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PHYSICS

ELECTROSTATICS & CAPACITANCE

1. In free space , a particle A of charge 1 µC is held fixed at a point p. Another particle B of the
same charge and mass 4µg is kept at a distance of 1mm from P. If B is released, then its velocity
1
at a distance of 9mm from P is: [take 4πϵ0
= 9 x 109 Nm2/c2 ]

A. 1.0 m/s B. 3.0 × 104 m/s C. 2.0 × 103 m/s D. 1.5 × 102 m/s

2. The bob of a simple pendulum has mass 2g and charge of 0.5 µC. It is at rest in a uniform horizontal
electric field of intensity 200 V/m .At equilibrium,the angle that the pendulum makes with the vertical is:
(take g=10m/s2 ).

A. tan-1(2.0) B. tan-1(0.2) C. tan-1(5.0) D. tan-1(0.5)

3. A particle of mass m and charge q is in an electric and magnetic field given by E = 2i +3j ; B= 4i+6k . The
charged particle is shifted from the origin to the point P(X=1 ; Y=1 ) along a straight path. The magnitude
of the total work done is:

A. 0.35q B. 2.5q C. 5q D. 0.15q

4. An electric field of 1000 V/m is applied to an electric dipole at angle of 45o . The value of electric
dipole moment is 10-29 C m . What is the potential energy of the dipole ?

A. -20 × 10-18 J B. -7 × 10-27 J C. -10 × 10-29 J D. -9 × 10-20 J

5. A solid sphere having radius R and uniform charge density ρ has a cavity of radius R/2 as shown in
figure. Find the ratio of magnitude of electric field at point A and B i.e.|EA/EB|.
 18 11 9 9
A. 19
B. 17
C. 17
D. 19

6. The electric field and the electric potential at a point are E and V, respectively

A. If E = 0, V must be zero
B. If V = 0, E must be zero
C. If E ≠ 0, V cannot be zero
D. None of these

7. Which of the following quantities does not depend on the choice of zero potential or zero potential
energy?

A. Potential at a point
B. Potential difference between two points
C. Potential energy of a two - charge system
D. None of these

8. The electric field in a region is directed outward and is proportional to the distance from the origin.
Taking the electric potential at the origin to be zero,

A. It is uniform in the region

B. It is proportional to r
C. It is proportional to r2
D. It increases as one moves away from the origin

9. A proton and an electron are placed in a uniform electric field.

A. The electric forces acting on them will be equal.

B. The magnitudes of the forces will be equal.
C. Their accelerations will be equal.
D. The magnitudes of their accelerations will be equal.

10. Electric potential decreases uniformly from 120 V to 80 V, as one moves on the x-axis from x = -1 cm
to x = +1 cm. The electric field at the origin

A. Must be equal to 20 Vcm-1

B. May be equal to 20 Vcm-1
C. May be greater than 20 Vcm-1
D. May be less than 20 Vcm-1
11. Two identical capacitors have same capacitance C . One of them is charged to the potential V and
other to the potential 2V . The negative ends of both are connected together. When the positive ends
are also joined together, the decrease in energy of the combined system is:
1 1 3
A. 4
CV2 B. 2CV2 C. 2
CV2 D. 4
CV2

12. A galvanometer (G) of 2Ω resistance is connected in the given circuit. The ratio of charge

Stored in C1 and C2 is:

2 3 1
A. 3
B. 2
C. 1 D. 2

13. A parallel plate capacitor has plate area 40cm2 and plates separation 2mm . the space
between the plates is filled with a dielectric medium of a thickness 1mm and dielectric
medium of a thickness 1mm and dielectric constant 5. The capacitance of the system is:

3 10
A. 24ε0F B. ε𝐹
10 0
C. 3 0
ε𝐹 D. 10ε0F

14. Given below are two statements : one is lebelled as Asseration A and the other is

Lebelled as Reason R.

Assertion A : Two metallic spheres are changed to the same potential . one of them is

hollow and another is solid, and both have the same radii. Solid sphere will have

Lower charge than the hollow one.

REASON R: capacitance of metallic spheres depend on the radii of spheres.

