CUMULATIVE SAT - OPTIONAL

MULTIPLE CORRECT

1. A particle starts moving from origin along the curved path OABCD
in XY plane as shown in the figure. Its X-coordinate always increases
at a constant rate. Choose the correct statement(s)
a. speed of the particle is decreasing as it is going from B to C.
b. Average velocity in the interval in which particle goes from O to
B is equal to instantaneous velocity of the particle when it is at
C.
c. At A, acceleration of the particle is in −ȷ̂ direction.
d. Average acceleration of the particle in the interval in which it
goes from B to D is zero.



2. All the blocks shown in the figure are at rest. The pulley is smooth
and the strings are light. Coefficient friction at all the contacts is 0.2.
A frictional force of 10 N acts between A and B. The block A is about
to slice on block B. The normal reaction and frictional force exerted
by the ground on the block B is.

a. The normal reaction exerted by the ground on the block B is 110

N
b. The normal reaction exerted by the ground on the block B is 50 N
c. The frictional force exerted by the ground on the block B is 20 N
d. The frictional force exerted by the ground on the block B is zero.

3. A solid sphere of mass M and radius R rests on a rough plank

of mass m = M/2, which itself rests on a smooth level floor.
When a horizontal force, F, is applied to the plank in the
direction shown in figure, the plank accelerates and the
sphere rolls on it without slipping. Then choose the correct
statement(s)
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a. frictional force between the plank and the sphere is ##
b. acceleration of center of mass of the sphere will be in
ı̂
c. After some time, sphere will fall off the reat of the
plank
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d. Angular acceleration of the sphere is ##%&



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5. A hemicylinder of radius R and length 2R is fixed on the right wall of a tank containing liquid
of density 𝜌 as shown in the figure. Neglect atmospheric pressure.

(A) The net horizontal hydrostatic thrust on the curved surface is 8𝜌𝑔𝑅!
(B) The upward hydrostatic thrust on the curved surface is zero
(C)The upward hydrostatic thrust on the curved surface is 𝜋𝜌𝑔𝑅!
(D) The net downward hydrostatic force on the upper half part of the curved surface of the
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cylinder is 2𝜌𝑔𝑅' '2 − ! )

6. Two blocks A and B, each of mass m are connected by a massless spring of natural length L and spring
constant K. The blocks are initially resting on a smooth horizontal floor with the spring at its natural length,
as shown in the figure. A third identical block C, also of mass m moves on the floor with a speed v along the
line joining A and B, and collides Elastically with A. Then

a. the kinetic energy of the A-B system, at maximum compression of the spring is zero.
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b. the kinetic energy of the A-B system, at maximum compression of the spring is !
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c. the maximum compression of the spring is V+ * .
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d. the maximum compression of the spring is V++*.


7. Two electric bulbs of 50W and 100W are given. Choose the correct statement(s)

a. Bulb of 50 W is brighter when both are connected in series to a power supply.

b. Bulb of 100 W is brighter when both are connected in series to a power supply.

c. Bulb of 50 W is brighter when both are connected in parallel to a power supply.

d. Bulb of 100 W is brighter when both are connected in parallel to a power supply.


8. Which of the following cases will have a null point? (Resistance of potentiometer wire is 10 Ω in all the cases).

 a b c d

9. A rod having charge per unit length 𝜆 = 2𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑜𝑚𝑏/𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 lies

parallel to Y-axis and a quarter ring having same charge density lies
in X-Z plane as shown in figure. R = 2 m. Then

a. the magnitude of electric field due to the rod is more than the electric
field due to the quarter ring at the point ‘O’
b. the net electric field at point O is zero
c. The magnitude of electric field due to the rod and due to the quarter
ring at the point O is same
d. The magnitude of electric field due to the quarter ring at point O is
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11. Current in an AC circuit is given by i= 3sin ωt + 4 cos ωt then

(a) rms value of current is 5 A

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(b) mean value of this current in positive one-half period will be
π

(c) if voltage applied is V = Vm sin ωt then the circuit must be containing resistance and capacitance

(d) if voltage applied is V = Vmcos ωt then the circuit may contain resistance and inductance only

12. A conductor (shown in the figure) carrying constant current I is
kept in the X-Y plane in a uniform magnetic field B. If F is the
magnitude of total magnetic force acting on the conductor, then
the correct statement(s) is (are)

%⃗ is along 𝑧̂ , 𝐹 ∝ (𝐿 + 𝑅)
a. If 𝐵 %⃗ is along 𝑥0, 𝐹 = 0
b. If 𝐵

%⃗ is along 𝑦0, 𝐹 ∝ (𝐿 + 𝑅)
c. If 𝐵 %⃗ is along 𝑧̂ , 𝐹 = 0
d. If 𝐵

13. From a cylinder of radius R, a cylinder of radius R/2 is

removed as shown. Current is flowing in the remaining
cylinder is I. Magnetic field strength is

a. zero at point A b. zero at point B

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c. at point A d. at point B
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16. Light guidance in an optical fiber can be understood by considering a structure comprising of thin solid glass cylinder
of refractive index n1 surrounded by a medium of lower refractive index n2. The light guidance in the structure takes
place due to successive total internal reflections at the interface of the media n1and n2 as shown in the figure. All rays
with the angle of incidence i less than a particular value im are confined in the medium of refractive index n1. The
numerical aperture (NA) of the structure is defined as sin im.

For two structues namely S1 with n! =
√&' (
and n" = 3/2, and S2 with n! = and n" = 7/5 and taking the refractive
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index of water to be 4/3 and that of air to be 1, the correct option(s) is(are)
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a. NA of S1 immersed in water is the same as that of S2 immersed in a liquid of refractive index *√!'
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b. NA of S1 immersed in liquid of refractive index is the same as that of S2 in water
√!'
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c. NA of S1 placed in air is the same as that of S2 immersed in a liquid of refractive index
√!'
d. NA of S1 placed in air is the same as that of S2 placed in water.



17. A convex lens forms an image of an object on a screen. The height of the image is 9 cm. The lens is now displaced until an
image is again obtained on the screen. The height of the image is 4 cm. The distance between the object and the screen is
90 cm.

a) The distance between the two positions of the lens is 30 cm

b) The distance of the object from the lens in its first position in its first position is 36 cm
c) The height of the object is 6 cm
d) The focal length of the lens is 21.6 cm


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19. A proton moving with a constant velocity passes through a region of space without any change in its velocity.
If E and B represent the electric and magnetic fields respectively, this region of space can not have

(A) E = 0, B = 0 (B) E = 0, B ¹ 0

(C) E ¹ 0, B = 0 (D) E ¹ 0, B ¹ 0
 20. Two refracting media are separated by a spherical interface as shown in the figure. PP’
is the principal axis, μ1 and μ2 are the refractive indices of medium of incidence and
medium of refraction respectively. Then

a) If μ2 > μ1, then there can not be a real image of real object
b) If μ2 > μ1, then there can not be a real image of virtual object
c) If μ1 > μ2, then there can not be a virtual image of virtual object
d) If μ1 > μ2, then there can not be a real image of real object

ANSWERS

1. A B C
2. AD
3. ABCD
4. BC
5. A CD
6. BD
7. A D
8. AB
9. BCD
10. ABC
11. CD
12. ABC
13. CD
14. ACD
15. AC
16. AC
17. BCD
18. ACD
19. AB
20. AC