Gat BT 2013
Gat BT 2013
Gat BT 2013
BIOTECHNOLOGY 2013
Part – A
1. Endodermis in plants is modified parenchyma 8. Which of the following is not true about
tissue. Which of the following combinations of bacterial sporulation?
molecules depicts composition of its cell wall (A) Sporulation occurs in response to nutritional
material? deprivation or stress
(A) Cellulose, pectin, hemicellulose (B It is representative of bacterial cell differentiation
(B Cellulose, pectin, hemicellulose, cutin (C) Sporulation leads to increase in bacterial
(C) Cellulose, pectin, hemicellulose, lignin numbers
(D) Cellulose, pectin, hemicellulose, suberin (D) Spores are tolerant to desiccation, heat and
ultraviolet radiations
2. Endosperm contains
(A) one nucleus per cell 9. Hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine are rare
(B two nuclei per cell amino acids. These are found in
(C) three nuclei per cell (A) haemoglobin
(D) four nuclei per cell (B casein
(C) collagen
3. Which one of the following is a synthetic auxin? (D) keratin
(A) IAA
(B GA 10. non-cyclic photophosph ylation is The final
(C) IBA electron acceptor
(D) NAA (A) NADP +
(B ATP
4. One of the important consequences of (C) 02
geographical isolation is (D) cytochrome c
(A) preventing speciation
(B speciation through reproductive isolation 11. Which of the following properties of water
(C) random creation of new species make it an ideal solvent in biological systems?
(D) no change in the isolated fauna (A) High heat capacity, high heat of vaporization,
high heat of fusion, high surface tension
5. Bacterial growth in the logarithmic/exponential (B Low heat capacity, high heat of vaporization, low
phase is expressed as a power of 2, i.e., 2 n . If the heat of fusion, high surface tension
value of n is 11, then what would be the number of (C) High heat capacity, low heat of vaporization, high
cells in the culture? heat of fusion, low surface tension
(A) 1100 (D) Low heat capacity, low heat of vaporization, low
(B1024 heat of fusion, low surface tension
(C) 512
(D) 2048 12. Entropy follows the order
(A) gas > liquid > solid
6. Protein synthesis will be inhibited by (B solid > liquid > gas
chloramphenicol in (C) solid > gas > liquid
(A) chloroplasts, mitochondria, E. coli (D) solid gas = liquid
(B chloroplasts, mitochondria, yeast cells
(C) chloroplasts, mitochondria, amoebae 13. is the structural and functional unit of the
(D) chloroplasts, mitochondria, lymphocytes nervous system.
(A) Glial cell
7. Which urinary pathogen 'swarms' across agar (B Axon
surfaces and may cause bladder and renal calculi (C) Neuron
(stones)? (D) Synapse
(A) Citrobacter freundii
(B Enterobacter aerogenes
(C) Proteus mirabilis
(D) Klebsiella oxytoca
19. A group of genes which are transcribed 26. Which one of the following will undergo
together as a unit is called bromoform reaction?
(A) promoter (A) Benzaldehyde
(B operon (B Crotonaldehyde
(C) operator (C) Ethanol
(D) repressor (D) Tertiary butanol
20. Which of the following statements is not 27. Which one of the following aromatic
correct with respect to DNA replication? electrophilic substitutions is fully reversible?
(A) RNA primer is required for both leading and (A) Nitration
lagging strand syntheses (B Friedel-Crafts alkylation
(B The synthesis of lagging strand begins after the (C) Sulfonation
synthesis of the leading strand (D) Halogenation
(C) Okazaki fragments are formed both in eukaryotic
as well as prokaryotic DNA replication
(D) The 3'-OH end of either DNA or RNA can function
as primer for DNA polymerase
28. Nitration of bromobenzene leads to the 35. Which one of the following solutions would
formation of show the highest depression of freezing point?
(A) ortho-bromonitrobenzene and para- (A) 0.1 M LiCl in water
bromonitrobenzene (B 0:1 M LaCl3 in water
(B meta-bromonitrobenzene only (C) 0:1 M MgCl2 in water
(C) meta-bromonitrobenzene and para- (D) 0-1 M NaBr in water
bromonitrobenzene
(D) Both (A) and (B 36. Cells divide every 2 hours in a reactor. If at time
t = 0, the cell count is 10 5 cells/mL, then the time
29. Which one of the following compounds shows required for the cell count to reach 108 cells/mL is
trigonal bipyramidal structure? approximately
(A) CH4 (A) 10 hours
(B PCI5 (B 15 hours
(C) NH3 (C) 20 hours
(D) F20 (D) 25 hours
33. Which compound upon ozonolysis will give a (B𝑒 𝑥 {𝑓(𝑥) + 𝑓′(𝑥)} + 𝐶
diketone?
