XIII (XYZ) PAPER-1 PHYSICS REVIEW TEST-3

Select the correct alternative. (Only one is correct) [24 × 3 = 72]

There is NEGATIVE marking. 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

Q.49 Two isochoric cooling process AB and CD are shown in P-V diagram for the same gas. In which case
heat lost will be more.

(A) AB (B) same in both cases (C*) CD (D) can't say

[Sol: Q = u + w
As 'w' (work done) is zero [Volume is constant] in both cases, Q would would depend on u
u  T (for a given gas)
and T  VP
As, P is same in both cases but V (volume) is more in CD, more heat would be lost in process CD.]

Q.50 PV versus T graph of equal masses of H2, He and CO2 is shown in figure. Choose the correct alternative
(A*) 3 corresponds to H2, 2 to He and 1 to CO2
(B) 1 corresponds to He, 2 to H2 and 3 to CO2
(C) 1 corresponds to He, 3 to H2 and 2 to CO2
(D) 1 corresponds to CO2, 2 to H2 and 3 to He
PV 1
[Sol: The slope i.e.  (M = Molar mass)
T M
as M CO2  M He  M H 2
Slope of graph for H2 > slope of graph for He > slope of graph for CO2 ]

Q.51 Two smooth cylindrical bars weighing W each lie next to each other in contact. A similar third bar is
placed over the two bars as shown in figure. Neglecting friction, the minimum horizontal force on each
lower bar necessary to keep them together is

(A) W/2 (B) W (C) W/ 3 (D*) W/(2 3 )

[Sol: For equilibrium of uppermost
cylinder 2N cos300 = w
w
 N=
3
For equilibrium of anyone of lower cylinder, the applied force must balance, horizontal compound of N
(normal reaction exerted by upper cylinder)
hence F = Ncos600
w
 F= ]
2 3
Q.52 A possible means for making an aeroplane invisible to radar is to coat the plane with an anti reflective
polymer. If the radar waves have a wavelength of 3.0 cm and refractive index of polymer is n = 1.50.
Then what will be the minimum thickness of coating(here refractive index of aeroplane material is higher
than polymer)
(A*) 0.5 cm (B) 1.0 cm (C) 0.25 cm (D) 1.25 cm
[Sol: For minimum thickness, the phase difference causing distructive interference would be  which corresponds

to path difference of
2

hence, 2t = [optical path difference between interfereing waves]
2
 1
 t= = cm ]
4 2

Q.53 A river is flowing with velocity 2 m/s. A boat is moving downstream. Velocity of boat in still water is
3 m/s. A person standing on boat throws a ball vertically upwards w.r.t himself with a velocity of
10 m/s. At the top most point, the velocity of ball w.r.t man standing on boat, w.r.t river and w.r.t ground
respectively is
(A) 5, 3, 0 m/s (B*) 0, 3, 5 m/s (C) 0, 5, 3 m/s (D) none of these
 
[Sol: velocity of person or boat w.r.t. ground = Vriver  Vboat w.r .t . river = 5m/s in direction of river flow
& hence horizontal velocity of ball w.r.t. ground at the time of projection = 5m/s
& w.r.t. river = 3 m/s
& w.r.t. man = 0 m/s
As horizontal comp. of velocity wouldn't change in any case, the required values are 0, 3m/s, 5m/s
respectively. ]

Q.54 An object starts moving at an angle of 45° with the principal axis as shown in the figure in front of a
biconvex lens of focal length +10 cm. If  denotes the angle at which image starts to move with principal
axis then
3 
(A)  = (B)  =
4 2
 
(C)  = (D*)  = –
4 4
[Sol: If y & x represent the module of image & object distance
1 1 1
 
y x f
Vy Vx Vy y2
  =0    2 = –1
y2 x2 Vx x
Besides y comp. of velocity of O = –y comp. of vel. of I &

hence corresponding angle is 450 but below the principal axis. ]

