SINGLE

1. Four charges of 6µC, 2µC, –12µC and 4µC are placed at the circumference of a
circle. The circle is in x-y plane and its centre at its origin. Locus of the points where
electric potential is zero is:
(A) x = y, z = 0 (B) x = 0 = z (C) x = 0 = y (D) x = z, y = z

Sol.

2. In the figure shown, the numbers indicate the values of resistance in ohm. The
equivalent resistance of the combination across AB is:

 3  17  3  17
(A)  4  (B) 3  17 (C) (D) 2(3  17)
  2

Sol.

3. A sphere of radius r is undergoing pure rolling with constant angular velocity on a

fixed curved surface of radius R with O as centre as shown. The ratio of the angle
through which line PC rotates to the angle through which line OC rotates is:
 Rr Rr Rr Rr
(A) (B) (C) (D)
r r R R

Sol.

4. Figure shows combination of two semi infinite long wires kept on Z and Y-axis. It
 
P

carries constant current I as shown in figure. Calculate  B.dl on line QP. Coordinate
Q

of point P and Q are (a, 0, 0) and (0, 0, a) respectively.

µ0 I µ0 I µ0 I
(A) µ0I (B) (C) (D)
2 4 8
Sol. For the wire along Z axis
Q
 
 0
P
B.dl

So semi infinite wire along y axis

I
Q 
B 0 ;
4r
   Bdlcos 0º
P
B.dl

0 I  0I  0I  r  0 I
=  4r 4r  4r  2   8
dl  dl 

Q   Q   µI
 B.dl 
P(circular path)
P(straight line path)
B.dl  0 because Ienclosed for this loop is zero
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5. In the given circuit capacitor is uncharged and switch is closed at t = 0,

(A) Current in the inductor when the circuit reaches the steady state is 4 A.
(B) The charge stored in the capacitor in the steady state is 0.6 mC.
(C) Current in the 12V battery when the circuit reaches the steady state is 4 A.
(D) Current in the 6V battery when the circuit reaches the steady state is Zero.

Sol.

6. In the circuit in Figure, the “horizontal” battery has a voltage of 1 V, three of the four
capacitors have the same capacity and the last twice as big. What can be the voltage
of a second, “vertical” battery of voltage Ux, so that at least one capacitor in this
circuit remained uncharged? Before battery connections were made capacitors are
not charged.

(A) 1V (B) 1.5V (C) 2/3 V (D) 2V

Ans. ABC
7. A charged particle of charge +q and mass m is projected along x-axis with a speed u
and enters a magnetic field at point O.
The magnetic field is confined to a region
0  x  0.8r,0  y  R
The gravitational field is confined to a region
0  x  (2r),R  y  
The electric field is confined to a region
 2mu
(2r)  x  ,0  y  , R   2r
Bq

(A) The charged particle will not enter into gravitational field
(B) The charged particle will not enter into electric field
(C) The charged particle will enter into both gravitational field and electric field one
after the other
(D) The charged particle will pass through the point C with same speed u

Sol.

8. A part of a large circuit is shown. The values of resistance, inductance and capacitance
are indicated here. Which of the statement(s) are correct?

(A) The charge on the capacitor is increasing with time.

(B) The energy of the inductor is increasing with time
(C) The energy of inductor is decreasing with time
(D) The energy of capacitor is decreasing with time
Sol.

9. A potentiometer has a cell of emf 10 V and internal resistance 2. It is connected to

a resistance box in which we can have any integral resistance from 1 to 20. The
resistance of the potentiometer wire is 10 and its length is 4.000m. The least count
of the scale is 1 mm. We wish to measure the emf of a secondary cell whose emf is 7
V.
(A) The reading will be most accurate when we set the resistance box at 2.
(B) The reading will be most accurate when we set the resistance box at 3.
(C) If the resistance box is set at 1 and we balance the secondary cell on the
potentiometer wire, the null point will be at 3.640 m.
(D) If the resistance box is set at 8 and we balance the secondary cell on the
potentiometer wire, the null point will be at 2.000 m.

