If the error in the measurement of the radius of a sphere is 2%, then the error in the determination of the volume of the sphere will be:

1. 4%

2. 6%

3. 8%

4. 2%

Subtopic:  Errors |
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The electric potential at a point in free space due to a charge \(Q\) coulomb is \(Q\times10^{11}~\text{V}\). The electric field at that point is:
1. \(4\pi \varepsilon_0 Q\times 10^{22}~\text{V/m}\)
2. \(12\pi \varepsilon_0 Q\times 10^{20}~\text{V/m}\)
3. \(4\pi \varepsilon_0 Q\times 10^{20}~\text{V/m}\)
4. \(12\pi \varepsilon_0 Q\times 10^{22}~\text{V/m}\)

Subtopic:  Relation between Field & Potential |
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The voltage gain of an amplifier with 9% negative feedback is 10. The voltage gain without feedback will be:

1. 90

2. 10

3. 1.25

4. 100

Level 3: 35%-60%
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The energy required to charge a parallel plate condenser of plate separation, \(d\) and plate area of cross-section, \(A\) such that the uniform electric field between the plates is \(E,\) is:

1. \(\dfrac{\varepsilon_0E^2}{2Ad}\) 2. \(\dfrac{\varepsilon_0E^2}{Ad}\)
3. \(\varepsilon_0E^2Ad\) 4. \(\dfrac{1}{2}\varepsilon_0E^2Ad\)
Subtopic:  Capacitance |
Level 4: Below 35%
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A roller coaster is designed such that riders experience "weightlessness" as they go around the top of a hill whose radius of curvature is \(20\) m. The speed of the car at the top of the hill is between:
1. \(14\) m/s and \(15\) m/s
2. \(15\) m/s and \(16\) m/s
3. \(16\) m/s and \(17\) m/s
4. \(13\) m/s and \(14\) m/s
Subtopic:  Uniform Circular Motion |
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The ratio of the radii of gyration of a circular disc to that of a circular ring, each of the same mass and radius, around their respective axes is:

1. \(\sqrt{3}:\sqrt{2}\) 2. \(1:\sqrt{2}\)
3. \(\sqrt{2}:1\) 4. \(\sqrt{2}:\sqrt{3}\)
Subtopic:  Moment of Inertia |
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The work function of the surface of a photosensitive material is \(6.2\) eV. In which region does the wavelength of the incident radiation, for which the stopping potential is \(5\) V, lie?
1. ultraviolet region.
2. visible region.
3. infrared region.
4. X-ray region.

Subtopic:  Einstein's Photoelectric Equation |
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Level 3: 35%-60%
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The ground state energy of the hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV. When its electron is in the first excited state, its excitation energy is:

1. 3.4 eV

2. 6.8 eV

3. 10.2 eV

4. zero

Subtopic:  Bohr's Model of Atom |
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A current of \(3~\text{A}\) flows through the \(2~\Omega\) resistor shown in the circuit. The power dissipated in the \(5~\Omega\) resistor is:
    

1. \(4~\text{W}\) 2. \(2~\text{W}\)
3. \(1~\text{W}\) 4. \(5~\text{W}\)
Subtopic:  Heating Effects of Current |
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A p-n photodiode is made of a material with a bandgap of 2.0 eV. The minimum frequency of the radiation that can be absorbed by the material is nearly:

1. 10×1014 Hz

2. 5×1014 Hz

3. 1×1014 Hz

4. 20×1014 Hz

Subtopic:  Energy Band theory | Applications of PN junction |
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