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NET June 2020
PART A
Q1. A couple lives in a house with their sons and daughters and no one else. The couple has four sons
and each of the sons has exactly two sisters. How many persons live in that house?
(a) 8 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 14
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Ans. 1: (a)
Solution: A couple has 2 persons. There are four sons and each son has two sisters. Hence total number
of persons  2  4  2  8
Q2. A bank pays interest to its depositors compounded yearly. If a deposit becomes
Rs. 54,000/- at the end of 3rd year and Rs. 64,800/- at the end of 6th year, what is the principal
invested in the deposit?
(a) 40,000 (b) 42,500 (c) 45,000 (d) 48,000
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Ans. 2: (c)
Solution: Let the principal invested be P . Then from the question
3
 r 
54000  P 1   (i)
 100 
6
 r 
64800  P 1   (ii)
 100 
Squaring equation (i) and dividing by equation (ii) gives
P 2  54000 
2
  P  45000
P 64800
Q3. In the following  ABC , AB  7 cm, BC  15 cm and AC  12 cm . D is a point on BC such that
 ADC and  ABC are similar. Then AD (in cm) =
(a) 5.6 A
(b) 5.8 7 cm 12 cm
(c) 6.1 D
B C
(d) 6.4 15 cm
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Ans. 3: (a)
Solution: The correct wording of the question should be  ADC is similar to  BAC .
From the similarity condition we can write
AD AB AB
  AD   AC
AC BC BC
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 AD   12  5.6
15
Q4. Ten glass vases were to be packed one each in 10 boxes marked “Glass”. Twelve brass vases
were to be packed one each in 12 boxes marked “Brass”. Four vases and boxes got mixed up. A
customer orders 1 glass and 1 brass vase and is sent appropriately marked boxes. The chance that
the customer does not get the ordered vases in correctly marked boxes is
(a) 4 / 5 (b) 5 / 6 (c) 2 / 3 (d) 1/ 3
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Ans. 4: (d)
Solution: According to wording of question, total four vases and boxes are mixed up. This is possible
when 2 Glass boxes are mixed up and two Brass boxes are mixed up.
Glass Boxes Brass Boxes
8 Normal 2 mixed up 10 Normal 2 mixed up
Total number of ways of not drawing 1 glass box and 1 brass box correctly
 8  2  2  10  2  2  16  20  4  40
Total number of ways of drawing 1 glass box and 1 brass box correctly
 10  12  120
40 1
Required probability  
120 3
Q5. Anwara, Bharati, Colin and Tarun commute by different modes of transport namely, Cycle (C),
Autorickshaw (A), Bus (B) and Train (T). The initials of the mode of transport and the name of
the person match in exactly two cases. If Tarun travels by Train, and Colin rides neither an
Autorickshaw nor a Bus, then
(a) Anwara rides an Autorikshaw (b) Anwara rides a Bus
(c) Bharati rides a Bus (d) Bharati rides a Cycle
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Ans. 5: (b)
Solution: Tarun travels by Train. Colin rides neither an Autorickshaw nor a Bus hence Colin definitely
travels by Cycle. Here we see that for both Tarun and Colin have their initials match with their
mode of transports. Since, the initials of only two persons can match with their mode of
transports, hence Anawara must ride a Bus and Bharati must ride an Autorickshaw.
Q6. Rice production in six states A, B, C , D, E and F in two consecutive years are shown in the
diagram in linear scale
Previous Year
Drought Year
A B C D E F
Among the states that saw a fall in production in the drought year, the maximum and minimum
relative fall was, respectively, in states,
(a) D and F (b) C and B (c) C and E (d) D and A
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Ans. 6: (a)
Fall
Solution: Relative fall 
Previous output
Using this relation we see that maximum relative fall was in state D and minimum relative fall
was in state F .
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Q7. Based on the table, what is the maximum number of diamonds one can buy for Rs. 10 lakh?
Size (in carat) Rate (Rs. Lakh per carat) Number in stock
0.25 1 20
0.5 2 10
1 4 5
2 8 1
(a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 36

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Ans. 7: (b)
Solution: In order to buy maximum number of diamonds, we must start with diamond size with cheapest
rate then next cheapest and so on.
All 20 diamonds with carat size 0.25 can be purchased.
This is because 20  0.25  2  5 lakh
Only 5 diamonds of 0.5 carat size can be purchased
This is because
5  0.5  2  5 lakh
Now all money has been exhausted and no further diamonds can be purchased.
Hence required answer  20  5  25
Q8. For a disease, every infected person infects three others on the 5th day and recovers. On an
average, men and women are infected in the proportion 4:1. The total number of women who
were infected by the end of 35 days, is closest to
(a) 972 (b) 820 (c) 656 (d) 502
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Ans. 8: (c)
Solution: The number of infected persons on the 5,10,15,.....,35 days are shown below
Days 5 10 15 ….. 30 35
Infected
3 32 33 ….. 36 37
persons
Infected 3 32 33 36 37
…..
women 5 5 5 5 5
From the above table we see that the total number of infected women who were infected by the
end of 35 days is
3 32 33 37 1 3  37  1 38
   ....    3  3  3  ....  3  
2 3 7
  656.1  656
5 5 5 5 5 3 1 2
Q9. The maximum tolerable exposure time for noise is given to be about 8 hours at 85 dB and
90 seconds at 110 dB . Assuming linear noise tolerance response of the ear, an increase of 3dB
in noise level in this range would reduce the exposure time by roughly
(a) 45 min (b) 60 min (c) 90 min (d) 120 min
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Ans. 9: (b)
Solution: Assuming linearization exposure time per unit decibel is
480  1.5
 19.14
Time
110  85
Hence an increase of 3 dB in noise level would reduce the exposure time
by roughly 85 110
Decibel
19.14  3  57.42  60 min
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Q10. Distance covered by cars, X and Y , with time is given below. Assuming constant acceleration
for each car, which of the following graphs shows that X had higher acceleration than Y ?
X X
Distance
Distance
(a) (b)
Y Y
Time Time
X
Y
Distance
Distance
X
(c) (d)
Y
Time Time
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Ans. 10: (d)
d 2x
Solution: The acceleration is given by a  . Thus a is decided by the concavity of distance-time
dt 2
curve. Hence the last graph shows that X has higher acceleration than Y .
Q11. PQRS is a rectangle inscribed in a quarter circle as shown. The area of shaded region is 24 cm 2
and PQ  6 cm . B
P
Q
A S R
The area of the quarter circle is
(a) 36  (b) 25  (c) 13 (d) 48 
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Ans. 11: (b)
Solution: PQRS is a rectangle, therefore QPS  900 and the triangle QPS is
a right-angled triangle. This gives B
P
Q
1 1
 PQ  PS  24   6  PS  24  PS  8
2 2
PR is a diagonal of the rectangle and it is also the radius of circle.
PR   PQ    PS   62  82  10 cm
2 2
A S R
 10 
2
The area of quarter circle (in cm ) is  2

