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P-SAT 2014 - 15
(PIONEERS SCHOLARSHIP/ADMISSION TEST)
1 2 2 3
(a) z (b) z (c) z (d) None of
2 2
these
Sol: (a)
Let z = x + iy, iz = ix + i2y =y + ix
and z + iz = x + iy y + ix = (x y) + i (x + y)
Hence the vertices of the triangle are A(x, y), B(y, x) and C(xy, x + y)
1
Now, area of ABC x(x x y) y(x y y) (x y)(y x)
2
1
xy xy xy y 2 x2 xy
2
1 1 2 2 1 2
(x2 y 2 (x y ) z
2 2 2
2
z x iy z x2 y 2
1 2
Hence area of ABC z .
2
6
2p 2p
2. The value of 2 sin i cos is
p 1 7 7
(a) 2i (b) 2i (c) 2 (d) 1
Sol: (b)
6
2p 1 2p
2 i cos sin
p 1 7 i 7
6
2p 2p
2 i cos i sin
p 1 7 7
2 6
2 7
2i cos p i sin p
7 p 1 7 p 1
2 6 7 2 6 7
2i cos i sin
7 2 7 2
2i cos 6 i sin 6
= 2i.
3. Let P 3ei /3
,Q 3e /3
and R 3 ei . If P, Q, R form a triangle PQR in the Argand plane, then
PQR is
(a) isosceles (b) equilateral (c) scalene (d) none of these
Sol : (b)
i 1 3 3 3
P 3e 3 3 cos i sin 3 i i
3 3 2 2 2 2
i 1 3 3 3
Q 3e 3
3 cos i sin 3 i i
3 3 2 2 2 2
i
R 3e 3 cos i sin
3 1
3 i 0
3 3
P ,
2 2
3 3
Q ,
2 2
R 3, 0
2 2
3 3 3 3
PQ
2 2 2 2
32 3
2
3 2 3 9
2 4
2
3 3 9
2 4
27 9
4 4
36
9
4
=3
2 2
3 3
PR 3 0 3
2 2
Since PQ = QR = PR
Therefore the is equilateral
15
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
sin 2o 3 sin 2o 2 sin 2o 4 sin 2o
Sol : (d)
z cos i sin
ei
15 15 2m 1
2m 1 i
Im Z Im e
m 1 m 1
15
2m 1 i
In e
m 1
15
sin 2m 1
m 1
5. The coefficient of x in the equation x2 + px + q =0 was wrongly written as 17 in place of 13 and the
roots thus found were 2 and 15. The roots of the correct equation are
(a) 15, 2 (b) 3, 10 (c) 13, 30 (d) 4, 13
Sol : (b)
Let the correct equation be x2 + 13x +q = 0 .(i)
and the incorrect equation be x2 + 17x + q =0 .(ii)
Given roots of equation (ii) are 2 and 15
Product of the roots of incorrect equation, q = (2) (15) =30
Form (i), the correct equation is x2 + 13x + 30 =0
x = 3, 10
Hence, the roots of the correct equation are 3 and 10.
6. If x R, then the number of real solutions of the equation 3x + 3x = log10 99 is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) more than 2
Sol : (a)
2
1 x/2 1
3x + 3x = 3x + x 3 2 2 ..(i)
3 3x/2
Now, log10 99< 2log10 100
log10 99 < 2log10 10=2 ..(ii)
From (i) and (ii), the equation 3x + 3x = log10 99 has no real solution.
