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26 Sep 2024

5) An ideal fluid flows through a pipe of circular

1) A spring is stretched by applying a load to its free cross-section with diameters 5 cm and 10 cm as
end. The strain produced in the spring is shown. The ratio of velocities of fluid at A and B is:
(1) Volumetric
(2) Shear
(3) Longitudinal and shear (1) 4 : 1

(4) Longitudinal (2) 1 : 4

(3) 2 : 1
2) An aluminum rod (Young's modulus (4) 1 : 2
= 7 × 10 9 N / m 2) has a breaking strain of 0.2%. The
minimum cross-sectional area of the rod in order 6) A particle executing SHM has a maximum speed
to support a load of 10 4 Newton's is of 0.5 ms − 1 and maximum acceleration of 1.0
(1) 1 × 10 − 2 m 2 ms − 2. The angular frequency of oscillation is:
(2) 1.4 × 10 − 3 m 2 (1) 2 rad s − 1
(3) 3.5 × 10 − 3 m 2 (2) 0.5 rad s − 1
(4) 7.1 × 10 − 4 m 2 (3) 2π rad s − 1
(4) 0.5π rad s − 1
3) Two wires A and B are stretched by the same load.
If the area of cross-section of wire A is double that 7) A piston is performing SHM in the vertical
of B, then the stress on B is: direction with a frequency of 0.5 Hz. A block of 10
(1) Equal to that on A kg is placed on the piston. The maximum
(2) Twice that on A amplitude of the system such that the block
remains in contact with the piston is:
(3) Halfthaton A
(1) 0.5 m
(4) Four times that on A
(2) 0.1 m
4) A wire is stretched such that its volume remains (3) 1 m
constant. The Poisson's ratio of the material of the (4) 1.5 m
wire is:
(1) -0.50 8) The refracting angle of prism is A and refractive
(2) -0.25 A
index of material of prism is cot . The angle of
(3) 0.50 2

(4) 0.25 minimum derivation is

(1) 180 0 − 3A
(2) 180 0 − 2A
(3) 90 0 − 3A
(4) 180 0 + 2A

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 9) A ray of light passes through four transparent 13) Which logic gate is represented by the following
media with refractive index n 1, n 2, n 3 and n 4 as combination of logic gates?
shown. The surfaces of all media are parallel. If
the emergent ray DE is parallel to incident ray AB,
then:

(1) OR
(2) NAND
(3) AND
(4) NOR

14) Identify the logic operation carried out by the

(1) n 1 = n 4
given circuit.
(2) n 2 = n 4
(3) n 3 = n 4
(4) n2 + n3 + n4
n1 = (1) AND
3
(2) NAND

10) An object is placed 20 cm in front of a concave (3) NOR

mirror produces three times magnified real (4) OR
image. What is the focal length of the concave
mirror? 15) In the given circuit, what are P and Q?
(1) 15cm
(2) 6.6cm
(3) 10cm (1) P = 1, Q = 0
(4) 7.5cm (2) P = 1, Q = 1
(3) P = 0, Q = 0
11) Calculate the focal length of a reading glass of a
(4) P = 0, Q = 1
person if his distance of distinct vision is 75 cm.
(1) 25.6 cm 16) If ε 0 and μ 0 are the permittivity and permeability
(2) 37.5 cm of free space and ε and µ are the corresponding
(3) 75.2 cm quantities for a medium, the refractive index of
(4) 100.4 cm the medium is:

√
(1) μ 0ε 0
12) Diameter of the objective of a telescope is 200
με
cm. What is the resolving power of a telescope?

