GMP 2001 Question

QUESTIONS GMP-2001-PH-53
1. MECHANICS
1. A straight road connects two cities. In every certain interval of time two buses from each
city move to the other with equal velocities. To a cyclist moving at 15 km/hr moving from
one city to another a bus from behind overtakes in every 15 minutes and crosses from
the other direction in every 9 minutes. Find the velocity of the buses and their time
interval.
2. A man running towards east with a speed 2 m/s finds the rain falling vertically. On
doubling his velocity he observes the rain to be making an angle of 450 with vertical. If
the man now runs towards north with a speed of 2 m/s what angle will he observe
between the direction of rain and vertical ?
3. A plane takes off from a point P with constant

z north
velocity (10 i + 5 k )m/s at t = 0. A projectile is up
launched from point O at t = 2s. and it hits the
plane at t = 5s. Find the initial velocity of the
projectile. Given PO = 60 m P
O x east
4. Two shots are fired from a gun at the top of a cliff with the same speed vo, at angles of
projection and respectively. If the shots strike the horizontal through the foot of the
cliff at the same point, determine the height of the cliff.
5. Particle A is a released on a smooth inclined plane of B
inclination from point P. At the same instant another u

particle B is projected with initial velocity u making an P
angle with the horizontal both the particles meet
again on the inclined plane. Find a relation between A
and .
6. A bomb explodes such that all its fragments move with the same speed u, but in different
directions prove that all fragments in air will always be on the surface of a sphere.
7. A man swims from point A at one bank of a canal to point B B
on the other bank (as shown) in one minute if the canal

water is still. One day the water was flowing along 20 m
positive x-axis but the man again took the same time in
swimming directly from A to B. Find (a) the velocity of canal A
water. (b) the angle which his body made with the direction 15 m
of water flow during the swim.
8. An aeroplane is flying in geographic meridian at an angle of 30 with the horizontal. Wind

is flowing from west. A package is dropped from the aeroplane . Find the velocity of the
wind if the package hits a kite flying in space with position vector

R = 400 3 i 80 j 200k m, with respect to the point of dropping. Here i and j are
the unit vectors along horizontal and vertical in geographic meridian and k is a unit
vector along perpendicular to the meridian.
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GMP-2001-PH-54 QUESTIONS
9. A gun is mounted on a trolley which can move uniformly with speed v m/s along the
x - axis. Two shots are fired from the origin with the gun making an angle 30 with the
horizontal such that in the first case the trolley is moving along the positive x - axis and in
the second case moving along the negative x axis. The respective range of the
projectile is 250 m and 200 m , along the x axis. Find the velocity of the trolley.
(Assume height of the trolley to be negligible)
10. A ball is projected from a point in a horizontal plane so as to strike a vertical wall at right
angle and after rebounding from the wall and once from the horizontal plane it returns to
the point of projection. Find co-efficient of restitution for the two collisions, assuming it to
be same for both the collision.
11. There are two parallel planes each inclined to the horizontal at an angle . A particle is
projected from a point mid-way between the two planes so that it grazes one of the
planes and strikes the other at right angle. Find the angle of projection.
12. A simple pendulum of length is suspended by a x

O
nail on a vertical wall at point O. Another nail is
to be fixed on the wall such that if the pendulum
is released from its initial horizontal position, it
just completes a vertical circle round that nail as
shown. Find the locus of the points where the
second rail can be fixed.
y
13. A balloon moves up vertically such that if a stone is thrown from it with a horizontal
2v 02
velocity v0 relative to it the stone always hits the ground at a fixed point horizontally
g
away from it. Find the height of the balloon as a function of time.
14. Show that the area covered on a vertical wall at a distance a by the water jet of a fire
engine placed on a level ground is , for all direction of the water jet, parabolic in shape
b2 a2
whose height on the wall is and breadth on the wall is 2 b2 a2 where b is the
2
maximum range of the water jet.
15. A disc of radius R rolls on a rough Y

horizontal surface. Find the trajectory of R
particle A. C
A
X
16. A simple pendulum swings with angular amplitude

/2-
= sin-1 (4/5). As the pendulum swings from an T1
extreme position by a right angle, find

(a) the magnitude of change in acceleration
(b) change in magnitude of acceleration
g sin
mg
17. In arrangement shown in the figure, find the

acceleration of M. The pulleys are light. The strings
are massless. Neglect the dimension of pulleys and
masses.
M
m1
m2
18. Find the minimum force required to keep a block of mass m in equilibrium on a rough
inclined plane with inclination and coefficient of friction (<tan).
3m
19. Find accelerations of m, 2m and 3m as = 0.5
2m
shown in the figure. The wedge is fixed. m
300
Coefficient of friction between wedge and 3m
is 0.5. All other surfaces are frictionless.
20. A sphere of mass m falls with velocity v on a

smooth inclined wedge of mass M and angle
which rests on a smooth horizontal plane. v
Show that the velocity of the wedge
2mv cot smooth
immediately after collision is .
m M cos ec 2
The bodies are all perfectly elastic.
21. Two balls of masses m1 and m2 are

suspended by two threads of lengths l1 and l2
at the end of a freely hanging rod. Determine
the angular velocity at which the rod must
be rotated about the vertical axis so that it l1
l2
remains vertical.
m1
m2
22. In the arrangement shown, the rod of mass M
and length L is pivoted at O and is in contact
with the semi cylinder of mass M and radius L
L/2 which moves on the horizontal ground. L/2
The system is released with initial = 600.

Find the angular velocity of rod when = 450. O
(Ignore friction )
23. A particle of mass m is kept on top of a m

smooth hemisphere also of mass m which is
kept on a smooth horizontal surface. If the
m
particle begins to slide down due to a
negligible small impulse, prove that it will
loose contact with the hemisphere when the
radial line through it makes an angle cos-1
( 6 - 2) with vertical.
24. A block of mass m is kept on the horizontal top surface of m

wedge of mass M which is kept on a incline of inclination M
(sin = 3/5). Coefficient of friction between the wedge and =0.5
incline is 0.5. Find the minimum coeff. of friction between
m and M so that m does not slip on M when the system is
released.
25. A curved road is banked at an angle . The coefficient of R
friction between the tyres of the vehicle and the road is

tan (i.e. is the angle of friction)
(a) find the maximum and minimum speeds of the vehicle

so that it can negotiate the curve safely. Take radius of
curvature to be R.
(b) what will be the minimum speed if >
26. At the bottom edge of a smooth vertical wall, an inclined A

plane is kept at an angle of 45. A uniform ladder of length
l
l and mass M rests on the inclined plane against the wall
such that it is perpendicular to the incline.
(i) If the plane is also smooth, which way will the ladder
B
slide
(ii) What is the minimum coefficient of friction necessary so
that the ladder does not slip on the incline . 45
O
27. Two particles of mass m each are kept horizontal circular

m
platform on two mutually perpendicular radii at equal
r
distance r from the center of the table. The particles are m
connected with a string, which is just taught when the r
platform is not rotating coefficient of static friction between
top, and blocks are .
Find the maximum angular speed () of platform about its center so that the blocks
remain stationary relative to plateform.
28 A sphere of mass m slides with velocity v on a

frictionless surface towards a smooth inclined wall as v
shown. If the collision with the wall is perfectly
elastic find m
(a) the impulse imparted by the wall on sphere
(b) the impulse imparted by the floor on the sphere.
29. Two blocks of mass m1 = 10 kg and m2 = 5 kg , connected to each other by a massless
inextensible string of length 0.3 m are placed along a diameter of a turn table on either
side of the centre O such that the mass m1 is at a distance of 0.124 m from O. The
coefficient of friction between the table and m1 is 0.5 while there is no friction between m2
and the table. The table is rotating with an angular velocity of 10 rad/s about a vertical
axis passing through its centre O. The masses are observed to be at rest with respect to
the turn table.
(i) Calculate the frictional force on m1.
(ii) What should be the minimum angular speed of the turn table so that the masses will
slip from this position ?
(iii) How should the masses be placed with the string remaining taut, so that there is no
frictional force acting on the mass m1 ?
30. A block A of mass mA is placed on a horizontal surface

as shown in the figure, for the length PQ = l the
coefficient of friction between the block A and the A
C B
surface is k = 0.2. The surface becomes smooth after
length l. A wedge B of mass mB is placed on this
P Q
surface at a distance L (>l) from the block A . A bullet l
C of mass mC moving horizontally with speed v0 hits L
the block A and gets embedded in it. If there is no
friction between the block A and the wedge B, how
high will the block A climb on the wedge ? Given
mA = 2mC = mB/2 and v0 = 6m/s , l = 0.5 m
31. A circular tube of mass M is placed vertically on a m m

horizontal surface as shown in the figure. Two small
spheres , each of mass m, just fit in the tube are

released from the top, as shown in the figure. If gives
the angle between radius vector of either ball with the
vertical, obtain the value of the ratio M/m for which
the tube breakes its contact with ground when
= 60(Ignore any friction)
32. A small ball of mass m bounces back and forth

between two surfaces with initial speed v0. Initial v0
separation between the surfaces being . Gravity is V
neglected and collisions are perfectly elastic. If one
surface is moved towards the other with speed V <<
v. Find the average force F on each surface in terms x
of the separation between the surfaces, x
33. In the above problem show that the work done in pushing the surface from to x equals
the gain in kinetic energy of the ball.
34. A pendulum bob at rest is given a horizontal velocity A B
'v0'. It is found that the bob when crossing the line AB /2

makes an angle of 450 to it. Find out the value of v0.
35. A particle of mass 2 kg moving with a velocity 5 i m/s collides head - on with another
particle of mass 3 kg moving with a velocity - 2 i m/s. After the collision the first particle
has a speed of 1.6 m/s. Find
(a) velocity of the centre of mass after the collision
(b) velocity of the second particle after the collision
(c) coefficient of restitution
36. Two masses 3m and 2m tied by a light

string are placed on a wedge of mass 4m.
Find out the value of so that the wedge 2m
3m
does not move after the system is set free 4m
from the state of rest.
Smooth 45
o

37. A block of mass M is placed on a smooth M

horizontal floor. The block has a massless O m
rod of length pivoted on it at point O. The Smooth
rod has a point mass M attached to its
end. The whole system is released from
the position shown. Find the velocity of M
when the rod becomes vertical.
38. The system of mass A and B shown in the 4m 4m

figure is released from rest with x = 0,
determine the velocity of mass B when
x=3m. Also find the maximum
x
displacement of mass B.
m
2 A
m B
39. A plate of mass m and cross-sectional

area A is moved through a room in which a
uniform cloud of dust particles is moving
with a velocity v1. The plate is being acted F v1
by an external force F. All the particles
meeting the plate attach to it. Given
density of dust = . Find the mass and
velocity of plate as functions of time. The
plate is initially at rest.
40. A spherical raindrop initially of radius r0 starts falling freely, receives water particles
during its fall so that at every instant the rate of increase of volume is equal to times its
surface area at that instant.
(a) Find the velocity of the raindrop after t seconds, assuming no air drag.
(b) Also, find the distance that the drop has fallen in that time.
41. A mass m1 is connected by a weightless cable

passing over a frictionless pulley to a container of
water, which initially (at t = 0), has a mass m0. If
the container ejects water in downward direction
at a constant rate b kg/s. with a velocity v0 relative
m1
to the container , find the acceleration of m1 as a
function of time.
42. A block of mass m kept on a rough horizontal surface (coefficient of friction ) is attached
to a light spring (spring constant k) whose other end is attached to a vertical wall. The
mg
block is pushed to compress the spring by a distance d (> ) and released. Find the
k
values of d for which the system loses its entire mechanical energy.
43. A wedge of mass M is placed on a smooth x-z

plane as shown in the figure. On the rough
inclined surface of the wedge a block of mass m
is placed. The wedge is connected to spring of
spring constant k as shown. Given = 2tan , x
find the maximum amplitude oscillation of the
wedge so that the block does not slip on it.
k
44. A spring mass system is held at rest with the m1
spring relaxed at a height H above the ground. K