7. If both roots of the equation x2 + 2ax + a2 1 =0 lie between 3 and 4, ([a] denote the integral part of
a) then [a] cannot be
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1 (d) 4
Sol :
x2 + 2ax + a2 1 =0
f 3 0
9 6a a2 1 0
a2 6a 8 0
a2 4a 2a 8 0
a a 4 2 a 4 0
a 2 a 4 0
a ,2 4,
f(4) > 0
16 2a 4 a2 1 0
16 8a a2 1 0
a2 8a 15 0
a2 5a 3a 15 0
a a 5 3a 5 0
a 5 a 3 0
a , 5 3,
D 0 4a2 4 a2 1 0
4a2 4a2 4 0
4 0
a , 5 3, 2 4,
8. Let , be the roots of the equation x2 px + r =0 and , 2 be the roots of the equation
2
x2 qx + r = 0. Then the value of r is :
2 2 2 2
(a) p q 2q p (b) q p 2p q (c) q 2p 2q p (d) 2p q 2q p
9 9 9 9
Sol :
x2 px r 0
p, r
x2 qx r 0
2 q, . 2 r r
2 2
Now, 2 q
2
4
q
2
4 2q
2q 4
Now, p
2q 4 p
2q 4 p
2q 3 p
2q p
(1)
3
2q 4
2q p
= 2q 4
3
4p 2q
From (1) & (2) ..(2)
3
r
4p 2q 2q h 2
r r 2p q 2q h
3 3 9
n 1 n 1
9. The number of positive integers satisfying the inequality Cn 1 Cn 1 100 is
n 1 n n 1 n n 1
100
6 2
1
n n 1 n 1 3 100
6
n n 1 n 4 600
11. The letters of the word COCHIN are permuted and all the permutations are arranged in an
alphabetical order as in an English dictionary. The number of words that appear before the word
COCHIN is
(a) 360 (b) 192 (c) 96 (d) 48
Sol :
C, H, I, N, O
No. of words starting with CC = 4! = 24
No. of words starting with CH = 4! = 24
No. of words starting with CI = 4! = 24
No. of words starting with CN = 4! = 24
The no. of words that appear before the word COCHIN is 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 = 96
12. The number of seven digit integers with sum of digits equal to 10 and formed by using the digits 1, 2
and 3 only is
(a) 55 (b) 66 (c) 77 (d) 88
Sol : (c)
The digits are 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3 or 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2
Hence no. of seven digit numbers formed
7! 7!
= 77
5! 4!3!
13. If (r)n denoted the number rrr.(n digits), where r = 1, 2, 3, ..9, and a = (6)n, b = (8)n, c= (6)2n,
then
(a) a2 + b + c = 0 (b) a2 + b c =0 (c) a2 +b 2c =0 (d) a2 + b 9c =0
Sol : (b)
a = (6)n = 6666 (n digits)
= 6 1 + 6 10 102 + + 6 10n1
6 2
= 10n 1 102n 1
9 3
8 4
b 10n 1 , c 102n 1
9 9
Sol : (a)
Let S 1 22 x 32 x2 42 x2 ....to
2 2 2 3
then, xS = 1.x 2 x 3 x ....to
1 x S 1 22 1 x 32 22 x 2 42 32 x3 ...to
2 1 1 x
= 1 2x 1 x x .... to 1 2x.
1 x 1 x
1 x
S 3
1 x
15. If the sum of first n terms of an A.P. is cn2, then sum of squares of these n terms is
tn Sn Sn 1
2
Cn2 C n 1
C n2 c n2 1 2n
2 2
= C n Cn C 2n C
= 2nC C
tr C 2r 1 C 2n 1
= t 2r
r 1
n 2
= C 2n 1
r 1
n n
C2 4n2 1 4n 4n2C2 C2 4nC2
r 1 r 1
4 c2 n n 1 2m 1 n n 1
c2n 4c2
6 2
2 2
c n n 1 2n 1 c2n 2c2n n 1
3
2c2n n 1 2n 1 3c2m 6c2n n 1
3
n 2c2 n 1 2n 1 3c 2 6c 2 n 1
=
3
n
= 2c2 2n2 n 2n 1 3c2 6c 2n 6c 2
3
n
= 4 c2n2 6c2n 2c2 3c2 6c2n 6c 2
3
n
4 c2 n 2 c 2
3
n 2
c 4n2 1
3
1 1 1
16. If x >1, y > 1, z > 1 are in G.P. , then , , are in :
1 In x 1 Iny 1 Inz
(a) A.P. (b) H.P. (c) G.H. (d) none of these
Sol :
x, y, z are in G.P.
y2 xz
Applying log on both the sides
ln y 2 ln x z
2 ln y ln ln Z
2 2ln y 1 ln x 1 ln z
1 ln x , 1 ln y , 1 ln z are in A.P.
