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NATIONAL STANDARD EXAMINATION IN PHYSICS

Time : 2 Hrs. TEST-1 (NSEP) MM : 216

Complete Syllabus of Class XI & XII

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
(i) Multiple choice questions with single alternative correct as well as one or more than one correct
alternatives.
(ii) 60[Q. No.1 to Q. No. 48 are of single alternative correct while Q. No. 49 to Q. No.60 are of one or more than
one correct alternatives]
(iii) Plus 3 marks given for each correct answer and minus 1 for each incorrect answer for Q. No. 1 to Q. No.
48,6 marks shall be awarded for Q. No. 49 to 60 if all the correct alternatives are attempted and no incorrect
option(s) should be marked

Section-A
1. A wooden block, sliding across a horizontal
frictionless surface with a speed of 30 m/s,
c c
encounters a snowdrift that brings it to rest in a
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time of 2.0 seconds. The wooden block has a
mass of 50 kg. The average magnitude of the
force exerted by the snowdrift on the wooden
block, to bring it to rest is 3. The period of a simple pendulum is 1 s on earth.
(1) 2500 N When brought to a planet, where g is
(2) 1000 N one-tenth that on earth, its period becomes

(3) 750 N 1
(1) 1 s (2) s
10
(4) 400 N
2. A ladder is leaned against a smooth wall and it is 1
(3) s (4) 10 s
allowed to slip on a frictionless floor. Which figure 10
best represents the track of its centre of mass? 4. The ratio of densities of nitrogen and oxygen is
14 : 16. At what temperature, the speed of sound
in oxygen will be the same as in nitrogen at 7°C?
c c
(1) (2)
(1) 47°C (2) 40°C
(3) 38°C (4) 64°C

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5. The wavelength of K line for the uranium atom F1
(1) Instantaneous acceleration of m1 is a0 −
(Z = 92) is (R = 107 m–1) m1
(1) 1.6 Å (2) 0.16 Å (2) Instantaneous acceleration of m2 is
(3) 0.5 Å (4) 2.0 Å F2
a2 = a0 +
m2
6. The second lens in this optical instrument cannot
(3) Instantaneous acceleration of m1 is a1 = 0
(4) Instantaneous acceleration of m2 is a2 = 0
9. A uniform solid cylinder rolls without slipping
down an incline. At the bottom of the incline, the
Lens 1 Lens 2 speed v of cylinder is measured and the
translational and rotational kinetic energies
(1) Cause the light rays to focus closer than they
(Ktr, Krot) are calculated. A hole is drilled through
would with the first lens acting alone
the cylinder along its axis and the experiment is
(2) Cause the light rays to focus farther away
repeated; at the bottom of the incline the cylinder
than they would with the first lens acting
now has translational and rotational kinetic
alone
energies K tr and Krot . How does the ratio of
(3) Cause the light beam to diverge after
rotational to translational kinetic energy of the
refraction from it
cylinder compare to its original value?
(4) Make the beam parallel

Krot K
7. An open pipe of sufficient length is dipping in (1)  rot
K tr K tr
water with a speed V vertically. If at any instant 

Krot K
is length of tube above water, then the rate at (2)  rot
K tr K tr
which fundamental frequency of pipe changes is
(C is the speed of sound in air) 
Krot K
(3) = rot
K tr K tr

(4) Answer depends on the radius of the hole

drilled
10. Water is heated in an open pan where the air
pressure is 105 Pa. The water remains a liquid,
CV CV
(1) (2) which expands by a small amount as it is heated.
2 2
2 4 Determine the ratio of the heat absorbed by the
CV CV water to the work done by water. ( for water =
(3) (4)
2 2t 2 4 2t 2 10–3/°C, S = 1 cal/gm°C)
8. Two blocks m1 and m2 are connected with a (1) 4.2 × 103 (2) 4.2 × 105
compressed spring and placed on a smooth
(3) 4.2 × 102 (4) 4.2 × 104
horizontal surface as shown in figure.
11. A block starts moving on a horizontal plane under
the influence of horizontal acceleration a. After t0
second, the acceleration remains the same in
magnitude but reverses in direction. At what time
Force constant of the spring is k. At an instant, does it come back to the initial point?
under the influence of forces F1 and F2, blocks
move with common acceleration a0. At that (1) 2t0 (2) 2t0
instant force F2 is suddenly withdrawn. Mark
(3) (2 − 2)t0 (4) (2 + 2)t0
correct option.
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12. A potentiometer wire AB is 100 cm long and has

total resistance of 10 . Find the value of
unknown resistance R so that null point is O
R
obtained at a distance 40 cm from A. G
B
I Y
10 V
(1) All the points (2) Y and I only
40 cm
C (3) Y, I and B (4) O, Y and G
A B
E=5V G 16. An insect of negligible mass is sitting on a block
r = 1

