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Physical constants you may need….

Mass of electron me  9.10 10

31
kg Magnitude of charge on electron e  1.60 1019 C

27
Mass of proton m p  1.67 10 kg Permittivity of free space  0  8.85 1012 C 2 N 1m2

Acceleration due to gravity g = 9.81 ms-2 Permeability of free space 0  4 107 Hm1
11
Universal gravitational constant G  6.67 10 Nm2 Kg  2 Planck’s constant h  6.63 1034 Js

Universal gas constant R  8.31 Jmol 1 K 1 Faraday constant  96,500 Cmol 1

Boltzmann constant k  1.38 1023 J K1 Rydberg constant R  1.097 10 m

7 1

Stefan’s constant   5.67 108 Wm2 K 4 Density of water at 4 C,   1.0 103 kg m3

Avogadro’s constant A  6.023 1023 mol 1 Density of mercury   13.6 103 kg m3

Speed of light in free space c  3.0 108 m s1 Speed of sound in air = 330 m s1

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PHYSICS 2021-22 (Part I) (NSEP 2021 – 22)

Time: 75 Minute Max. Marks: 120
Attempt All Thirty Two Questions
A–1
ONLY ONE OUT OF FOUR OPTIONS IS CORRECT. BUBBLE THE CORRECT OPTION.

1. Consider the process of the melting of a spherical ball of ice originally at 0 C . Assuming
that the heat is being absorbed uniformly through the surface and the rate of absorption is
proportional to the instantaneous surface area. Which of the following is true for the radius
(r) of the ice ball at any instant of time? Assume that the initial radius of the ice ball at
t  0 is r  R and that the shape of the ball always remains spherical during melting. Also
0
assume that L and  are respectively the latent heat and density of ice at 0 C
 kt
(a) radius decreases exponentially with time as r  R0 e  L . Here k is constant
 k t
(b) radius decreases exponentially with time as r  R0 e 2 L
k
(c) radius of the ice ball decreases with time linearly with a slope 
L
k
(d) radius of the ice ball decreases with time linearly with a slope 
2L
2. The work done by the three moles of an ideal gas in the cyclic process ABCD shown in the
diagram is approximately. Given that
T1 = 100 K, T2 = 200 K and
T3 = 600K, T4 = 300 K

(a) 7.5 kJ (b) 5.0 kJ

(c) 2.5 kJ (d) Zero

3. The molar specific heat capacity of a certain gas is expressed as C  C  

P.
V T
The equation of state for the process can be written as (α & A are constant)
V
(a) PV = RT (b) V   T 2 (c) V 2  lnT (d) T  Ae

4. A metal bar of length moves with a velocity v parallel to an infinitely long straight wire
carrying a current I as shown in the figure. If the nearest end of the perpendicular bar always
remains at a distance 2 from the current carrying wire, the potential difference (in volt)
between two ends of the moving bar is
v
0 Iv 0 Iv
(a) (b)
2 6
2l
 Iv  Iv
(c) 0 n 2 (d) 0 n 1.5
2 2 II

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5. Two point charges +Q each are located at (0, 0) and (L, 0) at a distance L apart on the
X - axis. The electric field (E) in the region 0 < x < L is best represented by

(a) Fig. a (b) Fig. b (c) Fig. c (d) Fig. d

6. A long straight wire AB of length L (L >> a, L >> b) and resistance R is connected to a time
varying source of emf V(t). The variation of applied emf V(t) with time is shown in
Fig. B. A circular metallic loop of radius r = b is placed coplanar with the current carrying
wire with its centre at a distance 'a' from the axis of the wire as shown. The induced current
in the loop is

V(t)
b

A B 0 T/2 t T
L
Fig. B

+ –
Fig. A V(t)
(a) clockwise from 0 to T/2 and anticlockwise from T/2 to T
(b) anticlockwise from 0 to T/2 and clockwise from T/2 to T
(c) clock wise from 0 to T
(d) anticlockwise from 0 to T

7. A simple circuit consists of a known resistance RA  2 M  and an unknown resistance RB

both in series with a battery of 9 volt and negligible internal resistance. When the voltmeter is
connected across the resistance RA, it measures 3 volt but when the same voltmeter is
connected across RB it reads 4.5 volt. The voltmeter measures 9 V across the battery.
Considering that the voltmeter has a finite resistance r, the correct option is

(a) RB  3M  and r  6.0 M  (b) RB  2.5M  and r  6.0 M 

(c) RB  4M  and r  12 M  (d) RB  4.5M  and r  6.0 M 

8. The optical powers of the objective and the eyepiece of a compound microscope are 100 D
and 20 D respectively. The microscope magnification being equal to 50 when the final image
is formed at d = 25 cm i.e., the least distance of distinct vision. If the separation between the
objective and the eyepiece is increased by 2 cm, the magnification of the microscope will be
(a) 62 (b) 50 (c) 38 (d) 25

