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Q.1 If x  sin t & y  tan t ,then y in terms of x Q.4 A battery is replaced by two identical batteries
is: connected in parallel. The combination can deliver
(a) the same maximum voltage and the same
x maximum current
(a)
1 x2 (b) the same maximum voltage and a lower
maximum current
1 x 2 (c) the same maximum voltage and a higher
(b)
x maximum current
x (d) a higher maximum voltage and a lower
(c) maximum current
1 x2 Q.5 When an object moves at high velocity in a fluid
the drag force on it is given by F  Kv A ,
2
1 x 2
(d) where v is the object’s velocity and A its area.
x What sort of quantity is K?
Q.2 Four equal circles are inscribed in a square of (a) mass
side 'a' touching each other and the sides of (b) acceleration
square. Ratio of the area of the four circles to the (c) length
area of the square is: (d) density
2 Q.6 The moon orbits the earth at a distance of
(a)
 400,000 km with a period of 2  4  10
6
s . What
4 is its acceleration towards the earth?
(b)
2 (a) 2  7  10 3 ms 2
6 2
 (b) 2  7 10 ms
(c) 2
4 (c) 10 ms
2
2 (d) 6  6 10 ms
3

(d) 3
16 Q.7 Evaluation of (0  09) 2 gives
Q.3 Determine the value of b for which the sequence
a a (a) 0  00027
 a, , , a is an arithmetic progression (b) 0 027
b b
(where a  0 ). (c) 0 027
(a)  3 (d) 0 27
(b)  2
(c) 2
(d) 3
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Q.8 In quantum mechanics the de Broglie Q.13 The universe contains about 400 billion galaxies
wavelength of an object depends on its 9
(where 1 billion equals 10 ). Our galaxy contains
h
momentum according to  where h is
about 250 billion stars. The mass of our sun is
about 2  10 kg . It is estimated that dark matter
30
p
Planck's constant. Protons of charge e and mass m out-masses stars by about 20:1. The estimated
are accelerated from rest through a potential V. total mass of the universe is:
What is their de Broglie wavelength?
(a) 4  2  10 36 kg
2h
(a) (b) 9  5 1051 kg
meV
(c) 2  0 10 kg
53
h
(b) (d) 4  2 10 kg
54
2meV
h Q.14 A physics lecture theatre is situated 3m east and
(c)
meV 4m above reception. Calculate the minimum
energy a 60 kg receptionist would have to expend
h
(d) to reach the lecture theatre.
eV (a) 1800 J
(b) 2400 J
Q.9 An alien civilization is in the business of (c) 3000 J
building custom solar systems. Their basic model (d) 4200 J
has five planets in circular orbits at distances D
that are perfect square multiples of a basic length, Q.15 A train 110m long is running with a speed of
so that they are in the ratio 1:4:9:16:25. For this 60kmh1 . In what time will it pass a man who is
model the year lengths Y of the planets are in 1
ratios 1:8:27:64:125. How are D and Y related? running at 6kmh in the direction opposite to
{where k is some constant} that in which the train is going?
Y (a) 5 sec
(a) k (b) 6 sec
D (c) 7 sec
(b) D  k Y (d) 10 sec

(c) Y  kD D Q.16 Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then

Y3 a ticket is drawn at random. What is the
(d) k probability that the ticket drawn has a number
D2 which is a multiple of 3 or 5?
Q.10 When a metal bar is cooled it contracts. Which
1
(a)
of the following is true? 2
(a) The density and mass increase. (b) 5
(b) The density increases and the mass remains 8
constant. (c)
(c) The density and mass are unchanged. 15
(d) The mass remains constant and the density 9
decreases. (d)
20
Q.11 A hot air balloon is descending at a steady speed
1 Q.17 A spring that obeys Hooke's law has a spring
of 11ms . The pilot drops a sandbag, which constant k. Two such springs are linked to form a
takes 7s to fall to the ground. What was the height spring of twice the length. What is the spring
of the balloon when the sandbag was released? constant of this new longer spring?
(a) 168m k
(b) 245m (a)
(c) 322m 2
(d) 528m k
(b)
Q.12 A symmetric seesaw is 3m long from end to 2
end. If a girl of mass 20 kg sits on one end, how 2
far away from her should a boy of mass 30 kg sit (c)
to balance the seesaw? k
(a) 0  5m (d) 2k
(b) 1 0m
(c) 2 0m
(d) 2 5m

