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INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS

NATIONAL STANDARD EXAMINATION IN PHYSICS 2019 - 20
Date of Examination: November 24, 2019
Time: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Question Paper Code: 61
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Physical constants you may need….

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Magnitude of charge on electron e = 1.60´10 C Boiling point of hydrogen = 20.3K
-31
Mass of electron me = 9.10´10 kg Boiling point of helium = 4.2K
-27
Mass of proton mp = 1.67´10 kg Boiling point of nitrogen = 77.4K
-2
Acceleration due to gravity g = 9.8 ms Boiling point of oxygen = 90.19K
-11 2 2 -12 2 2
Universal gravitational constant G = 6.67´10 Nm / Kg Permittivity of free space e0 = 8.85´10 C / Nm
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Universal gas constant R = 8.31 J / mol K Permeability of free space m0 = 4p ´ 10 H/m
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Boltzmann constant k = 1.38´10 J / K Planck's constant h = 6.62 ´ 10 Js
-8 2 4
Stefan's constant s = 5.67´10 W / m K Faraday constant = 96,500C / mol
Rydberg constant R = 1.097 ´107 m-1
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NATIONAL STANDARD EXAMINATION IN PHYSICS 2019 - 20
(NSEP 2019 - 20)
Time: 120 minute Max. Marks: 240
Attempt All Seventy Questions
A-1
ONLY ONE OUT OF FOUR OPTIONS IS CORRECT.
1) An observer stands on the platform at the front edge of the first bogie of a stationary train. The train
starts moving with uniform acceleration and the first bogie takes 5 seconds to cross the observer. If
all the bogies of the train are of equal length and the gap between them is negligible, the time taken
by the tenth bogie to cross the observer is
(a) 1.07s (b) 0.98s (c) 0.91s (d) 0.81s
2) The resistive force on an aeroplane flying in a horizontal plane is given by Ff = kv2, where k is
constant and v is the speed of the aeroplane. When the power output from the engine is P0, the plane
flies at a speed v0. If the power output of the engine is doubled the aeroplane will fly at a speed of
(a) 1.12 v0 (b) 1.26 v0 (c)1.41 v0 (d) 2.82 v0
3 3
3) A 3.0 cm thick layer of oil (density roil = 800 kg/m ) floats on water (density rw = 1000 kg/m ) in a
1 1
transparent glass beaker. A solid cylinder is observed floating vertically with of it in water and
3 3
in the oil. Oil is gently poured into the beaker until the cylinder floats in oil only. The fraction of the
solid cylinder in oil now is
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 8

5 3 4 9
4) A wedge of mass M rests on a horizontal frictionless surface. A block of mass m starts sliding down
the rough inclined surface of the wedge to its bottom. During the course of motion, the centre of
mass of the block and the wedge system
(a) does not move at all
(b) moves horizontally with constant speed
(c) moves horizontally with increasing speed
(d) moves vertically with increasing speed
5) A uniform circular disc rotating at a fixed angular velocity w about an axis normal to its plane and
passing through its centre has kinetic energy E. If the same disc rotates with an angular velocity
2w about a parallel axis passing through the edge, its kinetic energy will be
(a) 2 E (b) 4 E (c) 10E (d) 12 E
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6) In the following figures the velocity-time graphs for three particles 1, 2 and 3 are shown.
+4 +4 +4
velocity (m/s)
velocity (m/s)
velocity (m/s)
+2 +2 +2
0 0 0
-2 -2 -2
0 2 4 6 8 10 0 2 4 6 8 10 0 2 4 6 8 10
time (s) time (s) time (s)
Particle 1 Particle 2 Particle 3
The magnitude of average acceleration of the three particles, over 10 s, bear the relationship
(a) a1> a2 >a3 (b) a2 > a1 > a3 (c) a3 > a2 > a1 (d) a1 = a2= a3
7) The potential energy (U) of a particle moving in a potential field varies with its displacement (x) as
shown below.
0
U (J)
-5
-10
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15
x(m)
The variation of force F(x) acting on the particle as a function of x can be represented by
2 2
1 1
F(N)
F(N)
0 0
-1 -1
-2 -2
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15

x(m) x(m)
(Fig i) (Fig ii)
2 2
1 1
F(N)
F(N)
0 0
-1 -1
-2 -2
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15

x(m) x(m)
(Fig iii) (Fig iv)

(a) Fig (i) (b) Fig (ii) (c) Fig (iii) (d) Fig (iv)
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8) A pendulum is made by using a thread of length 300 cm and a small spherical bob of mass 100 g. It is
suspended from a point S. The bob is pulled from its position of rest at O to the point A so that the
linear amplitude is 25 cm. The angular amplitude in radian and the potential energy of the bob in
joule at A are respectively
a) 0.10 and 0.10 (b) 0.083 and 0.01 (c) 0.251 and 2.94 (d) 0.083 and 0.24
9) Consider the following physical expressions

2
(I) rv (ρ: density, v: velocity)
(II) YDL (Y: Young's modulus, L: length)

L
s2
(III) e (σ: surface density of charge)
0
(IV) hrrg (h: rise of a liquid in a capillary tube of radius r)
The expressions having same dimensional formula are

(a) I and II only
(b) II and III only
(c) II, III and IV only
(d) I, II and III only
10) Two simple pendulums of lengths 1.44 m and 1.0 m start swinging together in the same phase. The
two will be in phase again after a time of
(a) 6 second (b) 9 second (c) 12 second (d) 25 second
11) A home aquarium partly filled with water slides down an inclined plane of inclination angle θ with
respect to the horizontal. The surface of water in the aquarium
(a) remains horizontal.
(b) remains parallel to the plane of the incline.
(c) forms an angle α with the horizon where 0 < α < θ
(d) forms an angle α with horizon, where θ < α < 90
12) A sound source of constant frequency travels with a constant velocity past an observer. When it
crosses the observer the sound frequency sensed by the observer changes from 449 Hz to 422 Hz. If
the velocity of sound is 340 m/s, the velocity of the source of sound is
(a) 8.5 m/s (b) 10.5 m/s (c) 12.5 m/s (d) 14.5 m/s
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13) Light of wavelength 640 nm falls on a plane diffraction grating with 12000 lines per inch. In the
diffraction pattern on a screen kept at a distance of 12 cm from the grating, the distance of the
second order maximum from the central maximum is
(a) 1.81 cm (b) 2.41 cm (c) 3.62 cm (d) 7.25 cm
14) If the force acting on a body is inversely proportional to its speed, the kinetic energy of the body
varies with time t as
0 1 2 -1
(a) t (b) t (c) t (d) t
15) As shown in the figure, a block of mass m is hung from the ceiling by the
system of springs consisting of two layers. The force constant of each of the
springs is k. The frequency of the vertical oscillations of the block is
1 k 1 4k 1 5k 1 6k
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2p 5m 2p 5m 2p 6m 2p 5m
16) Two simple harmonic motions are given by x1= a sin wt + a cos wt and x2 = a sin wt + a3 cos wt
The ratio of the amplitudes of the first to the second and the phase difference between them
respectively are
(a) 3 and p (b) 3 and p (c) 2 and p (d) 3 and p

2 12 2 12 3 12 2 6
Ù Ù -1
17) A particle is projected from the ground with a velocity v = (3i + 10 j) ms . The maximum height
attained and the range of the particle are respectively given by (use g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 5m and 6 m (b) 3m and 10 m (c) 6m and 5 m (d) 3m and 5 m
18) A 20 cm long capillary tube stands vertically with lower end just in water. Water rises up to 5 cm. If
the entire system is now kept on a freely falling platform, the length of the water column in the
capillary tube will be
(a) 5 cm (b) 10 cm (c) Zero (d) 20 cm
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19) Position-time graph of a particle moving in a potential field is 10
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shown beside. If the mass of the particle is 1 kg its total energy is
x(cm)
0
approximately -5
-10
-4 -4
(a) 15.45 ´ 10 J (b) 30.78´10 J -15
0 2 4 6 8 10
(c) 7.71 ´ 10-4 J (d) 3.85 ´ 10-4 J t(s)
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20) Plots of intensity (I) of radiation emitted by a black body versus T1
wavelength (l) at three different temperatures T1, T2 and T3 respectively T2
are shown in figure. Choose the correct statement. I T3
(a) T1 >T2>T3 necessarily (b) T3>T2>T1 necessarily
(c) T2 = (T1 + T3)/2 necessarily (d) T22 = T1 T3 necessarily l
21) Consider a composite slab consisting of two different materials having equal thickness and equal
area of cross-section. The thermal conductivities are K and 2K respectively. The equivalent thermal
conductivity of the composite slab is
(a) 2K (b) 2K (c) 3K (d) 4K
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22) A large horizontal uniform disc can rotate freely about a rigid vertical axis passing through its centre
O. A man stands at rest at the edge of the disc at a point A. The mass of the disc is 22 times the mass
of the man. The man starts moving along the edge of the disc. When he reaches A, after completing
one rotation relative to the disc, the disc has turned through
(a) 30o (b)90o (c) 60o (d) 45o
23) Two factories are sounding their sirens at 400 Hz each. A man walks from one factory towards the
other at a speed of 2 m/s. The velocity of sound is 320 m/s. The number of beats heard by the person
in one second will be
(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2.5
(24) The temperature of an isolated black body falls from T1 to T2 in time t. Then, t = C x where x is
æ ö æ1 1ö æ1 1ö æ1 1ö
(a) ç1 – 1 ÷ (b) ç 2 – 2÷ (c) ç 3 – 3÷ (d) ç 4 – 4÷
è T2 T1 ø è T2 T1 ø è T2 T1 ø è T2 T1 ø
25) Two charges – q and – q are placed at points (0, d) and (0, – d). A charge +q, free to move along X
axis, will oscillate with a force proportional to
1 1 x 1
(a) 2 2
(b) 2
(c) 2
3
2 2
(d) 2 2
x +d x (d +x ) x +d
26) The average translational kinetic energy of oxygen (M = 32) molecules at a certain temperature is
0.048 eV. The translational kinetic energy of nitrogen (M = 28) molecules at the same temperature is
(consider the two gases to be ideal)
(a) 0.0015 eV (b) 0.042 eV (c) 0.048 eV (d) 0.768 eV
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27) The log-log graph for a non-linear oscillator is shown
below. Assuming the constants to have appropriate
dimensions the relationship between time period (T)
and the amplitude (A) can be expressed as
(a) T = 1000A2
(b) T = 4A1/2
2 log (A)
(c) T = 4A +B
(d) T = 8A3
28) In many situations the point source emitting a wave starts moving, through the medium,
with velocity V greater than the wave velocity in that medium. In such a case when source
velocity (V) > wave velocity (v), the wave front changes
(a) from spherical to plane (b) from spherical to conical
(c) from plane to spherical (d) from cylindrical to spherical
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29) If the average mass of a smoke particle in an Indian kitchen is 3´10 kg, the rms speed of the smoke
0
particles at 27 C is approximately
(a) 2 cm/sec (b) 2 m/sec (c) 2 km/sec (d) none of these
30) Two wires, made of same material, one thick and the other thin are joined to form one composite
wire. The composite wire is subjected to the same tension throughout. A wave travels along the wire
and passes the point where the two wires are joined. The quantity which changes at the joint are
(a) frequency only.
(b) propagation speed only.
(c) wavelength only.
(d) both propagation speed and wavelength.
31) The frequency of the third overtone of a closed end organ pipe equals the frequency of the fifth
harmonic of an open end organ pipe. Ignoring end correction, the ratio of their lengths lopen : lclose is
(a) 10:7 (b) 10:9 (c) 2:1 (d) 7:10
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32) A concave mirror has a radius of curvature R and forms the image of an object placed at a
distance 1.5R from the pole of the mirror. An opaque disc of diameter half the aperture of the
mirror is placed with the pole at the centre. As a result
(a) the position of the image will be the same but its central half will disappear
(b) the position of the image will be the same but its outer half will disappear
(c) the complete image will be seen at the same position and it will be exactly identical with the
initial image
(d) the complete image will be seen at the same position but it will not be identical in all respect
with the initial image.
33) A ray of white light is made incident on the refracting surface of a prism such that after refraction at
this surface, the green component falls on the second surface at its critical angle. The colours
present in the emergent beam will be
(a) violet, indigo and blue.
(b) violet, indigo , blue, yellow, orange and red.
(c) yellow, orange and red.
(d) all colours
34) In a compound microscope, having tube-length 30 cm, the power of the objective and the eye-piece
are100D and 10D respectively. Then the magnification produced by the microscope when the final
image is at the least distance of distinct vision (25 cm) will be
(a) 55 (b) 64 (c) 77 (d) 90
35) Parallel rays are incident on a glass sphere of diameter 10 cm and having refractive index 1.5. The
sphere converges these rays at a certain point. The distance of this point from the centre of the
sphere will be
(a) 2.5 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 7.5 cm (d) 12.5 cm
36) A jet of water from 15 cm diameter nozzle of a fire hose can reach the maximum height of 25 m. The
force exerted by the water jet on the hose is
(a) 4.24 kN (b) 17.32 kN (c) 2.17 kN (d) 8.66 kN
37) In an electromagnetic wave the phase difference between electric vector and magnetic vector is
(a) zero (b) p
2 (c) p (d) 3p
2
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38) A rectangular slab of glass of refractive index 1.5 is immersed in water of refractive index 1.33 such
that the top surface of the slab remains parallel to water level. Light from a point source in air is
incident on the surface of water at an angle a such that the light reflected from the glass slab is plane
polarised, the angle a is
o o o o
(a)84.4 (b) 48.4 (c) 56.3 (d) 53.1
39) In a spectrometer the smallest main scale division is 13 of a degree. The total number of divisions
on the vernier scale attached to the main scale is 60 which coincide with the 59 divisions of the main
circular scale. The least count of the spectrometer is
(a) 20' (b) 20" (c) 30" (d) 30'
40) White light is used to illuminate two slits in Young's double sit experiment. Separation between the
two slits is b and the screen is at a distance D (>>b) from the plane of slits. The wavelength missing
at a point on the screen directly in front of one of the slits is
2 2 2 2
2b 2b b b
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3D D 3D 2D
41) In an ink-jet printer, an ink droplet of mass m is given a negative charge q by a computer-controlled
charging unit. The charged droplet then enters the region between two deflecting parallel plates of
length L separated by distance d (see figure below) with a speed v. All over this region there exists a
uniform downward electric field E (in the plane of paper). Neglecting the gravitational force on the
droplet, the maximum charge that can be given to this droplet, so that it does not hit any of the plates, is
2 2
(a) mv 2L (b) mv 2d E q
Ed EL v d
md mv2L2
(c) Ev2L2 (d) Ed L
42) A converging beam of light is pointing to P. Two observations are made with (i) a convex lens of
focal length 20 cm and,(ii) a concave lens of focal length 16 cm placed in the path of the convergent
beam at a distance 12 cm before the point P. It is observed that
(a) in both cases the images are real.
(b) in both cases the images are virtual.
(c) for (i) the image is real and for (ii) the image is virtual.
(d) for (i) the image is virtual and for (ii) the image is real.
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43) A spherical capacitor is formed by two concentric metallic spherical shells. The capacitor is then
charged so that the outer shell carries a positive charge and the inner shell carries an equal but
negative charge. Even if the capacitor is not connected to any circuit, the charge will eventually leak
away due to a small electrical conductivity of the material between the shells. What is the character
of the magnetic field produced by this leakage current?
(a) Radially outwards from the inner shell to the outer shell.
(b) Radially inwards from the outer shell to the inner shell.
(c) Circular field lines between the shells and perpendicular to the radial direction.
(d) No magnetic field will be produced.
44) If a cell of constant emf produces the same amount of heat during the same time in two independent
resistors R1 and R2 when they are separately connected across the terminals of the cell, one after the
other. The internal resistance of the cell is
R1+R2 R1~R2 R21+R22

(a) (b) (c) (d) R1 R2
2 2 2
45) In the circuit shown beside the charge on each capacitor is C1

C1C2
(a) (C1+C2) (E1-E2) (b) (E +E )
C1+C2 1 2 E1 E2
C1C2
(c) (E -E ) (d) (C1-C2) (E1+E2)
C1+C2 1 2
C2
46) A stationary hydrogen atom emits photon corresponding to the first line (highest wave length) of
Lyman series. If R is the Rydberg constant and M is the mass of the atom, the recoil velocity of the
atom is
Rh 3Rh 3Rh Rh
(a) 4M (b) M (c) 4M (d) M
47) Heat is absorbed or evolved when current flows in a conductor having a temperature gradient. This
phenomenon is known as
(a) Joule effect (b) Peltier effect
(c) Seeback effect (d) Thomson effect
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48) Identify the rank in order from the dimmest to the brightest when all the
identical bulbs are connected in the circuit as shown below.
(a) A = B > C = D
(b) A = B = C = D
(c) A > C > B > D
(d) A = B < C = D
49) The unit of magnetizing field is

(a) tesla (b) newton (c) ampere (d) ampere turn/meter
50) A star undergoes a supernova explosion. Just after the explosion, the material left behind forms a
uniform sphere of radius 8000 km with a rotation period of 15 hours. This remaining material
eventually collapses into a neutron star of radius 4 km with a period of rotation
(a) 14 s (b) 3.8 h (c) 0.021 s (d) 0.0135 s
51) A number of identical absorbing plates are arranged in between a source of light and a photo cell.
When there is no plate in between, the photo current is maximum. Under the circumstances let us
focus on the two statements -
(1) The photo current decreases with the increase in number of absorbing plates.
(2) The stopping potential increases with the increase in number of absorbing plates.
(a) Statements (1) and (2) are both true and (1) is the cause of (2).
(b) Statements (1) and (2) are both true but (1) and (2) are independent.
(c) Statement (1) is true while (2) is not true and (1) and (2) are independent.
(d) Statement (1) is true while (2) is not true and (2) is the effect of (1).
52) In a nuclear reaction, two photons each of energy 0.51 MeV are produced by electron-positron
annihilation. The wavelength associated with each photon is
(a) 2.44 ´ 10-12m (b) 2.44 ´ 10-8m (c) 1.46 ´ 10-12m (d) 3.44 ´ 10-10m
53) In the circuit shown if an ideal ammeter is connected between A and B then the direction of current
and the current reading would be (assume Is remains unchanged)
(a) B to A and I /2 Is
s
(b) A to B and Is/4 4R 2R

