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Question Paper, Key & Solutions

15th April - Shift 2

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questions in each subject and subject having two sections.
(I) Section –I contains 20 multiple choice questions with only one correct option.
Marking scheme: +4 for correct answer, 0 if not attempt and ‐1 in all other cases.
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questions attempted, First 5 attempted questions will be considered.
∎ The Answer should be within 0 to 9999. If the Answer is in Decimal then round off to the nearest Integer value
(Example i, e. If answer is above 10 and less than 10.5 round off is 10 and If answer is from 10.5 and less than 11
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MATHEMATICS Max Marks: 100
(SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE)
This section contains 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 options (1), (2), (3) and (4) for its answer, out of which ONLY ONE option can be
correct.
Marking scheme: +4 for correct answer, 0 if not attempted and –1 in all other cases.

  1
1
1 1
1. If   5  2 x  2 x  1  e dx  log e   , ,   0then  4   4 Is equal to
0  2 2 4 x 
    
1)0 2)-21 3)21 4)19
KEY: 3
1 1
dx 1 dx
SOL: I  I   2I  
0
5  2x  2x 2 2
2 .0  11   1
2

  x 
2  2
1  12  2 11  1   1
I  log 
10
  log e 
     11,   10
2 11    
 4   4  121  100  21
2. The number of common tangents to the circles
x 2  y 2  18 x  15 y  131  0 and x 2  y 2  6 x  6 y  7  0 is
1)2 2)1 3)3 4)4
KEY: 3
SOL: C1C2  r1  r2 No of common tangents  3

3. Let S be the set of all values of  for which the shortest distance between the lines
x  y 3 z 6 x y z 6
  and   is 13. Then 8   is
0 4 1 3 4 0 s
1)308 2)304 3)306 4)302
KEY: 3
2 3 12
0 4 1
3 4 0 8  153
SOL:   13 then   2
144  9  16 13

  z  z  z z  
4. If the set Re   : z  C , Re  z   3  is equal to the interval  ,  
  2  3z  5 z  
Then 24      is equal to
1)36 2)27 3)42 4)30
KEY: 4
z  z  z z 9  y 2  i2 y 9  y2
SOL:
2  3z  5 z

8  8iy
 Re  z   3  x  3  8  8 y 2  t
1 9
  8t  1 y 2   8t  9   0, 0 t   , 24       30
8 8
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x  2 y  9z  7
x  3y  7z  9
5. Let the system of linear equations
2 x  y  5 z  8
3x  y  13z  
has a unique solution x   , y   , z   then distance of the point  ,  ,   from the
plane 2 x  2 y  z   is
1)13 2)11 3)7 4)9
KEY: 3
SOL: From first three equations  71,1  213,2  142,3  0 fromCramer ' s rule
x    3, y    2, z    0   11 Distance from  3, 2,0  to the plane
2 x  2 y  z  11  0 is 7
6. A bag contains 6 white and 4 black balls. A die is rolled once and the
Number of balls equal to the number obtained on the die are drawn
from the bag at random . The probability that all the balls drawn are white Is
9 1 11 1
1) 2) 3) 4)
50 5 50 4
KEY: 2
1  6C 6C 6C 
SOL: Required probability   1  2  .....  6 
6  10C1 10C2 10C6 
13 1 1 1 1 1  1
       
6  5 3 6 4 42 210  5
7. Let  x  denotes the greatest integer function and

f  x   max 1  x   x  ,2  x, x  2  x  ,0  x  2 let m be the number of

Points in  0, 2  where f is not continuous and n be the number of points in  0,2 

Where f is not differentiable, then  m  n   2 is equal to

2

1)11 2)6 3)2 4)3

KEY: 4
2  x if 0  x  1

SOL: max f  x   2  x if 1  x  2 Discontinuous at x=2 then m=1
6 x2
 if

Differentiable at every in  0, 2  then n=0  m  n   2  3

2

8. The number of real roots of the equation x x  5 x  2  6  0 is

1)6 2)4 3)3 4)5
KEY: 3
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SOL: If x  2   x  5  x  2   6  0  x  5 x  16  0 D  25  64  0
2 2

if  2  x  0   x 2  5  x  2   6  0  x 2  5 x  4  0
  x  1 x  4   0  x  1, x  4 but  4   2,0  if x  2  x 2  5 x  16  0
D  25  64  0 then no real roots inthis case total number of real roots  2  1
3
9. If  ,   is the orthocenter of the triangle ABC with vertices
A  3, 7  , B  1, 2  and C  4,5  then 9  6   60 is equal to
1)40 2)30 3)25 4)35
KEY: 3
SOL: Altitude AD 5 x  3 y  6  0, Altitude BE 4 x  9 y  29  0
 141 121 
Orthocenter  ,     ,  sub 9  6  60  25
 57 57 
10. Let ABCD be a quadrilateral . if E and F are the mid points of the diagonal

AC and BD respectively and AB  BC  AD  DC  k FE then k=   
1)-4 2)-2 3)2 4)4
KEY: 1
ac bd ac bd 
SOL: E 
2
F
2
  
ba c b  d a c b  k
2
 
2 


 k  4
11. Let S be the set of all   ,   for which the vectors i  j  k , i  2 j   k and 3i  4 j  5k
where     5 are coplanar then  80   2   2  is
  
