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PART (A): PHYSICS

SECTION I: (SINGLE CHOICE QUESTIONS)

This section contains 30 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question has four choices (1), (2), (3)
and (4) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

1. Four particles each of mass M, are orbiting in a circle of radius r in the same sense of rotation due to
their mutual gravitational force of attraction. The time period of revolution is
r3 r3
(1) T  2 (2) T  4

GM 1  2 2  
GM 1  2 2 
2r 3 2r 3
(3) T   (4) T  2

GM 1  2 2  
GM 1  2 
1. (2)
Mv 2 GM 2  2  2 
  
r 2r 2  2 2 
GM
v
4r

1 2 2 
r3
T  4

GM 1  2 2 
2. For a silver atom, energy corresponding to Kα transition is 21.75KeV. Also minimum energy of a
striking electron so as to produce L X-rays is 3.56 KeV. Now, if electron with an energy of 23 KeV
strike a silver target the characteristic X – rays spectrum will have:
(1) Only Kα and L X - rays (2) Only L X-rays
(3) K and L X - rays (4) Only K Xα-rays
2. (2)
Energy required to remove an electron from K shell = Energy required to remove an electron from L
shell + the energy difference of K and L shells (i.e. the energy of Kα transition) = 21.75 + 3.56
= 25.31 KeV.

3. If n, 2n, 3n are the fundamental frequencies of the three segments into which a string is divided by
placing required number of bridges below it. If n0 is the fundamental frequency of the string, then
3n 6n
(1) n0 = 3n (2) n0 = 6n (3) n 0  (4) n 0 
5 11
3. (4)
Use nl = constant

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4. From the following transistor characteristics, what can be inferred?

VCE1  VCE3
(1) VCE1  VCE 2  VCE3 (2) VCE 2 
2
(3) VCE 2  VCE1 VCE 2 (4) VCE3  VCE 2  VCE1
4. (4)
(i – v characteristics of a transistor)

5. A particle is dropped to move along the axis of a concave mirror of focal length f from a height f/2 as
shown in the figure. The acceleration due to gravity is g. Find the maximum speed of the image.

3fg 27fg 3 fg
(1) (2) (3) fg (d)
16 16 4 16
5. (2)
If the distance of the virtual image from the pole is y, then
1 1 1 fx
  y
y x f f x
2 2
dy  f   dx   f  f 
Now      v1    2g   x 
dt  f  x   dt  f x  2 
For V1 to be maximum
dv1
 0 x f /3
dx
3
  V1 max  3fg
4

6. A spring mass system executes damped harmonic oscillations given by the equation
bt
k b2
y  Ae 2m sin   ' t    where  '  
m 4m 2
Where the symbols have their usual meanings.
If a 2 kg mass (m) is attached to a spring of force constant (K) 1250 N/m, the period of the
oscillation is (π/12)s. The damping constant ‘b’ has the value.
(1) 9.8 kg/s (2) 2.8 kg/s (3) 98 kg/s (4) 28 kg/s
6. (4)
K b2
'  
m 4m 2

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7. White light (wavelength 4000 – 7000 Å ) is incident normally on a glass plate of thickness one
micron and refractive index 1.5. Number of strongly reflected wavelengths by the plate is
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4
7. (2)

8. A long horizontal rod has a bead which can slide along its length, the bead initially at a distance L
from end A of the rod. The rod is set in angular motion in the horizontal plane about end A with
constant angular acceleration α. If the coefficient of friction between rod and the bead is μ, and
gravity is neglected then graph between frictional force acting on bead and the time is
(1) (2)

(3) (4)

8. (1)

f = mlω2 = mL(αt)2
F = mLα2t2
Fmax = μmLα

9. A conductor of total surface area A having charge density σ is placed perpendicularly to a uniform
electric field E and is connected to a spring (of spring constant k) whose other end is fixed. Now the
spring is replaced by similar spring having length one third of the original spring. The extension of
spring in this position is

2EA 2EA E A 2EA

(1) (2) (3) (4)
k 3k 3k 4k
9. (2)
Eσ(2A) = 3k.x0
⇒ X0 = 2EσA / 3k

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10. A uniform rope of mass m and length L hangs from the ceiling. A small wave pulse is created at
bottom, then which of following is correct regarding wave pulse.

