B A N G L A D E S H P H Y S IC S

O LY MP IA D
SAMPLE
PROBLEMS
BANGLADESH PHYSICS
OLYMPIAD
2014

National Round
Category C
 National Physics Olympiad, 2014

BdPhO, Group-C
March 7, 2014
Total time - 2hrs , Marks -24

You have to show all your intermediate calculations on the pages provided. Otherwise you will
not get awards for your efforts.

Various Physical Constants

• Avogadro’s Number N A = 6.02 × 1023 mole − 1

• electronic charge e = 1.6 × 10−19 C

• Planck’s constant h = 6.63 × 10−34 J s

1. Heavenly Collisions (total 3 marks)

Two identical heavy point-like objects with mass M each are at rest , separated by a distance
D.
(a) W ha t is the total energy of the system initially? (0.5 marks )

(b) Find the expression for the speed of the individual particle once they start moving and
have a separation x between them ( 0.5 marks )
(c) Find the time for them to collide under the influence of mutual gravitational force. ( 2
marks )
2. Einstein deHass experiment ( Total 5 marks ) (a) Consider a particle of mass m and with
charge q moving with uniform speed in a circle ( as in the Bohr model for hydrogen atom )
whose radius is R. Then a crude approximation for the current is given by

I = q/T

where T is the period of revolution for the charged particle along the circle.
Find the relation between the angular momentum of the particle and the magnetic moment of
the “loop”. ( 1 mark)

(b) An unmagnetized iron magnet do not carry any net magnetic moment as all the atomic
magnets are oriented in a random direction. However if a strong magnetic field along the
axis of an unmagnetized iron bar the magnetic moments all get oriented ( assuming very
low temperature for the rod). Consider one such iron rod suspended vertically using a very
fine thread and inside a long solenoid which produces a uniform magnetic field inside it ( as
shown in the figure ). The white dots denote current going into the plane of the figure while
the black dots represent current coming out of the plane of the figure. In what direction
will the suspended vertical iron rod will rotate if the magnetic field is applied to the rod
using the current configuration shown in the figure? ( You might want to state in terms of
angular momentum pointing up of down on the figure ). Provide a physical reason behind
your answer. ( 2 Mark)
 (c) If the radius of the suspended (cylindrical ) iron bar is R=1.0 mm, estimate T - the period
of rotation of the cylinder. Assume t hat iron atoms each have an orbital angular momentum
h
of ( in accordance with Bohr model ) ¯h ≡ 2π and they become completely alligned in the
external magnetic field. The molar mass of iron is given as M = 0.0558 kg/mol. ( 2 marks )

3. Coupled Pendulum (Total 6 marks)

Two identical simple pendula A and B are suspended next to each other from a room where
the separation between their suspension points is x 0 . The effective length for each of the
pendulum is l. The point masses are also attached by a massless spring with a spring constant
k. Let the angular displacements from the vertical position for A and B be θA and θB .
(a) Evaluate the potential energy of the system as a function of θA and θB , assuming the
potential energy to be zero when θA = θB = 0. ( 1 Mark)

(b) Since this is a conservative system, the energy of this system will be a constant. Differenti-
ate the total energy with respect to time t ( noting that both θA , θB both vary independently
as functions of t) and find the equations of motion for the system. ( 2 marks )
(c) For small oscillations we can replace the trigonometric functions by their Taylor expan-
sions. Find the oscillation frequencies of this system of double pendula and identify the modes
of oscillation. ( 3 marks )
4. Blurred Images (Total 3 marks)

An opaque screen has two very narrow parallel slits which are separated by a distance d.
The screen is illuminated by a straight bright tube of width W which is placed at a distance
L away from the screen with the parallel slits. A filter is placed in between them so that
only light of wavelength λ falls on the slits. Now if one changes the separation between the
slits is changed continually, then it is found th at for d = d0 the interference fringes on the
observation screen, placed at a large distance disappears. W h a t is the value of W (in terms
of other quantities)?
5. Freezing and Boiling ( Total 4 marks )
The heat released by the cooling of one mole of H 2 O from 250 C to 0 0 C and subsequent freezing
in a refrigerating machine ( which has the maximum theoretical efficiency) is transferred to
a second mole of H 2 O at 250 C - heating it to 100 O C.
(a) How many moles of H 2 O is converted to steam at 100 O C?( 2.5 marks )
(b) How much work must be done by the refrigerator? ( 1.5 marks )
The latent heat of fusion for H 2 O is 6.02 kJ/mole while the latent heat of boiling for H 2 O is
40.68 kJ/mole.
6. Data Analysis (Total 3 marks )
Given the following set of data find the best fit according to the relation
graphical
y = Ax + b. You have to show all your intermediate steps and the results in this page and
2

plot the data in the provided graph sheet in the next page

x 0.5 1 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0

y 1.20 1.10 2.35 3.05 4.40
5.50
 Н Н Ц‘ tN ( Different Physical Constants)

c= 3x108m/s, h=6.6x10-34 Js, e=1.6x10-19 C,

me ( B F N , electron mass ) = 9.1 x 10-31kg

mp ( ‘et N , proton mass ) = 1.6 x 10-27kg

kB ( ‘ tFৎ tN , Boltzmann Constant) = 1.38 x 10-18 J/K

НN ´ t F (Instructions)

I. t tB t N ‘ t t Н5 t R НN ´ ³ Н ‘ Nt* l ( Pick the answer which is

closest to your calculations )

II. F ‡ ? t Н5 t ‘ ‡ t 5 G ( t GB e ) ঩ Ñ , Vt. t / t N t ³ * t঩,2t ‘ 5 (All

rough work must be demonstrated and recorded in the empty spaces or on the opposite pages of
this question paper. )
III.
Н 3 e t N ³ ঩t Н Н Ц e ) , Н? Н Н ‘ t4 l G N N6 G t 7 ˛ ণ´
e)঩ÑН
঩? t ঩ B ³ ‘ t *; tl (Some of the required data are scattered among the various
questions of this paper. So start answering only after you have read through all the questions at
least once ).
IV. e) * ³ t঩t t(Ft НVН ø NНF Н7 t= Н Н Н Бt6B R˛ ? t6 ( The ultimate
decision regarding the question and the answers lies with the Bangladesh Physics Olympiad
Committee).
 Dhaka Division : Category-C
×l ‘ t Nt G Н Н঩ ( ? ø Н F G Н G@F ( RF tN Н Н? ) ³঩ ‘5 G НA Н N Ft
5 Rt

Ft ‘Ð 15 ‘ C ‘N l G @ F Н RtF 3 Dt t N / t НAН Н Н? ³঩ tН? ‘D G

B ˛ E NН Ñ 10 ‘ C Ft Gl НAН ÐН RtF 3 N / t G @ F ³঩ t Ht Н
t

GН 5t
t Н N Ft 5 Rt Ft Ðt* t N FtG ? (A person requires 15 seconds to walk along a
non-functioning escalator from the 3 floor to the 4th floor in a shopping complex. To move across the
rd

same points while standing on the repaired escalator the person requires 10 seconds. If the person decides
to walk normally on the running escalator to move between the same points as before, how much time
will he/she require? )

a) 10 s
b) 6s
c) 5s
d) 15 s
e) 8s

Ql Н3 ণt ª , НÑ ‘ N
t e t F ‘M Ñ НN³ N , Ñ˛ e Ðt N ?

