FINAL JEE–MAIN EXAMINATION – JANUARY, 2024

(Held On Monday 29th January, 2024) TIME : 3 : 00 PM to 06 : 00 PM

PHYSICS TEST PAPER WITH ANSWER

SECTION-A 34. In an a.c. circuit, voltage and current are given by :
31. Two sources of light emit with a power of 200 W. V = 100 sin (100 t) V and
The ratio of number of photons of visible light

emitted by each source having wavelengths 300 I = 100 sin (100 t + ) mA respectively.
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nm and 500 nm respectively, will be :
(1) 1 : 5 (2) 1 : 3 The average power dissipated in one cycle is :
(3) 5 : 3 (4) 3 : 5 (1) 5 W (2) 10 W
Ans. (4)
(3) 2.5 W (4) 25 W
32. The truth table for this given circuit is :
Ans. (3)

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35. The temperature of a gas having 2.0 × 1025
molecules per cubic meter at 1.38 atm (Given, k =
Y
1.38 × 10–23 JK–1) is :
B
(1) 500 K (2) 200 K
A B Y A B Y (3) 100 K (4) 300 K
0 0 1 0 0 0 Ans. (1)
(1) (2)
0 1 1 0 1 1 36. A stone of mass 900g is tied to a string and moved

1 0 1 1 0 0 in a vertical circle of radius 1m making 10 rpm.

1 1 0 1 1 1 The tension in the string, when the stone is at the

lowest point is (if 2 = 9.8 and g = 9.8 m/s2)
A B Y A B Y
(1) 97 N (2) 9.8 N
0 0 0 0 0 1
(3) (4) (3) 8.82 N (4) 17.8 N
0 1 0 0 1 0 Ans. (2)
1 0 0 1 0 1 37. The bob of a pendulum was released from a
1 1 1 1 1 0 horizontal position. The length of the pendulum is
Ans. (2) 10m. If it dissipates 10% of its initial energy
33. A physical quantity Q is found to depend on against air resistance, the speed with which the bob
a 4 b3
quantities a, b, c by the relation Q  2 . The
–2
arrives at the lowest point is : [Use, g : 10 ms ]
c
–1
percentage error in a, b and c are 3%, 4% and 5% (1) 6 5 ms (2) 5 6 ms–1
respectively. Then, the percentage error in Q is :
(3) 5 5 ms–1 (4) 2 5 ms
–1

(1) 66% (2) 43%

(3) 34% (4) 14% Ans. (1)
Ans. (3)

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38. If the distance between object and its two times 42. A bob of mass ‘m’ is suspended by a light string of
magnified virtual image produced by a curved length ‘L’. It is imparted a minimum horizontal
velocity at the lowest point A such that it just
mirror is 15 cm, the focal length of the mirror must
completes half circle reaching the top most
be : (K.E.)A
position B. The ratio of kinetic energies
(1) 15 cm (2) –12 cm (K.E.)B
(3) –10 cm (4) 10/3 cm is :
VH
Ans. (3) B
Vm
39. Two particles X and Y having equal charges are mg
being accelerated through the same potential
difference. Thereafter they enter normally in a O C

region of uniform magnetic field and describes L

circular paths of radii R1 and R2 respectively. The VL

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mass ratio of X and Y is : A mg
2 2 (1) 3 : 2 (2) 5 : 1
R  R 
(1)  2  (2)  1  (3) 2 : 5 (4) 1 : 5
 R1   R2  Ans. (2)
R  R  43. A wire of length L and radius r is clamped at one
(3)  1  (4)  2  end. If its other end is pulled by a force F, its
 R2   R1 
length increases by l. If the radius of the wire and
Ans. (2) the applied force both are reduced to half of their
40. In Young’s double slit experiment, light from two original values keeping original length constant,
the increase in length will become.
identical sources are superimposing on a screen.
(1) 3 times (2) 3/2 times
The path difference between the two lights (3) 4 times (4) 2 times
7 Ans. (4)
reaching at a point on the screen is . The ratio 44. A planet takes 200 days to complete one revolution
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around the Sun. If the distance of the planet from
of intensity of fringe at this point with respect to
Sun is reduced to one fourth of the original
the maximum intensity of the fringe is : distance, how many days will it take to complete
(1) 1/2 (2) 3/4 one revolution ?
(3) 1/3 (4) 1/4 (1) 25 (2) 50
(3) 100 (4) 20
Ans. (1) Ans. (1)
41. A small liquid drop of radius R is divided into 27 45. A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency
identical liquid drops. If the surface tension is T, 35 MHz travels in free space along the X-direction.
At a particular point (in space and time)
then the work done in the process will be :
E  9.6ˆjV / m . The value of magnetic field at this
(1) 8R2T (2) 3R2T
point is :
1 ˆ
(1) 3.2  10 8 kT (2) 3.2  10 8 ˆiT
(3) R 2 T
2
(4) 4R T
8 ˆ
(3) 9.6ˆjT (4) 9.6  10 8 kT
Ans. (1) Ans. (1)

