STEP-IX TEST-1

Total Marks : 27 Max. Time : 30 min.

Single choice Objective ('–1' negative marking) Q.1 to Q.5 (3 marks, 3 min.) [15,15]
Subjective Questions ('–1' negative marking) Q.6 (4 marks, 5 min.) [4, 5]
Match the Following (no negative marking) (2 × 4) (8 marks, 10 min.) [8, 10] Your Answer

1. Two pendulums differ in lengths by 22 cm. They oscillate at the same place so that one of them makes 30
oscillations and the other makes 36 oscillations during the same time.The lengths (in cm) of the pendulum
are :
(A) 72 and 50 (B) 60 and 38 (C) 50 and 28 (D) 80 and 58

2. Three waves of the same amplitude have frequencies (n – 1), n and (n + 1)Hz. They superpose on one
another to produce beats. The number of beats produced per second is :
(A) n (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 3n

3. A spherical ball of mass m1 collides head on with another ball of mass m 2 at rest. The collision is elastic.
The fraction of kinetic energy lost by m1 is :
4m1m 2 m1 m2 m1m 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(m1 + m 2 ) 2 m1 + m 2 m1 + m 2 (m1 + m 2 ) 2

4. Two equal masses are connected by a spring satisfying Hooke's law and are placed on a frictionless table.
The spring is elongated a little and allowed to go. Let the angular frequency of oscillations be . Now one
of the masses is stopped. The square of the new angular frequency is :
2 2
(A) 2 (B) (C) (D) 22
2 3

5. When a compressible wave is sent towards bottom of sea from a stationary ship it is observed that its echo
is heard after 2s. If bulk modulus of elasticity of water is 2 × 10 9 N/m2, mean temperature of water is 4°
and mean density of water is 1000 kg/m3, then depth of sea will be
(A) 1014 m (B) 1414 m (C) 2828 m (D) 3000 m

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6. The speed of sound in a mixture of n 1 = 2 moles of He, n2 = 2 moles of H2 at temperature T = K is
5
25
 × 10 m/s. Find . (Take R = J/mole-K)
3

7. Match the statements in column- with the statements in column-.

Column-I Column-II
(A) A tight string is fixed at both ends and (p) At the middle, antinode is formed
sustaining standing wave in odd harmonic
(B) A tight string is fixed at one end and (q) At the middle, node is formed
free at the other end in even harmonic
(C) Standing wave is formed in an open organ (r) At the middle, neither node nor
pipe. End correction is not negligible. antinode is formed
(D) Standing wave is formed in a closed (s) Phase difference between SHMs of any
organ pipe. End correction is not negligible. two particles will be either  or zero.

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STEP-IX TEST-2
Total Marks : 28 Max. Time : 31 min.
Single choice Objective ('–1' negative marking) Q.1 to Q.5 (3 marks, 3 min.) [12,12]
Multiple choice objective ('–1' negative marking) Q.5 (4 marks, 4 min.) [4, 4]
Subjective Questions ('–1' negative marking) Q.6 (4 marks, 5 min.) [4, 5]
Match the Following (no negative marking) (2 × 4) (8 marks, 10 min.) [8, 10] Your Answer

1. When a particle oscillates in simple harmonic motion, both in potential energy and kinetic energy vary
sinusoidally with time. If  be the frequency of the motion of the particle, the frequency associated with
the kinetic energy is :
v
(A) 4 v (B) 2 v (C) v (D)
2

2. Two elastic waves move along the same direction in the same medium. The pressure amplitudes of both
the waves are equal, but the wavelength of the first wave is three times that of the second. If the average
power transmitted through unit area by the first wave is W1 and that by the second is W2, then.
(A) W1 = W2 (B) W1 = 3W2 (C) W2 = 3W1 (D) W1 = 9W2

3. A spring of certain length and having spring constant k is cut into two pieces of lengths in a ratio 1 : 2.
The spring constants of the two pieces are in a ratio :
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 4 (C) 1 : 2 (D) 2 : 1

4. Which of the following options is not correct :

(A) Intensity of the wave produced by a point source at any point is inversely proportional to square of
the distance from point source
(B) Power of the wave, produced by a point source, varies as inverse square of the distance from point
source
(C) Intensity of the wave produced by line source at any point varies as inverse of the distance from line
source
(D) Amplitude of the wave produced by a point source at any point varies as inverse of the distance from
point source

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5. The rate of change of angular momentum of a system of particles about the centre of mass is equal to the
sum of external torques about the centre of mass when the centre of mass is :
(A) Fixed with respect to an inertial frame. (B) in linear acceleration
(C) in rotational motion. (D) is in a translational motion.

