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PHYSICS
2016-2018
QUESTION PAPER & ANSWER KEY
GATE 2018 General Aptitude (GA) Set-4
Q. 1 – Q. 5 carry one mark each.

Q.1 “When she fell down the _______, she received many _______ but little help.”
The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are
(A) stairs, stares (B) stairs, stairs

(C) stares, stairs (D) stares, stares
Q.2 “In spite of being warned repeatedly, he failed to correct his _________ behaviour.”
The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is
(A) rational (B) reasonable (C) errant (D) good
Q.3 For 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2𝜋, sin 𝑥 and cos 𝑥 are both decreasing functions in the interval ________.
𝜋 𝜋 3𝜋 3𝜋
(A) (0, 2 ) (B) ( 2 , 𝜋) (C) (𝜋, ) (D) ( 2 , 2𝜋)
2
Q.4 The area of an equilateral triangle is √3. What is the perimeter of the triangle?
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8
Q.5 Arrange the following three-dimensional objects in the descending order of their volumes:
(i) A cuboid with dimensions 10 cm, 8 cm and 6 cm
(ii) A cube of side 8 cm
(iii) A cylinder with base radius 7 cm and height 7 cm
(iv) A sphere of radius 7 cm
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(B) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(C) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
(D) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
Q. 6 – Q. 10 carry two marks each.
Q.6 An automobile travels from city A to city B and returns to city A by the same route. The
speed of the vehicle during the onward and return journeys were constant at 60 km/h and
90 km/h, respectively. What is the average speed in km/h for the entire journey?
(A) 72 (B) 73 (C) 74 (D) 75
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Q.7 A set of 4 parallel lines intersect with another set of 5 parallel lines. How many
parallelograms are formed?
(A) 20 (B) 48 (C) 60 (D) 72
Q.8 To pass a test, a candidate needs to answer at least 2 out of 3 questions correctly. A total of
6,30,000 candidates appeared for the test. Question A was correctly answered by 3,30,000
candidates. Question B was answered correctly by 2,50,000 candidates. Question C was
answered correctly by 2,60,000 candidates. Both questions A and B were answered
correctly by 1,00,000 candidates. Both questions B and C were answered correctly by
90,000 candidates. Both questions A and C were answered correctly by 80,000 candidates.
If the number of students answering all questions correctly is the same as the number
answering none, how many candidates failed to clear the test?
(A) 30,000 (B) 2,70,000 (C) 3,90,000 (D) 4,20,000
1
Q.9 If 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 1 = 0 what is the value of 𝑥 4 + ?
𝑥4
(A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9
Q.10 In a detailed study of annual crow births in India, it was found that there was relatively no
growth during the period 2002 to 2004 and a sudden spike from 2004 to 2005. In another
unrelated study, it was found that the revenue from cracker sales in India which remained
fairly flat from 2002 to 2004, saw a sudden spike in 2005 before declining again in 2006.
The solid line in the graph below refers to annual sale of crackers and the dashed line refers
to the annual crow births in India. Choose the most appropriate inference from the above
data.
(A) There is a strong correlation between crow birth and cracker sales.
(B) Cracker usage increases crow birth rate.
(C) If cracker sale declines, crow birth will decline.
(D) Increased birth rate of crows will cause an increase in the sale of crackers.
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Q.1 The eigenvalues of a Hermitian matrix are all
(A) real
(B) imaginary
(C) of modulus one
(D) real and positive
Q.2 Which one of the following represents the 3p radial wave function of hydrogen atom? (a0 is
the Bohr radius)
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
Q.3 Given the following table,
Group I Group II
P: Stern-Gerlach experiment 1: Wave nature of particles
Q: Zeeman effect 2: Quantization of energy of electrons in the atoms
R: Frank-Hertz experiment 3: Existence of electron spin
S: Davisson-Germer experiment 4: Space quantization of angular momentum
which one of the following correctly matches the experiments from Group I to their
inferences in Group II?
(A) P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1 (B) P-1, Q-3, R-2, S-4
(C) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1 (D) P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3
Q.4 In spherical polar coordinates (𝑟, 𝜃, 𝜙), the unit vector 𝜃̂ at (10, 𝜋/4, 𝜋/2) is
(A) 𝑘̂ (B)
1
(𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ ) (C)
1
(−𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂) (D)
1
(𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂)
√2 √2 √2
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Q.5 The scale factors corresponding to the covariant metric tensor 𝑔𝑖𝑗 in spherical polar
coordinates are
(A) 1, 𝑟 2 , 𝑟 2 sin2 𝜃 (B) 1, 𝑟 2 , sin2 𝜃 (C) 1, 1, 1 (D) 1, 𝑟, 𝑟 sin 𝜃
Q.6 In the context of small oscillations, which one of the following does NOT apply to the
normal coordinates?
(A) Each normal coordinate has an eigen-frequency associated with it
(B) The normal coordinates are orthogonal to one another
(C) The normal coordinates are all independent
(D) The potential energy of the system is a sum of squares of the normal coordinates with
constant coefficients
Q.7 For the given unit cells of a two dimensional square lattice, which option lists all the
primitive cells?
(A)  and  (B) , and 

(C) ,, and  (D) ,,, and 
Q.8 Among electric field (𝐸⃗ ), magnetic field (𝐵

⃗ ), angular momentum (𝐿
⃗ ), and vector potential
(𝐴), which is/are odd under parity (space inversion) operation?
(A) 𝐸⃗ only (B) 𝐸⃗ & 𝐴 only (C) 𝐸⃗ & 𝐵
⃗ only ⃗ &𝐿
(D) 𝐵 ⃗ only
Q.9 The expression for the second overtone frequency in the vibrational absorption spectra of a
diatomic molecule in terms of the harmonic frequency 𝜔𝑒 and anharmonicity constant 𝑥𝑒 is
(A) 2𝜔𝑒 (1 − 𝑥𝑒 ) (B) 2𝜔𝑒 (1 − 3𝑥𝑒 ) (C) 3𝜔𝑒 (1 − 2𝑥𝑒 ) (D) 3𝜔𝑒 (1 − 4𝑥𝑒 )
Q.10 Match the physical effects and order of magnitude of their energy scales given below,
𝑒2
where 𝛼 = is fine structure constant; 𝑚𝑒 and 𝑚𝑝 are electron and proton mass,
4𝜋𝜖0 ℏ𝑐
respectively.
Group I Group II
2 2
P: Lamb shift 1: ~𝒪(𝛼 𝑚𝑒 𝑐 )
Q: Fine structure 2: ~𝒪(𝛼 4 𝑚𝑒 𝑐 2 )
R: Bohr energy 3: ~𝒪(𝛼 4 𝑚𝑒2 𝑐 2 /𝑚𝑝 )
S: Hyperfine structure 4: ~𝒪(𝛼 5 𝑚𝑒 𝑐 2 )
(A) P-3, Q-1, R-2, S-4 (B) P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4
(C) P-4, Q-2, R-1, S-3 (D) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3
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Q.11 The logic expression 𝐴̅𝐵𝐶 + 𝐴̅𝐵̅ 𝐶 + 𝐴𝐵𝐶̅ + 𝐴𝐵̅ 𝐶̅ can be simplified to
(A) 𝐴 XOR 𝐶 (B) 𝐴 AND 𝐶̅ (C) 0 (D) 1
Q.12 At low temperatures (𝑇), the specific heat of common metals is described by (with 𝛼 and 𝛽
as constants)
(A) 𝛼 𝑇 + 𝛽 𝑇 3 (B) 𝛽 𝑇 3 (C) exp(−𝛼/𝑇) (D) 𝛼 𝑇 + 𝛽 𝑇 5
Q.13 In a 2-to-1 multiplexer as shown below, the output X = A0 if C = 0, and X = A1 if C = 1.
A0
X
A1
Which one of the following is the correct implementation of this multiplexer?