1 1 1
, , are in H.P
1 ln x 1 ln y 1 ln z
2 log32 31 x
2 1 log3 4.3x 1
2
log3 31 x
2 1 log3 4.3x 1
2
log3 31 x
2 1 log3 4.3x 1
log3 31 x
2 log3 4.3x 1 1
31 x 2
log3 1
4.3x 1
1 31 x 2
3
4.3x 1
3 4.3x 1 31 x
2
12.3x 3 31 x
2
12.3x 31 x
5
3
12.3x 5
3x
Let 3x y
3
12y 5
y
12y 2 3 5y
12y 2 5y 3 0
12y 2 9y 4y 3 0
3y 4y 3 1 4y 3 0
3
log
4
x
log 3
log3 log 4
x
log 3
log 4
x 1 1 log3 4
log 3
3
18. If , the expression 4sin 4 sin2 2 4 cos 2
is equal to
2 4 2
2
= 2 sin 2 2 cos
2
= 2 sin 2 sin 2 [ z2 z]
3
= 2 sin 2 sin 2 sin is ve
2
2 Answer is i
19. The maximum value of cos 1 cos 2 ............cos n under the restrictions 0 1 , 2 , 3 .......an and
2
cot 1 , cot 2 ,cot 3 .........cot n 1 is
1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1
2n/2 2n 2n
Sol : (a)
Let Z = cos 1 cos 2 ....cos n
n
cot 1 1 cot 1 1 a1
4
Thus, for maximum value of Z,
1 2 3 .... n
4
2 P6 3.P4 1
3 3 2
2 cos2 q sin2 q 3 cos2 q sin2 q 1
2
2 cos2 q sin2 q cos4 q sin 4 q sin2 q cos2 q 3 cos2 q sin 2 q 2sin 2 qcos2 q 1
2 4 8 16 32
21. The value of cos .cos .cos .cos .cos .cos is
65 65 65 65 65 65
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
32 64 32 64
Sol : (b)
2 4 8 16 32
cos .cos .cos .cos .cos .cos
65 65 65 65 65 65
cot A
65
cos A cos 2A cos22 A cos23 A cos24 A cos25 A
sin 26 A sin 2n A
(Using result cos A + cos2 A cos 2 A -----cos2
2 n1 A) = n
26 sin A 2 sin A
sin 64 A
64 sin A
Now, A
65
65 A
64A A
64A A
sin A sin A
=
64 sin A 64 sin A
1
=
64
22. The number of points of intersection of two curves y = 2 sin x and y = 5x2+ 2x + 3 is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d)
Sol : (a)
y = 2 sin x
Also, y = 5x2 + 2x + 3
D 56
4a 4 5
56
= 2.8
20
Since minimum value of y = 5x2 + 2x + 3 is more than maximum value of y = 2 sin x therefore point of
intersection is 0
23. Let A and B denote the statements
A : cos cos cos 0
B:Sin Sin Sin 0
3
If cos cos cos , then
2
(a) A is true and B is false (b) A is false and B is true
(c) Both A and B are true (d) Both A and B are false
Sol :
3
cos cos cos
2
3
cos cos sin sin cos cos sin sin cos cos sin sin
2
2 cos cos sin sin cos cos sin sin cos cos sin sin 3 0
sin2 cos2 sin2 cos2 sin2 cos2 2[cos cos sin sin cos cos
sin sin cos cos sin sin ] 0
5 5
(a) 0, ,2 (b) ,
6 6 8 6
5 41
(c) 0, , (d) ,
6 6 6 48
Sol : (a)
Given 2 sin2 5 sin 2 0
sin 2 2 sin 1 0
1
sin or sin 2 [ sin cannot be 1]
2
1
sin
2
5
0 or 2
6 6
5
0 0, ,2
6 6
25. In a triangle ABC, angle A is greater than angle B. If the measure of angles A and B satisfy the equation
3 sin x 4 sin3 x k=0, 0< k<1, then the measure of angle C is
(a) /4 (b) /2 (c) 2 / 3 (d) 5 / 6
Sol :
A & B satisfy the equation
3 sin x 45 sin3 x k = 0
sin3x k
sin 3A sin 3B k
26. Let O(0,0), P(3, 4), Q(6, 0) be the vertices of the triangle OPQ. The point R inside the triangle OPQ is
such that the triangles OPR, PQR, OQR are of equal area. The coordinates of R are
4 2 4 4 2
