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MHT CET 2026 Physics Paper: 20 Apr, Shift 2

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These are the 50 physics questions of MHT CET 2026 (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 4 questions · chapter PYQs

Q1MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

AC Generator & Transformer

A current of 4 A is flowing at 230 V in the primary coil of a transformer. If the voltage produced in the secondary coil is 2300 V and 40 % of power is lost, then the current in the secondary will be

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Q2MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Resonance, Bandwidth & Q Factor

Given below are the two circuits, choose the correct option.

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Q3MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

RL and RC Series Circuits

In a L-R circuit of 4 mH inductance and 3 Ω3\ \Omega resistance, e.m.f. E=cos⁡(1000t)E = \cos(1000t) V is applied. The amplitude of current is

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Q4MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Series LCR Circuit

In an LCR series circuit an alternating voltage source of frequency FF is connected. The current leads the voltage by 45∘45^\circ. The value of LL is

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Atomic Structure 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q5MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Bohr Model: Orbits, Speed & Angular Momentum

Which of the following is an integral multiple of h2π\frac{h}{2\pi} in Bohr's model of an hydrogen atom?

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Q6MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Energy of the Electron & Energy Levels

The kinetic energy of the electron in an orbit of radius rr in hydrogen atom is proportional to (ee = electronic charge)

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Circular Motion 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q7MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Angular Variables

A particle completes 2 revolutions in a circular path of radius 3 cm. The angular displacement of the particle will be (in radian)

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Q8MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Non-Uniform Circular Motion

A car is travelling at 40 m/s on a circular path of radius 40 m. It is increasing its speed at the rate of 22 m/s2^{2}. Its net acceleration is (in m/s2^{2}) nearly

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Current Electricity 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q9MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Kirchhoff's Laws & Measuring Instruments

The currents in different parts of the electric circuit are shown in following figure. The value of current ii is

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Q10MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Potentiometer

Figure shows a potentiometer wire AB having resistance of 5 Ω5\ \Omega and length 10 m. An e.m.f. is 0.40.4 V of battery, the balancing length AP is (internal resistance is negligible)

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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q11MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Matter Waves: de Broglie Wavelength

The ratio of de-Broglie wavelength of an α\alpha-particle and proton accelerated from rest by the same potential is 1m\frac{1}{\sqrt{m}}. The value of mm is

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Q12MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Matter Waves: de Broglie Wavelength

An electron is moving with initial velocity v⃗=V0j^\vec{v} = V_0\hat{j} in a magnetic field B⃗=B0i^\vec{B} = B_0\hat{i}. Its de-Broglie wavelength will

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Electromagnetic Induction 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q13MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Magnetic Flux & Faraday's Law

A circular disc of radius 20 cm is placed in uniform magnetic field of induction 722\frac{7}{22} Wb/m2^{2} in such a way that its axis makes an angle of 60∘60^\circ with B⃗\vec{B}. The magnetic flux linked with the disc is (cos⁡60∘=0.5)(\cos 60^\circ = 0.5)

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Q14MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Motional EMF

An aeroplane having a wing span of 30 m flies due north with the speed of 170 m/s. Magnetic field B=3.6×10−5B = 3.6 \times 10^{-5} T. The potential difference between the tips of the wings will be

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Electrostatics 4 questions · chapter PYQs

Q15MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Electric Charge & Coulomb's Law

Two point charges placed in air separated by distance RR exert a force FF on each other. Now the space between those charges is filled with dielectric constant KK. At distance R1R_1 between the charges, the same force is exerted as FF. Then

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Q16MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Electric Dipole

Select the 'WRONG' statement about polar molecules.

