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PhD entrance examination – 2023 Subject: Physics

PhD entrance examination – 2023 January

Subject: Physics

 

1. To determine the value of lagrangian, we assume

A) Kinetic energy       B) Potential energy     C) Both A and B        D) None of these

 

2. In the inverse piezoelectric effect, ______ waves are produced.

A) Electromagnetic     B) Infrasonic               C) Ultrasonic               D) Micro

 

3. A thermodynamic process in which pressure remains constant is called

A) Isobaric                  B) Isothermal              C) Isotropic                 D) Isocyclic

 

4. How many ways can the Hamilton’s equation be derived?

A) 1                             B) 2                             C) 3                             D) 4

 

5. The equation of the plane that is tangent to the surface xyz=8 at point (1,2,4) is

A) 4x + 2y+ z =12      B) x + 2y+ 4z =12       C) x + 4y+ 2z =12       D) x + y+ z =7

 

6. The number of independent ways in which a mechanical system can move without violating any constraint is called

A) Degrees of freedom                                               B) Number of freedoms         

C) Generalized coordinates                                        D) Wavefunctions

 

7. The role of He in He-Ne laser is

A) He is an active medium                                         B) Population inversion takes place in He

C) Stimulated emission takes place in He                   D) He atoms helps in exciting Ne atoms

 

8. Which one of the following has highest intermodal dispersion?

A) Step index single mode                                         B) Step index multimode       

C) Graded index multimode                                       D) All have same intermodal dispersion

 

9. Which of the following is described by the concept of numerical aperture in an optical fiber?

A) Light scattering      B) Light collection      C) Light deviation      D) Light polarization

 

10. An electron and a proton are accelerated through same potential. The ratio of de-Broglie wavelength  is

A) 1                              B)                           C)                            D)

 

11. In canonical transformation, the set of variables obey

A) Pythagorean theorem                                             B) Hamilton’s equations        

C) Newton’s laws                                                       D) Law of thermodynamics

12. The Andromeda galaxy is which of the following types of galaxies?

A) Elliptical                 B) Spiral                      C) Barred-spiral          D) Irregular

 

13. Which one of the following is a structure of CNT?

A) Armchair                B) Zig-zag                   C) Chiral                     D) All of these

 

14. Orientation polarization occurs

A) In all dielectrics                                                     B) In polar dielectrics

C) In non-polar dielectrics                                          D) In ionic dielectrics

 

15. Which of the following waves/rays are produced by nuclear changes in the atom?

A) Infrared rays          B) Ultrasonic waves    C) Gamma rays           D) X-rays

 

16. Which of the following are the properties of superconductors?

A) They are diamagnetic in nature                              B) They have zero resistivity 

C) They have infinite conductivity                             D) All of the above

 

17. A proton and an alpha particle are accelerated through the same potential difference V. The wavelengths associated with these two particles will be in the ratio

A) 1:2                          B) 2:1                          C) 4:1                          D) None of these

 

18. If the momentum of an object increases by 20%, its kinetic energy will increase by,

A) 66%                        B) 77%                        C) 44%                        D) 55 %

 

19. The region of electromagnetic spectrum for nuclear magnetic resonance is

A) Microwave             B) Infrared                  C) Radio frequency    D) UV rays

 

20. When electrons are trapped in the crystal lattice in place of anion vacancy, the defect in the crystal is known as

A) Non-stochiometric defect                                      B) Stochiometric defect         

C) F-centre                                                                  D) Frenkel defect

 

21. Which one of the following common devices works on the basis of the principle of mutual induction?

A) LED                       B) Photodiode                        C) Transformer            D) Transistor

 

22. A ferroelectric crystal loses spontaneous polarization at

A) Transition temperature                                           B) Fermi temperature

C) Curie temperature                                                  D) Debye temperature

 

23. If the function neither satisfied even parity & odd parity, then function is said to be

A) Indefinite parity                                                     B) Symmetric potential          

C) Degenerate state                                                    D) None of these

 

24. An astronaut at rest has a heart rate of 65 beats/min. When the astronaut’s spaceship moves at a speed of 0.6c, her heart rate in beats/min as measured by an earth observer will be:

A) 26                           B) 52                           C) 74                           D) 104

 

25. In which direction, the recoil electron in Compton scattering has the maximum kinetic energy?

A) 00                            B) 900                          C) 1800                        D) 2700 

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