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physical science
Paper – II

Note : This paper contains hundred (100) objective type questions. Each
question carries two (2) marks. All questions are compulsory.

1. Identify the vector that is perpendicular 6. If v(x, y) = 2xy + 3, f(z) = u(x, y) + iv(x, y)
to both (iˆ + 2 ˆj − 3k)
ˆ and (−ˆi + ˆj − 2k)
ˆ is analytic and further f(z = 0) = 2 + 3i,
from the following. then the function u(x, y) is
(A) ˆi + 3ˆj + 2kˆ (B) 2iˆ + 3ˆj + kˆ (A) x2 – y2 + 2xy
(B) x2 – y2 + y
(C) − ˆi + 5ˆj + 3kˆ (D) ˆi + ˆj + kˆ
(C) x2 – y2 + 2

2. If A = 2yiˆ − x 2 yjˆ and φ = 2x 2 y , then (D) x2 – y2 + 2x
A.∇φ at (1, 1) is dz
7. The value of ∫O where c is a unit
(A) 1 (B) –2 z
2 c

(C) 6 (D) 12 circle with origin as its center and the

integration is done in a clockwise path
3. The value of the integral is
∞
d (A) 2πi (B) – 2πi
∫ (δ(x)) e ikx dx where k is a constant
(C) zero (D) i/ 2π
−∞ dx
and δ(x) is the Dirac delta function is 8. The number of independent parameters of
given by the group O(3) and SU(2) are respectively
(A) zero (B) sin k (A) 3, 3 (B) 3, 2
(C) cos k (D) – ik (C) 2, 3 (D) 2, 2
9. Any Hermitian 2 × 2 matrix H can be
4. The two independent solutions of the
expressed in terms of the 2 × 2 identity
following differential equation
matrix I and three Pauli sigma matrices
d2y dy
2 + 3 + 2 y = 0 are σ x , σ y , σ z as H = a 0 I + ∑ a j σ j
dx dx j= x , y ,z
where
(A) e , e–2x
–x
(B) ex, e3x
(C) e2x, e3x (D) ex, e–2x (A) a 0 is real and a x, a y, a z are pure
imaginary
5. The number of independent components
(B) a0, ax, ay, az are all pure imaginary
of a real antisymmetric tensor of rank
two in 4 dimensions is (C) a0 is pure imaginary and ax, ay, az are
(A) 4 (B) 6 all real
(C) 8 (D) 10 (D) a0, ax, ay, az are all real

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10. One of the eigen values of the matrix eA 14. Suppose the radius of the earth were to
a 0 0  shrink by 1%, its mass remaining the
  same, the acceleration due to gravity
is ea, where A =  0 0 −ia  , the
 0 ia 0  would
 
product of the other two eigen values is (A) increase by 4%
(A) 1 (B) ea (B) decrease by 1%
(C) e2a (D) e–a (C) not change at all
(D) increase by 2%
11. Three fair coins are tossed together. Find
the probability of getting one head and
15. If the differential cross-section in
two tails.
scattering is equal to a2, where a is a
1 1 constant, then the total cross-section
(A) (B)
4 3 will be
3 1 2
(C) (D) (A) a (B) πa2
8 2 2
(C) 2πa2 (D) 4πa2
1 1 1
1 
12. Given the matrix A =  1 1 1  what 16. The center of mass of an L-shaped
3
 1 1 1  uniform wire as shown in the figure, with
is the value of Det (eA) ? OA = OB = l, is at
1
(A) e 3 (B) e
(C) e2 (D) e3 •
13. A particle thrown upwards from earth’s
surface reaches a height of 100 m and
returns back. The acceleration of the
particle at its highest point of reach has
the value

(A) zero •
O

(B) g
4 l l
(B)  , 
l l
(A)  , 
(C) g 2 2 4 4
2
l l  2l 2l 
(D) g (C)  ,  (D)  , 
3 3 3 3

