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The domain of the function, is
4
6
8
2
If is the determinant of the adjoint of the matrix and is the determinant of the inverse of the matrix , then
Consider two systems of 3 linear equations in 3 unknowns and . If has unique solution and has unique solution , then the solution of is
is an th degree polynomial satisfying . If , then the value of is
126
214
244
-124
If the point denotes the complex number in the argand plane and is purely imaginary number, then the locus of is
a hyperbola not containing the point
an ellipse not containing the point
a parabola not containing the point
a circle not containing the point and having its centre on the line
If , then the least possible value of is
3
4
6
12
1024
-1024
512
-512
The number of solutions of the equation is
2
1
0
4
The set of all real values of for which is
Two roots of the equation, are positive and equal. If the product of the other two real roots is 1 , then
The number of integers between 10 and 10,000 such that in every integer every digit is greater than its immediate preceeding digit, is
1112
437
246
182
IAANG
INAGA
NAAIG
NAAGI
The number of ways in which a cricket team of 11 members can be formed out of 6 batsmen, 6 bowlers, 4 all-rounders and 4 wicket keepers by selecting atleast 4 batsmen, atleast 3 bowlers, atleast 2 all-rounders and only one wicket keeper is
11560
6480
7680
13080
If , then
Sum of the coefficients of and in the expansion of is
121
-91
11
31
0
348
64
256
7
-7
3
-3
1
If then
If and , then
In a , if are in arithmetic progression and the angle is twice the angle , then
In a and are in arithmetic progression, and , then
128
392
288
200
In a
In a right angled triangle, if the position vector of the vertex having the right angle is and the position vector of the mid-point of its hypotenuse is , then the position vector of its centroid is
If the position vectors of the vertices of a triangle are respectively, then the magnitude of the altitude drawn from on to the side is
If the vectors and are coplanar, then the unit vector in the direction of the vector is
Assertion (A) For the lines and , if , then the two lines are coplanar.
Reason is times the shortest distance between the lines and .
(A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is correct explanation to (A)
(A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is not the correct explanation to (A)
(A) is true, (R) is false
(A) is false, (R) is true
Let and be two perpendicular vectors in the -plane. A vector in the same plane and having projections 1 and 2 respectively on and is
The mean deviation about the mean for the following data is
3
2
A basket contains 5 apples and 7 oranges and another basket contains 4 apples and 8 oranges. If one fruit is picked out at random from each basket, then the probability of getting one apple and one orange is
Two cards are drawn from a pack of 52 playing cards one after the other without replacement. If the first card drawn is a queen, then the probability of getting a face card from a black suit in the second draw is
An item is tested on a device for its defectiveness. The probability that such an item is defective is 0.3 . The device gives accurate result in 8 out of 10 such tests.
If the device reports that an item tested is not defective, then the probability that it is actually defective is
In a school there are 3 sections and . Section contains 20 girls and 30 boys, section contains 40 girls and 20 boys and section contains 10 girls and 30 boys. The probabilities of selecting the section and are and 0.5 respectively. If a student selected at random from the school is a girl, then the probability that she belongs to section is
If the probability distribution of a random variable is as follows, then the mean of is
If is a binomial variate with mean and variance , then
is a fixed point and is a parameter such that . If is a point on the circle and is a point on the circle , then the locus of the centroid of the is
a circle with centre at and radius
a circle with centre at and radius
a parabola with focus at
a parabola with focus at
The point undergoes the following transformations in succession :
(i) origin is shifted to the point by translation of axes.
(ii) translation through a distance of 2 units along the positive direction of -axis.
(iii) rotation of axes through an angle of in the positive direction.
Then, the coordinates of the point in its final position are
and are two parallel lines. If are the intercepts made by and are the intercepts made by on the , -coordinate axes respectively, then the equation of the line passing through the points and is
If is the image of the point with respect to the line , then
-3
5
If the pair of lines and have exactly one line in common and ' ' is an integer, then the equation of the pair of bisectors of the angles between the lines is
If the angle between the pair of lines is and is a positive rational number, then the point of intersection of these two lines is
If the equation of the circle passing through the point and having the lines and as its diameters is , then
244
100
-44
44
If is the equation of the polar of a point with respect to the circle , then
-3
3
If a unit circle touches the circle externally at the point , then
0
1
15
17
is a tangent to the circle at a point . If is the centre of the circle and is a point which divides in the ratio , then the power of the point with respect to the circle is
50
21
0
5
If the radical axis of the circles and touches the circle , then
either or
either or
either or
either or
Tangents are drawn at three points on the parabola . Let these tangents intersect each other at the points . If , then the area of the is
24
18.5
7.5
12
The area (in sq. units) of the triangle formed by the tangent and normal to the ellipse at the point with the -axis is
If is a tangent to the hyperbola and is its eccentricity, then
5
7
9
11
If the normal drawn to the hyperbola at meets the hyperbola again at a point , then
40
34
28
54
The locus of a point at which the line joining the points subtends a right angle, is
If are the vertices of a , then the direction ratios of the bisector of are
Let and be four points.
If is the acute angle between the plane determined by and the plane determined by , then
represents the greatest integer function. If , then
3
9
1
If is continuous at , then
4
5
3
7
If , then at
6
7
9
10
If , then
5
0
1
-5
If , then the value of at is
-30
-34
-32
-18
If the surface area of a spherical bubble is increasing at the rate of , then the rate of change in its volume (in cubic ) when its radius is 8 cms is
8
12
15
16
The number of turning points of the curve in the interval is
4
3
1
2
The radius and the height of a right circular solid cone are measured as 7 feet each. If there is an error of 0.002 ft for every feet in measuring them, then the error in the total surface area of the cone (in sq. ft ) is
If , then
For
If , then
The area (in sq. units) of the region bounded by the curves and is
The solution of the differential equation , when , is
The general solution of the differential equation
If and , then
0
1
If the error in the measurement of the surface area of a sphere is , then the error in the determination of the volume of the sphere is
A body starts from rest with uniform acceleration and its velocity at a time of ' ' seconds is ' '. The total displacement of the body in the th and th seconds of its motion is
If the range of a body projected with a velocity of is , then the angle of projection of the body is
(Acceleration due to gravity )
or
or
or
or
If the height of a projectile at a time of 2 s from the beginning of motion is 60 m , then the time of flight of the projectile is
(Acceleration due to gravity )
12 s
4 s
6 s
8 s
A disc of mass 0.2 kg is kept floating in air without falling by vertically firing bullets each of mass 0.05 kg on the disc at the rate of 10 bullets per every second. If the bullets rebound with the same speed, then the speed of each bullet is
(Acceleration due to gravity )
Two bodies and of masses 1.5 kg and 3 kg are moving with velocities and respectively. If the same retarding force is applied on the two bodies, then the ratio of the distances travelled by the bodies and before they come to rest is
If a force acting on a body displaces it from point to point , then work done by the force is
5 J
6 J
4 J
7 J
A body moving along a straight line collides another body of same mass moving in the same direction with half of the velocity of the first body. If the coefficient of restitution between the two bodies is 0.5 , then the ratio of the velocities of the two bodies after collision is (Treat the collision as one dimensional)
If a solid sphere is rolling without slipping on a horizontal plane, then the ratio of its rotational and total kinetic energies is
As shown in the figure, two thin coplanar circular discs and each of mass and radius ' ' are attached to form a rigid body. The moment of inertia of this system about an axis perpendicular to the plane of disc and passing through its centre is

