JR MATHS-IA QUESTION BANK

NARAYANA JUNIOR COLLEGE

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EXCELLENCIA JUNIOR
ANDHRA PRADESH COLLEGE
& TELANGANA
JUNIOR IPE IMPORTANT QUESTION BANK 2019–20

MATHEMATICS - IA
BLUE PRINT
S.NO NAME OF THE CHAPTER WEIGHTAGE MARKS
ALGEBRA
1. Functions 11 (7+2+2)
2. Mathematical induction 07 (7)
3. Matrices 22 (7+7+4+2+2)
VECTOR ALGEBRA
4. Addition of vectors 08 (4+2+2)
5. Product of Vectors 13 (7+4+2)
TRIGONOMETRY
6. Trigonometry upto transformations 15 (7+4+2+2)
7. Trigonometric equations 04 (4)
8. Inverse trigonometric Functions 04 (4)
9. Hyperbolic functions 02 (2)
10. Properties of triangles 11 (7+4)
Total marks 97

QUESTION BANK ANALYSIS

LAQ SAQ VSA
S.NO TOPIC NAME Q
TOTAL
*** ** * *** ** *
ALGEBRA
1. FUNCTIONS 8 3 - - - - 28 39
2. MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION 13 3 1 - - - - 17
3. MATRICES 13 3 - 14 4 3 30 67
VECTOR ALGEBRA
4. ADDITION OF VECTORS - - - 6 7 - 16 29
5. PRODUCT OF VECTORS 6 5 2 16 10 5 29 73
TRIGONOMETRY
TRIGNOMETRY UPTO
6. TRANSFORMATIONS
14 3 6 12 7 4 37 83

7. TRIGNOMETRIC EQUATIONS - - - 11 8 0 - 19
INVERSE TRIGNOMETRIC
8. FUNCTIONS - - - 11 9 2 - 22
9. HYPERBOLIC FUNCTIONS - - - - - - 15 15
10. PROPERTIES OF TRIANGLES 11 8 3 12 6 5 26 71
SUB TOTAL 65 25 12 82 51 19
181 435
TOTAL 102 152

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FUNCTIONS
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS :
***1. Let f : A  B , g : B  C be bijections. Then show that gof : A  C is a bijection
(Mar-09,18, May-06,08,10,12)
1
***2. Let f : A  B , g : B  C be bijections. Then show that  gof   f 1og 1
(Mar-06,10,11,14, 19,May-09,11)
***3. Let f : A  B be a bijection. Then show that fof 1  I B and f 1of  I A
(Ts MAR-19,Mar-07,12,15,17, May-05,07)
***4. Let f : A  B , I A and I B be Identity functions on A and B respectively. Then show that
foI A  f  I B of (Mar-13, May-05,08),Ts-Mar-18
***5. Let f : A  B be a bijection.Then show that f is a bijection if and only if there exists a
function g : B  A such that fog  I B and gof  I A and in this case, g  f 1
***6. I) If f : R  R , g : R  R are defined by f  x   4 x  1 and g  x   x 2  2 then find
 a 1
(i)  gof  x  ii)  gof    iii) fof  x  iv) go  fof  0 
 4 
II) Let A  1,2,3 , B  a, b, c , C   p, q, r . If f : A  B , g : B  C are defined by
1
f  1, a  ,  2, c  ,  3, b  , g   a, q  ,  b, r  ,  c, p  then show that f 1og 1   gof 
***7. Let f  1, a  ,  2, c  ,  4, d  ,  3, b  and g 1   2, a  ,  4, b  , 1, c  ,  3, d  , then show
1
that  gof   f 1og 1 . (Ts-Mar-15)
***8. If f : Q  Q is defined by f  x   5 x  4 x  Q then show that f is a bijection and find f 1 .
(Mar-10),Ts-Mar-17
**9. Let f : A  B , g : B  C and h : C  D . Then show that ho  gof    hog  of .

 x  2, x 1

If the function f is defined by   
f x  2, 1  x  1
**10. , then find the values of
 x  1, 3  x  1

(a) f  3  (b) f  0  (c) f   1.5  (d) f  2   f  2  (e) f   5 

3x  2, x 3
 2
If the function f is defined by   
f x  x  2, 2  x  2
**11.
 2 x  1, x  3

Then find the values of
f  4  Mar-14 , f  2.5  Mar-14 , f  2 , f  4  , f  0 , f  7 
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS :
12. Find the domain of the following real valued functions
1 1
ii) f  x   x  1 
2
i) f  x   (TS MAR-19 )
6x  x2  5 x  3x  2 2

1 1
f  x 
iii) x x iv) f  x   x  2  log 1  x 
10

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3 x  3 x
v) f  x   (Mar-07) vi) f  x   4 x  x 2 (May-10),Ts-Mar-18
x
vii) f  x   log  x 2  4 x  3  (Mar-08, 10, May-07)
viii) f  x   x 2  25 (Mar-12,18) ix) f  x   log  x   x  
1 1
f  x 
x)  x  1  x  3
2 (Mar-14) xi) f  x   log  2  x 

1
xii) f  x    a  0 (Mar-15)
x  a2
2

13. If f  {(1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 1)} then find

i) 2f ii) 2  f iii) f 2 iv) f (Mar-08,12)
14. If f   4,5  ,  5, 6  ,  6, 4  and g   4, 4  ,  6,5  ,  8, 5  then find
i) f  g (Ts mar2017) ii) f  g iii) 2 f  4 g
iv) f  4 v) fg
vi) f / g vii) f viii) f ix) f 2 x) f 3
15. If f and g are real valued functions defined by f ( x)  2 x  1 and g ( x)  x 2 then find
 f 
i) (3 f  2 g )( x) iii)  g  ( x ) iv) ( f  g  2)( x)
ii) ( fg )( x) (Mar-09)
 
16. If f : R  R , g : R  R are defined by f  x   3 x  1, g  x   x 2  1 then find
i) fof  x 2  1 ii) fog  2  (Mar-18) iii) gof  2a  3
17. Find the range of the following real valued functions
2 x2  4
i) log 4  x ii)
x2
18. If f  x   2, g  x   x , h  x   2 x for all x  R , then find  fo  goh  x   (Ts mar2017)
2

19. Find the inverse of the following functions

i) If a, b  R, f : R  R defined by f  x   ax  b  a  0  (Mar-13),Ts-Mar-18
ii) f : R   0,   defined by f  x   5 x (Mar-06,11, 15)
iii) f :  0,    R defined by f  x   log 2 x
    
20. If A  0, , , ,  and f : A  B is a surjection defined by f  x   cos x then find B.
 6 4 3 2
(Ts mar2017) (Mar-11,Jun-11)
21. If A  {2, 1, 0,1, 2} and f : A  B is a surjection defined by f ( x)  x 2  x  1, then find B.
(Mar-17,19,May-10)
x 1
22. If f  x    x  1 then find i)  fofof  x  ii)  fofofof  x 
x 1
23. Find the domain and range of the following real valued functions
x
i) f  x   ii) f  x   9  x 2 (TS- Mar -15,Mar-17)
1  x2
2 x
iii) f  x   x  1  x iv) f  x  
2 x

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3x  3 x
24. If the function f : R  R defined by f  x   , then show that
2
f  x  y  f  x  y  2 f  x f  y
25. If f : R  R , g : R  R defined by f  x   3 x  2, g  x   x 2  1 , then find
i)  gof 1  (2) ii)  gof  x  1 iii)  f og  2  (Mar-13)

26. Define the following functions and write an example for each
i) One-One (Injection) ii) Onto (Surjection) iii) Even and Odd iv) Bijection
27. If f : N  N is defined as f  x   2 x  3 , Is ‘f ’ onto? Explain with reason. (May-08)
2x 1
28. If f : R  R defined by f x  , then this function is injection or not ? justify..
3
(Ts-Mar-15)
1  x2
29. (i)If f : R  R is defined by f  x   , then show that f  tan    cos 2
1  x2
1 x  2x 
(ii) If f : R  1  R is defined by f  x   log then show that f  2 
 2 f  x
1 x  1 x 
1 1 1  x 
30. If f  x   cos  log x  , then show that f  x  f  y   2  f  y   f  xy    0
       
1
31. If f ( x)  , g ( x )  x for all x  (0, ) then find ( gof )( x)
x
3 1
32. If f : R  {0}  R is defined by f ( x)  x  3 , then show that f ( x)  f (1/ x )  0
x
x x
33. Prove that the real valued function f  x     1 is an even funciton on R  0 .
x
e 1 2
x2  x  1
34. If A  1, 2,3, 4 and f : A  R is a function defined by f  x   , then find the
x 1
range of ' f '.
35. If the function f : 1,1  0, 2 , defined by f  x   ax  b is a surjection, then find a and b.
cos 2 x  sin 4 x
36. If f  x   x  R then show that f  2012   1 .
sin 2 x  cos4 x
37. If f : R  R is defined as f  x  y   f  x   f  y  x, y  R and f 1  7, then find
n

 f r .
r 1

38. If 2 x  2 y  2, then find the domain of ' x ' .

x 1
39. If f ( x)  2x  1, g ( x)  for all x  R then find i) ( gof )( x) (MAR-19)
2
ii) ( fog )( x ) (i&ii TS-MAR-19)

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MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS :
2
n  n  1  n  2 
Show that 1  1  2   1  2  3   .... upto n terms =
2 2 2 2 2 2
***1. , n  N
12
(Mar-09,12, May-09)
3 3 3 3 3 3
1 1 2 1 2 3 n
***2. Show that   +.... upto n terms =  2n 2  9n  13
1 1 3 1 3  5 24 
(Mar-05,07,14)
1 1 1 n
***3. Show that n  N ,    .... upto n terms = (Mar-06,11, May-11) 1)
1.4 4.7 7.10 3n  1
n  n 2  6n  11
***4. Show that 2.3  3.4  4.5  .... upto n terms = n  N
3
(Mar-13, May-06)
1 1 1 1 n
***5. Show that 1.3  3.5  5.7  ...   2n  1 2n  1  2n  1 , n  N (Mar-18)

n  n  1 n  2  n  3
***6. Show that 1.2.3  2.3.4  3.4.5  .... upto n terms = , n  N
4
(Ts mar2017) (Ts-Mar-15)
***7. Prove by Mathematical induction, for all n  N
n
a  (a  d )  (a  2d )  ..... upto n terms  [2a  (n  1)d ] (Mar-10)
2
***8 Prove by Mathematical induction, for all n  N
2 a (r n  1)
a  ar  ar  ......upto n terms  , r 1 (Mar-11,19)
( r  1)
***9. Show that 49n  16n  1 divisible by 64 for all positive intergers n.
(Mar-17,May-05),Ts-Mar-18
***10. Show that 4  3 n  1 divisible by 9 for all positive intergers n .
n (May-05)
***11. Show that 3.5  2
2 n 1 3 n 1 is divisible by 17, n  N . (May-08,10,12)
***12. Use mathematical induction 2.4 2 n 1  33 n 1 is divisible by 11
1
***13. Use mathematical induction to prove the statement,
 3  5  7   2n  1  2
1  1  1   ......1  2    n  1 . (TS-MAR-19) (Mar-15)
 1  4  9   n 
**14. Use mathematical induction to prove the statement,
n
2 n  2n  1 2n  1
  2k  1 
k 1 3
for all n  N
**15. Use mathematical induction to prove the statement,
2 2
43  83  123  ...... upto n terms = 16 n  n  1 .

**16. Use mathematical induction to prove the statement

23.24.22 ..... up to n terms  n.2n , n  N . (May-07)
*17. i) Using mathematical induction, show that x m  y m is divisible by x  y , if ‘m’ is an odd
natural number and x, y are natural numbers.
ii) If x and y are natural numbers and x  y , using mathematical induction, show that
x n  y n is divisible by x  y, n  N .
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MATRICES
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS :
 a1 b1 c1 
If A   a2 b2 c2  1 adjA
***1. is a non-singular matrix, then show that A is invertible and A 
 a3 b3 c3  det A
(Mar-07,17, June-10),Ts-Mar-18-SAQ
bc ca a b a b c
ca ab bc  2 b c a
***2. Show that (Oct-96,Mar-15)
ab bc c a c a b

a a2 1  a3 a a2 1
b b 2 1  b3  0 b b2 1  0
***3. If and then show that abc = -1 (Mar-04,14)
c c2 1  c3 c c2 1

2
a b c 2bc  a 2 c2 b2
2
b c a  c2 2ac  b 2 a2   a 3  b3  c3  3abc 
***4. Show that
c a b b2 a2 2ab  c 2
(Mar-01,12,19,May-09),Ts-Mar-18
1 a2 a3
1 b2 b3  (a  b)(b  c)(c  a)(ab  bc  ca)
***5. Show that (Mar-09,17)
1 c2 c3

a b c 2a 2a
2b bca 2b  (a  b  c)3
***6. Show that (Mar-11,May-11)
2c 2c c  a b

a  b  2c a b
***7. Show that
c b  c  2a b  2( a  b  c )3 (Ts-19,Mar-10,18,Jun-10)
c a c  a  2b

bc ca ab

a  b b  c c  a  a 3  b3  c3  3abc
***8. Show that (Mar-08, May-07)
a b c

a 2  2a 2a  1 1
3
2a  1 a  2 1   a  1
***9. Show that (Mar-07,13)
3 3 1

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a b c
2 2
a b c 2  abc  a  b  b  c  c  a 
***10. Show that .
a3 b3 c3

1 a a 2  bc
1 b b 2  ca  0
***11. Show that .
1 c c 2  ab
***12. Solve the following simultaneous linear equations by using Cramer’s rule (Mar-12,15,May-09)
Matrix inversion (March-13, May-11,12)
and Gauss -Jordan method (Mar-09,10,14 May-10)
(i) 3 x  4 y  5 z  18, 2 x  y  8 z  13, 5 x  2 y  7 z  20 (Ts--MAR-19,Mar-08,12,13,May-09)
(ii) x  y  z  9 , 2 x  5 y  7 z  52 , 2 x  y  z  0 (Mar-07,09,17, May-10,11) 1)
(iii) 2 x  y  3z  9, x  y  z  6, x  y  z  2 (Mar-10, 14,18),(Ts-Mar-17)
iv) x  y  3 z  5 , 4 x  2 y  z  0 ,  x  3 y  z  5 (Ts-Mar-15,MAR-19)
v) x  y  z  1, 2 x  2 y  3z  6, x  4 y  9 z  3 (Ts-May-16)
vi) 2 x  y  3z  8,  x  2 y  z  4,3x  y  4 z  0 (Ts-Mar-18)
***13. Examine whether the following system of equations is consistent or inconsistent. If consistent
find the complete solutions.
i) x  y  z  4, 2 x  5 y  2 z  3, x  7 y  7 z  5
ii) x  y  z  3, 2 x  2 y  z  3, x  y  z  1 (Jun-02)
iii) x  y  z  6 , x  y  z  2 , 2 x  y  3 z  9 (Mar-05,11)
iv) x  y  z  1 , 2 x  y  z  2 , x  2 y  2 z  1 (TS-Mar-15)
 1 2 1 
 
**14. If A   0 1 1 then find A 3  3 A 2  A  3 I (TS-MAR-19-SAQ) (Mar-2011)
1)
 3 1 1 
2 a ab c a
a  b 2b b  c  4  a  b  b  c  c  a 
**15. Show that
c  a c  b 2c

**16. By using Gaus-Jordan method, show that the following system has no solution
2 x  4 y  z  0, x  2 y  2 z  5,3 x  6 y  7 z  2
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS :

 cos sin  n  cos n sin n 

***17. If A    then show that for all positive integers ‘n’, A   
sin cos    sin n cos n 
(Nov-1998)
3 4 n 1  2n  4n 
***18. If A   then for any integer n  1 show that A  
1 1 n 1  2n 

  cos 2  cos  sin    cos   cos  sin  

***19. If     , then show that  2  0
2  cos  sin  sin    cos  sin  sin 2  
(Mar-04, May-09,12)

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1 2 2
***20. If 3 A   2 1 2  then show that A1  AT (Mar-09, 14)
 2 2 1

 1 2
2 1 2   
If A    , B  3 0  then verify that  AB |  B | A| (March-13)
***21. 1 3 4  5 4 
yz x x
y zx y  4 xyz
***22. Show that
z z x y
x2 2x  3 3x  4
x  4 2 x  9 3 x  16  0
***23. Find the value of x, if (Mar-06, Ts-Mar-15)
x  8 2 x  27 3x  64
1 a a2
1 b b2   a  b  b  c  c  a 
***24. Show that (Ts mar2017) (Mar-05)
1 c c2

2 1 2
If A   1 0 1 
***25. Find the adjoint and inverse of A. (Mar-05,08)
 2 2 1 
1 2 1
If A 3 2 3
***26. then find A1 (Ts mar2017) (Mar-12)
1 1 2

1 0 0 1 3
***27. If I    and E    then show that  aI  bE   a 3 I  3a 2bE (Mar-10,15,Jun-05)
0
 1  0 0 
 7 2    2  1
   2  then find
***28. If A   1 2  and B   4 AB1 and BA1 (Mar-18)
-18)
 5 3   1 0 
 3 3 4 
A   2 3 4  ,
***29. If then show that A1  A3 .
 0 1 1 

bc bc 1
ca c  a 1   a  b  b  c  c  a 
***30. Show that .
ab a  b 1

1 4 7 3 4 0 
**31. If A    , B  then prove that ( A  B )T  AT  BT
 2 5 8  4 2 1

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 2 4
**32. If A    Find A  A |, A. A | . (May-07)
5 3 
**33. If A and B are invertible then show that AB is also invertible and ( AB)1  B 1 A1 (Jun-03)
1 2 2 
A   2 1 2
**34. If then show that A2  4 A  5I  O . (Ts mar2017) (Mar-17)
 2 2 1 

*35. For any nxn matrix. A prove that A can be uniquely expressed as a sum of a symmetric matrix and
a skew symmetric matrix.

