23 mm.
inverted light? Vitreous humor present inbetweenlens
(c) Between Focus and Centre, SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (3rd shift) and r etina. Retina contains three layers
diminished, real and inverted (a) Reflecting telescope of neural cells (ganglion cells, bipolar
(d) At the focus, highly diminished (b) Infrared telescope cells, photoreceptor cells). Cornea-The
point-sized, real and inverted (c) Monocular telescope front most and transparent covering of
(d) Graphic telescope the eye. Light enters the human eye
ol.1.(b)AtInfinity,highlyenlarged,real
S through the cornea.
and inverted. We know that, focus of a Sol.4.(a) Reflecting telescope - Uses
mirror, f = R/2, where R is the radiusof irrors which cause light to reflect at
m .8. What will be the focal length of a
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curvatureofthemirror.Hereinthiscase, different angles within the optical tube convex lens with the power of a +2.5
f=-30/2=-15cm.Also,distanceofthe and extends the overall light path. Two Diopter?
object from the mirror, u = -15 cm. It major types of telescopes : Reflecting Higher Secondary 28/06/2023 ( Shift - 2)
means that the object is placed at the Telescopes and Refracting Telescopes (a) 20 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 40 cm (d) 5 cm
focus of the mirror. Now it is clear that (used lenses to magnify objects).
Infraredtelescope:Usesinfraredlightto ol.8.(c) 40 cm.Using the formula:
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whentheobjectisplacedatfocusofthe
detect celestial bodies. focallength(f)ofconvexLens=1/Power
mirror, the respective image will be
(P)
formed at infinity.Thesizeoftheimage
.5. The minimum distance of distinct
Q Given, the power (P) = +2.5 diopters
would be highly enlarged. Thenatureof
vision for a young adult person with no thenfocallength:f=1/2.5=0.4meters
the image would be real and inverted.
defect in eyes is: =40centimeters.Focallengthofconvex
Q.2. In optics, which term refers to the SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (4th shift) lensisalwayspositiveandconcavelens
pening of the diaphragmofalensthat
o (a) 20 m (b) 25 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 25 m is always negative.
spatially limits the propagation of light ?
ol.5.(b)25cm.Foranormaleye,thefar
S .9. Raman wants to use a rear-view
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point is at infinity and the near pointof mirror in his vehicle. Which type of
(a) Collimator (b) Aperture
distinct visionisabout25cminfrontof mirror should he pick for it ?
(c) Apostilb (d) Meniscus
theeye.Hypermetropia(far-sightedness) SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
ol.2.(b) Aperture. Collimator-Adevice
S : When the point goes farther from 25 (a) Convex Mirrors (b) Plane Mirrors
which narrows a beam of particles or cm. Lens used : Convex. Myopia (c) Cylindrical Mirrors (d) Concave Mirrors
waves. Apostilb - An obsolete unit of (Nearsightedness): Near objects appear
clear, but objects farther away look ol.9.(a) Convex Mirrors. This is
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luminance.Meniscus-AC-shapedpiece
blurry. Lens used: Concave. because they give an erect, virtual, full
oftough,rubberycartilagethatactsasa
sizediminishedimageofdistantobjects
shock absorber between the shinbone
.6.WhichcolouroflightfromVIBGYOR
Q with a wider field of view. Uses -
and the thigh bone.
has minimum energy ? Sunglasses, street lights.
.3.White light is an example of:
Q SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (1st shift)
(a) Green (b) Violet (c) Yellow (d) Red Q.10. An image formed by the convex
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irror is always _________.
m
(a) laser light
ol.6.(d) Red. It has the longest
S SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
(b) plane polarized light
wavelength and least energy of the (a) virtual and inverted (b) real and erect
(c) monochromatic light
visible colors of light. Wavelength -The (c) virtual and erect (d) real and inverted
(d) polychromatic light
distance betweentwosuccessivecrests
or troughs. Violet has the shortest ol.10.(c) Virtual and erect. Convex
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ol.3.(d) P
S olychromatic light - The light
wavelength. Frequency - It refers to the mirror (Diverging Mirror) - It has a
consists of a broad range of
number of waves passing through a reflecting surface that bulges outwards,
wavelengths. Examples - Mercury Light,
pointpersecond.Violethasthe highest and away from the centre of curvature.
Sunlight, laser-pumped plasma light.
frequency. The white light consists of7 Uses - Rear view mirrors, Street light
Monochromaticlight-Thelightconsists
colors VIBGYOR (Violet - Indigo - Blue - reflector, etc.
of only one specific wavelength.
Examples - laser beam, Sodium lamps, Green - Yellow - Orange - Red). Q.11.Which of the following statements
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r egarding the lenses is/are correct? outwards). Thelens formulais 1/v-1/u ( a) air ( b) diamond
I. Power of a convex lens is represented 1/f.
= (c) crown glass (d) water
as a positive number.
Q.14. The splitting of whitelightintoits ol.18.(b) Diamond. Refractive index
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II. Power of a concave lens is
omponent colours is called ______.
c measures the bending of a ray of light
represented as a negative number.
SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Morning) when passing from one medium into
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(a) refraction (b) reflection another. The refractive index of a
(a) Both I and II (b) Only II
(c) scattering (d) dispersion substanceisdescribedbytheformula,n
(c) Only I (d) Neither I nor II
Sol.14.(d) Dispersion. Refraction - = c/v, where c is the speed of light in
ol.11.(a)BothIandII.Thefocallengthof
S edirection of a waveasitpassesfrom
R vacuum(3×108 m/s)andvisthephase
the convex lens is always positive. The one medium to another. Reflection - velocity of light. Refractive Index- Air-
power of the lens = Whenarayoflightapproachesasmooth 1.0003, Water - 1.333, Diamond - 2.417,
1
polished surface, it bounces back. Ice- 1.31, Ethyl Alcohol - 1.36, Vacuum- 1.
.Ifthefocallength
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is positive, then powerisalwayspositive. .15. The reflection on a bathroom
Q .19. Apart from the red and green
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Usesofconvexlens-Magnifyingglasses, mirror,thelake,andtheglareonapairof wavelengths of sunlight, which other
Eyeglasses, Cameras, Microscopes etc. glasses are caused by which type of wavelength of sunlight is absorbed by
A concave lens (diverging lens) diverges reflection? water molecules in the ocean?
the rays incident on it. Its power is SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Evening) SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Morning)
negative. Uses of concave lenses - (a) Multiple reflection (a) Orange (b) Blue (c) Violet (d) Yellow
telescopes, lasers etc. (b) Specular reflection Sol.19.(d)Yellow.Whensunlighthitsthe
(c) Glossy reflection cean,someofthelightisreflectedback
o
Q.12. Which of the following pair of
(d) Diffused reflection directly but most of it penetrates the
osition of object–positionofimage–
p
sizeofimage,isNOTcorrectforconcave Sol.15.(b) Specular reflection isdefined ocean surface and interacts with the
mirror? slightreflectedfromasmoothsurface
a water molecules.
SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Morning) at a definite angle like a reflection ona .20. Which of the following types of
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(a) At F - At infinity - Highly enlarged bathroom mirror. Diffuse reflection is mirrors show a lateral inversion of light?
(b) Between C and F - Beyond C - produced byroughsurfacesthattendto SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Afternoon)
Enlarged reflectlightinalldirectionslikereadinga (a) Convex mirror (b) Concave mirror
(c) Beyond C - Between F and C - newspaper. Multiple reflections, when (c) Rectangle mirror (d) Plane mirror
Diminished we take two mirrors, a single source of
(d) At infinity - At C - Highly diminished light can bereflectedmultipletimeslike ol.20.(d)Planemirror.Lateralinversion
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inabarber'sshop,weseethebackofthe is the reversal of a mirror image where
ol.12.(d) At infinity - At C - Highly
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head using multiple reflections of two the right side of the object appears on
diminished. Sphericalmirrorsareoftwo
mirrors. the left side behind the mirror.
types, concave and convex. Image
Characteristicsofaplanemirror-Image
formation by Concave Mirror (Object Q.16.Whichofthefollowingelementsis are Virtual and Erect. Image is formed
Position-ImagePosition-ImageNature OTsuitableforthefabricationofalight
N behind the mirror. Size of the image is
andSize):(AtInfinity- AtF- Real,point emitting diode structure? equal. Distance of image and mirror is
size);(BeyondCenterC-BetweenCand SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Afternoon) equal to the distance of object and
F (Focus) - Diminished, Real and (a) Gallium phosphide mirror.
Inverted);(OnCentre-Real,inverted,and (b) Indium gallium nitride
same size); (Between Centre (C) and (c) Germanium Q.21. The color of the clear sky is blue
Focus (F) - Beyond Centre - Real, (d) Gallium arsenide ue to the phenomenon of:
d
inverted,andlarger);(onFocus-Infinity- SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Morning)
Real, inverted, and enlarged); (On Focal Sol.16.(c)Germanium(Group14,Atomic (a) dispersion of light (b) reflection of light
length (Between Pole and Focus) - umber 32) - It is a semiconductor
n (c) scattering of light (d) refraction of light
Behind Mirror - Virtual, straight and (properties between the metals and the
non-metals). Uses-asatransistor,used Sol.21.(c)Scatteringoflight.CVRaman
enlarged).
in wide-angle camera lenses and as awarded the NobelprizeinPhysics
w
.13.If‘u’istheobject-distance,‘v’isthe
Q objective lenses for microscopes. in1930forhisdiscoveryofRamaneffect
image-distanceand‘f’isthefocallength (Scatteringoflight).TheTyndalleffectis
of a spherical mirror then which of the Q.17.Goldandcopperhappentoabsorb the phenomenon of the scattering of
following is a correctexpressionforthe _ _____and violet light, leaving yellow light. light by colloidal particles.
mirror formula? SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Evening)
(a) green (b) blue (c) red (d) orange .22.What is the full form of LED?
Q
SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Morning)
SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Morning)
(a) 1/v + 1/u = –1/f (b) 1/v – 1/u = 1/f
Sol.17.(b)Blue. Sogoldandcopperare (a) Linear Emergency Device
(c) 1/v + 1/u = 1/f (d) 1/v – 1/u = –1/f
y ellowish in color. Gold (Au, Group 11, (b) Light Emitting Diode
ol.13.(c)1/v+1/u=1/f.Therearetwo
S Atomicnumber79).Silver(Ag,Group11, (c) Liquid Emitting Display
types of spherical mirrors : concave Atomic number 47). (d) Light Emitting Device
mirrors(Ifthereflectivesurfaceisonthe Sol.22.(b)Light-emitting Diode(LED) -A
.18.The absolute refractive index of
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sidecurvedinwards)andconvexmirrors emiconductor device, which can emit
s
______ is 2.42.
(if the reflective surface is curved light when an electric current passes
SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Evening)
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t hrough it. Working principle - an angletheta(θ )toeachotherisgiven Thermodynamicsdealswiththerelations
Electroluminescence. y :n = (360° /θ ) - 1
b etweenheatandotherformsofenergy.
b
So, here, we have the mirrors placed at James Clerk Maxwell - Theory of
.23.Whichphenomenondealswiththe
Q an angleθ = 120° electromagnetism. Max Planck - The
scattering of light by molecules of a ⇒ n = no. of images formed quantum of action (Planck's constant).
medium when they are excited to Josiah Willard Gibbs - Gibbs energy
⇒ n = ( 360° /120° ) - 1
vibrational energy levels? (Available energy in a system).
⇒ n = 3 - 1⇒ n = 2
SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Evening)
So, a total of two images will be formed.
(a) Huygens Effect (b) Maxwell Effect .30.Triple point can be defined as:
Q
(c) Raman Effect (d) Rayleigh Effect Matric Level 28/06/2023 (Shift - 1)
Heat and Thermodynamics (a) the condition of temperature under
ol.23.(c) Raman Effect. Huygens'
S which the gaseous and liquid phases
principle states that every point on a Q.27. Which of the following best
of a substance can exist in
wavefront may be considered as a escribes the process of calorimetry?
d
equilibrium
source of secondary waves. Maxwell SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (3rd Shift)
(b) the temperature at which solid is
Effect is a phenomenon of (a) Measuring the amount of
converted into liquid
electromagnetic induction in which an compressive strength
(c) the condition of pressure under which
electric charge,nearasolenoidinwhich (b) Measuring the amount of force
the solid and liquid phases of a
current changes slowly, feels an (c) Measuring the amount of electricity
substance can exist in equilibrium
electromotive force (e.m.f.) even if the (d) Measuring the amount of heat energy
(d) the condition of temperature and
magnetic field ispracticallystaticinside transferred
pressure under which the gaseous,
and null outside. Rayleigh Effect is a liquid and solid phases of a
Sol.27.(d) Calorimetry is the process of
phenomenon of scattering of light or substance can exist in equilibrium
easuring the amount of heat released
m
other electromagnetic radiation by
o r absorbed during achemicalreaction.
particles much smaller than the ol.30.(d) The triple point ofwaterisat
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Byknowingthechangeinheat,itcanbe
wavelength of the radiation. 273.16kelvin(0.01°Cor32.02°F)anda
determined whether or not a reactionis
pressure of 611.7 Pascals.
.24. The phenomenon of deviation of
Q exothermic (releases heat) or
light rays from theiroriginalpath,when endothermic(absorbsheat). Calorimetry Q.31. According to law,heat
they pass from one medium toanother, also plays a large part of everyday life, roducedbyanelectriccurrentisdirectly
p
is called ____. controlling the metabolic rates in proportional to the resistance of the
SSC CPO 25/11/2020 (Evening) humans and consequently maintaining conductor,thesquareofthecurrent,and
(a) obstruction (b) reflection such functions like body temperature. the time for which it flows.
(c) Diffraction (d) Refraction SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Afternoon)
Q.28.Inwhichmethodofcookingisfood (a) Hooke's (b) Charles's
ol.24.(d) Refraction. Whenlightmoves
S eated slowly overasourceofheatand
h (c) Faraday's (d) Joule's
from rarer (air) to a denser medium cooked by high heat and air convection
(water),itbendstowardsthenormaland dependingonthepositionofthefoodin Sol.31.(d)Joule's.Joule'slawofheating,
if it moves from a denser to a rarer relation to the fire? = I2RT, where, H -Heat,I-Current,R-
H
medium, it bends away from the normal. SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (2nd shift) Resistance,T-time.Hooke'slaw(lawof
(a) Spit-roasting (b) Braising elasticity) - Discovered by the English
Q.25. What is the name of the (c) Poaching (d) Stewing scientist Robert Hooke in 1660, which
henomena(derivedbyscatteringofthe
p states that, for relatively small
light) in which mountain tops acquire a Sol.28.(a) Spit-roasting. Braising - The deformations of an object, the
rosy or orange hue around sunrise and ookingofmeatorvegetablesbyheating
c displacement or sizeofthedeformation
sunset ? them slowly with oil and moisture in a is directly proportional to thedeforming
SSC CGL 04/03/2020 (Evening) tightlysealedvessel.Poaching-Amoist force or load. Faraday's law - The
(a) Brillouin scattering heat method of cooking by submerging magnitudeofinducedemfisequaltothe
(b) Circle of confusion food in some kind of liquid andheating rate of change of flux linkages with the
(c) Alpenglow at a low temperature. Stewing - A coil.
