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Test Booklet Series A

1416
PAPER–III Test Booklet No.

Subject Code : 16 OMR Sheet No.

PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Time : 2 Hours 30 minutes Maximum Marks: 150
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1. If vectors and are at an angle , which of 6. Given f(x) is real and an odd function of x and
the following will be orthogonal to ? F(k) its Fourier transform, then F(k) is
(A) + cos  (A) real and an odd function of k.
(B) − (B) imaginary and an even function of k.
 (C) imaginary and an odd function of k.
(C) −
(D) real and an even function of k.
(D) − cos 

2. A uniform electric field has components

7. ( ) represents the Lorentz transformation
(2, 1, −1). Which is the most general potential
V(x,y,z) that will yield this field? from frame S to frame S, which is moving with
(A) −2 respect to S along X-axis with velocity , then which
of the following statements is correct?
(B) −2 − +
(C) −2 − + + (where k=constant) (A) ( ) ( ) = identity
(D) ( ) (− ) = identity
(B)
3. If the matrix (C) ( ) ( )= ( + )
cos  −sin  0 (D) ( ) ( )= ( + )
R() = sin  cos  0 ,
0 0 1
Then (− /3) ( /2) is 8. For the transformation ( , ) → ( , ),where
(A) (2 /3) = and = to be canonical, (m, n) must
(B) (3 /4) be
(C) ( /6) (A) (−1, 1)
(D) (5 /6) (B) (1, −1)
(C) (0, 1)
4. Let = ∑ ∈ and = ∑ ∈ (D) (1, 0)
where ∈ is the Levi-Civita index. Then is
(A) 2
9. The Lagrangian of a system is given by
(B) −2
(C) = ( + )− ( + + − )
(D) −
Let be the smallest and the largest normal
5. Which of the following is not an exact mode frequencies of the system. The ratio / has
differential equation? the value
(A) (3 + y cos ) + (sin − 4 ) =0 (A) √2
(B) +2 + =0 (B) √3

(C) + + =0 (C)
(D) +( +2 ) =0 (D) 2
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10. A spherical ball of mass m and radius r rolls 12. Which of the following current density can
without slipping on the top of an immobile large generate the magnetic vector potential
sphere of radius R. Assuming the initial speed of the = ̂ + ?
ball to be negligible, the angular velocity of the ball at
the moment it breaks off the larger sphere is (A) (̂ + ̂ )

(B) − ( ̂ + ̂)

(C) ( ̂ − ̂)

(D) (̂ − ̂ )
( )
(A)
13. The element of the quadrupole moment of
( ) charges located at is given by
(B)
(A) ∑ (2 − − )
( )
(C) (B) ∑ (3 − − )

( )
(C) ∑ (2 + + )
(D)
(D) ∑ ( −2 −2 )

14. If and are the electric and magnetic fields

11. Which of the following diagrams qualitatively of an electromagnetic wave travelling in vacuum with
represents the trajectory in phase space, of a particle
propagation vector , then
falling freely under gravity from a height, starting
from rest? (A) × =−
(B) × =0
(A)
(C) × =0
(D) . =0

(B) 15. The quantity that needs to be extremized to

determine the path of a light ray in − plane
moving from the point ( , ( )) to the point
( , ( )) in a medium of variable refractive index
( , ) is
(C) (A) ( , )

(B) 1+ ( , )

(D) (C) 1+( ) ( , )

(D) 1+( ) ( , )
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16. Two identical magnetic dipoles of moment 19. For a two level system the unperturbed
are placed at a distance d from each other as shown 1 0
Hamiltonian is = .
below: 0 −1
Which of the following statements is true? 0
If a perturbation = where ≪ 1 is
[E is the interaction energy] 0
introduced, the energy separation of the levels
changes by
(A) Zero
(B)

(C)
(D)

20. If is the momentum operator and  is the

vector whose three components are Pauli’s spin
(A) Position (i) of is energetically more matrices, the eigen values of  . are
likely and () ~ ( ) = (A) and
√ ∈
(B) ±
(B) Position (ii) of is more likely and
(C) ± | |
() − ( ) =
√ ∈ (D) ± ( + + )
(C) Position (ii) of is more likely and
√
() − ( ) = 21. If the Hamiltonian of a one-dimensional
∈
quantum mechanical system is given by
(D) Both position (i) and (ii) of are equally
likely and ( ) = ( ) = + V( ), then [ [ , ], ] is equal to
17. A Clebsch-Gordon coefficient is ℏ
(A)
< , , , | , >
ℏ
Which one of the following is NOT identically zero? (B) −
(A) < 1, , 1, − , > ℏ
(C) −
(B) < 1, , 1, | 0, 0 > (D)
ℏ

