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2.

The trace of a 3 3 matrix is 2.Two of its eigenvalues are 1 and 2. The third eigenvalue is
(a) -1
(b) 0
(c) 1
(d) 2

The value of A.dl along a square loop of side L in a uniform field A is

C

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(a) 0
(b) 2LA
(c) 4LA
(d) L2 A

A particle of change q, mass m and linear momentum p enters an electromagnetic field of vector

potential A and scalar potential .The Hamiltonian of the particle is

2
1 q
p2
A2
q
(a)
(b) 2m p c A q

2m
2m
2

1 q

p2
(
q p A
(c) 2m p c A + p. A
d)

2m
A particle is moving in an inverse square force field If the total energy of the particle is positive,
then trajectory of the particle is
(a) circular
(b) elliptical
(c) parabolic
(d) hyperbolic
In an electromagnetic field, which one of the following remains invariant under Lorentz
transformation?

(a) E B
(b) E 2 - c 2 B 2
(c) B 2
(d) E 2
A space of radius R has uniform volume change density .the electric potential at a point r (r<R) is
a)due to the charge inside a sphere of radius r only
b) due to the entire charge of the sphere
c) due to charge in the spherical shell of inner and outer radii r and R, only
d) independent of r
A free particle is moving in +x direction with a liner momentum p. The wave
function of the
particle normalized in a length is L is
p
p
1
1
1 i x
1 ix
p
p
(a)
sin x
(b)
cos x
(c)
(d)
e
e

L
L
L
L
Which one of the following relations is true for pauli matrices x , y and z ?
(a) x y = y x

(b) x y z (c) x y i z (d) x y y x

1
The free energy of a photon gas enclosed in a volume V is given by F aVT 4
3
where a is a constant and T is the temperature of the gas .the chemical potential
of the photon gas is
4
1
(a) 0
(b) aVT 3
(c) aT 4
(d) aVT 4
3
3
10. The wave functions of two identical particles in states n and s are give n r1 and s r2 , respectively.
The particles obey MaxwellBoltzmann stastistics. The state of the combined two particle system is
expressed as
1
n r1 s r2 n r2 s r1
(a) n r1 + s r2
(b)
2
1
n r1 s r2 n r2 s r1
(c)
(d) n r1 s r2
2

9.

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The target of an X-ray tube is subjected to an excitation voltage V. The wavelength of the emitted Xray is proportional to
1
1
(a)
(b) V
(c)
(d) V
V
V
The principal series of spectral lines of lithium is obtained by transitions between
(a) nS and 2P, n>2 b) nD and 2P, n>2 (c) nP and 2S, n>2 (d) nF and 3D, n>3
Which one of the following is NOT a correct statement about semiconductors ?
(a) The electrons and holes have different mobilities in semiconductor
(b) The an n-type semiconductor, the Fermi level lies closer to the conductor band edge
(c) Silicon is a direct band gap semiconductor
(d) Silicon has diamond structure
Which one of the following axes of rotational symmetry is NOT permissible in single crystals ?
(a) two-fold axis (b) three-fold axis (c) four-fold axis
(d) five-fold axis
Weak nuclear forces act an
(a) both hadrons and leptons
(b) hadrons only
(c) all particles
(d) all charged particle
Which one of the following disintegration series of the heavy elements will give 209 Bi as a stable
nucleus?
(a) Thorium series
(b) Neptunium series
(c) Uranium series
(d) Actinium series
The order of magnitude of the binding energy per nucleon in a nucleus is
(a) 10-5MeV
(b) 10-3MeV
(c) 0.1MeV
(d) 10MeV
The interaction potential between two quarks separated by a distance r inside a
nucleon, can be described by (a b and are positive constants )
a
a
a
(a) ae- r
(b) +br
(c) - +br
(d)
r
r
r
The high input impedance of field effect transistor (FET) amplifier is due to
(a) the pinch-off voltage
(b) its very low gate current
(c) the source and drain being far apart
(d) the geometry of the FET
The circuit shown in the figure functions as
(a) an OR gate
(b) an AND gate
(c) an NOR gate
(d) a NAND gate

x1

x1 x2
, transforms a vector x from a three
21. A linear transformation T, difined as T x2 =
x x2 x3
3

dimensional real space to a two-dimensional real space. The transformation matrix T is

1 1 0
1 0 0
1 1 1
1 0 0

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
0 1 0
1 1 1
0 0 1
0 1 1

r .dS
22. The value of 3 , where r is the position vector and s is a closed surface
r
S
enclosing the origin ,is
(a) 0
(b)
(c) 4
(d) 8

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e2z
C z 14 dz , where C is a circle defined by | z =3,is
8i 2
8i 1
8i
(a)
(b)
(c)
e
e
e
3
3
3
24. The K th Fourier component of f x = x is

23.

