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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

Choose the correct statements from the following.
A. Like light waves, thermal radiations are also electromagnetic radiation.
B. Electromagnetic waves can travel in vacuum but mechanical waves cannot do so.
C. Gamma rays are more energetic than X-rays.
D. Microwaves are heat waves so they always produce heating.
E. Displacement current is a fictious current and has nothing in common with conduction current.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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A. True. Thermal radiation (infrared) is part of the electromagnetic spectrum. B. True. Electromagnetic waves propagate in vacuum, while mechanical waves require a medium. C. True. Gamma rays have higher frequency and thus higher energy than X-rays. D. False. While microwaves…