HSC Science (Computer Science) १२ वीं कक्षा - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for Physics

Wavelengths of two notes in the air are`[70/153]^m` and `[70/157]^m`. Each of  these notes produces 8 beats per second with a tuning fork of fixed frequency. Find the velocity of sound in the air and frequency of the tuning fork.

A stone of mass 1 kg is whirled in horizontal circle attached at the end of a 1 m long string. If the string makes an angle of 30^º with vertical, calculate the centripetal force acting on the stone.(g=9.8m/s²).

Derive an expression for acceleration due to gravity at depth ‘d’ below the earth’s surface.

When the length of a simple pendulum is decreased by 20 cm, the period changes by 10%. Find the original length of the pendulum.

The bulging of earth at the equator and flattening at the poles is due to _______.

The phase difference between displacement and acceleration of a particle performing S.H.M. is _______.

(A) `pi/2rad`

(B) π rad

(C) 2π rad

(D)`(3pi)/2rad`

The resolving power of telescope of aperture 100 cm for light of wavelength 5.5 x 10^-7 m is _______________.

A hole is drilled half way to the centre of the Earth. A body is dropped into the hole. How much will it weigh at the bottom of the hole if the weight of the body on the Earth’s surface is 350 N? 

In Doppler effect of light, the term “red shift” is used for ______.

(A) frequency increase

(B) frequency decrease

(C) wavelength decrease

(D) frequency and wavelength increase

When a p-n-p transistor is operated in saturation region, then its ______.

(A) base-emitter junction is forward biased and base-collector junction is reverse biased.
(B) both base-emitter and base-collector junctions are reverse biased.
(C) both base-emitter and base-collector junctions are forward biased.
(D) base-emitter junction is reverse biased and base-collector junction is forward biased

In a photon-electron collision ______.
(A) only total energy is conserved.
(B) only total momentum is conserved.
(C) both total energy and total momentum are conserved.
(D) both total momentum and total energy are not conserved

Prove that `g_h=g(1-"2h"/R)` where gh is the acceleration due to gravity at altitude h and h << R (R is the radius of the earth).

A clock regulated by seconds pendulum, keeps correct time. During summer, length of pendulum increases to 1.005 m. How much will the clock gain or loose in one day?

(g = 9.8 m/s² and π = 3.142)

A body of mass ‘m’ performs uniform circular motion along a circular path of radius ‘r’ with velocity ‘v’. If its angular momentum is L, then the centripetal force acting on it is :

Doppler effect is not applicable when _______.
(A) source and observer are at rest.
(B) there is a relative motion between source and observer.
(C) both are moving in opposite directions.
(D) both are moving in same direction with different velocities

Obtain an expression for electric field intensity at a point outside uniformly charged thin plane sheet.

The working of RADAR is based on ...............

a) resonance

b) speed of a star

c) Doppler effect

d) speed of rotation of sun

Define practical simple pendulum

If 'a' is the aperture of telescope and A. is the wavelength of light then resolving power of telescope is .............

a) `lambda/(1.22a)`

b) `(1.22a)/lambda`

c) `(1.22 lambda)/a`

d) `a/(1.22lambda)`

‘g’ is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Earth and ‘R’ is the radius of the
Earth.

Show that acceleration due to gravity at height ‘h’ above the surface of the Earth is

`gh = g (R/(R+H))^2`