The value of

8i 2
e
3

(d) 2 2

25. An atom with net magnetic mom and net angular momentum L L is kept in a uniform

magnetic induction B B0 k .The magnetic moment precesses about the z-axis. The equation of

motion of the x-component of u u x is

(a)1

(c) 2

(d)

(b) 0

1
2

d 2x
d
B0 x x 0
(b)
2
dt
dt

d 2x
B0 x 0
(a)
dt 2

d 2x
d 2x
2 2

0
2B0 x 0
(d)
0 x
dt 2
dt 2
26. The particle is moving in a spherically symmetric potential V r = r 2 , where is
a positive constant .in a stationary state ,the expectation value of the kinetic energy
<T> of the particle is
(a) <T> = <V>
(b) <T>=2<V>
(c) <T>=3<V>
(d) <T>=4<V>
27. A particle of mass 2 kg is moving such that at time t, its position ,in metre ,is given
(c)

by r (t ) 5 i 2t 2 j . The angular moment of the particle at t=2 s about the origin in kg m 2 s 1 , is

(a) -40 k
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(b) -80

(c) 80

(d) 40 k

A system of four particle is in x-y plane .Of these , two particles each of mass m are located at (1,1)and (1,-1).The remaining tow particles each of mass 2m are located at(1,1) and (-1,-1) .The xycomponent of the moment of inertia tensor of this system of particles is
(a) 10m
(b) -10m
(c) 2m
(d) -2m
For the given transformations (i)Q = p ,P = -q, and (ii)Q = p, =q where p and q are canonically
conjugate variables ,which one of the following statement is true?
(a) both (i) and (ii) are canonical
(b) only (i) is canonical
(c) only (ii) is canonical
(d) neither (i) nor (ii)is canonical
2m
The mass m of a moving particle is 0 ,where m0 is its rest mass. The linear
3
momentum of the particle is
2m0 c
mc
(a) 2 m0 c
(b)
(c) m0 c
(d) 0
3
3
Three point charges q , q and -2q are located at (0,-a,a),(0,a,a)and (0,0,-a),respectively. The net dipole
moment of this charge distribution is
(a) 4qa k
(b) 2qa k
(c) -4qa i
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A long cylindrical conductor kept along z-axis carries a current density J J 0 rk , where J 0 is a constant

and r is the radial distance from the axis of the cylinder. The magnetic induction B inside the conductor
at a distance d from the axis of the cylinder is
J d2
J d3
J d
(a) 0 J 0
(b) - 0 0
(c) 0 0
(d) - 0 0
3
4
2

33. The vector potential in a region is given as A( x, y, z ) yi 2 xj .The associated magnetic induction

is B is
(a) i j
(b) 3k
(c) i 2 j
(d) i j k
34. At the interface between two liner dielectrics (with dielectric constants 1 and 2 ), the electric field
lines bend as shown in the figure . Assume that there are no free charges at the interface .The ratio
1 / 2 is
(a) tan 1 / tan 2
(b) cos 1 / cos 2
32.

(c) sin 1 / sin 2

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(d) cot 1 / cot 2

Which one of following sets of Maxwells equation for time-independent charge density and current

density J is correct?




(a) .E = / 0 ; .B 0
(b) .E / 0 ; .B 0

B
E
E 0 ; B 0 J
E
; B 0 0
t
t

(c) .E 0 ; .B 0
(d) .E / 0 ; .B 0 | J |

E
E 0 ; B 0 J
E 0 ; B 0 0
t
A classical charged particle moving with frequency in a circular orbit of radius a centred at the at
the origin in the x-y plane, emits electromagnetic radiation. At points (b,0,0)and (0,0,b),where b>>a,
the electromagnetic waves are
(a) circularly polarized and elliptically polarized ,respectively
(b) plane polarized and elliptically polarized ,respectively
(c) plane polarized and circularly polarized ,respectively
(d) circularly polarized and plane polarized, respectively
A particle of mass m is represented by the wave function x Ae ikx ,where k is
wave vector and A is a constant. The magnitude of the probability current density of the particle is
2
2
2 k
2 k
2 k
2 k
(a) A
(b) A
(c) A
(d) A
m
m
2m
2m
1
A one dimensional harmonic oscillator is in the state
3 0 x 2 1 x 2 x
x
14
Where 0 x , 1 ( x) and 2 ( x) are the ground, first excited and second excited states respectively. The
probability of finding the oscillator in the ground state is
(a) 0
(b) 3
(c) 9
(d) 1
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39.

