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PHYSICS (PART A)
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. A particle starts moving from rest. Variation of acceleration with displacement for a straight line
motion is shown in figure, the speed at displacement 60 m will be
2

21
a (m/s )

50 60 100
s(m)

(1) 160 m s (2) 170 m s (3) 6.5 m/s (4) 21.8 m/s

2. A cart is moving down on an inclined plane having inclination 300. A particle is projected up with
speed of 10 m/s with respect to cart at an angle of = 300 with respect to inclined plane. It strikes the
plane perpendicularly. Then speed of cart is? (Height of point of projection relative to inclined plane
is negligible.

=30
(1) 7.32 m/s (2) 3.66 m/s (3) 0 m/s (4) None of these

3. Two identical particles released from rest simultaneously, as shown in the figure. One particle moves
along the path AC while another move along the vertical face AB. Distance between two particles at
time t is (Friction is absent every where and wedge ABC is fixed)
A

B C
g g g
(1) sin t 2 (2) g tan t2 (3) tan t 2 (4) cos t 2
2 2 2

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4. A constant horizontal force F is applied on the top of a solid sphere and a cylinder of same mass and
radius both kept on sufficiently rough surface. Let a1 and a2 be their linear accelerations respectively
then

(1) a1 = a2 (2) a1 > a2 (3) a1 < a2 (4) data insufficient

5. A spring is fixed at one end O on a smooth horizontal table. Natural length of spring is very small
(tends to zero). Now a ball of mass m = 1 kg is attached at other end stretched to A as shown in
figure. Ball is given velocity V0 = 2 m/s at an angle 30 to OA. Find the maximum elongation of the
spring. Given that spring constant is k = 2 N/m and OA = 1m
v0

30
O A

3 5
(1) 1.50 m (2) 1.68 m (3) (4) none of these
2

6. A sphere of mass m is moving with a velocity 4i j m/s hits a surface and rebounds with a velocity

i 3j m s . Find the coefficient of restitution between the sphere and the surface.
(1) (3/5) (2) (9/16) (3) (7/8) (4) (4/5)

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7. A solid sphere of mass m and radius r is released from rest at point A on a track in vertical plane.
From A to B track is rough enough to support rolling and from B onwards it is smooth. Find the
maximum height attained by sphere from ground on its journey B onwards. (H = 7 m)
A

B
(1) 6 m (2) 5 m (3) 4 m (4) none of these

8. Three charges q, q and 2q are fixed on the vertices of an equilateral triangular plate of edge length a.
This plate is in equilibrium between two very large plates having surface charge density 1 and 2
respectively. Find time period of small angular oscillation about an axis passing through its centroid
and perpendicular to plane. Moment of inertia of the system about this axis is I.
0I 0I
(1) 2 (2) 2
qa | 1 2 | 2qa | 1 2 |
20I 20I
(3) 2 (4) 2
3qa | 1 2 | qa | 1 2 |

9. A semicircular ring of radius R carrying current i is placed in a magnetic field of intensity B so that it
is perpendicular to magnetic field as shown. Net force acting on the ring is
i

(1) 2BiR (2) 2BiRsin (3) 2BiRcos (4) BiR sin

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10. An infinitely long current carrying wire carrying current i. A charge of mass m & charge q is
projected with speed v parallel to direction of current at a distance r from it. Then the radius of
curvature at point of projection is
2rmv 2rmv
(1) (2) (3) r (4) cannot be determined
q 0i q0i

11. In the given circuit if switches S3 and S4 are open, keeping S1 and S2 closed, the value of I is I0. If
switches S1 and S2 are open, keeping S3 and S4 closed, the value of I is I0 sin t. Now, if switches S1
and S4 are open keeping S2 and S3 closed, the value of rms current through the choke coil or LR
circuit, during one complete cycle, is
Choke coil or
LR Circuit
I
S1
E
S2 S3
~
E0 sint

S4

1 I0 1 3
(1) I0 1 (2) (3) I0 1 (4) I0
2 2 2 2

12. A conducting rod PQ of mass m (including that of battery) can slide without friction over two long
horizontal conducting rails separated by a distance . Kept in a uniform magnetic field at the left end
the rails are interconnected by a resistance R as shown in the figure. At the moment t = 0 switch S is
closed. Find the terminal speed of the rod.
Q

R B
E

P
E E 2E
(1) (2) (3) (4) none of these
B 2B 2B

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13. A sinusoidal voltage is applied across the point A and B and it is observed that the total current
through the circuit lags behind the external voltage by an angle 30. If the peak value of current I2 is
2A and it lags behind the external voltage by 45, calculate the peak value of the total current.
R
I1

A I2 B

r L

(1) 2A (2) 2 2 A (3) 2 A (4) none of these

14. The capacitor plates are fixed on an inclined plane and connected to a battery of emf E. The capacitor
plates have plate area A, length and the distance between them is d. A dielectric slab of mass m and
dielectric constant K is inserted into the capacitor and tied to a mass M by a mass-less string as shown
in the figure. Find the value of M for which the slab will stay in equilibrium. There is no friction
between slab and plates.

