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PAPER-1
Class : XII & XIII
Time : 3 hour Max. Marks : 219
INSTRUCTIONS
Please ensure that the Question Paper you have received contains all the QUESTIONS and
Pages. If you found some mistake like missing questions or pages then contact immediately to the
Invigilator.
1. The question paper contains 63 questions and 19 pages. All of them are compulsory.
PART-A
(i) Q.1 to Q.48 have only one correct alternative and carry 3 marks each.
There is NEGATIVE marking and 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
(ii) Q.49 to Q.63 have one or more than one is/are correct alternative and carry 5 marks each.
There is NO NEGATIVE marking. Marks will be awarded only if all the correct alternatives are selected.
2. Indicate the correct answer(s) for each question by filling appropriate bubble(s) in your OMR sheet.
4. Use of Calculator, Log Table, Slide Rule and Mobile is not allowed.
5. For example if only 'B' choice is correct then, the correct method for filling the bubble is
A B C D
For example if only 'B & D' choices are correct then, the correct method for filling the bubbles is
A B C D
The answer of the question in any other manner (such as putting , cross , or partial shading etc.)
will be treated as wrong.
USEFUL DATA
Atomic Mass: Al = 27, Mg = 24, Cu = 63.5, Mn = 55, Cl = 35.5, O = 16, H = 1, P = 31, Ag = 108, N = 14,
Li = 7, I = 127, Cr = 52, K=39, S = 32, Na = 23, C = 12, Br = 80, Fe = 56, Ca = 40, Zn = 65.4, Ba = 137,
Co = 59, Hg = 200, Pb = 207, He = 4, F=19, Ar = 40.
Radius of nucleus =10–14 m; h = 6.626 ×10–34 Js; me = 9.1 ×10–31 kg, RH = 109637 cm–1.
Take g = 10 m/s2 where ever required.
Select the correct alternative. (Only one is correct) [48 × 3 = 144]
There is NEGATIVE marking. 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.1 The circuit below is made up using identical light bulbs. The light bulbs of maximum brightness of the
following will be
Q.2 In the diagram shown, all the wires have resistance R. The equivalent resistance between the upper and
lower dots shown in the diagram is
Q.3 A plastic circular disc of radius R is placed on a thin oil film, spread over a flat horizontal surface. The
torque required to spin the disc about its central vertical axis with a constant angular velocity is proportional
to
(A) R2 (B) R3 (C) R4 (D) R6
Q.4 The surface tension of water is 75 dyne/cm. Find the minimum vertical force
required to pull a thin wire ring up (refer figure) if it is initially resting on a horizontal
water surface. The circumference of the ring is 20 cm and its weight is 0.1 N
(A) 0.125 N (B) 0.225 N
(C) 0.115 N (D) 0.130 N
Q.5 A particle is moving along the locus: y = kx (k > 0) with a constant speed 'v'. At t = 0, it is at the origin
and about to enter the first quadrant of x-y axes. At some later time t > 0, v x = vy. At this moment,
[ay – ax] =
(A) v2/k2 (B) zero (C) –v2/k2 (D) none
Q.6 A radioactive sample decays by -emission. In first two seconds 'n' -particles are emitted and in next
2 seconds, '0.25n' -particles are emitted. The half life of radioactive nuclei is
(A) 2 sec (B) 4 sec (C) 1 sec (D) none
Q.7 The difference between the longest wavelength line of the Balmer series and shortest wavelength line of
the Lyman series for a hydrogen like atom (Atomic number Z) equal to . The value of the Rydberg
constant for the given atom is
5 1 5 Z2 31 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
31 ·Z 2 36 5 ·Z 2
Q.8 A rigid uniform triangular frame ABC of mass m is hanging from a rigid long horizontal rod PQ. The
frame is constrained to move along horizontal without friction. A bead of mass m is released from B that
moves along BC. Displacement of frame when bead reaches C is
l l
(A) (B)
2 4
3l
(C) (D) none
2
Q.9 Three boys are running on a equi triangular track with same speed 5 m/
s. At start, they were at the three corners with velocity along indicated
directions. The velocity of approach of any one of them towards another,
at t = 10 s equals
(A) 7.5 m/s (B) 10 m/s
(C) 5 m/s (D) 0 m/s
Q.10 Time constant of the given circuit is . If the battery is replaced by an ac source having voltage
V = V0 cos t, power factor of the circuit will be
1
(A) (B) (C) 1 () 2 (D) None
1 ( ) 2
Q.16 Magnetic field which keeps the particles in circular path must
(A) remain a constant every where
(B) increase gradually which is proportional to K.E. of the particle
(C) increase gradually which is proportional to speed of the particle
(D) none of these
Q.17 500 ml of sample of AgNO3 is treated with 49.8 gm of pure KI in excess. The resulting ppt. was filtered
off and filterate including washing made upto 2 L. 20 ml of this filterate required 10 ml of M/10 KIO3 in
presence of HCl till all iodine converts into ICl. The molarity of AgNO3 solution used is
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.1 (C) 0.05 (D) none of these
Q.18 Which starting material should be used to produce the compound shown below?
O
?
3
Zn H 2O
Q.20 Give the correct order of initials T (true) or F (false) for following statements.
(I) If electron has magnetic number +1, then it cannot be present in s-orbital.
