PHYSICS

FOR JEE MAIN

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1) A student performs an experiment to

determine the Youngs modulus of a wire ,exactly

2m long, by Searles method increase in the length
of the wire to be 0.8mm with an uncertainty of
0.05mm at a load of exactly 1.0 kg. The student
also measures diameter of wire to be 0.4mm with
an uncertainity of 0.01mm. Take
g=9.8m/s2(exact). The youngs modulus obtained
from the readind is:
11

11

a)

b)

c)

d)

a)(2.0 0.3) x 10 N/m

b) (2.00.2) x 10 N/m

c) (2.0 0.1)x1011 N/m2

d)(2.00.05) x 1011N/m2

2) A body is projected at time t =0 from a certain

point on a planets surface with a certain velocity
at a certain angle with the planets surface
(assumed horizontal). The horizontal and vertical
displacements x and y respectively vary with time t
in seconds as ,
= 103 and
= 10 . The maximum height attained by
the body is

a)200m

4) Two bars of masses m1 and m2 ,connected by a

weightless spring of stiffness k , rest on a smooth
horizontal plane. Bar 2 is shifted by a small
distance x0 to the left and released. The velocity of
the centre of mass of the system when the bar 1
breaks off the wall is

5) Each pulley in figure has radius r and moment of

inertia I. The acceleration of the block is

a)

b)100m c)50m d)25m

b)

3) A skier plans to ski a smooth fixed hemisphere

of radius R. He starts from rest from a curved
smooth surface of height R/4. The angle at which
he leaves the hemisphere is

c)

a) cos
c) cos

b) cos

d) cos

d)

(
(
(
(

)
)
)
)

6) If the radius of the earth decreases by 10 %, the

mass remaining unchanged, what will happen to
the acceleration due to gravity?
a) Decreases by 19%
b) Increases by 19%
c) Decreases by more than 19%
d) Increases by more than 19%

7) A steel wire 1.5m long and of radius 1mm is

attached with a load 3kg at one end ,the other end
of the wire is fixed . it is whirled in a vertical circle
with a frequency 2Hz. Find the elongation of the
wire when the weight is at the lowest position: ( Y
= 2 x 1011 N/m2 , g=10m/s2)
a)7.17 x 10-3 m b) 1.77 x 10-3m
c)3.17 x 10-7m d) 1.37 x 10-7m

10) A block of mass M is connected to a spring of

force constant k and is placed on a horizontal
surface. The block is displaced and it compresses
the spring by a. If a vertical wall is at a distance
b(b<a) from the mean position of the block, then
the time period of motion of the block assuming
elastic collision between block and the wall
a)2

8) When at rest, a liquid stands at the same level

in the tubes as shown in the figure. But as
indicated, a height difference h occurs when the
system is given an acceleration a towards the right.
Then h is equal to

c)

b)2
d)

+ 4 sin

+ sin

a)
b)
c)

d)

9) A glass rod of radius r1 is inserted symmetrically

into a vertical capillary tube of radius r 2 such that
their lower ends are at the same level. The
arrangement is now dipped in water. The height to
which water will rise into the tube will be( =
surface tension of water , =density of water)

a)(

c) (

b) (

)
)

d)

11)Three rods of identical cross-sectional area and

-made from the same metal form the sides of an
isosceles triangle ABC right angled at B as shown in
the figure. The points A and B are maintained at
temperatures T and 2 T respectively in the
steady state. Assuming that only heat conduction
takes place, temperature of point C will be
a)

b)
c)
d)

12) A thermo dynamical process is shown in the

figure with PA = 3 X Patm , V A = 2 X 10-4 m3, PB = 8 X
Patm , VC = 5 X 19=10-4 m3. In the process AB & BC,
600 J and 200 J heat are added to the system. Find
the change in internal energy of the system in the
process CA. [ 1 Patm = 105 N/m2]

a)560 J

b)-560 J

c)-240 J

d)+240 J

15) Two fixed charges -2Q and +Q are located at

points (-3a, 0) and (+3a, 0) respectively. Then
which of the following statement is correct?
a) points where the electric potential due to the
two charges is zero in x y plane, lie on a circle of
radius 4a and centre (5a, 0)
b) potential is zero at x = a and x = 9a
c) both (a) and (b) are wrong
d) both (a) and (b) are correct

13) The given P U graph shows the variation of

internal energy of an ideal gas with increase in
pressure. Which of the following pressure
volume graphs is equivalent to this graph?

