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01 hour 15 minutes

Instructions:
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* This question paper consists of 30 questions in 6 pages.
* Answer all the questions.
* Write your Index Number in the space provided in the answer sheet.
* Read the instructions given on the back of the answer sheet carefully.
* In each of the questions 1 to 30. pick one of the alternatives from (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) which is correct or
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most appropriate
50 and mark your response on the answer sheet with a cross (×) in accordance with
the instructions given on the back of the answer sheet

Use of calculators is not allowed.

( g = 10 N kg-1 )

PAPER - 05

1. Four different physical quantities P, Q, R and S are related to each other as in the following equation.
Q2 + R
P =
S
Consider the following quantities.
Q PS R
A. B. C. PS
R Q
The dimensionless quantities are,
(1) A only (2) B only (3) C only
(4) A and C only (5) B and C only

2. When a capillary hole is observed using a correctly adjusted traveling microscope, it appears as shown in
Figure (a).

For the image to appear as in Figure (b),

P - horizontal fine position adjustment screw
Q - vertical fine position adjustment screw

The correct rotational directions of the screws is,

(1) P - clockwise Q - clockwise
(2) P - anticlockwise Q - anticlockwise Figure (a) Figure (b)
(3) P - clockwise Q - anticlockwise
(4) P - anticlockwise Q - clockwise
(5) The image cannot be adjusted to Figure (b) using only P and Q

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3. The ratio between the magnitudes of two forces is 3 : 5. Their resultant has a magnitude of 28 N. If the angle
between them is 600 , the magnitudes of the two forces are,
(1) 3 N , 5 N (2) 6 N , 10 N (3) 9 N , 15 N (4) 12 N , 20 N (5) 15 N , 25 N

4. The maximum focal length of a normal eye is 2.5 cm. If the near point of the eye is 25 cm, the maximum
power of the eye lens is,
(1) – 35 D (2) + 36 D (3) – 44 D (4) + 44 D (5) – 48 D

5. A spring which has a natural length of 2.0 m and a spring constant of 10 Nm-1 has its two ends held by two
students A and B. When A and B each applies a force of 3N in opposite directions the new length of the
spring would be?
(1) 1.7 m (2) 2.0 m (3) 2.3 m (4) 2.6 m (5) 8 m

6. Consider the following pairs of phases of matter.

A. Boiling water at 1000 C and a glass of water at 500 C

B. Boiling water at 1000 C and frozen methane at -500 C
C. A block of ice at -200 C and a flame at 2330 C
Which of the above has one twice hotter than the other,
(1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C (4) Only A and C
(5) Only B and C

7. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the nature and the position of the image of a virtual
object which is placed in between a converging lense and its focal.
(1) A real larger non inverted image forms between the focal and the lense at the opposite direction of the
object.
(2) A real smaller non inverted image forms between the focal and the lense at the opposite direction of the
object.
(3) A real non inverted larger image forms between the lense and the focal at the direction of the object.
(4) A real non inverted smaller image forms between the lense and the focal at the direction of the object.
(5) A real inverted larger image forms between the lense and the focal at the direction of the object.

8. The mass of cube A is greater than the mass of cube B in the following figures. When the systems are
moving in the directions shown in the arrows which system has its angular acceleration in the direction of
the angular velocity?

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

A A A A
B B B B

(1) Only (i) (2) Only (ii)

(3) Only (i) and (iv) (4) Only (ii) and (iii)
(5) none

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9. The first five harmonics of an organ - pipe which is open at both ends are 50 Hz, 100 Hz, 150 Hz, 200 Hz
and 250 Hz . Which of those frequencies will remain if it is closed at one end?
(1) Only 50 Hz, 150 Hz, and 250 Hz (2) Only 100 Hz and 200 Hz
(3) Only 150 Hz and 250 Hz (4) Only 200 Hz
(5) None will remain

10. The time of flight of an object which is projected vertically upwards with a velocity of VO inside a stationary
elevator with a sufficient height is T. A second object is projected vertically upwards with a velocity of VO
relative to the elevator when the elevator is moving at a velocity of VO with an upward acceleration of g.
The time of flight of the second object is.

