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JAM 2015 PHYSICS - PH
JAM 2015: General Instructions during Examination

1. Total duration of the JAM 2015 examination is 180 minutes.
2. The clock will be set at the server. The countdown timer at the top right corner of screen will display the
remaining time available for you to complete the examination. When the timer reaches zero, the
examination will end by itself. You need not terminate the examination or submit your paper.
3. Any useful data required for your paper can be viewed by clicking on the Useful Data button that
appears on the screen.
4. Use the scribble pad provided to you for any rough work. Submit the scribble pad at the end of the
examination.
5. You are allowed to use only your own non-programmable calculator.
6. The Question Palette displayed on the right side of screen will show the status of each question using
one of the following symbols:
7. The Marked for Review status for a question simply indicates that you would like to look at that question
again. If a question is 'answered, but marked for review', then the answer will be considered for
evaluation unless the status is modified by the candidate.
Navigating to a Question :
8. To answer a question, do the following:
a. Click on the question number in the Question Palette to go to that question directly.
b. Select the answer for a multiple choice type question and for the multiple select type question. Use
the virtual numeric keypad to enter the answer for a numerical type question.
c. Click on Save & Next to save your answer for the current question and then go to the next question.
d. Click on Mark for Review & Next to save and to mark for review your answer for the current
question, and then go to the next question.
Caution: Note that your answer for the current question will not be saved, if you navigate to another
question directly by clicking on a question number without saving the answer to the previous question.
9. You can view all the questions by clicking on the Question Paper button. This feature is provided, so
that if you want you can just see the entire question paper at a glance.
Answering a Question :
10. Procedure for answering a multiple choice question (MCQ):
a. Choose the answer by selecting only one out of the 4 choices (A,B,C,D) given below the question
and click on the bubble placed before the selected choice.
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b. To deselect your chosen answer, click on the bubble of the selected choice again or click on the
Clear Response button.
c. To change your chosen answer, click on the bubble of another choice.
d. To save your answer, you MUST click on the Save & Next button.
11. Procedure for answering a multiple select question (MSQ):
a. Choose the answer by selecting one or more than one out of the 4 choices (A,B,C,D) given below
the question and click on the checkbox(es) placed before each of the selected choice (s).
b. To deselect one or more of your selected choice(s), click on the checkbox(es) of the choice(s)
again. To deselect all the selected choices, click on the Clear Response button.
c. To change a particular selected choice, deselect this choice that you want to change and click on
the checkbox of another choice.
12. Procedure for answering a numerical answer type (NAT) question:
a. To enter a number as your answer, use the virtual numerical keypad.
b. A fraction (e.g. -0.3 or -.3) can be entered as an answer with or without '0' before the decimal point.
As many as four decimal points, e.g. 12.5435 or 0.003 or -932.6711 or 12.82 can be entered.
c. To clear your answer, click on the Clear Response button.
13. To mark a question for review, click on the Mark for Review & Next button. If an answer is selected
(for MCQ and MSQ types) or entered (for NAT) for a question that is Marked for Review, that answer
will be considered in the evaluation unless the status is modified by the candidate.
14. To change your answer to a question that has already been answered, first select that question and
then follow the procedure for answering that type of question as described above.
15. Note that ONLY those questions for which answers are saved or marked for review after answering
will be considered for evaluation.
Choosing a Section :
16. Sections in this question paper are displayed on the top bar of the screen. All sections are compulsory.
17. Questions in a section can be viewed by clicking on the name of that section. The section you are
currently viewing will be highlighted.
18. To select another section, simply click the name of the section on the top bar. You can shuffle between
different sections any number of times.
19. When you select a section, you will only be able to see questions in this Section, and you can answer
questions in the Section.
20. After clicking the Save & Next button for the last question in a section, you will automatically be taken
to the first question of the next section in sequence.
21. You can move the mouse cursor over the name of a section to view the answering status for that
section.
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JAM 2015 Examination

PH: Physics
Duration: 180 minutes Maximum Marks: 100
Read the following instructions carefully.
1. To login, enter your Registration Number and Password provided to you. Kindly go through the
various coloured symbols used in the test and understand their meaning before you start the
examination.
2. Once you login and after the start of the examination, you can view all the questions in the question
paper, by clicking on the Question Paper button in the screen.
3. This test paper has a total of 60 questions carrying 100 marks. The entire question paper is divided
into three sections, A, B and C. All sections are compulsory. Questions in each section are of
different types.
4. Section – A contains Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). Each MCQ type question has four choices
out of which only one choice is the correct answer. This section has 30 Questions and carry a total of
50 marks. Q.1 – Q.10 carry 1 mark each and Questions Q.11 – Q.30 carry 2 marks each.
5. Section – B contains Multiple Select Questions (MSQ). Each MSQ type question is similar to MCQ
but with a difference that there may be one or more than one choice(s) that are correct out of the four
given choices. The candidate gets full credit if he/she selects all the correct choices only and no
wrong choices. This section has 10 Questions and carry 2 marks each with a total of 20 marks.
6. Section – C contains Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions. For these NAT type questions, the
answer is a real number which needs to be entered using the virtual numerical keypad on the monitor.
No choices will be shown for these type of questions. This section has 20 Questions and carry a total
of 30 marks. Q.1 – Q.10 carry 1 mark each and Questions Q.11 – Q.20 carry 2 marks each.
7. Depending upon the JAM test paper, there may be useful common data that may be required for
answering the questions. If the paper has such useful data, the same can be viewed by clicking on the
Useful Data button that appears at the top, right hand side of the screen.
8. The computer allotted to you at the examination centre runs specialized software that permits only
one choice to be selected as answer for multiple choice questions using a mouse, one or more than
one choices to be selected as answer for multiple select questions using a mouse and to enter a
suitable number for the numerical answer type questions using the virtual numeric keypad and
mouse.
9. Your answers shall be updated and saved on a server periodically and also at the end of the
examination. The examination will stop automatically at the end of 180 minutes.
10. Multiple choice questions (Section-A) will have four choices against A, B, C, D, out of which only ONE
choice is the correct answer. The candidate has to choose the correct answer by clicking on the
bubble (⃝) placed before the choice.
11. Multiple select questions (Section-B) will also have four choices against A, B, C, D, out of which ONE
OR MORE THAN ONE choice(s) is /are the correct answer. The candidate has to choose the correct
answer by clicking on the checkbox (□) placed before the choices for each of the selected choice(s).
12. For numerical answer type questions (Section-C), each question will have a numerical answer and
there will not be any choices. For these questions, the answer should be entered by using the
mouse and the virtual numerical keypad that appears on the monitor.
13. In all questions, questions not attempted will result in zero mark. In Section – A (MCQ), wrong
answer will result in NEGATIVE marks. For all 1 mark questions, 1/3 marks will be deducted for each
wrong answer. For all 2 marks questions, 2/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. In
Section – B (MSQ), there is NO NEGATIVE and NO PARTIAL marking provisions. There is NO
NEGATIVE marking in Section – C (NAT) as well.
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14. Non-programmable calculators are allowed but sharing of calculators is not allowed.
15. Mobile phones, electronic gadgets other than calculators, charts, graph sheets, and mathematical
tables are NOT allowed in the examination hall.
16. You can use the scribble pad provided to you at the examination centre for all your rough work. The
scribble pad has to be returned at the end of the examination.
Declaration by the candidate:
“I have read and understood all the above instructions. I have also read and understood clearly the
instructions given on the admit card and shall follow the same. I also understand that in case I am
found to violate any of these instructions, my candidature is liable to be cancelled. I also confirm that
at the start of the examination all the computer hardware allotted to me are in proper working
condition”.
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Useful Data
Speed of light in vacuum (c): 3 10 m s-1
Planck’s constant (h): 6.62 10 Js
hbar times speed of light in vacuum ( ): 200 10 MeV m
Universal gas constant (R): 8.3 J K-1 mole-1
Mass of the electron (me): 9.1 10 Kg
Charge of the electron (e): 1.6 10 C
Acceleration due to gravity (g): 9.8 m s-2
Free space permittivity (0): 8.85 10 N m2 C-2
In multiple choice questions having numerical answers, choose the option nearest to the correct
answer.
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SECTION – A
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ)
Q. 1 – Q.10 carry one mark each.
Q.1 A system consists of number of particles, ≫ 1. Each particle can have only one of the two
energies or   0 . If the system is in equilibrium at a temperature , the average
number of particles with energy is
(A)
(B) /
(C) /
(D) /
Q.2 A mass m, lying on a horizontal, frictionless surface, is connected to one end of a spring. The other
end of the spring is connected to a wall, as shown in the figure. At 0, the mass is given an
impulse.
The time dependence of the displacement and the velocity of the mass (in terms of non-zero
constants and ) are given by
(A) sin , cos
(B) sin , sin
(C) cos , sin
(D) cos , cos
Q.3 A particle with energy is incident on a potential given by
0, 0
.
, 0
The wave function of the particle for , in the region 0 (in terms of positive constants ,
and ) is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D) Zero
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Q.4 The electric field of a light wave is given by ̂ sin ̂ sin . The
polarization state of the wave is
(A) Left handed circular
(B) Right handed circular
(C) Left handed elliptical
(D) Right handed elliptical
Q.5 Consider the coordinate transformation , . The relation between the area elements
√ √
′ ′ and is given by . The value of is
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 1 (D) 2
Q.6 The trace of a 2 2 matrix is 4 and its determinant is 8. If one of the eigenvalues is 2 1 , the
other eigenvalue is
(A) 2 1 (B) 2 1 (C) 1 2 (D) 1 2
Q.7 Temperature dependence of resistivity of a metal can be described by
Q.8 A proton from outer space is moving towards earth with velocity 0.99 as measured in earth’s
frame. A spaceship, traveling parallel to the proton, measures proton’s velocity to be 0.97 . The
approximate velocity of the spaceship, in the earth’s frame, is
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.3

(C) 0.4 (D) 0.5
Q.9 A charge is at the center of two concentric spheres. The outward electric flux through the inner
sphere is while that through the outer sphere is 2 . The amount of charge contained in the region
between the two spheres is
(A) 2 (B) (C) (D) 2
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Q.10 At room temperature, the speed of sound in air is 340 m/sec. An organ pipe with both ends open
has a length L= 29 cm. An extra hole is created at the position L/2. The lowest frequency of sound
produced is
(A) 293 Hz (B) 586 Hz (C) 1172 Hz (D) 2344 Hz
Q. 11 – Q. 30 carry two marks each.

Q.11 A system comprises of three electrons. There are three single particle energy levels accessible to
each of these electrons. The number of possible configurations for this system is
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) 7
Q.12 A rigid and thermally isolated tank is divided into two compartments of equal volume V, separated
by a thin membrane. One compartment contains one mole of an ideal gas A and the other
compartment contains one mole of a different ideal gas B. The two gases are in thermal
equilibrium at a temperature T. If the membrane ruptures, the two gases mix. Assume that the
gases are chemically inert. The change in the total entropy of the gases on mixing is
(A) 0 (B) ln 2 (C) ln 2 (D) 2 ln 2
Q.13 A Zener regulator has an input voltage in the range 15V-20V and a load current in the range of
5 mA-20 mA. If the Zener voltage is 6.8V, the value of the series resistor should be
(A) 390  (B) 420 
(C) 440  (D) 460 
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Q.14 The variation of binding energy per nucleon with respect to the mass number of nuclei is shown in
the figure.
Consider the following reactions:
(1) U→ Pb 10 22
(2) U→ Pb 8 6
Which one of the following statements is true for the given decay modes of U?
(A) Both (1) and (2) are allowed

(B) Both (1) and (2) are forbidden
(C) (1) is forbidden and (2) is allowed
(D) (1) is allowed and (2) is forbidden
Q.15 A rigid triangular molecule consists of three non-collinear atoms joined by rigid rods. The constant
pressure molar specific heat (Cp) of an ideal gas consisting of such molecules is
(A) 6
(B) 5
(C) 4
(D) 3
Q.16 A satellite moves around the earth in a circular orbit of radius R centered at the earth. A second
satellite moves in an elliptic orbit of major axis 8R, with the earth at one of the foci. If the former
takes 1 day to complete a revolution, the latter would take
(A) 21.6 days (B) 8 days (C) 3 hours (D) 1.1 hour
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Q.17 A positively charged particle, with a charge , enters a region in which there is a uniform electric
field and a uniform magnetic field , both directed parallel to the positive y- axis. At 0, the
particle is at the origin and has a speed directed along the positive x- axis. The orbit of the
particle, projected on the x-z plane, is a circle. Let be the time taken to complete one revolution
of this circle. The y-coordinate of the particle at is given by
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
Q.18 Vibrations of diatomic molecules can be represented as those of harmonic oscillators. Two halogen
molecules X and Y have fundamental vibrational frequencies ν 16.7 10 Hz and
ν 26.8 10 Hz, respectively. The respective force constants are K 325 N/m and
K 446 N/m. The atomic masses of F, Cl and Br are 19.0, 35.5 and 79.9 atomic mass unit
respectively. The halogen molecules X and Y are
(A) X = F and Y = Cl (B) X = Cl and Y = F
(C) X = Br and Y = F (D) X = F and Y = Br
Q.19 A hollow, conducting spherical shell of inner radius and outer radius encloses a charge q
inside, which is located at a distance from the centre of the spheres. The potential at the
centre of the shell is
(A) Zero (B)

(C) (D)
Q.20 Doppler effect can be used to measure the speed of blood through vessels. Sound of frequency
1.0522 MHz is sent through the vessels along the direction of blood flow. The reflected sound
generates a beat signal of frequency 100 Hz. The speed of sound in blood is 1545 m/sec. The speed
of blood through the vessel, in m/sec, is
(A) 14.68 (B) 1.468 (C) 0.1468 (D) 0.01468
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Q.21 Which of the following circuits represent the Boolean expression
Q.22 A conducting wire is in the shape of a regular hexagon, which is inscribed inside an imaginary
circle of radius R, as shown. A current I flows through the wire. The magnitude of the magnetic
field at the center of the circle is
√ (B)
(A) √
√ (D)
(C)
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Q.23 An observer is located on a horizontal, circular turntable which rotates about a vertical axis passing
through its center, with a uniform angular speed of 2 rad/sec. A mass of 10 grams is sliding without
friction on the turntable. At an instant when the mass is at a distance of 8 cm from the axis, it is
observed to move towards the center with a speed of 6 cm/sec. The net force on the mass, as seen
by the observer at that instant, is
(A) 0.0024 N (B) 0.0032 N
(C) 0.004 N (D) 0.006 N
Q.24 Miller indices of a plane in cubic structure that contains all the directions [100], [011] and [111] are
(A) (011) (B) (101) (C) (100) (D) (110)
Q.25 Seven uniform disks, each of mass and radius , are inscribed inside a regular hexagon, as
shown. The moment of inertia of this system of seven disks, about an axis passing through the
central disk and perpendicular to the plane of the disks, is
(A) (B) 7 (C) (D)
Q.26 A nucleus has a size of 10 m. Consider an electron bound within a nucleus. The estimated
energy of this electron is of the order of
(A) 1 MeV (B) 10 MeV
(C) 10 MeV (D) 10 MeV
Q.27 Consider a vector field ̂ . Let be the circle 4 on the plane

2, oriented counter-clockwise. The value of the contour integral ∮ ⋅ is
(A) 28 (B) 4 (C) 4 (D) 28
Q.28 Consider the equation with the boundary condition 1 1. Ou t of the following, the
range of in which is real and finite, is
(A) ∞ 3 (B) 3 0
(C) 0 3 (D) 3 ∞
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Q.29 The Fourier series for an arbitrary periodic function with period 2 is given by
∑ cos ∑ sin . For the particular periodic function shown in the
figure, the value of is
(A) 0 (B) 0.5 (C) 1 (D) 2
Q.30 The phase of the complex number 1 in the polar representation is
(A) /4 (B) /2
(C) 3 /4 (D) 5 /4
SECTION - B
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTIONS (MSQ)
Q.1 For an electromagnetic wave traveling in free space, the electric field is given by
100 cos 10 ̂ V/m. Which of the following statements are true?
(A) The wavelength of the wave in meter is 6
(B) The corresponding magnetic field is directed along the positive z direction
(C) The Poynting vector is directed along the positive z direction
(D) The wave is linearly polarized
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Q.2 In an ideal Op-Amp circuit shown below, R1=3kΩ, R2=1 kΩ and Vi = 0.5 sin (in Volt). Which
of the following statements are true?
(A) The current through R1= The current through R2

(B) The potential at P is
(C) The amplitude of is 2V
(D) The output voltage is in phase with
Q.3 A particle of mass is moving in x-y plane. At any given time , its position vector is given by
̂ , where , and ω are constants with . Which of the
following statements are true?
(A) Orbit of the particle is an ellipse
(B) Speed of the particle is constant
(C) At any given time , the particle experiences a force towards origin
(D) The angular momentum of the particle is
Q.4 A rod is hanging vertically from a pivot. A particle, traveling in horizontal direction, collides with
the rod as shown in the figure. For the rod-particle system, consider the linear momentum and the
angular momentum about the pivot. Which of the following statements are NOT true?
(A) Both linear momentum and angular momentum are conserved

(B) Linear momentum is conserved but angular momentum is not
(C) Linear momentum is not conserved but angular momentum is conserved
(D) Neither linear momentum nor angular momentum are conserved
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Q.5 A particle is moving in a two-dimensional potential well
, 0, 0 ,0 2
∞, elsewhere.
Which of the following statements about the ground state energy and ground state eigenfunction
are true?
(A) (B)
√ √
(C) sin sin (D) cos cos
Q.6 Consider the circuit, consisting of an AC function generator sin 2 with 5 ,

an inductor 8.0 , resistor 5 Ω and a capacitor 100 . Which of the following
statements are true if we vary the frequency?
(A) The current in the circuit would be maximum at 178 Hz

(B) The capacitive reactance increases with frequency
(C) At resonance, the impedance of the circuit is equal to the resistance in the circuit
(D) At resonance, the current in the circuit is out of phase with the source voltage
Q.7 Muons are elementary particles produced in the upper atmosphere. They have a life time of 2.2 s.
Consider muons which are traveling vertically towards the earth’s surface at a speed of 0.998 . For
an observer on earth, the height of the atmosphere above the surface of the earth is 10.4 km. Which
of the following statements are true?
(A) The muons can never reach earth’s surface

(B) The apparent thickness of earth’s atmosphere in muon’s frame of reference is 0.96 km
(C) The lifetime of muons in earth’s frame of reference is 34.8 s
(D) Muons traveling at a speed greater than 0.998 reach the earth’s surface
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Q.8 As shown in the P-V diagram, AB and CD are two isotherms at temperatures T1 and T2,
respectively (T1 > T2). AC and BD are two reversible adiabats. In this Carnot cycle, which of the
following statements are true?
(A) (B) The entropy of the source decreases
(C) The entropy of the system increases (D) Work done by the system
Q.9 The following figure shows a double slit Fraunhofer diffraction pattern produced by two slits, each
of width a, separated by a distance b, a < b. Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Reducing a increases the separation between consecutive primary maxima

(B) Reducing a increases the separation between consecutive secondary maxima
(C) Reducing b increases the separation between consecutive primary maxima
(D) Reducing b increases the separation between consecutive secondary maxima
Q.10 A unit cube made of a dielectric material has a polarization 3 ̂ 4 ̂ units. The edges of the
cube are parallel to the Cartesian axes. Which of the following statements are true?
(A) The cube carries a volume bound charge of magnitude 5 units
(B) There is a charge of magnitude 3 units on both the surfaces parallel to the y-z plane
(C) There is a charge of magnitude 4 units on both the surfaces parallel to the x-z plane
(D) There is a net non-zero induced charge on the cube
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SECTION – C
NUMERICAL ANSWER TYPE (NAT)
Q. 1 – Q. 10 carry one mark each.
Q.1 The power radiated by sun is 3.8 10 W and its radius is 7 10 km. The magnitude of the
Poynting vector (in W/cm2) at the surface of the sun is ___________.
Q.2 A particle is in a state which is a superposition of the ground state and the first excited state
of a one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator. The state is given by Φ . The
√ √
expectation value of the energy of the particle in this state (in units of ω, ω being the frequency
of the oscillator is ___________.
Q.3 In an experiment on charging of an initially uncharged capacitor, an RC circuit is made with the
resistance 10 kΩ and the capacitor C = 1000 µF along with a voltage source of 6V. The
magnitude of the displacement current through the capacitor (in A), 5 seconds after the charging
has started, is ___________.
Q.4 In the given circuit, VCC = 10V and  = 100 for the n-p-n transistor. The collector voltage VC (in
Volts) is ___________.
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Q.5 Unpolarized light is incident on a calcite plate at an angle of incidence 50°, as shown in the figure.
Take n0 = 1.6584 and ne = 1.4864 for calcite. The angular separation (in degrees) between the two
emerging rays within the plate is ___________.
Q.6 In the hydrogen atom spectrum, the ratio of the longest wavelength in the Lyman series (final state
n = 1) to that in the Balmer series (final state n = 2) is ___________.
Q.7 A rod is moving with a speed of 0.8c in a direction at 60° to its own length. The percentage
contraction in the length of the rod is ___________.
Q.8 X-rays of wavelength 0.24 nm are Compton scattered and the scattered beam is observed at an
angle of 60o relative to the incident beam. The Compton wavelength of the electron is 0.00243 nm.
The kinetic energy of scattered electrons in eV is ___________.
Q.9 A diode at room temperature ( 0.025 eV with a current of 1µA has a forward bias voltage
VF = 0.4 V. For VF = 0.5 V, the value of the diode current (in µA) is ___________.
Q.10 GaAs has a diamond structure. The number of Ga-As bonds per atom which have to be broken to
fracture the crystal in the (001) plane is ___________.

Q.11 In the thermodynamic cycle shown in the figure, one mole of a monatomic ideal gas is taken
through a cycle. AB is a reversible isothermal expansion at a temperature of 800 K in which the
volume of the gas is doubled. BC is an isobaric contraction to the original volume in which the
temperature is reduced to 300 K. CA is a constant volume process in which the pressure and
temperature return to their initial values. The net amount of heat (in Joules) absorbed by the gas in
one complete cycle is ___________.
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Q.12 In a region of space, a time dependent magnetic field 0.4 Tesla points vertically upwards.
Consider a horizontal, circular loop of radius 2 cm in this region. The magnitude of the electric
field (in mV/m) induced in the loop is ___________.
Q.13 A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency 5 10 Hz and amplitude 10 V/m, traveling in a

homogeneous dielectric medium of dielectric constant 1.69, is incident normally at the interface
with a second dielectric medium of dielectric constant 2.25. The ratio of the amplitude of the
transmitted wave to that of the incident wave is ___________.
Q.14 For the arrangement given in the following figure, the coherent light sources A, B and C have
individual intensities of 2 mW/m2, 2 mW/m2 and 5 mW/m2, respectively at point P. The wavelength
of each of the sources is 600 nm. The resultant intensity at point P (in mW/m2)
is _______________.
Q.15 One gram of ice at 0oC is melted and heated to water at 39oC. Assume that the specific heat remains
constant over the entire process. The latent heat of fusion of ice is 80 Calories/gm. The entropy
change in the process (in Calories per degree) is _______________.
Q.16 A uniform disk of mass m and radius R rolls, without slipping, down a fixed plane inclined at an
angle 30° to the horizontal. The linear acceleration of the disk (in m/sec2) is _______________.
Q.17 A nozzle is in the shape of a truncated cone, as shown in the figure. The area at the wide end is
25 cm2 and the narrow end has an area of 1 cm2. Water enters the wider end at a rate of 500 gm/sec.
The height of the nozzle is 50 cm and it is kept vertical with the wider end at the bottom. The
magnitude of the pressure difference in kPa (1 kPa = 103 N/m2) between the two ends of the nozzle
is _______________.
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Q.18 A block of mass 2 kg is at rest on a horizontal table. The coefficient of friction between the block
and the table is 0.1. A horizontal force 3 N is applied to the block. The speed of the block (in m/s)
after it has moved a distance 10 m is _______________.
Q.19 A homogeneous semi-circular plate of radius R = 3 m is shown in the figure. The distance of the
center of mass of the plate (in meter) from the point O is _______________.
Q.20 Consider a 20µm diameter p-n junction fabricated in silicon. The donor density is 10 per cm3.
The charge developed on the n-side is 1.6 10 C. Then the width (in µm) of the depletion
region on the n-side of the p-n junction is _______________.
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SECTION – A
Q.1 For an infinitely long wire with uniform line-charge density, λ, along the z-axis, the electric field at
a point (a,b,0) away from the origin is
(𝑒𝑒̂𝑥𝑥 , 𝑒𝑒̂𝑦𝑦 , and 𝑒𝑒̂𝑧𝑧 are unit vectors in Cartesian − coordinate system. )
𝜆𝜆 𝜆𝜆
(A) �𝑒𝑒̂𝑥𝑥 + 𝑒𝑒̂𝑦𝑦 �. (B) 2𝜋𝜋𝜀𝜀 2 +𝑏𝑏 2 ) (𝑎𝑎𝑒𝑒̂𝑥𝑥 + 𝑏𝑏𝑒𝑒̂𝑦𝑦 ).
2𝜋𝜋𝜀𝜀 0 √𝑎𝑎 2 +𝑏𝑏 2 0 (𝑎𝑎
𝜆𝜆 𝜆𝜆
(C) 𝑒𝑒̂𝑥𝑥 . (D) 𝑒𝑒̂𝑧𝑧 .
2𝜋𝜋𝜀𝜀 0 √𝑎𝑎 2 +𝑏𝑏 2 2𝜋𝜋𝜀𝜀 0 √𝑎𝑎 2 +𝑏𝑏 2
Q.2 A 1 W point source at origin emits light uniformly in all the directions. If the units for both the axes
are measured in centimetre, then the Poynting vector at the point (1,1,0) in W/cm2 is
1 1
(A) 8𝜋𝜋 �𝑒𝑒̂𝑥𝑥 + 𝑒𝑒̂𝑦𝑦 �. (B) 16𝜋𝜋 �𝑒𝑒̂𝑥𝑥 + 𝑒𝑒̂𝑦𝑦 �.
√2
1 1
(C)
16𝜋𝜋 √2
�𝑒𝑒̂𝑥𝑥 + 𝑒𝑒̂𝑦𝑦 �. (D)
4𝜋𝜋 √2
�𝑒𝑒̂𝑥𝑥 + 𝑒𝑒̂𝑦𝑦 �.
Q.3 A charged particle in a uniform magnetic field 𝐵𝐵 �⃗ = 𝐵𝐵0 𝑒𝑒̂𝑧𝑧 starts moving from the origin with
velocity 𝑣𝑣⃗ = (3𝑒𝑒̂𝑥𝑥 + 2𝑒𝑒̂𝑧𝑧 ) 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠. The trajectory of the particle and the time 𝑡𝑡 at which it reaches 2
meters above the xy- plane are
(A) Helical path ; 𝑡𝑡 = 1 s. (B) Helical path ; 𝑡𝑡 = 2/3 s.
(C) Circular path ; 𝑡𝑡 = 1 s. (D) Circular path ; 𝑡𝑡 = 2/3 s.
Q.4 Consider a particle of mass 𝑚𝑚 following a trajectory given by 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑥𝑥0 cos 𝜔𝜔1 𝑡𝑡 and 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑦𝑦0 sin 𝜔𝜔2 𝑡𝑡,
where 𝑥𝑥0 , 𝑦𝑦0 , 𝜔𝜔1 , and 𝜔𝜔2 are constants of appropriate dimensions. The force on the particle is
(A) central only if 𝜔𝜔1 = 𝜔𝜔2 . (B) central only if 𝑥𝑥0 = 𝑦𝑦0 and 𝜔𝜔1 = 𝜔𝜔2 .
(C) always central. (D) central only if 𝑥𝑥0 = 𝑦𝑦0 and 𝜔𝜔1 ≠ 𝜔𝜔2 .
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Q.5 1
Which one of the following points represent the complex number = 1−𝑖𝑖 ?
(A) (B)
y y
1 1
0.5 0.5
-1 -0.5 0.5 1 x
-1 -0.5 0.5 1 x
-0.5
-0.5
-1
-1
(C) (D)
y y
1 1
0.5 0.5
-1 -0.5 0.5 1 x -1 -0.5 0.5 1 x

-0.5 -0.5
-1
-1
Q.6 The eigenvalues of the matrix representing the following pair of linear equations
𝑥𝑥 + 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 = 0
𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 + 𝑦𝑦 = 0
are
(A) 1+i, 1+i (B) 1− i, 1− i (C) 1, i (D) 1+ i, 1− i
Q.7 The solution of the Boolean equation 𝑌𝑌 = 𝐴𝐴 + 𝐵𝐵 + ��

𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 is
(A) 1 (B) 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 (C) 𝐴𝐴 𝐵𝐵 (D) 𝐴𝐴 + 𝐵𝐵
PH 3/18
Q.8 A spherical closed container with smooth inner wall contains a monoatomic ideal gas. If the
collisions between the wall and the atoms are elastic, then the Maxwell speed-distribution function
𝑑𝑑𝑛𝑛
� 𝑣𝑣 � for the atoms is best represented by:
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
Q.9 Two sinusoidal signals of frequencies 𝜔𝜔𝑥𝑥 and 𝜔𝜔𝑦𝑦 having same amplitude are applied to x- and y-
channels of a cathode ray oscilloscope (CRO), respectively. The following stationary figure will be
observed when
y
1
-1 1 x
-1
(A) 𝜔𝜔𝑦𝑦 = 𝜔𝜔𝑥𝑥 . (B) phase difference is 0.
(C) 𝜔𝜔𝑦𝑦 = 2𝜔𝜔𝑥𝑥 . (D) phase difference is π/2.
Q.10 The phase difference (δ) between input and output voltage for the following circuits (i) and (ii)
C
R
vi C vo vi C vo
(i) (ii)
will be
(A) 0 and 0. (B) π/2 and 0 < δ ≤ π/2 respectively.
(C) π/2 and π/2. (D) 0 and 0 < δ ≤ π/2 respectively.
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Q.11 For the given set of equations:
𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 = 1
𝑦𝑦 + 𝑧𝑧 = 1
𝑥𝑥 + 𝑧𝑧 = 1,
which one of the following statements is correct?