For Problems 55 to 56
Parallel light beam of wavelength 500 nm falls on two narrow slit in YDSE
at angle  = 300 as shown in figure. The distance between slit d=25×10–4
cm. On lower slit a transparent material of thickness t = 15 × 10–3 cm is
placed. The refractive index of transparent material  = 7/6. The

interference pattern appears on screen at distance D (D >> d), then

Q.55 The central maxima will occur on screen
(A) below point O (B) above point O
(C) at point O (D) data's are insufficient to decide
[Sol: At centre 'O'2 – 1 = [tsin – t(-1)]k which is found to be less than 0, after substituting the numerical
values & hence, central maxima would form below 'O' ]

Q.56 How many number of fringes will pass through from point  = 0 (point 0). If we remove transparent
material from the lower slit?
(A*) 50 (B) 25 (C) 12 (D) none of these
  1t 25 106 m
[Sol: n = = = 50 ]
 0.5 106 m

Q.57 A concave mirror of radius of curvature 40 cm forms an image of an object placed on the principal axis
at a distance 45 cm in front of it. Now if the system is completely immersed in water ( = 1.33) then
(A) the image will shift towards the mirror
(B) the magnification will reduce
(C) the image will shift away from the mirror and magnification will increase.
(D*) the position of the image and magnification will not change.
[Sol: No change as there would be no deviation in path of rays compared to what it was in air]

Q.58 Imagine a hypothetical material whose average temperature coefficient of linear expansion is 0.1 /°C.
Find the fractional increase in the area of a thin square plate of above material when temperature increase
by 10°C.
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C*) 3 (D) None
[Sol: Changed side length l = l0 (1 + ) = l0 (1 + ) = 2l0
hence changed area = 4l02 = 4A0
(A0 = original area)
4 A0  A0
Hence, fractional increase = A0 =3 ]

Q.59 A particle of mass m is projected at an angle of 60° with a velocity of

20 m/s relative to the ground from a plank of same mass m which is
placed on smooth surface. Initially plank was at rest. The minimum length
of the plank for which the ball will fall on the plank itself is (g = 10 m/s2)
(A*) 40 3 m (B) 20 3 m (C) 10 3 m (D) 60 3 m
[Sol. Applying conservation of momentum along X
0 = m × 20 cos 60 + mvp
  vp = – 10 m/s
vrel = 20 m/s ()
2u sin  2  20  3
Time of flight (T) = = = 23 sec
g 2  10
Minimum length of plank = vrel × T = 20 × 23 = 403 m ]

Q.60 A man slowly pulls a bucket of water from a well of depth h. If the mass of the uniform rope and bucket
full of water are m and M respectively. The value of work done by the man is
m  mM
(A) (m+M) gh (B*)   M  gh (C)   gh (D) None of the above
2   2 
[Sol. AS the centre of gravity of rope comes up by h/2 & that of bucket by h, required work would be
mgh m 
W= + Mgh =   M  gh ]
2 2 
Q.61 If the mass of block is 1 kg and a horizontal force of 10 3 N is applied
horizontally on the block as shown in the figure. The frictional force
acting on the block is
10 20
(A*) zero (B) N (C) N (D) 5 N
3 3
[Sol. Net force along the plane (in absence of friction)
= mg sin 30 – FH cos 30
1 10 3
= 1 × 10 × – × =0
2 3 2
So friction force is zero ]

Q.62heat A beaker contains 200 g of water. The water equivalent of beaker is 20 gm. The initial temperature of
water in the beaker is 20°C. If 440 g of hot water at 92°C is poured in, then the final temperature, will
be nearest to: (neglect heat loss)
(A) 58°C (B*) 68°C (C) 73°C (D) none
0
[Sol: Loss of heat by 440 gm of hot water as it comes down from 92 C to some temperature,
say T = 440 [92 – T]
Gain of heat by (water + beaker) = 220 (T – 200) equating loss of heat to gain of heat, we get
T = 680C ]

Q.63 The friction force acting between surfaces in contact in the adjoining figure is best represented by

(A*) (B)

(C) (D)
[Sol.

