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1. A conducting sphere of radius 0.05 meter has a charge of 1.0 x 10-9 C deposited on it. The
magnitude of the electric field in N/C inside the sphere at a distance of 0.25 m from the cnetr of
the sphere is

A. 0
B. 450
C. 900
D. 4500
E. 90,000

2. A circular wire loop of radius R rotates with an angular frequency ω in a uniform magnetic field
B. If the induced emf produced in the loop is A sin(ωt), the angular frequency ω of the loop
would be equal to
𝜋𝐴 𝑅2
A. 𝐵
𝜋 𝐵𝑅2
B.
𝐴
2𝜋𝑅𝐵
C. 𝐴
𝑨
D.
𝝅 𝑹𝟐 𝑩

𝐴𝐵
E. 𝜋𝑅2

3. A line charge carries a uniform charge density λ. The electric field at a distance r from the wire
would be proportional to

𝜆
A. 2𝜋𝑟 2

𝝀
B. 𝟐𝝅𝒓

C. a function of all r, θ and φ

𝜆2
D. 2𝜋𝑟 2

𝜆2
E. 2𝜋𝑟
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4. Let z=x+iy. Then the imaginary part of 1/z, Im(1/z) would be:
a. –y/(x2+y2)
b. +y/(x2+y2)
c. –x/(x2+y2)
d. +x/(x2+y2)
e. (x+y) /(x2+y2)

5. Which of the following series corresponds to cos 2𝑧:

𝑧2 𝑧4
a. 1 − 2!
+ 4!
− ⋯⋯⋯
𝑧 2 𝑧 4
b. 1 + + + ⋯⋯⋯
2! 4!
𝟒𝒛𝟐 𝟏𝟔𝒛𝟒
c. 𝟏− + − ⋯⋯⋯
𝟐! 𝟒!
2𝑧 2 4𝑧 4
d. 1 − 2! + 4! − ⋯ ⋯ ⋯
2𝑧 2 4𝑧 4
e. 1 + 2! + 4! + ⋯ ⋯ ⋯

6. Which of the following results is correct if we take the divergence of the function
𝑽 = 𝑦 2 𝑖̂ + (2𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑧 3 )𝑗̂ − 2𝑦𝑧 3 𝑘̂
a. 2y+ 2x2-6yz2
b. 4xy+3z2-6z3
c. 0
d. 2y+4xy+2x2+3z2-6yz2
e. 2x2-6yz2
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7. If z is a complex number the roots of z3-8 =0 are

A. 2, 2, and -2
1+𝑖 1−𝑖
B. 2, and
2 2
C. 2, −𝟏 + 𝒊√𝟑 and −𝟏 − 𝒊√𝟑
1+√3𝑖 1−√3𝑖
D. 2, 2
and 2
E. none of the above

8. From the solution of the differential equation 𝑥̈ = −𝑘 2 𝑥, for the boundary conditions 𝑥̇ (0) = 𝑥̇ 𝑜
and 𝑥(0) = 0, the velocity 𝑥̇ (𝑡)=

A. 𝑥̇ 𝑜 sinkt

B. 𝑥̇ 𝑜 (sin(kt) + cos(kt))

C. 𝑥̇ 𝑜 exp-ikt

D. 𝒙̇ 𝒐 cos(kt)

E. 𝑥̇ 𝑜 𝑒 −𝑘𝑡 cos(kt)
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9. The speed of a relativistic particle having a momentum 5MeV/c and a total relativistic energy of
10Mev is
A: c
B: 0.75 c
C: c⁄
√3
𝐜
D: ⁄𝟐
E. c⁄4

10. If the absolute temperature of a black body is increased by a factor of 4 the energy radiated per
second per unit area
A. decreases by a factor of 256.
B. `decreases by a factor of 16.
C. increases by a factor of 16
D. increases by a factor of 64
E. increases by a factor of 256

11. The speed of a wave traveling through a stretched string is directly proportional to the
A. density per unit length of the string
B. square of the tension
C. square root of the tension
D. square of the density per unit length
E. square root of the density per unit length
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12. A ray of light in a dense liquid, index of refraction = 1.4, approaches the boundary surface
between the liquid and air at angle of incidence whose sine = 0.8. On the basis of this data, the
following statement is correct:

A. it is impossible to predict the behavior of the light ray on the basis of the information
supplied
B. the ray will be internally reflected
C. the sine of the angle of refraction of the emergent ray will be less than 0.8
D. the sine of the angle of refraction of the emergent ray will be greater than 0.8
E. the ray will be totally absorbed

13. A luminous object is separated from a screen by a distance D. What is the greatest focal length a
lens could have and still focus the object on the screen?
A. 4D
B. 2D
C. D
D. ½ D
E. (1/4)D
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14. The de Broglie wavelength of the matter wave associated with an electron of mass m
accelerated by a voltage V is, (h: Planck’s constant)