 25
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Q12. Area of the trapezium as shown in the figure, is
b

a
(a) ab  r tan 
2
(b) r  a  b  cos  (c) 2r  a  b  (d) r  a  b 
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Ans. 12: (d)
b
Solution: The perpendicular distance between parallel sides
 r  r  2r r
Sum of parallel sides  a  b

1
Hence area of trapezium    a  b   2r  r  a  b  a
2
Q13. From an initially full bucket, water is dripping continuously from the bottom. The centre of mass
of the bucket with water
(a) remains stationary (b) moves upward all the way
(c) moves downward all the way (d) moves downward first and then moves up
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Ans. 13: (d)
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Q14. Seven persons A, B, C , D, E , F and G are sitting in a row. E and B are sitting adjacent to each
other. F is sitting between D and G . If C is sitting four places left of F , who among the
following cannot be sitting at the centre?
(a) G (b) B (c) D (d) F
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Ans. 14: (d)
Solution: For any person sitting at the centre, there are exactly three persons to his left and exactly three
persons to his right. From the question, there are four or more persons to the left of F , hence F
can not be sitting at the centre.
Q15. Starting from the same point at the same instant of time, three cyclists P, Q and R move on a
circular path in the same direction with speeds 18, 27 and 36 km/h, respectively. The
circumference of the circular path is 5.4 km . After a lapse of how much time would they all meet
at the starting point again?
(a) 12 min (b) 24 min (c) 36 min (d) 48 min
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Ans. 15: (c)
Solution: The time taken by P, Q and R to complete the circle is 0.3 hr , 0.2 hr and 0.15 hr
respectively. Hence they will again meet at the starting point after a time which is the LCM of
0.3 hr , 0.2 hr and 0.15 hr .
LCM of 0.3 hr , 0.2 hr and 0.15 hr  0.6 hr
Now 0.6 hr  0.6  60  36 minutes
Q16. Supply of food to a community is reducing at a constant rate, as a result of which the population
is dying out. Ignoring other factors, which of these statements can be made about the long-term
trend for the population?
(a) It will eventually die out completely
(b) It will stabilise at a non-zero number
(c) It will increase after reaching a minimum
(d) It will fall and rise repeatedly
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Ans. 16: (a)
Solution: Amount of food is decreasing at a constant rate hence it will
Amount of food
become zero after a certain interval of time however long it may be.
Finally there will be no food available and all the population will die.
Time
Q17. A marksman had four successes in six attempts. What is the probability that he had three
consecutive successes?
(a) 9 /15 (b) 12 /15 (c) 13 /15 (d) 6 /15
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Ans. 17: (a)
Solution: Number of ways in which four successes can be obtained in 6 attempts 6C4  15 . If there are
four successes then there must be two failures. If the failures occurs on attempts 1 and 4 or 2 and
4 or 2 and 5 or 3 and 4 or 3 and 5 or 3 and 6 we can not get three consecutive successes. Hence
there are 15  6  9 ways of obtaining 3 consecutive successes.
9 / 64 9
Required probability  
15 / 64 15
Q18. The scores of the six students of Group A in an examination are 38, 45, 42, 58, 62 and 55 . In
the same examination, the scores of the six students of Group B of size 7 are 38, 41, 44, 46, 49
and 52 , where one score is missing. If the arithmetic means of the scores of the two groups are
same, then what is the missing score?
(a) 80 (b) 65 (c) 63 (d) 62
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Ans. 18: (a)
38  45  42  58  62  55
Solution: The mean of group A   50
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From the question, the mean of group B is the same as the mean of group A. Therefore, if x is
the missing score then
38  41  44  46  49  52  x
 50  x  350  270  80
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Q19. A wire is bent into the shape of a square enclosing an area M . If the same wire is bent to form a
circle, the area enclosed will be
4 2M 4M M
(a) (b) M (c) (d)
  2 2
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Ans. 19: (c)
Solution: The perimeter of square  4 M
Now, circumference of circle = Perimeter of square
2 M
 2 r  4 M  r 

2
2 M  4M
Area of circle   r    2
 
   
Q20. In a flight of 600 km , an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the
trip was reduced by 200 km / h and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. What was the
scheduled duration of the flight?
(a) 1 hour (b) 1 hour 30 minutes
(c) 2 hours (d) 45 minutes
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Ans. 20: (a)
Solution: Let the normal speed of aircraft be v km / hr and the scheduled duration of the flight be t
hours.
From the question
vt  600 (i)
 v  200   t 
1
and   600 (ii)
 2
From equation (i) and (ii)
v
vt   200t  100  vt
2
v
  200t  100  0 (iii)
2
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Putting the value of v from equation (i) into equation (iii) gives
300
 200t  100  0
t
 200 t 2  100t  300  0  2t 2  t  3  0
 2t 2  2t  3t  3  0  2t  t  1  3  t  1  0
3
  2t  3 t  1  0  t   or t  1
2
Since negative value of t is unacceptable. Hence t  1 hour.
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PART B
Q21. A point mass m , is constrained to move on the inner surface of a paraboloid of revolution
x 2  y 2  az (where a  0 is a constant). When it spirals down the surface, under the influence
of gravity (along  z direction), the angular speed about the z - axis is proportional to
(a) 1 (independent of z ) (b) z
(c) z 1 (d) z 2
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Ans. 21: (c)
Solution: Using Lagrangian in cylindrical coordinate
2rr
L
1
2
 
m r 2  r 2 2  z 2  mgz with constraint x 2  y 2  az  r 2  az  z 
a
1  2 2  2  2rr   mgr 2
2
L  m  r  r     
2   a   a
L L 1 1
 is cyclic coordinate so  0    J  mr 2  J    2 
  r z
1 2 1
Q22. Two coupled oscillators in a potential V  x, y   kx  2 xy  ky 2  k  2  can be decoupled
2 2
into two independent harmonic oscillators (coordinates: x, y ) by means of an appropriate
 x  x
transformation    S   . The transformation matrix S is
 y   y
 1   1 1   1 1 
 2 1       
2 2 2 2  0 1
(a)   (b)  (c)  (d)  
 1   1 1   1 1  1 0 
 1      
 2  2 2   2 2 
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Ans. 22: (b)
 1   1 
 
2  2 
Solution: The normal mode of given potential is  and   in the basis of normal mode the
 1   1 
   
 2  2 
potential can be diagonalise.
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Q23. A heavy particle of rest mass M while moving along the positive z - direction, decays into two
identical light particles with rest mass m (where M  2m ). The maximum value of the
momentum that any one of the lighter particles can have in a direction perpendicular to the z -
direction, is
1 1
(a) C M 2  4m 2 (b) C M 2  2m 2
2 2
1
(c) C M 2  4m 2 (d) MC
2
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P1
Ans. 23: (a)
P m P2
Solution: M v
m P2
P1
Let P be the momentum of heavy mass M . And let P1 be the momentum of the light particles
of mass m in the direction perpendicular to z and P2 be the momentum in z -direction.

