Time Allowed: 15 Minutes

Max. Marks: 14
(Objective Type)

Q.1:
(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

(vii)

Each question has four possible answers. Tick () the most appropriate answer:
The error in speed of sound calculated by Newton at S.T.P is:
(a) 6%
(b) 10%
(c) 16%
(d)
26%
If the pressure of the gas is doubled then speed of sound is:
(a) half
(b) doubled
(c) not effected
(d)
zero
For air the value of is equal to :
(a) 1.29
(b) 1.40
(c) 1.67
(d)
1.8
Which is not the example of adiabatic process:
(a) Rapid escape of air from burst tyre
(b) Rapid expansion of air
(c) Conversion of water into ice in refrigerator
(d) Cloud formation
Transverse waves die out quickly in:
(a) Fluids
(b) solids
(c) gas
(d) all of
these
1 degree Celsius rise in temperature produces approximately _________ ms -1
increase in the speed of sound:
(a) 0.41
(b) 0.51
(c) 0.61
(d)
0.71
Which phenomenon of light proves that light is a transverse wave:
(a)

polarization

(b)

diffraction

(c)

interference

(d)

reflection

(viii) If a convex lens of focal length 5 cm is used as a simple microscope, then its
magnification will be:
(a) 5
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 25
(ix) In Michelsons experiment, the equation used to find the speed of light is:
(a) c = 16fd

(b) c - 16 d

(c) c = 16 f

(d) c

1
16 fd

(x) For normal adjustment, the length of astronomical telescope is:

(a)

fo+ fe

(b)

fo fe

(c)

fo fe

(d)

fo
fe

(xi) Sound waves cannot be:

(a) polarized
(b) reflected
(c) diffracted
(d) none of these
(xii) In Newtons rings seen through the reflected light the central spot is:
(a) bright
(b) dark
(c) both
(d)
none of these

(xiii) An isothermal process is represented by:

(a) Boyles law
(b) Charless law (c) ideal gas law
(d) none of
these
(xiv) Temperature of triple point of water is:
(a) 100.73 K
(b) 273.16 K
(c) 373.16 K
(d) 100 K

Time Allowed: 1:45 Hours

Max. Marks: 60
(Subjective Type)
SECTION-I

Q.2:

Write any FIFTEEN (15) short answers of the following questions:

30

(i) Can we realize an ideal simple pendulum?

(ii) What is the total distance travelled by an object moving with SHM in a time
equal to its period, if its amplitude is A?
(iii) What happens to the period of a simple pendulum if its length is doubled?
What happens if the mass is doubled?
(iv) Explain the relation between total energy, potential energy and kinetic
energy for a body oscillating with SHM.
(v) Explain the terms crest, trough, node and antinode.
(vi) Why does sound travel faster in solids than in gases?
(vii) As a result of a distant explosion. An observer senses a ground tremor and
then hears the explosion. Explain the time difference.
(viii) Under what conditions two or more sources of light behave as coherent
sources?
(ix) Why the Polaroid sunglasses are better than ordinary sunglasses?
(x) How would you manage to get more orders of spectra using a diffraction
grating?
(xi) Can visible light produce interference fringes? Explain.
(xii) Why would it be advantageous to use blue light with compound microscope?
(xiii) What do you understand by linear magnification and angular magnification?
(xiv) What is spectrometer? Write the names of its essential components.
(xv) Write two Postulates of Huygenss Principle.
(xvi) If a person was looking through a telescope at the full moon. How would the
appearance of the moon be changed by covering half of the objective lens?
(xvii) How the light signal is transmitted through optical fibre?
(xviii) Why is the average velocity of the molecules in a gas zero but the average of
the square of velocities is not zero?
(xix) Why does the pressure of a gas in a car tyre increase when it is driven
through some distance?
(xx) Is it possible to convert internal energy into mechanical energy? Explain with
an example.

(xxi) What happens to the temperature of the room, when an air conditioner is left
running on a table in the middle of the room?
(xxii) Does entropy of a system increase or decrease due to friction?

SECTION-II
Note:- Attempt any Two (2) questions.

16 marks

Q: 3 (a) What is Doppler Effect? Discuss its cases.

1+4
(b)A simple pendulum is 50.0 cm long. What will be its frequency of vibrations at a place where g =
9.8m/s2?
3
Q: 4 (a) Explain the principle, construction and Magnifying power of a astronomical telescope with the
help of a ray diagram.
1+2+2

(b) In double slit experiment, the second order maximum occurs at = 0.25 . The wavelength is
650 nm. Determine is slit separation
3

Q: 5 (a) Define two specific heats of gas and prove that

C PC V =R ?

1+1+3

(b)A heat engine performs 100 J of work and at the same time rejects 400 J of heat energy to the
cold reservoir. What is the efficiency of the engine?
3

SECTION-III
(Practical Part)
(A)

(i) What do you infer from the below graph?

(ii) Find the value focal length from the graph.

600

560

520

p q (cm)2
480

440

400
40

44

48

52

56

60

p + q (cm)

(B)
(C)

Write a brief procedure to determine refractive index of glass prism by critical

angle method.3
Write the answers of any four (4) questions.
8
(i) What is index correction?
(ii) What are main defects of lens?
(iii) Define refractive index.
(iv) What are the conditions for internal reflection?
(v) Define restoring force
(vi) What is the main use of sonometer?