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PART–I: PHYSICS

SECTION - 1: (Only One Option Correct Type)

This section contains 10 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B),
(C) and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
 4MLg 
1. In the determination of Young's modulus  Y   by using Searle's method, a wire of
  d2 
length L = 2m and diameter d = 0.5 mm is used. For a load M = 2.5 kg, an extension
= 0.25 mm in the length of the wire is observed. Quantities d and are measured using
a screw gauge and a micrometer, respectively. They have the same pitch of 0.5 mm.
The number of divisions on their circular scale is 100. The contributions to the maximum
probable error of the Y measurement
(A) due to the errors in the measurements of d and are the same.
(B) due to the error in the measurement of d is twice that due to the error in the
measurement of .
(C) due to the error in the measurement of is twice that due to the error in the
measurement of d.
(D) due to the error in the measurement of d is four times that due to the error in the
measurement of .

2. A small mass m is attached to a mass less string whose other end is fixed at P as shown
in the figure. The mass is undergoing circular motion in the x-y plane with centre at O
and constant angular speed  . If the angular momentum of the system, calculated about
O and P are denoted by Lo and Lp respectively, then

(A) Lo and Lp do not vary with time.

(B) L o varies with time while Lp remains constant.
(C) L o remains constant while Lp varies with time.
(D) Lo and Lp both vary with time.

3. A bi-convex lens is formed with two thin plano-convex lenses as shown in the figure.
Refractive index n of the first lens is 1.5 and that of the second lens is 1.2. Both the
curved surfaces are of the same radius of curvature R = 14 cm. For this bi-convex lens,
for an object distance of 40 cm, the image distance will be

(A) -280.0 cm (B) 40.0 cm (C) 21.5 cm (D) 13.3 cm

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4. A thin uniform rod, pivoted at O, is rotating in the horizontal plane with constant angular
speed  , as shown in the figure. At time t = 0, a small insect starts from O and moves
with constant speed v, with respect to the rod towards the other end. It reaches the end
of the rod at t = T and stops. The angular speed of the system remains  throughout.
The magnitude of the torque    on the system about O, as a function of time is best
represented by which plot?

5. A mixture of 2 moles of helium gas (atomic mass = 4 amu) and 1 mole of argon gas
(atomic mass = 40 amu) is kept at 300 K in a container. The ratio of the rms speeds
 vrms helium 
  is
 vrms  arg on 
(A) 0.32 (B) 0.45 (C) 2.24 (D) 3.16

6. Two large vertical and parallel metal plates having a separation of 1 cm are connected to
a DC voltage source of potential difference X. A proton is released at rest midway
between the two plates. It is found to move at 45 o to the vertical JUST after release.
Then X is nearly
(A) 1 x 10-5 V (B) 1 x 10-7 V (C) 1 x 10-9 V (D) 1 x 10-10 V

7. Three very large plates of same area are kept parallel and close to each other. They are
considered as ideal black surfaces and have very high thermal conductivity. The first and
third plates are maintained at temperatures 2T and 3T respectively. The temperature of
the middle (i.e. second) plate under steady state condition is
1/4 1/4 1/4
 65   97   97  1/4
(A)   T (B)   T (C)   T (D) 97 T
 2   4   2 

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8. A small block is connected to one end of a massless spring of un-stretched length 4.9 m.
The other end of the spring (see the figure) is fixed. The system lies on a horizontal
frictionless surface. The block is stretched by 0.2 m and released from rest at t = 0. It

then executes simple harmonic motion with angular frequency   rad / s.
3
Simultaneously at t = 0, a small pebble is projected with speed v form point P at an
angle of 45o as shown in the figure. Point P is at a horizontal distance of 10 m from O. If
the pebble hits the block at t = 1 s, the value of v is (take g = 10 m/s 2)

(A) 50 m/ s (B) 51 m/ s (C) 52 m/ s (D) 53 m/ s

9. Young's double slit experiment is carried out by using green, red and blue light, one
color at a time. The fringe widths recorded are G, R and B respectively. Then,
(A) G  B  R (B) B  G  R (C) R  B  G (D) R  G  B

10. Consider a thin spherical shell of radius R with its centre at the origin, carrying uniform
positive surface charge density. The variation of the magnitude of the electric field E r 
and the electric potential V(r) with the distance r from the centre, is best represented by
which graph?

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Section II : Multiple Correct Answer(s) Type

This section contains 5 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (A),
(B), (C) and (D) out of which ONE or MORE are correct.

