SECTION – A

31. A wire of length 10 cm and radius 7  10 4 m is connected across the right gap of meter bridge. When a
resistance of 4.5  is connected on the left gap by using a resistance box, the balance length is found to be at
60 cm from the left end. If the resistivity of the wire is R × 10–7  m, then value of R is :
(1) 66 (2) 70 (3) 35 (4) 63
Sol. (1)
4.5 R

60 40
R = 
L   .1
R  3
A ( 7  10 –4 ) 2
 = 65.97
 66

32. An electric change 10–6  C is placed at origin (0, 0) m of X–Y co-ordinate system, Two points P and Q are situated
at  
3, 3 m and  
6, 0 m respectively. The potential difference between the points P and Q will be :

(1) 6V (2) 0 V (3) 3 V (4) 3V

Sol. (2)
KQ
V
r
KQ KQ
for P, ( 3, 3), V  
 ( 3) 2  ( 3) 2  6

KQ KQ
for Q, ( 6,0), V  
 ( 6) 2
 6

Potential difference between

P&Q=0

33. A body of mass 1000 kg is moving horizontally with a velocity 6 m/s. If 200 kg extra mass is added, the final
velocity (in m/s) is :
(1) 2 (2) 6 (3) 3 (4) 5
Sol. (4)
m=1000kg M=200kg
6 m+M V=?

L ƒ
From conservation of momentum
mVL = (m + M) Vƒ
1000 × 6 = 1200 × Vƒ
1000  6
 Vƒ
1200
Vƒ  5m/s

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34. Position of an ant (S in meters) moving in Y-Z plane is given by S  2t 2 j  5k (where t is in second). The
magnitude and direction of velocity of the ant at t = 1 s will be :
(1) 9 m/s in z-direction (2) 16 m/s in y-direction
(3) 4 m/s in x-direction (4) 4 m/s in y-direction
Sol. (4)
S  2t 2 ˆj  5kˆ @ t = 1 sec
ds
V  4tjˆ  0
dt
V  4ˆj m/s

35. A proton moving with a constant velocity passes through a region of space without any change in its velocity .
If E and B represent the electric and magnetic fields respectively, then the region of space may have :
(A) E = 0, B = 0
(B) E = 0, B  0
(C) E  0, B = 0
(D) E  0, B  0
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below ;
(1) (A), (B) and (C) only (B) (A), (C) and (D) only
(3) (A), (B) and (D) only (D) (B), (C) and (D) only
Sol. (3)
FE  qE
FB  q(V B)
Case (b) is correct when V || B
Case (d) is correct when E  B  V
So, option (3) is correct.

36. Given below are two statements :

Statements (I) : Viscosity of gases is greater than that of liquids
Statements (II) : Surface tension of a liquid decreases due to the presence of insoluble impurities.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below ;
(1) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
(2) Both statement I and Statement II are correct
(3) Both statement I and statement II are incorrect
(4) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Sol. (4)
Viscosity of liquid is greater than that of gases.

37. The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth is g. If the diameter of earth reduces to half of its original
value and mass remains constant, then acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth would be ;
g g
(1) 4 g (2) (3) 2 g (4)
4 2

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Sol. (1)
GM
g
R2
R
if R 
2
GM 4GM
g'  2

R R2
 
2
GM
g 2
 R
g ' 4GM
R2
g '  4g

38. The radius of third stationary orbit of electron for Bohr’s atom is R. The radius of fourth stationary orbit will be :
16 9 3 4
(1) R (2) R (3) R (4) R
9 16 4 3
Sol. (1)
r  n2
R 9

R 4 16
16R
R4 
9

39. Two bodies of mass 4 g and 25 g are moving with equal kinetic energies. The ratio of magnitude of their linear
momentum is :
(1) 4 :5 (2) 3 : 5 (3) 2 : 5 (4)5 : 4
Sol. (3)
1 P2
KE  mv 2 
2 2m
KE1 P 2 2mv 2
 1 
KE 2 2m1 P22
m1 P12

m 2 P22
m1 P1 4 2
  
m 2 P2 25 5

2:5

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40. A wire of resistance R and length L is cut into 5 equal parts. If these parts are joined parallely, then resultant
resistance will be :
1 1
(1) R (2) 5 R (3) 25 R (4) R
25 5
Sol. (1)
L
Resistance =
A
RL
R
R
5