(Which of the force does not always obey Newton's 3rd law while acting between two point particles ? )

a) Н/ -s Н3 F (Electrostatic Energy )

b) t, t P´ণ F ( Gravitational Force)

c) G ‘ t Nt F NНQE ‘NB ( º o such force exists )
d) hP´ণ F ( frictional forces )
e) ‘R S F ( Magnetic forces )

*l ˛ Н 5 , ‘ tণ4N hP´ণ5 ণ ণ, F ‘ m Vt঩t N G N G Н P3 ‘ FN

GН? Nt l ‘ F N e/ U t t, ´ R 5 F G ( Н/ t / t 5 UtF t l ˛ E GН? ঩? t ঩

a) [2gl sin ,]1/2 ,
‘ F N b) [2gR W XН sin ,]1/2
? (Ac)solid[gR sin ,]1/2of
cylinder , mass m is rolling down a frictionless plane inclined at an angle , above the
horizon. d)
If the
[3glradius
4
sin ,]of
1/2 the cylinder's cross section is R, what is its speed after rolling down a distance l

along the ramp 4 from an initial state of rest?)

e) [3gR sin ,] ]1/2
8l НVН ø NНF Н7 t= Z 4 Ñt6 G tÑ , = 60° ‘ t N 100N F e tG 2.0 ‘ Н G Н [
t ; t t D F tНG RtFNt FtG Ftl ÐН [ * t t \ hP´ ণ * ণt^ 0.50 5 , [ Н
E ণ ? (A student, crazed by physics Olympiad, uses a force of magnitude 100 N at an angle ,= 60° to
push a 2.0 kg block across the ceiling of his room. If the coefficient of friction between the
block and the ceiling is 0.50, what is the magnitude of the block's acceleration?)

a) 8 m/s2
b) 20 m/s2
c) 15 m/s2
d) 20 m/s2
e) 3 m/s2

†l G 3‡ БG Н NF , t‡ t ‘ tN F ` ´НNa 7 t ^ tN 5000 5t l´ ‘‡ tFt 3‡ Н Б

Н F ÐН GB Б N F ` h´ k* h ´ 100 ‘ Н 5 t5 F ³ A F ` ‘ G ? ( In a tube
with
one of its ends sealed , the lowest frequency of sound in a certain liquid is 5000 Hz. When the remaining
open end is also sealed, the longest supported wavelength in the same liquid is 100 cm. What is the speed
of sound in the liquid? )
a) 2000 m/s
b) 800m/s
c) 500m/s
d) 1000m/s
e) 400m/s
* l ÐН ‘ t Nt ‘et N Н/ N /t 5 105 V Н ঩tD´ t\ Н RtFNt t 5 F t5 F t NН6 ‘ G
? (If a proton, initially at rest, is accelerated using a voltage difference of 105 V then what is its final
velocity?)
a) 4.5x 105 m/s
b) 2x 106 m/s
c) 107 m/s
d) 4.5x 107 m/s
e) 4.5x 106 m/s

Rl G Н Н঩N 5tF t t НV@ 5 Н঩N 5tF V3 . t 3 E K 5 F, λ k* h´ 4 Ft Н ÐН

঩Н i t e Н Н S

Н Н 3F 5 , Н঩N 5tF V3 . t t 5 5 ( If the distance between the hole and the

film in a pinhole camera is D,then the optimal diameter of the hole, for the photo with the best
resolution when operated with a light source of wavelength λ, is ):
f) ÐDt j НNa ( as small as possible)
e)
g) λ
(λ2D)1/3
h) D
d) (λ D) 1/2
bl ‘ G 4 P´ণ 5 ‘ t Nt 5t ˛N ÐtN ‘ ‘ t Н
NН , 5k Н l 5 GН Н ঩ Н

˛ д t ঩ M 4 Н Н /‘ ‘ G ঩tnt Nt 5 Ft ( Н Np )l , 5k Н GН ˛ д t ঩ M 7 Н Н /‘

5 F G (

5t ˛N N
Ð
Н
t GB Н DНq t VFtV F GН ঩D НRÑtN3Ðt 5F ˛ д t ঩ M 5t ˛N N
Ð
Н
t NН6 ‘ G 5 ?

( To escape the attraction of the solar system a spaceship is directed against the motion of the planet Jupiter
( as shown in the accompanying figure) at an initial velocity of 4 km/s measured with respect to the sun.
If the velocity of Jupiter , measured in the same frame, is 7 km/s with respect to the sun and the spaceship
follows the path as shown in the figure due to the mutual interaction, what is the final speed of the
spaceship, again measured with respect to the sun? )

a) 7 km/s
b) 11 km/s
c) 15 km/s
d) 22 km/s
e) 4 km/s
;l G Н t ঩Н i t ঩tНN 100 C t঩ tÑt t‡ t 4 G ( t G ‘Vt. t N F tНF ‘VF F tНFН
7 ˛ণ´
t Н? ঩? 150 ‘ C НN Ftl ঩tНN t঩ tÑt ÐН 900 C 5 t tНFН G B t Н? ঩?
НN t? (Clear water is kept at 10o C in a beaker and a drop of blue ink requires 150 seconds to
disperse completely in it after being dropped in the water. If the water temperature was 900 C instead then
how much time it would have taken the ink drop to disperse in the same manner?)
a) 140s
b) 120s
c) 150s
d) 50 s
e) 130 s

×০l ‘ N
t G t t ঩ 2, 5 e Н ‘ CG ‘MÑV F Н ণ´ НA tN ˛ д 3 FNt ×০০ * N

r 5F

G ( ˛ д ঩ 2, t঩ tÑt 6000 K 5 F ³ ঩ tA t t ঩ 2, t঩ tÑt ? ( If the power radiated per unit area of

the surface of a star is 100 times that of sun and the temperature of sun's surface is 6000 K , then what is
the surface temperature of the new star?)

f) 2x104 K
g) 6x103 K
h) 6x105 K
d) 6 x1011 K
e) 2x105 K
××l НN a НR Ñ G Н tণ НÑ 3 NН 3 3 tDt tN Rt ´ « t‡ t 4 G ( N঩ ‘ tণt Ǫ
Rt

t Nt 4 l НÑ 3 NН 3 N঩ 3Н tw B s h ´ x l NН 3 , ´ Н X3 Н Rt ´
t F, Ǫ
Rt ´ ³঩ ‘ t F ˛N 5 ? ( In the right angled triangle shown below, two equal charges q are placed at
the corners at connected by the hypotenuse. The lengths of the other two sides are both equal to a. What
charge, if placed at the center of the hypertenuse, will cause the net force on the charge Q to vanish? )

a) –q/√2
b) q
c) 2q

d) −√2q
a) e)
1 -q
4𝜋s (
2𝑞Q
𝑎 +
𝑞2
√2𝑎 )
1 2𝑞Q 𝑞2 (2𝑞+Q)
( + − √2 𝑞 )
×Ql b)³঩ 4𝜋s Rt 𝑎 ´ Н √N
2𝑎 t ( ‘Ї t 𝑎N Rt Н Rt ´ )s Н3 Н/ Н НA ?
1 2𝑞Q (2𝑞+Q)
( What ( − √2 𝑞 ) )
c) is the total electrostatic energy of the configuration above ( that includes all four
4𝜋s 𝑎 𝑎
charges)?)1 ( 2𝑞Q + 𝑞 2 )
d)
4𝜋s 𝑎 𝑎

e) 1
(
2𝑞Q
−√2 𝑞
(𝑞+Q)
+
𝑞2
)
4𝜋s 𝑎 𝑎 √2𝑎

×* l НN a ( =tNН Н Q, )N ´N A * B Н X3 t\ 3 F ‘ t, ? ³ F‡ ´N eН
Н ‘ t,
tN R/2 l ( What is the equivalent resistance between the points A and B between the infinite circuit (
extended towards the right)? Note that each of the individual resistances is the circuit is equal to R .)
a) (1+√3) R
2

b) (√3−1) R
2
c) R
d) 2R
e) πR

×8l НN R G´t t N ‘N Н ‘Ð ‘ t Nt Н X 3 A Н Ie t5 Н? ৎ e t Nt 5 F t G
( ঩t ´ ´ Н X
B Н Ie t5 Н? ৎ ‘ ‘N t 5 Ftl AB ঩ D e t 5 tN ? ( Let a current I be fed through the
node A of the following infinite square mesh and the same current I is taken out of the very next i.e.
adjacent node B. What is the current across the link AB? )

a) 0
b) I
c) I/4
d) I/2
e) I/6
׆ l НN a НR Ñ G Н R3 F t t , G Н Н? ৎ e t5 ‘ ‡ t Nt 4 Ðt G Н N, ´ , tD
3Н ‘ t t

