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The accelerating voltage in a cathode ray tube is V volts. The kinetic energy acquired by an electron
of mass m kilograms and charge e coulombs in the beam is

A. eV joules
B. eV joules
C. meV joules
D. mV2 joules
E. mV2 joules

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Which of the following can bring about a deflection of the electron beam in a cathode ray tube?
(1) Increasing the filament current
(2) Increasing the potential difference between cathode and anode
(3) Decreasing the potential difference across the deflection plates

A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)

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high voltage

anode cathode

to vacuum pump

A high d.c. voltage is applied across a discharge tube containing air. A vacuum pump gradually
exhausts air from the discharge tube. Which of the following will possibly happen?
(1) Positive ions move towards the anode.
(2) Some air molecules are ionized.
(3) X-rays come out from the anode.

A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)

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Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(1) Cathode rays travel at the speed of light.
(2) Cathode rays can be deflected by a magnetic field.
(3) Cathode rays can be used to produce X-rays.

A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)
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1

As shown in the circuit, the lamp will light up when the switch is at position

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A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 3 only
D. 1 and 2 only
E. 1 and 3 only

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Both cathode rays and x-rays can be deflected by an electric field.
BECAUSE
Both cathode rays and x-rays are streams of charged particles.

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a.c. S
power
supply L1

L2

Which of the two bulbs L1 and L2 in the circuit above will light up when the switch S is
(1) opened?
(2) closed?

(1) When switch S (2) When switch S

is open is closed
A. only L2 will light only L1 will light
up up
B. only L2 will light L1 and L2 will
up light up
C. only L1 will light only L2 will light
up up
D. only L1 will light L1 and L2 will
up light up
E. L1 and L2 will only L2 will light
light up up

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Which of the following diagrams shows correctly the relationship between the current and the
potential difference across a solid state diode?

A.
I

0 V

B.
I

0 V

C.
I

0 V

D.
I

0 V

E.

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I

0 V

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A constant d.c. voltage is applied to the X-plates of an oscilloscope and a sinusoidal a.c. voltage
is applied to its Y-plates at the same time. Which of the following traces will be seen on the
oscilloscope screen?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

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V C
A
0 t
B
waveform of the D
input voltage

The above circuit is used in the rectification of a voltage input at A and B (waveform as shown). What
will be the waveform across the output terminals C and D?

A.
V

0 t

B.
V

0 t

C.
V

0 t

D.
V

0 t

E.

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V

0 t

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1 division

1 division

The above diagram shows a display of an alternating voltage of amplitude 4 V and frequency 250 Hz on
the cathode-ray oscilloscope. What is the voltage and time base setting of the cathode-ray
oscilloscope? (1 ms = 10-3 s)
Voltage setting Time base setting
in V/division in ms/division
A. 1 1
B. 2 1
C. 1 4
D. 2 4
E. 2 16

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A P B

Q
C D

E F
Which of the following is/are correct with reference to the above circuit?
(1) Current will flow through the resistor from E to F only.
(2) If diode A is not conducting, current will flow through the resistor from E to F only.
(3) At an instant when Q is positive with respect to P, diodes C and D will conduct.

A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)

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input output

The figure above shows a rectification circuit. Which of the following best shows the output signal if
the diode is reversed?

A.

B.

C.

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D.

E.

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x-plate 0 t

y-plate 0 t

The figure above shows the waveforms of two signals applied to the X-plate and Y-plate of a cathode ray
oscilloscope. Which of the following best shows the trace that would appear on the screen?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

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X Y

An a.c. source is connected to 4 diodes and a resistor in the above circuit. What can be seen on the
screen of a CRO connected across XY? (The spot will move up if X is at a higher potential than Y.)

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

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1cm
1cm

The figure above shows the display on a CRO with the time base set at 1 ms cm-1 and Y-gain at 0.5 V cm-1.
The peak voltage and frequency of the a.c. voltage applied across the Y-plates are

voltage frequency
A. 1.5 V 500 Hz
B. 1.5 V 250 Hz
C. 3.0 V 50 Hz
D. 3.0 V 250 Hz
E. 3.0 V 500 Hz

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10V

V
2S black box

In the above circuit, the voltmeter reading is 10 V. On reversing the connections to the black box,
the voltmeter reads 5 V. Which of the following is a possible arrangement inside the box?

