JEE (Advanced) 2024 Physics Paper 1

SECTION 1 (Maximum Marks: 12)

• This section contains FOUR (04) questions.
• Each question has FOUR options (A), (B), (C) and (D). ONLY ONE of these four options is the correct
answer.
• For each question, choose the option corresponding to the correct answer.
• Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +3 If ONLY the correct option is chosen;
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the options is chosen (i.e. the question is unanswered);
Negative Marks : −1 In all other cases.

Q.1 A dimensionless quantity is constructed in terms of electronic charge 𝑒, permittivity of free space
𝜀0 , Planck’s constant ℎ, and speed of light 𝑐. If the dimensionless quantity is written as 𝑒 𝛼 𝜀0 𝛽 ℎ𝛾 𝑐 𝛿
and 𝑛 is a non-zero integer, then (𝛼, 𝛽, 𝛾, 𝛿) is given by
(A) (2𝑛, −𝑛, −𝑛, −𝑛) (B) (𝑛, −𝑛, −2𝑛, −𝑛)
(C) (𝑛, −𝑛, −𝑛, −2𝑛) (D) (2𝑛, −𝑛, −2𝑛, −2𝑛)

Answer: (A)

Q.2 An infinitely long wire, located on the 𝑧-axis, carries a current 𝐼 along the +𝑧-direction and
produces the magnetic field 𝐵 ⃗ ⋅ ⃗⃗⃗
⃗ . The magnitude of the line integral ∫ 𝐵 𝑑𝑙 along a straight line from
the point (−√3𝑎, 𝑎, 0) to (𝑎, 𝑎, 0) is given by

[𝜇0 is the magnetic permeability of free space.]

(A) 7𝜇0 𝐼/24 (B) 7𝜇0 𝐼/12 (C) 𝜇0 𝐼/8 (D) 𝜇0 𝐼/6

Answer: (A)

Q.3 Two beads, each with charge 𝑞 and mass 𝑚, are on a horizontal, frictionless, non-conducting,
circular hoop of radius 𝑅. One of the beads is glued to the hoop at some point, while the other one
performs small oscillations about its equilibrium position along the hoop. The square of the angular
frequency of the small oscillations is given by

[𝜀0 is the permittivity of free space.]

(A) 𝑞 2 /(4𝜋𝜀0 𝑅3 𝑚) (B) 𝑞 2 /(32𝜋𝜀0 𝑅3 𝑚) (C) 𝑞 2 /(8𝜋𝜀0 𝑅3 𝑚) (D) 𝑞 2 /(16𝜋𝜀0 𝑅3 𝑚)

Answer: (B)

Q.4 A block of mass 5 kg moves along the x-direction subject to the force 𝐹 = (−20𝑥 + 10) N, with
the value of 𝑥 in metre. At time 𝑡 = 0 s, it is at rest at position 𝑥 = 1 m. The position and
momentum of the block at 𝑡 = (𝜋/4) s are
(A) −0.5 m, 5 kg m/s (B) 0.5 m, 0 kg m/s
(C) 0.5 m, −5 kg m/s (D) −1 m, 5 kg m/s

Answer: (C)

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SECTION 2 (Maximum Marks: 12)

• This section contains THREE (03) questions.

• Each question has FOUR options (A), (B), (C) and (D). ONE OR MORE THAN ONE of these four option(s)
is(are) correct answer(s).
• For each question, choose the option(s) corresponding to (all) the correct answer(s).
• Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +4 ONLY if (all) the correct option(s) is(are) chosen;
Partial Marks : +3 If all the four options are correct but ONLY three options are chosen;
Partial Marks : +2 If three or more options are correct but ONLY two options are chosen, both of
which are correct;
Partial Marks : +1 If two or more options are correct but ONLY one option is chosen and it is a
correct option;
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the options is chosen (i.e. the question is unanswered);
Negative Marks : −2 In all other cases.
• For example, in a question, if (A), (B) and (D) are the ONLY three options corresponding to correct
answers, then
choosing ONLY (A), (B) and (D) will get +4 marks;
choosing ONLY (A) and (B) will get +2 marks;
choosing ONLY (A) and (D) will get +2 marks;
choosing ONLY (B) and (D) will get +2 marks;
choosing ONLY (A) will get +1 mark;
choosing ONLY (B) will get +1 mark;
choosing ONLY (D) will get +1 mark;
choosing no option (i.e. the question is unanswered) will get 0 marks; and
choosing any other combination of options will get −2 marks.

