1. Which of the following does not depict the correct link between technology and physics? (a) Optical fibres <> total internal reflection of light (b) Nuclear reactor ¢ nuclear fusion (©) Electron microscope <> wave nature of electrons (d) Electric generator electromagnetic induction 2. If E,M,L and G denote energy, mass, angular momentum and gravitational constant respectively, then the quantity (E77/M5G?) has the dimensions of (@) angle (b) length (© mass laws of » (a) Every measurement by any measuring instrument has some error (b) Every calculated physical quantity that is based on measured values has some error () A measurement can have more accuracy but less precision and vice-versa (@) The percentage error is different from relative error > Select the incorrect statements from the following $1: Average velocity is path length divided by time interval. . Choose the incorrect ‘emo ThigD following. 6. Bale t::: $2: In general, speed is greater than the magnitude of the velocity. $3: A particle moving in a given direction with a non-zero velocity can have zero speed. $4: The magnitude of average velocity is the average speed. (a) S2 and S3 (b) $1 and S4 (©) S1, $3 and $4 (@) All four statements . The ratios of the distance traversed, in successive intervals of time by a body, falling from rest, are (d) None of the above A body A is thrown up vertically from the ground with a velocity vp and another body Bis simultaneously dropped from a height H. ‘They meet at a height if'vy is equal to (@) 2gHt ©) gH 1 [2g © 5 Ve @\F . Which of the following graphs cannot possibly represent one dimensional motion of a particle?10. 11. Peston al 32 ¢ YP "4 Time—> time” os 5 Sed spertE I y (a) land II (b) Mand It (©) Mand IV (@ All four A block of mass m is placed on a smooth sphere of radius R. It slides when pushed slightly. At what distance h, from the top, will it leave the sphere? R R @7 os R > @d) R > @ ina lift. The ‘A man, of mass 60 kg, is ridi 4 lif is weight of the m: accelerating upwar 2ms~ are respectively (tt (a) 720N and 480N (b) 480N and 720N (© 600N and 600 N (4) None of these One end of a string of length L is connected to a particle of mass M and the other to a small peg on a smooth horizontal table. If the particle moves in a circle with a speed v, the net force, directed towards the centre, on the particle is )T (@) zero A variable force, given by the two- dimensional vector F = (3x? + 43), acts on a particle. The force is in newton and x is in metre. What is the change in the kinetic energy of the particle as it moves from the point with coordinates (2, 3) to (3, 0)? (The coordinates are in metre) @ -75 (b) Zero © +75 @ +190 12. A billiards player hits a stationary ball by an identical ball to pocket the target ball in a corner pocket that is at an angle of 35° with respect to the direction of motion of the first ball. Assuming the collision as elastic and that frictional and rotational motions are not important, the angle made by the target ball with respect to the incoming ball is (@) 35° (b) 50° © 55 @ 6 13, The centre of mass of a system of three Particles of masses 1 g, 2 g and 3 g is taken as the origin of a coordinate system. The position vector of a fourth particle of mass 4-g such that the centre of mass of the four particle system lies at the point (1, 2, 3) is a(i +2j+3), where a is a constant. The value of is @ me ) 2 1 2 © 2 @ 3 14. A string is wound round the rim of a mouintéd! flywheel of mass 20 kg and radius AA steady pull of 25 N is applied on Neglecting friction and mass of the string, the angular acceleration of the wheel is (a) 50 (b) 2557 © 125s @ 6.255 15, A person, with outstretched arms, is spinning on a rotating stool. He suddenly brings his arms down to his sides. Which the following is true about his kinetic energy K and angular momentum L? (@) Both K and L increase (b) Both K and L remain unchanged (©) K remains constant, L increases (d) K increases but L remains constant 16. Three equal masses of 1 kg each are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle PQR and a mass of 2 kg is placed at the centroid of the triangle which is at a distance of (2 m from each of the vertices of the triangle. The force, in newton, acting on the mass of 2 kg is (a) 2 @1 () V2 (@) zero17. One can easily weighs the earth by calculating the mass of earth using the formula (in usual notation) G (@ ERE ) ER? c oO oR @ ae 18. Choose the correct statement(s) for a cricket ball that is spinning clockwise through air $1: Streamlines of air are symmetric around the ball. $2:The velocity of air above the ball relative to it is larger than that below the ball. $3: The velocity of air above the ball relative to it is smaller than that below the ball. $4: There is a net upward force on