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21. An iron ball and a wooden ball of the same radius are
released from a height `h’ in vacuum. The time taken by
both of them to reach the ground is
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23. The value of g on the earth’s surface is 980 cm/ sec 2 . It value
at a height of 64 km from the earth’s surface is
(a) 960.40 cm / sec 2 (b) 984.90 cm / sec 2
(c) 982.45 cm / sec 2 (d)977.55 cm / sec 2
28. A.S.H.M. has amplitude `a’ and time period T. The maximum
velocity will be
4a 2a
(a) (b)
T T
a 2a
(c) 2 (d)
T T
45. In the following atoms and molecules for the transition form
n = 2 to n = 1, the spectral line of minimum wavelength will
be produced by
(a) Hydrogen atom (b) Deuterium atom
(c) Uni-ionized helium (d) di-ionized lithium
Key Answer:
1 B 9 D 17 B 25 D 33 A 41 C 49 A
2 D 10 D 18 C 26 C 34 B 42 A 50 C
3 C 11 A 19 C 27 B 35 A 43 B
4 B 12 B 20 C 28 D 36 D 44 B
5 C 13 B 21 B 29 B 37 C 45 D
6 B 14 D 22 C 30 D 38 B 46 C
7 A 15 C 23 A 31 B 39 C 47 A
8 B 16 D 24 C 32 B 40 A 48 D
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6. A constant force acts on a body of mass 0.9 kg at rest for 10s. If the
body moves a distance of 250 m., the magnitude on the force is
(a) 8n (b) 36N
(c) 4.0N (d) 4.5 N
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8. For a body of given mass, graph between velocity of the body and its
linear momentum is
(a) a straight line with zero slope (b) a straight line with positive slope
(c) a straight line with negative slope (d) a parabola
10. The mud guards over the wheels of a car work on the basis of
(a) inertia of rest (b) inertia of direction
(c) inertia of motion (d) none of these
15. The lower surface of a cube is fixed. On its upper surface, force is
applied at an angle of 30o from its surface. The change will be of the
type
(a) Shape (b) Size
(b) None
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17. Compared to a burn due to water at 100 C , a burn due to steam at
o
100 C is
(a) More dangerous (b) Less dangerous
(b) Equally dangerous (d) none of these
19. It is hotter for the distance over the top of fire than it is in the side of
it, mainly because
(a) Air conducts heat upwards
(b) Heat is radiated upwards
(c) Convection takes more heat upwards
(d) Convection, conduction and radiation all contribute significantly
transferring heat upwards.
21. If radius of earth is R then the height `h’ at which value of `g’ becomes
one fourth is
R 3R
(a) (b)
4 4
R
(c) R (d)
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23. A particle falls towards earth from infinity. It’s velocity on reaching the
earth would be
(a) Infinity (b) 2 gR
(c) 2 gR (d) zero
28. A particle executes simple harmonic motion along a straight line with
an amplitude A, the potential energy is maximum when the
displacement is
(a) A (b) zero
(c) A / 2 (d) A / 2
29. A body executes simple harmonic motion. The potential energy (P.E.) ,
the kinetic energy (K.E.) and total energy (T.E) are measured as a
function of displacement x. Which of the following statements is true
(a) P.E. is maximum when x = 0
(b) K.E. is maximum when x = 0
(c)T.E. is zero when x = 0
(d) K.E. is maximum when x is maximum
37. A 220 volt, 1000 W bulb is connected across a 110 volt mains
supply.The power consumed will be
(a) 1000 W (b) 750 W
(c) 500 W (d)250 W
38. A heater coil is cut into two equal parts and only on part is now used
in the heater. The heat generated will now be
(a) One fourth (b) Halved
(c) Doubled (d) Four times
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41.The half-life of Bi 210 is 5 days. What time taken by 7 /8 th part of the
sample of decay
(a) 3.4 days (b) 10 days
(c) 15 days (d)20 days
44.The half life period of radium is 1600 years. The fraction of a sample
of radium that would remain after 6400 years is
1 1
(a) (b)
4 2
1 1
(c) (d)
8 16
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45.The half lie period of radium is 1600 years. Its average life time will be
(a) 3200 years (b) 4800 years
(c) 2319 years (d) 4217 years
KEY ANSWERS
1 B 11 A 21 C 31 B 41 C
2 A 12 B 22 A 32 C 42 C
3 B 13 B 23 B 33 B 43 D
4 B 14 C 24 C 34 D 44 D
5 C 15 D 25 C 35 D 45 C
6 D 16 C 26 A 36 C 46 B
7 A 17 A 27 D 37 D 47 B
8 B 18 B 28 A 38 C 48 B
9 C 19 C 29 B 39 A 49 B
10 B 20 A 30 C 40 A 50 B
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4. A coin falls faster than a scrap of paper when dropped from the same
height because of coin :
