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Satyabrat Sahu

February 2024

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PHYSICS Section - A (Maximum Marks: 24)

This section contains SIX (06) questions. Each question has FOUR op-
tions (A), (B), (C) and (D). ONE OR MORE THAN ONE of these four
option(s) is (are) correct answer(s).

1. Select correct alternatives if both plates of parallel plate capacitor are

given positive charges Q and 2Q as shown in the figure and at t = 0,
switch S is closed :

(A) current in resistance ’ R ’ will flow from A to B

(B) electric field intensity between the plates of capacitor will decrease
continuously
Q −t/RC
(C) current in the circuit at time t is 2RC e
Q2
(D) total heat dissipated in the circuit after having switch S closed is 4C

2. In a setup of displacement method experiment, the distance between the

screen and a light source is 120 cm and the lens used has a small aperture.
By moving the lens between the source and the screen, sharp images are

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 obtained on the screen for two different positions of the lens. The ratio of
sizes of these two images is 9 : 1. Then choose the correct option(s).
(A) The focal length of the lens is 22.5 cm
(B) The focal length of the lens is 45 cm
(C) The separation between the two different positions of the lens is 30 cm
(D) The separation between the two different positions of the lens is 60 cm

3. In the figure, a block rests on the top of a smooth fixed hemispherical

tube of radius R in which it can just fit. Two springs are connected to
the base as shown. The block is given a small jerk so that it can slide on
the hemisphere. The F-X ( F is magnitude of force and X is compression)
graph for the springs is given below. Which of the following may be
possible?

(A) The block will compress both springs by same amount.

(B) The block will compress the springs during its to and fro motion about
its original position by different amounts.
(C) The block will perform to and fro motion along the hemispherical
surface about the original position.
(D) The block can never come to the original position.

4. An ideal gas can be expanded from an initial state to a certain volume

through two different processes (i) PV2 = constant and (ii) P = KV2
where K is a positive constant. Then

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 (A) final temperature in (i) will be greater than that in (ii)
(B) final temperature in (ii) will be greater than that in (i)
(C) total heat given to the gas in case (i) is greater than that in (ii)
(D) total heat given to the gas in case (ii) is greater than that in (i)

5. A particle of m = 1 kg is moved in a circle of radius R = 1 m on a rough

horizontal surface with coefficient of friction µ = 0.1, with a constant speed
of 1 m/s by an external force of constant magnitude. The magnitude of
the external force is (Take g = 10 m/s2 )
√
(A) 2N
√
(B) 2 2 N
√
(C) 3 N
√
(D) 2 3 N

6. A block A of mass 5 kg rests over another block B of mass 3 kg which is

placed on a smooth horizontal surface. There is friction between block A
and block B. A horizontal force F1

gradually increasing from zero to a maximum value is applied to A so that

the blocks move together without relative motion. Instead of this, another
horizontal force F2 , gradually increasing from zero to a maximum value
is applied to B so that the blocks move together without relative motion.
Then
(A) F1 (max) = F2 (max)
(B) F1 (max) > F2 (max)
(C) F1 (max) < F2 (max)
(D) F1 (max) : F2 (max) = 5 : 3

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Paragraph for Question Nos. 07 and 08

A source emits sound waves of frequency 1000 Hz. The source moves to
right with a speed of 32 m/s relative to ground. On the right there is a
reflecting surface which moves to left with a speed of 64 m/s relative to
ground. The speed of sound in air is 332 m/s.

7. The wavelength of sound in air emitted by the source is (A) 0.4 m (B)
0.22 m (C) 0.6 m (D) 0.33 m

8. The number of waves which meet the reflecting surface per second is
(A) 1440
(B) 1280
(C) 1320
(D) 1600

Paragraph for Question Nos. 09 and 10

In the figure shown, when a horizontal force F is applied to the larger

block A, all the four blocks move together. There is no slipping between
any two blocks. (Take m = 1 kg, M = 2 kg, µ = 0.3 and g = 10 m/s2 )

µ=0

9. The maximum value of the applied horizontal force F is

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(A) 1 N
(B) 2 N
(C) 3 N
(D) 4N

10. In the above case, the friction force between the front blocks is
(A) 1N
(B) 2 N
(C) 3 N
(D) 4N

Section - B (Maximum Marks: 12)

This section contains THREE (03) questions. The answer to each question
is a NON-NEGATIVE INTEGER.