4R 2R
(c) B to A and Is/9
A B
(d) B to A and Is/3 2R 4R
Is
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54) Avalanche breakdown in a p-n junction primarily depends on the phenomenon of
(a) doping (b) collision (c) recombination (d) ionization
55) A source emits photons of energy 5 eV which are incident on a metallic sphere of work function 3.0
eV. The radius of the sphere is r = 8 x 10-3 m. It is observed that after some time emission of
photoelectrons from the metallic sphere is stopped. Charge on the sphere when the photoemission
stops is.
(a) 1.77 ´ 10-16 C (b) 1.77 ´ 10-12 C (c) 1.11 ´ 10-12 C (d) 1.11 ´ 10-10 C
56) The dc component of current in the output of a half-wave rectifier with peak value Io is
I0 I0 2I0
(a) zero (b) p (c) 2p (d) p
57) In an experiment on photoelectric effect, the slope of straight line graph between the stopping
potential and the frequency of incident radiation gives
(a) Electron charge (e) (b) Planck constant (h)
h
(c) (d) Work function (W)
e
58) According to Bohr's theory the ionization energy of H atom is 13.6 eV. The energy needed to
remove an electron from Helium ion (He+) is
(a) 13.6 eV (b) 16.8 eV (c) 27.2 eV (d) 54.4 eV
59) The phenomenon inverse to photo electric effect is

(a) Compton effect (b) Pair production
(c) Raman effect (d) Production of X-rays in Coolidge tube
60) A stationary hydrogen atom emits a photon of wavelength 1025 A. Its angular momentum changes
by
h 2h h 3h
(a) p (b) p (c) 2p (d) 2p
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A-2
ANY NUMBER OF OPTIONS 4, 3, 2 or 1 MAY BE CORRECT
61) A block of mass m = 10 kg is hanging over a frictionless light fixed pulley by an

inextensible light rope. Initially the block is held at rest. The other end of the rope
is now pulled by a constant force F in the vertically downward direction. The
linear momentum of the block is seen to increase by 2 kgm/s in 1 s ( in the first
F
second). Therefore,
(a) the tension in the rope is F m
(b) the tension in the rope is 3N
(c) the work done by the tension on the block, in first second, is = 19.8 J
(d) the work done against the force of gravity, in first second, is = 9.8 J
62) A ball of mass m1 travels horizontally along the x-axis in the positive direction with an initial speed
of v0. It collides with another ball of mass m2 that is originally at rest. After the collision, the ball of
mass m1 has velocity (v1x i + v1y j) and the ball of mass m2 has velocity (v2x i + v2y j). Identify the correct
relationship(s)
(a) 0 = m1v1x + m2v2x (b) m1v0 = m1v1y + m2v2y
(c) 0 = m1v1y + m2v2y (d) m1v0 = m1v1x + m2v2x
63) In a real gas

(a) the force of attraction between the molecules depends upon intermolecular distance.
(b) internal energy depends only upon temperature.
(c) internal energy is a function of both temperature and volume.
(d) internal energy is a function of both temperature and pressure.
64) A particle of mass m is thrown vertically up with velocity u. Air exerts an opposing force of a
constant magnitude F. The particle returns back to the point of projection with velocity v after
attaining maximum height h, then
2 2
v
(a) h = u (b) h =ø
2 g- F ö
ø
2 g+ F ö
÷ ÷
öm ÷ø ö m ÷ø
ø ø
g- F ö
g+ F ö
÷ ÷
ö m ÷ø ö m÷ ø
(c) v = u ø (d) v = u ø
g+ F ö
g- F ö
÷ ÷
ö m ÷ø ö m ÷ø
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65) A pin of small length 'a' is placed along the axis of a concave mirror of focal length f, at the distance
u (> f) from its pole. The length of its image is 'b'. If the same object is placed perpendicular to its
axis at the same distance u and the length of its image is now 'c', then
2 3
f2 u-f af
(a) b = a (b) c = ab (c) c = b (d) bc =(u - f)3
(u - f)2 f
66) A thin rod of length 10 cm. is placed along the axis of a concave mirror of focal length 30 cm in such
a way that one end of the image coincides with one end of the object. The length of the image may be
(a) 7.5 cm (b) 12 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 10 cm
67) The mass of an electron can be expressed as

-14 2 -31
(a) 0.512 MeV (b) 8.19 ´ 10 J / c (c) 9.1 ´ 10 kg (d) 0.00055 amu
where c is speed of light in vacuum
68) Select the correct statement(s), out of the following, about diffraction at N parallel slits.
(a) There are (N-1) minima between each pair of principal maxima.
(b) There are (N-2) secondary maxima between each pair of principal maxima.
(c) Width of principal maximum is proportional to 1/N.
(d) The intensity at the principal maxima varies as N2.
69) An electric dipole placed in a non-uniform electric field may experience

(a) no net force, no torque. (b) a net force, but no torque.
(c) no net force, but a torque. (d) a net force and a torque.
70) Two long parallel wires carry currents of equal magnitude ( I ) but in opposite directions. These
wires are suspended from fixed rod PQ by four chords of equal length L as shown. The mass per unit
length of each wire is l , the value of angle q substended by two chords OA and OB, assuming it to
be small, is
y P
m0 l O Q
(a) q = I (b) q = I m0 1 L
4p gL p lgL
I q C
m g m lg I B
(c) q = I 4p0 (d) q = I p0 L
lL A
z x
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NATIONAL STANDARD EXAMINATION IN PHYSICS 2018 -19

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Physical constants you may need…
Magnitude of charge on electron e = 1.60 × 10-19 C Mass of electron me = 9.10 × 10-31 kg
Universal gas constant R = 8.31 J/mol K Planck constant h = 6.62 × 10-34 Js
Stefan constant σ = 5.67 × 10-8 W/m2K4 Boltzmann constant k = 1.38 × 10-23 J/K
Mass of proton mp = 1.67 × 10-27 kg Faraday constant = 96,500 C/mol
Boiling point of nitrogen = 77.4 K Boiling point of oxygen = 90.19 K
Boiling point of hydrogen = 20.3 K Boiling point of helium = 4.2 K
Universal gravitational constant G = 6.67 × 10-11 Nm2/ Kg2 Permittivity of free space ε0 = 8.85 × 10-12 C2/Nm2
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NATIONAL STANDARD EXAMINATION IN PHYSICS 2018-19
Total Time : 120 minutes ( A-1 and A-2 )
A–1
ONLY ONE OUT OF FOUR OPTIONS IS CORRECT.
1) The SI unit of permeability of free space is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2) A uniform solid drum of radius R and mass M rolls without slipping down a plane
inclined at an angle θ. Its acceleration along the plane is
(a) g sinθ (b) g sinθ (c) g sinθ (d) g sinθ
3) A particle moves according to the law x = at, y = at (1 t) where a and are positive
constants and t is time. The time instant at which velocity makes an angle with
acceleration is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4) The potential energy of a particle of mass m in a conservative force field can be expressed
as U = where (x, y) denote the position coordinates of the body. The acceleration
of the body is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5) A constant force F applied to the lower block of mass 15 kg makes it slide between the
upper block of mass 5 kg and the table below, as shown. The coefficients of static
and kinetic friction between the lower block and the table are 0.5 and 0.4
respectively and those between the two blocks are 0.3 and 0.1. The accelerations of the
upper and the lower blocks are respectively
5 kg
15 kg F
(a) 1.96 m/s2 and 1.96 m/s2 b) 1.96 m/s2 and 3.92 m/s2
(c) 0.98 m/s2 and 0.49 m/s2 d) 0.98 m/s2 and 1.96 m/s2
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6) Two bodies of equal masses moving with equal speeds make a perfectly inelastic
collision. If the speed after the collision is reduced to half, the angle between their
velocities of approach is
(a) 30o (b) 60o (c) 90o (d) 120o
7) A student performs an experiment with a simple pendulum and records the time for 20
oscillations. If he would have recorded time for 100 oscillations, the error in the
measurement of time period would have reduced by a factor of
(a) 80 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 5
8) A satellite is launched from a point close to the surface of the earth (radius R) with a
velocity v = v0 , where v0 is the velocity in a circular orbit. If the initial velocity
imparted to the satellite is horizontal, the maximum distance from the surface of the earth
during its revolution is
(a) R (b) 2R (c) 3R (d) 4R
9) The aperture diameter of a plano-convex lens is 6 cm and its thickness is 3 mm. If the
speed of light through its material is v = 2 108 m/s, the focal length of the lens is
(a) 40 cm. (b) 35 cm. (c) 30 cm. (d) 20 cm.
10) Under standard conditions of temperature and pressure a piece of ice melts completely on
heating it. Obviously the increase in internal energy of the system (ice and water) is
(a) equal to the heat given.

(b) more than the heat given.
(c) less than the heat given.
(d) zero.
11) Rocket fuel is capable of giving an exhaust velocity of vrel = 2.4 km/s in the absence of
any external forces. The fuel required per kg of the payload to provide an exhaust velocity
of 12 km/s to the rocket is
(a) 3670 kg (b) 8000 kg (c) 147.4 kg (d) 478.4 kg
12) A vertical spring of length l0 and force constant K is stretched by l when a mass m is
suspended from its lower end. By pulling the mass down a little the system is left off to
oscillate. The time period of oscillation is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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13) Let R be the radius of the earth. In general, the loss of gravitational potential energy of a
body of mass m falling from a height h to the earth surface is
(a) mgh (b) mgh (c) mgh (d) mgh
14) The velocity of a projectile at the highest point of its trajectory is of its velocity at a
point at half its maximum height. The angle of projection is
(a) 30o (b) 45o (c) 60o (d) tan-1( )
15) The combination of a steel wire (length 80 cm, area of cross section 1 mm2) and an
aluminium wire (length 60 cm, area of cross section 3 mm2) joined end to end is stretched
by a tension of 160 N. If the densities of steel and aluminium are 7.8 g/cc and 2.6 g/cc
respectively then, the minimum frequency of a tuning fork which can produce standing
waves in the composite wire, with the joint as a node, is
(a) 179 Hz. (b) 358 Hz. (c) 88 Hz. (d) 118 Hz.
16) In a stationary wave
(a) all the medium particles vibrate in the same phase.

(b) all the particles between two consecutive nodes vibrate in the same phase.
(c) any two consecutive nodes vibrate in the same phase.
(d) all the particles between two consecutive antinodes vibrate in the same phase.
17) An empty earthen pitcher is kept under a water tap and starts filling with water as the tap
is opened. The pitch of the sound produced
(a) goes on decreasing.

(b) goes on increasing.
(c) first increases and then decreases after the pitcher is half filled.
(d) does not change.
18) The molar specific heat of an ideal gas in a certain thermodynamic process is where is
a constant. If the adiabatic exponent is , the work done in heating the gas from T0 to
nT0 is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
19) An aircraft flies at a speed v from city A to city B and back in time t0. City B is to the east
of city A at a distance d. The aircraft takes time t1 for the round trip if wind blows with
speed w along AB and time t2 if the wind blows with the same speed perpendicular to AB.
Then,
(a) t1 = t2 = t0 (b) t1 > t2 > t0 (c) t1 < t2 < t0 (d) t1 > t0 > t2
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20) The Hubble telescope in orbit above the earth has a 2.4 m circular aperture. The telescope
has equipment for detecting ultraviolet light. The minimum angular separation between
two objects that the telescope can resolve in ultraviolet light of wavelength 95 nm is
(a) 4.83 10-8 rad (b) 4.03 10-8 rad (c) 2.41 10-8 rad (d) 2.00 10-8 rad
21) A projectile is fired from ground with velocity u at an angle with the horizontal. It
would be moving perpendicular to its initial direction of projection after a time t equal to
(a) (b) (c) (d)
22) The critical angle for light passing from glass to air is minimum for the light of
wavelength
(a) 0.7 m (b) 0.6 m (c) 0.5 m (d) 0.4 m
23) A thin hollow equiconvex lens, silvered at the back, converges a beam of light parallel to
the principal axis at a distance 0.2 m. When filled with water ( ), the same beam will
be converged at a distance of
(a) 0.40 m. (b) 0.20 m. (c) 0.12 m. (d) none of the above
24) An air bubble is situated at a distance 2.0 cm from the centre of a spherical glass paper-
weight of radius 5.0 cm and refractive index 1.5. The bubble is seen through the nearest
surface. It appears at a distance v from the centre. Therefore, v is
(a) 3.75 cm. (b) 3.25 cm. (c) 2.50 cm. (d) 3.80 cm.
25) A student while performing experiment with a sonometer with bridges separated by a
distance of 80 cm, missed out some of the observations. However, he claimed that the
three resonant frequencies for a given tuning fork were 84, 140 and 224 Hz. The speed of
transverse waves on the wire is
(a) 33.30 m/s. (b) 330.0 m/s. (c) 44.80 m/s. (d) 448.0 m/s.
26) Which of the following curves represents spectral distribution of energy of black body
radiation?
E E
λ λ
(a) (b)
E E
λ λ
r1( 6 (d)
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27) A sphere and a cube having equal surface area are made of the same material. The two are
heated to the same temperature and kept in identical surrounding. The ratio of their initial
rates of cooling is
(a) 1 : 1 (b) :1 (c) :1 (d) :1
28) Consider the diffraction pattern due to a single slit. The first maximum for a certain
monochromatic light coincides with the first minimum for red light of wavelength 660
nm. The wavelength of the monochromatic light is
(a) 660 nm. (b) 550 nm. (c) 440 nm. (d) 330 nm.
29) A concave lens of focal length f produces an image (1/n) times the size of the object. The
distance of the object from the lens is
(a) (n + 1) f (b) (c) (d) (n 1) f
30) The Sun having radius R and surface temperature T, emits radiation as a perfect emitter.
The distance of the earth from the sun is r and the radius of the earth is Re. The total
radiant power incident on the earth is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
31) A cylinder containing water (refractive index 4/3) is covered by an equiconvex glass
(refractive index 3/2) lens of focal length 25 cm. At the mid-day when the sun is just
overhead, the image of the sun will be seen at a distance of
(a) 100 cm. (b) 50 cm. (c) 37.5 cm. (d) 25 cm.
32) A rectangular loop carrying a current is placed in a uniform magnetic field. The net force
acting on the loop
(a) depends on the direction and magnitude of the current.
(b) depends on the direction and magnitude of the magnetic field.
(c) depends on the area of the loop.
(d) is zero.
33) The capacitor in the circuit shown

12 V
below carries a charge of 30 C at a
certain time instant. The rate at which
energy is being dissipated in the 3kΩ
resistor at that instant is 3kΩ
(a) 4 mW (b) 9 mW
(c) 27 mW (d) 48 mW 10 μF
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34) A hollow conducting sphere of radius 15 cm has a uniform surface charge density
+3.2 C/m2. When a point charge q is placed at the centre of the sphere, the electric field
at 25 cm from the centre just reverses its direction keeping the magnitude the same.
Therefore, q is
(a) + 0.91 C (b) 0.91 C (c) + 1.81 C (d) 1.81 C
35) An electron (e) and a proton (p) are situated on the straight line as shown below. The
directions of the electric field at the points 1, 2 and 3 respectively, are shown as
1 p 2 e 3
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
36) In the circuit shown R1 R2. The

reading in the galvanometer is the same R3
R1
with switch S open or closed. Then,
I1
(a) I1 = IG (b) I2 = IG S
I2
(c) I3 = IG (d) I4 = IG
R2 IG G
I
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37) A thin wire of length 1 m is placed perpendicular to the XY plane. If it is moved with
velocity m/s in the region of magnetic induction Wb/m2. The
potential difference developed between the ends of the wire is
(a) zero. (b) 3 V. (c) 15 V. (d) 17 V.
38) A steel cooking pan has copper coating at its bottom. The thickness of copper coating is
half the thickness of steel bottom. The conductivity of copper is three times that of steel.
If the temperature of blue flame is 119 oC and that of the interior of the cooking pan is
91oC, then the temperature at the interface between the steel bottom and the copper
coating in the steady state is
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(a) 98oC (b) 103oC (c) 115oc (d) 108oC
39) The total capacitance between points A and B in the arrangement shown below is
3 µF
(a) 28 F
(b) F A
(c) 23 F 2 µF 5 µF
(d) F
1 µF 4 µF 6 µF 7 µF
40) A fiber sheet of thickness 1 mm and a mica sheet of thickness 2 mm are introduced
between two metallic parallel plates to form a capacitor. Given that the dielectric strength
of fiber is 6400 kV/m and the dielectric constants of fiber and mica are 2.5 and 8
respectively, the electric field inside the mica sheet just at the breakdown of fiber will be
(a) 2000 kV/m (b) 2048 kV/m (c) 3200 kV/m (d) 6400 kV/m
41) The position vector of a point mass is expressed as The trajectory of the
particle is
(a) a straight line. (b) a parabola. (c) a hyperbola. (d) none of the above.
42) In a series LCR circuit fed with an alternating emf E = E0 sin ωt,
(a) the voltage across L is in phase with the applied emf E.

