PART - I (CHEMISTRY)

SECTION - I
SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE
This section contains 10 Single Choice Questions. Each Question has 4 choices A, B, C & D, out of which
ONLY ONE Choice is Correct.
1. Select the group of species in which all show trigonal bypyramidal geometry :
(A) PF5, IF5, XeF4 (B) ClO −4 , IF7 ,CO32−
(C) I3− , XeF2 ,SF4 (D) XeF6 , PF6− , ICl+2

2. Solubility product of silver bromide is 5 × 10–13. The quantity of potassium bromide (molar mass taken
as 120 g mol–1) to be added to 1 litre of 0.05 M solution of silver nitrate to start the precipitation of
AgBr is :
(A) 5 × 10–8 g (B) 1.2 × 10–10 g (C) 1.2 × 10–9 g (D) 6.2 × 10–5 g

3. Conc. Vs. time graph for the elementary reaction, A 

→ 3B, is shown below:

The time in which 50% of A is converted into B, is approximately. (log10 2 = 0.3010; log10 3 = 0.4771)
(A) 10 min (B) 5 min (C) 24 min (D) 20 min

4. A sample of H atom, all in a lower energy level n1 absorb monochromatic light of energy x eV to get
excited to a higher level, n2. Subsequently, the atom emits radiations of 6 different photon energies in
returning to ground state. Some of these emitted photons have energy less than x eV, some equal to
x eV and some greater than x eV. When an electron in the same H-atom transits from energy level n2 to
n1, the wavelength of light released is:
(A) 5862 Å (B) 6862 Å (C) 4862 Å (D) 3862 Å

5. An aldehyde and an aldose sugar can be distinguished by using:

(A) Tollen’s reagent (B) Fehling’s solution
(C) Schiff’s reagent (D) none of these

6. ‘x’ g of non-electrolytic compound (molar mass = 200) is dissolved in 1 lit of 0.05 M NaCl solution.
The osmotic pressure of this solution is found to 4.92 atm at 27o C . Assume complete dissociation of
NaCl and ideal behavior of this solution (R = 0.082 lit. atm. mol−1. k −1 ) . The value of x is :
(A) 20 g (B) 10 g (C) 30g (D) 40 g
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7. Compound B is :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

8. Compound C is :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
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An electrochemical cell is a source of electrical energy. The decrease in free energy is responsible for the
production of an equivalent amount of work. The standard free energy change is related to the standard cell
potential as : – ∆Gº = nFEº
The standard reduction potential of some half reactions are given below :
Cu 2+ + e − 
→ Cu + , E1o = 0.15V
Cu + + e − 
→ Cu, E o2 = 0.5V
Ag + + e − 
→ Ag, E 3o = 0.799 V
9. The standard reduction potential of Cu 2+ / Cu is :
(A) 0.65 V (B) 0.325 V (C) –0.65 V (D) 0.175 V

10. The Ecell at 25º C for Cu|Cu 2+ | | Ag + | Ag is :

(1M) (0.1M)

(A) 0.414 V (B) 0.374 V (C) –0.415 V (D) –0.374 V

SECTION - II
MULTIPLE CORRECT ANSWERS TYPE
This section contains 5 Multiple Choice Questions. Each Question has 4 choices A, B, C & D, out of which
ONE or MORE Choices may be Correct:

11. Which of the given statement is correct:

(A) The C–Cl bond length in CH3CH2Cl is 1.76 Å and CH2 = CH–Cl is 1.69 Å
(B) The C = C bond length in CH2 = CH2 is 1.34 Å and CH2 = CHCl is 1.38 Å
(C) The C–C bond length in CH2 = CH2, CH3 CH2 – Cl and CH2 = CHCl is 1.54 Å
(D) The dipole moment of CH3CH2Cl is 2.05 D and CH2 = CHCl is 1.44 D

12. Potassium crystallizes in a body centred cubic lattice with edge length a = 5.0 Å then choose the correct
statements in the given option
(A) The number of next nearest neighbours to any K atom is 6
(B) The number of nearest neighbours to any K atom is 8
(C) Distance between next nearest neighbours is 5.0 Å
(D) Distance between nearest neighbours is 4.33 Å
13.