Find the minimum value of H so that the system
has a tendency to rebound after hitting the m2
ground. The coefficient of restitution between m2

and ground is zero. H
45. In the pulley system as shown in the figure, a

particle of mass m falls from a height h0 on the m
mass m and gets stuck to it at t = 0. Find the h0

value(s) of t for which the two blocks are in
same level. m h0/10
3m
46. A ball collides directly with another ball at rest and comes to rest after the collision. If
1
th of the K.E. is lost during the collision, find coefficient of restitution.
4
47. Find the tension in the string joining m1 m1

and m3 Neglect friction and masses of
pulleys and strings m3
m2
48. Given k1 = 1500 N/m, k2 = 500 N/m, m1 = 2 kg,

m2 = 1 kg, Find k1
(a) potential energy stored in the springs in
equailibrium . m1
(b) Work done in slowly pulling down m2 by 8 cm.
k2
m2
49. A ball of mass m when dropped from certain height m

as shown in diagram strikes a wedge kept on k
smooth horizontal surface and move horizontally
just after impact. If the ball strikes the ground at a M
distance 'd' from its initial line of fall, find the h
amplitude of oscillation of wedge after being hit by
the ball. d
50. A cart with a mass (excluding wheels) of 2.0 kg has four wheels , each of 6 cm radius
and 0.15 kg mass. Calculate the linear acceleration of the cart when a force of 0.6 N is
exerted upon it if there is no slipping between the wheels and the surface. Treat each of
the wheels as a uniform disc.
51. A hemispherical shell of mass M is kept on a rough

horizontal surface as shown. An insect of mass m
starts traveling up from the bottom very slowly. Find
M
the minimum coefficient of friction between the inner m
surface of the shell and the insect so that it can reach
the edge of the hemisphere. There is no slipping
between the ground and the hemisphere.
52. A disc rotating with angular velocity 0 Is placed on an

inclined plane of inclination with zero initial velocity
as shown. Coefficient of friction is = 2 tan. Find 0
maximum displacement of the disc up the plane.
53. A small solid sphere of mass 'm' and radius 'r0' P

O
starts from rest at point P on an arc of a circular 0
rough track and moves with pure rolling. Radius =30
of the circular track = R Q
(a) Find the angular speed with which it rotates
in air.
(b) find the net normal force exerted on the
sphere at point Q.
(c) find the maximum height reached.
54. A sphere of radius R is projected with a reverse spin

o down a rough inclined plane with a speed vo for R
which coefficient of friction is > tan where is
angle of the incline. Show that it will turn back if o
5v o
o > vo
2R tan

55. A rod of mass 'M' and length 'L' was at rest in a vertical B
position, its end A being hinged about which it can freely

rotate. A slight disturbance caused the rod to start rotating
clockwise. A bullet of mass 'm' and velocity 'v0' flying L
horizontally at a height 'L/2' above ground hits the end B of the L/2
rod and gets embedded. (Take M = 3m) find
(a) Minimum velocity of the bullet such that the rod again
becomes vertical. A
(b) Tangential acceleration of the midpoint of the rod when it
makes an angle 600 with vertical after collision.
56. Two uniform rods AB & BC are freely

hinged at B and put on a smooth
M a 2b
horizontal table as shown. An impulse P A
is imparted as shown. Find the angular
velocity of BC after the impulse. a B C
c
P
57. A rod AB of mass M and length L is kept on a smooth horizontal B
floor as shown. A small object of mass 'm' and velocity 'v0' as

shown moving perpendicular to the length of the rod hits the rod
and as a result its velocity direction gets reversed with a L
V0 L/3
magnitude of v0/2 and velocity of centre of mass of the rod
becomes v0/4.
(a) find the ratio m/M A
(b) find the location of a point P on the rod which acquires a
velocity of v0/2 immediately after collision.
58. A rotating ball hits a rough horizontal plane with a

vertical velocity v and angular velocity . Given
that the co-efficient of friction is and the vertical
velocity of the ball after the collision is v/2, find the
angular velocity after collision. v
59. A cylinder of mass 'M' is kept on top of a block of mass M

v0
2M. There is no friction between the block and the
horizontal plane. But friction coefficient between the d
2M
M
cylinder and the top surface of the block is .
A small body of mass M travelling with a velocity v0 hits the block horizontally. Collision
is completely elastic. Find the minimum value of v0 for which the cylinder does not start
pure rolling before it topples from the top of the block.
60. The assembly of two discs shown in figure is kept

on a rough horizontal surface and the front disc is
given an initial angular velocity o. Find out the final
linear and angular velocity when both the discs start
rolling. It is given that friction is sufficient to sustain
rolling in the rear wheel from the starting of motion.
61. On a board of mass M lying in a state of rest on a smooth horizontal surface, an uniform
solid sphere of mass m and radius R is projected with initial velocity vo & initial angular
2M v o Ro
velocity o (vo > Ro). Show that at the time t = the sphere starts
7M 2m g
rolling on the board and the velocity of the board becomes

2M
v o Ro . Where
7M 2m
is coefficient of friction between sphere and board.
62. A ring of radius R is propelled forward with linear velocity vo and a reverse spin o such
that Ro > vo. Describe the motion. Show that the ring will return to the initial point in time
v o Ro 2 or 2v o . Where is the coefficient of friction.
4gRo v o g
63. A uniform rod falls without rotation onto a smooth horizontal plane. Prove that the
angular velocity of the rod after striking the table will be a maximum if the rod makes an
1
angle cos-1 with the horizontal before striking. Collision is perfectly elastic.
3
64. A uniform disc of mass m and radius r is

rolling on a circle by virtue of a torque
given to the rod pivoted to the disc as
shown. The rod has mass M and length L.
Find the angular accelerations of the rod
and disc.
65. A circular ring of mass M and radius R lies on a smooth horizontal plate. An insect of
mass m, initially resting on the ring, starts moving round the ring with uniform velocity v
mR
relative to the ring. Show that the ring describes a circle of radius with angular
Mm
m v
velocity .
M 2m R
66. Find the value of when the rod breaks its contact
with vertical wall. Initially 0. Ignore friction.
67. A cylinder is sandwiched between two M

F
planks. Two constant horizontal forces
F and 2F are applied on the planks as M
shown. Masses of planks and cylinder R
2M
are indicated in the figure. Radius of 2F
the cylinder is as shown. Find smooth
acceleration of the center of mass of
cylinder and the top plank if there is no
slipping at the top and bottom of
cylinder.
68. A uniform rod of length l lies in a vertical position

on a smooth horizontal table. On being slightly
disturbed, the rod starts falling.
(a) Show that the centre of mass of the rod falls
in a straight line.
(b) Also find the velocity of end A, when the rod A
Smooth
makes an angle with the vertical.
69. A sphere is projected up an inclined plane for

which = (1/7) tan with a velocity vo and initial
angular velocity o (vo > Ro). Show that friction
acts downward at first and upwards afterwards.
Further prove that the total time of rise is
17 v o 4Ro
.
18g sin
70. A massless rod of length l with a small load of m

mass m at the end is freely pivoted at point A. The
rod is initially in a vertical position and is touching
a block of mass M which rests on a smooth M
l
horizontal ground. The rod is given a slight jerk
and it starts rotating about point A. This causes
the block to move forward. After some time the rod A Smooth
forms an angle with the horizontal. at this instant
the speed of the mass m is v and the magnitude of
its tangential acceleration is at.
(a) Determine the velocity and acceleration of mass M. When = 300, the normal force
between m and M vanishes.
(b) Find the velocity of mass M at this instant.
(c) Find the value of (M/m) so that this happens.
71. A particle of mass m is launched with a velocity u making an angle with horizontal.
Find the minimum magnitude of its angular momentum about a point P lying exactly
under the trajectory of the particle on the ground at a distance b from the point of
projection.
72. The density of the core of a planet is 1 and that of
the outer shell is 2 , The radii of the core and that
R 2R
of the planet are R and 2R respectively. The
acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the 1
planet is same as at a depth R. Find the 1/2.
2
73. A space vehicle is in circular orbit about the earth.
4RE
The mass of the vehicle is 300 kg. and the radius
of the orbit is 2 Re. It is desired to transfer the 2RE
vehicle to a circular orbit of radius 4 Re.
(a) What is the minimum energy required for the E
transfer ?
(b) If the transfer is accomplished through an
elliptical orbit as shown in the figure. What initial Transfer
and final velocity changes are required. Orbit
Take, g = 10m/s2 at the earths surface and
Re = 6400 km (radius of earth)
74. Two satellites of the Earth move in a common plane along circular orbits, the radii being r
and r - r (r << r). What is the time interval between their periodic approaches to each
other over the minimum distance Take Me to be the mass of the Earth.
(Me = 6 1024 kg, r = 7000 km, r = 70 km).
75. A satellite moving in a circular orbit of radius 2 104 km from west to east comes directly
overhead of an observer on the equator every 11.6 hours. Calculate the mass of the
Earth. The orbit lies in an equatorial plane.
76. A research module approaches the Mars along a parabolic trajectory which is almost
tangent to the Mars surface. At the moment of maximum approach a brake rocket is
fired for a short interval of time and the module goes into a circular orbit just above the
Mars surface. Find the change in the speed of the module in this process. Take mass of
Mars = Mm , Radius of Mars = Rr.
77. A satellite of mass 2m is in a circular orbit of radius 2R around earth. By mistake,

another satellite of mass m is put in the same orbit and having opposite sense of
rotation. The collision between the two satellites is perfectly inelastic. Will the combined
mass hit the earth's surface ? If yes, at what angle to horizontal ? If no, what is its
minimum distance from the surface of the earth ?
78. The minimum and maximum distances of a satellite from the centre of the earth are 2 R
and 4 R respectively, where R is the radius of earth and M is the mass of the earth. Find
radius of curvature at the point of minimum distance.
79. A solid cylinder of mass 2 kg, radius 10 cm is purely rolling on a flat horizontal table with
total KE of 100 J. It leaves the edge of table and after moving in air and lands at the
topmost point of an inclined plane of angle 450 which is some distance away from the
edge of the table. It immediately starts moving down the incline without bouncing. Find
the horizontal and vertical distance traveled in air and its linear and angular speed at the
instant it lands on the incline.
80. In the figure shown , find

(a) the total force on the bottom of the tank
due to the water pressure. A1 = 10cm
2
(b)the total weight of water .