16) A galvanometer of resistance 50 is connected

to a battery of 3 V along with resistance of 2950
in series. A full scale deflection of 30 divisions is
obtained in the galvanometer. In order to reduce
this deflection to 20 divisions the resistance in
series should be
a)4450

b)5050

c)5550

d)6050

17) In the circuit, the potential difference across

the capacitor is 10 V. Each resistance is of 3 . The
cell is ideal. The e.m.f of the cell is
a) 14 V
b) 16 V
c) 18 V
14) An organ pipe of 3.9 m long, open at both

ends is driven to third harmonic standing wave. If

the amplitude of pressure oscillation is 1 % of
mean atmospheric pressure [ p0 = 105 N/m2]. the
maximum displacement of particle from mean
position will be [Given velocity of sound = 200 m/s
and density of air = 1.3 kg/m3]
a)2.5 cm

b) 5 cm

c) 1 cm

d) 2 cm

d) 24 V
18) A particle (mass m and charge q) is at rest at
origin. An electric field = 10 units and

magnetic field = 8 + 6 units is switched on

in the region . Speed of the particle as function of
its z-coordinate is
a)
c)

b)
d)

19) Circular loop of a wire and a straight wire carry

currents Ic and Ie respectively as shown in the
figure. Assuming that these are placed in the same
plane. The magnetic fields will be zero at the
centre of the loop when the separation H is
a)

b)

c)

d)

20) In the given circuit containing an inductor and

resistors, the time constant of the circuit is
a)

b)

c)

d)

a)53

b)127

c)106

d)90

22) A cubical block of glass of refractive index n1 is

in contact with the surface of water of refractive
index n2. A beam of light is incident on vertical face
on the block. After refraction a total internal
reflection at the base and refraction at the
opposite face take place. The ray emerges at angle
as shown. The value of is given by
a) sin

<

b) cos

<

c) sin

<

d) cos

<

a) 2 mm

b) 1 mm

c) 3 mm

d) 4 mm

24) When an alternating voltage of 220 V is applied

across a devise P, a current of 0.25A flows through
the circuit and it voltage by an angle /2 radian.
When the same voltage source is connected across
another device Q, the same current is observed in
the circuit but in phase with the applied voltage.
What is the current when the same source is
connected across a series combination of P and Q ?
a)

21) A ray of light makes normal incidence on the

diagonal face of a right angled prism as shown in
figure. If = 370 then the angle of deviation is (sin
370 = 3/5)
0

23) A plane monochromatic light wave falls

normally on a diaphragm with two narrow slits
separated by 2.5 mm. The fringe pattern is formed
on a screen 100 cm behind the diaphragm. By what
distance will these fringes be displaced, when one
of the slits is covered by a glass plate (=1.5) of
thickness 10 m ?

b)
c)
d)

A lagging in phase by /4 with voltage

A leading in phase by /4 with voltage

A lagging in phase by /4 with voltage

A lagging in phase by /2 with voltage

25) Electrons in a hydrogen like atom (Z= 3) make

transitions from fourth excited state to third
excited state and from third to second excited
state. The resulting radiations are incident on a
metal plate to eject photoelectrons. The stopping
potential for photoelectrons ejected by the shorter
wavelength is 3.95 V. The stopping potential for
the photoelectrons ejected by the longer
wavelength is
a) 2.0 V

b)0.75 V

d) none of the above

c) 0.6 V

26) A radioactive nuclide is produced at the

constant rate of n per second ( say, by bombarding
a target with neutrons). The expected number N of
nuclei in existence t s after the number is N0 is
given by

29) 1 kW signal is transmitted using a

communication channel which provides
attenuation at the rate of -2dB per km. If the
communication channel has a focal length of 5km,
the power of the signal received is:

a) N = N0

b) N = + N0

c) N = + (N0 - )

d) N = + (N0 + )

( gain in dB = 10 log

27) An X-ray tube is operating at 150 kV and 10

mA. If only 1% of the electric power supplied is
converted into X rays, the rate at which the
target is heated in calorie per second is
a) 3.55

b)35.5

c) 355

d)3550

a) 900 W b) 100W c) 990 W d) 1010 W

30) The ratio of contributions made by the electric

and magnetic field component to the intensity of
an EM wave is
a) c :1
b) c2 : 1

28) A 220V A.C supply is connected between points

A and B . What will be the potential difference V
across the capacitor?
a) 220V
c) 0V

b) 110V
d) 2202 V

c) 1 : 1
d) : 1