Important Questions (NCERT â Physics) - I
Q50. Explain conventional current and electron flow. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻā§°ā§ āĻāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§ā§°āύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans:
- Conventional current: Flow of positive charge from the positive terminal to the negative terminal.(āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻš: āϧāύāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āĻāϧāĻžāύ āϧāύāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāύā§āϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻŖāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāύā§āϞāϞ⧠āϝā§ā§ąāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĨ¤)
- Electron flow: Flow of electrons from the negative terminal to the positive terminal. (āĻāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§ā§°āύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻš: āĻāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§ā§°āύāϏāĻŽā§āĻšā§° āĻāĻŖāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāύā§āϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āϧāύāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāύā§āϞāϞ⧠āϝā§ā§ąāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĨ¤)
Q51. What is the formula for Electrical Power ? āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžā§° āϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: The formula for electrical power is(āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžā§° āϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻšā§āĻā§) P = V × I
where P = Power(āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž), V = Voltage(āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ą āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ), and I = Current(āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻš).
Q52. Define refraction of sound. āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āĻ āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Refraction of sound is the bending of sound waves as they pass from one medium to another due to change in the speed of sound.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āĻ āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϤ⧰āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāύ āĻāĻāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāĻāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āĻāĻāĻž āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž, āϝāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āĻŦā§āĻ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
Q53. State any three uses of electricity. āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§āϤ⧰ āϝāĻŋāĻā§āύ⧠āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans:
- For lighting homes and streets : āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§ ā§°āĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϤ āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āϝā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāϞā§
- To run household appliances : āĻā§°ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻžāĻŦāϞā§
- In industries to operate machines : āĻāĻĻā§āϝā§āĻāϤ āϝāύā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāϞāĻžāĻŦāϞā§
Q54. What is the relationship between speed, wavelength, and frequency of a wave ? āϤ⧰āĻāĻā§° āĻŦā§āĻ, āϤ⧰āĻāĻ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ⧰ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: v = f × λ
where v = speed(āĻŦā§āĻ), f = frequency(āĻā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ), and λ = wavelength(āϤ⧰āĻāĻ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ).
Q55. What are the effects of electric current ?. āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ąāϏāĻŽā§āĻš āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans:
- Heating effect : āϤāĻžāĻĒā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ą
- Magnetic effect : āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ą
- Chemical effect : ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ą
Q56. Define focal length of a concave mirror.āĻ āĻŦāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: The focal length of a concave mirror is the distance between the principal focus and the pole of the mirror.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻ āĻŦāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āϧā§ā§°ā§āĻŦā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦāĨ¤
Q57. What is Corne ? āĻā§°ā§āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped front part of the human eye that helps in refraction of light. āĻā§°ā§āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ą āĻāĻā§ā§° āϏāύā§āĻŽā§āĻā§° āϏā§āĻŦāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŽā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻ āĻāĻļ, āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻ āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύāϤ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q58. State the function of a fuse in an electric circuit. āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻĒāĻĨāϤ āĻĢāĻŋāĻāĻā§° āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝā§āϝ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: A fuse is a safety device that melts and breaks the circuit when excess current flows, preventing damage.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĢāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻž āϏā§ā§°āĻā§āώāĻž āϏāĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϝāĻŋ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻš’āϞ⧠āĻāϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻĒāĻĨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻā§°ā§, āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§°āĻā§āώāĻž āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q59. What is potential energy ? āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ą āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: Potential energy is the energy possessed by an object due to its position or configuration.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ą āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ āύ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĨ¤
Q60. Explain Joule's Law of Heating. āĻā§āϞ⧰ āϤāĻžāĻĒā§āϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Joule’s Law of Heating states that the heat produced in a conductor is directly proportional to: āĻā§āϞ⧰ āϤāĻžāĻĒā§āϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžā§°ā§, āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻāϤ āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĒ
- the square of the current : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§° āĻŦā§°ā§āĻā§° (I2)
- the resistance : ā§°ā§āϧ (R)
- the time : āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ (t)
H = I2Rt
Q61. What is Fleming's Left Hand Rule used for ? āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻšāĻžāϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans: Fleming’s Left Hand Rule is used to determine the direction of force (motion) on a current-carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻšāĻžāϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āϤ ā§°āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝ āĻā§°āĻž āĻŦāϞ⧰ (āĻāϤāĻŋā§°) āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞā§āĨ¤
Q62. Define resistivity. ā§°ā§āϧāĻāϤāĻž āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Resistivity is a measure of how strongly a material opposes the flow of electric current. It is denoted by ρ\rho (rho) and its SI unit is ohm–metre (Ω m).
