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MHT CET 2025 Physics Paper: 20 Apr, Shift 2

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These are the 49 physics questions of MHT CET 2025 (20 Apr, 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 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q1MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

AC Generator & Transformer

An ideal transformer converts 220 a.c. to 3.3 kV a.c. to transmit a power of 4.4 kW. If primary coil has 600 turns then alternating current in secondary coil is

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Q2MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Power, Power Factor & Wattless Current

An e.m.f. e=E0cos⁡ωte = E_0 \cos\omega t is applied to a circuit containing L,CL, C and RR in series where XL=3RX_L = 3R and XC=RX_C = R. The average power dissipated in the circuit is

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Q3MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Resonance, Bandwidth & Q Factor

An a.c. e.m.f. of peak value =230 V= 230\text{ V} and frequency 50 Hz is connected to a circuit with R=11.5 Ω, L=2.5 HR = 11.5\ \Omega,\ L = 2.5\text{ H} and a capacitor all in series. The value of capacitance is ' C ' for the current in the circuit to be maximum. The value of C and maximum current are respectively (π2=10)(\pi^2 = 10).

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Atomic Structure 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q4MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Bohr Model: Orbits, Speed & Angular Momentum

The ratio of angular momentum of an electron in nnth orbit of hydrogen atom to the velocity of electron in nnth orbit is proportional to

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Q5MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Transitions, Photon Emission & Excitation

In hydrogen atom spectrum, when an electron jumps from second excited state to the first excited state, the wavelength of radiation emitted is ' λ\lambda '. If the electron jumps from the third excited state to the second orbit, the wavelength of radiation emitted will be 20λx\frac{20\lambda}{x}. The value of xx is

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Capacitors 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q6MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

A parallel plate capacitor with plate area A and plate separation dd is charged by constant current II. A plane surface of area A2\frac{A}{2}, parallel to the plates is drawn simultaneously between the plates. The displacement current through this area is

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Q7MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Dielectrics

A parallel plate air capacitor has capacitance CPC_P. It is equally filled with parallel layers of materials of dielectric constants K1K_1 and K2K_2. Now its capacity becomes CKC_K. The ratio CPC_P to CKC_K is

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Circular Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q8MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Non-Uniform Circular Motion

A wheel initially at rest, begins to rotate about its axis with constant angular acceleration. If it rotates through an angle θ1\theta_1 in first 2 s and a further angle θ2\theta_2 in the next 2 s, the ratio θ1:θ2\theta_1 : \theta_2 is

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Current Electricity 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q10MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments

Only 4%4\% of the total current in the circuit passes through a galvanometer. If the resistance of the galvanometer is G, then the shunt resistance connected to the galvanometer is

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Q11MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Potentiometer

If the length of the potentiometer wire is increased by keeping constant potential difference across the wire, then

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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q12MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Matter Waves: de Broglie Wavelength

A light of wavelength λ\lambda is incident on a photosensitive surface of negligible work function. The photoelectrons emitted from the surface have de-Broglie wavelength λ1\lambda_1. Then ratio λ:λ1 2\lambda : \lambda_1^{\,2} is ( h=\mathrm{h} = Planck's constant, c=\mathrm{c} = velocity of light, m=\mathrm{m} = mass of electron)

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Q13MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Photoelectric Effect: Einstein's Equation

On a photosensitive material, when frequency of incident radiation is increased by 20%20\%, maximum kinetic energy of emitted photoelectrons increases from 0.4 eV to 0.7 eV. The work function of the material is

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Electromagnetic Induction 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q14MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Combination of Inductors, LR & LC Circuits

Three inductances are connected as shown in the figure. The equivalent inductance between A and B is

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Q15MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Motional EMF

A simple pendulum with bob of mass m and conducting wire of length LL swings under gravity through an angle θ\theta. The component of earth's magnetic field in the direction perpendicular to swing is B. Maximum e.m.f. induced across the pendulum is ( g=g = acceleration due to gravity)

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Electrostatics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q16MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Electric Flux & Gauss's Law

A hollow cylinder has a charge ' qq ' coulomb within it. If ' ϕ\phi ' is the electric flux in unit of V-m associated with the curved surface C, the flux linked with the plane surface ' AA ' in unit of V-m will be [ ε0=\varepsilon_0 = permittivity of free space]0

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Q17MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Difficult

