PHYSICS

SECTION - I : 20 SCQ
1. In the box shown, current i enters at H and leaves at C. If 6iAB = 1.5iDC = 2iHA = 6iGF
= 6iHE = i, then the current is zero in branch

B Ci
A D
G F
i
H E

(A) BG (B) FC (C) ED (D) none of these

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1. (B)

2. The graph of deviation angle plotted against incidence angle for a prism is shown. The
refractive index of the prism is

70°
60°

40° 60°

(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1.5 (D) 2 / 3

2. (A)

3. The fixed triangular wedge has both inclined surfaces at 45º to the vertical. The left
block has mass m and friction coefficient (2 / 3) while right block has mass 2m and
friction coefficient (1 / 3). The system is released from rest with the ideal string taut.
Take g = 10 ms–2. The left block acceleration is closest to

(A) 1 ms–2 (B) 2 ms–2 (C) 3 ms–2 (D) 0 ms–2

3. (D)

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 4. A uniform magnetic field exits only in the area shown. Coils P, Q, R move in the directions
shown. Let a & c denote anti-clockwise & clockwise. The currents flowing in P, Q, R
respectively are

××××××
P × ×××××
×××××× R
××××××
× × × × ×Q×
××××××
××××××
(A) c, c, c (B) a, a, a (C) c, 0, a (D) a, 0, c

4. (D)

5. An ideal transformer steps down 220 V to 22 V to operate a device with impedance

220 ohm. The current in the primary is
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(A) 0.01 A (B) 0.1 A (C) 0.5 A (D) 1.0 A

5. (A)

6. A uniform wire is stretched horizontally under negligible tension between rigid supports
attached at its ends. When a small mass m is hung from its midpoint, the midpoint
lowers by a distance x (very small compared to wire length) which is proportional to
(A) m3 / 2 (B) m (C) m1 / 2 (D) m1 / 3

6. (D)

7. In the xy-plane, three infinite parallel wires along x = – a, x = 0 and x = + a carry the
same current i; the middle wire carrying current in the direction opposite to that of the
other two. The magnitude of the magnetic induction at (0, a, a) is
(A) µoi / 2a (B) µoi / (20.5 a) (C) µoi / (80.5 a) (D) zero

7. (D)

8. The coefficient of volume expansion of mercury is 20 times the coefficient of linear

expansion of glass. The volume of mercury to be poured into a glass vessel of volume
V for the volume above mercury to be constant for small temperature changes is
(A) 0.15 V (B) 0.25 V (C) 0.05 V (D) 0.30 V

8. (A)

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 9. A particle of charge +q and mass m projected from the ground has maximum height H
and horizontal range R. Now an electric field with horizontal component Ex = (mg / 2q)
along the direction of horizontal motion and a vertical component Ey = (mg / 4q)
downward is switched on. For the same velocity of projection, the new range is
(A) 0.8 R + 0.64 H (B) 0.8 R + 1.28 H
(C) R + 0.64 H (D) 0.6 R + 0.64 H

9. (B)

10. The earth is a uniform solid sphere of radius R. Using a spring balance, an object weighs
the same at the equator as at height h (<< R) above the poles. The acceleration due to
gravity at the poles is g and the angular velocity of the earth’s rotation about its axis is
. Then 2gh : 2R2 =
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
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10. (A)

11. An ideal spring with upper end fixed has a block A of mass 2m attached at its lower end.
A block B of mass m is suspended from A by an ideal string S. With the system at rest in
equilibrium, S is cut. The acceleration of A immediately after this is
(A) (g / 3) upward (B) g downward
(C) (g / 2) upward (D) (g / 2) downward

11. (C)

12. The refractive index of glass was observed to be 1.46, 1.55, 1.54, 1.44, 1.54, 1.53 in
repeated experiments. The refractive index should be noted as
(A) 1.51 ± 0.04 (B) 1.51 ± 4% (C) 1.5 ± 0.01 (D) 1.5 ± 0.1

12. (A)

13. For hydrogen atom in state with principal quantum number n, the angular momentum is
proportional to nk while linear momentum is proportional to nb. Then (k – 2b) =
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) – 1

