NET-JRF-June 2019 - Solution

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NET JUNE-2019
PART- A
Q1. In a bacterial cell, a protein is synthesized at random location in the cytoplasm. The protein has
to reach one pole of the cell for its appropriate function. The protein reaches the pole by
(a) chemical attraction (b) random movement
(c) enzymatic action (d) attraction between opposite charges
Ans. : (b)
Q2. A precious stone breaks into four pieces having weights in the proportion 1: 2 : 3: 4 . The value of
such a stone is proportional to the square of its weight. What is the percent loss in the value
incurred due to breaking?
(a) 0 (b) 30 (c) 70 (d) 90
Ans.: (c)
Solution: Weight of four pieces are k , 2k ,3k , 4k
Total weight of all four pieces  10k
The value of original piece  100 k 2 , where  is proportionality constant
Total value of pieces after breaking   k 2  4 k 2  9 k 2  16 k 2  30 k 2
70  k 2
Percentage loss in value  100  70%
100 k 2
Q3. Two runners starting together run on a circular path taking 6 and 8 minutes, respectively, to
complete one round. How many minutes later do they meet again for the first time on the start
line, assuming constant speeds
(a) 8 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 60
Ans.: (b)
Solution: The required time is the LCM of 6 min and 8 min
Therefore time to meet again at the start time  24 min
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Q4. The distribution of grades secured by students in a class is given in the table below.
Grade Fraction of the
Population
A 0.1
B 0.4
C 0.3
D 0.2
What is the least possible population of the class?
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 10
Ans.: (d)
Solution: The number of students obtaining a grade must be a whole number.
Options (a), (b) and (c) gives the number of students obtaining a grade as a fractional number.
Hence option (d) is the correct answer.
Q5. The nine numbers x1 , x2 , x3 ...x9 , are in ascending order. Their average m is strictly greater than
all the first eight numbers. Which of the following is true?

(a) Average  x1 , x2 ...x9 , m   m and Average  x2 , x3 ,...x9   m
(b) Average  x1 , x2 ...x9 , m   m and Average  x2 , x3 ,...x9   m
(c) Average  x1 , x2 ...x9 , m   m and Average  x2 , x3 ,...x9   m
(d) Average  x1 , x2 ...x9 , m   m and Average  x2 , x3 ,...x9   m
Ans.: (c)
Solution: From the question
x1  x2  ...x9  9 m (I)
and x1  x2  ...x9  m  10 (II)
where  is the assumed average of first 9 numbers and number m

From equation (I) and (II)
9m  m  10    m
Let  be the average of x2 , x3 ...x9 . Then
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 2  x3  ...x9  8 (III)
From equations (I) and (III)

8  9m  x1  8m   m  x1 
m  x1
or   m 
8
Since m  x1 therefore   m
Q6. Which among the following diagrams represents women, mothers, human beings?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
Ans.: (a)
Solution: All mothers are women and all women are human being.
Q7. A boy and a girl make the following statements, of which at most one is correct:
The one in a white shirt says: “I am a girl” (statement – I)
The one in a blue shirt says: “I am a boy” (statement – II)
Which of the following is the correct inference?
(a) Statement – I is correct but statement – II is incorrect
(b) Statement – II is correct but statement – I is incorrect
(c) Both statement I and II are incorrect
(d) The correctness of the statements I and II cannot be ascertained
Ans.: (c)
Solution: From the wording of question, at least one statement is incorrect. If (I) is incorrect then (II)
must be incorrect and vice-versa. If we take both statements to be incorrect this no contradiction.
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Q8. How many quadrilaterals does the following figure have?
(a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 20

Ans.: (c)
Solution: 1 2
3 4 5
6 7
The quadrilaterals formed are
1,1  2,1  3,
1  2  3  4, 2, 2  4
2  4  6, 3  4,3  4  5, 4  5
4  6, 4  5  6  7,5  7, 6  7
3, 4,5, 6, 7
This total number of quadrilaterals formed are 19 .
Q9. 12 balls, 3 each of the colours red, green, blue and yellow are put in a box and mixed. If 3 balls
are picked at random, without replacement, the probability that all 3 balls are of the same colour
is
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 12 36 55
Ans.: (d)
12!
Solution: The number of ways of drawing 3 balls is 12
C3   220
3!9!
The number of ways of obtaining 3 balls are of the same colour = 4
4 1
Hence the probability that the 3 balls are of the same colour  
220 55
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Q10. Some aliens observe that roosters call before sunrise every day. Having no other information
about roosters and sunrises, which of the following inferences would NOT be valid?
(a) Rooster-call and sunrise may be independent cyclic events with the same periodicity
(b) Both may be triggered by a common cause
(c) Rooster-call may be causing the sunrise
(d) Sunrise cannot be the cause of rooster call as the rooster-call precedes sunrise
Ans.: (d)
Solution: In common life we assume that cause proceeds “effect”
Q11. Twenty-one litres of water in a tank is to be divided into three equal parts using only 5,8 and 12
litre capacity cans. The minimum number of transfers needed to achieve this is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 7
Ans.: (d)
Solution: 21L  7  7  7 ; Cans Capacity 5,8,12
Minimum number of transfer =7
Q12. Of four agents Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta, three have to be sent together on a mission. If
Alpha and Beta cannot go together, Beta and Gamma cannot go together and Gamma and Delta
cannot go together, then which of the following holds?
(a) Any three agents can be sent.
(b) Alpha, Delta and any one out of Beta and Gamma can be sent
(c) Beta, Gamma and any one out of Alpha and Delta can be sent
(d) The mission is impossible.
Ans.: (d)
Solution: According o the question it is impossible to form a team of 3 members as the conditions of
the problem does not allow it.
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Q13. An open rectangular box is made by excluding the four identical corners of a piece of paper as
shown in the diagram and folding it along the dotted lines
10 cm
10 cm
40 cm
40 cm
3
The capacity of the box (in cm ) is
(a) 8000 (b) 1000 (c) 4000 (d) 6000
Ans.: (c)
Solution: The length and width of the box are 20 cm and 20 cm while its heights is 10 cm . Hence
capacity of the box is 20  20  10  4000 cm3

Q14. Which of the following is the largest?
250 ,340 , 430 ,520
(a) 250 (b) 340 (c) 430 (d) 520

Ans.: (b)
Solution: 250   25   3210 ;  