(A) 1,3-Butadiene (C)𝑒 𝑥 {𝑓(𝑥) + 𝐶}
(B 2,3-Dimethyl but-2-ene
(C) 2-Methyl but-2-ene (D)𝑒 𝑥 𝑓(𝑥) + 𝑓(𝑥) + 𝐶
(D) But-2-ene
40. The number of solutions of 𝒙 + 𝟐𝒚 = 𝟓 𝟐𝒙 +
34. The compound having the same number for 𝟒𝒚 = 𝟏𝟎 is
oxidation state and covalency is (A) zero
(A) PtCl2(H2O)2 (B unique
(B [AICI(H2O)5]2+ (C) finite but not unique
(C) K3[Fe(CN)6] (D) infinite
(D) CuSO4· (H2O)5
41. Let 𝒇: {𝟏 𝟐, 𝟑, 𝟒, 𝟓}−→ {𝒂, 𝒃, 𝒅} be a function.
Which of the following statements is true?
(A) s can be one-one function
(B f is onto function
(C) f cannot be one-one function
(D) f cannot be onto function
𝒙 (D) 200 𝜇C
42. The period of the function 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙 + 𝐜𝐨𝐬 ( ) +
𝟐
𝒙
𝐜𝐨𝐬 (𝟑) is 49. The centre of a wheel rolling on a plane surface
(A)2𝜋 moves with a speed 𝝁𝟎 . A particle on the
(B4𝜋 rim of the wheel at the same level as the centre
(C)6𝜋 will be moving at speed of
(D)12𝜋 (A)zero
(B𝑢0
43. Consider two unit circles (with radius one) (C)𝑢0 √2
whose centres are at (𝟎, 𝟎), (𝟎, 𝟐). The number of (D)2𝑢0
common tangents to these circles is
(A) 0 50.Two satellites A and B move round the earth in
(B) 1 the same orbit. If the mass of Bis twicethe mass of
(C) 2 A, then
(D) 3 (A)the speeds of A and B are equal
(Bthe potential energy of earth + A is same as that of
44. If 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝒙 + 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝒚 + 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒛 = 𝟑 for some 𝒙, 𝒚 𝒛, earth + B
then 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝒙 + 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝒚 + 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝒛 is equal to (C)the kinetic energies of A and B are equal
(A) 0 (D) the total energy of earth + A is same as that of
(B 1 earth + B
(C) 2
(D) 3 51.A ball of 1 kg dropped from a height of 3 m
rebounds only 2.5 m after hitting theground. The
45.The function 𝒇(𝒙) = |𝒙| is amount of energy converted to heat is
(A) continuous but not differentiable in ℝ (A)about 1 J
(B continuous and differentiable in ℝ (Babout 1.5 J
(C) not continuous but differentiable in ℝ (C)about 2 J
(D) neither continuous nor differentiable in ℝ (D)more than 2 J
46.The pressure of the gas in a constant volume gas 52. Two simple pendulums are of length 40 cm and
thermometer is 80 cm of mercury inmelting ice at 1 160 cm respectively. Then what is the ratio of their
atm. When the bulb is placed in a liquid, the time periods?