(d) Barrel distortion combination cooking method that uses
.32. Tensileorcompressivestresscan
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small, uniform pieces of meat that are
Sol.25.(c) Alpenglow. It is either the also be termed as _______.
totally immersed in liquid and slowly
indirect sunlight reflection off of clouds SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Morning)
simmered.
after sunset or before sunrise, or to (a) longitudinal stress
directsunlightthatoccursnearsunsetor Q.29.Who coined the term 'zeroth law of (b) tangential stress
sunrise. t hermodynamics' in 1931,whichasserts (c) hydraulic stress
thattwobodiesinequilibriumwithathird (d) shearing stress
.26. The total number of images
Q are in equilibrium with each other? Sol.32.(a) Longitudinal stress (axial
formedbytwomirrorsinclinedat120°to SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (3rd shift) tress).Othertypesofstress:Tangential
s
each other is ______. (a) James Clerk Maxwell stress is a type of stress that acts
SSC CGL 05/03/2020 (Afternoon) (b) Max Planck perpendiculartothesurfaceofanobject.
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3 (c) Josiah Willard Gibbs Hydraulicstressisatypeofstressthatis
(d) Ralph H. Fowler caused by the pressure of a fluid.
ol.26.(b) 2. The number of images
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formed whentwo mirrorsare placed at Sol.29.(d) Ralph H Fowler. Shearing stress is a type of stress that
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acts parallel to the surface of an object. .37._______expansionmakestheEiffel
Q
Tower taller during summers. Q.40. _______ forces water through a
.33. In which of the following waysof
Q SSC CGL 04/03/2020 (Morning) emipermeable membrane andremoves
s
heat transfer no medium is required? (a) thermal (b) slope contaminants.
SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift) (c) gravitational (d) chemical SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (4th Shift)
(a) Radiation and Conduction both (a) Boiling (b) Distillation
(b) Conduction ol.37.(a) Thermal expansion is a
S (c) Reverse Osmosis (d) Filtration
(c) Convection phenomenon due to which the metal
(d) Radiation expands when heated and contracts ol.40.(c)ReverseOsmosis.Filtrationis
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whencooled. TheEiffelTowergetstaller the process in whichsolidparticlesina
Sol.33.(d)Radiation:Energythatcomes by up to6 inches during the summer. liquid or gaseous fluid are removed.
f romasourceandtravelsthroughspace Boiling is the process by which aliquid
at the speed of light. It has wave-like turnsintoavaporwhenitisheatedtoits
properties and can be called
Fluid Mechanics boiling point. Distillation is a process
“electromagnetic waves”. Convection : involving the conversion of a liquid into
Q.38. In 1851, whofoundedthescience
Process of heat transfer by the vapor that is subsequently condensed
f hydrodynamics with his law of
o
movement of molecules within fluids back to liquid form.
viscosity describing the velocity of a
suchasgassesandliquids.Conduction:
small sphere through a viscous fluid? .41.What is the relative density of silver
Q
Process by which heat energy is
SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (4th shift) SSC CHSL 19/03/2020 (Evening)
transmitted through collisions between
(a) Daniel Bernoulli (a) 9.5 (b) 7.2 (c) 10.4 (d) 10.8
neighbouring atoms or molecules.
(b) George Gabriel Stokes
.34. ______ is defined as the
Q (c) Evangelista Torricelli Sol.41.(d) 10.8. Relative density is a
temperature towhichtheairwouldhave (d) Heinrich Gustav Magnus omparativemeasureofthedensityofa
c
to cool (at constant pressure and substance to the density of a reference
Sol.38.(b)GeorgeGabrielStokes.Daniel substance (Usually Water).
constant water vapour content) inorder
ernoulli - Known for Bernoulli's
B
to reach saturation.
principle. According to this principle, an Electric Current and Its Effects
SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Afternoon)
increase in the speed of a fluid occurs
(a) Dew point temperature
simultaneously with a decrease in Q.42. The neutral point in the magnetic
(b) Air temperature
pressure or a decrease in the fluid's eld of a horizontally positioned bar
fi
(c) Relative humidity
potential energy. Evangelista Torricelli - magnet is the :
(d) Surface temperature
Knownforhisinventionofthebarometer, SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (2nd shift)
ol.34.(a) Dew point temperature. It is
S a device u sed to measure atmospheric (a) point where the magnetic field
the temperature the air needs to be pressure. Heinrich Gustav Magnus - changes direction
cooledto(atconstantpressure)inorder KnownforMagnuseffect,anobservable (b) point where the magnetic field is the
to achieve a relative humidity of 100%. phenomenon that is commonly weakest
associated with a spinning object (c) point where the magnetic field is the
.35. What is the Steam Point on the
Q moving through the air or a fluid. strongest
Fahrenheit scale?
(d) point where the magnetic field is zero
SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Morning) Q.39.Whoselawstatesthattotalenergy
(a) 32°F
(b) 100°F
(c) 212°F
(d) 80°F
er unit mass of flowing fluid, at any
p ol.42.(d) Neutral point : The point at
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pointinthesubsurface,isthesumofthe which the resultant magnetic field is
ol.35.(c) 212°F. Steam point is the
S kinetic, potential, and fluid-pressure zero. It is a point where the magnetic
temperature at which the maximum energy and is equal to a constant value? field produced due to a bar magnet is
vapourpressureofwaterisequaltoone SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (3rd shift) completely balanced by the horizontal
atmosphere. It has a value of 100°Con (a) Daniel Bernoulli component of Earth's magnetic field.
the Celsius scale. (b) Evangelista Torricelli Magnetic Field - The region around a
(c) Blaise Pascal magnetic material or a moving electric
.36. Heat, in______,isatypeofenergy
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(d) Marie Poiseuille charge within which the force of
transfer from a warmer substance to a
colder one. Sol.39.(a) Daniel Bernoulli. Torricelli's magnetism acts. Types of magnets :
SSC CHSL 06/08/2021 (Morning) law-Thepartingspeedofajetofwater, Permanent magnet, temporary magnet
(a) gravity (b) friction basedonthedistancebelowthesurface and electromagnet.
(c) thermodynamics (d) magnet at which the jet starts, assuming no air
.43. In 1834, who proposed alawthat
Q
resistance, viscosity, or other hindrance
ol.36.(c) Thermodynamics. During
S states that the current induced by a
to the fluid flow. Pascal's law - The
energy transfer, the energy moves from change in flow opposes the effect
pressureappliedtoanenclosedfluidwill
the hotter object to the colder object. producing the change ?
be transmitted without a change in
This means that the hotter object will SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (4th shift)
magnitudetoeverypointofthefluidand
cool down and the colder object will (a) David Brewster
the walls of the container. Poiseuille's
warm up. The energy transfer will (b) Henry Moseley
law - It gives the pressure drop in an
continue until both objects are at the (c) Christian Johann Doppler
incompressible and Newtonian fluid in
same temperature. Heat is measured in (d) Heinrich Friedrich Lenz
laminar flow flowing through a long
joules (J). cylindrical pipe of a constant ol.43.(d) Heinrich Friedrich Lenz.
S
cross-section. Lenz’s law - An induced electric current
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flowsinadirectionsuchthatthecurrent Q.46. Which of the following is the equal to the sum of the individual
pposes the change that induced it.
o roper number of electrons in 1 A of
p r esistances.EquivalentresistanceRn=R1
Lenz’s law is used in electromagnetic current? + R2 +R3 +R4 =3Ω+4Ω+5Ω+6Ω=
brakesandinductioncooktops.Itisalso SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (1st shift) 18Ω.
applied to electric generators, AC (a) 6.25× 1021 (b) 6.25× 1018
generators. Christian Johann Doppler - (c) 6.25× 1019 (d) 6.25× 1015 .50. When will you find the magnetic
Q
Doppler’s effect refers to the change in field stronger?
wave frequency during the relative ol.46.(b) 6.25 ×1018.ElectricCurrent-
S Graduate Level 30/06/2023 ( Shift - 1)
motion between a wave source and its The rate of flow of electrons in a (a) When field lines are crowded
observer. Sir David Brewster - Brewster conductor. SI Unit - Ampere (A). (b) When the lines are together
law is a statement that says that when Conductors aredefinedasthematerials (c) When the field lines are not seen
unpolarizedlightfallsonaninterface,the or substances that allow electricity to (d) When the poles are together
reflected light is completely polarized if flow through them. Examples - Human
body, aqueous solutions of salts and Sol.50.(a) Magneticfields(SymbolBor
theangleofincidenceisaspecificangle , Unit - Tesla) : William Gilbert
H
called the Brewster's angle. metals like iron, silver and gold.
Insulators are materials that restrictthe discovered that the Earth is a magnet.
Q.44. Which of the following options is free flow of electrons from one particle The strength of magnetic field lines
orrect for Coulomb's law?
c to another. Examples - Plastic, Wood, dependsonhowclosethemagneticfield
SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (2nd shift) Rubber and Glass. lines are. Some properties related to
(a) Valid for both point and distributed magnetic field lines are: Strongest near
charges .47.Which of the following has the
Q the poles (N or S), never crosses each
(b) Valid for only distributed charge highest value of resistivity? other, always make closed loops.
(c) Valid for only point charge SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (1st shift)
(a) Silver (b) Nichrome .51.Whichofthefollowingmaterialsis
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(d) Valid for neither point charge nor
(c) Chromium (d) Iron a conductor of electricity ?
distributed charge
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ol.44.(c) Valid for only point charge.
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Coulomb’s Law : The electrical force easure of the resistance ability of a
m
material to oppose the flow of current. ol.51.(a) Silver. The material that
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between two charged objects isdirectly
Electrical resistivity is the reciprocal of allows flow of electric current withlittle
proportional to the product of the
electrical conductivity. High Resistivity or no resistance are called conductors.
quantity of charge on the objects and
materials - Ebonite, Tungsten, Carbon. Examples - Copper, Aluminum, human
inversely proportional to the square of
High conductivity materials - Copper, body.Glass,mica,rubberandEboniteare
theseparationdistancebetweenthetwo
iron, gold, aluminium, and silver. insulators.
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fchargeonobject1(inCoulombs),Q2 -
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b
quantity of charge on object 2 (in magnet? SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Morning)
Coulombs), and d - distance of SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (2nd shift) (a) Insulators (b) Wires (c) Switch (d) Bulb
separation between the two objects (in (a) Zinc (b)Aluminum(c) Copper (d) Steel Sol.52.(c) Switch-Itisadeviceusedto
meters).k- proportionalityconstant(the
ol.48.(d)Steel.Permanentmagnetsare
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madefromspecialalloys(ferromagnetic Insulator - A material in which electric
8.988×109 Nm2/C2 .
materials)suchasiron,nickelandcobalt, current does not flow freely.Examples-
Q.45. Which of the following lawsstate several alloys of rare-earth metals and Glass, air, wood, plastic and rubber.
t hat“ThemagnitudeoftheinducedEMF minerals such as lodestone; Used in Q.53.Identify the correct statement.
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change of magnetic flux through the Scanners, hard disc drives, generators, (a) Resistance of a wire depends on the
circuit”? transducers. Afreelysuspendedmagnet length and density of the wire.
SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (2nd shift) always rests in north-south (N-S) (b) Specific resistance is the same for all
(a) Faraday’s law (b) Coulomb’s law direction. Magnetite (Fe3O4 ) - An ore of conductors.
(c) Kirchhoff’s laws (d) Laplace’s law iron that has magnetic properties (c) Resistance of a wire depends on the
Sol.45.(a) Faraday's law. Coulomb's law (ferrimagnetic). length and cross-section of the wire.
tates that the force between two
s .49.Iffourresistorsof3Ω,4Ω,5Ωand
Q (d) Specific resistance is dependent on
charged particlesisdirectlyproportional 6Ω are connected inseries,whatwillbe the cross-sectional area of the wire.
to the product of their charges and the combined resistance of the four
inversely proportional to the square of ol.53.(c) The resistance of a wire is
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resistors? directly proportional to its length and
the distance between them. Kirchhoff's Matric Level 27/06/2023 (Shift - 2)
laws - The algebraic sum of all the inversely proportional to its cross
(a) 3Ω (b) 9Ω (c) 18Ω (d) 10Ω -sectionalarea.Resistanceisameasure
currentsmeetingatapointinacircuitis
equaltozero.Laplace'slaw-Thetension Sol.49.(c) 18Ω. In series connection of of the opposition to current flow in an
inthewallsofahollowsphereorcylinder r esistors(Here,3Ω,4Ω,5Ω,6Ω),Current electrical circuit. It is measured in ohm
is dependent on the pressure of its through each resistor is same. Voltage (Ω). Factors affecting resistance -
contents and its radius. dropacrosseachresistorisproportional Material's conductivity, Length,
to its resistance. The total resistanceis Cross-sectional area and Temperature.
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Q find the direction of induced current is asymmetrically distributed
battery draws a current of 3A. What will hen a conductor moves in amagnetic
w (d) Because their electronic charge cloud
be the resistance of the bulb? field. is symmetrically distributed
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(a) 6 Ω (b) 2 Ω (c) 4 Ω (d) 3 Ω Q.58.Whoselawstatesthatatajunction Sol.61.(d) A dipole moment (vector
in an electric circuit, the sum of the uantity) is a measurement of the
q
Sol.54.(a)6Ω.Voltage=18V,Current=3 currentsflowingintothejunctionisequal separation of two opposite electrical
A.Since,Voltage(V) =Resistance(R)× tothesumofthecurrentsflowingoutof charges.Dipolemoment(μ)=q × r(q=
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 the junction? charge, r = distance between the
Current (I). Resistance = .
𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Afternoon) charges). Direction is from negative
18 (a) Michael Faraday charge to positive charge.
Resistance = = 6 Ω.
3 (b) Georg Simon Ohm
(c) Victor Francis Hess Q.62. What happens to the magnetic
Q.55. The induced current is the highest eld produced by a given current in the
fi
(d) Gustav Robert Kirchhoff
when the direction of motion of the coil is: conductor when the distance increases?
SSC CGL Tier II 06/03/2023 Sol.58.(d) Gustav Robert Kirchhoff. Graduate Level 05/08/2022 (Shift - 3)
(a) not at right angles to the magnetic field Kirchhoff's first law (Kirchhoff's junction (a) It stops (b) It increases
(b) at right angles to the electricity rule). Kirchhoff'ssecondlaw(Kirchhoff's (c) It decreases (d) It stays the same
(c) at right angles to the electric source loop rule) - The directed sum of the
(d) at right angles to the magnetic field potential differences (voltages) around ol.62.(c) It decreases. The magnitude
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any closed loop is zero. Victor Franz ofthemagneticfieldproducedatagiven
ol.55.(d) at right angles to the
S point increases as the current through
ess discovered cosmic rays.
