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PHASE I: TEST SERIES 2023

TEST – 2: PCM GROUP 200 MARKS DATE - 04.12.2022

STUDENTS NAME: ___________________________________________________________________________

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES

1. SECTION A: ENGLISH + MENTAL ABILITY+BASIC MATHS (01 TO 20 Q,)
2. SECTION B: PHYSICS 21 TO 35 Q + CHEMISTRY 36Q TO 50Q + MATH 51Q TO
65Q.
3. USE ONLY BLUE OR BLACK BALL PEN, DO NOT USE PENCIL FOR ANSWER
MARKING ON OMR.
4. EACH CORRECT ANSWER CARRIES FOUR (4) MARKS, ONE MARK WILL BE
DEDUCTED FOR EACH INCORRECT ANSWER. (NEGETIVE MARKING IS
APPLICABLE)

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SECTION – (A) ENGLISH + MENTAL ABILITY

1. Give one word substitute. “Something that is sure to happen”
a) Vegetable b) Inevitable c) Constable d) Considerable
2. Change the voice “Hari is selling sugar”
a) Sugar is selled by Hari b) Sugar is being sold by Hari
c) Sugar is being selled by Hari d) All are correct
3. Change the sentence into positive degree.
“The Azad Hind Express is one of the fastest trains”
a) The Azad Hind Express is one of the fastest trains
b) Very few other trains are as fast as Azad Hind Express
c) The Azad Hind Express is very fast train
d) All are correct
4. Which of the following is the correct meaning of “Sugar-coated pill”
a) Sweet medicine b) Bitter advice in sweet words
c) Capsule surrounded by sugar d) Doctors prescription
5. It was ………… windy evening but they hired …. Boat and went for sail …….. coast.
a) a, the, an, an b) the, an, a, a c) a, a, an, the d) a, a, a, the
6. Shyama ranked 12th from the top and 28th from the bottom among those children who passed the
examination. Eight children failed in the examination while five children did not appear in the
examination. How many children were there in the class?
a) 50 b) 51 c) 52 d) 53
7. Find the correct alternative which will replace the question mark.

a) 262 b) 622 c) 631 d) 824

8. In a certain code, PRACTICE is written PARTCCIE. How is TRAINS written in the same code?
a) TARNIS b) TAIRNS c) TANRIS d) TARINS
9. Find the odd figure out.

a) b) c) d)
10. The following figure is folded to form a cube. Observe the cube of the following
cube figures find the most appropriate figure.

a) b) c) d)
SECTION – (A) BASIC MATH’S
11. For y  loga x to be defined 'a' must be
a) Any positive real number b) Any number
c)  e d) Any positive real number  1
12. The value of (log 0.5 4) 2 is
a) –2 b) (4) c) 2 d) None of these
13. The value of log3 4log4 5log5 6log6 7log7 8log8 9 is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

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14. log 7 log 7 7( 7 7 ) 

a) 3log2 7 b) 1  3log3 7 c) 1  3log7 2 d) None of these
 16   25   81 
15. 7 log    5log    3log   is equal to
 15   24   80 
a) 0 b) 1 c) log 2 d) log 3
If a  4b  12ab, then log(a  2b) is
2 2
16.
1 a b
a) [log a  log b  log 2] b) log  log  log 2
2 2 2
1 1
c) [log a  log b  4 log 2] d) [log a  log b  4 log 2]
2 2
17. If log7 2  m, then log49 28 is equal to
1  2m 2
a) 2(1  2m) b) c) d) 1  m
2 1  2m
If log10 x  y, then log1000 x is equal to
2
18.
2 3y 2y
a) y b) 2y c) d)
2 3
19. If log4 5  a and log5 6  b, then log3 2 is equal to
1 1 1
a) b) c) 2ab  1 d)
2a  1 2b  1 2ab  1
 ab 1
20. If
log e    (log e a  log e b) , then relation between a and b will be
 2  2
b b
a)
a  b b)
a
c)
2a  b d)
a
2 3

SECTION – (B) PHYSICS

21. If a lens of focal length ‘f’ is cut in two equal parts shown as:

are put in contact as shown in figure (i) and (ii)

the resulting focal length of figure (i) and (ii) will be

𝑓 𝑓 𝑓
a) 2 , 0 b) 0, 2 c) f, f d) 2 , ∞
22. The twinkiling of stars is due to atmospheric
a) reflection of light b) dispersion of light c) interference of light d) refraction of light
23. After refraction of light through a glass slab, incident ray and refracted are
a) perpendicular b) parallel c) in a straight line d) (a) and (c)
24. The ability of a lens to converge or diverge light rays depends on:
a) principal axis b) focal length c) object distance d) image distance
25. A student was asked to draw a ray diagram for formation of image by a convex lens for the following
positions of the object:
A) at F B) at 2 F
C) between F and 2F D) between F and optical centre
The position for which virtual image can be formed among these is
a) B b) A c) C d) D
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26. Which of the following given figures correctly represents the passage of white light through a prism?