11. Consider the motion of a positive point charge in a region where there are simultaneous
uniform electric and magnetic fields E  Eo j and B  Bo j .
At time t = 0, this charge has velocity v in the x-y plane, making an angle  with the
x-axis. Which of the following option(s) is (are) correct for time t>0?
(A) If = 0°, the charge moves in a circular path in the x-z plane.
(B) If = 0°, the charge undergoes helical motion with constant pitch along the y-axis.
(C) If = 10°, the charge undergoes helical motion with its pitch increasing with time,
along the y-axis.
the charge undergoes linear but accelerated motion along the y-axis.

12. A cubical region of side a has its centre at the origin. It encloses three fixed point
charges, -q at (0, -a/4, 0), +3q at (0, 0, 0) and -q at (0, +a/4, 0). Choose the correct
options(s)

(A) The net electric flux crossing the plane x = +a/2 is equal to the net electric flux
crossing the plane x = -a/2
(B) The net electric flux crossing the plane y = +a/2 is more than the net electric flux
crossing the plane y = -a/2.
q
(C) The net electric flux crossing the entire region is .
o
(D) The net electric flux crossing the plane z = +a/2 is equal to the net electric flux
crossing the plane x = +a/2.

13. A person blows into open-end of a long pipe. As a result, a high pressure pulse of air
travels down the pipe. When this pulse reaches the other end of the pipe,
(A) a high-pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is
open.
(B) a low-pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is
open.
(C) a low-pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is
closed.
(D) a high-pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is
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14. A small block of mass of 0.1 kg lies on a fixed inclined plane PQ which makes an angle 
with the horizontal. A horizontal force of 1 N acts on the block through its centre of mass
as shown in the figure. The block remains stationary if (take g = 10 m/s2)

(A) = 45°
(B) > 45° and a frictional force acts on the block towards P.
(C) > 45° and a frictional force acts on the block towards Q.
(D) < 45° and a frictional force acts on the block towards Q.

15. For the resistance network shown in the figure, choose the correct option(s)

(A) The current through PQ is zero. (B) I 1 = 3A

(C) The potential at S is less than that at Q. (D) I2 = 2A

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Section III : Integer Answer Type

This section contains 5 questions. The answer to each question is single digit integer,
ranging from 0 to 9 (both inclusive).

16. A circular wire loop of radius R is placed in the x-y plane centered at the origin O. A
square loop of side a (a<<R) having two turns is placed with its centre at z = 3 R
along the axis of the circular wire loop, as shown in figure. The plane of the square loop
makes an angle of 45° with respect to the z-axis. If the mutual inductance between the
oa2
loops is given by then the value of P is
2P / 2 R

17. An infinitely long solid cylinder of radius R has a uniform volume charge density  . It
has a spherical cavity of radius R/2 with its centre on the axis of the cylinder, as shown
in the figure. The magnitude of the electric field at the point P, which is at a distance 2R
23R
from the axis of the cylinder, is given by the expression . The value of k is
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18. A proton is fired from very far away towards a nucleus with charge Q = 120 e, where e
is the electronic charge. It makes a closest approach of 10 fm to the nucleus. The de
Broglie wavelength (in units of fm) of the proton at its start is: (take the proton mass,
1
mp = (5/3) x 10-27 kg; h/e = 4.2 x 10-15 J.s/C;  9 x109 m / F; 1 fm  1015 )
40

19. A lamina is made by removing a small disc of diameter 2R from a bigger disc of uniform
mass density and radius 2R, as shown in the figure. The moment of inertia of this lamina
about axes passing though O and P is I O and IP respectively. Both these axes are
perpendicular to the plane of the lamina. The ratio I P / IO to the nearest integer is

20. A cylindrical cavity of diameter a exists inside a cylinder of diameter 2a as shown in the
figure. Both the cylinder and the cavity are infinity long. A uniform current density J
flows along the length. If the magnitude of the magnetic field at the point P is given by
N
0 a J, then the value of N is
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PART–II: CHEMISTRY

SECTION - 1: (Only One Option Correct Type)

This section contains 10 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B),
(C) and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

21. A compound Mp Xq has cubic close packing (ccp) arrangement of X. Its unit cell structure
is shown below. The empirical formula of the compound is

(A) MX (B) MX2

(C) M2X (D) M5X14

22. The carboxyl functional group (–COOH) is present in

(A) Picric acid (B) Barbituric acid

(C) Ascorbic acid (D) Aspirin

23. As per IUPAC nomenclature, the name of the complex [Co(H2O)4(NH3 )2 ]Cl3 is
(A) Tetraaquadiaminecobalt (III) chloride
(B) Tetraaquadiamminecobalt (III) chloride
(C) Diaminetetraaquacobalt (III) chloride
(D) Diamminetetraaquacobalt (III) chloride