pressure becomes 160 cmof mercury. The (A) 1:1
temperature of the liquid is (B 1: 2
(A) 546.30 K (C) 1: 3
(B 536-20 K (D) 1: 4
(C) 526.10 K
(D) 516:05 K 53. Three unequal charges Q 1, Q 2 and Q 3 are kept as
shown in the figure. The magnitude of the electric
47. Two point charges +10 𝝁C and +20 𝝁C are field due to charges Q1 and Q2 at Q 3 is
placed at a separation of 2 cm. The electric
potential due to the pair at the middle point of the
line joining the two charges is (take, 1/ (𝟒𝝅𝜺𝟎 ) =
𝟗𝑿𝟏𝟎𝟗 𝑵𝒎𝟐 𝑪−𝟐
(A) 9 MV
(B 13.5 MV
(C) 27 MV
(D) 54 MV
PART – B
61. The characteristics of Phaeophyta (brown algae) 66. The characteristic features of pteridophytes are
are (A) haploid sporophyte, vascular tissues, diploid
(A) fucoxanthin, filamentous thalloid plant body, spores
laminarin (B haploid sporophyte, vascular tissues, haploid
(B chlorophyll b, unicellular, starch spores
(C) fucoxanthin, unicellular, starch (C) diploid sporophyte, vascular tissues, haploid
(D) chlorophyll b, thalloid filamentous, laminarin spores
(D) diploid sporophyte, vascular tissues, diploid spores
62. Some anatomical and morphological features of
angiosperms are listed below : 67. Periderm serves as secondary protective tissue
(i) Reticulate venation, (ii) Parallel venation, (iii) against desiccation and mechanical injuries in woody
Rings of vascular bundles, (iv) Scatteredvascular plants and it is formed by the activity of
bundles, (v) Vascular bundle with cambium, (vi) (A) phellem
Vascular bundle withoutcambium, (vii) Flower with (B pericycle
distinct petals and sepals, (viii) Flower with no (C) phelloderm
distinct petalsand sepals (D) phellogen
Which one of the following combinations of features
would monocotyledons have? 68. The most common type of embryo sac
(A) i, iii, vi, viii (Pogonatum type) in angiosperms consists of
(B ii, iv, vi, viii (A) one egg cell, two synergid cells, two antipodal cells
(C) i, iii, v, vii and two central cells
(D) ii, iii, vi, vii (B one egg cell, two synergid cells, three antipodal
cells and one central cell
63. 80 g of a forest soil sample was heated at 110 °C (C) two egg cells, one synergid cell, three antipodal
to constant dry soil mass of 60 g. It then heated cells and two central cells
repeatedly to red-hot in a crucible. The mass of the (D) two egg cells, two synergid cells, two antipodal
soil was now found to be 30 g. What is the content of cells and one central cell
water and organic matter of forest soil?
(A) Water 20 g, organic matter 50 g 69. The photon absorption and subsequent transfer
(B Water 50 g, organic matter 20 g of energy towards the reaction centre during
(C) Water 60 g, organic matter 30 g photosynthesis can be given as
(D) Water 20 g, organic matter 30 g (A) chlorophyll a chlorophyll b + carotenoids - P680
(B P680 → carotenoids → chlorophyll a → chlorophyll
64. The alkaloid vinblastine which is used to treat b
leukemia is extracted from (C) carotenoids my chlorophyll b + chlorophyll a →
(A) Atropa belladonna P680
(B Rauwolfia serpentina (D) chlorophyll b - chlorophyll a → carotenoids →
(C) Papaver somniferum P680
(D) Catharanthus roseus
70. The volume of a bacterial cell is 10-2 cubic
65. Infectious RNA and infectious proteins are, micron. How many cells would be present in a
respectively, referred to as cylinder of 5 ml?
(A) viroids and prions (A) 5x 108
(B viroids and viruses (B 5x 1010
(C) prions and pathogens (C) 5x 1012
(D) viruses and pathogens (D) 5x 1014
71. Stability of low copy number plasmid in bacterial 76. Gluconobacter and Acetobacter are used in
cells is ensured by industry for the production of ethanol. However,
(A) maintenance of precise copy number before cell Gluconobacter is popularly known as 'underoxidizer'
division as it
(B cell division occurring only after replication of (A) oxidizes only a very small amount of ethanol to
plasmid is completed acetic acid
(C) synchronous replication of plasmid and (B does not oxidize acetic acid further to carbon
chromosome dioxide
(D) coordination of replication and partitioning of (C) converts some amount of acetic acid to ethanol
plasmid (D) also oxidizes acetic acid further to carbon dioxide
72. Some bacterial pathogens have become resistant 77. Platyhelminthes have characteristic features such
to penicillin because as
(A) they have acquired effective drug efflux systems (A) triploblastic, radial symmetry, segmented,
(B the drug is sequestered by penicillin-binding acoelomate
protein (B diploblastic, bilateral symmetry, unsegmented,
(C) alternate penicillin-binding proteins that do not coelomate
bind to penicillin come into play (C) triploblastic, coelomate, radial symmetry,
(D) selective mutation increases the concentration of unsegmented
intracellular penicillin-binding protein (D) triploblastic, acoelomate, bilateral symmetry,
unsegmented
73. Incompatibility among plasmids within the
bacterial cell happens 78. A poikilothermic organism living in the Arctic
(A) when two plasmids with different ori hamper would have, compared to one living in the temperate
replication of one another climate zone, a plasma membrane richer in
(B when two plasmids compete for the same diffusible (A) cholesterol
molecule for replication (B long-chain fatty acids
(C) when two plasmids share the same diffusible (C) protein
molecule for copy number control (D) unsaturated fatty acids
(D) when two plasmids have different cis elements
that are essential for replication 79. Which of the following types of lipid is present
abundantly in the membrane of a cell?
