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MHT CET 2025 Physics Paper: 23 Apr, Shift 2

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These are the 50 physics questions of MHT CET 2025 (23 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 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q1MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Power, Power Factor & Wattless Current

If the power factor changes from 0.5 to 0.25 because impedance changes from Z1Z_1 to Z2Z_2 then Z1=xZ2Z_1 = xZ_2. The value of x is (Resistance remains constant)

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Q2MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Pure R, L and C Circuits

Same current is flowing in two different a.c. circuits. First circuit contains only inductance and second contains only capacitance. If the frequency of a.c. is increased in both circuits, the current will

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Atomic Structure 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q3MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Transitions, Photon Emission & Excitation

In hydrogen atom, transition from the state n=6n = 6 to n=1n = 1 results in ultraviolet radiation. Infrared radiation will be obtained in the transition

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Capacitors 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q4MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

A 4 μF4\ \mu\text{F} capacitor is charged to 10 V. The battery is then disconnected and a pure 10 mH coil is connected across the capacitor so that LC oscillations are set up. The maximum current in the coil is

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Q5MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Charge Sharing & Loss of Energy

Two capacitors of 100 μF100\ \mu\text{F} and 50 μF50\ \mu\text{F} are connected in parallel. If the potential difference across 100 μF100\ \mu\text{F} is 20 V and across 50 μF50\ \mu\text{F} is 40 V, then the common potential of the parallel combination will be (same polarities of the capacitor connected together)

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Circular Motion 4 questions · chapter PYQs

Q6MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

Two stones of masses m and 3 m are whirled in horizontal circles, the heavier one in a radius (r3)\left(\frac{r}{3}\right) and lighter one in a radius r. The tangential speed of lighter stone is ' nn ' times the value of heavier stone. When the magnitude of centripetal force becomes equal the value of nn is

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Q7MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Conical Pendulum & Funnel

An inextensible string of length ' ll ' fixed at one end, carries a mass ' mm ' at the other end. If the string makes 1π\frac{1}{\pi} revolutions per second around the vertical axis through the fixed end, the tension in the string is [The string makes an angle θ\theta with the vertical]

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Q8MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Conical Pendulum & Funnel

A particle describes a horizontal circle on smooth inner surface of a cone as shown in figure. If the height of the circle above the vertex is 10 cm. The speed of the particle is (g(g, acceleration due to gravity =10 m/s2)= 10\text{ m/s}^2)

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Q9MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Level Road & Rotating Platform

A motor cyclist has to rotate in horizontal circles inside the cylindrical wall of inner radius ' RR ' metre. If the coefficient of friction between the wall and the tyres is ' μs\mu_s ', then the minimum speed required is ( g=g = acceleration due to gravity)

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Current Electricity 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q10MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Potentiometer

Two cells of e.m.f.s E1E_1 and E2 (E1>E2)E_2\ (E_1 > E_2) are connected as shown in figure.

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When the potentiometer is connected between A and B, the balancing length of the potentiometer wire is 3.60 m. On connecting the potentiometer between A and C, the balancing length is 0.90 m. The ratio E1/E2E_1/E_2 is

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Q11MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Potentiometer

The length of a potentiometer wire is ' LL '. A cell of e.m.f. ' EE ' is balanced at a length L4\frac{L}{4} from the positive end of the wire. If the length of the original wire is increased by L3\frac{\mathrm{L}}{3}, then using the same cell null point is obtained at

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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q12MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Matter Waves: de Broglie Wavelength

Electron beam when accelerated by a voltage of 10 kV, has a de-Broglie wavelength ' λ\lambda '. If the voltage is increased to 20 kV then the deBroglie wavelength associated with the electron beam would be

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Q13MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Photoelectric Experiment: Intensity, Stopping Potential & Graphs

Graph shows variation of stopping potential with frequency of incident radiation on a metal plate. The value of Planck's constant is [ e=\mathrm{e} = charge on photoelectron]

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Electromagnetic Induction 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q14MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Combination of Inductors, LR & LC Circuits

Two identical coils of inductance LL joined in series are placed very close to each other such that the winding direction of one coil is exactly opposite to that of the other. The net inductance is

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Q15MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Magnetic Flux & Faraday's Law

A coil of n turns and resistance RΩR\Omega is connected in series with resistance R/4R/4. The combination is moved for time tt second through magnetic flux ϕ1\phi_1 to ϕ2\phi_2. The induced current in the circuit is

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Q16MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Magnetic Flux & Faraday's Law

A coil of ' nn ' turns and area ' AA ' is suddenly removed from a magnetic field, a charge ' qq ' flows through the coil. If resistance of the coil is ' RR ' then the magnetic flux density is (in Wb/m2\text{Wb/m}^{2})

