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ALPS_ Physics – 2317

Syllabus Topic: Electrostatics, DC Circuits and Kinematics and Motion in 2D

* Mark questions are more than one option correct type.
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1. A body starts from rest and is uniformly accelerated for 30s. The distance travelled in the first 10s is x1,
next 10s is x2 and the last 10s is x3 . Then, x1 : x2 : x3 is: ( )
(A) 1:2:4 (B) 1:2:5 (C) 1:3:5 (D) 1:3:9
2. For a particle undergoing rectilinear motion with uniform acceleration, the magnitude of displacement is
one-third the distance covered in some time interval. The magnitude of final velocity is less than magnitude
of initial velocity for this time interval, then the ratio of initial speed to the final speed for this time interval
is: ( )
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 3

3. A man is crossing a rive flowing with velocity of 5 m/s. He reaches a point directly across at a distance of
60 m in 5 sec. His velocity in still water should be: ( )

(A) 12 m/s (B) 13 m/s (C) 5 m/s (D) 10 m/s

4. A bomber plane moving at a horizontal speed of 20 m/s releases a bomb at a height of 80m above ground
as shown in figure. At the same instant, a hunter of negligible height starts running from a point below it, to
catch the bomb with speed 10 m/s. After 2s, he realized that he cannot make it, he stops running and
immediately holds his gun and fires in such direction so that just before bomb hits the ground, bullet will

hit it. What should be the firing speed of bullet? (take, g  10 m/s 2 ) . ( )

(A) 10 ms (B) 20 10 m/s (C) 10 10 m/s (D) None of these

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5. Each resistance shown in the network is in ohm. Current through the resistor 3 is 0.25 A. The input
voltage 'V' is equal to: ( )

15
(A) 10V (B) 20V (C) 5V (D) V
2
6. In the circuit shown, what is the potential difference VPQ ? ( )

(A) +3V (B) +2V (C) –2V (D) None of these

7. Find effective resistance between A and B. ( )

8 6
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C)  (D) 
7 5
8. A point charge q is placed inside a conducting spherical shell of inner radius 2R and outer radius 3R at a
distance of R from the centre of the shell. The electric potential at the centre of shell will be 1 times:
40
( )
q 4q 5q 2q
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2R 3R 6R 3R

9. An electric field is given E  ( yiˆ  xjˆ) N/C . The work done in moving a 1C charge from
rA  (2iˆ  2 ˆj ) m to rB  (4iˆ  ˆj ) m is: ( )
(A) 4 J (B) 4 J (C) 8 J (D) Zero

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10. Two unequal masses, m1  2m and m2  m have unequal positive charge on them. They are suspended
by two mass-less threads of unequal lengths from a common point such that, in equilibrium, both the mass
are on same horizontal level. The angle between the two strings is   45 in this position. Find the
Electrostatic force applied by m1 on m2 in this position. ()

13  2  17  3  mg 17  4
(A) mg (B)   mg (C) (D) mg
4  2  2 3

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11. A particle starts from rest with uniform acceleration a. Its velocity after n second is v. The displacement of the body in
the last two seconds is: ( )
2v( n  1) v ( n  1) v ( n  1) 2v(2n  1)
(A) (B) (C) (D)
n a n a
12. A particle moving in a straight line with uniform acceleration is observed to be at a distance a from a fixed point
initially. It is at distance b, c, d from the same point after n, 2n, 3n second. The acceleration of the particle is:
( )
c  2b  a cba c  2b  a c b a
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2
n 9n 4n n2
13. A projectile is fired at an angle of 30° to the horizontal such that the vertical component of its initial velocity is 80m/s.
T
Its time of flight is T. Its velocity at t  has a magnitude of nearly: ( )
4
(A) 200 m/s (B) 300 m/s (C) 140 m/s (D) 100 m/s

14. A projectile is launched from point A with the initial conditions shown in figure. BC part is circular with radius 150
m. Determine the x and y-coordinates of the point of impact. ( )

