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In an expression :
Critical angle of incidence for a pair of optical media is . The refractive indices of first and second media are in the ratio:
The output of following circuit for given inputs is :

Correct Bernoulli's equation is (symbols have their usual meaning) :
Paramagnetic substances:
A. align themselves along the directions of external magnetic field.
B. attract strongly towards external magnetic field.
C. has susceptibility little more than zero.
D. move from a region of strong magnetic field to weak magnetic field.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Young's modulus is determined by the equation given by where is the mass and is the extension of wire used in the experiment. Now error in Young modules is estimated by taking data from plot in graph paper. The smallest scale divisions are and along load axis and extension axis respectively. If the value of and are and respectively then percentage error of is :
Average force exerted on a non-reflecting surface at normal incidence is . If is the light energy flux during span of 1 hour 30 minutes, Then the area of the surface is:
Two planets and having masses and move around the sun in circular orbits of and radii respectively. If angular momentum of is and that of is , the ratio of time period is:
Two charged conducting spheres of radii and are connected to each other by a conducting wire. The ratio of charges of the two spheres respectively is:
A closed and an open organ pipe have same lengths. If the ratio of frequencies of their seventh overtones is then the value of is _________.
Three vectors and each of magnitude are acting as shown in figure. The resultant of the three vectors is . The value of is _________.

The diameter of a sphere is measured using a vernier caliper whose 9 divisions of main scale are equal to 10 divisions of vernier scale. The shortest division on the main scale is equal to . The main scale reading is and second division of vernier scale coincides with a division on main scale. If mass of the sphere is 8.635 , the density of the sphere is:
A stationary particle breaks into two parts of masses and which move with velocities and respectively. The ratio of their kinetic energies is :
A proton and an electron are associated with same de-Broglie wavelength. The ratio of their kinetic energies is:
(Assume h = 6.63 and times )
Binding energy of a certain nucleus is . How much is the difference between total mass of all the nucleons and nuclear mass of the given nucleus:
In the given circuit, the terminal potential difference of the cell is :

A LCR circuit is at resonance for a capacitor C, inductance L and resistance R. Now the value of resistance is halved keeping all other parameters same. The current amplitude at resonance will be now:
An electric field, passes through the surface of area having unit vector . The electric flux for that surface is _________ .
A square loop PQRS having 10 turns, area and resistance is slowly and uniformly being pulled out of a uniform magnetic field of magnitude as shown. Work done in pulling the loop out of the field in is _________ .

A mixture of one mole of monoatomic gas and one mole of a diatomic gas (rigid) are kept at room temperature . The ratio of specific heat of gases at constant volume respectively is:
Two different adiabatic paths for the same gas intersect two isothermal curves as shown in P-V diagram. The relation between the ratio and the ratio is:

A clock has long second hand and minute hand respectively. In 30 minutes duration the tip of second hand will travel distance more than the tip of minute hand. The value of in meter is nearly (Take ) :
A player caught a cricket ball of mass moving at a speed of . If the catching process is completed in , the magnitude of force exerted by the ball on the hand of the player is:
Three bodies A, B and C have equal kinetic energies and their masses are and respectively. The ratio of their linear momenta is :
In an alpha particle scattering experiment distance of closest approach for the particle is . If target nucleus has atomic number 80 , then maximum velocity of -particle is __________ approximately.
( unit, mass of particle )
A uniform thin metal plate of mass with dimensions is shown. The ratio of and y coordinates of center of mass of plate in . The value of is ________.

A parallel beam of monochromatic light of wavelength passes through single slit of width. Angular divergence corresponding to second order minima would be _________ .
Resistance of a wire at and is found to be and respectively. The temperature in Kelvin scale is _________.
A liquid column of height balances excess pressure of a soap bubble of certain radius. If density of liquid is and surface tension of soap solution is , then diameter of the soap bubble is __________ . (if )
An electron with kinetic energy enters a region of uniform magnetic field of 3 perpendicular to its direction. An electric field is applied perpendicular to the direction of velocity and magnetic field. The value of E, so that electron moves along the same path, is __________ .
(Given, mass of electron , electric charge )
Give below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R:
Assertion A: The stability order of +1 oxidation state of , In and is Ga < In < Tl.
Reason R: The inert pair effect stabilizes the lower oxidation state down the group.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List I with List II
| LIST I (Molecule) |
LIST II (Shape) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| A. | I. | Square pyramid | |
| B. | II. | Tetrahedral | |
| C. | III. | Trigonal pyramidal | |
| D. | IV. | Trigonal bipyramidal |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements :

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
The number of optical isomers in following compound is : __________.

Match List I with List II
| LIST I (Compound) |
LIST II (Colour] |
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|---|---|---|---|
| A. | I. | Violet | |
| B. | II. | Blood Red | |
| C. | III. | Prussian Blue | |
| D. | IV. | Yellow |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
If of aniline is reacted with one equivalent of benzenediazonium chloride, the maximum amount of aniline yellow formed will be ________ g. (nearest integer)
(consider complete conversion).
Which of the following are aromatic?

| LIST I (Elements) |
LIST II (Properties in their respective groups) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| A. | I. | Elements with highest electronegativity | |
| B. | II. | Elements with largest atomic size | |
| C. | III. | Elements which show properties of both metals and non-metal | |
| D. | IV. | Elements with highest negative electron gain enthalpy |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List I with List II
| LIST I (Name of the test) |
LIST II (Reaction sequence involved) [M is metal] |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | Borax bead test | I. | |
| B. | Charcoal cavity test | II. | |
| C. | Cobalt nitrate test | III. | |
| D. | Flame test | IV. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Identify the major products A and B respectively in the following set of reactions.





