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Physics Model Question Paper 1: (For Class 11 and 12 and Pre-
Medical/Engineering Entrance)
1. 1 is the frequency of the series limit of Lyman series, 2 is the frequency of the first line of Lyman Answer:
series and 3 is the frequency of the series limit of the Balmer series. Then ______. (C)

(A)

(B)
(C) 1  2 = 3
(D) 1 = 2  3
2. Two beams of red and violet colours are made to pass separately through a prism of A = 60°. In the Answer:
minimum deviation position, the angle of refraction inside the prism will be (B)
(A) greater for violet colour
(B) 30° for both the colours
(C) greater for red colour
(D) equal but not 30° for both the colours
3. 92U
235
undergoes successive disintegrations with the end product of 82Pb
203
. The Number Answer:
of  and particles emitted are (C)
(A)  = 6,  = 4
(B)  = 6,  = 0
(C)  = 8,  = 6
(D)  = 3,  = 3
4. A bat flies at a steady speed of 4 ms1 emitting a sound of f = 90  103 Hz. It is flying horizontally Answer:
towards a vertical wall. The frequency of the reflected sound as detected by the bat will be _____. (A)
(Take velocity of sound in air as 330 ms1).
(A) 92.1  103 Hz
(B) 89.1  103 Hz
(C) 88.1  103 Hz
(D) 87.1  103 Hz
5. A battery of e.m.f. E has an internal resistance 'r'. A variable resistance R is connected to the Answer:
terminals of the battery. A current I is drawn from the battery. V is the terminal P.D. lf R alone is (D)
gradually reduced to zero, which of the following best describes I and V?
(A) I approaches E / r, V approaches E
(B) I approaches infinity, V approaches E
(C) I approaches zero, V approaches E
(D) I approaches E / r, V approaches zero
6. A boat has green light of wavelength  = 500 nm on the mast. What wavelength would be measured Answer:
and what colour would be observed for this light as seen by a diver submerged in water by the side of (C)
the boat? Given nw = 4/3.
(A) Green of wavelength 500 nm
(B) Blue of wavelength 376 nm
(C) Green of wavelength 376 nm
(D) Red of wavelength 665 nm
7. A body is projected vertically upwards. The times corresponding to height h while ascending and while Answer:
descending are t1 and t2 respectively. Then the velocity of projection is (g is acceleration due to (D)
gravity)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
8. A body of mass 4 kg is accelerated upon by a constant force, travels a distance of 5 m in the first Answer:
second and a distance of 2 m in the third second. The force acting on the body is (C)
 (A) 2 N
(B) 4 N
(C) 6N
(D) 8N
9. A body weighs 50 grams in air and 40 grams in water. How much would it weigh in a liquid of specific Answer:
gravity 1.5? (B)
(A) 30 grams
(B) 35 grams
(C) 65 grams
(D) 45 grams
10. A capacitor and an inductance coil are connected in separate AC circuits with a bulb glowing in both Answer:
the circuits. The bulb glows more brightly when ______. (B)
(A) separation between the plates of the capacitor is increased.
(B) a dielectric is introduced into the gap between the plates of the capacitor.
(C) an iron rod is introduced into the inductance coil.
(D) the number of turns in the inductance coil is increased.
11. A bar magnet is equivalent to _______. Answer:
(A) solenoid carrying current (A)
(B) circular coil carrying current
(C) toroid carrying current
(D) straight conductor carrying current
12. A beam of light of wavelength 600 nm from a distant source falls on a single slit 1mm wide and the Answer:
resulting diffraction pattern is observed on a screen 2m away. The distance between the first dark (D)
fringes on either side of the central bright fringe is _______.
(A) 1.2 mm
(B) 1.2 cm
(C) 2.4 cm
(D) 2.4 mm
13. A beam of parallel rays is brought to a focus by a plano-convex lens. A thin concave lens of the same Answer:
focal length is joined to the first lens. The effect of this is _______. (C)
(A) the focal point shifts away from the lens by a small distance.
(B) the focus remains undisturbed. T
(C) the focus shifts to infinity.
(D) the focal point shifts towards the lens by a small distance.
14. A biconvex lens has a radius of curvature of magnitude 20 cm. Which one of the following options Answer:
describe best the image formed of an object of height 2 cm placed 30 cm from the lens? (D)
(A) Real, inverted, height = 1 cm
(B) Virtual, upright, height = 1 cm
(C) Virtual, upright, height = 0.5 cm
(D) Real, inverted, height = 4 cm
15. A body of mass 5 kg is thrown vertically up with a kinetic energy of 490 J. The height at which the Answer:
kinetic energy of the body becomes half of the original value is ______. (D)
(A) 12.5 m
(B) 10 m
(C) 2.5 m
(D) 5 m
Sr. Physics Model Question Paper 2: (For Class 11 and 12 and Pre-Medical/Engineering Entrance) Answers
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1. A certain current on passing through a galvanometer produces a deflection of 100 divisions. When a Answer:
shunt of one ohm is connected, the deflection reduces to 1 division. The galvanometer resistance is (B)
(A) 100 W
(B) 99 W
(C) 10 W
(D) 9.9 W
2. A closed organ pipe and an open organ pipe of same length produce 2 beats/second while vibrating in Answer:
their fundamental modes. The length of the open organ pipe is halved and that of closed pipe is (B)
doubled. Then, the number of beats produced per second while vibrating in the fundamental mode is
 ______.
(A) 8
(B) 7
(C) 2
(D) 6
3. A convex and a concave lens seperated by distance d are then put in contact. The focal length of the Answer:
combination (B)
(A) decreases
(B) increases
(C) becomes 0
(D) remains the same
4. A current of 5A is flowing at 220 V in the primary coil of a transformer. If the voltage produced in the Answer:
secondary coil is 2200 V and 50% of power is lost, then the current in the secondary will be (C)
(A) 2.5 A
(B) 5 A
(C) 0.25 A
(D) 0.5 A
5. A fish in water (refractive index n) looks at a bird vertically above in the air. If y is the height of the Answer:
bird and x is the depth of the fish from the surface, then the distance of the bird as estimated by the (B)
fish is

