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1. Physical Constants
Planck constant : 6.626 # 10-34 J s
Avogadro number : 6.022 # 1023 mol-1
Speed of light : 3 # 108 m s-1
Y
Gas constant : 8.314 J K-1 mol-1
N
: 0.08314 L bar K-1 mol-1
PA
: 2 cal K-1 mol-1
Boltzmann constant : 1.38 # 10-23 J K-1
: 96500 Cmol-1
M
Faraday constant
π : 3.14
Trouton’s rule
O
: TS vap = 87 J K−1 mol−1
2. Atomic Numbers
C
&
Ca = 20 V = 23 Cr = 24
Mn = 25 Fe = 26 Mo = 42
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Xe = 54 Rn = 86
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Q. 1 - Q. 25 Carry one mark each.
Q. 1
N
The point group symmetry of CH 2 = C = CH 2 is
(A) D 2h (B) C 2h
Q. 2
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(C) C 2v (D) D 2d
Two trial wave functions φ 1 = c1 x â − x h and φ 2 = c1 x â − x h + c2 x2 â − x h2 give

ground state energies E 1 and E 2 , respectively, for the microscopic particle in a
1-D box by using the variation method. If the exact ground state energy is E 0 ,
the correct relationship between E 0 , E 1 and E 2 is
(A) E 0 = E 1 = E 2
(B) E 0 < E 1 < E 2
(C) E 0 < E 2 < E 1
(D) E 0 > E 2 = E 1
Q. 3 The ground state energies of H atom and H 2 molecule are - 13.6 eV and - 31.7 eV
, respectively. The dissociation energy of H 2 is _______ eV.
Q. 4 A 2 L vessel containing 2 g of H 2 gas at 27cC is connected to a 2 L vessel
containing 176 g of CO 2 gas at 27cC . Assuming ideal behavior of H 2 and CO 2
,the partial pressure of H 2 at equilibrium is _______ bar.
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Q. 5 Consider the reaction 2C ^ s h + O 2 ^g h 2CO ^g h at equilibrium.

the equilibrium can be shifted towards the forward direction by
(A) increasing the amount of carbon in the system
(B) decreasing the volume of the system
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(C) decreasing the pressure of the system
(D) increasing the temperature of the system
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Q. 6
c o
A sparingly soluble electrolyte M 2 X ionizes as M 2 X 2M+ + X2−
coefficient ^γ!h are related by

a .
The solubility product ^K sph, molal solubility ^Sh and mean molal activity
(A) K SP = S2 γ!
2
(B)
d i K SP = S3 γ!
3
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(C) K SP = 4S3 γ!2
(D) K SP = 4S3 γ!3
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Q. 7 For the first order consecutive reaction P " Q " R ,
under steady state approximation to 6Q@, the variations of 6P@, 6Q@ and 6R@ with
w
time are best represented by
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. i n
c o
a .
d i
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Q. 8 At 273 K and 10 bar , the Langmuir adsorption of a gas on solid surface gave the
fraction of surface coverage as 0.01. The Langmuir adsorption isotherm constant
is _______ bar-1 .
(Give the answer to the third decimal place)
Q. 9 Conversion of boron trifluoride to tetrafluoroborate accompanies
(A) increase in symmetry and bond elongation
(B) increase in symmetry and bond contraction
(C) decrease in symmetry and bond contraction
(D) decrease in symmetry and bond elongation