The aqueous solution of the mixture gives a deep blue coloration with K3[Fe(CN)6] solution.
Choose the correct statements-
(A) Mixture may contains radicals NH +4 ,Cl− , Fe +2 and SO −4 −
(B) Oxidation state of Fe in deep blue compound is (+3) only
(C) Red vapours is due to CrO2Cl2 formation and gas (z) is NH3
(D) White ppt. is due to BasO4 formation

14. Which of the following statements is(are) correct?

(A) [Cu(NH 3 ) 4 ]2+ complex ion has tetrahedral geometry and paramagnetic
(B) [Ni(CN)4 ]2 − complex ion has square planar geometry
(C) [CoF6 ]3− is an outer orbital complex ion
(D) [Fe(CN)6 ]3− is an inner orbital complex ion

15. Which of the following compounds reacts with benzene sulphonyl chloride in aqueous potassium
hydroxide to give a clear solution which on acidification gives a precipitate?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

 SECTION - C
SUBJECTIVE INTEGER TYPE
This section contains 5 Subjective Questions. Each question has an integer answer between 0 and 9. Fill the
answer bubbles in the OMR Sheet appropriately and CAREFULLY.
1. In a crystalline solid, atoms of X forms FCC packing and the atoms of Y occupy all octahedral voids.
If all the atoms along one body diagonal are removed, then the simplest formula of the crystalline solid
9
will be XaYb, the value of (a + b) is ________.

2. Total number of compounds that give either positive iodoform test or Tollen’s test from the following
list is ________.

3 3. The number of P — O — P bonds in cyclic trimetaphosphoric acid is ________.

4. An organic compound ‘A’ having molecular formula C5 H10 O6 on acetylation forms a compound
having molecular weight 334. Number of hydroxyl group (–OH) in the compound ‘A’ is ________.

5. A solution containing Na2CO3 and NaOH requires 300 ml of 0.1 N HCl using phenolphthalein as an
indicator. Methyl orange is then added to above titrated solution when a further 25 ml of 0.2 N HCl is
required. The amount of NaOH (in gram) present in the original solution is________.
 PART - II (PHYSICS)
SECTION - I
SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE
This section contains 10 Single Choice Questions. Each Question has 4 choices A, B, C & D, out of which
ONLY ONE Choice is Correct.
abc 2
1. A physical quantity P = is determined by measuring a, b, c, d and e separately with the
d 3e1 / 3
percentage error of 2%, 3%, 2%, 1% and 6% respectively. Minimum amount of error is contributed by
the measurement of:
(A) b (B) a (C) d (D) e

2. A uniform thin rod of length 4l , mass 4m is bent at the points as

shown in the figure. What is the moment of inertia of the rod about
the axis passing through point O & perpendicular to the plane of
the paper.
m
2 10m
2 m
2 m
2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 12 24

3. A plank is held at an angle α to the horizontal (figure) on two

fixed supports A and B. The plank can slide against the supports
(without friction) because of its weight Mg. Acceleration and
direction in which a man of mass m should accelerate so that the
plank does not move, is :
 m  M
(A) g sin α  1 +  down the incline (B) g sin α  1 +  down the incline
 M   m
 m  M
(C) g sin α  1 +  up the incline (D) g sin α  1 +  up the incline
 M   m
4. A wave pulse is generated in a string that lies along x-axis. At the
points A and B, as shown in figure, if R A and R B are ratio of wave
speed to the particle speed respectively then:
(A) RA > RB (B) RB > RA
(C) RA = RB (D) Information is not sufficient to decide

5. A uniform rod of mass m, length
is placed over a smooth

horizontal surface along y-axis and is at rest as shown in
figure. An impulsive force F is applied for a small time ∆t
along x-direction at point A. The x-coordinate of end A of the
rod when the rod becomes parallel to x-axis for the first time is
[initially the coordinate of centre of mass of the rod is (0, 0)] :
π

