Paper 2 With Ans Physics
Paper 2 With Ans Physics
PHYSICS
SECTION-1 : (Maximum Marks : 24)
This section contains EIGHT (08) questions.
The answer to each question is a SINGLE DIGIT INTEGER ranging from 0 TO 9, BOTH
INCLUSIVE.
For each question, enter the correct integer corresponding to the answer using the mouse and the
on-screen virtual numeric keypad in the place designated to enter the answer.
Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +3 If ONLY the correct integer is entered;
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Zero Marks : 0 If the question is unanswered;
Negative Marks : −1 In all other cases.
1. A particle of mass 1 kg is subjected to a force which depends on the position as
1 ˆ
F k ( xiˆ yjˆ)kgms 2 with k = 1 kgs–2. At time t = 0, the particle's position r i 2 ˆj m
2
2
and its velocity v 2iˆ 2 ˆj kˆ ms 1 . Let vx and vy denote the x and the y components of
the particle's velocity, respectively. Ignore gravity. When z = 0.5 m, the value of (x vy — y vx)
is_________ m2s–1.
Ans. (3)
2. In a radioactive decay chain reaction, 230 214
90 Th nucleus decays into 84 Po nucleus. The ratio of the
R1 R2
G
A B
Ans. (5)
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4. In a particular system of units, a physical quantity can be expressed in terms of the electric charge
1
e, electron mass me, Planck's constant h, and Coulomb's constant k , where 0 is the
4 0
permittivity of vacuum. In terms of these physical constants, the dimension of the magnetic field is
Ans. (4)
5. Consider a configuration of n identical units, each consisting of three layers. The first layer is a
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1
column of air of height h = cm, and the second and third layers are of equal thickness
3
3 1 3
d cm , and refractive indices 1 and 2 3 , respectively. A light source O is
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placed on the top of the first unit, as shown in the figure. A ray of light from O is incident on the
second layer of the first unit at an angle of = 60° to the normal. For a specific value of n, the ray
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of light emerges from the bottom of the configuration at a distance l cm, as shown in the
3
O
h Air
d 1
2
h
Air
n units
Ans. (4)
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6. A charge q is surrounded by a closed surface consisting of an inverted cone of height h and base
radius R, and a hemisphere of radius R as shown in the figure. The electric flux through the conical
nq
surface is (in SI units). The value of n is ________.
6 0
R q
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Ans. (3)
7. On a frictionless horizontal plane, a bob of mass m = 0.1 kg is attached to a spring with natural
length l0 = 0.1 m. The spring constant is k1 = 0.009 Nm–1 when the length of the spring l > l0 and is
k2 = 0.016 Nm–1 when l < l0. Initially the bob is released from l = 0.15 m. Assume that Hooke's law
remains valid throughout the motion. If the time period of the full oscillation is T = (n) s, then the
integer closest to n is ________.
Ans. (6)
8. An object and a concave mirror of focal length f = 10 cm both move along the principal axis of the
mirror with constant speeds. The object moves with speed V0 = 15 cm s–1 towards the mirror with
respect to a laboratory frame. The distance between the object and the mirror at a given moment is
denoted by u. When u = 30 cm, the speed of the mirror Vm is such that the image is instantaneously
at rest with respect to the laboratory frame, and the object forms a real image. The magnitude of Vm
is ________ cm s–1.
Vm
V0
Ans. (3)
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SECTION-2 : (Maximum Marks : 24)
This section contains SIX (06) questions.
Each question has FOUR options (A), (B), (C) and (D). ONE OR MORE THAN ONE of these
four option(s) is (are) correct answer(s).
For each question, choose the option(s) corresponding to (all) the correct answer(s).
Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +4 ONLY if (all) the correct option(s) is(are) chosen;
Partial Marks : +3 If all the four options are correct but ONLY three options are chosen;
Partial Marks : +2 If three or more options are correct but ONLY two options are chosen,
both of which are correct;
Partial Marks : +1 If two or more options are correct but ONLY one option is chosen and it
is a correct option;
Zero Marks : 0 If unanswered;
Negative Marks : −2 In all other cases.
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9. In the figure, the inner (shaded) region A represents a sphere of radius rA = 1, within which the
electrostatic charge density varies with the radial distance r from the center as A = kr, where k is
positive. In the spherical shell B of outer radius rB, the electrostatic charge density varies as
2k
B = . Assume that dimensions are taken care of. All physical quantities are in their SI units.
r
rA
A
B rB
3
(A) If rB , then the electric field is zero everywhere outside B.
2
3 k
(B) If rB , then the electric potential just outside B is .
2 0
Ans. (B)
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10. In Circuit-1 and Circuit-2 shown in the figures, R1 = 1 , R2 = 2 and R3 = 3 . P1 and P2 are the
power dissipations in Circuit-1 and Circuit-2 when the switches S1 and S2 are in open conditions,
respectively.
Q1 and Q2 are the power dissipations in Circuit-1 and Circuit-2 when the switches S1 and S2 are in
R1
R1 R2 R3
R2
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S1
R1/2 R3
A B
Circuit-1
S2 2R3
A B
Circuit-2
(A) When a voltage source of 6 V is connected across A and B in both circuits, P1 < P2.
(B) When a constant current source of 2 Amp is connected across A and B in both circuits, P1 > P2.
(C) When a voltage source of 6 V is connected across A and B in Circuit-1, Q1 > P1.