4 kg and 2 kg both will be at rest & friction will oppose the tendency of relative motion. ]

 
Q.64 Two particles having position vectors r1  (3î  5 ĵ) m and r2  (5î  3 ĵ) m are moving with velocities
 
v1  (4î  3 ĵ) m/s and v 2  (a î  7 ĵ) m/s. If they collide after 2 sec, the value of 'a' is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D*) 8
   
[Sol. r1  v1t = r2  v 2 t

(3î  5ˆj) + (8î  6ˆj) = ( 5î  3ˆj) + ( 2a î  14ˆj)

11 = –5 + 2a
a=8 ]

Q.65 In the balance machine shown in the figure, which arm will move downward
after the system is released (assuming string, arm of balance machine and
the pulley to be light)
(A*) left (B) right
(C) remains stationary (D) none of these
[Sol: Left arm as tension in the connecting string (pulley & left end of balance) would be more than its right
hand side counterpart.]
Q.66 A point moves on a circle of radius 2 meter and its speed depends on the distance covered as v =  S .
Then the time taken by the particle in making the full circle is
(A) 2 sec. (B) 3 sec. (C*) 4 sec. (D) none
[Sol: v= S
dv 1 dS
 
dt 2 S dt

· S =  = a (tangential acceleration)
2
=
2 S 2
If required time is t,
1 2
2R = at
2
solving we get t = 4 sec. ]

Q.67 A plane mirror of length 2 m is kept along the line y = –x as shown in the
figure. An insect having velocity of 4 î cm/s is moving along the x-axis
from far away. The time span for which the insect can see its image will
be
(A) 50 sec (B) 25 sec
(C) 25 2 sec (D*) 50 2 sec
[Sol: For the insect to see its own image, it must receive the reflected rays from the mirror. The farthest point
from 'O' would be the position from which the perpendicular drawn on mirror, is at the extreme end of
the mirror, as indicated in the diagram. Hence, the required time
 2 2m
= = sec.
4 10 2 m / s 50 2

Q.68 The Potential Energy U vs x curve for a particle is shown in figure.

Then the conservative force (F) vs x curve will be:

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

dv
[Sol: As F = 
dx
For O to P part of v/x graph, F is constant and has a –ve value while for rest part it is zero as u becomes
constant. ]

Q.69 A converging beam of rays is incident on a diverging thin lens. Having passed through the lens the rays
intersect at a point 15 cm from the lens. If lens is removed the point where the rays meet will move 5 cm
closer to the mounting that holds the lens. The focal length of lens is
(A) f = 10 cm (B) f = 15 cm (C*) f = 30 cm (D) f = 40 cm
1 1 1
[Sol:  
v u f
here v = 15 cm u = 10 cm
1 1 1 1
& hence   =– cm  | f | = 30 cm ]
f 15 10 30

Q.70wpe Two particles tied to different light strings are whirled in a horizontal circle as shown in figure. The ratio
of length of the strings (L2/L1) so that they complete their circular path with equal time period is
3 2
(A*) (B)
2 3
(C) 1 (D) none of these
[Sol: Tsin = m2L sin
Tcos = mg

1
& hence, for constant '' (angular speed), L 
cos 
 L2 cos 1 3 3
 L  cos  = · 2 = ]
1 2 2 2

Q.71wpe A small object placed on a rotating horizontal turn table just slips when it is placed at a distance of 4 cm
from the axis of rotation. If the angular velocity of the turn table is doubled, the object slips when its
distance from the axis of rotation is
(A) 8 cm (B) 4 cm (C) 2 cm (D*) 1 cm
[Sol: In the given situation
1 1
  r
r 2
2
 0 
so, required 'r' = r0   = 1 cm.

f 

Q.72 A small block of mass m is released from A inside the frictionless circular groove of radius 2 m on an
inclined plane as shown in figure. The contact force between the block and inclined plane at point B is

(A) 28 mg (B) 2.5 mg

28
(C*) mg (D) 18.5 mg
2
mv 2
[Sol. N – mgsin =
R
1 mv 2 2mgH
mv2 = mgH  = = 2mg
2 R R
mg 5mg
 N= + 2mg =
2 2
2
25  3  28
Contact force = mg   = mg Ans.]
4  2  2
XIII (XYZ) PAPER-1 PHYSICS REVIEW TEST-3
Select the correct alternative. (Only one is correct) [24 × 3 = 72]
There is NEGATIVE marking. 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

Q.49 Two isochoric cooling process AB and CD are shown in P-V diagram for the same gas. In which case
heat lost will be more.