(A) Equations are inconsistent.
(B) Equations are consistent and a single non-trivial solution exists.
(C) Equations are consistent and many solutions exist.
(D) Equations are consistent and only a trivial solution exists.
Q.12 The tangent line to the curve 𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 + 5 = 0 at (1, 1) is represented by

(A) 𝑦𝑦 = 3𝑥𝑥 − 2. (B) 𝑦𝑦 = −3𝑥𝑥 + 4.
(C) 𝑥𝑥 = 3𝑦𝑦 − 2. (D) 𝑥𝑥 = −3𝑦𝑦 + 4.
Q.13 In the following RC circuit, the capacitor was charged in two different ways.
(i) The capacitor was first charged to 5V by moving the toggle switch to position P and then it
was charged to 10V by moving the toggle switch to position Q.
(ii) The capacitor was directly charged to 10V, by keeping the toggle switch at position Q.
Assuming the capacitor to be ideal, which one of the following statements is correct?
R C
P 5V
10V
(A) The energy dissipation in cases (i) and (ii) will be equal and non-zero.
(B) The energy dissipation for case (i) will be more than that for case (ii).
(C) The energy dissipation for case (i) will be less than that for case (ii).
(D) The energy will not be dissipated in either case.
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Q.14 If a constant voltage +V is applied to the input of the following OPAMP circuit for a time t, then
the output voltage Vo will approach
C
R
_
+V
+ Vo
(A) +V exponentially. (B) −V exponentially.
(C) +V linearly. (D) −V linearly.
Q.15 1 𝑣𝑣
In the following RC network, for an input signal frequency 𝑓𝑓 = 2π𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 , the voltage gain � 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 � and the
𝑖𝑖
phase angle 𝜑𝜑 between 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 and 𝑣𝑣𝑖𝑖 respectively are
R C
vi
C
R
vo
1 1 1 𝜋𝜋 1 𝜋𝜋
(A) 2 and 0. (B) 3 and 0. (C) 2
and 2 . (D) 3
and 2 .
Q.16 Light travelling between two points takes a path for which
(A) time of flight is always minimum. (B) distance is always minimum.
(C) time of flight is extremum. (D) distance is extremum.
Q.17 Consider a free electron (e) and a photon (ph) both having 10 eV of energy. If λ and P represent
wavelength and momentum respectively, then
(mass of electron = 9.1 x 10-31 kg; speed of light = 3 x 108 m/s)
(A) λ𝑒𝑒 = λ𝑝𝑝ℎ and 𝑃𝑃𝑒𝑒 = 𝑃𝑃𝑝𝑝ℎ . (B) λ𝑒𝑒 < λ𝑝𝑝ℎ and 𝑃𝑃𝑒𝑒 > 𝑃𝑃𝑝𝑝ℎ .
(C) λ𝑒𝑒 > λ𝑝𝑝ℎ and 𝑃𝑃𝑒𝑒 < 𝑃𝑃𝑝𝑝ℎ . (D) λ𝑒𝑒 < λ𝑝𝑝ℎ and 𝑃𝑃𝑒𝑒 < 𝑃𝑃𝑝𝑝ℎ .
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Q.18 For an ideal gas, which one of the following T-S diagrams is valid?
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
Q.19 If 𝑈𝑈, 𝐹𝐹, 𝐻𝐻, and 𝐺𝐺 represent internal energy, Helmholtz free energy, enthalpy, and Gibbs free
energy respectively, then which one of the following is a correct thermodynamic relation?
(A) 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 − 𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇 (B) 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = 𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉 + 𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇
(C) 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = −𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 + 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 (D) 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = 𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉 + 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆
Q.20 A train passes through a station with a constant speed. A stationary observer at the station platform
measures the tone of the train whistle as 484 Hz when it approaches the station and 442 Hz when it
leaves the station. If the sound velocity in air is 330 m/s, then the tone of the whistle and the speed
of the train are
(A) 462 Hz, 54 km/h. (B) 463 Hz, 52 km/h.
(C) 463 Hz, 56 km/h. (D) 464 Hz, 52 km/h.
Q.21 The minimum length of a plane mirror to see the entire full-length image of an object is half of the
object’s height. Suppose δ is the distance between eye and top of the head of a person of height h.
The person will be able to see his entire full-length image with a mirror of height h/2 fixed on the
wall
(A) when the bottom edge of mirror is kept h/2 above the floor.
(B) when the bottom edge of mirror is kept (h+ δ)/2 above the floor.
(C) when the bottom edge of mirror is kept (h− δ)/2 above the floor.
(D) when the centre of the mirror is at the same height as centre of the person.
Q.22 A particle is moving in a plane with a constant radial velocity of 12 m/s and constant angular
velocity of 2 rad/s. When the particle is at a distance r = 8 m from the origin, the magnitude of the
instantaneous velocity of the particle in m/s is
(A) 8√15. (B) 20. (C) 2√37. (D) 10.
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Q.23 𝑥𝑥
A cylindrical rod of length L has a mass density distribution given by 𝜌𝜌(𝑥𝑥) = 𝜌𝜌0 �1 + �, where x
𝐿𝐿
is measured from one end of the rod and 𝜌𝜌0 is a constant of appropriate dimensions. The center of
mass of the rod is
5 4 1 1
(A) 𝐿𝐿. (B) 9
𝐿𝐿. (C) 9
𝐿𝐿. (D) 2
𝐿𝐿.
9
Q.24 A particle travels in a medium along a horizontal linear path. The initial velocity of the particle is v0
and the viscous force acting on it is proportional to its instantaneous velocity. In the absence of any
other forces, which one of the following figures correctly represents the velocity of the particle as a
function of time?
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
Q.25 A lightly damped harmonic oscillator with natural frequency 𝜔𝜔0 is driven by a periodic force of
frequency 𝜔𝜔. The amplitude of oscillation is maximum when
(A) 𝜔𝜔 is slightly lower than 𝜔𝜔0 . (B) 𝜔𝜔 = 𝜔𝜔0 .
(C) 𝜔𝜔 is slightly higher than 𝜔𝜔0 . (D) the force is in phase with the displacement.
Q.26 A block of mass 0.38 kg is kept at rest on a frictionless surface and attached to a wall with a spring
of negligible mass. A bullet weighing 0.02 kg moving with a speed of 200 m/s hits the block at time
t = 0 and gets stuck to it. The displacement of the block (in metre) with respect to the equilibrium
position is given by
(Spring constant = 640 N/m.)

(A) 2 sin5t. (B) cos10t. (C) 0.4 cos25t. (D) 0.25 sin40t.
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Q.27 One mole of an ideal gas with average molecular speed 𝑣𝑣0 is kept in a container of fixed volume. If
the temperature of the gas is increased such that the average speed gets doubled, then
(A) the mean free path of the gas molecule will increase.
(B) the mean free path of the gas molecule will not change.
(C) the mean free path of the gas molecule will decrease.
(D) the collision frequency of the gas molecule with wall of the container remains unchanged.
Q.28 An arbitrarily shaped conductor encloses a charge q and is surrounded by a conducting hollow
sphere as shown in the figure. Four different regions of space, 1, 2, 3, and 4, are indicated in the
figure. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(A) The electric field lines in region 2 are not affected by the position of the charge q.
(B) The surface charge density on the inner wall of the hollow sphere is uniform.
(C) The surface charge density on the outer surface of the sphere is always uniform irrespective of
the position of charge q in region 1.
(D) The electric field in region 2 has a radial symmetry.
Q.29 Consider a small bar magnet undergoing simple harmonic motion (SHM) along the x-axis. A coil
whose plane is perpendicular to the x-axis is placed such that the magnet passes in and out of it
during its motion. Which one of the following statements is correct? Neglect damping effects.
(A) Induced e.m.f. is minimum when the center of the bar magnet crosses the coil.
(B) The frequency of the induced current in the coil is half of the frequency of the SHM.
(C) Induced e.m.f. in the coil will not change with the velocity of the magnet.
(D) The sign of the e.m.f. depends on the pole (N or S) face of the magnet which enters into the
coil.
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Q.30 An incompressible, non-viscous fluid is injected into a conical pipe at its orifice as schematically
shown in the figure. The pressure at the orifice of area A0 is P0. Neglecting the effect of gravity and
assuming streamline flow, which one of the following plots correctly predicts the pressure along
axis of the cone?
π/4
x
X0 (P0; v0)
(A) (B)
P P
P0
P0
X0 X
X0 X
(C) (D)
P P
P0
P0
X0 X
X0 X
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SECTION - B
Q.31 Consider a spherical dielectric material of radius ‘a’, centered at origin. If the polarization vector
�P⃗ = P0 𝑒𝑒̂𝑥𝑥 , where P0 is a constant of appropriate dimensions, then
(A) the bound volume charge density is zero.
(B) the bound surface charge density is zero at (0,0,a).
(C) the electric field is zero inside the dielectric.
(D) the sign of the surface charge density changes over the surface.
Q.32 For an electric dipole with moment p

�⃗ = 𝑝𝑝0 𝑒𝑒̂𝑧𝑧 placed at the origin,
(p0 is a constant of appropriate dimensions and 𝑒𝑒̂𝑥𝑥 , 𝑒𝑒̂𝑦𝑦 , and 𝑒𝑒̂𝑧𝑧 are unit vectors in Cartesian-
coordinate system.)
1
(A) potential falls as 𝑟𝑟 2 , where r is the distance from origin.
(B) a spherical surface centered at origin is an equipotential surface.
(C) electric flux through a spherical surface enclosing the origin is zero.
(D) radial component of 𝐸𝐸�⃗ is zero on the xy -plane.
Q.33 Three infinitely-long conductors carrying currents 𝐼𝐼1 , 𝐼𝐼2 , and 𝐼𝐼3 lie perpendicular to the plane of the
paper as shown below.
C3 C2
I3 I2
C1
I1
��⃗ for the loops 𝐶𝐶1 , 𝐶𝐶2 , and 𝐶𝐶3 are 2µ0 , 4µ0 , and µ0 in the units of
�⃗. 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
If the value of the integral ∮𝐶𝐶 𝐵𝐵
N/A, respectively, then
(A) 𝐼𝐼1 = 3A into the paper. (B) 𝐼𝐼2 = 5A out of the paper.
(C) 𝐼𝐼3 = 0. (D) 𝐼𝐼3 = 1A out of the paper.
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Q.34 In the optical arrangement as shown below, the axes of two polarizing sheets P and Q are oriented
such that no light is detected. Now when a third polarizing sheet (R) is placed in between P and Q,
then light is detected. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) true?
detector
unpolarized
light
P Q
(A) Polarization axes of P and Q are perpendicular to each other.
(B) Polarization axis of R is not parallel to P.
(C) Polarization axis of R is not parallel to Q.
(D) Polarization axes of P and Q are parallel to each other.
Q.35 The P-V diagram below shows three possible paths for an ideal gas to reach the final state f from an
initial state i. Which among the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
(A) The work done by the gas is maximum along path-3.
(B) Minimum change in the internal energy occurs along path-2.
(C) Maximum heat transfer is for path-1.
(D) Heat transfer is path independent.
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Q.36 Potential energy U as a function of r is shown below. If a particle of mass 𝑚𝑚1 and energy 𝐸𝐸1 ,
starting from r ≫ 𝑎𝑎, moves towards the origin, then
U(r)
m1
E1
r
0 b a
Umin
c
(A) there is only one turning point for the particle.
(B) velocity of the particle starts to increase at r = 𝑎𝑎 and reaches its maximum at r = 𝑐𝑐.
(C) velocities of the particle at r = 𝑎𝑎 and r = 𝑏𝑏 are equal.
(D) the particle gets bounded if it elastically collides with a stationary particle of mass 𝑚𝑚2 at r = 𝑐𝑐,
imparting a momentum greater than �2𝑚𝑚2 𝐸𝐸1 .
Q.37 A particle moves in a circular path in the xy -plane centered at the origin. If the speed of the particle
is constant, then its angular momentum
(A) about the origin is constant both in magnitude and direction.
(B) about (0, 0, 1) is constant in magnitude but not in direction.
(C) about (0, 0, 1) varies both in magnitude and direction.
(D) about (0, 0, 1) is constant in direction but not in magnitude.
Q.38 A pn junction was formed with a heavily doped (1018 cm-3) p-region and lightly doped (1014 cm-3) n-
region. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
(A) The width of the depletion layer will be more in the n-side of the junction.
(B) The width of the depletion layer will be more in the p-side of the junction.
(C) The width of the depletion layer will be same on both sides of the junction.
(D) If the pn junction is reverse biased, then the width of the depletion region increases.
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Q.39 A slit has width ‘d’ along the x-direction. If a beam of electrons, accelerated in y-direction to a
particular velocity by applying a potential difference of 100 ± 0.1 kV passes through the slit, then,
which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
(A) The uncertainty in the position of electrons in x-direction before passing the slit is zero.
(B) The momentum of electrons in x-direction is ~  d immediately after passing the slit.
(C) The uncertainty in the position of electrons in y-direction before passing the slit is zero.
(D) The presence of the slit does not affect the uncertainty in momentum of electrons in y-direction.
Q.40 A free particle of energy E collides with a one-dimensional square potential barrier of height V and
width 𝑊𝑊. Which one of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
(A) For 𝐸𝐸 > 𝑉𝑉, the transmission coefficient for the particle across the barrier will always be unity.
(B) For 𝐸𝐸 < 𝑉𝑉, the transmission coefficient changes more rapidly with 𝑊𝑊 than with 𝑉𝑉.
(C) For 𝐸𝐸 < 𝑉𝑉, if 𝑉𝑉 is doubled, the transmission coefficient will also be doubled.
(D) Sum of the reflection and the transmission coefficients is always one.
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SECTION – C
Q.41 Fourier series of a given function 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) in the interval 0 to L is
𝑎𝑎 2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋 2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋
𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 0 + ∑∞ 𝑛𝑛=1 𝑎𝑎𝑛𝑛 cos( ) + ∑∞
𝑛𝑛=1 𝑏𝑏𝑛𝑛 sin( ).
2 𝐿𝐿 𝐿𝐿
If 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥)= x in the region (0, π), 𝑏𝑏2 = _________.
Q.42 Consider a function 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥, 𝑦𝑦) = 𝑥𝑥 3 + 𝑦𝑦 3 , where y represents a parabolic curve 𝑥𝑥 2 + 1. The total
derivative of f with respect to x, at x =1 is _______.
Q.43 A rectangular area (𝐴𝐴1 ) is formed by two vectors 𝑥𝑥⃗ and 𝑦𝑦⃗ as shown in figure (i). A new set of
vectors, representing the area (𝐴𝐴2 ) as shown in figure (ii), are given as: 𝑢𝑢
�⃗1 = 𝑥𝑥⃗; 𝑢𝑢
�⃗2 = 𝑘𝑘𝑥𝑥⃗ + 𝑦𝑦⃗,
where k is a dimensionless constant.

 u2
y
 
x u1
(i) (ii)
The Jacobian of the frame (𝑢𝑢

�⃗1 , 𝑢𝑢
�⃗2 ) with respect to (𝑥𝑥⃗, 𝑦𝑦⃗) is _______.
Q.44 A particular radioisotope has a half-life of 5 days. In 15 days the probability of decay in percentage
will be ______.
Q.45 In a photoelectric experiment both sodium (work function = 2.3 eV) and tungsten (work function =
4.5 eV) metals were illuminated by an ultraviolet light of same wavelength. If the stopping
potential for tungsten is measured to be 1.8 V, the value of the stopping potential for sodium will be
______ V.
Q.46 The addition of two binary numbers 1000.01 and 0001.11 in binary representation is _________.
Q.47 The number of second-nearest neighbor ions to a Na+ ion in NaCl crystal is________.
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Q.48 The output voltage VO of the OPAMP circuit given below is ________V.
Q.49 A cylinder contains 16 g of O2. The work done when the gas is compressed to 75% of the original
volume at constant temperature of 27°C is _________ J.
[Universal gas constant R = 8.31 J/(mole K)]
Q.50 When sunlight is focused on a paper using a bi-convex lens, it starts to burn in the shortest time if
the lens is kept 0.5 m above it. If the radius of curvature of the lens is 0.75 m then, the refractive
index of the material is ______.
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Q.51 Consider a closed triangular contour traversed in counter-clockwise direction, as shown in the
figure below.
y
Q
π π
4 4
O P(2,0) x
The value of the integral, ∮ �F⃗ ∙ ��⃗ dl evaluated along this contour, for a vector field, �F⃗ = ye� x − xe� y , is
___________.
Q.52 A hemispherical shell is placed on the xy– plane centered at the origin. For a vector field
𝐸𝐸�⃗ = (−𝑦𝑦𝑒𝑒̂𝑥𝑥 + 𝑥𝑥𝑒𝑒̂𝑦𝑦 )/(𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑦𝑦 2 ), the value of the integral ∫𝑆𝑆 (∇
�⃗ × 𝐸𝐸�⃗ ) ∙ 𝑑𝑑𝑎𝑎⃗ over the hemispherical
surface is _________ π.
(𝑑𝑑𝑎𝑎⃗ is the elemental surface area. 𝑒𝑒̂𝑥𝑥 , 𝑒𝑒̂𝑦𝑦 , and 𝑒𝑒̂𝑧𝑧 are unit vectors in Cartesian −
coordinate system. )
Q.53 The shape of a dielectric lamina is defined by the two curves 𝑦𝑦 = 0 and 𝑦𝑦 = 1 − 𝑥𝑥 2 . If the charge
density of the lamina σ = 15𝑦𝑦 C/m2, then the total charge on the lamina is _______C.
Q.54 In the circuit given below, the collector to emitter voltage VCE is ________V.
(Neglect VBE, take β = 100)
Vcc = +10 V
5kΩ
5kΩ
VCE
5kΩ
10kΩ
PH 17/18
Q.55 The de Broglie wavelength of a relativistic electron having 1 MeV of energy is ________× 10-12 m.
(Take the rest mass energy of the electron to be 0.5 MeV. Planck constant = 6.63×10-34 Js, Speed of
light= 3×108 m/s, Electronic charge = 1.6×10-19C)
Q.56 X-ray diffraction of a cubic crystal gives an intensity maximum for Bragg angle of 20°
corresponding to the (110) plane. The lattice parameter of the crystal is __________nm.
(Consider wavelength of X-ray = 0.15 nm)
Q.57 X-rays of 20 keV energy is scattered inelastically from a carbon target. The kinetic energy
transferred to the recoiling electron by photons scattered at 90° with respect to the incident beam is
________keV.
(Planck constant = 6.6×10-34 Js, Speed of light = 3×108 m/s, electron mass = 9.1×10-31 kg,
Electronic charge = 1.6×10-19C)
Q.58 An aluminum plate of mass 0.1 kg at 95oC is immersed in 0.5 litre of water at 20oC kept inside an
insulating container and is then removed. If the temperature of the water is found to be 23oC, then
the temperature of the aluminum plate is ___________ oC.
(The specific heat of water and aluminum are 4200 J/kg-K and 900 J/kg-K respectively, the density
of water is 1000 kg/m3)
Q.59 The maximum and minimum speeds of a comet that orbits the Sun are 80 and 10 km/s respectively.
The ratio of the aphelion distance of the comet to the radius of the Earth’s orbit is ______.
(Assume that Earth moves in a circular orbit of radius 1.5 × 108 km with a speed of 30 km/s.)
Q.60 If there is a 10% decrease in the atmospheric pressure at a hill compared to the pressure at sea level,
then the change in the boiling point of water is_____ oC.
(Take latent heat of vaporisation of water as 2270 kJ/kg and the change in the specific volume at
the boiling point to be 1.2 m3/kg.)
PH 18/18
JAM 2016: Physics JAM 2016: Physics JAM 2016: Physics
Qn. No. Qn. Type Key(s) Mark(s) Qn. No. Qn. Type Key(s) Mark(s) Qn. No. Qn. Type Key(s) Mark(s)
1 MCQ B 1 31 MSQ A;B;D 2 41 NAT ‐0.5 to ‐0.5 1
2 MCQ A 1 32 MSQ A;C;D 2 42 NAT 27.0 to 27.0 1
3 MCQ A 1 33 MSQ A;B 2 43 NAT 1.0 to 1.0 1
4 MCQ A 1 34 MSQ A;B;C 2 44 NAT 87 to 88 1
5 MCQ A 1 35 MSQ A 2 45 NAT 4.0 to 4.0 1
6 MCQ D 1 36 MSQ A;B;C or A;B;C;D 2 46 NAT 1010 to 1010 1
7 MCQ D 1 37 MSQ A;B 2 47 NAT 12.0 to 12.0 1
8 MCQ C 1 38 MSQ A;D 2 48 NAT 6.0 to 6.0 1
9 MCQ B 1 39 MSQ B;D 2 49 NAT 358 to 359 1
10 MCQ D 1 40 MSQ B;D 2 50 NAT 1.73 to 1.77 1
11 MCQ B 2 51 NAT ‐2 to ‐2 2
12 MCQ MTA 2 52 NAT 2.0 to 2.0 or ‐2.0 to ‐2.0 2
13 MCQ C 2 53 NAT 8.0 to 8.0 2
14 MCQ D 2 54 NAT 2.0 to 3.0 2
15 MCQ B 2 55 NAT 1.3 to 1.6 2
16 MCQ C 2 56 NAT 0.28 to 0.35 2
17 MCQ B 2 57 NAT 0.68 to 0.82 2
18 MCQ A 2 58 NAT 24.0 to 26.0 2
19 MCQ B 2 59 NAT 1.9 to 2.1 2
20 MCQ A 2 60 NAT 1.9 to 2.1 2
21 MCQ C 2
22 MCQ B 2
23 MCQ A 2
24 MCQ D 2
25 MCQ A 2
26 MCQ D 2
27 MCQ B 2
28 MCQ C 2
29 MCQ A 2
30 MCQ A 2
JAM 2017 ANSWER KEY
Model Answer Key for PH Paper
Paper:PHYSICS Code:PH
SECTION – A (MCQ) SECTION – B (MSQ) SECTION – C (NAT Type)

Q. No. KEY Q. No. KEY Q. No. KEYS Q. No. KEY RANGE Q. No. KEY RANGE
01 B 16 B 31 A, C 41 4 to 4 56 4.60 to 4.70
02 C 17 D 32 B, C or A, B, C 42 0.24 to 0.26 57 2.30 to 3.20
03 A 18 D 33 A, C, D 43 3.79 to 3.99 58 0.25 to 0.29
04 C 19 D 34 B, C 44 73.01 to 73.99 59 1.05 to 1.15
05 C 20 A 35 A, C, D 45 6 to 6 60 2.35 to 2.50
06 C 21 D 36 A, B, D 46 1.30 to 1.36
07 C 22 A 37 B, C 47 2995.00 to 3005.00
08 A 23 B 38 B, C, D 48 4.00 to 4.00
09 A 24 B 39 B, C 49 1.25 to 1.25
10 B 25 A 40 A, D 50 3.48 to 3.52
11 C 26 A 51 15.00 to 15.15
12 B 27 A 52 8 to 8
13 C or D 28 C 53 9 to 9
14 D 29 Marks to all 54 -2 to -2
15 D 30 C 55 1.00 to 1.10
JAM 2018 Physics - PH
Paper Specific Instructions
1. The examination is of 3 hours duration. There are a total of 60 questions carrying 100 marks. The entire
paper is divided into three sections, A, B and C. All sections are compulsory. Questions in each section are
of different types.
2. Section – A contains a total of 30 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). Each MCQ type question has four
choices out of which only one choice is the correct answer. Questions Q.1 – Q.30 belong to this section and
carry a total of 50 marks. Q.1 – Q.10 carry 1 mark each and Questions Q.11 – Q.30 carry 2 marks each.
3. Section – B contains a total of 10 Multiple Select Questions (MSQ). Each MSQ type question is similar to
MCQ but with a difference that there may be one or more than one choice(s) that are correct out of the four
given choices. The candidate gets full credit if he/she selects all the correct answers only and no wrong
answers. Questions Q.31 – Q.40 belong to this section and carry 2 marks each with a total of 20 marks.
4. Section – C contains a total of 20 Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions. For these NAT type questions,
the answer is a real number which needs to be entered using the virtual keyboard on the monitor. No choices
will be shown for these type of questions. Questions Q.41 – Q.60 belong to this section and carry a total of
5. In all sections, questions not attempted will result in zero mark. In Section – A (MCQ), wrong answer will
result in NEGATIVE marks. For all 1 mark questions, 1/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
For all 2 marks questions, 2/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. In Section – B (MSQ), there
is NO NEGATIVE and NO PARTIAL marking provisions. There is NO NEGATIVE marking in Section
– C (NAT) as well.
6. Only Virtual Scientific Calculator is allowed. Charts, graph sheets, tables, cellular phone or other electronic
gadgets are NOT allowed in the examination hall.
7. The Scribble Pad will be provided for rough work.
PH 1/13
SECTION – A
Q.1 Let 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 3 − 2𝑦 3. The curve along which ∇2 𝑓 = 0 is
(A) 𝑥 = √2 y (B) 𝑥 = 2𝑦
(C) 𝑥 = √6𝑦 (D) 𝑥 = − 𝑦 ⁄2
Q.2 A curve is given by 𝑟⃗(𝑡) = 𝑡𝑖̂ + 𝑡 2 𝑗̂ + 𝑡 3 𝑘̂ . The unit vector of the tangent to the curve at t =1 is
𝑖̂+𝑗̂+𝑘̂ ̂
𝑖̂+𝑗̂+2𝑘
(A) (B)
√ 3 √6
𝑖̂+2𝑗̂+2𝑘 ̂ 𝑖̂+2𝑗̂+3𝑘̂
(C) (D)
3 √14
Q.3 There are three planets in circular orbits around a star at distances a, 4a and 9a, respectively. At
time 𝑡 = 𝑡0 , the star and the three planets are in a straight line. The period of revolution of the
closest planet is T. How long after 𝑡0 will they again be in the same straight line?
(A) 8T (B) 27T (C) 216T (D) 512T
Q.4 A current I is flowing through the sides of an equilateral triangle of side a. The magnitude of the
magnetic field at the centroid of the triangle is
9𝜇0 𝐼 𝜇0 𝐼
(A) 2𝜋𝑎
(B) 𝜋𝑎
3𝜇0 𝐼 3𝜇 𝐼
(C) 2𝜋𝑎
(D) 𝜋𝑎0
Q.5 Two vehicles A and B are approaching an observer O at rest with equal speed as shown in the
figure. Both vehicles have identical sirens blowing at a frequency 𝑓𝑠 . The observer hears these
sirens at frequency 𝑓𝐴 and 𝑓𝐵 , respectively from the two vehicles. Which one of the following is
correct?
A

O
B
(A) 𝑓𝐴 = 𝑓𝐵 < 𝑓𝑠
(B) 𝑓𝐴 = 𝑓𝐵 > 𝑓𝑠
(C) 𝑓𝐴 > 𝑓𝐵 > 𝑓𝑠
(D) 𝑓𝐴 < 𝑓𝐵 < 𝑓𝑠
Q.6 Three infinite plane sheets carrying uniform charge densities −𝜎, 2𝜎, 3𝜎 are placed parallel to the
x-z plane at 𝑦 = 𝑎, 3𝑎, 4𝑎 , respectively. The electric field at the point (0, 2𝑎, 0) is
4𝜎
(A) 𝜀0
𝑗̂
3𝜎
(B) − 𝜀 𝑗̂
0
2𝜎
(C) − 𝑗̂
𝜀0
𝜎
(D) 𝜀0
𝑗̂
PH 2/13
Q.7 Two boxes A and B contain an equal number of molecules of the same gas. If the volumes are 𝑉𝐴
and 𝑉𝐵 , and 𝜆𝐴 and 𝜆𝐵 denote respective mean free paths, then
(A) 𝜆𝐴 = 𝜆𝐵 𝜆𝐴 𝜆𝐵
(B) =
𝑉𝐴 𝑉𝐵
𝜆𝐴 𝜆𝐵 (D) 𝜆𝐴 𝑉𝐴 = 𝜆𝐵 𝑉𝐵
(C) 1⁄3 = 1⁄3
𝑉𝐴 𝑉𝐵
Q.8 Let 𝑇𝑔 and 𝑇𝑒 be the kinetic energies of the electron in the ground and the third excited states of a
hydrogen atom, respectively. According to the Bohr model, the ratio 𝑇𝑔 ⁄𝑇𝑒 is
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 9 (D) 16
Q.9 Which one of the following arrangements of optical components can be used to distinguish between
an unpolarised light and a circularly polarised light?
(A) (B)
λ/2 λ/2
plate analyser polariser plate analyser
light light
(C) (D)
λ/4 λ/4
plate analyser polariser plate analyser
light light
PH 3/13
Q.10 Which one of the following graphs shows the correct variation of vo with vi? Here, vd is the voltage
drop across the diode and the Op-Amp is assumed to be ideal.
vi vd
+ vo
+
-
RL
(A) (B)
vo vo
vi vi
0 0 vd
(C) (D)
vo vo
vi vi
0 vd 0

Q.11 Which one of the figures correctly represents the T-S diagram of a Carnot engine?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
T T T T
S S
S S
Q.12 The plane of polarisation of a plane polarized light rotates by 60o after passing through a wave
plate. The pass-axis of the wave plate is at an angle α with respect to the plane of polarisation of the
incident light. The wave plate and α are
(A) 𝜆⁄4, 60o (B) 𝜆⁄2, 30o (C) 𝜆⁄2, 120o (D) 𝜆⁄4, 30o
PH 4/13
Q.13 A rectangular loop of dimensions l and w moves with a constant speed of v through a region
containing a uniform magnetic field B directed into the paper and extending a distance of 4w.
Which of the following figures correctly represents the variation of emf (ε) with the position (x) of
the front end of the loop?
B
l
w
0 4w
x
(A) (B)
ε ε
+Bwv +Bwv
0 w x 4w x
0 0
4w 0 w
-Bwv -Bwv
(C) (D)
ε ε
+Blv +Blv
0 0 w x 4w x
4w 0
0 w
-Blv -Blv
Q.14 𝐵
The equation of state for one mole of a non-ideal gas is given by 𝑃𝑉 = 𝐴 (1 + 𝑉), where the
coefficients A and B are temperature dependent. If the volume changes from V1 to V2 in an
isothermal process, the work done by the gas is
1 1 𝑉
(A) 𝐴𝐵 (𝑉 − 𝑉 ) (B) 𝐴𝐵 ln (𝑉2 )
1 2 1
𝑉2 1 1 𝑉2 −𝑉1
(C) 𝐴 ln (𝑉 ) + 𝐴𝐵 (𝑉 − 𝑉 ) (D) 𝐴 ln ( 𝑉1
)+ 𝐵
1 1 2
Q.15 An ideal gas consists of three dimensional polyatomic molecules. The temperature is such that only
one vibrational mode is excited. If R denotes the gas constant, then the specific heat at constant
volume of one mole of the gas at this temperature is
(A) 3𝑅 7 (C) 4𝑅 9
(B) 𝑅 (D) 𝑅
2 2
PH 5/13
Q.16 A long solenoid is carrying a time dependent current such that the magnetic field inside has the
form 𝐵⃗⃗(𝑡) = 𝐵0 𝑡 2 𝑘̂ , where 𝑘̂ is along the axis of the solenoid. The displacement current at the
point P on a circle of radius r in a plane perpendicular to the axis
k
r r P
(A) is inversely proportional to r and radially outward.

