Let and be defined by . If is a bijection, then

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Let and be defined by . If is a bijection, then
If is defined by , and , then
Let . If at and at , then which one of the following is true?
, such does not exist
such does not exist,
A matrix whose elements are defined by is
If and are matrices such that
, then
0
136
48
-72
If is a point on the straight line joining the points and in the argand plane and , then the argument of is
If is the modulus of , then a point that does not lie in the region represented by is
are the vertices of an equilateral triangle and 2 is its circumcentre, then
If and are the roots of the equation , then the value of is
1
0
5
2
If is a factor of , then
305
133
0
-1
If and are the roots of , then a root of is
If the equation has a repeated root, then that repeated root is
-2
-1
-3
-4
If the equation has a repeated root, then the constant term of the quadratic equation whose roots are the distinct roots of the given equation is
-6
-5
-4
-2
The greatest integer such that divides 30 ! is
8
7
6
5
The coefficient of in the expansion of is
The number of arrangements of the letters of the word ARRANGEMENT in which two Es' do not occur adjacently is
!
The number of words that can be formed using the letters of the word VOWEL so that vowels remain always together is
60
48
36
45
The number of elements in the set is
3
4
5
6
If , then
3
4
-3
-11
If , then
In
If , then
In , if , then the ratio between the perimeter of the triangle and is
In , if , then
2
In , if are in arithmetic progression and , then
If , then
7
5
3
2
Let and be two vectors, and be a vector along the vector such that . If the direction of is opposite to that of , then
If is the position vector of the centroid of triangle and and are respectively the position vectors of its vertices and , then
77
74
86
83
If and are vectors such that , then the sum of the values of is
14
11
4
77
If and are two vectors, then the component vector of a perpendicular to b is
Let and be two vectors and be a vector in the plane of and . If is orthogonal to the vector and the magnitude of is , then
36
38
42
46
If are ' 'observations and is their mean.
If is almost zero, then a true statement among the following is
It indicates a higher degree of dispersion of the observations from the mean
It indicates that there is no dispersion
is the arithmetic mean of the data
It indicates that each observation is very close to the mean and hence degree of dispersion is low.
Let and be two independent events of a random experiment. If the probability that both and occur is and the probability that neither of them occur is , then the probability of occurrnce of is
0 or 1
or
or
or
A game consists of tossing a coin 3 times and noting its outcome. A boy wins the game if all tosses give the same outcome (i.e. three heads or three tails) and loses the game otherwise. The probability that the boy loses the game is
If and are three events of a random experiment with and , then the probability that neither nor occurs is
0.5
0.15
0.13
0.12
Two dice are rolled. If denote the event that the same number shows on each die and denote the event that the sum of the numbers on both dice is greater than 7 , then and respectively are
The value of the constant , so that , is the probability distribution function of a discrete random variable is
1
0
If the difference between the mean and variance of a binomial variate is 5/9, then the probability of getting 2 successes for an event when the experiment is conducted 5 times, is
If the equations represents a curve with parameter , then the cartesian equation of is
The circumcentre of the triangle with vertices , is
If is the median of the triangle with vertices , and , then the equation of the line passing through and parallel to is
Two sides of a rhombus are along the lines and . If its diagonals intersect at (-1, -2), then one of the vertices of this rhombus is
If represents two sides of a triangle whose centroid is , then the equation of the third side is
Let the curve intersect the line at two points and and be the origin. If is the acute angle between the lines and , then
If and , then the locus of a point such that is
If are the direction cosines of two lines, then
0
1
2
4
A point on the plane passing through the points and is
The lengths of the intercepts made by a circle on and -axes are and respectively. If the radius of the circle is and its centre lies in the second quadrant, then
If the mid-point of the chord intercepted by the circle on the line is , then
2
0
1
-1
If a circle 5 passing through the points and has its centre located in the third quadrant at a distance of units from , then the point
lies inside the circle
lies outside the circle
lies on the circle
lies on the line
The equation of a tangent to the circle which is perpendicular to the line is
is a point of intersection of the circles
and . If the tangent at to pass through the centre of and the tangent at to pass through the centre of , then the radius of is33
Let be the point of intersection of the axis and the directrix of the parabola . If is its focus, then the point which divides in the ratio 2:1 is
If a focal chord of the ellipse meets its minor axis at the point , then the perpendicular distance from the centre of the ellipse to this focal chord is
5
1
Let the transverse axis of a hyperbola be parallel to the X-axis and be the equation of the auxiliary circle of . If the asymptotes of are at right angles, then the equation of the hyperbola is
If the equation of the tangent drawn at to the hyperbola is , then
0
4
-4
1
Assertion (A)
Reason (R) As the value of decreases, the value of increases
Both are true, and is the correct explanation of
are both true and is not the correct explanation of
A is true and R is false
A is false and R is true
If a function defined by , is continuous at , then
Let [ ] represents the greatest integer not more than . Then, the number of discontinuous points of in is
0
1
2
If , then
0
1
If and , then
If is the inverse of the function and , then
is a continuous function on and is a curve. If is a point such that and , then which one of the following is true?