74. The basal body of flagella has a small central rod (A) Sulpholipids
inserted into a system of rings and in Gram-positive (B Glycerophospholipids
bacteria this consists of (C) Galactolipids
(A) L, P, S and M rings (D) Sphingolipids
(B P, S and M rings
(C) L and P rings 80. Which of the following is diploid?
(D) S and M rings (A) Primary polar body
(B Secondary polar body
75. The carboxysomes of photosynthetic and (C) Spermatid
chemoautotrophic bacteria contain mainly (D) Primary spermatocyte
(A) malate dehydrogenase
(B cellulase 81. Contractile vacuoles in some protists pump water
(C) ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase out of the cell as the surrounding environment is
(D) alkaline phosphatase (A) hypertonic
(B hypotonic
(C) isotonic
(D) toxic
82. Which one of the following is not a characteristic 89. The total energy released by the conversion of
of cancer cells? glucose to ethanol during alcoholic fermentation in
(A) Reduced cell adhesion yeast is 210 kJ per mole. The alcoholic fermentation
(B Disorganization of cytoskeleton yields 2 ATP. The energy contained in 2 ATP
(C) Presence of predominant GM3 ganglioside molecules is 61.2 kJ. The efficiency of transfer of
(D) Decrease in negative surface charge of cell energy during this fermentation is approximately
membranes (A) 39%
(B 49%
83. Proteins synthesized by the rough ER are meant (C) 29%
(A) for transporting to various organelles (D) 59%
(B to build more membranes in the cell
(C) to digest food in lysosomes 90. In a bilayer cell membrane, lipid molecules are
(D) to be exported from the cell packed in such a way that
(A) the hydrophilic tails are sandwiched between all
84. In testes, high concentration of testosterone is the hydrophobic heads
maintained through its secretion by (B the hydrophilic heads are sandwiched between all
(A) Mast cells the hydrophilic tails
(B Sertoli cells (C) the hydrophobic tails are sandwiched between
(C) Leydig's cells hydrophilic heads
(D) Epithelial cells (D) the hydrophobic heads are sandwiched between
hydrophilic tails
85. A distinct class of cysteine proteases that
mediates apoptosis is that of 91. In the third stage of aerobic respiration, the final
(A) cysteinases acceptor of electrons from glucose is
(B caspases (A) water
(C) sulphydryl hydrolases (B hydrogen
(D) lysosomal hydrolases (C) oxygen
(D) cytochrome aa3
86. Purity of an enzyme at various stages of
purification can be best measured by 92. Which among the following arrangements of the
(A) total enzyme activity protein estimation methods is from the least to the
(B percent recovery of the enzyme most sensitive technique?
(C) total protein (A) Biuret method; UV-spectrophotometric method;
(D) specific activity of the enzyme Lowry's method; Bradford method
(B UV-spectrophotometric method; Biuret method;
87. The correct order for the electronegativity of the Lowry's method; Bradford method
elements listed below is (C) Biuret method; UV-spectrophotometric method;
(A) S > NO > C > H Bradford method; Lowry's method
(B O > N > S > C > H (D) UV-spectrophotometric method; Biuret method;
