CODE-P

AIPMT – 2014 TEST PAPER WITH SOLUTIONS

(HELD ON SUNDAY 04th MAY, 2014)
1. If force (F), velocity (V) and time (T) are taken as 4. A system consists of three masses m 1 , m 2 and m 3
fundamental units, then the dimensions of mass connected by a string passing over a pulley P. The
are:- mass m 1 hangs freely and m 2 and m 3 are on a rough
(1) [F V T–1 ] (2) [F V T–2 ] horizontal table (the coefficient of friction = µ). The
(3) [F V–1 T –1 ] (4) [F V–1 T] pulley is frictionless and of negligible mass. The
Ans. (4) downward acceleration of mass m 1 is :
(Assume m 1 = m 2 = m 3 = m)
 Force   Force  m2 m3
Sol. [mass] =   =  Velocity / time 
 Acceleration    P

= [F V –1 T]
2. A projectile is fired from the surface of the earth
with a velocity of 5 ms –1 and angle  with the
m1
horizontal. Another projectile fired from another
planet with a velocity of 3 ms –1 at the same angle
follows a trajectory which is identical with the
trajectory of the projectile fired from the earth. The
value of the acceleration due to gravity on the planet
is (in ms –2 ) given g = 9.8 m/s 2
 (1)

(3)
g(1  gµ)
9

g(1  2µ)
3
(2)

(4)
2gµ
3

g(1  2µ)
2
(1) 3.5 (2) 5.9 (3) 16.3 (4) 110.8
Ans. (3)
Ans. (1)
Net force in the direction of motion
Sol. Acceleration =
u 2 sin2  Total mass of system

Sol. As Range = so g  u 2
g
m 1g – µ(m2  m3 )g g
= = (1  2µ)
2 m1  m2  m 3 3
Therefore g planet =  3  (9.8 m / s 2) = 3.5 m/s 2

5  5. The force 'F' acting on a particle of mass 'm' is

indicated by the force-time graph shown below. The
3. A particle is moving such that its position coordinate change in momentum of the particle over the time


(x, y) are interval from zero to 8 s is :-

(2m, 3m) at time t = 0
6
(6m, 7m) at time t = 2 s and
3
(13m, 14m) at time t = 5s.
 0
F (N)

Average velocity vector ( Vav ) from t = 0 to t = 5 2 4 6 8

–3
s is :-
t (s)
1 7 ˆ ˆ
(1) 13iˆ 14 jˆ
  (2) 
i j  (1) 24 Ns (2) 20 Ns (3) 12 Ns (4) 6 Ns
5 3
Ans. (3)
11 ˆ ˆ
(3) 2 iˆ  ˆj
  (4) 
i j  Sol. Change in momentum,
5
Ans. (4) p =  Fdt
 = Area of F-t graph
 r (13  2)iˆ  (14 3)jˆ 11 ˆ ˆ
Sol. vav  = = (i  j) 1
t 5 0 5 = ×2 ×6 – 3 ×2 + 4 ×3
2
= 12 N-s
1
AIPMT-2014
6. A balloon with mass 'm' is descending down with 8. The oscillation of a body on a smooth horizontal
an acceleration 'a' (where a < g). How much mass surface is represented by the equation,
should be removed from it so that it starts moving X = A cos( t)
up with an acceleration 'a' ? where X = displacement at time t
 = frequency of oscillation
2ma 2ma
(1) (2) Which one of the following graphs shows correctly
ga g a
the variation 'a' with 't' ?

ma ma a
(3) (4)
ga g a
(1) O
T t
Ans. (1)
Sol. Let upthrust of air be F a then
for downward motion a
mg – F a = ma
(2) O T t
for upward motion
Fa – (m – m) = (m – m)a

2ma a
Therefore m = 
ga
(3) O T t
7. A body of mass (4m) is lying in x-y plane at rest.
It suddenly explodes into three pieces. Two pieces,
each of mass (m) move perpendicular to each other a
with equal speeds (v). The total kinetic energy O
(4) T t
generated due to explosion is :-