(A) Rate of change of speed with respect to time varies

(B) Rate of change of speed with respect to time is constant
(C) Rate of change of speed with respect with respect to time is zero
(D) Wave speed varies
(1) A, C (2) A, D (3) B, D (4) C, D
10. (3)
Wave speed is given by xg (variable)
Where x is distance from free end
Acceleration = vdv/dx
We get Acceleration = g/2(constant)

11. A conducting rod of length l is rotating with constant angular velocity ω about point O in a uniform
magnetic field B as shown in the figure. The emf induced between ends P and Q will be

1 5 1
(1) Bl 2 (2) Bl 2 (3) zero (4) Bl 2
4 10 2
11. (1)
3l /4
1
e  Bxdx  Bl 2
 l /4
4

12. A solid sphere of mass M and radius R is placed vertically on a rough horizontal surface. If a
horizontal force F is applied at a distance R/6 below the centre line parallel to the diameter of the
sphere, the direction of frictional force will be

(1) forward (2) backward

(3) depends upon value of F (4) insufficient information
12. (2)
The contact point has a tendency to slide in forward direction, so direction of friction will be in
backward direction.

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13. In a potentiometer experiment, two cells connected in series get balanced at 9 cm length on the wire.
Now the connections of terminals of the cell of lower emf are reversed, then the balancing length is
obtained at 3 cm. The ratio of emf’s of two cells will be
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 2 : 1 (3) 1 : 4 (4) 4 : 1
13. (2)
E1  E 2 9 E
  1  2 :1
E1  E 2 3 E2

14. If l1 and l2 (>l1) are the lengths of an air column for the first and second resonance when a tuning
fork of frequency n is sounded on a resonance tube, then the minimum distance of the anti-node from
the top end of the resonance tube is
1 l  3l1 l l
(1) 2  l2  l1  (2)  2l1  l2  (3) 2 (4) 2 1
2 2 2
14. (3)

l1  x 
4
3
l2  x 
4
l 2  3l1
x
2

15. A thin convex lens is split into two halves. One of the halves is shifted along the optical axis. The
separation between fixed luminous point object O and fixed screen is D = 180 cm. The magnification
of image formed by one of the half lens is m = 2. It follows that

(1) The separation between the lens is 90 cm

(2) The separation between the lens is 60 cm
(3) The focal length of the lens is 45 cm
(4) The focal length of the lens is 60 cm
15. (2)
a + b = D = 180

b
m   2  b  2a
a
Which gives a = 60 cm, b = 120 cm separation between two lenses = b – a = 60 cm
1 1 1
From  
f v u
1 1 1 3 1
    
f 120 60 120 40
f = 40 cm

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16. One kg of a diatomic gas is at a pressure of 8 × 10 4 N/m2. The density of the gas is 4 kg/m–3
What is the energy of gas due to its thermal motion.
(1) 3 × 104 J (2) 5 × 104 J (3) 6 × 104 J (4) 7 × 104 J
16. (2)
Thermal energy corresponds to internal energy
Mass = 1 kg
Density = 8 kg/m3
mass 1
 Volume   m3
density 8
Pressure = 8 × 104 N/m2
5
 Internal Energy = P  V  5  104 J
2

17. A metal ball kept in a cooling room, cools from 72°C to 60°C in 10 mintutes; and to 52°C in next 10
minutes. Calculate the temperature of the cooling room.
(1) 35°C (2) 38°C (3) 39°C (4) 36°C
17. (4)
dT  72  60   72  60 
    1.2C / min  KA   T0 
dt  10   2 
dT  60  52   60  52 
    0.8C / min  KA   T0 
dt  10   2 
1.2 66  T0
   T0  36C
0.8 56  T0

18. A glass flask of volume 500 cm3 of is completely filled with a liquid of 0°C. When it is placed in
boiling water at 100°C, 7.5 cm3 of the liquid over flows. If the coefficient of cubical expansion of
glass is 3.0 × 10 –5 °C1. What is the coefficient of cubical expansion of the liquid?
(1) 1.4 × 10 –4 °C1 (2) 1.8 × 10 –4 °C1 (3) 1.2 × 10 –4 °C1 (4) 1.6 × 10 –4 °C1
18. (2)
Volume of liquid that over flows = increase in the volume of the liquid-increase in the volume of the
flask.
Thus 7.5 = 500 × Y × 100 – 500 × 3.0 × 10–5 × 100
Y = 1.8 × 10 –4 °C1

19. A force exerts an impulse J on a body which is changing its speed from u to v. The force and the
motion of the body are along the same line. The work done by the force is
(1) [J(v2 – u 2)]/2 (2) [J(v + u)]/2 (3) [J(v – u)]/2 (3) [J(v2 + u2)]/2
19. (2)
J = m(v – u) ……………………….. (i)
1
W. D. = m (v2 – u2) ……………………..(ii)
2
From (i) and (ii),
1
W. D. = J (v + u)
2

20. A satellite is revolving round the earth in an elliptical orbit. Its speed
(1) Will be same at all points of the orbit
(2) Will be different at different points of the orbit
(3) Will be maximum at the farthest point

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(4) Will be minimum at the nearest point.