10 10
340  34  8110
   
10 10
430  43  6410 ; 520  52  2510
Hence 340 is largest
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Q15. A monkey climbs a tree to eat fruits. The amount of energy gained from eating fruits and the
energy spent in climbing on different branches have a relationship shown in the figure.
Energy gained
0, 0 Energy spent
The ratio of energy gained to energy spent will be the maximum
(a) at a point where the slope of the curve is the maximum
(b) at a point where the slope of the curve is unity
(c) at a point on the curve where the tangent passes through the origin
(d) at the highest point on the curve
Ans.: (c)
Q16. The length of a cylinder is measured 10 times yielding 10 distinct values. For this set of values,
consider the following statements
A. Five of these values will lie above the mean and five below it
B. Five of these values will lie above median and five below it
C. At least one value will lie above the mean
D. At least one value will lie at the median
Which of the statements are necessarily correct?
(a) B and C (b) A and C (c) B and D (d) A,C and D
Ans.: (a)
Solution: It is not necessary that five of these values will lie above the mean and five below it. But since
the observations are distinct, we can arrange them in increasing or decreasing order; hence
median will be the value between 5th an 6th observation. It is the property of the mean that it must
be less than the largest observation if the observations are distinct.
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Q17. In the given circle, O is the centre, PAO  40 , PBQ  30o and outer angle AOB  220o .
o
Then AQB is P Q
(a) 70o (b) 80o 0
30
0 0
(c) 60 o
(d) 110 o 40 220
O
B
Ans.: (a) A
Solution: The angle subtended by arc AMB at the circle
 360  220  140 P Q
From the fact that the angle subtended by an arc at the centre is double the 0
30
0 0
40 220
angle subtended by it on the remaining part of the circle we obtain, O
B
1400 A
AQB   700
2 M
Q18. A canal system is shown in the figure
G1
A B
G2
Water flows from A to B through two channels. Gates G1 and G2 , are operated independently
to regulate the flow. Probability of G1 to be open is 10% while that of G2 is 20% . The
probability that water will flow from A to B is

(a) 10% (b) 20% (c) 28% (d) 30%
Ans.: (c)
Solution: Water will reach from A to B when
(I) G1 is open and G2 is closed
(II) G1 is closed and G2 is open
(III) Both G1 and G2 are open
Hence probability that water flow from A to B is

0.1 0.8  0.9  0.2  0.1 0.2  0.08  0.18  0.02  0.28  28%
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Q19. A long ream of paper of thickness t is rolled tightly. As the roll becomes larger, the length of the
paper wrapped in one turn exceeds the length in the previous turn by
(a) t (b) 2t (c)  t (d) 2 t
Ans.: (d)
Solution: Let r be the radius of the previous turn, then the radius of new turn will be  r  t  . Therefore
the difference between the circumference of new turn and previous turn will
2  r  t   2 r  2 t .
Q20. Point A on a wheel of radius r touches the horizontal plane at point P . It rolls without slipping,
till point A is at the highest position in the first turn. What is the final distance AP ?
A
A
P
initial final
(a) 2r (b) r 1    2
(c) r 4   
2
(d) 2r 1   
2
Ans.: (c)
Solution: When point P comes to the new position and becomes point A , the wheel makes half
revolution and centre of the wheel moves by a distance  r
A
2r
P r Q
Using Pythagoras theorem in triangle APQ gives
 2r     r   r 4  2
2 2
AP 
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PART- B
Q21. An object is dropped on a cushion from a height 10 m above it. On being hit, the cushion is
depressed by 0.1 m . Assuming that the cushion provides a constant resistive force, the
deceleration of the object after hitting the cushion, in terms of the acceleration due to gravity g
is
(a) 10 g (b) 50 g (c) 100 g (d) g
Ans.: (c)
Solution: From conservation at energy
A
1
mgh  mv 2  v  20 g
2 h  10 m
The equation at motion when partition the cushion
dv B
mv  mg  k
dx 0.1 m
0
 k  v2  k
 
0 0
vdv   g  dx   g    0.1
20 g 0.1  m 2 20 g  m
20 g  0.1  k
   g    a 100 g  a
2  m
option (c) is correct
Q22. A turn-table is rotating with a constant angular velocity 0 . In the rotating frame fixed to the
turntable, a particle moves radially outwards at a constant speed v0 . The acceleration of the
particle in the r coordinates, as seen from an inertial frame, the origin of which is at the centre
of the turntable, is
(a)  r02 rˆ (b) 2r02 rˆ  v00ˆ
(c) r02 rˆ  2v00ˆ (d) r02 rˆ  2v00ˆ

Ans.: (d)
Solution: The acceleration in Polar coordinate

  
r  r 2 rˆ  r  2r ˆ
a  ar rˆ  a ˆ   
r  0 and   0   0
r  v0 
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
a    r0  rˆ   2v00  
2 ˆ
option (d) is correct

Q23. Assume that the earth revolves in a circular orbit around the sun. Suppose the gravitational
constant G varies slowly as a function of time. In particular, it decreases to half its initial value
in the course of one million years. Then during this time the
(a) radius of the earth’s orbit will increase by a factor of two
(b) total energy of the earth remains constant
(c) orbital angular momentum of the earth will increase
(d) radius of the earth’s orbit remains the same.
Ans.: (a)
Solution: G  G  t  M  Mass of sun , m  mass of Earth
The given Problem is central force problem so angular momentum of system is conserved. J  C
1 2 J2 GMm
Total Energy of system is, E  mr  2

2 2mr r
dE
Hence G  G  t  so  0 So total Energy is not conserve
dt
Condition for circular motion
J 2 GMm 1 r G G Gr
 2 r  2  1  r2  1 r1  r2  1 1  r2  2r1
mr 3 r G r1 G2 G2 G1
2
option (a) is correct.
Q24. A particle of mass m moves in One dimension in the potential V  x   kx 4 ,  k  0  . at time t  0
the particle starts from rest at x  A .

For bounded motion, the time period of its motion is
(a) Proportional to A1/ 2
(b) Proportional to A1
(c) Independent of A
(d) Not well-defined (the system is chaotic)
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Ans.: (b)
1/ 4
E
 
 
Solution: J   pdx  J  4 k
0
2m E  kx 4 dx
1/ 4
p2 E
 kx 4  E  J  4 2mE  
2m k
dJ
p  0, x  A  E  kA4 , J  E 3/ 4  T   E 1/ 4 T  kA1
dE
1
T  kA1 T
A
Option (b) is correct
Q25. The infinite square-well potential of a particle in a box of size a is modified as shown in the
figure below (assume   a )
 
a




The energy of the ground state, compared to the ground state energy before the perturbation was
added
(a) increases by a team of order  (b) decreases by a term of order 
(c) increases by a term of order  2 (d) decreases by a term of order  2
Ans.: (d)
Solution: The perturbation is anti-symmetric about centre at box
So E11  0
2
1 w  m
E 
1
2

m 1 E E
0
1
0
m
, E10  Em0 so E12  0
so option (d) is correct
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Q26. A quantum particle of mass m in one dimension, confined to a rigid box as shown in the figure,
is in its ground state. An infinitesimally thin wall is very slowly raised to infinity at the centre of
the box, in such a way that the system remains in its ground state at all times. Assuming that no
energy is lost in raising the wall, the work done on the system when the wall is fully raised,
eventually separating the original box into two compartments, is
    
