AITS-FULL TEST-1 3

Physics PART – I

SECTION – A
(One or More than One Options Correct Type)
This section contains 60 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D)
out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

1. A solid sphere of mass M (before cavity) and radius R has a spherical cavity of radius R/2 such
that the centre of cavity is at a distance R/2 from the centre of the sphere. A point mass m is
placed inside the cavity at a distance R/4 from the centre of the sphere. The magnitude of
gravitational pull between the sphere and the point mass m is
11 GMm 14 GMm
(A) 2
(B)
R R2
GMm GMm
(C) 2
(D)
2R R2

2. The resistance across point M and point N is R1 and that of across point A and point B is R2 for
the following circuits as shown in the figure-1 and figure-2.
1 1 A
1 1
M
1 2 1 B 1

1 1
1 4
N
Figure-1 Figure-2 1
R
Find the value of 1
R2
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4

3. The truth table for the circuit shown A

in the figure is
B

(A) A B Y (B) A B Y
1 1 1 1 1 0
0 1 0 0 0 1
1 0 0 1 0 0
0 0 1 0 1 1

(C) A B Y (D) A B Y
1 1 0 1 1 1
0 1 0 0 1 1
1 0 0 1 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 1

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4. A ball is dropped vertically from a tall

building. After falling a height h it bounces
elastically from a table inclined at an angle h
 and hits a wall (at a distance d from the
point of earlier impact) horizontally, then
(A)  = (1/2) sin–1 (2d/h) d
–1
(B)  = (1/2) tan (d/h)
–1
(C)  = (1/4) sin (d/h)
–1
(D)  = (1/2) tan (2d/h)


5. Refer to the figure, a convex lens is placed

at L so that the object at O (marked by x) L M Screen
forms an image at I (marked by x) on the Lamp housing
screen. Now a convex mirror is placed at M O I
so that the image of the object at O X X
coincides with the object itself. What
measurement should be made in order to
find the focal length of the convex mirror?
(A) OL and LM (B) MI
(C) OL and LI (D) OM

6. A system of charges is arranged as shown. q r q

Find the total electrical potential energy 60° Regular hexagon

r r r
stored in the system. r
q2

(A) 25  2 3 
80r q
60° r 60°
q
r
2 q
(B)  25  4 3  8q r 0 r
r
r
r
2

(C) 27  3 3  8q r0
q r q

q2

(D) 27  4 3  8 0r

7. The diode D shown in the circuit is governed by the V – I

relation : V = 0.7 + i(100 ) The current supplied by the D
battery is
(A) 0.3 A R=58 
16.5 V
(B) 0.2 A
(C) 0.15 A
(D) 0.1 A

8. The de-Broglie wavelength of an electron emitted from the ground state of an H-atom after the
1
absorption of a photon equals of the de-Broglie wavelength when it was in orbit. The energy of
2
the photon absorbed is
(A) 68 eV (B) 13.6 eV
(C) 20.4 eV (D) 136 eV

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9. A simple pendulum is made of a small ball of mass m carrying charge q

attached by a thin wire to the ceiling. Its angular frequency in original simple 
harmonic oscillation is 0. After a uniform electric field E is applied E
horizontally to the pendulum, its frequency becomes 20. Find the strength
of the electric field
15mg 3mg
(A) (B)
q q
5mg mg
(C) (D)
q q

10. As shown, a piston chamber of cross section area A is filled with an

ideal gas. A sealed piston of mass m is right at the middle height of the
cylinder at equilibrium. The friction force between the chamber wall and
the piston can be ignored. The mass of the rest of the chamber is M. m
The atmospheric pressure is P0. Now the piston is slowly pulled
upwards, find the maximum value of M such that the chamber can be
lifted off the ground. The temperature remains unchanged. M
P A  2mg P A  mg
(A) M  0 (B) M  0
2g 2g
P A  mg PA
(C) M  0 (D) M  0
g 2g

11. A uniform rod is bent into the form of a right angled triangle ABC 
and is rotated about the side AC. The ratio of the angular momenta
(i.e., magnitudes) of AB about A and BC about C is A B
(A) 1 (B) 1/2
(C) 1/4 (D) 1/8