*36. Show that the determinant of skew-symmetric matrix of order 3 is always zero.
1 2 2
A   2 1 2
37*. If then show that the adjoint of A is 3 A 1 . F i n d A  1 (MAR-19)
 2 2 1 

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS :

1 2  3 8 
38. If A    B  and 2X + A = B then find X. (Mar-95,11,13,15)
3 4  7 2 
1 2 3 3 2 1
39. If A    and B    find 3B - 2A (TS-MAR-19) (Mar-12)
3 2 1 1 2 3
 x  3 2 y  8  5 2 
40. If   , find x, y, z and a ( MAR-19)
z  2 6   2 a  4 


 1
 1 2  
2
 
A  0 1 2 
41. Define trace of a matrix and find the trace of A, if  1  (Jun-10)
 2 1 
 2 
42. Define symmetric matrix and skew-symmetric matrix (Mar-05, Jun-05, May-07)
1 2 3
If A   2 5 6
43. is a symmetric matrix, find x (Mar-05)
 3 x 7

0 2 1
If A  2 0 2
44. is a skew-symmetric matrix, find the value of x (May-11)
 1 x 0 

1 0 0
If A  2 3 4
45. and det A = 45, then find x (Mar-03,07, May-09)
5 6 x

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1 2 
46. Find the inverse of the matrix   (Mar-18)
 3 5 
47. Define symmetric matrix. Give one example of order 3x3 (Mar-18)
 12 22 32 
 2 
2 32 42 
48. Find the determinant of   (Mar-10)
 32 4 2
52 

1  2
 2 1  0
49. If  is a complex (non - real) cube root of unity, then show that
2 1 
(Mar-11,14)
 2 1
If A   5 0 and B   2 3 1 T
, then find 2 A  B T and 3 B  A . (Mar-10)
 4
0 2 
50. -10)
 1 4 
 
1 4 7  3 4 0 T
51. If A    and B    then show that  A  B   AT  BT (May-09)
 2 5 8 4 2 1
 cos sin 
52. If A    then show that AA1  A1 A  I ( Mar-07)
sin cos 
 cos   sin  
53. Find the adjoint and the inverse of the matrix   (Mar-09,13)
 sin  cos  
 2 4
54. If A    and A2  0 find the value of k. (Mar-05,14,17, May-11),Ts-Mar-18
 1 k 

 i 0
55. If A    , find A2 ( Mar-08)
0 i 
i 0 
If A    , then show that A   I  i  1
2 2
56.
 0  i 
57. Solve the following system of homogeneous equations (Ts-Mar-16)
x  y  z  0, x  2 y  z  0, 2 x  y  3 z  0
58. Define triangular matrix
59. Find the rank of each of the following matrices
1 1 1  1 4 1 1 2 1
1 1 1 2 3 0  1 0 2 
i)   (Mar 08,Jun-10),Ts-Mar-18 ii)   iii)   (Mar-12)
1 1 1  0 1 2   0 1 1

 1 2 0 1  1 2 3
3 4 1 2  1 0 4   2 3 4
iv)   v)   vi)   (TS-Mar-15, MAR-19)
 2 3 2 5   2 1 3   0 1 2

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 a  ib c  id  2
60. If A    , a  b 2  c 2  d 2  1 then find the inverse of A.
 c  id a  ib 
1
61. Construct a 3  2 matrix whose elements are defined by aij  i  3 j (TS-Mar-15,Mar-17)
2
62. For any square matrix A, show that AA| is symmetric. (Mar-15)
63. Write the definitions of singular and non-singular matrices and give examples.
64. A certain book shop has 10 dozen Chemistry books, 8 dozen Physics books, 10 dozen
Economics books. Their selling prices are Rs. 80, Rs.60 and Rs. 40 each respectively.
Using matrix algebra, find the total value of the books in the shop.
 3 2 1  3 1 0 
A   2 2 0  , B   2 1 3
65. If and X  A  B then find X. (Ts-Mar-17)
 1 3 1   4 1 2
 1 2 
66. If A    then find AA1 (Ts-Mar-17)
 0 1
 2 0 1  1 1 0 
67. If A    , B    then find ( ABT )T (Ts-Mar-19)
 1 1 5   0 1 2 

ADDITION OF VECTORS
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS :
***1. Let A B C D E F be a regular hexagon with centre ‘O’. Show that
AB + AC + AD + AE + AF = 3AD = 6AO. (May-09,11, Mar-15)

***2. In ABC , if ‘O’ is the circumcentre and H is the orthocentre, then show that
i) OA + OB + OC = OH ii) HA + HB + HC = 2 HO

***3. I f the points whose position vectors are 3 i - 2 j - k, 2 i + 3 j - 4 k, - i + j + 2 k and

146
4 i + 5 j +  k are coplanar, then show that  
17
***4. a, b, c are non-coplanar vectors. Prove that the following four points are coplanar
i) -a + 4b - 3c, 3a + 2b - 5c, -3a + 8b - 5c, -3a + 2b + c (May-10,Mar-18),Ts-Mar-18
ii) 6a + 2b - c, 2a - b + 3c, -a + 2b - 4c, -12a - b -3c (Ts-Mar-15,Mar-17)
***5. If i, j , k are unit vectors along the positive directions of the coordinate axes, then show that the
four points 4i  5 j  k ,  j  k ,3i  9 j  4k and 4i  4 j  4k are coplanar.. (Mar-14)
***6. In the two dimensional plane, prove by using vector method, the equation of the line whose
x y
intercepts on the axes are ‘a’ and ‘b’ is  1 (May-05)
a b
**7. Show that the line joining the pair of points 6a - 4b + 4c, -4c and the line joining the pair of
points -a - 2b - 3c, a + 2b - 5c intersect at the point -4c when a, b, c are non-coplanar
vectors (AP MAR-2019)
**8. If a, b, c, are non coplanar find the point of intersection of the line passing through the points
2a  3b  c, 3a  4b  2c with the line joining the points a  2b  3c, a  6b  6c
(Ts-Mar-17,19)
**9. Find the vector equation of the plane passing through points 4i - 3j - k, 3i + 7j - 10k and
2i + 5j - 7k and show that the point i + 2j - 3k lies in the plane. (Mar-13)

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**10. Find the vector equation of the line parallel to the vector 2i  j  2k and passing through the
point A whose position vector is 3i  j  k . If P is a point on this line such that AP=15 then
find the position vector of P.
**11. Let a, b be no n-co llinear vect ors. If    x  4 y  a   2 x  y  1 b and
   y  2 x  2  a   2 x  3 y  1 b are such that 3  2 then find x and y .
**12. If a  b  c   d , b  c  d   a and a, b, c are non-coplanar vectors, then show that
a b c  d  0
**13. If a , b , c are non-coplanar vectors, then test for the collinerarity of the following points
whose position vectors are given by
i) a  2b  3c , 2a  3b  4c ,  7b  10c
ii) 3a  4b  3c ,  4a  5b  6c , 4 a  7b  6c
iii) 2a  5b  4c , a  4b  3c , 4a  7b  6c
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS :

14. (i) Find the unit vector in the direction of vector a  2i  3 j  k . (Mar-14)
(ii) Let a = 2i + 4j - 5k, b = i + j + k and c = j + 2k. Find the unit vector in the opposite direction
of a + b + c (Ts-MAR-19) (Mar-09,10,12, 15,19)
(iii) Let a  i  2 j  3k , b  3i  j .find the unit vector in the direction of a  b (Ts-Mar-16)

15. Show that the points whose position vectors are -2a + 3b + 5c, a + 2b + 3c, 7a - c are collinear
when a, b, c are non-coplanar vectors.

16. If the position vectors of the points A, B and C are -2 i + j - k, -4i + 2j + 2k and
6i - 3j - 13k respectively and AB =  AC, then find the value of  (Mar-11)
     
17. If the vectors 3i  4 j   k and  i  8 j  6k are collinear vectors, then find  and  .
(Mar-14,18, May-10)
18. If a  2i  5 j  k and b  4i  m j  nk are collinear vectors then find the values of m and n
(Jun-11),Ts-Mar-15,17,18
19. If OA = i + j + k, AB = 3i - 2j + k, BC = i + 2j-2k and CD = 2i + j + 3k, then find the vector OD
(Mar-13,Ts-Mar-15,19)
20. OABC is a parallelogram. If OA = a and OC = c, then find the vector equation of the side BC.
(Mar-09)
21. Find the equation of the plane which passes through the points 2i  4 j  2k , 2i  3 j  5k and
parallel to the vector 3i  2 j  k (Mar-12)
22. Find the vector equation of the line joining the points 2i + j + 3k and -4i + 3j - k.
(Mar-11),Ts-Mar-18
23. Find the vector equation of the line passing through the point 2i  3 j  k and parallel to the
vector 4i  2 j  3k . (Ts mar2017) (Jun-10, Mar-15)
24. Find the vector equation of the plane passing through the points.
i  2 j  5k ,  5 j  k and  3i  5 j (Mar-17,19)
25. If a, b, c are the position vectors of the vertices A,B and C respectively of ABC then find the
vector equations of the median through the vertex A. (Mar-04,13,May-08)
26. Is the triangle formed by the vectors 3i + 5j + 2k, 2i - 3j - 5k and -5i - 2j + 3k equilateral?

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27. Find the vector equation of the plane passing through the points (0, 0, 0), (0, 5, 0), and (2, 0, 1).
(Mar-18)
28. ABCDE is a pentagon. If the sum of the vecotrs AB, AE , BC , DC , ED and AC is  AC
then find the value of  .
29. If  ,  and  are the angles made by the vector 3i  6 j  2k with the positive directions of
the coordinate axes then find cos  , cos  and cos  . (Mar-17)

PRODUCT OF VECTORS
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS :

***1. i)Find the shortest distance between the skew lines r = (6i + 2j + 2 k) + t (i - 2j + 2 k) and
r = (-4 i - k) + s (3i - 2j - 2k) where s, t are scalars(Ts mar2017) (Mar-08,09)
. ii)If A  1, 2, 1 , B   4, 0, 3 , C  1, 2, 1 and D   2, 4, 5  , find the distance
between AB and CD. (TS-MAR-19) (Mar-07,12, 14,17)

***2. Let a, b, c be three vectors. Then show that

     
i) a  b  c  a.c b  b.c a      
ii) a  b  c  a.c b  a.b c
(May-06,09, Mar-15)
***3. Find the equation of the plane passing to the points A=(2,3,-1), B=(4,5,2) and C=(3,6,5).
(Mar-10,11)
***4. A line makes angles 1 ,  2 , 3 and 4 with the diagonals of a cube. Show that
4
cos 2 1  cos 2  2  cos 2 3  cos 2  4 
3
***5. Show that in any triangle the altitudes are concurrent. (Mar-13)

***6. Find the vector equation of the plane passing through the intersection of the planes
   
r. i  j  k  6 and r. 2i  3 j  4k  5 and the point 1,1,1

**7.  
If a  i  2 j  3k , b  2i  j  k , c  i  j  2k then find a  b  c and a  b  c  
(Ts-Mar-18)
**8. If a  i  2 j  k , b  2 i  j  k , c  i  2 j  k , find a   b  c  and  a  b   c

**9. If a  2i  j  3k , b  i  2 j  k , c  i  j  4k and d  i  j  k , then compute

 a  b   c  d  (Ts-Mar-15)

**10. a, b, c are non-zero vectors and a is perpendicular to both b and c.

2
If |a| = 2, |b| = 3, |c| = 4 and (b, c) = , then find |[a b c]| (May-08)
3
**11. If [b c d] + [c a d] + [a b d] = [a b c], then show that the points with position vectors a, b, c
and d are coplanar.
*12. For any four vectors a, b, c and d , prove that (Mar-18)

 a  b    c  d   a c d  b  b c d  a    
and a  b  c  d   a b d  c  a b c  d

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*13. Show that the volume of a tetrahedron with a, b and c as coterminous edges is
1
6
[ a b c ] (MAR-19)
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS :
1
***14. Prove that the smaller angle  between any two diagonals of a cube is given by cos  
3
(Mar-10,May-10, Jun-11)
***15. Find the unit vector perpendicular to the plane passing through the points (1, 2,3), (2, 1,1)
and (1, 2,  4) . (May-10,Mar-17)
***16. Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are A 1, 2,3 , B  2,3,1 and C  3,1, 2 
(Mar-08, 14)
***17. Find a unit vector perpendicular to the plane determined by the points P 1, 1, 2  , Q  2, 0, 1
and R  0, 2,1

***18.  
If a = 2i + 3j + 4k, b = i + j - k and c = i - j + k , then compute a  b  c and verify that it

is perpendicular to a . (TS-MAR-19)

***19. Find the volume of the tetrahedron whose vertices are (1, 2, 1), (3, 2, 5), (2, -1, 0) and
(-1, 0, 1). (May-07, Ts-Mar-15)

***20. Find the volume of the parallelopiped whose coterminus edges are represented by the vectors
2i-3j+k, i-j+2k and 2i+j-k.

***21. Determine  , for which the volume of the parallelopiped having coterminus edges
i + j, 3i - j and 3j +  k is 16 cubic units (May-05)

***22. Find the volume of the tetrahedron having the edges i + j + k, i - j and i + 2 j + k
(May-09)
***23. If a=i-2j-3k,b=2i+j-k and c =i+3j-2k,verify that a  (b  c)  (a  b)  c.
(Mar-08, May-11)

***24. a = 3i - j + 2k, b = -i + 3j + 2k, c = 4i + 5j - 2k and d = i + 3j + 5k, then compute the

      
following i) a  b  c  d and ii) a  b .c  a  d .b 
***25. Find . in order that the four points A  3, 2,1 , B  4,  , 5  , C  4, 2, 2  and D  6,5, 1 be
coplanar. (Ts-Mar-16)
***26.  
If a  2i  j  k , b  i  2 j  4k , c  i  j  k thenfind a  b . b  c 
(Mar-,15),Ts-Mar-17
***27. Show that angle in a semi circle is a right angle (May-08)

***28. If a + b + c = 0, |a| = 3, |b| = 5 and |c| = 7, then find the angle between a and b.

***29. Let a=4i + 5j- k, b=i - 4j + 5k and c=3i + j - k. Find the vector which is perpendicular to
both a and b whose magnitude is twenty one times the magnitude of c.
2 2 2 2 2
**30.     
Show that for any two vectors a and b , a  b  a.a b.b  a.b  a b  a.b  

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**31. Show that the points ( 5, -1, 1), (7, -4, 7), (1, -6, 10) and (-1, -3, 4) are the vertices of a
rhombus by vectors (Mar-13)
**32.
0
 
Let a and b be vectors, satisfying a  b  5 and a, b  45 . Find the area of the triangle
having a  2b and 3a  2b as two of its sides (Mar-08,18)
**33. Find the vector having magnitude 6 units and perpendicular to both 2i  k and 3 j  i  k
2
**34. For any three vectors a, b, c prove that [ b  c c  a a  b] = a b c
1
**35.  
Let a, b and c be unit vectors such that b is not parallel to c and a  b  c  b . Find the
2
angles made by a with each of b and c.

**36. A  1, a , a 2  , B  1, b, b 2  and c  1, c, c 2  are non-coplanar vectors and

a a 2 1  a3
b b 2 1  b3  0
, then show that a b c + 1 = 0
c c2 1  c3

**37. a, b and c are non-zero and non-collinear vectors and   0,   is the angle between b
1
 
and c . If a  b  c  b c a , then find sin 
3
**38. If a  2i  j  3k , b  i  2 j  k , c  i  j  4k and d  i  j  k then compute

a bc  d 
**39. For any two vectors a and b . Then show that

1  a 1  b   1  a.b
2 2 2
 a  b  ab
2
(Ts-Mar-18)

*40. Show that the points 2i  j  k , i  3 j  5k and 3i  4 j  4k are the vertices of a right
angled triangle. Also find the other angles.
a.c a.d
*41. Show that for any four vectors a, b, c and d a  b . c  d     b.c b.d
2 2 2 2
 
and in particular a  b  a b  a.b  
*42. Show that in any triangle, the perpendicular bisectors of the sides are concurrent.

*43. If a, b, c are unit vectors such that a is perpendicular to the plane of b, c and the angle

between b and c is , then find a  b  c
3

*44. If a = (1, -1, -6), b = (1, -3, 4) and c = (2, -5, 3), then compute the following
i) a. (b  c) ii) a  (b  c) iii) (a  b)  c

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VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS :

45. If a = i + 2j - 3k and b = 3 i - j + 2k, then show that a + b and a - b are perpendicular to each other.
(May-11, Mar-15)
46. If the vectors  i  3 j  5k and 2 i   j  k are pependicular to each other, find 
(MAR-19)
2p
47. If 4i  j  pk is parallel to the vector i  2 j  3k , find p (Mar-11)
3
48. Find the angle between the vectors i  2 j  3k and 3i  j  2k .(Mar-10,14,Ts-Mar-17,18)
49. Find the cartesian equation of the plane through the point A  2, 1, 4  and parallel to the plane
4 x  12 y  3z  7  0

50. Find the angle between the planes r. (2i - j + 2 k) = 3 and r. (3i +6 j + k) = 4.

51. Find the area of the parallelogram having 2i  3 j and 3i  k as adjacent sides.
(May 12, Ts-Mar-15)

52. Let a = i + j + k and b = 2 i + 3 j + k find

i) The projection vector of b and a and its magnitude
ii) The vector components of b in the direction of a and perpendicular to a
53. If a  i  j  k and b  2i  3 j  k then find the projection vector of b on a (Mar-17)
54. If a =2i+2j-3k , b = 3i - j + 2k, then find the angle between 2a + b and a + 2b

55. If |a| = 2, |b| = 3 and |c| = 4 and each of a, b, c is perpendicular to the sum of the other two vectors,
then find the magnitude of a + b + c
56. Find the unit vector perpendicular to the plane determined by the vectors
a  4i  3 j  k , b  2i  6 j  3k (May-09)
_ _

57. If a  2i  j  k and b  i  3 j  5k , then find a b (Mar-13)

58. If a = 2i - 3j + 5k , b = -i + 4j + 2k then find a  b and unit vector perpendicular to both a and b.

59. Let a =2i-j+k and b = 3i+4 j-k. If  is the angle between a and b, then find sin 

2 2 2 2
60. For any vector a, show that a  i  a  j  a  k  2 a

 2
61.  
If p  2, q  3 and p, q 
6
, then find p  q

62.    
Compute a  b  c  b  c  a  c  a  b  
63. Find the area of the parallelogram having a  2 j  k and b  i  k as adjacent sides
64. Find the area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are 3i  j  2k and i  3 j  4k
65. If the vectors a = 2i - j + k, b = i + 2j - 3k and c = 3i + p j + 5k are coplanar, then find p

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66.      
Show that i  a  i  j  a  j  k  a  k  2a for any vector a
67. Prove that for any three vectors a, b, c, [ b + c c + a a + b] = 2 [a b c]
68. Compute i  j j  k k  i
69. Let b=2i+j-k,c=i+3k.If a is a unit vector then find the maximum value of [a b c]
1 1
70. If e1  e2  sin  where e1 and e2 are unit vectors including an angle  , show that   .
2 2
71.  
Find the distance of a points  2,5, 3 from the plane r. 6i  3 j  2k  4 (Ts-May-16)

72. If a  2i  3 j  k and b  ai  4 j  2k then find  a  b    a  b  (Ts-Mar-18)

73. Find the equation of the plane passing through the points(3,-2,1) and perpendicular to the
vector(4,7,-4) (TS MAR-19)

TRIGNOMETRY UPTO TRANSFORMATIONS

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS :
A B C A  B  C
***1. In triangle ABC, prove that cos  cos  cos  4 cos cos cos
2 2 2 4 4 4
(Mar-07,10, May-07)
***2. If A,B,C are angles of a triangle, then prove that
A B C A B C
sin 2  sin 2  sin 2  1  2 cos cos sin (May-06,11)
2 2 2 2 2 2
***3. If A  B  C   , then prove that
A B C A B C
cos 2  cos 2  cos 2  2 cos cos sin (May-10)
2 2 2 2 2 2
***4. If A,B,C are angles in a triangle, then prove that
A B C
cos A  cos B  cos C  1  4 cos cos sin (TS-MAR-19) (May-06)
2 2 2

