PROBLEM SET-1

IM ALL STARS 2026

1.
The acceleration of a particle increasing linearly with time 𝑡 is 𝑏𝑡. The particle starts from
the origin with an initial velocity 𝑣0. The distance travelled by the particle in time 𝑡 will
be​
1 3
(a) 𝑣0𝑡 + 6
𝑏𝑡 ​
1 2
(b) 𝑣0𝑡 + 6
𝑏𝑡 ​
1 3
(c) 𝑣0𝑡 + 3
𝑏𝑡 ​
1 2
(d) 𝑣0𝑡 + 3
𝑏𝑡

2.
2
3𝑣
For a projectile thrown into space with a speed 𝑣, the horizontal range is 2𝑔
. The
2
𝑣
vertical range is 8𝑔
. The angle which the projectile makes with the horizontal initially is​
◦
(a) 15 ​
◦
(b) 30 ​
◦
(c) 45 ​
◦
(d) 60

3.
A wire of length 𝐿 suspended vertically from a rigid support is made to suffer extension 𝑙
in its length by applying a force 𝐹. The work is​
𝐹𝑙
(a) 2 ​
(b) Fl​
(c) 2 Fl​
(d) Fl
4.
A small ball of density ρ is immersed in a liquid of density σ(σ > ρ) to a depth ℎ and
then released. The height above the surface of water up to which the ball will jump is​
σℎ
(a) ρ ​
(b) ( − 1)ℎ​
σ
ρ
(c) (1 − )ℎ​
ρ
σ
ρℎ
(d) σ
.​

5.
◦
A bullet fired from ground at an angle of 60 with the horizontal covers a horizontal
distance of 100 m in 5s.

If the bullet is fired at the same angle from a trolley travelling horizontally at 36 𝑘𝑚/ℎ,
then horizontal distance covered by the bullet in same time will be-​
(A) 50 m​
(B) 100 m​
(C) 150 m​
(D) 200 m

​
6.
A 1 kg block is resting on a vertical wall when a force F is applied perpendicular to it. If
coefficient of friction is 0.2 then the minimum value of 𝐹 is :-​
(A) 950 N​
(B) 49 N​
(C) 98 N​
(D) 490 N

​
7.
◦
If the volume of a block of metal changes by 0. 12% when it is heated through 20 𝐶, the
◦ −1
coefficient of linear expansion (in 𝐶 ) of the metal is :-​
−5
(A) 10 ​
−5
(B) 2 × 10 ​
−5
(C) 3 × 10 ​
−5
(D) 5 × 10

​
8.

A uniform chain of length 2 m is kept on a table such that a length of 60 cm hangs freely
from the edge of the table. The total mass of the chain is 4 kg . What is the work done in
pulling the entire chain on the table :​
(A) 7.2 J​
(B) 3.6 J​
(C) 120 J​
(D) 1200 J

​
9.
A composite rod made of 3 rods of equal length and cross-section as shown in figure. The
end A and B are at constant temperature. The effective thermal conductivity of the bar is
:-​

​
(A) 15 𝐾/16​
(B) 6 𝐾/13​
(C) 5 𝐾/16​
(D) 2 𝐾/13
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10.
◦
Energy is being emitted from the surface of black body at 127 𝐶 the rate of
6 𝐽
1. 0 × 10 2 . The temperature of black body at which the rate of energy is
𝑠.𝑚
6 𝐽
16. 0 × 10 2 will be :-​
𝑠.𝑚
◦
(A) 754 𝐶​
◦
(B) 527 𝐶​
◦
(C) 254 𝐶​
◦
(D) 508 𝐶

​
11.
A water fall is 84 m high. Assuming that half the kinetic energy of the falling water gets
converted to heat, the rise in temperature of water is :-​
◦
(A) 0. 098 𝐶​
◦
(B) 0. 98 𝐶​
◦
(C) 9. 8 𝐶​
◦
(D) 0. 0098 𝐶

​
12.
An ideal gas is taken through a cyclic thermodynamical process through four steps. The
amounts of heat involved in these steps are​
𝑄1 = 5960 𝐽, 𝑄2 =− 5585 𝐽, 𝑄3 =− 2980 𝐽, 𝑄4 = 3645 𝐽 respectively. The corresponding
works involved are​
𝑊1 = 2200 𝐽, 𝑊2 =− 825 𝐽, 𝑊3 =− 1100 𝐽 and 𝑊4 respectively.

