SOLVED PAPER

KERALA PMT - 2005

1. One milligram of water is converted into energy, (d) the frequency of modulated wave varies as frequency
the energy released will be of modulating wave
(a) 90 J (b) 9 x io 3 J (e) the frequency of modulated wave varies as frequency
(c) 5
9 x io J (d) 9 x IO10 J of carrier wave.
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(e) 9 x 10 J. 6. Audio signal cannot be transmitted because
2. In the diode circuit -AWv— (a) the signal has more noise
given, JT (b) the signal cannot be amplified for distance
(a) D| and D2 are communication
r
reverse biased V (c) the transmitting antenna length is very small to
(b) £>, and D2 are design
forward bias (d) the transmitting antenna length is very large and
(C) D | is forward impracticable
biased and D2 is reverse biased (e) the signal is not a radio signal.
(d) D, is reverse biased and D2 is forward biased 7. In which of the following remote sensing technique
(e) D, and D-, will not conductive. is not used?
3. in n-p-n transistor, the collector current is 10 mA. (a) forest density (b) pollution
If 90% of the electrons emitted reach the collector, (c) wetland mapping (d) ground water survey
then (e) medical treatment.
(a) emitter current will be 9 mA 8. If the unit of force and length are doubled, the
(b) emitter current will be 11.1 mA unit of energy will be
(c) base current will be 0.1 mA (a) 1/4 times the original
(d) base current will be 0.01 mA (b) 1/2 times the original (c) 2 times the original
(e) emitter current will be 11.3 mA. (d) 4 times the original (e) 8 times the original.
4. In the 9. A car travels half the distance with constant velocity
A-
g i v e n B- of 40 kmph and the remaining half with a constant
circuit the velocity of 60 kmph. The average velocity of the car
output Y in kmph is
becomes (a) 40 (b) 45
zero for the inputs
(c) 48 (d) 50
(a) A = 1, B = 0, C = 0 (b) A = 0, B = 1, C = 1
(e) 52.
(c) A = 0, B = 0, C = 0 (d) A = 1, B = 1, C = 1
(e) A = 1, B = 1, C = 0. 10. Velocity-time
(v-t) graph for a v (m/s)
5. In frequency modulation moving object is
(a) the amplitude of modulated wave varies as frequency shown in the figure.
of carrier wave Total displacement
(b) the frequency of modulated wave varies as amplitude of the object during
of modulating wave the time interval
(c) the amplitude of modulated wave varies as amplitude when there is non- 30 4 0 50 60
of carrier wave — • / (see)

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zero acceleration and retardation is radius 0.2 m. Then its moment of inertia (in kg m 2 )
(a) 60 m (b) 50 m about its geometrical axis is (in kg m2)
(c) 30 m (d) 40 m (a) 0.8 (b) 0.4
(e) 65 m. (c) 0.2 (d) 20.2
(e) 20.4
11. When a ceiling fan is switched on, it makes
10 revolutions in the first 3 seconds. Assuming a uniform 18. A cricket bat is cut at the location of its center of
angular acceleration, how many rotations it will make mass as shown. Then
in the next 3 seconds?
J C
(a) 10 (b) 20
(c) 30 (d) 40 (a) the two pieces will have the same mass
(e) 60. (b) the bottom piece will have larger mass
(c) the handle piece will have larger mass
12. If A and B are non-zero vectors which obey the (d) mass of handle piece is double the mass of bottom
relation \A + B\ = \A-B\, then the angle between them piece
is (e) cannot say.
(a) 0° (b) 60° 19. A simple pendulum is taken from the equator to
(c) 90° (d) 120° the pole. Its period
(e) 180°. (a) decreases (b) increases
13. A book is lying on the table. What is the angle (c) remains the same
between the action of the book on the table and the (d) decreases and then increases
reaction of the table on the book? (e) becomes infinity.
