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IRP FST-14 MEGA 14022021 (MAIN PATTERN)

Q_No_1 Two blocks A and B of equal mass are released on two sides of a fixed wedge C as shown in the figure. Find the acceleration of the centre
of mass of blocks A and B. Neglect friction.

(A) downwards

(B) g, downwards
(C) upwards

(D) downwards

Q_No_2 Four very long wires are arranged as shown in the figure, so that their cross-section forms a square, with connections at the ends so that
current flow through all four wires. Length of each side of the formed such square is b. The magnetic field at the central point P(centre of
the square) is

(A)

(B)

(C) 0
(D)

Q_No_3 A cylindrical conductor of radius R carrying current i along the axis such that the magnetic field inside the conductor varies as B = B0 r2 (0 <
r ≤ R), then which of the following is incorrect ?
(A) Current density at distance ‘r’ from central axis of the conductor is constant.
(B) Current density at distance ‘r’ from central axis of the conductor is

(C)
Half of the total current would be confined within the radius of of the conductor

(D) For r > R magnetic field would vary as B(r) =

Q_No_4 What is the time period of the seconds pendulum, on a planet similar to earth, but mass and radius three times as that of the earth ?
(A) 2s
(B) 6s
(C)

(D) 2√3 s
Q_No_5 A hollow sphere of mass M and radius R is immersed in a tank of water (density ρw ). The sphere would float if it were set free. The sphere is
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tied to the bottom of the tank by two wires which makes angle 45º with the horizontal as shown in the diagram. The tension T1 in the wire
is

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Q_No_6 A black body of mass 34.38 g and surface area 19.2 cm2 is at an initial temperature of 400 K. It is allowed to cool inside an evacuated
enclosure kept at constant temperature 300 K. The rate of cooling is 0.04 ºC s–1 . The specific heat of the body in J kg–1 K–1 is (Stefan’s
constant)
σ = 5.73 × 10–8 W m–2 K–4 )
(A) 2800
(B) 2100
(C) 1400
(D) 1200
Q_No_7 During an adiabatic process, the pressure of an ideal gas is found to be proportional to the cube of its absolute temperature. The ratio

for the gas is

(A)

(B)

(C) 3
(D) None
Q_No_8 The blocks A and B shown in the figure have masses MA = 5 kg and MB = 4 kg the system is released from rest. The speed of B after A has
travelled a distance 1 m along the incline is (g = 10 ms–2 )

(A)

(B)

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(C)

(D)

Q_No_9 In a photoelectric effect experiment, stopping potential changes by 30 V, if we change the frequency of the radiation. The magnitude of
change in the frequency is (h = 6 × 10–34 J s).
(A) 4 × 10–15 s–1
(B) 8 × 1015 s–1
(C) 10–16 s–1
(D) 18 × 1015 s–1
Q_No_10 A cell of emf E and internal resistance r supplies currents for the same time t through external resistance R1 = 100 Ω and R2 = 40 Ω
separately. If the heat developed in both cases is the same, then the interal resistance of the cell is given by
(A) 28.6 Ω
(B) 70 Ω
(C) 63.3 Ω
(D) 140 Ω
Q_No_11 An equilateral tringular loop ADC of uniform specific resistivity having some resistance is pulled with a constant velocity v out of a uniform
magnetic field directed into the paper. At time t = 0, side DC of the loop is at the edge of the magnetic field. The induced current ( )
versus time (t) graph will be as :

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Q_No_12 A 10 μF capacitor is charged to a potential difference of 50 V and is connected to another uncharged capacitor in parallel. Now the
common potential difference becomes 20 V. The capacitance of second capacitor is :
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(A) 15 μF
(B) 30 μF
(C) 20 μF
(D) 10 μF