,  S

1)2290 2)2210 3)2370 4)2130

KEY: 1
 1 1  1 1
5
SOL: If the vectors are coplanar 1 2   0 1 2   5  0 Then   2,  
4
3 4 5 3 4 5
15  25 225 
  3,    80   2   2   80  4  9  80  
4   ,  S  16 16 
 250 
 80  13  80   2290
 16 
12. Negation of p   q    p  q   is
1)   p  q  2)    p  q    p 3)    p  q    q 4) p  q
KEY: 2
 
SOL:  p   q    p   q     p   q   p   F 
   p  q    p      p  q    p

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13. Let x  x  y  be the solution of the differential equation
2  y  2  log e  y  2  dx   x  4  2log e  y  2   dy  0, y  1
with x  e 4  2   1 Then x  e9  2  is equal to
10 32 4
1) 2) 3) 4)3
3 9 9
KEY: 2
SOL: 2  y  2  log e  y  2  dx   x  4  2log e  y  2    0


dx

1
x
 log  y  2   2 
IF  e
1
 2t dt
 t  log  y  2 
dy 2  y  2  log  y  2   y  2  log  y  2 
x log  y  2   
 log  y  2   2  log  y  2 dy 
 y  2  log  y  2 
t2 2 32 2 3 1
 dt x t  t  4 t  c x  log  y  2    log  y  2    4  log  y  2   2  c
2
t 3 3
14 32
if x  e 4  2   1 then c  Then x  e9  2  
3 9
14. Let A1 and A2 be two arithmetic means and G1 , G2 , G3 be three geometric means of of two
distinct positive numbers them G14  G2 4  G3 4  G12G3 2 is equal
1) 2  A1  A2  G12G32 2)  A1  A2  G1G3
2

3) 2  A1  A2  G1G3 4)  A1  A2  G12G32
KEY: 2
SOL: a, G1 , G2 , G3 , b G1  ar , G2  ar 2 , G3  ar 3 , b  ar 4 a, A1 , A2 , b  A1  A2  a  b
G14  G2 4  G34  G12G32   ar    ar 2    ar 3    ar   ar 3 
4 4 4 2 2

 a 4 r 4 1  2r 4  r 8   a 4 r 4 1  r 4   a 2 r 4  a  ar 4    A1  A2  G1G3

2 2 2

15. Let the determinant of a square matrix A of order m be m  n , where m and n satisfy
 
4m  n  22 and 17 m  4n  93 if det n adj  adj  mA    3a5b 6c then a  b  c 
1)101 2)109 3)84 4)96
KEY: 4
SOL: From given equations  m  5, n  2 det n adj  adj  mA    
 2 Adj  Adj 5 A   25 516 Adj  AdjA   25  516  A
5 42

 31158065  3a5b6c. a  11, b  80, c  5 a  b  c  96

16. If the domain of the function

 10 x  6 
f  x   log e  4 x 2  11x  6   sin 1  4 x  3  cos 1   is  ,   then 36    
 3 
1)54 2)45 3)63 4)72
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KEY: 2
3
SOL: 4 x 2  11x  6  0  x  2  4 x  3   0  x  2 or x   1
4
1 10 x  6
1  4 x  3  1  1  x     2  1  1
2 3
9 3  9 1  3 1
 x   3 from 1 2  3 x   ,  36     36   45
10 10  10 2  4 2
17. The total number of three-digit numbers divisible by 3 which can be formed
Using the digit 1,3,5,8 if repetition of digit is allowed is
1)18 2)21 3)22 4)20
KEY: 3
SOL: All are different formed by 1,3,5  is 3!, 1,3,8  is 3!
3! 3!
sum  12 Two repetitions Formed by  5,5,8  is ,  8,8,5  is Sum =6 Three repetitions
2! 2!
 4 111,333,555,888  Total number of numbers  12  6  4  22
18. Let the foot of perpendicular of the point P  3, 2, 9  on the plane passing through
The points  1, 2, 3  ,  9,3, 4  ,  9, 2,1 be Q  ,  ,   then the distance
of Q from the origin is
1) 35 2) 42 3) 38 4) 29
KEY: 2
x 1 y  2 z  3
SOL: 10 5 7  0  2x  3 y  5z  7  0
10 0 4
 3  2  9
 6  6  45  7 
 
    1,   5,   4
2 3 5  4  9  25 
Dis tan ce  1  25  16 = 42
19. The mean and standard deviation of 10 observations are 20 and 8 respectively
Later on it was observed that one observation was recorded as 50 instead of
40 . then correct variants is
1)13 2)11 3)12 4)14
KEY: 1

SOL: old X 
 xi  20   xi   x  200   8  1  x 2   20 2   x 2  4640
i i i
n 10 10
1
New  xi  190  xi 2  4640  402  502  3740   3740  19   13
2

10
20
    pi xi , a, b, c  N . If p1  20, and p2  210 then 2  a  b  c 
10
20. Let a  bx  cx 2
i 0
is equal
1)6 2)12 3)8 4)15
KEY: 2

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10!
 a  1  bx  2  cx2  3 Where n1  n2  n3  10  1
n
SOL: General form 
n n

n1 !n2 !n3 !
from coefficient x n2  2n3  1   2  from coefficient of x 2
n2  2n3  2 p1  10 a 9b  20  a  1 b  2 p2  210 then c  3 2  a  b  c   12

(NUMERICAL VALUE TYPE)