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magnetic field. The induced current is the wire increases. Magnetic fieldisthe
highest when the direction of motionof Q.59. Wheatstone bridge is an region around a moving charge that
the coil is at 90° or perpendicular with rrangement of _________ resistorsused
a generates a field. SI Unit of Magnetic
respect tothemagneticfield,astheflux for accurate measurement of resistance. Field Intensity -Tesla (T).
cuttingismaximuminthiscase.Whileit SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Afternoon)
isminimumwhenthedirectionofmotion (a) three (b) six (c) five (d) four .63. The amount of work done in
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of the coil is at 180° or parallel with movingachargeof4Cacrosstwopoints
respecttothemagneticfield,asherethe Sol.59.(d) four. A Wheatstone bridge having a potential difference of 6V is
flux cutting by the coil will be minimum. ircuit {invented by Samuel Hunter
c ______ .
Christie (1833), popularized by Sir SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Evening)
.56.If Q = net charge, t = time, then
Q Charles Wheatstone (1843)} consists of (a) 48 J (b) 12 J (c) 36 J (d) 24 J
which of the following equations is four arms (two arms - known
correct? resistances, an unknown resistanceand Sol.63.(d) 24 J. Potential difference
SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (2nd Shift) a variable resistance}. It works on the efined as the work done to move unit
d
𝑄 principleofnulldeflection, i.e.,whenthe electricchargefromonepointtoanother
(a) T = Q× I (b) I = in an electric circuit. It is given by: V =
𝑡 Wheatstone bridge is balancedtheratio
𝐼 of their resistances are equal and no W/Q;i.e. W = V× Q; W= 6× 4= 24 joules.
(c) Q = (d) I = Q × t
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current flows through the galvanometer. .64. What is the coil of wire in the
Q
ol.56.(b) I = Q/t.TheS.Iunitofcharge
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Q electric room heater known as?
is coulomb, timeissecond,thencurrent is correct regarding fuse wire? SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Afternoon)
in units of coulomb per second is SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Evening) (a) Cell (b) Fuse (c) Switch (d) Element
'ampere'.Anotherformulaforcalculating (a) It has a low melting point and low ol.64.(d) Element. Nichrome wire is
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currentisI=V/R(derivedbyOhm’slaw), conductivity. used as a heatingelementbecauseitis
where I = current flowing through the (b) It has a high melting point and low very stable, even at high temperatures.
conductor, V = Voltage, and R = conductivity
Resistance (at constant temperature). (c) It has a low melting point and high Q.65. Which of the following laws is
conductivity. pplicable to the force of attraction or
a
.57. Which of the following rules is
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(d) It has a high melting point and high repulsion between two point charges?
usedtofindthedirectionofthemagnetic
conductivity. SSC MTS 15/07/2022 (Evening)
field associated with a current carrying
(a) Kirchhoff's Law
conductor?
Sol.60.(c) The commonly used wire in (b) Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
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t he fuse is an alloy of tin (Sn) andlead (c) Coulomb's Law
(a) Left hand rule
(Pb).Anelectricalfuseisacircuitsafety (d) Newton's Laws of Motion
(b) Fleming’s right-hand rule
device to protect electrical systems.
(c) Maxwell’s corkscrew rule ol.65.(c) Coulomb's Law.According to
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(d) Fleming’s left-hand rule .61. Why do atoms and nonpolar
Q Coulomb’s law, the force of attraction or
molecules have no dipole moment? repulsionbetweentwochargedbodiesis
Sol.57.(c) Maxwell’s corkscrew rule
Graduate Level 03/08/2022 (Shift - 3) directly proportional to the product of
( Right hand thumb rule). Fleming's
(a) Because their electronic charge cloud their charges andinverselyproportional
left-handruleisusedtofindthedirection
is missing to the square of the distance between
of the force acting on the current
(b) Because their electronic charge cloud them. It acts along the line joining the
carrying conductorplacedinamagnetic
is scattered two charges considered to be point
field.Fleming'srighthandruleisusedto
(c) Because their electronic charge cloud
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1 𝑞2 thinner line represents the positive (a) decreases with increase in
charges. F = 2 . t erminal. An electric cell is a device, temperature
𝑟
which converts chemical energy into (b) increases with increase in
.66. Identify the correct statement in
Q electrical energy. temperature
relation to ampere. (c) decreases with decrease in
.70.Which of the following statements
Q temperature
SSC CHSL 24/05/2022 (Afternoon)
is correct ? (d) does not depend on temperature
(a) One ampere is constituted by the flow
SSC CGL 18/08/2021 (Morning)
of one coulomb of charge per minute
(a) Magnetic flux is a vector quantity. ol.74.(a) Metals are good conductors
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(b) One ampere is constituted by the flow
(b) Two magnetic field lines may duetothepresenceoffreeelectronsand
of two coulomb of charge per second
intersect. when we increase the temperature, the
(c) One ampere is constituted by the flow
(c) The net magnetic flux through any metal ionsstartvibratingwhichleadsto
of one coulomb of charge per second
closed surface is zero. the increase in resistance so the
(d) One ampere is constituted by the flow
(d) Earth's magnetic poles coincide with conductivity is decreased.
of half coulomb of charge per second
the geographic poles.
ol.66.(c)Ampereoramp(symbol:A) is
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ol.70.(c) Magnetic field lines are
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Force and Pressure
the SI unitofelectricalcurrent,whichis
continuous loops, all closed surfaces
a flow of electrical charge carriers, Q.75.Abusmovingonastraightroadat
have as many magnetic field lines going
usuallyelectrons.Acoulomb(C)istheSI speed of 10km/hincreasesitsspeed
a
in as coming out. Hence, the net
unit of electric charge. to70km/hin2minutes.Finditsaverage
magnetic flux through a closed surface is
acceleration.
.67. When do electrons move for t he
Q zero.
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flow ofchargesinaconductingmetallic
Q.71. Which of the following is not a (a) 1 km/minute2 (b) 0.5 km/minute2
wire? 2
ood conductor of electricity?
g (c) 2 km/minute (d) 30 km/minute2
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SSC CHSL 19/04/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) When there is no difference of electric Sol.75.(b) 0.5 km/minute2.Given : Final
(a) Graphite (b) Gold (c) Diamond (d) Soil
pressure
7
velocity, v = 70 km/h = m/min. Initial
k
(b) When the charges stop flowing ol.71.(c) Diamond. As diamond is a
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(c) Only if there is a difference of electric giant covalent structure, the four 1
velocity, u = 10 km/h = km/min. Time
pressure outermost electrons, fourcarbonatoms, 6
(d) Due to gravity are engaged or trapped in the covalent period, t = 2 min. We know that, Average
7 1
ol.67.(c)Electronsmovefortheflowof
S bonds which means that there are no 𝑣−
𝑢
6
– 6
free electrons. So diamonds are a bad cceleration, a =
a
=
charges in a conducting metallic wire 𝑡
2
only if there is a difference of electric conductor of electricity.
1
= = 0.5 km/min2.
pressure. An electron is a negatively Q.72. Who among the following 2
charged subatomic particle. Electron introduced the concept of electric field
was discovered byJ.J Thomson. .76.Whatisthemetricunitofpressure
Q
for the first time? that is equal to 0.986923 atm?
.68. In a resistor, what happenstothe
Q SSC CHSL 10/08/2021 (Morning) SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening)
current when the resistance is doubled? (a) Blaise Pascal (a) Yard (b) Quart
SSC CHSL 01/06/2022 (Evening) (b) Michael Faraday (c) Bar (d) Gallon
(a) The current gets tripled (c) Charles Augustin de Coulomb
(b) The current gets halved (d) Joseph Henry Sol.76.(c) Bar. The ‘atm’ is mostly used
(c) The current stops f or measuring and describing
Sol.72.(b) Michael Faraday introduced atmospheric pressure. ‘bar’ isalsoused
(d) The current gets doubled t he concept of electric field. An electric for atmospheric pressure but is also
Sol.68.(b)Ohm'slaw(V=IR)statesthat field iscreatedbyachargedbodyinthe used to measure the pressure inside
t he electrical current (I) flowing in a space that surrounds it and results ina vessels. 1 bar = 0.986923 atm.1atm=
circuit is proportional to the voltage (V) force exerted on any other charges 1.01325 bar. Other units: 1 Q
uart = 32
and inversely proportional to the placed within the field. fluidouncesor4cups,1Yard=3feetor
resistance(R). So, if the resistance .73. What is the total charge of an
Q 36 inches (0.9144 meters), 1 Gallon =
becomes doubledthen-currentbecomes electric dipole? 3.785 liters.
half because the current is inversely SSC CHSL 11/08/2021 (Morning)
proportional to resistance.Thislawwas .77.Byobservingthemotionofobjects
Q
(a) −10 (b) +1 (c) 0 (d) 10 on an inclinedplane__________deduced
discoveredbyGeorgSimonOhmin1827.
Formula : V = IR. ol.73.(c) 0. An electric dipole isapair
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ofequalandoppositecharges,therefore when no force acts on them.
.69.In the symbol for the electric cell,
Q the total charge in an electric dipole will SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning)
the thicker, shorter line represents the: bezero. (a) Archimedes (b) Johannes Kepler
SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Afternoon) (c) Galileo (d) Michael Faraday
(a) positive terminal (b) ring terminal .74. Electrical conductance through
Q
(c) negative terminal (d) neutral terminal metals is called electronic conductance Sol.77.(c)Galileo.Thelawofinertiawas
and it ______. inferred by Galileo from observationsof
Sol.69.(c) Negative terminal.The longer, SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Evening) motion of a ball on a double inclined
plane. Galileo concluded that an object
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ust neither have acceleration nor
m (a) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R)
retardation, i.e. it should move with 1 ℎ is false.
constant velocity. Sol.81.(b) . According to (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
2𝑚
π
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle : are the true but Reason (R) is not a
.78.Themeasureoftheforcethatcan
Q correct explanation of Assertion (A).
ℎ
causeanobjecttorotateaboutanaxisis x.Δp =
Δ
4π
(c) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R)
called: ℎ is true.
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening) Δx× m× Δv = .
4π (d) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
(a) power (b) moment of inertia Given that, Δx = mΔv are the true and Reason (R) is a
(c) centripetal force (d) torque ℎ correct explanation of Assertion (A).
then,mΔv× mΔv =
4π
Sol.78.(d) Torque = Force×Distance,SI ol.84.(d) Frictional force is the
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2 2 ℎ
nit - newton-metre, Dimension - [M1L2
u 𝑚 ∆𝑣 = . resistance encountered when two
4π
T-2]. Power : It is the work done in unit surfacesslideorattempttoslideagainst
time. Power = W/t, SI unit - watt, ℎ 1 1 ℎ
∆𝑣 =
= eachother,resultingfromtheinteraction
Dimension - [M1 L2 T-3]. Moment of 4π 𝑚 𝑚
2 π
between their roughness and molecular
inertia: The quantity expressed by the forces. Formula - F (friction force) = μ
Q.82. Which law was developed in the
body resisting angular acceleration. I = (coefficient of friction) × N (normal
600stodescribethatanyforceapplied
1
L/⍵. where; I = inertia, L = angular force). Normal Force - The force that
to aconfinedfluidistransmittedequally
momentum,⍵=angularvelocity.SIunit- surfaces exert to prevent solid objects
in all directions,regardlessoftheshape
kg⋅m2.Dimension-[M¹L²T⁰].Centripetal from passing through each other.
of the container?
Force: A force that acts on a body Coefficientoffriction:Itisameasureof
SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (3rd shift)
moving inacircularpathandisdirected the amount of friction existing between
(a) Magnus's Law (b) Graham's Law
towards the center around which the two surfaces.
(c) Pascal's Law (d) Torricelli's Law
body is moving.
ol.82.(c) Pascal’s law : When afluidis
S .85. The given equation provides the
Q
.79. The forces exerted on a body
Q property of the motion of an object,
at rest, the pressure is the same at all
during a short period are known as: traversing a circular path. What is 'v' in
points located at the same height.
SSC MTS 13/09/2023 (3rd Shift) this equation ? (ac = v²/R)
Graham’s law of diffusion : It describes
(a) Impulse (b) Pressure SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 4th shift)
the relationship between the rate of
(c) Surface tension (d) Tensile stress (a) Distance (b) Surface area
diffusion and the densities of gases.
ol.79.(a) Impulse. Force - The push or
S R1/R2 = (M2/M1)1/2, where R1, R2 are (c) Speed (d) Intensity
pull onanobjectwithmasscausesitto diffusion ratesofgases1and2,andM1
ol.85.(c)
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change its velocity.Pressure-Theforce and M2 their respective molecular
acceleration - That is directed towards
acting on a unit area of a surface. masses. The law is a simple
the center of the circle. It is caused by
Surface tension - The property of the consequence of kinetic theory.
the change in direction of the velocity
surfaceofaliquidthatallowsittoresist Torricelli's Law : It describes the
vector as the object moves around the
an external force, due to the cohesive relationship between the exit velocityof
circle. Centripetal Acceleration (ac)
nature of its molecules. Tensile stress- an ideal fluid from a smallholeandthe
formula:ac =v2 /r(wherevisthespeed,r
Capacityofamaterialtoendureapulling depth of fluid above that hole.
is the radius). Dimensional formula of
(tensile) force. centripetal acceleration = [ M0L1 T-2 ].
.83.Thesuitabilityofposttensioningis
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Q.80. T he relation between atm and bar is : good for :
.86. What is another name for
Q
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center-seeking force?
(a) 1 atm = 105 bar (a) longs spans (b) end spans
Matric Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 4)
(b) 1 atm = 1.013 x105 bar (c) break spans (d) edge spans
(a) Van der Waals (b) Centrifugal
(c) 1 atm = 1 bar
ol.83.(a)longspans.Posttensioningis
S (c) Gravitational (d) Centripetal
(d) 1 atm = 1.013 bar
a technique for reinforcing concrete, in
ol.86.(d) Centripetal. Examples of
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ol.80.(d) 1 atm = 1.013 bar. ‘bar’ and
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Centripetal Force - Loop of Roller
‘atm’aretheunitsrepresentingpressure. plasticductsarepositionedintheforms
Coaster, Orbiting Planets. Centrifugal -
A pascal (SI Unit of pressure) is one before the concrete is placed.
Force experiencedbyanobjecttraveling
newtonofforceactingon1squaremeter Pretensioning - The technique in which
inacircle,directedawayfromthecenter
area. An atmosphere (atm) is a unit of we are imparting tension in strands
of the circle. Examples - Washing
measurement equal to the average air before placing the concrete. It is more
Machine dryer. Gravitational - The force
pressureatsealevelatatemperatureof durable and reliable.
ofattractionbetweenobjectswithmass.
