KCET EXAMINATION PHYSICS – 2019

HELD ON 30-04-2019 (TIME : 10.30 AM TO 11.50 AM)

1. Two particles which are initially at rest move 5. A cylindrical container containing water has a
towards each other under the action of their small hole at height of H=8cm from the bottom
mutual attraction. If their speeds are v and 2v and at a depth of 2cm from the top surface of
at any instant, then the speed of center of the liquid. The maximum horizontal distance
mass of the system is travelled by the water before it hits the ground
1) 2v 2) zero 3) 1.5v 4) v (x) is
ANS : 2

2. A particle is moving uniformly along a straight

line as shown in the figure. During the motion
of the particle from A to B, the angular
momentum of the particle about ‘O’

1) 8 cm 2) 4 2 cm 3) 4 cm 4) 6 cm
ANS : 1

6. A transparent medium shows relation between

i and r as shown. If the speed of light in
vacuum is c the Brewster angle for the medium
is

1) Increases
2) Decreases
3) Remains constant
4) First increases then decreases
ANS : 3

3. A satellite is orbiting close to the earth and has

a kinetic energy K. The minimum extra kinetic
energy required by it to just overcome the
gravitation pull of the earth is
1) K 2) 2K 3) 3K 4) 2 2K 1) 300 2) 450 3) 600 4) 900
ANS : 1 ANS : 3

4. A wire is stretched such that its volume 7. In Young’s double slit experiment, using
remains constant. The poission’s ratio of the monochromatic light of wavelength  , the
material of the wire is intensity of light at a point on the screen where
1) 0.50 2) -0.50 3) 0.25 4) -0.25 path difference is  is K units. The intensity of
ANS : 1 
light at a point where path difference is is
3
K
1) K 2) 3) 4K 4) 2K
4
ANS : 2
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8. Due to Doppler’s effect the shift in wavelength 13. A circular current loop of magnetic moment M
0 is in an arbitrary orientation in an external
observed is 0.1 A for a star producing 
0 uniform magnetic field B . The work done to
wavelength 6000 A . Velocity of recession of rotate the loop by 300 about an axis
the star will be perpendicular to its plane is
1) 25 km/s 2) 10 km/s MB MB
1) MB 2) 3 3) 4) Zero
3) 5 km/s 4) 20 km/s 2 2
ANS : 3 ANS : 4

9. An electron is moving with an initial velocity 14. In a permanent magnet at room temperature

V  V0ˆi and is in a uniform magnetic field 1) Magnetic moment of each molecule is zero
 2) The individual molecules have non zero
B  B0ˆj . Then its de Broglie wavelength
magnetic moment which are all perfectly
1) Remains constant aligned
2) Increases with time 3) Domains are partially aligned
3) Decreases with time 4) Domains are all perfectly aligned
4) Increase and decreases periodically ANS : 3
ANS : 1
15. Coersivity of a magnet where the ferromagnet
10. Light of certain frequency and intensity gets completely demagnetized is 3x103 Am-1.
incident on a photosensitive material causes The minimum current required to be passed in
photoelectric effect. If both the frequency and a solenoid having 1000 turns per metre, so
intensity are doubled, the photoelectric that the magnet gets completely demagnetized
saturation current becomes when placed inside the solenoid is
1) Quadrupled 2) Doubled 1) 30 mA 2) 60 mA 3) 3A 4) 6A
3) Halved 4) Unchanged ANS : 3
ANS : 2
16. Which one of the following nuclei has shorter
11. In a cyclotron a charged particle mean life?
1) Undergoes acceleration all the time
2) Speeds up between the dees because of the
magnetic field
3) Speeds up in dee
4) Slows down within a dee and speeds up
between dees
ANS : 1

12. The numbers of turns in a coil of Galvanometer

is tripled, then 1) A 2) B 3) C 4) all
1) Voltage sensitivity increase 3 times and ANS : 1
current sensitivity remains constant
2) voltage sensitivity remains constant and 17. The conductivity of semiconductor increases
current sensitivity increases 3 times with increase in temperature because
3) Both voltage and current sensitivity remains 1) Number density of charge carriers increases
constant 2) relaxation time increases
4) Both voltage sand current sensitivity 3) Both number density of charge carriers and
decreases by 33% relaxation time increase
ANS : 2 4) Number density of current carriers
increases, relaxation time decreases but effect
of decrease in relaxation time is much less
than increase in number density
ANS : 4
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18. For a transistor amplifier, the voltage gain 23. Consider the situation given in figure. The wire
1) Remains constant for all frequencies AB is slide on the fixed rails with a constant
2) Is high at high and low frequencies and velocity. If the wire AB is replaced by a semi-
constant in the middle frequency range circular wire, the magnitude of the induced
3) Is low at high and low frequencies and current will
constant at mid frequencies
4) Constant at high frequencies and low at low
frequencies
ANS : 3

