Physics

Single Correct
(Section-I)

1. A cosmic body A moves towards star with velocity v (when far from the star) and aiming parameter L and arm of velocity
0

vector v relative to the centre of the star as shown in figure. Find the minimum distance (take 10 m as unit) by which this
0
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body will get to the star. Mass of the star is M.

[M = 10 kg,
20
]
, ,
(A) 2 unit (B) 3 unit (C) 4 unit (D) 5 unit

Ans. (B)
Sol.

2. Two billiard balls of the same size and mass are in contact on a billiard table. A third ball of same size and mass strikes
them symmetrically and remains at rest after the impact. The coefficient of restitution between the balls is:

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

Ans. (C)
vsep v
Sol. e 
vopp vcos
m v  2m vcos
1
sin 
2

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3. 540 g of ice at 0 °C is mixed with 540 g of water at 80°C. The final temperature of the mixture is
(A) 0°C (B) 53°C (C) 80°C (D) less than 0°C
Ans. (A)
Sol. 540 x 80 = 540 x 80 x 1
T = 0°

4. A reel rolls without slipping on the horizontal surface as shown in figure. If point A on the string has a velocity V to the
A

right, the angular velocity of the reel is

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

Ans. (A)
Sol. w r Vcom  VA
Vcom  w R
VA
w 
r R

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 One or More than One Correct
(Section-II)

5. A bimetallic strip is formed out of two identical strips one of copper and the other of brass. The coefficients of linear

expansion of the two metals are On heating, the temperature of the strip goes up by and the strip bends
to form an arc of radius of curvature R. Then R is
(A) Proportional to (B) inversely proportional to

(C) Proportionally to (D) inversely proportional to

Ans. (B, D)
 t
Sol.  R     L  1 B ΔT 
 2 
 t
 R     L  1 C ΔT 
 2 
t
R
2  1 B ΔT
t 1 C ΔT
R
2
2R 2

t  B  C 
t
R
 B  C  ΔT
A system of rods is assembled such that each rod has a length and cross-sectional areas S. The mode of heat transfer is
conduction and the system is in steady state. The temperature of Junction A is T and that of C is 2T. Now answer the following
question.
D
2k
k
A k C

k 2k
B

14. Temperature of junction B is

(A) 1.4 T (B) 1.6 T (C) 1.8 T (D) 1.5 T

15. Temperature of junction D is

(A) 1.4 T (B) 1.6 T (C) 1.8 T (D) 1.5 T

16. The rate of heat flow along BD is

1 kTS 1 kTS 1 kTS
(A) zero (B) (C) (D)
10 5 20
Ans. (ABC)

2T  T1
Sol. I2 
2R
T T
I1  1
R
T2  T1
 I1  I2
2R

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 from above T2  TB  1.4 T
2T  T
I2  1
T1  T2R
D  1.
6T
T1  T
I1  1KTS
I1  I2R
T2  T1 5
 I1  I2
2R
7. fromrise
The above  TB in
of aT2liquid 1.4aTcapillary tube depends on
1 T  T  1.6 T
D
(A) the material (B) the length
1KTS
I1  I2 
(C) the outer radius5 (D) the inner radius of the tube

Ans. (A, B, C)

Sol. Length can restrict hmax

8. P-V diagram of a cyclic process ABCA is as shown in figure. Choose the correct statement (s):

(A) QAB, = negative (B) QBC = positive

(C) UCA = negative (D) WCAB = negative

Ans. (A, B, D)

Sol. W AC  O
W BC   V2  V1 P1
1
W AB   P1  V2  V1  P2  P1 V2  V1
2
1
W ABC   P2  P1 V2  V1   ve
2

P2V2  P1V1
T2  T1
For process A  B, P = KV
PV = nRT
kV2 = nRT

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 2kVdv. = nRdT,
dU = dQ – dW
nCVdT = dQ – pdv
dQ = nCVdT + pdv
2kVdV
dQ = C V  kVdV
R
 2C V
V1 
Q AB  
 R
V2
 1 kVdV

w hich is  ve
For process C  A
dv = nCVdT
VdP
 nC V
nR
P2
C
U   V V dP ,w hich is positive
P1 R  ve