24. In allene (C3H4), the type(s) of hybridization of the carbon atoms is (are)

(A) sp and sp3 (B) sp and sp2

(C) Only sp2 (D) sp2 and sp3

25.The kinetic energy of an electron in the second Bohr orbit of a hydrogen atom is [a 0 is
Bohr radius]
h2 h2
(A) (B)
42ma2o 162ma2o
h2 h2
(C) (d)
322ma2o 642ma2o

26. Which ordering of compounds is according to the decreasing order of the oxidation state
of nitrogen?
(A) HNO3, NO, NH4Cl, N2 (B) HNO3, NO, N2, NH4Cl
(C) HNO3, NH4Cl, NO, N2 (D) NO, HNO3, NH4Cl, N2

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27. For one mole of a van der Waals gas when b = 0 and T = 300 K, the PV vs. 1/V plot is
shown below. The value of the van der Waals constant a (atm.litre 2 mol–2) is

(A) 1.0 (B) 4.5

(C) 1.5 (D) 3.0

28. The number of aldol reaction(s) that occurs in the given transformation is

(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4

29.The colour of light absorbed by an aqueous solution of CuSO 4 is

(A) orange- red (B) blue-green
(C) Yellow (D) violet

30. The number of optically active products obtained from the complete ozonolysis of the
given compound is

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 4

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Section II (One or More Options Correct Type)

This section contains 5 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (A),
(B), (C) and (D) out of which ONE OR MORE are correct.

31. Which of the following hydrogen halides react(s) with AgNO 3 (aq) to give a precipitate
that dissolves in Na2S2O3  aq ?
(A) HCl (B) HF
(C) HBr (D) HI

32. Identify the binary mixture(s) that can be separated into individual compounds, by
differential extraction, as shown in the given scheme.

(A) C6H5OH and C6H5COOH (B) C6H5COOH and C6H5CH2OH

(C) C6H5CH2OH and C6H5OH (D) C6H5CH2OH and C6H5CH2COOH

33. For an ideal gas, consider only P-V work in going from an initial state X to the final state
Z. The final state Z can be reached by either of the two paths shown in the figure. Which
of the following choice(s) is (are) correct? [Take  S as change in entropy and w as work
done]

(A) Sx z  Sx y  Sy z (B)Wx z  Wx y  Wy z

(C) Wx y z  wx y (D) Sx y z  Sx y

34. Which of the following molecules, in pure form, is (are) unstable at room temperature?

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35. Choose the correct reason(s) for the stability of the lyophobic colloidal particles.
(A) Preferential adsorption of ions on their surface from the solution
(B) Preferential adsorption of solvent on their surface from the solution
(C) Attraction between different particles having opposite charges on their surface
(D) Potential difference between the fixed layer and the diffused layer of opposite
charges around the colloidal particles.

Section III: (Integer Value Correct Type)

This section contains 5 questions. The answer to each question is a single digit integer,
ranging from 0 to 9 (both inclusive).

36. 29.2 % (w/w) HCl stock solution has density of 1.25 g mL-1. The molecular weight of
HCl is 36.5 g mol-1. The volume (mL) of stock solution required to prepare a 200 mL
solution of 0.4 M HCl is

37. The substituents R1 and R2 for nine peptides are listed in the table given below. How
many of these peptides are positively charged at pH = 7.0?

38. An organic compound undergoes first-order decomposition. The time taken for its
decomposition to 1/8 and 1/10 of its initial concentration are t 1/8 and t1/10 respectively.
t1 / 8 
What is the value of  x 10 ? (take log102 = 0.3)
t1 /10 
39. When the following aldohexose exists in its D-configuration, the total number of
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40. The periodic table consists of 18 groups. An isotope of copper, on bombardment with
protons, undergoes a nuclear reaction yielding element X as shown below. To which
group, element X belongs in the periodic table?
68 1 1 1
29 Cu  1H  6 n    21H  X
0

PART–III: MATHEMATICS

SECTION - 1: Single Correct Answer Type

This section contains 10 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B),
(C) and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

 x2  x  1 
41. If lim   ax  b   4, then
x   
 x 1 
(A) a  1, b  4 (B) a = 1, b = -4
(C) a  2, b  3 (D) a = 2, b = 3

42. Let P= aij  be a 3 × 3 matrix and let Q= bij  , where bij = 2i j aij for 1  i, j  3. If the
determinant of P is 2, then the determinant of the matrix Q is
(A) 210 (B) 211
(C) 212 (D) 213

43. The locus of the mid–point of the chord of contact of tangents drawn from points lying
on the straight line 4x – 5y = 20 to the circle x2 + y2 = 9 is
(A) 20(x2 + y2) - 36x + 45y = 0 (B) 20(x2 + y2) + 36x - 45y = 0
(C) 36(x2 + y2) - 20x + 45y = 0 (D) 36(x2 + y2) + 20x - 45y = 0

