MHT-CET 2016 : Physics - Actual Test Paper

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1. For a gas = 0.4, where „R‟ is the universal gas constant and „C v‟ is molar specific heat at constant
Cv
volume. The gas is made up of molecules which are
(A) rigid diatomic (B) monoatomic (C) non-rigid diatomic (D) polyatomic
2. In vertical circular motion, the ratio of kinetic energy of a particle at highest point to that at lowest point
is
(A) 5 (B) 2 (C) 0.5 (D) 0.2

3. Two wires having same length and material are stretched by same force. Their diameters are in the ratio
1 : 3. The ratio of strain energy per unit volume for these two wires (smaller to larger diameter) when
stretched is
(A) 3 : 1 (B) 9 : 1 (C) 27 : 1 (D) 81 : 1
4. A ring and a disc roll on the horizontal surface without slipping with same linear velocity. If both have
same mass and total kinetic energy of the ring is 4 J then total kinetic energy of the disc is
(A) 3 J (B) 4 J (C) 5 J (D) 6 J
5. When the observer moves towards the stationary source with velocity, „V1‟, the apparent frequency of
emitted note is „F1‟. When the observer moves away from the source with velocity „V1‟, the apparent
F V
frequency is „F2‟. If „V‟ is the velocity of sound in air and 1  2 then ?
F2 V1
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

6. Wire having tension 225 N produces six beats per second when it is tuned with a fork. When tension
changes to 256 N, it is tuned with the same fork, the number of beats remain unchanged. The frequency
of the fork will be
(A) 186 Hz (B) 225 Hz (C) 256 Hz (D) 280 Hz

7. Assuming the expression for the pressure exerted by the gas on the walls of the container, it can be
shown that pressure is
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1  2
(A)   kinetic energy per unit volume of a gas(B)   kinetic energy per unit volume of a gas
3 3
th
3 3
(C)   kinetic energy per unit volume of a gas(D)  kinetic energy per unit volume of a gas
 
4 2

8. A mass „m1‟ connected to a horizontal spring performs S.H.M. with amplitude „A‟. While mass „m1‟ is
passing through mean position another mass „m2‟ is placed on it so that both the masses move together
A
with amplitude „A1‟. The ratio of 1  is (m2 < m1)
A
1 1 1 1
 m1  2  m  m2  2  m2  2  m  m2  2
(A)   (B)  1  (C)   (D)  1 
 m1  m 2   m1   m1  m 2   m2 

9. A particle moves along a circle of radius „r‟ with constant tangential acceleration. If the velocity of the
particle is „v‟ at the end of second revolution, after the revolution has started then the tangential
acceleration is
v2 v2 v2 v2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 r 6 r 4 r 2 r
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10. Two strings A and B of same material are stretched by same tension. The radius of the string A is double
the radius of string B. Transverse wave travels on string A with speed „VA‟ and on string B with speed
V
„VB‟. The ratio A is
VB
1 1
(A) (B) (C) 2 (D) 4
4 2
11. The bob of a simple pendulum performs S.H.M. with period „T‟ in air and with period „T 1‟ in water.
Relation between „T‟ and „T1‟ is (neglect friction due to water, density of the material of the bob is =
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3 kg/m3 , density of water = 1 g/cc)
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T
(A) T1 = 3 T (B) T1 = 2 T (C) T1 = T (D) T1 =
2
12. In a capillary tube of radius „R‟, a straight thin metal wire of radius „r‟ (R > r) is inserted symmetrically
and one end of the combination is dipped vertically in water such that the lower end of the combination
is at same level. The rise of water in the capillary tube is
[T = surface tension of water, 
T Rg 2T (R  r)g
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(R  r)g 2T (R  r)g T
13. When open pipe is closed from one end then third overtone of closed pipe is higher in frequency by
150 Hz than second overtone of open pipe. The fundamental frequency of open end pipe will be
(A) 75 Hz (B) 150 Hz (C) 225 Hz (D) 300 Hz
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14. A disc of radius „R‟ and thickness has moment of inertia „I‟ about an axis passing through its centre
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and perpendicular to its plane. Disc is melted and recast into a solid sphere. The moment of inertia of a
sphere about its diameter is
I I I I
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 6 32 64
15. Let a steel bar of length „l‟, breadth „b‟ and depth „d‟ be loaded at the centre by a load „W‟. Then the sag
of bending of beam is (Y = Young‟s modulus of material of steel)
W 3 W 3 W 2 W 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2bd3Y 4bd3Y 2bd3Y 4bd 2 Y