For process B  C
dQ  nC V dT  pdV
pdV
 nC V  PdV
nR
C 
Q B  C    V  1 PdV
 R 

 ve

9. Which of the following cannot be a set of fundamental quantities?

(A) length, velocity, time (B) momentum, mass, velocity
(C) force, mass, velocity (D) momentum, time, force

Ans. (A, B, D)
Sol. (A) Velocity = length/time
(B) momentum = mass x velocity
(C) Force depends upon mass, length time
Change in m om entum
(D) Force =
Change in tim e

10. In figure P1 and P2 are the pressures in broad and narrow tubes as shown. Select the correct option/s.

(A) P1  P2 (B) P2  P1  h (C) P1  P2  h (D) P1  P2  (A1  A 2 )1/ 2

Ans. (A, C)
Sol. P  gh

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11. An ideal gas is taken through the cyclic process shown in P – V diagram.

P0 V0
(A) In this cyclic process, work done by the Ideal gas is
2
P0 V0
(B) Heat released by the gas is
2
P0 V0
(C) Heat absorbed by the gas is
2
(D) Change in internal energy of the gas in process CA is zero
Ans. (B, D)
Sol. Area of PV graph
1 PV
  2Po  Po 2Vo  Vo   o o
2 2
W BC  W CA ,W AB  O
W BC is  ve & W CA is  ve
 w ork done by gas   Po Vo /2
U  Q  W  U  O , for cyclic process
 Q  W   Po Vo /2 heat is released
12. Two spherical black- bodies A and B of radii rA and rB, (where rB = 2rA ) emit radiations with peak intensities at
wavelengths 400 nm and 800 nm respectively. If their temperature are TA and TB in Kelvin scale, their emissive powers
are EA and EB and power emitted are PA and PB respectively, then
TA PA EA EA
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 4
TB PB EB EB

Ans. (A, B)
TA 8
Sol. PA  ATA4 , 
TB 4

PA  4ATB4
PA T
 4 , A 2
PB TB

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 Numerical Value
(Section-III)

13. Two wires A and B are of same materials. Their lengths are in the ratio 1 : 2 and diameters are in the ratio 2 : 1 when
stretched by force FA and FB respectively they get equal increase in their lengths. Then the ratio FA/FB will be 8 : m. Find
‘m’
Ans. (1)
AY  A /4  Y
Sol. FA  ;FB 
2
FA :FB  8 :1

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14. A smooth chain PQ of mass M rests against a th circular and smooth surface of radius r. If released, its velocity to
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 ngr 
comeover the horizontal part of the surface is  2gr   . Find the value of n
  

Ans. (4)

2
M 1
 2r/4  Rd  R  1  cos  g  2 m v
2
Sol.
0

 4gr
v  2gr  
  

15. A siren placed at a railway station is emitting sound of frequency 5 kHz. A passenger sitting in a moving train A records a
frequency 5.5 kHz while the train approaches the siren. During his return journey in a different train B he records a
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frequency of 6 kHz while approaching the same siren. The ratio of velocity of train A to train B is . Find k.
k

Ans. (22)

C  VA  5.5  V
Sol. 5.5  f   1  A
C  f  C
 C  VB 
6 f
 C 
6  VB
  1 
f  C
VA  5.5  f  5.5  5  0.5 1  11
     
VB  6f   65  1 2  11

16. A thermally insulated vessel contains some water at 0oC. The vessel is connected to a vacuum pump to pump out water
vapour. This results in some water getting frozen. It is given Latent heat of vaporization of water at 0°C =21 × 10 5 J/kg and
latent heat of freezing of water = 3.36 × 105 J/kg. The maximum percentage amount of water that will be solidified in this
manner will be
(A) 86.2 % (B) 33.6 % (C) 21 % (D) 24.36 %
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Ans. (A)
Sol. Let m will be mass of water evaporated, x is frozen water
m L v  xLf
x 21 105 6.25
 
m 3.36  10 5
100
x 1
Ratio    86.2%
xm 1
M
x

17. The cylinder initially contains a volume V of ideal fluid of density  . The small orifice at the end of the cylinder has cross-
sectional area A. If you exert a constant force on the plunger. Then work must you do to empty the cylinder in time t is
V x
W . Find x + y + z.
2A y t z

