GATE-2005 Physics Question Paper

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GATE-2005 (PHYSI CS)
Q.1 Q.20 carry one mark each.
Q.1 The average value of the function f(x) =4x
3
in the interval 1 to 3 is
(a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 80

Q.2 The unit normal to the curve x
3
y
2
+xy =17 at the point (2, 0) is
(a)
( )
2

j i +
(b) i
(c) j
(d) j

Q.3 The value of the integral
}
+
C
z
dz
3
where C is a circle (anticlockwise) with 4 = z , is
(a) 0 (b) i (c) 2 i (d) 4i

Q.4 The determinant of a 3 x 3 real symmetric matrix is 36. If two of its eigen values are 2
and 3 then the third eigenvalue is
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 9

Q.5 For a particle moving in a central field
(a) the kinetic energy is a constant of motion
(b) the potential energy is velocity dependent
(c) the motion is confined in a plane
(d) the total energy is not conserved

Q.6 A bead of mass mslides along a straight frictionless rigid wire rotating in a horizontal
plane with a constant angular speed . The axis of rotation is perpendicular to the wire
and passes through one end of the wire. If r is the distance of the mass from the axis of
rotation and v is its speed then the magnitude of the Coriolis force is
(a)
r
mv
2
(b)
r
mv
2
2
(c) e mv (d) e mv 2
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Q.7 If for a system of N particles of different masses
1
m,
2
m .. ,
N
m with position vectors
N
r r r ,........ ,
2 1
and corresponding velocities
N
v v v ,......... ,
2 1
, respectively, such
that
=
i
i
v 0, then
(a) the total momentum MUST be zero
(b) the total angular momentum MUST be independent of the choice of the origin
(c) the total force on the system MUST be zero
(d) the total torque on the system MUST be zero

Q.8 Although mass-energy equivalence of special relativity allows conversion of a photon to
an electron-positron pair, such a process cannot occur in free space because
(a) the mass is not conserved (b) the energy is not conserved
(c) the momentum is not conserved (d) the charge is not conserved

Q.9 Three infinitely long wires are placed equally apart on the circumference of a circle of
radius a, perpendicular to its plane. Two of the wires carry current I each, in the same
direction, while the third carries current 2I along the direction opposite to the other two.
The magnitude of the magnetic induction B at a distance r from the centre of the circle,
for r > a, is
(a) 0 (b)
r
I
t
0
2

(c)
r
I
t
0
2
(d)
2
0
2
r
Ia
t

Q.10 A solid sphere of radius R carries a uniform volume charge density . The magnitude of
electric field inside the sphere at a distance r from the centre is
(a)
0
3c
r
(b)
0
3c
R
(c)
0
2
c
r
R
(d)
0
2
3
c
r
R

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Q.11 The electric field ( ) t r E , for a circularly polarized electromagnetic wave propagating
along the positive z direction is
(a) ( ) ( ) | | t kz i y x E e + exp
0
(b) ( ) ( ) | | t kz i y i x E e + exp
0

(c) ( ) ( ) | | t kz i y i x E e + + exp
0
(d) ( ) ( ) | | t kz i y x E e + + exp
0

Q.12 The electric (E) and magnetic (B) field amplitudes associated with an electromagnetic
radiation from a point source behave at a distance r from the source as
(a) E =constant, B =constant (b)
r r
1
,
1
B E
(c)
2
1
,
1
r r
B E (d)
3 3
1
,
1
r r
B E

Q.13 The parities of the wave functions (i) cos (kx), and (ii) tanh (kx) are
(a) (i) odd, (ii) odd (b) (i) even, (ii) even
(c) (i) odd, (ii) even (d) (i) even, (ii) odd

Q.14 The commutator [L
z
, Y
lm
(, |)] where L
z
is the z-component of the orbital angular
momentum and Y
lm
(, |) is a spherical harmonic, is
(a) l (l +1) (b) m (c) m (d) +l