15 degrees Celsius. Atmospheric Examples-Tides,fallingObjects.Vander
.84.Select the option that is true
Q
pressure drops as altitude increases. Waals forces - Weak intermolecular
regarding the following two statements
labelled Assertion (A) and Reason (R). forces of attraction between molecules,
.81. If the uncertainty in position and
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(A): An object slips less on a rough arising from temporary fluctuations in
momentum are equal, theuncertaintyin
surface than a smooth surface. electron density.
velocity will be:
SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (2nd shift) (R): When a surface is rough, frictional Q.87.Newton's first law of motion is also
(a) ℎ/л (b) 1/2m ℎ/л force increases. nown as ______.
k
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S pressure areas to low pressure areas. orrect order of friction ?
c
(a) Law of magnitude (b) Law of reaction (d) The air pressure is lowest at sea level SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
(c) Law of Inertia (d) Law of masses and increases with height. (a) Static > Rolling > Sliding
(b) Rolling > Static > Sliding
ol.87.(c) Law of Inertia. Newton's first
S ol.91.(c) Air pressure is definedasthe
S (c) Static > Sliding > Rolling
law of motion - A body remains in the pressure exerted by theweightofairon (d) Sliding > Static > Rolling
state of rest or uniform motion in a theearth’ssurface.Whenthereisalarger
straight line unless anduntilanexternal pressure difference between the ol.95.(c) Static > Sliding > Rolling.
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force acts on it. pressure zones, thewindtravelsquicker Static Friction : A forcethathindersthe
and it travels from an area of high movementofanobjectmovingalongthe
.88.Whichtypeoffrictionisconsidered
Q pressure to low pressure. path. Sliding Friction : Resistance
as a self - adjusting force? created by anytwoobjectswhensliding
SSC MTS 15/05/2023 (Morning) .92. A ball possesses 3000 units of
Q againsteachother.RollingFriction:The
(a) Kinetic Friction (b) Centripetal Friction momentum. What would be the ball's force resisting the motion of a rolling
(c) Rolling Friction (d) Static Friction new momentum if its velocity was body on a surface.
doubled?
ol.88.(d) Static Friction-Force that
S SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift) .96. Identify the correct statement
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keepsanobjectatrest.KineticFriction- (a) 3000 units (b) 6000 units about inertia.
It is a force that acts between moving (c) 20000 units (d) 9000 units SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
surfaces. Centripetal Friction - The (a) Greater the mass, greater the inertia.
frictional force supplies the centripetal Sol.92.(b) 6000 units. We know that (b) Lesser the weight, greater the inertia
force and is numerically equal to it. omentum is directly proportional to the
M (c) Lesser the mass, greater the inertia
object's mass (m) and velocity (v). (d) Greater the mass, lesser inertia
.89. The force exerted by a charged
Q Momentum (p) = mass (m)× velocity (v).
body on another charged or uncharged And ifvelocityisdoubled,momentumis ol.96.(a) Greaterthemass,greaterthe
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body is known as ______ . also doubled. inertia. Asinertiaisdirectlyproportional
SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Afternoon) Hence momentum = 2 × 3000 = 6000 to the mass of the object (I = mr2) so
(a) angular force (b) electrostatic force units. Inertia will increase if mass increases.
(c) pressure (d) muscular force Inertiaisdefinedasapropertyofmatter
Q.93. Which of the following is NOT an by which it tries to maintain itsstateof
ol.89.(b)Electrostaticforce-Thisforce
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a
betweentwochargedparticlesisdirectly restorofuniformmotionalongastraight
SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift) line. Types of Inertia include Inertia of
proportional to the product of the (a) A fielder pulls his hands gradually
chargesandinverselyproportionaltothe Rest, Inertia of Motion and Inertia of
with the moving ball while holding a direction.
square of the distance between the catch.
particles. The same charge on two (b) Colliding with a player while kicking a .97. The motion of ________ body is an
Q
particles-theforcewillberepulsiveand football and feeling hurt. example of uniformly accelerated motion.
theoppositechargeontheparticles-the (c) As the sailor jumps in the forward SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (4th Shift)
force will be attractive. direction, the boat moves backward . (a) resting (b) Decelerating
Q.90. The substances which reduce (d) A forward force on the bullet and (c) parabolic (d) freely falling
f riction are called ________. recoil of the gun.
ol.97.(d)Freelyfalling.Whenanobject
S
SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Evening) ol.93.(a)Newton’sthirdlawofMotion-
S is traveling in a straight line with an
(a) fluids (b) magnets States that to every action, there is an increase in velocity at equalintervalsof
(c) springs (d) lubricants equalandoppositereaction.Force:The time, then the object is said to be in
ol.90.(d) Lubricants - Any substance
S push or pull on an object with mass u niformacceleration.Parabolicmotionis
that is physically integrated for the causesittochangeitsvelocity.SIunitof themotionofanobjecttravelingalonga
purposeofreducingfrictionbetweentwo Force - Newton. Dimension of Force - pathintheshapeofaparabola,suchas
or more moving surfaces. Examples - [MLT-2 ]. CGS unit of Force -dyne. ThepathofagolfballandThethrowing
Greaseandoil.Fluid-Substanceswhich of a stone.
Q.94. Which of the following is NOT a
canfloweasily.Examples-Water,oil,air. on-contact force?
n .98. Motion ofanobjectis______ifits
Q
Magnet - Material that can produce its SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift) velocity is constant.
own magnetic field. Examples - (a) Gravitational (b) Electrostatic SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
Neodymium and samarium cobalt. (c) Friction (d) Magnetic (a) only accelerating (b) only decelerating
Spring-Deviceconsistingofanelasticity (c) non-uniform (d) uniform
but made of rigid material. Sol.94.(c) Friction. Contact force - Any
f orce that occurs as a result of two ol.98.(d) Uniform motion- When an
S
.91.Whichofthefollowingstatements
Q objects making contactwitheachother. object covers equal distances in equal
is correct regarding air pressure? Examples - Friction force, Muscular intervals of time, then its motion is called
SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (1st Shift) force. Non-contact force - The force uniformmotion.Example-Motionofthe
(a) High pressure is associated with appliedonanobjectwithoutanycontact blades of a ceiling fan. Non-uniform
cloudy skies and wet weather w ith it. Examples - Magnetic force, motion - Objects move with different
(b) Low pressure is associated with electrostatic forces, gravitational force. speedsanddonotcoverequaldistances
clear and sunny skies. in equal intervals of time. Example -
(c) The air always moves from high Q.95.Which of the following is the Speed of train.
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Q.99._______timegraphshowsspeedof ol.102.(d) Sliding friction is greater
S Thrust/Area.
n object.
a than rolling friction. Rolling friction
SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (4th Shift) (rolling drag), is the force resisting the Q.108. Which of the following is a
(a) Velocity (b) Distance motion when a body rolls on a surface. haracteristic of conservative force?
c
(c) Displacement (d) Acceleration SSC CGL 20/08/2021(Evening)
.103. Which law of Newtonprovidesa
Q (a) Energy is dissipated as heat energy.
ol.99.(b) Distance. In this graph, the
S quantitative definition of force? (b) Work done by it in a round trip is not
slopeofthelineisequaltothespeedof SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Morning) zero.
theobject.Speedanddistancearescalar (a) Universal law of gravitation (c) Work done by it depends upon the
quantities. Velocity (Displacement-time (b) Second law of motion path.
graph, vector quantity). Acceleration (c) First law of motion (d) Work done by it is completely
(velocity - time graph, vector quantity), (d) Third law of motion recoverable.
Displacement(vector quantity).
ol.103.(b) Newton's second law, which
S Sol.108.(d) A conservative forceisone
.100. Which physical theory explains
Q statesthattheforce(F)actingonabody in which work done by or against it
the generation of thrust by rocket is equal to the mass (m) of the body dependsonlyonthestartingandending
engines, jet engines and deflating multiplied by the acceleration (a) of its points of a motion. It does not depend
balloons? center of mass, F = ma. uponthepathtakenduringthework.The
SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Afternoon) stored energy is recoverable as work.
(a) Newton’s laws of motion .104.Therangeof______forceisof
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(b) Exclusion principle the order of 10−16 m. Q.109. Which of the following is NOTa
(c) Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Morning) calar quantity ?
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induction (a) electromagnetic (b) gravitational SSC CHSL 21/10/2020 (Morning)
(d) Laws of thermodynamics (c) strong nuclear (d) weak nuclear (a) Volume (b) Temperature
(c) Torque (d) Time
ol.100.(a) Newton’s laws of motion.
S Sol.104.(d) Weak Nuclear Force - Very
Third Law is often given as an hort 10-16 m, (Range), 10-13(Relative
S ol.109.(c) Torque. Scalar quantities
S
explanation for the generation of thrust Strength). Gravitational Force - Infinite haveonlymagnitude(Examples-Energy,
(to every action, there is an equal and (Range), 10-39 (Relative Strength), Mass, volume) while vector quantities
opposite reaction). Electromagnetic Force - Infinite(Range), have both magnitude and direction
10-2 (Relative strength), Strong Nuclear (Examples - Acceleration, Force,
Q.101. Which of the following Force - Short Nuclear size 10-15m Momentum).
intermolecular is alsocalledtheLondon (Range), 1(Relative Strength).
force? Sound
SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Evening) .105. Acceleration is equal to the rate
Q
(a) Dispersion Forces of change of ______.
Q.110. Among the given options, which
(b) Dipole–Induced Dipole Forces SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Evening)
ne causes an echo?
o
(c) Dipole - Dipole Forces (a) momentum (b) position
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(d) Hydrogen bond forces (c) displacement (d) velocity
(a) When sound is reflected
ol.101.(a) Dispersion Forces. London
S Sol.105.(d) Velocity. Acceleration is (b) When sound waves travel through a
forces (dispersion forces, weakest efined as the rate at which an object
d solid medium
intermolecular force) are the temporary changes its velocity. It is a vector (c) When sound waves travel through a
attractive force due to the formation of quantity.Unitofaccelerationisthemetre liquid medium
temporary dipoles in a nonpolar 2
per square second (𝑚/𝑠 ). (d) When sound waves travel through a
molecule.Dipole-InducedDipoleForces- vacuum
a weak attraction that results when a .106. If two forces act on an object
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from opposite directions, then the Sol.110.(a) When sound is reflected.
polar molecule induces a dipole in an
magnitudeofthenetforceactingonitis cho : The sound is heard more than
E
atom or in a nonpolar molecule by
the ______ of the magnitudesofthetwo once because of the time difference
disturbing the a
rrangement of electrons
forces. between the initial production of the
in the nonpolar species. Dipole-Dipole
SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Morning) sound waves and their return from the
Forces-Appealingforceamongthepolar
(a) product (b) sum (c) ratio (d) difference reflectingsurface.Applicationsofecho-
molecules. Hydrogen bond forces - An
Measuring Depth andHeight,Measuring
interaction that involves a hydrogen atom
ol.106.(d) Difference. Net force is the
S Distance, Medical Diagnosis.
Q.102. Which of the following sum total of all the forces which are
actingonthebody.Forcesappliedonan .111.Among the following, in which
Q
tatements is correct?
s
object in the same direction add to one material the speed of sound is highest?
I. Rolling friction is greater than the
another. (at 25°C)
sliding friction.
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II. The frictional force exerted by fluids is
Q.107. Withwhatdoyoudividethrustin (a) Nickel (b) Steel (c) Iron (d) Aluminium
called drag.
liquid to obtain the value of pressure?
a
SSC MTS 22/07/2022 (Morning) ol.111.(d) Aluminium. The speed of
S
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(a) Only I is correct sound is highest at 25°C and it is
(a) Volume (b) Area (c) Density (d) Mass
(b) Neither I nor II is correct 6420m/s. Solids have molecules
(c) Both I and II are correct ol.107.(b) Area.Thrust acting per unit
S compact together. So usually, speed of
(d) Only II is correct areais known as pressure i.e. Pressure = sound is more in Solids compared to
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liquids and more in liquid than gases. Q.116. Vibration of which among the (c) The speed of sound is twice the
ickel - Good conductor of heat and
N f ollowing produces only odd harmonics? speed of light.
electricity. Steel - Alloy of iron and SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Morning) (d) The speed of sound is equal to the
carbon. (a) An air column in a closed organ pipe speed of light.
(b) A vibrating string fixed at two ends
.112. Which of the following
Q ol.120.(a) The speed ofsoundinairis
S
(c) An air column in an open organ pipe
statements is NOT correct regarding about 343 meters per second. Light
(d) A vibrating rod fixed at two ends
sound? travels at a speed of 300,000 km/s
SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (4th Shift) ol.116.(a) Inthefirstmodeofvibration
S (186,000mi/s)fromastationarysource.
(a) Sound can travel through vacuum. of the aircolumn,thereisonenodeand TimetakenbyLight-MoontoEarth:1.3
(b) In human beings, the vibration of one antinode. In the second mode of seconds and Sun to Earth (1 AU) : 8.3
vocal cords produce sound. vibration of the air column, two nodes minutes.
(c) Unpleasant sounds are called noise. and two antinodes are formed. This
(d) Frequency is expressed in hertz. shows that only odd harmonics are Gravitation
Sol.112.(a) Soundisamechanicalwave presentinthemodesofvibrationsofthe
nd needs a material medium like air,
a air column closed at one end. Q.121. Identify the INCORRECT
water, steel etc. for its propagation. It tatement for t he universal law of
s
.117.What is the approximate speed of
Q gravitation.
cannot travel through vacuum. Audio
sound in distilled water at 25°C (77°F)? SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon)
Frequencyspectrumofthehumanearis
SSC CHSL 12/10/2020 (Afternoon) (a) It is the force that binds us to earth
to be between 20 Hertz and 20,000
(a) 1498 m/s (b) 1284 m/s (b) It is the force causing tides due to the
Hertz. Speed of sound in different
(c) 3980 m/s (d) 1598 m/s stars and earth.
mediums:Water(Sea)-1531m/s,Water
(distilled) - 1498 m/s, Air - 346 m/s. Sol.117.(a) 1498 m/s. The speed of (c) It is the force that keeps motion of
oundinamediumcanbedeterminedby
s planets around the Sun.
Q.113. Loudness of sound is (d) It is the force that assists motion of
theequation:v=(Kp)-1/2Where,v=speed
roportional to the ______ of the
p the moon around earth.
of sound, K = compressibility and p =
amplitude of thevibrationproducingthe
density.Speedofsoundinair=343m/s, ol.121.(b) Newton's law of universal
S
sound.
Speed of sound in water (at normal gravitation-Anyparticleofmatterinthe
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temperature and pressure) = 1498 m/s। universe attracts another one with a
(a) cube root (b) Cube
(c) Square (d) square root Q.118. Bats search out prey and fly in force varying directly as the product of
ark night by emitting and detecting
d the masses and inversely asthesquare
ol.113.(c) Square. The loudness of
S of the distance between them. G’ is
reflections of which type of Sound waves
soundisexpressedintheunitscalledthe denoted as the gravitational constant.