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Q.18 Two resistors R1 & R2 are in parallel with a Q.25 The mode of the following terms
potential difference V across them. The total 0, 1, 6, 7, 2, 3, 7, 6, 6, 2, 6, 0, 5, 6, 0 is
power dissipated in this circuit is (a) 5
(b) 4
 1 1 
(a) V 2    (c) 6
 R1 R2  (d) 2
2
V2 Q.26 If the speed of light were of its present value,
(b) 3
R1  R2 then energy released in a given atomic explosion
2 will decrease by a factor of :
V
(c) 2
1 1  (a)
   3
 R1 R2  5
(d) V ( R1  R2 ) (b)
2
9
Q.19 A lump of ice attached to a small weight (to
4
(c)
keep the ice at the bottom) is put in a test tube 9
filled with water. Tube is slightly tilted and is
heated near the upper level of water. Select the
5
(d)
correct statement. 9
(a) Ice will melt & water will boil simultaneously
(b) First the ice will melt and only then water at the Q.27 Slow neutrons are incident on a sample of
top will boil uranium containing both U 235 & U 238
92 92
(c) Ice will not melt for sometime but the water at
the top will boil isotopes. Then
(d) Ice will melt first and then whole mass of water (a) Both isotopes will undergo fission and break
will boil. up
(b) Only 92 U 235 atoms undergo fission
Q.20 A bus is moving from south to north with a
uniform speed on a smooth road. The velocity (c) Only 92 U 238 atoms undergo fission
vector at the point of contact between tyres and (d) None of the isotopes will undergo fission
the road will be
(a) North to south Q.28 Parity is not conserved in
(b) south to north (a)  - decay
(c) at 45  with north to south (b)  -decay

(d) at 45 with south to north (c)  -decay
(d) None of the above
Q.21 Founder director of Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research (TIFR) institute is Q.29 Neutron has
(a) C. V. Raman (a) Positive magnetic moment
(b) H J Bhabha (b) Negative magnetic moment
(c) K. S. Krishnan (c) Sometimes positive and sometimes negative
(d) Vikram Sarabhai magnetic moment
(d) No magnetic moment
Q.22 Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) is located Q.30 The number of normal modes in a bent
at H 2O molecule is
(a) Ahemdabad
(a) 3
(b) Chennai
(c) Kolkata (b) 6
(d) Mumbai (c) 4
(d) 9
Q.23 Winners of the Noble prize in Physics in 2009 Q.31 The characteristic impedance of a dielectric
are medium to electromagnetic waves is
(a) Charles K. Kao & Willard S. Boyle 1
(b) Charles K. Kao & George E. Smith (a) (  ) 2
(c) Willard S. Boyle & George E. Smith 1
(d) Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle & George   2
E. Smith (b)  
Q.24 Journal of Science education RESONANCE is  
published from 1
(a) Allahabad   2
(c)  

(b) Bangalore
(c) Kolkata
(d) New Delhi (d) 
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Q.32 Hyperons are the particles, which are Q.41 An important limitation of a crystal oscillator is
(a) Heavier than proton (a) Its low output
(b) Of same mass as that of proton (b) Its high Q
(c) Lighter than proton (c) Less availability of quartz crystal
(d) None of the above (d) Its high output

