Numerical/Integer Type Questions

1. If the work done by stretching a wire by 1 mm is 2 6. An inductor (XL = 2Ω) a capacitor (XC = 8Ω) and a
J, the work necessary for stretching another wire of resistance (8Ω) is connected in series with an ac
the same material but with the radius of cross source. The voltage output of A.C source is given
section and half the length by 1 mm is (in J) by v = 10 cos 100 πt. The instantaneous potential
difference between A and B is equal to x × 10–1 volt.
2. A string has a linear mass density μ of 625 gm−1 When it is half of the voltage output source at that
and is stretched with a tension T of 49 N. A wave instant. Find out value of x.
of frequency 125 Hz and amplitude 9 mm, is
travelling along the string. At what average rate (in
watt) is the wave transporting energy through the
string?

3. A uniform magnetic filed B = 0.5 T exists in a

circular region of radius R = 5 m. A loop of radius 7. A particle rotates in a circle with angular speed 0 .
R = 5 m encloses the magnetic filed at t = 0 and A retarding force decelerates it such that angular
then pulled at uniform speed v = 2 m/s in the plane deceleration is always proportional to square root
of the paper. Find the induced emf (in V) in the of angular velocity. The mean angular velocity of
loop at time t = 3 s the particle averaged over the whole time of

rotation is 0 . The value of n is.
n

8. A steel wire of cross sectional area 5 × 10–7 m2is

4. A nuclear reactor is designed to deliver 4 MW tied between two rigid clamps. It is given that at
power. The nuclear fuel consists of Uranium-235 30°C, wire is just taut. If the temperature of wire is
to run the reactor with amount of energy released decreased to 10°C, find the tension (in N) in the
per fission 200 MeV. If amount of fuel needed (in wire. Given that the coefficient of linear expansion
of steel is 1.1 × 10–5 °C–1 and its Young’s modulus
kg) to run the reactor at designed rating with 100%
is 2 × 1011 N/m2.
efficiency for one year is x. Find 10 x (answer
should be nearest integer)
9. The rms value for the saw-tooth voltage of peak
value V0 from t = 0 to t = 2T as shown in figure is
5. Three identical uniform rods of the same mass M
V0
and length L are arranged in xy plane as shown in . Find the value of x.
x
the figure. A fourth uniform rod of mass 3M has
been placed as shown in the xy plane. What should
be the value of the length (in cm) of the fourth rod
such that the center of mass of all the four rods lie
at the origin?
(Take 2 =1.4, L= 20 cm)

10. As a result of isobaric heating by T = 72 K. One

mole of a certain ideal gas receives heat Q = 1.6 kJ.
Find the value of adiabatic exponent γ for the gas
is 8/. Find the value of .

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11. A uniform rod AB of length 2l and mass m is 16. A block of mass M (= 1 kg) is tied to a spring of
turning freely in a horizontal plane about a vertical force constant k (= 100 N/m) and placed on a
3v smooth horizontal surface. The natural length of
axis through A, with angular velocity . A
l the spring is L. P is a point on the spring at a
particle P, also having mass m, is moving with L
distance from its fixed end. The block is set in
constant velocity v in the same horizontal plane. 4
The particle and the rod are moving towards each oscillations with amplitude A(= 20 cm). Find the
other and when AB is perpendicular to the path of maximum speed of point P on the spring.
the particle, P collides with point B of the rod. If
the coefficient of restitution between the rod and
1
the particle is . The speed of the particle after
2 17. A cord of length 64 m is used to connect a 100 kg
impact is nv. The value of 120n is ______. astronaut to spaceship whose mass is much larger
than that of the astronaut. Assume that the
12. Given L = 4H = R = 28Ω and C = 400µF, in the spaceship is orbiting near earth surface. Assume
given circuit, the resonance angular frequency in that the spaceship and the astronaut fall on a
rad/s is: straight line from the earth centre. The value of
tension in the code is ____ × 102 N. (The radius of
the earth is 6400 km)

18. In the circuit shown, voltmeters across L and R

160 120
13. The natural frequency of the system shown in V and V respectively. At an instant when
2 2
1 xk
figure is f  . The pulleys are smooth and voltage across inductor is 128V, then the voltage
 M
across resistor R is in V at that instant. Find the
massless. Find x. value of n.

19. The member OA rotates in vertical plane about a

horizontal axis through O with a constant counter-
14. A particle is projected with speed u at an angle clockwise velocity ω = 3rad/s. As it passe the
position θ = 0, a small mass m is placed upon it at

  60  with the horizontal. If the time taken by
a radial distance r = 0.5 m. If the mass is observed
it, so that its velocity makes an angle 60° with the to slip at θ = 37°. The coefficient of friction
y 1 3
initial velocity is n . The value of between the mass & the number is   . The

g sin   30 N
2
value of N is
24 n is
15. When a device P is connected across a 220 V, 50
Hz alternating supply the voltage leads current by
π/3. When a device Q is connected across the same
supply the current leads voltage by π/6. The two
devices have same resistance and different
reactance. These two devices are connected in
series with voltage V and current i lags the voltage
by ϕ. If value of ϕ is π/k then find k.

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20. In the arrangement shown in the figure, 25. Calculate the ratio of the mean free paths of the
mA = 2 kg and mB = 1 kg. String is light and molecules of two gases having molecular diameters
inextensible. The acceleration of centre of mass of 1Å and 2Å. The gases may be considered under
both the blocks is g/x. The value of x is. Neglect identical conditions of temperature, pressure and
friction everywhere. volume

26. In an old record found in a laboratory, a process

123 was shown. Over the time, ink faded and
it became impossible to see the pressure and
volume axes. However, descriptions given there
reveal that the states 1 and 3 lie on an isochore
21. Two parallel wires in the plane of the paper are corresponding to a volume V, amount of heat
distance x0 apart. A point charge is moving with supplied during the whole process 123 is zero
speed u between the wires in the same plane at a and the gas involved is one mole of helium.
distance x1 from one of the wires. When the wires Volume occupied by the gas in the state 2 is x V.
carry current of magnitude I in the same direction, Find x.
the radius of curvature of the path of the point
charge is R1. In contrast, if the currents I in the two
wires have directions opposite to each other, the
x
radius of curvature of the path is R2. If 0  3, the
x1
R
value of 1 is.
R2
27. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C (without
22. A long wire hangs vertically with its upper end dielectrics) is filled by dielectric slabs as shown in
clamped. A torque of 8 Nm applied to the free end figure. Then the new capacitance of the capacitor
twists it through 45°. The potential energy of the is
twisted wire is nπJ. Find the value of n.

23. A sphere of mass m and radius r is placed on a

rough plank of mass M. The system is placed on a
smooth horizontal surface. A constant force F is
applied on the plank such that the sphere rolls
purely on the plank. The acceleration of the sphere
2F
is given by . The value of n is ______
nM  2m
28. Two spools of masses m1 = 1 kg and m2 = 2 kg rest
on a sufficiently rough inclined planes. Their
internal and external radii are R and 2R
respectively. Spools of masses m1 and m2 are
connected to a block of mass m1 as shown in the
24. Two short magnetic dipoles m1 and m2 each having figure. The minimum value of coefficient of
magnetic moment of 1 Am2 are placed at point O friction between the block and the surface such that
and P respectively. The distance between OP is 1 all the bodies are in equilibrium is μmin. find the
meter. The torque experienced by the magnetic
value of 36(μmin)2
dipole m2 due to the presence of m1 is ...... × 10–7
Nm.

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29. A steel wire of length 4.7 m and cross-sectional 33. A parallel plate capacitor whose capacitance C is
area 3×10–6m2 stretches by the same amount as a 14 pF is charged by a battery to a potential
copper wire of length 3.5 m and cross-sectional difference V0 = 12V between its plates. The
area of 4×10–6 m2 under a given load. The ratio of charging battery is now disconnected and a
Young's modulus of steel to that of copper is porcelain plate with k = 7 is inserted between the
plates, then the plate would oscillate back and forth
30. The equivalent capacitance of the shown infinite between the plates with a constant mechanical
network across A and B, if each capacitor has a energy of ______ pJ. (Assume no friction)
capacitance of C, is
34. A thin tube equipped with a valve is connected at
the bottom of a vertical cylinder. A heavy piston is
suspended from the top of the cylinder with the
help of a spring and the space above the piston is
evacuated. If all the air below the piston is pumped
out, the piston touches the bottom without exerting
any force on the bottom as shown in the fig-I. Now
31. The figure shows a square train wagon ABCD an ideal gas at temperature T is introduced under
which has a smooth floor and side length of 2 L. the piston through the tube until the piston slowly
The train is moving with uniform acceleration (a) rises to a height h and then the valve is closed as
in a direction parallel to DA. A 'ball is rolled along shown in fig-I. What will be the height of the piston
the floor with a velocity u, parallel to AB, with above the bottom of the container, if temperature
respect to the wagon. The ball passes through the of the gas is increased to 2T will be Ph Assume that
centre of the wagon floor. At the instant it is at the the piston moves without friction and that the
centre, brakes are applied and the train begins to spring obeys Hooke’s law’. Find P.
retard at a uniform rate that is equal to its previous
acceleration

35. Figure shows part of a circuit. Calculate the power,

in ohm, dissipated in 3Ω resistance. What is the
32. The two-conducting cylinder-piston systems potential difference VC − VB?
shown below are linked. Cylinder 1 is filled with a
certain molar quantity of a monatomic ideal gas,
and cylinder 2 is filled with an equal molar quantity
of a diatomic ideal gas. The entire apparatus is
situated inside an oven whose temperature is Ta =
27°C. The cylinder volumes have the same initial
36. Using a condenser coil 10 kg of water is to be
value V0 = 100 cc. When the oven temperature is
heated from 20°C to 80°C per hour. For the
slowly raised to Tb = 127°C. What is the volume
purpose, steam at 150°C is passed from the
change ΔV (in cc) of cylinder 1? condenser which is immersed in water and steam
condenses in the coil and comes out at 90°C. Find
the amount of steam (in kg) required per hour for
this purpose. Given that specific heat of water is
4200 J/kg °C and latent heat of steam is 2.25 × 106
J/kg.