L O L L O L
3 
2 2
 2 2
  2 2
(a) (b) (c) (d) 0
8mL2 8mL 2
2mL2
Ans.: (a)
Solution: Initial particle in ground state
 2 2  22
Ei  
 
2m 2 L2 8mL2
here the wall is introduced. Slowly the particle will in ground state at new wall with width
 22
L Ef 
2mL2
 22  2 2 3 2 2
W  E f  Ei   
2mL2 8mL2 8mL2
Q27. The wavefunction of a free particle of mass m , constrained to move in the interval  L  x  L , is
  x   A  L  x  L  x  , where A is the normalization constant. The probability that the
 22
particle will be found to have the energy is
2mL2
1 1 1
(a) 0 (b) (c) (d)
2 2 3 
Ans.: (a)
x 2 2  2 n2 2  2
Solution: En   En 
8mL2 8mL2
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 
2 2
2 x
E1  2
, 1  cos , L  x  L
8mL 2L 2L
4 2  2  2  2 2 2 x
E2  2
 2
 sin . L  x  L
8mL 2mL 2L 2L
2
2 
P  E2  

2
2 x
L
2
 sin A  L  x  L  x  dx
L
2L 2L
 L
 A  L  x  L  x  dx
2 2 2
L
2 x
L
 sin  L  x  L  x  dx  0
L
2L
2 x
where,  L  x  L  x  is odd
2L
Q28. A particle moving in a central potential is described by a wavefunction   r   zf  r  where
r   x, y, z  is the position vector of the particle and f  r  is a function of r  r . If L is the
total angular momentum of the particle, the value of L2 must be

3 2
(a) 2 2 (b)  2 (c) 4 2 (d) 
4
Ans.: (a)
Solution:   r   zf  r   r cos  f  r 
cos   P1  cos    l  1
  r , ,    P1  cos   r f  r 
the measure at L2 have eigen value

l  l  1  2 put l  1 1 l  1  2  2 2
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Q29. A particle of mass in and energy E  0 . in one dimension is scattered by the potential
below. V  x
a b x
V1
V2
If the particle was moving from x   to x   , which of the following graphs gives the best
qualitative representation of the wavefunction of this particle?
  x   x
(a) (b)
x x
a b a b
(c)   x  (d)   x 
x x
a b a b
Ans.: (c)
Q30. Consider a planar wire loop as an n -sided regular polygon, in which R is the distance from the
centre to a vertex. If a steady current I flows through the wire, the magnitude of the magnetic
field at the centre of the Loop is
0 I  2  0 nI  
(a) sin   (b) sin  
2R  n  4 R n
0 nI  2  0 nI  
(c) tan   (d) tan  
2 R  n  2 R n
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Ans. : (d)
2
Solution: Angle subtended by one side to the centre is
n
0 I O
For segment (1), B1  sin  2  sin 1  
4 r
r  R sin  , 1    90    and  2    90    1  2 R
r
0 I 0 I
 B1  cos   cos    cot   900 
4 R sin  2 R
I
 
For n-sided polygon;   
2 n
0 I  
 B1  tan  
2 R n
Thus magnetic field due to n-sided polygon is
n0 I  
B  nB1  tan  
2 R n
Q31. Two coherent plane electromagnetic waves of wavelength 0.5  m (both have the same
amplitude and are linearly polarized along the z -direction) fall on the y  0 plane. Their wave
vectors k1 and k1 are as shown in the figure
y
 
k1 k2
 
If the angle  is 30o , the fringe spacing of the interference pattern produced on the plane is
(a) 1.0  m (b) 0.29  m (c) 0.58  m (d) 0.5  m
Ans. : (d)
  
i t  k1 . r    
i   t  k2 . r   
Solution: E1  zAe
ˆ and E2  zAe
ˆ where k1  k2 .
 
k1   k1 sin   xˆ   k1 cos   yˆ and k2    k1 sin   xˆ   k1 cos   yˆ
  
k1.r   k1 sin   x   k1 cos   y and k2 .r    k1 sin   x   k1 cos   y
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    i  k1 sin  x  k1 cos y   i   k1 sin  x  k1 cos y 
E  E1  E2  zAe
ˆ it
e e 
 
At y  0 ,

ˆ it e i k1 sin  x  ei k1 sin  x 
E  zAe  

ˆ  it ei k1 sin  x  e i k1 sin  x 
E *  zAe  
 
I  E * .E  A2  2  ei 2 k1 sin   x  e i 2 k1 sin  x 
 eik1 x  e  ik1x 
I  A2  2  2   2 A 1  cos k1 x    30o
2
 2 
For maxima
2n
cos k1 x  1  k1 xn  2n  xn 
k1
2  n  1 
 xn 1 
k1
2
   xn 1  xn     0.5  m
k1
Q32. Which of the following is not a correct boundary condition at an interface between two
homogeneous dielectric media? (In the following n̂ is a unit vector normal to the interface, 

and js , are the surface charge and current densities, respectively.)
    

(a) nˆ  D1  D2  0  (b) nˆ  H1  H 2  js  
   

(c) n̂  D1  D2     
(d) nˆ  B1  B2  0
Ans. : (a)
Solution: Since media is homogeneous dielectric: assume uniform polarisation and magnetisation.

 and j s , are the free surface charge and free surface current densities.
   
 D  0  D1  D2   P  0 and D1  D2  
 
 
Thus D1  D 2   nˆ .
   
 nˆ.  D  D   
1 2 
and nˆ  D1  D 2  0 . 
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     
.H  .M  0  H1  H 2  
 .M  0 and H1  H 2  js
  

Thus H 1  H 2  j s  nˆ .
  

 nˆ  H 1  H 2  j s 
Also
 
.B  0  B1  B2 and B1  B1   0 K (assume K is total surface current at interface)
  
  
Thus B1  B 2  0 K  nˆ . 
 
 nˆ.  B  B   0
1 2
Q33. The permittivity tensor of a uniaxial anisotropic medium, in the standard Cartesian basis, is
 4 0 0 0 
 
 0 4 0 0  where  0 is a constant. The wave number of an electromagnetic plane wave
 0 9 0 
 0
polarized along the x -direction, and propagating along the y -direction in this medium (in terms
of the wave number k0 of the wave in vacuum) is
(a) 4k0 (b) 2k0 (c) 9k0 (d) 3k0

Ans.: (b)
  
Solution: k0  ,k  n r
c c c
Where r  4
 
k 4 2  2 k0
c c
Q34. The element of a 3  3 matrix A are the products if its row and column indices Aij  ij (where
i, j  1, 2, 3 ). The eigenvalues of A are
 14 14 14 
(a)  7, 7, 0  (b)  7, 4,3 (c) 14, 0, 0  (d)  , , 
 3 3 3
Ans.: (c)
Solution: Since Aij  ij (where i, j  1, 2,3, )
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1 2 3
We obtain the matrix A   2 4 6 
 3 6 9 
1  2 3
For calculating eigen values 2 4 6 0
3 6 9
1     4    9     36   2  2  9     18  3 12  3  4      0

