W W W . S A K S H I .

C O M / V I D Y A / B H A V I T H A
. --.-- : oe +-aaa++
.-= .- r.
Previous & Practice Bits
Important Questions
Question Trends - Analysis
Match the following
Quick Review
Points to remember
: ,r --.-- +- ..o aa++
2
PHYSICS BIT BANK / IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
UNITS - 1, 2, 3
Heliocentric theory was proposed by..
MEASUREMENT OF LENGTH
1. Screw gauge works on the principle of
________. (June 04, March 04)
2. The scale marked on the index of a screw
gauge is called ________ (Oct, 99)
3. Pitch of the Screw P = ____/No of revolu-
tions made.
4. Least count of an ordinary scale is
________.
5. For a screw gauge Le = Pitch of the
Screw/________.
MEASUREMENT OF LENGTH
Important Questions
5 Marks
1. Draw a neat diagram of screw gauge and
label its parts? (June 10, 09, 04, Mar 08. 07,
05, 01)
2. Draw the following diagrams showing zero
errors of a screw gauge (March 10, 07)
a) No zero error b) positive zero error.
c) Negative zero error.
4 Marks
1. How do you determine the diameter of a
wire using a screw gauge? (June 06, March
09, 03)
2. What are positive and negative zero errors
of a screw gauge? How are they deter-
mined? (October, 99)
2 Marks
1. What are positive and negative zero errors
of a screw gauge? How are they deter-
mined? (March 00)
2. What is the principle of a screw gauge?
(June 02, March 00)
3. What is the pitch of a screw?
4. What is the least count of a screw gauge?
(March 01)
1 Mark
1. What is the least count of a screw gauge?
(june 02)
2. What is the principle of a screw gauge?
OUR UNIVERSE
1. According to Kepler concept the orbit of a
planet around the sun is ________. (March
05,10)
2. The law of gravitation holds ________.
(March 05)
3. The weight of 400grams stone is ________.
(March 2000, June 08, 10, April 08)
4. Kepler's law support ________. (March 99)
5. The value of acceleration due to gravity 'g'
is nearly ________ (Oct 1999)
6. Heliocentric theory was proposed by
________. (June 2000)
7. The value of 'G' is ________.(June 04)
8. Units of 'G' are ________. (March 08,
March 01)
9. Numerical value of "G" is experimentally
found to be ________. (March 09)
10. Ptolemaic theory is also known as
________. (March 09, 07)
11. Units of acceleration due to gravity are
________. (March 01)
12. Acceleration due to gravity increases with
________ and decreases with ________.
(March 03)
13. Acceleration due to gravity at poles is
________ and at equator it is ________.
(Oct 99)
14. Mass of the body is ________ anywhere in
the universe. (Oct 99)
15. The formula for gravitational force of
attraction between two bodies is given by F
= ________. (March 99)
16. Sensitive instrument used to find small
changes in the value of 'g' is ________.
(June 05, 03, 01, March 04)
17. Acceleration due to gravity 'g' is maximum
at ________. (June 03, March 03, 02)
18. Numerical value of universal gravitational
constant is ________. (June 07)
19. The uniform acceleration produced in a
freely falling body due to gravitational pull
of the earth is called ________. (June 08)
20. Relation between 'g', G, M and r is
________.
21. The weight of a body on the moon is
________of its weight on earth.
22. Scientist who conducted experiment from
the leaning tower of Pisa was ________.
23. Acceleration of moon in the direction of
earth is ________ m/g
2
.
24. Gravitational force of attraction on 10kg of
an object is ________.
OUR UNIVERSE
Important Questions
4 Marks
1. Derive the relation between acceleration
due to gravity and gravitational constant
(or) what is the relationship between 'g' and
'G'?
2. Write universal law of gravitation and
explain in detail? (March 03, 00, June 01)
2 Marks
1. Write Newton's law of universal gravita-
tion. Calculate the gravitational force on an
object of mass 10kg? (March 03, 00)
2. Differentiate between Mass and Weight of a
body? (June 2006, 04, 03)
3. If a stone is thrown vertically up in air with
a velocity of 20 m/s, how much height that
stone travels?
4. A ball is thrown up and attains a maximum
height of 80m. Find its initial speed?
(March 2009, June 2006, 04)
5. What is the velocity of stone when it reach-
es earth from a height of 20m? (June 05)
6. Abody is projected vertically upwards with
an initial velocity of 40m/s. Find the maxi-
mum height reached by the body? (March
2002)
1 Mark
1. What is Heliocentric theory? (March 05)
2. What is Geocentric theory?
3. What is acceleration due to gravity? (March
06)
4. Define the weight of a body? (March 07)
5. State Hooke's law? (June 07, March 04)
6. Why the weight of a body is not the same at
the poles and at the equator? (March 1999)
7. The weight of the body is not the same on
the surfaces of the earth at all places.
Specify the reason? (June 2002)
8. What is acceleration due to gravity of earth?
9. Why does the value of a 'g' decreases as we
go deep inside a mine? (March 08)
10. Express the relationship between 'g' and 'G'?
11. What is gravity meter?
KINEMATICS
1. Abody is projected vertically upwards with
a velocity of 20 m/s. The maximum height
reached by the body is (Take g' = 10m/s
2
)
________. (June 01)
2. Abody is projected vertically upwards with
a velocity of 10 m/s. The maximum height
reached by the body is ________ (Take 'g' =
10m/s
2
). (June 02)
3. Abody is projected vertically upwards with
a velocity of 40 m/s. The maximum height
reached by the body is (Take g = 10m/s
2
)
(March 2004, 02)
4. The maximum height reached by body
thrown up with an initial velocity 'u' is
________ (April 08, June 05, 10 Mar 05 )
5. Formula to find out maximum height
reached by a body thrown up is ________
(June 2005)
6. The time taken by a body thrown up to
reach maximum height 'h' is called its
________. (June 07, March 03)
7. When a body is dropped from a height 'h'
then the velocity of the body on reaching
the earth is ________. (March 07)
8. Time of ascent is directly proportional to
________. (March 10, 04, April 08,June 06,
05, 04, 00)
9. The time for which the body remains in air
is called as ________.
(March 2008).
10. A ball is thrown up and attains a maximum
height of 80m. then its initial speed is
________. (June 08)
11. When a body moves towards the earth
acceleration to gravity is taken as
________. (June 07, March 06, 05)
12. When a body is projected upwards the
acceleration due to gravity is taken as
________. (March 10, 08)
13. For a body moving under the influences of
gravity, the time of ascent is equal to
________ (March 06)
14. Time of descent (t
d
) = ________.
15. Time of flight T = ________.
16. The final velocity of a body thrown up is
equal to ________.
17. At a constant point velocity of ascent of an
object and velocity of descent of an object is
________.
ANSWERS
1) Screw in a nut; 2) Pitch scale; 3) Distance
travelled by the tip of the screw; 4) 1mm; 5)
Number of head scale divisions.
ANSWERS
1) Elliptical; 2) Everywhere in the universe; 3)
3.9N; 4) Heliocentric Theory; 5) 980 cms
2
(or) 9.8ms
2
; 6) Copernicus; 7) 6.67 10
11
Nm
2
kg
2
; 8) Nm
2
kg
2
; 9) 6.67 10
11
; 10)
Geocentric theory; 11) m/s
2
; 12) Local condi-
tions, height or depth; 13) Maximum,
Minimum; 14) Constant; 15) ; 16)
gravity meter; 17) Poles; 18) 6.67 10
11
Nm
2
kg
2
; 19) Acceleration due to gravity;
20) ; 21) 1/6
th
; 22) Galileo; 23)
0.0027 meter/sec
2
; 24) 98N
2
GM
g
r
=
1 2
2
m m
G
r
ANSWERS
1) 20m; 2) 5m; 3) 80m; 4) U
2
/2g; 5) h =
U
2
/2g; 6) Time of ascent; 7) ; 8) Initial
velocity; 9) Time of flight; 10) 40 m/s; 11)
Positive; 12) Negative; 13) Time of descent;
14) ; 15) 2u/g; 16) Zero; 17) equal
2h
g
2gh
Physical Science Bit Bank
Prepared by:
Y. Ravi Kumar
Senior Teacher
: ,r --.-- +- ..o aa++
3
PHYSICS BIT BANK / IMPORTANT QUESTIONS UNITS - 4, 5, 6
Speed of light in Vacuum is...
KINEMATICS
Important Questions
2 Marks
1. What is the angular velocity of earth along
it's axis? (Sep 99)
2. What is the principle of launching a satellite
into an orbit? (March 01 June 04, 00)
3. Distinguish between a rotatory motion and a
circular motion? (March 2006, March 2010)
4. What is a centrifuge? How does it work?
(June 2006, March 09, 04, 1999 April 08)
5. Explain the working of a laundry drier?
(June 2007, 2005, 2003)
6. What is the necessity of banking roads?
(June 04)
7. What is simple harmonic motion? What are
its characteristics? (June 2010, 08)
8. What is the angular velocity of earth with
respect to its rotation? (October 99)
9. Give examples for oscillatory motion
observed in your day-to-day life? (June,
2000)
10. Find the length of a simple pendulum whose
time period is 1.2 seconds? (March 1999)
1 Mark
1. What is time of a flight? (June 2007, March
2007)
2. What is the value of orbital velocity of an
artificial satellite?
3. What is the escape velocity of an artificial
satellite?
4. What is escape velocity?
5. What is the time period of a particle?
6. Relationship among l, T and g?
7. What happens when a simple pendulum is
kept at the centre of earth?
DYNAMICS
1. In simple Harmonic motion the acceleration
of a particle is directly proportional to
________. (June 2003, 02, Mar 09)
2. Acar moves on a curved but level road. The
necessary centripetal force on the car is pro-
vided by ________. (Mar 09. June 2004,
03)
3. A car has a mass 1200kg taken a turn on a
curved road of radius 180m with a speed of
6 m/s. The centripetal force acting on the
car is ________.
4. The device used to separate particles of
higher mass from those of lower mass in a
given mixture is ________. (March 2001)
5. ________ force is a pull on the body
towards the centre of the circle. (Oct 99)
6. Newton's law is valid in ________ frame of
reference (June 2003)
7. One Radian = ________.
8. The relation between time period 'T' and
frequency 'f' is ________.
9. Angular momentum of a particle L =
________.
10. The orbital velocity of an artificial satellite
is ________.
11. The period of oscillation of second's pendu-
lum is ________.
12. Angle of banking is '' then Tan =
________.
13. If the string of whirling stone is cut, the
stone moves in ________ direction.
14. Satellite communications use ________
waves.
15. ________ is associated with every wave
motion.
16. Wet clothes are dried up by________.
DYNAMICS
Important Questions
4 Marks
1. How do you determine 'g' by simple pendu-
lum? (March 2000)
2. Distinguish between centripetal and cen-
trifugal force? (March 08, 02, June 03, 02)
3. What is angle of banking? Deduce an
expression to find it's value (or) derive the
formula, the banking angle? Tan = V
2
/rg
(June 2001)
ELECTROMAGNETIC
SPECTRUM
1. The wavelength range of visible spectrum is
________. (June 07, 05, 04, March 01)
2. 1 = ________. (Oct 1999)
3. Speed of light in vacuum is ________.
(March 00, 08)
4. The electromagnetic radiations used in
RADAR are ________.(April 08, June 05,
March 01)
5. The electromagnetic radiations observed in
radioactivity is________(March06, June01)
6. The electromagnetic waves are ________.
(March 06, June 02)
7. ________ rays are used to take photographs
of objects in darkness
(Mar 04, 09)
8. The radiations used in physiotherapy
are________ (March 07)
9. Electromagnetic radiations with shortness
wavelength are ________. (March 08)
10. The frequencies used in radio communica-
tions are in the range of ________. (March
99, 10)
11. RADAR means ________. (Oct 99, Mar
05)
12. Type of electromagnetic radiations with
10mm to 10m wave length are ________
13. Microwaves are commonly produced by
electromagnetic oscillators with ________
in electric circuits. (June 01)
14. The Ozone layer protects us from ________
radiations from the sun. (April 08, Mar 04,
June 07)
15. Waves useful in Telemetry are ________.
16. Long term exposure to ________ radiations
can lead to skin cancer.