(A) (B)
A0 A0
C X C X
A1 A1
(C) (D)
A0 A0
C X C X
A1 A1
Q.14 The elementary particle Ξ0 is placed in the baryon decuplet, shown below, at
(A) P (B) Q (C) R (D) S
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Q.15 The intrinsic/permanent electric dipole moment in the ground state of hydrogen atom is
(𝑎0 is the Bohr radius)
(A) −3𝑒𝑎0 (B) zero (C) 𝑒𝑎0 (D) 3𝑒𝑎0
Q.16 The high temperature magnetic susceptibility of solids having ions with magnetic moments
1
can be described by 𝜒 ∝ 𝑇+𝜃 with 𝑇 as absolute temperature and 𝜃 as constant. The three
behaviors i.e. paramagnetic, ferromagnetic and anti-ferromagnetic are described,
respectively, by
(A) 𝜃 < 0, 𝜃 > 0, 𝜃 = 0 (B) 𝜃 > 0, 𝜃 < 0, 𝜃 = 0

(C) 𝜃 = 0, 𝜃 < 0, 𝜃 > 0 (D) 𝜃 = 0, 𝜃 > 0, 𝜃 < 0
Q.17 Which one of the following is an allowed electric dipole transition?
(A) 1 S0 → 3 S1 (B) 2 P3/2 → 2 D5/2 (C) 2

D5/2 → 2 P1/2 (D) 3
P0 → 5 D0
Q.18 In the decay, 𝜇 + → 𝑒 + + 𝜈𝑒 + 𝑋, what is 𝑋?
(A) 𝛾 (B) 𝜈̅𝑒 (C) 𝜈𝜇 (D) 𝜈̅𝜇
Q.19 A spaceship is travelling with a velocity of 0.7c away from a space station. The spaceship
ejects a probe with a velocity 0.59c opposite to its own velocity. A person in the space station
would see the probe moving at a speed Xc, where the value of X is ________ (up to three
decimal places).
Q.20 For an operational amplifier (ideal) circuit shown below,
4 kΩ
2 kΩ +10 V
V1 -
V0
V2 + RL
5 kΩ
-10 V
if V1 = 1 V and V2 = 2 V, the value of V0 is ________V (up to one decimal place).
Q.21 An infinitely long straight wire is carrying a steady current I. The ratio of magnetic energy
density at distance 𝑟1 to that at 𝑟2 (= 2 𝑟1 ) from the wire is ________.
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Q.22 A light beam of intensity 𝐼0 is falling normally on a surface. The surface absorbs 20% of the
intensity and the rest is reflected. The radiation pressure on the surface is given by 𝑋 𝐼0 ⁄𝑐 ,
where X is ________ (up to one decimal place). Here 𝑐 is the speed of light.
Q.23 The number of independent components of a general electromagnetic field tensor is

________.
Q.24 If 𝑋 is the dimensionality of a free electron gas, the energy (𝐸) dependence of density of
1
states is given by 𝐸 2𝑋−𝑌 , where 𝑌 is ________.
Q.25 For nucleus 164Er, a 𝐽𝜋 = 2+ state is at 90 keV. Assuming 164Er to be a rigid rotor, the
energy of its 4+ state is ________ keV (up to one decimal place).
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Q.26 Given 𝑉 ⃗ 2 = −2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂, which one of the following 𝑉

⃗ 1 = 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ and 𝑉 ⃗ 3 makes
⃗ 1, 𝑉
(𝑉 ⃗ 2, 𝑉
⃗ 3) a complete set for a three dimensional real linear vector space ?
⃗ 3 = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂
(A) 𝑉 ⃗ 3 = 2𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂
(B) 𝑉
⃗ 3 = 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 6𝑘̂
(C) 𝑉 ⃗ 3 = 2𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂
(D) 𝑉
Q.27 An interstellar object has speed 𝑣 at the point of its shortest distance 𝑅 from a star of much
larger mass 𝑀. Given 𝑣 2 = 2 𝐺𝑀/𝑅, the trajectory of the object is
(A) circle (B) ellipse (C) parabola (D) hyperbola
Q.28 A particle moves in one dimension under a potential 𝑉(𝑥) = 𝛼|𝑥| with some non-zero total
energy. Which one of the following best describes the particle trajectory in the phase
space?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Q.29 Consider an infinitely long solenoid with 𝑁 turns per unit length, radius 𝑅 and carrying a
current 𝐼(𝑡) = 𝛼 cos 𝜔𝑡, where 𝛼 is a constant and 𝜔 is the angular frequency. The
magnitude of electric field at the surface of the solenoid is
1 1
(A) 2 𝜇0 𝑁𝑅𝜔𝛼 sin 𝜔𝑡 (B) 2 𝜇0 𝜔𝑁𝑅 cos 𝜔𝑡
(C) 𝜇0 𝑁𝑅𝜔𝛼 sin 𝜔𝑡 (D) 𝜇0 𝜔𝑁𝑅 cos 𝜔𝑡
Q.30 A constant and uniform magnetic field 𝐵 ⃗ = 𝐵0 𝑘̂ pervades all space. Which one of the
following is the correct choice for the vector potential in Coulomb gauge?
(A) −𝐵0 (𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑖̂ (B) 𝐵0 (𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑗̂ (C) 𝐵0 𝑥𝑗̂ 1