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17. If the Lagrangian of a mass m is given 20. If the potential energy of a body is
1 V(x) = (x2 – 4x + 4), the point of stable
by L = mx 2 + xf, f being a constant,
2 equilibrium is given by
then x(t) can be obtained in terms of the (A) x = 4
constants c1, c2 as
(B) x = 2
(A) c1 + c2t (C) x = –2
f (D) x = 0
(B) c1 + t
2m 21. A rigid body consisting of three particles
f 2 A, B, C is constrained such that A, B are
(C) c1 + c 2 t + t
rigidly fixed to be at rest. Which of the
2m
following statements correctly describes
(D) c1 + c2t + ft2
the behaviour of C ?
(A) C can move on the surface of a
18. A body of mass m moves in a circular sphere of constant radius
orbit of radius R in a potential : (B) C can move on the circumference
K of a circle of constant radius with
V(r) = − , where K is a constant, then
r line joining A, B passing normally
its orbital angular momentum about the through the centre of the circle
centre of the circle is (C) C can move along the line joining A, B
(D) C can move parallel to the line
(A) 2Rkm joining A, B
(B) 2RKm
22. If the motion of planet (of mass m)
(C) RKm around sun (of mass m) is treated as
(D) Rkm a two body problem, T the period of
revolution, a, the semimajor axis and G,
19. Identify the correct Hamilton’s equations the gravitational constant, then the exact
of motion from the following. form of the third law of Kepler is

∂H ∂H T2 4π
(A) q i = and p i = (A) =
∂p i ∂q i a 3
GM
∂H ∂H T2 4 π2
(B) q i = − ∂p and p i = ∂q (B) =
i i a 3 GMm
∂H − ∂H T2 4 π2
(C) q i = and p i = (C) 3 =
∂p i ∂q i a G(M + m )
− ∂H − ∂H T 2 4 π2 ( M + m )
(D) q i = and p i = (D) =
∂p i ∂q i a3 GMm
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23. The eigen frequencies of small 26. Given below are two vectors. Find out
oscillations of a system having the which of them can be a magnetic field
vector.
Lagrangian given by
m m 2 2 I. xiˆ − zjˆ
L = (x 2 + y 2 ) −
2 2
( )
ω1 x + ω22 y 2 are II. 2xiˆ + yjˆ − 3zkˆ
(A) ωx = ω1 and ωy = ω2      Codes :
(A) I is true and II is false
ω1 ω (B) II is true and I is false
(B) ωx = and ωy = 2 (C) I and II are both true
2 2
(D) I and II are both false
ω ω
(C) ωx = 1 and ωy = 2 27. At the interface between two dielectrics,
2 2 the normal components of the electric
(D) ωx = ω1 and ωy = ω2 field satisfy
(A) ∈2E2n – ∈1E1n = σ
24. Two masses of value m that are moving (B) E2n – E1n = σ
towards each other with equal speeds of
E 2 n E1n
value 0.6 c collide head on and sticking (C) − =σ
together form a bigger particle of mass ∈2 ∈1
M. Then the value of M is equal to (D) E2n = E1n
28. A charge Q is placed at (a, b) between
(A) 2m two right angled grounded conducting
planes. Then the image charges and their
5
(B) m locations are
2
9
(C) m
4
25
(D) m
8
25. Charge Q is uniformly distributed in a
sphere of radius R. The divergence of
an electric field E inside the sphere is
(in Gaussian units)
4 πQ
(A)
R3

3Q
(B) 3
R
(A) – Q(a, –b), – Q(–a, –b), – Q(–a, b)
4 πR 3
(C) (B) – Q(a, –b), – Q(–a, b), + Q(–a, –b)
3
(C) – Q(a, –b), + Q(–a, b), – Q(–a, – b)
(D) 4πQ (D) + Q(a, –b), + Q(–a, b), – Q(–a, –b)
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
29. Electric dipole moment of HCl molecule 33. A dipole of moment p is placed in an
is 1.0 debye. The electric field due to this 
dipole at a distance of 100 Å from the electric field E = E 0 xiˆ . Then the force
centre of the HCl molecule on the line experienced by the dipole is equal to
joining H and Cl ions is
(1 debye = 3.3 × 10–30 Cm) (A) Zero
(A) 3.3 × 10–6 Cm–2
(B) Px E 0 ˆi
(B) 3.3 × 10–6 Cm2