Q. 10 The correct statement with respect to the bonding of the ligands, Me 3 N and
Me 3 P with the metal ions Be2+ and Pd2+ is,
(A) the ligands bind equally strong with both the metal ions as they are dicationic
(B) the ligands bind equally strong with both the metal ions as both the ligands
n
are pyramidal
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(C) the binding is stronger for Me 3 N with Be2+ and Me 3 P with Pd2+
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(D) the binding is stronger for Me 3 N with Pd2+ and Me 3 P with Be2+
Q. 11
.
A crystal has the lattice parameters a =
c
Y b=
Y c and α = β = γ = 90c. The crystal
i a
system is
d
(A) tetragonal (B) monoclinic
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(C) cubic (D) orthorhombic
Q. 12
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The by-product formed in the characteristic reaction of ^COh5 Cr = C ÔMeh^Meh
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with MeNH 2 is
(A) CO (B) MeOH
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(C) MeCHO (D) MeCONH 2
Q. 13
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The catalyst and co-catalyst used in the Wacker process, respectively, are
CuCl 2 and 6PdCl 4@2-
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(A) PdCl 2 and Cu (B)
(C) Pd and CuCl (D) 6PdCl 4@2- and CuCl 2
Q. 14 Oxymyoglobin Mb Ô 2h and oxyhemoglobin Hb Ô 2h4 , respectively, are
(A) paramagnetic and paramagnetic
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(B) diamagnetic and diamagnetic
.
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(C) paramagnetic and diamagnetic (D) diamagnetic and paramagnetic
c
Hapticity of cycloheptatrienein Mo ^C 7 H 8h^COh3 is _______.
.
Q. 15
i a
Q. 16 The number of oxygen molecule(s) that a molecule of hemerythrin can transport
is _______.
Q. 17
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The maximum number of stereoisomers possible for the compound given below
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is _______.
.
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Q. 18 The correct sequence of the amino acids present in the tripeptide given below is
(A) Val-Ser-Thr (B) Val-Thr-Ser

(C) Leu-Ser-Thr (D) Leu-Thr-Ser

Q. 19 Among the compounds given in the options A-D, the one that can be used as a
formyl anion equivalent (in the presence of a strong base) is
(A) ethylene (B) nitroethane
(C) 1, 3-dithiane (D) 1, 4-dithiane
Q. 20
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The major product formed in the reaction given below is
.
c o
a .

d i
o
.n
(A) (B)
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(C) (D)
Q. 21
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c o
a .

d i
n o
.
(A) (B)
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(C)
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Q. 22
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The pericyclic reaction given below is an example of

(A) [1,3]-sigmatropic shift (B) [1,5]-sigmatropic shift
(C) [3,5]-sigmatropic shift (D) [3,3]-sigmatropic shift

Q. 23 The major product formed in the reaction of quinoline with potassium amide
^KNH 2h in liquid ammonia is
(A) (B)
. i n
c o
.
(C) (D)
i a
d
Q. 24 The number of signals that appear in the proton decoupled 13
C NMR spectrum
of benzonitrile ^C 7 H 5 Nh is ______.
n o
.
Q. 25 Among the compounds given in the options A-D,
the one that exhibits a sharp band at around 3300 cm-1 in the IR spectrum is
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(A) 1, 2-butadiene (B) 1,3-butadiene
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(C) 1-butyne (D) 2-butyne
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Q. 26 to Q. 55 Carry two marks each.
Q. 26 In the metathesis reaction given below, 4.32 g of the compound X was treated
with 822 mg of the catalyst Y to yield 2.63 g of the product Z. The mol% of the
catalyst Y used in this reaction is ______.
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[Atomic weights of Ru = 101; P = 31; Cl = 35.5 ]. n
c o
a .
d i
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Q. 27
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An organic compound Q exhibited the following spectral data:
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IR : 1760 cm-1
1
H NMR : δ ^ppmh : 7.2 ^1H, d, J = 16.0 Hzh, 5.1 ^1H, mh, 2.1 ^3H, sh,
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1.8 ^3H, d, J = 7.0 Hzh, 13 C NMR : δ ^ppmh : 170 (carbonylcarbon).
Compound Q is
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(A) (B)
(C) (D)

Q. 28 The major product formed in the Beckmann rearrangement of the compound

given below is
. i n
c o
.
(A) (B)
i a
(C) (D)
o d
.n
Q. 29
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. i n
c o
(A) (B)
a .
d i
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(C)
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Q. 30
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(A) (B)
(C) (D)

