NSEP – 2012-13

SOLUTIONS

PART-A
SUB-PART-A1

1. Two thermally insulated compartments 1 and 2 are filled with a perfect gas and are connected by a short
tube having a valve which is closed. The pressure, volumes and absolute temperature of the two
compartments are respectively (p1, V1, T1) and (p2, V2, T2). After opening the valve, the temperature and
the pressure of both the compartments respectively are :
T T (p V  p2 V2 ) p1V1  p2 V2 p V  p2 V2
(a) 1 2 1 1 , (b) T1T2 , 1 1
(p1V1T1  p2 V2 T2 ) V1  V2 V1  V2
T1T2 (p1V1  p2 V2 ) p1V1T1  p2 V2 T2 T1  T2 p1V1  p2 V2
(c) , (d) ,
(p1V1T1  p2 V2 T2 ) V1T1  V2 T2 2 V1  V2

Ans. None of the option is correct

PV PV
Sol. n1  1 1 , n2  2 2
RT1 RT2
No. of moles remain conserved
 PV2 PV1  P1V1 P2 V2
 RT  RT  = RT  RT ....(1)
  1 2
Heat lost= Heat gained
so n1c(T – T1)= n2c(T2 – T)
n1T – n1T1 = n2T2 – n2T
T(n1 + n2)= n2T2 + n1T1
n T  n1T1
From (2) T= 2 2
n1  n2
P2 V2 P1V1

T= R R  (P1V1  P2 V2 )T1T2
P1V1 P2 V2 P1V1T2  P2 V2 T1

RT1 RT2
P1V1  P2 V2
From (1) P=
V1  V2

2. An inductance coil is connected to an ac source through a 60 ohm resistance in series. The source
voltage, voltage across the coil and voltage across the resistance are found to be 33 V 27 V and 12
respectively. Therefore, the resistance of the coil is :
(a) 30 ohm (b) 45 ohm (c) 105 ohm (d) 75 ohm
Ans. (d)
Sol. |I  X ˆj  IR  I(60) |
L = 33 ........(1)
| I  XL ˆj  IR| = 27 ........(2)
IR = 12
1
I= ........(3)
5
Using (1), (2) & (3) we get R = 75 

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3. An ideal inductance coil is connected to a parallel plate capacitor. Electrical oscillations with energy W are
set up in this circuit. The capacitor plates are slowly drawn apart till the frequency of oscillations is doubled.
The work done in this process will be :
(a) W (b) 2 W (c) 3 W (d) 4 W
Ans. (c)
1
Sol. =
LC
1
' = 
LC/ 4
C 1
So capacitance should be made i.e. th of initial.
4 4
q02 q 2 q 2
Efinal=  0 4 0 ...........(1)
2C' C 2C
2
4
q0 2
Einitial = ...........(2)
2c
Efinal = 4Einitial
E = Work = 3W
4. Two equals masses are connected by a spring satisfying Hooke’s law and are placed on a frictionless
table. The spring is elongated a little and allowed to go. Let the angular frequency of oscillations be w. Now
one of the masses is stopped. The square of the new angular frequency is :
2 2
(a) 2 (b) (c) (d) 22
2 3
Ans. (b)
Sol. By reduced mass concept
m1m2 m
= 
m1  m2 2
m 2
T’ = 2 
K '
m 2
T = 2 
2K 
T ' 1
= 
T'  2
1
’ = 2
2

5. When a particle oscillates in simple harmonic motion, both its potential energy and kinetic energy vary
sinusoidally with time, If v be the frequency of the motion of the particle, the frequency associated with the
kinetic energy is :
v
(a) 4v (b) 2v (c) v (d)
2
Ans. (b)
Sol. v = A cos t
1
KE = mv 2
2
1
KE = m(A)2 cos2 t
2
Here frequency of KE is 2

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6. A gas expands form i to f along the three paths indicated. The work
down along the three paths denoted by W 1, W 2 and W 3 have the
relationship.
(a) W 1 < W 2 < W 3 (b) W 2 < W 1 = W 3
(c) W 2 < W 1 < W 3 (d) W 1 > W 2 > W 3

