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Q1.
2, 2, 3 ?
Q2.
(a) 6i 2 j 5k
(b) 6i 2 j 5k
(c) 6i 2 j 5k
(d) 6i 2 j 5k
Q3.
15
32
(b)
5
16
(c)
5
6
(d)
1
2
Q4.
(b)
mF
(c) 2
m F
1/ 3
(d)
mF
1/ 3
A particle slides on the inside surface of a frictionless cone. The cone is fixed with its tip
on the ground and its axis vertical, as shown in the figure on the right. The semi-vertex
angle of the cone is . If the particle moves in a circle of radius r0 , without slipping
downwards, the angular frequency of this motion will be
(a)
g
r0 tan
(c)
g
r0 sin
(b)
g
r0 cot
(d)
g
r0 cos a
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Q5.
A car starts from rest and accelerates under a force F increasing linearly in time as
(a)
(b)
x t
x t
t1
t2
t 2 t1
(c)
t2
t 2 t1
(d)
x t
0
Q6.
t1
x t
t1
t 2 t 2 t1
t1
t2
t 2 t1
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Q7.
The focal length in air of a thin lens made of glass of refractive index 1.5 is . When
immersed in water (refractive index
(a)
Q8.
3
4
(b)
4
3
4
), its focal length becomes
3
(c)
(d) 4
A light beam of intensity I 0 passes at normal incidence through a flat plate of plastic
kept in air. If reflection at the interface reduces the intensity by 20% and absorption on
passing through the plate reduces the intensity by 2% , the intensity of the emergent
beam will be about
(a) 0.78 I 0
Q9.
(b) 0.65 I 0
(c) 0.63 I 0
(d) 0.60 I 0
A light beam is propagating through a medium with index of refraction 1.5 . If the
medium is moving at constant velocity 0.7c in the same direction as the beam, what is
the velocity of light in the medium as measured by an observer in the laboratory? ( c
velocity of light in vacuum)
(a) 0.96c
Q10.
(b) 0.98c
(c) 0.93c
(d) 0.90c
(b)
Bv
T2
T1
Bv
T2
T1
(c)
(d)
T2
Bv
T1
Bv
T1
T2
v
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Q11.
In a cold country, in winter, a lake was freezing slowly. It was observed that it took 2
hours to form a layer of ice 2 cm thick on the water surface. Assuming a constant
thermal conductivity throughout the layer, the thickness of ice would get doubled after
Q12.
Which of the following graphs qualitatively describes the pressure P of a gas of noninteracting fermions in thermal equilibrium at a constant volume as a function of
temperature?
(a)
(c)
(b) P
(d) P
Q13.
0, 0, 0 ,
0, 0, 0
(d)
q
q
0, 0, 0
(c)
0, 0, 0
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Q14.
Two semi-infinite solenoids placed next to each other are separated by a small gap of
width W as shown in the figure.
I0
I
The current I 0 in the solenoids flows0 in the direction
as shown. If the solenoids have a
circular cross-section of radius R and are filled with a magnetic material of permeability
0 then the magnetic energy densities u i inside the solenoid and u g in the gap
are best related by
(a) u g cu i
Q15.
(b) u g cu i
(c) u g u i
(d) u g u i
A light source has a small filament at the centre of a spherical glass bulb of radius 5 cm
and negligible thickness. If this source emits 100 Watts of power in the form of spherical
electromagnetic waves, the r.m.s electric field E at the surface of the bulb (in units of
Volt/ m ) will be approximately
(a) 1094
Q16.
(b) 109.4
(c) 15.47
(d) 1547
A particle is moving in one dimension under a potential V x such that, for large positive
values of x,V x kx where k 0 and 1. If the wavefunction in this region has the
form x ~ exp x which of the following is true?
(a)
Q17,
(b)
(c) 2 2
(d)
2
2
3h 2
This is because
8m 2
(a) the potential at the boundaries is not really infinite, but just very large.
(b) this is the most convenient choice of the zero level of potential energy.
(c) position and momentum cannot be exactly determined simultaneously.
(d) the ground state has no nodes in the interior of the box.
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Q19.
