Physics Practice Test 3




Physics Practice Test 3

Physics Practice Test 3 is designed to help students strengthen their understanding of key physics concepts, formulas, and principles for competitive entry tests like MDCAT, NUMS, AKU, UET, ECAT, NTS, as well as FSC Board Exams. This test covers topics from waves, oscillations, sound, and light, helping students improve accuracy and problem-solving skills.

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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

Which group consists of only electromagnetic waves?

PMC Sample 1
Physics
Dawn of Modern Physics
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Category: Physics Ch 15 Class 12

Characteristic x-rays are produced by:

PMC 2021 Tested
Physics
Electromagnetic Waves
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Category: Physics Ch 15 Class 12

A changing electric field produces

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Category: Physics Ch 2 Class 11

Find the work done in moving an object along a straight line from (3,2,−1) to (2,−1,4) in a force field given by F=4i^−3j^​+2k^.

NTS 2013
Physics
Scalars and Vectors
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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

Who was awarded Nobel Prize (1921) for explanation of Photoelectric Effect?

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Category: Physics Ch 14 Class 12

If a certain region’s magnetic field is directed vertically up and a proton enters this field from the left side, it will go _________.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Physics
Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction
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7 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 20 Class 12

For gaining an atomic spectra, an evacuated glass tube is filled with:

NUMS 2020
Physics
Atomic Spectra
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8 / 100

Category: Physics

If the temperature is increased from 200K to 800K, then what would be the change in pressure at constant volume?

NUMS Mock 2
Physics
Heat and Thermodynamics

9 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

Half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days. If 20mg is present initially. How much iodine is left behind after 2 half-lives?

NUMS 2020
Physics
Nuclear Physics
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10 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 14 Class 12

The current measuring part of the Avometer consists of a number of low resistors connected …

NUMS 2016
Physics
Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction
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11 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

Three resistors R1, R2 and R3 are connected in series. If R1 > R2 > R3, the equivalent resistance will be:

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Category: Physics Ch 8 Class 11

If a compressible medium has bulk modulus denoted by B and density denoted by P, then a Newton’s formula for the speed of sound in a medium is _____.

NTS 2019
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound
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Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

A 1000 kg vehicle is turning around a corner at 10 m/s as it travels along an arc of a circle. If the radius of the circular path is 10 m, how large a force must be exerted by the pavement on the tires to hold the vehicle in the circular path?

NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
Physics
Circular Motion and Momentum
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Category: Physics Ch 3 Class 11

Formula of maximum range of projectile is?

 

15 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

Second’s pendulum has frequency equal to?

16 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

1 degree Is equal to radians

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Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

When the speed of your car is halved, by what factor does its kinetic energy decreases?

PMC 2020
Physics
Work, Power and Energy
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18 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

Which one is the correct statement about selenium?

PMC Sample 2
Physics
Electrostatics
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Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

Centrifugal force Is:

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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

An object is undergoing simple harmonic motion. It’s time period is T and total energy is E. The amplitude of vibration is reduced to half. What is the new time period and total energy of the system?

PMC Practice 5
Physics
Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion
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Category: Physics

Q.133 The third harmonic in an open organ pipe is known as

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Category: Physics Ch 18 Class 12

A diode works in ___ bias for rectification.

PMC Practice 11
Physics
Electronics
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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

When there is an increase in the length of the simple pendulum then its time period will:

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Physics
Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion
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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

In the case of linear deformation, the ratio of tensile stress to tensile strain is called:

UHS 2018
Physics
Physics of Solids
Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion
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25 / 100

Category: Physics

Change in entropy does not depend on:

NUMS Mock 3
Physics
Heat and Thermodynamics

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Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

A neutron travels a distance of 24 m in a time interval of 3.6 x 10^-4 s. Assuming its speed was constant. Find its kinetic energy. Take 1.7 x 10^-27 kg as the mass of the neutron.

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Physics
Work, Power and Energy
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Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

Projectile must be launched at which angle with the horizontal to attain maximum range?

NTS 2011
Physics
Motion in Two Dimensions
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Category: Physics

Q.76 Effect of work is equal to

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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

Flux passing through an area does not depend upon

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Category: Physics

Q.98 The engine is supposed to work between 727 degree C and 227 degree C, then maximum possible efficiency is

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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

) Which can damage eye?

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Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

Calculate the final kinetic energy when a shop keeper pushes a fruit crate, initially at rest, towards another shopkeeper by exerting a constant horizontal force F of magnitude 5N through a distance of 1 meter.

NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
Physics
Work, Power and Energy
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Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

A particle is projected at an angle of 45 degrees with a velocity of 9.8 m/s. The horizontal range will be:

(g=9.8 m/s2)

NTS 2012
Physics
Motion in Two Dimensions
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Category: Physics Ch 18 Class 12

Gamma rays are attracted towards

PMC Practice 11
Physics
Electronics
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Category: Physics Ch 11 Class 11

If speed of a fan in a room is Increased then the temperature of air in the room will

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Category: Physics Ch 15 Class 12

Which of the following does not travel in vacuum?