Q.15 A system in a normalized state
2 2 1 1
o o c c + = with
1
o and
2
o representing two
different eigenstates of the system, requires that the constants c
1
and c
2
must satisfy the
condition
(a) 1
2 1
= c c (b) 1
2 1
= + c c
(c) ( ) 1
2
2 1
= + c c (d) 1
2
2
2
1
= + c c

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Q.16 A one dimensional harmonic oscillator carrying a charge q is placed in a uniform
electric filed E along the positive x-axis. The corresponding Hamiltonian operator is
(a) qEx kx
dx
d
m
+ +
2
2
2 2
2
1
2
(b) qEx kx
dx
d
m
+
2
2
2 2
2
1
2

(c) qEx kx
dx
d
m
+ +
2
2
2 2
2
1
2
(d) qEx kx
dx
d
m
+
2
2
2 2
2
1
2

Q.17 The L
line of X-rays emitted from an atom with principal quantum numbers

n = 1, 2, 3, .. arises from the transition
(a) n = 4 n = 2 (b) n = 3 n = 2
(c) n = 5 n = 2 (d) n = 3 n = 1

Q.18 For an electron in hydrogen atom, the states are characterized by the usual quantum
numbers n, l, m
l
. The electric dipole transition between any two states requires that
(a) l =0, m
l
=0, 1 (b) l =1, m
l
=1, 2
(c) l =1, m
l
=0, 1 (d) l =1, m
l
=0, 2

Q.19 If the equation of state for a gas with internal energy U is pV = 1/3U, then the equation
for an adiabatic process is
(a) pV
1/3
=constant (b) pV
2/3
=constant
(c) pV
4/3
=constant (d) pV
3/5
=constant

Q.20 The total number of accessible states of N noniteracting particles of spin is
(a)
N
2 (b)
2
N (c)
2 /
2
N
(d) N

Q.21 The pressure for a non-interacting Fermi gas with internal energy U at temperature T is
(a)
V
U
p
2
3
= (b)
V
U
p
3
2
= (c)
V
U
p
5
3
= (d)
V
U
p
2
1
=

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Q.22 A system of non-interacting Fermi particles with Fermi energy E
F
has the density of
states proportional to E , where E is the energy of a particle. The average energy per
particle at temperature T = 0 is
(a)
F
E
6
1
(b)
F
E
5
1
(c)
F
E
5
2
(d)
F
E
5
3

Q.23 In crystallographic notations the vector OP in the cubic cell shown in the figure is
(a) [221]
(b) [122]
(c) [121]
(d) [112]

Q.24 Match the following and choose the correct combination
Group I Group II
Characteristics Element
P. Atomic configuration 1. Na
Q. Strongly electropositive 2. Si
R. Strongly electronegative 3. Ar
S. Covalent bonding 3. Cl
(a) P 1, Q 2, R 3, S 4 (b) P 3, Q 2, R 4, S 1
(c) P 3, Q 1, R 4, S 2 (d) P 3, Q 4, R 1, S 2

x
y
z
O
P
2
a
a
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Q.25 The evidence for the non-conservation of parity in decay has been obtained from the
observation that the intensity
(a) antiparallel to the nuclear spin directions is same as that along the nuclear spin
direction
(b) antiparallel to the nuclear spin direction is not the same as that along the nuclear spin
direction
(c) shows a continuous distribution as a function of momentum
(d) is independent of the nuclear spin direction

Q.26 Which of the following expressions for total binding energy B of a nucleus is correct
(
4 3 2 1
, , , a a a a )?
(a)
( ) ( )
o +
=
A
Z A
a
A
Z Z
a A a A a B
2
4 3 / 1 3
3 / 2
2 1
2 1

(b)
( ) ( )
o +
+ =
A
Z A
a
A
Z Z
a A a A a B
2
4 3 / 1 3
3 / 2
2 1
2 1

(c)
( ) ( )
o +
+ =
A
Z A
a
A
Z Z
a A a A a B
2
4 3 / 1 3
3 / 1
2 1
2 1

(d)
( ) ( )
o +
=
A
Z A
a
A
Z Z
a A a A a B
2
4 3 / 1 3
3 / 1
2 1
2 1

27. Which of the following decay is forbidden?
(a) e e v v

+ +

(b)
v t +
+ +

(c)
e
e v t +
+ +
(d)
+
+ + e e e

Q.28 With reference to nuclear forces which of the following statements is NOT true?
(a) short range (b) charge independent
(c) velocity dependent (d) spin independent