Q. 31 The major product(s) formed in the reaction sequence given below is (are)
(A) and (B)

. i n and
c o
a .
(C) (D)
d i
Q. 32
n o
Match the compounds in the column I with the photochemical reactions that
.
they can undergo given in the column II.
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I II
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(i) (p) oxa-di-π -methane rearrangement
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(iii)
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(r) intramolecular [2+2]-cycloaddition
c o
a .
(A) (i)-(q); (ii)-(s); (iii)-(p)
d i
(s) photoenolisation
(B) (i)-(r); (ii)-(p); (iii)-(s)
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(C) (i)-(p); (ii)--(r); (iii)-(q) (D) (i)-(r); (ii)-(q); (iii)-(s)
.
e-2x is an eigen function of the operator d d 2 - 16x2 n. The corresponding eigen
2
w
2
Q. 33
dx
value is
w
(A) + 4 (B) -4
w
(C) + 2 (D) -2
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Q. 34 The infrared spectrum of HCl gas shows an absorption band centered at 2885 cm-1
. The zero point energy of HCl molecule under harmonic oscillator approximation
is
(A) 2.8665 # 10-22 J (B) 2.8665 # 10-20 J
(C) 5.7330 # 10-22 J (D) 5.7330 # 10-20 J
Q. 35 For the reaction X 2 O 4 ^ l h " 2XO 2 ^g h at 298 K ,

given the values, TU = 9 kJ and TS = 84 JK−1 , TG is
(A) - 11.08 kJ (B) + 11.08 kJ
(C) - 13.55 kJ (D) + 13.55 kJ
Q. 36 The change in enthalpy when 3 mol of liquid benzene transforms to the vapor
state at its boiling temperature ^80cCh and at 1 bar pressure is _____ kJ.

Q. 37 The moment of inertia of a homonuclear diatomic molecule is 7.5 # 10-45 kg m2 .

Its rotational partition function at 500 K is ______.
k1
Q. 38 For a reaction of the type X k Y , the correct rate expression is
( 6X @0 and 6X @ correspond to the concentrations of X at time t = 0 and t = t ,
2
n
respectively)
(A) −
d 6X @
= k1 6X @0 − ^k1 + k2h6X @ (B) −
i
d 6X @
. = ^k1 + k2h6X @ − k2 6X @0
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dt dt
d 6X @ d 6X @
(C) −
dt
= ^k1 + k2h6X @0 − k1 6X @ (D)
.
−
c dt
= ^k1 − k2h6X @ − k1 6X @0
Q. 39
i a
The temperature dependence of partition functions are as follows:
q rotation \ T (linear molecule)

o d
q translation \ T3/2 q vibration \ T0
q rotation \ T3/2 (non-linear molecule)
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According to the conventional transition state theory (CTST), the temperature
dependence of the Arrhenius pre-exponential factorfor a reaction of the type
given below is
w
w
linear molecule + linear molecule non − linear transition state " products
w
-1
(A) T (B) T0
(C) T 1 (D) T2
Q. 40
where ©
Decarbonylation reaction of 6cis -^CH 3 COh Mn ^13 COh^COh4@ yields X, Y and Z,
X = 6^CH 3h Mn ^COh5@; Y = 6cis −^CH 3h Mn ^13 COh^COh4@;

Z = 6trans −^CH 3h Mn ^13 COh^COh4@
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The molar ratio of the products ^X : Y : Zh in this reaction is
(A) 1 : 1 : 1 (B)
c o
1: 2 :1
(C) 1 : 1 : 2 (D)
a . 2 :1:1
Q. 41
d i
According to polyhedral electron count rule, the structure of Rh 6 ^COh16 is
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(A) closo (B) nido
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(C) arachno (D) hypho
Q. 42
.
The increasing order of melting points of the halides NaCl, CuCl and NaF is
w
(A) CuCl < NaCl < NaF (B) NaF < NaCl < CuCl
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(C) NaF < CuCl < NaCl (D) CuCl < NaF < NaCl
Q. 43
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The correct electronic configuration and spin only magnetic moment of Gd3+ (at.
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no. 64) are
(A) 6Xe@4f7 and 7.9 BM (B) 6Xe@4f7 and 8.9 BM
(C) 6Xe@4f6 5d1 and 7.9 BM (D) 6Rn@5f7 and 7.9 BM
Q. 44 Among the following octahedral complexes, the one that has the highest enthalpy
of hydration is
(A) 6Ca ^H 2 Oh6@2+ (B) 6Mn ^H 2 Oh6@2+
(C) 6V ^H 2 Oh6@2+ (D) 6Cr ^H 2 Oh6@2+
Q. 45 A metal crystallizes in face-centered cubic lattice with a lattice parameter of
4.20 Å. The shortest atom to atom contact distance in the lattice is
(A) 4.20 Å (B) 2.97 Å
(C) 2.42 Å (D) 2.10 Å