(b) the voltage across C is in phase with the applied emf E.
(c) the voltage across R is in phase with the applied emf E.
(d) the voltages across L, C and R are all in phase with the applied emf E.
43) A conducting wire is bent in the form of a n sided regular polygon enclosed by a circle of
radius R. The magnetic field produced at its centre by a current i flowing through the wire
is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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44) The effective resistance between points A and B in the circuit arrangement shown below
is
A
10 Ω 10 Ω
(a) 14 Ω.
(b) 15 Ω.
(c) 30 Ω. 10 Ω 10 Ω 10 Ω
(d) none of the above.
10 Ω 10 Ω
B
45) The magnetic dipole moment of an electron in the S state of hydrogen atom revolving in a
circular orbit of radius 0.0527 nm with a speed 2.2 106 m/s is
(a) 4.64 10-24 Am2 (b) 9.28 10-24 Am2 (c) 18.56 10-24 Am2 (d) 2.32 10-24 Am2
46) A steel cable hanging vertically can support a maximum load W. The cable is cut to
exactly half of its original length, the maximum load that it can support now is
(a) W. (b) . (c) 2W. (d) more than but less than W.
47) The strings AB and AC each of length 40 cm, connect a ball of mass 200 g to a vertical
shaft as shown. When the shaft rotates at a constant angular speed ω, the ball travels in a
horizontal circle with the strings inclined at γ = 30o to the shaft. If the tension in the string
AC is 4 N, that in the string AB and the angular speed ω respectively, are
B
(a) 6.26 N and 11.32 rad/s
(b) 7.92 N and 14.32 rad/s
(c) 7.92 N and 11.32 rad/s
(d) 6.26 N and 14.32 rad/s A
48) A tightly wound long solenoid carries a current 5 A. An electron shot perpendicular to the
solenoid axis inside it revolves at a frequency 108 rev/s. The number of turns per meter
length of the solenoid is
(a) 57 (b) 176 (c) 569 (d) 352
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49) The same alternating voltage v = V0 sin(ωt) is applied in both the LCR circuits shown
below. The current through the resistance R at resonance is
~v ~v
Fig 1 Fig 2
(a) maximum in Fig. (1) and maximum in Fig. (2).

(b) minimum in Fig. (1) and maximum in Fig. (2).
(c) maximum in Fig. (1) and minimum in Fig. (2).
(d) minimum in Fig. (1) and minimum in Fig. (2).
50) The switch S in the circuit shown is closed for a long time and then opened at time t = 0.
The current in the 100 kΩ resistance at t = 3s is
(a) zero. 100 μF

(b) 48 µA.
(c) 35.5 µA. 100 kΩ
(d) 16 µA.
V 150 kΩ
51) In the network shown below the voltage V0 is nearly
(a) 10 volt. Si Ge
(b) 11 volt. 11 V V0
(c) 12 volt.
(d) zero volt. 5 kΩ
52) The energy of the characteristic X-ray photon in a Coolidge tube comes from
(a) the kinetic energy of striking electron.

(b) the kinetic energy of the free electrons of the target.
(c) the kinetic energy of the ions of the target.
(d) the electronic transition of the target atom.
53) The maximum wavelength that can ionize a hydrogen atom initially in the ground state is
(a) 660.0 nm. (b) 364.5 nm. (c) 121.9 nm. (d) 91.4 nm.
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54) The wavelength of the waves associated with a proton and a photon are the same.
Therefore, the two have equal
(a) mass. (b) velocity. (c) momentum. (d) kinetic energy.

55) Which of the following sources emits light having highest degree of coherence?
(a) Light Emitting Diode.

(b) LASER diode.
(c) Neon lamp.
(d) Incandescent lamp.
56) An alpha particle with kinetic energy K approaches a stationary nucleus having atomic
number Z. The distance of closest approach is b. Therefore the distance of closest
approach for a nucleus of atomic number 2Z is
(a) b/2. (b) b. (c) 2 b. (d) 4 b.
57) In a photodiode the reverse current increases when exposed to light of wavelength 620 nm
or less. The band gap of the semiconductor used is
(a) 0.67 eV. (b) 1.12 eV. (c) 2.00 eV. (d) 2.42 eV.
58) An electron in hydrogen atom jumps from a level n = 4 to n = 1. The momentum of the
recoiled atom is
(a) 6.8 10-27 kg-m/s (b) 12.75 10-19 kg-m/s (c) 13.6 10-19 kg-m/s (d) zero.
59) For the Boolean equation Y = AB + A(B + C) + B(B + C) + , which of the following
statements is correct?
(a) Y does not depend on A but depends on B.

(b) Y does not depend on B but depends on A.
(c) Y does not depend on B.
(d) Y depends only on C.
60) Refer to the common emitter amplifier circuit shown below, using a transistor with = 80
and VBE = 0.7 volt. The value of resistance RB is
RB 2.5 kΩ
VCE = 3 V
6V
4V
(a) 330 Ω. (b) 330 kΩ. (c) 220 Ω. (d) 220 kΩ.
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61) A horizontal insulated cylinder of volume V is divided into four identical compartments
by stationary semi-permeable thin partitions as shown. The four compartments from left
are initially filled with 28 g helium, 160 g oxygen, 28 g nitrogen and 20 g hydrogen
respectively. The left partition lets through hydrogen, nitrogen and helium while the right
partition lets through hydrogen only.The middle partition lets through hydrogen and
nitrogen both. The temperature T inside the entire cylinder is maintained constant. After
the system is set in equilibrium,
He O N H2
2 2
(a) pressure of helium is .

(b) pressure of oxygen is .
(c) pressure of nitrogen is .
(d) pressure of hydrogen is .
62) After charging a capacitor C to a potential V, it is connected across an ideal inductor L.

The capacitor starts discharging simple harmonically at time t = 0. The charge on the
capacitor at a later time instant is q and the periodic time of simple harmonic oscillations
is T. Therefore,
(a) q = CV sin ( t) (b) q = CV cos ( t)
(c) T = 2 (d) T = 2
63) In the circuit arrangement shown I1 I3 E1

two cells supply a current I to a
load resistance R = 9 Ω. One cell
has an emf E1 = 9 V and internal I E rS
2 2 2
resistance r1 = 1 Ω and the other
cell has an emf E2 = 6 V and
internal resistance r2 = 3 Ω. The I
currents are as shown. Then, R12
(a) I1 = 0.9 A and I2 = 0.5 A.
(b) I 0.85 A.
(c) if the cell of emf E1 is removed, current I will be smaller.
(d) if the cell of emf E2 is removed, current I will be smaller.
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64) A transparent cylindrical rod of length l = 50 cm, radius R = 10 cm and refractive index
lies onto a horizontal plane surface. A ray of light moving perpendicular to its
length is incident on the rod horizontally at a height h above the plane surface such that
this ray emerges out of the rod at a height 10 cm above the plane surface. Therefore, h is
(a) 1.34 cm. (b) 1.73 cm. (c) 10.0 cm (d) 18.66 cm.
65) Two point charges +1 C and 1 C are placed at points (0, 0.1 m) and (0, +0.1 m)
respectively in XY plane. Then, choose the correct statement/s from the following.
(a) The electric field at all points on the Y axis has the same direction.
(b) The dipole moment is 0.2 C-m along + X axis direction.
(c) No work has to be done in bringing a test charge from infinity to the origin.
(d) Electric field at all points on the X axis is along + Y axis.
66) An inductance L, a resistance R and a battery B are connected in series with a switch S.
The voltages across L and R are VL and VR respectively. Just after closing the switch S,
(a) VL will be greater than VR.

(b) VL will be less than VR.
(c) VL will be the same as VR.
(d) VL will decrease while VR will increase as time progresses.
67) A string of length l, tied to the top of a pole, carries a ball at its other end as shown. On
giving the ball a single hand blow perpendicular to the string, it acquires an initial velocity
v0 in the horizontal plane and moves in a spiral of decreasing radius by curling itself
around the pole. Therefore,
(a) the instantaneous centre of revolution of the ball is the point of

contact of the string with the pole at that instant.
(b) the instantaneous centre of revolution of the ball will be fixed at the
point where the string was initially fixed.
(c) the angular momentum of the system will not be conserved.
(d) the angular momentum of the system will be conserved.
68) A circular loop of conducting wire of radius 1 cm is cut at a point A on its circumference.
It is then folded along a diameter through A such that the two semicircular loops lie in
two mutuially perpendicular planes. In this region a uniform magnetic field of
magnitude 100 mT is directed perpendicular to the diameter through A and makes angles
of 30o and 60o with the planes of the two semicircles. The magnetic field reduces at a
uniform rate from 100 mT to zero in a time interval of 4.28 ms. Therefore,
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(a) instantaneous emf in the two loops are in the ratio : 1.
(b) instantaneous emf in the two loops are in the ratio : 1.
(c) the total emf between free ends at point A is 5 mV.
(d) the total emf between free ends at point A is 1.4 mV.
69) A converging lens of focal length 40 cm is fixed at 40 cm in front of a screen. An object

placed 120 cm from the fixed lens is required to be focused on the screen by introducing
another identical lens in between. The second lens should be placed at a distance x from
the object where x is
(a) 40 cm. (b) 50 cm. (c) 140 cm. (d) 150 cm.
70) Mysteriously a charged particle moving with velocity entered the tube of
Thomson’s apparatus where the parallel metallic plates of length 5 cm along X axis are
separated by 2 cm. Under the influence of a magnetic field (4.57 10-2 ) T, the
particle is found to deflect by an angle of 5.7o. When a potential of 2000 volt is applied
between the two plates, the particle is found to move straight to the screen without any
deflection. Then,
(a) the velocity = 2.19 106 m/s.

(b) the charge to mass ratio of the particle is 9.58 107 C/kg.
(c) radius of the circular path in the magnetic field is 50 cm. .
(d) the particle is identified as a proton.
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Physical constants you may need …..
Magnitude of charge on electron e = 1.60 × 10–19 C Mass of electron me = 9.10 × 10–31 kg

–34
Universal gas constant R = 8.31 J/mol K Planck constant h = 6.62 × 10 Js
–23
Stefan constant  = 5.67 × 10–8 W/m2 K4 Boltzmann constant k = 1.38 × 10 J/K
–27
Mass of proton mp = 1.67 × 10 kg Faraday constant = 96,500 C/mol
Boiling point of nitrogen = 77.4 K Boiling point of oxygen = 90.19 K
Boiling point of hydrogen = 20.3 K Boiling point of helium = 4.2 K
Universal gravitational constant G = 6.67 × 10–11 Permittivity of free space 0 = 8.85 × 10–12 C2/Nm2
Nm2/Kg2
Total Time: 120 minutes (A-1 and A-2)
A-1
ONLY ONE OUT OF FOUR OPTIONS IS CORRECT
1. The breakdown field for air is about 2 × 106 volt/m. Therefore, the maximum charge that can
be placed on a sphere of diameter 10 cm is
(A) 2.0 × 10–4 C (B) 5.6 × 10–7 C
–2
(C) 5.6 × 10 C (D) 2.0 × 102 C
2. A wire in the shape of square frame carries a current I and produces a magnetic field Bs at
its centre. Now the wire is bent in the shape of a circle and carries the same current. If Bc is
the magnetic field produced at the centre of the circular coil, then Bs/Bc is
(A) 82 (B) 82/ 2
(C) 8 2 / 2 (D) 8  2
3. A solid wooden block with a uniform cross section is floating in water (density w) with a
height h1 below water. Now a flat slab of stone is placed over the wooden block but the block
still flats with a height h2 below water. Afterwards the stone is removed from the top and
pasted at the bottom of the wooden block. The wooden block now floats with a height h3
under water. Therefore, the density of the stone is
h  h1 h  h3
(A) 2 w (B) 2 w
h3  h1 h2  h1
h  h1 h3
(C) 2 w (D) w
h2  h3 h2  h1
4. Two wires made of the same material, one thick and the other thin, are connected to form a
composite wire. The composite wire is subjected to some tension. A wave travelling along
the wire crosses the junction point. The characteristic that undergoes a change at the
junction point is
(A) Frequency only
(B) Speed of propagation only.
(C) Wavelength only.
(D) The speed of propagation as well as the wavelength.
5. Ultraviolet light of wavelength 300 nm and intensity 1 W/m2 falls on the surface of a
photosensitive material. If one percent of the incident photons produce photoelectrons then
the number of photoelectrons emitted per second from an area of 1 cm2 of the surface is
nearly
(A) 1.51 × 1013 (B) 1.51 × 1012
13
(C) 4.12 × 10 (D) 2.13 × 1011
6. At a certain height h above the surface of the earth the change in the value of acceleration
due to gravity (g) is the same as that at a depth x below the surface. Assuming h and x to be
enough small compared to the radius of the earth, x : h is
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 2 : 1
(C) 1 : 2 (D) 1 : 4
7. Two point masses m1 and m2 are connected at the ends of a light rigid rod of length . The
moment of inertia of the system about n axis through their centre of mass and perpendicular
to the rod is
1  m1m2  2  m1m2  2
(A)   (B)  
2  m1  m2   m1  m2 
 m  m2  2
(C)  m1  m2   2 (D) [m12  m22 ]  1 
 m1m2 
8. Two particles of masses m and M are initially at rest and infinitely separated. At a later
instant when they are at a finite distance d from each other, their relative velocity of
approach is
1 1
 Gm  2  2G(m  M)  2
(A)   (B)  
 2d   d 
1 1
 G(m  M)  2  2GM  2
(C)   (D)  
 2d   d 
9. Two blocks of masses m and 2m are placed on a smooth

horizontal surface as shown. In the first case only a force
f1 is applied from left. Later on only a force f2 is applied
form right. If the force acting at the interface of the two
blocks in the two cases is the same, then f1 : f2 is
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2
(C) 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 3
10. A ball A of mass 1 kg moving at a speed of 5 m/s strikes tangentially another ball B initially at
rest. The ball A then moves at right angles to its initial direction at a speed of 4 m/s. If the
collision is elastic, the mass (in kg) of ball B and its momentum after collision (in kg-m/s)
respectively are (approximately)
(A) 1.2 and 1.8 (B) 2.2 and 3.3
(C) 4.6 and 6.4 (D) 6.2 and 9.1
Group of Q. Nos. 11 to 14 is based on the following paragraph.
A nichrome wire AB, 100 cm long and of uniform cross section is mounted on a meter scale,
the points a and B coinciding with 0 cm and 100 cm marks respectively. The wire has a
resistance S = 50 ohm. Any point C along this wire, between A and B is called a variable
point to which one end of an electrical element is connected. In the following questions this
arrangement will be referred to as ‘wire AB’.
11. The emf of a battery is determined using the

following circuit with ‘wire AB’. The galvanometer
shows zero deflection when one of its terminals is
connected to point C. If the internal resistance of the
battery is 4 ohm, its emf is
(A) 3.75 volt (B) 4.05 volt

(C) 2.50 volt (D) 9.0 volt
12. In the adjacent circuit arrangement it is found that
deflection in the galvanometer is 10 divisions. Also
the voltage across the ‘wire AB’ is equal to that
across the galvanometer. Therefore, the current
sensitivity of the galvanometer is about
(A) 0.050 div/A (B) 0.066 div/A
(C) 0.010 div/A (D) data insufficient
13. The ‘wire AB’ is now a part of the adjacent circuit.

With the resistors P = 50  and Q = 100 , the
null point is obtained at C where AC = 33 cm.
When the resistors are interchanged, the null
point is found at C with AC = 67 cm. The
systematic error in this experiment seems to be
due to non-coincidence of A and B with 0 cm
mark and 100 cm mark respectively. If these end
errors are equivalent to ‘a’ cm and ‘b’ cm
respectively, then they are
(A) 0 and 1 (B) 1 and 0
(C) 0.33 and 0.33 (D) 1 and 1
14. In the adjacent circuit a resistance R is used. Initially

