SX KVPY QUESTION PAPER - STREAM SB/SX October 27, 2013Part-I (1 Mark) MATHEMATICS The sum of non-real roots of the polynomial equation 2 43x7 432430 A B. iC D. has absolute value bigger than 1 Let 1 be a positive integer such that Jog, log, log, log, log, (n) < 0 < log, log, log, log, (m) Let € be the number of digits in the binary expansion of 1. ‘Then the minimum and the maximum possible values of £ are A. Sand 16 B. Sand 17 C. 4 and 16 D. 4 and 17 Let @ be a cube root of unity not equal to 1. Then the maximum possible value of |a+bo@+co"| where a.b,ce {+11} is A 0 mu 2 Cal NS D. 1+N3 If a,b are positive real numbers such that the lines ax+9y=5 and 4x+by=3 are parallel, then the least possible value of a+ is oe7 8 ‘Two line segments 4B and CD are constrained to move along the x and y axes, respectively, in such a way that the points 4,B,C,D are coneyclic. If AB=a and CD=6, then the locus of the centre of the circle passing through 4,B,C,D in polar coordinates is Ar ance B. 7? ¢0s29= 2 = 4 4 C= 4a? +8) D. r?cos26=4(a? —5*) Consider a triangle ABC in the xy-plane with vertices A=(0,0),B=(1,1) and C=(91). If the line x=a divides the triangle into two parts of equal area, then a equals A 3 B. 35 CA) D. 45 Let ABC be an acute-angled triangle and let D be the midpoint of BC. If AB= AD, then tan(B)/tan(C) equals A v2 BW rou) D. 3 The angles ,f,y of a triangle satis the equations 2sina +3c0s8=3V2 and 3sinB+2cosa=1. Then angle y equals rs A. 150° Pi Bieaze: Cc 6 D. 30° 10 W Let f: RR bea function such that jim f(z)=@>0 ‘Then which of the following is false? A. tim xsin(l/x)f(@)=M B. limsin(f(x))=sin C. limxsin(e“) f(x) = D. tim. 7(3)=0 For x, ER let p(x) = (sint)x? —(2cose)x + sint be a family of quadratic polynomials in x with variable 1 coefficients. Let AW) = J ‘p,(x)dx. Which of the following statements are true? © AQ<0 forall t. (1) AQ) has infinitely many ci (i) AQ) =0 for inf @) AO <0 for A. (and (I) only C. (IMD and (IV) only B. (II) and (IID) only D. (V)and () only Let f(x)=V2-x-x* and g(x)=cosx. Which of the following statements are true? @ Domain of £((g(2))*) = Domain of f(g(x)) (1) Domain of f(g(x))+ g( f(x) = Domain of g(/(x)) (ID) Domain of f(g(x)) = Domain of g(f(=)) (IV) Domain of g((/(2))*) = Domain of /(g()) A. Only) B. Only (1) and (1) C. Only (and (iv) iD. Only (I) and (IV)2 For real x with -100 The number of integers m with 100 M(A,Z+1)+m, M(A,Z) > M(AZ+1) MA,Z)> MA,Z+1)+2m, M(A,Z) > M(A,Z+1)-m, A. B. ‘a D. 10 24 25 ‘The equation of state of m moles of a non-ideal gas can be approximated by the equation 2 (2) =nb) = nRT where a and b are constants characteristic of the gas. of the following can represent the equation of a quasistat adiabat for this gas (Assume that Cy, the molar heat capacity at constant volume, is independent of temperature) ? AL TW —nb)% = constant B. T(V—nb)%/* = constant ab VR c (t+ ) V ~nb)*'% = constant A blackbox (BB) which may contain a combination of electrical circuit elements (resistor, capacitor or inductor) is connected with other extemal circuit elements as shown below in the figure (a). After the switch (S) is closed at time 10, the current (/) as a function of time (#) is shown in the figure (b). @ {BB} &® I. an & om ii Ss > e 0 t From this we can infer that the blackbox contains A. Aresistor and a capacitor in series B. A resistor and a capacitor in parallel C. Arresistor and an inductor in series D. A resistor and an inductor in parallel it26 27 Ina photocell circuit the stopping potential, is a measure of the maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons. The following graph shows experimental measured values of stopping potential versus frequency v of incident light. The values of Planck’s constant and the work function as determined from the graph are (taking the magnitude of electronic charge to be e=1.6 x 10C) A. 64x10Js,20eV B. 6.0x 10™Js, 20 ev. C. 64x10" Is 32eV D. 60x 10s, 32eV ‘An engine moving away from a vertical cliff blows a hom at a frequency. Its speed is 0.5% of the speed of sound in air. ‘The frequency of the reflected sound received atthe engine is A. 0990f Cc. 1.008 f T B. 0.995 f D. 1o10f 28 29 ‘An arrangement with a pair of quarter circular radii r and R with a common