30

12. In the circuit shown in the adjacent figure, the

potential differences across L, R and C are in
the ratio 1 : 2 : 1. If the resistance R = 100 , R R
and L = 1 mH the value of C is R

(A) 1 F
L C
1
(B) F
10
1
(C) F
100
1
(D) F
1000

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13. A spring-mass system undergoes small vertical oscillation in an elevator moving upward with a
constant acceleration, its time period being T1 and the equilibrium extension in the spring equals
1. If the acceleration due to gravity be g, the acceleration of the elevator is
1 1
(A) g  42 (B) g  42
T12 T12
21 4 2  1
(C) (D) g
T12 T12

14. A man pushes a wedge over a rough horizontal surface as shown

in the figure. In order to be able to push the wedge forward without
toppling it, he may apply the force at a maximum height h above F
the horizontal. Then, as  increases wedge h
(A) h increases 45
(B) h decreases
 rough
(C) h increases, then decreases
(D) h is independent of .

15. A small uniform solid sphere A rolls down a fixed A

surface starting at a height h, and collides
elastically with a sphere B which is identical in
rough
size to A but has twice its mass. The speed of the
sphere B, just after the collision, is h B
fixed
rest smooth

2gh 2 2gH
(A) (B)
3 3
10gh 40gh
(C) (D)
63 63

16. Sound waves emitted by a string of length L, vibrating in air

v
its fundamental mode but moving with a speed v are
found to resonate with an identical vibrating string moving
with the same speed v, towards the former. Both have the
same tension, the second string is found to be vibrating in
its first overtone during the resonance. Then, the speed of L
sound in air is
3v
(A) 2v (B)
2
(C) 4v (D) 3v

17. Water is forced upward through an inclined pipe of variable cross Q

section, as shown in the figure, with a speed of 1 m/s at the point P.
The cross section of the pipe decreases by a factor of 2 from P to Q
and the flow through the pipe remains streamline. A liquid of specific
gravity  fills the bent tube P XYQ, where the horizontal section XY
= 10 cm. The section PX, QY are vertical. If the liquid in the bent P
45 y
tube is in equilibrium, find its specific gravity . Assume that the
section PQ is straight.
(A) 2/5 (B) 3/2
(C) 5/2 (D) 1/2 x y

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18. Two soap bubbles made from the same soap solution coalesce partially
to from a ‘double bubble’ with a soap film separating the two, as shown in
the figure. The radius of curvature of the film separating the two is 3R/2 R
(A) R/2 (B) 5R/4
(C) 3R (D) R/3

19. A current carrying conductor in the form of a straight wire, carries a current i. The wire has a
cross section A, and its free electron density is n. An electron is projected parallel to the wire with
the same velocity as the drift velocity of the other electrons in the wire, at a distance of r from its
axis. The force on this electron equals.
nAe2  i2
(A) (B) 0
20r 2 nAr
nAe2 0 i2 nA e2
(C)  (D)
20r 2 nAr 20 r 2

20. ‘A’ is first connected with ‘X’ for 2  103 s with the capacitor 100  x y
initially being uncharged. Then, the switch is thrown to Y. The
time interval after which the potential difference across the
A
capacitor becomes 3.15 V is 2mH
10 V
20 F

 2
(A)  104 s (B)  10 4 s
3 3

(C)   104 s (D)  104 s
2

21. A conducting wire AB is pivoted at the point A, while its lower A

end B makes contacts with a conducting ring as shown in the
figure. A permanent magnet is placed on the axis of the ring
as shown in the figure, and the ring is also grounded. There is
friction between AB and the ring. When a current I is passed I
through the wire AB, it will (neglect the magnetic field due to
current in the ring)
(A) undergo SHM
N
(B) rotate about the axis of the ring with constant angular ring
speed B
(C) rotates about ‘A’ so that its end B moves radially inward.
(D) rotates about ‘A’ so that its end B moves radially outward.

