Match List-I with List-II :
- A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
- A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
- A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
- A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
Previous year questions with solutions · 2000 – 2026
| Year | Questions | Papers | Avg / paper | Weightage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 3.33% ↓25% |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.44% ↑11.1% |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4.00% ↑100% |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.00% ↓60% |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 5.00% ↑25% |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.00% ↓10% |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.44% →0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.44% ↑100% |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.22% →0% |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.22% →0% |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.22% →0% |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.22% →0% |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.22% →0% |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.22% ↓11.1% |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.50% ↓1.3% |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.53% ↑2.5% |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.47% ↑21% |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.04% ↓4.1% |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.13% →0% |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.13% →0% |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.13% ↓44.7% |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.85% ↓9.6% |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.26% ↑108.5% |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.04% ↓8.2% |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.22% |
Match List-I with List-II :
The following table presents the part of the electromagnetic spectrum and their corresponding major applications.
An electromagnetic wave travelling in a lossless dielectric medium having a dielectric constant, r = 9, has the electric field, Ex = E0 (kz - 2 106t) Vm-1 where E0 is the amplitude and k is the wave vector. Among the following options, the incorrect choice is
A parallel plate capacitor made of circular plates is being charged such that the surface charge density on its plates is increasing at a constant rate with time. The magnetic field arising due to displacement current is:
The electric field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by Ez = 60 (5x + 1.5 109 t) V/m Then expression for the corresponding magnetic field is (here subscripts denote the direction of the field) :
A parallel plate capacitor is charged by connecting it to a battery through a resistor. If I is the current in the circuit, then in the gap between the plates:
The property which is not of an electromagnetic wave travelling in free space is that:
The electromagnetic radiation which has the smallest wavelength are
If the ratio of relative permeability and relative permittivity of a uniform medium is 1 : 4. The ratio of the magnitudes of electric field intensity (E) to the magnetic field intensity (H) of an EM wave propagating in that medium is (Given that 0 0 = 120 ):
In a plane electromagnetic wave travelling in free space, the electric field component oscillates sinusoidally at a frequency of 2.0 1010 Hz and amplitude 48 V m-1. Then the amplitude of oscillating magnetic field is : (Speed of light in free space = 3 108 m s-1)
Match List - I with List - II Choose the correct answer from the options given below
The energy that will be ideally radiated by a 100 kW transmitter in 1 hour is
When light propagates through a material medium of relative permittivity r and relative permeability r, the velocity of light, v is given by (c-velocity of light in vacuum)
The magnetic field of a plane electromagnetic wave is given by B = 3 10-8 (1.6 103 x + 48 1010 t) j, then the associated electric field will be :
The ratio of the magnitude of the magnetic field and electric field intensity of a plane electromagnetic wave in free space of permeability 0 and permittivity 0 is (Given that c - velocity of light in free space)
A capacitor of capacitance 'C', is connected across an ac source of voltage V, given by V = V0 t The displacement current between the plates of the capacitor, would then be given by :
For a plane electromagnetic wave propagating in x-direction, which one of the following combination gives the correct possible directions for electric field (E) and magnetic field (B) respectively?
The ratio of contributions made by the electric field and magnetic field components to the intensity of an electromagnetic wave is : (c = speed of electromagnetic waves)
Light with an average flux of 20 W/cm2 falls on a non-reflecting surface at normal incidence having surface area 20 cm2. The energy received by the surface during time span of 1 minute is :
Which colour of the light has the longest wavelength?
A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 20 is being charged by a voltage source whose potential is changing at the rate of 3 V/s. The conduction current through the connecting wires, and the displacement current through the plates of the capacitor, would be, respectively :
An EM wave is propagating in a medium with a velocity v = v i. The instantaneous oscillating electric field of this em wave is along +y axis. Then the direction of oscillating magnetic field of the em wave will be along
In an electromagnetic wave in free space the root mean square value of the electric field is Erms = 6 V m-1. The peak value of the magnetic field is
Out of the following options which one can be used to produce a propagating electromagnetic wave?
A 100 resistance and a capacitor of 100 reactance are connected in series across a 220 V source. When the capacitor is 50\% charged, the peak value of the displacement current is
The energy of the em waves is of the order of 15 keV. To which part of the spectrum does it belong ?
A radiation of energy 'E' falls normally on a perfectly reflecting surface. The momentum transferred to the surface is (C = Velocity of light)
Light with an energy flux of 25 104 W m-2 falls on a perfectly reflecting surface at normal incidence. If the surface area is 15 cm2, the average force exerted on the surface is
The condition under which a microwave oven heats up a food item containing water molecules most efficiently is
An electromagnetic wave of frequency = 3.0 MHz passes from vacuum into a dielectric medium with relative permittivity r = 4.0. Then