(D) − 2 𝐵0 (𝑥𝑖̂ − 𝑦𝑗̂)
Q.31 If 𝐻 is the Hamiltonian for a free particle with mass 𝑚, the commutator [𝑥, [𝑥, 𝐻]] is
(A) ℏ2 /𝑚 (B) −ℏ2 /𝑚 (C) −ℏ2 /(2𝑚) (D) ℏ2 /(2𝑚)
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Q.32 A long straight wire, having radius 𝑎 and resistance per unit length 𝑟, carries a current 𝐼. The
magnitude and direction of the Poynting vector on the surface of the wire is
2
(A) 𝐼 𝑟⁄2𝜋𝑎 , perpendicular to axis of the wire and pointing inwards
2
(B) 𝐼 𝑟⁄2𝜋𝑎 , perpendicular to axis of the wire and pointing outwards
2
(C) 𝐼 𝑟⁄𝜋𝑎 , perpendicular to axis of the wire and pointing inwards
2
(D) 𝐼 𝑟⁄𝜋𝑎 , perpendicular to axis of the wire and pointing outwards
Q.33 Three particles are to be distributed in four non-degenerate energy levels. The possible
number of ways of distribution: (i) for distinguishable particles, and (ii) for identical Bosons,
respectively, is
(A) (i) 24, (ii) 4 (B) (i) 24, (ii) 20 (C) (i) 64, (ii) 20 (D) (i) 64, (ii) 16
Q.34 The term symbol for the electronic ground state of oxygen atom is
(A) 1𝑆0 (B) 1𝐷2 (C) 3𝑃0 (D) 3𝑃2
Q.35 The energy dispersion for electrons in one dimensional lattice with lattice parameter 𝑎 is
1
given by 𝐸(𝑘) = 𝐸0 − 2 𝑊 cos 𝑘𝑎, where 𝑊 and 𝐸0 are constants. The effective mass of
the electron near the bottom of the band is
2ℏ2 ℏ2 ℏ2 ℏ2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
𝑊𝑎2 𝑊𝑎2 2𝑊𝑎2 4𝑊𝑎2
Q.36 Amongst electrical resistivity (𝜌), thermal conductivity (𝜅), specific heat (𝐶), Young’s
modulus (Y), and magnetic susceptibility (𝜒), which quantities show a sharp change at the
superconducting transition temperature?
(A) 𝜌, 𝜅, 𝐶, Y (B) 𝜌, 𝐶, 𝜒 (C) 𝜌, 𝜅, 𝐶, 𝜒 (D) 𝜅, Y, 𝜒
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Q.37 A quarter wave plate introduces a path difference of 𝜆/4 between the two components of
polarization parallel and perpendicular to the optic axis. An electromagnetic wave with
𝐸⃗ = (𝑥̂ + 𝑦̂) 𝐸0 𝑒 𝑖(𝑘𝑧−𝜔𝑡) is incident normally on a quarter wave plate which has its optic
axis making an angle 135° with the 𝑥-axis as shown.
The emergent electromagnetic wave would be

(A) elliptically polarized
(B) circularly polarized
(C) linearly polarized with polarization as that of incident wave
(D) linearly polarized but with polarization at 90° to that of the incident wave
Q.38 A p-doped semiconductor slab carries a current 𝐼 = 100 mA in a magnetic field 𝐵 = 0.2 T
as shown. One measures 𝑉𝑦 = 0.25 mV and 𝑉𝑥 = 2 mV. The mobility of holes in the
semiconductor is ________ m2V–1s–1 (up to two decimal places).
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Q.39 An n-channel FET having Gate-Source switch-off voltage VGS(OFF) = – 2 V is used to invert
a 0 – 5 V square-wave signal as shown. The maximum allowed value of R would be
________ k (up to two decimal places).
+5V
5 kΩ
Vin R Vout
5V 5V
0V
0V 100 Ω
1 kΩ
- 12 V
Q.40 Inside a large nucleus, a nucleon with mass 939 MeVc–2 has Fermi momentum 1.40 fm–1 at
absolute zero temperature. Its velocity is Xc, where the value of X is ________ (up to two
decimal places).
(ℏ𝑐 = 197 MeV-fm)
Q.41 4 MeV 𝛾-rays emitted by the de-excitation of 19F are attributed, assuming spherical
symmetry, to the transition of protons from 1d3/2 state to 1d5/2 state. If the contribution of
spin-orbit term to the total energy is written as 𝐶〈𝑙 ⋅ 𝑠〉, the magnitude of 𝐶 is ________
MeV (up to one decimal place).
Q.42 An 𝛼 particle is emitted by a 230

90Th nucleus. Assuming the potential to be purely
Coulombic beyond the point of separation, the height of the Coulomb barrier is
________ MeV (up to two decimal places).
𝑒2
(4𝜋𝜖 = 1.44 MeV-fm, 𝑟0 = 1.30 fm)
0
Q.43 For the transformation

𝑄 = √2𝑞 𝑒 −1+2𝛼 cos 𝑝, 𝑃 = √2𝑞 𝑒 −𝛼−1 sin 𝑝
(where 𝛼 is a constant) to be canonical, the value of 𝛼 is________.
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Q.44 Given
𝑑 2 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑑𝑓(𝑥)
2
−2 + 𝑓(𝑥) = 0,
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
and boundary conditions 𝑓(0) = 1 and 𝑓(1) = 0, the value of 𝑓(0.5) is ________ (up to
two decimal places).
Q.45 The absolute value of the integral

