Physics

Question 1:

Two parallel conducting plates each of area A, charge +q and -q are shown below. Two dielectric slabs
of dielectric constant k1 and k2 (k2 > k1) and thickness d and a conducting plate of same thickness are
inserted between them. Taking x = 0 at positive plate and x = 6d at negative plate, the variation in
electric field from left to right will be

a.

b.

c.

d. None of the above.

Question 2:

A solid sphere of uniform density, mass M and radius 6 m with centre O is given. Two spheres of radius
1 m each are cut out from the given sphere as shown in the figure.
Will there be any force experienced by a mass placed at the centre O? What will be the force
experienced by the same mass if one more sphere of radius 1 m is cut out along the line OY at the
same distance as that of spheres cut out earlier?

a. Zero, Zero
b. Non-zero, Non-zero
c. Zero, Non-zero
d. Non-zero, Zero

Question 3:

A stone piece of small size is suspended by a string of length L (20 m). The piece is given a horizontal
velocity v0. The string becomes slack at some angle θ and the piece describes a parabola. The value
of v0, if the piece passes through the point of suspension, should be

a. 54.64 m/s
b. 72.32 m/s
c. 27.32 m/s
d. 20 m/s

Question 4:

The equivalent resistance of infinite ladder between A and B is

(Each resistor 'r' )

a.

b.

c.

d.
Question 5:

500 g of mercury is poured into a bent tube whose right arm forms an angle of θ = 30º with the
vertical. Cross-sectional area of tube is 0.6 cm2. Then,

a. mercury will execute oscillatory motion

b. mercury will execute simple harmonic motion
c. time period of motion is 1.15 second
d. time period of motion is 2.30 second

Question 6:

The space between x = 0 and x = L has a uniform magnetic field T. A charged particle (+q, m) with
velocity 4 m/s travels along x-axis and enters the given space of the field. Neglect gravity throughout
the region. The particle comes out of the field at 60º to the initial velocity. Then, the

a. length of the field is

b. time spent by the particle in the field is , if the length of the field is more than 1.5 L

c. speed of the particle becomes

d. time spent by the particle in the field is , if the length of the field is more than 1.1 L

Question 7:

The dipoles are joined along the axis of magnets as shown in the figure.

Which of the following is/are true?

a. In arrangements I and II, the P.E. is negative and the forces are attractive.
b. In arrangements I and II, the P.E. is positive and the forces are repulsive.
c. In arrangement I, the P.E. is negative and the force is attractive.
d. In arrangement II, the P.E. is positive and the force is repulsive.
Question 8:

If a given wire of length 'L' carrying current I is bent into an equilateral triangle, a square and a circle,
their respective magnetic momenta are MT, MS and MC and the respective magnetic fields are BT, BS
and BC. Then,

a. MC > MS > MT, BT > BS > BC

b. MS > MT > MC, BT > BC > BS
c. MC > MT > MS, BT > BC > BS
d. MS > MC > MT, BT > BS > BC

Question 9:

In a DC circuit, for C and R in series, decay of charge and q-t graph are shown.

C1 and C2 are two capacitors. Then,

a. the capacitance C1 = C2
b. the capacitance C1 > C2
c. smaller the time constant, faster the discharging
d. rate of discharging does not depend upon time constant

Question 10:

A box contains L (1 H, 10 Ω), C (2 μF) and R (10 Ω). When 250 volt DC is applied to the terminals of
the box, a current of 1 A flows in the circuit. Identify the circuit.

a.

b.

c.
 d.

Question 11:

In an aluminum (AI) bar of square cross section, a square hole is drilled and is filled with iron (Fe) as
shown in the figure. The electrical resistivities of AI and Fe are 2.7 x 10-8 m and 1.0 10-7 m,
respectively. The electrical resistance between the two faces P and Q of the composite bar is

a.

b.

c.

d.

Question 12:

For photo-electric effect with incident photon wavelength , the stopping potential is V0. Identify the

correct variation(s) of V0 with and 1/ .

 a.

b.

c.

d. Both (A) and (C)

Question 13:

Planck's constant h, speed of light c and gravitational constant G are used to form a unit of length L
and a unit of mass M. Which of the following options is/are correct according to the given information?

a. M

b. L

c. Both (A) and (B)

d. None of the above

Question 14:
A ring of mass M and radius R is rotating with angular speed about a fixed vertical axis passing

,
through its centre O with two point masses, each of mass at rest at O. These masses can move

radially outwards along two massless rods fixed on the ring as shown in the figure. At some instant,

the angular speed of the system is and one of the masses is at a distance of R from O. At this

instant, the distance of the other mass from O is

a.

b.

c.

d.

Question 15:

A bullet of mass 2 g is having a charge of 2 . The potential difference it must be

accelerated through, starting from rest, to acquire a speed of 10 m/s is

a. 5 kV
b. 50 kV
c. 5 V
d. 50 V

Question 16:

Q charge is uniformly distributed over the curve surface of a right circular cone of
semi-vertical angle θ and height h. The cone is uniformly rotated about its axis at
angular velocity ω. Calculated associated magnetic dipole moment.(H>R)
 a.

tan2 θqωh2
b. 2

tan2 θqωh2
c. 3

tan2 θqωh2
d. 1

Question 17:

A large tank filled with water to a height 'h' is to be emptied through a small hole at

the bottom. The ratio of times taken for the level of water to fall from h to and

from to zero is

a.

b.

c.

d.
 Answers

1 : (a) 2 : (c) 3 : (c) 4 : (a) 5 : (b) 6 : (b)

7 : (b) 8 : (a) 9 : (a) 10 : (b) 11 : (b) 12 : (d)
13 : (c) 14 : (d) 15 : (b) 16 : (a) 17 : (c)

Explanations

Question 15 :

Potential EnergyIn physics, potential energy is the energy that an object has due to its position
in a force field or that a system has due to the configuration of its parts.

Question 16 :
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