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Q.29 A junction field effect transistor behaves as a
(a) voltage controlled current source
(b) voltage controlled voltage source
(c) current controlled voltage source
(d) current controlled current source

Q.30 The circuit shown can be used as
(a) NOR gate
(b) OR gate
(c) NAND gate
(d) AND gate

Q.31 to Q.80 carries two marks each.
Q.31 If a vector field k z j y i x F
+ + = , then ( ) F V V is
(a) 0 (b) i
(c) 2 j
(d) 3k

Q.32 All solutions of the equation e
z
= - 3 are
(a) z = in ln 3, n = 1, 2,
(b) z = ln 3 +i(2n +1) , n = 0, 1, 2,
(c) z = ln 3 +i 2n, n = 0, 1, 2,
(d) z = i 3n, n = 1, 2,

Q.33 If ) (s f is the Laplace transform of f(t) the Laplace transform of f(at), where a is a
constant, is
(a) ) (
1
s f
a
(b) ) / (
1
a s f
a
(c) ) (s f (d) ) / ( a s f
out
V
R
in2
V
in1
V
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Q.34 Given the four vectors
|
|
|
.
|
\
|
=
1
2
1
1
u ,
|
|
|
.
|
\
|
=
1
5
3
2
u ,
|
|
|
.
|
\
|
=
8
4
2
3
u ,
|
|
|
.
|
\
|
=
12
6
3
4
u ,
the linearly dependent pair is
(a)
2 1
,u u (b)
3 2
,u u (c)
4 1
,u u (d)
4 3
,u u

Q.35 Which of the following functions of the complex z is NOT analytic everywhere?
(a) e
z
(b) sin z / z (c) z
2
(d)
3
z

Q.36 Eigen values of the matrix
|
|
|
|
|
.
|
\
|
0 2 0 0
2 0 0 0
0 0 0 1
0 0 1 0
i
i

are
(a) 2, 1, 1, 2 (b) 1, 1, 0, 2
(c) 1, 0, 2, 3 (d) 1, 1, 0, 3

Q.37 If a particle moves outward in a plane along a curved trajectory described by
r = a , = t, where a and are constants, then its
(a) kinetic energy is conserved (b) angular momentum is conserved
(c) total momentum is conserved (d) radial momentum is conserved

Q.38 A circular hoop of mass M and radius a rolls without slipping with constant angular
speed along the horizontal x-axis in the x-y plane. When the centre of the hoop is at a
distance d = 2a from the origin, the magnitude of the total angular moment of the
hoop about the origin is
(a) Ma
2
(b) 2Ma
2
(c) 2Ma
2
(d) 3Ma
2

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Q.39 Two solid spheres of radius R and mass M each are connected by a thin rigid rod of
negligible mass. The distance between the centres is 4R. The moment of inertia about an
axis passing through the centre of symmetry and perpendicular to the line joining the
spheres is
(a)
5
11
MR
2
(b)
5
22
MR
2
(C)
5
44
MR
2
(D)
5
88
MR
2

Q.40 A car is moving with constant linear acceleration a along horizontal x-axis. A solid
sphere of mass M and radius R is found rolling without slipping on the horizontal floor of
the car in the same direction as seen from an inertial frame outside the car. The
acceleration of the sphere in the inertial frame is
(a)
7
a
(b)
7
2a
(c)
7
3a
(d)
7
5a