According to conservation of momentum,
Momentum of mass M , P  P2  P2  2 P2  P2  P / 2
Energy of mass M , E  P 2 c 2  M 2 c 4
P2
Momentum of a mass m ,  P12  P22  P12 
4
 2 P2  2
Energy of mass m, E   P1 
1
2
c  m c
2 4
 4 
E
As energy is conserved E  E1  E2  2 E1  E1   E1  E2
2
E 2  2 P2  2  P2  2
Thus E12    P1  c  m c
2 4
 4  P12   c  4m c  P c  M c
2 4 2 2 2 4
4  4   4 
4 P12 c 2  P 2 c 2  4m 2 c 4  P 2 c 2  M 2 c 4  4 P12 c 2  4m 2 c 4  M 2 c 4  4 P12  M 2 c 2  4m2 c 2
c2
P12 
4
 M 2  4m2   P1 
c
2
M 2  4m 2
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Q24. A frictionless horizontal circular table is spinning with a uniform angular velocity  about the
vertical axis through its centre. If a ball of radius a is placed on it at a distance r from the centre
of the table, its linear velocity will be
(a)  r rˆ  aˆ (b) r rˆ  aˆ (c) a rˆ  rˆ (d) 0 (zero)
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Ans. 24: (d)
Solution: Since table is frictionless then there is not any tangential force, so ball will have zero speed .
Q25. An inductor L , a capacitor C and a resistor R are connected in series to an AC source,
V  V0 sin t . If the net current is found to depend only on R , then
1 R2
(a) C  0 (b) L  0 (c)   1/ LC (d)    2
LC 4 L
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Ans. 25: (c)
Solution: The net current is found to depend only on R ,
1 1
if X L  X C   L   
C LC
Q26. Three point charges q are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle. Another point charge
Q is placed at the centroid of the triangle. If the force on each of the charges q vanishes, then
the ratio Q / q is
1 1 1
(a) 3 (b) (c) (d)
3 3 3 3
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Ans. 26: (b)
A q
1 1 3
Solution: DG  AD   a
3 3 2 300 300
2 2 3 a a 3
AG  AD  DG  AD   a  AG 
3 3 2 3 Q
Force on charge q is zero so G 1

q q
D
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2 2
kq kq qQ
cos 300  2 cos 300  k
 
2 2
a a a/ 3
3 q 3 Q 3 1
q   3Q   
2 2 q 3 3
Q27. Three infinitely long wires, each carrying equal current are placed in the xy - plane along
x  0,  d and  d . On the xy - plane, the magnetic field vanishes at
d  1 
(a) x   (b) x   d 1  
2  3
 1  d
(c) x   d 1   (d) x  
 3 3
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Ans. 27: (d)
Solution: B1  B2  B3
0 I 0 I 0 I y
 
2  d  x  2 x 2  d  x  1 2 3
1 1 1 xd x 1
    
dx x dx x d  x d  x x
x
  d  2 x  d  x   dx  x 2
d d
 d 2  xd  2 xd  2 x 2  dx  x 2
 d 2  xd  2 x 2  dx  x 2
d
 3x 2  d 2  x  
3
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Q28. The following figure shows the intensity of the interference pattern in the Young’s double-slit
experiment with two slits of equal width is observed on a distant screen
5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Distance
If the separation between the slits is doubled and the width of each of the slits is halved, then the
new interference pattern is best represented by
(a) (b)
5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Distance Distance
(c) (d)
5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Distance Distance
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Ans. 28: (b)
D
Solution: (i)  
d
As d is increased to 2d , so  will be halved.
(ii) As slit width e is reduced to e / 2 so width of central envelop will be increased.
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 
Q29. Let E  x, y, z , t   E0 cos  2 x  3 y  t  , where  is a constant, be the electric field of an
electromagnetic wave travelling in vacuum. Which of the following vectors is a valid choice for

E0 ?
3 3 2 2
(a) iˆ  ˆj (b) iˆ  ˆj (c) iˆ  ˆj (d) iˆ  ˆj
2 2 3 3
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Ans. 29: (d)

Solution: K  2 xˆ  3 yˆ
   2
K  E  0  E0  xˆ  yˆ
3
 
Q30. Two time dependent non-zero vectors u  t  and v  t  , which are not initially parallel to each
 
 dv  du 
other, satisfy u   v   0 at all time t . If the area of the parallelogram formed by u  t 
dt dt

and v  t  be A  t  and the unit normal vector to it be n̂  t  , then
(a) A  t  increases linearly with t , but n̂  t  is a constant

 
(b) A  t  increases linearly with t , and n̂  t  rotates about u  t   v  t 
 
(c) A  t  is a constant, but n̂  t  rotates about u  t   v  t 
(d) A  t  and n̂  t  are constants
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 30: (d)
  
  u v 1  
Solution: A  t   u  v , nˆ  t      u  v
u v A
   
dnˆ 1  dv 1 du  1   dv  du 
  u  v  u   v    0
dt A dt A dt A dt dt 
 n̂  t   const
 
 A  t   u  v  const
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Q31. A basket consists of an infinite number of red and black balls in the proportion p : 1  p  . Three
balls are drawn at random without replacement. The probability of their being two red and one
black is a maximum for
3 3 1 2
(a) p  (b) p  (c) p  (d) p 
4 5 2 3
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Ans. 31: (d)
dP d 2
Solution: P  p 2 1  p    p 1  p   0  p 2  1  1  p  2 p  0
dp dp
  p2  2 p  2 p2  0  3 p2  2 p  p  2 / 3
 a 2 ab ac 
 
Q32. The eigenvalues of the 3  3 matrix M   ab b 2 bc  are
 ac bc c 2 
 
(a) a 2  b 2  c 2 , 0, 0 (b) b 2  c 2 , a 2 , 0
(c) a 2  b 2 , c 2 , 0 (d) a 2  c 2 , b 2 , 0
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 32: (a)
 a 2 ab ac  1 1 1
 
Solution: M   ab b 2 bc  . To make it simple, Let a  1, b  1, c  1 so M  1 1 1
 ac bc c 2  1 1 1 33
 