(A) x = 373m, y = 18.75 m (B) x = 393m, y = 15,75 m

(C) x = 350 m, y = 15 m (D) x = 380m, y = 20.55 m

15. The bob of simple pendulum is hanging vertically down from a fixed identical bob by means of a string of
length l. If both bobs are charged with a charge q each, time period of the pendulum is (ignore the radii of
the bobs) ( )
l l
(A) 2 (B) 2
 q2   q2 
g 2  g  2 
l m l m
   
l l
(C) 2 (D) 2
g  q2 
g  
 l 
 

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16. Charge 2q  q and  q are placed at the corners, A, B and C of an equilateral triangle ABC. If E is the
electric field at the circumcentre O of the triangle, due to the charge +q, then the magnitude and direction of
the resultant electric field at O is : ( )
(A) E along AO (B) 2 E along AO (C) E along BO (D) E along CO
17. In the circuit shown in figure a current I  600A enters through A and leaves through B. Reading of the identical
voltmeters V1 and V2 are 20V and 30V respectively. Find R. ()

(A) R  40k (B) R  40k (C) R  25k (D) R  50k

18. Two identical blocks of charge q each are connected by a massless spring of force constant k. They are placed over a
smooth horizontal surface. They are released when the separation between them is r and spring is unstretched. If
maximum extension of the spring is r, the value of k is: (neglect gravitational effect) ( )

q2 2q 2 q2
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
40 r 3  0 r 3 20 r 3
19. Eight point charges having value q each, are fixed at vertices of a cube. The electric flux through square surface
ABCD of the cube is: ( )

(A)
q (B)
q (C)
q (D)
q
240 120 60 80

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20. A fixed non conducting smooth track is in the shape of a quarter circle of radius R in vertical plane. A small metal ball
A is fixed at the bottom of the track. Another identical ball B, which is free to move, is placed in contact with ball A.
A charge Q is given to ball A which gets equally shared by the two balls. Ball B gets repelled and ultimately comes to
rest in its equilibrium position where its radius vector makes an angle (  90) with vertical. Mass of ball is m.
Find charge Q that was given to the balls: ()

   

(A) Q  8 R sin   20 mg sin   (B) Q  4R sin   20mg sin
2 2 2 2
   
(C) Q  8R cos   20 mg cos   (D) Q  8R sin   20 mg cos  
2 2 2 2

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21. A balloon is moving upwards with velocity 10m/s. It releases a stone which comes down to the ground in
11s. The height of the balloon from the ground at the moment when the stone was dropped is:
( g 10m / s 2 ) ( )
(A) 495 m (B) 592 m (C) 362 m (D) 500 m

22. A uniform electric field pointing in the positive x-direction exists in a region. Let A be the origin and B be
the point on x-axis at x = + 1 cm and C be the point on the y-axis at y = +1 cm. Then the potential at the
points A, B and C satisfy: ( )
(A) VA  VB (B) VA  VC (C) VA  VB (D) VA  VC

23. Time taken by the projectile to reach from A to B it t. Then, the distance AB is equal to: ( )

ut 3ut
(A) (B) (C) 3 ut (D) 2 ut
3 2

24. Three stones A, B and C are projected from surface of very long inclined plane with equal speeds and
different angles of projection as shown in figure. The incline makes an angle  with horizontal. If
H A , H B and H C are maximum height attained by A, B and C respectively above inclined plane, then
(neglect air friction) ( )

(A) H A  HC  H B (B) H A2  H C2  H B2
(C) H A  HC  2H B (D) H A2  H C2  2H B2

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25. The equivalent resistance between points A and B is: ( )

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 1 (D) None of these

26. Two point charges  q and  q are held fixed at   a, 0  and (a, 0) respectively. Then : ( )

(A) The electric field E at all points on the x-axis has the same direction
(B) E at all points on the y-axis is along î
(C) Positive work is done in bringing a test charge from infinity to the origin
(D) All of the above

27. In the circuit shown in the Figure R X is a variable resistance. Find the equivalent resistance ( RAB )
between A and B in terms of R and R X . What are the possible range of values of RAB ? ()