Q.41 A rod of length l
0
makes an angle
0
with the y-axis in its rest frame, while the rest frame
moves to the right along the x-axis with relativistic speed v with respect to the lab frame.
If =(1 v
2
/c
2
)
-1/2
, the angle in the lab frame is
(a) =tan
-1
( tan
0
) (b) = tan
-1
( cot
0
)
(c) =tan
-1
(
1
tan
0
) (d) = tan
-1
(
1
cot
0
)
Q.42 A particle of mass mmoves in a potential V(x) =
2 2 2
2
1
v m x m e + where x is the
position coordinate, v is the speed, and and are constants. The canonical (conjugate)
momentum of the particle is
(a) p = m(1 +) v (b) p = mv
(c) p = mv (d) p = m(1 - ) v

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Q.43 Consider the following three independent cases:
(i) Particle A of charge +q moves in free space with constant velocity ) ( c v v <<
(ii) Particle B of charge +q moves in free space in a circle of radius R with same speed v as in
case (i)
(iii) Particle C of charge -q moves as in case (ii)
If the power radiated by A, B and C are
C B A
P and P P , , respectively, then
(a)
C B A
P P P > = , 0 (b)
C B A
P P P = = , 0
(c)
C B A
P P P > > (d)
C B A
P P P = =

Q.44 If the electrostatic potential were given by
) (
2 2 2
0
z y x + + =| |
, where 0
|
is constant,
then the charge density giving rise to the above potential would be
(a) 0 (b) 0 0
6 c |
(c) 0 0
2 c |
(d)
0
0
6
c
|

Q.45 The work done in bringing a charge +q from infinity in free space, to a position at a
distance d in front of a semi-infinite grounded metal surface is
(a)
) ( 4
0
2
d
q
tc
(b)
) 2 ( 4
0
2
d
q
tc
(c)
) 4 ( 4
0
2
d
q
tc
(d)
) 6 ( 4
0
2
d
q
tc

Q.46 A plane electromagnetic wave traveling in vaccum is incident normally on a non-
magnetic, non-absorbing medium of refractive index n. The incident (E
i
), reflected (E
r
)
and transmitted (E
t
) electric fields are given as,
E
i
= E exp [i(kz t)], E
r
= E
0r
exp [i(k
r
z t)], E
t
= E
0t
exp [i(k
t
z t)].
If E =2 V/m and n = 1.5 then the application of appropriate boundary conditions leads to
(a)
m V E m V E
t r
/
5
7
, /
5
3
0 0
= =
, (b)
m V E m V E
t r
/
5
8
, /
5
1
0 0
= =

(c)
m V E m V E
t r
/
5
8
, /
5
2
0 0
= =
(d)
m V E m V E
t r
/
5
6
, /
5
4
0 0
= =

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47. For a vector potential A the divergence of A is
2
0
4 r
Q
t
= A V
, where Q is a constant
of appropriate dimensions. The corresponding scalar potential ) , ( t r | that makes A and
| Lorentz gauge invariant is
(a)
r
Q
0
4
1
tc
(b)
r
t Q
0
4
1
tc
(c) 2
0
4
1
r
Q
tc
(d)
r
t Q
0
4
1
tc

Q.48 An infinitely long wire carrying a current I (t) =I
0
cos (t) is placed at a distance a from
a square loop of side a as shown in the figure. If the resistance of the loop is R, then the
amplitude of the induced current in the loop is
(a) 2 ln
2
0 0
R
aI e
t

(b) 2 ln
0 0
R
aI e
t

(c) 2 ln
2
0 0
R
aI e
t

(d)
R
aI e
t
0 0
2

Q.49 The de Broglie wavelength for an electron of energy 150 eV is
(a) 10
-8
m (b) 10
-10
m (c) 10
-12
m (d) 10
-14
m
Q.50 A particle is incident with a constant energy E on a one-dimensional potential barrier as
shown in the figure. The wavefunctions in region I and II are respectively

(a) decaying, oscillatory
(b) oscillatory, oscillatory
(c) oscillatory, decaying
(d) decaying, decaying

I Region
II Region
0
V
E
V
x
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Q.51 The expectation value of the z coordinate, > < z , in the ground state of the hydrogen
atom (wavefunction: ( )
0
100
a
r
ae r

= , where A is the normalization constant and
0
a is
the Bohr radius), is
(a)
0
a (b)
2
0
a
(c)
4
0
a
(d) 0