11. A solid cylinder of mass M radius R is resting on a horizontal platform

(which is parallel to x − y plane) with its axis along the y-axis. The
platform is given a motion in X-direction given by X = A cos ωt. There
is sufficient friction present in the surface of contact that can prevent the
slipping between the cylinder and the platform. The maximum torque (in
N − m ) acting on the cylinder during its motion is (Take M = 6 kg, R =
1 m, A = 2 m, ω = 1rad/s )

12. Two blocks of masses m1 = 2 kg and m2 = 4 kg are connected by

an ideal non-deformed spring of stiffness k = 150 N/m and placed on a
smooth horizontal surface. Two horizontal forces F1 = 9 N and F2 = 27 N
are applied on the blocks in the opposite directions as shown in the

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13. A solid sphere of mass m and radius r is in pure rolling motion on
a rough horizontal surface with linear speed v. The force exerted by the
2
right half of section yy’ on the left half of section yy ′ is Kmv
16r newton. Find
K.

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Question Stem for Question Nos. 14 and 15

Question Stem

When an α-particle with kinetic energy K = 11MeV collides with a sta-

tionary lithium nucleus, the following nuclear reaction takes place

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He + 7 Li → 10 B + n
The Q-value of this reaction is E = −2.86Mev. If the kinetic energy of
the neutron outgoing at right angle to the incoming direction of α-particle
is XMeV and the kinetic energy of boron atom is YMeV.
14. The value of X is
15. The value of Y is

Question Stem

Question Stem for Question Nos. 16 and 17

In figure shown block A starts moving with acceleration a.
Ma
Magnitude of acceleration of block B is 4 and
Ka
magnitude of acceleration of point P of string is 2 .

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16. The value of M is
17. The value of K is

Question Stem

Question Stem for Question Nos. 18 and 19

Two tunnels are dug across the earth as shown in the figure. Two parti-
cles P1 and P2 are oscillating form one end to the other end of the tunnels
T1 and T2 respectively. At some instant, particles are getting at the mid
points of the tunnels as shown in the figure. Phase difference between the
particles P1 and P2 is X ◦ and the ratio of maximum velocities of particles
P1 and P2 is Y .

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18. The value of X is
19. The value of Y is

Maths Section - A (Maximum Marks: 24)

This section contains SIX (06) questions. Each question has FOUR op-
tions (A), (B), (C) and (D). ONE OR MORE THAN ONE of these four
option(s) is (are) correct answer(s).

21. Let A = {1, 2, 3, . . . ., 36}. Let B, C, D be set of all 1 × 1, 2 × 2, 3 × 3

matrices that can be formed using elements of A. If |a| represents deter-
minant of matrix ’ a ’, then
P
(A) |a| = 666
P a∈B 2
(B) acC |a| = 666
3
P
(C) a≤D |a| = 666
P P
(D) acC |a| = a∈D |a|

2 2
21. Let E : xa2 + yb2 = 1. Let C be a circle concentric with E and inscribed
in E and S be locus of foot of perpendicular from foci of E to any tangent
to E. If S is also locus of a point P such that chord of contact of tangents
drawn from P to C subtends right angle at origin, then which of the
following are true?

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(A) Eccentricity of E is less than 2
√
(B) Maximum distance between C and S is less than 2 times the radius
of C
2
(C) Maximum distance between C and E is greater than 7 times the radius
of C
(D) S doesn’t exist

P2022
22. Let S(k) = 2022 − k and P = r=0 (−1)r2022 Cr [S(k)]2022 , then

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(A) if k = 0, P is divisible by 4348
(B) if k = 0, P is divisible by 4743
(C) if k = r, P is divisible by 4348
(D) if k = r, P is divisible by 4743

23. Let there be a column of square cross-section having side length 2

units and of infinite length centred on z-axis. Let P be a random point
lying in the section cut off by the plane x + 2y + 2z = 30 in the column.
Q is reflection of P in the plane z = 15 and R is locus of point Q, then

(A) area of R is 6 square units

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(B) area of R is √
5
square units
(C) R lies in x + 2y − 2z + 30 = 0
(D) R lies in x − 2y − 2z + 30 = 0

24. Let solutions of the equation z 8 = √12 + √12 i be represented by ⃗ai : i =

1, 2, . . . .., 8 on Argand plane such that Arg (ai ) < Arg (ai ) ∀i, j(Arg(a) ∈
[0, 2π))( where Arg(a) represents argument of ⃗a), then

P8 P8 → − → −
(A) i=1 j=1 a i · a i = 0
P →
− √
(B) 1≤i<j<B ⃗
a i · a i = −(4 + 4 2)
Ps P8 → − →
−
(C) i=i j=1 ( a i × a i ) = 0
√
(→
−a ×→ −
P
(D) isijijs i a )=4+4 2
i

25. A person walks at a uniform speed of 1unit/min for a distance of 1

unit. He then turns right and covers 43 of the distance he walked before
turning and continues doing this. Let P (t) represent the distance between
the persons’ current position and starting point ∀t ≥ 0

(A) P(t) is a continuous function ∀t

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(B) P(t) is a differentiable function ∀t
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(C) limt→∞ P(t) = 5
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(D) limt→∞ P(t) = 25

Section - A (Maximum Marks: 12)

This section contains TWO (02) paragraphs. Based on each paragraph,

there are TWO (02) questions. Each question has FOUR options (A), (B),
(C) and (D). ONLY ONE of these four options is the correct answer.

