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CUET Physics Question Paper 2024 (Set A) is available here. NTA conducted CUET 2024 Physics paper on 16 May in Shift 2A from 3 PM to 4 PM. CUET Physics Question Paper 2024 is based on objective-type questions (MCQs). Candidates get 60 minutes to solve 40 MCQs out of 50 in CUET 2024 question paper for Physics.

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Question 1:

Two charged particles, placed at a distance d apart in vacuum, exert a force F on each other. Now, each of the charges is doubled. To keep the force unchanged, the distance between the charges should be changed to __________.

  1. (1) 4d
  2. (2) 2d
  3. (3) d
  4. (4) d/2

Question 2:

Two parallel plate capacitors of capacitances 2 µF and 3 µF are joined in series and the combination is connected to a battery of V volts. The values of potential across the two capacitors V1 and V2 and energy stored in the two capacitors U1 and U2 respectively are related as ______________________.

  1. (1) V1/V = U1/U = 2/3
  2. (2) V1/V = U1/U = 3/2
  3. (3) V1/V = 2/3 and U1/U = 3/2
  4. (4) V1/V = 3/2 and U1/U = 2/3

Question 3:

Two large plane parallel sheets have equal but opposite surface charge densities + σ and – σ. A point charge q placed at points P1, P2, and P3 experiences forces F1, F2, and F3 respectively. Then:

  1. (1) F1 = 0, F2 = 0, F3 = 0
  2. (2) F1 = 0, F2 ≠ 0, F3 = 0
  3. (3) F1 ≠ 0, F2 ≠ 0, F3 ≠ 0
  4. (4) F1 = 0, F3 ≠ 0, F2 = 0

Question 4:

Two charged metallic spheres with radii R1 and R2 are brought in contact and then separated. The ratio of final charges Q1 and Q2 on the two spheres respectively will be ____________.

  1. (1) Q1/Q2 = R1/R2
  2. (2) Q1/Q2 < R1/R2
  3. (3) Q1/Q2 > R1/R2
  4. (4) Q1/Q2 = R1/R2

Question 5:

Two resistances of 100 Ω and 200 Ω are connected in series across a 20 V battery. The reading in a 200 Ω voltmeter connected across the 200 Ω resistance is ___________.

  1. (1) 4 V
  2. (2) 20/3 V
  3. (3) 10 V
  4. (4) 16 V

Question 6:

The current through a 4/3 Ω external resistance connected to a parallel combination of two cells of 2 V and 1 V emf and internal resistances of 1 Ω and 2 Ω respectively is ___________.

  1. (1) 1 A
  2. (2) 2/3 A
  3. (3) 3/4 A
  4. (4) 5/6 A

Question 7:

A metallic wire of uniform area of cross section has a resistance R, resistivity ρ, and power rating P at V volts. The wire is uniformly stretched to reduce the radius to half the original radius. The values of resistance, resistivity, and power rating at V volts are now denoted by R', ρ', and P' respectively. The corresponding values are correctly related as ________________.

  1. (1) ρ' = 2ρ, R' = 2R, P' = 2P
  2. (2) ρ' = (1/2) ρ, R' = (1/2) R, P' = (1/2) P
  3. (3) ρ' = ρ, R' = 16R, P' = (1/16) P
  4. (4) ρ' = ρ, R' = (1/16) R, P' = 16P

Question 8:

Three magnetic materials are listed below:
(A) Paramagnetics
(B) Diamagnetics
(C) Ferromagnetics
Choose the correct order of the materials in increasing order of magnetic susceptibility.

  1. (1) (A), (B), (C)
  2. (2) (C), (A), (B)
  3. (3) (B), (A), (C)
  4. (4) (B), (C), (A)

Question 9:

Two infinitely long straight parallel conductors carrying currents I1 and I2 are held at a distance d apart in vacuum. The force F on a length L of one of the conductors due to the other is ________________.