5m
Why is there a difference between the two ?
A2 = 100cm2
1m
81. An open rectangular tank 5m 4m 3m high

containing water upto a height of 2m is a0 Front
Rear
accelerated horizontally along the longer side.
(a) Determine the maximum acceleration that 3m Water
2m
can be given without spilling the water.
(b) Calculate the percentage of water spilt
over, if this acceleration is increased by 20% 5m
(c) If initially, the tank is closed at the top and is accelerated horizontally by 9m/s2, find
the gauge pressure at the bottom of the front and rear walls of the tank.
(Take g = 10m/s2)
82. Liquid of density d and 2d are filled upto a height h each 2R

in a open cylindrical vessel of radius R. Another open
3 h d
vessel having width h is kept with its top edge at the
2
same level as the bottom of first vessel as shown. A
small hole at a height h/2 from the bottom of first vessel h 2d
is now opened as shown. Find the total volume of h/2
liquids that will fall in the second vessel.
(3/2)1/2h
Assume that the thickness of the vessel is negligible
and that it is sufficiently deep.
83. A uniform rod of length L pivoted at the bottom of

pond of depth L/2 stays in stable equilibrium as
shown in figure. Find
(a) the specific gravity of the material of rod if angle LL
L/2
=45.
(b) the ratio of the force acting at the pivoted end of

rod to the weight of the rod.
84. A tank open from the top is placed on an elevator Area A1
which has no ceiling, which starts moving upwards

with a constant acceleration a at time t = 0. A
v1
stationary pipe discharges water into the tank at a
constant rate as shown in the figure. If the tank
a
was empty at t = 0, find the time required to fill the
tank. Neglect the change in velocity of water as it H
comes down. Area A2
85. Suppose before rotation the distance between two

points A and B of a rod is equal to R/2. What will be the
distance between A and B if the rod is rotated with an
angular speed about one of its ends. Take A as the
area of cross-section of the rod and Y as the Youngs
modulus of the material of rod. R/2 R/2 R/2
86. A pendulum of length with of mass m is P

suspended a point P as shown and let go.
At the base it has an elastic collision with a
block of mass m attached to a spring of
constant K. What is the period of
( 0)
oscillation of this pendulum.
K
m
m
87. In the shown arrangement , both the

springs are in their natural lengths. The K2
coefficient of friction between m2 and m1 m2
is . There is no friction between m1 and K1
the surface. If the blocks are displaced m1
slightly, they together perform simple
harmonic motion . Obtain
(a) Frequency of such oscillations.
(b) The condition if the frictional force on block m2 is to act in the direction of its
displacement from mean position.
(c) If the condition obtained in (b) is met, what can be the maximum amplitude of their
oscillations?
88. One-half of a uniform ring of radius 'R' and mass P
2 M is suspended from point P to oscillate freely

in a vertical plane as shown in the diagram.
R
Assuming that the body never slips over pivot,
find the time period of its small oscillations.
C
89. Find the natural frequency of the system shown in

the figure. The pulleys are smooth and massless. K K
90. In the figure shown , the rod can freely rotate B
about the point O. Find the time period of small

M
oscillation , if the value of the stiffness constant is L
4Mg k
. A
L L/4
91. For the arrangement shown in figure, the k = 104N/m m = 1kg
spring is initially compressed by 3cm. When

the spring is released the block collides with
the wall and rebounds to compress the spring
4cm
again. There is no friction between the block
and surface.
(a) If the coefficient of restitution is 0.7, find the maximum compression in the spring
after collision.
(b) If the time starts at the instant when spring is released, find the minimum time
after which the block becomes stationary
A
92. An semicircular plate of mass M is pivoted at one
of its end so that it can freely rotate in a vertical
0 R
plane, as shown in the figure.
(a) Find the value of 0 at equilibrium.
(b) If it is slightly displaced from its equilibrium
position, find the frequency of oscillation.
93. A cylinder of mass M and radius R is kept on a rough Z
horizontal platform at one extreme of the platform at t = 0.

Platform is in X-Y plane. Axis of the cylinder is parallel to Y-
axis. The platform is oscillating in the X-y plane and its
displacement from the origin is represented as x = 2cos(4t)
metre. There is no slipping between the cylinder and the X
platform. Find the acceleration of center of mass of the
cylinder as a function of time.
94. The system shown in the figure is

initially in equilibrium. Find the initial k
deformation of the spring. If the system m O
is displaced slightly from the equilibrium
position, find the time period of resulting
a
simple harmonic motion. Assume that
b
the rod is massless.
95. A cylinder of mass 'm' and radius 'R' is

kept on a rough inclined plane of a m
triangular wedge of mass M and angle M
'' to the horizontal. At t = 0, the springs
are completely relaxed and the system
is at rest with respect to ground. Now
the cylinder is released. Friction is
sufficient to allow pure rolling.
(a) Find out the amplitude of oscillation of the wedge.
(b) Find out the period of oscillation of the system
2. HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS
96. To a spherical tank of radius 0.5m containing

air at atmospheric pressure, air is being
supplied at a uniform speed of 2 m/s through a 0.5 m
tube of diameter 2 cm. The inlet pressure is 3
105 Pa and the temperature of the tank and
2 m/s 2cm
inlet tube is 300 K. Find the time in which the
pressure in the tank rises to 2 105 Pa.
[Molecular weight of air = 29 g/mol
Atmospheric pressure = 1 105 Pa ]
97. The figure shows an insulated cylinder of

volume V containing monatomic gas in
both the compartments. The piston is
diathermic. Initially the piston kept fixed, P1, T1, V/2 P2, T2, V/2
and the system is allowed to acquire a
state of thermal equilibrium. If the initial
pressure and temperatures are as shown.
(i) Calculate the final temperature and the
final pressure.
(ii) Also find the heat that flown from
R.H.S. to L.H.S., given T2 > T1.
Now, the pin which was keeping the piston fixed is removed and the piston set free to
move. The piston is allowed to slide slowly, such that a state of mechanical equilibrium is
also achieved T1P2 > P1T2.
(iii) find the final volumes of each compartment.
98. In the glass tube shown, half portion is filled by liquid A and the other half by liquid B.
The temperature of the whose system is increased by T. It is given that initial volume of
liquid A and B = V/2.
Find out VA and VB if the coefficients of volume expansion of liquids A and B are A
and B respectively and bulk modulii of the two liquids are KA and KB respectively.
Neglect the expansion of glass tube.
99. A long cylindrical duct is filled with iron. The lower end T2
of the duct is maintained at temperature T1 and the
upper end at temperature T2. (T2 < Tmelting < T1)
The thermal conductivity of molten iron is K times
greater than the thermal conductivity of solid iron. H
Determine the fraction of duct filled with molted iron.
Assume steady state heat conduction. H1
T1
100. A liquid-in-glass thermometer uses liquid of which the volume varies with temperature
according to the relation vt = vo(1 + at + bt2) where vt and vo are the volumes at toC and
0oC on the gas scale respectively and a and b are constants. If a = b 103 what
temperature will be indicated on the liquid-in-glass thermometer when that on the gas
scale is 60oC.
101. At 0oC, three metal rod form an equilateral triangle. Two rods are of the same material,
but the third is made of Invar (its expansion is negligible). When the triangle is heated

upto 100oC, the angle formed between the two metal rods of the same material is .
3
Find the coefficient of linear expansion of the two metal rods.
102. A metallic cylindrical vessel whose inner and outer radii are r1 and r2 is filled with ice
at 0C. The mass of the ice in the cylinder is m. Circular portions of the cylinder is
sealed with completely adiabatic walls. The vessel is kept in air. Temperature of the air
is 50C . How long will it take for the ice to melt completely. Thermal conductivity of the
cylinder is K and its length is l.
103. A spherical 'refrigerator' of radius R maintains a heat exit

constant surface temperature -0C. It is
submerged in water. Find the time in which a
layer of ice of thickness R will appear on its 0
- C
surface. L, and K are latent heat, density and
conductivity of ice.
R
[Ignore the effect of heat exit pipe.]
104. Two moles of an ideal monatomic gas undergoes a 3
cyclic process as shown in the figure. The T

temperatures in different states are
6T1 = 3T2 = 2T4 = T3 = 1800K. Determine the work
done by the gas during the cycle. 4
2
1
P
105. A fixed mass of oxygen gas performs a cycle ABCA 3P

B
as shown Find efficiency of the process.

P C
A
106. An ideal gas at NTP is enclosed in an adiabatic

vertical cylinder having area of cross section A = 27
cm2, between two light movable pistons as shown in k
the figure. Spring with force constant k = 3700 N/m
is in a relaxed state initially. Now the lower piston is
moved upwards a height h/2, h being the initial
h
length of gas column. It is observed that the upper
piston moves up by a distance h/16. Find h taking
for the gas to be 1.5. Also find the final temperature
of the gas.
107. A fixed mass of a gas is taken through a process B
A
A B C A. Here A B is isobaric. B C P
is adiabatic and C A is isothermal.
Find efficiency of the process.
C
(take = 1.5)
V 4V
108. One mole of an ideal monoatomic gas undergoes the process p = T1/2 , where is a
constant.
(a) Find the work done by the gas if its temperature increases by 50 K.
(b) Also, find the molar specific heat of the gas.
109. An ideal diatomic gas undergoes a process in which its internal energy relates to the
volume as
U = V , where is a constant.
(a) Find the work performed by the gas and the amount of heat to be transferred to this
gas to increase its internal energy by 100 J.
(b) Find the molar specific heat of the gas .
110. Two spherical flasks having a volume

V0 = 1.0 L each containing air are connected by a
tube of diameter d = 6 mm and length 1 2
l = 1m. A small droplet of mercury contained in the
tube is at its middle at 00C. By what distance does
the mercury droplets move if the flask 1 is heated by
20C while flask 2 is cooled by 20C. Ignore any
expansion of flask wall.
111. At a temperature of T0 = 273K , two moles of an C
ideal gas undergoes a process as shown. The total

T
amount of heat imparted to the gas equals Q = 27.7
kJ. Determine the ratio of molar specific heat 273 K
A
B
capacities.
V 4V
112. n moles of an ideal gas is made to P

undergo the cycle 1-2-3-4-1as shown in 2 3
the figure. Process 3-4 is a straight line.
The gas temperatures in states 1, 2 and 3
are T1, T2 and T3 respectively.
4
Temperature at 3 and 4 are equal. 1
Determine the work done by the gas
during the cycle. V
113. A gas is undergoing an adiabatic process. At a certain stage A, the values of volume &
temperature (Vo, To) and the magnitude of the slope of PV curve is m. Find the value
of CP & CV.
114. End A of a rod AB of length l0 = 5m and cross-sectional area S0 = 1cm2 is maintained at

some constant temperature. The heat conductivity of the rod is varying with the distance
x from the end A as k = k0(1 + bx), where k0 = 11.4 J/s m-1 K-1 and b = 0.2. The other
end B of this rod is radiating energy at the rate of 4560 J/s and the wavelength with

maximum energy density emitted from this end is 0 = 14500 A . Express the variation of
temperature as a function of x and determine the temperature of the end A. Assume
that except the ends, the rod is thermally insulated.
115. One end of a cylinder of radius R and length is

maintained at a temperature T K, the other end of the Vaccume chamber
cylinder is in the form of a hemisphere. The curved I0

surface of the cylinder is isolated from surroundings. A T R
detector situated at a distance 1 from the centre of the 1

>>R
hemisphere detects an intensity I of the radiations. Find
(a) the thermal conductivity (b) temperature of the
hemispherical surface.
3. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

116. Charges of 2Q and -Q are placed on the positive and negative plates of a parallel plate
capacitor. If capacitance of the capacitor is C, then find the potential difference between
the plates of the capacitor.
117. Four vary large metal plates are given charges as shown. The middle two all then
connected through a wire. Find the charge that will flow through the wire
Q 2Q -3Q -4Q
118. Three conducting concentric shells of radii a, b +Q

and c possess charge +Q, -Q and +Q
respectively. The innermost and outermost Q
shells are connected by a wire across a key K, b a +Q
though a small hole in the middle shell. Find K
the charge on the innermost shell after key K
is closed.
c
119. Three infinitely long thin wires each carrying current I in the same direction are in x-y
plane of a gravity free space. The central wire is along the y-axis while the other two are
along x = d.
(a) Find the locus of the points where magnetic field B is zero
(b) If the central wire is slightly displaced along z axis and released, show that it will
execute S.H.M. If the linear mass density of the wire is , find the time period of this
small oscillation.
120. A disc of radius R rotates at an angular velocity about the axis perpendicular to its
surface and passing through its centre. If the disc has a uniform surface charge density
, find the magnetic induction on the axis of rotation at a distance x from the centre.