(a) 0° (b) 30° 20. The depth at which the value of acceleration due
(c) 45° (d) 90° to gravity becomes 1 In times the value at the surface
(e) 180°. is (R be the radius of the earth)
14. A man of mass 60 kg is standing on a spring balance (a) R/n (b) R/n2
inside a lift. If the lift falls freely downwards, then the R(n-l) Rn
reading of the spring balance will be (c) (d)
(«-l)
(a) zero (b) 60 kgf (e) Rn
(c) < 60 kgf (d) > 60 kgf
21. Construction of submarines is based on
(e) 60 kg + weight of the spring.
(a) Archimedes' principle
15. Which one of the following is not a conservative (b) Bernoulli's theorem (c) Pascal's law
force? (d) Newton's laws (e) Boyle's law.
(a) gravitational force
22. Water rises up to a height h in a capillary tube of
(b) electrostatic force between two charges
certain diameter. This capillary tube is replaced by a
(c) magnetic force between two magnetic dipoles
(d) frictional force (e) force between nucleons. similar tube of half the diameter. Now the water will
rise to the height of
16. An 8 kg metal block of dimension 16 cm x 8 cm (a) 4/; (b) 3 h
x 6 cm is lying on a table with its face of largest area (c) 2h (d) h
touching the table. I f g = 10 ms~2 the minimum amount (e) 1/2 h.
of work done in making it stand with its length vertical
is 23. An incompressible fluid flows steadily through a
(a) 0.4 J (b) 6.4 J cylindrical pipe which has radius 2r at point A and
(c) 64 J (d) 4 J radius r at B further along the flow direction. If the
(e) 12.8 J. velocity at point A is v, its velocity at point B is
(a) 2v (b) v
17. A solid cylinder of mass 20 kg has length 1 m and
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(c) v/2 (d) 4v
(*1+*2X*3)
(e) 8v. (e)
k\+k2+ k^
24. When water is heated from 0°C to 10°C, its volume 29. A source of sound of frequency 500 Hz is moving
(a) increases (b) decreases towards an observer with velocity 30 ms~'. The speed
(c) does not change of sound is 330 ms -1 . The frequency heard by the observer
(d) first decreases and then increases will be
(e) first increases and then decreases. (a) 545 Hz (b) 580 Hz
25. An ideal gas is (c) 458.3 Hz (d) 550 Hz
taken through a C (2P, 3F)
(e) 560 Hz.
cycle ABCA as 30. A stone is dropped into a lake from a tower of
shown in the PV 500 m high. The sound of the splash will be heard at
diagram. The work the top of the tower approximately after (given velocity
done during the of sound = 330 ms -1 ) a time of
A CP, V)
cycle is
V (a) 11.5 seconds (b) 1.5 seconds
(c) 10 seconds (d) 14 seconds
(a) I p v
2 (e) 21 seconds.
(b) 2 PV (c) 4 PV
( d ) PV (e) zero. 31. Four identical
capacitors are connected as
26. A hot liquid kept in a beaker cools from 80°C to shown in diagram. When
70°C in two minutes. If the surrounding temperature
a battery of 6 V is
is 30°C, then the time of cooling of the same liquid
connected between A and
from 60°C to 50°C is
B, the charge stored is
(a) 240 s (b) 360 s
found to be 1.5 jiC. The
(c) 480 s (d) 216 s
value of Ci is
(e) 264 s.
(a) 2.5 nF
27. Which of the following is not characteristics of (b) 15 nF
simple harmonic oscillation? (c) 1.5 |aF
(a) the motion is periodic (d) 1 \i¥
(b) the motion is along straight line about the mean (e) 0.1 |xF.
position
(c) the acceleration of the particle is directed towards 32. A 10 ^F capacitor is charged to a potential difference
the extreme positions of 1000 V. The terminals of the charged capacitor are
(d) the oscillations are responsible for the energy disconnected from the power supply and connected to
transportation the terminals of an uncharged 6 ^.F capacitor. What is
the final potential difference across each capacitor?