4R 3R 4R 5R
(A)  RAB  (B)  RAB 
3 2 7 2
7R 4R 17 R
(C)  RAB  2 R (D)  RAB 
6 3 6

28. A particle A has charge +q and particle B has charge +4q with each of them having the same mass m.
When allowed to fall from rest through same electrical potential difference, the ratio of their speed v A : vB
will be: ( )
(A) 2:1 (B) 1:2 (C) 4:1 (D) 1:4

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29. A non conducting infinite rod is placed along the z-axis: the upper half of the rod (lying along z  0) is
charged positively with a uniform linear charge density  while the lower half ( z  0) is charged
negatively with a uniform linear charge density – . The origin is located at the junction of the positive and
negative halves of the rod. A uniformly charged annular disc (surface charge density : 0 ) of inner radius
R and outer radius 2R is placed in the x-y plane with its centre at the origin. Find the force on the rod due to
the disc. ()

(A) 20R (B) 0 R (C) 0 R (D) 0 R

0 20 0 30

30. When a conducting disc is made to rotate about its axis, the centrifugal force causes the free electrons to be
pushed toward the edge. This causes a sort of polarization and an electric field is induced. The radial
movement of free electrons stops when electric force on an electron balance the centrifugal force. Calculate
the potential difference developed across the centre and the edge of a disc of radius R rotating with angular
speed  . [This potential difference is sometimes called as sedimentation potential]. Take mass and charge
of an electron to be m and e respectively. ( )
m2 R 2 4m2 R 2 m2 R 2 m2 R 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
e e 2e 4e

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31. If position time graph of a particle is sine curve as shown, what will be its velocity-time graph: ( )

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

32. A particle moves on a straight line with uniform acceleration of 5 m/s 2 . Distance travelled by it in three
consecutive intervals of 1 s each are in the ratio 3 : 1 : 1. Find total distance travelled by the particle in 3s:
( )
(A) 15 m (B) 12.5 m (C) 22.5 m (D) 20 m

33. A stone is projected from ground. Its path is as shown in figure. At which point its speed is decreasing at
fastest rate? ( )

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

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*34. Which of the following is true for the figure showing electric lines of force? (E is
electrical field, V is potential) ( )
(A) E A  EB (B) EB  E A
(C) VA  VB (D) VB  VA

35. In the circuit shown in figure AB is a uniform wire of length L = 5m. It has a resistance of 2 / m . When
AC = 2.0 m, it was found that the galvanometer shows zero reading when switch s is placed in either of the
two positions 1 or 2. Find the emf E1. ( )

(A) 100 V (B) 120 V (C) 150 V (D) 170 V

36. A battery of 120V and internal resistance r  0.5  is used to charge a 110V cell in the circuit shown in
the figure. Find the range of values of R for which the cell will never get charged: ( )

(A) R  7.5  (B) R  5.5  (C) R  6.6  (D) R  6.5 

37. A solid hemispherical uniformly charged body having charge Q is kept symmetrically along the y-axis as
shown in the figure. The net electric field at (d, 0, 0) is: ( )

(A) 1 Q (B) less than 1 Q

40 d 2 40 d 2
1 Q and 1 2Q 1 2Q
(C)   (D)
40 d 2 40 d 2 40 d 2

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38. A tiny electric dipole of dipole moment p is placed at a distance r from an infinitely long wire, with its p
normal to the wire. If the linear charge density of the wire is  , the electrostatic force acting on the dipole is
equal to: ( )

P P 2P P
(A) (B) (C) (D)
40 r 0 r 0 r 20 r 2

39. A non conducting ring of radius R1 is charged such that the linear charge density is 1 cos 2  where  is
the polar angle. If the radius is increased to R2 keeping the charge constant, the linear charge density is

changed to  2 cos  . The relation connecting R1, R2 1 and  2 will be:

2
( )
(A) 1 / R1   2 / R2 (B) 1 / R2   2 / R1

(C) 1 2  R1R2 (D) 12 R1   22 R2

40. On a horizontal table, there is a smooth circular groove of mean radius R. The walls of the groove are non
conducting. Two metal balls (each having mass m and radius r) are placed inside the groove with their
centers R apart. The balls just fit inside the groove. The two balls are given charge 3q and  q and
released from state of rest. Ignore the non-uniformity in charge distribution as the balls come close together
and collide. The collision is elastic. Find maximum speed acquired by each ball after they collide for the
first time: ()

