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Time : 120 Minutes Answers & Solutions Max. Marks : 240

for
INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS
NATIONAL STANDARD EXAMINATION
IN PHYSICS (NSEP) 2019-20
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES :
(i) There is 70 questions in this paper.
(ii) Question paper has two parts. In part A1 (Q. No. 1 to 60) each question has four alternatives, out of
which only one is correct. Choose the correct alternative and fill the appropriate bubble, as shown.

Q. No. 22 a c d
In part A2 (Q. No. 61 to 70) each question has four alternatives, out of which any number of alternative
(1, 2, 3 or 4) may be correct. You have to choose ALL correct alternatives and fill the appropriate
bubbles, as shown.

Q. No. 64 a c
(iii) For Part A1, each correct answer carries 3 marks whereas 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong
answer. In Part A2, you get 6 marks if all the correct alternatives are marked. No negative marks in
this part.

Part : A-1
Only one out of four options is correct

Arc
1. A pendulum is made by using a thread of length Sol. Angular displacement  (in radian) 
radius
300 cm and a small spherical bob of mass 100 g. It is
25 1
suspended from a point S. The bob is pulled from its   rad = 0.083 rad
position of rest at O to the point A so that the linear 300 12
amplitude is 25 cm. The angular amplitude in radian
S
and the potential energy of the bob in joule at A are

respectively
(a) 0.10 and 0.10 300 cm
(b) 0.083 and 0.01
(c) 0.251 and 2.94
(d) 0.083 and 0.24 A
h
m
Answer (b) O 25 c

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Potential energy 4. A home aquarium partly filled with water slides down
= mgh an inclined plane of inclination angle  with respect
to the horizontal. The surface of water in the
= mg(1 – cos) aquarium
= 0.1 × 10 × 3 (1 – cos 4.77°) (a) remains horizontal
= 3 × 0.003463 (b) remains parallel to the plane of the incline
= 0.01 joule (c) forms an angle  with the horizon where 0 <  < 
2. Consider the following physical expressions (d) forms an angle  with horizon, where  <  < 90
(I) v2 ( : density, v : velocity) Answer (b)
Y L
(II) (Y : Young's modulus, L : length) Sol.
L
2
(III) ( : surface density of charge)
0
(IV) hrg (h : rise of a liquid in a capillary tube of
radius r)
The expressions having same dimensional formula
are
As aquarium slides down with acceleration gsin
(a) I and II only (b) II and III only
then water in aquarium experience pseudo force
(c) II, III and IV only (d) I, II and III only mgsin in backward direction parallel to incline. So
Answer (a) net force parallel to incline is zero.
Sol. v2  [ML–3] [M0L2T–2] = [ML–1T–2] Hence to make surface perpendicular to resultant
force (w.r.t. surface) mgcos, surface of liquid
Y L [ML1 T 2 ][L]
  [ML1 T 2 ] becomes parallel to inclined plane.
L [L]
5. A sound source of constant frequency travels with a
3. Two simple pendulums of lengths 1.44 m and 1.0 m constant velocity past an observer. When it crosses
start swinging together in the same phase. The two the observer the sound frequency sensed by the
will be in phase again after a time of observer changes from 449 Hz to 422 Hz. If the
(a) 6 second (b) 9 second velocity of sound is 340 m/s, the velocity of the
source of sound is
(c) 12 second (d) 25 second
(a) 8.5 m/s (b) 10.5 m/s
Answer (c)
(c) 12.5 m/s (d) 14.5 m/s
1.44
Sol. Time period of first pendulum T1  2 Answer (b)
9.8
Sol. Apparent frequency when source approaches
1.0
Time period of second pendulum T2  2  v 
9.8 observer, n1  n  
T1 1.44  v  vs 
  1.2
T2 1 Apparent frequency just after crossing the
T1 = 1.2T2  v 
observer n2  n  
Particles will again comes in phase after n  v  vs 
oscillations of longer pendulum and (n + 1)
n1 v  v s
oscillations of smaller pendulum. 
n2 v  v s
nT1 = (n + 1)T2
449 v  v s
n  1.2T2  (n  1)T2 
422 v  v s
0.2n = 1
449v – 449vs = 422v + 422vs
n=5
27v = 871 vs
1.44 5  2  3.14  1.2
Total time t  nT1  5  2  27  340
9.8 3.14 vs   10.5 m/s
= 12 s 871

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6. Plots of intensity (I) of radiation emitted by a black d1  d 2

body versus wavelength () at three different K eff 
d1 d 2
temepratures T1, T2 and T3 respectively are shown 
in figure. Choose the correct statement K1 K 2
T1
d d 2d
 