(II) In given orbital diagram, both the Pauli's Exclusion Principle and Hund's rule
are violated
(III) For the reaction A2(g) + B2(g) l C2(g), the forward reaction at constant temperature is favoured by
introducing an inert gas at constant pressure
(IV) Electrodialysis process is used for purification of lyophobic colloids.
(A) TTFF (B) FFTF (C) TFFT (D) FFTT
Q.21 Which of the following produce chiral molecule after treatment with Lindlar's catalyst?
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
Q.25 When NH4Cl is not used together with NH4OH in group - III reagent which of the following cation will
not be precipitated
(A) Fe2+ (B) Cr3+ (C) Zn2+ (D) Ba2+
Q.26 The maximum & minimum melting point of first transition and second transition series elements respectively
are obtained with
(A) Cr & Zn (B) Cr & Hg (C) Cr & Cd (D) Mo & Cd
Comprehension (Q.27 to Q.29)
Cannizaro reaction
This reaction is given by aldehyde having no - hydrogens in the presence of conc. NaOH/ or KOH/.
O O
|| ||
KOH
H C H H C O + CH3OH
Mechanism of the reaction is
O O
|| ||
CH 3 – O + H – C – O – H +
CH 3OH H – C – O
O
|| H2
Q.28 Ph – C Cl (A) HCHO
(C) + (D)
Pd BaSO4 , KOH
Product (C) & (D) are
(A) Ph–CO2H, Ph–OH (B) Ph – CO 2– , HCO 2– (C) Ph–CH2OH, H – CO 2– (D) Ph – CO 2– , CH3OH
CHO H
Q.29 | conc
(A) (B)
. NaOH
O
CHO
||
Product (B) is CH 2 O C
(A) H2C=CH–CO2H (B) (C) | | (D) H2C=C=O
CH 2 O C
||
O
Comprehension (Q.30 to Q.32)
Read the following short write up and answer subsequent questions based on (A) to (J) observations
Q.30 Compound A & B is respectively
(A) FeCl2; FeCl3 (B) CuCl2 · 2H2O; [CuCl4]–2
(C) CrCl3; K2CrO4 (D) NiCl2; NiCl3
Q.40 Find the range of the function, f (x) = cot–1x + sec–1x + cosec–1x.
3 3 5 3
(A) , (B) , ,
2 2 2 4 4 2
3 3
(C) , , (D) , ,
2 2 2 2
dy dy
Q.41 Suppose A = of x2 + y2 = 4 at ( 2 , 2 ), B = of sin y + sin x = sin x · sin y at (, ) and
dx dx
dy
C= of 2exy + ex ey – ex – ey = exy + 1 at (1, 1), then (A + B + C) has the value equal to
dx
(A) – 1 (B) e (C) – 3 (D) 0
Q.42 A piece of cheese is located at (12, 10) in a coordinate plane. A mouse is at (4, – 2) and is running up the
line y = – 5x + 18. At the point (a, b), the mouse starts getting farther from the cheese rather than closer
to it. The value of (a + b) is
(A) 6 (B) 10 (C) 18 (D) 14
BC
Q.47 If x is measured in radians and Lim Ax 2 Bx Cx = L, the the value of equals (A,B,CR)
x A
1
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) (D) none
2
Q.48 Assume that f is differentiable for all x. The sign of f ' is as follows:
f ' (x) > 0 on (– , – 4)
f ' (x) < 0 on (– 4, 6)
f ' (x) > 0 on (6, )
Let g (x) = f (10 – 2x). The value of g ' (L) is
(A) positive (B) negative
(C) zero (D) the function g is not differentiable at x = 5
Select the correct alternative(s). (One or more than one is/are correct) [15 × 5 = 75]
There is NO NEGATIVE marking.
Q.49 Monoatomic, diatomic and triatomic gases whose initial volume and pressure are same, each is compressed
till their pressure becomes twice the initial pressure then.
(A) If the compression is isothermal then their final volumes will be same
(B) If the compression is adiabatic, then their final volume will be different
(C) If the compression is adiabatic, then triatomic gas will have maximum final volume
(D) If the compression is adiabatic then monoatomic gas will have maximum final volume
Q.50 Coherent light consisting of two wavelengths 1 = 4500 Å & 2 = 6000 Å is sent through both slits of a
Young's double slit apparatus
(A) Central maxima for both wavelengths will coincide
(B) The third order bright fringe of 1 will coincide with the fourth order bright fringe of 2
(C) The third order bright fringe of 2 will coincide with fourth order bright fringe of 1
(D) The fringes of wavelength 1 will be wider than the fringes of wavelength 2
Q.51 In Young’s double slit experiment, phase difference between the waves at a point on screen having
intensity less than the average intensity on screen may be
(A) /4 (B) 2/3 (C) (D) 7/8
Q.52 A point source of light S is placed on the axis of a lens of focal length 20 cm as shown. A screen is placed
normal to the axis of lens at a distance x from it. Treat all rays as paraxial.
Q.53 Three equal point changes (Q) are kept at the three corners of an equilateral triangle ABC of side a. P
is a point having equal distance a from A, B and C. If E is the magnitude of electric field and V is the
potential at point P, then
3Q 6Q 3Q 3 6Q
(A) E = (B) E = (C) V = (D) E =
4 0 a 2 4 0 a 2 40 a 4 0 a 2