(e) the period is given by T = where the symbols (a) 167 V (b) 100 V
have usual meaning. (c) 625 V (d) 250 V
(e) 750 V.
28. The resultant spring constant of the system of springs
shown below is 33. A particle of mass m carrying charge q is released
from rest in a uniform electric field of intensity E. The
(a) A, K kinetic energy acquired by the particle after moving a
kx + k2 + £3
distance of x is (neglect gravitational force)
(4*, + 2*2)(A3)
(b) (a) qEx (b) qEx2
k\ + k2 + £3 (c) qE x2
(d) q2Ex
{k\+k2) 2
(e) q E?x.
(c) (d)
2 (A, +k2 + k3) kj

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34. The electric field E, current density j and 40. An ac source of frequency 50 Hz is connected in
conductivity a of a conductor are related as series to an inductance of 0.5 H and resistance of
(a) a = E/j (b) a = j/E 157 ohms. The phase difference between current and
(c) a ~ /E (d) a = 1/jE voltage is
(e) a = j2E. (a) 90° (b) 60°
(c) 75° (d) 45°
35. Two cells of same
(e) 30°.
emf E but different
internal resistances/", and 41. A transformer with efficiency 80% works at 4 kW
r 2 are connected in series and 100 V. If the secondary voltage is 200 V, then the
to an external resistance primary and secondary currents are respectively
R. The value of R for which the potential difference (a) 40 A, 16 A (b) 16 A, 40 A
across the first cell is zero is given by (c) 20 A, 40 A (d) 40 A, 20 A
(a) J? = / • , - r2 (b) R = rt+ r2 (e) 40 A, 10 A.
(c) R = /',/•; (d) R = r,/r 2
42. The following C L
(e) R = rt= r2.
series resonant LCR HJCfflRTL
36. Two wires that are made up of two different materials circuit has a quality 0.1 nF
whose specific resistances are in the ratio 2 : 3 , length factor (0-factor) 0.4 R - 2 k£2 :
3 : 4 and area 4 : 5 . The ratio of their resistances is and a bandwidth of
(a) 6 : 5 (b) 6 : 8 1.3 kHz. The value of
(c) 5 : 8 (d) 1 : 2 inductance is then
(e) 1 : 4 (a) 0.1 H (b) 0.94 H
37. A galvanometer has 30 divisions and a sensitivity (c) 2 H (d) 10 H
16 |j.A/div. It can be converted into a voltmeter to read (e) 5 H.
3 V by connecting 43. Which one of the following is not electromagnetic
(a) resistance nearly 6 kO in series in nature?
(b) 6 k£2 in parallel • (c) 500 Q in series (a) X-rays (b) gamma rays
(d) it cannot be converted (c) cathode rays (d) infrared rays
(e) 6.6 kQ in series. (e) microwaves.
38. An alpha particle and a proton of same velocity
44. A glass slab of thickness 3 cm and refractive index
enters a uniform magnetic field at right angles to it.
3/2 is placed on ink mark on a piece of paper. For a
The ratio of the radii of the circular paths of alpha
person looking at the mark at a distance 5.0 cm above
particle and the proton respectively is
it, the distance of the mark will appear to be
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 4 : 1
(a) 3.0 cm (b) 4.0 cm
(c) 4 (d) 2 : 3
(c) 4.5 cm (d) 5.0 cm
(e)
(e) 3.5 cm.
39. Two long parallel wires P and O are both
perpendicular to the plane of the paper with distance 5 45. A fish looking from within water sees the outside
m between them. If P and O carry currentof2.5 amp and world through a circular horizon. If the fish is -Jl m
5 amp respectively in the same direction, then the below the surface of water, what will be the radius of
magnetic field at a point half way between the wires is the circular horizon?
V3n0 ^0 3 m
(a) (b) ^ (a) 3 m (b) —?=
2tt 71
3PO Ho (c) Ji m (d) 3N/7 m
(c) (d) (e) 4 m.
271 271
\/3p 0 4 6 . When the angle of incidence on a material is 60°,
(e)
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