Q.52 The degeneracy of the n = 2 level for a three dimensional isotropic oscillator is
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 10

Q.53 For a spin 1/2 particle, the expectation value of
z y x
s s s . .
z
, where
y x
s s , and
z
s are spin
operators, is
(a)
8
3
i
(b)
8
3
i
(c)
16
3
i
(d)
16
3
i

Q.54 An atom emits a photon of wavelength = 600 nm by transition from an excited state of
lifetime 8 x 10
-9
s. If u A represents the minimum uncertainty in the frequency of the
photon, the fractional width
u
u A
of the spectral line is of the order of
(a) 10
-4
(b) 10
-6
(c) 10
-8
(d) 10
-10

Q.55 The sodium doublet lines are due to transitions from
2
P
3/2
and
2
P
1/2
levels to
2
S
1/2
level.
On application of a weak magnetic field, the total number of allowed transitions becomes
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 10

Q. 56 A three level system of atoms has N
1
atoms in level E
1
, N
2
in level E
2
, and N
3
in level E
3

(N
2
>N
1
>N
3
, and E
1
<E
2
<E
3
). Laser emission is possible between the levels
(a) E
3
E
1
(b) E
2
E
1
(c) E
3
E
2
(d) E
2
E
3

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Q.57 In a Raman scattering experiment, light of frequency v from a laser is scattered by
diatomic molecules having the moment of inertia I. the typical Raman shifted frequency
depends on:
(a) v and I (b) only v (c) only I (d) neither v nor I

Q.58 For a diatomic molecule with the vibrational quantum number n and rotational quantum
number J , the vibrational level spacing
n
AE = E
n
E
n 1
and the rotational level spacing
E
J
= E
J
E
J 1
are approximately:
(a)
n
AE = constant, E
J
= constant (b) E
n
= constant, J
J
AE
(c) J n
J n
AE AE , (d)
2
, J n
J n
AE AE

Q.59 The typical wavelengths emitted by diatomic molecules in purely vibrational and purely
rotational transitions are respectively in the region of:
(a) Infrared and visible (b) Visible and infrared
(c) Infrared and microwave (d) Microwave and infrared

Q.60 In a two electron atomic system having orbital and spin angular momenta
2 1
,l l and
2 1
,s s
respectively, the coupling strengths are defined as
1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1
, , , , ,
s s s s s s
and

I I I I I I . For
the jj coupling scheme to be applicable, the coupling strengths MUST satisfy the
condition.
(a)
2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1
, ,
s s s s
I I > I I (b)
2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1
, ,
s s s s s
I I > I I

(c)
2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
, ,
s s s s s
I I > I I

(d)
2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1
, ,
s s s l s
I I > I I

Q.61 If the probability that x lies between x and x + dx is p(x) dx = ae
-ax
dx, where
0 < x < , a > 0, then the probability that x lies between
1
x and
2
x (
2
x >
1
x ) is
(a) ( )
2 1
ax ax
e e

(b) ( )
2 1
ax ax
e e a

(c) ( )
2 1 2
ax ax ax
e e e

(d) ( )
2 1 1
ax ax ax
e e e

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Q.62 If the partition function of a harmonic oscillator with frequency at a temperature T is
e
kT
, then the free energy of N such independent oscillators is
(a) NkT
2
3
(b)
kT
kT
e
ln (c)
kT
NkT
e
ln (d)
kT
NkT
2
ln
e

Q.63 The partition function of two Bose particles each of which can occupy any of the two
energy levels 0 and is
(a)
kT kT
e e
c c
+ + 2 1
2
(b)
kT kT
e e
c c
+ +
2
1
(c)
kT kT
e e
c c
+ +
2
2 (d)
kT kT
e e
c c
+
2

Q.64 A one dimensional random walker takes steps to left or right with equal probability. The
probability that the random walker starting from origin is back to origin after N even
number of steps is
(a)
N
|
.
|
\
|
|
.
|
\
| N
|
.
|
\
| N
N
2
1
!
2
!
2
!
(b)
!
2
!
2
!
|
.
|
\
| N
|
.
|
\
| N
N

