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Q.No:1 TIFR-2013

The value of the integral

∞
9 2
∫ dxx exp (−x )
0

is

(a)20160

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(b) 12

(c) 18

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Q.No:2 TIFR-2013

In a quantum mechanical system, an observable A is represented by an

^ ^
operator A . If |ψ⟩ is a state of the system, but not an eigenstate of A , then
the quantity

2
^ 2 ^
r = ⟨ψ|A|ψ⟩ − ⟨ψ|A |ψ⟩

satisfies the relation

(c) r < 0

(c) r = 0

(c) r > 0

(c) r ≥ 0

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 Q.No:3 TIFR-2013

A particle of energy E moves in one dimension under the influence of a

potential V (x). If E > V (x) for some range of x, which of the following
graphs can represent a bound state wave function of the particle?

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Q.No:4 TIFR-2013

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 In a Davisson-Germer experiment, a collimated beam of electrons of
energy 54eV , at normal incidence on a given crystal, shows a peak at a
reflection angle of 40 . If the electron beam is replaced by a neutron beam,
∘

and the peak appears at the same value of reflection angle, then the energy
of the neutrons must be

(a) 330eV

(b) 33eV

(c) 0.3eV

(d) 0.03eV

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Q.No:5 TIFR-2013

A harmonic oscillator has the wave function,

1 – –
ψ(x, t) = [3φ0 (x, t) − 2√2φ1 (x, t) + 2√2φ2 (x, t)]
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where φn (x, t) is the eigenfunction belonging to the n-th energy

eigenvalue (n + . The expectation value ⟨E⟩ of energy for the state
1
)ℏω
2

ψ(x, t) is
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 (a) 1.58ℏω

(b) 0.46ℏω

(c) ℏω

(d) 1.46ℏω

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Q.No:6 TIFR-2013

A binary star is observed to consist of a blue star B (peak wavelength

400nm ) and a red star R (peak wavelength 800nm) orbiting each other.
As observed from the Earth, B and R appear equally bright. Assuming that
the stars radiate as perfect blackbodies, it follows that the ratio of volumes
VB /VR of the two stars is

(a) 1/64

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(b) 64

(c) 16

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Q.No:7 TIFR-2014

The probability function for a variable x which assumes only positive

values is

x
f (x) = x exp (− )
λ

where λ > 0 . The ratio ⟨x⟩/x

^, where x
^ is the most probable value and ⟨x⟩

is the mean value of the variable x, is

(a) 2

1+λ
(b) 1−λ

(c)
1

(d) 1
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 Q.No:8 TIFR-2014

A particle moving in one dimension has the un-normalised wave function

2
x
ψ(x) = x exp (− )
2
λ

where λ is a real constant. The expectation value of its momentum is

⟨p⟩ =

(a) ℏ

λ
exp (−
x
2
)
λ

(b)
ℏ ℏ
2
− 2
λ λ

(c) ℏ

λ
exp (−1)

(d) zero

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Q.No:9 TIFR-2015

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 Two blackbodies radiate energy at temperatures T1 and T2 (T1 > T2 ). The
energy emitted per unit time per unit solid angle per unit surface area of a
blackbody in the frequency range ν to ν + dν is given by B(ν)dν . Which
one of the following graphs has the correct form?

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Q.No:10 TIFR-2015

A particle is moving in one dimension under a potential V (x) such that,

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for large positive values of x, V (x) β
≈ kx , where k > 0 and β ≥ 1 . If the
wavefunction in this region has the form ψ(x) ∼ exp (−x )
λ
, which of the
following is true?

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 β
(a) λ =
2
+ 1

(b) λ = β

(c) λ = 2β − 2

2
β
(d) λ =
2

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Q.No:11 TIFR-2015

A one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator is in its ground state

1/4
mω 2
−mωx /2ℏ
ψ0 (x) = ( ) e
πℏ

Two experiments, [A] and [B], are performed on the system. In [A], the
frequency ω of the oscillator is suddenly doubled, while in [B] the
frequency ω is suddenly halved. If pA and pB denote the probability in
each case that the system is found in its new ground state immediately
after the frequency change, which of the following is true?
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–
(a) pA = √2pB

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 (b) pA = 2pB

(c) 2pA = pB

(d) pA = pB

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Q.No:12 TIFR-2015

A two-state quantum system has two observables A and B. It is known

that the observable A has eigenstates |α1 ⟩ and |α2 ⟩ with eigenvalues a1
and a2 respectively, while B has eigenstates |β1 ⟩ and |β2 ⟩ with
eigenvalues b1 and b2 respectively, and that these eigenstates are related
by

3 4 4 3
|β1 ⟩ = |α1 ⟩ − |α2 ⟩ |β2 ⟩ = |α1 ⟩ + |α2 ⟩
5 5 5 5

Suppose a measurement is made of the observable A and a value a1 is

obtained. If the observable B is now measured, the probability of
obtaining the value b1 will be