(C) N >O > S > C > H Bradford method; Lowry's method
(D) C>> H >N >S
93. Which of the following amino acids is encoded by
88. In mitochondria, protons would accumulate in six different codons?
the (A) Alanine
(A) outer membrane (B Glycine
(B inner membrane (C) Serine
(C) intermembrane space (D) Threonine
(D) matrix
94. Which of the following molecules helps a protein 100. In 2-D gel electrophoresis, the first dimension is
to fold correctly in eukaryotes? based on the principle of
(A) GroEL (A) isoelectric focusing
(B Hsp90 (B high-voltage electrophoresis
(C) Protofoldins (C) SDS-PAGE
(D) GroES (D) urea-PAGE
95. Which of the following configurations is not 101. Match the following :
common to protein structures? (A) Zero-order reaction (i) litre2 mole-2 sec-1
(A) Alpha helix (B First-order reaction (ii) litre mole-1 sec-1
(B Beta helix (C) Second-order reaction (iii) sec-1
(C) Alpha sheet (D) Third-order reaction (iv) mole litre-1 sec-1
(D) Beta sheet (A)𝐴𝑖 𝐵𝑖𝑖 𝑖𝑖𝑖
𝐶 𝐷
𝑖𝑣
𝐴 𝐵 𝐶𝐷
(B𝑖𝑣 𝑖𝑖𝑖 𝑖𝑖 𝑖
96. Polyalanine is a synthetic polypeptide whose
(C)𝑖𝑖𝐴 𝑖𝑖𝑖
𝐵 𝐶 𝐷
𝑖𝑣 𝑖
concentration in aqueous solution could UV-visible 𝐴𝐵 𝐶 𝐷
(D)𝑖𝑣
be determined directly (i.e., without using any 𝑖𝑖 𝑖𝑖𝑖 𝑖
106. Which of the following is/are responsible for 112. Which of the following DNA sequences is likely
degeneracy of a genetic code? to be the site for a restriction endonuclease?
(A) First nucleotide of a codon (A) GTCGAC
(B Second nucleotide of a codon (B GTTCCA
(C) Third nucleotide of a codon (C) ATTTAA
(D) Second and third nucleotides of a codon (D) GCGGGC
107. The RNA polymerase core enzyme of a 113. Which of the following RNA species is least
bacterium consists of all of the following, except stable in a cell?
(A)𝛼 subunit (A) mRNA
(B𝛽 subunit (B tRNA
(C)𝛽' subunit (C) TRNA
(D)𝜎factor (D) snoRNA
108. Which of the following can be used as a 114. Geeta has a paternal uncle with hemophilia B,
sequence similarity tool? an X-linked recessive disease. Her risk of having a
(A) PHYLIP child with hemophilia B is best described as
(B PYMOL (A) near 100%
(C) RASMOL (B near 0%
(D) BLAST (C) 50% for all male children
(D) 50% for all children
109. The composition of different nucleotides from
DNA molecules of various organisms was analysed 115. Colchicine-treated cells are arrested in
and the result is given below in the form of (A) S phase
percentage of different nucleotides: (B prophase
Sample A C G T (C) G1 phase
1 35 15 15 35 (D) metaphase
2 20 30 30 20
3 28 24 24 28 116. can be viewed 'reversible nuclease' that creates
4 35 20 30 15 single-strand break or a transient double-strand
Nucleotide composition of which of the following break.
samples suggests that the DNA is a single-stranded (A) Si nuclease
molecules? (B Topoisomerase
(A) 1 (C) DNA endonuclease
(B 2 (D) RNase H
(C) 3
(D) 4 117. Which of the following is not true in Griffith's
experiment?
110. Which of the following is a limitation for Hardy- (A) After coinjecting heat-killed smooth S.
Weinberg equilibrium? pneumoniae along with live rough S. pneumoniae into
(A) Lack of mutation a mouse, the mouse died
{b} One allele has selective advantage over the other (B Genetic material is heat and protease stable
(C) No inbreeding (C) Genetic material does not get destroyed with the
(D) Large population size death of the cell
(D) Genetic material is sensitive to RNase treatment
111. Which of the following molecules is dubbed as
the second genetic code?
(A) TRNA
(B Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase
(C) mRNA
(D) TRNA
118. In the preparation of an SDS-polyacrylamide, 124. In two different zero-order reactions A – P1 and
which of the following acts/act as the polymerizing B → P2, the rate of conversion of A into product is
agent(s)? twice that of B converted into product. If 30% of B is
(A) SDS converted into P2 in 30 minutes, then what will be
(B TEMED and SDS the amount of A reacted at the same time?
(C) Ammonium persulphate (A) 15%
(D) Bisacrylamide and ammonium persulphate (B 30%
(C) 45%
119. Which of the following is the correct order, from (D) 60%
smallest to largest number of base pairs?
