Sample questions for IYPL 2024

1. The arrows on the diagrams represent the movement of the air molecules in a pipe in which
a stationary longitudinal wave has been set up. The length of each arrow represents the
amplitude of the motion, and the arrow head shows the direction of motion at a particular
instant. Which of the following diagrams shows a possible stationary wave that could be set
up in the pipe?

Figure 1:

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(A) II only
(B) III only
(C) II and IV
(D) I, II and IV

2. An ideal cell and four identical bulbs are connected as shown. Bulb 3 is removed. Which of
the following describes the changes in the brightness of bulbs 1, 2 and 4?

Bulb 1 Bulb 2 Bulb 4

A dimmer brighter brighter
B dimmer brighter dimmer
C brighter dimmer brighter
D brighter dimmer dimmer

Table 1: Bulb Brightness Comparison

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3. The diagram shows a circuit of six identical lamps connected to a battery.Which lamps are
brightest?
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Figure 2:

(A) P only
(B) Q and R only
(C) S, T and U only
(D) P, Q, R, S, T and U are equally bright
4. Light from a monochromatic source is incident on a single slit and the resulting diffraction
pattern is viewed on a screen. The graph shows the variation of intensity with distance on the
screen. The intensity of the source remains the same. The width of the slit is increased. Which
graph correctly shows the variation of intensity after the change? The original curve is shown
with a dashed line. Specimen examination papers
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Figure 3:

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5. A message signal of 12 kHz and peak voltage 20 V is modulated (Amplitude modulation) by a

carrier wave of frequency 12 MHz and peak voltage of 30 V. The value of the modulation index (m)
and the sideband frequencies produced are NGPE 2022
(a) m = 1.5 and LSB = 11.988 kHz, HSB = 12.012 kHz.
(b) m = 0.67 and LSB = 11.88 kHz, HSB = 12.12 kHz.
(c) m = 0.67 and LSB = 11.988 kHz, HSB = 12.012 kHz.
(d) m = 1.5 and LSB = 11.88 kHz, HSB = 12.12 kHz.
6. Which of the curves shown in the figure is not a trajectory in the gravitational field of a central
star at the point (x=0, y=0) marked by the star symbol?
PAT 2018
(A) All are trajectories
(B) 5 is not a trajectory
(C) none of these is a trajectory

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Figure 5:

(D) 4 and 5 are not trajectories

(E) 3 is not a trajectory
7. A long, thin, straight wire carrying an electric current I causes a magnetic field of flux density
B at a perpendicular distance r from the wire. The magnitude of this flux density is given by the
following relation:
αI
B=
r
where is a constant. The magnetic field points circumferentially around the wire. A second,
identical wire is placed parallel to the first one at a distance D. Find the current I2 that has to
flow in the second wire if the flux density at a line half way between and parallel to the wires is to
double, compared to the flux density from only one wire at current I.
PAT 2019
(A) I2 =I
(B) I2 = 2I
(C) I2 = −2I
(D) I2 = −I
(E) I2 = − I2