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BANGLADESH PHYSICS OLYMPIAD
2014





National Round
Category C
National Physics Olympiad, 2014
BdPhO, Group-C
March 7, 2014
Total time - 2hrs , Marks -24
You have to show all your intermediate calculations on the pages provided. Otherwise you will
not get awards for your eorts.
Various Physical Constants
Avogadros Number N
A
= 6.02 10
23
mole
1
electronic charge e = 1.6 10
19
C
Plancks constant h = 6.63 10
34
J s
1. Heavenly Collisions (total 3 marks)
Two identical heavy point-like objects with mass M each are at rest , separated by a distance
D.
(a) What is the total energy of the system initially? (0.5 marks )
(b) Find the expression for the speed of the individual particle once they start moving and
have a separation x between them ( 0.5 marks )
(c) Find the time for them to collide under the inuence of mutual gravitational force. ( 2
marks )
2. Einstein deHass experiment ( Total 5 marks ) (a) Consider a particle of mass m and with
charge q moving with uniform speed in a circle ( as in the Bohr model for hydrogen atom )
whose radius is R. Then a crude approximation for the current is given by
I = q/T
where T is the period of revolution for the charged particle along the circle.
Find the relation between the angular momentum of the particle and the magnetic moment
of the loop. ( 1 mark)
(b) An unmagnetized iron magnet do not carry any net magnetic moment as all the atomic
magnets are oriented in a random direction. However if a strong magnetic eld along the
axis of an unmagnetized iron bar the magnetic moments all get oriented ( assuming very
low temperature for the rod). Consider one such iron rod suspended vertically using a very
ne thread and inside a long solenoid which produces a uniform magnetic eld inside it ( as
shown in the gure ). The white dots denote current going into the plane of the gure while
the black dots represent current coming out of the plane of the gure. In what direction
will the suspended vertical iron rod will rotate if the magnetic eld is applied to the rod
using the current conguration shown in the gure? ( You might want to state in terms of
angular momentum pointing up of down on the gure ). Provide a physical reason behind
your answer. ( 2 Mark)
(c) If the radius of the suspended (cylindrical ) iron bar is R=1.0 mm, estimate T - the period
of rotation of the cylinder. Assume that iron atoms each have an orbital angular momentum
of ( in accordance with Bohr model ) h
h
2
and they become completely alligned in the
external magnetic eld. The molar mass of iron is given as M = 0.0558 kg/mol. ( 2 marks )
3. Coupled Pendulum (Total 6 marks)
Two identical simple pendula A and B are suspended next to each other from a room where
the separation between their suspension points is x
0
. The eective length for each of the
pendulum is l. The point masses are also attached by a massless spring with a spring constant
k. Let the angular displacements from the vertical position for A and B be
A
and
B
.
(a) Evaluate the potential energy of the system as a function of
A
and
B
, assuming the
potential energy to be zero when
A
=
B
= 0. ( 1 Mark)
(b) Since this is a conservative system, the energy of this system will be a constant. Dierenti-
ate the total energy with respect to time t ( noting that both
A
,
B
both vary independently
as functions of t) and nd the equations of motion for the system. ( 2 marks )
(c) For small oscillations we can replace the trigonometric functions by their Taylor expan-
sions. Find the oscillation frequencies of this system of double pendula and identify the modes
of oscillation. ( 3 marks )
4. Blurred Images (Total 3 marks)
An opaque screen has two very narrow parallel slits which are separated by a distance d.
The screen is illuminated by a straight bright tube of width W which is placed at a distance
L away from the screen with the parallel slits. A lter is placed in between them so that
only light of wavelength falls on the slits. Now if one changes the separation between the
slits is changed continually, then it is found that for d = d
0
the interference fringes on the
observation screen, placed at a large distance disappears. What is the value of W (in terms
of other quantities)?
5. Freezing and Boiling ( Total 4 marks )
The heat released by the cooling of one mole of H
2
O from 25
0
C to 0
0
C and subsequent freezing
in a refrigerating machine ( which has the maximum theoretical eciency) is transferred to
a second mole of H
2
O at 25
0
C - heating it to 100
O
C.
(a) How many moles of H
2
O is converted to steam at 100
O
C?( 2.5 marks )
(b) How much work must be done by the refrigerator? ( 1.5 marks )
The latent heat of fusion for H
2
O is 6.02 kJ/mole while the latent heat of boiling for H
2
O is
40.68 kJ/mole.
6. Data Analysis (Total 3 marks )
Given the following set of data nd the best graphical t according to the relation
y = Ax
2
+b. You have to show all your intermediate steps and the results in this page and
plot the data in the provided graph sheet in the next page
x 0.5 1 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
y 1.20 1.10 2.35 3.05 4.40 5.50
|| l7 r** -| ( Different Physical Constants)
. 3x10
8
m/s, 6.6x10
-34
Js, 01.6x10
-19
C,
2
0
( *** , electron mass ) 9.1 x 10
-31
kg
2
5
( |7* , 5roton mass ) 1.6 x 10
-27
kg
k
B
( |-| r*, Boltzmann Constant) 1.38 x 10
-18
J/K

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non-Iunctonng escalator Irom the 3
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Iloor n a sho55ng com5lex. To move across the
same 5onts whle standng on the re5ared escalator the 5erson requres 10 seconds. I the 5erson decdes
to walk normally on the runnng escalator to move between the same 5onts as beIore, how much tme
wll he/she requre? )
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b) 6 s
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horzon. I the radus oI the cylnder`s cross secton s R, what s ts s5eed aIter rollng down a dstance l
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5ush a 2.0 kg block across the celng oI hs room. I the coeIIcent oI Ircton between the
block and the celng s 0.50, what s the magntude oI the block's acceleraton?)



