2nd Year Holiday Assignment

DUSSEHRA VACATION ASSIGNMENT PINNACLE 2ND YEAR (KVPY)
for DUSSEHRA
HOLIDAYS
Pinnacle 2nd Year
# 49-52-5, Shanthipuram, Sankaramatam Road,

Visakhapatnam-530016
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MATHEMATICS
INTEGRAL CALCULUS
1. The area bounded by the curve y = x(3 – x)2, the x-axis and the ordinates of the maximum and
minimum points of the curve is given by
a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) none of these
2
2. The area bounded by the normal at (1, 2) to the parabola y = 4x ( y  0) , the curve itself and the
axis of the parabola is
2 4 8 10
a) b) c) d)
3 3 3 3
3. The area bounded by the curve xy2 = 1 and the lines x = 1, x = 2 is
a) 4  2 1 b) 4  2 1 c) 2  
2  1 d) 2  2 1 
4. The area bounded by the curve y = 2x4 – x2, x-axis and the two ordinates corresponding to the
minima of the function is
3 5 1 7
a) b) c) d)
120 120 20 120
5. The area bounded by y = [x], x-axis and the two ordinates x = 1 and x = 1.7 is
17 17 7
a) b) 1 c) d)
10 5 10
1
6. The area of the region bounded by x  , x = 2, y = log ex and y = 2 x is
2
4 2 5 3 4 2 5 3
a)  log 2  b)  log 2 
log 2 2 2 log 2 2 2
4 2 5 3
c)  log 2  d) none of these
log 2 2 2
7. The area bounded by the curves x 2 + y2 = 4; x 2   2 y and x = y is
1 1 1
a) 2  b)   c)   d) none of these
3 3 3
log e x
8. The area of the region bounded by the curves y = ex logex and y  is
ex
e2  5 e2  5 e2  5 e2  5
a) b) c) d)
2e 2e 4e 4e
9. The area bounded by the curves x  y  1 and x + y = 1 is
1 1 1
a) b) c) d) none of these
3 6 2

2
10. The area of the region bounded by the curves y = x2 and y  is
1  x2
1 2 2
a)   b)   c)   d) none of these
3 3 3
11. The area above x-axis, bounded by the line x = 4 and the curve y = f(x), where f(x) = x 2,
0  x  1and f  x   x , x1, is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 5
2 2
12. The area of the region bounded by the parabolas x = - 2y and x = 1 – 3y is
4 2 1
a) b) c) d) none of these
3 3 3
  y 2 y
13. The slope of the tangent at  x, y  to a curve passing through  1,  is given by  cos  
 4 x x
then the equation of the curve is
1  e 
 1   x 
a) y  Tan  log    b) y  x Tan log   
  x    e 
1   e 
c) y  x Tan log    d) none
  x 
2
 dy   dy 
14. A solution of the differential equation    x    y  0 is
 dx   dx 
2
a) y = 2 b) y  2 x c) y  2 x  4 d) y  2x  4
2
15. The degree of the differential equation corresponding to the family of curves y  a  x  a 
where ‘a’ is an arbitrary constant is

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) none
2
dy y  f '  x   y
16. Solution of differential equation  
dx f  x
a) xy  f  x   c b) xy  f  x   cx c) y  x  c   f  x  d) y  f  x   x  c
dy 1 y2
17. The differential equation  determines a family of circles with
dx y
a) variable radii and a fixed centre at  0,1
b) variable radii and a fixed centre at  0, 1
c) fixed radius 1 and variable centres along the x-axis

d) fixed radius 1 and variable centres along the y-axis

18. General solution of  xy sin xy  cos xy  ydx   xy sin xy  cos xy  x dy  0 is equal
a) y  sin  xy   cx b) x  sec  xy   cy c) y  Tan  xy   cx d) y  cot  xy   cx
dy dy
19. The solution of the differential equation 4 2  5 will represents a family of
dx dx
a) straight line b) parabola c) circle d) ellipse
20.
x/ y
The solution of ye dx  xe
x / y

 y3 dy  0 is 
x/ y
a) e  y2  c b) x  e
x/ y
 y c c) 2 e
x / y
 y2  c d) e
x/ y
 2 y2  c
21.  
The solution of the equation x 2 y  x 2 dx  y 2  x  1 dy  0 is given by
2 2  x  1 y  1  0
a) x  y  2  x  y   2ln
c
2 2  x  1 y  1  0
b) x  y  2  x  y   ln
c
2 2  x  1 y  1  0
c) x  y  2  x  y   2ln
c
d) none
22. The degree of the differential equation satisfying the relation
1 x2  1  y2    x 1 y 2  y 1  x2  is
 
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) none
xdx  ydy 1   x2  y 2 
23. The solution of the differential equation  is
xdy  ydx x2  y2
 y  y
a) sin 1  
x 2  y 2  Tan 1    c
x
b) cos 1 x 2  y 2  Tan 1    c
x
y  y
c) sin 1 x 2  y 2  cot 1  c d) sin 1 x 2  y 2  sin 1  c
x  x
24. The solution of differential equation x x 2  1   dy

dx
 y 1  x   x2 3
log x is
y  x2  1 1 1 y 2  x 2  1 1 1
a)  x2 log x  x2  c b)  x2 log x  x2  c
x 4 2 x 2 4
y  x2  1 1 1
c)  x2 log x  x2  c d) none
x 2 4

dy x y x y
25. The general solution of the differential equation  sin  sin is
dx 2 2
 y  y x
a) log Tan    c  2sin x b) log Tan    c  2sin
2 4 2
y  y  x
c) log Tan     c  2sin x d) log Tan     c  2sin  
2 4 4 4  2
26.  2 2

The solution of primitive integral equation x  y dy  xy dx is y  y  x  if y 1  1 and
y  x0   e then x0 
e2 1
a) 2  e 2  1 b) 2  e 2  1 c) 3e d)
2
dy x  2 y  1
27. The solution of  is
dx 2x  4 y
2 2 2 2
a) (x  2y)  2x  c b) (x  2y)  2x  c c) (x  2y)  2x  c d) (x  2y)  2x  c
dy 3y 1
28. The solution of   2 , given that y = 2, x = 1 is
dx x x
3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2
a) 2x y  x  3 b) 2x y  x  3 c) x y  x  3 d) 2x y  x  5
dy
29. The solution of  x sin 2y  x 3 cos 2 y is
dx
x2 1 2 x2 1 2
a) tan y    ce  x b) tan y    ce x
2 2 2 2
x2 1 2 x3 1 2
c) tan y    ce  x d) tan y    ce  x
2 2 2 3
dy
30. If y(t) is a solution of 1  t   ty  1 and y(0)   1 then y(1)=
dt
1 1 1 1
a)  b) e  c) e  d)
2 2 2 2
2  sin x  dy  
31. If y  y(x) and     cos x , y(0)=1 then y   
y  1  dx  2
1 2 1
a) b) c)  d) 1
3 3 3
32. The area of the region A   x, y  : 0  y  x x  1 and  1  x  1 in sq. units, is :
2 4 1
a) b) c) d) 2
3 3 3

33.
Let f be a differentiable function from R to R such that f  x   f  y   2 x  y
3/ 2
, for all
x, y
1
f 0  1 2
R . If then  f  x  dx is equal to :
0
1
a) 2 b) c) 1 d) 0
2
34. 5 x8  7 x 6
If f  x    2
dx,  x  0  , and f  0   0 , then the value of f 1 is :
 x2  1  2x7 
1 1 1 1
 
a) 2 b) 4 c) 4 d) 2
35.  /3
tan  1
If  d  1  ,  k  0  , then the value of k is :
0 2k sec  2
1
a) 2 b) 1 c) 2 d) 4
36. x2  n 1, n  N
For (the set of natural numbers), the integral
2sin  x 2  1  sin 2  x 2  1
x 2sin  x 2  1  sin 2  x 2  1
dx is equal to :
(where c is a constant of integration)
1  x2  1 
log e sec2  x 2  1  c loge sec   c
2  2 
a) b)
1 1  x2  1 
loge sec  x2  1  c log e sec2   c
2  2 
c) 2 d)
37. y  y  x dy
If is the solution of the differential equation, x  2 y  x2 satisfying y 1  1 , then
dx
1
y 
 2  is equal to :
49 1 13 7
a) 16 b) 4 c) 16 d) 64

38. x 1008
 1  x 2018 dx 
1 1
a)
1008

Tan1 x1009  c  b)
1009

Tan1 x1009  c 
1 1
c)
2018
Tan1 x 2018  c   d)
2017

Tan 1 x 2017  c 
39. x  1 
e  log x  x 2  dx 
 
 1  1
a) e x  log x  c b) e x  log x  c
 x   x 
 1 
c) e
x
 log x   c d) e x  2 
c
x 
40. sin 100 x  sin100 x

99
  sin101x  sin x dx  n
 c then which of the following cannot be the factors of
‘n’
a) 10 b) 5 c) 3 d) 25
41. x
x 4
dx 
 x2  1
1  2x2 1  1  2x2 1 
a) Tan 1  c b) Tan1  c
3  3  3  3 
2  2x2 1  1  2x2 1 
c) Tan 1  c d) Tan 1  c
3  3  3  3 
42. b
 x  2 x 2  dx . If I is minimum then the ordered pair (a, b) is :
4
Let I 
a
a)  0, 2  b)  2,  2  c)  2, 2  d)  2, 0 
43. y  kx 2 and y  ky 2 , (k > 0), is 1 square unit. Then k is :
If the area enclosed between the curves
1 3 2
a) 3 b) 2 c) 3 d) 3

44. 1
n  2 be a natural number and 0     / 2 .  sin n   sin   n cos d  is equal to :

Let Then  sin n1 
(where C is a constant of integration)
n1 n1
n  1  n n  1  n
2 1  n1  C 2 1  n1  C
a) n  1  sin   b) n  1  sin  
n1 n 1
n  1  n n  1  n
2 1  n1  C 2 1  n1  C
c) n  1  sin   d) n  1  sin  
45. dy 3 1       4  
If  2
y 2
, x  ,  and y    , then y    equals :
dx cos x cos x  3 3 4 3  4
1 3 1 6 1 4
e e 
a) 3 b) 3 c) 3 d) 3
46. 5 tan x
 tan x  2 dx  x  a ln sin x  2 cos x  c , then a 
a) 1 b) 2 c) – 1 d) – 2
47. 2x
 2018 Sin 1
 2018x
 1   20182 x  2018 dx 
x x
2 Sin 1  2018  2 x  Sin 1  2018 
a)  log 2018 e   2018  c b)  log 2018 e   2018  c
x
Sin 1 2018
2
c)  log 2018 e   2018 
Sin 1
 2018 x
c d)
 2018   c
2
 log2018 e 
48.. 1  x2 m
If  x4
dx  A  x   1  x2   C , for a suitable chosen integer m and a function A( x ) ,
where C is a constant of integration, then (A ( x )) m equals :
1 1 1 1
1) 2) 3) 4)
27 x 6 9x 4 3 x3 27 x 9

49. 2
sin 2 x
The value of the integral 2  x  1 dx (where [ x ] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal
    2
to x ) is :
1) 4  sin 4 2) sin 4 3) 0 4) 4
50. dy  2 x  1 
If y ( x ) is the solution of the differential equation
2 x
  y  e , x  0 , where
dx  x 
1
y(1)  e2 , then :
2
1 
1) y ( x ) is decreasing in (0, 1) 2) y ( x ) is decreasing in  , 1 
2 
log e 2
y  log e 2   log e 4 y  log e 2  
3) 4) 4
51.  1 1 1 
  x  1 x  2  x  3   x  1  x  2  x  3  dx
1
a)  x  1 x  2  x  3  c b) c
 x  1 x  2  x  3 
1
c)   x  1 x  2  x  3  c d)  c
 x  1 x  2  x  3 
52.
sec x
 sec x  Tanx  3
dx
2 1
a) 2
c b) 3
c
 sec x  Tanx  3  sec x  Tanx 
1 1
c) 3
c d) c  2
3  sec x  Tanx  2  sec x  Tanx 

53. dy
Let y  y ( x ) be the solution of the differential equation, x  y  x log e x ,  x  1 . If
dx
2 y  2   log e 4  1 , then y (e) is equal to :
e e2 e2 e
a)  b) c)  d)
2 4 2 4
54. 2 dy
For x  1 , if  2 x   4e
2y 2 x2 y
, then 1  loge 2 x  is equal to :
dx
x log e 2 x  log e 2 x log e 2 x  log e 2
a) x log e 2 x b) x c) x d) lo g e 2 x
2
55. The area (in sq. Units) of the region bounded by the parabola, y  x  2 and the lines,
y  x  1, x  0 and x  3 , is :
15 17 21 15
a) 2 b) 4 c) 2 d) 4
56. Let f and g be continuous functions on [0, a] such that f ( x )  f (a  x ) and
a
g ( x )  g (a  x )  4 , then
 f ( x) g ( x) dx is equal to :
0
a a a a
4  f ( x ) dx 3 f ( x) dx  f ( x) dx 2  f ( x ) dx
a) 0 b) 0 c) 0 d) 0
57. The integral  cos  log x  dx is equal to :

e

x
 cos  log e x   sin  log e x    C x cos  log e x   sin  log e x    C
a) 2 b)
x
sin  log e x   cos  log e x    C x cos  loge x   sin  loge x    C
c) 2 d)
58. Let f and g be continuous functions on [0, a] such that f ( x)  f (a  x) and
a
g ( x)  g (a  x)  4 , then  f ( x) g ( x) dx is equal to :
0
a a a a
4  f ( x ) dx 3 f ( x) dx  f ( x) dx 2  f ( x ) dx
a) 0 b) 0 c) 0 d) 0

59. The integral  cos  log x  dx is equal to : (where C is a constant of integration)

e
x
 cos  log e x   sin  log e x    C x cos  log e x   sin  log e x    C
a) 2 b)
x
sin  log e x   cos  log e x    C x cos  loge x   sin  loge x    C
c) 2 d)
60.  x4
If f    2x  1,  x  R  1, 2  , then  f  x dx is equal to
 x2
1) 12loge 1  x  3x  C 2) 12loge 1  x  3x  C
3) 12loge 1  x  3x  C 4) 12loge 1  x  3x  C
61. y  y  x dy
Let be the solution of the differential equation  2 y  f  x  , where
dx
 1, x   0,1
f x  
 0, otherwise
 3
y 
If  
y 0 0
, then  2  is
e2  1 1 e2  1 e2  1
3 4 3
1) 2e 2) 2e 3) 2e 4) e
62.  /2
  2  sin x  
The value of the integral  sin 4 x  1  log    dx is
 / 2   2  sin x  
3 3 3
 
1) 16 2) 4 3) 8 4) 0
63.

The area (in sq. units) of the region x  R : x  0, y  0, y  x  2 and y  x , is 
5 8 10 13
1) 3 2) 3 3) 3 4) 3
64. 1 1
2
1
3
If I1   e  x cos 2 x dx , I 2   e  x cos 2 x dx and I3   e x dx ; then
0 0 0
1) I 3  I 2  I1 2) I 2  I1  I 3 3) I 2  I 3  I1 4) I 3  I1  I 2

65. 3 / 4
x
The value of integral  dx is
 / 4 1  sin x

1)
2  2 1  2)  2 3) 2
 2 1  4)
  2 1 
66. 2x  5  x3
 dx  A 7  6 x  x 2  BSin 1  C
7  6x  x 2
 4 
(where C is a constant of integration), then the ordered pair (A, B) is equal to
1)
 2, 1 2)
 2, 1 3)
 2, 1 4)
 2, 1
67. x
f  x    t  sin x  sin t  dt
If 0 then
f ''' x   f '' x   cos x  2x sin x f ''' x   f '  x   cos x  2 x sin x
a) b)
f ''' x   f ''  x   sin x f ''' x   f '' x  f '  x   cos x
c) d)
68. The differential equation representing the family of ellipses having foci either on the
x-axis on the y-axis, centre at the origin and passing through the point  0,3 is
2
xy y " x  y '  yy '  0 2
a) b) xy y ' y  9  0
2
c) xy y ' y  9  0 d) x  y y "  0
69. tan x K  K tan x  1 
 2
dx  x  Tan 1  C
If 1  tan x  tan x A  A  , (C is a constant of
integration), then the ordered pair  K , A is equal to
a)  2, 1 b)  2, 1 c)  2, 3 d)  2, 3

4
8 cos 2 x
70. The integral   tan x  cot x  3
dx equals

12
15 13 13 15
1) 2) 3) 4)
64 32 256 128
 
71. The integral  1  2 cot x  cos ecx  cot x  dx ,  0  x   is equal to
 2
 x  x
1) 4 log  sin C 2) 4 log  cos   C
 2  2
 x  x
3) 2 log  sin C 4) 2 log  cos   C
 2  2

2 2
72. The area (in sq. units) of the smaller portion enclosed between the curves, x  y  4 and
y2  3x is
2
1 1 4 1 2 
1
1)  2)  3)  4) 
2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
2
dx k
73. If  3

k 5
, then k is equal to
1
(x 2  2x  4) 2
1) 4 2) 3 3) 1 4) 2
 3x  4  4
74. If ƒ    x  2, x   , and  ƒ(x)dx  A log |1  x |  Bx  C, then the ordered pair
 3x  4  3
(A,B) is equal to: (where C is a constant of integration)
 8 2 8 2 8 2  8 2
1)   ,   2)  ,  3)  ,   4)   , 
 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3
1a  2a  ....  n a 1
75. If lim  for some positive real number a,
n  (n  1) a 1  na  1  (na  2)  ......  (na  n) 
  60
then a is equal to:
15 17
1) 2) 7 3) 8 4)
2 2
dx A B
76. If  cos 3
  tan x   C  tan x   k , where k is a constant of integration, then A + B
x 2sin 2 x
+ C equals :
21 16 7 27
(1) (2) (3) (4)
5 5 10 10
1 1 1
77.   
If 2 tan 1 x dx  cot 1 1  x  x 2 dx , then   tan 1  x  x  dx is equal to :
1 2
0 0 0
 
(1) log4 (2)  log 2 (3) log2 (4)  log 4
2 2
dx
78. The integral  is equal to : (where C is a constant of integration.)
1 x  x  x2
1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x
(1) 2 C (2) 2  C (3)  C (4) 2 C
1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x

 x 2  dx
10
79. The value of the integral  2 2
, where  x  denotes the greatest integer less
4 
 x  28 x  196    x 
than or equal to x, is :
1
(1) 6 (2) 3 (3) 7 (4)
3
x x
80. For x  R, x  0, if y(x) is a differentiable function such that x y  t  dt   x  1 t y  t  dt , then

 
1 1
y  x equals : (where C is a constant.)
C  1x C  1x C  1x 1
(1) e (2) e (3) e (4) Cx 3 e x
x x2 x3
dy y tan x 
81. The solution of the differential equation  sec x  , where 0  x  , and y(0)=1, is
dx 2 2y 2
given by :
x x
(1) y  1  (2) y 2  1 
sec x  tan x sec x  tan x
x x
(3) y 2  1  (4) y  1 
sec x  tan x sec x  tan x
x
log t 1
82. For x  0, let f  x    dt . Then f  x   f   is equal to
1
1  t  x
1 2 1 1 2
(1)  log x  (2) log x 2 (3) log x (4)  log x 
4 4 2
dx
83. The integral  3 5 is equal to
 x  1  x  2 
4 4
1 1 1 1
4  x 1 4 4  x  2 4  x 1 4  x  2 4
(1)     C (2)     C (3) 4   C (4) 4   C
3 x2 3  x 1   x2  x 1 
84. If y  x is the solution of the differential equation  x  2  dy  x 2  4 x  9, x  2 and

dx
y  0  0, then y  4 is equal to

(1) 1 (2) 0 (3) 2 (4) 1

85. Let f : R  R be a function such that f  2  x  f  2  x and f  4  x  f  4  x , for all

2 50
x  R and  f  x dx  5 . Then the value of  f  x  dx is
0 10
(1) 125 (2) 80 (3) 100 (4) 200
sin x
3  3
86. Let f :  1,1  R be a continuous function. If  f  t  dt  x, then f   is equal to
0
2  2 
1 3 3
(1) (2) (3) (4) 3
2 2 2

log t  1  t 2  dt  1  g t   C, where C is a constant, then g  2 is equal to :
2
87. If  1 t 2 2
1 1
(1)
5

log 2  5
2

log 2  5(2) 
(3) 2 log 2  5  (4) log 2  5    
88. If the differential equation representing the family of all circles touching x – axis at the origin is
 x 2  y 2  dy
dx
 g  x  y , then g  x equals :
1 1
(1) x 2 (2) 2 x 2 (3) x (4) 2x
2 2
nx  d 2 y  d 2 x 
89. If y  e , then  2  2  is equal to
 dx  dy 
 nx nx
(1) ne  nx (2) 1 (3) n e (4) n e
90. Let A   x, y  : y 2
 4 x, y  2 x  4 . The area (in square units) of the region A is :
(1) 9 (2) 10 (3) 8 (4) 11
1
2
ln 1  2 x 
91. The integral  dx, equals :
0
1  4x2
   
(1) ln 2 (2) ln 2 (3) ln 2 (4) ln 2
8 32 4 16
e
n
92. If for n  1, Pn    log x 
1
dx , then P10  90P8 is equal to
(1) – 9 (2) 9e (3) 10 (4) 10e

2
 1 x 
 1  x2  dx  x  0  is equal to
1
93. The integral  x cos  
(1) x  1 x  tan x  1 x2  cot 1 x  c
2 1
xc (2)
(3) x  1 x2  tan1 x  c (4) x  1 x2  cot 1 x  c

t
  
If for a continuous function f  x  ,   f  x   x  dx  
2
94.  t 2 , for all t   , then f   is
  3 
equal to
  
(1) (2)  (3) (4)
3 2 6
sin 2 x cos 2 x
95. The integral  2
dx is equal to
sin 3
x  cos3 x 
1 sin 3 x 1 cos 3 x
(1)   c (2) c (3) c (4)  c
3 1  tan3 x  1  cos3 x  1  cot3 x  3 1  sin 3 x 

96. If   denotes the greatest integer function, then the integral  cos x dx is equal to
0
 
(1) 0 (2) (3) (4) 1
2 2
x5 m 1  2 x 4 m 1
97. If m is a non-zero number and  3
dx  f  x   c, then f  x  is :
x 2m
 x  1
m
(1)
x  x  5m 4m
(2)
x 5m
2 2
2m  x  x  1
2m m
2m  x 2 m  x m  1
2m  x  x  5m 4m
x4m
(3) 2
(4) 2
 x  x  1
2m m
2m  x 2 m  x m  1
x x
et et
98. Let function F be defined as F  x    dt , x  0 then the value of the integral  dt , where
1
t 1
t a
a  0, is
a a
(1) e  F  x  a   F 1  a   (2) e  F  x  a   F  a 
a a
(3) e  F  x   F 1  a   (4) e  F  x  a   F 1  a  
99. The area bounded by the curves x 2 + y2 = 25, 4 y  4  x 2 and x = 0, above x-axis is
25 1 4 25 1 4 25 1 1
a) 2  sin b) 2  sin c) 2  sin d) none of these
2 5 4 5 2 5
100. The area bounded by y = x3 – 4x and x-axis is
a) 4 b) 8 c) 16 d) none of these

2018
a b 
1. Suppose A    is real matrix with nonzero entries, ad  bc  0, and A2  A . Then
c d 
a  d equals
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
2. On any given arc of positive length on the unit circle z  1 in the compelx plane,
a) there need not be any root of unity
b) there lies exactly one root of unity
c) there are more than one but finitely many roots of unity
d) there are infinitely many roots of unity

3. For 0    , four tangents are drawn at the four points (3cos  ,  2sin  ) to the ellipse
2
x2 y 2
  1 . If A( ) denotes the area of the quadrilateral formed by these four tangents
9 4
the minimum value of A( ) is
a) 21 b) 24 c) 27 d) 30
4.  
Let S  x   : cos( x)  cos( 2 x)  2 . Then
a) S   b) S is non-empty finite set
c) S is an infinite proper subset of  \ 0 d) S   \ 0
5. On a rectangular hyperbola x 2  y 2  a 2 , a  0 , three points A, B, C are taken as follows:
A  (a,0); B and C are placed symmetrically with respect to the x  axis on the branch
of the hyperbola not containing A . Suppose that the triangle ABC is equilateral. If the
side-length of the triangl3e ABC is ka , then k lies in the interval
a) (0, 2] b) (2, 4] c) (4, 6] d) (6,8]
1
6. The number of real solutions x of the equation cos 2 ( x sin(2))  2
 cos 2 x  sec2 x is
1 x
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) infinite
x2 y 2
7. Let   1, a  b , be an ellipse with foci F1 and F2 . Let AO be tis semi-minor axis,
a 2 b2
where O is the centre of the ellipse. The lines AF1 and AF2 , when extended, cut the
ellipse again at points B and C respectively. Suppose that the triangle ABC is
equilateral. Then the eccentricity of the ellipse is
1 1 1 1
a) b) c) d)
2 3 3 2

8. Let a  cos1 and b  sin1  . We say that a real number is algebraic if it is a root of a
polynomial with integer coefficients. Then
a) a is algebraic but b is not algebraic b) b is algebraic but a is not algebraic
c) both a and b are algebraic d) neither a nor b is algebraic
9. A rectangle with its sides parallel to the x  axis and y  axis is inscribed in the region
bounded by the curves y  x 2  4 and 2 y  4  x 2 . The maximum possible area of such a
rectangle is closest to the integer
a) 10 b) 9 b) 8 d) 7
10. Let f ( x)  x sin x , x   . Then
a) f is differentiable for all x , except at x  n , n  1, 2,3...
b) f is differentiable for all x , except at x  n , n  1,  2,  3,...
c) f is differentiable for all x , except at x  n , n  0,1, 2,3,...
d) f is differentiable for all x , except at x  n , n  0,  1, 2,  3,...
11. Let f :[1,1]   be a function defined by
 2  
 x cos   for x  0
f ( x)   x
 0 for x  0

The set of points where f is not differentiable is
 2 
a)  x  [1, 1] : x  0 b)  x  [1,1] : x  0 or x  , n  
 2n  1 
 2 
c)  x  [1,1] : x  , n   d) [1, 1]
 2 n  1 

12. The value of the integral  (1  sin 8 x ) dx is
0
a) 0 b)   1 c)   2 d)   3
13. Let ln x denote the logarithm of x with respect to the base e. Let S   be the set of all
points where the function ln( x 2  1) is well-defined. Then the number of functions
f : S   that are differentiable, satisfy f '( x)  ln( x 2  1) for all x  S and f (2)  0 , is
14. Let S be the set of real numbers p such that there is no nonzero continuous function
x
f :    satisfying  f (t )dt  pf ( x) for all x   . Then S is
0
a) the empty set b) the set of all rational numbers

c) the set of all irrational numbers d) the whole set 

1
15. The probability of men getting a certain disease is and that of women getting the same
2
1
disease is . The blood test that identifies the disease gives the correct result with
5
4
probability . Suppose a person is chosen at random from a group of 30 males and 20
5
females, and the blood test of that person is found to be positive. What is the probability
that the chosen person is a man?
75 3 15 3
a) b) c) d)
107 5 19 10
16. The number of functions f :[0, 1]  [0, 1] satisfying f ( x)  f ( y )  x  y for all x, y in
[0, 1] is
a) exactly 1 b) exactly 2 c) more than 2, but finite d) infinite
17. Suppose A is a 3  3 matrix consisting of integer entries that are chosen at random from
the set 1000,  999,..., 999,1000 . Let P be the probability that either A2   I or A is
diagonal, where I is the 3  3 identity matrix. Then
1 1 52 53 54
a) P  18 b) P  18 c) 18  P  18 d) P  18
10 10 10 10 10
18. Let xk be real numbers such that xk  k  k  1 for 1  k  2018 . Denote N   2018
4 2
k 1 k .
Consider the following inequalities:

2 2
 2018   2018   2018   2018 
I.   kxk   N   kxk2  II.   kxk   N   k 2 xk2 
 k 1   k 1   k 1   k 1 
Then
a) both I and II are true b) I is true and II is false
c) I is false and II is true d) both I and II are false
19. Let x 2  4ky, k  0 , be a parabola with vertex A. Let BC be its latus rectum. An ellipse
with center on BC touches the parabola at A, and cuts BC at points D and E such that
BD  DE  EC  B, D, E, C in that order  . The eccentricity of the ellipse is
1 1 5 3
a) b) c) d)
2 3 3 2
20. Let f :  0,1   1,1 and g :  1,1   0, 2 be two functions such that g is injective
and g  f :  0,1   0, 2  is surjective. Then
a) f must be injective but need not be surjective
b) f must be surjective but need not be injective
c) f must be bijective
d) f must be a constant function