(A) AB (B) same in both cases (C*) CD (D) can't say

[Sol: Q = u + w
As 'w' (work done) is zero [Volume is constant] in both cases, Q would would depend on u
u  T (for a given gas)
and T  VP
As, P is same in both cases but V (volume) is more in CD, more heat would be lost in process CD.]

Q.50 PV versus T graph of equal masses of H2, He and CO2 is shown in figure. Choose the correct alternative
(A*) 3 corresponds to H2, 2 to He and 1 to CO2
(B) 1 corresponds to He, 2 to H2 and 3 to CO2
(C) 1 corresponds to He, 3 to H2 and 2 to CO2
(D) 1 corresponds to CO2, 2 to H2 and 3 to He
PV 1
[Sol: The slope i.e.  (M = Molar mass)
T M
as M CO2  M He  M H 2
Slope of graph for H2 > slope of graph for He > slope of graph for CO2 ]

Q.51 Two smooth cylindrical bars weighing W each lie next to each other in contact. A similar third bar is
placed over the two bars as shown in figure. Neglecting friction, the minimum horizontal force on each
lower bar necessary to keep them together is

(A) W/2 (B) W (C) W/ 3 (D*) W/(2 3 )

[Sol: For equilibrium of uppermost
cylinder 2N cos300 = w
w
 N=
3
For equilibrium of anyone of lower cylinder, the applied force must balance, horizontal compound of N
(normal reaction exerted by upper cylinder)
hence F = Ncos600
w
 F= ]
2 3
Q.52 A possible means for making an aeroplane invisible to radar is to coat the plane with an anti reflective
polymer. If the radar waves have a wavelength of 3.0 cm and refractive index of polymer is n = 1.50.
Then what will be the minimum thickness of coating(here refractive index of aeroplane material is higher
than polymer)
(A*) 0.5 cm (B) 1.0 cm (C) 0.25 cm (D) 1.25 cm
[Sol: For minimum thickness, the phase difference causing distructive interference would be  which corresponds

to path difference of
2

hence, 2t = [optical path difference between interfereing waves]
2
 1
 t= = cm ]
4 2

Q.53 A river is flowing with velocity 2 m/s. A boat is moving downstream. Velocity of boat in still water is
3 m/s. A person standing on boat throws a ball vertically upwards w.r.t himself with a velocity of
10 m/s. At the top most point, the velocity of ball w.r.t man standing on boat, w.r.t river and w.r.t ground
respectively is
(A) 5, 3, 0 m/s (B*) 0, 3, 5 m/s (C) 0, 5, 3 m/s (D) none of these
 
[Sol: velocity of person or boat w.r.t. ground = Vriver  Vboat w.r .t . river = 5m/s in direction of river flow
& hence horizontal velocity of ball w.r.t. ground at the time of projection = 5m/s
& w.r.t. river = 3 m/s
& w.r.t. man = 0 m/s
As horizontal comp. of velocity wouldn't change in any case, the required values are 0, 3m/s, 5m/s
respectively. ]

Q.54 An object starts moving at an angle of 45° with the principal axis as shown in the figure in front of a
biconvex lens of focal length +10 cm. If  denotes the angle at which image starts to move with principal
axis then
3 
(A)  = (B)  =
4 2
 
(C)  = (D*)  = –
4 4
[Sol: If y & x represent the module of image & object distance
1 1 1
 
y x f
Vy Vx Vy y2
  =0    2 = –1
y2 x2 Vx x
Besides y comp. of velocity of O = –y comp. of vel. of I &

hence corresponding angle is 450 but below the principal axis. ]

