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JEE Main 2020 Physics Paper: 7 Jan, Shift 2

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These are the 25 physics questions of JEE Main 2020 (7 Jan, 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 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Inductors & DC Transients (Mixed)

An emf of 20 V is applied at time t = 0 to a circuit containing in series 10 mH inductor and 5 Ω\Omega resistor. The ratio of the currents at time t = ∞\infty and at t = 40 s is close to: (Take e2 = 7.389)

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Capacitors 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q2JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Charge Sharing & Loss of Energy

A 60 pF capacitor is fully charged by a 20 V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is conneced to another uncharged 60 pF capacitor in parallel. The electrostatic energy that is lost in this process by the time the charge is redistributed between them is (in nJ) _____

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Current Electricity 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q3JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Electrical Power & Heating Effect

In a building there are 15 bulbs of 45 W, 15 bulbs of 100 W, 15 small fans of 10 W and 2 heaters of 1 kW. The voltage of electric main is 220 V. The minimum fuse capacity (rated value) of the building will be:

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Q4JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Potentiometer

The balancing length for a cell is 560 cm in a potentiometer experiment. When an external resistance of 10 Ω\Omega is connected in parallel to the cell, the balancing length changes by 60 cm. If the internal resistance of the cell is N10 Ω\frac{N}{10}\ \Omega, where N is an integer then value of N is .............

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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q5JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Matter Waves: de Broglie Wavelength

An electron (of mass m) and a photon have the same energy E in the range of a few eV. The ratio of the de-Broglie wavelength associated with the electron and the wavelength of the photon is (c = speed of light in vaccuum)

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Electromagnetic Induction 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q6JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Rotating Conductors & AC Generator

A planar loop of wire rotates in a uniform magnetic field. Initially at t = 0, the plane of the loop is perpendicular to the magnetic field. If it rotates with a period of 10 s about an axis in its plane then the magnitude of induced emf will be maximum and minimum, respectively at:

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Electromagnetic Waves 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q7JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Nature of EM Waves & Wave Equation

The electric field of a plane electromagnetic wave is given by

E⃗=E0i^+j^2cos⁡(kz+ωt)\vec{E} = E_0 \frac{\hat{i} + \hat{j}}{\sqrt{2}} \cos(kz + \omega t)

At t = 0, a positively charged particle is at the point (x, y, z) = (0,0,πk)\left(0, 0, \frac{\pi}{k}\right).

If its instantaneous velocity at (t = 0) is v0k^v_0 \hat{k}, the force acting on it due to the wave is:

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Fluid Dynamics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q8JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Types of Flow, Reynolds Number & Continuity

An ideal fluid flows (laminar flow) through a pipe of non-uniform diameter. The maximum and minimum diameters of the pipes are 6.4 cm and 4.8 cm, respectively. The ratio of the minimum and the maximum velocities of fluid in this pipe is:

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Gravitation 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q9JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Acceleration Due to Gravity

A box weight 196 N on a spring balance at the north pole. Its weight recorded on the same balance if it is shifted to the equator is close to (Take g = 10 ms–2 at the north pole and the radius of the earth = 6400 km):

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Laws of Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q10JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Equilibrium, Third Law & Frames

A mass of 10 kg is suspended by a rope of length 4 m, from the ceiling. A force F is applied horizontally at the mid point of the rope such that the top half of the rope makes an angle of 45° with the vertical. Then F equal: (Take g = 10 ms–2 and the rope to be massless)

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Magnetic Properties of Materials 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q11JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Hysteresis, Soft Iron vs Steel & Shielding

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The figure gives experimentally measured B vs H variation in a ferromagnetic material. The retentivity, coercivity and saturation, respectively, of the material are:

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Moving Charges and Magnetism 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q12JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field

A particle of mass m and charge q has an initial velocityv⃗=v0j^\vec{v} = v_0\hat{j}. If an electric field E⃗=E0i^\vec{E} = E_0\hat{i} and magnetic field B⃗=B0i^\vec{B} = B_0\hat{i} act on the particle, its speed will double after a time:

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Nuclear Physics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q13JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Law of Radioactive Decay

The activity of a radioactive sample falls from 700 s–1 to 500 s–1 in 30 minutes. Its half life is close to:

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Ray Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q14JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Spherical Surfaces & Thin Lenses

A thin lens made of glass (refractive index = 1.5) of focal length f = 16 cm is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.42. If its focal length in liquid is f1, then the ratio f1f\frac{f_1}{f} is closest to the integer:

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Rotational Motion 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q15JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration

Mass per unit area of a circular disc of radius aa depends on the distance r from its centre as σ(r)\sigma(r) = A + Br. The moment of inertia of the disc about the axis, perpendicular to the plane and passing through its centre is:

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Q16JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Torque, Couple & Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies

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Consider a uniform cubical box of side a on a rough floor that is to be moved by applying minimum possible force F at a point b above its centre of mass (see figure). If the coefficient of friction is μ\mu = 0.4, the maximum possible value of 100 × ba\frac{b}{a} for box not to topple before moving is .......

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Semiconductor Electronics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Thermodynamics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q18JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Heat Engines, Refrigerators & Second Law

Two ideal Carnot engines operate in cascade (all heat given up by one engine is used by the other engine to produce work) between temperature, T1 and T2. The temperature of the hot reservoir of the first engine is T1 and the temperature of the cold reservoir of the second engine is T2. T is temperature of the sink of first engine which is also the source for the second engine. How is T related to T1 and T2, if both engines perform equal amount of work?

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Q19JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Thermodynamic Processes

Under an adiabatic process, the volume of an ideal gas gets doubled. Consequently the mean collision time between the gas molecule changes from τ1\tau_1 to τ2\tau_2. If CpCv=γ\frac{C_p}{C_v} = \gamma for this gas then a good estimate for τ2τ1\frac{\tau_2}{\tau_1} is given by:

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Thermometry, Thermal Expansion and Calorimetry 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q20JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Calorimetry, Latent Heat & Mechanical Equivalent of Heat

M grams of steam at 100oC is mixed with 200 g of ice at its melting point in a thermally insulated container. If it produced liquid water at 40oC [heat of vaporization of water is 540 cal/g and heat of fusion of ice is 80 cal/g] the value of M is ____

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Units, Dimensions and Measurement 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q21JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Units & Dimensions

The dimension of B22μ0\frac{B^2}{2\mu_0}, where B is magnetic field and μ0\mu_0 is the magnetic permeability of vacuum, is:

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Vectors 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q22JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Addition & Subtraction of Vectors

The sum of two forces P⃗\vec{P}and Q⃗\vec{Q}is R⃗\vec{R} such that ∣R⃗∣=∣P⃗∣\left|\vec{R}\right| = \left|\vec{P}\right|. The angle θ\theta (in degrees) that the resultant of 2P⃗\vec{P}and Q⃗\vec{Q} will make with Q⃗\vec{Q}is ..............

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Wave Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q23JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Doppler Effect

A stationary observer receives sound from two identical tuning forks, one of which approaches and the other one recedes with the same speed (much less than the speed of sound). The observer hears 2 beats/sec. The oscillation frequency of each tuning fork is v0 = 1400 Hz and the velocity of sound in air is 350 m/s. The speed of each tuning fork is close to:

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Wave Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q24JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

YDSE: Fringe Width & Fringe Positions

In a Young's double slit experiment, the separation between the slits is 0.15 mm. in the experiment, a source of light of wavelengh 589 nm is used and the interference pattern is observed on a screen kept 1.5 m away. The separation between the successive bright fringes on the screen is:

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Work, Energy and Power 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q25JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Power

An elevator in a building can carry a maximum of 10 persons, with the average mass of each person being 68 kg. The mass of the elevator itself is 920 kg and it moves with a constant speed of 3 m/s. The frictional force opposing the motion is 6000 N. If the elevator is moving up with its full capacity, the power delivered by the motor to the elevator (g = 10 m/s2) must be at least:

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