MODERN PHYSICS (NSEP Questions Bank)

SECTION-I
• This section contains TWENTY (20) questions.
• Each question has Four options (A), (B), (C) and (D). ONLY ONE of these four options is correct.
• For each question, choose the option corresponding to the correct answer.
• Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +3 If ONLY the correct option is chosen.
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the options is chosen (i.e. the question is unanswered)
Negative Marks : –1 In all other cases.

1. In a photoelectric experiment, with light of wavelength , the fastest electron has speed v. If the
3
exciting wavelength is changed to , the speed of the fastest emitted electron will become
4
3 4
(A) v (B) v
4 3
3 4
(C) less than v (D) greater than v
4 3

2. The radiation force experienced by body exposed to radiation of intensity , assuming surface of
body to be perfectly absorbing is :

 = Intensity
of radiation
H

R 
2
RH RH RH
(A) (B) (C) (D)
c c 2c c

3. An energy of 24.6 eV is required to remove one of the electrons from a neutral helium atom. The
energy (In eV) required to remove both the electrons from a neutral helium atom is:
(A) 38.2 (B) 49.2 (C) 51.8 (D) 79.0

4. An X-ray photon of wavelength  and frequency  collides with an initially stationary electron (but
free to move) and bounces off. If  and  are respectively the wavelength and frequency of the
scattered photon, then:
(A)  = ;  =  (B)  < ;  >  (C)  > ;  >  (D)  > ;  < 

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5. An X-ray tube is operated at 66 kV. Then, in the continuous spectrum of the emitted X-rays:
(A) wavelengths 0.01 nm and 0.02 nm will both be present
(B) wavelengths 0.01 nm and 0.02 nm will both be absent
(C) wavelengths 0.01 nm will be present but wavelength 0.02 nm will be absent
(D) wavelength 0.01 nm will be absent but wavelength 0.02 nm will be present

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6. The wavelengths of K x-rays of two metals ‘A’ and ‘B’ are and respectively, where
1875R 675R
‘R’ is rydberg constant. The number of elements lying between ‘A’ and ‘B’ according to their atomic
numbers is
(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 4

7. If min is minimum wavelength produced in X-ray tube and k is the wavelength of k line. As the
operating tube voltage is increased.
(A) (k – min) increases (B) (k – min) decreases
(C) k increases (D) k decreases
 

8. The photoelectric threshold wavelength of tungsten is 230 nm. The energy of electrons ejected
from its surface by ultraviolet light of wavelength 180 nm is
(A) 0.15 eV (B) 1.5 eV (C) 15 eV (D) 1.5 keV

9. In an X ray tube the electrons are expected to strike the target with a velocity that is 10% of the
velocity of light. The applied voltage should be
(A) 517.6 V (B) 1052 V (C) 2.559 kV (D) 5.680 kV

10. In and atom an electron excites to the fourth orbit. When it jumps back to the energy levels a
spectrum is formed. Total number of spectral lines in this spectrum would be
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

11. When a monochromatic point source of light is at a distance of 0.2 m from a photoelectric cell,
the cut-off voltage and the saturation current are respectively 0.6 V and 18 mA. If the same source
is placed 0.6 m away from the cell, then:
(A) the stopping potential will be 0.2 V (B) the stopping potential will be 1.8 V
(C) the saturation current will be 6.0 mA (D) the saturation current will be 2.0 mA

12. An image of the sun is formed by a lens of focal length 30 cm on the metal surface of a photo-
electric cell and it produces a current . The lens forming the image is then replaced by another
lens of the same diameter but of focal length 15 cm. The photoelectric current in this case will
be: (In both cases the plate is kept at focal plane and normal to the axis lens).
(A) /2 (B) 2  (C)  (D) 4 

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13. A nucleus with mass number 220 initially at rest emits an -particle. If the Q value of the reaction
is 5.5 MeV, calculate the kinetic energy of the -particle
(A) 4.4 MeV (B) 5.4 MeV (C) 5.6 MeV (D) 6.5 MeV

14. Two identical samples (same material and same amount initially) P and Q of a radioactive
substance having mean life T are observed to have activities AP & AQ respectively at the time of
observation. If P is older than Q, then the difference in their ages is:
A   AQ  1 A  A 
(A) T n  P  (B) T n   (C) n  P  (D) T  P 
A  A  T A  A 
 Q  P  Q  Q

15. The fraction of the original number of nuclei of a radioactive atom having a mean life of 10 days,
that decays during the 5th day is:
(A) 0.15 (B) 0.30 (C) 0.045 (D) 0.064

16. N atoms of a radioactive element emit n alpha particles per second at an instant. Then the half -
life of the element is
n n n N
(A) sec. (B) 1.44 sec. (C) 0.69 sec. (D) 0.69 sec.
N N N n

17. A sample of radioactive material has mass m, decay constant , and molecular weight M. Avogadro
constant = NA. The initial acitvity of the sample is:
m mNA
(A) m (B) (C) (D) mNAe
M M

18. In an -decay the Kinetic energy of  particle is 48 MeV and Q-value of the reaction is 50 MeV.
The mass number of the mother nucleus is:- (Assume that daughter nucleus is in ground state)
(A) 96 (B) 100 (C) 104 (D) none of these

19. Protons and singly ionized atoms of U235 & U238 are passed in turn (which means one after the other
and not at the same time) through a velocity selector and then enter a uniform magnetic field.
The protons describe semicircles of radius 10 mm. The separation between the ions of U235 and
U238 after describing semicircle is given by
U-238 U-235 p

