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Max. Marks: 60 Duration: 60 minutes

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1. 60 Multiple Choice Questions with one correct answer. A correct answer carries 1
mark. No Negative marks.

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Useful Data
At. Wt.:
N = 14; O = 16; H = 1; S = 32; Cl = 35.5; Mn = 55; Na = 23; C = 12; Ag = 108; K = 39; Fe = 56; Pb = 207
Physical Constants:

h = 6.626 × 10−34 Js , Na = 6.022 ×1023 mol-1 , c = 2.998 × 108 m s-1 , me = 9.1× 10−31 kg , R = 0.0821 L-atm/K/mol
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Physics
Multiple Choice Questions with one correct answer. A correct answer carries 1 mark. No negative
mark. 60 x 1 = 60
1. The dimensions of the ratio of linear momentum to angular momentum is

(a)  L−1  (b)  L2  (c)  L1  (d)  ML−1T 

2. Given that A + B = A − B . This relation is not true when

(a) A = 0 (b) B = 0

(c) A is perpendicular to B (d) A is parallel to B

3. A body dropped from the top of the building reaches the foot of the building in 2 s. The height of the

(
building is g = 9.8ms-2 )
(a) 29.4 m (b) 86.2 m (c) 3.27 m (d) 19.6 m

4. Two particles A and B start simultaneously from a point P with velocities 20 ms-1 and 30 ms-1

respectively. A and B move with accelerations equal in magnitude but opposite in direction. When

A overtakes B at Q , its velocity is 30 ms-1. The velocity of B at Q is

(a) 5 ms-1 (b) 10 ms-1 (c) 15 ms-1 (d) 20 ms-1

5. A ball rolls off the top of a stairway horizontally with a velocity of 4.5ms-1. Each step is 0.2 m high

and 0.3 m wide. If g is 10 ms-2 , then the ball will strike the edge of n th step where n is equal to

(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12

6. A stone of mass 1kg tied to one end of a string of length 1m is whirled in a vertical circle at a

constant speed of 4 ms-1. The tension in the string becomes 6N , when the stone is (Assume

g = 10 ms-2 )

(a) at the top of the circle (b) at the bottom of the circle
1
(c) half way down (d) at th of the circumference
4
7. A body is at rest on the ground. Then
(a) no force is acting on the body
(b) the body is acted upon by its weight alone
(c) the net downward force acting on the body is equal to the net upward force
(d) the body is acted upon by the reaction force alone

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8. Starring from rest, a body slides down a 45° inclined plane in twice the time it takes to slide down
the same distance in the absence of friction. The coefficient of friction between the body and the
inclined plane is
(a) 0.80 (b) 0.75 (c) 0.25 (d) 0.33

9. A plank of thickness x can just stop a bullet, moving with a speed of 3 ms-1 . The speed of the

bullet that can be just stopped by a plank of thickness 3x is

(a) 3ms-1 (b) 6 ms-1 (c) 3 ms-1 (d) 9 ms-1

10. A body of mass m accelerates uniformly from rest to gain a velocity v1 in time t1. The instantaneous

power developed as a function of time is

mv1t mv12t mv1t 2 mv12t

(a) (b) (c) (d)
t12 t1 t1 t12

11. A body A of mass M while falling vertically downward under gravity breaks into two parts: a body
M M
B of mass and a body C of mass 2 . The centre of mass of bodies B and C taken together
3 3
shifts compared to that of body A towards
(a) depends on height of breaking (b) does not shift
(c) body C (d) body B
12. A hollow sphere of mass m starting from rest rolls down, without slipping, on an inclined plane of
inclination θ . What is the total energy of the sphere when its velocity is v ?
5 2 2 2 4 2 7 2
(a) mv (b) mv (c) mv (d) mv
6 3 3 5

( )
13. The gravitational field in a region is given by E = −20 iˆ + ˆj Nkg −1. Find the gravitational potential at

the origin ( 0, 0 ) in Jkg −1.

(a) 0 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 5

14. A projectile is fired vertically upwards from the surface of the earth with a speed equal to half the
escape velcoity. The maximum height reached by the projectile as measured from the surface of the
earth is
R R R
(a) (b) (c) (d) R
4 3 2

15. A solid sphere of radius 20 cm is subjected to a uniform pressure of 106 N m−2 . If the bulk modulus

of the solid is 1.7 ×1011 N m−2 , the decrease in the volume of the solid is approximately equal to

(a) 0.2cm3 (b) 0.3cm3 (c) 0.4cm3 (d) 0.5cm3

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16. A wire of length L and of cross-sectional area A is made of a material of Young’s modulus Y . The
work done in stretching the wire by an amount x is given by

YAx 2 YAx 2 YAL2 YAL2

(a) (b) (c) (d)
L 2L x 2x
17. A film of water is formed between two straight parallel wires, each 10 cm long and at a separation of

0.5 cm . The work that must be done to increase the separation between the wires by 1 mm is

(surface tension of watere = 7.0 × 10−2 Nm −1 )

(a) 7.0 × 105 N (b) 1.4 × 105 N (c) 7.0 × 10−7 N (d) 1.4 × 10−5 N
18. Work W is required to be done to form a spherical bubble of volume V from a given soap solution.
How much work is needed to form a spherical bubble of volume 2V .

