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Subject-Mathematics Part : 1

SECTION-A

(ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER+3, -1)

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Q1 The values of ' a ' for which the equation x 2 x 2 a 3 x2 x 2 x2 x 1 a 4 x2 x 1 0
has atleast one real root is
19 19 19 19
(a.) 5 a (b.) 5 a (c.) 5 a (d.) a ,5 ,
3 3 3 3

x 2 10 x 24
Q2 The number of solutions of the equation x 4 x 3 1 is
(a.) 2 (b.) 0 (c.) infinitely many (d.) 4

2
bc ad
Q3 If the equations ax3 3bx 2 3cx d 0 and ax 2 2bx c 0 have a common root then
ac b 2 bd c2
1 1
(a.) (b.) 4 (c.) 9 (d.)
4 9

2 1 1
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Q4 The value of sum of the roots of the equation 10 x 25 x 50 x is
4
1 3
(a.) 0 (b.) 1 (c.) (d.)
4 2
2
Q5 The nature of the roots of the equation x 2 6x 9 x3 4x2 9 x is
(a.) four real roots (b.) no real roots
(c.) two real and two complex roots (d.) two multiple real roots

x x2
Q6 The solution set of the equation x is
x 1 x 1
(a.) 0, (b.) , (c.) 1, 0 (d.) ,0

Q7 The values of k for which one root of k 5 x2 2kx k 4 0 is smaller than 1 and other root exceeds 2 is
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(a.) k (b.) k 5 (c.) 5 k 24 (d.) k 24
9

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Q8 The product of real roots of the equation x 5 26 x 5 27 0 is
12 21
(a.) 310 (b.) 312 (c.)
35
(d.)
35

Q9 If , , are roots of the equation x3 px 2 qx r 0 then the coefficient of x in the cubic equation whose roots are
, and is
(a.) 2q (b.) q 2 pr (c.) p 2 qr (d.) r pq r

Q10 Total number of values of ' a ' so that x 2 x a 0 has integral roots, where x N and 6 a 100 is
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(a.) 2 (b.) 4 (c.) 6 (d.) 8

Q11 If A diag d1 , d 2 , d3 , then An is equal to

n 1 n 1 n 1 (b.) A
(a.) diag d1 , d 2 , d 3
n n n (d.) diag d n 2 , d n 2 , d n 2
(c.) diag d1 , d 2 , d3 1 2 3

Q12 If A is 3 4 matrix and B is a matrix such that A ' B and BA ' are both defined. Then B is of the type
(a.) 3 4 (b.) 3 3 (c.) 4 4 (d.) 4 3

Q13 is to be the square root of two-rowed unit matrix, then , and should satisfy the relation

2 2 2 0
(a.) 1 0 (b.) 1 0 (c.) 1 0 (d.)

0 50 a b
Q14 Let A and A I 50 A , then the value of a b c d is
0 0 c d
(a.) 2 (b.) 1 (c.) 4 (d.) 6

a 0 0
Q15 If A 0 a 0 , then the value of Adj.A is equal to
0 0 a
(a.) a3 (b.) a 6 (c.) a 9 (d.) a 27

a b
Q16 If A , A2 , then
b a
2 2
(a.) 2ab, (b.) a2 b2 , a2 b2
(c.) a 2 b2 , 2ab (d.) a2 b2 , 2ab

Q17 If A and B are two matrices such that AB B and BA A , then A2 B 2

(a.) 2AB (b.) 2BA (c.) A B (d.) AB

3 1 1
Q18 If A , then AA ' is
0 1 2
(a.) symmetric matrix (b.) skew-symmetric matrix
(c.) orthogonal matrix (d.) identity matrix

1 1 3
Q19 The matrix A 5 2 6 is
2 1 3
(a.) idempotent matrix (b.) involutory matrix (c.) nilpotent matrix (d.) identity matrix

a b
Q20 If A is nth root of I 2 then choose the correct statements
0 a
(i) if n is odd, a 1, b 0 (ii) if n is odd, a 1, b 0
(iii) If n is even, a 1, b 0 (iv) If n is even, a 1, b 0
(a.) (i),(ii), (iii) (b.) (ii), (iii), (iv) (c.) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (d.) (i), (iii), (iv)