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c) 15 m/s
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d) 20 m/s
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one oI ts ends sealed , the lowest Irequency oI sound n a certan lqud s 5000 Hz. When the remanng
o5en end s also sealed, the longest su55orted wavelength n the same lqud s 100 cm. What s the s5eed
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b) 800m/s
c) 500m/s
d) 1000m/s
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5
' then what s ts Inal
velocty?)
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m/s
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( as shown n the accom5anyng Igure) at an ntal velocty oI 4 km/s measured wth res5ect to the sun.
I the velocty oI Ju5ter , measured n the same Irame, s 7 km/s wth res5ect to the sun and the s5acesh5
Iollows the 5ath as shown n the Igure due to the mutual nteracton, what s the Inal s5eed oI the
s5acesh5, agan measured wth res5ect to the sun? )


a) 7 km/s
b) 11 km/s
c) 15 km/s
d) 22 km/s
e) 4 km/s


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the surIace tem5erature oI the new star?)

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-| kJ2 ( What s the equvalent resstance between the 5onts A and B between the nInte crcut (
extended towards the rght)? Note that each oI the ndvdual resstances s the crcut s equal to R .)

a)
1+
2
R
b)
1
2
R
c) R
d) 2R
e) aR




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B |-* |* 7| ** | *| AB * |* -| *7? ( Let a current be Ied through the
node A oI the Iollowng infinite square mesh and the same current s taken out oI the very next .e.
adjacent node B. What s the current across the lnk AB? )

a) 0
b)
c) /4
d) /2
e) /6


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|- 7|* *"|* || 7| **9 7| |* -| i * <*< ** 8 l *7 -| *7 ? (A
har5n sha5ed conductor, as shown n the accom5anyng Igure below, s created by attachng two
nInte long wres at the end oI a sem-crcle. What s the value oI the B Ield created at the center oI
the semcrcle? )

a) a
0
/2 a R
b) 0
c)

2nR
(1
n
2
)
d) a /4 R
e)

2nR
(1 a )

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, 7|* *||7 "< * -| *7? ( I a charge q s thrown along the 5er5endcular to the 5lane
contanng the conductor through the center oI the semcrcle what wll be the Iorce exerted on t?)
a) 0
b) qv a /2 a R
c) qv

2nR
(1 a )
d) qv

2nR
(1
n
2
)
e) qv

2nR
(1 a )

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||7|||7 7| *7 |"< 5| **9 ||7|||7 "< *| 7|*7 8 7| |* -| -* |*
|7* |>7 *||7? ( A resstor R and a ca5actor C are connected s seres wth a battery. The
battery s not ntally connected to the crcut and the ca5actance s also uncharged. Whch oI the
Iollowng gra5hs descrbe the current n the crcut vs tme as the battery s connected to the crcut?)

a) b) c) d) e)






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|< *| *)* ||7 *| *7 |, "| *)* -| | .: x :
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>| ||7 '*- | " *)* '*|7 || |-* " |||- -| 7| 7* 7|**
|* |7 *| | *77 * |< *| *? (The center oI mass oI the hydrogen atom les
eIIectvely on the 5roton at the center and one requres 13.6 e' oI energy to onze. The ant5artcle oI
electron s 5ostron, whose mass s the same as electrons, .e. 9.1 x 10
-31
kg but the charge s o55oste.
What s the energy requred to onze the 5ostronum atom made u5 oI an electron-5ostron 5ar? )

a) 13.6 e'
b) 3.4 e'
c) 6.8 e'
d) 27.2 e'
e) 1.7 e'

: L

( Z3) * '*|7 *) n4 * *7 n3 ** *|" |-*| |*| |< *| *|
7|->l*| 7*|*|* *? (An electron n L

(Z3) jum5s Irom n4 orbt to the n3 orbt. Whch 5art
oI the electromagnetc radaton wll the emtted radaton belong to?)
a) *||7 ( nIrared)
b) '*- (X-ray)
c) | *| ( Blue lght)
d) |7-<| (Ultravolet)
e) *| (Green lght)

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*|"- *** -| 1.2 e' 7* <|7 *7 |^7 *)* *| ^|7|< *7? ( I the radated 5hotons n
the 5revous queston Ialls on a metal whose work Iuncton s 1.2 e', what s the maxmum knetc
energy oI the released electrons?)
a) 1.1e'
b) 2.3e'
c) 2.7e'
d) 0e'
e) 4.8e'

1. a M
m [Mass points M and m are kept at the vertices of an equilateral triangle
whose sides are of length a]
a) m [ Find the distance between the center
of mass of the system and mas point m ] ( 2 marks )







b) [ Determine the moment of
Inertia of the system about the center of mass ] ( 1.5 marks )








2. a) ( muon)


[The muonic hydrogen consists of a muon encircling the hydrogen nucleus. Find the
expression for determining the Bohr radius of this muonic hydrogen. The mass of muon
is 236 times that of the electron and it carries the same charge as electron.] (m
e
= 9.1 x
10
-31
kg, e= 1.6 x 10
-19
C, h= 6.62x10
-34
Js ) ( 2 marks)






b) ? [ What is the numerical value of the
Bohr radius for the muonic hydrogen ] ( 1 Mark)




c) ? [ What is
the ionization potential for this muonic hydrogen ] ( 1 Mark )





3. R, 2R, 2R, R L
R 2R ( A B )
V [ Consider a square whose successive sides of
length L has resistances R, 2R, 2R, R respectively. If a potential difference V is applied
between the points (call them , say , A and B) where the sides with R and 2R meet.]

a) [ Find the currents in the individual sides of
the square ] ( 1 mark )





b) B [ Find the B field at the center of the square ] ( 3
Marks)








c) A B
? [ If now the same
potential applied in the remaining pair of vertices instead of A and B , then will there
be any change in the answers obtained above . Justify your answer ] ( 2 Marks )




4. M L E
[ A simple pendulum of mass M and length L is kept in a uniform electric field E
which points upward]
a) Q , [ If a
charge Q is deposited on the suspended mass, find the period of the oscillation of the
simple pendulum ] ( 2 Marks)





b) Q ?[ For what value of Q will the pendulum
stop oscillating? ] ( 1 Mark )




5. d A
V [ A parallel
plate capacitor has a plate separation of d and plate cross section A. The two ends of
capacitor are now connected to a battery of EMF V while being initially uncharged. ]
a) ? [
What would be the work done to separate the plates by a factor of 4 if the capacitor is
separated from the battery after initial charging?] ( 1 Mark)




b) ?
? [ If the battery
remains connected during the above process, will the work done be any different? If
different, will the work be greater or less than the disconnected case? Justify your
answer ] ( 2.5 Marks )







1. Given the acceleration vs. time graph for a car shown above, at what time will
be moving with the greatest velocity?

A) 0 seconds B) 2seconds C) 4 seconds D) 6 seconds E) 8 seconds


2. A car is moving at a constant velocity to the right along a straight level
highway. Just as the car passes a cliff, a rock falls straight down in the cliffs
reference system. Which of the accompanying curves best depicts the path the
rock takes in the cars reference system?