17. Radiations used in medical diagnosis are
________.
18. Radio- Waves have wavelengths from
________. (March 10)
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
Important Questions
5 Marks
1. Draw and label the diagram showing vari-
ous regions of electromagnetic spectrum
and their wavelength ranges? (June 07,
March 06)
2 Marks
1. Draw the diagram of electromagnetic
wave? (June 05, March 01)
1 Mark
1. Write the uses of hard X-rays? (June 01)
2. Reason for the damage of ozone layer in
atmosphere? (June 06 March 00)
3. What is Radiography? (March 03)
4. What is Radio therapy?
5. Uses of soft x-rays?
6. Velocity of light in vacuum?
7. Mention the uses of Microwaves?
8. Mention the uses of Infrared rays?
SOUND
1. Velocity of sound in air is ________ (June
06, March 09 03 01, April 08)
2. In resonating air column experiment with a
closed-end tube, first resonance occurs
when the length of the air column is 10cm.
Second resonance occurs at ________.
(March 04 Jun 10)
3. A medium transmits a sound wave through
it by virtue of its ________. (March 07)
4. Distance between a node and the next anti-
node in a stationary wave is 10cm. Then the
wavelength is ________. (June 05, Mar 03)
5. In a stationary wave, the point at which the
displacement is maximum is called
________. (June 08, 02, 00, Mar 02)
6. The distance between a successive node and
antinode is ________.(March 06,04, 01, 99)
7. Distance between a node and the next antin-
ode in a stationary wave is 20cm. Then the
wavelength is ________. (June 03)
8. Periodic vibrations of decreasing amplitude
are called ________. (March 08)
9. Distance between two successive nodes is
________. (March 10)
10. The vibrations that take place under the
influence of an external periodic force is
called ________. (June 07)
11. Distance between antinode and the next
antinode is ________. (Oct 99, Mar 07)
12. Particles undergo minimum displacement at
________ in a stationary wave. (March 05)
13. In a resonating air column ________ waves
are formed.
14. The time period of a simple pendulum is
________ proportional to its length.
15. The velocity of sound in vacuum is
________.
16. If the velocity of sound is 300m/s and fre-
quency is 10000HZ then the wavelength of
sound is________.
17. If the band plays music outside, it makes the
vessels in the house produce sounds, the
reason is ________.
18. Sound waves are ________ waves.
19. Distance between two particles of a wave
which are on the same phase is called
________. (Oct 99)
SOUND
Important Questions
5 Marks
1. Draw figures to indicate the first and second
modes, of resonating air-column in a closed
table? (June 07, March 06)
2. Draw the sketch of a Ripple tank and name
it's parts? (June 00)
4 Marks
1. Distinguish between progressive and sta-
tionary waves? (March 09, 02, 01)
2. Describe a few incidents of Resonance
Phenomenon observed in your day to day
life? (June 01, March 01, 00, 99)
3. Describe a method to determine the veloci-
ty of sound in air? (June 06, 05, 4, 00)
2 Marks
1. Explain the phenomenon of resonance?
(March 99, 02)
ANSWERS
1) Displacement; 2) Friction between the tyres
and the road; 3) 240N; 4) Centrifuge; 5) Cen-
tripetal; 6) INERTIAL; 7) 5729'; 8) T = 1/f;
9) mr
2
; 10) 8
11
km/sec; 11) 2 sec; 12) V
2
/rg;
13) Straight line (or) tangential to the circle;
14) Micro waves; 15) SHM;16) Laundry drier
ANSWERS
1) 0.4m - 0.7m; 2) 10
8
cm; 3) 3 10
8
m/s; 4)
Radio waves(or)Microwaves; 5) -rays (Gama
rays); 6)Transverse waves; 7) Infrared rays; 8)
Infrared rays; 9) Infrared rays; 10) 300 kHz to
300mHz; 11) Radio detection and ranging; 12)
MICROWAVES; 13)High frequency;14) Ultra
violet; 15) Micro waves; 16) Ultra violet radi-
ations; 17) Soft X - Rays; 18) 1m to 100km.
ANSWERS
1) ; 2) 30cm; 3) Elasticity and iner-
tia; 4) 40cm; 5) Antinode; 6) /4; 7) 80cm; 8)
damped vibrations; 9) /2; 10) Forced vibra-
tions; 11) /2; 12) Node; 13) Stationary; 14)
Inversely; 15) Zero; 16) 3cm; 17) Resonance;
18) Longitudinal; 19) Wavelength
P
v

: ,r --.-- +- ..o aa++

4
PHYSICS BIT BANK / IMPORTANT QUESTIONS UNITS - 7, 8
Lumen is the unit of...
2. What are the differences, between 'Nodes"
and Antinodes? (June 07, March 00)
3. Describe the phenomenon of resonance
observed in our daily life?
4. What is the difference between resonance
and forced vibrations?
5. If the distance between a node and the next
antinode of a stationary wave is 10cm.
What is it's wavelength? (March 03)
6. If a resonating air column experiment with
a closed end tube, the first resonance occur-
s when the length of the air column is 10cm.
At what length second resonance occurs?
(04).
1 Mark
1. What is damped vibration? (March 07)
2. What is a resonating air-column? (March
06)
3. What is resonance? (June 01,05 March
2010, 08, 05, 02)
4. What is node? (June 07)
5. What is antinode? (June 07)
6. Draw the sketch of a stationary wave? (oct
99)
7. If first resonance is noticed at a height of
10cm tell the height of second resonance in
a open tube?
8. If the distance between node and the next
antinode is 10cm, find out the wavelength?
LIGHT - NATURE OF LIGHT
AND SOURCES OF LIGHT
1. Wave theory of light was proposed by
________. (Mar 2003)
2. Corpuscular theory state that the velocity of
light in ________ medium is greater and
that in ________ medium.
3. For constructive superposition of waves,
phase difference between the waves should
be equal to ________. (June 08)
4. A wave undergoes a phase change of
________ on reflection. (June 08)
5. Lasers are used in the treatment of diseases
of ________. (March 2005, Oct 99)
6. Solid angle is measured in ________. (June
05, 04, 10 March 08)
7. Speed of light in vacuum is ________.
(June 06)
8. Lumen is the unit of ________. (March
2007)
9. The process of achieving population inver-
sion is called ________. (March 09 02, June
07, 06)
10. 1 erg/sec/steridian = ________.
11. The basic scientific principles behind Laser
were first found by ________.
12. Candela is the unit of ________. (June 01)
13. The wave length of ruby laser is ________.
(June 04)
14. Expanded form of LASER is ________.
(March 04, June 05, April 08)
15. Steridian is the unit for ________. (March
08)
16. The special three dimensional photography
in which lasers are used is known as
________.
17. ________ is an example for gaseous Laser.
18. ________ is used to destroy ICBM in air.
19. The deeper the water the ________ is the
velocity of waves.
20. Bending of light waves around an obstacle
is ________.
21. In ruby Laser, pumping is achieved by
________.
22. The Laser which helped to prove that the
velocity of light is same in all directions is
________.
23. ________ is used for bloodless surgery.
24. For a high quality Laser, the band width is
of the order of ________ .
25. The rate of rotation of earth has been actu-
ally determined by using ________.
26. The size of corpuscles are ________ for dif-
ferent colours (March 10)
LIGHT - NATURE OF LIGHT AND
SOURCES OF LIGHT
Important Questions
5 Marks
1. Show the figure indicating pumping and
Population Inversion?
4 Marks
1. What are the important applications of
Laser in science and technology? (March
06, 04, 04, 02)
2. Write any eight applications of Laser in the
field of Medicine, Industries, Defence and
in Space Science? (June 10. March 08)
3. Describe a Ripple tank. How does it help in
understanding reflection and refraction of
light? (June 07, Marc 02, 99)
4. What are the main parts of an actual Laser?
5. Give a comparison between Newton's cor-
puscular theory and Huygens's wave theo-
ry? (June 08, April 08, March 05, 2003)
2 Marks
1. Define the following terms
1) Interference 2) Diffraction
2. Compare ordinary light with Laser light?
(March 1999)
3. What are the basic processes involved in the
working of a Laser? (March 01)
4. Mention the uses of Laser in industry?
(March 08, June 06, 03)
5. Give the applications of Laser in the field of
medicine? (March 09, 08, June 06)
6. Compare the intensities of an ordinary light
and laser light?
1 Mark
1. What is the reason for colour of a light as
per Newton's law?
2. Expand "LASER"?
MAGNETISM
1. Among Air, Water, iron and Bismuth which
is not a diamagnetic substance ________.
(Mar 06, Oct 99)
2. The unit of pole strength in SI units is
________. (April 08, Mar 02)
3. Gadolinium is a ________ magnetic sub-
stance (June 09)
4. The relative permeability for a Diamagnetic
substance is ________. (March 02)
5. Among Al, Hg, Co and Au ________ is a
paramagnetic substance.
6. The unit of magnetic moment in SI systems
is ________. (March 02 mar 04)
7. Among Bi, O
2
, Fe and Ni ________ is the
diamagnetic substance (March 07, 05)
8. If the resultant magnetic moment is not zero
then such substances are ________. (June
07)
9. The units of intensity of magnetization are
________. (March 99)
10. The value of the magnetic permeability of
free space
0
is ________. (Ma 08, 06, 00)
11. AIR, WATER, BISMUTH are examples for
________ magnetic substances. (April 08
Mar 03)
12. The susceptibility () of a diamagnetic sub-
stance is ________. (Mar 05)
13. The unit of magnetic pole strength in MKS
system is ________.(June 2005)
14. Relationship between magnetic flux density
(B) and magnetic field (H) is ________
(June 07).
15. The magnetic moment of a bar magnet of
length 5cm with pole strength 2 10
3
ampere-meter is ________. (June 2008)
16. Magnetic field induction on the equatorial
line is given by B = ________. (June 2008)
17. The magnetic field induction on the axial
line of a short magnet at a distance 'd' is B
= ________ Newton/Ampere-meter.
18. The material is used in making of electro-
magnets is ________.
19. When the distance between the poles is
halved the magnetic force is ________.
20. Relation among , B and A is ________
21. For Air or Vacuum
r
= ________.
22. 1 Weber = ________ Ampere - meter
23. Apole repels with 10
7
neutrons force when
it is 1 meter away from another pole, then it
is called as ________.
24. B
O
value of Andhra Pradesh is ________.
25. The length of a steel bar after magnetization
________.
MAGNETISM
Important Questions
5 Marks
1. Draw a neat labelled diagram showing mag-
netic lines of forces, when the south pole of
bar-magnet faces geographical north and
locate the neutral points? (June 00, 01, Oct
199)
2. Draw the figure showing the magnetic lines
of force and neutral points when N-Pole of
a bar magnet faces N-Pole of the earth?
(June 05, March 03)
4 Marks
1. What are Dia, Para and Ferro magnetic sub-
stances? Give two examples for each one?
2. Compare the value of relative permeability
and magnetic susceptibility of dia, para and
ferromagnetic substances? (June 07, 06, 04,
March 04, 01)
3. What are the differences among dia mag-
netic and Para magnetic substances? (June
00)
4. What are the essential ideas of Ewing's
molecular theory of magnetism? (March
02)
2 Marks
1. What are the values of magnetic induction
at a distance 'd' on axial line in equatorial
line of bar magnet? (March 07)
2. Define the following terms
1) Magnetic susceptibility
2) Magnetic Permeability.
3. Write the drawback of Ewing's molecular
theory of magnetism?
4. Calculate the value of the magnetic moment
of a short bar magnet of length 5cm and
pole strength 2 10
3
A-m? (March 05, June
10)
5. Though Iron rod is a ferromagnetic sub-
stance why not it act as a magnet by itself?
