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JEE Main 2020 Physics Paper: 6 Sep, Shift 2

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These are the 24 physics questions of JEE Main 2020 (6 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 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Power, Power Factor & Wattless Current

In a series LR circuit, power of 400W is dissipated from a source of 250 V, 50 Hz. The power factor of the circuit is 0.8. In order to bring the power factor to unity, a capacitor of value C is added in series to the L and R. Taking the value of C as (n3π)μ\left(\frac{n}{3\pi}\right)\muF, then value of n is __________.

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Centre of Mass 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q2JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Easy

Continuous Bodies: Standard Results & Variable Density

The centre of mass of solid hemisphere of radius 8 cm is x from the centre of the flat surface. Then value of x is __________.

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Current Electricity 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q3JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Easy

Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments

A circuit to verify Ohm's law uses ammeter and voltmeter in series or parallel connected correctly to the resistor. In the circuit:

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Q4JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments

In the figure shown, the current in the 10 V battery is close to:

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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q5JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Matter Waves: de Broglie Wavelength

Assuming the nitrogen molecule is moving with r.m.s. velocity at 400 K, the de-Broglie wavelength of nitrogen molecule is close to:

(Given: nitrogen molecule weight: 4.64 ×\times 10–26 kg,

Boltzmann constant: 1.38 ×\times 10–23 J/K,

Planck constant: 6.63 ×\times 10–34 J.s)

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Electromagnetic Waves 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q6JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Nature of EM Waves & Wave Equation

For a plane electromagnetic wave, the magnetic field at a point x and time t is

B⃗(x,t)=[1.2×10−7sin⁡(0.5×103x+1.5×1011t)k^]\vec{B}(x,t) = \left[1.2\times 10^{-7}\sin\left(0.5\times 10^{3}x + 1.5\times 10^{11}t\right)\hat{k}\right] T

The instantaneous electric field E⃗\vec{E} corresponding to B⃗\vec{B}is:

(speed of light c = 3 × 108 ms–1)

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Electrostatics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q7JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Electric Dipole

Two identical electric point dipoles have dipole moments p⃗1=pi^\vec{p}_1 = p\hat{i} and p⃗2=−pi^\vec{p}_2 = -p\hat{i} and are held on the x axis at distance 'aa' from each other. When released, they move along the x-axis with the direction of their dipole moments remaining unchanged. If the mass of each dipole is 'm', their speed when they are infinitely far apart is:

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Q8JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Easy

Electric Flux & Gauss's Law

Consider the force F on a charge 'q' due to a uniformly charged spherical shell of radius R carrying charge Q distributed uniformly over it. Which one of the following statements is true for F, if 'q' is placed at distance r from the centre of the shell?

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Fluid Dynamics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q9JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Bernoulli's Equation

A fluid is flowing through a horizontal pipe of varying cross-section, with

speed v ms–1 at a point where the pressure is P pascal. At another point where pressure is P2\frac{P}{2} Pascal its speed is V ms–1. If the density of the fluid is ρ\rho kg m–3 and the flow is streamline, then V is equal to:

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Gravitation 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q10JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Escape Velocity

Two planets have masses M and 16 M and their radii are aa and 2aa, respectively. The separation between the centres of the planets is 10aa. A body of mass m is fired from the surface of the larger planet towards the smaller planet along the line joining their centres. For the body to be able to reach at the surface of smaller planet, the minimum firing speed needed is:

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Heat Transfer and Radiation 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q11JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Heat Conduction

Three rods of identical cross-section and lengths are made of three different materials of thermal conductivity K1, K2 and K3, respectively. They are joined together at their ends to make a long rod (see figure). One end of the long rod is maintained at 100oC and the other at 0oC (see figure). If the joints of the rod are at 70oC and 20oC in steady state and there is no loss of energy from the surface of the rod, the correct relationship between K1, K2 and K3 is:

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Kinetic Theory of Gases 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q12JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Mean Free Path & Real Gases

In a dilute gas at pressure P and temperature T, the mean time between successive collisions of a molecule varies with T as:

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Laws of Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q13JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Inertia, First & Second Laws

A particle moving in the xy plane experiences a velocity dependent force

F⃗=k(vyi^+vxj^)\vec{F} = k\left(v_y\hat{i} + v_x\hat{j}\right), where vx and vy are the

x and y components of its velocityv⃗\vec{v}. Ifa⃗\vec{a}is the

acceleration of the particle, then

which of the following statements is true for the particle?

