PHYSICS

Daily Practice Problems

Target JEE 2016
Class:XII Discussion: 15-16/06/2015 Time: 40 Min. M.M.: 36 DPP. NO.-30

Q.1 Which of the following electric field pattern is correct inside the conductor having two materials of
resistivity 1 and 2 (< 1) ? [3]
i 2 1 2 i

2 1 2 2 1 2
+ – – +
(A) (B)
+ – – +

2 1 2 2 1 2
+ – – +
(C) + – (D) –
+ – – +

Q.2 The wattage rating of a light bulb indicates the power dissipated by the bulb if it is connected across
110V DC potential difference. If a 50W and 100 W bulb are connected in series to a 110V DC source,
how much power will be dissipated in the 50W bulb. [3]
(A) 50 W (B) 100 W (C) 22 W (D) 11 W

Q.3 A wire has linear resistance  (in Ohm/m). Find the resistance R
between points Aand B if the side of the "big" square is d. [3]
d
(A) (B) 2d (C) 2d (D) None
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Q.4 A boy on skateboard is coming down on a smooth incline. He throws a ball

such that he catches it back What should be unit vector of the ball's velocity
relative to him. [3]
î ĵ î ĵ
(A) ˆj (B)  (C)   (D) None of these
2 2 2 2

Q.5 A gun is mounted on a plateau 960 m away from its edge as shown.
Height of plateau is 960 m The gun can fire shells with a velocityof 100
m/s at anyangle. Of the following choices, what is the minimum distance
(OP) x from the edge of plateau where the shell of gun can reach? [3]
(A) 480 m (B) 720 m (C) 360 m (D) none

Q.6 Three massless rods of length 60 cm have masses 3 kg, 6 kg and 6 kg joined at
their ends as shown. They are pivoted at the common point such that they have 3kg
angles of 120° between each other. Find the period of small oscillations of the
system. [3]
Pivot
3 3 cm
(A) 2 sec (B) 2 sec 60
5 10 120°

1 6kg 6kg
(C) 2 sec (D) 2 3 sec
2
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Q.7 Battery shown in figure, has emf E and internal resistance r. Current in the circuit can be varied by sliding
the contact J.

+ r

If at an instant current flowing through the circuit is i, potential difference between terminals of the cell is
V, thermal power generated in external circuit is P and thermal power generated in the cell is equal to 
fraction of total electrical power generated in it, then which of the following graphs are correct ? [4]
V P  P

(A) (B) (C) (D)

i i i V

Q.8 Two balloons are simultaneously released from two buildingsAand B.

Balloon from A rises with constant velocity 10 ms–1, While the other
one rises with constant velocity of 20 ms–1. Due to wind the balloons
gather horizontal velocity Vx = 0.5 y, where 'y' is the height from the
point of release. The buildings are at a distance of 250 m & after some
time 't' the balloons collide. [4]
(A) t = 5 sec.
(B) difference in height of buildings is 100 m
(C) difference in height of buildings is 500
(D) t = 10 sec
Q.9 A metal disc of radius R, density  and thickness t is rotating with angular velocity in gravityfree space.
Find the tensile stress in the disc at any distance r from its centre. Hence find the total elastic strain energy
in the entire disc. The young’s modulus of the disc’s material is Y. [5]

Q.10 (a)Asatellite of mass m is in circular orbit about the earth. The radius of the orbit is r0 and the mass the
earth is Me. Find the total mechanical energy of the satellite.
(b) Now suppose that the satellite moves in extreme upper atmosphere of the earth where it is retarded by a
constantfeeblefrictionforcef.Thesatellitewillslowlyspiraltowardstheearth.Sincethefrictionforceisweak,
thechangein radius will beveryslow.We cantherefore assumethat atanyinstant, the satelliteis effectivelyin
circular orbit of average radius r. Find the approximate change in radius per revolution of the satellite r.
(c) Find the approximate change in kinetic energy of the satellite per revolution. [5]

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 PHYSICS
Daily Practice Problems
Target JEE 2016
Class:XII Discussion: 17-18/06/2015 Time: 35 Min. M.M.: 31 DPP. NO.-31
Q.1 A uniform wire of resistance R is stretched uniformlyntimes and then cut to form five identical wires. These
wires are arranged in the form of a wheat - stone’s bridge. The effective resistance of the bridge is [3]
nR R n 2R n 2R
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 5n 2 5 2
Q.2 A conductor with rectangular cross section has dimensions
(a×2a×4a) as shown in figure. Resistance acrossAB is x, across
CD is y and across EF is z. Then [3]
(A) x = y = z (B) x > y > z
(C) y > x > z (D) x > z > y
Q.3 Which graph best represents the relationship between the electrical power and the current in a given
resistor that obeys Ohm’s Law? [3]

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Q.4 In thediagram shown, all thewires have resistance R.The equivalent resistance
between the upper and lower dots shown in the diagram is [3]
(A) R/8 (B) R
(C) 2R/5 (D) 3R/8

Q.5 Two hypothetical planets of masses m1 and m2 are at rest when they are infinite
distance apart. Because of the gravitational force they move towards each other v1 v2
m1 m2
along the line joining their centres. What is their speed when their separation is
'd' ? (Speed of m1 is v1 and that of m2 is v2) : [3] [JEE Main online 2014] d
(1) v1 = v2
2G
(2) v1 = m 2 d(m1  m 2 )

2G
v2 = m1 d(m1  m 2 )

2G
(3) v1 = m 1 d(m1  m 2 )

2G
v2 = m2 d(m1  m 2 )
2G
(4) v1 = m 2 m1

2G
v2 = m1
m2
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Q.6 An object is moving in the xy plane with the position as a function of time given by r  x ( t )î  y( t )ˆj .