6. Calculate the magnetic induction at a dis-
tance 0.5m from the center of a short bar
ANSWERS
1) Huygens; 2) Denser, Racer; 3) Zero (or)
integral multiples of 2; 4) or 180; 5) Brain;
6) Steridian; 7) 310
8
m/s; 8) Luminous flux;
9) Pumping; 10) ILUMEN; 11) Dr Charles
H.Townes; 12) Luminous intensity; 13) 6943
; 14) Light Amplification by Stimulated
Emission of Radiation; 15) Solid angle ();
16) Holography; 17) He - Ne; 18) LASER; 19)
Higher; 20) diffraction; 21) Xenon-
Discharge; 22) He-Ne laser; 23) LASERS; 24)
10
8
; 25) He-Ne laser; 26) Different
ANSWERS
1) Iron; 2) Ampere - meter; 3) Ferro; 4) More
than 1; 5) Al; 6) ampere-meter
2
; 7) Bi; 8) Para;
9) Tesla (or) Wb/m
2
; 10) 4 10
7
H/m; 11)
Dia; 12) Very low; 13) Weber; 14) B =
0
H;
15) 1 10
4
amp-met
2
;16) ;17)
18) Soft iron; 19) Increased by 4 times; 20)
= AB; 21) 1; 22)
0
; 23) Unit pole; 24) 6.39
10
4
Tesla; 25) Increases
0
3
2M
4 d

0
3
M
4 d

: ,r --.-- +- ..o aa++

5
PHYSICS BIT BANK / IMPORTANT QUESTIONS UNITS - 9, 10
Unit of specific resistance is...
magnet on the equatorial line of a bar -
magnet of length 5cm and the pole strength
2 10
3
A-m? (April 08, March 2005)
7. State and explain Inverse square law of
Magnetism? (March 06, 04)
1 Mark
1. Define Pole strength of a bar magnet?
2. State inverse square law of magnetism?
(March 09)
3. What is meant by magnetic moment? What
are it's units in SI system? (June 05, 00)
4. What is retentivity?
CURRENT ELECTRICITY
1. The unit of electric current is ________
(March 99)
2. Given R
1
= 100 Ohms and R
2
= 1 Ohm cal-
culate the effective resistance, if resistances
are connected in parallel as ________
(March 00)
3. What is the equivalent resistance of two
resistors 6 and 12 when connected in
series as ________.
(March 03 June 01, 05)
4. The equivalent resistance when two resis-
tors of 8 each are connected in parallel as
________. (March 08)
5. The symbol of a battery ________. (Mar
06, 03)
6. When resistances are connected in
________ the total voltage is divided
among them. (March 07)
7. The unit of specific resistance is ________
. (March 03, 01)
8. When three cells of voltages IV, 1.5V and
5V are connected in parallel, the total e.m.f.
is ________ (March 02)
9. What is the resultant resistance of 6, 4
resistors when they are connected in series
as ________. (June 03)
10. The equivalent resistance of two resistors
6, 12, when connected in series is
________. (March 05)
11. A bulb is connected to a battery of 1.5V.
The resistance of that filament if the current
passing through it is 0.15amp is ________.
(June 05)
12. The conductors which do not obey Ohm's
law are called ________.(June 07, March
06)
14. The value of mechanical equivalent of heat
is ________ (March 09)
15. Specific resistance = ________.
16. Among electrolyte, Metals, Copper and
Aluminum ________ is the Non-ohmic
conductor.
17. One kilo watt = ________ watts
18. Among semiconductor, Electrolytes,
Junction diode and metals ________ are the
ohmic conductors.
19. Chemical energy is converted into electrical
energy in ________.
20. Mechanical equivalent of heat J =_______.
21. Rate of electrical work done is defined as
________.
22. The symbol for electrical resistance is
________.
23. lMW= ________.
24. 1Volt/1ampere = ________.
CURRENT ELECTRICITY
Important Questions
5 Marks
1. Draw the diagram of an electric motor and
name the parts? (June 00)
2. Draw the figure of an A.C. dynamo and
name its parts?
4 Marks
1. Describe with a neat diagram showing
important parts of a dynamo. Explain its
working? (March 10)
2. State Faraday's second law of electrolysis.
How do you prove through experiment ?
(March 03, 99)
3. Derive V
1
/V
2
=i
2
/i
1
in Transformer? (Sept.
99)
4. Derive an equation for resultant resistance
when R
1
R
2
R
3
is connected in parallel
series? (March 02)
5. What is Ohm's law? How do you prove
Ohm's law through an experiment? (March
05)
6. Show that the effective resistance of series
combination in a circuit is equal to sum of
their resistances (or) show, that R = R
1
+ R
2
+ R
3
?(June 06, Mar 06, 04)
7. Explain the construction of Transformer
with a neat diagram. On what principle does
it work? (June 08)
8. What is Joule's law? Show that Q = i
2
Rt/J?
(March 08, June 03, 03)
9. Explain the working of Electric motor with
a neat diagram? (March 00)
2 Marks
1. What are ohmic and non-ohmic conduc-
tors? Give examples? (June 01)
2. State the laws of resistance.?(March 07)
3. Write the differences between convention-
al and electronic current?
4. Draw an electric circuit and label its parts?
(March 99)
5. What is specific resistance? derive
. (June 08)
6. An electric installation consists of 100
lamps each drawing 0.2A at 220V supply.
Find the cost of working of the installation
for the month of 30days at 5 hours a day, if
the energy is charged at the rate of Rs. 2 per
unit? (March 07 June 05)
7. The P.D across a bulb is 240V and a current
of 3A flows through it. Find the resistance
of the bulb? (June 01)
8. What is the total emf when three cells of
voltages 1V, 1.5V and 2V are connected in
a) series and b) Parallel? (March 2001)
9. The resistance of a manganin wire of 1mm
2
cross-sectional area is 15. Find the resist-
ance of manganin wire of same length but
of cross-section of 3mm
2
? (June 2001)
10. Calculate the equivalent resistance of two
resistors 1000 and 1 connected in paral-
lel?(June 2002)
11. A house is fitted with ten lamps of each 60
watt, by each lamp burns for 5 hours a day
on an average, find the cost of consumption
in a month of 30 days at Rs. 2.40 paisa per
unit?(June 2004)
12. State Faraday's laws of electrolysis? (June
03)
13. Mention the applications of electrolysis.
(June 03)
14. What is the essential difference between
A.C. motors and D.C motor? (March 2000)
15. State and explain Lenz's law? (June 2005,
2002, March 03,02)
16. State Flemings right hand rule (June 2001)
17. What is a transformer? On what principle
does it work? (Mar 2002, 2000, June 2000)
18. Explain the process of Electro typing
(March 2008, March 08)
19. Distinguish between P.D. and e.m.f.
1 Mark
1. Define the term Ohm? (March 2005, 2001)
2. State Joule's law? (June 2007, 2003, 2002,
01)
3. Draw an electric circuit and label its parts?
4. What is the value of Joule's constant?
5. Define Watt?
6. What is the commercial unit of electrical
energy?
7. What is conductivity? mention units?
8. What is specific conductivity? mention
units?
9. What is the effect of temperature on con-
ductors and semiconductors?
10. Draw a rough sketch of the graph indicating
Ohm's law? (June 01)
11. Draw the graph for non-ohmic devices.?
(June 04)
12. Define term electrochemical equivalent?
13. What is mutual induction?
ELECTRICITY
1. 1/R means ________.
2. A transformer works on the principle of
________ (March 09, 01)
3. Unit of Z (ece) is ________.
4. A device to convert electrical energy into
mechanical energy is ________.
5. A transformer uses iron core to ________.
(March 01)
6. Electrical motor converts ________ energy
into ________ energy
7. Adevice which converts mechanical energy
into Electrical energy is ________. (April
08, March 03)
8. The unit of self inductance is ________.
(June 04)
9. A dynamo converts ________ into
________. (March 07)
10. According to Faraday's second law
m
1
:m
2
:m
3
= ________.
11. Transformer works on ________ only.
12. In A.C motor there is no need of ________
to reverse the current directions.
13. The rectangular coil in the electric motor
can be called as ________.
14. Units for conductivity ________.
MODERN PHYSICS
1. The ionisation power is highest in case of
________. (March 02, 00)
2. When a -Particle is emitted by an atom its
mass number ________. (March 99, 01)
3. When - particle is emitted by an atom, its
mass number is decreased by ________
(June 00, March 03)
4. Bismuth series is a ________ series. (June
02)
5. The radius of nuclear of an atom is
________. (June 2003)
6. Atoms of different elements having the
same mass number but different atomic
number are ________.
7. The electromagnetic radiation observed in
radioactivity is ________.(March 2007, 06)
8. Neptunium series is a ________ . (June
2006)
9. The -particle is a ________ charged parti-
cle. (June 2000)
10. The atomic number of an atom ________
when a -particle is emitted. (June 00,
March 2000)
11. and are examples for ________.
(June 06)
40
20
Ca
40
19
K
l
R e
A
=
ANSWERS
1) Ampere; 2) 0.99 Ohms; 3) 18; 4) 4;
5) ; 6) Series; 7) Ohm-meter; 8) 5v;
9) 10; 10) 18; 11) 10; 12) non-ohmic
conductors; 13) series; 14) 4.18 Joules/
Calories; 15) RA/L; 16) Electrolyte; 17) 1000;
18) Metals; 19) Battery; 20) W/Q; 21) Electric
power; 22) ; 23) 10
6
W; 24) 1 Ohm.
ANSWERS
1) Conductivity; 2) Mutual induction; 3)
gm/coulomb; 4) Electric motor; 5) to mini-
mize power loss; 6) Electrical, Mechanical; 7)
Dynamo; 8) Henry; 9) Mechanical, Electrical;
10) E
1
: E
2
: E
3
; 11) A.C.; 12) Commutator;
13) Armature; 14) Mho/Meter
: ,r --.-- +- ..o aa++
6
PHYSICS BIT BANK / IMPORTANT QUESTIONS UNITS - 10, 11
Main principle in hydrogen bomb
12. ________isotope is used in the determina-
tion of age of rocks (Mar 02, 00)
13. When two nucleus combine to form a single
nucleus, the difference of mass between the
former and the latter is called ________.
14. The part of fuel element in a Nuclear reac-
tor is called ________ . (June 02)
15.
92
U
238

90
Th
234
+ ________.
16. The person discovered Radioactivity is
________.
17. Pitch blend is ________ ore
18. -particles are nothing but ________.
19. The relation between and T is _______.
20. Actinium series is ________ series.
21. are examples for ________
22. Two different elements having same num-
ber of neutrons are called ________.
23. Moderator in a nuclear reactor reduces the
________ of a neutron.
24. ________ isotope is used in the determina-
tion of age of fossils.
25. One amu is equal to ________ Mev.
26. Amu stands for ________.
27. ________ reaction takes place in stars.
28. Main principle in hydrogen bomb is
________.
29. Main principle in Atomic bomb is _______.
30. Protons and neutrons are collectively
known as ________.
31. Particle with a positive charge and mass
equal to electron is ________.
32. The wave equation for the electron is pro-
posed by ________. (June 10)
MODERN PHYSICS
Important Questions
5 Marks
1. Draw the figure showing Rutherford's
atomic model and label the parts?
2. Draw a neat sketch of the nuclear reactor
and label the parts?(June 02, Mar 04, 00)
4 Marks
1. Find out the mass defect of
2
He
4
. How mass
defect is useful? (June 02, October 99)
2. Describe the Rutherford's gold foil experi-
ment with a diagram, mention its important
features? (June 00, March 00)
3. On which principle a Nuclear Reactor
Works. How does it work? (June 2001,
March 10, 06, 05)
4. What is a chain Reaction? Explain (Mar.07)
5. What are the properties of , , radia-
tions? (Or) Distinguish between the proper-
ties of , and -rays? (April 08, June 05)
6. What is the (a) mass defect and (b) binding
energy for oxygen whose nuclear
mass is 15.995 amu?
7. If mass defect in Helium is 0.333amu, find
out the binding energy of Helium?
8. What are the uses of Radio Isotope?
2 Marks
1. Define atomic mass and mass number.
What is the difference between them?
2. What is -Decay?Give anexample(June 03)
3. What are Isotopes? Give two examples.?
(March 07, 03, June 00)
4. What are Isobars? Give examples? (June
03, March 04)
5. What are Isotones?Give examples (June04)
6. What is artificial transmutation? Explain
with an example. (June 04)
7. What is nuclear fission? Give one example
with equation?