21. Let R be a rectangle, C be a circle, and T be a triangle in the plane. The maximum possible
number of points common to the perimeters of R, C, and T is
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6
22. The number of different possible values for the sum x  y  z , where x, y, z are real
numbers such that x 4 4 y 4  16 z 4  64  32 xyz is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 8
23. Let  be a circle with diameter AB and centre O. Let l be the tangent to  at B. For each point M
on  different from A. Consider the tangent t at M and let it intersect l at P. Draw a line parallel to
AB through P intersecting OM at Q. The locus of Q as M varies over  is
a) an arc of a circle b) a parabola c) an arc of an ellipse d) a branch of a hyperbola
24. The number of solutions x of the equation sin x  x  2
  sin  x   sin x in the interval [2, 3]
2
is a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
2
25. The number of polynomials p : R  R satisfying p  0   0  x for all x  0 , and
1
p " 0   is
2
a) 0 b) 1 c) more than 1, but finite d) infinite
1 1 1
26. Suppose the limit L  lim n  dx exists and is larger than . Then
2 n
n 0
1  x  2
1
a) L2 b) 2L3 c) 3 L  4 d) L  4
2
27. Consider the set An of points  x, y  such that 0  x  n, 0  y  n where n, x, y are integers.
Let S n be the set of all lines passing through at least two distinct points from An . Suppose we
choose a line l at random from S n . Let Pn be the probability that l is tangent to the circle
2
2
 
2 2 1  
x  y  n  1  1    . Then the limit lim Pn is
  n  n
 
a) 0 b) 1 c) 1/  d) 1 / 2
28. Let f :  0,1  R be an injective continuous function that satisfies the condition
1  f  0   f 1  1 . Then the number of functions g :  1,1   0,1 such that
 gof  x   x for all x   0, 1 is
a) 0 b) 1 c) more than 1, but finite d) infinite
2
29. The maximum possible area bounded by the parabola y  x  x  10 and a chord of the
parabola of length 1 is
1 1 1 1
a) b) d) c)
12 6 3 2
8 7
30. Suppose z is any root of 11z  20iz  10iz  22  0 , where i  1 . Then
2
S  z  z  1 satisfies
a) S  3 b) 3  S  7 c) 7  S  13 d) S  13

2017
1. Consider a rigid square ABCD as in the figure with A and B on the x and y axis respectively.
C
B D
A
When A and B slide along their respective axes, the locus of C forms a part of
a) a circle b) a parabola
c) a hyperbola d) an ellipse which is not a circle
2. Among the inequalities below, which ones aretrue for all natural numbers n greater than 1000?
2
I. n !  n n II.  n !  n n III. 10 n  n ! IV. nn   2n  !
a) I and IV only b) I, III and IV only c) II and IV only d) I, II, III and IV
 a2  b2  c2 
3. Let S   : a, b, c  R, ab  bc  ca  0  ,where R is the set of real numbers. Then
 ab  bc  ca 
S equals
a) (, 1]  [1,  ) b) (, 0]  [0, ) c) (, 1]  [2, ) d) (, 2]  [1,  )

an
4. Let S be the infinite sum given by S   10 2n
, where an n0 is a sequence defined by
n0
a
a0  a1  1 and a j  20a j 1  108a j  2 for j  2. If S is expressed in the form , where a, b are
b
coprime positive integers, then a equals
a) 2017 b) 2020 c) 2023 d) 2025
16 x 2  96 x  153
5. Define a function f  x   for all real x  3 . The least positive value of f(x) is
x 3
a) 16 b) 18 c) 22 d) 24
6. Let n > 2 be an integer and define a polynomial p(x) = x n + an–1 xn–1 + ...... + a1x + a0
where a0, a1, ........ an–1 are integers. Suppose we know that np(x) = (1 + x)p'(x). If b = p(1), then
a) b is divisible by 10 b) b is divisible by 3 c) b is a power of 2 d) b is a power of 5
7. The number of 5-tuples (a, b, c, d, e) of positive integers such that
I. a,b,c,d,e are the measures of angles of a convex pentagon in degrees ;
II. a  b  c  d  e ;
III a, b, c, d, e are in arithmetic progression is
a) 35 b) 36 c) 37 d) 126

8. Thirty two persons X1, X2, ..... ,X 32 are randomly seated around a circular table at equal
intervals. Two persons Xi and Xj are said to be within earshot of each other if there are at most
three persons between them on the minor arc joining Xi and Xj. The probability that X1 andX2 are
within earshot of each other is,
 n n! 
 Here    
  r   n  r  !r ! 
 32   32 
  30!   30!
 2 2 8 4
a) b)   c) d)
8  32! 4  32! 31 31
9. Let n be the smallest positive integer such that

1 1 1
1   ......   4 . Which one of the following statements is true ?
2 3 n
a) 20  n  60 b) 60  n  80 c) 80  n  100 d) 100  n  120
10. A pair of 12-sided fair dice with faces numbered 1,2,3, ....., 12 is rolled. The probability that the
sum of the numbers appearing has remainder 2 when divided by 9 is
7 5 11 1
a) b) c) d)
72 48 144 9
11. Let x1, x2, ......, x 6 be the roots of thepolynomial equation

x6 + 2x5 + 4x 4 + 8x 3 + 16x2 + 32x + 64 = 0. Then
a) |xi| = 2 for exactly one value of i b) |x i| = 2 for exactly two values of i
c) |xi| = 2 for all values of i d) |x i| = 2 for no value of i
12. In the complex plane, let z1  3  i and z2  3  i be two adjacent vertices of ann-sided
regular polygon centered at origin. Then n equals
a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 12
1 2017 2 
13. Let A  1 2017 4  Then |2A| – |2A–1| is equal to
1
 
1 2018 8 
a) 3 b) –3 c) 12 d) –12
14. An ellipse with its minor and major axis parallel to the coordinate axes passes through(0,0), (1,0)
and (0,2). One of its foci lies on they-axis. The eccentricity of the ellipse is
3 1
a) 3 1 b) 5 2 c) 2  1 d)
2


1 In
15. Let I n   e y y n dy , where n is a non-negative integer. Then  n ! is
0
n 1
1 1 1
a) 1 b) 1 c) d) 1 
e e e
16. The number of solutions of the equation sin   cos   sin 2 in the interval   ,   is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
17. Let z1, z2, ......,z7 be the vertices of a regular heptagon that is inscribed in the unit circle with
centre at the origin in the complex plane. Let w  
zi z j , then |w| is equal to
1i  j  7
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
18. The sound of a cannon firing is heard one second later at a position B than at position A.If the
speed of sound is uniform, then
a) The positions A and B are foci of a hyperbola, with cannon's position on one branch of the
hyperbola
b) the position A and B are foci of an ellipse with cannon's position on the ellipse
c) One of the positions A,B is focus of a parabola with cannon's position on the parabola
d) It is not possible to describe the positions of A, B and the cannon with the given in formation
19. A spherical ball is kept at the corner of a rectangular room such that the ball touches two
(Perpendicular) walls and lies on the floor. If a point on the sphere is at distances of 9, 16, 25
from the two walls and the floor, then a possible radius of the sphere is
a) 13 b) 15 c) 26 d) 36
20. Let m, n be two distinct integers chosen randomly from the set { 0, 1, 2, .....,99}. Then the
probability that 4 m + 4n + 3 is divisible by5 lies in the interval
a) (0, 0.25] b) (0.25, 0.5] c) (0.5, 0.75] d) (0.75,1)
21. Let AB be the latus rectum of the parabolay2 = 4ax in the xy-plane. Let T be the region bounded
by the finite arc AB of the parabola and the line segment AB. A rectangle PQRS of maximum
possible area is inscribed in T with P, Q on line AB, and R, S on arc AB. Then
area(PQRS)/area(T) equals
1 1 1 1
a) b) c) d)
2 3 2 3
22. Let A be the set of all permutations a1, a2,….,a6of 1, 2, …., 6 such that a1, a2, …. ak is not a
permutation of 1, 2, …., k for any k, 1  k  5 .Then the number of elements in A is
a) 192 b) 408 c) 312 d) 528
1
23. The area bounded by the curve y  4  x 2 and is y  7  x is
4
a) 18 b) 32 c) 36 d) 64

x2 y 2
24. An ellipse   1, a  b and the parabola x2  4  y  b  are such that the two foci of the
a 2 b2
ellipse and the end points of the latus rectum of parabola are the vertices of a square. The
eccentricity of the ellipse is
1 2 1 2
a) b) c) d)
13 13 11 11
25. A sector is removed from a metallic disc and the remaining region is bent into the shape of a
circular conical funnel with volume 2 3  .The least possible diameter of the disc is
a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 12
x
24
1 g  x
26. Let g  x    t 2 3 sin dt , for all real x. Then lim is equal to
0 t x0 x
3
a)  b)  c) 0 d)
4

27. Let an   x  1 cos nx dx for all natural numbers n. Then the sequence  an n0 satisfies

a) lim an   b) lim an  
n  n 
c) lim an exists and is positive d) lim an  0

n  n 
28. Let f(x) be a polynomial with integer coefficients satisfying f(1) = 5 and f(2) = 7.The smallest
possible positive value of f(12) is
a) 5 b) 7 c) 27 d) 15
29. Suppose four balls labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 are randomly placed in boxes B1, B2, B3, B4. The probability
that exactly one box is empty is
8 9 27 9
a) b) c) d)
256 16 256 64
f  x  f  y 
30. Let f(x) = log(1 + x2) and A be a constant such that  A for all x, y real and
x y
x ≠y. Then the least possible value of A is
a) equal to 1 b) bigger than 1 but less than 2
c) bigger than 0 but less than 1 d) bigger than 2

2016
1. The number of triples (x, y, z) of real numbers satisfying the equation

x 4  y 4  z 4  1  4 xyz is
a) 0 b) 4 c) 8 d) more than 8
2.  2

If P(x) be a polynomial with real coefficients such that P sin x  P cos x , for all  2
 x  0,  / 2 .
Consider the following statements :
I) P(x) is an even function
2
II) P(x) can be expressed as a polynomial in  2 x  1
III) P(x) is a polynomial of even degree
Then
a) all are false b) only I and II are true
c) only II and III are true d) all are true
3.  
For any real number r, let Ar  eim : n is a natural number be a set of complex numbers. Then
a) A1 , A1 , A0.3 are all infinite sets b) A1 is a finite set and A1 , A0.3 are infinite sets
 
c) A1 , A1 , A0.3 are all finite sets d) A1 , A0.3 are finite sets and A1 is an infinite sets
 
4. Number of integers k for which the equation x3  27 x  k  0 has at least two distinct integer roots is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
5. Suppose the tangent to the parabola y  x 2  px  q at (0, 3) has slope – 1. Then p  q equals
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
6. Let O   0, 0  ; let A and B points respectively on x-axis such that OBA = 60o . Let D be a point in
the first quadrant such that OAD is an equilateral triangle. Then the slope of DB is
1 1
a) 3 b) 2 c) d)
2 3
2
7. Suppose the parabola  y  k   4  x  h  , with vertex A, passes through O   0, 0  and L   0, 2  .
Let D be an end point of the latus rectum. Let the y-axis intersect the axis of the parabola at P. Then
PDA is equal to
1 1 1 2 1 4 1 8
a) tan b) tan c) tan d) tan
19 19 19 19
8. In a circle with centre O, suppose A, P, B are three points on its circumference such that P is the mid-point
of minor arc AB. Suppose when AOB   ,
area   AOB 
 52
area   APB 
area   AOB 
If AOB is doubled to 2 , then the ratio is
area   APB 
1 5 2
a) b) 5 2 c) 2 3 3 d)
5 2

9. X   x  R : cos  sin x   sin  cos x  . The number of elements in X is

a) 0 b) 2 c) 4 d) not finite
10. The sphere with centre O sits atop a pole as shown in the figure. An observer on the ground is at a distance
50m from the foot of the pole. She notes that the angles of elevation from the observer to points P and Q on
o o
the sphere are 30 and 60 , respectively. Then, the radius of the sphere in meters is
 1  50 6  1  100 6
a) 100  1   b) c) 50  1   d)
 3 3  3 3
1
11. The graph of the function f ( x )  x  sin  2x  , 0  x  1 is shown below. Define f1 ( x)  f ( x) ,
8
f n 1 ( x)  f  f n  x   , for n  1
Which of the following statements are true ?
I) There are infinitely many x  [0, 1] for which lim f n  x   0

n 
1
II) There are infinitely many x  [0, 1] for which lim f n  x  
n  2
III) There are infinitely many x  [0, 1] for which lim f n  x   1
n 
IV) There are infinitely many x  [0, 1] for which lim f n  x  does not exist
n 
a) I and III only b) II only c) I, II, III only d) I, II, III and IV
x 3
2  x3
12. Limit lim x  et dt equals
x  0
1 2
a) b) 2 c)  d)
3 3

13.
3 2
 2

The polynomial equation x  3ax  27 a  9 x  2016  0 has
a) exactly one real root for any real a

b) three real roots for any real a
c) three real roots for any a  0 , and exactly one real root for any a  0
d) three real roots for any a  0 , and exactly one real root for any a  0
14. The area of the region bounded by the curve y | x3  4 x 2  3x | and the x-axis, 0  x  3 , is
37 9 37
a) b) c) d) 0
6 4 12
15. The number of continuous function f : [0, 1]  [0, 1] such that f ( x)  x2 for all x and 1 1
 f ( x) dx 
0 3
is
16. On the real line R, we define two functions f and g as follows :
f ( x)  min [ x], 1  x  [ x]
f ( x)  min  x  [ x], 1  x  [ x]
g( x)  min  x  [ x], 1  x  [ x]

Where [ x] denotes the largest integer not exceeding x. The positive integer n for which
1
  g  x   f  x  dx  100 is
0
a) 100 b) 198 c) 200 d) 202

     
17. Let v be a vector in the plane such that | v ˆi |  | v 2iˆ |  | v j | . Then | v | lies in the interval
a) (0, 1] b) (1, 2] c) (2, 3] d) (3, 4]

18. A box contains b blue balls and r red balls. A ball is drawn randomly from the box and is returned to the box
with another ball of the same colour. The probability that the second ball drawn from the box is blue is
b b2 b 1 b  b  1
a) b) 2
c) d)
r b r  b r  b 1  r  b  r  b  1
19. The number of noncongruent integer-sided triangles whose sides belong to the set 10,11, 12, ...., 22 is
a) 283 b) 446 c) 448 d) 449
20. Suppose we have to cover the xy-plane with identical tiles such that no two tiles overlap and no gap is left
between the tiles. Suppose that we can choose tiles of the following shapes; equilateral triangle, square,
regular pentagon, regular hexagon. Then the tiling can be done with tiles of
a) all four shapes b) exactly three of the four shapes
c) exactly two of the four shapes d) exactly one of the four shapes

2 4 6 22 2 3 11
21. The remainder when the polynomial 1  x  x  x  ...  x is divided by 1  x  x  x  ...  x
is
a) 0 b) 2
2
c) 1  x  x  ...  x
4 10
 2 4
d) 2 1  x  x  ...  x
10

 1 1
22. The range of the polynomial p  x   4 x 3  3 x as x varies over the interval   ,  is
 2 2
 1 1
a)  1,1 b)  1,1 c)  1,1 d)   , 
 2 2
23. Ten ants are on the real line. At time t = 0, the k-th ant starts at the point k2 and travelling at
2
uniform speed, reaches the point 11  k  at time t = 1. The number of distinct times at which at
least two ants are at the same location is
a) 45 b) 11 c) 17 d) 9
24. A wall is inclined to the floor at an angle of 135 0. A ladder of length l is resting on the wall. As the
ladder slides down, its mid-point traces an arc of an ellipse. Then the area of the ellipse is
l2
a) b)  l 2 c) 4 l 2 d) 2 l 2
4
 
25. Let AB be a sector of a circle with centre O and radius d, AOB      , and D be a point on
 2
OA such that BD is perpendicular OA. Let E be the midpoint of BD and F be a point on the arc
AB such that EF is parallel to OA. Then the ratio of length of the arc AF to the length of the arc
AB is
1 
sin 1  sin  
1  1 2 
a) b) c) sin  d)
2 2 2 
26. Let f  x  be a non-negative differentiable function on  0,   such that f  0   0 and
f '  x   2 f  x  for all x  0 . Then, on  0,  
a) f  x  is always a constant function b) f  x  is strictly increasing
c) f  x  is strictly decreasing d) f '  x  changes sign
27. For each positive real number  , let A be the set of all natural numbers n such that
sin  n  1  sin  n    . Let A 0
 be the complement of A in the set of all natural numbers.
Then
a) A1 A1 , A2 are all finite sets b) A1 is a finite set but A1 , A2 are infinite sets
,
2 3 5 3 2 5
c c c
c) A , A , A are all finite sets
1 1 2 d) A1 , A2 are finite sets and A1 is an infinite set
2 3 5 3 5 2

1 2
1 
28. Let f be a continuous function defined on  0,1 such that 
2
f  x  dx    f  x  dx  . Then the
0 0 
range of f
a) has exactly two points b) has more than two points
c) is the interval  0,1 d) is a singlet on
29. Three schools send 2, 4 and 6 students, respectively, to a summer camp. The 12 students must be
accommodated in 6 rooms numbered 1,2,3,4,5,6 in such a way that each room has exactly 2
students and both from the same school. The number of ways, the students can be accommodated
in the rooms is
a) 60 b) 45 c) 32400 d) 2700
 za 
30. Let a be a fixed non-zero complex number with a  1 and w    . Where z is a complex
 1  az 
number. Then
a) there exists a complex number z with z  1 such that w  1
a) w  1 for all z such that z  1
c) w  1 for all z such that z  1
d) there exists z such that z  1 and w  1

2015
1. The number of ordered pairs (x, y) of real numbers that satisfy the simultaneous equations
x  y 2  x 2  y  12 is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 4
2. If z is a complex number satisfying | z 3  z 3 |  2 , then the maximum possible value of | z  z 1 | is
3
a) 2 b) 2 c) 2 2 d) 1
3. The largest perfect square that divides 2014  2013  2012  2011  ......  23  13 is
3 3 3 3
2 2
a) 1 b) 2 c) 1007 2 d) 2014 2
4. Suppose OABC is a rectangle in the xy-plane where O is the origin and A, B lie on the parabola y  x2 .
Then C must lie on the curve
a) y  x2  2 2
b) y  2 x  1
2
c) y   x  2
2
d) y  2 x  1
5. Circles C1 and C2 , of radii r and R respectively, touch each other as shown in the figure. The line  , which
is parallel to the line joining the centres of C1 and C2 , is tangent to C1 at P and intersects C2 at A, B. If
R 2  2r 2 , then AOB equals
1o 1o
a) 22 b) 45o c) 60 o d) 67
2 2
2 2 2
6. The shortest distance from the origin to a variable point on the sphere  x  2    y  3    z  6   1
is
a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8
7. The number of real numbers  for which the equality
sin    cos   
   1 ,
sin  cos 

holds for all real  which are not integral multiples of is
2
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) Infinite
8. Suppose ABCDEF is a hexagon such that AB  BC  CD  1 and DE  EF  FA  2 . If the vertices
A, B, C, D, E, F are concylic, the radius of the circle passing through them is
5 7 11
a) b) c) d) 2
2 3 5
9. Let p(x) be a polynomial such that p( x)  p '( x)  x n , where n is a positive integer. Then p(0) equals
1 1
a) n! b)  n  1 ! c) d)
n!  n  1 !
10. The value of the limit
6/ x 2
 x 
lim   is
x  0 sin x
 
a) e b) e1 c) e 1/6 d) e 6
11. Among all sectors of a fixed perimeter, choose the one with maximum area. Then the angle at the centre of
this sector (i.e., the angle between the bounding radii) is
 3
a) b) c) 3 d) 2
3 2

12. Define a function f : R  R by

f ( x)  max | x |, | x  1|,.....,| x  2 n |
2n
where n is a fixed natural number. Then  f ( x ) dx is
0
2
a) n b) n c) 3n d) 3n 2
1
13. If p(x) is a cubic polynomial with p (1)  3, p (0)  2 and p ( 1)  4 , then  p( x) dx is
1
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

14. Let x  0 be a fixed real number. Then the integral  e 1 | x  t | dt is equal to
0
a) x  2 e  x  1 b) x  2e  x  1 c) x  2 e  x  1 d)  x  2e  x  1
15. An urn contains marbles of four colours : red, white, blue and green. When four marbles are drawn without
replacement, the following events are equally likely :
1) the selection of four red marbles
2) the selection of one white and three red marbles
3) the selection of one white, one blue and two red marbles
4) the selection of one marbles of each colour
The smallest total number of marbles satisfying the given condition is
a) 19 b) 21 c) 46 d) 69
16. There are 6 boxes labeled B1 , B2 , ....., B6 . In each trial, two fair dice D1 , D2 are thrown. If D1 show j
and D2 shows k, then j balls are put into the box Bk . After n trials, what is the probability that B1 contains
at most one ball ?
 5n1   5n 1  5n   5n 1   1 
a)  n 1 
 n   b)  n 
  n 1   
6  6  6 6  6  6
 5n   5n 1   1   5n   5n 1   1 
c)  n 
 n  n1    d)  n  n  n 1   2 
6  6 6 6  6 6 
             
17. Let a  6i  3 j  6k and d  i  j  k . Suppose that a  b  c where b is parallel to d and c is
 
perpendicular to d . Then c is
           
a) 5 i  4 j  k b) 7 i  2 j  5 k c) 4 i  5 j  k d) 3 i  6 j  9 k
18. If log 3 x1  x  2   log 9 x2 6 x1  2 x 2  10 x  2  , then x equals
 
a) 9  15 b) 3  15 c) 2  15d) 6  15
a  2b  3c
19. Suppose a, b, c are positive integers such that 2 a  4b  8 c  328 . Then is equal to
abc
1 5 17 5
a) b) c) d)
2 8 24 6

20. The sides of a right – angled triangle are integers. The length of one of the sides is 12. The largest possible
radius of the incircle of such a triangle is
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
1/ 3 1/ 3
21. Let x   50  7    50  7  . Then
a) x  2 b) x  3
c) x is a rational number, but not an integer d) x is an irrational number
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22. 
Let 1  x  x 2   a0  a1 x  a2 x 2  a3 x 3  ....  a4028 x 4028 , and let
A  a0  a3  a6  ....  a4026 ,
B  a1  a4  a7  ....  a4027
C  a2  a5  a8  ....  a4028
Then
a) A  B  C b) A  B  C c) A  C  B d) A  C  B
23. A mirror in the first quadrant is in the shape of a hyperbola whose equation is xy  1 . A light
source in the second quadrant emits a beam of light that hits the mirror at the point  2,1/ 2  . If the
reflected ray is parallel to the y-axis, the slope of the incident beam is
13 7 15
a) b) c) d) 2
8 4 8
cos  n 
24. Let C     which of the following statements is FALSE?
n0 n!
a) C  0   C    1 b) C  0   C    2
c) C    0 for all   R d) C '    0 for all   R
a x  a 3 x   a 2  a 
25. Let a  0 be a real number. Then the limit lim is
x2 a 3 x  a x / 2
4 a2  a 2
a) 2 log a b)  a c) d) 1  a 
3 2 3
1
26. Let f  x    x 2  2  where  is a real constant. The smallest  for which f  x   0 for all
x
x  0 is
22 23 24 25
a) 3 b) 3 c) 3 d)
3 3 3 33
27. Let f : R  R be a continuous function satisfying
x
f  x    t f  t  dt  x 2  0 for all x  R . Then
0
a) lim f  x   2
x 
b) lim f  x   2
x 
c) f  x  has more than one point in common with the x-axis

d) f  x  is an odd function

28. The figure shows a portion of the graph y  2 x  4 x 3 . The line y  c is such that the areas of the
regions marked I and II are equal. If a, b are the x-coordinates of A, B respectively, then a  b
equals
2 3 4 5
a) b) c) d)
7 7 7 7
29. Let X n  1, 2,3,...., n and let a subset A of X n be chosen so that every pair of elements of A
differ by at least 3. (For example, if n = 5, A can be  , {2} or {1, 5} among others). When n=10,
let the probability that 1  A be p and let the probability that 2  A be q. Then
1 1
a) p  q and p  q  b) p  q and q  p 
6 6
1 1
c) p  q and p  q  d) p  q and q  p 
10 10
2014 2014 20152015 2016 2016
30. The remainder when the determinant 2017 2017 20182018 2019 2019 is divided by 5 is
2020 2020 20212021 2022 2022
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

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1. Let C0 be a circle of radius 1. For n  1, let Cn be a circle whose area equals the area of a sqare

inscribed in Cn 1 . Then  i 0
Area  Ci  equals
2 1 2
a)  2 b) c) d)
2 2 2
2. For a real number r we denote by [r] the largest integer less than or equal to r. If x, y are real numbers with
x, y  1 then which of the following statements is always true ?
2
 2 x
x  x
a)  x  y    x   y  b)  x y    x  y  c)  2 d)   
 y  y
 n  
3. For each positive integer n, let An  max   0  r  n  . Then the number of elements n in
 r  
An
1, 2, ......., 20 for which 1.9   2 is
An 1
a) 9 b) 10 c) 11 d) 12
4. Let b , d  0 . The locus of all points P  r ,   for which the line OP (where O is the origin) cuts the line r
sin   b in Q such that PQ  d is
a)  r  d  sin   b b)  r  d  sin   b c)  r  d  cos   b d)  r  d  cos   b

5. Let C be the circle x2  y 2  1 in the xy-plane. For each t  0 , let Lt be the line passing through (0, 1)
and (t, 0). Note that Lt intersects C in two points, one of which is (0, 1). Let Qt be the other point. As t
varies between 1 and 1  2 , the collection of points Qt sweeps out an arc on C. The angle subtended by
this arc at (0, 0) is
   3
a) b) c) d)
8 4 3 8
6. In an ellipse, its foci and the ends of its major axis are equally spaced. If the length of its semi-minor axis is
2 2 , then the length of its semi-major axis is

a) 4 b) 2 3 c) 10 d) 3
7. Let ABC be a triangle such that AB = BC. Let F be the midpoint of AB and X be a point on BC such that FX
is perpendicular to AB. If BX = 3XC then the ratio BC/AC equals
3
a) 3 b) 2 c) d) 1
2

1 1
8. The number of solutions to the equation cos 4 x  2
 sin 4 x  2 in the interval  0, 2 is
cos x sin x
a) 6 b) 4 c) 2 d) 0
x5
 if x  2
9. Consider the function f ( x )  x  2 . Then f  f  x   is discontinuous
 1 if x  2
a) at all real numbers b) at exactly two values of x

c) at exactly one value of x d) at exactly three values of x
10. For a real number x let [x] denote the largest number less than or equal to x. For x  R let
f ( x )  [ x ] sin  x . Then
a) f is differentiable on R
b) f is symmetric about the line x = 0
3
c)  f ( x) dx  0
3
d) For each real  , the equation f ( x )    0 has infinitely many roots

11. Let f :  0,   R be defined as
sin x, if x is irrational and x   0, 

f ( x)   2
 tan x, if x is rational and x   0, 
The number of points in  0,  at which the function f is continuous is

a) 6 b) 4 c) 2 d) 0
1
12. Let f :  0, 1   0,   be a continuous function such that  f ( x) dx  10 . Which of the following
0
statements is NOT necessarily true ?

