Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments
In the given circuit diagram, a wire is joining points B and D. The current in this wire is:

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Answer: (b)
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Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments
In the given circuit diagram, a wire is joining points B and D. The current in this wire is:

Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Matter Waves: de Broglie Wavelength
A particle moving with kinetic energy E has de Broglie wavelength . If energy E is added to its energy, the wavelength become /2. Value of E, is:
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Photoelectric Effect: Einstein's Equation
Radiation, with wavelength 6561 falls on a metal surface to produce photoelectrons. The electrons are made to enter a uniform magnetic field of 3 × 10–4 T. If the radius of the largest circular path followed by the electrons is 10 mm, the work function of the metal is close to:
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Self-Inductance & Energy
In a fluorescent lamp choke (a small transformer) 100 V of reverse voltage is produced when the choke current changes uniformly from 0.25 A to 0 in a duration of 0.025 ms. The self-inductance of the choke (in mH) is estimated to be ________.
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Answer: 10
Full solution and similar questions →Nature of EM Waves & Wave Equation
The electric fields of two plane electromagnetic plane waves in vacuum are given by
and
At t = 0, a particle of charge q is at origin with
a velocity (c is the speed of light in vacuum). The instantaneous force experienced by the particle is:
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Electric Dipole
An electric dipole of moment
C.m is
at the origin (0, 0, 0). The electric field due to this dipole at
(note that) is parallel to:
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Electric Flux & Gauss's Law
Consider a sphere of radius R which carries a uniform charge density . If a sphere of radius is carved out of it, as shown, the ratio
of magnitude of electric field and , respectively, at points A and B due to the remaining portion is:

Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Bernoulli's Equation
Water flows in a horizontal tube (see figure).
The pressure of water changes by 700 Nm–2
between A and B where the area of cross section
are 40 cm2 and 20 cm2, respectively. Find the
rate of flow of water through the tube.
(density of water = 1000 kgm–3)

Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Satellite Energy & Weightlessness
A body A of mass m is moving in a circular orbit of radius R about a planet. Another body B of mass collides with A with a velocity which is half the instantaneous velocityof A. The collision is completely inelastic. Then, the combined body:
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Thermal Stress & Breaking Stress
A body of mass m = 10 kg is attached to one end of a wire of length 0.3 m. The maximum angular speed (in rad s–1) with which it can be rotated about its other end in space station is: (Breaking stress of wire = 4.8 × 107 Nm–2 and
area of cross-section of the wire = 10–2 cm2) is:
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Velocity, Acceleration & Variable Motion
The distance x covered by a particle in one dimensional motion varies with time t as x2 = at2 + 2bt + c. If the acceleration of the particle depends on x as x–n, where n is an integer, the value of n is __________
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Ampere's Law, Cylinders, Solenoid & Toroid
A long, straight wire of radius a carries a current distributed uniformly over its cross-section. The ratio of the magnetic fields due to the wire at distance and 2, respectively from the axis of the wire is:
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field
A charged particle of mass 'm' and charge 'q' moving under the influence of uniform electric field and a uniform magnetic field follows a trajectory from point P to Q as shown in figure. The velocities at P and Q are respectively, and . Then which of the following statements (A, B, C, D) are correct?
(Trajectory shown is schematic and not to scale):

(A) E =
(B) Rate of work done by the electric field at P is
(C) Rate of work done by both the fields at Q is zero
(D) The difference between the magnitude of angular momentum of the particle at P and Q is 2mav.
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Refraction, Glass Slab & Apparent Depth
A vessel of depth 2h is half filled with a liquid of refractive index and the upper half with another liquid of refractive index . The liquids are immiscible. The apparent depth of the inner surface of the bottom of vessel will be:
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration

Three solid spheres each of mass m and diameter d are stuck together such that the lines connecting the centres form an equilateral triangle of side of length d. The ratio I0/IA of moment of inertia I0 of the system about an axis passing through the centroid and about center of any of the spheres IA and perpendicular to the plane of the triangle is:
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Rotational Kinetic Energy, Work & Power
One end of a straight uniform 1m long bar is pivoted on horizontal table. It is released from rest when it makes an angle 30° from the horizontal (see figure). Its angular speed when it hits the table is given as s-1, where n is an integer. The value of n is _________.

Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Answer: 15
Full solution and similar questions →P-N Junction Diode
Both the diodes used in the circuit shown are assumed to be ideal and have negligible resistance when these are forward biased. Built in potential in each diode is 0.7 V. For the input voltages shown in the figure, the voltage (in Volts) at point A is __________.
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Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Answer: 12
Full solution and similar questions →P-V Diagrams & Cyclic Processes
Which of the following is an equivalent cyclic process corresponding to the thermodynamic cycle given in the figure? where, 1 2 is adiabatic.
(Graphs are schematic and are not to scale)

(A)

(B)

(C)

Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Specific Heats of Gases - Cp, Cv, γ & Mayer's Relation
Consider two ideal diatomic gases A and B at some temperature T. Molecules of the gas A are rigid, and have a mass m. Molecules of the gas B have an additional vibrational mode, and have a mass . The ratio of the specific heats ( and ) of gas A and B, respectively is:
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Applications of Dimensional Analysis
A quantity f is given by where c is speed of light, G universal gravitational constant and h is the Planck's constant. Dimension of f is that of:
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Least Count, Vernier Callipers & Screw Gauge
If the screw on a screw-gauge is given six rotations, it moves by 3 mm on the main scale. If there are 50 divisions on the circular scale the least count of the screw gauge is:
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Reflection, Superposition & Interference
Three harmonic waves having equal frequency and same intensity , have phase angles 0, and respectively. When they are superimposed the intensity of the resultant wave is close to:
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Resolving Power
The aperture diameter of a telescope is 5m. The separation between the moon and the earth is 4 × 105 km. With light of wavelength of 5500 , the minimum separation between objects on the surface of moon, so that they are just resolved, is close to:
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Work by a Variable Force
Consider a force . The work done by this force in moving a particle from point A(1, 0) to B(0, 1) along the line segment is: (all quantities are in SI units)

Answer: (c)
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