PHYSICS

Daily Practice Problems

Target IIT ENTRANCE 2013
Class:XII Time: 40 Min. M.M.: 36 DPP. NO.-6
Q.1 A ray incident at a point B at an angle of incidence  enters into a
glass sphere and is reflected and refracted at the farther surface of
the sphere, as shown. The angle between the reflected and refracted
rays at this surface is 90°. If refractive index of material of sphere is
3 , the value of  is [3]
(A) /3 (B) /4
(C) /6 (D) /12
t
Q.2 Two glass slabs of same thickness are joined to form an L as shown. A 45°
ray is incident on the combination as shown (in the plane of paper). The
final emergent ray will [3]
(A) come out at point A in the same direction as that of the original ray.
(B) come out at point A but not in the same direction as that of the original
ray. t

(C) does not come out at point A but is in the same direction as that of the A

original ray.
(D) does not come out at point A and is not in the same direction as that of the original ray.
Q.3 A ray of light passes from vacuum into a medium of refractive index n. If the angle of incidence is twice
the angle of refraction , then the angle of incidence is : [3]
(A) cos (n/2)
–1 (B) sin (n/2)
–1 (C) 2 cos (n/2)
–1 (D) 2 sin (n/2)
–1

Q.4 A plane sound wave travels from air to water. The angle of incidence is 1 and the angle of refraction is
2. Assuming Snell's law to be valid [3]
(A) 2 < 1 (B) 2 > 1 (C) 2 = 1 (D) 2 = 90°
Q.5 The liquid of a liquid-thermometer should have the following properties: [3]
(A) Large value of specific heat & low value of coefficient of the thermal expansion
(B) Small value of specific heat & large value of coefficient of the thermal expansion
(C) Large value of boiling point and low value of freezing point
(D) Low value of boiling point and large value of freezing point
Q.6 Two liquids A and B are at 30oC and 20oC. When mixed in equal masses the temperature of the mixture
is found to be 26oC. The ratio of specific heats of A and B is [3]
(A) 3:2 (B) 2:3 (C) 1:1 (D) 4:3
Q.7 Six identical conducting rods are joined as shown in figure. Points A and
D are maintained at temperature of 200°C and 20°C respectively. The
temperature of junction B will be: [3]
(A) 120°C (B) 100°C (C) 140°C (D) 80°C
Q.8 5 gm of ice at 0°C is mixed with 10 gm of steam at 100°C. Find the final temperature and composition
of the mixture if the mixing is done in a calorimeter of water equivalent 13 gm, initially at 0°C. [5]
Q.9 A concave spherical mirror produces an inverted image of an object. The distance between object
and image is d = 12 cm and lateral magnification is 2. Then find the focal length of mirror. [5]
Q.10 A bright source S is kept on the principal axis of a concave mirror of focal length f = 20 cm at a distance
d = 30 cm from its pole. Find the distance D in front of the concave mirror where a plane mirror should
be placed so that the ray after being reflected first at the concave mirror and then by the plane mirror
return to the point S. [5]

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 PHYSICS
Daily Practice Problems
Target IIT ENTRANCE 2013
Class:XII Time: 35 Min. M.M.: 34 DPP. NO.-7
Q.1 Seeta and Geeta were asked to draw the trajectory of a light ray near, earth's surface when refractive
index is decreasing with increase in height. Figure Shows the respective ray diagrams. [3]

Vertically up Vertically up

Earth’s surface Earth’s surface

Seeta Geeta
(A) Seeta is correct (B) Geeta is correct
(C) Both are incorrect (D) No conclusion can be drawn.

Q.2 A fish is 80 cm below the surface of a pond. What is the apparent depth (in cm) when viewed from a
position almost directly above the fish? (For water, n = 1.33.) [3]
(A) 50 (B) 60 (C) 40 (D) 70 (E) 110

Q.3 A ray of light is incident on a parallel slab of thickness t and refractive index n. If the angle of
incidence is small, then the displacement in the incident and emergent ray will be : [3]
t( n1) t tn
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
n n n1

Q.4 A fish rising vertically at the rate of 3 m/s, towards the surface of water observed a bird above the water,
diving vertically towards it at the rate of 9 m/s. The ref. index of water is 4/3. Calculate the actual velocity
(velocity w.r.t ground) of bird [3]
(A) 1.5 m/s (B) 6 m/s (C) 12 m/s (D) 4.5 m/s

Q.5 A fish, F in the pond, is at a depth of 0.8 m from water surface and is
moving vertically upwards with velocity 2ms–1. At the same instant, a bird
B is a height of 6m from water surface and is moving downwards with
velocity 3ms–1. At this instant both are on the same vertical lines as
shown in the Figure. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
(i) Height of B, observed by F (from itself) is equal to 5.30 m.
(ii) Depth of F, observed by B (from itself) is equal to 6.60 m.
(iii) Velocity of B, observed by F (relative to itself) is equal to 5.50 ms–1
(iv) Velocity of F, observed by B (relative to itself) is equal to 4.50 ms–1
(A) (i) & (iii) are correct (B) (ii) & (iv) are correct [3]
(C) all are correct (D) none is correct

Q.6 One side of a glass slab is silvered as shown. A ray of light is incident on the
other side at angle of incidence i = 45°. Refractive index of glass is given as
2 . The deflection suffered by the ray when it comes out of the slab is [3]
(A) 90° (B) 180° (C) 120° (D) 45°