(C) < 1, , 1, − ,0 >

22. The expectation value of the linear momentum
(D) < 1, , 1, , >
of a particle in the state
( / )
18. A particle is free to move inside a cube of side Ψ( , ) = sin( /2) is
ℏ
L. The degeneracy of the first excited state will be (A)
(A) 1
(B) | | ℏ
(B) 2
(C) 3 (C) ℏ
(D) zero
(D) 2
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23. A particle, moving in a central field potential, 27. A system containing N non-interacting
is described by the wave function indistinguishable particles can be in any of k quantum
states with energies and degeneracies . If there is
Ψ= − . The radial distance at which it is
no restriction on the number of particles in any of the
maximally likely to be found is states, the number of distinct ways in which the
(A) particles can be distributed among the quantum states
(B) √2 such that the ith energy level contains particles is
(C)
√ k
ni  gi  1 !
(D) zero (A) 
i 1 ni ! g i !

24. Three identical particles can be in any of five k

ni  gi  !
non-degenerate states. The number of ways of (B) 
i 1 ni! gi!
distributing the particles in these states according to
MB, BE and FD statistics are respectively k
ni  gi  1 !
(A) 60, 35, 6
(B) 125, 25, 10
(C) 
i 1 (ni  1)! gi !
(C) 125, 35, 10
(D) 60, 30, 6 k
ni  gi  1 !
(D) 
i 1 ni ! ( gi  1)!

25. Consider a two level system with energy values

0 and ϵ. The specific heat of the system is given by
/ 28. The density of states (E) of a free electron gas
(A) / in a one dimensional metal depends on the energy E
/ as
(B) /
/ (A)
/
/ (B)
(C) / (C) /

/ (D)
(D) /

29. Let P be the pressure of a gas of photons,

confined in an enclosure of volume V and in
26. For a canonical ensemble, the quantity thermodynamic equilibrium at a temperature T. If E
〈(∆ ) 〉 ≡ 〈 〉 − 〈 〉 , where E is the energy of the be the total energy of the photon gas, then PV/E has
system, obeys the relation the value
〈(∆ ) 〉
(A) = (A)
〈(∆ ) 〉
(B) = (B)
〈(∆ ) 〉
(C) = (C)
〈(∆ ) 〉 (D)
(D) =
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30. Which electrical property varies like the 33. In a half adder circuit, the carry bit is the
following graph across a − junction? output of one of the following gates. Find the correct
one.
(A)
(B) OR
(C) XOR
(D) AND

(A) Electric field

(B) Energy level 34. Find the correct answer for the output voltage
(C) Charge density of the following circuit.
(D) Carrier concentration
31. Identify the circuit

(A) −1V
(B) −2V
(A) Pulse generator (C) −3V
(B) Schmitt trigger (D) −4V
(C) Integrator
(D) Highpass filter
32. Find the correct output of the following circuit.
35. Select the correct answer for the forward bias
current at room temperature ( = 25 ) for a
diode when the voltage across the diode is 08V. Take
= 10 .
(A) 130 nA
(B) 89 mA
(A)
(C) 98 mA
(D) 9 mA

(B)
36. Which of the following is responsible for a
drop of gain at high frequency in a standard −
coupled transistor amplifier?
(C) (A) Capacitor connected in series with the
load.
(B) Capacitor connected in series with the
base.
(D) (C) Junction capacitance of the transistor.
(D) Emitter resistance.
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37. Look at the following circuit. ( ) = 5 314 40. Given that the energy of the ground state of a
hydrogen atom is −136 eV, the energy of the first
excited state of positronium is
(A) −68 eV
(B) −34 eV
(C) −17 eV
(D) −085 eV

