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Part-A: 1-Mark Questions
Q1. A negative logic is the one in which the 0 ’s and the 1’s in the truth tables are interchanged. In
such a negative logic, the normal NAND gate would behave like a
(a) NOR gate (b) AND gate
(c) OR gate (d) NAND gate
Ans. : (a)
Q2. The six faces of a cube are painted violet, blue, red, green, yellow and orange. If the cube is rolled
4 times, what is the probability that the green face appears exactly 3 times?
3 5 5 15
(a) (b) (c) (d)
24 124 324 222
Ans. : (c)
Q3. A particle with energy E is in a bound state of the one-dimensional Hamiltonian

h2 d 2
H  V  x  . The expectation value of the momentum p
2m dx 2
(a) is always zero
(b) depends on the degeneracy of the eigenstate
(c) is zero if and only if the potential symmetric V   x   V  x 

(d) depends on the energy E of the eigenstate

Ans. : (c)
Q4. A glass of radius R and refractive index n acts like a lens with focal length
nR nR
(a)  (b) 
2  n  1 2  n  1
2

nR nR
(c)  (d) 
2  n  1 2  n  1
2 2

Ans. : (b)

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Q5. An ideal op-amp and a silicon transistor T are used in the following circuit. Find the output
voltage Vout 15V

 Vou t
2 k
T
B
6V  15V

(a) 5.3 V (b) 0.7 V (c) 0.7V (d) 15V

Ans. : (b)
Q6. A spaceship moves away from Earth with a relativistic speed v and fires a shuttle craft in the
forward direction at a speed v relative to the spaceship. The pilot of the shuttle craft launches a
probe in the forward direction at a speed v relative to the Earth?
3v
(a) 3v (b)
v2
1
c2

 3  v2 / c2  2v
(c)  2 
v (d) v
 1  3v / c  1  v2 / c2
2

Ans. : (c)
    
Q7. Let ABCDEF be a regular hexagon. The vector AB  AC  AD  AE  AF will be
  
(a) 0 (b) AD (c) 2 AD (d) 3AD
Ans. : (d)
Q8. An ideal gas at temperature T is composed of particles of mass m , with the x -component of
velocity vx . The average value of vx is

(a) 0 (b) 3k BT / m (c) 𝑘 𝑇/2𝜋𝑚 (d) 2𝑘 𝑇/𝜋𝑚

Ans. : (d)

Q9. A particle of mass m is subject to the potential V  x, y, t   K  x 2  y 2  , where  x, y  are the

Cartesian coordinates of the particle and K is a constant. Which one of the following quantities
is a constant of motion?
  xy
(a) yx    xy
(b) yx  (c) y  x   xx
(d) yy 

Ans. : (b)

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Q10. What value the following infinite series will converge to?

n2

n 1 2
n

2 1
(a) (b) (c) 3 (d) 6
6 2
Ans. : (d)
  
Q11. If L is the angular momentum operator in quantum mechanics, the value of L  L will be
  
(a) 0 (b) iL (c) L (d) L

Ans. : (b)
Q12. In an open circuited p-n junction diode, the barrier voltage at the junction is generated due to
(a) Minority carriers in the p and n sides
(b) Majority carriers in the p and n sides
(c) Immobile negative charge in the p-side and positive charge in the n-side
(d) Immobile positive charge in the p-side and negative charge in the n-side
Ans. : (c)
Q13. The smallest dimension of the Hilbert space in which we can find operators xˆ, pˆ that satisfy
 xˆ, pˆ   i is
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 
Ans. : (d)
Q14. Consider a system consisting of three non-degenerate energy levels, with energies 0,  and 2  .
In the limit of infinite temperature T   , the probability of finding a particle in the ground
state is
(a) 0 (b) 1/ 2 (c) 1/ 3 (d) 1
Ans. : (c)

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Q15. In the figure below with ideal op-amps, the value of R  10 k , V1  10 mV , and V2  30 mV .
R R
Calculate Vout .
R
V1 
R

 Vout
V2 

(a) 40 mV (b) 40 mV (c) 20 mV (d) 20 mV

Ans. : (c)
Q16. A flat soap film has a uniform thickness of 510 nm. White light (having wavelengths in the range
of about 390 – 700 nm) is incident normally on the film. If the refractive index of the soap is 1.33,
what will be the dominant colour of the reflected light?
(a)Violet (b) Green (c) Red (d) White
Ans. : (b)
Q17. A particle of mass m having a non-zero angular momentum of magnitude l is subject to a central
 
force potential V  r   k ln  r  , where k is a constant and r  r . What is the radius R at which

it will have a circular orbit? Will the circular orbit be stable or unstable?
l l
(a) R  , unstable orbit (b) R  , stable orbit
2km 2km
l l
(c) R  , unstable orbit (d) R  , stable orbit
km km
Ans. : (d)
Q18. Positronium is a short lived bound state of an electron and a positron. The energy difference
between the first excited state and ground state of positronium is expected to be around
(a) four times that of the Hydrogen atom
(b) twice that of the Hydrogen atom
(c) half that of the Hydrogen atom
(d) the same as that of the Hydrogen atom
Ans. : (c)