  3   2 .14  0   2    14   0    0, 0,14
Also, directly for a 3x3 matrix we can write (0, 0, Trace of A) as Eigen values.
Q35. In the following circuit, each device D may be an insulator with probability p or a conductor
with probability 1  p  . D
D
D D
The probability that a non-zero current flows through the circuit is
(a) 2  p  p 3 (b) 1  p  (c) 1  p  p 2 (d) 1  p  1  p 3 

4 2
Ans.: (d)
Solution: For non-zero current,
one of the parallel device should be conducting.
one separate device must be conducting with P  I   p and P  C   1  p .
P 1  1  p 3
 p3 is probability being insulator and 1  p 3  being conductor.
P  2  1  p
Thus P  P 1 P  2   1  p 3  1  p 
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dy
Q36. The solution of the differential equation x  1  x  y  e x with the boundary condition
dx
y  x  1  0 , is
(a)
 x  1 e x (b)
 x  1 e x (c)
1  x  e x (d)  x  1 e  x
2
2 2
x x x
Ans.: (a)
dy dy 1  x  e x
Solution: x  1  x  y  e x   y
dx dx x x
1 x
Let p 
x
 1
 1 x dx
I .F  e 
pdx
e  e x .eln x  xe x
e x x
y.x.e x   x
.xe dx  C  y.x.e x  x  C
y  0 at x  1  C  1
 x  1  x
 y.x.e x  x  1  y   e
 x 
 d
Q37. The value of the definite integral  0 5  4 cos 
is
4 2 
(a) (b) (c)  (d)
3 3 3
Ans.: (d)
2
1 d
Solution: I 
2 
0
5  4 cos 
(even function)
z  ei unit circle

dz 1  1
d  and cos   z 
iz 2  z
1 dz / iz 1 dz / i
I
2  1  1 4
  z 5
 z 1
5  4.  z  
2
C
2 z 2
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5 3 1
Roots for poles:   2,
4 4 2
Root 2 is outside unit circle.
1 1 2
Residue at z  which is simple pole is  
2 1
 2 3
2
1 2 
Thus I   2 i   .
4i 3 3
Q38. In a system comprising of approximately 1023 distinguishable particles, each particle may
occupy any of 20 distinct states. The maximum value of the entropy per particle is nearest to
(a) 20k B (b) 3k B (c) 10  ln 2  k B (d) 20  ln 2  kB
Ans.: (b)
Solution: For N particles;   20 N .
S
S  k B ln   k B ln 20 N  Nk B ln 20   k B ln 20  3k B  ln 20  3
N
Q39. Consider a classical gas in thermal equilibrium at temperatures T1 and T2 where T1  T2 . Which
of the following graphs correctly represents the qualitative behaviour of the probability density
function of the x -component of the velocity?
T1 T1 T2
(a) (b)
P(Vx)
P(Vx)
T2
0 0
Vx Vx
(c) (d)
P(Vx)
P(Vx)
T1 T2 T1 T2
0 0
Vx Vx
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Ans. : (c)
1/ 2 mVx2
 m  
Solution: f Vx     e 2 kT
where   Vx  
 2 kT 
P(Vx)
kT kT
and  Vx  0 ,  Vx2  , Vx ,rms  . T1 T2
m m
0
So mean value remains same and r.m.s shift towards right Vx
or left hence area under the curve is same. Thus distribution is broad.
Q40. The equation of state of an ideal gas is pV  RT . At very low temperatures, the volume
1 V
expansion coefficient at constant pressure
V T
1 1
(a) Diverges as (b) Diverges as
T2 T
(c) Vanishes as T (d) Is independent of the temperature
Ans. : (b)
RT
Solution: pV  RT  V 
p
1 dV 1 R R 1
      
V dT V p RT T
As T  0 ,    .
1 2
Q41. The Hamiltonian of a classical nonlinear one dimensional oscillator is H  p   x 4 , where
2m
  0 is a constant. The specific heat of a collection of a collection of N independent such
oscillators is
3 Nk B 3 Nk B Nk B
(a) (b) (c) Nk B (d)
2 4 2
Ans. : (b)
p2
Solution: H    x4 ,  0
2m
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
5/ 4

4   x 4
x e dx
4   
5/ 4
p2 1 1
H   V  k B T  2 0
 k B T  2
2m 2 2 5/ 4

  x4
2 e dx 2
  
1/ 4
0
  
1/ 4
1 1  1 1 k T 3 3
 H  k BT    kBT   kBT  B  kBT  kBT
4    4  2
5/ 4
2 2 4 4 4
3
 CV  Nk B
4
Q42. In an experiment to measure the acceleration due to gravity g using a simple pendulum, the
length and time period of the pendulum are measured to three significant figures. The mean
value of g and the uncertainty  g of the measurements are then estimated using a calculator
from a large number of measurements and found to be 9.82147 m / s 2 and 0.02357 m / s 2 ,

respectively. Which of the following is the most accurate way of presenting the experimentally
determined value of g ?
(a) 9.82  0.02 m / s 2 (b) 9.8215  0.02 m / s 2
(c) 9.82147  0.02357 m / s 2 (d) 9.82  0.02357 m / s 2

Ans. : (d)
Q43. An ac signal of the type as shown in the figure, is applied across a resistor R  1 .
8
V(Volts)
3
0
2 t
The power dissipated across the resistor is

(a) 12.5W (b) 9W (c) 25 W (d) 21.5W
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Ans.: (d)
Vm
Solution: Peak value Vm  5V , Vms 
2
2
Vrms V2 25
Power dissipated Pac   m   12.5W
R 2 R 2 1
V 2  3
2
Pdc    9.0W
R 1
Total Power dissipated P  Pac  Pdc  12.5W  9.0W  21.5W
Q44. An npn -transistor is connected in a voltage divider configuration as shown in the figure below.
20V
RC  5 k 
R1  80 k 
C
  50
B
R2  20 k  E
RE 1k 
If the resistor R2 is disconnected, the voltages VB at the base and VC at the collector change as
follows.
(a) both VB and VC increase (b) both VB and VC decrease
(c) VB decreases, but VC increases (d) VB increases, but VC decreases

Ans.: (d)
VCC R2 VCC
Solution: VB   as R2 , VB 
R1  R2 R1 / R2  1
VE
VE  VB  VBE and I E   IC .
RE
As VB , VE  thus I E  I C 
 VCC  VCC  I C RC , as I C , VC 
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PART - C
Q45. Let Y denote the output in the following logical Circuit.
A
G1
B
G2 Y
C
D
If Y  AB  C D , the gates G1 and G2 must, respectively, be

(a) OR and NAND (b) NOR and OR
(c) AND and NAND (d) NAND and OR
Ans.: (b)
    