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37. A traffic officer receives complaints on frequent 41. A body having specific charge 8µC/g is resting on
traffic jams at a traffic signal on the main street of a frictionless plane at a distance 10 cm from the
a busy market. He studied the traffic pattern and to wall (as shown in the figure). It starts moving
simplify calculations made a reasonable towards the wall when a uniform electric field of
assumptions that all the vehicles are identical in 100 V/m is applied horizontally towards the wall.
If the collision of the body with the wall is perfectly
size and move with identical speeds. At present,
elastic, then the time period of the motion will be s.
durations of red and the green signals are equal and
average speed of traffic advancement is v1 =1.5
m/s. For improvement in the situation, if he orders
to make duration of green signals η = 2 times and
to leave that of red signals unchanged, what would
be average speed v2 of the traffic advancement?
42. A particle is projected up an inclined plane of
inclination β to be horizontal as shown. The angle
38. A long cylindrical volume contains a uniformly of projection of particle with horizontal is α. If the
distributed charge of density ρ Cm–3. The electric particle strikes the plane horizontally, then
field inside the cylindrical volume at a distance tan 
 , find the value of x.
2 x
x  0 m from its axis is ______ Vm–1


43. A plank P and block Q are arranged as shown on a

smooth table top. They are given velocities 3 m/s
39. A copper wire is held at the two ends by rigid and 6 m/s respectively. The length of plank is 1m
supports. At 30°C the wire is just taut, with and block is of negligible size. After some time
negligible tension. Find the speed of transverse when the block has reached the other end of plank
waves in this wire at 10° C(α = 1.7 ×10–5 °C–1), it stops slipping on plank. Find the coefficient of
Y = 1.3 ×1011 N/m2, d = 9 ×103 kg/m3). friction between plank P and block Q if mass of
plank is double of block.
40. A spherical ball of density ρ and radius 0.003m is
dropped into a tube containing a viscous fluid filled
up to the 0 cm mark as shown in the figure.
Viscosity of the fluid = 1.260 Nm–2 and its density
ρL= ρ/2 = 1260 kgm–3. Assume the ball reaches a 44. In a parallel plate capacitor set up, the plate area of
terminal speed by the 10 cm mark. Find the time capacitor is 2 m2 and the plates are separated by 1m.
taken (in sec) by the ball to traverse the distance If the space between the plates are filled with a
between the 10 cm and 20 cm mark. dielectric material of thickness 0.5 m and area 2m2
(g = acceleration due to gravity = 10 ms–2) (see fig.) the capacitance of the set-up will be
______ ε0. (Dielectric constant of the material =
3.2) (Round off to the Nearest Integer)

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45. A line PQ is moving on a fixed circle of radius R. 49. A large tank of (height h1 = 4m) water has a hose
The line has a constant velocity v perpendicular to connected to it, as shown in figure. The tank is
itself. The speed of point of intersection (A) of the sealed at the top and has compressed air between
line with the circle at the moment the line is at a the water surface & the top. When the water height
distance d = R/2 from the centre of the circle is n. h2 is 3m, the gauge pressure of air P1 = 1 × 105
The value of 12 n2 is N/m2. Assume that the air above the water surface
expands isothermally, the velocity of flow out of
the hose when h2 has decreased to 2m is given by
2
α m/s? Find . (For isothermal condition, PV =
5
constant). (Assume ideal fluid flow & Patm = 105
N/m2)

46. A circular tube of mass M is placed vertically on a

horizontal surface as shown in the figure.

50. X different wavelengths may be observed in the

spectrum from a hydrogen sample if the atoms are
exited to states with principal quantum number
n = 6? The value of X is _______.

Two small spheres, each of mass m, just fit in the tube 51. A liquid of density ρ = 1000 kg/m3 and coefficient
are released from the top. If  gives the angle of viscosity η= 0.1 Ns/m2 is flowing down in
between radius vector of either ball with the vertical pipe of large cross section. A small ball of
m density ρ0 = 100 kg/m3 and r = 5 cm will be at rest
vertical, obtain the value of the ratio , if the
M in flowing liquid, if velocity of flowing liquid is 10
tube just breaks its contact with ground when k m/s. Then find the value of k.
  60 . Neglect any friction.

47. A hydrogen atom in its ground state is irradiated by

light of wavelength 970Å. Taking
hc/e = 1.237 × 10–6 eV m and the ground state
energy of hydrogen atom as –13.6 eV, the number
of lines present in the emission spectrum is

48. Pressure variation due a sonic wave propagating

along positive x -direction is given by the equation 52. An electron in a hydrogen atom undergoes a
ΔP(x)=ΔP0 sin [2π(vt-x)]. One end of an open transition from an orbit with quantum number ni to
organ pipe is closed by a cap and held at rest with another with quantum number nf. Vi and Vf are
its axis parallel to x-axis and the open end at the respectively the initial and final potential energies
origin. What should be the minimum value of V
frictional force between the cap and the pipe so that of the electron. If i = 6.25, then the smallest
Vf
pipe will remain closed. Given ΔP0 = 2 ×103 N/m2
possible nf is
and cross sectional area of the tube is equal to 5
×10–4 m2.

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53. Bulk modulus of water is 2 ×109N/m2. The hange 58. Mass m is suspended by ideal massless springs in
in pressure required to increase the density of water two different ways, indicated by (a) and (b) in the
by 0.1% is x MPa. Find x. figure. The mass is displaced upwards by a small
amount from equilibrium position and is then
released resulting in a SHM of the mass in the
54. A string of mass m is fixed at both ends. The vertical direction. We denote the oscillation
fundamental tone oscillation are excited in the frequencies associated with the two cases (a) and
string with angular frequency ω and maximum f
(b) by fa and fb respectively. Find a . (Given k2 =
displacement amplitude A. The total energy fb

m2 A2 2k1)
contained in the string is , where x is an
x
integer from zero to 9. Find x.

55. The first three spectral lines of H -atom in the

Balmer series are given 1 ,  2 ,  3 considering the
Bohr atomic model, the wave lengths of first and
 1 
third spectral lines   are related by a factor of
 3  59. A beam of monochromatic light is used to excite
approximately 'x' ×10–1. The value of x, to the the electron in Li++ from the first orbit to the third
nearest integer, is. orbit. The wavelength of monochromatic light is
found to be x × 10–10 m. The value of x is ______.
[Given hc = 1242 eV nm]
56. In a hydrogen spectrum, λ be the wavelength of
first transition line of Lyman series. The 60. Figure shows a wedge block of mass M placed on
wavelength difference will be "aλ" between the a smooth surface and kept in contact of two
wavelength of 3rd transition line of Paschen series unattached springs of force constants 2k and k. If
and that of 2nd transition line of Balmer Series springs are constrained to deform along length
where a = _______. only, the period of small oscillations of wedge on
xM
horizontal plane is  . The value of x is
k
57. In the system shown, thread is inextensible, masses
of the thread and that of the pulleys are negligible  Take 2  1.4 
as compared to the loads to be lifted and friction at
the axles of the pulleys is absent. Masses of the
loads are m1 = 2.0 kg and m2 = 5.0 kg. Acceleration
of free fall is g = 10 m/s2. If axle of the pulley A is
pulled upwards with a force F= 20 N, how much
acceleration (in m/s2) will it acquire?
61. A point source of light is placed at the centre of
curvature of a hemispherical surface. The source
emits a power of 24 W. The radius of curvature of
hemisphere is 10 cm and the inner surface is
completely reflecting. The force on the hemisphere
due to the light falling on it is ___ × 108 N.

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62. An ideal monoatomic gas is carried around the
cycle ABCDA as shown in the figure. The
P
efficiency of the gas cycle is . Fin P + q
q

68. A stick of length L = 2.0 m is leaned against a wall

as shown. It is released from a position when
θ = 60°. The end A of the stick remains in contact
with the wall and its other end B remains in contact
63. Two moles of an ideal monoatomic gas are with the floor as the stick slides down. Find the
expanded according to the equation pT = constant distance travelled by the centre of the stick by the
from its initial state (p0, V0) to the final state due to 
time it hits the floor is . The value of x is.
which its pressure becomes half of the initial n
pressure. The change in internal energy is kP0V0.
Find k

64. Find the maximum wavelength (µm) of 69. If each diode in Fig. has a forward bias resistance
electromagnetic radiation, which can create a hole– of 25 and infinite resistance in reverse bias, if the
electron pair in germanium. Given that forbidden 1
value of I1 is A. Find x.
energy gap in germanium is 0.72 eV. [Answer x
should be nearest integer]

65. The distance from the surface of the earth at which

above and below the surface acceleration due to
gravity is the same is xR. The value of x is
 Take 5  2.24 
70. The resistance to motion of an automobile depends
66. Pure Si at 300 K has. equal electron  ne  and hole on road friction, which is almost independent of
 nh  concentration of 1.5  1016 m 3 . Doping by speed, and on air drag, which is proportional to
speed squared. For a car with a weight of 12000 N ,
indium increases nh to 4.5  10 22 m 3 . Then ne in the total resistance force F is given by
the doped silicon is x × 109 m3. Find x. F  300  1.8v 2 , where F is in newtons and v is
in meters per second. Calculate the power required
67. A ball of mass m and radius R rotating with an to accelerate the car at 0.92 m / s 2 when the speed
angular speed 0 as shown in the figure is placed is 80kmph .
1
on an incline plane. Coefficient of friction is
3 71. A spherical ball of radius 1 × 10–4 m and density
and the length of the incline plane is L. The angle 104 kg/m3 falls freely under gravity through a
of inclination of the plane is  = 30°. It will reach distance h before entering a tank of water. If after
entering the water the velocity of the ball does not
n0 R 7 nL
at the bottom most point in time  . change, find h (in m). The viscosity of water is 9.8
g g × 10–6 Ns/m2.
The value of n is
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72. A Zener of power rating 1 W is to be used as a 77. Three small discs are connected with two identical
voltage regulator. If zener has a breakdown of 5V massless rods as shown in fig. The rods are pinned
and it has to regulate voltage which fluctuated to the discs such that angle between them can
between 3V and 7V, what should be the value of change freely. The system is placed on a smooth
Rs (Ω) for safe operation (Fig.)? horizontal surface with discs A and B touching a
smooth wall and the angle ACB being 90°. A force
F is applied to the disc C in a direction
perpendicular to the wall. Find acceleration of disc
B immediately after the force starts to act. Masses
of discs are mA = m; mB = 2m; mC = m [wall is
perpendicular to the plane of the fig.] (Let F/m =
73. A small body A is fixed to the inner side of a thin 10 m/s2)
rigid hoop of radius R and mass equal to that of the
body A. The hoop rolls without slipping over a
horizontal plane. At the moments when the body A
gets into the lower position, the centre of the hoop
moves with velocity v0. The hoop move without
bouncing at v0  ngR . The value of n is _____

78. A 100 eV electron collides with a stationary helium

ion (He+) in its ground state and excites to a higher
74. The maximum range of a shell numerical fired level. After the collision, He+ ions emits two
from a gun is. R = 22.5 m. This gun is mounted on photons in succession with wavelength 1085 Å and
a platform that can move horizontally with a 304 Å. If the principal quantum number of the
constant speed (in degree) v = 15.0 m/s. At what excited state. Find x (h = 6.63 × 1034js)
angle above the horizontal, must the gun be aimed
to achieve maximum horizontal range? Neglect air 79. A thin vertical U-tube of very long arms contains
resistance as well as height of the gun. Acceleration some amount of mercury. Period of small
of free fall g = 10.0 m/s2. amplitude oscillations of mercury is T1 = 2.0 s. If in
one arm, a mass m = 100 g of water is added, period
75. In the circuit shown in figure, the maximum output of small oscillation becomes T2 = 3.0 s. Find mass
voltage V0 is x V. Find x. (in gram) of mercury in the tube. Neglect effects of
surface tension.