***5. If A,B,C are angles in a triangle, then prove that

A B C A  B  C
sin  sin  sin  1  4sin .sin .sin (Mar-11,14)
2 2 2 4 4 4
***6. If A  B  C  180 , then prove that
0

A B C  A B C
cos 2  cos 2  cos 2  2  1  sin sin sin  (Mar-12,15, TS-Mar-15)
2 2 2  2 2 2
***7. If A,B,C are angles in a triangle, then prove that
A B C
cos A  cos B  cos C  1  4sin sin sin (May-09,Mar-18)
2 2 2
***8. In triangle ABC, prove that
A B C A B  C
cos  cos  cos  4 cos cos cos (Mar-05)
2 2 2 4 4 4
***9. If A  B  C  S then prove that
SA S B c
sin  S  A   sin  S  B   sin c  4 cos cos sin (Ts-Mar-17)
2 2 2

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***10. If A  B  C  2S , then prove that
SA S B C
cos  S  A   cos  S  B   cos C  1  4 cos cos cos (TS-MAR-17)
2 2 2
***11. If A  B  C  2S , then prove that (Ts-Mar-18)
A B C
cos  S  A   cos  S  B   cos  S  C   cos S  4 cos cos cos
2 2 2

***12. Suppose     is not an odd multiple of , m is a non zero real number such that
2
sin     1 m    
m  1 and cos      1  m . Then prove that tan      m.tan    
4  4 
3
***13. If A  B  C  ,prove that Cos2 A  cos 2B  cos 2C  1  4sin A sin B sin C
2
(Mar-13)
***14. If none of A,B,A+B is an integral multiple of  , then prove that
1  cos A  cos B  cos( A  B ) A B
 tan cot
1  cos A  cos B  cos( A  B ) 2 2
**15. In triangle ABC, prove that
A B C A  B  C
sin  sin  sin  1  4cos cos sin
2 2 2 4 4 4
**16. If A,B,C are angles in a triangle, then prove that
sin 2 A  sin 2B  sin 2C  4cos A sin B cos C
**17. If A  B  C  1800 then show that cos2 A  cos2B  cos2C  4cos A cos B cos C 1
(Mar-17)
*18. If A  B  C  90 then show that
0

(i) sin 2 A  sin 2 B  sin 2 C  1  2sin A sin B sin C

(ii) sin 2 A  sin 2B  sin 2C  4cos A cos B cos C
*19. If A  B  C  00 , then prove that cos 2 A  cos 2 B  cos 2 C  1  2 cos A cos B cos C

*20. If A,B,C are angles in a triangle, then prove that

A B C
sin A  sin B  sin C  4 cos cos cos
2 2 2
*21. If A  B  C  2700 , then prove that cos 2 A  cos 2 B  cos 2 C  2 cos A cos B sin C
*22. If A BC  D  3600 , prove that cos 2 A  cos 2 B  cos 2C  cos 2 D  4 cos  A  B  cos  A  C  cos  A  D 
*23. If A  B  C  0 then prove that that sin 2 A  sin 2B  sin 2C  4sin A sin B sin C
(MAR-19)
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS :
***24 . If A  B  45 , then prove that
0

i) 1  tan A1  tan B   2 (May-11)

ii)  cot A  1 cot B  1  2 (Mar-07, May-09)
3
iii) If A  B  , then show that 1  TanA1  TanB   2
4

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Tan  sec   1 1  sin 
***25. Prove that  (Mar-14)
Tan  sec   1 cos 

   3  7  9  1
***26. Prove that 1  cos 1  cos 1  cos 1  cos   TS -MAR-19 (Mar-15,19)
 10  10  10  10  16
sin16 A
***27. If A is not an integral multiple of  , prove that cos A.cos 2 A.cos 4 A.cos8 A  and
16 sin A
2 4 8 16 1
hence deduce that cos .cos .cos .cos  (Mar-09,12)
15 15 15 15 16
***28. Let ABC be a triangle such that cot A  cot B  cot C  3 . then prove that ABC is an
equilateral triangle.
***29. Prove that tan 700  tan 200  2 tan 50 0
1
***30. For A  R , prove that i) sin A.sin  60  A  sin  60  A   sin 3 A
4
1
ii) cos A.cos  60  A  cos  60  A   cos 3 A and hence deduce that
4
0 0 0 0 3  2 3 4 1
iii) sin 20 sin 40 sin 60 sin 80  iv) cos cos cos cos 
16 9 9 9 9 16

***31. If 3A is not an odd multiple of , prove that tan A.tan  60  A .tan  60  A   tan 3 A and
2
hence find the value of tan 60 tan 420 tan 660 tan 780
4  3 5 7 3
***32. i) Prove that sin  sin 4  sin 4  sin 4 
8 8 8 8 2
4  3 5 7 3
ii) Prove that cos  cos 4  cos 4  cos 4  (May-16)
8 8 8 8 2
2   2  2  2  3  2  9 
iii) Show that cos    cos    cos    cos  2
 10   5   5   10 
***33. Prove the following
2 4 8 1  2 3 4 5 1
i) cos .cos .cos  ii) cos
.cos .cos .cos .cos 
7 7 7 8 11 11 11 11 11 32
 2 3 4 5
***34. Prove that sin sin sin sin  (Mar-13)
5 5 5 5 16

***35. If A is not an integral multiple of then prove that (Mar-18)
2
i) tan A  cot A  2cos ec 2 A and
ii) cot A  tan A  2cot 2 A
**36. If none of the denominators is zero then prove that
n n  n  A B 
 cos A  cos B   sin A  sin B  2 cot  
      2  ; n is even
 sin A  sinB   cos A  cos B  
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
**37. If sec      sec      2sec  and cos   1 , then show that cos    2 cos
2
4 2 x y x y
**38. If cos x  cos y  and cos x  cos y  find the value of 14 tan  5 cot
5 7 2 2
2 0 2 0 0 0 3
**39. Prove that cos 76  cos 16  cos 76 cos16 
4
**40. Prove that 3 cos ec 200  sec 20 0  4 (Mar-17)

**41. If A is not integral multiple of , prove that
2
i. tan A  cot A  2 cos ec 2 A ii. cot A  tan A  2cot 2 A

**42. If none of 2A and 3A is an odd multiple of , then prove that
2
tan 3 A tan 2 A tan A  tan 3 A  tan 2 A  tan A
 24 4
*43. If 0  A  B  , sin  A  B   , cos  A  B   , find the value of tan 2A
4 25 5
(TS-Mar-15)
5 1 5 1
*44. Prove that i) sin180  (May-10) ii) cos 360 
4 4
2 0
2 2 0 0 1
*45. Prove that sin   45   sin   15   sin   15  
2

*46. If cos n   0 and cos  0 , then show that
2
sin  n  1   sin  n  1  
 tan
cos  n  1   2 cos n  cos  n  1  2
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS :

47. If cos   sin   2 cos  , prove that cos  sin   2 sin  (Mar-09,Jun-11)
1)

48 If 3sin   4 cos   5 , then find the value of 4sin   3cos  (Mar-12)

 3 5 7 9
49. Prove that cot .cot .cot .cot .cot 1 (Mar-05)
20 20 20 20 20

50. Find the period of the following functions

 4x  9 
i) f  x   tan 5 x ii) f  x   cos   (Mar-05, 14, May-10)
 5 
iii) f  x   sin x , iv) f  x   cos4 x
x x
v) f  x   2sin  3cos
4 3
vi) f ( x)  tan  x  4 x  9 x  ...  n 2 x  (n is any positive integer). (Mar-15, Ts-Mar-15)
vii) f ( x )  cos(3 x  5)  7

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0 0 0 0 1
51. Prove that cos12  cos84  cos132  cos156  
2
0 0 0 0 1
52 Prove that cos100 cos 40  sin100 sin 40 
2
0 0 0
53. Find the value of cos 42  cos 78  cos162 (May-11)
54. Find the value of sin 340  cos 640  cos 40 (May-14)

55. Find the maximum and minimum values of the following functions over R
i) f  x   7 cos x  24sin x  5
ii) f  x   sin 2 x  cos 2 x
   
iii) cos  x    2 2 sin  x    3 (Mar-09)
 3  3
iv) f  x   13cos x  3 3 sin x  4 (Ts mar2017) (Mar-17)
v) f  x   3sin x  4cos x (Mar-14)

56. Find the value of

0 0 0 0
21 2 1 2 1 2 1
i) sin 82  sin 22 (Ts MAR-17,19) ii) cos 112  sin 52
2 2 2 2
0 0
1 1
iii) sin 2 52  sin 2 22
2 2
1 3
57. Prove that  4 (Ts-Mar-18-SAQ)
sin10 cos100
0

2
58. If sec   tan   , find the value of sin  and determine the quadrant in which  lies.
3
4 2  1  4
59. Show that cos   2 cos   1  2   1  sin 
 sec  
2
60. Prove that  tan   cot    sec 2   cos ec 2  sec 2  .cos ec 2

2 sin  1  cos   sin 

61. If  x, find the value of
1  cos   sin  1  sin 

tan 6100  tan 7000 1  p 2

62. 0
i) If tan 20  p , then prove that 
tan 5600  tan 4700 1  p 2

Tan1600  Tan1100 1   2
ii) If Tan 20   , then show that
0 
1  Tan1600 Tan1100 2
  
63. i) Draw the graph of y  tan x in between  0, 
 4
ii) Draw the graph of y  cos 2 x in  0,  
iii) Draw the graph of y  sin 2 x in  0 ,  
iv) Draw the graph of y  sin x between -  and  taking four values on X-axis.(May-14)

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
64. If  is not an integral multiple of , prove that tan   2 tan 2  4 tan 4  8cot 8  cot 
2
(MAR-19)
65. Prove that 4  cos 660  sin 84 0   3  15
3 1
66. Prove that cos 20 0 cos 400  sin 5 sin 250 
4

67. If A, B, C are angles of a triangle and if none of them is equal to , then prove that
2
tan A  tan B  tan c  tan A tan B tan C
1
68. If sin    and  does not lie in the third quadrant. Find the value of cos  , cot  TS-MAR-19(Mar-13)
-13)
3
69. Find the cosine function whose period is 7 (Mar-13)
2
70. Find a sine function whose period is
3
0 0
cos 9  sin 9
71. Prove that 0 0
 cot 360 (Mar-11, 15),Ts-Mar-18
cos 9  sin 9
3 
72. If sin   , where     , evaluate cos3 and tan 2 . (TS-Mar-15) -15)
5 2
5 
73. If cos    and     then find sin 2 .
13 2
2 tan x
74. For what values of x in the first quadrant is positive?
1  tan 2 x
 
75. If 0    , show that 2  2  2  2 cos 4  2cos
8 2
0
sin 2 1
76. Prove that tan   and hence deduce the values of tan15 and tan 22
0
1  cos 2 2
77. If cos  t  0  t  1 and  does not lies in the first quadrant find the values of
sin  and Tan (Mar-17)
4
78. If sin   and  is not in the first quadrant the find the value of cos  (Ts-Mar-17,MAR-19)
5
3 5
79. Prove that cos 480.cos120  (Ts-Mar-17)
8
80. Eleminate  , from x  a cos 3  , y  b sin 3  (Ts-Mar-16)
81. Find the value of Sin 3300 Cos1200  Cos 2100 Sin3000 (Mar-18)
82 Find the extreme values of Cos 2 x  Cos 2 x (Mar-18)
83. Prove that Sin500  Sin700  Sin100  0 (Ts-Mar-18)
TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS :
***1. Solve the following and write the general solution
i) 2 cos 2   3 sin   1  0 (May-09), ii) 2  sin x  cos x   3 (May-12, Mar-15)
iii) tan   3cot   5sec
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***2. If tan   cos    cot  sin   , then prove that cos      
 4 2 2
***3. If tan p  cot q , and p  q then show that the solutions are in A.P. with common

difference .
pq
***4. If 1 , 2 are solutions of the equation a cos 2  b sin 2  c , tan 1  tan  2 and
a  c  0 , then find the values of
i) tan 1  tan  2 (Ts-Mar-19),ii) tan 1. tan  2 (Ts-Mar-15,19) (iii) tan 1   2  (May-10)

***5. If  ,  are solutions of the Equation

aCos  bSin  c a, b, c  R and a 2  b 2  0, Cos  Cos  , S in   Sin , then
show that
2bc c2  a2
i) Sin  Sin  ii) Sin .Sin 
a  b2
2
a2  b2
2ac c2  b2
iii ) Cos  Cos  2 2 iv) Cos .Cos   2 2
a b a b
***6. Solve i) sin 2 x  cos 2 x  sin x  cos x
ii) sin x  3 cos x  2 (Mar-10),Ts-Mar-18
iii) 1  sin 2   3sin  cos  (Mar-11,17),Ts-Mar-17
1
***7. If 0     , solve cos  .cos 2 cos 3  (Mar-12)
4
 
***8.
2
Solve the equation cot x   
3  1 cot x  3  0;  0  x  
 2
(Mar-12,14)
2
***9. Find all values of x in   ,   satisfying the equation 81cos xcos x.....
 43 (Mar-09)

***10. Solve 4 sin x sin 2 x sin 4 x  sin 3x (Mar-13)

***11. Solve the equation 3Sin  Cos  2 (Mar-18)
**12. If x is acute and sin  x  10 0   cos  3 x  680  find x.
**13. Find the general solution of the equations cos ec  2, cot    3
**14. Solve Tan  Sec  3, 0   2 .
3x x
**15. Solve Cos3x  Cos 2 x  Sin  Sin 0  x 2
2 2
**16.
2
Solve and write the general solution of the equation 4 cos   3  2  
3  1 cos 

2 3
**17. If x  y  and sin x  sin y  then find x and y
3 2
**18. Solve sin 3  4sin  sin  x    sin  x    where   n , n  z

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**19. Given p   q . showt that the solution of cos p  cos q  0 from two serieseach of
which is in A.P.Also.find the common difference of eanch A.P. (MAR-19)

INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS :
1 1 1 1 1 1 
***1. Prove that i) Tan  Tan  Tan 
2 5 8 4
(Mar-11,15,17,19,May-06,10,11),Ts-Mar-18)
1 3 3 8 
ii) Prove that Tan  Tan 1  Tan 1 
4 5 19 4
1 4 5  16  
***2. Prove that i) Sin  Sin 1  Sin 1    (Mar-18)
5 13  65  2
1 4 1 
ii) Sin  2Tan 1  (Mar-10), Ts-Mar-15
5 3 2
1 3 8 36
iii) sin  sin 1  cos 1 (TS-MAR-19) (May-09)
5 17 85
1  3  1 5  323 
iv) 2Sin    Cos  Cos 1   (Mar-14)
5 13  325 
 1 4 2
***3. Find the value of tan  cos  tan 1  (Mar-12)
 5 3
1  4  1  7  1  117 
***4. Prove that Sin    Sin    Sin   (Mar-13)
5   25  125
  

***5. If Sin 1 x  Sin 1 y  Sin 1 z   , then prove that x 1  x 2  y 1  y 2  z 1  z 2  2 xyz

(Mar-06, May-05)
1 1 1 2 2 2
***6. If Cos p  Cos q  Cos r   , then prove that p  q  r  2 pqr  1

***7. i) If Tan1 x  Tan 1 y  Tan 1 z   , then prove that x  y  z  xyz

1 1 1 
ii) If Tan x  Tan y  Tan z  , then prove that xy  yz  zx  1
2
1 p q p 2 2 pq q2
***8. If Cos  Cos 1   , then prove that 2  .cos   2  sin 2 
a b a ab b

***9. Solve the following equations for x.

2
1 2x 1 1  x 2x 
i) 3 Sin 2
 4 Cos 2
 2 Tan1 2
 (Mar-09)
1 x 1 x 1 x 3
1 x 1 x 1 
ii) Tan  Tan1 
x2 x2 4
x2 1
***10.
1 1

Prove that cos Tan sin  Cot x     x2  2

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***11. Show that sec 2  Tan 1 2   cos ec 2  Cot 1 2   10

 1  1  
**12. Find the value of tan  2Tan    
 5 4 
 1 1 a   1 1 a  2b
**13. Prove that tan   Cos   tan   Cos 
4 2 b 4 2 b a
1  3  1  12  1  33 
**14. Prove that sin    cos    cos  
5  13   65 
41 
**15. Prove that Cot 1 9  Co sec 1 
4 4
 1 1   1
**16. Prove that cos  2Tan   sin  4Tan 1  .
 7  3
2
 1 2 x 1  1  x 

**17. Prove that sin  cot 2
 cos  2 
1 (Mar-04)
 1 x  1  x 

1  1   1  2
**18. Solve tan    tan 1    tan 1  2 
 2 x  1  4 x  1 x 

1 4 3  27 
**19. Prove that cos  sin 1  tan 1   (May-13)
5 34  11 

 1 13   1 2 
**20. Show that cot  sin   sin  tan  (Ts-Mar-17)
 17   3

*21. If sin 1 x  sin 1 y  sin 1 z   then prove that

x 4  y 4  z 4  4 x 2 y 2 z 2  2  x2 y 2  y 2 z 2  z 2 x2 

5 12 
*22. (i) Solve arc sin    arc sin   x  0 
 x x 2

1 1 
(ii) Solve sin x  sin 2 x 
3

HYPERBOLIC FUNCTIONS
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS :
5
1. If cosh x  , find the values of (i) cosh  2x  and (ii) sinh  2 x  (Mar-,11),
1),Ts-Mar-17,19
2
3
2. If sinh x  , find cosh  2x  and sinh  2x  (May-09,Mar-12,14)
4
3. If cosh x  sec then prove that tanh 2 x / 2  tan 2  / 2 (Mar-13)

4. For x, y  R i) sinh  x  y   sinh x cosh y  cosh x sinh y

ii) cosh  x  y   cosh x cosh y  sinh x sinh y

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5. Prove that
n
i)  cosh x  sinh x   cosh  nx   sinh  nx  , for any n  R (Mar-06,07, Ts-Mar-15)
n
ii)  cosh x  sinh x   cosh  nx   sinh  nx  , for any n  R (Ts-Mar-18)

6. For any x  R , Prove that cosh 4 x  sinh 4 x  cosh  2 x 

      
7. If   ,  and x  log cot    , prove that
 4 4  4 
sinh x   tan 2 and cosh x  sec 2
    
8. If u  log e  tan     and if cos  0, then prove that coshu = secθ.
  4 2 
tanh x  tanh y
9. Prove that tanh  x  y  
1  tanh x.tanh y
cosh x sinh x
10. Prove that   sinh x  cosh x, for x  0.
1  tanh x 1  coth x
1 1  1 x 
11. Theorem : for x   1,1 , tanh  x   log e  
2  1 x 
1  1  1
12. Show that tanh    log e 3 (Mar-05,07,15,17,19May-05,07)
 2 2
13. 
If sinh x  5, show that x  log e 5  26 
14. If sinh x  3 then show that x  log 3  10  (Ts-Mar-16)
15. For any x  R then show that Cosh 2 x  2Cosh x  1 (Mar-18)
2

PROPERTIES OF TRIANGLES
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS :
65 21
***1. If a = 13, b = 14, c = 15, show that R  , r  4, r1  , r2  12 and r3  14
8 2
(Mar-14,15,19 May-10, Jun-11)
***2. i) If r1  2, r2  3, r3  6 and r  1 , Prove that a  3, b  4 and c  5
(Mar-09, TS-Mar-15)
ii) In ABC , if r1  8, r2  12, r3  24 , find a, b, c (Mar-17)
r1 r2 r3 1 1
***3. Show that     (May-09)
bc ca ab r 2 R

***4. (i) Show that r  r1  r2  r3  4 R cos C (Mar-12)

(ii) Show that r  r3  r1  r2  4 R cos B (Mar-13,18)
***5. In ABC , prove that r1  r2  r3  r  4 R (Mar-06)
***6. If P1, P2 , P3 are the altitudes drawn from vertices A, B, C to the opposite sides of a
triangle respectively, then show that

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1 1 1 1
   ( abc ) 2 8 3
i) ii) P1P2 P3   (Mar-10),Ts-Mar-18
P1 P2 P3 r 8R 3 abc

ab  r1r2 bc  r2 r3 ca  r3 r1
***7. Show that   (Mar-08, May-08)
r3 r1 r2

2 A B C r
***8. Show that cos  cos 2  cos 2  2  (Mar-05)
2 2 2 2R

***9. If r : R : r1  2 : 5 :12 , then prove that the triangle is right angled at A. (May-07,09)

***10. Prove that a3 cos  B  C   b3 cos  C  A  c3 cos  A  B   3abc

2 A B C 
***11. Show that a cos  b cos 2  c cos2  s  (Mar-09)
2 2 2 R
rr1 4R  r1  r2
**12. Show that i) a   r2  r3  r r ii)   r1r2
2 3 r1  r2

a b c
**13. In ABC show that    2 R where R is the circumradius
sin A sin B sin C

**14. If cos A  cos B  cos C  3 / 2 , then show that the triangle is equilateral
A B C
cot cot  cot  a  b  c 
2
**15. Prove that 2 2 2 
cot A  cot B  cot C a 2  b 2  c 2
r1  r2  r3 
**16. Prove that a
r1r2  r2 r3  r3r1
**17. If a 2  b 2  c 2  8R 2 , then prove that the triangle is right angled.