(A)
(B) x + ny

(C)

(D)
6. A horizontal metal wire is carrying an electric current from the north to the south. Using a uniform Answer:
magnetic field, it is to be prevented from falling under gravity. The direction of this magnetic field (A)
should be towards the______.
(A) east
(B) west
(C) north
(D) south
7. A mass of 10 kg is suspended from a spring balance. It is pulled aside by a horizontal string so that it Answer:
makes an angle of` 600 with the vertical. The new reading of the balance is (A)
(A) 20 kg.wt
(B) 10 kg.wt
(C) kg.wt
(D) kg.wt
8. A metal wire is subjected to a constant potential difference. When the temperature of the metal wire Answer:
increases, the drift velocity of the electron in it (D)
(A) increases, thermal velocity of the electron decreases
(B) decreases, thermal velocity of the electron decreases
(C) increases, thermal velocity of the electron increases
(D) decreases, thermal velocity of the electron increases
9. A motorboat covers a given distance in 6 hours moving downstream on a river. It covers the same Answer:
distance in 10 hours moving upstream. The time it takes to cover the same distance in still water is (D)
______.
(A) 6.5 hours
(B) 8 hours
(C) 9hours
(D) 7.5 hours
10. A radioactive sample S1 having the activity A1 has twice the number of nuclei as another sample S2 of Answer:
activity A2. If A2 = 2A1, then the ratio of half life of S1to the half life of S2 is (C)
(A) 0.25
 (B) 0.75
(C) 4
(D) 2
11. A body of mass M hits normally a rigid wall with velocity V and bounces back with the same velocity. Answer:
The impulse experienced by the body is (D)
(A) Zero
(B) MV
(C) 1.5 MV
(D) 2 MV
12. A body projected vertically from the earth reaches a height equal to earth's radius before returning to Answer:
the earth. The power exerted by the gravitational force is greatest (C)
(A) At the instant just after the body is projected
(B) At the highest position of the body
(C) At the instant just before the body hits the earth
(D) It remains constant all through
13. A charge Q is enclosed by a Gaussian spherical surface of radius R. If the radius is doubled, then the Answer:
outward electric flux will (D)
(A) Be doubled
(B) Increase four times
(C) Be reduced to half
(D) Remain the same
14. A convex lens of focal length 30 cm produces 5 times magnified real image of an object. What is the Answer:
object distance? (A)
(A) 36 cm
(B) 25 cm
(C) 30 cm
(D) 150 cm
15. A count rate meter shows a count of 240 per minute from a given radioactive source. One hour later Answer:
the meter shows a count rate of 30 per minute. The half-life of the source is _______. (A)
(A) 20 min
(B) 30 min
(C) 80 min
(D) 120 min
Sr. Physics Model Question Paper 3: (For Class 11 and 12 and Pre-Medical/Engineering Entrance) Answers
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1. A ray of light enters from a rarer to a denser medium. The angle of incidence is i. Then the reflected Answer:
and refracted rays are mutually perpendicular to each other. The critical angle for the pair of media is (C)
(A) Sin-1(Tan i)
(B) Tan-1(Sin i)
(C) Sin-1(Cot i)
(D) Cos-1(Tan i)
2. A simple pendulum is suspended from the ceiling of a lift. When the lift is at rest its time period is T. Answer:
With what acceleration should the lift be accelerated upwards in order to reduce its period to T /2? (g (B)
is acceleration due to gravity).
(A) 2g
(B) 3g
(C) 4g
(D) g
3. A small conducting sphere of radius r is lying concentrically inside a bigger hollow conducting sphere Answer:
of radius R. The bigger and smaller spheres are charged with Q and q (Q > q) and are insulated from (A)
each other. The potential difference between the spheres will be

(A)

(B)
 (C)

(D)
4. A string vibrates with a frequency of 200 Hz. When its length is doubled and tension is altered, it Answer:
begins to vibrate with a frequency of 300 Hz. The ratio of the new tension to the original tension is (A)
(A) 9 : 1
(B) 1 : 9
(C) 3 : 1
(D) 1 : 3
5. A train is moving slowly on a straight track with a constant speed of 2 ms-1. A passenger in that train Answer:
starts walking at a steady speed of 2 ms-1 to the bank of the train in the opposite direction of the (B)
motion of the train. So to an observer standing on the platform directly in front of that passenger, the
velocity of the passenger appears to be _____ .
(A) 2 ms-1 in the opposite direction of the train
(B) zero
(C) 4 ms-1
(D) 2 ms-1
6. A uniform wire of length L, diameter D and density P is stretched under a tension T. The correct Answer:
relation between its fundamental frequency 'f', the length L and the diameter D is ______. (C)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
7. According to Einstein's photoelectric equation, the graph of K.E. of the photoelectron emitted from the Answer:
metal versus the frequency of the incident radiation gives a straight line graph, whose slope ______. (A)
(A) is same for all metals and independent of the intensity of the incident radiation.
(B) depends on the nature of the metal.
(C) depends on the intensity of the incident radiation.
(D) depends on the nature of the metal and also on the intensity of incident radiation.
8. An astronaut on a strange planet finds that acceleration due to gravity is twice as that on the surface Answer:
of Earth. Which of the following could explain this? (C)
(A) Both the mass and radius of the planet are twice as that of Earth.
(B) Mass of the planet is half as that of Earth, but radius is same as that of Earth.
(C) Both the mass and radius of the planet are half as that of Earth.
(D) Radius of the planet is half as that of Earth, but the mass is the same as that of Earth.
9. An electron is moving in an orbit of a hydrogen atom from which there can be a maximum of six Answer:
transitions. An electron is moving in an orbit of another hydrogen atom from which there can be a (B)
maximum of three transitions. The ratio of the velocity of the electron in these two orbits is _____.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
10. An ideal choke draws a current of 8A when connected to an AC supply of 100 V, 50 Hz. A pure resistor Answer:
draws a current of 10 A when connected to the same source. The ideal choke and the resistor are (C)
connected in series and then connected to the AC source of 150 V, 40 Hz. The current in the circuit
becomes ______.
 (A) 18A
(B) 10A