Q.33 The decay   p  

0  Q.42 One condition for oscillation is
(a) A phase shift around the feedback loop of
(a) Is not possible
(b) Is a strong decay 180 
(c) Is a weak decay (b) A gain around the feedback loop of one third
(d) Is electromagnetic decay process 
(c) A phase shift around the feed back loop of 0
(d) The gain around the feedback loop of less than
Q.34 In the decay p    e
0 
one
(a) Strangeness is not conserved
(b) Charge is not conserved Q.43 Consider the Boolean
(c) Baryon number is not conserved expression Y  AB  A B : If A 1
(d) Lepton number is not conserved & B  1 ; then Y is equal to
(a) 1
Q.35 If the doping level of a crystal diode is (b) 0
increased, then the breakdown voltage (c) Either 0 or 1
(a) Remains same (d) Neither 0 nor 1
(b) Increases
(c) Decreases Q.44 Digital circuit can be made by repeated use of
(d) None of the above (a) OR gates
(b) NOT gates
Q.36 Which filter circuit results in best voltage (c) NAND gates
regulation? (d) None of the above
(a) Choke input
(b) Capacitor input Q.45 The binary number 10101 is equivalent to
(c) Resistance input decimal number
(d) None of the above (a) 19
(b) 12
Q.37 In which mode, the voltage gain of transistor is (c) 27
maximum? (d) 21
(a) Common base
(b) Common collector Q.46 If M A and  are the atomic weight and
(c) Common emitter
(d) a & b density of a metal respectively, and N A is the
Avogadro’s number, then the number of atoms
Q.38 The phase difference between input and output present in unit volume is calculated using the
voltage signals in common base arrangement is relation
(a) 180  MA
(a)
N A

(b) 90

(c) 270 N A
 (b)
(d) 0 MA
Q.39 If a wavefunction  satisfies the condition M A
(c)
NA
   dV  1 then 

is said to be
(a) normalized
NA
(d)
(b) orthonormal M A
(c) orthogonal
(d) none of the above Q.47 The maximum number of electrons in a
subshell with orbital quantum number l is
Q.40 1dB corresponds to _____________change in (a) (2l  1)
power level. {Given log10 (1 50)  0 176 ,
(b) (2l  1)
log10 (1 35)  0 130 , log10 (1 26)  0 100 , (c) 2(2l  1)
log10 (1 22)  0  086 } (d) 2(2l  1)
(a) 50%
(b) 35%
(c) 26%
(d) 22%

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Q.48 If f1 & f 2 are the frequencies of the electron Q.52 If (1,1,1) & (1,1, 2) are the wavefunctions of
in the first and second orbits of hydrogen atom the electrons in the two energy states (1,1,1)
 f  and (1,1,2) respectively in a cubical box of
respectively, then  1  is (1,1,1)
 f2  side a , then ?
(a) 8 (1,1, 2)
(b) 2
 z 
(c) 4 sin  
(d) 1
(a)
a
 2z 
Q.49 Which of the following relation gives the sin  
potential energy of a diatomic molecule  a 

a
 n
b  2z 
(a) m sin  
r r
(b)
 a 
a

b  z 
(b) sin  
rm rn a
(c) ar  br
m n
 z 
(d) ar  br
m n sin  
(c)
a
 y 
Q.50 The effective mass of a photon of wavelength sin  
 is  a 
c  2y 
(a) sin  
h
(d)
 a 
h  2z 
(b) sin  
c  a 
2c
(c)
h Q.53 If both ends of a string of length l are fixed,
h then the wavelengths of the wave that can be
(d) propagated through it are (where n is an
2c integer)
2l
Q.51 If σ and E are the electric conductivity and (a)
applied field respectively in a current carrying n
conductor, then the heat developed per unit n
volume per second is (b)
2l
(a) E 2
l
(b)  2E (c)
n

(c) n
E (d)
l
E2
(d)
 Q.54 Electronic spectra of a diatomic molecule lie
in the
(a) Microwave region only
(b) Visible and ultraviolet region
(c) Infrared region only
(d) Visible region only

Q.55 The favourable condition both for

superconductivity and high resistance is
(a) a weak electron – phonon interaction
(b) a strong electron – phonon interaction
(c) a weak phonon – phonon interaction
(d) none of these

