FINAL JEE–MAIN EXAMINATION – JANUARY, 2024

(Held On Monday 29th January, 2024) TIME : 3 : 00 PM to 6 : 00 PM

PHYSICS TEST PAPER WITH SOLUTION

SECTION-A Sol.
31. Two sources of light emit with a power of 200 W. A A A.B
The ratio of number of photons of visible light
B Output = A.B + A B
emitted by each source having wavelengths 300
nm and 500 nm respectively, will be : A
(1) 1 : 5 (2) 1 : 3 A
(3) 5 : 3 (4) 3 : 5 B
B A.B
Ans. (4)
Y = A.B + A.B
hc
Sol. n1   200
1  
= A  A .B

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hc Y = 1.B
n2   200
2 Y=B
33. A physical quantity Q is found to depend on
n1 1 300
  a 4 b3
n 2  2 500 quantities a, b, c by the relation Q  . The
c2
n1 3
 percentage error in a, b and c are 3%, 4% and 5%
n2 5
respectively. Then, the percentage error in Q is :
32. The truth table for this given circuit is : (1) 66% (2) 43%
A (3) 34% (4) 14%
Ans. (3)
a 4 b3
Y Sol. Q
c2
B Q a b c
4 3 2
Q a b c
A B Y A B Y
Q  a   b   c 
0 0 1 0 0 0  100  4   100   3   100   2   100 
Q  a   b   c 
(1) (2)
0 1 1 0 1 1 % error in Q = 4 × 3% + 3 × 4% + 2 × 5%
= 12% + 12% + 10%
1 0 1 1 0 0 = 34%
1 1 0 1 1 1 34. In an a.c. circuit, voltage and current are given by :
V = 100 sin (100 t) V and
A B Y A B Y 
I = 100 sin (100 t + ) mA respectively.
0 0 0 0 0 1 3
(3) (4) The average power dissipated in one cycle is :
0 1 0 0 1 0 (1) 5 W (2) 10 W
1 0 0 1 0 1 (3) 2.5 W (4) 25 W
Ans. (3)
1 1 1 1 1 0
Ans. (2)

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Sol. Pavg  Vrms I rms cos() 900 9
m = 900 gm = kg  kg
1000 10
100 100  103  
   cos   r = 1m
2 2 3
2N 2(10) 
10 4 1    rad / sec
   10 3 60 60 3
2 2
T – mg = mr2
10
  2.5 W 2
4 T = mg + mr
35. The temperature of a gas having 2.0 × 1025 9 9 
2

molecules per cubic meter at 1.38 atm (Given, k = =  9.8   1 

10 10  3 
1.38 × 10–23 JK ) is :
–1

9 2
(1) 500 K (2) 200 K = 8.82  
10 9
(3) 100 K (4) 300 K
= 8.82 + 0.98
Ans. (1)

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= 9.80 N
Sol. PV = nRT
N 37. The bob of a pendulum was released from a
PV  RT
NA horizontal position. The length of the pendulum is
N = Total no. of molecules 10m. If it dissipates 10% of its initial energy
N against air resistance, the speed with which the bob
P kT
V arrives at the lowest point is : [Use, g : 10 ms–2]
1.38 × 1.01 × 105 = 2 × 1025 × 1.38 × 10–23 × T (1) 6 5 ms–1 (2) 5 6 ms–1
1.01 × 105 = 2 × 102 × T –1 –1
(3) 5 5 ms (4) 2 5 ms
1.01  103
T  500 K Ans. (1)
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36. A stone of mass 900g is tied to a string and moved Sol.  = 10 m,
in a vertical circle of radius 1m making 10 rpm.
Initial energy = mg 
The tension in the string, when the stone is at the
lowest point is (if 2 = 9.8 and g = 9.8 m/s2) 9 1
So, mg  mv2
(1) 97 N (2) 9.8 N 10 2 
(3) 8.82 N (4) 17.8 N 9 1
Ans. (2)   10  10  v2
10 2
Sol. Given that v2 = 180
v  180  6 5 m / s
38. If the distance between object and its two times
magnified virtual image produced by a curved
T
mirror is 15 cm, the focal length of the mirror must
v be :
(1) 15 cm (2) –12 cm
mg (3) –10 cm (4) 10/3 cm
Ans. (3)