1 1
x f ( x)
a) e f ( x) dx  10 b)  1  x  2
dx  10
0 0
1 1
2
c) 10  sin 100 x  f  x  dx  10
 d)  f  x dx  100
0 0
x
13. A continuous function f : R  R satisfies the equation f ( x )  x   f (t ) dt . Which of the following
0
options is true ?
a) f  x  y   f  x  f  y  b) f  x  y   f  x f  y 
c) f  x  y   f  x  f  y   f  x f  y  d) f  x  y  f  x y

14. For a real number x let [x] denote the largest integer less than or equal to x and x  x   x . Let n be a
n
positive integer. Then  cos  2  x x dx is equal to
0
a) 0 b) 1 c) n d) 2n  1
15. Two persons A and B throw a (fair) die (six-faced cube with faces numbered from 1 to 6) alternately,
starting with A. The first person to get an outcome different from the previous one by the opponent wins.
The probability that B wins is
5 6 7 8
a) b) c) d)
6 7 8 9
16. Let n  3 . A list of numbers x1 , x2 , ....., xn has mean  and standard deviation  . A new list of
x  x2 x x
numbers y1 , y2 , ....., yn is made as follows : y1  1 , y2  1 2 and y j  x j for
2 2
j  3, 4, ...., n . The mean and the standard deviation of the new list ̂ and ̂ . Then which of the
following is necessarily true ?
a)   ˆ and   ˆ ˆ and
b)      ˆ c)   ˆ ˆ
d)   
17. What is the angle subtended by an edge of a regular tetrahedron at its centre ?
 1   1   1   1 
a) cos 1   b) cos 
1
 c) cos
1
  d) cos 
1

 2   2  3   3
18. Let S   a, b  : a, b  Z , 0  a, b  18 . The number of elements (x, y) in S such that 3 x  4 y  5
is divisible by 19 is
a) 38 b) 19 c) 18 d) 1
19. For a real number r let [r] denote the largest integer less than or equal to r. Let a > 1 be a real number which
k
is not an integer and let k be the smallest positive integer such that  a   a  k . Then which of the
following statements is always true ?
2 4 1
a) k  2 [ a ]  1 b) k  [a ]  1 c) k  2[ a ]  1 d) k  1
a  [a ]
20. Let X be a set of 5 elements. The number d of ordered pairs (A, B) of subsets of X such that A   , B  
, A  B   satisfies
a) 50  d  100 b) 101  d  150 c) 151  d  200 d) 201  d
21. Let n ≥ 3 be an integer. For a permutation σ = (a1, a2, ……., an) of (1, 2, ……., n) we let
fσ(x) = anx n–1 + an–1xn–2 + …..+ a2x + a1. Let Sσbe the sum of the roots of fσ(x) = 0 and let S
denote the sumover all permutations σ of (1, 2, ….., n) of the numbers Sσ. Then
a) S < – n! b) – n! < S < 0 c) 0 < S < n! d) n! < S
22. If n is a positive integer and ω ≠ 1 is a cube root of unity, the number of possible values of
n
  nk  k
e k 0
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 6

23. Suppose a parabola y = ax2 + bx + c has two x intercepts, one positive and one negative, and its
vertex is(2, –2). Then which of the following is true?
a) ab > 0 b) bc > 0 c) ca > 0 d) a + b + c > 0
24. Let n ≥ 3 and let C1, C2, ….., Cn, be circles with radii r1, r2, ….., rn, respectively. Assume that
Ci and Ci+1touch externally for 1 ≤ i ≤ n – 1. It is also given that the x-axis and the line
y  2 2 x  10 are tangential toeach of the circles. Then r1, r2, ….., rn are in
a) an arithmetic progression with common difference 3  2
b) a geometric progression with common ratio 3  2
c) an arithmetic progression with common difference 2  3
d) a geometric progression with common ratio 2  3
25. The number of integers n for which 3x3 – 25x + n = 0 has three real roots is
26. An ellipse inscribed in a semi-circle touches the circular arc at two distinct points and also
touches thebounding diameter. Its major axis is parallel to the bounding diameter. When the
ellipse has the maximum possible area, its eccentricity is
1 1 1 2
a) b) c) d)
2 2 3 3
 /2
27. Let I n   x n cos x dx , where n is a non-negative integer.
0
  In I n 2 
Then   n!   n  2 !  equals
n2  
 
a) e / 2  1  b) e / 2  1 c) e / 2  d) e / 2
2 2
28. For a real number x let [x] denote the largest integer less than or equal to x. The smallest positive
n
integer nfor which the integral   x  
1
x  dx exceeds 60 is
a) 8 b) 9 c) 10 d) [602/3]
29. Choose a number n uniformly at random from the set {1, 2, ….., 100}. Choose one of the first
seven days of the year 2014 at random and consider n consecutive days starting from the chosen
day. What is theprobability that among the chosen n days, the number of Sundays is different
from the number of Mondays?
1 2 12 43
a) b) c) d)
2 7 49 175
30. Let S = {(a, b)|a, b ∈Z, 0 ≤ a, b ≤ 18}. The number of lines in R2 passing through (0, 0) and
exactly oneother point in S is
a) 16 b) 22 c) 28 d) 32

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1. Three children, each accompanied by a guardian, seek admission in a school. The principal
want to interview all the 6 persons one after the other subject to the condition that no child
is interviewed before its guardian. In how many ways can this be done
a) 60 b) 90 c) 120 d) 180
2. In the real number system, the equation x  3  4 x  1  x  8  6 x  1  1 has
a) no solution b) exactly two distinct solution
c) exactly four distinct solutions d) infinitely may solutions
3. The maximum value M of 3  5  9  15x  25x , as x varies over reals, satisfies
x x x
a) 3 < M < 5 b) 0 < M < 2 c) 9 < M < 25 d) 5 < M < 9

4. Suppose two perpendicular tangents can be drawn from the origin to the circle
x 2  y 2  6 x  2 py  17  0 , for some real p. Then p 
a) 0 b) 3 c) 5 d) 17
5. Let a, b, c, d be numbers in the set 1, 2,3, 4,5, 6 such that the curves y  2 x 3  ax  b
and y  2 x 3  cx  d have no point in common. The maximum possible value of
2
a  c  b  d is
a) 0 b) 5 c) 30 d) 36
2 2 2 2 3 3
6. Consider the conic ex   y  2e x  2 y  e     e . Suppose P is any point on
the conic and S1 , S2 are the foci of the conic, then the maximum value of  PS1  PS2  is
a)  e b)e c) 2  d) 2 e
sin  x  a   sin  x  a 
7. Let f  x   , then
cos  x  a   cos  x  a 
a) f  x  2   f  x  but f  x     f  x  for any 0    2
b) f is a strictly increasing function

c) f is strictly decreasing function
d) f is constant function
8. The value of tan81  tan 63  tan 27  tan 9 is
a) 0 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
9. The mid-point of the domain of the function f  x   4  2 x  5 for real x is

a) ¼ b) 3/2 c) 2/3 d) – 2/5
10. Let n be a natural number and let ‘a’ be a real number. The number of zeros of
x 2 n 1   2n  1 x  a  0 in the interval  1,1 is
a) 2 if a > 0 b) 2 if a < 0
c) at most one for every value of a d) at least three for every value of a

11. Let f : R  R be the function
f  x    x  a1  x  a2    x  a2   x  a3    x  a3   x  a1  with a1, a2 , a3  R . Then
f  x   0 if and only if
a) at least two of a1 , a2 , a3 are all distinct b) a1  a2  a3
c) a1 , a2 , a3 are all distinct d) a1 , a2 , a3 are all positive and distinct
 /2
2 1
  sin x 
0
dx
12. The value  /2
is
2 1
  sin x 
0
dx
2 1 2 1 2 1
a) b) c) d) 2  2
2 1 2 1 2
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  sin  x   x 
3 5
13. The value of  1 dx is
2012
a) 2012 b) 2013 c) 0 d) 4024
14. Let  x  and  x be the integer part and fractional part of a real number x respectively. The
5
value of the integral   x  x dx is
0
a) 5/2 b) 5 c) 34.5 d) 35.5

n
15. Let S n  K
k 1
denote the sum of the first n positive integers. The numbers
S1, S2 , S3 ,.....S99 are written on 99 cards. The probability of drawing a card with an even
number written on it is
a) 1/2 b) 49/100 c) 49/99 d) 48/99
16. A purse contains 4 coper coins and 3 silver coins. A second purse contains 6 copper coins
and 4 silver coins. A purse is chosen randomly and a coin is taken out of it. What is the
probability that it is a copper coin
a) 41/70 b) 31/70 c) 27/70 d) 1/3

17. Let H be the orthocenter of an acute – angled triangle ABC and O be its circumcenter.
  
Then HA  HB  HC
  
a) is equal to HO b) is equal to 3HO c) is equal to 2HO d) is not a scalar multiple of

HO in general
18. The number of ordered pairs  m, n  , where m, n  1, 2,3,.....,50 , such that 6m  9n is a
multiple of 5 is
a) 1250 b) 2500 c) 625 d) 500

19. Suppose a1 , a2 , a3 ,......a2012 are integers arranged on a circle. Each number is equal to the
average of its two adjacent numbers. If the sum of all even indexed numbers is 3018, what
is the sum of all numbers ?
a) 0 b) 1509 c) 3018 d) 6036
20. Let S  1, 2,3,....., n and A   a, b  |1  a, b  n  S x S . A subset B of A is said to be
a good subset if  x, x   B for every x  S . Then the number of good subsets of A is

2
c) 2  
n n1
a) 1 b) 2 n d) 2n
21. Suppose a, b, c are real numbers, and each of the equations x 2  2ax  b 2  0 and
x 2  2bx  c 2  0 has two distinct real roots. Then the equation x 2  2cx  a 2  0 has
a) two distinct positive real roots b) two equal roots
c) one positive and one negative root d) no real roots
2012 1 x
22. The coefficient of x in is
1  x 2  1  x 
a) 2010 b) 2011 c) 2012 d) 2013
2 2
23. Let  x, y  be a variable point on the curve 4 x  9 y  8 x  36 y  15  0 . Then
min  x 2  2 x  y 2  4 y  5   max  x 2  2 x  y 2  4 y  5  is
325 36 13 25
a) b) c) d)
36 325 25 13

1  
24. The sum of all x   0,   which satisfy the equation sin x  cos x  sin 2  x   is
2  4
 5
a) b) c)  d) 2
6 6
25. A polynomial p  x  with real coefficients has the property that p "  x   0 for all x. Suppose
p  0   1 and p '  0   1 . What can you say about p 1 ?
a) p 1  0 b) p 1  0 c) p 1  0 d) 1 / 2  p 1  1 / 2
an
26. Define a sequence  an  by a1  5, an  a1a2 .....an 1  4 for n  1 . Then lim
n an 1
a) equals 1/2 b) equals 1 c) equals 2/5 d) does not exist

cos 2 x
27. The value of the integral  1  a x dx , where a  0 , is
a)  b) a c)  /2 d) 2
28. Consider
L  3 2012  3 2013  ....  3 3011

R  3 2013  3 2014  ....  3 3012
3012
3
And I   xdx then
2012
a) L  R  2 I b) L  R  2 I c) L  R  2 I d) LR  1
29. A man tosses a coin 10 times, scoring 1 point for each head and 2 points for each tail. Let P(K) be
the probability of scoring at least K points. The largest value of K such that P(K) > 1/2 is
a) 14 b) 15 c) 16 d) 17
x 1
for all x  1 . Let f  x   f  x  , f  x   f  f  x   and generally
1 2
30. Let f  x  
x 1
f n  x   f  f n 1  x   for n > 1. Let p  f 1  2  f 2  3 f 3  4  f 4  5 which of the following
is a multiple of P
a) 125 b) 375 c) 250 d) 147

2011
1. Suppose log a b  logb a  c . The smallest possible integer value of c for all a , b  is
a) 4 b) 3 c) 2 d) 1
2 3 n
2. Suppose n is a natural number such that i  2i  3i  ....  m  18 2 , where I is the square root of –
1.
a) 9 b) 18 c) 36 d) 72
2 n
3. Let P be an m  m matrix such that P  P . Then 1 P  equals
a) I  P b) I  nP c) I  2 P
n

d) I  2n  1 P 
4. Consider the cubic equation x 3  ax 2  bx  c  0 , where a, b, c are real numbers. Which of the following
statements is correct ?
a) If a 2  2b  0 , then the equation has one real and two imaginary roots
b) If a 2  2b  0 , then the equation has all real roots
c) If a 2  2b  0 , then the equation has all real and distinct roots
d) If 4a 3  27b 2  0 , then the equation has real and distinct roots
5. All the points  x, y  in the plane satisfying the equations x 2  2 x sin  xy   1  0 lie on
a) a pair of straight lines b) a family of hyperbolas c) a parabola d) an ellipse
6. Let A   4, 0  , B   0, 12 be two points in the plane. The locus of a point C such that the area of
triangle ABC is 18 sq. units is
2 2
a)  y  3 x  12   81 b)  y  3 x  81  12
2 2
c)  y  3 x  12   81 d)  y  3 x  81  12
7. In a rectangle ABCD, the coordinates of A and B are (1, 2) and (3, 6) respectively and some diameter of the
circumscribing circle of ABCD has equation 2 x  y  4  0 . Then the area of the rectangle is
a) 16 b)2 10 c) 2 5 d) 20
8. In the xy-plane, three distinct lines l1 , l2 , l3 concur at a point  , 0  . Further the lines l1 , l2 , l3 are normal
to the parabola y 2  6 x at the points A   x1 , y1  , B   x2 , y2  , C   x3 , y3  respectively. Then

we have
a)   5 b)   3 c) 5    3 d) 03
9. Let f ( x )  cos 5 x  A cos 4 x  B cos 3 x  C cos 2 x  D cos x  E , and
  2   3   8   9 
T  f (0)  f    f   f    ......  f   f   . Then T
5  5   5   5   5 
a) depends on A, B, C, D, E b) depends on A, C, E but independent of B and D
c) depends on B, D but independent of A, C, E d) is independent of A, B, C, D, E
10. In triangle ABC, we are given that 3sin A  4cos B  6 and 4sin B  3cos A  1 . Then the measure of
the angle C is
a) 30 o b) 150o c) 60 o d) 75o
11. Which of the following intervals is a possible domain of the function f ( x )  log x [ x ]  log [ x ]  x , [x]
is the greatest integer not exceeding x and {x}  x  [ x ] ?
a) (0, 1) b) (1, 2) c) (2, 3) d) (3, 5)

n
12. If f ( x )   2011  x  , where x is a real variable and n is a positive integer, then the value of
f ''(0) f (n 1) (0)

f (0)  f '(0)   .....  is
2! (n  1)!
n n n n
a)  2011 b)  2012  c)  2012   1 d) n  2012 
13. The minimum distance between a point on the curve y  e x and a point on the curve y  log e x is
1
a) b) 2 c) 3 d) 2 2
2
8
14. Let f : (2, )  N be defined by f ( x )  the largest prime factor of [ x] . Then  f ( x) dx is equal to
2
a) 17 b) 22 c) 23 d) 25
e  
2012 cos  x
15. Let [ x] denote the largest integer not exceeding xand {x}  x  [ x ] . Then  dx is
e     e   
cos  x  cos  x
0
equal to
a) 0 b) 1006 c) 2012 d) 2012 
 11 1 
16. The value of lim  
 ......  2  is
 4 n  1 4n  4
2
n 
4n 2  n 2 
1   
a) b) c) d)
4 12 4 6
17. Two players play the following game : A writes 3, 5, 6 on three different cards; B writes 8, 9, 10 on three
different cards. Both draw randomly two cards from their collections. Then A computer the product of two
numbers he/she has drawn, and B computes the sum of two numbers he/she has drawn. The player getting
the larger number wins. What is the probability that A wins ?
1 5 4 1
a) b) c) d)
3  9 9 9
       
18. Let a , b , c be the three vectors in the xyz space such that a  b  b  c  c  a  0 . If A, B, C are
  
points with position vectors a , b , c respectively, then the number of possible positions of the centroid of
triangle ABC is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 6
19.     
The sum of 12  1  1 1!  2 2  2  1  2!  .......  n 2  n  1  n ! is 
a)  n  2! b)  n 1   n  1!  1 c)  n  2 !  1 d) n   n  1 !  1
20. Let X be a nonempty set and let P ( X ) denote the collection of all subsets of X. Define
f : X  P ( X )  R by
1, if x  A
f  x, A   
0, if x  A
Then f  x, A  B  equals
a) f  x, A  f  x, B  b) f  x, A   f  x, B   1
c) f  x, A  f  x, B   f  x, A  f  x, B  d) f  x, A  | f  x, A   f  x, B  |

21. Let A and B be any two n × n matrices such that the following conditions hold : AB = BA and
there existpositive integers k and  such that Ak = I (the identity matrix) and B  = 0 (the zero
matrix). Then
a) A + B = I b) det (AB) = 0
c) det (A + B) ≠ 0 d) (A + B)m = 0 for some integer m
2
2 2  4 2  62  ....   2n 
22. The minimum value of n for which 2
 1.01
12  32  52  ....   2n  1
a) is 101 b) is 121 c) is 151 d) does not exist
23. The locus of the point P = (a, b) where a, b are real numbers such that the roots of
x3 + ax 2 + bx + a = 0 are in arithmetic progression is
a) an ellipse b) a circle
c) a parabola whose vertex in on the y-axis d) a parabola whose vertex is on the x-axis
24. The smallest possible positive slope of a line whose y-intercept is 5 and which has a common
point with theellipse 9x 2 + 16y2 = 144 is
3 4 9
a) b) 1 c) d)
4 3 16
25. Let A = {θ ∈R | cos2 (sin θ) + sin2(cosθ) = 1} and B = {θ ∈R | cos(sinθ) sin(cosθ) = 0}.

Then A ∩ B
a) is the empty set b) has exactly one element
c) has more than one but finitely many elements d) has infinitely many elements
26. Let f(x) = x3 + ax2 + bx + c, where a, b, c are real numbers. If f(x) has a local minimum at x = 1
1
1
and a localmaximum at x   and f(2) = 0, then  f  x  dx equals
3 1
14 14 7 7
a) b) c) d)
3 3 3 3
27. Let f(x) = x12 – x 9 + x4 – x + 1. Which of the following is true?
a) f is one-one b) f has a real root
c) f ′ never vanishes d) f takes only positive values
 x n 1  x n 
28. For each positive integer n, define fn(x) = minimum  ,  , for 0  x  1 .
 n! n! 
 
1 
Let I n   f n  x  dx, n  1 , Then I n   I n is equal to
0 n 1
a) 2 e  3 b) 2 e  2 c) 2 e  1 d) 2 e
29. The maximum possible value of x2 + y2 – 4x – 6y, x, y real, subject to the condition
|x +y|+ |x–y|=4
a) is 12 b) is 28 c) is 72 d) does not exist
30. The arithmetic mean and the geometric mean of two distinct 2-digit numbers x and y are two integers
one of which can be obtained by reversing the digits of the other (in base 10 representation).
Then x + y equals
a) 82 b) 116 c) 130 d) 148

2010
0 i 
1. Let A denote the matrix   , where i 2  1 , and let I denote the identity matrix
 i 0
1 0 2 2010
 0 1  . Then I  A  A  ...  A is
 
0 0 0 i  1 i   1 0 
a)   b)  i 0 c)  i 1 d)  
0 0      0 1
2. Suppose the sides of a triangle form a geometric progression with common ratio r. Then r
lies in the interval
 1  5  1 5 2  5 
a)  0,  b)  , 
 2   2 2 
 1  5 1  5  2 5 
c)  ,  d)  ,
 2 2   2 
3. The number of rectangles that can be obtained by joining four of the twelve vertices of a
12-sided regular polygon is
a) 66 b) 30 c) 24 d) 15
4. Let I ,  and  2 be the cube roots of unity. The least possible degree of a polynomial,
with real coefficients, having 2 2 ,3  4 ,3  4 2 and 5     2 as roots is
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 8
2 2
5. A circle touches the parabola 2 ,3  4 ,3  4 y  4 x at (1, 2) and also touches its
directrix. The y – coordinates of the point of contact of the circle and the directrix is
a) 2 b) 2 c) 2 2 d) 4
6. Let ABC be an equilateral triangle, let KLMN be a rectangle with K, L on BC, M on AC
and N on AB. Suppose AN/NB = 2 and the area of triangle BKN is 6. The area of the
triangle ABC is
a) 54 b) 108
c) 48 d) not determinable with the above data
7. Let P be an arbitrary point on the ellipse. The locus of the centroid of the triangle PF1 F2 as
P moves on the ellipse is
a) a circle b) a parabola c) an ellipse d) a hyperbola
8. The number of roots of the equation cos7   sin 4   1 that lie in the interval  0, 2  is
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 8
9. The product 1  tan 1 1  tan 2 1  tan 3  ..... 1  tan 45  equals
a) 2 21 b) 2 22 c) 2 23 d) 2 25

10. Let f : R  R be a differentiable function such that f  a   0  f  b  and

f '  a  f '  b   0 for some a < b. Then the minimum number of roots of
f '  x  0 in the interval  a, b   is
a) 3 b) 2 c) 1 d) 0
49 2009
11. The roots of  x  41   x  2009   0 are
a) all necessarily real b) non-real except one positive real root c) non-
real except three positive real roots d) non-real except for three real roots of which
exactly one is postitive
12. The figure shown below is the graph of the derivative of some function y  f '  x  .
Then
a) f has local minima at x  a, b and a local maximum at x  c
b) f has local minima at x  b, c and a local maximum at x  a
c) f has local minima at x  c, a and a local maximum at x  b
d) the given figure is insufficient to conclude any thing about the local minima and local
maxima of f
13. The following figure shows the graph of a continuous function y  f  x  on the interval
1, 3 . The points A, B, C have coordinates 1,1 ,  3, 2  ,  2, 3 respectively, and the lines
L1 and L2 are parallel, with L1 being tangent to the curve at C. If the area under the graph
of y  f  x  from x  1 to x  3 is 4 square units, then the area of the shaded region is
y = f (x)
(2, 3)
C L1
B L2
A
(3, 2)
(1, 1)
1 3
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

1
n
14. Let I n    log x 
0
dx , where n is a non-negative integer. Then I 2001  2011 I 2010 is equal
to
a) I1000  999 I 998 b) I890  890 I899 c) I100  100 I 99 d) I 53  54 I 52
15. Consider the regions A   x, y  | x 2
 y 2  100 and   x, y  | sin  x  y   0 in the
plane. Then the area of the region A  B is
a) 10 b) 100 c) 100  d) 50 
16. Three vertices are chosen randomly form the seven vertices of a regular 7-sided polygon.
The probability that they form the vertices of an isosceles triangle is
1 1 3 3
a) b) c) d)
7 3 7 5
  
17. Let u  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ, v  3 ˆj  2kˆ be vectors in R3 and w be a unit vector in the xy –
  
plane. Then the maximum possible value of  u  v  .w is
a) 5 b) 12 c) 13 d) 17
18. How many six-digit numbers are there in which no digit is repeated, even digits appear at
even places, odd digits appear at odd places and the number is divisible by 4 ?
a) 3600 b) 2700 c) 2160 d) 1440
19. The number of natural numbers n in the interval [1005, 2010] for which the polynomial
1  x  x 2  x3  ....x n1 divides the polynomial 1  x 2  x3  x 4  .....x 2010 is
a) 0 b) 100 c) 503 d) 1006
20. Let a0  0 and a x  3an 1  1 for n  1. Then the remainder obtained dividing a2010 by 11
is
a) 0 b) 7 c) 3 d) 4
n
 1 
21. Arrange the expansion of  x1/2   in decreasing powers of x . Suppose the
 2 x1/ 4 
coefficient of the first three terms form an arithmetic progression. Then the number of
terms in expansion having integer powers of x is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) more than 3
22. Let r be a real number and n  N be such that the polynomial 2 x 2  2 x  1 divides the
n
polynomial  x  1  r . Then  n, r  can be
 1   1   1 

a) 4000, 41000  b)  4000,


1000
4 
c)  41000 ,


1000
4 
d)  4000,


4000 

23. Suppose a, b are real numbers such that ab  0 . Which of the following four figures

represents the curve  y  ax  b  bx 2  ay 2  ab  0? 
a) b)
c) d)
24. Among all cyclic quadrilaterals inscribed in a circle of radius R with one of its angles equal
to 120 . Consider the one with maximum possible area. Its area is
a) 2R 2 b) 3R 2 c) 2 R 2 d) 2 3R 2
25. The following figure shows the graph of a differentiable function y  f  x  on the
interval  a , b  (not containing 0).
Let g  x   f  x  / x which of the following is a possible graph of y  g  x  ?
a) Fig. 1 b) Fig. 2 c) Fig. 3 d) Fig. 4

26. Let V1 be the volume of a given right circular cone with O as the centre of the base and A
as its apex. Let V2 be the maximum volume of the right circular cone inscribed in the
given cone whose apex is O and whose base is parallel to the base of the given cone. Then
the ration V2 / V1 is
3 4 4 8
a) b) c) d)
25 9 27 27
x
27. Let f : R  R be a continuous function satisfying f  x   x   f  t  dt , for all x  R .
0
Then the number of elements in the set S   x  R; f  x   0 is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
2
 min  x   ,cos  cos x  dx is

1
28. The value of
0
2 2 2
a) b) c) d)  2
4 2 8
   
29. Let ABC be a triangle and P be a point inside ABC such that PA  2 PB  3PC  0 . The
ratio of the area of triangle ABC to that of APC is
3 5
a) 2 b) c) d) 3
2 3
30. Suppose m, n are positive integers such that 6m  2m  n 3w  2n  332 . The value of the
expression m2  mn  n 2 is
a) 7 b) 13 c) 19 d) 21

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INTEGRAL CALCULUS
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11. D 12. A 13. C 14. C 15. C 16. C 17. C 18.B 19.A 20.C
21.A 22.A 23.A 24.C 25. B 26.C 27. B 28. B 29. A 30. A
31. A 32.D 33.C 34.B 35.C 36.D 37.A 38.B 39.B 40.C
41.A 42.C 43.D 44.C 45.B 46.B 47.A 48.D 49.C 50.B
51.A 52.B 53.B 54.B 55.A 56.D 57.A 58.D 59.A 60.D
61.A 62.C 63.C 64.A 65.D 66.A 67.B 68.B 69.C 70.D
71.C 72.B 73.C 74.D 75.B 76.B 77.C 78.B 79.B 80.C
81.C 82.D 83.A 84.B 85.C 86.D 87.D 88.D 89.A 90.D
91.D 92.B 93.C 94. B 95.A 96.B 97.D 98.D 99.A 100.B
2017
1.D 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.D
11.C 12.B 13.C 14.C 15.C 16.B 17.A 18.A 19.A 20.A
21.D 22.D 23.B 24.B 25.B 26.C 27.D 28.C 29.B 30.A
2016
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. C
11. B 12. A 13. A 14. C 15. A 16. C 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. B
21.D 22.C 23.C 24.A 25. D 26.A 27.C 28.D 29.C 30.C

2015
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. A
11. D 12. D 13. D 14. A 15. B 16. D 17. B 18. B 19. C 20. D
21.A 22.D 23.C 24.D 25.D 26.D 27.B 28.A 29.C 30.D
2014
1. D 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. D
11. B 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. B 16. B 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. C
21.B 22.C 23.B 24.D 25.C 26.D 27.A 28.B 29. 30.
2012
1.B 2.D 3. B 4.C 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. C

11. B 12. D 13. D 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. C 18. A 19. D 20. C
21. D 22. 23. A 24. C 25. C 26. C 27. C 28. C 29. C 30. B
2011
1. C 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. A 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. A
11. C 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. B 16. D 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. C
21.B 22.C 23.C 24.B 25.A 26.B 27.D 28.A 29.B 30.C
2010
1. C 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. C 10.B
11. B 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. D 16. D 17. D 18. D 19. C 20.A
21. C 22. B 23. B 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. C

PHYSICS
2018
1. A table has a heavy circular top of radius 1 m and mass 20kg, placed on four light (considered
massless) legs placed symmetrically on its circumference. The maximum mass that can be kept
anywhere on the table without toppling it is close to
a) 20 kg b) 34 kg c) 47 kg d) 59 kg
2. Air (density  ) is being blown on a soap film (surface tension T) by a pipe of radius R with its
opening right next to the film. The film is deformed and a bubble detaches from the film when the
shape of the deformed surface is a hemisphere. Given that the dynamic pressure on the film due
1 2
to the air blown at speed  is  , the speed at which the bubble is formed is
2
T 2T 4T 8T
a) b) c) d)
R R R R
3. For an ideal gas the internal energy is given by U = 5PV/2 + C, where C is a constant. The
equation of the adiabats in the PV plane will be
a) P5V7 = constant b) P7V 5 = constant c) P3V5 = constant d) P5V2 = constant
4. An ideal gas undergoes change in its state from the internal state I to the final state F via two
possible paths as shown. Then
a) there is no change in internal energy along path 1.

b) heat is not absorbed by the gas in both paths.
c) the temperature of the gas first increases and then decreases for path 2.
d) work done by the gas is larger in path 1.
5. A thermally insulated rigid container of one litre volume contains a diatomic ideal gas at room
temperature. A small paddle installed inside the container is rotated from the outside such that the
pressure rises by 105 Pa. The change in internal energy is close to
a) 0 J b) 67 J c) 150 J d) 250 J
6. In a Young’s double slit experiment the amplitudes of the two waves incident on the two slits are
A and 2A. If I 0 is the maximum intensity, then the intensity at a spot on the screen where the
phase difference between the two interfering waves is 
I0 I0 I0
2
a) I 0 cos  2  b)
3
sin 2  2  c)
9
 5  4 cos    d)
9
 5  8cos   

7. Figures below show water flowing through a horizontal pipe from left to right. Note that the pipe
in the middle is narrower. Choose the most appropriate depiction of water levels in the vertical
pipes.
a) b)
c) d)
8. A plank is moving in a horizontal direction with a constant acceleration aiˆ . A uniform rough
cubical block of side l rests on the plank, and is at rest relative to the plank.
Let the center of mass of the block be at (0, l /2) at a given instant. If a = g/10, then the normal
reaction exerted by the plank on the block at that instant acts at
a) (0,0) b) (- l /20,0) c) (- l /10,0) d) ( l /10,0)
9. Using the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, arrange the following particles in the order of
increasing lowest energy possible.
I) an electron in H2 molecule II) a H atom in a H2 molecule
III) a proton in the carbon nucleus IV) a H2 molecule within a nanotube
a) I < III < II < IV b) IV < II < I < III c) II < IV < III < I d) IV < I < II < III
10. The current is flowing along the path abcd of a cube (shown to the left) produces a magnetic field
at the centre of cube of magnitude B. Dashed line depicts the non-conducting part of the cube.
Consider a cubical shape shown to the right which is identical in size and shape to the left. If the
same current now flows in along the path daefgcd, then the magnitude of magnetic field at the
centre will be
a) zero b) 2B c) 3B d) B
11. A thin metallic disc is rotating with constant angular velocity about a vertical axis that is
perpendicular to its plane and passes through its centre. The rotation causes the free electrons in
the disc to redistribute. Assume that there is no external electric or magnetic field. Then
a) a point on the rim of the disc is at a higher potential than the centre.
b) a point on the rim of the disc is at a lower potential than the centre.
c) a point on the rim of the disc is at the same potential as the centre.
d) the potential in the material has an extremum between centre and the rim.