121. An infinitesimally small bar magnet of dipole moment M is pointing and moving with the
speed v in the x - direction . A small closed circular conducting loop of radius a and of
negligible self - inductance lies in the y - z plane with its centre at x = 0, and its axis
coinciding with the x - axis. Find the force opposing the motion of the magnet, if the
resistance of the loop is R. Assume that the distance x of the magnet from the centre of
the loop is much greater than a .
122. Two mutually perpendicular infinitely long lines of a

charges having charge per unit length as 1 and 2 are
located in air as shown. Show that the force of

interaction between them is 1 2 .
2o
123. Find the electric field vector at P(a, a, a) due to three Y

infinitely long line of charges along x, y and z axes
respectively. The charge density i.e. charge per unit
length of each wire is .
P
X
124. As shown a solid spherical region having a

C R
spherical cavity whose diameter R is equal to the
radius of spherical regions has a total charge Q. C
P
Find the potential at a point P. Q
125. A metallic wire of length l0 and small cross-section is bent into

the form of a circle and then
placed in a uniform magnetic field
of induction B, such that B is perpendicular to the plane of the
ring as shown in the figure. Initially the temperature and
resistance of the ring is 0C and R0 respectively. The

temperature of the ring is increased as = kt where k is a

positive constant and t is time in seconds. Find the magnitude
and direction of the current in the ring as function of time. The
temperature co-efficient of linear expansion of the ring is and
temperature co-efficient of resistance is .
126. A square frame with side a and a long

straight wire carrying a current I are
located in the same plane. The frame is
rotated through an angle of 90 about the I
a a
side PQ. Find the amount of charge flown P S
through the frame.
Q R
127. A rectangular wire frame of dimensions 0.25m
(0.25m 2.0 m) and mass 0.5 kg falls d a

from a height 5m above a region occupied
by uniform magnetic field of magnetic 2m
induction 1 T. The resistance of the wire

a b
1
frame is . Find the time taken by the
8 5m
wire frame when it just starts coming out
of the magnetic field.

17 m

128. An iron wire of diameter 1mm and length 10 cm is placed in an evacuated chamber.
Estimate the equilibrium temperature of the wire if it carries a current of 10 A. Assume
that all heat transfer is by radiation and that the surface of wire radiates according to
Stefan's law. Take the temperature of the chamber to be 270C. specific resistance of
the wire is 10 10-8 -m
129. For the circuit arrangement shown in the 60

figure,
(a) Find the potential difference across 30
each capacitor in the steady state
20
condition.
(b) Also, find the current through the 60 C1=20F C2=10F
resistor just after the instant when the key 30
K is opened.
+ - K
10 12V
130. In the given circuit, when the switch is 1 K 10 10

shifted from position 1 to position 2 , find
2
the total heat dissipated in the resistors.
20 nF 30 nF
10 V
10 V
131 The figure shows a network of resistances consisting of several repetitive units of resistance
R1 connected at end. Find the value of R1 such that the equivalent resistance between A and
B is independent of number of units.
2R 2R 2R 2R
A
R R R R R1
132. Positive charge Q is uniformly distributed throughout the volume of a dielectric sphere of
radius R. A point mass having charge +q and mass m is fired towards the centre of the
sphere with velocity v from a point A at distance r (r > R) from the centre of the sphere.
Find the minimum velocity v so that it can penetrate R/2 distance of the sphere. Neglect
any resistance other than electric interaction. Charge on the small mass remains
constant throughout the motion.
133. Two concentric rings placed in yz plane one of radius R carries a charge +Q and second
of radius 4R and charge 8Q distributed uniformly over it. Find the minimum velocity with
which a point charge of mass m and charge q should be projected from a point at a
distance 3R from the center of ring on its axis so that it will reach to the center of the
rings.
134. An infinite dielectric sheet having charge density has
a hole of radius R in it. An electron is released on the + + +
axis of the hole at a distance 3R from the centre. Find +
the speed with which it crosses the plane of the sheet + R
3 R
+ + +
135. A Solid copper charged ball of mass 1 kg rolling with 10 19 m/s on a rough horizontal
surface suddenly comes into the influence of a charge q = 10 mC such that the force of
repulsion on it reduces its speed. At this moment the separation between the center of
the ball and the charge q is given as 200 m. The charge on the ball Q is 7 mC and the
coefficient of friction is given as 0.2. Find the separation between them when it is
minimum.
v0
136. A sphere of radius a and mass m made of a
conducting material is connected to a
conducting spring of natural length and m m
B A
placed on smooth surface. Another sphere of b a
radius b mass m and charge Q (>> a and
P Q
>>b), moves towards this system with velocity
v0 as shown. If the maximum compression in
the spring is /2, find spring constant in terms
of other quantities.
137. A circuit containing capacitors C1 and C2 ,

shown in the fig. is in the steady state with R
20 V
key K1 closed. At the instant t = 0, K1 is K1
opened and K2 is closed.
C1=2F C2 =2F
(a) Find the angular frequency of
oscillations of the L.C. circuit
(b) Determine the first instant t, when K2
energy in the inductor becomes one third
of that in the capacitor.
L=0.2mH
(c) Calculate the charge on the plates of
the capacitor at that instant.
138. The capacitor shown in the figure has been C
charged to a potential difference of V volt so that it

R1
carries a charge CV with both the switches S1 and S1
S2 remaining open.
Switch S1 is closed at t = 0. At t = R1C switch S1 is R2
opened and S2 is closed. Find the charge on the S2

E
capacitor at t = 2R1C + R2C.
139. In the circuit shown in the figure if the key K is closed at the instant t = 0 then at what
instant would the current through the key be maximum and what would be the magnitude
of that current.
3
A 0.25F
3V
K
C
2 B 2 2V
6.8V 5H 3.8
140. Analyse the given circuit in the 2 B 3

steady state condition. Charge on +
the capacitor is qo = 16C. C = 4F 3
1 -
(a) Find the current in each
A D
branch. 4
C
4
(b) Find the e.m.f. of the battery.
(c) If in the beginning the battery is
removed and the nodes A and C + -
are shorted. Find the time during E

which charge on the capacitor
becomes 5.92 C.
141. In the shown figure switch is closed at t = 0. Find 20

potential difference across the resistance
R = 20 , 1 mill second after closing the switch. 40F
10
20 V, 10
142. Plates of a parallel plate capacitor initially charged to Q0 is connected to a variable

dR
resistance R where resistance changes as kR
dt
At time t = 0 R = R0
Find the current through the capacitor as function of time.
143. If point charge Q is suddenly removed, find R

current through the resistor when energy
dissipated in the resistor is half of the total d a
energy dissipated in the resistor.
144. A rectangular tank of mass m0 and charge Q over it is placed over a smooth horizontal
floor. A horizontal electric field E exist in the region. Rain drops are falling vertically in
the tank at the constant rate of n drops per second. Mass of drops is m. Find the time
taken by tank to reach to half the maximum speed.
145. Two inductors of self inductances L1 & L2 and of L1 R3

resistances R1 and R2 (not shown here)
respectively, are connected in the circuit as L2 G
R4
shown in the figure. At the instant t = 0, key K
is closed , obtain an expression for which the
galvanometer will show zero deflection at all
times after the key is closed. K
146. A parallel plate capacitor placed in a cylindrical tank is filled with a liquid of dielectric
constant k. The area of cross-section of the tank is A and height of the liquid is equal to
the length of the square plate of plate area 2 . The seperation between the plates is d.
A small hole of area a is opened at the bottom of the tank at t = 0. Find the current in
the circuit as a function of time. If the capacitor in the process remains connected with a
battery of emf E. Assume the level of liquid in the capacitor remains same as outside.
147. A capacitor with an exactly fitting dielectric slab K + + + + +

is charged to a potential difference of V volt and d M k
the battery is removed. The slab of mass M is now

attached to a hanging mass m as shown in the l
figure.
Area of the plate A = b l m
(a) Find the maximum value of m so that the slab
does not move.
(b) If m is sufficiently large to pull out the slab
completely out of the capacitor, what is its velocity
when the slab has just moved out completely.
148. In the arrangement shown in the figure,

a dielectric slab of dielectric constant K
is partially inside a parallel plate
capacitor. Assuming gravity to be
absent, calculate the expansion in the V
spring if the whole system is in
equilibrium. If the slab is slightly
displaced will it perform S.H.M? If the
battery is disconnected and then the length of plates = l
slab is slightly displaced, will it perform breadth of plate = b
S.H.M.? distance between the plates = d
E
149. Two parallel plate capacitors with area A are
connected through a conducting spring
P Q X R S
of natural length in series as shown. Plates P
and S have fixed positions at separation d.
Now plates are connected by battery of emf E
as shown.
d
If extension in spring in equilibrium is equal to
separation between the plates. Find spring
constant k.
150. A conducting ring of radius a is rotated in a uniform
magnetic field B about P in the plane of the paper
B
as shown in the figure. a
(a) Find the induced emf between P and Q and
Q
indicate the polarity of the points P and Q.
(b) If a resistane R is connected between P and Q
determine the current through the resistor. P

151. A proton beam passes without deviation through a region of space where there are
kV
uniform transverse mutually perpendicular electric and magnetic fields with E = 120
m
and B = 50 mT. Then the beam strikes a grounded target. Find the force imparted by the
beam on the target if the beam current is equal to I = 0.80 mA.
152. In a region where both electric and magnetic field exists in the E0 B0 v0
same direction a charged particle is projected at an angle
with the direction of electric field. Find the position vector and
velocity vector of the particle taking the point of projection to be
as origin, fields in the Y direction and initial velocity in XY
plane.
153. A charged particle is released from origin in a region where electric field is given as E0
j and magnetic field is given a B0 k . Find the position vector and velocity vector of
charged particle at any time t.
Y
154. Surface of a photoelectric metal plate, which
is taken as y-z plane has monochromatic B
P E
beams striking at O. Region adjacent to plate
has electric field given by
y
E E0 1 i for region 0 x D O
M
X
D
D

Region after electric field is followed by magnetic field given by B B0k . If among
electrons ejected perpendicularly, only most energetic ones strike plate again at P.
(a) Find OP
(b) If threshold frequency of metal be 0, find the frequency of incident radiation.
155. A conducting wire of mass m can slide without b

