USEFUL DATA

Atomic weights: Al = 27, Mg = 24, Cu = 63.5, Mn = 55, Cl = 35.5, O = 16, H = 1, P = 31, Ag = 108, N = 14,
Li = 7, I = 127, Cr = 52, K=39, S = 32, Na = 23, C = 12, Br = 80, Fe = 56, Ca = 40, Zn = 65.5, Ti = 48,
Ba = 137, U = 238, Co= 59, B =11, F = 19, He = 4, Ne = 20, Ar = 40 , Mo = 96
[Take : ln 2 = 0.693, ln 1.1 = 0.095, ln 3 = 1.09, e = 1.6 × 10–19, me= 9.1 × 10–31 kg ]
Take: 0 = 8.85 × 10–12 C2/Nm2, g = 10 m/s2, Swater = 1 cal/gm °C, Lice = 80 cal/gm. , g = 10 m/s2
unless otherwise stated

PH YSICS
Q.1 A cloud is at a potential of 8 × 106 volts relative to the ground. A charge of 40 coulombs is transferred
in lighting stroke between the cloud and the ground. The energy dissipated is (Assume that the potential
difference between cloud and ground does not change due to lightening) :
(1) 5 × 10–6 J (2) 3.2 × 10–7 J (3) 3.2 × 108 J (4) 3.2 × 10–8 J

Q.2 Raindrops of different radii are falling through air. The terminal velocity of a drop a radius r will be
proportional to :
1
(1) r3 (2) r2 (3) r (4)
r

Q.3 A liquid is kept in a cylindrical vessel which is being rotated about a vertical axis through the centre of the
circular base. If the radius of the vessel is r and angular velocity of rotation is , then the difference in the
heights of the liquid at the centre of the vessel and the edge is :

r r 2 2 2
(1) (2) (3) 2gr (4)
2g 2g 2gr 2

Q.4 A tank is filled with water up to a height H. Water is allowed to come out of a hole P in one of the walls
at a depth D below the surface of water. Express the horizontal distance x in terms of H and D :

D
H

D(H  D)
(1) x = D( H  D) (2) x 
2

(3) x  2 D(H  D) (4) x  4 D(H  D)

Q.5 Consider a uniform shell of mass M and radius R. Suppose a point mass m is placed inside shell as
shown. Point mass lies at distances r1 and r2 from two opposite surfaces shown. Suppose dM1 and dM2
be the masses of surface elements on the two sides and they attract the particle with forces dF1 and dF2
respectively. Then which one of the following is true. (Consider  to be infinitesimal small solid angle) :
M
r1
dM1
r2 r1

r2
dM2
dF1 r22 dF1 r2 dF1 r12
(1) dF  (2) dF  r (3) dF1 = dF2 (4) dF  2
2 r12 2 1 2 r2

Q.6 Figure shows a meter bridge (which is nothing but a practical Wheatstone Bridge) consisting of two
resistors X and Y together in parallel with a meter long constantan wire of uniform cross-section. With
the help of a movable contact D, one can change the ratio of the resistances of the two segments of the
wire until a sensitive galvanometer G connected across B and D shows no deflection. The null point is
found to be at a distance of 30 cm from the end A. The resistor Y is shunted by a resistance of 12.0 and
the null point is found to shift by a distance of 10 cm. Determine the resistance of X and Y.

X Y X Y

B B
12

G G
A C A C
D D

(a) (b)

20 20 10 20 15 24
(1) ,  (2) x  ,  (3) ,  (4) None of these
7 3 7 7 8 5
Q.7 Three liquids having densities 1, 2 and 3 are filled in a U-tube. Length of each liquid column is equal
to l. 1 > 2 > 3 and liquids remain at rest (relative to the tube) in the position shown in figure. It is
possible that :

Atmosphere Atmosphere

l 1 3
l

2

(1) U-tube is accelerating leftwards

(2) U-tube is accelerating upwards with acceleration g
(3) U-tube is moving with a constant velocity
(4) None of these
Q.8 A rubber ball of mass m and radius r is submerged into water of density p to the depth h and released.
Then to what height will the ball jump up above the surface of water ?
 4 3 h  4 3 h  4 3  h  4 3 h
(1)  p r  m  (2)  m  p r  (3)  p r  m  (4)  p r  m 
 3 m  3 m  3  2m  3 m

Q.9 A vessel of area of cross-section A has liquid to a height H. There is a hole at the bottom of vessel having
area of cross-section a. The time taken to decrease the level from H1 to H2 will be (a << A) :

A 2
(1) [ H1  H 2 ] (2) 2gh
a g

A g
(3) 2gh (H1  H 2 ) (4) [ H1  H 2 ]
a 2
Q.10 Figure shows how the stream of water emerging from a faucet "necks down" as it falls. The rate of water
flow from the tap is :

A0

h
A

2ghA 2
(1) 2gh (2) gh (3) A 0 (4) Data is incomplete
A 20  A 2
Q.11 The point charge 'q' is within an electrically neutral conducting shell whose outer surface has spherical
shape. Find potential V at point P lying outside shell at a distance 'r' from centre O of outer sphere :

O
q r P

1 q 1 q 1 q
(1) 2  . r (2) 4  . r (3) 8  . r (4) Can not determined
0 0 0

Q.12 Four hollow spheres, each with a mass of 1 kg and a radius R = 10cm, are connected with massless rods
to form a square with side of length L = 50 cm, In case-1, the masses rotate about an axis that bisects
two sides of the square. In case-2, the masses rotate about an axis that passes through the diagonal of
the square, as shown in the figure. Computer the ratio of the moments of inertia I1/I2, for the two cases.