A hypothetical electromagnetic wave is show below.

The frequency of the wave is .
_________ (nearest integer)

Consider the figure provided.
of an ideal gas is kept in a cylinder, fitted with a piston, at the position A, at . If the piston is moved to position , keeping the temperature unchanged, then '' atm work is done in this reversible process.
________ atm. (nearest integer)
[Given : Absolute temperature ]
Combustion of glucose produces and water. The amount of oxygen (in ) required for the complete combustion of of glucose is :
[Molar mass of glucose in ]
An octahedral complex with the formula upon reaction with excess of solution gives 2 moles of . Consider the oxidation state of in the complex is ''. The value of "" is __________.
Major product B of the following reaction has ________ -bond.

Number of molecules from the following which are exceptions to octet rule is _________.
Consider the following reaction
The time taken for A to become of its initial concentration is twice the time taken to become of the same. Also, when the change of concentration of B is plotted against time, the resulting graph gives a straight line with a negative slope and a positive intercept on the concentration axis.
The overall order of the reaction is ________.
Identify the product (P) in the following reaction:





In the given compound, the number of 2 carbon atom/s is ________.

Number of amine compounds from the following giving solids which are soluble in upon reaction with Hinsberg's reagent is _________.

Iron (III) catalyses the reaction between iodide and persulphate ions, in which
A. oxidises the iodide ion
B. oxidises the persulphate ion
C. reduces the iodide ion
D. reduces the persulphate ion
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: and can act as ligands to form transition metal complexes.
Statement II: As N and P are from same group, the nature of bonding of and is always same with transition metals.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Which among the following compounds will undergo fastest SN2 reaction.




Number of Complexes with even number of electrons in orbitals is -

The incorrect statement regarding the given structure is
For the given hypothetical reactions, the equilibrium constants are as follows :
The equilibrium constant for the reaction is
A solution containing of an electrolyte in of water boils at . The degree of ionization of the electrolyte is _________ . (nearest integer)
[Given : Molar mass of (molal boiling point elevation const. of water) , boiling point of water ionises as
Thiosulphate reacts differently with iodine and bromine in the reactions given below:
Which of the following statement justifies the above dual behaviour of thiosulphate?
Among the following halogens
Which can undergo disproportionation reactions?
The 'spin only' magnetic moment value of is ________ BM. (Where M is a metal having least metallic radii. among and ).
(Given atomic number: and )
The value of for which the integral , satisfies is
For the function , between the following two statements
(S1) for only one value of in .
(S2) is decreasing in and increasing in .
Let the sum of two positive integers be 24 . If the probability, that their product is not less than times their greatest possible product, is , where , then - equals
If the orthocentre of the triangle formed by the lines and , is the centroid of another triangle, whose circumcentre and orthocentre respectively are and , then the value of is _________.
Let . The number of points of local maxima of in interval is
Let the positive integers be written in the form :

If the row contains exactly numbers for every natural number , then the row in which the number 5310 will be, is __________.
Three balls are drawn at random from a bag containing 5 blue and 4 yellow balls. Let the random variables and respectively denote the number of blue and yellow balls. If and are the means of and respectively, then is equal to ___________.
Let the circles and touch each other externally at the point . If the point divides the line segment joining the centres of the circles and internally in the ratio , then equals
Let be the hyperbola, whose eccentricity is and the length of the latus rectum is . Suppose the point lies on . If is the product of the focal distances of the point , then is equal to
The sum of all the solutions of the equation is :
The equations of two sides and of a triangle are and , respectively. The point divides the third side internally in the ratio , the equation of the side is
The number of critical points of the function is
Let . If the sum of the diagonal elements of is , then is equal to ________.
Let be a point in the first octant, whose projection in the -plane is the point . Let ; the angle between and the positive -axis be ; and the angle between and the positive -axis be , where is the origin. Then the distance of from the -axis is
Let and be three given vectors. If is a vector such that and , then is equal to __________.
Let \alpha=\sum_\limits{r=0}^n\left(4 r^2+2 r+1\right){ }^n C_r and \beta=\left(\sum_\limits{r=0}^n \frac{{ }^n C_r}{r+1}\right)+\frac{1}{n+1}. If , then the value of is _________.
Let be the greatest integer less than or equal to . Let be the set of all prime factors of 2310 and be the function . The number of one-to-one functions from to the range of is
If the shortest distance between the lines
is , where , then the value of equals
Let the area of the region enclosed by the curve and the axis between to be . Then is equal to __________.
Let . If , then is equal to
Let . If , where is the identity matrix of order , then is equal to
Let be a positive function such that the area bounded by from to is . Then the differential equation, whose general solution is , where and are arbitrary constants, is
Let be the solution of the differential equation . Then is equal to
The value of \lim _\limits{x \rightarrow 0} 2\left(\frac{1-\cos x \sqrt{\cos 2 x} \sqrt[3]{\cos 3 x} \ldots \ldots . \sqrt[10]{\cos 10 x}}{x^2}\right) is __________.
If the set has elements and \sum_\limits{n=1}^m\left(1-i^{n !}\right)=x+i y, where , then the value of is
If the range of is , then the sum of the infinite G.P., whose first term is 64 and the common ratio is , is equal to __________.
The set of all , for which the vectors and are inclined at an obtuse angle for all , is
Let be a complex number such that and . Then the value of is
The number of 3-digit numbers, formed using the digits 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7, when the repetition of digits is not allowed, and which are not divisible by 3 , is equal to ________.
If , where , then is equal to