SSC CHSL 19/10/2020 (Afternoon)
Decibel.ThesymbolofthedecibelisdB. Value of G = 6.67×10-11 Nm2/kg2. Tides
(a) Sonic waves (b) Hypersonic waves
The sound pressure level of audible are caused by the combined gravitation
(c) Subsonic waves (d) Ultrasonic waves
sound ranges from 0 dB through 120 dB. attraction of the Sun and Moon on the
Sol.118.(d) Ultrasonic waves.Theyemit Earth.
.114.
Q What is the study of the
nd collect the rays emitted by them.If
a
production and propagation of sound Q.122. Identify the correct statement
the complete rays are collected then
waves called? bout gravity.
a
there is prey in the path of the bat.
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Otherwise there is no prey in its path.
(a) Optics (b) Photonics (a) The unit of g is the same as that of
(c) Astrophysics (d) Acoustics Q.119. What is the velocity of sound in acceleration
ir?
a (b) The unit of g is the same as that of
ol.114.(d) Acoustics. Optics is the
S SSC CGL 07/03/2020 (Evening) velocity
branch of physical science that deals (a) 220 m/sec (b) 232 m/sec (c) The unit of g is the same as that of
with the properties and phenomena of (c) 343 m/sec (d) 110 m/sec mass.
bothvisibleandinvisiblelight.Photonics
(d) The unit of g is the same as that of
is the study of light and other types of ol.119.(c) 343 m/sec. The speed of
S
friction.
radiantenergywhosequantumunitisthe sound is the distance travelled per unit
photon. Astrophysics is a branch of time by a sound wave as it propagates ol.122.(a) Gravity : Theuniversalforce
S
space science that applies the laws of through an elastic medium.At20°C,the ofattractionactingbetweenallmatterin
physics and chemistry to seek to speed of sound in air is about 343 the Universe. Anything that has mass,
understand the universe. meters per second,or a kilometer in 2.9 also has gravity. Isaac Newton
s or a mile in 4.7 s. discovered the laws of gravity and
Q.115. If an object executes 10
motion.Thevalueoftheaccelerationdue
scillations per second, then its
o Q.120. The sound of thunder is heard
tothegravityonearthis9.8m/s2.TheSI
frequency in kilohertz is equal to : uch later than the flash of light is
m
unit of gravity is the newton (N).
SSC CPO 23/11/2020 (Evening) visible. What does it represent?
(a) 1 (b) 0.01 (c) 0.1 (d) 10 SSC MTS 27/10/2021(Afternoon) Q.123. Which of the following laws
(a) The speed of sound is much less than r epresented by the formula T2 ∝R3,
Sol.115.(b)1 kilohertz = 1000 oscillation the speed of light. comparestheorbitalperiodandradiusof
per second. 10 oscillation per second = (b) The speed of sound is three times the the orbit of a planet with that of other
10 speed of light.
= 0.01 kilohertz. planets ?
1000
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S Work and Energy
3
Average KE = 𝐾𝑇
(a) Hubble's Law (b) Coperncus's Law 2
(c) Kepler's Third Law (d) Bragg's Law Q.127.Match list I and list II. 3
verage KE = (1.38 x 10-23J/K) (298K)
A
2
List I List II
ol.123.(c) Kepler's Third Law : The
S Average KE = 6.17 x 10-21 J.
squareoftheperiodofrevolutionofany a) Potential energy i) Solar thermal
planetisdirectlyproportionaltothethird b) Chemical energy ii) Wind turbine Q.130. If 7 Nforceisappliedonabrick
power of the semi-major axis of the c) Kinetic energy iii) Hydropower plant nditmovesthrough5m,thenwhatwill
a
elliptical orbit of that planet. Hubble's d) Radiation energy iv) Diesel generator be the work done ?
Law:Thevelocityofthegalaxy,whichis SSC CHSL Tier II 02/11/2023 SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (3rd Shift)
also known as the redshift, is directly (a) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i) (a) 25 J (b) 40 J (c) 35 J (d) 35 Erg
proportionaltoitsdistance.Hubble’slaw (b) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii). (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
Sol.130.(c)35J.Given,Forceappliedon
formula = v = H0d. Bragg's Law : (c) (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
brick(F)=7N,Displacement(s)=5m.
a
2dsin(θ)=nλ, where,d(distancebetween (d) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
Angle (θ ) = 0°.
crystal lattice planes), θ (Angle of
ol.127.(d) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii),
S Since,Workdone=Force×displacement
incidence), n (Integer), λ is the
(d)-(i). Potential energy - The stored × cosθ ,
wavelength of the X-rays. Copernicus’s
energy in any objectorsystembyvirtue ⇒Work done = 7 × 5 × cos 0°,
Law : Proposed a heliocentric system,
of its position or arrangement of parts. (cos 0° = 1)
that the planets orbit around the Sun.
Potential energy changes into Kinetic ⇒Work done = 35 joules.
.124.Who among the following is
Q Energywhenanobjectmoves.Chemical
.131. When one stone is thrown
Q
credited with postulating three laws of energy - energy stored in the bonds of
upwards,whattypeofenergyconversion
planetary motion? atoms and molecules. Examples of
would occur ?
SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Morning) chemical energy - Batteries, biomass,
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(a) Isaac Newton (b) Tycho Brahe petroleum, natural gas, and coal.
(a) Kinetic energy would change to
(c) Johannes Kepler (d) Galileo Galilei
Q.128.Whatkindofenergyisassociated mechanical energy
ol.124.(c)JohannesKepler.Threelaws
S ith falling coconuts, speeding cars,
w (b) Potential energy would change to
ofplanetarymotion:Firstlaw-Theorbit rolling stones and flying aircraft? gravitational energy
of a planet is an ellipse withtheSunat SSC CGL Tier II 26/10/2023 (c) Mechanical energy would change to
one of the two foci. Secondlaw-Aline (a) Potential energy (b) Kinetic Energy kinetic energy
segment joining a planet and the Sun (c) Radiant energy (d) Elastic energy (d) Kinetic energy would change to
sweepsoutequalareasinequalintervals gravitational potential energy
Sol.128.(b) Kinetic Energy - The energy
of time. Third law - The square of a
n object has because of its motion.
a ol.131.(d) Kinetic energy (K.E.) is
S
planet's orbital period isproportionalto
PotentialEnergy:Energythatisstoredin directly proportional to the mass of the
thecubeoftheLengthofthesemi-major
anobjectduetoitspositionorcondition. object and to the square of its velocity:
axis of its Orbit.
Examples - Arrow and the stretched K.E.=1/2mv2 (“m”-massoftheobject,
.125.Who among the following was the
Q stringonthebow, wateratthetopofthe “v”-velocity),Unitisjoule(J).Examples:
first to conclude that in vacuum all waterfall. Radiant Energy : Energy of walking, falling, Flying airplane.
objects fall with the same acceleration g electromagnetic and gravitational Gravitational potential energy (GPE) =
and reach the ground at the same time? radiation.Examples-Produceheat,light, m⋅g⋅h(here,mismassinkilograms,gis
SSC CGL 17/08/2021 (Evening) rays. ElasticEnergy:Energystoredinan the accelerationduetogravity(9.8m/s2
(a) Thomas Alva Edison (b) GalileoGalilei object due to a force that temporarily on earth), h is the height above the
(c) Albert Einstein (d) Isaac Newton changes its shape. Example - ground in meters).
Compressed spring, archer's stretched
Q.132. What type of energy conversion
ol.125.(b) Galileo Galilei (father of
S bow.
t akes place in a battery?
observational astronomy, modern
.129.What will be the average kinetic
Q SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Morning)
physicsandthescientificmethod).Heis
energy per molecule in SI units for an (a) Chemical energy into light energy
known for observations of the Moon,
ideal gas at a temperature of 25°C? (b) Chemical energy into electrical energy
phases of Venus, moons around Jupiter,
SSC CGL Tier II 26/10/2023 (c) Mechanical energy into chemical
sunspots.
(a) 9.17 × 10−22 J (b) 6.17 × 10−21 J energy
Q.126.Which instrument was used to (c) 7.17 × 10−20 J (d) 8.17 × 10−22 J (d) Chemical energy into sound energy
etect gravitational waves for the very
d
Sol.129.(b) 6.17 × 10-21 J. ol.132.(b) Chemical energy into
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first time?
3 electrical energy.Energy conversion
SSC CHSL 17/03/2020 (Evening) verage kinetic energy (KE) = 𝐾𝑇
A
2 devices:ElectricGenerator-Mechanical
(a) WIGO (b) LIGO (c) TRIGO (d) GIGO
oltzmann constant is = K
B energy into electrical energy. Electric
ol.126.(b) LIGO (Laser Interferometer
S Temperature (T) = 250C motor-Electricalenergyintomechanical
Gravitational-Wave Observatory) is a Value of degree Celsius to Kelvin energy. Microphone - Sound energy into
large-scale physics experiment and = T = 0C + 273 electricalenergy.Loudspeaker-Electrical
observatory to detect cosmic T = 25 + 273 ⇒ T = 298 K energy into Sound energy. Sitar -
gravitational waves and to develop The value of Boltzmann constant (K) is Mechanical energy into sound energy.
gravitational-wave observations as an 1.38 x 10-23J/K
Q.133.Which of the statements is NOT
astronomical tool.
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orrect regarding energy ?
c (position-velocity). positionofvariouspartsofasystem(PE
SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) mgh where m is the mass, g is the
=
(a) The energy possessed by a body due .136. Identify the correct formula to
Q acceleration and h is the height).
to its change in position or shape is findthepotentialdifferencebetweentwo
called the potential energy. points. Q.140. Which of the following is an
(b) An object of mass m moving with SSC CHSL 06/06/2022 (Morning) xample of gravitational potential
e
velocity v has a kinetic energy of (a) Q= 1/W (b) W= Q/V energy?
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( ). (a) Moving car
2
Sol.136.(d) V = W/Q . In an electrical (b) Bullet fired from a gun
(c) The gravitational potential energy of
ircuit, the potentialbetweentwopoints
c (c) Water that is behind a dam
an object of mass, M raised through a
(V) is defined as the amount of work (d) Foot kicking a ball
height, H from the earth's surface is
done(W)byanexternalagentinmoving
given by MgH.
a unit charge (Q) from one point to ol.140.(c)Gravitationalpotentialenergy
S
(d) An object in motion possesses what
another. is the energy stored in an object asthe
is known as the kinetic energy of the
result of its vertical position or height.
object. Q.137. Hydroelectric power stations Examples - River water at the top of a
enerateelectricitybyusingtheforceof
g waterfall, Ripe fruit before it falls.
1
Sol.133.(b)KineticEnergy= mv2.m= water that falls into the turbines and
2
spins the shaft. By rotating the shaftof
ass, v = velocity. Law of conservation
m
theturbine,thepotentialenergyofwater
Wave
of energy:energycanneitherbecreated
is converted into ________ energy.
nor be destroyed; rather, it can only be .141. The
Q photoelectric effect
SSC CHSL 09/06/2022 (Afternoon)
transformed or transferred from one demonstrates which nature of light?
(a) chemical (b) thermal
form to another. Conservative force - SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (1st shift)
(c) gravitational (d) kinetic
doesn’t depend on path, Examples - (a) Crystalline nature (b) Particle nature
Gravitational Force, Spring Force, and ol.137.(d) Kinetic. In Hydropower
S (c) Dual nature (d) Wave nature
Electrostatic force between two electric plants, A turbine converts the potential
charges. Total mechanical energy = Sol.141.(b)Particlenature.Photoelectric
energy of water into kinetic energy, the
Potential energy + Kinetic energy. ffectisthephenomenonofemissionof
e
kinetic energy of falling water into
electrons from the surface of themetal
mechanical energyandthenagenerator
Q.134. The lifting of an object up and whenthelightofsuitablefrequencyfalls
converts the mechanical energy into
own,theparadeofanarmyandthefree
d on it. Concerned Nobel Prize - Albert
electrical energy. Largest Hydroelectric
fallofaheavyobjectareallexamplesof Einstein (1921) and Robert Andrews
power station in India: Koyna
which motion? MillikanwonNobel(1923).Dualnature-
Hydroelectric Project (Maharashtra);
SSC CHSL 01/06/2022 (Afternoon) Light behaves like a particle (known as
First: Sidrapong Hydroelectric Power
(a) Rectilinear motion (b) Periodic motion photon), which explains how the light
Station (West Bengal).
(c) Rotational motion (d) Oscillatory motion travelsinstraightlinesandalsobehaves
.138. The English physicist James
Q as the wave, which explains how light
ol.134.(a)RectilinearMotionisalinear
S
Prescott Joule outlined the basis ofthe bends (or diffract) around an object.
motion in which the direction of the
______.
velocityremainsconstantandthepathis Q.142. Which pioneer scientist used
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a straight line like a parade of soldiers. r adio waves to transmit signals over
(a) principle of conservation
Periodic motion is amotionrepeatedin distances of several kilometers in the
(b) phenomenon of gravitation
equal intervals of time like a bouncing 1890s?
(c) theory of vibrating receptacle
ball. Rotational motion is the motion of SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (4th shift)
(d) concept of diffusion of gases
an object around a circular path, in a (a) Michael Faraday (b) Paul Langevin
fixed orbit like a spinning wheel. ol.138.(a)Principle of conservation.It
S (c) Guglielmo Marconi (d) Pierre Weiss
Oscillatory motion is defined as the to ledtothedevelopmentofthefirstlawof
and fro motion of the body about its fixed Sol.142.(c) Guglielmo M arconi. He
thermodynamics -Energycanneitherbe
position like a simple pendulum. t ransmitted radio waves across the
created nor be destroyed ,Although, it
EnglishChannel.Award-TheNobelPrize
may be transformed from one form to
Q.135.Thegivenequationdescribesthe in Physics (1909). Scientists and Their
another.
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Inventions : Michael Faraday -
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Q Electromagnetic induction. Telephone -
(a) position-time (b) distance-time body are the components of its ______ AlexanderGrahamBell.PrintingMachine
(c) position-velocity (d) velocity-time energy. - Johannes Gutenberg. Marie Curie and
SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Evening) Pierre Curie are remembered for her
Sol.135.(a) Position-time. There are (a) chemical (b) electrical discovery of radium and polonium.
threeequationsofmotion(givenbyIssac (c) mechanical (d) heat
Newton) that can be used to derive Q.143. The objects which repeats its
components such as displacement(s), Sol.139.(c) Mechanical (KE + PE). otion after some time is called
m
velocity (initial and final), time(t), and inetic energy (KE)isenergypossessed
K SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Evening)
acceleration(a).TheyareFirst:v=u+at by an object in motion (KE = 1/2 mv2) . (a) periodic motion
(velocity-time), Second: s = ut + ½ at² Potential energy (PE) is the stored (b) semi-circular motion
(position-time), Third: v2= u2+ 2as energy that depends upon the relative (c) Rectilinear motion
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(d) Circular motion quivalent, wavelengths approximately
e suspended from a rigid stand by a
from 1 mm to 100km? t hread. The metallic ball is called the
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A rocking chair, a bouncing ball, a (a) Microwaves (b) Infrared waves SSC MTS 18/10/2021(Afternoon)
vibrating tuning fork. (c) Radio waves (d) Ultraviolet rays (a) bob (b) knob (c) hinge (d) head
Q.144. Which of the following Sol.147.(c) Radio waves. Examples - Sol.150.(a) bob. Other Terminology of
arthquake waves are surface waves?
