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JEE Main 2021 Physics Paper: 31 Aug, Shift 2

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These are the 29 physics questions of JEE Main 2021 (31 Aug, 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 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Parallel AC Circuits

At very high frequencies, the effective impedance of the given circuit will be ________________ Ω\Omega.

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Capacitors 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q2JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Dielectrics

A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 200 μ\muF is connected to a battery of 200 V. A dielectric slab of dielectric constant 2 is now inserted into the space between plates of capacitor while the battery remain connected. The change in the electrostatic energy in the capacitor will be ____________J.

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Current Electricity 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q3JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Combination of Resistors

The equivalent resistance of the given circuit between the terminals A and B is:

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Q4JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Easy

Electrical Power & Heating Effect

A resistor dissipates 192 J of energy in 1s when a current of 4A is passed through it. Now, when the current is doubled, the amount of thermal energy dissipated in 5s in _________ J.

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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q5JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Davisson-Germer, Uncertainty, Compton & X-Rays

Consider two separate ideal gases of electrons and protons having same number of particles. The temperature of both the gases is the same. The ratio of the uncertainty in determining the position of an electron to that of a proton is proportional to :-

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Q6JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Difficult

Other / Mixed: Atoms & Bohr Links

A free electron of 2.6 eV energy collides with a H+ ion. This results in the formation of a hydrogen atom in the first excited state and a photon is released. Find the frequency of the emitted photon. (h = 6.6 ×\times 10−-34 Js)

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Electromagnetic Induction 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q7JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Lenz's Law, Eddy Currents & Induced Electric Field

A coil is placed in a magnetic field B⃗\vec{B}as shown below:

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A current is induced in the coil because B⃗\vec{B}is:

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Electromagnetic Waves 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q8JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Difficult

Nature of EM Waves & Wave Equation

The magnetic field vector of an electromagnetic wave is given by B=B0i^+j^2cos⁡(kz−ωt)B = B_0 \frac{\hat{i} + \hat{j}}{\sqrt{2}} \cos(kz - \omega t); where i^,j^\hat{i}, \hat{j} represents unit vector along x and y-axis respectively. At t = 0s, two electric charges q1 of 4π\pi coulomb and q2 of 2π\pi coulomb located at (0,0,πk)\left(0, 0, \frac{\pi}{k}\right) and (0,0,3πk)\left(0, 0, \frac{3\pi}{k}\right), respectively, have the same velocity of 0.5 c i^\hat{i}, (where c is the velocity of light). The ratio of the force acting on charge q1 to q2 is :-

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Electrostatics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q9JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Electric Flux & Gauss's Law

Choose the incorrect statement:

(1) The electric lines of force entering into a Gaussian surface provide negative flux. (2) A charge 'q' is placed at the centre of a cube. The flux through all the faces will be the same. (3) In a uniform electric field net flux through a closed Gaussian surface containing no net charge, is zero.

(4) When electric field is parallel to a Gaussian surface, it provides a finite non-zero flux. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

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Gravitation 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q10JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Easy

Acceleration Due to Gravity

If RE be the radius of Earth, then the ratio between the acceleration due to gravity at a depth 'r' below and a height 'r' above the earth surface is: (Given: r < RE)

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Heat Transfer and Radiation 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q11JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Difficult

Heat Conduction

Two thin metallic spherical shells of radii r1 and r2 (r1 < r2) are placed with their centres coinciding. A material of thermal conductivity K is filled in the space between the shells. The inner shell is maintained at temperature θ\theta1 and the outer shell at temperature θ2(θ\theta_2 (\theta1 < θ\theta2). The rate at which heat flows radially through the material is :-

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Laws of Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q12JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Easy

Equilibrium, Third Law & Frames

Statement: 1

If three forces F⃗1,F⃗2\vec{F}_1, \vec{F}_2 and F⃗3\vec{F}_3 are represented by three sides of a triangle and F⃗1+F⃗2=−F⃗3\vec{F}_1 + \vec{F}_2 = -\vec{F}_3, then these three forces are concurrent forces and satisfy the condition for equilibrium. Statement: 2

A triangle made up of three forces F⃗1,F⃗2\vec{F}_1, \vec{F}_2 and F⃗3\vec{F}_3 as its sides taken in the same order, satisfy the condition for translatory equilibrium.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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Mechanical Properties of Solids 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q13JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Elastic Behaviour, Stress & Strain

Four identical hollow cylindrical columns of mild steel support a big structure of mass 50 ×\times 103 kg. The inner and outer radii of each column are 50 cm and 100 cm respectively. Assuming uniform local distribution, calculate the compression strain of each column. [Use Y = 2.0 ×\times 1011 Pa, g = 9.8 m/s2]

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Motion in One Dimension 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q14JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Easy

Graphs of Motion

A particle is moving with constant acceleration 'a'. Following graph shows v2 versus x(displacement) plot. The acceleration of the particle is ___________ m/s2.

