INDIAN OLYMPIAD QUALIFIER IN PHYSICS adam Ses 202022 (lOQP) Prd rrr See PART A1 : SINGLE CHOICE CORRECT ANSWERS (24 Questions) (+3, -1) 1. The image of a stationary person is formed by a plane mirror moving at 60° to its normal. The speed of the image as seen by the person himself is (A) Less than the speed of the mirror (B) More than the speed of the mirror (C) Equal to the speed of the mirror (D) Either (A) or (C) depending on the position of the person. 2. Anobserver located close to the mirror and 3R/4 below the axis, is looking at the image of a distant point P. made by a circular mirror of radius R. Ifthe central part of radius R’2 is temoved from the mirror then the ratio. of intensity received by the eye before and after the removal of centval part will be : (ayaa (B41 (C)16:1 (D)2:1 3. A Narrow cylindrical beam of light falls on a spherical air bubble, located in a liquid so that the axis of the beam passes through the center of the bubble. Determine the refractive index of the liquid, if itis known that the area of the beam at the exit from the bubble is 4 times the cross-sectional area at the entrance. 4 (ays (Bs ()2 (0) 1.75 4. Inthe circuit shown, the galvanometer shows zero current. The value of resistance Ris: (ayia (B20 (C40 (9.9 5. Aconductor of resistivity p and resistance R, as shown in the figu across a battery of mf V. Its radius varies from ‘a! at left end to The electric field at a point P at distance x from left end of itis: isconnected atright end, VF p 2vE'p (A) aR (la +(b—a)x)" 1B) FR(la+(b—ayn) poamee 1 DEeeee (©) drR(Ia + (b—a)x) (D) none of these PHYSICS 16. piece of conducting wire of resistance Ris cut into 2n equal pars. Half the parts are connected in series to form a bundle and remaining half in parallel to form another bundle. These bundles are then connected to give the maximum resistance. The maximum resistance of the combination is R (ay a+ 7. During the winter vacation, children use snow and water to build frictionless slides of different shapes in order to conduct various experiments. The side view of one of them is shown in the figure: the linear segment of the slide is smoothly transferred to a circle of radius R. A puck starts sliding down from rest at an initial height of 2R. The acceleration of the puck at the lowest point of its trajectory is: Ri. E us 5 (+n) © 30a) wyRines (ig (B)2g (C)4g (0 8. A particle is projected along a horizontal field whose coefficient of friction varies as wt = A/? where ris the distance from the origin in meters and A isa positive constant. The initial distance of the particle is 1 m from the origin and its velocity is radially outwards. The minimum initial velocity at this point so that particle never stops is (if the given friction condition continues): (Abo (8) 2ygA (C) 284 (D) 4g 9. A loop of light inextensible string passes over smooth small pulleys A and B. Two masses m and M are attached to the points O and C respectively. Then the condition that m and M will cross each other. [Take AB = 21 and AC = AB = ni] willbe m +1 m oo wy aa? (eae? a, Our >a (D) none of these 10. You want to hit a small box on the floor with a marble fired from a spring-loaded gun that is mounted on a table. The target box is a distance R horizontally from the edge of the table; see the figure. You compress the springa distance d, but the center of the marble falls short by a distance r of the center of the box. How far (x) should you compress the spring to score a direct hit (neglect friction)? | e aR=1) a(R=1) Rd (Bx=—R (x= Re Ox=_>11. _ Inthe position shown, the spring isat its natural length. The block of mass m is given a velocity v, towards the vertical support at t = 0. The coefficient of friction between the block and the surface is given by ft = ax, ‘where (is a positive constant and x is the position of the block from its starting position. The block comes to rest for the first time atx = (D) None of these Jom Al% Viksame (B) 12, The kinetic energy (KE) vs time graph for a particle moving along a straight line is shown in the figure. The force ws time graph for the particle may be KE Time 13. Someone is usinga scissors to cut a wire of circular cross section and negligible weight. The wire slides in the direction away from the hinge until the angle between the scissors blades becomes 2a. Find the coefficient of friction between the blades and the wire. Wire mee (a) Ji-tane (B) tano, (C)2cosa (0) 2tano. 14. The system shown in figure is in equilibrium. The spring is light, the acceleration of both the blocks (in m/s?) just after the string is cut is 10m (A) ag = 10, ag=0 —(B)ay=0,ag= 10 (Clay=20,a,=0 (D) a, = 0, ag = 20 PHYSICS 315. Figure shows a block of mass m placed on a bracket of mass M. Bracket block een system is moved downward with constant velocity on an incline. What is ‘magnitude of total force of bracket on block? (Aj zero (B) mgsin® (C) mg cos 8 (D) mg 6 16. 