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The density of material in CGS system of

units is 4g/cm3. In a system of units in which

unit of length is 10 cm and unit of mass is

100 g, the value of density of material will be

a) 0.4 b) 40

c) 400 d) 0.04

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A rod PQ of mass M and length L is hinged at
end P. The rod is kept horizontal by a massless
string tied to point Q as shown in figure. When
string is cut, the initial angular acceleration
of the rod is

2g 3g
a) g / L b) 2 g / L c) d)
3L 2L
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A simple pendulum performs simple

harmonic motion about X 0 with an
amplitude a and time period T. The speed of
a
the pendulum at X will be:
2

a 3 2 a a 3 a 3
a) b) c) d)
T T T 2T

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Under the influence of a uniform magnetic
field a charged particle is moving in a circle of
radius R with constant speed v. The time period
of the motion
a) depends on both R and v
b) is independent of both R and v
c) depends on R and not on v

d) depends on v and not on R

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An electron of mass m and a photon have

same energy E. The ratio of de-Broglie
wavelengths associated with them is :

1 1
1
1 E  2  E  2 1 1  2m 
c) C 2mE 
2
a)   b)   2 d)  
c  2m   2 m  xc  E 

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Which logic gate is represented by the

following combination of logic gate ?

a) NAND b) AND c) NOR d) OR

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The time dependence of a physical quantity

p is given by p  p0 exp   t 2  , where  is a

constant and t is the time. The constant 

a) is dimensionless

b) has dimensions T–2

c) has dimensions T-2

d) has dimensions of p

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A solid homogeneous sphere of mass M and
radius R is moving on a rough horizontal
surface, partly rolling and partly sliding.
During this kind of motion of the sphere
a)Total kinetic energy is conserved
b)The angular momentum of the sphere about
the point of contact with the plane is
conserved
c)Only the rotational kinetic energy about the
centre of mass is conserved
d)Angular momentum about the centre of
mass is conserved.
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A wave travelling in the  ve x-direction

having displacement along y-direction as 1m,
1
wavelength 2 m and frequency

Hz is

represented by

a) y  sin2x  2t  b) y  sin10πx  20πt 

c) y  sin 2πx  20πt  d) y  sin x  2t 

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A long solenoid carrying a current produces a

magnetic field B along its axis. If the current

is double and the number of turns per cm is
halved, the new value of the magnetic field is

a) 4B b) B/2 c) B d) 2B
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Monochromatic radiation emitted when
electron on hydrogen atom jumps from first
excited to the ground state irradiates a
photosensitive material. The stopping
potential is measured to be 3.57 V. The
threshold frequency of the materials is :

a) 4 × 1015 Hz b) 5 × 1015 Hz

c) 1.6 × 1015 Hz d) 2.5 × 1015Hz

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If the velocity of a particle is v = At + Bt2,

where A and B are constants, then the distance
travelled by it between 1s and 2s is :

3 A  4B
a)
2
b) 3A 7B

3 A 7 B A B
c) 2 3 d)
2 3
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A small object of uniform density rolls up a

curved surface with an initial velocity ‘V’. It

3v 2
reaches upto a maximum height of with
4g
respect to the initial position. The object is a

a) solid sphere b) hollow sphere

c) disc d) ring

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A standing wave is represented by y = Asin

(100t) cos (0.01x), where y and A are in
millimetre, t in seconds and x is in metre.
Velocity of wave is

a) 104 m/s b) 1 m/s

c) 10–4 m/s

d) not derivable from above data

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When a charged particle moving with velocity
V is subjected to a magnetic field of induction
B , the force on it is non-zero. This implies that
a) angle between V and B can have any value
other than 90°
b) angle between V and B can have any value
other than zero and 180°
c) angle between V and
B is either zero or 180°
d) angle between V and B is necessarily 90°

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The photoelectric work function for a metal

surface is 4.125 eV. The cut off wavelength
for this surface is

a) 4125 Å b) 3000 Å

c) 6000 Å d) 2062.5 Å
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A bus is moving with a speed of 10 ms–1 on a

straight road. A scooterist wishes to overtake

the bus in 100 s. If the bus is at a distance of
1 km from the scooterist, with what speed
should the scooterist chase the bus?