Section-II contains 10 Numerical Value Type questions. Attempt any 5 questions only. First 5 attempted questions will be considered if more than 5
questions attempted. The Answer should be within 0 to 9999. If the Answer is in Decimal then round off to the nearest Integer value (Example i,e. If
answer is above 10 and less than 10.5 round off is 10 and If answer is from 10.5 and less than 11 round off is 11).
Marking scheme: +4 for correct answer, 0 if not attempt and -1 in all other cases.
21. If the line x  y  z intersects the line
x sin A  y sin B  z sin C  18  0  x sin 2 A  y sin 2 B  z sin 2C  9
 A B C
Where A,B,C are the angles of a triangle ABC then 80  sin sin sin  is equal to
 2 2 2
KEY: 5
sin A  sin B  sin C  18 sin 2 A  sin 2 B  sin 2C  9
9 A B C 9 A B C 1
SOL: sin A sin B sin C  cos cos cos  sin sin sin 
4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 16
 A B C
80  sin sin sin   5
 2 2 2
22. If the area bounded by the curve 2 y 2  3 x , lines x  y  3, y  0 and outside the circle
 x  3  y 2  2 is A , then 4   4 A  
2

KEY: 42
3 3
B , 
2 2

O  0,0  3 
A  ,0  C   3,0 
2 

SOL:
3
3 3 2
2
3 3x 2
13 3 1 
A x  ABC  Area of sec tor      2
0
2 2 3 22 2 2 4
2 0

Then 4   4 A   42

dx 2 1  
23. Let f  x    .x  . if f  0   0 and f 1  tan 1  
3  4x  2
4  3x 2 3   

 ,   0, then  2   2 is equal to __

KEY: 28

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dx tdt 1
SOL: f  x      x
3  4x  2
4  3x 2  3t 2
 4  4t 2  3 t

1 dh 1 3 1 3h
3
 2
4t 2  3  h 2   cot c
 5  3 5 5
h2   
 3

1 5 1  5x 
 tan 1 c  tan 1  c
2 
5 3 3h 5 3  3 4  3x 
24. The number of element in the set

n  N :10  n  100 and 3 n

 3 is a multiple of 7 is

KEY: 15

SOL: 33k 1  3  3 28  1  3  3.7  k   3 1  3

k k

 k must be even so number will be of type 6n  1

where 10  n  100, number of such n are 15

25. Let A  1, 2,3, 4 and R be a relation on the set A  A defined by

R   a, b  ,  c, d   : 2a  3b  4c  5d  then the number of elements in R is

KEY: 6
A  1, 2,3,4
2a  3b  4c  5d
 a, b   c, d 
1,4  1, 2 
SOL:  2,3  2,1
 3, 4   2, 2 
 4,3  3,1
 3,1 1,1
 4, 2  1, 2 

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26. A person forgets his 4-digit ATM pincode . But he remember that in the code all digits
are different, the greatest digit is 7 and the sum of the first two digits is equal to the sum of
last two digits. Then the maximum number of trials necessary to obtain the correct code is
KEY: 72
SOL: Let the 4 digit be abcd Given the a  b  c  d
And one of the number must be 7 Sum 7  07,16,25,34
Sum 8  17,26,35 Sum 9  27,36,45 Sum 10  47,56
3C1  8  2C2  8  2C1  8  8  8  72

27. If the sum of the series

1 1  1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
   2   2    3  2  2  3   .........is where  and 
 2 3   2 2.3 3   2 2 .3 2.3 3  
are co-prime then    is equals to Are co
KEY: 7
1 1 1  1 1 1  1 1 1 
SOL:   2  3 .........  1   2  .....  2 1   2  .......  .........
2 2 2  3 2 2  3  2 2 
1 1 1  1 1 1  1 1 1 
 2  22  23 .........  3 1  2  22  .....  32 1  2  22  .......  .........

 1 1  1 1  1
 1   2  ..... 1   2  ..............  1    1,   2   3  7
 2 2  3 3  2
28. Consider the triangle with vertices A  2,1 , B   0,0  , C   t , 4  , t   0, 4

If the maximum and minimum perimeters of such triangles are obtained at

t   and t   respectively then 6  21 is equal to
KEY: 48

SOL: Perimeter  AB  BC  CA f  t   5  t 2  16  t  2
2
9

8 8
f 1  t   0  t  8, t   0,4  t  f  0  does not form a triangle
7 7
8
  4,   f  t  attains maximum and minimum 6  21  48
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29. Let an ellipse with centre 1,0  and latus rectum of length have it major axis along x-
2
axis If its minor axis subtends an angle 600 at the foci then the square of the sum of the
lengths of its Minor axis and major axes is equal to
KEY: 9
1 b 1 b 1
SOL: Latus rectum   4b 2  a tan 30    a  1, b 
2 ae 3 ae 2

 2a  2b 
2
9
30. Let the plane P contain the line 2 x  y  z  3  0  5 x  3 y  4 z  9 and
x  2 3 y z 7
Be parallel to the line   . Then the distance of the point A  8, 1, 19 
2 4 5
x y 5 2 z
From the plane P measured parallel to the line   is equal to
3 4 12
KEY: 26