16. Which of the following quantity does NOT change due to damping of oscillations ?
(A) Angular frequency (B) Time period (C) Initial phase (D) Amplitude

17. If the end correction of an open pipe is 0.8 cm then the inner radius of that pipe will be
1 2 
(A) cm (B) cm (C) cm (D) 0.2cm
3 3 2

18. A progressive wave is represented by y = 12 sin (5t – 4x) cm. On this wave, how far away are the two
points having phase difference of 90° ?
   
(A) cm (B) cm (C) cm (D) cm
2 4 8 16

19. Two particles of masses „m‟ and „9m‟ are separated by a distance „r‟. At a point on the line joining them
the gravitational field is zero. The gravitational potential at that point is (G = Universal constant of
gravitation)
4Gm 8Gm 16Gm 32Gm
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
r r r r
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20. A black rectangular surface of area „A‟ emits energy „E‟ per second at 27°C. If length and breadth are
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reduced to of initial value and temperature is raised to 327°C then energy emitted per second
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becomes
4E 7E 10E 16E
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 9 9 9

21. A liquid drop having surface energy „E‟ is spread into 512 droplets of same size. The final surface energy
of the droplets is
A) 2E (B) 4E (C) 8E (D) 12E
22. Let „M‟ be the mass and „L‟ be the length of a thin uniform rod. In first case, axis of rotation is passing
through centre and perpendicular to the length of the rod. In second case axis of rotation is passing
through one end and perpendicular to the length of the rod. The ratio of radius of gyration in first case to
second case is
1 1 1
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D)
2 4 8
23. A simple pendulum of length „ ‟ has maximum angular displacement „‟. The maximum kinetic energy
of the bob of mass „m‟ is (g = acceleration due to gravity)
(A) mg (1 + cos) (B) mg (1 + cos2) (C) mg (1 – cos) (D) mg (cos – 1)
24. Angular speed of hour hand of a clock in degree per second is
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
30 60 120 720
25. The value of gravitational acceleration „g‟ at a height „h‟ above the earth‟s surface is g/4 then
(R = radius of earth)
R R R
(A) h = R (B) h = (C) h  (D) h 
2 3 4
26. In potentiometer experiment, null point is obtained at a particular point for a cell on potentiometer wire x
cm long. If the length of the potentiometer wire is increased without changing the cell, the balancing
length will (Driving source is not changed)
(A) increase (B) decrease (C) not change (D) becomes zero

27. An iron rod is placed parallel to magnetic field of intensity 2000 A/m. The magnetic flux through the rod
is 6 × 104 Wb and its cross-sectional area is 3 cm2. The magnetic permeability of the rod in Wb/Am
(A) 101 (B) 102 (C) 103 (D) 104
2
28. Alternating current of peak value   ampere flows through the primary coil of the transformer. The

coefficient of mutual inductance between primary and secondary coil is 1 henry. The peak e.m.f. induced
in secondary coil is (Frequency of a.c. = 50 Hz)
(A) 100 V (B) 200 V (C) 300 V (D) 400 V
29. An electron of mass „m‟ has de-Broglie wavelength „‟ when accelerated through potential difference
„V‟. When proton of mass „M‟, is accelerated through potential difference „9V‟, the de-Broglie
wavelength associated with it will be (Assume that wavelength is determined at low voltage)
 M  M  m  m
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
3 m 3 m 3 M 3 M
30. Interference fringes are produced on a screen by using two light sources of intensities „I‟ and „9I‟. The