8. What is radio active dating? Explain?
9. Distinguish between Natural radioactivity
and artificial radio activity? (Oct 99)
10. Role of Radio Isotopes in Industrial field?
11. What is the role of moderator in nuclear
reactor? (March 07)
1 Mark
1. Define mass defect? (June 06 March 06, 04)
2. State the law of radioactive disintegration ?
(April 2008, March 2008, June 2004)
3. What is the function of moderator in a
nuclear reactor? (June 2007, 2005, 2000)
4. What is Binding energy? (March 2002)
5. Difference between atomic mass and atom-
ic number?
6. Mention the Isotope of Neon? (March 10)
7. What is Isotope? Give an example.(Jun 05)
8. What is moderator? Give example (June 05)
9. Relationship between decay constant ()
and half life period?
10. Refer different kinds of radioactive series.
What is the common element noticed in all
of them?
ELECTRONICS
1. The energy gap is highest in the case of
________. (March 04, 00)
2. The charge carriers in semiconductors are
________. (Mar 03, 00)
3. In p-type semi conductor majority carriers
are ________. (March 09, 02, June 00)
4. To make silicon a p-type semiconductor, the
impurity to be doped in ________ (June 06)
5. Transistor acts as ________ (March 03)
6. A set of_______is called program(June 06)
7. Assembler is a______language.(March 09)
8. Agroup of_______bits is called as a BYTE
(oct 99)
9. Agroup of 8 bits is called a______(Mar 00)
10. The symbol of p-n junction diode is
________. (Mar 01)
11. p-n junction diode acts as_______(Mar 99)
12. Gallium type of trivalency is added to ger-
manium atoms to form ________ type of
semi conductors. (Mar 99)
13. Camera consisting cathode rays and
Photocells are called as ________.
14. At OK semiconductor acts as an ________.
15. Hole is a________charge carrier of current.
16. The process of introducing impurities in
small quantities into a material is called
________.
17. p-type of semi conductor is formed when
________ impurity is added to pure semi-
conductor.
18. n-type of semiconductor in formed when
________ impurity is added to pure semi-
conductor.
19. ________ is the process of converting AC
into DC.
20. Microphone converts ________ signals to
________ signals.
21. ________ is used for scanning purpose.
22. TV set is also called ________.
23. A combination of ICs is called ________.
24. iconoscope converts ________ signal to
________ signal
25. ALU stands for ________.
26. A binary digit either 1 or O is called a
________.
27. In the 8 bit code first four are called
28. BCD stands for _____.
29. Machine language depends on ________.
30. ________ translates high level language
instructions into ________ instruction.
31. Some examples of high level languages
________.
32. In rectifier circuits ________ are used.
33. Trivalent impurities are called as ________.
34. Pentavalent impurities are called as
________.
ELECTRONICS
Important Questions
5 Marks
1. a) Draw the symbol of diode?
b) Draw the sketches of forward bias and
reverse bias condition? (June 04)
2. Draw the block diagram of Radio broad-
casting ? (March 00)
3. Draw the block diagram of TVbroadcasting
? (June 04, March 04)
4. Draw the block diagram of a computer?.
(March 08, 06, 01, June 02)
5. Draw the sketches of P-type and N-type of
semiconductors? (June 08, March 06)
6. Draw the sketch of the formulation of p-n
Junction diode with depletion region?
4 Marks
1. State the properties and uses of a junction
diode? (April 08, March 05)
2. State the properties and uses of a junction
transistor? (March 09, 07, 03)
3. Explain briefly various stages of Radio
Communication with a block diagram?
(March 00).
4. Explain the different stages of TV commu-
nication with a block diagram. (March 04)
5. How do you classify solids based on elec-
trically? (June 07, 00)
6. Draw the symbol of transistors. State the
properties and uses of transistors? (June 05)
7. Draw the block diagram of Computer.
Describe the functions of each of the com-
ponents?
8. What do you know about a microprocessor?
(March 2000)
9. Explain the following terms?
a) Intrinsic Semi Conductor
b) Doping c) Energy band d) Hole.
2 Marks
1. What is diode's Forward bias and Reverse
bias?
2. Distinguish between a machine language
and a high level language? (June 02)
3. What are hardware and software of a com-
puter? (June 07, March 05)
4. Write any three high level languages?
(March 00)
5. Mention four machine languages? (June 10)
6. How important is a computer in modern day
life? (June 2001)
7. Draw the figure of p-n-p transistor?
1 Mark
1. What is the effect of temperature on the
energy gap of a semiconductor? (March 06)
2. Define BIT and BYTE? (March 00)
3. What is doping? (April 08, June 03, 06,
March 04, 00)
4. Draw the p-n-p transistor?
5. What is transistor?
6. What is BOD?
7. Draw the n-p-n transistor?
16
8
O
1 2
1 1
H, H
ANSWERS
1) -particles; 2) remains same; 3) 4 units; 4)
4n+1; 5) 10
13
cm; 6) Isobars; 7) ; 8) 4n+1; 9)
Positively; 10) Increases by one unit; 11) iso-
bars; 12) ; 13) Mass deficiency; 14)
Reactor core; 15)
2
He
4
; 16) Becquerel; 17)
Uranium; 18) Electrons; 19) = 0.693/T; 20)
4n+3; 21) Isotopes; 22) Isotones; 23) Velocity;
24) ; 25) 931.5; 26) Atomic mass unit; 27)
Nuclear fusion; 28) Nuclear fusion; 29)
Nuclear fission; 30) Nucleons; 31) Positron;
32) Schrodinger
14
6
C
235
92
U
ANSWERS
1) Insulator; 2) Electrons & holes; 3) Holes; 4)
Aluminium; 5) An amplifier; 6) Instructions;
7) Machine; 8) 8; 9) BYTE; 10) ; 11)
Electric switch (or) Rectifier; 12) p-type; 13)
Iconoscope; 14) Insulator; 15) Positive; 16)
Doping; 17) Trivalent; 18) Pentavalent; 19)
Rectification; 20) Sound, Electrical; 21)
Iconoscope; 22) Kinescope; 23) Micro
Processor; 24) light, electrical; 25) ARITH-
METIC LOGIC UNIT; 26) BIT; 27) Zone
bits; 28) Binary Coded Decimal; 29) CPU; 30)
Compiler, machine language; 31) Basic
Fortran 32) Diodes;33) Acceptors; 34) Donors
: ,r --.-- +- ..o aa++
7
UNITS - 1, 2
Hydronium ion is formed by..
ATOMIC STRUCTURE
1. Electronic configuration of chromium is
______. (June 04, 01, June 09)
2. Among 3p, 4s, 3d and 4p______ energy is
less. (March 09, 07, 05, 03, June 05, 02, 00)
3. Number of sub shells present in "L" orbit is
______. (March 09, 04)
4. ______ introduced elliptical orbits. (June
01, March 03, 01, 00)
5. The number of d-orbitals present in n = 3 is
______. (June 08)
6. 'l' value of 'd' sub shell is ______. (March
99)
7. The clockwise spin of electron is represent-
ed by ______. (Oct 99)
8. The number of 'm' values for l = 3 is
______. (March 08)
9. The distance between the nucleus and
outer-most orbit gives the ______. (June
07)
10. 1s
2
2s
2
2p
6
3s
1
is the electronic configura-
tion of the element ______. (March 00)
11. Atomic number of Magnesium is ______.
(March 00)
12. The electronic configuration of sodium (Z =
11) is ______. (March 2001)
13. The shape of s-orbital is ______.
14. ______ gives the number of maximum elec-
trons in Main Orbit.
15. Quantum theory of radiation is proposed by
______.
16. The shape of p-orbital is ______.
17. After filling the 3d orbital, the electron
enters into ______ orbital.
18. The electronic configuration of ______ ele-
ments do not strictly follow the rules.
19. Rutherford's model of an atom is also called
______.
20. The number of sub-energy levels in a given
shell is equal to ______.
21. The value of Planck's constant is ______.
22. Magnetic quantum number was proposed
by ______.
23. Uhlenbeck and Goudsmit in 1925 proposed
______ quantum number.
24. (n + l) value of 4s is ______ that of 3p.
25. Electron affinity is the highest for the halo-
gen ______ in that group.
26. Place where the probability of electron is
zero called as ______.
27. Most probable place of electron is called as
______.
28. Packets of electromagnetic radiation are
called as ______.
29. Units for Ionisation energy is ______.
30. As per Bohr mvr = ______.
ATOMIC STRUCTURE
Important Questions
5 Marks
1. Draw shapes of s and p-orbital's ?(June 05,
March 01, Oct 99)
2. Draw the shapes of five d-orbital's? (June
04)
3. Draw the diagram showing the sequence of
filling of various atomic orbital's (or)
Moeller diagram? (June 07, March 01)
4 Marks
1. What are the important features of Ruther-
ford's planetary model? (March 05)
2. State the postulates of Bohr's model?
(March 2010, April 08, June 08, 05, 03)
3. State and explain with one example Hund's
rule of maximum multiplicity? (June10, 07,
02, 00 Mar 07, 06)
4. Define the ionization energy and mention
the factors that influence it? (Mar 08, 04
June 07)
5. State and explain Pauli's exclusion principle
with an example? (March 06)
6. Explain the four quantum numbers briefly ?
(March 07)
2 Marks
1. Write the electronic configuration of the
following elements
1. Nitrogen (March 04)
2. Magnesium (March 05, June 02)
3. Phosphorous (June 06, 01, March 04)
4. Calcium (Mar 99, April 08)
5. Chromium (June 06, 01, Marc 04, 09)
6. Copper (Mar 05, June 02)
7. Zinc (June 00)
8. Sodium (Mar 09)
2. Explain why electrons enter into '4s' orbital
but not '3d' orbital (or) The energy level of
'3d' is greater than '4s'. Give reason? (April
08, Mar 08, 06 June 04, Oct 99)
3. Mention the relation between the size of the
atom and Ionisation energy? (March 99)
4. Distinguish between orbit and orbital?
(March 02)
5. What are the factors that influence the ion-
ization energy ? (March 04)
6. What are the upper and lower limits of 'm'
for l = 4? (March 10)
1 Mark
1. What is the value of Planck's constant?
(Mar 2007)
2. Write the Planck's equation?(March 07, 05)
3. What is a stationary orbit? (Oct, 99)
4. State Aufbau's principle? (June 08)
5. State Pouli's Exclusion principle? (June 05)
6. Define atomic radius? (June 08, March 08,
June 03)
7. Define Ionisation energy? (June 08, 07, 03)
8. Define Electron affinity? (June 07)
9. What is a Nodal plane? (March 03)
10. Define Hund's rule of maximum multiplici-
ty? (March 06)
11. What are the degenerate orbitals? (June 10)
CHEMICAL BOND
1. Shape of Co
2
is_____.(June 06, Mar. 09,00)
2. Example for s-p overlap is _____. (June 04)
3. _____ molecule contains V shape.
4. Bond angle in water is _____ (June 03)
(March 02, Oct 99)
5. _____ type of overlap is present in F
2
(June
08)
6. NH
3
has _____ shape. (June 04, 03)
7. The shape of Pcl
5
molecule is _____. (June
02, March 01)
8. Example for triple bond molecule _____.
9. Sigma () bond is _____ than Pi() bond.
10. Shape of CH
4
is _____.
11. In coordinate covalent bond, both the elec-
trons are supplied by _____.
12. Hydronium ion is formed by ____ bonding.
13. The acceptor in Ammonium ion is _____.
14. In a triple bond _____ sigma and _____ Pi
bonds noticed.
15. Number of lone pair electron on oxygen in
water molecule is _____.
16. Angle between p orbitals in _____.
17. Shape of PH
3
molecule is _____.
18. Overlapping of orbitals along inter nuclear
axis leads to _____.