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Electrostatics 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q17MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Electric Charge & Coulomb's Law

Three charges ' +3q+3q ', ' QQ ' and ' +q+q ' are placed in a straight line of length ' ll ' at points at distances 0, l20,\ \frac{l}{2} and ll respectively. The value of Q in order to have the net force on +q to be zero, Q=xqQ = xq. The value of xx is

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Q19MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Electrostatic Potential Energy

Two point charges +10μC+10\mu\text{C} and 4μC4\mu\text{C} are placed 10 cm apart in air. The work required to be done to bring them 2 cm closer is

(14πε0=9×109\Bigg(\frac{1}{4\pi\varepsilon_0} = 9 \times 10^{9} SI units )\Bigg)

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Fluid Statics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q20MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Archimedes' Principle & Floatation

A solid cylinder of length ll and cross-sectional area a5\frac{a}{5} is immersed such that it floats with its axis vertical at the liquid-liquid interface with length l/4l/4 in the denser liquid as shown in figure. The lower density liquid ( ρ\rho) is open to atmosphere having pressure P0P_0. The density d of solid cylinder is

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Gravitation 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q21MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Acceleration Due to Gravity

The gravitational pull of the moon is (16)th\left(\frac{1}{6}\right)^{th} of the earth and mass of moon is (18)\left(\frac{1}{8}\right)th of the earth. This implies that the

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Kinetic Theory of Gases 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q22MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Molecular Speeds & Maxwell Distribution

Six molecules of a gas in container have speeds 2 m/s,5 m/s,3 m/s,6 m/s,3 m/s2\text{ m/s}, 5\text{ m/s}, 3\text{ m/s}, 6\text{ m/s}, 3\text{ m/s}, and 5 m/s5\text{ m/s}. The r.m.s. speed is

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Q23MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Molecular Speeds & Maxwell Distribution

Select the correct statement.

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Moving Charges and Magnetism 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q24MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Biot-Savart Law & Circular Coils

Two current carrying identical coils are kept as shown in figure. The magnetic field at centre ' O ' is ( N and R represent the number of turns and radius of each coil respectively, μ0=\mu_0 = permeability of free space)

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Q25MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Current Loop as a Magnetic Dipole

In hydrogen atom, an electron of charge 'e' revolves in an orbit of radius ' rr ' with speed ' vv '. The magnetic moment associated with electron is

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Q26MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Current Loop as a Magnetic Dipole

The relation between magnetic moment (M)(M) of a current carrying circular coil and length (L) of the wire used is

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Nuclear Physics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q27MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Radioactive Decays: Alpha, Beta, Gamma

A radioactive element 92242X{}^{242}_{92}\text{X} emits two α\alpha particles, one electron and two positrons. The product nucleus is represented by P234Y{}^{234}_{P}\text{Y}. The value of PP is

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Oscillations 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q28MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Energy in SHM

A particle is executing S.H.M. of amplitude ' AA '. When the potential energy of the particle is half of its maximum value during the oscillation, its displacement from the equilibrium position is

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Q29MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Energy in SHM

An object of mass 0.2 kg executes simple harmonic oscillations along the x -axis with frequency of (25π)Hz\left(\frac{25}{\pi}\right)\text{Hz}. At the position x=0.04 mx = 0.04\text{ m}, the object has kinetic energy 1 J and potential energy 0.6 J. The amplitude of oscillation is

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Q30MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Periodic Motion & SHM Basics

The motion of the particle is given by the equation x=Asin⁡ωt+Bcos⁡ωtx = A\sin\omega t + B\cos\omega t.

The motion of the particle is

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Projectile Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q31MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Time of Flight, Maximum Height & Range

A body when projected at an angle ' θ\theta ' with the horizontal reaches a maximum height ' HH '. The time of flight of the body will be ( g=g = acceleration due to gravity)

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Ray Optics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q32MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Refraction, Glass Slab & Apparent Depth

Select the correct statement.

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Q33MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Spherical Surfaces & Thin Lenses

A convex lens of refractive index 1.5 has power 3D. It is placed in a liquid of refractive index 2. The new power of the lens is

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Rotational Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q34MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Rotational Kinematics & Dynamics

What is the linear velocity if angular velocity ω⃗=3i^−4j^+k^\vec{\omega} = 3\hat{i} - 4\hat{j} + \hat{k} and radius r⃗=(5i^−6j^+6k^)\vec{r} = (5\hat{i} - 6\hat{j} + 6\hat{k})?