(C)
(D) 8A
Sr. Physics Model Question Paper 4: (For Class 11 and 12 and Pre-Medical/Engineering Entrance) Answers
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1. An unpolarised beam of intensity I0 falls on a polaroid. The intensity of the emergent light is Answer: (A)

(A)
(B) I0

(C)
(D) zero
2. Blue colour of sea water is due to Answer: (B)
(A) interference of sunlight reflected from the water surface
(B) scattering of sunlight by the water molecules
(C) image of sky in water
(D) refraction of sunlight
3. Critical angle for certain medium is Sin-1 (0.6). The polarizing angle of that medium is ______. Answer: (A)
(A) Tan-1 (1.6667)
(B) Tan-1 [0.6667]
(C) Tan-1 [1.5]
(D) s1n-1[0.8]
4. Dimensional formula for the universal gravitational constant G is Answer: (C)
(A) M -1 L2 T-2
(B) M0 L0 T0
(C) M -1 L3 T-2
(D) M -1 L3 T-1
5. Electromagnetic wave consists of periodically oscillating electric and magnetic vectors ______. Answer: (B)
(A) in randomly oriented planes but vibrating in phase.
(B) in mutually perpendicular planes but vibrating in phase.
(C) in mutually perpendicular planes but vibrating with a phase difference of p
(D) in mutually perpendicular planes but vibrating with a phase difference of p/f
6. For a series LCR circuit at resonance, the statement which is not true is Answer: (D)
(A) Peak energy stored by a capacitor = peak energy stored by an inductor
(B) Average power = apparent power
(C) Wattless current is zero
(D) Power factor is zero
7. Hot water cools from 60°C to 50°C in the first 10 minutes and to 42°C in the next 10 minutes. Then the Answer: (B)
temperature of the surroundings is _____.
(A) 15°C
(B) 10°C
(C) 20°C
(D) 30°C
8. How many 6mF, 200 V condensers are needed to make a condenser of 18 pF, 600 V? Answer: (D)
(A) 9
(B) 18
(C) 3
(D) 27
9. How many times more intense is a 60 dB sound than a 30 dB sound? Answer: (A)
(A) 1000
(B) 2
 (C) 100
(D) 4
10. Hydrogen atom does not emit X-rays because Answer: (D)
(A) it contains only a single electron
(B) energy levels in it are far apart
(C) its size is very small
(D) energy levels in it are very close to each other

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Physics Model Question Paper 5: (For Class 11 and 12 and Pre-
Medical/Engineering Entrance)
1. If  is the ratio of specific heats and R is the universal gas constant, then the molar specific heat at Answer:
constant volume Cv is given by (C)
(A)  R

(B)

(C)

(D)
2. If µ0 is permeability of free space and 0 is permittivity of free space, the speed of light in vacuum is given Answer:
by (C)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
3. If an electron and a proton have the same de-Broglie wavelength, then the kinetic energy of the electron is Answer:
(A) zero (C)
(B) less than that of a proton
(C) more than that of a proton
(D) equal to that of a proton
4. If the linear momentum of a body is increased by 50%, then the kinetic energy of that body increases by Answer:
_____ (D)
(A) 225%
(B) 25%
(C) 100%
(D) 125%
5. In a Fraunhofer diffraction experiment at a single slit using a light of wavelength 400 nm, the first minimum Answer:
is formed at an angle of 300. The direction of the first secondary maximum is given by (B)

(A) Sin1

(B) Sin1

(C) Sin1

(D) Tan1
6. In a given direction, the intensities of the scattered light by a scattering substance for two beams of light G
are in the ratio of 256 : 81. The ratio of the frequency of the first beam to the frequency of the second
beam is ______.
(A) 64 : 27
 (B) 2 : 1
(C) 64:127
(D) 1:2
7. In a series resonant R-L-C circuit, the voltage across R is 100 V and the value of R = 1000 . The Answer:
capacitance of the capacitor is 2  10-6 F; angular frequency of AC is 200 rad s-1. Then the P.D. across the (A)
inductance coil is ______.
(A) 250 V
(B) 400 V
(C) 100 V
(D) 40 V
8. In an unbiased p-n junction Answer:
(A) Potential at p is more than that at n (B)
(B) Potential at p is less than that at n
(C) Potential at p is equal to that at n
(D) Potential at p is +ve and that at n is ve
9. In Young's double slit experiment, a third slit is made in between the double slits. Then Answer:
(A) intensity of fringes totally disappears. (D)
(B) only bright light is observed on the screen.
(C) fringes of unequal width are formed.
(D) contrast between bright and dark fringes is reduced.
10. lf a black body emits 0.5 joules of energy per second when it is at 27°C , then the amount of energy Answer:
emitted by it when it is at 627°C will be (A)
(A) 40.5 J
(B) 162 J
(C) 13.5 J
(D) 135 J
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1. ln which of the processes, does the internal energy of the system remain constant? Answer:
(A) Adiabatic (D)
(B) Isochoric
(C) Isobaric
(D) Isothermal
2. Magnetic field at the centre of a circular coil of radius R due to current I flowing through it is B. The Answer:
magnetic Held at a point along the axis at distance R from the centre is ______. (A)

(A)
(B)

(C)