The time period of a simple pendulum on the surface of the Earth is . If the pendulum is taken to a height equal to half of the radius of the Earth, then its time period is
A particle is executing simple harmonic motion starting from its mean position. If the time period of the particle is 1.5 s , then the minimum time at which the ratio of the kinetic and total energies of the particle becomes 3:4 is
If the escape velocity of a body from the surface of the Earth is , then the orbital velocity of a satellite in an orbit which is at a height equal to the radius of the Earth is
In a water tank, an air bubble rises from the bottom to the top surface of the water. If the depth of the water in the tank is 7.28 m and atmospheric pressure is 10 m of water, then the ratio of the radii of the bubble at the bottom of the tank and at the top surface of the water is
(Temperature of the water in the tank is constant)
A wire of length 0.5 m and area of cross-section at a temperature of is suspended vertically by fixing its upper end to the ceiling. The wire is then cooled to , but is prevented from contracting by attaching a mass at the lower end. If the mass of the wire is negligible, then the value of the mass attached to the wire is
[Young's modulus of material of the wire , coefficient of linear expansion of the material of the wire and acceleration due to gravity ]
10 kg
20 kg
30 kg
40 kg
A wire is stretched 1 mm by a force . If a second wire of same material, same length and 4 times the diameter of the first wire is stretched by the same force , then the elongation of the second wire is
8 mm
16 mm
10 g
12 g
8 g
16 g
When 80 J of heat is supplied to a gas at constant pressure, if the work done by the gas is 20 J , then the ratio of the specific heat capacities of the gas is
A refrigerator of coefficient of performance 5 that extracts heat from the cooling compartment at the rate of 250 J per cycle is placed in a room. The heat released per cycle to the room by the refrigerator is
250 J
50 J
200 J
300 J
In a container of volume at temperature, 2 moles of oxygen 5 moles of nitrogen and 3 moles of hydrogen are present, then the pressure in the container is
(Universal gas constant )
1570 Pa
1270 Pa
1365 Pa
2270 Pa
If a travelling wave is given by , where and are in metre the time is in second, then the frequency of the wave is
6 Hz
7 Hz
4 Hz
5 Hz
The ratio of the focal lengths of a convex lens when kept in air and when it is immersed in a liquid is . If the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5 , then the refractive index of the liquid is
1.20
1.30
1.25
1.35
The path difference between two waves given by the equations
and is
The sum of two point positive charges separated by a distance of 1.5 m in air is . If the electrostatic force between the two charges is 0.6 N , then the difference between the two charges is
The energy stored in a capacitor of capacitance when charged to a potential of 6 kV is
100 J
200 J
180 J
160 J
A parallel plate capacitor has plates of area and spacing of 0.5 mm . If a slab of thickness 0.5 mm and dielectric constant 4.5 is introduced in between the plates of the capacitor, then the capacitance of the capacitor is
100 nF
60 pF
100 pF
60 nF
In the given circuit, the potential difference across the plates of the capacitor in steady state is

