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Q1. When a nuclide undergoes β decay, which of these is unchanged?
(a) proton number
(b) neutron number
(c) proton number + neutron number
(d) proton number – neutron number
208
Q2. Given that the most stable isotope of lead is Pb, which of the following is a magic
number?
(a) 122 (b) 124 (c) 126 (d) 128
Q3. Given that the binding energy per nucleon of an α-particle is 7 MeV, and that the energy
released in the reaction d d is 23.6 MeV, total binding energy of a deuteron is
(a) 1.1 MeV (b) 2.2 MeV (c) 3.3 MeV (d) 4.4 MeV
Q4. A pion of mass 140 MeV /c2 decays at rest in the laboratory to a muon of mass
105 MeV/c2 and a massless neutrino. The momentum of the muon in the laboratory is:
(a) 30.625 MeV/c (b) 15.313 MeV/c
(c) 40.833 MeV/c (d) 20.147 MeV/c
238
Q5. U decays via α-particle emission to
(a) 236U (b) 234U (c) 236Th (d) 234Th
Q6. The following expression
1 / 1!1 / 3!( / 4) 3 1 / 5!( / 4) 5 .....
1 1 / 2!( / 4) 2 1 / 4!( / 4) 4 .....
equals to
(a) 1/2 (b) 1 / 2 (c) 2 (d) 1
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Q7. Given the three matrices
1 10 01, 2 0i i0 , 3 10 01
which of the following statements is true for all positive integers n and i = 1, 2, 3?
(a) in I (b) in i (c) i2 n I (d) i2 n i
Q8. The trace of a 2 2 matrix is 1 and its determinant is 1. Which of the following has to be
true?
(a) One of the eigenvalues is 0 (b) One of the eigenvalues is 1
(c) Both of the eigenvalues are 1 (d) Neither of the eigenvalues is 1
Q9. Let M by a 3 3 Hermitian matrix which satisfies the matrix equation
M2 – 7M + 12I = 0
Where I refers to the identity matrix. What is the determinant of the matrix M given that
the trace is 10?
(a) 27 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 64
Q10. Consider the equation
x – tanh βx = 0
The change in the number of real solutions to this equation when β is varied from 1/2 to
3/2 is
(a) none (b) an increase by 2
(c) a decrease by 2 (d) an increase by 3
Q11. A point particle is moving in the (x, y) plane on a trajectory given in polar coordinates by
the equation
25 + r2 cos 2θ = 0
The trajectory of the particle is a
(a) parabola (b) circle (c) ellipse (d) hyperbola
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Q12. From the solution of the differential equation
dy 1
,
dx 1 x 2
what can you say regarding the following series?
1 1 1 1
1 .....
3 5 7 9
(a) The series is divergent
(b) The series is absolutely convergent
(c) The series converges to
4
(d) The series converges to 0
Q13. Let us suppose there are 2 dice with faces numbered from 1 to 6. One die is such that in
any throw the probability of obtaining any number is equal. The other is such that the
probability of obtaining 2, 4 or 6 is 1/5 each, while the probability of obtaining odd
numbers is equal. In a simultaneous throw of both the dice, what is the probability of
obtaining an outcome of 5
2 1 4 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
15 9 45 3
Q14. Consider the system of differential equations
dx dy
y, x
dt dt
Plotting the various solutions in the x, y-plane one obtains
(a) Hyperbolae (b) Parabolae (c) Circles (d) Straight lines
Q15. The value of the line integral
xdy ydx
x2 y2
along a circle of radius 3 centered at the origin in the counter clockwise direction is given
by
3
(a) 0 (b) (c) 2π (d) 6π
2
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Q16. Consider two free particles in 3 dimensions of equal mass, the wave functions are given
by
2 k 2
1 1
1 r , t exp i t ik1 r ,
2 3 2m
2 k 2
1 2
2 r , t exp i t ik 2 r
2 3 2 m
where m refers to the masses of the particles, and the wave vectors k1 , k 2 are given by
1 ˆ ˆ ˆ 1
k1
3
i jk , k2
3
iˆ ˆj kˆ
The direction vector along which the probability density of the wave function
r , t 1 r , t 2 r , t vanishes is
1 ˆ ˆ
(a) iˆ (b) ĵ (c) k̂ (d)
2
i k
Q17. Consider the wave function x, t which satisfies the Schrödinger wave equation in one
dimension with the time dependent potential
1 2
V x, t kx E0 cos t
2
Which of the following is true
2
(a) x, t dx is time independent
2
(b) x, t dx is time dependent
2
(c) x, t dx is time independent
(d)
dx * x, t 2x x, t 2x * x, t x, t is time dependent
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Q18. A hydrogen beam is prepared in the state
1 Et 2 E t 3 E t
r , t exp i 1 1 r exp i 2 2 r exp i 3 3 r
14 7 14
where E1, E2, E3 are the energies of the ground state and the first excited state of the
hydrogen atom and 1 r , 2 r , 3 r are their normalized wave functions respectively.