a) II only b) III only c) I only d) I and II only

27. When light travels from medium X to medium Y as shown:

a) both the speed and the frequency decrease

b) both the speed and the frequency increase
c) both the speed and the wavelength decrease
d) both the wavelength and the frequency are unchanged
28. A light ray enters from denser medium to rare medium. What is the angle of incidence called that
has 900 angle of reflection?
a) angle of reflection b) critical angle c) angle of deviation d) angle of reflection
29. A lens have power +5D. This lens will be
a) a convex lens of focal length 0.05 m b) a concave lens of focal length 0.20 m
c) a convex lens of focal length 0.20 m d) a concave lens of focal length of 0.05 m
30. Magnification produced by a convex lens is always:
a) more than 1 b) less than 1 c) equal to 1 d) more or less than 1
31. You are provided with a concave lens having focal length 15 cm. If it diminishes the image by one-
third calculate the distance of image from lens?
a) 5 cm b) 10 cm c) 5 m d) 10 m
32. Refractive index of a medium with respect to air is 𝜇 = √2, find the critical angle between the two
medium:
a) 300 b) 900 c) 450 d) 600
33. A convex lens of glass has power P in air. If it is immersed in water, its power will be
a) more than P b) less than P
c) P d) more the P for some colours and less than P for others
34. Match the following
Phenomenon Reason
(i) Rainbow A. Scattering of light
(ii) Twinkling of Stars B. Dispersion of light
(iii) Blue colour of sky C. Fluctuation of the refraction index
in atmosphere layers
(iv) Advancement of sunrise and delay D. Refraction of light
of senset
a) (i)-B, (ii)-D, (iii)-A, (iv)-C b) (i)-B, (ii)-C, (iii)-A, (iv)-D
c) (i)-B, (ii)-A, (iii)-C, (iv)-D d) (i)-D, (ii)-B, (iii)-A, (iv)-C
35. A person is suffering from both near sightedness and far sightedness. His spectacles would be made of:
a) two convex lenses with the upper lens having a larger focal length than the lower lens
b) two concave lenses with the upper lens having a smaller focal length than the lower lens
c) a concave lens as the upper lens and a convex lens as the lower lens
d) a convex lens as the upper lens and a concave lens as the lower lens

SECTION – (B) CHEMISTRY

36. How many five membered rings are there in fullerenes?
a) 10 b) 20 c) 12 d) 34

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37. Carbon exist in the atmosphere in the form of
a) Carbon monoxide only b) carbon dioxide only
c) coal d) none of these
38. Which of the following gases is known as tear gas
a) chloropicrin b) nitrous oxide c) sulphur dioxide d) methyl isocyanide
39. The compound having only primary hydrogen atoms is
I) Isobutene II) 2, 3 – dimethylbutene III) cyclohexane IV) propyne
a) only (I) b) only (IV) c) both (I) and (IV) d) none of these
40. The compound which contains all the three (10 , 20 , 30 ) carbon atom is
a) 3-chloro-2, 3-dimethylpentane b) 2, 3-dimethylpentane
c) 2. 3. 4-trimethylpentane d) 3, 3 dimethylpentane
41. Graphite structure is formed by the hexagonal arrays being placed
a) In a circle b) In three dimension
c) In layer one above the other d) none of these
42. Dehydration of methyl alcohol with conc. 𝐻2 𝑆𝑂4 gives.
a) 𝐶𝐻3 𝑂𝐶𝐻3 b) 𝐶𝐻3 𝑂𝐶2 𝐻5 c) 𝐶2 𝐻5 𝑂𝐶2 𝐻5 d) 𝐶𝐻4
43. Which one of the following liberated hydrogen when treated with metals?
a) 𝐶2 𝐻5 𝑂𝐻 b) 𝐶3 𝐻7 𝑂𝐻 c) 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑂𝑂𝐻 d) All of these
44. Aldehyde and ketone have same molecular formula with same number of carbon atoms but they have
different chemical formula. Hence they are called as
a) Structural b) Functional isomers c) Geometrical isomers d) None of these
45. Graphite is soft while diamond is hard because
a) graphite is powder form
b) Diamond has 𝑠𝑝2 hybridization but graphite has 𝑠𝑝3 hybridization
c) Graphite is planar form while diamond is covalent and diamond is ionic
d) Graphite is covalent and diamond is ionic
46. The IUPAC name of

