JEE(ADVANCED)–2025 (EXAMINATION)

(Held On Sunday 18th MAY, 2025)

PHYSICS TEST PAPER WITH ANSWER

PHYSICS
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.
1. A temperature difference can generate e.m.f. in some materials. Let S be the e.m.f. produced per unit

Ans.
2.
(A) [𝑀0𝐿0𝑇0𝐼0𝐾0]
(B)
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temperature difference between the ends of a wire,  the electrical conductivity and  the thermal
conductivity of the material of the wire. Taking 𝑀, 𝐿, 𝑇, 𝐼 and K as dimensions of mass, length, time,
current and temperature, respectively, the dimensional formula of the quantity Z 
(B) [𝑀0𝐿0𝑇0𝐼0𝐾−1] (C) [𝑀1𝐿2𝑇−2𝐼−1𝐾−1]

Two co-axial conducting cylinders of same length  with radii

S 2
is :-

(D) [𝑀1𝐿2𝑇−4𝐼−1𝐾−1]

2 R and 2𝑅 are kept, as shown in

Fig. 1. The charge on the inner cylinder is 𝑄 and the outer cylinder is grounded. The annular region
between the cylinders is filled with a material of dielectric constant  = 5. Consider an imaginary
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plane of the same length  at a distance R from the common axis of the cylinders. This plane is
parallel to the axis of the cylinders. The cross-sectional view of this arrangement is shown in Fig. 2.
Ignoring edge effects, the flux of the electric field through the plane is (0 is the permittivity of free
space):

2R
A


Q
 2R

Fig.1 Fig.2

Q Q Q Q
(A) (B) (C) (D)
30 0 15 0 60 0 120 0
Ans. (C)

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3. As shown in the figures, a uniform rod OO ' of length l is hinged at the point O and held in place

vertically between two walls using two massless springs of same spring constant. The springs are

connected at the midpoint and at the top-end (O') of the rod, as shown in Fig. 1 and the rod is made to

oscillate by a small angular displacement. The frequency of oscillation of the rod is f1. On the other

hand, if both the springs are connected at the midpoint of the rod, as shown in Fig. 2 and the rod is

made to oscillate by a small angular displacement, then the frequency of oscillation is f2. Ignoring

f1
gravity and assuming motion only in the plane of the diagram, the value of is:
f2

l/2

O
O'

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l/2

Fig. 1

5
O'

O
Fig. 2
l/2

l/2

2
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) (D)
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2 5

Ans. (C)

4. Consider a star of mass m2 kg revolving in a circular orbit around another star of mass m1 kg with

m1 >> m2. The heavier star slowly acquires mass from the lighter star at a constant rate of  kg/s. In
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this transfer process, there is no other loss of mass. If the separation between the centers of the stars

1 dr
is r, then its relative rate of change (in s−1) is given by:
r dt

3 2 2 3
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
2 m2 m2 m1 2m1

Ans. (B)

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 SECTION-2 : (Maximum Marks : 16)
 This section contains FOUR (04) 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;

5.
choosing ONLY (D) will get +1 marks; EN
choosing ONLY (A) and (D) will get +2 marks;
choosing ONLY (B) and (D) will get +2 marks;
choosing ONLY (A) will get +1 marks;
choosing ONLY (B) will get +1 marks;

choosing no option (i.e. the question is unanswered) will get 0 marks and
choosing any other option(s) will get –2 marks.

A positive point charge of 10–8 C is kept at a distance of 20 cm from the center of a neutral
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conducting sphere of radius 10 cm. The sphere is then grounded and the charge on the sphere is

measured. The grounding is then removed and subsequently the point charge is moved by a distance

of 10 cm further away from the center of the sphere along the radial direction. Taking

1
 9  10 9 Nm 2 / C2 (where 0 is the permittivity of free space), which of the following
4 0
A

statements is/are correct: :

(A) Before the grounding, the electrostatic potential of the sphere is 450 V.

(B) Charge flowing from the sphere to the ground because of grounding is 5 × 10–9C.

(C) After the grounding is removed, the charge on the sphere is −5 × 10–9C.

(D) The final electrostatic potential of the sphere is 300 V.

Ans. (A,B,C)

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6. Two identical concave mirrors each of focal length f are facing each other as shown in the schematic
diagram. The focal length f is much larger than the size of the mirrors. A glass slab of thickness 𝑡 and
refractive index n0 is kept equidistant from the mirrors and perpendicular to their common principal
axis. A monochromatic point light source S is embedded at the center of the slab on the principal
axis, as shown in the schematic diagram. For the image to be formed on S itself, which of the
following distances between the two mirrors is/are correct:
f t f
n
0
S

 1   1
(A) 4 f   1  t (B) 2 f   1   t
 n0  n0 

Ans.
7.
(C) 4f + (n0 – 1)t
(A,B)


EN (D) 2f + (n0 – 1)t

Six infinitely large and thin non-conducting sheets are fixed in configurations I and II. As shown in
the figure, the sheets carry uniform surface charge densities which are indicated in terms of 0. The
separation between any two consecutive sheets is 1µm. The various regions between the sheets are
denoted as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. If 0 = 9 µC/m2, then which of the following statements is/are correct:
(Take permittivity of free space 0= 9 × 10–12 F/m):
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0 –0
+0 –0 +0 –0 +0 –0 + –0 +0 – +
2 0 0 2

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
A

Configuration I Configuration II

(A) In region 4 of the configuration I, the magnitude of the electric field is zero.
0
(B) In region 3 of the configuration II, the magnitude of the electric field is .
0
(C) Potential difference between the first and the last sheets of the configuration I is 5 V.
(D) Potential difference between the first and the last sheets of the configuration II is zero.
Ans. (A)

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8. The efficiency of a Carnot engine operating with a hot reservoir kept at a temperature of 1000 K is

0.4. It extracts 150 J of heat per cycle from the hot reservoir. The work extracted from this engine is

being fully used to run a heat pump which has a coefficient of performance 10. The hot reservoir of

the heat pump is at a temperature of 300 K. Which of the following statements is/are correct:

(A) Work extracted from the Carnot engine in one cycle is 60 J.