  1. (1) proportional to L but independent of I1 × I2
  2. (2) proportional to I1 × I2 but independent of length L
  3. (3) proportional to I1 × I2 × L
  4. (4) proportional to I1 × I2 / L

Question 10:

In the circuit shown below, a current 3 I enters at A. The semicircular parts ABC and ADC have equal radii 'r' but resistances 2R and R respectively. The magnetic field at the center of the circular loop ABCD is ___________.

  1. (1) (4r I μ₀) out of the plane
  2. (2) (4r I μ₀) into the plane
  3. (3) (μ₀ 3I) / (4r) out of the plane
  4. (4) (μ₀ 3I) / (4r) into the plane

Question 11:

A square loop with each side 1 cm, carrying a current of 10 A, is placed in a magnetic field of 0.2 T. The direction of magnetic field is parallel to the plane of the loop. The torque experienced by the loop is _____.

  1. (1) zero
  2. (2) 2 × 10-4 Nm
  3. (3) 2 × 10-2 Nm
  4. (4) 2 Nm

Question 12:

In an ac circuit, the current leads the voltage by π/2. The circuit is __________________.

  1. (1) purely resistive
  2. (2) should have circuit elements with resistance equal to reactance
  3. (3) purely inductive
  4. (4) purely capacitive

Question 13:

In a pair of adjacent coils, for a change of current in one of the coils from 0 A to 10 A in 0.25 s, the magnetic flux in the adjacent coil changes by 15 Wb. The mutual inductance of the coils is ____________.

  1. (1) 120 H
  2. (2) 12 H
  3. (3) 1.5 H
  4. (4) 0.75 H

Question 14:

The wire in figure (a) is turning into a circular loop and that in figure (b) into a narrow straight wire. The direction of induced current will be ________________.

  1. (1) clockwise in both (a) and (b)
  2. (2) anticlockwise in both (a) and (b)
  3. (3) clockwise in (a) and anticlockwise in (b)
  4. (4) anticlockwise in (a) and clockwise in (b)

Question 15:

Match List-I with List-II based on the graph showing variation of opposition to the flow of AC versus frequency with circuit characteristics:

  1. (1) (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
  2. (2) (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)
  3. (3) (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
  4. (4) (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Question 16:

In an electromagnetic wave, the ratio of energy densities of electric and magnetic fields is ____________.

  1. (1) 1 : 1
  2. (2) 1 : c
  3. (3) c : 1
  4. (4) 1 : c²

Question 17:

Of the following, the correct arrangement of the electromagnetic spectrum in decreasing order of wavelength is ____________.

  1. (1) Radio waves, X-rays, Infrared waves, microwaves, visible waves
  2. (2) Infrared waves, microwaves, Radio waves, X-rays, visible waves
  3. (3) Radio waves, microwaves, Infrared waves, visible waves, X-rays
  4. (4) X-rays, visible waves, Infrared waves, microwaves, Radio waves

Question 18:

Match the electromagnetic waves listed in column I with their production method/device listed in column II:

Column-I
(A) Microwaves
(B) Infrared
(C) X-rays
(D) Radio waves

Column-II
(I) LC oscillator
(II) Magnetron
(III) Vibration of atoms/molecules
(IV) Bombarding large atomic number metal target with fast moving electrons

  1. (1) (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
  2. (2) (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
  3. (3) (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
  4. (4) (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Question 19:

A point object O is placed in air 20 cm from P. The curved surface of radius of curvature 10 cm separates air and a transparent material (μ = 4/3). The distance of the image of O from P is ____________.

  1. (1) 16 cm left of P in air
  2. (2) 16 cm right of P in water
  3. (3) 20 cm right of P in water
  4. (4) 20 cm left of P in air

Question 20:

For fixed values of radii of curvature of lens, power of the lens will be ________________.

  1. (1) P  (μ – 1)
  2. (2) P  μ²
  3. (3) P  1/μ
  4. (4) P  μ–2

Question 21:

The graph correctly representing the variation of image distance 'v' for a convex lens of focal length 'f' versus object distance 'u' is ____________________.