Ans. (a)
Sol. Work done = Area under P – V graph
So w3 > w2 > w1

7. An ideal gas at 30°C enclosed in cylinder with perfectly non conducting side and a piston moving without
friction in it. The base of the cylinder is perfectly conducting. Cylinder is first placed on a heat source till the
gas is heated to 100°C and the piston raised by 20 cm and the atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa. The
piston is then held in final position and cylinder is placed on the heat sink to cool the gas to 30°C. Denoting
Q1 as the heat supplied during heating and Q2 as the heat lost during the cooling, then [Q1 ~ Q2]
would be equal to :
(a) 436 J (b) 336 J (c) 236 J (d) 136 J
Sol. Insufficient information

8. Equals amounts liquid helium and water at their respective boiling points are boiled by supplying the heat
from identical heaters in time tHe and tw. The latent heats of vaporization of He and Water are
2.09 × 104J / Kg and 540 kcal / kg, then tHe is :
(a) about 0.1 tw (b) about 0.05 tw
(c) just greater than 0.01 tw (d) just less than 0.01 tw
Ans. (d)
tHe L
Sol. = He
t L
20.9  103
=
540  4.2  103
20.9
= = 0.00921
540  4.2
i.e. Just less than tHe  0.01 t

9. A 5 litre vessel contains 2 mole of oxygen gas at a pressure of 8 atm. The average translational kinetic
energy of an oxygen molecule under this condition is :
–14 –21 –16 –21
(a) 8.4 × 10 J (b) 4.98 × 10 J (c) 7.4 × 10 J (d) 4.2 × 10 J
Ans. (b)
Sol. PV = nRT
(8) × 5 = (2) × R × T
20 = RT
20
T=  243.60K
0.0821
3 3
KE = KT   243.60  1.38  1023
2 2
= 4.98  10 21 J

10. Six identical conducting rods are joined as shown. The ends A
and D are maintained at 200° C and 20° C respectively. No heat
is lost to surroundings. The temperature of the junction C will be :
(a) 60°C (b) 80°C
(c) 100°C (d) 120°C

Ans. (b)

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Sol.

Equal temperature is lost at each section so TC = 80°C

11. Three corners of an equilateral triangle of side a are occupied by three charges of magnitude q. If the
1
charges are transferred to infinity, their kinetic energy will be times.
40
2q 3q2 q2 3q
(a) (b) (c) (d)
a a 3a a
Ans. (b)
Sol.

kq2
PE of system is 3
a
At infinity KE = PE
1 kq2
(2m)u2 = 3
2 a
3q2 1
= 
q 40

12. An LDR (light dependent resistance) is connected to an appropriate voltage source and a current
measuring meter in series (Assuming that the LDR current is proportional to the intensity of the incident
light). The LDR is illuminated with light from a distant metal filament bulb. The filament voltage V, the
distance d of LDR from the bulb and the LDR current I are noted. If both V and are doubled, the LDR
current is :
(a) 61 I (b) 4 I (c) I (d) less than I
Ans. (c)
Sol. Due to increment of voltage of filament V, energy produced by filament in 4E
KE
I=
4d2
K4E
I’ = I
4(2d)2

13. A point source is placed at a distance of 30 cm from a convex lens of focal length f on its axis and the
image is formed on a screen at a distance of 60 cm from the lens. Now the lens is split into two halves.
One half is moved perpendicular to the lens axis through a distance of 5 cm. It is found that the two halves
of the lens form two images on the screen and the images are separated by a distance d. The values of f
and d respectively, are :
(a) 20 cm, 15 cm (b) 20 cm, 10 cm (c) 30 cm, 10 cm (d) 30 cm, 5 cm
Ans. (a)
Sol.
Screen
5 cm
I2
s I1
30 cm 60 cm
By lens formula
1 1 1
– =  f = 20 cm
60 (–30) f

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 –v –60
M=   –2
u 30
So, Distance I1, I2 = 15 cm

14. The angle of refraction of a very thin prism is 1°. A light ray is incident normally on one of the refracting
surfaces. The ray that ultimately emerges from the first surface after suffering reflection from the second
surface, makes an angle of 3.32° with the normal. The deviation of the ray emerging from the second
surface and the refractive index of the material of the prism respectively, are :
(a) 0.66°, 1.66 (b) 1.66°, 1.5 (c) 1.5°, 1.66 (d) 0.66°, 1.5
Ans. (a)
sin3.32 3.32
(a)   
sin2 2
 = 1.66

