Amrita VISHWA VIDYAPEETHAM

(University established u/s 3 of UGC Act 1956)

Amrita Entrance Examination – Engineering 2015

PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY & MATHEMATICS
Question Booklet
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Number of Pages 20 Number of Questions 100 300
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 QUESTION BOOKLET
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 PHYSICS

1. The electric current in a circuit is given by I = I0 sin ( t +θ). What is the dimension
of ?
a) second b) 1/second
c) meter / second d) dimensionless

2. The velocity varies with time according to the relation, v = 3t + 4. The distance travelled
by the body in t = 2 s will be

a) 10 m b) 12 m
c) 14 m d) 16 m

3. When a projectile is at the highest point on its trajectory, the potential and kinetic
energies are respectively

a) maximum and minimum b) minimum and zero

c) zero and maximum d) maximum and zero

4. A block of mass 2 kg starts moving when the angle of inclination of the inclined plane is
60o. If the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.6, the frictional force is

a) 2 N b) 1 N
c) 4 N d) 0.5 N

5. Two forces F1 = (7i + 2j) N and F2 = (-5i + 3j) N act on a particle. The third force F3 that
should act on the particle to make it move with constant velocity is

a) (2i + 5j) N b) (-2i – 5j) N

c) (–2i + 5j) N d) (2i – 5j) N

6. Two satellites of masses 3M and M orbit the earth in circular orbits of radii r and 3r
respectively. The ratio of their speeds is

a) 1 : 1 b) :1
c) 3 : 1 d) 9 : 1

7. In an adiabatic process, the pressure of a gas is proportional to the cube of its absolute
temperature. The value of (which equals Cp/Cv) is

a) 5/4 b) 4/3
c) 5/3 d) 3/2

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8. A mass is moving towards the origin along the x-axis with constant velocity. Its angular
momentum with respect to the origin

a) remains constant b) is zero

c) increases d) decreases

9. The rate of cooling of a liquid is 4o C/s, when its temperature is 80o C and is 2o C/s when
its temperature is 50o C. The temperature of the surrounding is
a) 30o C b) 20o C
c) 10o C d) 25o C

10. A Charged sphere of radius 1m carries a charge of 1 x 10-9 C. The electric fields at a
point P, which is at a distance d = 3m from the centre of the sphere and at a point Q, at
a distance d = 0.3m from the centre of the sphere are respectively
a) 1 N/C and 100 N/C b) 1 N/C and zero
c) zero and 1 N/C d) 1 N/C and 3 N/C

11. An electric dipole lying along X-axis with moment 5 Am2 is subjected to an electric field
of magnitude 10j N/C. The torque experienced is
a) 2 Nm b) 10 Nm
c) 50 Nm d) 25 Nm

12. A parallel plate capacitor with air gap of 5 mm is 2 MFD. If a metallic plate of thickness
3 mm is inserted in between the plates, the new capacitance is
a) 5 MFD b) 1 MFD
c) 2 MFD d) 2.5 MFD

13. A galvanometer of resistance 50 ohm gives a full scale deflection when 3 mA current
passes through it. The series resistance that is to be connected to convert it into a
voltmeter of range 0 – 3 V is
a) 500 Ω b) 950 Ω
c) 1000 Ω d) 750 Ω

14. Two resistances 6Ω and 3Ω are connected in parallel and this combination is connected
in series with a 4Ω resistance. This combination is powered by a voltage source of 12 V
and zero internal resistance. The ratio of power dissipated between 6Ω resistance and
4Ω resistance is
a) 1:4 b) 4:1
c) 1:8 d) 3:2

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15. Two charged particles of charge ratio 1:4 moving with same velocity enter a region of
uniform magnetic field of strength B and get deflected and move along curves with equal
radius R. The ratio of their masses is
a) 4:1 b) 2:1
c) 1:4 d) 1:2

16. When a charged particle moves in a region with electric field E = 3i N/C and magnetic
field B = 5j T, the trajectory of the particle is
a) circle b) parabola
c) straight line d) helix