When intersects the curve
is always a tangent to the curve
When intersects the curve
is never a tangent to the curve
The sum of the global minimum and global maximum values of the function in is
0
1
If the slope of the tangent on a curve at any point is equal to , then the equation of the normal at the point is
are three consecutive turning points of a continuous curve . If only for and , then
27
2
5
24
Assertion (A) lies in the interval
Reason (R) is a periodic function with period
Both and are true and is the correct explanation of
Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of
A is true, R is false
A is false, R is true
If
, then
The area bounded by the curve , the lines and is
0
If , then
2
If , then
If a curve passes through and has the slope of its tangent at a point , then the equation of that curve is
The differential equation having as its general solution, where are arbitrary constants, is
The integrating factor of the linear differential equation is
If speed of light in vacuum is , acceleration due to gravity is and mass of electron is are taken as fundamental physical quantities, then the unit of time in this system is
If the velocity of a particle moving along a straight line with uniform acceleration, is given by , then its acceleration is is displacement of the particle)
The sum of the magnitudes of two vectors acting at a point is 18 and the magnitude of their resultant is 12. If the resultant is at with the vector of smaller magnitude, then the magnitudes of the vectors are
5,13
2,16
6,12
8,10
Two bodies of masses and are dropped from two different heights and respectivley. The ratio of the times taken by the two masses to touch the ground is (neglect air resistance)
The magnitude of the external force acting on moving bodies can be known directly by
Law of conservation of angular momentum
Newton's first law of motion
Newton's second law of motion
Law of conservation of energy
A body of mass 10 g is tied to a string of length 0.4 m and it is whirled in a horizontal plane with a speed of . The tension in the string is
1.9 N
36 N
0.9 N
3.6 N
The kinetic energy of a car is doubled when its velocity is increased by . Then the initial velocity of the Car is
A car of mass 1000 kg having a velocity of collides a horizontally mounted spring. If the spring , then the maximum Compression of the spring is
25 m
15 m
5 m
10 m
Three particles of each mass are kept at the three vertices of an equilateral triangle. If is the moment of inertia of the system of the particles about an axis along one side of the triangle and is the moment of inertia of the system of the particles about an axis along the perpendicular bisector of a side, then is
Two particles of masses 1 g and 2 g move towards each other with velocities and respectively. The velocity of the centre of mass of the system of the two particles is
A particle is executing simple harmonic motion. If the minimum time taken by the particle to move from extreme position to half of the amplitude is , and the minimum time taken by the particle to move from mean position to half of the amplitude is , then
The time taken for the amplitude of vibrations of a damped oscillator to drop to 25\% of its initial value is . The time taken for its mechanical energy to drop to 50\% of its initial mechanical energy is
Satellites which give high value data for remote sensing, meterology and environmental studies are
Geostationary satellites
Polar satellites
Communication satellites
Radio satellites
The fractional change in the volume of a glass slab when subjected to hydraulic pressure of 14 atm is (Bulk modulus of glass )
A capillary tube of radius 0.1 mm is dipped in water. The water rises to a height of 2 cm in the tube. If the surface tension of water is , the contact angle between water and wall of the tube is
A rod is found to be 0.05 cm longer at 40°C than it is at . The length of the rod at is (coefficient of linear expansion of the material of the
101.1 cm
120.2 cm
105.1 cm
111.1 cm
In the cyclic process given in the diagram, the work done is

In a Carnot's engine, as the gas gives heat energy to the sink, then the temperature of the sink
increases
decreases
remains constant
becomes zero
The work done by a gas is maximum when it expands from a volume to , then the expansion is
Isothermal expansion
Adiabatic expansion
Isobaric expansion
Free expansion
The relation between the pressure , volume and average kinetic energy of a gas is
Beats are produced by frequencies and . The duration of time between two successive minima is
The image formed by a convex mirror of focal length 30 cm is a quarter of the size of the object. The distance of the object from the mirror is
30 cm
90 cm
120 cm
60 cm
A diffraction pattern is obtained by using a beam of red light. If the red light is replaced by the blue light.