(B) is inversely proportional to r and tangential.
(C) increases linearly with time and is tangential.
(D) is inversely proportional to r2 and tangential.
Q.17 Consider an ensemble of thermodynamic systems, each of which is characterized by the same
number of particles, pressure and temperature. The thermodynamic function describing the
ensemble is
(A) Enthalpy (B) Helmholtz free energy
(C) Gibbs free energy (D) Entropy
Q.18 𝑘𝑟 2 , 𝑟 < 𝑅
Given a spherically symmetric charge density 𝜌(𝑟) = { (k being a constant), the
0 , 𝑟>𝑅
electric field for 𝑟 < 𝑅 is (take the total charge as Q)
𝑄𝑟 3 3𝑄𝑟 2
(A) 4𝜋𝜀 5 𝑟̂ (B) 4𝜋𝜀 4 𝑟̂
0𝑅 0𝑅
5𝑄𝑟 3 𝑄
(C) 𝑟̂ (D) 𝑟̂
8𝜋𝜀0 𝑅5 4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟 2
Q.19 An infinitely long solenoid, with its axis along 𝑘̂ , carries a current I. In addition there is a uniform
line charge density λ along the axis. If 𝑆⃗ is the energy flux, in cylindrical coordinates(𝜌̂, 𝜙̂, 𝑘̂ ), then
(A) 𝑆⃗ is along 𝜌̂
(B) 𝑆⃗ is along 𝑘̂
(C) 𝑆⃗ has non zero components along 𝜌̂ and 𝑘̂
(D) 𝑆⃗ is along 𝜌̂ × 𝑘̂
Q.20 Consider two waves 𝑦1 = 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝜔𝑡 − 𝑘𝑧) and 𝑦2 = 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑠[(𝜔 + Δ𝜔)𝑡 − (𝑘 + Δ𝑘)𝑧]. The group
velocity of the superposed wave will be (Δ𝜔 ≪ 𝜔 and Δ𝑘 ≪ 𝑘)
(𝜔−Δ𝜔) (2𝜔+Δ𝜔) Δ𝜔 (𝜔+Δ𝜔)
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(𝑘−Δ𝑘) (2𝑘+Δ𝑘) Δ𝑘 (𝑘+Δ𝑘)
PH 6/13
Q.21 Consider a convex lens of focal length f. A point object moves towards the lens along its axis
between 2f and f. If the speed of the object is 𝑉𝑂 , then its image would move with speed 𝑉𝐼 . Which
of the following is correct?
(A) 𝑉𝐼 = 𝑉𝑂 ; the image moves away from the lens.
(B) 𝑉𝐼 = −𝑉𝑂 ; the image moves towards the lens.
(C) 𝑉𝐼 > 𝑉𝑂 ; the image moves away from the lens.
(D) 𝑉𝐼 < 𝑉𝑂 ; the image moves away from the lens.
Q.22 A disc of radius 𝑅1 having uniform surface density has a concentric hole of radius 𝑅2 < 𝑅1 . If its
mass is M, the principal moments of inertia are
𝑀(𝑅12 −𝑅22 ) 𝑀(𝑅12 −𝑅22 ) 𝑀(𝑅12 −𝑅22 )
(A) , ,
2 4 4
𝑀(𝑅12 +𝑅22 ) 𝑀(𝑅12 +𝑅22 ) 𝑀(𝑅12 +𝑅22 )
(B) 2
,4 4
,
𝑀(𝑅12 +𝑅22 ) 𝑀(𝑅12 +𝑅22 ) 𝑀(𝑅12 +𝑅22 )
(C) 2
, 4
, 8
𝑀(𝑅12 −𝑅22 ) 𝑀(𝑅12 −𝑅22 ) 𝑀(𝑅12 −𝑅22 )
(D) 2
, 4
, 8
Q.23 𝑥, −𝜋 < 𝑥 < 0

The function 𝑓(𝑥) = {
−𝑥, 0 < 𝑥 < 𝜋
is expanded as a Fourier series of the form 𝑎0 + ∑∞ ∞
𝑛=1 𝑎𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑛𝑥) + ∑𝑛=1 𝑏𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑛𝑥). Which of
the following is true?
(A) 𝑎0 ≠ 0, 𝑏𝑛 = 0
(B) 𝑎0 ≠ 0, 𝑏𝑛 ≠ 0
(C) 𝑎0 = 0, 𝑏𝑛 = 0
(D) 𝑎0 = 0, 𝑏𝑛 ≠ 0
Q.24 Which one of the following curves correctly represents (schematically) the solution for the equation
𝑑𝑓
𝑑𝑥
+ 2𝑓 = 3 ; 𝑓(0) = 0 ?
(A) (B)
f(x) f(x)
3
1 2
2
0 x 0 x
(C) (D)
f(x) f(x)
3
1
2
2
0 x 0 x
Q.25 The mean momentum 𝑝̅ of a nucleon in a nucleus of mass number A and atomic number Z depends
on A, Z as
1 1 1 2
(A) 𝑝̅ ∝ 𝐴3 (B) 𝑝̅ ∝ 𝑍 3 (C) 𝑝̅ ∝ 𝐴−3 (D) 𝑝̅ ∝ (𝐴𝑍)−3
PH 7/13
Q.26 ̅̅̅̅)(𝐴̅ + 𝐵)(𝐴 + 𝐵̅) can be simplified to

The Boolean expression (𝐴𝐵
(A) A+B (B) 𝐴̅𝐵 (C) ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅
𝐴+𝐵 (D) AB
Q.27 Consider the transformation to a new set of coordinates (𝜉, 𝜂) from rectangular Cartesian
coordinates (x, y), where 𝜉 = 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 and 𝜂 = 3𝑥 − 2𝑦. In the (𝜉, 𝜂) coordinate system, the area
element dxdy is
1 2 (C) 5𝑑𝜉𝑑𝜂 3
(A) 13 𝑑𝜉𝑑𝜂 (B) 13 𝑑𝜉𝑑𝜂 (D) 𝑑𝜉𝑑𝜂
5
Q.28 0, 0<𝑥 < 𝐿

A particle of mass m is in a one dimensional potential 𝑉(𝑥) = { .
∞ , otherwise
1 2
At some instant its wave function is given by 𝜓(𝑥) = 𝜓 (𝑥) + 𝑖√3 𝜓2 (𝑥), where 𝜓1 (𝑥)and
√3 1
𝜓2 (𝑥) are the ground and the first excited states, respectively. Identify the correct statement.
𝐿 ℏ2 3𝜋2 2𝐿 ℏ2 𝜋2
(A) 〈𝑥〉 = ; 〈𝐸〉 = (B) 〈𝑥〉 = ; 〈𝐸〉 =
2 2𝑚 𝐿2 3 2𝑚 𝐿2
𝐿 ℏ2 8𝜋2 2𝐿 ℏ2 4𝜋2
(C) 〈𝑥〉 = 2
; 〈𝐸〉 = 2𝑚 𝐿2
(D) 〈𝑥〉 = 3
; 〈𝐸〉 = 2𝑚 3𝐿2
Q.29 A raindrop falls under gravity and captures water molecules from atmosphere. Its mass changes at
the rate λm(t), where λ is a positive constant and m(t) is the instantaneous mass. Assume that
acceleration due to gravity is constant and water molecules are at rest with respect to earth before
capture. Which of the following statements is correct?
(A) The speed of the raindrop increases linearly with time.
(B) The speed of the raindrop increases exponentially with time.
(C) The speed of the raindrop approaches a constant value when λt >>1.
(D) The speed of the raindrop approaches a constant value when λt << 1.
Q.30 A particle P of mass m is constrained to move on the surface of a cylinder under a force −𝑘𝑟⃗ as
shown in figure (k is the positive constant). Which of the following statements is correct? (Neglect
friction.)
z
P
r
O y
x
(A) Total energy of the particle is not conserved.

(B) The motion along z direction is simple harmonic.
(C) Angular momentum of the particle about O increases with time.
(D) Linear momentum of the particle is conserved.
PH 8/13
SECTION - B
Q.31 4 𝑥
Let matrix 𝑀 = ( ). If det (M) = 0, then
6 9
(A) M is symmetric.
(B) M is invertible.
(C) One eigenvalue is 13.
(D) Its eigenvectors are orthogonal.
Q.32 Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 6 − 2𝑥 2 − 8. Which of the following statements is (are) true?

(A) The sum of all its roots is zero.
8
(B) The product of its roots is − 3.
2
(C) The sum of all its roots is .
3
(D) Complex roots are conjugates of each other.
Q.33 Two projectiles of identical mass are projected from the ground with same initial angle (α) with
respect to earth surface and same initial velocity (u) in the same plane. They collide at the highest
point of their trajectories and stick to each other. Which of the following statements is (are) correct?
u u
α α
(A) The momentum of the combined object immediately after the collision is zero.
(B) Kinetic energy is conserved in the collision.
(C) The combined object moves vertically downward.
(D) The combined object moves in a parabolic path.
Q.34 Two beams of light in the visible range (400 nm - 700 nm) interfere with each other at a point. The
optical path difference between them is 5000 nm. Which of the following wavelengths will
interfere constructively at the given point?
(A) 416.67 nm (B) 555.55 nm
(C) 625 nm (D) 666.66 nm
Q.35 Which of the following relations is (are) true for thermodynamic variables?
𝜕𝑃
(A) 𝑇𝑑𝑆 = 𝐶𝑉 𝑑𝑇 + 𝑇 (𝜕𝑇 ) 𝑑𝑉
𝑉
𝜕𝑉
(B) 𝑇𝑑𝑆 = 𝐶𝑃 𝑑𝑇 − 𝑇 (𝜕𝑇 ) 𝑑𝑃
𝑃
(C) 𝑑𝐹 = −𝑆𝑑𝑇 + 𝑃𝑑𝑉
(D) 𝑑𝐺 = −𝑆𝑑𝑇 + 𝑉𝑑𝑃
PH 9/13
Q.36 Consider a convex lens of focal length f. The lens is cut along a diameter in two parts. The two lens
parts and an object are kept as shown in the figure. The images are formed at following distances
from the object:
2f
x
0 f
(A) 2f (B) 3f (C) 4f (D) ∞
2 2
Q.37 Let the electric field in some region R be given by 𝐸⃗⃗ = 𝑒 −𝑦 𝑖̂ + 𝑒 −𝑥 𝑗̂ . From this we may conclude
that
(A) R has a non-uniform charge distribution.
(B) R has no charge distribution.
(C) R has a time dependent magnetic field.
(D) The energy flux in R is zero everywhere.
Q.38 In presence of a magnetic field B𝑗̂ and an electric field (−𝐸)𝑘̂ , a particle moves undeflected.
Which of the following statements is (are) correct?
𝐸
(A) The particle has positive charge, velocity = - 𝐵 𝑖̂
𝐸
(B) The particle has positive charge, velocity = 𝐵 𝑖̂
𝐸
(C) The particle has negative charge, velocity = - 𝑖̂
𝐵
𝐸
(D) The particle has negative charge, velocity = 𝑖̂
𝐵
Q.39 In a pn junction, dopant concentration on the p- side is higher than that on the n-side. Which of the
following statements is (are) correct, when the junction is unbiased?
(A) The width of the depletion layer is larger on the n-side.

(B) At thermal equilibrium the Fermi energy is higher on the p- side.
(C) In the depletion region, number of negative charges per unit area on the p- side is equal to
number of positive charges per unit area on the n- side.
(D) The value of the built-in potential barrier depends on the dopant concentration.
Q.40 Which of the combinations of crystal structure and their coordination number is (are) correct?
(A) body centered cubic – 8 (B) face centered cubic – 6
(C) diamond – 4 (D) hexagonal closed packed – 12
PH 10/13
SECTION – C
Q.41 The coefficient of x3 in the Taylor expansion of sin(sin x) around x = 0 is ______.
(Specify your answer upto two digits after the decimal point.)
Q.42 A particle of mass m is moving along the positive x direction under a potential
1 𝜆
𝑉(𝑥) = 2 𝑘𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 2 (k and λ are positive constants). If the particle is slightly displaced from its
equilibrium position, it oscillates with an angular frequency (𝜔) __________.
𝑘
(Specify your answer in units of √𝑚 as an integer.)
Q.43 A planet has average density same as that of the earth but it has only 1⁄8 of the mass of the earth.
If the acceleration due to gravity at the surface is 𝑔𝑝 and 𝑔𝑒 for the planet and earth, respectively,
𝑔
then 𝑔𝑝 = ____________.
𝑒
(Specify your answer upto one digit after the decimal point.)
Q.44 In a grating with grating constant d =a + b, where a is the slit width and b is the separation between
𝑏
the slits, the diffraction pattern has the fourth order missing. The value of is ________.
𝑎
(Specify your answer as an integer.)
2𝜋
Q.45 Consider an electromagnetic plane wave 𝐸⃗⃗ = 𝐸0 (𝑖̂ + 𝑏𝑗̂) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 [ 𝜆 {𝑐𝑡 − (𝑥 − √3𝑦)}] , where λ is the
wavelength, c is the speed of light and b is a constant. The value of b is ________.
Q.46 Consider a monoatomic ideal gas operating in a closed cycle as shown in the P-V diagram given
𝑃
below. The ratio 1 is ___________.
𝑃2
P
P2
adiabatic
P1
V
V1 3V1
Q.47 Consider the first order phase transition of the sublimation of zinc. Assume the vapor to be an ideal
gas and the molar volume of solid to be negligible. Experimentally, it is found that 𝑙𝑜𝑔10 (𝑃) =
𝐶
− 1 + 𝐶2 where P is the vapor pressure in Pascal, T is in K, C1 = 6790 K and C2 = 9. The latent
𝑇
heat of sublimation of zinc from the Clausius - Clapeyron equation is __________ kJ/mole. (R =
8.314 J/mole.K)
(Specify your answer in kJ/mole upto one digit after the decimal point.)
PH 11/13
Q.48 A system of 8 non-interacting electrons is confined by a three dimensional potential

1
𝑉(𝑟) = 𝑚𝜔2 𝑟 2 . The ground state energy of the system in units of ℏ𝜔 is _______________.
2
(Specify your answer as an integer.)
Q.49 For the given circuit, value of the base current (Ib) of the npn transistor will be _______ mA. (β is
the current gain and assume Op-Amp as ideal.)
(Specify your answer in mA upto two digits after the decimal point.)
+10V
1k
+ Ib
+5V
+
-
β = 50
1k
Q.50 The lattice constant of unit cell of NaCl crystal is 0.563 nm. X-rays of wavelength 0.141 nm are
diffracted by this crystal. The angle at which the first order maximum occurs is ________degrees.
(Specify your answer in degrees upto two digits after the decimal point.)

Q.51 For the following circuit, the collector voltage with respect to ground will be ________V. (Emitter
diode voltage is 0.7 V and βDC of the transistor is large.)
(Specify your answer in volts upto one digit after the decimal point.)
+10V
3k
3k
1k
-3V
Q.52 A body of mass 1 kg is moving under a central force in an elliptic orbit with semi major axis 1000
m and semi minor axis 100 m. The orbital angular momentum of the body is 100 kg m2 s-1. The
time period of motion of the body is __________ hours.
(Specify your answer in hours upto two digits after the decimal point.)
Q.53 The moon moves around the earth in a circular orbit with a period of 27 days. The radius of the
earth (R) is 6.4 × 106 m and the acceleration due to gravity on the earth surface is 9.8 ms-2. If D is
the distance of the moon from the center of the earth, the value of D/R will be _____.
(Specify your answer upto one digit after the decimal point.)
PH 12/13
Q.54 A syringe is used to exert 1.5 atmospheric pressure to release water horizontally. The speed of
water immediately after ejection is ________. (take 1 atmospheric pressure = 105 Pascal, density of
water = 103 kg m-3)
(Specify your answer in ms-1 as an integer.)
Q.55 Consider a slit of width 18 µm which is being illuminated simultaneously with light of orange color
(wavelength 600 nm) and of blue color (wavelength 450 nm). The diffraction pattern is observed on
a screen kept at a distance in front of the slit. The smallest angle at which only the orange color is
observed is 𝜃1 , and the smallest angle at which only the blue color is observed is 𝜃2 . The angular
difference 𝜃2 − 𝜃1 (in degrees) is _____.
(Specify your answers upto two digits after the decimal point.)
Q.56 A particle of mass m is moving in a circular orbit given by 𝑥 = 𝑅 cos(𝜔𝑡); 𝑦 = 𝑅 sin(𝜔𝑡), as

observed in an inertial frame S1. Another inertial frame S2 moves with uniform velocity 𝑣⃗ = 𝜔𝑅𝑖̂
with respect to S1. S1 and S2 are related by Galilean transformation, such that the origins coincide at
2𝜋
𝑡 = 0. The magnitude of the angular momentum of the particle at 𝑡 = 𝜔 , as observed in S2 about
its origin, is expressed as (𝑚𝑅 2 𝜔)𝑥. Then x is _______.
Q.57 Rod R1 has a rest length 1m and rod R2 has a rest length of 2m. R1 and R2 are moving with respect
to the laboratory frame with velocities +𝑣𝑖̂ and −𝑣𝑖̂ , respectively. If R2 has a length of 1m in the
𝑣
rest frame of R1, is given by ____________________.
𝑐
Q.58 Two events E1 and E2 take place in an inertial frame S with respective time-space coordinates
𝑟1 = 0) and 𝐸2 (𝑡2 = 0, 𝑥2 = 108 , 𝑦2 = 0, 𝑧2 = 0). Another inertial frame
(in SI units): 𝐸1 (𝑡1 = 0, ⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑆′ is moving with respect to S with a velocity 𝑣⃗ = 0.8 𝑐 𝑖̂. The time difference (𝑡2′ − 𝑡1′ )as observed
in 𝑆′ is ____s. (c = 3×108 ms-1)
(Specify your answer in seconds upto two digits after the decimal point.)
Q.59 In the following circuit, the time constant RC is much greater than the period of the input signal.
Assume diode as ideal and resistance R to be large. The dc output voltage across resistance R will
be _______V.
(Specify your answer in volts upto one digit after the decimal point.)
C
24Vrms C
R
Q.60 For a metal, the electron density is 6.4 × 1028 m-3. The Fermi energy is ________eV.
(h = 6.626 × 10-34 J s , me = 9.11 × 10-31 kg, 1eV = 1.6 × 10-19 J)
(Specify your answer in electron volts (eV) upto one digit after the decimal point.)
PH 13/13
Paper Code: PH
Question
Q.No Section Key/Range (KY)
Type (QT)
1 MCQ A B
2 MCQ A D
3 MCQ A C
4 MCQ A A
5 MCQ A B
6 MCQ A B
7 MCQ A B
8 MCQ A D
9 MCQ A C
10 MCQ A A
11 MCQ A B
12 MCQ A B
13 MCQ A C
14 MCQ A C
15 MCQ A C
16 MCQ A B
17 MCQ A C
18 MCQ A A
19 MCQ A D
20 MCQ A C
21 MCQ A C
22 MCQ A B
23 MCQ A A
Paper Code: PH
Question
Type (QT)
24 MCQ A B
25 MCQ A C
26 MCQ A C
27 MCQ A A
28 MCQ A A
29 MCQ A C
30 MCQ A B
31 MSQ B A,C,D
32 MSQ B A,B,D
33 MSQ B A,C
34 MSQ B A,B,C
35 MSQ B A,B,D
36 MSQ B B,C,D or C,D
37 MSQ B B,C
38 MSQ B B,D
39 MSQ B A,C,D
40 MSQ B A,C,D
41 NAT C -0.35 to -0.30
42 NAT C 2 to 2
43 NAT C 0.4 to 0.6
44 NAT C 3 to 3
45 NAT C 0.55 to 0.59
46 NAT C 0.14 to 0.18

Paper Code: PH
Question
Type (QT)
129.0 to 131.0 or 55.0
47 NAT C
to 58.0
48 NAT C 18 to 18
49 NAT C 0.09 to 0.11
50 NAT C 12.00 to 15.00
51 NAT C 2.9 to 3.5
52 NAT C 1.70 to 1.80
53 NAT C 59.0 to 60.0
54 NAT C 10 to 10
55 NAT C 0.45 to 0.55
5.25 to 5.30 or -5.30

56 NAT C
to -5.25
57 NAT C 0.50 to 0.60
58 NAT C -0.46 to -0.42
59 NAT C 66.0 to 69.0
60 NAT C 5.6 to 6.0

of different types.
PH 1/13
SECTION – A
Q.1 8x
The function f ( x)  is continuous everywhere except at
x 9
2
(A) x = 0 (B) x = ±9 (C) x = ±9i (D) x = ±3i
Q.2 A classical particle has total energy E. The plot of potential energy (U) as a function of
distance (r) from the centre of force located at r = 0 is shown in the figure. Which of the
regions are forbidden for the particle?
(A) I and II (B) II and IV (C) I and IV (D) I and III
Q.3 In the thermal neutron induced fission of 235U, the distribution of relative number of the
observed fission fragments (Yield) versus mass number (A) is given by
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Q.4 Which one of the following crystallographic planes represent (101) Miller indices of a
cubic unit cell?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
PH 2/13
Q.5 The Fermi-Dirac distribution function [𝑛(𝜀)] is

(𝑘𝐵 is the Boltzmann constant, 𝑇 is the temperature and 𝜀𝐹 is the Fermi energy)
(A) (B) (C) (D)

1 1 1 1
𝑛(𝜀) = 𝜀−𝜀𝐹 𝑛(𝜀) = 𝜀𝐹 −𝜀 𝑛(𝜀) = 𝜀−𝜀𝐹 𝑛(𝜀) = 𝜀𝐹 −𝜀
e 𝑘𝐵 𝑇
−1 e 𝑘𝐵 𝑇
−1 e 𝑘𝐵 𝑇
+1 e 𝑘𝐵 𝑇
+1
Q.6 If  (x,y,z) is a scalar function which satisfies the Laplace equation, then the gradient of  is
(A) Solenoidal and irrotational (B) Solenoidal but not irrotational
(C) Irrotational but not solenoidal (D) Neither solenoidal nor irrotational
Q.7 In a heat engine based on the Carnot cycle, heat is added to the working substance at
constant
(A) Entropy (B) Pressure (C) Temperature (D) Volume
Q.8 Isothermal compressibility is given by

1  V  1  P  1  V  1  P 
(A)   (B)   (C)    (D)   
V  P T P  V T V  P T P  V T
Q.9 For using a transistor as an amplifier, choose the correct option regarding the resistances of
base-emitter (RBE) and base-collector (RBC) junctions
(A) Both RBE and RBC are very low (B) Very low RBE and very high RBC
(C) Very high RBE and very low RBC (D) Both RBE and RBC are very high
Q.10 A unit vector perpendicular to the plane containing A  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and B  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ is
1 1
(A) (iˆ  3 ˆj  4kˆ) (B) (iˆ  3 ˆj  3kˆ)
26 19
1 1
(C) (iˆ  5 ˆj  3kˆ) (D) (iˆ  5 ˆj  3kˆ)
35 35

Q.11 A thin lens of refractive index 3/2 is kept inside a liquid of refractive index 4/3. If the focal
length of the lens in air is 10 cm, then its focal length inside the liquid is
(A) 10 cm (B) 30 cm (C) 40 cm (D) 50 cm
PH 3/13
Q.12  3 i 0
The eigenvalues of  i 3 0  are
 0 0 6
 
(A) 2, 4 and 6 (B) 2i, 4i and 6 (C) 2i, 4 and 8 (D) 0, 4 and 8
Q.13 For a quantum particle confined inside a cubic box of side L, the ground state energy is
given by E0. The energy of the first excited state is
(A) 2E0 (B) 2 E0 (C) 3E0 (D) 6E0
Q.14 A small spherical ball having charge q and mass m, is tied to a thin massless non-
conducting string of length l. The other end of the string is fixed to an infinitely extended
thin non-conducting sheet with uniform surface charge density  . Under equilibrium, the
string makes an angle 45° with the sheet as shown in the figure. Then  is given by
(g is the acceleration due to gravity and  0 is the permittivity of free space)
mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0

(A) (B) 2 (C) 2 (D)
q q q q 2
PH 4/13
Q.15 Consider the normal incidence of a plane electromagnetic wave with electric field given by
E  E0 exp i(k1 z  t ) xˆ over an interface at z = 0 separating two media [wave velocities
v1 and v2 (v2 > v1) and wave vectors k1 and k2, respectively] as shown in figure. The
magnetic field vector of the reflected wave is
(  is the angular frequency)
E0 E0
(A) exp i(k1 z  t ) yˆ (B) exp i(k1 z  t ) yˆ
v1 v1
 E0  E0
(C) exp i(k1 z  t ) yˆ (D) exp i(k1 z  t ) yˆ
v1 v1
Q.16 The output of following logic circuit can be simplified to

X
Y
(A) X + YZ (B) Y + XZ (C) XYZ (D) X + Y + Z
Q.17 A red star having radius 𝑟𝑅 at a temperature 𝑇𝑅 and a white star having radius 𝑟𝑊 at a
temperature 𝑇𝑊 , radiate the same total power. If these stars radiate as perfect black bodies,
then
(A) 𝑟𝑅 > 𝑟𝑊 and 𝑇𝑅 > 𝑇𝑊 (B) 𝑟𝑅 < 𝑟𝑊 and 𝑇𝑅 > 𝑇𝑊
(C) 𝑟𝑅 > 𝑟𝑊 and 𝑇𝑅 < 𝑇𝑊 (D) 𝑟𝑅 < 𝑟𝑊 and 𝑇𝑅 < 𝑇𝑊
Q.18 The mass per unit length of a rod (length 2 m) varies as ρ = 3x kg/m. The moment of inertia
(in kg m2) of the rod about a perpendicular-axis passing through the tip of the rod (at x = 0)
is
(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 14 (D) 16
PH 5/13
Q.19 For a forward biased p-n junction diode, which one of the following energy-band diagrams
is correct?
(εF is the Fermi energy)
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
Q.20 The amount of work done to increase the speed of an electron from c/3 to 2c/3 is
(c = 3×108 m/s and rest mass of electron is 0.511 MeV)
(A) 56.50 keV (B) 143.58 keV (C) 168.20 keV (D) 511.00 keV
Q.21 The location of Cs+ and Cl– ions inside the unit cell of CsCl crystal is shown in the figure.
The Bravais lattice of CsCl is
(A) simple cubic (B) body centered orthorhombic

(C) face centered cubic (D) base centered orthorhombic
Q.22 A γ-ray photon emitted from a 137Cs source collides with an electron at rest. If the Compton
shift of the photon is 3.25 × 10–13 m, then the scattering angle is closest to
(Planck’s constant h = 6.626 × 10–34 J s, electron mass me = 9.109 × 10–31 kg and
velocity of light in free space c = 3×108 m/s)
(A) 45o (B) 60o (C) 30o (D) 90o
PH 6/13
Q.23 During free expansion of an ideal gas under adiabatic condition, the internal energy of the
gas
(A) Decreases (B) Initially decreases and then increases
(C) Increases (D) Remains constant
Q.24 In the given phase diagram for a pure substance, regions I, II, III, IV, respectively represent
(A) Vapor, Gas, Solid, Liquid (B) Gas, Vapor, Liquid, Solid
(C) Gas, Liquid, Vapor, Solid (D) Vapor, Gas, Liquid, Solid
Q.25 Light of wavelength λ (in free space) propagates through a dispersive medium with
refractive index n(λ)=1.5 + 0.6λ. The group velocity of a wave travelling inside this
medium in units of 108 m/s is
(A) 1.5 (B) 2.0 (C) 3.0 (D) 4.0
Q.26 The maximum number of intensity minima that can be observed in the Fraunhofer
diffraction pattern of a single slit (width 10 µm) illuminated by a laser beam (wavelength
0.630 µm) will be
(A) 4 (B) 7 (C) 12 (D) 15
Q.27 During the charging of a capacitor C in a series RC circuit, the typical variations in the
magnitude of the charge q(t) deposited on one of the capacitor plates, and the current i(t) in
the circuit, respectively are best represented by
(A) Fig. I and Fig. II (B) Fig. I and Fig. IV

(C) Fig. III and Fig. II (D) Fig. III and Fig. IV
PH 7/13
Q.28 Which one of the following is an impossible magnetic field B ?
(A) B  3x2 z 2 xˆ  2xz 3 zˆ

 z3 
(B) B  2 xy xˆ  yz 2 yˆ   2 yz   zˆ
 3
 z2 
(C) B   xz  4 y  xˆ  yx3 yˆ   x3 z   zˆ
 2
(D) B  6 xz xˆ  3 yz yˆ
2
Q.29 If the motion of a particle is described by x = 5 cos(8πt), y = 5 sin(8πt) and z = 5t, then the
trajectory of the particle is
(A) Circular (B) Elliptical (C) Helical (D) Spiral
Q.30 A ball of mass m is falling freely under gravity through a viscous medium in which the drag
force is proportional to the instantaneous velocity v of the ball. Neglecting the buoyancy
force of the medium, which one of the following figures best describes the variation of v as
a function of time t?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
SECTION - B
Q.31 The relation between the nuclear radius (R) and the mass number (A), given by
R = 1.2 A1/3 fm, implies that
(A) The central density of nuclei is independent of A
(B) The volume energy per nucleon is a constant
(C) The attractive part of the nuclear force has a long range
(D) The nuclear force is charge dependent
Q.32 Consider an object moving with a velocity 𝑣⃗ in a frame which rotates with a constant
angular velocity 𝜔
⃗⃗. The Coriolis force experienced by the object is
(A) along 𝑣⃗
(B) along 𝜔
⃗⃗
(C) perpendicular to both 𝑣⃗ and 𝜔
⃗⃗
(D) always directed towards the axis of rotation
PH 8/13
Q.33 The gradient of a scalar field S(x,y,z) has the following characteristic(s).
(A) Line integral of a gradient is path-independent
(B) Closed line integral of a gradient is zero
(C) Gradient of S is a measure of the maximum rate of change in the field S
(D) Gradient of S is a scalar quantity
Q.34 A thermodynamic system is described by the P, V, T coordinates. Choose the valid

expression(s) for the system.
 P   V   P   P   V   P 
(A)        (B)      
 V T  T  P  T V  V T  T  P  T V
 V   T   V   V   T   V 
(C)        (D)      
 T  P  P V  P T  T  P  P V  P T
Q.35 Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?