For Problems 55 to 56
Parallel light beam of wavelength 500 nm falls on two narrow slit in YDSE
at angle  = 300 as shown in figure. The distance between slit d=25×10–4
cm. On lower slit a transparent material of thickness t = 15 × 10–3 cm is
placed. The refractive index of transparent material  = 7/6. The

interference pattern appears on screen at distance D (D >> d), then

Q.55 The central maxima will occur on screen
(A) below point O (B) above point O
(C) at point O (D) data's are insufficient to decide
[Sol: At centre 'O'2 – 1 = [tsin – t(-1)]k which is found to be less than 0, after substituting the numerical
values & hence, central maxima would form below 'O' ]

Q.56 How many number of fringes will pass through from point  = 0 (point 0). If we remove transparent
material from the lower slit?
(A*) 50 (B) 25 (C) 12 (D) none of these
  1t 25 106 m
[Sol: n = = = 50 ]
 0.5 106 m

Q.57 A concave mirror of radius of curvature 40 cm forms an image of an object placed on the principal axis
at a distance 45 cm in front of it. Now if the system is completely immersed in water ( = 1.33) then
(A) the image will shift towards the mirror
(B) the magnification will reduce
(C) the image will shift away from the mirror and magnification will increase.
(D*) the position of the image and magnification will not change.
[Sol: No change as there would be no deviation in path of rays compared to what it was in air]

Q.58 Imagine a hypothetical material whose average temperature coefficient of linear expansion is 0.1 /°C.
Find the fractional increase in the area of a thin square plate of above material when temperature increase
by 10°C.
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C*) 3 (D) None
[Sol: Changed side length l = l0 (1 + ) = l0 (1 + ) = 2l0
hence changed area = 4l02 = 4A0
(A0 = original area)
4 A0  A0
Hence, fractional increase = A0 =3 ]

Q.59 A particle of mass m is projected at an angle of 60° with a velocity of

20 m/s relative to the ground from a plank of same mass m which is
placed on smooth surface. Initially plank was at rest. The minimum length
of the plank for which the ball will fall on the plank itself is (g = 10 m/s2)
(A*) 40 3 m (B) 20 3 m (C) 10 3 m (D) 60 3 m
[Sol. Applying conservation of momentum along X
0 = m × 20 cos 60 + mvp
  vp = – 10 m/s
vrel = 20 m/s ()
2u sin  2  20  3
Time of flight (T) = = = 23 sec
g 2  10
Minimum length of plank = vrel × T = 20 × 23 = 403 m ]

Q.60 A man slowly pulls a bucket of water from a well of depth h. If the mass of the uniform rope and bucket
full of water are m and M respectively. The value of work done by the man is
m  mM
(A) (m+M) gh (B*)   M  gh (C)   gh (D) None of the above
2   2 
[Sol. AS the centre of gravity of rope comes up by h/2 & that of bucket by h, required work would be
mgh m 
W= + Mgh =   M  gh ]
2 2 
Q.61 If the mass of block is 1 kg and a horizontal force of 10 3 N is applied
horizontally on the block as shown in the figure. The frictional force
acting on the block is
10 20
(A*) zero (B) N (C) N (D) 5 N
3 3
[Sol. Net force along the plane (in absence of friction)
= mg sin 30 – FH cos 30
1 10 3
= 1 × 10 × – × =0
2 3 2
So friction force is zero ]

Q.62heat A beaker contains 200 g of water. The water equivalent of beaker is 20 gm. The initial temperature of
water in the beaker is 20°C. If 440 g of hot water at 92°C is poured in, then the final temperature, will
be nearest to: (neglect heat loss)
(A) 58°C (B*) 68°C (C) 73°C (D) none
0
[Sol: Loss of heat by 440 gm of hot water as it comes down from 92 C to some temperature,
say T = 440 [92 – T]
Gain of heat by (water + beaker) = 220 (T – 200) equating loss of heat to gain of heat, we get
T = 680C ]

Q.63 The friction force acting between surfaces in contact in the adjoining figure is best represented by

(A*) (B)

(C) (D)
[Sol.