(b)  = r – i  (1°) – 1° = 1.66 – 1° = 0.66°

15. A beam of light from a distant axial point source is incident on the plane surface of a thin planoconvex lens;
a real image is formed at a distance of 40 cm. Now if the curved surface is silvered, the real image is
formed at a distance of 7.5 cm. The radius of curvature of the curved surface of the lens and the refractive
index of the material of the lens respectively, are :
(a) 40 cm, 1.5 (b) 24 cm, 1.6 (c) 20 cm, 1.6 (d) 7.5 cm, 1.5
Ans. (b)
Focal length of plane convex lens.
1 1
= ( – 1)
f R
1 (  1)
= ....(1)
40 R
For mirror
1 2 2 
So, =   
7.5  R 40 
1 1 1
= 
15 R 40
40  15
R=  24cm
25
Put R in eqn. (1)
1 (  1)
=
40 24
24
=–1
40
24 3 8
 = 1   1    1.6
40 5 5

16. A convex lens forms the image of an axial point on a screen. A second lens with focal length f cm is placed
between the screen and the first lens at a distance of 10 cm from the screen. To view the image the screen
has to be shifted away from the lens by 5 cm. A third lens having focal length of the same magnitude f cm
is used to replace the second lens at the same position. But this time to view the image the screen has to
be shifted towards the lens by d cm. The values of f and d respectively, are :
(a) 30 cm, 2.5 cm (b) 30 cm, 5 cm (c) 7.5 cm, 2.5 cm (d) 7.5 cm, 5 cm
Ans. (a)
Sol. for 2nd lens
u = +10 cm V = +15 cm
1 1 1
– =
V u f
1 1 1 10 – 15 –5
= –  
f 15 10 150 150
f = –30 cm

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 Now
’
f = +30
1 1 1
– =
V 10 30
V = 7.5 cm
So, d = 2.5 cm

17. Cerenkov effect: If the speed of an electron in a medium is greater than the speed of light in that medium
then the electron emits light. An electron beam in a medium is accelerated by a voltage V. The light that is
emitted just suffers total internal reflection at the boundary of the medium placed in air when the angle of
incidence is 45°. The value of the voltage is :
(a) 63.19 kV (b) 255.64 kV (c) 200.34 kV (d) 127.82 kV
Ans. (d)
2
1  3  108 
Sol. ev = me  
2  2 
 
1 9  1016
1.6 × 1019 V =  9.1 10 –31 
2 2
V = 127.82 KV

18. In a electrolytic process certain amount of charge liberates 0.8 gram of oxygen. Then the amount of silver
liberated by the same amount of charge is :
(a) 10.8 gram (b) 1.08 gram (c) 0.9 gram (d) 9, 0 gram
Ans. (a)
0.8 0.1
Sol. moles of Oxygen is = mole
16 2
 0.1 
Electrons flown =   2   0.1 mole
 2 
So, These no of electron liberate .1 mole of Ag.
i.e. 0.1 × 108 = 10.8 gm

19. The energy state of doubly ionized lithium having the same energy as that of the first excited state of
hydrogen is :
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 2
Ans. (b)
12 32
Sol. –13.6  = –13.6 
22 n2
1 9
= 2
4 n
n=6
20. The logic circuit shown below is equivalent to :

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
Ans. (d)
Sol. Truth table of circuit
X Y Output
0 0 0
0 1 0
1 0 1
1 1 1

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21. In the circuit shown below, the potential of a with respect to B of the
capacitor C is :
(a) 2.00 volt (b) –2.00 volt
(c) –1.50 volt (d) +1.50 volt

Ans. (c)
Sol. VA – VB = –1.5 V
1V –1V
– + – +
20

0.5V
A B 0V
–2V – + –1.5 V

1
I=
20

2.5V 10

22. Two pendulums differ in lengths by 22 cm. They oscillate at the same place so that one of them makes 30
oscillations and the other makes 36 oscillations during the same time. The lengths (in cm) of the
pendulums are :
(a) 72 and 50 (b) 60 and 38 (c) 50 and 28 (d) 80 and 58
Ans. (a)
T1 36 6 L1
Sol. =  
T2 30 5 L2
L1 36
= and L1 – L2 = 22 cm
L2 25
 36  22  25
 25 – 1 L2 = 22 ; L 2  11  50cm
 