Sol.

10. A non-uniform rope of length L is placed on the ground and Rope is pulled by constant
force F0 as shown in the diagram, there is no friction anywhere, linear mass density
 x
of rope is given by  x   0 1   , where x is measured from the end B. If tension
 L
at a distance of x from B is Tx, total mass of the rope is M and acceleration of rope is
a0. Then choose the CORRECT option(s).

2F0  x2 
L
4F0 L 3 L 2F0
(A)  Tx dx  (B) M  0 (C) a 0  3 L (D) Tx  x
0
9 2 0 3L  2L 
Sol.

INTEGER
11. A solid block of mass 2 kg is resting inside a cube as shown in figure. The cube is
moving with a velocity v  5iˆ  2tjm
ˆ / s. If the coefficient of friction between the
surface of cube and block is 0.2. Then what is the force of friction between the block
and cube (in N)?

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) None of these

Sol.

12. A uniformly charged rod of charge per unit length , is rotated about an axis as

shown in the figure with a constant angular velocity   6 . Find the magnetic
 l 3 
moment of the system.

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) None of these

Sol.

13. A system of two planks and a sphere of radius R is in motion as shown in figure.
Radius of the sphere is R and there is no slipping anywhere. It is given that R = 2a0
 where  is angular acceleration of sphere and acceleration of upper block is a 1 = ka0
where k is a +ve constant then the value of k will be:

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) None of these

Sol.

14. Figure shows a uniformly charged spherical shell B of charge (qB = q) kept inside
uniformly charged spherical shell A of charge (qA = q). Let electric field due to A and
 
B at any point are E A and E B respectively. If dV represents elementry volume, then
 

entire
E B .E BdV

 
space
the value of will be:

entire
E A .E BdV
space

(A) 4 (B) 2 (D) 0 (D) None of these

Sol.

NUMERICAL
15. A slender rod of mass M and length L = 1m is lying on the frictionless surface. A
 M
particle of mass moving perpendicular to the length of the rod, with speed v and
8
L
strikes the rod at a distance from the centre of mass of the rod. Find the y coordinate
4
4L 
(in m) of the end B is time t    (Assume that after collision particle comes to
 v 
rest).

(A) 1.05 (B) 1.10 (C) 1.07 (D) None of these

Sol.

16. In free space on a circle with radius R0, four point masses m are located at the vertices
of the inscribed square, two of them carry charge +q, and the other two charge –q. At
the initial moment all these particles have same speed in clockwise direction as shown.
It is known that during the motion the minimum distance from any of the point
masses to the centre O of the initial circle is R1(R1 < R0). Consider that at any time,
the charges are at the vertices of square centered at point O. The action of gravitational
forces can be neglected. Determine the speed (in m/s) of any particle at a position
having a distance R1 from the centre of the circle. Take m = 2 2  1 gm, q = 1µC, R0
 (A) 2.33-2.35 (B) 2.44-2.45 (C) 2.55-2.56 (D) None of these

Sol.

17. Three weightless pulleys with radii R, 2R and 3R are concentrically fastened together
to make a single triple pulley system and mounted on an axis on which the triple
pulley can rotate without friction (figure). The threads are light and they do not slip
on the pulley. We suspended masses 10m, m and 2m as shown. What is the acceleration
( i n m /s2) of mass 2m.(g=10m/s2)

(A) 10 (B) 9 (C) 11 (D) 13.125

Sol. Pulley is ideal so net torque on pulley is zero.
–T12R + T2R + T3 3R = 0
2T1 = T2 + 3T3 ...(1)
T1 – mg = m2R ...(2)
10 mg – T2 = 10 mR ...(3)
2mg – T3 = 2 m 3R ...(4)
2(2mR + mg) = (10 mg – 10 mR) + 3 (2mg – 6mR)
32mR = 14 mg
14g 7g
Ra = =
32 16
 7g 21g
Acceleration of 2m = 3R = 3 × = = 13.125
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