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MHT CET 2025 Physics Paper: 20 Apr, Shift 1

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These are the 50 physics questions of MHT CET 2025 (20 Apr, Shift 1) 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 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q1MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Resonance, Bandwidth & Q Factor

A 20 Ω20\ \Omega resistance, 10 mH inductance coil and 15 μF15\ \mu\text{F} capacitor are joined in series. When a suitable frequency alternating current source is joined to this combination, the circuit resonates. If the resistance is made 13rd\frac{1}{3}\text{rd}, the resonant frequency

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Q2MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

RL and RC Series Circuits

A resistance of 200 Ω200\ \Omega and an inductor of 12π H\frac{1}{2\pi}\text{ H} are connected in series to a.c. voltage of 40 V and 100 Hz frequency. The phase angle between the voltage and current is

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Q3MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

RL and RC Series Circuits

A coil of self-inductance LL is connected in series with a bulb and an a. c. source. Brightness of the bulb decreases when

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Atomic Structure 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q4MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Hydrogen Spectrum & Spectral Series

In hydrogen spectrum, the ratio of wavelengths of the last line of Lyman series and that of the last line of Balmer series is

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Circular Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q5MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

For a particle moving in a circle with constant angular speed, which of the following statements is 'false'?

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Current Electricity 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q6MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments

The potential difference (VA−VB)(V_A - V_B) between the points A and B in the given figure is

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Q7MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Potentiometer

A null point is obtained at 200 cm on potentiometer wire when cell in secondary circuit is shunted by 5 Ω5\ \Omega. When a resistance of 15 Ω15\ \Omega is used for shunting, null point moves to 300 cm. The internal resistance of the cell is

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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q8MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Photoelectric Effect: Einstein's Equation

Light of wavelength ' λ\lambda ' falls on a metal having work function hcλ0\frac{hc}{\lambda_0}. Photoelectric effect will take place only if ( λ0\lambda_0 is the threshold wavelength)

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Q9MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Photons: Energy, Momentum & Radiation Pressure

A parallel beam of light is incident normally on a plane surface absorbing 50%50\% of the light and reflecting the rest. If the incident beam carries 90 W of power, the force exerted by it on the surface is ( C=C = velocity of light in air =3×108 m/s= 3 \times 10^{8}\text{ m/s})

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Electromagnetic Induction 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q10MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Mutual Inductance

The coefficient of mutual induction is 2 H and induced e.m.f. across secondary is 2 kV. Current in the primary is reduced from 6 A to 3 A. The time required for the change of current is

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Q11MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Mutual Inductance

Two planar concentric rings of metal wire having radii r1r_1 and r2 (r1>r2)r_2 \ (r_1 > r_2) are placed in air. The current I is flowing through the coil of larger radius. The mutual inductance between the coils is given by ( μ0=\mu_0 = permeability of free space)

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Q12MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Self-Inductance & Energy

The current flowing through an inductor of selfinductance L is continuously increasing at constant rate. The variation of induced e.m.f. (e) verses dI/dtdI/dt is shown graphically by figure

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Electrostatics 4 questions · chapter PYQs

Q13MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Electric Flux & Gauss's Law

A hollow cylinder has a charge of ' qq ' CC within it. If ϕ\phi is the electric flux associated with the curved surface B, the flux linked with the plane surface A will be

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Q14MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Electric Potential & Equipotentials

A conducting sphere of radius ' R ' is given a charge ' QQ ' uniformly. The electric field and the electric potential at the centre of the sphere are respectively [ ε0=\varepsilon_0 = permittivity of free space]

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Q15MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Electric Potential & Equipotentials

' n ' small spherical drops of same size which are charged to ' VV ' volt each coalesce to form a single big drop. The potential of the big drop is

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Q16MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Electrostatic Potential Energy

Three point charges +Q,+2Q+Q, +2Q and qq are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. The value of charge qq in terms of QQ, so that electrical potential energy of the system is zero, is given by

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Gravitation 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q17MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Escape Velocity

A body is projected vertically from earth's surface with (13)rd\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^{\text{rd}} of escape velocity. The maximum height reached by the body is ( R=R = radius of earth)

