PUNJAB COLLEGE OF SCIENCE ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI

PHYSICS HSSC-I TEST# 5 (AFTER NOON) KEY

Total marks = 30

Q: Encircle the correct option i.e. A/B/C/D. Each part carries one mark.

1 Bending of light around the edges of an obstacle is called

A. Refraction B. Polarization C. Interference D. Diffraction of light
2. A light ray traveling form rarer medium is reflected from denser medium, suffers a phase change of
A. 60o B. 90o C.180o D.45o
3. 2d sin𝜽 = m𝝀 is called
A. Laplace’s equation B. Reflection equation C. Bragg equation D. Reflection equation
4. The principle of Michelson interferometer is based on the division of
A. Wave front B. Amplitude C. Frequency D. Speed of light
5. Light is a form of energy which produces a sensation of:
A. Hearing B. Vision C. Touching D. All of these
6. Dimensions of pressure are
A. [MLT] B. [ML-1T-1] C. [M𝐿−1 𝑇 −2] D. [ML-2T-2]
7. Which one of the following is the angle between ray of light and the corresponding wave front?
A. 0 B. 60 C. 90 D. 120
8. In Michelson interferometer, if the moveable mirror is moved through a distance of 8. Which
one of the following is the number of fringes shifted?
A. 4 B. 8 C. 16 D. 32
Ans: use L= m λ / 2
9. Diffraction pattern produced by white light through a single slit consists of:
A. Parallel bright and dark fringes B. Circular bright and dark fringes
C. Coloured fringes of equal width D. Coloured fringes of varying width
10. The tip of a needle does not give a sharp image. It is due to:
A. Interference B. Diffraction C. Polarization D. Refraction
11. Diffraction of X-ray by crystals shows that:
A. The intensity of X-rays is high B. X-rays have very long wavelength
C. X-rays are electromagnetic waves of short wavelength D. All of these
12. Polaroids are used in:
A. Sun glasses B. The production and analysis of plane polarized light
C. Stereoscopic motion picture D. All of these
13. Interference and diffraction of light support the:
A. Particle nature of light B. Transverse nature of light
C. Longitudinal nature of light D. Wave nature of light
14. The phenomenon of interference is shown by:
A. Longitudinal mechanical waves B. Transverse mechanical waves
C. Electromagnetic waves D. All of above waves
15. Two narrow sources of light are said to be coherent if they emit waves having:
A. The same wavelength B. The same amplitude
C. A constant phase difference D. All of these
16. Longitudinal waves do not exhibit:
A. Reflection B. Refraction C. Diffraction D. Polarization
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17. For a mono-atomic gas CV = then  is:
2
3 5 4 15
A. B. C. D.
5 3 15 4
18. The difference between Cp and Cv is equal to:
A. Universal gas constant B. Planck’s constant C. Molar gas constant D. Boltzmann constant
Cp - Cv =R
19. The work done by the gas during the isobaric expansion is equal to:
A. Area of PV- graph B. Area of triangle C. Area of parallelogram D. Area of circle
20. The first operation involved in a Carnot cycle is:
A. Isothermal expansion B. Adiabatic expansion
C. Isothermal compression D. adiabatic compression
21. According to Newton, the propagation of sound waves in air follows:
A. Adiabatic process B. Isothermal process
C. Isobaric process D. Isochoric process
22. The natural process tends to proceed towards a state of greater:
A. Order B. Disorder
C. Both order and disorder D. neither order nor disorder
23. If pressure is increased, boiling point of water:
A. Decreases B. Increases C. Remains same D. None of these
24. Area under the PV-graph of Carnot engine represents the:
A. Heat absorbed B. Heat rejected C. work done in one cycle D. All of the above
25. The efficiency of practical heat engine is:
A. less than one B. greater than one C. One` D. Zero
26. The SI unit of entropy is:
A. J K−1 B. J s−1 C. J K s−1 D. J K−2
27. For an isothermal process, the first law of thermodynamics reduces to:
A. Q = ΔU B. ∆W = ∆Q C. W = – ΔU D. Q=–W
28. The temperature at which the kinetic energy of the gas molecule is double its value at 27C is:
A. 54C B. 300 K C. 327C D. 108C
Ans: 27+273k=300k, when double =600K, (OR) 600-273=327 C 0

29. If the volume of a gas is held constant and we increase its temperature then.
A. its pressure is constant B. its pressure increases
C. Its pressure decreases C. any of above
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30. At constant temperature, the graph between V and 𝑷 is
A. Hyperbola B. Parabola C. A curve of any shape D. A straight line