A.
P Q

B.
2S
P Q

C.
2S
P Q

D.

P Q

2S
E.

P Q

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For a burglar alarm, the buzzer will sound when either the light dependent resistor is illuminated by
the burglar's torch or the switch is closed by the burglar's foot. Which of the following circuits
could serve the purpose?
(1)
+

OR gate

-
(2)

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+

NAND gate

-
(3)
+

N OR gate

-
A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (3) only
D. (1) and (2) only
E. (2) and (3) only

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1 cm

2 cm

5 1
10 .1
y-gain/
V cm-1 CRO
5kS

In the figure above, the peak current through the resistor is

A. 2 mA.
B. 4 mA.
C. 8 mA.
D. 4 A.
E. 8 A.

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Y
X
N S

A strong bar magnet is pushed quickly towards the solenoid as shown above. Which of the light emitting
diodes will glow?

A. Y only
B. Z only
C. X and Y only
D. X and Z only
E. None of them.

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input X
output
input Y

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Which of the following pairs of inputs will produce a HIGH output form the above logic gate?
Input X Input Y
(1) low low
(2) low high
(3) high high

A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)

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The figure above shows the trace of a signal on a CRO with time base setting at 1 ms cm -1. If the time
base setting is changed to 0.5 ms cm-1 and the Y-gain remains unchanged, which of the following shows
the correct trace on the CRO?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

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B Q

Which of the following is a correct truth table for the combination of a NOT gate and an AND gate as
shown in the above diagram? (Take 1 for high voltage and 0 for low voltage.)

A. A B │ Q
─────┼───
0 0 │ 0
0 1 │ 0
1 0 │ 0

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1 1 │ 1

B. A B │ Q
──────┼───
0 0 │ 1
0 1 │ 1
1 0 │ 1
1 1 │ 0

C. A B │ Q
──────┼───
0 0 │ 0
0 1 │ 1
1 0 │ 0
1 1 │ 1

D. A B │ Q
──────┼───
0 0 │ 1
0 1 │ 0
1 0 │ 1
1 1 │ 1

E. A B │ Q
──────┼───
0 0 │ 0
0 1 │ 1
1 0 │ 0
1 1 │ 0

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Which of the following devices is/are designed to convert electrical energy into sound?
(1) A buzzer
(2) A microphone
(3) A loudspeaker

A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)

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+

The above circuit shows a fire alarm. The buzzer will start sounding when the temperature of the
thermistor reaches 80 oC. Which of the following statements is/are true if the resistance of the
variable resistor is decreased?

A. The loudness of the sound emitted by the buzzer increases.

B. The loudness of the sound emitted by the buzzer decreases.
C. The buzzer will start sounding when the thermistor reaches a temperature higher than 80 oC.
D. The buzzer will still start sounding when the temperature of the thermistor reaches 80 oC.
E. The buzzer will start sounding when the thermistor reaches a temperature lower than 80 oC.

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9338

The above figure shows the display on a CRO with no input to the X-plates and the Y-plates. Which of
the following figures shows the display on the CRO when an alternating voltage is applied to the Y-
plates?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

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1cm

The above diagram shows the trace of a signal on a CRO with the time base switched off. The Y-gain is
set at 1 V cm-1. Which of the following statements correctly describes the input signal?

A. It is an a.c. of peak voltage 1 V.

B. It is an a.c. of peak voltage 2 V.
C. It is an d.c. of constant voltage 1 V.
D. It is an d.c. of constant voltage 2 V.
E. It may be a d.c. of constant voltage 2 V or an a.c. of peak voltage 2 V.

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6V
S
OR gate

X
0V

Under which of the following conditions would the light emitting diode X in the above circuit be turned
on?

(1) The environment is dark and S is closed.

(2) The environment is dark and S is open.
(3) The environment is bight and S is closed.

A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)

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