T2 d d d  1
T3  1
K 2K K  2 
I
2  2K

3

(a) T1 > T2 > T3 necessarily 4K

(b) T3 > T2 > T1 necessarily 3
(c) T2 = (T1 + T3)/2 necessarily 8. A large horizontal uniform disc can rotate freely
about a rigid vertical axis passing through its
(d) T22 = T1 T3 necessarily
centre O. A man stands at rest at the edge of the
Answer (a) disc at a point A. The mass of the disc is 22 times
Sol. I the mass of the man. The man starts moving along
T1 T2 the edge of the disc. When he reaches A, after
completing one rotation relative to the disc, the disc
T3 has turned through
(a) 30°
(b) 90°
(c) 60°
(d) 45°
1m 2m 3m 
According to Wien's displacement law, Answer (a)
mT = b Sol. Mass of disc = 22M
Mass of man = M
T  1
m From conservation of angular momentum,
1m < 2m < 3m  
IM m  ID D  0
Hence, T1 > T2 > T3
7. Consider a composite slab consisting of two different MR 2 m   1 22MR 2 D (M is mass of man)
2
materials having equal thickness and equal area of
cross-section. The thermal conductivities are K and rel + D = –11D
2K respectively. The equivalent thermal conductivity rel = –12D
of the composite slab is
2K rel
(a) (b) 2K D  
3 12
4K
(c) 3K (d) rel
3 D     360  30
Answer (d) 12 12
Sol. In steady state, heat current will be same in series, So, disc turns through 30° in the opposite sense of
so motion of man.
9. Two factories are sounding their sirens at 400 Hz
each. A man walks from one factory towards the
other at a speed of 2 m/s. The velocity of sound is
320 m/s. The number of beats heard by the person
in one second will be
(a) 6 (b) 5
(c) 4 (d) 2.5
Answer (b)

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Sol. f = 400 Hz f = 400 Hz 11. Tow charges – q and – q are placed at points (0, d)
Factory 1 2 m/s Factory 2
and (0, –d). A charge +q, free to move along X axis,
will oscillate with a force proportional to
Observer 1 1
(a) (b)
Apparent frequency received by observer from factory x2  d 2 x2
1 is
x 1
 
3
 400 320  2
(c) (d)
fa 2
(d  x 2 )2 x  d2
2
1 320
 400  318 Answer (c)
320 Sol. Let us take a point P on x-axis at a distance x from
Apparent frequency received by observer from origin
factory 2 is Y

2

fa  400 320  2
320  –q (0, d)
A y
 400  322
 P
320 X
O x
Therefore, frequency of beat heard by observer will be
B
fb  | fa  fa |  400  (322  318)  5 Hz –q
1 2 320 (0, –d)
10. The temperature of an isolated blackbody falls from
E1[due to –q (0, d)]
T1 to T2 in time t. Then, t = Cx where x is
kq 
 1  1   (along PA)
 1 1 2
(a)  T  T  (b)  T 2 T 2  y
 2 1  2 1 

kq
E2  2
(along PB )
 1  1   1  1  y
(c)  T 3 T 3  (d)  T 4 T 4    
 2 1   2 1   | Enet |  | E1  E2 |
Answer (c)
= 2E cos  [∵ sine component
Sol. According to Stefan law the energy of thermal cancel each other]
radiation emitted per unit time by a black body of
kq
surface area A is given by  2 x [∵ y  ( x 2  d 2 )1/2 ]
y y
2
dQ
  AT 4
dt 2kqx

( x 2  d 2 )3/2
 mc 
dt  
dT  AT 4
 force on a charge placed at point P will be
 
(m is mass, c is specific heat capacity) | F |  q | Enet |

T2 q 2kqx
mc dT
t 
( x 2  d 2 )3/2
   A T 4   dt
T 0 x
 2kq 2
1

( x  d 2 )3/2
2
T2
mc dT  t x
  A  T4  F
( x 2  d 2 )3/2
T1
12. The average translational kinetic energy of oxygen
mc  T2
T 3 T1
(M = 32) molecules at a certain temperature is
 t
3A 0.048 eV. The tranlational kinetic energy of nitrogen
(M = 28) molecules at the same temeprature is
t  C  13  13 
(consider the two gases to be ideal)
T 
 2 T1  (a) 0.0015 eV (b) 0.042 eV

where C is a positive constant. (c) 0.048 eV (d) 0.768 eV

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Answer (c)  Cred > Cgreen > Cviolet (Θ red < green < violet)
Sol. Average translational kinetic energy per molecule of Dispersion takes place at first refracting place.
an ideal gas of molecular mass m is Using Snell’s law,

K  1 mv rms
2
sin r1 
sin i
2 
2
 3k T  3
 1 m
So, (r1)red > (r1)green > (r1)violet
B
  kBT
2  m  2 (Θ red < green < violet)
Hence, average translational kinetic energy K is Now, angle of incidence at second suface,
proportional to absolute temperature and independent
of molecular mass of the gas. r2 = A – r1
Therefore, average translational kinetic energy of both So, (r2)violet > (r2)green > (r2)red
the gases are same at the same temperature. If (r2)green = Cgreen, then (r2)red < Cred
 K = 0.048 eV (r2)orange < Corange and (r2)yellow < Cyellow
13. A concave mirror has a radius of curvature R and So, violet, indigo and blue will suffer total internal
forms the image of an object placed at a distance reflection and yellow, orange and red colours will be
1.5 R from the pole of the mirror. An opaque disc of present in the emergent beam.
diameter half the aperture of the mirror is placed with
15. In a compound microscope, having tube-length
the pole at the centre. As a result
30 cm, the power of the objective and the eye-piece
(a) The position of the image will be the same but are 100D and 10D respectively. Then the
its central half will disappear magnification produced by the microscope when the
(b) The position of the image will be the same but final image is at the least distance of distinct vision
its outer half will disappear (25 cm) will be
(c) The complete image will be seen at the same (a) 55
position and it will be exactly identical with the (b) 64
initial image
(c) 77
(d) The complete image will be seen at the same
(d) 90
position but it will not be identical in all respect
with the initial image Answer (c)
Sol. f = 1 cm f = 10 cm
Answer (d)
Sol. Since half part is covered with opaque disc, the
u
image will be less brighter but the size and position
of image will remain same.
u1
14. A ray of white light is made incident on the refracting v1
surface of a prism such that after refraction at this
surface, the green component falls on the second 30 cm
surface at its critical angle. The colours present in
 h
the emergent beam will be D
(a) Violet, indigo and blue. 11 1
(b) Violet, indigo, blue, yellow, orange and red. v u 10
v = –25 cm
(c) Yellow, orange and red.
(d) All colours v1  160 cm
7
Answer (c)
u1  160 cm
Sol. 153
A
h
i
Red  D (v1 /u1 ) (v /u )
Green 
 h /D
i te
Wh Violet
 153  25  7
7 50
sinc = 1
 m  77