Q.5 A particle of mass 𝑚 is moving in a circular orbit under the influence of the central force
𝐹 (𝑟) = −𝑘𝑟, corresponding to the potential energy 𝑉 (𝑟) = 𝑘𝑟 2 /2, where 𝑘 is a positive force
constant and 𝑟 is the radial distance from the origin. According to the Bohr’s quantization rule, the
angular momentum of the particle is given by 𝐿 = 𝑛ℏ, where ℏ = ℎ/(2𝜋), ℎ is the Planck’s
constant, and 𝑛 a positive integer. If 𝑣 and 𝐸 are the speed and total energy of the particle,
respectively, then which of the following expression(s) is(are) correct?

1 𝑘
(A) 𝑟 2 = 𝑛ℏ√ (B) 𝑣 2 = 𝑛ℏ√
𝑚𝑘 𝑚3
𝐿 𝑘 𝑛ℏ 𝑘
(C) =√ (D) 𝐸 = √
𝑚𝑟 2 𝑚 2 𝑚

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

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Q.6 Two uniform strings of mass per unit length 𝜇 and 4𝜇, and length 𝐿 and 2𝐿, respectively, are joined
at point O, and tied at two fixed ends P and Q, as shown in the figure. The strings are under a
1 𝑇
uniform tension 𝑇. If we define the frequency 𝜈0 = √𝜇 , which of the following statement(s)
2𝐿
is(are) correct?

(A) With a node at O, the minimum frequency of vibration of the composite string is 𝜈0 .
(B) With an antinode at O, the minimum frequency of vibration of the composite string is 2𝜈0 .
(C) When the composite string vibrates at the minimum frequency with a node at O, it has 6 nodes,
including the end nodes.
(D) No vibrational mode with an antinode at O is possible for the composite string.

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

Q.7 A glass beaker has a solid, plano-convex base of refractive index 1.60, as shown in the figure. The
radius of curvature of the convex surface (SPU) is 9 cm, while the planar surface (STU) acts as a
mirror. This beaker is filled with a liquid of refractive index 𝑛 up to the level QPR. If the image of
a point object O at a height of ℎ (OT in the figure) is formed onto itself, then, which of the
following option(s) is(are) correct?

(A) For 𝑛 = 1.42, ℎ = 50 cm. (B) For 𝑛 = 1.35, ℎ = 36 cm.

(C) For 𝑛 = 1.45, ℎ = 65 cm. (D) For 𝑛 = 1.48, ℎ = 85 cm.

Answer: (A), (B)

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SECTION 3 (Maximum Marks: 24)

• This section contains SIX (06) questions.

• The answer to each question is a NON-NEGATIVE INTEGER.
• For each question, enter the correct integer corresponding to the answer using the mouse and the on-
screen virtual numeric keypad in the place designated to enter the answer.
• Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +4 If ONLY the correct integer is entered;
Zero Marks : 0 In all other cases.

Q.8 The specific heat capacity of a substance is temperature dependent and is given by the formula
𝐶 = 𝑘𝑇, where 𝑘 is a constant of suitable dimensions in SI units, and 𝑇 is the absolute
temperature. If the heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of the substance from −73 ° C to
27 ° C is 𝑛𝑘, the value of 𝑛 is _____.

[Given: 0 K = −273 ° C.]