A) B) C) D) E)


3. Two identical masses m are connected to a massless string, which is hung over
two frictionless pulleys as shown.



If everything is at rest, what is the tension in the cord?

A) Less than mg,
B) Exactly mg,
C) More than mg but less than 2mg,
D) Exactly 2mg,
E) More than 2mg.

4. A 60 kg farmer ropes a 300 kg ox. Both are initially at rest, 24 m apart on a
frictionless level surface. When farmer ends up pulling the ox towards him, the ox
will move

A) 4m, B) 5m, C) 12m, D) 20m, E) 24m

5. A small bird with a mass of 0.5 kg takes off from the ground and flies with an
upward velocity of 3 m/sec for 10 seconds. Which of the following is closest to the
minimum power that must be developed by the bird?

A) 60 watts B) 15 watts C) 9 watts D) 6 watts E) 1.5 watts

6. A solid cylinder weighing 200 N has a fixed axis and a string wound around it.
The string is pulled with a force equal to the weight of the cylinder. The acceleration
of the string is approximately

A) 10 m/s
2
B) 20 m/s
2
C) 30 m/s
2
D) 40 m/s
2
E) 50 m/s
2


7. A ball of mass m is tied to a string. The ball is then rotated in a vertical circle
of radius R with the other end of the string fixed. Neglecting air resistance, the
difference between the strings tension at the bottom of the circle and the top of the
circle is

A) mg B) 2mg C) 4mg D) 6mg E) 8mg

8. Suppose you hold a ball in your hand. The Newtons third law companion
force to the force of gravity on the ball is the force exerted by the

A) Ball on the Earth
B) Ball on the hand
C) Hand on the ball
D) Earth on the ball
E) Earth on the hand.

9. A ball is tossed straight up, reaches a highest point, and falls back down. Air
resistance is not negligible. Which of the following statements are true?

"# The balls speed is zero at the highest point.
""# The ball's acceleration is zero at the highest point.
"""# The ball takes longer time to travel up to the highest point than to fall back
down.

A) I only
B) II only
C) I & II only
D) I & III only
E) I,II & III

10. Two iron spheres separated by some distance have a minute gravitational
attraction F. If the spheres are moved to one half their original separation and allowed
to rust so that the mass of each sphere increases 41% , what would be the resulting
gravitational force?

A) 2F B) 4F C) 6F D) 8F E) 10F


11. A block of ice with mass m falls into a lake. After impact, a mass of ice m/5
melts. Both the block of ice and the lake have a temperature of 0
o
C. If L represents
the heat of fusion, the minimum distance the ice fell is

A) L/5g B) 5L/g C) gL/5m D) mL/5g E) 5gL/m




12. On all the PV diagrams shown above the lighter curve represents an
isothermal process, a process for which the temperature remains constant. Which dark
curve best represents an adiabatic process where no heat enters or leaves the system?

A) B) C) D) E)




$%& '() *+, -./0)/1 0.2,3 /4(2,5 6+/* .7 *+, ,88.9.,39: (8 *+, +,/* ,30.3,;

<# %==> ?# $%%> @# AB> C# %%> D# EB>


14. If heat is added at constant volume, 6300 joules of heat are required to raise
the temperature of an ideal gas by 150K. If instead, the heat is added at constant
pressure, 8800 joules are needed for the same temperature change. When the
temperature of the gas changes by 150K, the internal energy of the gas changes by

A) 2500J B) 6300J C) 8800J D) 11300J E) 15100J

15. One object has twice the temperature of a second identical object. How does the
rate R1 at which the first object radiates energy compare to the rate R2 at which the
second object radiates energy?

A) R1 =R2 B) R1 =2R2 C) R1 =4R2 D) R1 = 8R2 E) R1 =16R2




16. A pipe, which is open at both ends, resonates with fundamental frequency 300
Hz. If one end of the pipe is closed, it will resonate with a fundamental frequency of

A) 75 Hz, B) 150 Hz, C) 300 Hz, D) 600 Hz, E) 1200 Hz.

17. A wave is described by the equation y(x,t) = 0.05 . cos ( 10 ! x + 8 ! t) where
x and y are in meters and t is in seconds. The +x direction is to the right. What is the
velocity of the wave?

A) 0.80 m/s to the left
B) 1.25 m/s to the right
C) 0.12! m/s to the right
D) 0.80 m/s to the right
E) 1.25 m/s to the right


18. The length of the most effective transmitting antenna is equal to one-quarter the
wavelength of the transmitted wave. If a radio station has an antenna 4.5 m long then
what is the broadcast frequency of the radio station?

A) 1.5 x 10
-8
Hz B) 6.0 x 10
-8
Hz C) 1.7 x 10
7
Hz D) 6.7 x10
7
Hz E) 3 x10
8
Hz


19. You are given two identical Plano-convex lens. When an object is placed 20
cm to the left of a single such lens, the image appears 40 cm to the right of the lens.
Then you decide to form a double convex lens by placing the two Plano-convex
lenses back-to-back.

If an object is placed 20 cm to the left of this new lens, the image is formed at a
distance

A) 6.7cm to the right of the lens.
B) 10 cm to the right of the lens.
C) 20 cm to the right of the lens.
D) 80 cm to the right of the lens.
E) 80 cm to the left of the lens.







The questions 20 and 21 refer to the system, shown in the accompanying diagram. A
spherical shell of inner surface radius a and an outer surface radius b is made of
conducting material. A point charge +Q is placed at the center of the spherical shell
and a total charge -q is placed on the shell.



20. How is the charge -q distributed after it has reached equilibrium?

A) Zero charge on the inner surface, -q charge on the outer surface.