with ‘wire AB’ not in the circuit, the galvanometer
shows a deflection of d divisions. Now, the ‘wire AB’
is connected parallel to the galvanometer and the
galvanometer shows a deflection nearly d/2 divisions.
Therefore
(A) R = G (B) R << G
SG
(C) R >> G (D) R 
SG
15. Consider a relation connecting three physical quantities A, B and C given by A = BnCm. The
dimensions of A, B and C are ‘LT], [L2T–1] and [LT2] respectively. Therefore, the exponents n
and m have values
(A) 2/3 and 1/3 (B) 2 and 3
(C) 4/5 and –1/5 (D) 1/5 and 3/5
16. Two identical rooms in a house are connected by an open doorway. The temperature in the
two rooms are maintained at two different values. Therefore,
(A) The room with higher temperature contains more amount of air.
(B) The room with lower temperature contains more amount of air.
(C) Both the rooms contain the same amount of air.
(D) The room with higher pressure contains more amount of air.
17. A vibrator of frequency f is placed near one of a long cylindrical tube. The tube is fitted with a
movable piston at the other end. An observer listens to the sound through a side opening.
As the piston is moved through 8.75 cm, the intensity of sound recorded by the observer
changes form a maximum to a minimum. If the speed of sound in air is 350 m/s, the
frequency f is
(A) 500 Hz (B) 1000 Hz
(C) 2000 Hz (D) 4000 Hz
18. A heavy metal block is dragged along a round horizontal surface at a constant speed of 20
km/hr. The coefficient of friction between the block and the surface is 0.6. The block is made
of a material whose specific heat is 0.1 cal/g-oC can absorbs 25% of heat generated due to
friction. If the block is dragged for 10 min, the rise in temperature of the block is about(g = 10
m/s2)
(A) 12oC (B) 50oC
o
(C) 210 C (D) data insufficient
19. A gas is made to undergo a change of state from an initial state to a final state along
different paths by adiabatic process only. Therefore
(A) the work done is different for different paths
(B) the work done is the same for all paths
(C) there is no work done as there is no transfer of energy
(D) the total internal energy of the system will not change
20. Vectors A, B, C lie in XY plane and their resultant is R. The magnitudes of A, B and R
are100, 200 and 200 respectively. The angles made by these vectors with the positive
direction of X axis are 60o, 150o and 90o respectively. Therefore, the magnitude and the
angle made by C with positive direction of X axis respectively are
(A) 75, 315o (B) 110, 45o
(C) 156, 240o (D) 124, 62o
21. Two particles A and B are situated 10 m apart along X axis, B being farther of A, at t = 0.
Particle A is moving at 0.75 m/s parallel to +Y axis while B at 1 m/s along –X axis. After a
time t they come closes to each other. Therefore, t is
(A) 4.8 s (B) 6.4 s
(C) 6.0 s (D) 3.2 s
22. Out of the following differential equations, on that correctly represents the motion of a
second’s pendulum is
d2 x x d2 x x
(A) 2   0 (B) 2  2  0
dt  dt 
2 2
d x d x
(C) 2  x  0 (D) 2  2 x  0
dt dt
23. A block of mass 2 kg drops vertically from a height of 0.4 m onto a spring whose force
constant K is 1960 N/m. Therefore, the maximum compression of the spring is
(A) 0.40 m (B) 0.25 m
(C) 0.80 m (D) 0.1 m
24. Two blocks of masses m1 = 8 kg and m2 = 7 kg are connected by a light string passing over
a light frictionless pulley. The mass m1 is at rest on the inclined plane and mass m2 hangs
vertically. The angle of inclination is 30o. Therefore, the force of friction acting on m1 is
(A) 30 N up the plane (B) 30 N down the plane
(C) 40 N up the plane (D) 40 N down the plane
25. Two factories are sounding their sirens at 400 Hz each. A man walks from one factor
towards the other at a speed of 2 m/s, the speed of sound is 320 m/s. The number of beats
heard per second by the man is
(A) 6 (B) 5
(C) 2.5 (D) 7.5
26. The adjacent figure shows I – V characteristics of a silicon
diode. In this connection three statements are made – (I) the
region OC corresponds to reverse bias of the diode, (II) the
voltage at point A is about 0.2 volt and (III) different scales
have been used along +ve and –ve directions of Y axis.
Therefore,
(A) only statement (I) is correct (B) only statements (I) and (II) are correct
(C) only statements (I) and (III) are correct (D) all statements (I), (II) and (III) are correct
27. Two identical lenses made of the same material of refractive index 1.5 have the focal length
12 cm. These lenses are kept in contact and immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.35.
The combination behaves as
(A) convex lens of focal length 27 cm (B) concave lens of focal length 6 cm
(C) convex lens of focal length 9 cm (D) convex lens of focal length 6 cm
28. A cup of water is placed in a car moving at a constant acceleration a to the left. Inside the
water is a small air bubble. This figure that correctly shows the shape of the water surface
and the direction of motion of the air bubble is:
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) D
29. A sphere of radius R made up of Styrofoam(light polystyrene material) has a cavity of radius
R/2. The centre of the cavity is situated at a distance of R/2 from the centre of the Styrofoam
sphere. The cavity is filled with a solid material of density five times that of Styrofoam. Now,
the centre of mass is seen to be located at a distance x from the centre of Styrofoam sphere,
therefore x is
(A) R/2 (B) R/3
(C) R/4 (D) R/6
30. A resistor R is connected to a parallel combination of two identical batteries each with emf E
and an internal resistance r. The potential drop across the resistance R is
2ER ER
(A) (B)
2R  r R  2r
ER 2ER
(C) (D)
2R  r R  2r
31. The critical angle between a certain transparent medium and air is . A ray of light traveling
through air enters the medium at an angle of incidence equal to its polarizing angle .
Therefore, the angle of refraction is
(A) tan–1 (sin) (B) tan–1 (sin)
(C) sin–1 (tan) (D) sin–1 (tan)
32. If a copper wire is stretched to make its radius decrease by 0.1%, the percentage change in
its resistance is approximately
(A) -0.4% (B) +0.8%
(C) +0.4% (D) +0.2%
33. Consider a manual camera with a lens having a focal length of 5 cm. It is focused at infinity.
For catching the picture of an object at a distance of 30 cm, one would
(A) move the lens out by about 1 cm (B) move the lens out by about 5 cm
(C) move the lens in by about 1 cm (D) find it impossible to catch the picture
34. Initially interference is observed with the entire experimental set up inside a chamber filled
with air. Now the chamber is evacuated. With the same source of light used, a careful
observer will find that
(A) the interference pattern is almost absent as it is very much diffused
(B) there is no change in the interference pattern
(C) the fringe width is slightly decreased
(D) the fringe width is slightly increased
35. Two identical loudspeakers, placed close to each other inside a room, are supplied with the
same sinusoidal voltage. One can imagine a pattern around the loudspeakers with areas of
increased and decreased sound intensity alternately located. Which of the following actions
will NOT change the locations of these areas?
(A) moving one of the speakers
(B) changing the amplitude of the signal voltage
(C) changing the frequency of the signal voltage
(D) replacing the air in the room with a different gas
36. A particle at rest explodes into two fragments of masses m1 and m2(m1 > m2) which move
apart with non zero velocities. If 1 and 2 are their de Broglie wavelengths respectively, then
(A) 1 > 2 (B) 1 < 2
(C) 1 = 2 (D) data insufficient
37. Two particles of masses m1 and m2 carry identical charges. Starting from rest they are
accelerated through the same potential difference. Then they enter into a region of uniform
magnetic field and move along circular paths of radii R1 and R2 respectively. Therefore, the
ratio of their masses m1 : m2 is
(A) R1 : R2 (B) R12 : R 22
(C) R22 : R12 (D) R1 : R2
38. A fixed horizontal wire M carries 200 A current. Another wire N running parallel to M carries
a current I and remains suspended in a vertical plane below M at a distance of 20 mm. Both
the wires have a linear mass density 10–2 kg/m. Therefore, the current I is
(A) 20 A (B) 4.9 A
(C) 49A (D) 200 A
39. An unpolarized light of intensity 32 W/m2 passes through three polarizers, such that the
transmission axis of last polarizer is crossed with that of the first. If the intensity of emergent
light is 3 W/m2, then the angle between the transmission axes of the first two polarizers is
(A) 30o (B) 19o
(C) 45o (D) 90o+
40. An electron is injected directly towards the centre of a large metal plate having a uniform
surface charge density of –2.0 x 10–6 C/m2. The initial kinetic energy of the election is
1.6 x 10–17 J. The electron is observed to stop as it just reaches the plate. Therefore, the
distance between the plate and the point from where the electron was injected is
(A) 4.4 x 10–4 m (B) 4.4 m
(C) 4.4 x 10–2 (D) data insufficient
41. Graphs (drawn with the same scale) showing the variation of pressure with volume for a
certain gas undergoing four different cyclic processes A, B, C and D are given below.
The cyclic process in which the gas performs the greatest amount of work is
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) D
42. A rectangular metal tank filled with a certain liquid is as

shown in the figure. The observer, whose eye is in level
with the top of the tank, can just see the corner E of the
tank. Therefore, the refractive index of the liquid is
(A) 1.67 (B) 1.50

(C) 1.33 (D) 1.25
43. As shown in the figure, a block of mass m is suspended from a

support with the help of a system of identical springs. The force
constant of each spring k. Therefore, the frequency of
oscillations of the block is
1 3k 1 2k
(A) (B)
2 2m 2 3m
1 5k 1 6k
(C) (D)
2 6m 2 5m
44. The impedance (Z) of three electrical components e1, e2, and e3
has frequency (f) dependence as shown by the following three
curves.
The three components e1, e2, e3 are respectively
(A) R, L, C (B) R, C, L
(C) L, R, C (D) C, R, L
45. The half life period of a radioactive element E1 is equal to the main lifetime of another
radioactive element E2. Initially both the elements have the same number of atoms.
Therefore.
(A) E2 will decay faster (B) E1 will decay faster
(C) E1 and E2 will decay at the same rate (D) Data insufficient
46. A simple pendulum has a bon of mass m and a light string of length I. The string is replaced
by a uniform rod of mass m and of the same length I. The time period of this pendulum is
1/2 1/2
(A) 2 I / g  (B) 2  8I/ 9g 
1/2 1/2
(C) 2  9I / 8g (D) 2  2 / 3g
47. A tennis ball is released from a height and allowed
to fall onto a hard surface. The adjacent graph
shows the variation of velocity of the ball with time
from the instant of release. The point of upward
maximum velocity of the ball is indicated by point
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) D
48. The diagram shows an oscillating block connected to

two identical springs. The frequency of oscillations can
be increased substantially by
(A) Increasing the amplitude of the oscillations
(B) Fixing an extra mass of the block
(C) Using softer pair of springs
(D) Using harder pair of springs
49. The variation of velocity with time of a toy car moving

along a straight line is an in adjacent figure. Which of the
following graphs correctly represents the variation of
acceleration with time for the toy car?
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
50. An ac source (sinusoidal source with frequency 50 Hz) is connected in series with a
rectifying diode, a 100 resistor, a 1000F capacitor and a milliammeter. After some time
the millimmater reads zero. The voltage measured across the capacitor with a dc voltmeter
is
(A) the peak voltage of the ac source
(B) rms voltage of the ac source.
(C) average voltage of the ac source over a half cycle.
(D) average voltage of the ac source over a full cycle.
51. The frequency of the sound produced by a siren increases from 400 Hz to 1200 Hz while its
amplitude remains the same. Therefore, the ratio of the intensity of the 1200 Hz wave to that
of the 400 Hz wave is
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 3 : 1
(C) 1 : 9 (D) 9 : 1
52. The fundamental frequency of the output of a bridge rectifier driven by ac mains is
(A) 50 Hz (B) zero
(C) 100 Hz (D) 25 Hz
53. The force of attraction between the positively charged nucleus and the electron in hydrogen
e2
atom is given by f  k 2 . Assume that the nucleus is fixed. The electron, initially moving in
r
an orbit of radius R1 jumps into an orbit of smaller radius R 2 . The decrease in the total
energy of the atom is
ke2  1 1  ke2  R1 R2 
(A)    (B)   
2  R1 R 2  2  R22 R12 
ke2  1 1 ke2  R2 R1 
(C)    (D)  2  2
2  R2 R1  2  R1 R2 
54. It is observed that some of the spectral lines in hydrogen spectrum have wavelengths almost
equal to those of the spectral lines in He ion. Out of the following the transitions in He that
will make this possible is
(A) n  3 to n  1 (B) n  6 to n  4
(C) n  5 to n  3 (D) n  3 to n  2
Group of Q. No. 55 to 60 is based on the following paragraph.
A wheel of a car is made up of two parts (1)

the central metal rim, and (2) the rubber tyre.
The width of the tyre W = 16.5 cm and height
h = 10.7 cm. The rim overlaps the tyre. The
total weight of the car is 1500 kg distributed
evenly. The tyres are inflated with air to a
pressure 2.0 kg/cm2. The density of air at
pressure of 1.0 kg/cm2 The density of air at
pressure of 1.0 kg/cm2 and at room
temperature equals 1.29 g/litre. The outer
diameter of the tyre is 55.4 cm and that of the
rim is 40 cm.
Ignore the thickness of rubber and use the dimensions given here.
Note that the units mentioned above are conventional units used in everyday life.
55. Consider the following two statements about a tyre of a car.

Statement A : ‘The horizontal road surface is exactly tangential to the tyre’
Statement B : ‘The tyre is inflated with excess pressure’
Which of the following alternative is correct?
(A) Statement A is the result of statement B
(B) Statement B cannot be true
(C) Statement A cannot be true
(D) Neither of the statements A and B is true
56. The left side front tyre was observed to be in contact with the road over a length L cm. The
value of L is
(A) 8.85 cm (B) 9.35 cm
(C) 11.36 cm (D) 10.35 cm
57. When five persons occupy the seats L increases by 2.5 cm. The average weight of a person
is
(A) 66 kg (B) 60 kg
(C) 62 kg (D) 64 kg
58. If five persons occupy the seats, the centre of the wheel is lowered by about
(A) 1 mm (B) 2 mm
(C) 3 mm (D) 4 mm
59. The mass of air in a tyre is about

(A) 24 g. (B) 49 g.
(C) 32 g. (D) 64 g.
60. The tyres of racing cars are very wide. Their width is nearly three times the above value.
This large width is for
(A) stability and acceleration (B) streamlining and acceleration
(C) streamlining and stability (D) streamlining, stability and acceleration.
A-2
In Q. No. 61 to 70 any number of options (1 or 2 or 3 or 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 marks.
61. Water is flowing through a vertical tube with varying

cross section as shown. The rate of flow is 52.5
ml/s. Given that speed of flow 1  0.35 m / s and
area of cross section A 2  0.5 cm2 . Which of the
following is/are true?
(A) A1  1.0 cm2 ,  2  0.70 m / s
(B) A1  1.5 cm2 ,  2  1.05 m / s
(C) h  5 cm
(D) h  10 cm
62. A simple laboratory power supply consists of a transformer, bridge rectifier and a filter
capacitor. It drives a suitable load. If due to some reason one of the diodes in the rectifier
circuit becomes open, then
(A) output voltage of power supply falls to zero.
(B) output voltage of power supply decreases to some nonzero value
(C) ac ripple in the output increases.
(D) ripple frequency decreases.
63. Circuit A is a series LCR circuit with C A  C and L A  L . Another circuit B has CB  2C and
LB  L / 2 . Both the circuits have the same resistance and the capacitor and the inductance
are assumed to be ideal components. Each of the circuits is connected to the same
sinusoidal voltage source. Therefore,
(A) both the circuits have the same resonant frequency
(B) both the circuits carry the same peak current
(C) resonance curve for circuit A is more sharp than that for circuit B.
(D) resonance curve for circuit B is more sharp than that for circuit A.
64. The variation of acceleration with time for a

particle performing simple harmonic motion
along straight line is as in adjacent figure.
Therefore,
(A) the particle has non – zero displacement
initially.
(B) the displacement of the particle at point 1
is negative
(C) the velocity of the particle at point 2 is
positive.
(D) the potential energy at point 3 is maximum
65. Which of the following physical quantities have dimensions identical to each other?
(A) the Young’s modulus Y.
(B) 0 E2 where E is the electric field intensity and 0 is the perimittivity of free space.
B2
(C) where B is the magnetic field and  0 is the permeability of free space.
0
(D) kT where k is Bolzmann’s constant and T is the absolute temperature.
66. A small ball bearing is released at the top of a long vertical column of glycerin of height 2h.
The ball bearing falls through a height h in time t1 and then the remaining height with the
terminal velocity in time t 2 . Let W1 and W2 be the work done against viscous drag over
these heights. Therefore,
(A) t1  t 2 (B) t1  t 2
(C) W1  W2 (D) W1  W2
67. A particle moves in XY plane according to the relations x  kt and y  kt 1  pt  where k

and p are positive constants and t is time. Therefore,
(A) the trajectory of the particle is a parabola
(B) the particle has a constant velocity along X axis.
(C) the force acting on the particle remains in the same direction even if both k and p are
negative constants.
(D) the particle has a constant acceleration along – Y axis.
68. A charge q is situated at the origin. Let EA ,EB and EC be the electric fields at the points.
A  2,  3,  1 , B  1,  2, 4  and C  2,  4, 1 . Therefore.
(A) EA  EB
(B) no work is done in moving a test charge q0 from B to C.
(C) 2 E A  3 EB
(D) EB  EC
69. A uniform spherical charge distribution of radius R produces electric fields E1 and E2 at two
points at distances r1 and r2 respectively from the centre of the distribution. Out of the
E
following the possible expression/s for 1 is/are
E2
2
r r 
(A) 2 (B)  1 
r1  r2 
R3 r r2
(C) (D) 1 23
r12 r2 R
70. A metallic wire of length l is held between two supports under some tension. The wire is
cooled through  ' . Let Y be the Young’s modulus,  the density and  the thermal
coefficient of linear expansion of the material of the wire. Therefore, the frequency of
oscillations of the wire varies as
(A) Y (B) z
1 
(C) (D)
l 
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1. An expression containing certain physics quantities is 1273.43  51.7052  745   21 . After

evaluation the correct answer is:
(A) 41301.2208 (B) 4.1 10 4
(C) 41307 (D) 41000
2. A body of mass m and radius R rolling horizontally without slipping at a speed v climbs a
3v 2
ramp to a height . The rolling body can be
4g
(A) a sphere (B) a circular ring
(C) a spherical shell (D) a circular disc
3. A particle of mass 10 g starts from rest at t = 0 s from a point (0 m, 4 m) and gets

accelerated at 0.5 m/s2 along x  3y  4 3  0 in XY plane. The angular momentum of the
particle about the origin (in SI units) at t = 2 s is
(A) 0.01 3k (B) 0.02 3k
(C) zero (D) 20 3k
4. A body released from a height H hits elastically an inclined plane at a point P. After the
impact the body starts moving horizontally and hits the ground. The height at which point P
should be situated so as to have the total time of travel maximum is
(A) H (B) 2 H
H H
(C) (D)
4 2
5. A thin rod of length l in the shape of a semi circle is pivoted at one of its ends such that it is
free to oscillate in its own plane. The frequency f of small oscillations of the semicircular rod
is
(A)
1 g
(B)
1 g 2  4
(C)
1 g    2
(D)
2
1 g  1 
2 21 2 2l 2 l 2 2l
6. Two air bubbles with radii r1 and r2 r2  r1  formed of the same liquid stick to each other to
form a common interface. Therefore, the radius of curvature of the common surface is
(A) r1 r2 (B) infinity
r2 2 2 r1 r2
(C) r2  r1 (D)
r1 r2  r1
7. A particle executes a periodic motion according to the relation x  4 cos2  50t  sin  500t  .
Therefore, the motion can be considered to be the superposition of n independent simple
harmonic motions, where n is
(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 5
8. A car moving along a straight road at a speed of u m/s applies brakes at t = 0 second. The
ratio of distances travelled by the car during 3rd and 8th second is 15 : 13. The car covers a
distance of 0.25 m in the last second of its travel. Therefore, the acceleration a (in m/s2) and
the speed u (in m/s) of the car are respectively
(A) –0.1, 16 (B) –0.2, 12
(C) –0.5, 20 (D) –0.1, 16
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9. Masses m1 and m2 are connected to a string passing over a
pulley as shown. Mass m1 starts from rest and falls through
a distance d in time t. Now, by interchanging the masses
the time required for m2 to fall through the same distance is
2 t. Therefore, the ratio of masses m1 : m2 is
2 3
(A) (B)
3 2
5 4
(C) (D)
2 3
10. The graph of specific heat of water (on Y axis) against temperature (on X axis) between 0o C
and 100o C
(A) is a straight line parallel to the temperature axis
 
(B) is a straight line passing through a point 15o C, 1 cal / g  o C and having a small positive
slope.
(C) has a minimum between 14.5o C and 15.5o C
(D) has a minimum at about 30o C
11. A particle diode (p – n junction) when forward biased in equivalent to

(A) a closed switch (B) a cell (potential difference)
(C) a small resistance (D) all the above in series
12. The circuit shown below is equivalent to

(A) OR gate
(B) NOR gate
(C) AND gate
(D) NAND gate
13. Which one of the following statements in connection with a semi conducting material is
NOT CORRECT?
(A) They have negative temperature coefficient of resistance
(B) They have a moderate forbidden energy gap.
(C) Current is carried by electrons and holes both.
(D) Every semi conducting material is a tetravalent element.
Group of Q. No. 14 to 21 is based on the following paragraph
Generally light emitted from a source contains several wavelengths. Similarly the electrical
voltage at the output of a sensor contains a mixture of dc and several ac components of
different amplitudes and different frequencies. Filter circuits are used to pass desired
frequencies and / or to eliminate undesired frequencies. The frequencies transmitted by the
filter form the pass band while the frequencies eliminated by the filter form the stop band or
rejection band.
We can think of four basic types of electrical filters – a low pass filter where frequencies
below a certain cutoff frequency  c are passed. Similarly one can think of a high pass filter,
band pass filter, band stop (or band rejection) filter. The cutoff frequency  c is the frequency
1
at which the output voltage falls to times its maximum value.
2
An inductor and/or a capacitor is an essential component of a filter. Generally a resistance is
included in a filter circuit to determine the time constant and hence the cutoff frequency.
14. Refer to the RC networks (1) and (2) shown below. Which of the following statements is true?
(A) Each of the two networks represents a low pass filter.