 π
 π
 π
(A) (B) 1 +  (C) 1 −  (D) 1 + 
12 2  12  2 6 2 6 

6. A neutral conducting spherical shell is kept near a charge q as

shown. The potential at point P due to the induced charges is:
kq kq
(A) (B)
r r'
kq kq kq
(C) − (D)
r r' CP
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In the shown circuit involving a resistor of resistance R Ω , capacitor of
capacitance C farad and an ideal cell of emf E volts, the capacitor is initially
uncharged and the key is in position 1. At t = 0 second the key is pushed to
position 2 for t 0 = RC seconds and then key is pushed back to position 1 for
t 0 = RC second. This process is repeated again and again. Assume the time
taken to push key from position 1 to 2 and vice versa to be negligible.
7. The charge on capacitor at t = 2RC second is :
 1 1 1   1 1 
(A) CE (B) CE 1 −  (C) CE  − 2  (D) CE  1 − + 2 
 e e e   e e 
8. The current through the resistance at t = 1.5 RC second is :
E  1 E  1 E  1 E  1
(A) 2 1 −  (B) 1 −  (C) 1 −  (D) 1 − 
e R e eR  e  R e eR  e 

Paragraph for Questions 9 - 10

An infinitely long wire lying along z-axis carries a current I,
flowing towards positive z-direction. There is no other current.
Consider a circle in x-y plane with centre at (2 meter, 0, 0) and
radius 1 meter. Divide the circle in small segments and let

d
denote the length of a small segment in anticlockwise
direction, as shown.
B
 
9. Consider two points A(3m, 0, 0) and B(2m, 1, 0) on the given circle. The path integral ∫ B.d
of the total
A

magnetic field B along the perimeter of the given circle from A to B is :
µ0 I 1 µ0 I −1 1 µ0 I −1 1
(A) tan −1 (B) tan (C) sin (D) 0
π 2 2π 2 2π 2
 
10. ∫
The maximum value of path integral B . d
of the total magnetic field B along the perimeter of the
given circle between any two points on the circle is :
µ0 I µ0 I µ0 I
(A) (B) (C) (D) 0
12 8 6
 SECTION - II
MULTIPLE CORRECT ANSWERS TYPE
This section contains 5 Multiple Choice Questions. Each Question has 4 choices A, B, C & D, out of which
ONE or MORE Choices may be Correct:
11. In an x-ray tube the voltage applied is 20kV. The energy required to remove an electron from L shell is
19.9 k eV. Take hc = 12400 eV Å . In the x-rays emitted by the tube
(A) Minimum wavelength will be 62.1 pm approximately
(B) Energy of the characteristic x-rays will be equal to or less than 19.9 keV
(C) Lα x-ray may be emitted
(D) Lα x-ray will have energy 19.9 keV

12. A conducting rod of length
is moved at constant velocity V0 on two

parallel, conducting, smooth, fixed rails, that are placed in a uniform
constant magnetic field B perpendicular to the plane of the rails as shown
in figure. A resistance R is connected between the two ends of the rail.
Which of the following is(are) correct.
(A) The thermal power dissipated in the resistor is equal to rate of work done by external agent
pulling the rod
(B) If applied external force is doubled then a part of external power increases the velocity of rod
(C) Lens’s Law is not satisfied if the rod is accelerated by external force
(D) If resistance R is doubled then power required to maintain the constant velocity V0 becomes
half

13. From a long solid cylinder of radius R, a cylinder of radius R/2 is removed, as
shown. Current flowing in the remaining cylinder is I. Magnetic field strength is:
(A) Zero at point A (B) Zero at point B
µ0 I µ0 I
(C) at point A (D) at point B
3πR 3πR
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14. During an experiment, an ideal gas is found to obey a condition = constant [ ρ =density of the gas].
ρ
The gas is initially at temperature T, pressure P and density ρ . The gas expands such that density
ρ
changes to
2
(A) The pressure of the gas changes to 2 P
(B) The temperature of the gas changes to 2 T
(C) The graph of the above process on the P–T diagram is parabola
(D) The graph of the above process on the P–T diagram is hyperbola.

15. In a resonance tube experiment, a closed organ pipe of length 120 cm resonates when tuned with a
tuning fork of frequency 340 Hz. If water is poured in the pipe then (Given vair = 340 m/sec.) :
(A) Minimum length of water column to have the resonance is 45 cm
(B) The distance between two successive nodes is 50 cm
(C) The maximum length of water column to create the resonance is 95 cm
(D) None of these

SECTION - C
SUBJECTIVE INTEGER TYPE
This section contains 5 Subjective Questions. Each question has an integer answer between 0 and 9. Fill the
answer bubbles in the OMR Sheet appropriately and CAREFULLY.