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16. Parallel rays are incident on a glass sphere of 18. In an electromagnetic wave the phase difference
diameter 10 cm and having refractive index 1.5. The between electric vector and magnetic vector is
sphere converges these rays at a certain point. The
distance of this point from the centre of the sphere (a) Zero (b) 
will be 2

(d) 3
(a) 2.5 cm (b) 5 cm
(c) 
(c) 7.5 cm (d) 12.5 cm 2
Answer (c) Answer (a)

Sol. Sol. In an electromagnetic wave, electric field vector and

magnetic field vector are perpendicular to each other
but are in same phase. Hence phase difference
P1 P2 between them is zero.
C 5 cm
19. A spherical capacitor is formed by two concentric
metallic spherical shells. The capacitor is then
R = 5 cm  = 3/2 charged so that the outer shell carries a positive
Applying the refraction formula at first refracting charge and the inner shell carries an equal but
surface negative charge. Even if the capacitor is not
2 1 2  1
  1,   32 
connected to any circuit, the charge will eventually
  leak away due to a small electrical conductivity of
v u R 1 2
the material between the shells. What is the
3/2  1
 3/2  (∵u   ) character of the magnetic field produced by this
v1 5
leakage current?
 3  1  v1  15 cm
2 v1 10 (a) Radially outwards from the inner shell to the
outer shell.
For second refracting surface
(b) Radially inwards form the outer shell to the inner
1  3 , 2  1 shell.
2
u2 = +5 cm (c) Circular field lines between the shells and
perpendicular to the radial direction.
2 1  2  1
  (d) No magnetic field will be produced
v u R
1  3  1  3/2  1  1  3  v  2.5 cm Answer (d)
v 2(5) 5 v 10 10 Sol. As the current will be spherically diverging from the
Distance from centre of the sphere central sphere, we do not any consistent argument
for the direction of magnetic field for any one of the
= (2.5 + 5.0) = 7.5 cm
elemental current. Because same argument will be
17. A jet of water from 15 cm diameter nozzle of a fire valid for other possible direction of magnetic field.
hose can reach the maximum height of 25 m. The
force exerted by the water jet on the hose is But if at all magnetic exist then it must have unique
direction. So by argument of symmetry the magnetic
(a) 4.24 kN (b) 17.32 kN
field is zero.
(c) 2.17 kN (d) 8.66 kN
20. If a cell of constant emf produces the same amount
Answer (d) of heat during the same time in two independent
v 2 resistors R 1 and R 2 when they are seperately
Sol. hmax  v connected across the terminals of the cell, one after
2g
the other. The internal resistance of the cell is
25 × 19.6 = v2
R1  R2 R1 ∼ R2
 v2 = 490 (a) (b)
2 2
Force exerted by water jet on the hose is
F = Av2 R12  R22
(c) (d) R1R2
2
15  15
= 103     10 4  490  8.66 kN
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Sol. For any cell Sol. Let charge on each capacitor is 'q'
Applying KVL
R
–q +q
C1

r E1 E2


Heat developed in time (t) through a resistor R = H

C2
2
 E  +q –q
H  I 2Rt    Rt
R  r 
q q
Given, H1 = H2  E2   E1  0
C2 C1

E2 E2 q q
R t 
2 1
R2  t    E1  E2
 R1  r   R2  r  2
C2 C1

C1C2
  R2  r  R1   R1  r  R2
2 2
q   E1  E2 
C1  C2


 R22  r 2  2R2r  R1  R12  r 2  2R1r R2  22. A stationary hydrogen atom emits photon
corresponding to the first line (highest wavelength) of
Lyman series. If R is the Rydberg constant and M is
 R1R22  R1r 2  2R2R1r  R12R2  R2r 2  2R1R2r
the mass of the atom, the recoil velocity of the atom
is
 r 2  R1  R2   R1R2  R1  R2 
Rh
2 (a)
 r  R1R2 4M
3Rh
r  R1R2 (b)
M
21. In the circuit shown beside the charge on each 3Rh
capacitor is (c)
4M

C1 Rh
(d)
M
Answer (c)
Sol. For first line of Lyman series
E1 E2
1 1 1 4
R 2  2  
 1 2  3R
Now for recoil velocity of atom
C2 Photon
v M
(a) (C1 + C2)(E1 – E2)
Pphoton = Patom
C1C2
(b) C  C  E1  E2  h
 Mv
1 2 

C1C2 h h  3R 
(c) C  C  E1  E2 
v  
1 2
M M4

(d) (C1 – C2)(E1 + E2) 3Rh

Hence v 
Answer (c) 4M

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23. Heat is absorbed or evolved when current flows in a 