N t ( Ðt N €t t s 5 l Н? ৎ e t 5 tN i 5 F N, ´ , ‘ W ,p B ‘M Ñ tN ? (A
hairpin shaped conductor, as shown in the accompanying figure below, is created by attaching two
infinite long wires at the end of a semi-circle. What is the value of the B field created at the center of
the semicircle?
a) µ I /2 π )R
0

b) 0
c) µI 𝜋
2𝜋𝑅(1 + 2)
d) µI /4 R
µI
e) 2𝜋𝑅
(1 +π )

×* l ঩˛ ´ e ) N, ´ , ‘ WН ÐН G Н « Rt ´ÐA3 ণt v‘ G t F FS
t 3? t t

5 , t5 F ণtН ³঩ e ÐA3 F tN ? ( If a charge q is thrown along the perpendicular to the

plane containing the conductor through the center of the semicircle what will be the force exerted on it?)
a) 0 µ I
c) qv2𝜋𝑅 (1 +π )
b) qv µI /2 π R
µI 𝜋
d) qv 2𝜋𝑅 (1 + 2 )
µI
e) qv2𝜋𝑅 (1 +π )

×Rl G Н t t t D G Н ‘ t, R* G Н ,t CН Н F tGt Nt 4 l *; ,t Н Rt
Н´ 5 N *

t t Н ´N 5 Н Ð3A N / t l t t Н Ð3 A t ঩ ´N ,p Н? ৎ e t 5 tN
t D
঩Н ´ N ‘F‡ НRÑ ‘ N
t Н ? ( A resistor R and a capacitor C are connected is series with a battery.
The
battery is not initially connected to the circuit and the capacitance is also uncharged. Which of the
following graphs describe the current in the circuit vs time as the battery is connected to the circuit?)

a) b) c) d) e)
×bl 5tB „ t N ঩ tণ3 W tд ‘et N ³঩ N Н/ G ( t 7 ˛ণ´ t 4 НN t N 13.6 V
e

НA e t N 5 l B F… N Н ঩ Nt 5 U ঩Н N, Ðt B F… N tN ND´tৎ ; .× …
×০-* × ‘ Н Н X Rt ´ 7 ˛ণ´ Н ঩ l G ঩Н N * B F … N G Н ‘ t? t Н ‘Ð ঩Н НN
t ঩ tণ3 s 5 t

7 ˛ণ´ t 4 НN t N 3 3 НA e t N 5 ? (The center of mass of the hydrogen atom lies

effectively on the proton at the center and one requires 13.6 eV of energy to ionize. The antiparticle of
electron is positron, whose mass is the same as electrons, i.e. 9.1 x 10-31 kg but the charge is opposite.
What is the energy required to ionize the positronium atom made up of an electron-positron pair? )

a) 13.6 eV
b) 3.4 eV
c) 6.8 eV
d) 27.2 eV
e) 1.7 eV

×; l Li++ ( Z=3) 4 N G Н B F …N n=4 M঩D 5 n=3 M঩ D “\ t঩“ Н Ftl Н ণ´ НA

‘ tN e t
Н? ৎ-‘R S kt t 5 ? (An electron in Li++ (Z=3) jumps from n=4 orbit to the n=3 orbit. Which part
of the electromagnetic radiation will the emitted radiation belong to?)
f) N F tН5 ( Infrared)
g) Gø-‘ (X-ray)
h) N F 4 Ft ( Blue light)
i) NН -‘ * N (Ultraviolet)

j) 3 4 Ft (Green light)

Q০l ঩ ˛ ´ e ) N 3A Н? ৎ-‘R S k ‘Vt N* Ft ÐН G‡ N G N G Н , t 3 ³঩ 4 ঩Н

5 Ðt

tд- 4 ঩M tN 1.2 eV ,t 3 5 НNG´ B F… N ´t9 GН НA ? ( If the radiated

photons in
the previous question falls on a metal whose work function is 1.2 eV, what is the maximum kinetic
energy of the released electrons?)
k) 1.1eV
l) 2.3eV
m) 2.7eV
n) 0eV
o) 4.8eV
1. একটি a দৈঘ্যবি বলষ্টসমবাহু টি ভু জে র দুই শীজষে দু টি ভর M রাখা আজে
এবং অন্যশীজষে আররকবি
ভর m রাখা আরে । [Mass points M and m are kept at the vertices of an equilateral
triangle whose sides are of length a]
a) m ভর ঵রে ব঴রে রে র ভররকরে র ৈূরত্ববি র কর । [ Find the distance between
the center of mass of the system and mas point m ] ( 2 marks )

b) ভররকরে র ঴ারে রে ব঴রে রে র জড়ে ার ভ্রােক বি র্্য় কররা।

[ Determine the moment of Inertia of the system about the center of mass ] ( 1.5
marks )

2. a) ঵াইররারজি বি উবি য়ার঴র চারে ারল ইর঱ক্ট্র

রি র ে বরি রে ্ যবৈ
ে যযয়ি ( muon) কর্া ে বরভ্রে র্ কর

ে রি এই ে যযয়বি ক ঵াইররারজরি র জি য বি ার ি যা঴ারধর্

বি র্্য় করার জি য প্ররযাজি ীয় ঴ে ীকরি বি র কররা। ে যযয়ি কর্ার ভর ইর঱ক্ট্র

রি র

ভররর ২৩৬ গু ি এি ং এর চাজ্ ইর঱ক্ট্র

রি র চারজ্র঴ে াি ।
[The muonic hydrogen consists of a muon encircling the hydrogen nucleus. Find the
expression for determining the Bohr radius of this muonic hydrogen. The mass of muon
 is 236 times that of the electron and it carries the same charge as electron.] (me = 9.1 x
10-31 kg, e= 1.6 x 10-19 C, h= 6.62x10-34 Js ) ( 2 marks)

b) ে যযয়বি ক ঵াইররারজরি র জি য বি ার ি যা঴ারধ্র োি কে ? [

What is the numerical value of the Bohr radius for the muonic hydrogen ] ( 1 Mark)

c) এই ে যযয়বি ক ঵াইররারজি ে রে ার্যরক েূর্্ আযবি ে কররে

কে বভাল্টবি ভি প্র
রয়াজি ? [ What is the ionization potential for this muonic
hydrogen ] ( 1 Mark )

3. একবি ি গ্াকৃ বে র চে য ভয ্রজর চারবি ে য্ায়ক্রবেক ি াহুর বরাধ R,

2R, 2R, R এি ং প্র
রে যক ি াহুর দৈঘ্য L।

R ও 2R বরাধবি বলষ্টি াহুগুব঱র বয ৈ যবি বি ন্দযরে বে ব঱ে ঵য় (ধরা যাক

বগু
঴গু
রার
র঱ার ি াে A ও B ) ব঴ ৈয’বি

বি ন্দযর ে ারে V বি ভি ে ার্্কয প্র

রয়াগ করা ঵রা
঱া। [ Consider a square
whose successive sides of length L has resistances R, 2R, 2R, R respectively. If a potential
difference V is applied between the points (call them , say , A and B) where the sides
with R and 2R meet.]

a) ি াহুগুব঱রে ে বড়ৎ প্র

ি ার঵র োি বি র কররা। [ Find the currents in
the individual sides of the square ] ( 1 mark )
 b) ি রগ্র বকরে B বে রে র োি বি র্্য় কররা। [ Find the B field at the
center of the square ] ( 3 Marks)

c) যবৈ একই বি ভি ে ার্্কয A ও B এর ে বরি রে ্ অি য ৈ যই বি ন্দযর

ে ারে প্র
রয়াগ করা ঵য় ে া঵র঱

উে ররর উত্ত
ররর বক বকারি া ে বরি ে ্ি ঵য়? উত্ত
ররর ঴ে রে যযবি
ৈ াও। [ If now the same potential applied in the remaining pair of vertices instead
of A and B , then will there be any change in the answers obtained above . Justify
your answer ] ( 2 Marks )