R R R R R
5 5 5 5 5

1
Since parallel combination R e q  R
25

41. The average kinetic energy of a monoatomic molecule is 0.414 eV at temperature:

(Use KB = 1.38 × 10–23 J/ mol-K)
(1) 3000 K (2) 3200 K (3) 1500 K (4) 1600 K
Sol. (2)
3
 T  1.38  10 –23  0.414eV
2
T = 0.414 × 1.6 × 10–19
T = 3200 K

42. A plane electromagnetic wave propagating in x-direction is described by Ey = (200 Vm–1) sin [1.5×107 t–0.05
x] ; The intensity of the wave is :
(Use  0  8.85  10 12 C 2 N 1m 2 )
(1) 53.1 Wm–2 (2) 106.2 Wm–2 (3) 35.4 Wm–2 (4) 26.6 Wm–2
Sol. (1)

I  0 E 02 C
2
.85  10 –12
=  (200) 2  3  108
2
= 53.10 Wm–2

43. A train is moving with a speed of 12 m/s on rails which are 1.5 m apart. To negotiate a curve of radius 400 m,
the height by which the outer rail should be raised with respect to the inner rail is (Given, g = 10 m/s2)
(1) 4.8 cm (2) 4.2 cm (3) 6.0 cm (4) 5.4 cm

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Sol. (4)

h

1.5 m
v  Rg tan 
(12) 2
tan  
400  10
h
 3.6 cm
1.5
h = 5.4 cm

44. Which of the following circuits is reverse-biased ?

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

Sol. (4)
Option (4) is RB

45. Given below are two statements :

Statements (I) : Planck’s constant and angular momentum have same dimensions
Statements (II) : Linear momentum and moment of force have same diamensions
In the light of the above statements choose the correct answer from the option given below
(1) Statements (I) is true but statement II is false
(2) Statements (I) is false but statement II is true
(3) Both statement I and statement II are true
(4) Both statement I and statement II are false
Sol. (1)
n
(1) L  h
2
Statement I is true.
(2) Statement II is false.

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 A
46. If the refractive index of the material of a prism is cot   , where A is the angle of prism then the angle of
2
minimum deviation will be :
 
(1)   A (2)   2A (3)  2A (4)  A
2 2
Sol. (2)
 A  m 
sin  
  cot 
A  2 
2 A
sin
2
A  A  m 
cos  sin  
2  2 
A  A  m 
 90 –  
2  2 
m = 180° – 2A

47. A convex lens of focal length 40 cm forms an image of an extended source of light on a photoelectric cell, A
current I is produced. The lens is replaced by another convex lens having the same diameter but focal length 20
cm. Then photoelectric current now is :
I
(1) I (2) (3) 2 I (4) 4 I
2
Sol. (1)

The no of photons reaching the photo sensitive metal is same in both cases. So, photo current will be same.
48. Identify the physical quantity that cannot be measured using spherometer:
(1) Specific rotation of liquids (2) Radius of curvature of concave surface
(3) Thickness of thin plates (4) Radius of curvature of convex surface
Sol. (1)
Theory: Spherometer is used to measure radius of curvature.

49. 0.08 kg air is heated at constant volume through 5°C. The specific heat of air at constant volume is 0.17 kcal/kg
°C and J = 4.18 joule/cal. The change in its internal energy is approximately
(1) 142 J (2) 298 J (3) 284 J (4) 318 J
Sol. (3)
(1) W = 0
(2) Q = ms T = U = 0.08 × 0.17 × 103 × 4.18 × 5

= 0.28424 × 103 J
= 284 J

50. A rectangular loop of length 2.5 m and width 2 m is placed at 60° to a magnetic field of 4 T. The loop is removed
from the field in 10 s. The average emf induced in the loop during this time is :
(1) + 1 V (2) + 2 V (3) – 2 V (4) – 1 V

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Sol. (1)
  0. – 4  (2.5  2)cos 60 
avg  –  –  Volts
t  10 
= +1 Volt

SECTION – B
51. A particle starts from origin at t = 0 with a velocity 5i m/s and moves in x-y plane under action of a force which

 
produces a constant acceleration of 3i  2 j m/s2. If the x-coordinate of the particle at that instant is 84 m, then

the speed of the particle at this time is  m/s. The value of  is _______.
Sol. (673)
3 2
(1) 84 – 0 = 5t + t
2
3t2 + 10t – 168 = 0
–10  100  4  3  168
t
6
t = 6s
(2) v  u  a t
= 5iˆ  (3iˆ  2j)6
ˆ