1
2 0 peak
conductor having a temperature gradient. This Sol. IDC  I sin(t ) dt
phenomenon is known as
(a) Joule effect (b) Peltier effect Ipeak I0
IDC  
(c) Seeback effect (d) Thomson effect  
Answer (d) 27. In an experiment on photoelectric effect, the slope of
Sol. The phenomenon of absorption or evolution of heat straight line graph between the stopping potential and
along the length of a conductor on passing current the frequency of incident radiation gives
through it when its two ends are kept at a different (a) Electron charge (e) (b) Planck constant (h)
temperature is known as Thomson's effect.
h
24. Avalanche breakdown in a p-n junction primarily (c) (d) Work function (W)
depends on the phenomenon of e

(a) Doping (b) Collision Answer (c)

(c) Recombination (d) Ionization Sol. If incident radiation has frequency , and the work
function of metal is  and the stopping potential is V,
Answer (d) then
Sol. The avalanche breakdown in a p-n junction diode h=+ eV
primarily depends on the phenomenon called Impact
ionization.  eV = h–
25. A source emits photons of energy 5 eV which are  h 
incident on a metallic sphere of work function V    
 e e
3.0 eV. The radius of the sphere is r = 8 × 10–3 m. It
is observed that after some time emission of
h
photoelectrons from the metallic sphere is stopped.  is the slope of the mentioned graph.
Charge on the sphere when the photoemission stops e
is 28. According to Bohr's theory, the ionization energy of
(a) 1.77 × 10–16 C (b) 1.77 × 10–12 C H atom is 13.6 eV. The energy needed to remove an
electron from Helium ion (He+) is
(c) 1.11 × 10–12 C (d) 1.11 × 10–10 C
(a) 13.6 eV (b) 16.8 eV
Answer (b)
(c) 27.2 eV (d) 54.4 eV
Sol. Energy of photons = h = 5 eV
Answer (d)
Work function = = 3 eV
2
Sol. E  13.6 Z eV
So, maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons
n
= (5 – 3) eV = 2 eV n2
Potential on the surface of sphere (when charge q is Now, for He+ Z = 2, and for ground state n = 1
1 q Z2 22
attained)  E1  13.6   13.6   54.4 eV
40 r n2 1
Photoemission ceases when, So, ionization energy = 54.4 eV
29. The phenomenon inverse to photo electric effect is
1 q
 2
40 r (a) Compton effect

2  8  103 (b) Pair production

 q  2  r  40   1.77  1012 C
9  109 (c) Raman effect
26. The dc component of current in the output of a half- (d) Production of X-rays in Coolidge tube
wave rectifier with peak value l0 is Answer (d)
l0 Sol. In a photoelectric emission, electrons are emitted by
(a) Zero (b)
 incidence of photons, while in production of
X-rays in coolidge tube, photons are emitted using
l0 2l0 incidence of high energy electrons. Thus production
(c) (d)
2  of X-rays in coolidge tube is also termed as inverse
Answer (b) photoelectric effect

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30. A stationary hydrogen atom emits a photon of Sol. P = Fv

wavelength 1025 Å. Its angular momentum changes
by  P0  Kv 03

h 2h 2P0 = Kv3
(a) (b)
  3
v 
h 3h  v   2
(c) (d)  0
2 2
1
Answer (a)
 v  v 2 3  1.26 v
0 0
Sol. Let the electron transitions from n = 1 to n = n in
the atom 33. A 3.0 cm thick layer of oil (density oil = 800 kg/m3)
floats on water (density  w = 1000 kg/m 3) in a
1  1
 109677 cm1 1  2  transparent glass beaker. A solid cylinder is
  n  1
observed floating vertically with of it in water and
1  1 3
  109677 1  2 
1025  108  n  1
in the oil. Oil is gently poured into the beaker
on solving, n 3 3
until the cylinder floats in oil only. The fraction of the
h h h
Now change in angular momentum  3   solid cylinder in oil now is
2 2 
3 2
31. An observer stands on the platform at the front edge (a) (b)
of the first bogie of a stationary train. The train starts 5 3
moving with uniform acceleration and the first bogie 8
3
takes 5 seconds to cross the observer. If all the (c) (d)
4 9
bogies of the train are of equal length and the gap
between them is negligible, the time taken by the Answer (c)
tenth bogie to cross the observer is
L L
(a) 1.07 s (b) 0.98 s Sol. Ls A   A  w A
3 0 3
(c) 0.91 s (d) 0.81 s
0  w
Answer (d)  s   600 kg/m3
3
1 25a LsA = L'0A
Sol. a 52  L   L (i)
2 2
L' s 600 3
v12  2a 9L, v 22  2a 10L    
L 0 800 4

 20 aL  18 aL  at 34. A wedge of mass M rests on a horizontal frictionless

surface. A block of mass m starts sliding down the
rough inclined surface of the wedge to its bottom.
20 L 18 L 25 18  25
 t   20   During the course of motion, the centre of mass of
a a 2 2 the block and the wedge system

 5  10  3 (a) Does not move at all

(b) Moves horizontally with constant speed
= 0.81 s
(c) Moves horizontally with increasing speed
32. The resistive force on an aeroplane flying in a
horizontal plane is given by Ff = kv2, where k is (d) Moves vertically with increasing speed
constant and v is the speed of the aeroplane. When Answer (d)
the power output from the engine is P0, the plane
Sol. The external force acting on the system of the
flies at a speed v0 . If the power output of the engine
wedge and the block is resultant of (M + m)g
is doubled the aeroplane will fly at a speed of
downward and normal force on the wedge by the
(a) 1.12 v0 (b) 1.26 v0 horizontal surface, which is also vertical.
(c) 1.41 v0 (d) 2.82 v0  centre of mass moves vertically downward with
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35. A uniform circular disc rotating at a fixed angular 38. As shown in the figure, a block of mass m is hung
velocity  about an axis normal to its plane and from the ceiling by the system of springs consisting
passing through its centre has kinetic energy E. If of two layers. The force constant of each of the
the same disc rotates with an angular velocity 2 springs is k. The frequency of the vertical
about a parallel axis passing through the edge, its oscillations of the block is
kinetic energy will be
(a) 2E (b) 4E
k k k
(c) 10E (d) 12E
Answer (d)
k k
1 MR 2 2 MR 2 2
Sol. E    (i)
2 2 4 m