   3, 0, 0
So, option (a) is correct
w2  2
Q33. A function of a complex variable z is defined by the integral f  z    dw , where  is a
 w z
circular contour of radius 3 , centred at origin, running counter-clockwise in the w - plane. The
value of the function at z   2  i  is
2 i
(a) 0 (b) 1  4i (c) 8  2 i (d)  
 2
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Ans. 33: (c)
w2  2
Solution: f  z    dw
 w z
  z is a simple pole. 2
 2
2  2  i  0P  3
Residue lim   z   2  4  1  4i  2  1  4i  1
2
z   z   2, 1
w2  2
f  z    dw  2 i 1  4i   2 i  8
 w z
Q34. The temperatures of two perfect black bodies A and B are 400 K and 200 K , respectively. If
the surface area of A is twice that of B , the ratio of total power emitted by A to that by B is
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 32 (d) 16
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 34: (c)
Solution: A  400 K , B  200 K
u A 4004 44 4  4  4  4 P u 2A
Energy densities,   4   16 , A  A  2*16  32
uB 200 4
2 2 2 2 2 PB uB A
Q35. Two ideal gases in a box are initially separated by a partition. Let N1 , V1 and N 2 ,V2 be the
numbers of particles and volume occupied by the two systems. When the partition is removed,
the pressure of the mixture at an equilibrium temperature T , is
 N  N2   N  N2 
(a) k BT  1  (b) k BT  1 
 2 V1  V2    V1  V2 
N N  1 N N 
(c) k B T  1  2  (d) k BT  1  2 
 V1 V2  2  V1 V2 
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 35: (b)
Solution:
N1 ,V1 N 2 ,V2
P1 P2
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Finally, At equilibrium P V1  V2   nRT , n is number of moles =
NA
nRT N1 N 2 R
P ; n  n1  n2 ; n  , kB 
V1  V2 NA NA NA
P
 N1  N 2  k BT  N  N2 
 k BT  1 
V1  V2  V1  V2 
Q36. An idealised atom has a non-degenerate ground state at zero energy and a g -fold degenerate
excited state of energy E . In a non-interacting system of N such atoms, the population of the
E
excited state may exceed that of the ground state above a temperature T  . The
2k B ln 2
minimum value of g for which this is possible is
(a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 36: (b)
Solution:   E gg  N2
 0 g 1  N1
z  1  ge 
e  0 ge 
P1  , P2 
z z
N1  P1 N , N 2  P2 N
e  1
N 2  N1  g   g  e E / kBT  1  g  e E / kB ( E /(2 kB ln 2))  1
z z
 g  eln 2  4
2
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Q37. The Hamiltonian of a system of N non-interacting particles, each of mass m , in one dimension
is
N
 pi2  4 
H    xi 
i 1  2m 4 
where   0 is a constant and pi and xi are the momentum and position respectively of the i -th
particle. The average internal energy of the system is
4 3 3 1
(a) k BT (b) k BT (c) kBT (d) k BT
3 4 2 3
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 37: (b)
 
 x4 
 p N
  2
p2
1  e 4
4
x 4 dx
Solution: H     xi 4  ,
i i
 k BT , xi4  
 
i 1  2m 4  2m 2 4  x4
e

4
dx
 
5/ 4 5/ 4
e  bx e
 bx 4 4  bx 4
dx  1/ 4 , b0 and dx 
0
b 0
4 b1/ 4
1 1 2 1 3
E  k BT  k BT  k BT  k BT
2 4 4 4
Q38. A 10V battery is connected in series to a resistor R and a capacitor C , as shown the figure.
47 k
R
V  10 V
C 10  F
The initial charge on the capacitor is zero. The switch is turned on and the capacitor is allowed to
charge to its full capacity. The total work done by the battery in this process is
(a) 103 J (b) 2 103 J (c) 5  104 J (d) 47 102 J
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 38: (a)
Solution: The total work done by the battery in this process is
W  qV   CV  V  CV 2  10 106  10   103 Joules

2
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Q39. In the 3-bit register shown below, Q1 and Q3 are the least and the most significant bits of the
output, respectively.
Q3 Q2 Q1
Din  1
Q3 D3 Q2 D2 Q1 D1
CLK
If Q1 , Q2 and Q3 are set to zero initially, then the output after the arrival of the second falling
clock (CLK) edge is
(a) 001 (b) 100 (c) 011 (d) 110
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 39: (c) Q3 Q3 Q1
Solution: 0 0 1 1
0 1 1  2
Q40. The Boolean equation Y  ABC  ABC  ABC  ABC is to be implemented using only two-
input NAND gates. The minimum number of gates required is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 40: (b)
Solution: Y  ABC  ABC  ABC  ABC  Y  AB  C  C   AB  C  C 
 Y  AB  AB  Ex  OR 
Implementing Ex-OR Gate
A  
A AB
AB
Y
B B AB 
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 Y  A AB     B  AB   A  AB   B  AB  Y  A  A  B   B  A  B 
Y  AB  AB
So minimum 4 number of gates are required.
Q41. The temperature variation of the resistivity of four materials are shown in the following graphs.
Resistivity
Resistivity
A B
T1 T2 Temperature
T1 T2 Temperature
Resistivity
Resistivity
C D
T1 T2 Temperature
T1 T2 Temperature
The material that would make the most sensitive temperature sensor, when used at temperatures
between T1 and T2 , is
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 41: (c)
Solution: For the temperature sensor, the variation in the resistivity of material should be as large as
possible without any local maximum or minimum. Option (A) & (D) shows minimum while in
(B) gradient is very low in comparison to (C). Thus option (C) is the correct answer
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Q42. Let n denote the energy eigenstates of a particle in a one-dimensional simple harmonic
1
potential V  x  m 2 x 2 . If the particle is initially prepared in the state
2
 t  0 
1
2
 0  1  , the minimum time after which the oscillator will be found in the same
state is
(a) 3 /  2  (b)  /  (c)  /  2  (d) 2 / 
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 42: (d)
it i 3t
1 
 0  1 ,
1  
Solution:   t  0    t  t    0 e 2
 1 e 2

2 2 
2
1 it 3it 
 t    0
2
 1   exp   exp   1
2 2 2 
2
1  exp(it )  4  t 
2

Q43. For the one dimensional potential wells A, B and C , as shown in the figure, let E A , EB and EC
denote the ground sate energies of a particle, respectively.