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9. A hollow non-conducting cone of base radius R = 50 cm and semi vertical angle of 15 0 has
been uniformly charged on its curved surface up to three-fourth of its slant length from base
with a surface charge density   2.5 C / m2 . The electric field produced at the location of the
vertex of the cone is
 ln 2  ln 2  ln 2  ln 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 0 4 0 8 0 16 0

10. A freely falling spherical rain drop gathers moisture (maintaining its spherical shape all the
dm
way) from the atmosphere at a rate  k t 2 where t is the time and m is the instantaneous
dt
mass of the drop, the constant k 12 gm / s3 . If the drop, of initial mass m0  2gm, starts
falling from rest, the instantaneous velocity of the drop exactly after 5 second shall be
(ignore air friction and air buoyancy)

(a) 12.4 ms-1 (b) 49.0 ms-1 (c) 122.5 ms-1 (d) data insufficient

11. Two planets, each of mass M and radius R are positioned (at rest) in space, with their centres
a distance 4R apart. You wish to fire a projectile from the surface of one planet to the other.
The minimum initial speed for which this may be possible is

2GM 2GM 4GM 3GM

(a) (b) (c) (d)
5R 3R 3R 2R

12. A thin uniform metallic rod of length L and radius R rotates with an angular velocity ω in a
horizontal plane about a vertical axis passing through one of its ends. The density and the
Young's modulus of the material of the rod are  and Y respectively.
The elongation in its length is

  2 L3   2 L3 ω
(a) (b)
6Y 3Y
L
  2 RL2   2 L3
(c) (d)
2Y 2Y

13. Consider a particle of mass m with a total energy E moving in a one dimensional potential
field. The potential V(x) is plotted against x in the figure beside.
The plot of momentum – position graph of this particle is qualitatively
best represented by

All plots are symmetrical about x - axis

(a) Fig. a (b) Fig. b (c) Fig. c (d) Fig. d

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14. Knowing that the parallel currents attract, the inward pressure on the curved surface of a thin
walled, long hollow metallic cylinder of radius R = 50 cm carrying a current of i = 2 amp
parallel to its axis distributed uniformly over the entire circumference, is

(a) 2.0510 1 Nm  2 (b) 2.5510 3 Nm  2 (c) 2.0510 5 Nm  2 (d) 2.5510 7 Nm 2

15. Two masses move on a collision path as shown. Before the collision the object with mass
3
2M moves with a speed v making an angle   sin 1
to the x-axis while the object with
5
3 4
mass M moves with a speed v making an angle   sin 1 with the x-axis. After the
2 5
collision the object of mass 2M is observed to be moving to the right along the x-axis with a
4
speed of v . There are no external forces acting during the collision. The correct option is
5

Before the
2M collision After the collision

 2M M

(a) The velocity of mass M, after the collision, is zero.

(b) The centre of mass is moving along x-axis before the collision.
5
(c) The velocity of centre of mass after the collision is v
2
5
(d) The total linear momentum of the system before the collision along x - axis is Mv
6

16. A large hemispherical water tank of radius R is filled with water initially upto a height
R
h . The water starts dripping out through a small orifice of cross section area 'a' at its
2
spherical bottom. The time taken to get the tank completely empty (neglect viscosity) is
19  R 2 R 3 R 2 R
(a) t  (b) t 
60a g 10a g
17  R 2 R  R2 R
(c) t  (d) t 
60a g 4a g

17. If Pascal (Pa), the unit of pressure volt (V), the unit of potential and meter (L), the unit of
length are taken as fundamental units, the dimensional formula for the permittivity  0 of
free space is expressed as

(a) Pa– 1V 2 L– 2 (b) Pa1V – 2 L2 (c) Pa1V2L– 2 (d) Pa– 1V – 2 L2

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18. A cycle wheel of mass M and radius R fitted with a siren at a point on its circumference, is
mounted with its plane vertical on a horizontal axle at about 3 feet above the ground. An
observer stands in the vertical plane of the wheel at 100 m away from the axle of the wheel
on a horizontal platform. The siren emits a sound of frequency 1000 Hz and the wheel rotates
clockwise with a uniform angular speed    rad / sec. Initially at t = 0 sec the siren is
nearest to the observer and moves downwards. The observer records the highest pitch of
sound for the first time after (speed of sound in air is 330 ms -1)

(a) 0.30 s (b) 1.8 s (c) 2.3 s (d) 9.8 s

19. On a right angled transparent triangular prism ABC, when a ray of light is incident on face
AB, parallel to the hypotenuse BC, it emerges out of the prism grazing along the surface AC.
If instead the ray is made incident on face AC, parallel to the hypotenuse CB it gets totally
reflected on face AB. The refractive index µ of the material of the prism is
3 3
(a)   2 (b) 2 (c) 3    2 (d)  
2 2

A
20. A circular disc of radius R = 10 cm is uniformly rolling on a horizontal
surface with a velocity v = 4 ms-1 of centre of mass without slipping,
the time taken by the disc to have the speed of point A (which lies on B
the circumference) equal to the present speed of point B (point B lies
midway between centre and the point A) is

