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1
FINAL JEE –MAIN EXAMINATION – JULY, 2022
(Held On Thursday 28
th
July, 2022) TIME : 9 : 00 AM to 12 : 00 NOON
PHYSICS TEST PAPER WITH SOLUTON
SECTION-A
1. The dimensions of
2
0
B ??
??
?
??
will be :
(if
0
? : permeability of free space and
B : magnetic field)
(A) [M L
2
T
–2
] (B) [M L T
–2
]
(C) [M L
–1
T
–2
] (D) [M L
2
T
–2
A
–1
]
Official Ans. by NTA (C)
Sol.
2
0
B
u
2 ?
?
u ? Energy per unit volume
? ?
2
0
B
u
?
??
?
??
??
22
3
MLT
L
?
??
??
?
??
??
12
ML T
??
?? ?
??
2. A NCC parade is going at a uniform speed of
9 km/h under a mango tree on which a monkey is
sitting at a height of 19.6 m. At any particular
instant, the monkey drops a mango. A cadet will
receive the mango whose distance from the tree at
time of drop is :
(Given g = 9.8 m/s
2
)
(A) 5 m (B) 10 m
(C) 19.8 m (D) 24.5 m
Official Ans. by NTA (A)
Sol. Monkey
t = 0
Vt
tt ?
? ? ?
Time taken by mango
2n
g
?
2 19.6
9.8
?
?? 2 second
Distance = vt
5
92
18
? ? ? = 5m
3. In two different experiments, an object of mass
5 kg moving with a speed of 25 ms
–1
hits two
different walls and comes to rest within
(i) 3 second, (ii) 5 seconds, respectively.
Choose the correct option out of the following :
(A) Impulse and average force acting on the object
will be same for both the cases.
(B) Impulse will be same for both the cases but the
average force will be different.
(C) Average force will be same for both the cases
but the impulse will be different.
(D) Average force and impulse will be different for
both the cases.
Official Ans. by NTA (B)
Sol. Impulse = change in momentum
IP ??
aug
P
F
t
?
?
?
1
t3 ??
2
t5 ??
12
PP ? ? ?
12
II ?
F
avg
in case (i) is more than (ii)
4. A balloon has mass of 10 g in air. The air escapes
from the balloon at a uniform rate with velocity
4.5 cm/s. If the balloon shrinks in 5 s completely.
Then, the average force acting on that balloon will
be (in dyne).
(A) 3 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 18
Official Ans. by NTA (B)
Sol.
dm
Fv
dt
?
10g cm
4.5
5s s
??
?
??
??
2
gcm
9
s
? = 9 dyne
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FINAL JEE –MAIN EXAMINATION – JULY, 2022
(Held On Thursday 28
th
July, 2022) TIME : 9 : 00 AM to 12 : 00 NOON
PHYSICS TEST PAPER WITH SOLUTON
SECTION-A
1. The dimensions of
2
0
B ??
??
?
??
will be :
(if
0
? : permeability of free space and
B : magnetic field)
(A) [M L
2
T
–2
] (B) [M L T
–2
]
(C) [M L
–1
T
–2
] (D) [M L
2
T
–2
A
–1
]
Official Ans. by NTA (C)
Sol.
2
0
B
u
2 ?
?
u ? Energy per unit volume
? ?
2
0
B
u
?
??
?
??
??
22
3
MLT
L
?
??
??
?
??
??
12
ML T
??
?? ?
??
2. A NCC parade is going at a uniform speed of
9 km/h under a mango tree on which a monkey is
sitting at a height of 19.6 m. At any particular
instant, the monkey drops a mango. A cadet will
receive the mango whose distance from the tree at
time of drop is :
(Given g = 9.8 m/s
2
)
(A) 5 m (B) 10 m
(C) 19.8 m (D) 24.5 m
Official Ans. by NTA (A)
Sol. Monkey
t = 0
Vt
tt ?
? ? ?
Time taken by mango
2n
g
?
2 19.6
9.8
?
?? 2 second
Distance = vt
5
92
18
? ? ? = 5m
3. In two different experiments, an object of mass
5 kg moving with a speed of 25 ms
–1
hits two
different walls and comes to rest within
(i) 3 second, (ii) 5 seconds, respectively.
