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COURSE: DPMT 

SEMESTER: I 

SUBJECT: ENGINEERING PHYSICS

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1. Identify the pair whose dimensions are equal.

a) Torque and work

b) Stress and energy

c) Force and stress

d) Force and work

2. The dimensional formula for pressure is

a) MLT-1  b) ML-1T-2 c) ML-1T-2 d) ML-1T-1

3. Out of the following quantities one that is not a vector is

a) Velocity b) Mass c) Acceleration d) Force

4. Fundamental quantity is a quantity which cannot be expressed in terms of any other physical quantity. Say True (or) False

5. Velocity is an example of derived quantities. Say True (or) False

6. The relation between linear and angular acceleration is

 b) c) d) None of these

7. Weight is ------------ quantity

a) Scalar b) Vector c) both scalar and vector d) none of these

8. Mass is a vector quantity. Say true or false

9. SI unit of surface tension is

a) Nm b) N/m2 c) N/m d) None of these

10. Potential energy is otherwise called as

a) Stored energy b)energy of motion c) both a and b d) none of these

11. The integral of a force with respect to time is defined as

a) Power b) Impulse c) Inductance d)Capacitance

12. Stress has the same unit as that of

a) Pressure b) Strain c) Work d)Power

13. In Newton’s second law the acceleration is directly proportional to the net--------- and inversely proportional to the --------

a) Force, mass b) Mass, work c) Current, Velocity d) None of these

14. A quantity which has both magnitude and direction

a) Scalar b) Vector c) both A and B d) None of these

15. CGS system stands for

a) Centre, gram, second b) Centimeter, gravity, second c) Centimeter, gram, second d) None of these

16. SI unit of Current is

a) Celsius b) Ampere c) Degree d) Ohms

17. There are -----------fundamental quantities

a) 5 b) 6 c)7 d) 8

18. The magnitude of kinetic energy is

a) E=mV2/2 b) E=mV/2 c) E=mc2/2d d) E=mgh

19. Supplementary unit of solid angle is

a) Radian b) angle c) degree d) Steradian

20. Rocket works under the principle of

a) Law of conservation of momentum b) Law of conservation of energy c) Newton’s third law d)

Boyle’s law

21. -------------- is the physical property of a material that returns to its original shape after the stress

is removed

a) Plasticity b)Opacity c) Elasticity d) None of these

22. The relative amount of deformation is called -----------

23. Stress that acts to shorten an object is called

a) Compression stress b) Tension stress c) Shear stress d) Tensile stress

24. Tensile stress acts to -------------- an object

a) Shorten b) Taller c) Deform d) Lengthen

25. Shear stress acts --------------- to a surface

a) Perpendicular b) Parallel c) within d) None of these

26. Stress is measured in terms of the load or the force per ………….

a) Unit length b) Unit time c) Unit area d) Unit mass

27. The SI Unit of Stress is-------------

a) Nm2

b) N/m2

c) N/m d) all of these

28. The SI Unit of Strain is ------------

a) M b) ms c) unit less d) m3

29. ------------------------- and ------------------------ strain are the longitudinal strain which shorten and lengthen the object.

a) Compression and tensile b) compression and shear c) any one of these d) None of these

30. Strain is defined as the ratio of change in length to the original -----------

a) Time b) Volume c) Mass d)Length

31. In Hooke’s law k is the

a) Plank’s constant b) Gas Constant c) Spring Constant d) All of these

32. The Dimensional formula for Rigidity Modulus is

a) ML-1T-2 b) M0L0T0

c) ML1T2

d) ML1T-2

33. --------------------is a property of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force

a) Surface energy b) heat eergy c) Surface Tension d) None of these

34. The unit of surface tension in CGS system is

a) Dyne/cm b) Nm c) Newton d) meter

35. The surface tension and surface energy density of liquid are identical say True of False

36. When the rain drop remains exactly spherical, the angle of contact is ------------degrees

a) 0 b) 180 c) 90 d) 45

37. The attractive force that exists between molecules of same substance----------

a) Adhesive b) Cohesive c) Resistance d) None of these

38. High viscous liquid is -----------

a) Honey b) Water c) Petrol d) Diesel

39. In stoke’s law the viscous force is directly proportional to -----------

a) Radius of sphere b) Acceleration of sphere c) Force of liquid c) None of these

40. If the Reynold’s number is greater than 200, then the flow of liquid is ----

a) Turbulent Flow b) Streamline Flow c) Linear Flow d) None of these

41. A Sponge retains water due to

a) Capillary action b) Surface Tension c) cohesion d) Viscosity

42. The measure of the hotness or coldness of a body is called …………………….

43. The freezing point of water is marked as 00 C in …………………….. scale

a) Kelvin b) Thermometer c) Fahrenheit d) Centigrade

44. 100 0 C is equal to ………..0F

a) 32 b) 160 c) 180 d) 200

45. The fundamental intervals between the two points in Fahrenheit scale is divide into ………equal parts

a) 100 b) 30 c) 180 d) None of these

46. 70 0 C is equal to ……………….K

a) 300 b) 30 c) 203 d) 200

47. 1 0 C is equal to ………………….0

F

a) 5/9 b) 9/2 c) 9/5 d) None of these

48. SI unit of heat is Joule Say True or False

49. The unit of heat in CGS system …………

a) Calorie b) Joule c) Ampere d) Ohms

50. In Newton’s law the rate of loss of heat of body is directly proportional to the ……………..

difference between the body and the surrounding.