R
of mass M, tied with a spring of force constant K.
The block performs simple harmonic motion with
(1) 1  (2) 2  amplitude A in front of a plane mirror placed as
shown. The maximum speed of insect relative to
(3) 3  (4) 4 
its image will be
13. Two balls A and B are thrown vertically upwards
from the same location on the surface of the earth
45°
gR 2gR
with velocities 2 and respectively,
3 3
M
where R is the radius of the earth and g is the
acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the
earth. The ratio of the maximum height attained by
A to that attained by B is
(1) 2 (2) 4 K A K
(1) A (2)
M 2 M
(3) 8 (4) 4 2
K M
14. When a basket ball bounces against the ground (3) A 2 (4) A
M K
and dents, the air inside that ball is temporarily
compressed. The compression ends when the 17. In a process, the pressure of an ideal gas is
ball undents during the rebound. The proportional to the square of the volume of the
temperature of air inside the ball gas. If the temperature of the gas increases in
this process, then work done by the gas
(1) Remains constant throughout the bounce,
(1) Is positive
because thermal energy is conserved
(2) Is negative
(2) Decreases during the denting process and
increase during the undenting processes (3) Is zero

(3) Increases during the denting process and
decreases during the undenting processes
(4) Increases during both the denting and
undenting processes
15. A person is looking at the flat surface of
transparent hemisphere of refractive index
 = 2 . Half of the flat surface is coloured black
and half of curved surface is marked at 6 points
equally spaced as shown in the figure. If the
person sees only through the flat surface, he can
see
(4) May be positive
18. An uncharged spherical conducting shell is
surrounding a charge –q at the centre of the
shell. Then charge +3q is placed on the point
outside of the shell. When static equilibrium is
reached, the total charges on the inner and outer
surfaces of the shell are respectively
(1) +q, –q
(2) –q, +q
(3) +q, +2q
(4) +2q, +q

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19. Two light bulbs shown in the circuit have ratings a F
A (24 V, 48 W) and B (24 V and 36 W) as shown.
When the switch is closed I
A I B O I
12 V A E D
I
12 V B
a
C
(1) The intensity of light bulb A decreases and of 0 I
B increases (1) Zero (2)
4a
(2) The intensity of light bulb A as well as
0 I 0 I
B increases (3) (4)
2a 2 2a
(3) The intensity of light bulb A as well as
24. A photosensitive metallic surface has work
B decreases
function h0. If photon of energy 2h0 fall on this
(4) The intensity of light bulb A increases and of surface, the electrons come out with a maximum
B decreases velocity of 4 × 106 m/s. When the photon energy
20. A body of mass m is lifted up from the surface is increased to 5h0, then the maximum velocity
of earth to a height three times the radius of of photoelectrons will be
the earth. The change in potential energy of the (1) 2 × 107 m/s (2) 2 × 106 m/s
body is (3) 8 × 106 m/s (4) 8 × 105 m/s
3 25. In hydrogen like atoms, the ratio of difference of
(1) 3mgR (2) mgR
4 energies E4n – E2n and E2n – En varies with atomic
number Z and principal quantum number n as
1 2
(3) mgR (4) mgR Z2 Z4
3 3 (1) (2)
n4 n4
21. A beam of unpolarised light of intensity I0 is
passed through a polaroid A, then through Z Z
(3) (4) Independent of
another polaroid B which is oriented so that its n n
principal plane makes an angle of 45° relative to 26. A smooth ring P of mass m can slide on a fixed
that of A. The intensity of the emergent light is horizontal rod. A string tied to the ring passes
over a fixed pulley and carries a block Q of mass
I0 I0
(1) (2) (m/2) as shown in the figure. At an instant the
2 4 system is released when, the string between the
I0 ring and the pulley makes an angle 60° with the
(3) (4) I0 rod. The acceleration of the ring at that instant is
8
m
22. A ball A moving with certain velocity in positive
P 60°
x-axis collides with a stationary ball B. After
collision their directions of motion make angles 
and  with the x-axis. The possible values of 
and  are
(1)  = 30° and  = –45°
(2)  = 90° and  = –120°
Q m/2
(3)  = 0° and  = –30°
(4)  = 45° and  = 0° 2g 2g
(1) (2)
3 5
23. Two long thin wires ABC and DEF are arranged
as shown. They carry current I as shown. The 2g g
(3) (4)
magnitude of the magnetic field at O is 9 3