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Heat Transfer and Radiation 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q18MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Newton's Law of Cooling

A body cools from 60∘C60^\circ\text{C} to 40∘C40^\circ\text{C} in 6 minutes. After next 6 minutes its temperature will be (Temperature of the surroundings is 10∘C10^\circ\text{C})

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Kinetic Theory of Gases 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q20MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Pressure & Kinetic Energy of a Gas

The average force applied on the walls of a closed container depends as TxT^{x} where T is the temperature of an ideal gas. The value of xx is

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Laws of Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q21MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Equilibrium, Third Law & Frames

Which one of the following person is in an inertial frame of reference?

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Magnetic Properties of Materials 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q22MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Magnetisation: B, H, M, χ & μ

The magnetic susceptibility of iron is 5499. The relative permeability of iron will be

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Moving Charges and Magnetism 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q23MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Biot-Savart Law & Circular Coils

A long wire carrying a steady current is bent into a circle of single turn. The magnetic field at the centre of the coil is ' B '. If it is bent into a circular loop of radius ' r1r_1 ' having ' n ' turns, the magnetic field at the centre of the coil for same current is

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Q24MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Magnetic Field of Straight Wires

A wire has three different sections as shown in figure. The magnitude of the magnetic field produced at the centre ' OO ' of the semicircle by three sections together is ( μ0=\mu_0 = permeability of free space)

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Nuclear Physics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q25MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Nuclear Reactions & Q-value

For the following reaction, the particle ' X ' is

6C11⟶5B11+β+X{}_{6}\text{C}^{11} \longrightarrow {}_{5}\text{B}^{11} + \beta + \text{X}

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Oscillations 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q26MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Periodic Motion & SHM Basics

The period of S. H.M. of a particle is 16 second. The phase difference between the positions at t=2 st = 2\text{ s} and t=4 st = 4\text{ s} will be

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Q27MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Periodic Motion & SHM Basics

A particle oscillates in straight line simple harmonically with period 8 second and amplitude 42 m4\sqrt{2}\text{ m}. Particle starts from mean position. The ratio of the distance travelled by it in 11st second of its motion to that in 22nd second is (sin⁡45∘=1/2,sin⁡π2=1)\left(\sin 45^\circ = 1/\sqrt{2}, \sin\frac{\pi}{2} = 1\right)

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Q28MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Spring Systems

If the period of a oscillation of mass ' m ' suspended from a spring is 2 s, then the period of suspended mass ' 4 m ' with the same spring will be

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Ray Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q29MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Optical Instruments & the Eye

The length of the compound microscope is 15 cm. The magnifying power for relaxed eye is 25. If the focal length of eye lens is 6 cm then the object distance for objective lens will be

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Rotational Motion 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q30MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration

Two spheres each of mass MM and radius RR are connected with a massless rod of length 4 R. The moment of inertia of the system about an axis passing through the centre of one of the spheres and perpendicular to the rod will be

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Q31MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration

Two discs A and B of same material and thickness have radii RR and 3R3R respectively. Their moments of inertia about their axis will be in the ratio

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Q32MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Rolling Motion

An inclined plane makes an angle 30∘30^\circ with the horizontal. A solid sphere rolling down an inclined plane from rest without slipping has linear acceleration ( g=g = acceleration due gravity) ( sin⁡30∘=0.5\sin 30^\circ = 0.5)

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Semiconductor Electronics 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q33MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Junction Transistor

When an n-p-n junction transistor is used as an amplifier in common emitter mode,

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Q34MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Junction Transistor

In a transistor (common emitter configuration) the ratio of power gain to voltage gain is ( α\alpha and β\beta are current ratios)

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Q35MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

P-N Junction Diode

For an ideal diode, in forward and reverse biased condition the resistance is respectively

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Surface Tension 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q36MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Difficult

Force due to Surface Tension

A water drop of 0.01 cm30.01\text{ cm}^{3} is squeezed between two glass plates and spreads in to area of 10 cm210\text{ cm}^{2}. If surface tension of water is 70 dyne /cm/\text{cm} then the normal force required to separate glass plates from each other will be

