Physics Chapters

Average No. of questions

Importance (%)

Electromagnetic Induction

2

3-4%

Wave Optics

1

3%

Centre of Mass and System of Particles

1

2-3%

Moving Charges and Magnetism

2

4-5%

Mechanical Properties of Solids

1

2-3%

Mechanical Properties of Fluids

2

3-4%

Electromagnetic waves

3

3%

Rotational Motion

4

6-7%

Oscillations

2

3%

Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

3

7%

Kinetic Theory of Gases

1

3%

Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

2

3%

Gravitation

3

3%

Current Electricity

6

11%

Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits

3

6%

Units and Measurements

3

6%

Work, Energy and Power

2

4%

Electric Charges and Fields

3

4%

Magnetism and Matter

2

2%

Atoms

2

3%

Nuclei

2

4%

Motion in a Plane

1

4%

Thermal Properties of Matter

1

1%

Alternating Current

3

5%

Electrostatic potential and Capacitance

4

6%

Waves

2

2%

Thermodynamics

2

2%

Laws of Motion

2

2%

Mathematical Tools and Vectors

0

1%

Chapter Name

Important Topics

Units and Measurements

• Significant figures
• Errors in measurement
• Measuring instruments

Mathematical Tools

• Binomial Expression and Approximation
• Functions and graphs
• Differentiation
• Integration
• Logarithms

Motion in a Straight Line

• Frame of Reference
• Motion Under Gravity
• Variable Acceleration
• Graph of 1D Motion

Motion in a Plane

• Addition of Vectors
• Vectors resolution
• Projection of Vectors
• Projectile Motion
• Relative Motion
• Circular Motion

Newton’s laws of motion

• Newton’s first law of motion
• Linear momentum
• Free body diagrams and numericals
• Newton’s second law working
• Acceleration calculations
• Frame of reference
• Rocket propulsion concept
• Types of Friction
• Graphs between applied force and force of friction
• Angle of repose
• Angle of friction
• Acceleration of a body on a rough surface
• Dynamics of circular motion

Work,Power and Energy

• Work, energy theorem
• Work, energy, power concepts and definitions
• Conservative and non conservative force
• Equilibrium
• Potential energy
• Law of conservation of energy
• Power
• Vertical circular motion

Centre of Mass and System of Particles

• Centre of mass
• Head on collision
• Oblique collision

Rotational Motion

• Moment of inertia concept, theorems, definition
• Radius of gyration
• Angular Momentum
• Rolling motion
• Rolling motion on an inclined plane

Gravitation

• Laws of gravitation
• Acceleration due to gravity
• Gravitational potential energy
• Gravitational potential
• Escape velocity
• Kepler’s law of planetary motion
• Weightlessness

Mechanical Properties of Solids

• Hooke’s law
• Modulus of elasticity
• Young’s Modulus
• Pressure and buoyancy
• Buoyant force
• Equation of continuity
• Bernoulli’s theorem
• Viscosity
• Surface tension

Thermal Properties of Matter

• Thermal expansion and its applications
• Specific heat capacity
• Latent heat
• Calorimetry
• Conduction
• Radiation

Kinetic Theory of Gases

• Ideal gases
• Kinetic theory of gases
• Maxwell’s law
• Degree of freedom
• Law of equipartition of energy

Thermodynamics

• Zeroth law and the concept of thermal equilibrium
• The first, second and third law of thermodynamics
• Different types of processes
• Carnot cycle and carnot engine
• Efficiency
• Heat Pump

Oscillations

• Periodic and Oscillatory Motion
• Some basic terms related to Oscillatory Motion
• Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
• Equations of SHM and energy of SHM
• Time period of pendulum
• Oscillation of liquid column

Waves

• Characteristics of waves
• Progressive waves on string
• Characteristics of sound wave
• Principle of superposition of wave
• Stationary waves

Chapters

Important topics

Electric Charges and Fields

• Charge
• Coulomb’s law
• Electric flux
• Electric dipole
• Dipole in a uniform external field
• Short dipole in non-uniform electric field

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

• Electrostatic potential
• Potential difference
• Equipotential surface
• Electric potential due to dipole

Current Electricity

• Kirchhoff’s laws
• Combination of resistances
• Wheatstone bridge
• Symmetric circuits
• RC Circuit

Moving Charges and Magnetism

• Biot Savart’s law
• Ampere’s law and its applications
• Gyromagnetic ratio
• Torque on a current carrying loop
• Magnetic force on a current carrying conductor
• Lorentz force
• Force acting on a moving charge in a magnetic field
• Magnetic field due to a current carrying ring

Magnetism and Matter

• Properties of bar magnet
• Circular coil as magnetic dipole
• Magnetisation and magnetic intensity
• Classification of magnetic materials
• Ferromagnetism
• Hysteresis

Electromagnetic Induction

• Lenz’s law and magnetic flux
• Calculation of Induced EMF
• Induced Electric Field
• Self and Mutual Inductance
• LC Oscillations
• Faraday’s law

Alternating Current

• Introduction to Alternating current, Average and RMS calculation
• Types of AC Circuits, Power
• Choke Coil, Series LCR Circuit
• Resonant frequency
• LC Oscillations
• Transformer

Electromagnetic Waves

• Characteristics of electromagnetic waves

Ray optics and Optical Instruments

• Reflection from a plane mirror, spherical mirror and from a plane surface
• Total internal Reflection
• Combination of lens and mirror arrangement
• Finding the focal length using displacement method
• Dispersion of light
• Optical instruments

Wave optics

• Interference and Diffraction of light
• Nature of light
• Polarization

Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

• Photoelectric effect

Atoms

• Bohr’s atomic model and postulates
• Concepts of orbits and quantum numbers

Nuclei

• Mass-energy
• Nuclear size
• Nuclear and binding energy

Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits

• PN Junction Diode and its applications
• Logic gates