NSEP BATCH 2024 PHASE TEST PAPER-03

DURATION : 120 Minutes DATE: 26/05/2024 M.MARKS :216

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

1. Each single-choice question carries 3 marks for each correct response. For each incorrect
response, 1 mark will be deducted from the total score.

2. Each multiple-choice question carries 6 marks for each correct response. No negative
marking.
3. The maximum marks are 216.

Test Syllabus
Physics Till Taught (From Starting)

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 (PHYSICS)
SECTION-A
SINGLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (A) 1.6 (B) 1.2
1. Velocity versus displacement graph of a particle (C) 1.4 (D) None of these
moving in a straight line is as shown in figure.
Corresponding acceleration versus velocity 3. A particle moves along the positive x-axis with
graph will be an acceleration ax which increases linearly with
v(m/s)
x, as shown in the graph. If the velocity of the
particle at x = 4 cm is 0.40 m/s, determine the
10
velocity at
x = 12 cm
s(m) 2
10 ax(m/s )
2
a(m/s ) 4

10 2
(A)
x(cm)
0 4 12
v(m/s)
10 (A) 0.2 m/s (B) 0.4 m/s
2
a(m/s ) (C) 0.8 m/s (D) 1.6 m/s

10 4. Two particles A and B start from the origin

(B)
along x-axis. Velocity time graph of both
v(m/s) particles are shown in the figure. During the
10 given time interval, the maximum separation
2
a(m/s ) between the particles is
VA VB
(C) 10
4 m/s
v(m/s) 2 m/s 2 m/s
2
a(m/s ) t t
1s 3s 1s 3s
(A) 4 m (B) 1 m
10
(D) (C) 2 m (D) 3 m

v(m/s)
10 5. At a particular instant velocity and acceleration
of a particle are ( −ˆi + ˆj + 2kˆ )m/s and ( 3iˆ − ˆj + k)
ˆ
2. The acceleration of a particle which moves
along the positive x-axis varies with its position m/s2 respectively at the given instant particle's
as shown. If the velocity of the particle is 0.8 speed is:
m/s at x = 0, the velocity of the particle at x = (A) increasing (B) decreasing
1.4 is (in m/s) (C) constant (D) can't be say
2
a (in m/s )
6. The position vector of a particle is given as
r = (t – 4t + 6) î + (t ) ˆj . The time after which
2 2
0.4
the velocity vector and acceleration vector
0.2 becomes perpendicular to each other is equal to
(A) 1sec (B) 2 sec
x (in m) (C) 1.5 sec (D) not possible
O 0.4 0.8 1.4
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7. Two boats A and B having same speed relative
to river are moving in a river. Boat A moves
normal to the river current as observed by an
observer moving with velocity of river current.
Boat B moves normal to the river as observed by
the observer on the ground.
(A) To a ground observer boat B moves faster
than A 2 1
(B) To a ground observer boat A moves faster (A) R (B) R
3 3
than B 3 4
(C) To the given moving observer boat B (C) R (D) R
5 5
moves faster than A
(D) To the given moving observer boat A 10. A block of mass 10 kg splits in two blocks of
moves faster than B masses m1 and m2. Now they are connected
through a massless string as shown in figure. For
8. A small block of mass m is in connected through the maximum tension in the string, the ratio of
light springs each of spring constant k. Initially m1 and m2 is:
both springs are relaxed and the block is l0 = 20
cm below the pulley. Now block brings slowly
at equilibrium position. At what distance from m2
the pulley the block is in equilibrium? m1
30°

(A) 1 : 1 (B) 3 : 2
(C) 2 : 3 (D) 1 : 3

11. A football of radius R is kept on a hole of radius

r (r < R) made on a plank kept horizontally. One
end of the plank is now lifted so that it gets tilted
making an angle  from the horizontal as shown
(A) 20 cm (B) 25 cm in the figure below. The maximum value of  so
(C) 30 cm (D) 5 cm that the football does not start rolling down the
plank satisfies (figure is schematic and not
9. A ring of mass M and radius R is rotating with drawn to scale)
angular speed  about a fixed vertical axis
passing through its centre O with two point
M
masses each of mass at rest at O. These
8
masses can move radially outwards along two r r
massless rods fixed on the ring as shown in the (A) sin  = (B) tan  =
R R
figure. At some instant the angular speed of the r r
8 (C) sin  = (D) cos  =
system is  and one of the masses is at a 2R 2R
9
3 12. A light string passing over a smooth light pulley
distance of R from O. At this instant the
5 connects two blocks of masses m1 and m2. If the
distance of the other mass from O is g
acceleration of the system is , then the ratio of
8
the masses is
(A) 8 : 1 (B) 9 : 7
(C) 4 : 3 (D) 5 : 3
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13. Block B is moving downward with a velocity of 17. The situation shown in the figure, the block C is
12 m/s. The speed of point D on the string is: moving leftward with an acceleration a0. The
mass of block B is twice of that of block A. All
D
surfaces are frictionless. Find the value of a0, if
A
blocks A and B do not slide on the block C.