Choose the correct option out of the following :
(A) Impulse and average force acting on the object
will be same for both the cases.
(B) Impulse will be same for both the cases but the
average force will be different.
(C) Average force will be same for both the cases
but the impulse will be different.
(D) Average force and impulse will be different for
both the cases.
Official Ans. by NTA (B)
Sol. Impulse = change in momentum
IP ??
aug
P
F
t
?
?
?
1
t3 ??
2
t5 ??
12
PP ? ? ?
12
II ?
F
avg
in case (i) is more than (ii)
4. A balloon has mass of 10 g in air. The air escapes
from the balloon at a uniform rate with velocity
4.5 cm/s. If the balloon shrinks in 5 s completely.
Then, the average force acting on that balloon will
be (in dyne).
(A) 3 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 18
Official Ans. by NTA (B)
Sol.
dm
Fv
dt
?
10g cm
4.5
5s s
??
?
??
??
2
gcm
9
s
? = 9 dyne
2
5. If the radius of earth shrinks by 2% while its mass
remains same. The acceleration due to gravity on
the earth’s surface will approximately :
(A) decrease by 2% (B) decrease by 4%
(C) increase by 2% (D) increase by 4%
Official Ans. by NTA (D)
Sol.
2
GM
g
R
?
M = constant
2
1
g
R
?
100
gR
2 100
gR
??
??
% change = – 2 (–2)
% change in g = 4%
increase by 4%
6. The force required to stretch a wire of cross-
section 1 cm
2
to double its length will be :
(Given Yong’s modulus of the wire = 2 × 10
11
N/m
2
)
(A) 1 × 10
7
N (B) 1.5 × 10
7
N
(C) 2 × 10
7
N (D) 2.5 × 10
7
N
Official Ans. by NTA (C)
Sol. FA ?
?
?
11 4
2
2 10 10
?
? ??
? ? ?
??
??
7
2 10 N ??
7. A Carnot engine has efficiency of 50%. If the
temperature of sink is reduced by 40°C, its
efficiency increases by 30%. The temperature of
the source will be :
(A) 166.7 K (B) 255.1 K
(C) 266.7 K (D) 367.7 K
Official Ans. by NTA (C)
Sol.
L
H
T
1
T
?? ?
L
H
T 1
1
2T
??
? ?
L
H
T 40 1
1 3 1
2T
?? ?
? ? ?
??
??
? ?
H
1 1 40
13
2 2 T
? ? ?
H
T 266.7K ?
8. Given below are two statements :
Statement I :The average momentum of a
molecule in a sample of an ideal gas depends on
temperature.
Statement II : The rms speed of oxygen molecules
in a gas is v. If the temperature is doubled and the
oxygen molecules dissociate into oxygen atoms,
the rms speed will become 2v.
In the light of the above statements, choose the
correct answer from the options given below :
(A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
(B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
(C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Official Ans. by NTA (D)
Sol. [P
avg
= 0] (due to random motion)
rms
3RT
v
M
?
T
new
= 2T
M
new
=
M
2
new
2T
v
M/2
v
T
M
?
v
new
= 2v
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FINAL JEE –MAIN EXAMINATION – JULY, 2022
(Held On Thursday 28
th
July, 2022) TIME : 9 : 00 AM to 12 : 00 NOON
PHYSICS TEST PAPER WITH SOLUTON
SECTION-A
1. The dimensions of
2
0
B ??
??
?
??
will be :
(if
0
? : permeability of free space and
B : magnetic field)
(A) [M L
2
T
–2
] (B) [M L T
–2
]
(C) [M L
–1
T
–2
] (D) [M L
2
T
–2
A
–1
]
Official Ans. by NTA (C)
Sol.
2
0
B
u
2 ?
?
u ? Energy per unit volume
? ?
2
0
B
u
?
??
?
??
??
22
3
MLT
L
?
??
??
?
??
??
12
ML T
??
?? ?
??
