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NEET 2012 Physics Paper: AIPMT, Prelims

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These are the 47 physics questions of NEET 2012 (AIPMT, Prelims) 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

Q1NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Inductors & DC Transients (Mixed)

The current (I)(I) in the inductance is varying with time according to the plot shown in figure.

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Which one of the following is the correct variation of voltage with time in the coil?

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Q2NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Series LCR Circuit

In an electrical circuit R, L, C and a.c. voltage source are all connected in series. When L is removed from the circuit, the phase difference between the voltage and the current in the circuit is π3\frac{\pi}{3}. If instead, C is removed from the circuit, the phase difference is again π3\frac{\pi}{3}. The power factor of the circuit is

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Atomic Structure 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q3NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Transitions, Photon Emission & Excitation

Electron in hydrogen atom first jumps from third excited state to second excited state and then from second excited to the first excited state. The ratio of the wavelengths λ\lambda1: λ\lambda2 emitted in the two cases is

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Q4NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Transitions, Photon Emission & Excitation

An electron of a stationary hydrogen atom passes from the fifth energy level to the ground level. The velocity that the atom acquired as a result of photon emission will be

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Centre of Mass 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q5NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Motion of Centre of Mass

Two persons of masses 55 kg and 65 kg respectively, are at the opposite ends of a boat. The length of the boat is 3.0 m and weights 100 kg. The 55 kg man walks up to the 65 kg man and sits with him. If the boat is in still water the centre of mass of the system shifts by:

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Current Electricity 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q6NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Combination of Resistors

A ring is made of a wire having a resistance R0 = 12 Ω\Omega. Find the points A and B, as shown in the figure, at which a current carrying conductor should be connected so that the resistance R of the sub circuit between these point is equal to 83Ω\frac{8}{3}\Omega.

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Q7NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Electrical Power & Heating Effect

If voltage across a bulb rated 220 volt-100 watt drops by 2.5% of its rated value, the percentage of the rated value by which the power would decrease is

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Q8NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Wheatstone Bridge & Metre Bridge

In the circuit shown the cells A and B have negligible resistances. For VA = 12 V, R1 = 500 Ω\Omega and R = 100 Ω\Omega the galvanometer (G) shows no deflection. The value of VB is

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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q9NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Matter Waves: de Broglie Wavelength

An α\alpha-particle moves in a circular path of radius 0.83 cm in the presence of a magnetic field of 0.25 Wb/m2. The de Broglie wavelength associated with the particle will be

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Q10NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Photoelectric Effect: Einstein's Equation

Monochromatic radiation emitted when electron on hydrogen atom jumps from first excited to the ground state irradiates a photosensitive material. The stopping potential is measured to be 3.57 V. The threshold frequency of the material is

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Q11NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Photons: Energy, Momentum & Radiation Pressure

A 200 W sodium street lamp emits yellow light of wavelength 0.6 μ\mum. Assuming it to be 25% efficient in converting electrical energy to light, the number of photons of yellow light it emits per second is

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Electromagnetic Induction 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q12NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Magnetic Flux & Faraday's Law

A coil of resistance 400 Ω\Omega is placed in a magnetic field. If the magnetic flux ϕ\phi (Wb) linked with the coil varies with time t (sec) as ϕ=50t2+4\phi = 50t^{2} + 4.

The current in the coil at t = 2 sec is

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Electromagnetic Waves 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q13NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Nature of EM Waves & Wave Equation

The electric field associated with an em wave in vacuum is given by

E = i^\hat{i} 40 cos (kz −- 6 ×\times 108 t) where E, z and t are in volt/m, meter and seconds respectively. The value of wave vector k is

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Electrostatics 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q14NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Electric Dipole

An electric dipole of moment p is placed in an electric field of intensity E. The dipole acquires a position such that the axis of the dipole makes an angle θ\theta with the direction of the field. Assuming that the potential energy of the dipole to be zero when θ\theta = 90o, the torque and the potential energy of the dipole will respectively be

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Q15NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Electric Flux & Gauss's Law

What is the flux through a cube of side aa if a point charge of q is at one of its corners?

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Q16NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Electric Potential & Equipotentials

Four point charges −-Q, −-q, 2q and 2Q are placed, one at each corner of the square. The relation between Q and q for which the potential at the centre of the square is zero is

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Gravitation 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q17NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Acceleration Due to Gravity

A spherical planet has a mass MP and diameter DP. A particle of mass m falling freely near the surface of this planet will experience an acceleration due to gravity, equal to

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Q18NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Acceleration Due to Gravity

The height at which the weight of a body becomes (116)\left(\frac{1}{16}\right) th\text{th}, its weight on the surface of earth (radius R), is

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Q19NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Satellites - Orbital Velocity & Period

A geostationary satellite is orbiting the earth at a height of 5R above the surface of the earth, R being the radius of the earth. The time period of another satellite in hours at a height of 2R from the surface of the earth is

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Magnetic Properties of Materials 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q20NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Earth's Magnetism

A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic pole. It

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Motion in One Dimension 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q21NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Velocity, Acceleration & Variable Motion

The motion of a particle along a straight line is described by equation x = 8 + 12t −- t3 where x is in metre and t in second. The retardation of the particle when its velocity becomes zero is

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Moving Charges and Magnetism 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q22NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Biot-Savart Law & Circular Coils

Two similar coils of radius R are lying concentrically with their planes at right angles to each other. The currents flowing in them are II and 2II, respectively. The resultant magnetic field induction at the centre will be

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Q23NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field