SOL:  2 x  y  z  3    5 x  3 y  4 z  9   0

x2 y 3 z 7
is parallel to    2  2  5   4 1  3   5  1  4   0
2 4 5
1
 Equation of plane 7 x  9 y  10 z  27  10  1
6
x y 5 z 2
Equation of line through A  8, 1, 19  parellel to  
3 4 12
x  8 y  1 z  19
    B  3  8, 4  1,12  19 
3 4 12
B  2,7,5
sub in 1    2
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PHYSICS
Max Marks: 100
(SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE)
This section contains 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 options (1), (2), (3) and (4) for its answer, out of which ONLY ONE option can be
correct.
Marking scheme: +4 for correct answer, 0 if not attempted and –1 in all other cases.
31. For designing a voltmeter of range 50 V and an ammeter of range 10 mA using a
galvanometer which has a coil of resistance 54 showing a full scale deflection for 1 mA
as in figure.
1mA 54 R
G

50V

1mA 54
G

For voltmeter R  54 For ammeter r  0.2

For ammeter r  6 For voltmeter R  5k 
For voltmeter R  500
1)(A) and (B) 2)(C) and (D) 3)(A) and (C) 4)(C) and (E)
KEY: 3
V 50
SOL: i  103  54  R  50000 R  50000  54  49946  50k 
R 50  R
54
Now ig  1mA and current through r  9mA 54  1  r  9 r   6
9
32. A wire of length ‘L’ and radius ‘r’ is clamped rigidly at one end. When the other end of
the wire is pulled by a force f , its length increases by l . Another wire of same material of
length ' 2 L ' and radius '2r ' is pulled by a force '2 f ' . Then the increase in its length will be:
1) 2l 2) l 3) l / 2 4) 4l
KEY: 2
fL 2 f 2L
SOL: For a given material 4  cons tan t   e2  l
 r l  4r 2e2
2

33. A body is released from a height equal to the radius (R) of the earth. The velocity of the
body when it strikes the surface of the earth will be:
(Given g= acceleration due to gravity on the earth)
gR
1) 2gR 2) gR 3) 4gR 4)
2
KEY: 2
GMm GMm 1 2
0   mv
2R R 2
GM
SOL: From conservation of energy v 2 
R
v  gR  V  gR
2

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34. The speed of a wave produced in water in given by v   g  . Where  , g and  are
a b c

wavelength of wave, acceleration due to gravity and density of water respectively. The
values of a, b and c respectively, are:
1 1 1 1
1) , 0, 2) , , 0 3)1,1,0 4)1,-1,0
2 2 2 2
KEY: 2

V   a g b  c LT 1   L   LT 2   ML3  LT 1  La  b  3c T 2b M c
a b c

SOL: 1 1 1 1
 c  0, 2b  1  b  a  b  3c  1 a   0  1  a  1  
2 2 2 2

35. The position of a particle related to time is given by x   5t 2  4t  5  m . The magnitude of

velocity of the particle at t  2 s will be:
1) 06ms 1 2) 10ms 1 3) 16ms 1 4) 14ms 1
KEY: 2

  5t 2  4t  5  V  5  2t   4 1  0 V  10t  4 t  2 s
dx d
V
SOL: dt dt
V  10  2  4 V  16 m / s
36. A flask contains Hydrogen and Argon in the ratio 2:1 by mass. The temperature of the
mixture is 300 C . The ratio of average kinetic energy per molecule of the gases (K argon/K
hydrogen) is:
39.9
1)2 2)1 3) 4)39.9
2
KEY:
3
KT
3 KEHe 2
SOL: K .E  KT is same for all gases  1
2 KE Ar 3 KT
2
37. Two identical particles each of mass ' m ' go round a circle of radius  under the action of
their mutual gravitational attraction. The angular speed of each particle will be:
Gm Gm Gm Gm
1) 2) 3) 4)
a3 4a 3 8a 3 2a 3
KEY: 2

Gm 2 Gm
SOL: f gron ' krd  Fcapital ma 2  2

4a 4a 3
38. In a linear Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
(A) Restoring force is directly proportional to the displacement
(B) The acceleration and displacement are opposite in direction
(C) The velocity is maximum at mean position
(D) The acceleration is minimum at extreme points.
1)(A),(B) and (D) only 2)(A), (B) and (C) only
3)(C) and (D) only 4)(A), (C) and (D) only
KEY: 2
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SOL: FR y a  y Vmax  A  At mean position
39. The electric field due to a short electric dipole at a large distance (r) from center of dipole
on the equatorial plane varies with distance as:
1 1 1
1) r 2) 3) 4)
r r3 r2
KEY: 3
1 p 1
SOL: E  . E 3
4 0 r 3
r
40. The half-life of a radioactive nucleus in 5 years. The fraction of the original sample that
would decay in 15 years is:
1 1 7 3
1) 2) 3) 4)
4 8 8 4
KEY: 2
N0 N N N 1
SOL: N  N as 15 years=3 half life N  0 
 2
3
2 m
8 N0 8

41. The do Broglie wavelength of an electron having kinetic energy E is  . If the kinetic
E
energy of electron becomes , then its de-Broglie wavelength will be:
4
 
1) 2) 3) 2 4) 2
2 2
KEY: 4

h h h
SOL:    1  2
mV 2mk 2mk
4
42. A 12 V battery connect to a resistance 6  through a switch, drives a constant current in
the circuit. The switch is opened in 1ms. The emf induced across the coil is 20 V.
1)8 mH 2)10 mH 3)12 mH 4)5 mH
KEY: 2
  Rt
 2di  V  R  
Rt

