Mark against the correct answer in each of the following:

Question: Mark $(\sqrt{)}$ against the correct answer in each of the following: $\int \sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{2 \tan x}{1+\tan ^{2} x}\right) d x=?$ A. $-x^{2}+C$ B. $\mathrm{x}^{2}+\mathrm{C}$ C. $\frac{x^{2}}{2}+C$ D. $2 \mathrm{x}^{2}+\mathrm{C}$ Solution:...

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According to the station clocks, two babies are born at the same instant,

Question: According to the station clocks, two babies are born at the same instant, one in Howrah and other in Delhi. (a) Who is elder in the frame of 2301 Up Rajdhani Express going from Howrah to Delhi? (b) Who is elder in the frame of 2302 Dn Rajdhani Express going from Delhi to Howrah? Solution:...

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A person travels on a spaceship moving at a speed of

Question: A person travels on a spaceship moving at a speed of $5 \mathrm{c} / 13$ (a) Find the time interval calculated by him between the consecutive birthday celebrations of his friend on the earth. (b) Find the time interval calculated by the friend on the earth between the consecutive birthday celebrations of the traveller. Solution:...

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Mark against the correct answer in each of the following:

Question: Mark $(\sqrt{)}$ against the correct answer in each of the following: $\int \cot ^{-1}\left(\frac{\sin 2 x}{1-\cos 2 x}\right) d x=?$ A. $\frac{-1}{\left(1+x^{2}\right)}+C$ B. $\frac{-1}{\left(1-x^{2}\right)}+C$ C. $\frac{x^{2}}{2}+C$ D. $2 \mathrm{x}^{2}+\mathrm{C}$ Solution:...

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A person travels by a car at a speed of

Question: A person travels by a car at a speed of $180 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$. It takes exactly 10 hours by wristwatch to go from the station A to the station B. (a) What is the rest distance between the two stations? (b) How much time is taken in the road frame by the car to go from the station A to the station B? Solution:...

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Mark against the correct answer in each of the following:

Question: Mark $(\sqrt{)}$ against the correct answer in each of the following: $\int \tan ^{-1}\left\{\sqrt{\frac{1-\cos 2 x}{1+\cos 2 x}}\right\} d x=?$ A. $\frac{-1}{\left(1+x^{2}\right)}+C$ B. $\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+x^{2}}}+C$ C. $\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-x^{2}}}+C$ D. $\frac{x^{2}}{2}+C$ Solution:...

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The rest distance between Patna and Delhi is

Question: The rest distance between Patna and Delhi is $1000 \mathrm{~km}$. A nonstop train travels at $360 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$. (a) What is the distance between Patna and Delhi in the time frame? (b) How much time elapses in the time frame between Patna and Delhi? Solution:...

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An aeroplane travels a rectangular field 100m × 50m,

Question: An aeroplane travels a rectangular field $100 \mathrm{~m} \times 50 \mathrm{~m}$, parallel to its length. What should be the speed of the plane so that field becomes square in the plane frame? Solution:...

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A person standing on a platform finds that a train moving with velocity

Question: A person standing on a platform finds that a train moving with velocity $0.6 \mathrm{c}$ takes one second to pass by him. Find (a) the length of the train as seen by the person and (b) the rest length of the train. Solution:...

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The length of a rod is exactly 1m when measured at rest.

Question: The length of a rod is exactly $1 \mathrm{~m}$ when measured at rest. What will be its length when it moves at a speed of (a) $3 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$, (b) $3 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ and (c) $3 \times 10^{7} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ ? Solution:...

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Mark against the correct answer in each of the following:

Question: Mark $(\sqrt{)}$ against the correct answer in each of the following: $\int \sin ^{-1}(\cos x) d x=?$ A. $\operatorname{cosec} x+C$ B. $\frac{\pi x}{2}+\frac{x^{2}}{2}+C$ C. $\frac{\pi x}{2}-\frac{x^{2}}{2}+C$ D. $\frac{x^{2}}{2}-\frac{\pi x}{2}+C$ Solution:...

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A suitcase kept on a shop's rack is measured 50cm×25cm×10cm by shop's owner.

Question: A suitcase kept on a shop's rack is measured $50 \mathrm{~cm} \times 25 \mathrm{~cm} \times 10 \mathrm{~cm}$ by shop's owner. A traveller takes this suitcase in a train moving with a velocity $0.6 \mathrm{c}$. If the suitcase is placed with its length along the train's velocity, find the dimensions measured by (a) the traveler and (b) a ground observer. Solution:...

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The guru of a yogi lives in a Himalayan cave,

Question: The guru of a yogi lives in a Himalayan cave, $1000 \mathrm{~km}$ away from the house of the yogi. The yogi claims that whenever he thinks about his guru, the guru immediately knows about it. Calculate the minimum possible time interval between the yogi thinking about the guru and the guru knowing about it. Solution:...

