List of top Physics Questions asked in JEE Main

Two projectiles are fired with the same initial speed from the same point on the ground at angles of \( (45^\circ - \alpha) \) and \( (45^\circ + \alpha) \), respectively, with the horizontal direction. The ratio of their maximum heights attained is:
A coil of area \( A \) and \( N \) turns is rotating with angular velocity \( \omega \) in a uniform magnetic field \( \mathbf{B} \) about an axis perpendicular to \( \mathbf{B} \). Magnetic flux \( \phi \) and induced emf \( \varepsilon \) across it, at an instant when \( \mathbf{B} \) is parallel to the plane of the coil, are:
A thin prism \( P_1 \) with angle \( 4^\circ \) made of glass having refractive index 1.54 is combined with another thin prism \( P_2 \) made of glass having refractive index 1.72 to get dispersion without deviation. The angle of the prism \( P_2 \) in degrees is:

A hemispherical vessel is completely filled with a liquid of refractive index \( \mu \). A small coin is kept at the lowest point \( O \) of the vessel as shown in the figure. The minimum value of the refractive index of the liquid so that a person can see the coin from point \( E \) (at the level of the vessel) is:

A particle of mass \( m \) and charge \( q \) is fastened to one end \( A \) of a massless string having equilibrium length \( l \), whose other end is fixed at point \( O \). The whole system is placed on a frictionless horizontal plane and is initially at rest. If a uniform electric field is switched on along the direction as shown in the figure, then the speed of the particle when it crosses the x-axis is:

Which of the following circuits has the same output as that of the given circuit?

For a particular ideal gas, which of the following graphs represents the variation of mean squared velocity of the gas molecules with temperature?

A bead of mass \( m \) slides without friction on the wall of a vertical circular hoop of radius \( R \) as shown in figure. The bead moves under the combined action of gravity and a massless spring \( k \) attached to the bottom of the hoop. The equilibrium length of the spring is \( R \). If the bead is released from the top of the hoop with (negligible) zero initial speed, the velocity of the bead, when the length of spring becomes \( R \), would be (spring constant is \( k \), \( g \) is acceleration due to gravity): 

Due to the presence of an em-wave whose electric component is given by \( E = 100 \sin(\omega t - kx) \, \text{N/C} \), a cylinder of length 200 cm holds a certain amount of em-energy inside it. If another cylinder of the same length but half the diameter of the previous one holds the same amount of em-energy, the magnitude of the electric field of the corresponding em-wave should be modified as:
Consider the following statements: Surface tension arises due to extra energy of the molecules at the interior as compared to the molecules at the surface of a liquid. As the temperature of liquid rises, the coefficient of viscosity increases. As the temperature of gas increases, the coefficient of viscosity increases. The onset of turbulence is determined by Reynolds number. In a steady flow, two streamlines never intersect. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Find the equivalent resistance between two ends of the following circuit: 
The circuit consists of three resistors, two of \(\frac{r}{3}\) in series connected in parallel with another resistor of \(r\).

Choose the correct nuclear process from the below options:

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion \(A\) and the other as Reason \(R\): 

Assertion \(A\): A sound wave has higher speed in solids than in gases. 
Reason \(R\): Gases have higher value of Bulk modulus than solids.

In the experiment for measurement of viscosity \( \eta \) of a given liquid with a ball having radius \( R \), consider following statements:
A. Graph between terminal velocity \( V \) and \( R \) will be a parabola. 
B. The terminal velocities of different diameter balls are constant for a given liquid. 
C. Measurement of terminal velocity is dependent on the temperature. 
D. This experiment can be utilized to assess the density of a given liquid. 
E. If balls are dropped with some initial speed, the value of \( \eta \) will change.

Two capacitors \( C_1 \) and \( C_2 \) are connected in parallel to a battery. Charge-time graph is shown below for the two capacitors. The energy stored with them are \( U_1 \) and \( U_2 \), respectively. Which of the given statements is true? 

A wire of resistance R is bent into an equilateral triangle and an identical wire is bent into a square. The ratio of resistance between the two end points of an edge of the triangle to that of the square is:

The center of mass of a thin rectangular plate (fig - x) with sides of length \( a \) and \( b \), whose mass per unit area (\( \sigma \)) varies as \( \sigma = \sigma_0 \frac{x}{ab} \) (where \( \sigma_0 \) is a constant), would be 

 

A tiny metallic rectangular sheet has length and breadth of 5 mm and 2.5 mm, respectively. Using a specially designed screw gauge which has pitch of 0.75 mm and 15 divisions in the circular scale, you are asked to find the area of the sheet. In this measurement, the maximum fractional error will be \( \frac{x}{100} \), where \( x \) is:
The moment of inertia of a solid disc rotating along its diameter is 2.5 times higher than the moment of inertia of a ring rotating in a similar way. The moment of inertia of a solid sphere which has the same radius as the disc and rotating in similar way, is \( n \) times higher than the moment of inertia of the given ring. Here, \( n = \):
A double slit interference experiment performed with a light of wavelength 600 nm forms an interference fringe pattern on a screen with 10th bright fringe having its centre at a distance of 10 mm from the central maximum. Distance of the centre of the same 10th bright fringe from the central maximum when the source of light is replaced by another source of wavelength 660 nm would be:
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: In a central force field, the work done is independent of the path chosen. Reason R: Every force encountered in mechanics does not have an associated potential energy. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
A proton of mass 'mp' has same energy as that of a photon of wavelength 'λ'. If the proton is moving at non-relativistic speed, then ratio of its de Broglie wavelength to the wavelength of photon is.
In a measurement, it is asked to find the modulus of elasticity per unit torque applied on the system. The measured quantity has the dimension of \( [M^a L^b T^c] \). If \( b = 3 \), the value of \( c \) is:
A Carnot engine (E) is working between two temperatures 473K and 273K. In a new system two engines - engine \(E_1\) works between 473K to 373K and engine \(E_2\) works between 373K to 273K. If \(\eta_{12}\), \(\eta_1\) and \(\eta_2\) are the efficiencies of the engines \(E\), \(E_1\) and \(E_2\), respectively, then:
Find the wavelength in (nm) of incident radiation where the work function is 4.12 eV and the stopping potential is 4V. Given that \( h \nu = 1242 \, \text{eV} \cdot \text{nm} \).