(a) ,3 (b) 3, (c) 3, (d) ,
3 3 3 3 3
Sol: (c)
Since ar OPR ar PQR ar OQR
4
R 3,
3
1
ar OQR ar OPQ
3
1 1 1
OQ. ar OQ.PM
2 3 2
1 1 4
. PM 4 [ PM 4]
3 3 3
1 1 1
Again, ar OPR ar OPQ ( 6 4) 4
3 3 2
1
[ 4 0 30 0] 4
2
4 4 8
4 4 8
3, 1
But 0 3
4
Thus R 3,
3
27. Let A (h, k), B(1, 1) and C(2, 1) be the vertices of a right angles triangle with AC as its hypotenuse. If
the area of triangle is 1, then set of the values of k is given by
(a) {0, 2} (b) {1, 1} (c) {3, 2} (d) {1, 3}
Sol : (b)
Given, A h, k , B 1, 1 , C 2, 1
AC is hypotenuse
28. The perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining P(1, 4) and Q(k, 3) has y-intercept 4, then a
possible value of k is
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
Sol : (b)
3 4 1
Slope of PQ =
k 1 k 1
Slope of OA k 1.
1 k 4 3
Now, O , .
2 2
7 1 k
Equation of OA will be y k 1 x . ..(1)
2 2
1 k2 7 8 k 2 16
k 4
29. Let R = {(3, 3), (6, 6), (9, 9), (12, 12), (6, 12), (3,9),(3,12),(3,6)} be a relation on the set A = {3,6,9,12}.
The relation is
(a) reflexive and transitive only (b) reflexive only
(c) an equivalence relation (d) reflexive and symmetric only
Sol : (a)
For transiting
(6, 12) (12, 12) = (6, 12) is present
3, 9
(3,12) similar is transiting
(3,6)
30. If set A and B are defined as A = {(x, y): y = ex, x R}, B = {(x, y): y = x, x R} then
(a) B A (b) A B (c) A B= (d) A B=A
Sol : (c)
12
1 109
m nm 91 nm.
1.097 107 1.097 107
3 Li 1s2 Be2
4 1s2 Na
11 1s2 2s2 2p6 Mg2 1s2 2s2 2p6
12
(a) [NF3, NO3] and [BF3, H3O+] (b) [NF3, HN3] and [NO 3 , BF3]
(c) [NF3, H3O+] and [NO 3 , BF3] (d) [NF3, H3O+] and [HN3, BF3]
Sol : (c)
NF3 and H3O+ are pyramidal whereas NO3 and BF3 are trigonal planar.
40. Which of the following contains maximum number of lone pairs on the central atom?
43. The term that corrects for attractive forces present in real gas in van der Waal equation is :
an 2 an 2
(a) nb (b) (c) (d) nb.
V2 V2
Sol : (b)
In van der Waal equation, the correction for the attractive forces present in real gases is given by the
an2
pressure term .
V2
W 1 5W
Total moles = 1
mA 4 4mA
P 4mA W P
pB .
5W 4m A 5
Go 57.05 103
log K 10
2.303 RT 5705
49. In the enthalpy change for the transition of liquid water to steam is 30 kJ mol1 at 27oC, the entropy
change for the process would be
(a) 100 J mol1 K1 (b) 10 J mol1 K1 (c) 1.0 J mol1 (d) 0.1 J mol1 K1.
Sol : (a)
Sol : (a)
[NO2 ]
K1 ..(i)
[NO][O2 ]1/2
[NO]2[O2 ]
K2 ..(ii)
[NO2 ]2
[NO2 ]2
K 12 ..(iii)
[NO]2[O2 ]
From equations (ii) and (iii)
1
K2
K 12
Kp n
RT n 1 in this case
Kc
KP
RT
Kc
nx x
PPCl3 P P
n 1 x 1 x
K 2K 33 [NO]2[H2O]3 K 2K 33
K
K1 [NH3 ]2[O2 ]5/2 K1
54. The rapid change of pH near the stoichio-metric point of an acid-base titration is the basic of
indicator detection. pH of the solution is related to ratio of the concentrations of the conjugate acid
(HIn) and base (In) forms of the indicator by the expression.