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: ā§°ā§āϧāĻāϤāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāύā§āϧāĻāϤāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāύ āĻā§°ā§ āϤāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĨ¤ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ ρ\rho (ā§°’āĻš’) āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° SI āĻāĻāĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽ-āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° (Ω m)āĨ¤
Q63. What is the widespread use of concave mirrors ? āĻ āĻŦāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: Concave mirrors are widely used as reflectors in headlights, searchlights, and telescopes.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻ āĻŦāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ āĻšā§āĻĄāϞāĻžāĻāĻ, āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāϏā§āĻā§āĻĒāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q64. State Ohm's Law. āĻāĻŽā§° āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Ohm’s Law states that the current flowing through a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference across it, provided the temperature remains constant. āĻāĻŽā§° āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžā§°ā§, āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύāϤ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ā§°ā§ āϝā§ā§ąāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āϤāĻžā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ą āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ⧰ āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āϤā§āϝāĻā§āώ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻāĨ¤
V = IR
Q65. Define Free Fall. āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻĒāϤāύ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Free fall is the motion of an object under the influence of gravitational force only. āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻĒāϤāύ āĻšā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻ āĻāϤāĻŋ āϝ’āϤ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻā§ā§ąāϞ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻāϰā§āώā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ąāϤ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q66. What is frequency ? āĻā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: Frequency is the number of complete oscillations or cycles per second. It is measured in Hertz (Hz).
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻĻā§āϞāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻā§ā§°ā§° āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻāĻāĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻšāĻžā§°ā§āĻāĻ (Hz)āĨ¤
Q67. Explain Fleming's Right Hand Rule. āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻā§° āϏā§āĻāĻšāĻžāϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: According to Fleming’s Right Hand Rule, if the thumb, forefinger, and middle finger of the right hand are held mutually perpendicular, then: āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻā§° āϏā§āĻāĻšāĻžāϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžā§°ā§, āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻāĻšāĻžāϤ⧰ āĻŦā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ, āϤ⧰ā§āĻāύ⧠āĻā§°ā§ āĻŽāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻā§-āĻ āĻĒā§°āϞ⧠āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§ āϧ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠-
- Thumb → direction of motion of the conductor : āĻŦā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ → āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻā§° āĻāϤāĻŋā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ
- Forefinger → direction of magnetic field : āϤ⧰ā§āĻāύ⧠→ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ
- Middle finger → direction of induced current : āĻŽāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻž → āĻĒā§ā§°ā§ā§°āĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ
Q68. What is meant by the focal plane of a lens ? āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϞ āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans: The focal plane of a lens is the plane perpendicular to the principal axis where the image is formed when the object is at infinity.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϞ āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻ āĻā§āώ⧰ āϏā§āϤ⧠āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āϏā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ, āϝ’āϤ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻ āϏā§āĻŽ āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q69. What are primary and secondary coils in a transformer ? āĻā§ā§°āĻžāύā§āϏāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŽāĻžā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans:
- Primary coil: The coil that receives the input voltage : āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŽāĻžā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāϞā§: āϝāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāϞā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāύāĻĒā§āĻ āĻā§āϞā§āĻā§āĻ āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§
- Secondary coil: The coil that delivers the output voltage : āĻā§āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāϞā§: āϝāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāϞā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻĒā§āĻ āĻā§āϞā§āĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāύ āĻā§°ā§
Q70. State Newton's Second Law of Motion. āύāĻŋāĻāĻāύ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāϤāĻŋā§° āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Newton’s Second Law states that the force acting on an object is equal to the product of its mass and acceleration. āύāĻŋāĻāĻāύ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāϤāĻŋā§° āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžā§°ā§, āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝ āĻā§°āĻž āĻŦāϞ āϤāĻžā§° āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§ āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖā§° āĻā§āĻŖāĻĢāϞ⧰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤
F = ma
where F = force, m = mass, a = acceleration.
