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ENTRANCE ~I()Jf{, FEBRUARY 2015

QUESTIOWPAPER BOOKLET
M.Sc. (PHYSICS)

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Marks: 75
Time: 2.00 hrs. Hall Ticket No.: Iw..~==_-===~__

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I. Please enter you Hall Ticket Number on Page 1 of this question paper and
on the OMR sheet without fail.

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II. Read carefully the following instructions:
1. This Question paper has 0.' Sections: Section A and Section B

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2. Section A consists of 25 objective type questions of one mark each.
There is negative marking of 0.33 mark for every wrong answer.
The marks obtained by the candidate in this Section will be used for resolving
the tie cases.
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3. Section B consists of 50 objective type questions of one mark each.
There is no negative marking in this Section.
4. Answers are to be marked on the OMR answer sheet following the instructions
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provided there upon. An example is shown below

100. 00@.
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5. Only non programmable Scientific Calculators are permitted. Mobile phone based
calculators are not permitted. Logarithmic tables are not allowed.
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6. Hand over the OMR sheet at the end of the examination to the invigilator.

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III. Values of physical constants:

c = 3 X 108 m/s; h = 6.63 X 10- 34 J.s; kB = 1.38 X 10- 23 J/K
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e = 1.6 x 10- 19 C; fJ-o = 47T' X 10- 7 Henry [uv; Eo = 8.85 X 10- 12 Farad/rn
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1. The unit vector parallel to the resultant of the vectors r1 = 2£ + 43 - 5k and 'is =
i + 2J + 3k is given by
1, 1, 1,
A. "3 i + 6 j - 2 k.

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3, 6, 2,
B. ;; i + ;; j - ;; k.
2, 3, 6,
C. ;; i - ;;.i + ;; k.

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D. 3i + 6j - 2k.
d2 x
2. The solution to tho differential equation dt 2 = e is given by

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A. x ="3 + A.

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t3
B. .r = "3 + At + B.
t4
C. X = 12 + At + B.
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t3 t2
D. x = - + -- + A.
3 2
where A and B are constants.
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3. If T = sin z sin y sin z, \l2T is given by

A. O.
B. -2 sin x sin y sin z.
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C.3 sin x sin y sin z.

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D. ---3 sin x sin y sin z.

4. A force F = -A(x 2 i + yj) is irrotational. The potential energy function associated

with it is given by
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A. U = A (X~3 + y;).
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B. U = A (~ + ~).
C. U = A (~3 + ~).
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D. U = A ( 3+ 2' .
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5. A bead moves outward with constant speed u along the spoke of a wheel. It starts
from the centre at t = O. The angular position of the spoke is given by 0 = wt, where

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w is a constant. The acceleration of the bead is given by

A. utw 2f + uwe.

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B. 'uP + utwO.
C. utw 2 f + utwe.
D. -utw 2 f + 2uwe.

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6. A solid cylinder and a hollow cylinder are placed at the same height at the top of a
long incline and released at the same time.

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A. Both the cylinders reach the bottom together.
B. Solid cylinder reaches the bottom first.
C. Hollow cylinder reaches the bottom first.
D. Anyone of them ran reach the bottom first.
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7. A large vertical drum spins so fast that a ball inside it, is pinned to the wall. What
is the minimum steady angular velocity w which prevents the ball from falling to the
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bottom of the drum? (The radius of the drum is R, the mass of the ball is !vi and 11
is the co-efficient of friction.)
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A. w >
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B. w2 > JL
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2 ,q
Cr , W >--
- MR
D. w2 > J1,9
- R
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8 The equation of traveling wave is given as: y = 10 cos (~ x - l!- t) , What is the
. 5cm 20s
speed of the wave'?
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A. 1 csa]»
B. 0.5 cmls
C. 0.25 cmls
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D. 0.1 cm/s
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9. Two sound sources oscillate in phase with a frequency of 100 Hz. At a point 5 m from
one source and 5.85 m from the other, the amplitude of the sound from each source
separately is A. What is the phase difference of the two waves at that point? (Assume
that the speed of sound is 343 ru/s.)