  1. (1) v/u
  2. (2) u/v
  3. (3) v/u
  4. (4) u/v

Question 22:

Using light from a monochromatic source to study diffraction in a single slit of width 0.1 mm, the linear width of central maxima is measured to be 5 mm on a screen held 50 cm away. The wavelength of light used is _______________.

  1. (1) 2.5 × 10-7 m
  2. (2) 4 × 10-7 m
  3. (3) 5 × 10-7 m
  4. (4) 7.5 × 10-7 m

Question 23:

Radiation of frequency 2v₀ is incident on a metal with threshold frequency v₀. The correct statement of the following is ___________________.

  1. (1) No photoelectrons will be emitted
  2. (2) All photoelectrons emitted will have kinetic energy equal to hv₀
  3. (3) Maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons emitted can be hv₀
  4. (4) Maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons emitted will be 2hv₀

Question 24:

A point source causing photoelectric emission from a metallic plate is moved away from the plate. The variation of photoelectric current with distance from the source is correctly represented by the graph ____________.

  1. (1) Decreases with the square of the distance
  2. (2) Remains constant with distance
  3. (3) Increases with distance
  4. (4) None of the above

Question 25:

A proton accelerated through a potential difference V has a de Broglie wavelength λ. On doubling the accelerating potential, de Broglie wavelength of the proton ____________________________.

  1. (1) remains unchanged
  2. (2) becomes double
  3. (3) becomes four times
  4. (4) decreases

Question 26:

The kinetic energy of an electron in the ground level in a hydrogen atom is K units. The values of its potential energy and total energy respectively are ____________.

  1. (1) – 2K; – K
  2. (2) + 2K; – K
  3. (3) – K, + 2K
  4. (4) + K, + 2K

Question 27:

Two nuclei have mass numbers A and B respectively. The density ratio of the nuclei is ______________.

  1. (1) A : B
  2. (2) A : B
  3. (3) A² : B²
  4. (4) 1 : 1

Question 28:

The shortest wavelengths emitted in hydrogen spectrum corresponding to different spectral series are as under :
(A) Pfund series
(B) Balmer series
(C) Brackett series
(D) Lyman series
The wavelengths arranged correctly in decreasing order are _________________

  1. (1) (A), (B), (C), (D)
  2. (2) (A), (C), (B), (D)
  3. (3) (B), (A), (D), (C)
  4. (4) (A), (C), (D), (B)

Question 29:

Silicon can be doped using one of the following elements as dopant:
(A) Arsenic
(B) Indium
(C) Phosphorus
(D) Boron
To get n-type semiconductor, the dopants that can be used are ___________________.

  1. (1) (A) and (C) only
  2. (2) (B) and (C) only
  3. (3) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
  4. (4) (C) and (D) only

Question 30:

Given below are V versus I graphs for different types of p-n junction diodes marked A, B, C, and D. The correct sequence of graphs corresponding to forward biased p-n junction; Zener diode; Photo diode and Solar cell in order is _______________________

  1. (1) (D), (C), (A), (B)
  2. (2) (A), (C), (B), (D)
  3. (3) (B), (A), (D), (C)
  4. (4) (C), (B), (D), (A)
Correct Answer: (2) (A), (C), (B), (D)
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Question 31:

A wire carrying current I, bent as shown in the figure, is placed in a uniform field B that emerges normally out from the plane of the figure. The force on this wire is _______________.

  1. (1) 4BIR, directed vertically downward
  2. (2) 3BIR, directed vertically upward
  3. (3) BI (2R + πR), vertically downward
  4. (4) 2π BIR, from P to Q

Question 32:

The refractive index of the material of an equilateral prism is 2. The angle of minimum deviation of that prism is ____________.

  1. (1) 60°
  2. (2) 75°
  3. (3) 30°
  4. (4) 90°

Question 33:

The transfer of integral number of ____________ is one of the evidence of quantization of electric charge.