a) Pressure b) Volume c) Mass d) Temperature

51. The Newton’s law of cooling is applicable when the heat loss is mainly due to………………

a) Convection b) Conduction c) Radiation d) None of these

52. In Boyle’s law at constant………………………….., the pressure is inversely proportional to

volume

a) Current b) Temperature c) Volume d) Pressure

53. Change of pressure in a syringe is an example of …………..

a) Boyle’s law b) Charles law c) Mayer’s law d) None of these

54. 980F is equal to ………………….0 C

a) 36 b) 36.67 c) 36.52 d) 36.76

55. Charles’ law describes that at constant pressure, the ……………. of a given gas is directly

proportional to the absolute temperature.

a) Volume b) Pressure c) Temperature d) None of these

56. In water boiling the heat transfer takes place by

a) Conduction b) Convection c) Radiation d) all of these

57. In isothermal process of a gas………………………..is constant

a) Temperature b) Pressure c) Volume d) None of these

58. The unit of specific heat capacity ………….

59. Mayer’s relation is

a) Cp-Cv= R b) Cv-Cp=R c) Cp+Cv = R d) Cv-R=Cp

60. Relation between pressure and kinetic energy is

a) P= 1/3 K.E b) P=2/3 K.E c) P=1/4 K.E d) K.E =2/3 P.E

61. Which of the following is the gas energy equation

a) dW= dQ+dE b) dQ=dE-W c) dQ=dE+W d) None of these

62. In Cp/Cv= γ when Cp is greater than Cv then γ is lesser than 1. Say True or False

63. Transmission of heat takes place due to

a) Absorption b) reflection c) dispersion d) conduction

64. In adiabatic process heat is

a) Taken inside b) Given outside c) Transferred d) not transferred from the system to surrounding

65. In isobaric process ……………..is kept constant

a) Pressure b) Temperature c) gas d) Volume

66. ……………….is the branch of physics which deals with the study of light

a) Elasticity b) Kinetics c) Mechanics d) Optics

67. Convex and concave mirrors are termed as ………………….mirrors

a) Spherical b) Plane c) Curved d) none of these

68. In Concave mirrors the surface are bulged…………………

69. A convex mirror is also called as diverging mirror say true or false

70. A refracting telescope uses two………………… lenses to magnify images in the sky

71. Convex mirrors are used in ATM Say True or False

72. The focal length of ……………….lens is positive as it is measured towards the right of the lens

a) Convex b) Concave c) Plane d)None of these

73. The magnifying power is defined as the ratio of the size of the image to the ………. of

the…………….

a) Object, image b) Image, object c) image , lens d) None of these

74. Critical angle is defined as an angle of incidence at angle of …………………is 900

a) Reflection b) Refraction c) diffraction d) none of these

75. Total internal reflection occurs when the light approaches the interface with an angle of

incidence …………….than the critical angle

a) Greater b) Smaller c) Lesser d) equal

76. The velocity of light is equal to frequency say True or False

77. Magnifying lens in simple microscope is M= ……………….

78. Acronym of LASER…………………………………………………….

79. Monochromatic means………………………….

80. High Intensity means highly scattered and dull say True or False

81. Laser emits ……………… in one direction

a)Phonon b) electrons c) Photon d) Neutron

82. The atoms gets …………………………from ground state to excited state

83. Laser works under spontaneous emission of radiation say True or False

84. An emission of radiation where there is no external triggering is called……………………….

a) Spontaneous emission b) Stimulated emission c) Spontaneous adsorption d) None of these

85. In laser action the phonons get multiplied. Say True or False

86. Power is positive for ……………………

a) Convex mirror b) Concave Lens c) Convex lens d) Concave mirror

87. For correcting short sight the lens used is …………………..

88. The principle of plane marirror is

a) Refraction b) Diffraction c) Emission d) Reflection

89. An example of gas laser is……………….

a) Ruby Laser b) Gas Laser c) Liquid Laser d) Dye Laser

90. Telescope is a device used to view …………………..

a) Microorganism b) Any distant object c) Far and near object d) Any small object

91. The image of an object formed by convex lens is……………..

a) Inverted and real b) Inverted and imaginary c) real image d) No image

92. Which of these is mirror formula?

a) 1/u -1/v=1/f b) 1/v-1/u=1/f c) 1/u+1/v= 1/f d) 1/v=1/f+1/u

93. The distance between two crests or troughs of a wave is called

a) Frequency b) Wavelength c) Velocity d) Periodic time

94. Laser action takes place in

a) Optical resonator b) Pumping source c) Active medium d) None of these

95. Power of lens is defined as 1/f, here f stands for…………………

a) Frequency b) Focal length c) Force d) Focal point

96. For total internal reflection light should travel from……………………medium

to…………….medium.

a) Denser, heavier b) Rarer, denser c) Denser, rarer d) None of these

97. The Principle of propagation of information in optical fibers is reflection. Say True or False

98. In Theory of gases molecules are considered perfectly ………………

a) Elastic b) In elastic c) Plastic d) None of these

99. Laser is applied to treat cancer say True or False

100. The spherical shape of a rain drop is due to

a) Density of liquid b) Surface tension c) Atmospheric pressure d) Gravity

101. A liquid will not wet the surface of a solid, if the angle of contact is

a) 0 ⁰ b) 45 ⁰

c) 60 ⁰

d) > 90⁰


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