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27. A circular ring of radius R with uniform positive 30. A spring of spring constant k connected to a
linear charge density  is located in the yz-plane block of mass m is placed on a rough horizontal
with its centre at origin O. A particle of mass m surface having coefficient of friction . The spring
and positive charge q is projected from the point 3mg
is given initial elongation and the block is
P ( 3R, 0, 0) directly towards O with initial kinetic k
released from rest. For the subsequent motion,
q
energy slightly greater than along the axis the maximum speed of the block is
4 0
3mg
of the ring. Then
k
(1) The particle crosses O and goes to infinity
(2) The particle returns to P m
(3) The particle will just reach O
m
(4) The particle crosses O and goes to (1) g
k
( − 3R, 0, 0) and performs periodic motion
m
28. The switch in the circuit shown shifts from 1 to 2 (2) 2g
k
2V
when VC = and goes back to 1 from 2 when
3 2m
(3) g
V k
VC = . This process is repeated several times.
3
m
The variation in reading of voltmeter with respect (4) g
2k
to time is as plotted. The period T of the wave
form in terms of R and C will be (Assume 31. As shown in figure mass of the block resting on
resistance of voltmeter to be equal to R) the floor is 3m while that of hanging block is m.
The floor is frictionless and horizontal and all
VC pulleys ideal. The system is initially held
2 1
stationary with the inclined thread making an
angle  = 30° with the horizontal. The blocks are
VC C V 2V/3 now released from rest and allowed to move. The
hanging block falls through a height h before
V/3
hitting the floor and at this time the value of 
R
t becomes 60°. The speed with which the hanging
T
block hits the floor is
(1) RCln3 (2) 2RCln2
RC RC
(3) ln 3 (4) ln3
2 3
29. An inductor of inductance L and a resistor of
resistance R are connected in series across a
battery of zero internal resistance so that a m 
constant current i0 flows through the circuit. If 3m
suddenly the value of inductance is reduced by
40% and the value of resistance is increased by
2gh
2 (1)
a factor of , then immediately after that current 4
3
in the circuit will be 3gh
(2)
4
5i 0
(1) i0 (2) (3) 2gh
3
2i 0 3i0 2gh
(3) (4) (4)
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32. Two steel spheres, having radii a and 2a are  8 
 = sin−1  
released from a height h as shown in figure. 3 3 
Assume that during motion the centres of the (1)
spheres lies on a vertical line. Large sphere
collides with the ground and recoils and collides 
with the small sphere. Collisions are perfectly
elastic. Velocity of small sphere just after its
3 3 
collision is  = sin−1  
 8 
(2)
a
2a 

 2 
h  = sin−1  
 3
(3)


9 9
(1) 2g (h − 2a) (2) 2g (h − 2a)
5 23

5 23
(3) 2g (h − 2a) (4) 2g (h − 2a)
9 9
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33. As shown in figure an object comprises of a
uniform chord AB and a ring of radius R (not
necessarily both made of the same material).
35. Three copper rods are subjected to different
Which of the following cannot be the centre of potential difference. Compare the drift speed of
mass of object? free electrons through them. Assume that all 3
y are at the same temperature.
B Length Diameter Potential Drift
Difference Speed

(A) L 3d V V1
(0, 0) A x (B) 2L D 2V V2

(C) 3L 2d 2V V3

R R R R (1) V1 = V2 > V3 (2) V1 > V2 > V3

(1)  ,  (2)  , 
4 4 3 3 (3) V1 < V2 > V3 (4) V1 = V2 < V3

 R R   2R 2R  36. A wave with a frequency of 30 Hz travels along a

(3)  ,  (4)  ,  string at a speed of 36 meters per second and
 3 3  5 5 
reflects off a free end. How far is the first node
34. A light ray in water strikes the water surface at an from the end of the string?
angle of 60º to the normal. The path of the ray
after striking is