phase difference between the beams is at point P and  at point Q on the screen. The difference
2
between the resultant intensities at point P and Q is
(A) 2 I (B) 4 I (C) 6 I (D) 8 I
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31. Three parallel plate air capacitors are connected in parallel. Each capacitor has plate area ' ' and the
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separation between the plates is „d‟, „2d‟ and „3d‟ respectively. The equivalent capacity of combination
is (0 = absolute permittivity of free space)
7 0 A 110 A 13 0 A 17 0 A
(A) (B) (C) (D)
18d 18d 18d 18d
32. In an oscillator, for sustained oscillations, Barkhausen criterion is A equal to (A = voltage gain without
feedback, = feedback factor)
1
(A) zero (B) (C) 1 (D) 2
2
33. Light of wavelength „‟ which is less than threshold wavelength is incident on a photosensitive material.
If incident wavelength is decreased so that emitted photoelectrons are moving with same velocity then
stopping potential will
(A) increase (B) decrease (C) be zero (D) become exactly half
34. A ray of light travelling through rarer medium is incident at very small angle „i‟ on a glass slab and after
refraction its velocity is reduced by 20%. The angle of deviation is
i i i 4i
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 5 2 5
35. The maximum frequency of transmitted radio waves above which the radio waves are no longer reflected
back by ionosphere is _______ (N = maximum electron density of ionosphere, g = acceleration due to
gravity)
A) gN (B) gN2 (C) g N (D) g2N2
36. In Bohr‟s theory of Hydrogen atom, the electron jumps from higher orbit „n‟ to lower orbit „p‟. The
wavelength will be minimum for the transition
(A) n = 5 to p = 4 (B) n = 4 to p = 3 (C) n = 3 to p = 2 (D) n = 2 to p = 1
37. Two identical parallel plate air capacitors are connected in series to a battery of e.m.f. „V‟. If one of the
capacitor is completely filled with dielectric material of constant „K‟, then potential difference of the
other capacitor will become
K KV K 1 V
(A) (B) (C) (D)
V(K  1) K 1 KV K(K  1)
38. The LC parallel resonant circuit
(A) has a very high impedance (B) has a very high current
(C) acts as resistance of very low value (D) has zero impedance
39. A galvanometer of resistance 30 is connected to a battery of emf 2V with 1970 resistance in series. A
full scale deflection of 20 divisions is obtained in the galvanometer. To reduce the deflection to 10
divisions, the resistance in series required is
(A) 4030  (B) 4000  (C) 3970  (D) 2000 
40. Two coherent sources „P‟ and „Q‟ produce interference at point „A‟ on the screen where there is a dark
band which is formed between 4th bright band and 5th bright band. Wavelength of light used is 6000A.
The path difference between PA and QA is
(A) 1.4 × 104 cm (B) 2.7 × 104 cm (C) 4.5 × 104 cm (D) 6.2 × 104 cm
41. The schematic symbol of light emitting diode is (LED)