5𝑧 3 + 3𝑧 2
∫ 𝑑𝑧,
𝑧2 − 4
over the circle |𝑧 − 1.5| = 1 in complex plane, is ________ (up to two decimal places).
Q.46 A uniform circular disc of mass 𝑚 and radius 𝑅 is rotating with angular speed 𝜔 about an
axis passing through its center and making an angle 𝜃 = 30∘ with the axis of the disc. If the
kinetic energy of the disc is 𝛼𝑚𝜔2 𝑅 2, the value of 𝛼 is ________ (up to 2 decimal places).
Q.47 The ground state energy of a particle of mass 𝑚 in an infinite potential well is 𝐸0 . It
changes to 𝐸0 (1 + 𝛼 × 10−3 ), when there is a small potential bump of height
𝜋 2 ℏ2
𝑉0 = and width 𝑎 = 𝐿/100, as shown in the figure. The value of 𝛼 is ________ (up
50𝑚𝐿2
to two decimal places).
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Q.48 An electromagnetic plane wave is propagating with an intensity 𝐼 = 1.0 × 105 Wm–2 in a
medium with 𝜖 = 3𝜖0 and 𝜇 = 𝜇0 . The amplitude of the electric field inside the medium is
________ × 103 Vm–1 (up to one decimal place).
(𝜖0 = 8.85 × 10−12 C2 N–1 m–2, 𝜇0 = 4𝜋 × 10−7NA–2, 𝑐 = 3 × 108 ms–1)
Q.49 A microcanonical ensemble consists of 12 atoms with each taking either energy 0 state, or
energy 𝜖 state. Both states are non-degenerate. If the total energy of this ensemble is 4𝜖, its
entropy will be ________ 𝑘𝐵 (up to one decimal place), where 𝑘𝐵 is the Boltzmann
constant.
Q.50 A two-state quantum system has energy eigenvalues ±𝜖 corresponding to the normalized
1
states |𝜓± ⟩. At time 𝑡 = 0, the system is in quantum state [|𝜓+ ⟩ + |𝜓− ⟩]. The
√2
probability that the system will be in the same state at 𝑡 = ℎ/(6𝜖) is ________ (up to two
decimal places).
Q.51 An air-conditioner maintains the room temperature at 27 oC while the outside temperature
is 47 oC. The heat conducted through the walls of the room from outside to inside due to
temperature difference is 7000 W. The minimum work done by the compressor of the air-
conditioner per unit time is ________ W.
Q.52 Two solid spheres A and B have same emissivity. The radius of A is four times the radius of
B, and temperature of A is twice the temperature of B. The ratio of the rate of heat radiated
from A to that from B is ________.
Q.53 The partition function of an ensemble at a temperature 𝑇 is

𝜀 𝑁
𝑍 = (2 cosh ) ,
𝑘𝐵 𝑇
𝜀
where 𝑘𝐵 is the Boltzmann constant. The heat capacity of this ensemble at 𝑇 = 𝑘 is
𝐵
𝑋 𝑁𝑘𝐵 , where the value of 𝑋 is ________ (up to two decimal places).
Q.54 An atom in its singlet state is subjected to a magnetic field. The Zeeman splitting of its
650 nm spectral line is 0.03 nm. The magnitude of the field is ________ Tesla (up to two
decimal places).
( 𝑒 = 1.60 × 10−19 C, 𝑚𝑒 = 9.11 × 10−31 kg, 𝑐 = 3.0 × 108 ms–1)
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Q.55 The quantum effects in an ideal gas become important below a certain temperature 𝑇𝑄
when de Broglie wavelength corresponding to the root mean square thermal speed
becomes equal to the inter-atomic separation. For such a gas of atoms of mass 2 × 10−26
kg and number density 6.4 × 1025 m–3, 𝑇𝑄 = __________ × 10−3 K (up to one decimal
place).
(𝑘𝐵 = 1.38 × 10−23 J/K, ℎ = 6.6 × 10−34 J-s)
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Q.No. Type Section Key/Range Marks
1 MCQ GA A 1
2 MCQ GA C 1
3 MCQ GA B 1
4 MCQ GA C 1
5 MCQ GA D 1
6 MCQ GA A 2
7 MCQ GA C 2
8 MCQ GA D 2
9 MCQ GA C 2
10 MCQ GA A 2
1 MCQ PH A 1
2 MCQ PH B 1
3 MCQ PH C 1
4 MCQ PH D 1
5 MCQ PH D 1
6 MCQ PH B 1
7 MCQ PH C 1
8 MCQ PH B 1
9 MCQ PH D 1
10 MCQ PH C 1
11 MCQ PH A 1
12 MCQ PH A 1
13 MCQ PH A 1
14 MCQ PH C 1
15 MCQ PH B 1
16 MCQ PH C 1
17 MCQ PH B 1
18 MCQ PH D 1
19 NAT PH 0.185 to 0.189 1
20 NAT PH ‐3.7 to ‐3.5 1
21 NAT PH 4 to 4 1
22 NAT PH 1.8 to 1.8 1
23 NAT PH 6 to 6 1
24 NAT PH 1 to 1 1
25 NAT PH 299.9 to 300.1 1
26 MCQ PH D 2
27 MCQ PH C 2
28 MCQ PH A 2
29 MCQ PH A 2
30 MCQ PH C 2
31 MCQ PH B 2
32 MCQ PH A 2
33 MCQ PH C 2
34 MCQ PH D 2
35 MCQ PH A 2
36 MCQ PH B 2
37 MCQ PH C 2
38 NAT PH 1.55 to 1.58 2
39 NAT PH 0.70 to 0.73 2
40 NAT PH 0.28 to 0.31 2
41 NAT PH 1.6 to 1.6 2
42 NAT PH 24.4 to 27.6 2
43 NAT PH 2 to 2 2
44 NAT PH 0.81 to 0.84 2
45 NAT PH 81.60 to 81.80 2
46 NAT PH 0.21 to 0.23 2
47 NAT PH 0.78 to 0.82 2
48 NAT PH 6.5 to 6.7 2
49 NAT PH 6.1 to 6.3 2
50 NAT PH 0.25 to 0.25 2
51 NAT PH 466 to 467 2
52 NAT PH 256 to 256 2
53 NAT PH 0.41 to 0.43 2
54 NAT PH 1.51 to 1.53 2
55 NAT PH 78 to 90 2
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Question Paper Name: Physics 5th Feb 2017

Subject Name:
Duration: 180
Total Marks: 100
Question Number : 1 Correct : 1 Wrong : -0.33
Question Number : 2 Correct : 1 Wrong : 0

















Q. No. Type Section Key Marks
1 MCQ PH C 1
2 NAT PH 11.25 to 11.34 1
3 NAT PH 41.60 to 42.00 1
4 NAT PH 8.80 to 8.90 1
5 NAT PH 39.30 to 39.50 1
6 MCQ PH A 1
7 NAT PH 2.50 to 2.55 1
8 MCQ PH A 1
9 MCQ PH D 1
10 MCQ PH B 1
11 NAT PH 14.10 to 14.20 1
12 MCQ PH C 1
13 MCQ PH B 1
14 MCQ PH C 1
15 NAT PH 3.13 to 3.15 1
16 NAT PH 1.30 to 1.34 1
17 MCQ PH D 1
18 MCQ PH A 1
19 MCQ PH D 1
20 MCQ PH C 1
21 MCQ PH B 1
22 MCQ PH A 1
23 MCQ PH D 1
24 MCQ PH B 1
25 MCQ PH A 1
26 NAT PH 1.72 to 1.75 2
27 MCQ PH D 2
28 NAT PH 87.50 to 89.50 2
29 NAT PH 0.15 to 0.19 2
30 MCQ PH D 2
31 NAT PH 2.32 to 2.40 2
32 NAT PH 0.90 to 1.10 2
33 MCQ PH A 2
34 NAT PH 0.10 to 0.12 2
35 MCQ PH B 2
36 NAT PH 2.35 to 2.45 2
37 NAT PH 0.27 to 0.31 2
38 NAT PH 0.43 to 0.45 2
39 NAT PH 2.90 to 3.10 2
40 MCQ PH C 2
41 MCQ PH D 2
42 NAT PH 3.30 to 3.35 2
43 NAT PH 1.30 to 1.36 2
44 MCQ PH C 2
45 NAT PH 29.50 to 30.10 2
46 MCQ PH B 2
47 MCQ PH A 2
48 MCQ PH A 2
49 MCQ PH C 2
50 NAT PH 0.32 to 0.36 2
51 MCQ PH B 2
52 NAT PH 4.75 to 5.01 2
53 NAT PH 9.80 to 10.20 2
54 NAT PH 0.51 to 0.53 2
55 NAT PH 0.99 to 1.10 2
56 MCQ GA C 1
57 MCQ GA A 1
58 MCQ GA B 1
59 MCQ GA A 1
60 MCQ GA D 1
61 MCQ GA A 2
62 MCQ GA D 2
63 MCQ GA C 2
64 MCQ GA C 2
65 MCQ GA B 2
GATE 2016 General Aptitude - GA Set-2

