SINGLE OPTION TYPE

1. A potentiometer wire AB as shown is 40 cm long of resistance 50 / m . Free end of an

ideal voltmeter is touching the potentiometer wire. What should be the velocity of the
jockey(P) as a function of time so that reading in voltmeter (VP-VQ) is varying with time
as ( 2sin  t ) ?

A) 10 sin t cm / s B) 20 cos  t m / s

C) 20 sin t cm / s D) 20 cos t cm / s

2. Potentials of certain points in the circuit are maintained as marked. What is reading of
voltmeter, if the ammeter reads zero?

A) 2.5V B) 10 V C) 5 V D) 20 V

3. Figure shows a rigid thin frame, hinged at A and B with the help of two mass less and
charge less rods and given the shape of half ring of radius R. The assembly is now free
to rotate about vertical axis passing through AB in a horizontal uniform electric field
E. Linear charge density of frame is 1 and linear mass density is  2 . If assembly is
slightly disturbed from unstable equilibrium position, then find maximum angular
velocity of ring during ensuing motion.

161E  1E 1E 21E

A) B) C) D)
 2 R 16  2 R 2 2 R 2R
4. A negative point charge –q of mass m revolves around positive point charge +Q which
has very large mass compared to m so that it remains almost stationary. The only force
acting on negative charge is the electrostatic force due to positive charge and the
system form a bounded system of negative energy with the charge +Q at one focus of
the ellipse and negative charge tracing an ellipse at an instant shown in figure. Then
which of the following statement is/are true:

A) Linear momentum of negative point charge is conserved

B) Angular momentum of negative point charge about fixed positive charge is
conserved
C) Total kinetic energy of negative point charge is not conserved
D) Total energy (kinetic + potential) of system of both point charges is conserved
5. PQ is an infinite current carrying conductor. AB and CD are smooth conducting rods
on which a conductor EF moves with constant velocity V as shown. The force along
the direction of velocity needed to maintain constant speed of EF is (No gravity is
there)

2
1   IV  b  
2
1  0 IV  b  
A) n   B)  0 ln   
VR  2  a  R  2   a 

V  0 IV  b 
2 2
C) V  0 IV ln  b   D)  
R  2   a 
ln
R  2  a  

6.
7. Two ideal solenoids of same dimensions one is air cored with 600 turns while other is
Aluminium cored with 200 turns(relative permeability of Aluminium is 3) are
connected in a circuit as shown in the figure. The switch S is closed at t = 0. Find the
ratio of potential difference across air-cored solenoid to that of Aluminium cored
solenoid at any time t.

1
A) 3 B) 1 C) D) 9
9
8. In an RLC series circuit shown in figure, the readings of voltmeters V1 and V2 are 100V and 120V, respectively.

x
The source voltage is 130V. For this situation the power factor of the circuit is , then find x =?
13

1 3 5 6
A) B) C) D)
13 13 13 13
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9. In the circuit shown, capacitor is initially uncharged and the switch is turned on at

t = 0, then:

A) at t = 0, current supplied by battery is 4mA

B) at t = 0, current in R3 is 2mA

C) in the steady state, current supplied by battery is 3mA

D) in the steady state, current in R3 is zero.

10. Current in R 3 in the shown circuit (capacitor is initially uncharged)

A) just after closing the switch is zero B) long time after closing the switch is zero
E E
C) just after closing the switch is D) long after closing the switch is
R3 R3

11. Four uniform wires have equal length 1 m each and resistance in the ratio 1:2:3:4 are
connected together to form a square CDEF in that order i,e CD, DE, EF, FC and
resistance of wire CD is ‘r’ . This loop surrounds a uniform magnetic field whose net
flux depends on time according relation  = 40t Weber, where ‘t’ is in second. The
field is perpendicular to the plane of loop ( V1 &V2 are ideal voltmeters)
r
C D

V2 4r  2r V1

F E
3r

A) Reading of voltmeters V1 &V2 are equal

 B) Reading of voltmeter V1 is 8 volts
4
C) Current in the loop is
r

D) Reading of voltmeter V2 is 8 volts

12. A fixed U-shaped frictionless frame having an inductor of inductance L lies with its
plane parallel to a horizontal plane. There exists a uniform magnetic field B
throughout the region perpendicular to plane of the frame. Neglect the resistance of
frame. The resistance less slider contact PQ of length l is given a velocity v0 towards
right at an instant t =0. Then
P

B
L

Bl
(A) The rod executes SHM with an angular frequency
mL

Bl
(B) The rod executes SHM with an angular frequency
mL
(C) The current amplitude through the inductor due to the oscillation of the slider rod
m
PQ is v0
L

2 mL
(D) The rod executes periodic motion, not simple harmonic with time period
Bl
13.
 A solid non conducting sphere have two spherical cavities A and B of radius
14.
'rA ' and 'rB ' respectively, as shown. Radius of sphere is ‘R’. Select the CORRECT
statement(s):-

A) Electric field in cavity A is uniform.