3 Ans. (3)
mv 2

(1) mv2 (2)
2 Sol. Displacement, x = Acos( t)
(3) 2 mv 2 (4) 4 mv 2
dx
Ans. (2) Velocity, v =   A sin( t)
dt

v dv
m Acceleration, a =  A2 cos(t)
dt


Sol. 9. A solid cylinder of mass 50 kg and radius 0.5 m

m
v is free to rotate about the horizontal axis. A massless
2m string is wound round the cylinder with one end
v1 attached to it and other hanging freely. Tension in
the string required to produce an angular
By conservation of linear momentum acceleration of 2 revolutions s –2 is :-
(1) 25 N (2) 50 N (3) 78.5 N (4) 157 N
v Ans. (4)
2mv 1 = 2 mv  v1 =
2 Sol. Here  = 2 revolutions/s 2 = 4  rad/s 2

1 1 1 1 1 25
Total KE generated = mv 2  mv2  (2m)v21 I= MR2 = (50) (0.5) 2 = Kg-m2
2 2 2 2 2 4
As  = I  so TR = I 
mv 2 3
= mv 2
+ = mv 2
2 2  25 
I  4 
 4 
 T=  N = 50 N = 157 N
R (0.5)
2
 CODE-P
10. The ratio of the accelerations for a soldi sphere 13. Copper of fixed volume 'V; is drawn into wire of
(mass 'm' and radius 'R') rolling down an incline of length ' l'. When this wire is subjected to a constant
angle ' ' without slipping and slipping down the force 'F', the extension produced in the wire is ' l'.
incline without rolling is :- Which of the following graphs is a straight line ?
(1) 5 : 7 (2) 2 : 3 1
(3) 2 : 5 (4) 7 : 5 (1) l versus (2) l versus l2
l
Ans. (1)
Sol. For rolling motion without slipping on inclined 1
(3) l versus (4) l versus l
plane l2
Ans. (2)
g sin 
a1 =
K2
1 2 F
R F
Sol. Y= A   =
 AY
and for slipping motion on inclined plane

a 2 = gsin 

a1 1 1 5 V
Required ratio =    But V = A  so A =

11.
a2 K
R
2
1 2 1
2
5
 7

A black hole is an object whose gravitational field

is so strong that even light cannot escape from it.
Therefore  =
F2
VY


 2

14. A certain number of sphereical drops of a liquid

To what approximate radius would earth (mass =
of radius 'r' coalesce to form a single drop of radius
5.98 × 10 24 kg) have to be compressed to be a
'R' and volume 'V'. If 'T' is the surface tension of
black hole ?
the liquid, then :
(1) 10 –9 m (2) 10 –6 m

(3) 10 –2 m (4) 100 m 1 1 
Ans. (3) (1) energy = 4VT  r  R  is released
 
2GM
Sol. Escape velocity = = c = speed of light 1 1 
R (2) energy = 3VT  r  R  is absorbed
 
2GM 2 6.6 10 11  24


5.98 10

 R=  m
c2 (3  10 8 )2 1 1 
(3) energy = 3VT  r  R  is released
 
= 10 –2 m
12. Dependence of intensity of gravitational field (E) of (4) Energy is neither released nor absorbed
earth with distance (r) from centre of earth is Ans. (3)
correctly represented by :- Sol. As surface area decreases so energy is released.
Released energy
E E
= 4 R2 T[n1/3 –1] where R = n 1/3 r
R
(1) O r
(2) O
R r 1 1 
= 4 R3 T   
r R 

E E
1 1 
R = 3VT   
O
r
O r R 
(3) (4) R r

Ans. (1)
3
AIPMT-2014
15. Steam at 100°C is passed into 20 g of water at Sol. For isothermal process P 1 V1 = P 2 V2
10°C. When water acquires a temperature of 80°C,
P
the mass of water present will be :  PV = P 2 (2V)  P 2 =
2
[Take specific heat of water = 1 cal g –1 °C –1 and  
latent heat of steam = 540 cal g –1 ] For adiabatic process P 2 V2 = P 3 V3
(1) 24 g (2) 31.5 g
P
  2  (2v) = P 3 (16v)

