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GATE-2007 (PHYSICS)
Q.1 Q.20 carry one mark each.
Q.1
Q.2
(b) anti-unitary
(c) Hermitian
(d) anti-Hermitian
A space station moving in a circular orbit around the Earth goes into a new bound orbit
by firing its engine radially outwards. This orbit is
Q.3
(c) an ellipse
(d) a parabola
A power amplifier gives 150 W output for an input of 1.5 W. The gain, in dB, is
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 54
(d) 100
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Q.4
Q.5
A charged capacitor (C) is connected in series with an inductor (L). When the
displacement current reduces to zero, the energy of the LC circuit is
(a) stored entirely in its magnetic field
(b) stored entirely in its electric field
(c) distributed equally among its electric and magnetic fields
(d) radiated out of the circuit
Q.6
Q.7
Q: Hartree-Fock method
R: Stern-Gerlach experiment
S: Franck-Condon principle
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
P-4
P-1
P-3
P-4
Q-2
Q-4
Q-2
Q-1
R-3
R-3
R-4
R-3
S-1
S-2
S-1
S-2
(b) V x x 2
(c) V x 0
(d) V x e ax
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Q.8
The D1 and D2 lines of Na (3 2P1/2 3 2S1/2, 3 2P3/2 3 2S1/2) will split on the
application of a weak magnetic field into
Q.9
Q.10
(b) Ne only
The partition function of a single gas molecule is Z. The partition function of N such
non-interacting gas molecules is then given by
(a)
Q.11
Z N
(b) Z
(c) N Z
(d)
Z N
A solid superconductor is placed in an external magnetic field and then cooled below its
critical temperature. The superconductor
(a) retains its magnetic flux because the surface current supports it
(b) expels out its magnetic flux because it behaves like a paramagnetic material
(c) expels out its magnetic flux because it behaves like an anti-ferromagnetic material
(d) expels out its magnetic flux because the surface current induces a field in the direction
opposite to the applied magnetic field
Q.12
NOT correct?
(a) The particle will always be in a bound state
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Q.13
Q.14
When liquid oxygen is poured down close to a strong bar magnet, the oxygen stream is
(a) repelled towards the lower field because it is diamagnetic
(b) attracted towards the higher field because it is diamagnetic
(c) repelled towards the lower field because it is paramagnetic
(d) attracted towards the higher field because it is paramagnetic
Q.15
Q.16
In a typical npn transistor the doping concentrations in emitter, base and collector regions
are CE, CB and CC respectively. These satisfy the relation,
Q.17
(d) CE = CC > CB
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Q.18
1
m 2 x 2 ,
2
x0
x>0
Q.19
(a) n
2
(b) 2n
2
(c) 2n
2
(d) n
2
The electromagnetic field due to a point charge must be described by Lienard Weichert
potentials when
(a) the point charge is highly accelerated
(b) the electric and magnetic fields are not perpendicular
(c) the point charge is moving with velocity close to that of light
(d) the calculation is done for the radiation zone, i.e. far away from the charge
Q.20
4 are
2
4 1
(a) 6, 1 and ,
1 1
(b) 2, 5 and 4, 1
1 1
(c) 6, 1 and 1 , 1
4 1
(d) 2, 5 and 4, 1
1 1
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Q.22
y2
i zk . The net flux of F associated with
L
a cube of side L, with one vertex at the origin and sides along the positive X, Y, and Z
axes, is
(a) 2L3
Q.23
(b) 4L3
(d) 10L3
If r xi yj , then
(b) r 2 and | r | r
(a) r 0 and | r | r
r
r
(c) r 2 and | r |
Q.24
(c) 8L3
(d) r 3 and | r |
r
r
coordinate system i , j , k is
Q.25
(d) 1 3 i' 3 3 j ' 2k '
