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Four identical thin, square metal sheets, and , each of side are kept parallel to each other with equal distance between them, as shown in the figure. Let , where is the permittivity of free space.
Match the quantities mentioned in List-I with their values in List-II and choose the correct option.
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| (P) The capacitance between and , with and not connected, is | (1) |
| (Q) The capacitance between and , with shorted to , is | (2) |
| (R) The capacitance between and , with shorted to , is | (3) |
| (S) The capacitance between and , with shorted to , and shorted to , is | (4) |
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The specific heat capacity of a substance is temperature dependent and is given by the formula , where is a constant of suitable dimensions in SI units, and is the absolute temperature. If the heat required to raise the temperature of of the substance from to is , the value of is ________.
[Given: .]

A dimensionless quantity is constructed in terms of electronic charge , permittivity of free space , Planck's constant , and speed of light . If the dimensionless quantity is written as and is a non-zero integer, then is given by :
Two uniform strings of mass per unit length and , and length and , respectively, are joined at point , and tied at two fixed ends and , as shown in the figure. The strings are under a uniform tension . If we define the frequency , which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

One mole of a monatomic ideal gas undergoes the cyclic process , as shown in the P-T diagram.
Match the quantities mentioned in List-I with their values in List-II and choose the correct option.
[ is the gas constant.]
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| (P) Work done in the complete cyclic process | (1) |
| (Q) Change in the internal energy of the gas in the process JK | (2) |
| (R) Heat given to the gas in the process KL | (3) |
| (S) Change in the internal energy of the gas in the process MJ | (4) |
| (5) |
A block of mass moves along the -direction subject to the force , with the value of in metre. At time , it is at rest at position . The position and momentum of the block at are
Two beads, each with charge and mass , are on a horizontal, frictionless, non-conducting, circular hoop of radius . One of the beads is glued to the hoop at some point, while the other one performs small oscillations about its equilibrium position along the hoop. The square of the angular frequency of the small oscillations is given by
[ is the permittivity of free space.]
The circuit shown in the figure contains an inductor , a capacitor , a resistor and an ideal battery. The circuit also contains two keys and . Initially, both the keys are open and there is no charge on the capacitor. At an instant, key is closed and immediately after this the current in is found to be . After a long time, the current attains a steady state value . Thereafter, is closed and simultaneously is opened and the voltage across oscillates with amplitude and angular frequency .
Match the quantities mentioned in List-I with their values in List-II and choose the correct option.
| List-I | List-II |
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| (P) The value of in Ampere is | (1) |
| (Q) The value of in Ampere is | (2) |
| (R) The value of in kilo-radians/s is | (3) |
| (S) The value of in Volt is | (4) |
| (5) |
A light ray is incident on the surface of a sphere of refractive index at an angle of incidence . The ray partially refracts into the sphere with angle of refraction and then partly reflects from the back surface. The reflected ray then emerges out of the sphere after a partial refraction. The total angle of deviation of the emergent ray with respect to the incident ray is . Match the quantities mentioned in List-I with their values in List-II and choose the correct option.
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| (P) If and , then all the possible values of will be | (1) and |
| (Q) If and , then all the possible values of will be | (2) and |
| (R) If and , then all the possible values of will be | (3) and |
| (S) If and , then all the possible values of will be | (4) |
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An infinitely long wire, located on the -axis, carries a current along the -direction and produces the magnetic field . The magnitude of the line integral along a straight line from the point to is given by
[ is the magnetic permeability of free space.]
A glass beaker has a solid, plano-convex base of refractive index 1.60, as shown in the figure. The radius of curvature of the convex surface (SPU) is , while the planar surface (STU) acts as a mirror. This beaker is filled with a liquid of refractive index up to the level QPR. If the image of a point object at a height of (OT in the figure) is formed onto itself, then, which of the following option(s) is(are) correct?

A particle of mass is moving in a circular orbit under the influence of the central force , corresponding to the potential energy , where is a positive force constant and is the radial distance from the origin. According to the Bohr's quantization rule, the angular momentum of the particle is given by , where is the Planck's constant, and a positive integer. If and are the speed and total energy of the particle, respectively, then which of the following expression(s) is(are) correct?


A closed vessel contains of an ideal gas at , which exerts pressure. At the same temperature, of another ideal gas is added to it and the pressure becomes . The ratio of root mean square velocities of and at is
At room temperature, disproportionation of an aqueous solution of in situ generated nitrous acid gives the species