6.5 V
6 V
9 V
7.5 V
The potential difference across a conducting wire of length 20 cm is 30 V . If the electron mobility is , then the drift velocity of the electrons is
A maximum current of 0.5 mA can pass through a galvanometer of resistance . The resistance to be connected in series to the galvanometer to convert it into a voltmeter of range is
Two charged particles of specific charges in the ratio 2:1 and masses in the ratio moving with same kinetic energy enter a uniform magnetic field at right angles to the direction of the field. The ratio of the radii of the circular paths in which the particles move under the influence of the magnetic field is
A sample of paramagnetic salt contains atomic dipoles each of dipole moment . The sample is placed under homogeneous magnetic field of 0.6 T and cooled to a temperature 4.2 K . The degree of magnetic saturation achived is . Then total dipole moment of the sample for a magnetic field of 0.9 T and a temperature of 2.8 K is
A coil of resistance is placed in a magnetic field. If the magnetic flux (in weber) linked with the coil varies with time ' ' (in second) as per the equation , then the current induced in the coil at a time is
2 A
1 A
0.5 A
0.1 A
If the voltage and current in an AC circuit are respectively and , then the power dissipated in the circuit is nearly
1.296 W
0.648 W
0.884 W
1.768 W
The oscillating electric and magnetic field vectors of an electromagnetic wave are along
the same direction and in same phase.
the same direction but have a phase difference of .
mutually perpendicular directions and are in same phase.
mutually perpendicular directions but have a phase difference of .
A laser produces a beam of light of frequency Hz with an output power of 33 mW . The average number of photons emitted by the laser per second is (Planck's constant )
The ratio of energies of photons produced due to transition of an electron in hydrogen atom from second energy level to first energy level and fifth energy level to second energy level is
The half life of a radioactive substance is 10 minutes. If and are the number of atoms decayed in 20 and 30 minutes respectively, then
If and are the sizes of the emitter, base and collector of a transistor respectively, then
The logic gate equivalent to the circuit given in the figure is

NAND
AND
NOR
If the ratio of the maximum and minimum amplitudes of an amplitude modulated wave is , then the modulation index is
0.6
0.7
0.4
0.3
Which of the following represents the wavelength of spectral line of Balmer series of ion?
Rydberg constant,
The work functions (in eV ) of respectively are . From how many metals, the electrons will be ejected if their surfaces are irradiated with an electromagnetic radiation of wavelength 300 nm ?
1
4
2
3
The order of negative electron gain enthalpy of , is
The number of molecules having lone pair of electrons on central atom in the following is
6
3
4
5
Observe the following substances.
Ethanol, acetic acid, ethylamine, trimethylamine, salicylic acid. ethanal.
In the above list, the number of substances with H -bonding is
4
3
5
2
Statement I If thermal energy is stronger than intermolecular forces, the substance prefers to be in gaseous state.
Statement II At constant temperature, the density of an ideal gas is proportional to its pressure.
The correct answer is
Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is not correct.
Statement-I is not correct, but Statement-II is correct.
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct.
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are not correct.
At of with a pressure of 1 bar is mixed with 2 L of with a pressure of 2 bar in a 10 L flask. What is the pressure exerted by gaseous mixture in bar? (Assume and as ideal gases)
4
0.05
1
0.5
Two acids and are titrated separately, 25 mL of solution requires 10 mL of and 40 mL of for complete neutralisation. The volume (in L ) of and required to produce 1 L of 1 N acid solution respectively are
If and are standard enthalpy change and standard entropy change respectively for a reaction, the incorrect option is
negative; positive: spontaneous at all temperatures
negative; negative; non-spontaneous at low temperatures
positive; positive; non-spontaneous at low temperatures
negative; negative: spontaneous at low temperatures
The of is . What is the energy (in J ) required to raise 180 g of liquid water from to ?
3.765
3765
753
376.5
At , consider the following gaseous reaction, which is in equilibrium.
What is the fraction of decomposed at constant volume and temperature, if the initial pressure is 300 mm Hg and pressure at equilibrium is 480 mm Hg ? (Assume all gases as ideal)
0.2
0.6
0.4
0.8
Observe the following molecules/ions .
The number of Lewis bases in the above list is
2
3
4
5
Observe the following reactions
I.
II.
III.
Catalysts respectively are
iron, sodium arsenite, cobalt
iron, zinc, cobalt
cobalt, zinc, nickel
iron, iron chromate, nickel
Consider the following
Statement - I : Both and are readily soluble in water.
Statement - II : Among the nitrates of alkaline earth metals, only on strong heating gives its oxide, and .
The correct answer is
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct.
Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is not correct.
Statement-I is not correct, but Statement-II is correct.
Both statement-I and Statement-II are not correct.
Which of the following is not associated with water molecules ?
Cryolite
Bauxite
Kernite
Borax
Identify the incorrect statement about silica.
It is acidic in nature.
It has no reaction with most of acids except HF.
With NaOH it forms sodium silicate.
Like graphite, it has two dimensional structure.
Which one of the following statements related to photochemical smog is not correct?
It is controlled by the use of catalytic converters in automobiles.
It causes corrosion of metals.
It is a mixture of , smoke and fog.
It causes extensive damage to plant life.
In compound , hyperconjugation is present and in , resonance effect is present. What are and , respectively?
Toluene, prop-2-en-1-ol
Aniline, 2-propenal
Toluene, nitrobenzene
1-bromopropane, phenol
An alcohol on dehydration gave alkene as major product, which on bromination followed by treatment with gave alkyne . Alkyne , does not react with sodium metal. What are and ?