The beam is incident on a detector which measures their energy. Let E0 be the ionization
energy of the hydrogen atom. The average energy measured by the detector is given by
3 1 1
(a) – E0 (b) E0 (c) E0 (d) E0
14 7 14
Q19. A particle of mass m is confined to move in one dimension and is prepared such that the
uncertainty in the measurement of its momentum at time t after it is released from the
m
source is given by p
2t
where p is the momentum of the particle. An experimentalist has a device which can
detect the particle only if the uncertainty in position of the particle x is x
m
where is the time scale of the device. What is the maximum time beyond which it is
impossible to detect the particle with the experimentalist’s device?
(a) (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 2
Q20. A quantum mechanical particle of mass m is confined to move in a circle of radius R. The
energy levels are
2
(a) E l l 1, l 0,1, 2, 3, .....
2mR 2
2 2
(b) E l , l ...., 3, 2, 1, 0,1, 2, 3, .....
2 mR 2
2
(c) E l l 1, l 0,1, 2, 3, .....
2 mR 2
2 R2 2
(d) E l , l ...., 3, 2, 1, 0,1, 2, 3, .....
2m
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Q21. Consider a one dimensional quantum mechanical oscillator of frequency ω. If the energy
levels of this oscillator are populated by 3 electrons, then the lowest energy is
3 7 5
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 2
Q22. The Planck length is given by
(a) Gc / h 3 (b) Gh / c 3 (c) hc / G (d) G / hc
Q23. A wheel of radius R = 1 m is rolling on the ground with slipping. Its angular velocity is
200 rad/s. If it’s linear speed is 100 ms-1 in
the positive x direction then the bottom most
part of the wheel is traveling with respect to 100 m/s
the ground at
(a) – 300 m/s (b) – 100 m/s
(c) 100 m/s (d) 300 m/s
Q24. A man climbs down a hemispherical hill, of radius 100 m from the topmost point. If the
coefficient of friction between his shoes and the
hill is µ = 0.1 then approximately how much R 100 m
distance does he have to walk before he slips?
(a) 5 m (b) 10 m
(c) 20 m (d) will never slip
Q25. A small ball of mass m is lying on top of a massive ball of mass M >> m. They are both
released from a given height simultaneously. If the
small ball was at height H when it was released m
then after the balls have collided once with the M
ground the small ball rises approximately to a H
height
(a) 3H (b) 9H
(c) H (d) 27H
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Q26. A block attached to a spring moves on a horizontal table with a small coefficient of
friction such that it executes damped oscillatory motion. The amplitude as a function of
time decreases
(a) Linearly (b) Quadratically
(c) Exponentially (d) Logarithmically
Q27. A pendulum consists of a massive bob suspended from a hook by an elastic band. The
spring constant k of the band and the mass m of the bob are such that
k/m = ω 2 = 10 rad2/s2, and the unstretched length of the band is L = 1m. The pendulum is
released from an angle from the vertical of 60 degree. Initially the speed of the bob is
zero and the band is in a relaxed (unstretched) state. The total length of the band at the
lowest point in the bob’s trajectory is
(a) 1.6 m (b) 2.6 m (c) 3.5 m (d) 0.6 m
Q28. Two identical point charges of mass m and charge q are separated by a distance d and are
moving at a relative speed u. What is their relative speed when they are at a large distance
from each other?