Q.1 The volume of a sphere of diameter 1 unit is ________ than the volume of a cube of side 1 unit.
(A) least (B) less (C) lesser (D) low
Q.2 The unruly crowd demanded that the accused be _____________ without trial.
(A) hanged (B) hanging (C) hankering (D) hung
Q.3 Choose the statement(s) where the underlined word is used correctly:
(i) A prone is a dried plum.

(ii) He was lying prone on the floor.
(iii) People who eat a lot of fat are prone to heart disease.
(A) (i) and (iii) only (B) (iii) only (C) (i) and (ii) only (D) (ii) and (iii) only
Q.4 Fact: If it rains, then the field is wet.
Read the following statements:

(i) It rains
(ii) The field is not wet
(iii) The field is wet
(iv) It did not rain
Which one of the options given below is NOT logically possible, based on the given fact?
(A) If (iii), then (iv). (B) If (i), then (iii).
(C) If (i), then (ii). (D) If (ii), then (iv).
Q.5 A window is made up of a square portion and an equilateral triangle portion above it. The base of
the triangular portion coincides with the upper side of the square. If the perimeter of the window is
6 m, the area of the window in m2 is ___________.
(A) 1.43 (B) 2.06 (C) 2.68 (D) 2.88
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Q.6 Students taking an exam are divided into two groups, P and Q such that each group has the same
number of students. The performance of each of the students in a test was evaluated out of 200
marks. It was observed that the mean of group P was 105, while that of group Q was 85. The
standard deviation of group P was 25, while that of group Q was 5. Assuming that the marks were
distributed on a normal distribution, which of the following statements will have the highest
probability of being TRUE?
(A) No student in group Q scored less marks than any student in group P.
(B) No student in group P scored less marks than any student in group Q.
(C) Most students of group Q scored marks in a narrower range than students in group P.
(D) The median of the marks of group P is 100.
Q.7 A smart city integrates all modes of transport, uses clean energy and promotes sustainable use of
resources. It also uses technology to ensure safety and security of the city, something which critics
argue, will lead to a surveillance state.
Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above paragraph?
(i) All smart cities encourage the formation of surveillance states.

(ii) Surveillance is an integral part of a smart city.
(iii) Sustainability and surveillance go hand in hand in a smart city.
(iv) There is a perception that smart cities promote surveillance.
(A) (i) and (iv) only (B) (ii) and (iii) only
(C) (iv) only (D) (i) only
Q.8 Find the missing sequence in the letter series.
B, FH, LNP, _ _ _ _.
(A) SUWY (B) TUVW (C) TVXZ (D) TWXZ
Q.9 The binary operation □ is defined as a □ b = ab+(a+b), where a and b are any two real numbers.
The value of the identity element of this operation, defined as the number x such that a □ x = a, for
any a, is .
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 10
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Q.10 | (| |)|
Which of the following curves represents the function = ln(| |) for | |<2 ?
Here, represents the abscissa and represents the ordinate.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

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Q.1 dy
Consider the linear differential equation  xy. If y  2 at x  0, then the value of y at x=2 is
dx
given by
(A) e 2 (B) 2e 2
(C) e 2 (D) 2e 2
Q.2 Which of the following magnetic vector potentials gives rise to a uniform magnetic field B 0 kˆ ?
(A) B0 z kˆ (B)  B0 xˆj

B0 B0 ˆ
(C)
2

 y iˆ  x ˆj  (D)
2

y i  x ˆj 
Q.3 17
The molecule O2 is
(A) Raman active but not NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) active.
(B) Infrared active and Raman active but not NMR active.
(C) Raman active and NMR active.
(D) Only NMR active.
Q.4 There are four electrons in the 3d shell of an isolated atom. The total magnetic moment of the atom
in units of Bohr magneton is ________.
Q.5 Which of the following transitions is NOT allowed in the case of an atom, according to the electric
dipole radiation selection rule?
(A) 2s-1s (B) 2p-1s (C) 2p-2s (D) 3d-2p
Q.6 
In the SU(3) quark model, the triplet of mesons   ,  0 ,    has
(A) Isospin = 0 , Strangeness = 0

(B) Isospin = 1 , Strangeness = 0
(C) Isospin = 1/2, Strangeness = +1
(D) Isospin = 1/2, Strangeness = -1
Q.7 The magnitude of the magnetic dipole moment associated with a square shaped loop carrying a
steady current I is m. If this loop is changed to a circular shape with the same current I passing
pm
through it, the magnetic dipole moment becomes . The value of p is ______.