The

wavefunction of a particle in a one-dimensional potential at time t=0 is

1
2 0 x 1 x , where 0 xand 1 x are the ground and the first excited state of
x, t 0
15
the particle with corresponding energies E0 andE1 .the wave function of the particle at a time t is
iE0t
1 i ( E0E1)t 2
(a)
2 0 x 1 x (b) 1 e 2 0 x 1 x
e
5
5

iE
t
iE0t
iE1t
1
1
1

(c)
(d)
e 2 0 x 1 x

x
e

x
e
0
1

5
5
40. The commutator [ Lx , y ],where Lx is the x-component of the angular momentum
operator and y is the y-component of the position operator is equal to
(a) 0
(b) ix
(c) iy
(d) iz
41. In hydrogenic states, the probability of finding an electron at r=0
(a) zero in state 1s (r )
(b) non-zero in state 1s (r)
(c) zero in state 2 s (r)
(d) non-zero in state 2 p (r)
42. Each of the two isolated vessels, A and B of fixed volumes contains N, molecules of a perfect
monatomic gas at a pressure P .The temperatures of A, and B are T1andT2 respectively. The two vessels
are brought into thermal contact. At equilibrium, the change in entropy is
T2
(T1 T2 ) 2
T 2 T22
3
3
Nk
ln
k
a) Nk B ln 1
b)
N
ln
c)
B
B

4T T d) 2N k B

2
4
T
T
2
T
1 2
1 2

1
43.

The internal energy of n moles of a gas is given E

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3
a
nRT ,where V is the volume of the gas at
2
v
temperature T and a is a positive constant. One mole of the gas in state T1 ,V1 is allowed to expand
adiabatically into vacuum to a final state T2 ,V2 . The temperature T2 is

1 1
2 1 1
(a) T1 Ra
(b) T1 Ra
3 V2 V1
V2 V1
2 1 1
1 1 1
(c) T1 Ra
(d) T1 Ra
3 V2 V1
3 V2 V1
The mean internal energy of a one-dimensional classical harmonic oscillator in equilibrium with a
heat bath of temperature T is
1
3
a) K BT
b) K BT
c) K BT
d) 3 K BT
2
2
A monatomic crystalline solid comprises of N atoms ,out of which n atoms are in
interstitial position. If the available interstitial sites are N , the number of possible microstates is
N !
N!
N!
N !
N!
( N n)!
a)
b)
c)
d)
n!N n ! n!N n !
n! N !
n!N n !
n!N n ! n!N n !
A system of N localized, non-interacting spin ions of magnetic moment each is
kept in an external magnetic field H. If the system is in equilibrium at temperature T, the Helmholtz
free energy of the system is
a) NK BT ln cosh H b) NK BT ln 2 cosh H c) NK BT 2 cosh H d) NK BT ln 2 sinh H

K BT

K BT

K BT

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47.

The phase diagram of a free particle of mass m and kinetic energy E, moving in a one- dimensional
box with perfectly elastic walls at x=0 and x=L, is given by

48.

In the microwave spectrum of identical rigid diatomic molecules, the separation

between the spectral lines is recorded to be 0.7143 cm 1 .The moment of inertia of
the molecule in kg m 2 is
a) 2.3 1036
b) 2.3 1040
c) 7.8 1042
d) 7.8 1046
Which one of the following electronic transitions in neon is NOT responsible for
LASER action in a helium-neon laser
a) 6s 5p
b) 5s 4p
c) 5s 3p
d) 4s 3p
In the linear stark effect the application of an electric field
a) Completely lifts the degeneracy of n = 2 level of hydrogen atom and splits n = 2 level in to four
levels
b) partially lifts the degeneracy of n = 2 level of hydrogen atom and splits n =2 level into three levels
c) partially lifts the degeneracy of n = 2 level of hydrogen atom and splits n = 2 level into two levels
d) does not affect the n = 2 levels

In hyperfine interaction there is coupling between the electron angular momentum J and nuclear

angular momentum I ,forming resultant angular momentum F . The selection rules for the
corresponding quantum number F in hyperfine transitions are
a) F 2 only b) F 1only c) F 0,1 d) F 1,2
A vibrational-electronic spectrum of homonuclear binary molecules ,involving
electronic ground state and excited exhibits a continuum at v cm 1 . If the total energy of the
dissociated atoms in the excited state exceeds the total energy the dissociated atoms in the ground
state by Eex cm 1 , the dissociation energy of the molecule in the ground state is

49.