bands will be narrower
bands become broader
no change in the width of the bands takes place
bands disappear
An infinite line charge produces a field of at a distance of 2 cm . The linear charge density is
Two electric dipoles, each of dipole moment are placed at points and as shown in the figure. The work done in rotating both the dipoles through in clockwise direction is ( Electric field )

Zero
A parallel plate capacitor having capacity is charged to . With battery disconnected, if the separation between the plates is doubled then the energy stored in it is . Instead if the separation between the plates is doubled, with battery in connection, the energy stored in it is . Then the value of is
0.5
1.5
2
0.25
Two resistances are connected in the two gaps of a meter bridge. The balancing point is obtained at 20 cm . When a resistance of is connected in series with the smaller resistance of the two, the balancing point shifts to 40 cm . The value of smaller resistance is
A uniform metal wire carries a current of 2 A when an ideal cell of 3.4 V is connected across it. The wire has mass , density and resistivity . Then the length of the wire is
5 m
6.8 m
10 m
15.6 m
A circular coil of 30 turns and radius 8 cm carrying a current of 6 A is suspended vertically in a uniform horizontal magnetic field of magnitude 1.0 T. The field lines make an angle of with the normal of the coil. The magnitude of the counter torque that must be applied to prevent the coil from turning is
5.4 N-m
7.2 N-m
3.6 N-m
1.8 N-m
A galvanometer has a deflection of 25 divisions for a current of 0.1 A flowing through it. Then the current sensitivity of the galvanometer is
0.25 div/A
The magnitude of the axial field due to a short bar magnet at a distance of 50 cm from its mid-point is (The magnetic moment of the bar magnet is )
An AC generator converts
electrical energy into mechanical energy
electrical energy into magentic energy
mechanical energy into magnetic energy
mechanical energy into electrical energy
When a metal target is bombarded with high energy electrons, the electromagnetic waves generated are
infrared waves
microwaves
X-rays
gamma rays
The threshold frequency of a photosensitive material is v. When photons of frequency incident on the material, photoelectrons are emitted with a maximum linear momentum . To get photoelectrons with maximum linear momentum , the frequency of the incident photons is
An alpha particle of energy is moving towards a nucleus of atomic number . The distance of closest approach of the alpha particle to the nucleus in metres is
The nucleus having highest binding energy per nucleon is
The device that can detect optical signals is
zener diode
photodiode
light emitting diode
transistor
The load resistance and the base emitter voltage of a transistor in CE configuration are and 0.02 V respectively. If the collector current is 2 mA , then its voltage gain is
1000
500
1500
50
The process of retrieval of information from the carrier wave
Amplification
Attenuation
Modulation
Demodulation
The number of -electrons in ion is
6
4
3
8
The laser in an audio compact disc uses light of wavelength . What is the frequency of light emitted by laser?
Consider the elements . The element with highest first ionisation enthalpy and element with lowest second ionisation enthalpy respectively are
The IUPAC symbol for the element with atomic number 108 is
Hs
Bh
Mt
Sg
The correct order of bond length in , is
The bond angle in and bond angle in cyclo molecule are respectively
At 300 K , the compressibility factor of 1 mole of a gas 1.1. Its pressure is 2.706 atm. What is its volume in L ? (Given atm ).
1
10
100
0.1
At and pressure , the diffusion rate of an ideal gas is . What is the time taken (in sec.) for 3000 mL of this gas for diffusion at same temperature and pressure?
25
1500
250
150
Observe the following reaction,
If and for the reaction, at respectively, the change in internal energy for the same reaction approximately (in is)
366.7
-366.7
433.3
-433.3
If 100 L of an ideal gas at a pressure of 2 atm compressed isothermally and reversibly to a final volume of ' releases -460.6 L atm heat, the final volume ' (in L ) is
1
20
10
2
Observe the following equilibrium at
Which one of the following does not disturb the above equilibrium?
Addition of
Removal of
Addition of
Addition of He (g)
Observe the following solutions.
