List of top Physics Questions asked in 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?

Consider the following logic circuit.

The output Y is LOW when:

The number of atoms in the basis of a primitive cell of hexagonal closed packed structure is:

A crystal plane of a lattice intercepts the principal axes \(\overrightarrow𝑎_1, \overrightarrow𝑎_2,\) and  \(\overrightarrow{a_3}\) at 3𝑎₁, 4𝑎₂, and 2𝑎₃, respectively. The Miller indices of the plane are:

Which of the following types of motion may be represented by the trajectory,
𝑦(𝑥)=𝑎𝑥 ²+𝑏𝑥+𝑐 ? 
(Here a, b, and c are constants; x, y are the position coordinates)

A particle moving along the x-axis approaches 𝑥=0 from 𝑥 =−∞ with a total energy E. It is subjected to a potential 𝑉(𝑥). For time 𝑡→∞, the probability density P(x) of the particle is schematically shown in the figure.

The correct option for the potential 𝑉(𝑥) is:

The magnitudes of spin magnetic moments of electron, proton and neutron are μ_e, μ_p and μ_n, respectively. Then

The sum of three binary numbers, 10110.10, 11010.01, and 10101.11, in decimal system is:

The total number of Na and Cl ions per unit cell of the NaCl crystal is:

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 ________.

The Jacobian matrix for transforming from (x, y) to another orthogonal coordinates system (u, v) as shown in the figure is

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)

A system has N spins, where each spin is capable of existing in 4 possible states. The difference in entropy of disordered states (where all possible spin configurations are equally probable) and ordered states is

A projectile of mass m is moving in the vertical x-y plane with the origin on the ground and y-axis pointing vertically up. Taking the gravitational potential energy to be zero on the ground, the total energy of the particle written in planar polar coordinates (r, θ) is (here g is the acceleration due to gravity)

A rotating disc is held in front of a plane mirror in two different orientations which are (i) angular momentum parallel to the mirror and (ii) angular momentum perpendicular to the mirror. Which of the following schematic figures correctly describes the angular momentum (solid arrow) and its mirror image (shown by dashed arrows) in the two orientations ?

If the ground state energy of a particle in an infinite potential well of width L₁ is equal to the energy of the second excited state in another infinite potential well of width L₂, then the ratio \(\frac{L_1}{L_2}\) is equal to

A metallic sphere of radius 𝑅 is held at electrostatic potential 𝑉. It is enclosed in a concentric thin metallic shell of radius 2𝑅 at potential 2𝑉. If the potential at the distance \(\frac{3}{2}\) 𝑅 from the centre of the sphere is 𝑓𝑉, then the value of 𝑓 is _______ (rounded off to two decimal places).

Which of the following fields has non-zero curl ?

A linearly polarized light of wavelength 590 nm is incident normally on the surface of a 20 μm thick quartz film. The plane of polarization makes an angle 30° with the optic axis. Refractive indices of ordinary and extraordinary waves differ by 0.0091, resulting in a phase difference of fπ between them after transmission. The value of f (rounded off to two decimal places) and the state of polarization of the transmitted light is

Water from a tank is flowing down through a hole at its bottom with velocity 5 ms^-1. If this water falls on a flat surface kept below the hole at a distance of 0.1 m and spreads horizontally, the pressure (in kNm^-2) exerted on the flat surface is closest to
Given: acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 ms^-2 and density of water = 1000 kgm^-3

A particle (𝑝₁) of mass 𝑚 moving with speed 𝑣 collides with a stationary identical particle (𝑝₂). The particles bounce off each other elastically with 𝑝₁ getting deflected by an angle 𝜃 = 30° from its original direction. Then, which of the following statement(s) is/are true after the collision?

Two silicon diodes are connected to a battery and two resistors as shown in the figure. The current through the battery is __________ A (rounded off to two decimal places).

Given: The forward voltage drop across each diode = 0.7 V

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).

A single pendulum hanging vertically in an elevator has a time period 𝑇₀ when the elevator is stationary. If the elevator moves upward with an acceleration of 𝑎 = 0.2𝑔, the time period of oscillations is 𝑇₁. Here 𝑔 is the acceleration due to gravity. The ratio\( \frac{𝑇_0}{ 𝑇_1}\) is (rounded off to two decimal places).

An α particle with energy of 3 MeV is moving towards a nucleus of ⁵⁰Sn. Its minimum distance of approach to the nucleus is 𝑓×10⁻¹⁴ m. The value of 𝑓 is ________ (rounded off to one decimal place).