Solution: 1. Y  A  B  C  D  A  B  C  D  AB  CD   
 
2. Y   A  B   C  D  AB  C D
     
3. Y  A  B  C  D  AB  C  D   A  B    C  D 
 
4. Y  AB  C  D  A  B  C D
Q46. A solid spherical Cork of radius R and specific gravity 0.5 floats on water. The cork is pushed
down so that its centre of mass is at a distance h (where 0  h  R ) below the surface of water,
and Then released. The volume of the part of the cork
Water level
2 1  0
above water level is  R   cos  0  cos3  0 
3
h R
3 3 
where 0 is the angle as shown in the figure.
At the moment of release, the dependence of the
upward force on the cork on h is
3 3 3 3
h 1 h  h 1 h  h 2 h  h 2 h 
(a)    (b)    (c)    (d)   
R 3 R  R 3 R  R 3 R R 3 R
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Ans.: (a)
4 3
Solution: volume of sphere  R
3
4 3 2 3
Weight of sphere  R g  0.5  FW  R g in down ward direction
3 3
volume of liquid displaces by cork
4 R 3 2 1 
  R 3   cos  0  cos3  0 
3 3 3 
2 R 3  R3 h
   R cos  0 
3
cos3  0 cos  0 
3 3 R
2 R 3  h 1  h   3
3
V1        R
3  R 3 R  
 
weight at displaced liquid V1dg where d  1
2 R 3  h 1  h 3 
FB  g       g R 3
3  R 3  R  
 h 1  h 3  3
F  FB  FW        R
 R 3  R  
3
h 1 h 
F    
R 3 R 
option (a) is correct
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Q47. Two particles of masses m1 and m2 are connected by a massless thread of length l as shown in
figure below.
m1
r0
g m2
The particle of mass in on the plane undergoes a circular motion with radius r0 and angular
momentum L . When a small radial displacement  (whew  r0 ) is applied, its radial
coordinate is found to found to oscillate about r0 . The frequency of the oscillations is
7 m2 g 7m2 g
(a) (b)
 m2   m1  m2  r0
 m1   r0
 2 
3m2 g 3m2 g
(c) (d)
 m2   m1  m2  r0
 m1   r0
 2 
Ans.: (d)
1 1
Solution: L   m1  m2  r  m1r 22  m2 g  l  r 
2 2
Lagrangian equation at motion
d  L  L
  0
dt  r  r
 m1  m2  r  m1r2  m2 g  0
Hence angular momentum is convene
 2   r020
m1r   m1r0  0    2
2
(i)
r
For circular motion mr002  m2 g (ii)
3
m2  r0 
so r 2 
m1  r 
g
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3
 m1  m2  r  m2  0  g  m2 g  0
r
r
Put r  r0   
r 

3
 r 
 m1  m2   m2  0  g  m2 g
 r0   
 m1  m2   m2 r03  r0  

3
g  m2 g
3
 
 m1  m2   m r gr 1    m2 g  0
2 0
3
0
3
 r0 
m2 3  3m2 g
 m1  m2     0  
r0  m1  m2  r0
Option (d) is correct
Q48. The time evolution of a coordinate x of a particle is described by the equation
d 2x 2
4
 2 2 d x
2
   4  A4  x  0
dt dt
For   A , the particle will
(a) Eventually come to rest at the origin (b) Eventually drift to infinity  x   
 
(c) Oscillate about the origin (d) Eventually come to rest at or 
A A
Ans.: (c)
Solution: Let x  e k t (degree is one)

k 4  2 2 k 2   4  A 4  0 
Put k 2  u  u 2  2 2u    4  A4   0
u   2  A2 , u  2  A2 ,  2  A2 ,   
u    2  A2 ,   2  A2 
 
k 2    2  A2 , k 2    2  A2  
k   i 2  A2 , k   i 2  A2 ;  A
So, Oscillatory about the origin.
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p2
The Hamiltonian of a quantum particle of mass m is H    x , where  and r are
r
Q49.
2m
positive constants. The energy En of the nth level for large n , depends on n as
1/  r  2  2 r /  r  2
(a) n 2 r (b) n r  2 (c) n (d) n
Ans.: (d)
Solution: According to Bohr Summerfield theorem,
1/ r
Px2 E
E   x  Px  0
r
x   
2m  
 P dx  nh
x
 
2m E   x
r
 dx  nh
1/ r
E
 
 
4  2m  E   x r dx  nh
0
1/ r 1
E
4  2mE   
  0
1  t r dt  nh
r 2 2r
E 1/ 2
E 1/ r
n E 2r
n En r 2
Q50. In the partial wave expansion, the differential scattering cross-section is given by
2
d
d  cos  
   2l  1 e
l
i i
sin  l Pl  cos  
where  is the scattering angle. For a certain neutron-nucleus scattering. it is found that the two
lowest phase shifts  0 and 1 corresponding to s -wave and p -wave, respectively, satisfy
0
1  . Assuming that the other phase shifts are negligibly small, the differential cross-section
2
reaches its minimum for cos  equal to
2 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c)  cos 2 1 (d) cos 2 1
3 3
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Ans.: (c)
Solution: D      2l  1 e
l
i l
sin  l Pl  cos  
l  0,1 Let l1  0,1 l2  0,1
  
D       2l  1e sin  l1 Pl1  cos       2l  1e sin  l2 Pl2  cos   
i l1  i l1
 1  2 
 l1  l2 
Put l1  0,1 Put l2  0,1
D     ei 0 sin  0 p0  cos     e  i 0 sin  0 p0  cos    
3ei1 sin 1 p1  cos    3e  i1 sin 1 p1  cos      ei 0 sin  0 p0  cos    3e  i1 sin 1 p1  cos    
3ei1 sin 1 p1  cos     e  i 0 sin  0 p0  cos   
0 3
D    sin 2  0  9sin 2 cos 2   sin 2  0 cos  ei 0 e i1  ei1 e i 0 
2 2
D    sin 2  0  9sin 2 1 cos 2  3sin  0 sin 1 P1  cos    ei 0 e  i1  ei1 e  i0 
 dD  2 0 3
   018sin   sin  cos    sin 2  0   sin    0
 d  2 2
sin   0, cos   1
0 3 2  2
cos  sin 2  sin 2  0  0 cos   cos 2 0  cos 2 1
2 2 3 2 3
Q51. A charged, spin-less particle of mass m is subjected to an attractive potential
k  x 2  y 2  z 2  , where k is a positive constant. Now a perturbation in the form of

1
V  x, y , z  
2
a weak magnetic field B  B0 kˆ (where B0 is a constant is switched on. Into how many distinct
levels will the second excited state of the unperturbed Hamiltonian split?
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
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Ans.: (a)
Solution: B  B0 kˆ
We can choose vector potential
1
A  0 , Az  0 A  B0 
2
 2
1   qA 
H P   V
2m  c 
1 Pe2 q   q2 1 1
  P. A  2
A2  kP 2  kz 2
2 m mc 2mc 2 2
     