(C) 6.6 µCm–2 (C) p E 0 ˆi
(D) 6.6 µCm2  
(D) (p × E)
30. Lienard – Wiechert potentials are the
(A) Vector potentials due to a moving 34. The magnetic field at the center of a
point charge square loop of wire having side ‘a’ and
(B) Scalar potentials due to a moving carrying a current I is given by
point charge
(C) Vector and scalar potentials due to µ0 I
(A)
a static point charge a
(D) Vector and scalar potentials due to
a moving point charge (B) µ 0 I 2
a
31. Electric fields associated with the two µ I2 2
(C) 0
electro magnetic waves are in the ratio a
3 : 2. Then the energy transported per 4µ 0 I
unit area per unit time by these waves (D)
a
are in the ratio
(A) 3 : 2 (B) 9 : 4 35. Energy eigen values of a particle of mass
m, confined inside a one-dimensional box
(C) 4 : 9 (D) 2 : 3 of length L are given by
32. If the electric and magnetic vectors of
a plane electromagnetic wave are along  2 π2 n
(A)
 3 ˆ 1 ˆ  1 3 ˆ, 2mL2
 i + j  and  − ˆi + j
 2 2   2 2 
(B)  π L2
2 2 2

respectively, then the propagation takes 2mn

place along
 2 π2 n 2
(C)
(A) ˆi + ˆj + kˆ (B) ˆi − ˆj 2mL2

3 1  2 π2
(C) k̂ (D) k̂ + ˆj (D)
2 2 2mn 2 L2
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36. The ratio of the wave numbers of the 39. The commutator [xˆ 2 , pˆ x2 ] is equal to
first Balmer spectral line of Hydrogen
to that of the second Balmer line is (A) Zero

3 ˆˆx
(B) 4i xp
(A)
2
ˆ ˆ x + pˆ x x)
(C) 2i (xp ˆ
27
(B)
32 ˆ ˆ x + pˆ x x)
(D) i (xp ˆ
32
(C)
27 40. Trace of the matrix (a xb a x), where
3 a x and b denote Dirac matrices, is
(D) given by
4
(A) 0
37. The probability current density for
(B) 2
 e ikr , k is a real constant, has
ψ(r) = (C) –1
r
the magnitude (D) 1

1 k 41. Let ψ(x) be an arbitrary wave function

(A) of a physical system and let Ĥ be
r m
the Hamiltonian of the system, with
1 k
(B) 2 its lowest eigen value denoted by E0.
r m Then,
1 mk
(C) 2
r 
1 m ψ Ĥ ψ
(D) 2 (A) ≤ E0
r k ψψ
{ }
38. If 1 , 2 , 3 denote a set of mutually
2
orthonormal states, the norm of the state : ψHψ
(B) ≥ E0
ψ = a 1 + ( b + ic) 2 − id 3 is ψψ

(A) a+b+c+d
ψHψ
(C) ≤ E0
(B) a 2 + b2 − c2 + d 2 ψψ

(C) a 2 + b2 + c2 − d 2 ψHψ
(D) ≥ E0
(D) a +b +c +d
2 2 2 2 ψψ

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42. A quantum system is in the state 45. A 3-dimensional harmonic oscillator is

1 φ1 + 1 φ2 + 1 φ3 , where in thermal equilibrium with a heat bath at
2 2 2 temperature T. The average total energy
φi , i = 1, 2, 3 are orthonormal states. of the oscillator is
The probability amplitude for the system
1
to be in the state
1
2
(
φ1 + φ3 is ) (A)
2
KT

(B) 3 KT
1 1
(A) (B) (C) KT
2 2
(C) 1 (D) 0 3
(D) KT
2
43. Which of the following is a 46. The number of ways in which 5 identical
possible eigen value of the operator bosons can be distributed in 4 states is
Lˆ 2x + 3Lˆ 2y + 3(Lˆ x Lˆ y + Lˆ y Lˆ x ) ?
( Lˆ x , Lˆ y are components of the orbital 9!
(A)
angular momentum operator) 5! 4!
(A)  2 (B) 4  2 9!
(C) 3 2
(D) 3 2 (B)
4! 4!