Q.8 The total power emitted by a spherical black body of radius R at a temperature T is P1. Let P2 be the
total power emitted by another spherical black body of radius R/2 kept at temperature 2T. The ratio,
P1/P2 is _______. (Give your answer upto two decimal places)
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Q.9 The entropy of a system of spins, which may align either in the upward or in the downward
direction, is given by S   k B N  p ln p  (1  p ) ln(1  p )  . Here kB is the Boltzmann constant.
The probability of alignment in the upward direction is p. The value of p, at which the entropy is
maximum, is _______. (Give your answer upto one decimal place)
Q.10 For a system at constant temperature and volume, which of the following statements is correct at
equilibrium?
(A) The Helmholtz free energy attains a local minimum.
(B) The Helmholtz free energy attains a local maximum.
(C) The Gibbs free energy attains a local minimum.
(D) The Gibbs free energy attains a local maximum.
Q.11 atoms of an ideal gas are enclosed in a container of volume . The volume of the container is
changed to 4 , while keeping the total energy constant. The change in the entropy of the gas, in
units of Nk B ln 2 , is _______ , where kB is the Boltzmann constant.
Q.12 Which of the following is an analytic function of z everywhere in the complex plane?
(A) z 2  
(B) z *
2
(C) z
2
(D) z
Q.13 In a Young’s double slit experiment using light, the apparatus has two slits of unequal widths.
When only slit-1 is open, the maximum observed intensity on the screen is 4I0. When only slit-2 is
open, the maximum observed intensity is I0 . When both the slits are open, an interference pattern
appears on the screen. The ratio of the intensity of the principal maximum to that of the nearest
minimum is ________.
Q.14 Consider a metal which obeys the Sommerfeld model exactly. If EF is the Fermi energy of the metal
at T = 0 K and RH is its Hall coefficient, which of the following statements is correct?
(A) RH  E F 3 / 2 (B) RH  E F 2 / 3 (C) RH  E F 3 / 2 (D) R H is independent of

EF.
Q.15 A one-dimensional linear chain of atoms contains two types of atoms of masses m1 and m2 (where
m2 > m1), arranged alternately. The distance between successive atoms is the same. Assume that the
harmonic approximation is valid. At the first Brillouin zone boundary, which of the following
statements is correct?
(A) The atoms of mass m2 are at rest in the optical mode, while they vibrate in the acoustical mode.
(B The atoms of mass m1 are at rest in the optical mode, while they vibrate in the acoustical mode.
(C) Both types of atoms vibrate with equal amplitudes in the optical as well as in the acoustical
modes.
(D) Both types of atoms vibrate, but with unequal, non-zero amplitudes in the optical as well as in
the acoustical modes.
Q.16 Which of the following operators is Hermitian?

d d2 d2 d3
(A) (B) (C) i (D)
dx dx 2 dx 2 dx 3
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Q.17 The kinetic energy of a particle of rest mass m0 is equal to its rest mass energy. Its momentum in
units of m 0 c , where c is the speed of light in vacuum, is _______. (Give your answer upto two
decimal places)
Q.18 The number density of electrons in the conduction band of a semiconductor at a given temperature
is 2  1019 m 3 . Upon lightly doping this semiconductor with donor impurities, the number density
of conduction electrons at the same temperature becomes 4  10 20 m 3 . The ratio of majority to
minority charge carrier concentration is ________.
Q.19 Two blocks are connected by a spring of spring constant k . One block has mass m and the other
block has mass 2m. If the ratio k/m = 4 s 2 , the angular frequency of vibration ω of the two block
spring system in s 1 is _______. (Give your answer upto two decimal places)
Q.20
   
A particle moving under the influence of a central force F (r )  k r (where r is the position
vector of the particle and k is a positive constant) has non-zero angular momentum. Which of the
following curves is a possible orbit for this particle?
(A) A straight line segment passing through the origin.
(B) An ellipse with its center at the origin.
(C) An ellipse with one of the foci at the origin.
(D) A parabola with its vertex at the origin.
Q.21 Consider the reaction 54

Mn + e  
54
Cr + X . The particle X is
25 24
(A) γ (B)  e (C) n (D) π0
Q.22 The scattering of particles by a potential can be analyzed by Born approximation. In particular, if
the scattered wave is replaced by an appropriate plane wave, the corresponding Born approximation
is known as the first Born approximation. Such an approximation is valid for
(A) large incident energies and weak scattering potentials.
(B) large incident energies and strong scattering potentials.
(C) small incident energies and weak scattering potentials.
(D) small incident energies and strong scattering potentials.
Q.23 Consider an elastic scattering of particles in l  0 states. If the corresponding phase shift  0 is
90 0 and the magnitude of the incident wave vector is equal to 2 fm-1 then the total scattering
2
cross section in units of fm is _______.

Q.24 A hydrogen atom is in its ground state. In the presence of a uniform electric field E  E0 zˆ, the
n
leading order change in its energy is proportional to ( E0 ) . The value of the exponent n is _______.
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Q.25 A solid material is found to have a temperature independent magnetic susceptibility,   C . Which
of the following statements is correct?
(A) If C is positive, the material is a diamagnet.
(B) If C is positive, the material is a ferromagnet.
(C) If C is negative, the material could be a type I superconductor.
(D) If C is positive, the material could be a type I superconductor.
Q.26 An infinite, conducting slab kept in a horizontal plane carries a uniform charge density  .
Another infinite slab of thickness t, made of a linear dielectric material of dielectric constant k, is
kept above the conducting slab. The bound charge density on the upper surface of the dielectric slab
is
 
(A) (B)
2k k
 ( k  2)  ( k  1)
(C) (D)
2k k
Q.27 The number of spectroscopic terms resulting from the L  S coupling of a 3p electron and a 3d
electron is _______.
Q.28 Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

(A) A deuteron can be disintegrated by irradiating it with gamma rays of energy 4 MeV.
(B) A deuteron has no excited states.
(C) A deuteron has no electric quadrupole moment.
(D) The 1S0 state of deuteron cannot be formed.
Q.29    
If s1 and s 2 are the spin operators of the two electrons of a He atom, the value of s1  s 2 for the
ground state is
3 2 3 2 1 2
(A)   (B)   (C) 0 (D) 
2 4 4
Q.30 A two-dimensional square rigid box of side L contains six non-interacting electrons at T = 0 K. The
 2 2
mass of the electron is m. The ground state energy of the system of electrons, in units of is
2mL2
_______.
Q.31 An alpha particle is accelerated in a cyclotron. It leaves the cyclotron with a kinetic energy of 16
MeV. The potential difference between the D electrodes is 50 kilovolts. The number of revolutions
the alpha particle makes in its spiral path before it leaves the cyclotron is ______.
Q.32 Let be the component of a vector field ⃗, which has zero divergence. If ≡ / , the
expression for is equal to
2 2
(A)   j  kVi (B)  j  k Vi (C)  j Vi (D)   j Vi
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Q.33 The direction of ∇⃗ for a scalar field ( , , ) = − + at the point (1, 1, 2) is
(A)
 ˆj  2kˆ (B)
 ˆj  2kˆ (C)
 ˆj  2kˆ (D)
 ˆj  2kˆ 
5 5 5 5
Q.34  x ,  y and  z are the Pauli matrices. The expression 2 x y   y x is equal to
(A)  3i z (B)  i z (C) i z (D) 3i z
Q.35 A particle of mass = 0.1 kg is initially at rest at origin. It starts moving with a uniform
 ˆ
acceleration a  10 i ms 2 at = 0. The action of the particle, in units of J-s, at = 2 is
______. (Give your answer upto two decimal places)
Q.36 A periodic function ( ) of period 2 is defined in the interval (− < < ) as:
−1, − < < 0
( )=
1, 0 < <
The appropriate Fourier series expansion for ( ) is
(A) f ( x )  4 /  [sin x  (sin 3 x ) / 3  (sin 5 x ) / 5  ...]