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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42. The amount of work done in increasing the voltage across the plates of capacitor from 5V to 10V is „W‟.
The work done in increasing it from 10V to 15V will be
(A) W (B) 0.6 W (C) 1.25 W (D) 1.67 W
43. Magnetic flux passing through a coil is initially 4 × 104 Wb. It reduces to 10% of its original value in „t‟
second. If the e.m.f. induced is 0.72 mV then „t‟ in second is
(A) 0.3 (B) 0.4 (C) 0.5 (D) 0.6
44. Resolving power of telescope increases when
(A) wavelength of light decreases (B) wavelength of light increases
(C) focal length of eye-piece increases (D) focal length of eye-piece decreases
45. When light of wavelength „‟ is incident on photosensitive surface, the stopping potential is „V‟. When
V
light of wavelength „3‟ is incident on same surface, the stopping potential is „ ‟. Threshold
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wavelength for the surface is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
46. From Brewster‟s law, except for polished metallic surfaces, the polarising angle
(A) depends on wavelength and is different for different colours
(B) independent of wavelength and is different for different colours
(C) independent of wavelength and is same for different colours
(D) depends on wavelength and is same for different colours
47. Two particles X and Y having equal charges after being accelerated through same potential difference
enter a region of uniform magnetic field and describe a circular paths of radii „r 1‟ and „r2‟ respectively.
The ratio of the mass of X to that of Y is
2 2
r r1 r  r 
(A) 1 (B) (C)  2  (D)  1 
r2 r2  r1   r2 
48. When an electron in Hydrogen atom revolves in stationary orbit, it
(A) does not radiate light though its velocity changes
(B) does not radiate light and velocity remains unchanged
(C) radiates light but its velocity is unchanged
(D) radiates light with the change of energy
49. The magnetic field (B) inside a long solenoid having „n‟, turns per unit length and carrying current „I‟
when iron core is kept in it is (0 = permeability of vacuum,  = magnetic susceptibility)
(A) 0nI (1  ) (B) 0nI  (C) 0nI2 (1 + ) (D) 0nI (1 + )
50. In balanced metre bridge, the resistance of bridge wire is 0.1/cm. Unknown resistance „X‟ is connected
in left gap and 6 in right gap, null point divides the wire in the ratio 2 : 3. Find the current drawn from
the battery of 5 V having negligible resistance.
(A) 1 A (B) 1.5 A (C) 2 A (D) 5 A
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Solution to MHT-CET 2016 : Physics - Actual Test Paper

ANSWER KEY
Q. No. Ans. Q. No. Ans. Q. No. Ans. Q. No. Ans. Q. No. Ans.
1. (A) 2. (D) 3. (D) 4. (A) 5. (B)
6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (A) 9. (A) 10. (B)
11. (A) 12. (C) 13. (D) 14. (A) 15. (B)
16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (C) 19. (C) 20 (D)
21. (C) 22. (B) 23. (C) 24. (C) 25. (A)
26. (A) 27. (C) 28. (B) 29. (C) 30. (C)
31. (B) 32. (C) 33. (A) 34. (B) 35. (C)
36. (D) 37. (B) 38. (A) 39. (C) 40. (B)
41. (B) 42. (D) 43. (C) 44. (A) 45. (D)
46. (A) 47. (D) 48. (A) 49. (D) 50. (A)

DETAILED SOLUTIONS
1. (A)
R CP  CV
= 0.4  = 0.4
CV CV
CP CP
 1 = 0.4  = 1.4  r = 1.4
CV CV
As r = 1.4 the gas is diatomic in nature. For example air molecules.
2. (D)
1 2
K.E = mv
2
At lowest point in vertical circular motion. VL = 5rg and at highest point Vh = rg
 K.E h 1
  = 0.2
 K.E L 5
3. (D)
U 1
Strain energy per unit volume u =   Stress  Strain
v 2
U 1 F  1
     Y  strain2
V 2 A 2
 Strain  S   A L 
2 2 2 2
u s Ys  rL2   32 
       =  2    2  = 81 : 1
u L YL  Strain  L    As   rs   1 
4. (A)
Total K.E of the rolling disc or ring is given by.
1 1
K.E = mv2  l2
2 2
1
For ring and disk, translational kinetic energy mv 2 is constant.
2
1
Rolling K.E. of disc is mR 2 2
4
1
Rolling K.E of ring is mR 2 2
2
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1 2 1
As for ring, 4J = mv  mR 22
2 2
 mR 22 4J
1 1 4 4
For disc mR 22  mR 22 =    J = (2 + 1) J = 3J
2 4 2 2
5. (B)
f1
 2 , Speed of approach = Speed of leaving
f2
The apparent frequency of sound by observer when it is approaching source is given by
v  v1
f1 =  f0 …(1)
v
When observer is moving away from source
v  v1
f2 =  f0 …(2)
v
Here f0 is the frequency of sound.
Taking ratio of (1) with (2) we have
f1 v  v1 v  v1
  2=
f 2 v  v1 v  v1
v
 2v  2v1 = v + v1  2v  v = 3v1  =3
v1
6. (A)
For wire vibrating under tension, the fundamental frequency is given by
1 T
f1 = , Where T is tension &  is mass per unit length of the string.
2 
It is given that, when it is sounded with a tuning fork of frequency x, 6 beats per seconds were heard
 (x  f1 ) = 6
1 225 1 256
 f1 = ; f2 = 
2L  2L 
f1 15
 