L1 = 72 cm

23. The voltage drop across a forward biased diode is 0.7 volt. In the following
circuit, the voltage across the 10 ohm resistance in series with the diode
and 20 ohm resistance are :
(a) 0.70 V, 4.28 V (b) 3.58 V, 4.28 V
(c) 5.35 V, 2.14 V (d) 3.58 V, 9.3 V

Ans. (b)
Sol. 0.7 + 10i, + 10i – 10 =0
10i + 10i, = 9.3 ....(1)
20(i – i1) + 10i – 10 =0
3i – 2i1 =1 ....(2)
27.9 – 10 17.5
i1 =   0.358
50 50
V1 = 10i1 = 3.58
3i – 0.716 =1
1.716
i = = 0.578
3
V2 = 20 (i – i1) = 4.28 V

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24. The magnetic flux  through a stationary loop of wire having a resistance R varies with time as  = at2 + bt
(a and b are positive constants). The average emf and the total charge flowing in the loop in the time
interval t = 0 to t =  respectively are :
a2  b a2  b a  b a2  b a2  b
(a) a  b, (b) a  b, (c) , (d) 2(a  b),
R 2R 2 R 2R
Ans. (a)
dQ
Sol. || = –  –(2at  b)  2at  b
dt

1
average emf = (2at  b)bt
 0
1 2
= (2a  bc)  a  b
 2
 (a2  bc) – 0 a2  b
Q= = 
R R R
25. Three waves of the same amplitude have frequencies (n – 1), n and (n + 1) Hz. They superpose on one
another to produce beats. The number of beats produced per second is :
(a) n (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3n
Ans. (b)
Sol. f = no of beat
f = 2
26. A spherical ball of mass m1 collides head on with another ball of mass m2 at rest. The collision is elastic.
The fraction of kinetic energy lost by m1 is :
4m1 m2 m1 m2 m1 m2
(a) 2
(b) (c) (d)
(m1  m2 ) m 1  m 2 m1  m 2 (m1  m2 )2
Ans. (a)

Sol.

m1u = m1V1 + m2 V2
u = –V1 + V2
m – m2
V1 = 1 u
m1  m2
1
m1(u2 – V12 )
fraction of K.E. loss = 2
1
m u2
2 1
2
 m – m2  2
2
u – 1  u
 m1  m2  4m1m2
= 2
=
u (m1  m2 )2

27. In the circuit shown below, the switch is in position 1 for a long time. At
some moment after that the switch is thrown in position 2. The quantity of
heat generated in the resistance of 375 ohm after the switch is changed
to position 2 is :
(a) 0.15 J (b) 0.25 J
(c) 0.50 J (d) 0.10 J

Ans. (a)
Sol. When switch in position 1
1
Stored energy =  8  10 –6  (250)2  H
2

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 Heat loss in 375 
375
Resistor H1 = H
(375  250)
3
= H
5
3 1 106
H1 =   8  10 –6 
5 2 16
3
=  0.15 J
10  2

28. A conducting square frame of side a and a long straight wire carrying
current I are located in the same plane as shown in the figure. The frame
moves to the right with a constant velocity v. The emf induced in the frame
will be proportional to :
1 1
(a) 2 (b)
x (2x  a)2
1 1
(c) 2
(d)
(2x  a) (2x  a)(2x  a)

Ans. (d)
 I
Sol. d =  0  a dy
 2y 
 Ia x  a/2
 = 0 ln  
2  x a/2
 Ia  2x  a 
= 0 ln  
2  2x  a 
d  Ia  2x  a   2(2x  a)  2(2x  a) 
=  0   v
dt 2  2x  a   (2x  a)2 
0Ia 2[2a]  V
= 
2 (2x  a)(2x  a)

29. In the circuit shown below, the switch S is closed at the moment t = 0. As a result the voltage across the
capacitor C will change with time as :

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

Ans. (c)
Sol. At steady state condition potential across capacitance = 50 V
At initial potential across capacitance = 0 V