Reaction of iso-propylbenzene with followed by the treatment with forms phenol and a by-product . Reaction of with 3 equivalents of gives compound . Treatment of with produces compound and calcium salt .
The correct statement(s) regarding and is(are)
Among the following, the correct statement(s) for electrons in an atom is(are)
Among the following options, select the option in which each complex in Set-I shows geometrical isomerism and the two complexes in Set-II are ionization isomers of each other.
Set-I: and
Set-II: and
Set-I: and
Set-II: and
Set-I: and
Set-II: and
Set-I: and
Set-II: and
Complete reaction of acetaldehyde with excess formaldehyde, upon heating with conc. solution, gives and . Compound does not give Tollens' test, whereas on acidification gives positive Tollens' test. Treatment of with excess cyclohexanone in the presence of catalytic amount of -toluenesulfonic acid (PTSA) gives product .
Sum of the number of methylene groups and oxygen atoms in is __________.
List-I contains various reaction sequences and List-II contains the possible products. Match each entry in List-I with the appropriate entry in List-II and choose the correct option.
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Consider the following volume-temperature diagram for the expansion of 5 moles of an ideal monoatomic gas.
Considering only work is involved, the total change in enthalpy (in Joule) for the transformation of state in the sequence is ____________.
[Use the given data: Molar heat capacity of the gas for the given temperature range, and gas constant,
List-I contains various reaction sequences and List-II contains different phenolic compounds. Match each entry in List-I with the appropriate entry in List-II and choose the correct option.
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Consider the following reaction,
which follows the mechanism given below :
The order of the reaction is __________.
In the following reaction sequence, the major product is formed.
Glycerol reacts completely with excess in the presence of an acid catalyst to form . Reaction of with excess followed by the treatment with yields Ca-soap , quantitatively. Starting with one mole of , the amount of produced in gram is __________.
[Given, atomic weight: ]
Among , and , the total number of species isoelectronic with is _________.
[Given, atomic number: ]
The option(s) in which at least three molecules follow Octet Rule is(are)
Based on VSEPR model, match the xenon compounds given in List-I with the corresponding geometries and the number of lone pairs on xenon given in List-II and choose the correct option.
| List-I | List-II |
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| (P) XeF | (1) Trigonal bipyramidal and two lone pair of electrons |
| (Q) XeF | (2) Tetrahedral and one lone pair of electrons |
| (R) XeO | (3) Octahedral and two lone pair of electrons |
| (S) XeOF | (4) Trigonal bipyramidal and no lone pair of electrons |
| (5) Trigonal bipyramidal and three lone pair of electrons |
In a conductometric titration, small volume of titrant of higher concentration is added stepwise to a larger volume of titrate of much lower concentration, and the conductance is measured after each addition.
The limiting ionic conductivity values (in ) for different ions in aqueous solutions are given below:
For different combinations of titrates and titrants given in List-I, the graphs of 'conductance' versus 'volume of titrant' are given in List-II.
Match each entry in List-I with the appropriate entry in List-II and choose the correct option.
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| (P) Titrate: KCl Titrant: AgNO |
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| (Q) Titrate: AgNO Titrant: KCl |
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| (R) Titrate: NaOH Titrant: HCl |
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| (S) Titrate: NaOH Titrant: CHCOOH |
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Among the following complexes, the total number of diamagnetic species is ___________.
, and
[Given, atomic number: ;
Let be such that the lines and intersect. Let be the point of intersection of and . Let , and denote a unit normal vector to the plane containing both the lines and .
Match each entry in List-I to the correct entry in List-II.
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| (P) equals | (1) |
| (Q) A possible choice for is | (2) |
| (R) equals | (3) |
| (S) A possible value of is | (4) |
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Let and . If are such that
then is equal to __________.
Let be such that . Then
is equal to :
Let and be functions defined by
Let . Define the function by
Match each entry in List-I to the correct entry in List-II.
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| (P) If , , , and , then | (1) is one-one. |
| (Q) If , , , and , then | (2) is onto. |
| (R) If , , , and , then | (3) is differentiable on . |
| (S) If , , , and , then | (4) the range of is . |
| (5) the range of is . |
A student appears for a quiz consisting of only true-false type questions and answers all the questions. The student knows the answers of some questions and guesses the answers for the remaining questions. Whenever the student knows the answer of a question, he gives the correct answer. Assume that the probability of the student giving the correct answer for a question, given that he has guessed it, is . Also assume that the probability of the answer for a question being guessed, given that the student's answer is correct, is . Then the probability that the student knows the answer of a randomly chosen question is :
Let the straight line touch a circle with center , and radius at a point . Let be the point on the circle such that the line segment is a diameter of the circle. Let .
Match each entry in List-I to the correct entry in List-II.
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| (P) equals | (1) |
| (Q) equals | (2) |
| (R) equals | (3) |
| (S) equals | (4) |
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Let be a continuously differentiable function on the interval such that and
for each . Then, for all is equal to :
Let be a random variable, and let denote the probability that takes the value . Suppose that the points , lie on a fixed straight line in the -plane, and for all . If the mean of is , and the variance of is , then the value of is _____________.
A group of 9 students, , is to be divided to form three teams , and of sizes 2,3 , and 4 , respectively. Suppose that cannot be selected for the team , and cannot be selected for the team . Then the number of ways to form such teams, is ____________.
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| (P) The number of matrices with all entries in such that for all , is | (1) 1 |
| (Q) The number of symmetric matrices with all entries in such that for all , is | (2) 12 |
| (R) Let be a skew symmetric matrix such that for . Then the number of elements in the set $ \left\{ \begin{pmatrix} x \\ y \\ z \end{pmatrix} : x, y, z \in \mathbb{R}, M \begin{pmatrix} x \\ y \\ z \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} a_{12} \\ 0 \\ a_{13} \end{pmatrix} \right\} $ is |
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| (S) Let be a matrix with all entries in such that for all . Then the absolute value of the determinant of is | (4) 6 |
Consider the ellipse . Let be a point in the first quadrant such that . Two tangents are drawn from to the ellipse, of which one meets the ellipse at one end point of the minor axis and the other meets the ellipse at a point in the fourth quadrant. Let be the vertex of the ellipse with positive -coordinate and be the center of the ellipse. If the area of the triangle is , then which of the following options is correct?
Let and be three vectors, where and denotes the origin. If and the point lies on the plane , then the value of is ____________.
Let denote the three-dimensional space. Take two points and . Let denote the distance between two points and in . Let
Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?
Let be a polynomial with real coefficients such that . Suppose that is a root of the equation , where . If , and are all the roots of the equation , then is equal to ____________.
Let and , where denotes the determinant of . Then the number of elements in is __________.
Let denote . Let
Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?