JEE MAIN - Physics (2020 - 6th September Evening Slot)

1
When a particle of mass m is attached to a vertical spring of spring constant k and released, its motion is described by
y(t) = y0 sin2 $$\omega $$t, where 'y' is measured from the lower end of unstretched spring. Then $$\omega $$ is:
Answer
(D)
$$\sqrt {{g \over {2{y_0}}}} $$
2
Three rods of identical cross-section and lengths are made of three different materials of thermal conductivity K1 , K2 and K3 , respecrtively. They are joined together at their ends to make a long rod (see figure). One end of the long rod is maintained at 100oC and the other at 0oC (see figure). If the joints of the rod are at 70oC and 20oC in steady state and there is no loss of energy from the surface of the rod, the correct relationship between K1 , K2 and K3 is :
Answer
(A)
K1 : K3 = 2 : 3,
K2 : K3 = 2 : 5
3
The linear mass density of a thin rod AB of length L varies from A to B as
$$\lambda \left( x \right) = {\lambda _0}\left( {1 + {x \over L}} \right)$$, where x is the distance from A. If M is the mass of the rod then its moment of inertia about an axis passing through A and perpendicular to the rod is :
Answer
(C)
$${7 \over {18}}M{L^2}$$
4
Assuming the nitrogen molecule is moving with r.m.s. velocity at 400 K, the de-Broglie wavelength of nitrogen molecule is close to :
(Given : nitrogen molecule weight : 4.64 $$ \times $$ 10–26 kg,
Boltzman constant: 1.38 $$ \times $$ 10–23 J/K,
Planck constant : 6.63 $$ \times $$ 10–34 J.s)
Answer
(D)
0.24 $$\mathop A\limits^o $$
5
A fluid is flowing through a horizontal pipe of varying cross-section, with
speed v ms–1 at a point where the pressure is P pascal. At another point where pressure is $${P \over 2}$$ Pascal its speed is V ms–1. If the density of the fluid is $$\rho $$ kg m–3 and the flow is streamline, then V is equal to :
Answer
(B)
$$\sqrt {{P \over \rho } + {v^2}} $$
6
In a dilute gas at pressure P and temperature T, the mean time between successive collisions of a molecule varies with T as :
Answer
(D)
$${1 \over {\sqrt T }}$$
7
A circuit to verify Ohm's law uses ammeter and voltmeter in series or parallel connected correctly to the resistor. In the circuit :
Answer
(A)
Ammeter is always connected in series and voltmeter in parallel
8
A square loop of side 2$$a$$ and carrying current I is kept in xz plane with its centre at origin. A long wire carrying the same current I is placed parallel to z-axis and passing through point (0, b, 0), (b >> a). The magnitude of torque on the loop about z-axis will be :
Answer
(A)
$${{2{\mu _0}{I^2}{a^2}} \over {\pi b}}$$
9
A charged particle going around in a circle can be considered to be a current loop. A particle of mass m carrying charge q is moving in a plane with speed v under the influence of magnetic field $$\overrightarrow B $$. The magnetic moment of this moving particle:
Answer
(B)
-$${{m{v^2}\overrightarrow B } \over {2{B^2}}}$$
10
A double convex lens has power P and same radii of curvature R of both the surfaces. The radius of curvature of a surface of a plano-convex lens made of the same material with power 1.5 P is :
Answer
(A)
$${R \over 3}$$
11
When a car is at rest, its driver sees rain drops falling on it vertically. When driving the car with speed v, he sees that rain drops are coming at an angle 60° from the horizontal. On further increasing the speed of the car to (1 + $$\beta $$)v, this angle changes to 45o. The value of $$\beta $$ is close to :
Answer
(B)
0.73
12
Particle A of mass m1 moving with velocity $$\left( {\sqrt3\widehat i + \widehat j} \right)m{s^{ - 1}}$$ collides with another particle B of mass m2 which is at rest initially. Let $$\overrightarrow {{V_1}} $$ and $$\overrightarrow {{V_2}} $$ be the velocities of particles A and B after collision respectively. If m1 = 2m2 and after
collision $$\overrightarrow {{V_1}} = $$$$\left( {\widehat i + \sqrt 3 \widehat j} \right)$$ , the angle between $$\overrightarrow {{V_1}} $$ and $$\overrightarrow {{V_2}} $$ is :
Answer
(A)
105o
13
A particle moving in the xy plane experiences a velocity dependent force
$$\overrightarrow F = k\left( {{v_y}\widehat i + {v_x}\widehat j} \right)$$ , where vx and vy are the
x and y components of its velocity $$\overrightarrow v $$ . If $$\overrightarrow a $$ is the
acceleration of the particle, then
which of the following statements is true for the particle?
Answer
(B)
quantity $$\overrightarrow v \times \overrightarrow a $$ is constant in time
14
In a series LR circuit, power of 400W is dissipated from a source of 250 V, 50 Hz. The power factor of the circuit is 0.8. In order to bring the power factor to unity, a capacitor of value C is added in series to the L and R. Taking the value of C as $$\left( {{n \over {3\pi }}} \right)$$ $$\mu $$F, then value of n is __________.
Answer
400
15
The centre of mass of solid hemisphere of radius 8 cm is x from the centre of the flat surface. Then value of x is __________.
Answer
3
16
A Young's double-slit experiment is performed using monochromatic light of wavelength $$\lambda $$. The intensity of light at a point on the screen, where the path difference is $$\lambda $$, is K units. The intensity of light at a point where the path difference is $${\lambda \over 6}$$ is given by $${{nK} \over {12}}$$, where n is an integer. The value of n is __________.
Answer
9
17
For a plane electromagnetic wave, the magnetic field at a point x and time t is

