A torque meter is calibrated to reference standards of mass, length and time each with accuracy. After calibration, the measured torque with this torque meter will have net accuracy of :

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A torque meter is calibrated to reference standards of mass, length and time each with accuracy. After calibration, the measured torque with this torque meter will have net accuracy of :
Sand is being dropped from a stationary dropper at a rate of on a conveyor belt moving with a velocity of . The power needed to keep the belt moving with the same velocity will be :
A square aluminum (shear modulus is ) slab of side and thickness is subjected to a shearing force (on its narrow face) of . The lower edge is riveted to the floor. The displacement of the upper edge is ____________ m.
A bullet is shot vertically downwards with an initial velocity of from a certain height. Within 10 s, the bullet reaches the ground and instantaneously comes to rest due to the perfectly inelastic collision. The velocity-time curve for total time will be:
(Take g = 10 m/s2).




The one division of main scale of Vernier callipers reads and 10 divisions of Vernier scale is equal to the 9 divisions on main scale. When the two jaws of the instrument touch each other, the zero of the Vernier lies to the right of zero of the main scale and its fourth division coincides with a main scale division. When a spherical bob is tightly placed between the two jaws, the zero of the Vernier scale lies in between and and Vernier division coincides scale division. The diameter of the bob will be ____________ 102 cm.
Two cylindrical vessels of equal cross-sectional area contain water upto heights and respectively. The vessels are interconnected so that the water levels in them become equal. The work done by the force of gravity during the process, is [Take, density of water and ] :
Read the following statements :
A. When small temperature difference between a liquid and its surrounding is doubled, the rate of loss of heat of the liquid becomes twice.
B. Two bodies and having equal surface areas are maintained at temperature and . The thermal radiation emitted in a given time by and are in the ratio .
C. A Carnot Engine working between and has an efficiency of .
D. When small temperature difference between a liquid and its surrounding is quadrupled, the rate of loss of heat of the liquid becomes twice.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
To light, a lamp is connected, in series with a capacitor of capacitance , with source. The value of will be ___________.
At a particular station, the TV transmission tower has a height of 100 m. To triple its coverage range, height of the tower should be increased to
In a meter bridge experiment, for measuring unknown resistance 'S', the null point is obtained at a distance from the left side as shown at point D. If R is , then the value of unknown resistance 'S' will be __________ .

A direct current of and an alternating current of peak value flow through resistance of and respectively. The ratio of heat produced in the two resistances in same interval of time will be :
A logic gate circuit has two inputs A and B and output Y. The voltage waveforms of A, B and Y are shown below.

The logic gate circuit is :
A magnet hung at with magnetic meridian makes an angle of with the horizontal. The actual value of the angle of dip is -
An electron (mass ) with an initial velocity is moving in an electric field where is constant. If at de Broglie wavelength is , then its de Broglie wavelength after time t is given by
Same gas is filled in two vessels of the same volume at the same temperature. If the ratio of the number of molecules is , then
A. The r.m.s. velocity of gas molecules in two vessels will be the same.
B. The ratio of pressure in these vessels will be .
C. The ratio of pressure will be .
D. The r.m.s. velocity of gas molecules in two vessels will be in the ratio of .
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Two bar magnets oscillate in a horizontal plane in earth's magnetic field with time periods of and respectively. If their moments of inertia are in the ratio of , then the ratio of their magnetic moments will be:
A pulley of radius is rotated about its axis by a force applied tangentially (while t is measured in seconds). If moment of inertia of the pulley about its axis of rotation is , the number of rotations made by the pulley before its direction of motion is reversed, will be . The value of K is ___________.
A ball of mass m is thrown vertically upward. Another ball of mass is thrown at an angle with the vertical. Both the balls stay in air for the same period of time. The ratio of the heights attained by the two balls respectively is . The value of x is _____________.
Two beams of light having intensities I and 4I interfere to produce a fringe pattern on a screen. The phase difference between the two beams are and at points and respectively. The difference between the resultant intensities at the two points is . The value of will be ________.
What is the half-life period of a radioactive material if its activity drops to of its initial value in 30 years?
A long copper wire carries a current of . If the cross section of the wire is and the resistivity of copper is , the force experienced by moving electron in the wire is ____________ .
(charge on electorn )
A bag is gently dropped on a conveyor belt moving at a speed of . The coefficient of friction between the conveyor belt and bag is . Initially, the bag slips on the belt before it stops due to friction. The distance travelled by the bag on the belt during slipping motion, is : [Take ]
A microscope was initially placed in air (refractive index 1). It is then immersed in oil (refractive index 2). For a light whose wavelength in air is , calculate the change of microscope's resolving power due to oil and choose the correct option.
Two satellites and , having masses in the ratio , are revolving in circular orbits of radii and respectively around the earth. The ratio of total mechanical energy of to is :
A mass , attached to a horizontal spring, executes SHM with an amplitude . When this mass passes through its mean position, then a smaller mass of is placed over it and both masses move together with amplitude . If the ratio is , then the value of will be ___________.
A beam of light travelling along -axis is described by the electric field . The ratio of electric force to magnetic force on a charge moving along -axis with a speed of will be :
(Given speed of light )
Two sources of equal emfs are connected in series. This combination is connected to an external resistance R. The internal resistances of the two sources are and . If the potential difference across the source of internal resistance is zero, then the value of R will be :
If and are the thermal conductivities, and are the lengths and and are the cross sectional areas of steel and copper rods respectively such that . Then, for the arrangement as shown in the figure, the value of temperature of the steel - copper junction in the steady state will be:

Two identical positive charges each are fixed at a distance of '2a' apart from each other. Another point charge with mass 'm' is placed at midpoint between two fixed charges. For a small displacement along the line joining the fixed charges, the charge executes . The time period of oscillation of charge will be :
A long cylindrical volume contains a uniformly distributed charge of density . The electric field inside the cylindrical volume at a distance from its axis is ________ .

A sugar 'X' dehydrates very slowly under acidic condition to give furfural which on further reaction with resorcinol gives the coloured product after sometime. Sugar 'X' is
Boiling point of a aqueous solution of a non-volatile solute A is equal to the boiling point of aqueous solution of a non-volatile solute B. The relation between molecular weights of A and B is
Amongst the following, the number of oxide(s) which are paramagnetic in nature is
The molar heat capacity for an ideal gas at constant pressure is . The change in internal energy is upon heating it from to . The number of moles of the gas at constant volume is ____________. [Nearest integer] (Given: )
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and, the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: [6] Annulene, [8] Annulene and cis-[10] Annulene, are respectively aromatic, not-aromatic and aromatic.

Reason R: Planarity is one of the requirements of aromatic systems.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
The conductivity of a solution of complex with formula corresponds to 1 : 1 electrolyte, then the primary valency of central metal ion is __________.
Given below are two statements.
Statement I: , and are weakly attracted by magnetic field and are magnetized in the same direction as magnetic field.
Statement II: and are weakly magnetized in opposite direction to magnetic field.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
solution of -glucose in water contains of carbon by weight. The molality of the solution is nearest to
(Given: Atomic Weights are, )

In the above reaction product B is :




Given below are two statements.
Statement I: The chlorides of and have Cl-bridged structure. Both are soluble in organic solvents and act as Lewis bases.
Statement II: Hydroxides of and dissolve in excess alkali to give beryllate and aluminate ions.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Match List I with List II.
| List I Pollutant |
List II Disease/sickness |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | Sulphate (>500 ppm) | (I) | Methemoglobinemia |
| (B) | Nitrate (>50 ppm) | (II) | Brown mottling of teeth |
| (C) | Lead (>50 ppb) | (III) | Laxative effect |
| (D) | Fluoride (>2 ppm) | (IV) | Kidney damage |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Energy of orbital of hydrogen atom is greater than that of orbital of lithium.
Reason R: Energies of the orbitals in the same subshell decrease with increase in the atomic number.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Given below are two statements.
Statement I : Iron (III) catalyst, acidified and neutral have the ability to oxidise to independently.
Statement II : Manganate ion is paramagnetic in nature and involves bonding.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
In the titration of and oxalic acid in acidic medium, the change in oxidation number of carbon at the end point is ___________.
of solution is used for the titration of of solution in the acidic medium.
The molarity of solution is __________ . (Nearest Integer)
Optical activity of an enantiomeric mixture is and the specific rotation of isomer is . The optical purity is __________.
Given below are two statements.
Statement I : Hydrogen peroxide can act as an oxidizing agent in both acidic and basic conditions.
Statement II : Density of hydrogen peroxide at is lower than that of .
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
In Carius method of estimation of halogen, of an organic compound gave of . Find out the percentage of bromine in the compound.
(Molar masses : )
The total number of bonds in is __________.
In the following reaction