The value of 𝑊4 is :- (in J)

13.
The density of a newly discovered planet is twice that of earth. The acceleration due to
gravity at the surface of the planet is equal to that at the surface of the earth. If the radius
𝑅
of the earth is R , the radius of the planet is 𝑁 find the value of N ?​

14.
In an a.c. circuit the e.m.f. (e) and the current (i) at any instant are given respectively by
:-​
𝑒 = 𝐸0𝑠𝑖𝑛⁡ω𝑡

​
𝑖 = 𝐼0𝑠𝑖𝑛⁡(ω𝑡 − ϕ)

​
The average power in the circuit over one cycle of a.c. is :-​
𝐸0𝐼0
(A) 2
𝑐𝑜𝑠⁡ϕ​
(B) 𝐸0𝐼0​
𝐸0𝐼0
(C) 2
​
𝐸0𝐼0
(D) 2
𝑠𝑖𝑛⁡ϕ

15.
Two coils have self-inductance 𝐿1 = 4𝑚𝐻 and 𝐿2 = 1𝑚𝐻 respectively. The currents in the
two coils are increased at the same rate. At a certain instant of time both coils are given
the same power. If 𝐼1 and 𝐼2 are the currents in the two coils at that instant of time
respectively, then the value of 𝐼1/𝐼2 is :-​
(A) 1/8​
(B) 1/4​
(C) 1/2​
(D) 1
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16.
A plane electromagnetic wave travelling along the X -direction has a wavelength of 3 mm
−1
. The variation in the electric field occurs in the Y-direction with an amplitude 66𝑉𝑚 .
The equations for the electric and magnetic fields as a function of 𝑥 and 𝑡 are respectively
:- ( 𝑥, 𝑡 are in S.I unit)​
(A) 𝐸𝑦 = 66𝑐𝑜𝑠⁡π × 10
11
(𝑡 − ),
𝑥
𝑐

−7
𝐵𝑧 = 2. 2 × 10 𝑐𝑜𝑠⁡π × 10
11
(𝑡 − )𝑥
𝑐

(B) 𝐸𝑦 = 11𝑐𝑜𝑠⁡2π × 10
11
(𝑡 − ), 𝑥
𝑐

−7
𝐵𝑧 = 11 × 10 𝑐𝑜𝑠⁡2π × 10
11
(𝑡 − )
𝑥
𝑐

(C) 𝐸𝑥 = 33𝑐𝑜𝑠⁡π × 10
11
(𝑡 − ), 𝑥
𝑐

−7
𝐵𝑧 = 11 × 10 𝑐𝑜𝑠⁡π × 10
11
(𝑡 − ) 𝑥
𝑐

(D) 𝐸𝑦 = 66𝑐𝑜𝑠⁡2π × 10
11
(𝑡 − ),𝑥
𝑐

−7
𝐵𝑧 = 2. 2 × 10 𝑐𝑜𝑠⁡2π × 10
11
(𝑡 − ) 𝑥
𝑐

17.
A beam of light of wave length 700 nm from a distant source falls on a two slits which are
separated by 1 mm . and slits are situated 2 m away from screen. Then find the distance
𝑟𝑑
between 3 bright fringe on either side of the central bright fringe ?​
(A) 4.2 mm​
(B) 2.1 mm​
(C) 6.3 mm​
(D) 8.4 mm
18.
→
( )
An electron (mass m ) with an initial velocity 𝑣 = 𝑣0𝑖ˆ 𝑣0 > 0 is moving in an electric
→
( )
field 𝐸 =− 𝐸0𝑖ˆ 𝐸0 > 0 where 𝐸0 is constant. If at 𝑡 = 0 de Broglie wavelength is
ℎ
λ0 = 𝑚𝑣0
, then its de Broglie wavelength after time 𝑡 is given by​
(A) λ0​

