IIT-JAM-PH SERIES Physics
Mathematical Methods
36 previous year questions.
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2018 Chapter Questions 36 MCQs
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PYQ 2018
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
The function is expanded as a Fourier series of the form . Which of the following is true?
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PYQ 2018
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
Consider the transformation to a new set of coordinates from rectangular coordinates , where and . In the coordinate system, the area element is
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PYQ 2022
hard
physics ID: iit-jam-
A square laminar sheet with side a and mass M, has mass per unit area given by , (see figure). Moment of inertia of the sheet about y-axis is
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
Consider a binary number with m digits, where m is an even number. This binary number has alternating 1's and 0's, with digit 1 in the highest place value. The decimal equivalent of this binary number is
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2m-1
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
Consider the 2 X 2 matrix M= , where a,b 0. Then,
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M is a real symmetric matrix
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One of the eigenvalues of M is greater than b
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One of the eigenvalues of M is negative
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Product of eigenvalues of M is b
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
The Boolean expression Y = R+ Q + QR + PQR simplifies to
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R + Q
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PR +
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P+R
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Q+R
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PYQ 2022
hard
physics ID: iit-jam-
The integral over the area of a disk of radius 2 in the xy plane is ___π.
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
Consider a unit circle C in the xy plane with center at the origin. The line integral of the vector field, , taken anticlockwise over C is _________ π.
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
Consider the second order ordinary differential equation, y" +4y' +5y = 0. If y(0) = 0 and y'(0) = 1, then the value of у(π/2) is _________. (Round off to 3 decimal places).
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
Consider an electron with mass m and energy E moving along the x-axis towards a finite step potential of height , as shown in the figure. In region , the momentum of the electron is . The reflection coefficient at the barrier is given by , where is the momentum in region 2. If, in the limit , R, then the integer n is ________.


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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
A current density for a fluid flow is given by,
At time t = 0, the mass density p(x, y, z, 0) = 1.
Using the equation of continuity, is found to be ___________ (Round off to 2 decimal places).
At time t = 0, the mass density p(x, y, z, 0) = 1.
Using the equation of continuity, is found to be ___________ (Round off to 2 decimal places).
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
The equation in the complex plane (where is the complex conjugate of z) represents
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Ellipse
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Hyperbola
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Circle of radius 2
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Circle of radius 4
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
A rocket (S') moves at a speed m/s along the positive x-axis, where c is the speed of light. When it crosses the origin, the clocks attached to the rocket and the one with a stationary observer (S) located at x = 0 are both set to zero. If S observes an event at (x, t), the same event occurs in the S' frame at
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
The resultant of the binary subtraction 1110101-0011110 is
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1001111
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1010111
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1010011
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1010001
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
The function f(x) = esinx is expanded as a Taylor series in x, around x = 0, in the form f(x) = . The value of a0 + a1 + a2 is
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0
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PYQ 2022
hard
physics ID: iit-jam-
Consider a unit circle C in the xy plane, centered at the origin. The value of the integral [(sin x - y)dx - (sin y - x)dy] over the circle C, traversed anticlockwise, is
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0
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2π
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3π
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4π
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PYQ 2023
hard
physics ID: iit-jam-
Which of the following fields has non-zero curl ?
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
The plot of the function f(x) = ||x| - 1| is
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
The absolute error in the value of sin𝜃 if approximated up to two terms in the Taylor’s series for 𝜃 = 60∘ is ___________ (rounded off to three decimal places).
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
The sum of the x-components of unit vectors 𝑟̂ ̇ and 𝜃̂̇ for a particle moving with angular speed 2 rad s -1 at angle 𝜃 = 215° is__________ (rounded off to two decimal places)
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
Unit vector normal to the equipotential surface of 𝑉(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) =4𝑥2+𝑦2 + 𝑧 at (1,2,1) is given by (𝑎𝑖̂+ 𝑏𝑗̂+ 𝑐𝑘̂). The value of |𝑏| is (rounded off to two decimal places).
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
A rectangular pulse of width 0.5 cm is travelling to the right on a taut string (shown by full line in the figure) that has mass per unit length 𝜇1. The string is attached to another taut string (shown by dashed line) of mass per unit length 𝜇2. If the tension in both the strings is the same, and the transmitted pulse has width 0.7 cm, the ratio 𝜇1⁄𝜇2 is _______(rounded off to two decimal places)


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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
The sum of the eigenvalues 𝜆1 and 𝜆2 of matrix 𝐵 = 𝐼+𝐴+𝐴2 , where
is_____ (rounded off to two decimal places).
is_____ (rounded off to two decimal places).
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
Inverse of the matrix is
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PYQ 2023
hard
physics ID: iit-jam-
The Jacobian matrix for transforming from (x, y) to another orthogonal coordinates system (u, v) as shown in the figure is


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PYQ 2024
hard
physics ID: iit-jam-
Two sides of a triangle OAB are given by:
The area of the triangle is _______. (Rounded off to one decimal place)
The area of the triangle is _______. (Rounded off to one decimal place)
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PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: iit-jam-
Which of the following matrices is Hermitian as well as unitary?
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PYQ 2024
hard
physics ID: iit-jam-
The value of the line integral for the vector,
along the closed path OABO (as shown in the figure) is:

(Path AB is the arc of a circle of unit radius)
along the closed path OABO (as shown in the figure) is:

(Path AB is the arc of a circle of unit radius)
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PYQ 2024
hard
physics ID: iit-jam-
A vector field is expressed in the cylindrical coordinate system (s, ϕ, z) as,
If this field represents an electrostatic field, then the possible values of A and B, respectively, are:
If this field represents an electrostatic field, then the possible values of A and B, respectively, are:
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1 and 0
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0 and 1
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−1 and 1
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1 and −1
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PYQ 2024
hard
physics ID: iit-jam-
The divergence of a 3-dimensional vector (𝑟̂ is the unit radial vector) is:
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PYQ 2024
hard
physics ID: iit-jam-
In the x-y plane, a vector is given by
The magnitude of the flux of , through a circular loop of radius 2, centered at the origin, is:
The magnitude of the flux of , through a circular loop of radius 2, centered at the origin, is:
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π
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2π
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4π
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0
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
Two positive charges Q and 2Q are kept at points A and B, separated by a distance 2d, as shown in the figure. MCL is a semicircle of radius 2d centered at the origin O. If Q=2C and d=10cm, the value of the line integral (where represents electric field) along the path MCL will be____V.


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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
In the Taylor expansion of function, 𝐹(𝑥)=𝑒𝑥 sin 𝑥, around 𝑥 = 0, the coefficient of 𝑥5 is ______. (Rounded off to three decimal places)
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
The roots of the polynomial, 𝑓(𝑧)=𝑧 4-8𝑧 3+27𝑧 2-38𝑧+26, are 𝑧1, 𝑧2, 𝑧3,& 𝑧4, where 𝑧 is a complex variable. Which of the following statements is correct?
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
The sum of three binary numbers, 10110.10, 11010.01, and 10101.11, in decimal system is:
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70.75
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70.25
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70.50
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69.50
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: iit-jam-
The co-ordinate system (x,y,z) is transformed to the system (u,v,w), as given by:
𝑢 = 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 𝑧
𝑣 = 𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 𝑧
𝑤 = 𝑥 + 𝑦
The Jacobian of the above transformation is ________.
𝑢 = 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 𝑧
𝑣 = 𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 𝑧
𝑤 = 𝑥 + 𝑦
The Jacobian of the above transformation is ________.