4. M ভর ও L দৈরঘ্যর একবি ঴র঱ বৈা঱করক E ে ারি র উর্ধ্্ে যখী একবি

঴য঳ে দি ৈ যযবে ক ি ঱রে রে খা
রা

঵রা
঱া। [ A simple pendulum of mass M and length L is kept in a uniform electric
field E which points upward]
 a) ঴র঱ বৈা঱রকর েয ঱ন্তভরর Q ে বরে ার্ চাজ্ বৈ য়া ঵র঱ , ঴র঱ বৈ া঱রকর
বৈ া঱ি কা঱ বি র কর। [ If a
charge Q is deposited on the suspended mass, find the period of the oscillation of the
simple pendulum ] ( 2 Marks)

b) Q এর োি কে ঵঱
র বৈ া঱কবি আর ৈ য঱রি ি া?[ For what value
of Q will the pendulum stop oscillating? ] ( 1 Mark )

5. একবি ঴োন্তরা঱ োে ধাররকর ে ারে র ে ারে র ৈূরত্ব d ও ে ারে র

প্র
স্থরে ৈ A। এখি চাজ্লূি য

অি স্থায় ধাররকর ৈ যপ্র

ারন্তV ে বড়ৎ চা঱ক ি র঱র একবি ি যাি ারীর
঴ারর্ যযি করা ঵র঱া। [ A parallel
plate capacitor has a plate separation of d and plate cross section A. The two ends of
capacitor are now connected to a battery of EMF V while being initially uncharged. ]
a) ি যাি ারীবক বি বে ন্ন করর ে ারে র ে ারে র ৈূরত্বচারগুর্
ি ৃ বি কররে বক ে বরে ার্ কাজ কররে ঵রি ? [
What would be the work done to separate the plates by a factor of 4 if the capacitor is
separated from the battery after initial charging?] ( 1 Mark)

b) ি যাি ারীরক বি বে ন্নি া করর঱ কারজর ে বরে ার্ বক একই

র্াকরি ি া ে বরি বে ্ে ঵রি ?
ে বরি বে ্ে ঵঱
র বক ে ূ রি ্র ে য ঱ি ায় ি ড় ি া বে াি ? উরত্ত
রর
঴ে রে ি যাখযা ৈাও। [ If the battery
remains connected during the above process, will the work done be any different? If
different, will the work be greater or less than the disconnected case? Justify your
answer ] ( 2.5 Marks )
1. Given the acceleration vs. time graph for a car shown above, at what time will
be moving with the greatest velocity?

A) 0 seconds B) 2seconds C) 4 seconds D) 6 seconds E) 8 seconds

2. A car is moving at a constant velocity to the right along a straight level

highway. Just as the car passes a cliff, a rock falls straight down in the cliff’s
reference system. Which of the accompanying curves best depicts the path the
rock takes in the car’s reference system?

A) B) C) D) E)

3. Two identical masses m are connected to a massless string, which is hung over
two frictionless pulleys as shown.

If everything is at rest, what is the tension in the cord?

A) Less than mg,

B) Exactly mg,
C) More than mg but less than 2mg,
D) Exactly 2mg,
E) More than 2mg.

4. A 60 kg farmer ropes a 300 kg ox. Both are initially at rest, 24 m apart on a

frictionless level surface. When farmer ends up pulling the ox towards him, the ox
will move

A) 4m, B) 5m, C) 12m, D) 20m, E) 24m

 5. A small bird with a mass of 0.5 kg takes off from the ground and flies
with an upward velocity of 3 m/sec for 10 seconds. Which of the following is closest
to the minimum power that must be developed by the bird?

A) 60 watts B) 15 watts C) 9 watts D) 6 watts E) 1.5 watts

6. A solid cylinder weighing 200 N has a fixed axis and a string wound around it. The
string is pulled with a force equal to the weight of the cylinder. The acceleration of the
string is approximately

A) 10 m/s2 B) 20 m/s2 C) 30 m/s2 D) 40 m/s2 E) 50 m/s2

7. A ball of mass m is tied to a string. The ball is then rotated in a vertical circle of
radius R with the other end of the string fixed. Neglecting air resistance, the
difference between the string’s tension at the bottom of the circle and the top of the
circle is

A) mg B) 2mg C) 4mg D) 6mg E) 8mg

8. Suppose you hold a ball in your hand. The Newton’s third law
companion force to the force of gravity on the ball is the force exerted by the

A) Ball on the Earth

B) Ball on the hand
C) Hand on the ball
D) Earth on the ball
E) Earth on the hand.

9. A ball is tossed straight up, reaches a highest point, and falls back down. Air
resistance is not negligible. Which of the following statements are true?

I) The balls speed is zero at the highest point.

II) The ball's acceleration is zero at the highest point.
III) The ball takes longer time to travel up to the highest point than to fall back
down.

A) I only
B) II only
C) I & II only
D) I & III only
E) I,II & III

10. Two iron spheres separated by some distance have a minute gravitational
attraction F. If the spheres are moved to one half their original separation and allowed
to rust so that the mass of each sphere increases 41% , what would be the resulting
gravitational force?

A) 2F B) 4F C) 6F D) 8F E) 10F
11. A block of ice with mass m falls into a lake. After impact, a mass of ice m/5
melts. Both the block of ice and the lake have a temperature of 0o C. If L represents
the heat of fusion, the minimum distance the ice fell is

A) L/5g B) 5L/g C) gL/5m D) mL/5g E) 5gL/m

12. On all the PV diagrams shown above the lighter curve represents an
isothermal process, a process for which the temperature remains constant. Which dark
curve best represents an adiabatic process where no heat enters or leaves the system?

A) B) C) D) E)

13. For the diagram given above, what is the efficiency of the heat engine?

A) 300% B) 133% C) 75% D) 33% E) 25%

14.If heat is added at constant volume, 6300 joules of heat are required to raise the
temperature of an ideal gas by 150K. If instead, the heat is added at constant
pressure, 8800 joules are needed for the same temperature change. When the
temperature of the gas changes by 150K, the internal energy of the gas changes by

A) 2500J B) 6300J C) 8800J D) 11300J E) 15100J

15.One object has twice the temperature of a second identical object. How does the
rate R1 at which the first object radiates energy compare to the rate R2 at which the
second object radiates energy?

A) R1 =R2 B) R1 =2R2 C) R1 =4R2 D) R1 = 8R2 E) R1 =16R2

16.A pipe, which is open at both ends, resonates with fundamental frequency 300 Hz.
If one end of the pipe is closed, it will resonate with a fundamental frequency of

A) 75 Hz, B) 150 Hz, C) 300 Hz, D) 600 Hz, E) 1200 Hz.

17.A wave is described by the equation y(x,t) = 0.05 . cos ( 10  x + 8  t) where x

and y are in meters and t is in seconds. The +x direction is to the right. What is the
velocity of the wave?

A) 0.80 m/s to the left

B) 1.25 m/s to the right
C) 0.12 m/s to the right
D) 0.80 m/s to the right
E) 1.25 m/s to the right

18.The length of the most effective transmitting antenna is equal to one-quarter the
wavelength of the transmitted wave. If a radio station has an antenna 4.5 m long then
what is the broadcast frequency of the radio station?

A) 1.5 x 10-8 Hz B) 6.0 x 10-8 Hz C) 1.7 x 107 Hz D) 6.7 x107 Hz E) 3 x108

Hz

19.You are given two identical Plano-convex lens. When an object is placed 20 cm
to the left of a single such lens, the image appears 40 cm to the right of the lens.
Then you decide to form a double convex lens by placing the two Plano-convex
lenses back-to-back.

If an object is placed 20 cm to the left of this new lens, the image is formed at a
distance

A) 6.7cm to the right of the lens.

B) 10 cm to the right of the lens.
C) 20 cm to the right of the lens.
D) 80 cm to the right of the lens.
E) 80 cm to the left of the lens.
The questions 20 and 21 refer to the system, shown in the accompanying diagram. A
spherical shell of inner surface radius a and an outer surface radius b is made of
conducting material. A point charge +Q is placed at the center of the spherical shell
and a total charge -q is placed on the shell.

