KCET : PHYSICS : model PAPER - 1

1. Give P = 0.0030, Q = 2.40 and R = 5000, the number of significant figures in P, Q and R are
respectively
A) 4, 3, 4 B) 5, 3, 1 C) 2, 3, 4 D) 2, 3, 1
2. A student is standing at a distance of 50 metre from the bus. As soon as the bus begins its motion with an
acceleration of 1 ms–2, the student starts running towards the bus with a uniform velocity u. Assuming the
motion to be along a straight road, the minimum value of u, so that the student is able to catch the bus
is :
A) 8 ms–1 B) 5 ms–1 C) 12 ms–1 D) 10 ms–1
3. An object thrown upwards reaches the maximum height and returns to the ground.
Which of the following true about the acceleration of the object?
A) It varies but never changes sign.
B) It remains constant throughout both in magnitude and direction.
C) It only changes sign when the object is at the top
D) It varies continuously with the maximum at the beginning and zero at the top
4. Two forces are such that, one double the other in magnitude. The resultant of the forces is
perpendicular to the smaller of the two forces. The angle between the two forces is
A) 120 B) 60 C) 90 D) 150
5. If the momentum of body is increased by 100% then the percentage increase in the kinetic
energy will be
A) 400% B) 225% C) 200% D) 300%
6. Which of the following sets of concurrent forces may be in equilibrium?
A) F1 = 3N, F2 = 5N, F3 = 1N C) F1 = 3N, F2 = 5N, F1 = 6N
B) F1 = 3N, F2 = 5N, F3 = 9N D) F1 = 3N, F2 = 5N, F3 = 15N
7. Stone is dropped from a height of 125 m. If g = 10 m/s2 , what is the ratio of the distances
travelled by it during the first and last second of its motion?
A) 1 : 5 B) 1 : 9 C) 1 : 3 D) 2 : 9
8. Coefficient of volume expansion of a solid is 8  10 /C. Its coefficient of linear expansion is
–5

A) 2 10–5/C B) (8/3)  10–5/C C) 24  10–5/C D) 4  10–5/C

9. The load versus elongation (extension) graph for four wires of D
C
same material and same length is shown in the figure. Load B
The thinnest wire is represented by the line A

A) OC B) OD
C) OA D) OB O Elongation
10 The displacement time (x-t) graph of a particle X
. executing S.H.M is as shown in the figure:
The corresponding force-time(F-t) graph of the particle is O t
A) F B) F C) F D) F

t t t
o o o O t
11. The escape velocity from the surface of earth is 11.2 km s –1. If a planet has radius twice that of
earth and on which acceleration due to gravity is twice that on earth then escape velocity on this
planet will be
A) 11.2 km s – 1 B) 5.6 km s – 1 C) 22.4 km s – 1 D) 33.6 km s – 1
12. If liquid does not wet glass, its angle of contact is
A) 0 B) Acute C) Obtuse D) 90o
13. Amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a body through 1K is called its
A) Thermal capacity B) Entropy C) Water equivalent D) Specific heat capacity
14. A mass of 30 kg is suspended from a spring constant of 15 N/m.
The time period of simple harmonic motion will be
A) 22 s B) 2  s C) 2 2 s D) 2  s
15. For which of the following combination of working temperatures of source and sink, the
efficiency of Carnot’s engine is highest?
A) 400 K, 40 K C) 600 K, 240 K C) 500 K, 350 K D) 300 K, 200 K
16. Weight of a body of mass m decreased by 1% when it is raised to height h above the earth’s
surface. If the body is taken to a depth h in a mine, then its weight w.r.t. weight on earth
A) increases by 0.5% B) increases by 1% C) decreases by 0.5% D) decreases by 2%
17. The moment of inertia of a body depends
A) only on mass only. B) only on radius of gyration.
C) only on axis of rotation. D) on mass, radius of gyration and axis of rotation.
18. A string of mass 2.5 kg is under a tension of 200 N. The length of the stretched string is 20.0 m.
If the transverse jerk is struck at one end of the string, the disturbance will reach the other end
in
(A) 1 s (B) 0.5 s (C) 2 s (D) 4 s
19. Which of the following statements is incorrect according to kinetic theory of gases?
(A) the molecules are rigid, perfectly elastic solid spheres.
(B) molecular volumes are not negligible compared to the total volume of the gas.
(C) the molecules are in a state of incessant random motion.
(D) the time of impact between two molecules is small compared to the time of mean free path.
20. If ⃗
E ax and ⃗
Eeq represents electric filed at a point on the axial and equatorial line of a dipole.
If points are at a distance r from the centre of the dipole, for r >> a,
A) ⃗
E ax= – 2⃗
Eeq B) ⃗
E ax= ⃗
Eeq C) ⃗
Eeq = 2⃗
E ax D) ⃗
E ax= – ⃗
Eeq
21. A charged spherical conductor of radius R carries a charge Q. A point test charge q0 is placed at
a distance x from the surface of the conductor. The force experienced by the test charge will be
proportional to