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C endulum : Pivot - The point of
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SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift) Astronomy,SatelliteCommunicationetc. attachment from which a pendulum
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.7 times slower than the P wave. L
1 corresponding to frequencies between system, its motion is oscillatory motion.
waves havelongwavelengths,andlead 300 MHz and 300 GHz respectively.
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most of the earthquake's structural otion of an object is termed as:
m
damage. electromagnetic radiation with
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Q.145. In which year was the Doppler shorter than that of visible light, but (a) convulsion (b) impulse
ffect discovered by Austrian scientist
e longer than X-rays. Infrared waves are (c) swing (d) vibration
Christian Doppler, that describes the electromagnetic radiation with ol.151.(d) Vibration. Convulsions are
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or light wave produced by a moving light. Impulse is the changeofmomentumof
source with respect to an observer? an objectwhentheobjectisactedupon
.148. The electromagnetic spectrum
Q
SSC CGL Tier II (03/03/2023) byaforceforanintervaloftime.Swings
describes the full range of light that is
(a) 1846 (b) 1844 (c) 1842 (d) 1840 work by convertingpotentialenergyinto
generallydividedinto________regionsof
ol.145.(c) 1842. Applications of the
S wavelengthandintheorderofincreasing kinetic energy and vice versa
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Q.152. Which of the following
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ol.148.(c) Seven. The common
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designations are - Radio waves,
Measurement etc. oscillate along the direction of wave
Microwaves, Infrared (IR), Visible light,
Q.146. What is the correct order of Ultraviolet (UV) light, X-rays, and propagation, we call the wave a
r adiations in descending order of Gamma-rays. transverse wave.
frequencies? (b) The minimum distance between two
Q.149.Whichofthefollowingtechniques
SSC CGL Tier II (03/03/2023) points in a wave having the same
ses a combination of a large magnet
u
(a) Infrared > Microwaves > Radio waves phase at a particular instant of time
and radio waves toviewtheorgansand
> X-rays is called the wave length.
structures inside our bodies?
(b) Radio waves > X-rays > Microwaves > (c) If the constituents of the medium
SSC CHSL 01/06/2022 (Morning)
Infrared oscillate perpendicular to the
(a) Computed Tomography
(c) X-rays > Infrared > Microwaves > direction of wave propagation, we call
(b) Fluoroscopy
Radio waves the wave a longitudinal wave.
(c) Positron Emission Tomography
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(d) Magnetic resonance imaging
Radio waves oscillations of each constituent
ol.149.(d)Magneticresonanceimaging
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ol.146.(c) X-rays > Infrared >
S is a medical imaging technique used in minute.
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(smallest wavelength and highest Sol.152.(b).Atransversewaveisawave
anatomy and the physiological
frequency). Radio Waves (longest hose oscillations are perpendicular to
w
processes of the body. Computed
wavelength and lowest frequency). the direction of wave propagation. A
tomography (CT) is an imaging
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procedure that uses special x-ray
frequency.Frequency(f):Thenumberof particles of the medium vibrate in the
equipmenttocreatedetailedpictures,or
waves passing a point inasecond.The samedirection,asthepropagationofthe
scans, of areas inside the body.
unit of frequency is measured in hertz wave.
Fluoroscopyisanimagingtechniquethat
(Hz). Wavelength (λ) : The distance uses X-rays to obtain real-time moving Q.153. What istherateatwhichawave
traveled by the wave in one timeperiod images of the interior of an object. A oves through the water, and is
m
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reveal the metabolic or biochemical (a) Wave height
.147. Which type of radiation
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function of your tissues and organs. (b) Wave crest and trough
designatesapartoftheelectromagnetic
spectrum with frequencies .150.A simple pendulum consists of a
Q (c) Wave frequency
approximatelyfrom300GHzto3kHz,or small metallic ball or a piece of stone (d) Wave speed
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ol.153.(d) Wave speed. Wave height -
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the verticaldistancebetweenthetrough force (in pounds) by the speed (in feet
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crest and trough - A crest point on a n alpha particle ?
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or lowest point in a cycle. 4 connection between electricity and
Sol.158.(d) 2𝐻 𝑒. Alpha particlesconsist
magnetism ?
.154. ______ are also known as heat
Q of twoProtonsandtwoNeutronsbound SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (3rd Shift)
waves. t ogether into a particle exactly like a (a) John Cockcroft
SSC CPO 25/11/2020 (Evening) helium nucleus. They are generally (b) William Gilbert
(a) X-rays (b) Light waves produced in the process of alpha decay. (c) Heinrich Hertz
(c) Infrared waves (d) Gamma rays (d) Hans Christian Oersted
Discoveries
ol.154.(c) Infrared waves. When
S ol.162.(d) Hans Christian Oersted.
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materials are exposed to the infrared John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton
.159. Which device w
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radiation, the water molecules of the sharedtheNobelPrize(1951)inPhysics
CarlFriedrichGaussandWilhelmEduard
material absorb this radiation. This for the “transmutation of atomic nuclei
Weber in 1833?
resultsintheincreaseofthermalmotion by artificially accelerated atomic
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Morning)
of the water molecules in that material. particles”. William Gilbert - Invented the
(a) Transistor
This is the reason why infrared Electroscope. Heinrich Hertz -
(b) electromagnetic telegraph
radiationsare also known asheat waves. Discovered the photoelectric effect.
(c) Optical maser
(d) Particle accelerator .163.Whowasfamousforpublishinga
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Radioactivity formula in 1827 that shows the
ol.159.(b) Electromagnetic telegraph.
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mathematical relationship between
.155. WhatpowerstheEarth'sinternal
Q Inventions and discoveries : Henry
current, resistance and voltage?
heat engine ? Moseley-Theatomicbattery.Pierreand
SSC MTS 12/09/2023 (1st Shift)
SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (1st Shift) Marie Curie - Radium. Percy Spencer -
(a) William Gilbert
(a) Solar Energy (b) Volcanoes Microwave. David Hughes and Thomas
(b) William Watson
(c) Radioactive energy (d) Tides Edison - Carbon Microphone. John
(c) Gustav Kirchhoff
Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William
ol.155.(c) Radioactive energy. The
S (d) Georg Simon Ohm
Shockley - Transistor. Wilhelm Conrad
process by which Earth makes heat is Roentgen - X Ray. Victor Francis Hess - ol.163.(d) Georg Simon Ohm. Ohm's
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disintegration of natural radioactive
.160.WhendidHeinrichHertzdiscover
Q Resistance (R). William Gilbert created
elements inside Earth. Examples -
thephotoelectriceffectandobservethat the science of magnetism and
Uranium and thorium.
shiningultravioletlightontheelectrodes discovered that the Earth is a magnet.
.156.Withwhichofthefollowingtypes
Q caused a change in voltage between William Watson introduced the Leyden
of fuels is the device named ‘tokamak’ them? jar. Gustav KirchhoffandRobertBunsen
associated? SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) discovered two alkali metals, caesium
SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Morning) (a) 1990 (b) 1916 (c) 1902 (d) 1887 and rubidium.
(a) Hydel (b) Tidal ol.160.(d) 1887. Photoelectric effect -
S Q.164. Which physicist is known for
(c) Geothermal (d) Atomic The emission of electrons from the iscovering that any periodic wave can
d
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sed in nuclear-fusion research for
u on it. Scientists and their discoveries : weighted sinusoids, i.e.,thesumofsine
magnetic confinement of plasma. The Michael Faraday - Electromagnetic and cosine waves?
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poweredwithdeuteriumandtritium,two light bulb, phonograph. Albert Einstein - (a) Louis de Broglie
isotopes of hydrogen. Theory of Relativity. (b) Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
(c) Joseph-Louis Lagrange
.157.Name the high frequency
Q Q.161. Who among the following
(d) Ernest Walton
radiation produced in nuclear reactions stablished a unit ofhorsepowerthatis
e
equal to one horse doing 33,000 ol.164.(b) Jean Baptiste Joseph
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and also emitted by radioactive nuclei
foot-pounds of work in one minute? Fourier:Discovered“Greenhouseeffect”
that is used in medicine to destroy
SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (3rd Shift) in 1824. Louis de Broglie : He was
cancer cells.
(a) James Black (b) James Croll awardedthe1929NobelPrizeinPhysics
SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Morning)
(c) James Watt (d) James Dwight Dana “for his discovery of the wavenatureof
(a) X-rays (b) Gamma rays
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S Contributed to the development of
ol.157.(b) Gamma rays.X-rays are also
S steam Engine). Horsepower:Unit of celestial mechanics, calculus, algebra,
high-frequency electromagnetic measurement of power, or the rate at number theory, andgrouptheory.Ernest
radiation, but they have a lower which work is done,usuallyinreference Walton : Won the 1951 Nobel Prize in
frequency and longer wavelength than to the output of enginesormotors.Itis Physics with his colleague John
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uclear disintegration in history.
n and Hendrik Lorentz (1902) - They LawofCosmicExpansion.Kepler-Laws
discovered the influence of Magnetic of Planetary Motion. Archimedes -
Q.165.In1830,whichAmericanscientist upon Radiation phenomena. Albert Buoyancy Principle. Heisenberg -
reated the world's most powerful
c Einstein (1921) - Discovered the Law of Uncertainty Principle.
electromagnet,theAlbanymagnet,which Photoelectric Effect.
couldliftupto750poundsofmetalata .171. In the early nineteenth century,
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time? .168. Which experiment was designed
Q who demonstrated that there are
SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (4th shift) to trace the motionoftheearththrough fourteen space lattices, or regularly
(a) John Cockcroft (b) William Gilbert the 'luminiferous aether", a theoretical repeating arrangements of points in
(c) Joseph Henry (d) Edward Purcell substance necessary for the space, that differ in symmetry and
transmission of light? geometry?
Sol.165.(c) Joseph Henry, renownedfor SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (1st shift)
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (2nd shift)
is discovery of self-inductance in
h (a) Auguste Bravais (b) William Bragg
(a) Maxwell and Hertz experiment
electric circuits and his work on (c) Jerome Karle (d) Charles Frank
(b) Faraday and Henry experiment
electromagnets like Albany a nd Yale
(c) Michelson and Morley experiment
magnets. John Cockcroft was a British Sol.171.(a) Auguste B ravais. William
(d) Marconi and Thomson experiment
physicist, who won the Nobel Prize ragg : Won a Nobel Prize withhisson
B
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S LawrenceBragg(1915)fortheirservices
nucleus.WilliamGilbert-theinventorof experiment - They tried to explain that in the analysis of crystal structure by
the term "electricity". EdwardPurcell,an Earthmovedaroundthesunonitsorbit, meansofX-rays.JeromeKarle:Hewas
American physicist,wontheNobelPrize and the flow of substances like ether awarded theNobelPrizeinChemistryin
(1952) for Physics for discovery of acrosstheEarth’ssurfacecouldproduce 1985, for the direct analysis of crystal
nuclear magnetic resonance in liquids a detectable ‘ether wind’. Maxwell and structures using X-ray scattering
and solids. Hertz experiment - Maxwell had proved techniques.CharlesFrank:knownforhis
that light was an electromagnetic wave work on crystal growth, liquid crystals
Q.166. In 1851, who discovered the and on the role of dislocations in
and Hertz measured Maxwell's waves
henomenon of Eddy currents which
p crystals.
and explained that the velocity of these
flowinclosedloopswithinconductorsin
waves was equaltothevelocityoflight. .172. Hideki Yukawa,whoreceivedthe
Q
planes perpendicular to the magnetic
Faraday and Henry Experiments - Nobel Prize in 1949, is well known for
field?
ElectromagneticInduction.Marconiused which discovery?
SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (3rd shift)
radio waves to transmit signals over Matric Level 28/06/2023 (Shift - 4)
(a) David Hughes (b) Charles Townes
several kilometers. J.J. Thomson (a) Thermal ionization
(c) Nicola Tesla (d) Leon Foucault
discoveredthenegativelychargedpartof (b) Cascade process of cosmic radiation
ol.166.(d)
S Leon Foucault also the atom (the electron). (c) Theory of nuclear forces
discovered the Gyroscope. Famous (d) Measurement of electronic charge
.169. In which year did an English
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scientistsanddiscoveries:NikolaTesla-
Scientist named Michael Faraday ol.172.(c) Theory of nuclear forces.
S
AC Power (alternating current), Tesla
discover benzene in the illuminating gas? FamousNobelPrizeAwardeeinPhysics
Coil, Magnifying Transmitter. Albert
SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (2nd shift) : 1945 - Wolfgang Pauli (“for the
Einstein - Theory of relativity and the
(a) 1827 (b) 1820 (c) 1822 (d) 1825 discoveryoftheExclusionPrinciple,also
conceptofmass-energyequivalence(E=
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S called the Pauli Principle”);1944-Isidor
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the laws of radioactive decay and Electromagnetic induction (1831), Laws atomic nuclei”) ; 1950 - Cecil Frank
identified alpha particles as helium of electrolysis (1834), Liquefaction of Powell (“for his development of the
nuclei.John Dalton -Theory on atoms. gasses and their refrigeration (1823). photographicmethodofstudyingnuclear
processes and hisdiscoveriesregarding
.167.Who was awarded the Nobel
Q .170.As per physicists and their major
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Prize in Physics in 1909 along with Karl contributions/discoveries, which of the
Ferdinand Braun for the development of following pairs is INCORRECT ? .173. Which scientist suggested that
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(c) Wilhelm Rontgen of matter (a) Michael Faraday
(d) Guglielmo Marconi (c) Victor Francis Hess – Cosmic (b) Andre Marie Ampere
radiation (c) Joseph Henry
ol.167.(d) Guglielmo Marconi (Father
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(1902). Awards - Matteucci Medal equation” related to quantum theory. roposed that a current-carrying
p
(1901), Albert Medal (1914),IEEEMedal Physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes conductor creates a magnetic field, and
of Honor (1920). Other engineers who discovered liquidHelium.AlbertEinstein that a magnet also exerts an equaland
gotnobelprize-WilhelmRontgen(1901) - Theory of relativity. Isaac Newton - opposite force on the current-carrying
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onductor. This is known as Ampere's
c ( a) RA Millikan ( a) Lord Rayleigh (b) CV Raman
law. (b) Hans Christian Oersted (c) SN Bose (d) John Tyndall
(c) John Michell
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r elationshipbetweenthehalf-lifeofalpha 930 Nobel Prize in Physics for his
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alpha particles in 1911? RA Millikan determines the magnitude
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Q.178. Who received the Nobel Prize in
(c) Chadwick and Lawrence (a) David Hughes (b) Ian Donald
906, for recognitionofthegreatmerits
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(d) Soddy and Aston (c) LE Waterman (d) Alfred Nobel
of his theoretical and experimental
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ol.174.(b) Geiger and Nuttall. Alpha
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energy by emittingthealphaparticle, in
(a) Andre-Marie Ampere who developed ultrasound diagnostics.
whichanatomicnucleusemitsanalpha
(b) Sir J J Thomson David Hughes invented the Carbon
particle (helium nucleus) and 'decays'
(c) Albert Einstein Microphone.
into a different atomic nucleus. Ernest
(d) Alessandro Volta
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Physics (1939) for the invention of ol.178.(b) Sir JJ Thomson (Joseph
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1922) for Einstein(1921;Photoelectriceffect),and (a) Bezold effect (b) Domino effect
discovery by means of a mass Alessandro Volta (invented the electric (c) Askaryan effect (d) Zeeman effect
spectrograph of isotopes in several battery).
non-radioactive elements. Frederick Sol.183.(d) Zeeman effect. It is named
Soddy was the first to announce the .179. Philosophiae Naturalis Principia
Q fter the DutchphysicistPieterZeeman,
a
concept that atoms can be identical Mathematica, popularly known as whodiscovereditin1896andreceiveda
chemicallyandyethavedifferentatomic Principia, published in 1687,isthegreat Nobel prize for this discovery.
weights. work of which scientist?