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Q19. A solid sphere and a solid cylinder, both of uniform mass density, start rolling down without
slipping from rest from the same height along an inclined plane (see figure). Which one of the
following statements is correct?
(a) The sphere would reach the bottom faster.
(b) The cylinder would reach the bottom faster.
(c) The heavier one would reach the bottom faster if both have identical radii.
(d) Both the objects would reach the bottom at the same time if their radii are identical.
Ans. : (a)
Q20. A one-dimensional box contains three identical particles in the ground state of the system. Find
1
the ratio of total energies of these particles if they were spin- fermions, to that if they were
2
bosons.
14 1
(a) 1 (b) (c) 2 (d)
3 3
Ans. : (c)

Q21. A monochromatic linearly polarized light with electromagnetic field E  E0 sin t  kz  xˆ  yˆ  is

incident normally on a birefringent calcite crystal. The wavelength of the wave is 590 nm and the
refractive indices of the crystal along the x - directions and y - directions are 1.66 and 1.49 ,
respectively. If the thickness of the crystal is 434 nm , what will be the polarization of the light
that emerges from the crystal?
(a) Linearly polarized along the same axis as the incident light
(b) Linearly polarized but along a different axis than the incident light
(c) Circularly polarized
(d) Neither linearly nor circularly polarized but elliptically polarized
Ans. : (d)
1 0 0 1
 
0 2 0 0
Q22. Consider the matrix A  
 0 0 3 0
 
1 0 0 4 

What is the determinant of the matrix exp  A ?

(a) 1 (b) exp  24  (c) 24 (d) 0

Ans. : (a)

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Q23. A quantum particle is moving in one dimension between rigid walls at x   L and x  L , under
the influence of a potential (see figure). The potential has the uniform value V0 between

a  x  a , and is 0 otherwise. Which one of the following graphs qualitatively represent the
ground state wavefunction of this system? (You can assume that a  LV0   2 / 8mL2 ).

V0

L a 0 a L x   x
  x

(a) (b)

x
x L
L a 0 a L
a 0 a L

  x
  x

(c) (d)
L x
a 0 a L
x
L a 0 a L

Ans. : (d)
 
Q24. If x A and xB are the position vectors of two points on a rigid body, which one of the following is

NOT necessarily true?

 
(a) 
xA  
xB  0
 
  

(b)  x A  xB   x A  xB  0

 

(c)  x A  xB   

x A   
 
xB  x A  x B  0 (d)
d 
dt

x A  xB  0

Ans. : (a)

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Q25. The free energy density of a gas at a constant temperature is given by f     C ln   / 0  ,

where  represents the density of the gas, while C and  0 are positive constants. The pressure

of the system is
(a) C (b) C  2 / 0 (c) C 0 ln   / 0  (d) C  ln   / 0 

Ans. : (a)

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Part-B: 3-Mark Questions

Q1. Consider a sphere of radius R containing a charge with volume density   r   4 0  / r . The

charge is zero outside the sphere. The electromagnetic potentials (  and A ) inside the sphre

may be written in many ways. Which of the following values of  and A inside the sphere
describe the situation correctly?
 
(a)   0, A  2  t rˆ (b)   2 r , A  0
 
(c)   0, A    t rˆ (d)     r , A  0
Ans. : (a)
Q2. A hollow sphere of radius R , with a small hole at the bottom, is
completely filled with a liquid of uniform density (see figure). The liquid R
h
drains out of the sphere through the hole at an uniform rate in time T .
Which one of the following graphs (a, b, c, d) qualitatively represents the
height h of the center of mass (of sphere + liquid inside it), measured hole
from the bottom of the sphere with time?

h h
(a) (b)
R R

T /2 T T /2 T
h h

(c) R (d) R

T /2 T T /2 T
Ans. : (d)