  
2V0
a a a
V0 V0
A B C
The correct ordering of the energies is
(a) EC  EB  E A (b) E A  EB  EC
(c) EB  EC  E A (d) EB  E A  EC
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 43: (a)
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Q44. An angular momentum eigenstate j , 0 is rotated by an infinitesimally small angle  about the
positive y -axis in the counter clockwise direction. The rotated state, to order  (upto a
normalisation constant), is
 
(a) j , 0  j  j  1  j ,1  j , 1  (b) j , 0  j  j  1  j ,1  j , 1 
2 2
  
(c) j , 0  j  j  1  j ,1  j , 1  (d) j , 0  j  j  1 j ,1  j  j  1 j , 1
2 2 2
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 44: (b)
i  J  J    
Solution: U  Ry      I   J y  I   
i
I J  J
   2i  2 2
    
U  Ry     j , 0   I  J  J   j, 0  j, 0  j ( j  1  j , 1  j , 1 
 2 2  2
Q45. The wavelength of the first Balmer line of hydrogen is 656 nm . The wavelength of the
corresponding line for a hydrogenic atom with Z  6 and nuclear mass of 19.92 1027 kg is
(a) 18.2 nm (b) 109.3 nm (c) 143.5 nm (d) 393.6 nm
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 45: (a)
 mp 1836me 1836
Solution: RH  R  R  R  R
me me  m p me  1836me 1837
 6m p 6  1836
RC  R  R  R
me me  m p 11017
First Balmer line

1  1 1 1  1 1
 RH  2  2  and  RC  2  2  Z 2 Z 6
H 2 3  C 2 3 
RH H 1836 11017 656
C     nm  C  18.2nm
RC Z 2 1837 6  1836 62
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Q46. The state of an electron in a hydrogen atom is
1 1 1
  1, 0, 0  2,1, 0  3,1, 1
6 3 2
where n, l , m denotes common eigenstates of Hˆ , Lˆ2 and Lˆz operators in the standard notation.
In a measurement of Lˆz for the electron in this state, the result is recorded to be 0 . Subsequently
a measurement of energy is performed. The probability that the result is E2 (the energy of the
n  2 state) is
(a) 1 (b) 1/ 2 (c) 2 / 3 (d) 1/ 3
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 46: (c)
Solution: We will use postulates 4 first then use postulate 2 and 3.
1 1
If Lz is measured and measurement is 0 then state is proportional to 1, 0, 0  2,1, 0
6 3
11 1
2
P  E  E2   3
 3 3
1 1 1 2 1 3

6 3 6 2
 c
Q47. A particle with incoming wave vector k , after being scattered by the potential V  r   2 , goes
r

out with wave vector k  . The differential scattering cross-section, calculated in the first Born
 
approximation, depends on q  k  k  , as
(a) 1/ q 2 (b) 1/ q 4 (c) 1/ q (d) 1/ q 3 / 2

NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 47: (a)
Solution: Using Born Approximation for high energy

2m c
f     rV  r  sin qrdr where V  r  
 2 q 0 r2
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 
2mc sin qr 2mc 1 sin qr
f     2  dr   2  r dr solving from contour integration
q 0 r  q 2 

sin qr  1 1
 so f     D    f    2
2
dr 

r 2 q q
Q48. A quantum particle in a one-dimensional infinite potential well, with boundaries at 0 and a , is
 a
perturbed by adding H     x   to the initial Hamiltonian. The correction to the energies of
 2
the ground and the first excited states (to first order in  ) are respectively
(a) 0 and 0 (b) 2  / a and 0 (c) 0 and 2  / a (d) 2  / a and 2  / a
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 48: (b)
2  a n x n
a
2
Solution: En1     x   sin 2
a0  2 a
dx  sin 2
a 2
where n  1, 2,3..
For ground state n  1 , E11  2  / a
For first excited state n  2 , E21  0
1 1
Q49. Spin fermions of mass m and 4m are in a harmonic potential V  x   kx 2 . Which
2 2
configuration of 4 such particles has the lowest value of the ground state energy?
(a) 4 particles of mass m
(b) 4 particles of mass 4m
(c) 1 particle of mass m and 3 particles of mass 4m
(d) 2 particles of mass m and 2 particles of mass 4m
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 49: (d)
1 2 1
Solution: V  x   kx  m 2 x 2
2 2
1  1
For mass m : V  x   m 2 x 2 and En   n   
2  2
1 1
For mass 4m : V  x    4m   2 x 2  m  2  x 2
2
2 2
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 1
eff  2  En   n     2 
 2
For 4m For m
7
7
2
5
5
2
3
3
2


2
    3 
(a) 2    2   4 (b) 2     2  3   8
 2   2 
 11   
(c)  2     3    5.5 (d) 2    2     3
2 2  2 
3 is lowest among all so,  d  is correct.
Q50. Falling drops of rain break up and coalesce with each other and finally achieve an approximately
spherical shape in the steady state. The radius of such a drop scales with the surface tension  as
(a) 1/  (b)  (c)  (d)  2
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 50: (a)
Solution: Work done while combining W    change in area     4 R 2  n4 r 2 
1
Taking small r negligible: W    4 R 2  R 

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Q51. The velocity v  x  of a particle moving in one dimension is given by v  x   v0 sin   , where
 x0 
v0 and x0 are positive constants of appropriate dimensions. If the particle is initially at x / x0  ,
where   1 , then, in the long time, it
(a) Executes an oscillatory motion around x  0

(b) Tends towards x  0
(c) Tends towards x  x0
(d) Executes an oscillatory motion around x  x0
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Ans. 51: (c)
x    x   dx x   x 
Solution: v  x   v0 sin    a  x   v0 cos   .  v0 cos   .v0 sin  
 x0   x0  x0 dt  x0  x0  x0 
 v02  2 x   v02  2 x   2 v02

a  x  sin    a  x     2 x.
2 x0  x0  2 x0  x0  x0
So motion is not oscillatory.

d 2x v
2
 k 2 x  0  x  Ae kt  Be  kt where k  0
dt x0
As t   , x  Ae kt if we assume k small and t is large we can assume x is some fixed quantity

so
Ans (c) is correct choice.
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Q52. A pendulum executes small oscillations between angles  0 and  0 . If    d is the time
spent between  and   d , then    is best represented by

 
(a) (b)
0 0 0 0 0 0
 
(c) (d)
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Ans. 52: (b)
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Q53. Consider a particle with total energy E moving in one dimension in a potential V  x  as shown
in the figure below. V
Which of the following figures best represents the orbit of the particle in the phase space?
p p
(a) (b)
x x
p
p
(c) (d)
x x
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Ans. 53: (a)
Solution: Use concept T  E  V where T is kinetic energy E is total energy and V is potential energy.
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Q54. The energy density I of a black body radiation at temperature T is given by the Planck’s
8 2 h
distribution function I  , T   h
, where v is the frequency. The function I  , T 
c  kT
3

 e B  1
 
 
for two different temperatures T1 and T2 are shown below.
T2
I
T1

If the two curves coincide when I  , T  a is plotted against  b / T , then the values of a and b
are, respectively,
(a) 2 and 1 (b) 2 and 2 (c) 3 and 1 (d) 3 and 1
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Ans. 54: (d)
8 3 h 8 a 3 h
Solution: I   y  I a

c  h
3
 c 3
 h b b 
 k BT  1   k BT    1 
e  e 
8 h  a 3
Let x   b / T  y 
c 3  h x 
 b1
e kB
 1
 
