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MHT CET 2025 Physics Paper: 25 Apr, Shift 1

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These are the 50 physics questions of MHT CET 2025 (25 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 4 questions · chapter PYQs

Q1MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Power, Power Factor & Wattless Current

The power factor of a CR circuit is 12\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}, If the frequency of a.c. signal is halved, then the power factor of the circuit will become

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Q2MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Pure R, L and C Circuits

An a. c. voltage is applied to pure inductor. The current in the inductor

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Q3MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Pure R, L and C Circuits

The reactance of a capacitor is XCX_C. If the frequency and the capacitance are doubled, then the new reactance will be

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Q4MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Series LCR Circuit

In LCR series circuit, when ' LL ' is removed from the circuit, the phase difference between voltage and current in the circuit is π3\frac{\pi}{3}. If ' CC ' is removed from the circuit instead of LL then phase difference is again π3\frac{\pi}{3}. The power factor of the circuit is (tan⁡60∘=3)\left(\tan 60^\circ = \sqrt{3}\right)

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Capacitors 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q5MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Combination of Capacitors

Five capacitors, each of capacity ' CC ' are connected as shown in the figure. The resultant capacity between A and B is 14 μF14\ \mu\text{F}. The capacity of each capacitor is

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Circular Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q6MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Critical Speed & Looping

A point mass ' mm ' attached at one end of a massless, inextensible string of length ' ll ' performs a vertical circular motion and the string rotates in vertical plane, as shown in the diagram. The increase in the centripetal acceleration of the point mass when it moves from point A to point C is [ g=g = acceleration due to gravity.]

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Current Electricity 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q8MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments

The value of the shunt resistance that allows 10%10\% of the main current through the galvanometer of 99 Ω99\ \Omega is

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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q9MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Photoelectric Effect: Einstein's Equation

Sodium and copper have work functions 2.3 eV and 4.5 eV respectively. The ratio of threshold wavelength of sodium to that of copper is nearest to

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Q10MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Photoelectric Effect: Einstein's Equation

When a metal surface is illuminated by light of wavelength λ1\lambda_1 and λ2\lambda_2, the maximum velocities of photoelectrons ejected are V and 2 V respectively. The work function of the metal is ( h=h = Planck's constant, c=c = velocity of light, λ1>λ2\lambda_1 > \lambda_2)

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Q11MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Photoelectric Effect: Einstein's Equation

If the electron in hydrogen atom jumps from third Bohr orbit to ground state directly and the difference between energies of the two states is radiated in the form of photons. If the work function of the material is 4.1 eV, then stopping potential is nearly

[Energy of electron in nnth orbit =−13.6n2 eV= \frac{-13.6}{n^2}\text{ eV} ]

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Electromagnetic Induction 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q12MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Combination of Inductors, LR & LC Circuits

The equivalent inductance between A and B is equal to

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Electrostatics 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q13MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Electric Charge & Coulomb's Law

Two point charges q1q_1 and q2q_2 are ' ll ' distance apart. If one of the charges is doubled and distance between them is halved. The magnitude of force becomes nn times, where nn is

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Q14MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Electric Potential & Equipotentials

' nn ' identical small spherical drops of water, each of radius ' rr ' and charged to the same potential ' v ' are combined to form a big drop. The potential of a big drop is

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Q15MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Electrostatic Potential Energy

Three charges Q,(−2q)Q, (-2q) and (−2q)(-2q) are placed at the vertices of an isosceles right angled triangle as shown in figure. The net electrostatic potential energy is zero if QQ is equal to

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Gravitation 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q16MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Acceleration Due to Gravity

Two planets A and B have densities ' ρ1\rho_1 ', ' ρ2\rho_2 ' and have radii ' r1r_1 ', ' r2r_2 ', respectively. The ratio of acceleration due to gravity on AA to that of BB is

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Heat Transfer and Radiation 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q17MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Newton's Law of Cooling

A body cools from 80∘C80^\circ\text{C} to 50∘C50^\circ\text{C} in 5 min. In the next time of ' t ' in, the body continues to cool from 50∘C50^\circ\text{C} to 30∘C30^\circ\text{C}. The total time taken by the body to cool from 80∘C80^\circ\text{C} to 30∘C30^\circ\text{C} is [The temperature of the surroundings is 20∘C20^\circ\text{C}.]

