TNPSC - Physics Exam Material Part 2

Physics Exam material for TNPSC - PART 2


The Light emerging from a nicol prism has --- vibration in two mutually perpendicular directions

The Unit of refractive index --- no index

Glass -- One type of Insulator

A radar which detects the presence of the enemy aircraft uses --- radio waves

The most basis of all test instruments is the -- Galvanometer

The energy gap of diamond is - 7ev

The positron is called the antiparticle of the electron, because it -- has opposite charge

The radioactive decay follows --- N=Noe-at

Gamma - rays can be detected by passing them through - electric and magnetic fields

Magnetron is used for the production of -- Microwaves

The Intensity of an earthquake is measured with a - Seismograph

Which one of the following function is performed by a photo-cell ----It converts light energy into electrical energy

Alternating current is converted into direct current by --- Rectifier

The fuse wire is made of -- lead -tin alloy

Sun spots are -- the magnetic storms on the surface of the sun

The radiation with highest energy is -- X-ray

A lift is falling freely after the suspension wire breaks. The weight of a person inside the life would become -- Zero

Which of the following action will double the period of a simple pendulum?  --- make the pendulum four times long

What makes the hairs of shaving brush cling together?  --- Surface tension

Centripetal force needed to keep the moon in its orbit round the earth is provided by --- gravitational pull of sun

Bats can fly in the dark without hitting anything because --- they are guided by ultrasonic waves produced by them

As a person moves closer to the plane mirror the size of the image formed by the mirror --- remains the same

Primary colors are -- red, blue and green

A pyrometer is used to measure --- high temperature

For the measurement of very temperature we use --- Mercury thermometer

Control rods used in nuclear reactors are made of --- Cadmium

The force by which a body is attracted towards the centre of the earth is called --- gravitational force

If the depth of floatation of a ship changes when it sails from the Arabian sea to the Indian ocean, it is due to --- change in density of sea - water

A sudden decrease in the barometric pressure indicates --- a stormy weather

The lens used to rectify long sight is --- convex lens

A solar eclipse occurs when -- the moon comes between the sun and the earth

Important Points :
Soft iron is used for magnetic shielding.
Soft iron attracts the maximum number of magnetic into it

Transformers are used to ---  step up or step down AC voltage

Important Points :
Wavelengths of x-rays are in between 1 A to 100 A

The instrument used to measure the intensity of ionisation of radiation is -- Geiger counter

The instrument used to test the purify of milk is --- Lactometer

The velocity of a freely falling body --- increase

Important Points : 
Pressure is measured in newton per m2
Stress is the force acting on unit area.
Stress and pressure have the same unit.

Momentum of a moving body --- depends upon its velocity alone

The kinetic energy of a body depends upon --- both mass and velocity

Least distance of distinct vision is nearly equal --- 0.25 metre

The electromagnetic waves are of --- transverse in nature 

Important Points : 

Boyle's Law ---
Charle's Law ---
Sublimation ---
Gas equation --- PV=RT

Land and sea breeze are due to --- Conversion of heat

If sound persists even after its source has stopped producing sound, then its called --- Reverberation

Reed instrument without pipe is --- Harmonium

The instrument, which is used to measure the current flowing through a circuit is --- Ammeter

The magnetic permeability of free space is --- 4x10-7h/m

Beta particles are --- electrons

Which one of the following statements given below is not correct ?  --- X-rays are charged particles

Phenomenon of radioactivity was discovered by --- Becquerel

Which falls down fastest in vaccum, a feather, a wooden or a steel ball ?  --- all will fall down at the same speed

What is the normal body temperature of a human body ?  --- 37oC

A micron is equivalent to --- 1/1000 mm

The phenomenon of increase in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere due to absorption of the infra-red radiations reflected from the earth's surface is called --- Green House Effect

Why do we prefer white clothes in summer --- they are poor absorbers and good emitters

A bob executes simple harmonic motion which value is maximum when bob is in the mean position?   --- mass of the particle

The scientist who discovered the relation between electricity and magnetic effects --- Oersted

For a transversely vibrating string the frequency of vibration is directly proportional to --- its length

The exclusive principle was proposed by --- pauli

The momentum of a body of mass metal moving with constant velocity is --- mv

The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum --- decrease with length

The weight of the body at the centre of the earth is --- Zero

By the use of cold water, how will you separate two tumblers stuck together into each other ? ---pouring cold water in the outer tumbler

A rainbow is caused by --- Total internal reflection

Water drops are spherical because of its ---- Surface tension

Loudness of sound produced by a vibrating string is directly proportional to --- the amplitude

The reflectivity of a perfect black body is --- zero

Joule is the unit of --- energy

The color of light is determined by its --- wavelength

Wave theory was proposed by --- Huygen

Charge of an electron is ---1.6x10-19369coulomb

The common emitter configuration is more preferred that the common base configuration because the common emitter configuration gives --- high current gain, high voltage gain and high power gain

Crystals having low melting points are in --- Metallic bond

In a AC Circuit containing capacitance only --- current lags the emf by -----180

Substances which lose their electrical resistances at very low temperature are called --- Super -conductors

Einstein was awarded Nobel Prize for --- Photo electric effect

Two man talk on moon --- they cannot hear each other at all

In mountains because of the low atmospheric pressure the boiling point of water --- decrease

By centrifugal action we can separate particles by different --- densities

Important Points :
Anemometer --- Wind Speed
Ammeter --- Electric current
Tachometer --- Speed of rotation
Pyrometer --- High temperature

Raman effect is due to --- Scattering of light

A diamond shines brightly because it has --- high refractive index and low critical angle

Water in a lake and nearby wells seeks the same level because of --- the same atmospheric pressure

The base of an electric iron is highly polished mainly to --- reduce heat loss by radiation

Electronic devices that convert D.C. power into A.C power are called --- Inverters

The heating element in an electric stove is made of --- nichrome

The least distance of distinct vision is --- 25cm

The first satellite launched by India is --- Aryabhatta

Aeroplane was invented by --- Orville and Wilbur Wright

What is the principle of a  thermopile ? --- Crompton effect

Who proposed the wave theory of light ? --- Huygens

According to Kepler's first law of planetary motion, planets move in --- elliptical orbits

The value of gravitation constant G is --- 6.673x10-11Nm2Kg-2








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