Ans. (7)
v
Sol. volum e flow rate 
t
2
1  v
K.E. m  
2  At
1 vv2
K.E.
2 A 2t2
x  3,y  2,z  2

18. A transverse wave on a string has an amplitude of 0.2 m and a frequency of 175 Hz. Consider a particle of the string at
x  0 . It begins with a displacement y  0, at t  0, according to equation y  A sin Kx  t  . How much time passes

between the first two instants when this particle has a displacement of y  0.1m ?
(A) 1.9 ms (B) 3.8 ms (C) 2.4 ms (D) 0.5 ms
Ans. (C)
Sol. y  A sin kx  w t ,for x  0

y  A sin   w t
y   A sin  w t A  0.2
0.1  0.2 sinw tor 0.1   0.2 sinw t
1 1
sinw t  or sinw t 
2 2
 5  
wt or w t    ,2 
6 6 6 6
5     
  2      
t  6 6 , t   6   6
w w


 2  1 3   2   1
t     t   
 3  w w  3  w

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 2 2
 / 2  175 ,t  /2  175
3 3
t  1.9m /s

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 Chemistry
Single Correct
(Section-I)

19. Which of the following statements is not correct?

(A) Silicon is the second member of Group 14
(B) Silicon tetrahalide exhibits the phenomenon of hydrolysis
(C) Because of large radius of silicon atom, the latter does not form the bonds of the type Si Si,Si Si
(D) Silicon dioxide molecules in solid phase are held together by van der Waals forces
Ans. (D)
Sol. Each silicon atom in SiO2 is bounded to four oxygen atoms tetrahedrally. Each oxygen atom is shared by two silicon
atoms.

20. The mole fraction of a solute in a solution is 0.1 . At 298 K , molarity of this solution is the same as its molality. Density

3  M W solute 
of this solution at 298 K is 2.0 g cm . The ratio of the molecular weights of the solute and solvent,   , is
 M W solvent 
(A) 1:9 (B) 9:1 (C) 6:1 (D) 0.9:1
Ans. (B)
0.1 1000
Sol. Molality m  
0.9  M W solvent
0.1 2  1000
Molarity M  
0.9  M W solvent  0.1 M W solute 
Equating (i) & (ii)
0.1 1000 0.1 2  1000

0.9  M W solvent 0.9  M W solvent  0.1 M W solute 
M W solute
So,  9 :1
M W solvent

21. The incorrect order of stability is/are

   ! ! !
(A) H C  C  H 2C  C  CH 3  C H 2 (B) H C  C  H 2C  CH  CH 3  C 2

˙ ˙
(C) H C  C  H 2C  CH  CH 3  CH 2 (D)

Ans. (B)
Sol.  Due to percentage S-character (electronegativity) anion of sp hybridized carbon is most stable.
 Due to lower bond energy of allylic H as compared to benzylic H , allyl radical is more stable than benzyl radical.

22. The correct order of second ionization energy of C,N,O and F is

(A) C  N  O  F (B) O  N  F  C (C) O  F  N  C (D) F  O  N  C

Ans. (C)

Sol. The second ionization energy implies the removal of electron from O  ,F ,N  and C  species. Their configurations are
O  :(1 s)2 (2 s)2 (2p)3 F  : (1 s)2 (2 s)2 (2p)4
N  :(1 s)2 (2 s)2 (2p)2 C  : (1 s)2 (2 s)2 (2p)1

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The species O  will have maximum value due to the stable half-filled electronic configuration. The species C  will have
minimum value as the removal of electron leads to the inert-gas configuration.