T T
(1) (2) (3) T (4) 2 T (5) 4T
4 2

11. Which of the following methods will increase the time period of oscillation of a simple pendulum.
(1) Reducing the length of the pendulum.
(2) Increasing the mass of the pendulum.
(3) Increasing the amplitude of the pendulum.
(4) Suspending from the ceiling of an elevator accelerating upwards.
(5) Suspending from the ceiling of an elevator traveling downwards at a constant velocity.

12. Two systems are suspended from a flexible rod as shown in the
figure. You are given four springs of spring constant 1600 Nm–1,
1500 Nm–1 ,1400 Nm–1 and 1200 Nm-1 , four loads of mass (m)
800 kg, 500 kg , 400 kg and 200 kg. What are the loads and
springs which should be used for the second system to oscillate
at the highest amplitude when the first system oscillates.
First system Second system
k (N m–1) m (kg) k (N m–1) m (kg)
(1) 1600 800 1200 200
(2) 1600 200 1200 800
(3) 1200 800 1600 200
(4) 1500 500 1200 400
(5) 1600 400 1200 200

13. The radius of the metal plate A at 100 C equals to the radius of metal plate B which is at –100 C. 2 = 3
What is the common temperature which both of these plates will have equal radii.
(1) –200C (2) 00C (3) 200C (4) 500C (5) 1000C

14. Consider two rockets of mass m and 9m in space that has a neglegible gravitation. All the observations are
done from a frame of reference which shows both the rockets are at rest at the begining. The rocket of mass
m obtains a momentum of 'P' due to a constant force F which acts on it for a distance of 'd'. What will be the
momentum which the rocket of mass 9m will achieve if the same force is acted on it for a distance of 'd'.
(1) P / 9 (2) P / 3 (3) P (4) 3 P (5) 9 P

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15. A non-viscous streamline flow of density 800 kgm-3 flows along a horizontal pipe. If the pressure difference
of between two points 1km apart is 8 Nm-2, what is the kinetic energy difference of 1kg of fluid between
those two points?
(1) 10-1Jkg-1 (2) 10-2Jkg-1 (3) 10-3Jkg-1 (4) 10-4Jkg-1 (5) 10-5Jkg-1

16. An ideal gas expands from volume V1 to V2 in an isothermal process. Then it is compressed to the starting
volume V1 using an adiabatic process. The inital pressure is P1 and the final pressure is P3. The total work
done is W. Which of the following is correct?
(1) P1 > P3 , W > 0 (2) P1 < P3 , W > 0 (3) P1 > P3 , W < 0 (4) P1 < P3 , W < 0 (5) P1 = P3 ,W= 0

17. Shown in the figure is how the specific heat capacity (C) is
varied with temperature (T) of a solid material. The temperature
of an object made out of that material is raised at a constant rate.
Consider the following statements.

A. When the temperature is raised from 0 to 200 K the object

absorbs heat at a constant rate.
B. The rate of absorption of heat is increased from 200 K to
300 K.
C. The amount of heat absorbed when the temperature is raised from 0 - 100 K is less than the amount
of heat absorbed when the temperature is raised from 400 K to 500 K.
The true statements are,
(1) Only C (2) Only A and B (3) Only A and C (4) Only B and C (5) All A, B, C

18. If cycles of x and y of the same color exist, in layers of the same thickness, in two mediums of absolute
refractive indices n1 and n2, 1n2 is equal to,

x y y– x x
(1) x – y (2) (3) (4) (5)
y x x y– x

19. A hollow cylindrical vessel which floats on water with half of its height submerged.Now a liquid of relative
density d is poured into the vessel such that the liquid inside the vessel levels with the water outside. Now
2
it is observed that of the vessel's height is submerged. The value of d is,
3
1 1 2 1 1
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
2 3 3 4 6
20. A clock made of a metal pendulum shows correct time at 150C. On a day where the temperature has risen to
250C, the deviation of the time (in a one day) shown in the clock, to the actual time is, ( = 2×10–6 K–1)