Q. 46 Polarographic method of analysis to obtain individual amounts of Cu2+ and Cd2+

in a given mixture of the two ions (Cu2+ and Cd2+ ) is achieved by measuring their
(A) half-wave potentials (B) migration currents
(C) decomposition potentials (D) diffusion currents
Q. 47 The ground state term of 6Ni ^H 2 Oh6@2+ is

(A) 3 T1g (B) 3
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T2gn
(C) 3 A 2g (D)
c o
4
T1g
a .
Common Data Questions
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Common Data For Questions 48 and 49 :
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N , N -Dimethylformamide (DMF) gives different patterns of signals for the methyl protons
when its 1 H NMR spectrum is recorded at different temperatures.
Q. 48
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Match the patterns of the NMR signals given in column I with temperatures
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given in the column II.
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I II
(i) Two singlets, for three protons each, at (x) 25cC
δ 2.87 and 2.97 ppm
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(ii) One sharp singlet for six protons at (y) 120cC
δ 2.92 ppm
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(iii) One broad signal for six protons (z) 150cC
(A) (i)-(x); (ii)-(y); (iii)-(z)
.c (B) (i)-(x); (ii)-(z); (iii)-(y)
ia
(C) (i)-(z); (ii)-(x); (iii)-(y) (D) (i)-(z); (ii)-(y); (iii)-(x)
Q. 49
d
Based on the above data, the calculated difference in the frequencies of the two
o
methyl singlets, if the spectrum is recorded on a 300 MHz pectrometer, is ___
. n
Hz.

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Common Data For Questions 50 and 51 :
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Heating a mixture of ammonium chloride and sodium tetrahydridoborate gives one liquid
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product, under ambient conditions.
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Q. 50 Compound X is
(A) NH 4 6BH 4@
(B) 6^NH 3h2 BH 2@6BH 4@
(C) N 3 B 3 H 6
(D) N 3 B 3 H 12
Q. 51 Compound X is an example of
(A) ionic liquid (B) saturated heterocycle
(C) molecular cage (D) unsaturated heterocycle

Statement For Linked Answer Q 52 and 53 :
Q. 52 The major product X formed in the reaction given below is
. i n

c o
a .
(A) (B)
d i
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.n
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(C)
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(D)
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Q. 53
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Oxidation of the product X, obtained in the above reaction, with active manganese
dioxide, followed by acidic hydrolysis gives
. i n
c o
.
(A) (B)
i a
o d
(C) (D)
. n
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Statement For Linked Answer Q 54 and 55 :
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The standard half-cell reduction potential of Fe3+ âq h Fe is - 0.036 V and that of
OH- âq h Fe ÔHh3 ^s h Fe is - 0.786 V .
Q. 54 ©
For the determination of solubility product ^KSPh of Fe ÔHh3 ,
the appropriate cell representation and its emf are, respectively,
(A) Fe Fe ÔHh3 ^ s h OH− âqh Fe3+ âqh Fe , - 0.750 V
(B) Fe Fe3+ âqh OH− âqh Fe ÔHh3 ^ s h Fe , - 0.750 V
(C) Fe Fe ÔHh3 ^ s h OH− âqh Fe3+ âqh Fe , + 0.750 V
(D) Fe Fe3+ âqh OH− âqh Fe ÔHh3 ^ s h Fe , - 0.822 V
Q. 55 The value of log e ^KSPh for Fe ÔHh3 at 298 K is

(A) - 38.2 (B) + 87.6
(C) - 96.0 (D) - 87.6

General Aptitude (GA) Questions
Q. 56 - Q. 60 Carry one mark each.
Q. 56
i n
If 3 # X # 5 and 8 # Y # 11 then which of the following options is TRUE?
.
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(A) 3 # X # 8 (B) 3 #X #5
5 Y 5 11 Y 8
(C) 3 # X # 8 (D)
3#X # 8
. c
a
11 Y 5 5 Y 11
Q. 57
d i
The Headmaster ________ to speak to you.
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Which of the following options is incorrect to complete the above sentence?
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(A) is wanting (B) wants
(C) want
. (D) was wanting
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Q. 58 Mahatama Gandhi was known for his humility as
(A) he played an important role in humiliating exit of British from India
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(B) he worked for humanitarian causes
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(C) he displayed modesty in his interactions
(D) he was a fine human being
Q. 59 All engineering students should learn mechanics, mathematics and