44. A two-level quantum system has energy eigen 8!

(C)
values E ± = ± E 20 + E12 . In terms of the 4! 4!
Pauli matrices 8!
0 1  0 −i  1 0 (D)
5! 3!
σx =   , σy =   , σz =  
1 0  i 0  0 −1 
47. The equation of state of a gas with
1 0 1
and the identity matrix I =  , internal energy U is given by PV = U .
0 1 3
identify which of the following does not Then the corresponding equation for an
correspond to the Hamiltonian of the adiabatic process is
system. 2
(A) PV 3
= constant
(A) H = E0 σx – E1 σz 1
(B) PV 3
= constant
(B) H = E0 σy + E1 σz
4
(C) H = E0 σy + E1 σx (C) PV 3
= constant
3
(D) H = E0 I + E1 σz (D) PV 5
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48. Suppose we have two non-interacting 51. A random walker travels along a one-
identical bosons both of mass dimensional discrete lattice (labelled
m in a 1-dimensional infinite by points –N, –N+1, ....., 0, ..... N – 1, N)
square well potential in the range, by putting random steps of length
0 ≤ x ≤ a. The wave function when one of 1 unit towards left or right. If the initial
them is in the ground state and the other
position is zero, the probability of
is in the first excited state is given by
finding the walker at the 0th position in
2  πx   πx  a 6 step walk is
(A) ψ(x1 , x 2 ) = sin  1  sin  2  9 5
a  a   a  (A) (B)
256 18
2  2 πx1   2 πx 2 
(B) ψ(x1 , x 2 ) = sin   sin   1 5
a  a   a  (C) (D)
9 16
2   πx1   2 πx 2  52. Which of the following gives statistical
(C) ψ(x1 , x 2 ) = sin  a  sin  a  +
a      definition of temperature in terms of
 2 πx1   πx   number of microstates Ω ?
sin   sin  2   1 ∂ ln Ω
 a   a  (A) =k
T ∂U
2   πx1   2 πx 2 
(D) ψ(x1 , x 2 ) = sin   sin  a − 1 ∂Ω
a   a    (B) =k
T ∂P
 2 πx1   πx   1 ∂Ω
sin   sin  2   (C) =k
 a   a  T ∂V
49. The partition function for a photon gas 1 ln Ω
π2 V(KT)3 (D) =k
is given by ln z = . The T PV
internal energy is 45  3 3
c 53. If Ω denotes the number of microstates,
π2 V V, U are volume and internal energy
(A) π V(KT
2
) (B) respectively, which of the following
45  c
2 3 45  2 c3 KT
gives statistical definition of pressure P ?
π2 V(KT)2 π2 V(KT) 4 −1
(C) (D)  ∂ ln Ω 
45  2 c 3 15  2 c 3 (A)  KT
 ∂V 
50. Average energy of an ensemble of gas
∂ ln Ω
molecules in equilibrium is given, in (B) K
terms of the partition function z, by ∂V
−1
∂ ln z 1 ∂z  ∂ ln Ω 
(A) − (B) − (C) K  
∂b z ∂T  ∂V 
∂z ∂ ln z ∂ ln Ω
(C) − (D) − (D) KT
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54. A photon gas with internal energy U is 56. If a PN junction is formed having a
described by the following equation of junction potential VJ and a depletion
state region width W, then
(A) VJ ∝ W
1
(A) PV = U 1
3 (B) VJ ∝ W 2
2 (C) VJ ∝ W2
(B) PV = U
3 (D) VJ ∝ W
3
2

2
(C) PV = U
5 57. An op-amp amplifier has a gain of 10
(D) PV = U in the inverting configuration and a
bandwidth of 1 MHz. At what gain will
55. An ideal gas undergoes isothermal it have a bandwidth of 10 MHz ?
expansion (see the PV diagram). Entropy (A) 1 (B) 20
of the system is given by (C) 100 (D) 105

58. A square wave of peak to peak amplitude

of 500 mV has to be amplified to a peak
to peak amplitude of 4V with a rise time
of 3 µs or less. The op-amp used should
have a minimum slew rate of
(A) 0.5 V/µs
(B) 0.75 V/µs
(C) 0.8 V/µs
(D) 1.1 V/µs

59. A first order low pass filter has a pass

band gain of 10 and a cutoff of 10 kHz.
The gain of the circuit at 100 kHz in db is
(A) 17 db (B) 1.0 db
P1V1 − P2 V2 (C) – 20 db (D) – 3 db
(A)
T 60. An ideal differentiator using an op-amp
P  has a high frequency gain above its
(B) nR ln  2  maximum frequency varying as
 P1  (A) + 20 db/decade
V  (B) – 20 db/decade
(C) nR ln  2 
 V1  (C) 10 db/decade
(D) nRT (V2 − V1 ) (D) – 10 db/decade

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61. To get an output of 1 from the circuit 65. Which of the following is not part of a
given below, ABC should be lock-in amplifier ?
(A) Phase sensitive detector
(B) Integrator
(C) Differentiator
(D) Small signal amplifier

