The distance travelled by an object in time is given by . The instantaneous speed of the object at will be:

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The distance travelled by an object in time is given by . The instantaneous speed of the object at will be:
Two plates and have thermal conductivities and respectively. They have same surface area and same thickness. They are placed in contact along their surfaces. If the temperatures of the outer surfaces of and are kept at and respectively, then the temperature of the surface of contact in steady state is _____________ .
In the network shown below, the charge accumulated in the capacitor in steady state will be:

In the equation is pressure, is volume, is universal gas constant and is temperature. The physical quantity equivalent to the ratio is:
Given below are two statements:
Statement I : For a planet, if the ratio of mass of the planet to its radius increases, the escape velocity from the planet also increases.
Statement II : Escape velocity is independent of the radius of the planet.
In the light of above statements, choose the most appropriate answer form the options given below
The initial pressure and volume of an ideal gas are P and V. The final pressure of the gas when the gas is suddenly compressed to volume will be :
(Given = ratio of specific heats at constant pressure and at constant volume)
A car accelerates from rest to . The energy spent in this process is E J. The energy required to accelerate the car from to is . The value of is ____________.
In a Young's double slits experiment, the ratio of amplitude of light coming from slits is . The ratio of the maximum to minimum intensity in the interference pattern is:
A bi convex lens of focal length is cut in two identical parts along a plane perpendicular to the principal axis. The power of each lens after cut is ____________ D.
A vehicle of mass is moving along a levelled curved road of radius with angular velocity of . The centripetal force acting on the vehicle is:
The mean free path of molecules of a certain gas at STP is , where is the diameter of the gas molecules. While maintaining the standard pressure, the mean free path of the molecules at is approximately:
An atom absorbs a photon of wavelength and emits another photon of wavelength . The net energy absorbed by the atom in this process is . The value of n is __________. [Assume the atom to be stationary during the absorption and emission process] (Take and )
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason
Assertion A : The binding energy per nucleon is practically independent of the atomic number for nuclei of mass number in the range 30 to 170 .
Reason R : Nuclear force is short ranged.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
A passenger sitting in a train A moving at observes another train moving in the opposite direction for . If the velocity of the train B is , then length of train B is:
To radiate EM signal of wavelength with high efficiency, the antennas should have a minimum size equal to:
Three point charges and are placed on -axis at a distance and respectively from origin as shown. If and , the magnitude of net force experienced by the charge is ___________ N.

A charge is divided into two parts and placed at distance so that the repulsive force between them is maximum. The charges of the two parts are:
An insulated copper wire of 100 turns is wrapped around a wooden cylindrical core of the cross-sectional area . The two ends of the wire are connected to a resistor. The total resistance in the circuit is . If an externally applied uniform magnetic field in the core along its axis changes from in one direction to in the opposite direction, the charge flowing through a point in the circuit during the change of magnetic field will be ___________ .
Given below are two statements:
Statement I : An AC circuit undergoes electrical resonance if it contains either a capacitor or an inductor.
Statement II : An AC circuit containing a pure capacitor or a pure inductor consumes high power due to its non-zero power factor.
In the light of above statements, choose the correct answer form the options given below:
A straight wire of mass and length is suspended by a pair of flexible leads in uniform magnetic field of magnitude as shown in the figure. The magnitude of the current required in the wire to remove the tension in the supporting leads is ___________ A.
Take ).

In an electromagnetic wave, at an instant and at particular position, the electric field is along the negative -axis and magnetic field is along the positive -axis. Then the direction of propagation of electromagnetic wave is:
A light rope is wound around a hollow cylinder of mass 5 kg and radius 70 cm. The rope is pulled with a force of 52.5 N. The angular acceleration of the cylinder will be _________ rad s.
The output from NAND gate having inputs A and B given below will be,