22. A vector xiˆ  yjˆ is measured by measuring its components. The result is
x = 3 (2%)
y = 4 (1%)
where the figures in the brackets represent the percentage errors. The magnitude of the vector is
best represented by
(A) 5(1.4%) (B) 5(2.4%)
(C) 5(2.6%) (D) 5(1.8%)

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23. Ordinary light is incident from air onto glass ( = 3) at an

I R
angle of incidence i = 60. Then,
60
(A) the reflected ray OR will be absent
air
(B) the refracted ray OR will be absent
(C) the reflected ray OR will be completely plane polarized A O B
(D) the refracted ray OR will be completely plane polarized glass

 = 3
R

24. In an ideal Young’s double slit experiment when a glass plate (refractive index 1.5) of thickness t
is introduced in the path of one of the interfering beams (wavelength ), the intensity at the
position where the central maximum occurred previously remains unchanged. The minimum
thickness of the glass plate is :
(A) 2 (B) 2/3
(C) /3 (D) 

25. When a certain photosensitive surface is illuminated with monochromatic light of wavelength ,
the stopping potential for photoelectric current is 2V0. When the same surface is illuminated with
monochromatic light of wavelength 2, the stopping potential is V0/2. The threshold wavelength
for photoelectric emission is
(A) 1.5  (B) 2.0 
(C) 2.5  (D) 3 

26. Two point particles, each of mass 1kg, begin in the 3

state shown below. 2

1.0m/s
The system evolves through internal forces only. 1
Which of the following could be the state after some y (m) 0
time has passed? –1
1.0m/s

–2
–3
–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
x (m)
(A) 3 (B) 3
2 2
2.0m/s
1 1
1.0m/s
y (m) 0 y (m) 0
1.0m/s
–1 –1

–2 –2

–3 –3
–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
x (m) x (m)
(C) 3 (D) 3
2 2
1.0m/s
1 1.0m/s 1
y (m) 0 y (m) 0
1.0m/s
–1 –1
1.0m/s
–2 –2
–3
–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 –3
–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
x (m)
x (m)

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198 198
27. Consider the  decay 198 Au  Hg    v, where Hg is a mercury nucleus in an excited
state of energy 1.088 MeV above the ground state. The atomic mass of 198Au is 197.968233u and
198 2
that of Hg is 197.96676u & (1u = 931 MeV/c )
Choose the correct statement:
(A) the electrons have KE ranging from 0 to 1.3714 MeV
(B) the electrons have KE ranging from 0 to 0.2834 MeV
(C) the electrons have a unique KE of 1.3714 MeV
(D) the electron have a unique KE 0.2864 MeV

28. In the shown arrangement obtain magnetic field at P. C

B P
(A) zero I
0I a I
(B)
2 2a
2a I D
30I E
(C) a
4 2a
0I I
(D)
4 2a A
I F

29. A measurement of the horizontal component Bh of the Earth’s field at the location of Tucson,
Arizona, gave a value of 26 T. By suspending a small magnet like a compass that is free to
swing in a vertical plane, it is possible to measure the angle between the field direction and the
horizontal plane, called the inclination or the dip angle i. The dip angle at Tucson was measured
to be 60. Find the magnitude of the field and its vertical component at that location.
(A) 52T, 26 T (B) 52T, 26 3 T
(C) 26 3 T, 26 2 T (D) 26 3 T, 26 T

30. A spherical ball of mass 20 kg is stationary at the top of hill of height 100 m. It rolls down an
smooth surface to the ground, then climbs up another hill of height 30 m and finally rolls down to
a horizontal base at a height of 20 m above the ground. The final velocity of the ball is
(A) 40 m/s (B) 20 m/s
(C) 10 m/s (D) 10 30 m/s

31. Two circular flat coils are co-axial as shown in the diagram.
The smaller (secondary) coil has 25 turns and diameter 20 + R+ +
mm. The larger (primary) coil has 200 turns and diameter 40 + + +1 + ++
mm. Find the mutual inductance( approximately) of the two ++ + ++
R
+ +2 + ++
coils, assuming the magnetic field of the primary coil is + +++ ++
++ +
uniform through the secondary coil.
(A) 49H (B) 70H
(C) 120H (D) 240H