Select the correct value of V from the following. 41. Consider Zeeman splitting of a single electron
(A) 353V atom for the 3 → 3 electric dipole transition. The
(B) 5V fine structure line having the longest wavelength will
(C) 25V split into
(D) 707V (A) 17 components
(B) 10 components
38. Find the output of the circuit below when the (C) 8 components
input is a square wave. (D) 4 components

42. The ratio of stimulated to spontaneous

emission of a line of wavelength 500 nm of a
substance at 1000K is approximately
–13
(A) 31 × 10
–10
(B) 62 × 10
(A) Square wave (inverted) –15
(B) Triangular wave (C) 16 × 10
–11
(C) Sine wave (D) 25 × 10
(D) Saw tooth wave
43. A magnetic field of strength 10,000 Gauss is
39. The maximum output of the D/A converter is required to resonate with a particular NMR frequency
512V. Find the smallest change in the sample voltage of proton. The field required to resonate with the
that can be detected at the output. same frequency in the case of deuteron is
4
(A) 651434 × 10 G
4
(B) 325717 × 10 G
4
(C) 162858 × 10 G
Output of the 4
A/D Converter (D) 460702 × 10 G
[given = 558534 and = 085739]

44. 40·81eV radiation is used to produce photo

electrons in neon of kinetic energy 19eV. The
ionisation energy of neon in KJ/Mole is roughly
(A) 001V (A) 4037
(B) 002V (B) 3812
(C) 00512V (C) 2500
(D) 0512V (D) 2101
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45. Shown below are the potential energy curves A 49. Relative intensity of successive lines in the
and B (U(r) vs. r, r being the internuclear distance) of rotational Raman spectra of nitrogen molecule
a diatomic molecule. ( = 1) is
(A) 3 : 4
(B) 1 : 2
(C) 2 : 3
(D) 1 : 4

50. At = the binding energy of a Cooper

pair in a superconductor which has = 5
(A) 1 eV
State relative values of vibrational frequencies of the (B) 0·5 eV
two curves.
(C) 2 meV
(A)  > 
(D) 100 meV
(B)  ≪ 
(C)  = 
(D)  =  51. The Fermi energy of a one-dimensional free
electron-like metal at = with one electron per
46. Separation between the first stokes and first atom and an atomic spacing d is
antistokes lines in the rotational Raman spectrum of a ℏ
diatomic molecule in terms of the rotational constant (A)
B is ℏ
(A) 2B (B)
(B) 4B ℏ
(C) 6B (C)
(D) 12B ℏ
(D)
47. Purely rotational and purely vibrational
transitions in a diatomic molecule give rise to
radiations which are respectively in the regions 52. Which of the following is the closest
(A) infrared, visible approximation to , the ratio of the electron mobility
(B) microwave, infrared
in copper to that in silicon at room temperature?
(C) infrared, microwave
(D) visible, infrared (A) 300
(B) 30
48. If an electronic transition is forbidden
(C) 3
(A) vibrational band structure can be
observed in the case of diatomic (D)
molecule.
(B) vitrational band structure can not be
53. Which one of the following is an indirect gap
observed in the case of polyatomic
molecule. semiconductor?
(C) vibrational band structure can be (A) InAs
observed in the case of polyatomic (B) GaAs
molecule. (C) Si
(D) no spectral line can ever arise. (D) InP
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54. At low temperature the lattice specific heat of a 58. The numbers of nearest and second nearest
two-dimensional solid in the Debye approximation neighbours in a bcc lattice are respectively
varies with absolute temperature T as (A) 8, 6
(A) T (B) 6, 8
(B) (C) 12, 6
(C) (D) 6, 12
(D)
59. On the basis of Hund’s rules the ground state
55. At temperature T the vibrational partition term of (… 4 5 5 ) is
function of a phonon mode of frequency  is given by (A) /
ℏ / (B)
(A) ℏ /
(C) /
ℏ /
(B) (D) /
ℏ /