The yield for reaction I is and that of reaction II is . The overall yield of the complete reaction is __________ . [nearest integer]
Match List I with List II.
| List I | List II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | ![]() |
(I) | Anti-depressant |
| (B) | ![]() |
(II) | 550 times sweeter than cane sugar. |
| (C) | ![]() |
(III) | Narcotic analgesic |
| (D) | ![]() |
(IV) | Antiseptic |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The above reaction has been studied at . The related data are given in the table below
| Reaction serial number | Initial Pressure of | Initial Pressure of | Initial rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65.6 | 40.0 | 0.135 |
| 2 | 65.6 | 20.1 | 0.033 |
| 3 | 38.6 | 65.6 | 0.214 |
| 4 | 19.2 | 65.6 | 0.106 |
The order of the reaction with respect to NO is ___________.
The incorrect statement is
Match List I with List II.
| List I | List II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | Benzenesulphonyl chloride | (I) | Test for primary amines |
| (B) | Hoffmann bromamide reaction | (II) | Anti Saytzeff |
| (C) | Carbylamine reaction | (III) | Hinsberg reagent |
| (D) | Hoffmann orientation | (IV) | Known reaction of Isocyanates. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
According to MO theory, number of species/ions from the following having identical bond order is ________.
Which of the following methods are not used to refine any metal?
A. Liquation
B. Calcination
C. Electrolysis
D. Leaching
E. Distillation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A : Activated charcoal adsorbs SO2 more efficiently than CH4.
Reason R : Gases with lower critical temperatures are readily adsorbed by activated charcoal.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
At , the solubility of in water is . The solubility product of is ____________ . (Give molar mass : )
Which oxoacid of phosphorous has the highest number of oxygen atoms present in its chemical formula?
Match List I with List II.
| List I Polymers |
List II Commercial names |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | Phenol-formaldehyde resin | (I) | Glyptal |
| (B) | Copolymer of 1,3-butadiene and sterene | (II) | Novolac |
| (C) | Polyester of glycol and phthalic acid | (III) | Buna-S |
| (D) | Polyester of glycol and terephthalic acid | (IV) | Dacron |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Let be a point on the parabola such that the tangent at passes through the centre of the circle . Let be the product of all possible values of and be the product of all possible values of . Then the value of is equal to :
Let and be two vectors, such that . Then the projection of on is equal to :
Let and be the number of points on the curve , where the tangents to the curve are parallel to -axis and -axis, respectively. Then the value of equals ___________.
Let be the set containing all matrices with entries from . The total number of matrices such that the sum of all the diagonal elements of is 6 is ____________.
Let a vertical tower of height stands on a horizontal ground. Let from a point on the ground a man can see upto height of the tower with an angle of elevation . When from , he moves a distance in the direction of , he can see the top of the tower with an angle of elevation . If , then is equal to
For , let the solutions of the equation be and , where the inverse trigonometric functions take only principal values. If the solutions of the equation are and , then is equal to ____________.
Let a function be defined as :
where . If is continuous at , then which of the following statements is NOT true?
Let be vertices of a triangle be a point on side , and and be the areas of triangles and , respectively. If , then the area enclosed by the lines and the -axis is :
Let be the solution curve of the differential equation
, , which passes through the point . Then is equal to ______________.
An ellipse passes through the vertices of the hyperbola . Let the major and minor axes of the ellipse coincide with the transverse and conjugate axes of the hyperbola , respectively. Let the product of the eccentricities of and be . If is the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse , then the value of is equal to _____________.
is equal to :
Let the line intersect the plane containing the lines and at the point . Then the value of equals _____________.
The mean and variance of 10 observations were calculated as 15 and 15 respectively by a student who took by mistake 25 instead of 15 for one observation. Then, the correct standard deviation is _____________.
If the circle passes through the point and its centre lies on the line , then the length of intercept made by the circle on -axis is :
The area of the smaller region enclosed by the curves and is equal to
Suppose , .. be an arithmetic progression of natural numbers. If the ratio of the sum of first five terms to the sum of first nine terms of the progression is and , , then the sum of the first ten terms of the progression is equal to
Let the minimum value of is attained at . Then is equal to :
Let and be two relations defined on by
and
Then,
Let . Then
The remainder when is divided by 7 is
is equivalent to when is
If the plane passes through the intersection of two mutually perpendicular planes and and intercepts a unit length on positive -axis, then the intercept made by the plane on the -axis is :
Let be functions defined by , where is the maximum of the powers of those primes such that divides , and , for all . Then, the function is
Let . Then is equal to ______________.
Let be the sample space of all five digit numbers. It is the probability that a randomly selected number from , is a multiple of 7 but not divisible by 5 , then is equal to :
Let . Let be such that . Then is equal to
Let and be two distinct solutions of the differential equation , with and respectively. Then, the number of points of intersection of and is
Let and . Then, the value of is equal to ___________.
Let be a function defined as
where is the greatest integer less than or equal to . If exists, then the value of is equal to
If the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse is 4 , and is the length of its major axis, then is equal to ____________.