(b) 1 3 i'3 j ' 1 3 k '
dz
is to be evaluated on a circle of radius 2a centered at the
a2
1 i
2
a and
1 i
2
1 i
2
a and
(b) ia and ia
1 i
2
(d)
1 i
2
a,
1 i
2
a,
1 i
2
a and
1 i
2
s 1
is
s2 4
1
(a) cos 2 x sin 2 x
2
1
(b) cos x sin x
2
1
(c) cosh x sinh x
2
(d) cosh 2 x
1
sinh 2 x
2
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Q.27
The points, where the series solution of the Legendre differential equation
1 x
2
d2y
dy 3 3
2 x 1 y 0 will diverge, are located at
2
dx 2 2
dx
(a) 0 and 1
Q.28
(b) 0 and 1
(c) 1 and 1
(d)
3
5
and
2
2
dy
y x 4 , with the boundary condition that
dx
y = 1, at x = 1, is
(a) y 5 x 4 4
(c) y
Q.29
4x 4
1
5
5x
(b) y
x 4 4x
5
5
(d) y
x4
4
5 5x
1. timelike vector
Q: charge
2. Lorentz invariant
R: four-momentum
3. tensor of rank 2
S: electromagnetic field
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
P-2
P-4
P-2
P-4
Q-4
Q-2
Q-4
Q-2
R-3
R-1
R-1
R-3
S-1
S-3
S-3
S-1
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Q.30
The moment of inertia of a uniform sphere of radius r about an axis passing through its
2 4 5
r . A rigid sphere of uniform mass density and radius R has
centre is given by
5 3
two smaller sphere of radius R/ 2 hollowed out of it, as shown in the figure. The moment
of inertia of the resulting body about the Y axis is
Q.31
(a)
R 5
4
(b)
5 R 5
12
(c)
7 R 5
12
(d)
3 R 5
4
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Q.32
Three particles of mass m each situated at x1(t), x2(t) and x3(t) respectively are connected
by two springs of spring constant k and un-stretched length l. The system is free to
oscillate only in one dimension along the straight line joining all the three particles. The
lagrangian of the system is
(a) L
2
2
2
m dx1
k
dx
dx k
2
2
2 3 x 2 x1 l x3 x 2 l
2 dt
dt
dt
2
2
(b) L
2
2
2
m dx1
k
dx
dx k
2
2
2 3 x1 x3 l x3 x 2 l
2 dt
2
dt
dt 2
2
m dx dx dx
(c) L 1 2 3
2 dt dt dt
k
k
2
2
x1 x 2 l x3 x2 l
2
2
2
2
2
m dx1
k
dx2
dx3 k
2
2
(d) L
x1 x 2 l x 3 x 2 l
2 dt
2
dt
dt 2
Q.33
P2
pq , where q is the generalized coordinate and
2m
Q.34
(a)
m dq
2 dt
(c)
m dq
dq
q2
q
2 dt
dt
(b)
m dq
2 dt
(d)
m dq
dq
q2
q
2 dt
dt
A toroidal coil has N closely-wound turns. Assume the current through the coil to be I
and the toroid is filled with a magnetic material of relative permittivity r. The magnitude
of magnetic induction inside the toroid, at a radial distance r from the axis, is given by
(a) r 0 r
(c)
r 0
2 r
(b)
r 0
r
(d) 2 r 0 r
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Q.35
Q.36
(b) 60
(c) 120
(d) 270
Can the following scalar and vector potentials describe an electromagnetic field?
x, t 3 xyz 4t
x , t 2 x t i y 2 z j z 2e i t k where is a constant.
Q.37
(d) No
2
1
m 2 x 2 , the first excited energy eigenstate is x xe ax . The value of a
2
is
(a)
Q.38
m
4
(b)
(c)
m
2
(d)
2 m
3
Q.39
m
3
(b) -2ix2
(c) 3ix2
(d) -3ix2
There are only three bound states for a particle of mass m in a one-dimensional potential
well of the form shown in the figure. The depth V0 of the potential satisfies
a/2
2
(a)
2
9
V0
2
ma
2ma 2
2 2 2
8 2 2
(c)
0
ma 2
ma 2
(b)
2
V0
2
ma
ma 2
a/2
x
V0
2 2 2
50 2 2
(d)
0
ma 2
ma 2
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Q.40
r , ,
2 a 0
3/ 2
r
1
2a 0
r / 2 a0
e
cos ,
Q.41
(a) l = 0, m = 0, n = 1
(b) l = 1, m = 1, n = 2
(c) l = 0, m = 0, n = 2
(d) l = 2, m = 0, n = 3
Q.42
1 3 5
1
3
5
1 1
(d) ,
2 2
A heat pump working on the Carnot cycle maintains the inside temperature of a house at
22 o C by supplying 450 kJ s-1. If the outside temperature is 0o C, the heat taken, in kJs-1,
from the outside air is approximately
(a) 487
Q.43
(b) 470
(c) 467
(d) 417
Q.44
(b) 190
(c) 195
(d) 200
a