Rt
 6 
i  i0 1  C L  emf   L    e L  Ve L 10  12  e L 
  dt  R  L   
SOL: 2
6 6 6
K L  log10 1.2 L  L  10mH
ln 1.2  2.303 0.3010  2.303
43. Given below are two statements:
Statement I : The equivalent resistance of resistors in a series
combination is smaller than least resistance used in the combination.
Statement II: The resistivity of the material is independent of temperature
1)Statement I is false but Statement II is true
2)Statement I is true but Statement II is false
3)Both Statement I and Statement II are true
4)Both Statement I and Statement II are false
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KEY: 4
SOL: In series combination equivalent resistance is always greater than least resistance in the
combination. t  0 1   t 

44. A single slit of width a is illuminated by a monochromatic light of wavelength 600nm.

The value of ‘a’ for which first minimum appears at   30 on the screen will be:
1) 3 m 2) 1.2 m 3) 1.8 m 4) 0.6 m
KEY: 2
 600  109
SOL: sin   sin 30  a  6  10 7  2  12  10 7  1.2  m
a a
45. Match List I with List II of Electromagnetic waves with corresponding wavelength range:
List I List II
(A) Microwave (I) 400 nm to 1 nm
(B) Ultraviolet (II) 1 nm to 103 nm
(C) X-Ray (III) 1 nm to 700 nm
(D) Infra-red (IV) 0.1 m to 1 nm
1)(A)-(IV),(B)-(II),(C)-(I),(D)-(III) 2)(A)-(IV),(B)-(I), (C)-(III),(D)-(II)
3)(A)-(I),(B)-(IV),(C)-(II),(D)-(III) 4)(A)-(IV),(B)-(I), (C)-(II),(D)-(III)
KEY: 4
SOL: min  I  ult  x  ray (A)-(IV),(B)-(I), (C)-(II),(D)-(III)

46. In the given circuit, the current (I) through the battery will be
10
D1

10
D2
10
10
D3
I

10V

1)1.5A 2)2.5A 3)2A 4)1A

KEY: 1
20  10 20 10  3 3
SOL: Req    I   1.5 A
20  10 3 20 2

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47. A thermodynamic system is taken through cyclic process. The total work done in the
process is:
D
400

P
100 E
 Pa  C

V  m3 

1)100J 2)300J 3)Zero 4)200J

KEY: 2
1
SOL: Area under P.V give the amount of work W   2  300  300 J
2
48. The height of transmitting antenna is 180m and the height of the receiving antenna is
245m. The maximum distance between them for satisfactory communication in line of
sight will be:
(given R  6400km )
1)48km 2)56km 3)96km 4)104km
KEY: 4
2  6400  180 2  6400  245
SOL: d max  2 RH T  2 RH R    8  6  56  104km
1000 1000

The position vector of a particle related to time t is given by r  10t i  15t 2 j  7 k  m
^ ^ ^
49.
 

The direction of net force experienced by the particle is:

1)In x-y plane 2)Positive y-axis 3)Positive x-axis 4)Positive z-axis
KEY: 2
 ^ ^ ^ dr ^ ^ d 2r ^
SOL: r  10t i  15t 2 j  7 k V   10 i  30t j  0 2  30 j Positive y-axis
dt dt

50. A vector in x  y plane makes an angle of 300 with y-axis. The magnitude of y-component
of vector is 2 3 . The magnitude of x-component of the vector will be:
1
1) 3 2) 3)6 4)2
3

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KEY: 4
x

30
A cos 300  2 3 x  comport
y
SOL: A A 5 / 2  2 3  A sin  30 
A4 1
 4 2
2
(NUMERICAL VALUE TYPE)
Section-II contains 10 Numerical Value Type questions. Attempt any 5 questions only. First 5 attempted questions will be considered if more than 5
questions attempted. The Answer should be within 0 to 9999. If the Answer is in Decimal then round off to the nearest Integer value (Example i,e. If
answer is above 10 and less than 10.5 round off is 10 and If answer is from 10.5 and less than 11 round off is 11).
Marking scheme: +4 for correct answer, 0 if not attempt and -1 in all other cases.
51. As per given figure A, B and C are the first, second and third excited energy levels of
 1  7
hydrogen atom respectively. If the ratio of the two wavelengths  i.e  is , then the
 2  4n
value of n will be____.
C
2
B
1
A
KEY: 5
1 1  1
An2 B n3C n4  RZ 2     RZ 2 
1  9 16 
SOL:
7 1 1 1 5 2 7 7
 RZ 2     RZ 2    n5
16  9 2 4 9 9  4 1 5  4 4n

52. The refractive index of a transparent liquid filled in an equilateral hollow prism is 2 .
The angle of minimum deviation for the liquid will be____.
KEY: 30
 min  A
2    60  1    60    min  60 
SOL:   sin 2 sin 30  sin  min   sin  min  45     min  90  60  30
 A  2  2  2   2 
sin  
2

53. In the given figure the total stored in the combination of capacitors is 100C . Value of ‘x’
is_____.

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C1  2 F

C2  x F

C3  3 F

V  10V
KEY: 5
SOL: Q  Q1  Q2  Q3 100  2  10  x  10  3  10  20  10 x  3010 x  50 x  5
54. A block of mass 10kg is moving along x-axis under the action of force F  5 xN . The work
done by the force in moving the block from x  2m to 4m will be_____J.
KEY: 30
4
4
 x2  5
SOL: W   Fdx   5 xdx  5   W  16  4 W  30 J
2  2 2 2