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A. 99°
B. 45°

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C. 60°
D. 89°

10. It is given that surface tension of water is 0.072 N/m and its density is 103 kg/rrr'.

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What is the height to which water will rise in a tube of diameter 0.2 Hun?

A. 14.7 em

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B. 34.2 em
C. 29.4 cm
D. 1.27 em
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11. An air bubble of diameter 2 nun rises steadily through a solution of density 1750 kg/rn"
at the rate of 0.35 em/see. If the density of air is negligible, "..hat is the coefficient of
viscosity of the solution?
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A. 1 poise
B. 11 poise
C. 20 poise
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D. 4 poise
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12. Internal energy of an ideal gas changes when

A. temperature changes.
B. volume changes.
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C. entropy changes.
D. pressure changes.
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13. A gas expands adiabatically and reversibly to a temperature TA . If the same expansion
happens adiabatically, but irreversibly, the final temperature is T. Then

A. T > T A .
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B. T < 1'.4.
C. T = T A .
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14. A cylinder fitted with a piston contains an ideal gas at 500 Kilo Pascals and occupies

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a volume of 0.2 m". The gas expands isothermally to a pressure of 100 Kilo Pascals.
The work done by the gas is

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A. 160.9 KJ.
B. 1609.0 KJ.
C. 16.09 KJ.

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D. 5x10 4 KJ.
15. The sun delivers about 1000 W / cm z of electromagnetic flux to the earth's surface.
Assume 7% conversion efficiency of the solar panel of dimensions 8m x 20m. If the

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radiation is incident normally, the solar power converted for use is

A. 11.42 X 104 W.
B. 11.35 X 104 W.
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C. 1.56 X 104 W.
D. 1.12 X 104 W.
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16. The angle of refraction for a light beam incident on a heavy flint glass (n = 1.65) at
the polarizing angle is given by

A. 31.22°.
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B. 30.25°.
C. 28.20°.
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D. 33.41°.
17. A radio pulse from a doppler radar reflect::; off an aircraft in mid-flight. If the frequency
of the reflected radio pulse is less than the original one, then which of the following
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statements is true?

A. The aircraft is not moving.

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B. The aircraft is moving away from the radar.

C. The aircraft is moving towards the radar.
D. Something is wrong with the radar.
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18. The total charge within a sphere of radius r in a charge cloud
is given by: q-2 (e -'" _ e-;r).
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The electri c field at the surfac e of the above sphere is given by

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q (-Tin .T/a).
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A. 2 e
41fcOa
_q_(. ~T/a _ -2r-/a) .
B. 2 e e
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qC
C' - - 2 ( . -2T [a -e -r /2a) .
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D. q (e- r / a _ e- 2T/ a ) .

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19. The electri c field in the :X:-:tj plane is given by E= iSx - ]4y. Then the equati on for
the lines of force is given by

A. xy2
B. x 2 y
= consta nt.
= consta nt.
C. x 2 + y = consta nt.
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D. xy = consta nt.
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potent ial and A is the
20. Consid er Maxw ell's equati on: 'V x E = - Bt . If ip is the scalar
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vector potent ial, then E can be writte n as

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21. What is the curren t / 1 , flowing in the circuit shown in the

following figure?
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A. Infinite
B. 1 rnA ~

C. 0.5 rnA > 0

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D. Zero
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22, A 50 Hz sinusoidal signal is applied to the input of a full-wave rectifier. The frequency
of the output signal is

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A. 100 Hz,
B. 50 Hz.
C. 70.7 Hz.

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D. 0 Hi.
23. In a Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), the base-width is kept thinner than Emitter

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and Collector width. This is to

A. reduce the base current.

B. increase the base current.
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C. increase the emitter current.
D. decrease the collector current.

24. If 1/)1 and 1/)2 are two independent solutions of the time-independent Schrodinger equa-
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tion, which of the following is also a solution of the same Schrodinger equation?

