IIT - JEE Preparation Screening Test Sample for Physics

1. Two identical balls are projected, one vertically up and other at an angle 30º to
the horizontal, with same initial speed. The potential energy at the highest point is
in the ratio -

4:3

3:4

4:1

1:4
2. The power required to raise a bag of coal of weight 500 N through a height of
24 m in 8 second would be

2.6 KW

1.5 KW

3.2 KW

4.1 KW
3. If four seconds be the time in which a projectile reaches a point P of its path
and 5 seconds the time from P till it reaches the horizontal plane through the
point of projection. The height of point P above the horizontal plane is –

49 m

98 m

196 m

147 m
4. A mercury barometer reads 76 cm. What would it read if a small hole is made at
the top of the barometer?

The reading will be zero

The reading will be double

The reading will increase by four times

The reading will be halved.

5. Which of the following rays are most harmful ?
 ultraviolet rays

visible rays

infrared rays

all the above

6. A bullet is fired from a gun. The kinetic energy of the bullet is -

More than that of the gun

Less than that of the gun

Equal to that of the gun

Difficult to compare.
7. Five identical resistance coils are connected in a circuit.

The resistance measured between A and B is found to be 1W . The individual coils,

then must have resistance of

1/4 W

7/4 W

4/7 W

1W
8. If the distance of earth from sun reduces to one fourth of its present value then
the length of the year will become –

1/6 of present year

1/8 of present year

1/4 of present year

1/2 of present year

9. Two satellite of masses m1 and m2 (m1 > m2) are revolving round the earth in
circular orbit of radii r1 and r2 (r1 > r2) respectively. Which of the following
statement is true for their velocities v1 and v2 -
 v1 = v2

v1 < v2

v1 > v2

v1/r1 = v2/r2
10. What will be the resultant resistance between the points X and Y in the
adjoining diagram, if the length of diameter XY is 2m and the circle and the
diameter are made from a uniform wire of 10–4W /m ?

0.88 × 10–4 W

8W

80 W

0.8 W
11. A balloon is going upwards with a speed of 10 m/s. When it is 400 m above
the ground level, a stone is gently dropped from it. With what velocity the stone
will hit the ground ? [g = 10 m/s2]

10 m/s

30 m/s

70 m/s

90 m/s
12. In the circuit shown, the current supplied by the battery is -

1A

1.6 A

4A
 2A
13. Which of the diagrams in Fig indicates correctly the path of a ray of light
through a rectangular block of glass ?

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14. A block is dragged on a smooth plane with the help of a rope, which moves
with velocity v as shown in the figure.

The horizontal velocity of block is-

v/sin q

v sin q

v cos q
15. The planet Mercury revolves in an elliptical orbit around the Sun.

The kinetic energy of Mercury is greatest at

L
 M and N

P
16. If the wave length of light is 4000 Å then the number of waves in 1 mm will be
-

25

0.25 × 103

0.25 × 104

25 × 104
17. A ball is thrown vertically upwards. Neglecting the air resistance, the velocity
time graph of the ball during it's time of flight will be –

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18. If graph is plotted taking ºF along the y-axis and the corresponding
temperature in ºC along the x-axis, which of the graphs in Fig. is correct ?

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19. Absolute zero temperature corresponds to -

–273 K

– 273ºC

273ºC

– 273ºF
20. A monkey of mass 20 kg rides on a 40 kg trolley moving at a constant speed of
8 m s-1 along a horizontal track. Frictional forces can be neglected.

If the monkey jumps vertically, with respect to the moving trolley, to grasp the
overhanging branch of a tree, the speed of the trolley after the monkey jumped off
is

16 ms-1

12 ms-1

8 ms-1

6 ms-1
21. The time period of simple pendulum on earth surface is T. If it is placed in a
space laboratory orbiting around the earth at a height 3R from the earth's surface,
where R is radius of earth. The period of simple pendulum in laboratory will be -

Zero

3T

2T

¥
22. A single horizontal force F is applied to a block of mass M1 which is in contact
with another block of mas M2.

If the surfaces are frictionless, the force between the blocks is

M1F⁄M2

M2F⁄M1

M2F⁄M1+M2

M1M2⁄M1+M2
23. Light year is the unit of -

Intensity of light

Time

Distance

Velocity of light
24. A train passes an electric poll in 8 second and a bridge of length 1 km. in 108
seconds. The speed of the engine is -

10 ms–1

12 ms–1

8 ms–1

5 ms–1
25. Which of the following represents the height of a geostationary satellite ?

1000 km

2600 km

20000 km

36000 km
26. Which of the following isotopes of uranium is unstable?
 U-234

U-235

U-238

all the above

27. A broadcasting station transmits waves of frequency 71 x 104 Hz with a speed
of 3 x 108 ms-1. The wavelength of the waves is

412.8 m

324.6 m

208.4 m

422.5 m
28. The focal length of a concave mirror is f and the distance from the object to
the principal focus is p. The ratio of the size of the image to the size of the object
is

f⁄p

f²⁄p²

√f⁄p

p⁄f
29. The speed of sound in air at 20ºC is 343 ms–1. The speed at 40ºC is -

355 m/s

483 m/s

332 m/s

343 m/s
30. The V-t graph of a particle is as shown in the figure.

The distance travelled by the particle in 4 seconds will be -

50 m

55 m

60 m

65 m
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