(a) t = 0.025 s (b) t = 0.036 s

(c) t = 0.046 s (d) t = 0.064 s

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21. As shown in the figure, a particle of mass m  1010 kg, moving with velocity v0 = 10 m/s
approaches a stationary fixed target with impact parameter b from a large distance. If the
K
fixed rigid target has a core with repulsive central force F  r   3 where constant K > 0 and
r
the particle scatters elastically. The closest distance of approach (if numerically K = b2) is

b –3
Kr

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

3
22. If the specific activity of C14 nuclide in a certain ancient wooden toy is known to be of that
5
in a recently fallen tree of the same class, the age of the ancient wooden toy is
(The half life of C14 is 5570 years )

(a) 5570 years (b) 4105 years (c) 3342 years (d) 2785 years

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In questions 23 and 24 mark your answer as

(a) If statement I is true and statement II is true and also if the statement II is a correct
explanation of statement I
(b) If statement I is true and statement II is true but the statement II is a not a correct
explanation of statement I
(c) If statement I is true but the statement II is false
(d) If statement I is false but statement II is true

23. Statement I: Work done in bringing a charge q from infinity to the center of a uniformly
charged non – conducting solid sphere of radius R (with a total charge Q)
is zero.
Statement II: The potential difference between the Centre and the surface of the uniformly
charged non – conducting solid sphere of radius R (with a total charge Q)
1 Q
is  .
4 0 2R

24. Statement I: The current flowing through a p-n junction is more in forward bias than that in
the reverse bias.
Statement II: The diffusion current, dominant in forward bias, is more than the drift
current, dominant in the reverse bias.

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A- 2
ANY NUMBER OF OPTIONS 4, 3, 2 or 1 MAY BE CORRECT
MARKS WILL BE AWARDED ONLY IF ALL THE CORRECT OPTIONS ARE BUBBLED

25. A simple pendulum consisting of a small bob of mass m attached to a massless inextensible
string of length  2m , hanging vertically from the ceiling, is oscillating in a vertical plane
with an angular amplitude  m such that the maximum tension in its string is three times the
minimum tension in the string i.e., Tmax = 3Tmin. The correct option(s) is/are

(a) The maximum tension in the string is Tmax = mg (3 – 2cos θm)

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(b) The maximum tension in the string is Tmax  mg
5
(c) The maximum velocity of the bob on its way is vmax = 3.96 ms-1
 
(d) The angular amplitude θm lies in the range  m 
4 3

26. Two small masses m and M lie on a large horizontal frictionless circular track of radius R.
The two masses are free to slide on the track but constrained to move along a circle. Initially
the two masses are tied by a thread with a compressed spring between them (spring of
negligible length being attached with none of the two masses). The compressed spring stores
a potential energy U0. At a certain time t = 0 the thread is burnt and the two masses are
released to run opposite to each other leaving the spring behind. The total mechanical energy
remaining conserved. On the circular track the two masses make a head on perfectly elastic
collision. Take M = 2m for all calculations. Which of the following option(s) is / are correct?


(a) The angle turned by mass m before the collision is   4
3
4U 0
(b) The velocity of mass m on the track is u 
3m
m
(c) The time taken to collide for the first time is t1  2 R
3U
0
2m
(d) The time taken for the second collision is t2  2 R
3U
0

27. The electric field component of an electromagnetic wave is expressed as

E   3 j  b k  10 sin 10  x  2 y  3z   t  in SI units. Taking c  3 108 m s1 as the speed of
3 7

electromagnetic wave in vacuum, choose the correct option(s)

(a) The value of constant beta is   3 108  14

(b) The value of constant b is b = 2.
(c) The average energy density of the em wave is U  6.5 106  0 in SI units.
(d) The amplitude of magnetic field is B 1.20 10 11 Tesla

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28. A parallel beam of light is made incident (as shown) on the flat diametric
plane of a transparent semi-circular thin sheet of thickness t (t << R)
of refractive index   2 at an angle of 450. As a result of
refraction, the light enters the semi-circular sheet and comes
out at its curved surface.

(a) Light rays come out at the curved surface for values of θ in
the range 750 ≤ θ ≤ 1650.
(b) The range of angle θ is independent of the angle of incidence.
(c) The range of angle θ depends on the refractive index of the material
(d) All the emergent rays of light shall cross the line OP which is a refracted ray at  1200
Here θ is the angle between the vertical diameter AB and the concerned radius of the
semicircular sheet of radius R.

29. A certain rod of uniform area of cross section A (A = 1.0 cm2) with its length = 2 m is
thermally insulated on its lateral surface. The thermal conductivity  K  of the material of the

rod varies with temperature T as K  where α is a constant. The two ends of the rod are
T
maintained at temperature of T1  90 C and T2  10 C. The correct option(s) is /are
(a) The temperature at 50 cm from the colder end is 17.32 C
(b) The temperature at 50 cm from the hotter end is 51.96 C
(c) The rate of heat flow per unit area of cross section of the rod is 1.1 in SI units.
(d) The temperature gradient is numerically higher near the hot end compare to that near the
cold end.