Kq 2 (4 R  7 r ) Kq 2 (4 R  7 r )
(A) V0  (B) V0 
2mrR 4mrR
Kq 2 (4 R  7 r ) Kq 2 (4 R  7 r )
(C) V0  (D) V0 
mrR 3mrR

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41. During an accelerated motion of a particle: ( )
(A) Average velocity of the particle is always less than its final velocity
(B) Average velocity of the particle is always greater than its final velocity
(C) Average velocity of the particle may be zero also
(D) Average velocity of the particle is half its final velocity

42. Two cars start off to race with velocities 4 m/s and 2 m/s and travel in straight line with uniform
accelerations 1 m/s 2 and 2 m/s 2 respectively. If they reach the final point at the same instant, then the
length of the path is: ( )
(A) 30 m (B) 32 m (C) 20 m (D) 24 m

43. A particle is projected from surface of the inclined plane with speed u and at an angle  with the
horizontal. After sometime, the particle collides elastically with the smooth fixed inclined plane for the first
time and subsequently moves in vertical direction. Starting from projection, find the time taken by the
particle to reach maximum height. (Neglect time of collision). ( )

2u cos  2u cos  u (sin   cos ) 2u

(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 g g g

44. In the arrangement shown in the figure when the switch S 2 is open, the galvanometer shows no deflection
L 5
for  . When the switch S 2 is closed, the galvanometer shows no deflection for  L. The
2 12
internal resistance (r) of 6V cell, and the emf E of the other battery are respectively: ( )

(A) 3 , 8V (B) 2 , 12V (C) 2 , 24V (D) 3 , 12V

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45. A metallic wire has variable cross sectional area. Cross sectional area at cd is twice the area at ab. The wire
is connected to a cell as shown. Find the ratio of heat dissipated per unit volume at section cd to that at
section ab. ()

(A) 1:2 (B) 1:8 (C) 1:4 (D) 1 : 16

46. In the circuit shown, R  2 and V  20 volt. With switch S open the reading of ammeter is half its
reading when 'S' is closed. Calculate the resistance of the ammeter. ( )

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) 8

47. An infinitely long line charge has linear charge density  C/m . The line charge is along the line x0,
z  2 m . Find the electric field at point (1, 1, 1) m. ( )
1 ˆ ˆ 1 ˆ ˆ
(A) E (i  k ) (B) E (i  j )
40 40
1 ˆ ˆ 1 ˆ ˆ
(C) E (i  j ) (D) E (i  k )
40 40

48. A ring of radius r has uniformly spread change +q on quarter of its circumference. The opposite quarter of
the ring carries a charge –q uniformly spread over it. Find the electric potential at a point A shown in the
figure. Point A is at a distance R (  r ) from the centre of the ring. ()

qr 2qr qr qr
(A) V (B) V (C) V (D) V
0 R 2
 0 R
2 2
 0 R
2 2
4  0 R 2
2

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49. Electric potential in a 3 dimensional space is given by V      volt where x, y and z are in
 x y z

meter. A particle has charge q  1012 C and mass m  109 g and is constrained to move in xy plane.
Find the initial acceleration of the particle if it is released at (1, 1, 1) m. ( )

(A) a  (iˆ  ˆj ) m/s 2 (B) a  (iˆ  ˆj ) m/s 2

(C) a  (iˆ  2 ˆj ) m/s 2 (D) a  (2iˆ  ˆj ) m/s 2

50. A particle is projected at a speed of u  40 m/s in vertically upward direction in a place where exists a
horizontal uniform electric field E0 . The specific charge of the particle is 4 g . Find the time after
3E0
projection, when speed of the particle will be least: ( )
26 25 35 36
(A) s (B) s (C) s (D) s
25 26 25 25

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Answer key : ALPS_ Physics – 2317

Topic: Electrostatics, DC Circuits and Kinematics and Motion in 2D
Day 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

C A B C B D C C D B

Day 2

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

A A C A C A D A C A

Day 3

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

A A A A C B A B C C

Day 4

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

C C A AD C B C D B A

Day 5

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

C D C B C B D C A D

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