PHYSICS – JEE MAINS PRACTICE TEST

SECTION: SR.IIT DATE: 14.10.2024

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Q.1 The amplitude of wave disturbance propagating in the positive x-axis is given by y = 2
x – 2x  1
1
at t = 2 sec and y = 2
at t = 6 sec, where x and y are in meters. Velocity of the pulse is -
x  2x  5
(A) 1 m/s in positive x-direction (B) + 2 m/s in negative x-direction
(C) 0.5 m/s in negative x-direction (D) 1 m/s in negative x-direction
Q.2 Standing waves are produced by superposition of two waves
y1 = 0.05 sin (3t – 2x) and y2 = 0.05 sin (3t + 2x)
Where x and y are measured in meter and t in second. Find the amplitude of particle at x = 0.5m
[cos 57.3 = 0.54]
(A) 0.54 m (B) 5.4 m (C) 54 m (D) 0.054 m
Q.3 Disturbances of two waves are shown as a function of time in the following figure. The ratio of
their intensities will be-

II

2a I
y a
t

(A) 1 : 4 (B) 4 : 1 (C) 1 : 2 (D) 1 : 1

Q.4 When a stretched string of length L is vibrating in a particular mode, the distance between two
nodes on the string is . The sound produced in this mode of vibration constitutes the nth
overtone of the fundamental frequency of the string -
(A) L = (n + 1) (B) L = (n – 1)  (C) L = n (D) L = (n + 1/2) 
Q.5 A massless rod of length L is suspended by two identical strings AB and CD of equal length. A
block of mass m is suspended from point O such that BO is equal to ‘x’. Further it is observed
that the frequency of 1st harmonic in AB is equal to 2nd harmonic frequency in CD. ‘x’ is –
A C

B L D
x
m
3L L
(A) L (B) 4 L (C) (D)
5 5 4 4
Q.6 A wave pulse on a string has the dimension shown in figure. The wave speed is v = 1 cm/s. If
point O is a free end. The shape of wave at time t = 3 s is -
v = 1 cm/s
1cm
O
1 cm 1 cm 2 cm
O O

1 cm 1 cm 2 cm
(A) O (B) (C) (D)
1 cm 1 cm 1 cm
O
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Q.7 A closed organ pipe has length ‘’ The air in it is vibrating in 3rd overtone with maximum
amplitude ‘a’. The amplitude at a distance of /7 from closed end of the pipe is equal to–
a 3
(A) a (B) a/2 (C) (D) zero
2
Q.8 The figure shows four progressive waves A, B, C and D with their phases expressed with
respect to the wave A. If can be concluded from the figure that:
B A C D
y
O /2  /2  t

(A) The wave C is ahead by a phase angle of /2 and the wave B lags behind by a phase angle of /2
(B) The wave C lags behind by a phase angle of /2 and the wave B is ahead by a phase angle of /2
(C) The wave C is ahead by a phase angle of  and the wave B lags behind by a phase angle of 
(D) The wave C lags behind by a phase angle of  and the B ahead by a phase of  
Q.9 Velocity of sound in air is 320 ms–1. The pipe is shown in figure can not vibrate with a sound of
frequency –

1m

(Fig.)
(A) 80 Hz (B) 240 Hz (C) 320 Hz (D) 400 Hz
Q.10 Intensity and phase of three sound wave reaching at some point in space is I0, 4 I0, I0 and 10°,
130° and 250° respectively. Resultant intensity at that point will be –
 
(A) 6 I0 (B) 2I0 (C) I0 (D)  2  3 I 0
 2 
Q.11 The absolute temperature of air in a region linearly increases from 0°C to 819°C in a space of
width 'd'. Time taken by sound wave to travel through this space is: [Velocity of sound at 0°C
is v0]
2d 6d 2d
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
5v v 3v
Q.12 The logic circuit shown below has the input waveforms ‘A’ and ‘B’ as shown. Pick out the
correct output waveform.
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Output is :

Q.13 The circuit shown in following figure contains two diode D1 and D2 each with a forward
resistance of 50 ohms and with infinite backward resistance. If the battery voltage is 6V, the
current through the 100 ohm resistance (in amperes) is -
D1 150

D2 50

100

6V
(A) Zero (B) 0.02 (C) 0.03 (D) 0.036
Q.14 Find VAB

30V 10

VAB 10 10

(A)10 V (B) 20 V (C) 30V (D) None of these

Q.15 Figure gives a system of logic gates. From the study of truth table it can be found that to
produce a high output (1) at R, we must have –
X
P
Y
R

O
(A) X = 0, Y = 1 (B) X = 1, Y = 1 (C) X = 1, Y = 0 (D) X = 0, Y = 0
16. The truth table for the circuit given in the fig. is:

A B Y A B Y A B Y A B Y
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
(A) 0 1 0 (B) 0 1 0 (C) 0 1 1 (D) 0 1 1
1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
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17. The current i in the network is

(A) 0.3 A (B) 0.6 A (C) 0 A (D) 0.2 A

18. Take the breakdown voltage of the zener diode used in the given circuit as 6 V . For the input
voltage shown in figure below, the time variation of the output voltage is (Graphs drawn are
schematic and not to scale)

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
Q.19 Two Zener diodes ( A and B ) having breakdown voltages of 6 V and 4 V respectively, are
connected as shown in the circuit below. The output voltage V0 variation with input voltage

linearly increasing with time, is given by Vinput  0 V at t  0
(figures are qualitative)

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
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20. The output waveform of the given logical circuit for the following inputs A and B as shown
below, is:
Inputs

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

Numerical answer type questions:

Q.21 In the circuit shown below, maximum Zener diode current will be mA.

Q.22 A 8  Zener diode along with a series resistance R is connected across a 20 V supply (as
shown in the figure). If the maximum Zener current is 25 mA , then the minimum value of R
will be Ω .
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Q.23 The equation of a transverse wave is given by

  = 10–2 sin [30t – 3 – y]
where x, y and  are in metre, and t in second. If phase difference between two points
A (2 3 m, 2m) and B(3 3 m, 3m) be n. Find value of n.
Q.24 What is the conductivity of a semiconductor (in –1 m–1) if electron density = 5 × 1012/cm3 and
hole density = 8 × 1013/cm3 –(µe = 2.3 v–1 s–1m2 and µh = 0.01 v–1 s–1 m2)
Q.25 Figure shows a rectangular pulse and a triangular pulse approaching each other along
x-axis. The pulse speed is 0.5 cm/s. What is the resultant displacement of medium particles (in
cm) due to superposition of waves at x = 0.5 cm and
t = 2 sec.
y (cm)
0.5 cm/s 0.5 cm/s
2

x (cm)
–2 –1 0 1 2 3

Q.26 A vibrating string fixed at both ends has consecutive harmonics at wavelengths of 4.0 m and
2.0 m. Then length of the string is ___(in m)
Q.27 The circuit shown below is working as a 8 V dc regulated voltage source. When 12 V is used
as input, the power dissipated (in mW ) in each diode is; (considering both zener diodes are
identical)

Q.28 In the logic circuit shown in the figure, if input A and B are 0 and 1 respectively, the output at
Y would be ' x ' The value of x is.

Q.29 A wire under tension vibrates with a frequency of 450 per second. What would be the
fundamental frequency (in Hz) if the wire were half as long, twice as thick and under one-
fourth tension ?
Q.30 A tuning fork A produces 4 beats/second with another tuning fork B of frequency 288 Hz. When
the fork A is loaded with a little wax. The beat frequency changes to 2. The frequency of the fork A
before loading is (in Hz)-