HIn HIn
(a) log = pKIn pH (b) log = pH pKIn
In In
In In
(c) log = pH pKIn (d) log = pKIn pH.
HIn HIn
Sol : (c)
[In ]
log pH pK In .
[HIn]
55. A gas X at 1 atm pressure is bubbled through a solution containing a mixture of 1 M Y ions and 1 M
Z ions at 25oC. If reduction potentials of Z > Y; X > Z then
(a) Y will oxidize Z and not X (b) Y will oxidize X and not Z
(c) Y will oxidize X and Z (d) Y will reduce by X and Z.
Sol:
56. From the following identify the species with an atm having +6 oxidation state:
(a) bicyclo [2. 1.0] pentane (b) bicyclo [2. 2.0] pentane
(c) cyclopentane (4, 3) annulene (d) bicyclo [3. 1.0] pentane
Sol : (a)
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61. The vander Waals equation for a gas is P (V b) = RT, when P, V, T, R are pressure, volume,
V2
temperature and universal gas constant respectively with a and b as constant. The ratio b/a has the
dimensions of :
(a) [M1L2T2] (b) [M1L1T1] (c) [ML2T2] (d) [MLT2]
Sol : (a)
Dimensions of [a] = dimensions of PV2
Dimensions of [b] = dimensions of volume V
b V 1 1
Dimensions of [M 1L 2T2 ]
a PV 2 PV 2 2
[ML T ]
62. A small block slides without friction on an inclined plane from rest. If Sn is the distance traversed by
Sn
block from time t = n 1 to t = n second, then will be :
Sn 1
2n 1 2n 1 2n 1 2n
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2n 2n 1 2n 1 2n 1
Sol : (c)
1
sn 0 2n 1
2
1
sn 1 0 a 2n 1
2
sn 2n 1
sn 1 2n 1
f
and slope of BC
2
f
v ft 1 t2
2
t2 2t 1
In graph area of AOD gives distance,
1 2
s ft 1 (i)
2
Area of rectangle ABED gives distance travelled in time t.
s2 ft 1 t
s ft 1 t ft 12 15s
1 2
or s ft 1 t 2s 15s s ft 1
2
i is
41 11 11 41
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 2 2
Sol : (c)
a a2 1 or a1 a2 1
Squaring 1 1 2 cos 3
1
or cos
2
2 a1 5a2 . 3 a1 a2
= 6 a1 . a1 2a1 . a 2 15 a 2 . a 1 5a 2 . a 2
6 2 cos 15 cos 5 1 13 cos
1 11
= 1 13
2 2
65. A projectile can have the same range R for the angles of projections. It t1 and t2 be the times of flight
in the two cases, then the product of the two times of flights is proportional to
1 1
(a) (b) R (c) R2 (d)
R R
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Sol : (b)
u2 sin 2 2 u sin u cos
R
g g
66. A particle is undergoing uniform circular motion. Its instantaneous velocity and acceleration vectors
are
(a) in the same direction (b) perpendicular to each other
(c) opposite to each other (d) inclined at 450 to each other.
Sol : (b)
Angle between centripetal force and instantaneous displacement along circumference of circle is
always 900
W Fs cos F 2 R cos 900 0
67. A stone tied to a string of length L is whirled in a vertical circle with the other end of the string at the
centre. At a certain instant of time, the stone is at its lowest position and has a speed u. The
magnitude of the change in velocity as it reaches a position where the string is horizontal is
Sol : (d)
Speed (v) of stone when the string is horizontal is given by
1 1
mv2 mgL mu2 v u2 2g L
2 2
Angle between velocity vector u and v is .
2
Magnitude of change in velocity
v u2 v 2 2uv cos
= u2 u2 2g L 2u u2 2gL cos
2
= 2u2 2gL 2 u2 gL .