2. A NCC parade is going at a uniform speed of
9 km/h under a mango tree on which a monkey is
sitting at a height of 19.6 m. At any particular
instant, the monkey drops a mango. A cadet will
receive the mango whose distance from the tree at
time of drop is :
(Given g = 9.8 m/s
2
)
(A) 5 m (B) 10 m
(C) 19.8 m (D) 24.5 m
Official Ans. by NTA (A)
Sol. Monkey
t = 0
Vt
tt ?
? ? ?
Time taken by mango
2n
g
?
2 19.6
9.8
?
?? 2 second
Distance = vt
5
92
18
? ? ? = 5m
3. In two different experiments, an object of mass
5 kg moving with a speed of 25 ms
–1
hits two
different walls and comes to rest within
(i) 3 second, (ii) 5 seconds, respectively.
Choose the correct option out of the following :
(A) Impulse and average force acting on the object
will be same for both the cases.
(B) Impulse will be same for both the cases but the
average force will be different.
(C) Average force will be same for both the cases
but the impulse will be different.
(D) Average force and impulse will be different for
both the cases.
Official Ans. by NTA (B)
Sol. Impulse = change in momentum
IP ??
aug
P
F
t
?
?
?
1
t3 ??
2
t5 ??
12
PP ? ? ?
12
II ?
F
avg
in case (i) is more than (ii)
4. A balloon has mass of 10 g in air. The air escapes
from the balloon at a uniform rate with velocity
4.5 cm/s. If the balloon shrinks in 5 s completely.
Then, the average force acting on that balloon will
be (in dyne).
(A) 3 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 18
Official Ans. by NTA (B)
Sol.
dm
Fv
dt
?
10g cm
4.5
5s s
??
?
??
??
2
gcm
9
s
? = 9 dyne
2
5. If the radius of earth shrinks by 2% while its mass
remains same. The acceleration due to gravity on
the earth’s surface will approximately :
(A) decrease by 2% (B) decrease by 4%
(C) increase by 2% (D) increase by 4%
Official Ans. by NTA (D)
Sol.
2
GM
g
R
?
M = constant
2
1
g
R
?
100
gR
2 100
gR
??
??
% change = – 2 (–2)
% change in g = 4%
increase by 4%
6. The force required to stretch a wire of cross-
section 1 cm
2
to double its length will be :
(Given Yong’s modulus of the wire = 2 × 10
11
N/m
2
)
(A) 1 × 10
7
N (B) 1.5 × 10
7
N
(C) 2 × 10
7
N (D) 2.5 × 10
7
N
Official Ans. by NTA (C)
Sol. FA ?
?
?
11 4
2
2 10 10
?
? ??
? ? ?
??
??
7
2 10 N ??
7. A Carnot engine has efficiency of 50%. If the
temperature of sink is reduced by 40°C, its
efficiency increases by 30%. The temperature of
the source will be :
(A) 166.7 K (B) 255.1 K
(C) 266.7 K (D) 367.7 K
Official Ans. by NTA (C)
Sol.
L
H
T
1
T
?? ?
L
H
T 1
1
2T
??
? ?
L
H
T 40 1
1 3 1
2T
?? ?
? ? ?
??
??
? ?
H
1 1 40
13
2 2 T
? ? ?
H
T 266.7K ?
8. Given below are two statements :
Statement I :The average momentum of a
molecule in a sample of an ideal gas depends on
temperature.
Statement II : The rms speed of oxygen molecules
in a gas is v. If the temperature is doubled and the
oxygen molecules dissociate into oxygen atoms,
the rms speed will become 2v.
In the light of the above statements, choose the
correct answer from the options given below :
(A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
(B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
(C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Official Ans. by NTA (D)
Sol. [P
avg
= 0] (due to random motion)
rms
3RT
v
M
?
T
new
= 2T
M
new
=
M
2
new
2T
v
M/2
v
T
M
?
v
new
= 2v
3
?
9. In the wave equation
? ?
2
y 0.5sin 400 t x m
?
??
?
the velocity of the wave will be :
(A) 200 m/s (B) 200 2 m / s
(C) 400 m/s (D) 400 2 m / s
Official Ans. by NTA (C)
Sol.
22
y 0.5sin 400t x
??
??
??
??
??
??
2
400
?
?
?
?
2
K
?
?
?
v
k
?
