The Curie temperature of cobalt and iron are and respectively. At , the ratio of magnetic susceptibility of cobalt to that of iron is

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The Curie temperature of cobalt and iron are and respectively. At , the ratio of magnetic susceptibility of cobalt to that of iron is
A 60 W source emits monochromatic light of wavelength 662.5 nm. The number of photons emitted per second is
For a point object, which of the following always produces virtual image in air?
The equivalent resistance between the points A and B in the following circuit is

A uniform electric field vector exists along horizontal direction as shown. The electric potential at is . A small point charge is slowly taken from to along the curved path as shown. The potential energy of the charge when it is at point is

In the Young's double slit experiment, the intensity of light passing through each of the two double slits is . The screen-slit distance is very large in comparison with slit-slit distance. The fringe width is . The distance between the central maximum and a point on the screen is . Then, the total light intensity at the point is
A body of mass is kept on a horizontal surface. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the body and the surface is 0.5. A horizontal force of is applied on the body. The resulting acceleration of the body is about
A moving coil galvanometer is converted into an ammeter of range 0 to . The galvanometer resistance is and the shunt resistance has a value of . If there are 50 divisions in the galvanometer-turned-ammeter on either sides of zero, its current sensitivity is
In the Rutherford's alpha scattering experiment, as the impact parameter increases, the scattering angle of the alpha particle
A positively charged glass rod is brought near uncharged metal sphere, which is mounted on an insulated stand. If the glass rod is removed, the net charge on the metal sphere is
For a given pair of transparent media, the critical angle for which colour is maximum?
A full-wave rectifier with diodes and is used to rectify alternating voltage. The diode conducts ......... times in one second.
Electric field at a distance from an infinitely long uniformly charged straight conductor, having linear charge density is . Another uniformly charged conductor having same linear charge density is bent into a semicircle of radius . The electric field at its centre is . Then
The four bands of a colour coded resistor are of the colours grey, red, gold and gold. The value of the resistance of the resistor is
A cubical Gaussian surface has side of length . Electric field lines are parallel to -axis as shown in figure. The magnitudes of electric fields through surfaces and are and respectively. Then, the total charge enclosed by the cube is
[Take, ]

An equiconvex lens made of glass of refractive index has focal length in air. It is completely immersed in water of refractive index . The percentage change in the focal length is
Seven identical discs are arranged in a planar pattern, so as to touch each other as shown in the figure. Each disc has mass radius . What is the moment of inertia of system of six discs about an axis passing through the centre of central disc and normal to plane of all discs?

In the situation shown in the diagram, magnitude, if and . The net force on the free charge and net torque on it about at the instant shown are respectively.
( is the dipole moment)

The resistance of a carbon resistor is . The colour of the third band is
An unpolarised light of intensity is passed through two polaroids kept one after the other with their planes parallel to each other. The intensity of light emerging from second polaroid is . The angle between the pass axes of the polaroids is
of ice at is mixed with of water at . The final temperature of the mixture is
[Take, and
Total impedance of a series -- circuit varies with angular frequency of the source connected to it as shown in the graph. The quality factor of the series -- circuit is

When a - junction diode is in forward bias, which type of charge carriers flows in the connecting wire?
Five capacitance each of value are connected as shown in the figure. The equivalent capacitance between and is

The ratio of the magnitudes of electric field to the magnetic field of an electromagnetic wave is of the order of
The - diagram of a Carnot's engine is shown in the graph below. The engine uses 1 mole of an ideal gas as working substance. From the graph, the area enclosed by the - diagram is [The heat supplied to the gas is 8000 J]

The current in a coil changes from to in . The magnitude of emf induced in the coil is . The value of self-inductance of the coil is
A metallic rod of length held along east-west direction is allowed to fall down freely. Given horizontal component of earth's magnetic field . the emf induced in the rod at an instant after it is released is
(Take, )
The true length of a wire is . When the length of this wire is measured using instrument , the length of the wire is . When the length of the wire is measured using instrument , it is found to have length . Then, the
A square loop of side enters a magnetic field with a constant speed of as shown. The front edge enters the field at . Which of the following graph correctly depicts the induced emf in the loop?
(Take clockwise direction positive)