Paragraph for Question Nos. 45 and 46

Let
 r p, q be selected from a set of first 20 natural numbers. Let A =
s : r, s ∈ {1, 2, . . . .., 20}

p
26. If probability of q being a natural number greater than 1 is k, then
10000k equals

(A) 67
(B) 66
(C) 48
(D) 46

27. If a random element of set A is selected, then probability that it is

an integer is equal to uv (where u, v are co-prime integers), then u + v is
equals
(A) 55
(B) 275
(C) 301
(D) 321

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Paragraph for Question Nos. 47 and 48

Let there be two particles of same mass inside an elliptical container placed
2
along x2 + y 2 = 1. Initially, both particles are at (1, 0). At t = 0, first
particles (P1 ) starts moving towards negative x-axis and second particle
π
(P2 ) starts moving
√ along a line at an angle of 3 from positive x-axis, both
having speed of 2 units/s. The particles can collide with container and
with each other, all collisions being perfectly elastic. Let f (t) be a function
of distance between the two particles at any time t. Let g(t) and h(t) be
function of distance of P1 and P2 respectively from (1, 0) at any time t
28. Let a, b, c be number of solutions of the equation f(t) = 0, g(t) = 0
and h(t) = 0 respectively ∀t ∈ (0, 100], then
(A) a + b = 3c
(B) a + c = 4b
(C) b + c = 3a
(D) a + b = 2c

29. Which of the following are periodic functions?

(A) f(t)
(B) g(t)
(C) h(t)
(D) none of these

Section - B (Maximum Marks: 12)

This section contains THREE (03) questions. The answer to each question
is a NON-NEGATIVE INTEGER.

30. If in scalene △ABC, 2c sin(A − B) cos(A + B) = (b sin B − a sin A)

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(where all symbols have their usual meanings), then [5 sin C ] equals (where
[.] represents greatest integer function)

31. Number of distinct quadratic equations with real roots such that the
equation remains unchanged if their roots are cubed equals

2 2 2 2
32. If the minimum value of the expression x y −2xy xy+2y +4xy−4y+4
2 +2y is ’ k ’
+
∀x, y, ∈ R , then [10k] equals (where [.] represents greatest integer func-
tion)

Section - C (Maximum Marks: 12)

This section contains THREE (03) question stems. There are TWO (02)
questions corresponding to each question stem. The answer to each ques-
tion is a NUMERICAL VALUE. If the numerical value has more than two
decimal places, truncate/round-off the value to TWO decimal places.

Question Stem for Question Nos. 52 and 53

Question Stem
R∞ x−1
R4
Let I1 = √ dx and I2 = √ln xdx
0 ex −1 ln(ex −1) 0 4x−x2
33. The value of I1 equals
34. The value of I2 equals

Question Stem

Question Stem for Question Nos. 54 and 55

Let z1 , z2 , z3 be three complex numbers such that z1 + z2 + z3 = i, z1 z2 +

z2 z3 +z1 z3 = −1, z1 z2 z3 = −i Let maximum value of |z1 − kz2 + (k − 1)z3 | ∀k ∈

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 and minimum value of |z − z1 |2 + |z − z2 |2 + |z − z3 |2 ∀z is
[0, 1] equals ’a’√
’b’ (where i = −1 )
35. The value of ’ a ’ is
36. The value of ’ b ’ is

Question Stem

Question Stem for Question Nos. 56 and 57

Let L1 , L2 , L3 be three straight lines such that no two of them are parallel.
Let C1 , C2 , C3 , C4 be circles touching all the three lines such that radius
of C1 is smallest. Let P be point of concurrence of the altitudes of the
triangle formed by centres of C2 , C3 and C4 . If L1 , L2 , L3 intersect each
other at points A, B and C such that AB = 3, BC = 4 and ∠ABC = π2 .
Let m = min{P A, P B, P C}; n = max{P A, P B, P C}
37. The value of m equals
38. The value of n equals

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