JEE (Advanced) 2021 Paper 2

SECTION 1

 This section contains SIX (06) questions.

 Each question has FOUR options (A), (B), (C) and (D). ONE OR MORE THAN ONE of these four option(s)
is (are) correct answer(s).
 For each question, choose the option(s) corresponding to (all) the correct answer(s).
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +4 If only (all) the correct option(s) is(are) chosen;
Partial Marks : +3 If all the four options are correct but ONLY three options are chosen;
Partial Marks : +2 If three or more options are correct but ONLY two options are chosen, both of
which are correct;
Partial Marks : +1 If two or more options are correct but ONLY one option is chosen and it is a
correct option;
Zero Marks : 0 If unanswered;
Negative Marks : −2 In all other cases.
 For example, in a question, if (A), (B) and (D) are the ONLY three options corresponding to correct
answers, then
choosing ONLY (A), (B) and (D) will get +4 marks;
choosing ONLY (A) and (B) will get +2 marks;
choosing ONLY (A) and (D) will get +2marks;
choosing ONLY (B) and (D) will get +2 marks;
choosing ONLY (A) will get +1 mark;
choosing ONLY (B) will get +1 mark;
choosing ONLY (D) will get +1 mark;
choosing no option(s) (i.e. the question is unanswered) will get 0 marks and
choosing any other option(s) will get −2 marks.

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Q.1 One end of a horizontal uniform beam of weight 𝑊 and length 𝐿 is hinged on a
vertical wall at point O and its other end is supported by a light inextensible rope.
The other end of the rope is fixed at point Q, at a height 𝐿 above the hinge at point
O. A block of weight 𝛼𝑊 is attached at the point P of the beam, as shown in the
figure (not to scale). The rope can sustain a maximum tension of (2√2)𝑊. Which
of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

(A) The vertical component of reaction force at O does not depend on 𝛼

(B) The horizontal component of reaction force at O is equal to 𝑊 for 𝛼 = 0.5
(C) The tension in the rope is 2𝑊 for 𝛼 = 0.5
(D) The rope breaks if 𝛼 > 1.5

Q.2 A source, approaching with speed 𝑢 towards the open end of a stationary pipe of
length 𝐿, is emitting a sound of frequency 𝑓𝑠 . The farther end of the pipe is closed.
The speed of sound in air is 𝑣 and 𝑓0 is the fundamental frequency of the pipe. For
which of the following combination(s) of 𝑢 and 𝑓𝑠 , will the sound reaching the pipe
lead to a resonance?

(A) 𝑢 = 0.8𝑣 and 𝑓𝑠 = 𝑓0

(B) 𝑢 = 0.8𝑣 and 𝑓𝑠 = 2𝑓0
(C) 𝑢 = 0.8𝑣 and 𝑓𝑠 = 0.5𝑓0
(D) 𝑢 = 0.5𝑣 and 𝑓𝑠 = 1.5𝑓0

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Q.3 For a prism of prism angle 𝜃 = 60°, the refractive indices of the left half and the
right half are, respectively, 𝑛1 and 𝑛2 (𝑛2 ≥ 𝑛1 ) as shown in the figure. The angle
of incidence 𝑖 is chosen such that the incident light rays will have minimum
deviation if 𝑛1 = 𝑛2 = 𝑛 = 1.5. For the case of unequal refractive indices, 𝑛1 = 𝑛
and 𝑛2 = 𝑛 + ∆𝑛 (where ∆𝑛 ≪ 𝑛), the angle of emergence 𝑒 = 𝑖 + ∆𝑒. Which of
the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

(A) The value of ∆𝑒 (in radians) is greater than that of ∆𝑛

(B) ∆𝑒 is proportional to Δ𝑛
(C) Δ𝑒 lies between 2.0 and 3.0 milliradians, if ∆𝑛 = 2.8 × 10−3
(D) Δ𝑒 lies between 1.0 and 1.6 milliradians, if ∆𝑛 = 2.8 × 10−3

Q.4 A physical quantity 𝑆⃗ is defined as 𝑆⃗ = (𝐸⃗⃗ × 𝐵

⃗⃗)/𝜇0 , where 𝐸⃗⃗ is electric field, 𝐵
⃗⃗ is
magnetic field and 𝜇0 is the permeability of free space. The dimensions of 𝑆⃗ are the
same as the dimensions of which of the following quantity(ies) ?

𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒
(A) (B)
𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒 × 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ × 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒

𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟
(C) (D)
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎

Q.5 A heavy nucleus 𝑁, at rest, undergoes fission 𝑁 → 𝑃 + 𝑄, where 𝑃 and 𝑄 are two
lighter nuclei. Let 𝛿 = 𝑀𝑁 − 𝑀𝑃 − 𝑀𝑄 , where 𝑀𝑃 , 𝑀𝑄 and 𝑀𝑁 are the masses of 𝑃,
𝑄 and 𝑁, respectively. 𝐸𝑃 and 𝐸𝑄 are the kinetic energies of 𝑃 and 𝑄, respectively.
The speeds of 𝑃 and 𝑄 are 𝑣𝑃 and 𝑣𝑄 , respectively. If 𝑐 is the speed of light, which
of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

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(A) 𝐸𝑃 + 𝐸𝑄 = 𝑐 2 𝛿

𝑀𝑃
(B) 𝐸𝑃 = ( ) 𝑐2𝛿
𝑀𝑃 +𝑀𝑄

𝑣𝑃 𝑀𝑄
(C) =
𝑣𝑄 𝑀𝑃

𝑀𝑃 𝑀𝑄
(D) The magnitude of momentum for 𝑃 as well as 𝑄 is 𝑐√2𝜇𝛿, where 𝜇 =
(𝑀𝑃 +𝑀𝑄 )

Q.6 Two concentric circular loops, one of radius 𝑅 and the other of radius 2𝑅, lie in the
xy-plane with the origin as their common center, as shown in the figure. The smaller
loop carries current 𝐼1 in the anti-clockwise direction and the larger loop carries
⃗⃗(𝑥, 𝑦) denotes the magnetic
current 𝐼2 in the clockwise direction, with 𝐼2 > 2𝐼1 . 𝐵
field at a point (𝑥, 𝑦) in the xy-plane. Which of the following statement(s) is(are)
correct?

⃗⃗(𝑥, 𝑦) is perpendicular to the xy-plane at any point in the plane

(A) 𝐵

⃗⃗(𝑥, 𝑦)| depends on x and y only through the radial distance 𝑟 = √𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2

(B) |𝐵

⃗⃗ (𝑥, 𝑦)| is non-zero at all points for 𝑟 < 𝑅

(C) |𝐵

⃗⃗ (𝑥, 𝑦) points normally outward from the xy-plane for all the points between
(D) 𝐵
the two loops

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SECTION 2

 This section contains THREE (03) question stems.

 There are TWO (02) questions corresponding to each question stem.
 The answer to each question is a NUMERICAL VALUE.
 For each question, enter the correct numerical value corresponding to the answer in the designated place
using the mouse and the on-screen virtual numeric keypad.
 If the numerical value has more than two decimal places, truncate/round-off the value to TWO decimal
places.
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +2 If ONLY the correct numerical value is entered at the designated place;
Zero Marks : 0 In all other cases.

Question Stem for Question Nos. 7 and 8

Question Stem

A soft plastic bottle, filled with water of density 1 gm/cc, carries an inverted glass
test-tube with some air (ideal gas) trapped as shown in the figure. The test-tube has
a mass of 5 gm, and it is made of a thick glass of density 2.5 gm/cc. Initially the
bottle is sealed at atmospheric pressure 𝑝0 = 105 Pa so that the volume of the
trapped air is 𝑣0 = 3.3 cc. When the bottle is squeezed from outside at constant
temperature, the pressure inside rises and the volume of the trapped air reduces. It
is found that the test tube begins to sink at pressure 𝑝0 + Δ𝑝 without changing its
orientation. At this pressure, the volume of the trapped air is 𝑣0 − Δ𝑣.
Let Δ𝑣 = 𝑋 cc and Δ𝑝 = 𝑌 × 103 Pa.

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Q.7 The value of 𝑋 is ___ .

Q.8 The value of 𝑌 is ___.

Question Stem for Question Nos. 9 and 10

Question Stem

A pendulum consists of a bob of mass 𝑚 = 0.1 kg and a massless inextensible string

of length 𝐿 = 1.0 m. It is suspended from a fixed point at height 𝐻 = 0.9 m above
a frictionless horizontal floor. Initially, the bob of the pendulum is lying on the floor
at rest vertically below the point of suspension. A horizontal impulse
𝑃 = 0.2 kg-m/s is imparted to the bob at some instant. After the bob slides for some
distance, the string becomes taut and the bob lifts off the floor. The magnitude of
the angular momentum of the pendulum about the point of suspension just before
the bob lifts off is 𝐽 kg-m2/s. The kinetic energy of the pendulum just after the lift-
off is 𝐾 Joules.

Q.9 The value of 𝐽 is ___ .

Q.10 The value of 𝐾 is ___.

Question Stem for Question Nos. 11 and 12

Question Stem

In a circuit, a metal filament lamp is connected in series with a capacitor of

capacitance C 𝜇𝐹 across a 200 V, 50 Hz supply. The power consumed by the lamp
is 500 W while the voltage drop across it is 100 V. Assume that there is no inductive
load in the circuit. Take rms values of the voltages. The magnitude of the phase-
angle (in degrees) between the current and the supply voltage is 𝜑.
Assume, 𝜋√3 ≈ 5.

Q.11 The value of C is ___.

Q.12 The value of 𝜑 is ___.

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SECTION 3
 This section contains TWO (02) paragraphs. Based on each paragraph, there are TWO (02)
questions.
 Each question has FOUR options (A), (B), (C) and (D). ONLY ONE of these four options is the
correct answer.
 For each question, choose the option corresponding to the correct answer.
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +3 If ONLY the correct option is chosen;
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the options is chosen (i.e. the question is unanswered);
Negative Marks : −1 In all other cases.