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Mark against the correct answer in each of the following:

Question: Mark $(\sqrt{)}$ against the correct answer in each of the following: $\int \frac{1}{(1+\cos x)} d x=?$ A. $-\cot x+\operatorname{cosec} x+C$ B. $\cot x-\operatorname{cosec} x+C$ C. $\cot x+\operatorname{cosec} x+C$ D. None of these Solution:...

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Calculate the energy that can be obtained from 1 kg of water through the fusion reaction

Question: Calculate the energy that can be obtained from $1 \mathrm{~kg}$ of water through the fusion reaction ${ }^{2} \mathrm{H}+{ }^{2} \mathrm{H}^{3} \mathrm{H}+\mathrm{p}$ Assume that $1.5 \times 10^{-2} \%$ of natural water is heavy water $\mathrm{D}_{2} \mathrm{O}$ (by number of molecules) and all the deuterium is used for fusion. Solution:...

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Calculate the Q-value of the fusion reaction

Question: Calculate the Q-value of the fusion reaction ${ }^{4} \mathrm{He}+{ }^{4} \mathrm{He}={ }^{8} \mathrm{Be}$ Is such a fusion energetically favorable? Atomic mass of ${ }^{8} \mathrm{Be}$ is $8.0053 \mathrm{u}$ and that of $4 \mathrm{He}$ is $4.0026 \mathrm{u}$. Solution:...

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Consider the fusion in helium plasma.

Question: Consider the fusion in helium plasma. Find the temperature at which the average thermal energy $1.5 \mathrm{kT}$ equals the coulomb potential energy at $2 \mathrm{fm}$. Solution:...

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Calculate the Q-values of the following fusion reactions:

Question: Calculate the Q-values of the following fusion reactions: (a) ${ }_{1}^{2} H+{ }_{1}^{2} H \rightarrow{ }_{1}^{3} H+{ }_{1}^{1} H$ (b) ${ }_{1}^{2} \mathrm{H}+{ }_{1}^{2} \mathrm{H} \rightarrow{ }_{2}^{3} \mathrm{He}+n$ (c) ${ }_{1}^{2} \mathrm{H}+{ }_{1}^{3} \mathrm{H} \rightarrow{ }_{2}^{4} \mathrm{He}+n$ Atomic masses are m Solution:...

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A town has a population of 1 million.

Question: A town has a population of 1 million. The average electric power needed per person is 300 W.A reactor is to be designed to supply power to this town. The efficiency with which thermal power is converted into electric power is aimed at $25 \%$. (a) Assuming $200 \mathrm{MeV}$ of thermal energy to come from each fission event on an average, find the number of events that should take place every day. (b) Assuming the fission to take place largely through ${ }^{235} \mathrm{U}$, at what So...

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Mark against the correct answer in each of the following:

Question: Mark $(\sqrt{)}$ against the correct answer in each of the following: $\int \frac{(1+\sin x)}{(1-\sin x)} d x=?$ A. $2 \tan x+2 \sec x+x+C$ B. $2 \tan x+2 \sec x-x+C$ C. $\tan x+\sec x-x+C$ D. None of these Solution:...

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A uranium reactor develops thermal energy at a rate of

Question: A uranium reactor develops thermal energy at a rate of $300 \mathrm{MW}$. Calculate the amount of $235 \mathrm{U}$ being consumed every second. Average energy released per fission is $200 \mathrm{MeV}$. Solution:...

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Calculate the energy released by

Question: Calculate the energy released by $1 \mathrm{~g}$ of natural uranium assuming $200 \mathrm{MeV}$ is released in each fission event and that the fissionable isotope ${ }^{235} \mathrm{U}$ has an abundance of $0.7 \%$ by weight in natural uranium. Solution:...

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Radioactive isotopes are produced in a nuclear physics experiment at a constant rate

Question: Radioactive isotopes are produced in a nuclear physics experiment at a constant rate $\mathrm{dN} / \mathrm{dt}=\mathrm{R}$. An inductor of inductance $100 \mathrm{mH}$, a resistance $100 \Omega$ and a battery are connected to form a series circuit. The circuit is switched on at instant the production of radioactive isotope starts. It is found that $\mathrm{i} / \mathrm{N}$ remains constant in time where $i$ is the current in the circuit at time $t$ and $N$ is the number of active nucl...

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Mark against the correct answer in each of the following:

Question: Mark $(\sqrt{)}$ against the correct answer in each of the following: $\int \frac{\sin x}{(1+\sin x)} d x=?$ A. $\sec x+\tan x+x+C$ B. $\sec x-\tan x+x+C$ C. $-\sec x+\tan x+x+C$ D. None of these Solution:...

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Mark against the correct answer in each of the following:

Question: Mark $(\sqrt{)}$ against the correct answer in each of the following: $\int \frac{\cot x}{(\operatorname{cosec} x-\cot x)} d x=?$ A. $=\operatorname{cosec} x-\cot x-x+C$ B. $\operatorname{cosec} x-\cot x-x+C$ C. $-\operatorname{cosec} x+\cot x-x+C$ D. $\operatorname{cosec} x+\cot x-x+C$ Solution:...

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