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Sol. 40. In Young’s double slit experiment, light from two
\ identical sources are superimposing on a screen.
The path difference between the two lights

\\\
\ \\\\
7
reaching at a point on the screen is . The ratio

\\\\\\\\\\\ \
f 4
u of intensity of fringe at this point with respect to
v = 15 – u
\ \ \\ the maximum intensity of the fringe is :
(1) 1/2 (2) 3/4 (3) 1/3 (4) 1/4
15 cm
Ans. (1)
v 7
m=2= Sol. x 
u 4
(15  u) 2 2 7 7
2  x   
u   4 2
2u = 15 –u 
I  I max cos2  
3u = 15  u = 5 cm 2

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v = 15 – u = 15 – 5 = 10 cm I   7   7 
 cos2    cos2    cos2  
I max 2  22   4 
1 1 1
   
f v u  cos2  2  
 4
1 1 1  2 1
    
10 (5) 10 10  cos2
4
f = –10 cm 1
39. Two particles X and Y having equal charges are 
2
being accelerated through the same potential 41. A small liquid drop of radius R is divided into 27
difference. Thereafter they enter normally in a identical liquid drops. If the surface tension is T,
then the work done in the process will be :
region of uniform magnetic field and describes
(1) 8R2T (2) 3R2T
circular paths of radii R1 and R2 respectively. The 1
(3) R 2 T (4) 4R2T
mass ratio of X and Y is : 8
R 
2
R 
2 Ans. (1)
(1)  2  (2)  1  Sol. Volume constant
 R1   R2  4 3 4
R  27   r 3
R  R  3 3
(3)  1  (4)  2  R3 = 27r3
 R2   R1 
R = 3r
Ans. (2) R
r
mv p 2m(KE) 2mqV 3
Sol. R    R2
qB qB qB qB r2 
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R m Work done = T.A
2 2
m  R2 = 27 T(4r ) – T 4R
2 R2
m1  R1  = 27T4   4 R 2 T
  9
m2  R2  2
= 8R T

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42. A bob of mass ‘m’ is suspended by a light string of stress
Sol. Y
length ‘L’. It is imparted a minimum horizontal strain
velocity at the lowest point A such that it just F
completes half circle reaching the top most 
Y r
2

(K.E.)A L
position B. The ratio of kinetic energies
(K.E.)B
F  Yr 2  ….(i)
is : L
VH B F/2
Y  r / 4
2
Vm
mg 
L
O C
 r 2
FY 2
L 4

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L

VL From (i)
A mg  r 2
Yr 2 Y
(1) 3 : 2 (2) 5 : 1 L L 2

(3) 2 : 5 (4) 1 : 5  = 2
Ans. (2)
44. A planet takes 200 days to complete one revolution
Sol. Apply energy conservation between A & B
around the Sun. If the distance of the planet from
1 1 Sun is reduced to one fourth of the original
mVL2  mVH2  mg(2L)
2 2
distance, how many days will it take to complete
VL  5gL one revolution ?
So, VH  gL (1) 25 (2) 50
(3) 100 (4) 20
1
 
2

(K.E)A 2 m 5gL
5 Ans. (1)
 
(K.E)B 1
 1

2
m gL Sol. T2  r3
2
T12 T22
43. A wire of length L and radius r is clamped at one  3
r13 r2
end. If its other end is pulled by a force F, its
(200)2 T22
length increases by l. If the radius of the wire and  3
r3 r
the applied force both are reduced to half of their 4
 
original values keeping original length constant,
200  200
the increase in length will become.  T22
444
(1) 3 times (2) 3/2 times
200
(3) 4 times (4) 2 times T2 
42
Ans. (4)
T2 = 25 days

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45. A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency V 10
i   2A
35 MHz travels in free space along the X-direction. Re q 5
At a particular point (in space and time)
 4 
E  9.6ˆjV / m . The value of magnetic field at this Current in resistance R3 = 2   
44
point is :
4
ˆ  2
(1) 3.2  10 8 kT (2) 3.2  10 8 ˆiT 8
(3) 9.6ˆjT ˆ
(4) 9.6  10 8 kT = 1A
Ans. (1) 47. A particle is moving in a straight line. The
E variation of position ‘x’ as a function of time ‘t’ is
Sol. C
B given as x = (t3 – 6t2 + 20t + 15) m. The velocity of
E the body when its acceleration becomes zero is :
 3  108
B (1) 4 m/s (2) 8 m/s
E 9.6