(A) Newton’s laws of motion and Maxwell’s equations are both invariant under Lorentz
transformations.
(B) Newton’s laws of motion and Maxwell’s equations are both invariant under Galilean
transformations.
(C) Newton’s laws of motion are invariant under Galilean transformations and Maxwell’s
equations are invariant under Lorentz transformations.
(D) Newton’s laws of motion are invariant under Lorentz transformations and Maxwell’s
equations are invariant under Galilean transformations.
Q.36 For an underdamped harmonic oscillator with velocity v(t),

(A) Rate of energy dissipation varies linearly with v(t)
(B) Rate of energy dissipation varies as square of v(t)
(C) The reduction in the oscillator frequency, compared to the undamped case, is
independent of v(t)
(D) For weak damping, the amplitude decays exponentially to zero
Q.37 Out of the following statements, choose the correct option(s) about a perfect conductor.
(A) The conductor has an equipotential surface
(B) Net charge, if any, resides only on the surface of conductor
(C) Electric field cannot exist inside the conductor
(D) Just outside the conductor, the electric field is always perpendicular to its surface
Q.38 In the X-ray diffraction pattern recorded for a simple cubic solid (lattice parameter a = 1 Å)
using X rays of wavelength 1 Å, the first order diffraction peak(s) would appear for the
(A) (100) planes (B) (112) planes
(C) (210) planes (D) (220) planes
PH 9/13
Q.39 Consider a classical particle subjected to an attractive inverse-square force field. The total
energy of the particle is E and the eccentricity is ε. The particle will follow a parabolic
orbit if
(A) E > 0 and ε = 1 (B) E < 0 and ε < 1
(C) E = 0 and ε = 1 (D) E < 0 and ε = 1
Q.40 An atomic nucleus X with half-life TX decays to a nucleus Y, which has half-life TY. The
condition(s) for secular equilibrium is(are)
(A) TX TY (B) TX < TY (C) TX TY (D) TX TY
SECTION – C
Q.41 In a typical human body, the amount of radioactive 40K is 3.24 × 10–5 percent of its mass.
The activity due to 40K in a human body of mass 70 kg is ________ kBq.
(Round off to 2 decimal places)
(Half-life of 40K = 3.942 × 1016 s, Avogadro’s number NA = 6.022 × 1023 mol–1)
Q.42 Sodium (Na) exhibits body-centered-cubic (BCC) crystal structure with atomic radius
0.186 nm. The lattice parameter of Na unit cell is ________ nm.
Q.43 Light of wavelength 680 nm is incident normally on a diffraction grating having

4000 lines/cm. The diffraction angle (in degrees) corresponding to the third-order
maximum is ________.
Q.44 Two gases having molecular diameters D1 and D2, and mean free paths 1 and 2,
respectively, are trapped separately in identical containers.
If D2 = 2D1, then 1/2 = ________.
(Assume there is no change in other thermodynamic parameters)
Q.45 An object of 2 cm height is placed at a distance of 30 cm in front of a concave mirror with

radius of curvature 40 cm. The height of the image is ________ cm.
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Q.46 The flux of the function F  ( y 2 ) xˆ  (3xy  z 2 ) yˆ  (4 yz) zˆ passing through the surface
ABCD along n̂ is ________.
Q.47 1
The electrostatic energy (in units of J) of a uniformly charged spherical shell of total
4 0
charge 5 C and radius 4 m is ________.
Q.48 An infinitely long very thin straight wire carries uniform line charge density
8π × 10–2 C/m. The magnitude of electric displacement vector at a point located 20 mm
away from the axis of the wire is ______ C/m2.
Q.49 The 7th bright fringe in the Young’s double slit experiment using a light of wavelength
550 nm shifts to the central maxima after covering the two slits with two sheets of different
refractive indices n1 and n2 but having same thickness 6 µm. The value of |n1–n2| is
________.
Q.50 For the input voltage Vi = (200 mV) sin (400t), the amplitude of the output voltage (V0) of
the given OPAMP circuit is ________ V.
35 kΩ 35 kΩ 35 kΩ
Rf Rf Rf
10 kΩ 10 kΩ
˗ 10 kΩ
˗ ˗
R1 + +
R2 R3 + V0
Vi
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Q.51 The value of emitter current in the given circuit is ________ µA.
(Round off to 1 decimal place)
+VCC = 10 V
2 MΩ 4 kΩ
B C
β =100
E
0.3 V
+
2 kΩ ˗ CE
Q.52 2
3i
  z  dz , along the line 3y  x , where z  x  iy
2
The value of is ________.
0
Q.53 If the wavelength of Kα2 X-ray line of an element is 1.544Å, then the atomic number (Z) of
the element is ________.
(Rydberg constant R = 1.097×107m–1 and velocity of light c = 3×108 m/s)
Q.54 A proton is confined within a nucleus of size 10–13 cm. The uncertainty in its velocity is
________ × 108 m/s.
(Planck’s constant h = 6.626 × 10–34 J s and proton mass mp = 1.672 × 10–27 kg)
Q.55 2  
Given the wave function of a particle  ( x)  sin  x  for 0 < x < L and 0 elsewhere,
L L 
the probability of finding the particle between x = 0 and x =L/2 is _______.
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Q.56 The Zener current IZ for the given circuit is ________ mA.
VR
+ ˗
RL = 20 kΩ
R= 10 kΩ
Vin = 40 V
IZ
VZ = 20 V
VL
Q.57 If the diameter of the Earth is increased by 4% without changing the mass, then the length
of the day is ________hours.
(Take the length of the day before the increment as 24 hours. Assume the Earth to be a
sphere with uniform density.)
Q.58 A di-atomic gas undergoes adiabatic expansion against the piston of a cylinder. As a result,
the temperature of the gas drops from 1150 K to 400 K. The number of moles of the gas
required to obtain 2300 J of work from the expansion is ________.
(The gas constant R = 8.314 J mol–1K–1.)
Q.59 The decimal equivalent of the binary number 110.101 is ________.
Q.60 A surface current K  100 xˆ A/m flows on the surface z = 0, which separates two media
with magnetic permeabilities µ1 and µ2 as shown in the figure. If the magnetic field in the
region 1 is B1 = 4 xˆ  6 yˆ  2 zˆ mT, then the magnitude of the normal component of B2 will
be ________ mT.

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SECTION – A
Q.1 Which one of the following functions has a discontinuity in the second derivative at x = 0, where x
is a real variable?
(A) 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥|3

(B) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥|𝑥|
(C) 𝑓(𝑥) = cos(|𝑥|)
(D) 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥|2
Q.2 A collimated beam of laser light of wavelength 514 nm is normally incident on a smooth glass slab
placed in air. Given the refractive indices of glass and air are 1.47 and 1.0, respectively, the
percentage of light intensity reflected back is
(A) 0 (B) 4.0 (C) 3.6 (D) 4.2
Q.3 Two stationary point particles with equal and opposite charges are at some fixed distance from each
other. The points having zero electric potential lie on:
(A) A sphere (B) A plane (C) A cylinder (D) Two parallel planes
Q.4 For a system undergoing a first order phase transition at a temperature Tc, which one of the
following graphs best describes the variation of entropy (S) as a function of temperature (T)?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Q.5 In a photoelectric effect experiment, a monochromatic light source emitting photons with energy
greater than the work function of the metal under test is used. If the power of the light source is
doubled, which one of the following statements is correct?
(A) The number of emitted photoelectrons remains the same.

(B) The stopping potential remains the same.
(C) The number of emitted photoelectrons decreases.
(D) The stopping potential doubles.
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Q.6 The figure below shows a cubic unit cell with lattice constant a. The shaded crystallographic plane
intersects the x-axis at 0.5a. The Miller indices of the shaded plane are
(A) (210) (B) (2̅10) (C) (110) (D) (102)
Q.7 For a particle moving in a central potential, which one of the following statements is correct?
(A) The motion is restricted to a plane due to the conservation of angular momentum.
(B) The motion is restricted to a plane due to the conservation of energy only.
(C) The motion is restricted to a plane due to the conservation of linear momentum.
(D) The motion is not restricted to a plane.
Q.8 Consider the motion of a quantum particle of mass 𝑚 and energy 𝐸 under the influence of a step
potential of height 𝑉0 . If R denotes the reflection coefficient, which one of the following statements
is true?
4 4
(A) If 𝐸 = 3 𝑉0 , 𝑅 = 1 (B) If 𝐸 = 3 𝑉0 , 𝑅 = 0
1 1
(C) If 𝐸 = 𝑉0 , 𝑅 = 1 (D) If 𝐸 = 𝑉0 , 𝑅 = 0.5
2 2
Q.9 ̅̅̅̅ (𝑃̅ + 𝑄)(𝑄 + 𝑄̅ ) is equivalent to:

The Boolean function 𝑃𝑄
(A) P (B) 𝑃̅ (C) 𝑃̅𝑄 (D) 𝑃𝑄̅
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Q.10 Three point charges each carrying a charge q are placed on the vertices of an equilateral triangle of
side L. The electrostatic potential energy of the configuration is:
1 𝑞2 2 𝑞2
(A) (B)
4𝜋𝜖0 𝐿 4𝜋𝜖0 𝐿
3 𝑞2 1 𝑞2
(C) (D)
4𝜋𝜖0 𝐿 𝜋𝜖0 𝐿

Q.11 Which one of the following statements is correct?
𝑛 𝑛!
Given, ( ) = 𝑚!(𝑛−𝑚)! is the binomial coefficient.
𝑚
𝑛 𝑛
(A) cos 𝑛𝜃 = cos 𝑛 𝜃 − ( ) cos𝑛−2 𝜃 sin2 𝜃 + ( ) cos𝑛−4 𝜃 sin4 𝜃 − ⋯
2 4
𝑛 𝑛
(B) sin 𝑛𝜃 = ( ) cos 𝑛−1 𝜃 sin 𝜃 + ( ) cos𝑛−3 𝜃 sin3 𝜃 + ⋯
1 3
𝑛 𝑛
(C) cos 𝑛𝜃 = cos𝑛 𝜃 + ( ) cos𝑛−2 𝜃 sin2 𝜃 + ( ) cos𝑛−4 𝜃 sin4 𝜃 + ⋯
2 4
𝑛 𝑛
(D) sin 𝑛𝜃 = cos𝑛 𝜃 − ( ) cos 𝑛−2 𝜃 sin2 𝜃 + ( ) cos 𝑛−4 𝜃 sin4 𝜃 − ⋯
2 4
Q.12 𝑟 2
The volume integral ∫ 𝑒
−( )
𝑅 ⃗ ⋅ ( 𝑟̂2) 𝑑 3 𝑟, where V is the volume of a sphere of radius R
∇
𝑉 𝑟
centered at the origin, is equal to
(A) 4π 4
(B) 0 (C) 3 𝜋𝑅 3 (D) 1
Q.13 lim 𝑥 𝑥 is equal to

𝑥→0+
(A) 0 (B) ∞ (C) e (D) 1
Q.14 A wheel is rotating at a frequency 𝑓0 Hz about a fixed vertical axis. The wheel stops in 𝑡𝑜 seconds,
with constant angular deceleration. The number of turns covered by the wheel before it comes to
rest is given by:
(A) 𝑓𝑜 𝑡0 (B) 2𝑓𝑜 𝑡0 (C) 𝑓𝑜 𝑡0 /2 (D) 𝑓𝑜 𝑡0 /√2
Q.15 Two objects of masses m and 2m are moving at speeds of 𝑣 and 𝑣/2, respectively. After
undergoing a completely inelastic collision, they move together with a speed of 𝑣/3. The angle
between the initial velocity vectors of the two objects is
(A) 600 (B) 1200 (C) 450 (D) 900
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Q.16 Two planets P1 and P2 having masses M1 and M2 revolve around the Sun in elliptical orbits, with
time periods T1 and T2, respectively. The minimum and maximum distances of planet P1 from the
Sun are R and 3R, respectively, whereas for planet P2 these are 2R and 4R, respectively, where R is
𝑇2
a constant. Assuming M1 and M2 are much smaller than the mass of the Sun, the magnitude of is
𝑇1
2 2 𝑀1 3 3 𝑀2 3 3 2 2
(A) √
3 3𝑀
(B) √
2 2𝑀
(C) √ (D) √
2 1 2 2 3 3
Q.17 The intensity of the primary maximum in a two-slit interference pattern is given by I2 and the
intensity of the primary maximum in a three-slit interference pattern is given by I3. Assuming the
far-field approximation, same slit parameters and intensity of the incident light in both the cases, I2
and I3 are related as
3 9 2 4
(A) 𝐼2 = 𝐼3 (B) 𝐼2 = 𝐼3 (C) 𝐼2 = 𝐼3 (D) 𝐼2 = 𝐼3
2 4 3 9
Q.18 A short rod of length L and negligible diameter lies along the optical axis of a concave mirror at a
distance of 3 m. The focal length of the mirror is 1 m and L << 1 m. If 𝐿′ is the length of image of
the object in the mirror, then
𝐿′ 𝐿′ 𝐿′ 1 𝐿′ 1
(A) =4 (B) =2 (C) = 16 (D) =4
𝐿 𝐿 𝐿 𝐿
Q.19 A beam of unpolarized light of intensity 𝐼0 falls on a system of four identical linear polarizers
placed in a line as shown in the figure. The transmission axes of any two successive polarizers
𝐼
make an angle of 300 with each other. If the transmitted light has intensity I, the ratio is
𝐼0
81 9 27 27
(A) (B) (C) (D)
256 16 64 128
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Q.20 Consider an annular region in free space containing a uniform magnetic field in the z-direction,
schematically represented by the shaded region in the figure. A particle having charge Q and mass
M starts off from point P (𝑎, 0, 0) in the +x-direction with constant speed 𝑣. If the radii of inner and
outer circles are a and b, respectively, the minimum magnetic field required so that the particle
returns to the inner circle is
−1 −1
𝑀𝑣 𝑏 2 −𝑎2 𝑀𝑣 𝑏 2 −𝑎2
(A) ( ) (B) ( )
𝑄 𝑏 𝑄 2𝑏
−1 −1
𝑀𝑣 𝑏 2 −𝑎2 𝑀𝑣 𝑏 2 −𝑎2
(C) ( ) (D) ( )
𝑄 3𝑏 𝑄 4𝑏
Q.21 A thin conducting square loop of side L is placed in the first quadrant of the xy-plane with one of
⃗ (𝑡) = 𝛽0 (5𝑧𝑦𝑡 𝑥̂ + 𝑧𝑥𝑡 𝑦̂ + 3𝑦 2 𝑡𝑧̂ ) is
the vertices at the origin. If a changing magnetic field 𝐵
applied, where 𝛽0 is a constant, then the magnitude of the induced electromotive force in the loop is
(A) 4𝛽0 𝐿4 (B) 3𝛽0 𝐿4 (C) 2𝛽0 𝐿4 (D) 𝛽0 𝐿4
Q.22 𝜀−𝜇 −1
In which one of the following limits the Fermi-Dirac distribution 𝑛𝐹 (𝜀, 𝑇) = (𝑒 𝑘𝐵 𝑇 + 1) and
𝜀−𝜇 −1
Bose-Einstein distribution 𝑛𝐵 (𝜀, 𝑇) = (𝑒 𝑘𝐵𝑇 − 1) reduce to Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution?
(Here 𝜀 is the energy of the state, 𝜇 is the chemical potential, 𝑘𝐵 is the Boltzmann constant and 𝑇 is
the temperature).
(A) 𝜇 = 0 (B) (𝜀 − 𝜇) ≪ 𝑘𝐵 𝑇
(C) (𝜀 − 𝜇) ≫ 𝑘𝐵 𝑇 (D) 𝜇 ≫ 𝑘𝐵 𝑇
Q.23 Consider N classical particles at temperature T, each of which can have two possible energies 0 and
. The number of particles in the lower energy level (N0) and higher energy level (N) levels are
related by
(𝑘𝐵 is the Boltzmann constant)
−𝜀 𝜀
𝑁𝑜 𝑁𝑜
(A) = 𝑒 𝑘𝐵 𝑇 (B) = 𝑒 𝑘𝐵 𝑇
𝑁𝜀 𝑁𝜀
𝜀 −𝜀
𝑁𝑜 𝑁𝑜
(C) = 1 + 𝑒 𝑘𝐵 𝑇 (D) = 1 − 𝑒 𝑘𝐵 𝑇
𝑁𝜀 𝑁𝜀
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Q.24 The root mean square (rms) speeds of Hydrogen atoms at 500 K, 𝑉𝐻 , and Helium atoms at 2000 K,
𝑉𝐻𝑒 , are related as
(A) 𝑉𝐻 > 𝑉𝐻𝑒 (B) 𝑉𝐻 < 𝑉𝐻𝑒 (C) 𝑉𝐻 = 𝑉𝐻𝑒 (D) 𝑉𝐻 ≫ 𝑉𝐻𝑒
Q.25 The normalized ground-state wave function of a one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator with
𝛼 1/4 2
force constant 𝐾 and mass 𝑚 is 𝜓0 (𝑥) = ( ) 𝑒 −𝛼𝑥 /2 , where 𝛼 = 𝑚𝜔0 /ℏ and 𝜔02 = 𝐾/𝑚.
𝜋
Which one of the following is the probability of finding the particle outside the classically allowed
region?
(The classically allowed region is where the total energy is greater than the potential energy)
2 ∞ 2 −𝑦 2 2 ∞ −𝑦 2
(A) ∫ 𝑦 𝑒 𝑑𝑦 (B) ∫ 𝑒 𝑑𝑦
√𝜋 1 √𝜋 1
(C) 0.5 (D) 0
Q.26 A linear operator 𝑂̂ acts on two orthonormal states of a system 𝜓1 and 𝜓2 as per following:
1
𝑂̂𝜓1 = 𝜓2 , 𝑂̂𝜓2 = 2 (𝜓1 + 𝜓2 ). The system is in a superposed state defined by
√
1 𝑖
𝜓= 𝜓 + 𝜓 . The expectation value of 𝑂̂ in the state 𝜓 is
√2 1 √2 2
1 1
(A) 2 (1 + 𝑖(√2 + 1)) (B) 2 (1 − 𝑖(√2 + 1))
√2 √2
1 1
(C) 2 (1 + 𝑖(√2 − 1)) (D) 2 (1 − 𝑖(√2 − 1))
√2 √2
Q.27 Consider a one-dimensional infinite potential well of width a. This system contains five non-
interacting electrons, each of mass m, at temperature 𝑇 = 0 K. The energy of the highest occupied
state is
25𝜋2 ℏ2 10𝜋2 ℏ2
(A) (B)
2𝑚𝑎2 2𝑚𝑎2
5𝜋2 ℏ2 9𝜋2 ℏ2
(C) (D)
2𝑚𝑎2 2𝑚𝑎2
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Q.28 Consider the crystal structure shown in the figure, where black and grey spheres represent atoms of
two different elements and a denotes the lattice constant. The Bravais lattice for this structure is
(A) Simple cubic (B) Face-centered cubic
(C) Body-centered cubic (D) Triclinic
Q.29 For an unbiased Silicon n-p-n transistor in thermal equilibrium, which one of the following
electronic energy band diagrams is correct? (𝐸𝑐 = conduction band minimum, 𝐸𝑣 = valence band
maximum, 𝐸𝐹 = Fermi level).
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
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Q.30 In the circuit shown in the figure, both OPAMPs are ideal. The output for the circuit Vout is
(A) 20𝑉1 + 10𝑉2 (B) −20𝑉1 + 10𝑉2
(C) 10𝑉1 − 20𝑉2 (D) 20𝑉1 − 10𝑉2
SECTION - B
Q.31 If 𝑃 and 𝑄 are Hermitian matrices, which of the following is/are true?
(A matrix 𝑃 is Hermitian if 𝑃 = 𝑃† , where the elements 𝑃𝑖𝑗† = 𝑃𝑗𝑖∗ )
(A) 𝑃𝑄 + 𝑄𝑃 is always Hermitian
(B) 𝑖(𝑃𝑄 − 𝑄𝑃) is always Hermitian
(C) 𝑃𝑄 is always Hermitian
(D) 𝑃𝑄 − 𝑄𝑃 is always Hermitian
Q.32 ⃗ (𝑟) and two scalar functions 𝜓(𝑟) and 𝜙(𝑟).The unit vector 𝑛̂ is
Consider a vector function 𝑢
normal to the elementary surface dS, dV is an infinitesimal volume, ⃗⃗⃗
𝑑𝑙 is an infinitesimal line
element, and 𝜕/𝜕𝑛 denotes the partial derivative along 𝑛̂. Which of the following identities is/are
correct?
(A) ∫𝑉 ⃗⃗⃗
∇ ⋅𝑢⃗⃗⃗ 𝑑𝑉 = ∮𝑆 𝑢
⃗ ⋅ 𝑛̂ 𝑑𝑆, where surface S bounds the volume V.
𝜕𝜙 𝜕𝜓
(B) ∫𝑉[𝜓 ∇2 𝜙 − 𝜙 ∇2 𝜓] 𝑑𝑉 = ∮𝑆 [𝜓 𝜕𝑛 − 𝜙 𝜕𝑛 ] 𝑑𝑆, where surface S bounds the volume V.
𝜕𝜙 𝜕𝜓
(C) ∫𝑉[𝜓 ∇2 𝜙 − 𝜙 ∇2 𝜓] 𝑑𝑉 = ∮𝑆 [𝜓 𝜕𝑛 + 𝜙 𝜕𝑛 ] 𝑑𝑆 , where surface S bounds the volume V.
(D) ∮𝐶 𝑢 ⃗⃗⃗ = ∬ (∇
⃗ ⋅ 𝑑𝑙 ⃗⃗⃗ × 𝑢
⃗ ) ⋅ 𝑛̂ 𝑑𝑆, where C is the boundary of surface 𝑆.
𝑆
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Q.33 A thin rod of uniform density and length 2√3 m is undergoing small oscillations about a pivot
point. The time period of oscillation (𝑇𝑚 ) is minimum when the distance of the pivot point from the
center-of-mass of the rod is 𝑥𝑚 . Which of the following is/are correct?
(Assume acceleration due to gravity 𝑔 = 10 m/s2)
√3 2𝜋 2𝜋
(A) 𝑥𝑚 =1 m (B) 𝑥𝑚 = m (C) 𝑇𝑚 = s (D) 𝑇𝑚 = s
2 √3 √5
Q.34 Three sinusoidal waves of the same frequency travel with the same speed along the positive x-
direction. The amplitudes of the waves are a, a/2, and a/3, and the phase constants of the waves
are 𝜋/2, 𝜋, and 3𝜋/2, respectively. If 𝐴𝑚 and 𝜑𝑚 are the amplitude and phase constant of the wave
resulting from the superposition of the three waves, which of the following is/are correct?
5 𝜋 3
(A) 𝐴𝑚 = 𝑎
6
(B) 𝜑𝑚 = + tan−1 (4)
2
7 2
(C) 𝐴𝑚 = 𝑎
6
(D) 𝜑𝑚 = tan−1 ( )
3
Q.35 An object executes simple harmonic motion along the x-direction with angular frequency 𝜔 and
amplitude 𝑎. The speed of the object is 4 cm/s and 2 cm/s, when it is at distances 2 cm and 6 cm,
respectively from the equilibrium position. Which of the following is/are correct?
3 5
(A) 𝜔 = √ rad/s (B) 𝜔 = √ rad/s
8 6
140 175
(C) 𝑎 = √ cm (D) 𝑎 = √ cm
3 6
Q.36 For electric and magnetic fields, 𝐸⃗ and 𝐵⃗ , due to a charge density 𝜌(𝑟, 𝑡) and a current density
𝐽(𝑟, 𝑡), which of the following relations is/are always correct?
⃗ × 𝐸⃗ = 0
(A) ∇
(B) ⃗∇ ⋅ 𝐵
⃗ =0
𝜕𝜌
⃗ ⋅𝐽−
(C) ∇ =0
𝜕𝑡
(D) 𝐹 = 𝑞(𝐸⃗ + 𝑣 × 𝐵
⃗ ), where 𝐹 is the force on a particle with charge 𝑞 moving with velocity 𝑣
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𝑘
Q.37 A spherical dielectric shell with inner radius a and outer radius b, has polarization 𝑃 ⃗ = 2 𝑟̂ , where
𝑟
𝑘 is a constant and 𝑟̂ is the unit vector along the radial direction. Which of the following statements
is/are correct?
(A) The surface density of bound charges on the inner and outer surfaces are −𝑘 and +𝑘,
respectively. The volume density of bound charges inside the dielectric is zero.
(B) The surface density of bound charges is zero on both the inner and outer surfaces. The volume
density of bound charges inside the dielectric is +𝑘.
−𝑘 𝑘
(C) The surface density of bound charges on the inner and outer surfaces are 2 and ,
𝑎 𝑏2
respectively. The volume density of bound charges inside the dielectric is zero.
(D) The surface density of bound charges is zero on both the inner and outer surfaces. The volume
3𝑘
density of bound charges inside the dielectric is .
4𝜋(𝑏 3 −𝑎3 )
Q.38 One mole of an ideal gas having specific heat ratio (𝛾) of 1.6 is mixed with one mole of another
ideal gas having specific heat ratio of 1.4. If 𝐶𝑉 and 𝐶𝑃 are the molar specific heat capacities of the
gas mixture at constant volume and pressure, respectively, which of the following is/are correct?
(R denotes the universal gas constant).
(A) 𝐶𝑉 = 2.08 𝑅 (B) 𝐶𝑃 = 2.9 𝑅 (C) 𝐶𝑃 = 1.48 𝐶𝑉 (D) 𝐶𝑃 = 1.52 𝐶𝑉
Q.39 Two relativistic particles with opposite velocities collide head-on and come to rest by sticking with
each other. Which of the following quantities is/are conserved in the collision?
(A) Total momentum (B) Total energy
(C) Total kinetic energy (D) Total rest mass
Q.40 Figure shows a circuit diagram comprising Boolean logic gates and the corresponding timing
diagrams show the digital signals at various points in the circuit. Which of the following is/are true?
(A) Points 3 and 7 are shorted.

(B) The NOT gate on the right is faulty.
(C) The AND gate is faulty and acts like a NOR gate.
(D) The AND gate is faulty and acts like an OR gate.
PH 10/14
SECTION – C
Q.41 The line integral of the vector function 𝑢(𝑥, 𝑦) = 2𝑦 𝑖̂ + 𝑥 𝑗̂ along the straight line from (0, 0) to
(2, 4) is __________
Q.42 Consider a thin bi-convex lens of relative refractive index n = 1.5. The radius of curvature of one
surface of the lens is twice that of the other. The magnitude of larger radius of curvature in units of
the focal length of the lens is ________ (Round off to 1 decimal place).
Q.43 Water flows in a horizontal pipe in a streamlined manner at an absolute pressure of 4 × 105 Pa and
speed of 6 m/s. If it exits the pipe at a pressure of 105 Pa, the speed of water at the exit point is
_________ m/s (Round off to 1 decimal place).
(The density of water is 1000 kg/m3)
Q.44 Consider a retarder with refractive indices 𝑛𝑒 =1.551 and 𝑛𝑜 =1.542 along the extraordinary and
ordinary axes, respectively. The thickness of this retarder for which a left circularly polarized light
of wavelength 600 nm will be converted into a right circularly polarized light is __________ µm.
Q.45 Using a battery, a 10 pF capacitor is charged to 50 V and then the battery is removed. After that, a
second uncharged capacitor is connected to the first capacitor in parallel. If the final voltage across
the second capacitor is 20 V, its capacitance is ____________pF.
Q.46 Consider two spherical perfect blackbodies with radii R1 and R2 at temperatures 𝑇1 = 1000 K and
𝑇2 = 2000 K, respectively. They both emit radiation of power 1 kW. The ratio of their radii, R1/R2
is given by _____________.
Q.47 In a Compton scattering experiment, the wavelength of incident X-rays is 0.500 Å. If the Compton
wavelength 𝜆𝐶 is 0.024 Å, the value of the longest wavelength possible for the scattered X-ray is
______ Å. (Specify up to 3 decimal places)
Q.48 A solid with FCC crystal structure is probed using X-rays of wavelength 0.2 nm. For the
crystallographic plane given by (2, 0, 0), a first order diffraction peak is observed for a Bragg angle
of 210. The unit cell size is ____________ nm. (Round off to 2 decimal places)
PH 11/14
Q.49 The figure shows a circuit containing two diodes D1 and D2 with threshold voltages 𝑉𝑇𝐻 of 0.7 V
and 0.3 V, respectively. Considering the simplified diode model, which assumes diode I-V
characteristic as shown in the plot on the right, the current through the resistor R is
___________𝜇A.
Q.50 An ideal gas undergoes an isothermal expansion along a path AB, adiabatic expansion along BC,
isobaric compression along CD, isothermal compression along DE, and adiabatic compression
along EA, as shown in the figure. The work done by the gas along the process BC is 10 J. The
change in the internal energy along process EA is 16 J. The absolute value of the change in the
internal energy along the process CD is _________ J.