Q_No_13 Two identical vessels contain two different ideal gases at the same temperature. If the average speed of gas molecules in the first vessel is
equal to the most probable speed of molecules in the second vessel, then the ratio of the mass of gas molecules in the first vessel to that
in the second vessel is :
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Q_No_14 The Kα line obtained for molybdenum (Z = 42) is 0.71Å. Then, the wavelength of the Kα line of copper (Z = 29) is :
(A) 2.14 Å
(B) 1.52 Å
(C) 1.04 Å
(D) 0.71 Å
Q_No_15 Two point white dots are 1 mm apart on a black paper. They are viewed by an eye of pupil diameter 3 mm. Approximately, what is the
maximum distance at which these dots can be resolved by the eye ? [Take wavelength of light = 500 nm]
(A) 6m
(B) 3m
(C) 1m
(D) 5m
Q_No_16 A uniform ball of radius r rolls without slipping down from the top of a sphere of radius R. The spin angular velocity of the ball when it
breaks away from the sphere is (Assume initial velocity negligible)
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Q_No_17 A satellite is launched into a circular orbit of radius R around the earth. A second satellite is launched into an orbit of radius (1.01)R. The
period of the second satellite is larger than that of the first one by approximately
(A) 1.5%
(B) 3%
(C) 4.5%

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(D) 0.5%
Q_No_18 An object 2.4 m in front of a lens forms a sharp image on a screen 12 cm behind the lens. A glass plate 1 cm thick, of refractive index 1.50
is interposed between lens and screen with its plane faces parallel to screen. At what distance from the lens, should object be placed so as
to get a sharp image on the screen?
(A) 2.4 m
(B) 3.2 m
(C) 5.6 m
(D) 7.2 m
Q_No_19 The reading of the ammeter and voltmeter are (Both the instruments are ac meters and measures rms value) -

(A) 2 A, 110 V
(B) 2 A, 0 V
(C) 2 A, 55 V
(D) 1 A, 0 V
Q_No_20 The viscosity η of gas depends on the long-range attractive part of the intermolecular force, which varies with molecular separation r
according to F = μr–n where n is a number and μ is a constant. If n is a function of the mass m of the molecules, their mean speed v, and
the constant μ then which of following is correct -
(A)

(B)

(C)
(D)

Q_No_21 Wavelength of first line in Lyman series is λ. The wavelength of first line in Balmer series is x (λ), find x.
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Q_No_22 The length of the potentiometer wire is 600 cm and a currentof 40 mA is flowing in it. When a cell of emf 2V and internal resistance 1Ω is
balanced on this potentiometer the balance length is found to be 500 cm. The resistance (in Ω) of potentiometer wire will be
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Q_No_23 The displacement of an object of mass 3 kg is given by the relation , where t is time in seconds. If the work done by the net force

on the object in 2 s is joule, where p and q are smallest integer values, then what is the value of p + q ?

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Q_No_24 The instantaneous velocity of point B of the given rod of length 0.5 m is 3 ms–1 in the represented direction. What is the angular velocity
(in rad s–1 ) of the rod for the minimum possible magnitude of the velocity of the end A ?
(Take √3 = 1.7)

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Q_No_25 A U238 nucleus originally at rest, decays by emitting an alpha particle having a speed u. Due to this emission, the residual nucleus recoils
with a speed What is the value of n ?
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Q_No_26 In Young's double-slit experiment, the two slits, 0.12 mm apart, are illuminated by monochromatic light of wavelength 420 nm. If the
screen is 1.0 m away from the slits, then the distance (in mm) of the second bright fringe from the central maximum is
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Q_No_27 For the circuit shown below, the current (in mA) through the Zener diode is

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Q_No_28 A right triangular plate ABC of mass m = 3kg is free to rotate in the vertical plane about a fixed horizontal axis through A. It is supported
by a string such that the side AB is horizontal. The reaction (in Newton) at the support A is

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Q_No_29 A liquid drop having surface energy E is spread into 512 droplets. Total surface energy of the droplets is nE. What is the value of n ?
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Q_No_30 Two uniform solid spheres made of copper have radii 15 cm and 20 cm respectively. Both of them are heated to a temperature of 70ºC
and then placed in a region of ambient temperature equal to 45ºC. If the ratio of the initial rates of cooling of both the spheres is , find x
.
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Q_No_31 For the reaction
A2 (g) + 3B2 (g) 2AB3 (g)
The rate of disappearance of B2 is 0.3 × 10–4 M sec–1 . The rate appearance of AB3 is
(A) –2 × 10–5 M sec–1
(B) 2 × 10–5 M sec–1
(C) 1 × 10–5 M sec–1
(D) 0.3 × 10–4 M sec–1
Q_No_32 Consider a reaction, in which excess of dry chlorine gas is passed over heated white phosphorus :

and select incorrect statement for product ‘X’

