By what percentage will the transmission range of a TV tower be affected when the height of the tower is increased by ?

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By what percentage will the transmission range of a TV tower be affected when the height of the tower is increased by ?
A long straight wire of circular cross-section (radius a) is carrying steady current I. The current I is uniformly distributed across this cross-section. The magnetic field is
A small ball of mass and density is dropped in a viscous liquid of density . After some time, the ball falls with a constant velocity. What is the viscous force on the ball ?
Two identical solid spheres each of mass and radii are fixed at the ends of a light rod. The separation between the centres of the spheres is . The moment of inertia of the system about an axis perpendicular to the rod passing through its middle point is __________
The number of air molecules per cm increased from to . The ratio of collision frequency of air molecules before and after the increase in number respectively is:
For a uniformly charged thin spherical shell, the electric potential (V) radially away from the centre (O) of shell can be graphically represented as -





Two resistances are given as and . The percentage error in the measurement of equivalent resistance when they are connected in parallel is -
A parallel plate capacitor with plate area and plate separation is filled with a dielectric material of dielectric constant . The thickness of the dielectric material is , where .

Let and be the capacitance of the system for and , respectively. If the value of is __________
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A : When a body is projected at an angle , it's range is maximum.
Reason R : For maximum range, the value of should be equal to one.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A source supplies heat to a system at the rate of . If the system performs work at a rate of . The rate at which internal energy of the system increases is
The energy levels of an hydrogen atom are shown below. The transition corresponding to emission of shortest wavelength is :

A planet has double the mass of the earth. Its average density is equal to that of the earth. An object weighing on earth will weigh on that planet:
A steel rod has a radius of and a length of . A force of stretches it along its length. Young's modulus of steel is . The longitudinal strain produced in the wire is _____________
Name the logic gate equivalent to the diagram attached

Two identical circular wires of radius and carrying current are placed in perpendicular planes as shown in figure. The net magnetic field at the centre of the circular wires is __________ .

(Take )
A person driving car at a constant speed of is approaching a vertical wall. The person notices a change of in the frequency of his car's horn upon reflection from the wall. The frequency of horn is _______________ .
(Given: Speed of sound : )
The kinetic energy of an electron, -particle and a proton are given as and respectively. The de-Broglie wavelength associated with electron -particle and the proton are as follows:
The radius of fifth orbit of the is __________ .
Take: radius of hydrogen atom
A pole is vertically submerged in swimming pool, such that it gives a length of shadow within water when sunlight is incident at angle of with the surface of water. If swimming pool is filled to a height of , then the height of the pole above the water surface in centimeters is ____________.
The length of a metallic wire is increased by and its area of cross section is reduced by . The percentage change in resistance of the metallic wire is __________.
A monochromatic light wave with wavelength and frequency in air enters another medium. If the angle of incidence and angle of refraction at the interface are and respectively, then the wavelength and frequency of the refracted wave are:
The resistivity of semiconductor varies with temperature. Which of the following curve represents the correct behaviour :




A particle of mass moves in a straight line with retardation , where is the displacement in SI units. Its loss of kinetic energy for above displacement is J. The value of will be __________
A mass is attached to two strings as shown in figure. The spring constants of two springs are and . For the frictionless surface, the time period of oscillation of mass is :