Q21 A and B are two candidates seeking admission in IIT. The probability that A is selected is 0.5 and the probability that both
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A and B are selected is at most 0.3.The probability of B getting selected cannot exceed.
(a.) 0.6 (b.) 0.7 (c.) 0.8 (d.) 0.9

3 5 1 A
Q22 If P ( A) , P( B) & P( A B) , then P
8 8 4 B
1 2 3 4
(a.) (b.) (c.) (d.)
5 5 5 5

1 A 1 B 2
Q23 It is given that the events A and B are such that P( A) ,P and P then P( B )
4 B 2 A 3
1 1 2 1
(a.) (b.) (c.) (d.)
6 3 3 2

Q24 If a leap year is having 53 Sundays then the probability that the leap year contains exactly 52 mondays is
1 1 2 1
(a.) (b.) (c.) (d.)
7 3 7 2

Q25 Two dice are thrown. The probability of getting a sum of 7 points, if it is known that the two dice are showing different
numbers is
1 1 1 1
(a.) (b.) (c.) (d.)
6 5 4 8

Q26 A couple has 2 children .The probability that both are boys, if it is known that elder child is a boy is
2 1 1 3
(a.) (b.) (c.) (d.)
3 3 2 4

Q27 Three of the six vertices of a regular hexagon are chosen at random. The probability that the triangle with three vertices is
equilateral is
1 1 1 1
(a.) (b.) (c.) (d.)
2 5 10 20

1 1 1
Q28 Let A and B be two events such that P ( A B) , P( A B) and P ( A) the events A and B are
6 4 4
(a.) equally likely, but not independent (b.) equally likely and mutually exclusive
(c.) mutually exclusive and independent (d.) independent but not equally likely

Q29 The intermediate Board has to select an examiner from a list of 100 persons. 40 of them women and 60 men; 50 of them
knowing Telugu and 50 are not; 75 of them are teachers and the remaining are not. The probability that the board selects a
telugu knowing woman teacher is
1 3 17 2
(a.) (b.) (c.) (d.)
20 20 20 20

1 2 3
Q30 In a shooting test, the probabilities for 3 persons A,B,C to hit the target are , , and .If all of them simultaneously aim
2 3 4
at the target, the probability for exactly two persons hitting the target is
1 1 11 13
(a.) (b.) (c.) (d.)
384 12 24 24

Subject-Physics Part : 2

SECTION-A
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(ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER+3, -1)

Q31

(a.) 2 mm (b.) 4/3 mm (c.) 4 mm (d.) 8/3 mm

Q32 The electric field in a region is radially outward with magnitude E = Ar . The charge contained in a sphere of
radius a centred at the region is (Take A = 1000 V/m2 and a = 30 cm)
(a.) 2 × 10–9 C (b.) 3 × 10–9 C (c.) 5 × 10–9 C (d.) 6 × 10–9 C

Q33 The xy-plane separates two media A and B of refractive indices 1 = 1.5 and 2 = 2. A ray of light travels from A
to B. Its directions in the two media are given by unit vectors u1 aiˆ bkˆ and u 2 ciˆ dkˆ . Then :
(a.) (a/c) = (4/3) (b.) (a/c) =(3/4) (c.) (b/d) = (4/3) (d.) (b/d) = (3/4)

Q34 A rod of glass ( = 1.5) and of square cross section is bent into the shape
shown in the figure. A parallel beam of light falls on the plane flat surface A as
shown in the figure. If d is the width of a side and R is the radius of circular arc
d
thenfor what maximum value of light entering the glass slab through
R
surface A emerges from the glass through B

(a) 1.5 (b) 0.5 (c) 1.3 (d) None of these

Q35 In Young's double slit experiment intensity at a point is (1/4) of the maximum intensity. Angular position of this point is :

