Chapter 10 Simple Harmonic motion
MCQs.
1. According to hooks law, F=
a. Kx
b. k/x
c. x/k
d. k.k
2. units of spring constant is
a. N/m
b. m/M
c. Nm
d. N
3. Direction of restoring force is always towards____________position
a. Mean
b. Extreme
c. None
d. center
4. The value of P.E is maximum, at____________position
a. Mean
b. extreme
c. Both
d. Center
5. At which location both KE and PE are equal in mass spring system?
a. Mean
b. Extreme
c. Both a&b
d. Center
6. Time period of pendulum having length of 1 meter is
a. 3 sec
b. 2 sec
c. 1 sec
d. None
7. Which wave is propagating along particles of medium?
a. Transverse
b. Electromagnetic
c. Longitudinal
d. None
8. Nature of sound wave is?
a. Transverse
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b. Electromagnetic
c. Longitudinal
d. None
9. Waves transfer_____
a. Energy
b. Momentum
c. Force
d. Torque
10. Wave equation can be written as
a. V=fλ
b. f=λv
c. f=1/T
d. none
11. In vacuum, all electromagnetic waves have same____
a. speed
b. frequency
c. wavelength
d. none
12. Distance between two crests or trough is called?
a. Frequency
b. Time period
c. Wavelength
d. Speed
13. If mass of pendulum is increased, what will be effect on time period?
a. Decrease
b. Increase
c. Remains constant
d. None
14. In the region of_______________particles come close to each other
a. Rarefaction
b. Compression
c. Both a&b
d. None
Short Questions.
1. If length of pendulum is doubled, what will be time period?
2. A ball is dropped from a certain height onto the floor and keeps bouncing. Is
the motion of the ball simple harmonic? Explain.
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Ans. The motion of bouncing ball is not simple harmonic as it does not obey the formula
F = - k x of SHM. Direction of restring force and that of acceleration is not always
directed towards the mean position. Also velocity of ball is not maximum at mean
position, rather it is maximum when balls just hits the floor and when it rebounds after
hitting the floor.
3. A student performed two experiments with a simple pendulum. He/She used two bobs
of different masses by keeping other parameters constant. To his/her astonishment the
time period of the pendulum did not change Why?
Ans: We have the following formula for the time period of simple pendulum.
It shows that time period is independent of mass of bob. Therefore, no change in time
period is expected.
4. Plane waves in the ripple tank undergo refraction when they move from deep
to shallow water. What change occurs in the speed of the waves?
Ans. When water waves undergo refraction while moving from deep to shallow water,
the speed decreases. It is due to the decrease in the wavelength of water waves in
shallow water.
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Chapter 11 Sound
MCQs.
15. 1 dB=___________Bel
a. 1/10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40
16. If frequency is increased,_________is decreased
a. Wavelength
b. Time period
c. Amplitude
d. frequency
17. Echo is actually___________of sound waves
a. Reflection
b. Refraction
c. Transmission
d. diffraction
18. Lowest sound level=________Wm-2
a. 10-12
b. 1012
c. None
d. 102
19. Intensity of sound by jet plane is
a. 150dB
b. 100dB
c. 190dB
d. 200 dB
20. The sound level emitted by the whale is___________dB
a. 180
b. 170
c. 160
d. 200 dB
21. Speed of sound is measure in_____
a. France
b. Pakistan
c. Russia
d. Brazil
22. Bats can hear frequency upto______________Hz
a. 50,000
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b. 100,000
c. 150,000
d. 35000
23. Audible frequency range of humans is
a. 20Hz
b. 20,000Hz
c. 20 to 20,000 Hz
d. None
24. Speed of sound is__________times greater in solids than air
a. 15
b. 10
c. 5
d. 7
25. Sound is a _________wave
a. Electromagnetic
b. Mechanical
c. Both a&b
d. None
26. Loudness depends on__________
a. Frequency
b. Amplitude
c. Distance
d. None
27. Effect of sound persists in our brain for_________seconds
a. 0.2
b. 1
c. 0.1
d. 0.3
28. Ultrasonic waves have frequency greater than____________Hz
a. 20
b. 20,000
c. 10,000
d. None
29. Safe level of noise is_________db
a. 80
b. 85-90
c. 95-100
d. None
30. Multiple reflections of sound is called_____
a. Ultrasonic’s
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b. Reverberations
c. Echo
d. None
31. _____________technology is used to find underwater objects.
a. Laser
b. Radar
c. SONAR
d. None
32. Faintest audible sound loudness is
a. 10 dB
b. 0 dB
c. 12 dB
d. None
33. Dogs can hear sound upto__________Hz
a. 25000
b. 35000
c. 40000
d. 20000
Short Questions.