I. Black coffee
II. 0.2 M NaOH
III. Lemon juice
IV. Lime water
V. Human saliva
VI. Tomato juice
The number of solutions with pH less than 7 is
2
5
4
3
Among the following, the correct statement is
Tritium is radioactive and emits low energy -rays.
does not exist freely.
Tritium is about one atom per atoms of protium.
Hydrogen is very reactive compared to halogen.
Two alkali halide salts, and gave crimson red and violet in their flame test respectively, and are respectively
K, Li
Li, K
Li, Na
Na, K
The number of water molecules present in borax, kernite and bauxite respectively are
Given below are two statements.
Assertion (A) The enthalpy of formation of graphite is taken as zero.
Reason (R) Graphite is thermodynamically most stable allotrope of carbon.
The correct answer is
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
Arrange the following organic halides in the increasing order of their dehydrohalogenation reactions in the presence of alcoholic KOH .
A.
B.
C.
D.
A B C D
D B C A
A C B D
B A C D





In the X-ray reflection , the distance between two parallel planes of NaCl is 280 pm and diffraction angle is . What is the wavelength of it's light radiation
When solution of glucose in water, freezes at , then at what temperature solution of NaCl will freeze?
-0.186°C
Molal depression constant is dependent on
nature of solvent
nature of solute
number of moles of solvent
number of moles of solute
A first order reaction has the rate constant of . The time required to reduce 10 g of reactant to 6 g is . What is the approximate value of
2.2
3.3
4.4
1.1
Given below are two statements.
Assertion (A) Conductivity of an electrolyte decreases on dilution.
Reason (R) On dilution number of ions per unit volume increases.
The correct answer is
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
(A) is not correct but (R) is correct.
In which of the following, the sol is not correctly matched with respect to its change?
I. sol; + ve sol
II. Starch sol; +ve sol
III. sol; -ve sol
IV. Methylene blue sol; +ve sol
The correct answer is
I, IV
I, III
II, III
II, IV
The graph drawn between and is shown below with intercept , What is the value of at a pressure of

0.6
0.5
0.4
0.7
| List I (Method) | List II (Metal refined) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | Zone refining | (I) | Sn |
| B. | Liquation | (II) | In |
| C. | Vapour phase refining | (III) | Zn |
| D. | Distillation | (IV) | Zr |
| (V) | Al | ||
The correct answer is
A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-V
A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
A-II, B-V, C-III, D-I
A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II
Which of the following are not in accordance with the property mentioned against them?
I. : Oxidising power
II. : Ionic character of metal halide
III. : Bond dissociation enthalpy
IV. : Hydrogen-halogen bond strength
I and III only
II and III only
I and IV only
II and IV only
Observe the following complexes.
From the above, the number of inner orbital complexes with paramagnetic nature is
2
1
3
4
Which of the following statements are correct?
i. both are paramagnetic.
ii. Both are tetrahedral and diamagnetic.
iii. is inner orbital complex, but is outer orbital complex.
(i) (ii) only
(i) (iii) only
(ii) (iii) only
(i) (ii) (iii)
Poly dispersity index of a polymer is 1.25 . If is 800 , what is its ?
850
900
950
1000
Deficiency of which vitamin causes convulsions?
Riboflavin
Thiamine
Ascorbic acid
Pyridoxine
Addison's disease is characterised by
A. hyperglycemia
B. weakness
C. increased susceptibility to stress
D. hypertension
A, C
A, D
B, C
B, D
| List-I | List-II |
| A. Broad spectrum | I. Amoxycillin |
| B. Typhoid | II. Vancomycin |
| C. Bactericidal | III. Erythromycin |
| D. Bacteriostatic | IV. Chloramphenicol |
| V. Ofloxacin |
A-II, B-I, C-V, D-III
A-II, B-IV, C-V, D-III
A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-V
Least reactive alkyl chloride in a reaction is
1-chloro butane
1-chloro 2-methyl propane
2-Chloro 2-methyl propane
2-chloro butane
Which of the following alkyl halide is most reactive towards substitution by l mechanism?
Which of the following is the major product, when -cresol is treated with zinc dust?
Toluene
Heptane
Methyl cyclohexanol
Methyl cyclohexane
What are ' and ' respectively in the following reaction sequence?
(ii) (ii)

Benzoyl bromide
Bromobenzene
4-bromo benzoic acid
3-bromo benzoic acid
In the given reactions, ' ' and ' ' respectively are