Electric Potential & Equipotentials

Three concentric charged metallic spherical sheets A,BA, B and CC have radii a,b,ca, b, c potentials VA,VB,VCV_A, V_B, V_C and charge densities +σ,−σ+\sigma, -\sigma and +σ+\sigma respectively. The value of potential VAV_A is ( ε0=\varepsilon_0 = permittivity of free space)

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Fluid Statics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q18MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Pressure in a Fluid

The temperature of an air bubble while rising from bottom to surface of a lake remains constant but diameter is doubled. If pressure on the surface is hh meter of mercury column and relative density of mercury is ' ρ\rho ' then the depth of the lake is

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Gravitation 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q19MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Satellites - Orbital Velocity & Period

The time period of a satellite of earth is 24 hours. If the separation between the earth and the satellite is decreased to one fourth of the previous value then its new time period will become

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Heat Transfer and Radiation 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q20MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Newton's Law of Cooling

A metal sphere cools at a rate of 1.5∘C/min1.5^\circ\text{C/min} when its temperature is 80∘C80^\circ\text{C}. When the temperature of the sphere is 40∘C40^\circ\text{C}, its rate of cooling is 0.3∘C/min0.3^\circ\text{C/min}. The temperature of the surrounding (θ0)(\theta_0) is

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Q21MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Thermal Radiation: Black Body, Stefan & Wien

The following graph represents the radiant power versus wavelength of the black body. The area under the curve represents

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Magnetic Properties of Materials 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q22MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Vibration Magnetometer

Two bar magnets A and B are geometrically similar but the magnetic moment of AA is twice that of B. T1B.\ T_1 is the time period of oscillation when their like poles are kept together. When unlike poles are kept together, the time period of oscillation is T2T_2. The ratio T1:T2T_1 : T_2 will be

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Motion in One Dimension 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q23MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Equations of Kinematics

Two bodies A and B move in same straight line starting from same position. Body A moves with constant velocity ' u ' and body B moves with constant acceleration ' aa '. When their velocities become equal, the distance between them is

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Moving Charges and Magnetism 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q24MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Biot-Savart Law & Circular Coils

An element Δl→=Δx i^\overrightarrow{\Delta l} = \Delta x\, \hat{i} is placed at the origin and carries a current of 10 A. The magnitude of magnetic field on the Y axis at a distance of 0.5 m if Δx=1 cm\Delta x = 1\text{ cm} is (μ04π=10−7\left(\frac{\mu_0}{4\pi} = 10^{-7}\right. SI unit ) (sin⁡90∘=1))\ (\sin 90^\circ = 1)

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Q25MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Magnetic Field of Straight Wires

A current ' I ' is flowing in a conductor PQRST as shown in figure. The radius of curved path QRS is ' R ' and length of straight portion PQ and ST is very large. The magnetic field at the centre [O][\text{O}] of the curved part is ( μ0=\mu_0 = permeability of free space)

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Oscillations 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q26MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Periodic Motion & SHM Basics

A mass attached to a spring performs S.H.M. whose displacement is x=3×10−3cos⁡2πtx = 3 \times 10^{-3}\cos 2\pi t metre. The time taken to obtain maximum speed for the first time is

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Q27MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Spring Systems

A mass xx gram is suspended from a light spring. It is pulled in downward direction and released so that mass performs S.H.M. of period T. If mass is increased by Y gram, the period becomes 4T3\frac{4T}{3}. The ratio of Y/xY/x is

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Q28MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Difficult

Velocity & Acceleration in SHM

A particle executes a linear S.H.M. In two of its positions the velocities are V1,V2V_1, V_2 and accelerations are a1a_1 and a2a_2 respectively (0<a1<a2)(0 < a_1 < a_2). The distance between the positions is

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Ray Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q29MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Prism, Dispersion & Scattering

An achromatic convergent doublet of two lenses in contact has a power +2 D. The convex lens has power +5 D. The ratio of the dispersive powers of the convergent and divergent lenses is (in magnitude)

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Rotational Motion 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q30MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Rolling Motion

A disc of mass ' mm ' and radius ' rr ' rolls down an inclined plane of height ' hh '. When it reaches the bottom of the plane, its rotational kinetic energy is ( g=g = acceleration due to gravity)

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Q31MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Rolling Motion

A solid sphere rolling without friction on a horizontal surface with a constant speed of 2 m/s2\text{ m/s}, rolls up on an inclined ramp which is inclined at 30∘30^\circ. The maximum distance travelled by the sphere on the inclined ramp is (acceleration due to gravity g=10 m/s2,sin⁡30∘=12g = 10\text{ m/s}^{2}, \sin 30^\circ = \frac{1}{2})

