Quantrex Quantrex AcademyJEE · NEET · NDA PYQs with solutions Open app
Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
Exam
Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
Subject
Physics
Chapter
The Special Theory of Relativity

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · The Special Theory of Relativity

A yogi's guru resides in a Karakoram cave, located 1000 km away...

A yogi's guru resides in a Karakoram cave, located 1000 km1000 \text{ km} away from the house of the yogi. The yogi asserts that whenever he thinks about his guru, the guru instantly knows about it. Determine the minimum possible time interval between the yogi thinking about the guru and the guru becoming aware of it.

Options

  1. A1300 s\dfrac{1}{300} \text{ s}
  2. B130 s\dfrac{1}{30} \text{ s}
  3. C300 s300 \text{ s}
  4. D13 s\dfrac{1}{3} \text{ s}

Correct answer

A. 1300 s\dfrac{1}{300} \text{ s}

Step-by-step solution

According to the special theory of relativity, no signal or information can travel faster than the speed of light in vacuum.

The maximum speed of information transfer is c=3×108 m/sc = 3 \times 10^8 \text{ m/s}.

The distance between the yogi and the guru is d=1000 km=106 md = 1000 \text{ km} = 10^6 \text{ m}.

The minimum possible time interval is the time taken by light to travel this distance.

t=dct = \dfrac{d}{c}

t=1063×108=1300 st = \dfrac{10^6}{3 \times 10^8} = \dfrac{1}{300} \text{ s}
Practice The Special Theory of Relativity on Quantrex Academy →

More from The Special Theory of Relativity

Measured at rest, a rod has an exact length of 1 m . Determine its length when it travels… Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]Measured at rest, a rod has an exact length of 1 m . Determine its length when it travels… Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]Measured at rest, a rod has an exact length of 1 m . Determine its length when it travels… Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]A shop owner measures a suitcase kept on a rack to be 50 cm × 25 cm × 10 cm . A traveller… Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]A shop owner measures a suitcase kept on a rack to be 50 cm × 25 cm × 10 cm . A traveller… Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]A person standing on a platform notes that a train travelling with a velocity of 0.6c… Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]A person standing on a platform notes that a train travelling with a velocity of 0.6c… Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]An aeroplane flies over a rectangular field of dimensions 100 m × 50 m , moving parallel… Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] Full The Special Theory of Relativity list All Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] PYQs