? [v = 400 m/s]
10. Two capacitors, each having capacitance 40 F ?
are connected in series. The space between one of
the capacitors is filled with dielectric material of
dielectric constant K such that the equivalence
capacitance of the system became 24 F ? . The
value of K will be :
(A) 1.5 (B) 2.5
(C) 1.2 (D) 3
Official Ans. by NTA (A)
Sol.
C C ?KC
? ?
eq
C KC
KC
C
C KC K 1
??
??
K40
24
K1
?
?
? ?
K 1 5 ??
11. A wire of resistance R
1
is drawn out so that its
length is increased by twice of its original length.
The ratio of new resistance to original resistance is:
(A) 9 : 1 (B) 1 : 9
(C) 4 : 1 (D) 3 : 1
Official Ans. by NTA (A)
Sol.
1
1
1
L
R
A
? ?
1
2
1
3L
R
A /3
?
??
?
??
??
1
1
L
9
A
? ?
?
2
1
R
9
R
?
12. The current sensitivity of a galvanometer can be
increased by :
(A) decreasing the number of turns
(B) increasing the magnetic field
(C) decreasing the area of the coil
(D) decreasing the torsional constant of the spring
Choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below :
(A) (B) and (C) only (B) (C) and (D) only
(C) (A) and (C) only (D) (B) and (D) only
Official Ans. by NTA (D)
Sol.
K
i
NAB
?
??
?
??
??
?
d NAB
di K
?
?
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FINAL JEE –MAIN EXAMINATION – JULY, 2022
(Held On Thursday 28
th
July, 2022) TIME : 9 : 00 AM to 12 : 00 NOON
PHYSICS TEST PAPER WITH SOLUTON
SECTION-A
1. The dimensions of
2
0
B ??
??
?
??
will be :
(if
0
? : permeability of free space and
B : magnetic field)
(A) [M L
2
T
–2
] (B) [M L T
–2
]
(C) [M L
–1
T
–2
] (D) [M L
2
T
–2
A
–1
]
Official Ans. by NTA (C)
Sol.
2
0
B
u
2 ?
?
u ? Energy per unit volume
? ?
2
0
B
u
?
??
?
??
??
22
3
MLT
L
?
??
??
?
??
??
12
ML T
??
?? ?
??
2. A NCC parade is going at a uniform speed of
9 km/h under a mango tree on which a monkey is
sitting at a height of 19.6 m. At any particular
instant, the monkey drops a mango. A cadet will
receive the mango whose distance from the tree at
time of drop is :
(Given g = 9.8 m/s
2
)
(A) 5 m (B) 10 m
(C) 19.8 m (D) 24.5 m
Official Ans. by NTA (A)
Sol. Monkey
t = 0
Vt
tt ?
? ? ?
Time taken by mango
2n
g
?
2 19.6
9.8
?
?? 2 second
Distance = vt
5
92
18
? ? ? = 5m
3. In two different experiments, an object of mass
5 kg moving with a speed of 25 ms
–1
hits two
different walls and comes to rest within
(i) 3 second, (ii) 5 seconds, respectively.
Choose the correct option out of the following :
(A) Impulse and average force acting on the object
will be same for both the cases.
(B) Impulse will be same for both the cases but the
average force will be different.
(C) Average force will be same for both the cases
but the impulse will be different.
(D) Average force and impulse will be different for
both the cases.
Official Ans. by NTA (B)
Sol. Impulse = change in momentum
IP ??
aug
P
F
t
?
?
?
1
t3 ??
2
t5 ??
12
PP ? ? ?
12
II ?
F
avg
in case (i) is more than (ii)
4. A balloon has mass of 10 g in air. The air escapes
from the balloon at a uniform rate with velocity
4.5 cm/s. If the balloon shrinks in 5 s completely.
Then, the average force acting on that balloon will
be (in dyne).
(A) 3 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 18
Official Ans. by NTA (B)
Sol.
dm
Fv
dt
?
10g cm
4.5
5s s
??
?
??
??
