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Miscellaneous

35 previous year questions.

Volume: 35 Ques
Yield: High

High-Yield Trend

35
2025

Chapter Questions
35 MCQs

01
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
In a resistive circuit, the power dissipated by a resistor when a current flows through it is given by . What happens to the power when the current is doubled?
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It quadruples
2
It doubles
3
It remains the same
4
It is halved
02
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A mass of 100 g is projected with an initial velocity of 12 m/s at an angle of 60° with the horizontal. Find the difference between the kinetic energy at the point of projection and the kinetic energy at the highest point.
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4.3 J
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5.4 J
3
6.0 J
4
7.2 J
03
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
In the context of the photoelectric effect, what is the threshold frequency for a metal if the work function is ?
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04
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A force acts on a particle moving in the direction of . Find the value of when the work done is zero.
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05
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Electric flux is related with linear charge density and surface charge density as . Where and are of appropriate dimension. The dimension of is:
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06
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two parallel wires carry currents of 5 A and 4 A in opposite directions. The wires are separated by a distance of 4 cm. Find the net magnetic field at a point midway between the two wires.
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10
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15
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20
4
25
07
PYQ 2025
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A block of mass is moving with velocity on a smooth horizontal surface. If a constant force is applied to the block, what is the work done by this force after 5 seconds?
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08
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A metal has a work function . When light of wavelength is incident on it, the kinetic energy of the ejected electrons is 2 eV. Find the new kinetic energy of the ejected electrons when light of wavelength is used.
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3 eV
2
4 eV
3
6 eV
4
8 eV
09
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
In a sound wave, the displacement of the air particles follows the equation . What is the wave velocity?
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10
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
What is the time period of a simple pendulum of length and acceleration due to gravity ?
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11
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
In a resistive circuit, the power dissipated by a resistor when a current flows through it is given by . What happens to the power when the current is doubled?
1
It quadruples
2
It doubles
3
It remains the same
4
It is halved
12
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
If the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Earth is , then the acceleration due to gravity on a planet whose diameter is of that of Earth and same mass as that of Earth is , where is
13
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A solid sphere rolls without slipping on a horizontal plane. What is the ratio of translational kinetic energy to the rotational kinetic energy of the sphere?
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14
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A solid sphere and hollow sphere roll down purely equal distances on the same inclined plane (starting from rest) in time and . Then
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15
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The temperature in a city is measured to be 30°C. What is the corresponding temperature in Fahrenheit?
16
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
In Young's Double Slit Experiment, monochromatic light of wavelength is used. The slits are separated by a distance , and the screen is placed at a distance from the slits. If the fringe width is observed to be , and the distance between the slits and the screen is doubled, what will be the new fringe width?
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17
PYQ 2025
easy
physics ID: jee-main
Find the wavelength in (nm) of incident radiation where the work function is 4.12 eV and the stopping potential is 4V. Given that .
18
PYQ 2025
easy
physics ID: jee-main
Two charges +7 mC and -4 mC at coordinates (-7, 0, 0) and (7, 0, 0), respectively, find the electrostatic potential energy.
19
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The value of is 9.3 V/m and is . Find the value of .
20
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Find the charge on the capacitor in the steady state. \vspace{1cm} \includegraphics[width=0.7\textwidth]{a.png}
21
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
If the angle of prism equals the angle of minimum deviation, and given that the refractive index , then the angle of the prism is:
22
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A proton is moving with a uniform velocity of in uniform magnetic and electric fields which are perpendicular to each other. If the electric field is switched off, then the proton moves in a circular path of radius . Then the magnetic field is:
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PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Statement 1: Hotter water moves faster than cold water.
Statement 2: Soap water has a higher surface tension than fresh water.
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Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true, and Statement 2 is the correct explanation of Statement 1.
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Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true, but Statement 2 is not the correct explanation of Statement 1
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Statement 1 is true, but Statement 2 is false
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Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false
24
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
If angles of projection for two projectiles are 30° and 60° then the ratio of velocities at maximum height is:
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1:1
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2:1
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1:2
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3:1
25
PYQ 2025
easy
physics ID: jee-main
In a sound wave, the displacement of the air particles follows the equation . What is the wave velocity?
26
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
In a resistive circuit, the power dissipated by a resistor when a current flows through it is given by . What happens to the power when the current is doubled?
1
It quadruples
2
It doubles
3
It remains the same
4
It is halved
27
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A block of mass is moving with velocity on a smooth horizontal surface. If a constant force is applied to the block, what is the work done by this force after 5 seconds?
1

2

3

4

28
PYQ 2025
easy
physics ID: jee-main
In the context of the photoelectric effect, what is the threshold frequency for a metal if the work function is ?
29
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
In a bag, there are 6 white balls and 4 black balls. Two balls are drawn at random. What is the probability that both balls are white?
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PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A solid sphere of mass , radius exerts a gravitational force on a point mass. Now a concentric spherical mass is removed. What is the new force?
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PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Find the current in the circuit at steady state, given .
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1 A
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2 A
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3 A
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4 A
32
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
An equiconvex lens of focal length is cut into four parts as shown in the diagram. The focal length of each part is
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33
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A force acts on a particle at position vector . Find the torque .
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PYQ 2025
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A block of mass is moving with velocity on a smooth horizontal surface. If a constant force is applied to the block, what is the work done by this force after 5 seconds?
1

2

3

4

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PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
In the context of the photoelectric effect, what is the threshold frequency for a metal if the work function is ?
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