Sharnbasava University
Faculty of Engineering & Technology
B.tech first year (Co-ed).
Sub: Engineering Physics
Sub.code-18PHY22
Model Question Paper
NOTE: Question paper consisting of two parts.
*Part-A consists of 25 MCQs, each of 4 marks and total 100marks(negative marking
system)
*Part-B consists of 4 descriptive questions (each of 25 marks) with one option for each
question. total 100marks (25x4=100)
PART-A
1. Maximum displacement from equilibrium position is 25x4=100
A. Frequency
B. Amplitude
C. Wavelength
D. Period
2. In cars, springs are damped by
A. shock absorbers
B. engine
C. tyres
D. brake pedals
3. A force that acts to return mass to its equilibrium position is called
A. frictional force
B. restoring force
C. contact force
D. normal fprce
4. Shock waves are produced due to
a) sudden dissipation of energy
b) material lose its energy
c) simple harmonic motion
d) there is no energy formation
5. Reddy Shock Tube is a ------
a) Free piston shock tube
b) Hard piston shock tube
c) device of transistor
d) device of Laser
6. Which point on the stress strain curve occurs after the ultimate point?
a) Last point
b) Breaking point
c) Elastic limit
d) Material limit
7. The material in which large deformation is possible before absolute failure by rupture is called
a) Plastic
b) Elastic
c) Brittle
d) Ductile
8. If the material recovers the original dimensions, when an external load is removed, this
deformation is known as ______ deformation.
a) plastic
b) permanent
c) elastic
d) irreversible
9. Which law is also called as the elasticity law?
a) Bernoulli’s law
b) Stress law
c) Hooke’s law
d) Poisson’s law
10. A member which does not regain its original shape after removal of the load producing
deformation is said __________
a) Plastic
b) Elastic
c) Rigid
d) None of the mentioned
11. Find the value of Stoke’s theorem for y i + z j + x k.
a) i + j
b) j + k
c) i + j + k
d) –i – j – k
12. The Stoke’s theorem uses which of the following operation?
a) Divergence
b) Gradient
c) Curl
d) Laplacian
13. Which of the following theorem convert line integral to surface integral?
a) Gauss divergence and Stoke’s theorem
b) Stoke’s theorem only
c) Green’ s theorem only
d) Stoke’s and Green’s theorem
14. Lorentz force is based on,
a) Dot product
b) Cross product
c) Both dot and cross product
d) Independent of both.
15. The basic principle involved in light transmission through a fiber optic link is :
(a) total internal reflection
(b) polarization
(c) diffraction
(d) refraction
16. Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle states that the ___ and ___ of an electron cannot be
known simultaneously.
a. Position, mass
b. Position, charge
c. Momentum, speed
d. Position , momentum
17. Which of the following is a unique property of laser?
a) Directional
b) Speed
c) Coherence
d) Wavelength
.
18. Which of the following is an example of optical pumping?
a) Ruby laser
b) Helium-Neon laser
c) Semiconductor laser
d) Dye laser
19. When laser light is focussed on a particular area for a long time, then that particular area
alone will be heated.
a) True
b) False
20. What is the need to achieve population inversion?
a) To excite most of the atoms
b) To bring most of the atoms to ground state
c) To achieve stable condition
d) To reduce the time of production of laser
21.All metals obey-
a. Ohms law
b. Snells law
c. Conductance law
d. Guass law
22.Metals have
a. low thermal conductivity & electrical conductivity
b. high thermal conductivity & electrical conductivity
c. no thermal conductivity
d. only ions
23.CFET developed by
a. Newton
b. Maxwell
c. Lorentz & Drude
d. Both a&b
24.When electron field is applied to the metal ------------ to the applied field
a. the free electrons accelerated in the opposite direction
b. the free electrons accelerated in the same direction
c. the free electrons concentration decreases
d. both b&c
25.The additional velocity acquired by the free electrons in the direction opposite to the applied
field is called
a. Drift Velocity
b. Mobility
c. Mean collision time
d. Fermi energy
PART-B
*Answer any 4 of the following questions
1. Define SHM . Write any 4 examples of SHM. 25x4=100
OR
2. Define Mach number, Acoustic wave, Subsonic Wave and write any two examples.
3. State Hooke’s law and explain any three factors affecting elastic properties
OR
4. Define three different types of Elastic modulus.
5. State Guass Diveregence theorem, Stokes theorem, Ampere’s law and Faraday’s laws of
EMI.
OR
6. Explain point to point communication system using optical fiber.
7. State and explain Heisenberg’s Uncertainty principle (HUP).
OR
8. Explain working of semiconductor diode Laser .
9. Define drift velocity, mobility, collision time, relaxation time.
OR
10. Define Hall effect and mention its applications.