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30. The ratio of the rational kinetic energy to the total kinetic energy of one mole of a gas of rigid diatomic
molecules is ?
2 2 3 5
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 5 5 2
Ans. (b)
Sol. For diatomic gas :
3 degree of freedom for translation motion
2 degree of freedom for rotation motion.
1
So Rotational K.E. = 2  KT
2
1
Total K.E. = 5  KT
2

31. A metal cylinder of length L is subjected to a uniform compressive force

F as shown in the figure. The material of the cylinder has Young’s
modulus Y and Poisson’s ratio . The change in volume of the cylinder
is :

FL (I – )FL (1  2 )FL (1– 2 )FL

(a) (b) (c) (d)
Y Y Y Y

Ans. (d)
r
Sol.  = r F
L
L
r  L
 =  ....(1)
r L
F/ A
Y= ...(2)
L / L
v A L
=  ...(3)
v A L
From (1), (2) and (3)
(1 2)FL
v =
Y

32. Three person A, B, and C not the time taken by their train to cover the distance between two successive
station by observing the digital clock on the platforms of two stations. The clocks display time in hours and
minutes. The three persons find the intervals 3, 5 and 4 minutes respectively. Assume the maximum
discrepancy of 2 seconds in actual starting and stopping of the train and the observations by A,. B and C.
Then, ?
(a) All A, B and C can be correct
(b) Only A and B or B and C can be correct
(c) Only one of A, B and C can be correct
(d) C is correct since it is equal to the average of the three observations
Ans. (c)

33. When two drops of water coalesce – (I) Total surface area decreases. (II) There is some rise in
temperature.
Which of the following is correct?
(a) Both (I) and (II) are wrong statements
(b) Statement (I) is true but (II) is not true.
(c) Both (I) and (II) are true and the two statements are independent of each other.
(d) Both (I) and (II) are true and (I) is the cause of (II).
Ans. (d)
Sol. When two drops of water coalesce, the total surface area decrease. The loss of surface energy will
increase temperature of drop :

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34. Two capacitors 0.5 F and 1.0 F in series are connected to a dc source of 30 V. The voltages across the
capacitors respectively are :
(a) 10 V, 20 volt (b) 15 V, 15 V (c) 20 V, 10 V (d) 30 V, 30 V
Ans. (c)
C1C2
Sol. Ceq =
C1  C2
0.5 1
= 
1.5 3
1
Q = CeqV =  30  10 ,
3
Q 10 Q 10 v
V1 = =  20 , V2 = =  10
C1 0.5 C2 1

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35. The Th90 atom has successive alpha and beta decays to the end product Pb208
82 . The numbers of alpha
and beta particles emitted in the process respectively are :
(a) 4, 6 (b) 4, 4 (c) 6, 2 (d) 6, 4
Ans. (d)
Sol. Parent atom — Th232
90

End product — Pb208

82
232  208
No. of alpha particle = 6
4
No. of beta particle = 4

36. If the breakdown field of air is 2.0 × 106 V/ m, the maximum charge that can be given to a sphere of
diameter 10 cm is :
(a) 2.0 × 10–4 (b) 5.6 × 10–7C (c) 5.6 × 10–5 C (d) 2.0 × 102 C
Ans. (b)
Sol. Eb = 2 × 106 v/m
Q
= 2 106
4 0 R 2
2 106  5  5
 Q=
9 109 100 100
50
10 7 = 5.6 × 10 C
–7
  
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37. Density of ocean water varies with depth. This is due to :

(a) Elasticity (b) Viscosity (c) surface tension (d) All the three
Ans. (a)
Density of ocean water depends on elasticity of water.