CHEMICAL BOND
Important Questions
5 Marks
1. Draw the diagram showing the formation of
a triple bond in Nitrogen molecule? (June
08, Mar 04, 00,99)
2. Draw the diagram showing the formation of
double bond in Oxygen molecule? (Oct 99)
3. Draw the diagram showing sigma() and
'Pi' bond? (March 99)
4 Marks
1. Explain p-p overlap with an example? (Mar
08)
2. Explain s-p overlap with an example?
(March 06)
3. Explain the formation of sigma and pi
bonds duly showing orbital overlapping
(or) explain how sigma and pi bonds are
formed? (March 99, March 2010)
4. Explain the formation of a coordinate cova-
lent bond? (Mar.08, June2010, 08, 02)
5. Explain the formation of a Triple bond?
(June 06, 04, 00 March 09, 04, 00)
6. Explain the formation of a Double bond in
oxygen molecule? (April 08, June 07 06,
Mar 07, 01, Oct 99)
2 Marks
1 Draw the bond formation in Hcl molecule?
(March 99, 2010)
2. Draw the shape of Ammonia (NH
3
) mole-
cule and explain it? (June 2006, March 09,
04, 02, Oct 99)
3. Draw the shape of CO
2
and NH
3
? (Mar. 10)
4. What is the shape of Pcl
5
molecule? (April
08, June 07, 03, March 07, 03)
5. Draw the shape of water molecule and
explain it?(March 09, 05, 01, 001 June 00)
6. Draw the shape of phosphorous trichloride
(Pcl
3
) ?(March 03, 01, 00 June 00)
1 Mark
1. Name two molecules that have pyramidal
shape? (March 03, June 01)
2. What are multiple covalent bonds? Give an
example (June 06)
3. What type of bonds are present in
Hydronium (H
3
O)
+
ion?
4. State Octet rule. Give an example?
PERIODIC CLASSIFICATION
OF ELEMENTS
1. Mendeleev's periodic table is based on the
_____. (June 01, 02)
2. The ionization potential in a group from top
to bottom _____. (June 00)
3. Among (Ne, Ca, Na), (Li, Na, K), (H
2
, N
2
,
O
2
) and (Na, Br, Ar) ____ is a Dobereiner's
triad. (March 01)
4. The first classification of elements is
attempted by _____. (March 07, Oct 99)
5. The first period has_____elements. (June
06)
6. _____ period is incomplete. (June 08)
7. Elements from atomic number 58 to 71 are
known as _____. (March 03, Oct 99)
8. Elements from atomic number 90 to 103 are
known as _____. (June 03)
9. _____ group elements are used on oxydiz-
ing agents in periodic table. (June 02)
10. Electro negativity is measured with _____
scale.
11. 'S' and 'P' block elements together called as
_____.
12. 'd' block elements are called as _____.
13. Other name of f-block elements is _____.
14. Lanthanides belong to _____ period.
ANSWERS
1) [Ar]4s
1
3d
5
; 2) 3p; 3) two; 4) Sommerfeld;
5) 5; 6) 2; 7) ; 8) A; 9) Atomic Radius; 10)
Sodium; 11) 12; 12) 3s
1
; 13) Sphere; 14) 2n
2
;
15) Max Planck; 16) Dumbel; 17) 4s; 18)
Heavier; 19) Planetary model; 20) n
2
; 21)
6.625 10
34
J.Sec; 22) Lande; 23) Spin; 24)
Equal; 25) Chlorine; 26) Nodal plane; 27)
Orbital; 28) Photons; 29) ev; 30) nh/2
ANSWERS
1) linear; 2) Hcl; 3) Water; 4) 104; 5) end-on-
end (P-P); 6) Pyramidal; 7)Trigonal bi-pyram-
idal; 8) N
2
or C
2
H
2
; 9) Stronger; 10) Tetra-
hedral; 11) One of the atoms; 12) Coordinate
covalent bond; 13) H
+
; 14) One, two; 15) Two;
16) 90; 17) Pyramidal; 18) Sigma bond.
CHEMISTRY BIT BANK/ IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
: ,r --.-- +- ..o aa++
8
UNITS - 4, 5
The formula of epsom salt is..
15. Actinides belong to _____ period.
16. One Fermi = _____.
17. Eka boran is otherwise called as _____.
18. Mendeleev named Gallium as _____.
19. Radio active element among alkalies is
_____.
20. Radio active element among alkaline earth
metals is _____.
21. General electronic configuration of alkaline
earth elements is _____.
22. Elements having ns
2
np
6
general electronic
configuration are _____.
23. Modern periodic table is based on _____.
24. _____ discovered scandium.
25. _____ law states that the properties of ele-
ments are the periodic function of their
atomic weights.
26. As we move from left to right in a period
the values of Ionization energy, electro neg-
ativity ______.
27. Element belongs to 3rd period and 2nd
group is _____.
PERIODIC CLASSIFICATION
OF ELEMENTS
Important Questions
4 Marks
1. How does the Atomic radius vary in a peri-
od and in group? (March 06, 02, Oct. 99)
2. How does the following properties vary in a
period and in a group?
A) Atomic radius
B) Oxidising property
C) Electro negativity
D) Electropositive character
(June 06, 03, Mar 09, 06, 4)
3. What is modern periodic law? Explain the
main features of modern periodic table? (or)
Explain the classification of elements based
on their electronic configuration (or)
Explain the main features of long form
periodic table? (Mar 10, 08, June 10, 07)
4. Write the general electronic configuration
of inert gases. (or) Explain the electronic
configuration of inert gases? (March 07)
2 Marks
1. What is Newlands concept of octaves?
(March 05)
2. How does the atomic radius vary in a peri-
od and in a group of periodic table? (March
06, 02, 99)
3. How does the ionisation energy vary in a
period and in a group? (March 09)
4. Define Oxidation and Reduction? (Oct, 99)
5. Distinguish between electro negativity and
electro positivity? (Oct 99)
6. The inert gases are more stable-why?
(March 07)
1 Mark
1. What is Newlands concept of octaves?
(March 05)
2. How does the atomic radius vary in a peri-
od and in a group of periodic table? (March
06, 02, 99)
3. On which atomic property is the mende-
leev's periodic table based? (June 2000)
4. Name the inert gases?
5. Which group of elements can be used as
oxidising and reducing reagents? (June 02)
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
1. CaO is a _____. (Mar 09, 04, 00)
2. Among Be, Mg, Ca and Ba which one gives
peroxide in addition to oxide is _____. (Mar
2001)
3. During the electrolytic extraction of Mg the
cathode used is _____. (March 07, June 00)
4. Carnallite is the ore of _____. (June 08, Mar
06, 2010)
5. Dolomite is a mineral of _____. (March 99)
6. Among Potassium, Sodium, Rubidium and
Radium locate Alkaline earth metal _____.
(June 03)
7. Formula of carnallite is _____. (March 08)
8. The chemical formula of magnesite is
_____. (March 03, June 07)
9. The formula of Epsom salt is _____. (June
10)
10. The reagent used to prepare BeH
2
from
BeCl
2
is _____. (June 06)
11. The number of water molecules present in
Epsom salt is _____. (October 1999)
12. The atomic number of Magnesium is _____
(March 2000)
13. _____ metal gives peroxide in addition to
oxide when burnt in excess of oxygen.
(April 2008, March 06)
14. Formula of Dolomite is _____. (March 09)
15. Ore of Barium is _____.
16. Ore of Beryllium is _____.
17. _____ number of molecules of water is
removed from carnallite in the first step.
18. [Ar]4s
2
refers _____.
19. Least abundant alkaline metal in the earth
crust is _____.
20. Chlorides of Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba are soluble
in _____.
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
Important Questions
5 Marks
1. Draw a neat diagram showing the extraction
of magnesium from it's ore. Label it's parts?
(June 06, 02, Mar 06, 02)
4 Marks
1. Write the reaction of group IIA elements
with
i) Oxygen ii) Hydrogen
iii) Chlorine iv) Water
(June 08, 04, 01, Mar 03, 99)
2 Marks
1. Give the equations for the preparation of
magnesium hydroxide and zinc hydroxide
from their oxides of magnesium and zinc ?
(June09, 02)
1 Mark
1. How many water molecules are present in
Epsom Salt? (June 06, 04)
2. Why do you add Kcl and Nacl to Mgcl
2
dur-
ing Mg extraction? (June 05, 01; March 01)
SOLUTIONS
1. 10 grms of Na
2
Co
3
is dissolved in 190
grams of water. The w% of solution is
_____. (March 09, 05)
2. The amount of oxalic acid (mol. wt = 126)
required to prepare 100 ml of 0.2 M solu-
tion is _____. (June 05)
3. 4ml of alcohol is dissolved in 36 ml of
water. The volume percentage of solution is
_____. (June 08, 07, Mar 06, 02, June 10)
4. Solubility of a substance depends on _____.
(March 07)
5. Naphthalene is soluble in _____.
6. When 10 gm of Na
2
Co
3
is present in 120
gms of aqueous solution, the weight per-
centage = _____. (June 2005)
7. Molecular weight of Na
2
Co
3
is _____.
(March 08)
8. If 2 moles of Na
2
Co
3
are dissolved in 3
moles of water, the mole fraction of water is
_____. (June 2000)
9. If 12 gms of sodium carbonate is present in
120 gms of water, the weight percentage of
sodium carbonate is _____. (April 08,
March 02, June 03)
10. Solubility of _____ substance decrease with
increase in temperature.
11. Solubility of gases _____ as temperature
increases.
12. Example for polar solvent is _____.
13. Example for non-polar solvent is _____.
14. Acetic acid is a _____ electrolyte.
15. Absence of _____ for W% and V%.
16. _____ solutions are unstable.
17. Molarity depends on _____.
18. W% =
weight of solute
100
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
19. V% =
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
100
Volumes of solution
20. Molarity =
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

1
Volumes of solution V
(V = in liters)
21. The ionization of CH
3
COOH, NH
4
OH is
partial in water, hence they are _____.
22. As the temperature of dilute weak elec-
trolytes increases the percentage ionization
of them _____.
23. Vinegar means _____.
24. Example for non-electrolyte _____.
25. Soda is a solution of _____ and _____.
SOLUTIONS
Important Questions
5 Marks
1. Draw the diagram of standard flask and
mention their capacities? (March 2000)
4 Marks
1. Define molarity and mole fraction and give
their equations? (March 09, 03, June 01)
2. How do you prepare 0.1M standard Na
2
Co
3
solution? (June 04, 01)
3. How do you prepare 0.1M Standard Na
2
Co
3
solution using 250ml standard flask?
(March 2001)
4. What is meant by concentration of a solu-
tion? In how many ways the concentration
is expressed? (March 03)
5. 20ml of alcohol is mixed with 160ml of
water. Find out the V% of this solution ?
(March 2007)
6. Calculate the number of moles of oxalic
acid present in 400ml of it's 0.025m solu-
tion ?(Oct. 1999)
7. 10grams of sodium carbonate is present in
ANSWERS
1) Atomic weight; 2) Decreases; 3) (Li, Na,
K); 4) Doberiener; 5) Two; 6) Seventh; 7)
Lanthanides; 8) Actinides; 9) VIIA; 10)
Pauling; 11) Representative elements; 12)
Transition elements; 13) Inner transition ele-
ments; 14) 6th; 15) 7th; 16) 10
13
cm (or)
10
15
m; 17) Scandium; 18) Eka aluminum;
19) Francium; 20) Radium; 21) ns
2
; 22) Inert
gases; 23) Atomic number and electronic con-
figuration; 24) Nelson; 25) Mendeleev; 26)
Increases; 27) Magnesium
ANSWERS
1) base; 2) Ba; 3) iron pot; 4) Magnesium; 5)
Magnesium; 6) Radium; 7) MgCl
2
.Kcl, 6H
2
O;
8) MgCo
3
; 9) MgSo
4
.7H
2
O; 10) LiAlH
4
; 11)
Seven; 12) Twelve; 13) Barium; 14)
CaCo
3
.MgCo
3
; 15) Barytes; 16) Beryl; 17) 4;
18) Calcium; 19) Radium; 20) Water
ANSWERS
1) 5; 2) 2.52 g; 3) 10; 4) Solute, solvent & tem-
perature; 5) Kerosene; 6) 1000/120; 7) 106; 8)
0.6; 9) 10%; 10) Ce
2
(So
4
)
3
; 11) decreases; 12)
water; 13) kerosene; 14) weak; 15) units; 16)
super saturated; 17) temperature; 18) weight of
solution; 19) volute of solute; 20) weight of
solute; 21) electrolytes; 22) also increases; 23)
dilute acetic acid; 24) sugar (or) urea; 25)
water, Co
2
CHEMISTRY BIT BANK/ IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
: ,r --.-- +- ..o aa++
9
UNITS - 5, 6, 7
Bond angle in diamond is
120grams of the aqueous solution?
