A tuning fork produces 5 beats per second with a tuning fork of frequency 480 Hz . When a little wax is stuck to a prong of fork , the number of beats heard per second becomes 2 . What is the frequency of tuning fork before the wax is stuck to it ?

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A tuning fork produces 5 beats per second with a tuning fork of frequency 480 Hz . When a little wax is stuck to a prong of fork , the number of beats heard per second becomes 2 . What is the frequency of tuning fork before the wax is stuck to it ?
Two spherical rain drops reach the surface of the earth with terminal velocities having ratio . The ratio of their surface area is
In system of two particles of masses and , the first particle is moved by a distance towards the centre of mass. To keep the centre of mass unchanged, the second particle will have to be moved by a distance
A graph is plotted between the fringe-width Z and the distance D between the slit and eye-piece, keeping other adjustment same. The correct graph is
(A) 
(B) 
(C) 
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The graph of stopping potential against frequency of incident radiation is plotted for two different metals and as shown in the graph. and are work-functions of and respectively, then

An electron moves in a circular orbit with uniform speed . It produces a magnetic field at the centre of the circle. The radius of the circle is [ permeability of free space, electronic charge]
If the maximum kinetic energy of emitted electrons in photoelectric effect is and the work-function for metal is , then stopping potential and threshold wavelength respectively are
[Planck's constant, -s]
[Velocity of light, ]
[Charge on electron ]
The root mean square velocity of molecules of a gas is . What will be the root mean square velocity of the molecules, if the molecular weight is doubled and the absolute temperature is halved?
Earth has mass and radius . Moon has mass and radius . Distance between their centre is . A body of mass is placed on the line joining them at a distance from centre of the earth. To project the mass to escape to infinity, the minimum speed required is
Water rises upto a height in a capillary tube on the surface of the earth. The value of will increase, if the experimental setup is kept in [ acceleration due to gravity]
Van de Graaff generator produces
A carrier wave of peak voltage 16 V is used to transmit a signal. If the modulation index is , the peak voltage of the modulating signal is
The energy levels with transitions for the atom are shown. The transitions corresponding to emission of radiation of maximum and minimum wavelength are respectively

A milliammeter of resistance has a range . What will be the resistance used in series to convert it into voltmeter of range ?
A child starts running from rest along a circular track of radius with constant tangential acceleration a. After time he feels that slipping of shoes on the ground has started. The coefficient of friction between shoes and the ground is
[g = acceleration due to gravity]
A metal rod has length, cross-sectional area and Young's modulus as and , respectively. If the elongation in the rod produced is I, then work done is proportional to
Two cells having unknown emfs and are connected in potentiometer circuit, so as to assist each other. The null point obtained is at 490 cm from the higher potential end. When cell is connected, so as to oppose cell , the null point is obtained at 90 cm from the same end. The ratio of the emfs of two cells is
Three points masses, each of mass are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side . The moment of inertia of the system about an axis passing through one of the vertices and parallel to the side joining other two vertices, will be
Using Bohr's model, the orbital period of electron in hydrogen atom in th orbit is ( permittivity of free space, Planck's constant, mass of electron and electronic charge)
Let and be Stefan's constant and Wien's constant respectively, then dimensions of are
At the poles, a stretched wire of a given length vibrates in unison with a tuning fork. At the equator, for same setting to produce resonance with same fork, the vibrating length of wire
A steel wire of length / has a magnetic moment . It is then bent into a semicircular arc. The new magnetic moment is
The angle subtended by the vector with the -axis is
number of balls of mass moving along positive direction of - axis, strike a wall per second and return elastically. The velocity of each ball is . The force exerted on the wall by the balls in newton, is
Metal rings and are lying in the same plane, where current I is increasing steadily. The induced current in metal rings is shown correctly in figure