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Q37MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Splitting & Merging of Drops

The surface energy of a liquid drop is ' VV '. It is sprayed into 1000 equal droplets. The surface energy of all the droplets is

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Q38MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Splitting & Merging of Drops

A liquid drop having surface energy EE is spread into 729 droplets of same size. The final surface energy of the droplets is

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Thermodynamics 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q39MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Gas Laws & Ideal Gas Equation

A tyre of a vehicle is filled with air having pressure 270 kPa at 27∘C27^\circ\text{C}. The air pressure in the tyre when the temperature increases to 37∘C37^\circ\text{C} is

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Q41MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Thermodynamic Processes

A diatomic gas (γ=75)\left(\gamma = \frac{7}{5}\right) is compressed adiabatically to volume V032\frac{V_0}{32}, where V0V_0 is its initial volume. The initial temperature of the gas is TiT_i in kelvin and the final temperature is xTixT_i in kelvin. The value of xx is

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Units, Dimensions and Measurement 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q42MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Errors in Measurement

A student measures time for 20 oscillations of a simple pendulum as 30 s,32 s,35 s30\text{ s}, 32\text{ s}, 35\text{ s} and 35 s. If the minimum division in the measuring clock is 1 s, then correct mean time (in second) is

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Vectors 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q43MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Vector (Cross) Product

If A⃗=i^+j^+3k^, B⃗=−i^+j^+4k^\vec{A} = \hat{i} + \hat{j} + 3\hat{k}, \ \vec{B} = -\hat{i} + \hat{j} + 4\hat{k} and C⃗=2i^−2j^−8k^\vec{C} = 2\hat{i} - 2\hat{j} - 8\hat{k}, then the angle between the vectors P⃗=A⃗+B⃗+C⃗\vec{P} = \vec{A} + \vec{B} + \vec{C} and Q⃗=(A⃗×B⃗)\vec{Q} = (\vec{A} \times \vec{B}) is (in degree)

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Wave Motion 4 questions · chapter PYQs

Q44MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Doppler Effect

When an observer moves towards a stationary source with velocity ' V1V_1 ', the apparent frequency of emitted note is ' F1F_1 '. When observer moves away from stationary source with velocity ' V1V_1 ' the apparent frequency is ' F2F_2 '. If ' v ' is velocity of sound in air and F1F2=2\frac{F_1}{F_2} = 2, then VV1\frac{V}{V_1} is equal to

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Q45MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Organ Pipes & Resonance Tube

In fundamental mode, the time required for the sound wave to reach up to closed end of a pipe filled with air is ' tt ' second. The frequency of vibration of air column is (Neglect end correction)

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Q46MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Organ Pipes & Resonance Tube

Two pipes of lengths L1L_1 and L2L_2, open at both ends are joined in series. If ' f1f_1 ' and ' f2f_2 ' are the fundamental frequencies of two pipes, then the fundamental frequency of series combination will be (neglect end correction)

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Q47MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Stationary Waves & Vibrating Strings

A wire of length L, diameter ' d ' density of material ' e ' is under tension ' T ', having fundamental frequency of vibration nAn_A. Another wire of length 2 L, tension 2 T, density 2 e and diameter 3 d has fundamental frequency of vibration nBn_B. The ratio nB:nAn_B : n_A is

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Wave Optics 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q48MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Superposition, Coherence & Intensity

In Young's double slit experiment, for the nnth dark fringe ( n=1,2,3…n = 1, 2, 3 \ldots) the phase difference of the interfering waves in radian will be

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Q49MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

YDSE: Film, Medium & Two Wavelengths

In Young's double slit experiment, the distance between screen and aperture is 1 m. The slit width is 2 mm. Light of 6000 A˚6000\ \text{\AA} is used. If a thin glass plate ( μ=1.5\mu = 1.5) of thickness 0.04 mm is placed over one of the slits, then there will be a lateral displacement of the fringes by

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Q50MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

YDSE: Fringe Width & Fringe Positions

In Young's double slit experiment, when light of wavelength 600 nm is used, 18 fringes are observed on the screen. If the wavelength of light is changed to 400 nm, the number of fringes observed on the screen is

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