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Semiconductor Electronics 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q35MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Intrinsic & Extrinsic Semiconductors

By increasing the temperature, the specific resistance of a conductor and a semiconductor respectively

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Q37MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Special Purpose Diodes

I - V characteristics of photodiode for different illumination intensities I1,I2,I3\text{I}_1, \text{I}_2, \text{I}_3 and I4\text{I}_4 are drawn as follows. Then the maximum intensity among them is

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Surface Tension 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q38MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Splitting & Merging of Drops

The energy needed for breaking a liquid drop of radius ' RR ' into 216 droplets, each of radius ' rr ' is ' xx ' times TR2TR^2. The value of ' xx ' is [ T=T = surface tension of the liquid].

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Q39MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Surface Energy & Work Done

The amount of work done in blowing a soap bubble such that its diameter increases from d1d_1 to d2d_2 is ( T=T = surface tension of soap solution)

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Thermodynamics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q40MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Thermodynamic Processes

During thermodynamic process, the increase in internal energy of a system is equal to the work\text{work} done on the system. Which process does the system undergo?

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Q41MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Difficult

Thermodynamic Processes

A polyatomic gas at pressure P, having volume ' VV ' expands isothermally to a volume ' 3 V ' and then adiabatically to a volume ' 24 V '. The final pressure of gas is (for moderate temperature changes)

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Thermometry, Thermal Expansion and Calorimetry 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q42MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Difficult

Calorimetry, Latent Heat & Mechanical Equivalent of Heat

A stationary object at 4∘C4^{\circ}\text{C} and weighing 3.5 kg falls from a height of 2000 m on snow mountain at 0∘C0^{\circ}\text{C}. If the temperature of the object just before hitting the snow is 0∘C0^{\circ}\text{C} and the object comes to rest immediately then the quantity of ice that melts is (Acceleration due to gravity =10 m/s2= 10\text{ m/s}^{2}, Latent heat of ice =3.5×105 J/kg= 3.5 \times 10^{5}\text{ J/kg})

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Units, Dimensions and Measurement 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q43MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Errors in Measurement

The pressure on a square plate is measured by measuring the force acting on the plate and length of the sides of the plate. The maximum error in the measurement of force and length are respectively 4%4\% and 2%2\%, the percentage error in the measurement of pressure is

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Wave Motion 4 questions · chapter PYQs

Q44MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Beats

Two sound waves travelling in the same direction have displacement y1=asin⁡(0.2πx−50πt)y_1 = a\sin(0.2\pi x - 50\pi t) and y2=asin⁡(0.15πx−46πt)y_2 = a\sin(0.15\pi x - 46\pi t).

How many times, a listener can hear sound of maximum intensity in one second?

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Q45MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Doppler Effect

If a source emitting waves of frequency ' FF ' moves towards an observer with a velocity V3\frac{V}{3} and the observer moves away from the source with a velocity V4\frac{V}{4}, the apparent frequency as heard by the observer will be ( V=V = velocity of sound)

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Q46MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Organ Pipes & Resonance Tube

An open organ pipe is closed such that the third overtone of the closed pipe is found to be higher in frequency by 200 Hz than the second overtone of the original pipe. The fundamental frequency of the open pipe is (Neglect end correction)

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Q47MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Stationary Waves & Vibrating Strings

The fundamental frequency of sonometer wire is ' nn '. If the tension and length are increased 3 times and diameter is increased twice, the new frequency will be

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Wave Optics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q48MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Superposition, Coherence & Intensity

In Young's double slit experiment, the intensity of light at a point on the screen where the path difference is λ\lambda is ' II '. The intensity at a point where the path difference is λ/6\lambda/6 is [cos⁡π6=32][λ=\left[\cos\frac{\pi}{6} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right][\lambda = wavelength of light ][cos⁡π=−1]][\cos\pi = -1]

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Q49MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Superposition, Coherence & Intensity

In Young's double slit experiment, the light of wavelength ' λ\lambda ' is used. The intensity at a point on the screen is ' I ' where the path difference is λ4\frac{\lambda}{4}. If ' I0I_0 ' denotes the maximum intensity then the ratio of ' I0I_0 ' to ' I ' is (cos⁡45∘=1/2)\left(\cos 45^\circ = 1/\sqrt{2}\right)

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Work, Energy and Power 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q50MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Work by a Constant Force

A particle is displaced from point P(3 m,4 m,5 m)P(3\text{ m}, 4\text{ m}, 5\text{ m}) to a point Q(2 m,3 m,4 m)Q(2\text{ m}, 3\text{ m}, 4\text{ m}) under a constant force F⃗=(3i^+4j^+5k^) N\vec{F} = (3\hat{i} + 4\hat{j} + 5\hat{k})\text{ N}. The work done by the force in this process is

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