20. How is the charge -q distributed after it has reached equilibrium?

A) Zero charge on the inner surface, -q charge on the outer surface.

B) -Q charge on the inner surface, -q charge on the outer surface.

C) -Q charge on the inner surface, -q+Q charge on the outer surface.

D) +Q charge on the inner surface, -q -Q charge on the outer surface.

E) The -q charge is spread uniformly between the inner and outer surface.

21. Assume that the electrostatic potential is zero at an infinite distance from the
shell. What is the electrostatic potential at a distance R from the center of the shell
where b > R > a?

A) 0 B) k Q/a C) k Q/R D) k (Q-q)/R E) k (Q-q)/b

22.An alpha particle is accelerated to a velocity v in a particle accelerator by a

potential difference of 1200 V. Which of the following potential differences would be
needed to give the alpha particle twice the velocity?

A) 7200V B) 4800V C) 4100V D) 2400V E) 1700V

23.An alpha particle and a proton are placed equal distance between two large
charged plates as shown in the figure.

Which of the following would best describe the motion of the two particles if they
were free to move?
A) The alpha particle will travel upwards with the twice the velocity of the proton.
B) Both particles will travel upwards with the same velocity.
C) The alpha particle will accelerate upwards with twice the acceleration of the
proton.
D) Both particle will accelerate upwards with the same acceleration
E) The alpha particle will accelerate upwards with half the acceleration of the
proton.

24. The longest wavelength photon in the visible Balmer series for the hydrogen
atom is
A) 0.66 nm B) 6.56 nm C) 65.6 nm D) 656 nm E) 6560 nm

25. Which of the following wiring diagrams could be used to experimentally

determine R using Ohm’s law? Assume an ideal voltmeter and an ideal ammeter.

A 9-volt battery is connected to four resistors to form a simple circuit as shown

below.

26. What would be the current at point E in the circuit?

A) 2amp B) 4amp C) 5amp D) 7amp E) 9amp

27. What would be the potential at point B with respect to point D?

A) +2V B) +4V C) +5V D) +7V E) +9V

28. The most common isotope of Uranium, 238
92
U radioactively into 206 Pb ,
82
Lead through a series of alpha and beta particle emissions. How many of each particle
must be emitted?

A) 32 alphas and 10 betas

B) 16 alphas and 16 betas
C) 16 alphas and 8 betas
D) 8 alphas and 6 betas
E) 4 alphas and 16 betas

29. Identical currents flow in two perpendicular wires, as shown in the

accompanying figure. The wires are very close but do not touch ( you can think of
them being insulated).

The magnetic field can be zero

A) At a point in region 1 only

B) At a point in region 2 only
C) At points in both regions 1 and 2.
D) At points in both regions 1 and 4.
E) At points in both regions 2 and 4.

30. A wire moves with a velocity v through a magnetic field and experiences an
induced charge separation as shown in the figure

What is the direction of the magnetic field?

A) Into the page.

B) Out of the page
C) Towards the bottom of the page
D) Towards the right
E) Towards the top of the page.
Second Round Question ( 45 or 60 minutes ) / 50 marks

Show all your work in the pages provided. Don’t forget to write your name and
your academic institution

1. A Simple pendulum as shown in the figure has a period T of 1.00 s

a) Calculate the length L of the pendulum.

b) A small horizontal rod is now placed at a distance L/2 below the point of
suspension of the pendulum.

The string collides with the rod once in each oscillation. Calculate the new period
T’ of the pendulum.

[7 points]

2. A white light shines vertically down on a horizontal CD ROM disc. A person

whose eye is at a horizontal distance 0.50 m from the disc and 0.35 m vertically above
its horizontal plane views the disc. A yellow light of wavelength 590 nm is observed
due to first order diffraction.

a) Deduce the spacing d between adjacent tracks of the CD ROM. The CD ROM is
tilted, clockwise through an angle of 5o.
b) Determine the wavelength now observed.

(12 points)
3. A metal ring of mass m, radius r with a small radius of the cross sectional
area, and resistance R falls, symmetrically, from rest, at time t = 0, in a horizontal
radial magnetic field of magnitude B. At time t it has a vertical velocity v, an
acceleration a and a current I.

a)Show that, due to the rate at which the magnetic flux is cut, the current induced on the
ring is
I= 2 r Bv / R
b) Deduce that
ma = mg – (2 r B)2v/R

c) Derive the initial variation of v with t. Also find the terminal velocity of the ring.

d) Sketch graphically the variation of a and v with t.

( 10 points )

4. Determine the current I through the ammeter A in each of the four circuits in
the figures below . The ammeter has zero resistance. The voltmeter, in (ii), has infinite
resistance and a reading 8V. The resistance R has not been specified.

(6 points )
 5. This question comprises of several independent parts.

A star, which is more massive than our sun, typically collapses under its own
gravity to form neutron stars. In this case the electrons collapses into the
nucleus and form neutrons after fusing with protons. Stars that are initially
rotating will rotate faster after the collapse due to the conservation of angular
momentum. Let us recall that angular momentum is given by J = R2 (omitting
some constants) where R is the radius of the star and  is the angular rate of
rotation in radians per second.

a) If the volume of the star decreases by 15 orders of magnitude, and the shape
of the star remains the same then what is the ratio of the final to initial radii,
Rfinal / Rinitial?

b) If the rotation period of star before the collapse was 20 days, calculate the
new period of rotation in seconds and also final.

c) When the core of the star collapses to form neutron star, the electrical
conductivity becomes very high. In this case the star’s magnetic field becomes
frozen into the material of the star and collapse down with the star,
increasing the flux density. The resulting neutron stars therefore have very
strong magnetic field associated with them. If the magnetic field for the star
before the collapse is 10-­‐2 T, determine the final magnetic field strength near
the surface of the resulting neutron star.

d) If the neutron star spins too fast, it will start losing material from its
equatorial region. Show that this implies a minimum period, Tmin given by

2𝜋
Tmin = M -­‐1/2 R2/3
√𝐺
Taking M = 1.4 Solar Masses and R= 10 km, find Tmin . (Note
Solar Mass=2.0 x 1030 kg)
2
e) binding
The binding
energyenergy of a of
of a star neutron star
mass, M andis radius
the gravitational potential
R is given by U= k 1 energy
𝐺𝑀
wherelost
k1 is
𝑅
when it is formed from a cloud of atom all separated at far distances apart. The
a numerical constant. The behavior of the neutron stars is quite different from
ordinary matter and they satisfy the mass-­‐radius relationship given by RM1/3=
k2, with k2 being another numerical constant. Now assume two neutron stars of identical
mass fuse and form another more massive star. Assuming the mass-­‐ radius
relationship to be valid in this process, what is the ratio of the final binding
energy of the star to the total initial binding energy?

(15 marks)
Group-C (Chittagong division)
Answer all of the following. If the exact number is not given, pick the answer that is the closest to the
8
correct answer. (Choose c=3x10 m/s, e=1.6 x 1019 C, h=6.62x10-34 Js, g=9.8m/s2)

1) A small ball with a mass of 1 kg rolls down a long frictionless inclined ramp, which is at an angle 30o
above the horizon. A linear spring, whose length is not negligible, is attached to the bottom of the
ramp. The ball is released from a distance of 1 m above the spring, measured along the plane and
the spring constant is 1N/m, then the spring is depressed by

a) 1.6m ( Answer)
b) 1.8m
c) 0.5m
d) The answer cannot be determined from the given data.
e) 2m

2) In a sporting meet a hammer thrower spins a mass of 5 kg attached to a chain of 1m length at a

frequency of 0.75 revolutions per second. What is the tension in the chain?

a) 100N
b) 200N
c) 110N ( Answer)
d) 150N
e) 130N
3) What is the power spent by the athlete to rotate the “hammer”?

a) 1 Watt
b) 20Watt
c) 100 Watt
d) 0 Watt ( Answer)
e) .2 Watt

4) A hunter sees a monkey, at a height 5m, hanging from a horizontal branch of a tree which is 10 m
away and thus aims to shoot it with a tranquilizing dart whose muzzle speed is 200m/s. The clever
monkey sees the hunter and drops vertically downward right at the moment the dart escapes the
hunter’s gun. What happens then after?

a) The monkey escapes.

b) The dart hits the monkey. (Answer)
c) The hunter should get a gun with higher muzzle speed.
d) The hunter should get a gun with lower muzzle speed.
e) This cannot be determined as this is not a physics problem.