(D)
3. Maximum diffraction takes place in a given slit for Answer:
(A) g- rays (D)
(B) ultraviolet light
(C) infrared light
(D) radio waves
4. On bombarding U235 by slow neutron, 200 MeV energy is released. If the power output of atomic reactor is Answer:
1.6 MW, then the rate of fission will be (B)
(A) 5 ´ 1022/s
(B) 5 ´ 1016/s
(C) 8 ´ 1016/s
(D) 20 ´ 1016/s
5. Pick out the correct statement from the following : Answer:
(A) pu239 is not suitable for a fission reaction. (D)
 (B) For stable nucleus, the specific binding energy is low.
(C) Energy released per unit mass of the reactant is less in case of fusion reaction.
(D) Packing fraction may be positive or may be negative
6. Pick out the statement which is NOT correct. Answer:
(A) Width of the depletion region increases as the forward bias voltage increases in case of a N—P junction (A)
diode.
(B) In a forward bias condition, the diode heavily conducts.
(C) At a low temperature, the resistance of a semiconductor is very high.
(D) Movement of holes is restricted to the valence band only.
7. Red light of wavelength 625 nm is incident normally on an optical diffraction grating with 2 ´ 105 lines/m. Answer:
Including central principal maxima, how many maxima may be observed on a screen which is far from the (D)
grating?
(A) 8
(B) 16
(C) 15
(D) 17
8. Solar spectrum is an example for Answer:
(A) line emission spectrum (D)
(B) continuous emission spectrum
(C) band absorption spectrum
(D) line absorption spectrum
9. The charges Q, + q and + q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side l. If the net Answer:
electrostatic potential energy of the system is zero, then Q is equal to (A)

(A)
(B) -q

(C)
(D) zero
10. The de-Broglie wavelength of the electron in the ground state of the hydrogen atom is _____ (radius of the Answer:
first orbit of hydrogen atom = 0.53 A). (D)

(A) 1.06

(B) 0.53

(C) 1.67

(D) 3.33
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1. The dimensions of 'resistance' are same as those of _____ where h is the Planck's constant, e is the Answer:
charge. (A)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
2. The efficiency of Carnot's heat engine is 0.5 when the temperature of the source is T1 and that of sink is Answer:
T2. The efficiency of another Carnot's heat engine is also 0.5. The temperature of source and sink of the (C)
second engine are respectively _____.
(A) T1 + 5, T2 - 5
 (B) T1 + 10, T2 - 10
(C) 2T1, 2T2

(D) 2T1,
3. The equation of a simple harmonic wave is given by y = 6Sin 2p(2t - 0.1x), where x and y are in mm and t Answer:
is in seconds. The phase difference between two particles 2 mm apart at any instant is (D)
(A) 180
(B) 360
(C) 540
(D) 720
4. The focal length of a plano convex lens is 'f' and its refractive index is 1.5. It is kept over a plane glass Answer:
plate with its curved surface touching the glass plate. The gap between the lens and the glass plate is filled (A)
by a liquid. As a result, the effective focal length of the combination becomes 2f. Then the refractive index
of the liquid is ______.
(A) 1.25
(B) 1.33
(C) 1.5
(D) 2
5. Answer:
The forbidden energy gap in Ge is 0.72 eV. Given, hc = 12400 eV - . The maximum wavelength of (A)
radiation that will generate an electron hole pair is ______.

(A) 17222

(B) 1722

(C) 172220

(D) 172.2
6. The magnetic field at the centre of a circular current carrying conductor of radius r is Bc. The magnetic field Answer:
on its axis at a distance r from the centre is Ba. The value of Bc : Ba will be (C)
(A) 1 :
(B) 1 : 2
(C) 2 :1
(D) :1
7. The masses of two radioactive substances are same and their half lives are 1 year and 2 years respectively. Answer:
The ratio of their activities after 6 years will be (A)
(A) 1 : 4
(B) 1 : 2
(C) 1 : 3
(D) 1 : 6
8. The maximum kinetic energy of emitted electrons in a photoelectric effect does not Answer:
depend upon (C)
(A) wavelength
(B) frequency
(C) intensity
(D) work function
9. The maximum number of possible interference maxima when slit separation is equal to 4 times the Answer:
wavelength of light used in a double slit experiment is (B)
(A) ¥
(B) 9
(C) 8
(D) 4
10. The most stable particle in Baryon group is Answer:
(A) neutron (C)
(B) omega - particle
(C) proton
(D) lamda - particle
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Physics Model Question Paper 8: (For Class 11 and 12 and Pre-Medical/Engineering
Entrance)
Answers
1.
The ratio of minimum wavelengths of Lyman and Balmer series will be
(A) 1.25
(B) 0.25
(C) 5
(D) 10
Answer: (B)
2.
The ratio of the nuclear radii of elements with mass numbers 216 and 125 is
(A) 216:125
(B)
(C) 6 :5
(D) none of these
Answer: (C)
3.
The spectrum of an oil flame is an example for _____.
(A) line absorption spectrum
(B) band emission spectrum
(C) line emission spectrum
(D) continuous emission spectrum
Answer: (D)
4.
The temperature of a gas contained in a closed vessel of constant volume increases by 1°C when the pressure of the gas is
increased by 1%. The initial temperature of the gas is ______.
(A) 100°C
(B) 200 K
(C) 100 K
(D) 273°C
Answer: (C)
5.
The terminals of a 18 V battery with an internal resistance of 24  are connected to a circular wire of resistance 24  at two
points distant at one quarter of the circumference of a circular wire. The current through the bigger arc of the circle will be
(A) 0.75 A
(B) 1.5 A
(C) 2.25 A
(D) 3 A
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6.
The wavelength of the light used in Young's double slit experiment is . The intensity at a point on the screen where the path