44. The total number of ways in which 5 balls of different colours can be distributed among
3 persons so that each person gets at least one ball is
(A) 75 (B) 150
(C) 210 (D) 243

sec2 x
45. The integral  dx equals (for some arbitrary constant K)
 sec x  tan x 9 / 2
1 1 1 2
(A)     sec x  tan x    K
11 / 2 11 7
 sec x  tan x  
1 1 1 2
(B)    sec x  tan x    K
 sec x  tan x 11 / 2 11 7 
1 1 1 2
(C)     sec x  tan x    K
11 / 2 11 7
 sec x  tan x  
1 1 1 2
(D)    sec x  tan x    K
11 / 2 11 7
 sec x  tan x  

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46. The point P is the intersection of the straight line joining the points Q(2, 3, 5) and R(1,
–1, 4) with the plane 5x – 4y – z = 1. If S is the foot of the perpendicular drawn from
the point T (2, 1, 4) to QR, then the length of the line segment PS is
1
(A) (B) 2
2
(C) 2 (D) 2 2

 2 
x cos , x  0
47. Let f(x)=  x , x  R, then f is
 0, x0


(A) Differentiable both at x = 0 and at x = 2

(B) Differentiable at x = 0 but not differentiable at x = 2
(C) Not differentiable at x = 0 but differentiable at x = 2
(D) Differentiable neither at x = 0 nor at x = 2

48. Let z be a complex number such that the imaginary part of z is non zero and a = z2
+ z + 1 is real. Then a cannot take the value
1
(A)  1 (B)
3
1 3
(C) (D)
2 4

x2 y2
49. The ellipse E1 :   1 is inscribed in a rectangle R whose sides are parallel to the
9 4
coordinate axes. Another ellipse E 2 passing through the point (0, 4) circumscribes the
rectangle R. The eccentricity of the ellipse E 2 is
2 3
(A) (B)
2 2
1 3
(C) (D)
2 4

50. The function f: [0, 3]  [1, 29], defined by f(x) = 2x3 – 15x2 + 36x + 1, is
(A) one–one and onto (B) onto but not one–one
(C) one–one but not onto (D) neither one–one nor onto

SECTION - 2: (One or More Options Correct Type)

This section contains 5 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (A),
(B), (C) and (D) out of which ONE OR MORE are correct.

x2 y2
51. Tangents are drawn to the hyperbola   1 , parallel to the straight line 2x - y = 1.
9 4
The points of contact of the tangents on the hyperbola are

 9 1   9 1 
(A)  ,  (B)  , 
2 2 2   2 2 2

(C) 3 3, 2 2  D  3 3, 2 2 

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  
52. Let ,   0,2 be such that 2 cos  1  sin    sin2   tan  cot  cos   1,
 2 2
3
tan 2     0 and  1  sin    . Then  cannot satisfy
2
  4
(A) 0 (B) 
2 2 3
4 3 3
(C)  (D)    2
3 2 2

53. If y(x) satisfies the differential equation y' - ytanx = 2x secx and y(0) = 0, then
 2    2
(A) y    (B) y '   
4 8 2  4  18
   2    4 22
(C) y    (D) y '    
3 9 3 3 3 3

54. A ship is fitted with three engines E 1, E2 and E3. The engines function independently of
1 1 1
each other with respective probabilities , and . For the ship to be operational at
2 4 4
least two of its engines must function. Let X denotes the event that the ship is
operational and let X1, X2 and X3 denotes respectively the events that the engines E 1, E2
and E3 are functioning. Which of the following is (are) true?
3
(A) P X1c X  
  16
7
(B) P Exactly two engines of the ship are functioning X  
8
5
(C) P X X2  
16
7
(D) P X X1  
16

2
55. Let S be the area of the region enclosed by y  ex , y  0, x  0 and x  1. then
1 1
(A) S  (B) S 1
e e
1 1  1 1  1 
(C) S  1   (D) S  1  
4 e 2 e 2

SECTION - 3: (Integer Value Correct Type)

This section contains 5 questions. The answer to each question is a single digit integer,
ranging from 0 to 9 (both inclusive).

2 2 2
56. If a b and c are unit vectors satisfying a  b  bc  ca  9, then 2a  5b  5c is

57. Let f : R  R be defined as f(x) = x  x2  1 . The total number of points at which f

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58. Let S be the focus of the parabola y2 = 8x and let PQ be the common chord of the
circle x2 + y2 - 2x - 4y = 0 and the given parabola. The area of the triangle PQS is

59. Let p(x) be a real polynomial of least degree which has a local maximum at x = 1 and a
local minimum at x = 3. If p(1) = 6 and p(3) = 2, then p'(0) is

 
1 1 1 1
60. The value of 6+log3/2  4 4 4 .....  is
 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 
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