(1) +0.864 s (2) – 0.864 s (3) +1.728 s (4) – 1.728 s (5) – 0.432 s

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21. The glass block with parallel faces in the figure with thickness and d
refractive index n , is made to behave as a mirror by applying silver on E
CD face. What is the distance from AB to the image of a illuminating O
object which is at a height h from AB, as seen by an observer in E. h
2d
(1) h + (2) 2h + 2d (3) h + d A B
n
d d
(4) h + (5) h + d
n 2n

D C

22. A real image of an object is received on a screen using a convex lens. A real image is received again by
keeping the distance between the object and the screen unchanged while displacing the lens to a distsnce
of d. The linear maganification of two images are M1 and M2 respectively. The focal length of the lens is,
d d d d d M1 M2
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
(M1+M2)2 (M1–M2)2 (M1+M2) (M1–M2) (M1+M2)

23. An aeroplane is fiying horizontally at height (H) with a mach number N, such that time t = 0, it flies directly
above your head. If you can hear its sonic boom at t = t, the distance between you and the aeroplane is,
H H
(1) H (2) NH (3) (4) N2H (5)
N N2

24. Water is flowing through two U shaped tubes steadily as given in the diagram below. Cross sectional area
of the tube on the left side is A while the speed of water flowing through it is V. Cross sectional area of the

A
tube on the right side is . Which one of the following should be the speed of water flowing through
2

the tube on the right side, in order to have a zero resultant force acting on the combined tube ?
1
(1) 2 V (2) V

(3) 2 V (4) 2 V (5) 4 V

25. Two light rays travelling in air converge towards O as given in the diagram. At
what distance from the interface B, will the light rays converge for real?
(1) 4 cm
(2) 6 cm
(3) 8 cm
(4) 10 cm
(5) 12 cm

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26. A load is hanged from a sonometer wire and the minimum length which resonates with a given tuning fork
is l1 . The minimum lengths of resonance when the load is in water and kerosene are l2 and l3 respectively.
The relative destiny of kerosene is,
2 2 2 2
l1 – l2 l1 – l2 l1 – l3 l1 – l3 l1 l2
(1) (2) (3) l1 – l2 (4) 2 2 (5) l (l – l )
l1 – l3 2 2
l1 – l2
l1 – l3 3 1 3

27. An object starting from rest travels with a constant acceleration to reach a displacement of S, then with the
velocity attained, travels a further displacement of 2S. Then, it travels a displacement of 5S at constant
deceleration before coming to rest. The ratio of the mean velocity of the entire journey to the maximum
velocity is,

2 3 4 5 6
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
5 5 7 7 7

28. A beam of light of intensity 30 kWm–2 , is incident on a 100mm2 area on a surface which can fully absorb
energy. If the energy E of a photon with momentum P is given by E = PC, the pressure exerted on the surface
is given by, (velocity of light C = 3 × 108 ms–1 )
(1) 10–4 Pa (2) 10–3 Pa (3) 10–2 Pa (4) 0.1 Pa (5) 1.0 Pa

29. A cuboidal tank with an open top has height of 25cm and a bottom of 60cm×30cm. It floats on water with
a hight of 5cm above the water level. Now a hole of 3cm2 is punched at its bottom. How long will the tank
float before the immersion?
(1) 5 s (2) 10 s (3) 15 s (4) 20 s (5) 25 s

30. The graph shows the variation of the resultant force on a carriage of mass 4 kg moving along the x axis (F)
with the position (x).
F(N)
6

x(m)
–4 –2 2 4 6 8

–2

At x=0, if the velocity was – 3ms-1 (in the negative x direction), which answer gives the closest value to the
maximum speed of the carriage?
(1) 1.6 ms–1 (2) 2.5 ms–1 (3) 3 ms–1 (4) 4 ms–1 (5) 4.2 ms–1

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