sought-after institutions in the Country.

Some of the focused objectives are

To become a leading University in the country and to set
high standards of excellence in the preservation, creation
and dissemination of knowledge through teaching, learning,
research, innovation and experiment, and to serve as an effective
instrument for development and change of the State of Assam
and for the country, to pass on faithfully and comprehensively
the cultural, scientific and technological experience of mankind
accumulated over the last century, thereby ensuring the continuity
and advancement of human civilization,

The Emblem and Motto

To conduct pioneering research works in the frontier areas of

knowledge,
To introduce modular-based structure, multi and inter disciplinary
approach in selected PG departments and to increase options
and flexibility to the students in every PG department,
To strengthen the extension education services to the society,
To undertake faculty development programmes through training
programmes, self-appraisal, student-feedback, participation in
seminars, workshops and group discussions,
To pursue and achieve excellence through collaboration with the
institutions of higher learning and research in the country and
abroad and through industry linkage and University-Industry
interface,

The emblem of Gauhati University contains

Entrance Examination for Admission
into
Physics (Other University)
a wealth of meaning.
On it isM.Sc.
inscribed the
name of the University and its motto in two
& M.Sc.
Physics
significantRadiological
Sanskrit words
To introduce computer application for classroom instructions and
in the administrative, financial and academic activities,
Department of Physics, Gauhati University
Vidyaya Sadhayeta
To help judiciously to utilize and preserve the rich in biodiversity,
biomass, thousands of rare flora and fauna, scenic beauty with Marks:100, Time: 2 Hrs
achievement through learning
many tourist spots, natural resources like oil, gas, coal, forest,
July 30, 2015
water bodies, medicinal plants for which the North Eastern region
is justly famous. The University has been contributing towards
these efforts, and is now keen to play a key role in the future,

To document and preserve the rich ethnic, cultural and linguistic

diversity of the North East - a region with a population of 3.5
crores with more than two hundred tribes comprising nearly half
of the total population, speaking more than 150 languages and
dialects, and

Sadhayeta indicates that the learner is

the rightful person (Adhikari) of the fruit of
learning. The Isopanishad states that one
can attain immortality through learning or
knowledge.

Instructions
to the candidates
To work towards the economic integration and cultural links of
North East India with the immediate neighbouring countries of

Nepal, China, Bangladesh and Tibet.

1. Bhutan,
ThisMyanmar,
exam
is worth a total of 100 Marks.

2. Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each, questions 21 to 40 carry 2 marks each and rest carries 4
marks each.
3. Answer 1 to 40 (compulsory) and any ten questions from the rest.
4. Please put a in the  provided with the answer for each question with blue or black ball
point pen. Make sure that your answer is clearly marked. Wrong answer may result in negative
markings.
5. Only standard scientific calculators are allowed, if required. You can not borrow from others.
Mobile phones and any other electronic devices are strictly prohibited in the hall.
6. Use of whitener is strictly prohibited.
7. Symbols have their usual meaning.

To be filled by the candidate

Name:

Appearing for (Please Tick)

Roll No.

 M.Sc. Physics
 M.Sc. Radiological Physics
 Both

Signature:

Signature of the Invigilator

Signature of the Examiner

Question No. 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each

1. The Focault pendulum changes the orientation of the plane due to

 (a) Centrifugal force
 (b) Coriolis force
 (c) Tidal force of the Moon
 (d) Rotation of the Universe

2. A light beam is moving towards right with

velocity c. If an observer is moving with velocity v towards left the velocity of the light
beam observed by the observer is
 (a) c + v
 (b) c v
 (c) c
2
 (d) (c+v)
cv

7. Which one of the following is a correct statement about a Lagrangian?

 (a) Lagrangian is a function of temperature
 (b) Lagrangian is always a function of time
 (c) Lagrangian is a function of position and
velocity
 (d) Lagrangian is a function of position
and momentum

8. In gamma ray emission from a nucleus,

 (a) both the neutron number and the proton number change.
 (b) there is no change in the proton number and neutron number.
 (c) only the neutron number changes
 (d) only the proton number changes.