centre C and carry current /is shown. field The permeability of free space is wo. The magne at Cis A. Hol (I/r—V/RV8 into the page B. pol (1/r— VRV8 out of the page C. pol (Vr + VRY8 out of the page D. pol (I/r + URY8 into the page The circuit shown has been connected for a long time. The voltage across the capacitor is. 1a, 4uF | A. 12V B. 20V Cc 24V D. 4.0V30 A wheel of radius R with an axle of radius R/2 is shown in the figure and is free to rotate about a frictionless axis through its centre and perpendicular to the page. Three forces (F, F, 2F) are exerted tangentially to the respective rims as shown in the figure. we ‘The magnitude of the net torque acting on the system is nearly AL 3.5FR B. 3.2FR C. 25FR D. LSFR 31 Two species of radioactive atoms are mixed in equal number. The disintegration constant of the first species i and of the second is /3. After a long time the mixture will behave as a species with mean life of approximately A 070A B. 2.100, Cc. 1.000 D. 0524, 32 The bulk modulus of a gas is defined as B = —VaP/dV. For an adiabatic process the variation of B is proportional to P’, For an ideal gas, n is A. zero Bod Cc. 58 > D2 33 Photons of energy 7 eV are incident on two metals A and B with work functions 6 eV and 3 eV respectively. The minimum de Broglie wavelengths of the emitted photoelectrons with maximum energies are 2, and he respectively where Ae/ugis nearly A. 05 B. 14 Cc. 40 D. 2.0 An electron enters a chamber in which a uniform magnetic field is present as shown. Ignore gravity. in Magnetic field During its motion inside the chamber ‘A. the force on the electron remains constant B. the kinetic energy of the electron remains constant the speed of the electron increases at a uniform rate35 36 A ray of light incident on a glass sphere (refractive index V3) suffers total internal reflection before emerging out exactly parallel to the incident ray. The angle of incidence was A. 75° B. 30° Cc. 45° D. 60° Young-Laplace law states that the excess pressure inside a soap bubble of radius & is given by AP= 4o/R where o is the coefficient of surface tension of the soap. The Eétvés number Eo is a dimensionless number that is used to ing through a surrounding ination of g, the acceleration due to of the surrounding fluid, ¢ and a characteristic length scale Z which could be the radius of the bubble. A possible expression for Eo is 2 a a ok @ c, Be p. o op A plank is resting on a horizontal ground in the northern hemisphere of the Earth at a 45° latitude. Let the angular speed of the Earth be « and its radius r,. The magnitude of the frictional force on the plank will be mre v2 AL ra? B. G: 38 ‘The average distance between molecules of an ideal gas at STP is approximately of the order of A. Inm B. 100nm C. 100em D. Iam A point particle of mass 0.5 kg is moving along the x-axis under a force described by the potential energy ¥ shown below. It is projected towards the right from the origin with a speed v. ¥ Gnd) x Gam) What is the minimum value of v for which the particle will escape infinitely far away from the origin? A. 22 ms? B. 2ms* c. 4mst D. The particle will never escape40 The figure below shows pressure variation in two different sound waves in air with time at a given position. Both the figures are drawn to the same scale. Py Lauannn peat | ‘ Wave 1 Wave 2 Which of the following statements is true? A. Wave 1 has lower frequency and smaller amplitude compared to wave 2 B. Wave 1 has higher frequency and greater amplitude compared to wave 2 CC. Wave 1 has shorter wavelength and greater amplitude compared to wave 2 D. Wave I has shorter wavelength and smaller am compared to wave 2 18 4 42 4B 44 CHEMISTRY Among the following, the set of isoelectronic ions is, A. Na’, Mg”, F, Cr B. Na‘,Ca*, FO" C. Na’, Mg”, F, O* D. Na’, KY, $*, Cr For a zero-order reaction with rate constant k, the slope of the plot of reactant concentration against time is A. 8/2303 Bk Cc. -W2303 D. -k The compound which reacts with excess bromine to produce 2,4,6-tribromophenol, is A. 1,3-cyelohexadiene —-B._1,3-cyclobexanedione C. salicylic acid D. cyclohexanone Ethyl acetate reacts with NH;NHCONH, to form ‘A. CH;CONHCONHNH; B. CH;CON(NH,)CONH: ©. CH;CONHNHCONH; D. CH;CH;NHNHCONH; 