(A) Plasmid, transposon, chromosomal DNA 125. The number of nitrogen molecules in a one litre
(B Chromosomal DNA, transposon, plasmid flask at 27 °C and 7.6 x 10-3 mm of Hg pressure is
(C) Transposon, plasmid, chromosomal DNA (A) 2-4 x 1017
(D) Plasmid, chromosomal DNA, transposon (B 2.4 x 1015
(C) 4.5 x 1017
120. Histocompatibility antigens in mouse and (D) 4.5 x 1015
humans are encoded by
(A) H-3 complex in mice and HLA complex in humans 126. If 10 mL of a 1 M solution of barium hydroxide is
(B HLA complex in mice and H-3 complex in humans diluted into 100 mL, then how many millimoles of
(C) H-2 complex in mice and HLA complex in humans the compound would be present in the solution?
(D) HLA complex in mice and H-2 complex in humans (A) 0-1
(B 1
121. The half-life of 64 Cu is 12.83 hours. How much (C) 10
time would it take to reach the disintegration rate of (D) 100
100 min-1 from 500 min-1?
(A) 0.054 hour 127. If 10 moles of ideal gas expand by two times in
(B 0.13 hour volume at atmospheric pressure and 300 K
(C) 28.5 hours temperature, the change in entropy (in J/K) would be
(D) 29.7 hours (A) 57.63
(B 5.763
122. de Broglie wavelength of an electron moving (C) 25.02
with a velocity of 5.3 x 106 m/s (mass of electron 9.1 (D) 16628
x 10-31 kg and Planck's constant = 6.6 x 10-Js) is
(A) 0-0137 Å 128. A protein of molecular weight 55000 Da
(B 0.137 Å contains 0.20% Mn by mass. What is the number of
(C) 1.37 A Mn atoms present in the protein?
(D) 13.7 Å (A) One
(B Two
123. A mixture contains 10 mL of 0-1 M disodium (C) Three
hydrogen phosphate and 20 mL of 0:1 M (D) Four
monopotassium hydrogen phosphate. The final
concentration of phosphate in the solution is 129. If hydrogen iodide decomposes at an activation
(A) 0.33 M energy of 290 kJ mol-1 at 307 °C, then the fraction of
(B 0.66 M molecules having energy equal to the activation
(C) 0-5 M energy would be
(D) 0:1 M (A) e-60
(B e60
(C) e-113
(D) e113
130. The pH of a buffer solution obtained by mixing 135. A current of 4.0 amperes deposits 0-8 g of
equal volumes of 0-2 mole of hydrazine and 0.1 mole sodium when passed through molten NaCl for 20
of hydrazine hydrochloride in a final volume of 100 minutes. The electrochemical equivalent of sodium is