Q.51 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
If a function 𝑦(𝑥) is described by the initial-value problem, + 5 𝑑𝑥 + 6𝑦 = 0, with initial
𝑑𝑥 2
𝑑𝑦
conditions 𝑦(0) = 2, and ( ) = 0, then the value of 𝑦 at 𝑥 = 1 is __________ .
𝑑𝑥 𝑥=0
Q.52 A vehicle of mass 600 kg with an engine operating at constant power P accelerates from rest on a
straight horizontal road. The vehicle covers a distance of 600 m in 1 minute. Neglecting all losses,
the magnitude of P is _________ kW. (Round off to 2 decimal places)
Q.53 The angular momentum of a particle relative to origin varies with time (t) as
𝐿⃗ = (4 𝑥̂ + 𝛼 𝑡 2 𝑦̂ ) kg m2 /s, where 𝛼 = 1 kg m2 /s 3. The angle between 𝐿⃗ and the torque acting
on the particle becomes 450 after a time of _________ s.
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Q.54 Two transverse waves 𝑦1 = 5 cos(𝑘𝑥 − 𝜔𝑡) cm, and 𝑦2 = 5 cos(𝑘𝑥 + 𝜔𝑡) cm, travel on a string
along x-axis. If the speed of a point at 𝑥 = 0 is zero at 𝑡 = 0 s, 0.25 s and 0.5 s, then the minimum
frequency of the waves is ___________ Hz.
Q.55 For the ac circuit shown in the figure, 𝑅 = 100 𝑘Ω and 𝐶 = 10 pF, the phase difference between
𝑉𝑖𝑛 and 𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 is 900 at the input signal frequency of ___________ kHz. (Round off to 2 decimal
places)
Q.56 The magnetic fields in tesla in the two regions separated by the 𝑧 = 0 plane are given by
⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐵1 = 3𝑥̂ + 5𝑧̂ and ⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐵2 = 𝑥̂ + 3𝑦̂ + 5𝑧̂ . The magnitude of the surface current density at the interface
between the two regions is 𝛼 × 106 A/m. Given the permeability of the free space
𝜇0 = 4𝜋 × 10−7 N/A2, the value of 𝛼 is ___________. (Round off to 2 decimal places)
Q.57 A body at a temperature T is brought into contact with a reservoir at temperature 2T. Thermal
equilibrium is established at constant pressure. The heat capacity of the body at constant pressure is
𝐶𝑝 . The total change in entropy of the body and the reservoir in units of 𝐶𝑝 is ________.
Q.58 One mole of an ideal monatomic gas at pressure P, volume V and temperature T is expanded
isothermally to volume 4V. Thereafter, the gas is heated isochorically (at constant volume) till its
pressure becomes P. If R is the universal gas constant, the total heat transfer in the process, in units
of RT is ____________. (Round off to 2 decimal places)
PH 13/14
Q.59 In the transistor circuit given in the figure, the emitter-base junction has a voltage drop of
0.7 V. A collector-emitter voltage of 14 V reverse biases the collector. Assuming the collector
current to be the same as the emitter current, the value of 𝑅𝐵 is __________ kΩ.
Q.60 The radioactive nuclei 40K decay to 40Ar with a half-life of 1.25 × 109 years. The 40K/40Ar isotopic
ratio for a particular rock is found to be 50. The age of the rock is 𝑚 × 107 years. The value of 𝑚
is ___________. (Round off to 2 decimal place)
PH 14/14
of different types.
PH 1/20
SECTION – A
Q.1 The function 𝑒 cos 𝑥 is Taylor expanded about 𝑥 = 0. The coefficient of 𝑥 2 is
1 e e
(A) − 2 (B) − 2 (C) (D) Zero
2
Q.2 Let 𝑀 be a 2 ×2 matrix. Its trace is 6 and its determinant has value 8. Its eigenvalues are
(A) 2 and 4 (B) 3 and 3 (C) 2 and 6 (D) −2 and − 3
Q.3 A planet is in a highly eccentric orbit about a star. The distance of its closest approach is 300
times smaller than its farthest distance from the star. If the corresponding speeds are 𝑣𝑐 and
𝑣
𝑣𝑓 , then 𝑐 is
𝑣𝑓
1 1 (D) 300
(A) (B) (C) √300
300 √300
Q.4 An object of density 𝜌 is floating in a liquid with 75% of its volume submerged. The density
of the liquid is
4 3 8
(A) 𝜌 (B) 𝜌 (C) 𝜌 (D) 2𝜌
3 2 5
Q.5 An experiment with a Michelson interferometer is performed in vacuum using a laser of

wavelength 610 nm. One of the beams of the interferometer passes through a small glass
cavity 1.3 cm long. After the cavity is completely filled with a medium of
refractive index n, 472 dark fringes are counted to move past a reference line. Given that the
speed of light is 3×108 m/s, the value of n is
(A) 1.01 (B) 1.04 (C) 1.06 (D) 1.10
Q.6 For a semiconductor material, the conventional flat band energy diagram is shown in the
figure. The variables Y, X, respectively, are
(A) Energy, Momentum (B) Energy, Distance
(C) Distance, Energy (D) Momentum, Energy
PH 2/20
Q.7 For the given circuit, VD is the threshold voltage of the diode. The graph that best depicts the
variation of Vo with Vi is
(A) (B)
(D)
(C)
Q.8 Arrange the following telescopes, where D is the telescope diameter and  is the wavelength,
in order of decreasing resolving power:
I. D = 100 m,  =  cm
II. D = 2 m,  =  nm
III. D = 1 m,  =  nm
IV. D = 2 m,  =  mm
(A) III, II, IV, I
(B) II, III, I, IV
(C) IV, III, II, I
(D) III, II, I, IV
PH 3/20
Q.9 Metallic lithium has bcc crystal structure. Each unit cell is a cube of side a. The number of
atoms per unit volume is
1 2
(A) (B)
𝑎3 √2𝑎 3
2 4
(C) (D)
𝑎3 𝑎3
Q.10 The moment of inertia of a solid sphere (radius R and mass M) about the axis which is at a
𝑅
distance of 2 from the center is
3 1 13 9
(A) 𝑀𝑅2 (B) 𝑀𝑅2 (C) 𝑀𝑅2 (D) 𝑀𝑅2
20 2 20 10
Q.11 Let (𝑥, 𝑦) denote the coordinates in a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system 𝐶.
Let (𝑥 ′ , 𝑦 ′ ) denote the coordinates in another coordinate system 𝐶 ′ , defined by
𝑥 ′ = 2𝑥 + 3𝑦
𝑦 ′ = −3𝑥 + 4𝑦
′
The area element in 𝐶 , is
1
(A) 𝑑𝑥 ′ 𝑑𝑦 ′ (B) 12𝑑𝑥 ′ 𝑑𝑦 ′ (C) 𝑑𝑥 ′ 𝑑𝑦 ′ (D) 𝑥 ′ 𝑑𝑥 ′ 𝑑𝑦 ′
17
Q.12 Three events, 𝐸1 (𝑐𝑡 = 0, 𝑥 = 0), 𝐸2 (𝑐𝑡 = 0, 𝑥 = 𝐿) and 𝐸3 (𝑐𝑡 = 0, 𝑥 = −𝐿) occur, as
observed in an inertial frame 𝑆. Frame 𝑆 ′ is moving with a speed 𝑣 along the positive
𝑥-direction with respect to 𝑆. In 𝑆 ′ , let 𝑡1′ , 𝑡2′ , 𝑡3′ be the respective times at which
𝐸1 , 𝐸2 , and 𝐸3 occurred. Then,
(A) 𝑡2′ < 𝑡1′ < 𝑡3′
(B) 𝑡1′ = 𝑡2′ = 𝑡3′
(C) 𝑡3′ < 𝑡1′ < 𝑡2′
(D) 𝑡3′ < 𝑡2′ < 𝑡1′
Q.13 The solution 𝑦(𝑥) of the differential equation 𝑦 𝑑𝑦 + 3𝑥 = 0, 𝑦(1) = 0, is described by

𝑑𝑥
(A) an ellipse (B) a circle (C) a parabola (D) a straight line
PH 4/20
Q.14 In the figure below, point A is the object and point B is the image formed by the lens. Let
𝑙1 , 𝑙2 and 𝑙3 denote the optical path lengths of the three rays 1, 2 and 3, respectively. Identify
the correct statement.
(A) 𝑙1 = 𝑙2 = 𝑙3
(B) 𝑙1 > 𝑙2 < 𝑙3
(C) 𝑙1 = 𝑙3 < 𝑙2
(D) 𝑙1 = 𝑙3 > 𝑙2
Q.15 A particle, initially at the origin in an inertial frame 𝑆, has a constant velocity 𝑉𝑖̂. Frame 𝑆 ′ is
rotating about the 𝑧-axis with angular velocity 𝜔 (anticlockwise). The coordinate axes of
S ′ coincide with those of 𝑆 at 𝑡 = 0. The velocity of the particle (𝑉𝑥′ , 𝑉𝑦′ ) in the 𝑆 ′ frame, at
𝜋
𝑡 = 2 𝜔 is
(A) (−
𝑉𝜋
, −𝑉) (B) (−𝑉, −𝑉 ) 𝑉𝜋
(C) ( 2 , −𝑉) (D) (
3𝑉𝜋
, −𝑉)
2 2
Q.16 For the given circuit, the output Y is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) A ̅

(D) A
PH 5/20
Q.17 The total charge contained within the cube (see figure), in which the electric field is given
by 𝐸⃗ = 𝐾(4𝑥 2 𝑖̂ + 3𝑦 𝑗̂), where 𝜖0 is the permittivity of free space, is
(A) 7𝐾𝜖0 (B) 5𝐾𝜖0 (C) 3𝐾𝜖0 (D) Zero
Q.18 Four charges are placed very close to each other, as shown. The separation between the two
charges on the y-axis is 𝑎. The separation between the two charges on the x-axis is also a.
The leading order (non-vanishing) form of the electrostatic potential, at point P, at a distance
𝑟 from the origin (𝑟 ≫ 𝑎), is
1 𝑞𝑎
(A) (√3 − 1)
4𝜋𝜀0 2𝑟 2
1 2𝑞𝑎
(B) 4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟 2
1 𝑞𝑎
(C) (√5 − 1)
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟 2
1 𝑞𝑎
(D) (1 − √3)
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟 2
PH 6/20
Q.19 At 𝑡 = 0, 𝑁0 number of a radioactive nuclei 𝐴 start decaying into 𝐵 with a decay constant
𝜆𝑎 . The daughter nuclei 𝐵 decay into nuclei 𝐶 with a decay constant 𝜆𝑏 . Then, the number
of nuclei 𝐵 at small time 𝑡 (to the leading order) is
(A) 𝜆𝑎 𝑁0 𝑡 (B) (𝜆𝑎 − 𝜆𝑏 )𝑁0 𝑡 (C) (𝜆𝑎 + 𝜆𝑏 )𝑁0 𝑡 (D) 𝜆𝑏 𝑁0 𝑡
Q.20 The electric field of an electromagnetic wave has the form 𝐸⃗ = 𝐸0 𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝜔𝑡 − 𝑘𝑧)𝑖̂. At t=0, a
test particle of charge 𝑞 is at z = 0, and has velocity 𝑣 = 0.5𝑐𝑘̂ , where c is the speed of light.
The total instantaneous force on the particle is
𝑞𝐸0 𝑞𝐸0 𝑞𝐸0

(A) 𝑖̂ (B) (𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂) (C) (𝑖̂ − 𝑘̂) (D) Zero
2 √2 2
Q.21 The rms velocity of molecules of oxygen gas is given by 𝑣 at some temperature 𝑇. The
𝑇
molecules of another gas have the same rms velocity at temperature 16 . The second gas is
(A) Hydrogen (B) Helium (C) Nitrogen (D) Neon
Q.22 A system undergoes a thermodynamic transformation from state S1 to state S2 via two
different paths 1 and 2. The heat absorbed and work done along path 1 are 50 J and 30 J,
respectively. If the heat absorbed along path 2 is 30 J, the work done along path 2 is
(A) Zero (B) 10 J (C) 20 J (D) 30 J
Q.23 The condition for maxima in the interference of two waves

𝑘0 𝑘
𝑖( 0(𝑥+𝑦)−𝜔𝑡)
𝐴 𝑒 𝑖 ( 2 (√3 𝑥+𝑦)−𝜔𝑡) and 𝐴 𝑒 √2 is given in terms of the wavelength 𝜆 and 𝑚, an
integer, by
(A) (√3 − √2)𝑥 + (1 − √2)𝑦 = 2𝑚𝜆
(B) (√3 + √2)𝑥 + (1 − √2)𝑦 = 2𝑚𝜆
(C) (√3 − √2)𝑥 − (1 − √2)𝑦 = 𝑚𝜆
(D) (√3 − √2)𝑥 + (1 − √2)𝑦 = (2𝑚 + 1)𝜆
PH 7/20
Q.24 A semiconductor pn junction at thermal equilibrium has the space charge density 𝜌(𝑥 )
profile as shown in the figure. The figure that best depicts the variation of the electric field
E with x is (W denotes the width of the depletion layer)
(B)
(A)
(C) (D)
PH 8/20
Q.25 A mass 𝑚 is connected to a massless spring of spring constant 𝑘, which is fixed to a wall.
Another mass 2𝑚, having kinetic energy 𝐸, collides collinearly with the mass m completely
inelastically (see figure). The entire set up is placed on a frictionless floor. The maximum
compression of the spring is
4𝐸 𝐸 𝐸 𝐸
(A) √3 𝑘 (B) √3𝑘 (C) √5𝑘 (D) √7𝑘
Q.26 A linearly polarized light falls on a quarter wave plate and the emerging light is found to be
elliptically polarized. The angle between the fast axis of the quarter wave plate and the plane
of polarization of the incident light, can be
(A) 30∘ (B) 45∘ (C) 90∘ (D) 180∘
Q.27 The expression for the magnetic field that induces the electric field
𝐸⃗ = 𝐾(𝑦𝑧𝑖̂ + 3𝑧𝑗̂ + 4𝑦𝑘̂)cos(𝜔𝑡) is
𝐾
(A) − 𝜔 (𝑖̂ + 𝑦𝑗̂ − 𝑧𝑘̂) sin(𝜔𝑡)
𝐾
(B) − 𝜔 (𝑖̂ + 𝑦𝑗̂ + 𝑧𝑘̂) sin(𝜔𝑡)
𝐾
(C) − 𝜔 (𝑖̂ − 𝑦𝑗̂ + 𝑧𝑘̂) sin(𝜔𝑡)
𝐾
(D) − ω (𝑖̂ + 𝑦𝑗̂ + 𝑧𝑘̂) sin(𝜔𝑡)
PH 9/20
Q.28 In the Fourier series expansion of two functions 𝑓1 (𝑡) = 4𝑡 2 + 3 and 𝑓2 (𝑡) = 6𝑡 3 + 7𝑡 in
𝑇 𝑇
the interval − 2 𝑡𝑜 + 2 , the Fourier coefficients 𝑎𝑛 and 𝑏𝑛 (𝑎𝑛 and 𝑏𝑛 are coefficients of
cos(𝑛𝜔𝑡) and sin(𝑛𝜔𝑡), respectively) satisfy
(A) 𝑎𝑛 = 0 and 𝑏𝑛 ≠ 0 for 𝑓1 (𝑡); 𝑎𝑛 ≠ 0 and 𝑏𝑛 = 0 for 𝑓2 (𝑡)
(B) 𝑎𝑛 ≠ 0 and 𝑏𝑛 = 0 for 𝑓1 (𝑡); 𝑎𝑛 = 0 and 𝑏𝑛 ≠ 0 for 𝑓2 (𝑡)
(C) 𝑎𝑛 ≠ 0 and 𝑏𝑛 ≠ 0 for 𝑓1 (𝑡); 𝑎𝑛 = 0 and 𝑏𝑛 ≠ 0 for 𝑓2 (𝑡)
(D) 𝑎𝑛 = 0 and 𝑏𝑛 ≠ 0 for 𝑓1 (𝑡); 𝑎𝑛 ≠ 0 and 𝑏𝑛 ≠ 0 for 𝑓2 (𝑡)
Q.29 A thin circular disc lying in the 𝑥𝑦-plane has a surface mass density 𝜎, given by
𝑟2
𝜎 (1 − 2 ) 𝑖𝑓 𝑟 ≤ 𝑅
𝜎 (𝑟 ) = { 0 𝑅
0 𝑖𝑓 𝑟 > 𝑅
where 𝑟 is the distance from its center. Its moment of inertia about the z-axis, passing through
its center is
𝜎0 𝑅4 𝜋𝜎0 𝑅4 (C) 𝜎0 𝑅4 (D) 2 𝜋𝜎0 𝑅4

(A) (B)
4 6
Q.30 The radial component of acceleration in plane polar coordinates is given by
𝑑2 𝑟
(A) 𝑑𝑡 2
𝑑2 𝑟 𝑑𝜃 2
(B) − 𝑟 ( 𝑑𝑡 )
𝑑𝑡 2
𝑑2 𝑟 𝑑𝜃 2
(C) + 𝑟 ( 𝑑𝑡 )
𝑑𝑡 2
𝑑𝑟 𝑑𝜃 𝑑2 𝜃
(D) 2 𝑑𝑡 + 𝑟
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 2
PH 10/20
SECTION - B
Q.31 A gaseous system, enclosed in an adiabatic container, is in equilibrium at pressure 𝑃1 and
volume 𝑉1 . Work is done on the system in a quasi-static manner due to which the pressure
and volume change to 𝑃2 and 𝑉2 , respectively, in the final equilibrium state. At every instant,
𝐶
the pressure and volume obey the condition 𝑃𝑉 𝛾 = 𝐶, where 𝛾 = 𝐶𝑃 and 𝐶 is a constant. If
𝑉
the work done is zero, then identify the correct statement(s).
(A) 𝑃2 𝑉2 = 𝑃1 𝑉1
(B) 𝑃2 𝑉2 = 𝛾𝑃1 𝑉1
(C) 𝑃2 𝑉2 = (𝛾 + 1)𝑃1 𝑉1
(D) 𝑃2 𝑉2 = (𝛾 − 1)𝑃1 𝑉1
Q.32 An isolated ideal gas is kept at a pressure 𝑃1 and volume 𝑉1 . The gas undergoes free
expansion and attains a pressure 𝑃2 and volume 𝑉2 . Identify the correct statement(s).
𝐶
(𝛾 = 𝐶𝑃 )
𝑉
(A) This is an adiabatic process
(B) 𝑃1 𝑉1 = 𝑃2 𝑉2
𝛾 𝛾
(C) 𝑃1 𝑉1 = 𝑃2 𝑉2
(D) This is an isobaric process
PH 11/20
Q.33 A beam of light traveling horizontally consists of an unpolarized component with intensity
I0 and a polarized component with intensity Ip. The plane of polarization is oriented at an
angle  with respect to the vertical. The figure shows the total intensity Itotal after the light
passes through a polarizer as a function of the angle α, that the axis of the polarizer makes
with respect to the vertical. Identify the correct statement(s).
(A)  = 125
(B) Ip = 5 W/m2
(C) I0 = 17.5 W/m2
(D) I0 = 10 W/m2; Ip = 20 W/m2
Q.34 Consider the following differential equation that describes the oscillations of a physical
system:
𝑑2𝑦 𝑑𝑦
𝛼 2 +𝛽 + 𝛾𝑦 = 0
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
If α and β are held fixed, and  is increased, then,
(A) the frequency of oscillations increases
(B) the oscillations decay faster
(C) the frequency of oscillations decreases
(D) the oscillations decay slower
PH 12/20
Q.35 For the given circuit, identify the correct statement(s).
(A) Io = 1 mA
(B) Vo = 3 V
(C) If RL is doubled, Io will change to 0.5 mA
(D) If RL is doubled, Vo will change to 6 V
Q.36 A Carnot engine operates between two temperatures, 𝑇𝐿 = 100 K and 𝑇𝐻 = 150 K. Each
cycle of the engine lasts for 0.5 seconds during which the power delivered is 500 J/second.
Let 𝑄𝐻 be the corresponding heat absorbed by the engine and 𝑄𝐿 be the heat lost. Identify
the correct statement(s).
(A) 𝑄𝐻 = 750 J
𝑄𝐻 2
(B) ≤3
𝑄𝐿
(C) The change in entropy of the engine and the hot bath in a cycle is 5 J/K
(D) The change in entropy of the engine in 0.5 seconds is zero
PH 13/20
Q.37 A time independent conservative force 𝐹 has the form, 𝐹 = 3𝑦𝑖̂ + 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦)𝑗̂. Its magnitude at
𝑥 = 𝑦 = 0 is 8. The allowed form(s) of 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) is(are)
(A) 3𝑥 + 8
(B) 2𝑥 + 8(𝑦 − 1)2

2
(C) 3𝑥 + 8𝑒 −𝑦
(D) 2𝑥 + 8 cos 𝑦
Q.38 The figure shows the cross-section of a hollow cylindrical tank, 2.2 m in diameter, which is
half filled with water (refractive index of 1.33). The space above the water is filled with a
gas of unknown refractive index. A small laser moves along the bottom surface and aims a
light beam towards the center (see figure). When the laser moves a distance of S = 1.09 m or
beyond from the lowest point in the water, no light enters the gas. Identify the correct
statement(s) (speed of light is 3×108 m/s).
(A) The refractive index of the gas is 1.05
(B) The time taken for the light beam to travel from the laser to the rim of the tank when
𝑆 < 1.09 m is 8.9 ns
(C) The time taken for the light beam to travel from the laser to the rim of the tank when
𝑆 > 1.09 m is 9.7 ns
(D) The critical angle for the water-gas interface is 56.77
PH 14/20
Q.39 Identify the correct statement(s) regarding nuclei
(A) The uncertainty in the momentum of a proton in a nucleus is roughly 105 times
the uncertainty in the momentum of the electron in the ground state of Hydrogen
atom
(B) The volume of a nucleus grows linearly with the number of nucleons in it
(C) The energy of 𝛾 rays due to de-excitation of a nucleus can be of the order of MeV
56
(D) Fe is the most stable nucleus
Q.40 A particle of mass m is in an infinite square well potential of length L. It is in a superposed

1 2
state of the first two energy eigenstates, as given by 𝜓(𝑥 ) = 𝜓𝑛=1 (𝑥 ) + √ 𝜓𝑛=2 (𝑥 ).
√3 3
Identify the correct statement(s). h is Planck’s constant.
(A) 〈𝑝〉 = 0
√3ℎ
(B) Δ𝑝 = 2𝐿
3ℎ 2
(C) 〈𝐸 〉 = 8𝑚𝐿2
(D) Δ𝑥 = 0
SECTION – C
Q.41 One of the roots of the equation, 𝑧 6 − 3𝑧 4 − 16 = 0 is given by 𝑧1 = 2. The value of the
product of the other five roots is _________.
PH 15/20
Q.42 The following Zener diode voltage regulator circuit is used to obtain 20 V regulated output
at load resistance RL from a 35 V dc power supply. Zener diodes are rated at 5W and 10V.
The value of the resistance R is ________ .
Q.43 A small conducting square loop of side 𝑙 is placed inside a concentric large conducting square
𝑛𝜇0 𝑙2
loop of side 𝐿 (𝐿 ≫ 𝑙 ). The value of mutual inductance of the system is expressed as .
𝜋𝐿
The value of n is ______ (Round off to two decimal places).
Q.44 Consider N1 number of ideal gas particles enclosed in a volume V1. If the volume is changed
to V2 and the number of particles is reduced by half, the mean free path becomes four times
𝑉1
of its initial value. The ratio is _______ (Round off to one decimal place).
𝑉2
Q.45 A particle is moving with a velocity 0.8𝑐𝑗̂ (c is the speed of light) in an inertial frame S1.
Frame S2 is moving with a velocity 0.8𝑐𝑖̂ with respect to S1. Let E1 and E2 be the respective
𝐸2
energies of the particle in the two frames. Then, is _______ (Round off to two decimal
𝐸1
places).
Q.46 At some temperature T, two metals A and B, have Fermi energies ϵA and ϵB , respectively.
ϵ
The free electron density of A is 64 times that of B. The ratio ϵA is ________.
B
Q.47 A crystal has monoclinic structure, with lattice parameters, a = 5.14 Å, b = 5.20 Å,
c = 5.30 Å and angle β = 99. It undergoes a phase transition to tetragonal structure with
𝑉
lattice parameters, a = 5.09 Å and c = 5.27 Å. The fractional change in the volume | 𝑉 | of
the crystal due to this transition is ________ (Round off to two decimal places).
PH 16/20
Q.48 A laser beam shines along a block of transparent material of length 2.5 m. Part of the beam
goes to the detector D1 while the other part travels through the block and then hits the detector
D2. The time delay between the arrivals of the two light beams is inferred to be 6.25 ns. The
speed of light c = 3×108 m/s. The refractive index of the block is _______ (Round off to two
decimal places).
Q.49 An ideal blackbody at temperature 𝑇, emits radiation of energy density 𝑢. The corresponding
𝑇 𝑢
value for a material at temperature 2 is 256. Its emissivity is ________ (Round off to three
decimal places).
Q.50 A particle with positive charge 10−3 C and mass 0.2 kg is thrown upwards from the ground
at an angle 45∘ with the horizontal with a speed of 5 m/s. The projectile moves through a
horizontal electric field of 10 V/m, which is in the same direction as the horizontal
m
component of the initial velocity of the particle. The acceleration due to gravity is 10 s2 .
The range is ________ m. (Round off to three decimal places).
PH 17/20

Q.51 Consider a hemispherical glass lens (refractive index is 1.5) having radius of curvature
R = 12 cm for the curved surface. An incoming ray, parallel to the optical axis, is incident on
the curved surface at a height h = 1 cm above the optical axis, as shown in the figure. The
distance d (from the flat surface of the lens) at which the ray crosses the optical axis is
___________ cm (Round off to two decimal places).
Q.52 Twenty non-interacting spin ½ particles are trapped in a three-dimensional simple harmonic
oscillator potential of frequency 𝜔. The ground state energy of the system, in units of ℏ𝜔, is
________.
Q.53 A thin film of alcohol is spread over a surface. When light from a tunable source is incident
normally, the intensity of reflected light at the detector is maximum for  = 640 nm and
minimum for  = 512 nm. Taking the refractive index of alcohol to be 1.36 for both the given
wavelengths, the minimum thickness of the film would be __________ nm (Round off to
two decimal places).
Q.54 For the Boolean expression 𝑌 = 𝐴 𝐵 𝐶 + 𝐴 𝐵 𝐶 + 𝐴 𝐵 𝐶 + 𝐴 𝐵 𝐶 , the number of

combinations for which the output 𝑌 = 1 is _________.
PH 18/20
Q.55 An RC circuit is connected to two dc power supplies, as shown in the figure. With switch S
open, the capacitor is fully charged. S is then closed at time t = 0. The voltage across the
capacitor at t = 2.4 milliseconds is __________ V (Round off to one decimal place).
Q.56 A current 𝐼 is uniformly distributed across a long straight nonmagnetic wire (𝜇𝑟 = 1) of
𝑎
circular cross-section with radius 𝑎. Two points P and Q are at distances 3 and 9𝑎,
respectively, from the axis of the wire. The ratio of the magnetic fields at points P and Q is
_________.
Q.57 A particle 𝐴 of mass 𝑚 is moving with a velocity 𝑣𝑖̂, and collides elastically with a particle
𝐵, of mass 2𝑚. 𝐵 is initially at rest. After collision, 𝐴 moves with a velocity 𝑣𝐴 𝑗̂. If 𝑣𝐵 is the
final speed of 𝐵, then 𝑣𝐴2 = 𝑘𝑣𝐵2 . The value of 𝑘 is ________.
Q.58 In an X-ray diffraction experiment with Cu crystals having lattice parameter 3.61 Å, X-rays
of wavelength of 0.090 nm are incident on the family of planes {1 1 0}. The highest order
present in the diffraction pattern is ________.
PH 19/20
Q.59 A parallel plate capacitor having plate area of 50 cm2 and separation of 0.1 mm is completely
filled with a dielectric (dielectric constant K = 10). The capacitor is connected to a 10 k
resistance and an alternating voltage 𝑣 = 10 sin(100𝜋𝑡), as shown in the figure. The switch
S is initially open and then closed at t = 0. The ratio of the displacement current in the
2
capacitor, to the current in the resistance, at time t = 𝜋 seconds is _______ (Round off to
three decimal places).
Q.60 The wavelength of characteristic K α X-ray photons from Mo (atomic number 42)
is _______ Å. (Round off to one decimal place).
(speed of light is 3 × 108 m/s; Rydberg constant 𝑅 = 1.09 × 107 /m)
PH 20/20
Section A: Q.1 – Q.10 Carry ONE mark each.
Q.1 The equation 𝑧 2 + 𝑧̅ 2 = 4 in the complex plane (where 𝑧̅ is the complex

conjugate of 𝑧) represents
(A) Ellipse
(B) Hyperbola
(C) Circle of radius 2
(D) Circle of radius 4
Q.2 𝑐
A rocket (𝑆′) moves at a speed m/s along the positive x-axis, where c is the
2
speed of light. When it crosses the origin, the clocks attached to the rocket and
the one with a stationary observer (𝑆) located at 𝑥 = 0 are both set to zero. If 𝑆
observes an event at (𝑥, 𝑡), the same event occurs in the 𝑆′ frame at
(A) 𝑥 ′ = 2 𝑐𝑡 2 𝑥
(𝑥 − 2 ) and 𝑡 ′ = (𝑡 − 2𝑐)
√3 √3
(B) 𝑥 ′ = 2 𝑐𝑡 2 𝑥
(𝑥 + 2 ) and 𝑡 ′ = (𝑡 − 2𝑐)
√3 √3
(C) 𝑥 ′ = 2 𝑐𝑡 2 𝑥
(𝑥 − 2 ) and 𝑡 ′ = (𝑡 + 2𝑐)
√3 √3
(D) 𝑥 ′ = 2 𝑐𝑡 2 𝑥
(𝑥 + 2 ) and 𝑡 ′ = (𝑡 + 2𝑐)
√3 √3
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Q.3 Consider a classical ideal gas of 𝑁 molecules in equilibrium at temperature 𝑇.