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Semiconductor Electronics 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q32MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Junction Transistor

In an n-p-n transistor amplifier, the collector current is 9 mA. If 90%90\% of the electrons emitted reach the collector, then

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Q34MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

P-N Junction Diode

In the following circuit shown in figure, three diodes are connected each with forward resistance 40 Ω40\ \Omega and infinite backward resistance. The current through 100 Ω100\ \Omega resistance is

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Surface Tension 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q35MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Angle of Contact & Capillarity

Pure water rises through a height hh in a capillary tube of internal radius r. Surface tension of water is T. The pressure difference between the water level in the container and the lowest point of the concave meniscus is

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Q36MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Splitting & Merging of Drops

A liquid drop having surface energy EE is sprayed into 512 droplets of same size. The final surface energy is

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Thermodynamics 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q37MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

P-V Diagrams & Cyclic Processes

In a cyclic process, work done by the system is

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Q38MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Thermodynamic Processes

If a gas is compressed isothermally then the r.m.s. velocity of its molecules

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Q39MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Thermodynamic Processes

The change in the internal energy of the mass of gas, when the volume changes from V to 2 V at constant pressure P is (γ=CpCv)\left(\gamma = \frac{C_p}{C_v}\right)

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Units, Dimensions and Measurement 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q40MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Errors in Measurement

The density of a cube is measured by measuring its mass and length of its sides. The \% error in the measurement of mass and length are 5%5\% and 6%6\% respectively. The percentage error in the measurement of density is

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Vectors 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q41MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Vector Basics, Unit Vectors & Components

Three vectors are expressed as a⃗=4i^−j^,b⃗=−3i^+2j^\vec{a} = 4\hat{i} - \hat{j}, \vec{b} = -3\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} and c⃗=−k^\vec{c} = -\hat{k}. The unit vector along the direction of sum of these vectors is

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Viscosity 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q42MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Terminal Velocity

Two raindrops reach the earth with different terminal velocities having the ratio 9:49 : 4. The ratio of their volumes is

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Wave Motion 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q43MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Difficult

Beats

The closed and open organ pipe have same length and when they are vibrating simultaneously in first overtone produce 3 beats. The length of open pipe is made (13)rd\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^{\text{rd}} and that of closed pipe is made 3 times the original, the number of beats produced will be (Neglect end correction)

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Q44MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Organ Pipes & Resonance Tube

The length of closed and open pipe is same. The ratio of frequency of nnth overtone for closed pipe to that of open pipe is (Neglect end correction)

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Q45MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Organ Pipes & Resonance Tube

The frequency of a stretched uniform wire of length LL under tension is in resonance with the fundamental frequency of a closed pipe of same length. If the tension in the wire is increased by 8 N, it is in resonance with the first overtone of the same closed pipe. The initial tension in the wire is

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Wave Optics 4 questions · chapter PYQs

Q46MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Difficult

Biprism, Thin Films & Other Devices

A ray of light of intensity ' I ' is incident on a parallel glass slab at a point ' AA ' as shown in figure. It undergoes partial reflection and refraction. At each reflection 25%25\% of incident energy is reflected. The rays ABAB and A′B′A'B' undergo interference. The ratio ImaxImin\frac{I_{max}}{I_{min}}maxmin is

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Q47MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Polarisation

Four polaroids are placed such that the optic axis of each is inclined at an angle of 30∘30^\circ the optic axis of the preceding one. If unpolarised light of intensity ' I0I_0 ' falls on the first polaroid, the intensity of light transmitted from the fourth polaroid is [cos⁡30∘=32]\left[\cos 30^\circ = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right]

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Q48MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Wave Theory, Wavefronts & Doppler Effect

The apparent wavelength of light from a star moving away from the earth is 0.02%0.02\% more than the actual wavelength. The velocity of star is [c=[c = velocity of light =3×108 m/s]= 3 \times 10^{8}\text{ m/s}]

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Q49MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

YDSE: Fringe Width & Fringe Positions

In Young's double slit experiment with monochromatic light of wavelength 600 nm, the distance between the slits is 10−3 m10^{-3}\text{ m}. For changing the fringe width by 3×10−5 m3 \times 10^{-5}\text{ m}

a. the screen is moved away from the slit by 5 cm.

b. the screen is moved 5 cm towards the slits.

c. the screen is moved 3 cm towards the slits.

d. the screen is moved away from the slits by 3 cm.

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