PMC 2021 Tested
Physics
Electromagnetic Waves
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Category: Physics Ch 14 Class 12

The brightness spot on the screen in the CRO is controlled by:

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Category: Physics

Half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days. If 20mg is present initially. How much iodine is left behind after 2 half-lives?

NUMS Mock 1
Physics
Nuclear Physics

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Category: Physics Ch 9 Class 11

Which of the following can be the objective of Polarization:

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Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

Three resistors connected in series have Individual voltages labeled V1, V2, and V3, respectively. Which of the following expresses the value of the total voltage V, taken over the three resistors
together?

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Category: Physics Ch 3 Class 11

Which one of the following force is non-conservative:

PMC 2020
Physics
Forces and Motion
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Category: Physics Ch 20 Class 12

The ionization energy of hydrogen is:

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Category: Physics Ch 10 Class 11

A convex and concave lens of focal length ‘f’ are in contact, the focal length of the combination will be.

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Category: Physics Ch 15 Class 12

The direct exposure of sun light where ozone layer is depleted will cause:

2022 PMC Test 1
Physics
Electromagnetic Waves
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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

When we measure the nuclear masses and compare them with the masses of the constituent nucleus in free states, the mass of the nucleus is always less than the mass of the constituent nucleons. The difference in mass is known as:

NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
Physics
Nuclear Physics
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Category: Physics Ch 15 Class 12

Orange light in a vacuum has a wavelength of 600 nm. What is the frequency of this light?

ETEA 2018
Physics
Electromagnetic Waves
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Category: Physics Ch 20 Class 12

_____ are such nuclei of an element that have the same mass number A, but have different charge number Z.

PMC Practice 4
Physics
Atomic Spectra
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Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

Whenever the average and instantaneous velocities are equal the body is said to have a:

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Physics
Motion in Two Dimensions
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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

A proton has mass m and charge q. It is suspended in electric and gravitational field. What is the magnitude of electric field?

PMC Sample 3
Physics
Electrostatics
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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

There are initially 400 atoms in a radioactive sample. What would be the number of atoms after 3 half – life?

PMC 2020
Physics
Nuclear Physics
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Category: Physics Ch 9 Class 11

Light rays coming from the tube light are

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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

If a dielectric material is placed between two plates of a capacitor, the net capacitance of the capacitor:

NTS 2018
Physics
Electrostatics
Elimination Tool:

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Category: Physics

By increasing the area of the plates and decreasing the distance between them, the capacitance of a capacitor:

NUMS Mock 3
Physics
Electrostatics

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Category: Physics Ch 1 Class 11

1 light year distance is the:

PMC Practice 5
Physics
Measurements
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Category: Physics

In a half wave rectifier, the diode conducts during:

NUMS Mock 1
Physics
Electronics

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Category: Physics

An aeroplane is flying in a straight line at a constant altitude. If a wing gust strikes and raises the nose of the airplane, the nose will bob up and down until the plane eventually returns to its original position. These oscillations are:

NUMS Mock 3
Physics
Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion

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Category: Physics

Q.159 The angular frequency and the frequency of a SHM are related as:

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Category: Physics Ch 19 Class 12

Anti matter theory was proposed by: a) Einstein b) Bohr

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Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

A body moving with an angular velocity of 1 rev/sec has a frequency of:

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Category: Physics Ch 2 Class 11

The cross product of three unit vectors (i, j, k) equals

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Category: Physics Ch 20 Class 12

If a proton, alpha particle, and photon moving with the same velocity enter a uniform magnetic field, then which particle will deflect more?

PMC Practice 3
Physics
Atomic Spectra
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Category: Physics

A wave, which transfers _____ by moving away from the source of disturbance is called _____ wave.

NUMS Mock 1
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound

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Category: Physics Ch 15 Class 12

A stationary wave is formed in a pipe which is open at one end. If length of pipe is L, then what is the maximum possible wavelength of the wave.?

PMC Practice 20
Physics
Electromagnetic Waves
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Category: Physics Ch 16 Class 12

If a half wave rectifier is used to convert 50Hz AC into DC, then the number of pulses present in rectified voltage is:

PMC Sample 1
Physics
Alternating Current
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Category: Physics Ch 11 Class 11

In which process the entire heat supplied to the gas is converted to the internal energy of the gas?

PMC 2020
Physics
Heat and Thermodynamics
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Category: Physics

Identify the postulate(s) which help to formulate a mathematical model of gases.

I. A finite volume of gas consists of very large number of molecules

II. The size of the molecules is much smaller than the separation between molecules

III. Molecules do not exert force on each other except during a collision.

NUMS Mock 2
Physics
Heat and Thermodynamics

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Category: Physics Ch 12 Class 12

Electric flux Is positive when

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Category: Physics Ch 8 Class 11

When a train whistling passes near you, a considerable change in the pitch of the sound is heard. When the train is moving away, the pitch of the sound _____ whereas the pitch of the sound _____ when the train is approaching.

NTS 2019
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound
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Category: Physics Ch 9 Class 11

Which photon carries the most energy?