Each molecule has two energy levels, −𝜖 and 𝜖. The mean energy of the gas is
(A) 0
(B) 𝑁𝜖 tanh ( 𝜖 )
𝑘𝐵 𝑇
(C) −𝑁𝜖 tanh ( 𝜖 )

𝑘𝐵 𝑇
(D) 𝜖
2
Q.4 At a temperature 𝑇, let 𝛽 and 𝜅 denote the volume expansivity and isothermal
𝛽
compressibility of a gas, respectively. Then is equal to
𝜅
(A) 𝜕𝑃
( )
𝜕𝑇 𝑉
(B) 𝜕𝑃
( )
𝜕𝑉 𝑇
(C) 𝜕𝑇
( )
𝜕𝑃 𝑉
(D) 𝜕𝑇
( )
𝜕𝑉 𝑃
PH 3/36
Q.5 The resultant of the binary subtraction 1110101 − 0011110 is
(A) 1001111
(B) 1010111
(C) 1010011
(D) 1010001
Q.6 Consider a particle trapped in a three-dimensional potential well such that

𝑈(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 0 for 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝑎, 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 𝑎, 0 ≤ 𝑧 ≤ 𝑎 and 𝑈(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = ∞
everywhere else. The degeneracy of the 5th excited state is
(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 6
(D) 9
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Q.7 A particle of mass 𝑚 and angular momentum 𝐿 moves in space where its
potential energy is
𝑈(𝑟) = 𝑘𝑟 2 (𝑘 > 0) and 𝑟 is the radial coordinate.
If the particle moves in a circular orbit, then the radius of the orbit is
(A) 1
𝐿2 4
( )
𝑚𝑘
(B) 1
𝐿2 4
( )
2𝑚𝑘
(C) 1
2
2𝐿 4
( )
𝑚𝑘
(D) 1
4𝐿2 4
( )
𝑚𝑘
PH 5/36
Q.8 Consider a two-dimensional force field
⃗⃗⃗ (𝑥, 𝑦) = (5𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑦 2 + 𝑏𝑥𝑦) 𝑥̂ + (4𝑥 2 + 4𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 ) 𝑦.

𝐹 ̂
If the force field is conservative, then the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏 are
(A) 𝑎 = 2 and 𝑏 = 4
(B) 𝑎 = 2 and 𝑏 = 8
(C) 𝑎 = 4 and 𝑏 = 2
(D) 𝑎 = 8 and 𝑏 = 2
Q.9 Consider an electrostatic field 𝐸⃗ in a region of space. Identify the INCORRECT

statement.
(A) The work done in moving a charge in a closed path inside the region is zero
(B) The curl of 𝐸⃗ is zero
(C) The field can be expressed as the gradient of a scalar potential
(D) The potential difference between any two points in the region is always zero
PH 6/36
Q.10 Which one of the following figures correctly depicts the intensity distribution for
Fraunhofer diffraction due to a single slit? Here, 𝒙 denotes the distance from the
centre of the central fringe and 𝑰 denotes the intensity.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
PH 7/36
Section A: Q.11 – Q.30 Carry TWO marks each.
Q.11 The function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 sin 𝑥 is expanded as a Taylor series in 𝑥, around 𝑥 = 0,

in the form 𝑓(𝑥) = ∑∞ 𝑛
𝑛=0 𝑎𝑛 𝑥 . The value of 𝑎0 + 𝑎1 + 𝑎2 is
(A) 0
(B) 3
2
(C) 5
2
(D) 5
Q.12 Consider a unit circle 𝐶 in the 𝑥𝑦 plane, centered at the origin. The value of the
integral ∮[(sin 𝑥 − 𝑦)𝑑𝑥 − (sin 𝑦 − 𝑥)𝑑𝑦] over the circle 𝐶, traversed
anticlockwise, is
(A) 0
(B) 2𝜋
(C) 3𝜋
(D) 4𝜋
PH 8/36
Q.13 The current through a series 𝑅𝐿 circuit, subjected to a constant emf ℰ, obeys
𝑑𝑖
𝐿 𝑑𝑡 + 𝑖𝑅 = ℰ. Let 𝐿 = 1 𝑚𝐻, 𝑅 = 1 𝑘Ω and ℇ = 1 𝑉. The initial condition
is 𝑖(0) = 0. At 𝑡 = 1 µ𝑠, the current in mA is
(A) 1 − 2𝑒 −2
(B) 1 − 2𝑒 −1
(C) 1 − 𝑒 −1
(D) 2 − 2𝑒 −1
Q.14 An ideal gas in equilibrium at temperature 𝑇 expands isothermally to twice its

initial volume. If Δ𝑆, Δ𝑈 and Δ𝐹 denote the changes in its entropy, internal energy
and Helmholtz free energy respectively, then
(A) Δ𝑆 < 0, Δ𝑈 > 0, Δ𝐹 < 0
(B) Δ𝑆 > 0, Δ𝑈 = 0, Δ𝐹 < 0
(C) Δ𝑆 < 0, Δ𝑈 = 0, Δ𝐹 > 0
(D) Δ𝑆 > 0, Δ𝑈 > 0, Δ𝐹 = 0
PH 9/36
Q.15 In a dilute gas, the number of molecules with free path length ≥ 𝑥 is given by
𝑁(𝑥) = 𝑁0 𝑒 −𝑥/𝜆 , where 𝑁0 is the total number of molecules and 𝜆 is the mean
free path. The fraction of molecules with free path lengths between 𝜆 and 2𝜆 is
(A) 1
𝑒
(B) 𝑒
𝑒−1
(C) 𝑒2
𝑒−1
(D) 𝑒 − 1
𝑒2
PH 10/36
Q.16 Consider a quantum particle trapped in a one-dimensional potential well in the

region [−𝐿/2 < 𝑥 < 𝐿/2], with infinitely high barriers at 𝑥 = −𝐿/2 and
𝑥 = 𝐿/2. The stationary wave function for the ground state is 𝜓(𝑥) =
2 𝜋𝑥
√ cos ( ). The uncertainties in momentum and position satisfy
𝐿 𝐿
(A) Δ𝑝 = 𝜋ℏ and Δ𝑥 = 0
𝐿
(B) Δ𝑝 = 2𝜋ℏ and 0 < Δ𝑥 < 𝐿

𝐿 2√3
(C) Δ𝑝 = 𝜋ℏ and Δ𝑥 > 𝐿

𝐿 2√3
(D) Δ𝑝 = 0 and Δ𝑥 = 𝐿
2
Q.17 Consider a particle of mass 𝑚 moving in a plane with a constant radial speed 𝑟̇
and a constant angular speed 𝜃̇. The acceleration of the particle in (𝑟, 𝜃)
coordinates is
(A) 2𝑟𝜃̇ 2 𝑟̂ − 𝑟̇ 𝜃̇𝜃̂
(B) − 𝑟𝜃̇ 2 𝑟̂ + 2𝑟̇ 𝜃̇𝜃̂
(C) 𝑟̈ 𝑟̂ + 𝑟𝜃̈ 𝜃̂
(D) 𝑟̈ 𝜃𝑟̂ + 𝑟𝜃̈𝜃̂
PH 11/36
Q.18 A planet of mass 𝑚 moves in an elliptical orbit. Its maximum and minimum
distances from the Sun are 𝑅 and 𝑟, respectively. Let 𝐺 denote the universal
gravitational constant, and 𝑀 the mass of the Sun. Assuming 𝑀 >> 𝑚, the
angular momentum of the planet with respect to the center of the Sun is
(A)
2𝐺𝑀𝑅𝑟
𝑚√
(𝑅 + 𝑟)
(B)
𝐺𝑀𝑅𝑟
𝑚√
2(𝑅 + 𝑟)
(C)
𝐺𝑀𝑅𝑟
𝑚√
(𝑅 + 𝑟)
(D)
2𝐺𝑀𝑅𝑟
2𝑚√
(𝑅 + 𝑟)
PH 12/36
Q.19 Consider a conical region of height ℎ and base radius 𝑅 with its vertex at the
origin. Let the outward normal to its base be along the positive 𝑧-axis, as shown
⃗ = 𝐵0 𝑧̂ exists everywhere. Then the
in the figure. A uniform magnetic field, 𝐵
magnetic flux through the base (Φ𝑏 ) and that through the curved surface of the
cone (Φ𝑐 ) are
(A) Φ𝑏 = 𝐵0 𝜋𝑅 2 ; Φ𝑐 = 0
(B) 1 1
Φ𝑏 = − 2 𝐵0 𝜋𝑅 2 ; Φ𝑐 = 𝐵0 𝜋𝑅 2
2
(C) Φ𝑏 = 0 ; Φ𝑐 = − 𝐵0 𝜋𝑅 2
(D) Φ𝑏 = 𝐵0 𝜋𝑅 2 ; Φ𝑐 = −𝐵0 𝜋𝑅 2
PH 13/36
Q.20 Consider a thin annular sheet, lying on the 𝑥𝑦-plane, with 𝑅1 and 𝑅2 as its inner
and outer radii, respectively. If the sheet carries a uniform surface-charge density
𝜎 and spins about the origin 𝑂 with a constant angular velocity
𝜔
⃗ = 𝜔0 𝑧̂ then, the total current flow on the sheet is
(A) 2𝜋𝜎𝜔0 (𝑅2 3 − 𝑅1 3 )

3
(B) 𝜎𝜔0 (𝑅2 3 − 𝑅1 3 )
(C) 𝜋𝜎𝜔0 (𝑅2 3 − 𝑅1 3 )

3
(D) 2𝜋𝜎𝜔0 (𝑅2 − 𝑅1 )3

3
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Q.21 A radioactive nucleus has a decay constant 𝜆 and its radioactive daughter nucleus
has a decay constant 10𝜆. At time 𝑡 = 0, 𝑁0 is the number of parent nuclei and
there are no daughter nuclei present. 𝑁1 (𝑡) and 𝑁2 (𝑡) are the number of parent
and daughter nuclei present at time 𝑡, respectively.
The ratio 𝑁2 (𝑡)/𝑁1 (𝑡) is
(A) 1
[1 − 𝑒 −9𝜆𝑡 ]
9
(B) 1
[1 − 𝑒 −10𝜆𝑡 ]
10
(C) [1 − 𝑒 −10𝜆𝑡 ]
(D) [1 − 𝑒 −9𝜆𝑡 ]
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Q.22 ⃗ = 𝐵0 𝑧,
A uniform magnetic field 𝐵 ̂ where 𝐵0 > 0 exists as shown in the figure.
A charged particle of mass m and charge q (q > 0) is released at the origin, in the
⃗⃗⃗ directed at an angle 𝜃 = 45∘ with respect to the
yz-plane, with a velocity 𝑣
positive 𝑧-axis. Ignoring gravity, which one of the following is TRUE.
(A) The initial acceleration 𝑎 = 𝑞𝑣𝐵0

𝑥̂
√2 𝑚
(B) The initial acceleration 𝑎 = 𝑞𝑣𝐵0

𝑦̂
√2 𝑚
(C) The particle moves in a circular path
(D) The particle continues in a straight line with constant speed
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Q.23 For an ideal intrinsic semiconductor, the Fermi energy at 0 𝐾
(A) lies at the top of the valence band
(B) lies at the bottom of the conduction band
(C) lies at the center of the bandgap
(D) lies midway between center of the bandgap and bottom of the conduction band
PH 17/36
Q.24 A circular loop of wire with radius 𝑅 is centered at the origin of the 𝑥𝑦-plane.
⃗ (𝜌, 𝜙, 𝑧, 𝑡) = 𝑘𝜌3 𝑡 3 𝑧̂ , where 𝑘
The magnetic field at a point within the loop is, 𝐵
is a positive constant of appropriate dimensions. Neglecting the effects of any
current induced in the loop, the magnitude of the induced emf in the loop at time
𝑡 is
(A) 6𝜋𝑘𝑡 2 𝑅 5
5
(B) 5𝜋𝑘𝑡 2 𝑅 5
6
(C) 3𝜋𝑘𝑡 2 𝑅 5
2
(D) 𝜋𝑘𝑡 2 𝑅 5
2
PH 18/36
Q.25 For the given circuit, 𝑅 = 125 Ω, 𝑅𝐿 = 470 Ω, 𝑉𝑧 = 9 𝑉, and 𝐼𝑧𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 65 mA.
The minimum and maximum values of the input voltage (𝑉𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛 and 𝑉𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑥 ) for
which the Zener diode will be in the ‘ON’ state are
(A) 𝑉𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 9.0 𝑉 and 𝑉𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 11.4 𝑉
(B) 𝑉𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 9.0 𝑉 and 𝑉𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 19.5 𝑉
(C) 𝑉𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 11.4 𝑉 and 𝑉𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 15.5 𝑉
(D) 𝑉𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 11.4 𝑉 and 𝑉𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 19.5 𝑉
PH 19/36
Q.26 A square laminar sheet with side 𝑎 and mass 𝑀, has mass per unit area given by
𝑥
𝜎(𝑥) = 𝜎0 [1 − 𝑎 ], (see figure). Moment of inertia of the sheet about 𝑦-axis is
(A) 𝑀𝑎2
2
(B) 𝑀𝑎2
4
(C) 𝑀𝑎2
6
(D) 𝑀𝑎2
12
PH 20/36
Q.27 A particle is subjected to two simple harmonic motions along the 𝑥 and 𝑦 axes,
described by 𝑥(𝑡) = 𝑎 sin(2𝜔𝑡 + 𝜋) and 𝑦(𝑡) = 2𝑎 sin(𝜔𝑡). The resultant
motion is given by
(A) 𝑥 2 𝑦 2
+ =1
𝑎2 4𝑎2
(B) 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 1
(C) 𝑥2
𝑦 2 = 𝑥 2 (1 − )
4𝑎2
(D) 𝑦2
𝑥 2 = 𝑦 2 (1 − )
4𝑎2
Q.28 For a certain thermodynamic system, the internal energy 𝑈 = 𝑃𝑉 and 𝑃 is

proportional to 𝑇 2 . The entropy of the system is proportional to
(A) 𝑈𝑉
(B)
𝑈
√
𝑉
(C)
𝑉
√
𝑈
(D) √𝑈𝑉
PH 21/36
Q.29 The dispersion relation for certain type of waves is given by 𝜔 = √𝑘 2 + 𝑎2 ,

where 𝑘 is the wave vector and 𝑎 is a constant. Which one of the following
sketches represents 𝑣𝑔 , the group velocity?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
PH 22/36
Q.30 Consider a binary number with 𝑚 digits, where 𝑚 is an even number. This binary
number has alternating 1’s and 0’s, with digit 1 in the highest place value. The
decimal equivalent of this binary number is
(A) 2𝑚 − 1
(B) (2𝑚 − 1)
3
(C) (2𝑚+1 − 1)
3
(D) 2 𝑚
(2 − 1)
3
PH 23/36
Section B: Q.31 – Q.40 Carry TWO marks each.
Q.31 0 𝑎
Consider the 2 × 2 matrix 𝑀 = ( ), where 𝑎, 𝑏 > 0. Then,
𝑎 𝑏
(A) 𝑀 is a real symmetric matrix
(B) One of the eigenvalues of 𝑀 is greater than 𝑏
(C) One of the eigenvalues of 𝑀 is negative
(D) Product of eigenvalues of 𝑀 is 𝑏
Q.32 In the Compton scattering of electrons, by photons incident with wavelength λ,
(A) ∆𝜆
is independent of λ
𝜆
(B) ∆𝜆
increases with decreasing λ
𝜆
(C) there is no change in photon’s wavelength for all angles of deflection of the
photon
(D) ∆𝜆
increases with increasing angle of deflection of the photon
𝜆
PH 24/36
Q.33 The figure shows a section of the phase boundary separating the vapour (1) and
liquid (2) states of water in the P − 𝑇 plane. Here, 𝐶 is the critical point. 𝜇1 , 𝑣1
and 𝑠1 are the chemical potential, specific volume and specific entropy of the
vapour phase respectively, while 𝜇2 , 𝑣2 and 𝑠2 respectively denote the same for
the liquid phase. Then
(A) 𝜇1 = 𝜇2 along AB
(B) 𝑣1 = 𝑣2 along AB
(C) 𝑠1 = 𝑠2 along AB
(D) 𝑣1 = 𝑣2 at the point C
PH 25/36
Q.34 A particle is executing simple harmonic motion with time period 𝑇. Let 𝑥, 𝑣 and
𝑎 denote the displacement, velocity and acceleration of the particle, respectively,
at time t. Then,
(A) 𝑎𝑇
does not change with time
𝑥
(B) (𝑎𝑇 + 2𝜋𝑣) does not change with time
(C) 𝑥 and 𝑣 are related by an equation of a straight line
(D) 𝑣 and 𝑎 are related by an equation of an ellipse
Q.35 A linearly polarized light beam travels from origin to point A (1,0,0). At the point
A, the light is reflected by a mirror towards point B (1, −1, 0). A second mirror
located at point B then reflects the light towards point C (1, −1, 1). Let
𝑛̂(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) represent the direction of polarization of light at (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧).
(A) If 𝑛̂(0, 0, 0) = 𝑦̂, then 𝑛̂(1, −1, 1) = 𝑥̂
(B) If 𝑛̂(0, 0, 0) = 𝑧̂ , then 𝑛̂(1, −1, 1) = 𝑦̂
(C) If 𝑛̂(0, 0, 0) = 𝑦̂, then 𝑛̂(1, −1, 1) = 𝑦̂
(D) If 𝑛̂(0, 0, 0) = 𝑧̂ , then 𝑛̂(1, −1, 1) = 𝑥̂
PH 26/36
Q.36 Let (𝑟, 𝜃) denote the polar coordinates of a particle moving in a plane. If 𝑟̂ and 𝜃̂
represent the corresponding unit vectors, then
(A) 𝑑𝑟̂
= 𝜃̂
𝑑𝜃
(B) 𝑑𝑟̂
= −𝜃̂
𝑑𝑟
(C) 𝑑𝜃̂
= −𝑟̂
𝑑𝜃
(D) 𝑑𝜃̂
= 𝑟̂
𝑑𝑟
Q.37 The electric field associated with an electromagnetic radiation is given by

𝐸 = 𝑎(1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜔1 𝑡)𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜔2 𝑡. Which of the following frequencies are present in
the field?
(A) 𝜔1
(B) 𝜔1 + 𝜔2
(C) |𝜔1 − 𝜔2 |
(D) 𝜔2
PH 27/36
Q.38 A string of length 𝐿 is stretched between two points 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 = 𝐿 and the
endpoints are rigidly clamped. Which of the following can represent the
displacement of the string from the equilibrium position?
(A) 𝜋𝑥
𝑥 cos ( )
𝐿
(B) 𝑥 sin (𝜋𝑥 )

𝐿
(C) 𝑥 (𝑥 − 1)
𝐿
(D) 𝑥 2
𝑥 ( − 1)
𝐿
Q.39 ̅̅̅̅ R+ Q𝑅̅ + 𝑃̅ 𝑄𝑅 + 𝑃𝑄𝑅 simplifies to

The Boolean expression 𝑌 = 𝑃𝑄
(A) 𝑃̅𝑅 + 𝑄
(B) 𝑃𝑅 + 𝑄̅
(C) 𝑃 + 𝑅
(D) 𝑄 + 𝑅
PH 28/36
Q.40 For an 𝑛-type silicon, an extrinsic semiconductor, the natural logarithm of
normalized conductivity (𝜎 ) is plotted as a function of inverse temperature.

Temperature interval-I corresponds to the intrinsic regime, interval-II
corresponds to saturation regime and interval-III corresponds to the freeze-out
regime, respectively. Then
(A) the magnitude of the slope of the curve in the temperature interval-I is
proportional to the bandgap, 𝐸𝑔
(B) the magnitude of the slope of the curve in the temperature interval-III is
proportional to the ionization energy of the donor, 𝐸𝑑
(C) in the temperature interval-II, the carrier density in the conduction band is equal
to the density of donors
(D) in the temperature interval-III, all the donor levels are ionized
PH 29/36
Section C: Q.41 – Q.50 Carry ONE mark each.
Q.41 The integral ∬(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦 over the area of a disk of radius 2 in the 𝑥𝑦
plane is ___𝜋.
Q.42 For the given operational amplifier circuit 𝑅1 = 120 Ω, 𝑅2 = 1.5 kΩ and
𝑉𝑠 = 0.6 V, then the output current 𝐼0 is ___________ mA.
PH 30/36
Q.43 For an ideal gas, AB and CD are two isothermals at temperatures 𝑇1 and 𝑇2 (𝑇1 >
𝑇2 ), respectively. AD and BC represent two adiabatic paths as shown in figure.
Let 𝑉𝐴 , 𝑉𝐵 , 𝑉𝐶 and 𝑉𝐷 be the volumes of the gas at A, B, C and D respectively. If
𝑉𝐶 𝑉𝐷
= 2 , then = __________.
𝑉𝐵 𝑉𝐴
Q.44 A satellite is revolving around the Earth in a closed orbit. The height of the
satellite above Earth’s surface at perigee and apogee are 2500 km and 4500 km,
respectively. Consider the radius of the Earth to be 6500 km. The eccentricity of
the satellite’s orbit is ____ (Round off to 1 decimal place).
Q.45 Three masses 𝑚1 = 1, 𝑚2 = 2 and 𝑚3 = 3 are located on the 𝑥-axis such that
their center of mass is at 𝑥 = 1 . Another mass 𝑚4 = 4 is placed at 𝑥0 and the
new center of mass is at 𝑥 = 3. The value of 𝑥0 is _____.
PH 31/36
Q.46 A normal human eye can distinguish two objects separated by 0.35 𝑚 when
viewed from a distance of 1.0 𝑘𝑚. The angular resolution of eye is
________seconds (Round off to the nearest integer).
Q.47 A rod with a proper length of 3 m moves along 𝑥-axis, making an angle of 300
𝑐
with respect to the 𝑥-axis. If its speed is 2 m/s, where c is the speed of light, the
change in length due to Lorentz contraction is ____m (Round off to 2 decimal

places).
[Use 𝑐 = 3 × 108 𝑚/𝑠]
Q.48 Consider the Bohr model of hydrogen atom. The speed of an electron in the
second orbit (𝑛 = 2) is ______× 106 𝑚/𝑠 (Round off to 2 decimal places).
[Use ℎ = 6.63 × 10−34 𝐽𝑠, 𝑒 = 1.6 × 10−19 𝐶, 𝜖0 = 8.85 × 10−12 𝐶 2 𝑚2 /𝑁]
Q.49 Consider a unit circle 𝐶 in the 𝑥𝑦 plane with center at the origin. The line integral
of the vector field, 𝐹 (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = −2𝑦𝑥̂ − 3𝑧𝑦̂ + 𝑥𝑧̂ , taken anticlockwise over 𝐶
is _____ 𝜋.
PH 32/36
Q.50 Consider a p-n junction at 𝑇 = 300 𝐾. The saturation current density at reverse
bias is −20 𝜇𝐴/𝑐𝑚2. For this device, a current density of magnitude
10 𝜇𝐴/𝑐𝑚2 is realized with a forward bias voltage, 𝑉𝐹 . The same magnitude of
current density can also be realized with a reverse bias voltage, 𝑉𝑅 . The value of
|𝑉𝐹 /𝑉𝑅 | is _______ (Round off to 2 decimal places).
PH 33/36
Section C: Q.51 – Q.60 Carry TWO marks each.
Q.51 Consider the second order ordinary differential equation, 𝑦 ′′ + 4𝑦 ′ + 5𝑦 = 0. If

𝑦(0) = 0 and 𝑦′(0) = 1, then the value of 𝑦(𝜋/2) is __________ (Round off
to 3 decimal places).
Q.52 A box contains a mixture of two different ideal monoatomic gases, 1 and 2, in
equilibrium at temperature 𝑇. Both gases are present in equal proportions. The
atomic mass for gas 1 is 𝑚, while the same for gas 2 is 2𝑚 . If the rms speed of
𝑘𝐵 𝑇
a gas molecule selected at random is 𝑣𝑟𝑚𝑠 = 𝑥√ , then 𝑥 is __________
𝑚
(Round off to 2 decimal places).
Q.53 A hot body with constant heat capacity 800 𝐽/𝐾 at temperature 925 𝐾 is dropped
gently into a vessel containing 1 𝑘𝑔 of water at temperature 300 𝐾 and the
combined system is allowed to reach equilibrium. The change in the total entropy
Δ𝑆 is _________ 𝐽/𝐾 (Round off to 1 decimal place).
[Take the specific heat capacity of water to be 4200 𝐽/𝑘𝑔 𝐾. Neglect any loss of
heat to the vessel and air and change in the volume of water.]
PH 34/36
Q.54 Consider an electron with mass 𝑚 and energy 𝐸 moving along the 𝑥-axis towards
a finite step potential of height 𝑈0 as shown in the figure. In region 𝟏 (𝑥 < 0), the
momentum of the electron is 𝑝1 = √2𝑚𝐸. The reflection coefficient at the barrier
𝑝 −𝑝 2
is given by 𝑅 = (𝑝1 +𝑝2 ) , where 𝑝2 is the momentum in region 𝟐. If, in the limit
1 2
𝑈2
𝐸 ≫ 𝑈0 , 𝑅 ≈ 𝑛𝐸02 , then the integer 𝑛 is ___.
Q.55 A current density for a fluid flow is given by,
8𝑒 𝑡
𝐽 (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧, 𝑡) = 𝑥̂ .
(1+𝑥 2 +𝑦2 +𝑧 2 )
At time 𝑡 = 0, the mass density 𝜌(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧, 0) = 1.