30. Positronium is a short-lived ( 10  9s) bound state of an electron and a positron (a positively
charged particle with mass and charge equal (in magnitude) to an electron) revolving round
their common centre of mass. If E0, v0 and a0 are respectively the ground state energy, the
orbital speed of electron in first orbit and the radius of the first (n = 1) Bohr orbit for
Hydrogen atom, the corresponding quantities E, v and a for the positronium are

E
(a) E  0 (b) a  a0 (c) a  2a0 (d) E  E0 , v  v0 , a  a0
2

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31. A thin double convex lens of radii of curvature R1 = 20 cm and R2 = 60 cm is made-up of a

transparent material of refractive index μ = 1.5. Choose the correct option(s)

(a) The focal length of the lens is f = 30 cm when in air.

(b) The lens behaves as a concave mirror of focal length f M  10 cm when silvered on the
surface of radius R2 = 60 cm
(c) The lens behave as a concave lens (diverging lens) if the image space beyond R2 = 60 cm
5
radius surface is filled with a transparent liquid of refractive index   . The object
3
space prior to the surface of radius R1 = 20 cm is air.
(d) A beam of rays incident parallel to principal axis focuses at 48 cm behind the lens if
water     fills the entire space behind the surface of radius R2 = 60 cm. The object
4
 3
space prior to the surface of radius R1 = 20 cm is air.

32. A thick hollow cylinder of height h and inner and outer radii a and b (b > a) made up of a
poorly conducting material of resistivity ρ lies coaxially inside a long solenoid at its middle.
The radius of the solenoid is larger than b. Throughout the interior of the solenoid, a uniform
time varying magnetic field B   t is produced parallel to solenoid axis. Here β is a constant.
In this time varying magnetic field

(a) the emf induced at a certain radius r (a < r < b) in the hollow cylinder is  r 2 
(b) the induced current circulating in the thick hollow cylinder between radii a and b is
i
4

h 2 2
b a 
(c) the resistance offered to the circulation of current by the thick hollow cylinder is
2
R
b
h  ln
a
(d) no electric field is detectable outside the solenoid.

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ROUGH WORK

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 INDIAN OYMPIAD QUALIFIER IN PHYSICS 2021-22 (PART- I)
IOQP 2021-22 PART I (NSEP) Held on March 13, 2022
FINAL ANSWER KEY FOR IOQP 2021-22 PART 1
Question PAPER CODE 61 PAPER CODE 62 PAPER CODE 63 PAPER CODE 64
1 c d b b
2 b b b a
3 d c b b
4 d b b b
5 d b b a
6 a b d d
7 a b a b
8 a b c c
9 b b b b
10 a d d b
11 b a d b
12 b c d b
13 a b a b
14 d d a b
15 b d a d
16 c d b a
17 b a a c
18 b a b b
19 b a b d
20 b b a d
21 b a d d
22 b b b a
23 d b c a
24 a a b a
25 a, b, c, d a, c, d a, b, d a, c, d
26 a, b, c a, b, c, d a, b, c a, c, d
27 a, c, d a, c a, b, c, d a, b, c, d
28 a, c, d a, b, d a, b, c a, c
29 a, b, c, d a, b, c a, c, d a, b, d
30 a, c a, b, c, d a, c, d a, b, c
31 a, b, d a, b, c a, b, c, d a, b, c, d
32 a, b, c a, c, d a, c a, b, c
 IOQP 2021-22 PART I (NSEP – 2021-22) Solution– 61

dQ dQ dm
1. The instantaneous rate of absorption of heat is  4 r 2  k 4 r 2 Also  L So
dt dt dt
r t
dm d  4 3  dr k k k
L  k 4 r 2 or  L  r    k 4 r 2 or    dr    dt  r  r0  t or
dt dt  3  dt L r L 0 L
0
k k
r t  r0 which is a straight line with negative slope   where k is constant. Ans: c
L L

2. The process from A to B is isochoric  P  T means the volume is constant. Therefore the
work done dWAB  PdV  0 From B to C the process is isobaric so work done is
dWBC  PdV  nRdT  3  R   600  200  1200 R .CD is again isochoric process so work done
WCD  0. Further the process from D to A is isobaric means P constant and work done is
dWDA  PdV  nRdT or dWDA  3  R 100  300    600 R. Thus the total work done is
W  1200 R  600 R  600 R  4986 J  4.986 kJ  5.0 kJ Ans: b

3. From first law of thermodynamics dQ  dU  dW  C dT  CV dT  P dV . Given that

P  P dT
C  CV   Substituting the value we get CV   T  dT  CV dT  PdV  T  dV
T  
on integration we get   nT V  constant or T  Ae / Ans: d
V

0 I
4. The magnetic field produced by a current carrying conductor at a distance x is B 
2 x
Therefore the induced emf in a conductor of length dx moving with velocity v is
0 I
d    Bv   v dx. Total emf produced in the present problem is
2 x
3
0 I  I 3 dx 0 I
  