 
1
For, a  3 , b  1 ; y  Both graph are now same.
 x
e 1 
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Q55. For an ideal gas consisting of N distinguishable particles in a volume V , the probability of
finding exactly 2 particles in a volume  V  V , in the limit N ,V   , is
 NV 
2
  V   N V / V
2
(a) 2 N  V / V (b)  N  V / V   N V / V
2
(c) e (d)   e
2V 2  V 
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Ans. 55: (c) V
Solution: V
P  2 N
x  V 
We can use poisons here f  x   e  where   N  
x!  V 
2
  V 
N  V   V 
 N V 
2  V 
 
f  2  
 N
 V 
 N 
e  e  V 
2! 2V 2
Q56. The Hamiltonian of a system of 3 spins is H  J  S1S 2  S 2 S3  , where Si  1 for i  1, 2,3 . Its
canonical partition function, at temperature T , is

2 2 3
 J   J   J   J 
(a) 2  2sinh  (b) 2  2 cosh  (c) 2  2 cosh  (d) 2  2 cosh 
 kBT   k BT   kBT   kBT 
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Ans. 56: (b)
Solution: S1 S2 S3 H
1 1 1 2J
1 1 -1 0
1 -1 1 0
1 -1 -1 -2J
-1 1 1 0
-1 1 -1 -2J
-1 -1 1 0
-1 -1 -1 2J
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Number of states 2  8
3
H  J  S1S 2  S 2 S3 
 2

Z  2e   2 J  2e  2 J  4  2 e  2 J  e   2 J   4 = 2  e  J  e   J   2  4
  
2
 2 e  J  e  J  J 
2
 Z  2  2  2 cosh 
 2   k BT 
 
Q57. A certain two-dimensional solid crystallises to a square monoatomic lattice with lattice constant
a . Each atom can contribute an integer number of free conduction electrons. The minimum
number of electrons each atom must contribute such that the free electron Fermi circle at zero
temperature encloses the first Brillouin zone completely, is
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
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Ans. 57: (c)
Solution: Brillouin zone of a square lattice of lattice constant ' a ' is also a square as shown below
ky
Fermi Circle  / a 1st B.Z

k
 / a O  /a
 / a
The radius of the Fermi circle in two-dimension is

1/ 2
 N
k F   2 n    2 2 
1/ 2
 a 
The fermi circle will enclose the 1st B.Z completely


If, k F  k  2
a
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2
1/ 2
 N
 2 2  
 a  a
2 N 2
  2  N    3.14
a2 a2
Since N should be integer, therefore minimum number of electrons  N  is 4
N 4
Thus, correct option is (c)
Q58. A tight binding model of electrons in one dimension has the dispersion relation
 
  k   2t 1  cos ka  , where t  0, a is the lattice constant and  k . Which of the
a a
 
following figures best represents the density of states over the range k ?
2a a
(a) (b)
density of states
density of states
 /2a  /a k  /2a  /a k
(c) (d)
density of states
density of states
 /2a  /a k  /2a  /a k
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Ans. 58: (b)
Solution:   k   2t 1  cos ka   d   k   2ta sin  ka  dk
L L d  k 
Now, g  k  dk  dk  g    d   
  2ta sin  ka 
g   d  L 1
Density of state is       
d 2 ta sin  ka 
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 2 1 L
at, k  :      
2a 2 ta   2 ta
sin   a 
 2a 
 L 1
at k  :      
a 2 ta  
sin   a 
a 
Thus, variation of     vs k is
  
 k
a
Thus, correct option is (b)
  a a 3 ˆ 
Q59. A lattice is defined by the unit vectors a1  aiˆ, a2   iˆ  j and a3  akˆ , where a  0 is a
2 2
constant. The spacing between the 100  planes of the lattice is
(a) 3a / 2 (b) a / 2 (c) a (d) 2a

NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 59: (a)
1 4  h 2  hk  k 2  l 2
Solution: Interplanar spacing for Hexagonal lattice is    2
d2 3  a2  c
Here a  a1  a, b  a2  a and c  a3  a
For 100  plane
1 4  1 0  0  0 1 4 3
   2  2  d  a
d 2
3 a 2
 c d 3a 2
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Q60. A spacecraft of mass m  1000 kg has a fully reflecting sail that is oriented perpendicular to the
direction of the sun. The sun radiates 1026 W and has a mass M  1030 kg . Ignoring the effect of
the planets, for the gravitational pull of the sun to balance the radiation pressure on the sail, the
area of the sail will be
(a) 102 m 2 (b) 104 m 2 (c) 108 m 2 (d) 106 m 2
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Ans. 60: (d)
Solution: m  103 kg
R
M  1030 kg
P  1026 W
2I
Radiation pressure for fully reflecting Surface 
c
Power P
I  Intensity  
Area 4 R 2
2P
Radiation Pressure 
4 R 2 c
GMm
Gravitational pull 
R2
2P
Force on sail  Radiation Press  Area of sail  A
4 R 2 c
P GMm GMm  2 c 6.67  1011  1030 103  2  3  108
 A   A   A 
2 R 2 c R2 P 1026
 A  6.67  6  104  125.72 104  1.25 106
Option (d) is correct.
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Q61. The electric field due to a uniformly charged infinite line along the z - axis, as observed in the
   xiˆ  yjˆ
rest frame S of the line charge, is E  r   . In a frame M moving with a
2 0  x 2  y 2 

constant speed v with respect to S along the z - direction, the electric field E  is (in the
following   v / c and   1/ 1   2 )
(a) Ex  Ex and E y  E y (b) Ex   Ex and E y   E y
(c) Ex  Ex /  and E y  E y /  (d) Ex   Ex and E y   E y
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
And. 61: (d)
Solution: M is moving in z -direction
Ez  Ez , Ex    Ex  vBy  , E y'    E y  vBx  where Bx  0, By  0
Thus Ex   Ex and E y   E y .
Q62. A parallel plate capacitor with rectangular plates of length l , breadth b and plate separation d ,
is held vertically on the surface of a dielectric liquid of dielectric constant  and density  as
shown in the figure. The length and breadth are large enough for edge effects to be neglected.
d
l
h
Dielectric liquid
The plates of the capacitor are kept at a constant voltage difference V . Ignoring effects of
surface tension, the height h upto which the liquid level rises inside the capacitor, is
V 2 0   1 V 2 0   1
(a) (b)
 gbd 2  gb 2
V 2 0   1 V 2 0   1
(c) (d)
2  gd 2  gd 2
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Ans. 62: (c)
 0bV 2
Solution: Upward force on dielectric F    1
2d
If liquid rises to height h , then
 0bV 2   1  0V 2   1
  hbd   g  h 
2d 2d 2  g
Q63. Using the following values of x and f  x 
x 0 0.5 1.0 1.5

f  x 1 a 0 5 / 4
f  x  dx , evaluated by the Trapezoidal rule, is 5 /16 . The value of a is