B
friction along two conducting rails inclined at an
angle to the horizontal and separated by a
g
distance b. The rails are connected at the bottom
through an uncharged capacitor of capacitance C
and the entire system is placed in an upward
magnetic field of induction B. At the initial C
moment the wire is held at a distance from the
bottom of the rails. Determine the time t in which
the released wire reaches the bottom. What will
be its velocity at the bottom?
156. A connector A1A2 of mass m and length L final position

is being moved on semi circular rails with
a uniform angular velocity . The
a+L
magnetic field applied varies radially as B a
= Bor, but is directed inside the plane. The
rails have zero resistance. But the wire A1 A2
C
has a resistance R (connector). Calculate B initial position
the charge stored in the capacitor, for an
angular displacement /2 of the
connector.
157. A connector placed on two parallel rails B

located in a uniform magnetic field is pulled
with constant acceleration a from rest. Find R
acc a
n
the instantaneous charge on the capacitor as

shown in figure. C
158. In the arrangement shown in the figure there is B

a uniform magnetic field B0 normal to the plane
of paper. The connector is smooth and K
X0
C
conducting and it has a mass m and length .
The connector is pushed against the spring so
that the spring has compression x0. The
connector is released at t = 0. Find the time it
will take to come to its original position again.
The spring is non-conducting. The resistance
of the rails is zero and neglect its self-
inductance.
159. A coil of inductance L, connects the upper B

x x x x
ends of two horizontal rails. A horizontal
conductor of mass m is projected with initial x x x x
L v0
velocity v0, all the time maintaining contact with x x x x
the two horizontal rails as shown. A uniform
x x x x
magnetic field of magnitude B exists in the
region. The distance between the horizontal
rails is . Express the displacement of the
horizontal conductor as a function of time.
160. Two long parallel conducting rods with x

N
A A
negligible resistance are connected by
capacitor C and semicircular conducting
C
wire in same plane as shown. This system C C
d
lies in perpendicular magnetic field.
Now loop ACB is moved on rails with its

displacement given by x = a sin t
from initial position. Find maximum current M B B
a a
in the capacitor.
161. A thin wire is wound very tightly in one layer on the surface of a sphere of paramagnetic
material (r 1). The planes of all the turns can be assumed to be perpendicular to the
same diameter of the sphere. The turns cover the entire surface of the sphere. The
radius of the sphere is R, the total number of turns is N, and the current in the winding is
I. Find the magnetic induction at the centre of the sphere.
I
162. Two flat conducting strips of length , width 'b'
(perpendicular to the plane of paper) are
separated by a small gap 'a' (a << b, ). The right Vo a
end of the strips are shorted, and a battery of

voltage Vo is connected across the left end. The I

current is assumed to flow only parallel to the
dimension of the strips.
(a) What is the magnetic field between the strips ?
(b) What is the self inductance of the circuit ?
(c) What is the current in the circuit as a function of time ?
(d) What is the voltage across the strips as a function of the distance x measured from
the shorted end ?
(e) What is the rate of flow of energy down the system as a function of distance from the
shorted end ?
163. In the fig. shown. An electric dipole is placed

at a distance x from center o the axis of a R
charged ring of radius R and charge Q m -q +q
uniformly distributed over it. C m
x
(a) Find the net force acting on the dipole. 2a
(b) What is the work done in rotating the
dipole through 180.
(c) If the dipole is slightly rotated about its
equilibrium position, find the time period of
oscillation. Assume that the dipole is linearly
restrained.
164. Three identical dipoles with charge q and -q and -q

separation a are placed on the corners of an A
equilateral of side d as shown. Find the +q
interaction energy of system. (a <<d)
+q
C
-q B +q d -q
m
165. All arrangements shown here lie in a horizontal B
plane. Two small identical spheres are
E E E E
connected by a light rod with opposite charges a/2
E
also having mass m. Rod is able to rotate about A

+q C -q
an axis passing through the centre and m m
perpendicular to the plane of paper. Find a
maximum compression in the spring if rod is
slightly displaced from position shown, collision
is elastic and spring has spring constant k.
166. In a region an electric field E = 15 N/C making an angle of 300 with the horizontal plane
is present. Coefficient of restitution for collision between ball and surface is 0.5. Ball has
charge 2 C over it and mass 3kg. Ball is projected at an angle of 300 with the horizontal
with speed 20 m/s. Find the horizontal distance travelled by ball from 10th drop to the
11th drop.
167. A long conductor of circular cross section with radius R has current density
r2
J(r) = 0 2 (for R/2 r R)
R
=0 (for r < R/2) into the plane of paper
There is a point P at distance a from axis of conductor [a > R]. Two infinitely long thin
conducting wires carrying current I0 in the same direction is placed at distance a, from O
perpendicular to OP and parallel to conductor at either sides such that magnetic field at
P is zero.
Find current I0 in wires and direction of current as compared with direction of current in
the conductor.
168. In a gravity free space an electron is revolving in a circle of radius a under influence of
magnetic field B0 applied perpendicular to the circle at t = 0. Now field is changed as
function of time, keeping its direction same and given as B = B0 (1 + t). Find the angular
displacement of electron as function of distance moved.
169. A insulated square frame ABCD of side a is able to z

rotate about one of its side taken as +z axis. A C
magnetic
field B is present in the region given by D
B B0 j . A small block of mass m and charge q B0
movable along side CB is initially near C, when frame

lies in x-z plane. Now frame is given angular velocity A B x
a
about z-axis. Whole system lies in gravity free
space. If after time t block reaches to B find B0 in
terms of t.
170 Three straight long conducting wires A, B and C with

insulated cover are placed in a plane at angles of 600 C
I
as shown. Within the region intercepted a
M
conducting loop MNO in form of an equilateral of a
I
0
60 N d
side a is placed symmetrically such that distance
d B
between a wire and parallel side of triangle is d.
O
Find flux through the MNO when same current I I
A 600
flows through wires A, B and C with direction as
shown.
171. A uniform circular loop of radius a and resistance R is placed perpendicular to uniform
and constant magnetic field B. Now one half of the loop is rotated about the diameter
with angular velocity as shown. Find the current in the circuit when the angle between
two halves is 900-.
172. A particle of mass m and charge q is accelerated by a potential difference V volt and
made to enter a magnetic field region at an angle with the field. At the same moment
another particle of same mass and charge is projected in the direction of the field from
the same point. Magnetic field induction is B. What would be the speed of second
particle so the both the particles meet again and again after regular interval, of time
which should be minimum. Also find the time interval after which they meet and the
distance travelled by the second particle during that interval.
173. 'Q' charge is uniformly distributed over the same
surface of a right circular cone of semi-vertical angle

and height h. The cone is uniformly rotated about h
its axis at angular velocity . Calculate the
associated magnetic dipole moment.
174. In the circuit shown, if the switch S is suddenly L1 2

shifted to position 2 from 1 at t = 0, find the S
current in the circuit as a function of time . 1
Assume, initially the circuit is in steady state R
condition. L2
+
E
175. A conducting rod is bent as a parabola
Y
y = Kx2 where K is a constant and it is placed in
a uniform magnetic field of induction B. At t = 0 a
conductor of resistance per unit length starts
sliding up on the parabola with a constant
acceleration a and the parabolic frame starts
rotating with constant angular frequency about

the axis of symmetry, as shown in the figure.

4. WAVES
176. A container of volume 600 c.c. contains a mixture of hydrogen and helium and at
pressure 4.15 105 N/m2. The total mass of the mixture is 30 gms. Find the velocity of
sound in the mixture.
177. Two waves given by following equation travels on a same string.

1 (x,. t) = A sin (kx - t + ), 2 (x, t) = A sin kx cost . Find
(a) the positions where vibrations in the string is maximum /minimum
(b) the energy transmitted along the +ve x direction. For what value of will this be
maximum/ minimum.
178. The figure shows a snap y
photograph of a vibrating 4 0
string at t = 0. The (in 10 m) 22
3
P
60
1.5 5.5
particle P is observed 0 3.5 7.5
x
moving up with velocity (in 10 m)

2
203 cm/s. The tangent

at P makes an angle 600
with x-axis.
(i) Find the direction in which the wave is moving
(ii) the equation of the wave
(iii) the total energy carried by the wave per unit length of the string, assuming that , the
mass per unit length of the string = 50 gm/m.
179. Two sound sources separated by 12 metres vibrate according to laws y1 = 3 sin 4t and
y2 = 4 sin 4t respectively. A particle of mass 1 gm is at a position 8 m from first source
and 4 m from second on the line joining two sources. The sources send out waves of
velocity 32 m/s. Find (i) the equation of the motion of the particle. (y1, y2 are in
centimeter and t is in second).
(ii) the net force acting on the particle if the particle oscillates with the wave.
180. The figure represents two snaps of a travelling wave on a string of mass per unit length
= 0.25 kg/m. The first snap is taken at t = 0 and the second is taken at t = 0.05 s.
Determine
(a) the speed of the wave (b) the wavelength and frequency of the wave
(c) the maximum speed of the particle (d) the tension in the string
(e) the equation of the wave
t=0s
10
t = 0.05 s
5
y
(mm) O 1 2 3
x (m)
-5
-10
181. A light string is tied at one end to a fixed support and A 9

to a heavy string of equal length L at the other end as
shown in figure. Mass per unit length of the strings
are and 9 and the tension is T m
Find the possible values of frequencies such that

point A is a node / antinode
182. A string of length 1 metre is stretched with tension T = 100 N between two rigid supports.
A wave y = 10 sin 2 (100 t 0.02 x) is produced in the string at left end. Stationary
waves are formed due to reflection from rigid support. Find the total kinetic energy
contained in the string between two nodes. (y and x are in centimeter,and t is in
seconds)
183. A steel wire is heated to 170oC and held between two rigid supports which are 20 cm
apart. The wire is allowed to cool to a temperature of 29.6oC. Find the frequency of the
note produced when the wire is plucked at the middle. (The density of steel is
7.8 103 kg/m3 and for steel = 16 10-6 K-1 and Y of steel = 20 1010 Pa).
184. A sonometer wire under a tension of 64 N vibrating in its fundamental mode is in

resonance with a vibrating tuning fork. The vibrating portion of the sonometer wire has a
length of 10 cm and a mass of 1 g. The vibrating tuning fork is now moved away from the
vibrating wire with a constant speed and an observer standing near the sonometer hears
one beat per second. Calculate the speed with which the tuning fork is moved. The
speed of sound in air is 300 m/s.
185. At t = 0, the displacement associated with wave passing through a wire of mass per unit
length is given by
2x
(x, t = 0) = A sin2 for 0 x a/2
a
=0 everywhere else.
If the velocity of the wave is c then find
(i) the velocity of the particles of wire as a function of x & t.
(ii) The average kinetic energy carried by the wave.
(iii) the total energy associated with the wave.
186. A railway engine is moving on a straight track with speed 108 km/hr producing the sound
with natural frequency 6 kHz. An observer separated from the track by a distance
500 m. Find the apparent frequency measured by the observer at the instant when the
source gets closest to him. (velocity of sound =330 m/s)
187. Two cars A and B depart simultaneously from the same position and in same direction
on a straight road. A starts with initial velocity 2 ms-1 and acceleration 2 ms-2 while B
starts with initial velocity 2 ms-1 and acceleration 4 ms-2. The driver of car A hears a
sound of frequency 352 Hz emitted by car B after 10 sec. after the start. Find the actual
frequency of the sound as emitted by B.
(Take velocity of the sound = 330 ms1)
188. A string 25 cm long and having a mass of 2.5 g is under tension. A pipe closed at one
end is 40 cm long. When the string is set vibrating in its first overtone and the air in the
pipe is its fundamental frequency, 8 beats per second are heard. It is observed that
decreasing the tension in the string decrease the beat frequency. If the speed of sound
in air is 320 m/s, find the tension in the string.
189. A uniform rope of length and mass per unit length hangs vertically from a rigid
support. A block of mass M is attached to the free end of the rope. A transverse pulse of
width w is produced at the lower end of the rope. What is the width of the pulse when it
reaches the top of the rope?
2
190. A sonic source starts vibrating with a 10 m/s
frequency of 1000 Hz & at the same time S