12. One mole of a monatomic gas and one mole of a diatomic gas are initially in the same state. Both
gases are expanded isothermally and then adiabatically such that they acquire the same final state.
Choose the correct statement.
a) work done by diatomic gas is more than that by monatomic gas.
b) work done by monatomic gas is more than that by diatomic gas.
c) work done by both the gases are equal.
d) change in internal energies of both the gases are equal.
13. An ideal gas is made to undergo the cyclic process shown in the figure below. Let W depict the
work done, U be the change in internal energy of the gas and Q be the heat added to the gas.
Sign of each of these three quantities for the whole cycle will be (0 refers to no change)
Pressure
Volume
a) , 0,  b) ,0,  c) 0, 0,0 d) ,  , 
14. Two balls of mass M and 2M are thrown horizontally with the same initial velocity v0 from top
of a tall tower and experience a drag force of –kv (k>0), where v is the instantaneous velocity.
Then
a) the heavier ball will hit the ground further away than the lighter ball.
b) the heavier ball will hit the ground closer than the lighter ball.
c) both balls will hit the ground at the same point.
d) both balls will hit the ground at the same time
15. Consider a glass cube slab of dielectric bound by the planes

x  0, x  a, y  0, y  b, z  0, z  c ; with b > a > c. The slab is placed in air and has a
refractive index of n. The minimum value for n such that all rays entering the dielectric at y=0
reach y=b is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 2

16. The graph shows the log of activity (log R) of a radioactive material as a function of time t in
minutes.
The half-life (in minutes) for the decay is closet to

a) 2.1 b) 3.0 c) 3.9 d) 4.4
17. The magnetic field is uniform for y > 0 and points into the plane. The magnetic field is uniform
and points out of the plane for y < 0. A proton denoted by filled circle leaves y = 0 in the –y
direction with some speed as shown below.
Which of the following best denotes the trajectory of the proton.
a) b)
c) d)
18. The Hitomi satellite recently observed the Lyman alpha emission line (n = 2 to n = 1) of
Hydrogen-like iron ion (atomic number of iron is 26) from the Perseus galaxy cluster. The
wavelength of the line is closet to
   
a) 2 A b) 1 A c) 50 A d) 10 A
19. Assume that the drag force on a football depends only on the density of the air, velocity of the
ball and the cross-sectional area of the ball. Balls of different sizes but the same density are
dropped in an air column. The terminal velocity reached by balls of masses 250 g and 125 g are in
the ratio:
a) 21/ 6 b) 21/3 c) 21/ 2 d) 22 / 3
20. An electrostatic field line leaves at an angle  from point charge q 1 and connects with point
charge  q 2 at an angle  ( q 1 and q 2 are positive)(see figure below). If
3
q2  q1 and   30 , then
2
a) 0    30 b)   30 c) 30    60 d) 60    90

 
21. 
In steady state heat conduction, the equations that determine the heat current J r [heat flowing


per unit time per unit area] and temperature T r in space are exactly the same as those
  
 
governing the electric field E r and electrostatic potential V r with the equivalence given in
the Table below:
Heat flow Electrostatics

 
T r 
V r
   
J r 
E r
We exploit this equivalence to predict the rate Q of total heat flowing by conduction from the
surfaces of spheres of varying radii, all maintained at the same temperature. If Q  R , where R
n
is the radius, then the value of n is

a) 2 b) 1 c) -1 d) -2
22. An arrangement of of spring, strings, pulley and masses is shown in the figure. The pulley and the
strings are massless and M > m. The spring is light with spring constant k. If the string
connecting m to the ground is detached, then immediately after detachment
a. the magnitude of the acceleration of m is zero and that of M is g.

b. the magnitude of the acceleration of m is (M – m)g/m and that of M is zero.
c. the accelerations of both masses are same.
d) the elongation in the spring is (M – m)g/k.
23. The potential due to an electrostatic charge distribution is

qe r
V r  
4 0 r
where  is positive. The net charge within a sphere centered at the origin and of radius 1/  is
a) 2q / e b) 1  1/ e  q c) q / e d) 1  1/ e  q
24. A wheel of radius R is trapped in a mud pit and spinning. As the wheel is spinning, it splashes
mud blobs with initial speed u from various points on its circumference. The maximum height
from the centre of the wheel, to which a mud blob can reach is
2 u 2 gR 2 u2 u2
a) u / 2 g b)  c) d) R 
2 g 2u 2 2g 2g

25. Two rods of copper and iron with the same cross sectional area are joined at S and a steady
current I flows through the rods as shown in the figure.
Choose the most appropriate representation of charges accumulated near the junction S.
a) b)
c) d)
26. Graphs below show the entropy vs energy (U) of two systems I and II at constant volume. The
initial energies of the systems are indicated by U I ,i and U II ,i ,respectively. Graphs are drawn to
the same scale. The systems are brought into thermal contact with each other. Assume that at all
times the combined energy of the two systems remains constant. Choose the most appropriate
option indicating the energies of the two systems and the total entropy after they achieve the
equilibrium.
a. U I increases and U II decreases and the total entropy remains the same.
b. U I decreases and U II increases and the total entropy remains the same.
c. U I increases and U II decreases and the total entropy increases.
d. U I decreases and U II increases and the total entropy increases.
27. The image of an object O due to reflection from the surface of a lake is elongated due to the
ripples on the water surface caused by a light breeze. This is because the ripples act as titled
mirrors as shown. Consider the case where O and the observer E are at the same height above the
surface of the lake. If the maximum angle that the ripples make with the horizontal is  , the
angular extent  of the image will be

a) b)  c) 2 d) 4
2

28. A spiral galaxy can be approximated as an infinitesimally thin disk of a uniform surfaces mass
density (mass per unit area) located at z = 0. Two stars A and B start from rest from heights 2z0
and z0 (z0 << radial extent of the disk), respectively, and fall towards the disk, cross over to the
other side, and execute periodic oscillations. The ratio of time periods of A and B is
1/ 2 1/ 2
a) 2 b) 2 c) 1 d) 2
29. Two mutually perpendicular infinitely long straight conductors carrying uniformly distributed
charges of linear densities 1 and 2 are positioned at a distance r from each other.
Force between the conductors depends on r as

a) 1/ r b) 1/ r 2 c) r d) r 0
30. The graph below shows the variation of a force (F) with time (t) on a body which is moving in a
straight line. Dependence of force on time is F  t n . Initially body is at rest
If the speed of the object is 2 m/s at 3 s, the speed at 4 s will be approximately (in m/s)
a) 2.5 b) 6.5 c) 7.8 d) 3.1

2017
1 2
1. The distance s travelled by a particle in time t is s  ut  gt . The initial velocity of the particle
2
was measured to be u = 1 .11 ± 0.01 m/s and the time interval of the experiment was
t = 1.01 ± 0.1 s. The acceleration was taken to be g = 9.8 ± 0.1 m/s2 .With these measurements,
the student estimates the total distance travelled. How should the student report the result ?
(A) 1.121 ± 0.1 m (B) 1.1 ± 0.1 m (C) 1.12 ± 0.07 m (D) 1.1 ± 0.07 m
2. A massive black hole of mass m and radius R is spinning with angular velocity  . The power P
radiated by it as gravitational waves is given by P = Gc–5mxRy  z , where c and G are speed of light in
free space, and the universal gravitational constant , respectively. Then
(A) x = –1, y = 2, z = 4 (B) x = 1, y = 1, z = 4 (C) x = –1, y = 4, z = 4 (D) x = 2, y = 4, z = 6
3. Consider the following statements for air molecules in an air tight container.
(I) the average speed of molecules is larger than root mean square speed
(II) mean free path of molecules is larger than the mean distance between molecules
(III) mean free path of molecules increases with temperature
(IV) the rms speed of nitrogen molecule is smaller than oxygen molecule
The true statements are :
(A) only II (B) II & III (C) II & IV (D) I, II & IV
4. Three circularly shaped linear polarisers are placed coaxially. The transmission axis of the first
polariser is at 30°, the second one is at 60°and the third at 90° to the vertical all in the clockwise sense.
Each polariser additionally absorbs 10% of the light. If a vertically polarised beam of light of intensity
I = 100 W/m2 is incident on this assembly of polarisers, then the final intensity of the transmitted light
will be close to
(A) 10 W/m2 (B) 20 W/m2 (C) 30 W/m2 (D) 50 W/m2
5. One end of a rod of length L is fixed to a point on the circumference of a wheel of radius R. The other
end is sliding freely along a straight channel passing through the centre O of the wheel as shown in the
2
figure below. The wheel is rotating with a constant angular velocity  about O. Taking T = the

motion of the rod is

(A) simple harmonic with a period of T

(B) simple harmonic with a period of T/2
(C) not simple harmonic but periodic with a period of T
(D) not simple harmonic but periodic with a period of T/2
6. A rope of mass 5 kg is hanging between two supports as shown. The tension at the lowest point of the
rope is close to (take g = 10 m/s2)
(A) 22 N (B) 44 N (C) 28 N (D) 14 N

7. A uniform rope of total length l is at rest on a table with fraction f of its length hanging (see figure). If
the coefficient of friction between the table and the chain is  then
(A) f   (B) f  1/ 1    (C) f  1/ 1  1/   (D) f  1/    1/  

8. A light beam travelling along the x axis with planar wavefront is incident on a medium of thickness t.
dn
In the region, where light is falling the refractive index can be taken to be varying such that 0.
dy
The light beam on the other side of the medium will emerge
(A) parallel to the x-axis (B) bending downward
(C) bending upward (D) split into two or more beams
9. Let the electrostatic field E at distance r from a point charge q not be an inverse square but, instead an
 q
inverse cubic, e.g. E  k r Here k is a constant. Consider the following two statements
r3
(i) Flux through a spherical surface enclosing the charge is   qenclosed / 0
(ii) A charge placed inside uniformly charged shell will experience a force.
Choose the correct option.
(A) Only (i) is valid (B) Only (ii) is valid
(C) Both (i) and (ii) are invalid (D) Both (i) and (ii) are valid
10. A star of mass M and radius R is made up of gases. The average gravitational pressure compressing
the star due to gravitational pull of the gases making up the star depends on R as
1 1 1 1
a) b) c) d)
R4 R R2 R6

11. The black shapes in the figure below are closed surfaces. The electric field lines are in red. For which
case the net flux through the surfaces is non-zero ?
a) b) c) d)
12. A particle of charge q and mass m enters a region of a transverse electric field of E 0 j with initial
velocity v0 i . The time taken for the change in the de Broglie wavelength of the charge from the
initial value of 0 to 0 / 3 is proportional to
q m q m
a) b) c) d)
m q m q
13. Consider the following nuclear reactions:
I : 14 4
7 N  2 He 
17
8 OX
9
II : 4 Be  42 H  12
6 He  Y Then
(A) X and Y are both protons. (B) X and Y are both neutrons.
(C) X is a proton and Y is a neutron. (D) X is a neutron and Y is a proton.
14. Consider a plane parallel beam of light incident on a plano-cylindrical lens as shown below. Which of
the following will you observe on a screen placed at the focal plane of the lens ?
(A) The screen will be uniformly illuminated.

(B) There will be a single bright spot on the screen.
(C) There will be a single bright line on the screen parallel to the x-axis
(D) There will be a single bright line on the screen parallel to the y-axis
15. The n-side of the depletion layer of a p-n junction :
(A) always has same width as of the p-side. (B) has no bound charges.
(C) is negatively charged. (D) is positively charged.

16. A small ring is rolling without slipping on the circumference of a large bowl as shown in the figure.
The ring is moving down at P1, comes down to the lower most point P 2 and is climbing up at P3. Let

V CM denote the velocity of the centre of mass of the ring. Choose the correct statement regarding the
frictional force on the ring.

(A) It is opposite to V CM at the points P1, P2 and P3.
 
(B) It is opposite to V CM at P1 and in the same direction as V CM at P3.
 
(C) It is in the same direction as V CM at P and opposite to V CM
1 at P3.
(D) It is zero at the points P 1, P2 and P3
17. A bomb explodes at time t = 0 in a uniform, isotropic medium of density  and releases energy E,
generating a spherical blast wave. The radius R of this blast wave varies with time t as :
(A) t (B) t2/5 (C) t1/4 (D) t3/2
18. A closed pipe of length 300 cm contains some sand. A speaker is connected at one of its ends. The
frequency of the speaker at which the sand will arrange itself in 20 equidistant piles is close to
(velocity of sound is 300 m/s)
(A) 10 kHz (B) 5 kHz (C) 1 kHz (D) 100 kHz

19. A planet of radius Rp is revolving around a star of radius R *, which is at temperature T*. The distance
between the star and the planet is d. If the planet's temperature is f T*, then f is proportional to
(A) R* / d (B) R * / d (C) R* R p/d2 (D) (R*/d)4

20. Some of the wavelength observed in the emission spectrum of neutral hydrogen gas are 912, 1026,
1216, 3646, 6563 Å. If broad band light is passing through neutral hydrogen gas at room temperature,
the wavelength that will not be absorbed strongly is
(A) 1026 Å (B) 1216 Å (C) 912 Å (D) 3646 Å
21. One mole of an ideal monatomic gas undergoes the following four reversible processes :
Step 1 – it is first compressed adiabatically from volume 8.0 m3 to 1.0 m3.
Step 2 – then expanded isothermally at temperature T1 to volume 10.0 m3.
Step 3 – then expanded adiabatically to volume 80.0 m3.
Step 4 – then compressed isothermally at temperature T2 to volume 8.0 m3.
Then T1/T2 is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

22. A solid cube of wood of side 2a and mass M is resting on a horizontal surface as shown in the figure.
The cube is free to rotate about the fixed axis AB. A bullet of mass m (<<M) and speed v is shot
horizontally at the face opposite to ABCD at a height 'h' above the surface to impart the cube an
angular speed c so that the cube just topples over. Then c is (note : the moment of inertia of the
cube about an axis perpendicular to the face and passing through the center of mass is 2Ma3/3)
(A) 3gM / 2ma b) 3g / 4h c) 3g  

2  1 / 2a d) 3g  
2  1 / 4a
23. A uniform thin wooden plank AB of length L and mass M is kept on a table with its B end slightly
outside the edge of the table. When an impulse J is given to the end B, the plank moves up with centre
of mass rising a distance 'h' from the surface of the table. Then-
(A) h > 9J2/8M2g (B) h = J2/2M2g
(C) J /2M g < h < 9J /8M g
2 2 2 2
(D) h < J2/2M2g
24. A square-shaped wire loop of mass m, resistance R and side 'a' moving with speed v0, parallel to the x-
axis, enters a region of uniform magnetic field B, which is perpendicular to the plane of the loop. The
speed of the loop changes with distance x (x < a) in the filed, as
B2a 2 B 2a 2 B2a 2
a) V0  x b) V0  x c) V0  x d) V0
Rm 2 Rm Rm
1 1 1
25. The emission series of hydrogen atom is given by  R  2  2  where R is the Rydberg
  n1 n2 
constant. For a transition from n to n , the relative change  /  in the emission wavelength if
2 1
hydrogen is replaced by deuterium (assume that the mass of proton and neutron are the same and
approximately 2000 times larger than that of electrons) is
(A) 0.025 % (B) 0.005 % (C) 0.0025 % (D) 0.05 %
26. When light shines on a p-n junction diode, the current (I) vs, voltage (V) is observed as in the figure
below :
In which quadrant(s) does the diode generate power, so that it can be used as a solar cell?
(A) Quad 1 only (B) Quad 1 and 3 only (C) Quad 4 only (D) Quad 1 and 4 only

27. Four identical beakers contain same amount of water as shown below. Beaker 'a' contains only water.
A lead ball is held submerged in the beaker 'b' by string from above. A same sized plastic ball, say a
table tennis (TT) ball, is held submerged in beaker 'c' by a string attached to a stand from outside.
Beaker 'd' contains same sized TT ball which is held submerged from a string attached to the bottom
of the beaker. These beakers (without stand) are placed on weighing pans and register reading Wa, Wb,
Wc and Wd for a, b, c and d, respectively. (Effects of the mass and volume of the stand and string are to
be neglected)
(A) Wa = Wb = Wc = Wd (B) Wb = Wc > Wd > Wa

(C) Wb = Wc > Wa > Wd (D) Wb > Wc > Wd > Wa
28. Back surface of a glass (refractive index n and thickness t) is polished to work as a mirror as shown
below. A laser beam falls on it and is partially reflected and refracted at the air-glass interface and
fully reflected at the mirror surface respectively. A pattern of discrete spots of light is observed on the
screen.
The spacing between the spots on the screen will be

2t cos  2t sin  2t tan  2t sin 
a) b) c) d)
n 2  sin 2  n 2  sin 2  n 2  sin 2  sin 2 
1
n2
29. Consider the following statements regarding the photoelectric effect experiment :
(I) Photoelectrons are emitted as soon as the metal is exposed to light
(II) There is a minimum frequency below which no photo-current is observed
(III) The stopping potential is proportional to the frequency of light
(IV)The photo-current varies linearly with the intensity of the light
Which of the above statements indicate that light consists of quanta (photons) with energy
proportional to frequency ?
(A) I and III only (B) II and III only (C) II, III and IV only (D) I, II and III only
30. Consider the R-L-C circuit given below. The circuit is driven by a 50 Hz AC source with peak voltage
220 V. If R = 400 , C = 200 μF and L = 6 H, the maximum current in the circuit is closest to
a) 0.120 A b) 0.55 A c) 1.2 A d) 5.5 A

2016
1. Physical processes are sometimes described visually by lines. Only the following can cross –
(A) Streamlines in fluid flow (B) Lines of forces in electrostatics
(C) Rays in geometrical optics (D) Lines of force in magnetism
2. Uniform ring of radius R is moving on a horizontal surface with speed v and then climbs up a
ramp of inclination 30º to a height h. There is no slipping in the entire motion. Then h is
(A) v2/2g (B) v2/g (C) 3v2/2g (D) 2v2/g
3. A gas at initial temperature T undergoes sudden expansion from volume V to 2V. Then –
(A) The process is adiabatic
(B) The process is isothermal
(C) The work done in this process is nRT lne(2) where n is the number of moles of the gas.
(D) The entropy in the process does not change
4. Photons of wavelength  are incident on a metal. The most energetic electrons ejected from the
metal are bent into a circular arc of radius R by a perpendicular magnetic field having a
magnitude B. The work function of the metal is (Where symbols have their usual meanings) –
2
hc e2 B 2 R 2 hc  eBR 
a)  me  b)  2me  
 2me   2me 
2
hc 2 e2 B 2 R 2 hc  eBR 
c)  me C  d)  2me  
 2me   2me 
5. A container is divided into two equal part I and II by a partition with a small hole of diameter d.
The two partitions are filled with same ideal gas, but held at temperature TI = 150 K and TII = 300
K by connecting to heat reservoirs. Let I and II be the mean free paths of the gas particles in
the two parts such that d >> I and d >> II . Then I / II is close to –
(A) 0.25 (B) 0.5 (C) 0.7 (D) 1.0
6. A conducting bar of mass m and length l moves on two frictionless parallel rails in the presence
of a constant uniform magnetic field of magnitude B directed into the page as shown in the figure
. The bar is given an initial velocity v0 towards the right at t = 0. Then the
(A) Induced current in the circuit is in the clockwise direction

(B) Velocity of the bar decreases linearly with time
(C) Distance the bar travels before it comes to a complete stop is proportional to R
(D) Power generated across the resistance is proportional to 

7. A particle with total mechanical energy, which is small and negative, is under the influence of a
one dimensional potential U(x) = x4/4 – x2/2 J Where x is in meters. At time t = 0s, it is at x = –
0.5 m. Then at a later time it can be found
(A) Anywhere on the x axis (B) Between x = – 1.0 m to x = 1.0 m
(C) Between x = – 1.0 m to x = 0.0 m (D) Between x = 0.0 m to x = 1.0 m
8. A nurse measures the blood pressure of a seated patient to be 190 mm of Hg –

(A) The blood pressure at the patient's feet is less than 190 mm of Hg
(B) The actual pressure is about 0.25 times the atmospheric pressure
(C) The blood pressure at the patient's neck is more than 190 mm of Hg
(D) The actual pressure is about 1.25 times the atmospheric pressure
9. A particle at a distance of 1 m from the origin starts moving such that dr / d  r , where (r,  )
are Polar coordinates. Then the angle between resultant velocity and tangential velocity
component is
(A) 30 degrees (B) 45 degrees (C) 60 degrees (D) Dependent on where the particle is
10. Electrons accelerated from rest by an electrostatic potential are collimated and sent through a
Young's double slit setup. The fringe width is w. If the accelerating potential is doubled then the
width is now close to –
(A) 0.5 w (B) 0.7 w (C) 1.0 w (D) 2.0 w
11. A metallic sphere is kept in between two oppositely charged plates. The most appropriate
representation of the field lines is –
a) b) c) d)
12. An electron with kinetic energy E collides with a hydrogen atom in the ground state. The
collision will be elastic
(A) For all values of E (B) For E < 10.2 eV
(C) For 10.2 eV < E < 13.6 eV only (D) For 0 < E < 3.4 eV only
13. The continuous part of X-ray spectrum is a result of the

(A) Photoelectric effect (B) Raman effect
(C) Compton effect (D) Inverse photoelectric effect
14. Thermal expansion of a solid is due to the

(A) symmetric characteristic of the inter atomic potential energy curve of the solid
(B) asymmetric characteristic of the inter atomic potential energy curve of the solid
(C) double well nature of the inter-atomic potential energy curve of the solid
(D) Rotational motion of the atoms of the solid

15. An electron and a photon have same wavelength of 10 –9 m. If E is the energy of the photon and p
is the momentum of the electron, the magnitude of E/p in SI units is
(A) 1.00 × 10–9 (B) 1.50 × 108 (C) 3.00 × 108 (D) 1.20 × 10 7
16. If one takes into account finite mass of the proton, the correction to the binding energy of the
hydrogen atom is approximately (mass of proton = 1.60 × 10–27 kg, mass of electron = 9.10 ×
10 –31 kg)
a) 0.06% b) 0.0006% c) 0.02% d) 0.00%
17. A monochromatic light source S of wavelength 440 nm is placed slightly above a plane mirror M
as shown. Image of S in M can be used as a virtual source to produce interference fringes on the
screen. The distance of source S from O is 20.0 cm, and the distance of screen from O is 100.0
cm (figure is not to scale). If the angle  = 0.50 × 10 –3 radians, the width of the interference
fringes observed on the screen is –
(A) 2.20 mm (B) 2.64 mm (C) 1.10 mm (D) 0.55 mm
18. A nuclear fuel rod generates energy at a rate of 5 × 108 Watt/m3. It is in the shape of a cylinder of
radius 4.0 mm and length 0.20 m . A coolant of specific heat 4 × 103 J/(kg-K) flows past it at a
rate of 0.2 kg/s. The temperature rise in this coolant is approximately –
(A) 2ºC (B) 6 ºC (C) 12 ºC (D) 30 ºC
19. A hearing test is conducted on an aged person. It is found that her threshold of hearing is 20
decibels at 1 kHz and it rises linearly with frequency to 60 decibels at 9 kHz. The minimum
intensity of sound that the person can hear at 5 kHz is-
(A) 10 times than that at 1 kHz (B) 100 times than that at 1 kHz
(C) 0.5 times than that at 9 kHz (D) 0.05 times than that at 9 kHz
20. Two infinitely long parallel wires carry currents of magnitude I1 and I2 and are at a distance 4 cm
apart. The magnitude of the net magnetic field is found to reach a non-zero minimum values
between the two wires and 1 cm away from the first wire. The ratio of the two currents and their
mutual direction is
I2 I I2 I
(A)  9, antiparallel b) 2  9 , parallel c)  3 , antiparallel d) 2  3 , parallel
I1 I1 I1 I1

21. A light balloon filled with helium of density  He is tied to a long light string of length l and the
string is attached to the ground. If the balloon is displaced slightly in the horizontal direction from
the equilibrium and released then
 air  l
a) The balloon undergoes simple harmonic motion with period 2  
  air   He  g
  air   He  l
b) The balloon undergoes simple harmonic motion with period 2  
 air  g
  He  l
c) The balloon undergoes simple harmonic motion with period 2  
  air   He  g
 air   He  l
d) The balloon undergoes conical oscillations with period 2  
 air   He  g
22. Consider a cube of uniform charge density  . The ratio of electrostatic potential at the centre of
the cube to that at one of the corners of the cube is
(A) 2 (B) 3 / 2 (C) 2 (D) 1
23. Two infinitely long wires each carrying current I along the same direction are made into the
geometry as shown in the figure. The magnetic field at the point P is
0 I 0 I  1 1  0 I
a) b)    c) zero d)
r r  4 2 r
24. A photon of wavelength  is absorbed by an electron confined to a box of length 35h / 8mc .
As a result, the electron makes a transition from state k = 1 to the state n. Subsequently the
electron transits from the state n to the state m by emitting a photon of wavelength  '  1.85 .
Then
(A) n = 4; m = 2 (B) n = 5; m = 3 (C) n = 6; m = 4 (D) n = 3; m = 1
25. Consider two masses with m1 > m2 connected by a light inextensible string that passes over a
pulley of radius R and moment of inertia I about its axis of rotation. The string does not slip on
the pulley and the pulley turns without friction. The two masses are released from rest separated
by a vertical distance 2h. When the two masses pass each other, the speed of the masses is
proportional to
1 1
m1  m2 
a)
m1  m2
b)
 m1  m2  m1  m2  c) R2 d) R2
1 1 m1  m2 m1  m2
m1  m2  2 m1  m2  2
R R

26. An ideal gas is taken reversibly around the cycle a-b-c-d-a as shown on the T (temperature) – S
(entrophy) diagram
The most appropriate representation of above cycle on a U (internal energy) – V (volume)

diagrame is
a) b) c) d)
27. The heat capacity of one mole an ideal is found to be CV = 3R (1 + aRT)/2 where a is a constant.
The equation obeyed by this gas during a reversible adiabatic expansion is –
(A) TV3/ 2eaRT = constant (B) TV3/2e3aRT/ 2 = constant
(C) TV3/2 = constant (D) TV3/2e2aRT/ 3 = constant
28. If the input voltage Vi to the circuit below is given by Vi(t) = A cos(2  ft), the output voltage is
given by Vo(t) = B cos(2  ft   ) –
Which one of the following four graphs best depict the variation of  vs f ?
a) b) c) d)

29. A glass prism has a right-triangular cross section ABC, with A = 90º. A ray of light parallel to
the hypotenuse BC and incident on the side AB emerges grazing the side AC. Another ray, again
parallel to the hypotenuse BC, incident on the side AC suffers total internal reflection at the side
AB. Which one of the following must be true about the refractive index  of the material of the
prism ?
3 3
a)  2 b)   3 c)   d) 2 3
2 2
30. A smaller cube with side b (depicted by dashed lines) is excised from a bigger uniform cube with
side a as shown below such that both cubes have a common vertex P. Let X = a/b. If the centre of
mass of the remaining solid is at the vertex O of smaller cube then X satisfies.
(A) X3 – X2 –X – 1 = 0 (B) X2 –X – 1 = 0
(C) X3 + X2 –X – 1 = 0 (D) X3 – X2 –X + 1 = 0