1.5
the integral I  
0
(a) 3 / 4 (b) 3 / 2 (c) 7 / 4 (d) 19 / 24

NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 63: (a)
h 1 5  5
Solution: I   y0  yn  2  y1  y2     1   2  a  0   
2 4 4  16
5 5
 1   2a 
4 4
10 6 3
 2a   1  2a   a 
4 4 4
d 2x
Q64. The Green’s function for the differential equation  x  f  t  , satisfying the initial
dt 2
dx
conditions x  0    0   0 is
dt
0 for 0  t 
G  t ,   
sin  t    for t 
The solution of the differential equation when the source f  t     t  (the Heaviside step
function) is
(a) sin t (b) 1  sin t (c) 1  cos t (d) cos 2 t  1
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Ans. 64: (c)
d 2x
Solution:  x  f  t  and x  0   x  0   0
dt 2
 0, 0  t 
G  t ,   
sin  t    , t 

x  t    G  t ,  f   d
0
t t
 x  t    sin  t    f   d   sin  t    d   cos  t    0  1  cos t
t
0 0
2
 dy  d y
2
Q65. The solution of the differential equation    2  e y , with the boundary conditions
 dx  dx
y  0   0 and y   0   1 , is
 x2 
(a)  ln   x  1 (b)  x ln  e  x  (c)  xe  x (d)  x  x  1 e  x
2
 2 
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Ans. 65: (a)
2
 dy  d y
2
Solution:    2  e y put y  ln p
 dx  dx
d 2 y d  1 dp  1 d 2 p 1  dp 
2
dy 1 dp
  2      
dx p dx dx dx  p dx  p dx 2 p 2  dx 
2
 1 dp  1 d 2 p 1  dp 
2
Thus       p
 p dx  p dx 2 p 2  dx 
2 2 2
2  dp  1 d 2 p 2  dp  1 d2 p 1 d 2 p 2  dp 
    p 3   2 1  2     1
p 2  dx  p dx 2 p  dx  p dx 2 p dx 2 p 3  dx 
d  1 dp 
    1
dx  p 2 dx 
1 dp dz
Let 2
z  1  z   x  c
p dx dx
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1 dp dp
Thus 2   x  c   2     x  c  dx
p dx p
1 x2 1
    cx  d  p  2
p 2 x
 cx  d
2
 
 1   x2 
y  ln p  ln  2   ln   cx  d 
 x  cx  d   2 
 
 2 
y  0   0  y  0    ln   d   d  1
 x2 
y   ln   cx  1
 2 
y  x   
1  c   c  1 ,  x2 
 x  c , y  0   1   y   ln   x  1
 x2  1  2 
  cx  1
 2 
Option (a) is correct.
   
Q66. If we take the nuclear spin I into account, the total angular momentum is F  L  S  I , where
 
L and S are the orbital and spin angular momenta of the electron. The Hamiltonian of the
  
 
hydrogen atom is corrected by the additional interaction  I  L  S , where   0 is a constant.
The total angular momentum quantum number F of the p - orbital state with the lowest energy
is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1/ 2 (d) 3 / 2
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Ans. 66: (b)
          
Solution: F  L  S  I  J  I ;  
H  I  L  S  I  J
F2  I2  J2   
H  F  J  I
2
 
F 2  J 2  I 2  2I  J
For hydrogen atom, p -orbital electron
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1 1 3
L  1, S   J  ,
2 2 2
1
J  F  0,1
1 2
I
2 3
J   F  1, 2
2
F  F  1  I  I  1  J  J  1
E   2
2
3 3
0 
 1 1 4 4 2   3  2
E1  F  0, I  , J   ; E1  
 2 2 2 4
3 3
2 
 1 1 4 4 2  1  2
E2  F  I , I  , J   ; E2  
 2 2 2 4
3 15
2 
 1 3 4 4 2   5  2
E3  F  1, I  , J   ; E3  
 2 2 2 4
3 15
6 
 1 3 4 4  3  2
E4  F  2, I  , J   ; E4  
 2 2 2 4
Out of these four possibilities lowest state is corresponding to following quantum number
1 3 1
F  1, I  , J  , L  1, S 
2 2 2
Q67. The absorption lines arising from pure rotational effects of HCl are observed at 83.03cm 1 ,
103.73 cm 1 , 124.30 cm 1 , 145.03 cm 1 and 165.51cm 1 . The moment of inertia of the HCl

molecule is (take  5.6 1044 kg -m )
2 c
(a) 1.1 1048 kg -m 2 (b) 2.8 1047 kg -m 2
(c) 2.8  1048 kg -m 2 (d) 1.1  1042 kg -m 2

NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 67: (b)
Solution: 2 B  103.73  83.03  20.70cm 1  2 B  124.30  103.73  20.57cm 1
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1
 2 B  145.03  124.30  20.73cm
62.00
Average value 2 B   20.67cm 1  B  10.33cm 1  1033m 1
3
h 27.99  1045 27.99 1045
I  kg  m 2
  2.7 1047 kg  m 2
8 Bc
2
B 1033
h
 27.99 1045 in SI unit.
8 c
2
Q68. The energies of the 3 lowest states of an atom are E0  14 eV , E1  9 eV and E2  7 eV . The
Einstein coefficients are A10  3  108 s 1 , A20  1.2  108 s 1 and A21  8  107 s 1 . If a large number
of atoms are in the energy level E2 , the mean radiative lifetime of this excited state is
(a) 8.3  109 s (b) 1 108 s (c) 0.5  108 s (d) 1.2  108 s
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 68: (c)
Solution: Rate of spontaneous decay from E2 state
  A20  A21  N1  A2 N1
 
A2  A20  A21  1.2  108  0.8 108 s 1  2.0 108 s 
 Mean radiative life time

1 1
2    0.5  108 s
A2 2.0 108
Q69. Two voltmeters A and B with internal resistances 2 M  and 0.1 k  are used to measure the
voltage drops VA and VB , respectively, across the resistor R in the circuit shown below.
100  R  100 
20 V 150  200 
The ratio VA /VB is
(a) 0.58 (b) 1.73 (c) 1 (d) 2

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Ans. 69: (b)
Solution: Let us draw Thevenin’s equivalent across point ab:
100  a R  100  RTh
a
 VTh
20V 150  200 
b b
a
VTh : 
100
20V 150
150 VTh   20  12V
250

b
100 a
RTh :
100 150
s.c. 150 RTh   60
250
b
Equivalent Circuit:
60 a R  100 c
 
12V 200
Voltmeter is connected across point ac in parallel.