 1  1
(a) 2W (b) 2W (c)  2 3  W (d)  4 3  W
   
   
19. Oxygen boils at −183°C. This temperature approximately in Fahrenheit is
(a) −329°F (b) −261°F (c) −215°F (d) −297 °F

20. A pendulum clock made of invar has a period of 0.5s at 20°C . If the clock is used in a climate where

average temperature is 30°C, how much fast or slow will the clock run in 106 seconds?

(α in var = 10−6 C −1 )
(a) 5 seconds fast (b) 10 seconds fast (c) 10 seconds slow (d) 5 seconds slow
21. The temperature of 2 moles of a gas, which was held at constant volume, was changed from 100°C to
120°C . The change in internal energy was found to be 80 J . The specific heat of the gas at constant

volume is

(a) 2 J mol-1K -1 (b) 4 J mol-1K -1 (c) 6 J mol-1K -1 (d) 8 J mol-1K -1

22. When an ideal monatomic gas is heated at constant pressure, the fraction of the heat energy supplied
which increases the internal energy of the gas is
2 1 3 4
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 3 5 5
23. 22 gm of CO2 at 27°C is mixed with 16 gm of O2 at 37 °C . The temperature of the mixture is

(a) 27 °C (b) 30.5 °C (c) 32°C (d) 37°C

24. An ideal gas at pressure p is adiabatically compressed so that its density becomes n times the initial

value. The final pressure of the gas is

p
(c) n (
γ −1)
(d) n (
1−γ )
(a) nγ p (b) p p
nγ

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25. The amplitude of a damped oscillator becomes half of its original value in one minute. In three
minutes the amplitude is reduced by 1 / n time. Then the value of n is
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 16
26. A particle executes SHM between x = − A and x = + A. The time taken for it to go from 0 to A / 2 is
T1 and to go from A / 2 to A is T2 . Then

(a) T1 > T2 (b) T1 < T2 (c) T1 = T2 (d) T1 = 4T2

27. A wave of frequency 500 Hz is propagating at a velcoity 360 ms-1. The distance between the two

particles with a phase difference of 60° is

(a) 60 cm (b) 24 cm (c) 48 cm (d) 12 cm

28. When two waves of almost equal frequencies υ1 and υ2 are produced simultaneously, then the time

interval between successive maxima is

1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) (b) − (c) + (d)
υ1 − υ 2 υ1 υ 2 υ1 υ 2 υ1 + υ 2

29. Electric charges 1µC, − 1µC and 2µC are placed in air at the corners A, B and C respectively of an

equilateral triangle ABC having length of each side 10 cm , as shown.

2µ c C
The resultant force on the charge at C is
(a) 0.9 N , 60° with one of the forces
(b) 1.8 N , 60° with one of the forces
A B
(c) 2.7 N , 30° with one of the forces 1µ c − 1µ c

(d) 3.6 N , 30° with the greater force

30. Two point charges kept distance d apart in air exert a force F on each other. The distance d ′ at
which they exert the same force when they are placed in a medium of dielectric constant K is
d d
(a) d K (b) (c) dK (d)
K K

31. The effective capacitance between A and B is

C
(a) C (b)
2
(c) 3C (d) 4C

32. In the figure shown, if WA represents the work done in taking a point charge from P to A, WB is to
•
C • • q •A
take the point charge from P to B and WC from P to C , then P

(a) WA < WB < WC (b) WA > WB > WC

•
B
(c) WA = WB = WC (d) WA = WB < WC

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33. In an experiment to measure the internal resistance of a cell by potentiometer it is found that balance
point is at a length of 2 m when the cell is shunted by 5Ω resistance and is at a length 3 m. When

the cell is shunted by a 10Ω resistance. The internal resistance of the cell is
(a) 1Ω (b) 1.5Ω (c) 10Ω (d) 15Ω
34. A network of resistors is constructed in the form of an Engligh letter
A as shown in the figure. Then the effective resistance between A
and B is
24 11
(a) Ω (b) Ω
7 4
3
(c) Ω (d) 1Ω
2
35. Three long straight parallel and equally spaced wires carry identical currents
as shown in the figure. If F1 , F2 and F3 represent the net force on the wires
I I I
1, 2 and 3 respectively.