9. A





convergent sequence has following value

(a) Bounded
(b) Unbounded
(c) Negative
(d) None of the above

3. Which one of the following is a correct trajectory in the HR diagram for star like the Sun
after main sequence?
 (a) The star travels towards the left
 (b) The star climbs up along the main sequence
 (c) The star travels towards right and then 10. When a weak magnetic field is applied to Na
to result in anomalous Zeeman effect, 2 S1/2
climbs up vertically
level splits into levels
 (d) The star explodes in a supernova
 (a) 2
 (b) 3
 (c) 4
4. The value of is
 (d) 5
 (a) 0
 (b) 1
 (c)
 (d) -1

11. A planet of mass MP is revolving around a

star MS of mass in circular orbit. The total
energy of the system is
 (a) E = GMSr MP
5. If a system is symmetric with respect to ro (b) E = GMSr MP
tation, it should have
S MP
 (c) E = GM2r
 (a) Conservation of linear momentum
GMS MP
 (b) Conservation of angular momentum
 (d) E = 2r
 (c) Conservation of energy
 (d) Conservation of mass
12. The Lagoon Nebula is a cloud of hydrogen
gas located 3900 light years away from the
6. The law which gives the concept of temperaEarth. The temperature of the gas is about
ture is
7500 K. The cloud is very thin and it contains
 (a) Zeroth law of thermodynamics
only 80 molecules per cubic centimetre. The
 (b) First law of thermodynamics
gas pressure is, (Assume that the gas is ideal)
 (c) Second law of thermodynamics
 (a) 82.8 1013 J/m3
 (d) Third law of thermodynamics
 (b) 82.8 1020 J/m3
 (c) 82.8 1013 J/m3

 (d) 82.8 1020 J/m3

of motion.

13. Let mp be the mass of proton, mn the mass 18. A transistor is cut off when
of neutron, m1 , the mass of 20
10 N e nucleus and
 (a) Both the collector and emitter juncm2 , the mass of 40
Ca
nucleus,
then,
20
tions are reverse biased
 (a) m2 = 2m1
 (b) The emitter junction is forward biased
 (b) m2 > m1
and the collector junction is reverse biased
 (c) m2 < 2m1
 (c) The emitter junction is reverse biased
 (d) m1 > 10(mn + mp )
and the collector junction is forward biased
 (d) Both the collector and emitter junction
are forward biased
14. It is required to pass only the high frequency
components to the load ZL. What must be
the components of the circuit as given as fol19. Which one is true about resonance frequency
lows (C=Capacitor, L=inductance)
of Series and Parallel LCR circuits:
 (a) In Parallel LCR circuit, the impedance
is maximum and in Series LCR circuit current
is minimum
 (b) In Parallel LCR circuit, the impedance
is maximum and in series LCR circuit, the
current is maximum
 (a) Z1=C, Z2=C, Z3=L
 (c) In Parallel LCR circuit impedance is
 (b) Z1=C, Z2=L, Z3=C
minimum and in Series LCR circuit current
 (c) Z1=L,Z2=C,Z3=L
is maximum
 (d) Z1=C,Z2=L,Z3=C
 (d) In Parallel LCR circuit impedance is
maximum and in series LCR circuit, current
15. Davisson and Germer experiment suggested
is maximum
that the electron is
 (a) particle
20. It is required to match a high impedance
 (b) a wave
source with a low impedance load and a
 (c) partly wave and partly particle
low impedance source with a high impedance
 (d) none of above
load. Which of the following transistor configurations will be used for the purpose
16. An electron and a proton having rest masses
 (a) CB and CE respectively
me and mp respectively are both moving with
 (b) CC abd CB respectively
the same speed. If e and p are the respec (c) CE abd CB respectively
tive de-Broglie wavelengths, it follows that
 (d) CB and CC respectively.
 (a) e > p
 (b) e < p
Question No. 21 to 40 carry 2 marks
 (c) e =p
e
me
each
 (d) p = mp
17. A uniform electric field and an uniform mag- 21. In an n-type semiconductor, which of the following statement is true?
netic field are acting along the same direction
 (a) The Fermi level shifts towards the conin a certain region. If an electron is projected
duction band
along the direction of the fields with a certain
 (b) The Fermi level shifts towards the vavelocity then,
lence band
 (a) its velocity will decrease.
 (c) Fermi level lies at the middle of the
 (b) its velocity will increase.
band gap
 (c) it will turn towards right of the direc (d) Fermi level merges with the donor level
tion of motion.
 (d) it will turn towards left of the direction