a) 40 ms–1 b) 25 ms–1

c) 10 ms–1 d) 20 ms–1

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The density of a newly discovered planet is

twice that of earth. The acceleration due to
gravity at the surface of the planet is equal to
that at the surface of the earth. If the radius of
the earth is R, the radius of the planet would be

a) ½ R b) 2 R

c) 4 R d) 1/4 R
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A closed organ pipe (closed at one end) is

excited to support the third overtone. It is
found that air in the pipe has

a) three nodes and three antinodes

b) three nodes and four antinodes

c) four nodes and three antinodes

d) four nodes and four antinodes

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A coil in the shape of an equilateral triangle
of side l is suspended between the pole pieces
of a permanent magnet such that B is in the
plane of the coil. If due to a current i in the
triangle a torque  . acts on it, the side l of the
triangle is

1 1
  2 c) 2   
  1 
a) 2    2
   
 
b) 2  
d)
3  B.i  


3B.i 
 3 
 B.i 
 3 B.i
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1 mv2
An alpha nucleus of energy bombards a
2
heavy nuclear target of charge Ze. Then the
distance of closest approach for the alpha
nucleus will be proportional to

1 1 1
a)
Ze
b) V2 c)
m
d) 2
v

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If the angle between the vectors A and B is

,  
the value of the product B  A . A is equal

to

a) BA2 sin b) BA2 cos

c) BA2 sin cos d) zero

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A particle of mass m is thrown upwards from
the surface of the earth, with a velocity u. The
mass and the radius of the earth are,
respectively, M and R. G is gravitational
constant and g is acceleration due to gravity
on the surface of the earth. The minimum
value of u so that the particle does not return
back to earth, is

2GM 2GM 2 gM
a)
R
b)
R2
c) 2gR2 d)
R2

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A vehicle, with a horn of frequency n is moving
with a velocity of 30 m/s in a direction
perpendicular to the straight line joining the
observer and the vehicle. The observer
perceives the sound to have a frequency
n+n1. Then (if the sound velocity in air is 300
m/s)

a) n1 = 10n b) n1 = 0

c) n1 = 0.1n d) n1 = -0.1n
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A coil of resistance 400  is placed in a magnetic
field. If the magnetic flux  (wb) linked with
the coil varies with time t (sec) as   50t  4 .
2

The current in the coil at t = 2 sec is :

a) 0.5 A b) 0.1 A

c) 2 A d) 1 A

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The Bohr model of atoms

a) predicts the same emission spectra for all

types of atoms

b) assumes that the angular momentum of

electrons is quantised

c) uses Einstein.s photoelectric equation

d) predicts continuous emission spectra for

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A missile is fired for maximum range with an

initial velocity of 20 m/s. If g = 10 m/s2, the

range of the missile is

a) 40 m b) 50 m c) 60 m d) 20 m

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The approximate depth of an ocean is 2700m.

The compressibility of water is 45.4 × 10–11
Pa–1 and density of water is 103 kg/m3. What
fractional compression of water will be
obtained at the bottom of the ocean ?

a) 1.0 × 10–2 b) 1.2 × 10–2

c) 1.4 × 10–2 d) 0.8 × 10–2

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Intensity of an electric field (E) depends on

distance r, due to a dipole, is related as

1 1
a) E b) E
r r 2

1 1
c) E d) E
r 3
r 4

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An inductor may store energy in

a) its electric field

b) its coils

c) its magnetic field

d) both in electric and magnetic fields

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The mass number of a nucleus is

a) sometimes less than and sometimes more

than its atomic number

b) always less than its atomic number

c) always more than its atomic number

d) sometimes equal to its atomic number

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When a body moves with a constant speed

along a circle

a) its velocity remains constant

b) no force acts on it

c) no work is done on it

d) no acceleration is produced in it
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Steam at 100°C is passed into 20 g of water
at 10°C. When water acquires a temperature
of 80°C, the mass of water present will be:

[Take specific heat of water = 1 cal g–1 °C–1

and latent heat of steam = 540 cal g–1]

a) 24 g b) 31.5 g

c) 42.5 g d) 22.5 g

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A hollow metal sphere of radius 10 cm is
charged such that the potential on its surface
is 80 V. The potential at the centre of the
sphere is

a) zero b) 80 V

c) 800 V d) 8 V
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In a circuit, L, C and R are connected in series

with an alternating voltage source of
frequency f. The current leads the voltage by
45°. The value of C is
1 1
a) b)
f 2fL  R  2f 2fL  R 
1 1
c) d)
f 2fL  R  2f 2fL  R 

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The binding energy of deuteron is 2.2 MeV and

