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ACADEMIC SESSION:2014-15

FACULTY TRAINING PROGRAMME (PCCP-FTP)

SAMPLE TEST PAPER

SUBJECT : PHYSICS
Time : 2 Hrs.

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Maximum Marks : 60

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The Paper contains 60 quesitons.

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PHYSICS (SECTION-A)
1.

A body of mass m is situated at a distance 4Re above the earth's surface, where Re is the radius of earth.
How much minimum energy be given to the body so that it may escape
(A) mgRe

2.

(B) 2mgRe

(C)

mgR e
5

(D)

mgR e
16

Two wire loops ABCD formed by joining two semicircular wires of radii R1 and R2 carries a current I as shown in
Fig. The magnetic induction at the center o is

(A) 0I(R2 R1)/4R1R2 out of the page

(C)

(B) 0I(R2 R1)/4R1R2 into the page

0IR1R 2
4(R 2 R1 ) out of the page

(D) zero

5.

If 10 ampere deposit 10.8 gm of silver in 15 minutes, how much copper would 9 ampere deposit in 20
minutes? (At. wt. of silver = 108 and that of copper = 63.5) :
(A) 6.35 gm
(B) 3.81 gm
(C) 12.7 gm
(D) 10.8 gm

6.

Distance-time graph is a straight line parallel to the time axis. Then , the body is
(A) in linear motion.
(B) in circular motion.
(C) at rest.
(D) in periodic motion.

7.

Which of the following situation/situations is/are not possible?

(i) Velocity-time graph with a line parallel to velocity axis.
(ii) Velocity-time graph with downward slope.
(iii) Distance-time graph with a line parallel to time axis.
(A) Statement (i) only
(B) Statement (ii) only
(C) Both statements (i) and (ii)
(D) Statements (ii) and (iii)

8.

Which of the given distance-time graph (Figure) represents the accelerated motion of a body ?

(A)

(B)

Time

(C)

Time

(D)

Time

Distance

The resistance of a coil is 5 ohm and a current of 0.2 A is induced in it due to a varying magnetic
field. The rate of change of magnetic flux in it will be (A) 0.5 Wb/s
(B) 0.05 Wb/s
(C) 1 Wb/s
(D) 20 Wb/s

Distance

Distance

The radio of the radius of the earth to that of the moon is 10. The ratio of g an earth to the moon is 6. The
ratio of the escape velocity from the earths surface to that from the moon is approximately
(A) 10
(B) 8
(C) 4
(D) 2

Distance

3.

Time

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9.

The weight of a body is 120 N on the earth. If it is taken to the moon, its weight and mass will be about
(Take gearth = 10 m/s2) :
(A) 120 N, 120 kg
(B) 60 N, 12 kg
(C) 20 N, 12 kg
(D) 720 N, 120 kg

10.

The diagram shows a lift system in which the elevator (mass m1 ) is partly counterbalanced by a
heavy weight (mass m2).

At what rate does the motor provide energy to the system when the elevator is rising at a steady speed
v ? (g = acceleration of free fall) (consider the pulley as frictionless at the pivot)

1
(m1 + m2 )gv
2

(A) (m1 + m2 )gv

(B)

(C) (m1 m2 )gv /(m1 + m2 )

(D) (m1 m2 )gv

11.

W hen a small magnetising field H is applied to a magnetic material, the intensity of

magnetisation () is proportional to :
(A) H2
(B) H 1/2
(C) H
(D) H2

12.

The velocity-time graph of a body falling from rest under gravity and rebounding from a solid surface is
represented by which of the graphs shown in figure ?

v
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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13.

A boy standing on the footpath tosses a ball straight up and catch it. The driver of a car passing by moving
with uniform velocity sees this.

The trajectory of the ball as seen by the driver will be :

(A)

14.

(B)

(C)

(D)

An electron of mass Me initially at rest takes time t1 to move a distance s in a uniform electric field in the
same field environment, a proton of mass Mp initially at rest takes time t2 to move the same distance (in
the opposite direction). lgnoring gravity, the ratio t2/t1 is :
1/ 2

15.

16.

1/ 2
Me
Mp
Mp

(A) 1
(B)
(C)
(D)
M

Me
e
Mp
Propagation of a sound wave in a gas is quite close to :
(A) an isothermal process
(B) an adiabatic process
(C) an isobaric process
(D) a process that does not exhibit properties close to any of the three given in (A),(B),(C)

The graph between the (velocity)2 and temperature T of a gas is

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
2

17.

An elevator weighing 6000 kg is pulled upward by a cable with an acceleration of 5 m/s . Taking g to be
2
10m/s . Then the tension in the cable is(A) 6000 N
(B) 9000 N
(C) 60000 N
(D) 90000 N

18.

In previous question the value of constant speed of plate (m/sec.) is equal to (A) 0
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 1

19.

Time taken by a 836 W heater to heat one litre of water from 10C to 40C is :
(A) 50 s
(B) 100 s
(C) 150 s
(D) 200 s

20.