**18. In ABC , show that i) b 2  c 2  a 2  2ca cos B ii) c 2  a 2  b 2  2ab cos C

iii) a 2  b 2  c 2  2bc cos A
**19. The angle of elevation of the top point P of the vertical tower PQ of height h from a point A
is 450 and from a point B is 600, where B is a point at a distance 30 meters from the point
A measured along the line AB which makes an angle 300 with AQ. Find the height of the
tower.
*20. A lamp post is situated at the middle point M of the side AC of a triangular plot ABC with
BC= 7m, CA= 8m and AB= 9m. Lamp post subtends an angle 150 at the point B. Find the
height of the lamp post.
3 1 3
*21. The upper th portion of a vertical pole subtends an angle tan at a point in the
4 5
horizontal plane through its foot and at a distance 40m from the foot. Given that the vertical
pole is at a height less than 100m from the ground, find its height.

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*22. AB is a vertical pole with B at the ground level and A at the top. A man finds that the angle
of elevation of the point A from a certain point C on the ground is 600. He moves away
from the pole along the line BC to a point D such that CD= 7m. From D, the angle of
elevation of the point A is 450. Find the height of the pole.
PROPERTIES OF TRIANGLES
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS :
2 bc A
***23. If i) a   b  c  sec  , prove that tan   sin (Mar-10,11,18)
bc 2
2 bc A
ii) a   b  c  cos , prove that sin   cos (MAR-19,May-11)
1)
bc 2
a 2 bc A
iii) sin   , prove that cos   cos (Mar-11,12, May-11)
1)
bc bc 2
a2  b2  c2
***24. cot A  cot B  cot C  (Mar-10, May-12), Ts-Mar-15,18
4
cos A cos B cos C a 2  b 2  c 2
***25. Show that    (May-10)
a b c 2abc
1 1 1 1 a 2  b2  c2
***26. Show that 2  2  2  2  (Ts-Mar-17,19-LAQ)
r r1 r2 r3 2
r
***27. Show that cos A  cos B  cos C  1 
R
b 2  c 2 sin  B  C 
***28. In a ABC show that a 2  sin B  C . (Mar-15)
 
A B C s2
***29. Prove that cot  cot  cot 
2 2 2 
1 1 3
***30. In ABC , if   , show that C  600 (Ts-Mar-17,19)
a c bc abc
a b b a
***31. If C  600 , then show that i)   1 ii) 2  2 0
bc ca c  a c  b2
2

***32. Show that in ABC , a  b cos C  c cos B (May-09)

 B C  bc A
***33. Show that in ABC , tan   cot (May-08)
 2  bc 2
2 2 A 2 A
***34. Show that  b  c  cos   b  c  sin 2  a 2 (May-08)
2 2
2 2 2 abc
**35. Show that a cot A  b cot B  c cot C  (Mar-14)
R
**36. If p1 , p2 , p3 are the altitudes of the vertices A, B, C of a triangle respectively, show that
1 1 1 cot A  cot B  cot C
2
 2 2  (Mar-13)
p1 p2 p3 

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**37. If a : b : c  7 :8 : 9 , find cos A : cos B : cos C

A B C
**38. If cot , cot , cot are in A.P., then prove that a, b, c are in A.P..
2 2 2
**39. If  r2  r1  r3  r1   2r2 r3 . Show that A  900

a 2  b2 sin C
**40. If a 2  b 2  sin A  B , prove that ABC is a right angled.
 
*41. Show that b 2 sin 2C  c 2 sin 2 B  2bc sin A.
 A B C
*42. Show that  a  b  c   tan  tan   2c cot .
 2 2 2
A B C bc  ca  ab  s 2
*43. Prove that tan  tan  tan 
2 2 2 
A B C
*44. If cot : cot : cot  3 : 5 : 7 , show that a : b : c  6 : 5 : 4 (Mar-17)
2 2 2
2 A B C
*45. If sin ,sin 2 ,sin 2 are in H.P., then show that a, b, c are in H.P..
2 2 2

PROPERTIES OF TRIANGLES
( NOT GIVEN IN EXAMS BUT THE QUESTIONS USEFUL TO SOLVE LAQ’S & SAQ’S )
46. In an equilateral triangle, find the value of r/R.
47. If the lengths of the sides of a triangle are 3, 4, 5, find the circumradius of the triangle
48. In ABC , show that   b  c  cos A  2s

49. If the sides of a triangle are 13, 14, 15, then find the circum diameter

50. In ABC , if  a  b  c  b  c  a   3bc , find A (Mar-08)

2 C B
51. In ABC , find b cos  c cos 2 (Mar-10,12)
2 2
A 5 C 2
52. If tan  and tan  , determine the relation between a, b, c (May-05)
2 6 2 5
A bc
53. If cot  , find angle B
2 a
 A
54. In ABC , express  r1 cot   in terms of s. (May-06,11)
2
c  b cos A cos B
55. Show that  5
b  c cos A cos C
56. If a  3  1cms., B  300 , C  450 , then find c
63
57. If a = 26 cms., b = 30 cms. and cos C  , then find c. (Mar-11)
65
58. If a  6, b  5, c  9 then find angle A. (May-10)
B
59. If a  4, b  5, c  7 then find cos
2

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60. If the angles are in the ratio 1 : 5 : 6, then find the ratio of its sides (May-07)
2 2 2
a b c tan B
61. Prove that 2 2 2

c  a b tan C
62. Prove that  b  a cos C  sin A  a cos A sin C (Mar-06)
a b c
63. If   , then show that ABC is equilateral (Mar-09)
cos A cos B cos C
1 1 1 1
64. In ABC , prove that r  r  r  r
1 2 3

65. Show that r r1 r2 r3   2

66. In ABC ,   6 sq.cm and s = 1.5 cm., find r..
67. If rr2  r1r3 , then find B
68. If A  900 , show that 2  r  R   b  c
r1 3
69. Show that   s  b  s  c   r

70. Show that a 2 sin 2C  c 2 sin 2 A  4

71. If a cos A  b cos B, prove that the triangle is either isosceles or right angled.

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NARAYANA JUNIOR COLLEGE

EXCELLENCIA JUNIOR
ANDHRA PRADESH COLLEGE
& TELANGANA
JUNIOR IPE IMPORTANT QUESTION BANK 2019–20
MATHEMATICS – IB
BLUE PRINT
S.NO NAME OF THE CHAPTER WEIGHTAGE MARKS
CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY
1. Locus 04 (4)
2. Transformation of axes 04 (4)
3. Straight line 15 (7+4+2+2)
4. Pair of straight lines 14 (7+7)
3D GEOMETRY
5. 3D – coordinates 02 (2)
6. Direction Cosines & Direction Ratios 07 (7)
7. The Plane 02 (2)
CALCULUS
8. Limits & Continuity 08 (4+2+2)
9. Differentiation 15 (7+4+2+2)
10. Errors – Approximations 02 (2)
11. Tangent & Normal 11 (7+4)
12. Rate measure 04 (4)
13. Rolle’s & Lagrange’s Theorems 02 (2)
14. Maxima & Minima 07 (7)
Total marks 97

QUESTION BANK ANALYSIS

LAQ SAQ
S.NO TOPIC NAME VSAQ TOTAL
*** ** * *** ** *
CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY
1 LOCUS 11 1 3 15
2 TRA NSFORMA TIONS OF AXES 6 1 3 10
3 STRAIGHT LINES 13 3 14 2 13 39 84
4 PAIR OF ST RAIG HT LINES 13 5 5 23
3D GEOMETRY
5 3D CO-ORDINA TES 15 15
DI REC TION COSINES &
6 4 2 2 8
DI REC TION RATIOS
7 PLA NES 13 13
CALCULUS
8 LIMITS 42 42
9 CONTI NUI TY 4 1 3 8
10 DI FFERENT IAT IONS 7 7 2 7 7 7 49 86
11 ERRORS & APPROXIMATION S 17 17
12 TAN GENT & NORMALS 10 6 3 9 2 7 37
13 RATE MEASURE 8 2 5 15
14 ROLLE ’S & LAGRAN GE’S THEOREMS 15 15
15 MAXIMA & MINIMA 5 3 6 1 15
16 INCREASING AND DECREASING FUN CTIONS 1 2 3
SUBTOTAL 52 23 21 60 16 41
193 406
TOT AL 96 117

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LOCUS
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS :
1.*** A(1,2), B(2,-3)andC(-2,3) are three points. A point ‘P’ moves such that PA2  PB 2  2 PC 2 .
Show that the equation to the locus of P is 7x–7y+4=0.(TS-Mar-19) (Mar-11,17) (May-07,09)

2.*** Find the equation of locus of P, if the ratio of the distance from P to (5, -4) and (7, 6) is 2 : 3.
(May-08, July-01,Mar-14)
3.*** A (5, 3) and B (3, -2) are two fixed points. Find the equation of locus of P, so that the area of
triangle PAB is 9 sq.units. (Mar-06,09,19,Ts-Mar-15,17)

4.*** A (2,3), B(-3,4) are two given points. Find the equation of locus of P so that the area of PAB
is 8.5 sq.units. (Mar-11)

5.*** Find the equation of locus of a point, the difference of whose distances from (-5, 0) and (5, 0) is 8.
(Mar-04, May-06)
6.*** Find the equation of locus of P, if A = (2, 3), B = (2, -3) and PA + PB = 8.
(Mar-03,08,15,18)
7.*** Find the equation of locus of P, if the line segment joining (2, 3) and (-1, 5) subtends a right angle at P.
(May-12, Mar-05,13)
8.*** The ends of the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle are (0, 6) and (6, 0). Find the equation of
locus of its third vertex. (May-10, Mar-08)
9.*** Find the equation of the locus of a point P such that the distance of P from the origin is twice
the distance of P from A(1,2). (Jun-05,Mar-12)
10.*** Find the equation of locus of P, if A=(4,0), B=(-4,0) and PA  PB  4 . (May-13, Mar-07)
11.*** Find the locus of the third vertex of a right angle traingle, the ends of whose hypotenuse are
(4,0) and (0,4) (Ts-Mar-18)
12.** Find the equation of locus of a point, the sum of whose distances from (0, 2) and (0, -2) is 6 units.
(Mar-10,Ts-Mar-16)
13.* Find the equation of locus of a point P, if the distance of P from A (3, 0) is twice the distance
of P from B (-3, 0).
14.* Find the equation of the locus of a point P such that PA2  PB 2  2c 2 where
A   a, 0  , B   a, 0  , and 0  a  c .
15*. If the distance from P to the points 17x216xy17y2 225. are in the ratio 2:3 then find the equation of
locus of P. (May-14,Mar-16)
TRANSFORMATION OF AXES
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS :
1.*** When the origin is shifted to the point (2,3), the transformed equation of a curve is
x 2  3xy  2 y 2  17 x  7 y  11  0 . Find the original equation of the curve.
(Mar- 09,10,11 May-09,Ts-Mar-16)

2.*** When the axes are rotated through an angle , find the transformed equation of
4
3 x 2  10 xy  3 y 2  9 .(Ts mar2017) (Jun-05,May-08,12, Mar-17)

3.*** When the axes are rotated through an angle , find the transformed equation of
6
x 2  2 3 xy  y 2  2a 2 . (May-06,13,Mar-07,12,15),Ts-Mar-18
4.*** When the axes are rotated through an angle 45°, the transformed equation of a curve is
17 x 2  16 xy  17 y 2  225. Find the original equation of the curve.
(May-10, Mar-08,Ts-Mar-15)

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1  2h 
5.*** Show that the axes are to be rotated through an angle of Tan 1   so as to remove the xy
2  ab

term from the equation ax 2  2hxy  by 2  0 , if a  b and through the angle , if a = b.
4
(Mar-06,13)
6.*** When the axes are rotated through an angle  , find the transformed equation of
x cos   y sin   p . (TS-Mar-19) (May-07, Mar-14)
7.** When the origin is shifted to (-1,2) by the translation of axes, find the transformed equation of
x2  y2  2x  4 y 1  0 . (Mar-18)
8.* When the origin is shifted to the point (-1,2), the transformed equation of a curve is
x 2  2 y 2  16  0 . Find the original equation of the curve.
9.* When the origin is shifted to the point (-1,2), the transformed equation of a curve is
2 x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  0 . Find original equation (Mar-16)
10.* When the origin is shifted to the point (3,4), and transformed equation is x 2  y 2
 4 .
Find original equation (MAR-19)
STRAIGHT LINES
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS :
1***. Find the circumcentre of the triangle with the vertices(-2, 3), (2, -1) and (4, 0). (Mar-11,17)

2***. Find the circumcentre of the triangle whose vertices are (1, 3), (0, -2) and (-3, 1).(Mar-18)
3***. Find the orthocentre of the triangle with the vertices(-2,-1), (6,-1) and (2,5). (Mar-04,07,15)
4***. Find the orthocentre of the triangle with the vertices(-5,-7), (13, 2) and (-5, 6). (Mar-12,16)
5***. Find the circumcentre of the triangle whose vertices are (1, 3), (-3, 5) and (5, 1).(Ts-Mar-18)
6***. Find the circumcentre of the triangle whose sides are 3 x  y  5  0, x  2 y  4  0 and
5x  3 y  1  0 . (Jun-05,Mar-06)
7***. Find the circumcentre of the triangle whose sides are x  y  2  0,5x  y  2  0 , and
x  2y  5  0. (Mar-14)
8***. Find the orthocentre of the triangle formed by the lines x  2 y  0, 4 x  3 y  5  0
and 3 x  y  0 . (Mar-10)
9***. If the equations of the sides of a triangle are 7 x  y  10  0 , x  2 y  5  0 and x  y  2  0 .
Find the orthocentre of the triangle. (May-09),TS-Mar-15
10***. If Q(h,k) is the image of the point P  x1 , y1  w.r.t. the straight line ax + by + c = 0. Then
 h  x1  : a   k  y1  : b  2  ax1  by1  c  : a 2  b 2 (or)
h  x1 k  y1 2  ax1  by1  c 
  and find the image of (1, -2) w.r.t. The straight line
a b a 2  b2
2x-3y+5=0. (Mar-13,19, May-04)
11***. If Q(h, k) is the foot of the perpendicular from P( x1 , y1 ) on the line ax + by + c = 0, then
prove that  h  x1  : a   k  y1  : b    ax1  by1  c  : a 2  b 2 (or)
h  x1 k  y1   ax1  by1  c 
  . Also find the foot of the perpendicular from (-1,3) on the
a b a 2  b2
line 5x  y  18=0 . (May-07)
12***. If p and q are the lengths of the perpendiculars from the origin to the straight lines
xsec  +ycosec  =a and xcos   ysin  =acos2  ,prove that 4 p 2  q 2  a 2 (Mar-08)-08)

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13***. Find the equations of the straight lines passing through the point of intersection of the lines
3x+2y+4=0,2x+5y=1 and whose distance from (2,-1) is 2. (May-09,Mar-09)
14*. Show that the origin is with in the triangle whose angular points are (2, 1) (3, -2) and (-4, -1)
15*. Find the equation of the straight lines passing through (1,2) and making an angle of 600 with
the line 3x  y  2  0 . (Board Paper)
16*. Find the orthocentre of the triangle with the vertices (5,-2) (-1,2) and (1,4) (TS-Mar-17,19)
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS :
17.*** Transform the equation 3x  y  4 into (a) slope-intercept form (b) intercept form
and (c) normal form. (Mar-04, 08)
x y
18.*** Transform the equation   1 into the normal form when a>0 and b>0.If the perpendicular
a b
1 1 1
distance of straight line from the origin is p, deduce that p 2  a 2  b 2 .(Jun-04,May-08,Mar-07)

19.*** A straight line through Q  

3, 2 makes an angle  / 6 with the positive direction of the X-axis. If the
straight line intersects the line 3 x  4 y  8  0 at P, find the distance PQ. (TS-Mar-19) (Mar-04)
3
20.*** A straight line through Q  2,3 makes an angle with the negative direction of the X-axis. If
4
the straight line intersects the line x  y  7  0 at P, find the distance PQ.
21.*** Find the points on the line 3 x  4 y  1  0 which are at a distance of 5 units from the point (3,2)
(Mar-15,16)
22.*** Find the value of k, if the angle between the straight lines 4 x  y  7  0 and kx  5 y  9  0 is 450.
(Mar-12)