Case A: Voltmeter internal resistance is 2M  , so equivalent resistance across ac is
100  2M 
  100
100  2M 
100 10
So VA   12V  V
360 3
Case B: Voltmeter internal resistance is 0.1 k  100  , so equivalent resistance across ac is
100  100
  50 
100  100
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50 600 60
So VB   12V  V V
310 310 31
VA 10 / 3 10 31
     1.72
VB 60 / 31 60 3
Q70. The I -V characteristics of the diode D in the circuit below is given by
 kqVT 
I  I s  e B  1
 
 
where I s is the reverse saturation current, V is the voltage across the diode and T is the
D
absolute temperature.
R
Vin 
Vout

If the input voltage is Vin , then the output voltage Vout is
 qV  1  q Vin  I S R  
(a) I S R ln  in  1 (b) k B T ln  
 k BT  q  k BT 
1 V  1 V 
(c) k B T ln  in  1 (d)  k B T ln  in  1
q  IS R  q  IS R 
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 70: (c)
0   Vin 
Solution:  I  I R  
 I S eeVD / kBT  1 
R
Vin V kT V 
 eeVD / kBT  1    eeVD / kBT  in  1  VD  B ln  in  1
IS R IS R e  IS R 
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Q71. A rod pivoted at one end is rotating clockwise 25 times a second in a plane. A video camera
which records at a rate of 30 frames per second is used to film the motion. To someone watching
the video, the apparent motion of the rod will seem to be
(a) 10 rotations per second in the clockwise direction
(b) 10 rotations per second in the anticlockwise direction
(c) 5 rotations per second in the clockwise direction
(d) 5 rotations per second in the anticlockwise direction
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 71: (d)
Q72. In the circuit shown below, the gain of the op-amp in the middle of its bandwidth is 105 . A
sinusoidal voltage with angular frequency   100 rad/s is applied to the input of the op--amp.
R2  4 k 
C5F
vin 
R1  2 k  vout

The phase difference between the input and the output voltage is
(a) 5 / 4 (b) 3 / 4 (c)  / 2 (d) 
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 72: (a)
v0  R2 v0 4  103 4 4
Solution:        2e j / 4
vm R1  X C vm 2 103  1 22 j 4  4e  j / 4
6
j  100  5  10
v0
  2e j e j / 4  2e j 5 / 4
vm
5
 Input lags output by
4
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Q73. Charged pions  decay to muons  and anti-muon neutrinos v ;       v . Take the rest
 
masses of a muon and a pion to be 105 MeV and 140 MeV , respectively. The probability that the
measurement of the muon spin along the direction of its momentum is positive, is closest to
(a) 0.5 (b) 0.75 (c) 1 (d) 0
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 73: (c)
Q74. The binding energy B of a nucleus is approximated by the formula
B  a1 A  a2 A2 / 3  a3 Z 2 A1/ 3  a4  A  2 Z  A1 , where Z is the atomic number and A is the

2
a4
mass number of the nucleus. If  30 . The atomic number Z for naturally stable isobars
a2
(constant value of A ) is
30 A 30 A 60 A 120 A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
60  A2 / 3 30  A2 / 3 120  A2 / 3 60  A2 / 3
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 74: (c)
Solution: B  a1 A  a2 A2 / 3  a3 Z 2 A1/ 3  a4  A  2 Z  A1

2
B a  2Z  a 2  A  2 Z  2 
For most isobar  0   3 1/ 3  4 0
Z A A
Z A Z
 a3 1/ 3
 2a4  4a4
A A A

Z
A
 
a3 A2 / 3  4a4  2a4  Z 
2a4 A

A
a3 A  4a4 2  a3 A2 / 3
2/3
2 a4
A 60 A
Z  
1 2 / 3 120  A2 / 3
2 A
60
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Q75. The magnetic moments of a proton and a neutron are 2.792  N and 1.913  N , where  N is the
19
nucleon magnetic moment. The values of the magnetic moments of the mirror nuclei 9 F10 and
19
10 Ne9 , respectively, in the Shell model, are closest to
(a) 23.652  N and 18.873  N (b) 26.283  N and 16.983  N
(c) 2.628  N and 1.887  N (d) 2.628  N and 1.887  N
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Ans. 75: (d)
Solution: 199 F10 : p  9  :1s1/2 21 p3/2 21 p1/2 21d5/2 2
5 1 1
j  2 l 
2 2 2
Z F 19
  N  i  2.29    N  2.5  2.29   4.79  N
19
10 Ne9 : N  9  :1s1/2 21 p3/4 21 p1/2 21d 5/1 2
5 1
j l
2 2
z Ne19
 1.91 N
These value are closet to option (d)

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8 Normal 2 mixed up 10 Normal 2 mixed up

(a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 36

The area of quarter circle (in cm ) is  2

of mass m in the direction perpendicular to z and P2 be the momentum in z -direction.

4 P12 c 2  P 2 c 2  4m 2 c 4  P 2 c 2  M 2 c 4  4 P12 c 2  4m 2 c 4  M 2 c 4  4 P12  M 2 c 2  4m2 c 2

Force on charge q is zero so G 1

(a) A  t  increases linearly with t , but n̂  t  is a constant

(d) A  t  and n̂  t  are constants

W  qV   CV  V  CV 2  10 106  10   103 Joules

denote the ground sate energies of a particle, respectively.

First Balmer line

(a) 1/ q 2 (b) 1/ q 4 (c) 1/ q (d) 1/ q 3 / 2

For ground state n  1 , E11  2  / a

For first excited state n  2 , E21  0

where   1 , then, in the long time, it

(a) Executes an oscillatory motion around x  0

(d) Executes an oscillatory motion around x  x0

 v02  2 x   v02  2 x   2 v02

So motion is not oscillatory.

As t   , x  Ae kt if we assume k small and t is large we can assume x is some fixed quantity

spent between  and   d , then    is best represented by

in the figure below. V

canonical partition function, at temperature T , is

Fermi Circle  / a 1st B.Z

The radius of the Fermi circle in two-dimension is

The fermi circle will enclose the 1st B.Z completely

Thus, correct option is (b)

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

For 100  plane

(a) Ex  Ex and E y  E y (b) Ex   Ex and E y   E y

(c) Ex  Ex /  and E y  E y /  (d) Ex   Ex and E y   E y

Q63. Using the following values of x and f  x 

x 0 0.5 1.0 1.5

f  x  dx , evaluated by the Trapezoidal rule, is 5 /16 . The value of a is

(a) 3 / 4 (b) 3 / 2 (c) 7 / 4 (d) 19 / 24

(c) 2.8  1048 kg -m 2 (d) 1.1  1042 kg -m 2

 Mean radiative life time

The ratio VA /VB is

(a) 0.58 (b) 1.73 (c) 1 (d) 2

Voltmeter is connected across point ac in parallel.

If the input voltage is Vin , then the output voltage Vout is

B  a1 A  a2 A2 / 3  a3 Z 2 A1/ 3  a4  A  2 Z  A1 , where Z is the atomic number and A is the

Solution: B  a1 A  a2 A2 / 3  a3 Z 2 A1/ 3  a4  A  2 Z  A1

(a) 23.652  N and 18.873  N (b) 26.283  N and 16.983  N

(c) 2.628  N and 1.887  N (d) 2.628  N and 1.887  N

These value are closet to option (d)

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