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.175. Evangelista Torricelli is famous
Q (a) Johannes Kepler (b) John Philoponus ofelectromagneticinductionisbasedon
for what discovery? (c) Isaac Newton (d) Edmund Halley a long series of experiments carried out
SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (3rd Shift) by ______.
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(b) Invention of piezometer ork expounding Newton's laws of
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spring) - Richard Salter. Piezometer (an Q.180. Who was famous for the equal to the rateofchangeofmagnetic
instrumentformeasuringthepressureof invention of the vacuum pump in the flux threading the loop.
aliquidorgas)-HansChristianOersted. 17th century and also pioneered the
.185. What did Wilhelm Conrad
Q
Vacuum Gauge (measures pressure concept of the absolute vacuum of
Roentgen discover?
below the atmospheric pressure) - space, measured the weight of air and
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Marcello Stefano Pirani. used air pressure to predict the weather?
(a) Thermodynamics
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(b) X-Rays
Q.176. In 1664, who discovered the fifth (a) John Cockcroft (b) Otto von Guericke
(c) Electric bulb
tarintheTrapezium,anasterism(mini-
s (c) Enrico Fermi (d) Valerianus Magnus
(d) Conservation of electric charge
constellation) in the constellation Orion?
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(c) Johannes Kepler penetrating radiation. Enrico Fermi
produced and detected electromagnetic
(d) Robert Hooke started the world's first man-made
radiation in a wavelength range known as
nuclear reactor in 1942.
X-rays, an achievement that earned him
Sol.176.(d) Robert Hooke.
Q.181. In 1928, who discovered that the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.
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between electric charges? that liquid is of a different color? prize in Physics in 1918 for the discovery
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S ( b) Joule is the unit of work .194. The Units of Linear momentum
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(a) Louis de Broglie (c) The unit of energy is the watt. are measured in __________.
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discovery of the wave nature of Seven Fundamental quantities withtheir productofthemassofanobject(m)and
electrons). Werner Heisenberg (Physics units: Length (meter), Mass (kilogram), itsvelocity(v).UnitsandMeasurements
1932, Creation of quantum mechanics). Time(second),Electriccurrent(ampere), : Temperature - kelvin, Electric current -
James Chadwick (Physics 1935, Thermodynamic temperature (kelvin), ampere, Luminous intensity - candela,
Discovery of the neutron). Amount of substance (mole), Luminous Plane angle - radian and Solid angle -
intensity (candela). steradian.
Q.187.Superconductivitywasdiscovered
y ______, who was also awarded the
b Q.191. Which of the following is an .195.Amongthefollowingpairs,which
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Nobel Prize for Physics in 1911. INCORRECT match ? ones denote two scalar quantities?
SSC CHSL 26/10/2020 (Afternoon) SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon) SSC MTS 12/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
(a) Robert Bunsen (a) Force - Newton (b) Pressure - Pascal (a) Momentum and Angular velocity
(b) Johannes Diderik van der Waals (c) Work done - Joule (d) Volume - Meter (b) Distance and Speed
(c) Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (c) Linear momentum and Acceleration
(d) Gustav Kirchhoff ol.191.(d) Volume - Meter. SI Units :
S
(d) Electric field and Force
Volume - cubic metre. Length - metre
ol.187.(c) Heike Kamerlingh Onnes.
S (m).Mass-kilogram(kg).Time- second Sol.195.(b) Distance and Speed. Scalar
Superconductivity - A phenomenon in (s). Amount of substance - mole. uantity - Quantities with magnitude
Q
which certain substances (conductor of Luminous intensity - candela (cd). only, it does not depend on direction.
electricity) offer zero resistance when it Electric current - ampere (A). Examples : Temperature and Mass.
cools below some temperature level Thermodynamictemperature-kelvin(K). Vector Quantity - Quantities with both
called (Tc) critical temperature. Frequency - hertz (Hz). Electric charge- magnitude and direction. Examples :
Examples of superconductors - coulomb(C).Electricpotential(Voltage)- Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration.
Aluminum, Niobium, Mercury. volt (V). Inductance - henry (H).
Capacitance - farad (F). Resistance - Q.196. Identify the vector quantity
.188. Who among the following
Q ohm (Ω). Electrical conductance - among these listed physical quantities?
scientists invented the Cotton Gin? siemens(S).Magneticfluxdensity-tesla SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (1st Shift)
SSC CGL 05/03/2020 (Evening) (T).Power,Radiantflux-watt(W).Angle (a) Energy (b) Mass
(a) George Washington Carver - radian (rad). (c) Density (d) Gravitational Intensity
(b) Sonny Perdue
(c) Eli Whitney .192.1 kilowatt is equivalent to:
Q Sol.196.(d) Gravitational Intensity -Unit
(d) Norman Borlaugh SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning) 𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒
𝐹
(N/kg), Formula ( ), Dimensional
(a) 7200 KJ/h (b) 3600 KJ/h 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠
Sol.188.(c) Eli Whitney (In 1794).Cotton (c) 7200 Joule (d) 3600 calorie 0 1 −2
ormula[𝑀
F 𝐿 𝑇 ].VectorQuantity-The
in is a machine that revolutionized the
g
Sol.192.(b)3600KJ/h.1kilowatt-houris physical quantity thathasbothdirection
productionofcottonbygreatlyspeeding
efined as the energy consumed by a
d as well as magnitude. Examples -
up the process of removing seedsfrom
device of power 1 kilowatt in 1 hour. A Displacement, velocity, Acceleration,
cotton fiber.
kilowatt is a unit ofElectricPower.1Kw Force. Scalar Quantity - The physical
.189. Who among the following
Q is 1000 watts. Watt = Joule/Second. 1 quantity that has only magnitude, no
scientists invented Kevlar? Horsepower = 746 watts. direction. Examples - Length,
SSC CGL 06/03/2020 (Evening) Temperature, Direction, Speed, mass.
(a) Marry Anderson .193.Which is the Gaussian unit of
Q
kinematic viscosity? .197.The number of significant figures
Q
(b) Stephanie Louise Kwolek
SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (2nd Shift) in 0.05800 are :
(c) Steve Wozniak
(a) Ampere (b) Joule SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (4th shift)
(d) George Eastman
(c) Stokes (d) Darcy (a) two (b) four (c) six (d) five
ol.189.(b) Stephanie Louise Kwolek.
S
ol.193.(c) Stokes (St) (physicist Sir
S Sol.197.(b) Four. First rule is that all
Stephanie Kwolek was a chemist at the
George Gabriel Stokes). Viscosity is on-zero digits are considered as
n
DuPont company in Wilmington,
definedasthequantitythatrepresentsa significant.ThesecondruleisthatZeros
Delaware, when she invented the
fluid’sresistancetoflow.Itdescribesthe between non-zero digits are also
stronger-than-steel fiber in 1965.
internalfrictionofamovingfluid.Afluid considered as significant. Example -
with large viscosity resists motion 4.5006 has five significant figures. The
Units and Measurements third rule can begivenas,Zeroesatthe
because itsmolecularmakeupgivesita
lotofinternalfriction.SIUnitofViscosity endorontherightsideofthenumberare
Q.190. Which of the following is the also significant. Example - 0.500 has
orrect statement?
c - Pascal second (Pa·s) or kg·m-1s-1.
Kinematic viscosity - m2/s. three significant figures.
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon)
(a) The unit of power is joule/newton.
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Q.198.The dimensions of force are: Anemometer - Detects the horizontal statesthatwhenasteadyelectriccurrent
SC CHSL 14/08/2023 (2nd shift)
S omponent of the wind speedandwind
c asses through a wire, it creates a
p
(a) [M0 L3 T0 ] (b) [M L-3 T0 ] direction. magnetic field around it.
0 -1
(c) [M L T ] (d) [MLT-2]
Q.202. Whichphysicalunitisdefinedas .206. The Wind Vane instrument
Q
ol.198.(d) [MLT-2]. Force (Newton) - A
S t he field intensity that produces one measures the _______.
push or pull on an objectthatproduces newton (N) of force per ampere (A)per SSC MTS 15/05/2023 (Morning)
accelerationinthebodyonwhichitacts. meter of the conductor ? (a) relative humidity (b) temperature
Other Physical Quantity-Acceleration[L SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (4th shift) (c) wind velocity (d) wind - direction
−2
𝑇 ], Electric Capacitance [𝑀
−1 −2 4 2
𝐿 𝑇 𝐼 ], (a) Candela (b) Coolam
(c) Tesla (d) Pascal ol.206.(d)
S wind-direction. Other
2 −2 2 −3
Energy[𝑀
𝐿 𝑇 ],Power[𝑀
𝐿 𝑇 ],Electric instruments : Relative humidity -
−3 −1
Field Strength [𝑀𝐿𝑇 𝐼 ]. ol.202.(c)Tesla.Itisthederivedunitof
S Hygrometer,Temperature-Thermometer,
magnetic flux density, which represents Windvelocity-Anemometer,Raingauge-
Q.199.Seismograph is used to measure : thestrengthofthemagneticfield,usually Rainfall.
SC CGL 17/07/2023 (2nd shift)
S expressed in microtesla (µT). It is
(a) rain precipitation equivalent to one weber per meter .207. Which among the following is a
Q
(b) underground water level squared (1 Wb / m2). unit of measurement that describes the
(c) earthquakes rate at which the universe is expanding?
.203.Name the instrument that is used
Q SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift)
(d) underground mineral content
by meteorologists to measure the solar (a) Faraday constant
ol.199.(c) Earthquakes.Richterscale-
S radiation from the region of the (b) Planck's constant
It is used to measure the magnitude of hemisphere of incidence on a flat (c) Electric constant
earthquakes. Instruments and Uses : surface? (d) Hubble constant
Udometer (Amount of liquid Matric Level 27/06/2023 (Shift - 1)
precipitation),Anemometer(windspeed), (a) Hygrometer (b) Barometer ol.207.(d) Hubble constant. The
S
Barometer (Atmospheric pressure), (c) Pyranometer (d) Anemometer Faradayconstantrepresentstheamount
Hygrometer (humidity), Lactometer ofelectricchargecarriedbyonemole,or
Sol.203.(c) Pyranometer. A type of
(Purity of milk), Venturimeter (Flow rate Avogadro's number, of electrons. 1
ctinometer
a (an instrument for
of liquid in a pipe), Altimeter (Altitude), Faraday=F=e×NA ⇒9.64853321×104
measuring ultraviolet radiation). The
Manometer (Pressure in pipes). Coulombpermole. The Planckconstant
rangeofsolarradiationextendsbetween
(ML2T-1)andAngularmomentum(ML2T
-1
)
300and2800nm.SIunitofirradianceis
.200.Anon-SIunitcalled‘nit’istheunit
Q have the same dimension.
W/m2.
of which of the following photometric
quantities used to measure a multitude Q.208.Match the columns.
.204.MatchthepointsunderListIwith
Q
of light intensity? Column-A Column-B
those under List II.
SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (3rd shift) i. Electric current a. Henry
List I List II (Use)
(a) Luminous exposure (b) Luminance (Instrument) ii. Potential difference b. Farad
(c) Luminosity (d) Luminous emittance 1. Sextant a. Measures the angle iii. Capacitance c. Volt
between two visible iv. Inductance d. Ampere
ol.200.(b) Luminance.One lux is the
S
objects SSC CGL Tier II (07/03/2023)
amount of illumination provided when
2. Udometer b. Measures small (a) i - a , ii - b , iii - c , iv - d
one lumen is evenly distributed over an
quantities of radiant heat (b) i - b , ii - a , iii - c , iv - d
areaofonesquaremeter.Thecandelais
3. Thermopile c. Measures the (c) i - d , ii - c , iii - b , iv - a
the unit of luminous intensity.
temperature of a surface (d) i - a , ii - c , iii - b , iv - d
.201.Whatisaninstrumentthatsends
Q
4. Pyrometer d. Measures the amount of ol.208.(c) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a.Base
S
pulses of electromagnetic energy into
rainfall quantities (SI Units): Length - Metre,
the atmosphere to detect rainfall,
SSC CHSL Tier II (26/06/2023) Mass- kilogram(kg),Time-Second(s),
determine its speed and intensity, and
(a) 1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a (b) 1-a, 2-d, 3-b, 4-c Electric current - Ampere (A),
identify precipitation types such as rain,
(c) 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a (d) 1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-a Temperature - Kelvin (K), Amount of
snow or hail?
SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (3rd shift) ol.204.(b) 1-a, 2-d, 3-b, 4-c. The first
S Substance - Mole (mol), Luminous
(a) Barometer sextant was produced by John Bird. intensity - Candela (cd).
(b) Spectral pyranometer Thermopile wasdevelopedbyLeopoldo
.209. What is the numericalvalueofa
Q
(c) 2D sonic anemometer Nobili and Macedonio Melloni. A
physical quantity?
(d) Doppler weather radar pyrometer, invented by Josiah
SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
Wedgwood. .