23.*** Find the values of k, if the angle between the straight lines kx  y  9  0 and 3x  y  4  0 is .
4
24.*** Find the equations of the straight lines passing through the point (-3, 2) and making an angle of
45° with the straight line 3x – y + 4 = 0. (Mar-09)
25.*** Find the equation of straight line making non-zero equal intercepts on the coordinate axes passing
through the point of intersection of lines 2x – 5y + 1= 0 and x – 3y–4 =0.(Mar-06)
26.*** Find the point on the line 3x  y  4  0 which is equidistant from the points (-5,6) and (3,2)
(Mar-13)
27.*** A triangle of area 24 sq. units is formed by a straight line and the co-ordinate axes in the first
quadrant. Find the equation of that straight line if it passes through (3,4) (May-07)
28.*** (i) Find the value of k, if the lines 2 x  3 y  k  0,3 x  4 y  13  0 and 8 x  11 y  33  0
are concurrent. (Mar-05),Ts-Mar-18
(ii) Find the value of p, if the lines 3 x  4 y  5, 2 x  3 y  4 and px  4 y  6 are concurrent
(Mar-17)
29.*** If the straight lines ax  by  c  0, bx  cy  a  0 and cx  ay  b  0 are concurrent, then prove
that a3  b3  c 3  3abc . (MAR-19)
30.*** Show that the lines 2 x  y  3  0, 3 x  2 y  2  0 and 2 x  3 y  23  0 are concurrent and
find the point of concurrency. (Mar-18)
31.** If 3a  2b  4c  0 , then show that the equation ax  by  c  0 represents a family of concurrent
straight lines and find the point of concurrency. (May-10)
32.** Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the line 3x  4 y  6  0 and making an intercept
-4 on the X-axis. (Mar-10)
33.* Find the equation of the straight line parallel to the line 3x + 4y = 7 and passing through the point
of intersection of the lines x - 2y – 3 = 0 and x + 3y - 6 = 0.
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34.* Find the equation of the straight line perpendicular to the line 2x + 3y = 0 and passing through the
point of intersection of the lines x + 3y – 1 = 0 and x – 2y + 4 = 0.
35*. Find the value of ‘a’ if the distances of the points (2, 3) and (-4, a) from the straight line
3x  4 y  8  0 are equal.
36*. Find the equations of the straight lines passing through (1, 3) and (i) parallel to (ii) perpendicular
to the line passing through the points (3, -5) and (-6, 1)
37.* Find the angles of the triangle whose sides are x  y  4  0 , 2 x  y  6  0 and
5 x  3 y  15  0 (May-07)
38.* Line ‘L’ has intercepts a and b on the axes of cooridnates. When the axes are rotated through
a given angle, keeping the origin fixed, the same line ‘L’ has intercepts p and q on the transformed
1 1 1 1
axes prove that 2  2  2  2
a b p q
39.* A 10, 4  , B  4,9  and C  2, 1 are the vertices of a triangle. Find the equations of
i) AB ii) The median through A
iii) the altitude through B iv) the perpendicular bisector of the side AB
x y
40.* A variable stright line drawn through the point of intersection of stright lines   1 and
a b
x y
  1 meets the co-ordinate axes at A and B. Show that the locus of the mid point of AB is
b a
2  a  b  xy  ab  x  y  . (May-05)
41.* The length of the perpendicular from the point P  x0 , y0  to the straight line ax  by  c  0 is
ax0  by0  c
.
a 2  b2
42.* A(-1, 1), B(5,3) are opposite vertices of a square in the XY-plane. Find the equation of the other
diagonal (not passing through A, B) of the square.
43* Transform the equation 4 x  3 y  12  0 in to (i) slope intercept form (ii) intercept form (iii)
normal form (May-14,16)
44.* A straight line with slope 1 passes through Q(-3,5) and meets the straight line x+y-6=0 at P.
Find the distance PQ. (TS-Mar-15)
45.* x  3 y  5  0 is perpendicular bisector of the line joining the points A & B. If A=(-1,-3),
Find the coordinates of B.(Ts mar2017)
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS :
46. Prove that the points (1,11), (2,15) and (-3, -5) are collinear and find the equation of the stright
line containing them.
47. Find the condition for the points  a, 0  ,  h, k  and  0,b  where ab  0 to be collinear..(Mar-10)
48. Transform the equations into normal form.
i) x  y  1  0 (Mar-17,May-10),Ts-Mar-18 ii) x  y  2  0 (Mar-12)
49. If the area of the triangle formed by the straight lines x=0, y= 0 and
3x + 4y = a (a > 0) is 6. Find the value of ‘a’. (May-07, Mar-09)
 
50. If the product of the intercepts made by the straight line x tan   y sec   1 0     on
 2
the co-ordinate axes is equal to sin  , find  .
51. Find the area of the triangle formed by the straight line x – 4y + 2 = 0 with the coordinate axes.
52. Find the equation of the straight line passing through (-4, 5) and cutting off equal nonzero intercepts
on the coordinate axes. (May-08,10, Mar 2007,)Ts-Mar-15

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53. Find the equation of the straight line passing through the point (3, -4) and making X and Y-
intercepts which are in the ratio 2 : 3. (Mar-2008)
54. Find the equation of the straight line passing through the points  at12 , 2at1  and  at22 , 2at2 
(Mar-2014)
55. Find the length of the perpendicular drawn from the point (-2, -3) to the straight line 5x–2y+4=0.

56. Find the distance between the parallel straight lines 5x–3y–4=0, 10x–6y–9=0 (Mar-2009)

57. Find the equation of straight line passing through the point (5, 4) and parallel to the line
2x + 3y + 7 = 0. (Mar-13)

58. Find the value of y, if the line joining (3,y) and (2,7) is parallel to the line joining the points (-1,4)
and (0,6).(Ts mar2017) (Mar-08,14-SAQ)

59. Find the value of k, if the straight lines 6x – 10y + 3 = 0 and kx – 5y + 8 = 0 are parallel.

60. Find the value of p, if the straight lines 3x + 7y – 1 = 0 and 7x – py + 3 = 0are mutually
perpendicular. (TS-Mar-19)

61. Find the equation of the straight line passing through (2, 3) and making non-zero intercepts on the
co-ordinate axes whose sum is zero. (Mar-12)

62. Find the equation of the straight line passing through (-2, 4) and making non-zero intercepts on
the co-ordinate axes whose sum is zero. (May-09, Mar-15)

63. Find the equations of the straight lines passing through the origin and making equal angles with
the co-ordinate axes. (Ts MAR-17) (May-05)

64. Find the value of P, if the straight lines x + p = 0, y + 2 = 0, 3x + 2y + 5 = 0 are concurrent.

(Mar-13)
65. If 2 x  3 y  5  0 is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining (3, -4) and     ,
find    . (Mar-11)
66. Find the value of k , if the straight lines y  3kx  4  0 and  2k  1 x   8k  1 y  6  0 are
perpendicular. (Mar-10)
x y x y
67. If  is the angle between the lines   1,   1 then find the value of sin  (a>b)
a b b a
(May-09)
68. Transform the equation (2  5k ) x  3(1  2k ) y  (2  k )  0 into the form L1   L2  0 and
find the point of concurrency of the family of straight lines.

69. Find the ratio in which the straight line 2 x  3 y  20  0 divides the join of the points (2, 3)
and (2, 10).
70. If a portion of a straight line intercepted between the axes of coordinates is bisected
 2 p, 2q  at write the equation of the straight line.
71. Find the foot of the perpendicular drawn from (4, 1) upon the straight line 3 x  4 y  12  0 .
72. Find the orthocenter of the triangle whose sides are given by 4 x  7 y  10  0, x  y  5 and
7 x  4 y  15
73. Find the incentre of the triangle whose sides are x  1, y  1 and x  y  1 .

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74. If a, b, c are in arithmetic progression, then show that the equation ax  by  c  0 represents a
family of concurrent lines and find the point of concurrency.
75. Find the ratio in which the straight line 2 x  3 y  5 divides the join of the points (0, 0)
and (-2, 1). (Mar-14)
76. Find the value of ‘P’ if the lines 4 x  3 y  7  0, 2 x  py  2  0 and 6 x  5 y  1  0 are
concurrent. (May-14)
77. Find the area of the triangle formed by the straight line 3 x  4 y  12  0 with the coordinate axes.
(Mar-15)
78. Find the equation of the straight line perpendicular to the line 5x-3y+1=0 and passing through the
point (4,-3). (TS-Mar-15)
79. Find the perpendicular distance from the point (3,4) to the straight line 3 x  4 y  10  0
(Mar-16,May-15)
80. Find the slopes of the lines x+y=0 and x-y=0 (Mar-17)
81. Find the value of x if the slope of the line passing through (2,5) and (x,3) is 2.
(Mar-18),Ts-Mar-18
82. Find the sum of the squares of the intercepts of the line 4 x  3 y  12 on the axis of
co-ordinates. (Mar-18)
83. Find the angle which the straight line y  3 x  4 makes with the y-axis (AP,TS-Mar-19)
84. Find the distance between the parallel straight lines 3x  4 y  3  0 and 6 x  8 y  1  0 (AP-Mar-19)

PAIR OF STRAIGHT LINES

LONGANSWER QUESTIONS
1.*** Find the values of k, if the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curve
2 x 2  2 xy  3 y 2  2 x  y  1  0 and the line x + 2y = k are mutually perpendicular..
(Jun-05, May-07,10,Mar-05,06,11,12,17,19)Ts-Mar-15,19
2.*** Find the angle between the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curve
x 2  2 xy  y 2  2 x  2 y  5  0 and the line 3x – y + 1 = 0. (May-11,June-04,Mar-07,09,13,16)
3.*** Show that the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curve
x 2  xy  y 2  3 x  3 y  2  0 and the straight line x  y  2  0 are mutually perpendicular..
(Mar-08,12,15),Ts-Mar-18
4.*** Find the condition for the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the circle
x 2  y 2  a 2 and the line lx  m y  1 to coincide. (TS-MAR-17)
5.*** Find the condition for the chord lx  my  1  0 of the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 (whose center is the
origin) to subtend a right angle at the origin. (Mar-14)
2 2
6.*** Let the equation ax  2hxy  by  0 represents a pair of straight lines. Then the angle 
ab
cos  
between the lines is given by 2
 4h 2 . (Mar-11),Ts-Mar-18
 a  b
7.*** Show that the product of the perpendicular distances from a point  ,   to the pair of straight
aα2 +2hαβ+bβ2
lines ax 2  2hxy  by 2  0 is 2 (May-07,08,11,Mar-04,07)
 a-b  +4h 2
8.*** If the equation ax 2  2hxy  by 2  0 represents a pair of distinct (i.e., intersecting) lines, then the
combined equation of the pair of bisectors of the angles between these lines is
h  x 2  y 2    a  b  xy (May-09,Mar-09,18)

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9.*** Show that the area of the triangle formed by the lines ax 2  2hxy  by 2  0 and lx  my  n  0
n 2 h 2  ab
is sq.units. (TS MAR-17,19) (May-10,Mar-13,17)
| am 2  2hlm  bl 2 |
10.*** If the equation S  ax 2  2hxy  by 2  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 represents a pair of parallel straight
lines, then show that  i  h 2  ab  ii  af 2  bg 2 and (iii) the distance between the parallel lines is

g 2  ac f 2  bc
2 2
a  a  b ba  b . (Mar-06,10,12,15,19)

11.*** If the second degree equation S  ax 2  2hxy  by 2  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 in two variables x and

y represents a pair of straight lines, then
i) abc  2 fgh  af 2  bg 2  ch 2  0 and ii) h 2  ab, g 2  ac and f 2  bc (Mar-12,14,16)
12.*** Find the centroid and area of the triangle formed by the lines 12 x 2  20 xy  7 y 2  0 and
2x – 3y + 4 = 0. (Mar-05)
13.*** Find the angle between the straight lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curve
7 x 2  4 xy  8 y 2  2 x  4 y  8  0 with the straight line 3 x  y  2 (Mar-18)
2
14.** Show that the straight lines represented by  x  2a   3 y 2  0 and x  a form an equilateral
triangle.
15.** Show that the pairs of straight lines 6 x 2  5 xy  6 y 2  0 and 6 x 2  5 xy  6 y 2  x  5 y  1  0
forms a square.
16**. If the equation  x 2  10 xy  12 y 2  5 x  16 y  3  0 represents a pair of straight lines then find
 (May-09)

17.** Show that the product of the perpendicular distances from the origin to the pair of straight lines
c
2 2
represented by ax  2hxy  by  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 is 2
a  b  4h 2
18.** Show that the equation 2 x 2  13xy  7 y 2  x  23 y  6  0 represents a pair of straight lines.
Also find the angle between them and the coordinates of the point of intersection of the lines.
(Mar-04)
2 2
19.* Show that the straight lines represented by 3 x  48 xy  23 y  0 and 3 x  2 y  13  0 form
13
an equilateral triangle of area 3
sq.units.
2 2
20.* Show that the lines represented by  lx  my   3  mx  ly   0 and lx  my  n  0 forms an
n2
equilateral triangle with area 3  l 2  m 2  square units. (Ts-Mar-15)

21.* If  ,   is the centroid of the triangle formed by the lines ax 2  2hxy  by 2  0 and lx  my  1,
  2
prove that bl  hm  am  hl  3  bl 2  2hlm  am 2  .

22.* Find the value of k, if the equation 2 x 2  kxy  6 y 2  3 x  y  1  0 represents a pair of straight
lines. Find the point of intersection of the lines and the angle between the straight lines for this
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23*. Find the centroid and the area of the triangle formed by the following lines
i) 2 y 2  xy  6 x 2  0; x  y  4  0
ii) 3 x 2  4 xy  y 2  0; 2 x  y  6
3D – GEOMETRY
VERY SHORTANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Find the centroid of the triangle whose vertices are (5,4,6),(1,-1,3) and (4,3,2). (Mar-04)

2. Find the coordinates of the vertex ‘C’ of ABC if its centroid is the origin and the vertices A, B
are (1, 1,1) and (-2,4,1) respectively. (Mar-16),Ts-Mar-15
3. Find the centroid of the tetrahedron whose vertices are  2,3, 4  ,  3, 3, 2  ,  1, 4, 2  ,  3,5,1

4. If (3, 2, -1), (4, 1, 1) and (6, 2, 5) are three vertices and (4, 2, 2) is the centroid of a tetrahedron,
find the fourth vertex. (Mar-09,14,15,17)
5. Show that the points A  3, 2, 4  , B 1,1,1 , C  1, 4, 2  are collinear..
6. Show that the points A(1, 2, 3), B(7, 0, 1), C (–2, 3, 4) are collinear (Mar–13)

7. Find the fourth vertex of the parallelogram whose consecutive vertices are (2,4,-1), (3,6,-1) and
(4,5,1). (TS MAR-17) (Jun-03, Mar-11)

8. Find the ratio in which YZ – plane divides the line joining A (2, 4, 5) and B(3, 5, -4). Also find the
point of intersection. (May-10)

9. Find x, if the distance between (5, -1,7) and (x, 5, 1) is 9 units. (May-2011,MAR-19)
10. Show that the points (1,2,3) , (2,3,1) and (3,1,2) form an equilateral triangle. (Mar-18)
11. If H, G, S and I respectively denotes orthocentre, centroid, circumcentre and in-centre of a
triangle formed by the points (1, 2, 3) (2,3,1) and (3,1,2) then find H,G,S,I
12. Show that the points A(-4,9,6), B(-1,6,6) and C(0,7,10) form a rightangled isosceles triangle.
13. If the point (1,2,3) is changes to the point (2,3,1) through translation of axes. find the new origin
14. Find the ratio in which the point P(5,4,-6) divides the line segment joining the points A(3,2,-4)
and B(9,8,-10) . Also,find the harmonic conjugate of P.
15. Find the ratio in which XZ plane divides the lines joining A  2,3, 4  and B 1, 2,3
(May-14),Ts-Mar-18,19
DIRECTION COSINES AND DIRECTION RATIOS
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS :
1.*** If a ray makes the angles      and  with four diagonals of a cube then find
cos 2   cos 2   cos 2   cos 2  . (Jun-05, May-08, Mar-05,08)
2.*** Find the angle between the lines whose direction cosines satisfy the equations
l + m + n = 0, l 2  m 2  n 2  0 (TS-MAR-19) (Jun-04, May-07,Mar-07,11,13,17,19)

3.*** Find the angle between the lines whose direction cosines are given by the equations
3l + m + 5n = 0 and 6mn – 2nl + 5lm = 0 (May-06,10, Mar-06,09,10),Ts-Mar-15
4.*** Show that direction cosines of two lines which are connected by the relations l  m  n  0 and
2mn  3nl  5lm  0 are perpendicular to each other.. (Mar-12,16)
5.** Find the angle between two diagonals of a cube. (Mar-15),Ts-Mar-18
6.** Find the direction cosines of two lines which are connected by the relations l+m+n=0 and mn-
2nl-2lm=0 (Ts-Mar-17)

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7.* Find the direction cosines of two lines which are connected by the relations l-5m+3n=0 and
7l 2  5m 2  3n 2  0 . (May-07,Mar-18),Ts-Mar-16

8.* The vertices of triangle are A(1,4,2),B(-2,1,2).C(2,3-4)).Find A, B, C . (Mar-14)

THE PLANE
VERY SHORTANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Find the angle between the planes x + 2y + 2z – 5 = 0 and 3x + 3y + 2z – 8 = 0.
(Mar-09, TS-Mar-15,17)
2. Find the angle between the planes 2x - y +z = 6 and x + y + 2z = 7. (Mar-11,15,17)

3. Find the equation of the plane whose intercepts on X, Y, Z - axes are 1, 2,4 respectively.
(Mar-10)

4. Transform the equation 4x - 4y + 2z + 5=0 into intercept form. (Mar-12)

5. Find the intercepts of the plane 4x + 3y – 2z + 2 = 0 on the coordinate axes.

(Mar-18,19),Ts-Mar-18
6. Find the direction cosines of the normal to the plane x+2y+2z-4=0. (Mar-13)

7. Reduce the equation x + 2y – 3z – 6 = 0 of the plane in to the normal form.(TS-Mar-19)(Mar-14,16)

8. Find the equation of the plane passing through the point (1,1,1) and parallel to the plane
x + 2y + 3z – 7 =0. (May-09,10,11)
9. Find the equation of the plane passing through the point (-2,1,3) and having (3,-5,4)as direction
ratios of its normal. (Mar-11)

10. Find the equation to the plane parallel to the ZX-plane and passing through (0, 4,4).

11. Find the midpoint of the line joining the points (1,2,3) and (-2, 4, 2) (May-12)

12. Find the equation of the plane passing through the points (2,0,1) and (3,-3,4) and perpendicular
to x-2y+z=6 (May-09,10,11)

13. Find the equation of the plane passing through (2,3,4) and perpendicular to X-axis.

LIMITS
VERY SHORTANSWER QUESTIONS
 1  x 1 
1. lim
Find x 0   . (May-10,Mar-04,07,14)
 x 
lim  3x  1 
2. Find x  0  . (Mar-05)
 1  x 1 
lim  e x  1 
3. Compute x  0  . (Mar-09),Ts-Mar-15
 1  x 1 
lim a x  1
4. Compute (a  0, b  0, b  1) TS-MAR-19 (Jun-02,Mar-02,08,13,15)
x  0 bx 1
lim sin  a  bx   sin  a  bx 
5. Find (May-09,Mar-05,12)
x0 x

