Jee Main 2024 January 30 (shift 2) PHYSICS Question Paper

Section A: 20 MCQ with Single Answer (+4/−𝟏)

1. For the photoelectric effect, the maximum kinetic energy (𝐸𝑘 ) of the photoelectrons is plotted against the
frequency (𝜈) of the incident photons as shown in figure. The slope of the graph gives

1. work function of the metal 2. Ratio of Planck’s constant to Electric charge

3. Planck’s constant 4. charge of electron

2. 𝑥2
A block of mass 𝑚 is placed on a surface having vertical cross section given by 𝑦 = . If the coefficient of friction is 0.5, the maximum height above
4
the ground at which the block can be placed without slipping is

1. 1 2. 1 3. 1 4. 1
6 3 2 4

3. Escape velocity of a body from Earth is 11.2 km/s. If the radius of a planet be one-third the radius of Earth and mass be one-sixth that of Earth, the
escape velocity from the planet is

1. 4.2 km/s 2. 11.2 km/s 3. 7.9 km/s 4. 8.4 km/s

4. An electron revolving in 𝑛𝑡ℎ Bohr orbit has magnetic moment 𝜇𝑛 . If 𝜇𝑛 ∝ 𝑛 𝑥 , the value of 𝑥 is

1. 3 2. 2 3. 0 4. 1

5. An alternating voltage 𝑉(𝑡) = 220 sin 100𝜋𝑡 volt is applied to a purely resistive load of 50 Ω. The time taken for the current to rise from half of
the peak value to the peak value is

1. 7.2 ms 2. 2.2 ms 3. 5 ms 4. 3.3 ms

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6. In a nuclear fission reaction of an isotope of mass M, three similar daughter nuclei of same mass are formed. The speed of a daughter nuclei in terms
of mass defect ∆𝑀 will be

1. 2𝑐 ∆𝑀 2. 2 ∆𝑀 3. ∆𝑀 𝑐 2 4. 3 ∆𝑀
√ 𝑐√ 3 𝑐√
𝑀 𝑀 𝑀

7. A block of ice at −10 0C is slowly heated and converted to steam at 100 0C. Which of the following curves represent the phenomenon qualitatively?

1. 2. 3. 4.

8. Choose the correct statement for processes A & B shown in figure.

𝑃 𝛾−1
1. = 𝑘 for process B and 𝑇 = 𝑘 for process A 2. 𝑃𝑉 = 𝑘 for processes A and B
𝑇𝛾
𝑇𝛾
3. 𝑃𝛾−1 = 𝑘 for process A and PV = 𝑘 for process B 4. 𝑃𝑉 𝛾 = 𝑘 for process B and PV = 𝑘 for process A

9. A beam of unpolarized light of intensity 𝐼0 is passed through a polaroid A and then through another polaroid B which is oriented so that its
principal plane makes an angle 450 relative to that of A. The intensity of emergent light is

𝐼0 𝐼0 𝐼0
1. 2. 3. 𝐼0 4.
8 4 2
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10. A particle of charge −𝑞 and mass ‘𝑚’ moves in a circle of radius ‘𝑟’ around an infinitely long line charge of linear charge density +λ. Then time
period will be given as [consider 𝑘 as Coulomb’s constant]

1. 2. 4𝜋 2 𝑚 3 3. 1 𝑚 4. 𝑚
1
𝑇 = 2𝜋 √
2𝑘𝜆𝑞 𝑇2 = 𝑟 𝑇 = 2𝜋𝑟 √2𝑘𝜆𝑞 𝑇 = 2𝜋𝑟√2𝑘𝜆𝑞
𝑚 2𝑘𝜆𝑞

11. In the given circuit, the voltage across load resistance 𝑅𝐿 is

1. 8.75 V 2. 14.00 V 3. 9.00 V 4. 8.50 V

12. If three moles of monoatomic gas (𝛾 = 5) is mixed with two moles of a diatomic gas (𝛾 = 7), the value of adiabatic exponent 𝛾 for the mixture is
3 5

1. 1.52 2. 1.75 3. 1.40 4. 1.35

13. Projectiles A and B are thrown at angles 450 and 600 with the vertical respectively from top of a 400 m high tower. If their ranges and times of flight
are same, the ratio of their speeds of projection 𝑣𝐴 : 𝑣𝐵 is [take g = 10 m/s2]

1. 1:2 2. 1 : √3 3. 1 : √2 4. √2 : 1

14. If 50 Vernier divisions are equal to 49 main scale divisions of a travelling microscope and one smallest reading of main scale is 0.5 mm, the Vernier
constant of travelling microscope is

1. 0.1 cm 2. 0.01 mm 3. 0.1 mm 4. 0.01 cm

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15. If mass is written as 𝑚 = 𝑘𝑐 𝑃 𝐺 − 12 ℎ12 then the value of P will be [constants have their usual meaning with 𝑘 a dimensionless constant]