2
gcm
9
s
? = 9 dyne
2
5. If the radius of earth shrinks by 2% while its mass
remains same. The acceleration due to gravity on
the earth’s surface will approximately :
(A) decrease by 2% (B) decrease by 4%
(C) increase by 2% (D) increase by 4%
Official Ans. by NTA (D)
Sol.
2
GM
g
R
?
M = constant
2
1
g
R
?
100
gR
2 100
gR
??
??
% change = – 2 (–2)
% change in g = 4%
increase by 4%
6. The force required to stretch a wire of cross-
section 1 cm
2
to double its length will be :
(Given Yong’s modulus of the wire = 2 × 10
11
N/m
2
)
(A) 1 × 10
7
N (B) 1.5 × 10
7
N
(C) 2 × 10
7
N (D) 2.5 × 10
7
N
Official Ans. by NTA (C)
Sol. FA ?
?
?
11 4
2
2 10 10
?
? ??
? ? ?
??
??
7
2 10 N ??
7. A Carnot engine has efficiency of 50%. If the
temperature of sink is reduced by 40°C, its
efficiency increases by 30%. The temperature of
the source will be :
(A) 166.7 K (B) 255.1 K
(C) 266.7 K (D) 367.7 K
Official Ans. by NTA (C)
Sol.
L
H
T
1
T
?? ?
L
H
T 1
1
2T
??
? ?
L
H
T 40 1
1 3 1
2T
?? ?
? ? ?
??
??
? ?
H
1 1 40
13
2 2 T
? ? ?
H
T 266.7K ?
8. Given below are two statements :
Statement I :The average momentum of a
molecule in a sample of an ideal gas depends on
temperature.
Statement II : The rms speed of oxygen molecules
in a gas is v. If the temperature is doubled and the
oxygen molecules dissociate into oxygen atoms,
the rms speed will become 2v.
In the light of the above statements, choose the
correct answer from the options given below :
(A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
(B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
(C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Official Ans. by NTA (D)
Sol. [P
avg
= 0] (due to random motion)
rms
3RT
v
M
?
T
new
= 2T
M
new
=
M
2
new
2T
v
M/2
v
T
M
?
v
new
= 2v
3
?
9. In the wave equation
? ?
2
y 0.5sin 400 t x m
?
??
?
the velocity of the wave will be :
(A) 200 m/s (B) 200 2 m / s
(C) 400 m/s (D) 400 2 m / s
Official Ans. by NTA (C)
Sol.
22
y 0.5sin 400t x
??
??
??
??
??
??
2
400
?
?
?
?
2
K
?
?
?
v
k
?
? [v = 400 m/s]
10. Two capacitors, each having capacitance 40 F ?
are connected in series. The space between one of
the capacitors is filled with dielectric material of
dielectric constant K such that the equivalence
capacitance of the system became 24 F ? . The
value of K will be :
(A) 1.5 (B) 2.5
(C) 1.2 (D) 3
Official Ans. by NTA (A)
Sol.
C C ?KC
? ?
eq
C KC
KC
C
C KC K 1
??
??
K40
24
K1
?
?
? ?
K 1 5 ??
11. A wire of resistance R
1
is drawn out so that its
length is increased by twice of its original length.
The ratio of new resistance to original resistance is:
(A) 9 : 1 (B) 1 : 9
(C) 4 : 1 (D) 3 : 1
Official Ans. by NTA (A)
Sol.
1
1
1
L
R
A
? ?
1
2
1
3L
R
A /3
?
??
?
??
??
1
1
L
9
A
? ?
?
2
1
R
9
R
?
12. The current sensitivity of a galvanometer can be
increased by :
(A) decreasing the number of turns
(B) increasing the magnetic field
(C) decreasing the area of the coil
(D) decreasing the torsional constant of the spring
Choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below :
(A) (B) and (C) only (B) (C) and (D) only
(C) (A) and (C) only (D) (B) and (D) only
Official Ans. by NTA (D)
Sol.
K
i
NAB
?
??
?
??
??
?
d NAB
di K
?
?
