AC Generator & Transformer
For the given circuit, comment on the type of transformer used.

Show answer
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Home›Papers›JEE Main 2021 (16 Mar, Shift 2)
JEE Main · Previous year paper · Physics
These are the 28 physics questions of JEE Main 2021 (16 Mar, 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.
AC Generator & Transformer
For the given circuit, comment on the type of transformer used.

Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Dielectrics
In a parallel plate capacitor set up, the plate area of capacitor is 2 m2 and the plates are separated by 1 m. If the space between the plates are filled with a dielectric material of thickness 0.5 m and area 2 m2 (see fig.) the capacitance of the set-up will be __________o. (Dielectric constant of the material = 3.2) (Round off to the Nearest Integer)

Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Level Road & Rotating Platform
Statement I: A cyclist is moving on an unbanked road with a speed of 7 kmh and takes a sharp circular turn along a path of radius of 2m without reducing the speed. The static friction coefficient is 0.2. The cyclist will not slip and pass the curve. (g = 9.8 m/s2)
Statement II: If the road is banked at an angle of 45, cyclist can cross the curve of 2m radius with the speed of 18.5 kmh without slipping.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Electrical Power & Heating Effect
A resistor develops 500 J of thermal energy in 20 s when a current of 1.5A is passed through it. If the current is increased from 1.5A to 3A, what will be the energy developed in 20 s.
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Electrical Power & Heating Effect
The energy dissipated by a resistor is 10 mJ in 1 s when an electric current of 2 mA flows through it. The resistance is ___________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer)
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Answer: 2500
Full solution and similar questions →Matter Waves: de Broglie Wavelength
The de-Broglie wavelength associated with an electron and a proton were calculated by accelerating them through same potential of 100 V. What should nearly be the ratio of their wavelengths? (mp = 1.00727u me = 0.00055u)
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Motional EMF
The magnetic field in a region is given by . A square loop of side d is placed with its edges along the x and y axes. The loop is moved with a constant velocity= v0. The emf induced in the loop is:

Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Electric Flux & Gauss's Law
Find out the surface charge density at the intersection of point x = 3 m plane and x-axis, in the region of uniform line charge of 8 nC/m lying along the z-axis in free space.
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Types of Flow, Reynolds Number & Continuity
What will be the nature of flow of water from a circular tap, when its flow rate increased from 0.18 L/min to 0.48 L/min? The radius of the tap and viscosity of water are 0.5 cm and 103 Pa s, respectively. (Density of water: 103 kg/m3)
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Gravitational Potential & Energy
If one wants to remove all the mass of the earth to infinity in order to break it up completely. The amount of energy that needs to be supplied will be where x is __________ (Round off to the Nearest Integer) (M is the mass of earth, R is the radius of earth, G is the gravitational constant)
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Mean Free Path & Real Gases
Calculate the value of mean free path () for oxygen molecules at temperature 27 C and pressure 1.01 105 Pa. Assume the molecular diameter 0.3 nm and the gas is ideal. (k = 1.38 1023 JK)
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Inertia, First & Second Laws
A body of mass 2 kg moves under a force of N. It starts from rest and was at the origin initially. After 4s, its new coordinates are (8, b, 20). The value of b is _____________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer)
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Answer: 12
Full solution and similar questions →Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field
A charge Q is moving distance in the magnetic field . Find the value of work done by .
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Law of Radioactive Decay
Calculate the time interval between 33% decay and 67% decay if half-life of a substance is 20 minutes.
Answer: (d)
Full solution and similar questions →Law of Radioactive Decay
The half-life of Au198 is 2.7 days. The activity of 1.50 mg of Au198 if its atomic weight is 198 g mol is, (Na = 6 1023/mol).
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Damped, Forced Oscillations & Superposition
Amplitude of a mass-spring system, which is executing simple harmonic motion decreases with time. If mass = 500g, Decay constant = 20 g/s then how much time is required for the amplitude of the system to drop to half of its initial value? (ln 2 = 0.693)
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Motion in a Plane (2-D Kinematics)
A mosquito is moving with a velocity m/s and accelerating in uniform conditions. What will be the direction of mosquito after 2 s?
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Relative Velocity in Two Dimensions
A swimmer can swim with velocity of 12 km/h in still water. Water flowing in a river has velocity 6 km/h. The direction with respect to the direction of flow of river water he should swim in order to reach the point on the other bank just opposite to his starting point is ____________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer) (Find the angle in degrees)
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Answer: 120
Full solution and similar questions →Prism, Dispersion & Scattering
A deviation of 2 is produced in the yellow ray when prism of crown and flint glass are achromatically combined. Taking dispersive powers of crown and flint glass as 0.02 and 0.03 respectively and refractive index for yellow light for these glasses are 1.5 and 1.6 respectively. The refracting angles for crown glass prism will be ____________ (in degree). (Round off to the Nearest Integer)
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Answer: 12
Full solution and similar questions →Refraction, Glass Slab & Apparent Depth
Red light differs from blue light as they have:
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Spherical Surfaces & Thin Lenses
The refractive index of a converging lens is 1.4. What will be the focal length of this lens if it is placed in a medium of same refractive index? Assume the radii of curvature of the faces of lens are R1 and R2 respectively.
Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Rolling Motion
A solid disc of radius 'a' and mass 'm' rolls down without slipping on an inclined plane making an angle with the horizontal. The acceleration of the disc will be g sin where b is ____________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer) (g = acceleration due to gravity, = angle as shown in figure)

Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Torque, Couple & Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
A force is applied on an intersection point of x = 2 plane and x-axis. The magnitude of torque of this force about a point (2, 3, 4) is ___________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer)
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Answer: 20
Full solution and similar questions →Logic Gates
The following logic gate is equivalent to:
![]()
Answer: (a)
Full solution and similar questions →Heat Engines, Refrigerators & Second Law
For an ideal heat engine, the temperature of the source is 127 C. In order to have 60% efficiency the temperature of the sink should be ___________C. (Round off to the Nearest Integer)
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.
Answer: -113
Full solution and similar questions →Thermometry & Thermal Expansion
A bimetallic strip consists of metals A and B. It is mounted rigidly as shown. The metal A has higher coefficient of expansion compared to that of metal B. When the bimetallic strip is placed in a cold bath, it will:

Answer: (b)
Full solution and similar questions →Errors in Measurement
In order to determine the Young's Modulus of a wire of radius 0.2 cm (measured using a scale of least count = 0.001 cm) and length 1m (measured using a scale of least count = 1 mm), a weight of mass 1 kg (measured using a scale of least count = 1 g) was hanged to get the elongation of 0.5 cm (measured using a scale of least count 0.001 cm). What will be the fractional error in the value of Young's Modulus determined by this experiment?
Answer: (c)
Full solution and similar questions →Organ Pipes & Resonance Tube
A closed organ pipe of length L and an open organ pipe contain gases of densities 1 and 2 respectively. The compressibility of gases are equal in both the pipes. Both the pipes are vibrating in their first overtone with same frequency. The length of the open pipe is where x is ___________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer)
Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.