A small block of mass is tied to a spring of spring constant and length . The other end of spring is fixed at a particular point A. If the block moves in a circular path on a smooth horizontal surface with constant angular velocity about point , then tension in the spring is -
For the plane electromagnetic wave given by and , the ratio of average electric energy density to average magnetic energy density is
A particle is moving with constant speed in a circular path. When the particle turns by an angle , the ratio of instantaneous velocity to its average velocity is . The value of will be -
The induced emf can be produced in a coil by
A. moving the coil with uniform speed inside uniform magnetic field
B. moving the coil with non uniform speed inside uniform magnetic field
C. rotating the coil inside the uniform magnetic field
D. changing the area of the coil inside the uniform magnetic field
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
An ideal transformer with purely resistive load operates at on the primary side. It supplies electrical energy to a number of nearby houses at . The average rate of energy consumption in the houses served by the transformer is 60 . The value of resistive load required in the secondary circuit will be ___________ .
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason .
Assertion A : Earth has atmosphere whereas moon doesn't have any atmosphere.
Reason R : The escape velocity on moon is very small as compared to that on earth.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following options are correct for the reaction
A. Redox reaction
B. Displacement reaction
C. Decomposition reaction
D. Combination reaction
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
If 5 moles of is mixed with 2 moles of , the maximum number of moles of formed is ___________ (Nearest integer)
A compound is formed by two elements and . The element forms cubic close packed arrangement and those of element occupy one third of the tetrahedral voids. What is the formula of the compound?
For the adsorption of hydrogen on platinum, the activation energy is and for the adsorption of hydrogen on nickel, the activation energy is . The logarithm of the ratio of the rates of chemisorption on equal areas of the metals at is __________ (Nearest integer)
Given:
Mass of Urea required to be dissolved in of water in order to reduce the vapour pressure of water by is _________ g. (Nearest integer)
Given: Molar mass of N, C, O and H are and respectively
The difference between electron gain enthalpies will be maximum between :
The standard electrode potential of in aqueous solution does not depend on
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A : Loss of electron from hydrogen atom results in nucleus of size.
Reason R : Proton always exists in combined form.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Match List I with List II
| LIST I Oxide |
LIST II Type of bond |
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|---|---|---|---|
| A. | I. | 1 N = O bond | |
| B. | II. | 1 N O N bond | |
| C. | III. | 1 N N bond | |
| D. | IV. | 1 N=N / N N bond |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List I with List II
| LIST I Vitamin |
LIST II Deficiency disease |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | Vitamin A | I. | Beri-Beri |
| B. | Thiamine | II. | Cheilosis |
| C. | Ascorbic acid | III. | Xeropthalmia |
| D. | Riboflavin | IV. | Scurvy |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Number of ambidentate ligands in a representative metal complex is ___________.
[en = ethylenediamine]
Match List I with List II
| LIST I Enzymatic reaction |
LIST II Enzyme |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | Sucrose Glocuse and Fructose | I. | Zymase |
| B. | Glucose ethyl alcohol and CO | II. | Pepsin |
| C. | Starch Maltose | III. | Invertase |
| D. | Proteins Amino acids | IV. | Diastase |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Number of bromo derivatives obtained on treating ethane with excess of in diffused sunlight is ___________

Compound is neutral, gives effervescence with while reacts with Hinsbergs reagent to give solid soluble in . Compound is




Match List I with List II
| LIST I Name of reaction |
LIST II Reagent used |
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|---|---|---|---|
| A. | Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction | I. | |
| B. | Iodoform reaction | II. | (i) (ii) |
| C. | Etard reaction | III. | (i) / red phosphorus (ii) |
| D. | Gatterman-Koch reaction | IV. | , anhyd. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List I with List II
| LIST I Element detected |
LIST II Reagent used / Product formed |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | Nitrogen | I. | |
| B. | Sulphur | II. | |
| C. | Phosphorous | III. | |
| D. | Halogen | IV. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
For the reaction

The correct statement is
The setting time of Cement is increased by adding :
The value of for the reaction at is ___________. (Nearest integer)
Given:
(Take )
Strong reducing and oxidizing agents among the following, respectively, are :
The possibility of photochemical smog formation is more at :
Polymer used in orlon is :
The major products A and B from the following reactions are:





Consider the graph of Gibbs free energy G vs Extent of reaction. The number of statement/s from the following which are true with respect to points (a), (b) and (c) is _________

