Physics
Physics
T. a. C. : OTE - 14/2023
Teat BooHet Series
TEST BOOKLET
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6. The reduced form of the Boolean 9. According to Bloch's law, the
expression [Aj5(C+BD)+dj3]C is temperature dependence of
magnetization follows
(A) ABC
(A) MceT
(8) ADC (a) McxT2
•A, i .¥.¥
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differential equation
•c, i +¥+¥ #+m2g=o
(A) in is real
(8) in is inaginary
•D, i +2+# (C) in-O
(D) Nothing can be said about in
'c' (±Ti=,±6i=)
(D' (±6=,±6iE)
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13. The product of eigenvalues of 16. A free particle of mass in is located
in a 3-dimensional cubic potential
well with impenetrable walls. The
lowest excited state having no
degeneracy is
(a)0
(a) 3rd
(C) -1
(C) 4th
(D) JI
(D) 5th
14. Consider a Lagrangian
(AI %+%+cxg
(D) 1/47,
(c, 2+2+cxp
For the rotation matrix
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19. Consider a transformation from one 23. For the differential equation,
set of generalized coordinate and
momentum (a, p) to another set
(Oj P) denoted by a = pqs; p = qr,
where s and r are constants. The #-2#+ulx,-o
transformation is canonical, if The boundary conditions are g(O) = 1
(A) s= 2, r= 1 and gr(1) = 0. The value of g(0.5) is
(8) s - 0, r = -1
(A) J€
(C) s= 2, r--1
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(D) s= 0, r= 1 (8)
2
`,-
2o. The nuclear spin and parity of £8Ca (C)
4
in its ground state is
3Ja
(A) 0- (D)
2
(8) 0+
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26. The partition function of an 29. The total energy of an inert gas
ensemble at a temperature is 0.51
crystal is given by E(r)=
rl2 r6
Z=(2cosh#)IV (in ev), where r is the inter-atomic
spacing in Angstroms. The
equilibrium separation between the
where kB is the Boltzmann atoms in Angstroms is
constant. The heat capacity of the
(A) 1 ev
ensemble in terms of P=
(a) 0.5 ev
(D) -0.5 ev
(8) JVIjB(P€)2 see h(P€)
(D)5
28. In the nuclear reaction
]3c + I/e i ±9c + x, the particle x is 31. Which one of the following gases of
diatomic molecules is Raman,
infrared and NMR active?
(A) an electron
(A) 1H - 1H
(8) an anti-electron
(8) 12c _ 16o
(C) a muon
(c) [H _ 35cl
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32. The total magnetic moment in Bohr 35. An Ci-particle is accelerated in a
magneton of an isolated atom cyclotron. It leaves the cyclotron
having five electrons in 3d-shell is with a kinetic energy of 16 Mev.
The potential difference between
(A) J56HB the D electrodes is 50 kv. The
number of revolutions the
(a) JZFHB
a-particle makes in its spiral path
before it leaves the cyclotron is
(c) J56HB
(A) loo
34. Two blocks are connected by a 37. The electric field component
spring of spring constant k. One of electromagnetic wave
block has mass in and the other trave±ng in vacuum is given
block has mass 2m. If the ratio by E(z,t)=Eocos(kz-cot)?. The
k Pointing vector for the wave is
--=a and the angular frequency
in
of vibration is co, then
(A, co2=3a
(B, co2=2a
(c) co2=cl
(D)
(D, co2-ia #E3cos2(ke_®t)
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38. The Lagrangian of a system is given 41. The unit vector perpendicular to the
ty surface ;x.2 + g2 + z2 = 3 at point
(1,1,1) is
L=±mz2[02+sin20®2-mgzcose]
^^^
X-9+Z
(A)
where in, g and I are constants. J5
Which of the following is
conserved? ^^^
X-y-Z
(8)
(A) a sin2 o
J5
(a) 02 sin2 o
(c) o sin2 o
(D) 02 sin2 0
(8) aJ5 h
(A) 1000mp
(a) alJ€5 A
(8) Jrlp
(D) 2aJJ55
1000h
(C) mp
40. In a Hall effect experiment, the Hall
voltage for an intrinsic
semiconductor is negative. This is (D'#
because (symbols carry usual
meanings)
43. In the most general case, which one
(A) rl-p of the following quantities is not a
second order tensor?