f 2 16
16 16
 f2 =  f1 = (x6)
15 15
f2 = (x + 6)
16
 (x + 6) = (x  6)
15
 15x + 90 = 16x  96
 X = 186 Hz
7. (B)
The pressure exerted by the gas on the walls of container is
1 1M 2
i.e. P =  C2 = C
3 3V
2 1 M 2  2
=  C  = [K.E. per unit volume]
3 2 V  3
8. (A)
If the velocity of mass m1 while passing through the mean position is  and 1 is the velocity of
(m1 + m2) just after m2 is placed on m1, then by law of conservation of momentum we have,
m1  = (m1 + m2) 1
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1 m1
  …(1)
 m1  m2
Total energy initially is
1 2 1
kA = m12 …(2)
2 2
Total energy after m2 is placed is
1 2 1
kA1 = (m1  m2 )12 …(3)
2 2
By Eqs. (2) and (3):
1
A1  1   m1  m2  2
   
A     m1 

Putting value of 1 from Eq. (1),

1
A1  m1  2
 
A  m1  m2 
9. (A)
Using v2  u2 = 2as and u = 0 and s = 4r
v2 v2 v2
 2as = v2  a 
2s 2  4r 8r
10. (B)
The velocity of wave travelling on string is
T T 1 T
V=   where  is the density
m r  r 
2

1 VA rB 1
 V   
r VB rA 2
11. (A)

T = 2
g eff
In air geff = g, where as in water
9 3 9 
 8  10  10   8 1
3
 1 8 g
geff = g    g 9  = g  g     
     103   9  8 9 9
 8   8 
9
 T1 = 2   T1 = 9T3T
g eff g
12. (C)
2Tcos
h=
g(R  r)
2T
For cos  = 0, h =
g(R  r)
13. (D)
v0
Let f0 = be the fundamental frequency of the open pipe
2L
3v
 Its second overtone is 3f 0  0
2L
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v0
Let f = be the fundamental frequency of closed pipe.
4L
7 v0
And third overtone of the organ pipe closed at one end only is, (f3)closed =
4 L
7v0 3V0
As given  = 150
4L 2L
 7 6  v0
   = 150
4 4 L
v0 v0
 = 150  300Hz
4L 2L
14. (A)
R R 3
Volume of disc is A  d  R 2  
6 6
1
Moment of inertia of disc is I = MR2
2
When the disk is remolded in solid sphere of volume V having radius r, then
R 3 4 R3 3
  r 3   = r3
6 3 6 4
3
R R
 r3 =  r=
8 2
Moment of inertia of sphere is given by
2 2 R 2 MR 2 MR 2 1 I
m  r2   m     
5 5 4 10 2 5 5
15. (B) 16. (C)
17. (B)
For open organ pipe, L = 1.2  r
1 0.8 2
 r = L    cm.
1.2 1.2 3
18. (C)
y = 12 m(5t  4x).
Comparing in y = A sin (wt  kx)
2 
We have A = 12, w = 15 and k = 4 =  =
 2
2x
phase difference =

 2x  
   x=  cm
2  4 8
19. (C)
For the system described above
Let the point be at distance x from m.
For the gravitational field to be zero we have
Gm 9Gm
 9m
x 2
(r  x) 2 m P
x (rx)
r
Solving we get x =
4
r 3r
 The point is at a distance from m and from 9m.
4 4
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Gm G  9m 16Gm
 The potential at the point =  =
r  3r  r
   