MR 2 3 1 k 1 4k
l   MR 2   MR 2 (a) (b)
2 2 2 5 m 2 5 m
1 3 1 5k 1 6k
E   MR 2  (2)2  3 MR 2 2 (ii) (c) (d)
2 2 2 6 m 2 5 m
 E = 12 E Answer (d)
36. Light of wavelength 640 nm falls on a plane diffraction Sol. For top 3 springs, k1 = 3k
grating with 12000 lines per inch. In the diffraction
pattern on a screen kept at a distance of 12 cm from For bottom 2 spings, k2 = 2k
the grating, the distance of the second order k1k2 6k 2 6k
maximum from the central maximum is keff   
k1  k2 5k 5
(a) 1.81 cm (b) 2.41 cm
(c) 3.62 cm (d) 7.25 cm 1 6k
f 
Answer (*) 2 5 m
39. Two simple harmonic motions are given by x1 = a sin
2.54  10 2
Sol. d  a
12,000 t + acost and x2 = asin t  cos t. The ratio
3
dsin = 2 of the amplitudes of the first to the second and the
phase difference between them respectively are
3
sin  
5 3  3 
(a) and (b) and
Y 2 12 2 12
tan  
D 2  3 
Y = 9 cm (c) and (d) and
3 12 2 6
(* None of the options is correct)
Answer (a)
37. If the force acting on a body in inversely proportional
 
to its speed, the kinetic energy of the body varies Sol. x1 = asint + a cos t  a 2 sin  t  
with time t as  4
(a) t 0 (b) t 1 a 2a  
x2  a sin t  cot t  sin  t  
(c) t2 (d) t –1 3 3  6
Answer (b) A1 a 2 3 3
Now,   
m dv A A2 2a 2 2
Sol. F   [where A = constant] 3
dt v
 
  m vdv   Adt Also, phase difference   1  2  
4 6
1 
 mv 2  At 
2 12

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40. A particle is projected from the ground with a velocity (a) 15.45 × 10–4 J (b) 30.78 × 10–4 J

v   3iˆ  10 ˆj  m s –1 . The maximum height attained (c) 7.71 × 10–4 J (d) 3.85 × 10–4 J
and the range of the particle are respectively given Answer (c)
by (use g = 10 m/s2)
Sol. x(cm)
(a) 5 m and 6 m (b) 3 m and 10 m
(c) 6 m and 5 m (d) 3 m and 5 m 5
Answer (a)
0
Sol. 2 4 6 8 10 t(s)
uy u
–5
H

g From the graph, equation of position in function of

ux
R
2
 time is given as x  (5  102 )sin   t
Given u  (3iˆ  10 ˆj ) m/s  8 

i.e. ux = 3 m/s 2  
i.e. x  (5  10 )sin  t 
uy = 10 m/s 4 
Also g = 10 m/s2 Now total energy of the particle will be

u y2 1 1 
2
m2 A2   1     5  102 
2
Maximum height H  E
2g 2 2 4
102 E = 7.71 × 10–4 J
 5m
2  10 43. The log-log graph for a non-linear oscillator is shown
2u y
2  10  3 below. Assuming the constants to have appropriate
Range   ux  =6m dimensions the relationship between time period (T)
g 10
and the amplitude (A) can be expressed as
41. A 20 cm long capillary tube stands vertically with
lower end just in water. Water rises up to 5 cm. If
8
the entire system is now kept on a freely falling
platform, the length of the water column in the
capillary tube will be
6
(a) 5 cm (b) 10 cm
log (T)

(c) Zero (d) 20 cm

Answer (d) 4

Sol. When capillary is placed inside a system falling

freely, then geff will be zero i.e. there is no force to
2
balance surface tension, hence water will rise in 0 1 2
column up to full length. log (A)
Hence h = 20 cm
(a) T = 1000A2 (b) T = 4A1/2
42. Position-time graph of a particle moving in a potential
field is shown below. If the mass of the particle is (c) T = 4A2 + B (d) T = 8A3
1 kg its total energy is approximately Answer (a)
15
logT 5  3
10 Sol. From the given graph, slope log A  1  0  2
5
0 Now from equation (y – y0) = m(x – x0)
x(cm)

–5 log(T) – 3 = 2[log(A)]
–10
logT = log(A2) + log(1000)
–15
0
 logT = log(1000A2)
2 4 6 8 10
t(s)  T = 1000A2
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44. In many situations the point source emitting a wave
starts moving, through the medium, with velocity V
greater than the wave velocity in that medium. In
such a case when source velocity (V) > wave
velocity (v), the wave front changes
(a) From spherical to plane
(b) From spherical to conical
(c) From plane to spherical
Sol. Wave speed depend on the inertia and elastic
property and frequency remains unchanged even if
the wave passes from one medium to other medium.
So wavelength and speed will change.
47. The frequency of the third overtone of a closed end
organ pipe equals the frequency of the fifth harmonic
of an open end organ pipe. Ignoring end correction,
the ratio of their lengths lopen : lclose is

