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Q.1 A standing wave pattern is established in a string Q.4 A source of frequency f gives 5 beats/s when
as shown. The wavelength of one of the sounded with a source of frequency 200 Hz.
component traveling waves is: The second harmonic of same source gives 10

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beats/s when sounded with a source of

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frequency 420 Hz. The value of f is
(1) 200 Hz (2) 210 Hz

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(3) 205 Hz (4) 195 Hz
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Q.5 A pipe open at both ends has a fundamental

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(1) 0.25m (2) 0.5m

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resonant frequency = f. One-third length of the
(3) 1m (4) 4m
pipe is now immersed in a dense liquid, while
the upper end is kept open. The new

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Q.2 A wire having a linear density 0.1kg/m is kept
fundamental frequency of the air column in the
under a tension of 490 N. It is observed that it

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pipe will be

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resonates at a frequency of 400Hz and the next
(1) 3f (2) 2f / 3
higher frequency 450Hz. Find the length of the

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(3) f / 3 (4) 3f / 4
wire

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(1) 0.4m (2) 0.6m
Q.6 In the figure shown S is a source of constant
(3) 0.49m (4) 0.7m

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frequency and O is an observer moving with

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constant velocity. The graph of frequency detected
Q.3 Two strings whose linear mass densities are 25
by observer v/s time is
gm·cm–1 and 9 gm·cm–1 are joined together.

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The ratio of amplitude of reflected and incident
wave for the vibration waves is

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1 1
(1) (2)
4 3

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(1) (2)
9 3
(3) (4)
16 4

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Q.7 An object of specific gravity  is hung from a Q.10 As shown in figure two uniform rods of mass
massless string. The tension in the string is T. M and length L each are joined. What is the
The object is immersed in water so that one moment of inertia of system about an axis
half of its volume is submerged. The new perpendicular to plane through end A ?

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tension in the string is A

 2  1   2  1 
(1)  T (2)  T

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 2   2 

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  1    1 90°
(3)  T (4)  T C B
     

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5ML2 7ML2
(1) (2)
3 3
Q.8 The ratio of the diameters of certain air bubble

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at the bottom and at the surface is 1 : 2. What 5ML2 7ML2

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is the depth of the lake ? (3) (4)
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(1 atmosphere = 10 m depth of water)

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(1) 80 m (2) 60 m Q.11 Momment of inertia I of a rod is given by
(3) 35 m (4) 70 m

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relation I = I1 + ma2 + (m – b) c2 where m is

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Q.9 A stone of mass of 16 kg is attached to a string I1a
mass. What is the dimension of

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144 m long and is whirled in a horizontal smooth bc

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surface. The maximum tension the string can (1) ML (2) ML2
withstand is 16 N. The maximum speed of (3) L2 (4) L

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revolution of the stone without breaking it, will

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be : Q.12 A 6000 kg rocket set for a vertical flight. If the
(1) 20 ms–1 (2) 16 ms–1 exhaust speed of gases is 1000 m/s, how much

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(3) 14 ms –1 (4) 12 ms–1 gas must be ejected per second to supply the
thrust needed to give the rocket an initial

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upward acceleration of 20 m/s2:
(1) 90 kg/sec (2) 180 kg/sec

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(3) 120 kg/sec (4) 9 kg/sec

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Q.13 Small blocks of copper and steel are left out Q.17 A planet is at an average distance 'd' from the
overnight. In the morning, the copper feels sun and its average surface temperature is T.
colder to the touch than the steel. This is Assume that the planet receives energy only
because: from sun and loses energy only through

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(1) The copper's temperature is lower radiation, from surface. Neglect atmospheric
(2) Copper is dense effects. Temperature T is proportional to
(3) Copper is a better thermal conductor (1) d2 (2) d–1/2

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(4) Copper is a better electrical conductor (3) d1/2 (4) d1/4

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Q.14 How many minimum ice cubes of mass 10 gm Q.18 A small ball of mass m is attached to two
at 0°C each should added to a glass containing identical spring each of spring constant K which

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100 gm water at 20°C to bring it to 0°C ? are attached to floor and roof as shown. The
(1) 12 (2) 2 l

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(3) 3 (4) 25 spring have unstretched length . At what

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distance from the ceiling will the ball remain in
Q.15 A Carnot engine working between 300 K and
equilibrium.