difference is is I. If I0 denotes the maximum intensity, then the ratio of I and I 0 is ______.
(A) 0.707
(B) 0.75
(C) 0.866
(D) 0.5
Answer: (B)
7.
There is a uniform magnetic field directed perpendicular and into the plane of the paper. An irregular shaped conducting loop is
slowly changing into a circular loop in the plane of the paper. Then ______.
(A) AC is induced in the loop.
(B) no current is induced in the loop.
(C) current is induced in the loop in the anti-clockwise direction.
(D) current is induced in the loop in the clockwise direction.
Answer: (C)
8.
Three liquids of equal masses are taken in three identical cubical vessels A, B and C. Their densities are PA, PB and PC respectively.
But PA < PB < PC. The force exerted by the liquid on the base of the cubical vessel is ______
(A) the same in all the vessels
(B) maximum in vessel A
(C) maximum in vessel C
(D) minimum in vessel C
Answer: (A)
9.
Two identical conducting balls A and B have positive charges q 1 and q2 respectively. But q1 ≠ q2. The balls are brought together
so that they touch each other and then kept in their original positions. The force between them is ______.
(A) same as that before the balls touched
(B) zero
(C) less than that before the balls touched
(D) greater than that before the balls touched
Answer: (D)
10.
Two identical metal spheres charged with +12F and 8F are kept at certain distance in air. They are brought into contact and
then kept at the same distance. The ratio of the magnitudes of electrostatic forces between them before and after contact is
(A) 12 : 1
(B) 8 : 1
(C) 24 : 1
(D) 4 : 1
Answer: (C)
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Physics Model Question Paper 9: (For Class 11 and 12 and Pre-
Medical/Engineering Entrance)
1. Answer: (C)
Two protons are kept at a separation of 40 . Fn is the nuclear force and Fe is the electrostatic force
between them. Then
(A) Fn >> Fe
(B) Fn = Fe
(C) Fn << Fe
(D) Fn  Fe
2. Two similar circular loops carry equal currents in the same direction. Un moving the coils further apart, Answer: (A)
the electric current will
(A) increase in both
(B) decrease in both
(C) remain unaltered
(D) increases in one and decreases in the second
3. Answer: (D)

Two simple harmonic motions are represented by y1= 5[Sin2t + Cos2t] and y2 = 5 sin
. The ratio of their amplitude is _____.
(A) 1 : 3
(B) :1
(C) 1 : 1
(D) 2 : 1
4. Two slabs are of the thicknesses d1 and d2. Their thermal conductivities are K1 and K2 respectively. They Answer: (A)
are in series. The free ends of the combination of these two slabs are kept at temperatures 1 and 2.
Assume 1 > 2. The temperature  of their common junction is ______.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
5. Two tangent galvanometers A and B are identical except in their number of turns. They are connected in Answer: (B)
series. On passing a current through them, deflections of 600 and 300 are produced. The ratio of the
number of turns in A and B is
(A) 1 : 3
(B) 3 : 1
(C) 1 : 2
(D) 2 : 1
6. Water is in streamline flow along a horizontal pipe with nonuniform cross-section. At a point in the pipe Answer: (B)
where the area of cross-section is 10 cm2, the velocity of water is 1 ms1 and the pressure is 2000 Pa.
The pressure at another point where the cross-sectional area is 5 cm2 is ______.
(A) 1000 Pa
(B) 500 Pa
(C) 4000 Pa
(D) 2000 Pa
7. What is the minimum thickness of a thin film required for constructive interference in the reflected light Answer: (C)
from it?
Given, the refractive index of the film = 1.5, wavelength of the light incident on the film = 600 nm.
(A) 50 nm
(B) 200 nm
(C) 100 nm
(D) 300 nm
8. When a neutron is disintegrated to give a -particle, ______. Answer: (B)
(A) a proton alone is emitted.
(B) a proton and an antineutrino are emitted.
(C) a neutrino alone is emitted.
(D) a proton and neutrino are emitted.
9. When a piece of metal is illuminated by a monochromatic light of wavelength, then stopping potential Answer: (A)
is 3Vs. When same surface is illuminated by light of wavelength 2, then stopping potential becomes.
Vs. The value of threshold wavelength for photoelectric emission will be
(A) 4
(B) 8

(C)
(D) 6
10. Which of the following is a dichroic crystal? Answer: (B)
(A) Quartz
(B) Tourmaline
(C) Mica
(D) Selenite
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1. A charged particle is moving in a magnetic field of strength B perpendicular to the direction of the field. Answer: (D)
If q and m denote the charge and mass of the particle respectively. Then the frequency of rotation of
the particle is

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
2. A circular coil carrying a certain current produces a magnetic field Bo at its centre. The coil is now Answer: (C)
rewound so as to have 3 turns and the same current is passed through it. The new magnetic field at the
centre is
 (A) 3Bo

(B)
(C) 9Bo

(D)
3. A current of 5 A is passing through a metallic wire of cross- sectional area 4 ´ 10-6m2. If the density of Answer: (C)
charge carriers of the wire is 5 ´ 1026 m-3 , the drift velocity of the electrons will be
(A) 1 ´ 10-2ms-1
(B) 1.56 ´ 10-3ms-1
(C) 1.56 ´ 10-2ms-1
(D) 1 ´ 102ms-1
4. A cylinder of radius r and length l is placed in an uniform electric field E parallel to the axis of the Answer: (C)
cylinder. The total flux for the surface of the cylinder is given by _______.
(A) p r2 E
(B) (p r2 + pl2)E
(C) zero
(D) 2p r2 E
5. A glass tube is open at both the ends. A tuning fork of frequency f resonates with the air column inside Answer: (D)
the tube. Now the tube is placed vertically inside water so that half the length of the tube is filled with
water. Now the air column inside the tube is in unison with another fork of frequency f¢. Then