(3) 42.5 g (4) 22.5 g
 
Ans. (4)
Sol. Heat lost = Heat gained 5/3
3 1  P
mLv + ms w = m WsW  P3 = 
2  8  64
 m × 540 + m × 1 × (100 – 80)
= 20 × 1 × (80 – 10) 18. A thermodynamic system undergoes cyclic process
 m = 2.5 g ABCDA as shown in fig. The work done by the
Total mass of water = (20 + 2.5)g = 22.5g system in the cycle is :-
16. Certain quantity of water cools from 70°C to 60°C
P
in the first 5 minutes and to 54°C in the next 5 C B
3P 0
minutes. The temperature of the surroundings is:-
2P 0
(1) 45°C (2) 20°C (3) 42°C (4) 10°C
 P0 D
Ans. (1) A

Sol. By Newton's law of colling V0 2V 0 V

1  2 (1) P0 V0 (2) 2P 0 V0
   2 
k 1  0 
t  2  P0 V0
(3) (4) Zero
2
70 60 70 60  Ans. (4)
  k  0 
5  2

 Sol. Work done by the system in the cycle
 2 = k[65 – 0 ] .......... (i) = Area under P–V curve & V-axis

60 54 60 54 1

 k
 = (2P 0 – P 0 )(2V0 – V 0 ) +
and 5
 0  2
 2 

 1  
6    2   3P 0 2P 0 2V 0 V 0  


 = k[57 – 0 ] ....... (ii)    

5
By dividing (i) by (ii) we have P0 V0 P0 V0
=  0
10 65  0 2 2
  0 = 45°
5 37  0 19. The mean free path of molecules of a gas, (radius
'r') is inversely proportional to :-
17. A monoatomic gas at a pressure P, having a volume
V expands isothermally to a volume 2V and then (1) r3 (2) r2 (3) r (4) r
adibatically to a volume 16V. The final pressure of Ans. (2)
5 1
the gas is : (take  = ) Sol. Mean free path m =
3 2 d 2n
(1) 64P (2) 32P where d = diameter of molecule
P
(3) (4) 16P 1
64  m 
r2
Ans. (3)

4
 CODE-P
20. If n1 , n 2 and n 3 are the fundamental frequencies 23. Two thin dielectric slabs of dielectric constants K 1
of three segments into which a string is divided, and K 2 (K1 < K 2 ) are inserted between plates of
then the original fundamental frequency n of the a parallel plate capacitor, as shown in the figure.
string is given by :- The variation of electric field 'E' between the plates
with distance 'd' as measured from plate P is
1 1 1 1 correctly shown by :-
(1) n  n  n  n
1 2 3 P + – Q
+ –
+ –
+ –
1 1 1 1 +
+
–
–
(2)    + –
n n1 n2 n3 + –
+ –
K1 K2
(3) n  n1  n2  n3

(3) n = n 1 + n 2 + n 3 E
Ans. (1)
(1)
Sol. Total length of string  = 1 + 2 + 3
0
d
1
But frequency 
length 
E

21.
so
1 1
 
1

n n1 n2 n3
1

The number of possible natural oscillation of air
column in a pipe closed at one end of length 85
(2)
0


d

E
cm whose frequencies lie below 1250 Hz are :
(velocity of sound = 340 ms–1 ) (3)
(1) 4 (2) 5 (3) 7 (4) 6 0
d

Ans. (4)

v E
Sol. Frequency COP, f n = (2n + 1)
4R
(4)
for n = 0, f 0 = 100 Hz
n = 1, f 1 = 300 Hz 0
d
n = 2, f 2 = 500 Hz Ans. (3)
n = 3, f 3 = 700 Hz