(d) From cylindrical to spherical (a) 10 : 7 (b) 10 : 9

Answer (b) (c) 2 : 1 (d) 7 : 10

Sol. For vsource > v, Answer (a)

Sol. L

For closed organ pipe

S
7v
Here, f 
4Lclosed
5v
And for open organ pipe fifth harmonic is f 
2Lopen
The spherical wavefronts i.e. originated at various 5v 7v
positions of the source extends in three dimensions So 2L 
open 4Lclosed
and becomes conical in shape.
5  4 Lopen
45. If the average mass of a smoke particle in an Indian  
kitchen is 3 × 10–17 kg, the rms speed of the smoke 2  7 Lclosed
particles at 27°C is approximately 10 Lopen
 
(a) 2 cm/s (b) 2 m/s 7 Lclosed
(c) 2 km/s (d) None of these 48. A rectangular slab of glass of refractive index 1.5 is
Answer (a) immersed in water of refractive index 1.33 such that
the top surface of the slab remains parallel to water
Sol. r.m.s speed of smoke particles is given by level. Light from a point source in air is incident on
the surface of water at an angle  such that the light
3kBT 3  1.38  10 23  300 reflected from the glass slab is plane polarised, the
v rms  
m 3  10 17 angle  is
(a) 84.4° (b) 48.4°
6
 414  10 m/s (c) 56.3° (d) 53.1°
Answer (a)
 4.14  102 m/s
Sol. 1 = 1
vrms  2 cm/s 
4
46. Two wires, made of same material, one thick and the 2 
3 
other thin are joined to form one composite wire. The
composite wire is subjected to the same tension
3
throughout. A wave travels along the wire and passes 3 
2
the point where the two wires are joined. The quantity
which changes at the joint are For air-water interface
(a) Frequency only 4
 sin   sin 
(b) Propagation speed only 3
sin 
(c) Wavelength only  sin  
4
(d) Both propagation speed and wavelength
3
Answer (d)

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50. White light is used to illuminate two slits in Young’s

4 double slit experiment. Separation between the two
3 slits is b and the screen is at a distance D (>>b)
 sin
from the plane of slits. The wavelength missing at a
 point on the screen directly in front of one of the
2 slits is
4 2
   sin 
3 2b2 2b2
(a) (b)
3D D
But for water glass interface reflected light is
completely polarized b2 b2
(c) (d)
3D 2D
3 3  3 9
 tan     Answer (c)
2 2  4 8
Sol.
9 sin 
  P b
8 2
4 2 2
   sin 
3

81  16 
   sin2    sin2 
64  9  1

 144 
Path difference    b 2  D 2  2 D
2
 sin   
 145   1 b2 
 x  D 1  D
2 
 sin 84.4°  2 D 
49. In a spectrometer the smallest main scale division is b2
 x 
2D
1
of a degree. The total number of divisions on the 
3 if x  (2n  1) then  will be missing
2
vernier scale attached to the main scale is 60 which
b2 
coincide with the 59 divisions of the main circular   (2n  1)
2D 2
scale. The least count of the spectrometer is
b2
(a) 20   
D  (odd positive integer)
(b) 20 b2
 missing 
(c) 30 3D
(d) 30 51. In an ink-jet printer, an ink droplet of mass m is
given a negative charge q by a computer-controlled
Answer (b) charging unit. The charged droplet then enters the
region between two deflecting parallel plates of length

 1 L separated by distance d (see figure below) with a
Sol. 1 unit of main scale is  
3 speed v. All over this region there exists a uniform
downward electric field E (in the plane of paper).
 59  Neglecting the gravitational force on the droplet, the
Now 1 unit of vernier scale    unit of main maximum charge that can be given to this droplet,
 60 
so that is does not hit any of the plates, is
scale
E q
 v d
 59   1 
 Least count of spectometer =  1    
 60   3 
L
 2
1  1 mv L mv 2d
=   (a) 2 (b)
60  3  Ed EL2
md mv 2L2
 1 1 (c)
Ev 2 L2
(d)
Ed
=     60  60 = 20
 60 3  Answer (b)
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L Sol. 'C' and 'D' are subjected to same potential difference
Sol. t    in x-direction V(let) so they are equally bright. 'A' and 'B' are both
v 
y V
d subjected to same potential difference of
2 v 2
x
So A = B < C = D
L 54. The unit of magnetizing field is
Eq (a) tesla
In y-direction a
m (b) newton
And for max. charge on drop
(c) ampere
2
d 1 Eq  L  (d) ampere turn/meter
  
2 2 m v 
Answer (d)
EqL2
 d Sol. Magnetizing field 'H' is related with magnetic field B
mv 2 as
mv 2d
q
EL2 B
∵ H
52. A converging beam of light is pointing to P. Two 0
observations are made with (i) a convex lens of
focal length 20 cm and (ii) a concave lens of focal 0 n.i
length 16 cm placed in the path of the convergent And B 
2d
beam at a distance 12 cm before the point P. It is
observed that (B )(length)
So 0 
(a) In both cases the images are real (Ampere  turn)
(b) In both cases the images are virtual
B(Ampere turn)
(c) For (i) the image is real and for (ii) the image is  H
virtual (B )(length)
(d) For (i) the image is virtual and for (ii) the imge  unit of H is ampere turn/meter
is real
55. A star undergoes a supernova explosion. Just after
Answer (a) the explosion, the material left behind forms a
Sol. For concave lens if the virtual object would have uniform sphere of radius 8000 km with a rotation
been at a distance greater than 16 cm, then only period of 15 hours. This remaining material
it will make the virtual image. So concave lens will eventually collapses into a neutron star of radius 4
make the real image. km with a period of rotation
And convex lens will make the real image for virtual (a) 14 s
object. (b) 3.8 h
53. Identify the rank in order from dimmest to the (c) 0.021 s
brightest when all the identical bulbs are connected
in the circuit as shown below. (d) 0.0135 s
Answer (d)
D Sol. Let the mass be M0.