80. A ball is thrown with a speed u  10 3 m / s so

that the area enclosed by the balls trajectory with
the horizontal surface is maximum. Taking
76. The elastic limit of an elevator cable is 2×109 N/m2.
g  10 m / s 2 and 3  1.732 , the maximum area
The maximum upward acceleration that an elevator
of mass 2×103 kg can have when supported by a (in m 2 ) enclosed by the balls trajectory with the
cable whose cross-sectional area is 10–4 m2, horizontal surface is closest to the whole
provided the stress in cable would not exceed half number......
of the elastic limit would be (in m/s2)
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81. When a surface 1 cm thick is illuminated with light The point masse are connected by a rigid massless
of wavelength λ, the stopping potential is V0. When rod of length l and this assembly is free to move
the same surface is illuminated by light of along the line connecting them. All three masses
V interact only through their mutual gravitational
wavelength 3λ, the stopping potential is 0 , If the
6 interaction. When the point mass nearer to M is at
threshold wavelength for metallic surface is nλ. a distance r = 3l from M then tension in the rod is
Calculate n.
 M 
zero for m  k   . Find the value of k.
82. A vertical cylindrical tanks, 1 m height, has its top  288 
end closed by a tightly frictionless piston of
negligible weight. The air inside the cylinder is an 86. An ideal gas has a volume 0.3 m3 at 150 kPa. It is
absolute pressure of 1 atm. The piston is depressed confined by a spring-loaded piston in a vertical
by pouring mercury on it very slowly. How far (in cylinder. Initially, the spring is in relaxed state. If
cm) will the piston descend before mercury spills the gas is heated to a final state of 0.5 m3 and
over the top of cylinder? The temperature of the air
pressure 600 kPa, find the work done (in kJ) on the
inside the cylinder I maintained constant.
spring (atmospheric pressure, P0 = 1 × 105 N/m2).

83. In the arrangement shown the rod is freely pivoted

at point O and is in contact with the equilateral
triangular block which can moves on the horizontal
frictionless ground. As the block is given a speed v
forward, the rod rotates about point O. Find the
angular velocity of rod in rad/s at the instant when
θ = 30°. [Take v = 20 m/s, a = 1 m]

87. A totally reflecting, small plane mirror placed

horizontally faces a parallel beam of light as shown
in the figure. The mass of the mirror is 20 g.
Assume that there is no absorption in the lens and
that 30% of the light emitted by the source goes
84. A point isotropic light source of power P = 12 watts through the lens. Find the power (in ×108 W of the
is located on the axis of a circular mirror of radius source needed to support the weight of the mirror.
R = 3 cm. If distance of source from the centre of Take g =10 m s–2.
mirror is a = 39 cm and reflection coefficient of
mirror is r = 0.70, then the force exerted by light
y
ray on the mirror is x  10 y N. Calculate .
x

85. A large spherical mass M is fixed at one position

and two identical masses m are kept on a line
passing through the centre of M as shown in figure.

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88. An ideal mono-atomic gas is confined in two 90. Angular width of central maximum in the
portions at the same temperature in an adiabatic Fraunhofer diffraction pattern of a slit is measured.
cylinder with the help of two pistons of equal The slit is illuminated by another wavelength, the
angular width decreases by 30%. The same
masses as shown in the figure. The whole assembly
decrease in angular width of central maximum is
is inside a highly evacuated chamber. The pistons
obtained when the original apparatus is immersed
can slide inside the cylinder without friction and in a liquid. Find the refractive index of the liquid.
initial separation between them as well as between
the lower piston and bottom of the cylinder is h. 91. A train travelling at 20 km/hr is approaching a
The upper piston is made of a heat insulating platform. A bird is sitting on a pole on the platform.
material and the lower piston is made of such a When the train is at a distance of 2 km from pole,
material that is an insulator of heat and becomes a brakes are applied which produce a uniform
deceleration in it to stop it at pole. At that instant
permanent conductor of heat once its temperature
the bird flies towards the train at 60 km/hr and after
becomes twice of the initial temperature. Heat
touching the nearest point on the train, it flies back
capacity of both the pistons and of the cylinder is to the pole and then flies towards the train and
negligibly small as compared to that of the gas. continues repeating itself. Calculate how much
The gas in the lower portion is slowly heated until distance (in km) will the bird have flown before the
its temperature becomes double of its initial train stops?
temperature. The separation between the pistons
after a long time when thermal equilibrium is 92. A rope of mass m is hung from a ceiling. The centre
point is pulled down with a vertical force F. The
reestablished between gases in both the portions is
tangent to the rope at its ends makes an angle
x α (= 45°) with horizontal ceiling. The two tangents
h. Find n + y.
y at the lower point makes an angle θ with each other.

Find  in degrees  . (Take F = 3mg)
2

89. It is observed that when the 2 kg smooth collar is

slided back to point B and released from rest, the 93. A cylinder of capacity 20 litres is filled with H2 gas.
collar attains a speed of 2 ms−1 when it arrives at point The total average kinetic energy of translatory
A as shown in figure. motion of its molecules is 1.5 × 105. The pressure
of hydrogen in the cylinder is N × 106 N/m2. Find
the value of N?

94. In a YDSE (young double slit experiment) screen is

placed 1 m from the slits wavelength of light used
is 6000 Å. The fringes formed on the screen are
observed by a student sitting close to the slits. The
student’s eye can distinguish two neighboring
fringes, if they subtend an angle more than 1
minute of the arc. Calculate the maximum distance
Calculate the necessary unstretched length of the
between the slits, in mm, so that fringes are clearly
spring, in metre, if it has a stiffness k = 2 Nm–1.
visible. Give your answer to the nearest integer.
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95. A capillary of radius r = 0.2 mm is dipped 98. Two junction diodes one of Germanium (Ge) and
vertically in a liquid of density, ρ= 1gm/ cc). A other of silicon (Si) are connected as shown in
small piston (x) is inserted inside the capillary figure to a battery of emf 12 V and a load resistance
which maintains the constant pressure of air (P1 = 10 k. The germanium diode conducts at 0.3 V and
4 2
2 × 10 dynes/cm ) above the hemispherical silicon diode at 0.7 V. When a current flows in the
5
meniscus. If ambient pressure is P0 = 10 X
2
circuit, the potential of terminal Y will be V.
dynes/cm and surface tension of liquid is T = 72 10
dynes/cm, then find the height h of liquid in cm. Find X.
(weight of curved part of liquid is ignored)

99. One mole of an ideal monoatomic gas at

temperature T0 expands slowly according to the
p
law =constant. If the final temperature is 2T0,
V
96. Two pistons A and B of masses m1 and m2 trapping heat supplied to the gas is y RT0. Find y
n moles of an ideal gas between them can slide
without friction in a long fixed horizontal pipe of
100. Interference fringes were produced by Young’s
cross-section area S. The pipe and the pistons are
double slit method, the wavelength of light used
perfect conductors of heat; mass of the gas is
being 6000 Å. The separation between the two slits
negligible, outside pressure is P0 and temperature
is 2 mm. The distance between the slits and screen
is T0. If constant forces F1 and F2 are applied on the
is 10 cm. When a transparent plate of thickness 0.5
pistons along the axis of the cylinder as shown in
mm is placed over one of the slits, the fringe pattern
the figure, the distance between the pistons
is displaced by 5 mm . If μ be the refractive index
nRT0  m1  m2  of the material of the plate, then find 5μ.
ultimately will be . Find
m1P  qm2  P0  m1  m2 
P 101. A particle P is moving on a circle under the action
q of only one force acting always towards fixed point
2
d 2  d 
O on the circumference. The ratio of 2
& 
dt  dt 
is x tan θ. The value of x is

97. In Young’s double slit experiment the two slits act

as coherent sources of equal amplitude A and
wavelength λ . In another experiment with the same
set up the two slits are source of equal amplitude A
and wavelength λ but are incoherent. Find the ratio
of intensity of light at the mid-point of the screen
in the first case to that in second case.

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102. A disc of radius R and mass m is mounted on a 106. A thin film having refractive index  = 1.5 has air
vertical axis through its centre and perpendicular to on both sides. It is illuminated by white light falling
its plane. A rat of same mass m runs around the rim normally on it. Analysis of the reflected light
of the disc with speed v anticlockwise relative to shows that the wavelengths 450 nm and 540 nm are
the only missing wavelengths in the visible portion
stationary observer. The disc rotates clockwise
of the spectrum. Assume that visible range is 400
with angular speed . The rat finds a piece of bread nm to 780 nm. Find thickness (in nm) of the film.
on the rim and stops. The angular velocity of the
R  2v 107. One mole of ideal monoatomic gas is taken along a
disc after the rat stops is . The value of n is
nR cyclic process as shown in the figure. Process 1 
_____ 2 shown is 1/4th part of a circle as shown by dotted
line process 23 is isochoric while 3  1 is
isobaric. If efficiency of the cycle is n% where n is
an integer. Find n.

103. A ray of light is incident on the left vertical face of

the glass slab. If the incident light has an intensity
I and on each reflection the intensity decreases by
90% and on each refraction the intensity decreases 108. A block of mass 0.9 kg attached to a spring of force
constant k is lying on a frictionless floor. The
by 10%, find the ratio of the intensities of
spring is compressed to 2 cm and the block is at
maximum to minimum in the reflected pattern.
1
a distance cm from the wall as shown in the
2
figure. When the block is released, it makes elastic
collision with the wall and its period of motion is
0.5 sec. Find the approximate value of k in N/m.
(Take π2 = 10)

104. In the figure, a sphere of radius 2 metre is rolling

without slipping on a plank. The accelerations of
the sphere and the plank are indicated. Find the 109. A parallel beam of white light falls from air on a
value of angular acceleration  (in rad/sec2). thin film whose refractive index is 3. The
medium on both sides of the film is air. The angle
of incidence is 60°. Find the minimum film
thickness (in nm) if reflected light is most intense
for  = 600 nm.

110. A bullet is fired vertically upwards with velocity v

105. A bar with a crack at its centre buckles as a result from the surface of a spherical planet. When it
of temperature rise of 32 °C. If the fixed distance reaches its maximum height, its acceleration due to
L0 is 4 m and the coefficient of linear expansion of 1
the planet’s gravity is th of its value at the surface
the bar is 25 × 10–6 (°C)–1 find the rise x of the 9
centre, in mm, to the nearest two digit integer. of the planet. If the escape velocity from the planet
is vesc  v N , then the value of N is (ignore
energy loss due to atmosphere)
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111. A convex lens of focal length 20 cm and another 115. Two identical glass bulbs are interconnected by a
planoconvex lens of focal length 40 cm are placed thin tube of negligible volume. An ideal gas is
filled in the bulbs at STP. One bulb is placed in a
co-axially. The plane surface of the plano convex
tub of melting ice and the other bulb is placed in a
lens is silvered. An object O is kept on the principal hot bath. The gas pressure in the bulbs becomes 1.5
axis at a distance of 10 cm from the convex lens times. Find the temperature of the hot bath (in K).
(see Figure). Find the distance d(in cm) between Which bulb has more gas?
the two lenses so that final image is formed on the
object itself.