In the light of above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

(A) A is false but R is true

(B) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

 (c) A is true but R is false

(D) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

15. A capacitor of capacitance 100µF is charged to a potential of 12V and connected to a 6.4 mH
inductor to produce oscillations . The maximum current in the circuit would be:

A. 3.2A B. 1.5A C. 2.0A D. 1.2A

16. A capacitor of capacitance C is charged to a potential V. The flux of the electric field through a closed
surface enclosing the capacitor is

𝐶𝑉 2𝐶𝑉 𝐶𝑉
A. ϵ0
B. ϵ0
C. 2 ϵ0
D. zero

17. Two capacitors each having capacitance C and breakdown voltage V are joined in series. The
capacitance and the breakdown voltage of the combination will be

A. 2C and 2V B. C/2 and V/2 C. 2C and V/2 D. C/2 and 2V

18. The equivalent capacitance of the combination shown in the figure is _______.

A. C B. 2 C C. C/2 D. none of these.

19. A dielectric slab is inserted between the plates of an isolated capacitor. The force between the plates
will

A. Increase B. decrease C. remain unchanged D. become zero

20. The energy density in the electric field created by a point charge falls off with the distance from the
point charge as
 1 1 1 1
A. 𝑟
B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
𝑟 𝑟 𝑟

21. Two identical charged spheres are suspended by strings of equal lengths. The strings make an angle
with each other. When suspended in water the angle remains the same. If density of the material of the
sphere is 1.5g/cc , the dielectric constant of water will be_____(Take density of water=1g/cc).

22. Suppose a uniformly charged wall provides a uniform electric field of 2 x 104 normally. A charged
particle of mass 2g being suspended through a silk thread of length 20cm and remain stayed at a
1
distance of from the wall. Then the charge on the particle will be μC where x=_____. [use g=10
𝑥
m/s2 ].

23. The electric potential at the surface of an atomic nucleus (Z=50) of radius 9 X 10-13cm is _____ x 106 V.

24. Find the electric force between two protons separated by a distance of 1 fermi (1 fermi = 10-15 m).
The protons in a nucleus remain at a separation of this order.

25. Two charges 2.0 × 10-6 C and 1.0 × 10-6 C are placed at a separation of 10 cm. Where should a third
charge be placed , such that it experiences no net force due to these charges?

26. Suppose, one wishes to construct a 1.0 farad capacitor using circular discs. If the separation between
the discs be kept at 1.0 mm, what would be the radius of the discs?

27. A parallel - plate capacitor having plate area 25 cm2 and separation 1.00 mm is connected to a
battery of 6.0 . Calculate the charge flown through the battery. How much work has been done by the
battery during the process?

28. A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plate has a capacitance of 15 pF . The
separation between the plate becomes twice and the space between them is filled with a
𝑥
medium of dielectric constant 3.5 . Then the capacitance becomes 4
pF . The value of x is
________ .
29. A capacitor has capacitance 5 μF when its parallel plates are separated by air medium of
thickness d . A slab of material of dielectric constant 1.5 having area equal to that of plates but
𝑑
thickness 2
is inserted between the plates. Capacitance of the capacitor in the presence of slab
will be _________ μF .

30. A capacitor of capacitance 900 μF is charged by a 100 V battery . The capacitor is

disconnected from the battery and connected to another uncharged identical capacitor such
that one plate of uncharged capacitor connected to positive plate and another plate of
uncharged capacitor connected to negative plate of the charged capacitor. The loss of energy in
this process is measured as x × 10-2 J . The value of x is __________ .
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CHEMISTRY

1.The reduction product of ethyl 3-oxobutanoate by NaBH4 in methanol is

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

2.What is the major product of the following reaction?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

3.The correct order of reactivity for the addition reaction of the following
carbonyl compounds with ethylmagnesium iodide is
(A) I > III > II > IV (B) IV > III > II > I (C) I > II > IV > III (D) III > II > I > IV

4.

The correct option for the above reaction is

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

5.

The compounds A and B above are respectively.

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

6.The products X and Y which are formed in the following sequence of

reactions are respectively.

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
7.The product of the following hydrogenation reaction is:

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

8.The product of the following reaction is :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

9.The yield of acetanilide in the reaction (100% conversion) of 2 moles of

aniline with 1 mole of acetic anhydride is
(A) 270 g (B) 135 g (C) 67.5 g (D) 177 g
10.For the reaction below

the structure of the product Q is

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

11.The reaction sequence given below given product R.

The structure of the product R is

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

12.

For the above three esters, the order of rates of alkaline hydrolysis is
(A) I > II > III (B) II > III > I (C) I > III > II (D) III > I > II
13Which of the following compounds will give silver mirror with
ammoniacal silver nitrate?
A. Formic acid B. Formaldehyde C. Benzaldehyde D. AcetoneChoose
the correct answer from the options given below :
(A) B and C only (B) C and D only (C) A, B and C only (D) A only

14.For the reaction below, the product is Q.