5) An elevator lift is being lifted up an elevator shaft at a constant speed by a steel cable. All frictional
effects are negligible. In this situation, forces on the elevator are such that:

(a) the upward force by the cable is greater than the downward force of gravity.
(b) the upward force by the cable is equal to the downward force of gravity. ( Answer)
(c) the upward force by the cable is smaller than the downward force of gravity.
(d) the upward force by the cable is greater than the sum of the downward force of gravity and a
downward force due to the air.
(e) none of the above. (The elevator goes up because the cable is being shortened, not because
an
upward force is exerted on the elevator by the cable).
6) A woman exerts a constant horizontal force on a large box. As a result, the box moves across a

horizontal floor at a constant speed “v 0”. The constant horizontal force applied by the woman:

a) has the same magnitude as the weight of the box.

b) is greater than the weight of the box.
c) has the same magnitude as the total force which resists the motion of the box. ( Answer)
d) is greater than the total force which resists the motion of the box.
e) is greater than either the weight of the box or the total force which resists its motion.

7) If the woman in the previous question doubles the constant horizontal force that she exerts on the
box to push it on the same horizontal floor, the box then moves:

a) With a constant speed that is double the speed “v 0” in the previous question.

b) With a constant speed that is greater than the speed “v 0” in the previous question, but not
necessarily twice as great.
c) For a while with a speed that is constant and greater than the speed “v 0” in the previous
question, then with a speed that increases thereafter.
d) For a while with an increasing speed, then with a constant speed thereafter.
e) With a continuously increasing speed. ( Answer)

8) Think of an ideal gas contained inside a vessel which has a piston on its side so that the volume of
the gas inside can be changed but the gas cannot escape. We have a pressure gauge in the system.
The temperature of the surrounding in fixed on any day and an experimenter measures the pressure
of the gas by varying the volume of the gas by pushing/pulling the piston. The experimentalist plots
the pressure against the volume recorded in the experiments that are recorded over a week. The
temperatures recorded in those days are not equal to each other. What is the observation regarding
the graphs?
 a) They are straight lines crossing each other.
b) They are concentric circles
c) They are parallel straight lines
d) They are non intersecting hyperbolas ( Answer)
e) They are non intersecting parabolas

9) A person is standing in front of a large and high wall which is 100m away and holds a microphone that
is emitting a loud sound of frequency 110 Hz. After moving forward a few paces towards the wall, the
person finds a spot where the perceived sound is minimized. How much further the person should
move forward so that again the sound is minimized again? (The speed of sound can be taken to be
equal to 330 m/s).

a) 1.5m (Answer)
b) .75m
c) 3m
d) 6m
e) 1m

10) Electromagnetic waves are transverse waves. Which of the following phenomenon supports this
fact:

a) Interference
b) Refraction
c) Reflection
d) Polarization ( Answer)
e) Diffraction
11) The plane interface between two transparent media, which we call A and B, is illuminated whose
refractive indices are 1.2 and 1.6 respectively. Light will be reflected from the interface as it moves
from B to A at an incident angle greater than

a) 30 degrees
b) 60 degrees
c) 15 degrees
d) 10 degrees
e) 50 degrees ( Answer)

12) To improve the transmission of their program, a radio broadcasting company decides to install two
identical transmission towers which are separated by 10 m in the North – South direction. Both the
towers are fed by a transmission line which feeds the antenna with a signal of frequency 1.5 x108Hz.
The received signal is strongest along the east –west direction. The next strongest signal points along

a) North-South
b) 100 from east-west (Answer)
c) 300 from east-west
d) 700 from north-south
e) 450 from east-west.

13) Consider a battery of internal resistance 1 Ohm and EMF 24V, connected to a coil of resistance 19
Ohms. What is the Voltage that one measures at the end points of the coil?

a) 23V (Answer)
b) 22V
c) 21V
d) 20V
 e) 24V

14) If one has the choice of changing the coil so that it emits the maximum joule heat across it then one
should choose a coil whose resistance is

a) .5 Ohm
b) 40 Ohm
c) 1.1 Ohm (Answer)
d) 5 Ohm
e) This cannot be determined.

15) A .3 m long rod, made of copper and held horizontally, is suddenly dropped vertically from the
height of 10m while pointing along north-east direction. The horizontal component of the Earth’s
magnetic field is 10-3T is that point. What is the maximum possible voltage induced across the
copper rod?

a) 1 mV
b) 2mV
c) 4mV
d) 5mV
e) 3mV (Answer)
16) Consider a circuit shown in the accompanying figure where the resistances are shown. What is the
equivalent resistance across the points A and B?

a) 2R
b) 1R
c) 3R
d) 1.5R (Answer)
e) 7R

17) To “see” atoms one should use electromagnetic radiation ( light ) from the frequency range:

a) 1018Hz (Answer)

b) 1020Hz

c) 1012Hz

d) 1014Hz

e) 1016Hz
18) A metal is radiated with a light of wavelength 300nm. If the work function for the metal is 5eV , the
maximum energy of the ejected electron is

a) 1eV
b) Electrons won’t be emitted (Answer)
c) 2eV
d) 5eV
e) 12eV

19) The ionization energy of Hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV. A rough value of the Voltage difference
required for ionizing Helium singly ( that is too strip off a single electron from its orbit ) is around

a) 10V
b) 5V
c) 3.5V
d) 60V
e) 25V (Answer)
20) Which of the following particles is not a fundamental particle:

a) Electron
b) Muon
c) Neutrino
d) Neutron (Answer)
e) Photon.
Group-C (Chittagong division)
Answer all of the following. If the exact number is not given, pick the answer that is the closest to the
8
correct answer. (Choose c=3x10 m/s, e=1.6 x 1019 C, h=6.62x10-34 Js, g=9.8m/s2)

1) A small ball with a mass of 1 kg rolls down a long frictionless inclined ramp, which is at an angle 30o
above the horizon. A linear spring, whose length is not negligible, is attached to the bottom of the
ramp. The ball is released from a distance of 1 m above the spring, measured along the plane and
the spring constant is 1N/m, then the spring is depressed by

a) 1.6m ( Answer)
b) 1.8m
c) 0.5m
d) The answer cannot be determined from the given data.
e) 2m

2) In a sporting meet a hammer thrower spins a mass of 5 kg attached to a chain of 1m length at a

frequency of 0.75 revolutions per second. What is the tension in the chain?

a) 100N
b) 200N
c) 110N ( Answer)
d) 150N
e) 130N
3) What is the power spent by the athlete to rotate the “hammer”?

a) 1 Watt
b) 20Watt
c) 100 Watt
d) 0 Watt ( Answer)
e) .2 Watt

4) A hunter sees a monkey, at a height 5m, hanging from a horizontal branch of a tree which is 10 m
away and thus aims to shoot it with a tranquilizing dart whose muzzle speed is 200m/s. The clever
monkey sees the hunter and drops vertically downward right at the moment the dart escapes the
hunter’s gun. What happens then after?

a) The monkey escapes.

b) The dart hits the monkey. (Answer)
c) The hunter should get a gun with higher muzzle speed.
d) The hunter should get a gun with lower muzzle speed.
e) This cannot be determined as this is not a physics problem.