13. (C)

14. Two particles of masses m and 4m are moving with equal kinetic energies along the
same line in the same direction. After undergoing a perfectly elastic collision, the ratio of
their kinetic energies is
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 4 : 25 (C) 1 : 49 (D) 1 : 121

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 15. A ball thrown horizontally at 10 ms–1 from a height of 15 m hits the ground with speed v
at angle x to the horizontal. Then v tan x =
(A) 30 ms–1 (B) 20 ms–1 (C) 20 · 30.5 ms–1 (D) 20 · 3–0.5 ms–1

15. (C)

16. For the progressive wavey = 0.02 sin (2 ((t / 0.01) – (x / 0.3))) where x, y are in m and
t is in s, the maximum particle speed is
(A) 30 ms–1 (B) 2 ms–1 (C) 4 ms–1 (D) (2 / 15) ms–1

16. (C)

17. A plate of thickness w, refractive index µ is placed in front of one of the slits in a double
slit experiment. If the screen center is now a dark fringe, the least w is
(A) (µ – 1)  / 2 (B) (µ – 1)  (C)  / (2µ – 2) (D)  / (µ – 1)
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17. (C)

18. One mole of an ideal diatomic gas is cooled from 300 K to 150 K at constant volume
and then heated from 150 K to 300 K at constant pressure. The net heat absorbed is
(A) zero (B) 150R (C) 300R (D) 450R

18. (B)

19. Hydrogen molecules at 200 K have the same rms speed as oxygen molecules at
(A) 527 ºC (B) 1327 ºC (C) 2127 ºC (D) 2927 ºC

19. (D)

20. A uniform rod of length s, hinged at one end, is horizontal due to a string attached to the
other end. If the string is cut, the initial angular acceleration of rod is
(A) 3g / 2s (B) g / s (C) g / 2s (D) 2g / s

20. (A)

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21. A uniform chain of length 2L is held within the smooth tube with a length L hanging
vertically. When released, the speed of the chain when it just becomes totally vertical is
(ngL / 24). Find n.

21. (36)
22. Two plane mirrors M1 & M2, each of length 23 m, are aligned parallel to each other
0.2 m apart as shown. A light ray is incident at an angle 30º at a point just inside one end
of M1. The plane of incidence coincides with the plane of the figure. Find the maximum
number of times the ray undergoes reflections (including the first one) before it emerges
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out.

22. (30)
23. The ideal cell emf are in V and the capacitance in µF. Find, in V, the potential difference
between A & B.

3 12 A 2
2 B

23. (6)
24. When a certain photosensitive surface is illuminated with monochromatic light of
wavelength , the stopping potential is 2Vo. When the same surface is illuminated with
monochromatic light of wavelength 2, the stopping potential is 0.5Vo. If the threshold
wavelength for photoelectric emission is (n / 30), find n.
24. (90)
25. A beam of unpolarised light of intensity Io is passed through a polaroid A and then
through polaroid B which is oriented so that its principal plane makes 45º relative to that
of A. If the intensity of the emergent light is µIo, find µ–1.
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 CHEMISTRY

SECTION - I : 20 SCQ

26. [R – X] + [Nu]  Product Rate

[RX] [Nu]
I. 0.10 0.50 1.2 × 10– 2
II. 0.20 0.50 2.4 × 10– 2
III. 0.10 1.00 1.2 × 10– 2
Observing the experimental values, predict that for which of the following Nu (nucleophile),
rate of reaction be observed maximum.
(A) I– (B) CN
(C) HS  (D) almost same in all case
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26. (D)

27. E-1- chloro-2-methyl cyclohexane alc

. KOH
 product. Predominant product is :

E2

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

CH3 CH3 CH3 CH2

27. (A)

28. Among the given pairs, in which, first has lower nucleophilic character in PROTIC
Solvent?
CH3
  
(A) CH3S and CH3OH (B) CH3CH2O and CH3 CH O

(C) N and CH3  N  CH3 (D) PH3 and NH3

H

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 29. Which of the following compounds will not exhibit enolization ?
O O

(A) CH2  C  H (B) CH3  C  CH3

O
O
H3C CH3
(C) (D) Ph  C  CH3
H3C CH3

29. (C)

30. Which of the following on heating will give a mixture of SO2 and SO3?
(A) ZnSO 4 (B) CuSO 4 (C) Na 2SO 4 (D) FeSO 4
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30. (D) .