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lim  cos ax  cos bx 
6. Find . (Mar-04,07)
x  0  x2 
lim
7. Find
x

x2  x  x .  (Mar-08,09,10,11)

cos x
lim
8. Find x
   (Jun-05, Mar-08),Ts-Mar-18
2 x 
 2
1  cos 2mx
9. Compute xLt  m, n  Z  (Mar-10)
0 sin 2 nx
lim 11x 3  3 x  4
10. Find (May-07,Mar-14,18)
x   13x 3  5 x 2  7
sin  x  1
11. Evaluate Lt (May-06)
x 1 x 2  1

lim 3 1  x  3 1  x
12. Compute . (May-06)
x0 x
lim sin  x  a  tan 2  x  a 
13. Find x  a 2 . (Mar-06,11)
 x2  a 2 
 x sin a  a sin x 
14. Compute xLt
a   (Mar-16,19-LAQ)
 xa 
lim x  2
15. Show that  1 . (Jun-04)
x  2 x  2
lim  2 x 
16. show that x  0  x  x  1  3 . (May-08, Mar-15)
 
lim
8 x  3x
17. Find x   3 x  2 x . (Ts mar2017) (May-09,10, Mar-12)

lim
2x
 7 x  4
2

18. Compute x2 2 x  1

  x 2 .   (May-07)

e 3 x  e 3
19. Compute Lt (Mar-19)
x 0 x
log e 1  5 x 
20. Compute Lt (TS-Mar-19)
x 0 x
e3 x  1
21. Compute Lt (Mar-18)
x 0 x
lim lim
22. Compute
x2
  x  x  and
x2
 x   x  .
lim  2x  3 
23. Find x    2

 x 1 

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 x2 
24. Compute lim 
x 2 x 3  8

 
 1 4 
25. Compute xlim  2 .
2  x  2 x  4 


26. Compute xlim

 x 1  x . 
1  cos mx
27. Compute lim ,n  0 .
x 01  cos nx
x 3
Lim 0
28. Show that x3 x 2  9

tan  x  a 
29. Compute Lim (TS-Mar-15)
x a x 2  a2
x 2  sin x
30. Compute Lim
x  x2  2
x
31. Show that Lim does not exist.
x0 x

sin ax
32. Compute Lim
x  0 x cos x

sin ax
33. Compute Lim , b  0, a  b (Ts-Mar-18)
x  0 sin bx

log e x
34. Evaluate Lim
x 0 x  1

e x  sin x  1
35. Compute Lt (Mar-13)
x 0 x
x  e x  1
36. Compute Lt (May-14)
x 0 1  cos x
x2  5 x  2
37. Compute Lt (May-14,Mar-17)
x  2 x 2  5 x  1

1
38. Evaluate lim x 2 sin (TS-Mar-17)
x 0 x
lim e7 x  1
39. compute x 0 (Mar-17)
x
 x 2  8 x  15 
40. Lt
compute x 3  x 2  9  (Mar-16)
 
sin   cos 2 x 
41. Compute lim
x 0 x2

 x2  3x  2 
Lt
42.compute x  3  x 2  6 x  9  (Mar-19)
 

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CONTINUITY
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
cos ax  cos bx
 2
if x  0
x
1.*** Show that f  x   where a and b are real constants,
 1  b2  a2  if x  0
 2
is continuous at x = 0. (May-06, Mar-09),(Ts-Mar-17)
 sin 2 x
 , if x  0
2.*** Is ‘f’ defined by f  x    x continuous at x = 0 ? (May-10, Mar-06,09)
1 , if x  0
 x 2  9  /  x 2  2 x  3 if 0  x  5 and x  3
3.*** Check the continuity of ‘f’ given by   
f x 
1.5 , if x  3
at the point x = 3. (Mar-11,13,14,15)
4.*** Check the continuity of the following function at 2.
1 2
 2  x  4  if 0  x  2

f  x   0 if x  2
2  8 x 3 if x  2 (TS-MAR-19) (Mar-17)


k 2 x  k if x 1
5.** If ‘f’given by   
f x  , is a continuous function on R, then find the values of k.
 2 if x  1
(Ts-Mar-15)
6.* Find real constants a, b so that the funciton f given by (Mar-18),Ts-Mar-18
sin x if x  0
 2
 x  a if 0  x  1
f  x  
bx  3 if 1  x  3 is continuous on R.
3 if x  3

 x 2 if x  1
7.* Is the function f , defined by f  x    continuous on R?
 x if x  1
x x
8.* Show that f , given by f  x    x  0  is continuous on R  0
x
DIFFERENTIATION
LONGANSWER QUESTIONS
2 2 dy 1  y2
1.*** If 1  x  1  y  a ( x  y ) then show that  . (Mar,08,11),Ts-Mar-17
dx 1  x2
 1  x2  1  x2 
2.***
1
If y  Tan   for 0  x  1, find dy
2 2
 1  x  1  x  dx
(Mar-04,09,10,12,16),Ts-Mar-18
cos x dy
3.*** If y  x tan x   sin x  , find . (May -06, Mar-07,11,14,18)
dx
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log x
4.*** Find the derivative of  sin x   xsin x with respective x. (Mar-13,17, Ts-Mar-15)
dy  yx y 1  y x log y 
5.*** y x b
If x  y  a then show that dx    x y log x  xy x 1  . (Mar-11,Ts-Mar-16)
 
dy
6.***
2 2 2 2
2
If y  x a  x  a log x  a  x then prove that dx
 2 a2  x2
(Mar-08,09,15,19)
1/ 2  a cos x  b 
If a  0, b  0 and 0  x   and f  x    a  b  cos 1 
2 2
7.*** 
 a  b cos x 
1
then f '  x    a  b cos x  (May-09)

3at 3at 2 dy
8.** If x  3
, y  3 . Find (Board paper)
1 t 1 t dx

1 x x
9**. If f  x   S in and g  x   Tan 1 then show that
  x
f ' ( x )  g '( x) (   x   ) . (Mar-06)
3 3
1  2 x  1  3 x  x  1  4 x  4 x  dy 1
10.** If y  Tan  2 
 Tan  2 
 Tan  2 4  then show that  .
 1 x   1  3x   1  6x  x  dx 1  x 2
(May-07)
1  2 x   2x 
11.** Find the derivative of f ( x )  Tan  2  w.r .to
g ( x )  Sin1  2  (Mar-04)
 1 x  1 x 
dy y  x log y  y 
12.** If x y  y x then show that dx  x y log x  x .
 
dy y 1  log x log y 
13.** If x log y  log x then show that  (TS-Mar-19)
dx x log 2x

d2y h2  ab
2 2
14.** If ax  2hxy  by  1 then prove that dx 2  3
 hx  by 
2 3

dy y
1  2 x  3 1  3x  4
15.* Find of the function 5 6 (May-10)
dx 1  6 x  6 1  7 x  7
1  b  a sin x 
16.* Find derivative of the sin    a  0, b  0 
 a  b sin x 
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
17.*** Find the derivative of the following functions from the first principles w.r.to x.
i) cos 2 x (TS-MAR-19) (May-08,Jun-04) ii) tan 2x (May-11,Mar-05)
iii) x  1 (May-12,Jun-05) iv) sec 3x (Mar-08,12,16)
v) cos  ax  (Mar-09,11,13) vi) sin 2x (May-10,Mar-18)

vii) x sin x (May-09,Mar-10,15),Ts-Mar-18 viii) logx

ix) ax 2  bx  c x) a x xi) x3 (TS-Mar-15)
xii) cot x (Mar-17,19)

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dy log x
18.*** If x  ey x y 
, then show that dx 1  log x 2 . (Mar-07,08)

dy sin 2 (a  y )
19.*** If sin y  x sin(a  y), then show that  (a is not a multiple of  ) (Mar-11)
1)
dx sin a
1
 1 x2 1
20.*** If f  x  Tan   , g  x  Tan1x then differentiate f  x  w.r.to g  x  (May-09)
 x 
 
dy y2 y2
y
21.*** If y  x then show that   . (Mar-04)
dx x(1  log y ) x(1  y log x )
dy
22.*** Find for the functions, x  a (cos t  t sin t ), y  a (sin t  t cos t ) .(May-08,Ts-Mar-16)
dx
dy y
23*** If x 2/3  y 2/3  a 2/3 then  3
dx x
24.** If y  a cos x   b  2 x  sin x , then show that y " y  4 cos x (May-07)
dy
25.** If x  3cos t  2 cos 3 t , y  3sin t  2 sin 3 t , , then find . (Mar-10)
dx
d2y
26.** If x  a (t  sin t ), y  a(1  cos t ) then find 2 .
dx
 3a 2 x  x 3 
1
27.** Find derivative of tan  
 a  a  3x  
2 2

 2 x 1 
1 dy
28.** If y  sin 1  4 x  then find
  dx
dy
29.** If y x  x sin y then find
dx
30.** If y  log(4 x 2  9) then find y11

   t   dy
31.* If x  a cos t  log  tan  2   , y  a sin t then find
     dx

dy  1 t2  2bt
32.* Find of the functions x  a  1  t 2  , y  1  t 2
dx  
1` 1 x dy
33.* If y  Tan | x | 1 , then find .
1 x dx
1  x2
34.* If f  x  
1  x2
 x  1 then find f '  x 
2
35.* If ay 4  ( x  b)5 then ST 5 yy11   y1  (Ts MAR-17)
36.* Show that f ( x) | x | is differentiable at any x  0 and is not differentiable at 0.

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3  x x  0
37.* Check the differentiability of function f  x    at 0
3  x x  0
VERY SHORTANSWER QUESTIONS
n 1 n
38. If y  ax  bx then P.T x 2 y ''  n(n  1) y . (May-10,Mar-06)
dy
39. If y  sec  
tan x , then find
dx
(May-07)
2
40. Find the derivative of the function f  x   a x .e x (May-08)
3 3 x
41. If f ( x )  7 x 1
( x  0), then find f ( x ) . (Ts mar2017) (May-05)
dy e y
42. If x  tan  e y  , then show that  . (Ts mar2017) (Mar-05)
dx 1  x 2
43. If f ( x)  log(sec x  tan x), then find f 1 ( x ) . (May-11,Mar-14)
2 dy
44. If y   Cot 1 x3  , then find . (May-09),Ts-Mar-18
dx
dy
45. 
If y  log sin  e  then find
1 x
 dx
. (Mar-10)

46. If f  x   x 2 2 x log x  x  0  , then find f '  x  . (May-10)

dy
47. If y  cos log  cot x   then find . (Mar-09)
dx
dy
48. If y  log  cosh 2 x  then find (Mar-12)
dx
dy
49. Find if (Mar–13)
dx
ax  b
50. Find the derivative of f  x   (May-12)
cx  d
1  1  dy
51. If y = sec  2  find (Mar–13,17)
 2x 1  dx
1  2 x  dy
52. If y  sin  2  then find (Mar-12, Ts-Mar-15)
1 x  dx
dy
53. If x  a cos 3 t , y  a sin 3 t , then find (May-11,12)
dx
dy
54. If y  log  sin  log x   , find .
dx
dy
55. If y  x x then find (Mar-11)
dx
dy
56. If x 3  y 3  3axy  0, find . (Apr-00)
dx
57. Find the derivative of the following functions w.r.to x.
1  cos x
i) Cos 1  4 x3  3x  (Mar-14)
1
ii) Tan (Jun-02)
1  cos x
58. Differentiate f  x  with respect to g  x  if f  x   e x , g  x   x (Mar-03)
59. Find the derivative of the following functions w.r.to x.
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 1  x2 1 
1 1  1  x 
i) Tan   (Jun-03) ii) tan   (May-12)
 x   1 x 
 
60. If f  x   x e x sin x, then find f 1  x 
61. If y  aenx  be  nx then prove that y "  n 2 y . (Mar-15)
dy
62. If y  sin  log x  , then find (Mar-18)
dx
63. If f ( x)  1  x  x 2  .....  x100 then find f 1 (1) . (TS-Mar-19)
dy ay
then prove that dx 
1
64. If y  e a sin x
1  x2
log(tanx)
65. Find the derivative of 20
66. Find the derivative of f ( x )  e x ( x 2  1) w.r.t x
ax
67. If f ( x )  then find f '  x  (Ts-Mar-18)
ax
100 dy
68. If y   x3  6 x 2  12 x  13 then find
dx
69. If f ( x)  log 7 (log x) then find f '  x 
1 dy
70. If y  2 then find
ax  bx  c dx
dy
71. If y  cos ec 1 (e 2 x 1 ) , find
dx
1  cos 2 x dy
72. If y  then find
1  cos 2 x dx
1  3 x 
73. If f ( x )  sinh   then find f '  x 
 4 
dy
74. If y  sin 1  3 x  4 x 3  then find
dx
cos x dy
75. If y  then find
sin x  cos x dx
dy
76. If x=at2, y= 2at find
dx
dy
77. If y  2 x  3  7  3 x then find (TS-Mar-15)
dx
1  2 x  dy
2 
78. If y  Tan  x  1 then find (Mar-15)
 1 x  dx
2x  3 dy
79. If y  then find (Mar--19) (May-15)
4x  5 dx

80. Find the derivative of the function f  x    x 2  3  4 x 3  1 (May-15)

dy
81. If y  sin 1  cos x  then find (TS-May-16)
dx

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82. Find the derivative of the function tan 1  log x  (Mar-19) (TS-May-15)
83. Find the derivative of 5sin x  e x log x (Mar-17)
dy
84. If 2 x 2  3xy  y 2  x  2 y  8  0 find
dx
85. If y  x 4  tan x then find y (Mar-18)
86. If f ( x )  log(tan e x ) then find f 1 ( x ) (TS-Mar-19)
ERRORS AND APPROXIMATIONS
VERY SHORTANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Find y and dy if y  x 2  3x  6 . When x = 10, x  0.01 .
(Mar-05,11,14),Ts-Mar-15
2. Find y and dy if y  x 2  x , at x = 10, x  0.1 (Mar-15,17),Ts-Mar-17
-17
1
3. Find y and dy if y  when x = 8, x  0.02
x2
4. Find y and dy for y  e x  x , when x = 5, x  0.02
5. Find y and dy if y  cos x, x  600 and x  10 (TS-Mar-19)
6. Find the approximate value of 82 (May-09,Mar-13)

7. Find the approximate value of cos  60 051  (  10=0.0174 radians)

8. Find the approximate value of 3
65 .
9. Find the approximate value of 3 7.8
10. (i) If the increase in the side of a square is 4% . Then find the approximate percentage of
increase in the area of square. (Mar-18)
(ii) If the increase in the side of a square is 2% . Then find the approximate
percentage of increase in the area of square. (Ts-Mar-18)
11. If the radius of a sphere is increased from 7cm to 7.02cm then find the approximate increase in
the volume of the sphere
12. if y  f  x   kx n show that the approximate relative error in y is n times the relative error in x
where n and k are constants
13. The diameter of sphere is measured to be 40cm. If an error of 0.02cm is made in it. Then Find
approximate errors in volume and surface area of the sphere.
14. The time t, of a complete oscillation of a simple pendulum of length ‘l’ is given by the equation
l
t  2 where ‘g’ is gravational constant. Find approximate percentage error in ‘t’ when the
g
perecentage of error in ‘l’ is 1%.
15. Find y and dy if y  5x2  6x  6 . When x = 2, x  0.001 (Mar-16)
16. Find relative error and percentage error of the vriable y (Mar-19)
17.Find the approximate value of 3 (Mar-19-SAQ)
999

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TANGENTS AND NORMALS
LONGANSWER QUESTIONS
1.*** If the tangent at any point P on the curve x m y n  a m n  mn  0  meets the coordinate axes in A
and B then show that AP : BP is a constant. (May-06,08,Mar-10)

2 2 2
2.*** If the tangent at any point on the curve x 3  y 3  a 3 intersects the coordinate axes in A and B,
then show that the length AB is a constant.
(May-10, Mar-06,07,08,13,14),Ts-Mar-15,19
3.*** Show that curves y 2  4  x  1 and y 2  36  9  x  intersect orthogonally..(Mar-06,09,11)

4.*** Find the angle between the curves y 2  4 x and x 2  y 2  5 (May-07,Mar-12,16)

5.*** Find the angle between the curves 2 y 2  9 x  0,3 x 2  4 y  0 (in the 4th quadrant).(May-09)

6.*** At any point ‘t’ on the curve x = a (t + sin t), y = a (1 – cos t), find the lengths of tangent, normal,
subtangent and subnormal. (Board paper)

7.*** At a point  x1 , y1  on the curve x 3  y 3  3axy show that the tangent is

x2
1  ay1  x   y12  ax1  y  ax1 y1 (Ts-Mar-17)

8.*** Find the value of K so that the length of the sub-normalat any point on the curve xy k  a k 1 is a constant.

9.*** (i) Define the angle between two curves

(ii) Find the angle between the curves xy  2 and x 2  4 y  0 (May-11,Mar-17)
n n
 x  y
10.*** Show that the equatin of the tangent to the curve       2 ( a  0, b  0) at the point
a  b
x y
(a,b) is   2 (Ts-Mar-18)
a b

11.** Find the angle between the curves y 2  8 x, 4 x 2  y 2  32 (May-12,Mar-18)

1 1
12.** Show that the curves 6 x 2  5 x  2 y  0 and 4 x 2  8 y 2  3 touch each other at  , 
 2 2
(Mar-10,15)
13.** Show that the equation of tangent at the point  x1 , y1  on the curve x  y  a is
 1  1 1
xx1 2  yy1 2  a 2 (Jun-04)
14.** Find the lengths of sub tangent,sub normal at a point t on the curve
x  a  cos t  t sin t  , y  a  sin t  t cos t  (Ts mar2017)
15.** Find the angle between the curves x 2 y  4, y   x 2  4   8 .
16.** Show that the condition for the orthogonality of the curves ax 2  by 2  1 and a1 x 2  b1 y 2  1
1 1 1 1
is a  b  a  b . (Mar-19) (Ts-Mar-16)
1 1

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3
17.* If the slope of the tangent to the curve y  x log x at a point on it is , then find the equations of
2
tangent and normal at that point.

3
18.* Show that the square of the length of subtangent at any point on the curve by 2   x  a   b  0 
varies with the length of the subnormal at that point.
19.* Find the equations of the tangents to the curve y  3 x 2  x 3 , where it meets the X-axis.