Using the equation of continuity, 𝜌(1,1,1,1) is found to be _______ (Round off
to 2 decimal places).
Q.56 The work done in moving a −5 𝜇𝐶 charge in an electric field

𝜋
𝐸⃗ = (8𝑟 sin 𝜃 𝑟̂ + 4𝑟 cos 𝜃 𝜃̂) 𝑉/𝑚, from a point 𝐴(𝑟, 𝜃) = (10, 6 ) to a point
𝜋
𝐵(𝑟, 𝜃) = (10, 2 ), is ______ m𝐽.
PH 35/36
Q.57 A pipe of 1 𝑚 length is closed at one end. The air column in the pipe resonates at
its fundamental frequency of 400 𝐻𝑧. The number of nodes in the sound wave
formed in the pipe is _____.
[Speed of sound = 320 𝑚/𝑠]
Q.58 The critical angle of a crystal is 30∘ . Its Brewster angle is ______ degrees (Round
off to the nearest integer).
Q.59 In an LCR series circuit, a non-inductive resistor of 150 Ω, a coil of 0.2 𝐻

inductance and negligible resistance, and a 30 µ𝐹 capacitor are connected across
an ac power source of 220 𝑉, 50 Hz. The power loss across the resistor is ____W
(Round off to 2 decimal places).
Q.60 A charge q is uniformly distributed over the volume of a dielectric sphere of

radius a. If the dielectric constant 𝜖𝑟 = 2, then the ratio of the electrostatic energy
stored inside the sphere to that stored outside is_______ (Round off to 1 decimal
place).
PH 36/36
JAM 2023 Confidential Physics (PH)
Question Paper
PH : JAM 2023
Q.1 For a cubic unit cell, the dashed arrow in which of the following figures represents
the direction [220]?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
PH 4/49
Q.2 Which of the following fields has non-zero curl?
(A) 𝑥𝑖̂ + 𝑦𝑗̂ + 𝑧𝑘̂
(B) (𝑦 + 𝑧)𝑖̂ + (𝑥 + 𝑧)𝑗̂ + (𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑘̂
(C) 𝑦 2 𝑖̂ + (2𝑥𝑦 + 𝑧 2 )𝑗̂ + 2𝑦𝑧𝑘̂
(D) 𝑥𝑦𝑖̂ + 2𝑦𝑧𝑗̂ + 3𝑥𝑧𝑘̂
Q.3 Which of the following statements about the viscosity of a dilute ideal gas is
correct?
(A) It is independent of pressure at fixed temperature
(B) It increases with increasing pressure at fixed temperature
(C) It is independent of temperature
(D) It decreases with increasing temperature
PH 5/49
Q.4 The plot of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = ||𝑥| − 1| is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
PH 6/49
Q.5 A system has 𝑁 spins, where each spin is capable of existing in 4 possible states.
The difference in entropy of disordered states (where all possible spin
configurations are equally probable) and ordered states is
(A) 2(𝑁 − 1)𝑘B ln2
(B) (𝑁 − 1)𝑘B ln2
(C) 4𝑘B ln𝑁
(D) 𝑁𝑘B ln2
PH 7/49
Q.6 Temperature (𝑇) dependence of the total specific heat (𝐶v ) for a two dimensional
metallic solid at low temperatures is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
PH 8/49
Q.7 For the following circuit, choose the correct waveform corresponding to the output
signal (𝑉out ). Given 𝑉in = 5 sin(200𝜋𝑡) V, forward bias voltage of the diodes (𝐷
and 𝑍) = 0.7 V and reverse Zener voltage = 3 V.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
PH 9/49
If the ground state energy of a particle in an infinite potential well of width 𝐿1 is

Q.8
equal to the energy of the second excited state in another infinite potential well of
𝐿
width 𝐿2 , then the ratio 𝐿1 is equal to
2
(A) 1
(B) 1/3
(C) 1/√3
(D) 1/9
PH 10/49
Q.9 In the given circuit, with an ideal op-amp for what value of
𝑅1
the output of the
𝑅2
amplifier 𝑉out = 𝑉2 − 𝑉1 ?
R
-
V1
Vout
V2 +
R1
R2
(A) 1
(B) 1/2
(C) 2
(D) 3/2
PH 11/49
Q.10 A projectile of mass 𝑚 is moving in the vertical x-y plane with the origin on the
ground and y-axis pointing vertically up. Taking the gravitational potential energy
to be zero on the ground, the total energy of the particle written in planar polar
coordinates (𝑟, 𝜃) is (here 𝑔 is the acceleration due to gravity)
(A) 𝑚 2
𝑟̇ + 𝑚𝑔𝑟sin𝜃
2
(B) 𝑚 2
(𝑟̇ + 𝑟 2 𝜃̇ 2 ) + 𝑚𝑔𝑟cos𝜃
2
(C) 𝑚 2
(𝑟̇ + 𝑟 2 𝜃̇ 2 ) + 𝑚𝑔𝑟sin𝜃
2
(D) 𝑚 2
(𝑟̇ + 𝑟 2 𝜃̇ 2 ) − 𝑚𝑔𝑟cos𝜃
2
PH 12/49
Q.11 A small bar magnet is dropped through different hollow copper tubes with same
length and inner diameter but with different outer diameter. The variation in the
time (t) taken for the magnet to reach the bottom of the tube depends on its wall
thickness (𝑑) as
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
PH 13/49
Two digital inputs 𝐴 and 𝐵 are given to the following circuit. For 𝐴 = 1, 𝐵 = 0,
Q.12
the values of 𝑋 and 𝑌 are:
A B
(A) 𝑋 = 0, 𝑌 = 0
(B) 𝑋 = 1, 𝑌 = 0
(C) 𝑋 = 0, 𝑌 = 1
(D) 𝑋 = 1, 𝑌 = 1
PH 14/49
Q.13 The Jacobian matrix for transforming from (x, y) to another orthogonal coordinates
system (u, v) as shown in the figure is
(A) 1 1 1
[ ]
√2 1 −1
(B) 1 1 1
[ ]
√2 −1 1
(C) 1 1 −1
[ ]
√2 1 1
(D) 1 1 −1
[ ]
√2 1 −1
PH 15/49
Q.14 A rotating disc is held in front of a plane mirror in two different orientations which
are (i) angular momentum parallel to the mirror and (ii) angular momentum
perpendicular to the mirror. Which of the following schematic figures correctly
describes the angular momentum (solid arrow) and its mirror image (shown by
dashed arrows) in the two orientations?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
PH 16/49
Q.15 1 1 0
Inverse of the matrix [2 3 0] is
1 0 1
(A) 1 −2 1
[−1 3 0]
0 0 1
(B) 3 −1 0
[−2 1 0]
−3 1 1
(C) −1 −1 0
[ 2 3 0]
1 0 1
(D) 3 −2 −3
[−2 1 1]
0 0 1
PH 17/49
Q.16 Suppose the divergence of magnetic field 𝐵

⃗ is nonzero and is given as
⃗ = 𝜇0 𝜌𝑚 , where 𝜇0 is the permeability of vacuum and 𝜌𝑚 is the magnetic
⃗∇ ∙ 𝐵
charge density. If the corresponding magnetic current density is 𝑗𝑚 , then the curl
⃗∇ × 𝐸⃗ of the electric field 𝐸⃗ is
(A) ⃗
𝜕𝐵
𝑗𝑚 −
𝜕𝑡
(B) ⃗
𝜕𝐵
𝜇0 𝑗𝑚 −
𝜕𝑡
(C) ⃗
𝜕𝐵
−𝑗𝑚 −
𝜕𝑡
(D) ⃗
𝜕𝐵
−𝜇0 𝑗𝑚 −
𝜕𝑡
PH 18/49
Q.17 For a thermodynamic system, the coefficient of volume expansion

1 𝜕𝑉 1 𝜕𝑉
𝛽 = 𝑉 (𝜕𝑇 ) and compressibility 𝜅 = − 𝑉 (𝜕𝑃) , where 𝑉, 𝑇, and 𝑃 are
𝑃 𝑇
𝑑𝑉
respectively the volume, temperature, and pressure. Considering that is a perfect
𝑉
differential, we get
(A) 𝜕𝛽 𝜕𝜅
( ) =( )
𝜕𝑃 𝑇 𝜕𝑇 𝑃
(B) 𝜕𝛽 𝜕𝜅
( ) = −( )
𝜕𝑇 𝑃 𝜕𝑃 𝑇
(C) 𝜕𝛽 𝜕𝜅
( ) = −( )
𝜕𝑃 𝑇 𝜕𝑇 𝑃
(D) 𝜕𝛽 𝜕𝜅
( ) =( )
𝜕𝑇 𝑃 𝜕𝑃 𝑇
PH 19/49
Q.18 A linearly polarized light of wavelength 590 nm is incident normally on the surface
of a 20 μm thick quartz film. The plane of polarization makes an angle 30∘ with
the optic axis. Refractive indices of ordinary and extraordinary waves differ by
0.0091, resulting in a phase difference of 𝑓π between them after transmission. The
value of 𝑓 (rounded off to two decimal places) and the state of polarization of the
transmitted light is
(A) 0.62 and linear
(B) 0.62 and elliptical
(C) -0.38 and elliptical
(D) 0.5 and circular
PH 20/49
Q.19 The phase velocity 𝑣𝑝 of transverse waves on a one-dimensional crystal of atomic

separation 𝑑 is related to the wavevector 𝑘 as
sin(𝑘𝑑⁄2)
𝑣𝑝 = 𝐶
(𝑘𝑑⁄2)
The group velocity of these waves is
(A) sin(𝑘𝑑 ⁄2)

𝐶 [cos(𝑘𝑑 ⁄2) − ]
(𝑘𝑑⁄2)
(B) 𝐶cos(𝑘𝑑⁄2)
(C) sin(𝑘𝑑 ⁄2)

𝐶 [cos(𝑘𝑑 ⁄2) + ]
(𝑘𝑑⁄2)
(D) sin(𝑘𝑑⁄2)
𝐶
(𝑘𝑑 ⁄2)
PH 21/49
Q.20 In a dielectric medium of relative permittivity 5, the amplitudes of the displacement

current and conduction current are equal for an applied sinusoidal voltage of
frequency 𝑓 = 1 MHz. The value of conductivity (in Ω−1 𝑚−1) of the medium at
this frequency is
(A) 2.78 x 10-4
(B) 2.44 x 10-4
(C) 2.78 x 10-3
(D) 2.44 x 10-3
PH 22/49
Q.21 For a given vector 𝐹 = −𝑦𝑖̂ + 𝑧𝑗̂ + 𝑥 2 𝑘̂ , the surface integral ∫𝑆(∇
⃗ × 𝐹 ) ∙ 𝑟̂ 𝑑𝑆
over the surface S of a hemisphere of radius R with the centre of the base at the
origin is
(A) 𝜋𝑅 2
(B) 2𝜋𝑅 2
3
(C) −𝜋𝑅 2
(D) 2𝜋𝑅 2
−
3
PH 23/49
Q.22 In the circuit shown, assuming the current gain 𝛽 = 100 and 𝑉BE = 0.7 V, what
will be the collector voltage 𝑉C in V?
Given: 𝑉CC = 15 V, 𝑅1 = 100 kΩ, 𝑅2 = 50 kΩ, 𝑅C = 4.7 kΩ, and 𝑅E = 3.3 kΩ
(A) 8.9
(B) 5.1
(C) 4.3
(D) 3.2
PH 24/49
Q.23 A uniform stick of length l and mass m pivoted at its top end is oscillating with an
angular frequency 𝜔r . Assuming small oscillations, the ratio 𝜔r /𝜔s , where 𝜔s is
the angular frequency of a simple pendulum of the same length, will be
(A) √3
(B) 3
√
2
(C) √2
(D) 1
√3
Q.24 An oil film in air of thickness 255 nm is illuminated by white light at normal
incidence. As a consequence of interference, which colour will be predominantly
visible in the reflected light?
Given the refractive index of oil = 1.47
(A) Red (~ 650 nm)
(B) Blue (~ 450 nm)
(C) Green (~ 500 nm)
(D) Yellow (~560 nm)
PH 25/49
Q.25 Water from a tank is flowing down through a hole at its bottom with velocity
5 ms-1. If this water falls on a flat surface kept below the hole at a distance of 0.1
m and spreads horizontally, the pressure (in kNm-2) exerted on the flat surface is
closest to
Given: acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m s-2 and density of water = 1000 kg m-3
(A) 13.5
(B) 27.0
(C) 17.6
(D) 6.8
Q.26 At the planar interface of two dielectrics, which of the following statements related
to the electric field (𝐸⃗ ), electric displacement (𝐷
⃗ ) and polarization (𝑃⃗) is true?
(A) Normal component of both 𝐷

⃗ and 𝑃⃗ are continuous
(B) Normal component of both 𝐷

⃗ and 𝐸⃗ are discontinuous
(C) Normal component of 𝐷

⃗ is continuous and that of 𝑃⃗ is discontinuous
(D) Normal component of both 𝐸⃗ and 𝑃⃗ are continuous
PH 26/49
Q.27 Consider a system of large number of particles that can be in three energy states
with energies 0 meV, 1 meV, and 2 meV. At temperature 𝑇 = 300 K, the mean
energy of the system (in meV) is closest to
Given: Boltzmann constant 𝑘B = 0.086 meV K-1
(A) 0.12
(B) 0.97
(C) 1.32
(D) 1.82
PH 27/49
Q.28 For the Maxwell-Boltzmann speed distribution, the ratio of the root-mean-square
speed (𝑣rms ) and the most probable speed (𝑣max ) is
Given: Maxwell-Boltzmann speed distribution function for a collection of particles

of mass 𝑚 is
𝑚 3/2
2
𝑚𝑣 2
𝑓(𝑣) = ( ) 4𝜋𝑣 exp (− )
2𝜋𝑘B 𝑇 2𝑘B 𝑇
where, 𝑣 is the speed and 𝑘B 𝑇 is the thermal energy.
(A)
3
√
2
(B)
2
√
3
(C) 3
2
(D) 2
3
PH 28/49
Q.29 In an extrinsic p-type semiconductor, which of the following schematic diagram

depicts the variation of the Fermi energy level (𝐸𝐹 ) with temperature (𝑇)?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
PH 29/49
Q.30 A container is occupied by a fixed number of non-interacting particles. If they are

obeying Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein, and Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics, the
pressure in the container is 𝑃𝐹𝐷 , 𝑃𝐵𝐸 and 𝑃𝑀𝐵 , respectively. Then
(A) 𝑃𝐹𝐷 > 𝑃𝑀𝐵 > 𝑃𝐵𝐸
(B) 𝑃𝐹𝐷 > 𝑃𝑀𝐵 = 𝑃𝐵𝐸
(C) 𝑃𝐹𝐷 > 𝑃𝐵𝐸 > 𝑃𝑀𝐵
(D) 𝑃𝐹𝐷 = 𝑃𝑀𝐵 = 𝑃𝐵𝐸
PH 30/49
Q.31 The spectral energy density 𝑢𝑇 (𝜆) vs wavelength (𝜆) curve of a black body shows
a peak at 𝜆 = 𝜆max . If the temperature of the black body is doubled, then
(A) the maximum of 𝑢𝑇 (𝜆) shifts to 𝜆max /2
(B) the maximum of 𝑢𝑇 (𝜆) shifts to 2𝜆max
(C) the area under the curve becomes 16 times the original area
(D) the area under the curve becomes 8 times the original area
Q.32 A periodic function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 for −𝜋 < 𝑥 < 𝜋 is expanded in a Fourier series.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(A) Coefficients of all the sine terms are zero
(B) 𝜋2
The first term in the series is
3
(C) The second term in the series is −4cos𝑥
(D) Coefficients of all the cosine terms are zero
PH 31/49
Q.33 The state of a harmonic oscillator is given as Ψ =

1
𝜓0 −
1
𝜓1 +
1
𝜓2 , where
√3 √6 √2
𝜓0 , 𝜓1 and 𝜓2 are the normalized wave functions of ground, first excited, and
second excited states, respectively. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
1
A measurement of the energy of the system yields 𝐸 = 2 ℏ𝜔 with non-zero
(A)
probability
(B) 5
A measurement of the energy of the system yields 𝐸 = 3 ℏ𝜔 with non-zero
probability
(C) Expectation value of the energy of the system 〈𝐸〉 = 3 ℏ𝜔

5
(D) Expectation value of the energy of the system 〈𝐸〉 = 6 ℏ𝜔

7
PH 32/49
3𝑀𝑥 2
A rod of mass 𝑀, length 𝐿 and non-uniform mass per unit length 𝜆(𝑥) = , is
Q.34 𝐿3
held horizontally by a pivot, as shown in the figure, and is free to move in the plane
of the figure. For this rod, which of the following statements are true?
(A) 3
Moment of inertia of the rod about an axis passing through the pivot is 5 𝑀𝐿2
(B) Moment of inertia of the rod about an axis passing through the pivot is 𝑀𝐿2
1
3
(C) 3
Torque on the rod about the pivot is 4 𝑀𝑔𝐿
(D) If the rod is released, the point at a distance

2𝐿
from the pivot will fall with
3
acceleration 𝑔
PH 33/49
Q.35 Which of the following schematic plots correctly represent(s) a first order phase
transition occurring at temperature 𝑇 = 𝑇c ? Here 𝑔, 𝑠, 𝑣 are specific Gibbs free
energy, entropy and volume, respectively.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
PH 34/49
Q.36 A particle (𝑝1) of mass 𝑚 moving with speed 𝑣 collides with a stationary identical
particle (𝑝2 ). The particles bounce off each other elastically with 𝑝1 getting
deflected by an angle 𝜃 = 30° from its original direction. Then, which of the
following statement(s) is/are true after the collision?
(A) Speed of 𝑝1 is
√3
𝑣
2
(B) Kinetic energy of 𝑝2 is 25% of the total energy
(C) Angle between the directions of motion of the two particles is 90°
(D) The kinetic energy of the centre of mass of 𝑝1 and 𝑝2 decreases
Q.37 A wave travelling along the x-axis with y representing its displacement is described
by (𝑣 is the speed of the wave)
(A) 𝜕𝑦 1 𝜕𝑦
+ =0
𝜕𝑥 𝑣 𝜕𝑡
(B) 𝜕𝑦 1 𝜕𝑦
− =0
𝜕𝑥 𝑣 𝜕𝑡
(C) 𝜕 2𝑦 1 𝜕 2𝑦
+ =0
𝜕𝑥 2 𝑣 2 𝜕𝑡 2
(D) 𝜕 2𝑦 1 𝜕 2𝑦
− =0
𝜕𝑥 2 𝑣 2 𝜕𝑡 2
PH 35/49
Q.38 An objective lens with half angular aperture 𝛼 is illuminated with light of
wavelength 𝜆. The refractive index of the medium between the sample and the
objective is 𝑛. The lateral resolving power of the optical system can be increased
by
(A) decreasing both 𝜆 and 𝛼
(B) decreasing 𝜆 and increasing 𝛼
(C) increasing both 𝛼 and 𝑛
(D) decreasing 𝜆 and increasing 𝑛
PH 36/49
Q.39 Which of the following statement(s) is/are true for a LC circuit with 𝐿 = 25 mH
and 𝐶 = 4 µF?
(A) Resonance frequency is close to 503 Hz
(B) The impedance at 1 kHz is 15 Ω
(C) At a frequency of 200 Hz, the voltage lags the current in the circuit
(D) At a frequency of 700 Hz, the voltage lags the current in the circuit
Q.40 For a particle moving in a general central force field, which of the following
statement(s) is/are true?
(A) The angular momentum is a constant of motion
(B) Kepler’s second law is valid
(C) The motion is confined to a plane
(D) Kepler’s third law is valid
PH 37/49
Q.41 The lattice constant (in Å) of copper, which has FCC structure, is _________
(rounded off to two decimal places).
Given: density of copper is 8.91 g cm-3 and its atomic mass is 63.55 g mol-1;
Avogadro’s number = 6.023 × 1023 mol−1
Q.42 Two silicon diodes are connected to a battery and two resistors as shown in the
figure. The current through the battery is __________ A (rounded off to two
decimal places).
5V
Given: The forward voltage drop across each diode = 0.7 V
Q.43 The absolute error in the value of sin𝜃 if approximated up to two terms in the
Taylor’s series for 𝜃 = 60∘ is ___________ (rounded off to three decimal places).
PH 38/49
Q.44 A single pendulum hanging vertically in an elevator has a time period 𝑇0 when the
elevator is stationary. If the elevator moves upward with an acceleration of 𝑎 =
0.2𝑔, the time period of oscillations is 𝑇1 . Here 𝑔 is the acceleration due to gravity.
𝑇
The ratio 𝑇0 is ____________ (rounded off to two decimal places).
1
Q.45 A spacecraft has speed 𝑣𝑠 = 𝑓𝑐 with respect to the earth, where 𝑐 is the speed of
light in vacuum. An observer in the spacecraft measures the time of one complete
rotation of the earth to be 48 hours. The value of 𝑓 is __________ (rounded off to
two decimal places).
Q.46 The sum of the x-components of unit vectors 𝑟̂̇ and 𝜃̂̇ for a particle moving with
angular speed 2 rad s-1 at angle 𝜃 = 215° is__________ (rounded off to two
decimal places)
PH 39/49
Q.47 Consider a spring mass system with mass 0.5 kg and spring constant 𝑘 = 2 N m-1
in a viscous medium with drag coefficient 𝑏 = 3 kg s-1. The additional mass
required so that the motion becomes critically damped is _________ kg (rounded
off to three decimal places).
Q.48 Unit vector normal to the equipotential surface of 𝑉(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 4𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 at

(1,2,1) is given by (𝑎𝑖̂ + 𝑏𝑗̂ + 𝑐𝑘̂). The value of |𝑏| is _____________ (rounded
off to two decimal places).
Q.49 A rectangular pulse of width 0.5 cm is travelling to the right on a taut string (shown
by full line in the figure) that has mass per unit length 𝜇1 . The string is attached to
another taut string (shown by dashed line) of mass per unit length 𝜇2 . If the tension
in both the strings is the same, and the transmitted pulse has width 0.7 cm, the ratio
𝜇1 ⁄𝜇2 is ___________(rounded off to two decimal places).
PH 40/49
50
Q.50 An α particle with energy of 3 MeV is moving towards a nucleus of Sn. Its
minimum distance of approach to the nucleus is 𝑓 × 10−14 m. The value of 𝑓 is
________ (rounded off to one decimal place).
PH 41/49
Q.51 In a X-Ray tube operating at 20 kV, the ratio of the de-Broglie wavelength of the
incident electrons to the shortest wavelength of the generated X-rays is ________
Given: e/m ratio for an electron = 1.76 × 1011 C kg-1 and the speed of light in
vacuum is 3 × 108 m s-1
Q.52 A point source emitting photons of 2 eV energy and 1 W of power is kept at a

distance of 1m from a small piece of a photoelectric material of area 10-4 m2. If the
efficiency of generation of photoelectrons is 10%, then the number of
photoelectrons generated are 𝑓 × 1012 per second. The value of 𝑓 is __________
Given: 1eV = 1.6 × 10−19 J
PH 42/49
90
Consider the 𝛼-decay 𝑇ℎ232 → 88𝑅𝑎228 . In an experiment with one gram of
Q.53 90
𝑇ℎ232 , the average count rate (integrated over the entire volume) measured by
the 𝛼-detector is 3000 counts s-1. If the half life of 90𝑇ℎ232 is given as 4.4 × 1017
s, then the efficiency of the 𝛼-detector is ___________ (rounded off to two decimal
places).
Given: Avogadro’s number = 6.023 × 1023 mol−1
Q.54 In the Thomson model of hydrogen atom, the nuclear charge is distributed
uniformly over a sphere of radius 𝑅. The average potential energy of an electron
𝑒2
confined within this atom can be taken as 𝑉 = − 4𝜋𝜖 . Taking the uncertainty in
0𝑅
position to be the radius of the atom, the minimum value of 𝑅 for which an electron
will be confined within the atom is estimated to be 𝑓 × 10−11 m. The value of 𝑓 is
___________ (rounded off to one decimal place).
Given: The uncertainty product of momentum and position is ℏ = 1 × 10−34 J s-1,

1
e = 1.6 × 10−19 C, and = 9 × 109 Nm2 C −2
4𝜋𝜖0
Q.55 The sum of the eigenvalues 𝜆1 and 𝜆2 of matrix 𝐵 = 𝐼 + 𝐴 + 𝐴2 , where 𝐴 =

2 1
[ ] is____________ (rounded off to two decimal places).
−0.5 0.5
PH 43/49
Q.56 A container of volume 𝑉 has helium gas in it with 𝑁 number of He atoms. The
mean free path of these atoms is 𝜆He . Another container has argon gas with the
same number of Ar atoms in volume 2𝑉 with their mean free path being 𝜆Ar .
Taking the radius of Ar atoms to be 1.5 times the radius of He atoms, the ratio
𝜆Ar ⁄𝜆He is__________ (rounded off to two decimal places).
Q.57 Three frames 𝐹0 , 𝐹1 and 𝐹2 are in relative motion. The frame 𝐹0 is at rest, 𝐹1 is
moving with velocity 𝑣1 𝑖̂ with respect to 𝐹0 and 𝐹2 is moving with velocity 𝑣2 𝑖̂
with respect to 𝐹1 . A particle is moving with velocity 𝑣3 𝑖̂ with respect to 𝐹2 . If
𝑣1 = 𝑣2 = 𝑣3 = 𝑐/2, where 𝑐 is the speed of light, the speed of the particle with
respect to 𝐹0 is 𝑓𝑐. The value of 𝑓 is ____________ (rounded off to two decimal
places).
Q.58 A fission device explodes into two pieces of rest masses 𝑚 and 0.5𝑚 with no loss
of energy into any other form. These masses move apart respectively with speeds
c c
and , with respect to the stationary frame. If the rest mass of the device is 𝑓𝑚
√13 2
then 𝑓 is________ (rounded off to two decimal places).
PH 44/49
Q.59 A conducting wire AB of length m has resistance of .6 Ω. It is connected to a

voltage source of 0.5 V with negligible resistance as shown in the figure. The
corresponding electric and magnetic fields give Poynting vectors 𝑆(𝑟) all around
the wire. Surface integral ∫ 𝑆. 𝑑𝑎 is calculated over a virtual sphere of diameter
0.2 m with its centre on the wire, as shown. The value of the integral is ______W
(rounded off to three decimal places).
Q.60 A metallic sphere of radius 𝑅 is held at electrostatic potential 𝑉. It is enclosed in a

concentric thin metallic shell of radius 2𝑅 at potential 2𝑉. If the potential at the
3
distance 2 𝑅 from the centre of the sphere is 𝑓𝑉, then the value of 𝑓 is _______
PH 45/49
JAM 2024 PHYSICS (PH)
Q.1 The total number of Na and Cl ions per unit cell of the NaCl crystal is:
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) 16
Q.2 The sum of three binary numbers, 10110.10, 11010.01, and 10101.11, in decimal
system is:
(A) 70.75
(B) 70.25
(C) 70.50
(D) 69.50
PH 1/40
Q.3 Which of the following matrices is Hermitian as well as unitary?
(A) (0 −𝑖 )
𝑖 0
(B) (0 𝑖 )
𝑖 0
(C) (1 −𝑖 )
𝑖 1
(D) ( 0 1+𝑖
)
1−𝑖 0
PH 2/40
Q.4 𝑟̂
The divergence of a 3-dimensional vector (𝑟̂ is the unit radial vector) is:
𝑟3
(A) 1
−
𝑟4
(B) Zero
(C) 1
𝑟3
(D) 3
−
𝑟4
Q.5 The magnitudes of spin magnetic moments of electron, proton and neutron are e,
p and n, respectively. Then,
(A) e  p  n
(B) e = p  n
(C) e  p  n
(D) e  p = n
PH 3/40
Q.6 A particle moving along the x-axis approaches 𝑥 = 0 from 𝑥 = − with a total
energy E. It is subjected to a potential 𝑉(𝑥). For time 𝑡 → , the probability density
P(x) of the particle is schematically shown in the figure.
The correct option for the potential 𝑉(𝑥) is:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
PH 4/40
Q.7 A plane electromagnetic wave is incident on an interface AB separating two media

(refractive indices 𝑛1 = 1.5 and 𝑛2 = 2.0) at Brewster angle 𝜃𝐵 , as schematically
shown in the figure. The angle 𝛼 (in degrees) between the reflected wave and the
refracted wave is:
B
n1 = 1.5
A  B
n2 = 2.0 O
(A) 120
(B) 116
(C) 90
(D) 74
PH 5/40
Q.8 If the electric field of an electromagnetic wave is given by,
𝐸⃗ = (4𝑥̂ + 3𝑦̂)𝑒 𝑖(𝜔𝑡+𝑎𝑥−600𝑦) ,
then the value of a is:
(all values are in the SI units)
(A) 450
(B) −450
(C) 800
(D) −800
PH 6/40
Q.9 A vector field is expressed in the cylindrical coordinate system (s, , z) as,
𝐴 𝐵
𝐹 = 𝑠̂ + 𝑧̂ .
𝑠 𝑠
If this field represents an electrostatic field, then the possible values of A and B,
respectively, are:
(A) 1 and 0
(B) 0 and 1
(C) −1 and 1
(D) 1 and −1
Q.10 Which of the following types of motion may be represented by the trajectory,
𝑦(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 ?
(Here a, b, and c are constants; x, y are the position coordinates)
(A) Projectile motion in a uniform gravitational field
(B) Simple harmonic motion
(C) Uniform circular motion
(D) Motion on an inclined plane in a uniform gravitational field
PH 7/40
Q.11 A crystal plane of a lattice intercepts the principal axes 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , and 𝑎3 at 3𝑎1 , 4𝑎2,
and 2𝑎3 , respectively. The Miller indices of the plane are:
(A) (436)
(B) (342)
(C) (634)
(D) (243)
Q.12 The number of atoms in the basis of a primitive cell of hexagonal closed packed
structure is:
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
PH 8/40
Q.13 Consider the following logic circuit.
A Y
B
The output Y is LOW when:
(A) A is HIGH and B is LOW
(B) A is LOW and B is HIGH
(C) Both A and B are LOW
(D) Both A and B are HIGH
PH 9/40
Q.14 The value of the line integral for the vector,
𝑣 = 2𝑥̂ + 𝑦𝑧 2 𝑦̂ + (3𝑦 + 𝑧 2 )𝑧̂
along the closed path OABO (as shown in the figure) is:
O A y
1
x
(Path AB is the arc of a circle of unit radius)
(A) 1
(3𝜋 − 1)
4
(B) 1
3𝜋 −
4
(C) 3𝜋
−1
4
(D) 3𝜋 − 1
PH 10/40
Q.15 In the x-y plane, a vector is given by
−𝑦𝑥̂ + 𝑥𝑦̂
𝐹 (𝑥, 𝑦) = .
𝑥 2 + 𝑦2
⃗ × 𝐹, through a circular loop of radius 2, centered

The magnitude of the flux of ∇
at the origin, is:
(A) 𝜋
(B) 2𝜋
(C) 4𝜋
(D) 0
PH 11/40
Q.16 The roots of the polynomial, 𝑓(𝑧) = 𝑧 4 − 8𝑧 3 + 27𝑧 2 − 38𝑧 + 26, are
𝑧1 , 𝑧2 , 𝑧3 , & 𝑧4 , where 𝑧 is a complex variable. Which of the following statements
is correct?
(A) 𝑧1 + 𝑧2 + 𝑧3 + 𝑧4 4
=−
𝑧1 𝑧2 𝑧3 𝑧4 19
(B) 𝑧1 + 𝑧2 + 𝑧3 + 𝑧4 4
=
𝑧1 𝑧2 𝑧3 𝑧4 13
(C) 𝑧1 𝑧2 𝑧3 𝑧4 26
=−
𝑧1 + 𝑧2 + 𝑧3 + 𝑧4 27
(D) 𝑧1 𝑧2 𝑧3 𝑧4 13
=
𝑧1 + 𝑧2 + 𝑧3 + 𝑧4 19
PH 12/40
Q.17 The ultraviolet catastrophe in the classical (Rayleigh-Jeans) theory of cavity

radiation is attributed to the assumption that
(A) the standing waves of all allowed frequencies in the cavity have the same average
energy
(B) the density of the standing waves in the cavity is independent of the shape and size
of the cavity
(C) the allowed frequencies of the standing waves inside the cavity have no upper limit
(D) the number of allowed frequencies for the standing waves in a frequency range 
to ( + d) is proportional to 2
Q.18 Given that the rest mass of electron is 0.511MeV/c2, the speed (in units of c) of an
electron with kinetic energy 5.11MeV is closest to:
(A) 0.996
(B) 0.993
(C) 0.990
(D) 0.998
PH 13/40
Q.19 A one-dimensional infinite square-well potential is given by:
Let 𝐸𝑒 (𝑥) and 𝑒 (𝑥) be the ground state energy and the corresponding wave
function, respectively, if an electron (e) is trapped in that well. Similarly, let
𝐸µ (𝑥) and µ (𝑥) be the corresponding quantities, if a muon (µ) is trapped in the
well. Choose the correct option:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
PH 14/40
Q.20 In a Newton’s rings experiment (using light of free space wavelength 580nm),
there is an air gap of height d between the glass plate and a plano-convex lens (see
figure). The central fringe is observed to be bright.
The least possible value of d (in nm) is:
(A) 145
(B) 290
(C) 580
(D) 72.5
PH 15/40
Q.21 Linearly polarized light (free space wavelength 𝜆0 = 600nm) is incident normally
on a retarding plate (𝑛𝑒 − 𝑛𝑜 = 0.05 at 𝜆0 = 600nm). The emergent light is
observed to be linearly polarized, irrespective of the angle between the direction of
polarization and the optic axis of the plate. The minimum thickness (in µm) of the
plate is:
(A) 6
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D) 1
Q.22 A 15.7mW laser beam has a diameter of 4mm. If the amplitude of the associated
𝐴
magnetic field is expressed as , the value of A is:
√𝜀0 𝑐 3
(𝜀0 is the free space permittivity and 𝑐 is the speed of light)
(A) 50
(B) 35.4
(C) 100
(D) 70.8
PH 16/40
Q.23 The plane 𝑧 = 0 separates two linear dielectric media with relative permittivities
𝜀𝑟1 = 4 and 𝜀𝑟2 = 3, respectively. There is no free charge at the interface. If the
electric field in the medium 1 is 𝐸⃗1 = 3𝑥̂ + 2𝑦̂ + 4𝑧̂ , then the displacement vector
⃗ 2 in medium 2 is:
𝐷
(𝜀0 is the permittivity of free space)
(A) (3𝑥̂ + 4𝑦̂ + 6𝑧̂ )𝜀0
(B) (3𝑥̂ + 6𝑦̂ + 8𝑧̂ )𝜀0
(C) (9𝑥̂ + 6𝑦̂ + 16𝑧̂ )𝜀0
(D) (4𝑥̂ + 2𝑦̂ + 3𝑧̂ )𝜀0
PH 17/40
Q.24 A tank, placed on the ground, is filled with water up to a height ℎ. A small hole is
made at a height ℎ1 such that ℎ1 < ℎ. The water jet emerging from the hole strikes
the ground at a horizontal distance D, as shown schematically in the figure. Which

of the following statements is correct?
(g is the acceleration due to gravity)
(A) Velocity at ℎ1 is √2𝑔ℎ1
(B) 𝐷 = 2(ℎ − ℎ1 )
(C) D will be maximum when ℎ1 = 2