31. The solubility of silver bromide in hypo solution is due to the formation of :
(A) Ag2SO 3 (B) Ag2S2O3 (C) [Ag(S2O3)]– (D) [Ag(S2O3)2]3–

31. (D)

32. Which of the following paramagnetic complexes with +2 oxidation state of central metal
shows geometrical isomerism ‘C’ is diamagnetic?
(A) [Ni(en)3]Cl2 (B) [Ni(CN)4]2–
(C) [Pt(NH3)2Cl2] (D) [Co(NH3)4(H2O)2]Cl2

32. (D)
33. When two phases of the same single substance remain in equilibrium with one another at
a constant P and T, their molar ________ must be equal. Which of the following will fit
into the blank?
(A) Internal energy (B) Enthalpy (C) Entropy (D) Free energy

33. (D)
34. The voltage of the following cell is 0.977 V. Pt(H2, 1.0 atm) | HOCN(1.4 × 10–3 M) | |
Ag+(0.8M) | Ag(s) Calculate Ka of HOCN, E°Ag+ / Ag = 0.8 V
(A) 4.5 × 10–4 (B) 3.09 × 10–4 (C) 6.09 × 10–4 (D) 4.09 × 10–4
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 35. 2.0 g of a crystal of CaCO3 is dissolved in 50 mL water and then mixed with 50 mL of
a HCl solution. The resulting solution is boiled to remove all CO2 and its 10 mL portion
required 8.0 mL of a NaOH solution to make the solution neutral. Also 20 mL of original
HCl solution is equivalent to 96 mL of NaOH solution. What is the normality of both
NaOH and HCl solution.
(A) 1.2 and 0.25 (B) 0.25 and 1.2 (C) 1.4 and 1.2 (D) 0.5 and 1.2
35. (B)
36. To get 2, 4, 6 tribromobenzoic acid from aniline the correct sequence of reagents is

Br H O ( i ) NaNO / HCl
(A) 
2
 3     2 

H 2O H 2O ( ii ) CuCN

H O /H O Br ( i ) NaNO / HCl
(B)   H      
3 2 2 2

O ( ii ) CuCN
2
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
( i ) NaNO / HCl H O /H O Br
(C) (      
2 3 2 2

ii ) CuCN  HO 2

Br ( i ) NaNO / HCl H O / H O
(D) 
2
    2 
 3  2
H 2O ( ii ) CuCN 

36. (D)

37. A substance X when heated with sulphuric acid liberated a gas which turns starch paper
blue. The substance is
(A) NaCl (B) NaBr (C) Nal (D) NaNO 3

37. (C)

38. For which one of the following ions, the colour is not due to a d – d transition?
(A) CrO42– (B) Cu(NH3)42+ (C) Ti(H2O)63+ (D) CoF63–

38. (A)

39. In the following equilibrium,

N2O4 (g) 2NO2
NO2 is 50% of the total volume. Hence, degree of dissociation (x) & Van’t Hoff factor
(i) respectively are
(A) 0.5, 1.5 (B) 0.25, 1.25 (C) 0.33, 1.33 (D) 0.66, 1.66

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 40. Select correct statement (s):
(A) by trouton’s rule, entropy of vaporization of most liquids is 88 ± 5 Jmol–1K–1 at
normal boiling point
(B) due to excessive H-bonding H2O(l) is most ordered hence its entropy of
vaporization is usually high
(C) entropy of CaCO3(s) is zero at –213°C
(D) all of the above

40. (D)

41. Which one of the following electrolyte will bring about the coagulation of a gold sol
quickly and of least concentration?
(A) NaCl (B) MgSO 4 (C) Al2(SO4)3 (D) K4[Fe(CN)6]