(B) f ( x )  4 /  [sin x  (sin 3 x ) / 3  (sin 5 x ) / 5  ...]
(C) f ( x )  4 /  [cos x  (cos 3 x ) / 3  (cos 5 x ) / 5  ...]
(D) f ( x )  4 /  [cos x  (cos 3 x ) / 3  (cos 5 x ) / 5  ...]
Q.37 Atoms, which can be assumed to be hard spheres of radius R, are arranged in an fcc lattice with
lattice constant a, such that each atom touches its nearest neighbours. Take the center of one of the
atoms as the origin. Another atom of radius r (assumed to be hard sphere) is to be accommodated at
a position (0, a/2, 0) without distorting the lattice. The maximum value of r/R is ________. (Give
your answer upto two decimal places)
Q.38 In an inertial frame of reference S, an observer finds two events occurring at the same time at co-
ordinates x1  0 and x 2  d . A different inertial frame S  moves with velocity v with respect to S
along the positive x-axis. An observer in S  also notices these two events and finds them to occur
at times t1 and t 2 and at positions x1 and x 2 , respectively. If t   t 2  t1 , x   x 2  x1 and
1
  , which of the following statements is true ?
v2
1 2
c
(A) t   0, x   d (B) t   0, x   d 
(C) t    vd c 2 , x   d (D) t    vd c 2 , x  d 
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Q.39 The energy vs. wave vector  E  k  relationship near the bottom of a band for a solid can be
2 4
approximated as E  A(ka)  B(ka) , where the lattice constant a = 2.1 Å. The values of A and
B are 6.3 10 19 J and 3.2 10 20 J, respectively. At the bottom of the conduction band, the ratio
of the effective mass of the electron to the mass of free electron is _______. (Give your answer
upto two decimal places)
(Take  =1.05x10-34 J-s, mass of free electron= 9.1x10-31 kg)
Q.40 The electric field component of a plane electromagnetic wave travelling in vacuum is given by

E ( z , t )  E0 cos(k z   t )iˆ . The Poynting vector for the wave is
(A) c 0 / 2  E02 cos 2 (k z   t ) ˆj

(B) c 0 2  E 02 cos 2 ( k z   t )kˆ
(C) c 0 E0 cos (k z   t ) ˆj
2 2
(D) c 0 E0 cos (k z   t )kˆ

2 2
Q.41 Consider a system having three energy levels with energies 0, 2 and 3 , with respective
degeneracies of 2, 2 and 3. Four bosons of spin zero have to be accommodated in these levels such
that the total energy of the system is 10 . The number of ways in which it can be done is
________.
Q.42 The Lagrangian of a system is given by

1 2 2
L
2
 
ml   sin 2   2  mgl cos  , where m, l and g are constants.
Which of the following is conserved?
(A)  sin 
2 (B)  sin   
(C) (D)
sin  sin 2 
Q.43 Protons and α-particles of equal initial momenta are scattered off a gold foil in a Rutherford
scattering experiment. The scattering cross sections for proton on gold and α-particle on gold are
 p and   respectively. The ratio    p is ________.
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Q.44 For the digital circuit given below, the output X is
X
B
C
(A) A  B  C (B) A  (B  C)
(C) A  (B  C) (D) A  (B  C)
Q.45 The Fermi energies of two metals X and Y are 5 eV and 7 eV and their Debye temperatures are 170
K and 340 K, respectively. The molar specific heats of these metals at constant volume at low
temperatures can be written as C V  X   X T  AX T 3 and CV Y   Y T  AY T 3 , where γ and A
are constants. Assuming that the thermal effective mass of the electrons in the two metals are same,
which of the following is correct?
 X 7 AX  X 7 AX 1
(A)  , 8 (B)  , 
 Y 5 AY  Y 5 AY 8
 5 A 1  5 A
(C) X  , X  (D) X  , X  8
 Y 7 AY 8  Y 7 AY
Q.46 A two-level system has energies zero and E . The level with zero energy is non-degenerate, while
the level with energy E is triply degenerate. The mean energy of a classical particle in this system
at a temperature T is
Ee  E / k BT Ee  E / k BT
(A) (B)
1  3e  E / k BT 1  e  E / k BT
3Ee  E / k BT 3Ee  E / k BT
(C) (D)
1  e  E / k BT 1  3e  E / k BT
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Q.47 A particle of rest mass M is moving along the positive x-direction. It decays into two photons  1
and  2 as shown in the figure. The energy of  1 is 1 GeV and the energy of  2 is 0.82 GeV. The
value of M (in units of GeV/c2) is ________. (Give your answer upto two decimal places)
Q.48 If x and p are the x components of the position and the momentum operators of a particle
2 2
respectively, the commutator [ x , p ] is
(A) i ( xp  px ) (B) 2i ( xp  px )

(C) i ( xp  px ) (D) 2i ( xp  px )
Q.49 The x-y plane is the boundary between free space and a magnetic material with relative
permeability  r . The magnetic field in the free space is B x iˆ  B z kˆ . The magnetic field in the
magnetic material is
(A) B x iˆ  B z kˆ (B) B x iˆ   r B z kˆ
1 (D)  r B x iˆ  B z kˆ
(C) B x iˆ  B z kˆ
r

Q.50 Let l, m be the simultaneous eigenstates of L2 and L z . Here L is the angular momentum
operator with Cartesian components ( L x , L y , L z ) , l is the angular momentum quantum number
and m is the azimuthal quantum number. The value of 1,0 ( Lx  iL y ) 1,1 is
(A) 0 (B)  (C) 2 (D) 3
Q.51 For the parity operator P, which of the following statements is NOT true?
(A) = (B) P 2   P (C) P 2  I (D) =

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Q.52 For the transistor shown in the figure, assume VBE = 0.7 V and βdc = 100. If Vin = 5V, Vout (in Volts)
is _________. (Give your answer upto one decimal place)
Q.53 The state of a system is given by

  1  2  2  3 3
where 1 ,  2 and 3 form an orthonormal set. The probability of finding the system in the
state  2 is ________. (Give your answer upto two decimal places)
Q.54 According to the nuclear shell model, the respective ground state spin-parity values of 15
O and
8
17
8 O nuclei are
   