(B) Each of the two networks represents a high pass filter.
(C) Network (1) represents a low pass filter while network (2) a high pass filter.
(D) Network (1) represents a high pass filter while network (2) a low pass filter.
15. The input – output voltage relation for a certain high pass filter is given by
V0 CR

Vi 1  2C2R2
The cut off frequency   c  for this filter will be
1 2  1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2RC RC 2RC RC
16. The input – output voltage relation for a certain filter circuit is given by
V0 A

Vi 2
 
12  2  22
where  is the angular frequency of the input while 1 , A and  are constants. This relation
is meant for
(A) low pass filter (B) high pass filter
(C) band pass filter (D) band stop filter
17. Refer to the following schematic diagrams of different combinations of a low pass filter (LPF)
and a high pass filter (HPF). Assume f1  f2 . The combination that works as a band pass
filter is
(A) 
i (B) ii
(C) iii (D) iv
18. Refer to the schematic diagram in Q. No. (47). The combination that works as a band
elimination filter is
(A) 
i (B) ii
(C) iii (D) iv
19. An astrophysicist desires to study radiation at wavelengths higher than those for visible light
coming from a certain celestial body. He must use an optical filter that is
(A) high pass (B) low pass
(C) band pass (D) band rejection
20. Figure (A) below shows an acoustical filter that consists of a set of identical cavities
connected by narrow tubes and figure (B) shows its electrical analog. The acoustical filter
represented by figure (A) is
(A) low pass (B) high pass

(C) band pass (D) band rejection
21. Graphs I, II and III and IV shown below represent the frequency response of different types
of filter circuits. The correct order of these graphs corresponding to low pass, high pass band
pass and band top filter is
(A) I, II, III, IV (B) II, IV, III, I

(C) IV, II, III, I (D) IV, III, II, I
Group of Q. Nos. 22 to 30 is based on the following paragraph.
Equal volumes of two liquids (L1 and L2) are taken in two identical calorimeters. Both L1 and
L2 are initially at about 80oCC. Calorimeters are corked fitted with thermometers to record
the temperatures of the liquids. The temperatures are recorded every 30 s alternating
between the two liquids, that is the temperatures are recorded at an interval of 1 min for any
one liquid. The graphs of temperature  (oC) versus time t (min) for two liquids L1 and L2 are
as shown.
22. From the graphs it can be said that

(A) Newton’s law of cooling is not valid
(B) the specific heat of L2 is greater than that of L1
(C) the observation recorded are not consistent
(D) none of the above statements are correct
23. Equal volumes of the two liquids are necessary so that
(A) heat contents of the two liquids are equal
(B) the exposed surfaces are equal
(C) the calculations are simplified
(D) none of the above
24. The nature of the outer surfaces of the calorimeters

(A) should be blackened and rough
(B) should be silvered and rough
(C) should be silvered and polished / shining
(D) could be arbitrary
25. Which of the following arrangements would be the ideal environment for the
two calorimeters?
(A) A double walled box, both inner and outer space filled with water
(B) A double walled box with water in the inner box and empty outer box
(C) A double walled box with water in the outer box and empty inner box
(D)In air without any box.
26. The two curves will

(A) intersect at some later time
(B) merge after a long time
(C) remain separate at all times
(D) be parallel to the X axis but distinct after a long time
27. Given: mass of L1 = 50 g and mass of L2 = 62.5 g. If water equivalent of calorimeters is

s
assumed to be negligible, then 1 equals
s2
(A) 1.04 (B) 0.60
(C) 0.95 (D) 1.64
28. If 1 and 2 are the densities of L1 and L2 respectively then, identify the correct statement
(A) s1  s2 , 1   2 (B) s1  s2 , 1   2
(C) s1  s2 , 1   2 (D) s1  s2 , 1   2
29. If the experiment is carried out with equal masses of the two liquids, then
(A) L1 will cool faster
(B) L2 will cool faster
(C) both the liquids will cool at the same rate
(D) nothing can be said about the rates as data are insufficient
30. The entire experiment is repeated with other two liquids having nearly the same specific
heats. Then,
(A) the two curves will be coincident.
(B) the two curves will be parallel.
(C) the two curves will intersect at a point.
(D) nothing can be said about the two curves as data are insufficient.
31. When a light wave is incident at the interface between two media, the reflection coefficient is
2
 n  1
given by 2
where n is the refractive index of the denser medium with respect to the
 n  1
rarer medium. Two stretched strings whose linear densities are 25 g/m and 9 g/m are
joined together. Assuming the law of optics holds goods here also, the reflection coefficient
for the pulse along the strings is
(A) 9/16 (B) 3/4 (C) 1/16 (D) 1/9
32. A certain perfect gas occupying 1 litre at 80 cm of Hg suddenly expands to 1190 cc while the
pressure falls to 60 cm of Hg. Therefore, the gas is
(A) polyatomic (B) diatomic
(C) monatomic (D) data inadequate
33. Two thin rods of lengths I1 and I2 at a certain temperature are joined to each other end to
end. The composite rod is then heated through a temperature . The coefficients of linear
expansion of the two rods are 1 and 2 respectively. Then, the effective coefficient of linear
expansion of the composite rod is
  2
(A) 1 (B) 1  2
2
I I  I I 
(C) 1 2 2 1 (D) 1 1 2 2
I1  I2 I1  I2
34. A yo-yo has a spool of mass m and radius R. A massless string is would around an axle of
radius b and of negligible mass. If the yo-yo released from rest has a downward acceleration
of g/9, the ratio R/b is
(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 5
35. A pulley of negligible mass is suspended from a spring balance. Blocks weighing 5.0 kg and
3.0 kg are attached to the two end ends of a string passing over the pulley. The reading on
the spring balance will be
(A) 8.0 kg (B) 7.5 kg
(C) 2.0 kg (D) 4.0 kg
36. A uniform rod (ABCDAC) is bent in the shape of a kite as

shown. If a point X along AC is the centre of mass of the
structure, distance AX is
(A) 1.50m
(B) 1.08m
(C) 1.00m
(D) 1.10m
37. Two particles, each of mass m and charge q are attached at the ends of a light rod of length
2r. The rod is rotated at a constant angular speed  about an axis perpendicular to the rod
passing through its centre. The ratio of magnetic moment of the system to it angular
momentum
(A) q/m (B) q/2m
(C) 2q/m (D) q/4m
38. A jet of water of cross – sectional area A hits a plate normally with velocity v. The plate is
moving in the direction of the jet with velocity V. Therefore, the force exerted on the plate is
proportional to
(A) v (B) v2
(C) (v – V) (D) (v – V)2
39. A heavy cylindrical shaft (pile) of mall M is driven vertically through a distance s into the
ground by the blow of a pile – driver of mass m. The pile driver drops vertically through a
distance h into the head of the pile. The average resistance of the ground id
 m2 h   m2 h 
(A) g   2m (B) g   m  M 
M s    m  M s 
 M2 h   m2 h 
(C) g    m  M  (D) g   2  m  M 
m s    m  M s 
40. An optical fibre consists of a core (refractive index n1) surrounded by a cladding (refractive
index n2). A ray of light enters the fibre from air at and angle  with the fibre axis. The
maximum value of  for which the ray can propagate down the fibre is
n n
(A) sin1 1 (B) sin1 2
n2 n1
(C) sin1 n12  n22 (D) sin1 n12  n22
41. A wire ab of length 10 cm is fixed in the shape of

a sinusoidal curve as shown. The wire carries a

current of 1.2 A. In a uniform magnetic field B of
0.1 T, the wire experience a force whose magnitude
is
(A) 1.2 × 102N
(B) 4.8 × 103N
(C) zero
(D) insufficient data
42. A charge (2Q) is distributed uniformly on a spherical balloon of radius R. Another point
charge (+Q) is situated at the centre of the balloon. The balloon is now inflated to twice the
radius. Neglecting the elastic energy involved in the process, the change in total electric
energy of the system is
 Q2 Q2
(A) (B)
2 0 R 4  0 R
 Q2
(C) (D) zero
4  0 R
43. A rainbow is formed when a ray of sunlight passes through a spherical raindrop. Then the
total angle through which the ray deviates is (i and r denote the angles of incidence and of
refraction respectively)
(A) 2i – 4r (B)  + 2i – 4r
(C) 2(i – r) (D) 2( + i – 2r)
44. A series LCR circuit is connected to an ac source of frequency f and a voltage V.

At this frequency, reactance of the capacitor is 350 ohm while the resistance of the circuit is
180 ohm. Current in the circuit leads the voltage by 54° and power dissipated in the circuit is
140 watt. Therefore, voltage V is
(A) 250 volt (B) 260 volt
(C) 270 volt (D) 280 volt
45. A car has a rear view mirror of focal length 20 cm. A truck 2 m broad and 1.6 m in height is
overtaking the car with a relative speed of 15 km/hr. At the moment when the truck is 6 m
behind the car, the driver will see the image of the truck to be moving at a speed of
(A) 0.0043 m/s (B) 0.13 m/s
(C) 0.21 m/s (D) 4.17 m/s
46. In the circuit shown below the switch is closed at t = 0. For

0 < t < R (C1 + C2), the current I1 in the capacitor C1 in terms
of total current I is
C  C 
(A)  1  I (B)  2  I
 C2   C1 
 C1   C2 
(C)  I (D)  I
 C1  C2   C1  C2 
47. The earth is getting energy from the sum whose surface temperature is Ts and radius is R.
Let the radius of the earth be r and the distance from the sun be d. Assume the earth and
the sun both to behave as perfect black bodies and the earth is in thermal equilibrium at a
constant temperature Te. Therefore, the temperature Ts of the sun is xTe where x is
2d 2R 4d d
(A) (B) (C) (D)
R r r R
48. Imagine an atom made up of a proton and a hypothetical particle of double the mass as that
of an electron but the same charge. Apply Bohr theory to consider transitions of the
hypothetical particle to the ground state. Then, p the longest wavelength (in terms of
Rydberg constant for hydrogen atom) is
1 5 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2R 3R 3R 3R
49. The half life period of a radioactive element X is the same as the mean lifetime of another
radioactive element Y. Initially both of them have the same number of atoms. Then,
(A) X and Y have the same initial decay rate
(B) X and Y decay at the same rate always
(C) Y will decay at larger rate than X
(D) X will decay at larger rate than Y
50. A sodium atom emits a photon of wavelength 590 nm and recoils with velocity v equal to
(A) 0.029 m/s (B) 0.048 m/s
(C) 0.0023 m/s (D) data inadequate
51. Two coils wound ion the same magnetic core have inductances L1 and L2. When the two
coils are connected in series, the effective inductance is
(A) L1 + L2 (B) certainly greater than L1 + L2
(C) certainly less than L1 + L2 (D) none of the above
52. A particle of mass m and charge q moves along a diameter of a uniform spherical charge
distribution of radius R with total charge +Q. The angular frequency of the periodic motion
performed by the particle is
2 qQ 1 qQ 1 qQ 1 qQ
(A) 3
(B) 3
(C) 3
(D)
0 mR 2 0 mR 0 mR 4 0 mR3
53. A spherical body of mass m1 moving with a speed u1 collides elastically with a lighter
spherical body of mass m2 initially at rest. The maximum angle through which the heavier
body gets deflected after collision depends upon
(A) m1 and u1 only (B) m2 and u1 only
(C) m1 and m2 only (D) m1, m2 and u1 all
54. A non-conducting spherical shell of radius R surrounds a point charge q. The electric flux
through a cap of the shell of half angle  is
2q q q  2  q
(A) (B) 1  cos   (C) (D)
0 2 0 4  0 2 0
55. In a Young’s double slit experiment the intensity at a point is I where the corresponding path
difference is one sixth of the wavelength of light used. If I0 denotes the maximum intensity,
I
the ratio is equal to
I0
1 1 3 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 2 2 4
56. A charge +q is placed at a distance of d from a point O. A conducting body surrounds point
O such that q remains outside. The electric field at O due to the induced charge is
(A) zero
1 q
(B) directed towards the charge q
4  0 d2
1 q
(C) directed away from the charge q
4  0 d2
(D) data insufficient
57. A coaxial cable consists of two thin cylindrical conducting shells of radii a and b (a < b). The
inductance per unit length of the cable is
 a  b  a  b  b
(A) 0 (B) 0 ln   (C) 0 ln   (D) 0 ln  
2 a 4  b  4  a  2  a 
58. Two coherent sources of light S1 and S2, equidistant from the
origin, are separated by a distance 2 as shown. They emit
light of wavelength . Interference is observed on a screen
placed along the circle of large radius R. Point P is seen to be
a point of constructive interference. Then, angle  (other than
0° and 90°) is
(A) 45°
(B) 30°
(C) 60°
(D) not possible in the first quadrant
59. If a current of 2 A passing through a certain electrolyte for t minutes librates 1 gram of
oxygen, then t is about
(A) 6000 (B) 100 (C) 50 (D) 25
60. A polarized light is incident on a Polaroid. Let I0 be the intensity of light transmitted by this
Polaroid. Now, a very large number (say N) of polaroids is placed in a row with their axes
displaced through a small angle  successively. If the last polarioid is crossed to the first one,
the intensity of light transmitted by the last Polaroid is about
l I
(A) zero (B) 0 (C) I0 (D) 0
2 N
61. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct in case of a resistance in a resistance box
used in a laboratory?
(A) The resistance is prepared using tungsten or nichrome wire
(B) The resistance is prepared using manganin wire
(C) Half of the length of the resistance wire is would clockwise and the remaining half
anticlockwise just to accommodate the whole length in a small space
(D) Half of the length of the resistance wire is wound clockwise and the remaining half
anticlockwise to make the inductive effect zero.
62. In a certain experiment density of the material of a small metallic cylindrical tube of a given
mass is to be determined. Its length is about 3 cm, outer diameter more than about 1 cm and
wall thickness about 2mm; the flat base being a little thicker than 2 mm. Which of the
following set/s of apparatus can be used to determine the volume of the tube accurately?
(A) Water and a measuring cylinder
(B) Water, a measuring cylinder and a micrometer screw gauge
(C) An overflow vessel, a measuring cylinder and water
(D) Only vernier callipers
63. An object and a screen are separated by a distance D. A convex lens of focal length f such
that 4f < D, is moved between the object and the screen to get two sharp images. If the two
positions of the lens are separated by a distance L, then
(A) L is equal to D D  4f 
(B) object distance in one position is numerically equal to image distance in the other
position
(C) the ratio of sizes of the two images is

D  L 
D  L 
2
D  L 
(D) the ratio of sizes of the two images is 2
D  L 
64. A transistor (pnp or npn) can be used as
(A) an amplifier (B) an oscillator
(C) a switch (D) a current source
65. Which of the following is/are the unit/s of magnetic field?