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B  (3) 10 m/s (4) 6 m/s
3  108 3  108
Ans. (2)
B = 3.2 × 10–8 T
Sol. x = t3 – 6t2 + 20t + 15
ˆ  vˆ  Eˆ
B
dx
 v = 3t – 12t + 20
2
= ˆi  ˆj = k̂ dt
So, dv
 a = 6t –12
B  3.2  108 kˆ T dt
46. In the given circuit, the current in resistance R3 is : When a = 0
R2 6t – 12 = 0; t = 2 sec
4 At t = 2 sec
R1 1
v = 3(2)2 – 12(2) + 20
2 R4
v = 8 m/s
4 R3 48. N moles of a polyatomic gas (f = 6) must be mixed
with two moles of a monoatomic gas so that the
mixture behaves as a diatomic gas. The value of N
10 V
(1) 1 A (2) 1.5 A is :
(3) 2 A (4) 2.5 A (1) 6 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 2
Ans. (1) Ans. (3)
Sol. n1f1  n2f2
Sol. feq 
R2 n1  n2
1A
2 4 1 For diatomic gas feq = 5
R1 2A R4 (N)(6)  (2)(3)
R3 5
2A 1A N2
4
5N + 10 = 6N + 6
N=4
2A
10 V
Req = 2 + 2 + 1 = 5

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49. Given below are two statements : Stress F / A F
Sol. Y  
Statement I : Most of the mass of the atom and all Strain  / A
its positive charge are concentrated in a tiny
F
nucleus and the electrons revolve around it, is  
AY
Rutherford’s model.
Statement II : An atom is a spherical cloud of V
VA  
positive charges with electrons embedded in it, is a A
special case of Rutherford’s model. FV
In the light of the above statements, choose the  
A2 Y
most appropriate from the options given below.
(1) Both statement I and statement II are false Y & V is same for both the wires
(2) Statement I is false but statement II is true F
 
(3) Statement I is true but statement II is false A2
(4) Both statement I and statement II are true
 F1 A 22
Ans. (3) 1
 
Sol. According to Rutherford atomic model, most of  2 A12 F2

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mass of atom and all its positive charge is  
1 2
concentrated in tiny nucleus & electron revolve
around it. F1A22  F2 A12
According to Thomson atomic model, atom is 2
spherical cloud of positive charge with electron F1 A12  4 
   16
embedded in it. F2 A22  1 
Hence,
52. A horizontal straight wire 5 m long extending from
Statement I is true but statement II false.
50. An electric field is given by (6iˆ  5jˆ  3k) ˆ N/C. east to west falling freely at right angle to
horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field
The electric flux through a surface area 30iˆ m
2

0.60 × 10–4 Wbm . The instantaneous value of emf

–2
lying in YZ-plane (in SI unit) is :
–1
(1) 90 (2) 150 induced in the wire when its velocity is 10 ms is
(3) 180 (4) 60 _________ × 10–3 V.
Ans. (3)
Ans. (3)
Sol. E  6iˆ  5jˆ  3kˆ
Sol. BH = 0.60 × 10–4 Wb/m2
A  30iˆ
  E.A Induced emf e  BH v

  (6iˆ  5jˆ  3k).(30i)

ˆ ˆ = 0.60 × 10–4 × 10 × 5
  6  30  180 = 3 × 10–3 V
SECTION-B 53. Hydrogen atom is bombarded with electrons
51. Two metallic wires P and Q have same volume and accelerated through a potential different of V,
are made up of same material. If their area of cross which causes excitation of hydrogen atoms. If the
sections are in the ratio 4 : 1 and force F1 is applied
experiment is being formed at T = 0 K. The
to P, an extension of l is produced. The force
which is required to produce same extension in Q minimum potential difference needed to observe
is F2. any Balmer series lines in the emission spectra will
F1 
The value of is_______ . be V , where  = ________.
F2 10
Ans. (16) Ans. (121)

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Sol. For minimum potential difference electron has to From phasor diagram particle has to move from P
make transition from n = 3 to n = 2 state but first
to Q in a circle of radius equal to amplitude of
electron has to reach to n = 3 state from ground
state. So, energy of bombarding electron should be SHM.
equal to energy difference of n = 3 and n = 1 state.
 1 3A
E  13.6 1  2  e  eV 3
 3  cos   2 
A 2
13.6  8
V
9 