7.

8.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

22. The resultant force on the current loop PQRS

due to a long current carrying conductor will
be






(a) 1 104 N
(b) 3.6 104 N
(c) 1.8 104 N
(d) 5 104 N

 (c) 1 /4
 (d) 2 /2
26. The root mean square velocity of a gas
molecule
of mass m at temperature T is
p
3kT /m. If the gas is unable to escape the
atmosphere of a planet of mass M and radius
R which one of the following conditions is to
be valid?
p
p
 (a) pM/R > (2G)1/2 p3kT /m
 (b) p M/R < (2G)1/2 p3kT /m
 (c) pM/R2 > (2G)1/2 p3kT /m
 (d) M/R2 < (2G)1/2 3kT /m
27. If the Rodrigues formula for Legendres polydn
2
n
nomial is Pn (x) = 2n1n! dx
n (x 1) , which
one of the following is a true relation?
 (a) x2 = 31 [2P2 (x) + P0 (x)]
 (b) x2 = 32 [2P2 (x) + P0 (x)]
 (c) x2 = 31 [2P2 (x) P0 (x)]
 (d) x2 = 32 [2P2 (x) P0 (x)]

23. A particle of mass m undergoes harmonic oscillation with period T0 . If it is acted on by

a force f = bv, where v is the speed of the
particle and b is a constant, its period in this
condition will be
 (a) Larger than T0
 (b) Smaller than T0
28. A physics student claims that a box of vol (c) Proportional to b
ume V contains a magnetic field in the
 (d) Unchanged
form B = (a by 2 )j, where a = 0.3T and
(A) 104 N
b = 2.0T/m2 . The students claim is wrong
4
because,
(B) 3.6 10
N
24. Given


 (a) The equation is dimensionally not cor1 2
A=
(C) 1.8 104 N
rect
3 4
 (b) The magnetic field is dependent of po4


(D) ans 5 10and
N
sition
3 6
B=
,
 (c) The magnetic field does not have other
9 x of x the product AB a singular
A=[1 2; 3 4] and b=[3 6; 9 x] for what value
two matrix?
components.
for what value of x the product AB a singular
 (d) .B 6= 0
(a) 0
matrix?
(b) 6
 (a) 0
(c) 12
 (b) 6
29. In the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom the
(d) Ans 18
 (c) 12
electron is moving around the proton with
 (d) 18
velocity
v = 2.2 106 m/sec in a circular orA circle unit radius is inscribed in a square ABCD. What is area of the shaded
region?
bit of radius r = 5.3 1011 m . Consider
it as a circular current carried by a charge
1-pi
25. A circle of unit radius is inscribed in a square
e = 1.6 1019 C . Calculating the orbital
4-pi
as shown below. What is area of the shaded
Ans 1-(pi/4)
period of the electron the magnetic moment
region?
2-(pi/2)
of the circular current comes out to be,
 (a) 1.6 1019 Am2
 (b) 9.34 1024 Am2
 (c) 9.34 1024 Am2
 (d) 1.6 103 Am2

eeeeeeeeeeee

30. Two
stars,
 (a)due
1
9. The potential energy
to
van der Waals interaction between two molecules
is given
by ,A and B are of same temperature

and mass. If A is 100 times luminous than

 (b) 4 6
R 12
R0
0
2 , where U 0 > 0 . If x is the small displacement of one
U (r ) = U 0
r
r
molecule from the equilibrium distance R0 so that x = r R0 and if x / R0 << 1 the force

the B , then A is
 (a) 100 times smaller than B
 (b) 10 times smaller than B
 (c) 10000 times bigger than B
 (d) 10 times bigger than B