(c)
N
|
.
|
\
|
N
2
2
1
! 2 (d)
N
|
.
|
\
|
N
2
1
!
Q.65 The number of states for a system of N identical free particles in a three dimensional
space having total energy between E and E +E (E << E), is proportional to
(a) E
|
|
.
|
\
|
E

N
o
1
2
3
(b) E o
2
N
E
(c) E NE o
2
1
(d) E E
N
o
Q.66 The energy of a ferromagnet as a function of magnetization M is given by
F(M) =F
0
+ 2 (T T
c
) M
2
+M
4
, F
0
> 0.
The number of minima in the function F(M) for T > T
c
is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4

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Q.67 For a closed packed BCC structure of hard spheres, the lattice constant a is related to the
sphere radius R as
(a) a = 4R/ 3 (b) a = 4R 3
(c) a = 4R 2 (d) a = 2R 2

Q.68 An n-type semiconductor has an electron concentration of
3 20
10 3

m . If the
electron drift velocity is
1
100

ms in an electric field of
1
200

Vm , the conductivity
(in
1
Om ) of this material is
(a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 96

Q.69 Density of states of free electrons in a solid moving with an energy 0.1 eV is given
by
3 1 21
10 15 . 2

cm eV . The density of states (in
3 1
cm eV ) for electrons moving with
an energy of 0.4 eV will be
(a)
21
10 07 . 1 (b)
21
10 52 . 1 (c)
21
10 04 . 3 (d)
21
10 30 . 4

Q.70 The effective density of states at the conduction band edge of Ge is
3 19
10 04 . 1

cm
at room temperature (300 K). Ge has an optical band gap of 0.66 eV. The intrinsic carrier
concentration (in
3
cm ) in Ge at room temperature (300 K) is approximately
(a)
10
10 3 (b)
13
10 3 (c)
16
10 3 (d)
16
10 6

Q.71 For a conventional superconductor, which of the following statements is NOT true?
(a) Specific heat is discontinuous at transition temperature T
c

(b) The resistivity falls sharply at T
c

(c) It is diamagnetic below T
c

(d) It is paramagnetic below T
c

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Q.72 A nucleus having mass number 240 decays by emission to the ground state of its
daughter nucleus. The Q value of the process is 5.26 MeV. The energy (in MeV) of the
particle is
(a) 5.26 (b) 5.17 (c) 5.13 (d) 5.09
Q. 73 The threshold temperature above which the thermonuclear reaction
eV e e e M + H + H H + H 86 . 12 2
1
1
4
2
3
2
3
2

can occur is (use e
2
/4
0
=1.44 x 10
-15
MeVm)
(a) 1.28 x 10
10
K (b) 1.28 x 10
9
K (c) 1.28 x 10
8
K (d) 1.28 x 10
7
K
Q.74 According to the shell model, the ground state of O
15
8
nucleus is
(a)
+
2
3
(b)
+
2
1
(c)
2
3
(d)
2
1

Q.75 The plot of log A vs time t, where A is activity, as shown in the figure, corresponds to
decay

(a) from only one kind of radioactive
nuclei having same half life
(b) from only neutron activated nuclei
(c) from a mixture of radioactive nuclei
having different half lives
(d) which is unphysical
Q.76 For the rectifier circuit shown in the figure, the sinusoidal voltage (V
1
or V
2
) at the output
of the transformer has a maximum value of 10 V. The load resistance R
L
is 1 k . If I
av
is
the average current through the resistor R
L
the circuit corresponds to a
(a) full wave rectifier with I
av
= 20/ mA
(b) half wave rectifier with I
av
= 20/ mA
(c) half wave rectifier with I
av
= 10/ mA
(d) full wave rectifier with I
av
= 10/ mA

t
L
o
g

A

~
in
V
1
V
out
V
L
R
2
V
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Q.77 The Boolean expression: B (A +B) +A. (B +A) can be realized using minimum
number of
(a) 1 AND gates (b) 2 AND gates (c) 1 OR gates (d) 2 OR gates
Q.78 The output V
0
of the ideal opamp circuit shown in the figure