112. A man has constructed a toy as shown in figure. If 116. One end of a spring is fixed to the ceiling and other
density of the material of the sphere is 12 times of end is attached to a block. The block is released
the cone, the position of the centre of mass is nR when spring is relaxed. The product of time period
along vertical axis from O. The value of n is and amplitude is 8 S.I. units. If spring is cut in two
equal parts and the two springs are attached to the
[Centre of mass of a cone of height h is at height of
block as shown in figure. The block is released
h/4 from its base.] when both springs are relaxed. Now find the
product of time period and amplitude in S.I. units.

R
113. A spherical cavity of radius is removed from a
2
solid sphere of radius R as shown in fig. The sphere
117. Calculate the peak electric field (in V/m) in a 1-
is placed on a rough horizontal surface as shown.
mW He–Ne laser having a beam diameter of 1mm2.
The sphere is given a gentle push. Friction is large
enough to prevent slippage. The time period given 118. Two parts of a heat-insulated container are
xR separated by a piston that can move without
as T  2 . The value of x is friction. The part to the left of the piston is filled
g
with n moles of a mono-atomic gas and in the part
to the right of the piston is vacuum. The piston is
connected to the right end of the container by a
spring of relaxed length that is equal to the full
length of the container. The heat capacity of the
system is x R, neglecting the heat capacities of the
container, the piston and the spring. Universal gas
constant is R. Find the value of x.

114. A laser beam has intensity 2.5 × 1014 Wm2. Find the
amplitude of magnetic field in the beam (in T).

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119. A uniform rope of length 12 m and mass 6 kg hangs 125. Two blocks A and B are connected to each other by a
vertically from a rigid support. A block of mass 2 string and a spring. The string passes over a
kg is attached to the free end of the rope. A frictionless pulley as shown in figure.
transverse pulse of wavelength 0 06. m is produced
at the lower end of the rope. What is the wavelength
of the pulse, in cm, when it reaches the top of the
rope.

120. Light with an energy flux of 18 W/cm2 falls on a

non-reflecting surface at normal incidence. The Block B slides over the horizontal top surface of a
pressure exerted on the surface is x × 104 N/m2. stationary block C and the block A slides along the
Find x. vertical side of C, both with the same uniform speed.
The coefficient of friction between the surfaces of the
121. An ideal gas undergoes a process shown in the P-V
blocks is 0.2. The force constant of the spring is 1960
diagram. If the change in heat content of the gas in
Nm–1. If the mass of block A is 2 kg, the energy stored
K
this process is P0V0 . Then find the value of K: in the spring in µJ. Take g = 9.8 ms–2.
2

126. Consider a parallel-plate capacitor immersed in sea

water and driven by a voltage V0 cos (ωt) at a
frequency ν = 4 × 108 Hz. Sea water has a
permittivity ε = 81ε0, permeability μ = μ0, and
resistivity ρ = 0.23 Ω m. What is the ratio of the
122. A triangular wedge of mass M lies on a smooth rms conduction current to the rms displacement
horizontal table with half of its base projecting out current?
of the edge of the table. A block of mass m is kept
at the top of the smooth incline surface of the
127. An ideal gas is trapped in a stationary container
wedge and the system is let go. Find the maximum
with the help of a piston and there is a small hole
M
value of for which the block will land on the in the container through which the gas leaks. If by
m
heating the gas and simultaneously pushing the
table. Take   60 .
piston into container, temperature and pressure of
the gas is increased to 4 times and 8 times
respectively of their initial values, how many times
does the rate of leakage of the gas (i.e. number of
molecules leaking per second) change?

128. A cuboid (a × a × 2a) is filled with two immiscible

liquids of density 2ρ & ρ as shown in the figure.
123. An air-filled parallel-plate capacitor has plates of Neglecting atmospheric pressure, ratio of force on
radius 10 cm that are separated by a distance of 2 x
mm. If this capacitor is connected to a 50-V peak, base & side wall of the cuboid is found to be ,
y
l-MHz sinusoidal voltage source, calculate the
magnitude of the maximum displacement current where x and y are smallest integer. Then the value
density (in A/m2). of x + y is _____.

124. At a distance L = 400 m from the traffic light,

brakes are applied to a locomotive moving at a
velocity v = 54 km/h. Determine the position of the
locomotive relative to the traffic light (in m)
1 minute after the application of the brakes if its
acceleration is 0.3 m/sec2.

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129. A parallel plate capacitors with plate area A is 134. The blocks of mass m1  1 kg and m2  2 kg are
charged as such it has charge q = I0t at instant t. connected by a spring, rest on a rough horizontal
A surface. The spring is unstreched. The spring
Consider a plane surface of area parallel to
2 constant of spring is K  2 N / m . The coefficient
plates and drawn symmetrically between plates. If of friction between blocks and horizontal surface is
I 1
displacement current through the area is 0  Find   . Now the left block is imparted a velocity u
n 2
the value of n. towards right as shown. Then what is the largest
value of u (in m / s ) such that the block of mass
130. The voltage between the plates of a parallel-plate
m2 never moves. (Take g  10 m / s 2 )
capacitor of capacitance 1.0 µF is changing at the
rate of 5 Vs1. What is the displacement current
(in µA) in the capacitor?

131. An ideal tape of length L is tightly wound on a

cylinder. The tape is allowed to unwind as the
135. A solid sphere rolling on a rough horizontal surface
cylinder slips down a frictionless inclined plane.
with a linear speed v collides elastically with a
The upper end of the tape is fixed to a point P as
fixed, smooth vertical wall. The speed of the sphere
shown in the figure. Find the time taken by the tape
after it has started pure rolling in the backward
nL
to unwind completely is . The value of n 36
g sin  direction is nV. The value of is.
n
is. Assume that plane is very long
136. In the circuit shown the transformer is ideal with
N 5
turn ratio 1  . The voltage of the source is Vs
N2 1
= 300 Volt. The voltage measured across the load
resistance RL = 100 Ω is 50 Volt. Find the value of
132. At a temperature of 20°C, the volume of a certain the resistance R (in Ω) in the primary circuit.
glass flask, up to a reference mark on the
cylindrical stem of the flask is exactly 100 cm3. The
flask is filled to this point with a liquid of
coefficient of cubical expansion 120 × 10–5 °C–1,
when both the flask and the liquid are at 20°C. The
cross-section of the stem is 1 mm2 and the
coefficient of linear expansion of glass is 8 × 10–6 137. A sphere of mass m and radius R rolls without
°C–1. Find the rise or fall of the liquid level (in mm)
sliding on a horizontal surface. It collides with a
in the stem, when the temperature is raised to 40°C.
light spring of stiffness k with a kinetic energy E.
If the surface (AB) under the spring is smooth, the
133. A series LCR circuit has 120 Ω resistance. When
maximum compression of the spring is given by
the angular frequency of the source is 4 × 105 rad
s–1 the voltage across resistance, inductance and nE
. The value of n is_____.
capacitance are 60 V, 40 V and 40 V respectively. 7k
At what angular frequency (in units of 105 rad s1)
of the source the current in the circuit will lag

behind the source voltage by .
4

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138. n moles of a gas in a cylinder under a piston are 141. A heat-insulating piston of mass m divides a
transferred to infinitely slowly from a state with a horizontal cylinder into two chambers. Area of a
volume of V0 and a pressure 3P0 atoms to state with circular section of the cylinder is A. Initially when
3V0 and a pressure P0 as shown in figure. If the the piston is in equilibrium, pressure in both the
maximum temperature that the gas will reach in chambers is p and volume of the chambers are V1
xP V and V2. The chambers are maintained at
this process is 0 0 , what is the value of x? temperatures T1 and T2. The piston is given a small
nR
horizontal displacement and then released. The
NmV
period of its oscillations is given by T   .
pA2
The value of N is
 V1  
 Given  
 V2 4 

139. Two concentric coplanar circular loops made of wire

with resistance per unit length 10–4 /m, have
diameters 0.2 m and 2 m. A time varying potential
142. A wire ring of radius R is fixed in a horizontal
difference (4 + 2.5 t) volt is applied to the larger loop.
Calculate the current in the smaller loop (in A) plane. The wire of the ring has a resistance of 
m–1. There is a uniform vertical magnetic field B in
140. A syringe has two cylindrical parts of cross- entire space. A perfectly conducting rod (l) is kept
along the diameter of the ring. The rod is made to
sectional area A1 = 4 cm2 and A2 = 1 cm2. A mass
move with a constant acceleration a in a direction
less piston can slide on the inner wall of the part
perpendicular to its own length. The current
having cross section A1. The end of the part having
through the rod at the instant it has travelled
cross section A2 is open. Syringe is dipped in a
R nB maR n
large water tank such that the narrower part through a distance x  is . Find
remains completely submerged and the wider part 2 5  m
is filled with air. The length shown in figure are h1
= 55 cm and h2 = 100 cm. The piston is pushed
down by a distance x such that 25% of the air inside
the syringe is expelled out through the open end of
the narrower part. Assume that the temperature of
air remains constant and calculate x (in cm).
Density of water = 103 k gm–3; g = 10 ms– 2; 143. From the configuration shown in the figure, B is a
Atmospheric pressure = 105 Nm–2. particle which moves with constant velocity along
x axis. A is a particle that moves with same speed
as B but has its velocity always directed towards
B . At t  0 B is at  3a , 0  and A is  0, 4a  .
Final distance between A and B is found to be
constant and equal to x a. find x ?

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144. Two small metal spheres having equal charge and 148. Figure shows a circular region of radius R = 3 m
mass are suspended from some point on the ceiling which has a uniform magnetic field B = 0.2 T directed
of a damp room with silk threads of equal length.
into the plane of the figure. A particle having mass
Let center of center distance between sphere be x,
m = 2 g, speed v = 0.3 m/s and charge q = 1 mC is
x <<l, l is length of silk thread. Due to ionization of
projected along the radius of the circular region as
medium, charge leaks off from each sphere and
they keep on coming closer to each other at a shown in figure. Calculate the angular deviation
constant rate. Let their approach velocity v varies (in degree) produced in the path of the particle as it
as v  x 1/2 . If mass of each sphere is m then the comes out of the magnetic field. Neglect any other
rate at which charge varies with respect to time is force apart from the magnetic force.
dq N 2 0 mg
 . Find the value of N.
dt 2 l

145. A weightless rigid rod with a small iron bob at the

end is hinged at point A to the wall so that it can
rotate in all directions. The rod is kept in the
horizontal position by a vertical inextensible string
of length 20 cm, fixed at its mid point. The bob is
displaced slightly, perpendicular to the plane of the 149. Two coaxial fixed rings of radius 8 cm and 2 cm
rod and string. Find period of small oscillations of is placed in the same plane and are given charges
X 16 2
the system in the form second. And fill value C and  C respectively. Charge is
10 5 5
of X. (g = 10 m/s2) uniformly distributed over their circumference. A
25
particle of mass 18 104 kg and charge C is
24
placed along the axis of the ring. The axis of the
rings is x -axis and initially particle is at x   .
The particle is projected towards the centre of ring
with velocity v0 . If v0 (in m / s ) is the minimum
146. A capacitor has plates of large area separated by
d = 3 cm. The potential difference between the velocity for which the particle will cross the origin,
plates is V = 20,000 V. What should be the speed v
then find the value of 0 .
(in km/s) of a small object of charge Q = 4 × 10–3 5
C and mass m = 5 × 10–6 kg shot horizontally into
the uniform field at the height of half the plate
separation d, so that it reaches one of the plates at a
distance of h = 12 cm?