71. What is the Law of Conservation of Energy ? āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻā§°āĻā§āώāĻŖā§° āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be transformed from one form to another.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻā§°āĻā§āώāĻŖā§° āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžā§°ā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āύā§ā§ąāĻžā§°āĻŋ; āĻ āĻā§ā§ąāϞ āĻāĻāĻž ā§°ā§āĻĒā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāύ āĻāĻāĻž ā§°ā§āĻĒāϞ⧠⧰ā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰āĻŋāϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
72. Define Resistivity. ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ (āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§āϧāĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž) āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§āĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Resistivity is the property of a material that determines how strongly it opposes the flow of electric current. Its SI unit is ohm-metre (Ω m).
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āϧāĻžā§°āĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āϤāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻžā§° SI āĻāĻāĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻšāĻŽ-āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° (Ω m)āĨ¤
73. State the principle of a Transformer. āĻā§ā§°āĻžāύā§āϏāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§° āύā§āϤāĻŋ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: A transformer works on the principle of electromagnetic induction, where a changing current in the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻā§ā§°āĻžāύā§āϏāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžā§° āĻāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§ā§°’āĻŽā§āĻā§āύā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻļā§āϝāύ⧰ āύā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§, āϝ’āϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŽāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāĻāϞāϤ āϧāĻžā§°āĻž āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āĻš’āϞ⧠āĻā§āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāĻāϞāϤ āϧāĻžā§°āĻž āĻāĻĻā§āĻā§ą āĻšā§āĨ¤
74. What is a convex mirror ? āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāύ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: A convex mirror is a spherical mirror curved outward. It diverges light rays and forms virtual, erect, and diminished images.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāύ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻžā§° āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāύāĨ¤ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ, āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āϏ⧰⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
75. Define Kinetic Energy. āĻāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§āĻžāĨ¤
Ans : Kinetic energy is the energy possessed by an object due to its motion. āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϞā§āĨ¤
Formula: āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: KE = ½ mv²
76. What is the function of the iris in the human eye ? āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ą āĻāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§° āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: The iris controls the size of the pupil and regulates the amount of light entering the eye.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻĒāĻŋāϞ⧰ āĻāĻāĻžā§° āύāĻŋā§āύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻā§āϤ āĻĒā§ā§°ā§ąā§āĻļ āĻā§°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āύāĻŋā§āύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
77. Why does a pencil appear bent when placed in water ? āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻĨ’āϞ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžā§ āĻāĻŋā§ ?
Ans: A pencil appears bent in water due to refraction of light when light passes from air to water.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻžā§ā§ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϞ⧠āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āϝā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽā§āϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
78. What is a voltmeter ? āĻāϞā§āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: A voltmeter is an instrument used to measure potential difference between two points in an electric circuit. āĻāϞā§āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ą āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšā§āϤ āϝāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĨ¤
79. State three rules for image formation by a convex lens. āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ⧰ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻāĻž āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans:
- A ray parallel to the principal axis passes through the principal focus after refraction. āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻ āĻā§āώ⧰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāĻā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ā§°ā§ āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
- A ray through the optical center goes straight without deviation. āĻ āĻĒāĻāĻŋāĻā§āϞ āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ā§°ā§ āϝā§ā§ąāĻž ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞāύ āύā§āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
- A ray through the principal focus emerges parallel to the principal axis. āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāĻā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ā§°ā§ āϝā§ā§ąāĻž ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻ āĻā§āώ⧰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ āĻšā§āĨ¤
80. What is the range of visible light ? āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϏ⧰ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
Ans: The wavelength range of visible light is approximately 400 nm to 700 nm. āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° āϤ⧰āĻāĻ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϏ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžā§ 400 nm āĻĒā§°āĻž 700 nmāĨ¤