starts moving from toward a receiver with an
acceleration of 10 m/s2. If the velocity of
sound in air is 350 m/s
(i) find the wavelength of sound emitted exactly after source starts accelerating
(ii) find the average frequency measured by the receiver over 1 sec after start.
5. OPTICS
191. Prove Newton's law for a thin lens : UV = -f2, when U, V are measured from the first and
the second principal foci respectively. (A beam of light parallel to the principal axis gets
focussed to a point on the principal axis known as the second principal focus. A point
object placed at the first principal focus forms an image at infinity.)
192. Prove that a parallel beam of light incident on a glass plate of thickness t and refractive
index at an angle of incidence i suffers a lateral displacement:
cos i
1 t sin I
2 sin2 i
193. A glass sphere with radius 10 cm has
= 1.5
concentric spherical cavity of radius 5 cm.
A narrow beam of parallel light is directed =1.0 5 cm
radially into the sphere. Where, will the
10 cm
sphere produce an image ? Refractive
index of the glass is 1.5.
194. The radius of curvature of the curved

x
surfaces of an equiconvex lens is 32
cm and lens = 1.5. One of its sides is
silvered and placed 14 cm away from
an object as shown. At what distance x
should a second convex lens of focal O
length 24 cm be placed so that the
image coincides with the object.
195. A ray of light falling on a glass sphere of = 3 such that the directions of the incident
ray and emergent ray when produced meet the surface at the same point on the surface.
Draw the ray diagram and find the value of angle of incidence.
196. A ray of light passing through the glass

sphere, as shown in the diagram, suffers i
silvered
two refractions & one reflection. r
(a) Find the devitation in terms of i & r

2 1
(b) Formin , show that cosi =
3
197. A thin converging lens of focal length f is moved between a candle and a screen. The
distance between the candle and the screen is d (>4 f). Show that for two different
positions of the lens, two different images can be obtained on the screen. If the ratio of
dimensions of the image is , find the value of ( + 1/).
198. A portion of straight glass rod of diameter 4 cm and

refractive index 1.5 is bent into an arc of circle of
radius R cm and a parallel beam of light is incident on
it as shown in the figure. Find the smallest R which R
permits all the light to pass around the arc.
199. An opaque sphere of radius R lies on a horizontal plane.

On the perpendicular through the point of contact there is a R
point source of light a distance R above the sphere.
(a) Show that the area of the shadow on the plane is 3R2.
(b) A transparent liquid of refractive index 3 is filled R
above the plane such that the sphere is just covered with
the liquid. Show that the area of shadow now becomes
2R2.
200. A circular disc of diameter d lies horizontally inside Eye

a metallic hemispherical bowl of radius a. The disc
is just visible to an eye looking over the edge. The
bowl is now filled with a liquid of refractive index .
Now, the whole of the disc is just visible to the eye
in the same position. Show that

2 1
d = 2a 2

1
.

201. When a plano-convex lens of refractive index 1.5 is placed in a liquid of refractive index
1 1 1
1.3, it is found that the graph between vs in this situation cuts an intercept cm-1
v u 7.8
on X-axis this lens is now placed in air and the plane surface of the lens is silvered. A
square of side 10 cm is placed at a distance of 24 cm (nearer side) such that its plane is
vertical and one of its sides coincides with principal axis of the lens. Find
(a) the radius of convex part of the lens.
(b) the area of the image.
202. The objective and eyepiece of a telescope are double convex symmetrical lenses made
of glass with a refractive index ng1 = 1.5. The telescope is adjusted to infinity when the
separation between the objective and the eyepiece is L0 = 16 cm. Determine the
distance L separating the objective and eyepiece of the telescope adjusted to infinity with
water poured in the space between the objective and the eye-piece (nw = 1.3).
C D
r1 1
h r2
F
A B
2
f2
f1
203. Two rays are incident on a spherical mirror of radius R = 5 cm parallel to its optical axis
at a distance h1 = 0.5 cm and h2 = 3 cm. Determine the distance x between the points
at which these rays intersect the optical axis after being reflected at the mirror.
204. An object A is placed infront of a curved surface QPR separating two media of refractive
index 1 & 2. Image of A is formed at B in the medium 2. Prove that in paraxial
approximation the time taken by light in travelling the paths APB and AQB are equal.
1 2
R sin
R

A P L B
x R cos C
205. A convex lens of focal length f is mounted on a stand of total mass m, which is
connected through a spring with a fixed surface. A point object is placed on the optical
axis at a distance 3f from the pole. If the amplitude of vibration of lens is A find the
distance between two extreme ends of the vibration of image.
206. A parallel beam of monochromatic light falls on a thin converging lens, whose material
has refractive index 1.5. After two internal reflections, one at each face of the lens, the
light emerges. Prove that the focus will be at a distance (f/7) from the lens, where f is
focal length.
207. The figure shows an arrangement of a convex lens

and a concave mirror. A point object O is placed on 2 = 1.5
the principal axis at a distance 40 cm from the lens 3 = 2.0
1 = 1.2
such that the final image is also formed at the O
position of the object. If the radius of curvature of
the concave mirror is 80 cm, find the distance d.
Also draw the ray diagram.The focal length of the
lens in air is 20 cm.
40 cm d
208. A point source of light is placed inside water and a thin converging lens (lens = 2) is
placed just outside the plane surface of water. The image of source is formed at a
distance x from the surface of water. If the lens is now placed just inside water and the
image is now formed at a distance x from the surface of water, show that
1 1 1 1 1
, where f is the focal length of the lens and 1 is the refractive index of
x x 2 1 f
water.
209. The image of the object shown in the figure is formed at the bottom of the tray filled with
water. From the details given in the figure, calculate the value of h.
f = 30 cm
/4
O
36 cm 1m
85 cm
210. A ray of light is incident upon one face of a prism (angle of prism < /2) in a direction
perpendicular to the other face. Prove that the ray will fail to emerge from the other face
if cotA > cot c - 1, where c : critical angle for the material of prism.
211. A prism has refracting angle equal to /2. It is given that is the angle of minimum
deviation and is the deviation of the ray entering at grazing incidence. Prove that
sin = sin2 and cos = cos
212. A ray of light passes through a prism in a principle plane the deviation being equal to
angle of incidence which is equal to 2. It is given that is the angle of prism. Show that
1
cos2 = where is the refractive index of the material of prism.
8 1
2
213. A prism of flint glass with an angle of refraction of 300 is placed in water. What angle
should a ray of light fall on the face of the prism so that inside the prism the ray is
perpendicular to the bisector of the angle of prism? Through what angle will the ray turn
after passing through both faces of the prism? (n for flint flass = 1.6, nwater = 1.3)
A
214. A right angled prism has a plate of constant
refractive index n1 cemented to its diagonal face. 900
The assembly is in air. The refractive index of the
prism as a function of wavelength is given by
x
() = 1.3 + 2 where is in A0. A beam of light

which contains radiations of wavelength 5000 A0 n1
and 7000 A0 at different angles. It is found that no B C
matter what the angle of incidence is, one of them
never enters into the plate and other ray passes
undeviated at the interface of prism and plate.
(a) find the minimum value of x
(b) find the refractive index of the plate.
215. Two monochromatic coherent sources of P

wavelength 5000 are placed along the line
normal to the screen as shown in the figure.
O
(a) Determine the condition for maxima at the point S1 S2
P.
d D
(b) Find the order of the central bright fringe if
d = 0.5mm, D = 1m.
216. The figure shows two mirrors placed as

shown, near a monochromatic source of 2d
light (wavelength = , intensity = I ). If
S d
64% of the intensity incident on the P
d
mirrors is reflected. Calculate the
minimum value of d to obtain the 2d
maximum at point P. Also find the value
of maximum intensity.
D
217. Consider the situation shown in the figure

Screen
where two coherent sources S1 and S2
are separated by a small distance d (d <<
coherence length of the sources) Show
S1 S2
analytically that the shape of fringes
obtained on the screen will be circular, D
and find out the radius of nth dark fringe. d
218. In the Youngs Double Slit experiment the point source is placed slightly off the central
axis as shown in the figure.
(a) Find the nature and order of the interference at the point P.
(b) Find the nature and order of the interference at O.
(c) Where should we place a film of refractive index = 1.5 and what should be its
thickness so that a maxima of zero order is placed at O.
S P
S1
1mm 10mm 5mm
O
S2
1m 2m
219. In a Youngs double slit experiment, a plane

