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The document contains multiple choice questions related to the chapter on Relativity from a Class-11 Physics curriculum. It covers key concepts such as the postulates of the special theory of relativity, the behavior of mass at relativistic speeds, and the nature of inertial frames of reference. The questions also touch on historical figures associated with relativity and the implications of light speed in various scenarios.

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Ch-13: Relativity - MCQs | PDF

The document contains multiple choice questions related to the chapter on Relativity from a Class-11 Physics curriculum. It covers key concepts such as the postulates of the special theory of relativity, the behavior of mass at relativistic speeds, and the nature of inertial frames of reference. The questions also touch on historical figures associated with relativity and the implications of light speed in various scenarios.

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Physics Class-11

Chapter
13 Relativity
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. The special theory of relativity is based on:
a. One postulate b. Two postulates
c. Three postulates d. Four postulates
2. At which relativistic velocity the mass of object will be doubled than its rest
mass?
a. 2.598 x 108 m/s b. 1.6 x 108 m/s
c. 3 x 108 m/s d. 2 x 108 m/s
3. Inertial frame is a frame in which:
a. 1st law of motion holds b. 2nd law of motion holds
c. 3rd law of motion holds d. Kelvin’s law holds
4. Which of the following waves do not travel with speed of light?
a. Radio-waves b. Heat waves
c. X-rays d. Sound waves
5. The speed of light (3 x 108 m/s) in free space is:
a. Variable b. Less than that in air
c. Unpredictable d. Constant
6. The special theory of relativity is applicable to the object moving with
maximum velocity equal to:
a. speed of light b. more than speed of light
c. less than speed of light d. doubles the speed of light
7. At which relativistic velocity the mass of a body become double than its rest
mass?
√ b. c
a. c √

√
c. c d. c

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8. Two photons approach each other; their relative speed will be:
a. 2 c b. Zero
c. Less than c d. c
9. All motions are:
a. Absolute b. Uniform
c. Relative d. Variable
10. In 1905, the special theory of relativity was proposed by:
a. Maxwell b. de-Broglie
c. Bohr d. Einstein
11. If an object moves with speed of light, it mass will be:
a. Zero b. Maximum
c. Infinity d. Minimum
12. Triples A and B board spaceships and head away from Earth in opposition
directions, each traveling the same distance at the same speed before returning
to Earth. Triple C remains on Earth. Which expression describes the triplets’
relative ages once they’re reunited on Earth?
a. A < B < C b. A = B > C
c. A = B < C d. A = B = C
13. Theory of Relativity was formulated by
a. Isaac Newton b. Stephen William Hawking
c. Albert Einstein d. Ernest Rutherford
14. Explain what is meant by a frame of reference.
a. A frame of reference is a graph plotted between distance and time
b. A frame of reference is a graph plotted between speed and time
c. A frame of reference is the velocity of an object through empty space
without regard to its surroundings
d. A frame of reference is an arbitrarily fixed point with respect to which
motion of other points is measured

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15. A pendulum has a time period of 5.0 s relative to the pendulum’s frame of
reference. What is the speed of an observer relative to the pendulum’s frame
of reference, if the period measured by the observer is 10 s? (Here c is the speed
of light).
a. 0.606 c b. 0.779 c
c. 0.866 c d. 0.693 c
16. An airliner travelling at 200 m/s emits light from the front of the place. Which
statement describes the speed of the light?
a. It travels at a speed of c + 200 m/s b. It travels at a speed of c – 200 m/s
c. It travels at a speed c, like all light
d. It travels at a speed slightly less than C
17. An inertial frame of reference is the one
a. Which is at rest
b. which is moving with a uniform velocity along a straight line
c. what has zero acceleration d. All of these
18. Suggest the correct relativistic speed f of space ship at which relativistic length
L becomes half of its original length Lo.
a. v = c b. v = 0.5 c
c. v = c √
d. v = c
19. At which relativistic speed mass of electron becomes double of its rest mass?
a. 0.5 c b. 0.707 c
c. 0.866 c d. 0.99 c
20. If an object moves with a velocity of light, its relativistic mass becomes:
a. Some extent large b. Infinity
c. Zero d. Very small
21.
The quantity 1 − is always:

a. Less than one b. Greater than one


c. Zero d. Equal to one

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