2 1 3 2 5 5
6
4 4 5 5
41
(b)
2 2 3
(d)
1 l 2
Balmer spectrum. On careful examination, however, it was found that the H a line in the
spectrum was split into two fine lines, one an intense line at 656.28 nm , and the other a
faint line at 656.04 nm . From this, one can conclude that the gas sample had a small
impurity of
(a) 13 H
Q20.
(b) 12 H
(c) 42 He
(d) H 2 O
An electron makes a transition from the valence band to the conduction band in an
indirect band gap semiconductor. Which of the following is NOT true?
(a) There is no momentum change in the electron.
(b) A phonon is involved in the process.
(c) A photon is absorbed in the process.
(d) The energy of the electron increases.
Q21.
Q22.
206
82
202
202
Pb 80
Hg 79
Au
(b)
206
82
206
206
Pb 83
Bi 82
Pb
(c)
210
83
210
206
Bi 84
Po 82
Pb
(d)
214
88
210
207
Ra 86
Rn 82
Pb
Which of the following is the best technique for measuring the effective mass of an
electron in a semiconductor?
(a) Millikans oil drop experiment
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Q23.
R
(A)
Which of the following statements is correct?
()
Q24.
In the circuit shown below, the op-amp is powered by a bipolar supply of 10V .
V out
V 5 sin 2t
5k
10
(b)
5
Vout 0
5
10
0
(c)
Vout 0
5
10
0
10
(d)
5
Vout 0
5
10
0
10
10
5
Vout 0
5
10
0
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10V
tolerance of 5% .
150 k
(b) 5.2V
(c) 3.1V
(d) 4.1V
100 k
51k
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Section B
Q26.
4 y
2
dx
dx
1
. When plotted as a function of x , for
5
In a transmission diffraction grating, there are 104 lines/mm. Which of the following
ranges of wavelength (in nm ) will produce at least one principal maximum?
(a) 1001 5000
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Q28.
A thin uniform rod of length 2l and mass M is pivoted at one end P on a horizontal
plane (see figure). A ball of mass m M and speed v 0 strikes the free end of the rod
perpendicularly and bounces back with velocity v f along the original line of motion as
shown in the figure. If the collision is perfectly elastic the magnitude of v f is
(a)
M 3m
v0
M 3m
(b)
M 3m
v0
M 3m
V0
M 4m
(c)
v0
M 4m
(d)
Vf
M 4m
v0
M 4m
2t
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Q30.
Q31.
(b) 0.98c
(c) 0.96c
(d) 0.97c
RT b
P T
where R is the gas constant and b is another constant parameter. The specific heat at
constant pressure C P and the specific heat at constant volume CV for this gas is related
by C P CV
(a) R
bP
(c) R1
2
RT
Q32.
RT 2
(b) R1
bP
bP
(d) R1
2
RT
Q33.
(b) 1500 C
(c) 130o C
(d) 180o C
Consider an infinitely long cylinder of radius R , placed along the z -axis, which carries a
static charge density r kr , where r is the perpendicular distance from the axis of
the cylinder and k is a constant. The electrostatic potential r inside the cylinder is
proportional to
2 r3
(a) 3 1
3 R
r
(b) 2 ln
R
2 r3
(c) 3 1
3 R
R
(d) 2 ln
r
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Q34.
B
A
q
C
q
Q35.
(a) A q, B 0, C q
(b) A q, B q, C 0
(c) A q, B 0, C q
(d) A q, B 0, C q
1000 neutral spinless particles are confined in a one-dimensional box of length 100 nm .
At a given instant of time, if 100 of these particle have energy 4 0 and the remaining
900 have energy 225 0 then the number of particles in the left half of the box will be
approximately
(a) 441
Q36.
(b) 100
(c) 500
(d) 625
m
0 x
1/ 4
mx 2
2
state immediately after the frequency change, which of the following is true?
(a) p A 2 p B
Q37.
(b) p A p B
(c) 2 p A p B
(d) p A 2 p B
In the basic band structure theory of crystalline solids, which of the following leads to
energy gaps in the allowed electronic energy values?
(a) Bragg reflection
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Q39.
Q40.