(A) All P—Cl bonds of ‘X’ molecule are not equivalent
(B) ‘X’ exists in cation-anion pair in solid state
(C) On heating ‘X’ with finely divided silver, water soluble compound of silver is formed
(D) ‘X’ reacts with C2 H5 OH
Q_No_33 Match the polymers in Column-A with their main uses in Column-B and choose the correct answer.

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(A) A – iii, B – i , C – ii, D - iv
(B) A – ii, B – i , C – iii, D - iv
(C) A – ii, B – iv , C – iii, D - i
(D) A – iii, B – iv , C – ii, D - i
Q_No_34 The orbit angular momentum of an electron in He+ moving in orbit h/π. The de-Brogile wavelength associated with electron is : [a0 is
radius of first bohr’s orbit of H-atom]
(A)

(B) πa0
(C) 2πa0
(D) 4πa0
Q_No_35 Select incorrect characteristic of beryllium :
(A) It does not react with hot water
(B) It becomes passive in concentrated HNO3
(C) BeCO3 is maintained in the atmosphere of CO2 gas
(D) Solid BeH2 has silica like structure.
Q_No_36

which of the following is product “A” in the above reaction ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Q_No_37 The solubility of A2 B (GMM = 80 g/mole) is 0.004 g per 100 mL at 25ºC.

Calculate Ksp of AB2 at 25ºC ?
(A) 1.25 × 10–9
(B) 5 × 10–7
(C) 2.56 × 10–7
(D) 5 × 10–10
Q_No_38 Which of the following condition indicates about clean environment :
(A) Presence of 0.06% CO2 in the atmosphere
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(B) BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) value of water is less than 5 ppm
(C) pH of rain water to be less than 5.6
(D) Presence of eutrophication in water bodies
Q_No_39 Highest heat of hydrogenation is shown by which of the following compound ?
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Q_No_40 For a pure substance, a plot of Gibbs free energy (G) against temperature at constant pressure is
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Q_No_41 Which of the following statement is incorrect for B2 and C2 molecular species :
(A) Both contain π-bond(s)
(B) Bond length of B2 is higher than that of C2
(C) Both are diamagnetic
(D) Bond order of B2 is less than that of C2
Q_No_42 The major product formed in the following reaction is :

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(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Q_No_43 Which is correct statement ?

(A) Physical adsorption increases with increase in temperature.
(B) Adsorption and absorption both are surface phenomenon.
(C) Chemical adsorption is monolayer adsorption.
(D) In negative adsorption concentration of adsobate at surface is more as compared to bulk.
Q_No_44 Which of following complex species exhibits three optical isomers :
(A) [CoBr3 (H2 O)(NH3 )2 ]
(B) [Cr BrCl(en)2 ]+
(C) [Co (ox)3 ]3–
(D) [Pt Br (SCN) (H2 O)(NH3 )]
Q_No_45 The major product of the following reaction is :

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Q_No_46 The unit cell dimensions of an orthorhombic lattice ( with edges a, b, c and the angles between them being α ,β , γ )
(A) a = b = c, α = β = γ = 90º
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(B) a ≠ b = c, α = γ = 90º, β = 90º
(C) a = b ≠ c, α = β = 90º, γ ≠ 90º
(D) a ≠ b ≠ c, α = β = γ = 90º
Q_No_47 Consider titration between H2 C2 O4 and acidified KMnO4 :
KMnO4 (aq) + H2 SO4 (dil.) + H2 C2 O4 products, and select incorrect statement :
(A) This titration reaction is self catalysed
(B) KMnO4 acts as self indicator
(C) H2 C2 O4 is oxidised to gaseous substance
(D) Initially rate of redox reaction between KMnO4 and H2 C2 O4 is faster but as Mn2+ (aq) is formed redox reaction slows down.
Q_No_48 In the following sequence of reaction :