1948 The compound that readily tautomerizes is 4 1 varie solubility lifferent > ep tty tr te a Woteoeicoc 8 encoatenen, temperature is shown in the plot ies Tel, COGLGHLGIL, <- D-.tcHeuccoads G4 B | = G2 49 Hydrolysis of BCI; gives X which on treatment with sodium 3 | ‘carbonate produces Y. X and Y, respectively, are 3 Gl A. H;BO;andNaBO, —B._-HsBO; and Na;B,O; €. BOs and NaBO, D. BOs and Na,B.O; Pressure The gas with the highest value of Henry’s law constant is A. G4 B. G2 50 The numbers of lone pair(s) on Xe in XeF, and XeF, are, femarcs) D. GI respectively, A. 2and3 B. 4and1 46 For the reaction, A = nB the concentration of A decreases from 0.06 to 0.03 mol L” and that of B rises from C. 3and2 D. 4and2 0 to 0.06 mol L™ at equilibrium. The values of n and the equilibrium constant for the reaction, respectively, are A. 2and0.12 B. 2and 12 51 The entropy change in the isothermal reversible expansion 2 3 peo Die amt of 2 moles of an ideal gas from 10 to 100 L at 300 K is Bae 4 47 The reaction of ethyl methyl ketone with Cly/ excess OH” fa eT Bi 23878) gives the following major product a. seorac D. 323K" A. CICH.CH,COCH; —_B. CHCH,COCC! ©. CICHCH;COCHCI_ DD. CH;CCICOCH,CI 2152 D-Glucose upon treatment with bromine-water gives by OOH ‘CHO u—Lou HoH A. HOCH B. yo--H HoH Hon 4 i-0H H——on ae OH. CHO CHO CHO c Fo D HOH HO--H HO--H HOH H--0H HoH H——oH CHO COOH 35 56 2 In the structure of borax, the numbers of boron atoms and B-O-B units, respectively, are A. 4and 5 B. 4and3 Cc Sand4 D. Sand3 ‘The number of peptide bonds in the compound Oo Thy 0 phn N H3C~ ~N NHNH2 BO H3C~ “CH; is A 1 BZ C3 D4 For the isothermal reversible expansion of an ideal gas A. AH>OandAU=0 — B. AH>0andAU<0 C. AH=OandAU=0 —-D. AH=Oand AU>0 Ifthe angle of incidence of X-ray of wavelength 3A which produces a second order diffracted beam from the (100) planes in a simple cubic lattice with interlayer spacing a= 6 A is 30’, the angle of incidence that produces a first-order diffracted beam from the (200) planes is AW B. 4s" Cc. 30° D. 60° 2338 60 The number of ions produced in water by dissolution of the complex having the empirical formula, CoCls4NH, is Ad B.2 4 D. 3 magnetic moments of [Fe(NH,)5]°* and [FeF.}" in BM are, respectively, A. 1.73 and 1.73 B. 5.92and 1.73 C. 1.73 and 5.92 Dy 5.92 and 5.92 ‘The order of Sx reactivity in aqueous acetic acid solution for the compounds g H;C—C—CH,~Cl_ H3C—CHy~CH,~Cl 1 2 (H30)3C—Cl is A, 1>2>3 B. 1>3>2 C. 3>2>1 D. $352 An ionic compound is formed between a metal M and a non-metal Y. If M occupies half the octahedral voids in the cubic close-packed arrangement formed by Y, the chemical formula of the ionic compound is A. MY By MY2 Cc MY D. MYs, 24 61 65 BIOLOGY Human fetal haemoglobin differs from the adult haemoglobin in that it has A. higher affinity for oxygen B. lower affinity for oxygen CC. two subunits only D. is glycosylated Nucleolus is an organelle responsible for the production of ‘A. carbohydrates c. B. messenger RNA ids D. ribosomal RNA ‘The sequences of four DNA molecules are given below: i, TATATATATATATA ii, TTTCCCGGGAAA ATATATATATATAT — AAAGGGCCCTIT ii, TTGCGTTGCGCC iv, GCCGGATCCGGC AACGCAACGCGG CGGCCTAGGCCG Which one of these DNA molecules will have the highest melting temperature (T,)? Ai B. C. ii D. If DNA codons are ATG GAA, insertion of thymine after the first codon results in, B. mis-sense mutation D. silent mutation ‘A. non-sense mutation CC. frameshift mutation Genetic content of a cell reduces to half during A. meiotic prophase C. meiotic prophase II B. mitotic prophase D. meiotic telophase 2566 or 68. 