PMC 2020
Physics
Optics, Nature of Light and Optical Instruments
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Category: Physics

Q.179 A particle radioisotope has a half-life of S days. In 15 days the probability of decay in percentage will be

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Category: Physics Ch 6 Class 11

When fluid is incompressible, it means:

NUMS 2018
Physics
Fluid Dynamics
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Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

A and B are bulbs connected in series with 40-volt battery and a bulb C is connected with 40-volt battery Glow of bulbs will be:

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Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

A guy is standing in a lift falling freely under gravity and releases a ball from hand. As seen by the ball, the boy:

NUMS 2017
Physics
Gravitation
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Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

Two strings A and B of a sitar produces 6 beats per second. When the tension in string B is slightly reduced, beat frequency is reduced by 3 beats per second. If the frequency of string A is 324 Hz. then original frequency of string B was:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Physics
Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion
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75 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 18 Class 12

Transistors can be used as:

PMC Practice 10
Physics
Electronics
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Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

If voltage is 100V current is 10A and R Is 5ohm then internal resistance?

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Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

For a satellite so that it could stay over the same point on Earth’s surface the orbital radius r is given by ________.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Physics
Gravitation
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Category: Physics Ch 8 Class 11

The distance between two consecutive antinodes is equal to:

NUMS 2018
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound
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Category: Physics

Q.143  A 5 watt LED bulb converts 80% of the power into light photos of wavelength 660 nm. What is the number of photons emitted from the bulb in one seco+G124nd?

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Category: Physics Ch 8 Class 11

A cathode ray oscilloscope is displaying an AC signal. If one wave is completed in 2 cm along X- axis and time-base setting is 10 ms/cm, then frequency of AC signal will be:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound
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Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

While using radiation therapy, cancerous thyroid is treated with ____ radioisotope:

PMC 2020
Physics
Nuclear Physics
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82 / 100

Category: Physics

A parallel plate capacitor has a capacitance C. If the distance between the two plates is halved, the capacitance will be?

NUMS Mock 3
Physics
Electrostatics

83 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 9 Class 11

The distance between two fringes in double slit experiment is directly proportional to

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Category: Physics

Q.178  Laminated core in a transformer is used to reduce

85 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

If in a circuit, 2 Ampere current is drawn from the battery in 10 minutes. How much charge will flow through the circuit in this time?

NTS 2018
Physics
Current Electricity
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86 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 14 Class 12

A coil of 600 turns is threaded by a flux of 8×10-5 webers if this flux is reduced to 3×10-5 webers in 0.015 seconds. The average induced e.m.f. is:

NTS 2011
Physics
Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction
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87 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 8 Class 11

If the waves interfere constructively, the amplitude of the resulting wave would be:

NUMS 2018
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound
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88 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 11 Class 11

A fixed mass of an ideal gas absorbs 1000 J of heat and expands under a constant pressure of 20 kPa from a volume of 25 x 10-3 m3 to a volume of 50 x 10-3 m3. What is the change in the internal energy of the gas?

NTS 2017
Physics
Heat and Thermodynamics
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89 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 5 Class 11

Moment of inertia in angular motion plays the same role as

90 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

A row of 25 decorative lights, connected in series, is connected to a main transformer. When the supply is switched on, the lights do not work. The owner uses a voltmeter to test the circuit. When the voltmeter is connected across the third bulb in the row, a reading of zero is obtained. Which of the following cannot be the only fault in the circuit?

NTS 2017
Physics
Current Electricity
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91 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

The sum of all forms of molecular energies (Kinetic and Potential) of a substance is termed as?

UHS 2019
Physics
Work, Power and Energy
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92 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 4 Class 11

An object whose mass is 100 g starts from rest and moves with constant acceleration of 20 cm/s2. At the end of 8s its momentum in g cm / s is:

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Physics
Work, Power and Energy
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93 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 8 Class 11

The six strings of a guitar are the same length under nearly the same tension, but they have different thicknesses. On which string do waves travel the fastest?

NUMS 2015
Physics
Wave Motion and Sound
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94 / 100

Category: Physics

Q.85 An air pipe opens at both ends. A stationary wave is produced in second harmonic mode. What is the phase difference between the motion of the particles at the end of the pipe and at the centre of the pipe.

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Category: Physics Ch 10 Class 11

White light does not focus to a single point after passing through a convex lens due to

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Category: Physics

Q.105 The use of a capacitor filter in a rectifier circuit gives satisfactory performance only when the load

97 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 7 Class 11

For a stiff spring, the value of spring constant is:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Physics
Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion
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Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

Two resistors R1 and R2 may be connected either in series or in parallel across a battery of zero internal resistance. It is required that the joule heating for parallel combination be five times that for series combination. If R1 = 100Ω, find possible values of R2.

NTS 2013
Physics
Current Electricity
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99 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 21 Class 12

An element whose atomic number is same but mass number is different is called:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Physics
Nuclear Physics
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100 / 100

Category: Physics Ch 13 Class 12

The deviation of I-V graph from straight line is due to:

NUMS 2016
Physics
Current Electricity
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