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1st Year Physics 3rd Quarter Book Paper

40 marks · 1 hour · 28 questions. Covers: 4 chapters (09. Waves to 12. Magnetism).

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1st Year Physics 3rd Quarter Book Paper

1st Year · Physics · Federal (FBISE)

Name: ____________Roll No: ________Class/Section: ________Date: ________Total marks: 40Time: 1 hour

Q1. Multiple choice questions (Attempt all · 12 × 1 = 12)

  1. The magnetic field around a long straight current-carrying conductor is in the form of:
    1. Straight lines
    2. Concentric circles
    3. Parabolic curves
    4. Random loops
  2. In Doppler's effect formula, vs represents:
    1. Speed of listener
    2. Speed of sound
    3. Speed of source
    4. Speed of medium
  3. Drift velocity is produced when
    1. No electric field exists
    2. A potential difference is applied
    3. Temperature decreases
    4. Conductor is cooled
  4. Electric field is related to potential gradient by:
    1. E = qΔV
    2. E = Δr/ΔV
    3. E = -ΔV/Δr
    4. E = V/r
  5. The combined electric and magnetic force acting on a charged particle is called:
    1. Fleming force
    2. Coulomb force
    3. Lorentz force
    4. Maxwell force
  6. High frequency sound waves bounce off blood and are used in:
    1. MRI
    2. Echocardiography
    3. X-ray
    4. ECG
  7. Kirchhoff's Current Law states that:
    1. Sum of voltages in a circuit is zero
    2. Voltage is constant
    3. Current is same everywhere
    4. Sum of currents entering a junction equals sum leaving
  8. If two points are at same potential, are there any electric field lines connecting them?
    1. Yes
    2. No
    3. May or may not
    4. Insufficient information.
  9. When the angle between velocity and magnetic field is neither 0°, 90°, nor 180°, the particle moves in a:
    1. Circular path
    2. Straight path
    3. Helical path
    4. Zig-zag path
  10. Formula of intensity in terms of power is:
    1. I = PA
    2. I = P/A
    3. I = A/P
    4. I = Pt/A
  11. In the potentiometer equation E2 = (l2/l1) E1, the quantities l1 and l2 represent
    1. Current
    2. Resistances
    3. Balancing lengths
    4. Time intervals
  12. Inside a Faraday cage, the electric field is:
    1. Maximum
    2. Zero
    3. Variable
    4. Constant

Q2. Short questions (Attempt any 8 of 12 · 8 × 2 = 16)

  1. What is meant by electric potential energy?
  2. Write the formula for maximum power output.
  3. What happens to the energy transferred by a wave as its amplitude increases?
  4. When do two current-carrying wires attract each other?
  5. Why is Coulomb's law called an inverse square law?
  6. What is meant by free electron density?
  7. What is a gravitational wave?
  8. What does a curremt carrying conductor may experience force in magnetic field?
  9. What is the unit vector in Coulomb's law?
  10. Why is the potentiometer considered more accurate than a voltmeter?
  11. Consider the three pairs of sunglasses below. Which pair of the glasses is capable of eliminating the glare resulting from sunlight reflecting off the calm waters of a lake? Explain you option. (The polarization axes are shown by the straight lines).
  12. When is magnetic flux maximum?

Q3. Long questions (Attempt any 3 of 4 · 3 × 4 = 12)

  1. What is ferrofluids? Explain.
  2. Explain Kirchhoff’s first law and describe that it is a consequence of conservation of charge.
  3. A particle carrying a charge of 1μC and moving with velocity of 2 x 10⁶ m/s enters in a magnetic field of 0.5 T at angle of 60º with the field. Calculate the magnitude of magnetic force acting on it.
  4. The string is 6.0 m long and is vibrating at the third harmonic. The string vibrates up and down with 45 complete vibrational cycles in 10 seconds. Determine the frequency, period, wavelength and speed for this wave.