A. 'l/JI x 1h
B. 4Jd'I/J2
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C ,W1 ± 1/'2
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D. (-ti'l'~)2) 1/2

25. If HI and H 2 are Hamiltonians of two noninteracting systems with wave functions WI
and 1/'2 and energies E 1 and E 2 respectively, the total wave function Wand energy E
of the composite system are given by
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A. W= 1/J1 + 1/'2, E = E 1 + E2 ,
B. W = 1/J11/'2, E = E 1E2 ·
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C. W = 1/J1 + 1P2, E = E 1E2 .

D. W = 1/J11/J2J E = E 1 + E 2 .
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SECTION-B

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26. What value of ex will make the matrix (~ ~ ~ex) orthogonal?
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A. V2
B. 1

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c. 1/V2
D. 1/2
27. The value of the integral of the function j(x, y) = x 2 + y2 integrated along a straight

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line from (LO) to (0,1) as shown in the figure is
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A.

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_-+----~-x
D. (1,0)
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28. If abc = P and A =

(a~.. r:L c]
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b ,where A is an orthogonal matrix, then the value of
a
(/ + b + r: is
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A. 2.
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B. P.
C. 2P.
D. ±l.
d2 y
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2dy. .
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A. e'C[A cos x + i.B sin xl

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B. cix[/\cos:r: + insiwc]
c. eiX[A cos x - iB sin x]
D. e~' [A cos x - i B sin a::]
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where A and B are arbitrary constants.

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30. In the complex z-plane, the equation Izi = 21z- 11 represents

A. a circle of radius ~.

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B. a circle of radius ~.
e. a circle of radius ~.

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D. a straight line through (0,0) and (1,1).
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31. The power series 2:( -ltn 2x n

converges for

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n=l

A. -1 < x < 1.
B. -r svsi
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D.
-l<x~1.

-1 ~ x < 1.

32. On changing variable from x to t where

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2y
2d dy
X dx 2 + o:x dx + /3:c = 0, becomes

2t d2y t dy ,
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A. e dt 2 + o:e dt +;3y = O.
d2 y dy
B. dt2 + 0: dt + i
3y = O.

(Py dy .
c.
k

dt 2 + ex dt + (C\' + ;3)y = O.
d2 y dy
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D. dt 2 + (ex - 1) dt +;3y = O.

33. A uniform drum of radius 0.5 Ill, mass 40 kgs rolls (without slipping) down an incline
of angle 5°. If the drum starts from rest from a height of 29.4 metres, the speed of its
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centre of mass will be

A. 39.2 tii]«.
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E. 19.6 m/s.
e. 32.6 m/s.
D. 25.5 rn/s,
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34. A mass M is moving along a closed rectangular path of length I along the y-direction
and a along the z-direction (as shown in the figure) under the influence of the force
F= bvo (1 - ~~) ]. y
The work done is given by ............ a----+i
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B. bvol.
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C. bvoa,
D. bvoal.
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35. A force field F = (3x -y+z)i+ (x+y- z2)3 + (3x- 2y+4z)k N is acting on a particle
of mass m. The particle moves in a circular path of radius 5 m with a constant speed

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of 5 m/s in the x-y plane. The centre of the orbit is the origin. The change in the
kinetic energy as a particle completes one rotation is given by
A. 25 J.
B. 251f J.
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C. 501f J.
D. 50 J.
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36. A particle moves along a trajectory whose displacement is given by

f(t) = cos(wt)i + sin(wt)] + tk, with w = 1.

The path of the particle is a
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A. parabola, with direction of motion to the right of the origin.

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B. parabola, with direction of motion to the left of the origin.

C. hyperbola, with direction of motion to the right of the origin.
D. hyperbola, with direction of motion to the left of the origin.
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37. The centre of mass of a solid hemisphere (as shown in figure) of unit radius is given by
Z
A. (0, 0, ~)
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B. (O,~, 0)
C. (1,~, 1)
Unit radius
D. (0, 0, ~)
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Solid Hemisphere
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38. A particle of mass m starts at rest from the top of a smooth fixed hemisphere of radius
a. The angle at which the particle leaves the hemisphere is equal to

A. cos- 1 (1/3).

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B. 1T /2.
C. cos- 1(2/3).
D. sin- 1(2/3).