1
n = 4, f 4 = 900 Hz Sol. Electric field, E 
K
n = 5, f 5 = 1100 Hz
As K1 < K 2 so E 1 > E 2
Which are less than 1250 Hz.
24. A conducting sphere of radius R is given a charge
22. A speeding motorcyclist sees trafic jam ahead of
Q. The electric potential and the electric field at
him. He slows down to 36 km/hour. He finds that
the centre of the sphere respectively are :-
traffic has eased and a car moving ahead of him
Q
at 18 km/hour is honking at a frequency of 1392 (1) Zero and
Hz. If the speeds of sound is 343 m/s, the frequency 4  0 R 2
of the honk as heard by him will be :- Q
(2) 4   R and Zero
(1) 1332 Hz (2) 1372 Hz 0
(3) 1412 Hz (4) 1464 Hz
Q Q
Ans. (3) (3) 4   R and 2
0 4  0 R
Sol. Apparent frequency
(4) Both are zero
 v  v0   343 10  Ans. (2)
n' = n   = 1392  343 5  = 1412 Hz.
 v  v3  Q
Sol. At centre, E = 0 & V = 4  0 R
5
AIPMT-2014
25. In a region, the potential is represented by 28. A potentiometer circuit has been set up for finding
V(x, y, z) = 6x – 8xy – 8y + 6yz, where V is in the internal resistance of a given cell. The main
volts and x, y, z are in metres. The electric force battery used across the potentiometer wire, has an
experienced by a charge of 2 coulomb situated at emf of 2.0 V and a negligible internal resistance.
point (1, 1, 1) is :- The potentiometer wire itself is 4m long, When the
resistace R, connected across the given cell, has
(1) 6 5 N (2) 30 N
values of.
(3) 24 N (4) 4 35 N (i) infinity (ii) 9.5
Ans. (4) The balancing lengths', on the potentiometer wire
are found to be 3 m and 2.85 m, respectively.
 V ˆ V ˆ V ˆ
Sol. E i j k The value of internal resistance of the cell is
x y z (1) 0.25  (2) 0.95  (3) 0.5  (4) 0.75 
Ans. (3)
= –[(6 – 8y) ˆi + (–8x – 8 + 6z) ˆj + (6y) kˆ ]
 EV   1  2 
At (1, 1, 1), E  2iˆ  10jˆ 6kˆ Sol. Internal resistance, r =  V R    R
   2 

 (E ) = 2 2  10 2 6 2 = 140 = 2 35
  3  2.85 
26. Two cities are 150 km apart. Electric power is sent =  2.85  (9.5)  = 0.5 
 
from one city to another city through copper wires.
The fall of potential per km is 8 volt and the average 29. Following figures show the arrangement of bar
resistance per km is 0.5 . the power loss in the magnets in different configurations. Each magnet
wires is :- 
has magnet ic dipole mo ment m . Which
(1) 19.2 W (2) 19.2 kW configuration has highest net magnetic diple
(3) 19.2 J (4) 12.2 kW moment ?
Ans. (2)

Sol. Resistance = (0.5 /km) (150 km) = 75  N
Total voltage drop = (8 V/km) (150 km) = 1200V (a) N S
(b)
S N
( V)2 (1200)2
Power loss =  W S S N
R 75
N
= 19200 W = 19.2 kW N


27. The resistance in the two arms of the meter bridge (c) 30° (d) 60°
are 5  and R , respectively. When the resistance S N S N
R is shunted with an equal resistance, the new (1) (a) (2) (b) (3) (c) (4) (d)
balance point is at 1.6 1 . The resistance ‘R’ is :- Ans. (3)