55. A 20cm long metallic rod is rotated with 210rpm about an axis normal to the rod passing
through its one end. The other end of the rod is in contact with a circular metallic ring. A
constant and uniform magnetic field 0.2T parallel to the axis exists everywhere. The emf
22
developed between the centre and the ring is _____mV. Take  
7
KEY: 88
Bl 2 210 0.2  0.2  0.2  7 0.17584
SOL: e    2   7   0.088 88  103
2 60 2 2
56. A network of four resistance is connected to 9V battery, as shown in figure. Then
magnitude of voltage difference between the points A and B is____V.
A
2
4

4
2
B

9V

KEY: 3
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66 3 3 3
Req   3 i  i1  i2 i1  i2  VCA   4  6 VCB   2  3
SOL: 12 2 2 2
VAB  VAC  VBC  63 3

57. An election in a hydrogen atom revolves around its nucleus with a speed of 6.76 106 ms 1
in an orbit of radius 0.52 A0 . The magnitude field produced at the nucleus of the hydrogen
atom is____T.
KEY: 40
 0i 0 e 0 e  e V 4  107  1.6  1019  6.76  106
B       0   
SOL: 2r 2r T 2r 2 2r 2 r 4  0.52  0.52  1012
10.810
  39.9  40
0.2704

58. There is an air bubble of radius 1.0mm in a liquid of surface tension 0.75Nm1 and density
1000kg m3 at a depth of 10cm below the free surface. The amount by which the pressure

inside the bubble is greater than atmospheric pressure is___ Pa  g  10ms 2 

KEY: 1150
2T 2  0.075
SOL: P  hdg  0.1  103  10   1000  150  1150
r 1  103
59. The fundamental frequency of vibration of a string stretched between two rigid support is
50Hz. The mass of the string is 18g and its linear mass density is 20g/m. The speed of the
transverse waves so produced in the string is___ ms 1
KEY: 90
m 18 g 18 1 1
SOL:   20 g / m  l n   V 50   V V  90
l l 20 2l 18
2
20
60. A solid sphere and a solid cylinder of same mass and radius are rolling on a horizontal
surface without slipping. The ratio of gyration respectively  k sph : keyl  is 2 : x . The value

of x is____.
KEY: 5

2
2
SOL: s  5 
k
kg 1 5
2

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CHEMISTRY Max Marks: 100
(SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE)
This section contains 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 options (1), (2), (3) and (4) for its answer, out of which ONLY ONE option can be
correct.
Marking scheme: +4 for correct answer, 0 if not attempted and –1 in all other cases.
61. For a good quality cement, the ratio of silica to alumina is found to be
1)3 2)2 3)4.5 4)1.5
KEY: 1
SOL: In a good quality cement the ratio of silica to Al2O3 2.5-4

62. Consider the following statements

(A) NF3 molecule has a trigonal planar structure.
(B) Bond length of N 2 is shorter than O2
(C) Isoelectronic molecules or ions have identical bond order
(D) Dipole moment of H 2 S is higher than that of water molecule.
1)(A) and (D) are correct 2)(B) and (C) are correct
3)(A) and (B) are correct 4)(C) and (D) are correct
KEY: 2
SOL: Conceptual
63.During water- gas shift reaction
1)Carbon monoxide is oxidized to carbon dioxide
2)Water is evaporated is presence of catalyst
3)Carbon is oxidized to carbon monoxide
4)Carbon dioxide is reduced to carbon monoxide
KEY: 1
1
SOL: In water gas shift reaction CO  O2  CO2
2

64. The product formed in the following multistep reaction is :

i ) B2 H 6
CH 3  CH  CH 2  ii ) H 2O2 , NaOH
iii ) PCC
iv ) CH 3MgBr

OH O
CH 3  CH 2  CH  CH 3 CH 3  CH 2  C  OCH 3
1) 2)
OH
CH 3  C  CH 3
CH 3
3) 4) CH 3  CH 2  CH 2  CH 2  OH
KEY: 1

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i 
CH 3  CH  CH 2  ii  
BH 3 / THE
H 2O2 / OH
 CH 3CH 2CH 2OH
pcc OH
OMgBr

CH 3CH 2  C  CH 3 
CH 3 MgBr
 CH 3CH 2CHO H 3C  CH 2  C  CH 3

H H
H 2O
SOL:

O 
H 2O
' A'
major product
65.
‘A’ formed in the above reaction is
OH OH

OH O

1) O 2) OH
O OH OH
OH
O
OH

3) O 4) O
KEY: 3
SOL: Ninhydrin has three carbonyl groups. Two of them are in conjugation with
benzene ring . So water adds to the carbonyl group which relatively free forming gem diol. The
gem diol doesn’t undergo dehydration as it is stabilized by intermolecular H- bond
H
O O
O
O  H 2O 
O

O O H

66. Decreasing order of reactivity towards electrophile substitution for the following
compounds is :
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CH 3 OCH 3 NMe2

CF3
a b c d  e
1) d  a  e  c  b 2) a  d  e  b  c 3) e  d  a  b  c 4) c  b  a  d  e
KEY: 3
SOL: E.D.G increase reactivity towards electrophillic substitution reaction .
The order of donating tendency is  NMe2  OCH 3  CH 3  CF3