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Q3. An ideal polariser is placed in between two crossed

polarisers in a coaxial geometry as shown. The middle
polariser is rotated at the angular speed of  about the
common axis. If unpolarized light of intensity I 0 is incident

on this system, the emergent intensity of the light would

be
l0 l0 l0 l0  1 
(a) 1  cos 4t  (b) 1  cos 4t  (c) 1  cos t  (d) 1  cos t 
8 16 16 16  2 
Ans. : (b)

Q4. An astrophysical observation measured the mass of a star as 12.41  1.12  M  , where M  is the

mass of the Sun. Another independent observation measured the mass of the same star as

 8.40    M  . Assuming the errors to have Gaussian distributions, one concluded that the two
measurements differed by 3 standard deviations. The value of  was approximately
(a) 0.22 (b) 0.73 (c) 1.04 (d) 1.55
Ans. : (b)
Q5. Consider the normalized wave function   a 0  b 1 for a one-dimensional simple harmonic

oscillator at some time, where  0 and  1 are the normalized ground state and the first excited

state respectively, and a, b are real numbers. For what values of a and b , the magnitude of

expectation value of x , i.e. x , is maximum?

(a) a  b  1/ 2 (b) a  b  1/ 2
(c) a  1, b  0 (d) a  0, b  1
Ans. : (b)

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Q6. M grams of water at temperature Ta is adiabatically mixed with an equal mass of water at

temperature Tb , keeping the pressure constant. Find the change in entropy of the system

(specific heat of water is C p ).

 Ta  Tb 2   Ta  Tb  2 
(a) S  MC p ln 1   (b) S  MC p ln 1  
 4TaTb   4TaTb 

 Ta  Tb 2   T T 
(c) S  MC p ln 1   (d) S  MC p ln  a b1/ 2 
 4Ta Tb 
   4TaTb  
Ans. : (c)
Q7. The circuit given in the figure below is composed of ideal diodes and resistances R . The input
waveform is shown on the left.
V in

5V

t Vin R  0,0 Vout

5V

The output waveform would be

Vout Vout

(a) 5V (b)
t t

5V

Vout Vout

5V
(c) (d)
t t

5V 5V

Ans. : (a)

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Q8. Consider a 4-dimensional vector space V that is a direct product of two 2-dimensional vector
spaces V1 and V2 . A linear transformation H acting on V is specified by the direct product of

linear transformations H1 and H 2 acting on V1 and V2 , respectively. In a particular basis,

3 0  2 1
H1   , H2   
0 2  1 1
what is the lowest eigenvalue of H ?

(a) 1 (b)
3
2
(c) 3  5 (d)
1
2

3 5 
Ans. : (c)
Q9. Consider a spherical shell of radius R having a uniform surface
charge density  . Suppose we construct a spherical Gaussian R R
surface having the same radius R but its centre shifted from the
charged sphere by a distance R (see the figure). What is the total
 
  dA through the Gaussian surface?
electric flux  E
Surface Gaussian
charge O surface
(a) 0 (b)  R  2

(c) 2 R 2 (d) 4 R 2
Ans. : (b)
Q10. A large box, of volume V is fitted with a vertical glass tube of cross-sectional area A , in which a
metal ball of mass m fits exactly. The box contain an ideal gas at a pressure slightly higher than
atmospheric pressure P because of the weight of the ball. If the ball is displaced slightly from
equilibrium, find the angular frequency  of simple harmonic oscillations. Assume adiabatic
behaviour, with ratio of specific heats   CP / CV .

A2  P  mg / A  2 A2  P  mg / A 
(a)   (b)  
2 Vm Vm

A2  P  mg / A   A2  P  mg / A 
(c)   (d)  
 Vm Vm

Ans. : (d)

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Q11. A paper has been cut into the shape given in figure (ABCD is a square and
the two hexagonal flaps are regular) and placed on the table. The square E
F
base lies flat on the table. The hexagonal flaps are then folded upwards
B A
along the edges AB and AD such that edges AE and AF of the two hexagons
C D
coincide. What is the minimum angle (in degrees) made by the edge AE
(or AF) with the surface of the table?
(a) 120 (b) 85 (c) 60 (d) 45
Ans. : (d)
Q12. Which one of the following sets correctly represents the Hamilton’s equations of motion
1 1
obtained from the Lagrangian L  mxy   m 2 xy
2 2
1 1
(a) mx  2 p y , p x   m 2 y , my  2 p x , p y   m 2 x
2 2
1 1
(b) mx  2 p y , p x   m 2 y , my  2 p x , p y   m 2 y
2 2
(c) mx  px , p x  m x, my  p y , p y  m y
2 2