17. Two co-axial coils A and B of radius R1 and R2 carry equal amount of current but flowing
in opposite direction. The net magnetic field produced at the centre of these coils is zero.
The ratio of the current flowing in the coil A to current in coil B is
a) R1 : R2 b) R2 : R1
2
c) (R2 / R1) d) (R1 / R2)2

18. Which among the following is a desirable feature of a ferromagnet that can be used as
core of a transformer?
a) high hysteresis loss and low retentivity
b) low hysteresis loss and high retentivity
c) high coercive field and high retentivity
d) low hysteresis loss and low retentivity

19. The phase difference between the current through the resistance and voltage across the
resistance in a series LCR circuit is
a) 180o b) 0o
c) 90o d) 45o

20. An object of size 10 cm is kept at a distance of 10 cm from a convex lens. If the focal
length of the lens is 5 cm, the size of the image is
a) 10 cm b) 20 cm
c) 5 cm d) 15 cm

21. A biconvex lens of focal length 10 cm is to be made from a glass material. If the
refractive index of the material is 1.5, what must be the radius of curvature of the
surface of the lens?
a) 0.1 m b) 0.15 m
c) 0.20 m d) 0.30 m

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22. A diffraction grating with 106 lines / m is used to determine the wavelength of a
monochromatic source. The angle of first order diffraction is 30 o. The wavelength of the
source is
a) 1000 nm b) 500 nm
c) 400 nm d) 600 nm

23. A glass plate of thickness 1.5 μm and refractive index 1.5 is introduced between one of
the slits and screen in a Young’s double slit experiment. If the wavelength of the
monochromatic source used is = 0.75 μm, the phase difference between the
interfering waves at the centre of the screen is equal to

a) 6 b) 3

c) d) 2

24. What is the velocity of light in a medium with refractive index 1.5?
a) 2 x 108 m/s b) 3 x 108 m/s
c) 1.5 x 108 m/s d) 2.5 x 108 m/s

25. Which among the following electromagnetic radiations is the most energetic?
a) Infra red light b) Visible light
c) Ultraviolet light d) microwaves

26. Which of the following particles has the shortest de-Broglie wavelength, if all of them
move with same speed?
a) beta particle b) alpha particle
c) proton d) neutron

27. The mass of a photon of wavelength is given by

a) h /c b) /hc
c) h/ c d) hc/

28. The radius of a nucleus with A = 256 is 8 fermi (1 fermi = 1 x 10-15 m). The radius of a
nucleus with A = 4 is
a) 1 fermi b) 2 fermi
c) 3 fermi d) 4 fermi

29. Photons of energy 6 eV fall on the surface of a metal with work function 4 eV. The
stopping potential of the metal surface is
a) 2 V b) 10 V
c) 3 V d) 1 V

30. Addition of a minute quantity of phosphorus to a silicon crystal makes it

a) an n-type semiconductor b) a bad conductor
c) a good conductor d) a p-type semiconductor

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31. The actual atomic weight of an element is represented in
a) number b) “u”
c) “amu” d) “mu”

32. The weight of nascent oxygen in milligrams obtained from 6.32 g of potassium
permanganate (Molecular weight 158) in acid medium is
a) 16 b) 0.016
c) 0.16 d) 1.6

33. The value of Plank’s constant in units of Js is

a) 6.626 x 10-34 b) 6.626 x 10-23
c) 6.626 x 10-27 d) 1.38 x 10-23

34. The mass of proton having a wavelength of 4.2Ao is

a) 4.78 x 10-33 kg b) 4.78 x 10-33 g
c) 7.17 x 10-33 kg d) 2.39 x 10-33 g

35. The measurement of a thermodynamic property known as temperature is based on

a) zeroth law of thermodynamics b) first law of thermodynamics
c) second law of thermodynamics d) kirchoffs equation

36. The bond dissociation enthalpies of H2(g), Cl2(g) and HCl(g) are 435, 243 and 431
kJ/mol respectively. The enthalpy of formation of HCl(g) in kJ/mol will be
a) 121 b) -1211
c) -121 d) -242