(A) 60 mm (B) 30 mm (C) 2350 mm (D) 2380 mm

20. The antenna current of an AM transmitter is 8A when only carrier is sent but increases to 8.96 A
when the carrier is sinusoidally modulated. The percentage modulation is:-
(A) 50% (B) 60% (C) 65% (D) 71%

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SECTION-II
• This section contains TEN (10) questions.
• Each question has FOUR options. ONE OR MORE THAN ONE of these four option(s) is (are) correct
answer(s).
• For each question, choose the option(s) corresponding to (all) the correct answer(s)
• Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +4 If only (all) the correct option(s) is (are) chosen.
Partial Marks : +3 If all the four options are correct but ONLY three options are chosen.
Partial Marks : +2 If three or more options are correct but ONLY two options are chosen
and both of which are correct.
Partial Marks : +1 If two or more options are correct but ONLY one option is chosen and it
is a correct option.
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the options is chosen (i.e. the question is unanswered).
Negative Marks : –2 In all other cases.
For Example: If first, third and fourth are the ONLY three correct options for a question with second
option being an incorrect option; selecting only all the three correct options will result in +4 marks.
Selecting only two of the three correct options (e.g. the first and fourth options), without selecting any
incorrect option (second option in this case), will result in +2 marks. Selecting only one of the three
correct options (either first or third or fourth option), without selecting any incorrect option (second
option in this case), will result in +1 marks. Selecting any incorrect option(s) (second option in this case),
with or without selection of any correct option(s) will result in –2 marks.

21. In an X-ray tube the accelerating voltage is 20 kV. Two targets A and B are used one by one. For
‘A’ the wavelength of the K line is 62 pm. For ‘B’ the wavelength of the L line is 124 pm. The
energy of the ‘B’ ion with vacancy in ‘M’ shell is 5.5 keV higher than the atom of B. [Take hc = 12400
eVÅ]
(A) Value of min is 0.62 Å.
(B) A will emitte K– photon.
(C) B will emitte L – photons.
(D) minimum wavelength (in Å) of the characteristic X-ray that will be emitted by ‘B’ is 0.8 Å.

22. When Z is doubled in a hydrogen like atom, which of the following statements are consistent with
Bohr’s theory?
(A) Energy of a state is double
(B) Radius of an orbit is doubled.
(C) Velocity of electrons in an orbit is doubled.
(D) Radius of an orbit is halved.

23. One hydrogen atom in its ground state is excited by means of monochromatic radiation of
wavelength 975 Å. You may assume the ionization energy for hydrogen atom is 13.6eV
(A) Total number of lines in emission spectrum would be 6.
(B) Energy difference between 3rd and 4th orbit is 0.66 eV.
(C) longest wavelength in emission spectrum would be 1.875 m.
(D) smallest wavelength in emission spectrum would be 975 Å.

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24. Consider an electron orbiting the nucleus with speed v in an orbit of radius r. The ratio of the
magnetic moment to the orbital angular momentum of the electron is independent of:
(A) radius r (B) speed v
(C) charge of electron e (D) mass of electron me

25. Select the correct alternative(s):

When photons of energy 4.25 eV strike the surface of a metal A, the ejected photo electrons have
maximum kinetic energy TA eV and de Broglie wave length A. The maximum kinetic energy of photo
electrons liberated from another metal B by photons of energy 4.70 eV is TB = (TA - 1.50) eV. If the
de-Broglie wave length of these photo electrons is B = 2A, then:
(A) the work function of A is 2.25 eV (B) the work function of B is 4.20 eV
(C) TA = 2.00 eV (D) TB = 2.75 eV

26. If a nucleus A
Z
x emits one  particle and one  (negative ) particle in succession, then the
daughter nucleus will have which of the following configurations?
(A) A − 4 nucleons (B) 4 nucleons
(C) A − Z − 3 neutrons (D) Z − 2 protons

27. A nitrogen nucleus 7N14 absorbs a neutron and can transform into lithium nucleus 3Li7 under
suitable conditions, after emitting
(A) 4 protons and 4 neutrons
(B) 5 protons and 1 negative beta particle
(C) 2 alpha particles and 2 gamma particles
(D) 1 alpha particle, 4 protons and 2 negative beta particles.

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28. Let mp be the mass of a proton, mn the mass of a neutron, M1 the mass of a 10
Ne nucleus & M2
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the mass of a 20
Ca nucleus. Then:
(A) M2 = 2 M1 (B) M2 > 2 M1 (C) M2 < 2 M1 (D) M1 < 10 (mn + mp)

29. The heavier stable nuclei tend to have larger N/Z ratio because -
(A) a neutron is heavier than a proton
(B) a neutron is an unstable particle
(C) a neutron does not exert electric repulsion
(D) Coulomb forces have longer range compared to nuclear forces

30. A U238 sample of mass 1.0 g emits alpha particles at the rate 1.24 x 104 particles per second.
(NA = 6.023 × 1023)
(A) The half-life of this nuclide is 4.5 × 109 years
(B) The half-life of this nuclide is 9 × 109 years
(C) The activity of the prepared sample is 2.48 × 104 particles/sec
(D) The activity of the prepared sample is 1.24 × 104 particles/sec.

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ANSWER KEY

1. (D) 2. (D) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (D) 6. (D) 7. (A)

8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (A) 11. (D) 12. (C) 13. (B) 14. (B)
15. (D) 16. (D) 17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (A) 20. (D) 21. (A,C,D)
22. (CD) 23. (B,C,D) 24. (A, B) 25. (A,B,C) 26. (A,C) 27. (A,C,D) 28. (C,D)
29. (C,D) 30. (AD)

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