ℏ / 60. Charge conjugation symmetry is valid

(C) ℏ /
(A) in all interactions.
ℏ /
(D) (B) only in strong interactions.
ℏ /
(C) only in electromagnetic interactions.
56. In a Hall effect experiment a current of 100 mA (D) in strong and electromagnetic.
is sent through a metal strip having width 4mm and interactions, but not in weak interactions.
thickness 0·5mm. The Hall voltage is 0·1 mV when a
magnetic field of 0·1T is applied. The electrons, 61. In the energy spectrum obtained from a -ray
which are the sole carriers in the metallic sample, scintillation spectrometer, the highest energy peak is
have a drift velocity due to
(A) 2·5 m/s (A) Compton scattering.
(B) 25 cm/s (B) photoelectric effect.
(C) 0·25 cm/s (C) pair production with either or
(D) 250 cm/s escaping.
(D) pair production with both or
57. In an orthorhombic crystal, a lattice plane cuts escaping.
intercepts of lengths 4 , −2 and 6 along the three
crystallographic axes, where , and c are the 62. A gamma ray ( = 0·1 ) enters matter.
dimensions of the unit cell. The Miller indices of the Its energy will be absorbed mainly through
plane are (A) pair production.
(A) (3, 6, 2) (B) Compton scattering.
(B) (3, 6, 2) (C) photoelectric effect.
(C) (2, 6, 3) (D) nuclear disintegration.
(D) (2, 6, 3)
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63. For the magic numbers in the nuclear shell 68. The decay → + is forbidden because
model, which of the following is true? (A) Meson number is not conserved.
(A) N = Z always. (B) Lepton number is not conserved.
(B) The binding energy per nucleon becomes
(C) Gauge invariance is violated.
minimum.
(D) Charge conjugation symmetry is violated.
(C) The quadrupole moment becomes zero.
(D) The total spin is half integer.
69. The possible iso-spins of non-strange baryons
with charm, top and bottom quantum numbers all zero
64. The diproton does not exist in bound state
are
because
(A) of Coulomb repulsion. (A) and
(B) of spin dependence of nuclear force. (B) 0 and 1
(C) of “hard core” in internucleon interaction.
(D) -mesons cannot be exchanged between (C) only
them. (D) only 1

65. Which of the following suggests that nuclear 70. The Miller indices of a plane are (6, 4, 3). Its
forces are saturated? intercepts along a, b and c axes are respectively
(A) Beta decay occurs in nuclei far from (A) 4, 3, 2
stability line. (B) 2, 4, 3
(B) During fission, the fission fragments have
(C) 2, 3, 4
different mass numbers.
(C) Total binding energy is proportional to (D) 3, 2, 4
Mass number.
(D) fission is easy using thermal
neutrons. 71. The packing fraction of a body centred cubic
lattice is
66. The hypothesis that “ consists of 14 (A) 0·52
protons and 7 electrons” gives correct (B) 0·68
(A) charge only (C) 0·74
(B) spin only (D) 0·86
(C) charge and spin
(D) spin and statistics
72. If be the impurity concentration, then for
67. Nucleon-nucleon interactions take place with small , the resistivity ( ) is
the exchange of pions. If the range of this interaction
is about 1·3 fm, what is a good approximation to the (A)  
pion mass? (B)  
(A) 145 /
(B) 1·2 / (C)  
(C) 1·3 /
(D) 400 / (D)  
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73. A single crystal is held stationary in a beam of 75. Electronic absorption spectra of two molecules
continuous X-ray radiations. The crystal selects out A and B in the same solution (with concentrations (c)
and diffracts the discrete values of wavelength for 1 × 10 and 1 × 10 gm mol/lit) show two peaks
which planes of spacing ‘d’ and incident angle  at 360 and 300 nm with respective optical densities
satisfy Bragg’s law. This experimental technique is
called (OD) 0·30 and 0·25 when measured with optical
(A) Rotating crystal method cuvette of path lengths (l) 1·0 and 0·1 cm.
(B) Debye Scherrer-Hull method ( )
(C) Laue method If = , where is the transition
.
(D) Aston’s method dipole moment (TD) between the two states i and j
with the absorption frequency ( ), then the relative
74. A particle starts from rest and moves with a
value of the two transition dipole moments is
constant acceleration, . The position, , of the
particle is measured at several time points, . The ( )
(A) ( )
=
acceleration is to be estimated by fitting the {( , )}
( )
data with the function = by least square (B) =
( )
method. The estimated value is
( )
n (C) =
 xi ti2
( )
( )
(A)   2 i 1
n
(D) ( )
=
x
i 1
i

x i
(B)   2 i 1
n

t
i 1
i

xt i i
(C)   2 i 1
n

t
i 1
2
i

(D) not found, least square method is not

applicable.
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