B) Electric field at the centre of cavity A depends on radius of cavity A.
C) Electric field at the centre of cavity A depends on radius of cavity B.
D) Electric field at the centre of cavity A will depend on distance between centres of
cavities A and B.
15. Two surfaces OABC and OCDE lies in the plane of xy and yz as shown in the figure.
A charged particle 'q' lies in the space at a point P, if

A) Coordinates of 'P' is ( a −  r, a −  r,  r ) and a   r , then flux passing through

7q
surface OABC is
24  0

B) Coordinates of 'P' is ( a −  r, a −  r,  r ) and a   r , then flux passing through

q
surface OCDE is
240

C) Coordinates of 'P' is ( a +  r, a +  r, −  r ) and a   r , then flux passing through

q
surface OABC is
240

D) Coordinates of 'P' is ( a +  r, a +  r, −  r ) and a   r , then flux passing through

q
surface OCDE is
240
16. A small charged particle 'q' lies at the centre of two concentric conducting hollow
spheres of inner radii R and 5R and outer radii 3R and 7R respectively. Then which of
the following is/are CORRECT. (K = 1/40)

Kq 2
A) The energy stored in the space between 3R to 5R (cavity) is
15R

Kq 2
B) The energy stored in the space between 3R to 5R (cavity) is
30R

C) The amount of work has to be performed to slowly transfer the charge 'q' from
29 Kq 2
centre through the orifice to infinity is
210 R

D) The amount of work has to be performed to slowly transfer the charge 'q' from
38 Kq 2
centre through the orifice to infinity is
105 R

PASSAGES

Paragraph for Questions 17 to 19

In the circuit shown in figure switch S is closed at time t = 0

3Ω

6Ω
1H

S
18V

17. Current i from the battery at time t is given by

A) 3 (1 − e −2t ) B) 3 + e-2t (
C) 3 1- e
-t/9
) D) 3 − e-2t
18. Potential difference across 3 Ω resistance at time t is given by

A) 9 e −2t B) 6e −2t C) 3e −2t D) 18 (1-e t/9 )

−

19. At what time current through 3 Ω resistance and 1 H inductor are equal ?

B) ln   C) ln  
5 8 5 8
A) ln D) ln
3  3 3 3

Paragraph for Question Nos. 20 to 22

In the figure, PQ is a wire of uniform cross-section and resistance R0. A is an ideal
ammeter and the cells are of negligible internal resistance. The jockey J can be freely
slid over wire PQ making contact on it at S. Length of wire PQ is ‘l’.

20. Reading of ammeter when PS = is:

n
 4   2 
A) 1 −  B) 1 − 
 n  R0 R0   n  R0 R0 
 r + −   r + − 
n n2  n n2 

 1   1 
C) 1 −  D) 1 − 2 
 n  R0 R0   n  R0 R0 
 r + −   r + − 
n n2  n n2 
21. Find the value of PS for which reading of ammeter is minimum.

2l l 3l
A) B) C) D) l
3 2 4

22. Find the current in PQ when reading of ammeter is minimum.

2E 2E 2E 2E
A) B) C) D)
R0 r R0 + r R0 + 2r
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23.

24. In the figure AB is a metallic wire bent in the form of a circular arc of radius 1m and
central angle 74 . If its velocity V = 0.7 m/s and magnetic field B = 5 Tesla then find
3
induced emf in the wire. sin 37 = 
 5

25.

26. In the figure shown, the solid cone of mass m and radius R is free to rotate about axis
OO' . Its curved surface carries a uniform surface charge density  as shown. The

material of the cone is non-conducting. If a time varying magnetic field, B = k t is

switched on at t = 0 in the region, where the vector k is along OO' , the angular
Nkt
velocity  acquired by the cone due to the electromagnetic forces . Where N is
6m
__________
 + +
++
+ + R = 3m
+ ++
++
O ++ O'
+ ++
++
++
+
h = 4m

27.

28. A charge Q1 is placed at O, inside a hollow conducting sphere having inner and outer
radii as 10 m and 11 m as shown. The force experienced by Q2 at P is F1 and force
experienced by Q2 when Q1 is moved to O1 is F2 . Then F1 / F2 is equal to
29. In the arrangement shown in figure, find the potential difference VB − VA (in V). (Take
V0 = 55 V)

30. An AC voltage source V = V0 sin t is connected across resistance R and capacitance C

1
as shown in the figure. It is given that R = . The peak current is I0 . If the angular
C

frequency of the voltage source is changed to , then the new peak current in the
3
I
circuit is 0 , where x
x
R

~ V0 sin t C
 KEY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
D B A C A A A C ABCD AB
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
BC AC ACD CD ABCD AD D B A B
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
B A 3 4.20 4 75.00 3 1 5 2