A positively charged particle of mass is passed through a velocity selector. It moves horizontally rightward without deviation along the line with a speed . The electric field is vertically downwards and magnetic field is into the plane of paper. Now, the electric field is switched off at . The angular momentum of the charged particle about origin at is

A nucleus with mass number 220 initially at rest emits an alpha particle. If the value of reaction is . Calculate the value of kinetic energy of alpha particle
Ten identical cells each emf and internal resistance are connected in series with two cells wrongly connected. A resistor of is connected to the combination. What is the current through the resistor?
The horizontal component of Earth's magnetic field at a place is . If the dip at that place is , the resultant magnetic field at that place is
A closed water tank has cross-sectional area . It has a small hole at a depth of from the free surface of water. The radius of the hole is so that . If is the pressure inside the tank above water level and is the atmospheric pressure, the rate of flow of the water coming out of the hole is ( is density of water)

A proton and an alpha-particle moving with the same velocity enter a uniform magnetic field with their velocities perpendicular to the magnetic field. The ratio of radii of their circular paths is
When light propagates through a given homogeneous medium, the velocities of
In an experiment to study photoelectric effect the observed variation of stopping potential with frequency of incident radiation is as shown in the figure. The slope and -intercept are respectively

A body is moving along a straight line with initial velocity . Its acceleration is constant. After seconds, its velocity becomes . The average velocity of the body over the given time interval is
The moment of inertia of a rigid body about an axis
A wire of resistance is connected across a cell of emf and internal resistance . The current through the circuit is . In time , the work done by the battery to establish the current is
A charged particle is subjected to acceleration in a cyclotron as shown. The charged particle undergoes increase in its speed

A radioactive sample has half-life of 3 years. The time required for the activity of the sample to reduce to th of its initial value is about
A block of mass is connected to a light spring of force constant . The system is placed inside a damping medium of damping constant . The instantaneous values of displacement, acceleration and energy of the block are and respectively. The initial amplitude of oscillation is and is the angular frequency of oscillations. The incorrect expression related to the damped oscillations is
The speed of sound in an ideal gas at a given temperature is . The rms speed of gas molecules at that temperature is . The ratio of the velocities and for helium and oxygen gases are and respectively. Then, is equal to
A truth table for the given circuit is

| A | B | Y |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A | B | Y |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A | B | Y |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A | B | Y |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
The torque acting on a magnetic dipole placed in uniform magnetic field is zero, when the angle between the dipole axis and the magnetic field is .........
When a planet revolves around the Sun, in general, for the planet
Pressure of ideal gas at constant volume is proportional to .........
A particle is in uniform circular motion, related to one complete revolution of the particle, which among the statements is incorrect?
A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance with a dielectric slab in between its plates is connected to a battery. It has a potential difference across its plates. When the dielectric slab is removed, keeping the capacitor connected to the battery, the new capacitance and potential difference are and respectively, Then
A stretched wire of a material whose young's modulus has poisson's ratio 0.25 . Its lateral strain . The elastic energy density of the wire is
In the following equation representing decay, the number of neutrons in the nucleus is
In series circuit at resonance, the phase difference between voltage and current is
For a given electric current the drift velocity of conduction electrons in a copper wire is and their mobility is . When the current is increased at constant temperature
A point object is moving at a constant speed of 1 ms along the principal axis of a convex lens of focal length 10 cm. The speed of the image is also 1 ms, when the object is at ............. cm from the optical centre of the lens.
Three energy levels of hydrogen atom and the corresponding wavelength of the emitted radiation due to different electron transition are as shown. Then,