√
Take wavelength of light = 5000 Å. (2) με

(1) 6.56 × 10 6
μ 0ε 0
(2) 3.28 × 10 5
(3) 1
(3) 1 × 10 6 (4) Insufficient information
(4) 3.28 × 10 6
17) Electromagnetic radiation used to sterilise milk
is:
(1) X-ray
(2) γ − ray
(3) UV rays
(4) Radiowaves
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 18) The product of Young's modulus of the material 21) A metallic rod of length 'L' and cross-section 'A'
of the wire with its cross-sectional area is equal has Young's modulus 'Y' and coefficient of linear
to its length.Find the parameters representing x expansion ′ α ′ . If the rod is heated to a
and y-axes of the curve as shown: temperature T, the energy stored per unit volume
is
(1) 1
Yα 2T 2
2
(1) load and increase in length
(2) 1
(2) stress and strain
YAα 2T 2
(3) Young's modulus and stress 2

(4) Young's modulus and strain (3) 1

YAαT
2
19) A material has normal density ρ and bulk
(4) 1
modulus K. The increase in the density of the
YA 2α 2T 2
material when it is subjected to an external 2
pressure 'p' from all sides is
(1) P
22) Three capillary tubes of the same radius r but of
ρK
KP
lengths l 1,l 2 and l 3 are fitted horizontally to the
(2)
ρK bottom of a tall vessel containing a liquid at
(3) Pρ constant head and flowing through these tubes.
K
Calculate the length of a single outflow tubes of
(4) Kρ
P the same radius r which can replace the three
capillaries
20) An Indian rubber cord L metre long and area of (1) l 1l 2l 3
2 l= l 2l 3 + l 1l 2
cross-section A metre is suspended vertically.
3
Density of rubber is D kg / metre and Young's (2) l 1l 2l 3
l= l 1l 3 + l 1l 2
modulus of rubber is E newton / metre 2. If the
(3) l 1l 2l 3
wire extends by l metre under its own weight, l= l 1l 3
then extension 'l' is
(4) l 1l 2l 3
(1) L 2Dg / E l=
l 2l 3 + l 1l 3 + l 1l 2

(2) L 2Dg / 2E
(3) L 2Dg / 4E 23) Energy needed in breaking a drop of radius R
into n drops of radii r is given by
(4) L
(1) 4πT(nr 2 − R 2)
(2) 4
π(r 3n − R 2)
3
(3) 4πT(R 2 − nr 2)
(4) 4πT(nr 2 + R 2)

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 24) A metal wire of density 'ρ' floats on water surface 27) The radius R of a soap bubble is doubled under
horizontally. If it is NOT to sink in water then isothermal condition. If T be the surface tension
maximum radius of wire s proportional to (T = of the soap bubble, the work done in doing so it
surface tension of water, g = gravitational given by:
acceleration ) (1) 32πR 2T

√
(1) T (2) 24πR 2T

πρg (3) 8πR 2T

(4) 4πR 2T
√
(2) πρg

T
28) The equiconvex lens has focal length ‘f’. If it is
(3) T cut perpendicular to the principal axis passing
through optical centre, then focal length of each
πρg
half is
(4) πρg
(1) f/2
T (2) f
(3) 3f/2
25) In air, a charged soap bubble of radius ‘r’ is in
(4) 2f
equilibrium having outside and inside pressures
being equal. The charge on the drop is ( ∈ 0 =
29) The path length of oscillation of simple
permittivity of free space, T = surface tension of
pendulum of length 1 meter is 16 cm . Its
soap solution)
(
maximum velocity is g = π 2m / s 2 )
√
(1) 2T ∈ 0
4πr 2 (1) 2 πcm / s
r
(2) 4 πcm / s

√
(2) 4T ∈ 0 (3) 8 πcm / s
4πr 2
r (4) 16 πcm / s

√
(3) 6T ∈ 0
4πr 2 30) The angular velocity and the amplitude of a
r simple pendulum are ω and a respectively. At a
displacement X from the mean position, if its

√
(4) 8T ∈ 0
2 kinetic energy is T and potential energy is V, then
4πr
r
the ratio of T to V is
(1) X 2ω 2 / (a 2 − X 2ω 2)
26) A big water drop is formed by the combination of
(2) X 2 / (a 2 − X 2)
'n' small water drops of equal radii. The ratio of
the surface energy of 'n' drops to the surface (3) (a 2 − X 2ω 2) / X 2ω 2
energy of big drop is (4) (a 2 − X 2) / X 2
(1) n 2 : 1
(2) n : 1
(3) √n : 1
(4) 3
√n : 1