. A  0 P. A  A.P
P 2e 1  P2 1  QB0 
  m12  2   2  kz 2   L2
2m 2  2m 2  2mc
 QB
where L2  Pˆ2  0 
2mc
we write our Hamiltonian in cylindrical co-ordinate
Ene ,nz ,m  E n ,n , n ,m
x y z
n  0,1, 2,3...
nz  0,1, 2,3...
 1
E   nx  n y  1 1   n2   2  m0
 2
E 2,0,0  0  E0,2,0  0  (i) Same energy level
E 2,0,0  0  E0,2,0  0  (ii) Energy level
E1,1,0  0  (iii) Energy level
E110  0  (iv) Energy level

so it splits into (iv) level
(other solutions are also welcome)
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Q52. The elastic scattering of a charged particle of mass m off an atom can be approximated by the

potential V  r   e r / R where  and R
r
are positive constants. If the wave number of the incoming particle is k and the scattering angle
is 2 , the differential cross-section in the Born approximation is
m 2 2 R 4 m 2 2 R 4
(a) (b)
4 4 1  k 3 R 2 sin 2    
2
 4 2k 2 R 2 sin 2 
2m 2 2 R 4 4m2 2 R 4
(c) (d)
 4  2k 2 R 2 2sin 2    
2
 4 1  4k 2 R 2 sin 2 
Ans.: (d)

Solution: V  r   e r / R
r

2 m
f    2 rV  r  sin qr dr

q 0
where 2 is scattering angle D    f  

2
q  2k sin 

2 m   r / R
f    2 r e  sin qr dr
q 0 r
eiqr  e  iqr
put sin qr 
2i
2m
f   
 1 
2  2  q 2 
R 
4m 2 2 4m2 2 R 2
D    2
 2
 1 2
  2   2k sin   
2  4 1  4 R 2 k 2 sin 2  
R 
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Q53. The wave number k and the angular frequency  of a wave are related by the dispersion
relation  2   k   k 3 where  and  are positive constants. The wave number for which the
phase velocity equals the group velocity, is
  1  1 
(a) 3 (b) (c) (d)
  2  3 
Ans.: (b)
Solution:  2   k   k 3
d d    3 k 2
2    3 k 2   (1)
dk dk 2

also .    k2 (2)
k
divide (1) and (2)
d / dk   3 k 2 1
 
  / k  2   k2
d 
 
dk k

 2  2 k 2    3 k 2     k 2  k 

Q54. A inertial observer A at rest measures the electric and magnetic field E   , 0, 0  and
B   , 0, 2  in a region, where a is a constant. Another inertial observer B , moving with a
constant velocity with respect to A , measures the fields as E    Ex ,  , 0  and B   , By ,   .
Then in units c  1, Ex and By are given, respectively, by
(a) 2 and  (b) 2 and  (c)  and 2 (d)  and 2
Ans.: (c)
Solution: From S
E.B is invariant and E 2  B 2 is invariant
Ex2  By2  3 2
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E x  By   (Solving these two equation)
E x   , By  2
Option 4 is correct.
Q55. A point charge is moving with a uniform velocity  C along the positive x -direction, parallel to
and very close to a corrugated metal sheet (see the figure below).
c metal
sheet
L L
The wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation received by an observer along the direction of
motion is
1
(a) 1  2 (b) L 1   2

(c) L  1   2 (d) L
Ans.: (a)
Solution: Assume the wavelength at radiation if choose is rest with respect to observe  0  L
From Doppler effect if relation move towards observe
1  1 
L
1  1 
L
1   1   
1   1   
L 1
 1  2  1  2 1   
1  
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Q56. If the Newton-Raphson method is used to find the positive root of the equation x  2sin x , the
iteration equation is
2 xn  2  sin xn  xn cos xn  2  sin xn  xn cos xn 
(a) xn 1  (b) xn 1 
1  2 cos xn 1  2 cos xn
xn2  1  2  cos xn  xn sin xn  xn2  1  2  cos xn  sin xn 

(c) xn 1  (d) xn 1 
xn  2sin xn xn  2sin xn
Ans.: (b)
Solution: f  x   x  2sin x  f   x   1  2cos x
f  x
xn 1  xn 
f  x
xn 1  xn 
 xn  2sin xn  xn  2 xn cos xn  xn  2sin xn

1  2 cos xn 1  2 cos xn
2 sin xn  xn cos xn 
xn 1 
1  2 cos xn
Q57. x   2 x  A cos t , where A is

The equation of motion of a forced simple harmonic oscillator is 
a constant. At resonance    the amplitude of oscillations at large times
(a) Saturates to a finite value (b) Increases with time as t
(c) Increases linearly with time (d) Increases exponentially with time
Ans. : (c)
x   2 x  A cos t
Solution: 
A cos t
x  A cos t  B sin t
 2   2
Calculate limit    of x Using L hospitals rule.
x t
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2 1 1 0
Q58. The operator A has a matrix representation   in the basis spanned by   and   . In
1 2 0 1
1 1 1 1
another basis spanned by   and   , the matrix representation of A is
2 1 2  1
2 0  3 0  3 1 3 0
(a)   (b)   (c)   (d)  
 0 2 0 1  0 1 1 1
Ans.: (b)
1 1 1 1
Solution: The given vector   and   are eigen vectors of operator A .
2 1 2  1
Hence in this basis matrix A is represented by diagonal matrix D consisting of eigenvalues of
matrix A on the main diagonal. Therefore,
3 0
D 
0 1 
d
Q59. The operator x   x  , where   x  is the Dirac delta function, acts on the space of real -
dx
valued square-integrable functions on the real line. This operator is equivalent to
(a)   x  (b)   x  (c) x (d) 0
Ans.: (a)
Solution: We know, x   x     x  (can be proved using integral by parts)
  x
  x  
x
so, x   x     x 
Q60. At each time step, a random walker in one dimension either remains at the same point with
1 3
probability , or moves by a distance  to the right or left with probabilities each. After N
4 8
time steps, its root mean squared displacement is
9N 3N 3N
(a)  N (b)  (c)  (d) 
16 4 8
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Ans. : (c)
Solution: For this problem it is evident from problem and given options
xrms  k N
If N  1 (Special case) (Let)
3 1 3
Outcomes 1, 0,  1 (times  ) with probability , ,
8 4 8
PX
3 1 3 3 3
x2  i i
2
  1   0   1   xrms  1
8 4 8 4 4
3N
So, option  is correct.
4
Q61. The Hamiltonian of three Ising spins S1 , S2 and S3 , each taking values 1 , is
H   J  S1S2  S2 S3   hS1 , where J and h are positive constants. The mean value of S3 in
equilibrium at a temperature T  1/(k B) , is
(a) tanh 3   J  (b) tan   h  tanh 2   J 
(c) sinh   h  sinh 2   J  (d) 0
Ans. : (b)
Solution:
S1 S2 S3 H
1 1 1 2 J  h
1 1 1 h
1 1 1 2J  h
1 1 1 h
1 1 1 h
1 1 1 2J  h
1 1 1 h
1 1 1 2 J  h
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   2 J  h     2 J h    2 J h
e 
h h   2 J  h 
Z e  2e  e  2e  e
Z  e  2 J e  h  2e  h  e   2 J  e  h  2e   h  e   2 J .e   h  e  2 J  e   h
Z  4cosh  h  cos  2 J  1
Xi  PX
i
i i
S3  P 1 1  P  1 1
e    2 J  h   e    2 J  h   e   h  e   h e  h  e  h  e    2 J  h   e    2 J  h 
S3  1 
Z Z
4 sinh h  h  cosh  2 J  1
S3   tanh  h  tanh 2  J
4 cosh  h  cosh  2 J  1
e 2 x  e 2 x  2  e  e 
x x
 2 x 2 x 
e  e  2  e x  e  x 2
Q62. The free energy of a magnetic system, as a function of its magnetisation m , is