= 23iˆ  12jˆ

(3) v  (23) 2  (12) 2

= 673 m/s
52. In a nuclear fission process, a high mass nuclide (A  236) with binding energy 7.6 Mev/Nucleon dissociated
into middle mass nuclides (A = 118), having binding energy of 8.6 Mev/Nucleon. The energy released in the
process would be ________MeV.
Sol. (236)
X  2Y
BE = (8.6 × 118)2 – (236 × 7.6)
= 236 MeV

53. The charge accumulated on the capacitor connected in the following circuit is ________ C.
(Given C = 150 F)

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Sol. (400)
4 10
VB  10V  4V
46 1 6
2 20 R1 R3
VA  10V  V +
2 1 3 10V A B
Q = C(VA – VB) – R2
R4
8 2 4
= 150  C  400C
3 0 0

54. Two coils have mutual inductance 0.002 H. The current changes in the first coil according to the relation i = i0

sint, where i0 = 5A and  = 50  rad/s. The maximum value of emf in the second coil is v. The value of 

is ______.
Sol. (2)
(1) 2 = Mi2
d
(2)  2  – 2  –Mi 0  cos t
dt
(3)  2 max  Mi 0 
= (0.002) (5) (50)

= (0.5)  
2

55. If average depth of an ocean is 4000 m and the bulk modulus of water is 2×109 Nm–2, then fractional compression
V
of water at the bottom of ocean is  × 10–2. The value of  is ______.
V
(Given, g = 10 ms–2,  = 1000 kg m–3)
Sol. (2)
V P – gh
– –
V B B
V 10  10  4000
3
  2  10 –2
V 2  10 9

56. A particle executes simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of 4 cm. At the mean position, velocity of the
particle is 10 cm/s. The distance of the particle from the mean position when its speed becomes 5 cm/s is 
cm, where  =________.
Sol. (12)
A
v   A2 – x 2
2
3
x A  2 3 cm
2
= 12 cm

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57. Two long, straight wires carry equal currents in opposite directions as shown in figure. The separation between
the wires is 5.0 cm. The magnitude of the magnetic field at point P midway between the wires is________ T.
(Given :  0  4   10 7 TmA 1 )

Sol. (160)
 I  10
BP  2  0   0
 2d   2.5  10
–2

4  10 –7  10 4 4
= T  10 –3 T  160T
25 25

8 3
58. Two immiscible liquid of refractive indices and respectively are put in a beaker as shown in the figure.
5 2
The height of each column is 6 cm. A coin is placed at the bottom of the beaker. For near normal vision, the

apparent depth of the coin is cm. The value of  is________.
4

Sol. (31)
 1   1 
(1) App. Shift = 6 1 –   6 1 –
 3   8 
 2  5
9
= 2   4.25cm
4
(2) App. depth = 12 – 4.25 = 7.75 cm
31
= cm
4

59. A thin metallic wire having cross sectional area of 10–4 m2 is used to make a ring of radius 30 cm. A positive
charge of 2 C is uniformly distributed over the ring, while another positive charge of 30 pC is kept at the centre
of the ring. The tension in the ring is ________N; provided that the ring does not get deformed (neglect the
 1 
influence of gravity)  given,  9  10 9 SI units 
 4  0 

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Sol. 3
Before After
T0 T0+ T
T0 + + q 1 R + + +
+ + +
+ +
+ + + +
+ + + Q +
+ + + +
+ +
+ + + + + +
Calculation of T :
F0+F
dq
+ + +
+ + +
+
+
d d
T0+T
d d T0+T

Q
FBD of a small element
2d is very small.
Arc is almost a chord
q(2 d )
dq 
2
d
dq  q

F0 = Force applied on element dq by the (q – dq) remaining ring.
F = Force on dq by Q
(1) Before placing Q at centre, element was is equation.
F0 = 2[T0 sind]
(2) After placing Q at centre, element was is equation.
F0 + F = 2[T0 + T] sin d
F = 2T sin d
kQdq
 2·T sin d
R2
kQ qd
 2·T·d
R2 
kQq
T 
2 R 2
9  109  2  30  10 –12
=
2(0.3) 2
93
=  3 Newton
9
60. Four particles each of mass 1 kg are placed at four corners of a square of side 2 m. Moment of inertia of system
about an axis perpendicular to its plane and passing through one of its vertex is ______ kgm2.
Sol. (16)
I = 1kg(02  22  22  (2 2)2 ) m2
= 16 kgm2

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