B C A

B
(A) 12 m/s (B) 8 m/s
37°
(C) 16 m/s (D) 24 m/s
(A) Zero (B) 5 m/s2
14. Two fixed frictionless inclined planes making (C) 10 m/s2 (D) 0.6 m/s2
angles of 30° and 60° with the vertical are
shown in the figure. Two blocks A and B are
18. A monkey of mass 40 kg slides down on a light
placed on the two planes. What is the relative
vertical acceleration of A with respect to B? rope with an acceleration of 5 m/s2 with respect
to rope. The lift is going up with an acceleration
A
of a0 = 5 m/s2. A light spring balance S is
B connected with a light pulley as shown in the
figure. The reading of spring balance S is:

S
60° 30°

(A) 4.9 ms–2 in horizontal direction

(B) 9.8 ms–2 in vertical direction
(C) zero
(D) 4.9 ms–2 in vertical direction

15. The acceleration of the block of mass 2 kg is

along negative X-axis. The magnitude of (A) 40 kg
acceleration of the block is: (B) 120 kg
Y
(C) 80 kg
(D) zero
37°

X
19. A uniform, long thin chain of length l, with one
end attached to a horizontal axle of cross-
37°
sectional radius r(r << l), is hung vertically
Y’
down initially. The chain is then wound up
(A) 4.5 m/s 2
(B) 9 m/s2 slowly on the axle, doing an amount of work
(C) 1 m/s2 (D) 7.5 m/s2 W1. The chain is then cut into two equal parts
l
16. Two men each of mass 50 kg are standing on a (with length each) and the two parts are
2
horizontal plank of mass 100 kg. Both men
jumps from plank simultaneously with wound one after the other on the same axle
acceleration 2 m/s2, one in Eastward and other in doing an amount of work W2 and W3
Northward. The initial acceleration of plank is W1
respectively, The ratio is -
(A) 2 m/s2 in South-West direction W 2 + W3

(B) 2 m/s2 in North-East direction (A) 1 (B)

1
(C) 2 m/s2 in South-West direction 2
1 1
(D) m/s2 in South-West direction (C) (D) 2
2 4

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20. A block of mass 0.50 kg is moving with a speed 24. A 1.5 kg box is initially at rest on a horizontal
of 2.00 ms–1 on a smooth surface. It strikes surface when at t = 0 a horizontal force
another mass of 1.00 kg and then they move ˆ (with t in seconds), is applied to the
F = (1.8)iN
together as a single body. The energy loss
box. The acceleration of the box as a function of
during the collision is:
(A) 0.16 J (B) 1.00 J time t is given by
(C) 0.67 J (D) 0.34 J a = 0 for 0  t  2.85s

a = (1.2t − 2.4)iˆ m/s2 for t > 2.85

21. The potential energy of a particle of mass 5 kg
The coefficient of kinetic friction between the
moving in the x – y plane is given by,
box and the surface is:
U = (–7x + 24y) J
where x and y being in metre. If the particle (A) 0.12 (B) 0.24
starts from rest from origin, then speed of (C) 0.36 (D) 0.48
particle at t = 2s is:
(A) 5 m/s (B) 14 m/s 25. A block of mass M = 2 kg with a semicircular
(C) 17.5 m/s (D) 10 m/s track of radius R = 1.1 m rests on a horizontal
frictionless surface. A uniform cylinder of
22. When an object is allowed to slide down a hill it radius r = 10 cm and mass m = 1.0 kg is released
stops at the point B because of friction. If from rest from the top point A. The cylinder
friction force depends only on the normal slips on the semicircular frictionless track. The
component of the reaction force with coefficient speed of the block when the cylinder reaches the
of friction variable along the path. The work
bottom of the track at B is
done in taking the object slowly from B to A
(g = 10 m/s2)
along the hill will be -
m A
A