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(a) 0.80

(b) 0.64
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 (c) 0.60

(d) 0.36

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Q.No:13 TIFR-2016

If x is a continuous variable which is uniformly distributed over the real

line from x = 0 to x → ∞ according to the distribution

f (x) = exp (−4x)

then the expectation value of

cos 4x

is

(a) zero

(b) 1/2

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(c) 1/4

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 (d) 1/16

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Q.No:14 TIFR-2016

A one-dimensional harmonic oscillator of mass m and natural frequency

ω is in the quantum state

1 i i
|ψ⟩ = – |0⟩ + – |1⟩ + – |2⟩
√3 √3 √3

at time t = 0 , where |n⟩ denotes the eigenstate with eigenvalue

. It follows that the expectation value ⟨x⟩ of the position
1
(n + ) ℏω
2

operator x
^ is

(a) x(0) [cos ωt + 1

sin ωt]
√3

(b) x(0) [cos ωt − sin ωt]

(c) x(0) [cos ωt − 1

2
sin ωt]

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(d) x(0) [cos ωt + 1

sin ωt]
√2

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Q.No:15 TIFR-2016

Two harmonic oscillators A and B are in excited eigenstates with the same
excitation energy E, as measured from their respective ground state
energies. The natural frequency of A is twice that of B.

If the wavefunction of B is as sketched in the above picture, which of the

following would best represent the wavefunction of A?

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Q.No:16 TIFR-2016

A particle is confined in a one-dimensional box of unit length, i.e. L = 1 ,

i.e. in a potential

0 if 0 < x < 1
V (x) = {
∞ otherwise

The energy eigenvalues of this particle are denoted E0 , E1 , E2 , E3 , . . .

In a particular experiment, the wavefunction of this particle, at t = 0 , is

given by

–
√2 if 0 < x < 1/2
ψ(x) = {
0 otherwise

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If, simultaneously, i.e. at t = 0 , a measurement of the energy of the
particle is made, find 100p3 , where p3 is the probability that the
measurement will yield the energy E3 .

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Q.No:17 TIFR-2017

The normalized wave function of a particle can be written as

∞ n
1
Ψ(x) = N ∑ ( – ) φn (x)
√7
n=0

where φn (x) are the normalized energy eigenfunctions of a given

Hamiltonian. The value of N is

−−−
(a) √1/7

−−−
(b) √6/7

−−−
(c) √3/7

−−−−−−−−−−
–
(d) √(6 − 2√7)/7

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Q.No:18 TIFR-2017
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 A particle of mass m , confined to one dimension x, is in the ground state of
a harmonic oscillator potential with a normalized wave function

2a 4
−ax
2

Ψ0 (x) = ( ) e
π

where a = mω/2ℏ . Find the expectation value of x8 in terms of the

parameter a.

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Q.No:19 TIFR-2018

A particle is confined inside a one-dimensional box of length ℓ and left

undisturbed for a long time. In the most general case, its wave-function
MUST be

(a) the ground state of energy.

(b) periodic, where ℓ equals an integer number of periods.

(c) a linear superposition of the energy eigenfunctions.

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(d) any one of the energy eigenfunctions.

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Q.No:20 TIFR-2018

The wave-function Ψ of a particle in a one-dimensional harmonic

oscillator potential is given by

1/4 – 2
1 √2x x
Ψ = ( ) (1 + ) exp (− )
2 2
πℓ ℓ 2ℓ

where ℓ = 100 μm . Find the expectation value of the position x of this

particle, in μm.

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Q.No:21 TIFR-2018

Evaluate the integral

∞
2 –
∫ dx exp (−x ) cos (√2x)
−∞

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Q.No:22 TIFR-2019
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 The sketch shown below illustrates the apparatus and results for a famous
experiment. The graph on the right is a polar plot of the number of
electrons received in the detector.

From the result, the experimenters were able to conclude that

(a) the energy levels of atoms in a metal are quantized.

(b) electrons in a beam can behave as waves.

(c) electrons have spin half.

(d) there are magnetic domains inside a nickel sample.

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 Q.No:23 TIFR-2019

At time t = 0 , the wavefunction of a particle in a harmonic oscillator

potential of natural frequency ω is given by

1 – –
ψ(0) = {3φ0 − 2√2φ1 + 2√2φ2 }
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where φn (x) denotes the eigenfunction belonging to the n-th eigenvalue

of energy. At time t = τ , the wavefunction is found to be

i – –
ψ(τ ) = − {3φ0 + 2√2φ1 + 2√2φ2 }
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The minimum value of τ is

(a) π

2ω

(b) 2π

(c) 2π

3ω

(d) π

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Q.No:24 TIFR-2020
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 A particle of mass m is confined inside a box with boundaries at x = ±L .
The ground state and the first excited state of this particle are E1 and E2
respectively. Now a repulsive delta function potential λδ(x) is introduced
at the centre of the box where the constant λ satisfies

2
1 h
0 < λ ≪ ( )
32m L

If the energies of the new ground state and the new first excited state be
denoted as E1′ and E2′ respectively, it follows that