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 31) A string of length ‘L’ and force constant ‘K’ is 34) Assertion: A small drop of mercury is spherical
stretched to obtain extension ‘𝑙’. It is further but bigger drops are oval in shape.
stretched to obtain extension ‘l 1’. The work done Reason: Surface tension of liquid decreases with
in second stretching is increase in temperature.
(1) 1 (1) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the

2
(
Kl 1 2l + l 1 ) Reason is the correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(2) 1
(2) Both Assertion and Reason are true but the
Kl 21
2 Reason is not the correct explanation of the

(3) Assertion.
1

2
(
K l + 2 2
l1 ) (3) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(4) Both Assertion and Reason are false.
(4) 1

2
(
K l 21 − l 2 ) 35) Assertion: When height of a tube is less than
liquid rise in the capillary tube, the liquid does
32) In electromagnetic spectrum, the frequencies of not overflow.
γ-rays, X-rays and ultraviolet rays are denoted by Reason: Product of radius of meniscus and height
n 1, n 2 and n 3 respectively. Then: of liquid in capillary tube always remains
constant.
(1) n 1 > n 2 > n 3
(1) Both the assertion and reason are true and
(2) n 1 < n 2 < n 3
reason explains the assertion.
(3) n 1 > n 2 < n 3
(2) Both the assertion and reason are true but
(4) n 1 < n 2 > n 3
reason does not explain the assertion.
(3) Assertion is true but reason is false.
33) A spherical ball is dropped in a long column of
(4) Assertion is false but reason is true.
viscous liquid. Which of the following graphs
represent the variation of:
36) A light is travelling from air into a medium.
(i) Gravitational force with time
Velocity of light in a medium is reduced to 0.75
(ii) Viscous force with time
times the velocity in air. Assume that angle of
(iii) Net force acting on the ball with time?
incidence ‘i’ is very small, the deviation of the ray
is
(1) i
(2) i

3
(1) Q,R,P
(2) R,Q,P (3) i

(3) P,Q,R 4

(4) R,P,Q (4) 3i

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 37) The pressure applied from all directions on a 40) A rectangular block of size 10 cm × 8 cm × 5 cm is
cube is 'P'. By how much should its temperature kept in three different positions P, Q and R in
be raised to maintain the original volume? The turn as shown in the figure. In each case, the
volume elasticity of the cube is 'β' and the shaded area is rigidly fixed and a definite force F
coefficient of volume expansion is ′α ′. is applied tangentially to the opposite face to
(1) P deform the block. The displacement of the upper
face will be:
αβ

(2) Pα

(3) Pβ

(4) αβ

P (1) Same in all the three cases

(2) Maximum in P position
38) The elastic energy per unit volume in terms of (3) Maximum in Q position
longitudinal strain σ and Young's modulus Y is:
(4) Maximum in R position
(1) Yσ 2

2 41) Two wires of equal length and cross-section are

1 suspended as shown. Their Young’s moduli are
(2) Y. σ
2 Y 1 and Y 2 respectively. The equivalent Young’s
(3) 2Yσ 2
modulus will be:
(4) 2Yσ

39) Two blocks of masses 1 kg and 2 kg are

connected by a metal wire going over a smooth
pulley as shown. The breaking stress of the metal
40 (1) Y 1 + Y 2
is × 10 6 Nm − 2. If g = 10 ms − 2, then what
3π
(2) Y1 + Y2
should be the minimum radius of the wire used
if it is not to break? 2

(3) Y 1Y 2

Y1 + Y2

(4)
√Y1Y2

(1) 0.5 mm
(2) 1 mm
(3) 1.5 mm
(4) 2 mm

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 42) A wire of length L, area of cross section A is 45) Water stands at level A in the arrangement
hanging from a fixed support. The length of the shown in the figure. If a jet of air is gently blown
wire changes to L 1 when mass M is suspended into the horizontal tube in the direction shown in
from its free end. The expression for Young's the figure, then
modulus is
(1) MgL 1

AL

(2) (
Mg L 1 − L )
AL

(3) MgL

AL 1 (1) Water will fall below A in the capillary tube

(4) MgL (2) Water will rise above A in the capillary tube

(
A L1 − L ) (3) There will be no effect on the level of water
in the capillary tube

43) At what speed will the velocity head of stream of (4) Air will emerge from end B in the form of
water be 40 cm bubbles.