ℎ
3
(D) The maximum value of D is h
PH 18/40
Q.25 An incompressible fluid is flowing through a vertical pipe (height h and cross-
sectional area 𝐴𝑜 ). A thin mesh, having n circular holes of area 𝐴ℎ , is fixed at the
bottom end of the pipe. The speed of the fluid entering the top-end of the pipe is
𝑣𝑜 . The volume flow rate from an individual hole of the mesh is given by:
(g is the acceleration due to gravity)
(A) 𝐴𝑜
√𝑣𝑜2 + 2𝑔ℎ
𝑛
(B) 𝐴𝑜
√𝑣𝑜2 + 𝑔ℎ
𝑛
(C) 𝑛(𝐴𝑜 − 𝐴ℎ )√𝑣𝑜2 + 2𝑔ℎ
(D) 𝑛(𝐴𝑜 − 𝐴ℎ )√𝑣𝑜2 + 𝑔ℎ

𝑜
PH 19/40
Q.26 A ball is dropped from a height ℎ to the ground. If the coefficient of restitution is
𝑒, the time required for the ball to stop bouncing is proportional to:
(A) 2 + 𝑒
1−𝑒
(B) 1 + 𝑒
1−𝑒
(C) 1 − 𝑒
1+𝑒
(D) 2 − 𝑒
1+𝑒
Q.27 A cylinder-piston system contains N atoms of an ideal gas. If 𝑡𝑎𝑣𝑔 is the average
time between successive collisions of a given atom with other atoms. If the
temperature T of the gas is increased isobarically, then 𝑡𝑎𝑣𝑔 is proportional to :
(A) √𝑇
(B) 1
√𝑇
(C) 𝑇
(D) 1
𝑇
PH 20/40
Q.28 A gas consists of particles, each having three translational and three rotational
degrees of freedom. The ratio of specific heats, Cp/Cv, is:
(Cp and Cv are the specific heats at constant pressure and constant volume,
respectively)
(A) 5/3
(B) 7/5
(C) 4/3
(D) 3/2
Q.29 If two traveling waves, given by

𝑦1 = 𝐴0 sin(𝑘𝑥 − 𝜔𝑡) and 𝑦2 = 𝐴0 sin(𝑘𝑥 − 𝜔𝑡)
are superposed, which of the following statements is correct?
(A) For  =  = 1, the resultant wave is a standing wave
(B) For  =  = −1, the resultant wave is a standing wave
(C) For  =  = 2, the carrier frequency of the resultant wave is 3 𝜔

2
(D) For  =  = 2, the carrier frequency of the resultant wave is 3𝜔
PH 21/40
Q.30 Suppose that there is a dispersive medium whose refractive index depends on the
𝑎 𝑏
wavelength as given by 𝑛(𝜆) = 𝑛0 + 2 − 4 . The value of 𝜆 at which the group
𝜆 𝜆
and phase velocities would be the same, is:
(A)
2𝑏
√
𝑎
(B)
𝑏
√
2𝑎
(C)
3𝑏
√
𝑎
(D)
𝑏
√
3𝑎
PH 22/40
Q.31 A pure Si crystal can be converted to an n-type crystal by doping with
(A) P
(B) As
(C) Sb
(D) In
PH 23/40
Q.32 In the following OP-AMP circuit, 𝑣𝑖𝑛 and 𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑡 represent the input and output
signals, respectively.
R2
n
R1
R1 n
n
_ R2
n
_
+ 𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑡
+
R3
~ 𝑣𝑖𝑛 n
R3 RL
n n
Choose the correct statement(s):
(A) 𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑡 is out-of-phase with 𝑣𝑖𝑛
(B) Gain is unity when R1 = R2
(C) 𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑡 is in-phase with 𝑣𝑖𝑛
(D) 𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑡 is zero
PH 24/40
Q.33 A spring-mass system (spring constant 80N/m and damping coefficient 40N-s/m),
initially at rest, is lying along the y-axis in the horizontal plane. One end of the
spring is fixed and the mass (5kg) is attached at its other end. The mass is pulled
along the y-axis by 0.5m from its equilibrium position and then released. Choose
the correct statement(s).
(Ignore mass of the spring)
(A) Motion will be under damped
(B) Trajectory of the mass will be 𝑦(𝑡) = 1 (1 + 𝑡)𝑒 −4𝑡

2
(C) Motion will be critically damped
(D) Trajectory of the mass will be 𝑦(𝑡) = 1 (1 + 4𝑡)𝑒 −4𝑡

2
PH 25/40
Q.34 Consider two different Compton scattering experiments, in which X-rays and γ-
rays of wavelength () 1.024Å and 0.049Å, respectively, are scattered from
stationary free electrons. The scattered wavelength (′) is measured as a function
of the scattering angle ( ). If Compton shift is 𝛥 = ′ − , then which of the
following statement(s) is/are true:
( h = 6.63  10-34J.s, me = 9.11  10-31kg, c = 3  108m/s )
(A) For γ-rays, ′ max ≈ 0.098Å
(B) For X-rays, (Δ)max is observed at  = 180°
(C) For X-rays, (Δ)max ≈ 1.049Å
(D) For γ-rays, at  = 90° , ′ ≈ 0.049Å
PH 26/40
Q.35 A particle of mass m, having an energy E and angular momentum L, is in a

parabolic trajectory around a planet of mass M. If the distance of the closest
approach to the planet is rm, which of the following statement(s) is(are) true?
(G is the Gravitational constant)
(A) E > 0
(B) E = 0
(C) 𝐿 = √2𝐺𝑀𝑚2 𝑟𝑚
(D) 𝐿 = √2𝐺𝑀2 𝑚𝑟𝑚
PH 27/40
Q.36 The inertial frame 𝑆 is moving away from the inertial frame S with a speed 𝑣 =
0.6𝑐 along the negative x-direction (see figure). The origins 𝑂’ and 𝑂 of the frames
coincide at 𝑡 = 𝑡’ = 0. As observed in the frame 𝑆′, two events occur
simultaneously at two points on the 𝑥′-axis with a separation of ∆𝑥 ′ = 5m. If, ∆𝑡
and ∆𝑥 are the magnitudes of the time interval and the space interval, respectively,
between the events in S, then which of the following statements is(are) correct?
(c = 3 × 108 m/s)
(A) ∆𝑡 = 12.5ns
(B) ∆𝑡 = 4.2ns
(C) ∆𝑥 = 10.6m
(D) ∆𝑥 = 6.25m
PH 28/40
Q.37 For the LCR AC-circuit (resonance frequency o) shown in the figure below,
choose the correct statement(s).
(A) o depends on the values of L, C, and R
(B) At  = o, voltage VR and current I are in-phase
(C) The amplitude of VR at  = o/2 is independent of R
(D) The amplitude of VR at  = o is independent of L and C
PH 29/40
Q.38 The P-V diagram of an engine is shown in the figure below. The temperatures at
points 1, 2, 3 and 4 are T1, T2, T3 and T4, respectively. 1 →2 and 3→4 are adiabatic
processes, and 2→3 and 4→1 are isochoric processes.
Identify the correct statement(s).
[γ is the ratio of specific heats Cp (at constant P) and Cv (at constant V)]
(A) 𝑇1 𝑇3 = 𝑇2 𝑇4
(B) 𝑃1
𝛾−1
𝛾
The efficiency of the engine is 1 − (𝑃 )
2
(C) The change in entropy for the entire cycle is zero
(D) 𝑇1 𝑇2 = 𝑇3 𝑇4
PH 30/40
Q.39 A whistle S of sound frequency f is oscillating with angular frequency 𝜔 along the
x-axis. Its instantaneous position and the velocity are given by 𝑥(𝑡) = 𝑎 sin(𝜔𝑡)
and 𝑣(𝑡) = 𝑣0 cos (𝜔𝑡), respectively. An observer P is located on the y-axis at a
distance L from the origin (see figure). Let 𝑣𝑃𝑆 (𝑡) be the component of 𝑣(𝑡) along
the line joining the source and the observer. Choose the correct option(s):
(Here 𝑎 and 𝑣0 are constants)
(A) 1 𝑎𝑣0
𝑣𝑃𝑆 (𝑡) = sin (2𝜔𝑡)
2 √𝑎2 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜔𝑡 + 𝐿2
(B) The observed frequency will be f when the source is at 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 = ±𝑎
(C) The observed frequency will be f when the source is at position 𝑥 = ± 𝑎

2
(D) 1 𝑎𝑣0
𝑣𝑃𝑆 (𝑡) = sin (2𝜔𝑡)
2 √𝑎2 + 𝐿2
PH 31/40
Q.40 One mole of an ideal monoatomic gas, initially at temperature 𝑇𝑜 is expanded from
an initial volume 𝑉𝑜 to 2.5𝑉𝑜 . Which of the following statements is(are) correct?
(R is the ideal gas constant)
(A) When the process is isothermal, the work done is 𝑅𝑇𝑜 ln 2
(B) When the process is isothermal, the change in internal energy is zero
(C) When the process is isobaric, the work done is 3 𝑅𝑇𝑜

2
(D) When the process is isobaric, the change in internal energy is 9

𝑅𝑇𝑜
2
Q.41 Consider a p-n junction diode which has 1023 acceptor-atoms/m3 in the p-side and
1022 donor-atoms/m3 in the n-side. If the depletion width in the p-side is 0.16µm,
then the value of depletion width in the n-side will be ______µm. (Rounded off to
one decimal place)
PH 32/40
Q.42 The co-ordinate system (x,y,z) is transformed to the system (u,v,w), as given by:
𝑢 = 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 𝑧
𝑣 = 𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 𝑧
𝑤 =𝑥+𝑦
The Jacobian of the above transformation is ____________.
Q.43 Two sides of a triangle OAB are given by:
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑂𝐴 = 𝑥̂ + 2𝑦̂ + 𝑧̂
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 2𝑥̂ − 𝑦̂ + 3𝑧̂

𝑂𝐵
The area of the triangle is _________. (Rounded off to one decimal place)
PH 33/40
Q.44 A particle of mass 1kg, initially at rest, starts sliding down from the top of a
frictionless inclined plane of angle 𝜋/6 (as schematically shown in the figure). The
magnitude of the torque on the particle about the point O after a time 2seconds is
___________N-m. (Rounded off to nearest integer)
h
𝜋ൗ
6
O
(Take g = 10m/s2)
Q.45 The moment of inertia of a solid hemisphere (mass 𝑀 and radius 𝑅) about the axis
2
passing through the hemisphere and parallel to its flat surface is 𝑀𝑅 2 . The
5
distance of the axis from the center of mass of the hemisphere (in units of 𝑅)
is________. (Rounded off to two decimal places)
Q.46 A collimated light beam of intensity 𝐼0 is incident normally on an air-dielectric

(refractive index 2.0) interface. The intensity of the reflected light is _______𝐼0 .
(Rounded off to two decimal places)
PH 34/40
Q.47 A charge of −9C is placed at the center of a concentric spherical shell made of a
linear dielectric material (relative permittivity 9) and having inner and outer radii
of 0.1m and 0.2m, respectively. The total charge induced on its inner surface is
______C. (Rounded off to two decimal place)
Q.48 A Zener diode (rating 10V, 2W) and a normal diode (turn-on voltage 0.7V) are
connected in a circuit as shown in the figure. The voltage drop 𝑉𝐿 across the 2k
resistance is __________V. (Rounded off to one decimal place)
Q.49 The Fermi energy of a system is 5.5eV. At 500K, the energy of a level for which
the probability of occupancy is 0.2, is ________eV. (Rounded off to two decimal
places)
(Boltzmann constant 𝑘𝐵 = 8.62  10−5 eV/K)
PH 35/40
Q.50 One mole of an ideal monoatomic gas is heated in a closed container, first from
273K to 303K, and then from 303K to 373K. The net change in the entropy is
______R. (Rounded off to two decimal places)
(R is the ideal gas constant)
Q.51 For a simple cubic crystal, the smallest inter-planar spacing d that can be
determined from its second order of diffraction using monochromatic X-rays of
wavelength 1.32Å is _________Å. (Round off to two decimal places)
PH 36/40
Q.52 A transistor ( =100, 𝑉𝐵𝐸 = 0.7𝑉) is connected as shown in the circuit below.
VCC = 15 V
20 k IC 10 k
5 k 2 k
The current IC will be _________ mA. (Rounded off to two decimal places)
Q.53 In the Taylor expansion of function, 𝐹(𝑥) = 𝑒 𝑥 sin 𝑥, around 𝑥 = 0, the

coefficient of 𝑥 5 is ______________. (Rounded off to three decimal places)
PH 37/40
Q.54 A stationary nitrogen ( 147𝑁) nucleus is bombarded with  - particle ( 42𝐻𝑒) and the
following nuclear reaction takes place:
If the kinetic energies of 42𝐻𝑒 and 11𝐻 are 5.314MeV and 4.012MeV, respectively,
then the kinetic energy of 178𝑂 is ______MeV. (Rounded off to one decimal place)
(Masses are given in units of 𝑢 = 931.5MeV/c2)
Q.55 A satellite of mass 10kg, in a circular orbit around a planet, is having a speed
𝑣=200m/s. The total energy of the satellite is _______kJ. (Rounded off to nearest
integer)
Q.56 When a system of multiple long narrow slits (width 2µm and period 4µm) is
illuminated with a laser of wavelength 600nm. There are 40 minima between the
two consecutive principal maxima observed in its diffraction pattern. Then
maximum resolving power of the system is _______.
PH 38/40
Q.57 Consider a thick biconvex lens (thickness t = 4cm and refractive index n = 1.5)
whose magnitudes of the radii of curvature R1 and R2, of the first and second
surfaces are 30cm and 20cm, respectively. Surface 2 is silvered to act as a mirror.
A point object is placed at point A on the axis (OA = 60cm) as shown in the figure.
If its image is formed at point Q, the distance d between O and Q is ______cm.
(Rounded off to two decimal places)
Q.58 An unstable particle created at a point P moves with a constant speed of 0.998c
until it decays at a point Q. If the lifetime of the particle in its rest frame is 632ns,
the distance between points P and Q is ______m. (Rounded off to the nearest
integer)
(c = 3 × 108 m/s)
PH 39/40
Q.59 Two positive charges Q and 2Q are kept at points A and B, separated by a distance
2d, as shown in the figure. MCL is a semicircle of radius 2d centered at the origin
𝐿
O. If Q = 2C and d = 10cm, the value of the line integral ∫𝑀 𝐸⃗ . ⃗⃗⃗
𝑑𝑙 (where 𝐸⃗
represents electric field) along the path MCL will be _________V.
Q.60 A time dependent magnetic field inside a long solenoid of radius 0.05m is given
⃗ (𝑡) = 𝐵0 sin 𝜔𝑡 𝑧̂ . If 𝜔=100rad/s and 𝐵0= 0.98Weber/m2, then the amplitude
by 𝐵
of the induced electric field at a distance of 0.07m from the axis of the solenoid is
______V/m. (Rounded off to two decimal places)
PH 40/40
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Special Instructions/ Useful Data
∂ 2 A ∂ 2 A ∂ 2 A 1 ∂ ⎛ 2 ∂A ⎞ 1 ∂ ⎛ ∂A ⎞ 1 ∂2 A
∇2 A = + + = ⎜ r ⎟ + ⎜ sin θ ⎟ +
∂x 2 ∂y 2 ∂z 2 r 2 ∂r ⎝ ∂r ⎠ r 2 sin θ ∂θ ⎝ ∂θ ⎠ r 2 sin 2 θ ∂φ 2
Avogadro’s number NA = 6.02 × 1023 mole-1
Boltzmann constant kB = 1.38 × 10-23 J/K
Permittivity of free space ε0 = 8.85 × 10-12 F/m
Molar gas constant R = 8.31 J/mol-K
Speed of light in vacuum c = 3 × 108 m/s
Planck’s constant h = 6.63 × 10-34 J-s
log2 = 0.301
ln2 = 0.693
PH- ii / 32
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IMPORTANT NOTE FOR CANDIDATES
• Attempt ALL the 25 questions.
• Questions 1-15 (objective questions) carry six marks each and questions 16-25 (subjective
questions) carry twenty one marks each.
• Write the answers to the objective questions in the Answer Table for Objective Questions
provided on page 7 only.
∂f&
Q.1 Given a function f ( x, t ) of both position x and time t, the value of (where
∂x&
df ( x, t ) dx
f& = , x& = ) is
dt dt
∂2 f ∂f f& df
(A) (B) (C) (D)
∂x 2 ∂x x& dx
r r r r r
Q.2 If F is a constant vector and r is the position vector then ∇ ( F ⋅ r ) would be
r r r r r r r r r
(A) (∇ ⋅ r ) F (B) F (C) (∇ ⋅ F ) r (D) | r | F
Q.3 Three masses m, 2m and 3m are moving in x-y plane with speeds 3u, 2u and u, respectively, as
shown in the figure. The three masses collide at the same time at P and stick together. The
velocity of the resulting mass would be
u u u u
(A) ( xˆ + 3 yˆ ) (B) ( xˆ − 3 yˆ ) (C) (− xˆ + 3 yˆ ) (D) (− xˆ − 3 yˆ )
12 12 12 12
PH- 1 / 32
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Q.4 The figure shows a thin square sheet of metal of uniform density along with possible choices
for a set of principal axes (indicated by dashed lines) of the moment of inertia, lying in the
plane of the sheet. The correct choice(s) for the principal axes would be
(A) p, q, and r (B) p and r (C) p and q (D) p only
Q.5 A lightly damped harmonic oscillator loses energy at the rate of 1% per minute. The decrease
in amplitude of the oscillator per minute will be closest to
(A) 0.5% (B) 1% (C) 1.5% (D) 2%
Q.6 A parallel plate air-gap capacitor is made up of two plates of area 10 cm2 each kept at a
distance of 0.88 mm. A sine wave of amplitude 10 V and frequency 50 Hz is applied across the
capacitor as shown in the figure. The amplitude of the displacement current density (in mA/m2)
between the plates will be closest to
(A) 0.03 (B) 0.30 (C) 3.00 (D) 30.00
Space for rough work
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Q.7 A tiny dust particle of mass 1.4 ×10-11 kg is floating in air at 300 K. Ignoring gravity, its rms
speed (in µm/s) due to random collisions with air molecules will be closest to
(A) 0.3 (B) 3 (C) 30 (D) 300
Q.8 When the temperature of a blackbody is doubled, the maximum value of its spectral energy
density, with respect to that at initial temperature, would become
1
(A) times (B) 8 times (C) 16 times (D) 32 times
16
Q.9 Light takes 4 hours to cover the distance from Sun to Neptune. If you travel in a spaceship at a
speed 0.99c (where c is the speed of light in vacuum), the time (in minutes) required to cover
the same distance measured with a clock on the spaceship will be approximately
(A) 34 (B) 56 (C) 85 (D) 144
Q.10 60
27Co is a radioactive nucleus of half-life 2ln2×108 s. The activity of 10g of 60
27 Co in
disintegrations per second is
1 1
(A) ×1010 (B) 5 ×1010 (C) ×1014 (D) 5 ×1014
5 5
Q.11 An X-ray beam of wavelength 1.54 Å is diffracted from the (110) planes of a solid with a cubic
lattice of lattice constant 3.08 Å. The first-order Bragg diffraction occurs at
⎛1⎞ ⎛ 1 ⎞ ⎛1⎞ ⎛ 1 ⎞
(A) sin −1 ⎜ ⎟ (B) sin −1 ⎜ ⎟ (C) sin −1 ⎜ ⎟ (D) sin −1 ⎜ ⎟
⎝4⎠ ⎝2 2⎠ ⎝2⎠ ⎝ 2⎠
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Q.12 The Boolean expression P + PQ , where P and Q are the inputs to a circuit, represents the
following logic gate
(A) AND (B) NAND (C) NOT (D) OR
Q.13 Group I contains x- and y- components of the electric field and Group II contains the type of
polarization of light.
Group I Group II
E0
P. Ex = cos(ωt + kz )
2 1. Linearly Polarized
E y = E0 sin(ωt + kz )
Q. Ex = E0 sin(ωt + kz )
2. Circularly Polarized
E y = E0 cos(ωt + kz )
R. Ex = E1 sin(ωt + kz )
3. Unpolarized
E y = E2 sin(ωt + kz )
S. Ex = E0 sin(ωt + kz )
4. Elliptically Polarized
π
E y = E0 sin(ωt + kz + )
4
The correct set of matches is
(A) P Æ 4; Q Æ 2; R Æ 4; S Æ 1 (B) P Æ 1; Q Æ 3; R Æ 1; S Æ 4
(C) P Æ 4; Q Æ 2; R Æ 1; S Æ 4 (D) P Æ 3; Q Æ 1; R Æ 3; S Æ 2
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Q.14 For a liquid to vapour phase transition at Ttr, which of the following plots between specific
Gibbs free energy g and temperature T is correct?
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
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Q.15 A segment of a circular wire of radius R, extending from θ =0 to π/2, carries a constant linear
charge density λ. The electric field at origin O is
λ λ ⎛ 1 1 ⎞
(A) ( − xˆ − yˆ ) (B) ⎜ − xˆ − yˆ ⎟
4πε 0 R 4πε 0 R ⎝ 2 2 ⎠
λ ⎛ 1 1 ⎞
(C) ⎜ − xˆ − yˆ ⎟ (D) 0
4πε 0 R ⎝ 2 2 ⎠
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Q.16 The P-V diagram below represents an ideal monatomic gas cycle for 1 mole of a gas. In
terms of the gas constant R, calculate the temperatures at the points J, K, L and M. Also
calculate the heat rejected and heat absorbed during the cycle, and the efficiency of the
cycle. (21)
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Q.17 2 kg of a liquid (specific heat = 2000 J K-1 kg-1, independent of temperature) is heated
from 200 K to 400 K by either of the following two processes P1 and P2:
P1: bringing it in contact with a reservoir at 400 K.
P2: bringing it first in contact with a reservoir at 300 K till equilibrium is reached, and
then bringing it in contact with another reservoir at 400 K.
Calculate the change in the entropy of the liquid and that of the universe in processes P1
and P2. Neglect any change in volume of the liquid. (21)
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Q.18 (a) Two concentric, conducting spherical shells of radii R1 and R2 (R1 < R2) are
maintained at potentials V1 and V2, respectively. Find the potential and electric field
in the region R1 < r < R2. (12)
(b) A polarized dielectric cube of side l is kept on the x-y plane as shown. If the
r
polarization in the cube is P = k x xˆ , where k is a positive constant, then find all the
bound surface charge densities and volume charge density. (9)
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Q.19 A water cannon starts shooting a jet of water horizontally, at t = 0, into a heavy trolley
of mass M placed on a horizontal ground. The nozzle diameter of the water cannon is d,
the density of water is ρ, and the speed of water coming out of the nozzle is u. Find the
speed of the trolley as a function of time. Assume that all the water from the jet is
collected in the trolley. Neglect all frictional losses. (21)
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Q.20 A long straight solenoid of radius R and n turns per unit length carries a current I = αt,
where α is a constant. t is time and remains finite. The axis of the solenoid is along the z-
axis. Find the magnetic field, electric field and the Poynting vector inside the solenoid.
Show these vectors at some instant t1 at any point (i) on the axis of the solenoid, and (ii)
at a distance r (< R) from the axis. (21)
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2 1
Q.21 In the operational amplifier circuit shown below, input voltages V1 = V and V2 = V
3 2
are applied.
(a) Determine the current flowing through resistance R4 and the output voltage Vo. (12)
(b) In the above circuit, if V1 is grounded and square pulses of peak voltage 1V and
frequency 100 Hz are applied at V2, determine the voltage and phase change of the
output pulses. (9)
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Q.22 A particle of mass m is confined in a potential-box of sides Lx, Ly, and Lz, as shown in the
figure. By solving the Schrödinger equation of the particle, find its eigenfunctions and
energy eigenvalues. (21)
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Q.23 A particle of mass m and charge q moves in the presence of a time-independent magnetic
r r
field B ( r ) . Set up Newton’s equation of motion for the particle.
r r r r r r
Since for a magnetic field
r ∇ ⋅ B = 0 , one can write B = ∇ × A , where A is a function of
dA d r r
position. Calculate as seen by the moving particle. Show that ( p + qA) , where
dt dt
r
p is the momentum of the particle, can be written as q times the gradient of a function. (21)
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Q.24 Consider a periodic function f (x), with periodicity 2π,
⎧c 0≤ x <π
f ( x) = ⎨
⎩0 π ≤ x < 2π ,
where c is a constant.
(a) Expand f (x) in a Fourier series. (12)
(b) From the result obtained in (a), show that

π 1 1 1 1
= 1 − + − + − ⋅⋅⋅ .
4 3 5 7 9 (9)
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Q.25 Two orthogonally polarized beams (each of wavelength 0.5 µm and with polarization
marked in the figure) are incident on a two-prism assembly and emerge along x-
direction, as shown. The prisms are of identical material and no and ne are the refractive
sin θ 3 +1
indices of the o-ray and e-ray, respectively. Use sin φ = , and no = .
3 4
(a) Find the value of θ and ne. (9)
(b) If the right hand side prism starts sliding down with the vertical component of the
velocity uy = 1µm/s, what would be the minimum time after which the state of
polarization of the emergent beam would repeat itself? (12)
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( Question Number 1 – 15)
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Question Marks Marks
Number
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JAM 2015 PHYSICS - PH

JAM 2015: General Instructions during Examination

JAM 2015 Examination

Read the following instructions carefully.

Declaration by the candidate:

Speed of light in vacuum (c): 3 10 m s-1

Planck’s constant (h): 6.62 10 Js

hbar times speed of light in vacuum ( ): 200 10 MeV m

Universal gas constant (R): 8.3 J K-1 mole-1

Mass of the electron (me): 9.1 10 Kg

Charge of the electron (e): 1.6 10 C

Acceleration due to gravity (g): 9.8 m s-2

Free space permittivity (0): 8.85 10 N m2 C-2

Q.3 A particle with energy is incident on a potential given by

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

Q.7 Temperature dependence of resistivity of a metal can be described by

(A) 0.2 (B) 0.3

Q. 11 – Q. 30 carry two marks each.

(A) 390  (B) 420 

(C) 440  (D) 460 

Consider the following reactions:

(A) Both (1) and (2) are allowed

(C) X = Br and Y = F (D) X = F and Y = Br

(A) Zero (B)

Q.21 Which of the following circuits represent the Boolean expression

(A) (B) 7 (C) (D)

Q.27 Consider a vector field ̂ . Let be the circle 4 on the plane

(A) 28 (B) 4 (C) 4 (D) 28

(A) 0 (B) 0.5 (C) 1 (D) 2

Q.30 The phase of the complex number 1 in the polar representation is

(A) The current through R1= The current through R2

(A) Both linear momentum and angular momentum are conserved

Q.5 A particle is moving in a two-dimensional potential well

Q.6 Consider the circuit, consisting of an AC function generator sin 2 with 5 ,

(A) The current in the circuit would be maximum at 178 Hz

(A) The muons can never reach earth’s surface

(A) (B) The entropy of the source decreases

(A) Reducing a increases the separation between consecutive primary maxima

Q. 11 – Q. 20 carry two marks each.

Q.13 A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency 5 10 Hz and amplitude 10 V/m, traveling in a

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(C) Circular path ; 𝑡𝑡 = 1 s. (D) Circular path ; 𝑡𝑡 = 2/3 s.

-1 -0.5 0.5 1 x -1 -0.5 0.5 1 x

Q.7 The solution of the Boolean equation 𝑌𝑌 = 𝐴𝐴 + 𝐵𝐵 + ����

(A) 𝜔𝜔𝑦𝑦 = 𝜔𝜔𝑥𝑥 . (B) phase difference is 0.

(C) 𝜔𝜔𝑦𝑦 = 2𝜔𝜔𝑥𝑥 . (D) phase difference is π/2.

(C) π/2 and π/2. (D) 0 and 0 < δ ≤ π/2 respectively.

Q. 11 – Q. 30 carry two marks each.

which one of the following statements is correct?

(B) Equations are consistent and a single non-trivial solution exists.

(C) Equations are consistent and many solutions exist.

(D) Equations are consistent and only a trivial solution exists.

Q.12 The tangent line to the curve 𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 + 5 = 0 at (1, 1) is represented by

(C) 𝑥𝑥 = 3𝑦𝑦 − 2. (D) 𝑥𝑥 = −3𝑦𝑦 + 4.

(D) The energy will not be dissipated in either case.

(A) +V exponentially. (B) −V exponentially.

(C) +V linearly. (D) −V linearly.

(C) time of flight is extremum. (D) distance is extremum.

Q.7 The solution of the Boolean equation 𝑌𝑌 = 𝐴𝐴 + 𝐵𝐵 + ��