CET (PG)-2013

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Subject : M.Tech.(Nano Science and Nano Tech.)
Time : 90 minutes Number of Questions : 75 Maximum Marks : 75

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1. The talk 'There is plenty of room at the bottom ______' in 1959 was delivered by.
(A) KE Drexler (B) SJ Fonash
(C) V Vogel (D) R Feynman
2. Carbon nanotubes belong to family of :
(A) Glycerols (B) Polyanilines
(C) Fullerenes (D) Amines
3. All of the following are examples of computer input units except :
(A) Scanner (B) Speaker
(C) Bar code reader (D) Keyboard
4. In Microsoft PowerPoint, each new document is called :
(A) A worksheet (B) A text page
(C) A rich format text (D) A blank presentation
5. In computer terminology CPU means :
(A) Central Processing Unit (B) Computer Providing Unit
(C) Combined Printer Unit (D) Computational Practical Unit
6. Law of conservation of linear momentum is a consequence of :
(A) homogeneity of space (B) homogeneity of time
(C) homogeneity of mass (D) isotropy of space
7. Central force is said to be conservative if the force is :
(A) zero (B) dependent on time explicitly
(C) does not depend on time explicitly (D) is infinity
8. Effective potential of a particle is positive :
(A) if it moves under attractive potential (B) if it moves under repulsive potential
(C) if it doesn't get effected by any potential (D) no effect of repulsion and attraction

9. Which of the following plastic is quite popularly used in packaging ?

(A) Polyethylene (B) Polyaniline
(C) Polyphosphazene (D) Polythiophene

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10. Conduction in metals takes place due to :
(A) cross motion of nuclei (B) zigzag motion of protons
(C) up down movement of neutrons (D) sea of electrons
11. This machine is used to characterize thermal transitions in materials :
(A) TEM (B) DSC
(C) FTIR (D) XRD
12. Grizzlies are used for separating :
(A) coarse solids (B) fine solids
(C) any sized solids (D) liquids
13. Ultra-centrifuge are used for the separation of :
(A) coarse solids (B) fine solids
(C) colloidal solid particles (D) dissolved solids
14. To get a fine talc from granules this machine is employed :
(A) roller crusher (B) ball mill
(C) jaw crusher (D) gyratory crusher
15. Bakelite is a :
(A) Metal (B) Ceramic
(C) Polymer (D) Rubber
16. An AFM is based on the principle of :
(A) rays (B) rays
(C) X rays (D) piezoelectric
17. This material is used as an insulator :
(A) Steel (B) Copper
(C) Iron (D) Porcelain
18. Movement of cell against concentration gradient is called :
(A) Active transport (B) Osmosis
(C) Passive transport (D) Diffusion
19. Pollination is best defined as :
(A) transfer of pollen from anther to stigma (B) germination of pollen grains
(C) growth of pollen tube in ovule (D) visiting flowers by insects

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20. Photosynthesis generally takes place in which parts of the plant ?
(A) Leaf and other chloroplast bearing plants (B) Stem and leaf
(C) Roots and chloroplast bearing plants (D) Bark and leaf
21. Process of cell division can take place by :
(A) heterosis (B) diffusion
(C) fusion (D) mitosis
22. Oxygen in our blood is transported by a protein named :
(A) haemoglobin (B) keratin
(C) collagen (D) myoglobin
23. Most abundant tissues of our body are :
(A) epithelial (B) connective
(C) muscular (D) nervous
24. Photosynthesis is a process which is :
(A) reductive and exergonic (B) reductive and catabolic
(C) reductive, endergonic and catabolic (D) reductive, endergonic and anabolic
25. Plant have ______ while animals lack it.
(A) glycogen (B) cellulose
(C) keratin (D) collagen
26. Our skin, when exposed to excess sunlight, becomes dark. This is because our skin
pigments called :
(A) flavoxanthin (B) xanthophyll
(C) carotene (D) melanin
27. Myopia is connected with :
(A) legs (B) ears
(C) eyes (D) nose
28. If dp is the equivalent diameter of a non-spherical particle, Vp its volume and Sp its surface
area, then its sphericity is s is defined by :
(A) s = 6Vp/dpSp (B) s= Vp/dpSp
(C) s = 6dpSp/Vp (D) s= dpSp/Vp
29. Which of the following is not categorised as a "mechanical operation" ?
(A) Agitation (B) Filtration
(C) Size enlargement (D) Humidification