Two planets A and B of radii and 1.5 R have densities and respectively. The ratio of acceleration due to gravity at the surface of to is:
In an experiment with sonometer when a mass of is attached to the string, it vibrates with fundamental frequency of . When a mass is attached, the string vibrates with fundamental frequency of . The value of is ___________ g.
Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Out of microwaves, infrared rays and ultraviolet rays, ultraviolet rays are the most effective for the emission of electrons from a metallic surface.
Statement II : Above the threshold frequency, the maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons is inversely proportional to the frequency of the incident light.
In the light of above statements, choose the correct answer form the options given below
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason
Assertion A : A spherical body of radius having a particular density is falling through a liquid of constant density. The percentage error in the calculation of its terminal velocity is .
Reason R : The terminal velocity of the spherical body falling through the liquid is inversely proportional to its radius.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
In the circuit shown, the energy stored in the capacitor is . The value of is __________

A particle executes SHM of amplitude A. The distance from the mean position when its's kinetic energy becomes equal to its potential energy is :
An electron is moving along the positive -axis. If the uniform magnetic field is applied parallel to the negative z-axis, then
A. The electron will experience magnetic force along positive y-axis
B. The electron will experience magnetic force along negative y-axis
C. The electron will not experience any force in magnetic field
D. The electron will continue to move along the positive -axis
E. The electron will move along circular path in magnetic field
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Identify the correct order of standard enthalpy of formation of sodium halides :
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A : Isotopes of hydrogen have almost same chemical properties, but difference in their rates of reaction.
Reason R : Isotopes of hydrogen have different enthalpy of bond dissociation.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
The total number of stereoisomers for the complex (where oxalate) is :
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A : Order of acidic nature of the following compounds is A > B > C.

Reason R : Fluoro is a stronger electron withdrawing group than Chloro group.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The major product for the following reaction is:





Given below are two statements related to Ellingham diagram:
Statement I : Ellingham diagrams can be constructed for formation of oxides, sulfides and halides of metals.
Statement II : It consists of plots of vs for formation of oxides of elements.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements :
Statement I : and both possess V-shaped structure.
Statement II : The bond angle of is less than that of .
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
See the following chemical reaction:
The sum of and is ___________
A(g) 2B(g) + C(g) is a first order reaction. The initial pressure of the system was found to be 800 mm Hg which increased to 1600 mm Hg after 10 min. The total pressure of the system after 30 min will be _________ mm Hg. (Nearest integer)
The covalency and oxidation state respectively of boron in , are :
Sodium metal crystallizes in a body centred cubic lattice with unit cell edge length of . The radius of sodium atom is __________ (Nearest integer)
The orbital angular momentum of an electron in orbital is . The value of is ____________ (nearest integer)
of a carbonate on treatment with excess produces of . The molar mass of is __________ . (Nearest integer)
20 mL of is added to of acetic acid solution. The of the resulting solution is ___________ (Nearest integer)
Given :
Compound from the following reaction sequence is:

of an organic compound gave of in Carius method for estimation of bromine. of bromine in the compound is ___________.
(Given: Molar mass
)
If the formula of Borax is , then ___________
Which of the following are the Green house gases?
A. Water vapour
B. Ozone
C. I
D. Molecular hydrogen
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
In the wet tests for detection of various cations by precipitation, cations are detected by obtaining precipitate of
The naturally occurring amino acid that contains only one basic functional group in its chemical structure is
Which of the following complexes will exhibit maximum attraction to an applied magnetic field?
The correct group of halide ions which can be oxidised by oxygen in acidic medium is :
Given below are two statements :
Statement I : Tropolone is an aromatic compound and has electrons.
Statement II : electrons of group in tropolone is involved in aromaticity.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Sea water contains and by weight of solution. The normal boiling point of the sea water is _____________ (Nearest integer)
Assume ionization for both and
Given :
Molar mass of and is 58.5 and 95 respectively.
Match List I with List II
| LIST I | LIST II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | Weak intermolecular forces of attraction | I. | Hexamethylenediamine + adipic acid |
| B. | Hydrogen bonding | II. | |
| C. | Heavily branched polymer | III. | 2 - chloro - 1, 3 - butadiene |
| D. | High density polymer | IV. | Phenol + formaldehyde |
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 : The diameter of colloidal particles in solution should not be much smaller than wavelength of light to show Tyndall effect.
Reason R : The light scatters in all directions when the size of particles is large enough.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
At , the standard reduction potential for electrode is .
Given :
Take
The reduction potential at for the above couple is . The value of is ___________
Match List I with List II
1 - Bromopropane is reacted with reagents in List I to give product in List II
| LIST I - Reagent | LIST II - Product | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | (alc) | I. | Nitrile |
| B. | (alc) | II. | Ester |
| C. | III. | Alkene | |
| D. | IV. | Nitroalkane |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Better method for preparation of , among the following is :
What happens when methane undergoes combustion in systems A and B respectively?