38. A spring of certain length and having spring constant k is cut into two pieces of length in a ratio 1 : 2. The
spring constants of the two pieces are in a ratio :
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 4 (c) 1 : 2 (d) None of these
Ans. (d)
1 K l
K   1  2 
l K 2 l1
l1 1 K 2
 =  1  
l2 2 K2 1

39. When a metal surface is illuminated with light of wavelength the stopping potential is V0 . When the same
V
surface is illuminated with light of wavelength 2  , the stopping potential is 0 . If the velocity of light in air
4
is c, the threshold frequency of photoelectric emission is :
c c 2c 4c
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 3 3 3

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Ans. (b)
hc
Sol. eV0 =  ....(1)

eV0 hc
=  ....(2)
4 2
From (1) and (2)
hc

2hc hc
4=    4 
hc  

2
hc hc c
 3 =   h  0  0 
 3 3

40. Two elastic waves move along the same direction in the same medium. The pressure amplitudes of both
the waves are equal, but the wavelength of the first wave is three times that of the second. If the average
power transmitted through unit area by the first wave is W 1 and that by the second is W 2, then :
(a) W 1 = W 2 (b) W 1 = 3 W 2 (c) W 2 = 3W 1 (d) W 1 = 9 W 2
Ans. (a)
Sol. Given (P0)1 = (P0)2 ....(1)
1 = 32 ....(2)
( P0 )12
W1 =
2v
( P0 )22
W2 =
2v
From eq. (1) and (2)
W1 = W2

SUB-PART A – 2
In question 41 to 50 any number of options (1 or 2 or 3 r all 4) may be correct. You are to identify all of
them correctly to get 6 marks. Even if one answer identified is incorrect or one correct answer is missed,
you get zero

41. A cube floats both in water and in a liquid of specific gravity 0.8. Therefore,
(a) Apparent weight of the cube is the same in water and in the liquid
(b) The cube has displaced equal volume of water and the liquid while floating.
(c) The cube has displaced equal weight of water and the liquid while floating.
(d) If some weights are placed on the top surface of the cube to make it just sink, the load is case of water
will be 0.8 times of that to be used in case of the liquid
Ans. (a, c)
Sol. Apparent weight of Cube in water and in liquid is zero. Buoyant force is equal to weight of liquid displaced.

42. On the basis of the kinetic theory of gases one compares 1 gram of hydrogen with 1 gram of argon both at
0°C. Then,
(a) The same temperature implies that the average kinetic energy of the molecules is the same in both the
cases
(b) The same temperature implies that the average potential energy of the molecules is the same in both
the cases
(c) Internal energies in both the cases are equal
(d) When both the samples are heated through 1°C, the total energy added to both of them is not the
same.
Ans. (b, d)
Although the change in temperature is same, total heat added to both of them will be different as degree of
freedom is different.

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43. While explaining the action of heat engine, one can say that :
(a) Heat cannot be fully converted into mechanical work.
(b) The first law of thermodynamics is necessary but not sufficient.
(c) Heat under no circumstances can flow from lower to higher temperature
(d) A body can not be cooled to absolute zero
Ans. (a, b, d)
Heat cant’t be fully converted into mechanical work.

44. The rate of change of angular momentum of a system of particles about the centre of mass is equal to the
sum of external torques about the centre of mass when the centre of mass is :
(a) Fixed with respect to an inertial frame. (b) In linear acceleration
(c) In rotational motion (d) Is in a translation motion
Ans. (a, b, c, d)
From inertial frame

 dL
ex 
dt
From non-inertial frame, torque of pseudo force is also included apart from external force. Torque of
pseudo force about centre of mass is zero.

dLcm 
So  ex is valid for all type of frame.
dt

45. Light is traveling in vacuum along the Z axis. The sets of possible electric and magnetic fields could be :
     
(a) E  ˆiE0 sin(t – kz), B  ˆjB0 sin(t – kz) (b) E  ˆiE0 sin(t – kz), B  ˆjB0 cos(t – kz)
     
(c) E  ˆjE0 sin(t – kz), B  ˆiB0 sin(t – kz) (d) E  ˆiE0 sin(t – kz), B  ˆjB0 sin(t – kz   )
Ans. (a,c)
Sol. Electric & magnetic field oscillates perpendicular to each other and also perpendicular to direction of
propagation of light.

46. In case of photoelectric effect,

(a) Since photons are absorbed as a single unit, there is no significant time delay in the emission of
photoelectrons.
e
(b) Einstein’s analysis gives a critical frequency v0 = , where  is the work function and the light of this
h
frequency ejects electrons with maximum kinetic energy.
(c) Only a small fraction of the incident photons succeed in ejecting photoelectrons while most of them are
absorbed by the system as a whole and generate thermal energy
(d) The maximum kinetic energy of the electrons is dependent on the intensity of radiation.
Ans. (a,c)
Sol. Efficiency of photons are usually very less.