41. (C)
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42. Kinetic energy of 0.30 moles of He gas in a container of maximum capacity of 4 litres at
5 atmosphere, must be (R = 0.0821 atm litre mole–1K–1)
(A) 30 atm.litre (B) 100 atm.litre (C) 9 atm.litre (D) 11.11 atm.litre

42. (A)

43. Which of the following ions contains S – S linkage

(A) thiosulphate (B) pyrosulphate
(C) peroxodisulphate (D) sulphate

43. (A)

44. Dehydration of 1° alcohol follows E2 mechanism. Notwithstanding the fact that

carbocation is not the intermediate in an E2 reaction, 1° alcohols always give rearranged
products. For example, n-butyl alcohol on dehydration finally gives 2-butene as the
major product but not 1-butene. Which of the following statements best explains above
statement?
(A) Rearrangement does not require carbocation as the intermediate
(B) Dehydration of alcohol is a reversible reaction
(C) In E2 mechanism sometimes carbocations form as intermediates
(D) None of the above statements explains the statement given in the question

44. (B)

45. Which of the following is/are correct?

(I) (CH3)HC = NOH can exist in two diastereomeric forms
(II) Epimers and anomers are diastereomers
(III) Diastereomers possess different physical properties
(A) III only (B) II and III (C) I and III (D) All of the above

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46. The difference in oxidation state of chromium in CrO5 and dichromate salts is
46. (0)
47. In the cobalt carbonyl complex [Co2(CO)8], number of Co - Co bonds is ‘X’ and
terminal CO ligands is “Y”. Number of bridged Co is Z. Then X + Y + Z.
47. (9)
48. A 0.14 g sample of an organic compound was digested with conc. H2SO4 and then
distilled with NaOH. The ammonia gas evolved was passed through 50.0 mL of 0.5 N
H2SO4. The used acid required 30.0 mL of 0.25 N NaOH for complete neutralisation.
The mass percentage of nitrogen in the organic compound is ______.
48. (75)
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49. Number of centres where electrophile can attack in the given compound is _______.

CH2

CH2CN

49. (8)
50. The major product ‘A’ of the following given reaction has________ number of C

H
atoms that contains no hydrogen. 2,7- Dimethyl -2,6 - octadiene 
 A
Major Product
.

50. (3)

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 MATHEMATICS

SECTION - I : 20 SCQ
51. The plane through the line of intersection of the planes x + 2y = 3, y – 2z + 1 = 0 and
perpendicular to the first plane is 2x – y =
(A) 10z + 9 (B) 11 – 7z (C) 11 – 10z (D) 9z + 10

51. (C)

52. (x cot y + ln cos x) dy = (y tan x – ln sin y) dx has solution as

(A) (sin x)y (cos y)x = c (B) (sin y)x (cos x)y = c
(C) (sin x)y (sin y)x = c (D) (cos x)y (cos y)x = c

52. (B)
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53. Let m^n denote mn. Let 2^(| x2 – 12 |) = (e^(| x | ln 4)) have k real solutions whose
sum is s.
(A) k = 0 (B) k = 2, s = 0 (C) k = 2, s > 0 (D) k = 4, s = 0

53. (D)

54. Ellipse 4 (x – 2y + 1)2 + 9 (2x + y + 2)2 = 25 has eccentricity

(A) 2 / 3 (B) 50.5 / 3 (C) 1 / 2 (D) 30.5 / 2

54. (B)

55. Let g(x) = 0  1 dt / (1 + | x – t |). Then g’(1 / 2) =

(A) 0 (B) 1 / 2 (C) 1 (D) – 1 / 2

55. (A)

56. The plane containing the point (3, 2, 0) and the line (x – 1) / 1 = (y – 2) / 5 = (z – 3) / 4
contains the point
(A) (0, – 3, 1) (B) (0, 7, 10) (C) (0, 7, – 10) (D) (0, 3, 1)

56. (B)

57. If 7th term in binomial expansion of ((3 / 84(1 / 3)) + (3(1 / 2) ln x))9 is 729, then x can be
(A) e2 (B) e (C) e / 2 (D) 2e

57. (B)