B) -Q charge on the inner surface, -q charge on the outer surface.

C) -Q charge on the inner surface, -q+Q charge on the outer surface.

D) +Q charge on the inner surface, -q -Q charge on the outer surface.

E) The -q charge is spread uniformly between the inner and outer surface.

21. Assume that the electrostatic potential is zero at an infinite distance from the
shell. What is the electrostatic potential at a distance R from the center of the shell
where b > R > a?

A) 0 B) k Q/a C) k Q/R D) k (Q-q)/R E) k (Q-q)/b


22. An alpha particle is accelerated to a velocity v in a particle accelerator by a
potential difference of 1200 V. Which of the following potential differences would be
needed to give the alpha particle twice the velocity?

A) 7200V B) 4800V C) 4100V D) 2400V E) 1700V


23. An alpha particle and a proton are placed equal distance between two large
charged plates as shown in the figure.



Which of the following would best describe the motion of the two particles if they
were free to move?

A) The alpha particle will travel upwards with the twice the velocity of the proton.
B) Both particles will travel upwards with the same velocity.
C) The alpha particle will accelerate upwards with twice the acceleration of the
proton.
D) Both particle will accelerate upwards with the same acceleration
E) The alpha particle will accelerate upwards with half the acceleration of the proton.


24. The longest wavelength photon in the visible Balmer series for the hydrogen
atom is

A) 0.66 nm B) 6.56 nm C) 65.6 nm D) 656 nm E) 6560 nm



25. Which of the following wiring diagrams could be used to experimentally
determine R using Ohms law? Assume an ideal voltmeter and an ideal ammeter.




A 9-volt battery is connected to four resistors to form a simple circuit as shown
below.



26. What would be the current at point E in the circuit?

A) 2amp B) 4amp C) 5amp D) 7amp E) 9amp

27. What would be the potential at point B with respect to point D?

A) +2V B) +4V C) +5V D) +7V E) +9V





28. The most common isotope of Uranium,
238
92
U radioactively into
206
82
Pb ,
Lead through a series of alpha and beta particle emissions. How many of each particle
must be emitted?

A) 32 alphas and 10 betas
B) 16 alphas and 16 betas
C) 16 alphas and 8 betas
D) 8 alphas and 6 betas
E) 4 alphas and 16 betas


29. Identical currents flow in two perpendicular wires, as shown in the
accompanying figure. The wires are very close but do not touch ( you can think of
them being insulated).



The magnetic field can be zero

A) At a point in region 1 only
B) At a point in region 2 only
C) At points in both regions 1 and 2.
D) At points in both regions 1 and 4.
E) At points in both regions 2 and 4.

30. A wire moves with a velocity v through a magnetic field and experiences an
induced charge separation as shown in the figure



What is the direction of the magnetic field?

A) Into the page.
B) Out of the page
C) Towards the bottom of the page
D) Towards the right
E) Towards the top of the page.

Seconu Rounu Question ( 4S oi 6u minutes ) Su maiks

Show all youi woik in the pages pioviueu. Bon't foiget to wiite youi name anu
youi acauemic institution



1. A Simple penuulum as shown in the figuie has a peiiou T of 1.uu s


a) Calculate the length L of the penuulum.
b) A small hoiizontal iou is now placeu at a uistance L2 below the point of
suspension of the penuulum.

The stiing colliues with the iou once in each oscillation. Calculate the new peiiou
T' of the penuulum.

|7 pointsj


2. A white light shines vertically down on a horizontal CD ROM disc. A person
whose eye is at a horizontal distance 0.50 m from the disc and 0.35 m vertically above
its horizontal plane views the disc. A yellow light of wavelength 590 nm is observed
due to first order diffraction.

a) Deduce the spacing d between adjacent tracks of the CD ROM. The CD ROM is
tilted, clockwise through an angle of 5o.
b) Determine the wavelength now observed.



(12 points)



3. A metal ring of mass m, radius r with a small radius of the cross sectional
area, and resistance R falls, symmetrically, from rest, at time t = 0, in a horizontal
radial magnetic field of magnitude B. At time t it has a vertical velocity v, an
acceleration a and a current I.





a) Show that, due to the rate at which the magnetic flux is cut, the current induced
on the ring is
I= 2! r Bv / R
b) Deduce that
ma = mg (2! r B)
2
v/R

c) Derive the initial variation of v with t. Also find the terminal velocity of the ring.

d) Sketch giaphically the vaiiation of a anu v with t.

( 1u points )


4. Determine the current I through the ammeter A in each of the four circuits in
the figures below . The ammeter has zero resistance. The voltmeter, in (ii), has infinite
resistance and a reading 8V. The resistance R has not been specified.




(6 points )



N
S. This question compiises of seveial inuepenuent paits.

A stai, which is moie massive than oui sun, typically collapses unuei its own
giavity to foim neution stais. In this case the elections collapses into the
nucleus anu foim neutions aftei fusing with piotons. Stais that aie initially
iotating will iotate fastei aftei the collapse uue to the conseivation of angulai
momentum. Let us iecall that angulai momentum is given by } = R
2
" (omitting
some constants) wheie R is the iauius of the stai anu " is the angulai iate of
iotation in iauians pei seconu.

a) If the volume of the stai uecieases by 1S oiueis of magnituue, anu the shape
of the stai iemains the same then what is the iatio of the final to initial iauii,
Rfinal Rinitial.

b) If the iotation peiiou of stai befoie the collapse was 2u uays, calculate the
new peiiou of iotation in seconus anu also "final.

c) When the coie of the stai collapses to foim neution stai, the electiical
conuuctivity becomes veiy high. In this case the stai's magnetic fielu becomes
fiozen into the mateiial of the stai anu collapse uown with the stai,
incieasing the flux uensity. The iesulting neution stais theiefoie have veiy
stiong magnetic fielu associateu with them. If the magnetic fielu foi the stai
befoie the collapse is 1u
-2
T, ueteimine the final magnetic fielu stiength neai
the suiface of the iesulting neution stai.

u) If the neution stai spins too fast, it will stait losing mateiial fiom its
equatoiial iegion. Show that this implies a minimum peiiou, Tmin given by

Tmin =
!!
!!
N
-12
R
2S

Taking N = 1.4 Solai Nasses anu R= 1u km, finu Tmin .
(Note Solai Nass=2.u x 1u
Su
kg)

e) The binuing eneigy of a neution stai is the giavitational potential eneigy lost
when it is foimeu fiom a clouu of atom all sepaiateu at fai uistances apait. The
binuing eneigy of a stai of mass, N anu iauius R is given by 0= k1
!!
!
!
wheie k1 is
a numeiical constant. The behavioi of the neution stais is quite uiffeient fiom
oiuinaiy mattei anu they satisfy the mass-iauius ielationship given by RN
1S
=
k2, with k2 being anothei numeiical constant. Now assume two neution stais of
iuentical mass fuse anu foim anothei moie massive stai. Assuming the mass-
iauius ielationship to be valiu in this piocess, what is the iatio of the final
binuing eneigy of the stai to the total initial binuing eneigy.