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 One or More than One Correct
(Section-II)

23. 0.5 g of fuming H 2SO 4 oleum is diluted with water. This solution is completely neutralised by 26.7m l of
0.4 N N aO H . The correct statement is/are
(A) Mass of SO 3 is 0.104 g
(B) % of free SO 3  20.7
(C) Normality of H 2SO 4 for neutralization is 0.2 N
(D) Weight of H 2SO 4 is 0.104 g

Ans. (A, B)

Sol. Let 0.5gm fuming H 2SO 4

Contains gm SO 3
SO 3  H 2O 
 H 2SO 4
1 mole SO 3 gives 1 mole H 2SO 4
x x
mole SO 3 give, mole H 2SO 4
80 80
Total number of moles of
x 0.5  x
H 2SO 4  
80 98
Number of eq. of H 2SO 4  Number of eq. of N aO H
 x 0.5  x  26.7
    2  0.4 
 80 98  1000
On solving x  0.104gm
Percentage of free SO 3  20.7%

24. If x  Total number of chiral stereoisomer of 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro cyclohexane.

If y  Total number of achiral stereoisomer of 1,2,3,4-tetra chloro cyclobutane.
(A) x  y  6 (B) x  y  8 (C) x  y  2 (D) x  y  3

Ans. (A, C)

Sol.

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 Achiral  4
24  2
x y  2 4  6
Hence, (a) and (c) are correct.

25. Which of the following oxides is/are acidic?

(A) M n2O 7 , SO 2 , (B) CO , N 2O (C) N O 2 , CrO 3 (D) PbO 2 , N a2O

Ans. (A, C) 5 a,b,e,h,k

Sol.   NO 2 ,CrO 3 these are the only acidic oxides here

(A) M n2O 7 ,SO 2 ,C

26. Which of the following are characteristics of a real gas?

(A) The molecules attract each other
(B) It obeys the ideal gas law at low temperature and high pressure
(C) The mass of molecule is negligible
(D) It shows deviation from the ideal gas law

Ans. (A, D)

Sol. According to van der Waal's equation (for one mole of gas)
 a 
P  2   V  b   RT
 V 
a
 The pressure exerted by gas molecules on each other.
V2

27. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding catalytic hydrogenation?
(A) It is an exothermic reaction
(B) It is syn addition
(C) Reactive intermediate is carbocation
(D) Reactive intermediate is free radical

Ans. (A, B)

Sol. Hydrogenation follows true radical mechanism

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28. Find the no. of species having fractional bond order?
(a) N 2  (b) N 2  (c) O 2 (d) O 2 
(e) F2 (f) B2 (g) C 2  (h) CN 
(i) N O 
Ans. 4 a,b,d,g

Sol. N 2  ,N 2  ,O 2  ,C 2  have fractional bond order.

29. A gas described by van der Waals equation

(A) Behaves similar to an ideal gas in the limit of large molar volumes
(B) Behaves similar to an ideal gas in the limit of large pressures
(C) Is characterised by van der Waals coefficients that are dependent on the identity of the gas but are independent of
the temperature
(D) Has the pressure that is lower than the pressure exerted by the same gas behaving ideally
Ans. (A, C, D)
 a  a
Sol. Because V is very large, so in Van der Waal's equation P  2   V  b   RT, 2 and b are neglected and equation
 V  V
becomes PV  RT . Coefficients depends on the identity of the gas but are independent of the temperature. Real gas
exert lower pressure than the same gas behaving ideally due to intermolecular force of attraction.

30. Which of the following is/are the optical isomers of C 7H 16

The number of isomers of C 7H 16 is
(A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 10 (D) 11

Ans. (C)

Sol. The isomers are

CH 3CH 2CH 2CH 2CH 2CH 2CH 3

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 Numerical Value
(Section-III)

31. How many right angle bonds are present in BrF5 ?

Ans. (0)

Sol. Its shape is distorted square pyramidal.

32. The compressibility factor for nitrogen at 223 K and 800 atm is 1.95 and at 373 K and 200 atm, is 1.10 . A certain
mass of nitrogen occupies a volume of 1.0dm 3 at 223 K and 800 atm . Calculate the volume occupied by the same
quantity of nitrogen at 373 K and 200 atm .

Ans. (3.77)

V1 Z1T1  P2
Sol. 
V2 Z2T2  P1
1 1.95  223  200

V2 1.10  373  800
V2  3.77 litres

33. How many optically active stereoisomers are possible for butane-2, 3-diol?

Ans. (2)

Sol. There are three stereoisomers out of which only two are optically active.