68. The roadway bridge over a canal is in the form of an arc of a circle of radius 20 m. What is the
minimum speed with which a car can cross the bridge without leaving contact with the surface at the
highest point ? (g = 9.8 m/s2)
10
(a) m/s (b) 14 m/s (c) 14 2 m / s (d) 14 5 m / s
7
Sol : (b)
Vc rg 20 9.8 14 m / s
69. A child pulls a toy train having two carriages with a force of 1.5 N at an angle 300 with the horizontal
in vertical plane as shown in fig. What is tension in string connecting the carriage ?
For 20 g compartment
T = m2a ..(2)
Adding (1) and (2),
F cos 300 m1 m2 a (3)
70. Two masses M1 and M2 (M1 > M2) are tied to two strings passing over a frictionless pulley. If lift
g
accelerates downward with acceleration a , then the tension (N) in cable supporting the pulley is
4
71. A flat plate moves normally with a speed v1 towards a horizontal jet of water or uniform area of
cross-section. The jet discharges water at the rate of volume V per second at a speed of v2. The
density of water is p. Assume that water splashes along the surface of the plane at right angles to the
original motion. The magnitude of the force acting on the plate due to jet of water is :
V 2 pV
(a) pVv1 (b) p v1 v 2 (c) v 12 (d) pV v1 v 2
v2 v1 v2
Sol : (d)
p m v1 v 2
F Vp v1 v 2
t t
m
where = V = volume/second.
t
f = f1 + f2
= N1 mg mA sin mg
mA cos f ma
mA cos mg mA sin ma
a A cos g A sin
4 2 2 3
= 25 10 25
5 5 5 5
= 20 4 6 = 10 m / s2
73. A passenger is travelling in a train moving at 72 km/h. His suitcase is kept on the berth. The driver of
the train applies brakes such that the speed of the train decreases at a constant rate to 36 km/h in 5s.
For the suitcase not to slide during retardation of the train, the minimum coefficient of friction
between the suitcase and the berth, required is (g = 9.8 m/s2)
10 20 10 30
(a) (b) (c) (d)
49 49 98 98
Sol : (a)
Retardation
15
72 36
v1 v 2 18
a 2 m / s2
t 5
Pseudo force on suitcase = ma in forward direction.
a 2 10
ma mg .
g 9.8 49
74. A body is moved along a straight line by a machine delivering constant power. The distance moved
by the body in time t is proportional to :
(a) t1/2 (b) t3/4 (c) t3/2 (d) t2
Sol : (c)
P = Fv = constant
dp d
or v constant or mv . v P(constant)
dt dt
dv P
v
dt m
dx 2P 1/2 2P 1/2
As v t dx t dt
dt m m
2P t 3/2
Integrating again x = x t 3/2
m 3/2
75. A mass m accelerates uniformly from rest to a speed V in time T. The instantaneous power delivered
to body as a function of time t is given by
mV 2 2 mV 2 1 mV 2 2 1 mV 2 2
(a) 2 t (b) 2 .t (c) t (d) .t
T T 2 T2 2 T2
Sol : (d)
V 0 V
Acceleration a =
T T
V
Velocity attained in time t, v = u + at = t
T
P F.v
= ma.v
v v
=m . t
T T
mV 2
= 2 .t
T
76. A particle of mass 100g is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 5 m/s. The work done by the
force of gravity during the time the particle goes up is
(a) 0.5 J (b) 1.25 J (c) 1.25 J (d) 0.5 J
Sol : (b)
Work done by gravity
W F. s
= mg h cos mgh
v2 1
= mg mv 2
2g 2
1 2
= 0.1 5 1.25 J
2
3 3
(a) 3v cos (b) 2v cos (c) v cos (d) v cos
2 2
Sol : (a)
At highest point, the shell has only horizontal component of velocity v cos . Conservation of
momentum implies
m m
mv cos v cos v2
2 2
v2 3v cos
78. The space craft of mass M moves with velocity V in free space at first ; then it explodes breaking into
two pieces. If after explosion a piece of mass m comes to rest, the velocity of other piece of space craft
will be
MV MV mV mV
(a) (b) (c) (d)
M m M m M m M m
Sol : (a)
Mv m 0 M m v2
Mv
v2
M m
79. Consider a two particle system with particles having masses m1 and m2. If the first particle is pushed
towards the centre of mass through a distance d, by what distance should the second particle be
moved, so as to keep the centre of mass at the same position ?