(a) Value of g is more (b) Value of g is less
(c) Air resistance is less (d) none of these
5. The slope of the distance-time graph of two bodies are 30o and 60 o .
Their velocities are in ratio :
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 3 : 3
(c) 3 : 1 (d) 1 : 3
11. Calculate the work done, if a wire is loaded by `Mg weight and the
increase in length is `l’.
(a) Mgl (b) zero (c) Mgl/2 (d) 2Mgl
12. On stretching a wire, the elastic energy stored per unit volume is
(a) FI/2AL (b) FA/2L (c) FL/2A (d) FL/2
13. A and B are two wires. The radius A is twice that of B. They are
stretched by the some load. Then the stress on B is
(a) Equal to that on A (b) Four times that on A
(c) Two times that on A (d) Half that on A
14. If the force constant of a wire is K, the work done in increasing the
length of the wire by l
(a) KI/2 (b) KI (c) KI 2 / 2 (d) Kl 2
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15. The Young’s modulus of a wire is Y. If the energy per unit volume is E,
then the strain will be
(a) 2E / y (b) 2EY (c) EY (d) E / Y
23. Both earth and moon are subject to the gravitational force of the sun.
As observed from the sun, the orbit of the moon
(a) Will be elliptical
(b) Will not be strictly elliptical because the total gravitational force on
it is not central.
(c) Is not ellipse but will necessarily be a closed curve.
(d) Deviates considerably from being elliptical due to influence of
planets other than earth.
25. The ratio of radii of earth to another planet is 2/3 and the ratio of their
mean densities is 4/5. If an astronaut can jump to a maximum height
of 1.5 m on the earth, with the same effort, the maximum height he
can jump on the planet is
(a) 1m (b) 0.8m
(c) 0.5 m (d) 1.25 m (e) 2m
26. A particle starts S.H.M. from the mean position. Its amplitude is A and
time period is T. At the time when its speed is half of the maximum
speed, its displacement y is
(a) A/2 (b) A / 2
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(c) A 3 /2 (d) 2A / 3
33. Which of the following is in the increasing order for penetrating power?
(a) , , (b) , ,
(c) , , (d) , ,
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34. The half life (T) and the disintegration constant of a radioactive
substance are related as
(a) T 1 (b) T 0.693
T
(c) 0.693 (d) 0.693
T
35. A radioactive substance has a half life of 1 year. The fraction of this
material, that would remain after 5 years will be
1 1
(a) (b)
32 5
1 4
(c) (d)
2 5
43. The angle between two vectors of equal magnitudes whose resultant is
equal to the magnitude of the either vector is
(a) 30 (b) 60
(c) 90 (d) 120
KEY ANSWERS:
1 B 11 C 21 C 31 C 41 C
2 B 12 A 22 C 32 C 42 A
3 A 13 B 23 B 33 A 43 D
4 C 14 C 24 B 34 B 44 D
5 D 15 A 25 B 35 A 45 A
6 B 16 A 26 C 36 A 46 C
7 D 17 C 27 A 37 D 47 C
8 C 18 A 28 D 38 A 48 D
9 D 19 A 29 C 39 A 49 A
10 A 20 C 30 C 40 B 50 A
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1. If a particle tied to the end of string is set in circular motion then the
tension in the string is
(a) Always parallel to the velocity of the particle
(b) Always perpendicular to the velocity of the particle
(c) Perpendicular to the velocity of the particle only at one instant
(d) parallel to the velocity of the particle only at one instant
4. The branch of Physics which deals with the study of motion of material
objects is called.