(a) u 2 Q 2 / 0 md (b) u 2 2Q 2 / 0 md
(c) u 2 Q 2 / 0 md (d) u 2 2Q 2 / 0 md
Q29. A capacitor is made of two conducting spheres each of radius R and covered by a thin
insulating sheet. They carry charge Q and –Q respectively and their centers are separated
by a distance d. If the capacitance of this capacitor is given by C = Q/V where V is the
potential difference between the two spheres then
(a) C is maximum when d is infinity
(b) C is maximum when d approaches 2R
(c) C does not depend on d
(d) C is maximum for d = 4R
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Q30. A U shaped tube of uniform cross section A contains a liquid of density. The total length
of the column is L. If the fluid is displaced then the frequency of oscillation is
1 1 1 1
(a) g/L (b) gL / A (c) gA (d) g/A
2 2 2 2
Q31. If the mechanical system shown below is in static equilibrium then what is the value of
tension T?
45 T 45
M M
(a) mg (b) 2 mg (c) mg / 2 (d) 2mg
Q32. A pump is used to push water of density through a tube of constant crossection A
shown below. What is the value of p?
P
Pump
H
P AP
u
(a) gH + u2/2 (b) 0 (c) gH (d) - gH
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Q33. A freely rotating disc is pierced through by an infinite superconducting solenoid
containing a magnetic flux Ф. A charge Q is fixed to the disc at a distance R from the
centre of the solenoid. If the solenoid is heated and it loses its magnetic flux in time T
then the net angular momentum acquired by the disc is given by
Magnetic Flux
Q
R
(a) qФ/T (b) qФ/2 (c) qФ (d) qФ/2R
Q34. In the following circuit, capacitor C1 is initially charged to 10 Volts while C2 and C3 are
uncharged. At time t = 0, the switch S is closed.
100 10 F
S
10 V 1 F 1 F 10k
C1 C2
Which of the following waveforms of voltage versus time best represents the voltage
across C2 for t > 0?
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4
(a) Figure 1 (b) Figure 2 (c) Figure 3 (d) Figure 4
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Q35. In the following R-L circuit, the switches S1 and S2 are initially closed at time t = 0.
S2
S1 R
L
V0
Switch S2 is then opened after a time interval T. The peak voltage across the resistor R is
given by
R R
(a) V0 1 exp T (b) V0 exp T
L L
V0 RT R
(c) (d) V0 1 T
L L
Q36. In the following circuit, D1 and D2 are identical diodes with forward voltage drop of
0.6 Volts and Reverse Breakdown Voltage of 5 Volts.
R1 D1
10 k
R2
D2
12 V 1 k
The current through resistor R2 is approximately
(a) zero (b) 0.2 mA (c) 0.7 mA (d) 5 mA
Q37. The Boolean algebra expression A B AB C BC reduces to
(a) A + BC (b) A + B (c) AC B C (d) A + C
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Q38. A confocal laser cavity consists of two concave mirrors with equal focal lengths f
separated by a distance of L along their axis as shown below:
object
An object is placed inside the cavity at a distance of L/4 from one of the mirrors. If the
final image coincides in position with the object, the focal length f is
(a) 2L (b) L (c) L/2 (d) L/4
Q39. Two beams of monochromatic light with intensities I1 and I2 interfere constructively to
produce an intensity of 100 mW. If one of the beams is shifted in phase by 60 degrees,
the intensity reduces to 84 mW. Then I1 and I2 are
(a) 64 mW and 4 mW (b) 36 mW and 16 mW
(c) 10 mW and 9 mW (d) 92 mW and 8 mW
Q40. The refractive index of a medium in which the electric field of an electromagnetic wave
is given in MKS units by
E E0 cos10 7 x 10 7 y 1015 t zˆ
is
(a) 1.4 (b) 3.0 (c) 4.2 (d) 6.0
Q41. In a certain process, the temperature (T) and entropy (S) are related by T S n, where n is
a number. What is the heat capacity in terms of the entropy for this process?