5 R Sol. Net magnetic moment = 2 Mcos
2
which is maximumfor option (3)
G 30. In an ammeter 0.2% of main current passes
A B through the galvanometer. If resistance of
1 100 – 1 galvanometer is G, the resistance of ammeter will
(1) 10  (2) 15  (3) 20  (4) 25  be :-
Ans. (2)
1 499 1 500
5 1 5 1.6 1 (1) G (2) G (3) G (4) G
Sol.   499 500 500 499
R 100  1 and R / 2 100 1.6 1
Ans. (3)
 R = 15 
6
 CODE-P
32. A thin semicircular conducting ring (PQR) of radius
998I ‘r’ is falling with its plane vertical in a horizontal
1000 S magnetic field B, as shown in figure. The potential
difference developed across the ring when its speed
Sol.
G is v, is :-
I 2I
1000
Q B

r
 2I   998I 
 1000  G  1000  S P R
   
(1) Zero
G (2) Bvr2 /2 and P is at higher potnetial
 S=
499 (3) rBv and R is at higher potnetial
(4) 2rBv and R is at higher potential
Total resistance of Ammeter
Ans. (4)
× × × × × × × × × ×
 G  Q

SG  F G Sol.
× × × × × × × × × ×
499  r
   

31.
R=
S G  G 

 499 
G

500

Two identical long conducting wires AOB and COD
33.
×
P
×
2r
×

Induced emf = Bv(2r) = 2rBv

R
× ×

A transformer having efficiency of 90% is working

on 200V and 3kW power supply. If the current in
P
× × ×
R
×

are placed at right angle to each other, with one the secondary coil is 6A, the voltage across the
above other such that ‘O’ is their common point secondary coil and the current in the primary coil
for the two. The wires carry I 1 and I 2 currents respectively are :-
respectively. Point ‘P’ is lying at distance ‘d’ from

(1) 300 V, 15A (2) 450 V, 15A
‘O’ along a direction perpendicular to the plane (3) 450V, 13.5A (4) 600V, 15A
containing the wires. The magnetic field at the point Ans. (2)
‘P’ will be :-
VS IS VS (6)
µ 0  I1  µ0 Sol.  = V I  0.9 =  VS = 450V
(I1  I2 ) P P 3 10 3
(1) (2)
2 d  I2  2 d


3000
As VP IP = 3000 so I P = A = 15A
µ0 2 2 µ0 2 2 1/ 2 200
(3) (I1  I2 ) (4) (I1  I2 )
2 d 2 d 34. Light with an energy flux of 25×10 4 Wm –2 falls on
Ans. (4) a perfectly reflecting surface at normal incidence.
If the surface area is 15 cm 2 , the average force
Sol. Net magnetic field, B = B12  B22 exerted on the surface is :-
(1) 1.25 × 10 –6 N (2) 2.50 × 10 –6 N
2 2 (3) 1.20 × 10 –6 N (4) 3.0 × 10 –6 N
 0 I1   0 2I 
=  2 d    2 d  Ans. (2)
   
p 2IA
Sol. Average force F av = 
0 t c
= I12  I22
2 d
2 25 10 4 15 10
 4
= 8
3 10
–6
= 2.50 × 10 N

7
AIPMT-2014
35. A beam of light of  = 600 nm from a distant source 38. The angle of a prism is ‘A’. One of its refracting
falls on a single slit 1 mm wide and the resulting surfaces is silvered. Light rays falling at an angle
diffraction pattern is observed on a screen 2 m of incidence 2A on the first surface returns back
away. The distance between first dark fringes on through the same path after suffering reflection at
either side of the central bright fringe is :- the silvered surface. The refractive index µ, of the
(1) 1.2 cm (2) 1.2 mm prism is :-
(3) 2.4 cm (4) 2.4 mm (1) 2sinA (2) 2cos A
Ans. (4)
1
Sol. Width of central bright fringe (3) cosA (4) tanA
2
2 D 2  600 10 6 2 Ans. (2)
= = m
 1 10 3
–3
= 2.4 × 10 m
= 2.4 mm A
°–A
36. In the Young's double-slit experiment, the intensity 90
2A
of light at a point on the screen where the path A
Sol.
difference is  is K, ( being the wave length of µ
light used). The intensity at a poijnt where the path

difference is /4, will be :-
(1) K (2) K/4
By Snell's law
(3) K/2 (4) Zero
(1) sin2A = (µ) sinA  µ = 2cosA
Ans. (3)
39. When the energy of the incident radiation is
Sol. For path difference , phase difference = 2  rad
incredased by 20%, the kinetic energy of the
  photoelectrons emitted from a metal surface
For path difference , phase difference = rad
4 2 increased from 0.5 eV to 0.8 eV. The work function