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Q.56 The anomalous Zeeman effect can be Q.62 The Lagrangian for a particle moving under a
explained when central force is
(a) relatively weak external magnetic field 1 k
and no electron spin are considered. (a) m(r 2  r 2 2 ) 
(b) relatively weak external magnetic field 2 r
and electron spin are considered. 1 k
(c) a relatively strong external magnetic field
(b) m(r 2  r 2 2 ) 
2 r
and electron spin are considered.
1 k
(c)  m(r  r  ) 
(d) relatively strong external magnetic field 2 2 2
and no electron spin are considered. 2 r
1 k
Q.57 When a monoatomic gas atom is placed in a (d) m(r 2  r 2 2 ) 
uniform electric field E, then the displacement 2 r
of the nucleus is proportional to
Q.63 Spherical aberration can be removed by using
(a) E2 (a) Convex lens
(b) E (b) Concave lens
(c) E3 (c) Plano convex lenses
(d) Independent of E (d) Cylindrical lenses

Q.58 A vector field A is conservative. It can Q.64 Number of cardinal points in a lens system is
always be written as (a) 2
  (b) 4
(a) A  .  (c) 6
  (d) 8
(b) A   
 
Q.65 The focal length of objective of telescope is
(c) A   60cm. To obtain a magnification of 20, the focal

length of the eyepiece should be
(d) A   2 (a) 2cm
(b) 3cm
(c) 4cm
Q.59 Two particles, each of mass 1g, moving with (d) 5cm
velocity 0  6c in opposite directions collide
and come to rest. If no heat is lost by Q.66 The velocity of light in diamond, glass and
annihilation, what is the total increase in rest water decreases in the following order
mass (a) Water>glass>diamond
(a) 0  5 g (b) Diamond>glass>water
(b) 1g (c) Diamond>water>glass
(c) 2g (d) Water>diamond>glass
(d) more than 2g
Q.67 White light is used to illuminate the two slits in
Q.60 Two bodies of same momentum have different a Young’s double slit experiment. The separation
masses. Then between the slits is b and the screen distance is d
(a) The total mass energy will be greater of (d>>b). At a point on the screen directly in front
lighter body of one of the slits, certain wavelengths are
(b) The total mass energy will be greater of missing. Some of the missing wavelengths are:
heavier body b2
(c) The total mass energy will be same for (a) 
both the bodies. d
(d) none of these 2b 2
(b) 
Q.61 The Poisson brackets of all the constants of
d
motion with Hamiltonian H must be equal to d2
(a) unity (c) 
3b
(b) zero
2b 2
(c)
h (d) 
2 3d
(d) none of these
Q.68 The condition for observing Fraunhoffer
diffraction from single slit is that the light
wavefront incident on the slit should be
(a) Spherical
(b) Cylindrical
(c) Plane
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Q.69 A hollow metallic sphere filled with water is Q.75 Which one of the following functions represents
hung from a support by a long thread. A small the bound state eigenfunction of the operator
hole is made at the bottom of the sphere and it is  d2 
oscillated. How will the time period of oscillations   2  in the region 0  x   ; with the
be affected as water slowly flows out of the hole?  dx 
(a) The time period will remain unchanged as
eigenvalue  9 ?
water is flowing out
(b) The time period will keep increasing until the (a) A0 e 3 x
sphere is empty (b) A0 cosh 3x
(c) The time period will keep decreasing until the
sphere is empty (c) A0 e 3 x
(d) The time period will increase at first, then
decrease until the sphere is empty; finally the (d) A0 sinh 3x
period will be the same as that when the sphere
was full of water Q.76 Identify which one is a first order phase
transition?
Q.70 When stationary waves are produced, which (a) Solid to liquid transition at its melting point
physical characteristic out of pressure and density (b) He (I) to He (II) at 2  18K
will change at antinodes? (c) Ferromagnetic to paramagnetic transition in the
(a) Pressure absence of a magnetic field
(b) No change of pressure or density (d) Superconductor to normal metal transition in
(c) Density the absence of a magnetic field
(d) Pressure as well as density
Q.77 The separation between the first Stokes line and
Q.71 Lissajous figures are useful in comparing the incident radiation line in the rotational Raman
(a) Frequency spectrum in terms of rotational constant,
(b) Loudness
h2
(c) Quality B , where h is Planck’s constant and
(d) Intensity 8 2 I
I is moment of inertia, is
Q.72 At any point in the electromagnetic cavity,
(a) 2 B
resonator energy stored per unit volume of the
field (U) is given by: (b) 4 B
1 (c) 6 B
(a) U 0E2 (d) 12 B
2
1 B2 M 1 lie on one
Q.78 In a cubic crystal, atoms of mass
(b) U 
2 0 set of planes and atoms of mass M 2 lie on the
1 1 B2 planes interleaved between those of the first set. If
(c) U  0E2  C is the force constant between nearest neighbour
2 2 0 planes, the frequencies of the lattice vibrations for
1 1 B2 the optical phonon branch and the acoustic
(d) U  0E2  
2 2 0 phonon branch at k max   are respectively,
a
given by
0 i 
Q.73 The eigenvalues of the matrix A    are C 2C
 i 0 (a) ,
M1 M2
(a) real and distinct
(b) complex and distinct C C
(c) complex and coinciding (b) ,
(d) real and coinciding M1 M2
2C 2C
Q.74  i (i  1, 2, 3) represent the Pauli spin (c) ,
M1 M2
matrices. Which one of the following is not true?
(a)  i j   j i  2 ij 2C 2C
(d) ,
(b) Tr( i )  0 M2 M1
(c) The eigenvalues of i are ± 1
(d) det( i )  1