(1) 880 cms − 1

46) The correct graph between surface tension T and
(2) 260 cms − 1
temperature θ in low temperature range is
(3) 280 cms − 1
(1)
(4) 780 cms − 1

44) A spherical liquid drop of radius R is divided into

eight equal droplets. If surface tension is T, then (2)

the work done in this process will be

(1) 2 π r 2T
(2) 3 π r 2T (3)

(3) 4 π r 2T
(4) 2 π rT 2
(4)

47) An incompressible liquid flows through a

horizontal tube as shown in the following fig.
Then the velocity v of the fluid is

(1) 3.0 m/s

(2) 1.5 m/s
(3) 1.0 m/s
(4) 2.25 m/s

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 48) A soap bubble in vacuum has radius r 1 and 52) If surface tension of water is 0.07 N/m the weight
another soap bubble in vacuum has radius r 2 If of water supported in a capillary tube of radius
the two bubbles coalesce under isothermal 0.1 mm is
condition, then the radius of the new bubble is (1) 4.4 × 10 − 6N
(1) r1 + r2 (2) 44 × 10 − 6N

2 (3) 22 × 10 − 6N

(2) 1 (4) 2.2 × 10 − 6N

(r 2
1
+ r 22 ) 2
53) The dynamic lift of an aeroplane is based on
(3) r 1r 2
(1) Torricelli's theorem
r1 − r2
(2) Bernoulli's theorem
(4) r 1r 2 (3) Conservation of angular Momentum
r2 − r1 (4) Principle of continuity

49) The diagram shows venturi meter through which 54) When two capillary tubes A and B are immersed
water is flowing. The speed of water at X is 2cm / s in water, the heights of water columns are found
. Find the speed of water at Y in cm/s.(taking to be in the ratio 2 : 3. The ratio of the radii of
g = 1000cm / s 2). tubes A and B is
(1) 2 : 3
(2) 4 : 9
(3) 9 : 4

(1) 24 (4) 3 : 2

(2) 12
55) The vertical sections of a wing of a fan are
(3) 32
shown. Maximum upthrust is in
(4) 25
(1)

50) Relative permittivity and permeability of a (2)

material are ε r and μ r respectively, which of the
(3)
following values of these quantities are allowed
for a diamagnetic material (4)

(1) ε r = 1.5, μ r = 0.5

(2) ε r = 0.5, μ r = 0.5
56) Excess pressure inside a drop or a bubble is
(3) ε r = 1.5, μ r = 1.5
(1) α(l / r)
(4) ε r = 0.5, μ r = 1.5
(2) α r

51) The nature of electromagnetic wave is (3) α r 2

(1) longitudinal (4)

( )
α l / r2
(2) longitudinal stationery
(3) transverse
(4) transverse stationery

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 57) A siphon in use is demonstrated in the following 59) A particle moves such that its acceleration a is
figure. The density of the liquid flowing in siphon given by a = − bx, where x is the displacement
is 1.5 g/cc. The pressure difference between the from equilibrium position and b is a constant.
point P and S is: The period of oscillation is
(1) 2π√b

(2) 2π

√b
(1) 10 5 N/m (3) 2π

(2) 2 × 10 5 N/m b

(3) Zero
√
(4) π
(4) Infinity 2
b

58) For a body in SHM the velocity is given by the

60) For a simple pendulum the graph between 𝑙 and
relation V = √144 − 16x2ms − 1 . The maximum T 2 will be
acceleration is
(1) Hyperbola
(1) 12 ms − 2
(2) Parabola
(2) 16 ms − 2
(3) A curved line
(3) 36 ms − 2
(4) A straight line
(4) 48 ms − 2

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