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 ofthe balls velocity relative to him. ea aj 8) ii O-Btyy (D) None of these 17. A person puill a block of mass m by a light inextensible string with an acceleration a. An insect of mass m crawls on the string with an acceleration ap relative to the string. Find the ratio of tension in the portion of the string intercepted between m and m’ to m’ and person. ma ma ma (A) mag (ey (©) m'(a—ao) (P) ma +m'(a—ag) 18. A block is placed on a smooth incline. Its fixed to incline by a horizontal string. Which of the following is a cortectstatement. oy, (A) Tension in string is equal in magnitude to weight of block. (B} Normal reaction by incline on wedge has magnituce equal than that of the weight of box. (C) Tension in string is greater in magnitude than weight of block. (D) Normal reaction by incline on wedge has magnitude smaller than that of the weight of box. 19. Two concave mirrors with equal focal length f, is placed one above other at a separation of d. Upper mirror has a small hoke at its centre as given. A small object placed at centre of lower mirror. Take first reflection at above mirtor and second at lower and answer the given questions for these two reflections only For final image to be at the hole of the upper mirror now value of d for given possibility can be a a ae Seecteerset-f (anat (B)2F (Caf () £ PHYSICS 420. A train is moving slowly on a straight track with a constant speed of 2 ms“, A passenger in that train starts walking at a steady speed of 2 ms“ with respect to train to the back of the train in the opposite direction of the ‘motion of the train. So to an observer standing on the platform directly in front of that passenger, the velocity of the passenger appears to be = (A) 2 ms” in the opposite direction of the train (Bevo (C)4 mst (D) 2 ms 21. A glass wind screen whose inclination with the vertical can be changed is mounted on a car. The car ‘moves horizontally with a speed of 2 ins". The angle a with the vertical at which the wind screen must be placed so that the rain drops, falling vertically downwards with velocity 6 ms", strike the wind screen perpendicularly is: (a) sin (3) (B) cos" (3) (c) tant (3) (D) tan (3) 3, 3, 22. Two objects moving along the same straight line are leaving point A with an acceleration a, 2a & velocity 2 u, u respectively at time t = 0. The distance moved by the object with respect to point A when one object overtakes the other is: eu? 2u? at (ay (B) > (D) none of these 23. In the given figure system released from rest and bead start sliding vertically downward with acceleration 3m with respect to ground, find acceleration of block A. ta) Sms? (5) Pmis? ead of (C)2mie? (D) None of these nes 2kg aig 24. A trolley is being self pulled up an incline plane by a man sitting on it, He applies a force of 250 N. Ifthe combined mass of the man and the trolley is 100 kg, the acceleration of the trolley will be 250 (A) 2.5 mis? (B) 6.94 mis? (C) 9.46 mys? (D) 4.96 mys? PHYSICS 5PART A2 : ONE OR MORE CHOICE CORRECT ANSWERS (8 Questions) (+6, 0) 25. The drawing shows a top view of a square room. One wall is missing and the other three are each mirrors. From point Pin the center of the open side, a laser is fired, with the intent of hitting a small target located at the center of one wall. Identify vector in whose direction the laser can be fired and score a hit, assuring that the light does not strike any mirror more than once. i ae ae si (A) > + (B) (C) — ee tay 5+ (B) i+} (C) i+} ) -i+5, 26. Appoint objects kept at (1,0, 0).A circular plane mirror of radius 1im is keptin ye~plane such that its centre is at the origin. The reflecting side faces positive x-axis. At which of the following points can the image of the object be seen ? (A) (-0.5,0, 0.5) (B) (2, 2,2) (C) (1, 1.5, 1.5) (0) (1,-1.5) 27. small bob is hanging from a string of length 80 em. At this point the bob is projected horizontally with speed Vz, @ is angle made by string with downward vertical during subsequent motion. 