CUMULATIVE SAT - OPTIONAL

MULTIPLE CORRECT

1. A particle starts moving from origin along the curved path OPQR in
XY plane as shown in the figure. Equation of line OA is y = x and
tangent to the path at P is parallel to OA. Path intersects the line OA
at Q. VP and VQ represent speed of the particle when the particle
reaches P and Q respectively. Choose the correct statement(s)
a. If particle is moving in such a way that its x-coordinate is
increasing at a constant rate, then VP > VQ.
b. If particle is moving in such a way that its y-coordinate is
increasing at a constant rate, then VP > VQ.
c. If particle is moving with continuously increasing speed,
then at P, angle between acceleration and +x axis is less
than 135o.
d. If particle is moving with constant speed, then at Q, angle
between acceleration and -x axis is greater than 45o.

2. If screen is shifted in x direction away from source, then which

of the following is incorrect?

a. Central maxima is shifted along y-axis

b. Position of all maximas except the central maxima
change
c. Fringe width remains constant
d. Angular width changes due to shifting

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4. A particle of mass 70g, moving at 50 cm/s, is acted upon by a variable force opposite to its direction of
motion. The force is shown as a function of time .

A) Its speed will be 50 cm/s after the force stops acting.

 B) Its direction of motion will reverse

C) Its average acceleration will be during the interval in which the force acts.

D) Its average acceleration will be during the interval in which the force acts.

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6.
In a region of space, the electric field
Consider an imaginary cubical volume of edge ‘a’ with its
edges parallel to the axes of coordinates. Now,
a. the total electric flux through the faces 1 and 3 is
E0 a 3
3
b. the charge inside the cubical volume is 2 o E0 a
c. the total electric flux through the faces 2 and 4 is
2E0 a 3
3
d. the charge inside the cubical volume is  o E0 a

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8. Velocity – displacement graph of a particle moving in a

straight line is as shown in figure :

(A) Magnitude of acceleration of particle is decreasing

(B) magnitude of acceleration of particle increasing

(C) acceleration versus displacement graph is straight line

(D) acceleration versus displacement graph is parabola

9. ABC is a right-angled prism kept in air. A ray (1) is incident on the face AB along
the normal. Refractive index of the material of prism is the minimum value that will
be required so that ray (1) undergoes total internal reflection at the face AC. Another
ray (2) is incident on the face AB such that it emerges from face AC along the
normal to AC. A third ray (3) falls on the face BC and emerges from face AC such
that its angle of emergence is the same as that of incidence. Assuming light (1), (2)
and (3) have the same wavelength, then .

(A) Refractive index of the material of prism is 2

(B) Angle of incidence in degree of ray (2) is 90°

(C) Deviation in degree suffered by ray (2) is 60°

(D) Deviation in degree suffered by ray (3) is 150°

10. A monoatomic gas and a diatomic gas are undergoing adiabatic expansion starting from same state (same P, V
and T). if the final volume is same in both the cases, then

a. Work done by the monoatomic gas is higher

b. Work done by the diatomic gas is higher
c. Final temperature of the monoatomic gas is higher
d. Final pressure in the diatomic gas is higher

11. A cylinder is floating in two liquids as shown in figure. Choose the correct options

(A). Net force on cylinder by liquid 1 is zero

(B). Net force on cylinder by liquid 1 is non-zero

(C). Net force on cylinder by liquid 2 is equal to the upthrust

(D). Net force on cylinder by liquid 2 is more than the upthrust

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13. The moment of inertia of a thin square plate ABCD of uniform

thickness about an axis passing through the centre O and
perpendicular to the plane of the plate is

(A) I1 + I2 (B) I3 + I4

(C) I1 + I3 (D) I1 + I2 + I3 + I4

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15. The center of mass of a system of particles is at the origin. Which of the following is incorrect

(a) the number of particles to the right of the origin must be equal to the number of particles to the left

(b) the total mass of the particles to the right of the origin must be same as the total mass to the left of the
origin

(c) the number of particles on x axis must be equal to the number of particles on y axis

(d) if there is a particle on the positive x axis, there must be at least one particle on the negative x axis
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17. A convex lens forms an image of an object on a screen. The height of the image is 9 cm. The lens is now
displaced until an image is again obtained on the screen. The height of the image is 4 cm. The distance between
the object and the screen is 90 cm.

a) The distance between the two positions of the lens is 30 cm

b) The distance of the object from the lens in its first position in its first position is 36 cm
c) The height of the object is 6 cm
d) The focal length of the lens is 21.6 cm

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19. In a screw gauge, the linear distance travelled by the head scale is 5 mm in 10 complete rotations. There are 100
divisions on the circular scale of the screw gauge. When the diameter of a wire is measured, the main scale
reading is 2.5 mm and 30th circular division coincides with the main scale. There is no zero error in the screw
gauge. Then choose the correct options(s)

a. the least count of screw gauge is 0.05 mm

b. the least count of screw gauge is 0.005 mm
c. The diameter of the wire is 2.65 cm
d. The diameter of the wire is 2.85 cm

20. A long conductor of radius ‘R’ carries a current uniformly distrinuted over its cross section.

a) the magnetic field strength is maximum on the surface

b) the magnetic field strength is zero on the surface
c) the strength of the magnetic field inside the cylinder will vary as inversely proportional to r,
where ‘r’ is the distance from the axis.
d) The energy density of the magnetic field outside the conductor varies as inversely
proportional to 1/r2, where ‘r’ is the distance from the axis.
ANSWERS

1. B C 2. ACD 3. BCD 4. AB 5. ABC

6. AB 7. ABC 8. AC 9. ABC 10. BD

11. AD 12. ABD 13. ABC 14. BD 15. ABCD

16. AC 17. BCD 18. C 19. BC 20. AD