M B
h

B
(A) mgh (B) 2 mgh 10 4
(A) m/s (B) m/s
(C) > 2 mgh (D) < mgh 3 3

5
(C) m/s (D) 10 m/s
23. Two small particles of equal masses start 2
moving in opposite directions from a point A in
a horizontal circular orbit. Their tangential 26. Which one of the following is true in the case of
velocities are v and 2v, respectively, as shown in
inelastic collision?
the figure. Between collisions, the particles
Total Kinetic
move with constant speeds. After making how Momentum
energy energy
many collisions, other than that at A, these two
particles will again reach the point A ? (A) conserved conserved conserved
A not
v 2v (B) conserved conserved
conserved
not
(C) conserved conserved
conserved
not not
(D) conserved
(A) 4 (B) 3 conserved conserved
(C) 2 (D) 1

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27. One quarter sector is cut from a uniform disc of K2 R2
radius R. This sector has mass M. It is made to (A) (B)
R2 K2
rotate about a line perpendicular to its plane and
R2 K2
passing through the center of the original disc. (C) (D)
R2 + K2 R2 + K2
Its moment of inertia about the axis of rotation
is:
31. A solid cylinder of mass M and radius R rolls
from rest down a plane inclined at an angle  to
the horizontal. The velocity of the centre of
mass of the cylinder after it has rolled down a
distance d is -
1 1 2
(A) MR2 (B) MR2 (A) gd tan  (B) gd tan 
2 4 3
1
(C) MR2 (D) 2 MR
2
3 4
8 (C) gd sin  (D) gd sin 
4 3
28. Three identical rods each of mass M, length
are joined to form an equilateral  ABC. Find 32. The highest moment of inertia if all the objects
the MOI about BC as shown - have same mass and same radius is of -
A (A) a ring about its axis perpendicular to the
plane of the ring
(B) a solid sphere about one of its diameters
  (C) a spherical shell about one of its diameters
(D) a disc about its axis perpendicular to the
plane of the disc
B  C
R
2 2 M 2 33. Two spheres each of mass M and radius are
(A) M (B) 2
3 4 connected with a massless rod of length 2R as
2
M shown in the figure. What will be the moment of
(C) (D) none
2 inertia of the system about an axis passing
through the centre of one of the spheres and
29. In the shown arrangement if f1, f2 and T be the perpendicular to the rod -
frictional forces on 2 kg block, 3kg block & M M
tension in the string respectively, then their R/2 R/2
values are:

2R
21 2
(A) MR2 (B) MR2
5 5
(A) 2 N, 6 N, 3.2 N
5 5
(B) 2 N, 6 N, 0 N (C) MR2 (D) MR2
2 21
(C) 1 N, 6 N, 2 N
(D) Data insufficient to calculate the required 34. The moment of inertia of a uniform disc about
values. an axis passing through its centre and
perpendicular to its plane is 1 kg m2. It is
30. The radius of a wheel is R and its radius of rotating with an angular velocity 100 rad/sec.
gyration about its axis passing through its center Another identical disc is gently placed on it so
and perpendicular to its plane is K. If the wheel that their centres coincide. Now these two discs
is rolling without slipping the ratio of its together continue to rotate about the same axis.
rotational kinetic energy to its translational Then the loss in kinetic energy in kilojoule is -
kinetic energy is- (A) 2.5 (B) 3.0
(C) 3.5 (D) 4.0

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35. A rigid body is made of three identical thin rods, y
4N
each of length L fastened together in the form of 1N
letter H. The body is free to rotate about a
horizontal axis that runs along the length of one 30°
of the legs of the H. The body is allowed to fall 60°
x
from rest from a position in which the plane of
H is horizontal. What is the angular speed of the
body when the plane of H is vertical ? 2N
A
3
(A) N (B) 3N
C 4
B
(C) 0.5 N (D) 1.5 N