150. The given figure shows the variation of force

applied by ideal gas on a piston which undergoes a
process during which piston position changes from
147. The mariana trench is located in the Pacific Ocean
0.1 to 0.4 m. If the internal energy of the system at
and at one place it is nearly 11 km beneath the
the end of the process is 2.5 J higher, then the heat
surface of water. The water pressure at the bottom
of the trench is about 1.1 ×108 Pa. A steel ball of absorbed during the process is (in J)
initial volume 0.32 m3 is dropped into the ocean
and falls to the bottom of the trench. What is the
magnitude of change in the volume (in cm3) of the
ball when it reaches to the bottom? (Bulk modulus
for steel =160GPa )

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151. A charged particle having charge q and mass m 154. A wire is suspended vertically from a rigid support.
accelerated by a potential difference V0 enters When loaded with a steel weight in air, the wire
extends by 16 cm. When the weight is completely
inside a parallel plate capacitor (parallel to length l immersed in water, the extension is reduced to 14
of plates) at midpoint of its separation between cm. The relative density of the material of the
plates at t  0 . Potential difference across capacitor weight is ( in g/cm3)
varies with time t as, V  adt , where a is constant
and d is separation between plates. Angle of 155. The gap between the plates of a plane capacitor is
filled with an isotropic insulator whose di-electric

deviation as it comes out of plates, is . Value of constant varies in the direction perpendicular to the
4
  
ma 2l 4 plates according to the law K  K 0 1  sin x  ,
, will be  d 
2qV03 where d is the separation, between the plates & K0
is a constant. The area of the plates is S. The
152. A solid non-conducting sphere of radius R is  S K 0
capacitance of the capacitor is 0 . Find the
charged with a uniform volume charge density . xd
Inside the sphere a cavity of radius r is made as value of x.
shown in figure. The distance between the centres
156. A particle having mass m and charge q is projected
of the sphere and the cavity is a. An electron e is
at an angle of 75° to the horizontal with a speed u.
kept inside the cavity at angle  = 45º as shown. If mg
at t = 0 this electron is released from point P, then A uniform electric field E  exists in
q
the time it will take to touch the sphere on inner
1
horizontal direction. The time after projection
 x 2mR0  2 when the velocity of particle makes an angle of 45°
wall of cavity again is   . Find x. u
 ea  with horizontal is
xg
. Find x.

157. Three conducting plates are placed parallel to one

another as shown in the figure. The outer plates are
neutral and connected by a conducting wire. The
inner plate is isolated and carries a total charge
amounting to 10 C. The charge densities on upper
and lower face of middle plate are 1 and 2. Find
5
the value of 1 .
2

153. In the system shown in figure all surfaces are

smooth and string and pulleys are light. Angle of
3
wedge   sin 1   . When released from rest it
5
158. Inside a hollow uniform sphere of inner radius R
was found that the wedge of mass m0 does not
(=10 m) a uniform rod of length R 2 is released
m from the state of rest as shown. The mass of the rod
move. Find .
M is same as that of the sphere. Assume friction to be
absent everywhere. Horizontal displacement (in m)
of sphere with respect to earth in the time in which
the rod becomes horizontal, is

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159. A solid sphere of radius ‘ R ’ is uniformly charged 162. The figure shows the positions and velocities of
with charge density  in its volume. A spherical two particles. If the particles move under the
mutual attraction of each other, then find the
R
cavity of radius is made in the sphere as shown position of centre of mass (in m) at t = 1 s.
2
in the figure. The electric potential at the centre of
5R 2
the sphere is . Find the value of x.
x 0

163. A dielectric spherical shell of radius R, having

charge Q is rotating with angular speed ω about its
diameter. The magnetic dipole moment (M) of the
Q R 2
shell is . Find the value of x.
x
160. Consider a vertical tube open at both ends. The tube
consists of two parts, each of different cross- 164. A solid sphere of radius R has a charge Q
distributed in its volume with a charge density
sections and each part having a piston which can
p = kra, where k and a are constants and r is the
move smoothly in respective tubes. The two
distance from its centre. If the electric field at
pistons are joined together by an inextensible wire.
R 1
The combined mass of the two pistons is 5 kg and r  is times that at r = R, find the value of a.
2 8
area of cross-section of the upper piston is 10 cm2
greater than that of the lower piston. Amount of gas 165. Two blocks of mass m1 = 2 kg and m2 = 4 kg are
enclosed by the pistons is one mole. When the gas attached by light ideal spring of force constant k =
is heated slowly, pistons move by 50 cm. If the rise 1000 Nm1. The system is kept on a smooth
15 x inclined plane inclined 30° with horizontal. A force
in the temperature of the gas is , where R is
R F = 15 N is applied on m1 and system is released
universal gas constant. Find the value of x. (Use g from rest. The block m2 is attached with a light
= 10 m/s2 and outside pressure = 105 N/m2). string whose another end is connected with a mass
m3 = 1 kg. Assume initially the spring is at relaxed
position and the system is released from rest. Find
the maximum extension of the spring in cm.

161. Shows part of a circuit. Calculate the potential

difference VC–VB (in V)

166. A current passing through a resistance R decreases

uniformly to zero in a time interval T and a total
charge q passes through resistance. Find the total
heat produced in resistance in this process. (in J if
R = 2, q = 2C, T = 0. 75 s)

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167. A rope of length l = 80 cm and mass m = 2 kg is
hanging from the end of a plane so that the length
l0 of the vertical segment is 50 cm as shown in
Figure.

172. An inclined plane making an angle 30º with the

The other end of the rope is fixed by a nail. At a
certain instant, the nail is pushed out, the velocity horizontal is placed in a uniform horizontal electric
of the rope at the moment it completely slides off field E to 100 Vm–1 as shown. A particle of mass
the plane is n. The value of n is Neglect the 1 kg and charge 0.01 C is allowed to slide down
friction. from rest from a height of 1 m. If the coefficient of
friction is 0.2, find the time in seconds it will take
168. How a battery grid can be made by using 24 cells the particle to reach the bottom (Take g = 10 ms–2)
of 1  internal resistance which can deliver
maximum power to a load of 10  resistance. If N
cells are in series and M rows are in parallel. Find
the value of M + N.

169. Three identical small balls, each of mass 0.1 g, are

173. A finite square grid, each link having resistance r,
suspended from one point by silk threads each
having a length of l = 20 cm. What charge, in nC, is fitted in a resistance-less conducting circular
must be imparted to each ball so as to make each wire. Determine the equivalent resistance between
thread form an angle  = 30º with the vertical. A and B (in Ω) if r = (80/7) Ω.

170. There are two separate long cylindrical wires

having uniform current density. The radius of one
of the wires is twice that of the other. The fig.
shows the plot of magnitude of magnetic field
intensity versus radial distance (r) from their axis.
The curved parts of the two graphs are overlapping.
Find the ratio B1 : B2.

174. A current I flows in a long straight wire whose

cross section is in the shape of a thin quarter ring of
radius R. The induction of the magnetic field (B) at
0 I
point O on the axis is x . Find x.
2 R

171. A source of EMF E = 10V and having negligible

internal resistance is connected to a variable resistance.
The resistance varies as shown in figure. The total
charge that has passed through the resistor R during the
time interval from t1 to t2 is n ln 2. Find n.
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175. A hemispherical network of radius a is made by
using a conducting wire of resistance per unit
length   
64  1
 . Find the equivalent
2a
resistance, in ohm, across OP .

180. A particle is moving with uniform acceleration

along x-axis with initial velocity along positive x.
3 2
At t  s , the magnitude of displacement
2 1
176. A block rests on a horizontal surface. A horizontal 1
becomes of the total distance travelled. By this
force F is applied to the block. The acceleration (a) 3
produced in the block as a function of applied force time the x coordinate of particle is still positive.
(F) has been plotted in a graph (see figure). Find The instant (in sec) at which displacement becomes
the mass (in kg) of the block. zero is

181. A square loop of side length L carries a current

which produces a magnetic field B0 at the centre
(O) of the loop. Now the square loop is folded into
two parts with one half being perpendicular to the
other (see fig). The magnitude of magnetic field at
B
the centre O is 0 . Find x.
x
177. A circuit consists of a source of a constant emf E
and a resistance R and a capacitor with capacitance
C connected in series. The internal resistance of the
source is negligible. At a moment t = 0, the
capacitance of the capacitor is abruptly decreased
5 times. If the current flowing through the circuit
tX
 X  1  RC
as a function of time t is   Ee . Find x.
 R 

178. Some ice is put in a calorimeter. Determine the heat 182. ABCD is a rigid square wire frame carrying a
capacity (in J/K) of the calorimeter as 2.1 kJ of heat steady clockwise current i with its centre at the
is required to heat it together with its contents form origin. At time t = 0, the frame is at rest in the
270 K to 272 K, and 69.72 kJ of heat is required to position shown in the figure. Each side of the frame
raise its temperature of 272 K to 274 K. Latent heat is of mass m and length . A uniform, constant
of fusion of ice is 3.36 × 105 J/kg and specific heat magnetic field B is directed at an angle of 45° to the
capacity of ice is 2100 J/kg. x-axis in the x-y plane.
xBi
If the initial angular acceleration is , then the
12m
179. VC is the ideal voltmeter in the figure. Resistance
value of x is
of the resistor shown is R. Initially the switch is in
position 2 when charging of the capacitor starts.
Initially the capacitor was uncharged. The switch
in circuit shifts automatically from 2 to 1 when
VC > 2V/3 and goes back to 2 from 1 when VC <
V/3. The ideal voltmeter reads voltage across
capacitor as plotted. The period T of the wave form
in terms of R and C is 2RC ln x. Find the value of
x.

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183. A certain amount of ice is supplied heat at a 190. Two infinitely long parallel wires carry current I1 =
constant rate for 7 minutes. For the first 1 minute, 8 and I2 = 10 A in opposite directions. The
the temperature rises uniformly with time, then it separation between the wires is d = 0.12 m. The
remains constant for the next 4 minutes and again magnitude of magnetic field at a point P that is at a
rises at a uniform rate for the last 2 minutes. perpendicular distance r1 = 0.16 m and r2 = 0.20 m
Explain qualitatively these observations and
calculate the final temperature (in °C) Lf of ice = respectively from the wires is x μT. Find x.
336 × 103 J kg–1 and swater = 4200 J kg–1 K–1.
191. A circular ring has inner and outer radii equal to 10
184. A charged particle (q, m) is released from rest from mm and 30 mm respectively Mass of the ring is m
origin in a region where uniform electric field E0 ˆj = 0.7 g. It gently pulled out vertically from a water
and a uniform magnetic field B kˆ are present. surface by a sensitive spring. When the spring is
0
Kinetic energy (in J ) of charge particle at the stretched 3.4 cm from its equilibrium position the
instant when it is maximum, is n. Find the value of ring is on verge of being pulled out from the water
  surface. If spring constant is k = 0.7 Nm–1, the
E2
n.  Take 02  2, m  1 in SI units  00. () surface tension of water is x Nm1. The value of
 B0 
  1000 x is (Round off the answer to nearest integer)

185. A string of length 2 L, obeying Hooke's Law, is

stretched so that its extension is L. The speed of the
tranverse wave travelling on the string is v. If the
string is further stretched so that the extension in
the string becomes 4L. The speed of transverse
wave travelling on the string will be x 2 v.
Calculate the value of x.