4
13. As shown in the figure, a metallic rod of linear
density 0.45 kg m
–1
is lying horizontally on a
smooth incline plane which makes an angle of 45°
with the horizontal. The minimum current flowing
in the rod required to keep it stationary, when
0.15 T magnetic field is acting on it in the vertical
upward direction, will be :
{Use g = 10 m/s
2
}
(A) 30 A (B) 15 A
(C) 10 A (D) 3 A
Official Ans. by NTA (A)
Sol.
mgsin45 ILBcos45 ? ? ?
mg
I
LB
??
??
??
??
? ? ? ? 0.45 10
0.15
?
30A ?
14. The equation of current in a purely inductive
circuit is ? ? 5sin 49 t 30 . ? ? ? If the inductance is
30 mH then the equation for the voltage across the
inductor, will be :
22
Let
7
??
??
??
??
(A) 1.47sin(49 t 30 ) ? ? ? (B) 1.47sin(49 t 60 ) ? ? ?
(C) 23.1sin(49 t 30 ) ? ? ? (D) 23.1sin(49 t 60 ) ? ? ?
Official Ans. by NTA (D)
Sol.
0 0 L
v i x ?
? ?
0
i wL ?
? ? ? ? ? ?
3
5 49 30 10
?
?? ?
23.1 ?
Voltage will lead current by 90°.
? V = 23.1 sin (49 ? t + 60°)
15. As shown in the figure, after passing through the
medium 1. The speed of light v
2
in medium 2 will
be :
(Given c = 3 × 10
8
ms
–1
)
(A) 1.0 × 10
8
ms
–1
(B) 0.5 × 10
8
ms
–1
(C) 1.5 × 10
8
ms
–1
(D) 3.0 × 10
8
ms
–1
Official Ans. by NTA (A)
Sol.
2
air 2
C
v
?
?
?
?
? ?
22
rr
2
C
1v
??
?
? ? ? ? ?
2
C
19
v
?
?
2
C
v
3
?
16. In normal adjustment, for a refracting telescope,
the distance between objective and eye piece is
30 cm. The focal length of the objective, when the
angular magnification of the telescope is 2, will be:
(A) 20 cm (B) 30 cm
(C) 10 cm (D) 15 cm
Official Ans. by NTA (A)
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FINAL JEE –MAIN EXAMINATION – JULY, 2022
(Held On Thursday 28
th
July, 2022) TIME : 9 : 00 AM to 12 : 00 NOON
PHYSICS TEST PAPER WITH SOLUTON
SECTION-A
1. The dimensions of
2
0
B ??
??
?
??
will be :
(if
0
? : permeability of free space and
B : magnetic field)
(A) [M L
2
T
–2
] (B) [M L T
–2
]
(C) [M L
–1
T
–2
] (D) [M L
2
T
–2
A
–1
]
Official Ans. by NTA (C)
Sol.
2
0
B
u
2 ?
?
u ? Energy per unit volume
? ?
2
0
B
u
?
??
?
??
??
22
3
MLT
L
?
??
??
?
??
??
12
ML T
??
?? ?
??
2. A NCC parade is going at a uniform speed of
9 km/h under a mango tree on which a monkey is
sitting at a height of 19.6 m. At any particular
instant, the monkey drops a mango. A cadet will
receive the mango whose distance from the tree at
time of drop is :
(Given g = 9.8 m/s
2
)
(A) 5 m (B) 10 m
(C) 19.8 m (D) 24.5 m
Official Ans. by NTA (A)
Sol. Monkey
t = 0
Vt
tt ?
? ? ?
Time taken by mango
2n
g
?
2 19.6
9.8
?
?? 2 second
Distance = vt
5
92
18
? ? ? = 5m
3. In two different experiments, an object of mass
5 kg moving with a speed of 25 ms
–1
hits two
different walls and comes to rest within
(i) 3 second, (ii) 5 seconds, respectively.
Choose the correct option out of the following :
(A) Impulse and average force acting on the object
will be same for both the cases.
(B) Impulse will be same for both the cases but the
average force will be different.
(C) Average force will be same for both the cases
but the impulse will be different.
(D) Average force and impulse will be different for
both the cases.
Official Ans. by NTA (B)
Sol. Impulse = change in momentum
IP ??
aug
P
F
t
?
?
?
1
t3 ??
2
t5 ??
12
PP ? ? ?
12
II ?