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Q.7 A hollow sphere of inner radius R and outer radius 2R is made of a material of thermal conductivity K.
It is surrounded by another hollow sphere of inner radius 2R and outer radius 3R made of same material
of thermal conductivity K. The inside of smaller sphere is maintained at 0°C and the outside of bigger
sphere at 100°C. The system is in steady state. The temperature of the interface will be :
(A) 50°C (B) 70°C (C) 75°C (D) 45°C

Q.8 A silver ball, painted black is kept inside a box which is maintained at a temprature of 27°C. The ball is
maintained initially at a constant temperature of 127°C by making the radiation to fall on it through a
small hole in the box. Latter on due to some chemical reaction between silver and paint, the paint
uniformly evaporates from the surface of ball exposing the silver. If same amount of radiation continues
to fall on ball, then temperature of ball as a function of time is shown as : (Assume emissivity of silver is
zero and paint to be black body also assume radiation to be the only mode of heat transfer.) [3]

27°C

127°C

T T T T
127°C 127°C 127°C
127°C

(A) (B) (C) (D)

27°C 27°C 27°C
t t t t

Q.9 A flask of volume 2 liter, containing a piece of iron, volume 1 dm3, is filled to the brim with water. How
much water will overflow in mm3 if the temperature is raised from 10°C to 60°C ? (The coefficient of
linear expansion of iron is 12 × 10–6/°C, that of glass 8 × 10–6/°C and the coefficient of volume expan-
sion of water is 1.8 × 10–4 /°C) [5]

Q.10 A composite cylinder is made of two materials having thermal conductivities K1 and K2 as shown.
Temperature of the two flat faces of cylinder are maintained at T1 and T2. For what ratio K1/K2 the heat
current through the two materials will be same. Assume steady state and the rod is lagged (insulated from
the curved surface). [5]

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 PHYSICS
Daily Practice Problems
Target IIT ENTRANCE 2013
Class:XII Time: 35 Min. M.M.: 35 DPP. NO.-8
Q.1 A tiny air bubble in a glass slab ( = 1.5) appears from one side to be 6 cm from the glass surface and
from other side, 4 cm. The thickness of the glass slab is [3]
(A) 10 cm (B) 6.67 cm
(C) 15 cm (D) None of these

Q.2 An object is placed 20 cm in front of a 4 cm thick plane mirror. The image of the object finally is formed
at 45 cm from the object itself . The refractive index of the material is (considering near normal incidence)
(A) 1.5 (B) 1.6 (C) 1.4 (D) none of these [3]

Q.3 A ray of light travels from an optical denser medium to rarer medium. The critical angle for the two media
is C. The maximum possible deviation of the refracted light ray can be : [3]

(A)  – C (B) 2C (C)  – 2C (D) –C
2

Q.4 A vessel of depth d is half filled with a liquid of refractive index 1 and the other half is filled with a liquid
of refractive index 2. The apparent depth of the vessel, when looked at normally from air is [3]

d1 1  d 1 1 
 
(A) 2    (B) d(1 + 2) (C) (1 + 2) 
(D) d   

 1 2
 2  1 2


Q.5 Light passes from air into flint glass with index of refraction n. What angle of incidence must the light have
so that the component of its velocity perpendicular to the interface remains same in both medium? [3]
1 1
(A) tan–1  n  (B) sin–1(1/n) (C) cos–1   (D) tan–1 n
n

Q.6 You are a consultant for a cookware manufacturer who wishes to make a pan that will have two features:
(1) absorb thermal energy from a flame as quickly as possible, and (2) have an inner surface that remains
as hot as possible when cooking. Consider only radiation. You should recommend a pan with the[3]
(A) outer and inner surfaces black.
(B) outer and inner surfaces shiny.
(C) outer surface shiny and inner surface black.
(D) outer surface black and inner surface shiny.

Q.7 An ice cube at temperature –20°C is kept in a room at temperature 20°C. The variation of temperature
of the body with time is given by [3]

T T T
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
t t t

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Q.8 Figure shows converging rays on a glass slab placed in air. O is point of intersection of incident rays. I1
and I2 are image formed after refraction at S1 and S2 surface respectively. Mark the correct option(s)[4]

S1 S2

incident ray

O I2 I1

(A) for refraction at S2, I1 is real object and I2 is real image

(B) for refraction at S1, O is real object and I1 is its real image.
(C) for refraction at surface S1, O is virtual object and I1 is real image
(D) for refraction at surface S2, I1 is virtual object and I2 is real image

Q.9 We would like to increase the length of a 15 cm long copper rod of cross-section 4 mm2 by 1mm. The
energy absorbed by the rod if it is heated is E1. The energy absorbed by the rod if it is stretched slowly
is E2. Then find E1/E2.
[Various parameters of Copper are: Density = 9 × 103 kg/m3, Thermal coefficient of linear expansion
= 16 × 10–6 K–1, Young's modulus = 135 × 109 Pa, Specific heat = 400 J/kg-K] [5]

Q.10 The shell of a space station is a blackened sphere in which a temperature T = 500K is maintained due to
operation of appliances of the station. Find the temperature of the shell if the station is enveloped by a
thin spherical black screen of nearly the same radius as the radius of the shell. [5]

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