  1. (1) photons
  2. (2) nuclei
  3. (3) electrons
  4. (4) neutrons

Question 34:

When a slab of insulating material 4 mm thick is introduced between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor of separation 4 mm, it is found that the distance between the plates has to be increased by 3.2 mm to restore the capacity to its original value. The dielectric constant of the material is _____________.

  1. (1) 2
  2. (2) 5
  3. (3) 3
  4. (4) 7

Question 35:

A copper ball of density 8.0 g/cc and 1 cm in diameter is immersed in oil of density 0.8 g/cc. The charge on the ball if it remains just suspended in oil in an electric field of intensity 600π V/m acting in the upward direction is _______________ .

  1. (1) 2 × 10-6 C
  2. (2) 2 × 10-5 C
  3. (3) 1 × 10-5 C
  4. (4) 1 × 10-6 C

Question 36:

A metal wire is subjected to a constant potential difference. When the temperature of the metal wire increases, the drift velocity of the electron in it ______________.

  1. (1) increases, thermal velocity of the electrons decreases
  2. (2) decreases, thermal velocity of the electrons decreases
  3. (3) increases, thermal velocity of the electrons increases
  4. (4) decreases, thermal velocity of the electrons increases

Question 37:

For the given mixed combination of resistors, calculate the total resistance between points A and B.

  1. (1) 9 Ω
  2. (2) 18 Ω
  3. (3) 4 Ω
  4. (4) 14 Ω

Question 38:

A cell of emf 1.1 V and internal resistance 0.5 Ω is connected to a wire of resistance 0.5 Ω. Another cell of the same emf is now connected in series with the intention of increasing the current, but the current in the wire remains the same. The internal resistance of the second cell is ___________.

  1. (1) 1 Ω
  2. (2) 2.5 Ω
  3. (3) 1.5 Ω
  4. (4) 2 Ω

Question 39:

P, Q, R, and S are four wires of resistances 3, 3, 3, and 4 Ω respectively. They are connected to form the four arms of a Wheatstone bridge circuit. The resistance with which S must be shunted in order that the bridge may be balanced is ____________.

  1. (1) 14 Ω
  2. (2) 12 Ω
  3. (3) 15 Ω
  4. (4) 7 Ω

Question 40:

Magnetic moment of a thin bar magnet is 'M'. If it is bent into a semicircular form, its new magnetic moment will be _______________.

  1. (1) M/π
  2. (2) M/2
  3. (3) M
  4. (4) 2M/π

Question 41:

Ferromagnetic material used in Transformers must have ______________.

  1. (1) Low permeability and High Hysteresis loss
  2. (2) High permeability and Low Hysteresis loss
  3. (3) High permeability and High Hysteresis loss
  4. (4) Low permeability and Low Hysteresis loss

Question 42:

A conducting ring of radius r is placed in a varying magnetic field perpendicular to the plane of the ring. If the rate at which the magnetic field varies is x, the electric field intensity at any point of the ring is _____________.

  1. (1) rx
  2. (2) rx/2
  3. (3) 2rx
  4. (4) 4r/x

Question 43:

A 50 Hz ac current of crest value 1 A flows through the primary of a transformer. If the mutual inductance between the primary and secondary be 0.5 H, the crest voltage induced in the secondary is ____________.

  1. (1) 75 V
  2. (2) 150 V
  3. (3) 100 V
  4. (4) 200 V

Question 44:

A long solenoid of diameter 0.1 m has 2 × 10⁴ turns per meter. At the centre of the solenoid a coil of 100 turns and radius 0.01 m is placed with its axis coinciding with the solenoid axis. The current in the solenoid reduces at a constant rate to 0 A from 4 A in 0.05 s. If the resistance of the coil is 10π² Ω, then the total charge flowing through the coil during this time is ___________.

  1. (1) 16 μC
  2. (2) 32 μC
  3. (3) 16π μC
  4. (4) 32π μC

Question 45:

Lower half of a convex lens is made opaque. Which of the following statement describes the image of the object placed in front of the lens?