S2 S
(a) (b) (c) nk B e S / kB (d) n Sk B
kB n2 n
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Q42. The probability of a system to be in a state with energy E at temperature T is proportional
to e E / k BT . If the system in question is a one dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator of
frequency , the average energy at temperature T is
1
(a) (b) e / k BT
2 2
1 1 1 1
(c) / k BT (d) / k BT
e 1 2 e 1 2
Q43. Two solid blocks, one at temperature T1 and the other T2 (T1 > T2), with the same
temperature independent heat capacity C are put in contact with each other. The change
in entropy of the universe after they have equilibrated is
T1 T2 2 T
(a) C ln (b) C ln 1
4T1T2 T2
T T2
(c) C ln 1 (d) C
T1 T2
Q44. A thin spherical rubber balloon is blown up to a radius R by filling it with air, which can
be assumed to be an ideal gas of average molecular mass m. If the temperature of the
balloon is T, the pressure outside is P and the surface tension of rubber is , the density of
air inside the balloon is
mP mP 4 mP 4 mP 4 P
(a) (b) P (c) P (d)
k BT k BT R k BT R k BT R
Q45. N molecules of an ideal monoatomic gas and diatomic gas are kept in identical containers
at the same pressure. If the temperatures of the monoatomic gas and diatomic gas are TM
and TD respectively and their entropies are SM and SD, in general
(a) TM = TD and S M = SD (b) TM = TD and SM S D
(c) TM TD and S M = SD (d) TM TD and S M S D
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Q46. A shooter fires a bullet with velocity u in the x̂ direction at a target. The target is moving
with velocity v in the x̂ direction relative to the shooter and is at a distance L from him at
the instant the bullet is fired. If 1 1 v 2 / c 2 , how long from the bullet is fired will it
take to hit the target in the target’s frame of reference?
(a) L / c (b) Lc / uv
(c) L 1 uv / c 2 / u v
(d) L 1 uv / c 2 / u v
Q47. A source of light S and detector D are approaching an observer O from opposite
directions with speed v related to O. If S is emitting light of frequency v in its rest frame
in the direction of D, the frequency observed by D is
1 v / c 1 v / c 1 v / c
(a) v (b) v (c) v (d) v
1 v / c 1 v / c 1 v / c
Q48. A beam of relativistic particles of mass m0 and kinetic energy K is normally incident
upon a perfectly absorbing surface. If the particle flux (number of particles per unit area
pre unit time) is J, the pressure on the surface is
(a)
JK
(b)
J K K m0 c 2
c c
(c)
J K m0 c 2 (d)
J K K 2m0 c 2
c c
Q49. A spherical black body has the following relations between its energy E, temperature T
and radius R; T 1/E and R E. If the initial energy of the black body is E0 the time t
after which it evaporates due to black body radiation (as given by Stefan’s law) are
related as
(a) t E0 (b) t 1 / E 02 (c) t E03 (d) t 1 / E03 / 2
Q50. Water rises to a certain height in a thin vertical capillary of radius r. Assuming that the
contact angle is 0° throughout and the density and surface tension of water are and
respectively, the heat released in the process is
2 3 2 2
(a) 0 (b) r (c) 4r g (d)
g
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