A. Reaction is spontaneous at (a) and (b)
B. Reaction is at equilibrium at point (b) and non-spontaneous at point (c)
C. Reaction is spontaneous at (a) and non-spontaneous at (c)
D. Reaction is non-spontaneous at (a) and (b)
The wavelength of an electron of kinetic energy J is _________ m. (Nearest integer)
Given : mass of electron is kg, h J s
For a concentrated solution of a weak electrolyte ( equilibrium constant) of concentration '', the degree of dissociation '' is :
The number of species from the following which have square pyramidal structure is _________
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason .
Assertion A: The spin only magnetic moment value for is , whereas for is .
Reason : In both complexes, is present in +3 oxidation state.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
In ammonium - phosphomolybdate, the oxidation state of Mo is + ___________
The major product formed in the following reaction is





The mean and variance of a set of 15 numbers are 12 and 14 respectively. The mean and variance of another set of 15 numbers are 14 and respectively. If the variance of all the 30 numbers in the two sets is 13 , then is equal to :
Let and . If is a vector perpendicular to both and , and , then is equal to :
Let . Then 18 \int_\limits{1}^{2} f(x) d x is equal to :
Let , where for all and . Let a be the sum of all diagonal elements of and . Then is equal to :
One vertex of a rectangular parallelopiped is at the origin and the lengths of its edges along and axes are and units respectively. Let be the vertex . Then the shortest distance between the diagonal OP and an edge parallel to axis, not passing through or is :
Let be positive consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression. If is its common difference, then
\lim_\limits{n \rightarrow \infty} \sqrt{\frac{d}{n}}\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{a_{1}}+\sqrt{a_{2}}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{a_{2}}+\sqrt{a_{3}}}+\ldots \ldots \ldots+\frac{1}{\sqrt{a_{n-1}}+\sqrt{a_{n}}}\right) is
Let the position vectors of the points A, B, C and D be
and . Let the set :
the points A, B, C and D are coplanar .
Then \sum_\limits{\lambda \in S}(\lambda+2)^{2} is equal to :
Let
where [t] denotes greatest integer function. Then,
Let and . The number of elements in the relation is ___________.
From the top of a vertical wall of height , the angles of depression of the top and bottom of a vertical tower are and respectively, and are on the same horizontal level. If is a point on such that , then the area (in ) of the quadrilateral is equal to :
If the ratio of the fifth term from the beginning to the fifth term from the end in the expansion of is , then the third term from the beginning is :
The straight lines and pass through the origin and trisect the line segment of the line L : between the axes. If and are the slopes of the lines and , then the point of intersection of the line with L lies on :
Statement is logically equivalent to :
The sum of the first terms of the series is :
Let and be the greatest integer . Then the number of points, where the function is not differentiable, is __________.
If the area of the region is equal to , then the natural number is equal to ___________.
The sum of all the roots of the equation is :
Let the point lie inside the region . If the set of all values of is the interval , then is equal to ___________.
If the equation of the plane passing through the line of intersection of the planes and parallel to the line is , then is equal to :
A pair of dice is thrown 5 times. For each throw, a total of 5 is considered a success. If the probability of at least 4 successes is , then is equal to :
Let . If , then is equal to :
Let be a solution of the differential equation . If , then is equal to ____________.
A circle passing through the point in the first quadrant touches the two coordinate axes at the points and . The point is above the line . The point on the line segment is the foot of perpendicular from on . If is equal to 11 units, then the value of is ___________.
If the system of equations
has infinitely many solutions, then is equal to :
If , then the ratio is :
The coefficient of in the expansion of is __________.
If , then at is equal to :
Let the tangent to the curve at the point on it meet the -axis at . Let the line passing through and parallel to the line meet the parabola at . If lies on the line , then is equal to ___________.
Let the image of the point in the plane be . If the coordinates of the point are , then the square of the area of the triangle is _____________.
The number of ways of giving 20 distinct oranges to 3 children such that each child gets at least one orange is ___________.