I1
+ –

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32. A cuboid of dimension (a × b × c), having mass m, a

resistivity   and density d is connected through ideal b b
battery V volt across the opposite faces for three
different situation, produces power P1, P2 and P3 a
c
respectively. Given that P1 : P2 : P3 = 1 : 2 : 8 c
Choose the correct option. (given a > b > c) c
c
a
b
b
a
m m
(A) c 3 (B) c 3
4d 4 2d
m m
(C) a 3 (D) a 3
4d 2d

33. A charged metallic ball, when connected to ground through a resistance R is observed to leak
away 50% of its charge in 10 5 s; when illuminated by light: its potential is found to increase from
zero to 2V at a constant rate, over a period of 2 × 10–5s. If the ball is connected to ground through
the resistance R and illuminated, what will be the final potential of the ball?
(A) 0 V (B) 2 V
(C) 1.4 V (D) 2.8 V

34. A body executes simple harmonic motion under the action of a force F1 with a time period 4 sec.
If the force is changed to F2 it executes SHM with time period 3 sec. If both the forces F1 and F2
act simultaneously in the same direction on the body, its time period (in second) is :
(A) 12/5 (B) 24/5
(C) 5/24 (D) 5/12

35. The additional energy that should be given to an electron to reduce its de-Broglie wavelength
from 1 nm to 0.5 nm is
(A) 2 times the initial kinetic energy (B) 3 times the initial kinetic energy
(C) 0.5 times the initial kinetic energy (D) 4 times the initial kinetic energy

36. Consider a hypothetical hydrogen like atom in which electrostatic potential between electron and
k
nucleus is given by V  3 where k is a constant. Let n be the principle quantum number of the
r
orbit, v = speed of the electron, r = radius of the orbit of electron. Assuming Bohr’s theory valid for
this atom,
1
(A) v  (B) v  n 3
n
1
(C) r  2 (D) r  n0
n

37. An organ pipe of length L is open at one end and closed at the other end. The air column in the
pipe is vibrating in second overtone. The minimum distance from the open end where the
pressure amplitude is half of the maximum value is
L L
(A) (B)
4 8
L L
(C) (D)
12 15

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38. A conical portion is cut out of a solid hemisphere of radius R and the
remaining portion is held in a liquid of density  through a string as
shown in the figure. What is the net force exerted by the liquid on the
body.
1 3 1 3
(A) R g (B) R g
6 3
1 2
(C) R3 g (D) R3 g
4 3

39. The ratio of the time constants of the two circuits in (P) and (Q) if the two capacitors always carry
equal charge is (i.e., P/Q)
(P)

(Q)
R/2
R
C

R 6R 2R 3R
C C C

R
(A) 5/4 (B) 1/2
(C) 1 (D) 4/5

40. In the circuit shown, find the value of C and L if net current 5 mF 20 

from the source is to lead net voltage by a time
40 C L
seconds.
(A) 2.5 mF, 2H
(B) 5 mF, 2H 20  2H
(C) 5 mF, 1 H
(D) 2.5 mF, 1 H
~

10V, 5/ Hz

41. A piece of metal weighs 45 g in air and 25 g in a liquid of density 1.5  103 kg-m3 kept at 30C.
When the temperature of the liquid is raised to 40C, the metal piece weights 27g. The density of
liquid at 40C is 1.25  103 kg-m3. The coefficient of linear expansion of metal is
(A) 1.3  103/C (B) 5.2  103/C
(C) 2.6  103/C (D) 0.26  103/C

42. In the circuit shown in figure, the switch ‘S’ is closed at t = 0. L1 R1

After closing the switch, in steady state, the value of current in
the resistor R3 (as compared to the steady current before R3
R2
E
closing the switch S)
(A) increases L2
(B) decreases S
(C) remains constant
(D) becomes zero