(a) n =p
(A) Stress
(C) He > tlh (a) Strain
(C) Moment of inertia
(D) in: > mi (D) Pressure
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44. Across a first order phase transition, 47. The number of independent
the free energy is components of the symmetric
tensor A,j. with indices ij = 1,2,3 is
(A) proportional to the temperature
(A)1
(C)6
(C) a continuous function of the
temperature but its first
(D)9
derivative is discontinuous
(D) such that the first derivative 48. Identify the co/Jed statement for the
with respect to temperature is
vectors a = 3 i + 2j^ and 3 = i + 2j^.
continuous
'c' (M1+„2'¥
c, iJVI
(D' (M,+"2'¥
(D) Irk ln 2
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50. In a central force field, the 53. Which one of the following cannot
trajectory of a particle of mass in be explained by considering a
and angular momentum i in plane harmonic approximation for the
polar coordinates is given by lattice vibration in solids?
:=Z(1+ecoso,
where e is the eccentricity of the (A) Debye's T3 law
particle's motion. Which one of the
following choices for e gives rise to
a parabolic trajectory? (8) Dulong-Petit law
(A) e-0
(a) e= 1 (C) Optical branches in lattices
(C) 0 < e < 1
(D) e = 1
(D) Thermal expansion
51. A particle of unit mass moves along
the X-axis under the influence of a
potential, V(x) = x(I - 2)2. The
1
particle is found to be in a stable 54. Inverse susceptibility i as a
equilibrium at the point x = 2. The
time period of oscillation of the function of temperature I for a
particle is material undergoing paramagnetic
(A) J,/2 to ferromagnetic transition is given
in the figure, where 0 is the origin.
(B) n,
The value of the Curie constant C
(C) 37t/2
and the Weiss molecular field
(D) 27, constant ^ in CGS units are
52. Given,
+i)
F= r xB , where
+^^^
8 = (i +j+k) is a constant vector
Jr
C (a) C= 3 x 10-2, ^ = 5 x |o5
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55. At a certain temperature I, the 58. The dispersion relation for a one-
average speed of nitrogen dimensional monoatomic crystal
molecules in air is found to be with lattice spacing cz, which
400 in/s. The most probable and interacts via nearest neighbor
the root mean square speeds of the -Ka
molecules are respectively harmonic potential is cD = A Sm-2
where A is a constant of appropriate
(A) 355 in/s, 434 in/s unit. The group velocity at the
boundary of the first Brillouin zone
(8) 820 in/s, 917 in/s is
(A) zero
(C) 152 in/s, 301 in/s
(8)1
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rotor approximation, the rotational 59. A Ge semiconductor is doped with
constant is acceptor impurity concentration of
1015 atoms/cm3. F`or the given hole
(A) 6.48 cm-1
mobility of 1800 cm2/V.s, the
(a) 3.24 cm-1 resistivity of this material is
(C) 2.16 cm-I (A) 0.288 a.cm
(8) 0.694 a.cm
(D) 1.62 cm-1
(C) 3.472 a.cm
(c' (:::: :)
(D) (ae:roLee:i8)
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61. The eigenvalues of a matrix are 64. A heavy symmetrical top is rotating
i, -2i, 3£. The matrix is about its own axis of symmetry
(Z-axis). If J[, J2 and J3 are the
principal moments of inertia along
(A) unitary X, y and Z axes respectively, then
(A) J2 = J3J J| 5£ J2
(8) anti-unitary
(8) Ji = J3J J| 7: J2
(C) Hermitian
lc) 1\ = 12, IL i 13
(a) 20 (A)1
(8)2
(C) 40
(C)4
(D) 80
(D)6
(A)4
(8) {0,6,-±
(a)6
(c) (o,6)=1
wl
(C)8
(D) (0,6)-f
(D)9
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67. Two charges q and 2g are placed
69. The value of S
along the X-axis in front of a cZ.d? along a
grounded, infinite conducting
plane, as shown in the figure. They :1:rdar£ I:sop °f Slde I in a uniform
are located respectively at a
distance of 0.5 in and 1.5 in from (A) zero
the plane. The force acting on the
charge a is (8) 2IA
(C) 4IA
(D) L2A
68. Four point charges are placed in a 71. A solid sphere of radius R carries a
plane at the following positions +a uniform volume charge density p.