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Q18MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Thermal Radiation: Black Body, Stefan & Wien

A rectangular black body of temperature 127∘C127^\circ\text{C} has surface area 4 cm×2 cm4\text{ cm} \times 2\text{ cm} and rate of radiation is E. If its temperature is increased by 400∘C400^\circ\text{C} and surface area is reduced to half of the initial value then the rate of radiation is

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Kinetic Theory of Gases 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q19MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Molecular Speeds & Maxwell Distribution

The temperature of an ideal gas is increased from 100 K to 400 K. If ' xx ' is the root mean square velocity of its molecules at 100 K, r.m.s. velocity becomes

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Q20MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Molecular Speeds & Maxwell Distribution

According to the kinetic theory of gases, when two molecules of a gas collide with each other then

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Laws of Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q21MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Impulse & Momentum Conservation

A machine gun fires a bullet of mass 35 gram with a speed of 600 m/s600\text{ m/s}. The person holding the gun can extract a maximum force of 147 N on it. The number of bullets that can be fired from the gun per second is

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Moving Charges and Magnetism 4 questions · chapter PYQs

Q22MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Ampere's Law, Cylinders, Solenoid & Toroid

The magnetic field intensity H at the centre of a long solenoid having nn turns per unit length and carrying a current I, when no material is kept in it is ( μ0=\mu_0 = permeability of free space)

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Q23MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Ampere's Law, Cylinders, Solenoid & Toroid

A long straight wire of radius ' rr ' carries a steady current ' II '. The current is uniformly distributed over its cross-section. The ratio (BB1)\left(\frac{B}{B_1}\right) of the magnetic field ' B ' and ' B1\mathrm{B}_1 ' at radial distances ' r2\frac{r}{2} ' and ' 3r3r ' respectively, from the axis of the wire is

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Q24MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Current Loop as a Magnetic Dipole

Current II is carried in a wire of length ' LL '. If wire is bent into a circular coil of single turn, the maximum torque in a given magnetic field BB is

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Q25MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Other: Induction & Displacement Current

A square of side ' LL ' metre lies in x−yx-y plane in a region where the magnetic field isB⃗\vec{B}and B⃗=B0(2i^+3j^+4k^)\vec{B} = B_0(2\hat{i} + 3\hat{j} + 4\hat{k}), where B0B_0 is constant. The magnitude of flux passing through the square (in weber) is

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Nuclear Physics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q26MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Law of Radioactive Decay

A radioactive element has rate of disintegration 9000 disintegration per minute at a particular instant. After two minutes it becomes 3000 disintegration per minute. The decay constant per minute is

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Oscillations 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q27MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Other SHM Systems

A small sphere oscillates simple harmonically in a watch glass whose radius of curvature is 1.6 m. The period of oscillation of the sphere is (acceleration due to gravity g=10 m/s2g = 10\text{ m/s}^2)

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Q28MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Periodic Motion & SHM Basics

The displacement of particle in S.H.M. is x=Acos⁡(ωt+π/6)x = A\cos(\omega t + \pi/6). Its speed will be maximum at time (sin⁡90∘=1)(\sin 90^\circ = 1)

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Q29MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Periodic Motion & SHM Basics

Two particles ' AA ' and ' BB ' execute SHMs of periods ' TT ' and 3T2\frac{3T}{2}. If they start from the mean position then the phase difference between them, when the particle ' AA ' completes two oscillations will be

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Projectile Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q30MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Relative Velocity in Two Dimensions

Two boys are standing at points A and B on ground, where distance AB=xAB = x. The boy at B stars running perpendicular to ABAB with velocity v1v_1. The boy at A starts running simultaneously with velocity v and meets the other boy in time tt. The value of tt is

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Ray Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q31MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Difficult

Reflection & Mirrors

The image of an object approaching a convex mirror of radius of curvature 20 m along its optical axis is observed to move from 253 m\frac{25}{3}\text{ m} to 507 m\frac{50}{7}\text{ m} in 30 second. The speed of the object in km/hr\text{km/hr} is

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Rotational Motion 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q32MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Angular Momentum & its Conservation

