KVPY-1 Physics

Question A light string goes over a frictionless polley. At its one end hangs a mass of
2 kg and at the other end hangs a mass of 6 kg. Both the masses are
supported by hands to keep them at rest. When the masses are released,
they began to move and the string gets taut.
(Take g = 10 ms-2) The tension in the string during the motion of the
masses is:
Type multiple_choice
Option 60 N incorrect
Option 30 N correct
Option 20 N incorrect
Option 40 N incorrect
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question A rocket of mass 120 kg is fired in the gravity free space. It ejects gases
with velocity 600 ms −1 at the rate of 1 kg/s. what will be the initial
acceleration of the rocket?
Type multiple_choice
Option 1 ms −2 incorrect

Option 5 ms −2 correct

Option 10 ms −2 incorrect

Option 15 ms −2 incorrect

Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question A cell of e.m.f. E and internal resistance r supplies currents for the same
time t through external resistance R1 = 100  and R2 = 40  separately. If
the heat developed in both the cases is the same, then the internal resistance
of the cell is given by-
Type multiple_choice
Option 28.6  incorrect
Option 70  incorrect
Option 63.3  correct
Option 140  incorrect
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question A particle of mass m is placed on the centre of a fixed uniform semi-

circular ring of radius R and mass M as shown. Then work required to
displace the particle slowly from centre of ring to infinity is: (Assume only
gravitational interaction of ring and particle)

Type multiple_choice
Option GMm correct
R

Option GMm incorrect

−
R

Option GMm incorrect

R

Option GMm incorrect

−
R

Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question The beta particles of a radioactive metal originate from.

Type multiple_choice
Option the free electrons in the metal incorrect
Option the orbiting electrons of the incorrect
metal atoms
Option the photons released from the incorrect
nucleus
Option the nucleus of the metal atoms correct
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question 214
A nucleus of lead pb82 emits two electrons followed by an alpha particle.
The resulting nucleus will have
Type multiple_choice
Option 82 protons and 128 neutrons correct
Option 80 protons and 130 neutrons incorrect
Option 82 protons and 130 neutrons incorrect
Option 78 protons and 134 neutrons incorrect
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question Light incident on a rotating mirror M is reflected to a fixed mirror N placed

22.5 km away from M. The fixed mirror reflects it back to M (along the
same path) which in turn reflects the light again along a direction that
makes an angle of 27o with the incident direction. The speed of rotation of
the mirror is:
Type multiple_choice
Option 250 revolutions s −1 correct

Option 500 revolutions s −1 incorrect

Option 1000 revolutions s −1 incorrect

Option 125 revolutions s −1 incorrect

Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question An object is placed 0.40 m from one of the two lenses L1 and L2 of focal
lengths 0.20 m and 0.10 m respectively as depicted in the figure. The
separation between the lenses is 0.30 m.
 The final image formed by this two lens system is at
Type multiple_choice
Option 0.13 m to the right of the second incorrect
lens
Option 0.05 m to the right of the second incorrect
lens
Option 0.13 m to the left of the second incorrect
lens
Option Infinity correct
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question An electron of mass me initially at rest takes time t1 to move a distance s in

uniform electric field in the same field environment, a proton of mass mp
initially at rest takes time t2 to move the same distance (in the opposite
direction). Ignoring gravity, the ratio t 2 t1 is:

Type multiple_choice
Option 1 incorrect
Option  me 
12 incorrect
 
 mp 

Option mp incorrect
me

Option  mp 
12 correct
 m 
e

Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question Consider the circuit shown in the figure below:

 All the resistors are identical. The ratio I/I' is
Type multiple_choice
Option 8 correct
Option 6 incorrect
Option 5 incorrect
Option 4 incorrect
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question A body of 0.5 kg moves along the positive x-axis under the influence of a
varying force F (in Newtons) as shown below:
3

2
F(N)

0.0 2 4 6 8 10
x(m)
If the speed of the object at x = 4m is 3.16 ms −1 then its speed at x = 8 is:
Type multiple_choice
Option 3.16 ms −1 incorrect