1 2 1 4 1 6
F am  bm  m . where a and b are positive constants .
2 4 6
At a fixed value of a , the critical value of b ,above which the minimum of F will be at a non-
zero value of magnetisation, is
10a 16a 10 16
(a) (b) (c) a (d) a
3 3 3 3
Ans. : (b)
1 1 1
Solution: f  am 2  bm 4  m 6
2 4 6
Let m 2  t
1 1 1 df 1 1 1
f  at  bt 2  t 3   a  bt  t 2  0  t 2  bt  a  0
2 4 6 dt 2 2 2
b  b 2  4 a
t 
2
b  b 2  4a b  b 2  4a
So values of t are   and   .
2 2
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2
d f 1
Now 2
   b  2t 
dt 2
d2 f d2 f
Thus  ve for  and  ve for 
dt 2 dt 2
b  b 2  4a
Minima for   .
2
2 3
1 1 1 1  b  b 2  4a  1  b  b 2  4 a  1  b  b 2  4a 
f min  at  bt 2  t 3 f min  a   b     0
2 4 6 2  2  4  2  6  2 
The value of b above which F is minimum
4 a 16
b  a a0
3 3
Hence option (2) is correct
Q63. For optimal performance of an op-amp based current-to-voltage converter circuit, the input and
output impedance should be
(a) Low input impedance and high output impedance
(b) low input impedance and low output impedance
(c) high input impedance and high output impedance
(d) high input impedance and low output impedance
Ans.: (b)
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Q64.   E g / k BT
The forward diode current is given by I  kT e  exp  eV / k BT   1 , where Eg is the band
gap of the semiconductor, V is the voltage drop across the diode, T is the temperature of the
diode operating near room temperature and,  and K are constants. A diode is used as a
thermal sensor in the circuit shown below.
V
I
If V is measured using an ideal voltmeter to estimate T , the variation of the voltage V as a

function of T is best approximated by (in the following a and b are constants)
(a) aT 2  b (b) aT  b (c) aT 3  b (d) aT  bT 2
Ans.: (b)
 E g / k BT  eV 
Solution: I  kT  e 1   1
 k BT 
eV T  e g
E / k BT
eV T   Eg 
 I  I 1  
k BT k k BT k  k BT 
 V  aT  1  bT  , where   0 ,  V  aT  b
Q65. A circuit constructed using op-amp, resistor R1  1 k  and capacitors C1  1  F and
C2  0.1  F is shown in the figure below. R1

This circuit will act as a
C2
(a) high pass filter C1
Vi 
(b) low pass filter  Vo
(c) band pass filter
(d) band reject filter
Ans.: (a)
R1 X C2
v0 Z R1  X C2 R1 1
Solution:  F   
vi Z1 X C1 R1 / X C2  1 1/ J C1
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 j1
v R1 jC1 R1C1 e v0 R1C1 R1C1
 0   
  
vi R1  jC2  1 1  R12 2C22 e
j 2
vi 1  R12 2C22 1/  2  R12C22
v0 v C
If   0,  0 and If   , 0  1
vi vi C2
Q66. The third-nearest neighbour distance in a BCC (Body Centered Cubic) crystal with lattice
constant a0 is
3a0
(a) a0 (b) (c) 3a0 (d) 2a0
2
Ans.: (d)
3a0
Solution: The 1st nearest atom (I) is at distance   0.87 a0
2
The 2nd nearest atom (II) is at distance  a0
The 3rd nearest atom (III) is at distance  2a0  1.414 a0

Q67. A bound electron and hole pair interacting via Coulomb interaction in a semiconductor is called
an exciton. The effective masses of an electron and a hole are about 0.1 me and 0.5me
respectively, where me is the rest mass of the electron. The dielectric constant of the
semiconductor is 10 . Assuming that the energy levels of the excitons are hydrogen- like, the
binding energy of an exciton (in units of the Rydberg constant) is closest to
(a) 2  103 (b) 2  104 (c) 8  104 (d) 3  103
Ans.: (c)
 1
Solution: Binding energy of exciton is E  13.6 eV 
me  2
me  mn 0.1me  0.5 me 
where      0.0833
me  mn 0.1me  0.5me me
0.0833
 E  13.6 eV   13.6  8066 cm 1  8.33 104  9.14 cm
100
E 91.4 cm 1
 1
 8.33 104
RH 1.097 10 cm
5
Thus correct option is (c)
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Q68. Consider an array of atoms in one dimension with an ensemble averaged periodic density
distribution as shown in the figure.
  x
1/
a 2a 3a 4a x
If k is the wave number and S  k ,   denotes the Fourier transform of the density-density
S k, 
correlation function, the ratio is
S  k , 0
 k   k 
(a) cos   (b) cos 2  
 2   2 
2  k  4  k 
(c) sin   (d) sin 2  
k  2  k  2
2
 2 
Ans. : (c)
Solution:   x   s  k ,   Fourier Transform Pairs

na 
 2
1 ikx
S k,     e dx
n 1  
na 
2
 
1 ikx na 
 e 2

n 1 ik
na 
2

1  ik  na  2  ik  na  2  
s k,    e  
e  

n 1 ik  
eikna e  e  ik  / 2 
 ik  / 2
S  k,    2i
n 1 ik 2i
sin k  / 2 
sin k  / 2 k  / 2  2i ika i 2 ka
  2i  eikna   e  e  
ik k 1 k / 2 ik 
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ika
e
s 
1  eika
sin k  / 2
S k,   S S  k , 0  = S
k / 2
S  k ,   2sin k  / 2