(1S maiks)


Group-C (Chittagong division)
Answer all of the following. If the exact number is not given, pick the answer that is the closest to the
correct answer. (Choose c=3x10
8
m/s, e=1.6 x 10
19
C, h=6.62x10
-34
Js, g=9.8m/s
2
)



1) A small ball with a mass of 1 kg rolls down a long frictionless inclined ramp, which is at an angle 30
o

above the horizon. A linear spring, whose length is not negligible, is attached to the bottom of the
ramp. The ball is released from a distance of 1 m above the spring, measured along the plane and
the spring constant is 1N/m, then the spring is depressed by








a) 1.6m ( Answer)
b) 1.8m
c) 0.5m
d) The answer cannot be determined from the given data.
e) 2m

2) In a sporting meet a hammer thrower spins a mass of 5 kg attached to a chain of 1m length at a
frequency of 0.75 revolutions per second. What is the tension in the chain?






a) 100N
b) 200N
c) 110N ( Answer)
d) 150N
e) 130N

3) What is the power spent by the athlete to rotate the hammer?




a) 1 Watt
b) 20Watt
c) 100 Watt
d) 0 Watt ( Answer)
e) .2 Watt

4) A hunter sees a monkey, at a height 5m, hanging from a horizontal branch of a tree which is 10 m
away and thus aims to shoot it with a tranquilizing dart whose muzzle speed is 200m/s. The clever
monkey sees the hunter and drops vertically downward right at the moment the dart escapes the
hunters gun. What happens then after?





a) The monkey escapes.
b) The dart hits the monkey. (Answer)
c) The hunter should get a gun with higher muzzle speed.
d) The hunter should get a gun with lower muzzle speed.
e) This cannot be determined as this is not a physics problem.

5) An elevator lift is being lifted up an elevator shaft at a constant speed by a steel cable. All frictional
effects are negligible. In this situation, forces on the elevator are such that:







(a) the upward force by the cable is greater than the downward force of gravity.
(b) the upward force by the cable is equal to the downward force of gravity. ( Answer)
(c) the upward force by the cable is smaller than the downward force of gravity.
(d) the upward force by the cable is greater than the sum of the downward force of gravity and a
downward force due to the air.
(e) none of the above. (The elevator goes up because the cable is being shortened, not because an
upward force is exerted on the elevator by the cable).

6) A woman exerts a constant horizontal force on a large box. As a result, the box moves across a
horizontal floor at a constant speed v
0
. The constant horizontal force applied by the woman:




a) has the same magnitude as the weight of the box.
b) is greater than the weight of the box.
c) has the same magnitude as the total force which resists the motion of the box. ( Answer)
d) is greater than the total force which resists the motion of the box.
e) is greater than either the weight of the box or the total force which resists its motion.
7) If the woman in the previous question doubles the constant horizontal force that she exerts on the
box to push it on the same horizontal floor, the box then moves:





a) With a constant speed that is double the speed v
0
in the previous question.
b) With a constant speed that is greater than the speed v
0
in the previous question, but not
necessarily twice as great.
c) For a while with a speed that is constant and greater than the speed v
0
in the previous
question, then with a speed that increases thereafter.
d) For a while with an increasing speed, then with a constant speed thereafter.
e) With a continuously increasing speed. ( Answer)


8) Think of an ideal gas contained inside a vessel which has a piston on its side so that the volume of
the gas inside can be changed but the gas cannot escape. We have a pressure gauge in the system.
The temperature of the surrounding in fixed on any day and an experimenter measures the pressure
of the gas by varying the volume of the gas by pushing/pulling the piston. The experimentalist plots
the pressure against the volume recorded in the experiments that are recorded over a week. The
temperatures recorded in those days are not equal to each other. What is the observation regarding
the graphs?








a) They are straight lines crossing each other.
b) They are concentric circles
c) They are parallel straight lines
d) They are non intersecting hyperbolas ( Answer)
e) They are non intersecting parabolas



9) A person is standing in front of a large and high wall which is 100m away and holds a microphone
that is emitting a loud sound of frequency 110 Hz. After moving forward a few paces towards the
wall, the person finds a spot where the perceived sound is minimized. How much further the person
should move forward so that again the sound is minimized again? (The speed of sound can be taken
to be equal to 330 m/s).







a) 1.5m (Answer)
b) .75m
c) 3m
d) 6m
e) 1m



10) Electromagnetic waves are transverse waves. Which of the following phenomenon supports this
fact:



a) Interference
b) Refraction
c) Reflection
d) Polarization ( Answer)
e) Diffraction




11) The plane interface between two transparent media, which we call A and B, is illuminated whose
refractive indices are 1.2 and 1.6 respectively. Light will be reflected from the interface as it moves
from B to A at an incident angle greater than





a) 30 degrees
b) 60 degrees
c) 15 degrees
d) 10 degrees
e) 50 degrees ( Answer)


12) To improve the transmission of their program, a radio broadcasting company decides to install two
identical transmission towers which are separated by 10 m in the North South direction. Both the
towers are fed by a transmission line which feeds the antenna with a signal of frequency 1.5 x10
8
Hz.
The received signal is strongest along the east west direction. The next strongest signal points
along






a) North-South
b) 10
0
from east-west (Answer)
c) 30
0
from east-west
d) 70
0
from north-south
e) 45
0
from east-west.