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Q.79 Consider a nucleus with N neutrons and Z Q.84 The function vx, y   3x y  y 3 is
2

protons. If m p & mn and BE represent the mass (a) harmonic

of the proton, the mass of the neutron and the (b) not harmonic
binding energy of the nucleus respectively and c is (c) analytic
the velocity of light in free space, the mass of the (d) both a and c
nucleus is given by
(a) Nmn  Zm p
f z  
sin z
Q.85 The function has
(b) Nm p  Zmn z4
(a) a pole of zero order at z  1
BE (b) a pole of order 3 at z  0
(c) Nmn  Zmp 
c2 (c) a pole of order 3 at z  1
BE (d) a pole of order 2 at z  0
(d) Nm p  Zmn  2
c
Q.86 For liquefying any gas, its temperature must be
Q.80 Mark the correct statement. (a) more than the critical temperature
(a) Energy levels of H atom, particle in a box and (b) less than the critical temperature
of harmonic oscillator depend in the same way (c) equal to the critical temperature
on the principal quantum number n. (d) none of the above
(b) Energy levels of a one dimensional harmonic
Q.87 Gibb’s Rule for a heterogeneous system of
 1
oscillator are expressed as  n   with n = chemically non-interacting components is
 2 (a) F  C  P  2
1, 2, 3, -----. (b) F  C  P  2
(c) Uncertainty principle has bearing on the zero (c) F  C  P
point energy.
(d) F  C  P  1
(d) Uncertainty principle has no bearing on the
zero point energy.
Q.88 The width of the energy gap of a superconductor
is maximum at
Q.81 Mark the correct statement
(a) Fermions have half integral spin and obey the (a) Tc
exclusion principle (b) 0K
(b) Fermions have half integral spin and do not
obey the exclusion principle T
(c) c
(c) Fermions have integral spin and obey the 2
exclusion principle Tc
(d) Fermions have integral spin and do not obey (d)
the exclusion principle 3

Q.82 Fermi energy of free electron gas in some metal Q.89 Laser light is considered to be coherent because
is 5 0 eV . The average energy of these electrons it consists of
in it at 0K is (a) many wavelengths
(b) uncoordinated wavelengths
(a) 5  0 eV (c) coordinated wavelengths
(b) 3 33 eV (d) divergent waves
(c) 3 0 eV
(d) 2 5 eV Q.90 The order of the pumping power necessary to
achieve the population inversion in a Ruby laser is
Q.83 A relativistic particle of the rest mass m0 is (a) 107 W / m2
2 2
moving with a speed v. The value v at which (b) 10 W / m
kinetic energy is equal to its rest mass energy is 10 2
(c) 10 W / m
c 16 2
(a) v (d) 10 W / m
2
c
(b) v 
4
c
(c) v 
2
3c
(d) v
2

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