36. A bullet fired into a fixed target loses half of

its velocity after penetrating 3 cm. How much
further it will penetrate before coming to rest,
assuming that it faces constant resistance to
motion
 (a) 3 cm
 (b) 2 cm
31. Which of the following is the most probable
 (c) 1.5 cm
case of X-ray emission, when an orbital elec (d) 1 cm
tron makes a transition from k th to nth level
(k > n)
 (a) n = 1, k =
37. A particle of mass 0.3 kg is subjected to a
 (b) n = 4, k =
force F = kx, with k = 15N/m. What will
 (c) n = 1, k = 2
be its initial acceleration, if it is released from
 (d) n = 8, k = 8
a point 20 cm away from the origin ?
 (a) 3m/s2
 (b) 15m/s2
32. Light of wavelength 500nm is incident on
 (c) 5m/s2
sodium metal surface of work function 2.28ev.
 (d) 10m/s2
The maximum energy of ejected photoelectron will be
 (a) 0.1 eV
 (b) 0.2 eV
 (c) 0.3 eV
 (d) 0.4 eV

38. Determine the type of operation of the circuit

shown as follows if the components are given
by : VBE = 0.7V , Rc = 10K, Rb = 965K,
VCC = 20V , = 50,. If the temperature is
increased so that = 100, what is the type
215
of operation?
33. The half life of
At is 100 s. The time
taken for the radioactivity of a sample of
215 At to decay to (1/16)th of its initial value
is,
 (a) 400 s
 (b) 6.3 s
 (c) 40 s
 (d) 300 s
 (a) Class A, Class B
34. Consider a two particle system with particles
 (b) Class A, Class AB
having masses m1 and m2 . If the first particle
 (c) Class B, Class C
is pushed towards the centre of mass through
 (d) None as above
a distance d, by what distance should the second particle be moved so as to keep the centre
of mass at the same position ?
39. The ratio of the packing factor of an FCC
m1
 (a) m2 d
lattice to BCC lattice is
2
 (b) m
d
 (a) 1.05
m1
m1
 (c) (m1 +m2 ) d
 (b) 1.09
d
 (c) 1.07
 (d) (m1 + m2 ) m1
 (d) 1.11
35. Which of the following processes represent a
-decay ?
40. An atom moving at a speed of 0.3c emits an
 (a) A XZ + A XZ1 + a + b
electron of speed 0.6c in the frame of the atom
 (b) A XZ +1 n0 A3 XZ2 + c
moving in the same direction. The speed of
A
A
 (c) XZ + XZ + f
the electron in the laboratory frame will be
 (d) A XZ + e1 A XZ1 + g
equal to
 (a) 0.26c

 (b) 0.36c
 (c) 0.56c
 (d) 0.76c
Question No. 41 to 55 carry 4 marks
each. Answer any ten questions
41. For a particle confined in one-dimensional
infinitely deep potential well, V (x) = 0 for
0 < x < a and V (x) = for x < 0 and
x > a, the energy levels are given by
nh2
 (a) 8m
2a
n2 h2
 (b) 8ma
2
nh2
 (c) m
2 a3
 (d) None of above