Paragraph

A special metal 𝑆 conducts electricity without any resistance. A closed wire loop,
made of 𝑆, does not allow any change in flux through itself by inducing a suitable
current to generate a compensating flux. The induced current in the loop cannot
decay due to its zero resistance. This current gives rise to a magnetic moment
which in turn repels the source of magnetic field or flux. Consider such a loop, of
radius 𝑎, with its center at the origin. A magnetic dipole of moment 𝑚 is brought
along the axis of this loop from infinity to a point at distance 𝑟 (≫ 𝑎) from the
center of the loop with its north pole always facing the loop, as shown in the figure
below.

The magnitude of magnetic field of a dipole 𝑚, at a point on its axis at distance 𝑟,

𝜇 𝑚
is 0 3 , where 𝜇0 is the permeability of free space. The magnitude of the force
2𝜋 𝑟
between two magnetic dipoles with moments, 𝑚1 and 𝑚2 , separated by a distance
𝑘 𝑚1 𝑚2
𝑟 on the common axis, with their north poles facing each other, is , where
𝑟4
𝑘 is a constant of appropriate dimensions. The direction of this force is along the
line joining the two dipoles.

Q.13 When the dipole 𝑚 is placed at a distance 𝑟 from the center of the loop (as shown
in the figure), the current induced in the loop will be proportional to

(A) 𝑚/𝑟 3 (B) 𝑚2 /𝑟 2 (C) 𝑚/𝑟 2 (D) 𝑚2 /𝑟

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Q.14 The work done in bringing the dipole from infinity to a distance 𝑟 from the center
of the loop by the given process is proportional to

(A) 𝑚/𝑟 5 (B) 𝑚2 /𝑟 5 (C) 𝑚2 /𝑟 6 (D) 𝑚2 /𝑟 7

Paragraph

A thermally insulating cylinder has a thermally insulating and frictionless

movable partition in the middle, as shown in the figure below. On each side of the
partition, there is one mole of an ideal gas, with specific heat at constant volume,
𝐶𝑉 = 2𝑅. Here, 𝑅 is the gas constant. Initially, each side has a volume 𝑉0 and
temperature 𝑇0 . The left side has an electric heater, which is turned on at very low
power to transfer heat 𝑄 to the gas on the left side. As a result the partition moves
slowly towards the right reducing the right side volume to 𝑉0 /2. Consequently,
the gas temperatures on the left and the right sides become 𝑇𝐿 and 𝑇𝑅 , respectively.
Ignore the changes in the temperatures of the cylinder, heater and the partition.

Q.15 The value of 𝑇𝑅

is
𝑇0

(A) √2 (B) √3 (C) 2 (D) 3

Q.16 The value of 𝑄

is
𝑅𝑇0

(A) 4(2√2 + 1) (B) 4(2√2 − 1) (C) (5√2 + 1) (D) (5√2 − 1)

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SECTION 4

 This section contains THREE (03) questions.

 The answer to each question is a NON-NEGATIVE INTEGER.
 For each question, enter the correct integer corresponding to the answer using the mouse and the
on-screen virtual numeric keypad in the place designated to enter the answer.
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +4 If ONLY the correct integer is entered;
Zero Marks : 0 In all other cases.

Q.17 In order to measure the internal resistance 𝑟1 of a cell of emf 𝐸, a meter bridge of
wire resistance 𝑅0 = 50 Ω, a resistance 𝑅0 /2, another cell of emf 𝐸/2 (internal
resistance 𝑟) and a galvanometer G are used in a circuit, as shown in the figure. If
the null point is found at 𝑙 =72 cm, then the value of 𝑟1 = ___ Ω.

Q.18 The distance between two stars of masses 3𝑀𝑆 and 6𝑀𝑆 is 9𝑅. Here 𝑅 is the mean
distance between the centers of the Earth and the Sun, and 𝑀𝑆 is the mass of the
Sun. The two stars orbit around their common center of mass in circular orbits with
period 𝑛𝑇, where 𝑇 is the period of Earth’s revolution around the Sun.
The value of n is ___.

Q.19 In a photoemission experiment, the maximum kinetic energies of photoelectrons

from metals 𝑃, 𝑄 and 𝑅 are 𝐸𝑃 , 𝐸𝑄 and 𝐸𝑅 , respectively, and they are related by
𝐸𝑃 = 2𝐸𝑄 = 2𝐸𝑅 . In this experiment, the same source of monochromatic light is
used for metals 𝑃 and 𝑄 while a different source of monochromatic light is used for
the metal 𝑅. The work functions for metals 𝑃, 𝑄 and 𝑅 are 4.0 eV, 4.5 eV and
5.5 eV, respectively. The energy of the incident photon used for metal 𝑅, in eV,
is ___.

END OF THE QUESTION PAPER

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