at (1,0), -0 at (-1,0), +0 at (0,1) and The magnitude of electric field
-a at (0,-1). inside the sphere at a distance r
from the center is
At large distances the electrostatic
potential due to this charge pr3
distribution will be dominated by
the
(D) zero
(C) There is no phase shift
between input and output
73. The electric field E(?,t), for a
voltages
circularly polarized electromagnetic
wave propagating along the positive
Z-direction, is (D) Both p-n junctions are forward
biased
(A) Eo(A + a)exp[!(ke-cot)I
(a) OR gate
(A) 20 V, 10 rnA
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77. A power amplifier gives 150 W 80. For the circuit shown below, the
output for an input of 1.5 W. The potential difference (in volt) across
gain in dB is RLis
5Q2Q
(A) 10
(a) 20
(C) 40
(A) 48
(D) 100
(a) 52
(C) 56
78. A field effect transistor is a
(D) 65
82.;ypm¥ec::££csFoot¥n:][aiavi:)he=ri:T2?
(A) holes moving from the base to
the emitter where Ci is a positive constant. In a
stationary state, the expectation
(8) holes moving from the collector value of the kinetic energy (I) of
to the base the particle is
(A) (71)-(V)
(C) holes moving from the collector
to the emitter (8) (7')=2(V)
(C) (I)=3(V)
(D) holes moving from the base to
the collector (D) (I)=4(V)
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83. An atom emits a photon of 86. The free energy of a photon gas
wavelength ^ = 600 nm by transition enclosed in a volume V is given by
from an excited state of lifetime
F=-±avT4, where a is a
8 x 10-9 s. If ALj represents the
minimum uncertainty in the constant and I is the temperature
frequency of the photon, the of the gas.
(c) 1o-8
(c, :aT4
(D) 1o-10
(D) clvr4
84. In a first order transition, at the
transition temperature, specific 87. Two particles are said to be
heat of the system distinguishable when
(A) diverges and its entropy (A) the average distance between
remains the same them is large compared to their
de-Broglie wavelengths
(8) diverges and its entropy has
finite discontinuity (8) the average distance between
them is small compared to their
(C) remains unchanged and its de-Broglic wavelengths
entropy has finite discontinuity
(C) they have overlapping
(D) has finite discontinuity and its wavepackets
entropy diverges
(D) their total wave function is
85. A system of IV non-interacting symmetric under particle
classical point particles exchange
constrained to move on the two-
dimensional surface of a sphere. 88. The probability that a state which
The internal energy of the system
is 0.2 ev above the F`ermi energy
is
in a metal atom at 700 K is
(A, 2JVIBT
(A) 96.2%
(C) JV7cBT
(C) 3.5%
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89. Which of the following statements 91. The population inversion in a two-
is tine? level laser material cannot be
achieved by optical pumping
because
(A) In a microcanonical ensemble,
the total number of particles IV (A) the rate of upward transitions
and the energy E are constants is equal to the rate of downward
while in a canonical ensemble transitions
IV and temperature I are
(8) the upward transitions are
constants forbidden but downward
transitions are allowed
(a) In a microcanonical ensemble,
the total number of particles JV (C) the upward transitions are
allowed but downward
is a constant but the energy E
transitions are forbidden
is vanable while in a c`anonical
ensemble IV and temperature I (D) the spontaneous decay rate of
are constants the higher level is very low
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94. The number of fundamental 98. Metallic monovalent sodium
vibrational modes of C02 molecule crystalizes in body-centered cubic
is structure. If the length of the
(A) four : 2 are Raman active and unit cell is 4 x 10-8 cm, the
2 are infrared active concentration of conduction
electrons in metallic sodium is
(8) four : 1 is Raman active and 3
are infrared active
(A) 6.022 x |o23 cm-3
(C) three : 1 is Raman active and
2 are infrared active
(8) 3.125 x |o22 cm-3
(D) three : 2 are Raman active and
1 is infrared active (C) 2.562 x |o21 cm-3
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number of spectral lines in the 99. The dielectric constant of a
bunch corresponding to CH2 group material at optical frequencies is
is mainly due to
(A)1
(A) ionic polarizability
(a)2
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