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Q17MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Electric Potential & Equipotentials

A charge QQ is placed at each corner of a cube of side rr. The potential at the centre of the cube is (ϵ0\epsilon_0 = permittivity of free space)

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Q18MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Electric Potential & Equipotentials

If charge +q+q is taken from one point to another over an equipotential surface, then

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Fluid Dynamics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q19MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Difficult

Velocity of Efflux (Torricelli)

On opposite sides of a wide vertical vessel filled with water (density ρ\rho), two identical holes are drilled, each having cross-section area AA. The height difference between holes is xx. The resultant force of reaction of water flowing out of vessel is (gg = acceleration due to gravity)

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Gravitation 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q20MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Acceleration Due to Gravity

Select the correct statement out of the following

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Heat Transfer and Radiation 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q21MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Thermal Radiation: Black Body, Stefan & Wien

Two stars A and B radiate maximum energy at wavelength 3.9×10−73.9 \times 10^{-7} m and 5.2×10−75.2 \times 10^{-7} m respectively. The ratio of the temperature of star A to that of star B will be

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Q22MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Thermal Radiation: Black Body, Stefan & Wien

A sphere having temperature 600 K is losing heat due to radiation. At this temperature its rate of cooling is RR. The rate of cooling of this sphere at 400 K is x243\frac{x}{243}. The value of xx is (Temperature of surrounding is 300 K)

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Q23MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Thermal Radiation: Black Body, Stefan & Wien

A black body is at temperature of 5780 K. The energy of radiation emitted by the body at wavelength 300 nm is U1U_1, at wavelength 500 nm is U2U_2 and that at 900 nm is U3U_3 respectively. Wien's constant b=2.89×106b = 2.89 \times 10^{6} nmK. This shows that

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Laws of Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q24MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Connected Bodies & Pulleys

Three blocks of different masses connected with inextensible string are pulled by a force FF on a frictionless surface as shown in the figure. The ratio of tensions T1T_1 to T2T_2 is

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Moving Charges and Magnetism 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q25MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Ampere's Law, Cylinders, Solenoid & Toroid

A solenoid of 1000 turns is wound uniformly on a glass tube 4 m long and 0.30.3 m in diameter. The magnetic intensity at the centre of the solenoid when a current of 4 A flows through it is

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Q26MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Biot-Savart Law & Circular Coils

A circular arc of wire of radius of curvature rr subtends an angle of π5\frac{\pi}{5} radian at its centre. If current ii is flowing in it then the magnetic induction at its centre is (μ0\mu_0 = permeability of free space)

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Q27MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Current Loop as a Magnetic Dipole

A thin circular wire carrying current II has magnetic moment MM. The shape of the wire is changed to a square and it carries the same current. It will have magnetic moment M1M_1. The ratio MM to M1M_1 is

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Nuclear Physics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q28MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Law of Radioactive Decay

Activity of a radioactive sample decreases to (14)th\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)^{th} of its original value in 4 days. Then in 16 days its activity will become xx times the original value. The value of xx is

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Oscillations 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q29MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Energy in SHM

For a particle executing S.H.M., the potential energy is nn times the kinetic energy when its displacement from mean position is (223)A\left(\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}\right)A, where AA is the amplitude of S.H.M. The value of nn is

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Q30MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Periodic Motion & SHM Basics

The displacement of a particle varies with time according to the relation

x=asin⁡ωt+bcos⁡ωtx = a\sin \omega t + b\cos \omega t

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Q31MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Velocity & Acceleration in SHM

A particle is performing S.H.M. about x=0x = 0, with an amplitude aa and time period TT. The speed of the particle at x=a3x = \frac{a}{3} will be

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Projectile Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q32MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Comparing Two Projectiles

Two spheres are projected at angles 30∘30^\circ and 45∘45^\circ with the horizontal. The maximum height reached by both is same. The ratio of their initial velocities is, (sin⁡45∘=12,sin⁡30∘=0.5)\left(\sin 45^\circ = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}, \sin 30^\circ = 0.5\right)

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Ray Optics 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q33MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Prism, Dispersion & Scattering

A thin glass prism has refractive index 1.51.5. The correct relation between the angle of minimum deviation (δm)(\delta_m) and angle of refraction (r)(r) is

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Rotational Motion 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q34MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration

A solid sphere of mass 5 kg and a disc of mass 4 kg have the same radius. The ratio of moment of inertia of the sphere about its tangent to the moment of inertia of the disc about a tangent in its plane will be x:yx : y. The value of xx and yy respectively is

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Semiconductor Electronics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q35MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Logic Gates

In Boolean expression A+B=YA + B = Y implies that

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Q36MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

P-N Junction Diode

The depletion region of p-n junction

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Surface Tension 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q37MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Angle of Contact & Capillarity

If we dip capillary tubes of different radii rnr_n in water and the water rises to different heights hnh_n in them, then (n=1,2,3n = 1, 2, 3 .........)