(a) Mechanics (b) dynamics
(c) Optics (d) electronic
6. Forces of action and reaction never cancel each other as they are
(a) Always equal (b) always opposite
(c) Acting on same body (d) acting on different bodies
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7. A particle will leave a vertical circle of radius r, when its velocity at the
lowest point of the circle v L is
(a) 2gr (b) 5gr
(c) 3gr (d) 6gr
8. A ball rolling on ice and initial velocity of 6 m/s stops after travelling
8m. If g = 9.8 m / s 2 , coefficients of friction is :
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.2
(c) 0.3 (d) 0.4
10. Angle of repose for a rough inclined plane is 60o . The coefficient of
friction is
(a) 3 (b) 1 / 3
(c) 1 (d) zero
12. A large ship can float but a steel needle sinks because of
(a) viscosity (b) surface tension
(c) density (d) none of these
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13. Two droplets merge with each other and forms a large droplet. In this
process
(a) Energy is liberated
(b) Energy is absorbed
(c) Neither liberated nor absorbed
(d) Some mass is converted into energy
19. The rate of loss of heat from a body cooling under conditions of forced
convection is proportional to its
(a) Heat capacity
(b) Surface area
(c) Absolute temperature
(d) Excess of temperature over that of surrounding : state if
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20. Which of the following is the correct device for the detection of thermal
radiation?
(a) Constant volume thermometer
(b) Liquid in glass thermometer
(c) Six’s maximum and minimum thermometer
(d) thermopile
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21. The equation y A cos2 2 nt 2 represents a wave with
(a) Amplitude A/2, frequency 2n and wavelength / 2
(b) Amplitude A/2, frequency 2n and wavelength
(c) Amplitude A, frequency 2n and wavelength 2
(d) Amplitude A, frequency n and wavelength
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26. If a radioactive substance reduces to of its original mass in 40 days,
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what is its half life?
(a) 10 days (b) 20 days
(c) 40 days (d) none of these
27. The ratio of size of a hydrogen atom to the size of its nucleus is
(a) 10 5 (b) 10 5
(c) 10 4 (d) 10 4
28. Two elementary particles which have almost infinite life time are
(a) Electron and neutron (b) neutron and proton
(c)Electron and proton (d) none of the above
29. A radioactive element has half life of 30 seconds. If one of the nuclei
decays now, the next one will decay now, the next one will decay
(a) Any time (b) After 30 s
(c) After 60 s (d) After 30 h
30. A nucleus n X m emits one particle and one particle. The mass
number and atomic number of product nucleus, are
(a) m 4 , n (b) m 4 , n 1
(b) m 3 , n 1 (d) m 3 , n 1
32. In the middle of depletion layer of a reverse biased p-n junction, the
(a) electric field is zero (b) potential is zero
(c) electric field is maximum (d) potential is maximum
39. A projectile is projected at an angle of 60 with the horizontal and with
a velocity of 30 ms-1. The velocity of the projectile at the highest point
of its trajectory is
(a) 0 (b) 15 m s-1
(c) 20 m s-1 (d) 30 m s-1
46. Two vessels A and B of different shapes have the same base area and
are filled with water up to the same height h(see Fig). The force exerted
by water on the base is FA for vessel A and FB for vessel B. The
respective weight of the vessels are WA and WB. Then
A B
(a) FA FB ; WA WB (b) FA FB ; WA WB
(c) FA FB ; WA WB (d) FA FB ; WA WB
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47. An ice cube floats on water in a breaker with of its volume
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submerged under water. What fraction of its volume will be submerged
if the beaker of water is taken to the moon where the gravity is 1/6th
that on the earth?
9 27
(a) (b)
10 50
2
(c) (d) Zero
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48. A block of wood floats in a liquid in a beaker with 3/4th of its volume
submerged under the liquid. If the beaker is placed in an enclosure
that is falling freely under gravity, the block will
(a) float with 3/4th of its volume submerged
(b) float completely submerged
(c) float with any fraction of its volume submerged
(d) sink to the bottom.
49. A cube of ice is floating in water contained in a vessel. When the ice
melts, the level of water in the vessel
(a) rises
(b) falls
(c) remains unchanged
(d) falls at first and then rises to the same height as before.
KEY ANSWERS:
1 B 11 B 21 A 31 B 41 D
2 B 12 D 22 C 32 A 42 D
3 B 13 A 23 B 33 D 43 A
4 A 14 D 24 C 34 D 44 C
5 B 15 C 25 A 35 D 45 A
6 D 16 D 26 A 36 B 46 B
7 C 17 C 27 A 37 A 47 A
8 B 18 A 28 C 38 B 48 C
9 C 19 C 29 A 39 A 49 C
10 A 20 D 30 A,B 40 B 50 A
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6. When the surface in contact are made too smooth by polishing, force of
friction
(a) Decreases (b) Increases
(c) becomes zero (d) becomes infinite
11. A wire of length L and radius a rigidly fixed at one end. On stretching
the other end of the wire with a force F, the increase in its length is L.