67. Given below are two statements one is labeled as Assertion A and the other is labeled as
Reason R :
Assertion (A): BeCl2 and MgCl2 produce characteristic flame
Reason (R) : The excitation energy is high in BeCl2 and MgCl2
In the light of the above statements choose the correct answer from the options given
below :
1)Both (A) and (B) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2)(A) is false but (R) is true
3)(A) is true but (R) is false
4)Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
KEY: 2
SOL: Be & Mg need high excitation energy . Hence BeCl2 & MgCl2 donot enhibit any flame colour

(A) is false & (R) is true

68. Given below are two statements :

Statement-I : According to Bohr’s model of hydrogen atom, the angular momentum of an
electron in a given stationary state is quantized
Statement-II : The concept of electron in Bohr’s orbit violates the Heisenberg uncertainty
principle In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from
the options given below
1)Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
2)Both Statement-I and Statement-II are incorrect
3)Both Statement-I and Statement II are correct
4)Statement I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
KEY: 3
SOL: Conceptual
69. Consider the following sequence of reaction :
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N . N  Dimethylani l ine

NaNO2
050 C
 ' A '  ' B '

NH 2
The product ‘B’ is

CH 3
N N N
H H CH 3
1)
CH 3
N N N
CH 3
2)

N N NH 2
CH 3 CH 3
3)
CH 3
H 2 NHN N
CH 3
4)
KEY: 2

NH 2 N 2 Cl 
CH 3
NaNO2  HCl NN N
CH 3 CH 3
N
CH 3
SOL:

CH 3 COOH
Br

NO2 Cl
70.
In the above conversation the correct sequence of reagents to be added is
1)  i  Fe / H  ,  ii  HONO,  iii  CuCl ,  iv  KMnO4  v  Br2
2)  i  KMnO4 ,  ii  Br2 / Fe,  iii  Fe / H  ,  iv  Cl2
3)  i  Br2 / Fe,  ii  Fe / H  ,  iii  HONO,  iv  CuCl  v  KMnO4
4)  i  Br2 / Fe,  ii  Fe / H  ,  iii  KMnO4 ,  iv  Cl2
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KEY: 3
CH 3 CH 3
CH 3

Fe / Br2 Br Br
Fe / H 

No2 No2
NH 2
CH 3 CH 3
Br Br

HNo2
CuCl
Cl
N 2 Cl 
KMnO4

COOH
Br

SOL: Cl

71. Which one of the following is not an example of calcination?

1) CaCO3 .MgCO3 
 CaO  MgO  2CO2
2) CaCO3 

 CaO  CO2
3) Fe2O3 .xH 2O 

 Fe2O3  xH 2O
4) 2 Pbs  3O2 

 2 PbO  2 SO2
KEY: 4

SOL: 2 PbS  3O2  2 Pb0  2SO2

The above reactio is not calcination . It is an example of roasting
72. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct?
(A)The pH of 1  10 8 M HCl solution is 8
(B)The conjugate base of H 2 PO4  is HPO4 2
(C) K w increases with increase in temperature
(D) When a solution of a weak monoprotic acid is titrated against a strong base At half
1
neutralization point , pH  pK a
2
1)  A,  ,  B  ,  C  2)  B  ,  C  3)  A  ,  D  4)  B  ,  C  ,  D 
KEY: 2
SOL: A) The p H of 1 108 M Hcl is less than 7  6.96 

D) In half neutralization of WA & SB p H  p Ka both B & C are correct statement

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73. The major product formed in the Friedel craft acylation of chlorlobenzene is
Cl
Cl
COCH 3

COCH 3 COCH 3
1) 2)
Cl
Cl

COCH 3
COCH 3 COCH 3
3) 4)
KEY: 2
O
Cl Cl
CH 3  C  Cl
AlCl3
C  CH 3
O
Friedel Craft's Acylation

SOL:
74. Which is not true for arginine?
1)It has a fairly high melting point
2)It is crystalline solid
3)It is associated with more than one pK a values
4)It has high solubility in benzene
KEY: 4
SOL: Arginine is basic amino acid . Hence it is insoluble in benzene.
75. The possibility of photochemical smog formation will be minimum at
1)New- Delhi in august (summer)
2)Srinagar , jammu and Kashmir in January
3)Mumbai in May
4)Kolkata in October
KEY: 2
SOL: Conceptual
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76. The number of P  O  P bonds in H 4 P2O4 ,  HPO3 3 and P4O10 are respectively
1)1,2,4 2)0,3,6 3)1,3,6 4)0,3,4
KEY: 3
 P4O10 
 HPO3 3
O
 H 4 P2O7  O

O O
O O P P
P O O
HO
OH
HO  P  O  P  OH OP P O
O O O O
O O
OH OH P p
O OH 
SOL: O

77. Which of the following expression’s is correct in case of CsCl unit cell ( edge length ‘a’)
a 3 a
1) rCs   rCl   2) rCs  rCl   a 3) rCs   rCl   4) rCs   rCl   a
2 2 2
KEY: 2
3
SOL: 2rCs  2rCl  3a rCs  rCl 
    a
2

78. Match List I with List II:

List  I List  II
 A Tetrafluoroethene  I  Orlon
 B  Acrylonitrile  II  Natural rubber
 C  Caprolactam  III  Teflon
 D  Isoprene  IV  Nylon  6
1)  A    IV  ,  B    I  ,  C    II  ,  D    III 
2)  A    III  ,  B    I  ,  C    IV  ,  D    II 
3)  A    II  ,  B    III  ,  C    IV  ,  D    I 
4)  A    III  ,  B    IV  ,  C    II  ,  D    I 
KEY: 2