4 4
20. (D)
E = e  4  T04 ) and A =  b
b
When  and b change to and
3 3
A
A =
9
4
E A (327  273)4 E 1  600 
 ;   
E A (27  273) 4
E 9  300 
1 16E
E =   2   E
4
  E =
9 9
21. (C)
The surface area of the liquid drop is A1 = 4R2
Its surface energy is E
When the drop splits in 512 droplets, the surface area of droplets is A2 = 512  4r2
4 4
The volume of bigger drop is R 3 and Volume of small droplets is 512 r 3
3 3
4 3 4 3 R
 R = 512  r  r=
3 3 8
2
R
 A2 = 512  4r = 512  4   = 8A1
2

8
Surface energy E = A.T (T is surface tension and A is area)
E 2 A 2  T 8  A1
   =8
E1 A1  T A1
 En = 8E
22. (B)
M.I of rod whose axis of rotation is passing through center and perpendicular to the plane of rod is
ML2
I= and I = MK12 (where K1 is radius of gyration)
12
L
 MK12  K1 = …(1)
2 3
When axis of rotation of rod is passing through one and of rod, then
ML2 L
I = MK 22   K2 = …(2)
3 3
Taking ratio of (1) and (2) we get
K1 L 3 1 K1 1
    
K2 2 3 L 2 K2 2

23. (C)
When bob is at rest at extreme position, the pendulum has only
potential energy which is given by cos

P.E. = mgh = mg(  cos  ) = mg (1 cos  .
When bob comes to the mean position, the pendulum loses P.E. of bob h
and it gets converted to K.E.
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24. (C)
 2c 360 1 1
     deg/sec
t 12  3600 12  3600 12  10 120
25. (A)
2
 R 
g  g  
R  h
g
When g  then,
4
2
g  R  1 R
 g     2R = R + h  R = h
4 R h 2 R h

26. (A)
For potentiometer of length x, let null point be obtained for a particular cell of emf E at L cm, (say)
v
E L …(i)
x
When the length is increased from x to x  then
v
E  L  …(ii)
x
From (i) and (ii)
x L

x L
 The balancing length increases when if the length of the potentiometer wire increases.
27. (C)
B  6  104 1
   4
  103
H AH 3  10 2  103
28. (B)
2
Peak value of current I0  Irms  2   Amp
  
Coefficient of mutual inductance is M = 1 H
Induced emf in secondary is given by
di
e2  M   where i  i0  sin t
dt
Here,  = 2n = 100  n = 50
d 2
 e2  1 io  sin t   i0   cos(t)   100  cos(100t)  200cos100t
dt 
 e0 = 200 V
29. (C)
When electron or any charged particle is accelerated through potential difference v, then kinetic energy
gained is given by E = eV …(1)
1 2 p2 h2
Emv 0   …(2)
2 2m 2m  2
2
h h
 eV    …(3)
2m   2
2meV
When proton of mass M is accelerated through p.d. of 9V, then the deBroglie wavelength obtained is
h h  m
     
2Me  9V 3  2MeV 3 M

30. (C)
At point P, resultant intensity of interfering wave is
(Ip )res  I1  I2  2 I1I2 cos 
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For  = ,(Ip )res    = 10I
2
At point Q, resultant intensity of interfering wave is
IQ res  10I  2  9I2  10I6I4I ( = )
 I = IP res  IQ res  10I  4I  6I

31. (B)
0 A
C
d
0  A  A  A
As given C1  
; C2  0 
; C3  0
3d 6d 9d
 Ceq  C1  C2  C3 C for parallel combination of capacitors
0 A  1 1 1  110 A
 Ceq    
d  3 6 9  18d
32. (C)
For sustained oscillations according to Barkhausen criteria, A . = 1

33. (A)
According to photoelectric equation,
hc
  = E = eV where E = K.E. and  is work function.

