Physics
GATE PH year:2023 PYQs
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Questions 31–40 of 65. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 31
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Consider an isolated magnetized sphere of radius
with a uniform magnetization
along the positive
direction, with the north and south poles of the sphere lying on the
axis. It is given that the magnetic field inside the sphere is
, where
is the permeability of vacuum. Which of the following statements is(are) CORRECT?Your answerSelect all correct options. You can choose more than one.
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Which of the following options represent(s) linearly independent pair(s) of functions of a real variable
?Your answerSelect all correct options. You can choose more than one.
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In the vector model of angular momentum applied to atoms, what is the minimum angle in degrees (in integer) made by the orbital angular momentum vector and the positive
axis for a
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For a transistor amplifier, the frequency response is such that the mid band voltage gain is 200. The cutoff frequencies are 20 Hz and 20 kHz. What is the ratio (rounded off to two decimal places) of the voltage gain at 10 Hz to that at 100 kHz?
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An electric field as a function of radial coordinate
has the form
, where
is a constant. Assume that dimensions are appropriately taken care of. The electric flux through a sphere of radius
, centered at the origin, is
. What is the value of
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It is given that the electronic ground state of a diatomic molecule
has even parity and the nuclear spin of
is 0. Which one of the following is the CORRECT statement with regard to the rotational Raman spectrum (
is the rotational quantum number) of this molecule?Your answerChoose one option.
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An input voltage in the form of a square wave of frequency 1 kHz is given to a circuit, which results in the output shown schematically below. Which one of the following options is the CORRECT representation of the circuit?

Your answerChoose one option.
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A simple harmonic oscillator with an angular frequency
is in thermal equilibrium with a reservoir at absolute temperature
, with
. Which one of the following is the partition function of the system?Your answerChoose one option.
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Which one of the following options is the most appropriate match between the items given in Column 1 and Column 2?
Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
(i) Visible light | P. Transition between core energy levels of atoms |
(ii) X-rays | Q. Transition between nuclear energy levels |
(iii) Gamma rays | R. Pair production |
(iv) Thermal neutrons | S. Crystal structure determination |
| T. Photoelectric effect |
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A rod
of proper length
lies along the
-axis and moves towards the positive
direction with speed
with respect to the ground (see figure), where
is the speed of light in vacuum. An observer on the ground measures the positions of
and
at different times
and
respectively in the ground frame, and finds the difference between them to be
. What is the value of
? 
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