6. A man standing in front of a mountain beats a drum at regular intervals. The druming rate is gradually
increased and he finds that the echo is not heard distinctly when the rate becomes 40 per minute.He then
moves towards mountain by 90 m and finds that echo is again not heard when drumming rate becomes 60
per minute. Find the ratio of distance between the mountain and the initial position of the man and the
distance by which he moved.

7. Match the column:

Column–I Column–II

(A) (p) Travelling wave is formed

Sinusoidal sound waves are continuously

sent from one end by a tuning fork and they are
reflected from a moving wall. Due to the
superposition of the incident waves and the reflected waves.
(B) Equation of vibrating particles is (q) Standing wave is formed
y = A sin2(t – kx) + B cos2(kx – t)
+ C cos(kx + t) sin(t + kx)
(where A,B,C are constants and can have any value)
it is possible that

(C) (r) Beats are formed

A metal rod is fixed at one end and free at the

other end. The free end is hit once by a hammer
as shown. Then :
(D) Equation of vibrating particles is (s) Particles perform simple harmonic motion
 x   x 
y = (1mm) sin100  t −  cos  −t
 330   330 

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STEP-IX TEST-3
Total Marks : 23 Max. Time : 24 min.
Single choice Objective ('–1' negative marking) Q.1 to Q.5 (3 marks, 3 min.) [15, 15]
Multiple choice objective ('–1' negative marking) Q.6 (4 marks, 4 min.) [4, 4]
Subjective Questions ('–1' negative marking) Q.7 (4 marks, 5 min.) [4, 5] Your Answer

1. The frequency of a man’s voice is 300 Hz and its wavelength is 1 meter. If the wavelength of a child’s
voice is 1.5 m, then the frequency of the child’s voice is:
(A) 200 Hz (B) 150 Hz (C) 400 Hz (D) 350 Hz.

2. An engine is moving towards a tunnel with a constant speed.

To check its own velocity, the driver sends whistles twice at an intervel of 2 minutes. The sound moves
forward, gets reflected from the tunnel and again reaches to the driver. He listens two echoes of the sound,
at an intervel of 1 minute. If speed of sound is 300 m/sec, speed of the engine should be :
(A) 50 m/sec (B) 75 m/sec (C) 100 m/sec (D) 125 m/sec

3. The equation of displacement due to a sound wave is s = s 0 sin2 ( t − k x). If the bulk modulus of the
medium is B, then the equation of pressure variation due to that sound is
(A) B k s0 sin (2  t − 2 k x)
(B) − B k s0 sin (2  t − 2 k x)
(C) B k s0 cos2 ( t − k x)
(D) − B k s0 cos2 ( t − k x)

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4. Which of the following is/ are correct.

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

5. Propagation of a sound wave in a gas is quite close to :

(A) an isothermal process
(B) an adiabatic process
(C) an isobaric process
(D) a process that does not exhibit properties close to any of the three given in (A),(B),(C)

6. A particle moves in one dimension in a conservation force field. The potential energy is depicted in the
graph below.

If the particle starts to move from rest from the point A, then
(A) the speed is zero at the point A and E.
(B) the acceleration vanished at the points A, B, C, D, E
(C) the acceleration vanished at the points B, C, D.
(D) the speed is maximum at the point D.
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7. A railway carriage of mass Mc filled with sand of mass Ms moves along the rails. The carriage is given an
impulse and it starts with a velocity v0. At the same time it is observed that the sand starts leaking through
a hole at the bottom of the carriage at a constant mass rate . Find the distance at which the carriage becomes
empty and the velocity attained by the carriage at that time. (Neglect the friction along the rails.)