4 kg and 2 kg both will be at rest & friction will oppose the tendency of relative motion. ]

 
Q.64 Two particles having position vectors r1  (3î  5 ĵ) m and r2  (5î  3 ĵ) m are moving with velocities
 
v1  (4î  3 ĵ) m/s and v 2  (a î  7 ĵ) m/s. If they collide after 2 sec, the value of 'a' is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D*) 8
   
[Sol. r1  v1t = r2  v 2 t

(3î  5ˆj) + (8î  6ˆj) = ( 5î  3ˆj) + ( 2a î  14ˆj)

11 = –5 + 2a
a=8 ]

Q.65 In the balance machine shown in the figure, which arm will move downward
after the system is released (assuming string, arm of balance machine and
the pulley to be light)
(A*) left (B) right
(C) remains stationary (D) none of these
[Sol: Left arm as tension in the connecting string (pulley & left end of balance) would be more than its right
hand side counterpart.]
Q.66 A point moves on a circle of radius 2 meter and its speed depends on the distance covered as v =  S .
Then the time taken by the particle in making the full circle is
(A) 2 sec. (B) 3 sec. (C*) 4 sec. (D) none
[Sol: v= S
dv 1 dS
 
dt 2 S dt

· S =  = a (tangential acceleration)
2
=
2 S 2
If required time is t,
1 2
2R = at
2
solving we get t = 4 sec. ]

Q.67 A plane mirror of length 2 m is kept along the line y = –x as shown in the
figure. An insect having velocity of 4 î cm/s is moving along the x-axis
from far away. The time span for which the insect can see its image will
be
(A) 50 sec (B) 25 sec
(C) 25 2 sec (D*) 50 2 sec
[Sol: For the insect to see its own image, it must receive the reflected rays from the mirror. The farthest point
from 'O' would be the position from which the perpendicular drawn on mirror, is at the extreme end of
the mirror, as indicated in the diagram. Hence, the required time
 2 2m
= = sec.
4 10 2 m / s 50 2

Q.68 The Potential Energy U vs x curve for a particle is shown in figure.

Then the conservative force (F) vs x curve will be:

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

dv
[Sol: As F = 
dx
For O to P part of v/x graph, F is constant and has a –ve value while for rest part it is zero as u becomes
constant. ]

Q.69 A converging beam of rays is incident on a diverging thin lens. Having passed through the lens the rays
intersect at a point 15 cm from the lens. If lens is removed the point where the rays meet will move 5 cm
closer to the mounting that holds the lens. The focal length of lens is
(A) f = 10 cm (B) f = 15 cm (C*) f = 30 cm (D) f = 40 cm
1 1 1
[Sol:  
v u f
here v = 15 cm u = 10 cm
1 1 1 1
& hence   =– cm  | f | = 30 cm ]
f 15 10 30

Q.70wpe Two particles tied to different light strings are whirled in a horizontal circle as shown in figure. The ratio
of length of the strings (L2/L1) so that they complete their circular path with equal time period is
3 2
(A*) (B)
2 3
(C) 1 (D) none of these
[Sol: Tsin = m2L sin
Tcos = mg

1
& hence, for constant '' (angular speed), L 
cos 
 L2 cos 1 3 3
 L  cos  = · 2 = ]
1 2 2 2

Q.71wpe A small object placed on a rotating horizontal turn table just slips when it is placed at a distance of 4 cm
from the axis of rotation. If the angular velocity of the turn table is doubled, the object slips when its
distance from the axis of rotation is
(A) 8 cm (B) 4 cm (C) 2 cm (D*) 1 cm
[Sol: In the given situation
1 1
  r
r 2
2
 0 
so, required 'r' = r0   = 1 cm.

f 

Q.72 A small block of mass m is released from A inside the frictionless circular groove of radius 2 m on an
inclined plane as shown in figure. The contact force between the block and inclined plane at point B is

(A) 28 mg (B) 2.5 mg

28
(C*) mg (D) 18.5 mg
2
mv 2
[Sol. N – mgsin =
R
1 mv 2 2mgH
mv2 = mgH  = = 2mg
2 R R
mg 5mg
 N= + 2mg =
2 2
2
25  3  28
Contact force = mg   = mg Ans.]
4  2  2