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1. A small box resting on one edge of the table is struck in such a way that it slides off the other
edge, 1 m away, after 2 seconds. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the table
(A) must be less than 0.05 (B) must be exactly zero
(C) must be more than 0.05 (D) must be exactly 0.05
2. Carbon-II decays to boron-II according to the following formula.
11 11 
6 C  5 B  e  Ve  0.96 MeV
Assume that positrons (e+) produced in the decay combine with free electrons in the atmosphere
and annihilate each other almost immediately. Also assume that the neutrinos (Ve) are massless
and do not interact with the environment. At t = 0 we have 1  g of 12 6 C
. If the half-life of the
decay process is t0, the net energy produced between time t = 0 and t = 2t0 will be nearly –
(A) 8 × 10 18 MeV (B) 8 × 10 16 MeV (C) 4 × 1018 MeV (D) 4 × 1016 MeV
3. Two uniform plates of the same thickness and area but of different materials, one shaped like an
isosceles triangle and the other shaped like a rectangle are joined together to form a composite
body as shown in the figure. If the centre of mass of the composite body is located at the midpoint
of their common side, the ratio between masses of the triangle to that of the rectangle is –
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 4 : 3 (C) 3 : 4 (D) 2 : 1

4. Two spherical objects each of radii R and masses m1 and m2 are suspended using two strings of
equal length L as shown in the figure (R << L). The angle,  which mass m2 makes with the
vertical is approximately –
m1 R 2m1 R 2m2 R m2 R
a) b) c) d)
 m1  m2  L  m1  m2  L  m1  m2  L  m1  m2  L
5. A horizontal disk of moment of inertia 4.25 kg-m2 with respect to its axis of symmetry is
spinning counter clockwise at 15 revolutions per second about its axis, as viewed from above. A
second disk of moment of inertia 1.80 kg-m2 with respect to its axis of symmetry is spinning
clockwise at 25 revolutions per second as viewed from above about the same axis and is dropped
on top of the first disk. The two disks stick together and rotate as one about their axis of
symmetry. The new angular velocity of the system as viewed from above is close to –
(A) 18 revolutions/second and clockwise
(B) 18 revolutions/second and counter clockwise
(C) 3 revolutions/second and clockwise
(D) 3 revolutions/second and counter clockwise
6. A boy is standing on top of a tower of height 85 m and throws a ball in the vertically upward
direction with a certain speed. If 5.25 seconds later he hears the ball hitting the ground, then the
speed with which the boy threw the ball is (take g = 10 m/s2, speed of sound in air = 340 m/s)
(A) 6 m/s (B) 8 m/s (C) 10 m/s (D) 12 m/s

7. For a diode connected in parallel with a resistor, which is the most likely current (I) – voltage (V)
characteristic ?
a) b) c) d)
8. A beam of monoenergetic electrons, which have been accelerated from rest by a potential U, is
used to form an interference pattern in a Young's Double slit experiment. The electrons are now
accelerated by potential 4U. The fringe width –
(A) remains the same (B) is half the original fringe width
(C) is twice the original fringe width (D) is one-fourth the original fringe width
9. A point charge Q(= 3 × 10 –12C) rotates uniformly in a vertical circle of radius R =1 mm. The axis
of the circle is aligned along the magnetic axis of the earth. At what value of the angular speed ,
the effective magnetic field at the center of the circle will be reduced to zero ?
(Horizontal component of Earth's magnetic field is 30 micro Tesla)
(A) 1011 rad/s (B) 109 rad/s (C) 1013 rad/s (D) 107 rad/s
10. A closed bottle containing water at 30ºC is open on the surface of the moon. Then –
(A) the water will boil (B) the water will come as a spherical ball
(C) the water will freeze (D) the water will decompose into hydrogen and oxygen
11. A simple pendulum of length l is made to oscillate with an amplitude of 45 degrees. The
acceleration due to gravity is g. Let T0  2 l / g . The time period of oscillation of this
pendulum will be –
(A) T0 irrespective of the amplitude
(B) slightly less than T 0
(C) slightly more than T0
(D) dependent on whether it swings in a plane aligned with the north-south or east-west directions
12. An ac voltmeter connected between points A and B in the circuit below reads 36 V. If it is
connected between A and C, the reading is 39 V. The reading when it is connected between B and
D is 25 V. What will the voltmeter read when it is connected between A and D ? (Assume that the
voltmeter reads true rms voltage values and that the source generates a pure ac)
a) 481 V b) 31 V c) 61 V d) 3361V

13. A donor atom in a semiconductor has a loosely bound electron. The orbit of this electron is
considerably affected by the semiconductor material but behaves in many ways like an electron
orbiting a hydrogen nucleus. Given that the electron has an effective mass of 0.07 me, (where me
is mass of the free electron) and the space in which it moves has a permittivity 13  0 , then the
radius of the electron's lowermost energy orbit will be close to (The Bohr radius of the hydrogen
atom is 0.53 Å)
(A) 0.53 Å (B) 243 Å (C) 10 Å (D) 100 Å
14. The state of an ideal gas was changed isobarically. The graph depicts three such isobaric lines.
Which of the following is true about the pressures of the gas ?
(A) P1 = P2 = P3 (B) P1 > P2 > P3 (C) P1 < P2 < P3 (D) P1/P2 = P3/P1
15. A metallic ring of radius a and resistance R is held fixed with its axis along a spatially uniform
magnetic field whose magnitude is B0 sin (  t). Neglect gravity. Then,
(A) the current in the ring oscillates with a frequency of 2  .
(B) the joule hearting loss in the ring is proportional to a2,
(C) the force per unit length on the ring will be proportional to B02 .
(D) the net force on the ring is non-zero
16. The dimensions of the area A of a black hole can be written in terms of the universal gravitational
constant G, its mass M and the speed of light c as A = G  M  c  . Here –
(A)  = –2,  = –2, and  = 4 (B)  = 2,  = 2, and  = –4
(C)  = 3,  = 3, and  = –2 (D)  = –3,  = –3, and  = 2
17. A 160 watt infrared source is radiating light of wavelength 50000Å uniformly in all directions.
The photon flux at a distance of 1.l8 m is of the order of –
(A) 10 m–2s–1 (B) 10 10m–2s –1 (C) 1015 m–2s–1 (D) 1020m–2s–1
18. A wire bent in the shape of a regular n-polygonal loop carries a steady current I. Let l be the
perpendicular distance of a given segment and R be the distance of vertex both from the centre of
the loop. The magnitude of the magnetic field at the centre of the loop is given by –
n0 I n0 I n0 I n0 I
a) sin  / n  b) sin   / n  c) cos  / n  d) cos   / n 
2 l 2 R 2 l 2 R
19. The intensity of sound during the festival season increased by 100 times. This could imply a
decibel level rise from –
(A) 20 to 120 dB (B) 70 to 72 dB (C) 100 to 10000 dB (D) 80 to 100 dB
20. One end of a slack wire (Young's modulus Y, length L and cross-section area A) is clamped to
rigid wall and the other end to a block (mass m) which rests on a smooth horizontal plane. The
block is set in motion with a speed v . What is the maximum distance the block will travel after
the wire becomes taut ?
mL 2mL mL mv
a) v b) c) v d) L
AY AY 2 AY AY

21. A cubical vessel has opaque walls. An observer (dark circle in figure below) is located such that
she can see only the wall CD but not the bottom. Nearly to what height should water be poured so
that she can see an object placed at the bottom at a distance of 10 cm from the corner C ?
Refractive index of water is 1.33.
(A) 10 cm (B) 16 cm (C) 27 cm (D) 45 cm

22. The moments of inertia of a non-uniform circular disc (of mass M and radius R) about four
mutually perpendicular tangents AB, BC, CD, DA are I1, I2, I3 and I4, respectively (the square
ABCD circumscribes the circle). The distance of the center of mass of the disc from its
geometrical center is given by –
1 2 2 1 2 2
a)  I1  I3    I 2  I 4  b)  I1  I3    I 2  I 4 
4MR 12MR
1 2 2 1 2 2
c)  I1  I2    I3  I 4  d)  I1  I3    I 2  I 4 
3MR 2MR
23. A horizontal steel railroad track has a length of 100 m when the temperature is 25ºC. The track is
constrained from expanding or bending. The stress on the strack on a hot summer day, when the
temperature is 40ºC, is (Note : the linear coefficient of thermal expansion for steel is
1.1 × 10 –5/ºC and the Young's modulus of steel is 2 × 1011 Pa)
(A) 6.6 × 10 7 Pa (B) 8.8 × 10 7 Pa (C) 3.3 × 10 7 Pa (D) 5.5 × 107 Pa
24. Electromagnetic waves emanating from a point A (in air) are incident on a rectangular block of
material M and emerge from the other side as shown. The angles i and r are angles of incidence
and refraction when the wave travels from air to the medium. Such paths for the rays are possible
(A) if the material has a refractive index very nearly equal to zero.
(B) only with gamma rays with a wavelength smaller than the atomic nuclei of the material
(C) if the material has a refractive index less than zero.
(D) only if the wave travels in M with a speed faster than the speed of light in vacuum.
25. Two small metal balls of different mass m1 and m2 are connected by strings of equal length to a
fixed point. When the balls are given equal charges, the angles that the two strings make with the
vertical are 30º and 60º, respectively. The ratio m1/m2 is close to –
(A) 1.7 (B) 3.0 (C) 0.58 (D) 2.0

26. Consider the regular array of vertical identical current carrying wires (with direction of current
flow as indicated in the figure below) protruding through a horizontal table. If we scatter some
diamagnetic particles on the table, they are likely to accumulate –
(A) around regions such as A (B) around regions such as B

(C) in circular regions around individual wires such as C (D) uniformly everywhere
27. The distance between the vertex and the center of mass of a uniform solid planar circular segment
of angular size  and radius R is given by –
4 sin  / 2  sin  / 2  4   2
a) R b) R c)
R cos   d) R cos  
3   3 2 3
28. An object is propelled vertically to a maximum height of 4R from the surface of a planet of radius
R and mass M. The speed of object when it returns to the surface of the planet is –
2GM GM 3GM GM
a) 2 b) c) d)
5R 2R 2R 5R
29. In the circuit shown below, all the inductors (assumed ideal) and resistors are identical. The
current through the resistance on the right is I after the key K has been switched on for along
time. The currents through the three resistors (in order, from left to right) immediately after the
key is switched off are –
(A) 2I upwards, I downwards and I downwards

(B) 2I downwards, I downwards and I downwards
(C) I downwards, I downwards and I downwards
(D) 0, I downwards and I downwards
30. An ideal gas undergoes a circular cycle centered at 4 atm, 4 lit as shown in the diagram. The
maximum temperature attained in this process is closed to –
(A) 30/R (B) 36/R (C) 24/R (D) 16/R

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1. A uniform thin rod of length 2L and mass m lies on a horizontal table. A horizontal impulse J is
given to the rod at one red. There is no friction. The total kinetic energy of the rod just after the
impulse will be
J2 J2 2J 2 6J 2
a) b) c) d)
2m m m m
2. A solid cylinder P rolls without slipping from rest down an inclined plane attaining a speed vP at
the bottom. Another smooth solid cylinder Q of same mass and dimensions slides without friction
from rest down the inclined plane attaining a speed vQ at the bottom. The ratio of the speeds
 VQ 
  is
 VP 
a) 3 / 4 b) 3/ 2 c) 2/3 d) 4/3
3. A body moves in a circular orbit of radius R under the action of a central force. Potential due to
the central force is given by V(r) = kr (k is a positive constant). Period of revolution of the body
is proportional to-
(A) R1/2 (B) R–1/2 (C) R3/2 (D) R–5/2
4. A simple pendulum is attached to the block which slides without friction down an inclined plane
(ABC) having an angle of inclination α as shown. While the block is sliding down the
pendulum oscillates in such a way that its mean position the direction of the string is-
(A) at angle α to the perpendicular to the inclined plane AC .

(B) parallel to the inclined plane AC.
(C) vertically downwards
(D) perpendicular to the inclined plane AC.
5. Water containing air bubbles flows without turbulence through a horizontal pipe which has a
region of narrow cross-section. In this region the bubbles
(A) move with greater speed and are smaller than in the rest of the pipe
(B) move with greater speed and are larger in size than in the rest of the pipe
(C) move with lesser speed and are smaller than in the rest of the pipe
(D) move with lesser speed and are of the same size as in the rest of the pipe
6. A solid expands upon heating because-

(A) the potential energy of interaction between atoms in the solid is asymmetric about the
equilibrium positions of atoms.
(B) the frequency of vibration of the atoms increases.
(C) the heating generates a thermal gradient between opposite sides.
(D) a fluid called the caloric flows into the interatomic spacing of the solid during heating thereby
expanding it.

7. Consider two thermometers T1 and T2 of equal length which can be used to measure temperature
over the range θ1 to θ2. T 1 contains mercury as the thermometric liquid while T2 contains
bromine. The volumes of the two liquids are the same at the temperature θ1. The volumetric
coefficients of expansion of mercury and bromine are 18 × 10 –5 K–1 and 108 × 10 –5 K–1,
respectively . The increase in length of each liquid is the same for the same increase in
temperature. If the diameters of the capillary tubes of the two thermometers are d 1 and d2
respectively, then the ratio d1 : d2 would be closest to
(A) 6.0 (B) 2.5 (C) 0.6 (D) 0.4
8. An ideal gas follows a process described by PV2 = C from (P 1, V1, T1) to (P2, V2, T2) (C is a
constant). Then
(A) if P1 > P2 then T2 > T1 (B) if V2 > V1 then T2 < T1
(C) if V2 > V1 then T2 > T1 (D) if P1 > P2 then V1 > V 2
9. A whistle emitting a loud sound of frequency 540 Hz is whirled in a horizontal circle of radius 2
m and at a constant angular speed of 15 rad/s. The speed of sound is 330 m/s. The ratio of the
highest to the lowest frequency heard by a listener standing at rest at a large distance from the
center of the circle is
(A) 1.0 (B) 1.1 (C) 1.2 (D) 1.4
10. Monochromatic light passes through a prism. Compared to that in air, inside the prism the light's
(A) speed and wavelength are different but frequency remains same.
(B) speed and frequency are different but wavelength remains same.
(C) wavelength and frequency are different, but speed remains same.
(D) speed, wavelength and frequency are all different.
11. The flat face of a plano-convex lens of focal length 10 cm is silvered. A point source placed 30
cm in front of the curved surface will produce a
(A) real image 15 cm away from the lens (B) real image 6 cm away from the lens
(C) virtual image 15 cm away from the lens (D) virtual image 6 cm away from the lens
12. Two identical metallic square loops L1 and L2 are placed next to each other with their sides
parallel on a smooth horizontal table. Loop L1 is fixed and a current which increases as a function
of time is passed through it. Then loop L2
(A) rotates about its center of mass (B) moves towards L1.
(C) remains stationary (D) moves away from L1
13. An electron enters a parallel plate capacitor with horizontal speed u and is fond to deflect by
angle θ on leaving the capacitor as shown. It is found that tanθ = 0.4 and gravity is negligible
If the initial horizontal speed is doubled, then tan θ will be

(A) 0.1 (B) 0.2 (C) 0.8 (D) 1.6
14. Consider a spherical shell of radius R with a total charge +Q uniformly spread on its surface
(center of the shell lies at the origin x= 0). Two point charge, +q and – q are brought, one after the
other, from far away and placed at x = – a/2 and x = + a/2 (a < R), respectively. Magnitude of the
work done in this process is
(A) (Q + q)2 / 4 0a (B) zero (C) q 2 / 4 0 a (D) Qq / 4 0 a

15. Two identical parallel plate capacitors of capacitance C each are connected in series with a
battery of emf, E as shown. If one of the capacitors is now filled with a dielectric of dielectric
constant k, the amount of charge which will flow through the battery is (neglect internal
resistance of the battery)
k 1 k 1 k 2 k2
a) CE b) CE c) CE d) CE
2  k  1 2  k  1 k2 k 2
16. A certain p-n junction, having a depletion region of width 20 μm, was found to have a breakdown
voltage of 100 V. If the width of the depletion region is reduced to 1 μm during its production,
then it can be used as a Zener diode for voltage regulation of –
(A) 5 V (B) 10 V (C) 7.5 V (D) 2000 V
17. The half life of a particle of mass 1.6 × 10–26 kg is 6.9 s and a stream of such particles is travelling
with the kinetic energy of a particle being 0.05 eV. The fraction of particles which will decay
when they travel a distance of 1 m is –
(A) 0.1 (B) 0.01 (C) 0.001 (D) 0.0001
18. A 160 watt light source is radiating light of wavelength 6200 Å uniformly in all directions. The
photon flux at a distance of 1.8 m is of the order of (Planck's constant 6.63 × 10–34 J-s)
(A) 10 2 m–2 s–1 (B) 10 12 m–2 s –1 (C) 1019 m–2 s –1 (D) 1025 m–2 s–1
19. The wavelength of the first Balmer line caused by a transition from the n = 3 level to the n = 2
level in hydrogen is λ1. The wavelength of the line caused by an electronic transition from n = 5
to n = 3 is –
375 125 64 128
a) 1 b) 1 c) 1 d) 1
128 64 125 375
20. The binding energy per nucleon of 5B10 is 8.0 MeV and that of 5B11 is 7.5 MeV. The energy
required to remove a neutron from 5B11 is (mass of electron and proton are 9.11 × 10 31 kg and
1.67 × 1027 kg, respectively) –
(A) 2.5 MeV (B) 8.0 MeV (C) 0.5 MeV (D) 7.5 MeV
21. A solid sphere spinning about a horizontal axis with an angular velocity ω is placed on a
horizontal surface. Subsequently it rolls without slipping with an angular velocity of –
(A) 2ω/5 (B) 7ω/5 (C) 2ω/7 (D) ω
22. Consider the system shown below.
A horizontal force F is applied to a block X of mass 8 kg such that the block Y of mass 2 kg
adjacent to it does not slip downwards under gravity. There is no friction between the horizontal
plane and the base of the block X. The coefficient of friction between the surfaces of blocks X
and Y is 0.5. Take acceleration due to gravity to be 10 ms–2. The minimum value of F is
(A) 200 N (B) 160 N (C) 40 N (D) 240 N
23. The maximum value attained by the tension in the string of a swinging pendulum is four times the
minimum value it attains. There is no slack in the string. The angular amplitude of the pendulum
is
(A) 90° (B) 60° (C) 45° (D) 30°

24. One mole of a monoatomic ideal gas is expanded by a process described by PV3 = C where C is a
constant. The heat capacity of the gas during the process is given by (R is the gas constant).
5 3
(A) 2 R (B) R (C) R (D) R
2 2
25. A concave mirror of radius of curvature R has a circular outline of radius r. A circular disc is to
be placed normal to the axis at the focus so that it collects all the light that is reflected from the
mirror from a beam parallel to the axis. For r << R, the area of this disc has to be at least
 r6  r4  r5  r4
a) b) c) d)
4R 4 4R2 4 R3 R2
26. The angles of incidence and refraction of a monochromatic ray of light of wavelength λ at an air-
glass interface are i and r, respectively. A parallel beam of light with a small spread δλ in
wavelength about a mean wavelength λ is refracted at the same air-glass interface. The refractive
index μ of glass depends on the wavelength λ as μ(λ) = a + b/λ 2 where a and b are constants. Then
the angular spread in the angle of refraction of the beam is
sin i 2b 2b tan r 2b  a  b /  2  sin i
a)  b)  c)  d) 
3
 cos r 3 a 3  b 3
27. What are the charges stored in the 1 μF and 2 μF capacitors in the circuit below, once the
currents become steady ?
(A) 8 μC and 4 μC respectively (B) 4 μC and 8 μC respectively

(C) 3 μC and 6 μC respectively (D) 6 μC and 3 μC respectively
28. A 1.5 kW (kilo-watt) laser beam of wavelength 6400 Å is used to levitate a thin aluminium disc
of same area as the cross section of the beam. The laser light is reflected by the aluminium disc
without any absorption. The mass of the foil is close to
(A) 10 –9 kg (B) 10–3 kg (C) 10–4 kg (D) 10–6 kg
29. When ultraviolet radiation of a certain frequency falls on a potassium target, the photoelectrons
released can be stopped completely by a retarding potential of 0.6 V. If the frequency of the
radiation is increased by 10%, this stopping potential rises to 0.9 V. The work function of
potassium is
(A) 2.0 eV (B) 2.4 eV (C) 3.0 eV (D) 2.8 eV
30. The dimensions of Stefan-Boltzmann constant σ can be written in terms of Planck's constant h,
Boltzmann constant kB and the speed of light c as σ= hα kBβ cγ. Here
(A) α = 3, β = 4 and γ = –3 (B) α = 3, β = – 4 and γ = 2
(C) α = –3, β = 4 and γ = –2 (D) α = 2, β = –3 and γ = –1

2012
1. An ideal monatomic gas expands to twice its volume. If the process is isothermal, the magnitude
of work done by the gas is W1. If the process is adiabatic, the magnitude of work done by the gas
is Wa . Which of the following is true ?
(A) Wi = Wa > 0 (B) Wi > Wa = 0 (C) Wi >Wa > 0 (D) Wi > Wa > 0
2. The capacitor of capacitance C in the circuit shown in fully charged initially. Resistance is R.–
After the switch S is closed, the time taken to reduce the stored energy in the capacitor to half its
initial value is
RC ln 2
(A) RC/ 2 (B) 2RC in 2 (C) RC ln 2 (D)
2
3. A liquid drop placed on a horizontal plane has a near spherical shape (slightly flattened due to
gravity). Let R be the radius of its largest horizontal section. A small disturbance causes the drop
to vibrate with frequency v about its equilibrium shape. By dimensional analysis the ratio
V
can be (Here σ is surface tension, ρ is density, g is acceleration due to gravity, and
 /  R3
k is arbitrary dimensionless constant)–
(A) kρgR2 / σ (B) kρR2 / gσ (C) kρR3 / gσ (D) kρ / gσ
4. Seven identical coins are rigidly arranged on a flat table in the pattern shown below so that each
coin touches its neighbors. Each coin is a thin disc of mass m and radius r. Note that the moment
of inertia of an individual coin about an axis passing through centre and perpendicular to the
plane of the coin is mr2 / 2
The moment of inertia of the system of seven coins about an axis that passes through the point P
(the centre of the coin positioned directly to the right of the central coin) and perpendicular to the
plane of the coins is–
55 2 127 2 111 2 2
a) mr b) mr c) mr d) 55 mr
2 2 2
5. A planet orbits in an elliptical path of eccentricity e around a massive star considered fixed at one
of the foci. The point in space where it is closest to the star is denoted by P and the point where it
is farthest is denoted by A. Let Vp and Va be the respective speeds at P and A. Then–
V 1 e VP 1  e 2 V VP 1  e2
a) P  b)  c) P  1 d) 
VA 1  e VA 1  e VA VA 1  e 2

6. In a Young's double slit experiment the intensity of light at each slit is I0. Interference pattern in
observed along a direction parallel to the line S1 S2, on screen S.–
The minimum, maximum, and the intensity averaged over the entire screen are respectively
(A) 0, 4I0, 2I0 (B) 0, 4I0, I0 (C) I0, 2I0, 3I0/2 (D) 0, 2 0, I0
7. A loop carrying current I has the shape of a regular polygon of n sides. If R is the
 distance from
the centre to any vertex, then the magnitude of the magnetic induction vector B at the centre of
the loop is –
0 I  0 I 0 I 2 0 I 
a) n tan b) c) n tan d) tan
2 R n 2R 2 R n R n
8. A conducting rod of mass m and length l is free to move without friction on two parallel long
conducting rails, as shown below. There is a resistance R across the rails. In the entire space
around, there is a uniform magnetic field B normal to the plane of the rod and rails. The rod is
given an impulsive velocity v0 –
1
Finally, the initial energy mV02
2
(A) Will be converted fully into heat energy in the resistor
(B) Will enable rod to continue to move with velocity v0 since the rails are frictionless.
(C) Will be converted fully into magnetic energy due to induced current
(D) Will be converted into the work done against the magnetic field
9. A steady current I flows through a wire of radius r, length L and resistivity ρ. The current
produced heat in the wire. The rate of heat loss in a wire is proportional to its surface area. The
steady temperature of the wire is independent of–
(A) L (B) r (C) I (D) ρ
10. The ratio of the speed of sound to the average speed of an air molecule at 300 K and 1
atmospheric pressure is close to–
(A) 1 (B) 1/ 300 (C) 300 (D) 300

11. In one model of the electron, the electron of mass me is thought to be a uniformly charged shell
of radius R and total charge e, whose electrostatic energy E is equivalent to its mass me via
Einstein's mass energy relation E = mec2 . In this model, R is approximately (me = 9.1 × 10–31 kg,
c = 3 × 10 8 ms–1, 1/4 πε0 = 9 × 109 Farad m–1 , magnitude of the electron charge = 1.6 × 10 –19
C) –
(A) 1.4×10 –15 m (B) 5.3 × 10 –11 m (C) 2 × 10–13 m (D) 2.8 × 10–35 m
12. A body is executing simple harmonic motion of amplitude a and period T about the equilibrium
position x=0. Large numbers of snapshots are taken at random of this body in motion. The
probability of the body being found in a very small interval x to x + |dx| is highest at –
(A) x =  a (B) x =  a/2 (C) x = 0 (D) x =  2
13. Two identical bodies are made of a material for which the heat capacity increases with
temperature. One of these is held at a temperature of 100ºC while the other one is kept 0º C. If the
two are brought into contact, then, assuming no heat loss to the environment, the final
temperature that they will reach is –
(A) 50º C (B) Less than 50º C (C) More than 50º C (D) 0º C
14. A particle is acted upon by a force given by F = – αx3 – βx4 where α and β are positive
constants. At the point x = 0, the particle is –
(A) In stable equilibrium (B) In unstable equilibrium
(C) In neutral equilibrium (D) Not in equilibrium
15. The potential energy of a point particle is given by the expression V (x) = –αx + β sin (x/γ).
A dimensionless combination of the constant α, β and γ is–
(A) α/βγ (B) α2/βγ (C) γ/αβ (D) αγ/β
16. A ball of mass m suspended from a rigid support by an inextensible massless string is released
from a height h above its lowest point. At its lowest point it collides elastically with a block of
mass 2m at rest on a frictionless surface. Neglect the dimensions of the ball and the block. After
the collision the ball rises to a maximum height of–
(A) h/3 (B) h/2 (C) h/8 (D) h/9

17. A particle released from rest is falling through a thick fluid under gravity. The fluid exerts a
resistive force on the particle proportional to the square of its speed. Which one of the following
graphs best depicts the variation of its speed v with time t –
a) b)
c) d)

18. A cylindrical steel rod of length 0.10 m and thermal conductivity 50 W.m–1 K–1 is welded end to
end to copper rod of thermal conductivity 400 W.m–1. K–1 and of the same area of cross section
but 0.20 m long. The free end of the steel rod is maintained at 100º C and that of the copper and
at 0º C. Assuming that the rods are perfectly insulated from the surrounding, the temperature at
the junction of the two rods–
(A) 20º C (B) 30º C (C) 40º C (D) 50º C
19. A parent nucleus X is decaying into daughter nucleus Y which in turn decays to Z. The half lives
of X and Y are 40000 years and 20 years respectively. In a certain sample, it is found that the
number of Y nuclei hardly changes with time. If the number of X nuclei in the sample is 4 × 1020,
the number of Y nuclei present in its is–
(A) 2 × 10 17 (B) 2 × 1020 (C) 4 × 1023 (D) 4 × 10 20
20. An unpolarized beam of light of intensity I0 passes through two linear polarizers making an angle
of 30º with respect to each other. The emergent beam will have an intensity –
3I 3I 0 3I I
a) 0 b) c) 0 d) 0
4 4 8 8
21. The total energy of a black body radiation source is collected for five minutes and used to heat
water. The temperature of the water increases from 10.0º C to 11.0ºC. The absolute temperature
of the black body is doubled and its surface area halved and the experiment repeated for the same
time. Which of the following statements would be most nearly correct ?
(A) The temperature of the water would increase from 10.0º C to a final temperature of 12º C
(B) The temperature of the water would increase from 10.0º C to a final temperature of 18º C
(C) The temperature of the water would increase from 10.0º C to a final temperature of 14ºC
(D) The temperature of the water would increases from 10.0º C to a final temperature of 11º C
22. A small asteroid is orbiting around the sun in a circular orbit of radius r0 with speed V0. A rocket
is launched from the asteroid with speed V = αV0 , where V is the speed relative to the sun. The
highest value of α for which the rocket will remain bound to the solar system is (ignoring
gravity due to the asteroid and effects of other planets) –
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 1
23. A radioactive nucleus A has a single decay mode with half life  A . Another radioactive nucleus
B has two decay modes 1 and 2. If decay mode 2 were absent, the half life of B would have been
 A / 2 . If decay mode 1 were absent, the half life of B would have been 3τA, then the ratio
 B /  A is–
(A) 3/7 (B) 7/2 (C) 7/3 (D) 1
24. A stream of photons having energy 3 eV each impinges on a potassium surface. The work
function of potassium is 2.3 eV. The emerging photo-electrons are slowed down by a copper plate
placed 5 mm away. If the potential difference between the two metal plates is 1 V, the maximum
distance the electrons can move away from the potassium surface before being turned back is–
(A) 3.5 mm (B) 1.5 mm (C) 2.5 mm (D) 5.0 mm