13) Consider a battery of internal resistance 1 Ohm and EMF 24V, connected to a coil of resistance 19
Ohms. What is the Voltage that one measures at the end points of the coil?



a) 23V (Answer)
b) 22V
c) 21V
d) 20V
e) 24V

14) If one has the choice of changing the coil so that it emits the maximum joule heat across it then one
should choose a coil whose resistance is





a) .5 Ohm
b) 40 Ohm
c) 1.1 Ohm (Answer)
d) 5 Ohm
e) This cannot be determined.


15) A .3 m long rod, made of copper and held horizontally, is suddenly dropped vertically from the
height of 10m while pointing along north-east direction. The horizontal component of the Earths
magnetic field is 10
-3
T is that point. What is the maximum possible voltage induced across the
copper rod?


a) 1 mV
b) 2mV
c) 4mV
d) 5mV
e) 3mV (Answer)



















16) Consider a circuit shown in the accompanying figure where the resistances are shown. What is the
equivalent resistance across the points A and B?







a) 2R
b) 1 R
c) 3R
d) 1.5R (Answer)
e) 7R

17) To see atoms one should use electromagnetic radiation ( light ) from the frequency range:



a) 10
18
Hz (Answer)
b) 10
20
Hz
c) 10
12
Hz
d) 10
14
Hz
e) 10
16
Hz








18) A metal is radiated with a light of wavelength 300nm. If the work function for the metal is 5eV , the
maximum energy of the ejected electron is




a) 1eV
b) Electrons wont be emitted (Answer)
c) 2eV
d) 5eV
e) 12eV

19) The ionization energy of Hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV. A rough value of the Voltage difference
required for ionizing Helium singly ( that is too strip off a single electron from its orbit ) is around




a) 10V
b) 5V
c) 3.5V
d) 60V
e) 25V (Answer)
20) Which of the following particles is not a fundamental particle:



a) Electron
b) Muon
c) Neutrino
d) Neutron (Answer)
e) Photon.






Group-C (Chittagong division)
Answer all of the following. If the exact number is not given, pick the answer that is the closest to the
correct answer. (Choose c=3x10
8
m/s, e=1.6 x 10
19
C, h=6.62x10
-34
Js, g=9.8m/s
2
)



1) A small ball with a mass of 1 kg rolls down a long frictionless inclined ramp, which is at an angle 30
o

above the horizon. A linear spring, whose length is not negligible, is attached to the bottom of the
ramp. The ball is released from a distance of 1 m above the spring, measured along the plane and
the spring constant is 1N/m, then the spring is depressed by








a) 1.6m ( Answer)
b) 1.8m
c) 0.5m
d) The answer cannot be determined from the given data.
e) 2m

2) In a sporting meet a hammer thrower spins a mass of 5 kg attached to a chain of 1m length at a
frequency of 0.75 revolutions per second. What is the tension in the chain?






a) 100N
b) 200N
c) 110N ( Answer)
d) 150N
e) 130N

3) What is the power spent by the athlete to rotate the hammer?




a) 1 Watt
b) 20Watt
c) 100 Watt
d) 0 Watt ( Answer)
e) .2 Watt

4) A hunter sees a monkey, at a height 5m, hanging from a horizontal branch of a tree which is 10 m
away and thus aims to shoot it with a tranquilizing dart whose muzzle speed is 200m/s. The clever
monkey sees the hunter and drops vertically downward right at the moment the dart escapes the
hunters gun. What happens then after?





a) The monkey escapes.
b) The dart hits the monkey. (Answer)
c) The hunter should get a gun with higher muzzle speed.
d) The hunter should get a gun with lower muzzle speed.
e) This cannot be determined as this is not a physics problem.

5) An elevator lift is being lifted up an elevator shaft at a constant speed by a steel cable. All frictional
effects are negligible. In this situation, forces on the elevator are such that:







(a) the upward force by the cable is greater than the downward force of gravity.
(b) the upward force by the cable is equal to the downward force of gravity. ( Answer)
(c) the upward force by the cable is smaller than the downward force of gravity.
(d) the upward force by the cable is greater than the sum of the downward force of gravity and a
downward force due to the air.
(e) none of the above. (The elevator goes up because the cable is being shortened, not because an
upward force is exerted on the elevator by the cable).

6) A woman exerts a constant horizontal force on a large box. As a result, the box moves across a
horizontal floor at a constant speed v
0
. The constant horizontal force applied by the woman:




a) has the same magnitude as the weight of the box.
b) is greater than the weight of the box.
c) has the same magnitude as the total force which resists the motion of the box. ( Answer)
d) is greater than the total force which resists the motion of the box.
e) is greater than either the weight of the box or the total force which resists its motion.
7) If the woman in the previous question doubles the constant horizontal force that she exerts on the
box to push it on the same horizontal floor, the box then moves:





a) With a constant speed that is double the speed v
0
in the previous question.
b) With a constant speed that is greater than the speed v
0
in the previous question, but not
necessarily twice as great.
c) For a while with a speed that is constant and greater than the speed v
0
in the previous
question, then with a speed that increases thereafter.
d) For a while with an increasing speed, then with a constant speed thereafter.
e) With a continuously increasing speed. ( Answer)


8) Think of an ideal gas contained inside a vessel which has a piston on its side so that the volume of
the gas inside can be changed but the gas cannot escape. We have a pressure gauge in the system.
The temperature of the surrounding in fixed on any day and an experimenter measures the pressure
of the gas by varying the volume of the gas by pushing/pulling the piston. The experimentalist plots
the pressure against the volume recorded in the experiments that are recorded over a week. The
temperatures recorded in those days are not equal to each other. What is the observation regarding
the graphs?








a) They are straight lines crossing each other.
b) They are concentric circles
c) They are parallel straight lines
d) They are non intersecting hyperbolas ( Answer)
e) They are non intersecting parabolas



9) A person is standing in front of a large and high wall which is 100m away and holds a microphone
that is emitting a loud sound of frequency 110 Hz. After moving forward a few paces towards the
wall, the person finds a spot where the perceived sound is minimized. How much further the person
should move forward so that again the sound is minimized again? (The speed of sound can be taken
to be equal to 330 m/s).