2 2 x
v dx   0 v 
2 2 x

2
v  ln 1.5 Ans: d

5. Since both the charges are positive, the electric field at any point between them is
1 Q Q  L L
E  2 2 
This will be positive for 0  x  and negative for  x  L as
4 0
 x (L  x)  2 2
1
shown in figure d. The curve is a 2 type. Ans d
x

6. When the current flows in the wire along AB, the magnetic field in the circular loop is directed
outward perpendicular to the plane of the paper. During the increase of current i.e., from 0 to
T/2, the induced current in the loop is clockwise while during the decrease of current i.e., T/2
to T the induced current shall be anticlockwise. Hence the answer is a.
Ans a

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7. The 2.0 M  resistance is connected in series with RB and the cell. When we connect the
9 2r
voltmeter of resistance r M in parallel to 2.0 M  we get 3 
 RB r  2
2r
r2
4r
 2r  RB (r  2)  6 r  RB  When we connect the same voltmeter in parallel with RB
r2
9 rRB 2r
we get 4.5    2(r  RB )  rRB  2rRB  RB  Comparing the result
rRB r  RB r 2
2
r  RB
4r 2r
  r  6 Thus r  6 M  and RB  3 M  Ans: a
r 2 r 2

8. The magnifying power of a compound microscope when the final image is formed at D, the
V  D
least distance of distinct vision is MP  0 1   Now as per the given conditions
U0  fe 
V0  25  V 25 1 1 1 V V
50   1   0  Now for the objective lens    1 0  0
U0  5  U0 3 V0  U 0 f0 U 0 f0
28
comparing the two, we get V0  cm. Increasing the length of microscope by 2 cm, Then
3
' ' '
28 34 V V 34 V 31
V0   2  cm In the new situation 1  0 '  0   0 '  The magnifying
3 3 U0 f0 3 U0 3

31  25 
power therefore now becomes MP  1    62 Ans: a
3  5 

9. Let us consider an elementary ring of width d at a slant distance  

from the vertex of the cone. The charge on the circular ring +++++++++++++++++++
shall be dq  2 sin  d   . The electric field produced /4
by this elementary ring at the vertex of the cone is
1 2 sin  d     cos  0
dE   Thereby the electric field +++++++++++++++++
15
4 0 3
 l
d 
2sin  cos   sin 2 ln  l /4
l
E at the vertex shall be E  E
4 0 l /4  4 0
 
E  2ln 2  ln 2 Ans: b
8 0 4 0

2
 dp
10. According to the Newton’s Second Law F  . In the present case the rain drop is attracted
dt
d dv dm dv v dm
by the earth so at any instant, mg   mv   mg  m v or g  
dt dt dt dt m dt
dm kt 3
Given that  kt 2  m   m0 where m0 is initial mass. Further
dt 3
dv v dv 3kt 2 dv  3kt 2 
g  3  kt 
2
g v    v  g or
dt kt dt 3m0  kt 3 dt  3m0  kt 3 
 m0
3
  
  3m0  kt 3  dv  v3kt 2 dt  g  3m0  kt 3  dt or  d 3m0  kt 3 v  g 3m0  kt 3 dt 
t
 gkt 4 
Integrating we get  3m0  kt  v   3m0 gt 
3
 or
 4 0
12m0t  kt 4 1905
vg  g  12.4 ms 1
 
Ans: a
4 3m0  kt 3
1506

11. Two planets of mass M and radius R each are separated by distance 4R. A mass m has to be
thrown from Planet A so as just to reach Planet B. For this we need to throw the mass so that it
just reaches the midpoint then after it will be attracted by B. The potential energy of the mass
GMm GMm 4GMm
m on the surface of the planet A is U A     and the potential
R 3R 3R
GMm GMm GMm
energy at the midpoint between the two planets is U Mid     
2R 2R R
Hence the energy needed to project the body is
1 2  GMm   4GMm  2GM
mv     v Ans: b
2  R   3R  3R

12. When the rod rotates about a vertical axis through one of its ends,
every pointon the rod experiences a centrifugal force. If we
ω
consider a small length dx of mass  dx at a distance x from the axis
M  R 2 L L
where      R2  ,
L L
 dx  2 x 2
The outward pull on this length x is   T  say 
x

This force will cause an elongation in the rod, because of its elasticity.
Tx  dx  2 x  2 2
The elongation may be given by d   . x  . x dx .
AY  R2 Y Y
 2 L
 2 L3
 d   x dx 
2
The total elongation in the rod is therefore .
Y 0
3Y
Ans: b

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 13. Since the total energy is fixed, the kinetic energy so to say the magnitude of the momentum
will be large where ever the potential energy is less and vice versa. Further the momentum
p   2m   KE    2m   E  V  . Here (E-V) is the kinetic energy of the particle.
The curve for momentum will be symmetric about x axis so curve a.
Ans: a

