AIEEE/2012/PHYSICS

S.
No
Q.1

Questions
A wooden wheel of radius R is made of two semicircular parts (see figure); The
two parts are held together by a ring made of a metal strip of cross sectional area
S and length L. L is slightly less than 2pR. To fit the ring on the wheel, it is
heated so that its temperature rises by DT and it just steps over the wheel. As it
cools down to surrounding temperature, it presses the semicircular parts together.
If the coefficient of linear expansion of the metal is a, and its Youngs' modulus
is Y, the force that one part of the wheel applies on the other part is :
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Q.2

Solutions

2pSYT
SY T
SY T
(d) 2SY T

If temperature increases by T,
Increase in length L, L = LaT
L

= T
L
Let tension developed in the ring is T.
T
L

= Y = Y T
S

The figure shows an experimental plot for discharging of a capacitor in an R-C

circuit. The time constant t of this
circuit
lies between:

Sol:2 (d)
For discharging of an RC circuit,
V = V0e-t/
V
So, When
V = 20
V0
2
1

Sol:3 (c)

Q.4

=V0e-t/

in2 = - = in2

In a uniformly charged sphere of total charge Q and radius R, the electric field E
is plotted as a function of distance from the centre. The graph which would
correspond to the above will be

(a)

T = SY T
From FBD of one part of the wheel,
F= 2T
Where, F is the force that one part of the wheel applies on the other part.

F = 2SY T

(a) 150 sec and 200 sec

(b) 0 and 50 sec
(c) 50 sec and 100 sec
(d) 100 sec and 150 sec

Q.3

Sol:1 (d)

(b)

(c)

(b) X E and K E B

(c) X B and K E B

(d) X E and K B E

outside =

40 R 3
1

40 r 3

(d)

An electromagnetic wave in vacuum has the electric and magnetic fields E and B
which are always perpendicular to each other. The direction of polarization is
given by X and that of wave propagation by K.Then :
(a) X B and K B E

inside =

Sol:4 (c)
Direction of polarization is parallel to magnetic field,

X ||B
and direction of wave propagation is parallel to E B

K ||E B

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Q. 5

If a simple pendulum has significant amplitude (up to a factor of 1/e of original)

only in the period between t = Os to t = ts, then t may be called the average life
of the pendulum. When the spherical bob of the pendulum suffers a retardation
(due to viscous drag) proportional to its velocity, with 'b' as the constant of
proportionality, the average life time of the pendulum is (assuming damping is
small) in seconds:

Sol:5 (d)
As retardation = bv
retarding force = mbv
net restoring torque when angular
displacement is q is given by

(a)

0.693
b

= mg sinq + mbv
Ia = mg sinq + mbv

(b) b

where, I = m 2

(c) b

(d) b

d 2
dt 2

==

bv

sin +

for small damping, the solution of the above differential equation will be
bt

= 0 e e sin
(wt + )
angular amplitude will be = . e

bt
e

According to question, in t time (average lifetime),

1

angular amplitude drops to value of its original value (q)

e

Q.6

Q.7

0
e

=0 e 2

Hydrogen atom is excited from ground state to another state with principal
quantum number equal to 4. Then the number of spectral lines in the emission
spectra will be
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 6

Sol:6 (d)

A coil is suspended in a uniform magnetic field, with the plane of the coil
parallel to the magnetic lines of force. When a current is passed through the coil
it starts oscillating; it is very difficult to stop. But if an aluminum plate is placed
near to the coil, it stops. This is due to :

Sol: 7 (d)

6
1

=1

=b

Number of spectral lines from a state n to ground state is =

n(n1)
2

= 6.

Oscillating coil produces time variable magnetic field. It cause eddy current in the aluminium plate
which Causes antitorque on the coil, due to which is stops.

(a) Development of air current when the plate is placed.

(b) induction of electrical charge on the plate
(c) shielding of magnetic lines of force as aluminum is a
Paramagnetic material.
(d) electromagnetic induction in the aluminum plate giving rise to
Electromagnetic damping.