t
monochromatic wave of wavelength 6000 A and
S1
intensity 10 W/m2 is incident normally on the slit
A
plane as shown in the figure. The length of each slit 10 mm 0.48 mm
(S1 and S2) is 2mm but their widths are 1mm and
2mm, respectively.
S2
A perfectly transparent film of thickness t, and
2m
refractive index 1.5 is placed in front of the slit S1
(a) Find the power at the point A as a function of t.
(b) Find the minimum value of t such that power at
P is minimum, and find that minimum value.
220. In a Youngs experiment the upper slit is covered by a thin glass plate of refractive index
1.4 while the lower slit is covered by another glass plate, having the same thickness as
the first one but having refractive index 1.7. Interference pattern is observed using light
of wavelength 5400. It is found that the point P on the screen where the central
maximum (n = 0) fell before the glass plates were inserted now has 3/4 the original
intensity. It is further observed that what used to be the fourth maximum earlier, lies
below the point P while the fifth minimum lies above P. Calculate the thickness of the
glass plate. (Absorption of light by glass plate may be neglected).
6. MODERN PHYSICS
221. Determine the kinetic energy of electrons falling on a diaphragm with two narrow slits, if
on a screen located at a distance 75 cm from the diaphragm the separation between
neighbouring maximas is 7.5 and the distance between the slits is 25 .
( : micron = 10-6 m)
222. A plate is kept infront of a beam of photons. If the plate reflects 40% of the incident
photons and absorbs the remainder at a rate 1200 J/s, find the net force acting on it.
223. Cobalt is bombarded with electrons and the wavelengths of the characteristic spectrum
are measured. A second characteristic spectrum is also obtained, because of an impurity
in the target. The wavelengths of the K lines are 178.9 pm (Cobalt) and 143.5 pm
(impurity). Identify the impurity.
224. Calculate the wavelength of the emitted characteristics X-ray from a silver (Z = 47) target
when electron drops from M-shell to a vacancy in the L-shell.
[Screening constant for L = 7.4.]
225. Hydrogen gas in the atomic state is excited to an energy level such that the electrostatic
potential energy of H - atom becomes -1.7eV. Now a photoelectric plate having work
function W = 2.3eV is exposed to the emission spectra of this gas. Assuming all the
transitions to be possible, find the minimum de-Broglie wavelength of the ejected photo-
electrons.
226. 1.5 mW of 400nm light is directed at a photoelectric cell. If 0.1% of the incident photons
eject electrons, find the current in the photocell. Assume all the photoelectrons to reach
the opposite plate.
227. A piece of wood from some ancient ruins was found to have a 14C activity of 13
disintegrations per minute per gram of its carbon content. The 14C activity of living wood
equals the atmospheric activity of 14C which is 16 disintegrations per minute per gram.
How old is the piece of wood? T1/2 = 5760 years.
228. The energy of the alpha particles emitted by 210Po is 5.30 MeV
(a) What mass of 210Po is needed to power a thermoelectric cell of 1W output if the
efficiency of energy conservation is 8%
(b) What would be the power output after 1 year.
Given T1/2 of 210Po = 138 days.
229. Th B decays into Th-C with half-life 10.6 hrs and Th-C into Th D with half life 60.5
minute. Calculate the time after which a freshly prepared sample of Th B would attain
max Th-C activity.
230. The average life time of an excited state of hydrogen is of the order of 10-8 seconds.
Estimate how many orbits an electron makes when it is in the state n = 2 and before it
make a transition to n = 1 (a0 = 5.3 10-11m)
231. For hydrogen like systems find the magnetic moment n corresponding to the motion of
an electron in the nth orbit and the ratio of the magnetic moment to the angular
momentum.
232. Find the quantum number n corresponding to nth excited state of He+ ion if on transition
to the ground state the ion emits two photons in succession with wavelengths 108.5 nm
and 30.4 nm. The ionizaton energy of the hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV.
233. A moving H-atom makes a head on perfectly inelastic collision with a stationary Li++ ion.
Before collision H atom and Li++ ion are both in their first excited states. What is the
velocity of the moving H atom if after collision H is found in its ground state and Li++ ion in
its second excited state. [ mass of Li++ = 7 mass of H atom]
234. According to the Thomson model, a helium atom consists of a cloud of positive charge,
within which two electrons sit at equilibrium positions. Assume that the positive cloud has
a charge +2e uniformly distributed over the volume of a sphere of radius 0.50 .
(a) Find the equilibrium position of the two electrons. Assume that the electrons are
symmetrically placed with respect to the centre.
(b) What is the frequency of small radial oscillations of the electrons about their
equilibrium positions. Assume that the electrons move symmetrically with identical
amplitudes.
235. Certain gas of identical hydrogen like atoms has all its atoms in a particular upper energy
level. The atoms make transition to a higher energy level when a monochromatic
radiation, having wavelength 1654 A0, is incident upon it. Subsequently, the atoms emit
radiation of only three different photon energies.
(i) Identify the atom
(ii) Obtain the ionization energy for the gas atoms.
(iii) If the atoms of the gas are to be excited to such a level which gives radiation of only
six different photon energies, what should be energy of incident radiation.
236. In a sample of hydrogen like atoms all of which are in ground state, a photon beam is
passed. In absorption spectrum five dark lines are absorbed. Find the number of bright
lines observed in the emission spectrum, if all transitions take place.
237. A mixture of hydrogen atoms (in their ground state) and hydrogen like ions (in their first
excited state) are being excited by electrons which have been accelerated by same
potential difference V. After excitation when they come into ground state, the
wavelengths of emitted light are found in the ratio 1 : 5. Then find the
(i) for what minimum value of V will both the atoms get excited after collision with
electrons
(ii) find the other ion and
(iii) the energy of emitted light
238. Find the energies needed to remove a neutron from 42 He , then to remove a proton and
finally to separate the neutron and proton.
Use [Atomic mass (in a.m.u.)
2 He 4.002603; 1 H 2.014102; 2 He 3.016049; n 1.008665; p 1.007525]
4 2 3
210
239. The polonium isotope 84 Po is unstable and emits a 5.30 MeV alpha particle. The
atomic mass of is 209.1829 a.m.u. and that of the 42 He is 4.0026 a.m.u. Identify
210
84 Po
the daughter nuclei and find its atomic mass.
[Given 1 a.m.u. = 931 MeV]
Assume the daughter nuclei to be almost stationary.
240. In a neutron induced fission of 92U235 nucleus, usable energy of 185MeV is released. If a
235
92U reactor is continuously operating it at a power level of 100 MW how long will it take
for 1 kg of uranium to be consumed in this reactor?
241. In the reaction 1H 3 H 2 H 2 H

Protons with kinetic energy 5.70 MeV are incident on 3H at rest
(a) What is the Q value for this reaction
(b) Find the kinetic energies of the deuterons emitted along the direction of incident
proton.
Given m(1H) = 1.007825 amu
m(3H) = 3.016049 amu
m(2H) = 2.014102 amu
242. The source of energy within the sun is the proton-proton cycle.
1
H + 1H + 1H + 1H 4He + Q
The surface temperature of the sun is 5800K and its radius is 700000 km. Find the rate
at which hydrogen is consumed in the core of the sun, assuming that all the energy from
the sun arises from the above cycle. Stefan's constant, = 5.67 108 SI units
m(1H) = 1.007825 amu
m(4He) = 4.002603 amu
243. The atomic masses of 15 15 16

7 N , 8 O , 8 O are respectively 15.0001 amu, 15.0030 amu
and 15.9949 amu.
(a) Find the average binding energy per nucleon in 16
8 O
16
(b) How much energy is needed to remove one proton from 8 O
(c) How much energy is needed to remove one neutron from 16

8 O .
mp = 1.007825 amu , mn = 1.008665 amu
244. Given two radioactive elements, a parent having a half life T1 and a daughter product
having a half life T2. If T1 >> T2 and if initially there is only the parent element present ,
how long will it take in terms of T2 until these elements are within 1 percent of their
equilibrium value.
245. Find the equivalent resistance between A 1

4
and B. Assume that the resistance of diode A B
is zero in forward bias and infinity in reserve
2 3
bias.
246. For a sample of a pure germanium plate, the following data is given at 300K.
Plate area = 1 cm2, Thickness = 0.3 mm, Voltage applied across the faces = 2V
Concentration of free electrons, ni = 21019m-3
Mobility of electrons e = 0.36 m2/V-s
Mobility of holes, h = 0.17m2/V-s
a) Find the current produced in the specimen.
b) If two such plates are joined together to form a p-n junction with donor and acceptor
impurities concentration of 1023 and 1022 m-3, respectively,
i) Find the barrier potential difference.
ii) Find the forward and reverse biasing currents at 0.2V and 2V, respectively.
Assume reverse saturation current as 50 A.
247. In the adjacent circuit, the values of the VCC = 9V

P
following elements are given Bias resistance
R1 = 15.8 k and R1 RL
R2 = 2.2 k, RL = 500 , IBB =55 A,

C
= 200 , Vcc = 9 V,
then,
(i) Find V B
Q
(ii) IBB = 55 A, is the base current
find the input resistance R2 E
(iii) find vCE and vL across RL
(iv) out put power, PL
A
248. The current during a half cycle is given to R0
be i = 200 sin (100 t) mA

D2
R0 = 10 D1
RL = 30
(i) Find the voltage across R0 RL
(ii) the avg. current in RL and D4 D3
(iii) the average dc power lost in RL. i
D1 55
249. Vi (t) = 22 sin (100t)Volt
(i) Plot VAB as a function of t
145
(ii) Find average iL for each consecutive
B
half cycle. A
D2 75
250. The density of conduction electrons in pure silicon at room temperature is about 1016 m-3.
We want to increase this by a factor of 106 by doping with phosphorus. What fraction of
the silicon atoms must be replaced by phosphorus atom. Assume that every phosphorus
atom donates one electron.
[Molar mass of silicon = 28.1 g/mol, density of silicon = 2330 kg/m3]
1. MECHANICS
1. 60 km/hr, 11 min. 15 secs. 2. Cos-1 (1/3)
1 2u2 (1 tan tan )
3. (50 i 60 j 70k ) m/s 4.
3 g (tan tan )
5. + = /2 7. (a) 0.5 m/s (b) 1270
8. 25 m/s
1
9. 4.9 m/s 10.
2
11. + tan1 { cot (2 1) } 12. 9(x2 + y2) = (3 - 2y)2
13. 2 v 02 (1 e gt / 2 v 0 ) / g
15. x = R ( - sin ), y = R(1 - cos ) 16. (a) (g/25) 261 (b) (g/25) [5 15 - 20]
48 mg(sin cos ) 1 2
17. 1 g 18.
M / m1 M / m2 36 1
1/ 4
g g 2 m12g m22 g2
19. , ,0 21.
m 2 m2 2
4 4 1 1 2 2
3g 3 1
22. 24. 2/11
7L 2 2
1
25. (a) gR tan( , gR tan( . (b) zero 26. (i) Clockwise about the point A. (ii)
3
2g
27. 28. (a) 2mv cosec , (b) 2mv cot
r
29. (I) 36 N , (ii) 11.67 rad/sec (iii) r1 = 0.1 m, r2 = 0.2 m
30. (2/35)m 31. 0.5
2 2
mv 0
32. 34. g(3 3 1)
x3
35. (a) 0.8 i m/s, (b) 2.4 i m/s (c) 4/7
2g
36. 300 37. m
M(M m)
38. 5 m/s, 8 2 m.
Ft mv 1
39. M(t) = A(Ft 2 2mv 1t ) m2 , v = -v1+
{m2 A(Ft 2 2mv 1t}1 / 2
2
g r04 gt 2 2r0 t
40. (a) v = 0
r t 3
(b) x =
4 (r0 t ) 8 r0 t
(m1 m)g v 0b 2mg
41. 42. d = n where n = 1, 2, 3, 4, .
m1 m0 bt k
m2 g 2m1 m2
43. {3 (M + m)g sin }/k 44.
k 2m1
h
45. ( 2 1) 46. 3/4
g
(2 sin )m1m2m3 g
47. 48. 0.4 J, 1 J
(m2m3 4m1m3 m1m2 )
md kg
49. 50. 0.21 m/s2
M M(2h)
M 02R 2
51. 52.
2m 20g sin
5 3g(R r0 ) 5(R r0 ) 1 15 3 (R r0 )
53. (a) (b) mg3 (c)
7r02 7R 2 56
5g 3P(a 3c )
55. (a) gL ( 6 20) (b) 56.
16 4(M M)
15v
57. (a) 1/6 (b) L/4 below centre 58. - .
4R
21 gd oR o
59. 60. ,
2 11 6 6
6 6
64. and . 66. cos 1 (2/3)
L2 ( 2M 9m) Lr (2M 9m)
3gl 1 cos cos 2
1/ 2
F 21F
67. , 68.
26M 26M 1 3 sin2
1 g
70. (a) vsin , at sin - (v2/)cos (b) (c) 4
2 2
gb 2
71. M [ubsin - ] 72. 7/3.
2u cos
73. (a) 2.4 109 J , (b) 876 m/s, 734 m/s. 74. 106.38 hrs
75. 5.96 1024 kg
76. Decrease in the speed = 2 1 GMm