186. Two coplanar concentric circular wires made of

same material have radius R1 and R2 (= 2R1). The 192. As shown in the figure, three sided frame is pivoted
wires carry current due to identical source of emf at P and Q and hangs vertically. Its sides are of
having no internal resistance. Find the ratio of radii same length and have a linear density of 3 kg/m.
of cross section of the two wires if the magnetic
A current of 10 3 Amp is sent through the frame,
induction field at the centre of the circle is zero.
which is in a uniform magnetic field of 2T directed
187. A vessel contains a mixture of 1 mole of oxygen upwards as shown. Then angle in degree through
and 2 moles of nitrogen at 300 K. Find the ratio of which the frame will be deflected in equilibrium is:
average rotational kinetic energy per O2 molecules (Take g =10 m/s2)
to per N2 molecule.

188. A force of 1000 N in a particular direction must be

applied to a block. For same reason. It is not
possible to apply the force in that direction but two
forces can be applied to 30 and 45° on either side
of it in the same plane containing the given force. 193. A vertical cylinder contains a movable frictionless
If the ratio of magnitude of forces as n . Find the piston separating the former into two portions. The
value of n. two portions are filled with ideal gases, and at
equilibrium, the ratio of the volume of the upper
189. A uniformly charged ring of radius 10 cm rotates at portion to that of the lower portion is 5 : 3. When
a frequency of 104 rps about its axis. The ratio of the temperature of the system is doubled, the ratio
energy density of electric field to the energy becomes 3 : 2. Determine the ratio of number of
density of the magnetic field at a point on the axis
molecules in the upper portion to that of the lower
x
at distance 20 cm from the centre is  109 then portion (Round off to two decimal places).
10
x is
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194. Solid uniform conducting sphere of mass ‘m’ and 198. Four infinitely long 'L' shaped wires , each carrying
charge Q, rotates about its axis of symmetry with a current i have been arranged as shown in the
constant angular velocity ‘’ then the ratio of figure. Obtain the magnetic field intensity at the
magnetic moment to the moment of inertia of the point 'O' equidistant from all the four corners
xQ
sphere is then x is: (Neglect induced charges
6m
due to centrifugal force)

195. Six long parallel current carrying wires are

perpendicular to the plane of the fig. They pass
199. Four identical charges are fixed on the periphery of
through the vertices of a regular hexagon of side
a non-conducting ring of radius R as shown. Ring
length a. All wires have same current I. Direction of
current is out of the plane of the figure in all the wires is rotated with constant angular velocity  w.r.t. an
except the one passing through vertex F; which has axis perpendicular to plane of the ring and passing
current directed into the plane of the figure. The through the centre of the ring. Force acting on any
magnetic induction field at the centre of the hexagon of the charge particle only due to the magnetic
 I interaction between the charges is
is x 0 . Find x.
a  0 q 2 2  1 
F   (Here  is an integer).
4  

196. The current density J inside a long, solid, Find the value of .
cylindrical wire of radius a =12 mm is in the
direction of the central axis, and its magnitude
varies linearly with radial distance r from the axis
J 0r 105
according to J  where J 0  A/m2. Find
a 4
a
the magnitude of the magnetic field at r  in μT.
2

200. p-T diagram of one mole of an ideal monatomic gas

is shown. Processes AB and CD are adiabatic.
x
Work done in the complete cycle is RT . Find x.
2

is placed such that it is in contact with a vertical wall and

a horizontal surface as shown in the figure. The
coefficient of static friction  is (1/3) for both the
201. Three identical bar magnets, each of magnetic
surfaces. The distance d = k × 10–2 m from the
centre of the cylinder at which a force F = 40N moment M, are placed in the form of an equilateral
should be applied so that the cylinder just starts triangle with north pole of one touching the source
rotating in the anticlockwise direction, find the pole of the other (see figure). The net magnetic
value of k. Take g = 10 m/s2 moment of the system is

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202. A proton beam passes without deviation through a 207. Two magnets of equal mass are joined at right
region of space where there are uniform transverse angle to each other. Magnet N1S1 has a magnetic
mutually perpendicular electric and magnetic fields moment 3 times that of N2S2. This arrangement
with E = 120 kV/m and B = 50 mT. Then the beam
is pivoted so that it is free to rotate in a horizonal
strikes a grounded target. Find the force (in μN)
plane. When in equilibrium, θ is x°. Find x
which the beam acts on the target if the beam
current is equal to 0.80 mA.

203. A small block of mass 20 kg rests on a bigger block

of mass 30 kg, which lies on a smooth horizontal
plane. Initially the whole system is at rest. The
coefficient of friction between the blocks is 0.5. A
208. A long horizontal wire AB which is free to move in
horizontal force F = 50 N is applied on the lower
a vertical plane and carries a steady current of 20
block then. Find the work done (in Joule) by
A, is in equilibrium at a height of 0.01 m over
frictional force on upper block in t =2 sec.
another parallel long wire CD, which is fixed in a
(magnitude in joule)
horizontal plane and carries a steady current of 30
A, as shown in figure. When AB is slightly
depressed, it executes simple harmonic motion.
Find the period of oscillations (in seconds).
204. When a glass capillary of length l = 1.01 m is held
vertically, touching water surface of a large
reservoir at its lower end, water rises in the
capillary to height h0 = 1.10 cm. If top end of the
tube were closed before touching the water surface,
what would have been height of water column (in
mm) in the capillary? Density of water is ρ = 1000
kg/m3, atmospheric pressure is p0 = 1.01 × 105 Pa 209. A helicopter takes off along the vertical with an
and acceleration due to gravity is g = 10 m/s2. acceleration of 3 m/s2 & zero initial velocity. In a
Consider water a perfect wetting liquid for glass. certain time, the pilot switches off the engine. At
the point of take-off, the sound dies away in 30sec.
205. A beam of charged particles, having kinetic energy Determine the velocity of the helicopter (in m/s) at
103 eV, contains masses 8 × 10–27 kg and 1.6 × 10–26 the moment when its engine is switched off,
kg emerge from the end of an accelerator tube. There assuming the velocity of sound is 320 m/sec.
is a plate at a distance 10–2 m from the end of the tube
and placed perpendicular to the beam. Calculate the 210. A ring of radius R = 4 m is made of a highly dense
magnitude of the smallest magnetic field (in tesla) material. Mass of the ring is m1 = 5.4 ×109 kg
which can prevent the beam from striking the plate. distributed uniformly over its circumference. A
highly dense particle of mass m2 = 6 ×108 kg is
206. A billiard ball of mass m, radius R initially at rest placed on the axis of the ring at a distance x0 = 3m
is given a sharp horizontal impulse by a cue. The from the centre. Neglecting all other forces, except
cue is held horizontally a distance h above the mutual gravitational interaction of the two.
centre line as shown in figure. Calculate the displacement of the ring (in m) when
particle is at the centre of ring.

211. An α-particle is accelerated by a potential

The ball leaves the cue with a speed v0 and because difference of 104 V. Find the change in its direction
of its forward English eventually acquires a final of motion (angle in degree), if it enters normally in
9 a region of thickness 0.1 m having transverse
speed of v0 , the value of h is nR. The value of n
7 magnetic induction of 0.1 Tesla.
is _____. (Given : mass of α-particle 6.4 × 10–7kg)

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212. At t = 0, a source of sonic oscillations S and an 217. A solid sphere of radius R, uniformly charged with
observer O start moving along x and y axes with a charge Q is rotating about its central axis at
velocity 5 ms−1 and 10 ms−1 respectively. The angular speed ω. Find the magnetic moment of this
figure gives their position at t = 0. The frequency QR 2 
of sonic oscillations of source is 1000 Hz. Obtain rotating sphere is . Find x.
x
the frequency of signals, in Hz, received by the
observer after 5 seconds. Speed of sound is 330
218. In the figure, each segment (side of small triangle)
ms−1.
has resistance R and the wire used in the
circumference of the circle has negligible
resistance. If the equivalent resistance between
R
point O and A is . Find x
x

213. A coil in the shape of an equilateral triangle of side

0.02 m is suspended from its vertex such that it is
hanging in a vertical plane between the pole pieces
of permanent magnet producing a uniform field of
5 × 102 T. If a current of 0.1 A is passed through
the coil, then the couple acting is x 3 10 y. Find 219. A binary star has a period (T) of 2 earth years while
x + y (where x & y are nearest integer) distance L between its components having masses
M1 and M2 is four astronomical units. If M1= MS
214. Two short magnets of equal dipole moments M are where MS is the mass of sun, The ratio M2/5MS is
fastened perpendicularly at their centre (see
figure). The magnitude of the magnetic field at a
220. A ball of mass 1 kg moves inside a smooth fixed
distance d from the centre on the bisector of the
spherical shell of radius 1 m with an initial velocity
 M
right angle is 0 3 x. Find the value of x v = 5 ms–1 from the bottom as shown in figure. The
4 d
total force acting on the particle at point B is given
by nN. The value of n is

215. A uniform but time varying magnetic field B = C –

Kt, where K & C are positive constants and t is time 221. In an infinite network of resistances, each
(in seconds), is applied perpendicular to the plane resistance of value R = 2Ω, are arranged as shown
of a circular loop of radius ‘a’ and resistance R. in the figure. Find the equivalent resistance
Find the total charge (in coulomb) that will pass between A and B (in Ω).
through any point of the loop by the time B
becomes zero. [Given a = 2m, R = π, C = 2T]

216. A spherical ballon of volume 4.00 ×103 cm3

contains helium at a pressure of 1.20 × 105 Pa. How
many moles of helium are in the balloon if the
average kinetic energy of the helium atoms is
3.60 × 1022 J

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222. A conducting disc of conductivity  has a radius a 226. Two radio stations broadcast their programmes at
and thickness t. If the magnetic field B is applied in the same amplitude A0 and intensity I0. Their
a direction perpendicular to the plane of the disc, frequency difference f1–f2 is 103 Hz. A detector
dB receives the signals from the two stations
changes with time at the rate of  . Calculate simultaneously. It can detect signals of intensity ≥
dt
the power dissipated (in mW) in the disc due to the 2I0. Find the time, in μs, for which the detector
remains idle in each cycle of the intensity of the
induced current. [Take : α = 2T/s, a = 1cm, t =
signal.
4
2mm and    108  1m1 ]

227. A particle is projected with speed u at an angle 
above horizontal. There are two times for which a
223. A horizontal plane supports a plank with a bar of projectile is at the same height. If the sum of these
mass 1 kg placed on it and attached by a light 2u sin 
elastic non deformed cord of length 40 cm to a two times is equal to n , then find the
g
point O as shown in figure. The coefficient of
value of ' n '.
friction between the bar and plank is 0.2. The plank
is slowly shifted to the right until the bar starts
228. A uniform magnetic field exists in a circular region
sliding over it. It occurs at the moment when the
of radius R. A loop of radius R encloses the
cord deviates from the vertical by 30°. Calculate
magnetic field at t = 0 and then pulled at uniform
the work done (in millijoule) that has been
speed v in the plane of the paper. The induced emf
performed by that moment due to friction force
in the loop as a function of time. Is
acting on the bar in the reference frame attached to
the plane. BV nR 2  v 2t 2 . Find n.