4
that of He
2
is 28 MeV. If two deuterons are
4
fused to form one 2He , then the energy
released is

a) 23.6 MeV b) 19.2 MeV

c) 30.2 MeV d) 25.8 MeV

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Three blocks with masses m, 2 m and
3 m are connected by strings as
shown in the figure. After an upward
force F is applied on block m, the
masses move upward at constant
speed v. What is the net force on the
block of mass 2m?
(g is the acceleration due to gravity)

a) 2mg b) 3mg c) 6mg d) zero

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A black body is at temperature of 500 K. It

emits energy at rate which is proportional to

a) (500)4 b) (500)3

c) (500)2 d) 500
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The capacity of a parallel plate condenser is

10 F when the distance between its plates is
8 cm. If the distance between the plates is
reduced to 4 cm then the capacity of this
parallel plate condenser will be

a) 5 F b) 10 F c) 20 F d) 40 F

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The electric and the magnetic field associated

with an E.M. wave, propagating along the

+z-axis, can be represented by

a) E  E iˆ, B  B ˆj 
0 0  
b) E  E0 k , B  B0iˆ 
c) E  E ˆj , B  B iˆ
0 0 d) E  E ˆj , B  B kˆ 
0 0
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A radio isotope ‘X’ with a half life 1.4 × 109
years decays to ‘Y’ which is stable. A sample
of the rock from a cave was found to contain
‘X’ and ‘Y’ in the ratio 1 : 7. The age of the
rock is :

a) 1.96 × 109 years b) 3.92 × 109 years

c) 4.20 × 109 years d) 8.40 × 109 years

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A car is negotiating a curved road of radius R.
The road is banked at an angle . the
coefficient of friction between the tyres of the
car and the road is s . The maximum safe
velocity on this road is :

2  s  tan   s  tan 
a) gR b) gR
1   s tan  1   s tan 
g  s  tan  g  s  tan 
c) d)
R 1   2 tan  R 2 1   s tan 
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A mass of diatomic gas ( = 1.4) at a pressure
of 2 atmospheres is compressed adiabatically
so that its temperature rises from 27°C to
927°C. The pressure of the gas in final state
is

a) 28 atm b) 68.7 atm

c) 256 atm d) 8 atm

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A, B and C are voltmeters of resistance R, 1.5
R and 3R respectively as shown in the figure.
When some potential difference is applied
between X and Y, the voltmeter readings are
VA, VB and VC respectively. Then

a) VA  VB = VC b) VA = VB  VC
c) VA  VB  VC d) VA = VB = VC
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Match the corresponding entries of column-1 with
column-2 (Where m is the magnification produced
by the mirror):
Column-1
(P) m = -2 (A) Convex mirror
(Q) m = - 1 2 (B) Concave mirror
(R) m = +2 (C) Real image
(S) m = + 1 2 (D) Virtual image
Column-2
a)P  B and C, Q  B and C, R  B and D, S  A and D
b)P  A and C, Q  A and D, R  A and B, S  C and D
c)P  A and D, Q  B and C, R  B and D, S  B and C
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Half-lives of two radioactive substances A and

B are respectively 20 minutes and 40 minutes.
Initially, the samples of A and B have equal
number of nuclei. After 80 minutes the ratio
of remaining numbers of A and B nuclei is

a) 1 : 16 b) 4 : 1

c) 1 : 4 d) 1 : 1
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A person holding a rifle (mass of person and
rifle together is 100 kg) stands on a smooth
surface and fires 10 shots horizontally, in 5s.
Each bullet has a mass of 10 g with a muzzle
velocity of 800ms–1. The final velocity acquired
by the person and the average force exerted
on the person are
a) –1.6 ms–1; 8 N b) –0.08 ms–1; 16 N
c) – 0.8 ms–1; 8 N d) –1.6 ms–1; 16 N

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The temperature of source and sink of a heat

engine are 127ºC and 27ºC respectively. An

inventor claims its efficiency to be 26%, then:

a) it is impossible

b) it is possible with high probability

c) it is possible with low probability

d) data are insufficient.

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Consider the following two statements:
A) Kirchhoff's junction law follows from the
conservation of charge.
B) Kirchhoff's loop law follows from the
conservation of energy.
Which of the following is correct?
a) Both (A) and (B) are wrong
b) (a) is correct and (B) is wrong
c) (a) is wrong and (B) is correct
d) Both (A) and (B) are correct

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When a biconvex lens of glass having
refractive index 1.47 is dipped in a liquid, it
acts as a plane sheet of glass. This implies
that the liquid must have refractive index.

a) equal to that of glass

b) less than one

c) greater than that of glass

d) less than that of glass