the ball. (a) $1, $2 and $4 (b) S2 and S4 (©) S4only (d) S3 only 19, Adding detergents to water helps in removing dirty greasy stains. This is because 1. it increases the oil-water surface tension 2. it decreases the oil-water surface tension 3. (a) 2and4 (b) Lonly (© 3and4 (@ 4only 20. During an adiabatic expansion, the increase in volume is associated with which of the following possibilities w.r.t. pressure and temperature? Pressure ‘Temperature (a) increase increase (b) decrease decrease (©) increase decrease (@) decrease increase 21. Choose the incorrect statement from the following S1: The efficiency of a heat engine can be 1, but the coefficient of performance of a refrigerator can never be infinity. $2: The first law of thermodynamics is ‘basically the principle of conservation of energy. $3: The second law of thermodynamics does not allow several phenomena consistent with the fitst law. S4:A process, whose sole result is the transfer of heat from a colder object to a hotter object is impossible. @ si () $3 © 82 @ s4 22. A cylinder of fixed capacity (of 44.8 L) contains 2 moles of helium gas at STP. What is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of the gas in the cylinder by 20°C? (Use R = 8.31J mol *K*) (@) 9965 () 8315 (©) 4985 (@ 3745 23. What is the type of motion of a mass if the total force acting on the mass at a time tisF=-kx—bv, where k and b are constants? (a) Simple harmonic motion (b) Forced oscillations (©) Resonance (d) Damped harmonic oscillations 24, A travelling wave is represented by the equation y ny = 3k sin(60¢ + 2x), where x and increases the viscosit lation, = metre and ¢ is in second. This 4. dirt is held suspend mn OBR Se detergent molecules ling with a velocity of 30 ms 2. of frequency 22 Hz 7 3. of wavelength x metre 4. of amplitude 10 cm 5. moving in the positive x-direction Pick out the correct statements from the above. (@) 1,24 (b) 3,4,5 © 1,2,3,4 @ Allof these 25. Gauss’s law of electrostatics would be invalid if (a) there were magnetic monopoles (b) the speed of light was not a universal constant (©) the inverse square law was not exactly true (@) the electrical charge was not quantized 26. Consider the following statements about electric dipole and select the correct ones. S1: Electric dipole moment vector p is directed from the negative charge to the positive charge.27. 29. $2: The electric field of a dipole at a point with position vector F depends on] r| as well as the angle between F and p. 3: The electric dipole potential falls off as J and not as *. r i $4: In a uniform electric field, the electric dipole experiences no net forces but a torque t = px E. (a) $2, $3 and $4 (b) $3 and S4 (© S2and $3 (@) All four A slab of material of dielectric constant K has the same area as the plates of a parallel plate capacitor but has a thickness 3) d, where d is the separation of the plates. The ratio of the capacitance C (in the presence of the dielectric) to the capacitance C, (in the absence ofthe dielectric is, K b) 3x Oa om 4K K+3 © (b) 301, - 411, + 45=Oand 30h - 211, ~80=0 (© 301, + 411, -45=0and -30L, + 21; + 80=0 (@) None of the above In an experiment with potentiometer, a cell of emf 1.25 V gives a balance point at 35 em length of the wire. If the cell is replaced by another cell, the balance point shift to 63 cm. The emf of the second cell is (@) 3.25V (b) 25V (© 2.25V @2v 31. The magnitude of the magnetic field required to accelerate protons (mass .67 x 107 kg) in a cyclotron that is operated at an oscillator frequency 12 MHz 30. is approximately (@) 0.8T () 16T (© 20T @d) 3.2T 32. Each of the three parallel wires, 4 8 © A,B and C are carrying current I in the direction shown in the | j} figure. The wire B will (a) movesto the right to the left stationary acim oe oles. Maen Gia. colours orange, blue, greet and P moved down in the direction of the resistance value and tolerance percentage respectively are (a) 36x 10°Q and 10% (b) 36x 109 and 5% (©) 63x 10°O and 10% (d) 35% 10°Q and 5% For the current loops shown in the figure, Kirchhoff’ loop rule for the loops AHDCBA and AHDEFGA yields these equations respectively 300 H 12 & gov F (a) -301, - 411, + 45 =Oand -301, +21, -80=0 current 33. A magnet is placed in a non-uniform magnetic field. It experiences (a) a force but not a torque (b) a torque but not a force (©) a force and a torque (d) neither a force nor a torque 34, The north pole of a long bar magnet was pushed slowly into a short solenoid connected to a galvanometer. The magnet was held stationary for a few seconds with the north pole in the middle of the solenoid and then withdrawn rapidly. The maximum deflection of the galvanometer was observed when the magnet was (a) moving towards the solenoid (b) moving into the solenoid (©) at rest inside the solenoid (@) moving out of the solenoid35. 