(1) 0.2 meters (2) 0.3 meters

(3) 0.4 meters (4) 0.6 meters
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37. A 4.0 kg particle-like object is located at x = 0, 40. A bead is constrained to move on a rod in gravity
y = 2.0 m; a 3.0 kg particle-like object is located free space as shown in figure. Initially the rod and
at x = 3.0 m, y = 1.0 m. At what (a) x and (b) y- the bead are stationary. Now the rod is rotated
coordinates must a 2.0 kg particle-like object be with constant angular acceleration  about its
placed for the centre of mass of the three-particle end A.  is coefficient of friction. Rod rotates in
system to be located at the origin? the plane of paper. If at an instant the angular
(1) (–5.5 m, –4.5 m) (2) (–3.5 m, –4.5 m) velocity of rod is  then for that instant
(3) (–4.5 m, –5.5 m) (4) (–4.5 m, –3.5 m)
38. A projectile is projected in x-y plane with velocity
v0. At topmost point of its trajectory projectile
explodes into two identical fragments. Both the 2
(1) If   friction on bead is static in nature
fragments land simultaneously on ground and 
stick there. Take point of projection as origin and
2
R as range of projectile if explosion had not taken (2) If   friction on bead is kinetic in nature

place. Which of the following cannot be position
vectors of two pieces, when they land on ground? 2
(3) If   friction is static

(4) If bead does not slide relative to rod, then
friction will not exist between bead and rod
41. A composite rod made of three rods of equal
length and cross-section is shown in the figure.
The thermal conductivities of the materials of the
rods are K/2, 5K and K respectively. The end A
R ˆ 3R ˆ and end B are at constant temperatures. All heat
(1) i, i (2) 0iˆ, 2Riˆ
2 2 entering the face A goes out of the end B there
being no loss of heat from the sides of the bar.
R R
(3) Riˆ − Rkˆ, Riˆ + Rkˆ (4) 2Riˆ + kˆ, Riˆ − kˆ The effective thermal conductivity of the bar is
2 2
A B
39. A cart is sliding on a smooth incline. An observer
(O1) is fixed to cart and another observer fixed on K/2 5K K
ground (O2) observe, a loose bolt that is released 15K 6K
from ceiling. At the instant of release cart has (1) (2)
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velocity v0 as seen by O2. Mark the correct
option. 5K 2K
(3) (4)
16 13
42. Figure shows two swimmers starting from point A
and B on opposite banks. They started at same
instant with constant velocities with respect to the
river. Both of them are swimming with respect to
the river in a direction parallel to line AB always.
The river flows towards east.
(1) Trajectory of bolt for O1 is parabola B
(2) Trajectory of bolt for O2 is straight line
inclined at an angle  with vertical River flow
d
(3) Trajectory of bolt for O2 is a straight line
perpendicular to ceiling of cart
(4) Trajectory of bolt for O1 is straight line A

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(1) Swimmers A and B cannot collide
(2) Swimmers A and B will definitely collide
somewhere on line AB
(3) Swimmers A and B will definitely collide
somewhere to the east of line AB
(4) Swimmers A and B will definitely collide
somewhere to the west of line AB
43. A resistance R carries a current i. The power lost
to the surroundings is ( – 0). Here  is a
constant,  is temperature of the resistance and
0 is the temperature of the atmosphere. If the
thermal coefficient of resistance is , then the
ratio of change in resistance to the original value
of the resistance is
NATIONAL STANDARD EXAMINATION IN PHYSICS
45. A heavy uniform chain lies on a horizontal table.
If the co-efficient of friction between the chain
and table surface is 0.25, then the maximum
fraction of length of the chain, that can hang over
one edge of the table is
(1) 20% (2) 25%
(3) 35% (4) 15%
46. The critical angle for light going from a medium in
which wavelength is 4000 Å to a medium in
which its wavelength is 6000 Å, is
(1) 30º (2) 45º
(3) 60º (4) sin–1 (2/3)
47. A linear object is placed along the axis of a mirror
as shown in the figure. If f is the focal length of
the mirror then the length of image is

 2
(1) i R

(2) iR

i 2R 3f /2
(3)
2
2f
(4) Proportional to the length of the resistance
wire
2f
(1) (2) f
44. The wire loop formed by joining two semicircular 3
sections of radii R1 and R2, carries a current I, as f 4f
shown. The magnitude of magnetic field at the (3) (4)
3 3
centre C is
48. For a converging lens of focal length f the
I distance between its real object and real image is
I 4f. If the object moves x1 distance towards lens
its image moves x2 distance away from lens and
when object moves y1 distance away from lens its
R2 image moves y2 distance towards lens, then
R1
choose the correct option.
C
f
0 I  1 1 
(1)  + 
2  R1 R2  x1 x2