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Q.8

The mass of a spaceship is 1000 kg. It is to be launched from the earth's surface
out into free space. The value of 'g' and 'R' (radius of earth) are 10 m/s2 and
6400km respectively. The required energy for this work will be ;

Sol: 8 (d)
To launch the spaceship out into free space, from energy conservation,
GMm

(a) 6.4 x 1011 Joules

(c) 6.4 x 109 Joules
Q.9

(b) 6.4 x 108 Joules

(d) 6.4 x 1010 Joules

+E =0

E=

GMm
R

GM

mR = mgR

R2

= 6.4 1010 J

Helium gas goes through a cycle ABCDA (consisting of two isochoric and two
isobaric lines) as shown in figure. Efficiency of this cycle is nearly:
(Assume the gas to be close to ideal gas)

Sol: 9 (a)

(a) 15.4%

Work done in complete cycle = Area under PV graph

= P0V0
3
3
3
from A to B, heat given to the gas = nCvT = n2RT = n2v0P = 2POVO

(b) 9.1%

from B to C, heat given to the system = nCPT = n

(c) 10.5%

5
2

R T

= (2P0)V = 5POVO
2

(d) 12.5%

from C to D and D to A, heat is rejected.

work done by gas

efficiency, = heat given

Q.10

In Young's double slit experiment, one of the slit is wider than other, so that the
amplitude of the light from one slit is double of that from other slit. If I m be the
maximum intensity, the resultant intensity I when they interfere at phase
difference is given by
(a)
(c)

Q.11

Im
9
Im
5

(4 + 5cos )

(1 + 4cos2 2 )

(b)
(d)

Im
3
Im
9

(1 + 2cos2 )
2

A liquid in a beaker has temperature q(t) at time t and q0 is temperature of

surroundings, then according to Newton's law of cooling the correct graph
between loge (q q0) and t is

2 2
A +A +2A 1 A 2 cos
A2
1 2
=
2
2 2
A
A +A +2A 1 A 2
max
1 2
2
2
A +4A +2(A 0 )(2A 0 )cos
0
0
=
2
2
A +4A +2 A 0 (2A 0 )
0
0

I
Im

5+4cos
9

1+8co s 2(/2)
9

d
dt

( 0 )

= k 0
d

(d)

= 15.4%

According to Newtons law of cooling.

(c)

P0 V 0

P V
2 0 0+5P 0 V 0

Sol. 11 (a)

(b)

=3

Let A1 = A0, A2 = 2A0

If amplitude of resultant wave is A then
2
2
A2 = A + A + 2A1 A2 cos For maximum intensity,
1
2
2
2
2
For maximum intensity, A
= A + A + 2A1A2
max
1
2

dt

(a)

100

Sol: 10 (a)

(1 + 8cos2 2 )

to the gas

= k dt

In ln( 0 ) = kt + c
Hence the plot of ln( 0 ) vs t should be a traight line with negative slope.

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Q.12

A particle of mass m is at rest at the origin at time t = 0. It is subjected to a force

F (t) = F0ebt in the x direction. Its speed v(t) is depicted by which of the
following curves?

Sol: 12 (c)
F = F0 ebt

a=

dv
dt

F0

F0

ebt

ebt

tF
0M

dv =
1

ebt

[ebt ]

v=M

v = mb [ebt ]

t
0

v = 0 at t = 0

and v

F
mb

as t

So, velocity increases continuously and attains a maximum value of v =

Q.13

Two electric bulbs marked 25W 220V and 100W 220V are connected in
series to a 440 Vsupply. Which of the bulbs will fuse?
(a) both
(c) 25 W

Q.14

V2

Resistances of both the bulbs are R1 = P =

1

(d) neither

220 2

V2

R2 = P =

25

Sol:14 (a)
R=

V
i
R

(d) 3%

R
V
V

V
V

A boy can throw a stone up to a maximum height of 10 m. The maximum

horizontal distance that the boy can throw the same stone up to will be

i
i

= 0.03

Hence
R
R

100 = 6%

Sol: 15 (d)

(b) 10 m

maximum vertical height =

U2
2g

= 10m

Horizontal range of a projectile =

U 2 sin 2
g

Range is maximum when q = 450

(d) 20 m

U2

Maximum horizontal range =

Hence maximum horizontal distance = 20 m.

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100 = 3

= 0.03

So percentage error is

(c) 10 2 m

220 2
100

When connected in series, the voltages divide in them in the ratio of their resistances. The voltage
of 440 V devides in such a way that voltage across 25 w bulb will be more than 220 V. Hence 25
w bulb will fuse.