36. 37. 38, 39. A light bulb is rated 100 W for a 220 V supply. The resistance of the bulb and the peak voltage of the source respectively are (a) 242Q and 311V (b) 484Q and 311 V (©) 484Q and 440 V (d) 2420 and 440 V. ‘A pure inductor of 25 mH is connected to a source of 220 V. Given the frequency of the source as 50 Hz, the rms current in the circuit is (@) 7A (b) 144 (© 2A @ 42a Consider the following statements about electromagnetic waves and choose the correct ones. S1:EM waves having wavelengths 1000 times smaller than light waves are called X-rays. $2: Ultraviolet waves are used treatment of swollen joints. $3: Alpha and gamma rays are not electromagnetic waves. in the S4:de-Broglie waves are._—not electromagnetic in nature. S5: Electromagnetic waves _exhibit mele pate ee Ta go nt (a) S1, S4and $5 (© S1, $3 and SS Ray optics fails when 40. 41, 42. (a) the size of the obstacle is i i gt (b) the size of the obstacle is 3 cm (0) the size of the obstacle is less than the wavelength of light (@) Both (a) and (b) Pick out the correct statements about optical fibres from the following. $1: Optical fibres are used for transmission of optical signals only. Optical fibres are used for transmitting and receiving electrical signals. : The intensity of light signals sent haa optical fibres suffer very small loss. Optical fibres effectively employ the principle of multiple total internal reflections. Optical fibres are glass fibres coated with a thin layer of a material with lower refractive index. (a) S1 and S2 (b) S2 and S3 (© $3 and s4 (@) $2, $3, $4.and $5 the 825 83 S4: 5 45. The rectilinear propagation of light in a medium is due to its (a) high velocity _(b) large wavelength (© high frequency (d) source Check the correct statements on scattering of light. S1 : Rayleigh scattering is responsible for the bluish appearance of sky. : Rayleigh scattering is proportional to Vi* when the size of the scatterer is much less than 2 Clouds having droplets of water (large scattering objects) scatter all wavelengths are almost equal and so are generally white. The sun looks reddish at sunset and sunrise due to Rayleigh scattering. (a) $1 only (b) S1 and S2 (© S2and $3 (@) S1, $2, $3 and $4 A diffraction pattern is obtained using a beam of red light. What happens if the red light is replaced by blue light? (a) No change (b) Diffraction bands become narrower and crowdétl together Dea: broader and farther apart Rea” altogether Light of two different frequencies, whose photons have energies 1 eV and 2.5 eV are respectively, successively illuminate a surface of work function 0.5 eV. The ratio of the maximum speeds of the electrons that are emitted is, (a) 2:1 (b) 1:2 Oded @ 1:4 The ratio of the de-Broglie wavelength of an electron of energy 10 eV to that of person of mass 66 kg travelling at a speed of 100 km/h is of the order of (a) 10 (b) 107” (© 107 (@ 10° According to the Bohr theory of hydrogen atom, the speed of the electron, its energy and the radius of its orbit varies with the Principal quantum number n, respectively, as @) Sant ) 4,3, mn n 82 83: S4:46. Consider the following statements. $1: The nuclear force is independent of the charge of nucleons. $2: The number of nucleons in the nucleus of an atom is equal to the number of electrons in the atom. : All nuclei have masses that are less than the sum of the masses of constituent nucleons. Nucleons belong to the family of leptons while electrons are members of the family of hadrons. Choose the correct statement (s) from these (a) Slonly (b) S1 and S4 (© S2,S3andS4 — (d) Sland $3 47. The crucial function of moderators in nuclear reactors is to (a) decrease the energy of neutrons (b) absorb the extra neutrons (©) provide shield from nuclear radiations (@) provide cooling 8: S4: 49. (a) The electrons go from base region to the collector region (b) The electrons go from the collector region to the base region (©) The electrons go from emitter region to the base region (@) The electrons go fron. Lase region to the emitter region In a common base amplifier, the phase difference between the input signal voltage and the output voltage is @o (b) 4 © W2 @a Arrange the following communication frequency bands in the increasing order of frequencies 1. AM broadcast 2. Cellular mobile radio 3. FM broadcast 4, Television UHF 5. Satellite communication 48, ba pn ttre fa rag sac a Ot tats amplifier. Which of the is false? Answer — Key tb [24 [8 4@ [4c [5 a @ b [7 @ [8 b) [o% « [tb ic 12. ¢ 13, b 14, ¢ 15. d 16. d 47. b 18. b 19, 2 20. b aa | 22.c | 23d | 2c | 25. c 26. d | 27. c | 28a | 29.4 | 30. ¢ 31. a 32. a 33. ¢ 34, d 35. b Ea 37. a 38. Cc 39. d 40. ¢ ad | 4b | 43%) | 4a. =} | 45. a 46d | 47a | 48. b | 49. a | 50. a