(B) Temperature of the cold reservoir of the Carnot engine is 600 K.

(C) Temperature of the cold reservoir of the heat pump is 270 K.

(D) Heat supplied to the hot reservoir of the heat pump in one cycle is 540 J.

Ans. (A,B,C)

EN
LL
A

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 SECTION-3 : (Maximum Marks : 32)
 This section contains EIGHT (08) questions.
 The answer to each question is a NUMERICAL VALUE.
 For each question, enter the correct numerical value of the answer using the mouse and the onscreen
virtual numeric keypad in the place designated to enter the answer.
 If the numerical value has more than two decimal places, truncate/round-off the value to TWO
decimal places.
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +4 If ONLY the correct numerical value is entered in the designated place;
Zero Marks : 0 In all other cases.

9. A conducting solid sphere of radius R and mass M carries a charge Q. The sphere is rotating about an

axis passing through its center with a uniform angular speed . The ratio of the magnitudes of the

Q
magnetic dipole moment to the angular momentum about the same axis is given as  . The value
2M

Ans.

10.
of  is _______.

(1.66 to 1.67)
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A hydrogen atom, initially at rest in its ground state, absorbs a photon of frequency 1 and ejects the

electron with a kinetic energy of 10 eV. The electron then combines with a positron at rest to form a
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positronium atom in its ground state and simultaneously emits a photon of frequency 2. The center

of mass of the resulting positronium atom moves with a kinetic energy of 5 eV. It is given that

positron has the same mass as that of electron and the positronium atom can be considered as a Bohr
A

atom, in which the electron and the positron orbit around their center of mass. Considering no other

energy loss during the whole process, the difference between the two photon energies (in eV) is ____

Ans. (11.80)

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11. An ideal monatomic gas of n moles is taken through a cycle WXYZW consisting of consecutive
adiabatic and isobaric quasi-static processes, as shown in the schematic V-T diagram. The volume of
the gas at W, X and Y points are, 64 cm3, 125 cm3 and 250 cm3, respectively. If the absolute
temperature of the gas TW at the point W is such that nRTW = 1 J (R is the universal gas constant),
then the amount of heat absorbed (in J) by the gas along the path XY is ____

V
X
Z

T
Ans.
12.
(1.60)

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A geostationary satellite above the equator is orbiting around the earth at a fixed distance r1 from the
center of the earth. A second satellite is orbiting in the equatorial plane in the opposite direction to
the earth's rotation, at a distance r2 from the center of the earth, such that r1 = 1.21 r2. The time period
of the second satellite as measured from the geostationary satellite is

_____
24
p
hours. The value of p is

Ans. (2.33)
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13. The left and right compartments of a thermally isolated container of length L are separated by a
3
thermally conducting, movable piston of area A. The left and right compartments are filled with
2
and 1 moles of an ideal gas, respectively. In the left compartment the piston is attached by a spring
2L
with spring constant k and natural length . In thermodynamic equilibrium, the piston is at a
5
L
distance from the left and right edges of the container as shown in the figure. Under the above
2
A

kL
conditions, if the pressure in the right compartment is P = , then the value of  is _____
A
L

L/2

Ans. (0.20)

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14. In a Young’s double slit experiment, a combination of two glass wedges 𝐴 and 𝐵, having refractive
indices 1.7 and 1.5, respectively, are placed in front of the slits, as shown in the figure. The
separation between the slits is 𝑑 = 2 mm and the shortest distance between the slits and the screen is
𝐷 = 2 m. Thickness of the combination of the wedges is 𝑡 = 12 𝜇m. The value of 𝑙 as shown in the
figure is 1 mm. Neglect any refraction effect at the slanted interface of the wedges. Due to the
combination of the wedges, the central maximum shifts (in mm) with respect to O by ____

t
A l
d O
l
D
B

Ans.
15.
(1.20)

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A projectile of mass 200 g is launched in a viscous medium at an angle 60° with the horizontal, with
an initial velocity of 270 m/s. It experiences a viscous drag force F = -cv where the drag coefficient
𝑐 = 0.1 kg/s and v is the instantaneous velocity of the projectile. The projectile hits a vertical wall
after 2 s. Taking 𝑒 = 2.7, the horizontal distance of the wall from the point of projection (in m) is
____
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Ans. (170.00)
16. An audio transmitter (T) and a receiver (R) are hung vertically from two identical massless strings of
length 8 m with their pivots well separated along the 𝑋 axis. They are pulled from the equilibrium
position in opposite directions along the 𝑋 axis by a small angular amplitude 0 = cos–1 (0.9) and
released simultaneously. If the natural frequency of the transmitter is 660 Hz and the speed of sound
in air is 330 m/s, the maximum variation in the frequency (in Hz) as measured by the receiver (Take
A

the acceleration due to gravity 𝑔 = 10 m/s2) is ___

Y
g
X 0 0
T R

Ans. (31.19 to 32.27)

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