50.

51.

52.

a) (v Eex ) / 2

b) (v Eex ) / 2

c) (v Eex )

d)

(v 2 Eex2 )

53.

The NMR spectrum of ethanol CH 3CH 2OH comprises of three bunches of spectral lines. The

54.

number of spectral lines in the bunch corresponding to (CH 2 ) group is

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

The energy E K of electrons of wave vector K in a solid is given by

E K = A K 2 BK 2 , where A and B are constants. The effective mass of the electron at k k0 is

2
2
2
c)
d)
2 A 12 Bk 02
Bk 02
2A
55. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct about the Brillouin zone(BZ)
of a square lattices with constant a?
a) The first BZ is a square of said 2 in k x k y plane
a
b) The area of first BZ and third BZ are the same
c) The k-points are equidistant in k x as well as in k y directions
d) The area of the second BZ is twice of the first BZ
a) A k02

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64.

In a crystal of N primitive cells, each cell contains two monovalent atoms. The highest occupied energy
band of the crystal is
a) one-fourth filled b) one third filled c) half filled
d) completely filled
If the number density of a free electron gas changes from 1028 to 1026 electrons/ m3 , the value of plasma
frequency (in Hz) changes from 5.7 1015 to
a) 5.7 1013
b) 5.7 1014
c) 5.7 1016
d) 5.7 1017
Which one of the following statements about superconductors is NOT true?
a) A type I superconductor is complete diamagnetic
b) A type II superconductor exhibits Meissner effect upto the second critical
magnetic field H C 2
c) A type II superconductor exhibits zero resistance upto the second critical magnetic field
d) Both type I and type II superconductors exhibits sharp fall in resistance at the superconducting
transition temperature
Two dielectric materials A and B exhibits both ionic and orientational Polarizabilities. The variation
of their susceptibilities r 1 with temperature T
is shown in the figure, where r
is the relative dielectric constant .It can be inferred from the figure that
a) A is more polar and it has a smaller value of ionic polarizability then of B
b) A is more polar and it has a higher value of ionic polarizability then of B
c) B is more polar and it has a higher value of ionic polarizability than that of A
d) B is more polar and it has a smaller value of ionic polarozability than that of A
The experimentally measured spin g factors of proton and a neutron indicate that
a) both proton and neutron are elementary point particles
b) both proton and neutron are not elementary point particles
c) while proton is an elementary point particle, neutron is not
d) while proton is an elementary point particle, proton is not
54
54
By capturing an electron, 25
Mn29 transforms into 25
Cr30 releasing
a) a neutrino
b) an antineutrino
c) an -particles
d) a positron
Which one of the following nuclear processes is forbidden?
a) p n e b) e e 0 c) p n K K d) e e
To explain the observed magnetic moment of deuteron (0.8574 N ), its ground state wave function is
taken to be an admixture of S and D state. The expectation values of the z-component of the magnetic
in pure S and pure D states are 0.8797 N and 0.3101 N , respectively. The contribution of the D state
to the mixed ground state is approximately
a) 40%
b) 4%
c) 0.4%
d) 0.04%
A sinusoidal input voltage in of frequency is fed to the circuit shown in the
figure, where C1 C2 . If m is the peak value of the input voltage, then output
voltage out is
a) 2 m
b)
2 0 sin t

c) 2 m
d) m sin t
2

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65.

The low-pass active filter shown in the figure has a cut-off frequency of 2kHz and
a pass band gain of 1.5. The values of the resistors are
a) R1 10k; R2 1.3
b) R1 30k; R2 1.3
c) R1 10k; R2 1.7 d) R1 30k; R2 1.7

d 2
d
2
1 0
2
dt
dt
involving voltages v(t ) and v1 , an operational amplifier (Op-Amp) circuit would require at least
a) two Op-Amp integrators and one Op-Amp adder
b) two Op-Amp differentiators and one Op-Amp adder
c) one Op-Amp integrators and one Op-Amp adder
d) one Op-Amp integrator, one Op-Amp differentiator and one Op-Amp adder
67. In the given digital logic circuit, A and B form the input. The output Y is
a) Y A
b) Y AB
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68.