14. In a hollow metallic cylinder current is sent parallel to its axis

along the entire curved surface. Let us consider a thin strip
of width dl on the surface and along the length of the
 d
cylinder at a point B and another parallel strip of width
cos 
at the end of the chord of length  at angle θ . If I be the
current through the metallic cylinder then the current per
I
unit width shall be j  . Thereby the current through the
2 R
 d
two parallel strips separated by  shall be jdl and j respectively.
cos 
The force of attraction between these two parallel wires shall thus be
0 jdl  j d
F Nm1. Component of this force towards the centre will add togive
2  cos 
resultant inward force then dividing by dl and integrating over θ within the limits
 
   we obtain force per unit surface of the hollow cylinder. Thusthe inward force
2 2
per unit surface area is
 2
 j 2 2
0 j 2
  I 
  F cos   0 7
 d  2  20  2 R   2.55 10 Nm
2
2

2
Ans: d

15. By the principle of conservation of momentum along x-direction

3 4
2 Mv cos   M v cos   2 M  v  MVx where Vx is the velocity of mass M in x direction
2 5
4 3 3 4 9
after the collision. Substituting the values 2 Mv   M v  2M  v  MVx  Vx  v
5 2 5 5 10
3
In y-direction the momentum conservation yields 2Mv sin   M v sin   2 M  0  MVy
2
3 3 4
substituting the values 2Mv  M  v   0  MV  V  0 means no velocity in
5 2 5 y y
y-direction. Hence the centre of mass moves along x-direction. The velocity of centre of mass
4 9
2M  v  M  v
25 5 5 5
10
after the collision is VxCM  
v  v and not v Also the linear
3M 30 6 2
25 5 5
momentum before collision is Mv  Mv and not Mv Ans: b
10 2 6

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16. Let us consider that the height of the liquid surface in the hemispherical bowl is h at a certain
R 2   R  h  So the surface area
2
time t. The radius of water surface at this time shall be 


of the liquid at this time will be   R 2   R  h 
2
    2Rh  h  Further considering that
2

the liquid height falls through dh in time dt, the volume of liquid flowing out per second can


be written as  2 Rh  h2  dh
dt
 va  a 2 gh Thereby dt  
a 2g
 2Rh 1/2
 h3/2  dh

2 R  17 R 2
t 0 0
R

integrating we get dt  
0 a 2g 
R /2
h1/2 dh 
a 2g 
R /2
h3/2 dh  t 
60a g
Ans: c

17. To obtain dimensional formula for  0 let us express Coulomb’s law as

1 q1q2  1 q  1 q   F  2  1 q  1 q 
F   4 0   1   2  2 
r  0   1   2
4 0 r 2
 4 0 r  4 0 r   4 r   4 0 r  4 0 r 
 Pa  L2   0V 2   0   Pa  L2 V 2
1
Ans: b

v
18. The observer will record the maximum frequency  /    when the sound produced by
v  vs
the siren, in the top most point of the circumference of the wheel, reaches the listener. This
100
sound will reach the listener in time t   0.303s after being produced. Also the wheel
330
3 2 3
itself will take time t0   substituting    we get t0   1.5 s Hence the total
4  2
time is t  t0  0.303  1.5  1.803 s Ans: b

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19. For a ray of light incident on side AB parallel to the base,
we can write that the refractive index
sin  90  B  cos B
  or  sin r  cos B....(1)
sin r sin r
Also r    90 or sin r  sin  90     cos   1  sin 
2

 2 1
1
or sin r  1  2  or  sin r   2  1 ...(2)
  2

From (1) and (2) cos B   2  1


or cos2 B   2  1 ....(3)
Next the ray is incident parallel to base on the side AC.
Here also r2  r3  90 and since r3   i.e.the critical angle Now using r2  90  r3 and
sin  90  C  sin  90  C  cos C
   or  cos r3  cos C  cos(90  B)  sin B This in
sin r2 sin  90  r3  cos r3
turn gives  (1  sin 2 r3 )  sin 2 B .... (4) adding equation (3) and (4)
2

  2 1 
    sin r3    1  1  2   2   sin 2 r3....(5)
2 2 2 2

 
Further angle r3   or sin r3  sin 
  2 1    2 1  1 1 3 3
 2  2   sin   2    2   1       
2 2
Also
      
2
2 2 2
1 1
r    90 but r   So essentially   45 or sin   sin 45 or     2 Thus
 2
3
we can conclude that    2 Ans: b
2

20. Under the conditions of pure rolling of the disc, the velocity of the point A (at the top) on the
circumference is v   R  2v where as the velocity of point B at half the radius is
R 3 3
v   v Let the final speed of point A becomes v after turning through an angle 
2 2 2
3 3
then v  v 2   2 R 2  2v R cos   v 2  v 2  2v 2 cos    2  2cos  or
2 2
3      3 2 R
  2  2  2cos 2  1  2cos or cos     82.82 Further if T  be
2  2  2 2 4 v
the time period then by simple unitary method time taken to turn through   82.82 is
 2 R
t   0.036 s Ans: b
360 v