47. A parallel combination of an inductor coil and a resistance of 60 ohm is connected to an ac source. The
current in coil, current in the resistance and the source current are respectively 3A, 2.5 A and 4.5 A
respectively. Therefore,
(a) Kirchhoff’s currect law is NOT applicable to ac circuits
(b) impendance of the coil is 50 ohm
(c) electric power dissipated in the coil is 150 watt.
(d) impedance of the circuit is 33.3 ohm.
Ans. (b,c,d)
Sol. 3 R2  XL2 = 2.5 × 60

R2  XL2 = 50 ....(1)
(R  ˆj XL )(60)
Zeq =
60  R  ˆj X L

60 R  XL2
2
60  50
| Zeq | = 
2
(60  R)  XL2 3600  2500  120R

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 4.5  60  50
= 2.5 × 60
6100  120R
2
6100 + 120 R = (90) = 8100
50
120 R = 2000; R = 
3
60  50 100
| Zeq | =  
90 3
50
PR = (3)2   150 watt
3

48. The nuclear forces

(a) are stronger being roughly hundred times that of electromagnetic forces.
(b) have a short range dominant over a distance of about a few Fermi.
(c) are central forces independent of the spin of the nucleons.
(d) are independent of the nuclear charge.
Ans. (a,b,d)

49. Consider a mole of a sample of hydrogen gas at NTP

(a) The volume of the gas is exactly 2.24 × 10–2 m3
–2 3
(b) The volume of the gas is approximately 2.24 × 10 m
(c) The gas will be thermal equilibrium with 1 mole of oxygen gas at NTP
(d) The gas will be in thermodynamic equilibrium with 1 mole of oxygen at NTP

Ans. (b,c,d)
Sol. Two gases will be in thermal equilibrium if temperature of the two gases are same. Two gases are said to
be in thermodynamic equilibrium if both temperature & pressure of two gases are same.

50. A particle moves in one dimension in a conservative force field. The potential energy is depicted in the
graph below:

v(x)

Potential
energy

x
A B C D E

If the particle starts to move from rest from the point A, then
(a) The speed is zero at the points A and E
(b) The acceleration vanishes at the A, B, C, D E
(c) The acceleration vanishes at the points B, C, D
(d) The speed is maximum at the point D
50. (a,c)
Sol. As particle is moving in conservative force field U + K = constant.
U
F=
x
Hence force will be zero at B, C and D.

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 PART B

1. (a) A conductor having resistance R (independent of temperature) and thermal capacity C is initially at
temperature T0 same as that of the surrounding. At time t = 0 it is connected to a source with constant
voltage V. The thermal power dissipated by the conductor to the surrounding varies as q = k(T–T0).
C
Determine the temperature T of the conductor at any time t and at the time t  .
k
(b) A particle moves rectilinearly in an electric field E = E0 – ax where a is a positive constant and x is the
q
distance from the point where the particle is initially at rest. Let the particle have a specific charge .
m
Find (I) the distance covered by the particle till the moment at which it once again comes to rest, and
(II) acceleration of the particle at this moment
Sol. (a) Let temperature of conductor changes from T to T + dT in time ‘t’ to ‘t + dt’.
 CdT = i2Rdt – K(T – T0) dt
T t
dT 1
 2
=  c dt
T0
i R  KT0  KT 0
K
 T= i2R   t
Temperature after time t
 1  e a   T0
K  
 
c
At t=
K
2
T = i R 1  1   T0
K  e

(b) Acceleration of particle

q
f = (E0  ax) ....(i)
m
dv q q
 v = (E0  ax)
dx m m
2 2
v q ax 
 =  E0 x 
 
2 m 2 
2E0
v = 0  x = 0 or x =
a
2E
 Required distance travelled = 0
a
From (i)
q  2E0  q
Required acceleration = E0  a     E0
m  a  m