40. A balloon of mass M is descending at a constant

g 1 g
(A) (B) acceleration . When a mass m is released from
L 2 L
the balloon it starts rising with the same
3 g g acceleration . Assuming that its volume does
(C) (D) 2
2 L L not change, what is the value of m ?
 2
36. The moment of inertia of a body about a given (A) M (B) M
+g +g
axis is 1.2 kg m2. Initially, the body is at rest. In
+g +g
order to produce a rotational KE of 1500 joule, (C) M (D) M
 2
an angular acceleration of 25 rad/sec2 must be
applied about that axis for a duration of -
(A) 4 s (B) 2 s 41. Figure shows a body of arbitrary shape ‘O’ is
(C) 8 s (D) 10 s the centre of mass of the body and mass of the
body is M. If ICC = I0 then IAA will be equal to -
37. The moment of inertia of circular ring about the A C
tangent to the ring which is parallel to the
diameter of the ring is 15 g cm2. If the mass of O
the ring is 2 g, what is its radius? d d
(A) 5 cm (B) 2 cm
(C) 2.5 cm (D) 3.5 cm
A C
38. A vertical spring of force constant 100 N/m is (A) ICC + Md 2
(B) ICC – Md2
attached with a hanging mass of 10 kg. Now an
(C) ICC + 3Md2 (D) ICC + 4Md2
external force is applied on the mass so that the
spring is stretched by additional 2 m. The work
done by the force F is : (g = 10 m/s2) 42. Portion AB of the wedge shown in the figure is
rough and BC is smooth. A solid cylinder rolls
N without slipping from A to B. If AB = BC, then
k = 100
m ratio of translational kinetic energy to rotational
kinetic energy, when the cylinder reaches point
10 kg
C is then
F A
(A) 200 J (B) 400 J
(C) 450 J (D) 600 J
B

39. Three forces acting on a body are shown in the

figure. To have the resultant force only along the D C
y-direction, the magnitude of the minimum (A) 3/5 (B) 5
additional force needed is - (C) 7/5 (D) 8/3
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43. A ball is projected upwards from the foot of a 48. The speed of a motor boat in still water is 20
tower. The ball crosses the top of the tower km/hr and river flow is 5 km/hr. A float is
twice after an interval of 6 s and the ball reaches droped from the boat when it starts moving
the ground after 12 s. The height of the tower is: upstream. After moving 1.5 km the boat returns
(g = 10 m/s2) back. The boat will catch the float after (from
(A) 120 m (B) 135 m initial instant).
(C) 175 m (D) 80 m (A) 12 min (B) 6 min
(C) 10 min (D) 15 min
44. Ball A is dropped from the top of a building. At
the same instant ball B is thrown vertically
SECTION-B
upwards from the ground. When the balls
collide, they are moving in opposite directions MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
and the speed of A is twice the speed of B. At 49. Four identical particles each of mass m are
what fraction of the height of the building did placed on x-y plane as shown. If Ix, Iy and Iz are
the collision occur? the moment of inertia of system about x-axis, y-
(A) 1/3 (B) 2/3 axis and z-axis respectively then -
(C) 1/4 (D) 2/5 y

(0, a)
45. A body starts from the origin and moves along
the x-axis such that the velocity at any instant is x
given by (4t3 – 2t), where t is in second and (–2a, 0) (2a, 0)
velocity in m/s. What is acceleration of the (0, –a)
particle, when it is 2 m from the origin on
positive side. (A) Ix = 2ma2
(A) 28 m/s2 (B) 22 m/s2 (B) Iy = 8 ma2
2
(C) 12 m/s (D) 10 m/s2 (C) Iz = 10 ma2
(D) The total moment of inertia of system is
46. In a car race, car A takes t0 time less to finish 20 ma2
than car B and passes the finishing point with a
velocity v0 more than car B. The cars start from 50. A painter is applying force himself to raise him
rest and travel with constant accelerations a1 and and the box with an acceleration of 5 m/s2 by a
v0 massless rope and pulley arrangement as shown
a2. Then, the ratio is equal to
t0 in figure. Mass of painter is 100 kg and that of
a 12 a1 + a 2 box is 50 kg. If g = 10 m/s2, then:
(A) (B)
a2 2

a 22
(C) a 1a 2 (D)
a1

47. A man can swim certain distance in still water

up and down in time t1. If he swims to some
distance down stream the river and returns back
to same point he takes time t2. Then : (A) Tension in the rope is 1125 N
(A) t1 = t2 (B) Tension in the rope is 2250 N
(B) t1 < t2 (C) Force of contact between the painter and
(C) t1 > t2 the floor is 375 N
(D) t1 and t2 can't be compared (D) None of these