(d) mx  p y , p x  m 2 y, my  px , p y  m 2 x

Ans. : (a)
Q13. A particle is in the n th energy eigenstate of an infinite one-dimensional potential well between
x  0 and x  L . Let P be the probability of finding the particle between x  0 and x  1/ 3 . In
the limit n   , the value of P is

(a) 1/ 9 (b) 2 / 3 (c) 1/ 3 (d) 1/ 3

Ans. : (c)

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Q14. Two equal masses A and B are connected to a fixed support at the origin by two identical
springs with spring constant K and the same unstretched length L . They are also connected to

each other by a spring with spring constant K  and unstretched length 2L . The equilibrium
position, with all springs unstretched, is shown in the figure. If A is constrained to move only
along the x axis and B is constrained to move only along the y axis, then the angular

frequencies 1 , 2 of the normal modes are

y

K K  K
(a) 1  , 2 
m m
B
K 2K 
(b) 1  , 2 
m m K
2K K  K K
(c) 1  , 2  A
m m
K K  K  0, 0  x
(d) 1  , 2  K
m m
Ans. : (a)
Q15. Consider the infinite series
 x3
2
  x2 x 4  
2

exp  x   .....      .....  

 3   2 4  
Which one of the following represents this series?
ln 1 x 
(a) 1  x  (b) exp sin 2 x   cos x  1 
2
 

(c) exp  xe x 
 ln 1 x 
(d) 1  x 

Ans. : (d)

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Part-C: 2-Mark Numerical Questions

Q1. Consider a real tensor Tijk with i, j , k  1,....,5 . It has the following properties:
Tijk  T jik  Tikj , T
i
iik 0

What is the number of independent real components of this tensor?

Ans. : 0030
Q2. A circular ring of radius R with total charge Qring has uniform linear charge density. It rotates

about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane with a constant angular
speed  . The magnetic field at the centre is found to be B0 . Another thin circular disk of the

same radius R has a constant surface charge density with a total charge Qdisk . This disk too

rotates about the same axis as the ring with the same constant angular speed  . The magnetic
field at the centre in this case is found to be 10 3 B0 . What is the value of Qring / Qdisk ?

Ans. : 2000
Q3. Five distinguishable particles are distributed in energy levels E1 and E2 with degeneracy of 2 and

3 respectively. Find the number of microstates with three particles in energy level E1 and two

particles in E2 .

Ans. : 0720
Q4. The uncertainty  x in the position of a particle with mass m in the ground state of a harmonic
oscillator is 2 / mc . What is the energy (in units of 10 4 mc 2 ) required to excite the system to the
first excited state?
Ans. : 1250
Q5. Assume the earth to be an uniform sphere of radius 6400 km and having a uniform electric
permittivity of 8.85  10 12 Farad/m. What would be the self capacitance (in micro-Farads) of the
earth? Round off your answer to the nearest integer.
Ans. : 0712
Q6. An aircraft flies over the North pole at a constant speed of 900 Km / hr . A small bob is hanging
freely from the ceiling of the aircraft. What is the angle (in micro-radians) it makes with the
Earth’s radial direction? (Take the acceleration due to gravity to be 9.81 m / s 2 ).
Ans. : 3707

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Q7. Evaluate the integral to the nearest integer

 dt
I  100   exp  t   exp  10t  
0 t 
Ans. : 0230
Q8. A thin tube of length 1080 mm and uniform cross-section is sealed at both ends, and placed
horizontally on a table. At the exact center of the tube is a mercury ( Hg ) pellet of length 180 mm .

The pressure of the air on both sides of the mercury pellet is P0 . When the tube is held at an

angle of 60 degrees with the vertical, the length of the air column above and below the Hg
become 480 mm and 420 mm , respectively. Assuming the temperature of the system to be

constant, calculate the pressure P0 in mm of Hg .

B A
450 mm 450 mm
Ans. : 0672 180 mm
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Q9. In the following transistor circuit R1  0.5 k , RE  RC  2k , RB  200 k  ,   100 ,
IB
VCC  10 V , VBE  0.7 V . Determine the VCE in mV .
VCC  10 V

R1  0.5 k 

RB  200 k  RC  2 k 

RE  2 k 

Ans. : 0950
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Q10. A binary star system consists of two starts with same mass M revolving about a common centre
of mass in a circular orbit with velocities much smaller than the speed of light, c  3.0  108 m / s .
The axis of the plane of rotation is perpendicular to our line of sight. The wavelength of a
particular spectral line from one of the stars is observed to change with a period of 2.40  105
seconds. If the ratio of maximum to minimum wavelength of the line is 1.0022 , the distance
between the stars (in 109 m ) to the nearest integer, is
Ans. : 0025

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