80cm] (A) if vy = 4 mis, the bob oscillates to & fro. (B) if va = 6 m’s, the string becomes slackat 120° < @ < 180° (C)ifvy = 7 mis, the tension in string at top is non zero (D) if vp = 5 mis, the string becomes slack at 120° < 8 < 180° 28. _ vet graph of an object of mass 1 kg is shown views 20 10. To ao 30 We) (A) net work done on the object in 30 sec is zero. (B) the average acceleration of the object is zero. (C) the average velocity of the object is zero. (D) the average force on the object is zero. PHYSICS 629. A ballis hanging from an inextensible string of length I (A) Ifthe string is to become horizontal at some point, the bob should be projected horizontally with a of 2g or more. (B) Ifthe bob is to reach a height of 2! above lowest point, it should be projected horizontally witha velocity of 4g or more. (C)_ Ifthe bob isto reach a maximum angular displacement of 60°, it should be projected horizontally witha velocity of gi (D)_ Ifthe bob isto reach a maximum angular displacement of 30°, it should be projected horizontally with a velocity of «/3af 30. Two blocks of masses m, and m, are placed in contact with each other on a horizontal platform. The coefficient of friction between the platform and the two blocks isthe same. The platform moves with an acceleration. The force of interaction between the blocks is, es (A) zer0 if m,> my (B) zer0 if m,< m, (C) nonzero if both are sliding relative to the platform (D) zero if both are sliding relative to platform 31. Twoblocks of mass 6kg (A) and 3k (B) are connected witha string passing overa pulley as shown. The block 6kg lies on a horizontal rough surface, What can be the values of additional mass m placed on the block Aso that the system does not accelerate ? (The coefficient of friction between all surface is 0.3) mi A (A)3 kg (B)6 kg (C19 kg, (D) 12 kg, 32. A board of mass m is placed on a frictionless fixed inclined plane that makes an angle @ = 37° with the horizontal. A block of same mass is placed on the board and is given a quick push up the board with initial velocity v = 8 mjs. The board does not move relative to the plane. (A) Acceleration of centre of mass of system comprising of board and block is 12 mis’. (B) Magnitude of acceleration of blocks 24 mis? (C) The distance 'd' covered by the block by the time its velocity drops to vi2 is 2 meter (D) Magnitude of friction force between block and board is mgsin37°, PHYSICS 733. 34, PART - B (SUBJECTIVE) A unicyclist of total height / goes around a circular track of radius F while leaning inward at an angle @ to the vertical. ‘The acceleration due to gravity is 9. a. Suppose h < R. What angular velocity w must the unicyelist sustain? b. Now model the unicyclist as a uniform rod of length A, where h is less than R but not negligible. This refined model introduces a correction to the previous result. What is the new expression for the angular velocity w? Assume that the rod remains in the plane formed by the vertical and radial directions, and that is measured from the center of the circle to the point of contact at the ground. ‘A room air conditioner is modeled as a heat engine run in reverse: an amount of heat Qy is absorbed from t room at a temperature Ti, into cooling coils containing a working gas; this gas is comprested adiabatically to a temperature Ty; the gas is compressed isothermally in a coil outside the house, giving off an amount of heat Qj1; the gas expands adiabatically back to a temperature Ti; and the cycle repeats. An amount of energy W is input into the system every cycle through an electric pump. This model describes the air conditioner with the best possible efficiency. cooling coil Assume that the outside air temperature is Ty and the inside air temperature is T. The air-conditioner unit consumes electric power P. Assume that the air is sufficiently dry so that no condensation of water occurs in the cooling coils of the air conditioner. Water