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Moving Charges and Magnetism 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q14JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Current Loop as a Magnetic Dipole

A charged particle going around in a circle can be considered to be a current loop. A particle of mass m carrying charge q is moving in a plane with speed v under the influence of magnetic field B⃗\vec{B}. The magnetic moment of this moving particle:

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Q15JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Current Loop as a Magnetic Dipole

A square loop of side 2aa and carrying current I is kept in xz plane with its centre at origin. A long wire carrying the same current I is placed parallel to z-axis and passing through point (0, b, 0), (b >> a). The magnitude of torque on the loop about z-axis will be:

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Nuclear Physics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q16JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Radioactive Decays: Alpha, Beta, Gamma

Given the masses of various atomic particles

mp = 1.0072 u, mn = 1.0087 u, me = 0.000548 u,

mvˉm_{\bar{v}} = 0, md = 2.0141 u, where p ≡\equiv proton, n ≡\equiv neutron,

e ≡\equiv electron, vˉ≡\bar{v} \equiv antineutrino and d ≡\equiv deuteron. Which of the following process is allowed by momentum and energy conservation?

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Oscillations 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q17JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Spring Systems

When a particle of mass m is attached to a vertical spring of spring constant k and released, its motion is described by

y(t) = y0 sin2 ω\omegat, where 'y' is measured from the lower end of unstretched spring. Then ω\omega is:

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Projectile Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q18JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Relative Velocity in Two Dimensions

When a car is at rest, its driver sees rain drops falling on it vertically. When driving the car with speed v, he sees that rain drops are coming at an angle 60° from the horizontal. On further increasing the speed of the car to (1 + β\beta)v, this angle changes to 45o. The value of β\beta is close to:

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Ray Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q19JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Spherical Surfaces & Thin Lenses

A double convex lens has power P and same radii of curvature R of both the surfaces. The radius of curvature of a surface of a plano-convex lens made of the same material with power 1.5 P is:

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Rotational Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q20JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration

The linear mass density of a thin rod AB of length L varies from A to B as

λ(x)=λ0(1+xL)\lambda(x) = \lambda_0\left(1+\frac{x}{L}\right), where x is the distance from A. If M is the mass of the rod then its moment of inertia about an axis passing through A and perpendicular to the rod is:

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Semiconductor Electronics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q21JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Junction Transistor

The output characteristics of a transistor is shown in the figure.

When VCE is 10V and IC = 4.0 mA, then value of β\betaac is __________.

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Thermodynamics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q22JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Heat Engines, Refrigerators & Second Law

An engine operates by taking a monoatomic ideal gas through the cycle shown in the figure. The percentage efficiency of the engine is close to __________.

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Units, Dimensions and Measurement 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q23JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Least Count, Vernier Callipers & Screw Gauge

A student measuring the diameter of a pencil of circular cross-section with the help of a vernier scale records the following four readings 5.50 mm, 5.55 mm, 5.45 mm, 5.65 mm. The average of these four readings is 5.5375 mm and the standard deviation of the data is 0.07395 mm. The average diameter

of the pencil should therefore be recorded as:

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Wave Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q24JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Superposition, Coherence & Intensity

A Young's double-slit experiment is performed using monochromatic light of wavelength λ\lambda. The intensity of light at a point on the screen, where the path difference is λ\lambda, is K units. The intensity of light at a point where the path difference is λ6\frac{\lambda}{6} is given by nK12\frac{nK}{12}, where n is an integer. The value of n is __________.

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