1. A ball of mass m = 1kg falling vertically with a velocity

v0 = 2 m/s strikes a wedge of mass M = 2kg kept on a smooth,
horizontal surface as shown in figure. The coefficient of
1
restitution between the ball and the wedge is e = .The velocity
2
1
of the wedge immediately after collision is m / s . The value
K
of K is ___________.

2. An object is placed 12 cm to the left of a

diverging lens of focal length –6.0 cm. A
converging lens with a focal length of 12.0 cm is
placed at a distance d to the right of the
diverging lens. The distance d (in cm) that
corresponds to a final image at infinity is
___________.
3. A point source of sound emits a constant power with intensity inversely proportional to the square of
the distance from the source. By how many decibels does the sound intensity level drop when you
move from point P1 to P2 if it is given that distance of P2 from the source is two times the distance of
source from P1. (Take log 2 = 0.3)

5
4. A gaseous mixture enclosed in a vessel consists of one g mole of a gas A with γ =   and some
 3
7
amount of gas B with γ = at a temperature T. The gases A and B do not react with each other and are
5
 19 
assumed to be ideal. Find the number of g moles of the gas B if γ for the gaseous mixture is   .
 13 
5. In the circuit shown a charged capacitor C1 = 3µF is
discharged through R = 1kΩ by putting the switch in
position 1. When the current reaches I0 = 2A , the switch is
thrown to position 2 to discharge through uncharged
capacitor C2 = 6 µF and steady state is allowed to reach.
Find the heat dissipated (in Joules) in the resistor R after
switch is thrown to position 2.
 PART - III (MATHEMATICS)
SECTION - I
SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE
This section contains 10 Single Choice Questions. Each Question has 4 choices A, B, C & D, out of which
ONLY ONE Choice is Correct.
1. A locker can be opened by dialing a fixed three digit code (between 000 and 999). A stranger who does
not know the code tries to open the locker by dialing three digits at random. The probability that the
stranger succeeds at the kth trial is :
k k k –1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
999 1000 1000 1000

2. The maximum value attained by the function f ( x ) = x1005 (1 − x )1002 on the interval [0, 1] is :
(1005)1002 (1002)1005 (2007)2007
(A) (B)
(2007)2007 (1005)1005 (1002)1002
(2007)2007 (1005)1005 (1002)1002
(C) 1002 1005
(D)
(1005) (1002) (2007)2007

a + bx + cx 2
3. In the expansion of x
, the coefficient of x n will be :
e
n −1
a (−1) n
b(−1) c (−1)n − 2 a b c
(A) + + (B) + +
n! (n − 1)! (n − 2)! n ! (n − 1)! (n − 2)!
(−1)n (−1)n −1 (−1)n − 2
(C) + + (D) None of these
n! (n − 1)! (n − 2)!

4. The sum of the series cot −1 (2.12 ) + cot −1 (2.22 ) + cot −1 (2.32 )........... upto infinite terms is :
(A) π/2 (B) π/5 (C) π/4 (D) π/3
5. Given ∆ABC and ∆AEF such that B is the mid point of EF. Also AB = EF = 1, BC = 6,
     
CA = 33 and AB.AE + AC.AF = 2, then angle between EF and BC is :
1 2 3 1
(A) cos −1 (B) cos −1 (C) cos −1 (D) sin −1
3 3 5 5
x2 y2
6. If the two tangents drawn on hyperbola − = 1 in such a way that the product of their gradients
a2 b2
is c 2 , then they intersects on the curve :
(A) y 2 + b2 = c2 ( x2 − a2 ) (B) y 2 + b2 = c2 ( x2 + a 2 )
(C) y 2 + b2 = c2 ( x2 − a4 ) (D) y 2 + b2 = c2 ( x2 + a 4 )

For Questions 7 - 8
1 − i sin θ
Consider the complex numbers z = .
1 + i cos θ
7. The value of θ for which z is purely real are :
π π π
(A) nπ − , n ∈ I (B) nπ + , n ∈ I (C) nπ, n ∈ I (D) ( 2n + 1) ,n ∈ I
4 4 2
8. The value of θ for which z is purely imaginary are :
π π
(A) nπ − , n ∈ I (B) nπ + ,n ∈ I
4 4
(C) nπ, n ∈ I (D) No such value of θ can exist
 For Questions 9 - 10
There are m seats in the first row of a theatre of which n are to be occupied ( where m ≥ 2n − 1) .