m2 m1 m1
(a) d (b) d (c) d (d) d
m1 m1 m m2
Sol : (c)
m1x1 m2x2
xcm
m1 m2
m1 d m2x2
0
m1 m2
m1 d
x2
m2
GMm GMm
=
R R
R
2
GMm 2 GMm
= 1
R 3 3R
2
1 Rg m 1
= mg R
3 R 3
82. Suppose the gravitational force varies inversely on the nth power of distance. The time period of
revolution of a planet in a circular orbit of radius r around the sun will be proportional to
(a) rn+1 (b) r(n + 1)/2 (c) rn + 2 (d) r(n + 2)/2
Sol : (b)
1
F
Rn
K
F
Rn
2 K
mR
Rn
K
mR n 1
m n 1 /2
T 2 .R
K
83. The masses and radii of earth and moon are M1, R1 and M2, R2 respectively. Their centres are at a
distance d apart. The minimum speed with which a particle of mass m should be projected from a
point midway between the two centres so as to escape to infinity is
2G M1 M2 G M1 M2 G M1 M2
(a) (b) 2 (c) (d) 11.2 km/s
d d d
Sol : (b)
1 GM1m GM2m
mv 2e 0 0
2 d/2 d/2
G M1 M2
ve 2
d
84. A particle of mass 10 g is kept on the surface of a uniform sphere of mass 100 kg and radius 10 cm.
Find the work to be done to take the particle far away from the sphere (G = 6.67 1011 N-m2/kg2)
(a) 3.33 1010 J (b) 13.34 1010 J (c) 6.67 1010 J (d) 6.67 109 J
Sol : (c)
GMm GMm
W U2 U1 0
R R
6.67 10 11 100 10 10 3
= 6.67 10 10 J
10 10 2
85. A child is standing with folded hands at the centre of platform rotating about its central axis. The
kinetic energy of the system is K. The child now stretches his arms so that the moment of inertia of
the system doubles. The kinetic energy of the system now is
K K
(a) 2K (b) (c) (d) 4K
2 4
Sol : (b)
L2 1
Kinetic energy K for constant angular momentum (L).
2I I
When I is doubled, kinetic energy in halved.
86. A thin wire of length L and uniform linear mass density is bent into a circular loop with centre O as
shown. The moment of inertia of the loop about the axis AB is
L3 L3 5 L3 3 L3
(a) 2
(b) (c) (d)
8 16 2 16 2 8 2
Sol : (d)
Moment of inertia of loop about tangent AB is
I Ig MR 2
1 3
MR 2 MR 2 MR 2
2 2
M L 2 R
2
3 L
I L
2 2
3 L3
8 2
87. Four point masses each of value m are placed at the corners of a square ABCD of side l. The moment
of inertia of this system about an axis passing through A and parallel to BD is
ml2 ml2
0 0 ml2
2 2
M.I. about axis passing through A and parallel to BD (by theorem of parallel axes) is
m l2 2ml2 3 m l2
88. A soap film is slowly blown under isothermal conditions in air at NTP to a radius R. How much work
is done ? Surface tension of film is T.
(a) 4 R 2T (b) 8 R 2T (c) 18 R 2T (d) zero
Sol : (b)
2 2
Work done = 2( 4 R )T = 8 R T
89. A glass capillary tube of inner diameter 0.28 mm is lowered vertically into water in a vessel. The
pressure to be applied on the water in the tube so that water level in the tube is same as that in the
vessel in Nm2 is (surface tension of water = 0.07 Nm1, atmospheric pressure = 105 Nm2)
(a) 103 (b) 99 103 (c) 100 103 (d) 101 103
Sol : (d)
2T
p p0
R
2 0.07
3
105
0.14 10
= 101 103 N / m2 .
90. Two spherical soap bubbles of radii r1 and r2 in vaccum coaslesce under isothermal conditions. The
resulting bubble has radius R such that
r1 r2 r1 r2 r1r2
(a) R (b) R r12 r22 (c) R (d) R
2 2 r1 r2
Sol : (b)
p1 V1 p2V2 pV
4 3 4T 4 3 4T 4 4T
r1 . r2 . R3 .
3 r1 3 r2 3 R
R r12 r22