Sol.201.(d) Doppler weather radar (a) Reference (b) Direction
( weather surveillance radar); Designed .205.The unit of magnetic intensity in
Q (c) Distance (d) Magnitude
and developed by - ISRO and the CGS (centimetre-gram-second)
Manufactured by - Bharat Electronics system is _______ . Sol.209.(d) Magnitude. Examples of
Limited (BEL), Bengaluru. Barometer - SSC CHSL Tier II (26/06/2023) hysical quantities (that can be
p
Measures atmospheric pressure; (a) gauss (b) candela measured using numbers) are mass,
invented byEvangelistaTorricelli(1643). (c) weber (d) oersted amount of substance, length, time,
Spectral Pyranometer- Measures solar temperature, electric current, light
Sol.205.(d) Oersted.Oersted's Law intensity, force, velocity, density, and
irradiance on a planar surface; 2D Sonic
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many others. average kinetic energy to its temperature. dimensionofWorkis[ML T ]anditsunit
is Joule.
.210. What is the commercial unit of
Q .214.How is the voltmeter connected
Q
electric energy? across the points between which the Q.219. Electron-volt is a unit of ______.
SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (4th Shift) potential difference is to be measured? SC CGL 13/08/2021 (Morning)
S
(a) Watt-hour (b) Watt per hour SSC CHSL 30/05/2022 (Afternoon) (a) current (b) energy
(c) Kilowatt hour (d) Kilowatt per hour (a) Along the same magnetic field (c) power (d) potential difference
ol.210.(c) Kilowatt hour (KWh). 1
S (b) In parallel
(c) In concentric circles ol.219.(b) Energy.Itiscommonlyused
S
kilowatthour=3.6x106joules.Electrical
(d) Perpendicular to each other in atomic and nuclear physics. One
Energy : {SI unit: Joule} The energy
electronvoltisequalto1.602×10-12erg,
derived from the flow of electriccharge
ol.214.(b)Inparallel.Avoltmeterisan
S or 1.602 × 10-19 joule. The SI unit o
f
is called electrical energy.
instrument used for measuring the Current is ‘ampere’, Power is ‘watt’ and
Q.211.Whichofthefollowingisaunitof potentialdifference,orvoltage,between Potential differenceis ‘volt’.
istance?
d two points in an electrical or electronic
SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (1st Shift) circuit. They aretypicallyrepresentedby .220."Svedberg Unit” is a unit of
Q
(a) Newton(b) Watt (c) Light year (d) Joule a circle with the letter V inside. _________?
SSC CGL 13/08/2021 (Morning)
Sol.211.(c) Light-year is the distance a .215. Which of the following is the
Q (a) Concentration (b) Size
eam of light travels in a single Earth
b physical quantity for the expression (c) Density (d) Time
year,or6trillionmiles.1lightyear=9.46 arc/radius?
× 1015 m and the velocity of light in ol.220.(d)Time.TheSvedbergunitisa
S
SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Morning)
vacuum = 3 × 108 m/s. Other units of measurement of the sedimentation rate
(a) Surface tension (b) Velocity
distance are 1 fermi (1 fm)=10–15 m,1 of a particle when it iscentrifuged.Itis
(c) Linear momentum (d) Plane angle
angstrom(1Å)=10-10 m,1astronomical represented by the symbol S. It is
unit (1 AU) = 1.496 × 1011 m, and 1 Sol.215.(d) Plane angle. It is measured actuallyameasureoftimeandisdefined
parsec = 3.08 × 1016 m. in radians (2π radians in a circle) or as exactly 10−13 seconds.
degrees (360 degrees to a circle).Solid
.212. Which measuring instrument
Q .221.Weberpersecondisequivalentto
Q
Angleis measured in steradian.
consists of a metal triangular frame ______ .
supported on three legs, used to .216. Of the units mentioned in the
Q SSC CGL 18/08/2021 (Afternoon)
measure the radius of curvature of an options, which one is the largest as (a) volt (b) coulomb (c) ohm (d) ampere
objectsuchaslensesandcurvedmirrors compared to the others?
Sol.221.(a) volt. Unit and Physical
which are spherical in shape? SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Evening)
uantities : ‘coulomb’ - Electric charge,
q
SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (4th Shift) (a) Hecto (b) Deca (c) Tera (d) Giga
‘ohm’-ElectricResistanceand‘ampere’-
(a) Viscometer (b) Spherometer Electric current.
ol.216.(c) Tera is a unit prefix in the
S
(c) Vernier Caliper (d) Screw gauge
metricsystemdenotingmultiplicationby
.222. In terms of SI prefixes 10−15 is
Q
ol.212.(b) Spherometer. A Viscometer
S one trillion, or 1012. Hecto means
called:
(viscosimeter) is an instrument used to hundred or 102. Deca means 10. Giga
SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Afternoon)
measure the viscosity ofafluid.Vernier means 109.
(a) Yocto (b) Zepto (c) Atto (d) Femto
caliper is used for the measurement of
linear dimensions. The Screw gauge Q.217. What is the unit to measure the
Sol.222.(d)Femto. The other SI prefixes
measures the diameter or radius or avelength of light?
w
re-Zepto:10-21,Atto: 10-18,Yocto:10-24,
a
thickness of athinwireorthethickness SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Afternoon)
Pico: 10-12.
of a thin metal sheet with utmost (a) Faraday (b) Candela
accuracy. (c) Dyne (d) Angstrom .223.The difference in temperature
Q
between two bodies is 30 degree
.213.What is the defined value of kB in
Q ol.217.(d)Angstrom(Å) is equal to 10-10
S
centigrade. What is the difference in
the given equation? metre, or 0.1 nanometre.
degree Fahrenheit?
KB= PV/TN
Q.218. Which of the following has the SSC CPO 23/11/2020 (Morning)
SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Morning)
−23 −23 ame dimension as that of linear
s (a) 72 (b) 54 (c) 64 (d) 86
(a) 1.38 x10 J K-1 (b) 1.08 x10 J K-1 momentum?
−23 −23 ol.223.(b) 54. The temperature T in
S
(c) 1.68 x10 J K-1 (d) 0.38 x10 JK-1 SSC CGL 13/08/2021 (Morning)
degrees Fahrenheit (°F) is equal to the
−23 (a) Impulse (b) Stress (c) Work (d) Energy
ol.213.(a)
S 1. 38×10 J K– 1. The temperature T in degrees Celsius (°C)
Boltzmannconstant(KB)isintroducedby Sol.218.(a) Impulse. Linear momentum times 9/5 plus 32. Change in degree
Max Planck and named after Ludwig is dimensionally represented as [M1 L1 fahrenheit = 1.8× 30 =54.
Boltzmann. The value of Boltzmann T-1]. Momentum is mass in motion and
Q.224. ‘mho’ is the unit of ______ of a
constantismathematicallyexpressedas represented as Mass× Velocity. Impulse
ubstance.
s
𝑅 istheincreaseordecreaseofanobject’s
k= , Where, k is Boltzmann’s SSC CPO 25/11/2020 (Morning)
𝑁𝐴 momentum. Therefore, the dimensional
(a) conductance (b) resistivity
onstant. NA is the Avogadro number, R
c formulasofMomentumandimpulseare
(c) resistance (d) conductivity
is the gas constant. The Boltzmann thesame.Thedimensionofstressis[M
constant is the physical constant that L-1T-2] and its unit is Pascal; energy is ol.224.(a)Conductance. The SI unit of
S
relates a gas subatomic particle's [ML2T-2] and its unit is Joule and the resistance is ohm. Resistance and
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conductance are inverse of each other Q.229. In 1928, which equation was agnetisingfield(H).SIunitofmagnetic
m
1 erived and combines quantum theory
d permeability - Henries per meter (H/m).
(mho = ).
ℎ𝑚
𝑜 and special relativity to describe the
Q.233. The radius of curvature of a
behaviour of an electron moving at a
Q.225. One calorie of heat energy is harged particle's passage in a
c
relativistic speed?
quivalenttoapproximately______joules
e homogeneous magnetic field is
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening)
of mechanical Energy. proportional to:
(a) Lorentz equation
SSC CPO 25/11/2020 (Morning) SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (4th shift)
(b) Bernoulli's equation
(a) 0.24 (b) 0.48 (c) 4.2 (d) 2.4 (a) energy of particle
(c) Helmholtz equation
(b) charge of particle
ol.225.(c) 4.2 joules. 1 calorie is
S (d) Dirac equation
(c) momentum of particle
definedastheamountofheatrequiredat (d) strength of the field
Sol.229.(d) Dirac Equation : It was
1standardatmosphericpressuretoraise
f ormulated by physicist Paul Dirac, it Sol.233.(c) Momentum of Particles.
thetemperatureof1gramofwaterby1°
describes the behavior of relativistic henamovingchargedparticleentersa
W
centigrade.
electrons in quantum mechanics. magnetic fieldthenthepathfollowedby
Q.226.30˚Celcius = ______ Kelvin the charged particle is circular if the
.230.Ballandspringmodelofchemical
Q
( approximately). m agnetic field is perpendicular to the
bonds obey :
SSC CPO 25/11/2020 (Morning) velocity of the particle. More the radius
SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (1st Shift)
(a) 303 (b) –243 (c) 130 (d) –30 of the path followed by the particle,the
(a) Hooke's law (b) Charles' law
lesser will be the curvature, and the
ol.226.(a)
S 303. 0˚Celsius = (c) Gravitational law (d) Newton's law
lesser the radius, the more will be
2
73.15°Kelvin,So30˚Celsius=(273.15°+ curvature.Theradiusofthecircularpath
ol.230.(a) Hooke's law : For small
S
30˚) Kelvin = 303.15 Kelvin ≅303 Kelvin.
deformations, stress is directly 𝑣
𝑚
inthemagneticfieldisgivenby:r=
proportional to the strain for many 𝑞𝐵
Miscellaneous materials. The constant of ( wherer=radius,m=mass,v=velocity,
proportionality is called modulus of B = strength of the magnetic field, q =
.227. An electric generator and an
Q elasticity. Stress ∝ strain, Stress = k × charge on the particle).
electric motor work in the principle of: strain, where k is the proportionality Q.234. Which of the following claims
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon) constant and is known as modulus of oncerning the magnetic lines of force
c
(a) Fleming's right-hand rule elasticity.Hooke’slawisvalidonlyinthe inside a bar magnet is true?
(b) Fleming's left and right-hand rule, linear part of the stress-strain curve. SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (1st shift)
respectively Stressistherestoringforceperunitarea (a) Do not exist
(c) Fleming's left-hand rule and strain is the fractional change in (b) From S-pole to N-pole of the magnet
(d) Fleming's right and left-hand rule, dimension. (c) Depends on thecross-sectionalarea
respectively
of the bar magnet
Q.231. What is the name of the
ol.227.(d)Fleming'srightandleft-hand
S (d) From N-pole to S-pole of the magnet
t hermionic electron tube used to
rule respectively - A right hand andleft oscillate and amplify microwave ol.234.(b) Magnetic field lines are
S
hand is stretched so that the thumb, frequency signals? imaginary lines around the magnet.The
middle finger, and index finger form a SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (4th shift) magnitude of a field is indicated by its
90-degree angle with each other. The (a) Neutrino (b) Beam tetrodes line’s density. Near the South andNorth
thumb then represents the direction of (c) Klystron (d) Thyratron Pole of a magnet, the magnetic field is
motionorforce(F),themiddlefingerthe stronger and will get weaker when it
direction of current (I), and the index ol.231.(c) Klystron - Developed by
S movesawayfromthepoles. Properties-
finger the direction of magnetic field (B). brothers Russell and Sigurd Varian. Itis They never intersecteachother.Ittakes
based on the principle of velocity the least resistant path between the
Q.228. Which of the following is the modulation. opposite magnetic poles. The length of
orrect formula for moment of inertia?
c
.232.Whichofthefollowingistheright
Q magneticfieldlineswillbethesame.The
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon)
relationship between geometric length magnetic field is a vector quantity
(a) I = m/ r2 (b) I = 2mr
(Lg) and magnetic length (Lm) ? because it has both magnitude and
(c) I = mr2 (d) I = rm2
SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (1st shift) direction.
ol.228.(c)I=mr2.Where;I=momentof
S
6
(a) Lm = Lg (b) Lm= Lg Q.235. Which equation was verified by
inertia, m = point mass, r = axis of 5 merican scientists Nichols and Hull in
A
rotation. Moment of inertia - It is a 5
(c) Lm = 2RY (d) Lm = Lg 1903 by measuring the radiation
measure of an object's resistance to 6 pressure of visible light?
changes in its rotation rate. It is a 5
Sol.232.(d)𝐿𝑚 = 𝐿𝑔. Magnetic Length SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (4th shift)
propertythatdependsonboththemass 6
(a) Pr=C/N (b) P=L/M
distribution oftheobjectandtheaxisof (𝐿𝑚) - The Magnetic length is the
(c) P=F/A (d) P=U/C
rotation. The moment of inertia is distance between the two poles of the
analogous to mass in linear motion i.e agnet.Geometriclength( 𝐿𝑔)-Itisthe
m Sol.235.(d) P=U/C. Radiation pressure-
the larger the moment of inertia, the he mechanical pressure thatisapplied
T
actual length of the magnet. Magnetic on any surface due to the exchange of
m ore torque is required to produce a
ermeability(μ)isdefinedastheratioof
p momentum between the electromagnetic
given angular acceleration. Unit - kg·m²,
magneticinduction(B) tothestrengthof field and the object.
Dimension - [M L2 T0 ].
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Q.236. Identify an application in which clouds. This theory was developed by .244. Which everyday morningritualis
Q
olar cells are not used.
s Immanuel Kant andmodifiedin1796by part of quantum mechanics?
SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (3rd shift) Pierre Laplace. Theories : Georges SSC CHSL 09/08/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) Radio (b) Space probes Lemaitre proposed theBigBangTheory, (a) Brushing teeth
(c) Lift system (d) Artificial satellites 1931. Steady State Theory (1948) by (b) Making tea
Hermann Bondi, Thomas Gold, and Sir (c) Ringing of an alarm clock
ol.236.(c) Lift system. A solar cell
S Fred Hoyle. (d) Reading newspaper
(photovoltaiccell)isanelectronicdevice
that converts the energyoflightdirectly .240.Whatisthestartingvoltageofan
Q ol.244.(c) Ringing of the alarm clock.
S
intoelectricitybythephotovoltaiceffect. AA battery usedforhomegadgetssuch Quantum mechanics deals with the
Radio isthetechnologyofsignalingand as remote controls, small toys, and behavior of matter and light on a
communicating using radio waves wireless kitchen appliances? subatomic and atomic level. Examples-
(frequency between 3 Hz and 3,000 SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 (Afternoon) lasers, electron microscopes, magnetic
GHz). (a) 2.0 V (b) 1.5 V (c) 3.0 V (d) 2.5 V resonance imaging (MRI) devices and
the components used in computing
.237. Air _____onheatingand________
Q Sol.240.(b) 1.5V.
hardware.
on cooling. Q.241. ‘(gnomon)’ is a part of the
SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Afternoon) _ ______. .245. Which of the following cells is
Q
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