F
avg
in case (i) is more than (ii)
4. A balloon has mass of 10 g in air. The air escapes
from the balloon at a uniform rate with velocity
4.5 cm/s. If the balloon shrinks in 5 s completely.
Then, the average force acting on that balloon will
be (in dyne).
(A) 3 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 18
Official Ans. by NTA (B)
Sol.
dm
Fv
dt
?
10g cm
4.5
5s s
??
?
??
??
2
gcm
9
s
? = 9 dyne
2
5. If the radius of earth shrinks by 2% while its mass
remains same. The acceleration due to gravity on
the earth’s surface will approximately :
(A) decrease by 2% (B) decrease by 4%
(C) increase by 2% (D) increase by 4%
Official Ans. by NTA (D)
Sol.
2
GM
g
R
?
M = constant
2
1
g
R
?
100
gR
2 100
gR
??
??
% change = – 2 (–2)
% change in g = 4%
increase by 4%
6. The force required to stretch a wire of cross-
section 1 cm
2
to double its length will be :
(Given Yong’s modulus of the wire = 2 × 10
11
N/m
2
)
(A) 1 × 10
7
N (B) 1.5 × 10
7
N
(C) 2 × 10
7
N (D) 2.5 × 10
7
N
Official Ans. by NTA (C)
Sol. FA ?
?
?
11 4
2
2 10 10
?
? ??
? ? ?
??
??
7
2 10 N ??
7. A Carnot engine has efficiency of 50%. If the
temperature of sink is reduced by 40°C, its
efficiency increases by 30%. The temperature of
the source will be :
(A) 166.7 K (B) 255.1 K
(C) 266.7 K (D) 367.7 K
Official Ans. by NTA (C)
Sol.
L
H
T
1
T
?? ?
L
H
T 1
1
2T
??
? ?
L
H
T 40 1
1 3 1
2T
?? ?
? ? ?
??
??
? ?
H
1 1 40
13
2 2 T
? ? ?
H
T 266.7K ?
8. Given below are two statements :
Statement I :The average momentum of a
molecule in a sample of an ideal gas depends on
temperature.
Statement II : The rms speed of oxygen molecules
in a gas is v. If the temperature is doubled and the
oxygen molecules dissociate into oxygen atoms,
the rms speed will become 2v.
In the light of the above statements, choose the
correct answer from the options given below :
(A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
(B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
(C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Official Ans. by NTA (D)
Sol. [P
avg
= 0] (due to random motion)
rms
3RT
v
M
?
T
new
= 2T
M
new
=
M
2
new
2T
v
M/2
v
T
M
?
v
new
= 2v
3
?
9. In the wave equation
? ?
2
y 0.5sin 400 t x m
?
??
?
the velocity of the wave will be :
(A) 200 m/s (B) 200 2 m / s
(C) 400 m/s (D) 400 2 m / s
Official Ans. by NTA (C)
Sol.
22
y 0.5sin 400t x
??
??
??
??
??
??
2
400
?
?
?
?
2
K
?
?
?
v
k
?
? [v = 400 m/s]
10. Two capacitors, each having capacitance 40 F ?
are connected in series. The space between one of
the capacitors is filled with dielectric material of
dielectric constant K such that the equivalence
capacitance of the system became 24 F ? . The
value of K will be :
(A) 1.5 (B) 2.5
(C) 1.2 (D) 3
Official Ans. by NTA (A)
Sol.
C C ?KC
? ?
eq
C KC
KC
C
C KC K 1
??
??
K40
24
K1
?
?
? ?
K 1 5 ??
11. A wire of resistance R
1
is drawn out so that its
length is increased by twice of its original length.
The ratio of new resistance to original resistance is:
(A) 9 : 1 (B) 1 : 9
(C) 4 : 1 (D) 3 : 1
Official Ans. by NTA (A)
Sol.
1
1
1
L
R
A
? ?
1
2
1
3L
R
A /3
?
??
?
??
??
1
1
L
9
A
? ?
?
2
1
R
9
R
?