9. The number of ways of arranging n persons if no two persons sit side by side is :
( m − n + 1)! (m − n + 1)! (m − n + 1)! ( m − n + 2)!
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(m − 3n + 1)! (m − 2n)! (m − 2n + 1)! (m − 2n − 1)!

10. If n is even, the number of ways of arranging n persons if each person has exactly one neighbour is :
(A) (n Pn / 2 ) (m − n +1 Pn / 2 ) (B) (n Pn ) (m − n +1 Pn / 2 )
(C) (n Pn / 2 ) (m − n +1 Pn ) (D) m
Pn / 2

SECTION - II
MULTIPLE CORRECT ANSWERS TYPE
This section contains 5 Multiple Choice Questions. Each Question has 4 choices A, B, C & D, out of which
ONE or MORE Choices may be Correct:
11. If z1 , z2 , z3 , z4 are roots of the equation a0 z 4 + a1 z 3 + a2 z 2 + a3 z + a4 = 0 , where a0 , a1 , a2 , a3 and a4
real (where a0 ≠ 0 ) then :
(A) z1 , z2 , z3 , z4 are the roots of the same equation
(B) z1 is equal to one of z1 , z2 , z3 , z4
(C) − z1 , − z2 , − z3 , − z4 are also roots of the equation
1 1 1 1
(D) , , , are the roots of the same equation
z1 z2 z3 z4
1  1 1
12. α,β and γ are three angles given by α = 2 tan −1 ( 2 −1), β = 3sin −1 + sin −1  −  and γ = cos −1 .
2  2  3
Then:
(A) α >β (B) β>γ (C) α<γ (D) α>γ

 0 x∈Z
13. Let f (x) and g(x) be defined by f (x) = [x] and g(x ) =  2 (where [.] denotes the greatest
 x x∈R − Z
integer function) then :
(A) lim g(x) exists, but g is not continuous at x = 1
x→1

(B) lim f (x) does not exist and f is not continuous at x = 1

x→1
(C) gof is continuous for all x
(D) fog is continuous for all x
14. If f is twice differentiable such that f ''( x ) = − f ( x) and f '( x ) = g ( x ). If h( x) is a twice differentiable
function such that h '( x ) = [ f ( x)]2 + [ g ( x)]2 . If h(0) = 2, h(1) = 4, then the equation y = h( x ) represents.
(A) a curve of degree 2 (B) a curve passing through the origin
(C) a straight line with slope 2 (D) a straight line with y intercept equal to 2

15. In a triangle ABC, points D and E are taken on side BC such that BD = DE = EC. If
∠ADE = ∠AED = θ , then:
(A) tan θ = 3 tan B (B) 3 tan θ = tan C
6 tan θ
(C) = tan A (D) ∠B = ∠C
tan 2 θ − 9

SECTION - III
SUBJECTIVE INTEGER TYPE
This section contains 5 Subjective Questions. Each question has an integer answer between 0 and 9. Fill the
answer bubbles in the OMR Sheet appropriately and CAREFULLY.

1. If (a + ω)−1 + (b + ω)−1 + (c + ω) −1 + (d + ω)−1 = 2ω−1

and (a + ω2 ) −1 + (b + ω2 ) −1 + (c + ω2 ) −1 + (d + ω2 ) −1 = 2ω−2
where ω, ω2 are imaginary cube roots of unity then the value of ( a +1) −1 + (b +1) −1 + (c +1)−1 + (d +1)−1
is _________.

1
2. The number of roots of the equation min ( x , x − 1 , x + 1 ) = is _________.
4

3. If the number of integral points exactly in the interior of the triangle with vertices (0, 0), (0, 10), (10, 0)
k
is k then is equal to _________.
36
200 200
4. Consider two polynomials f (x) and g(x) as g(x) = ∑ α r x r and f (x) = ∑ βr x r .
r =0 r =0
200
Given that βr = 1, ∀ r ≥ 100 and f ( x +1) = g ( x ) . Let A = ∑ αr , then the remainder when A is
r =100
divided by 15 is _________.

5. If y = f ( f ( f (x))), f (0) = 0 and f '(0) = 2 then the value of y '(0) is _________.