2 2
C  M0R12  1  M0R22  2
5 5

2 2 2
A B  (8000)  (15 hour)  (4  4)  T
2
_
+
16  (15 hour)
(a) A = B > C = D (b) A = B = C = D  T2 
(8000)2
(c) A > C > B > D (d) A = B < C = D
Answer (d)  T2 = 0.0135 (seconds)

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56. A number of identical absorbing plates are arranged Is

in between a source of light and a photo cell. When (a) B to A and
2
there is no plate in between, the photo current is
maximum. Under the circumstances let us focus on Is
(b) A to B and
the two statements 4
(1) The photo current decreases with the increase Is
(c) B to A and
in number of absorbing plates. 9
(2) The stopping potential increases with the Is
(d) B to A and
increase in number of absorbing plates. 3
(a) Statements (1) and (2) are both true and (1) is Answer (c)
the cause of (2)
(b) Statements (1) and (2) are both true but (1) and Is I1
Sol.
(2) are independent
4R Is–I1 2I1–Is 2R
(c) Statement (1) is true while (2) is not true and (1)
and (2) are independent A B
4R 2R
2R 4R
(d) Statement (1) is true while (2) is not true and (2) I1
is the effect of (1)
Is Is–I1
Answer (c)
Sol. Number of absorbing plate will reduce the intensity  – 2RI1 – 6R(2I1 – Is) + 4R(Is – I1) = 0
so photocurrent will decrease on increasing the  4Is – 4I1 = 2I1 + 12I1 – 6Is
number of plates.  10Is = 18I1
But stopping potential will be depending on the
maximum energy of photon. 5
 I1  Is
9
57. In a nuclear reaction, two photons each of energy
0.51 MeV are produced by electron-positron 10Is I
annihilation. The wavelength associated with each So the current in ammeter is I    Is  s
9 9
photon is
from B to A
(a) 2.44 × 10–12 m
59. In the following figures the velocity-time graphs for
(b) 2.44 × 10–8 m three particles 1, 2 and 3 are shown.
(c) 1.46 × 10–12 m
+4
(d) 3.44 × 10–10 m
Velocity (m/s)

Answer (a) +2

0
Sol. hc  E

–2

E  
   hc  2.43  10 12 m  2.44  10 12 m 0 2 4 6 8 10
time (s)
58. In the circuit shown if an ideal ammeter is connected Particle 1
between A and B then the direction of current and
the current reading would be (assume Is remains +4
unchanged)
Velocity (m/s)

+2
Is
0
4R 2R
4R 2R
A –2
A B
2R 4R 0 2 4 6 8 10
time (s)
Is
Particle 2
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+4

Velocity (m/s)
2
+2
1
0

F (N)
0
–2 –1
–2
0 2 4 6 8 10
time (s) –15 –10 –5 0 5 10 15
Particle 3 x (m)

The magnitude of average acceleration of the three

particles, over 10 s, bear the relationship (Fig ii)
(a) a1 > a2 > a3 (b) a2 > a1 > a3
(c) a3 > a2 > a1 (d) a1 = a2 = a3
2
Answer (d)
1


F (N)
 v  2 0
Sol. For particle (1), | a1 | 
t 10
–1

 v  2 –2
For particle (2), | a2 | 
t 10
–15 –10 –5 0 5 10 15
 x (m)
  v  2
For particle (3), | a3 | 
t 10
   (Fig iii)
Clearly, | a1 |  | a2 |  | a3 |
60. The potential energy (U) of a particle moving in a
potential field varies with its displacement (x) as
2
shown below.
1
F (N)

0
0
–1
U (J)

–5 –2
–15 –10 –5 0 5 10 15
x (m)
–10
–15 –10 –5 0 5 10 15 (Fig iv)
x (m)
(a) Fig (i)
The variation of force F(x) acting on the particle as a
(b) Fig (ii)
function of x can be represented by
(c) Fig (iii)
2 (d) Fig (iv)
1 Answer (d)
F (N)

0
du
–1 Sol. F  
dx
–2
 Force is of magnitude 1 N
–15 –10 –5 0 5 10 15
x (m) And force is (+ve) for x = – 10 to x = 0

(Fig i) And force is (–ve) for x = 0 to x = 10.