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
6. Answer: (D)
A nucleus emits one a particle and two b-particles. The resulting nucleus is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
7. A parallel plate condenser has a uniform electric field E (V/m) in the space between the plates. If the Answer: (A)
distance between the plates is d (m) and area of each plate is A (m2) the energy (joules) stored in the
condenser is

(A)
(B) E2Ad/e0

(C)
(D) e0EAd

8. A planet moving along an elliptical orbit is closest to the sun at a distance r1 and farthest away at a Answer: (C)

distance of r2. If n1 and n2 are the linear velocities at these points respectively. Then the ratio is

(A)

(B)

(C)
 (D)
9. A radioactive nucleus of mass M emits a photon of frequency n and the nucleus recoils. The recoil Answer: (C)
energy will be
(A) hn
(B) Mc2 – hn

(C)
(D) Zero
10. A ray of light is travelling from glass to air. (Refractive index of glass = 1.5) The angle of incidence is Answer: (C)
50°. The deviation of the ray is

(A)

(B)
(C) 800
(D) 00
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1. A single slit Fraunhoffer diffraction pattern is formed with white light. For what wavelength of light the Answer: (B)
third secondary maximum in the diffraction pattern coincides with the second secondary maximum in

the pattern for red light of wavelength 6500 ?

(A) 9100

(B) 4642.8

(C) 4100

(D) 4400
2. A spherical drop of capacitance 1 µ F is broken into eight drops of equal radius. Then, the capacitance Answer: (C)
of each small drop is _______.

(A) µF
(B) 8 µ F

(C) µF

(D) µF
3. Answer: (C)
A vessel of height 2 d is half filled with a liquid of refractive index and the other half with a liquid of
refractive index n. (The given liquids are immiscible). Then the apparent depth of the inner surface of
the bottom of the vessel (neglecting the thickness of the bottom of the vessel) will be

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
4. Answer: (C)

An inductance of mH, a capacitance of F and a resistance of 10 are connected in series

with an a.c. source 220 V, 50Hz. The phase angle of the circuit is

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
5. If two waves of the same frequency and amplitude respectively on superposition produce a resultant Answer: (B)
disturbance of the same amplitude the waves differ in phase by _______.

(A)

(B)
(C) 
(D) Zero
6. Answer: (A)
In an ac circuit an alternating voltage e = 200 sin100t volts is connected to capacitor of capacity 1
µF. The r.m.s. value of the current in the circuit is
(A) 20 mA
(B) 10 mA
(C) 100 mA
(D) 200 mA
7. lf M is the atomic mass and A is the mass number, packing fraction is given by _______. Answer: (D)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
8. Out of the following functions representing motion of a particle which represents SHM? Answer: (D)
(A) y = sint – cost
(B) y = sin3 t

(C)
(D) y = 1 + t + 2t2

(A) Only (A) and (B)

(B) Only (A)
(C) Only (D) does not represent SHM
(D) Only (A) and (C)
9. Oxygen is 16 times heavier than hydrogen. Equal volumes of hydrogen and oxygen are mixed. The Answer: (D)
ratio of speed of sound in the mixture to that in hydrogen is _______.

(A)

(B)
(C)
 (D)
10. Answer: (C)

The acceleration due to gravity becomes where g = acceleration due to gravity on the surface of
the earth at a height equal to

(A)
(B) 2R

(C)
(D) 4R

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Physics Model Question Paper 12: (For Class 11 and 12 and Pre-
Medical/Engineering Entrance)
1. Answer: (D)
The dimensions of are

(A)

(B)
(C) [L1T]
(D) [LT1]
2. The electric and the magnetic field, associated with an e.m. wave, propagating along the +z-axis, can Answer: (B)
be represented by

(A)
(B)

(C)
(D)
3. The maximum height attained by a projectile when thrown at an angle  with the horizontal is found to Answer: (D)
be half the horizontal range. Then  =

(A) Tan1

(B)

(C)
(D) Tan12
4. The moment of inertia of a thin uniform rod of mass M and length L about an axis passing through its Answer: (C)
midpoint and perpendicular to its length is I0. Its moment of inertia about an axis passing through one
of its ends and perpendicular to its length is
(A) I0 + ML2

(B)

(C)
(D) I0 + 2ML2
5. Answer: (B)

The ratio of the velocity of sound m hydrogen to that in helium at the

same temperature is

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
6. Two equal forces (P each) act at a point inclined to each other at an angle of 120. The magnitude of Answer: (A)
their resultant is _______.
(A) P
(B) 2 P

(C)

(D)
7. Two waves are represented by the equations y1 = asin(t + kx + Answer: (B)
0.57)m and y2 = acos(t + kx)m, where x is in meter and t in s. The phase difference between them is
(A) 0.57 radian
(B) 1.0 radian
(C) 1.25 radian
(D) 1.57 radian
8. With what velocity should an observer approach a stationary sound source so that the apparent Answer: (D)
frequency of sound should appear double the actual frequency? (v is velocity of sound).