Answer: 25000

Q.9 A disc of mass 𝑀 and radius 𝑅 is free to rotate about its vertical axis as shown in the figure. A
battery operated motor of negligible mass is fixed to this disc at a point on its circumference.
Another disc of the same mass 𝑀 and radius 𝑅/2 is fixed to the motor’s thin shaft. Initially, both
the discs are at rest. The motor is switched on so that the smaller disc rotates at a uniform angular
speed 𝜔. If the angular speed at which the large disc rotates is 𝜔/𝑛, then the value of 𝑛 is _____.

Answer: 12

Q.10 A point source S emits unpolarized light uniformly in all directions. At two points A and B, the
ratio 𝑟 = 𝐼𝐴 /𝐼𝐵 of the intensities of light is 2. If a set of two polaroids having 45° angle between
their pass-axes is placed just before point B, then the new value of 𝑟 will be _____.

Answer: 8

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Q.11 A source (S) of sound has frequency 240 Hz. When the observer (O) and the source move towards
each other at a speed 𝑣 with respect to the ground (as shown in Case 1 in the figure), the observer
measures the frequency of the sound to be 288 Hz. However, when the observer and the source
move away from each other at the same speed 𝑣 with respect to the ground (as shown in Case 2 in
the figure), the observer measures the frequency of sound to be 𝑛 Hz. The value of 𝑛 is _____.

Answer: 200

Q.12 Two large, identical water tanks, 1 and 2, kept on the top of a building of height 𝐻, are filled with
water up to height ℎ in each tank. Both the tanks contain an identical hole of small radius on their
sides, close to their bottom. A pipe of the same internal radius as that of the hole is connected to
tank 2, and the pipe ends at the ground level. When the water flows from the tanks 1 and 2 through
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the holes, the times taken to empty the tanks are 𝑡1 and 𝑡2 , respectively. If 𝐻 = ( ) ℎ, then the
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ratio 𝑡1 /𝑡2 is _____.

Answer: 3

Q.13 A thin uniform rod of length 𝐿 and certain mass is kept on a frictionless horizontal table with a
massless string of length 𝐿 fixed to one end (top view is shown in the figure). The other end of the
string is pivoted to a point O. If a horizontal impulse 𝑃 is imparted to the rod at a distance 𝑥 = 𝐿/𝑛
from the mid-point of the rod (see figure), then the rod and string revolve together around the point
O, with the rod remaining aligned with the string. In such a case, the value of 𝑛 is _____.

Answer: 18

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SECTION 4 (Maximum Marks: 12)

• This section contains FOUR (04) Matching List Sets.

• Each set has ONE Multiple Choice Question.
• Each set has TWO lists: List-I and List-II.
• List-I has Four entries (P), (Q), (R) and (S) and List-II has Five entries (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5).
• FOUR options are given in each Multiple Choice Question based on List-I and List-II and ONLY ONE of
these four options satisfies the condition asked in the Multiple Choice Question.
• Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +3 ONLY if the option corresponding to the correct combination is chosen;
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the options is chosen (i.e. the question is unanswered);
Negative Marks : −1 In all other cases.

Q.14 One mole of a monatomic ideal gas undergoes the cyclic process J→ K→ L→ M→ J, as shown in
the P-T diagram.

Match the quantities mentioned in List-I with their values in List-II and choose the correct option.

[ℛ is the gas constant.]

List-I List-II
(P) Work done in the complete cyclic process (1) ℛ𝑇0 − 4ℛ𝑇0 ln 2
(Q) Change in the internal energy of the gas in the (2) 0
process JK
(R) Heat given to the gas in the process KL (3) 3ℛ𝑇0
(S) Change in the internal energy of the gas in the (4) −2ℛ𝑇0 ln 2
process MJ
(5) −3ℛ𝑇0 ln 2
(A) P → 1; Q → 3; R → 5; S → 4 (B) P → 4; Q → 3; R → 5; S → 2
(C) P → 4; Q → 1; R → 2; S → 2 (D) P → 2; Q → 5; R → 3; S → 4

Answer: (B)

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Q.15 Four identical thin, square metal sheets, 𝑆1 , 𝑆2 , 𝑆3 and 𝑆4 , each of side 𝑎 are kept parallel to each
other with equal distance 𝑑 (≪ 𝑎) between them, as shown in the figure. Let 𝐶0 = 𝜀0 𝑎2 /𝑑, where
𝜀0 is the permittivity of free space.