(B) λ0 1 + ( 𝑒𝐸0𝑡
𝑚𝑣0 ) ​
(C) λ0𝑡​
λ0
(D)
(
1+ 𝑚𝑣0
𝑒𝐸 𝑡

0
)
19.
A common example of alpha decay is
238 234 4
92
𝑈90 𝑇ℎ + 2𝐻𝑒 + 𝑄

Given :
238
92
𝑈 = 238. 05060𝑢,​
234
90
𝑇ℎ = 234. 04360𝑢,​
4
2
𝐻𝑒 = 4. 00260𝑢, and​
𝑀𝑒𝑉
1𝑢 = 931. 5 2
𝑐

​
238
The energy released ( Q ) during the alpha decay of 92
𝑈 is ____ MeV (approximately)​
(A) 1​
(B) 7​
(C) 4​
(D) 9
20.
−1
A block of mass 2 kg moving on a horizontal surface with speed of 4 𝑚𝑠 enters a rough
surface ranging from 𝑥 = 0. 5 𝑚 to 𝑥 = 1. 5 𝑚. The retarding force in this range of rough
−1
surface is related to distance by 𝐹 =− 𝑘𝑥 where 𝑘 = 12𝑁𝑚 . The speed of the block as
it just crosses the rough surface will be:​
(A) Zero​
−1
(B) 1. 5 𝑚𝑠 ​
−1
(C) 2. 0 𝑚𝑠 ​
−1
(D) 2. 5 𝑚𝑠

21.
A spherical shell of 1 kg mass and radius 𝑅 is rolling with angular speed ω on horizontal
plane (as shown in figure). The magnitude of angular momentum of the shell about the
𝑎 2
origin 𝑂 is 3
𝑅 ω The value of a will be:​

​
(A) 2​
(B) 3​
(C) 5​
(D) 4
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22.
◦
A body of mass 10 kg is projected at an angle of 45 with the horizontal. The trajectory of
the body is observed to pass through a point (20, 10). If T is the time of flight, then its
𝑇 2
momentum vector, at time 𝑡 = , is ____ [Take 𝑔 = 10 𝑚/𝑠 ]​
2
(A) 100𝑖ˆ + (100 2 − 200)𝑗ˆ​
(B) 100 2𝑖ˆ + (100 − 200 2)𝑗ˆ​
(C) 100𝑖ˆ + (100 − 200 2)𝑗ˆ​
(D) 100 2𝑖ˆ + (100 2 − 200)𝑗ˆ

23.
Consider a sphere of radius R which carries a uniform charge density ρ. If a sphere of
||𝐸→ || →
𝑅 | 𝐴|
radius 2
is carved out of it, as shown, the ratio ||𝐸→ ||
of magnitude of electric field 𝐸𝐴 and
| 𝐵|
→ 𝑥
𝐸𝐵, respectively, at points A and 𝐵 due to the remaining portion is 17
, then 𝑥 will be​

24.
◦
If the volume of a block of metal changes by 0. 12% when it is heated through 20 𝐶, the
◦ −1 −5
coefficient of linear expansion (in 𝐶 ) of the metal is 𝑥 × 10 , find the value of 𝑥 ?
25.
A ball of mass 100 g is dropped from a height ℎ = 10 𝑐𝑚 on a platform fixed at the top of
vertical spring (as shown in figure). The ball stays on the platform and the platform is
ℎ
depressed by a distance 2 . The spring constant is​
−1 −2
____ 𝑁𝑚 . (Use g = 10 𝑚𝑠 )​