(A)
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D)
9. When the angle of incidence is 60 on the surface of a glass slab, it is found that the reflected ray is Answer: (C)
completely polarised. The velocity of light in glass is
(A) 3  108 ms1
(B) 2  108 ms1
(C)  108 ms1
(D)  108 ms1
10. A missile is fired for maximum range with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. If g = 10 Answer: (B)
m /s2, the range of the missile is
(A) 20 m
(B) 40 m
(C) 50 m
(D) 60 m
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1. 1 curie represents Answer: (C)
(A) 1 disintegration per second
(B) 106 disintegrations per second
(C) 3.7 ´ 1010 disintegrations per second
(D) 3.7 ´ 107 disintegrations per second
2. 1.56 ´ 105 J of heat is conducted through a 2 m2 wall of 12 cm thick in one hour. Temperature Answer: (B)
difference between the two sides of the wall is 20°C. The thermal conductivity of the material of the wall
is
 (in W m–1 K–1)
(A) 0.11
(B) 0.13
(C) 0.15
(D) 1.2
3. 310 J of heat is required to raise the temperature of 2 moles of an ideal gas at constant pressure from Answer: (C)
25°C to 35°C. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of the gas through the same range
at constant volume is
(A) 452J
(B) 276J
(C) 144J
(D) 384J
4. A 1250 W heater operates at 115 V. What is the resistance of the heating coil? Answer: (D)
(A) 1.6 W
(B) 13.5 W
(C) 1250 W
(D) 10.6 W
5. A 20 cm length of a certain solution causes right handed rotation of 38°. A 30 cm length of another Answer: (A)
solution causes left handed rotation of 24°. The optical rotation caused by 30 cm length of a mixture of
the above solutions in the volume ratio 1 : 2 is
(A) right handed rotation of 3°
(B) left handed rotation of 3°
(C) right handed rotation of 14°
(D) left handed rotation of 14°
6. A and B are two metals with threshold frequencies 1.8 ´ 1014HZ and 2.2 ´ 1014Hz. Two identical Answer: (A)
photons of energy 0.825 eV each are incident on them. Then photoelectrons are emitted in
(A) A alone
(B) B alone
(C) in both A and B
(D) in neither A nor B
(Take h = 6.6 ´ 10-34 Js)
7. A balloon is rising vertically up with a velocity of 29ms-1. A stone is dropped from it and it reaches the Answer: (B)
ground in 10 seconds. The height of the balloon when the stone was dropped from it is (g = 9.8 ms-2)
(A) 100 m
(B) 200 m
(C) 400 in
(D) 150 m
8. A body floats in water with 40% of its volume outside water. When the same body floats in an oil, 60% Answer: (D)
of its volume remains outside oil. The relative density of oil is
(A) 0.9
(B) 1.0
(C) 1.2
(D) 1.5
9. A body is moving with velocity 30 m/s towards east. After 10 seconds its velocity becomes 40 m/s Answer: (A)
towards north. The average acceleration of the body is
(A) 5 m/s2
(B) 1 m/s2
(C) 7 m/s2
(D) 7 m/s2
10. Answer: (D)
A body of mass 6 kg is acted upon by a force which causes a displacement in it given by x = metre
where t is the time in second.
The work done by the force in 2 seconds is
(A) 12 J
(B) 9J
(C) 6 J
(D) 3 J
11. A box is moved along a straight line by a machine delivering constant power. The distance moved by the Answer: (C)
body in time t is proportional to

(A)
 (B)

(C)
(D) t2
12. A boy standing at the top of a tower of 20 m height drops a stone. Assuming g = 10 ms–2, the velocity Answer: (C)
with which it hits the ground is
(A) 5.0 m/s
(B) 10.0 m/s
(C) 20.0 m/s
(D) 40.0 m/s
13. A bullet moving with a speed of 100 ms-1 can just penetrate two planks of equal thickness. Then, the Answer: (B)
number of such planks penetrated by the same bullet when the speed is doubled in will be _______.
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 6
(D) 10
14. A Carnot engine has efficiency 25%. It operates between reservoirs of constant temperatures with Answer: (C)
temperature difference of 80°C. What is the temperature of the low-temperature reservoir?
(A) –25°C
(B) 25°C
(C) –33°C
(D) 33°C
15. A Carnot's engine operates with source at 127°C and sinks at 27°C. If the source supplies 40 kJ of heat Answer: (C)
energy, the work done by the engine is
(A) 1 kJ
(B) 4 kJ
(C) 10 kJ
(D) 30 kJ
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1. A charged cloud system produces an electric field in the air near the earth's surface. A particle of Answer: (A)
charge -2 ´ 10–9 C is acted on by a downward electrostatic force of 3 ´ 10–6 N when placed in this
field. The gravitational and electrostatic force, respectively, exerted on a proton placed in this field are
(A) 1.64 ´ 10–26 N, 2.4 ´ 10–16 N
(B) 1.64 ´ 10–26 N, 1.5 ´ 103 N
(C) 1.56 ´ 10–18 N, 2.4 ´ 10–16 N
(D) 1.5 ´ 103 N, 2.4 ´ 10–16 N
2. A conductor wire having 1029 free electrons/m3 carries a current of 20 A. If the cross-section of the Answer: (C)
wire is 1 mm2, then the drift velocity of electrons will be ______.
(A) 6.25 ´ 10–3 ms–1
(B) 1.25 ´ 10–5 ms–1
(C) 1.25 ´ 10–3 ms–1
(D) 1.25 ´ 10–4 ms–1
3. A cricket ball of mass 0.25 kg with speed 10 m/s collides with a bat and returns with same speed within Answer: (D)
0.01 S. The force acted on bat is
(A) 25 N
(B) 50 N
(C) 250 N
(D) 500 N
4. A cubical vessel of height 1 m is full of water. What is the amount of work done in pumping water out of Answer: (B)
the vessel? (Take g =10 m s–2)
(A) 1250 J
(B) 5000 J
(C) 1000 J
(D) 2500 J
5. A current flows in a conductor from east to west. The direction of the magnetic Held at a point above Answer: (A)
the conductor is _______.
(A) towards north
 (B) towards south
(C) towards east
(D) towards west
6. Answer: (C)

A current of A produces a deflection of 60° in a tangent galvanometer. The reduction factor is

(A) A
(B) 2A

(C) A

(D) A
7. A current of 2 A flows through a 2 W resistor when connected across a battery. The same battery Answer: (C)
supplies a current of 0.5 A when connected across a 9 Wresistor. The internal resistance of the battery
is
(A) 1 W
(B) 0.5 W
(C) 1/3 W
(D) 1/4 W
8. Answer: (C)

A diver at a depth of 12 m in water sees the sky in a cone of semi vertical angle:

(A) sin-1

(B) tan-1

(C) sin-1
(D) 90°
9. A In Young's double slit experiment if monochromatic light used is replaced by white light, then Answer: (D)
_______.
(A) all bright fringes become white.
(B) all bright fringes have colours between violet and red.
(C) no fringes are observed.
(D) only central fringe is white, all other fringes are coloured.
10. A man, standing between two cliffs, claps his hands and starts hearing a series of echoes at intervals of Answer: (A)
one second. If the speed of sound in air is 340 ms-1, the distance between the cliffs is _______.
(A) 340 m
(B) 1620 m
(C) 680 m
(D) 1700 m
11. A material has Poisson's ratio 0.50. If a uniform rod of it suffers a longitudinal strain of 2 × 10–3, then Answer: (D)
the percentage change in volume is
(A) 0.6
(B) 0.4
(C) 0.2
(D) zero
12. Answer: (D)
A parallel beam of light of wavelength 6000 gets diffracted by a single slit of width 0.3 mm. The
angular position of the first minima of diffracted light is ______.
(A) 6 ´ 10–3 rad
(B) 1.8 ´ 10–3 rad
(C) 3 ´ 10–3 rad
(D) 2 ´ 10–3 rad
13. A particle executing a simple harmonic motion has a period of 6 sec. The time taken by the particle to Answer: (C)
move from the mean position to half the amplitude, starting from the mean position is
 (A) sec

(B) sec

(C) sec

(D) sec
14. A particle is moving with a constant speed n in a circle. What is the magnitude of average velocity after Answer: (B)
half rotation?
(A) 2n

(B) 2

(C)

(D)
15. A particle moves in a circle of radius 5 cm with constant speed and time period 0.2 p s. The acceleration Answer: (A)
of the particle is
(A) 5 m/s
(B) 15 m/s2
(C) 25 m/s2
(D) 36 m/s2
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1. A particle of charge e and mass m moves with a velocity u in a magnetic filed B applied perpendicular to Answer: (D)
the motion of the particle. The radius r of its path in the field is ______.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
2. A particle of mass m is located in a one dimensional potential field where potential energy is given by: Answer: (B)
V(x) = A(1 – cos px), where A and p are constants. The period of small oscillations of the particle is

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
3. A particle of mass m1 moves with velocity v1 and collides with another particle at rest of equal mass. Answer: (B)
The velocity of the second particle after the elastic collision is
(A) 2v1
(B) v1
(C) -v1
(D) 0
4. A perfect gas at 27°C is heated at constant pressure so as to double its volume. The increase in Answer: (A)
 temperature of the gas will be ______.
(A) 300°C
(B) 54°C
(C) 327°C
(D) 600°C
5. A person of mass 60 kg is inside a lift of mass 940 kg and presses the button one control panel. The lift Answer: (D)
starts moving upwards with an acceleration 1.0 m/s2. If g = 10 ms–2, the tension in the supporting
cable is
(A) 1200 N
(B) 8600 N
(C) 9680 N
(D) 11000 N
6. A plane progressive wave is given by y = 2 cos 6.284 (330 t – x). What is period of the wave? Answer: (A)

(A)
(B) 2p ´ 330 S
(C) (2p ´ 330)-1S

(D)
7. A plano-concave lens is made of glass of refractive index 1.5 and the radius of curvature of its curved Answer: (B)
face is 100 cm. What is the power of the lens?
(A) + 0.5 D
(B) – 0.5 D
(C) – 2 D
(D) + 2 D
8. A planoconvex lens has a maximum thickness of 6 cm. When placed on a horizontal table with the Answer: (A)
curved surface in contact with the table surface, the apparent depth of the bottommost point of the lens
is found to be 4 cm. If the lens is inverted such that the plane face of the lens is in contact with the

surface of the table, the apparent depth of the center of the plane face is found to be cm. The
radius of curvature of the lens is ______.
(A) 34 cm
(B) 128 cm
(C) 75 cm
(D) 68 cm
9. A prism having refractive index 1.414 and refracting angle 30°has one of the refracting surfaces Answer: (A)
silvered. A beam of light incident on the other refracting surface will retrace its path, if the angle of
incidence is ______.
(A) 45°
(B) 60°
(C) 30°
(D) 0°
10. A prism of a certain angle deviates the red and blue rays by 8°and 12° respectively. Another prism of Answer: (B)
the same angle deviates the red and blue rays by 10° and 14° respectively. The prisms are small angled
and made of different materials. The dispersive powers of the materials of the prisms are in the ratio
(A) 11 : 9
(B) 6 : 5
(C) 9 : 11
(D) 5 : 6
11. A proton and a deuteron with the same initial kinetic energy enter a magnetic field in a direction Answer: (C)
perpendicular to the direction of the field. The ratio of the radii of the circular trajectories described by
them is
(A) 1 : 2
(B) 1 : 1
(C) 1 :
(D) 1 : 4
12. A proton travelling at 23° w.r.t. the direction of a magnetic field of a strength 2.6 mT experiences, a Answer: (B)
magnetic force of 6.5 ´ 10–17 N. What is the speed of the proton?
(A) 2 ´ 105 m/second
 (B) 4 ´ 105 m/second
(C) 6 ´ 105 m/second
(D) 8 ´ 105 m/second
13. A radio active element forms its own isotope after 3 consecutive disintegrations. The particles emitted Answer: (C)
are
(A) 2a particles and Ib particle
(B) 2b particles and 1g particle
(C) 2b particles and 1a particle
(D) 3b particles
14. A radio active substance contains 10,000 nuclei and its half life period is 20 days. The number of nuclei Answer: (D)
present at the end of 10 days is
(A) 7,500
(B) 8,000
(C) 9,000
(D) 7,070
15. A radioactive nucleus of mass number A, initially at rest, emits an a-particle with a speed v. The recoil Answer: (C)
speed of the daughter nucleus will be

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)