An alternating electric field, of frequency vv, is applied across the dees (radius = R) of a cyclotron that is being used to accelerate protons (mass = m). The operating magnetic field (B) used in the cyclotron and the kinetic energy (K) of the proton beam, produced by it, are given by

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Q24NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Moving Coil Galvanometer, Ammeter & Voltmeter

A milli voltmeter of 25 milli volt range is to be converted into an ammeter of 25 ampare range. The value (in ohm) of neccessary shunt will be

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Nuclear Physics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q25NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Law of Radioactive Decay

A mixture consists of two radioactive materials A1 and A2 with half lives of 20 s and 10 s respectively. Initially the mixture has 40 g of A1 and 160 g of A2. The amount of the two in the mixture will become equal after

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Projectile Motion 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q27NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Motion in a Plane (2-D Kinematics)

A particle has initial velocity (2i⃗+3j⃗)\left(2\vec{i} + 3\vec{j}\right) and acceleration (0.3i⃗+0.2j⃗)\left(0.3\vec{i} + 0.2\vec{j}\right). The magnitude of velocity after 10 seconds will be

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Q28NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Time of Flight, Maximum Height & Range

The horizontal range and the maximum height of a projectile are equal. The angle of projection of the projectile is

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Ray Optics 4 questions · chapter PYQs

Q29NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Combination of Lenses

A concave mirror of focal length ff1 is placed at a distance of d from a convex lens of focal length ff 2. A beam of light coming from infinity and falling on this convex lens −- concave mirror combination returns to infinity. The distance d must equal

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Q30NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Optical Instruments & the Eye

The magnifying power of a telescope is 9. When it is adjusted for parallel rays the distance between the objective and eyepiece is 20 cm. The focal length of lenses are

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Q31NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Prism, Dispersion & Scattering

A ray of light is incident at an angle of incidence i, on one face of a prism of angle A (assumed to be small) and emerges normally from the opposite face. If the refractive index of the prism is μ\mu. the angle of incidence i, is nearly equal to

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Q32NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Spherical Surfaces & Thin Lenses

When a biconvex lens of glass having refractive index 1.47 is dipped in a liquid, it acts as a plane sheet of glass. This implies that the liquid must have refractive index

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Rotational Motion 3 questions · chapter PYQs

Q33NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Angular Momentum & its Conservation

When a mass is rotating in a plane about a fixed point, its angular momentum is directed along

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Q34NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Rotational Kinematics & Dynamics

A car of mass 1000 kg negotiates a banked curve of radius 90 m on a frictionless road. If the banking angle is 45°, the speed of the car is

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Q35NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Torque, Couple & Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies

ABC is an equilateral triangle with O as its centre. F1⃗,F2⃗\vec{F_1}, \vec{F_2} and F3⃗\vec{F_3} represent three forces acting along the sides AB, BC and AC respectively. If the total torque about O is zero then magnitude of F3⃗\vec{F_3} is

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Semiconductor Electronics 5 questions · chapter PYQs

Q36NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Energy Bands in Solids

C and Si both have same lattice structure; having 4 bonding electrons in each. However, C is insulator where as Si is intrinsic semiconductor. This is because

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Q37NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Junction Transistor

Transfer characteristics [output voltage (V0) vs input voltage (Vi)] for a base biased transistor in CE configuration is as shown in the figure. For using transistor as a switch, it is used

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Q38NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Junction Transistor

In a CE transistor amplifier, the audio signal voltage across the collector resistance of 2 kΩ\Omega is 2 V. If the base resistance is 1 kΩ\Omega and the current amplification of the transistor is 100, the input signal voltage is

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Q39NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Logic Gates

The figure shows a logic circuit with two inputs A and B and the output C. The voltage wave forms across A, B and C are as given. The logic circuit gate is

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Thermodynamics 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q41NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

P-V Diagrams & Cyclic Processes

One mole of an ideal gas goes from an initial state A to final state B via two processes: It first undergoes isothermal expansion from volume V to 3V and then its volume is reduced from 3V to V at constant pressure. The correct P-V diagram representing the two process is

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Q42NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

P-V Diagrams & Cyclic Processes

A thermodynamic system is taken through the cycle ABCD as shown in figure. Heat rejected by the gas during the cycle is

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Units, Dimensions and Measurement 1 questions · chapter PYQs

Q43NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Units & Dimensions

The damping force on an oscillator is directly proportional to the velocity. The units of the constant of proportionality are

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Wave Motion 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q44NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Beats

Two sources of sound placed close to each other, are emitting progressive waves given by y1 = 4sin600π\pit and y2 = 5sin608π\pit

An observer located near these two sources of sound will hear

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Q45NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSEasy

Stationary Waves & Vibrating Strings

When a string is divided into three segments of length ll1, ll2 and ll3 the fundamental frequencies of these three segments are v1,v2v_1, v_2 and v3v_3 respectively. The original fundamental frequency (vv) of the string is

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Work, Energy and Power 2 questions · chapter PYQs

Q46NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Potential Energy & Equilibrium

The potential energy of a particle in a force field is U=Ar2−BrU = \frac{A}{r^2} - \frac{B}{r} where A and B are positive constants and r is the distance of particle from the centre of the field. For stable equilibrium, the distance of the particle is

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Q47NEET 2012 · AIPMT · PRELIMSMedium

Spring & Elastic Energy

A solid cylinder of mass 3 kg is rolling on a horizontal surface with velocity 4 m s−1{}^{-1}. It collides with a horizontal spring of force constant 200 N m−1{}^{-1}. The maximum compression produced in the spring will be

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