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39. The Lagrangian of Atwood's machine (shown in the figure, where m2 > md is given
by

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1 .2 1 .2
A. "2 m1 x1 + "2 m2 x x + m1g x1 + nl2g x2·
B
. "21 TrL1i:12 + "21 m2 x·1 3, - 'lH19:l:1 + 'lH292'
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C. "2 (m1 + 1"n 2) X1 -- (m1 + m2)g:r1.
1 .2
D. "2 (m1 + m2)x 1 - (m1 - m2)gx1.
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40. Consider a rope of mass per unit length p and length a, suspended just. above a table
as shown in figure. If the rope is released from rest at the top, the force OIl the tabk:
when a length x of the rope has dropped to the table is
k

A. pxg.
X t
t
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B. 2p:rg. I
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C. 3pxg. I a
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D. 4pxg. I
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Table top
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41. An object of unit mass orbits in a central potential given by U(1'). Its orbit. is r =
a exp( -b¢) with b > O. The relationship between the angular momentum and the total
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energy E is given by
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A. E = -2(b + 1) + U(1').
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L2 2
B. E = 21'2 (b + 1) + U(l' ) .
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C. E = -(b + 1) + U(1').
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a2 £2
D. E = --;2 (b + 1) + U (1').

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42. A wave is propagating in a string of tension T and mass per unit length u: The

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traveling wave can be described as y(x, t) = Asin(kx -wt). What is the kinetic energy
in one wavelength (A) of the traveling wave?
2TA21f2
A. ->.-

B. 1'A 2Jr2 / A

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C. 1'A 27f2/2A
D. t: A 27f2 /4A

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43. Consider the figure as shown. A and B have equal masses tn. and all the springs have
the same spring constant k. What are the normal frequencies for the system, if the
oscillations are assumed to be small?

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A. {f,~
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B.

~-_:_----~~---------~~"---------
2rn' m
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C. {f,~
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D. -, . -+1 X2
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44. A violin string is held under tension T. What will be fractional change in the frequency
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of its fundamental mode of vibration if the tension is increased by the amount o1'?

81'
A.
1'2
k

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B.
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C. -
T
81'
D. -
21'
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45. One can estimate the resonant frequencies of the human ear canal of length 2.2 em,
that are in the range of human hearing. How many resonant frequencies lie in this
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range? Speed of sound is given as 343 m/s.

A. 3
B. 4
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C. 5
D. 6
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46. One end of a 100 cm long wire (without load) is fixed and a mass of 2 kg is attached
to the other end. The mass is kept moving with uniform speed in a horizontal circle of
radius 60 em. What is the strain of the wire if the radius of the wire is 0.032 em and
Young's modulus is 2 x 1011 dynes/cm '?

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A. 0.032 X 10- 2
B. 32x 10- 2

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C. 0.32 X 10- 2
D. 3.2xlO- 2
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47. What will be density of lead under a pressure of 20,000 N/cm 2? (Density of lead =
11..5 gm/cm" and bulk modulus of lead == O.80xlO lO N/m 2 . )

A. 11.69 gm/cc.
B. 14.19 gm/cc.
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C. 13.89 grri/cc.
D. 15.98 gm/cc,
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48. The excess of pressure inside a spherical soap bubble of radius 1 em is balanced by
that due to a column of oil of specific gravity 0,9 gm/cm3 and height 1.36 mm. What
is the surface tension T?

A. T ~ 3.06 X 10- 3 N/m

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B. T ~ 23.0 X 10- 2 N/m

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C. T ~ 3.06 X 10- 2 N/m

D. T ~ 30.6 X 10- 4 N/m
49. A big drop is formed by coalescing 1000 small droplets of water. By how many times
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will the surface energy decrease?

A. 100
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B. 10
C. 5
D. 30
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50. A plate of area 100 cm ' and thickness 2 mm is placed on the upper surface of some
castor oil. If the coefficient of viscosity is 15.5 poise, what is the horizontal force
necessary to move the plate with a velocity 3 em/sec?
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A. 10.2 N
B. 0.13 N
C. 2.3 N
D. 0.23 N

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51. The velocity of water in a river is 10 km/hr near the surface. If the river is 5 rn deep,
what is the shearing stress between the horizontal layers of water? (The coefficient of
viscosity of water = 10- 2 poise.)