34. How many of the following are correctly matched?

Element Colour in flame test

K Violet/Lilac

Na Yellow

Be Crimson red

Ca Brick red

Sr Apple green

Mg No colour

Rb Red violet

Cs Blue

Li Crimson red

Ans. (7)

Sol. (All except Be & Sr )

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35. According to Bohr theory, the electronic energy of a hydrogen atom in the nth Bohr atom is given by
19
21.76  10
En   J . Calculate the longest wavelength of light that will be needed to remove an electron from the
n2
third Bohr orbit of the H e ion (If the wavelength is x  107 (in meter) and x is an integer. Report ' x ')
(take h  6.625  1034 Jsec)

Ans. (2.05)

Sol. The electronic energy of H e ion in the nth Bohr orbit

21.76  1019
  Z2 J
n2
where, Z  2
Thus, energy of H e in the 3 rd Bohr orbit
21.76  1019
 4 J
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ΔE  E  E3
 21.76  1019  4 
 0   
 9 
21.76  1019  4

9
hc 6.625  1034  3  108  9
We know that,     2.055  107 m .
ΔE 21.76  1019  4

36. Find out the number of compounds which are more acidic than benzoic acid among the following.

Ans. (4)

Sol. Acidic strength can be attributed to the stability of the conjugate base. Electron donating species destabilise the
conjugate base, whereas electron withdrawing group stabilises it.

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Formic acid and oxalic acid are stronger acids than benzoic acid. Thus, a total of 4 acids are stronger than benzoic acid
among the given compounds.
The compounds are

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 Math
Single Correct
(Section-I)

 
37. If xn  cos n   isin  n  then x1x2x3  is equal to -
2  2 
(A) -1 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 
Ans. (A)
x
    1n
Sol. xn  cos  n   isin  n   1 e 2
2  2 
x1x2x3 
1 1    
1 1  2   n 
 e2  e2    e 2  e  2 2 
1 2 n
2

       
 cos  2  3  ..  isin   2  3  ..  1
2 2 2  2 2 2 
     /2 
 as  2  3     
 2 2 2 1 1/2 

38.  
If two events A and B are such that P  A   0.3,P B   0.4 and P  AB   0.5 then P B ∣  A  B  equals –

1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 4 5

Ans. (C)

P B   A  B  
Sol. 
we have P B ∣  A  B    P A  B 

P B  A   B  B  

P  A   P B   P  A  B 

P  AB  P  A   P  AB 
 
P  A   P B   P  AB  P  A   P B   P  AB 
0.7  0.5 0.2 1
  
0.7  0.6  0.5 0.8 4

etanx  ex
39. Evaluate: lim
x0 tanx  x
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Ans. (1)
etanx  ex exxe tanx x  ex
Sol. lim  lim
x0 tanx  x x0 tanx  x
ex etanxx  1
 lim
x0 tanx  x
ex ey  1 ey  1
 lim w here y  tanx  x and lim 1
x0y0 y y 0 y
 e0  1 [as x  0,tanx  x  0 ]
 1 1  1
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 x2 y2  
40. If asec,btan and asec,btan are the ends of a focal chord of 2
 2  1, then tan tan equal to –
a b 2 2
2e  1 1 2e 1 e e1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2e  1 1 2e 1 e e1
Ans. (C)
Sol. Equation of chord connecting the points asec,btan and asec,btan is

x    y      
cos   sin    cos 
a  2  b  2   2 
     
If it passes through (ae, 0 ); we have, ecos   cos 
 2   2 
    
cos   1 tan  tan
 e  2 
 2 2
     1 tan   tan 
cos  
 2  2 2
  1 e
 tan  tan 
2 2 1 e
  1 e
Similarly if (i) passes through  ae,0  ,tan  tan 
2 2 1 e

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 One or More than One Correct
(Section-II)

n i j
41. Find the value of the expression 
i 1 j 1 k 1
1

n n n  1n  2n  3 n  2n  3n  4

(A) n  1n  2 (B) n  12n  1 (C) (D)
6 6 6 6
Ans. (A)
n i j n i n ii 1 1 n 2 n
 1  n(n  1)2n  1 n(n  1)
Sol. 
i 1 j 1 k 1
1   j 
i1 j1 i1 2
  