229. Figure shows a DC voltage regulator circuit, with a

224. A thermodynamical process is shown in the figure Zener diode of breakdown voltage 6 V. If the
with pA = 3 × patm,VA = 2 ×10–4 m3, pB = 8 × patm, VC unregulated input voltage varies between 10 V to
= 5×10–4 m3. In the process AB and BC, 600 J and 16 V, then the maximum Zener current is 0.7 x mA.
200 J heat are added to the system. Find the Find x.
magnitude of the change in internal energy of the
system in the process CA. [1patm =105 N/m2]

230. A cube of coefficient of linear expansion αs is

floating in a bath containing a liquid of coefficient
225. Two identical coils 1 and 2 lie closed to each other of volume expansion γl. When the temperature is
such that 50% of the magnetic flux generated by raised by ΔT, the depth upto which the cube is
one links with the other. A current of 1 A in coil (1) submerged in the liquid remains the same. Find the
generate in it flux of 10–5 Wb. If this current is 
ratio l
reversed in 0.1 sec., the average induced emf in coil s
2. is (V).

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231. Two containers A and B are connected by a The spring has a force constant k = 2400Nm–1 and is
242 initially compressed 5 cm. The mass of the spring is
conducting solid cylindrical rod of length cm
7 negligible. The spring is released and the block slides
and radius 8.3 cm . Thermal conductivity of the along the table, goes off the edge and travels to the
floor. If there is negligible, friction between the ice
rod is 693 watt/mole-K. The container A contains
and the table and ice does not melt in the process,
two mole of oxygen gas and the container B
what is the speed of the block of ice, (in ms–1), when
contains four mole of helium gas. At time t = 0
it reaches the floor. Take g =10 ms–2.
temperature difference of the containers is 50 °C,
after what time (in seconds) temperature difference
235. The circuit shown in figure is in the steady state
between them will be 25 °C. Transfer of heat takes
with switch S1 closed and S2 to open. At t =0, S1 is
place through the rod only. Neglect radiation loss.
opened and S2 is closed. The first instant t, when
22
Take R = 8.3 J/ mole-K and π = . the energy in the inductor becomes one-third of that
7

in the capacitor C2 is millisecond. Find the value

of α.

232. In the circuit shown in figure a capacitor of

capacitance 5μF is connected to a source of
constant emf of 200 V. Then the switch was shifted
to contact 2 from contact 1. Find the amount of heat
(in mJ) generated in the 400 resistance.

236. A body is launched from the earth's surface at an

angle α =30° to the horizontal at a speed
1.5GM
v0  . Neglecting air resistance and
R
earth's rotation, the height to which the body will

233. A part of the circuit in a steady state along with the 

rise at its top point is ____R. Take 7  2.64 . 
currents flowing in the branches is shown in figure.
Calculate the energy (mJ) stored in capacitor C in 237. A non-conducting vessel, thermally insulated from
steady state. its surroundings, contains 100 g of water of 0°C.
The vessel is connected to a vacuum pump to pump
out water vapour. As a result of this, some water is
frozen. If the removal of water vapour is continued,
what is the maximum amount of water that can be
frozen in this manner ? Latent heat of vaporisation
of water = 22.5 × 105 J kg–1 and latent heat of fusion
of ice = 3.36 × 105 J kg–1

238. The figure shows a uniform slab of mass 7 kg.

234. A small block of ice with mass 120 g is placed against What is its moment of inertia in kg – cm2 about axis
a horizontal compressed spring mounted on a normal to the plane of drawing and passing through
horizontal table top that is 2.5 m above the floor as the point O? it is given that the sides OA and OC
shown in figure. are equal i.e., OA = OC.

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239. A parallel plate capacitor is to be constructed which
can store q = 10 μC charge at V = 1000 volt. The
minimum plate area of the capacitor is required to
be A1 when space between the plates has air. If a
dielectric of constant K = 3 is used between the
plates, the minimum plate area required to make
such a capacitor is A2. The breakdown field for the
A
dielectric is 8 times that of air. Find 1 .
A2

240. The inductor in a L–C oscillation has a maximum 244. Electric field in a three dimensional space is
potential difference of 16 V and maximum energy directed radially towards a fixed point and its
of 160 μJ. Find the minimum value of capacitor in magnitude varies with distance (r) from the fixed
pF in L–C circuit. point as E = 4r V/m. Find modulus of potential
difference (VA – VB) between two points
241. Two trains are moving in opposite direction on
same track. When their separation was 600 m their  
A 1,1, 2 m and B (0, 3, 4) m. Take the fixed point
drivers notice the mistake and start slowing down to be the origin.
to avoid collision. Graphs of their velocities as
function of time is as shown. If separation between
the drivers when first train stops is x then find the 245. Block A has a weight of 300 N and block B has
x a weight of 50 N . If the coefficient of kinetic
value of .
16 1
friction between the incline and block A is  k 
5
as shown in figure.

242. A train of mass M = 1000 ton is running with a

uniform velocity on a level track. Resistance to
motion is proportional to the mass being pulled and
pulling force of the engine is a constant. The last
carriage of mass m = 200 ton gets decoupled. The The speed, in ms 1 , of block A after it moves 1 m
driver discovers it after travelling a distance l =100
4
m and instead of applying brakes, he immediately down the plane, starting from rest isn . Find n.
5
shuts off the engine. When both the parts of the
train come to rest, what is the distance s between Neglect the mass of the cord and pulleys. Take
them is 25x m. The value of x is g  10 ms 2 .

243. Three identical large metal plates each of area S are

246. An LCR series circuit with 100 resistance is
at distance d and 2d from each other as shown.
Metal plate A is uncharged, while metal plates B connected to an AC source of 200V and angular
and C have charges +Q and –Q respectively. Metal frequency 300 rad/s. When only capacitance is
plates A and C are connected by a conducting wire removed, the current lags behind the voltage by
through a switch K. The electrostatic energy lost 60°. When only the inductance is removed the
Q2d current leads the voltage by 60°. Calculate the
when the switch is closed is . Find the value
x 0 S power dissipated in watt in the LCR circuit
of x.
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247. A solid uniform cylinder of mass M performs small
oscillations in horizontal plane if slightly displaced
from its mean position shown in Figure.

Initially springs are in natural lengths and cylinder 252. Flux passing through the shaded surface of a sphere
does not slip on ground during oscillations due to when a point charge q is placed at the center is
friction between ground and cylinder. Force
q
constant of each spring is k. The time period of (radius of the sphere is R) is . Find x
x 0
small oscillations of cylinder is given by
3M
T  2 . The value of y is
yk

248. A cube made of an insulating material has uniform

charge distribution throughout its volume.
Assuming electric potential due to this charged
cube at infinitely distant places to be zero, potential
at the centre is found to be V0. The electric potential 253. Two bars A and B of circular cross section, same
V volume and made of the same material, are
at one of its corners is 0 . Find the value of x. subjected to tension. If the diameter of A is half that
x
of B and if the force applied to both the rod is the
249. A small wooden ball of density 'ρ' is immersed in same and it is in the elastic limit, the ratio of
water of density σ to depth h and then released. The extension of A to that of B will be
height H above the surface of water up to which the
 n 254. For a series LCR circuit, at resonance frequency
ball jumps out of water is    h. Value of n is 2
 2 (ω0), inductive reactance 0 L  R and P0 is the
3
(Neglect the effect of viscosity and surface tension
and assume all quantities in SI units) power dissipated across the circuit. If now
operating frequency increased to ω = 2ω0 and 'P' is
250. A glass tube of length h open at both the ends is the power dissipation across the circuit, then find
held vertically so that half of its length is P
the ratio 0 .
submerged in mercury kept in a large container. If P
the top end of the tube is closed and the tube is
slowly pulled out, how much length of mercury 255. The nucleus 23Ne decays by β-emission into the
column will be left in the tube (in cm) The nucleus 23Na. Determine the maximum kinetic
atmospheric pressure is equal to the pressure of the energy (MeV) of the electrons emitted. Given m
column of mercury of height Assume constant
temperature and neglect capillary effects {Given h
 23
10 Ne  = 22.994466 amu. and m  23
11 Na 
= 80 cm, h0 = 60 cm} =22.989770amu. Ignore the mass of antineutrino
( v ). 23 23
10 Ne 11 Na  e   v  Q
251. Equal volumes of two immiscible liquids of
densities ρ and 2ρ are filled in a vessel as shown in 256. A square loop with each side of length l having
figure. Two small holes are punched at depth h/2 uniform linear charge density  is placed in XY
and 3h/2 from the surface of lighter liquid. If v1 and plane as shown in the figure. There exists a non-
v2 are the velocities of a flux at these two holes, uniform electric field in space given as
then v1/v2 is
1
. The value of x is  a
x E   x  l  iˆ
l
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 Here a and l are constants and x is the position 260. For the AC circuit shown, power factor of the
of the point from origin along x-axis. Find the circuit is one. If the source angular frequency is 100
resultant electric force (in N) on the loop. For rad/s and rms current through circuit is 5 2 A , then
calculations consider the values of constant 1
power factor of box connected in circuit is .
l  10 cm ,   20C / m and a  5  105 N / C . n
Find the value of n.

261. A pendulum gives correct time at 32 °C at a place

where g = 9.8 ms–2. The pendulum consists of a
light steel rod connected to a heavy ball. If it is
taken to a different place where g = 9.788 ms–2. At
257. For a series LCR circuit, for two different angular what temperature, in K, will it give correct time?
The coefficient of linear expansion of steel is
frequency of A.C. supply system ω1, and
12×106× °C–1.
2  2  1  power factor of the circuit is same.
Angular resonance frequency of the circuit is ω0 = 262. Power factor of an L-R circuit is 0.6 and that of a
12 (SI unit). If ω1 + ω2 = 25 (SI unit) then find the 36
C-R circuit is . If the elements [L, C and R] of
value of  2  1  in rad/s. 37
the two circuits are joined in series the power factor
of the circuit is found to be 1. The ratio of
258. The diagram shows a uniformly charged resistance in the C-R circuit to the resistance in the
hemisphere of radius R. It has volume charge L-R circuit is m : 1 . Find the value of m.
density . If the magnitude of electric field at a
point A located a distance 2R above its centre is E 263. A ball of mass 2 kg, charge 1μC is dropped from
then then the electric field at the point B which is top of a high tower. In space electric field exist in
horizontal direction away from tower which varies
R 
2R below its centre as shown in figure is E. as E = (5–2x) × 106 Vm–1. Find maximum
x 0
horizontal distance (in m) that the ball can go from
Find x the tower.