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46. In the given circuit, the current in resistance R3 is : SECTION-B
R2 51. Two metallic wires P and Q have same volume and
4 are made up of same material. If their area of cross
R1 1 sections are in the ratio 4 : 1 and force F1 is applied
2 R4 to P, an extension of l is produced. The force
which is required to produce same extension in Q
4 R3 is F2.
F1
The value of is_______ .
F2
10 V
(1) 1 A (2) 1.5 A Ans. (16)
(3) 2 A (4) 2.5 A 52. A horizontal straight wire 5 m long extending from
Ans. (1) east to west falling freely at right angle to
47. A particle is moving in a straight line. The
variation of position ‘x’ as a function of time ‘t’ is horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field
given as x = (t3 – 6t2 + 20t + 15) m. The velocity of 0.60 × 10–4 Wbm–2. The instantaneous value of emf

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the body when its acceleration becomes zero is : induced in the wire when its velocity is 10 ms–1 is
(1) 4 m/s (2) 8 m/s
_________ × 10–3 V.
(3) 10 m/s (4) 6 m/s
Ans. (2) Ans. (3)
48. N moles of a polyatomic gas (f = 6) must be mixed 53. Hydrogen atom is bombarded with electrons
with two moles of a monoatomic gas so that the
accelerated through a potential different of V,
mixture behaves as a diatomic gas. The value of N
is : which causes excitation of hydrogen atoms. If the
(1) 6 (2) 3 experiment is being formed at T = 0 K. The
(3) 4 (4) 2 minimum potential difference needed to observe
Ans. (3)
any Balmer series lines in the emission spectra will
49. Given below are two statements :
Statement I : Most of the mass of the atom and all 
be V , where  = ________.
its positive charge are concentrated in a tiny 10
nucleus and the electrons revolve around it, is Ans. (121)
Rutherford’s model.
Statement II : An atom is a spherical cloud of 54. A charge of 4.0 C is moving with a velocity of
positive charges with electrons embedded in it, is a 4.0 × 106 ms–1 along the positive y-axis under a
special case of Rutherford’s model.
In the light of the above statements, choose the
 
magnetic field B of strength 2kˆ T. The force

most appropriate from the options given below. acting on the charge is x iˆ N . The value of x is __.
(1) Both statement I and statement II are false
Ans. (32)
(2) Statement I is false but statement II is true
(3) Statement I is true but statement II is false 55. A simple harmonic oscillator has an amplitude A
(4) Both statement I and statement II are true and time period 6 second. Assuming the
Ans. (3) oscillation starts from its mean position, the time
50. An electric field is given by (6iˆ  5jˆ  3k) ˆ N/C.
required by it to travel from x = A to x 
3
A
2
The electric flux through a surface area 30iˆ m2

lying in YZ-plane (in SI unit) is : will be s, where x = _______ :
(1) 90 (2) 150 (3) 180 (4) 60 x
Ans. (3) Ans. (2)

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56. In the given figure, the charge stored in 6F 58. In the given circuit, the current flowing through the
resistance 20 is 0.3 A, while the ammeter reads
capacitor, when points A and B are joined by a 0.9 A. The value of R1 is ______ .
connecting wire is _______C. R1

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20 
A

6
6µF 15 

Ans. (30)
A B
59. A particle is moving in a circle of radius 50 cm in
such a way that at any instant the normal and
3 tangential components of its acceleration are equal.

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3µF
If its speed at t = 0 is 4 m/s, the time taken to
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complete the first revolution will be 1  e2  s,

where  = ______.
Ans. (8)
Ans. (36) 60. A body of mass 5 kg moving with a uniform speed
3 2 ms1 in X – Y plane along the line y = x + 4.
57. In a single slit diffraction pattern, a light of
The angular momentum of the particle about the
wavelength 6000 Å is used. The distance between
origin will be ______ kg m2s–1.
the first and third minima in the diffraction pattern
Ans. (60)
is found to be 3 mm when the screen in placed
50cm away from slits. The width of the slit is
______ × 10–4 m.
Ans. (2)