(b) 9
(c) 11
(d) 10
A building has three overhead water tanks, each fitted with a sensor ( S1 , S 2 , S 3 ) which
goes to 0 when the water level in the tank falls below a set value and remains 1
otherwise. A common pump is used to raise water from an underground storage tank to
these overhead tanks. Of the following circuits, which one will turn on P 1 the pump
only when at least two of the tanks have water level below the set value?
(a) S
1
(b)
S2
S3
(c)
S1
S2
S2
S3
(d)
S1
S3
S1
S2
S1
S2
S3
S3
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Q41.
The integral
(a)
Q42.
d
where 0 a 1 , evaluate to
1 2a cos a 2
2
1 a2
(b)
2
1 a2
(c) 2
(d)
4
1 a2
f x, t 1 2xt t 2
(b) 4 x 2 1
(c) 2 x 2 x
(d) 4 x 2 1
(a) t 7
Q44.
(b) t 8
(c) t 9
(d) t 6
In a system with two degrees of freedom, if p, q are the canonical coordinates, then
which of the following transformations to P, Q is canonical?
Q45.
(b) P
1 2
p
p q 2 , Q cot 1
2
q
(d) P
1 2
p
p q 2 , Q cos 1
2
q
(a) P
1 2
2q
p q 2 , Q tan 1
2
p
(c) P
1 2
q
p q 2 , Q sin 1
2
2p
In a monatornic gas, the first excited state is only 1.5eV above the ground state, while
the other excited states are much higher up. The ground state is doubly-degenerate, while
the first excited state has a four-fold degeneracy. If now, the gas is heated to a
temperature of 7000 K , the fraction of atoms in the excited state will be approximately
(a) 0.42
(b) 0.3
(c) 0.14
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Q46.
Measurement of the magnitudes of the electric field E and the magnetic field B in a
plane-polarised electromagnetic wave in vacuum leads to the following results
E
B
y
t
B
1 E
2
y
c t
at all points where the measurement is made. In this case the electric vector E , the
magnetic vector B and the wave vector k (with magnitude k ) can be written in terms of
(a) E Ex , B Bz, k ky
(b) E Ex , B Bz, k ky
(c) E Ex , B By , k kz
(d) E Ey , B Bz, k kx
Q47.
A two-state quantum system has two observables A and B . It is known that the
observable A has eigenstates 1 and 2
while B has eigenstates 1 and 2 with eigenvalues b1 and b 2 respectively, and that
these eigenstates are related by
3
4
1 2
5
5
4
3
1 2
5
5
(b) 0.64
(c) 0.60
(d) 0.36
23 2
(b)
9
25 2
(c)
9
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14
7
numbers are
Q50.
(a) L 1, S
1
3
,J
2
2
(b) L 0, S
3
3
,J
2
2
(c) L 0, S
1
1
,J
2
2
(d) L 1, S
1
1
,J
2
2
Solar radiation tends to push any particle inside solar system away from the Sun.
Consider a spherical dust particle of specific gravity 6.0 and no angular momentum
about the Sun. What should be its minimum radius so that it does not escape from the
solar system? Take the solar luminosity to be 3.8 10 26 W .
Q51.
(c) 0.01 m
(b) 10 m
(a) 0.1 m
(d) 10 6 m
Q52.
(c) T 3
(b) T 2
(a) T
(d) T 2
A
Z
A as
2
3
1
3
3
4
(a) V A,
S A , C A , P A
(b) V A,
S A3 , C A 3 , P A 4
(c) V A,
1
3
2
3
S A , C A , P A
2
(d) V A 2 ,
3
4
3
S A3 , C A 3 , P A 4
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Q53.
In an experiment,
198
79
197
79
198
79
was found later that this measured half-life was an underestimate by 10% . The
corresponding percentage error in the estimated population of
(a) 2.5%
Q54.
(b) 10%
198
79
(c) 15%
Au after 9 days is
(d) 25%
You are given the following circuit and two instruments: a voltmeter and an ammeter
both with 0.001% accuracy in their readings.
A 10 0.001
1001
5V
Which of the following methods will result in the most accurate reading for the current
without interrupting the current in the circuit?
(a) Use voltmeter to measure voltage across points A and B
(b) Use the ammeter to measure current at point B
(c) Use voltmeter to measure voltage across points B and C
(d) Use voltmeter to measure voltage across points A and C
Q55.
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