The free energy for a photon gas is given by F VT 4 , where a is a constant. The
3
entropy S and the pressure P of the photon gas are
(a) S
4
a
aVT 5 , P T 4
3
3
1
4a 3
(b) S aVT 4 , P
T
3
3
(c) S
4
a
aVT 4 , P T 3
3
3
1
4a 4
(d) S aVT 3 , P
T
3
3
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Q.45
A system has energy level E0, 2E0, 3E0,, where the excited states are triply
degenerate. Four non-interacting bosons are placed in this system. If the total energy of
these bosons is 5E0, the number of microstates is
(a) 2
Q.46
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
In accordance with the selection rules of electric dipole transitions, the 43P1 state of
helium can decay by photon emission to the states
Q.47
If an atom is in the 3D3 state, the angle between its orbital and spin angular momentum
vectors L and S is
(a) cos1
Q.48
1
3
2
3
(c) cos1
1
2
(d) cos1
3
2
Q.49
(b) cos1
(b) 2 states
(c) 3 states
(d) 4 states
The allowed rotational energy levels of a rigid hetero-nuclear diatomic molecule are
expressed as j = BJ(J + 1), where B is the rotational constant and J is a rotational
quantum number. In a system of such diatomic molecules of reduced mass , some of the
atoms of one element are replaced by a heavier isotope, such that the reduced mass is
changed to 1.05 . In the rotational spectrum of the system, the shift in the spectral line,
corresponding to a transition J = 4 J = 5, is
(a) 0.475 B
Q.50
(b) 0.50 B
(c) 0.95 B
(d) 1.0 B
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Q.51
A piece of praffin is placed in a uniform magnetic field H0. The sample contains
hydrogen nuclei of mass mp, which interact only with external magnetic field. An
additional oscillating magnetic field is applied to observe resonance absorption. If g1 is
the g-factor of the hydrogen nucleus, the frequency, at which resonance absorption takes
place, is given by
(a)
Q.52
3 g1 eH 0
2m p
3 g1eH 0
4m p
(c)
g1 eH 0
2m p
(d)
g1 eH 0
4m p
The solid phase of an element follows van der Waals bonding with inter-atomic potential
V r
P Q
2Q
(a)
Q.53
(b)
Q
(b)
P
Q
(c)
2P
P
(d)
Q
Consider the atomic packing factor (APF) of the following crystal structures:
P. Simple cubic
Q. Body Centred Cubic
R. Face Centred Cubic
S. Diamond
T. Hexagonal Close Packed
Which two of the above structures have equal APF?
(a) P and Q
Q.54
(b) S and T
(c) R and S
(d) R and T
In a powder diffraction pattern recorded from a face-centred cubic sample using x-rays,
the first peak appears at 30 o. The second peak will appear at
(a) 32.8o
(b) 33.7 o
(c) 34.8o
(d) 35.3 o
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Q.55
Resistivity
Q.56
Temperature
x
way that the doping concentration varies as D x 0 exp , where N 0 is a
L
constant. Assume that the mobility of the majority carries remains constant. The
resistance R of the sample is given by
Q.57
(a) R
L
exp1.0 1
e 0
(b) R
L
exp1.0 1
e 0
(c) R
L
exp 1.0 1
e 0
(d) R
L
e 0
A ferromagnetic mixture of iron and copper having 75% atoms of Fe exhibits a saturation
magnetization of 1.3 x 106 A m-1. Assume that the total number of atoms per unit volume
is 8 x 1028 m-3. The magnetic moment of an iron atom, in terms of the Bohr Magneton, is
(a) 1.7
Q.58
(b) 2.3
(c) 2.9
(d) 3.8
Half life of a radio-isotope is 4 x 10 8 years. If there are 103 radioactive nuclei in a sample
today, the number of such nuclei in the sample 4 x 109 years ago were
(a) 128 x 10 3
(c) 512 x 10 3
(d) 1024 x 10 3
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Q.59
Q.60
According to the shell model the ground state spin of the 17O nucleus is
(a)
Q.61
3
2
(b)
5
2
(c)
3
2
(d)
5
2
Q.62
Q.63
(b) uud
(c) uus
