ANSWER KEY

Date: 09/09/2015 Roll No.:

Quiz I Name:
APPLIED PHYSICS [UPH-004] Tutorial Group:
Time: 10 minutes Maximum Marks: 05
Note: Attempt all 10 questions. Encircle the most appropriate answer with ball
pen. Cutting or second attempt is not allowed. No negative marking. Symbols have
their usual meaning.
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1. Which one of the following oscillators have lowest time period
(a) Simple Harmonic (b) Under damped (c) Critically damped (d) Over damped
2. Absorption coefficient of an open window varies with frequency (ƒ) as
(a) ƒ -1 (b) ƒ0 (c) ƒ1 (d) ƒ2
3. Relaxation time of an LCR circuit is directly proportional to
(a) L1/2 (b) 1/L (c) L-1/2 (d) L
4. Which one of the following is a periodic
(a) Vibration of simple pendulum in glycerin
(b) Vibration of simple pendulum in vacuum
(c) Vibration of simple pendulum on the surface of moon
(d) None of these
5. Which one of the following features is not desired for an acoustically perfect hall
(a) Multiple corners (b) Upholstered seats
(c) Carpeted floor (d) Parabolic stage walls
6. If radius of a reverberation chamber is doubled, the reverberation time increases
by a factor of
(a) One (b) Three (c) Five (d) None of these
7. A smaller wavelength of ultrasonic waves is essential in
(a) Directional signaling (b) Formation of emulsion
(b) For dispersion of fog at airports (d) Alloy formation
8. Which one of the following will not exhibit magnetostriction effect
(a) Iron (b) Cobalt (c) Nickel (d) Quartz
9. Which of the following cannot be used for detecting ultrasonic waves
(a) Galton-Whistle (b) Kundt’s tube
(c) Piezoelectric detector (d) Sensitive flame method
10. Divergence of a non-radial vector field can never be
(a) Positive (b) Negative (c) Zero (d) Infinite

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