The compound Q is
(A) (B) (C) (D)

15.If aniline is treated with conc. H2SO4 and heated at 200∘C, the product is
(A) anilinium sulphate (B)benzenesulphonic acid
(C) m-aminobenzenesulphonic acid (D)sulphanilic acid

16.Which of the following is not a correct statement for primary aliphatic amines?
(A)The intermolecular association in primary amines is less than the intermolecular
association in secondary amines.
(B)Primary amines on treating with nitrous acid solution from corresponding
alcohols except mythyl amine.
(C)Primary amines are less basic than the secondary amines.
(D)Primary amines can be prepared by the Gabriel phthalimide synthesis.

17.

The major product in the above reaction is :

A (B) (C) (D)

18.Given below are two statements :

Statement I : Aniline is less basic than acetamide.
Statement II : In aniline, the lone pair of electrons on nitrogen atom is delocalized
over benzene ring due to resonance and hence less available to a proton.
Choose the most appropriate option;
(A)Statement I is true but statement II is false.
(B)Statement I is false but statement II is true.
(C)Both statement I and statement II are true.
(D)Both statement I and statement II are false.

19.A reaction of benzonitrile with one equivalent CH3MgBr followed by hydrolysis

produces a yellow liquid "P". The compound "P" will give positive _________.
(A)Iodoform test (B)Schiff's test (C)Ninhydrin's test (D)Tollen's test

20.Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other is
labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Gabriel phthalimide synthesis cannot be used to prepare aromatic
primary amines.
Reason (R) : Aryl halides do not undergo nucleophilic substitution reaction.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options
given below :
(A) Both (A) and (R) true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(B) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(D) (A) is true but (R) is false.

21.The mass percentage of nitrogen in histamine is _____.

22.In gaseous triethyl amine the "−C−N−C−" bond angle is _________

degree.

23.The number of nitrogen atoms in a semicarbazone molecule of acetone

is ______________.

24.The total number of amines among the following which can be

synthesized by Gabriel synthesis is __________.
25.In Tollen's test for aldehyde, the overall number of electron(s) transferred
to the Tollen's reagent formula [Ag(NH3)2]+ per aldehyde group to form
silver mirror is ___________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).

26.The total number of C-C sigma bond/s in mesityl oxide (C6H10O) is

__________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).

27.The number of compound/s given below which contain/s -COOH group

is __________. (Integer answer)
(A) Sulphanilic acid
(B) Picric acid
(C) Aspirin
(D) Ascorbic acid

28.The spin only magnetic moment of the complex present in Fehling's

reagent is __________ B.M. (Nearest integer).

29.In the given reaction,

The number of π electrons present in the product 'P' is _________.

30.Number of compounds giving (i) red colouration with ceric ammonium

nitrate and also (ii) positive iodoform test from the following is ___________
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APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVE
AND AREA UNDER CURVE

(1) The area bounded by the curve y = x2 + 1 & the tangents to it drawn from the origin
is
(A) 2/3 (B) 4/3
(C)1/3 (D) 1

π
(2) The slope of the tangent of the locus y = cos -1 (cos x) at x = - 4 is
(A) 1 (B) 0
(C) 2 (D) –1

(3) The equation of a curve is given by x =et sin t, y = et cos t. The inclination of the
π
tangent to the curve at the point t = 4
is
π π
(A) 4
(B) 3
π
(C) 2
(D) 0
𝑐
(4) If the line joining the points (0, 3) and (5, –2) is a tangent to the curve y = 𝑥 +1
then
the value of c is
(A) 1 (B) –2
(C) 4 (D) None of these

(5) A balloon is pumped at the rate of 'a' the rate of 'a' cm3/minute. The rate of increase
of its surface area when the radius in 'b' cm, is
2
2𝑎 𝑎
(A) 4 cm2 /min (B) 2𝑏
cm2 /min
𝑏
2𝑎
(C) 𝑏
cm2/min (D) None of these
(6) If xy = a2 and S = b2x + c2y where a, b and c are constants then the minimum value
of S is
(A) abc (B) bc 𝑎
(C) 2abc (D) none of these

(7) If f(x) = a loge |x| + bx2+ x has extremums at x = 1 and x = 3 then

3 1 3 1
(A) a = - 4
, b=- 8
(B) a = 4
,b=- 8
3 1
(C) a = - 4
, b= 8
(D) None of these

(8) For the parabola y2 = 16x, the ratio of the length of the subtangent to the abscissa is
(A) 2 :1 (B) 1 : 1
(C) x : y (D) x2 : y

(9) If the tangent to the curve 2y3 = ax2 + x3 at the point (a, a) cuts off intercepts α and
β on the coordinate axes, where α2 +β2 = 61 then the value of |a| is
(a) 16 (b) 28
(C) 30 (D) 31