1 1 1 5
(A) , (B) ,
2 2 2 2
   
3 5 3 1
(C) , (D) ,
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Q.55 A particle of mass m and energy E, moving in the positive x direction, is incident on a step potential
at x = 0, as indicated in the figure. The height of the potential is V0, where V0 > E. At
x  x0 , where x0  0 , the probability of finding the electron is 1/e times the probability of finding
2m(V0  E )
it at x = 0. If   , the value of x0 is
2
V0
E
x=0 x = x0
2 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
  2 4
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Q. No Type Section Key Marks
1 MCQ GA B 1
2 MCQ GA A 1
3 MCQ GA D 1
4 MCQ GA C 1
5 MCQ GA B 1
6 MCQ GA C 2
7 MCQ GA C 2
8 MCQ GA C 2
9 MCQ GA A 2
10 MCQ GA C 2
1 MCQ PH D 1
2 MCQ PH C 1
3 MCQ PH C 1
4 NAT PH 0:0 1
5 MCQ PH A 1
6 MCQ PH B 1
7 NAT PH 4:4 1
8 NAT PH 0.25 : 0.25 1
9 NAT PH 0.5 : 0.5 1
10 MCQ PH A 1
11 NAT PH 2:2 1
12 MCQ PH A 1
13 NAT PH 9:9 1
14 MCQ PH C 1
15 MCQ PH A 1
16 MCQ PH B 1
17 NAT PH 1.72 : 1.74 1
18 NAT PH 400 : 400 1
19 NAT PH 2.41 : 2.49 1
20 MCQ PH B 1
21 MCQ PH B 1
22 MCQ PH A 1
23 NAT PH 2:2 1
24 NAT PH 2:2 1
25 MCQ PH C 1
26 MCQ PH D 2
27 NAT PH 12 : 12 2
28 MCQ PH C 2
29 MCQ PH B 2
30 NAT PH 24 : 24 2
31 NAT PH 80 : 80 2
32 MCQ PH D 2
33 MCQ PH B 2
34 MCQ PH C 2
35 NAT PH 26.65 : 26.68 2
36 MCQ PH A 2
37 NAT PH 0.40 : 0.42 2
38 MCQ PH C 2
39 NAT PH 0.20 : 0.24 2
40 MCQ PH D 2
41 NAT PH 18 : 18 2
42 MCQ PH A 2
43 NAT PH 4:4 2
44 MCQ PH B 2
45 MCQ PH A 2
46 MCQ PH D 2
47 NAT PH 1.40 : 1.45 2
48 MCQ PH D 2
49 MCQ PH D 2
50 MCQ PH C 2
51 MCQ PH B 2
52 NAT PH 5.5 : 5.9 2
53 NAT PH 0.27 : 0.29 2
54 MCQ PH B 2
55 MCQ PH C 2

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Q. 1 – Q. 5 carry one mark each.

(A) stairs, stares (B) stairs, stairs

(A) rational (B) reasonable (C) errant (D) good

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

Q. 6 – Q. 10 carry two marks each.

(A) 72 (B) 73 (C) 74 (D) 75

(A) 20 (B) 48 (C) 60 (D) 72

(A) 30,000 (B) 2,70,000 (C) 3,90,000 (D) 4,20,000

(A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9

END OF THE QUESTION PAPER

Q. 1 – Q. 25 carry one mark each.

Q.3 Given the following table,

(A)  and  (B) , and 

Q.8 Among electric field (𝐸⃗ ), magnetic field (𝐵

Q.13 In a 2-to-1 multiplexer as shown below, the output X = A0 if C = 0, and X = A1 if C = 1.

Which one of the following is the correct implementation of this multiplexer?

(A) P (B) Q (C) R (D) S

(A) −3𝑒𝑎0 (B) zero (C) 𝑒𝑎0 (D) 3𝑒𝑎0

(A) 𝜃 < 0, 𝜃 > 0, 𝜃 = 0 (B) 𝜃 > 0, 𝜃 < 0, 𝜃 = 0

Q.17 Which one of the following is an allowed electric dipole transition?

(A) 1 S0 → 3 S1 (B) 2 P3/2 → 2 D5/2 (C) 2

Q.18 In the decay, 𝜇 + → 𝑒 + + 𝜈𝑒 + 𝑋, what is 𝑋?

(A) 𝛾 (B) 𝜈̅𝑒 (C) 𝜈𝜇 (D) 𝜈̅𝜇

Q.20 For an operational amplifier (ideal) circuit shown below,

if V1 = 1 V and V2 = 2 V, the value of V0 is ________V (up to one decimal place).

Q.23 The number of independent components of a general electromagnetic field tensor is

Q. 26 – Q. 55 carry two marks each.

Q.26 Given 𝑉 ⃗ 2 = −2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂, which one of the following 𝑉

(C) 𝜇0 𝑁𝑅𝜔𝛼 sin 𝜔𝑡 (D) 𝜇0 𝜔𝑁𝑅 cos 𝜔𝑡

(A) −𝐵0 (𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑖̂ (B) 𝐵0 (𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑗̂ (C) 𝐵0 𝑥𝑗̂ 1

(A) ℏ2 /𝑚 (B) −ℏ2 /𝑚 (C) −ℏ2 /(2𝑚) (D) ℏ2 /(2𝑚)

(A) 1𝑆0 (B) 1𝐷2 (C) 3𝑃0 (D) 3𝑃2

(A) 𝜌, 𝜅, 𝐶, Y (B) 𝜌, 𝐶, 𝜒 (C) 𝜌, 𝜅, 𝐶, 𝜒 (D) 𝜅, Y, 𝜒

The emergent electromagnetic wave would be

(ℏ𝑐 = 197 MeV-fm)

Q.42 An 𝛼 particle is emitted by a 230

Q.43 For the transformation

Q.45 The absolute value of the integral

(𝜖0 = 8.85 × 10−12 C2 N–1 m–2, 𝜇0 = 4𝜋 × 10−7NA–2, 𝑐 = 3 × 108 ms–1)

Q.53 The partition function of an ensemble at a temperature 𝑇 is

( 𝑒 = 1.60 × 10−19 C, 𝑚𝑒 = 9.11 × 10−31 kg, 𝑐 = 3.0 × 108 ms–1)

(𝑘𝐵 = 1.38 × 10−23 J/K, ℎ = 6.6 × 10−34 J-s)

END OF THE QUESTION PAPER

Question Paper Name: Physics 5th Feb 2017

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Question Number : 9 Correct : 1 Wrong : -0.33

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Question Number : 18 Correct : 1 Wrong : -0.33

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Question Number : 21 Correct : 1 Wrong : -0.33

Question Number : 23 Correct : 1 Wrong : -0.33