a) 1.5m (Answer)
b) .75m
c) 3m
d) 6m
e) 1m



10) Electromagnetic waves are transverse waves. Which of the following phenomenon supports this
fact:



a) Interference
b) Refraction
c) Reflection
d) Polarization ( Answer)
e) Diffraction




11) The plane interface between two transparent media, which we call A and B, is illuminated whose
refractive indices are 1.2 and 1.6 respectively. Light will be reflected from the interface as it moves
from B to A at an incident angle greater than





a) 30 degrees
b) 60 degrees
c) 15 degrees
d) 10 degrees
e) 50 degrees ( Answer)


12) To improve the transmission of their program, a radio broadcasting company decides to install two
identical transmission towers which are separated by 10 m in the North South direction. Both the
towers are fed by a transmission line which feeds the antenna with a signal of frequency 1.5 x10
8
Hz.
The received signal is strongest along the east west direction. The next strongest signal points
along






a) North-South
b) 10
0
from east-west (Answer)
c) 30
0
from east-west
d) 70
0
from north-south
e) 45
0
from east-west.

13) Consider a battery of internal resistance 1 Ohm and EMF 24V, connected to a coil of resistance 19
Ohms. What is the Voltage that one measures at the end points of the coil?



a) 23V (Answer)
b) 22V
c) 21V
d) 20V
e) 24V

14) If one has the choice of changing the coil so that it emits the maximum joule heat across it then one
should choose a coil whose resistance is





a) .5 Ohm
b) 40 Ohm
c) 1.1 Ohm (Answer)
d) 5 Ohm
e) This cannot be determined.


15) A .3 m long rod, made of copper and held horizontally, is suddenly dropped vertically from the
height of 10m while pointing along north-east direction. The horizontal component of the Earths
magnetic field is 10
-3
T is that point. What is the maximum possible voltage induced across the
copper rod?


a) 1 mV
b) 2mV
c) 4mV
d) 5mV
e) 3mV (Answer)



















16) Consider a circuit shown in the accompanying figure where the resistances are shown. What is the
equivalent resistance across the points A and B?







a) 2R
b) 1 R
c) 3R
d) 1.5R (Answer)
e) 7R

17) To see atoms one should use electromagnetic radiation ( light ) from the frequency range:



a) 10
18
Hz (Answer)
b) 10
20
Hz
c) 10
12
Hz
d) 10
14
Hz
e) 10
16
Hz








18) A metal is radiated with a light of wavelength 300nm. If the work function for the metal is 5eV , the
maximum energy of the ejected electron is




a) 1eV
b) Electrons wont be emitted (Answer)
c) 2eV
d) 5eV
e) 12eV

19) The ionization energy of Hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV. A rough value of the Voltage difference
required for ionizing Helium singly ( that is too strip off a single electron from its orbit ) is around




a) 10V
b) 5V
c) 3.5V
d) 60V
e) 25V (Answer)
20) Which of the following particles is not a fundamental particle:



a) Electron
b) Muon
c) Neutrino
d) Neutron (Answer)
e) Photon.






|| || || || l7 l7 l7 l7 r* r* r* r* -| -| -| -| ( Different Physical Constants)
c= 3x10
8
m/s, h=6.6x10
-34
Js, e=1.6x10
-19
C,
m
e
( ** , electron mass ) = 9.1 x 10
-31
kg
m
p
( |7* , proton mass ) = 1.6 x 10
-27
kg
Barisal Division : Category-C
: '|7 -|* * |- -|| 7 | l| * '|7 <* ||*| *7 *<
|||< r ' * m * -|* 7| 7| 7? (The bob of a simple pendulum is rotating on a
circle with an angular frequency on a horizontal plane. If the radius of the circle is r and the mass of the
bob is M, what is the tension on the rope of the pendulum?)
a) Mg ,
b) M
2
r,
c) M [ (
2
r)
2
+ g
2
]
1/2
,
d) M (
2
r + g)
e) | | ( cannot be determined )
- <| "|, '|7 | ||7 |7 *** c |- * <|-| 5| |*7 |-| | |5 ' -||9* |7
*| -||9|7 7 * |97* *? (Consider a feral elephant that charges a hovering stationary fly with
a speed of 5m/s at a hovering fly. What is the speed with which the fly will recoil? )
a) 0 m/s
b) 5m/s
c) 20m/s
d) 10m/s
e) |* ( Indeterminate )
: |* |7| 7 -*7 |*h | ||7 c|7: (Which of the following laws leads to the second
law of Kepler? )

a) | |7|7| 7 ( Conservation of Energy )
b) | ** |7|7| 7 ( Conservation of linear momentum)
c) * '7| '|7 -l| ||" ( The Keplers 2
nd
law is itself a fundamental law )
d) -|<|| * |7|7| |* ( Conservation of Gravity )
e) | <|-* |* ( Due to zero torque )

8 "|- |*| *)* '|7 ||*| |7* -*<| 3000 | | |*| -|* |-* >|| |
7|* *)|7 * *| 7 |* |7 |||7 *7 |*? (If an electron is accelerated within a
Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) using a voltage difference of 3000 V then what is the maximal frequency for
the photon that can be radiated from the electron?)
a) 300 x 10
3
GHz
b) 750 x10
3
GHz
c) 500x 10
6
MHz
d) 750 MHz,
e) 6000 MHz

c ' |||<7 || '|7 |-| *7 |- | | |-*| <| "| | |<| |* 7
||* * -|||7 ||* 7* -* |* ||* ||77 7| | |>7|7 | *?
(A parachute jumper jumps vertically from an aircraft. Let the drag force due to air resistance be
proportional to the velocity of the jumper. Which of the following graphs describe the variations of the
velocity of the jumper with respect to time? )

a) b) c) d) e)