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43. To disperse all the mass of the Earth to infinity against its own gravitational field would require
2.4  1032J of energy. Mass of the earth is 6  1024 kg and radius of earth is 6400 km. Since earth
is mostly iron, therefore, its specific heat capacity is about 500J kg1 K1. Assuming that the earth
was formed by very cold objects falling from a great distance away, its maximum possible
temperature soon after its formation will be
(A) 4.8  104K (B) 8  104 K
4
(C) 13.3  10 K (D) 6000 K

44. In the circuit arrangement, shown in figure, initially both the S2 L2 = 2H

switches S1 and S2 are open. At t = 0, the switch S1 is closed
and at t = t0, the switch S2 is also closed when the current in L1 S1
L1 = 6H
has become i1 = 0.756A. At t = t0, the magnitude of current i2
di R = 10
and rate of change of current 2 are given by; (i2 is the current
dt
in L2) E = 12V
1 1
(A) zero, 3As (B) 0.567A, 2.22 As
(C) 0.567A, 3As1 (D) zero, 2.22 As1

45. The plates each of area A of a parallel plate capacitor are given
charges Q and Q. The plates are free to move on the horizontal Q Q
frictionless surface and joined by non-conducting spring of force
constant k. The natural length of the spring is d, which is equal to
the initial separation between the plates. The left plate is connected
to a vertical wall through a massless non-conducting rope and the
right plate is connected to a block of mass m through similar rope.
Assume the pulley massless, neglect dielectric effect of the spring
and Q2 < 2mA 0g. If block is released from rest, the maximum
elongation of the spring is

2 Q2  2 2Q 2 
(A)  mg   (B)  mg  
k A 0  k A 0 
2 Q2  1 2Q2 
(C)  mg   (D)  mg  
k 2A0  k A 0 

46. A particle of mass m moves in one dimension. Its potential V

energy is given by
2 2
U(x)  U0 e  x /a
where U0 and a are constants. Find the speed at the origin x
(x = 0) such that when the particle reaches x = a, it stops
momentarily and reverses the direction of its motion.

2U0 (e  1) U0 (e  1)
(A) (B)
me me
3U0 (e  1) 4U0 (e  1)
(C) (D)
me me

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47. Two objects slide without friction on a

3m
circular ring of radius R oriented in a
vertical plane. The heavier object (of mass k
3m) is attached to a spring with an R A
unstretched length of zero (admittedly an
unphysical assumption) and spring g
constant k. The fixed end of the spring is
attached to a point at a horizontal distance 2R
2R from the centre of the circle. The lighter
object (of mass m) is initially at rest at the m
bottom of the ring. The heavier object is
released from rest at the top of the ring, then collides with and sticks to the lighter object. Find the
value for m that will allow the combined object (of mass 4m) to just reach the point A on the ring,
but go no higher.
9kR 4kR
(A) (B)
g g
9kR 3kR
(C) (D)
2g 2g

48. Magnitude of magnetic field at point P due to loop shown, a/2

in adjacent figure. P
 i i
(A) 0 (4  2)
4a i
 i
(B) 0 (4  2)
2a a

 i
(C) 0 (4  2) a/2
4a
 i i
(D) 0 (4  2)
2a a

49. A carnot heat engine and a carnot heat pump working as shown in figure. Temperature baths are
maintained at constant temperature. If Q1 = 600 J/sec. Find Q3
(A) 1125 J/sec (B) 825 J/sec
(C) 1000 J/sec (D) Can’t be calculated

   
50. Two waves of wavelength  and ( + ) produce 5 beats per second. If  , find the
 65
speed of sound waves in gas in which these waves produced beats.
(A) 325 m/s (B) 324 m/s
(C) 334 m/s (D) 335 m/s

51. A 220 V A.C. supply is connected between points A and B (Fig. A

14.3). What will be the potential difference V across the capacitor?
(A) 220V (B) 110V 220v C V
(C) 0V (D) 220 2V A.C.
B

52. For what distance ray optics is a good approximation when aperture is 3mm wide and wavelength
is 500 nm.
(A) 13 m (B) 20 m
(C) 18 m (D) cannot be determined