The energy gap of an LED is . When the LED is switched ON, the momentum of the emitted photons is
An ideal transformer has a turns ratio of 10. When the primary is connected to as source, the power output is
A ball of mass is thrown vertically down from a height of . It collides with the floor and loses of its energy and then rises back to the same height. The value of its initial velocity is
A gas at a pressure of is heated from to and simultaneously compressed of rd of its original value. Then the final pressure is
For a reaction, the value of rate constant at is . The value of Arrhenius factor at infinitely high temperature is
If '' stands for the edge length of the cubic systems. The ratio of radii in simple cubic, body centred cubic and face centred cubic unit cells is
Hybridisation change involved at - in the above reaction.
Sucrose is dextrorotatory but after hydrolysis the mixture show laevorotation, this is because of
In solid state, is a/an
A sample of water is found to contain of (molecular mass 58.5 ) and (molecular mass 95). Assuming ionisation of and ionisation of , the freezing point of water sample is [Given, for water , Freezing point of pure water is and and are monovalent ions.]
Aqueous solution of raw sugar when passed over beds of animal charcoal, it becomes colourless. Pick the correct set of terminologies that can be used for the above example.
| Adsorbent | Adsorbate | Process |
|---|---|---|
| Solution of sugar | Animal charcoal | Sorption |
| Adsorbent | Adsorbate | Process |
|---|---|---|
| Animal charcoal | Solution of sugar | Absorption |
| Adsorbent | Adsorbate | Process |
|---|---|---|
| Animal charcoal | Colouring substance | Adsorption |
| Adsorbent | Adsorbate | Process |
|---|---|---|
| Colouring substance | Animal charcoal | Adsorption |
Compounds P and R in the following reaction are
Which one of the following is a non-narcotic analgesic?
Which of the following compound does not give dinitrogen on heating?
Match the column A (type of crystalline solid) with the column B (example for each type)
| A | B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P. | Molecular solid | i. | SiC |
| Q. | Ionic solid | ii. | Mg |
| R. | Metallic solid | iii. | HO |
| S. | Network solid | iv. | MgO |
Dimerisation of solute molecules in low dielectric constant solvent is due to
Identify A, B and C in the sequence.
At , for a reversible reaction in a closed container, . In the presence of catalyst, the equilibrium is attaining 10 times faster. The equilibrium constant in the presence of catalyst at the same temperature is

Y in the above reaction is
The number of protons, neutrons and electrons in the ion respectively are
A pair of compounds having the same boiling points are
The heating of phenyl methyl ether with HI produces an aromatic compound which on treatment with conc. gives . and respectively are
In the reaction,

P, Q and R respectively are
Temperature of in Fahrenheit and Kelvin scale respectively are
A better reagent to oxidise primary alcohols into aldehyde is
In which one of the following reactions, rate constant has the unit ?
Thyroxine produced in the thyroid gland is an iodinated derivative of
A pair of amphoteric oxides is
In which one of the following pairs, both the elements does not have configuration in its elementary state?
When is added to excess of hot water gives a sol ''. When is added to solution, gives sol ''
and formed in the above processes respectively are
What is the oxidation number of in ?
The correct order of first ionisation enthalpy of given elements is
Consider the following 4 electrodes
Then reduction potential in volts of the electrodes in the order.
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
For the formation of which compound in Ellingham diagram becomes more and more negative with increase in temperature?
IUPAC name of the compound is

Which of the following monomers form biodegradable polymers ?
A metal crystallises in a body centred cubic lattice with the metallic radius . The volume of the unit cell in is
Which of the following is an organometallic compound
The swelling in feet and ankles of an aged person due to sitting continuously for long hours during travel, is reduced by soaking the feet in warm salt water. This is because of
and respectively are
Receptors are proteins and crucial to body communication process. These receptors are embedded in
For Freundlich adsorption isotherm, a graph of vs gives a straight line. The slope of line and its -axis intercept respectively are
Match the List-I with List - I in the following.
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Caprolactum | a. | ![]() |
| 2. | Vinyl chloride | b. | ![]() |
| 3. | Styrene | c. | ![]() |
| 4. | Propene | d. | ![]() |
In the reaction,
Formation of and are known by
The correct order of match between column X and column Y is
| X | Y | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| I. | Vitamin A | i. | Muscular weakness |
| II. | Vitamin D | ii. | Increased blood clotting time |
| III. | Vitamin E | iii. | Night-blindness |
| IV. | Vitamin K | iv. | Osteomalacia |
Which one of the following gases converts haemoglobin into carboxy haemoglobin?
Which of the following system in an octahedral complex has maximum unpaired electrons?
A solution of hydrogen peroxide is
The composition of water gas is
The correct decreasing order of basicity of hydrides of group- 15 elements is
The reducing agent in the given equations
Among the following.