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51. Figure shows two blocks A and B connected to (A) After collision ball 1 will come to rest and
an ideal pulley string system. In this system ball 2 will move with velocity making an
when bodies are released then: (Neglect friction  b 
and take g = 10 m/s2) angle sin–1   below the x-axis
 2r 
(B) After collision ball 1 will move with some
 b 
finite velocity making an angle cos–1  
 2r 
above x-axis and ball 2 will move with
 b 
some different making an angle sin–1  
 2r 
(A) Acceleration of block A is 1 m/s2
below the x-axis
(B) Acceleration of block A is 2 m/s2
(C) For perfectly elastic head on collision
(C) Tension in string connected to block B is
40 N b = 0, and for perfectly elastic oblique
(D) Tension in string connected to block B is collision 0 < b < 2r
80 N (D) The balls must scatter at right angles

52. A particle projected from O and moving freely 54. A thin and uniform rod of mass M and length L
under gravity strikes the horizontal plane is held vertical on a floor with large friction. The
passing through O at a distance R from starting rod is released from rest so that it falls by
point O as shown in the figure. Then: rotating about its contact point with the floor
without slipping. Which of the following
statement(s) is/are correct, when the rod makes
an angle 60° with vertical? [g is the acceleration
due to gravity]
(A) there will be two angles of projection if Rg <
u2
(B) the two possible angles of projection are
complementary
(C) the product of the possible times of flight
from O to A is 2R/g
(A) The radial acceleration of the rod's center
(D) there will be more than two angles of
3g
projection if Rg = u2 of mass will be
4
(B) The angular acceleration of the rod will be
53. A ball of radius r moving with a speed v collides
2g
elastically with another identical stationary ball.
L
The impact parameter for the collision is b (see
figure) – (C) The angular speed of the rod will be
3g
x 2L
b (D) The normal reaction force from the floor on

v Mg
2 the rod will be
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55. Two blocks A and B of mass 4kg and 2kg 57. A bag of mass M hangs by a long thread and a
respectively connected by a spring of force bullet (mass m) comes horizontally with
constant k = 100 N/m are placed on an inclined velocity v and gets caught in the bag. Then for
plane of inclination 30° as shown in figure. If the combined system (bag + bullet) -
the system is released from rest, which one of (A) Momentum is mMv/(M + m)
the following statement(s) is/are correct? (B) KE is (1/2) Mv2
(g = 10 m/s2) (C) Momentum is mv
(D) KE is m2v2/2 (M + m)
B
58. Which of the following is/are conservative
force(s)?
A 5
(A) F = 2r 3 rˆ (B) F = − rˆ
30° r

(A) There will be no compression/elongation in (C) F =

(
3 xiˆ + yjˆ ) (D)
(
3 yiˆ + xjˆ )
( x 2 + y2 ) ( x 2 + y2 )
3/ 2 3/ 2
the spring if all surfaces are smooth.
(B) Maximum compression of the spring is 10
cm if all surfaces are smooth. 59. A block of mass 2 kg is hanging over a smooth
(C) Maximum elongation in the spring is 60 cm and fight pulley through a light string. The other
if all surfaces are smooth. end of the string is pulled by a constant force F
(D) There will be elongation in the spring it A = 40 N. The kinetic energy of the particle
is smooth and B is rough B. increase 40 J in a given interval of time. Then:
(g = 10 m/s2)
56. A horizontal force F is applied at the center of
mass of a cylindrical object of mass m and
radius R, perpendicular to its axis as shown in
the figure. The coefficient of friction between
the object and the ground is µ. The center of
mass of the object has an acceleration a. The
acceleration due to gravity is g Given that the
object rolls without slipping, which of the (A) Tension in the string is 40 N
following statement(s) is (are) correct? (B) Displacement of the block in the given
interval of time is 2 m
(C) Work done by gravity is - 20 J
(D) Work done by tension is 80 J
60. A block of mass M is attached with a spring of
spring constant k. The whole arrangement is placed
on a vehicle as shown in the figure. If the vehicle
starts moving towards right with an acceleration a
(there is no friction anywhere), then –
(A) For the same F, the value of a does not k a
depend on. whether the cylinder is solid or M
hollow.
(B) For a solid cylinder, the maximum possible Ma
value of a is 2µg (A) maximum elongation in the spring is
k
(C) The magnitude of the frictional force on the 2 Ma
object due to the ground is always µ mg (B) maximum elongation in the spring is
k
F 2 ma
(D) For a thin-walled hollow cylinder, a = (C) maximum compression in the spring is
2m k
(D) maximum compression in the spring is zero

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