mL will be (dissociation constant of hydrazine is 3 x (A) 1.0 x 10-2 g/C
10-6 M (B 2.5 x 10-1 g/C
(A) 5.22 (C) 4.16 x 10-4 g/c
(B 5.82 (D) 1.67 x 10-4 g/C
(C) 8.78
(D) 8.18 136. How many grams of iodine are present in a
solution which requires 20 mL of 0.11 Na2S203 to
131. The weight of oxygen that will react with 2 g of react with it, in the reaction S202-3 +12S4O2-6 +21"?
calcium to produce calcium oxide (atomic weight of (Molecular weight of iodine 254)
Ca = 40 and that of O 16), considering complete (A) 2:54 g
conversion, is (B 5:58 g
(A) 5 g (C) 0:279 g
(B 28 (D) 12.7 g
(C) 0.8 g
(D) 0.5 g 137. Halogenated organic liquid insulators are
(A) silicones
132. At 25 °C, the specific conductance of a 0.01 M (B silicates
aqueous solution of acetic acid is 0.163 mS m-1. The (C) esters
molar conductance at infinite dilution is 390 x 10-4 S (D) Askarels
m2 mol-1 What is the degree of dissociation of the
acid? 138. When hydrogen is used as fuel in a hydrogen-
(A) 0.017 oxygen fuel cell, the electrode is made of
(B 0.0417 (A) an alloy of palladium and silver
(C) 0.174 (B aluminum
(D) 0.163 (C) iron
(D) cadmium
133. If the IR spectrum of a solution of substituted
benzoic acid shows a strong H-bonding vibrational 139. If the maximum concentration of PbCl2 in water
transition which disappears upon dilution, then the is 0.01 Mat 25 °C, then its maximum concentration in
compound could be 0.1 M NaCl would be
(A) ortho-hydroxybenzoic acid (A) 2 x 10-3 M
(B ortho-methoxybenzoic acid (B 1 x 10-4 M
(C) para-hydroxybenzoic acid (C) 1.6 x 10-2 M
(D) para-methoxybenzoic acid (D) 4 x 10-4 M
134. A gas expands by 11 L against an average 140. The optically active molecule from the following
pressure of 2 atm at 300 K. The work done by the gas is
(in joules) is (A) Cl2CHCH3
(A) 2228.6 (B CH2CH(C2H5)OH
(B 6600 (C) CH3CH(CH3)OH
(C) 1114.3 (D) CH2CH(CH3)CI
(D) 557.15
141. 20% cells in a mixed bacterial population are 146. If A is a 3x3 matrix and det {𝟓𝑨} = 𝒌{𝒅𝒆𝒕(𝑨)},
resistant to ampicillin. The cells are plated and then K is equal to
individual colonies (each representing a single cell) (A) 5
are checked for ampicillin resistance. The probability (B 25
that if 10 colonies are tested and none shows (C) 125
resistance toantibiotic is approximately (D) 625
(A) zero
(B 0-2 𝒍𝒊𝒎 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟑 𝒙−𝒙𝟑
147. The value of 𝒙−→𝟎 𝒙 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙
is
(C) 0.1
(A) 0
(D) 0.3
(B 1
𝟑 𝟐 (C) infinity
142. If the 2x2 matrix 𝑨 = [ ] and 𝟐𝑨 + 𝟑𝑩 = (D) None of the above
𝟏 𝟒
𝟎 𝟏
[ ], then B is equal to
𝟓 𝟐 148. The maximum value that the polynomial 𝒙𝟑 − 𝒙
−2 −1
(A)[ ] can take in the interval |−𝟐, 𝟐| is
1 −2 2
(A)
3√3
2 1 (B 6
(B[ ]
1 −2 −2
(C)
3√3
2 1 (D) None of the above
(C)[ ]
1 2
149. The value of x such that the vectors 𝒊̂ + 𝒋̂ and
2 −1
(D)[ ] 𝟑𝒊̂ + 𝒙𝒋̂ are perpendicular is
1 −2
(A) 9
143. The values of a and b such that the function (B 1
defined by (C) -1
𝟓, 𝒙≤𝟐 (D) -3
𝒇(𝒙) = {𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃, 𝟐 < 𝑥 < 10
𝟐𝟏, 𝒙 ≥ 𝟏𝟎 150. A particle is moving in a circle of radius R with
is continuous are constant speed. The time period of the particle is T.
(A) 2 and 1 respectively In a time period from 𝒕 = 𝟎 to 𝒕 = 𝑻/𝟔, it will have
(B -2 and -1 respectively an average velocity of
(C) 1 and 2 respectively (A)2𝜋𝑅/𝑇
(D) -2 and 1 respectively (B3𝑅/𝑇
(C)6𝑅/𝑇
𝒅𝒚
144. The differential equation 𝒙 𝒅𝒙 − 𝒚 = 𝟎 (D)2𝑅/𝑇
represents
(A) a set of concentric circles 151. A ball of mass m is attached to one end of a very
(B a set of parabolas with vertex at (0, 0) light rod of length I, the other end of which is hinged
(C) a set of straight lines passing through the origin so that it can rotate freely. What minimum velocity v
(D) a set of parallel straight lines should be imparted to the ball when it is at the
bottommost position so that it can complete the
145. Let 𝜶, 𝜷 be the roots of 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃 = 𝟎. Then vertical circle?
𝜶𝟐 , 𝜷𝟐 are the root of (A)√𝑔𝑙
(A)𝑥 2 + (2𝑏 − 𝑎2 )𝑥 + 𝑏2 = 0 (B√5𝑔𝑙
(B𝑥 2 + 𝑎2 𝑥 + 𝑏2 = 0 (C)√3𝑔𝑙
(C)𝑥 2 − 𝑎2 𝑥 + 𝑏2 = 0
(D)√2𝑔𝑙
(D)𝑥 2 + 2𝑏𝑥 + 𝑏2 = 0
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