S  k, 0 k
Q69. A doubly charged ion in the angular momentum state  J  2, J 3  1 meets a gas of polarized
 1
electrons  S3   and gets neutralized. If the orbital angular momentum
 2
transferred in the process is zero, the probability that the neutral atom is in the  J  2, J 3  2 
state is
2 2 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5 3 5 3
Ans. : (d)
o
Q70. The range of the inter-atomic potential in gaseous hydrogen is approximately 5 A . In thermal
equilibrium, the maximum temperature for which the atom-atom scattering is dominantly s -
wave, is
(a) 500 K (b) 100 K (c) 1 K (d) 1 mK
Ans. : (c)
Q71. The energy levels corresponding to the rotational motion of a molecule are EJ  BJ  J  1 cm1
where J  0,1, 2,... , and B is a constant. Pure rotational Raman transitions follow the selection
rule J  0, 2 . When the molecule is irradiated, the separation between the closest Stokes and
anti-Stokes lines (in cm 1 ) is

(a) 6 B (b) 12B (c) 4B (d) 8B
Ans.: (b)
Solution: The selection rules for Raman lines are I  2
  EJ  2  EJ  B  4 J  6 
Wave number of stoke’s and Anti-stoke’s lines are
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 s   0     0  B  4 J  6 
 As   0     0  B  4 J  6 
Closest separation between stokes and anti-stokes lines is

   As   s  2 B  4 J  6   12 B
Q72. The cavity of a He-Ne laser emitting at 632.8 nm , consists of two mirrors separated by a distance
of 35 cm . If the oscillations in the laser cavity occur at frequencies within the gain bandwidth of
1.3 GHz , the number of longitudinal modes allowed in the cavity is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Ans.: (c)
Solution: The frequency separation between two adjacent cavity mode is
c 3 108
    0.42 109 Hz  0.42 GHz
2 L 2  35 102
The bandwidth is B.W  1.3 GHz
0.42GHz 0.42GHz
B.W  1.3 GHz
Thus, number of longitudinal modes within band width 1.3 GHz are 3 . The correct option is (c)
Q73. An excited state of a 84 Be nucleus decays into two  -particles which are in a spin-parity 0 
state. If the mean life-time of this decay is 1022 s , the spin-parity of the excited state of the
nucleus is
(a) 2  (b) 3 (c) 0  (d) 4 
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Ans.: (a)
Solution: The parity angular momentum selection rule in  -decay says that, if the initial and final
particles are same, the I must be even; if the parties are different, then I must be odd.
The ground state is 0  thus spin-parity of excited state must be 2  . Thus correct option is (a)
Q74. The elastic scattering of a neutrino  e by an electron e , i.e. the reaction  e  e    e  e  can
be described by the interaction Hamiltonian
GF d 3 x  e  x     e  x     e  x    e  x  
1
H int 
2 
The cross-section of the above process depends on the centre of mass energy E , as
1
(a) (b) E 2 (c) E (d) E
E2
Ans.: (b)
Q75. The mean life-time of the following decays:
0       ,  0     ,    e  e  v , are   ,   and   respectively.
They satisfy
(a)         (b)         (c)         (d)        
Ans.: (c)
Solution:
The characteristic time for strong, electromagnetic and weak interaction are
 1023 sec,1021 sec and 1011 sec
 0       is strong interaction with    10 23 sec
 0     is electromagnetic interaction with    10 21 sec
   e   e   is weak interaction with    10 11 sec

Thus,         . The correct option is (c)
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all the first eight numbers. Which of the following is true?

(b) Average  x1 , x2 ...x9 , m   m and Average  x2 , x3 ,...x9   m

(c) Average  x1 , x2 ...x9 , m   m and Average  x2 , x3 ,...x9   m

(d) Average  x1 , x2 ...x9 , m   m and Average  x2 , x3 ,...x9   m

and x1  x2  ...x9  m  10 (II)

where  is the assumed average of first 9 numbers and number m

From equations (I) and (III)

(a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 20

capacity of the box is 20  20  10  4000 cm3

(a) 250 (b) 340 (c) 430 (d) 520

Solution: 250   25   3210 ;  

Hence 340 is largest

probability that water will flow from A to B is

(II) G1 is closed and G2 is open

(III) Both G1 and G2 are open

Hence probability that water flow from A to B is

Using Pythagoras theorem in triangle APQ gives

(c) r02 rˆ  2v00ˆ (d) r02 rˆ  2v00ˆ

option (d) is correct

the particle starts from rest at x  A .

so option (d) is correct

r   x, y, z  is the position vector of the particle and f  r  is a function of r  r . If L is the

total angular momentum of the particle, the value of L2 must be

the measure at L2 have eigen value

(a) 4k0 (b) 2k0 (c) 9k0 (d) 3k0

i, j  1, 2, 3 ). The eigenvalues of A are

1     4    9     36   2  2  9     18  3 12  3  4      0

The probability that a non-zero current flows through the circuit is

(a) 2  p  p 3 (b) 1  p  (c) 1  p  p 2 (d) 1  p  1  p 3 

 p3 is probability being insulator and 1  p 3  being conductor.

z  ei unit circle

from a large number of measurements and found to be 9.82147 m / s 2 and 0.02357 m / s 2 ,

(a) 9.82  0.02 m / s 2 (b) 9.8215  0.02 m / s 2

(c) 9.82147  0.02357 m / s 2 (d) 9.82  0.02357 m / s 2

The power dissipated across the resistor is

(c) VB decreases, but VC increases (d) VB increases, but VC decreases

If Y  AB  C D , the gates G1 and G2 must, respectively, be

coordinate is found to found to oscillate about r0 . The frequency of the oscillations is

 m1  m2   m2 r03  r0  

l  0,1 Let l1  0,1 l2  0,1

D     ei 0 sin  0 p0  cos     e  i 0 sin  0 p0  cos    

3ei1 sin 1 p1  cos     e  i 0 sin  0 p0  cos   

k  x 2  y 2  z 2  , where k is a positive constant. Now a perturbation in the form of

E 2,0,0  0  E0,2,0  0  (ii) Energy level

E1,1,0  0  (iii) Energy level

E110  0  (iv) Energy level

where 2 is scattering angle D    f  

B   , 0, 2  in a region, where a is a constant. Another inertial observer B , moving with a

Then in units c  1, Ex and By are given, respectively, by

xn2  1  2  cos xn  xn sin xn  xn2  1  2  cos xn  sin xn 

Q57. x   2 x  A cos t , where A is

equilibrium at a temperature T  1/(k B) , is

(a) tanh 3   J  (b) tan   h  tanh 2   J 

(c) sinh   h  sinh 2   J  (d) 0

S3  P 1 1  P  1 1

Q62. The free energy of a magnetic system, as a function of its magnetisation m , is

If V is measured using an ideal voltmeter to estimate T , the variation of the voltage V as a

C2  0.1  F is shown in the figure below. R1

The 3rd nearest atom (III) is at distance  2a0  1.414 a0

Thus correct option is (c)

anti-Stokes lines (in cm 1 ) is