boils at 373 K and freezes at 273 K at normal atmospheric pressure. a. Derive an expression for the maximum rate at which heat is removed from the room in terms of the air temperatures Ty, Ti, and the power consumed by the air conditioner P. Your derivation must refer to the entropy changes that occur in a Carnot cycle in order to receive fall marks for this part. b. The room is insulated, but heat still passes into the room at arate R= kAT, where AT is the temperature difference between the inside and the outside of the room and k is a constant, Find the coldest. possible temperature of the room in terms of Tir, k, and P. c. A typical room has a value of k = 173 W/°C. If the outside temperature is 40°C, what m power should the air conditioner have to get the inside temperature down to 25°C? PHYSICS35. A block of mass M has a hole drilled through it so that a ball of mass m can enter horizontally and then pass through the block and exit vertically upward. The ball and block are located on a frictionless surface; the block is originally at rest. @ v frictionless horizontal surface a, Consider the scenario where the ball is traveling horizontally with a speed vo. The ball enters the block and is ejected out the top of the block. Assume there are no frictional losses as the ball passes through the block, and the ball rises to a height much higher than the dimensions of the block. The ball then returns to the level of the block, where it enters the top hole and then is ejected from the side hole. Determine the time t for the ball to return to the position where the original collision occurs in terms of the mass ratio 8 = M/m, speed vp, and acceleration of free fall 9. b. Now consider friction. The ball has moment of inertia I = 3mr? and is originally not rotating. When it enters the hole in the block it rubs against one surface so that when it is ejected upwards the ball is rolling without slipping. ‘To what height does the ball rise above the block? 36. Consider a particle of mass m that elastically bounces off of an infinitely hard horizontal surface under the influence of gravity. The total mechanical energy of the particle is E and the acceleration of free fall is g. ‘Treat the particle as a point mass and assume the motion is non-relativistic. ‘a, An estimate for the regime where quantum effects become important can be found by simply considering when the deBroglie wavelength of the particle is on the same order as the height ofa bounce. Assuming that the deBroglie wavelength is defined by the maximum momentum of the bouncing particle, determine the value of the energy Eg where quantum effects become Important. Write your answer in terms of some or all of g, m, and Planck’s constant h. b. A second approach allows us to develop an estimate for the actual allowed energy levels of a bouncing particle. Assuming that the particle rises to a height H, we can write a 1 af pam (n+3)n where p is the momentum as a funetion of height x above the ground, m is a non-negative inveger, and A is Planck's constant. i. Determine the allowed energies E,, as a function of the integer n, and some or all of g, ‘m, and Planck's constant A. ii. Numerically determine the minimum energy of a bouncing neutron. The mass of a neutron is my, = 1.675 x 10-*" kg = 940 MeV/c”; you may express your answer in elther Joules or eV. ii, Determine the bounce height of one of these minimum energy neutrons. c. Let Eo be the minimum energy of the bouncing neutron and f be the frequency of the bounce. Determine an order of magnitude estimate for the ratio E/f. It only needs to be accurate to within an order of magnitude or so, but you do need to show work! PHYSICS37. Consider the circuit shown below. [, is a constant current source, meaning that no matter what device is connected between points A and B, the current provided by the constant current source Is the same. a, Connect an ideal voltmeter between A and B. Determine the voltage readin, or all of Rand J,. terms of any b, Connect instead an ideal ammeter between A and B. Determine the current in terms of any or all of Rand J. cc. It turns out that it is possible to replace the above circuit with a new circuit as follows: From the point of view of any passive resistance that is connected between A and B the circuits are identical. You don’t need to prove this statement, but you do need to find J; and Ry in terms of any or all of Rand I,. 