(a) F2 > F3 > F1 (b) F2 > F1 > F3

(c) F1 > F2 > F3 (d) F1 = F2 = F3 1 2 3

36. The magnetic field at the point O due to the current following in the
current loop shown in the figure is

µ0 I  r1 + r2  µ0 I  r1 − r2 
(a)   (b)  
4  r1r2  4  r1r2 

µ0 I µ0 I I
(c) (d)
4 ( R1 − R2 ) 4 ( R1 + R2 )

37. A magnet in the form of a cylindrical rod has length 10 cm and diameter 1.0 cm . It has a uniform

magnetisation of 5.30 × 103 Am −1 . Its magnetic moment is

(a) 4.16mJT −1 (b) 4.16µ JT −1 (c) 41.6mJT −1 (d) 41.6µ JT −1

38. For a material placed inside a solenoid carrying a current, among the following relations (with terms
having their usual meanings) holds good are
µ
(1) M = B + µ0 H (2) B = µ0 H (3) B = B0 + µ0 M (4) χ = −1
µ0

(a) 1, 3 and 4 (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 3 and 4 only (d) 2 and 4 only

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39. The equivalent inductance of two inductors is 2.4H when connected in parallel and 10H when
connected in series. The values of inductances of the individual inductors are (Neglect mutual
inductance).
(a) 6 H , 4 H (b) 3H , 7 H (c) 2 H ,8 H (d) 5 H , 5 H
40. On a cylindrical rod two coils are wound one over the other. If the inductance of each coil is 0.1H
the mutual inductance of the pair of coils is
(a) 0.01H (b) 0.1H (c) 1mH (d) 1µ H

41. In the circuit shown, the inductor used is an ideal one. The
10Ω
current drawn from the battery when the switch is closed is
(a) 0.2 A (b) 0.3A
5Ω 5Ω 5Ω
(c) 1A (d) 0.14 A

10V S

42. In an A. C. circuit, the current is I = 100 sin 200π t. In this circuit, the current rises from zero to peak
value in time
1 1 1 1
(a) s (b) s (c) s (d) s
300 400 100 200
43. The amplitude of electric and magnetic fields are related to each other through the relation
B0 C
(a) E0 = B0 (b) E0 = (c) E0 = (d) E0 = CB0
C B0

44. An electromagnetic wave is emitted by a charged particle

(a) at rest (b) moving with a uniform velocity
(c) moving with an acceleration (d) in any state of motion
45. If a parallel beam of light is incident on a combination of a convex lens of focal length f and a

f
concave lens of focal length , the image formed is
2
f
(a) real, and at a distance v = (b) real, and at a distance v = f
2
f
(c) virtual, and at a distance v = f (d) virtual, and at a distance v =
2
46. An equiconvex lens ( R = 10 cm ) has focal length equal to the focal length of a concave mirror (in

magnitude). The radius of curvature of the concave mirror is

(a) 10 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 40 cm (d) 15 cm

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47. The graph depicting fringe width β against distance d between the slits in Young’s Double Slit

Experiment is

β β
(a) (b)

d /d

β β
(c) (d)

d d

48. In a double slit experiment, the slits are separated by a distance d and the screen is at a distance D
from the slits. If a maximum is formed just opposite to each slit, then what is the order of the fringe
so formed?

d2 2d 2 d2 d2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2λ D λD λD 4λ D
49. The work functions of three metals A, B and C are WA ,WB and WC respectively. They are in the

decreasing order. The correct graph between stopping potential V0 and frequency v of incident

radiation is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

50. A photoelectric cell is illuminated by a point source of light 1m away. When the source is shifted to
2 m , then

(a) each emitted electron carries half the initial energy

(b) number of electrons emitted is a quarter of the initial number
(c) each emitted electron carries one quarter of the initial energy
(d) number of electrons emitted is half the initial number
51. The wavelength of the Hα line in the Balmer series of the hydrogen atom is λ . The wavelength of

the same line in doubly ionised lithium is

λ λ λ λ
(a) (b) (c) (d)
9 8 27 2

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52. The ratio of energies of hydrogen atom in its second and third excited states is
(a) 16 : 9 (b) 9 : 4 (c) 1 : 4 (d) 4
53. A radioactive isotope may emit
(a) α , β and γ - rays simultaneously (b) both α and β rays simultaneously

(c) α , γ or β , γ (d) protons, α - rays and γ - rays

54. The ratio of average life to half-life of a radioactive substance is

1
(a) 1 (b) 1.44 (c) 0.693 (d)
e
55. Depletion layer in a junction diode consists of
(a) electrons (b) protons
(c) mobile charge carriers (d) immobile ions
56. The current I through 10Ω resistor in the circuit shown in the
figure is
(a) 50 mA (b) 20 mA

(c) 40 mA (d) 80 mA

57. The sky wave propagation is suitable for radio-wave of frequency

(a) upto 2 MHz (b) from 2 MHz to 20 MHz

(c) from 1MHz to 30 MHz (d) from 2 MHz to 80 MHz

58. A T.V. tower has a height 150 m. what is the total population covered by the T.V tower, if the

population density around the T.V. tower is 103 km -2 ? Given that radius of the earth is 6.4 × 10 6 m .
(a) 60.288 lakhs (b) 40.192 lakhs (c) 100 lakhs (d) 20.228 lakhs
59. Two bodies M and N of equal masses are suspends from two separate massless springs of spring
constants k1 and k2 respectively. If the two bodies oscillate vertically such that their maximum

velocities are equal, the ratio of amplitude of vibration of M to that of N is

k1 k2 k1 k2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
k2 k1 k2 k1

60. Two small balls carrying charges +9µC and −4µC attract each other with a force F . If a charge of

−5µC is added to each one of them, then the force between the balls would become

F 3F
(a) F (b) (c) 2F (d)
2 4