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Part : A-2
Any number of options (4), (3), (2) or (1) may be correct

61. A pin of small length 'a' is placed along the axis of 63. The mass of an electron can be expressed as
a concave mirror of focal length f, at the distance (a) 0.512 MeV (b) 8.19 × 10–14 J/c2
u(>f) from its pole. The length of its image is 'b'. If
the same object is placed perpendicular to its axis (c) 9.1 × 10–31 kg (d) 0.00055 amu
at the same distance u and the length of its image where c is speed of light in vacuum
is now 'c', then
Answer ( a, b, c, d)
2
f 1
(a) b  a (b) c  ab Sol. me  amu  0.00055 amu
(u  f )2 1840

u f a2f 3 me  9.1 1031 kg

(c) c  b (d) bc  3
f (u  f )
me  931  0.00055  0.512 MeV
Answer (a, b, c, d)
1 1 1 me  9.1 1031  9  1016 J/c 2
Sol.  
v u f  8.19  1014 J/c 2

uf 64. Select the correct statement(s), out of the following,

v about diffraction at N parallel slits.
u f
(a) There are (N – 1) minima between each pair of
af 2 principal maxima
b
(u  f )2 (b) There are (N – 2) secondary maxima between
each pair of principal maxima
af
c (c) Width of principal maximum is proportional to
u f
1/N
Substituting value of b, c in option we get all the
(d) The intensity at the principal maxima varies as
options.
N2
62. A thin rod of length 10 cm is placed along the axis of
Answer (a, b, c, d)
a concave mirror of focal length 30 cm in such a way
that one end of the image coincides with one end of Sol. (a) There use to be (N – 1) minima between each
the object. The length of the image may be pair of principal maxima.
(a) 7.5 cm (b) 12 cm (b) There would be (N – 2) secondary maxima
between each pair of principal maxima.
(c) 15 cm (d) 10 cm
(c) For mth order and dsinm = m
Answer (a, c)
Sol. Case I : One of the ends is at centre and other in 
 Am 
between centre and infinity Nd cos m

1 1 1 1
  width is proportional to
V 70 30 N

1 1 1 sin2 
  (d) l  N2l0  l  N2
V 30 70 2
65. An electric dipole placed in a non-uniform electric
1 40
 ,V  52.5 cm field may experience
V 2100
(a) No net force, no torque
l = 7.5 cm
(b) A net force, but not torque
Case - II one of ends is at centre and other is
between centre and pole (c) No net force, but a torque
(d) A net force and a torque
1 1 1
   ,V  75 cm Answer (a, b, c, d)
V 50 30
l = 15 cm Sol. All the cases are possible.
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66. Two long parallel wires carry currents of equal
magnitude (I) but in opposite directions. These wires
are suspended from fixed rod PQ by four chords of
equal length L as shown. The mass per unit length
of each wire is , the value of angle  subtended by
two chords OA and OB, assuming it to be small, is
P
y O
L
I 
67. A block of mass m = 10 kg is hanging over a
frictionless light fixed pulley by an inextensible light
rope. Initially the block is held at rest. The other end
of the rope is now pulled by a constant force F in the
vertically downward direction. The linear momentum
of the block is seen to increase by 2 kg m/s in 1 s
(in the first second). Therefore,
Q
C

B
I
A

z x F
m
0  0 1
(a)   I (b)   I
4 gL  gL
(a) The tension in the rope is F
0 g  0 g (b) The tension in the rope is 3 N
(c)   I (d)   I
4  L  L (c) The work done by the tension on the block, in
Answer (b) first second, is = 19.8 J
Sol. (d) The work done against the force of gravity, in first
second, is = 9.8 J
L L Answer (a, d)

2 T Sol. V = 0.2 m/s
Fm a = 0.2 m/s2

Fg
S
 0.2 2  0.1 m
2  0.2
0I 2
Fm (per unit length)  mg – F = ±ma
   
2 2L sin    F  10  g  a 
  2 
Wg = (10 g × 0.1)
Fg (per unit length)  g
= 9.8 J
68. A ball of mass m1 travels horizontallly along the
 
T cos    g x-axis in the positive direction with an initial speed of
 2
v0. It collides with another ball of mass m2 that is
originally at rest. After the collision, the ball of mass
  0l 2 m1 has velocity (v1xi + v1y j) and the ball of mass m2
T sin   
 2     has velocity (v 2x i + v 2y j). Identify the correct
2  2L sin    relationship(s)
  2 
(a) 0 = m1v1x + m2v2x

  (b) m1v0 = m1v1y + m2v2y

∵ for small 2  (c) 0 = m1v1y + m2 v2y
 0l 2   
 cos  1  (d) m1v0 = m1v1x + m2v2x
2 2Lg  2 
sin    
Answer (c, d)
 2 2  Sol. Momentum of the system remains conserved in
absence of any external force

0 1 m1v1y + m2v2y = 0
l
 gL m1v1x + m2v2x = m1v0

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69. In a real gas  F 

(a) The force of attraction between the molecules g – m 
 
depends upon intermolecular distance (c) v  u
 F 
g  m 
(b) Internal energy depends only upon temperature  
(c) Internal energy is a function of both temperature
 F
and volume g  m 
 
(d) Internal energy is a function of both temperature F
(d) v = u 
and pressure g – m 
 
Answer (a, c, d)
Answer (a, b, c)
Sol. Variation of intermolecular forces as a function of
intermolecular distance Sol. During upward journey,

force  mg  F 
a   
 m 
F
 F
 g   mg
 m 
r
 F
So, 02  u 2  2  g   h
 m
Internal energy of a real gas depends not just only
temperature but also on volume and pressure as u2
h
well.  F 
2g 
70. A particle of mass m is thrown vertically up with  m 
velocity u. Air exerts an opposing force of a constant
During downward journey
magnitude F. The particle returns back to the point
of projection with velocity v after attaining maximum mg  F  F F
height h, then a2   g  
m  m
u2  F
(a) h  So, v 2  02  2  g   h
 F m mg
2 g    
 m
 F
v2 g  m 
(b) h 
F v u  
  F
2 g – 
 m  g  m 
 

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