25. Consider three concentric metallic spheres A, B and C of radii a, b, c respectively where a < b <
c, A and B are connected whereas C is grounded. The potential of the middle sphere B is raised to
V then the charge on the sphere C is–
bc ac bc
a) 4 0V b) 4 0V c) 4 0V d) zero
cb ca c b
26. On a bright sunny day a diver of height h stands at the bottom of a lake of depth H. Looking
upward, he can see objects outside the lake in a circular region of radius R. Beyond this circle he
sees the image of objects lying on the floor of the lake. If refractive index of water is 4/3, then the
value of R is–
(A) 3(H – h)/ 7 (B) (H − h) / 7/3 (C) 3h 7 (D) (H − h) / 5/ 3

27. As shown in the figure below, a cube is formed with ten identical resistance R (thick lines) and
two shorteing wires (dotted lines) along the arms AC and BD.
Resistance between point A and B is–

(A) R/2 (B) 5R/6 (C) 3R/4 (D) R
28. A standing wave in a pipe with a length L = 1.2 m is described by
y (x,t)= y0 sin [(2π/L)x] sin [(2π/L)x + π/4]
Based on above information, which one of the following statements is incorrect.
(Speed of sound in air is 300 m s–1)–
(A) The pipe is closed at both ends
(B) The wavelength of the wave could be 1.2 m
(C) There could be a node at x = 0 and antinode at x = L/2
(D) The frequency of the fundamental mode of vibrations is 137.5 Hz

29. Two blocks (1 and 2) of equal mass m are connected by an ideal string (see figure shown) over a
frictionless pulley. The blocks are attached to the ground by springs having spring constants k1
and k2 such that k1 > k 2
Initially, both springs are unstretched. The block 1 is slowly pulled down a distance x and
released. Just after the release the possible values of the magnitude of the acceleration of the
blocks a1 and a2 can be–
  k1  k2  x  or  a k1 x kx 
 g and a2  2  g 
a) Either  a1  a2    1
 2m   m m 
  k1  k2  x 
b)  a1  a2  only
 2m 
  k1  k2  x 
c)  a1  a2   only
 2m 
  k1  k2  x    k1k2  x  g 
d) Either  a1  a2   or  a1  a2  
 2m    k1  k2  m 
30. A simple pendulum is released from rest at the horizontally stretched position. When the string
makes an angle θ with the vertical, the angle θ which the acceleration vector of the bob makes
with the string is given by–
tan  
b)   tan 1 
1
a)   0  c)   tan  2 tan  d)    / 2
 2 

2011
1. A narrow but tall cabin is falling freely near the earth's surface. Inside the cabin, two small stones A
and B are released from rest (relative to the cabin). Initially A is much above the centre of mass and
B much below the centre of mass of the cabin. A close observation of the motion of A and B will
reveal that -
(A) both A and B continue to be exactly at rest relative to the cabin
(B) A moves slowly upward and B moves slowly downward relative to the cabin
(C) both A and B fall to the bottom of the cabin with constant acceleration due to gravity
(D) A and B move slightly towards each other vertically
2. Two plates each of the mass m are connected by a massless spring as shown
A weight W is put on the upper plate which compresses the spring further. When W is removed, the
entire assembly jumps up. The minimum weight W needed for the assembly to jump up when the
weight is removed is just more than –
(A) mg (B) 2 mg (C) 3 mg (D) 4 mg
3. If the speed (v) of the bob in a simple pendulum is plotted against the tangential acceleration (a),
the correct graph will be represented by –
a) I b) II c) III d) IV
4. A container with rigid walls is covered with perfectly insulating material. The container is divided
into two parts by a partition. One part contains a gas while the other is fully evacuated (vacuum).
The partition is suddenly removed. The gas rushes to fill the entire volume and comes to
equilibrium after a little time. If the gas is not ideal,
(A) the initial internal energy of the gas equals its final internal energy
(B) the initial temperature of the gas equals its final temperature
(C) the initial pressure of the gas equals its final pressure
(D) the initial entropy of the gas equals its final entropy
5. Two bulbs of identical volumes connected by a small capillary are initially filled with an ideal gas
at temperature T. Bulb 2 is heated to maintain a temperature 2T while bulb 1 remains at
temperature T. Assume throughout that the heat conduction by the capillary is negligible. Then the
ratio of final mass of the gas in bulb 2 to the initial mass of the gas in the same bulb is close to -
(A) 1/2 (B) 2/3 (C) 1/3 (D) 1
6. Two rods, one made of copper and the other steel of the same length and cross sectional area are
joined together. (The thermal conductivity of copper is 385 J.s–1 .m–1. K–1 and steel is 50 J.s–1.m–
1
.K–1.) If the copper end is held at 100ºC and the steel end is held at 0ºC, what is the junction
temperature (assuming no other heat losses) ?
(A) 12ºC (B) 50ºC (C) 73ºC (D) 88ºC

7. Jet aircrafts fly at altitudes above 30,000 ft where the air is very cold at – 40ºC and the pressure is
0.28atm. The cabin is maintained at 1 atm pressure by means of a compressor which exchanges air
from outside adiabatically. In order to have a comfortable cabin temperature of 25ºC, we will
require in addition -
(A) a heater to warm the air injected into the cabin
(B) an air-conditioner to cool the air injected into the cabin
(C) neither a heater nor an air-conditioner ; the compressor is sufficient
(D) alternatively heating and cooling in the two halves of the compressor cycle
8. A speaker emits a sound wave of frequency f 0. When it moves towards a stationary observer with
speed u, the observer measures a frequency f1. If the speaker is stationary, and the observer moves
towards it with speed u, the measured frequency is f2. Then -
(A) f1 = f2 < f0 (B) f1 > f2 (C) f1 < f2 (D) f1 = f2 > f 0
9. A plane polarized light passed through successive polarizers which are rotated by 30º with respect
to each other in the clockwise direction. Neglecting absorption by the polarizers and given that the
first polarizer's axis is parallel to the plane of polarization of the incident light, the intensity of light
at the exit of the fifth polarizer is closest to -
(A) same as that of the incident light
(B) 17.5% of the incident light
(C) 30% of the incident light
(D) zero
10. At 23ºC, a pipe open at both ends resonates at a frequency of 450 hertz. At what frequency does the
same pipe resonate on a hot day when the speed of sound is 4 percent higher than it would be at
23ºC ?
(A) 446 Hz (B) 454 Hz (C) 468 Hz (D) 459 Hz
11. In a Young's double slit set-up, light from a laser source falls on a pair of very narrow slits
separated by 1.0 micrometer and bright fringes separated by 1.0 millimeter are observed on a
distant screen. If the frequency of the laser light is doubled, what will be the separation of the bright
fringes ?
(A) 0.25 mm (B) 0.5 mm (C) 1.0 mm (D) 2.0 mm
12. For a domestic AC supply of 220 V at 50 cycles per second, the potential difference between the
terminals of a two pin electric outlet in a room is given by -
(A) V(t) = 220 2 cos (100πt) (B) V(t) = 220 cos (50 t)
(C) V(t) = 220 cos (100 πt) (D) V(t) = 220 2 cos (50 t)
13. In the circuit shown below the resistance are given in ohms and the battery is assumed ideal with
emf equal to 3.0 volts. The resistor that dissipates the most power is –
(A) R1 (B) R2 (C) R3 (D) R4

14. An electron collides with a free molecules initially in its ground state. The collision leaves the
molecules in an excited state that is metastable and does not decay to the ground stateby radiation.
Let K be the sum of the initial kinetic energies of the electron and the molecule, and P the sum of

their initial momenta. Let K' and P ' represent the same physical quantities after the collision. Then
–
       
a) K  K ', P  P ' b) K '  K , P  P ' c) K  K ', P  P ' d) K '  K , P  P '

15. In the circuit shown, the switch is closed at time t = 0.
Which of the graphs shown below best represents the voltage across the inductor, as seen on an
oscilloscope ?
(A) I (B) II (C) III (D) IV

16. Given below are three schematic graphs of potential energy V(r) versus distance r for three atomic
particles : electron (e–), proton (p+) and neutron (n), in the presence of a nucleus at the origin O. The
radius of the nucleus is r0. The scale on the V-axis may not be the same for all figures. The correct
pairing of each graph with the corresponding atomic particle is –
(A) (1, n), (2, p+), (3, e–) (B) (1, p+), (2, e–), (3, n)
(C) (1, e–), (2, p+), (3, n) (D) (1, p+), (2, n), (3, e–)
17. Due to transitions among its first three energy levels, hydrogenic atom emits radiation at three
discrete wavelengths λ1, λ2, and λ3 (λ1 < λ2 < λ3). Then -
(A) λ1 = λ2 + λ3 (B) λ1 + λ2 = λ3
(C) 1/λ1 + 1/λ2 = 1/λ3 (D) 1/λ1 = 1/λ2 + 1/λ3
18. The total radiative power emitted by spherical blackbody with radius R and temperature T is P. If
the radius if doubled and the temperature is halved then the radiative power will be -
(A) P/4 (B) P/2 (C) 2P (D) 4P
19. The Quantum Hall Resistance RH is a fundamental constant with dimensions of resistance. If h is
Planck's constant and e the electron charge, then the dimension of RH is the same as -
(A) e2/h (B) h/e2 (C) h2/e (D) e/h2

20. Four students measure the height of a tower. Each student uses a different method and each
measures the height many different times. The data for each are plotted below. The measurement
with highest precision is
21. An isolated sphere of radius R contains uniform volume distribution of positive charge. Which of
the curves shown below correctly illustrates the dependence of the magnitude of the electric field of
the sphere as a function of the distance r from its centre ?
22. The surface of a planet is found to be uniformly charged. When a particle of mass m and no charge
is thrown at an angle from the surface of the planet, it has a parabolic trajectory as in projectile
motion with horizontal range L. A particle of mass m and charge q, with the same initial conditions
has a range L/2. The range of particle of mass m and charge 2q with the same initial conditions is-
(A) L (B) L/2 (C) L/3 (D) L/4

23. Figure below shows a small mass connected to a string, which is attached to a vertical post. If the
ball is released when the string is horizontal as shown, the magnitude of the total acceleration
(including radial and tangential) of the mass as a function of the angle θ is-
a) g sin  b) g 3cos 2   1 c) g cos  d) g 3sin 2   1

24. One mole of an ideal gas at initial temperature T, undergoes a quasi-static process during which the
volume V is doubled. During the process the internal energy U obeys the equation U = aV3, where
a is a constant. The work done during this process is-
(A) 3RT / 2 (B) 5RT / 2 (C) 5RT / 3 (D) 7RT / 3
25. A constant amount of an ideal gas undergoes the cyclic process ABCA in the PV diagram shown
below The path BC is an isothermal. The work done by the gas during one complete cycle,
beginning and ending at A, is nearly-
(A) 600 kJ (B) 300 kJ (C) –300 kJ (D) –600 kJ
26. A material is embedded between two glass plates. Refractive index n of the material varies with
thickness as shown below. The maximum incident angle (in degrees) on the material for which
beam will pass through the material is-
(A) 60.0 (B) 53.1 (C) 43.5 (D) 32.3

27. At a distance l from a uniformly charged long wire, a charged particle is thrown radially outward
with a velocity u in the direction perpendicular to the wire. When the particle reaches a distance 2l
from the wire its speed is found to be 2 u . The magnitude of the velocity, when it is a distance 4l
away from the wire, is (ignore gravity)
(A) 3 u (B) 2u (C) 2 2u (D) 4u

28. A rectangular loop of wire shown below is coplanar with a long wire carrying current I.
The loop is pulled to the right as indicated. What are the directions of the induced current in the
loop and the magnetic forces on the left and the right sides of the loop ?
Induced current Force on left side Force on right side
(A) Counterclockwise To the left To the right
(B) Clockwise To the left To the right
(C) Counterclockwise To the right To the left
(D) Clockwise To the right To the left
29. Two batteries V1 and V2 are connected to three resistors as shown below.
If V1 = 2V and V2 = 0 V, the current I = 3 mA. If V1 = 0 V and V2 = 4V, the current I = 4mA.

Now, if V1= 10 V and V2 = 10 V, the current I will be-
(A) 7 mA (B) 15 mA (C) 20 mA (D) 25 mA
x2 y2
30. A particle moves in a plane along an elliptic path given by   1 . At point  0,b  , the
a 2 b2
x-component of velocity is u. The y-component of acceleration at this point is-
(A) –bu2 / a2 (B) – u2 / b (C) – au2 / b 2 (D) – u2 / a

2010
1. A pen of mass 'm' is lying on a piece of paper of mass M placed on a rough table. If the coefficient
of friction between the pen and paper, and, the paper and table are μ1 and μ2, respectively, then the
minimum horizontal force with which the paper has to be pulled for the pen to start slipping is
given by-
a) (m + M) (μ 1 + μ2) g b) (mμ1 + Mμ2)g c) {mμ1 + (m + M) μ2} g d) m(μ1 + μ 2) g
2. Two masses m1 and m2 connected by a spring of spring constant k rest on a frictionless surface. If
the masses are pulled apart and let go, the time period of oscillation is-
1  m1m2   m1  m2 
a) T  2   b) T  2 k  
k  m1  m2   m1m2 
 m1   m2 
c) T  2   d) T  2  
 k   k 
3. A bead of mass m is attached to the mid-point of a taut, weightless string of length l and placed on
a frictionless horizontal table.
Under a small transverse displacement x, as shown, if the tension in the string is T, then the
frequency of oscillation is-
1 2T 1 4T 1 4T 1 2T
a) b) c) d)
2 ml 2 ml 2 m 2 m
4. A comet (assumed to be in an elliptical orbit around the sun) is at a distance of 0.4 AU from the
sun at the perihelion. If the time period of the comet is 125 years, what is the aphelion distance?
AU : Astronomical Unit.
a) 50 AU b) 25 AU c) 49.6 AU d) 24.6 AU
5. The circuit shown consists of a switch (S), a battery (B) of emf E, a resistance R, and an inductor L.
The current in the circuit at the instant the switch is closed is-
a) E/R b) E/R(1 – e) c) ∞ d) 0
6. Consider a uniform spherical volume charge distribution of radius R. Which of the following
graphs correctly represents the magnitude of the electric field E as a distance r from the center of
the sphere?
a) b) c) d)

7. A charge +q is placed somewhere inside the cavity of a thick conducting spherical shell of inner
radius R1 and outer radius R2. A charge – Q is placed at a distance r > R2 from the centre of the
shell. Then the electric field in the hollow cavity-
(A) depends on both +q and – Q (B) is zero
(C) is only that due to – Q (D) is only that due to +q
8. The following travelling electromagnetic wave
Ex  0, Ey  E0 sin  kx  t  , Ez  2E0 sin  kx  t  is

(A) elliptically polarized (B) circularly polarized
(C) linearly polarized (D) unpolarized
9. A point source of light is placed at the bottom of a vessel which is filled with water of refractive
index μ to a height h. If a floating opaque disc has to be placed exactly above it so that the source is
invisible from above, the radius of the disc should be-
h h h h
a) b) c) 2
d)
 1 2
 1  1  2 1
10. Three transparent media of refractive indices μ1, μ2, μ3 respectively, are stacked as shown. A ray
of light follows the path shown. No light enters the third medium. Then
a) 1  2  3 b) 2  1  3 c) 1  3  2 d) 3  1  2
11. A nucleus has a half-life of 30 minutes. At 3 PM its decay rate was measured as 120,000
counts/sec. What will be the decay rate at 5 PM ?
(A) 120,000 counts/sec (B) 60,000 counts/sec
(C) 30,000 counts/sec (D) 7,500 counts/sec
12. A book is resting on shelf that is undergoing vertical simple harmonic oscillations with an
amplitude of 2.5cm. What is the minimum frequency of oscillation of the shell for which the book
will lose contact with the shelf ? (Assume that g = 10 m/s2)
(A) 20 Hz (B) 3.18 Hz (C) 125.6 Hz (D) 10 Hz
2
 n a
13. A van der Waal’s gas obeys the equation of state  P   V  nb   nRT . Its internal energy is
 V2 
2
na
given by U  CT  . The equation of a quasistatic adibat for this gas is given by
V
a) T C / nRV  constant b) T  CnR / nRV  constant
d) P 
C / nR C  nR  / nR
c) T V  nb   constant V  nb   constant

14. An ideal gas is made to undergo a cycle depicted by the PV diagram alongside. The curved line
from A to B is an adiabat.
Then-
(A) The efficiency of this cycle is given by unity as no heat is released during the cycle
(B) Heat is absorbed in the upper part of the straight line path and released in the lower part
(C) If T1 and T2 are the maximum and minimum temperatures reached during the cycle, then the
T2
efficiency is given by 1 
T1
(D) The cycle can only be carried out in the reverse of the direction shown in figure
15. A bus driving along at 39.6 kmph is approaching a person who is standing at the bus stop, while
honking repeatedly at an interval of 30 seconds. If the speed of the sound is 330 m/s, at what
interval will the person hear the horn ?
(A) 31 seconds (B) 29 seconds
(C) 30 seconds (D) the interval will depend on the distance of the bus from the passenger
16. Velocity of sound measured at a given temperature in oxygen and hydrogen is in the ratio –
(A) 1 : 4 (B) 4 : 1 (C) 1 : 1 (D) 32 : 1
17. In Young's double slit experiment, the distance between the two slits is 0.1 mm, the distance
between the slits and the screen is 1 m and the wavelength of the light used is 600 nm. The intensity
at a point on the screen is 75% of the maximum intensity. What is the smallest distance of this point
from the central fringe ?
(A) 1.0 mm (B) 2.0 mm (C) 0.5 mm (D) 1.5 mm
18. Two masses m1 and m2 are connected by a massless spring of spring constant k and unstreched
length l. The masses are placed on a frictionless straight channel – which we consider our x-axis.
They are initially at rest at x = 0 and x = l, respectively. At t = 0, a velocity of v0 is suddenly
imparted to the first particle. At a later time t0, the centre of mass of the two masses is at-
m2l m1l mvt
a) x  b) x   2 0
m1  m2 m1  m2 m1  m2
m2l mvt m2l mv t
c) x   2 0 d) x   1 0
m1  m2 m1  m2 m1  m2 m1  m2
19. A charged particle of charge q and mass m, gets deflected through an angle θ upon passing
through a square region of side 'a' which contains a uniform magnetic field B normal to its plane.
Assuming that the particle entered the square at right angles to one side, what is the speed of the
particle ?
qB qB qB qB
a) a cot  b) a tan  c) a cot 2  d) a tan 2 
m m m m
20. A piece of hot copper at 100ºC is plunged into a pond at 30ºC. The copper cools down to 30ºC,
while the pond, being huge, stays at its initial temperature. Then-
(A) copper loses some entropy, the pond stays at the same entropy
(B) copper loses some entropy, and the pond gains exactly the same amount of entropy
(C) copper loses entropy, and the pond gains more than this amount of entropy
(D) both copper and the pond gain in entropy

21. A ball is dropped vertically from a height of h onto a hard surface. If the ball rebounds from the
surface with a fraction r of the speed with which it strikes the latter on each impact, what is the net
distance traveled by the ball up to the 10th impact ?
1  r 10 1  r 20 1  r 22 1  r 20
a) 2h b) h c) 2h h d) 2 h h
1 r 1 r2 1 r2 1 r2
22. A certain planet completes one rotation about its axis in time T. The weight of an object placed at
the equator on the planet's surface is a fraction f (f is close to unity) of its weight recorded at a
latitude of 60º. The density of the planet (assumed to be a uniform perfect sphere is given by-
4  f 3 4  f 3 4  3 f 3 4  2 f 3
a) b) c) d)
1  f 4GT 2 1  f 4GT 2 1  f 4GT 2 1  f 4GT 2
23. Three equal charges +q are placed at the three vertices of an equilateral triangle centered at the
origin. They are held in equilibrium by a restoring force of magnitude F(r) = kr directed towards the
origin, where k is a constant. What is the distance of the three charges from the origin ?
1/ 2 1/ 3 2/3 2/3
 1 q2   3 q2   1 q2   3 q2 
a)   b)   c)   d)  
 6 0 k  12 0 k   6 0 k   4 0 k 
24. Consider the infinite ladder circuit shown below.
For which angular frequency  will the circuit behave like a pure inductance ?
LC 1 2 2L
a) b) c) d)
2 LC LC C
25. A narrow parallel beam of light falls on a glass sphere of radius R and refractive index μ at normal
incidence. The distance of the image from the outer edge is given by-
R2   R 2    R 2    R 2   
a) b) c) d)
2    1 2    1 2    1 2    1
26. A particle of mass m undergoes oscillations about x = 0 in a potential given by
1 2 x
V  x  kx  V0 cos   , where V0, k, a are constants. If the amplitude of oscillation is much
2 a
smaller than a, the time period is given
ma 2 m ma2 ma2
a) 2 b) 2 c) 2 d) 2
ka2  V0 k V0 ka 2  V0
27. An ideal gas with heat capacity at constant volume CV undergoes a quasistatic process described by
PV  in a P-V diagram, where α is a constant. The heat capacity of the gas during this process is
given by-
nR nR
a) CV b) CV  nR c) CV  d) CV 
1 1 2

3
28. An ideal gas with constant heat capacity CV  nR is made to carry out a cycle that is depicted by
2
a triangle in the figure given below.
The following statement is true about the cycle-

PV
1 1
a) The efficiency is given 1 
PV2 2
1 PV
1 1
b) The efficiency is given by 1 
2 P2V2
c) Net heat absorbed in the cycle is  P2  P1 V2  V1 
1
d) Heat absorbed in part AC is given by 2  PV 1 1 
2 2  PV  PV 2 1
1 2  PV
2
29. Two identical particles of mass 'm' and charge q are shot at each other from a very great distance
with an initial speed v. The distance of closest approach of these charges is-
q2 q2 q2
a) b) c) d) 0
8 0 mv 2 4 0 mv 2 2 0 mv 2
30. At time t = 0, a container has N0 radioactive atoms with a decay constant λ. In addition, c numbers
of atoms of the same type are being added to the container per unit time. How many atoms of this
type are there at t=T?
c c
a) exp  T   N0 exp  T  b) exp  T   N0 exp  T 
 
c c
c) 1  exp  T   N0 exp  T  d) 1  exp  T   N 0 exp  T 
 

PHYSICS
2017
1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.C 6.D 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.A
11.C 12.B 13.C 14.D 15.D 16.B 17.B 18.C 19.A 20.D
21.B 22.D 23.C 24.A 25.A 26.C 27.B 28.A 29.D 30.A
2016
1. C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.C 7.C 8.D 9. B 10.B
11.B 12.B 13.D 14.B 15.C 16.A 17.B 18.B 19.B 20.A
21.C 22.A 23.D 24.C 25.C 26.A 27.A 28.C 29.A 30.A
2015
1. A 2.B 3. C 4.B 5.D 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.A
11.C 12.A 13.D 14.B 15.C 16.B 17. D 18.A 19.D 20. A
21.C 22.A 23.C 24.C 25.A 26.A 27.A 28.A 29.A 30.A
2014
1. C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.D 8. B 9. C 10.A
11.B 12.D 13.A 14.C 15.B 16.A 17.D 18.C 19.B 20.A
21.C 22.A 23.B 24.D 25.A 26.C 27.B 28. D 29.B 30.C
2012
1.B 2.D 3.A 4. C 5.A 6.A 7.A 8.A 9.A 10.A

11.A 12.A 13.C 14.C 15.D 16.D 17.A 18.A 19.A 20.C
21.B 22.D 23.A 24. A 25.A 26.A 27.A 28.D 29.B 30.B
2011
1.B 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.B 8.B 9.C 10.C
11.B 12.A 13.A 14.B 15.D 16.A 17.D 18.A 19.B 20.A
21.B 22.C 23.D 24.D 25.C 26.B 27.A 28.B 29.D 30. A
2010
1. A 2. A 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.D 8. B 9.B 10. D
11.D 12.B 13.C 14.B 15.B 16.A 17.A 18. D 19. A 20.C
21.D 22.A 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. A 27.C 28.B 29. B 30.C

CHEMISTRY
2018
1. The amount (in mol) of bromoform (CHBr3) produced when 1.0 mol of acetone reacts completely
with 1.0 mol of bromine in the presence of aqueous NaOH is
1 2
a) b) c) 1 d) 2
3 3
2. The following compound
O
can readily be prepared by Williamson ether synthesis by reaction between

OH OH
a) Cl b) I
and and
Cl I
c) OH d) OH
and and
3. X and Y
Cl
H H3C H
H Cl
Cl
H CH3
H3C CH3
Cl
X Y
are
a) enantiomers b) diastereomers c) constitutional isomers d) conformers
4. The higher stabilities of tert-butyl cation over isopropyl cation, and trans-2-butene over propene,
respectively, are due to orbital interactions involving
a)    and    * b)   vacant p and    *
c)    * and    d)   vacant p and    *
5. Benzaldehyde can be converted to benzyl alcohol in concentrated aqueous NaOH solution using
a) acetone b) acetaldehyde c) formic acid d) formaldehyde

NaBH 4
6. CO 2 H is
OH OH
a) CO 2 H b) OH
c) OH d) CO2H
7. Among the following species, the H – X – H angle(X = B, N or P) follows the order

a) PH 3  NH 3  NH 4  BF3 b) NH 3  PH 3  NH 4  BF3
c) BF3  PH 3  NH 4  NH 3 d) BF3  NH 4  NH 3  PH 3
8. The ionic radii of Na  , F  , O 2  , N 3 follow the order

a) O2  F   Na   N 3 b) N 3  Na   F   O2
c) N 3  O2   F   Na  d) Na   F   O 2  N 3
9. The oxoacid of phosphorous having the strongest reducing property is

a) H3PO3 b) H3PO2 c) H3PO4 d) H4P2O7
10. Among C, S and P, the element(s) that produce(s) SO2 on reaction with hot conc. H2SO4 is/are
a) only S b) only C and S c) only S and P d) C, S and P
11. The complex that can exhibit linkage isomerism is
a) Co  NH 3 5  H 2O  Cl3 b) Co  NH 3 5  NO2   Cl2
c) Co  NH 3 5  NO3    NO3  2 d) Co  NH 3 5 Cl  SO4
12. The tendency of X in BX3 (X = F, Cl, OMe, NMe) to form a π bond with boron follows the order
a) BCl3  BF3  B  OMe 3  B  NMe2 3 b) BF3  BCl3  B  OMe 3  B  NMe2 3
c) BCl3  B  NMe2 3  B  OMe 3  BF3 d) BCl3  BF3  B  NMe2 3  B  OMe 3
13. Consider the following statements about Langmuir isotherm:

i) The free gas and adsorbed gas are in dynamic equilibrium
ii) All adsorption sites are equivalent
iii) The initially adsorbed layer can act as a substrate for further adsorption
iv) The ability of a molecule to get adsorbed at a given site is independent of the occupation of
neighboring sites
The correct statements are
a) i, ii, iii and iv b) only i, ii and iv c) only i, iii and iv d) only i, ii and iii

14. Among the following, the plot that correctly represents the conductometric titration of 0.05 M
H2SO4 with 0.1 M NH4OH is
Conductance (S)
Conductance (S)
Conductance (S)
Conductance (S)
4 Volume of NH OH
4 4 Volume of NH OH 4 Volume of NH OH Volume of NH OH
a) b) c) d)
15. The correct representation of wave length-intensity relationship of an ideal blackbody radiation at
two different temperatures T1 and T2 is
T2 T2  T1 T2 T2  T1 T2  T1 T2  T1
T1 T1
Intensity
Intensity
Intensity
Intensity
T2 T2
T1 T1
Wavelength Wavelength Wavelength Wavelength

a) b) c) d)
16. The pressure (P)-volume (V) isotherm of a van der Waals gas, at the temperature at which it
undergoes gas to liquid transition, is correctly represented by
P P P P
V V V V
a) b) c) d)
17. A buffer solution can be prepared by mixing equal volumes of
a) 0.2 M NH4OH and 0.1 M HCl b) 0.2 M NH4OH and 0.2 M HCl
c) 0.2 M NaOH and 0.1 M CH3COOH d) 0.1 M NH4OH and 0.2 M HCl
18. The plot of total vapour pressure as a function of mole fraction of the components of an ideal
solution formed by mixing liquids X and Y is
Total vapour
Total vapour
Total vapour
Total vapour
pressure
pressure
pressure
pressure
0 0 0 0
0
Mole fraction of X 1 Mole fraction of X 0
Mole fraction of X 1 1
Mole fraction of X 0 0 1
a) b) c) d)
19. On complete hydrogenation, natural rubber produces
a) polyethylene b) ethylene-propylene copolymer
c) polyvinyl chloride d) polypropylene
20. The average energy of each hydrogen bond in A-T pair is x kcal mol-1 and that in G-C pair is y
kcal mol-1. Assuming that no other interaction exists between the nucleotides. the approximate
energy required in kcal mol-1 to split the following double stranded DNA into two single strands
is
A T  A T  G C  A G
T  AT  A C  G T  C
[Each dashed line may represent more than one hydrogen bond between the base pairs]
a) 10x + 9y b) 5x + 3y c) 15x + 6y d) 5x + 4.5y