Point O is at r  0 .The distance of object from O is definitely decreasing when [3]
(A) vx> 0, vy > 0 (B) vx < 0, vy < 0 (C) xvx +yvy < 0 (D) xvx + yvy > 0

Q.7 Average velocity of a particle in projectile motion between its starting point and the highest point of its
trajectory is : (projection speed = u, angle of projection from horizontal= ) [3]
u u u
(A) u cos (B) 1  3 cos 2  (C) 2  cos 2  (D) 1  cos 2 
2 2 2

Q.8 In three experiments, a materialAat a particular low temperature TC and a material B at a particular high
temperature TH are placed in an isolated and insulated container. When they reach thermal equilibrium
with each other (No phase change occurs), their final temperature Tf is measured. The masses mA & mB
and specific heats CA & CB of the materials are given in the table.Assume that heat transferred is Q in the
experiment. [3]

mA CA mB CB
Experiment
1 m c m c
2 m c 2m c
3 m 2c m c

Then which of the following is correct

(A) (Tf)1 > (Tf)2 > (Tf)3 (B) Q2 > Q1 > Q3
(C) Q1 > Q2 > Q3 (D) (Tf)2 > (Tf)1 > (Tf)3

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Q.9 Two sound waves of slightly different frequency have the amplitude ratio . What is the difference of
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sound levels in (dB) of maximum and minimum intensities heard at a point ? [3]
(A) 100 (B) 10 (C) 16 (D) 20

Q.10 A man can swim with a velocity v relative to water. He has to cross a river of width d flowing with a
velocity u(u > v). The distance through which he is carried downstream by the river is x. Which of the
following statements are correct? [4]
du
(A) If he crosses the river in minimum time, x =
v
du
(B) x cannot be less than
v
 v
(C) For x to be minimum, he has to swim in a direction making an angle of  sin 1   with the
2 u
direction of the flow of water
 v
(D) x will be maximum if he swims in a direction making an angle of  sin 1   with the direction of
2 u
the flow of water

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 PHYSICS
Daily Practice Problems
Target JEE 2016
Class:XII Discussion: 19-20/06/2015 Time: 40 Min. M.M.: 37 DPP. NO.-32
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Q.1 The gravitational field in a region is given by g  5 N / kg î  12 N / kgˆj . The change in the gravitational
potential energy of particle of mass 2 kg when it is taken from the origin to a point (7m, –3m) is : [3]
(1) 71 J (2) 13 58 J (3) – 71 J (4) 1 J
[JEE Main online 2014]

Q.2 A particle is projected at angle 60° with speed 10 3 , from the point ‘A’as shown in the figure.At the
same time the wedge is made to move with speed 10 3 towards right as shown in the figure. Then the
time after which particle will strike the wedge is [3]
4
(A) 2 sec (B) 2 3 sec (C) sec (D) None
3

Q.3 The temperature of end A of a rod is maintained at 0°C. The temperature of end B is changing slowly
such that the rod may be considered in steady state at all time and is given by TB = t; where  is positive
constant and t is time. Temperature of point C, at a distance x from end A, at any time is [3]

xt xt 2 x 2 t (L  x )

(A) (B) (C) (D) t
L 2L 2L L

Question No. 4 to 6 (3 questions)

In the circuit shown, both batteries are ideal. EMF E1 of battery 1 has a fixed value, but emf E2 of battery
2 can be varied between 1 V and 10 V. The graph gives the currents through the two batteries as a
function of E2, but are not marked as which plot corresponds to which battery. But for both plots,
current is assumed to be negative when the direction of the current through the battery is opposite the
direction of that battery's emf. (direction from negative to positive)

0.4
Current(A)

0.2

0
5 10 E2(V)

–0.2

Q.4 The value of emf E1 is [3]

(A) 8 V (B) 6 V (C) 4 V (D) 2 V

Q.5 The resistance R1 has value [3]

(A) 10  (B) 20  (C) 30  (D) 40 

Q.6 The resistance R2 is equal to [3]

(A) 10  (B) 20  (C) 30  (D) 40 
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Q.7 For the circuit shown in figure [4]
i1 8 6

i3 i4
24V
4 6 12

i2

12 8

(A) i1 = 24 A (B) i2 = 2 A (C) i3 = 15 A (D) i4 = 6A

Q.8 A ball is projected from a building of height 20 m at a speed of 30 m/sec making an angle of 30° with the
horizontal. Then : [6]

30 m/s
30°

20 m

D 

(A) Time after which ball strike the ground is 4 sec

(B) ball comes to a height of 20 m again after 3 sec
5 3
(C) value of  is tan–1  9 
 
(D) Value of D is 60 3 m.

Q.9 AB is horizontal diameter of a vertical circle. If time taken by a particle to slide along chordAC be t1 and
that corresponding to chord BC be t2, then [4]
t2
(A) t1 = t2 (B) = tan
t1
(C) t1 × t2 = constant {independent of } (D) none of these

Q.10 The air column in a pipe closed at one end and open to atmosphere at the other end is made to vibrate
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in its fifth harmonic by a tuning fork of frequency 470 Hz. The length of air column is m. Neglect end
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correction. Let p0 denote the maximum guage pressure at the closed end [5]
(a) Find the speed of sound in air.
(b) Draw the graph of pressure amplitude vs distance from the open end of the tube.
p
(c) Find the points where the maximum gauge pressure is 0 .
2

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