(a.) sin–1 (b.) sin–1 (c.) sin–1 (d.) sin–1

d 2d 3d 4d

Q36 A ball is dropped from a height of 20 m above the surface of water in a lake. The refractive index of water is
4/3. A fish inside the lake, in the line of fall of the ball, is looking at the ball. At an instant, when the ball is 12.8 m above
the water surface, the fish sees the speed of ball as [ Take g = 10 m/s 2.]
(a.) 9 m/s (b.) 12 m/s (c.) 16 m/s (d.) 21.33 m/s

Q37 Two polaroids are placed in the path of unpolarized beam of intensity I0 such that no light is emitted
from the second polaroid. If a third polaroid whose polarization axis makes an angle with the
polarization axis of first polaroid, is placed between these polaroids then the intensity of light
emerging from the last polaroid will be
I0 I0 I0
(a.) sin 2 2 (b.) sin 2 2 (c.) cos 4 (d.) I 0 cos 4
8 4 2

Q38 Two plane mirrors are inclined at an angle of 720 . The number of images of a point object placed
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between them will be
(a.) 2 (b.) 3 (c.) 4 (d.) 5
Q39 In the adjoining diagram, a wavefront AB, moving in air is incident B
on a plane glass surface XY. Its position CD after refraction
through a glass slab is shown also along with the normals drawn at X
D
Y
A
A and D. The refractive index of glass with respect to air ( 1 )
will be equal to C

sin sin sin ' AB

(a.) (b.) (c.) (d.)
sin ' sin ' sin CD

Q40 A ray of light passes through four transparent media with refractive D
indices 1 . 2 3 , and 4 as shown in the figure. The surfaces of all media 1 2 3 4

are parallel. If the emergent ray CD is parallel to the incident ray AB, B C
we must have
A

(a.) 1 2 (b.) 2 3 (c.) 3 4 (d.) 4 1

Q41 Two small balls with like charges are suspended by light strings of equal length L from the same
point. When taken to a place where they are in a state of weightlessness the separation between the
balls will be
L L(L 1)
(a.) 2L (b.) (c.) (d.) L(L 1)
2 2

Q42 A particle of mass m and charge q starts moving from rest along a straight line in an electric field E =
E0 – ax where a is a positive constant and x is the distance from starting point. Find the distance
travelled by the particle till the moment it came to instantaneous rest
2E 0 E0 E 0q E0
(a.) (b.) (c.) (d.)
a a m q

Q43 A and B are two thin concentric hollow conductors having radii a and b and charges Q1 and Q2
respectively. Given that a > b and P is a point between the two spheres and distance of P from the
common centre is r (b < r < a). The potential at P is proportional to
Q1 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q2
(a.) (b.) (c.) (d.)
r a r a b b a

Q44 Three point charges q, q, –2q are placed on an equilateral triangle of side a.
The magnitude of dipole moment of the arrangement is

3
(a.) 3qa (b.) qa (c.) 2 3qa (d.) 2qa
2

Q45 Three positive and three negative charges of equal magnitude are placed at
the corners of a regular hexagon PQRSTU. If electric field at O due to all
the charges is twice the field at O due to a positive charge at R only, the
order in which the charges are placed at PQRSTU is
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(a.) + + + (b.) +++ (c.) +++ (d.) ++ +
Q46 Three charges q1, -q1 and q2 are placed as shown. S is a spherical
Gaussian surface. Electric field at any point on S is

(a.) due to q2 only (b.) uniform on all the points

(c.) zero on all the points` (d.) due to all charges
Q47 A particle A has charge +q and particle B has charge + 4q with each of them having the same mass m,
when allowed to fall from rest through the same electrical potential difference in a gravity free space,
the ratio of their speeds v A / v B will become
(a.) 1 : 2 (b.) 2 : 1 (c.) 1 : 4 (d.) 4 : 1