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600 K has a work output of 800 J per cycle.
What is the amount of heat energy supplied to

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the engine from the source in each cycle ? K
(1) 800 J (2) 1600 J

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(3) 3200 J (4) 6400 J l m

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K
Q.16 A ball A moving with certain velocity in positive

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x-axis collides with a stationary ball B. After

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collision their direction of motion make angles
l  Mg  l  Mg 
 and  with the x-axis. The possible values  – 1 1  

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(1) (2)
of  and  are 2  Kl  2 Kl 
(1)  = 30° and  = – 45°  Mg 

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Mg
(2)  = 90° and  = – 120° (3) (4)   2l
2K  Kl 
(3)  =0° and  = – 30°
(4)  = 45° and  = 0°

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Q.19 In the shown figure the minimum value of F E E
required to move the block A away from the (1) (2)
R 2R
wall is
2E 3E
Massless, inextensible, (3) (4)

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horizontal string R R
Fixed wall
B 1kg µ = 0.3 Q.22 Two particles are projected simultaneously

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F from the same point on ground at angles 37º

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Fixed horizontal A 3kg µ = 0.4 and 53º with horizontal with speed V and 2V
floor in the same vertical plane, then relative velocity

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between them when both are in air (neglect the
17g 19g air resistance):
(1) (2)
15 10 (1) is always vertical

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(2) becomes zero once

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23g 11g
(3) (4) (3) is changing continuously
10 10 (4) is constant

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Q.20 When a certain weight is suspended from a long Q.23 A projectile is thrown with a velocity of
uniform wire its length increases by 1 cm. If

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20 m/s at an angle of 60° with the horizontal.

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the same weight is suspended from another wire After how much time the velocity vector will
of the same material and length but having a

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make an angle of 45° with the horizontal
diameter half of the first one, the increase in (take g = 10 m/s2)

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length will be
(1) 0.5 cm (2) 2 cm 1

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(1) 3 sec. (2) sec.
(3) 4 cm (4) 8 cm 3

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Q.21 A particle of mass m oscillates between P1 and (3) 2 sec. (4) ( 3  1) sec.

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P2 inside of fixed smooth spherical shell of
radius R. At any instant the kinetc energy of

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the particle is E. Then the force exerted by the
particle on the shell at this instant is :

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P1 P2

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Q.24 Figure shows a particle P moving with constant Q.26 A particle is performing SHM on a straight line
velocity V along the positive x axis and four with amplitude 15 cm and time period 20s.
points a,b,c,d with their x and y coordinates. If Time taken by the particle to go from A to B
L1, L2 ,L3 and L4 are the magnitudes of angular through 'O' where AO = 12 cm and OB = 9

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momentum of the particle about the points cm and O is point of equilibrium
a,b,c,d respectively then which of the following
is incorrect :

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a O
A B

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(8,2) 12 cm 9 cm
c (1) 10 s (2) 5 s

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(–2,1) 20 20
(3) s (4) s
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b V d Q.27 A uniform wooden square board of side l is
(–2,–2) p (3,–2) kept on a frictionless horizontal surface such

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that its distance from a vertical wall is 2l as

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(1) L1 = L3 (2) L1 > L2
shown in figure. A man having mass equal to
(3) L2 = L4 (4) L1 > L4

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the board is standing on the corner A of the

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Q.25 P-V indicator diagram for a given sample of
board. If he moves to the centre O of the board
monoatomic ideal gas is shown in figure. The

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then the distance of the centre of the board
average molar heat capacity of the system for

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from the wall will become
the process ABCD is : (R is a universal gas
constant)

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l

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p A
O

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2p0 C D
2l

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p0 B A
7l 9l
(1) (2)
4 4

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V
V0 2V0 3V0
(5 2  1) (5 2 )
(3) l (4) l
3R 2 2 4

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(1) 3R (2)
2
9R 9R
(3) (4)
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Q.28 In the following figure, a sphere of radius 3 m
is in state of pure rolling on the plank. The
accelerations of the sphere and the plank are
indicated. The value of angular acceleration 

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is

2
a2 = 6 m/s

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a1 = 3 m/s2

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(1) 3 rad/s2
(2) 6 rad/s2

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(3) 3 rad/s2 (opposite to the direction shown
in figure)
(4) 1 rad/s2

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One end of a 2.35 m long and 2.0 cm radius
aluminum rod (K = 235 W m–1 K–1) is held at

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20°C. The other end of the rod is in contact

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with a block of ice at its melting point. The rate

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(in kg s–1) at which ice melts is (Take latent

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heat of fusion for ice as × 105 J.kg–1)

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(1) 48 × 10–6 (2) 24 × 10–6

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(3) 2.4 × 10–6 (4) 4.8 × 10–6

Q.30

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A carnot refrigerator operates between –3°C

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and 27°C. How much work must be done so
as to extract 1 kJ of heat from the refrigerator?

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(1) 100 J (2) 104 J
1000

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(3) J (4) 900 J
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