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 K C , if the rate of formation of 'C',
30. What is the order of a chemical reaction, A + 2B
increases by a factor of 2.82 on doubling the concentration of 'A' and increases by a
factor of 9 on trebling the concentration of 'B' ?
(A) 7/2 (B) 7/4
(C) 5/2 (D) 5/4
31. For every 10C rise in temperature, the rate of chemical reaction doubles. When the
temperature is increased from 30 to 70C, the rate of reaction increases :
(A) 8 (B) 12
(C) 16 (D) 32
32. The two basic types of signals are analog and :
(A) digilog (B) sine wave
(C) digital (D) vetilog
33. A data conversion system may be used to interface a digital computer system to :
(A) an analog output device (B) a digital output device
(C) an analog input device (D) a digital printer
34. In genetic engineering, a chimera is :
(A) an enzyme that links DNA molecules (B) a plasmid that contains foreign DNA
(C) a virus that infects bacteria (D) a fungi
35. Which of the following computer language is used for artificial intelligence ?
(A) FORTRAN (B) PROLOG
(C) C (D) COBOL
36. An OR gate can be imagined as :
(A) switches connected in series (B) switches connected in parallel
(C) MOS transistors connected in series (D) switches not connected at all
37. A positive AND gate is also a negative :
(A) NAND gate (B) NOR gate
(C) AND gate (D) OR gate
38. A right triangle with sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm is rotated the side of 3 cm to form a cone.
The volume of the cone so formed is :
(A) 12 cm3 (B) 15 cm3
(C) 16 cm3 (D) 20 cm3

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39. The de Broglie hypothesis is associated with :
(A) wave nature of electrons only (B) wave nature of alpha particles only
(C) wave nature of radiations (D) wave nature of all material particles
40. The mean translational kinetic energy per molecule of an ideal gas is :
(A) kT (B) 1/2kT
(C) 3/2kT (D) 2/3kT
41. An optical source of U-V radiation is :
(A) Mercury (B) Incandescent lamp
(C) He-Ne laser (D) Sodium lamp
42. Frequency can be measured using :
(A) Maxwell's bridge (B) Schering bridge
(C) Heaviside Compbell bridge (D) Wien's bridge
43. Amount of energy emitted or absorbed by an oscillator is directly :
(A) proportional to its wavelength
(B) proportional to its frequency
(C) proportional to both its frequency and wavelength
(D) independent of its frequency and wavelength
44. According to Bohr's theory the radius of quantum number (n) is :
(A) directly proportional to quantum number (n)
(B) inversely proportional to square of quantum number (n)
(C) directly proportional to square of quantum number (n)
(D) inversely proportional to quantum number (n)
45. A wave packet corresponding to a moving particle :
(A) has velocity equal to light (B) has same speed as particle
(C) is dependent on speed of particle (D) can't be predicted and estimated
46. Phase diagrams help to study :
(A) thermal transitions (B) optical properties
(C) magnetic properties (D) electrical properties
47. Miller indices specify :
(A) Forces (B) Electric field
(C) Magnetic field (D) Planes and directions

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48. For a perfect gas, its internal energy is :
(A) independent of pressure (B) independent of volume
(C) independent of temperature (D) unpredictable
49. Hardness of a material can be defined as :
(A) resistance to indentation (B) ability to draw into wires
(C) ability to draw into sheets (D) resistance to stretching
50. For a given material the true stress is always _______ engineering stress.
(A) less than (B) greater than
(C) equal to (D) unpredictable to
51. Elasticity of a material is characterized by :
(A) Hooke's modulus (B) Young's modulus
(C) Elastic constant (D) Spring constant
52. The buoyant force on an object submerged in a liquid depends on :
(A) objects mass (B) mass of the liquid
(C) mass of air (D) objects volume
53. Gauge pressure in comparison to true pressure is :
(A) larger (B) smaller
(C) equal (D) infinite
54. The SI unit of pressure is :
(A) Bernoulli (B) Young
(C) Pascal (D) Atmosphere
55. Which of the following is used for controlling access to computers ?
(A) code words (B) passwords
(C) binary pass (D) ASCII codes
56. Heat flux through a 50 mm thick slab, if a temperature drop across the slab is 5C and its
thermal conductivity is 0.1 Watts/mC, is :
(A) 0.01W/m2 (B) 0.10W/m
(C) 10W/m2 (D) 100W/m2