(D) When a constant current source of 2 Amp is connected across A and B in both circuits, Q2 < Q1
Ans. (A,B,C)
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11. A bubble has surface tension S. The ideal gas inside the bubble has ratio of specific heats = .
3
The bubble is exposed to the atmosphere and it always retains its spherical shape. When the
atmospheric pressure is Pa1 , the radius of the bubble is found to be r1 and the temperature of the
enclosed gas is T1. When the atmospheric pressure is Pa2 , the radius of the bubble and the
temperature of the enclosed gas are r2 and T2, respectively.
Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
2S
5 Pa 2
r r2
(A) If the surface of the bubble is a perfect heat insulator, then 1
r2 2S
Pa1
r1
(B) If the surface of the bubble is a perfect heat insulator, then the total internal energy of the
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bubble including its surface energy does not change with the external atmospheric pressure.
(C) If the surface of the bubble is a perfect heat conductor and the change in atmospheric
4S
3 Pa 2
r r2
temperature is negligible, then 1 .
r2 4S
Pa1
r1
4S
5 Pa2
T2 2 r2
(D) If the surface of the bubble is a perfect heat insulator, then .
T1 4S
Pa1
r1
Ans. (C,D)
12. A disk of radius R with uniform positive charge density is placed on the xy plane with its center at
the origin. The Coulomb potential along the z-axis is
V ( z)
R2 z 2 z
2 0
A particle of positive charge q is placed initially at rest at a point on the z axis with z = z0 and
z0 > 0. In addition to the Coulomb force, the particle experiences a vertical force F ckˆ with
2c 0
c > 0. Let . Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
q
1 25
(A) For and z0 R , the particle reaches the origin.
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1 3
(B) For and z0 R , the particle reaches the origin.
4 7
1 R
(C) For and z0 , the particle returns back to z = z0.
4 3
(D) For > 1 and z0 > 0, the particle always reaches the origin.
Ans. (A,C,D)
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13. A double slit setup is shown in the figure. One of the slits is in medium 2 of refractive index n2. The
other slit is at the interface of this medium with another medium 1 of refractive index n1(n2). The
line joining the slits is perpendicular to the interface and the distance between the slits is d. The slit
widths are much smaller than d. A monochromatic parallel beam of light is incident on the slits
from medium 1. A detector is placed in medium 2 at a large distance from the slits, and at an angle
from the line joining them, so that equals the angle of refraction of the beam. Consider two
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Medium 1
n1
n2
d
Detector
Medium 2
(C) The phase difference between the two rays depends on n1 but is independent of n2.
(D) The phase difference between the two rays vanishes only for certain values of d and the angle
Ans. (A,B)
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14. In the given P-V diagram, a monoatomic gas is first compressed adiabatically from state A
3
0.6
1
to state B. Then it expands isothermally from state B to state C. [Given: 0.5 , ln 2 0.7 ].
3
P(kPa)
C
B
300
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100 A
V(m3)
0.80
(A) The magnitude of the total work done in the process A B C is 144 kJ.
(C) The magnitude of the work done in the process A B is 60 kJ.
Ans. (B,C,D)
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SECTION-3 : (Maximum Marks : 12)
This section contains FOUR (04) questions.
Each question has FOUR options (A), (B), (C) and (D). ONLY ONE of these four options is the
correct answer.
For each question, choose the option corresponding to the correct answer.
Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +3 If ONLY the correct option is chosen;
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the options is chosen (i.e. the question is unanswered);
Negative Marks : −1 In all other cases.
15. A flat surface of a thin uniform disk A of radius R is glued to a horizontal table. Another thin
uniform disk B of mass M and with the same radius R rolls without slipping on the circumference of
A, as shown in the figure. A flat surface of B also lies on the plane of the table. The center of mass
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of B has fixed angular speed about the vertical axis passing through the center of A. The angular
momentum of B is nMR2 with respect to the center of A. Which of the following is the value of n?
A B
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(A) 2 (B) 5 (C) (D)
2 2
Ans. (B)
16. When light of a given wavelength is incident on a metallic surface, the minimum potential
needed to stop the emitted photoelectrons is 6.0 V. This potential drops to 0.6 V if another source
with wavelength four times that of the first one and intensity half of the first one is used.
What are the wavelength of the first source and the work function of the metal, respectively?
hc
[Take = 1.24 10 6 Jm C 1 .]
e
(A) 1.72 × 10–7 m, 1.20 eV (B) 1.72 × 10–7 m, 5.60 eV
Ans. (A)
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17. Area of the cross-section of a wire is measured using a screw gauge. The pitch of the main scale is
0.5 mm. The circular scale has 100 divisions and for one full rotation of the circular scale, the main
scale shifts by two divisions. The measured readings are listed below.
What are the diameter and cross-sectional area of the wire measured using the screw gauge?
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(A) 2.22 ± 0.02 mm, (1.23 ± 0.02) mm2
Ans. (C)
18. Which one of the following options represents the magnetic field B at O due to the current flowing
L/2 L/2
O
L/4 L/4
L I I
3L/4
0 I 3 1 ˆ 0 I 3 1 ˆ
(A) B k (B) B k
L 2 4 2
L 2 2 2
0 I 1 ˆ 0 I 1 ˆ
(C) B 1 k (D) B 1 k
L 4 2 L 4
Ans. (C)
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