37. Defective coating of zinc over mild steel leads to

a) enhanced corrosion of mild steel
b) increase of corrosion potential
c) corrosion of zinc coating
d) hydrogen evolution over mild steel

38. What will happen to the rate constant of a reaction when the temperature is raised by
10o C?
a) Increase by 10 times b) Is halved
c) Is doubled d) Not affected

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39. The equivalent conductances at infinite dilution ( ) of ammonium chloride, sodium
hydroxide and sodium chloride are 120, 240 and 150 mhocm 2eq-1. The of
ammonium hydroxide in mhocm2eq-1 is
a) 270 b) 210
c) 30 d) 510

40. 100 cm3 of an aqueous solution of protein contains 0.63 g of protein. If the osmotic
pressure of the solution at 300K is 2.57 x 10-3 bar, the molar mass of the protein will be
a) 60039 b) 61039
c) 62039 d) 63039

41. A compound formed by elements P and Q crystallizes in cubic structure in which atoms
of P are at corners and atoms of Q are at the face center. The formula of the compound
is
a) AB3 b) AB
c) A3B d) A2B

42. Syn gas is a mixture of

a) carbon dioxide and hydrogen b) carbon monoxide and hydrogen
c) methane and hydrogen d) methane and carbon monoxide

43. Which one of the following alkali metal hydrides is thermally stable?
a) Lithium hydride b) Sodium hydride
c) Potassium hydride d) Rubidium hydride

44. The correct order of acidic character of the following is

a) SO2 > CO2 > CO >N2O5 b) SO2 > N2O5 > CO > CO2
c) N2O5 > SO2 > CO > CO2 d) N2O5 > SO2 > CO2 > CO

45. Bell metal is an alloy of

a) copper and tin b) silver and copper
c) copper and nickel d) copper, zinc and tin

46. Ammonium dichromate is used in fireworks. The green coloured powder blown in the air
is
a) CrO3 b) Cr2O3
c) Cr d) CrO (O2)

47. Which one of the following complexing agents is used for the estimation of hardness of
water?
a) Cyanide b) Pyrophosphate
c) EDTA d) Ethylene diamine

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48. How many and bonds are present in nitromethane
a) 6 and 1 b) 5 and 2
c) 6 and 2 d) 5 and 1

49. Retardation factor is calculated as

a) ratio between ‘distance travelled by the substance from the base line and distance
moved by the solvent from the base line’

b) ratio between ‘distance travelled by the solvent from the base line and distance
moved by the substance from the base line’

c) sum of ‘distance travelled by the substance from the base line and distance moved
by the solvent from the base line’

d) difference of ‘distance travelled by the substance from the base line and distance
moved by the solvent from the base line’

50. In which one of the following, Mn exhibits its highest oxidation state?

a) MnO2 b)

c) d) MnO

51. SN1 reaction is favored by

a) non polar solvents
b) more number of alkyl group on the carbon atom attached to the halogen atom
c) small groups on the carbon attached to the halogen atom
d) no groups on the carbon attached to the halogen atom

52. Phenol is less acidic than

a) ethanol b) o-nitrophenol
c) o-methylphenol d) o-methoxyphenol

53. Chloro ethane reacts with compound Z to form diethyl ether. Identify Z?
a) NaOH b) H2SO4
c) C2H5ONa d) Na2S2O3

54. Which of the following reagents may be used to distinguish between phenol and benzoic
acid?
a) Tollens’ reagent b) Molisch reagent
c) Neutral FeCl3 d) Aqueous NaOH

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55. In the following sequence of reactions, the alkene affords the compound ‘B’.