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81. Define Critical Angle in Refraction. āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖāϤ āϏāĻāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻŖ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: The critical angle is the angle of incidence in a denser medium for which the angle of refraction in the rarer medium becomes 90°, causing the light ray to travel along the boundary.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϏāĻāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻŖ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāϤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āϏā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāϤāύ āĻā§āĻŖ, āϝāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻā§āĻŖ 90° āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§° āϏā§āĻŽāĻžā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧā§āĨ¤
82. What is an ammeter ? āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: An ammeter is an instrument used to measure electric current in a circuit. It is connected in series and has very low resistance.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āϧāĻžā§°āĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšā§āϤ āϝāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĨ¤ āĻ āĻļā§ā§°ā§āĻŖā§ āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāϤ āϞāĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§āϧ āĻāĻŽāĨ¤
83. State Pascal’s Law. āĻĒāĻžāϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧰ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Pascal’s Law states that pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted equally and undiminished in all directions.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒāĻžāϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧰ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§ąāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻāϞ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāĻļāϤ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āϏāĻā§āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
84. Explain Power Factor in an electrical circuit. āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻāϤ Power Factor āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Power factor is the ratio of real power (P) to apparent power (S) in an AC circuit. Power Factor āĻšā§āĻā§ AC āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ (P) āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ (S) ā§° āĻ
āύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤāĨ¤
Power Factor = P / S = cosθ
85. Define CAT Method. CAT āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: CAT Method stands for Central Axis Theorem Method. It is used in optics to analyze image formation by considering the central axis of mirrors and lenses.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ : CAT āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋā§° āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ ā§°ā§āĻĒ Central Axis Theorem MethodāĨ¤ āĻ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāύ āĻā§°ā§ āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻ āĻā§āώ āϧ⧰āĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϞā§āώāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
86. What is the primary force responsible for the motion of planets around the Sun? āϏā§ā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§ā§°āĻšāϏāĻŽā§āĻš āĻā§ā§°āĻžā§° āĻŽā§āϞ āĻŦāϞ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: The gravitational force is responsible for the motion of planets around the Sun. āϏā§ā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§ā§°āĻšāϏāĻŽā§āĻšā§° āĻāϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽā§āϞ āĻŦāϞ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦāϞāĨ¤
87. State Lenz’s Law. āϞā§āύā§āĻā§° āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Lenz’s Law states that the direction of induced current is such that it opposes the change in magnetic flux that produces it.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϞā§āύā§āĻā§° āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻā§ą āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āϧāĻžā§°āĻžā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āĻ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāĻā§āϏ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
88. What is a generator ? āĻā§āύāĻžā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: A generator is a device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy using electromagnetic induction.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻā§āύāĻžā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻšā§āĻā§ āϝāύā§āϤā§ā§° āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§ā§°’āĻŽā§āĻā§āύā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻļā§āϝāύ⧰ āĻā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāϤ⧠āϝāĻžāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
89. Define Vectors and Scalars with examples. āĻā§āĻā§āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞāĻžā§° āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖāϏāĻšāĨ¤
Ans:
- Vector quantities have both magnitude and direction (e.g., force, velocity). āĻā§āĻā§āĻā§° ā§°āĻžāĻļāĻŋā§° āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ (āϝā§āύā§: āĻŦāϞ, āĻŦā§āĻ)āĨ¤
- Scalar quantities have only magnitude (e.g., mass, temperature). āϏā§āĻā§āϞāĻžā§° ā§°āĻžāĻļāĻŋā§° āĻā§ā§ąāϞ āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ (āϝā§āύā§: āĻā§°, āĻāώā§āĻŖāϤāĻž)āĨ¤
90. Explain resistors in parallel. āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāϤ ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāώā§āĻā§° āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤
Ans: In a parallel circuit, resistors are connected side by side. The equivalent resistance is given by : āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāϤ ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāώā§āĻā§°āϏāĻŽā§āĻš āĻāĻžāώ⧠āĻāĻžāώ⧠āϏāĻāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽāϤā§āϞā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§āϧ - 1/R = 1/R1+1/R2+1/R3
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