(d) us
A neutron scatters elastically from a heavy nucleus. The initial and final states of the
neutron have the
(a) same energy
(b) same energy and linear momentum
(c) same energy and angular momentum
(d) same linear and angular momenta
Q.64
Vo
V2
(a) subtractor
(c) adder
(d) divider
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Q.65
Z
Y
F
X
Q.66
(a) F = (X + Y) Z
(b) F = Z + Y + YX
(c) F ZYY X
(d) F = XYZ
In the circuit shown, the ports Q1 and Q2 are in the state Q1 = 1, Q2 = 0. The circuit is
now subjected to two complete clock pulses. The state of these ports now becomes
Q2
Q1
CLK
CLK
1
Q.67
(a) Q2 = 1, Q1 = 0
(b) Q2 = 0, Q1 = 1
(c) Q2 = 1, Q1 = 1
(d) Q2 = 0, Q1 = 0
Q.68
(a) 1001
(b) 0100
(c) 0110
(d) 1010
SI
CLK
QD QC QB QA
0101
For the circuit shown, the potential difference (in Volts) across RL is
5
(a) 48
(b) 52
(c) 56
38 V
RL 4
76 V
(d) 65
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Q.69
In the circuit shown, the voltage at test point P is 12 V and the voltage between gate and
source is 2 V. The value of R (in k) is
VDD 16 V
P
4 k
2 k
R
(a) 42
Q.70
42 k
(b) 48
(c) 56
(d) 70
When an input voltage Vi of the form shown, is applied to the circuit given below, the
output voltage V0 is of the form
12 V
R
Vo
Vi
3V
12 V
S i diode
(a) 12 V
(b) 12 V
0V
(c) 12 V
2 .3 V
0V
3V
0V
(d)
0V
12 V
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Common Data for Questions 71, 72 and 73:
A particle of mass m is confined in the ground state of a one-dimensional box, extending from
x = - 2L to x = + 2L. The wavefunction of the particle in this state is x 0 cos
x
where
4L
0 is a constant.
Q.71
2
L
(a)
Q.72
1
4L
(c)
1
2L
(d)
1
L
Q.73
(b)
2 2
2mL2
(b)
2 2
4mL2
(c)
2 2
16mL2
(d)
2 2
32mL2
(b)
2 2
32L2
(c)
2 2
16L2
(d)
2 2
8L2
||reflected
incident
cos r cos i
cos r cos i
The subscripts | | and refer to polarization, parallel and normal to the plane of incidence
respectively. Here, i and r are the angles of incidence and refraction respectively.
(74) The condition for the reflected ray to be completely polarized is
(a) cos i = cos r
(75) For normal incidence at an air-glass interface with = 1.5 the fraction of energy reflected
is given by
(a) 0.40
(b) 0.20
(c) 0.16
(d) 0.04
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c . It approaches an identical particle Q, moving in the negative x direction with a
19
2
speed of c .
5
Q.76
Q.77
7
c
95
(b)
13
c
85
(c)
3
c
5
(d)
63
c
95
1
m0c2
2
(b)
5
m0c2
4
(c)
19
m0c2
13
(d)
11
m0c2
9
Q.79 The relaxation time (mean free time), in second of the conduction electrons?
(a) 3.98 x 10-15
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Statement for Linked Questions 80 & 81:
A sphere of radius R carries a polarization k r , where k is a constant and r is measured
from the centre of the sphere.
(80) The bound surface and volume charge densities are given, respectively, by
(a) k r and 3k
(b) k r and 3k
(c)
kR( R 2 r 2 )
r
0r 5
(b)
kR( R 2 r 2 )
r
0r 3
(d)
3k (r R)
r
4 0 r 4
Q.83
(a)
e / 2
1 e
(b)
e / 2
1 e
(c)
1
1 e
(d)
1
1 e
1
e 1
1
e 1
(b) n
e
e 1
(d) n
e
e 1
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Statement for Linked Answer Questions 84-85:
A 16 A beam of alpha particles, having cross-sectional area 104 m2, is incident on a rhodium
target of thickness 1 m. This produces neutrons through the reaction
+ 100 Rh 101 Pd + 3n.
Q.84
Q.85
(b) 1.0 x 10 14
(d) 4.0 x 10 20
The neutrons are observed at the rate of 1.806 x 10 8 s-1. If the density of rhodium is
approximated as 10 4 kg m-3 the cross-section for the reaction (in barns) is
(a) 0.1
(b) 0.2
(c) 0.4
(d) 0.8
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