R R

L L

Case 1 Case 2

(1) I1/I2 = 8 (2) I1/I2 = 4 (3) I1/I2 = 2 (4) I1/I2 = 1

Q.13 A particle of mass m is moving along the x-axis with speed v when it collides with a particle of mass 2m
initially at rest. After the collision, the first particle has come to rest, and the second particle has split into
two equal-mass pieces that move at equal angle  = 30° with the x-axis, as shown in the figure below.
Which of the following statements correctly describes the speeds of the two pieces ?
m
v v
m 2m m
m
Before Collision After Collision
(1) Each piece moves with speed v.
(2) One of the pieces moves with speed v, the other moves with speed less than v.
(3) One of the pieces moves with speed v/2, the other moves with speed greater than v/2.
(4) Each piece moves with speed greater than v/2.

Q.14 An uniform hemi-solid sphere is placed with flat surface on rough inclined plane as shown in figure. If
friction is large for no sliding, then the minimum angle  at which toppling occur is

1  1  1  8  1  4 
(1) tan   (2) 45° (3) tan   (4) tan  
2 3 3
Q.15 Two identical particles of charge q each are connected by a massless spring of force constant k. They
are placed over a smooth horizontal surface. They are released when the separation between them is r
and spring is unstretched. If maximum extension of the spring is r, the value of k is (neglect gravitational
effect) :
k
q q

q 1 q 1 2q 1 q 1
(1) r 2 r (2) 2r (3) r  r (4) r  r
0 0 r 0 0

Q.16 Which of electric field can be responsible for the proton's trajectory as shown below ?

Parabolic
trajectory

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

Q.17 A body of mass m is lifted up from the surface of earth to a height three times the radius of the earth. The
change in potential energy of the body is
3 1 2
(1) 3mgR (2)mgR (3) mgR (4) mgR
4 3 3
Q.18 A hollow conducting sphere of inner radius R and outer radius 2R is given a charge Q as shown in the
figure, then the

+Q
B
A
O C
R
2R

(1) potential at A and B is different (2) potential at O and B is different

(3) potential at O and C is different (4) potential at A, B, C and O is same
Q.19 A spherical cavity of radius r is made in a conducting sphere of radius 2r. A charge q is kept at the centre
of cavity as shown in the figure. Find the magnitude of the total electric field at (4r, 0, 0).

(0, 0)
q x
2r

Kq 4Kq Kq 4Kq
(1) 2 (2) 2 (3) 2 (4)
16r r 25r 9r 2
Q.20 A planet is moving around sun in an elliptical orbit as shown. A, B, C and D are points on its path. Time
taken to go from A to B is T1, B to C is T2, C to D is T3, D to A is T4.
B

C A

D
(1) T1 = T2 = T3 = T4 (2) T1 = T4 > T2 = T3
(3) T1 = T4 < T2 = T3 (4) T1 = T2 > T3 = T4

INTEGER ANSWER TYPE

Q.21 A solid sphere and a solid cylinder having the same mass and radius roll down the same incline. The ratio
of their acceleration is a:b. Then a+b is ?

Q.22 Point charges of +6µC and –4µC are placed on x-axis at x = 8m and x = 16m respectively. What
magnitude of charge (in µC) must be placed at x = –8m, so that any charge kept at origin experiences no
electrostatic force.

Q.23 Two identical smooth balls are projected from points O and A on the horizontal ground with same speed
of projection. The angle of projection in each case is 37º (see figure). The distance between O and A is
160 m. The balls collide in mid air and return to their respective points of projection. If the coefficient of
restitution is 0.5, find the speed of projection of either ball (in m/s).
y

u u
37º 37º x
O A
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Q.24 The centre of mass of a disc of radius m is moving with a velocity of 4 m/s on a horizontal plane. The
5
angular velocity of the disc about its centre is 5 rad/s. Find the radius of curvature of the point 'P'
shown in the figure in meter ?

5 rad/s
4 m/s
P

Q.25 A thin wire carries a uniformly distributed charge Q = 3.14 nC along its length. The wire is bent in the
form of a semi-circular arc of radius R = 1 m (without disturbing the charge distribution). Find the electric
field at the center of curvature of the arc (in N/C).