A 10 m long wire of resistance is connected in series with a battery of emf 3 V and a resistance of . The potential gradient along the wire in is
A domain in a ferromagnetic substance is in the form of a cube of side . If it contains atoms and each atomic dipole has a dipole moment of , then the magnetisation of the domain is
If the surface tension of a soap solution is then the work done in forming a soap film of will be
The compressibility of water is . Pressure of is applied on 100 mL volume of water. The change in the volume of water is
Two bodies and of equal mass are suspended from two separate massles springs of force constant and , respectively. The bodies oscillate vertically such that their maximum velocities are equal. The ratio of the amplitudes of body to that of body is
Two capacitors of capacities and are connected in parallel. A third capacitor of capacity is connected in series with this combination. A battery of 12 V is connected across this combination. The charge on capacitor is
The escape velocity of a body from any planet, whose mass is six times the mass of earth and radius is twice the radius of earth will (v = escape velocity of a body from the earth's surface)
A ray of light is incident at an angle on one face of a thin angled prism. The ray emerges normally from the other face. Refractive inder of the glass prims is and angle of prism is . The value of is
What is the angle between resultant of and .
A rope is wound around a solid cylinder of mass 1 kg and radius 0.4 m . What is the angular acceleration of cylinder, if the rope is pulled with a force of 25 N ? (Cylinder is rotating about its own axis.)
A transistor having is connected in common emitter configuration. When the base current changes by 6 mA , then the change in collector current is
A uniform metal wire has length , mass and density . It is under tension and is the speed of transverse wave along the wire. The area of cross-section of the wire is
An object is clearly seen through an astronomical telescope of length 50 cm . The focal lengths of its objective and eye-piece respectively, can be
A bob of a simple pendulum has mass and is oscillating with an amplitude . If the length of the pendulum is , then the maximum tension in the string is , acceleration due to gravity]
The Brewster's angle for the glass-air interface is . If a ray of light passing from air to glass strickes at an angle of incidence , then the angle of refraction is
For a paramagnetic substance, the magnetic susceptibility is
Let , where and are lengths. The physical quantity is
The fundamental frequency of a closed pipe is 400 Hz . If rd pipe is filled with water, then the frequency of 2nd harmonic of the pipe will be (neglect and correction)
An AC circuit contains resistance of and inductive reactance . The phase angle between current and potential difference will be
In an intrinsic semiconductor, at an ordinary temperature, the correct relation between the number of electrons per unit volume and number of holes per unit volume .
By increasing the aperture of the objective lens, wavelength of light, focal length of the objective lens and the resolving power of an astronomical telescope respectively
Two galvanometers and require currents of 4 mA and 7 mA , respectively to produce the same deflection of 20 divisions. If and are their sensitivities respectively, then
Two circular loop and of radii and respectively are made from a uniform wire. Moment of inertia of about its axis is 3 times that of about its axis. The value of is
A body is moving along a circular track of radius 100 m with velocity . Its tangential acceleration is , then its resultant acceleration will be
A body of mass 64 g is made to oscillate turn by turn on two different springs and . Spring and has force constant and respectively. If and are period of oscillations of springs and respectively, then will be
Which mineral among the following contains vanadium in it?
Which of the following is least reactive towards reactions?
Which of the following oxyacids of sulphur contain four bonds?
What is the unit of viscosity?
Which of the following compounds does not react with bromine in alkaline medium?




Which of the following molecules has a central atom with complete octet?
Which of the following molecular formula represents Marshall's acid?
An element crystallises in fcc type of unit cell. The volume of one unit cell is and density of the element . Calculate the number of unit cells in 36 g of pure sample of element?
Which of the following reagents is used for the following conversion?
Identify in the following reaction.
Identify the number of donor groups present in EDTA.
Identify the enzyme in the following reaction
The Total number of electrons around the carbon atom of methyl free radical are
Identify tranquiliser from the following?
Which reagent among the following is used to confirm presence of aldehydic carbonyl group in glucose?
What is the percentage of unoccupied space in fcc unit cell?
How many hydrogen atoms are surrounding each oxygen atom in structure of ice?
Which of the following is not an example of antiseptic drug?
Which of the following compounds is obtained, when phenol react with bromine water?
What is standard bond enthalpy from following reaction,
Which of the following is correct decreasing order of the repulsive interaction of electron pairs in a molecule?
For first order reaction the concentration of reactant decreases from 0.2 to 0.1 M in 100 minutes. What is the rate constant of the reaction?
The end product of the following reaction is
Which among the following sets of elements is present in chalcopyrite?
Which of the following pairs of monomers is used for the preparation of dextron?
What is the oxidation number of Mn in MnO ion?
The vapour pressure of solvent decreases by 10 mm Hg , if mole fraction of non-volatile solute is 0.2 . Calculate vapour pressure of solvent.
Identify ' ' in the following reaction.
Which of the following is a Stephen reaction?




Which among the following crystal lattices occupies all of the cubic holes by cations?
What is the name of reaction involving replacement of diazonium group by chloride using cuprous (I) salt ?
How many moles of gaseous oxygen at one atmosphere is considered for the reaction with element for plotting a graph in Ellingham diagram?
How many Faradays of electricity is required to produce 4.8 g of Mg at cathode in the electrolysis of molten ? (Molar mass of )
Which of the following compound is highly reactive towards HCN?
What is the range of number of carbon atoms in alkanes found in paraffin wax?
Which of the following amines is most basic in nature in aqueous phase?
Which of the following aqueous solutions will have maximum value?
If boiling point of urea solution is and for water is , molality of solution is (Boiling point of water )
What is the SI unit for electrochemical equivalent?
Number of electrons involved in the reaction, when 1 Faraday of electricity is passed through an electrolytic solution is
Which carbon atoms of glucopyranose and -D-fructofuranose respectively are linked together to form glycosidic linkage in sucrose?
Which of the following compounds reacts with ammonia to form urotropine?
A first order reaction is completed in 40 minutes. What is the rate constant for the reaction?
Which among the following is an ambidentate ligand?


What is the formula of hydrolith?
For the reaction,
is equal to
What is the highest oxidation state possessed by phosphorus in it's oxyacids?
When 6.0 g of graphite reacts with dihydrogen to give methane gas, 37.4 kJ of heat is liberated. What is standard enthalpy of formation of ?
Which among the following polymers is used for making handles of cooker?
Identify the correct decreasing order of densities of -block elements.