  1. (1) No change in image
  2. (2) Image will show only half of the object
  3. (3) Intensity of image gets reduced
  4. (4) (2) and (3) only

Question 46:

Two slits are made 0.1 mm apart and the screen is placed 2 m away. The fringe separation when a light of wavelength 500 nm is used is ____________.

  1. (1) 1 cm
  2. (2) 0.15 cm
  3. (3) 1.5 cm
  4. (4) 0.1 cm

Question 47:

For an astronomical telescope having objective lens of focal length 10 m and eyepiece lens of focal length 10 cm, the telescope's tube length and magnification respectively are ____________.

  1. (1) 20 cm, 1
  2. (2) 1000 cm, 1
  3. (3) 1010 cm, 1
  4. (4) 1010 cm, 100

Question 48:

According to Bohr's Model:
(A) The radius of the orbiting electron is directly proportional to 'n'.
(B) The speed of the orbiting electron is directly proportional to '1/n'.
(C) The magnitude of the total energy of the orbiting electron is directly proportional to '1/n²'.
(D) The radius of the orbiting electron is directly proportional to 'n²'.

  1. (1) (A), (B) and (C) only
  2. (2) (A), (B) and (D) only
  3. (3) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
  4. (4) (B), (C) and (D) only

Question 49:

For a full wave rectifier, if the input frequency is 50 Hz, the output frequency will be ___________.

  1. (1) 50 Hz
  2. (2) 100 Hz
  3. (3) 25 Hz
  4. (4) 0 Hz

Question 50:

For an electric dipole in a non-uniform electric field with dipole moment parallel to the direction of the field, the force F and torque τ on the dipole respectively are ____________.

  1. (1) F = 0, τ = 0
  2. (2) F ≠ 0, τ = 0
  3. (3) F = 0, τ ≠ 0
  4. (4) F ≠ 0, τ ≠ 0

CUET Questions

  • 1.
    Two point charges \( q_1 \) and \( q_2 \) are placed at a distance \( r \) in vacuum. The force between them is \( F \). If the distance is doubled and both charges are halved, what will be the new force?

      • \( \dfrac{F}{8} \)
      • \( \dfrac{F}{4} \)
      • \( \dfrac{F}{2} \)
      • \( \dfrac{F}{16} \)

    • 2.
      Two charged particles, placed at a distance d apart in vacuum, exert a force F on each other. Now, each of the charges is doubled. To keep the force unchanged, the distance between the charges should be changed to_____
      Fill in the blank with the correct answer from the options given below.

        • 4d
        • 2d
        • d
        • \(\frac{d}{2}\)

      • 3.
        Two large plane parallel sheets shown in the figure have equal but opposite surface charge densities \(+\sigma\) and \(-\sigma\). A point charge q placed at points \(P_1,P_2,P_3\) experiences forces \(\overrightarrow{F_1},\overrightarrow{F_2},\overrightarrow{F_3}\) respectively. Then,
        Parallel Sheets

          • \(F_1 = 0, F_2 \neq 0, F_3 = 0\)
          • \(\overrightarrow F_1 = 0, \overrightarrow F_ 2 = 0, \overrightarrow F_3 = 0\)
          • \(F_1 \neq 0, F_2 \neq 0, F_3 \neq 0\)
          • \(F_1 = 0, F_3 \neq 0, F_2=0\)

        • 4.
          A copper ball of density 8.0 g/cc and 1 cm in diameter is immersed in oil of density 0.8 g/cc. The charge on the ball if it remains just suspended in oil in an electric field of intensity 600π V/m acting in the upward direction is_______.
          Fill in the blank with the correct answer from the options given below. (Take g = 10 m/s2)

            • 2 × 10−6C
            • 1 × 10−6C

            • 2 × 10−5C

            • 1 × 10−5C

          • 5.
            A 10-ohm resistor carries a current of 2 A. What is the power dissipated?

              • 5 W
              • 10 W
              • 20 W
              • 40 W

            • 6.
              The transfer of an integral number of __________ is one of the evidence of quantization of electric charge.
              Fill in the blank with the correct answer from the options given below.

                • photons
                • nuclei
                • electrons
                • neutrons

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