1. 1 2. 2 3. 1 4. 1
−3 2 3

16. Match List I with List II

List I List II Choose the correct answer from the options given below
1
A. Gauss law of magnetostatics I. ∮ 𝐸⃗ . ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑑𝐴 = 𝜀 ∫ 𝜌 𝑑𝑉 1. A – II, B – III, C – IV, D – I
0

B. Faraday’s law of EMI ⃗ . ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗

II. ∮ 𝐵 𝑑𝐴 = 0 2. A – III, B – IV, C – I, D – II
𝑑
C. Ampere’s law III. ∫ 𝐸⃗ . ⃗⃗⃗
𝑑𝑙 = − ⃗ . ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
∫𝐵 𝑑𝐴 3. A – IV, B – II, C – III, D – I
𝑑𝑡
D. Gauss law of electrostatics IV. ∮ 𝐸⃗ . ⃗⃗⃗
𝑑𝑙 = 𝜇0 𝐼 4. A – I, B – III, C – IV, D – II

17. If the total energy transferred to a surface in time 𝑡 is 6.48 × 105 J, then the magnitude of total momentum delivered to this surface for complete
absorption will be

1. 2.16 × 10−3 kg m/s 2. 2.46 × 10−3 kg m/s 3. 1.58 × 10−3 kg m/s 4. 4.32 × 10−3 kg m/s

18. Three blocks A, B and C are pulled on a horizontal smooth surface by a force of 80 N
as shown in figure. The tensions 𝑇1 and 𝑇2 in the string are respectively

1. 80 N, 100 N 2. 60 N, 80 N 3. 40 N, 64 N 4. 88 N, 96 N

19. When a potential difference V is applied across a wire of resistance R, it dissipates energy at a rate W. If the wire is cut into two halves and these
halves are connected mutually parallel across the same supply, the energy dissipation rate will become

1. 1 2. 2W 3. 4W 4. 1
W W
4 2
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20. A block of mass 1 kg is pushed up a surface, inclined to horizontal at an angle of 600 by a force of 10 N parallel to
the inclined surface as shown in figure. When the block is pushed up by 10 m along the inclined surface, the work
done against frictional force is [g = 10 m/s2]

1. 5 J 2. 5√3 J 3. 5 × 103 J 4. 10 J

Section B: 10 questions with numerical answer (+4/−𝟏)

21. A power transmission line feeds input power at 2.3 kW to a step-down transformer with its primary winding having 3000 turns. The output power is
delivered at 230 V by the transformer. The current in the primary of the transformer is 5 A and its efficiency is 90%. The winding of transformer is
made of copper. The output current of the transformer is _____ A

22. In an experiment to measure the focal length (𝑓) of a convex lens, the magnitude of object distance (𝑥) and the
image distance (𝑦) are measured with reference to the focal point of the lens. The 𝑦 − 𝑥 plot is shown in figure.
The focal length of the lens is ____ cm

23. A point source is emitting sound waves of intensity 16 × 10−8 W/m2 at the origin. The difference in intensity (magnitude only) at two points located
at a distance of 2 m and 4 m from the origin respectively will be ____ × 10−8 W/m2

24. Two discs of moments of inertia I1 = 4 kgm2 and I2 = 2 kgm2 about their central axes & normal to their planes, rotating with angular speeds 10 rad/s
and 4 rad/s respectively are brought into contact face to face with their axes of rotation coincident. The loss in kinetic energy of the system in the
process is ____
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25. A bid drop is formed by coalescing 1000 small identical drops of water. If E1 be the total surface energy of 1000 small drops of water and E2 be the
surface energy of single drop of water, then E1 : E2 is 𝑥 : 1 where 𝑥 is _____

26. Two identical charged spheres are suspended by strings of equal lengths. The strings make an angle 370 with each other. When suspended in a liquid
of density 0.7 g/cm3, the angle remains same. If the density of the material of the sphere is 1.4 g/cc, then the dielectric constant of the liquid is _____
3
[tan 37𝑜 = 4]

27. A simple pendulum is placed at a place where its distance from the Earth surface is equal to the radius of the Earth. If the length of the string is 4 m,
then the time period of small oscillations will be ____ s. [take g = 𝜋 2 m/s2]

28. A current of 5 A flows in a square loop of side 1 m is placed in air. The magnetic field at the centre of the loop is 𝑋√2 × 10−7 T. The value of X is

29. Two resistances 100 Ω and 200 Ω are connected in series with a battery of 4 V and negligible internal resistance. A voltmeter is used to measure
voltage across 100 Ω resistance, which gives reading as 1 V. The resistance of voltmeter must be ____ Ω

⃗ = 4𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂. The 𝑥 and 𝑦 components of this vector in first quadrant are 𝑥 and
30. A vector has magnitude same as that of 𝐴 = 3𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ and is parallel to 𝐵
3 respectively, where 𝑥 is _____