A) (R + x) 2 C) (R – x) 2
B) D)
22. The inward and outward flux from a closed surface is respectively 8  103 unit and 4  103 unit.
Then the net charge inside the closed surface is :
A) –4  103 coulomb B) 4  103 coulomb D) – 4  1030 coulomb
C)
23. A conducting sphere of radius 10 cm is charged with 10C. Another uncharged sphere of radius
20cm is allowed to touch it for enough time. After the two are separated, the surface density of
charge on the two spheres will be in the ratio
A) 2 : 1 B) 1 : 1 C) 4 : 1 D) 3 : 1
24. Figure below shows four plates each of area S and
separated from one another by a distance d. A

What is the capacitance between A and B? B

A) B) C) D)
25. Three point charges of +4C, –2C, and +6C are placed at the three corners of an equilateral
triangle of side 0.1m. The potential energy of the system of charges is
A) 0.44 J B) 1.75 J C) 0.36 J D) 0.36 mJ
26. Two capacitors of capacitances 3 F and 6 F are charged to a potential of 12 V each.
They are now connected to each other, with the positive plate to each joined to the negative plate
to the other. The potential difference across each will be
A) 4V B) 6 V C) zero D) 3V
27. The current-voltage graph for a given metallic conductor at two I T1
different temperatures T1 and T2 are as shown in the figure. Then
T2
A) T1 < T2 C) T1 > T2
B) T1 = T2 D) nothing can be said about T1 and T2 V
28. Electric charges + 10 C, + 5 C, – 3 C and + 8 C are placed at the corners of a square of side
2 m. The potential at the centre of the square (in V) is
A) 1.8  106 B) 1.8 C) 1.8  105 D) 18  105
29. Figure shows a circuit with two cells in opposition to each other. 6 V, 2
One cell has an emf 6 V and internal resistance 2  and the other
cell has an emf 4 V and internal resistance 8 .
X Y
The potential difference across the terminals X and Y is X Y
A) 5.0 V B) 5.6 V
C) 6.0 V D) 4.8 V
4 V, 8

30. The figure shows current in a part of the circuit. Then 2A 1A 1. 3 A

A
A) I = 1 ampere B) I = 2.7 ampere
B
C) I = 3.7 ampere D) I = 1.7 ampere C I
4A

31. You are given a piece of metal which should be shaped in to conductor so as to have minimum
resistance. How would you select its diameter and length respectively?
A) D, L B) D/2, 2L C) 2D, L/2 D) 2D, 2L
32. An ammeter and a voltmeter are joined in series to a cell. Their readings are A and V
respectively.
If a resistance is now joined in parallel with the voltmeter, then
A) A will decrease, V will increase. C) both A and V will increase.
 B) A will increase, V will decrease. D) both A and V will decrease.
33. A wire in the form of a circular loop of one turn carrying a current produces a magnetic field B
at the centre. If the same wire is looped into a coil of two turns and carries the same current, the
new value of magnetic induction at the centre is
A) 2B B) 4B C) 6B D) 8B
34. Two fixed wires cross each other perpendicularly so that they do not
actually touch but are close to each other, as shown in the figure. Equal
currents I exist in each wire in the directions indicated. In what region/s
will there be some points of zero net magnetic field lies
A) in quadrant (i) only B) in quadrant (iii) only
C) in quadrant (i) and (ii) D) in quadrant (ii) and (iv)
35. An electron is moving with a velocity 2 × 10 6 m/s enters a magnetic field of 1.5 T along the
direction of the magnetic field. The magnitude of the force on the electron is
A) 4.8 × 10–13 N B) 2.1 × 10–13 N C) 3.2 × 10–14 N D) 0

36. A proton and an alpha particle enter a uniform magnetic field perpendicularly with the same
velocity, the ratio of their periods of their circular paths would be
A) 1:2 B) 2:1 C) 1:1 D) 1:4
37. In the given loop, the magnetic field at the centre ‘O’ is

A) out of the page B) into the page

C) out of the page D) into the page

38. Which of the following is incorrect?
A) The dimensions of magnetic dipole moment is [AL2]
B) The dimensions of magnetisation is [AL–1]
C) The dimensions of magnetic intensity is [AL–1]
D) The dimensions of magnetic susceptibility is [AL]
39. A magnet is dropped down an infinitely long vertical copper cube. Then
A) the magnet moves with continuously decreasing velocity and ultimately comes to rest
B) the magnet moves with continuously increasing velocity and ultimately acquires a constant velocity
C) the magnet moves with continuously increasing velocity and acceleration
D) the magnet moves with continuously increasing velocity but constant acceleration