V  12.09 V  12.1 V 6
So,  121 
Now,  t
54. A charge of 4.0 C is moving with a velocity of 6
4.0 × 106 ms–1 along the positive y-axis under a
 2
 
magnetic field B of strength 2kˆ T. The force 
6 T
t

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acting on the charge is x iˆ N . The value of x is __.  2
 t
Ans. (32) 6 6
Sol. q = 4 C, v  4  106 ˆj m/s 
t
ˆ
B  2kT 2

F  q vB 
So, x = 2

= 4  10 6 4  106 ˆj  2kˆ 
56. In the given figure, the charge stored in 6F
= 4  10 6  8  106 ˆi
F  32iˆ N capacitor, when points A and B are joined by a
x = 32 connecting wire is _______C.
55. A simple harmonic oscillator has an amplitude A
9V
and time period 6 second. Assuming the
oscillation starts from its mean position, the time
3
required by it to travel from x = A to x  A
2
 6µF
will be s, where x = _______ : 6
x
Ans. (2)
Sol. A B
P
3µF 3
A
Q
A 

Ans. (36)

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Sol. At steady state, capacitor behaves as an open
circuit and current flows in circuit as shown in the A
diagram.
9V 9V B y3

y1
i 3
6F b 1
6 6

A B A B
 D
3 3
3F

B  1st minima, A  3rd minima

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3D D
y3  , y1 
R eq  9  b b
2 D
y  y 3  y1 
9V b
i  1A
9 2  6000  10 10  0.5
3  10 –3 
b
V6  1 6  6 V
2  6000  10 10  0.5
b
VA = 3 V 3  10 3
–4
b = 2 × 10 m
So, potential difference across 6F is 6 V.
x=2
Hence Q = CV 58. In the given circuit, the current flowing through the
–6
= 6 × 6 × 10 C resistance 20 is 0.3 A, while the ammeter reads
0.9 A. The value of R1 is ______ .
 36 C R1
57. In a single slit diffraction pattern, a light of
wavelength 6000 Å is used. The distance between
the first and third minima in the diffraction pattern 20 
is found to be 3 mm when the screen in placed 50 A
cm away from slits. The width of the slit is ______
× 10–4 m. 15 
Ans. (2)
Ans. (30)
Sol. For nth minima R1
bsin = n i3
 ( is small so sin  is small, hence sin  tan ) 20 
 btan = n Sol. A
A i1 B
y
 b  n 15 
D
i2
nD
 yn  (Position of nth minima) Given, i1 = 0.3 A, i1 + i2 + i3 = 0.9 A
b So, VAB = i1 × 20 = 20 × 0.3 V = 6 V

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 6V 2 4 ds
i2 =  A v 
15 5 1  8t dt
9 t
dt
s
i1 + i2 + i3  A 4
1  8t 0
10  ds
0
 2 9
  i3  (r = 0.5 m
10 5 10
s = 2r = 
7 9
 i3   n 1  8t  
t

4 
10 10 0

i3 = 0.2 A 8
So, i3 × R1 = 6 V n 1  8t   2
(0.2)R1 = 6
6 1 – 8t = e–2
R1   30 
0.2

t  1  e 2   81 s
59. A particle is moving in a circle of radius 50 cm in
such a way that at any instant the normal and So,  = 8
tangential components of its acceleration are equal.

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60. A body of mass 5 kg moving with a uniform speed
If its speed at t = 0 is 4 m/s, the time taken to
1 3 2 ms1 in X – Y plane along the line y = x + 4.
complete the first revolution will be 1  e2  s,
 The angular momentum of the particle about the
where  = ______. origin will be ______ kg m2s–1.
Ans. (8) Ans. (60)
Sol. a C  a t Sol. y – x – 4 = 0
dl is perpendicular distance of given line from
v 2 dv
 origin.
r dt
v t 4
dv dt dl  2 2 m
 2  1  12
2
4
v 0
r
So, L  mvdl  5  3 2  2 2 kg m /s
2
v
 1  t
  
 v 4 r = 60 kg m2/s
1 1
   2t
v 4