5) An elevator lift is being lifted up an elevator shaft at a constant speed by a steel cable. All frictional
effects are negligible. In this situation, forces on the elevator are such that:

(a) the upward force by the cable is greater than the downward force of gravity.
(b) the upward force by the cable is equal to the downward force of gravity. ( Answer)
(c) the upward force by the cable is smaller than the downward force of gravity.
(d) the upward force by the cable is greater than the sum of the downward force of gravity and a
downward force due to the air.
(e) none of the above. (The elevator goes up because the cable is being shortened, not because
an
upward force is exerted on the elevator by the cable).
6) A woman exerts a constant horizontal force on a large box. As a result, the box moves across a

horizontal floor at a constant speed “v 0”. The constant horizontal force applied by the woman:

a) has the same magnitude as the weight of the box.

b) is greater than the weight of the box.
c) has the same magnitude as the total force which resists the motion of the box. ( Answer)
d) is greater than the total force which resists the motion of the box.
e) is greater than either the weight of the box or the total force which resists its motion.

7) If the woman in the previous question doubles the constant horizontal force that she exerts on the
box to push it on the same horizontal floor, the box then moves:

a) With a constant speed that is double the speed “v 0” in the previous question.

b) With a constant speed that is greater than the speed “v 0” in the previous question, but not
necessarily twice as great.
c) For a while with a speed that is constant and greater than the speed “v 0” in the previous
question, then with a speed that increases thereafter.
d) For a while with an increasing speed, then with a constant speed thereafter.
e) With a continuously increasing speed. ( Answer)

8) Think of an ideal gas contained inside a vessel which has a piston on its side so that the volume of
the gas inside can be changed but the gas cannot escape. We have a pressure gauge in the system.
The temperature of the surrounding in fixed on any day and an experimenter measures the pressure
of the gas by varying the volume of the gas by pushing/pulling the piston. The experimentalist plots
the pressure against the volume recorded in the experiments that are recorded over a week. The
temperatures recorded in those days are not equal to each other. What is the observation regarding
the graphs?
 a) They are straight lines crossing each other.
b) They are concentric circles
c) They are parallel straight lines
d) They are non intersecting hyperbolas ( Answer)
e) They are non intersecting parabolas

9) A person is standing in front of a large and high wall which is 100m away and holds a microphone that
is emitting a loud sound of frequency 110 Hz. After moving forward a few paces towards the wall, the
person finds a spot where the perceived sound is minimized. How much further the person should
move forward so that again the sound is minimized again? (The speed of sound can be taken to be
equal to 330 m/s).

a) 1.5m (Answer)
b) .75m
c) 3m
d) 6m
e) 1m

10) Electromagnetic waves are transverse waves. Which of the following phenomenon supports this
fact:

a) Interference
b) Refraction
c) Reflection
d) Polarization ( Answer)
e) Diffraction
11) The plane interface between two transparent media, which we call A and B, is illuminated whose
refractive indices are 1.2 and 1.6 respectively. Light will be reflected from the interface as it moves
from B to A at an incident angle greater than

a) 30 degrees
b) 60 degrees
c) 15 degrees
d) 10 degrees
e) 50 degrees ( Answer)

12) To improve the transmission of their program, a radio broadcasting company decides to install two
identical transmission towers which are separated by 10 m in the North – South direction. Both the
towers are fed by a transmission line which feeds the antenna with a signal of frequency 1.5 x108Hz.
The received signal is strongest along the east –west direction. The next strongest signal points along

a) North-South
b) 100 from east-west (Answer)
c) 300 from east-west
d) 700 from north-south
e) 450 from east-west.

13) Consider a battery of internal resistance 1 Ohm and EMF 24V, connected to a coil of resistance 19
Ohms. What is the Voltage that one measures at the end points of the coil?

a) 23V (Answer)
b) 22V
c) 21V
d) 20V
 e) 24V

14) If one has the choice of changing the coil so that it emits the maximum joule heat across it then one
should choose a coil whose resistance is

a) .5 Ohm
b) 40 Ohm
c) 1.1 Ohm (Answer)
d) 5 Ohm
e) This cannot be determined.

15) A .3 m long rod, made of copper and held horizontally, is suddenly dropped vertically from the
height of 10m while pointing along north-east direction. The horizontal component of the Earth’s
magnetic field is 10-3T is that point. What is the maximum possible voltage induced across the
copper rod?

a) 1 mV
b) 2mV
c) 4mV
d) 5mV
e) 3mV (Answer)
16) Consider a circuit shown in the accompanying figure where the resistances are shown. What is the
equivalent resistance across the points A and B?

a) 2R
b) 1R
c) 3R
d) 1.5R (Answer)
e) 7R

17) To “see” atoms one should use electromagnetic radiation ( light ) from the frequency range:

a) 1018Hz (Answer)

b) 1020Hz

c) 1012Hz

d) 1014Hz

e) 1016Hz
18) A metal is radiated with a light of wavelength 300nm. If the work function for the metal is 5eV , the
maximum energy of the ejected electron is

a) 1eV
b) Electrons won’t be emitted (Answer)
c) 2eV
d) 5eV
e) 12eV

19) The ionization energy of Hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV. A rough value of the Voltage difference
required for ionizing Helium singly ( that is too strip off a single electron from its orbit ) is around

a) 10V
b) 5V
c) 3.5V
d) 60V
e) 25V (Answer)
20) Which of the following particles is not a fundamental particle:

a) Electron
b) Muon
c) Neutrino
d) Neutron (Answer)
e) Photon.
 Н Н Ц‘ tN ( Different Physical Constants)

c= 3x108m/s, h=6.6x10-34 Js, e=1.6x10-19 C,

me ( F N , electron mass ) = 9.1 x 10-31kg

mp ( ‘et N , proton mass ) = 1.6 x 10-27kg

Barisal Division : Category-C

। G Н F ‘ tF ˛Н t tF F t ω‘ Нণ ‘ G Н ঩, ! ‘ht t Nt 5
$। ,

%
t t&´ r G ) M 5 F ‘ tF ˛ t+ tN ? (The bob of a simple pendulum is rotating on a circle
with an angular frequency ω on a horizontal plane. If the radius of the circle is r and the mass of the bob is
M, what is the tension on the rope of the pendulum?)

a) Mg ,
b) Mω2r,
c) M [ ( ω2r)2 + g2 ]1/2,
d) M (ω2r + g)
e) НNণ+́ t - N+। ( cannot be determined )
Q। & t Ðt , G Н N% 5tН e Н ‘ 2 3Н ‘ &t tN N 5t+ t+6 t tN Н X Н5 G tН8
9 ht
Ft। tН8Н ‘ Н8 ঩? ? (Consider a feral elephant that charges a hovering stationary fly
with a speed of 5m/s at a hovering fly. What is the speed with which the fly will recoil? )
f) 0 m/s
g) 5m/s
h) 20m/s
i) 10m/s
j) НN ণ´+ N+। ( Indeterminate )

*। ‘ ঩Ft <
Н =
+ Ñ˛ 9 N
Н? ‘ N
t Н=N V F A Н : (Which of the following laws leads to the second law
of Kepler? )

k) BНC НN % t Ñ6 ( Conservation of Energy )

l) s Н‡ НN % t 6Ñ ( Conservation of linear momentum)
m) F G t G Н ‘ НF F = tд ( The Kepler’s 2nd law is itself a fundamental law )
n) &
t %t G´N F НN % t t ণ ( Conservation of Gravity )
o) B˛ N% F Ht t ণ ( Due to zero torque )
8। ÐН ‘ t Nt FJN G Н %t ! tK ‘ Н ³ &% 3000 ‘ t* Н ঩t! ´ % tN Н + RtFNt t
5+
t5 F F J NН ‘ ! ´t9 Q t R ‘Vt N Н Н Н 5 ঩t ? (If an electron is accelerated
within a
Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) using a voltage difference of 3000 V then what is the maximal frequency for
the photon that can be radiated from the electron?)
a) 300 x 10 3 GHz
b) 750 x10 3 GHz
c) 500x 106 MHz
d) 750 MHz,
e) 6000 MHz

3। G SN ঩ %t t* S tQ t G Н Н N
t 5 6Н FU t FtV Н Ft। & t Ðt t+6 t&t t ণ

³V˛ F S tQ t ‘ tN঩ t6 Н । S tQ t ঩ N ‘ + t! Н t ঩Н Н ´ t ‘ tN
НRÑН e tB ?
(A parachute jumper jumps vertically from an aircraft. Let the drag force due to air resistance be
proportional to the velocity of the jumper. Which of the following graphs describe the variations of the
velocity of the jumper with respect to time? )

a) b) c) d) c)

