An ideal gas is compressed to half its initial volume using several processes. Which of the processes results in the maximum work done on the gas?
1. adiabatic
2. isobaric
3. isochoric
4. isothermal
A ball is thrown vertically downward from a height of \(20\) m with an initial velocity \(v_0\). It collides with the ground, loses \(50\%\) of its energy in a collision, and rebounds to the same height. The initial velocity \(v_0\) is:
(Take, \(g=10~\mathrm{ms^{-2}}\))
1. \(14\) ms–1
2. \(20\) ms–1
3. \(28\) ms–1
4. \(10\) ms–1
In the spectrum of hydrogen, the ratio of the longest wavelength in the Lyman series to the longest wavelength in the Balmer series is:
1. | \(\frac{4}{9}\) | 2. | \(\frac{9}{4}\) |
3. | \(\frac{27}{5}\) | 4. | \(\frac{5}{27}\) |
A source of sound S emitting waves of frequency 100 Hz and an observer O are located at some distance from each other. The source is moving with a speed of 19.4 ms-1 at an angle of with the source-observer line as shown in the figure. The observer is at rest. The apparent frequency observed by the observer (velocity of sound in air 330 ms-1), is:
1. 100 Hz
2. 103 Hz
3. 106 Hz
4. 97 Hz
If dimensions of critical velocity \({v_c}\) of a liquid flowing through a tube are expressed as \(\eta^{x}\rho^yr^{z}\), where \(\eta, \rho~\text{and}~r\) are the coefficient of viscosity of the liquid, the density of the liquid, and the radius of the tube respectively, then the values of \({x},\) \({y},\) and \({z},\) respectively, will be:
1. \(1,-1,-1\)
2. \(-1,-1,1\)
3. \(-1,-1,-1\)
4. \(1,1,1\)
\(4.0~\text{gm}\) of gas occupies \(22.4~\text{litres}\) at NTP. The specific heat capacity of the gas at a constant volume is \(5.0~\text{JK}^{-1}\text{mol}^{-1}.\) If the speed of sound in the gas at NTP is \(952~\text{ms}^{-1},\) then the molar heat capacity at constant pressure will be:
(\(R=8.31~\text{JK}^{-1}\text{mol}^{-1}\))
1. | \(8.0~\text{JK}^{-1}\text{mol}^{-1}\) | 2. | \(7.5~\text{JK}^{-1}\text{mol}^{-1}\) |
3. | \(7.0~\text{JK}^{-1}\text{mol}^{-1}\) | 4. | \(8.5~\text{JK}^{-1}\text{mol}^{-1}\) |
If vectors \(\overrightarrow{{A}}=\cos \omega t \hat{{i}}+\sin \omega t \hat{j}\) and \(\overrightarrow{{B}}=\cos \left(\frac{\omega t}{2}\right)\hat{{i}}+\sin \left(\frac{\omega t}{2}\right) \hat{j}\) are functions of time. Then, at what value of \(t\) are they orthogonal to one another?
1. \(t = \frac{\pi}{4\omega}\)
2. \(t = \frac{\pi}{2\omega}\)
3. \(t = \frac{\pi}{\omega}\)
4. \(t = 0\)
In the given figure, a diode \(D\) is connected to an external resistance \(R = 100~\Omega\) and an EMF of \(3.5~\text{V}\). If the barrier potential developed across the diode is \(0.5~\text{V}\), the current in the circuit will be:
1. \(30~\text{mA}\)
2. \(40~\text{mA}\)
3. \(20~\text{mA}\)
4. \(35~\text{mA}\)
If potential \([\text{in volts}]\) in a region is expressed as \(V[x,y,z] = 6xy-y+2yz,\) the electric field \([\text{in N/C}]\) at point \((1, 1, 0)\) is:
1. | \(- \left(3 \hat{i} + 5 \hat{j} + 3 \hat{k}\right)\) | 2. | \(- \left(6 \hat{i} + 5 \hat{j} + 2 \hat{k}\right)\) |
3. | \(- \left(2 \hat{i} + 3 \hat{j} + \hat{k}\right)\) | 4. | \(- \left(6 \hat{i} + 9 \hat{j} + \hat{k}\right)\) |
A remote sensing satellite of earth revolves in a circular orbit at a height of \(0.25 \times10^6~\text{m}\) above the surface of the earth. If Earth’s radius is \(6.38\times10^6~\text{m}\) and \(g=9.8~\text{ms}^{-2}\), then the orbital speed of the satellite is:
1. \(7.76~\text{kms}^{-1}\)
2. \(8.56~\text{kms}^{-1}\)
3. \(9.13~\text{kms}^{-1}\)
4. \(6.67~\text{kms}^{-1}\)