Match the quantities mentioned in List-I with their values in List-II and choose the correct option.

List-I List-II
(P) The capacitance between 𝑆1 and 𝑆4 , with (1) 3𝐶0
𝑆2 and 𝑆3 not connected, is
(Q) The capacitance between 𝑆1 and 𝑆4 , with (2) 𝐶0 /2
𝑆2 shorted to 𝑆3 , is
(R) The capacitance between 𝑆1 and 𝑆3 , with (3) 𝐶0 /3
𝑆2 shorted to 𝑆4 , is
(S) The capacitance between 𝑆1 and 𝑆2 , with (4) 2𝐶0 /3
𝑆3 shorted to 𝑆1 , and 𝑆2 shorted to 𝑆4 , is
(5) 2𝐶0
(A) P → 3; Q → 2; R → 4; S → 5 (B) P → 2; Q → 3; R → 2; S → 1
(C) P → 3; Q → 2; R → 4; S → 1 (D) P → 3; Q → 2; R → 2; S → 5
Answer: (C)
Q.16 A light ray is incident on the surface of a sphere of refractive index 𝑛 at an angle of incidence 𝜃0 .
The ray partially refracts into the sphere with angle of refraction 𝜙0 and then partly reflects from
the back surface. The reflected ray then emerges out of the sphere after a partial refraction. The
total angle of deviation of the emergent ray with respect to the incident ray is 𝛼. Match the
quantities mentioned in List-I with their values in List-II and choose the correct option.

List-I List-II
(P) If 𝑛 = 2 and 𝛼 = 180°, then all the (1) 30° and 0°
possible values of 𝜃0 will be
(Q) If 𝑛 = √3 and 𝛼 = 180°, then all the (2) 60° and 0°
possible values of 𝜃0 will be
(R) If 𝑛 = √3 and 𝛼 = 180°, then all the (3) 45° and 0°
possible values of 𝜙0 will be
(S) If 𝑛 = √2 and 𝜃0 = 45°, then all the (4) 150°
possible values of 𝛼 will be
(5) 0°
(A) P → 5; Q → 2; R→ 1; S→ 4 (B) P → 5; Q → 1; R→ 2; S→ 4
(C) P → 3; Q → 2; R→ 1; S→ 4 (D) P → 3; Q → 1; R→ 2; S→ 5

Answer: (A)

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Q.17 The circuit shown in the figure contains an inductor 𝐿, a capacitor 𝐶0 , a resistor 𝑅0 and an
ideal battery. The circuit also contains two keys K1 and K2. Initially, both the keys are
open and there is no charge on the capacitor. At an instant, key K1 is closed and
immediately after this the current in 𝑅0 is found to be 𝐼1 . After a long time, the current
attains a steady state value 𝐼2 . Thereafter, K2 is closed and simultaneously K1 is opened and
the voltage across 𝐶0 oscillates with amplitude 𝑉0 and angular frequency 𝜔0 .

Match the quantities mentioned in List-I with their values in List-II and choose the correct option.

List-I List-II
(P) The value of 𝐼1 in Ampere is (1) 0
(Q) The value of 𝐼2 in Ampere is (2) 2
(R) The value of 𝜔0 in kilo-radians/s is (3) 4
(S) The value of 𝑉0 in Volt is (4) 20
(5) 200
(A) P → 1; Q → 3; R → 2; S → 5 (B) P → 1; Q → 2; R → 3; S → 5
(C) P → 1; Q → 3; R → 2; S → 4 (D) P → 2; Q → 5; R → 3; S → 4

Answer: (A)

END OF THE QUESTION PAPER

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