1. Why two tin cans with a string stretched between them could be better way to
communicate than merely shouting through the air?
Ans: It is better Way to communicate because the sound waves have high speeds in
solids than air and also maximum intensity (energy) will be transferred through
string. While in case of air speed is slow and intensity will be spread over large
area.
2. We can recognize persons speaking with the same loudness from their voice. How is
this possible?
Ans: - we can recognize persons speaking with the same loudness from their voice
because their quality of sound is different. Quality of sound is the characteristic by
which we can distinguish between two sounds of same loudness and pitch. The
waveforms of sound produced by persons are different. So their quality is different
and they can be distinguished from each other.
3. You can listen to your friend round a corner, but you cannot watch him/her. Why?
Ans: The sound waves have larger wavelength than light waves. These are
diffracted by the corner of wall and light waves cannot do so, due to their very
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small wavelength (as compared with size of wall corner). So, without seeing the
friends his/her voice can be heard.
4. Why must the volume of a stereo in a room with wall-to-wall carpet be tuned higher
than in a room with a wooden floor?
Ans: - Volume of a stereo in a room with wall to wall carpet must be tuned higher
than in a room with a wooden floor because reflection of sound is more prominent if
the surface is smooth, and less if the surface is irregular.
5. Define pitch, how it is related with frequency?
Ans. A high pitch sound corresponds to a high frequency sound wave and a low pitch
sound corresponds to a low frequency sound wave.
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Chapter 12 Optics
MCQs.
1. Light consists of energy packets, called________
a. Phonon
b. Electron
c. Photon
d. Proton
2. Object distance is taken as positive if object is placed in_________of mirror
a. Front
b. Back
c. Both a&b
d. None
3. Focal length of concave mirror is taken as______
a. Negative
b. Positive
c. It does not has focal length
d. None
4. Focal length of convex mirror is taken as______
a. Negative
b. Positive
c. It does not has focal length
d. None
5. Focal length of concave lens is taken as______
a. Negative
b. Positive
c. It does not has focal length
d. None
6. Focal length of convex lens is taken as______
a. Negative
b. Positive
c. It does not has focal length
d. None
7. For a lens f=
a. R/2
b. 2/R
c. 2R
d. 3R
8. Power of lens is calculated in
a. Meter
b. Dioptre
c. Cm
d. dm
9. Concave lens always forms a_______________image
a. Real
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b. Virtual
c. Secondary
d. primary
10. The formula for refractive index is
a. c/v
b. v/c
c. c.v
d. c.c
11. Total internal _____________is occurred in fibre optic cable.
a. Refraction
b. Reflection
c. Deviation
d. diffraction
12. Convex lens make___________image
a. Real
b. Virtual
c. None
d. positive
13. Concave mirror makes____________image
a. Real
b. Virtual
c. None
d. negavtive
14. In telescope, there are two___________lenses
a. Convex
b. Concave
c. None
d. plane
15. Fibre optic cable is based on the__________
a. Total internal reflection
b. Refraction
c. None
d. diffraction
16. In case of reflection, i and r are_____
a. Equals
b. Different
c. None
d. Greater than each other
17. Refractive index of diamond is
a. 2.8
b. 2.42
c. 1.33
d. 1.6
18. Speed of light in water is___________ms-1
a. 2.3x108
b. 2x108
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c. 3x108
d. None
19. Speed of light in glass is_____________ms-1
a. 2x108
b. 3x108
c. 2.3x108
20. If object is at F in convex lens, where will be image?
a. At 2F
b. At F
c. Image will not form
d. none
Short Questions.
1. A man raises his left hand in a plane mirror, the image facing him is raising his right
hand. Explain why?
Ans:"Lateral" means "sideways".Laterally inverted image is formed in case of a
plane mirror. So if the object (person) raises his left hand then its image will raise his
right hand and vice versa.
2. Why or why not concave mirrors are suitable for makeup?
Ans. Both concave and convex mirrors will distort the image of the face if used when applying
make-up. Which is why flat mirrors are used instead.
3. Why side mirror of cars are convex?
Ans. The images reflected in a convex mirror look smaller than they are. This is
why convex mirrors are used on cars. They reflect more in a smaller space. In other
words, a convex mirror has a wider field of view than a flat one, which can only reflect
the area right in front of it.
4. When an optician's testing room is small, he uses a mirror to help him test the eye sight of
his patients. Explain why.
Ans. To increase the distance of alphabets from the patient, the optician uses plane mirror
if his testing room is small.
5. How does thickness of a lens, affects its focal lenth?
Ans.A lens with more “bending power” has a shorter focal length, because it alters the
path of the light rays more effectively than a weaker lens. ... But for thicker lenses, how
thick they are does make a difference, and in general, results in a shorter focal length.
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