Resistance of a given wire is obtained by measuring the current flowing in it and

the voltage difference applied across it. If the percentage errors in the
measurement of the current and the voltage difference are 3% each, then error in
the value of resistance of the wire is
(a) 6%
(b) zero

(a) 20 2 m

as t

Hence R1 > R2

Similarly,

Q.15

F
mb

Sol: 13 (c)

(b) 100 W

(c) 1%

R
R

= 0.06

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Q.16

Q.17

Q.18

This question has statement 1 and statement 2. Of the four choices given after the
statements, choose the one that best describes the two statements
Statement 1 : Davisson Germer experiment established the wave
Nature of electrons.
Statement 2 : If electrons have wave nature, they can interfere
and Show diffraction.
(a) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true
(b) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false
(c) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is the correct explanation for
statement 1
(d) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is not the
Correct explanation for statement 1.

Sol: 16 (c)

A thin liquid film formed between a U-shaped wire and a

light slider supports a weight of 1.5 x102N (see figure). The
length of the slider is 30 cm and its weight negligible. The
surface tension of the liquid film is

Sol: 17 (d)

(a) 0.0125 Nm1

(b) 0.1 Nm1

(c) 0.05 Nm1

(d) 0.025 Nm1

Davisson Germer experiment showed that electron beams can undergo diffraction when passed
Through atomic crystals. This shows the wave nature of electrons as waves can exhibit interference
and Diffraction.

The force of surface tension acting on the

Slider balances the force due to the weight.
F = 2T = w
2T(0.3) = 1.5 x 102
T = 2.5 x 102 N/m

A charge Q is uniformly distributed over the surface of non conducting disc of

radius R. The disc rotates about an axis perpendicular to its plane and passing
through its centre with an angular velocity w. As a result of this rotation a
magnetic field of induction B is obtained at the centre of the disc. If we keep
both the amount of charge placed on the disc and its angular velocity to be
constant and vary the radius of the disc then the variation of the magnetic
induction at the centre of the disc will be represented by the figure

Sol: 18 (a)
Consider ring like element of disc of radius r and thickness dr. If is charge per unit area, then
charge on the element
dq = (2rdr)
current i associated with rotating charge dq is
Magnetic field dB at center due to element dB =
Bnet = dB =
Bnet =
1

0 Q
2R

R
dr
0

0 R

i=
0 i
2r

dq w
2

= w rdr

0 dr
2

Q = R2

Bnet R
Hence variation of Bnet with R should be a rectangular hyperbola as represented in (a).
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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Q.19

Truth table for system of four NAND gates as shown in figure is

(a)
Q.20

(c)

y1

y2

(d)

A radar has a power of 1 Kw and is operating at a frequency of 10 GHz. It is

located on a mountain top of height 500 m. The maximum distance upto which it
can detect object located on the surface of the earth (Radius of earth = 6.4 x 10 6
m) is
(a) 80 km
(b) 16 km
(c) 40 km

Q.21

(b)

Sol: 19 (a)

(d) 64 km

Assume that a neutron breaks into a proton and an electron. The energy released
during this process is (Mass of neutron = 1.6725 x 1027 kg; mass of proton =
1.6725 x 1027 kg; mass of electron = 9 x 1031 kg)

Sol: 20 (a)
Maximum distance on earth where object can be detected is d, then
(h+R) =D2 +R2

D2 = h2 +2Rh
since h<<R, d2 = 2Hr

d = 2 500 (6.4 106 ) = 80 km

Sol: 21 (a)
m=(mp + me) mnb

= 91031 kg.

Energy released = (91031 kg.)c 2 joules

(a) 0.73 MeV (b) 7.10 MeV
=
(c) 6.30 MeV (d) 5.4 MeV
Q.22

A Carnot engine, whose efficiency is 40%, takes in heat from a source

maintained at a temperature of 500 K It is desired to have an engine of efficiency
60%. Then, the intake temperature for the same exhaust (sink) temperature must
be
(a) efficiency of Carnot engine cannot be made larger than 50%
(b) 1200 K
(c) 750 K
(d) 600 K

91031 (310 8 )2
1.610 13

Mev

= 0.73 Mev.

Sol: 22 (c)

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40
100
600
100

500 T s
500

T300
T

, Ts =300 K

T = 750 K

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Q.23

Q.24

Q.25

Q.26

This question has statement 1 and statement 2. Of the four choices given after the
If two springs S1 and S2 of force constants k1 and k2, espectively, are stretched by
the same force, it is found that more work is done on spring S1 than on spring S2.
statements, choose the one that best describes the two statements.
Statement 1 : If stretched by the same amount, work done on S1, will be more
than that on S2
Statement 2 : k1 < k2
(a) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true
(b) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false
(c) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is the correct explanation for
statement 1
(d) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is not the
correct explanation for statement 1.

