JEE(MAIN) 2021 (18 MARCH ATTEMPT) SHIFT-2

PHYSICS
1. A cylindrical container contains water upto a height h = 40 cm enclosed by a light piston on top.
A block of mass 24 kg is kept on the piston. Area of cross section of cylinder is 0.4 m2. Find the
speed at which water ejects from a small hole at bottom of cylinder at the green instant

24kg
A=0.4 m2

water h = 40 cm

Ans. 3.00
Sol. Applying Bernoulli’s equation at A and B.

24kg

A•
h water
B
v
mg 1 1
Patm   gh  V 2  Patm  v 2
A 2 2
V0
mg 1
 gh  v 2
A 2
24 10 100 2
 100010  0.4  v
0.4 2
v ~ 3 m/s.
2. A rod of mass m and length L is bent in semicircle then it's moment of inertia about an axis
passing through the centre of semicircle & perpendicular to it's plane is:
mL2 mL2 2mL2 mL2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
22 2 2 42
Ans. (2)
L
Sol. L = R, R =


mL2
Moment of inertia = mR2 =
2

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3. A solid cylinder of mass m and radius R is at rest on rough incline plane with s = 0.4 as shown in
figure. If string is ideal, then friction force acting on solid cylinder is:

 = 60º

mg mg mg mg
(1) 3 (2) (3) (4)
4 5 2 4
Ans. (1)
T
A
f
N
Sol.
mg cos 
mg sin
TA = 0, so mg sin × R = f × 2 R
mgsin 
f
2
mg
f 3
4
4. (A) Electric monopoles doesn't exist whereas magnetic monopoles exist.
(B) Magnetic lines of solenoid at its ends and outside are not perfectly straight.
(C) Magnetic field lines of toroid are confined in it.
(D) Magnetic lines are not parallel inside bar magnet.
(E) Perfect Diamagnetic   = – 1
Which of the following statements are correct.
(1) A, B (2) A,C,E (3) B,C,E (4) B only
Ans. (3)
Sol. Theoretical.
5. A ball collides with another ball at rest elastically. Just after collision their velocity is equal in
magnitude but opposite in direction find out ratio of their masses:
1 1
(1) (2) 2 (3) (4) 1
3 2
Ans. (1)

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Sol. Using linear momentum conservation
Pi = m1u + m2(0) = Pf = m1v – m2v
m1u = (–m1 + m2)v
2v
e=1= =1
u
u = 2v
m1 × 2v = (m2 – m1)v
2m1 = m2 – m1
3m1 = m2
m1 1

m2 3
6. Kinetic energy of a proton and  particle is kp and k respectively. Both are projected in same
2 k
uniform magnetic field perpendicular to it if the ratio of radius of circular path is then find p :
1 k
1 1
(1) 4 (2) 2 (3) (4)
2 2
Ans. (1)
2mK.E.
Sol. R=
qB
Rp m  kp 4q 2 kp
2 2
   4
R q 4mk  k
7. In an adiabatic process the fraction change in pressure is equal to : (adiabatic coefficient is )
dv dv 1 dv 1 dv
(1)  (2) (3) (4) –
v v  v  v
Ans. (1)
Sol. PV = constant
nP + nV = constant
dP dv dP dv
 0 ;  
P v P v
8. A block of mass 4kg is moving with velocity 10 m/s collides with a spring of natural length 8m
and spring constant 100 N/m. When it transfer all of its energy to spring then length (in m) of
spring after compression is:
Ans. 2.00
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 1 1
Sol. mv2 = kx2
2 2
1 1
4 × 102 = × 100 x2
2 2
x = 2m.
9. Which of the following represents SHM of time period /.
(1) sin(t) + cos(t) (2) sin2(t)
 3 
(3) cos   2t  (4) cost + cos2t + cos3t
 4 
Ans. (3)
Sol. 2 and 3 option represent SHM of time period / as angular frequency is 2.
If the above equations represent displacement from mean position then only 3 is correct but if
they represent position then 2 and 3 both will be correct.
10. Proton can decay into neutron
(1) not possible since mass of proton is less than neutron
(2) possible only in nucleus
(3) always possible because decay is always with + particle
(4) not possible because decay is always with + particle
Ans. (2)
Sol. Theory (k-Capture)
11. A measurement is (7.5 ± 0.85), then percentage error is
Ans. 11
0.85
Sol. % error = × 100 = 11.33
7.5

12. An electromagnetic wave is travelling along y-axis. Which of the following can be it's electric
field & magnetic field.
(1) Ex, By or Bx, Ez (2) Ey, Bx or By, Ex (3) Ex, Bz or Ez, Bx (4) By, Ez or Ey, Bz
Ans. (3)

Sol. ˆ B
E ˆ
ˆ C

i.e Eˆ  Bˆ points in the direction of propagation of EM wave.

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13. In a series RLC circuit, capacitive reactance is 4, inductive reactance is 10 & resistance is 6

then power factor of circuit is:

1 1 1
(1) (2) (3) (4) 1
3 2 2

Ans. (2)

Sol. power factor

R
Cos  =
z

R
=
R  (xL  xC )2
2

6 1
= 
6  (10  4)
2 2
2

14. All charges of same magnitude (1C) are placed on 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, ....... Net force on charge 1C
placed on origin is x × 103 N then find the value of x.