Q48 Five vertices of a regular hexagon of side L are occupied by five point charges. The value of each
point charge is +q. Another point charge –q is placed at the centre of the hexagon. What is the
magnitude of the force on –q due to all the charges placed at the vertices of hexagon?
q2 3q 2 q2
(a.) (b.) (c.) zero (d.)
4 3 ! 0 L2 4 ! 0 L2 4 ! 0 L2

Q49 The variation of electric field between the two charges q1 and q2 along E
the line joining the charges is plotted against distance from q1 (taking
rightward direction of electric field as positive) as shown in the figure.
Then the correct statement is
x
q1 q2

(a.) q1 and q2 are positive charge and q1 q2

(b.) q1 and q2 are positive charges and q1. q2
(c.) q1 and q2 are negative charges and q1 q2
(d.) q1 and q2 are negative charges and q1. q2

Q50 If in Young's double slit experiment distance between two slits is twice the wavelength of light used.
If distance between slits and screen is D then distance of first maxima from central maxima is
D D
(a.) D (b.) (c.) (d.) 3D
2 3

Q51 A concave mirror is placed over a beaker containing water of = 1.33 and image of
the object placed at the bottom of beaker is formed at a distance of 25 cm from the
surface of water, then focal length of the mirror is

(a.) 10 cm (b.) 15 cm (c.) 20 cm (d.) 25 cm

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Q52 A ray of light travels in the fashion as shown in the figure. After passing
through water, the ray grazes along the water air interface. The value of g in
terms of i is:

1 3 4
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of the above
sin i 4 sin i 3 sin i

Q53 A concave mirror of radius R is kept on a horizontal table as shown. O

Water of refractive index is poured into it upto a height h. The height
of the object O from water surface such that image is formed on
itself is
h

R R h
(a.) (b.) (c.) R+h (d.) R h

Q54 An equiconvex lens is cut into two halves along (i) XOX and (ii) YOY
as shown in the figure. Let f , f , f " be the focal lengths of complete
lens, of each half in case (i), and of each half in case (ii), respectively.
Choose the correct statement from the following:

(a.) f = 2f and f " = f (b.) f = f and f " = f (c.) f = 2f and f " = 2f (d.) f = f and f " = 2f

Q55 An air masked eye placed inside water (refractive index ) sees the outside world. The vertical angle
of the cone in which the eye will see the outside world is
1 1 1 2 1 2
(a.) 2 sin 1/ (b.) 2 cos 1/ (c.) 2 sin 1 (d.) 2 cos 1

Q56 A vessel of depth t is half filled with oil of refractive index 1 and the other half is filled with water
of refractive index 2. The apparent depth of the vessel when viewed from above is
t 1 2 t 1 2 2t 1 2 2t 1 2
(a.) (b.) (c.) (d.)
2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

Q57 Two coherent narrow slits emitting light of wavelength in the same P
phase are placed parallel to each other at a small separation of 3 . The x
light is collected on a screen S which is placed at a distance D (>> )
from the slits. The smallest distance x such that the intensity at P is S1 S2 O
equal to intensity at O is :
D
D
(a.) 3D (b.) 8D (c.) 5D (d.) 5
2

Q58 If two coherent sources are placed at a distance 3 from each other
symmetric to the centre of the circle shown in the figure, then number of
fringes shown on the screen placed along the circumference is
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(a.) 16 (b.) 12 (c.) 8 (d.) 4

Q59 Two ideal slits S1 and S2 are at a distance d apart, and illuminated
by light of wavelength passing through an ideal source slit S
placed on the line through S2 as shown. The distance between the
planes of slits and the source slit is D. A screen is held at a
distance D from the plane of the slits. The minimum value of d for
which there is darkness at O is -

3 D D
(a.) (b.) D (c.) (d.) 3 D
2 2

Q60 The wavefront of a light beam is given by the equation x + 2y + 3z = C, (where C is arbitrary
constant) then the angle made by the direction of light with the y-axis is
1 2 2 3
(a.) cos–1 (b.) sin–1 (c.) cos–1 (d.) sin–1
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Subject-Chemistry Part : 3

SECTION-A

(ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER+3, -1)

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