$$\overrightarrow B \left( {x,t} \right)$$ = $$\left[ {1.2 \times {{10}^{ - 7}}\sin \left( {0.5 \times {{10}^3}x + 1.5 \times {{10}^{11}}t} \right)\widehat k} \right]$$ T

The instantaneous electric field $$\overrightarrow E $$ corresponding to $$\overrightarrow B $$ is :
(speed of light c = 3 × 108 ms–1)
Answer
(D)
$$\overrightarrow E \left( {x,t} \right) = \left[ { - 36\sin \left( {0.5 \times {{10}^3}x + 1.5 \times {{10}^{11}}t} \right)\widehat j} \right]{V \over m}$$
18
Given the masses of various atomic particles
mp = 1.0072 u, mn = 1.0087 u, me = 0.000548 u,
$${m_{\overline v }}$$ = 0, md = 2.0141 u, where p $$ \equiv $$ proton, n $$ \equiv $$ neutron,
e $$ \equiv $$ electron, $$\overline v $$ $$ \equiv $$ antineutrino and d $$ \equiv $$ deuteron. Which of the following process is allowed by momentum and energy conservation?
Answer
(B)
n + p $$ \to $$ d + $$\gamma $$
19
In the figure shown, the current in the 10 V battery is close to :
Answer
(D)
0.21 A from positive to negative terminal
20
A student measuring the diameter of a pencil of circular cross-section with the help of a vernier scale records the following four readings 5.50 mm, 5.55 mm, 5.45 mm, 5.65 mm. The average of these four readings is 5.5375 mm and the standard deviation of the data is 0.07395 mm. The average diameter
of the pencil should therefore be recorded as :
Answer
(A)
(5.54 $$ \pm $$ 0.07) mm
21
Consider the force F on a charge 'q' due to a uniformly charged spherical shell of radius R carrying charge Q distributed uniformly over it. Which one of the following statements is true for F, if 'q' is placed at distance r from the centre of the shell?
Answer
(B)
$$F = {1 \over {4\pi {\varepsilon _0}}}{{qQ} \over {{r^2}}}$$ for r > R
22
Two planets have masses M and 16 M and their radii are $$a$$ and 2$$a$$, respectively. The separation between the centres of the planets is 10$$a$$. A body of mass m is fired from the surface of the larger planet towards the smaller planet along the line joining their centres. For the body to be able to reach at the surface of smaller planet, the minimum firing speed needed is :
Answer
(C)
$${3 \over 2}\sqrt {{{5GM} \over a}} $$
23
Two identical electric point dipoles have dipole moments $${\overrightarrow p _1} = p\widehat i$$ and $${\overrightarrow p _2} = - p\widehat i$$ and are held on the x axis at distance '$$a$$' from each other. When released, they move along the x-axis with the direction of their dipole moments remaining unchanged. If the mass of each dipole is 'm', their speed when they are infinitely far apart is :
Answer
(C)
$${p \over a}\sqrt {{1 \over {2\pi { \in _0}ma}}} $$