An element occurs in the body centred cubic structure with edge length of 288 pm . The density of the element is . The number of atoms present in 208 g of the element is nearly
An aqueous solution containing 0.2 g of a non volatile solute ' ' in 21.5 g of water freezes at 272.814 K . If the freezing point of water is 273.16 K , the molar mass (in ) of solute is
80
75
100
50
At , the vapour pressure of molal aqueous solution containing a non-volatile solute is , The vapour pressure of pure water at is 12.3 kPa . What is the value of ?
10
1.018
0.1018
0.018
Consider the following cell reaction
At 298 K , the cell emf is 0.237 V . The equilibrium constant for the reaction is . The value of is .
8
7
6
9
For a first order reaction, the ratio between the time taken to complete th of the reaction and time taken to complete half of the reaction is
2
3
1.5
2.5
What is the indicator used in argentometric titrations?
Starch solution
Eosin dye
solution
Phenolphthalein
In a Freundlich adsorption isotherm, if the slope is unity and is 0.1 , the extent of adsorption at 2 atm is ( )
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.8
The correct answer is
A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
The number of bonds present in oxoacid of phosphorus, prepared by treating red with alkali are respectively
2,1
1,1
1,2
2,2
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
CrO is basic but is amphoteric.
Nitrite is oxidised to nitrate in acidic medium by .
is the catalyst in Wacker process.
The reactivity of the earlier members of lanthanide series is similar to that of aluminium.
The coordination number of chromium in is
5
4
6
3
Consider the following
Statement I Nylon 6 is a condensation copolymer.
Statement II Nylon 6, 6 is a condensation polymer of adipic acid and tetra-methylene diamine.
The correct answer is
Both statement-I and Statement-II are correct.
Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is not correct.
Statement-I is not correct, but Statement-II is correct.
Both statement-I and Statement-II are not correct.
| List-I (Glycosidic linkage) |
List-II (Polysaccharide) |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | (I) | Amylose | |
| (B) | (II) | Amylopectin | |
| (C) | (III) | Cellulose | |
A-II, B-I, C-III
A-III, B-I, C-II
A-I, B-II, C-III
A-I, B-III, C-II
The list given below contains essential amino acids that are basic and also non essential amino acids that are neutral and , respectively are
I. Lysine
II. Alanine
III. Serine
IV. Arginine
V. Tyrosine
II, III, IV; I, IV
, III; , IV, V
The artificial sweetener contains glycosidic linkage and contains amide, ester linkages. and respectively are
sucralose, alitame
sucralose, aspartame
saccharin, alitame
saccharin, aspartame
Which one of the following halogen compounds is least reactive towards hydrolysis by mechanism?
Tertiary butylchloride
Isopropyl chloride
Allyl chloride
Ethyl chloride
-chlorotoluene is the major product in which of the following reactions?



I, III only
I, II only
II, III only
I, II, III
Arrange the following in decreasing order of electrophilicity of carbonyl carbon.



IV I III II
IV I II III
I IV III II
I II IV III
What is the ratio of carbons to carbons in the product ' ' of the given sequence of reactions?

benzophenone
diphenyl methane
diphenylmethanol
benzoic acid