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STEP-IX TEST-4
Total Marks : 27 Max. Time : 30 min.
Single choice Objective ('–1' negative marking) Q.1 to Q.5 (3 marks, 3 min.) [15,15]
Subjective Questions ('–1' negative marking) Q.6 (4 marks, 5 min.) [4, 5]
Match the Following (no negative marking) (2 × 4) (8 marks, 10 min.) [8, 10] Your Answer

1. A wire alongates by 1.0 mm when a load W is hanged from it. If this wire goes over a pulley and two
weights W each are hung at the two ends, the elongation of the wire will be
(A) 0.5 m (B) 1.0 mm (C) 2.0 mm (D) 4.0 mm

2. The length of a metal wire is 1 when the tension in it is T1 and is 2 when the tension is T2. The natural
length of the wire is
1 + 2 T − 2 T1
1 2 T + 2 T1
1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
T2 − T1 T2 + T1
1 2
2

3. A heavy mass is attached to a thin wire and is whirled in a vertical circle. The wire is most likely to break
(A) when the mass is at the highest point
(B) when the mass is at the lowest point
(C) when the wire is horizontal
(D) at an angle of cos–1 (1/3) from the upward vertical

4. Two wires of equal length and cross-section area suspended as shown in figure. Thier Young's modulus
are Y1 and Y2 respectively. The equivalent Young's modulus will be

Y1 + Y2 Y1Y2
(A) Y1 + Y2 (B) (C) (D) Y1 Y2
2 Y1 + Y2

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5. A steel wire and a copper wire of equal length and equal cross-sectional area are joined end to end and the
combination is subjected to a tension. Find the ratio of (a) the stresses developed in the two wires and (b)
the strains developed. Y of steel = 2 × 1011 N/m2. Y of copper = 1.3 × 1011 N/m2.

6. A steel rod of cross-sectional area 4 cm2 and length 2 m shrinks by 0.1 cm as the temperature decreases in
night. If the rod is clamped at both ends during the day hours, find the tension developed in it during night
hours. Young’s modulus of steel = 1.9 × 10 11 N/m2.

7. Consider the situation shown in figure. The force F is equal to the m 2g/2. If the area of cross-section of
the string is A and its Young’s modulus Y, find the strain developed in it. The string is light and there is
no friction anywhere.

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STEP-IX TEST-5
Total Marks : 28 Max. Time : 31 min.
Single choice Objective ('–1' negative marking) Q.1 to Q.5 (3 marks, 3 min.) [12,12]
Multiple choice objective ('–1' negative marking) Q.5 (4 marks, 4 min.) [4, 4]
Subjective Questions ('–1' negative marking) Q.6 (4 marks, 5 min.) [4, 5]
Match the Following (no negative marking) (2 × 4) Q. 7 (8 marks, 10 min.) [8, 10] Your Answer

1. If x longitudinal strain is produced in a wire of Young’s modulus y, then energy stored in the material of
the wire per unit volume is :
(A) yx2 (B) 2 yx2 (C) 1/2 y2x (D) 1/2 yx2

2*. A metal wire of length L is suspended vertically from a rigid support. When a bob of mass M is attached
to the lower end of wire, the elongation of the wire is  :

(A) The loss in gravitational potential energy of mass M is Mg

(B) The elastic potential energy stored in the wire is Mg

1
(C) The elastic potential energy stored in the wire is Mg
2
1
(D) Heat produced is loss of mechanical energy of system is Mg
2

3*. A metal wire of length L area of cross-section A and Young’s modulus Y is stretched by a variable force
F such that F is always slightly greater than the elastic force of resistance in the wire. When the
elongation of the wire is  :

YA 2
(A) the work done by F is
L
YA 2
(B) the work done by F is
2L
YA 2
(C) the elastic potential energy stored in the wire is
2L
(D) heat is produced during the elongation

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4. Two wires of the same material and length but diameter in the ratio 1 : 2 are stretched by the same force.
The ratio of potential energy per unit volume for the two wires when stretched will be :
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 4 : 1 (D) 16 : 1

5. The workdone in increasing the length of a one metre long wire of cross-sectional area 1 mm2 through 1
mm will be (Y = 2 x 1011 Nm–2) :
(A) 0.1 J (B) 5 J (C) 10 J (D) 250 J