a) 2-ethyl-3-methylbutanoyl chloride b) 2, 3-dimethylpentanoyl chloride

c) 3, 4-dimethyl pentanoyl chloride d) 1-chloro-1-oxo-2, 3-dimethylpentane
47. Which type of isomerism is shown by propanal and propanone
a) Functional group b) Metamerism c) Tautomerism d) Chain isomerism
48. 1 mole of a hydrocarbon ‘X’ undergoes complete saturation with 1 mole of hydrogen in presence of
a heated catalyst. What would be the formula X?
a) 𝐶2 𝐻6 b) 𝐶2 𝐻2 c) 𝐶5 𝐻10 d) 𝑁𝐻4 𝐶𝑙
49. The polymer formed by condensation of adipic acid and hexamethylene diamine is
a) Isoprene b) rayon c) terylene d) nylon-6, 6
50. Washing soda available in the market contain.....% detergent by weight.
a) 15-30 % b) 20-40% c) 50-60% d) 70-80%

SECTION – (B) MATH’S

51. If (4)𝑥+𝑦 = 1 and (4)𝑥−𝑦 = 4, then the values of x and y will be respectively
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
a) 2 and − 2 b) 2 and 2 c) − 2 and − 2 d) − 2 and 2
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52. If 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑦 and 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑦, where 𝑥 ≠ 0, 𝑦 ≠ 0, then the value of x and y are respectively
a) 0 and 1 b) 1 and 2 c) 2 and 3 d) 1 and 3
𝑝 𝑞 𝑝
53. The solution of the equations 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑚, 𝑞 = 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑛 is
𝑞 2 −𝑝2 𝑝2 −𝑞2 𝑝2 −𝑞2 𝑝2 −𝑞 2
a) 𝑥 = 𝑚𝑝−𝑛𝑞 , 𝑦 = 𝑛𝑝−𝑚𝑞 b) 𝑥 = 𝑚𝑝−𝑛𝑞 , 𝑦 = 𝑛𝑝+𝑚𝑞
𝑝2 −𝑞2 𝑝2 −𝑞2 𝑞 2 −𝑝2 𝑞 2 −𝑝2
c) 𝑥 = 𝑚𝑝−𝑛𝑞 , 𝑦 = 𝑛𝑝−𝑚𝑞 d) 𝑥 = 𝑚𝑝−𝑛𝑞 , 𝑦 = 𝑛𝑝−𝑚𝑞
54. The value of k for which the equations 9𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 9 and 7𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 = 5, have no solution is
9 9 9 28
a) 5 b) 7 c) 28 d) 9
55. For what value of k will the given equations in two variables represent coincident lines
2𝑥 + 32𝑦 + 3 = 0 and 3𝑥 + 48𝑦 + 𝑘 = 0?
2 3 9
a) 3 b) 2 c) 2 d) 1
56. If 2𝑎 = 𝑏, the pair of equations 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 = 2𝑎2 − 3𝑏 2 , 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 2𝑎 − 6𝑏 possess
a) No solution b) Only one solution
c) Only two solution d) An infinite number of solutions
57. A fraction becomes 2 when 1 is added to both the numerator and the denominator and it becomes 3
when 1 is subtracted from both the numerator and the denominator. The numerator of the given
fraction is
a) 7 b) 4 c) 3 d) 2
58. If a pair of linear equations in two variables is consistent, then the lines represented by two equations
are
a) intersecting b) parallel c) always coincident d) intersecting or coincident
59. The area of the triangle formed by the lines 𝑦 = 𝑥, 𝑥 = 6 and 𝑦 = 0
a) 36 sq. units b) 18 sq. units c) 9 sq. units d) 72 sq. units
60. The area of the triangle formed by the lines 𝑥 = 3, 𝑦 = 4 and 𝑥 = 𝑦 is
1
a) 2 sq. unit b) 1 sq. unit c) 2 sq. unit d) none of these
1+𝑎4
61. If 𝑎 = √5 + 2√6 then =
𝑎2
a) 4√6 b) 10 c) 5 d) 2√6
62. If 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 are real numbers such that √𝑥 − 1 + √𝑦 − 𝑧 + √𝑧 − 3 = 0 then the value of 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 are
respectively.
a) 1, 2, 3 b) 0, 0, 0 c) 2, 3, 1 d) 2, 4, 1
63 How many pairs of natural numbers are there so that difference of their squares is 60?
a) 4 b) 2 c) 3 d) 1
64. The digit in the unit’s place [(251) + (21) − (106) + (705)35 + (33)45 + (259)8 ]
98 29 100

a) 1 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6
1 1
65. Express: 1 − 1+√3 + 1−√3 in form 𝑎 + 𝑏√3 where a, b are rational numbers, then the value of a and b
are
a) 1, 2 b) 1, −1 c) 3, 1 d) 2, 1