A block of metal is lying on the floor of a bus. The maximum acceleration which can be given to the bus
so that the block may remain at rest, will be(A) g

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(B)

(C) g

(D) g

A block of mass 10 kg is lying on the ground. The force exerted by the block on the earth is:
[Neglect the effect of rotation of the earth about its own axis and its revolution around the sun]
(A) 1000 N
(B) 10 N
(C) greater than 100 N (D) none of these
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22

Which one of the following cannot be explained on the basis of Newton's third law of motion?
(A) rowing of boat in a pond
(B) motion of jet in the sky
(C) rebounding of a ball from a wall
(D) returning back of body thrown above

23.

A rigid body is acted upon by a horizontal force which is inversely proportional to the distance
covered s. The work done by this force will be proportional to :
(B) s 2

(A) s
24.

(C) s

(D) None of these

The position time graph of two students A and B is given below. Which of them reaches their home faster
and how many times they cross each other ?
Student B

tA
en
ud
St

t
(A) Both of them reach simultaneously and they cross each other once.
(B) A reaches earlier than B, they cross each other twice.
(C) B reaches earlier than A and they do not cross each other.
(D) B reaches earlier than A and he crosses A twice.
25.

List the forces acting on the block B. The surface on which the bodies placed is smooth.

A
B

26.

27.

The correct list is (A) Gravitational force, contact force

(B) Gravitational force, contact force, normal force
(C) Gravitational force, normal force, frictional force
(D) Contact force, frictional force
When walking on ice, is it better to take short long steps (A) Long steps, as it give rise to more friction
(B) Short step, as it give rise to small friction
(C) Long step, as it makes walking easier.
(D) Short step, as it give rise to large friction.
Given below figure shows a siphon. The liquid shown is water. The pressure difference PBPA between the
point A and B is. (Given density of water 1000 kg m3 and acc due to gravity = 10m/s2)

10 cm
B

(A) 600 Nm2

(B) 1000 Nm2

(C) 3000 Nm2

(D) Zero

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28.

AB is the optic axis of a lens. Lens is not shown in figure. O and I are the position of object and image,
then match the entries of column I with entries of column II.
A

I
B

ColumnI
(a) Lens is
(b) Image is
(c) object lies between

ColumnII
(p) convex
(q) concave
(r) real
(s) virtual
(t) f and 2f
(u) can not say
anything

(A) a q, b s, c u
(C) a u, b s, c q

(B) a s, b u, c q
(D) a u, b q, c s

29.

What type of image is formed when object is placed beyond the focal length a convex lens :
(A) Real and erect
(B) Virtual and inverted
(C) Virtual and magnified
(D) Real and magnified

30.

A natural magnet is an oxide of Iron, name is :

(A) Haematite
(B) Leonite

(C) Abonite

(D) Magnetite

31.

Which telescope used to get enlarged view of distant object like planets etc :
(A) Simple telescope
(B) Astronomical telescope
(C) Compound telescope
(D) Terrestrial Telescope

32.

A slit of size 0.15 cm is placed at 2.1 m form a screen. On illuminated it by a light of wavelength 5 105 cm.
The width of central maxima will be
(A) 70 mm
(B) 0.14 mm
(C) 1.4 mm
(D) 0.14 cm

33.

In an adiabatic process on a gas with = 1.4, the pressure is increased by 0.5%. The volume decreases
by about
(A) 0.36%
(B) 0.5%
(C) 0.7&
(D) 1%

34.

The adiabatic bulk modulus of hydrogen gas ( = 1.4) at NTP is :

(A) 1 105 N/m2
(B) 1 105 N/m2
(C) 1.4 N/m2

(D) 1.4 105 N/m2

35.

A wire elongates by mm when a load W is hanged from it. If the wire goes over a pulley and two
weights W each are hung at the two ends, the elongation of the wire will be (in mm)
(A) /2
(B)
(C) 2
(D) zero

36.

A block of steel of size 5 cm 5 cm 5 cm is weighed in water. If the relative density of steel is 7, its
apparent weight is
(A) 6 5 5 5 gf
(B) 6 5 5 5 gf
(C) 4 4 4 7 gf
(D) 4 4 4 6 gf

37.

A spring of force constant 800 N/m has an extension of 5cm. The work done in extending it from 5cm to 15cm is
800 N/m
(A) 16 J
(B) 8 J
(C) 32 J
(D) 24 J
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38.

39.

40.

If P + Q = P Q and is the angle between P and Q , then

(A) = 0
(B) = 90
(C) P = 0

(D) Q = 0

The sum and difference of two perpendicular vectors of equal lengths are
(A) of equal lengths and have an acute angle between them
(B) of equal length and have an obtuse angle between them
(C) also perpendicular to each other and are of different
(D) also perpendicular to each other and are of equal lengths
A convex lens of focal length f cut into two halves as shown. Light rays parallel to the principal axis are
incident on one half of the lens (say L1). This will form an image at :

L1
cut along this line
L2

41.

(A) f
(B) f/2
(C) 2f
(D) f/4
When a block of iron floats in mercury at 0C, a fraction k1 of its volume is submerged, while at the
temperature 60C, a fraction k2 is seen to be submerged. If the coefficient of volume expansion of iron is

k1
Fe and that of mercury is Hg, then the ratio k can be expressed as :
2

1 60 Fe
(A) 1 60
Hg
42.

