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JEE Main 2017 Physics Paper

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29
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22

These are the 29 physics questions of JEE Main 2017 that are in the Physics Circle question bank, arranged chapter by chapter. Tap an option to check your answer; every question links to its full solution.

Atomic Structure 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q1JEE Main 2017Medium

Energy of the Electron & Energy Levels

Some energy levels of a molecule are shown in the figure. The ratio of the wavelengths r = λ1/λ2\lambda_{1}/\lambda_{2}, is given by:

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Capacitors 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q2JEE Main 2017Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

In the given circuit diagram when the current reaches steady state in the circuit, the charge on the capacitor of capacitance C will be:

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Q3JEE Main 2017Difficult

Combination of Capacitors

A capacitance of 2 μ\muF is required in an electrical circuit across a potential difference of 1.0 kV. A large number of 1 μ\muF capacitors are available which can withstand a potential difference of not more than 300 V. The minimum number of capacitors required to achieve this is:

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Current Electricity 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q4JEE Main 2017Easy

Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments

When a current of 5 mA is passed through a galvanometer having a coil of resistance 15Ω\Omega, it shows full scale deflection. The value of the resistance to be put in series with the galvanometer to convert it into a voltmeter of range 0 – 10V is:

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Q6JEE Main 2017Easy

Wheatstone Bridge & Metre Bridge

Which of the following statements is false?

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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q7JEE Main 2017Medium

Davisson-Germer, Uncertainty, Compton & X-Rays

An electron beam is accelerated by a potential difference V to hit a metallic target to produce X– rays. It produces continuous as well as characteristic X-rays. If λ\lambdamin is the smallest possible wavelength of X-ray in the spectrum, the variation of logλ\lambdamin with log V is correctly represented in:

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Q8JEE Main 2017Medium

Matter Waves: de Broglie Wavelength

A particle A of mass m and initial velocity v collides with a particle B of mass m/2 which is at rest. The collision is head on, and elastic. The ratio of the de-Broglie wavelengths λA\lambda_A to λB\lambda_B after the collision is:

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Electromagnetic Induction 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q9JEE Main 2017Easy

Magnetic Flux & Faraday's Law

In a coil of resistance 100 Ω\Omega, a current is induced by changing the magnetic flux through it as shown in the figure. The magnitude of change in flux through the coil is:

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Electrostatics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q10JEE Main 2017Medium

Electric Dipole

An electric dipole has a fixed dipole moment p⃗\vec{p}, which makes angle θ\theta with respect to x-axis. When subjected to an electric field E⃗1=Ei^\vec{E}_1 = E\hat{i}, it experiences a torque T⃗1=τk^\vec{T}_1 = \tau\hat{k}. When subjected to another electric field E⃗2=3E1j^\vec{E}_2 = \sqrt{3}E_1\hat{j} it experiences a torque T⃗2=−T⃗1\vec{T}_2 = -\vec{T}_1. The angle θ\theta is:

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Gravitation 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Laws of Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q12JEE Main 2017Difficult

Inertia, First & Second Laws

A body of mass m = 10–2 kg is moving in a medium and experiences a frictional force F = –kv2. Its initial speed is v0 = 10 ms–1. If, after 10 s, its energy is 18mv02\frac{1}{8}mv_0^2, the value of k will be:

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Magnetic Properties of Materials 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q13JEE Main 2017Medium

Vibration Magnetometer

A magnetic needle of magnetic moment 6.7 ×\times 10−2 A m2 and moment of inertia 7.5 ×\times 10−6 kg m2 is performing simple harmonic oscillations in a magnetic field of 0.01 T. Time taken for 10 complete oscillations is:

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Mechanical Properties of Solids 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q14JEE Main 2017Medium

Elastic Behaviour, Stress & Strain

A man grows into a giant such that his linear dimensions increase by a factor of 9. Assuming that his density remains same, the stress in the leg will change by a factor of:

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Motion in One Dimension 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Nuclear Physics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q16JEE Main 2017Medium

Law of Radioactive Decay

A radioactive nucleus A with a half life T, decays into a nucleus B. At t = 0, there is no nucleus B. At sometime t, the ratio of the number of B to that of A is 0.3. Then, t is given by:

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Oscillations 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q17JEE Main 2017Easy

Energy in SHM

A particle is executing simple harmonic motion with a time period T. At time t = 0, it is at its position of equilibrium. The kinetic energy – time graph of the particle will look like:

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Ray Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q18JEE Main 2017Medium

Combination of Lenses

A diverging lens with magnitude of focal length 25 cm is placed at a distance of 15cm from a converging lens of magnitude of focal length 20cm. A beam of parallel light falls on the diverging lens. The final image formed is:

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Rotational Motion 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q19JEE Main 2017Difficult

Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration

The moment of inertia of a uniform cylinder of length ll and radius R about its perpendicular bisector is II. What is the ratio lR\frac{l}{R} such that the moment of inertia is minimum?

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Q20JEE Main 2017Medium

Rotational Kinetic Energy, Work & Power

A slender uniform rod of mass M and length ll is pivoted at one end so that it can rotate in a vertical plane (see figure). There is negligible friction at the pivot. The free end is held vertically above the pivot and then released. The angular acceleration of the rod when it makes an angle θ\theta with the vertical is

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Semiconductor Electronics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q21JEE Main 2017Easy

Junction Transistor

In a common emitter amplifier circuit using an n-p-n transistor, the phase difference between the input and the output voltages will be:

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Thermodynamics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q22JEE Main 2017Medium

Gas Laws & Ideal Gas Equation

The temperature of an open room of volume 30 m3 increases from 17oC to 27oC due to the sunshine. The atmospheric pressure in the room remains 1 ×\times 105 Pa. If Ni and Nf are the number of molecules in the room before and after heating, then Nf – Ni will be:

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Q23JEE Main 2017Medium

Specific Heats of Gases - Cp, Cv, γ & Mayer's Relation

CP and Cv are specific heats at constant pressure and constant volume respectively. It is observed that

CP – Cv = a for hydrogen gas

CP – Cv = b for nitrogen gas

The correct relation between a and b is

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Thermometry, Thermal Expansion and Calorimetry 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q24JEE Main 2017Medium

Calorimetry, Latent Heat & Mechanical Equivalent of Heat

A copper ball of mass 100 gm is at a temperature T. It is dropped in a copper calorimeter of mass 100 gm, filled with 170 gm of water at room temperature. Subsequently, the temperature of the system is found to be 75oC. T is given by: (Given: room temperature = 30oC, specific heat of copper = 0.1 cal/gmoC)

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Q25JEE Main 2017Difficult

Thermometry & Thermal Expansion

An external pressure P is applied on a cube at 0oC so that it is equally compressed from all sides. K is the bulk modulus of the material of the cube and α\alpha is its coefficient of linear expansion. Suppose we want to bring the cube to its original size by heating. The temperature should be raised by:

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Units, Dimensions and Measurement 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q26JEE Main 2017Difficult

Errors in Measurement

The following observations were taken for determining surface tension T of water by capillary method:

diameter of capillary, D = 1.25 ×\times 10-2 m

rise of water, h = 1.45 ×\times 10-2m

Using g = 9.80 m/s2 and the simplified relation T = rhg2×103 N/m\frac{rhg}{2} \times 10^{3}\text{ N/m}, the possible error in surface tension is closest to:

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Wave Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q27JEE Main 2017Medium

Doppler Effect

An observer is moving with half the speed of light towards a stationary microwave source emitting waves at frequency 10 GHz. What is the frequency of the microwave measured by the observer? (speed of light = 3 ×108 ms–1)

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Wave Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q28JEE Main 2017Medium

YDSE: Film, Medium & Two Wavelengths

In a Young’s double slit experiment, slits are separated by 0.5 mm, and the screen is placed 150 cm away. A beam of light consisting of two wavelengths, 650 nm and 520 nm, is used to obtain interference fringes on the screen. The least distance from the common central maximum to the point where the bright fringes due to both the wavelengths coincide is

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Work, Energy and Power 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q29JEE Main 2017Medium

Work-Energy Theorem

A time dependent force F = 6t acts on a particle of mass 1 kg. If the particle starts from rest, the work done by the force during the first 1 sec. will be:

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