Two discs of moment of inertia ' I1I_1 ' and ' I2I_2 ' and angular speeds ' ω1\omega_1 ' and ' ω2\omega_2 ' are rotating along the collinear axes passing through their centre of mass and perpendicular to their plane. If the two discs are made to rotate together along the same axis. The rotational kinetic energy of the system will be

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Q33MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration

Four particles each of mass M are placed at the corners of a square of side L. The radius of gyration of the system about an axis perpendicular to the square and passing through its centre is

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Semiconductor Electronics 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q34MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Logic Gates

The logic gate for which the output goes 'HIGH' or ' 1 ' only when an odd number of 'HIGH' or ' 1 ' are at its input, is

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Q35MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Logic Gates

To get output of the following logic circuit as ' 0 ' (zero), the inputs A,B,CA, B, C should NOT be, respectively,

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Surface Tension 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q37MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Angle of Contact & Capillarity

In a capillary tube of area of cross-section 'a' water rises to height ' hh '. To what height will water rise in a capillary tube of area of cross-section 4a4a?

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Thermodynamics 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q38MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Gas Laws & Ideal Gas Equation

The volume of given mass of a gas is decreased by 7%7\% at constant temperature. The pressure should be increased by

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Q39MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Thermodynamic Processes

During the isothermal expansion, a confined ideal gas does (−150) J(-150)\text{ J} of work against its surroundings. This means that

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Q40MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Thermodynamic Processes

A monoatomic ideal gas is compressed adiabatically to (127)\left(\frac{1}{27}\right) of its initial volume. If initial temperature of the gas is ' T ' K and final temperature is ' xT ' K, the value of ' x ' is

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Units, Dimensions and Measurement 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q41MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Errors in Measurement

A wire has a mass 0.3±0.0030.3 \pm 0.003 gram, radius 0.5±0.005 mm0.5 \pm 0.005\text{ mm} and length 6±0.06 cm6 \pm 0.06\text{ cm}. The maximum percentage error in the measurement of its density is

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Vectors 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q42MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Vector (Cross) Product

Vector A⃗\vec{A} of magnitude 535\sqrt{3} units, another vector B⃗\vec{B} of magnitude of 10 units are inclined to each other at an angle of 30∘30^\circ. The magnitude of vector product of the two vectors is [sin⁡30∘=12]\left[\sin 30^\circ = \frac{1}{2}\right]

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Viscosity 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q43MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Viscosity & Stokes' Law

The velocity of small spherical ball of mass ' mm ' and density ' d1\mathrm{d}_1 ', when dropped in a container filled with glycerine becomes constant after some time. The viscous force acting on the ball if density of glycerine is ' d2\mathrm{d}_2 ' is

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Wave Motion 4 questions · chapter PYQs

Q44MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Beats

Two tuning forks of frequencies 256 Hz and 258 Hz are sounded together. The time interval between two consecutive maxima is

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Q45MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Doppler Effect

A sound source is moving towards a stationary observer with (110)\left(\frac{1}{10}\right)th the speed of sound, The ratio of apparent to real frequency is

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Q46MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Organ Pipes & Resonance Tube

The fundamental frequency of a closed pipe is 400 Hz. If (13)\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)rd length of the pipe is filled with water, the frequency of the 22nd harmonic of the pipe will be (Neglect end correction)

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Q47MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Stationary Waves & Vibrating Strings

At poles, a stretched wire of a given length vibrates in unison with a tuning fork. At the equator, for same setting, to produce resonance with same fork, the vibrating length of wire

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Wave Optics 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q48MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Diffraction at a Single Slit

In Fraunhofer diffraction pattern, slit width is 0.3 mm and screen is at 1.5 m away from the lens. If wavelength of light used is 4500 A˚4500\text{ \AA}, then the distance between the first minimum on either side of the central maximum is [ θ\theta is small and measured in radian.]

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Q49MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Diffraction at a Single Slit

A single slit diffraction pattern is formed with light of wavelength 6384 A˚6384\text{ Å}. The second secondary maximum for this wavelength coincides with the third secondary maximum in the pattern for light of wavelength ' λ0\lambda_0 '. The value of ' λ0\lambda_0 ' is

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Q50MHT CET 2025 · 25 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Superposition, Coherence & Intensity

If the two sources of light emit waves of different amplitudes and interfere then

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