69 Which one of the fol detection of proteins? wing techniques is used for the A. Northern blotting C. Souther blotting D. In-situ hybridization Fission yeasts are A. Archaebacteria CC. Prokaryotes B, Eubacteria D. Eukaryotes In green leaves, the light and dark reactions occur in A. stroma and grana respec B. _grana and stroma respectively C. cristae and matrix respectively D. both occur in cytoplasm According to Mendel, and +--+ assort independent segregate A al B. al es of a gene; a les of different genes es of different genes; alleles of a gene C. dominant traits; recessive traits D. recessive traits; recessive traits A. oxidase and oxygenase B. oxygenase and carboxylase C. oxidase and carboxylase“ D. oxygenase and carbamylation 26 1 2 74 8 Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are believed to be associated with cancers because, ‘A. CFCs react with DNA and cause mutations B. CFCs react with proteins involved in DNA repair C. CFCs destroy the ozone layer and permit harmful UV rays to reach the earth D. CFCs react with DNA polymerase and reduce fide of DNA replication Morphogenetic movements take place predominantly during the following embryonic stage B. Morula D. Fertilized eggs A. Blastula C. Gastrula ‘The only organ which is capable of producing Fructose in humans is B. pancreas D. muscle A. liver C. seminal vesicles Stroke could be prevented/treated with A. balanced diet CC. insulin B. clotting factors D. blood thinners In orange and lemon, the edible part of the frui A. placenta B. thalamus C. hairs of the ovary wall D. succulent Mesocarp 279 8 Which one of the following statements about correct? itrogenase is A. It is sensitive to CO and therefore present in isolated B. It requires Os and therefore functional during the day C. It is sensitive to ©, and therefore is functional in environments. D. It is sensitive to light and therefore func dark. Part of epidermis that keeps out unwanted particles is called B. squamous epithelium Species that are most effective at color show low reproductive A. B. e D, Ina large isolated popu leles p and q at a locus are at Hardy Weinberg equ The frequencies are p = 0.6 and q = 0.4. The proportion of the heterozygous genotype in the population is: A 024 B. 1 Cc. 0.48 D. 0.12 In vertebrates ‘glycogen’ is stored chiefly in A. heartand blood > BL spleen and stomach C. bones and lymph D. liver and muscles 28 81 82 33 Part-II (2 Marks) MATHEMATICS Let /(x) be a non-constant polynomial with real coefficients such that s(5)=100 and f(x) $100 for all real x. Which ( of the fol statements is NOT necessarily true? A. The coefficient of the highest degree term in f(x) is negative. B. f(x) has at least two real roots. C. If x#1/2 then f(x) <100. D. At least one of the coefficients of (x) is bigger than 50. Let a,b,¢,d. be real numbers such that Die +bk? + ck +a)y=n', a for every natural number n. Then |aj+|b|+|c|+|d] is equal to A. 15 B. 16 c. 31 Db ‘The vertices of the base of an isosceles triangle lie on a parabola y?=4x and the base is a part of the line y=2x-4, If the third vertex of the triangle lies on the x-axis, its coordinates are A (30) B. re (30) D. 2984 85 86 87 Ina triangle ABC, let G denote its centroid and let M,N be points in the interiors of the segments AB, A respective! the ratio of the area of triangle AMN to the area of ABC then A r=i2 Bo r>12 C. 49sr<12 D. 49 ‘The number of real roots of f(x)=0 is A 0 Bt Gh D4 Suppose that the earth is a sphere of radius 6400 kilometers. The height from the earth’s surface from where exactly 2 fourth of the earth’s surface A. 3200 km B. 3200V2 km c. 320003 km D. 6400 km 30 88. 89 90 Let m be a positive integer. For a real number x, let [x] denote the largest integer not exceeding x and (e}=e—[el. Then j (i) 2, is equal to AL log,(n) B. c. nel A box contains coupons labelled 1, 10. Five coupons are picked at random one after another without replacement. Let the numbers on the coupons be %pXype004X%s- What is the probability that x, >.x, >a, and xy 3 3103 104 105 106 The compound X (CHsN) reacts with benzer ny! i NO2S) which is insoluble in alkali. The compound X is, NH, .NHCH; NH) . NH i CL . oy) CH: jC’ Ss 5 In 108 g of water, 18 g of a non-volatile compound is dissolved. At 100 ‘C the vapor pressure of the sol 750 mm Hg. Assuming that the compound d undergo association or dissociation, the molar mass of the compound in g mol is A. 128 B. 182 C152 D. 228 respectively, for a Daniel cell will be A. 0.42 and 81 B. Lland-213 C.-L and 213 D. 0.42 and-81 Consider the equilibria (1) and (2) with equilibrium constants K; and K,, respectively. $0,(g)+1/20,(2) == S03 (g)....1) 280;(g) == 280;(g)+02(g).......