The set which represents aromatic species is
The rate constant and for two different reactions are and respectively. The temperature at which is
Lattice enthalpy for is and . Enthalpy of solution of is
Which one of the following oxoacids of phosphorus can reduce to metallic silver?
The resistance of weak acid in a conductivity cell is . The cell constant of the cell is and of acid is . The of the solution is
Which formula and name combination is incorrect?
During the electrolysis of brine, by using inert electrodes,
Which of the following is correct with respect to melting point of a transition element?
A weak acid with and weak base with are mixed in equal proportions. of the resulting solution is
If a didentate ligand ethane-1, 2-diamine is progressively added in the molar ratio en : Ni :: 1: 1, 2 : 1, 3 : 1 to aq solution, following co-ordination entities are formed.
I. - pale blue
II. - blue/purple
III. - violet
The wavelength in of light absorbed in case of I and III are respectively
Aniline does not undergo
The mean of 100 observations is 50 and their standard deviation is 5. Then, the sum of squares of all observations is
is equals to
The component of in the direction of the vector is
If and are events, such that and , then is
If a curve passes through the point and at any point on the curve, the product of the slope of its tangent and coordinate of the point is equal to the coordinate of the point, then the curve also passes through the point
If and , then is
If and are two matrices, such that and , then equals to
The value of , where is
The point of intersection of the line with the plane is
A circular plate of radius is heated. Due to expansion, its radius increase at the rate of . The rate at which its area is increasing when the radius is is
A particle moves along the curve . When the rate of change of abscissa is 4 times that of its ordinate, then the quadrant in which the particle lies is
In the interval area lying between the curves and and the -axis is
If , where and are integers, and , then and are respectively
A bag contains coins. It is known that of these coins have head on both sides whereas, the other coins are fair. One coin is selected at random and tossed. If the probability that toss results in heads is , then the value of is
is
If is the foot of the perpendicular from to a plane, then the equation of the plane is
A line passes through and is perpendicular to the line . Its -intercept is
Let and then is invertible in the domain
Let and . A function is selected randomly. The probability that the function is an onto function is
is equals to
If , then is a
If and are two functions with and , then is equals to
If \lim _\limits{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin (2+x)-\sin (2-x)}{x}=A \cos B, then the values of and respectively are
and , then is equal to
The area of the region bounded by the line and the lines and is
The shaded region in the figure given is the solution of which of the inequations?

The degree of the differential equation is
If where , then the value of is
If is even and the middle term in the expansion of is , then is equal to
The area of a triangle with vertices , and is 9 sq units, find the value of is
The value of is
Which of the following is an empty set?
and defined by and . Which one of the following is not true?
If and , then is equal to
is equals to
If , then is equal to :
The contrapositive of the statement.
"If two lines do not intersect in the same plane, then they are parallel." is
If , then
The distance '' in meters travelled by a particle in '' seconds is given by . The acceleration when the particle comes to rest is :
is equals to
Let be defined by and by , then is
If is singular matrix, then the value of is equal to
th term of the series is
Given that and are real numbers and , then
If and , then the value of is equal to
is equals to
The distance between the foci of a hyperbola is 16 and its eccentricity is . Its equation is
If are in , then
If and , then
Let the relation be defined in by , if , then is
If , then the value of and are
The length of perpendicular drawn from the point to the line is
The modulus of the complex number is
If the function is , then the point of discontinuity of the composite function is
The function is discontinuous on every point of the set
If a line makes an angle of with each and axis, then the acute angle made by -axis is
The equation of the plane through the points and is
Ten chairs are numbered as 1 to 10. Three women and two men wish to occupy one chair each. First the women choose the chairs marked 1 to 6 , then the men choose the chairs from the remaining. The number of possible ways is
An enemy fighter jet is flying along the curve, given by . A soldier is placed at wants to shoot down the jet when it is nearest to him. Then, the nearest distance is