k
M
d
E = 30
2 2
m E 0 A k 1 m E 0 A k 1
(1) (2)
2 2gd 2 2gd
2 2
m E 0 A k 1 m E 0 A k 1
(3) (4)
2 gd 2 gd

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15. In a region of space, a uniform magnetic field B exists in the x direction. An electron is fired from the
origin with its initial velocity u making an angle with the y direction in the yz plane. In the
subsequent motion of the electron
y

z
(1) y coordinate of the electron will always be positive
(2) z coordinate of the electron will always be positive
(3) x coordinate of the electron will always be positive
(4) trajectory of the electron would be helical

16. In the potentiometer arrangement shown, the driving cell A has emf and internal resistance r. The

emf of the cell B is to be rechecked. It has emf and internal resistance 2r. The potentiometer wire
2
CD is 100 cm long. If balance is obtained, the length CJ =
+ r

A
J
C
D
/2
+
2r
B

(1) = 50 cm (2) > 50 cm

(3) < 50 cm (4) Balance cannot be obtained

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17. Two particles execute S.H.M of the same amplitude and frequency along the same straight line. They
pass one another when going in opposite directions, each time their displacement is half of their
amplitude. The phase difference between them is.
(1) /6 (2) /3 (3) /2 (4) 2/3

18. A band playing music at a frequency f is moving towards a wall at a speed vB. A motorist is following
the band with a speed vm. If v is the speed of sound, then the expression for the beat frequency heard
by the motorist is given by
fv v v m 2fv B v v m
(1) B 2 2
(2)
v vB v 2 v 2B
2fvB vm fv v
(3) 2
(4) B 2 m
v v

19. The electron in a hydrogen atom makes a transition n1 n2 where n1 and n2 are the principal
quantum numbers of the two states. Assume the Bohr model to be valid. The time period of the
electron in the initial state is eight times that in the final state. Then the ratio n1:n2 is
(1) 1:2 (2) 2:1 (3) 4:1 (4) 1:4

20. White light is used to illuminate the two slits in a youngs double slit experiment. The separation
between the slits is b and the screen is at a distance d ( b) from the slits. At a point on the screen
directly in front of one of the slits, certain wavelengths are missing. Some of these missing
wavelengths are:
4b 2 2b 2 b2 b2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
d d 3d 4d

21. An empty cylindrical vessel of base area A having a small hole of area S is immersed as shown in
figure. Velocity with which liquid enters the vessel.

gb
(1) P0 2gb (2) 2gb (3) 2P0 gb (4) P0
2

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22. A thermally insulated copper tube is heated at constant pressure through an electric current. If rate of
heating be P and temperature of copper varies as T(t) = To (1 + bt)1/2, where T0, b are constant, heat
capacity cp at time t of metal will be
2PT PT 2PT PT
(1) (2) 2 (3) 2 (4)
T0 b T0 b T0 b T0 b

23. A ray of light falls normally on a right angled prism whose = 1.5 and prism angle is 450. After
passing through prism it falls on a concave mirror which is at a distance of 27.46 cm from point of
emergence of prism. What is the net deviation if focal length of mirror is 10 cm. ( 3 1.73 )
45 f=10cm
=1.5

45
2cm

27.46cm

(1) 150 (2) 600 (3) 900 (4) 1800

24. The kinetic energy of the most energetic photoelectrons emitted from a metal surface is doubled when
the wavelength of the incident radiation is reduced from 1 to 2. The work function of the metal is
hc hc
(1) (22 1 ) (2) 21 2
1 2 1 2

hc hc
(3) 1 2 (4) 1 2
1 2 1 2

25. A heavy nucleus having masss number 200 gets disintegrated into two small fragments of mass
number 80 and 120. If binding energy per nucleon for parent atom is 6.5 MeV and for daughter nuclei
is 7 MeV and 8 MeV respectively, then the energy released in the decay will be:
(1) 200 MeV (2) 220 MeV (3) 220 MeV (4) 180 MeV

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26. A magnet is suspended in such a way that it oscillates in the horizontal plane. If it makes 20
oscillations per minute at a place where dip angle is 300 and 15 oscillations per minute at a place
where dip angle is 600. The ratio of total earth magnetic field at the two places is.
(1) 3 3 : 8 (2) 16 : 9 3 (3) 4 : 9 (4) 2 3 : 9

27. The time period of simple pendulum of charged bob is T as shown in the figure. Now a massless
charge q is placed at point B, and time period of oscillation is T, then

(1) T > T (2) T< T (3) T = T (4) cant say

v
28. A quantity X is given by 0l , where 0 is the permittivity of free space, l is the length, v is a
t
potential difference and t is a interval. The dimensional formula for X is the same as that of
(1) Resistance (2) Charge (3) Voltage (4) Current

29. Eye piece of an astronomical telescope has focal length of 5 cm. If angular magnification in normal
adjustment is 10, then distance between eye piece and objective should be
(1) 15 cm (2) 35 cm (3) 55 cm (4) 75 cm

30. Given : is the compressibility of water, is the density of water and K is the bulk modulus of
water. What is the energy density of water at the bottom of a lake h metre deep ?
1 2 1 1 hg hg
(1) hg (2) hg (3) (4)
2 2 2

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