43.

1 60 Fe
(B) 1 60
Hg

1 60 Fe
(C) 1 60
Hg

(D)

1 60 Hg
1 60 Fe

An aluminium measuring tape which is correct at 10 C measures the length of a line as 80 cm at 50.lf
thermal coefficient of linear expansion of aluminium is of 2.50 x 105 per C,the correct length of the line
is :
(A) 79.92 cm
(B) 79.68 cm
(C) 80.08 cm
(D) 80.32 cm
F x curve for a particle is as shown :

Then the work done by this force on the particle from x = 4m to x = + 4m is :

(A) 15 J
(B) 25 J
(C) 35 J
(D) 45 J
44.

Ten litre of water per second is lifted from a well through 10 m and delivered with a velocity of
10 ms1. If g = 10ms2, then the power of motor is:
(A) 1kW
(B) 1.5kW
(C) 2kW
(D) 2.5kW

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45.

Two bodies A and B of equal masses are kept at heights of h and 3h respectively. The ratio of their
potential energies is :
(A) 1 : 1
(B) 1 : 3
(C) 1 : 9
(D) 3 : 1

46.

A machine, which is 75% efficient, uses 12J of energy in lifting up a 1kg mass through a certain distance.
The mass is then allowed to fall through that distance. The velocity at the end of its fall is (in m/s) :
(A)

47.

(B) 12
(C) 18
(D) 9
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A train passes over a 400 m long bridge. If the speed of the train is 30 m/s and the train takes 20 s to
cross the bridge, then the length of the train is :
(A) 400 m
(B) 600 m
(C) 800 m
(D) 200 m

48.

The distance travelled by a body falling freely from rest in first, second and third seconds are in the ratio
(A) 1 : 4 : 9
(B) 1 : 3 : 5
(C) 1 : 2 : 3
(D) none of these

49.

A projectile fired with initial velocity u at some angle has a range R. If the initial velocity be doubled at the
same angle of projection, then the range will be :
(A) 2R
(B) R/2
(C) R
(D) 4R

50.

A body of mass m is suspended by two strings making angle a and b with the horizontal as shown in
figure. Find the tension in the strings.

mg cos
T2
sin( )
mg cos
(C) T1
, T2 mg cos
sin( )
sin( )
(A) T1

(B) T1 T2

mg sin
sin( )

(D) none of these

51.

A plane mirror is rotated by an angle about the plane perpendicular to the plane of incidence. The
reflected ray will turn by an angle :
(A)
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) None of these

52.

The total current supplied to the circuit by the battery wire is

(A) 1 A

(B) 2 A

(C) 4 A

(D) 6 A

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53.

Two identical resistance filaments are connected first in series and then in parallel. Find the ratio of power
dissipated in both cases assuming that equal current flows in the main circuit.
(A) 1 : 4
(B) 4 : 1
(C) 1 : 2
(D) 2 : 1

54.

A battery of emf 10 V and internal resistance 3 is connected to a resistor. If the current in the circuit is
0.5 A, what is the resistance of the resistor ?

(A) 13

(B) 15

(C) 17

(D) 19

55.

The spectral emissive power of a black body at a temperature of 6000K is maximum at m = 5000 A. If
the temperature is increased by 10%, then the decrease in m will be(A) 2.5%
(B) 5.0%
(D) 7.5%
(D) 10%

56.

A cup of tea cools from 80C to 60C in one minute. The ambient temperature is 30C. In cooling from
60C to 50C it will take(A) 30 seconds
(B) 60 seconds
(C) 96 seconds
(D) 48 seconds

57.

A capillary tube of radius 0.20 mm is dipped vertically in water. The height of the water column raised in the
tube, will be (surface tension of water = 0.075 N/m and density of water = 1000 kg/m3. Take g = 10 m/s2 and
contact angle 0).
(A) 7.5 cm
(B) 6 cm
(C) 5 cm
(D) 3 cm

58.

A container filled with viscous liquid is moving vertically downwards with constant speed 3v0. At the
instant shown, a sphere of radius r is moving vertically downwards (in liquid) has speed v0. The
coefficient of viscosity is . There is no relative motion between the liquid and the container. Then at
the shown instant, the magnitude of viscous force acting on sphere is

(A) 6r v0
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(B) 12r v0

(C) 18 r v0

(D) 24r v0

Two identical spherical drops of water are falling (vvertically downwards) through air with a steady velocity
of 5 cm/sec. If both the drops coalesce ( combine) to form a new spherical drop, the terminal velocity of
the new drop will be- (neglect bouyant force on the drops.)
5
(A) 5 2 cm/sec
(B) 5 2 cm/sec
(C) 5 (4) 1/3 cm/sec
(D)
cm/sec.
2
A body of mass 40 gm is moving with a constant velocity of 2 cm/sec on a horizontal frictionless table.
The force on the table is(A) 39200 dyne
(B) 160 dyne
(C) 80 dyne
(D) zero dyne
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