(A) tesla (B) Newton/ampere-meter
(C) weber/meter2 (D) volt-second/meter2
66. The inductance of a solenoid varies

(A) directly as the area of cross section
(B) directly as the square of the number of turns
(C) inversely as the length of the solenoid
(D) directly as the volume enclosed by the solenoid
67. Which of the following statement/s in case of a thermodynamic process is/are correct? (The
symbols carry their usual meaning
(A)  Eint =W indicates an adiabatic process (B)  Eint = Q suggests an isochoric process
(C)  Eint = 0 is true for a cyclic process (D)  Eint = – W indicates an adiabatic process
68. With a rise of temperature

(A) surface tension of water decreases (B) viscosity of water decreases
(C) viscosity of air decreases (D) viscosity of air increases
69. Which of the following statement/s are correct in case of a source of emf (such a primary
cell)?
(A) Inside the cell there always exist an electrostatic field and a non – electrostatic field of
equal magnitude directed opposite to it
(B) Potential difference is the work of an electrostatic field whereas electromotive force is the
work of a non –electrostatic field
(C) Under certain condition current can flow from positive terminal to negative terminal within
the cell
(D) When an external resistance is connected to the cell, the electrostatic field inside the cell
decreases in magnitude compared to the non – electrostatic field.
70. When photons each with energy 4.25 eV strike the surface of a metal A, the photoelectrons
given out have maximum kinetic energy TA and the corresponding de Broglie wave length is
A . When another metal surface B is irradiated with photons each with energy 4.70 eV, the
corresponding maximum kinetic energy TB is 1.50 eV less than TA. If the de Broglie wave
length B of these photoelectrons is twice that of A , then
(A) work function of metal A is 2.25 eV
(B) work function of metal A is 4.20 eV
(C) TA = 2.0 eV
(D) the radiation incident on metal A has a wavelength 292 nm.
Final Answer Keys NSEP - 2019; held on November 24, 2019
Code: 61 Code: 62 Code: 63 Code: 64 Code: 61 Code: 62 Code: 63 Code: 64
Question Question
Number Keys Keys Keys Keys Number Keys Keys Keys Keys
1 d b a b 41 b d a d
2 b d b d 42 a c d d
3 c c a c 43 d a d c
4 d Droped d Droped 44 d b c c
5 d b a b 45 c a c d
6 d a d d 46 c d d d
7 d d b d 47 d a b c
8 b a d d 48 d a b c
9 d b a c 49 d b b c
10 c c a a 50 d c c d
11 Droped c d c 51 c b d a
12 b c c a 52 a a d a
13 d d a b 53 c d a d
14 b c b c 54 b d d a
15 d c c b 55 b d d b
16 a c b a 56 b c b c
17 a d a a 57 c a d c
18 d a d b 58 d c c c
19 c d d a 59 d d Droped d
20 a d d d 60 a d b d
21 d c c a 61 a&d a,b,c &d a&d a&d
22 a c a d 62 c&d a,c & d c&d c&d
23 b d c b 63 a,c & d a,b,c &d a,c & d a,c & d
24 c b d d 64 a,b & c a,b,c & d a,b & c a,b & c
25 c b b a 65 a,b,c & d b&d a,b,c & d a,b,c & d
26 c b c a 66 a,c, & d b a,c, & d a,c, & d
27 a c d d 67 a,b,c & d a &d a,b,c & d a,b,c & d
28 b d d c 68 a,b,c & d c&d a,b,c & d a,b,c & d
29 a d a d 69 b&d a,c & d b&d b&d
30 d a d b 70 b a,b & c b b
31 a d a c
32 d b b d
33 c c c d
34 c d c b
35 c d c b
36 d d d b
37 a b c c
38 a d c d
39 b a c d
40 c a d a
Q. Paper Code: P160
ANSWERS
1. D 2. C 3. D 4. D
5. BONUS (Force is not given) 6. D 7. D
8. C 9. C 10. B 11. C
12. C 13. B 14. C 15. B
16. B 17. B 18. B 19. B
20. A 21. C 22. D 23. C
24. C 25. C 26. A 27. D
28. C 29. D 30. D 31. B
32. D 33. C 34. D 35. B
36. B 37. D 38. C 39. D
40. A 41. B 42. BONUS / C 43. C
44. A 45. B 46. A 47. A
48. C 49. C
50. BONUS (Value of emf not given in question) 51. A
52. D 53. D 54. C 55. B
56. C 57. C 58. A 59. C
60. D 61. ABCD 62. BD 63. BC
64. AD 65. ABC 66. AD 67. AC
68. BC 69. AC 70. ABC
HINTS AND SOLUTIONS
1. D
 i T Tm2 Wb
1. [B] =  0  [0] = m  
 2r  A Am Am
2. C
g sin  2
2. a  g sin 
1 3
1
mR2
3. D
3. x = at u2 = a acceleration along x fx = 0.
y = at(1 – t) 2 = a – 2a t acceleration along y fx = –2a.
Acceleration is constant along –ve y axis.
 y
Thus, tan 
4 vx
 a = –a(1 – 2t)
1
 t=

4. D
U 
4. Fx =    Fy  v  
x y
F 2  2
a 
m m
5. BONUS
5. Force is not given.
6. D
6. Com O U 
2
 v v
2mv cos  2m 
O 2
2 2 2
 1
cos  V
2 2 O
 = 120°
7. D
dt dt dt dT
7. dT  ; dT1  ; dT2   dT2  1
n n1 n2 5
8. C
8. Let maximum separator be r. from conservation of angular momentum and conservation of
mechanical energy.
GMm 1 3GM 2Gm 1 3GmR
  m   m
R 2 2R r 2 2r 2
2
3 R  R  1
     0
4r r 4
 r = 3R.
9. C
3
9. 
2
1 M 1

f R
r2
and R  = 15 cm
2t
f = 2R = 30 cm
10. B
10. U = V – W
and W is –ve
Thus, U > Q
11. C
11. m + m  u
dm (2.4 – v)  M + (m–dm)  v
–(–dm)2.4 + (–dm)V + MV + mV (–dm) = (M + m)u

 (M + m) (v – u) = –dm 2.4
 (M + m)dv = –dm 2.4
M V
dm
 2.4   dv 
Mm
M m 0
 m  12
 1  M   2.4  5
 
m
  e5  1 = 148.4 – 1 = 147.4 kg.
M
12. C
12. Constant force does not charge the period of oscillation.
m
 T  2
k
13. B
 GMm   GMm 
13. U      
 Rh   R 
GMmh R
=  mgh
R(R  h) Rh
14. C
14. 0.4 u2  gH  u2  2gH
4 2
 (u  gH)  u2  2gH
10
 16 gH = 6u2
15. B
T T
15. v 
 A

 20cm ;  = 40 cm = 0.4 m
2
v 1 160
 
 0.4 10  7.8  103
 6
10  103
= 10
7.8
10  100 1000
=  = 358 Hz
7.8 2.79
16. B
16. Factual
17. B
17. Factual
18. B
18. U = Cv(nT0 – T0) For one mole
nT0
 dT
Q =  dT    =  ln n
T T
T0
 W = Q – U
=  ln n – Cv(n –t) T0
(n  1)
=  ln n – RT0
v 1
19. B
19. d
B A
2d
t0 = f
v
B w A
d d 2dv 2d
t1    2 2

vw vw v w  w2 
 v  
 v 
v2  w 2 w
2d
t2 
B w A v2  w 2
v
20. A
1.22
20. B =
d
1.22  95  109
= = 4.83 × 10–8 rad.
2.4
21. C

21. vi  (u cos )iˆ  (4 sin )jˆ

v f  (u cos )iˆ  (4 sin   gt)ˆj
 
vi : v f = 0
u
 t
g sin 
22. D
 A B
22. Sin  = and   0  2  4      
  
 C  min
   max
   min
23. C
23. Hollow silvered lens will act libe mirror
f = –20 cm
Upon filling with water
Peff = P + Pm + P
= 2P + Pm
2 1
= 2(  1)   
 R  fm
 1  2  1
= 2   
 3   40  20
1 1
= 
30 20
 feff = –12 cm
24. C
1  2 1   2
24.  
v v R
1.5 1 1
  2
3 V 10   
1 1 1
  5
v 10 2
1 1 5

v 10
 v = –2.5 cm
25. C
25. Sonometer:
d n V
n ;   
2 2f 
nV
f
2
Given:
n1v nv
84 =  1 …(1)
2(0.8) 1.6
n v
140 = 2 …(2)
1.6
n v
224  3 …(3)
1.6
 n 1 : n2 : n 3 = 3 : 5 : 8
Put n1 = 3 in equation (1)

3V
84 
1.6
 V = 44.8 m/s
26. A
26. Option A is data based.
27. D
27. Newton’s law of cooling
dT  4e AT03 
   (T  T0 )
dt  ms 
 
4 3
R  (e)
ms  3  R3
In this case, ratio of rate of cooling =  =
mc a3 a3
4R2 = 6a2 (given)
28. C
28. Single slit diffraction
x = a sin  = n (Minima)

= (2n  1) (maxima)
2
1st maxima
3
a sin  =
2
st
1 minima:
A sin  =  = 660
3
  660
2
  = 440 nm
29. D
1 1 1
29.  
v u f
1 1 1 1 1 1
  ;   x
v  x f v x f
fx
v
fx
v f 1
m  
u fx n
 fn = f + x
 x = (n – 1) f
30. D
30. Stetan’s law:
U = eAT4
= (4R2)T4
It divides in all directions along radially outward.
U
Required radiation energy = 2
 ( R2e )
4 r
31. B
31.
O
1 3  2
 1  R = 25
25  2  R
u = 25
4
R = – 24 m1 = 1, m2 =
3
m2 m1 m2  m1
 
v 4 R
4 1 1
 
3v 25 75
4 2

3v 75
v = 50 cm
32. D
  
32. f net  i Le/ d  B
L eh  0 for closed loop
33. C
33.
12 v
q
E  iR  0
C
30
12   iR  0
10
iR = 9
2
dH 2
i R
iR   92
dt R 3  103
= 27  103
=27 mv
34. D
34. Q
q r E
 K
E1  2 rˆ
r
 K    q
E2  2
rˆ
 r

 E  E 2
  Q  q
q  2
= 2  4R2 
= 8  3.14  225  104  3.2 MC
= – 1081 MC
35. B
35. b e
1 + 2 – 3
>
Ep Ee Ep Ee
At 1

Ep Ee
At 2
At 3 Ee Ep
Ee > Ep

36. B
36. Balanced wheat stone as no change in current
 I2  IG
As no current will pass through switch
37. D

37.   kˆ v  ˆ  ˆj

B  ˆ  4ˆj
  

E  v  B .L 
=  4 ˆ  ˆj    ˆ  4ˆj . kˆ
E = 17 V
38. C
38. 910 C
S t, k  6 R
t0 C
C t/2, 3k R
1190 C R
Rc t / 2  3KA 1 119  91 28 4
38.   ît   
Rs t / KA 6 7R 7R R
119  t  it  R
119 – t = 4
t = 115o C
39. D
39.
3
A
5 C 7
2
1 4 6
B
Balanced wheatsone between ABCD
4
C AB  7  2  1 
3
4 34
= 10   F
3 3
40. A
40. 1 2
2.5 8
f m
E
 6400
2. 5
E 6400  2.5
Em   = 2000 k V/m
8 8
41. B
X  at  x2
41.   y  b  Parabola
y  bt 2  a2
42. BONUS / C
43. C
43.  
 o i   
B 2 sin    n
    n 
 4  R cos n  
R R  
2  i tan   / n 
= o
2R   / n 
44. A
44. X
x  10 2x  10 x
=   0
10 10 20
10 20 40
= 7x  40  x 
7
10 x 10  x 2 3 5
10 0      
10 R 20 10 7 7 7
A B
70
R  14
5
10
20
10–x
10
45. B
e er  
1.6  10 19 5.27  1011 2.2  10 6  
45. m
2r
2
r  
2

2
= 9.28  1024
46. A
W
46.  Tmax
A
47. A
47. w x  10 2x  10 x
=   0
10 10 20
0.4 3 3 3
30
o =T
2
4
2
2T
2
2  3 1 
 T
4  3 1 
3
0.4  T  6.3 N
2N
T 4  0.4  2
    0.2   w
2 2  2 
 10.3 = (0.2) (0.4) w2
 w  11.32
48. C
49. C
50. BONUS (Value of emf not given in question)
51. A
52. D
53. D
54. C
55. B
56. C
56. K i = Uf
  2e  Ze 
 K= ------ (1)

For nucleus 2z
  2e  2Ze 
 K= ------ (2)
r
From (1) & (2)
r 2
57. C
1240
57. E 
  nm 
1240
 2 e
620
58. A
58. Energy of photon released
1 1
– Eo   2  2 
1 4 
 |momentum by photon| =|momentum of atom|
15 13.6  10 19
 
16 3  108
 4. 25  10–27 =  Closet to option (a)
59. C
59. Y  AB  A B  C   B B  C   B
 AB  AB  AC  BB  BC  B
 AB  AC  B  BC  B
1
60. D
60. C
  o  ------ (1)
B
= VBE  0.7
2.5 k
C
RB IC
VCE = J
IB B
E
6V
KVL (1)
4  BRB  0.7  0
BRB  3.3
6  2.5  103 C  3  0
3
C 
2.5  103
 3
So, B  C 
o 2.5  103  o
3.3
So, RB 
B
3.3
  2.5  10  o
3
 2.20  103 
61. ABCD
62. BD
1
62. w
LC
T  2 LC
63. BC
64. AD
64.  h  r   R sin  2r  …….(i)
i
 3
sin1  sin.r. 3
r
 2 7 r
h  R 1  2   i1
 
 1 7 7  h 10 cm
R = 10
 4 3
 R 1  
 7 

 4 3
 R 1  
 7   3

2r = i1
= 19.77 cm
 sin  2r   sinr 3 (h – R)
2r r
 2.cosr  sin 3 i1
h
2 2 3
  sin ,cosr 
3 7 7 R
65. ABC
65. p  ic0.2m y
 0.2c  m
x
–0.1 –0.1
66. AD
66. So, VL  E, VR  0 L R
tR
 
i  1  e L

R 
E S
67. AC
67. Due to torque of my, angular momentum
will not be conserved.
mg
68. BC
d
68. Total Inf = A  sini  sin3i 
d
2

100   10

2
 

 3 1
 
4.28 2  2 2 

 4.95  103  5mV

B
30°
A
A

60°
69. AC
69. Due to ………(i)
1 1 1
 
v 120 40
1 1 1
 
v 40 120
3 1

120 n
V  60
For l
1 1 1 120 cm x
 
40  x 60  x 40
d 100  10 3

dt 4.28  10 3
70. ABC
70. QE  q  B
2000
 2
  0  4.57  10 2
2  10
105  102
  0
4.57
2.12  106  0 ………..(i) 57o
R
n 5 cm
5.7    R  50 cm R
180 R
1 5  10 2 5.7o
 
10  m  0 
 q  2 cm
 
m 5  10 2  10  4.5  102
 
q 2.12  106
5 cm
 10.77  109
q
  9.27  10 7
m
NSE-2017-18-Physics-1
1. Motion of a particle in a plane is described by the non-orthogonal set of coordinates (p, q) with
ˆ ˆ inclined at an angle  as shown in the diagram. If the mass of the particle is m,
unit vectors (p,q)
 dx 
its kinetic energy is given by  x  
 dt 
1
(A) m  p 2  q 2  pqcos
 
2
1
(B) m  p 2  q 2  pq
  1  sin    p
2
1
(C) m  p 2  q 2  2pqcos
 
2 
q
1
(D) m  p 2  q 2  pqcot
 
2
1. C

1. v  ppˆ  qqˆ
1   1
K  m(v  v)  m(p2  q2  2pqpˆ  q)
ˆ
2 2
1
 m(p2  q2  2pqcos )
2
2. A man is going up in a lift (open at the top) moving with a constant velocity 3 m/s. He throws a
ball up at 5 m/sec relative to the lift when the lift is 50 m above the ground. Height of the lift when
2
the ball meets it during its downward journey is (g = 10 m/s )
(A) 53 m (B) 58 m
(C) 63 m (D) 68 m
2. A
1
2. yb  ub  y  t  a t2 = 0
2 b  y 
 t = 1 sec
After t = 1 sec, the ball will be again caught by the man.
H = 50 + 3 × 1
3. Two cells each of emf E and internal resistances r1 and r2 respectively are connected in series
with an external resistance R. The potential difference between the terminals of the first cell will
be zero when R is equal to
r r
(A) 1 2 (B) r12  r22
2
rr
(C) r1  r2 (D) 1 2
r1  r2
3. C
E E
3. 2E  I  r1  r2  R   0
r1 r1
From question
I I
E  Ir1  0
r1  r2  R  2r1
 R  r1  r2 I
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4. In the following circuit the current is in phase with the applied voltage. Therefore, the current in
the circuit and the frequency of the source voltage respectively, are
v 1
(A) i and
R 2 LC
L
1
(B) Zero and
LC
 C
C 2
(C) v i and
L  LC R
C 2
(D) 4 and
LR2 LC
4. A
4. XL = XC
1
L  L
C
1  1
 f  Vi

LC 2 2 LC C
V
I c R
R
5. The photoelectric threshold wavelength of tungsten is 230 nm. The energy of electrons ejected
from its surface by ultraviolet light of wavelength 180 nm is
(A) 0.15 eV (B) 1.5 eV
(C) 15 eV (D) 1.5 keV
5. B
hC 1242
5. Work function of tungsten,     5.4 eV
0 230
hC 1242
 Energy of each photon, E    6.9 eV
 180
 K  E   = 1.5 eV
6. Consider two point masses m1 and m2 connected by a light rigid rod of length r0. The moment of
inertia of the system about an axis passing through their centre of mass and perpendicular to the
rigid rod is given by
m1m2 m1m2 2
(A) r02 (B) r0
2  m1  m 2  m1  m 2
2m1m2 2 m12  m22 2
(C) r0 (D) r0
m1  m 2 m1  m 2
6. B
6. I  r02
 m1m2 
 
 m1  m2 
7. The fraction of the original number of nuclei of a radioactive atom having a mean life of 10 days,
th
that decays during the 5 day is
(A) 0.15 (B) 0.30
(C) 0.045 (D) 0.064
7. D
1
7. t mean  

N  N0  e0.4  e0.5   0.064
8. A point source of light is viewed through a plate of glass of thickness t and of refractive index 1.5.
The source appears
(A) closer by a distance 2t/3 (B) closer by a distance t/3
(C) farther by a distance t/3 (D) farther by a distance 2t/3
8. B
 1
8. Normal shift, t  t 1  
 