69.

In order to obtain a solution of the differential equation

c) Y A B
d) Y B
The largest analog output voltage from a 6-bit digital to analog converter (DAC)
which produces 1.0V output for a digital input of 010100, is
a) 1.6V
b) 2.9V
c) 3.15V
d) 5.0V
A ripple counter designed which JK flip flops provided with CLEAR(CL)input is shown in the figure.
In order that this circuit function as a MOD-12 counter, the NAND gate input( X1andX 2 )should be
a) A and C

b) A and D

c) B and D
d) C and D
70. The tank circuit of a Hartley oscillator is shown in figure. If M is the mutual inductance between the
inductors, the oscillation frequency is
1
1
a)
b)
2 ( L1 L 2 2M )C
2 ( L1 L 2 2M )C
1
1
c)
d)
2 ( L1 L 2 M )C
2 ( L1 L 2 M )C
Common Data for Questions 71 to 73
An unperturbed two-level system has energy eigen values E1 and E2 , and
1

eigen functions and . When perturbed, its Hamiltonian is represented

0
1
by E1
A

71.

E2

The first-order correction to E1 is

a) 4A
b)2A

c)A

d) 0

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72.

The second-order correction to E1 is

a) 0

73.

b) A

c)

A2
E2 E1

1
The first-order correction to eigenfunction is
0
A

0
0

a) A
b)
c) E1 E2

E E
1
0

d)

A2
E1 E2

1
d)
1

Common data for questions 74, 75:

2 3 0

One of the eigenvalues of the matrix 3 2 0 is 5

0 0 1

74.
75.

The other two eigenvalues are

a) 0 and 0
b) 1 and 1
c) 1 and-1
d) -1 and -1
The normalized eigenvector corresponding to the eigenvalue 5 is
a) 1 0
b) 1 1
c) 1 1
d) 1 1
1
2
1

1
2
0

0
2
1

1
2
0

Linked Answer 76 to 77
The power diffraction pattern of a body centred cubic crystal is recorded by using CuK X-rays of
wavelength 1.54Ao.
76. If the (002) planes diffract at 60 , then lattice parameter is
a) 2.67 A
b) 3.08 A
c) 3.56 A
d) 5.34 A
77. Assuming the atomic mass of the constituent atoms to be 50.94amu, then density of crystal in units of
kg m 3 is
a) 3.75 103
b) 4.45 103
c) 5.79 103
d) 8.89 103
Statement for Linked Answer Questions 78 & 79:
A particle of mass m is constrained to move in a vertical plane along a trajectory
given by x=A cos , y=A sin , where A is a constant
78. The Lagrangian of the particle is
1
1
a) mA2 2 mg A cos
b) mA2 2 mg A sin
2
2
1
1
c) mA2 2
d) mA2 2 mg A cos
2
2
79. The equation of motion of the particle is
g
g
g
a) cos 0 b) sin 0
c) =0
d) sin 0
A
A
A
Statement for Linked Answer Questions 80 & 81:

A dielectric sphere of radius R carries polarization P kr2 r, where r is the distance from the centre
and k is a constant. In the spherical polar coordinate system, r, and are the unit vectors.
80.

The bound volume charge density inside the sphere at a distance r from the centre is
a) -4kR
b) -4kr
c) -4k r 2
d) -4k r 3

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81.

The electric field inside the sphere at a distance d from the centre is
kd 2
kR2
kd 2
kR2
a)
b)
c)
d)

r
r

Linked 82 and 83
Consider Fermi theory of -decay.
82. The number of final states of electrons corresponding to momenta between p and p + dp is
a) independent of p
b) proportional to pdp
2
c) proportional to p dp
d) proportional to p3dp
83. The number of emitted electrons with momentum p and energy E, in the allowed approximation, is
proportional to ( E0 is the total given up by the nucleus)
a) E0 E
b) p E0 E
c) p 2 E0 E
d) pE0 E
Linked 84-85
Consider a radiation cavity of volume V at temperature T.
84. The density of states at energy E of the quantized (photons) is
8V 3
8V
8V
8V 1
a) 3 2 E 2
b) 3 3 E 2
c) 3 2 E
d) 3 2 E 2
hc
hc
hc
hc
85. The average number of photons in equilibrium inside the cavity is proportional to
a) T
b) T 2
c) T 3
d) T 4
2