6. One end of a long metallic wire of length L is tied to the ceiling. The other end is tied to a massless spring
of spring constant k. A mass m hangs freely from the free end of the spring. The area of cross-section and
the Young modulus of the wire are A and Y respectively. If the mass is slightly pulled down and released,
it will oscillate with a time period T equal to :

m m (Y A + k L) m YA mL
(A) 2  (B) 2  (C) 2  (D) 2 
k YAk kL YA

7. In the figure shown the strain versus stress graph for two values of young's modulus?

(i) which material is more ductile ? Explain.

(ii) Which material is more brittle? Explain.
(iii) Which material is stronger? Explain.

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STEP-IX TEST-6
Total Marks : 09 Max. Time : 09 min.
Comprehension ('–1' negative marking) Q.1 to Q.3 (3 marks, 3 min.) [9, 9]
Your Answer

1. A metal square plate of 10 cm side rests on a 2 mm thick caster oil layer. Calculate the horizontal force
needed to move the plate with speed 3 cm s–1 : (Coefficient of viscosity of caster oil is 15 poise.)
(A) 2.25 × 10–2 N (B) 2.25 × 10–1 N (C) 2.25 × 10–3 N (D) 2.25 × 10–4 N

2. A man starts rowing his stationary cuboidal boat of base area A = 10m 2. The driving force on the boat due
to rowing is 100 N in the direction of motion. Find the maximum velocity that the boat can achieve. Also
find the time in which he will attain half of this maximum velocity. [Take coefficient of viscosity of water
= 15 poise] The depth of the lake is 10 m and the combined mass of man and the boat to be 150 kg. (u =
0, velocity gradient uniform)

3. As per the shown figure the central solid cylinder starts with initial angular velocity . Find out the time
after which the angular velocity becomes half. (Velocity gradient uniform)

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STEP-IX TEST-7
Total Marks : 09 Max. Time : 09 min.
Comprehension ('–1' negative marking) Q.1 to Q.3 (3 marks, 3 min.) [9, 9]
Your Answer

1. A ball bearing of radius of 3 mm made of iron of density 7.85 g cm –3 is allowed to fall through a long
column of glycerine of density 1.25 g cm –3. It is found to attain a terminal velocity of 2.20 cm s –1.
Determine the viscosity of glycerine in centipoise. (Take g = 10 m/s 2)

2. An air bubble of 1 cm radius is rising at a steady rate of 0.5 cm s–1 through a liquid of density 0.81 gcm –3.
Calculate the coefficient of viscosity of the liquid. Neglect the density of air. (Take g = 10 m/s 2)

3. A metallic sphere of radius 1.0 × 10–3 m and density 1.0 × 104 kg/m3 enters a tank of water, after a free
fall through a distance of h in the earth’s gravitational field. If its velocity remains unchanged after
entering water, determine the value of h. Given : coefficient of viscosity of water = 1.0 × 10 –3 N-s/m2,
g = 10 m/s2 and density of water = 1.0 × 103 kg/m3.

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 STEP-IX : ANSWER KEY
TEST-1
1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. [90]
7. (A)-p,q,s; (B)-r,s; (C)-s; (D)-r,s

TEST-2
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (B) 5. (ABCD) 6. [3]
7. (A) – r ; (B) – p,q,s ; (C) – p ; (D) – r, p

TEST-3
1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (AC)

Ms
7. v = v0, S = V0


TEST-4
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (B)

strain in copper wire 20 m 2 g (2m1 + m 2 )

5. (a) 1 (b) = 6. 3.8 × 104 N 7.
strain in steel wire 13 2AY(m1 + m 2 )

TEST-5
1. (D) 2. (ACD) 3. (BC) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (B)
7. (i) A(from comprehension)
(ii) B (from comprehension)
(iii) A (A can bear more stress than B before fracture)

TEST-6
200 m (R 2 − R1 ) n2
1. (B) 2. m/s, t = 100 n2 seconds 3. t=
3 4   R1

TEST-7
1. 6000 2. 360 poise 3. 20 m

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