B 66. Heterojunction devices are made up of

GaAs and AlGaAs because they have
(A) Different bandgap but similar crystal
(A) 000 (B) 110 structure
(C) 010 (D) 001 (B) Same bandgap and similar crystal
structure
62. A weighted resistor network is used (C) Same bandgap but different crystal
as a 4 bit D/A converter. If the current structure
through the LSB resistor is 10 µA, what (D) Different bandgap and different
is the maximum current through the crystal structure
MSB resistor ?
(A) 40 µA (B) 2.5 µA 67. The output of a driver is 75 Ω. Maximum
(C) 160 µA (D) 80 µA power is transferred when
I. It is connected to a load of 75 Ω by
63. A mod 12 counter whose output is
DCBA is to be made using a ripple a 75 Ω cable
counter. The decoding gate for this will II. It is connected to a load of 75 Ω by
have the input as single wires
(A) DCBA III. It is connected to a load of 75 Ω by
(B) DCBA a 50 Ω cable
(C) DCBA IV. It is connected to a load of 50 Ω by
(D) DCBA a 50 Ω cable
     Codes :
64. Most metals used for temperature (A) I, II, III are correct and IV is
measurements in the form of a resistance
wrong
thermometer have
(A) Negative resistance characteristic (B) I, III are correct and II, IV are
(B) Positive temperature coefficient of wrong
resistance (C) I, IV are correct and II, III are
(C) A non-linear resistance variation wrong
(D) Negative temperature co-efficient of (D) I, II are correct and III, IV are
resistance wrong
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68. The ground state of the caesium atom is 73. In the Born-Oppenheimer approximation,
1 2 the following assumption is made
(A) S 1 2 (B) S 1 2
3 2 (A) The nuclei also move in relation to
(C) S 1 2 (D) S 3 2 the more fast moving electrons
(B) The nuclei move with the same
69. To demonstrate the stark effect
velocity as the fast-moving electrons
experimentally in one-electron atoms,
the electric fields should be of the (C) The nuclei move faster than the fast
order of moving electrons
(A) 105 V/cm (D) The nuclei remain stationary in relation
to the fast-moving electrons
(B) 102 V/cm
1
(C) 1 V/cm 74. For molecules, the state ∑ refers to
(D) Less than 1 V/cm (A) Spin of the electrons being zero
(B) Orbital angular momentum of
70. In the normal Zeeman effect, the middle
electrons being zero
spectral line is
(C) Both the spin and orbital angular
(A) Circularly polarized momentum of the electrons being
(B) Elliptically polarized zero
(C) Not polarized (D) The angular momentum of nuclear
rotation being zero
(D) Plane polarised
75. If the average separation between the
71. One of the following elements shows adjacent lines in the rotational IR
the doublet spectral features like the spectrum of CO molecule is 3.844 cm–1,
alkalies. Identify it from the following. then the value of the rotational constant is
(A) Singly ionised Boron (A) 1.922 cm–1 (B) 3.844 cm–1
(B) Singly ionised Aluminum (C) 5.766 cm–1 (D) 7.688 cm–1
(C) Singly ionised Barium 76. For the vibrational transition 1 ← 0, if
(D) Singly ionised Oxygen the band is referred to as fundamental,
then for the transition 2 ← 0, the band
72. A proton having magnetogyric ratio of is called
3 × 108 rad/Ts is precessing in a magnetic
(A) Second overtone
field of strength 5T. Its NMR frequency
will be nearer to (B) First overtone
(A) 250 MHz (B) 175 MHz (C) First harmonic
(C) 500 MHz (D) 750 MHz (D) Third harmonic

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77. The ratio of spontaneous emission 82. The total potential energy of a pair of
process probability to the stimulated inert gas atoms at separation r is given by
emission probability is proportional to A B
V( r ) = − 6 + 12
(A) Square root of the transition r r
frequency where A and B are positive constants.
(B) Reciprocal of the transition The repulsive force between the two
frequency atoms is
(C) Square of the transition frequency 6A 12 B
(A) 7 (B) 13
(D) Cube of the transition frequency r r
6 A 12 B 6 A 12 B
78. For an electron configuration in which (C) − 7 + 13 (D) 7 − 13
r r r r
there is one S-electron and one d-electron,
83. In a crystalline solid with N number
the resultant spectral terms are
of unit cells, the number of allowed
(A) 2D, 3D (B) 1D, 2D independent phonon modes of a branch is
(C) 1D, 3D (D) 2D, 4D (A) N (B) 2N
N
79. In a b.c.c. lattice with lattice constant (C) (D) N2
2
‘a’, the body centered position from the
origin is at a distance of 84. Heat capacity Cv of a metal is measured
as a function of temperature T in the
(A) 2a (B) 3a low temperature region. Assume that the
2 measured Cv is due to both electrons and
3 3 C
(C) a (D) a lattice. Then, the plot of v vs T is
2 4 T
(A) Linear in T
80. In a cubic crystal, the interplanar spacing
(B) Linear in T2
of (hkl) planes is represented by dhkl.
(C) Linear in T3
Which of the following is true ?
(D) Decreases with increase of T
(A) d111 > d100
85. In metals A and B, the electron densities
(B) d110 > d111 are n A and n B , respectively. Their
(C) d111 < d210 respective Fermi wave vectors are kFA
(D) d200 > d111 and kFB. Then, kFA = 2kFB if