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53. A uniform spherical shell of mass ‘m’ and radius ‘R’ is m, R v0

imparted an initial velocity ‘v0’ and angular velocity
 v  0
‘0’   0  on a rough inclined plane of inclination ‘’. The
 2R 
coefficient of friction between the spherical shell and the  = tan 
inclined plane is  = tan . The time after which pure rolling
motion starts is
v0 v0 
(A) (B)
3gsin 5gsin
v0 v0
(C) (D)
7gsin 9gsin

54. In the potentiometer experiment shown, observer is not able

to achieve null point then mark the correct statements.
(A) Null point can be observed by increasing rheostat ES
resistance. S Rh
(B) Null point can be observed by decreasing rheostat
resistance.
(C) Null point can be observed by sliding the jockey on wire
towards left. A B
(D) none J
G

55. A particle moves along a circle of radius ‘R’ with retardation so that at any time the magnitude of
its tangential acceleration is twice the magnitude of its normal acceleration. If initial speed of
particle is ‘v 0’ then the speed of the particle as a function of distance covered ‘S’ is
S S
 
(A) v 0 e 2R (B) v 0 e R

2S 4S
 
(C) v 0 e R (D) v 0 e R

56. A car moves along a horizontal curve y = x 2 with constant speed. The coefficient of friction
between the wheel and road is . Then the maximum speed with which the car can move without
slipping is
g
(A) (B) g
2
3g
(C) (D) 2g
2

57. A particle is attached to one end of a horizontal string of  O

length ‘’ whose other end is fixed to a point ‘O’ in the 30
vertical plane. A nail ‘P’ is fixed at a distance ‘r’ from point
r
‘O’ in the same vertical plane as shown. When the particle
is released from rest, it just completes the vertical circle P
around nail ‘P’. Then the tension in the string just after
touching the nail ‘P’ is
3mg 5mg
(A) (B)
2 2
7mg 9mg
(C) (D)
2 2

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58. A ball moving translationally collides elastically with another stationary ball of the same mass. At
the moment of impact the angle between the straight line passing through the centres of the balls
and the direction of the initial motion of the striking ball is  = 45. Assume the balls are smooth.
The fraction of the kinetic energy of the striking ball converted into potential energy at the moment
of the maximum deformation is
(A) 1/4 (B) 1/2
(C) 2/3 (D) 3/4

59. A metallic rod of length 1m is rigidly clamped at two A B

points A and B as shown and the longitudinal
standing waves are set up in the rod. The
fundamental frequency of longitudinal vibration of the 30 cm 60 cm 10 cm
rod is (given Y = 1.6  1011 N/m2,  = 2500 kg/m3)
(A) 15 kHz (B) 20 kHz
(C) 25 kHz (D) 30 kHz

60. A uniform circular ring of radius ‘R’ density ‘’ and young’s
modulus ‘Y’ is placed on a smooth horizontal surface. The ring is
rotated with a constant angular velocity ‘’ about its own axis as
shown. The increase in the radius of the ring is (assume R
increment in radius is very small as compared to radius) O 
2 3 2 3
 R  R
(A) (B)
2Y Y
32R3 22R3
(C) (D)
2Y Y

SECTION – B
(Subjective Type)
61. A stationary roller of mass M and outer radius r is grazed at its topmost point by a bullet of mass
m moving horizontally with an initial velocity u. After grazing the roller, the bullet deflects at an
angle  upwards, such that sin  = 4/5 with a speed v. It is observed that during this process the
roller does not slip relative to the ground, but simply undergoes pure rolling.
a) Calculate the velocity of the roller after the collision.
b) Calculate the impulse due to the frictional force acting from the ground on the roller.
c) Given the values of ,  and the other conditions
mentioned in the question, find the maximum m u

frictional impulse and the corresponding minimum
possible value of v? r
Assume that the coefficient of friction () between
M
the roller and the ground is 0.6 and the moment of
1 2
inertia of the roller is Mr . [4+3+3=10]
5