(a) 7 V
(b) 5 V
(c) 5 V
(d) 7 V

Q.79 The circuit shown in the figure can be used as a

(a) high pass filter or a differentiator
(b) high pass filter or an integrator
(c) low pass filter or a differentiator
(d) low pass filter or an integrator

Q.80 In the circuit shown in the figure the Thevenin voltage V
TH
and Thevenin resistance R
TH

as seen by the load resistance R
L
(=1 k) are respectively
(a) 15 V, 1 k
(b) 30 V, 4 k
(c) 20 V, 2 k
(d) 10 V, 5 k
+
o
V
V 1 +
V 2 +
O k 1
O k 1
O k 1
O k 5
~ C
out
V
in
V
R
10V
L
R
20V
O 2k O 2k
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Linked Answer Questions
Q. 81 a to Q.85b carry two marks each
For the differential equation 0 2
2
2
= + y
dx
dy
dx
y d

Q.81a One of the solutions is
(a) e
x
(b) ln x (c)
2
x
e
(d)
2
x
e

Q.81b The second linearly independent solution is
(a)
x
e
(b) xe
x
(c)
x
e x
2
(d)
x
e x
2

Statement for Linked Answer Questions 82a & 82b:
The Lagrangian of two coupled oscillators of mass meach is
( ) ( )
2 1
2
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
x x m x x m x x m L e e + + + =

Q.82a The equations of motion are
(a)
2
2
0 2
2
0 2 1
2
0 1
2
0 1
, x x x x x x e e e e = + = +
(b)
1
2
0 2
2
0 2 2
2
0 1
2
0 1
, x x x x x x e e e e = + = +
(c)
2
2
0 2
2
0 2 1
2
0 1
2
0 1
, x x x x x x e e e e = + = +
(d)
1
2
0 2
2
0 2 1
2
0 1
2
0 1
, x x x x x x e e e e = + = +

Q.82b The normal modes of the system are
(a) 1 , 1
2
0
2
0
+ e e (b)
2
0
2
0
1 , 1 e e +
(c) 1 , 1
0 0
+ e e (d) e e + 1 , 1
0 0

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An infinitely long hollow cylinder of radius R carrying a surface charge density is rotated about
its cylindrical axis with a constant angular speed

Q.83a The magnitude of the surface current is
(a) R (b) 2 R (c) R (d) 2 R

Q.83b The magnitude of vector potential inside the cylinder at a distance r from its axis is
(a) 2
0
R r (b)
0
R r
(c) r Re o
0
2
1
(d) r Re o
0
4
1

A particle is scattered by a spherically symmetric potential. In the centre of mass (CM) frame the
wave function of the incoming particle is
ikz
e = A where k is the wave vector and A is a
constant.

Q.84a If ( ) f u is an angular function then in the asymptotic region the scattered wave function
has the form
(a)
( )
ikr
f e
r
u A
(b)
( )
ikr
f e
r
u

A
(c)
( )
2
ikr
f e
r
u A
(d)
( )
2
ikr
f e
r
u

A

Q.84b The differential scattering cross section () in CM frame is
(a) ( )
( )
2
2
2
| |
| |
r
f u
u o A = (b) ( ) ( )
2 2
| | | | u u o f A =
(c) ( ) ( )
2
| | u u o f = (d) ( ) ( )| | | | u u o f A =

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Lead has atomic weight of 207.2 amu and density of 11.35 gm cm
3
.

Q.85a Number of atoms per cm
3
for lead is
(a) 1.1 x 10
25
(b) 3.3 x 10
22

(c) 1.1 x 10
22
(d) 3.3 x 10
25

Q.85b If the energy of vacancy formation in lead is 0.55 eV/atom, the number of
vacancies / cm
3
at 500 K is
(a) 3.2 x 10
16
(b) 3.2 x 10
19

(c) 9.5 x 10
19
(d) 9.5 x 10
16

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