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SUBJECT – PHYSICS

TOPIC – MAGNETISM

Q.1 The work function of a metal is 4.2 eV, its threshold wavelength will be

a) 4000 A b) 3500 A c) 2955 A d) 2500 A

Q.2 The work function of a metallic surface is 5.01 eV. The photoelectrons are
emitted when light of wavelength 2000 A falls on it. The potential difference
applied to stop the fastest photo-electrons is (h=4.14 × 10-15)

a) 1.2 volts` b) 2.24 volts c) 3.6 volts d) 4.8 volts

Q.3 Photo cell is a device to

a) Store photons b) Measure light intensity

c) Convert photon energy into mechanical energy

d) Store energy for replacing storage batteries.

Q.4 Photo cell is a device to’

a) Store photons b) Measure light intensity

c) Convert photon energy into mechanical energy

d) Store energy for replacing storage batteries

Q.5 stopping potential for photoelectrons

a) Does not depends on the frequency of the incident light

b) Does not depend upon the nature of thee cathode material

c) Depends on both the frequency of the incident light and nature of the cathode
material.

d) Depends upon the intensity of the incident light

Q.6 What is the stopping when the metal with work function 0.6 eV is illuminated
with light of 2 eV?

a) 2.6 V b) 3.6 V c) 0.8 V d) 1.4 V

Q.7 The photoelectric threshold wavelength of a certain metal is 3000 A. If the

radiation of 2000 A is incident on the metal.

a) Electrons will be emitted b) Positrons will be emitted

c) Protons will be emitted d) Electrons will be emitted.

Q.8 A photocell stops emission if it is maintained at 2V negative potential. The

energy of most energetic photoelectron is

a) 2eV b) 2J c) 2kJ d) 2keV

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Q.9 The work function of aluminium is 4.2 eV. If two photons, each of energy 3.5
eV strike an electron of aluminium, then emission of electrons will be

a) Possible b) Not possible c) Data is incomplete

d) Depend upon the density of the surface

Q.10 4 eV is the energy of the incident photon and the work function in 2 eV. What
is the stopping potential?

a) 2V b) 4 V c) 6 V d) 2√2 𝑉

Q.11 If intensity of incident light is increased in PEE then which of the following is
true

a) Maximum K.E of ejected electron will increase

b) Work function will remain unchanged c) Stopping potential will decrease

d) Maximum K.E of ejected electron will decrease

Q.12 Cesium photocell, with a steady potential difference of 60 V across, is placed

1m away the photoelectrons emitted from the cell

a) Are one quarter as numerous b) are half as numerous

c) Each carries one quarter of their previous momentum

d) Each carries one quarter of their previous energy

Q.13 A photocell is illuminated by a small bright source placed 1 m away. When the
𝟏
same source of light is placed m away the number
𝟐

a) Decrease by factor of 2 b) Increase by factors of 2

c) Decrease by a factor d) Increase by factor of 4

Q.14 The light rays having photons of energy 1.8 eV are falling on a metal surface
having a work function 1.2 eV. What is the stopping potential to be applied to
stop the emitting electrons?

a) 3 eV b) 1.2 eV c) 0.6 eV d) 1.4 eV

Q.15 The curve drawn between velocity and frequency of photon in vacuum will be
a

a) Straight line parallel to frequency axis b) Straight line parallel to velocity axis

c) Straight line passing through origin and making an angle of 45 0

d) Hyperbola

Q.16 In a communication system, noise is most likely to affect the signal

a) At the transmitter b) In channel, in transmission line

c) In the information source d) at the receiver

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Q.17 Basic units of communication are

a) Transmitter, receiver b) In channel in transmission line

c) In the information source d) at the receiver

Q.18 A channel is in the form of….

a) Wires b) Cables c) Wireless

d) Can be any of these depending upon the type of communication system

Q.19 A major difference between communication through telephone and radio is

that-

a) Telephone is broadcast mode and radio is point to point mode

b) Radio is broadcast mode and telephone is point to point mode

c) Communication is easier in telephone than in ratio

d) Communication is easier in radio than in telephone.

Q.20 The source generating random, undesirable electric energy is located

a) Inside the communication system b) Outside the communication system

c) May be inside or outside the communication d) none of these

Q.21 Audio signal cannot be transmitted because

a) The signal has more noise

b) The signal cannot be amplified for distance communication

c) The transmitting antenna length is very small to design

d) The transmitting antenna length is very large and impracticable

e) The signal is not a radio signal

Q.22 AM is used for broadcasting because

a) It is more noise immune than other modulation systems

b) It requires less transmitting power compared with other systems

c) Its use avoids receiver complexity

d) No other modulation system can provide the necessary bandwidth faithful

transmission.