(10) Let f(x) = 1 + 2x2 + 22x4 + ..... + 210x20. Then f(x) has
(A) more than one minimum (B) exactly one minimum
(C) at least one maximum (D) none of these

(11) For which of the following values of m, is the area of the region bounded by the curve y = x
– x2 and the line y = mx equals 9/2 ?
(A) –4 (B) –2
(C) 2 (D) 4

(12) If the area bounded by y = ax2 and x = ay2 , a > 0, is 1, then a =

1
(A) 1 (B)
3
1 1
(C) 3
(D) -
3

(13) The area bounded by the parabolas y = (x + 1)2 and y = (x – 1)2 and the line y = 1/4 is (A) 4
sq. units (B) 1/6 sq. units
(C) 4/3 sq. units (D) 1/3 sq. units

(14) The area bounded by curve = , the x-axis and the ordinate at x = –2 and x = 1 is
9 15
(A) 2
(B) 2
15 17
(C) 4
(D) 4
(15) The area of the region enclosed by the curves y = x log x and y = 2x – 2x2 is
7 1
(A) 12
sq. units (B) 2
sq. units
5
(C) 12
sq. units (D) None of these

1
(16) Area bounded by y = 2 and x-axis is
𝑥 − 2𝑥 + 2
(A) 2π sq. units (B) π/2 sq. units
(C) 2 sq. units (D) π sq. units

(17) The value of the parameter a for which the area of the figure bounded by the abscissa axis,
the graph of the function y = x3 + 3x2 + x + a and the straight lines, which are parallel to the axis
of ordinates and cut the abscissa axis at the point of extremum of the function, is the least is
(A) 2 (B) 0
(C) –1 (D) 1

(18) Area bounded by the curve xy2 = a2(a–x) and y-axis is

2
π𝑎
(A) 2
sq. units (B) πa2 sq. units
(C) 3 πa2 sq. units (D) None of these

(19) The area between the curve y = 2x4 –x2, the x-axis and the ordinates of the two
minima of the curves is
11 7
(A) 60
sq. units (B) 120
sq. units
1 7
(C) 30
sq. units (D) 90
sq. units

2
(20) The area of the region enclosed between the curves x = y2 –1 and x = |y| 1 −𝑦
is
4
(A) 1sq. Units (B) 3
sq. units
2
(C) 3
sq. units (D) 2 sq. units

(21) The sum of squares of all possible values of 𝑘, for which area of the region bounded
by the parabolas 2𝑦2=k𝑥 and ky2=2(𝑦−𝑥) is maximum, is equal to :

(22) The area of the region enclosed by the parabola (𝑦−2)2=𝑥−1, the line 𝑥−2𝑦+4=0 and
the positive coordinate axes is _________.
(23) If the points of intersection of two distinct conics 𝑥2+𝑦2=4𝑏 and
2 2
𝑥 𝑦
16
+ 2 =1 lie on the curve 𝑦2=3𝑥2, then 33 times the area of the rectangle formed by the
𝑏
intersection points is _________.

(24) If A is the area in the first quadrant enclosed by the curve C:2x2−y+1=0, the tangent
to C at the point (1,3) and the line x+y=1, then the value of 60 A is _________.

(25) Let 𝐴 be the area bounded by the curve 𝑦=𝑥|𝑥−3|, the 𝑥-axis and the ordinates 𝑥=−1
and 𝑥=2. Then 12𝐴 is equal to ____________.

(26) Let 𝑓(𝑥)=2x−𝑥2,𝑥∈𝑅. If 𝑚 and 𝑛 are respectively the number of points at which the
curves 𝑦=𝑓(𝑥) and 𝑦=𝑓′(𝑥) intersect the 𝑥-axis, then the value of m+n is ___________.

(27) Consider the triangles with vertices 𝐴(2,1),𝐵(0,0) and 𝐶(𝑡,4),𝑡∈[0,4].If the maximum
and the minimum perimeters of such triangles are obtained at 𝑡=𝛼 and 𝑡=𝛽 respectively,
then 6𝛼+21𝛽 is equal to ___________.

(28) Let the quadratic curve passing through the point (−1,0) and touching the line 𝑦=𝑥
at (1,1) be 𝑦=𝑓(𝑥). Then the 𝑥-intercept of the normal to the curve at the point (𝛼,𝛼+1)
in the first quadrant is __________.

3
𝑛
(29) If 𝑎α is the greatest term in the sequence 𝛼𝑛= 4 ,𝑛=1,2,3,…, then 𝛼
𝑛 +147
is equal to _____________.

(30) The number of points, where the curve 𝑦=𝑥5−20𝑥3+50𝑥+2 crosses the
x-axis, is ____________.