19. In the following circuit, what are P and Q?

1) Increase
2) Remain same
3) Decrease
4) Increase or decrease depending on whether
the semicircle bulges towards the resistance or
away from it
1) P=0, Q=0 2) P=1, Q=0 ANS : 2
3) P=0, Q=1 4) P=1, Q=1
ANS : 3 24. The frequency of an alternating current is 50
Hz. What is the minimum time taken by
20. An antenna uses electromagnetic waves of current to reach its peak value from rms
frequency 5MHz. For proper working the size value?
of the antenna should be 1) 5x10-3 s 2) 2.5x10-3 s
1) 15m 2) 300m 3) 15km 4) 3km 3) 0.02 s 4) 10x10-3 s
ANS : 1 ANS : 2

21. A magnetic needle has a magnetic moment of 25. The readings of ammeter and voltmeter in the
5x10-2 Am2 and moment of inertia 8x10-6 following circuit are respectively
kgm2. It has a period of oscillation of 2s in a

magnetic field B . The magnitude of magnetic
field is approximately
1) 1.6x10-4 T 2) 0.4x10-4 T
3) 3.2x10 T-4 4) 0.8x10-4 T
ANS : GRACE (15.7X10-4 T)

22. A toroid has 500 turns per metre length. If it 1) 1.2A, 120 V 2) 1.5 A, 100 V
carries a current of 2A, the magnetic energy 3) 2.7 A, 220 V 4) 2.2 A, 220 V
density inside the toroid is ANS : 4
1) 0.628 J/m3 2) 0.314 J/m3
3) 6.28 J/m 3 4) 3.14 J/m3 26. A certain charge 2Q is divided at first into two
ANS : 1 parts q1 and q2. Later the charges are placed
at a certain distance. If the force of interaction
between two charges is maximum then
Q
 ________
q1
1) 4 2) 2 3) 1 4) 0.5
ANS : 3
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27. A particle of mass m and charge q is placed at 32. The given graph shows the variation of velocity
rest in uniform electric field E and then (v) with position (x) for a particle moving along
released. The kinetic energy attained by the a straight line
particle after moving a distance ‘y’ is
1) qEy 2 2) qE2 y 3) qEy 4) q2Ey
ANS : 3

28. An electric dipole is kept in non-uniform

electric field. It generally experiences
1) A force and torque
2) A force but not a torque
3) A torque but not a force Which of the following graph shows the
4) Neither a force not a torque variation of acceleration (a) with position (x)?
ANS : 1

29. The figure gives the electric potential V as a

function of distance through four regions on x- 1) 2)
axis. Which of the following is true for the
magnitude of the electric field E in these
regions?

3) 4)

ANS : 3
1) E A  EB  EC  ED
33. The trajectory of a projectile projected from
2) E A  EC and EB  ED
2x 2
3) EB  ED and E A  EC origin is given by the equation y  x  . The
5
4) E A  EB  EC  ED initial velocity of the projectile is
ANS : 2 2 5
1) ms 1 2) 5 ms-1 3) 25 ms-1 4) ms 1
5 2
30 A system of two charges separated by a certain ANS : 2
distance apart stores electrical potential
energy. If the distance between them is 34. An object with mass 5kg is acted upon by a
increased, the potential energy of the system, 
force F  3i  4j N . If its initial velocity at
 
1) Increases in any case

2) Decreases in any case t  0 is v  6i  12j ms 1 , the time at which it
 
3) May increase or decrease
will just have a velocity along y-axis is
4) Remains the same
ANS : 3
1) 5 s 2) 10 s 3) 2 s 4) 15 s
ANS : 2
31. If P, Q and R are physical quantities having
different dimensions, which of the following
combinations can never be a meaningful
quantity?
PQ PQ PR  Q2
1) 2) PQ  R 3) 4)
R R R
ANS : 1
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35. During inelastic collision between two objects, 42. The equivalent capacitance between A and B is
which of the following quantity always remains
conserved?
1) Total kinetic energy
2) Total mechanical energy
3) Total linear momentum
4) Speed of each body
ANS : 3