(A) C6 H5 CHO
(B) C6 H5 COOH
(C) C6 H5 CH3
(D) C6 H5 CH2 OH
Q_No_49 Which of the following metallurgical process is not correctly matched ?
(A) Froth floatation process : Adsorption
(B) Levigation : Difference in densities between ore and gangue
(C) Liquation : Difference in boiling points between extracted metal and impurities
(D) Zone refining : Fractional crystallisation
Q_No_50 Main product upon bromination of phenyl benzoate with Br2 /AlBr3 ?
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Q_No_51 Find the concentration (in g/100ml) of a solution of cane sugar (Molecular weight = 342) which is isotonic with a solution containing 7.45 g
of KCl (Molecular weight = 74.5) per litre.
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Q_No_52 Find out number of substance(s) from : Liquid O2 , K2 [Zn(CN)4 ] , K3 [Fe(CN)6 ] , [Ni(CO)4 ] , O3 ,S8
K2 [Co(SCN)4 ] , KO2 , [Ni(NH3 )6 ]2+ ; which show decrease in weight in magnetic balance

Q_No_53 ()The number

4 of optically active structural isomers of C4 H9 Br is

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Q_No_54 Combustion of Hydrogen in fuel cell at 300 K is represented as 2H2 (g) + O2 (g) 2H2 O(g).
If Δf H° and Δf G° are –241.80 kJ mol–1 and –228.60 kJ mol–1 respectively for H2 O(g).
Find the absolute value of ΔS (in JK–1 mol–1 ) for the reaction 2H2 (g) + O2 (g) 2H2 O(g).
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Q_No_55 Find out number of boron atom(s) that is/are involved in formation of eight membered ring by intermolecular hydrogen bond among
H3 BO3 molecules in a layer of solid H3 BO3
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Q_No_56 How many isomers of C4 H10 O reacts with Na metal and evolve H2 gas ? (excluding stereisomer )
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Q_No_57 20 g of solid MgCO3 is dissolved in 200 mL, 7.3% aqueous HCl solution. Calculate volume (in litre) of CO2 gas evolved at 1 atm and 273
K.

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Q_No_58 How many oxygen atom(s) is/are present in –1 oxidation state in a molecule of CrO5 .O(C2 H5 )2
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Q_No_59 Number of RMgX consumed during reaction are ?

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Q_No_60 On heating a gas its pressure and volume both become double. By lowering temperature, one fourth of initial number of moles of air are
taken into maintain the double pressure and volume. By what fraction the temperature must have been raised finally ?
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Q_No_61 Let f: R → [2, ∞) be a function defined as f(x) = x2 – 12ax + 15 – 2a + 36a2 . If f(x) is surjective on R, then the value of a is equal to
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Q_No_62 If x and y are the solutions of the equation 5 + 8sin2 x = 2y2 – 8y + 21, then the least possible value of x2 y3 is
(A) 2π2
(B) 4π2
(C) 9π2
(D) π2
Q_No_63 Consider the matrices A, B, C and D with order 2 × 4, 4 × 3, 3 × 3 and 3 × 2 respectively.
Let M = then λ is equal to

(A) 1024
(B) 4096
(C) 64
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(D) 4
Q_No_64
If f(x) is a continuous function and then f(1) is equal to

(A) 1
(B) –1
(C) π
(D) –π
Q_No_65 The equation of a hyperbola is is a point from which perpendicular tangents can be drawn to the hyperbola and
distance between both the foci of the hyperbola is 10, then its eccentricity is
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Q_No_66 Let Where and are three non-zero vectors such that the angle between and is If the angle between and
is then the angle between and is

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Q_No_67 The value of λ for which the set {(x, y) : x2 + y2 – 6x + 4y ≤ 12} ∩ {(x, y) : 4x + 3y ≤ λ } contains only one point is
(A) 31
(B) –31
(C) 19
(D) –19
Q_No_68 Let the population of ants surviving at a time t be governed by the differential equation then p(– n2) is
equal to
(A) 100
(B) 75
(C) 90
(D) 40