If another wire of same material but of length 2L and radius 2 a is
stretched with a force 2 F, the increase in its length will be
(a) L/4 (b) L
(c) L/2 (d) 2L
13. An aluminium and steel wires of same length and cross-section are
attached end to end. The compound wire is hung from a rigid support
and a load is suspended from the free end. Y of steel is 20 / 7 times of
aluminium. The ratio of increase of length of steel wire to aluminium
wire is
(a) 20:3 (b)10:7
(c)7:20 (d) 1:7
14. Two wires A and B of same material have radii in the ratio 2 : 1 and
lengths in the ratio 4 : 1. The ratio of the normal forces required to
produce the same change in the lengths of these two wires is
(a) 1:1 (b) 2:1
(c)1:2 (d) 1:4
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16. A particle performing SHM starts from mean position. The phase of
that particle is / 2 when he has
(a) Maximum displacement (b) maximum velocity
(b) Maximum energy (d) maximum kinetic energy
23. The simple Bohr model cannot be directly applied to calculate the
energy levels of an atom with many electrons. This is because
(a) Of the electrons not being subject to a central force
(b) Of the electrons colliding with each other
(c) Of screening effects
(d) The force between the nucleus and an electron will no longer be
given by Coulomb’s law
24. Two H atoms in the ground state collide in elastically. The maximum
amount by which their combined kinetic energy is reduced is
(a) 10.20 eV (b) 20.40 eV
(b) 13.6 eV (d) 27.2 eV
25. Which of the following quantities has the same dimensions as those of
Planck’s constant?
(a) Angular momentum (b) torque
(c) Energy (d) momentum
26. Magnitude of the resultant vector which comes on the addition of two
vector 6î 7 ĵ and 3î 4 ĵ is
(a) 160 (b) 13.6
(c) 136 (d) 202
36. A piece of ice, with a stone frozen inside it, is floating in water
contained in a beaker. When the ice melts, the level of water in the
beaker
(a) rises
(b) falls
(c) remains unchanged
(d) falls at first and then rises to the same height as before.
37. Eight spherical rain drops of the same mass and radius are falling
down with a terminal speed of 6 cms-1. If they coalesce to form
one big drop, what will be its terminal speed? Neglect the buoyancy
due to air.
(a) 1.5 cms-1 (b) 6 cms-1
(c) 24 cms-1 (d) 32 cms-1
40. A steel scale measures the length of a copper rod as L cm when both
are at 20C, the calibration temperature for the scale. If the coefficients
of linear expansion for steel and copper are s and c respectively, what
would be the scale reading (in cm) when both are at 21C?
1 c c
(a) L (b) L
1 s s
s
(c) L (d) L
c
43. A source of heat supplies heat at a constant rate to a solid cube. The
variation of the temperature of the cube with heat supplied is shown in
Fig. The portion DE of the graph represents conversion of
F
Temperature
E
B
C
A Heat supplied
44. The reciprocal of the slope of the portion EF of the graph shown in Fig.
represents
F
D
Temperature
B
C
A Heat supplied
45. The acceleration due to gravity g on earth is 9.8 ms-2. What would the
value of g for a planet whose size is the same as that of earth but the
density in twice that of earth?
(a) 19.6 ms-2 (b) 9.8 ms-2
(c) 4.9 ms-2 (d) 2.45 ms-2
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46. If the radius of the earth suddenly decreases to 80% of its present
value, the mass of the earth remaining the same, the value of the
acceleration due to gravity will
(a) remain unchanged (b) become (9.8 × 0.8) ms-2
(c) increase by 36% (d) increase by about 56%
47. The mass of a planet is 1/10th that of earth and its diameter is half
that of earth. The acceleration due to gravity at the planet will be
(a) 1.96 ms-2 (b) 3.92 ms-2
(c) 9.8 ms-2 (d) 19.6 ms-2
48. The escape velocity of a body projected vertically upwards from the
surface of the earth is v. If the body is projected in a direction making
an angle with the vertical, the escape velocity would be
(a) v (b) v cos
(c) v sin (d) v tan
KEY ANSWERS:
1 D 11 B 21 B 31 C 41 A
2 C 12 D 22 A 32 D 42 D
3 B 13 C 23 A 33 B 43 B
4 C 14 A 24 A 34 B 44 D
5 C 15 A 25 A 35 D 45 A
6 B 16 A 26 D 36 B 46 D
7 B 17 C 27 D 37 C 47 B
8 B 18 D 28 D 38 A 48 A
9 C 19 A 29 B 39 B 49 D
10 C 20 B 30 C 40 A 50 B