As K = 4I 0 so intensity at given point where path of the metal is :-
(1) 0.65 eV (2) 1.0 eV
 (3) 1.3 eV (4) 1.5 eV
difference is
4 Ans. (2)
Sol. By using h  = 0 + K max
2  K We have
K' = 4I 0 cos  4  = 2I 0 =
2


 
h = 0 + 0.5 ........... (i)
37. If the focal length of objective lens is increased then and 1.2h  = 0 + 0.8 ...... (ii)
magnefying power of :- Therefore 0 = 1.0 eV
(1) microscope will increase but that of telescope 40. If the kinetic energy of the particle is increased to
decrease. 16 times its previous value, the percentage change
(2) microscope and telescope both will increase. in the de-Broglie wavelength of the particle is :-
(3) microscope and telescope both will decrease (1) 25 (2) 75 (3) 60 (4) 50
(4) microscope will decrease but that of telescope Ans. (2)
increase.
h
Ans. (4) Sol. l=
2mK
LD 1
Sol. Magnifying power of Microscope = f0 fe  ƒ
0 1 K2 16K 4

K1 =

2 K 1
f0
Magnifying power of Telescope = fe  ƒ0 1 4
=  100 = –75%
4
8
 CODE-P
41. Hydrogne atom is ground state is excited by a 44. The given graph represents V - I characteristic for
monochromatic radiation of  = 975 Å. Number of a semiconductor device.
spectral lines in the resulting spectrum emitted will be
(1) 3 (2) 2
(3) 6 (4) 10 I
Ans. (3) A
42. The Binding energy per nucleon of 7
3 Li and 4
2 He V
B
nuclei are 5.60 MeV and 7.06 MeV, respectively.

In the nuclear reaction 7

3 Li + 1
1 H  24 He + Q,
Which of the following statement is correct ?
the value of energy Q released is :-
(1) It is V - I characteristic for solar cell where, point
(1) 19.6 MeV (2) –2.4 MeV
A represents open circuit voltage and point B
(3) 8.4 MeV (4) 17.3 MeV
short circuit current.
Ans. (4)
4 (2) It is a for a solar cell and point A and B
Sol. BE of 2 He = 4 × 7.06 = 28.24 MeV
7 represent open circuit voltage and current,
BE of 3 Li = 7 × 5.60 = 39.20 MeV
7 1 4 4
respectively.
3 Li + 1 H  2 He + 2 He + Q  (3) It is for a photodiode and points A and B
39.20 28.24 × 2 represent open circuit voltage and current,
respectively.
Q = 56.48 – 39.20 = 17.28 MeV
(4) It is for a LED and points A and B represent
43. A radio isotope 'X' with a half life 1.4 ×10 9 years
open circuit voltage and short circuit current,
decays to 'Y' which is stable. A sample of the rock
respectively.
from a cave was found to contain 'X' and 'Y' in the
ratio 1 : 7. The age of the rock is : Ans. (1)
(1) 1.96 × 10 9 years 45. The barrier potential of a p-n junction depends on:

(2) 3.92 × 10 9 years (a) type of semi conductor material
(3) 4.20 × 10 9 years (g) amount of doping
(4) 8.40 × 10 9 years (c) temperature
Ans. (3) Which one of the following is correct ?
(1) (a) and (b) only
3
Nx 1 Nx 1 1  (2) (b) only
Sol. As N  7  N  N  8  2 


y x y   (3) (b) and (c )only

9 9 (4) (a), (b) and (c)
so t = 3T 1/2 = 3 ×1.4 ×10 yrs. = 4.2 ×10 yrs.
Ans. (4)