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If z is a complex number satisfying z2 + = – 4, then the sum of the absolute values of the imaginary parts of the roots of the equation
is
(A) 0
(B) 2√3
(C) 2
(D) 2√3+2
Q_No_70
If then ( nx – λ), where λ is

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Q_No_71 Let ΔABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC. If B = (0, a), C = (2a, 0) and the equation of AB is 3x – 4y + 4a = 0, then the equation of
side AC is :
(A) y = 8x – 16a
(B) 3y = 4x – 8a
(C) x = 2a
(D) y + 8x = 16a
Q_No_72 The function f(x) = tanx + has

(A) One local maximum

(B) One local minimum
(C) One local maximum and one minimum
(D) No local maximum or minimum
Q_No_73 The solution of the differential equation xdy + is (where, c is an arbitrary constant)

(A) y = 1 + ce1/x
(B) y = ce1/x
(C) y = ce1/x – 1
(D) xy = 1 – ce1/x
Q_No_74 If two parabolas y2 = 4a (x – k) and x2 = 4a(y – k) have only one common point P, then the equation of normal to y2 = 4a (x – k) at P is
(A) y + x = 4a
(B) y + x = 2a
(C) y+x=4
(D) y+x=2
Q_No_75 If a, b & 3c are in arithmetic progression and a, b & 4c are in geometric progression, then the possible values of are

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(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Q_No_76 The number of ways in which 10 balls can be selected from 10 identical green balls, 10 identical blue balls and 9 identical red balls are
(A) 63
(B) 64
(C) 65
(D) 66
Q_No_77 If A & B are two sets such that n(A × B) = 60 & n (A) = 12 also n (A B) = K, then the sum of maximum & minimum possible value of K is
(A) 17
(B) 12
(C) 5
(D) 7
Q_No_78 If the locus of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from centre upon any tangent to the ellipse = 1 is (x2 + y2 )2 = ax2 + by2 , then
(a – b) is equal to
(A) 10
(B) 20
(C) 25
(D) 30
Q_No_79
Let M = and N = . If (a – b)2 + (d – e)2 = 36, (b – c)2 + (e – f)2 = 64, (a – c)2 + (d – f)2 = 100, then value of |N| is equal to

(A) 1152
(B) 48
(C) 144
(D) 288
Q_No_80 A small pack of cards consists of 5 green cards, 4 blue cards and 3 black cards. The pack is shuffled through and first three cards are turned
face up. The probability that there is exactly one card of each colour is
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
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Q_No_81 If a1 , a2 , b1 and b2 take values in the set {1, –1, 0}, then the probability that the equation a1 a2 = b1 b2 is satisfied is (p & q are coprime)
then, q – 2p is
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Q_No_82 Let one observation equal to the mean is added to n observations. If the variance changes from 78 to 72, then n is equal to
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Q_No_83

If f(x) = is continuous in [π, 3π], then the number of points at which f(x) is not differentiable is/are

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Q_No_84 Let be three vectors of magnitude 3, 4, 5 respectively, satisfying If = λ then λ is equal to

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Q_No_85 Let Z = reiθ (r > 0 and π < θ < 3π) is a root of the equation.
Z8 – Z7 + Z6 – Z5 + Z4 – Z3 + Z2 – Z + 1 = 0.
the sum of all values of θ is kπ, then k is equal to
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Q_No_86 If 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π, then the number of real values of x satisfying the equation

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Q_No_87 If

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Q_No_88 Let the function f : [0, 1] → R be defined by

Then the value of

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Q_No_89 Let f : R → R be a differentiable function such that its derivative f ' is continuous and f(π) = – 6.
If F : [0, π] → R is defined by F(x) =

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Q_No_90 Let the function f : (0, π) → R be defined by f(θ) = (sin θ + cos θ)2 + (sin θ – cos θ)4 .
Suppose the function f has a local minimum at θ precisely when θ ∈ {λ1 π,..., λr π},
where 0 < λ1 < ··· < λr < 1. Then the value of λ1 + ····· + λr is _____

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