| System A | System B |
|---|---|
| Temperature falls | Temperature rises |
| System A | System B |
|---|---|
| Temperature rises | Temperature remains same |
| System A | System B |
|---|---|
| Temperature falls | Temperature remains same |
| System A | System B |
|---|---|
| Temperature remains same | Temperature rises |
The foci of a hyperbola are and its eccentricity is . A tangent, perpendicular to the line , is drawn at a point in the first quadrant on the hyperbola. If the intercepts made by the tangent on the - and -axes are and respectively, then is equal to __________
The plane, passing through the points and and parallel to the line passing through and , also passes through the point :
Let the centre of a circle C be and its radius . Let and be two tangents and be a normal to C. Then is equal to :
Let . Then \sum_\limits{z \in \mathrm{S}}|z|^{2} is equal to :
Let a, a, a, .... be a G.P. of increasing positive numbers. Let the sum of its 6th and 8th terms be 2 and the product of its 3rd and 5th terms be . Then is equal to
If is the solution of the differential equation
such that
:
Let and the angle between the vectors and be . Then is equal to :
Let f_{n}=\int_\limits{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\left(\sum_\limits{k=1}^{n} \sin ^{k-1} x\right)\left(\sum_\limits{k=1}^{n}(2 k-1) \sin ^{k-1} x\right) \cos x d x, n \in \mathbb{N}. Then is equal to _________
If \lim_\limits{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{e^{a x}-\cos (b x)-\frac{cx e^{-c x}}{2}}{1-\cos (2 x)}=17, then is equal to
The value of is
The mean and standard deviation of the marks of 10 students were found to be 50 and 12 respectively. Later, it was observed that two marks 20 and 25 were wrongly read as 45 and 50 respectively. Then the correct variance is _________
Let and or be a relation on . Then the minimum number of elements, that must be added to the relation so that it becomes reflexive and symmetric, is __________
The line, that is coplanar to the line , is :
The statement is equivalent to _________.
Let for a triangle ,
If and the area of the triangle is , then is equal to
Let be the roots of the equation . Then is equal to
The range of is
The area of the region is
The remainder, when is divided by 17, is __________
If the system of equations
has infinitely many solutions, then is equal to
The coefficient of in the expansion of is :
All words, with or without meaning, are made using all the letters of the word MONDAY. These words are written as in a dictionary with serial numbers. The serial number of the word MONDAY is :
Let be the foot of perpendicular from the point on the line passing through the points and . Then the distance of from the plane is :
Let f(x)=\sum_\limits{k=1}^{10} k x^{k}, x \in \mathbb{R}. If then is equal to ___________
Let be the centroid of the triangle formed by the lines and . Then and are the roots of the equation :
The random variable follows binomial distribution , for which the difference of the mean and the variance is 1 . If , then is equal to :
Let for A = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 2 & 3 \cr \alpha & 3 & 1 \cr 1 & 1 & 2 \cr } } \right],|A| = 2. If , then is equal to
For , the number of solutions of the equation is equal to __________.
Total numbers of 3-digit numbers that are divisible by 6 and can be formed by using the digits with repetition, is _________.
Let denote the greatest integer . Then is equal to __________