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

20.*** Show that the length of the subnormal at any point on the curve y 2  4ax is a constant.
(May 09,Mar-05,11)
21.*** Show that the length of the subtangent at any point on the curve y  a x  a  0  is a constant.
(Mar-12)
x
a  ax a

22.*** Find the lengths of normal and sub normal at a point on the curve y   e  e  (Mar13)
2 
23.*** Find the equations of the tangent and normal to the curve y  x 2  4 x  2 at (4, 2) (Mar-09)
24.*** Show that at any point (x, y) on the curve y  be x / a , the length of the sub-tangent is a constant
y2
and the length of the sub normal is (Mar-10),Ts-Mar-18
a
25.*** Find the equations of tangent and normal to the curve xy = 10 at (2, 5) . (Mar-11,17)
26.*** Find the equations of the tangent and normal to the curve y  5 x 4 at the point (1, 5). (May-10)
27.*** Show that the tangent at any point  on the curve x  C sec  , y  C tan  is y sin   x  C cos 
(TS-Mar-19)
2 2
28.*** Find the angle between the curves x  y  2  0, x  y  10 y  0 (Mar-14)
29.** Find the equations of tangent and normal to the curve y  x3  4 x 2 at (-1, 3).
30.** Find the equations of tangent and normal to the curve y 4  ax3 at (a,a)
3 3 
31.* Find the slope of the normal to the curve x  a cos  , y  a sin  at   .
4
32.* Find the slope of the tangent to the curve y  x3  3x  2 at the point whose x-coordinate is 3.
33.* Find the points at which the tangent to the curve y  x3  3x2  9x  7 is parallel to the x-axis.
34.* Show that the length of the subnormal at any point on the curve xy  a 2 varies as the cube of the
ordinate of the point.
35.* Find the value of ‘K’ so that the length of the sub-normal of any point on the curve
y  a1 k x k is a constant (May-16)

 x
36.* Find the lengths of the subtangent and subnormal at a point on the curve y  b sin   (Mar-16)
a
37.* Find the equations of tangent and normal to the curve y  2e  x /3 at the point where the
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RATE MEASURE
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1***. A particle is moving in a straight line so that after t seconds its distance is s (in cms) from a fixed
point on the line is given by s  f  t   8t  t 3 . Find
(i) the velocity at time t = 2sec (ii) the initial velocity (iii) acceleration at t = 2sec.
(Mar-15,17)
2***. The distance - time formula for the motion of a particle along a straight line S  t 3  9t 2  24t  18
then find when and where the velocity is zero. (Mar-12,19)
3.*** A point P is moving on the curve y  2 x 2 . The x co-ordinate of P is increasing at the rate of 4
units per second. Find the rate at which the y co-ordinate is increasing when the point is at (2, 8).
(May-08, Ts-Mar-16)
4***. A container in the shape of an inverted cone has height 12cm and radius 6cm at the top. If it is
filled with water at the rate of 12cm3/sec., what is the rate of change in the height of water level
when the tank is filled 8cm?
5***. The volume of a cube is increasing at a rate of 9 cubic centimeters per second. How fast is
the surface area increasing when the length of the edge is 10 centimetres?
(Mar-13,16)(Ts-Mar-17)
6*** The volume of a cube is increasing at the rate of 8cm / sec . How fast is the surface area
3

increasing when the length of an edge is 12 cm. (Mar-14,15)

7***. A stone is dropped into a quiet lake and ripples move in circles at the speed of 5cm/sec. At the
instant when the radius of circular ripple is 8cm., how fast is the enclosed area increases?
8***. A balloon, which always remains spherical on inflation, is being inflated by pumping in 900cubic
centimeters of gas per second. Find the rate at which the radius of balloon increases when the
radius is 15cm.
9**. Suppose we have a rectangular acuarium with dimensions of length 8m, width 4m and height 3m.
Suppose we are filling the tank with water at the rate of 0.4m3/sec. How fast is the height of
water changing when the water level is 2.5m?
10**. The total cost C(x) in rupees associated with productions of x units of an item is given by
C  x   0.005 x 3  0.02 x 2  30 x  500 . Find the marginal cost when 3 units are produced.
11*. Find the average rate of change of s = f(t) = 2t2 + 3 between t = 2 and t = 4.
12*. The radius of a circle is increasing at the rate of 0.7cm/sec. What is the rate of increase of its
circumference.
1
13*. The radius of an air bubble is increasing at the rate of cm/sec. At what rate is the volume of the
2
bubble increasing when the radius is 1 cm?
14*. A particle is moving along a line according to s  f  t   4t 3  3t 2  5t  1 where s is measured
in meters and t is measured in seconds. Find the velocity and acceleration at time t. At what time
the acceleration is zero. Mar-18,(Ts-Mar-15,18)
15.* A container in the shape of an inverted cone has height 4m and 8 radius 6m at the top. If it is filled
with water at the rate of 2m3/min., how fast is the hegihtof the water changing when the level is 4m
TS-Mar-19
ROLLE’S AND LAGRANGE’S THEOREMS
VERY SHORTANSWER QUESTIONS
1. State Rolle’s theorem
2. State Lagrange’s theorem
3. Let f  x    x  1 x  2  x  3 . Prove that there is more than one ‘c’ in 1,3 such that
f 'c  0 (Mar-13)

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4. Find the value of ‘c’ in Rolle’s theorem for the function y  f  x   x 2  4 on [-3, 3].
(Mar-17),Ts-Mar-15,19
5. Find the value of ‘c’ from Rolle’s theorem for the function f  x   x 2  1 on  1,1 (Mar-14)
6. It is given that Rolle’s theorem holds for the function f  x   x 3  bx 2  ax on [1, 3] with .
1
c  2 . Find the values of a and b.
3
7. Verify Rolle’s theorem for the function f  x   sin x  sin 2 x on 0,  
8. Verify the Rolle’s theorem for the function  x 2  1  x  2  on [-1, 2]. Find the point in the
interval where the derivate vanishes.
9. Verify Rolle’s theroem for the function f  x   x  x  3 e  x /2 on  3, 0 (Mar-18)
10. Show that there is no real number ‘k’ for which the equation x 2  3x  k  0 has two distinct
roots in [0, 1]
f b   f  c 
11. Find ‘c’, so that f '  c   in the following cases:
ba
2 11 13
(i) f  x   x  3x  1; a  ,b  (ii) f  x   e x ; a  0, b  1
7 7
12. Verify the conditions of the Lagrange’s mean value theorem for the following functions. In each
case find a point ‘c’ in the interval as stated by the theorem.
(i) x 2  1 on [2,3] (Mar-16),Ts-Mar-18 (ii) sin x  sin 2 x on 0,  
(iii) log x on [1,2]
13. Find a point on the graph of the curve y = x3 where the tangent is parallel to chord joining the
points (1, 1) and (3, 27).
14 Verify Rolle’s theorem for the function f  x   log  x 2  2   log 3 on  1,1 (Mar-15)
15. Verify Rolle’s theorem for the function f  x   x 2  5 x  6 on  3,8 (Ts-Mar-17)
INCREASING & DECREASING FUNCTIONS
SHORT ANSWER QUESTION
2
1.*Determine the intervals in which f  x    x  1  18 xx  R \ 0 is strictly increasing and
decreasing. (Ts-Mar-15)
VERY SHORTANSWER QUESTION
2. Define strictly increasing and strictly decreasing function on an interval (May-14)

3. Determine the intervals in which the function  25  4x  is strictly increasing and

2

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MAXIMA AND MINIMA

LONGANSWER QUESTIONS
1.*** If the curved surface of right circular cylinder inscribed in a sphere of radius ‘r’ is maximum, show
the height of the cylinder is 2r . (May-10,Jun-04,Mar-04,08),Ts-Mar-16
2.*** From a rectangular sheet of dimensions 30cm  80cm. four equal squares of side x cm. are
removed at the corners, and the sides are then turned up so as to form an open rectangular box.
Find the value of x, so that the volume of the box is the greatest. (Mar-09,14,16),Ts-Mar-18
3.*** A window is in the shape of a rectangle surmounted by a semicircle. If the perimeter of the
window is 20ft., find the maximum area.(Ts mar2017) (May-09),Ts-Mar-15
4.*** A wire of length ‘l’ is cut into two parts which are bent respectively in the form of a square and a
circle. What are the lengths of the pieces of the wire respectively so that the sum of the areas is
the least. (Mar-11,17)
5.*** Find two positive integers whose sum is 16 and the sum of whose square is minimum. (Mar-18)
6**. Find two positive numbers whose sum is 15 so that the sum of their squares is minimum.
7**. A manufacturer can sell x items at a price of rupees (5 - x/100) each. The cost price of x items
is Rs. (x/5 + 500). Find the number of items that the manufacturer should sell to earn maximum
profits.
8**. Prove that the radius of the right circular cylinder of greatest curved surface area which can be
inscribed in a given cone is half of that of the cone.
9*. Find the absolute maximum and absolute minimum of f  x   8 x 3  81x 2  42 x  8 on [-8, 2].
10.* Find the absolute maximum value and the absolute minimum value of the function
f  x   x  sin 2 x in 0,   (May-07)
11.* Find the maximum area of the rectangle that can be formed with fixed perimeter 20.(TS-Mar-2019)
12*. Find two positive integers x and y such that x  y  60 and xy 3 is maximum
(May-14, Mar-15)
13.* The profit function f  x  of a company selling x items per day is given by
p  x   x 150  x   1600 .Find the number of items that the company should sell to get maximum
profit. Also find the maximu, profit. (Ts-Mar-16)
14.* Find t he point s o f local extrema and lo cal ext rema fo r the function

f ( x )  cos 4 x defined on (0, ) (Mar-19)
2
VSAQS
1 . Find the absolute extremum of f ( x)  x 2 defined on [2, 2] (Mar-19)

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
INCREASING AND DECREASING FUNCTIONS
1. Find the intervals on which f ( x)  x 2  3 x  8 is increasing or decreasing ?
2. Find the intervals on which the function f ( x)  x 3  5 x 2  8 x  1 is a strictly increasing function.
3. Find the intervals on which f ( x)  x x ( x  0) is increasing and decreasing.
4. Find the intervals on which f ( x)  xe x is strictly increasing (or) strictly decreasing.

x3 3 x 2 11x
5. At what points the slopes of the tangents to the curve y     12 increase ?
6 2 2

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NARAYANA JUNIOR COLLEGE

EXCELLENCIA JUNIOR
ANDHRA PRADESH COLLEGE
& TELANGANA
JUNIOR IPE IMPORTANT QUESTION BANK 2019–20

JUNIOR - PHYSICS
QUESTION BANK ANALYSIS
LAQ SAQ
S.NO NAME OF THE CHAPTER VSAQ TOTAL
*** ** * *** ** *
1 Physical World - - - - - - 4 4
2 Units and Measurements - - - - - - 12 12
3 Motion in Straight line - - - 4 2 6 4 16

4 Motion in a Plane - - - 6 3 4 10 23
5 Laws of Motion 1 - - 3 2 2 13 21
6 Work Energy and Power 3 - - 2 3 1 8 17

Systems of Particles and

7 - 1 - 5 2 4 7 19
Rotational Motion
8 Oscillations 3 - - - 1 2 9 15
9 Gravitation - 1 2 4 1 1 8 17
10 Mechanical Properties of Solids - 1 - 2 5 - 6 14

11 Mechanical Properties of Fluids - 1 - 5 1 4 14 25

12 Thermal Properties of Matter 1 1 - 4 2 1 26 35
13 Thermodynamics 2 - - 4 3 - 12 21
14 Kinetic Theory of gases - - 1 2 4 - 10 17

SUB TOTAL 10 5 3 41 29 25
143 256
TOTAL 18 95

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PHYSICAL WORLD
VSAQ
01. What are the fundamental forces in nature?

02. What is the discovery of C.V. Raman? (Mar-19,May-14,18,),Ts-Mar-17,18

03. What is the contribution of S. Chandra Sekhar to Physics? (Mar-13,15,17),Ts-Mar-15,19

04. Whcih of the following has symmetry
a) Acceleration due to gravity.
b) Law of gravitation

UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS

VSAQ
01. Distinguish between accuracy and precision. (Mar-13,15),Ts-Mar-15
02. What are the different types of errors that can occur in a measurement?
03. Distinguish between fundamental units and derived units. (May-14)
04. What is dimensional analysis?
05. Express unified atomic mass unit in kg. (TS-MAR-19)
06. How can systematic errors be minimised or eliminated? (Mar-14,17,18),Ts-Mar-17
07. The velocity of a body is given by v  At  Bt  C . If v and t are expressed in SI,
2

what are the units of A, B and C ? (May-07)

08. State the number of significant figures in the following:
(a) 6729 (b) 0.024 (c) 0.08240 (d) 6.032 (e) 4.7  108
09. The measured mass and volume of a body are 2.42g and 4.7cm3 respectively with possible
errors 0.01g and 0.1cm3 . Find the maximum error in density..
10. The error in measurement of radius of a sphere is 1%. What is the error in the measurement of
volume? (AP-Mar-19)
11. The percentage error in the mass and speed are 2% and 3% respectively. What is the maximum
error in kinetic energy calculated using these quantities?
12. What are the significant numbers? Write the number of significant digits in the measurement of
0.002308. (Ts-Mar-18)
MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE (SAQS)
1 2
01.*** Derive the equation x  v0 t  at using graphical method where the terms have usual
2
meaning (TS-MAR-19) (May-11)
02.*** Explain the terms the average velocity and instantaneous velocity. When are they equal?
(MAR-19)
03.*** A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 20ms 1 from the top of a multistorey
building. The height of the point from where the ball is thrown is 25.0m from the ground. (a)
How high will the ball rise? and (b) how long will it be before the ball hits the ground? Take .
g  10ms 2 ( actual value is 9.8ms 1 ). (Mar-15),Ts-Mar-15
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04.*** A man runs across the roof of a tall building and jumps horizontally on to the (lower) roof of an
adjacent building. If his speed is 9 m/s and the horizontal distance between the building is 10m
and the height difference between the roofs is 9m, will he be able to land on the next building
(Take g=10 m/s2) (Ts-Mar-18)
05.** A car travels the first third of a distance with a speed of 10kmph , the second third at
20kmph and the last third at 60kmph . What is its mean speed over the entire distance?
(Mar-18)
06.** A bullet moving with a speed of 150ms 1 strikes a tree and penetrates 3.5cm before stopping.
What is the magnitude of its retardation in the tree and the time taken for it to stop after
striking the tree?
07.* A particle moves in a straight line with uniform accleration. Its velocity at time t = 0 is V1 and at
V1  V2
time t = t is V2. The average velocity of the particle in this time interval is .
2
Is this correct? Substantiate your answer.
08.* A parachutist flying in an aeroplane jumps when it is at a height of 3 km above ground. He opens
his parachute when he is about 1 km above ground. Describe his motion. (Ts-Mar-17)
09.* Can the velocity of an object be in a direction other than the direction of acceleration of the
object ? If so, give an example
10.* A ball is dropped from the roof of a tall building and simultaneously another ball is thrown
horizontally with some velocity from the same roof. Which ball lands first? Explain your answer.
11.* A motorist drives north for 30 min at 85 km/h and then stops for 15 min. He continues travelling
north and covers 130 km in 2 hours. What is his total displacement and average velocity?
12.*. Aman walks an straigt road from his home to a market 2.5 km away with a speed
5km h 1 .Finding the market is closed, he instantly turns and walks back home with a speed of
7.5km h 1 .What is the a)magnitude of average velocity and b)average speed of the man over the
time interval 0 to 50 minutes ( MAR-19)
VSAQ
12. The states of motion and rest are relative. Explain.
13. How is average velocity different from instantaneous velocity? (Mar-13)
14. Give an example, where, the velocity of an object is zero but its acceleration is not zero.
(Mar-13)
15. A vehicle travels half the distance L with speed v1 and the other half with speed v2. What is the
average speed?
MOTION IN A PLANE
SAQ :
01.*** State parallelogram law of vectors. Derive an expression for the magnitude and direction of the
resultant vector. (May-05,06,09,10,Mar-05,09,10,14),TsMar-17
02.*** Show that the trajectory of an object thrown at certain angle with the horizontal is a parabola.
(May-14,15,Mar-09,17,18), Ts-Mar-15,18

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U 2 sin 2  U 2 sin 2
03.*** Show that the maximum height and range of a projectile are and respectively..
2g g
Where the terms have their regular meanings. (Mar-12)
04.*** Show that the maximum height reached by a projectile launched at an angle of 450 is one quarter
of its range. (Mar-14)
05.*** Define unit vector, null vector and position vector. (May-97,Sep-2000,Mar-08)
     
06.*** If a  b  a  b prove that the angle between a and b is 900. (Ts-Mar-18-VSAQ)

07.** Show that a boat must move at an angle 900 with respect to river water in order to cross the river
in minimum time?
08.** A bird holds a fruit in its beak and flies parallel to the ground. It lets go of the fruit at some height.
Describe the trajectory of the fruit as it falls to the ground as seen by
(a) the bird (b) a person in the ground.
09.** What is relative motion. Explain it?
10* If the trajectory of a body is parabolic in one reference frame, can it be parabolic in another
reference frame that moves at constant velocity with respect to the first reference frame? If the
trajectory can be other than parabolic, what else it can be?
11* A particle is projected from the ground with some initial velocity making an angle of 450 with
the horizontal. It reaches a height of 7.5m above the ground while it travels a horizontal distance
of 10m from the point of projection. Find the initial speed of projection. ( g  10m / s 2 )
12* A force 2i+j-k newton acts on a body which is initially at rest. At the end of 20 seconds the
velocity of the body is 4i+2j-2k ms-1 .What is the mass of the body?
13*.O is the point on the ground shosen as origin.Abody first suppers a displacement of 10 2m
North-East ,next 10m North and finnaly 10 2m North-West.How for is it from the origin?(TS-Mar-19)
VSAQ :
14. The vertical component of a vector is equal to its horizontal component. What is the angle made
by the vector with x-axis? (Mar-19)
15. Two forces of magnitudes 3 units and 5 units act at 600 with each other. What is the magnitude of
their resultant? (Mar-15,17)
16 When two right angled vectors of magnitude 7 units and 24 units combine, what is the
magnitude of their resultant? (May-14,Mar-18)
17. A  i  j . What is the angle between the vector and x-axis. (Mar-13,14),Ts-Mar-17

 
18. If P  2 i  4 j  1 4 k and Q  4 i  4 j  1 0 k find the magnitude of P  Q . (Ts-Mar-15)
19. What is the accelertion of a projectile at the top of its trajectory? (TS-Mar-19)
20. Can a vector of magnitude zero have a nonzero components?
21. A vector v makes an angle e with the horizontal. The vector is rotated through an angle e. Does
this rotation change the vector v.
22. Wind is blowing from the south at 5ms 1 . To a cyclist it appears to blowing from the east at
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23 A person walking at 4 m/s finds rain drops falling slantwise in to his face with a speed of 4 m/s
at an angle of 300 with the vertical. Show that the actual speed of the rain drops is 4 m/s.
LAWS OF MOTION (LAQ )
01.*** a) State Newton’s second law of motion. Hence derive the equation of motion F=ma from it
(Mar-17,19-SAQ),Ts-Mar-18-SAQ
b) A body is moving along a circular path such that its speed always remains constant. Should
there be a force acting on the body? (Mar-13)
SAQ
02.*** Mention the methods used to decrease friction. (May-08,11,Mar-09,14,18)
03.*** Why is pulling the lawn roller preferred to pushing it? (May-10,Mar-06,08,10)
04.*** Explain advantages and disadvantages of friction. (Mar-06,15),Ts-Mar-15,17
05.** Why are shock absorbers used in motor cycles and cars?
06.** Define the terms momentum and impulse. State and explain the law of conservation of linear
momentum. Give examples.
07.* State the laws of rolling friction.
08.* Explain the terms limiting friction, dynamic friction and rolling friction.
VSAQ
09. What is inertia? What gives the measure of inertia? (Mar-14,19),Ts-Mar-17
10.When a bullet is fired from a gun, the gun gives a kick in the backward direction. Explain.(Mar-15)
11. Why does a heavy rifle not recoil as strongly as a light rifle using the same cartridges?
12. If a bomb at rest explodes into two pieces, the pieces must travel in opposite directions. Explain.
(Ts-Mar-15)
13. Define force. What are the basic forces in nature?
14. Can the coefficient of friction be greater than one? (Ts-Mar-18)
15. Why does the car with a flattened tyre stop sooner than the one with inflated tyres? (May-11)
16. A horse has to pull harder during the start of the motion than later. Explain.(May-09,Mar-13,18)
17. What happens to the coefficient of friction, if the weight of the body is doubled?
(Ts-Mar-19) (May-14)
18. Calculate the time needed for a net force of 5N change the velocity of a 10 kg mass by 2 m/s.
19. A constant force acting on a body of mass 3.0 kg changes its speed from 2.0 ms 1 to 3.5
ms 1 in 25 s. The direction of motion of the body remains unchange. What is the magnitude
and direction on the force?
20. A batsman deflects a ball by an angle of 450 without changing its initial speed which is equal to
54 km/h.What is the impulse imparted to the ball?
21. A batsman hits back a ball straight in the direction of the bowler without changing its initial
speed of 12 ms 1 . If the mass of the ball is 0.15 kg. determine the impulse imparted to the
ball. (Assume linear motion of the ball) (Mar-17)