I
how to do computation.
II
. i n III
IV
c o
.
Which of the above underlined parts of the sentence is not appropriate?
a
(A) I (B) II
(C) III
d i (D) IV
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Q. 60 Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the
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pair:
water : pipe : :
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(A) cart : road (B) electricity : wire
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(C) sea : beach (D) music : instrument
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Q. 61 - Q. 65 Carry two marks each.
Q. 61 ©
Velocity of an object fired directly in upward direction is given by V = 80 − 32t
, where t (time) is in seconds. When will the velocity be between 32 m/ sec and
64 m/ sec ?
(A) ^1, 3/2h (B) ^1/2, 1h
(C) ^1/2, 3/2h (D) ^1, 3h
Q. 62 In a factory, two machines M1 and M2 manufacture 60% and 40% of the
autocomponents respectively. Out of the total production, 2% of M1 and 3%
of M2 are found to be defective. If a randomly drawn autocomponent from the
combined lot is found defective, what is the probability that it was manufactured
by M2?

(A) 0.35 (B) 0.45

(C) 0.5 (D) 0.4
Q. 63 Following table gives data on tourists from different countries visiting India in
the year 2011.
Country Number of Tourists
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o
USA 2000
c
England 3500
Germany 1200
a .
Italy
Japan
d i
1100
2400
o
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Australia 2300
France 1000
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Which two countries contributed to the one third of the total number of tourists
who visited India in 2011?
(A) USA and Japan
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(C) England and France (D) Japan and Australia
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Q. 64 If − 2X + 9 = 3 then the possible value of - X - X2 would be
(A) 30 (B) –30
(C) –42 (D) 42
Q. 65 All professors are researchers

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Some scientists are professors
. c
Which of the given conclusions is logically valid and is inferred from the above
arguments:
(A) All scientists are researchers
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(B) All professors are scientists
d
(C) Some researchers are scientists (D) No conclusion follows
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ANSWER KEY
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(D) (C) (4.4 - (6 - (C) (D) (C) (0.0009 - (A) (C)
11 12
4.6)
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6.5)
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18 19 20
(D) (B) (D) (B) (6) (1)
c o (4) (A) (C) (D)

21 22 23 24 25
a . 26 27 28 29 30
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(A) (D) (B) (5) (C) (4.99 - (A) (D) (A) (D)
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5.01)
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31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
(A) (B) (B)
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(B)
n(A) (90 -
95)
(4500 -
4800)
(B) (A) (B)
41 42 43
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(A) (A) (A)
w (C) (B) (D) (C) (B) (30) (C)
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(D) (C) (C) (B) (D) (B) (C) (C) (D) (B)
61 62 63 64 65
(C) (C) (C) (B) (C)
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Q. 5 Consider the reaction 2C ^ s h + O 2 ^g h 2CO ^g h at equilibrium.

coefficient ^γ!h are related by

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Q. 35 For the reaction X 2 O 4 ^ l h " 2XO 2 ^g h at 298 K ,

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Q. 37 The moment of inertia of a homonuclear diatomic molecule is 7.5 # 10-45 kg m2 .

q rotation \ T (linear molecule)

X = 6^CH 3h Mn ^COh5@; Y = 6cis −^CH 3h Mn ^13 COh^COh4@;

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Q. 46 Polarographic method of analysis to obtain individual amounts of Cu2+ and Cd2+

Q. 47 The ground state term of 6Ni ^H 2 Oh6@2+ is

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Statement For Linked Answer Q 52 and 53 :

Q. 52 The major product X formed in the reaction given below is

Q. 55 The value of log e ^KSPh for Fe ^OHh3 at 298 K is

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Q. 59 All engineering students should learn mechanics, mathematics and

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(A) 0.35 (B) 0.45

Q. 65 All professors are researchers

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