21. For the electrochemical cell shown below

Pt | H 2  P  1 atm  | H   aq., x M  || Cu 2   aq.,1.0 M  | Cu  s 
the potential is 0.49 V at 298 K. The pH of the solution is closet to
[Given: Standard reduction potential, E  for Cu 2 / Cu is 0.34 V
Gas constant, R is 8.31 J K-1 mol-1
Faraday constant, F is 9.65 x 104 J V-1 mol-1]
a) 1.2 b) 8.3 c) 2.5 d) 3.2
22. Consider the following reversible first-order reaction of X at an initial concentration  X 0 . the
values of the rate constants are k f  2 s 1 and kb  1 s 1
kf

X 
Y
k b
A plot of concentration of X and Y as function of time is

 X 0  X 0  X 0  X 0
 X eq
Concentration
Concentration
Y eq
Concentration
Concentration
Y eq
 X eq
Y eq
 X eq  X eq
Y eq
t t t t
a) b) c) d)
23. Nitroglycerine (MW = 227.1) detonates according to the following equation:
2C3 H 5  NO3 3 1  3 N 2  g   1 2 O2  g   6CO2  g   5 H 2O  g 
The standard molar enthalpies of formation, H f for all the compounds are given below:
H f C3 H 5  NO3 3   364 kJ / mol
H f CO2  g    393.5 kJ / mol
H f  H 2O  g    241.8 kJ / mol
H f  N 2  g    0 kJ / mol
H f O2  g    0 kJ / mol
The enthalpy change when 10 g of nitroglycerine is detonated is
a) –100.5 kJ b) –62.5 kJ c) –80.3 kJ d) –74.9 kJ
24. The heating of  NH 4 2 Cr2O7 produces another chromium compound along with N2 gas. The
change of the oxidation state of Cr in the reaction is
a) +6 to +2 b) +7 to +4 c) +8 to +4 d) +6 to +3
25. The complex having the highest spin-only magnetic moment is
3 2 4 2
a)  Fe  CN 6  b)  Fe  H 2O 6  c)  MnF6  d)  NiCl4 
26.     
Among Ce 4 f 1 5d 1 6s 2 , Nd 4 f 7 6s 2 , Eu 4 f 7 6s 2 and Dy 4 f 10 6s 2 , the elements having   
rd
highest and lowest 3 ionization energies, respectively, are
a) Nd and Ce b) Eu and Ce c) Eu and Dy d) Dy and Nd

27. The major product of the following reaction sequence

Ph  i  B2 H 6
 ii  H 2O2 / NaOH
 iii  conc.H 2 SO4
Me
is
Ph Ph Ph Ph
a) b) c) d)
Me Me
OH
28. Among the following reactions, a mixture of diastereomers is produced from
Me H Me H
a) HBr b) H2 /Pt
Me H Me H
c) HBr d) B2H6
ROOR, hv H2 O2/NaOH
29. Reaction of phenol with NaOH followed by heating with CO2 under high pressure, and
subsequent acidification gives compound X as the major product, which can be purified by steam
distillation. When reacted with acetic anhydride in the presence of a trace amount of conc. H2SO4,
compound X produces Y as the major product.
Compound Y is
O
OH O O
H3C O
a) b) O
CO 2 H
O OH
c) O d)
O O
CO 2 H
30. A tetrapeptide is made of naturally occurring alanine, serine, glycine and valine. If the C-terminal
amino acid is alanine and the N-terminal amino acid is chiral, the number of possible sequences
of the tetrapeptide is
a) 12 b) 8 c) 6 d) 4

2017
1. The major product formed in the following reaction is

CHO
HCL gas
excess MeOH
OMe OMe O OMe

OMe
a) OH b) OMe c) OMe d)
OMe
2. Which among the following is a non-benzenoid aromatic compound ?

a) o-Xylene b) Phenanthrenec) Indole d) Thiophene
3. Natural rubber is a polymer of
a) Neoprene b) Chloroprene c) Isoprene d) Styrene
4. The following tripeptide
can be represented as
a) Tyr-Val-Thr b) Phe-Ala-Ser c) Phe-Leu-Cys d) Lys-Ala-Ser
5. The sugar units present in natural DNA and RNA, respectively, are
a) D-2-deoxyribose and L-ribose b) L-2-deoxyribose and D-ribose
c) D-2-deoxyribose and D-ribose d) L-2-deoxyribose and L-ribose
6. The major product formed in the following reaction is
CH 3 Br  CH 3CH 2ONa 
a) CH3CH2CH2OH b) CH3OCH3 c) CH3CH 2OCH3 d) CH3CH2OCH2Br
7. The most abundant metal ion present in the human body is
a) Zn2+ b) Ca2+ c) Na+ d) Fe2+
8. Phosphorous reacts with chlorine gas to give a colourless liquid, which fumes in moist air to
produce HCl and
a) POCl3 b) H3PO3 c) PH3 d) H3PO4
9. The oxidising ability of the given anions follows the order
4 3 2  3 2  4
a) TiO4  VO4  CrO4  MnO4 b) VO4  CrO4  MnO4  TiO4
2  3 4 3 4 2 
c) CrO4  MnO4  VO4  TiO4 d) VO4  TiO4  CrO4  MnO4
10. The complete hydrolysis of XeF6 results in the formation of
a) XeO2F2 b) XeOF4 c) XeO3 d) XeO2
11. The reactivity of the following compounds towards water is in the order
a) Cl2O7< P2O5< B2O3 b) B2O3< P2O5< Cl2O7 c) P2O5< B2O3< Cl2O7 d) B2O3< Cl2O7< P2O5
12. Among the following complexes, the one that can exist as facial (fac) and meridional (mer)
isomers is
a) [Co(NO 2)3(NH3)3] b) K3[Fe(CN)6]
c) [Co(H2O)2(NH3)4]Cl3 d) [CoCl(NH3)5]Cl2.

13. An excess of Ag2CrO4(s) is added to a 5 × 10–3 M K2CrO4 solution. The concentration of Ag+
in the solution is closest to [Solubility product for Ag2CrO4 = 1.1 × 10–12]
a) 2.2 × 10–10 M b) 1.5 × 10–5 M c) 1.0 × 10–6 M d) 5.0 × 10–3 M
14. The packing efficiency in a body-centred cubic (bcc) structure is closet to
a) 74 % b) 63% c) 68 % d) 52%
15. The consecutive reaction X  Y  Z takes place in a closed container. Initially, the
container has A0 moles of X (and no Y and Z). The plot of total moles of the constituents in
the container as a function of time will be
a) b)
c) d)
16. The particle emitted during the sequential radioactive decay of 238U92 to 206Pb 82 are
a) 5α and 6α b) 6α and 8α c) 8α and 4α d) 8αand 6α
17. The allowed set of quantum numbers for an electron in a hydrogen atom is
a) n = 4, l = 2, ml= 0, ms = 0 b) n = 3, l= 1, ml= –3, ms =  1 2
c) n = 3, l= 3, ml= –1, ms = 1 2 d) n = 2, 1 = 1, ml = –1, ms = 1 2
18. The plot that best represents the relationship between the extent of adsorption (x/m) and
pressure (P) is
a) b)
c) d)

19. The pH of 0.1 M acetic acid solution is closest to [Dissociation constant of acid Ka = 1.8 × 10-5]
a) 2.87 b) 1.00 c) 2.07 d) 4.76
20. The limiting molar conductivities of the given electrolytes at 298 K follow the order
 0  K    73.5,  0  Cl    76.3,  0  Ca 2   119.0,  0  SO42   160.0 S cm 2 mol 1 

 
a) KCl < CaCl2< K2SO4 b) KCl < K2SO 4< CaCl2
c) K2SO4< CaCl2< KCl d) CaCl2< K2SO4< KCl
21. In the reaction
O
CO 2 H
Cl
1. x
2. y
x and y are
a) x = H2, Pd/BaSO4 ; y = NaOAc, Ac2O b) x = LiAlH4 ; y = NaOAc, Ac2O
c) x = H2, Pd/C ; y = NaOH, Ac2O d) x = LiAlH4 ; y = NaOH, Ac2O
22. In the following reaction
CN
1. SnCl2 / HCl dil. NaOH
+ X Y
2. H3O O
H3C
CH3
X and Y are
Cl Cl
a) X = b) X =
O O
Y= Y=
H3C CH3
CHO CHO
c) X = d) X =
O O
Y= Y=
H3C CH3

23. Acetophenone (PhCOCH3) reacts with perbenzoic acid to produce a compound X.Reaction of X
with excess CH3MgBr followed by treatment with aqueous acid predominantly produces
O O H3C CH3 H3C CH3
a) Ph OH b) Ph OCH 3 c) H3C OH d) Ph OH
24. The fusion of chromite ore (FeCr2O4) with Na2CO3 in air gives a yellow solution upon addition
of water. Subsequent treatment with H2SO4 produces an orange solution. The yellow and orange
colours, respectively, are due to the formation of
(A) Na2CrO4 and Na2Cr2O7 (B) Cr(OH)3 and Na2Cr2O7
(C) Cr2(CO3)3 and Fe2(SO4)3 (D) Cr(OH)3 and Na2CrO 4
2–
25. Hybridization and geometry of [Ni(CN)4] are
a) sp 2d and tetrahedral b) sd3 and square planar
c) sp 3and tetrahedral d) dsp2 and square planar
26. The total number of geometrical isomerspossible for an octahedral complex of the type
[MA2B2C2] is(M = transition metal ; A, B and C aremonodentate ligands)
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6
–1
27. The maximum work (in kJ mol ) that can bederived from complete combustion of 1 mol ofCO
at 298 K and 1 atm is[Standard enthalpy of combustion ofCO = –283.0 kJ mol–1 ; standard
molarentropies at 298 K ; SO2 = 205.1 J mol–1,SCO = 197.7 J mol–1, SCO2 = 213.7 J mol–1]
a) 257 b) 227 c) 57 d) 127
28. 18 g of glucose (C6H12O6) dissolved in 1 kg ofwater is heated to boiling. The boiling point(inK)
measured at 1 atm pressure is closestto [Ebulioscopic constant, Kb for water is0.52 K kgmol–1.
Consider absolute zero to be–273.15ºC]
a) 373.15 b) 373.10 c) 373.20 d) 373.25
29. Polonium (atomic mass = 209) crystallizes in asimple cubic structure with a density of 9.32 gcm–3.
Its lattice parameter (in pm) is closest to
a) 421 b) 334 c) 481 d) 193
30. The following reaction takes place at 298 K inan electrochemical cell involving two metals A
and B,
A2   aq.  B  s   B 2  aq.  A  s 
With [A2+] = 4 × 10–3 M and [B2+] = 2 × 10 –3Min the respective half-cells, the cell EMF is1.091V.
The equilibrium constant of the reaction is closest to
a) 4 × 10 36 b) 2 × 10 37 c) 2 × 10 34 d) 4 × 10 37

2016
1. The shape of SCl4 is best described as a

a) square b) tetrahedron c) square pyramid d) see-saw
2. Among the following atomic orbital overlap, the non-bonding overlap is
a) b) c) d)
3. Among the following complexes, the one that can exhibit optical activity is
a) [CoCl6]3– b) [Co(en)Cl4]– c) cis-[Co(en)2Cl2]3+ d) trans-[Co(en)2Cl2]+
4. The pKa of oxoacids of chlorine in water follows the order
a) HClO < HClO3< HClO2< HClO4 b) HClO4< HClO3< HClO2< HClO
c) HClO4< HClO 2< HClO3< HClO d) HClO2< HClO < HClO3< HClO4
5. The packing efficiency of the face centered cubic (fcc), body centered cubic (bcc) and simple /
primitive cubic (pc) lattices follows the order
a) fcc > bcc > pc b) bcc > fcc > pc c) pc > bcc > fcc d) bcc > pc > fcc
6. The ratio of root mean square velocity of hydrogen at 50 K to that of nitrogen at 500 K is closest
to
a) 1.18 b) 0.85 c) 0.59 d) 1.40
7. The molecule with the highest dipole moment among the following is
a) NH3 b) NF3 c) CO d) HF
8. The most stable Lewis acid-base adduct among the following is

a) H 2O  BCl3 b) H 2 S  BCl3 c) H 3 N  BCl3 d) H 3 P  BCl3
9. The reaction of D-glucose with ammoniacal AgNO3 produces

CHO CO 2 H CO 2 H CO 2H
H OH H OH H OH H OH
HO H HO H HO H HO H
H OH H OH H OH H OH
H OH H OH H OH H OH
a) CHO b) CO 2 H c) CH 2 OH d) CHO
10. The reagent (s) used for the conversion of benzene diazonium hydrogensulfate to benzene is / are
a) H2O b) H3PO2 + H2O c) H2SO4 + H2O d) CuCl / HCl
11. The major product obtained in the reaction of toluene with 1-bromo-2-methyl propane in the
presence ofanhydrous AlCl3 is
H3C
CH3
H3C
CH3
a)H3C b) c) d)
CH3

12. The major product in the following reaction is

OH (CH3 CO)2 O
CH3 COOH
OH
O
O CH3
OH O
a) b)
O CH3 OH
O O O
O CH3
OH
OH
c) H3C OH d)
OH
O O
O
13. The compounds contaning sp hybridized carbon atom are
H3C CHO
N
i) CH3 ii) N iii) H3C CN iv) H2C C CHCH 3

a) i and ii b) iii and iv c) ii and iii d) i and iv
14. Upon heating with acidic KMnO4 an organic compound produces hexan-1,6-dioic acid as the
major productthe starting compound is
a) benzene b) cyclohexene c) 1-methylcyclohexene d) 2-methylcyclohexene
15. It takes 1h for a first order reaction to go to 50% completion. The total time required for the same
reaction toreach 87.5% completion will be
a) 1.75 h b) 6.00 h c) 3.50 h d) 3.00 h
16. A unit cell of calcium fluoride has four calcium ions. The number of fluoride ions in the unit cell
is
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
17. The equilibrium constant of a 2 electron redox reaction at 298 K is 3.8 × 10–3. The cell potential
Eº (in V) andthe free energy change  G  (in kJ mol–1) for this equilibrium respectively, are
a) – 0.071, –13.8 b) – 0.071, 13.8 c) 0.71, –13.8 d) 0.071, –13.8
18. The number of stereoisomer possible for the following compound is
CH 3  CH  CH  CH  Br   CH 2  CH 3
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 8
232 208
19. In the radioactive disintegration series 90 Th 
82 Pb , involving αand βdecay, the total number
of αand βparticles emitted are
a) 6 αand 6 β b) 6 αand 4 β c) 6 αand 5 β d) 5 αand 6 β

20. In the following compressibility factor (Z) vs pressure graph at 300 K, the compressibility of CH4
at pressure< 200 bar deviates from ideal behaviour because
1.8
Compressibility
Factor (Z)
1.0
Ideal gas
1.0
200 600 1000
Pressure (bar)
a) The molar volume of CH4 is less than its molar volume in the ideal state
b) The molar volume of CH4 is same as that in its ideal state
c) Intermolecular interactions between CH4 molecules decresases
d) The molar volume of CH4 is more than its molar volume in the ideal state
21. X, Y and Z in the following reaction sequence are
+
O2 H
X Y+Z
H2O
OH
OOH
a) X = Y= Z=
OH
OOH
b) X = Y= Z=
O
OOH
OH
c) X = Y= Z=
O
OH
OOH
d) X = Y= Z=
22. The reagent required for the following two step transformation are
CN
a) (i) HBr, benzoyl peroxide ; (ii) CH3CN

b) (i) HBr, (ii) NaCN
c) (i) Br2, (ii) NaCN
d) (i) NaBr, (ii) NaCN

23. In the reaction sequence

CHO
+
1. conc. KOH H
X Y
2. H2O 
COH
O
CH 2OH CO2H
a) O b) O
and and
CO 2H CO2H
O O
O
CH2 OH CHO
c) O d) O
and and
CH2OH CH 2OH
24. In the following reactions
O
Anhy d. AlCl3 Phosphoric ACID

+ O X Y

O
X and Y, respectively, are
O O
a) CO 2H
and
O
O O
b)
and
OH
O O
CO 2H
c) CO 2H
and
CO 2H
CO 2H
O OH

O O
d)
and
25. Copper (atomic mass = 63.5) crystallizers in a FCC lattice and has density 8.93 g.cm–3.The
radius of copper atom is closest to
a) 361.6 pm b) 511.4 pm c) 127.8 pm d) 102.8 pm
2+ +
26. Given the standard potentials Eº(Cu /Cu) and Eº(Cu /Cu) as 0.340 V and 0.522 V respectively,
thevalue of Eº(Cu2+/Cu+) is
a) 0.364 V b) 0.158 V c) – 0.182 V d) – 0.316 V
27. For electroplating, 1.5 amp current is passed for 250 s through 250 mL of 0.15 M solution of
MSO4. Only85% of the current was utilized for electrolysis. The molarity of MSO4 solution after
electrolysis is closest to[Assume that the volume of the solution remained constant]
a) 0.14 b) 0.014 c) 0.07 d) 0.035
2–
28. The hybridization of the central atom and the shape of [IO2F5] ion respectively, are –
a) b) c) d)
29. 2.33 g of compound X (empirical formula CoH12N4Cl3) upon treatment with excess AgNO3
solutionproduces 1.435 g of a white precipitate. The primary and secondary valences of cobalt in
compound X,respectively, are
[Given : Atomic mass : Co = 59, Cl = 35.5, Ag = 108]
(A) 3, 6 (B) 3, 4 (C) 2, 4 (D) 4, 3
30. The specific conductance (  ) of 0.02 M aqueous acetic acid solution at 298 K is 1.65 × 10–4 S
cm–1. Thedegree of dissociation of acetic acid is
[Given : equivalent conductance at infinite dilution of H+ = 349.1 S cm2 mol–1 and CH3COO– =
40.9 S cm2mol–1]
a) 0.021 b) 0.21 c) 0.012 d) 0.12

2015
1. The Lewis acid strength of BBr3, BCl3 and BF3 is in the order
a) BBr3<BCl3<BF3 b) BCl3<BF3<BBr3 c) BF3<BCl3<BBr3 d) BBr3<BF3<BCl3
2. O2– is isoelectronic with
a) Zn2+ b) Mg2+ c) K+ d) Ni2+
3. The H-C-H, H-N-H, and H-O-H bond angles (in degrees) in methane, ammonia and water are
respectively,closest to
a) 109.5, 104.5, 107.1 b) 109.5, 107.1, 104.5
c) 104.5, 107.1, 109.5 d) 107.1, 104.5, 109.5
4. In alkaline medium, the reaction of hydrogen peroxide with potassium permanganate produces a
compoundin which the oxidation state of Mn is
a) 0 b) +2 c) +3 d) +4
5. The rate constant of a chemical reaction at a very high temperature will approach
a) Arrhenius frequency factor divided by the ideal gas constant
b) activation energy
c) Arrhenius frequency factor
d) activation energy divided by the ideal gas constant
6. The standard reduction potentials (in V) of a few metal ion/metal electrodes are given below.
Cr3+/Cr = –0.74; Cu2+/Cu = +0.34; Pb2+/Pb = –0.13; Ag+/Ag = +0.8. The reducing strength of the
metalsfollows the order
a) Ag > Cu > Pb > Cr b) Cr > Pb > Cu > Ag c) Pb > Cr > Ag > Cu d) Cr > Ag > Cu > Pb
7. Which of the following molecules can exhibit optical activity?
a) 1-bromopropane b) 2-bromobutane c) 3-bromopentane d) bromocyclohexane
8. The structure of the polymer obtained by the following reaction is
dibenzoyl peroxide
Polymer
heat
H2 H2 H2 CH3
C C C
n n n
n
I II III IV
9. The major product of the reaction between CH3CH2ONa and (CH3)3CCl in ethanol is
a) CH3CH2OC(CH3)3 b) CH2 = C(CH3)2 c) CH3CH2C(CH3)3 d) CH3CH=CHCH3
10. When H2S gas is passed through a hot acidic aqueous solution containing Al3+, Cu2+, Pb2+ and
Ni2+, aprecipitate is formed which consists of
a) CuS and Al2S3 b) PbS and NiS c) CuS and NiS d) PbS and CuS
11. The electronic configuration of an element with the largest difference between the 1st and 2nd
ionizationenergies is
a) 1s2 2s2 2p6 b) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1 c) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 d) 1s2 2s2 2p1
2 3
12. The order of electronegativity of carbon in sp, sp and sp hybridized states follows
a) sp > sp2> sp 3 b) sp 3> sp2> sp c) sp > sp3> sp 2 d) sp 2> sp > sp 3

13. The most abundant transition metal in human body is

a) copper b) iron c) zinc d) manganese
14. The molar conductivities of HCl, NaCl, CH3COOH, and CH3COONa at infinite dilution follow
the order
a) HCl > CH3COOH > NaCl > CH3COONa b) CH3COONa > HCl > NaCl > CH3COOH
c) HCl > NaCl > CH3COOH > CH3COONa d) CH3COOH > CH3COONa > HCl > NaCl
15. The spin only magnetic moment of [ZCl4]2– is 3.87 BM where Z is
a) Mn b) Ni c) Co d) Cu
16. If α–D–glucose is dissolved in water and kept for a few hours, the major constituent(s) present in
the solutionis (are)
a) α–D-glucose b) mixture of α–D-glucose and open chain D-glucose
c) open chain D-glucose d) mixture of α–D-glucose and β–D-glucose
17. The pH of 1N aqueous solutions of HCl, CH3COOH and HCOOH follows the order
a) HCl > HCOOH > CH3COOH b) HCl = HCOOH > CH3COOH
c) CH3COOH > HCOOH > HCl d) CH3COOH = HCOOH > HCl
18. The major product of the reaction
+
H
Products is
H2O
HO
OH
OH
OH
I II III IV
19. Reaction of aniline with NaNO2 + dil. HCl at 0 ºC followed by reaction with CuCN yields
NH2 CN NO 2
NH2
NO 2 CN
I II III IV
20. Schottky defect in a crystal arises due to

a) creation of equal number of cation and anion vacancies
b) creation of unequal number of cation and anion vacancies
c) migration of cations to interstitial voids
d) migration of anions to interstitial voids
21. For the reaction N 2  3 X 2  2 NX 3 where X = F, Cl (the average bond energies are F-F = 155
kJ mol–1 N-F= 272 kJ mol–1, Cl-Cl = 242 kJ mol–1, N-Cl = 200 kJ mol–1 and N  N = 941 kJ
mol–1), the heats of formationof NF3 and NCl3 in kJ mol–1, respectively, are closest to
a) – 226 and +467 b) + 226 and – 467 c) – 151 and + 311 d) + 151 and – 311

22. The equilibrium constants for the reactions X = 2Y and Z = P + Q are K1 and K2, respectively. If
the initialconcentrations and the degree of dissociation of X and Z are the same, the ratio K1/K2
is
a) 4 b) 1 c) 0.5 d) 2
23. The geometry and the number of unpaired electron(s) of [MnBr4]2–, respectively, are
a) tetrahedral and 1 b) square planar and 1 c) tetrahedral and 5 d) square planar and 5
24. The standard cell potential for Zn|Zn2+ ||Cu2+|Cu is 1.10 V. When the cell is completely
discharged, log[Zn 2+]/[Cu2+] is closest to
a) 37.3 b) 0.026 c) 18.7 d) 0.052
25. In the reaction
Br i) x COOH
ii) y
iii) z
x, y and z are
a) x = Mg, dry ether; y = CH3Cl; z = H2O b) x = Mg, dry methanol; y = CO2; z = dil.HCl
c) x = Mg, dry ether; y = CO2; z = dil. HCl d) x = Mg, dry methanol; y = CH3Cl; z = H2O
26. An organic compound having molecular formula C2H6O undergoes oxidation with
K2Cr2O7/H2SO4 toproduce X which contains 40% carbon, 6.7% hydrogen and 53.3% oxygen.
The molecular formula of thecompound X is
a) CH2O b) C2H4O2 c) C2H4O d) C2H6O2
27. The maximum number of cyclic isomers (positional and optical) of a compound having molecular
formulaC3H2Cl2 is
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
28. The volume vs. temperature graph of 1 mole of an ideal gas is given below
The pressure of the gas (in atm) at X, Y and Z, respectively, are

a) 0.328, 0.820, 0.820 b) 3.28, 8.20, 3.28 c) 0.238, 0.280, 0.280 d) 32.8, 0.280, 82.0
29. MnO2 when fused with KOH and oxidized in air gives a dark green compound X. In acidic
solution, Xundergoes disproportionation to give an intense purple compound Y and MnO2. The
compounds X and Y,respectively, are
a) K2MnO4 and KMnO4b) Mn2O7 and KMnO4 c) K2MnO 4 and Mn2O7d) KMnO 4 and K2MnO4
30. A metal (X) dissolves both in dilute HCl and dilute NaOH to liberate H2. Addition of NH4Cl and
excessNH4OH to an HCl solution of X produces Y as a precipitate. Y is also produced by adding
NH4Cl to theNaOH solution of X. The species X and Y, respectively, are
a) Zn and Zn(OH)2 b) Al and Al(OH)3 c) Zn and Na2ZnO2 d) Al and NaAlO2

2014
1. When 1.88 g of AgBr(s) is added to a 10–3 M aqueous solution of KBr, the concentration of Ag
is 5×10–10 M. If the same amount of AgBr(s) is added to a 10 –2 M aqueous solution of AgNO3, the
concentration of Br– is
a) 9.4 × 10–9 M b) 5 × 10–10 M c) 1 × 10–11 M d) 5 × 10–11 M
2. Aniline reacts with excess Br2/H2O to give the major product

NH2 NH2 NH2
Br Br Br NH2
Br Br
Br Br Br
a) Br b) Br c) Br d) Br
3. The metal with the highest oxidation state present in K2CrO4, NbCl5 and MnO2 is
a) Nb b) Mn c) K d) Cr
4. The number of geometrical isomers of [CrCl2(en)(NH3)2], where en = ethylenediamine, is
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 1
5. The element that combines with oxygen to give an amphoteric oxide is
a) N b) P c) Al d) Na
6. The Arrhenius plots of two reactions, I and II are shown graphically
The graph suggests that -

a) EI > EII and AI > AII b) EII > EI and AII > AI
c) EI > EII and AII > AI d) EII > EI and AI > AII
7. Ni(CO)4 is
a) tetrahedral and paramagnetic b) square planar and diamagnetic
c) tetrahedral and diamagnetic d) square planar and paramagnetic
8. In the following reaction

1. ozonolysis
X
2. OH
the major product X is

O O
O O
a) b) c) d)

9. Given the structure of D-(+)-glucose as

CHO
H OH
HO H
H OH
H OH
CH 2OH
The structure of L-(–)-glucose is
CHO CHO CHO CHO
a) HO H b) HO H c) H OH d) HO H
HO H H OH HO H H OH
H OH HO H H OH HO H
H OH HO H HO H H OH
CH 2OH CH 2OH CH 2OH CH 2OH
10. In a cubic close packed structure, fractional contributions of an atom at the corner and at the face
in the unitcell are, respectively
a) 1/8 and 1/2 b) 1/2 and 1/4 c) 1/4 and 1/2 d) 1/4 and 1/8
11. The equilibrium constant Kc of the reaction, 2A  B  C is 0.5 at 25°C and 1 atm. The reaction
will proceed in the backward direction when concentrations [A], [B] and [C] are, respectively
a) 10 –3, 10–2 and 10 –2 M b) 10–1, 10–2 and 10–2 M c) 10 –2, 10–2 and 10 –3 M d) 10 –2, 10–3 and 10 –3 M
12. Major products formed in the reaction of t-butyl methyl ether with HI are
a) H3C — I and OH b) and H3C — OH
c) H3C — OH and I d) and H3C — OH