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21. At the point of closest approach (distance) the particle will have tangential velocity expressed
   vb
as vt   d   d By conservation of angular momentum mvb  I   md 2     
d2
This being a case of elastic scattering, the conservation of energy provides
1 2 1 K K K K K
mv  0  md 2 2   3 . dr  mv 2  md 2 2  2  PE    3 dr  2  2
2 2 r d r 2r 2d
2
 vb 
Thereby mv  md  2   2   mv 2b2  K  2 Substituting m  10 Kg ,
2 2 K 1 10

 
d d d
v  105 ms 1 and numerically K  b2 we obtain d 2   mv 2b2  k  2  2b2  d  b 2
1
mv
Ans: b

22. According to the law of radioactive disintegration N  N0et The activity therefore is
dN
   N 0et Given that at certain time t the activity of the sample is
dt
 dN  3  dN   t 3 5 ln 2 5
  t  ln  
3
      5  N0 So e or  t  ln  
 dt t 5  dt t 0 5 3 T 3
T  ln  5 / 3 5570  0.5108
 t   4105 years Ans: b
ln 2 0.693

23. The statement I is false but the statement II is true hence Ans: d

24. The statement I is true and the statement II is also true. Also the statement II is the cause of I
hence Ans: a

25. In a swinging simple pendulum, the tension in the string at any arbitrary position may be
mv 2
expressed as T  mg cos   The conservation of energy provides
l
1 2 mv 2
mv  mg  l cos   l cos  m  thereby  2mg  cos   cos  m  therefore the tension
2 l
becomes T  mg  3cos   2cosm  Obviously the tension depends on the angle  and will
be maximum when   0 So the maximum tension is Tmax  mg  3  2cos m  and the
minimum tension (when    m ) is Tmin  mg cos m According to the given condition
3
Tmax  3Tmin Hence mg  3  2cos m   3mg cos m  cos  m   m  53.130
5
  9
  m  and the maximum tension is Tmax 
mg. The maximum velocity
4 3 5
 3  4 gl 4 gl
2
vmax  2 gl 1  cos  m   2 gl 1     vmax   3.96 ms 1 Ans: a,b,c,d
 5  5 5

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26. When the masses are released, they move in opposite direction with equal momentum i.e.,
mv mv
mv  MV  0  V   ...(1) Numerically V  Let the two masses collide for the
M M
first time after time t and the mass m turns through angle θ during this period then
 2    R (2   ) R  1 1  2
t  or t        Substituting the value of V,
1 2 v V v V  V
2 M 4
we obtain    if M = 2m. Also Energy conservation provide that
mM 3
2
1 2 1 1 2 1  mv  1 2 m
mv  MV  U 0 or
2
mv  M    U 0 or mv 1    U 0
2 2 2 2 M  2  M
2MU 0 4U 0
v   if M = 2m Thus the time taken for firstcollision is
m(m M) 3m
R 4 R m
t   2 R Lastly the time taken for the second collision must be just
v 4U 0 3U 0
3
3m
2m
double of it and not 2 R Ans: a, b, c
3U 0

27. Given that the Electric field 𝐸 = 3𝑗 + 𝑏𝑘 103 sin[107 (x  2 y 3z  t)]
Knowing𝐾 . 𝑟 = 𝑖𝑘𝑥 + 𝑗𝑘𝑦 + 𝑘 𝑘𝑧 . 𝑖𝑥 + 𝑗𝑦 + 𝑘 𝑧 = xkx  yk y  zk z . Comparing it with the
given expression we get xkx  yk y  zkz  107 (x  2 y 3z) Thereby
 k x  107 , k y  2 107 & k z  3 107 or the vector 𝐾 = 𝑖 + 2𝑗 + 3𝑘 107

 K  107 14 Also the speed of the wave c     c 107 14  3 1015 14
  K
Furtherfor any electromagnetic wave k . E  0 Therefore 107 𝑖 + 2𝑗 + 3𝑘 . 3𝑗 + 𝑏𝑘
103  0  2  3  3b  0  b  2 this makes option b wrong. Further the energy of an

 
2
1 1
em wave is   0 E 2   0 32  22 106  6.5  0  J . The magnetic field can be
2 2
E 103 13
obtained as B    1.20 1011 Tesla Ans: a,c,d
c 3 108

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 sin i sin 45 1
28. Snell’s law is    2  sin r   r  300
sin r sin r 2
1
The critical angle is sin 1  450 .
2
For the emergence, theangle of incidence at curved surface
must be less than 450 therefore angle θ should be greater than
  sin i   1  1 
 min  180   90  sin 1     sin  
    
min  [180  (90  30)  45]  750
Towards the upper edge angle θ must be less than
  sin i   1  1 
 max   90  sin 1     sin  
    
max   90  30   45  165
Thus we obtain min    max as 750    1650 for the emergence of light through
the curved surface.Thus the light will come out only for the angle θ lying within the range
1
 max   min  2sin 1  which is independent of the angle of incidence but depends on

the refractive index    of the material. Of course the range is same for all values of angle of
incidence yet the values of min and max are different for different values of angle of
incidence. Hence option b is not correct. The light coming out of the curved surface will go
away from normal hence towards the line which is the increased radius for  120 and thus
0

form a convergent beam towards the enhanced radius corresponding to  120 .