38. This problem is divided into three parts. It is possible to solve these three parts independently, but they are not equally weighted. a, An ideal rocket when empty of fuel has a mass m, and will carry a mass of fuel my. ‘The fuel burns and is ejected with an exhaust speed of v relative to the rocket. The fuel burns at a constant mass rate for a total time Tp. Ignore gravity; assume the rocket is far from any other body. i, Determine an equation for the acceleration of the rocket as a function of time ¢ in terms of any or all of t, my, mr, ve, Ts, and any relovant fundamental constants. i, Assuming that the rocket starts from rest, determine the final speed of the rocket in terms of any of all of m-, my, te, Tp, and any relevant fundamental constants. b. The ship starts out in a circular orbit around the sun very near the Earth and has a goal of moving to a circular orbit around the Sun that is very close to Mars. Tt will make this transfer in an elliptical orbit as shown in bold in the diagram below. This is accomplished with an initial velocity boost near the Earth Av; and then a second velocity boost near Mars Avy. ‘Assume that both of these boosts are from instantaneous impulses, and ignore mass changes in the rocket as well as gravitational attraction to either Earth or Mars. Don’t ignore the Sun! Assume that the Earth and Mars are both in circular orbits around the Sun of radii Re and Ry = Re/a respectively. The orbital speeds are vg and vs, respectively. PHYSICS 1039, the platform, and the platform settles down to a new equilibrium position, a vertical distance D below the original position. Throughout the problem assume that you never lose contact with the platform. i. Derive an expression for the velocity boost Av to change the orbit from circular to elliptical. Express your answer in terms of vg and a. ii, Derive an expression for the velocity boost Aw to change the orbit from elliptical to circular. Express your answer in terms of vg and a. ili, What is the angular separation between Farth and Mars, as measured from the Sun, at the time of launch so that the rocket will start from Earth and arrive at Mars when it reaches the orbit of Mars? Express your answer In terms of a. AA platform is attached to the ground by an ideal spring of constant i; both the spring and the platform have negligible maas; assume that your mass is m. Sitting on the platform is a rather large lump of elay of ‘my, With some positive constant that measures the ratio me/m. You then gently step onto a. You then slowly pick up the lump of clay and hold it a height h above the platform. Upon releasing, the clay you and the platform will oscillate up and down; you notice that the clay strikes the platform after the platform has completed exactly one oscillation, Determine the numerical value of the ratio A/D. b, Assume the resulting collision between the clay and the platform is completely inelastic, Find the ‘ratio of the amplitude of the oscillation of the platform after the collision (4¢) to the amplitude of the oscillations of the platform before the collision (4,). Determine Ar/A, in terms of the mass ratio r and any necessary numerical constants keke PHYSICSA INDIAN OLYMPIAD QUALIFIER IN PHYSICS (l0QP) Peer ereery TIME : 3.30 Hrs. 1.(C) 2.(A) 9.(A) 10. (D) 17.(D) 18. (A) 25. (ABCD) 26. (BD) ANSWER KEY 3.14) 4.14) 5. (A) 11.(4) 12D) 13.(B) 19.(C) 20.(B) 21. (D) 27. (ABC) 28.(ABD) 29. (AC) 6. (A) ( 8.(C) 14.(C)—-15.(D) 16. (A) 22.(A) —23.(A) 24. (A) 30.(ABD) 31. (BCD) 32. (CD) INDIAN OLYMPIAD QUALIFIER IN PHYSICS (l0QP) Career rey TIME : 3.30 Hrs. 1.(C) 2.(A) 9.(A) 10. (D) 17.(D) 18. (A) 25. (ABCD) 26. (BD) a ANSWER KEY 3. (A) 4. (A) 5. (A) 11.(A) — 12.(D) 13. (B) 19. 20.(B) 21. (D) 27.(ABC) 28. (ABD) 29. (AC) 6. (A) 7.(C) 8.(C) 14.(C)—15.(D)—— 16. (A) 22.(A) —-23.(A) 24. (A) 30.(ABD) 31. (BCD) 32. (CD) INDIAN OLYMPIAD QUALIFIER IN PHYSICS (l0QP) Pee ereery TIME : 3.30 Hrs. 1.(C) 2.(A) 9. (A) 10. (D) 17.(D) 18. (A) 25. (ABCD) 26. (BD) ANSWER KEY 3. (A) 4. (A) 5. (A) 11.(A) —-12.(D) 13. (B) 19.) -20.(B) 21. (D) 27.(ABC) 28. (ABD) 29. (AC) 6.(A) 8.(C) 14.(C)-15.(D) 16. (A) 22.4) 23.(A) 24. (A) 30.(ABD) 81. (BCD) 32. (CD)