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 58. If y = 2 tan–1 ((x 2) / (1 – x2)) – ln ((1 – x 2 + x2) / (1 + x 2 + x2),
then (1 + x4) (dy / dx) = (kx2 + n) for (k, n) =
(A) (– 2, 0) (B) (2, 0) (C) (0, 320.5) (D) (0, 80.5)
58. (C)
59. a = 3i + 2j + k, b = i + j + 2k, c = i + 3j + 3k are the side vectors of a parallelopiped.
The angle between a and the face determined by b and c is
(A) sin–1 (1 / 3) (B) cos–1 (9 / 14) (C) sin–1 (9 / 14) (D) sin–1 (2 / 3)
59. (C)
60. Let q(x) = a + bx + cx2 with c > 0 & b2 < 4ac. The area enclosed by coordinate axes,
line x = 2 & curve y = q(x) is (k q(0) + m q(1) + n q(2)) where (k + 2m + 3n) =
(A) 1 (B) 11 / 5 (C) 8 / 3 (D) 4
60. (D)
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61. A line which is normal to x2 + y2 – 24y + 128 = 0 and tangent to y2 = 4x is

(A) x + 3 = 12y (B) 12x + 144 = y
(C) x + 144 = 12y (D) x + 12 = 3y
61. (C)
62. 3 girls and 6 boys are to be seated in a line. If two particular girls refuse to be adjacent
and two particular boys refuse to be adjacent, then the number of ways of seating is
(A) 5 · 8! (B) 4 · 8! (C) 37 · 7! (D) 44 · 7!
62. (D)
63. The common tangent at (1, – 1) to two circles, each of radius 13, is 12x + 5y = c. The
center of one of the circles is
(A) (13, – 4) (B) (– 11, – 6) (C) (– 13, 4) (D) (11, – 6)
63. (B)
64. System x + y + z = 6, x + 2y + 3z = 14, 2x + 5y + kz = 6 has a unique solution. Then k
cannot be equal to
(A) – 8 (B) – 1 (C) 8 (D) 1
64. (C)
65. The odds against an event are 5 to 2 and the odds in favour of another independent
event are 6 to 5. The probability that at least one of the events happens is
(A) 54 / 77 (B) 52 / 77 (C) 67 / 77 (D) 47 / 77
65. (B)
66. (| sin 4x | + | cos 4x |) / (| sin 4x – cos 4x | + | sin 4x + cos 4x |) has period ( / n) where
n=
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8
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 67. Let S = k = 1  999 (1 + k–2 + (k + 1)–2) and [·] be the integer part.
Then (S – [S]) [S + 1] =
(A) 1000 (B) 999 (C) 998 (D) 1
67. (B)
68. If un = sin nx secn x, vn = cos nx secn x 1, then (n (vn – vn – 1) / un – 1) + (un / vn) =
(A) 0 (B) tan nx – n tan x
(C) n tan x (D) tan nx + n tan x
68. (B)
69. Let (x – 4) f(x) = k + 3x – x2. If the value of both the local minima and local maxima of
f(x) is finite, then the range of values of k is
(A) (0, 4) (B) (0, ) (C) (– , 4) (D) (4, )
69. (C)
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70. Let un–1 = (n + 1) + n. Then Re (n = 0  2024 (cos un + i sin un)) =
(A) cos 1 (B) cos ((2024)0.5) (C) cos (45) (D) cos (2024)
70. (C)
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71. How many ordered pairs of integers (x, y) satisfy
tan–1 (x–1) + tan–1 (y–1) = tan–1 (10–1) ?
71. (4)
72. Let A be a diagonal 3 × 3 matrix which is commutative under multiplication with every 3
× 3 matrix. If trace (A) = 12, then find det (A).
72. (64)
73. If x = 9 is a chord of contact of hyperbola x2 – y2 = 9, then corresponding pair of
tangents is 9x2 = ay2 + bx + c. Find (50 + a + b + c).
73. (67)
74. Let R = {(x, y)  S : x + y < 6} and S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}. Find the cardinality of R, n(R).
74. (10)
75. If g”(x) = g’(x) + ex, g(0) = 0 and g’(0) = 1, then find 20 ln (0.5 g(2))2.
75. (80) .

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