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Thermodynamics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q38MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Heat Engines, Refrigerators & Second Law

The efficiency of Carnot engine which operates between the two temperatures T1=500T_1 = 500 K and T2=300T_2 = 300 K is

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Q39MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Thermodynamic Processes

An ideal gas having pressure PP, volume VV and temperature TT is expanded isothermally, to a volume 3V3V and final pressure PIP_I. The same gas is expanded adiabatically to a volume 3V3V, the final pressure being PAP_A. The ratio PAPI\frac{P_A}{P_I} is (CPCV=γ)\left(\frac{C_P}{C_V} = \gamma\right)

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Thermometry, Thermal Expansion and Calorimetry 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q40MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Calorimetry, Latent Heat & Mechanical Equivalent of Heat

A piece of metal of 850 K is dropped into 1 kg of water at 300 K. If equilibrium temperature of water is 350 K then the heat capacity of the metal expressed in JK\frac{J}{K} is (\Bigg(Sp. heat of water =1 calg ∘C)= 1\ \frac{\text{cal}}{\text{g}\,{}^{\circ}\text{C}}\Bigg)

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Units, Dimensions and Measurement 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q41MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Errors in Measurement

A physical quantity xx is related as x=a b2c3d−4x = \sqrt{a}\,b^{2}c^{3}d^{-4}. Relative errors in the quantities a, b, ca,\ b,\ c and dd are 2%, 1%, 3% and 4% respectively. Relative error in xx will be

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Vectors 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q42MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Scalar (Dot) Product

If two vectors A⃗=4i^+nj^+2k^\vec{A} = 4\hat{i} + n\hat{j} + 2\hat{k} and B⃗=2i^+2j^−k^\vec{B} = 2\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} - \hat{k} are mutually perpendicular to each other then value of 'n' is

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Viscosity 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q43MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Terminal Velocity

A small metal sphere is falling through a viscous liquid. The variation of velocity (VV) with time (tt) is shown correctly in graph

Figure

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Wave Motion 4 questions · chapter PYQs

Q44MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Progressive Wave Equation

Two waves are represented as

Figureand

The path difference between two waves is

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Q45MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Progressive Wave Equation

The equation of a wave on a string of linear mass density 0.020.02 kg m−1^{-1} is

Y=0.01sin⁡[2π(t0.02−x0.50)]Y = 0.01\sin\left[2\pi\left(\frac{t}{0.02} - \frac{x}{0.50}\right)\right] m. The tension in the string is

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Q46MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Reflection, Superposition & Interference

Two sound waves each of wavelength λ\lambda and same amplitude AA interfere at point QQ. If the path difference is λ4\frac{\lambda}{4}, the amplitude of the resultant wave at point QQ is [sin⁡π2=1,cos⁡π2=0]\left[\sin\frac{\pi}{2} = 1, \cos\frac{\pi}{2} = 0\right]

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Q47MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Speed of Waves

Two monoatomic ideal gases '1' and '2' of molecular masses m1m_1 and m2m_2 respectively are enclosed in separate containers kept at the same temperature. The ratio of the speed of sound in gas '1' to that in gas '2' is

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Wave Optics 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q48MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Diffraction at a Single Slit

In diffraction experiment from single slit, the angular width of the central maxima does NOT depend upon

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Q49MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Diffraction at a Single Slit

In the diffraction pattern, the first maximum is at 30∘30^\circ, when a monochromatic light of wavelength λ\lambda is incident on a slit of width aa. For the same wavelength, if the slit width is changed, so that first maximum is at 45∘45^\circ. The slit width is changed by (sin⁡30∘=12,sin⁡45∘=12)\left(\sin 30^\circ = \frac{1}{2}, \sin 45^\circ = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)

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Q50MHT CET 2026 · 20 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Resolving Power

To improve the resolving power of a compound microscope we should

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