I
13. If the molar conductivities (in S cm2 mol–1) of NaCl, KCl and NaOH at infinite dilution are 126,
150 and 250 respectively, the molar conductivity of KOH (in S cm2 mol–1) is
a) 526 b) 226 c) 26 d) 274
14. 4-Formylbenzoic acid on treatment with one equivalent of hydrazine followed by heating with
alcoholic KOH gives the major product
O H N - NH 2
a) b) c) d)
O NHNH 2 O OK H2N - N OK
15. Two elements, X and Y, have atomic numbers 33 and 17, respectively. The molecular formula of
a stable compound formed between them is
a) XY b) XY2 c) XY3 d) XY4
16. The number of moles of KMnO4 required to oxidize one equivalent of KI in the presence of
sulfuric acid is

a) 5 b) 2 c) 1/2 d) 1/5
17. Three successive measurements in an experiment gave the values 10.9, 11.4042 and 11.42. The
correct way of reporting the average value is
a) 11.2080 b) 11.21 c) 11.2 d) 11
18. The latent heat of melting of ice at 0 °C is 6 kJ mol–1. The entropy change during the melting in
J K–1 mol–1 is closest to
a) 22 b) 11 c) –11 d) –22
Cu , 
19. The major product of the following reaction is
I
I
a) b)
I
I
I
c) d)
20. The energies of dxy and d z2 orbitals in octahedral and tetrahedral transition metal complexes are
such that
a) E (dxy) > E ( d z2 ) in both tetrahedral and octahedral complexes
b) E (dxy) < E ( d z2 ) in both tetrahedral and octahedral complexes
c) E (dxy) > E ( d z2 ) in tetrahedral but E (dxy) < E ( d z2 ) in octahedral complexes
d) E (d xy) < E ( d z2 ) in tetrahedral but E (dxy) > E ( d z2 ) in octahedral complexes

21. In the reaction sequence

NH2
1. (CH 3CO)2O, pyridine Aqueous conc. NaOH

X Y
2. Br2 / CH3CO2H
X and Y are, respectively

O O
NH NH2 NH NH2
a) b)
Br Br Br Br
, ,
Br Br Br Br
O O
NH2 O NH2 O
NH NH
c) d)
, Br Br HO OH
,
Br OH
22. The density of acetic acid vapour at 300 K and 1 atm is 5 mg cm–3. The number of acetic acid
molecules in the cluster that is formed in the gas phase is closest to
a) 5 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
23. The molar enthalpy change for H 2O  l   H 2O  g  at 373 K and 1 atm is 41 kJ/mol. Assuming
ideal behaviour, the internal energy change for vaporization of 1 mol of water at 373 K and 1 atm
in kJ mol–1 is
a) 30.2 b) 41.0 c) 48.1 d) 37.9
24. The equilibrium constant (Kc) of two reactions H 2  I 2  2 HI and N 2  3H 2  2 NH 3 are 50

and 1000, respectively. The equilibrium constant of the reaction N 2  6 HI  2 NH 3  3I 2 is
closest to
a) 50000 b) 20 c) 0.008 d) 0.005
25. Given that the bond energies of: N≡N is 946 kJ mol–1, H–H is 435 kJ mol–1, N–N is 159 kJ mol–1,
and N–H is 389 kJ mol–1, the heat of formation of hydrazine in the gas phase in kJ mol–1 is :
a) 833 b) 101 c) 334 d) 1268
26. The radius of K+ is 133 pm and that of Cl is 181 pm. The volume of the unit cell of KCl
expressed in 10–22 cm3 is
a) 0.31 b) 1.21 c) 2.48 d) 6.28

27. The reaction, K2Cr2O7 + m FeSO 4 + n H2SO4→ Cr2(SO4)3 + p Fe2(SO4)3 + K2SO4 + q H2O when
balanced, m, n, p and q are, respectively :
a) 6, 14, 3, 14 b) 6, 7, 3, 7 c) 3, 7, 2, 7 d) 4, 14, 2, 14
28. The standard free energy change (in J) for the reaction 3Fe2+ (aq) + 2Cr(s) = 2Cr3+(aq) + 3Fe(s)
0 0
given EFe 2
/ Fe
 0.44 V and ECr 3
/ Cr
 0.74 V is (F = 96500 C)
a) 57,900 b) –57,900 c) 173,700 d) 173, 700
29. Calcium butanoate on heating followed by treatment with 1,2-ethanediol in the presence of
catalytic amount of an acid, produces a major product which is
OH
a) b) HO O
O O
HO OH
c) O O d)
O OH
HO O
30. XeF6 on complete hydrolysis yields ‘X’. The molecular formula of X and its geometry,
respectively, are
a) XeO2 and linear b) XeO3 and trigonal planar
c) XeO3 and pyramidal d) XeO4 and tetrahedral

2012
1. Among the following, the species with the highest bond order is
a) O2 b) F2 c) O2+ d) F2
2. The molecule with non-zero dipole moment is

a) BCl3 b) BeCl2 c) CCl4 d) NCl3
3. For a one-electron atom, the set of allowed quantum numbers is

a) n = 1, l = 0, m1 = 0, ms = +½ b) n = 1, l = 1, m1 = 0, ms = +½
c) n = 1, l = 0, m1 = –1, ms = –½ d) n = 1, l = 1, m1 = 1, ms = –½
4. In the reaction benzene with an electrophile E+, the structure of the intermediate σ– complex can
berepresented as
E
a) E b) c) d) E
H H H
H +
E
H H H H
5. The most stable conformation of 2, 3-dibromobutane is

Br Br
H Br Br Br H H Br
H
a) b) c) d)
H Br
H H H H H H H H
H H Br H
6. Typical electronic energy gaps in molecules are about 1.0 eV. In terms of temperature, the gap is
closed to
a) 102 K b) 104 K c) 103 K d) 105 K
7. The major final product in the following reaction is

1) CH 3MgBr
CH 3CH 2CN 2) H O 

3
O O
NH
a) b) H3C CH3c) H C
3 d)H3C CH3
H3C N CH3 N
CH3 H
8. A zero-order reaction, A → Product, with an initial concentration [A]0 has a half-life of 0.2 s. If
one starts with the concentration 2[A]0, then the half-life is
a) 0.1 s b) 0.4 s c) 0.2 s d) 0.8 s
9. The isoelectronic pair of ions is

a) Sc2+ and V3+ b) Mn2+ and Fe3+ c) Mn3+ and Fe2+ d) Ni3+ and Fe2+

10. The major product in the following reaction is

H H
NaNH2
H Br
H H
a)H H b) c) H2C CH2 d) H3C NH2
H NH2 H2N NH2
Conc. HBr
HO
Br
Br
Br
a) HO b) Br c) Br Br d) H3C
CH3
12. The oxidation state of cobalt in the following molecule is
O
C CO
OC
CO
Co Co
OC
CO
OC C
O
a) 3 b) 1 c) 2 d) 0
13. The pKa of a weak acid is 5.85. The concentrations of the acid and its conjugate base are equal at
a pH of
a) 6.85 b) 5.85 c) 4.85 d) 7.85
14. For a tetrahedral complex [MCl4]2–, the spin-only magnetic moment is 3.83 B.M. The element M
is
a) Co b) Cu c) Mn d) Fe
15. Among the following graphs showing variation of rate (k) with temperature (T) for a reaction, the
one that exhibits arrhenius behavior over the entire temperature range is
In k
In k
In k
In k
a) b) c) d)
1/T 1/T 1/T 1/T

16. The reaction that gives the following molecule as the major product is
CH3
H3C
CH3
H3C O
H3C H3C
a) H3C Br + CH3ONa b) H3C ONa + CH3 Br
H3C H3C
H3C
H3C
c) H3C d) CH2 + CH 3ONa
OH + CH3ONa
H3C H3C

17. The C–O bond length in CO, CO2 and CO32– follows the order
a) CO < CO2< CO32– b) CO2< CO32–< CO c) CO > CO2> CO32– d) CO32–< CO2< CO
18. The equilibrium constant for the following reactions are K1 and K2, respectively.
2 P  g   3Cl2  g   2 PCl3  g  K1
2 PCl3  g   2Cl2  g   2 PCl5  g  K 22
Then the equilibrium constant for the reaction
2 P  g   5Cl2  g   2 PCl5  g 
a) K1K2 b) K1K22 c) K12K22 d) K12K2
CH 2CH 3
AlCl 3
+ (CH 3C) 2CHCH 2Cl
CH2CH3
CH 2CH 3
a) (H3C)3C b)
CH 2CH(CH 3)2
CH 2CH 3
CH2CH3
c)  3  2
H C HCH 3C
d)
C(CH3) 3
20. Doping silicon with boron produces a –
a) n-type semiconductor b) Metallic conductor
c) p-type semiconductor d) Insulator
21. The final major product obtained in the following sequence of reaction is
1. NaNH 2 .NH 3
Ph 2. CH 3I
3. H2 . Pd/C
Ph H Ph H CH3
Ph CH3
a) b) c) d) Ph
H CH3 H H H3C H
22. In the DNA of E. Coli the mole ratio of adenine to cytosine is 0.7. If the number of moles of
adenine in the DNA is 350000, the number of moles of guanine is equal to
a) 350000 b) 500000 c) 225000 d) 700000

23. (R)-2-bromobutane upon treatment with aq. NaOH gives

OH OH OH
H H H
CH3 CH3 + H3C
a) H3C b) H3C CH3
OH
c) H3C H d) H3C
CH3 OH
CH3
24. Phenol on treatment with dil. HNO3 gives two products P and Q. P is steam volatile but Q is not.
P and Q are, respectively
OH OH OH OH
NO 2
a) and b) and
NO 2
NO 2 NO 2
OH OH OH OH
OH NO 2
c) and d) and
NO2 OH
NO 2 OH
25. A metal is irradiated with light of wavelength 660 nm. Given that the work that the work function
of the metal is 1.0 eV, the de Broglie wavelength of the ejected electron is close to
a) 6.6 × 10 –7 m b) 8.9 × 10 –11 m c) 1.3 × 10 –9 m d) 6.6 × 10 –13 m
26. The inter-planar spacing between the (2 2 1) planes of a cubic lattice of length 450 pm is
a) 50 pm b) 150 pm c) 300 pm d) 450 pm
27. The H for vaporization of a liquid is 20 kJ/mol. Assuming ideal behaviour, the change in
internal energy for the vaporization of 1 mol of the liquid at 60°C and 1 bar is close to
a) 13.2 kJ/mol b) 17.2 kJ/mol c) 19.5 kJ/mol d) 20.0 kJ/mol
28. Among the following, the species that is both tetrahedral and diamagnetic is
a) [NiCl4]2– b) [Ni(CN)4]2– c) Ni(CO)4 d) [Ni(H2O)6]2+
29. Three moles of an ideal gas expands reversibly under isothermal condition form 2 L to 20 L at
300 K. The amount of heat-change (in kJ/mol) in the process is
a) 0 b) 7.2 c) 10.2 d) 17.2
30. The following data are obtained for a reaction, X + Y → Products.
Expt. [X0]/mol [Y0]/mol rate/mol L –1s–1
1 0.25 0.25 1.0 × 10 –6
2 0.50 0.25 4.0 × 10 –6
3 0.25 0.50 8.0 × 10 –6
The overall order of the reaction is
a) 2 b) 4 c) 3 d) 5

2011
1. The hybridizations of Ni(CO)4 and Cr(H2O)62+, respectively, are

a) sp 3 and d3sp 2 b) dsp2 and d2sp3 c) sp 3 and d2sp 3 d) dsp2 and sp3d2
2. Extraction of silver is achieved by initial complexation of the ore (Argentite) with X followed by
reduction with Y. X and Y respectively are
a) CN– and Zn b) CN– and Cu c) Cl– and Zn d) Br– and Zn
3. Assuming ideal behaviour, the enthalpy and volume of mixing of two liquids, respectively, are
a) zero and zero b) + ve and zero c) –ve and zero d) – ve and – ve
4. At 298 K, the ratio of osmotic pressures of two solutions of a substance with concentrations of
0.01 M and 0.001 M, respectively, is
a) 1 b) 100 c) 10 d) 1000
5. The rate of gas phase chemical reactions generally increases rapidly with rise in temperature. This
is mainly because
a) the collision frequency increases with temperature
b) the fraction of molecules having energy in excess of the activation energy increases with
temperature
c) the activation energy decreases with temperature
d) the average kinetic energy of molecules increases with temperature
6. Among i-iv
CN COOCH 3 OCH 3
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

the compound that does not undergo polymerization under radical initiation, is
a) i b) ii c) iii d) iv
7. Two possible stereoisomers for

COOH
H
HO
H
are
a) enantiomers b) diastereomers c) conformers d) rotamers
8. For a process to occur spontaneously

a) only the entropy of the system must increase
b) only the entropy of the surroundings must increase
c) either the entropy of the system or that of the surroundings must increase
d) the total entropy of the system and the surroundings must increase
9. When the size of a spherical nanoparticle decreases from 30 nm to 10nm, the ratio surface
area/volume becomes
a) 1/3 of the original b) 3 times the original c) 1/9 of the original d) 9 times the original


Me Me
OH
HO +
H
O Me
Me O Me
Me
Me
Me Me
a) b) c) d)
11. For the transformation

Br
N2Cl
the reagent used is
a) LIAlH 4 b) H3PO2 c) H3O+ d) H2/Pt
12. The value of the limiting molar conductivity (Λº) for NaCl, HCl and NaOAc are 126.4, 425.9
and 91.0 S cm2mol–1, respectively. For HOAc, Λº in S cm2 mol–1 is
a) 390.5 b) 299.5 c) 208.5 d) 217.4
13. To obtain a diffraction peak, for a crystalline solid with interplane distance equal to the
wavelength ofincident X-ray radiation, the angle of incidence should be
a) 90º b) 0º c) 30º d) 60º

14. The standard Gibbs free energy change (ΔGº in kJ mol–1), in a Daniel cell ( Ecell = 1.1 V),
when 2 moles ofZn(s) is oxidized at 298 K, is closest to
a) – 212.3 b) – 106.2 c) – 424.6 d) – 53.1
15. All the products formed in the oxidation of NaBH4 by I2, are
a) B2H6 and NaI b) B2H6, H2 and NaI c) BI3 and NaH d) NaBI4 and HI
16. The spin-only magnetic moments of [Mn(CN)6]4– and [MnBr4]2– in Bohr Magnetons,
respectively, are
a) 5.92 and 5.92 b) 4.89 and 1.73 c) 1.73 and 5.92 d) 1.73 and 1.73
17. In a zero-order reaction, if the initial concentration of the reactant is doubled, the time required
for half thereactant to be consumed
a) increases two-fold b) increases four-fold c) decreases by half d) does not change
18. The adsorption isotherm for a gas is given by the relation x = ap/(1 + bp) where x is moles of gas
adsorbedper gram of the adsorbent, p is the pressure of the gas, and a and b are constants. Then x
a) increases with p
b) remains unchanged with p
c) decreases with p
d) increases with p at low pressures and then remains the same at high pressure

19. The reaction

OH OH
CHO
NaOH/Heat
+ CHCl 3 +
H
is known as
a) Perkin reaction b) Sandmeyer reaction
c) Reimer-Tiemann reaction d) Cannizzaro reaction
20. Among i-iii

OH
OH OH
OH
OH
(i) (ii) (iii)
the boiling point follows the order
a) ii < i < iii b) iii < ii < i c) i < ii < iii d) ii < iii < i
21. XeF6 hydrolyses to give an oxide. The structure of XeF6 and the oxide, respectively, are
a) octahedral and tetrahedral
b) distorted octahedral and pyramidal
c) octahedral and pyramidal
d) distorted octahedral and tetrahedral
22. MnO4– oxidizes (i) oxalate ion in acidic medium at 333 K and (ii) HCl. For balanced chemical
equations, the ratios [MnO4– : C2O42–] in (i) and [MnO4– : HCl] in (ii), respectively, are
a) 1 : 5 and 2 : 5 b) 2 : 5 and 1 : 8 c) 2 : 5 and 1 : 5 d) 5 : 2 and 1 : 8
  
23. If EFe 2
/ Fe
 0.440 V and EFe3
/ Fe 2
 0.770 V , then E Fe 3
/ Fe
is
a) 0.330 V b) –0.037 V c) –0.330 V d) –1.210 V
24. The electron in hydrogen atom is in the first Bohr orbit (n = 1). The ratio of transition energies,
E(n = 1 → n= 3) to E(n = 1 → n = 2), is
a) 32/27 b) 16/27 c) 32/9 d) 8/9

25. In the following conversion,

CN
(i) MeMgBr NaOH/I 2
X Y
+ +
(ii) H 3O H3O
the major products X and Y, respectively, are

O CH3 O
CH3 NH2
N H NH2
and and
H
(i) (ii)
O O O O
CH3
CH3 OH N OH
and CH3
and
(iii) (iv)
a) I b) ii c) iii d) iv
26. In the reaction sequence,

OH
OH
HNO 2
X Y
H2SO4
the major products X and Y, respectively, are

O O
O OH CH2
N N
and OH
N
and
N
OH
OH
(i) (ii)
O OH
O
O OH O
N N
and
and
N
OH
N
OH
(iii) (iv)

27. Optically active (S)-  -methoxyacetaldehyde on reaction with MeMgX gave a mixture of
alcohols. Themajor diastereomer 'P' on treatment with MeI/K2CO3 gave an optically inactive
compound. P is
OCH 3 OCH 3 OCH 3 OCH 3
CH3 CH3 CH3 CH3
H3C H3C H3C H3C
OH OH OH OH
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
28. At 300 K the vapour pressure of two pure liquids, A and B are 100 and 500 mm Hg, respectively.
If in amixture of A and B, the vapour pressure is 300 mm Hg, the mole fractions of A in the
liquid and in thevapour phase, respectively, are
a) 1/2 and 1/10 b) 1/4 and 1/6 c) 1/4 and 1/10 d) 1/2 and 1/6
29. The crystal field stabilization energies (CFSE) of high spin and low spin d6 metal complexes in
terms of Δ0,respectively, are
a) –0.4 and –2.4 b) –2.4 and –0.4 c) –0.4 and 0.0 d) –2.4 and 0.0
30. Emulsification of 10 ml of oil in water produces 2.4 × 1018 droplets. If the surface tension at the
oil-water interface is 0.03 Jm–2 and the area of each droplet is 12.5 × 10 –16 m2, the energy spent
in the formation of oil droplets is
a) 90 J b) 30 J c) 900 J d) 10 J

2010
1. The number of isomers of Co (diethylene triamine) Cl3 is

a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
2. Among the following, the π-acid ligand is-

a) F b) NH3 c) CN– d) I–
3. The bond order in O22– is

a) 2 b) 3 c) 1.5 d) 1
4. The energy of a photon of wavelength k = 1 meter is (Planck's constant = 6.625 × 10–34 Js, speed
of light = 3 × 108 m/s)
a) 1.988 × 10–23 J b) 1.988 × 10–28 J c) 1.988 × 10–30 J d) 1.988 × 10–25 J
5. The concentration of a substance undergoing a chemical reaction becomes one-half of its original
value aftertime t regardless of the initial concentration. The reaction is an example of a
a) zero order reaction b) first order reaction c) second order reaction d) third order reaction
6. The shape of the molecule ClF3 is

a) trigonal planar b) pyramidal c) T-shaped d) Y-shaped
7. Friedel-Crafts acylation is-

a) α-acylation of a carbonyl compound b) acylation of phenols to generate esters
c) acylation of aliphatic olefins d) acylation of aromatic nucleus
8. The order of acidity of compounds I-IV, is
CH 2OH CO 2 H H3C OH SO 3H
(I) (II) (III) (IV)

a) I < III < II < IV b) IV < I < II < III c) III < I < II < IV d) II < IV < III < I
9. The most stable conformation for n-butane is

CH3 CH3
H H H CH 3 CH3 CH3
H CH3
H H H H H CH3 H H
a) CH 3 b) H c) H H d) H H
234 234
10. In the nuclear reaction 90 Th 91 Pa  X . X is
0
a) 1 e b) 10 e c) H d) 12 H

11. A concentrated solution of copper sulphate, which is dark blue in colour, a mixed at room
temperature with a dilute solution of copper sulphate, which is light blue. For this process
a) Entropy change is positive, but enthalpy change is negative
b) Entropy and enthalpy changes are both positive
c) Entropy change is positive and enthalpy does not change
d) Entropy change is negative and enthalpy change is positive
12. Increasing the temperature increases the rate of reaction but does not increase the
a) number of collisions b) activation energy
c) average energy of collisions d) average velocity of the reactant molecules
13. In metallic solids, the number of atoms for the face-centered and the body-centered cubic unit
cells, are, respectively
a) 2, 4 b) 2, 2 c) 4, 2 d) 4, 4
14. From equations 1 and 2,

CO2  CO  1 2 O2 [Kcl = 9.1 × 10–13 at 1000ºC] (eq. 1)
H 2O  H 2  1 2 O2 [Kcl = 7.1 × 10–12 at 1000ºC] (eq. 2)
the equilibrium constant for the reaction CO2  H 2  CO  H 2O at the same temperature, is
a) 0.78 b) 2.0 c) 16.2 d) 1.28
15. For a first order reaction R → P, the rate constant is k. If the initial concentration of R is [R0], the
concentration of R at any time 't' is given by the expression
a) [R0] ekt b) [R0](1 – e–kt] c) [R0] e–kt d) [R0] (1 – ekt)
16. The correct structure of PCl3F2 is

F F Cl
Cl Cl F F
Cl P F P Cl P Cl F
Cl Cl F P
a) F b) Cl c) Cl d) Cl F
17. The enontiomeric pair among the following four structures

HO H OH HO HO H
H H H H
I. II. III. IV.
a) I & II b) I & IV c) II & III d) II & IV
18. Consider the reaction: 2 NO2(g) → 2 NO(g) + O2 (g). In the figure below, identify the curves X,
Y and Zassociated with the three species in the reaction
a) X = NO, Y = O2, Z = NO2 b) X = O2, Y = NO, Z = NO2

c) X = NO3, Y = NO, Z = O2 d) X = O2, Y = NO2, Z = NO

19. The aromatic carbocation among the following is
a) b) c) d)
20. Cyclohexene is reacted with bromine in CCl4 in the dark. The product of the reaction is
Br
Br Br
Br
a) Br b) Br c) d)
21. 2.52 g of oxalic acid dehydrate was dissolved in 100 ml of water, 10 mL of this solution was
diluted to 500mL. The normality of the final solution and the amount of oxalic acid (mg/mL) in
the solution arerespectively
a) 0.16 N, 5.04 b) 0.08 N, 3.60 c) 0.04 N, 3.60 d) 0.02 N, 10.08
22. Two isomeric compounds I and II are heated with HBr –

OH OH
CH 2OH OCH 3
(I) (II)
The products obtained are-
OH OH Br Br
a) b)
CH 2Br OH CH 2OH OCH 3

OH OH
Br Br
Br
c) d)
CH 2OH OCH 3
CH 2Br Br
Br
23. The number of possible enatiomeric pair(s) produced from the bromination of I and II,
respectively, are
H3C CH3 H3C
CH2
H3C CH3 H3C
I II
a) 0, 1 b) 1, 0 c) 0, 2 d) 1, 1

24. For the reaction A → B, ΔHº = 7.5 mol–1 and ΔSº = 2.5 J mol–1. The value of ΔGº and the
temperature atwhich the reaction reaches equilibrium are, respectively,
a) 0 kJ mol–1 and 400 K b) –2.5 kJ mol–1 and 400 K
c) 2.5 kJ mol–1 and 200 K d) 0 kJ mol–1 and 300 K
25. The solubility product of Mg(OH)2 is 1.0 × 10–12. Concentrated aqueous NaOH solution is added
to a 0.01 Maqueous solution of MgCl2. The pH at which precipitation occur is
a) 7.2 b) 7.8 c) 8.0 d) 9.0
26. A metal with an atomic radius of 141.4 pm crystallizes in the face centred cubic structure. The
volume of theunit cell in pm is
a) 2.74 × 10 7 b) 2.19 × 10 7 c) 6.40 × 10 7 d) 9.20 × 107
27. Identify the cyclic silicate ion given in the figure below
a) [Si4O25]24– b) [Si6O18]18– c) [Si4O12]12 d) [Si6O24]12–
28. Diborane is formed the elements as shown in equation (1)

2B(s) + 3H2(g) → B2H6 (g) ….(1)
Given that
H2O(l) → H2O (g) ΔH1º = 44 kJ
2B(s) + 3/2O2(g) → B2O 3(s) ΔH2º = – 1273 kJ
B2H6(g) + 3O2(g) → B2O3(s) + 3H2O (g) ΔH3º = – 2035 kJ
H2(g) + 1/2 O2(g) → H2O(l) ΔH4º = – 286 kJ
the ΔHº for the reaction (1) is-
a) 36 kJ b) 509 kJ c) 520 kJ d) –3550 kJ
29. The Crystal Field Stabilization Energy (CPSE) and the spin-only magnetic moment in Bohr
Magneton (BM)for the complex K3[Fe(CN)6] are, respectively
a) 0.0  s and 35 BM b) 2.0  s and 3 BM
c) 0.4  s and 24 BM d) 2.4  s and 0 BM
30. A solution containing 8.0 g of nicotine in 92 g of water freezes 0.925 degrees below the normal
freezingpoint of water. If the molal freezing point depression constant Kf = – 1.85ºC mol–1 then
the molar mass ofnicotine is
a) 16 b) 80 c) 320 d) 160

CHEMISTRY
2017
1.B 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.C
11.B 12.A 13.B 14.C 15.B 16.D 17.D 18.C 19.A 20.A
21.A 22.D 23.C 24.A 25.D 26.C 27.A 28.C 29.B 30.B
2016
1.D 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.A 7.D 8.C 9.C 10.B
11.C 12.B 13.B 14.B 15.D 16.D 17.B 18.C 19.B 20.A
21.D 22.B 23.A 24.A 25.C 26.B 27.A 28.D 29.A 30.A
2015
1.C 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.C 6.B 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.D
11.B 12.A 13.B 14.A 15.C 16.D 17.C 18.A 19.C 20.A
21.A 22.A 23.C 24.A 25.C 26.B 27.C 28.A 29.A 30.B
2014
1.D 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.A
11.A 12.C 13.D 14.B 15.C 16.D 17.C 18.A 19.A 20.C
21.A 22.B 23.D 24.C 25.B 26.C 27.B 28.C 29.A 30.C
2012
1.C 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.D 7.C 8.B 9.B 10.A
11.B 12.D 13.B 14.A 15.C 16.B 17.A 18.B 19.A 20.C
21.B 22.B 23.B 24.A 25.C 26.B 27.B 28.C 29.D 30.D
2011
1.C 2.A 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.C
11.B 12.A 13.C 14.C 15.B 16.C 17.A 18.D 19.C 20.C
21.B 22.B 23.B 24.A 25.C 26.C 27. 28.D 29.A 30.A
2010
1.A 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.D 8.A 9.A 10.A
11.C 12.B 13.C 14.D 15.B 16.A 17.B 18.A 19.C 20.A
21.C 22.A 23.A 24.D 25.D 26.C 27.B 28.A 29.B 30.D

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DUSSEHRA VACATION ASSIGNMENT PINNACLE 2ND YEAR (KVPY)

Pinnacle 2nd Year

# 49-52-5, Shanthipuram, Sankaramatam Road,

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where ‘a’ is an arbitrary constant is

b) variable radii and a fixed centre at  0, 1

c) fixed radius 1 and variable centres along the x-axis

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18. General solution of  xy sin xy  cos xy  ydx   xy sin xy  cos xy  x dy  0 is equal

a) y  sin  xy   cx b) x  sec  xy   cy c) y  Tan  xy   cx d) y  cot  xy   cx

24. The solution of differential equation x x 2  1   dy

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(where c is a constant of integration)

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40. sin 100 x  sin100 x

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n  2 be a natural number and 0     / 2 .  sin n   sin   n cos d  is equal to :

where C is a constant of integration, then (A ( x )) m equals :

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57. The integral  cos  log x  dx is equal to :

(where C is a constant of integration)

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59. The integral  cos  log x  dx is equal to : (where C is a constant of integration)

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integration), then the ordered pair  K , A is equal to

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80. For x  R, x  0, if y(x) is a differentiable function such that x y  t  dt   x  1 t y  t  dt , then

y  x equals : (where C is a constant.)

84. If y  x is the solution of the differential equation  x  2  dy  x 2  4 x  9, x  2 and

y  0  0, then y  4 is equal to

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85. Let f : R  R be a function such that f  2  x  f  2  x and f  4  x  f  4  x , for all

(1) – 9 (2) 9e (3) 10 (4) 10e

(3) x  1 x2  tan1 x  c (4) x  1 x2  cot 1 x  c

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100. The area bounded by y = x3 – 4x and x-axis is

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a) the empty set b) the set of all rational numbers

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Consider the following inequalities:

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9. Let n be the smallest positive integer such that

11. Let x1, x2, ......, x 6 be the roots of thepolynomial equation

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c) lim an exists and is positive d) lim an  0

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1. The number of triples (x, y, z) of real numbers satisfying the equation

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9. X   x  R : cos  sin x   sin  cos x  . The number of elements in X is

Which of the following statements are true ?

I) There are infinitely many x  [0, 1] for which lim f n  x   0