(2) 40 107 108 109 ho K, and Kz are related as A. 2K,=K} Aqueous solution of a metal NH.OH to form Y which dissolves in excess NH,OH. The resulting complex is reduced by acetaldehyde to deposit the metal. X and Y, respectively, are A. CS(NO;) and CsOH B. Zn(NOs), and ZnO C.AgNOs and AgO D. Mg(NOs)2 and Mg(OH), ‘The density and eq. wt. of a metal are 10.5 g cm™ and 100, respectively. The time required for a current of 3 amp to deposit a 0.005 mm thick layer of the same metal on an area of 80 cm’ is closest to A 120s B, 135s C6758 ~~. 2708 ‘The amount of Na,S,0;.5H,O required to completely reduce 100 mL of 0.25N ine solution, is A. 620g B. 930g C. 310g D. 775g In aqueous solution, [Co(H,0)J* (X) reacts with molecular oxygen in the presence of excess liquor NH; to give a new complex Y. The number of unpaired electrons in X and Y are, respectively A350 oo 8B, 3:0. "1G. ° 3/3) D. 7,0 4BIOLOGY 1 10° bacteria were spread on an agar plate containing per After incubation overnight at 37°C, 10 bacterial colonies were observed on the plate. That the colonies are likely to be resistant to penicillin can be tested by A. measuring their growth rate observing the colour of the colonies B. C. checking their al nother plate D. 112, Watson and Crick model of DNA is a A. B-form DNA w diameter of 20 A B. A-form DNA with a spiral length of 15 A and a diameter of 20 A C. Z-form DNA with a spiral length of 34 A and a diameter of 20 A D. B-form DNA with a spiral length of 28 A and a diameter of 14 A a spiral length of 34 A and a 113 Eco RI and Rsa I restriction endonucleases require 6 and 4 bp sequences respectively for cleavage. In a 10 kb DNA. fragment how many probable cleavage sites are present for these enzymes A. OEco Rand 10 RsaI B. 1EcoRIand29 RsaI C. 4 Eco RI and 69 Rsa I D, 2Eco Rl and 39.Rsa 42 114 From an early amphibian embryo the cells that would give rise to skin in adults were transplanted into the developing brain region of another embryo. The transplanted cells developed into brain tissue in the recipient embryo. What do you infer from this experiment? A. Cell fate is permanently determined during early embryonic development. B. Developmental fate of donor cel is influenced by the surrounding cells. CC. Developmental fate of donor cells is not influenced by ient cells, D. Any cell which is transplanted into another embryo always develops into a brain. 115 Presence of plastids in Plasmodium suggests A. it isa plant species B. it is a parasite with a cynobacterium as an endosymbiont C. it is a parasite with an archebacterium as an endosymbiont is a plant species with an archebacterium as an endosymbiont 43116 The figure below demonstrates the growth curves of two isms A and B growing in the same area, What kind of relation exists between A and B? 118 Brown fat is a specialised adipose tissue with abundant mitochondria and rich blood supply. Brown fat ‘A. insulates animals that are acclimatised to cold, is the major source of heat production in birds. > > organism A only B. g organism B only C. provides energy to muscles. E organism B in presonce of A D. produces heat without producing ATP. 2 organism A in presence of B 119. In some species, individuals forego reproduction and help g bring up another indivi offspring. Such altruistic 2 behaviour CANNOT be explained by which of the following? A. Competti B. A. An individual helps relatives only and gets indirect C. Commensalisms D. genetic benefits. 117 A scientist has cloned an 8 Kb fragment of a mouse gene B. into the Eco RI site of a vector of 6 Kb size. The cloned DNA has no other Eco RI site within. Digestions of the c cloned DNA is shown below. resources, such as food and security from predators, in ataty sista” 7 Vasmteamas return. D. The species benefits from a reduction in competition among offspring. wa 120 Lions in India are currently restricted to Gir, Gujarat. = gio Efforts are being made to move them to other parts of the 2a country. This it Fra a extinction due to infectious diseases under the following conditions when present as @ ® = Which one of the following sets of DNA fragments A. several small, isolated populations gestion with both Eco RI and Bam HI as B, one large population see eee ae ate C. several large, connected populations _ ani i ani : : > : Sv lated populat C. 1 Kband3 Kb D. 1 Kband3.5 Kb D. * se Veralitres pots nooulstions 44 45ROUGH WORK ROUGH WORK