The compound B is
a) CH3CHO b) CH3COCH3

c) CH3CH2CHO d) CH3CH2COCH3

56. How many chiral carbons are there in -D-(+)-glucose?

a) five b) six
c) three d) four

57. Why are certain rubbers called as ‘vulcanized rubber’?

a) They are formed under volcanic eruption
b) They are prepared by adding 5% of sulphur as cross-linking agent
c) They do not use any co-monomer
d) By the addition of excessive co-monomer

58. One of the common components of photochemical smog is

a) formaldehyde b) acetaldehyde
c) methane d) CO2

59. Sodium dodecylbenzenesulphonate refers to

a) anionic detergent b) soap
c) cationic detergent d) nonionic detergent

60. Which one of the following acts as antihistamine?

a) Equanil b) Morphine
c) Serotonine d) Bromophenylamine

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61. If a, b, c are AM, GM and HM respectively of two equal numbers, then

a) 2b = a + c b) b = 2ac / (a+c)
c) b2 = ac d) ab2 = c

62. The harmonic mean of the roots of the equation is

(7 + √3) x2 - (6 + √7) x + (12 + 2√7 ) = 0
a) 8 b) 6
c) 3 d) 4

63. The general solution of x satisfying the system of equations 5 (Sinx+Siny) = 1;

25(Sin2x+Sin2y) = 5 is

a) n /6 b) 2n + /6
c) n -( /6) d) n + /6

64. The angles of a triangle are in A.P and the least angle is 40°. The greatest angle in
radians is

a) /2 b) 4 /9
c) /4 d) 3 /2

65. If Sin =1/√5 and tan =1/2, then Cos is equal to

a) 2/√5 b) 1/√3
c) 1/√5 d) 1/(2√5)

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66. The value of is equal to
a) 1 b) e4
c) e d) e1/4

67. Rolle’s Theorem for f(x) = x(x-3)e(-x⁄2) is applicable in the interval

a) (0, 3) b) (0, -3)
c) (-3, 0) d) (3, 0)

68. Equation of the normal to the curve y=(1+x)y + Sin-1(Sin2 x) at x = 0 is

a) y = x b) y - x = 1
c) y + x = 1 d) y - 1 = 2x

69. If A and B are two matrices such that AB = A and BA = B , then A2 – B2 =

a) 2 AB b) A – B
c) A + B d) 2 BA

70. The system of linear equations x + 3y + ( +2)z = 0, 2x + 4y + 8z = 0,

3x + 5y + 10z = 0 has non-trivial solution, when is

a) -2 b) 2
c) 4 d) -4

71. If the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are in the ratio 2 : 3, then
a) 6b2 = 25 ac b) 6b2 = 25(a+c)
c) 13b2 = 6 ac d) 13b2 + 6 ac = 0

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72. If and are adjacent sides of a parallelogram with | + |=| - |, the adjacent
sides of parallelogram are

a) perpendicular b) inclined at an angle of /3

c) parallel d) inclined at an angle of /4

73. The scalar ◦{ + ) X ( + + )} is equal to

a) [ , , ] b) 0

c) [ , , ] + [ , , ] d) [ , , ] + [ , , ] + [ , , ]

74. The equation of the line passing through the point of intersection of the lines and which

is perpendicular to the plane

5x-y+9z=10 is

a) b)

c) d)

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75. The equation of the plane through the intersection of the planes 2x – y + z = 6 and
x + y + 2z = 7 and passing through the point (1, 1, 1) is

a) 2x - 7y – 5z + 10 = 0 b) 2x – 7y + 5z +10 = 0
c) 2x - 7y – 5z – 10 = 0 d) 2x + 7y – 5z – 10 = 0

76. The equation of the line passing through the point (1, 1, 0) and parallel to the plane
3x + 2y + z = 5 is

a) b)

c) d)

77. The angle between the complex numbers 2 + 2i and -7 is

a) /2 b) /4
c) 3 /2 d) 3 /4

78. What is the value of ?

a) b)

c) d)

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79. The ratio between the number of ways we can arrange n persons in a circular manner to
the number of ways we can arrange them in a line is

a) 1:n b) n:1

c) 1:1 d) 1:2

80. A team of 8 students goes on an excursion, in two cars, of which one can seat 5 and the
other only 4. In how many ways can they travel?