2. One mole of an ideal gas ( = 1.4) with initial pressure of 2 atm and temperature of 57°C is taken to twice
its volume through different processes that include isothermal, isobaric and adiabatic processes.
Determine the processes where maximum work is done and the amount of work in this case. By what
percentage is this work larger than the work done in a processes in which it is the least?
Sol. Work done in isothermal process
V 
W T = nRT ln  2 
 V1 
= 1 × 8.314 × 330 × ln 2
= 1901.33 J
Work done in isobaric process :
W P = P(V2 – V1)
= PV0
= nRT
 W P = 1 × 8.314 × 330
= 2743.62 J

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 Work done in adiabatic process :
–1 –1
T1V1 = T2V2
(1.41)
 V 
 T = 330  0 
 2V0 
330
 T = (0.4) K
2
nR(T2  T1 )
WA =
 1
 330 
8.314  330  (0.4) 
=  2  = 1662.8 J
0.4
Obviously W P > W T > W A
Thus work done in isobaric process is maximum and
Thus work done in adiabatic process is least.
W  WA
Now required percentage = P  100 = 39.39%
WP

3. A railway carriage of mass Mc filled with sand of mass Ms moves along the rails. The carriage is given an
impulse and its starts with a velocity v0. At the same time it is observed that the sand starts leaking through
a hole at the bottom of the carriage at a constant mass rate . Find the distance at which the carriage
becomes empty and the velocity attained by the carriage at the time. (Neglect the friction along the rails)
Sol. Force of thrust
  dm 
FTh  Vrel.  0  Vrel.  0
dt
 Velocity of railway carriage will remain same
 Velocity of railway carriage when it becomes empty = V0
Rate at which mass of carriage is decreasing
dm
   m  t (  is constant)
dt
M
t = s


4. Show that, for any angle of incidence on a prism

1 
sin (A   ) cos (r1  r2 )
2  2
1 
sin (A) cos (i  e)
2 2
(symbols have usual meanings)
and that the right-hand side reduces to at minimum deviation.
Sol. sin i =  sin r1 ....(1)
sin e =  sin r2 ....(2)
A = r1 + r2 ....(3)
=i+e–A ....(4)
From (1) & (2)
sini sinr1
=
sine sinr2
sini  sine sinr1  sinr2
=
sin e sinr2
i e ie r r  r r 
2 sin   cos   2 sin  1 2  cos  1 2 
 2   2  =  2   2 
sine sinr2

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  A  1
sin   cos (r1  r2 )
 2  = sin e  2
sin  A / 2  sinr2 1
cos (i  e)
2
 A  1
sin   cos (r1  r2 )
 2  =  2
sin  A / 2  1
cos (i  e)
2

5. (a) A small amount of solution containing Na24 nuclides with activity 20500 disintegrations per second was
injected in the blood stream of a person. The activity of 1 ml of blood sample taken after 5 hours later,
was found to be 20 disintegration per minute. The half life of the radioactive nuclides is 15 hours. Find
the total volume of the blood of this person.

(b) The wire loop shown in the figure lies in uniform magnetic induction B = B0cos t perpendicular to its
plane. (Given r1 = 10 cm and r2 = 20 cm, B0 = 20 m T and  = 100 ). Find the amplitude of the current
induced in the loop if its resistance is 0.1 /m

r2
r1

Sol. (a) Activity of blood after 5 yrs.

A 20 1/ 3 1 1/ 3
A1 = (t / t0 )  A 0   2  (2 ) dps
2 1/ 2 60 3
20500
 Volume of blood = ml = 48809.52 ml
1 1/ 3
2
3
(b)  = B (r22 – r12) = B0 cos t (r22 – r12)
d
 Eind    B0  sin t (r22  r12 )
dt
= B0  (r22  r12 )sin t
B0 (r22  r12 ) 10
 i= sin t  sin(100  t)
R 
10
 Current amplitude = Amp.


* * * * *

Physics constant you may need :

1. Charge on electron e = 1.6 × 10–19C
2. Mass of electron me = 9.1 × 10–31 kg
3. Universal gravitational constant G = 6.67 × 1011 Nm2/kg2
4. Permittivity of free space 0  8.85 1012 C2 / N m2
5. Gas constant R = 8.31 J/K mol
6. Planck constant h = 6.62 × 10–34 Js
7. Stefan constant  = 5.67 × 10–8 W/m2 K4 
–23
8. Boltzman constant k = 1.38 × 10 J/K

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