36. In Rutherford experiment, for head-on

collision of   particles with a gold nucleus, 100
1) 50 pF 2) pF 3) 150 pF 4) 300 pF
the impact parameter is 3
1) Zero ANS : 2
2) of the order of 10-14 m
3) of the order of 10-10 m 43. A capacitor of capacitance C charged by an
4) of the order of 10-6 m amount Q is connected in parallel with an
ANS : 1 uncharged capacitor of capacitance 2C. The
final charges on the capacitors are
37. Frequency of revolution of an electron Q Q Q 3Q Q 2Q Q 4Q
1) , 2) , 3) , 4) ,
revolving in nth orbit of H-atom is proportional 2 2 4 4 3 3 5 5
to ANS : 3
1
1) 2 2) n
n 44. Though the electron drift velocity is small and
1 electron charge is very small, a conductor can
3) n independent of n 4) 3
n carry an appreciably large current because
ANS : 4 1) electron number density is very large
2) drift velocity of electron is very large
38. A hydrogen atom in ground state absorbs 10.2 3) electron number density depends on
eV of energy. The orbital angular momentum temperature
of the electron is increased by
4) relaxation time is small
1) 1.05x10-34 Js 2) 2.11x10-34 Js
-34
3) 3.16x10 Js 4) 4.22x10-34 Js ANS : 1
ANS : 1
45. Masses of three wires of copper are in the ratio
39. The end product of decay of 90Th232 is 82Pb208. 1:3:5 and their lengths are in the ratio 5:3:1.
The number of  and  particles emitted are The ratio of their electrical resistance are
respectively 1) 1:3:5 2) 5:3:1
1) 3, 3 2) 6, 4 3) 6, 0 4) 4, 6
3) 1:15:125 4) 125:15:1
ANS : 2
ANS : 4
40. Two protons are kept at a separation of 10nm.
46. An aluminium sphere is dipped into water.
Let Fn and Fe be the nuclear force and the
Which of the following is true ?
electromagnetic force between them
1) Buoyancy will be less in water at 00C than
1) Fe=Fn 2) Fe>>Fn 3) Fe<<Fn
that in water at 40C
4) Fe and Fn differ only slightly
2) Buoyancy will be more in water at 00C than
ANS : 2
that in water at 40C
3) Buoyancy in water at 00C will be same as
41. Two metal plates are separated by 2cm. The
that in water at 40C
potentials of the plates are -10V and +30V. The
4) Buoyancy may be more or less in water at
electric field between the two plates is
40C depending on the radius of the sphere
1) 500 V/m 2) 1000 V/m
ANS : 1
3) 2000 V/m 4) 3000 V/m
ANS : 3
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47. A thermodynamic system undergoes a cyclic 52. An electromagnetic wave is travelling in
process ABC as shown in the diagram. The x-direction with electric field vector given by

work done by the system per cycle is E  E sin  kx  t  ˆj . The correct expression
y 0

for magnetic field vector is


1) By  E0 Csin  kx  t  ˆj

2) B  E C sin  kx  t  k ˆ
z 0

 E
3) By  0 sin  kx  t  ˆj
C
 E
4) Bz  0 sin  kx  t  kˆ
C
ANS : 4

53. The phenomenon involved in the reflection of

1) 750J 2) -1250J 3) -750J 4) 1250J radio-waves by ionosphere is similar to
ANS : 3 1) reflection of light by plane mirror
2) total internal reflection of light in air during
48. One mole of O2 gas is heated at constant a mirage
pressure starting at 270C. How much energy 3) dispersion of light by water molecules
must be added to the gas as heat to double its during the formation of a rainbow
volume ? 4) scattering of light by air particles
1) Zero 2) 450R 3) 750R 4) 1050R ANS : 2
ANS : 4
54. A point object is moving uniformly towards the
49. A piston is performing S.H.M. in the vertical pole of a concave mirror of focal length 25cm
direction with a frequency of 0.5Hz. A block of along its axis as shown below. The speed of the
10kg is placed on the piston. The maximum object is 1 ms-1. At t=0, the distance of the
amplitude of the system such that the block object from the mirror is 50cm. the average
remains in contact with the piston is velocity of the image formed by the mirror
1) 1m 2) 0.5m 3) 1.5m 4) 0.1m between time t=0 and t=0.25s is
ANS : 1

50. The equation of a stationary wave is

 x 
y  2sin   cos  48 t  . The distance between
 15 
a node and its next antinode is
1) 7.5 units 2) 1.5 units
3) 22.5 units 4) 30 units 1) 40 cm s-1 2) 20 cm s-1
ANS : 1 3) Zero 4) Infinity
ANS : 4
51. An inductor of inductance L and resistor R are
joined together in series and connected by a 55. A certain prism is found to produce a
source of frequency . The power dissipated in minimum deviation of 380. It produces a
the circuit is deviation of 440 when the angle of incidence is
R 2  2L2 V 2R either 420 or 620. What is the angle of
1) 2)
V R  2L2
2
incidence when it is undergoing minimum
V V 2R deviation ?
3) 4) 1) 300 2) 400 3) 490 4) 600
R  2L2
2
R 2  2L2
ANS : 3
ANS : 2
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56. In the given circuit, the current through 2 60. The magnetic field at the centre ‘O’ in the given
resistor is figure is

1.2V

1) 0.2A 2) 0.3A 3) 0.4A 4) 0.1A

ANS : 3

57. Kirchhoffs junction rule is a reflection of 7  0I 5 0I 3 0I  0I

1) 2) 3) 4)
1) Conservation of current density vector 14 R 12 R 10 R 12R
2) Conservation of energy ANS : 2
3) Conservation of momentum
4) Conservation of charges
ANS : 4

58. The variation of terminal potential difference

(V) with current flowing through a cell is as
shown

The emf and internal resistance of the cell are

1) 3V, 2 2) 3V, 0.5
3) 6V, 2 4) 6V, 0.5
ANS : 2

59. In a potentiometer experiment, the balancing

point with a cell is at a length 240cm. On
shunting the cell with a resistance of 2, the
balancing length becomes 120cm. The internal
resistance of the cell is
1) 4 2) 2 3) 1 4) 0.5
ANS : 2