0 I  1 1  y1 O y2 I
(2)  + 
4  R1 R2 
4f
 I 1 1 
(3) 0  −  (1) x1 > x2 and y1 > y2
2  R1 R2 
(2) x1 < x2 and y1 < y2
 I 1 1  (3) x1 < x2 and y1 > y2
(4) 0  − 
4  R1 R2 
(4) x1 > x2 and y2 > y1

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Section-B

49. A projectile projected from the ground at t = 0,

with initial speed u at angle  with horizontal.
Then
(1) If at a time instant t velocity of projectile is
perpendicular to its initial direction of

projection, then angle of projection  
4
(1) Motion of spherical object will be S.H.M.
(2) If at a time instant t velocity of projectile is
perpendicular to its initial direction of (2) Sphere will be in equilibrium at depth H/2
 g
projection, then angle of projection   sphere
(3) amax =
4 2
(3) If at a time instant t velocity of projectile is sphere
(4) amax =g
perpendicular to its initial direction of
u 52. A uniform ring of mass m and radius R is
projection, then t =
g sin  performing pure rolling on a horizontal surface. If
(4) The angle between velocity vectors at instant k1, k2 are the kinetic energy of ADB, AOB
1 s before reaching maximum height and 1 s segment respectively then choose the correct
after reaching maximum height is, option(s).
 g 
 = 2 tan−1  
 u cos  
50. A block of mass m is connected by the help of
three ideal vertical springs as shown. If block is
released from the position when each spring was
in its natural length, then (Ui is the maximum
potential energy in spring i)
mv 02 mv 02 mv 02 2mv 02
(1) k1 = + (2) k2 = −
2  2 

mv 02 2mv 02 mv 02 mv 02
(3) k1 = + (4) k 2 = −
2  2 
53. If two spherical planets A (density 16, surface
area S) and B (density , surface area 64S) have
escape velocity VA and VB from their surface,
then
VA 1
(1) =
VB 2
m2g 2
(1) U1 ≠ U2 (2) U3 =
2k VA
(2) =2
(3) U3 = 2U1 (4) U1 = 2U3 VB
51. A container contains non-viscous liquid up to (3) VA > VB
height H whose density varies linearly from 0 to
(4) VB > VA
30 . A small spherical object of density 20 is
released from surface of liquid fully submerged 54. Charge is distributed throughout a spherical
and it moves inside the liquid then choose the region such that its volume charge density is
sphere
correct option(s). ( amax is the maximum given by ρ = ar2, where 0  r  R and a is a
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R aR 3 Q
(1) Electric field at r = is (2) Maximum electric potential is
2 8 0 2 20 R

(3) Maximum electric potential is at x = 0

aR 3
(2) Electric field at r = 2R is (4) Maximum strength of electric field is at
200
R
(3) Electric potential at r = 0 is zero x=
2
R aR 3
(4) Electric field at r = is 58. Two capacitors A and B of capacitances 3 μF and
2 400 6 μF are charged to potential difference of 20 V
55. A particle of charge +q approaches a grounded and 25 V respectively and disconnected from
metallic sphere of radius R with a constant speed batteries. Now, they are connected with
v as shown in figure. As the particle goes nearer connecting wires such that plates of opposite
to the sphere, polarities are connected. Then
(1) Charge stored in A will be 30 μC
(2) Charge stored in B will be 60 μC
(3) Heat dissipation is nearly 2 mJ
(4) Heat dissipation is nearly 4 mJ
(1) A current flows into the ground 59. In the arrangement shown in figure: (All
(2) A current flows out of the ground into the capacitors are initially uncharged)
sphere
(3) Magnitude of current in connecting wire
increases
(4) Magnitude of current in connecting wire
decreases
56. In the arrangement shown in figure, after the
switch S is closed,
(1) Potential difference across A and B is 5 V
(2) Potential difference across A and C is 2 V
(3) Potential difference across C and D is 1 V
(4) Charge flown through the battery is 8 μC

(1) Charge stored on capacitor C1 is 10 μC 60. In the circuit shown in figure:

(2) Charge stored on capacitor C2 is zero
(3) Charge flown through battery B is 20 μC
(4) Charge flown through battery A is 30 μC
57. A ring of radius R centered at the origin is
uniformly charged with charge Q as shown. On
the axis of the ring,

(1) Charge on 2 F capacitor is 16 C

(2) Charge on 3 F capacitor is 36 C
(3) Potential difference between points A and B,
(1) Maximum strength of electric field is VA – VB, is –4 V
Q
(4) Potential difference between points A and B,
6 30 R 2
VA – VB, is –6 V

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