(a) 6V and 3V
(b) 6V and 1.5V
(c) 5.4V and 3V
(d) None

42. The ratio of change in entropy at constant 46. In an electron microscope, the electron is accelerated by a voltage 150V. The ratio of the
pressure and at constant volume for change
resolution of the this electron microscope and
in temperature from 300K to 400K, for ideal
an optical microscope where a yellow light
gas composed of monoatomic molecules, is
used is
 (a) 1/3
 (a) Both microscope has equal resolution
 (b) 2/3
 (b) 1:500
 (c) 1
 (c) 1:1000
 (d) 5/3
 (d) 1:5000
43. An X-ray beam of wavelength 0.071nm is
2
diffracted by FCC KCl crystal of density 47. A scaler field is defined as (x, y) = ex y . The
1.99 103 kg/m3 . The interpalanar spacing of
Laplacian 2 at the point (1, 0) is
(100) and (200) planes are
 (a) x4
 (a) 0.6291 and 0.3146 nm
 (b) 2x4
 (b) 0.5291 and 0.23146 nm
 (c) 1
 (c) 0.4291 and 0.13346 nm
 (d) 0
 (d) 0.3291 and 0.03346 nm
z

48. The value of integral of ez , if integrated along

a counterclockwise unit circle is
 (a) 0
 (b) 2i
 (c) i
 (d) /2

44. The potential energy due to van der Waals

interaction hbetween two molecules
given by



i
R0 12
R0 6
U (r) = U0
2 r
where U0 > 0.
r
If x is the small displacement of one molecule
from equilibrium distance R0 so that x =
r R0 and if x/R0 << 1 the force between
the molecules, F = dU/dr becomes
0
 (a) F = 72U
x
49. Two pendulums of masses m1 and m2 are
R02
0
attached with a mass less spring of spring
 (b) F = 13U
x
R02
constant K. The highest normal mode fre0
 (c) F = 72U
x
R02
quencyp
of the system will be
0
 (d) F = 13U
x

(a)
2
R0
pg/l
n(n1)

(b)
p K/(m1 + m2 )
given: (1 + u)n = 1 + nu + 2 u2
 (c) pK/m1 + K/m2
45. Calculate the voltage V1 and V2 of the ar (d) g/l + K/m1 + K/m2
rangement shown as follows:

50. A particle of mass m is acted on by a har- 53. Two point charges +8q and 2q are located
monic force with potential energy function
at x = 0 and x = L respectively. The location
V (x) = 21 m 2 x2 . If there is a wall at x = 0
of a point on the x axis at which the net
such that V = for x < 0, then the energy
electric field due to these two point charges is
levels are equal to
zero is,
 (a) 0, ~, 2~
 (a) 2L
 (b) 0, 21 ~, ~
 (b) L/4
 (c) 12 ~, 23 ~, 52 ~
 (c) 8L
3
5
7
 (d) 4L
 (d) 2 ~, 2 ~, 2 ~
51. The scaler function = x2 y + yz + z 2 is defined over a surface. The unit vector normal
to the surface at the point (1, 2, 0) is
 (a) 4i + j + 2k

 (b) 4i+j+2k
21
 (c) i + 4j + k

 (d) i+4j+k
18

54. The displacement of an object attached to a

spring and executing simple harmonic motion
is given by, x = 2 102 cos(t) metre. The
time at which the maximum speed first occurs
is
 (a) 0.5s
 (b) 0.75s
 (c) 0.125s
 (d) 0.25

52. Two radioactive materials X1 & X2 have decay constants 10 and respectively. If ini- 55. In an AC circuit, the voltage applied is,
E = E0 sin(t). If the resulting current in
tially, they have the same number of nuclei,
the circuit is, I = I0 sin(t /2), then the
then the ratio of the number of nuclei of X1
power consumed
to that of X2 will be (1/e) after a time,
in the circuit is,
 (a) E0 I0 / 2
 (a) 1/10
 (b) 1/11
 (b) zero
 (c) 11/10
 (c) E
0 I0 /2
 (d) 1/9
 (d) 2E0 I0

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