*। Н! +N Nt G Н ^ tN= D %t t &´ G ) hN_  t N Н t S t (β) Nt G ` 5

t N। Н НN t ‘ t tН5N= Н + ` 5 N % d ( ‘Ї t N d < D ) %t t &´ ` 5
НW G Н 4 s =

N। G‡ N ` 5঩, c 5 h ³ 9 t+ NN 6 ˛ ³ C ` 5 NН GS´ _ ণ ? ( Ichthyion, a mad

scientist, lives
on planet Beta-Xi (β) which has a radius D and a constant density . He now employs his robot army to
dig a spherical hollow which has a radius d < D and whose center coincides with that of Beta-Xi. What is
now the gravitational acceleration due to the planet at a height h above the planet surface? )
a) 4  π G d3/ 3 h2
b) 0
c) 4 π G  ( D3 – d3 ) /3 (D+h)2
d) 4  π G D3/ 3 h2
e) 4  π G d2/ 3 D3

R। (³঩ e f ) ÐН ` 5 W ‘ ! t঩t ˛ _ … 5+, t5 F … G tN ঩Н ´N t! gG t N ঩Н

N´
НN R ‘ tN ` tV Н + Нh t e tB t - ? (If x is the distance measured from the center of the
planet Beta-Xi, which of the following graphs describe the variation of g with respect to x as described
in the previous problem ? )
a) b) c) d) c)

b। Bj N
Н? ‘ tN ˛Ñ t Н=N ‘ N R F Nt: (Which of the following laws are not obeyed by sound?)

a) e Н VF N ˛Ñ ( Laws of reflection)

b) e Н ণ ˛Ñ ( Laws of refraction )
c) N঩ ´ N N=Н ( Laws of Diffraction )
d) 5t N N=Н ( Huygen’s principle )
e) ´ N ˛Ñ ( Laws of Polarization )

l।m mG t t ‘ F6 N tN t঩ tÑt * t+6 Rt ঩ Н Н Ц %t t‡ t 9 8। G &% ‘ tN %t

t

‘ F6NН R + o 5t R6 ঩ ‘Ð !t ? (If identical rubber balloons are inflated with gases kept at
the same temperature and pressure, then the balloon containing which gas will deflate the fastest?)
f) NНø SN ( Oxygen )
g) 9 ´N ( Argon )
h) Nt t SN ( Nitrogen )
i) 5t qt SN ( Hydrogen )

GN j)tН঩‘r tН N঩Н ( Chlorine )

N
০। ঩tНN t 6 N 6u t ঩ tN 2260 J/Kg। 100o ‘ F Н +t t঩ tÑt 2 ‘ НS ঩tНN t} = ˛
F
a) 10 SI units
´ 5 ? (The Latent heat of Boiling for Water is 2260 J/Kg. If 2 kg water at 100o
b) 20 SI units
Celsius
c) is boiled
4520 then what is its change in entropy?)
SI units
d) 450 SI units
e) 0 SI units

। 9 B ´ %t S N% НN R ‘ tN C %
Н %? (Which of the following statements is true for Ideal
gases?)

f) Cp > 0 , Cv < 0
g) Cp > Cv > 0
h) Cv > Cp > 0
i) Cp < 0, Cv > 0
j) Cp > 0 , Cv < 0
Q। НN R Ń= A* BН X6 tN 6 F% ‘ t& ? (What is the equivalent resistance
between the points A and B in the following circuit?)

a) R
b) R/2
c) 2R/3
d) 3R/2
e) 0

* । a %t t & ´ * r ‘ t & G Н , t t t t Н ) B ‘R U e t F % ‘ € Ñ &% ω ‘ Нণ ‘ ˛

Н

t tF G Н N € Rt Н h6 t Nt 5 $ । Н )-G tN9Н ‚ ´t9 Н? ৎ RtF F tN ?(A

circular copper ring, of radius a and with resistance r, is being rotated with an angular frequency ω about
an horizontal axis. What is the maximum value of the induced EMF? )
f) ωa2 π B
g) a2 π Bωr
h) 0
i) ωa2 π
j) ωB

8। ³ ঩ e f Н )Н ‘ht t Nt S N% e Н ‘ 2 ? 6 6 tS t e +tS N? ( What is the

power required to rotate the ring in the above question? )
k) a4 π2 B2 ω2 / r
d) a4 π2 B2 ω2
l) 0
e) 4 2 a24 π22 B2 ω2 / 2
m) a π B ω / 2r

3। ০ Tesla e t F % ‘R U ‘ € Ñ ‘et N 9 ´ N ‘ Нণ ‘ ? (what is the angular velocity of the

orbital motion of protons in a magnetic field of 10Tesla?)
a) 106 rad/s
b) 107 rad/s
c) 1010 rad/s
d) 109 rad/s
e) 1011 rad/s
* । *০ ‘ Н FUt G Н ( t %Ð X ) t ´НN? Q t R tN ০* 5tS ´ । t tN Н<* N t 5 F, t Н
G‡ N &t tN k ‘ ? ( In a 30 cm long string of a musical instrument, the fundamental note has
the frequency equal to 103Hz. If now the tension in the string is double what is the speed of travelling
waves on the string? )

a) 300 m/s
b) 600m/s
c) 840m/s
d) 420m/s
e) 150m/s

R। FJ N Н ঩ = Nt 5 $ ঩НS N, Ðt FJ N tN N! t´ ৎ l . … ০-* ‘ НS Н X RtS

´ Q
˛ণ Н ঩ = । G ঩НS N * F J N G Н ‘S t? t s = N˛ N% 6 6 BНC e

+tS N 5 ? ( T
eh
antiparticle of electron is positron, whose mass is the same as electrons, i.e. 9.1 x 10-31 kg but the charge
is opposite. What is the minimum energy required to produce a electron-positron pair? )

f) 2.2 MeV
g) 5.0MeV
h) 1.7MeV
i) 0.85MeV
j) 1.1 MeV

b। ¾1 * ¾2 НŒ ) 6Н НŒ ) G N t Ft t Nt 5 Ft Ðt t e % G Н ‘‡ tFt
et ! t

‘Ð* НF &‘ )ÐC6 НŒ )Н e Н

t t Ðt+। )ÐC6 НŒ )Н
НŒ ) tN ? (Two springs with spring constants k1 and k2 are attached together in a manner so
that each of them has one end attached to
the other and the remaining end is free for stretching under the action of external forces. What is the
equivalent spring constant for the joined spring? )

k) k1
l) k2
m) k1 + k2
d) (k12 + k 2 )1/2 2
e) k1 k2/ (k1 + k2)

l । N = s h´% G Н ‘ tS t t I tN Н? ৎ ³ ঩ ‘ ! НN R Н e t5 tN। ÐН q Rt S ´
G Н ণt

v‘ t ঩6 ´ Н d 6 _ N Н5 ‘ t Nt Н X 6 5 t ‘ W t ˛- t tF
e Н€ u t 5+,

³ C Rt S ´ ³঩ NN 6 ˛ F tN ? (An infinite wire carries a current I along the vertical direction. If

a charge q is projected horizontally towards the center of the wire from a point which is east of the wire at
 a) µ0 qvI/2πd
b) 0
c) µ0 qvI/4π
d) µ0q2I/2πd
e) µ0 qvI/4πd

Q০। ³঩ e f F ‘ tN Н t tS ? (What is the direction of the force exerted on the charge

in the above problem?)

a) НN?Н ( Downward )
b) ³  ´ Н ( Upward )
c) ³ Н ( Towards North )
d) Н€ ণН ( Towards South )
e) ঩НŽ Н ( Towards West )

Barisal Answer Sheet Category C

Ques no. Answer

1 c
2 d
3 e
4 b
5 a
6 c
7 d
8 e
9 d
10 a
11 b
12 c
13 a
14 c
15 d
16 c
17 e
18 e
19 a
20 b