Q.23 The process of superimposing signal frequency (i.e. audio wave) on the carrier
wave is known as

a) Transmission b) Reception c) Modulation d) Detection

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Q.24 The carrier frequency generated by a tank circuit containing 1 nF capacitor

and 10 𝝁H inductor is

a) 1592 Hz b) 1592 Hz c) 1592 kHz d) 159.2 Hz

Q.25 The radio waves of frequency 300 MHz to 3000 MHz belong to

a) High frequency band b) Very high frequency band

c) Ultra high frequency band d) Super high frequency band

Q.26 Basically, the product modulator is

a) An amplifier b) A mixer c) A frequency separator

d) A phase separator

Q.27 An antenna is a device

a) That converts electromagnetic energy into radio frequency signal

b) That converts radio frequency signal into electromagnetic energy

c) That converts guided electromagnetic waves into free space electromagnetic waves
and vice-versa

d) None of these

Q.28 While tuning in a certain broadcast station with a receiver, we are actually

a) Varying local oscillator frequency

b) Varying the frequency of the radio signal to be picked up

c) Tuning the antenna d) none of these

Q.29 In frequency modulation

a) The amplitude of modulated wave varies as frequency of carrier wave

b) The frequency of modulated wave varies as amplitude of modulating wave

c) The amplitude of modulated wave varies as amplitude of carrier wave

d) The frequency of modulated wave varies as frequency of modulating wave

Q.30 The frequency used for broadcasting a signal is 2 MHz The length of
transmitting antenna must be

a) 75 m b) 37.5 m c) 50 m d) 150 m

Q.31 The function of a detector is to

a) add signal to carrier b) Separate signal from carrier

c) Amplify a signal d) Convert ac into dc

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Q.32 The modulation in which phase shift of carrier wave is varied is called as

a) Amplitude modulation b) Frequency modulation

c) Phase modulation d) None of the above

Q.33 The equation of an amplitude modulated wave, if the modulating voltage is 10

V the modulation index is 0.2, the carrier and modulating frequencies are 7 Hz
and 2.5 kHz respectively is-

a) 50 (1+0.2 sin 2500 𝜋t) sin 7 × 106𝜋 Hz

b) 50 (1+0.2 sin 2500 t) sin 7 × 106𝜋 Hz

c) 50 (1+0.2 sin 5000 𝜋t) sin 14 × 106 𝜋𝑡

d) 50 (1+0.2 sin 25000 𝜋t) sin 14 × 106 𝜋𝑡

Q.34 The layer of earth which reflects frequency waves ranging from 100 MHz to
300 MHz is

a) Troposphere b) Stratosphere c) Mesosphere d) Ionosphere

Q.35 Waves used in telecommunication are

a) IR b) UV c) Microwave d) Cosmic rays

Q.36 in which frequency range, space waves are normally propagated

a) HF b) VHF c) UHF d) SHF

Q.37 The maximum distance upto which TV transmission from a TV tower of height
h can be received is proportional to

a) h1/2 b) h c) h3/2 d) h2

Q.38 The frequency band for satellite communication-

a) Has greater band for uplink and less band for downlink

b) Has greater band for downlink and less band for downlink

c) Has equal band for downlink and uplink

d) Has frequency in range of MHz

Q.39 Ground wave propagation is not in

a) Ship communication b) Radio navigation c) TV signals d) All of above

Q.40 The height of a transmitting antenna is 40 m and that of a receiving antenna is

60 m. The maximum distance between these two antennas for a satisfactory
line of sight communication between them is-

a) 50.34 km b) 503.4 km c) 5 km d) 106 km

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Q.41 If N is maximum electron density of Ionosphere, then the maximum frequency

of transmitted radio waves above which radio waves are no longer reflected
back is
𝑔
a) gN b) g N2 c) d) g√𝑁
√𝑁

Q.42 The frequency which is suitable for transmission beyond horizontal is

a) 10 kHz b) 10 MHz c) 1 GHz d) 1000 GHz

Q.43 Frequencies in the UHF range normally propagate by means of-

a) Ground waves b) Surface waves c) Sky waves d) Space waves

Q.44 A TV tower has a height of 100m. How much population is covered by the TV
broadcast is the average population density around the tower is 1000/km 2
(radius of earth =6.4 ×106m)

a) 2 ×105 b) 3 ×106 c) 4 ×106 d) 5 ×108

Q.45 In short wave communication waves of which of the following frequencies will
be reflected back by the ionosphere layer having electron density 10 11/m3

a) 2 MHz b) 10 MHz c) 12 MHz d) 18 MHz

Q.46 In short wave communication, waves of which of the following frequencies

will be reflected back by the ionosphere layer having electron density
1011/m3?

a) 2 MHz b) 10 MHz c) 12 MHz d) 18 MHz

Q.47 What maximum frequency that can be reflected from ionosphere is-

a) 5 MHz b) 6 Hz c) 5 kHz d) 500 MHz

Q.48 For television transmission, the frequency employed is normally in the range-

a) 30-300MHz b) 30-300 GHz c) 30-300 kHz d) 30-300 Hz

Q.49 A TV tower has a height of 500 m at a given place. If the radius of earth is
6400 km, its coverage range is-

a) 80 Km b) 60 km c) 40 Km d) 30 Km

Q.50 In an amplitude modulated wave for audio frequency of 500 cycle/second, the
appropriate carrier frequency will be

a) 50 cycles b) 100 cycles/s c) 500 cycles/s d) 50,000 cycles/s

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