Calculate the weight percentage? (June 04)
8. The weight percentage of Nacl solution is
10. If the weight of solution is 150grams.
Calculate the weight of Nacl and water?
(March 2001)
9. 15ml of hexane is mixed with 45ml of hep-
tane calculate the V% of this solution?(June
03)
10. 2.12 grams of sodium carbonate (Na
2
Co
3
)
is present in 250ml of its solution. Calculate
the molarity of the solution? (Molecular
weight of Na
2
Co
3
= 106) (Mar 09, 03,, June
08, 01)
11. Calculate the amount of Oxalic acid
(H
2
C
2
O
4
2H
2
O) in 500ml of 0.2m solution?
(MWof oxalic acid is 126) (June 07)
12. Calculate the number of moles of NaOH
present in 750ml of 0.4m solution? (April
08, June 06, 00; March 06, 04, 02)
13. 2 moles of Na
2
Co
3
is dissolved in 3 moles
of water. Calculate the mole fraction of
Na
2
Co
3
and water?(June 05 March 05)
14. 4grams of NaOH (mol wt = 40) is dissolved
in 16.2 grams of water (mol. wt = 18).
Calculate the mole fractions of NaOH and
water? (June 2002, March 2000)
15. What are the factors that affect the solubili-
ty of a solution? Explain them?
2 Marks
1. Copper sulphate is soluble in water, but not
in kerosene. Give reason ? (March 08)
2. 2.12 grams of Na
2
Co
3
is present in 0.25 liter
of it's solution. Calculate the molarity of the
solution? (Molecular weight of Na2Co3 is
106) (June 2010)
3. 15ml of Hexane is mixed with 45m of
Heptane. Calculate the V% of this solution?
(March 2010)
1 Mark
1. Give one example for each of polar and non
polar solvents?
ACIDS BASES
1. Weak acids ionize upto _____. (March 10)
2. The colour of methyl orange indicator in
acidic medium is_____. (March 07, 02,
June 06)
3. The colour of phenolphthalein indicator in
basic solution is _____. (March 01)
4. The pH of a solution is 8, its [H
+
] is _____
(March 03)
5. The value of K
w
changes with changing
_____. (June 08, 07, March 08)
6. The heat of neutralisation for a strong acid
and a strong base is _____. (June 06, March
1999)
7. CaO is a _____. (March 2000)
8. pH of water is _____. (June 03)
9. If the pH of a solution is 10, its [H
+
] is
_____. (March 2004, June 02)
10. Quantity of heat of neutralisation between a
strong acid and weak base is _____. (June
2005)
11. The body fluid whose pH is greater than 7
is _____.
12. Formula for acetic acid is _____. (March
2000)
13. If the pH > 7 then the solution is a _____.
(April 2008, March 2006, 2001)
14. Ionic product of water at 25C is _____.
(March 2009, June 2005)
15. If pH = 6, then [H
+
] = _____. (June 2009)
16. MgO is a _____. (June 2009)
17. H
2
SO
4
+ Ca(OH)
2
=_____ (March 2004)
18. Decreasing order of volatility of Hcl,
H
2
SO
4
and CH
3
COOH is _____.
19. _____ are formed when metallic oxides are
dissolved in water.
20. _____ give OH

in the presence of water.

21. pH value of gastric acid is _____.
22. pH value of blood is _____.
23. Amount of energy spent for the ionization
of acetic acid is _____.
24. If pH is "1" the nature of that solution is
_____.
25. _____ introduced the term pH.
26. Combining of H
+
and OH

is called _____.
27. log[H
+
] = _____.
28. At _____ temperature the ionic product of
water is observed as 1 10
14
Mol
2
/liter.
29. If [OH

] = 10
5
them the pH of a solution is
_____.
ACIDS BASES
Important Questions
5 Marks
1. Draw the structure of benzene?(March
2009, 2000)
4 Marks
1. What are the limitations of Arrhenius theo-
ry? (June 05, 02, 00)
2. What are acids, bases and neutralization
according to Arrhenius? (June 05, 03, 02)
3. Define strong acid, strong base, weak acid
and weak base. Give one example for each?
(March 02)
4. What is heat of neutralization? Give it's
value for a reaction between a strong acid
and a strong base (or) what is heat of neu-
tralization? Give an example? (June 2006,
March 2003, 2000)
5. The heat of neutralization for a reaction
between a strong acid and a strong base is
13.7 Kcal/mole. Explain why it is less than
13.7 kcal/mole for a reaction involving a
weak acid or a weak base?
2 Marks
1. Write two chemical properties of acids with
equations? (June 2004)
2. Write the Arrhenius theory of acids and
bases? (March 06, June 2002)
3. What is Ionic product of water? Give its
value at 25C? (March 07, 04, 02, 01, 99,
June 08, 00)
4. Define heat of neutralization? (March 09,
08, 200)
5. Calculate the pH of 0.002m Hcl? (March
1999)
6. Distinguish between acids and bases? (June
03)
1 Mark
1. Give one limitation of Arrhenius theory ?
(June 07)
2. Define pH? (June 06, 01; March 05, 99)
3. Calculate the pH of 0.001M Hcl? (April
2008, March 2001)
4. Distinguish between H
+
and [H
+
]? (Oct, 99)
5. What is the heat of neutralization for a
strong acid and strong base? (March 2003)
6. What is Ionic product of water? (March 08,
09)
7. Define neutralization? (March 08, 09)
8. Arrange the following acids in the increas-
ing order of volatility. Hcl, H
2
SO
4
and
CH
3
COOH?
9. Define a strong acid?
CHEMISTRY OF CARBON
COMPOUNDS
1. Drugs which act on blood circulation are
_____. (March 10)
2. Bond length (in 'A' units) in Graphite is
_____. (March 10, 09, 06, 05)
3. Saturated hydro carbon is also called as
_____. (June 10)
4. Example for COC functional group is
_____. (June 10)
5. The presence of alcoholic functional group
is tested by addition of _____ metal.
(March 10, 06)
6. Fe
2
O
3
+ 3CO ______ (March 2003)
7. Alkenes undergo _____ reactions. (March
2005, 2007)
8. Alkanes undergo_____reactions. (Mar. 00)
9. CH
4
+ 2O
2
_____ + _____ (March 1999)
10. HC CH + 2Cl
2
_____. (Mar 1999)
11. The general formula for alkenes is _____.
(March 08, 1999)
12. The general formula for alkanes is _____.
13. The general formula for alkynes is _____.
(March 08, 1999)
14. The functional group of aldehydes is _____.
15. The functional group of carboxylic acids is
_____.
16. Solid 'Co
2
' is called as _____. (April 08,
June 06, Mar 03, Oct 99)
17. The balanced equation showing the prepa-
ration of acetylene by the hydrolysis of cal-
cium carbide is _____. (March 2002)
18. Alkenes undergo addition reactions because
of _____. (March 2004)
19. The refractive index of diamond is _____.
(March 07)
20. The name of C
8
H
18
is _____. (April 08,
June 04)
21. COOR is called as _____. (March 02, 04,
00, June 05)
22. Among C
4
H
10
, C
4
H
8
, C
4
H
6
and C
6
H
6
_____
is a Alkane. (March 1999)
23. Among the CH
3
COOC
2
H
5
, C
3
H
7
NH
2
,
CH
3
CHO and CH
3
COOH which is an
example for CCOOR functional _____.
24. Among OH, CHO, O and
____ is the functional group of Ketone.
(June 2002).
25. NH
2
is called as ____.
26. Chief component of cooking gas is ____.
27. Dry ice means ____. (March 08)
28. Number of rings in C
60
(Buck minster
fullerene) are ____.
29. ____ pentagon and ____ hexagon rings of
carbon are present in C
60
.
30. Distance between any two layers in
Graphite (A) is ____.
31. Bond angle in Graphite between carbon
atoms is ____.
32. Bond angle is diamond in ____.
33. Ethylene on polymerisation gives ____.
34. Among Methane, Benzene, Propane and
Butane ____ is the Aromatic compound
35. The credit for the discovery and structural
studies of C
60
goes to ____ .
36. Dilute acetic acid is called as ____ .
37. Molecules with same formula but different
structural function are called as____ .
C = O C = O

ANSWERS
1) less than 100%; 2) red; 3) pink; 4) 10
8
; 5)
temperature; 6) 13.7 K.cal/ Mole; 7) base; 8)
7; 9) 10
10
; 10) less than 13.7 K.cal/ Mole; 11)
blood; 12) CH
3
COOH; 13) base; 14) 1 10
14
mole ion
2
/liter; 15) 10
6
; 16) base; 17) CaSo
4
+ 2H
2
O; 18) CH
3
COOH > Hcl > H
2
SO
4
; 19)
Bases; 20) Bases; 21) 1 to 2; 22) 7.32 7.45;
23) 0.3 K.cal; 24) strong acid; 25) Sorenson;
26) Neutralization; 27) pH; 28) 25C; 29) 9
ANSWERS
1) Cardio-Vascular; 2) 1.42; 3) Paraffin;
4) CH
3
-O-CH
3
(Either); 5) Sodium (Na);
6) 2Fe + 3CO
2
; 7) Addition; 8) Substitution;
9) CO
2
+ H
2
o + 212.8 K Cal; 10) Cl
2
CH - CH
Cl
2
; 11) C
n
H
2n
; 12) C
n
H
2n + 2
; 13) C
n
H
2n 2
;
14) CHO; 15) COOH; 16) DRY ICE;
17) CaC
2
+ 2H
2
O HC CH + Ca(OH)
2
;
18) Double bond or unsaturated; 19) 2.41; 20)
Octane; 21) Ester; 22) C
4
H
8
; 23) CH
3
COOC
2
H
5
; 24) ; 25) Amine; 26)
Butane; 27) Solid CO
2
; 28) 32; 29) 12, 30; 30)
3.24; 31) 120; 32) 109 28'; 33) Polyether;
34) Benzene; 35) H-W.K. ROTO and RE
SMALLEY; 36)VINEGAR; 37) ISOMERISM
C = O C = O
CHEMISTRY BIT BANK/ IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
: ,r --.-- +- ..o aa++
10
UNITS - 8, 9
Resultant product of two amino acids is
CHEMISTRY OF CARBON
COMPOUNDS
Important Questions
4 Marks
1. Compare the structures of diamond and
graphite? (June 03)
2. Write the addition reactions of alkenes ?
(June 01)
3. Write a short notes on substitution reactions
of Alkanes? (March 2007, June 2005) (or)
given reaction of CH
4
(Methane) with Cl
2
(chlorine) in the presence of sunlight in four
stages with balanced equations?
2 Marks
1. Why does diamond act as a bad conductor
of electricity?(Oct 99)
2. Write the differences between Alkanes and
Alkenes? (March 2003)
3. Write names of two Hormones?(March 10)
1 Mark
1. What is allotropy? (June 03, 01)
2. What is catenation? (March 2003, June 00)
3. What is Dry ice?
4. What is polymerization? (June 2006, March
2004)
CARBOHYDRATES
AND PROTEINS
1. First Synthetic dye was prepared by ____.
(June 10)
2. Calories required for bicycling for one hour
are _____. (June 10)
3. Structure of aspirin drug is _____ (June 10
June 05, 04, 01)
4. Structure of paracetamol _____ (June 02)
5. Structure of aniline Yellow dye molecule
_____.
6. _____ is the by-product of alcoholic indus-
try (March 10 June 03)
7. Among sucrose, Fructose, Glucose and
Maltose the Sweetest sugar is _____.