0 1 2 3 4 
Ans. 12.00
"
kq1q 2 kq1q '2 kq1q 2
Sol. F=  2  2  .......
r12 r2 r3

9 –6
  1 2  1 2  1 2  1  
2

= 9 × 10 × 10 1      2    3   .....   
  2   2   2   2  

 
 1 
= 9 × 109 × 10–6  1
1  
 4

4
= 9 × 103 ×
3

= 12 × 103 N

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15. A particle is moving in circular track. Its potential energy is U   . Choose correct option for
r
r –v graph.
r r

(1) (2)
v v

r r

(3) (4)
v v

Ans. (1)
k
Sol. U  
r

du k
F 
dr r 2

1 2 k
mv  2
2 r

2k 1
v 
m r

C
y=
X

xy = C

16. A planet is revolving around sun with angular momentum L and mass m. Then the areal velocity

will be:

L L L 2L
(1) (2) (3) (4)
m 4m 2m m

Ans. (3)

Sol. Theoretical.

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17. A particle of mass 5 gm is projected at an angle 45º. Then the magnitude of change in momentum

between starting and end points is x × 10–2 kg m/s. Then the value of x. [g = 10 m/s2]

5 2 m/s

45º 45º

Ans. 5.00

Sol. Pi  m(5 2 cos 45º ˆi  5 2 sin45º ˆj)

Pf  m(5 2 cos 45º ˆi  5 2 sin45º ˆj)

1 ˆ
P  Pf  Pi  2m  5 2  j
2

= – 10 × 5 × 10–3 kg m/s

P = 5 × 10–2 kg m/s

18. Find out time for LR current growth circuit at which energy stored in inductor is 25% of

steady-state.

L R R L
(1) n2 (2) n2 (3) n4 (4) n3
R L L R

Ans. (1)

1 2
Sol. U= LI
2

1 2 1
LI = LI02
2 4

0
I= = I0 (1 –e–t/)
2

L
t = In2 = n2
R

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19. Three rays red, green and blue with refractive index R = 1.23, G = 1.42 B = 1.47 respectively.
All rays incident on right angle prism as shown in figure, then which option is correct :

R
G
B

(1) Only red ray emerges from the prism

(2) red and green both emerges from the prism
(3) all rays emerges from the prism
(4) green and blue ray emerges from the prism
Ans. (1)
Sol. For T.IR
i = 450
i>C n> 2
45° > C n > 1.414
1 1

2 n
So only red ray will come out.
20. Velocity v/s displacement graph of a particle is shown in figure.
v

Correct a-x graph will be

a

(1) (2) x

a a

(3) (4)
x x

Ans. (1)
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 v x
Sol.  1
v 0 x0

a v
 0v
v0 x0

a v2  x
  0 1  
v0 x0  x 0 

v30  x
a=  1  
x0  x0 

v
a
v0

x
x0

21. One antenna is placed at height 20m. Now it is placed 5m above the ground level. Change in
range in later case is n% with respect to case 1. Find n.
Ans. 100.00
 2  20R  2  5R 
Sol. % change =    100
 2  5R 

= 100%
n = 100
22. The correct reaction between  and  is :
   
(1)   (2)   (3)   (4)  
 1  1  1  1
Ans. (1)
IC I
Sol.  ,  C
IE IB
IE = IB + IC
IE IB
 1
IC IC
1 1
 1
 


1 

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23. Total length of wire is 72 cm then find x (in cm) for zero deflection in galvanometer.
12 6

Ans. 48.00
12 6
Sol. 
x (72  x)
12 × 72 – 12x = 6x
12 72
x=
18
x = 48 cm
24. If we use proton instead of electron in an electron microscope. Then its resolving power will
change by a factor of (mp = 1837 me)
1
(1) (2) 1837 (3) 1837 (4) does not change
1837
Ans. (3)
1
Sol. RP 

1

m
25. The ratio of rms speed and average speed of an ideal gas at 300 k temperature is:
3 8 3 8
(1) (2) (3) (4)
8 3 8 3

Ans. (1)
3RT
Sol. vRMS =
M

8RT
& vavg =
M

vRMS 3
 
vavg 8

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26. Find duration of a day for a person at equator experiencing weightlessness condition.
[Re = 6400 km]
(1) 1600 min (2) 84 min (3) No change (4) 120 min
Ans. (2)
Sol. effective gravity at
equator geff = (g – Re2) = 0

g

Re

so time period
2 R
T=  2 e = 84.6 min
 g
 84
27. Two identical gases are enclosed in a chamber separated by a piston. If their entropies are S 1 and
S2 respectively then find entropy of the system after piston is removed

S1
(1) S1 – S2 (2) S1S2 (3) S1 + S2 (4)
S2
Ans. (3)
f f
Sol. S1 = n1R S2 = n2R
2 2
f
S= (n1 + n2)R  S = S1 + S2
2

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