20. (2)
L
 constant
2m

21. A body of mass m is suspended from a spring of force constant K. Its time period is T. If an
additional mass M is attached to m, then its time period becomes 4T. The value of mass M will be
(1) 20 m (2) 15 m (3) 10 m (4) 5 m
21. (2)
m mM
T1  2 and T2  2
K K
T2  4T1  M  15m

22. The screw gauge having pitch 0.5 mm is used to measure thickness of a coin. The reading of the
linear scale is 4 th div and 25th division of circular scale is coinciding with it. What is the value of
thickness of the coin?(Assume 100 divisions on the circular scale)
(1) 2.125 mm (2) 2.224 mm (3) .125 mm (4) 2.135 mm
22. (1)
Reading = Linear scale Reading + Least count × circular scale reading
= 4th division on linear scale + 0.005 mm × 25
= 4 × 0.5 mm + 0.125 mm = 2.125 mm

a 2 b3
23. A physical quantity × is calculated from the relation x  . If percentage error in a, b, c and d are
c d
2%, 1%, 3% and 4% respectively. What is the percentage error in x?
(1) ± 10% (2) ± 11% (3) ± 12% (4) ± 13%
23. (3)
a 2 b3
As X 
c d
x  a b c 1 d 
  2 3  
x  a b c 2 d 
 1 
  2  2%  3 1%  3%   4%   12%
 2 

4 3
24. The lens combination having refractive indices & as shown in the figure, is silvered. The
3 2
velocity of image will be?

(1) 1.8 ˆi (2) 3iˆ (3) 3.6 iˆ (4) 5 ˆi

24. (1)
VI  m 2 v 0

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
25
 
 5iˆ  1.8iˆ

25. Two long parallel wires, AB and CD, carry equal currents in opposite directions. They lie in the xy
plane, parallel to the x – axis, and pass through the points (0, -1, 0) and (0, 1, 0) respectively. The
resultant magnetic field is

(1) zero on the x – axis

(2) maximum on the x - axis
(3) directed along the z – axis at the origin, but not at other points on the z – axis
(4) none of these
25. (2)
∵ Field at the x – axis due to both current is same (along + z-axis) which is minimum distance
between them.

26. A rain drop of radius 1.5 mm, experiences a drag force F = (l2 × 10 –5 v)N, while falling through air
from a height 2 km, with a velocity v. The terminal velocity of the rain drop will be nearly
(use g = 10 m/s2)
(1) 200 m/s (2) 80 m/s (3) 7 m/s (4) 3 m/s
26. (3)

27. A cube of wood supporting 200 gm mass just floats in water (ρ = 1g/cc). When the mass is removed,
the cube rises by 2 cm. The volume of cube is
(1) 1000 cc (2) 800 cc (3) 500 cc (4) none of these
27. (1)
∵ 200 × g = x2 × 2 × 1 × g
⇒ x = 10cm
∴ V = x3 = 1000 cm3

28. A charged particle goes undeflected in a region containing electric and magnetite fields. It is possible
that:  
   
(1) E || B, V || E (2) E is parallel to B
       
(3) E || V but E is not parallel to B (4) E || B but V is not parallel to E
28. (1)
Electric field and magnetic field will be parallel and velocity will also parallel to electric field
⇒ All three are parallel
Hence only electric force will act on it

29. A particle of charge per unit mass α is released from origin with a velocity v  v 0i in a uniform

magnetic field B   B0 K . If the particle passes through (o, y, o) then y is equal to.
2v 0 v 2v0 v0
(1) (2) 0 (3) (4)
B0  B0 B0 B0
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29. (3)

mv 0 2V0
y  2R  2  
qB   B0

30. Spherical particles of pollen are shaken up in water and allowed to settle. The depth of water is 2 cm.
What is the diameter of largest particles remaining in suspension on hour later? [The density of
pollen = 1.8 × 103 kg m–3, viscosity of water = 10–2 poise, ρ = 10 3kg/m3 & g = 10 ms–2. Take
appropriate assumptions]
(1) 1.77 × 10–6 m (2) 3.54 × 10–6 m (3) 2.56 × 10–6 m (4) 1.28 × 10–6 m
30. (2)
2r 2 g
 VT   d  
9
2  102 2r 2  10

3600

9  10 2  10 1
1.8 103  103 
 r  1.77 106 m
 D  2r  3.54 106 m

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