(a) E1′ > E1 , E

′
2
> E2

(b) E1′ = E1 , E
′
2
= E2

(c) E1′ > E1 , E

2
′
= E2

(d) E1′ = E1 , E
′
2
> E2

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Q.No:25 TIFR-2020
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A particle of mass m is placed in a one-dimensional harmonic oscillator

potential

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 1
2 2
V (x) = mω x
2

(a) ψ(x)

(b) −ψ(x)

(c) −πψ(x)

(d) 2π

ω
ψ(x)

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Q.No:26 TIFR-2018

Given a particle confined in a one-dimensional box between x = −a and

x = +a , a student attempts to find the ground state by assuming a wave-
function

2 2 3/2
A(a − x ) for |x| ≤ a
ψ(x) = {
0 for |x| > a

The
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m is estimated by calculating the expectation

value of energy with this trial wave-function. If E0 is the true ground state
energy, what is the ratio Em /E0 ?

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Q.No:27 TIFR-2018

A beam of high energy neutrons is scattered from a metal lattice, where

the spacing between nuclei is around 0.4 nm. In order to see quantum
diffraction effects, the kinetic energy of the neutrons must be around

(a) 7.85 MeV

(b) 5.11 meV

(c) 511 keV

(d) 78.5 eV

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The wave function of a one-dimensional particle of mass m is shown

below. The average kinetic energy of the particle can be written as
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 2
3ℏ
(a)
2mb(3a+b)

(b) 0

(c)
ℏ
2
2mb

(d)
ℏ

2mb(a+b)

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Q.No:30 TIFR-2021

Suppose
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iθ
|Ψ⟩ = c(|φ0 ⟩ + e |φ1 ⟩)

where |φ0 ⟩ and |φ1 ⟩ are the first two normalised eigenstates of a one-
dimensional simple harmonic oscillator of frequency ω , and c > 0 is a real
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 constant. If the expectation value of the position operator x
^ is given by

−−−−
1 ℏ
^|Ψ⟩ =
⟨Ψ|x √
2 mω

the value of θ must be

(a) π/4

(b) π/2

(c) 3π/2

(d) π

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Q.No:31 TIFR-2023

Consider an electron double slit experiment as shown in the figure below,

with slits S1 and S2 .

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 If now, within the shaded region marked C , a constant uniform magnetic
field pointing outside the page is turned on, the fringe pattern

(a) will remain unchanged.

(b) will become dimmer

(c) will disappear.

(d) will get shifted.

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Q.No:32 TIFR-2023

A random positive variable x follows an exponential distribution

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 −λx
p(x) ∝ e

with λ > 0 . The probability of observing an event x > 3⟨x⟩ , where ⟨x⟩
represents the average value of x is

(a) 1/e3

(b) 1/e4

(c) 1/e

(d) 1/e2

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Q.No:33 TIFR-2023

A particle is in the ground state of a one-dimensional box

L L
− ≤ x ≤ +
2 2

The uncertainty product ΔxΔp for this state satisfies

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(a) ℏ

2
< ΔxΔp < ℏ

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 (b) ℏ
3ℏ
< ΔxΔp <
2

3ℏ
(c) 2
< ΔxΔp < 2ℏ

(d) ΔxΔp
ℏ
=
2

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Q.No:34 TIFR-2023

The equilibrium temperature (T0 ) on the surface of a planet results from

the balance between the energy received from their host star and the
energy they emit back into space. In the case of the Earth, T0 = 300 K and
the orbit is almost circular. We may safely assume that planets absorb and
emit radiation like perfect blackbodies Now consider an exoplanet of the
same size as the Earth, which orbits a fainter star having a power output
only 25% of that of the Sun, in an almost-circular orbit of radius 25% that
of the Earth-Sun distance. The equilibrium temperature T0′ on the surface
of this exoplanet will be about
Now consider an exoplanet of the same size as the Earth, which orbits a
fainter star having a power output only 25% of that of the Sun, in an
almost-circular
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The equilibrium temperature T0′ on the surface of this exoplanet will be
about

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 (a) 424 K

(b) 212 K

(c) 300 K

(d) 600 K

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Q.No:35 TIFR-2023

A well-collimated constant-current electron beam of Gaussian energy

distribution centred at 10 eV with FWHM of 2 eV is detected using a metal
cup connected to an ammeter, as shown in the figure below. The entire
apparatus is kept in vacuum.

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 To measure the energy width of the electron beam, a grid is introduced
with a voltage sourceVstop connected to it, as shown in the figure. The
current measured in the cup is plotted as a function of the value of Vstop .
The graph of the current I vs Vstop would be

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A photon of frequency vi collides “head on” with an electron of mass m

having speed ui and the photon scatters off in a direction exactly opposite
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 It is found that the frequency of the scattered photon is the same as that of
the incident photon. Which of the following conditions must hold for this
to happen?

(a) The magnitude of the initial momentum of the electron is pei = hvi /c

(b) The initial energy of the electron is Eie = hvi

(c) The magnitude of the initial momentum of the electron is pei = 2hvi /c

(d) The initial energy of the electron is Eie = 2hvi

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