9. A particle performs simple harmonic motion at a frequency f. The frequency at which its kinetic
energy varies is
(A) f (B) 2f
(C) 4f (D) f/2
9. B
9. frequency of kinetic energy is twice the frequency of motion.
10. When observed from the earth the angular diameter of the sun is 0.5 degree. The diameter of the
image of the sun when formed in a concave minor of focal length 0.5 m will be about
(A) 3.0 mm (B) 4.4 mm
(C) 5.6 mm (D) 8.8 mm
10. B
10. Diameter of the image of the sun formed by A

the concave mirror is

d  f  0.5  0.5  meter
180
= 4.4 mm
focal plane
B B
A
 
11. Two particles A and B of equal masses have velocities v A  2iˆ  ˆj and vB  î  2jˆ . The particles
 
move with accelerations a A  4iˆ  ˆj and aB  2iˆ  3ˆj respectively. The centre of mass of the two
particles moves along
(A) a straight line (B) a parabola
(C) a circle (D) an ellipse
11. B
 2iˆ  ˆj  î  2jˆ î  3ˆj
11. v CM  
2 2
 
and v CM  aCM
So path of centre of mass be parabolic
12. Consider different orientations of a bar magnet lying in a uniform magnetic field as shown below.
The potential energy is maximum in orientation
B B B B
N S
S N
N S
S N
(1) (2) (3) (4)
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
12. B
 
12. U  M.B
13. Acidified water from certain reservoir kept at a potential V falls in the form of small droplets each
of radius r through a hole into a hollow conducting sphere of radius a. The sphere is insulated and
is initially at zero potential. If the drops continue to fall until the sphere is half full, the potential
acquired by the sphere is
a2 V aV
(A) (B)
2r 2 r 2
3
a V aV
(C) 3
(D)
2r r
13. A
13. Charge on a droplet = 40 rV

2 3
a
a3
Total no. of droplets = 3  3
4 3 2r
r
3
1 a3 a2 V
So potential of the sphere = 4  0 rV 
4x0 a 2r 3 2r 2
14. A small fish, 4 cm below the surface of a lake, is viewed through a thin converging lens of focal
length 30 cm held 2 cm above the water surface. Refractive index of water is 1.33. The image of
the fish from the lens is at a distance of
(A) 10 cm (B) 8 cm
(C) 6 cm (D) 4 cm
14. C
14. Object distance for the long

4 lens
 2  5 cm
4/3 2
1 1
 
v 30
1 1 1 5 y
   
v 30 5 30
v = – 6 cm fish
15. In case of real images formed by a thin convex lens, the linear magnification is (I) directly
proportional to the image distance, (II) inversely proportional to the object distance, (III) directly
proportional to the distance of image from the nearest principal focus, (IV) inversely proportional
to the distance of the object from the nearest principal focus. From these the correct statements
are
(A) (I) and (II) only (B) (III) and (IV) only
(C) (I), (II), (III) and (IV) all (D) None of (I), (II), (III) and (IV)
15. C
v f f v
15. m  
u f u v
16. If Newton’s inverse square law of gravitation had some dependence on radial distance other than
r 2 , which one of Kepler’s three laws of planetary motion would remain unchanged?
(A) First law on nature of orbits
(B) Second law on constant areal velocity
(C) Third law on dependence of orbital time period on orbit’s semi major axis
(D) None of the above
16. B
16. Angular momentum of a planet is still conserved about centre of sun
17. A racing car moves along circular track of radius b. The car starts from rest and its speed
increases at a constant rate . Let the angle between the velocity and the acceleration be  at
time t. Then (cos ) is
(A) 0 (B) t+/b
1/2
(C) b/(b + t2) (D) b  b 2   2 t 4 
17. D
a anet
17. cos  
a4 t 4 at = a
a2 
b2
b
 2 2
ac=a t /b
b  a2 t 4
2
18. A small pond of depth 0.5 m deep is exposed to a cold winter with outside temperature of 263 K.
5 –1
Thermal conductivity of ice is K = 2.2 Wm 1K 1 , latent heat L = 3.4 × 10 Jk g and density
3 –3
= 0.9 × 10 kgm . Take the temperature of the pond to be 273 K. The time taken for the whole
pond to freeze is about
(A) 20 days (B) 25 days
(C) 30 days (D) 35 days
18. A
KA  273  263 
18. dt  AdyL
y
t 0.5
 10  2.2  dt  0.9  103  3.4  105  y dy
0 0
1 8
 22t  306  10 
8
3.06  108
 t sec  20 days  approx 
22  8
19. Two identical charged spheres suspended from a common point by two light strings of length l.
are initially at a distance d(<<l) apart due to their mutual repulsion. The charges begin to leak
from both the spheres at a constant rate. As a result, the spheres approach each other with a
velocity v. If x denotes the distance between the spheres, then v varies as
(A) x 1 (B) x 1/ 2
(C) x 1/2 (D) x
19. C
Kq2 x
19.  tan  
mgx 2 2
 q  x 3/ 2 v
dq
 x1/ 2 v
dt
1

 vx 2
20. The physical quantity that has unit volt-second is

(A) energy (B) electric flux
(C) magnetic flux (D) inductance
20. C
di d
20. L 
dt dt
21. A ball of mass m hits directly another ball of mass M at rest and is brought to rest by the impact.
One third of the kinetic energy of the ball is lost due to the collision. The coefficient of restitution is
(A) 1/3 (B) 1/2
2
(C) 2/3 (D)
3
21. C
1 1 2
21. So mv 2  mu2   m
2 2 3 m m v
2m
 v u
3M Before collison
After collison
and mu  mv
m 2m v 2
   
M 3M u 3
22. Consider a parallel plate capacitor. When half of the space between the plates is filled with some
dielectric material of dielectric constant K as shown in Fig. (1) below, the capacitance is C1.
However, if the same dielectric material fills half the space as shown in Fig. (2), the capacitance
is C2. Therefore, the ratio C1 : C2 is
Fig. (1) Fig. (2)
2K
(A) 1 (B)
K 1
4K K 1
(C) 2
(D)
K  1 2
22. C
0 A 2 0 At
22. C1  
d d d  k  1
d 
2 2k
 A
C 2  0 1  k 
2d
C1 4x
  Fig. (1) Fig. (2)
C2  k  1 2
23. The excess pressure inside a soap bubble is equal to 2 mm of kerosene (density 0.8 g cm –3). If
the diameter of the bubble is 3.0 cm, the surface tension of soap solution is
(A) 39.2 dyne cm–1 (B) 45.0 dyne cm–1
–1
(C) 51.1 dyne cm (D) 58.8 dyne cm–1
23. D
8T
23.  0.2  0.8  980
D
0.2  0.8  980  3
 T  58.8 dyne / a
8

24.  
A body of mass 4 kg moves under the action of a force F  4iˆ  12t 2 ˆj N, where t is the time in
 
second. The initial velocity of the particle is 2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ ms–1. If the force is applied for 1s, work
done is
(A) 4J (B) 8J
(C) 12J (D) 16J
24. D

ˆj dt  4v  4 2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ
1
  4iˆ  12t  
2
24. J
0

4iˆ  4ˆj  4v  u  2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ 

 v  3iˆ  2ˆj  2kˆ
1
    4 9  4  4  4  1  4  16J
2
25. Which one of the following devices does not respond to the intensity of light incident on it?
(A) Photoresistor (LDR) (B) Photodiode
(C) Light Emitting Diode (D) Solar Cell
25. C
26. Two moles of hydrogen are mixed with n moles of helium. The root mean square speed of gas
molecules in the mixture is 2 times the speed of sound in the mixture. Then n is
(A) 3 (B) 2
(C) 1.5 (D) 2.5
26. B
3RT rRT
26.  2
Mmin Mmin
3 2 n n2
 Y  
2 7 5 3
1 1 1
5 3 2
 n=2
27. In an X ray tube the electrons are expected to strike the target with a velocity that is 10% of the
velocity of light. The applied voltage should be
(A) 517.6 V (B) 1052 V
(C) 2.559 kV (D) 5.680 kV
27. C
1 2
27. ev  m  0.1C 
2
1 9.1 100  31  10 2  9  1016
 v
2 1.6  1019
9.1 9
  102  2.559kV
3.2
28. In the figure shown below masses of blocks A and B are 3 kg

and 6 kg respectively. The force constants of springs S1 and
S2 are 160 N/m and 40 N/m respectively. Length of the light
string connecting the blocks is 8 m. The system is released B
from rest with the springs at their natural lengths. The A
maximum elongation of spring S1 will be
(A) 0.294 m (B) 0.490 m
(C) 0.588 m (D) 0.882 m S1 S2
28. A
1
28. 6gx  3gx  160  40  x 2
2
 x = 0.294 m
29. A quantity  is defined as  = e2 /40c  , where e is electric charge,  = h/2 is the reduced
Planck’s constant and c is the speed of light. The dimensions of  are
(A) M0L0 T 0I0  (B) M1L1T 2I2 
(C) M2L1T 1I0  (D) M0L3 T1I2 
29. A
 e2   1 
29.   
 40   C 
 1 
  MLT 2L2   2 2 
 LmL T 
30. A student uses a convex lens to determine the width of a slit. For this he fixes the positions of the
object and the screen and moves the lens to get a real image on the screen. The images of the
slit width are found to be 2.1 cm and 0.48 cm wide respectively when the lens is moved through
15 cm. Therefore, the slit width and the focal length of the lens respectively are
(A) 1 cm, 9.3 cm (B) 1 cm, 10.5 cm
(C) 2 cm, 12.8 cm (D) 2 cm, 15.2 cm
30. A
30. x  y  15 L1 L2
and y  0.48x
15 O I
 x  0.48x  15  x  
0.52
1 1 1
from lens equation  
0.48x  x f 2.11 y
0.52 0.52 1
 
 0.48 15  15 f
x 0.48x
 f = 9.3 cm
Object length = L1L 2   2.1 0.48   1 cm
31. Two identical solid blocks A and B are made of two different materials. Block A floats in a liquid
with half of its volume submerged. When block B is pasted over A, the combination is found to
just float in the liquid. The ratio of the densities of the liquid, material of A and material of B is
given by
(A) 1 : 2 : 3 (B) 2 : 1 : 4
(C) 2 : 1 : 3 (D) 1 : 3 : 2
31. C
v
31. v A g   g
2
A

 A
2
V  A  B  g  2v g B
A  B  2
3 A
B 
2
 3
 : A : B   : :  2 : 1: 3
2 2
32. The decimal number that is represented by the binary number (100011.101)2 is
(A) 23.350 (B) 35.625
(C) 39.245 (D) 42.455
32. B
5 4 3 2 1 0 –1 –2 –3
32. (100011. 101)2 = 1 × 2 + 0 × 2 + 0 × 2 + 0 × 2 + 1 × 2 + 1 × 2 + 1 × 2 + 0 × 2 + 1 × 2
1 1
= 32 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 1 +  0 
2 
= 35.625
33. An object 1 cm long lies along the principal axis of a convex lens of focal length 15 cm, the centre
of the object being at a distance of 20 cm from the lens. Therefore, the size of the image is
(A) 0.3 cm (B) 3 cm
(C) 9 cm (D) 12 cm
33. C
1 1 1
33.   20 cm
f v u
1 1 1
 
15 v 20
A C B
1 1 1 32 1
    
v 15 20 60 60 1 cm
 v = 60 cm
v
  3
u
1 1
0 2
v  2 u
v u
2
v
 v     u  9  1  cm
u
34. Let V and I be the readings of the voltmeter and the ammeter respectively as shown in the figure.
Let RV and RA be their corresponding resistances. Therefore,
V RA
(A) R  R
I
V
(B) R  I
 V  A
I 
 RV  Rv
(C) R  R V  VA
V R  R A 
(D) R 
IR A V
34. B
R R RA
34. I2  I I1 I
R  RV
RR VI
V  R VI2  I2
R  RV
 RV  R v V  RRVI RV
 R R V I  V   R V V
VR V V
 R 
R VI  V  V 
I 
R
 V 
35. A whistle whose air column is open at both ends has a fundamental frequency 500 Hz. The
whistle is dipped in water such that half of it remains out of water. What will be the fundamental
frequency now? (speed of sound in air is 340 ms–1)
(A) 250 Hz (B) 125 Hz
(C) 500 Hz (D) 1000 Hz
35. C
v
35. f0  
2 
2

 
    2  
4 2 
v v 2 4
f0    f0  500Hz
  2
36. An isolated metallic object is charged in vacuum to a potential V0 using a suitable source, its
electrostatic energy being W 0. It is then disconnected from the source and immersed in a large
volume of dielectric with dielectric constant K. The electrostatic energy of the sphere in the
dielectric is
(A) K2W 0 (B) K W 0
(C) W 0/K2 (D) W 0/K
36. D
1 + + + +
36. Q  CV, U  CV 2  W0 + +
2 + +
In presence of dielectric, charge is fixed +  +
C  CK + +
C +
2 +
Q2  CV   CV 2  1 W0 +
+
U     + +
2C 2KC  2 K K + + +
37. A 10 ohm resistor is connected to a supply voltage alternating between + 4V and – 2V as shown
in the following graph. The average power dissipated in the resistor per cycle is
voltage (v) 2
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 time (t)
(A) 1.0 W (B) 1.2 W

(C) 1.4 W (D) 1.6 W
37. A
37. If 0  t  0.1 sec

0.2A If 0.1  t  0.2 sec
2 0.16  0.1  0.04  0.1
Irms   0.1A
0.2
2
PAV  RIrms  10  0.1  1
38. A coil 2.0 cm in diameter has 300 turns. If the coil carries a current of 10 mA and lies in a
magnetic field 5 × 10–2 T, the maximum torque experienced by the coil is
(A) 4.7 × 10–2 N-m (B) 4.7 × 10–4 N-m
–5 –8
(C) 4.7 × 10 N-m (D) 4.7 × 10 N-m
38. C
 2
38. M    1 102   10  103  300  3  10 4 Am2
  MB  15  106 N  m  4.7  105 Nm
39. A horizontal ray of light passes through a prism of refractive index 1.5 and apex angle 4° and
then strikes a vertical plane mirror placed to the right of the prism. If after reflection, the ray is to
be horizontal, then the mirror must be rotated through an angle
(A) 1° clockwise (B) 1° anticlockwise
(C) 2° clockwise (D) 2° anticlockwise
39. A
39.      1 A  0.5  4  2
Ans will 1° clockwise
40° 120°
1°
40. Two identical coils each of self-inductance L, are connected in series and are placed so close to
each other that all the flux from one coil links with the other. The total self-inductance of the
system is
(A) L (B) 2L
(C) 3L (D) 4L
40. D
L L
40. M  L L  L
LS  4  l2  2M  L  L  2L  4L
VCD  16mv  1I
VAB  12mv  RgI
I = 10 d
x  value of each division
16 100
  Rg  75
12 R g
16  103
I  16  1015 A  10d
100
 x  1.6  10 5 A / dive  16x / A / div
 30 dive  48  10 5 A  Ig
Group of question Nos 41 to 45 are based on the following paragraph and its subsequent continuation
after some questions
The following questions are concerned with experiments on the characterization and use of a moving coil
galvanometer.
The series combination of a variable resistance R, one 100  resistor and a moving coil galvanometer is
connected to a mobile phone charger having negligible internal resistance. The zero of the galvanometer
lies at the centre and the pointer can move 30 divisions full scale on either side depending on the
direction of current. The reading of the galvanometer is 10 divisions and the voltage across the
galvanometer and 100  resistor are respectively 12 mV and 16 mV.
41. The figure of merit of the galvanometer in microampere per division is

(A) 16 (B) 20
(C) 32 (D) 10
41. A
42. The resistance of the galvanometer in ohm is

(A) 50  (B) 75 
(C) 100  (D) 80 
42. B
41-42. VCD = 10 mV = 100 I
0
VAB = 12 mV = R gI
I  10 div 30 30
Galvanometer
x  value of each division
16 100
  Rg = 75  A B
12 Rg
I
16  103
I  16  105  10 div
100
 x = 1.6 105 A/div = 16 A/div Mobile
 30 div = 48  105 A = Ig Charger
C D
R 100 
The series combination of the galvanometer with resistance of R is connected across an ideal voltage
supply of 12 V and this time the galvanometer shows full scale deflection of 30 divisions.
43. The value of R is nearly

(A) 12.5 k (B) 25 k
(C) 75 k (D) 100 k
43. B
43. Ig (R  Rg )  12 V G
5 Rg R
12  10 100
R  Rg    103  25K
48 4
12V
44. A 24  resistance is connected to a 5 V battery with internal resistance of 1 . A 25 k

resistance is connected in series with the galvanometer and this combination is used to measure
the voltage across the 24  resistance. The number of divisions shown in the galvanometer is
(A) 6 (B) 8
(C) 10 (D) 12
44. D
1 G
44. V  24  4.8 V 25 k
5 Rg
4.8  25  103  I
4.8
 I = 3
 4.8  4  105 amp
25  10
4.8  4  10 5
No. of division =  12
1.6  105 24 
1
5V
45. Now a 1000 F capacitor is charged using the 12 V supply and is discharged through the
galvanometer-resistance combination used in the previous question. The current i (in ampere) at
different time t (in second) are recorded. A graph of (n i) against (t) is plotted. The slope of the
graph is
(A) 0.02 s1 (B) 0.01 s1
1
(C) 0.04 s (D) +0.04 s1
45. C
t
 Q0  t Q 1
45. Q  Q0 e   I  e  nI  n 0  t
  