(March 2004, 09, Oct 1999, April 2008)
8. A polysaccharide is _____. (June 03)
9. Aldose means _____.
10. Hexoses Contain _____. (March 2006)
11. In the Tollens test glucose reduces _____
(June 2000)
12. Defecation is addition of _____.
13. Among Bagasse, Presmed, Sugar and
Molasses which is not a byproduct of sugar
industry _____. (March 2005)
14. The spent cane is called _____. (June 06)
15. _____ is used to separate the crystals of
sugar and liquid juice. (June 01)
16. _____ is the micro organism used for fer-
mentation of molasses.(June 07,00, Mar.07)
17. _____ Enzyme breaks the sucrose.
18. Ammonical silver nitrate solution is called
as _____ reagent. (Oct 99)
19. The CONH bond is called as _____.
(March 2004)
20. The reagent used to prepare BeH
2
from
BeCl
2
is _____. (June 06)
21. Consumption of denatured spirit causes
_____.
22. Sucrose is an example of _____.
23. The general formula of polysaccharides
_____.
24. Yeast produces enzymes namely _____.
25. The widely used solvent next to water is
_____.
26. Mannose is a _____.
27. Starch is tested by _____.
28. The number of monosaccharide units pres-
ent in a oligosaccharide is _____.
29. The process of passing SO
2
to sugar cane
juice is called ______.
30. Silver mirror is formed in ______ test.
31. Press mud used as _____.
32. The product containing 96% alcohol and
4% water is commercially called ______.
33. Salt like structures of amino acids is called
______.
34. The resultant product of two amino acids is
called ______.
35. ______ calories/hour require to walk for 5.8
Km in one hour.
36. Amino acids are building blocks of _____.
37. Human body can not synthesize certain
amino acids called ______.
CARBOHYDRATES
AND PROTEINS
Important Questions
5 Marks
1. Draw the diagram showing the parts of
sugar industry? (March 10, 07, 06, 04, 01)
2. Draw the chart showing the alcohol manu-
facture (or) (April 2008 June 08) Draw the
block diagram of manufacture of alcohol
and label the parts? (June 2010, Mar 08, 05,
03, June 05, 01, 00)
4 Marks
1. How the Tollen's reagent is prepared? How
is glucose tested with it? (Mar 09, June 02)
2. How the Benedict's reagent is prepared?
How is glucose tested with it? (June 2002)
3. How the alcohol is manufactured
Industrially? (March 09)
4. Describe a suitable diagram the different
steps involved in the manufacture of sugar?
(June 2002. March 2000)
5. What are proteins? How does a peptide
bond form? Mention the important func-
tions of proteins? (March 2002, Oct 1999)
6. What are the main steps involved in the pro-
ductions of sugar-cane? Mention the impor-
tant by-product and its use? (June 2002)
2 Marks
1. Mention the various steps involved in the
manufacture of sugar-cane? (June 2002,
March 2000)
2. How do you perform A) Tollen's Test B)
Benedicts test for detecting 'sugar'? (March
2002)
1 Mark
1. What is sulphitation? (June 03)
2. Define protein? (March 2002)
3. What is meant by peptide bond? (March
2002)
5. What are Amino acids? Give two examples.
(June 2006, 04)
6. What is absolute alcohol?
7. Write down the balanced equation showing
the preparation of zinc hydroxide from cal-
cium oxide? (June 02)
OIL AND FATS
1. Shaving soap contains excess of _____.
(March 03, 01, June 02)
2. The catalyst used in the Hydrogenation of
oils is _____.
3. The formula for stearic acid is _____. (June
2008)
4. _____ and _____ are examples of oils giv-
ing seed (march 07, June 06)
5. Deodorant soap contains _____. (June 06)
6. 2Na
3
PO
4
+3CaCl
2
6NaCl+ _____ (March
2000)
7. The formula of linolenic acid is _____
(June 2000)
8. The unsaturated oils can be converted to
saturated oils by _____. (March 2001)
9. Detergents are used even in hard water
because _____.
10. Catalyst used in the preparation of vanas-
pathi. (June 2002)
11. The formula of lauric acid is _____.
12. The formula of Oleic acid is _____.
13. For various medical purposes _____ oils
are used
14. Vanaspathi is a fat obtained by the catalytic
hydrogenation of _____.
15. Chemical formula of soap_____.
16. Li
+
salt is used as
17. The hydrolysis of oils and fats taking place
in the presence of an alkali is called _____.
18. Deodorant soap or antimicrobial soap con-
tains _____.
19. The cation of soap useful for dry cleaning is
_____.
20. _____ is the by product in saponification.
OIL AND FATS
Important Questions
5 Marks
1. Draw the sketch of hydrogenation of oils?
(June 03)
4 Marks
1. How is soap industrially manufactured?
(June 2008)
2. How do you test the quality of a soap? (June
10, April 08, June 07, 06, Mar 07, 05, 02,
01, Oct 99)
3. How is detergent industrially manufac-
tured? (March 06, 02, 00)
4. Write the comparision of steps involved in
the manufacturing of soap and detergents?
(or) what are the differences in the manu-
facturing of soap and detergent? (March
2008, 1999)
5. Write the uses of soap? (June 2006)
2 Marks
1. Write the industrial uses of oils?(June 2001)
2. Distinguish between a soap and a deter-
gent? (March 1999)
3. What are the characteristics of good quality
face powder?( June 08, Mar 08, 2003)
1 Mark
1. What are the advantages of hydrogenation
of oil? (March 09, 04, June 2002)
2. What is soap? (March 2007, 2002)
ANSWERS
Answers
1) Perkin; 2) 414 Calories/hour;
3) ; 4) ;
5) ;
6) CO
2
; 7) Fructose; 8) Starch; 9) Polyhydroxy
aldehydes; 10) 6 carbons; 11) Ag
+
ion to Ag
metal; 12)Ca(OH)
2
; 13) Sugar; 14) Bagasse;
15) Centrifuge; 16) Yeast; 17) Invertase; 18)
Tollen's; 19) Peptide bond; 20) Li Al H
4
; 21)
Blindness; 22) Oligo saccharide; 23)
(C
6
H
10
O
5
)
n
; 24) Invertase and Zymase; 25)
Alcohol; 26) Monosaccharide; 27) Iodine
solution; 28) 2 to 9; 29) Sulphitation; 30)
Tollen's reagent test; 31) Manure; 32) Rectif-
ied spirit; 33) Zwitter ions (or) dipolar ions;
34) Dipeptide; 35) 228; 36) Proteins; 37)
ESSENTIALAMINO ACIDS
N = N NH
2
O O
OH
||
O
NHC CH3
O
OH
||
O
NHC CH3
O
COOH
O C CH
3
||
O
O
ANSWERS
1) Stearic acids; 2) Nickel; 3) C
17
H
35
COOH;
4) Glycerol, fatty acids; 5) Tribromo salicy-
lanil ide; 6) Ca
3
(PO
4
)
2
; 7) C
17
H
29
COOH; 8)
Hydrog enation; 9) They react with hard water
ions but do not form precipitate; 10) Nickel;
11) C
11
H
23
COOH; 12) C
17
H
33
COOH; 13)
Fish oil/ cod liver oil; 14) Vegetable oil; 15)
C
17
H
33
COONa; 16) Grease; 17) Saponificati-
on; 18) 3,4,5 tribromo salicylanilide; 19) Trie-
thanol ammonium; 20) Glycerol.
CHEMISTRY BIT BANK/ IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
: ,r --.-- +- ..o aa++
11
UNIT - 10
Question paper analysis.. Match the following
3. What is a detergent? (March 2002, June 00)
4. What is saponification? (June 2005, March
2002)
CHEMISTRY AND INDUSTRY
1. Glass - blowing is possible with _____.
(June 06, March 02, )
2. Chromophore _____.
3. Drugs which act on blood circulation are
_____. (April 08, June 07)
4. Among KCl, NH
4
Cl, KNO
3
and Nitrophosk
_____ is the mixed fertilizer. (June 2008)
5. The type of glass used for making bottle is
_____. (Sept 1999)
6. The first Synthetic dye prepared by the sci-
entist _____. (June 2003)
7. The process of cooling glass is called
_____. (June 07, 03, March 09, 07, 06, 01)
8. Cold cream is an _____ of oil and water
(June 2008, March 2006)
9. The chemical composition of Talc is _____
(June 05, 01)
10. Raw materials for preparation of glass are
soda - ash, limestone and _____. (March
2000)
11. 2Na
3
PO
4
+ 3CaCl
2
6NaCl + _____
(March 2000)
12. The type of glass used for manufacture of
laboratory glass was _____.(April 2008,
June 2002)
13. _____ hold materials together by surface
attachment.
14. Cooking gas is a mixture of butane, propene
and propane compressed to liquid form
called _____. (March 2005)
15. _____ is used as refrigerator lining.
16. Cullet is _____ (March 10)
17. Cement is a mixture of calcium silicate and
_____
18. Micronutrient of plants are _____.
19. Ceramics are products made from clay,
felspar and _____.
20. Pottery or Terra-Cotta is product of porous
nature such as _____.
21. Adhesives hold solid materials together by
_____ attachment.
22. Cold cream mainly contains almond oil,
bees-wax and _____.
23. Chromophore and auxochrome are two
groups that must be present in _____.
24. Urea formaldehyde, epoxy resins and sili-
cons are some _____ adhesives.
25. _____ gives blue colour to the glass. (June
08, 07
CHEMISTRY AND INDUSTRY
Important Questions
5 Marks
1. Draw the sketch of refining of petroleum?
4 Marks
1. Describe the manufacture of cement?
(March 2010)
2. Write short notes on pottery and earthen-
ware?(March 07 June 2001)
3. What are fertilizers? Give their types with
examples?(March 99)
4. What is a drug? What are the requisites of
an ideal drug? (June 06, March 03, Oct 99)
5. What is a drug? Classify drugs depending
upon their therapatic action?(Mar. 04, 00)
6. List out the sources of drugs?(Oct. 1999)
7. Sketch the structure of Aspirin &
Paracetamol?
2 Marks
1. Describe briefly cold cream and face pow-
der mentioning their ingredients?
2. What are cosmetics? (march 2005)
3. What are the uses of cold-cream?
4. Write short notes on synthetic adhesives -
uses?(June 2001)
5. Give a list of different types of adhesives,
their properties and uses? (June 2001)
1 Mark
1. Why do shaving soaps give slow drying
lather? (March 2000)
2. Mention the methods of manufacture of
cement? (March 2006)
3. What is the use of adding cullet to the raw
materials of glass? (March 09, 08, June 07)
4. What is a plastic? (June 2008)
5. Define adhesive? (March 04)
6. Name two chromophores? (June 04)
7. What are pharmaceuticals? (March 2005)
8. What are primary nutrients? (March 06)
9. What is annealing? (March 07, June 05)
10. What is the use of Micro-fertilizers?
11. What does L.P.G. consists of? (March 2005)
12. What are called glass-gall?
13. What is glass blowing?
14. With which glasses the glass-blowing is
possible?