Rm

2 2
77. yes, cos-1 78. 3R/8
19

20 10 20 2
79. m, m, m/s, 100 rad/s 80. (a) 600 N (b) 150 N
3 3 3 3
81. (a) 4 m /s2, (b) 10 %, (c) zero, 4.5 104 Pa
82. hR 2
83. (a) 0.5 (b) 2 - 1
A
v12 2a 2 H v1
A1 R m2L R 7 R3
84. 85.
a 2 2AY 2 24 L2
m
86.
k g
1 K1 K 2 m K m2gm1 m2
87. (a) (b) 1 1 (c)
2 m1 m2 m2 K 2 m1K 2 m2K1
2R 1 2k
88. 2 . 89.
g m
m 1 1
90. The system does not oscillate. 91. (a) 2.23 cm, (b) 2 sin
k 3
4 g 9 2 16
92. (a) tan 1 (b)
3 18 2R
32 2 b m
93. cos 4t 94. 2 .
3 a k
3m 2m2 cos 2 m3 cos 4

m g sin cos
2
2 M 2M2
95. (a) (b) 2 .
2kM 2K
2. HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS

96. 4 min. 38 sec.
97. (i) T =
P1 P2 T1T2 P1 =
P1 P1 P2 T2 P P P2 T1
, P2 = 2 1
P1T2 P2T1 P1T2 P2T1 P1T2 P2T1
3
(ii) P1P2 V
T2 T1 (iii) V1 = V
P1T2
, V2 = V
P2T1
4 P1T2 P2 T1 P2T1 P1T2 P2T1 P1T2
v A k B Bk A v Bk A A k B
98. vA = T , vB = T
2 k A k B 2 k A k B
1
LH2 H1 T T2
99. 100. 1 m
2kT H K T1 Tm
3 mL mL ln(r2 / r1 )
101. = 102. t= .
200 H 100Kl
5R 2L
103. 104. 10 kJ
6k
105. 15.6 % 106. 1.6 m, 365 K
3 2 ln 2 1 R
107. . 108. (a) 207.7 J (b)
3 1 2
109. (a) 80 J, 180 J (b) 4.5 R 110. 0.259.
1 T3 T2
111. 1.49 112. nR 2 T2 T1
2 T2 T1
T m
113. 1 0 R,
v 0

2
114. T = 2000 ln 1 , TA = 3386 k.
1 0.2x
1/ 4
2R 2 YT14 I0 21
115. (a) K = . (b) T1 =
T T1 R 2

3. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
3Q
116. 117. 5Q
2C
aQ (c b ) 2d
118. Qa = 119. (a) x = d/3, (b) T =
b (c a) I 0
0 R 2 2x 2 9 02M2a 4 v
120. B= 2x 121. F=
2 R x 2
4 x 8R
1 2
122. F= 123. E ( i j k )
2 0 20
Q 2 1 B 0 k(1 kt )
124. V= 125. I=
7 x 2 R 4x
2 2 2R0 (1 kt )
0ia ln( 2 )
126. 127. T = 2.2 s
2R
128. 301.7 K 129. (a) 3V (b) 0.04 A
130. 10 J 131. (3 - 1) R
1/ 2 1/ 2
1 2Qq r R 3 2 1 Qq 6 5 10 16
132. 133.
40 Rm r 8 m 40 R 10
6eR
134. 135. 100 m
m 0
2mv 02 2aQ 2
136.
(a b)0 3
137. (a) 5 104 rad/sec, (b) 1.05 10-3 s (c) 103 C
1 VC
138. EC 1 2 139. 0.96 A
e e
140. (a) (8/3) A, 3A (b) 24 V (c) 16 s
1 e kt

8 Q0 R 0 Ck
141. V 142. e
e CR 0
Q m0
143. 144.
dR 4 2 nm
L1 R 3 0bV a a
145. 146. (k - 1) ( 2g - gt )
L2 R4 d A A
1 q2d(k 1) mg { 0k(k 1)b} / dV 2
147. (a) (b) v =
2 20bI2k 2 Mm
V 2 0b(k 1) A0E2 27
148. , No 149. k =
2Rd 8(d )3
Ba2
150. (a) Ba2 (b) 151. 2 10-5 N
R
qE qB
152. v v 0 cos(qBt / m) i ( v 0 cos t ) j v 0 sin tk .
m m
E sin t E E E
153. r t i (1 cos t ) j , v (1 cos t ) i sin t j
B B B B
m 8E02 8E02 eDB 2
2mg sin
154. v0 + 1 1 155.
2h 2h B 2 2m
m Cb 2B 2 cos 2
B0

156. {( a L ) 2
a 2
} C(1 e 2 RC
) 157. q = BaC (t - RC) + BaRC2e-t/RC
2
m B 2 2C V0
158. 159. X0 = mL
2 K B
0NI
160. Imax = Cba d2 161.
4R
0I 0 a V0b xb V02
162. (a) (b) (c) (d) V0 (x/) (e) t
b b 0 a 0a 2
aQq R 2 2x 2 aQqx 162 ma 2
163. (a) (b) (c) (R x 2 )3 / 2
20 (R 2 x 2 )5 / 2 0 (R 2 x 2 )3 / 2 4Qx
6 q2 a 2 qEa
164. 165.
40 d3 k
15
166. 803 2 (0.5)10 m 167. 0R 2
32
s s m m
168. 1 169. B0 =

a 2 eB0a t sin t
0 2 ( 3 / 2)a d
170. I a d ln a
4 3 d

Ba2 2qv 2m
171. 172. . cos
2R m qB
Q 2 E L 2 Rt / L1
173. h tan2 174. 1 e
4 R L1
Ba( 12)
175. .
48 2
4. WAVES
176. 740 ms1
1 2 cos 1 2 2 5 2
177. tan 1 , A cos v
2k 1 2 sin 2 4
x 1
178. (i) negative x-axis (ii) y = (0.4 cm) sin 2 (5 t - + ). (iii) 0.4mJ
4 12
179. y = 5 sin (4t + tan1(-4/3)) cm.
180. (a) (10/3) ms1 (b) 2m, (5/3)Hz (c) /30 m/s
10
(d) (25/3) N (e) y = 10 sin x t
3 6
v1 n1 1 T v1n1
181. f= , v1 = for antinode at A , f= for node at A.
L 2 4 2L
182. 22 J 183. 480 Hz.
184. 0.752 m/s.
2x aA 22 aA 2c 2k 2
185. (i) v= - A sin 2 t (ii) = (iii) E = .
a 8 4
186. 6050 Hz 187. 371 Hz.

188. 27.04 N 189. 0.12 m
190. (i) (0.35 - 0.5 105)m (ii) 1015 Hz
5. OPTICS
193. 17.14 cm. (towards right) 194. 8 cm.
195. 600. 196. (a) + 2i - 4r
1 d2 d
197. + 2 2 4 198. 12 cm
f f
201. (a) 12 cm, (b) 42.1 cm2 202. 30 cm
3
203. 0.6cm 205. a
4
207. 30 cm. 209. 20 cm.
213. 18.6,7.2 214. (a) 2.86 106 , (b) 1.358
n D
215. y = D 2 1 , 1000 216. , 6.76 I
d 4
1
(n )
217. D 21 2 218. 70, 20, 20 m
d

219. 2 105 [3 + 22 cos (8 - 107t/6) ] ; 6 107 m
220. 7.5 m
5. MODERN PHYSICS
221. 24 eV 222. 9.33 106 N
223. Zinc 224. 4.2
225. 3.8 A .0
226. 4.8 108 A
227. 1726 years 228. 88.4 mg, 0.16 W
229. 227 min 230. 8 106
neh e
231. , 232. n=5
4m 2m
233. 3.9 104 m/s 234. 0.25 A0, 1.76 1016 Hz
235. He, 54.4 eV, 40.8 eV 236. 15
237. Z =2, 10.2 eV, 47.6 eV 238. 20.58 MeV, 5.19 MeV, 1.94 MeV
206
239. 82
Pb , 205.174 amu 240. 8.78 days
241. (a) 4.03 MeV (b) 0.24 MeV, 1.43 MeV 242. 6.2 1011 kg/s
243. 7.97 MeV, 12.13 MeV, 15.61 MeV 244. 6.64 T2
40 5
245. if VA > VB , if VB > VA. 246. (a) 1.13 A0, (b) (i) 0.38 V, (ii) 50 A
21 2
247. (i) 1.1V , (ii) 200kr, (iii) 3.5v, 5.5v, (iv) 60 mW
0. 4
248. (i) 2sin (100t) v, (ii) A , (iii) 0.6W

0.22 0.2
249. (i) positive part of sine wave with amplitude 16V. (ii) A, A

250. One in five million

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QUESTIONS GMP-2001-PH-53

3. A plane takes off from a point P with constant

5. Particle A is a released on a smooth inclined plane of B

inclination from point P. At the same instant another u

7. A man swims from point A at one bank of a canal to point B B

on the other bank (as shown) in one minute if the canal

8. An aeroplane is flying in geographic meridian at an angle of 30 with the horizontal. Wind

12. A simple pendulum of length is suspended by a x

15. A disc of radius R rolls on a rough Y

16. A simple pendulum swings with angular amplitude

extreme position by a right angle, find

17. In arrangement shown in the figure, find the

20. A sphere of mass m falls with velocity v on a

21. Two balls of masses m1 and m2 are

23. A particle of mass m is kept on top of a m

24. A block of mass m is kept on the horizontal top surface of m

25. A curved road is banked at an angle . The coefficient of R

friction between the tyres of the vehicle and the road is

26. At the bottom edge of a smooth vertical wall, an inclined A

27. Two particles of mass m each are kept horizontal circular

28 A sphere of mass m slides with velocity v on a

30. A block A of mass mA is placed on a horizontal surface

31. A circular tube of mass M is placed vertically on a m m

32. A small ball of mass m bounces back and forth

34. A pendulum bob at rest is given a horizontal velocity A B

'v0'. It is found that the bob when crossing the line AB /2

36. Two masses 3m and 2m tied by a light

37. A block of mass M is placed on a smooth M

38. The system of mass A and B shown in the 4m 4m

39. A plate of mass m and cross-sectional

41. A mass m1 is connected by a weightless cable

43. A wedge of mass M is placed on a smooth x-z

44. A spring mass system is held at rest with the m1

spring relaxed at a height H above the ground. K

ground. The coefficient of restitution between m2

45. In the pulley system as shown in the figure, a

mass m and gets stuck to it at t = 0. Find the h0

47. Find the tension in the string joining m1 m1

48. Given k1 = 1500 N/m, k2 = 500 N/m, m1 = 2 kg,

49. A ball of mass m when dropped from certain height m

51. A hemispherical shell of mass M is kept on a rough

52. A disc rotating with angular velocity 0 Is placed on an

53. A small solid sphere of mass 'm' and radius 'r0' P

54. A sphere of radius R is projected with a reverse spin

position, its end A being hinged about which it can freely

56. Two uniform rods AB & BC are freely

floor as shown. A small object of mass 'm' and velocity 'v0' as

58. A rotating ball hits a rough horizontal plane with a

59. A cylinder of mass 'M' is kept on top of a block of mass M

60. The assembly of two discs shown in figure is kept

rolling on the board and the velocity of the board becomes

67. A cylinder is sandwiched between two M

68. A uniform rod of length l lies in a vertical position

69. A sphere is projected up an inclined plane for

70. A massless rod of length l with a small load of m

77. A satellite of mass 2m is in a circular orbit of radius 2R around earth. By mistake,

80. In the figure shown , find

(b)the total weight of water .

81. An open rectangular tank 5m 4m 3m high

82. Liquid of density d and 2d are filled upto a height h each 2R

83. A uniform rod of length L pivoted at the bottom of

84. A tank open from the top is placed on an elevator Area A1

which has no ceiling, which starts moving upwards