𝒉
A.
√𝟐𝒆𝒎𝑽

𝒉
B. 𝟐𝒆𝒎𝑽

C. (ℎ2 𝑒 2 𝑉 2 /𝑚2 )

ℎ
D. √2𝑒𝑚𝑉

2𝑒𝑚𝑉
E. ℎ

15. Light is composed of quanta, as is demonstrated by the photoelectric effect. It is found that the
photoelectric current depends on
A. the color of the incident light
B. the frequency of the incident light
C. the phase and frequency of the incident light
D. the intensity and the frequency of incident
E. the intensity of the incident light
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16. In the Bohr model the electron emits radiation when it drops from a higher n to a lower n level.
Using this model we find that the ratio of the emitted frequencies as the electron drops from the
n=3 to the n=1 level over that emitted when it drops from the n=3 to the n=2 levels is

𝜈31 9
A. 𝜈32
=4

𝜈31 36
B. 𝜈32
= 5

𝜈31 16
C. =
𝜈32 5

𝝂𝟑𝟏 𝟑𝟐
D. 𝝂𝟑𝟐
= 𝟓

𝜈31 5
E. 𝜈32
= 36

17. A ring of radius R lying in the xy plane carries a uniform charge density λ. At a point a on the axis
of the ring (z=a), the electric field

A: has both x and y components that are equal in magnitude

B: has both x and y components that are not equal in magnitude

C: has only a z component

D: has x,y,z components all of unequal magnitudes.

E: is zero
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18. The potential energy of a body of mass m constrained to move on a straight line is U=kx4
where k is a constant. At a position xo the force on the body is

A. F= 4𝑚𝑘𝑥𝑜3
𝑘
B. F= - 4 𝑥𝑜3
𝑚

C. F= - 4𝒌𝒙𝟑𝒐

D. F= - 4𝑘 (𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 )3

E. F=- 4𝑘 (𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 )2

19. Two spherical bodies of masses M and 4M are placed a distance d apart. The net gravitational
force due to the two masses is found to be zero at a distance R from the larger mass, along the
line joining the centre of the two masses. The value of R is
A. d/3
B. 2d/3
C. 𝑑 − 𝑑√3
D. 2𝑑⁄3
E. d/5
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𝑑𝑣 𝑑𝑚
20. The equation of motion of a rocket in free space can be written as 𝑚 + 𝑢 = 0, where u is
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
a constant. Given that at t=0 , v=0 and m=mo, the equation can be solved for the velocity v to
yield,
𝑚𝑜
A: v= u 𝑚
𝑚𝑜
B: v= u 𝑒𝑥𝑝 𝑚
−𝑚𝑜
C: v= u 𝑒𝑥𝑝 𝑚

𝑚
D: v= u ln(𝑚 )
𝑜
𝒎
E: v=u ln( 𝒎𝒐 )

21. A particle of mass m undergoes harmonic oscillation with amplitude A and period To. A force
proportional to the speed of the particle F=-kv is now introduced. The particle continues to
oscillate but with
A: same amplitude but increased time period.
B: increased amplitude but decreased time period.
C: decreased amplitude and decreased time period.
D: decreased amplitude and increased time period.
E: decreased amplitude but same time period

22. A disc of moment of inertia I1 is rotating with angular frequency 𝜔. A second disc of moent of
inertia 2 I1 drops onto the first disc and they begin to rotate together. The new frequency of
rotation would be
A. The same as before.
𝝎
B. 𝟑
C. zero (there would be no rotation).
D. 3𝜔
𝜔
E. 2
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23. A block of mass m slides down an inclined plane at constant speed. The plane has a height h and
length L and is inclined at an angle 𝜃 to the horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 𝜇. As
the mass slides all the way down the plane till it reaches the ground, the energy dissipated due
to friction is

A. mgh
B. 𝜇𝑚𝑔ℎ 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
C. mgL
D. 𝜇𝑚𝑔𝐿
E. mgh sin 𝜃

24. Light of frequency 𝜈 and wavelength 𝜆 passes from air (n=1) to a medium of refractive index 2. In
the given medium the following conditions would be correct
A. Both the frequency and wavelength are decreased by a factor of two
B. The frequency remains unchanged while the wavelength is decreased by a factor of two.
C. The frequency is decreased by a factor of two while the wavelength is unchanged.
D. The speed of the wave its frequency are both decreased.
E. The speed of the wave and its wavelength are both decreased

25. Two small charged objects repel each other with a force F when separated by a distance d. If the
charge on each object is reduced to one-fourth of its original value and the distance between them
is reduced to d/2 the force becomes:
A. F/16
B. F/8
C. F/4
D. F/2
E. F