Option 9.3 ms −1 incorrect

Option 8 ms −1 incorrect

Option 6.8 ms −1 correct

Solution
Marks 1 0.25
Question Two immiscible liquids, A and B are kept in a U-tube. If the density of
liquid A is smaller than the density of liquid B, then the equilibrium
situation is.
Type multiple_choice
Option incorrect

Option incorrect

Option correct

Option None of these incorrect

Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question Six objects are placed at the vertices of a regular hexagon. The geometric
center of the hexagon is at the origin with objects 1 and 4 on the x-axis (see
figure). The mass of the kth object is mk = ki M | cos qk | where i is an
integer, M is a constant with dimension of mass, and qk is the angular
position of the kth vertex measured from the positive x-axis in the counter-
clockwise sense. If the net gravitational force on a body at the centroid
vanishes, the value of i is
Type multiple_choice
Option 0 correct
Option 1 incorrect
Option 2 incorrect
Option 3 incorrect
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question Two different liquids of same mass are kept in two identical vessels, which
are placed in a freezer that extracts heat from them at the same rate causing
each liquid to transform into a solid. The schematic figure below shows the
temperature T vs time t plot for the two materials. We denote the specific
heat in the solid states to be CL1 and CL2 for materials 1 and 2 respectively,
and latent heats of fusion U1 and U2 respectively
T

1
2

t
Choose the correct option.
Type multiple_choice
Option CL1  CL2 and U1  U2 incorrect

Option CL1  CL2 and U1  U2 correct

Option CL1  CL2 and U1  U2 incorrect

Option CL1  CL2 and U1  U2 incorrect

Solution
Marks 1 0.25
Question The note “Saa” on the Sarod and the Sitar have the same pitch. The
property of sound that is most important in distinguishing between the two
instruments is
Type multiple_choice
Option fundamental frequency incorrect
Option intensity incorrect
Option displacement amplitude incorrect
Option waveform correct
Solution
Marks 1 0.25

Question A cylindrical vessel of base radius R and height H has a narrow neck of
height h and radius r at one end (see figure). The vessel is filled with water
(density ρw) and its neck is filled with immiscible oil (density ρO). Then the
pressure at

Type multiple_choice
Option M is g ( h0 + Hw ) correct

Option r2 incorrect
N is g ( h0 + H w )
R2
Option M is g Hρw incorrect
Option w HR 2 + 0 hr 2 incorrect
N is g
R 2 + r2
Solution
Marks 2 0.5

Question A rectangular block is composed of three different glass prism (with

refractive indices 1 ,  2 and ) as shown in the figure below. A ray of
light incident normal to the left face emerges normal to the right face. Then
 the refractive indices are related by

Type multiple_choice
Option 12 +  2 2 = 2 32 incorrect

Option 12 +  2 2 =  32 incorrect

Option 12 +  32 = 2 2 2 correct

Option  2 2 +  32 = 212 incorrect

Solution
Marks 2 0.5

Question Figure below shows a portion of an electric circuit with the currents in
amperes and their directions. The magnitude and direction of the current in
the portion PQ is:
3A

P
Q 1A
2A

8A
4A 2A

Type multiple_choice
Option 0A incorrect
Option 3A from P to Q incorrect
Option 4A from Q to P incorrect
Option 6A from Q to P correct
Solution
Marks 2 0.5
Question Water from a stream is falling on the blades of a turbine at the rate of 100
kg/sec. if the height of the stream is 100m, then the power delivered to the
turbine is-
Type multiple_choice
Option 100 kW correct
Option 100 W incorrect
Option 10 kW incorrect
Option 1 kW incorrect
Solution
Marks 2 0.5

Question An electron having kinetic energy T is moving in a circular orbit of radius

R perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field induction B . If kinetic energy
is doubled and magnetic field induction is triple, the radius will become:
Type multiple_choice
Option 9 incorrect
R
4

Option 3 incorrect
R
2

Option 2 correct
R
9

Option 4 incorrect
R
3

Solution
Marks 2 0.5