12. The current sensitivity of a galvanometer can be
increased by :
(A) decreasing the number of turns
(B) increasing the magnetic field
(C) decreasing the area of the coil
(D) decreasing the torsional constant of the spring
Choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below :
(A) (B) and (C) only (B) (C) and (D) only
(C) (A) and (C) only (D) (B) and (D) only
Official Ans. by NTA (D)
Sol.
K
i
NAB
?
??
?
??
??
?
d NAB
di K
?
?
4
13. As shown in the figure, a metallic rod of linear
density 0.45 kg m
–1
is lying horizontally on a
smooth incline plane which makes an angle of 45°
with the horizontal. The minimum current flowing
in the rod required to keep it stationary, when
0.15 T magnetic field is acting on it in the vertical
upward direction, will be :
{Use g = 10 m/s
2
}
(A) 30 A (B) 15 A
(C) 10 A (D) 3 A
Official Ans. by NTA (A)
Sol.
mgsin45 ILBcos45 ? ? ?
mg
I
LB
??
??
??
??
? ? ? ? 0.45 10
0.15
?
30A ?
14. The equation of current in a purely inductive
circuit is ? ? 5sin 49 t 30 . ? ? ? If the inductance is
30 mH then the equation for the voltage across the
inductor, will be :
22
Let
7
??
??
??
??
(A) 1.47sin(49 t 30 ) ? ? ? (B) 1.47sin(49 t 60 ) ? ? ?
(C) 23.1sin(49 t 30 ) ? ? ? (D) 23.1sin(49 t 60 ) ? ? ?
Official Ans. by NTA (D)
Sol.
0 0 L
v i x ?
? ?
0
i wL ?
? ? ? ? ? ?
3
5 49 30 10
?
?? ?
23.1 ?
Voltage will lead current by 90°.
? V = 23.1 sin (49 ? t + 60°)
15. As shown in the figure, after passing through the
medium 1. The speed of light v
2
in medium 2 will
be :
(Given c = 3 × 10
8
ms
–1
)
(A) 1.0 × 10
8
ms
–1
(B) 0.5 × 10
8
ms
–1
(C) 1.5 × 10
8
ms
–1
(D) 3.0 × 10
8
ms
–1
Official Ans. by NTA (A)
Sol.
2
air 2
C
v
?
?
?
?
? ?
22
rr
2
C
1v
??
?
? ? ? ? ?
2
C
19
v
?
?
2
C
v
3
?
16. In normal adjustment, for a refracting telescope,
the distance between objective and eye piece is
30 cm. The focal length of the objective, when the
angular magnification of the telescope is 2, will be:
(A) 20 cm (B) 30 cm
(C) 10 cm (D) 15 cm
Official Ans. by NTA (A)
5
?
Sol.
0e
f f 30 ??
0
e
f
m
f
?
0
0e
e
f
2 f 2f
f
? ? ?
So
0
0
f
f 30
2
??
0
f 20cm ?
17. The equation
1.227
nm
x
?? can be used to find the
de-Brogli wavelength of an electron. In this
equation x stands for :
Where,
m = mass of electron
P = momentum of electron
K = Kinetic energy of electron
V = Accelerating potential in volts for electron
(A) mK (B) P
(C) K (D) V
Official Ans. by NTA (D)
Sol.
h
m
?
?
? (de-Broglie’s wavelength)
? ?
h
2m K E ?
?
h
h
2mqV
?
Putting the values of m ; q
We get
1 22
nm
V
?
? ?
18. The half life period of a radioactive substance is
60 days. The time taken for
7
th
8
of its original
mass to disintegrate will be :
(A) 120 days (B) 130 days
(C) 180 days (D) 20 days
Official Ans. by NTA (C)
Sol. 7/8 disintegrates means 1/8 remains
Or
3
1
2
??
??
??
? 3 half lives
= 180 days
19. Identify the solar cell characteristics from the
following options :
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
Official Ans. by NTA (B)
Sol. Conceptual / theory
20. In the case of amplitude modulation to avoid
distortion the modulation index () ? should be :
(A) 1 ?? (B) 1 ??
(C) 2 ?? (D) 0 ??
Official Ans. by NTA (A)
Sol.
m
c
A
A
? ?
1 ? ? to avoid distortion
because µ > 1 will result in interference between
career frequency & message frequency.
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