ANSWERS
1) PYREX GLASS; 2) Chromophore and aux-
ochrome; 3) Cardio-Vascular; 4) Nitrophosk;
5) Soda glass; 6) W.H.PERKIN; 7) Annealing;
8) Emulsions; 9) Magnesium Silicate; 10)
Sand; 11) Ca
3
(PO
4
)
2
; 12) BOROSILICATE;
13) Adhesives; 14) LPG; 15) Polysterin; 16)
Some broken glass; 17) Calcium aluminate;
18) B, Cu, Mn, Zn Fe; 19) Sand; 20) Pots,
Jugs; 21) Surface; 22) Rosewater; 23) Dye;
24) Synthetic; 25) CuSO
4
Analysis Based On Last Six years Question Papers
CHEMISTRY
Chapter Jun 10 Mar 10 Mar 09 Mar 08 Mar 07 Mar 06 Mar 05
Atomic Structure 7 7 3 7 7 7 7
Chemical Bond 6 6 6 6 6 6 2
Periodic classification
of Elements - 4 4 4 4 4 4
Alkaline Earth Metals 1 1 1
Solutions 2 2 4 2 2 2 2
Acids, Bases and Salts 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Chemistry of
Carbon compounds 3 3 2 3 3 4 3
Carbohydrates, protiens 5 5 6 5 5 5 5
Oils and Fats 4 4 4 4 4 4
Chemistry and Industry 4 8 6 5 3 4 4
PHYSICS
Chapter Jun 10 Mar 10 Mar 09 Mar 08 Mar 07 Mar 06 Mar 05
Measurement of length 5 5 4 5 5 - 5
Our Universe and
Gravitation 1 1 1 1 1 2
Kinematics 2 1 1 1 1
Dynamics 2 1 5 2 2 2 2
Electro magnetic spectrum 1 1 1 1 5 1
Sound 1 2 4 1 2 2 1
Light 4 4 2 4 4 4 4
Magnetism 3 2 8 3 2 3 3
Current Electricity 4 6 1 6 7 4 1
Modern Physics 7 7 5 7 7 8 7
Electronics 8 6 7 6 6 8 8
MATCH THE FOLLOWING
PHYSICS CHEMISTRY
Group A Group B
1. -particle [ ] A) Negative charge
2. -particle [ ] B) Number of Protons
3. -particle [ ] C) Different number
of Protons
4. Atomic number [ ] D) Positive charge
5. Mass number [ ] E) Electrically neutral
F) Total number of
Protons & Neutrons
Answers:
1) D; 2) A; 3) E; 4) B; 5) F
Group A Group B
1. Atomic Number[ ] A) Stability of atom
2. Mass Defeet [ ] B) amu
3. Mass Number [ ] C) Number of
Protons
4. Units of [ ] D) ev
atomic mass
5. Unit of energy [ ] E) Sum of the
number of Protons
and Neutrons
Answers:
1) C; 2) A; 3) E; 4) B; 5) D
Group A Group B
1. -OH [ ] A) Aldehyde
2. -CHO [ ] B) Amine
3. -COOH [ ] C) Alcohol
4. -NH
2
[ ] D) Ester
5. -COOR [ ] E) Acid
F) Ether
Answers: 1) C; 2) A; 3) E; 4) B; 5) D
Group A Group B
1. Methane [ ] A) C
2
H
6
2. Ethane [ ] B) C
2
H
2
3. Propane [ ] C) C
2
H
4
4. Ethylene [ ] D) C
3
H
8
5. Acetylene [ ] E) CH
4
Answers: 1) E; 2) A; 3) D; 4) C; 5) B
Group A Group B
1. KETONE [ ] A) CH
3
OH
2. ESTER [ ] B) CH
3
CHO
3. AMINE [ ] C) CH
3
COCH
3
4. ALDEHYDES [ ] D) CH
3
NH
2
5. ALCOHOL [ ] E) CH
3
COOC
2
H
5
Answers: 1) C; 2) E; 3) D; 4) B; 5) A
CHEMISTRY BIT BANK/ IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
: ,r --.-- +- ..o aa++
12
PHYSICAL SCIENCE POINTS TO REMEMBER
Quick review.. quantity and units
PHYSICS
Pitch of the Screw =
Distance travelled by screw
No. of complete rotations made
Least Count: Pitch of the Screw/No of head
scale divisions
Scales - a) Pitch Scale b) Head Scale
Error - a) Zero error
b) Positive error
c) negative error
Positive error: If the zeroth division of head
scale is below index line.
Negative error: If the zeroth division of head
scale is above indexline.
Thickness of a WIRE = P.S.R. + (H.S.RXLC)
Newtons Universal law of gravitation
a) F=Gm
1
m
2
/r
2
G=Fr
2
/m
1
m
2
G = 6.67 x 10
-11
Nm
2
/Kg
2
Acceleration due to gravity g = GM/r
2
Units for g = m/s
2
Generally g = 9.8 m/s
2
Value of g - at height gh=g(1-2h/r) at poles
- maximum
at depth gd= g(1-d/r) at equator - minimum
Theories: a) Geocentric theotry - Ptolemy
b) Heliocentric theory - Copernicus.
Motion of a body travelling with a uniform
acceleration
a) v= u + at b) S= ut+1/2 at
2
c) v
2
- U
2
= 2as
Motion of a body thrown up word:
a) V= u-gt b) h=ut-1/2gt
2
c) v
2
-u
2
=-2gh
Motion of a freely falling body:
a) v = gt b) h=1/2 gt
2
c) v
2
= 2gh
Time of Ascen t
a
= U/g
Velocity of a body when it reaches earth
V = 2gh
Time of flight T = 2U/g
Rotary motion: Moves in a curved path at a
fixed point
Circular motion:
a) Centripetal force: centre seaking force ex:
Revolution of planets
F= mv
2
/r = mrw
2
- Realforce
Centrifugal force -. Away form the centre
ex: Laundry drier, Centrifugal
F= mv
2
/r = mrw
2
Banking of roads or Banking angle
tan = v
2
/rg.
Velocity of sound V=n = 2v(l
2
-l
1
)
Progressive waves - longitudinal waves
(Consists Compressions and rarefactions)
= distance between two successive com-
pressions (or) rare faction () distance
between successive compression and rarefac-
tion in /2
Stationary waves -Nodes, anti nodes.
Distance between two successive nodes or
antinode is /2. Between node and antinodes
is /4
Theories
a) Newton's Corpusclar theory
b) Hygens wave theory
c) Maxwell Electro magnetic theory
Properties of light:
Interference - constructive super position
phase difference 0 (or) 2 = n = n = 0,1,2,3
Destructure super position = (2n+1) /2
Diffraction: The bending of wave front when
it meets a obstacle is called diffraction.
Visual Photometry
a) Luminous flux - lumen (lm)
b) Solid angle - Steridians
c) Luminous intensity - candela
LASER: Light Amplification by Stimulated
Emission of Radiation.
Properties of Laser
1) Coherence 2) Directionality
3) Monochromalicity 4) High intensity
Theories: 1) Absorption
2) Spontaneous emission
3) Population version means N
2
>N
1
4) Stimulated emission
Diamagnetic substance
Ex: AIR, Water, Bi
Relative permeability:
r
<1
magnetic susceptibility: small & negative
Paramagnetic subtances:
Ex: Oxygen, Manganese
relative permeability:
r
> 1
magnetic susceptibility: small & positive
Ferro magnetic substances:
Ex: Fe, Co, N1
relative permeability:
r
>>1
magnetic susceptibility: large and postion
Electric Circuits
a) current (i) = Charge (q)/time T
Ampere = 1 volt/ sec
b) Pottential diference
v = warkdone (w)/Charge(q)
c) Circuites of Batteries
Series E= E
1
+ E
2
Parallel E= E
1
> E
2
Various Atomic Structures:
a) Thomsons atomic model
b) Leonards atomic model
c) Rutherford's atomic model
d) Bhors model
a.m.u.= Atomic mass unit A=Z+N
Einstein's mass- energy equivalence E= mc
2
1Mev= 1.6x10
-12
Joule's 1 amu=931.4
Radio activity: , , rays properties
Isotopes:
10
Ne
20
10
Ne
21
10
Ne
22
Isobars:
19
K
40
19
Ca
40
Isotones:
14
Si
31
15
P
32
Nuclear reactor: a) Moderator
b) Fuel elements c) Control Rods
Fuel Elements:
92
U
235
,
92
U
238
Moderator: heavy water
Control Rods: Boron, Cadmium rods
Classification of solids: a) Insulator
b) Conductors c) Semi conductors
Majority charge carriers are the holes
Minority charge carriers are electrons
CHEMISTRY
Atomic structures:
a) Thomson's model b) Bohr's model
c) Rutherford's model
Quantam number: a) principle quantam
number (n) = K, L, M, N, .. (or) 1, 2, 3, 4..
Azimuthal quantam number (l) (n-l)= 0, 1,
2, 3 or s, p, d, f
Magnetic quantum number (m) (2l+1) if l
=2 then -2, -1, 0, +1, +2
Spin quantum number (or) s = +1/2, -1/2
copper - [Ar] 4s
1
3d
10
Chromium [Ar] 4s
1
3d
5
Dobereiner classification - Triads (Li Na K)
(S Se, Te) (Cl, Br, I)
Newlonds classification: First and eight ele-
ments are similar
Mendeleev's classification: Based on atom-
ic weight
Mosley: Based on atomic number
Ionic bond: due to transfer of electrons
Covalent bond: by sharing of electrons
Co-ordinate covalent bond: bond pair elec-
trons
Overlapping of orbitals: S-S(H
2
), S-p(Hcl)
p-p(F
2
), Double bond (oxygen), Triple bond
(N
2
)
Sigma bond: overlapping along internuclear
axis
Pi () bond: over lapping by sides
Shapes of melecules: Linear Co
2
, Becl
2
, C
2
H
2
V-shape: H
2
O
Pyramid: Pcl
3
PH
3
NH
3
Trigonal bi pyramidal Pcl
5
Reaction of alkaline earth metals
a) oxygen-forms oxides b)water- Hydroxides
c) H
2
- Hydrides d) Chlorine - chlorides
Type of solutions
a) Saturated solutions
b) Unsaturated solutions
c) Super Saturated solutions
Strong electrolytes - Nacl, NaNO
3
Na
2
SO
4
Weak electrolytes- CH
3
COOH, NH
4
OH
Non electrolytes- Sucrose, Glucoses
Allotropy form of carbon: Diamond,
Graphites
Hydrocarbons:
a) Saturated- Alkanes CnH
2n+2
b) Unsaturated- Alkenes CnH
2n
Alkynes CnH
2n-2
Acids: By dissolving non-metallic oxides in
water acids are produced
Bases: By dissoloving metallic oxides in
water Bases are produced
Oligosacharoid: Sucrose, Maltose
Polysacharoids: Startch, Cellulose
Based on taste;
a) Sugar- Glucose, Fructose (Sweat)
b) Non-sugars- Cellulose, Startch
Oils: Contains unsaturated Fatty acids
Fats: Contains saturated Fatty acids
Cement Raw materials: limestone, clay
Glass Raw materials: Soda ash, limestone,
Sand
Ceramics Raw materials:Clay,Felspar,Sand
Nutrients:
a) Natural: carbon, Hydrogen, oxygen
Primary: Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Secondary: Copper, Sodium, Sulphur
Micro: Copper, Molybdynum, Zinc, Iron
o .-- -- _-
-. .=-- . : r.
UNITS
QUANTITY UNIT
G Nm
2
Kg
-2
g m/sec
2
Mass (m) Kg (MKS), gm (CGS)
Weight (w) N(MKS), dyne (CGS)
Velocity (v) m/sec
Acceleration (a) m/sec
2
Angular displacement() Radian
Angular velocity() Radian/sec
Frequency Hertz
Solid angle Steradian
Luminous flux () Lumen
Luminous intensity (I) Candela(or)Lumen/Sr
Magnetic pole strength(m) Amp-meter(S.I),
Weber (MKS)
Magnetic moment(M) Amp-meter
2
(S.I)
Magnetic induction(B) N/Amp-meter(S.I),
Tesla(or)Weber/m
2
(MKS)
Intensity of magnetic Amp/Meter
field (H)
Magnetic flux () Weber
Magnetic susceptibility() No units
Permeability () Henry/meter
Relative permeability(
r
) No units
Intensity of magnetization(I) Amp/meter
Current (i) Ampere
Charge (q) Coulomb
Potential Difference(V) Volt
E.M.F(e) Volt
Electrical Resistance(R) Ohm ()
Specific resistance() Ohm-meter
Specific heat(s) Cal/gmC
Electric power(p) Volt-amp (or) watt
Mechanical equivalent Joules/Calorie
of heat (J)
Electrical energy(W) Watt-sec (or) KWH
Electrochemical Gm/Coulomb
equivalent(z)
Self inductance (L) Henry
Mutual inductance Henry
Conductance Mho/meter
Atomic mass unit Amu
Energy Ev
Planck's constant Erg.sec (or) Joule.sec
Ionization energy (e) Ev (or) K.cal.Mole
1
(or) K.Joule.mole
1
Atomic radius A
(or) atomic size
Electron Affinity Ev (or) K.cal.Mole
1
(or) K.Joule.mole
1