a) 274 b) 26

c) 126 d) 96

81. The number of common tangents to the circles x2 + y2 – 4y = 0 and x2 + y2 – 2y = 0 is

a) 4 b) 2

c) 3 d) 1

82. Centre of the circle passing through (4, 5), (3, 4), (5, 2) is
a) (9/2, 7/2) b) (7/2, 9/2)

c) (7/2, 7/2) d) (9/2, 9/2)

83. If e1 and e2 are the eccentricities of a hyperbola and its conjugate then will be

a) 1 b)

c) 0 d)

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84. The equation 4x2 + 7y2 + 32x – 56y + 148 =0 represents
a) an ellipse with center (4, -4)
b) an ellipse with center (-4, 4)
c) an ellipse with center (2, -2)
d) an ellipse with center (-2, 2)

85. The equation for the circle obtained by shifting the circle x2 + y2 = 49 to 3 units down
and 2 units left is:

a) (x+3)2 + (y+2)2 = 49 b) (x-3)2 + (y-2)2 = 49

c) (x-2)2 + (y-3)2 = 49 d) (x+2)2 + (y+3)2 = 49

86. The variance of a data set is k, then the variance of the data set obtained by shifting the
original data to 3 units is

a) k – 3 b) k + 3

c) k d) 3k

87. Suppose that P (A/B) = 0.7, P(A) = 0.5 and P(B) = 0.2 then P(B/A) is,

a) 0.14 b) 0.4

c) 0.3 d) 0.28

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88. A medical test is capable of identifying someone with the illness as positive is 99% and
someone without illness as negative 95%. If the illness is present in the general
population with probability 0.0001, the probability for anyone to have illness when the
medical test results positive is

a) 0.00009 b) 0.002

c) 0.0001 d) 0.9980

89. The probability that the roots of the equation = 0 are not real

numbers where n N such that n 5 is

a) 2/5 b) 4/5
c) 1/5 d) 3/5

90. If A is area lying between the curve y = cos x and x-axis between x = 0 and x = /2 ,
then the area of the region between the curve y = cos2x/2 and the x-axis in the same
interval is given by

a) ( +A)/2 b) ( /4)+A

c) ( /2)+A d) ( /4)+(A/2)

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91. is equal to

a) 2 b) -2

c) 1 d) 0

92. If the area bounded by the curve y = f(x), x-axis and the ordinates x = 1 and x = b is
(b - 1) sin(3b + 4), then f(x) is

a) [(x-1) cos (3x+4)] b) [sin(3x+4) + 3(x-1) cos(3x+4)]

c) sin (3x+4) d) None

93. The coefficient of x10 in the expansion of (1 - x3 )4 (1 + x)5 is

a) 15 b) 20

c) 10 d) 6

94. Which one of the following is TRUE for any x

a) b)

c) d)

95. The order and degree of the differential equation is

a) 1, 2 b) 1, 4
c) 1, 5√2 d) 1, 3

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96. The general solution of the differential equation (1 + e(x/y) ) dx + e(x/y) (1-(x/y)) dy = 0
is
a) y + xe(x/y)=C b) x + ye(x/y)=C
c) x + C=ye(x/y) d) y + ye(x/y)=C

97. The triangle with vertices A = (2, 7), B = (4, y) and C = (-2, 6) is right angled at B if
the value of y is

a) 10 or -3 b) -10 or -3
c) 10 or 3 d) 9 or 4

98. The point equidistant from the three lines x + y =1, y = 1 and x = 1 is

a) b)

c) d)

99. The equation of the line mid parallel to the two lines 5x – 2y – 9 = 0 and 5x – 2y + 7 = 0 is

a) x + 5y – 8 = 0 b) 5x – y – 1 =0
c) 2 x -5y – 6 =0 d) 5x - 2y – 1 =0

100. The straight line 3x + 4y + 4 = 0 is moved parallelly so that its distance from the
point (3, -2) is increased by 4 units. Then its equation in the new position is

a) 3x + 4y – 30 = 0 b) 3x + 4y – 24 = 0
c) 3x + 4y – 21 = 0 d) 3x + 4y + 24 = 0

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