Sol: 23 (a)

Two cars of masses m1 and m2 are moving in circles of radii r 1 and r2,
respectively. Their speeds are such that they make complete circles in the same
time t. The ratio of their centripetal acceleration is
(a) m1r1 : m2r2
(b) m1 : m2
(c) r1 : r2
(d) 1 : 1

Sol: 24 (c)

A cylindrical tube, open at both ends, has a fundamental frequency, f, in air. The
tube is dipped vertically in water so that half of it is in water. The fundamental
frequency of the air-column is now
f
3f
(a) f
(b) 2
(c) ) 4
(d) 2f

Sol: 25 (a)

An object 2.4 m in front of a lens forms a sharp image on a film 12 cm behind

the lens. A glass plate 1cm thick, of refractive index 1.50 is interposed between
lens and film with its plane faces parallel to film. At
what distance (from lens) should object be shifted to be in sharp focus on film?

Sol: 26 (d)

(a) 7.2 m
Q.27

(b) 2.4 m

(c) 3.2 m

F = K1S1 = K2 S2
W1 = FS1, W2 = FS2
K1S12 > K2S22
S1 > S2
K1 < K2
WK
W1 < W2

ar

f0 = 2
v

fc = 2

Case II: v = 12 3 =

(d) 5.6 m

A diatomic molecule is made of two masses m1 and m2 which are separated by a

distance r. If we calculate its rotational energy by applying Bohr's rule of angular
momentum quantization, its energy will
be given by (n is an integer)

35
3

f = 80

u = 5.6

Sol: 27 (d)
r1 = m

m 2r
1 +m 2

; r2 = m

(a)

(b)

2n 2 h 2
(m 1 + m 2) r 2

(b) 2(m
(d)

n2 h2

m 1r
1 +m 2

(11 +I2) = 2 =n

2
1 + m 2) r

(m 1 +m 2 )n 2 h 2

K.E = 2(I1 + I2) 2 =

2m 1 + m 2 r 2

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f
1

(normal shift = 1 3 = 3)

nh

(m 1 +m 2 )2 n 2 h 2
2 2
2m m r 2
1 2

Case I: u = 240cm, v = 12, by Lens formula

n 2 2 (m 1 +m 2)
2m 1 m 2 r 2

= 80

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Q.28

A spectrometer gives the following reading when used to measure the angle of a
prism. Main scale reading: 58.5 degree
Vernier scale reading : 09 divisions Given that 1 division on main scale
corresponds to 0.5 degree. Total divisions on the vernier scale is 30 and match
with 29 divisions of the main scale. The angle of the prism from the above data
(a) 58.59o

Q.29

(b) 58.77o

(c) 58.65o

Sol: 28 (c)
1

L.C = 60
Total Reading = 585 +

This question has statement 1 and statement 2. Of the four choices given after the
statements, choose the one that best describes the two statements.
An insulating solid sphere of radius R has a uniformly positive charge density r.
As a result of this uniform charge distribution there is a finite value of electric
potential at the centre of the sphere, at the surface of the sphere and also at a
point out side the sphere. The electric potential at infinity is zero. Statement 1 :
When a charge q is taken from the centre to the surface of the sphere, its
qp
potential energy changes by
Statement 2 : The electric field at a distance r(r < R) from the centre of the
pr
sphere is 3

Sol: 29 (c)
E dA =
E=

(b) ra = rp = < rd

P r 3
3

30

Statement 2 incorrect
PE = (Vsur Vcent)q =
Statement 1 incorrect

(a) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is not the

correct explanation for statement 1.
(2) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false
(3) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true
(4)Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is the correct explanation for
statement 1
Proton, Deuteron and alpha particle of the same kinetic energy are moving in
circular trajectories in a constant magnetic field. The radii of proton, deuteron
and alpha particle are respectively rp, rd and ra.
Which one of the following relations is correct?

1
0

(a) ra = rp = rd

= 58.65

(d) 59o

3 0

Q.30

9
60

Sol: 30 (b)

(c) ra > rd > rp (d) ra = rd > rp

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r=

2mk
Bq

q
60

R2