2  i1
i   i  
i1  2 6

2 


n n  1 n n  1n  2
 2n  1 3  .
12 6

42. If f0  f 1  f2  0 & function f x is twice differentiable in 0,2 and continuous in 0,2 . Then which of the
following is/are definitely true :
(A) f c  0;c  0,2
(B) f c  0 ; for at least two c  0,2
(C) f c  0 ; for exactly one c  0,2

(D) f c  0 ; for at least one c  0,2

Ans. (B, D)
Sol. f0  f1  f2  0
Apply Rolle's theorem
f c1  0 0  c1  1 … (1)
also f 1  f2

f c2   0
1  c2  2
 f  x  0 where 1  c2  2 … (2)
 f  x  0 in 0,2
f  x  0

2m 2m 
2 
43. The bisectors of angle between the straight lines, y  b  x  a and y  b   x  a are
1 m 1 m '2
(A)  y  bm  m    x  a1 m m   0

(B)  y  bm  m    x  a1 m m   0

(C)  y  b1 m m    x  am  m   0

(D)  y  b1 m m    x  am  m   0

Ans. (A, D)
Sol. put m  tan and m   tan

y  b  tan2  x  a
xa yb xa yb
 and 
cos2 sin2 cos2 sin2

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44. If the length of the projection of the line segment with points  1,0,1 and  1,2,2 to the plane x  3y  5z  6 is d ,

d
then find the value of   where  represent greatest integer function.
2
(A) 7 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 1
Ans. (D)

Sol. Let A  1,0,1 ,B  1,2,2

Direction ratios of AB are 2,2,3

Let  be the angle between the line and normal to plane; then
2  1  3   2 – 5   3
Cos  =
1 9  25  4  4  9
11

595
Length of projection,
d   AB  sin

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 (2)2  (2)2  (3)2  1
595
474

35
 d /2  1

45. The number 71995 when divided by 100 leaves the remainder
(A) 41 (B) 42 (C) 43 (D) 44

Ans. (C)
Sol. 71995  7(49)993
 7(50  1)997
 7  997 C 0 50997  997 C 150996 9999
976 50  1

 10k  7 997  50  1
 100k  7 990  50  7  50  1
 100k1  2450  7
 100k1  2400  43
 100k2  43

46. Let C 1 be the circle of radius 1 with center at the origin. Let C 2 be the circle of radius r with center at the point
A   4,1 , where 1  r  3 . Two distinct common tangents PQ and ST of C 1 and C 2 are drawn. The tangent PQ
touches C 1 at P and C 2 at Q . The tangent ST touches C 1 at S and C 2 at T . Mid points of the line segments PQ and

ST are joined to form a line which meets the X -axis at a point B . If AB  5 , then the value of r2 is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
Ans. (B)

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Sol.

Let C 2 (x  4)2  (y  1)2  r2

radical axis 8x  2y  17  1 r2
8x  2y  18  r2
 18  r2 
B ,0  A  4,1
 8 
AB  5
2
 18  r2 
  4  1  5
 8 
r2  2

47. Find the condition on a, b, c and d such that equations 2ax3  bx2  cx  d  0 and 2x2  3bx  4c  0 have a
common root
9
(A) (4ab  cd)2 
2
ac  4d2 b2  ac
9
(B) (4cd  ab)2  ad  4c2 b2  ac
2
9
(C) (4bc  ad)2  bd  4c2 b2  ac
2
9
(D) (4ad  bc)2  bc  4a2 b2  ac
2
Ans. (C)
Sol. Let '  ' be a common root of the given equations,
then 2a3  b2  c  d  0 …(1)
and 2a2  3 b  4c  0 …(2)
Multiply (2) by  and then subtract (1) from it, to get
2 b2  3c  d  0 …(3)
Now (2) and (3) are quadratic having a common root  , so
2  1 bd  4c2 4bc  ad
  ,2
 , 
3bd  12c2 8bc  2ad 6ac  6b2 2b2  2ac 3ac  3b2
Eliminating  from these two equations, we get
9
(4bc  ad)2 
2
bd  4c2 b2  ac , which is the required condition.
m an
48. If the length of the focal chord of the parabola y2  4ax whose distance from the vertex is p is then total
p
number of divisors of m  n   is :
(A) 2 (B) 3 (c) 4 (D) 5
Ans. (B)
Sol. y2  4ax

