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Physics - Electromagnetic Waves

Practise 28 VITEEE previous year questions on Electromagnetic Waves, compiled from papers spanning 2006 to 2024. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty VITEEE tests.

Electromagnetic Waves has been asked in 14 of the 18 years of VITEEE papers analysed (2006–2024), with 28 questions in all. 75% of them were easy, 21% moderate and 4% tough. Most of its questions came from 2024, with 3 questions that year. In the last three years (2022–2024) it had 5 questions across 3 papers, about 1.7 per paper.

The chapter's 3 topics are not weighted equally: Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations (17 questions, 61%), X-Rays (10 questions, 36%), and Electromagnetic Spectrum (1 question, 4%) have been asked the most. Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations has also led over the last five years, with 4 questions. X-Rays has produced the most tough questions (1).

  1. 1In an electric circuit, a capacitor of reactance is connected across the source of 220 V . The value of displacement current is2024Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  2. 2The magnetic field in a electromagnetic wave is given by The frequency of the wave is (in GHz )2024Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  3. 3An electromagnetic wave with poynting vector is absorbed by a surface area . The force on the surface is2024Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  4. 4The electric field of a plane electromagnetic wave in free space travelling along \( {x}\)-direction is given by : \(E_z=60 (k x+ t) {V} / {2023Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  5. 5The glancing angle in a X-rays diffraction experiment is \(30^{ }\) and the wavelength of the \( {X}\) rays used is \(20 {~mm}\). The interp2022X-Rays
  6. 6In an electromagnetic wave2019Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  7. 7The magnetic field in a travelling electromagnetic wave has a peak value of . The peak value of electric field strength is2018Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  8. 8Which of the following are not electromagnetic waves?2017Electromagnetic Spectrum
  9. 9An electromagnetic wave propagating along north lies its electric field vertically upward. The magnetic field vector points towards2015Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  10. 10Pick out the wrong statement.2015Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  11. 11The amplitude of an electromagnetic wave in vaccum is doubled with no other changes made to the wave. As a result of this doubling of the am2013Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  12. 12An element with atomic number emits X-ray of wavelength . The atomic number which emits -X-ray of wavelength is2013X-Rays
  13. 13If and represent the permittivity and permeability of vaccum and and represent the permittivity and permeability of medium, then refractive 2013Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  14. 14The graph between the square root of the frequency of a specific line of characterstic spectrum of X-ray and the atomic number of the ttarge2012X-Rays
  15. 15A direct X-ray photograph of the intenstines is not generally taken by radiologists because2012X-Rays
  16. 16In an electromagnetic wave, the average energy density associated with magnetic field is2011Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  17. 17An electromagnetic wave going through vacuum is described by Which of the following is/are independent of the wavelength?2011Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  18. 18Two light sources are said to be coherent if they are obtained from2010Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  19. 19The power of a thin convex lens is When it is placed in a liquid of refractive index , then it behaves as a concave lens of focal length . T2010X-Rays
  20. 20Two particles X and Y having equal charges, after being accelerated through the same potential difference, enter a region of uniform magneti2010X-Rays
  21. 21If the speed of a wave doubles as it passes from shallow water into deeper water, its wavelength will be2008X-Rays
  22. 22An observer 'A' sees an asteroid with a radioactive element moving by at a speed and measures the radioactivity decay time to be . Another o2008X-Rays
  23. 23The velocity of a particle at which the kinetic energy is equal to its rest energy is2007X-Rays
  24. 24Radio carbon dating is done by estimating in specimen2007X-Rays
  25. 25The proton of energy describes a circular path in plane at right angles to a uniform magnetic field of . The mass of the proton is . The cyc2007Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  26. 26Our eyes respond to wavelengths ranging from2006Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  27. 27A new system of units is evolved in which the values of and are 2 and 8 respectively. Then the speed of light in this system will be2006Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  28. 28Which is the incorrect statement of the following?2006Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Electromagnetic Waves?

This chapter includes 28 questions compiled from VITEEE papers spanning 2006 to 2024.

2.Are these questions only from VITEEE, or from other exams too?

These are VITEEE questions specifically for the Electromagnetic Waves chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Electromagnetic Waves an important chapter for VITEEE Physics?

Electromagnetic Waves has appeared in 14 of the 18 years of VITEEE papers covered here, with 28 questions across 14 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Electromagnetic Waves questions in VITEEE?

Of the 28 questions analysed for this chapter, 75% are easy, 21% moderate and 4% tough. 2024 had the most, with 3 questions.

5.Which topics in Electromagnetic Waves should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Electromagnetic Waves:

  • Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations - 17 questions (61%)
  • X-Rays - 10 questions (36%)
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum - 1 question (4%)
  • X-Rays has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Electromagnetic Waves's weightage in VITEEE going up or down?

Across all 14 papers analysed, Electromagnetic Waves has averaged about 2.0 questions per paper. In the last three years (2022–2024), that average has fallen, at about 1.7 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.