0

Ans: a, c, d

29. The rate of flow of heat in a solid rod is expressed as the thermal current
dQ  dT  
H  KA    Given that the thermal conductivity K  so one can write
dt  dx  T
l 10
dT 10
H  dx    A   Hl    A ln  2 A ln 3 using l  2m we get
0 90
T 90
H   A ln 3  1.1 A Further at any intermediate location at a distance x from hot end
x T
dT T
H  dx   A   Hx    A ln  T  90  e  Hx / A
0 90
T 90
At x  0.5 m, T  90  e Hx/ A  90e1.1  0.5  51.960 C Also
At x  1.5m, T  90e1.11.5  17.320 C The temperature gradient may be expressed as
dT TH
 is higher near the hotter end than that near the colder end.
dx A

Ans: a, b, c, d

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30. According to Bohr theory, in an hydrogen atom an electron revolves round the proton, the
centripetal force being provided by electrostatic attraction. Such that
mv 2 1 e.e
 or mv 2 r  Ke2    (1)
r 4 0 r 2
1
where v and r are the velocity of electron and the radius of the orbit and K 
4 0
According to Bohr quantum condition (second postulate)
h
mvr  n or mvr  n    (2)
2
K e2
Dividing eq (1) by eq (2) v  ⟹ v does not depend on mass. Now substituting v in
n
equation (2)
 K e2  n2 2 1
m  r  n   r  showing that r 
 n 
2
Km e m
The total energy E = KE + PE
2
1 2 1 e2 1  K e2  K e2
 mv   m  
2 4  0 r 2  n  r
1 m K 2 e4 K e2 1 m K 2 e4
E  K m e 2
En   Em
2 n2 2 n2 2 2 n2 2

To understand the situation more specifically, one replaces the mass of electron by the
effective mass i.e. the reduced mass    which for the case of hydrogen atom is
m 1836 m
  m (electron mass) Thus for hydrogen atom the
m  1836 m
2
Radius of first orbit r  a0  we have substituted n = 1
Km e2
K e2
Velocity of electron in first orbit v  v0 

1 m K 2 e4
Energy of electron in first orbit E= E0   Em
2 2
A positronium is a short lived atomic entity in which a negatively charged electron is said to
revolve round a positron (a positive particle having charge and mass equal to an electron even
sometimes known as a positive electron) Since the particles have equal mass, the rotation takes
place around the centre of mass which lies midway between the two.
mm m
In case of positronium the reduced mass is    +e -e
mm 2
2 2 2
Thereby the radius becomes r  a    2a0
K  m / 2  e2 Km e2
1  m / 2 K e
2 4
1 m K 2 e4 E0
And energy becomes E    E    Ans: a, c
2 n2 2 4 n2 2 2

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31. The focal length f2of a lens of refractive index μ and radii of curvature R1 and R2 when the
refractive index of the object space is μ1 and that of image space is μ2 is calculated by
2   1   2
  If the lens is kept in air μ1 = 1 and μ2 = 1 then
f2 R1 R2
1 1 1   1 1  1
    1     1.5  1     f  30 cm Hence a is correct.
f  R1 R2   20 60  30
When the lens is silvered on the surface of radius 60 cm, it will behave as a concave mirror of
focal length fMsuch that
1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 6 1
         means f M  10 cm
fM f flens R flens 30 60 30 60 10
Hence the option b is correct.
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When the image space is filled with a liquid of refractive index 2  , the object space still
3
5
1.5 
5 1.5  1 3
being air (μ1 = 1), the second focal length of the lens is obtained by  
3 f2  20  60
 f 2   75 cm Also the first focal length in this case is f1   45 cm so the lens still
behaves as convex lens and not a concave (diverging) lens. Hence option c is wrong.
 4
Considering a different situation when air in object space and water     in image space,
 3
4 1.5  1 1.5  4 / 3 1
the second focal length of lens then is     f 2   48 cm
3 f2 20  60 36
Hence a beam of light incident parallel to the principal axis focuses 48 cm behind the lens.
Hence option d is correct. Ans: a, b, d

32. A poorly conducting thick hollow cylinder is placed coaxially inside a long solenoid. If we
consider a circle of radius r (a < r < b), the magnetic flux through this area shall be    r 2  t
d
The induced emf therefore shall be       r 2  Thus    r 2  If R be the
dt
b
1 hdr h b
resistance offered to the circulating current then   ln Thereby
R a   2 r 2 a
2
R Further the circulating current induced in the thick hollow poorly conducting
b
h  ln
a
 b
h b
h 2 2
cylinder is i 
R
   r 2
hdr
 
 2 r 2  a
rdr 
4
b  a 
a
The time varying magnetic field parallel to the axis of the solenoid produces an electric field
even outside the solenoid. The lines of force being circular with their centres lying on the axis
of the solenoid so option d is wrong. Ans: a, b, c

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