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Let points of focal chord be
A  at21 ,2at1  & B at1,2aa1 

1 2  1
tt
AB : t1  t2  y  2x  2at1t2
2att
p 1 2

 t1  t2 
2
 22
2a

2  t1 2 t2 2
also let length be c
c2  length 2  a2  t21  t22   4a2  t1  t2 
2 2

 a2  t  t2 
2
 t  t 
1 2
2
4 
c  length  a  t21  t22  2

4a2
p2 
 t  t22  2
2
1

4a2 4a3
p2  
c /a c
4a3
 c
p2
m 4
n3
2
m n   9
no of divisors  3
1,3,9

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(Section-III)

49. If the roots of the equation, x3  P2  Q x  19  0 are each one more than the roots of the equation
x3  Ax2  Bx  C  0 , where A,B,C,P & Q are constants then the value of A  B  C is equal to :
Ans. (18)

Sol. x3 Px2  Q x  19  0 =

x3  Ax2  Bx  C  0

   A
  c
   1  1   1  19
        1
      19
C  B  1 A  19
A  B  C  18


50. the equation (sinx  cosx)1sin2x  2 , when 0  x   has root , K is.
K
Ans. (4)
Sol. We know,  a2  b2  asin  bcos  a2  b2 and 1  sin  1.
  sinx  cosx admits the maximum value as 2 and 1 sin2x admits the maximum value as 2 .

Also ( 2)2  2 .
 the equation could hold only when, sinx  cosx  2 and 1 sin2x  2
Now, sinx  cosx  2
 
 cos  x    1
 4

 x  2n  ,n  I ...(i)
4
and 1 sin2x  2

 sin2x  1  sin
2

 2x  m   (1)m ,m  I
2
m 
 x  (1)m ...(ii)
2 4
 K4

The value of x in 0, satisfying equations (i) and (ii) is x  (when n  0 & m  0 )
4
n
1 1  1 1
51. If b is the harmonic mean between a and c , there      , n is.
b  a b  c a c
Ans. (1)

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 2ac
Sol. b
ac
1 1

ba bc
1 1
 
2ac 2ac
a c
ac ac
1 a  c
 a  c 
ac  a2 ac  c2
1 1
  a  c  
a  c  a  c  a  c
a  c  1 1
   
c  a a c
ac 1 1
  
ac a c
n=1

1 1
52. If two roots are equal, find the roots of 4x3  20x2  23x  6  0 . If roots are  find  
 
( =  )
Ans. (10)
Sol. Let roots be , and 
20
        2    5
4
23 23 6
           2  2   & 2  
4 4 4
from equation (i)
23 23
2  2  5  2     2  10  42    122  40  23  0
4 4
23
   1/2,
6
1
when  
2
1 3
2   5  1  
4 2
23 23  23   23   3 1
when     2   5  2x           6
6 36   6  2 2
1 1
Hence roots of equation  , ,6
2 2
1 1
    226
 
 10

53. Equation of the chord of the hyperbola 25x2  16y2  400 which is bisected at the point 6,2 is- 75x- 16y = k, k is.
Ans. (418)
x2 y2
Sol.  1
16 25
T  S1
25
 6x 2y 36 4
  1  1
16 25 16 25
150x  32y  900  64
75x  16y  418

54. Find the total number of 4 letter words formed using four letters from the word "PARALLELOPIPED'.
Ans. (2780)
Sol. Given letters are PPP, LLL, AA, EE, R, O, I, D.
Cases No. of ways of selection No. of ways of arrangements Total
All distinct 8
C4 8
C 4  4! 1680
2 alike, 2 distinct 4
C 1  7C 2 4
C 1  7C 2 
4! 1008
2!
2 alike, 2 other 4
C2 4! 36
4
C2 
alike 2!2!
3 alike, 1 distinct 2
C 1  7C 1 2
C 1  7C 1 
4! 56
3!
Total 2780

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