SOL: List I List II

A) Tetra fluro ethene Teflon
B) Acrylo nitrile Orlon
C) Caprolactum Nylon-6
D) Isoprene Natural rubber

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79. The complex with highest magnitude for crystal field splitting energy  0  is
3 3 3 3
1)  Fe  OH 2 6  2) Ti  OH 2 6  3)  Mn  OH 2 6  4) Cr  OH 2 6 

KEY: 4

SOL: Ion configuration CFSE

Fe 3 3d 5 4s 0  0  0.4  3   0.6  2   0

Ti 3 3d 1  0  0.4 1  0.4

Mn 3 3d 4  0  0.4  3   0.6 1  0.6

Cr 3 3d 3  0  0.4  3   1.2

80. Which of the following statement is correct for paper chromatography?

1)Water present in the pores of the paper forms the stationary phase
2)Water present in the mobile phase gets absorbed by the paper which then
Forms the stationary phase.
3)Paper and water present in its pores together f the stationary phase
4)Paper sheet forms the stationary phase
KEY: 1
SOL: Conceptual
(NUMERICAL VALUE TYPE)
Section-II contains 10 Numerical Value Type questions. Attempt any 5 questions only. First 5 attempted questions will be considered if more than 5
questions attempted. The Answer should be within 0 to 9999. If the Answer is in Decimal then round off to the nearest Integer value (Example i,e. If
answer is above 10 and less than 10.5 round off is 10 and If answer is from 10.5 and less than 11 round off is 11).
Marking scheme: +4 for correct answer, 0 if not attempt and -1 in all other cases.
81. The number of correct statement from the following is
(A) conductivity always decreases with decrease in concentration for both
Strong and weak electrolytes.
(B) the number of ions per unit volume that carry current in a solution
Increases on dilution
(C) molar conductivity increases with decrease in concentration
(D) the variation in molar conductivity is different for strong and weak electrolytes .
(E) for weak electrolytes, the change in molar conductivity with dilution is due to
Decresase in degree of dissociation
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KEY: 3
SOL: A, C, D are correct statement
82. The total number of isoelctronic species from the given set is
O 2 , F  , Al , Mg 2 , Na  , O  , Mg , Al 3 , F
KEY: 5
SOL: Iso electronic species are O 2 , F  , Mg 2 , Na  & Al 3
83. For a reversible reaction A   B the  H forward reaction  20 KJ mol 1 . The activation energy
of the uncatalysed forward reaction is 300 KJ mol 1 .when the reaction is catalysed
keeping the reactant concentration same, the rate of catalysed forward reaction at 270 C
found to be same as that of the uncatalysed reaction at 3270 C . The activation energy of
the catalysed backward reaction is ____ KJ mol 1
KEY: 130
 B
SOL: A 

300
} UnCatalysed path

Catalysed path

}H  20

300 Eac 300 Eac 300  300

Ae  Ea0 / RT  Ae  Eac / RT   Ea c    150 H  Ea. f  Ea.b
R 600 R 300 600 300 600
20  150  Ea.b Ea.b  150  20  130

84. The volume ( in ml) of 0.1M AgNO3 required for complete precipitation of chloride
Ions present in 20ml of 0.01 M solution of Cr  H 2O 5 Cl  Cl2 as silver chloride is ___
KEY: 4

SOL: Cr  H 2O 5 Cl  Cl2  2 AgNO3  Cr  H 2O 5 Cl   NO3 2  2 AgCl 20  0.01 2  0.1 V2

20  0.01 2
V2   4ml
0.1

85. 30.4 KJ of heat is required to melt one mole of sodium chloride and the entropy change
At the melting point is 28.4J K 1 mol 1 at 1atm. The melting point of sodium chloride
Is _____________K ( Nearest integer )
KEY: 1070
Qrev q 30.4  103
SOL: S  qrev  30.4  103 J S  28.4 J T  rev   1070k
T s 28.4

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86. In chromyl chloride the oxidation state of chromium is    ____
KEY: 6
SOL: CrO2Cl2 oxidation state of chromium is  6
57. 20 mL of 0.5M NaCl is required to coagulate 200mL of As2 S3 solution in two hours
The coagulating value of NaCl is _____
KEY: 50

No of mil lim oles of electrolyte 20  0.5

SOL: coagulating value    50
Vol in lit 200 /100

88. The total change in the oxidation state of manganese involved in the reaction of a KMnO4
and potassium iodide in the acidic medium is
KEY: 5
SOL: 2 KMn 7O4  8 H 2 SO4  10 KI  6 K 2 SO4  2MnSO4  5I 2  8H 2O Mn 7  Mn 2  v. f  5 
89. The vapour pressure of 30%  w / v  aqueous solution of glucose is ____mm Hg at 230 C
Given : The density of 30%  w / v  aqueous solution of glu cos eis1.2 g cm 3and vapour pressure

 molar mass of glu cos e is 180 g mol 1 

KEY: 23
P 0  PS Wt  Mwt  
24  ps 30 18
solvent

SOL:    ps  23 torr
P 0
9mw  Wt  solvent  24 180 70
90. The homoleptic and octahedral complex of Co 2 and H 2O has ____unparied
Electrons in the t 2 g set of orbital’s
KEY: 1
SOL: Co2 3d 7 t 52 g e2 g t2 g contains one unpaired e

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