81. Madelung energy is calculated in (A) nA = 4nB

(A) Inert gas crystals n
(B) nA = B
(B) Covalent crystals 4
(C) nA = 2nB
(C) Hydrogen bonded crystals
(D) nA = 8nB
(D) Ionic crystals
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86. A metal wire of radius r and electron 89. Given below are two lists of statements.
density n is carrying a current I. Then, Match the items in List – I with those in
the drift velocity Vd of the electrons in List – II.
this wire is given by
       List – I       List – II
Iπr 2 I. Point defects 1. Meissner effect
(A) II. Superfluidity 2. Fountain effect
ne
I III. Liquid crystals 3. Increase with
(B) IV. Insulators increase of
πr ne
2
temperature
Ine 4. Large energy gap
(C)
πr 2 5. Orientational
order
I
(D)       Codes :
2πr ne
    Here e is the charge of electron. I II III IV
(A) 4 1 2 5
87. Application of Hall effect are (B) 3 1 4 5
I. To find the type of charge carriers (C) 3 4 2 5
in a sample. (D) 3 2 5 4
II. To find the density of charge in a
90. µ+ → e+ + νe is forbidden because
sample.
III. To find the unknown magnetic (A) Charge is not conserved
field. (B) Lepton number is not conserved
     Codes : (C) Iso-spin is not conserved
(A) I, II are true and III is false (D) Baryon number is not conserved
(B) I, II are false and III is true
91. The half life of a radio active sample is
(C) I, III are true and II is false
20 days. This means that
(D) I, II and III are true
(A) The substance completely disintegrates
in 40 days
88. Which of the following is not true ?
A superconductor is characterized by (B) The substance completely disintegrates
in 80 days
(A) Persistent current
(C) 1/8 part of the substance disintegrates
(B) Perfect diamagnetism in 60 days
(C) Existence of energy gap (D) 7/8 part of the substance disintegrates
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92. The decay of P → e++ γ is 97. The mass defect of an atom divided by
(A) Weak interaction its mass number is known as
(B) Not allowed (A) Binding energy
(C) Strong interaction
(B) Packing fraction
(D) Electro magnetic interaction
(C) Asymmetric energy
93. The function of a moderator in a nuclear
(D) Surface energy
reactor is
(A) To absorb unwanted neutrons 98. For deuteron packing fraction is (given
(B) To slowdown the fast neutrons to MH = 1.007825 amu; mn = 1.008665 amu
secure more effective hits on other and Md = 2.014102 amu;
nuclei
1amu = 931.5 mev)
(C) To decrease the number of fissile
nuclei (A) 2.342 Mev/nucleon
(D) To increase the number of fissile (B) 2.86 Mev/nucleon
nuclei (C) 1.112 Mev/nucleon
94. The quark contents of ∆+ and proton are (D) 3.456 Mev/nucleon
respectively
(A) uud, uus (B) uus, uds 99. The radius of the nuclei whose mass
(C) uud, uud (D) ssu, uds number is 216 is
(given r0 = 1.2 × 10–15 m)
95. The ground state of a deuteron is an
(A) 7.2 × 10–15 m
admixture of the following states.
(B) 12 × 10–15 m
(A) 1S0 – 3S1 (B) 1S0 – 3P1
(C) 3S1 – 3D1 (D) 1S0 – 3D1 (C) 6.7 × 10–15 m
(D) 9.9 × 10–15 m
96. The energy dependence of the cross-
section of a reaction between two 100. For the magnetic multiple transition, the
particles close to the resonance energy parity is
E is described by
(A) Odd for even L and even for odd L
(A) Bethe-Bloch formula
(B) Odd for both even and odd L
(B) Breit-Wigner formula
(C) Gamow-Teller formula (C) Even for even L and odd for odd L
(D) Weizsaker formula (D) Even for both even and odd L

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