40. Current in an inductance of 1 mH is reduced from 5A to zero in 1ms. The emf induced in it is
A) 50 V B) 5 V C) 1/5 V D) 10–6 V
41. A charged particles moves along the line AB which lies in the same plane
of a circular loop of conducting wire as shown in the figure. Then
A) no current will be induced in the loop.
B) the current induced, will be anticlockwise. A B
 C) the current induced, will be clockwise.
D) the current induced in the loop will change its direction as the charged particle passes by.
42. In a series LCR circuit, R = 120 Ω and applied ac voltage is 240 V. When the capacitance alone
is removed, the voltage leads the current by 30o. When the inductance alone is removed, the
voltage lags the current by 30o. Then the current in the circuit is
A) 0.5 A B) 1 A C) 1.5 A D) 2 A

43. When 100 V DC is applied across a coil, a current of 1A flows through it.
When 100 V AC of 50 Hz is applied to the same coil only 0.5 A flows. The inductance of the coil
is
A) 5.5 mH B) 0.55 mH C) 55 mH D) 0.55 H

44. In the circuit shown in the figure, the AC source gives a voltage v = 20 sin (2000t).
Neglecting source resistance, the voltmeter and ammeter reading will be 6
A
A) 1.88 V, 0.47 A
B) 0 V, 0.47 A 5mH, 4 50 F
I
C) 5.6 V, 1.4 A
V
D) 0 V, 1.4 A

45. The electromagnetic radiation are in decreasing order of frequency in the following sequence
A) Infrared waves, radio waves, X-rays, visible rays
B) Radio waves, infrared waves, visible light X-rays
C) Radio waves, visible light, infrared waves, X-rays
D) X-rays, visible light, infrared waves, radio waves

46. A parallel beam is incident on a convex lens of focal length f. It is then put in contact with a
concave lens of focal length f/2, the image will be
A) Real, at v = f/2 B) Real, at v = f C) Virtual, at v = f/2 D) Virtual, at v = f

47. A ray of light goes through an equilateral prism in the position of minimum deviation.
If the angle of minimum deviation is 30o, the refractive index of the prism is
A) 1.52 B) 1.41 C) 1.33 D) 1.64

48. An image of length 2 cm is formed by a convex lens when an object of height 8 cm is placed at a
distance of 80 cm from it. The focal length of the lens is
A) 10 cm B) 16 cm C) 4 cm D) 5 cm
49. The amplitude of the un-polarized light incident on the polarizer is a. The amplitude of the
polarized light transmitted through it will be
A) a/2 B) a/2 C) 3/2 a D) ¾ a

50. The interference differs from diffraction in that

A) It cannot be observed with white light
B) Unlike diffraction the interference fringes are of varying intensity
 C) Interference minima are perfectly dark and that of diffraction may not be dark
D) The diffraction fringes are of equal width but the interference fringes are of unequal width
51. In an experiment with photoelectric effect, the slope of stopping potential verses frequency of
incident light is found to be 4.13 10–15 Vs. The value of Planck’s constant from the graph is
nearly
A) 6.2 10–34 Js B) 6.6 10–34 Js C) 36.6  10–34 Js D) 2.6 10–34 eVs
52. If the speed of a proton is c/10, then wavelength associated will be
A) 1.32  10–14 m B) 52.8  10–10 m C) 6.62  10–14 m D) 528  10–20 m
53. In the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, let R, V and E represent the radius of the orbit, the
speed of electron and the total energy of the electron respectively. Which of the following
quantity is proportional to the quantum number n?
A) E/V B) R/E C) VR D) RE
54. O
An alpha particle of energy 5 MeV is scattered through 180 by a fixed uranium nucleus.
The distance of closest approach is of the order
1) 10-10 m 2) 10-13 m 3) 10-14 m 4) 10-16 m
55. Let the First Bohr radius of a hydrogen atom be r1. Let the Second Bohr radius be r2. Then r1/r2
=
A) ¼ B) 2 C) ½ D) 4
56. The enormous energy production in the sun and the stars is due to
A) Radioactive decay B) Nuclear fission C) Thermionic emission D) Nuclear
fusion
57. The nucleus of an element will have half the radius as that of sulphur-32. The element could be
A) 2He4 B) 4Be8 C) 6C12 D) 8O16
58. At zero kelvin, an intrinsic semiconductor contains
A) Equal number of holes and electrons C) More holes and less electrons
B) More electrons and less holes. D) Neither holes nor electrons.
59. The circuit shown below contains two ideal diodes, each with a
forward resistance of 50 ohm. If the battery voltage is 6 V,
the current through the 100 ohm resistance is
A) 0.02 A
B) 0.027 A
C) 0.03 A
D) 0.036 A
60. 24 identical cells, each of internal resistance 0.5 , are arranged in a parallel combination of n
rows, each row containing m cells in series. The combination is connected across a resistor of 3.
In order to send maximum current through the resistor, we should have
A) m = 12, n = 2 B) m = 8, n = 3 C) m = 2, n = 12 D) m = 3, n = 8