A. 10- 3 N/m 2

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B. 10- 5 N/m 2
C. 10 N/m 2

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D. 10- 1 N/rn 2

52. The figures shown represent two engines in T - S phase plane. Let 17a and 17b denote
the efficiencies of the engines (i) and (ii), respectively. Then

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A. 17b > 17a·
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B. n; > 17b·

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C. Tla = 17b·
D. n; 2 lib·
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53. The relation between pressure and volume of an ideal gas in a reversible process is
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given by P = a V + b, where a = - 56 Pascal/meter", b = 7 Pascals. The volume at
which the temperature attains maximum is

A. 32.9 m".
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E. 329.7 m 3 .
C. 0.329 m",
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D. 20.7 m",

54. Clausius -Clapeyron equation for liquid-gas transition is given by: dp = 1 If

dr T(v g -- 'VI)'
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vg ~ VI and pVg = RT, the expression for saturated vapour pressure is given by

A. p = constant x ell RT.

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B. p = constant x e- l I RT .
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D. p = constant.
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55. For a nonmagnetic insulator, the specific heat is proportional to

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A. T.
B. T 2 .

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C. T 3 .
D. r ~1l'/kI3T .
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and Y2 = 4sin(3:r + 2t) em. The maximum displacement of the resultant motion at
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A. 8.65 em.
B. 1.61 em.
C. 4.63 em.
D. 7.60 em.
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57. A total of 25 fringes move across the field of view when one of the mirrors of the
Michelson interferrometer is moved by a distance d. If the interferrometer is illuminated
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by a laser of wavelength 632.8 nm, the distance by which the mirror is moved is

A. 79.1 pm.
B. 38.6 iuxi.
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C. 57.3 uux.
D. 158.2 pm.
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58. A parallel light beam of diameter d is incident on a convex lens of focal length f· The
emerging beam from this lens passes again through another lens of focal length 2/,
kept at a distance 3f from first lens. The diameter of the output beam is
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A. d.
B. 2d.
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59. Consider a uniformly charged disc of radius a and surface charge density CT. Consider
a point P on the axis of the disc at a distance z from the disc. The potential at P is

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given by
CT 1
A. EO z2'

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B. s:
2Eo
[Ja 2 + Z2 - z].

C. CJ [J 0,2 + z2 - J 0,2 -- Z2] .

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D. CJ
EO
[J 0,2 + z2 - a] .

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of radius a. The potential at the rim of the disc is given by .
q
A.
1f2 aEo

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q
B. - - -
41f2Eoa
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C.
1fa2EO
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q
D.
41f2 a2 f Q

61. Current I is passing through a conical shaped copper wire of resistivity p as shown in
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the figure. If L is the length of the wire. b is the front radius and a is the back radius
of the wire, what is the resistance of the wire?
pL
A.
1fab
k

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B.
rr(a·+ b) .I
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pL b
C.
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62. A very long wire carrying charge q per unit length is held parallel to an infinite con-
ducting plane at a distance h from it. What is the force of attraction per unit length?

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q2
A.
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B. --

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q2
C.
27Tl: oh

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D. - -
27Tt oh
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63. The potential in a medium is given by ¢(r) = -q- of:- 0
47TEO r
is given by
q -,I A.
A . --e
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q -,./A
B. -47Tr,\2f .
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D. --q- e- 2 ,.1>' .
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64. What is the magnetic field (B) produced at point P (center of the arcs) due to the
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current T in the close loop as shown in figure?

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- - J.Lo! 1 1] , e[
A. B = - - - - - - k
47T R1 R2 ,.
- =
B. B
47T
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- J.Lo!
R1
1]k,
R2
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C. fj = -ji-o!() [~+~] k \,
RJ
47T R2 R1 .R " .
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D. !- i = -- - - - A

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65. In the circuit given below, the diode can be considered as ideal. The peak secondary
voltage and the D.C. load voltage respectively are then given by

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kg rn/s. How fast is the partilce traveling?

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energy of the proton?

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