< | |*- ' |^|| D |||*< ' r T -|* |7| | () |*- ' * | *
|7| 7| |7 ||| |-* * |* d ( "|* d < D ) |||*< * -*| '|7 > 7|
* ' F *7 h 7| 7 * | T 7? ( Ichthyion, a mad scientist, lives
on planet Beta-Xi () which has a radius D and a constant density . He now employs his robot army to
dig a spherical hollow which has a radius d < D and whose center coincides with that of Beta-Xi. What is
now the gravitational acceleration due to the planet at a height h above the planet surface? )
a) 4 G d
3
/ 3 h
2

b) 0
c) 4 G ( D
3
d
3
) /3 (D+h)
2

d) 4 G D
3
/ 3 h
2

e) 4 G d
2
/ 3 D
3


(* *) "|- * * -|| -T x , 7|* x ' -| |7* |* g ' -|* |7
|*> | | |-* | |* | | ? (If x is the distance measured from the center of the
planet Beta-Xi, which of the following graphs describe the variation of g with respect to x as described
in the previous problem ? )

a) b) c) d) e)
t |*h | 7 | ||7 -* >* |: (Which of the following laws are not obeyed by sound?)
a) |7* 7 ( Laws of reflection)
b) |7* 7 ( Laws of refraction )
c) 7* ||7 ( Laws of Diffraction )
d) |** ||7 ( Huygens principle )
e) -7* 7 ( Laws of Polarization )
' *- || * -| 7|-|7| | >|* || || || *9 '*- -*<| | ||* |
|7 *>* =7|* > * "*7 |*? (If identical rubber balloons are inflated with gases kept at the
same temperature and pressure, then the balloon containing which gas will deflate the fastest?)
a) |* ( Oxygen )
b) ( Argon )
c) |*|* ( Nitrogen )
d) |*|* ( Hydrogen )
e) || ( Chlorine )
: || * 7* 77|* -| 2260 }Jlg 100
o
|| 7|-|7| 2 | ||* |*|7 *
'*|| 7 |7 *? (The Latent heat of Boiling for Water is 2260 J/Kg. If 2 kg water at 100
o

Celsius is boiled then what is its change in entropy?)

a) 10 SI units
b) 20 SI units
c) 4520 SI units
d) 450 SI units
e) 0 SI units

:: - ||* | |*> | ||7 7|? (Which of the following statements is true for Ideal gases?)

a) C
p
> 0 , C
v
< 0
b) C
p
> C
v
> 0
c) C
v
> C
p
> 0
d) C
p
< 0, C
v
> 0
e) C
p
> 0 , C
v
< 0
:- |*> 7|*7 A l |+ -|** -7 | |< 7? (What is the equivalent resistance between the
points A and B in the following circuit?)

a) R
b) R/2
c) 2R/3
d) 3R/2
e) 0
:: a |||*< r |*< '|7 <|| 7|-| |* B >l |*| *7 -*<| l| * |-
-|| '|7 * >||-* |*| *7 |-' -|** |8 *| 7| >| * -| 7? ( A
circular copper ring, of radius a and with resistance r, is being rotated with an angular frequency about
an horizontal axis. What is the maximum value of the induced EMF? )
a) a
2
B
b) a
2
Br
c) 0
d) a
2

e) B

:8 * * ||7* ||*| | |7 *** * 77 | | *|? ( What is the power
required to rotate the ring in the above question? )
a) a
4

2
B
2

2
/ r
b) 0
c) a
4

2
B
2

2
/ 2r
d) a
4

2
B
2

2

e) a
4

2
B
2

2
/ 2

:c : Tesla |*| >l *7 |7* 7* l| 7? (what is the angular velocity of the
orbital motion of protons in a magnetic field of 10Tesla?)
a) 10
6
rad/s
b) 10
7
rad/s
c) 10
10
rad/s
d) 10
9
rad/s
e) 10
11
rad/s
:< : |- | '|7 (|-|"*7) 7|* |h |* -| :
:
| 7|* 7| | | *, 7||7*7
' <|-| 7* 7? ( In a 30 cm long string of a musical instrument, the fundamental note has
the frequency equal to 10
3
Hz. If now the tension in the string is double what is the speed of travelling
waves on the string? )

a) 300 m/s
b) 600m/s
c) 840m/s
d) 420m/s
e) 150m/s

: *)* ||7 | *7 |, "| *)* -| | .: x :
-::
| | >|
||7 '- | *)* '|7 || 7| *7 |7- 77 | *| *? ( The
antiparticle of electron is positron, whose mass is the same as electrons, i.e. 9.1 x 10
-31
kg but the charge
is opposite. What is the minimum energy required to produce a electron-positron pair? )

a) 2.2 MeV
b) 5.0MeV
c) 1.7MeV
d) 0.85MeV
e) 1.1 MeV

:t k
1
k
2
|* r* -|7 |** '-|* ||*| *| "|*7 7|*- *7|* '|7 * || | |*
"| < " |*|7* ||7 | "| " |*|7 |* r* -| 7? (Two springs with
spring constants k
1
and k
2
are attached together in a manner so that each of them has one end attached to
the other and the remaining end is free for stretching under the action of external forces. What is the
equivalent spring constant for the joined spring? )

a) k
1

b) k
2

c) k
1
+ k
2

d) (k
1
2
+ k
2
2
)
1/2

e) k
1
k
2
/ (k
1
+ k
2
)

: |- -*| '|7 || 7|* I -|* 7| * |*> |-* |-| "|- q >|* '|7 |*
v * 7|* |-* d -*T |57 |*| |+ *7 7|* 7| * --||* |7 | ,
>|* 7 * -| 7? (An infinite wire carries a current I along the vertical direction. If a
charge q is projected horizontally towards the center of the wire from a point which is east of the wire at a
distance d away, what is the force felt on the charge? )
a)
0
qvI/2d
b) 0
c)
0
qvI/4
d)
0
q
2
I/2d
e)
0
qvI/4d

- * * | |- | | *? (What is the direction of the force exerted on the charge
in the above problem?)

a) |h|-* ( Downward )
b) |-* ( Upward )
c) <|-* ( Towards North )
d) -||-* ( Towards South )
e) |*-|-* ( Towards West )


Barisal Answer Sheet Category C
Ques no. Answer
1 c
2 d
3 e
4 b
5 a
6 c
7 d
8 e
9 d
10 a
11 b
12 c
13 a
14 c
15 d
16 c
17 e
18 e
19 a
20 b