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57. "Dry ice", often used at concerts, is really solid carbon dioxide. The solid carbon dioxide
sublimates and forms gas that then floats above the ice. What do we see when we look at
the "fog" produced by dry ice machines ?
(A) We are looking at carbon dioxide gas
(B) We are looking at water gas, formed by the carbon dioxide
(C) We are looking at small droplets of liquid water, condensed by the carbon dioxide gas
(D) None
58. The convergence of which of the following method is sensitive to starting value :
(A) False position (B) Gauss Seidal method
(C) Newton-Raphson method (D) Bi-section value
59. Raoult's law applies to :
(A) all liquid solutions (B) only non-ideal solution
(C) non volatile solute (D) solvents
60. Vapour pressure of pure liquid solvent A = 0.80 atm. When a non-volatile substance B is
added to the solvent, its vapour pressure drops to 0.60 atm. What is mole fraction of
component B in the solution ?
(A) 0.75 (B) 0.50
(C) 0.25 (D) 1.0
61. A solution of pH=2 is more acidic than a solution with pH=6 by a factor of :
(A) 10 (B) 100
(C) 10000 (D) 1.0
62. A moving body is covering distances in proportion to the square of time. Acceleration of
the body is :
(A) increasing (B) decreasing
(C) unpredictable (D) constant
63. Heisenberg principle postulates that :
(A) life time of an excited atom is independent of its energy
(B) two electrons may not occupy same orbital
(C) for every proton there exists an anti proton
(D) momentum and position of an electron can't be known simultaneously

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64. For correct results in all acid-base titrations the indicator must change colour at a pH :
(A) slightly greater than 7 (B) slightly less than 7
(C) equal to 7 (D) equal to stoichiometric point
65. The ionic strength of 0.01 M K2SO4 is :
(A) 0.01 (B) 0.02
(C) 0.03 (D) 0.04
66. The Nobel prize in 2010 in Physics was awarded for :
(A) research in zinc oxide (B) research in grapheme
(C) research in titania (D) research in silver
67. Boron behaves as a :
(A) non metal (B) metal
(C) metalloid (D) transition metal
68. Which material has long chain molecular structure ?
(A) ceramics (B) metals
(C) polymers (D) metal alloys
69. Kevlar is commercial name for :
(A) Glass fibres (B) Carbon fibres
(C) Aramid fibres (D) Cermets
70. Plastic deformation is a kind of ______ deformation.
(A) reversible (B) irreversible
(C) temporary (D) unknown
71. The SI physical unit of dynamic viscosity is :
(A) Pa.s (B) Pa.s2
(C) Pa.s-1 (D) Pa.s-2
72. The specific strength of a material is ratio of :
(A) strength to force (B) strength to area
(C) strength to weight (D) strength to surface area
73. Viscoelasticity is a property unique to :
(A) Metals (B) Ceramics
(C) Polymers (D) Stones

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74. Tata Swach uses a unique, advanced technology along with _____ to purify water.
(A) Gold nanotechnology (B) Silver nanotechnology
(C) Carbon nanotechnology (D) Zinc nanotechnology
75. For sunscreens the maximum efficiency is shown by following nanoparticles :
(A) CNT's (B) ZnO
(C) TiO2 (D) CuO

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ANSWERS / KEY
Subject: M.Tech(NanoSc.& NanoTech)
Booklet Series Code: A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
D C B D A A C B A D

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B B C B C D D A A A

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D A C D B D C A D A

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C C A B B B D A D C

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C D B C A A D B A B

51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
B D B C B C C C D C

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C D D D C B A C C B

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A C C B C

Note: An 'X' in the key indicates that either the question is ambiguous or it has
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