62. A point source of light moves along the principal axis of a convex lens of focal length f, such that
3
its image, also formed on the principal axis at a distance f moves away from the lens with a
2
uniform acceleration, a, starting from rest.
a) Find the final velocity of the point source, after it has travelled a distance f, equal to the focal
length of the lens.
b) If the screen is placed normal to the principal axis at a distance 2f from the lens, on the side
of the image, a bright circular spot is observed. Find the radius of this spot after a time t, if
the diameter of the lens is d. [5+5=10]

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63. Alpha particles emitted by a radioactive source of activity 1010

disintegrations/sec are collected with an efficiency of 20%,
and the collected charge flows through a long straight wire
causing a current. A small square loop of wire having a
resistance of 0.01 /m is placed at a distance equal to the
side of the loop and the charge passing through this loop is
measured as a function of time.
a) Find the induced current through the loop as function of a a
time.
b) Find the maximum charge passing through the loop due to the induced current.
3
c) Find the time in which the total charge passed through the loop becomes equal to of the
4
maximum charge. It is given that disintegration constant of the material of source is
 = 10+4 sec1. Take ln2 = 0.7 and o = 4107 SI units. [6+2+2=10]

64. Sound waves of frequency 13.6kHz are emitted by two small coherent sources of sound placed
1m apart at the centre of a circular toy train track. A person riding the train observes
4 beats/sec when the train is running at a speed of 72 km/hr. Find the radius of the track. (velocity
of sound in air 340 m/s) [10]

65. In the circuit shown in the adjacent diagram, 1V

the capacitor is initially uncharged and the two-
way switch is connected in the position BC.
Find the current through the resistance R as a L
2104H
function of time t. After a time t = 4ms, the
5mF
switch K is connected in the position AC.
Find the frequency of oscillation of the circuit in
A
this position, and the maximum charge on the
capacitor C. At what time(s) will the energy C
stored in the capacitor be one half of the total B 0.1 ln2
energy stored in the circuit?
ln 2
It is given L = 2104H, C = 5mF, R=  and emf of the battery = 1V [4+2+2+2=10]
10

66. An electron of charge -e and mass m is moving around a very heavy nucleus of charge +e in a
circular orbit of radius r. Assuming that Bohr's postulates are valid,
a) calculate the frequency of radiation emitted when the electron makes a transition from the nth
to the (n 1)th orbit,
b) compare the above frequency with the frequency of revolution of the electron in the nth orbit,
c) show by taking ratios that, as n  the two frequencies are equal. [4+3+3=10]

67. An incompressible liquid is filled into a

cylindrical vessel of cross-section A , upto a
height 2h. The vessel has two holes having
cross-sectional area  punched into its sides at 
2h
the bottom and at a height h from its base.
After what time will the entire vessel become
empty? 

[10]

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68. The path of photoelectrons emitted due to electromagnetic radiation incident on a sample of
2
material A, is found to have a maximum bending radius of 0.1m in a magnetic field of 104
3
tesla.
When the radiation is incident normally on a double slit having a slit separation of 0.1mm, it is
observed that there are 10 fringes in a width of 3.1 cm on a screen placed at a distance of 1m
from the double slit.
Find the work function of the material, and the corresponding threshold wavelength. What should
be the wavelength of the incident light so that the bending radius is one half of what it was
before? 6+2+2=10]
Given that mass of the electron = 0.5 MeV/c2, hc = 12400 eV-A.

69. Heat leaks into a vessel containing 1 mole of a monatomic ideal gas at a constant rate of
R/4 sec1 (where R is the universal gas constant in joule/Kelvin). It is also observed that the gas
 dV  Vo
expands at a constant rate:   where Vo is the initial volume and To is the initial
 dt  400 sec
temperature. Find the change in temperature of the gas after 400 sec. [10]

Guide rails
70. A block A of mass m is attached by means of
a spring to another block B of mass 4m and
A is allowed to oscillate vertically on a pair of
guide rails. If the upper block A is pressed A m
down and released, then for what value of
the compression would the lower block B just k
lose contact with the ground?

B 4m

[10]

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