If we decrease the wavelength , then stopping potential V will increase.
(Note: In the question the words “emitted photo electrons are moving with same velocity” should not be
there.)
34. (B)
As at interface, velocity of light reduces by 20% of C
v sin i i
Refractive index = 1  
v 2 sin r r
V2 = 0.8 V1
V1 1 5 i 5
    
V2 0.8 4 r 4
4 i
 r= i  =i–r=
5 5
35. (C)
For ionosphere, the maximum frequency of radio waves that can be reflected back is given by
g N (As per textbook)
where N is maximum electron density of ionosphere and g is acceleration due to gravity.
[Note : The correct formula for frequency is 9 N which is wrongly printed in the textbook.]
36. (D)
1  1 1 
 R 2  2 
According to Bohr‟s theory the wavelength of radiation emitted is given by
  
 n f ni 
For ni = 2 and nf = 1, the wavelength emitted will be minimum as energy difference E = E2  E1 is
maximum
37. (B)
If we fill one of the capacitors with dielectric material of dielectric constant K
then its capacitance C2 = KC1
charge Q = C1V1 = C2V2
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V1 C2 V1 C2
   
V2 C1 V1  V2 C1  C2
V1 KC1 KV
   V1 =
V C1  KC1 1 K
38. (A)
LC parallel resonant circuit has very high impedance.
39. (C)
The total resistance in the circuit
Rtot = R5 + Rg = 1970 + 30 = 2000 
To reduce the current to half, the total resistance should be doubled, i.e. Rtot = 4000 
 RS = Rtot  Rg = 4000  30 = 3970 
40. (B)
Between 4th bright band and 5th bright band there is 5th dark band. The phase difference for nth dark band
is given by  = (2n  1) 
For 5th dark band  = 9
  9 9
Path difference x =  =  9 =  =  6  105 cm = 2.7  104 cm
2 2 2 2
41. (B)
42. (D)
1
W= CV2
2
The work done in increasing the potential is given by

W = dU  V22 V12 

W1


V22  V12  here V1 = 5V, V2 = 10V and V3 = 15V
W2 
V32  V22 
W  100  25  75
    W2 = 1.67 W
W2  225  100  125

43. (C)
1 = 4  104 wb and 2 = 0.1  1 = 4  105 wb
e = 72  105 V
 t=?
d d
Using e =  dt 
dt e
4
4  10  4  10 5

4  10 5
9 1
= = = 0.5 sec
72105 72 2
44. (A)
Resolving power of telescope is given by
d
P=
1.22
When  decreases, resolving power increases and vice versa.
45. (D)
hc
Using    eV

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When, wavelength  is incident on metallic surface, the stopping potential required to stop most
V
energetic electron is V and when wavelength increases to 3, stopping potential required as
6
hc
  eV   …(1)

hc eV
and   …(2)
3 6
2hc
Thus equation (2) can be rewritten as = eV + 6 …(3)

Subtracting equation (1) from (3) we get
hc hc
 5 and  
 0

Thus 0 = 5

46. (A)
According to Brewster‟s law, polarizing angle depends on wavelength and is different for different
colors.

47. (D)
The force acting on the particle inside magnetic field is FB = qvB sin
mv 2
This provides the necessary centripetal force FC =
r
2
mv mv
  qvB  r =
r qB
r m v r m v
 x  x x  x  x x …(1)
ry m y v y ry m y  v y
Since they are accelerated through the same potential difference they have same kinetic energy.
1 1
 m x v 2x = m y v 2y
2 2
vx my
 
vy mx
rx mx
Putting this in Eq (1) : 
ry my
2
m x  rx   r1 
2
    
m y  ry   r2 

48. (A)
For an electron revolving in stationary orbits it doesn‟t radiate light through is velocity change.

49. (D)

50. (A)
x 6

1 2

5v
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x 2
  x=4
6 3
2
1
 , 1 + 2 = 100 cm
2 3
 1 = 40 cm, 2 = 60 cm
R1 = Resistance of 1 = 40  0.1 = 4 
R2 = Resistance of 2 = 60  0.1 = 6 
No current hours through the galvanometer so it can be ignored.
x = 4  and 6  in series give 10 
R1 and R2 in series give 10 .
10  and 10  in parallel give 5 
V 5
current I =  = 1A
R 5

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