264. A car moving rectilinearly, first with acceleration

w = 5.0 m/s2 (the initial velocity is equal to zero),
then uniformly, and finally, decelerating at the
same rate w, comes to a stop. The total time of
motion equals  = 25 s. The average velocity during
the time is equal to vavg = 72 km/h. How long (in
sec) does the car move uniformly?

265. Suppose the emf of the battery, the circuit shown

259. Consider a solid homogeneous cylinder of radius r
varies with time t so the current is given by i(t) = 3
 R + 5t, where i is in amperes & t is in seconds. Take
   rolling inside a fixed hollow cylinder of
 3 R = 4 Ω, L = 6 H & the expression for the battery
radius R. The angular frequency of small emf as function of time is given by E = 20 (n + t)V.
oscillations of the inner cylinder about the stable The value of n is
equilibrium position is
(Take R = 5 cm & g = 10 m/s2)

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266. A current of 4 A flows in a coil when connected to 271. An LCR series circuit with 100 Ω resistance is
a 12 V dc source. If the same coil is connected to a connected to an ac source of 200 V and angular
12 V, 50 rad/s ac source a current of 2.4 A flows in frequency 300 rad\s. When only the capacitance is
the circuit. The inductance of coil is____ (in H) removed, the current lags behind the voltage by
60°. When only the inductance is removed, the
267. A thermodynamical process is shown in the figure current leads the voltage by 60°. Calculate the
with pA = 3 × patm,VA = 2 ×10–4 m3, pB = 8 × patm, VC power dissipated in the LCR circuit (in W).
= 5×10–4 m3. In the process AB and BC, 600 J and
200 J heat are added to the system. Find the 272. For the circuit shown below, the current (mA)
magnitude of the change in internal energy of the through the Zener diode is
system in the process CA. [1patm =105 N/m2]

273. A series LCR circuit containing a resistance of 120

Ω has angular resonance frequency 4 × 105 rad s–1.
268. A ring of radius 0.1 m is made out of a thin metallic At resonance the voltages across resistance and
wire of area of cross-section 10–6 m2. The ring has inductance are 60 V and 40 V respectively. The
a uniform charge of π coulomb. The change in the frequency at which the current in the circuit lags
radius of the ring, when a charge of 10–8 coulomb the voltage by 45° is ____ ×105 Radians/s
is placed at the centre of the ring is x × 10–5 m. Find
x, if the young's modulus of the metal is 2 × 1011 274. Two strips of metal are riveted together at their
Nm–2. ends by four rivets, each of diameter 6.0 mm. What
is the maximum tension that can be exerted by the
269. The free end of a thread wound on a bobbin of inner riveted strip if the shearing stress on the rivet is not
radius r and outer radius R is passed round a nail A to exceed 6.9 ×107 Pa? Assume that each rivet is to
hammered into a wall as shown in the figure. The carry one quarter of the load (answer should be
thread is pulled at a constant velocity v. The nearest integest)
velocity of the centre of the bobbin at the instant
when the thread forms an angle  with the vertical 275. Figure shows a parabolic reflector in x-y plane
nRv given by y2 = 8x. A ray of light travelling along the
is . The value of n is_____. Assuming line y = a is incident on the reflector. Find where
R sin   r
that the bobbin rolls over the horizontal surface the ray intersects the x-axis after reflection.
without slipping.

270. A sphere of mass m is moving with a velocity

4i  ˆj when it hits a smooth wall and rebounds
with velocity i  3 ˆj . The coefficient of restitution 276. Boolean expression Y  AB  BA is given If
between the sphere and the wall is N/32. The value A = 1, B = 1 then, Y = ?
of N is

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277. The optical powers of the objective and eyepiece of 281. In figure, the length of object AB is 9 cm. Find the
a microscope are equal to 100 D and 20 D length of final image (in cm) (magnitude). Assume
respectively. The microscope magnification is that each lens is a thin lens.
equal to 50 when image is produced at near point
of eye. What will be magnification of the
microscope be when the distance between the
objective and eyepiece is increased by 2 cm?

278. An open topped rail road car of mass M = 10 kg has

an initial velocity v0 = 20 m/s along a straight
horizontal frictionless track. It suddenly starts
raining at time t = 0. The rain drops fall vertically
282. In Young’s double slit experiment, when the slit
with velocity u = 5 m/s and add a mass µkg/sec (μ
= 0.6) of water. Find the velocity of car (in m/s) plane is illuminated with light of wavelength λ1, it
after t = 10 second. was observed that point P is closest point from
central maximum O, where intensity was 75% the
279. The figure shows a spherical surface of radius of intensity at O. When the light of wavelength λ2 is
curvature R and refractive index (n =1.5). The used, point P happens to be the nearest point from
distance of the silvering of the plane surface so as O where intensity is 50% of that at O. Find the ratio
to form an image at the pole due to a very far object. 1
x
.
is R. Find x + y. 2
y

283. A ray of light of intensity I is incident on a parallel

glass-slab at a point A as shown in figure. It
undergoes partial reflection and refraction. At each
280. A U-shaped tube has two arms of equal cross reflection 20% of incident energy is reflected. The
section and length l1 = 80 cm and l2 = 40 cm. The rays AB and A'B' undergo interference. Find the
open ends are sealed with air in the tube at a ratio Imax/Imin.
pressure of 80 cm of mercury. Some mercury is
now introduced in the tube through a stopcock
connected at the bottom (the air is not allowed to
leak out). In steady condition the length of mercury
column in the shorted arms was found to be 10 cm.
Find the length (in cm) of the mercury column in
the longer arm. Neglect the volume of the part of
the tube connecting two arms and assume that the
temperature is constant.
284. The reverse breakdown voltage of a Zener diode is
5.6 V in the given circuit.

The current IZ (mA) through the Zener is

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285. In the figure shown a pin P is confined to move in 291. Mobility of electrons in a semiconductor is defined
a fixed circular slot of radius R. The pin is also as the ratio of their drift velocity to the applied
constrained to remains inside the slot in a straight electric field. If, for an n-type semiconductor, the
arm O'A. The arm moves with a constant angular density of electrons is 1019 m–3 and their mobility
speed co about the hinge O'. is 1.6 m2V–1s–1 then the resistivity of the
2
The acceleration of point p is n R. the value of semiconductor (since it is an n-type semiconductor
3n2 is x
contribution of holes is ignored) is close m.
10
Find x.

292. An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit

around the earth with a speed equal to half the
magnitude of escape velocity from the surface of
earth. If the satellite is stopped suddenly in its
orbits and allowed to fall freely on the earth, find
the speed (in m/s) with which it hits the surface of
286. In the given circuit the current (mA) through Zener earth. (Take radius of earth = 6400 km, g = 9.8
Diode is close to m/s2)
(Round off the answer upto 2 decimal place)

293. Find the kinetic energy of the α-particle emitted in

the decay 238Pu→ 234U+α. The atomic masses
needed are as follows:
287. A thin soap film of thickness 3× 107m and µ = 1.5 238 234 4
Pu U He
is spread on a glass surface. When white light is
normally incident on this sheet, find the 238.04955amu 234.04095amu 4.002603amu
wavelength (in nm) which will be reflected Neglect any recoil of the residual nucleus.
strongly by the film. (1amu = 931.5 MeV)

288. A wire can sustain the weight of 20 kg before 294. A bomb of mass 3 m is kept inside a closed box of
breaking. If the wire is cut into two equal parts, mass 3 m and length 4 L at its centre. It explodes in
each part can sustain a weight of (in kg) two parts of mass m & 2 m. The two parts move in
opposite direction and stick to the opposite side of
289. An adiabatic vessel contains n1 = 3 moles of the walls of box. Box is kept on a smooth horizontal
diatomic gas. Moment of inertia of each molecule surface. What is the distance (in cm) moved by the
is I = 2.76 × 1046 kg m2 and root-means-square box during this time interval.
angular velocity is ω0 = 5 × 1012 rad/s. Another (Take L=15 cm)
adiabatic vessel contains n2 = 5 moles of a
monatomic gas at a temperature 470 K. Assume
gases to be ideal, root-mean-square angular
velocity of diatomic molecules when the two
vessels are connected by a thin tube of negligible
volume is ω × 1012 rad/s. Find ω. (Boltzmann 295. The resistance to motion of an automobile depends
on road friction, which is almost independent of
constant k = 1.38×1023 J/molecule).
speed, and on air drag, which is proportional to
speed squared. For a car with a weight of 12000 N ,
290. A beam of plane polarised light falls normally on a
the total resistance force F is given by
polariser (cross-sectional area 3 × 104m2) which
rotates about the axis of the ray with an angular F  300  1.8v 2 , where F is in newtons and v is
velocity of 31.4 rad/s. Find the energy (in J) of in meters per second. Calculate the power required
light passing through the polariser per revolution if to accelerate the car at 0.92 m / s 2 when the speed
flux of energy of the incident ray is 103 W. is 80kmph .

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296. A small block of mass 20 kg rests on a bigger block 299. During the last second of its flight, a ball thrown
of mass 30 kg, which lies on a smooth horizontal vertically upwards covers one-half of the distance
plane. Initially the whole system is at rest. The covered during the whole flight. The point of
coefficient of friction between the blocks is 0.5. A projection and the point of landing may or may not
horizontal force F = 50 N is applied on the lower be in the same horizontal level. The maximum
block then. Find the work done (in Joule) by possible duration of the flight that can be obtained
frictional force on upper block in t =2 sec. is_____ sec. Neglect air resistance and assume
(magnitude in joule) acceleration of free fall to be 10 m/s2.

300. A heat conducting piston can move freely inside a

closed, thermally insulated cylinder with an ideal
297. One mole of a mono-atomic ideal gas is made to gas ( = 5/3). At equilibrium, the piston divides the
undergo a quasi-static cyclic process. During the cylinder into two equal parts, the gas temperature
process A→B, temperature T of the gas varies with being equal to 300 K. The piston is slowly
its volume V according to the equation T = bV2, displaced by an external agent. Find the gas
temperature (in k) when the volume of the greater
where b is a constant. During the whole cycle,
section is seven times the volume of the smaller
maximum pressure of the gas is two times of the
section.
minimum pressure. If the gas absorbs 120 J of heat
during process A→B, how much heat (in J) does
the gas liberate during the process B→C→A ?

298. A collar 'B' of mass 2 kg is constrained to move

along a horizontal smooth and fixed circular track
of radius 5 m. The spring lying in the plane of the
circular track and having spring constant 200 N/m
is undeformed when the collar is at 'A'. If the collar
starts from rest at 'B', the normal reaction exerted
by the track on the collar when it passes through 'A'
x
is xN. The value of is
10

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