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Moving Charges and Magnetism 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q15JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Ampere's Law, Cylinders, Solenoid & Toroid

A long solenoid with 1000 turns/m has a core material with relative permeability 500 and volume 103 cm3. If the core material is replaced by another material having relative permeability of 750 with same volume maintaining same current of 0.75 A in the solenoid, the fractional change in the magnetic moment of the core would be approximately (x499)\left(\frac{x}{499}\right). Find the value of x.

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Q16JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Magnetic Field of Straight Wires

A current of 1.5 A is flowing through a triangle, of side 9 cm each. The magnetic field at the centroid of the triangle is:

(Assume that the current is flowing in the clockwise direction.)

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Oscillations 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q17JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Easy

Energy in SHM

For a body executing S.H.M.:

(1) Potential energy is always equal to its K.E.

(2) Average potential and kinetic energy over any given time interval are always equal. (3) Sum of the kinetic and potential energy at any point of time is constant.

(4) Average K.E. in one time period is equal to average potential energy in one time period. Choose the most appropriate option from the options given below:

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Q18JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Simple Pendulum

A bob of mass 'm' suspended by a thread of length l undergoes simple harmonic oscillations with time period T. If the bob is immersed in a liquid that has density 14\frac{1}{4} times that of the bob and the length of the thread is increased by 1/3rd of the original length, then the time period of the simple harmonic oscillations will be :-

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Ray Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q19JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Prism, Dispersion & Scattering

Cross-section view of a prism is the equilateral triangle ABC in the figure. The minimum deviation is observed using this prism when the angle of incidence is equal to the prism angle. The time taken by light to travel from P (midpoint of BC) to A is ______________ ×\times 10−-10 s. (Given, speed of light in vacuum = 3 ×\times 108 m/s and cos30∘=32{}^\circ = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2})

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Rotational Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q20JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration

A system consists of two identical spheres each of mass 1.5 kg and radius 50 cm at the ends of a light rod. The distance between the centres of the two spheres is 5 m. What will be the moment of inertia of the system about an axis perpendicular to the rod passing through its midpoint?

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Semiconductor Electronics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q21JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Logic Gates

If VA and VB are the input voltages (either 5V or 0V) and V0 is the output voltage then the two gates represented in the following circuit (A) and (B) are :-

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Q22JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Rectifiers & Filters

Statement - I:

To get a steady dc output from the pulsating voltage received from a full wave rectifier we can connect a capacitor across the output parallel to the load RL.

Statement - II:

To get a steady dc output from the pulsating voltage received from a full wave rectifier we can connect an inductor in series with RL.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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Thermodynamics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q23JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Gas Laws & Ideal Gas Equation

A mixture of hydrogen and oxygen has volume 500 cm3, temperature 300 K, pressure 400 kPa and mass 0.76 g. The ratio of masses of oxygen to hydrogen will be :-

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Q24JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Thermodynamic Processes

A sample of gas with γ\gamma = 1.5 is taken through an adiabatic process in which the volume is compressed from 1200 cm3 to 300 cm3. If the initial pressure is 200 kPa. The absolute value of the workdone by the gas in the process = _____________ J.

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Units, Dimensions and Measurement 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q25JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Easy

Applications of Dimensional Analysis

If velocity [V], time [T] and force [F] are chosen as the base quantities, the dimensions of the mass will be:

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Q26JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Difficult

Least Count, Vernier Callipers & Screw Gauge

The diameter of a spherical bob is measured using a vernier callipers. 9 divisions of the main scale, in the vernier callipers, are equal to 10 divisions of vernier scale. One main scale division is 1 mm. The main scale reading is 10 mm and 8th division of vernier scale was found to coincide exactly with one of the main scale division. If the given vernier callipers has positive zero error of 0.04 cm, then the radius of the bob is ___________ ×\times 10−-2 cm.

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Vectors 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q27JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Difficult

Addition & Subtraction of Vectors

Statement I:

Two forces (P⃗+Q⃗)\left(\vec{P} + \vec{Q}\right) and (P⃗−Q⃗)\left(\vec{P} - \vec{Q}\right) where P⃗⊥Q⃗\vec{P} \perp \vec{Q}, when act at an angle θ\theta1 to each other, the magnitude of their resultant is 3(P2+Q2)\sqrt{3(P^2 + Q^2)}, when they act at an angle θ\theta2, the magnitude of their resultant becomes 2(P2+Q2)\sqrt{2(P^2 + Q^2)}. This is possible only when θ1<θ2\theta_1 < \theta_2.

Statement II:

In the situation given above.

θ\theta1 = 60∘{}^\circ and θ\theta2 = 90∘{}^\circ

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :-

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Wave Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q28JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

YDSE: Fringe Width & Fringe Positions

In a Young's double slit experiment, the slits are separated by 0.3 mm and the screen is 1.5 m away from the plane of slits. Distance between fourth bright fringes on both sides of central bright is 2.4 cm. The frequency of light used is ______________ ×\times 1014 Hz.

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Work, Energy and Power 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q29JEE Main 2021 · 31 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Collisions

A block moving horizontally on a smooth surface with a speed of 40 m/s splits into two parts with masses in the ratio of 1: 2. If the smaller part moves at 60 m/s in the same direction, then the fractional change in kinetic energy is :-

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