6 3
  1000  10  25  10 = 25 sec
1 1 4 4
Slope =  =     0.04 s1
 25 4 100
46. A particle rests in equilibrium under two forces of repulsion whose centres are at distances of a
and b from the particle. The forces vary as the cube of the distance. The forces per unit mass are
k and k respectively. If the particle be slightly displaced towards one of them the motion is simple
harmonic with the time period equal to
2 2
(A) (B)
 k k    k k 
3 3  3   3  3
a b  a b 
2 2
(C) (D)
 k k   k k 
 4  4 3 4  4 
a b  a b 
46. Particle can’t perform SHM with given forces.
47. A slit of width a is illuminated by parallel monochromatic light of wavelength . The value of a at
which the first minimum of the diffraction pattern will form at  = 30º is
(A) /2 (B) 
(C) 2 (D) 3
47. C
47. For minima, a sin  = n

For first minima, a sin  = 
 
 a   2
sin  sin30
48. A network of six identical

capacitors, each of capacitance C A
is formed as shown below. The
equivalent capacitance between
the points A and B is
(A) 3C
(B) 6C
B
(C) 3C/2
(D) 4C/3
48. D
48. circuit can be read as

1 3 2C
C
A, 2 1
A
3, B
2C
2 4 B 4
C
49. A neutral metal bar moves at a constant velocity v to the right

through a region of uniform magnetic field directed out of the page,
as shown. Therefore, v
(A) positive charges accumulate to the left side and negative
charges to the right side of the rod.
(B) negative charges accumulate to the left side and positive
charges to the right side of the rod.
(C) positive charges accumulate to the top end and negative
charges to the bottom end of the rod.
(D) negative charges accumulate to the top end and positive
charges to the bottom end of the rod.
49. D
upper end   
49.     (v  B)  d    0
 lower end 
50. In an atom an electron excites to the fourth orbit. When it jumps back to the lower energy levels a
spectrum is formed. Total number of spectrum lines in this spectrum would be
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 5 (D) 6
50. A
50. For one atom with one electron in 4th level, possible transition for maximum lines in spectrum
would be 4  3, 3  2 and 2  1.
51. A hollow sphere of inner radius 9 cm and outer radius 10 cm floats half submerged in a liquid of
specific gravity 0.8. The density of the material of the sphere is
(A) 0.84 g cm 3 (B) 1.48 g cm 3
3
(C) 1.84 g cm (D) 1.24 g cm3
51. B
51. Weight = Up thrust

4 2
 a3  b2  g  a3  g
3  3
a3
   [a = outer radius, b = inner radius]
2(a3  b3 )
= 1.48 g/cm 3
52. The earth’s magnetic field at a certain point is 7.0 105 T. This field is to be balanced by a
magnetic field at the centre of circular current carrying coil of radius 5.0 cm by suitably orienting it.
If the coil has 100 turns then the required current is about.
(A) 28 mA (B) 56 mA
(C) 100 mA (D) 560 mA
52. B
 I
52. BH  N  0 
 2R 
I
100  0  7  105
2R
4  10 7  I
 100   7  10 5
2  5  10 2
 I = 56 mA
53. The following figure shows the section ABC of an equilateral L A

triangular prism. A ray of light enters the prism along LM and
emerges along QD. If the refractive index of the material of
the prism is 1.6, angle LMN is N M
(A) 35.6º
(B) 37.4º
(C) 39.4º
(D) 41.3º B Q C D
53. A
 1  L A
53. C  sin1    38.7
 1.6 
r2  60  C  21.3
N M
1  sin i = 1.6 sin(21.3º)
 i = 35.6 r1
C
B Q 90º C D
54. An infinitely long straight non-magnetic conducting wire of radius ɑ carries a dc current I. The
magnetic field B, at a distance r (r < ɑ) from axis of wire is
(A) 0I/2ɑ (B) 0Ir/2ɑ2
2 2 3
(C) 20Ir/ɑ (D) 0Ir /2ɑ
54. B
r2
54. B  2r  0I
a2
0Ir
B
2a 2
55. A cylinder on whose surfaces there is vertical electric field of varying

800 V/m
magnitude as shown. The electric field is uniform on the top surface
as well as on the bottom surface. Therefore, this cylinder encloses
(A) no net charge.
(B) net positive charge
(C) net negative charge.
(D) There is not enough information to determine whether or not
there is net charge inside the cylinder.
400 V/m
55. B
55.  = ETA  EBA

800  A  400 A = + 400 A
Hence system contains positive charge.
56. When a body is suspended from a fixed point by a spring, the angular frequency of its vertical
oscillations is 1: When a different spring is used, the angular frequency is 2. The angular
frequency of vertical oscillations when both the springs are used together in series is given by
1/ 2 1/ 2
(A)   12  22  (B)    12  22  / 2
1/2 1/ 2
(C)    12 22 /  12  22   (D)    12 22 / 2  12  22  
56. C
k1 k
56. 12  , 22  2
m m
1 1 1 k eq
   2 
k eq k 1 k 2 m
1 1 1 1 1 1
 2
 2  2  2  2  2
 m 1 m 2m  1 2
1/2
 2 2 
    21 22 
 1  2 
57. The equation correctly represented by the following graph is (a

and b are constants)
log y
(A) x + y = b
(B) ax2 + by2 = 0
(C) x + y = ab
b
(D) y = ax
log x
57. D
57. n y = n a + b n x
58. Rays from an object immersed in water ( = 1.33) traverse R

a spherical air bubble of radius R. If the object is located far
away from the bubble, its image as seen by the observer
located on the other side of the bubble will be
(A) virtual, erect and diminished
(B) real, inverted and magnified
(C) virtual, erect and magnified
(D) real, inverted and diminished
58. A
1 4 1  (4 / 3) R
58. for first refraction  
v 1 3( ) R
 v 1 = 3R
4 1 1 1 
for 2nd refraction    
3v 2 5R 3 R 
5
 v2   R
2
59. A man stands at rest in front of a large wall. A sound source of frequency 400 Hz is placed
between him and the wall. The source is now moved towards the wall at a speed of 1 m/s. The
number of beats heard per second will be (speed of sound in air is 345 m/s)
(A) 0.8 (B) 0.58
(C) 1.16 (D) 2.32
59. D
 1 1 
59. Beat frequency  v s f     2.32 v
man
 vs  v v  v s 
vs = velocity of sound S
v = velocity of source
60. In the following arrangement the pulley is assumed to be light and

the strings inextensible. The acceleration of the system can be
determined by considering conservation of certain physical
quantity. The physical quantity conserved and the acceleration
respectively, are 1 kg
(A) energy and g/3 2 kg
(B) linear momentum and g/2
(C) angular momentum and g/3
3 kg
(D) mass and g/2
60. A
 42 g
60. Acceleration   g 
 4  2  3
A2
QUESTIONS WITH MORE THAN ONE OPTION CORRECT
61. Two identical rods made of two different metals A and B with thermal conductivities KA and KB
respectively are joined end to end. The free end of A is kept at a temperature T1 while the free
end of B is kept at a temperature T2 (<T1). Therefore, in the steady state
(A) the temperature of the junction will be determined only by KA and KB.
(B) if the length of the rods are doubled the rate of heat flow will be halved.
(C) If the temperatures at the two free ends are interchanged the junction temperature will
change.
2K AK B
(D) the composite rod has an equivalent thermal conductivity of
K A  KB
61. A, B, C, D
61. KA(T1  T) = KB(T  T2)

K T  K B T2
T A 1  Hence option (A) is correct.
K A  KB
dQ T1  T2

dT r r

K a A KB A
2K 1K 2
Km   Hence option (D) is correct.
K1  K 2
62. If a system is made to undergo a change from an initial state to a final state by adiabatic process
only, then
(A) the work done is different for different paths connecting the two states.
(B) there is no work done since there is no transfer of heat.
(C) the internal energy of the system will change.
(D) the work done is the same for all adiabatic paths.
62. A, C
63. A small bar magnet is suspended by a thread. A torque is applied and the magnet is found to
execute angular oscillations. The time period of oscillations.
(A) decreases with the moment of magnet.
(B) increases with the increase of the horizontal component of the earth’s magnetic field.
(C) will remain unchanged even if another magnet is ketp at a distance.
(D) depends on the mass of the magnet.
63. A, D
I
63. Time period T  2
mB
64. A body of mass 1.0 kg moves in X-Y plane under the influence of the conservative force. Its
potential energy is given by U = 2x + 3y where (x, y) denote the coordinates of the body. The
body is at rest at (2, 4) initially. All the quantities have SI units. Therefore, the body
(A) moves along a parabolic path.
(B) moves with a constant acceleration.
(C) never crosses the X-axis.
(D) has a speed of 2 13 m/s at time t = 2 s.
64. B, C, D

64. a  2iˆ  3ˆj
v  42  62  2 13
65. Two balls A and B moving in the same direction collide. The mass of B is p times that of A. Before
the collision the velocity of A was q times that of B. After the collision A comes to rest. If e be the
coefficient of restitution then which of the following conclusion/s is/are correct?
pq pq
(A) e  (B) q 
pq  p pq  p
q
(C) p  (D) p  1
q2
65. A, C, D
65. v1 = 0
pq
e
pq  p
e0
q
p
q2
66. A ray is incident on a refracting surface of RI  at an angle of incidence i and the corresponding
angle of refraction is r. The deviation of the ray after refraction is given by  = i  r. Then, one may
conclude that
(A) r increases with i (B)  increases with i
 1
(C)  decreases with i (D) the maximum value of  is cos1  

66. A, B, D
 1  1
66. max  90  sin1    cos 1  
 
67. In a bipolar junction transistor

(A) the most heavily doped region is the emitter.
(B) the level of doping is the same in both the emitter the collector.
(C) its base is the thinnest part.
(D) when connected in common emitter configuration a base current is generally of the order
of A.
67. A, C, D
68. A convex lens and a concave lens are kept in contact and the combination is used for the
formation of image of a body by keeping it at different places on the principal axis. The image
formed by this combination of lenses can be
(A) Magnified, inverted and real (B)Diminished, inverted and real
(C) Diminished, erect and virtual (D) Magnified, erect and virtual
68. A, B, C, D
69. In a series R-C circuit the supply voltage (VS) is kept constant at 2V and the frequency f of the
sinusoidal voltage is varied from 500 Hz to 2000 Hz. The voltage across the resistance R = 1000
ohm is measured each time as VR. For the determination of the C a student wants to draw a
linear graph and try to get C from the slope. Then she may draw a graph of
1 V2
(A) f 2 against VR2 (B) 2 against S2
f VR
1 1 VR
(C) 2 against 2 (D) f against
f VR VS  VR2
2
69. B, C, D
Vs2R 2
69. VR2 
1
R2  2 2 2
4 f C
2 2
1 2  Vs  VR 
 R  
4 2 f 2 C2  VR 
2
70. A particle starting from rest at the highest point slides down the outside of a smooth vertical
circular track of radius 0.3 m. When it leaves the track its vertical fall is h and the linear velocity is
v. the angle made by the radius at the position of the particle with the vertical is . Now consider
the following observations: (g = 10 m/s2)
(I) h = 0.1 m and cos  = 2/3. (II) h = 0.2 m and cos  = 1/3 (III) v  2 ms1 (V) After leaving the
circular track the particle will describe a parabolic path.
Therefore,
(A) (I) and (III) both are correct (B) only (II) is incorrect
(C) only (III) is correct (D) (IV) is correct
70. A, D
1
70. mgR(1  cos )  mv 2
2
mv 2
mgcos  
r
2
 cos   , h = 0.1, v  2
3
Q. Paper Code: P162
ANSWERS
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. D
5. B 6. B 7. B 8. B
9. C 10. C 11. B 12. B
13. D 14. C 15. D 16. B
17. B 18. A 19. A 20. D
21. B 22. D 23. D 24. B
25. B 26. C 27. A 28. D
29. D 30. A 31. B 32. C
33. A 34. D 35. B 36. C
37. B 38. C 39. A 40. A
41. D 42. D 43. D 44. D
45. A 46. B 47. B 48. D
49. D 50. A 51. D 52. C
53. C 54. B 55. C 56. C
57. A 58. C 59. B 60. A
61. BC 62. BD 63. AC 64. ABCD
65. ABC 66. BD 67. ABCD 68. ABC
69. CD 70. ABCD
PHYSICS 2015 ANSWER KEY
NSEP - 2015
P105 P136 P177 P198
Answer Answer Answer Answer
Q.No. Q.No Q.No Q.No
key key key key
1 B 1 B 1 B 1 B
2 D 2 D 2 D 2 D
3 B 3 B 3 B 3 B
4 D 4 D 4 D 4 D
5 B 5 B 5 B 5 B
6 D 6 D 6 D 6 D
7 B 7 B 7 B 7 B
8 C 8 C 8 C 8 C
9 B 9 B 9 B 9 B
10 D 10 D 10 D 10 D
11 C 11 D 11 B 11 D
12 C 12 B 12 D 12 D
13 D 13 D 13 B 13 C
14 C 14 D 14 C 14 B
15 B 15 A 15 A 15 D
16 B 16 C 16 C 16 B
17 B 17 B 17 A 17 D
18 D 18 deleted 18 D 18 C
19 B 19 B 19 C 19 B
20 D 20 A 20 A 20 A
21 D 21 C 21 D 21 C
NSEP - 2015
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key key key key
22 D 22 D 22 B 22 C
23 C 23 B 23 D 23 D
24 B 24 D 24 D 24 C
25 D 25 D 25 A 25 B
26 B 26 B 26 C 26 B
27 D 27 D 27 B 27 B
28 C 28 B 28 deleted 28 D
29 B 29 D 29 B 29 B
30 A 30 D 30 A 30 D
31 B 31 C 31 C 31 D
32 D 32 C 32 D 32 B
33 B 33 D 33 B 33 D
34 C 34 C 34 D 34 D
35 A 35 B 35 D 35 A
36 C 36 B 36 B 36 C
37 A 37 B 37 D 37 B
38 D 38 D 38 B 38 deleted
39 C 39 B 39 D 39 B
40 A 40 D 40 D 40 A
41 D 41 B 41 C 41 C
42 B 42 D 42 C 42 D
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key key key key
43 D 43 B 43 D 43 B
44 D 44 C 44 C 44 D
45 A 45 A 45 B 45 D
46 C 46 C 46 B 46 B
47 B 47 A 47 B 47 D
48 deleted 48 D 48 D 48 B
49 B 49 C 49 B 49 D
50 A 50 A 50 D 50 D
51 C 51 D 51 D 51 B
52 D 52 D 52 D 52 D
53 B 53 C 53 C 53 B
54 D 54 B 54 B 54 C
55 D 55 D 55 D 55 A
56 B 56 B 56 B 56 C
57 D 57 D 57 D 57 A
58 B 58 C 58 C 58 D
59 D 59 B 59 B 59 C
60 D 60 A 60 A 60 A
61 ABCD 61 BD 61 ABCD 61 BD
62 ABC 62 BCD 62 ABC 62 BCD
63 BCD 63 ABD 63 BCD 63 ABD
NSEP - 2015
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key key key key
64 ABD 64 ABCD 64 ABD 64 ABCD
65 BCD 65 ABCD 65 BCD 65 ABCD
66 BD 66 ABC 66 BD 66 ABC
67 BCD 67 BCD 67 BCD 67 BCD
68 ABD 68 ABD 68 ABD 68 ABD
69 ABCD 69 BCD 69 ABCD 69 BCD
70 ABCD 70 ABCD 70 ABCD 70 ABCD
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INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS

DO NOT WRITE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE ANSWER SHEET.

Physical constants you may need….

Rydberg constant R = 1.097 ´107 m-1

(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 8

-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15

-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15

(Fig iii) (Fig iv)

9) Consider the following physical expressions

(II) YDL (Y: Young's modulus, L: length)

(IV) hrrg (h: rise of a liquid in a capillary tube of radius r)

The expressions having same dimensional formula are

(a) 3 and p (b) 3 and p (c) 2 and p (d) 3 and p

R1+R2 R1~R2 R21+R22

45) In the circuit shown beside the charge on each capacitor is C1

49) The unit of magnetizing field is

(b) A to B and Is/4 4R 2R

59) The phenomenon inverse to photo electric effect is

61) A block of mass m = 10 kg is hanging over a frictionless light fixed pulley by an

63) In a real gas

67) The mass of an electron can be expressed as

69) An electric dipole placed in a non-uniform electric field may experience

NATIONAL STANDARD EXAMINATION IN PHYSICS 2018 -19

Time: 0830 to 1030 Hrs

Q. Paper Code: P160

1. Use of mobile phones, smartphones, ipads during examination is STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

Scratching or overwriting may result in a wrong score.

Instructions to Candidates (continued) –

Read the following instructions after submitting the answer sheet.

Physical constants you may need…

Magnitude of charge on electron e = 1.60 × 10-19 C Mass of electron me = 9.10 × 10-31 kg

Universal gas constant R = 8.31 J/mol K Planck constant h = 6.62 × 10-34 Js

Mass of proton mp = 1.67 × 10-27 kg Faraday constant = 96,500 C/mol

Boiling point of nitrogen = 77.4 K Boiling point of oxygen = 90.19 K

Boiling point of hydrogen = 20.3 K Boiling point of helium = 4.2 K

1) The SI unit of permeability of free space is

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

(a) g sinθ (b) g sinθ (c) g sinθ (d) g sinθ

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

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

(a) 30o (b) 60o (c) 90o (d) 120o

(a) 80 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 5

(a) R (b) 2R (c) 3R (d) 4R

(a) 40 cm. (b) 35 cm. (c) 30 cm. (d) 20 cm.

(a) equal to the heat given.

(a) 3670 kg (b) 8000 kg (c) 147.4 kg (d) 478.4 kg

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

(a) mgh (b) mgh (c) mgh (d) mgh

(a) 30o (b) 45o (c) 60o (d) tan-1( )

16) In a stationary wave

(a) all the medium particles vibrate in the same phase.

(a) goes on decreasing.

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

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

(a) 0.7 m (b) 0.6 m (c) 0.5 m (d) 0.4 m

(a) 1 : 1 (b) :1 (c) :1 (d) :1

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

33) The capacitor in the circuit shown