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JEE Main 2020 Physics Paper: 4 Sep, Shift 2

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These are the 25 physics questions of JEE Main 2020 (4 Sep, Shift 2) 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.

Alternating Current 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q1JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Inductors & DC Transients (Mixed)

A series L-R circuit is connected to a battery of emf V. If the circuit is switched on at t = 0, then the time at which the energy stored in the inductor reaches (1n)\left(\frac{1}{n}\right) times of its maximum value, is:

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Capacitors 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q2JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Easy

Charge Sharing & Loss of Energy

A capacitor C is fully charged with voltage V0. After disconnecting the voltage source, it is connected in parallel with another uncharged capacitor of capacitance C2\frac{C}{2}. The energy loss in the process after the charge is distributed between the two capacitors is:

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Current Electricity 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q3JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments

Four resistances 40 Ω\Omega, 60 Ω\Omega, 90 Ω\Omega and 110 Ω\Omega make the arms of a quadrilateral ABCD. Across AC is a battery of emf 40 V and internal resistance negligible. The potential difference across BD in V is _______.

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Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.

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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q5JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Photoelectric Experiment: Intensity, Stopping Potential & Graphs

In a photoelectric effect experiment, the graph of stopping potential V versus reciprocal of wavelength obtained is shown in the figure. As the intensity of incident radiation is increased:

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Electromagnetic Waves 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q6JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Nature of EM Waves & Wave Equation

The electric field of a plane electromagnetic wave is given by

E⃗=E0(x^+y^)sin⁡(kz−ωt)\vec{E} = E_0\left(\hat{x} + \hat{y}\right)\sin(kz - \omega t)

Its magnetic field will be given by:

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Electrostatics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q7JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Motion of Charges in an Electric Field

A particle of charge q and mass m is subjected to an electric field

E = E0 (1 – aax2) in the x-direction, where aa and E0 are constants. Initially the particle was at rest at x = 0. Other than the initial position the kinetic energy of the particle becomes zero when the distance of the particle from the origin is:

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Fluid Statics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q8JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Pressure in a Fluid

Two identical cylindrical vessels are kept on the ground and each contain the same liquid of density d. The area of the base of both vessels is S but the height of liquid in one vessel is x1 and in the other, x2. When both cylinders are connected through a pipe of negligible volume very close to the bottom, the liquid flows from one vessel to the other until it comes to equilibrium at a new height. The change in energy of the system in the process is:

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Gravitation 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q9JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Easy

Escape Velocity

A body is moving in a low circular orbit about a planet of mass M and radius R. The radius of the orbit can be taken to be R itself. Then the ratio of the speed of this body in the orbit to the escape velocity from the planet is:

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Laws of Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q10JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Inertia, First & Second Laws

A small ball of mass m is thrown upward with velocity u from the ground. The ball experiences a resistive force mkv2 where v is its speed. The maximum height attained by the ball is:

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Magnetic Properties of Materials 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q11JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Magnetic Materials & Curie Law

A paramagnetic sample shows a net magnetisation of 6 A/m when it is placed in an external magnetic field of 0.4 T at a temperature of 4 K. When the sample is placed in an external magnetic field of 0.3 T at a temperature of 24 K, then the magnetisation will be:

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Mechanical Properties of Solids 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q12JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Bulk Modulus & Compressibility

A cube of metal is subjected to a hydrostatic pressure of 4 GPa. The percentage change in the length of the side of the cube is close to:

(Given bulk modulus of metal, B = 8 ×\times 1010 Pa)

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Motion in One Dimension 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q13JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Easy

Graphs of Motion

The speed versus time graph for a particle is shown in the figure. The distance travelled (in m) by the particle during the time interval t = 0 to t = 5 s will be________.

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Moving Charges and Magnetism 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q14JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Current Loop as a Magnetic Dipole

A circular coil has moment of inertia 0.8 kg m2 around any diameter and is carrying current to produce a magnetic moment of 20 Am2. The coil is kept initially in a vertical position and it can rotate freely around a horizontal diameter. When a uniform magnetic field of 4 T is applied along the vertical,it starts rotating around its horizontal diameter. The angular speed the coil acquires after rotating by 60° will be:

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Nuclear Physics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q15JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Easy

Mass Defect & Binding Energy

Find the Binding energy per nucleon for 50120Sn{}_{50}^{120}Sn. Mass of proton mp = 1.00783 U, mass of neutron mn = 1.00867 U and mass of tin nucleus mSn = 119.902199 U. (take 1U = 931 MeV)

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Ray Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q16JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Spherical Surfaces & Thin Lenses

The distance between an object and a screen is 100 cm. A lens can produce real image of the object on the screen for two different positions between the screen and the object. The distance between these two positions is 40 cm. If the power of the lens is close to (N100)D\left( \frac{N}{100} \right) D where N is an integer, the value of N is _________.

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Rotational Motion 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q17JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration

For a uniform rectangular sheet shown in the figure, the ratio of moments of inertia about the axes perpendicular to the sheet and passing through O (the centre of mass) and O' (corner point) is:

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Q18JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration

Consider two uniform discs of the same thickness and different radii R1 = R and R2 = α\alphaR made of the same material. If the ratio of their moments of inertia I1 and I2, respectively, about their axes is I1: I2 = 1: 16 then the value of α\alpha is:

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Semiconductor Electronics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Thermodynamics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q20JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Gas Laws & Ideal Gas Equation

The change in the magnitude of the volume of an ideal gas when a small additional pressure Δ\DeltaP is applied at a constant temperature, is the same as the change when the temperature is reduced by a small quantity Δ\DeltaT at constant pressure. The initial temperature and pressure of the gas were 300 K and 2 atm. respectively.

If |Δ\DeltaT| = C|Δ\DeltaP| then value of C in (K/atm.) is _________.

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Q21JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Easy

Thermodynamic Processes

Match the thermodynamic processes taking place in a system with the correct conditions. In the

table: Δ\DeltaQ is the heat supplied, Δ\DeltaW is the work done and Δ\DeltaU is change in internal energy of the

system.

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Units, Dimensions and Measurement 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q22JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Easy

Applications of Dimensional Analysis

A quantity x is given by (IFv2WL4)\left(\frac{IFv^2}{WL^4}\right) in terms of moment of inertia I, force F, velocity v, work W and Length L. The dimensional formula for x is same as that of:

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Wave Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q23JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Doppler Effect

The driver of a bus approaching a big wall notices that the frequency of his bus's horn changes from 420 Hz to 490 Hz when he hears it after it gets reflected from the wall. Find the speed of the bus if speed of the sound is 330 ms–1.

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Wave Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q24JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Diffraction at a Single Slit

Orange light of wavelength 6000 ×\times 10–10 m illuminates a single

slit of width 0.6 ×\times 10–4 m. The maximum possible number of diffraction minima produced on both sides of the central maximum is ___________.

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Work, Energy and Power 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q25JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Work by a Variable Force

A person pushes a box on a rough horizontal platform surface. He applies a force of 200 N over a distance of 15 m. Thereafter, he gets progressively tired and his applied force reduces linearly with distance to 100 N. The total distance through which the box has been moved is 30 m. What is the work done by the person during the total movement of the box?

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