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WORK, ENERGY AND POWER

LAQ
01.*** a) State and prove law of conservation of energy in case of freely falling body.
(May-09,11,Mar-05,06,09,11,13,15,18),Ts-Mar-17,19
b) A machine gun fires 360 bullets per minute and each bullet travels with a velocity of
600 ms-1 . If the mass of each bullet is 5gm. Find the power of the machine gun. (Mar-14)

c).Calculate the power of the pump required to lift 600kg of water per minute from a well of 25m
deep.(TS-Mar-19)
02.*** Develop the notions of work and kinetic energy and show that it leads to work-energy theorem.
(Mar-14,17),Ts-Mar-15
03.*** What are collisions? Explain the possible types of collisions? Develop the theory of one dimensional
elastic collision, (May-14,Mar-05,06,19),Ts-Mar-18
the relative velocity of appraoch of two colliding bodies before collision is equal to the relative
velocity of separation after collision. A body freely falling from a certain height ‘h’ after striking a
smooth floor rebounds to a height h/2. What is coefficient of restitution between the floor and the
body? (Ts-Mar-18)
SAQ
04.*** Show that in the case of one dimensional elastic collision, the relative velocity of approach of two
colliding bodies before collision is equal to the relative velocity of separation after collision.
(Mar-05,06, May-08)
05.*** What is potential energy? Derive an expression for the gravitational potential energy.
06.** Show that two equal masses undergo elastic collision will move at right angles after collision, if
the second body initially at rest.
07.** Distinguish between conservative and non-conservative forces with one example each.
08.* * A pump is required to lift 600kg of water per minute from a well 25m deep and to eject it with a
speed of 50ms 1 .Calculate the power required to perform the above task ?TS-(Mar-19) (Mar-15)
09.* Explain the law of conservation of energy?
VSAQ
10. State the conditions under which a force does no work. (Ts-Mar-15)
11. Define: Work, Power and Energy. State their SI units.
12. State the relation between the kinetic energy and momentum of a body. (Mar-11)
13. State the sign of work done by a force in the following.
(a) work done by a man in lifting a bucket out of a well by means of rope tied to the bucket.
(b) work done by gravitational force in the above case.
14. State the sign of the work done by a force in the following.
(a) work done by friction on a body sliding down an inclined plane.
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15. State the sign of work done by a force in the following

(a) Work done by an applied force on a body moving on a rough horizontal plane with
uniform velocity.
(b) Work done by the resistive force of air on a vibrating pendulum in bringing it to rest.
16. Which physical quantity remains constant
(i) in an elastic collision (ii) in an inelastic collision?
17. A body freely falling from a certain height ‘h’, after striking a smooth floor rebounds and rises
to a height h/2. What is the coefficient of restitution between the floor and the body?
SYSTEMS OF PARTICLES AND ROTATIONAL MOTION
LAQ
01.** State and prove the principle of conservation of angular momentum. Explain the principle of
conservation of angular momentum with examples. (Mar-08)
SAQ
02.*** Distinguish between centre of mass and centre of gravity (Mar-13,14,15,17,18),Ts-Mar-15
03.*** Define angular acceleration and torque. Establish the relation between angular acceleration and
torque. (AP-Mar-19) (Ts-Mar-18)
04.*** Define vector product. Explain the properties of vector product with two examples.
(Mar-11,15),Ts-Mar-15,17,19
05.*** Define angular velocity(  ). Derive V  r . (AP-MAR-19,May-14),Ts-Mar-17
06.*** Find the center of mass of three particles at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. The masses of
the particles are 100 gram, 150 gram and 200 gram respectively. Each side of the equilateral
triangle is 0.5m long. (Mar-18),Ts-Mar-18
06.** Explain about the centre of mass of earth-moon system and its rotation around the sun.
07.** Find torque of a force 7i  3 j  5k about the origin,The force acts on a paricle whose position
vector is i  j  k . (Mar-14)
08.* Derive expressions for the final velocity and total energy of a body rolling without slipping.
09.* State and prove parallel axes theorem. (Mar-07,10, May-08,10,12)
10.* State and prove perpendicular axes theorem. (Mar-06, 09,11, May-08,11,12)

11.* Find the scalar and vector products of two vectors a  3i  4 j  5k and b  2i  j  3k
   
VSAQ
12. Is it necessary that a mass should be present at the centre of mass of any system?
(Mar-11,May-11,12,14)
13. Why are spokes provided in a bicycle wheel? (May-14)
14. We cannot open or close the door by applying force at the hinges. Why?
15. By spinning eggs on a table top, how will you distinguish a hard boiled egg from a raw egg?
(Mar-13)
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17. Why is it easier to balance a bicycle in motion?
18. What is the moment of inertia of a rod of mass M. Length l about an axis perpendicular to it
through one end? (TS-Mar-19)
OSCILLATIONS
LAQ
01.*** a) Show that the motion of a simple pendulum is simple harmonic and hence derive an equation
for its time period. What is seconds pendulum? (May-09,10,11,Mar,13,14,15,17), TS-Mar-15,17,18
Calculate the change in the length of a simple pendulum of length 1m, when its period of oscillation
changes from 2sec to 1.5 sec (Ts-Mar-18)

b) Find the length of a simple pendulum which ticks seconds. ( g  9.8ms 2 )

(Mar-17,18),TS-Mar-17
02.***a)Define simple harmonic motion. Show that the motion of (point) projection of a particle performing
uniform circular motion, on any diameter, is simple harmonic.(Ts-Mar-19) (May-14,Mar-09,10,18,19)
b)On an aaverage a human heart is found to beat 75 times in a minute.Calculate its frequency and period.(AP-Mar-19)

c).A mas of 2kg is a attached to spring of force contant 200 Nm 1 .Find its time period (Ts-Mar-19)

03.*** Derive the equation for the kinetic energy and potential energy of a simple harmonic oscillator
and show that the total energy of a particle in simple harmonic motion is constant at any point on
its path.
SAQ
04.** Obtain an equation for the frequency of oscillation of spring of force constant k to which a mass
m is attached.
05.* Derive expressions for displacement, velocity and accelaration of a particle executing SHM.
06.* Define simple harmonic motion? Give two examples.
VSAQ
07. Give two examples of periodic motion which are not oscillatory.
08. The displacement in S.H.M. is given by y = asin(20t + 4). What is the displacement when it is
increased by 2 /  ?
09. A girl is swinging seated in a swing. What is the effect on the frequencey of oscillation if she
stands?
10. The bob of a simple pendulum is a hollow sphere filled with water. How will the period of
oscillation change, if the water begins to drain out of the hollow sphere?
11. Will a pendulum clock gain or lose time when taken to the top of a mountain?
12. A pendulum clock gives correct time at the equator. Will it gain or lose time, if it is taken to the
poles? If so, why ?
13. What happens to the time period of a simple pendulum kept inside a lift, When the lift
(i) Moves up with acceleration ‘a’ ? (ii) Moves down with acceleration ‘a’?
14. What are physical quantities having maximum value at the mean position in SHM?
15. What are physical quantities having maximum value at the extreme position in SHM?
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GRAVITATION
LAQ :
01.** Derive an expression for the variation of acceleration due to gravity
(a) above and (b) below the surface of the Earth.
02.* Define gravitational potential energy and derive an expression for it associated with two particles
of masses m1 and m2.
03.* State Newton’s Law of Gravitation. Explain how the value of the Gravitational constant (G) can
be determined by Cavendish method.
SAQ :
04.*** What is escape velocity? Obtain an expression for it. (TS MA-19,Mar-05,07,08,09,10,13,15,18,19)
05.*** What is orbital velocity? Obtain an expression for it. (May-10,14,Mar-11,14,17)
06.*** What is a geostationary satellite? State its uses. (Mar-12),Ts-Mar-15,18
07.*** State Kepler’s laws of planetary motion. (Ts-Mar-17)
08.** Derive the relation between acceleration due to gravity(g) at the surface of a planet and Gravitational
constant(G). (May-12)
09. * How does the acceleration due to gravity(g) change for the same values of height (h) and depth(d).
VSAQ :
10. State the units and dimensions of the universal gravitational constant (G).
11. State the vector form of Newtons law of gravitation.
12. As we go from one planet to another, how will
a) the mass and b) the weight of a body change?
13. Give the equation for the value of g at a depth ‘d’ from the surface of Earth. What is the value of
‘g’ at the centre of Earth?
14. What are the factors that make ‘g’ the least at the equator and maximum at the poles?
15. “Hydrogen is an abundance around the sun but not around earth”. Explain. (May-11)
16. What is the time period of revolution of geostationary satellite? Does it rotate from West to East
or from East to West?
17. What are polar satellites?
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS
LAQ :
01.** Define Hooke’s law of elasticity and describe an experiment to determine the Young’s modulus
of the material of a wire. (Mar-05,06,07,11)
SAQ :
02.*** Describe the behaviour of a wire under gradually increasing load.
(May-08,11, Mar-05,06,07,11,13,15,17,18), Ts-Mar-15,17,18
03.*** Explain the concept of Elastic Potential Energy in a stretched wire and hence obtain the expression
for it. (TS-Mar-19) (Mar-14)

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04.** Define Hooke’s law of elasticity, proportionality, permanent set and breaking stress.
05.** Define modulus of elasticity, stress, strain and Poisson’s ratio.
06.** Define Young’s modulus, Bulk modulus and shear modulus.
07.** Define stress and explain the types of stress. (Mar-19)
08.** Define strain and explain the types of strain.
VSAQ :
09. State Hooke’s law of elasticity. (May-09)
10. State the examples of nearly perfect elastic and plastic bodies.
11. A copper wire of 1 mm diameter is stretched by applying a force of 10N. Find the stress
in the wire
12. A tungsten wire of length 20 cm is stretched by 0.1 cm. Find the strain on the wire.
13. If an iron wire is stretched by 1%, what is the strain on the wire? (May 11)
14. A steel wire of length 20 cm is stretched to increase its length by 0.2 cm . Find the lateral
strain in the wire if the Poisson’s ratio for steel is 0.19 (Mar-09)
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS
LAQ :
01.** State Bernoulli’s principle. From conservation of energy in a fluid flow through a tube, arrive at
Bernoulli’s equation. Give an application of Bernoulli’s theorem. (Mar 10)
SAQ :
02.*** Explain Surface Tension and Surface energy. (Mar-13)
03.*** Explain dynamic lift with examples.
04.*** What is Torricelli’s law? Explain how the speed of efflux is determined with an experiment.
05.*** Explain how surface tension can be measured experimentally?
06.*** Explain hydraulic lift and hydraulic brakes.
07.** What is Reynold’s number? What is it’s significance?
08.* What is atmospheric pressure and how is it determined using Barometer?
09.* What is gauge pressure and how is a manometer used for measuring pressure differences?
10.* What is hydrostatic paradox? (TS-Mar-19- VSAQ)
11.* What is Venturimeter? Explain how it is used?
VSAQ :
12. Define average pressure. Mention its units and dimensional formula. (Mar-17)
13. Define Viscosity. What are it’s units and dimensions? (Mar-12)
14. What is the principle behind the carburetor of an automobile (Mar-15,19),Ts-Mar17,18)
15. What is magnus effect? (TS-Mar-19) (Mar-15)
16. Why are drops and bubbles spherical? (Mar-09,14,17,18)
17. Give the expression for the excess pressure in a liquid drop. (Ts-Mar-17)
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19. Give the expression for the soap bubble in air.
20. What are water proofing agents and water wetting agents? What do they do?
21. What is angle of contact? What are its values for pure water and mercury? (May-14)
22. If the diameter of a soap bubble is 10mm and its surface tension is 0.04N/m,find the excess
pressure inside the bubble. (Mar-14),Ts-Mar-18
23. Mention any two applications of Bernoulli’s theorem. (Mar-18),Ts-Mar-15
24. The density of the atmosphere at sea level is 1.29kg / m 2 . Assume that it does not change with
altitude. Then how high would the atmosphere extend?
25. Calculate the work done in blowing a soap bubble of diameter 0.6cm against the surface
tension force. (Surface tension of soap solution  2.5  102 Nm 1 )
THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER
LAQ :
01.*** State and explain Newton’s law of cooling. State the conditions under which Newton’s law of
cooling is applicable. A body cools down from 600C to 500C in 5 minutes and to 400C in another
8 minutes. Find the temperature of the surroundings. (Mar-11)
02.** Explain thermal conductivity and coefficient of thermal conductivity. A copper bar of thermal
conductivity 401 W/(mK) has one end at 1040C and the other end at 240C. The length of the bar
is 0.10m and the cross sectional area is 1.0×10-6m2 . What is the rate of heat conduction, along
the bar?
SAQ :
03.*** In what way is the anomalous behaviour of water advantageous to aquatic animals?
(May-09,Mar-14,17,18)
04.*** Pendulum clocks generally go fast in winter and slow in summer. Why? (Ts MAR-17,19)
05.*** Write a short note on triple point of water. (Mar-13)
06.*** Explain conduction, convection and radiation with examples. (Mar-15,19,Ts-Mar-15,18)
07.** Explain Celsius and Fahrenheit scales of temperature. Obtain the relation between Celsius and
Fahrenheit scales of temperature.
08.** A body cools from 600 C to 400 C in 7 minutes. What will be its temperature after next 7
minutes if the temperature of its surroundings is 100 C ?
09.* State Boyle’s law and Charle’s law. Hence, derive ideal gas equation.
VSAQ :
10. Distinguish between heat and temperature. (Ts-Mar-15)
11. Why gaps are left between rails on a railway track? (Mar-17,19)
12. What are the lower and upper fixing points in Celsius and Fahrenheit scales? (MAR-19May-14)
13. Do the values of coefficients of expansion differ, when the temperatures are measured on
Centigrade scale or on Fahrenheit scale?
14. Can a substance contract on heating? Give an example. (Mar-11,12,18)
15. What is latent heat of fusion?
16. What is latent heat of vapourisation? (Mar-13)

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17. What is specific gas constant? Is it same for all gases?
18. What are the units and dimensions of specific gas constant? (Mar-14)
19. Why utensils are coated black? Why the bottom of the utensils are made of copper?
(Ts-Mar-18)
20. State Wien’s displacement law? (Mar-17)
21. Ventilators are provided in rooms just below the roof. Why? (Mar-14)
22. What is thermal resistance of a conductor? On what factors does it depend?
23. State the units and dimensions of coefficient of convection.
24. Define emissive power and emissivity.
25. What is greenhouse effect? Explain global warming? (Mar-13,15)
26. Define absorptive power of a body. What is the absorptive power of a perfect black body?
(May-14)
27. State Newton’s law of cooling?
28. State the conditions under which Newton’s law of cooling is applicable.
29. The roof of buildings are often painted white during summer. Why? (Ts-Mar-15,17)
30. What is the temperature for which the readings on Kelvin and Fahrenhelt scales are same?
31. Find the increase in temperature of aluminium rod if its length is to be increased by 1%.
[  for aluminium is 25  106 0C 1 ] (Mar-15)
32. A blacksmith fixes iron ring on the rim of the wooden wheel of a bullock cart. The diameter of the
rim and the iron ring are 5.243 m and 5.231 m respectively at 27 0 C . To what temperature
should the ring be heated so as to fit the rim of the wheel?
33. Why is it easier to perfom the skating on the snow. (Ts-Mar-17)
34. Why do liquids have no linear and areal expanssions? (Ts-Mar-19)
35 . If the maximum intensity of ration for a black body is found at 1.45  m.What is the
tempertaure of a radiating body( Wiens constant = 2.9 103 mK ) (Ts-Mar-19)

THERMODYNAMICS
LAQ :
01.*** Explain reversible and irreversible processes. Describe the working of Carnot engine. Obtain an
expression for the efficiency. (Mar-14,17,18),Ts-Mar-15,17,19
02.*** State second law of thermodynamics. How is heat engine different from a refrigerator.
(May-08,14,Mar-13,15,19),Ts-Mar-18
SAQ :
03.*** Derive a relation between the two specific heat capacities of gas on the basis of first law of
thermodynamics. (May-05,06,09,11)
04.*** State and explain first law of thermodynamics.
05.*** Explain qualitatively the working of a heat engine. (Mar-08)

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06.*** Compare isothermal and an adiabatic process.
07.** Obtain an expression for the work done by an ideal gas during isothermal change.
08.** Obtain an expression for the work done by an ideal gas during adiabatic change and explain.
09.** Define two principle specific heats of a gas. Which is greater and why?
VSAQ :
10. Define Thermal equilibrium. How does it lead to Zeroth law of Thermodynamics?
11. Define Calorie. What is the relation between calorie and mechanical equivalent of heat?
12. What thermodynamic variables can be defined by
a) Zeroth law b) First law
13. Define specific heat capacity of the substance. On factors does it depend?
14. Define molar specific heat capacity.
15. For a solid, what is the total energy of an oscillator?
16. Why does the brake drum of an automobile get heated up while moving down at constant speed?
17. Can a room be cooled by leaving the door of an electric refrigerator open?
18. A thermos flask containing a liquid is shaken vigorously. What happens to its temperature?
19. A sound wave is sent into a gas pipe. Does its internal energy change?
20. How much will be the internal energy change in
i) isothermal process ii) adiabatic process
21. What are the values of specific heat capacity in
a) adiabatic system b) Isothermal system (Mar-11,May-11)

KINETIC THEORY OF GASES

LAQ :
01.* Derive an expression for the Pressure of an ideal gas in a container from Kinetic theory and
hence give Kinetic interpretation of temperature.
SAQ :
02.*** How specific heat capacity of Mono atomic, diatomic and Poly atomic gases can be explained
on the basis of law of equipartition of energy ? (Mar-13)

03.*** Four molecules of a gas have speeds 1, 2, 3 and 4km/s. Find rms speed of the gas molecule
04.** Explain the kinetic interpretation of temperature.
05.** Explain the concept of absolute zero of temperature on the basis of kinetic theory.
06.** What is the ratio of r.m.s. speed of Oxygen and Hydrogen molecules at the same temperature
(May-14)
07.** If a gas has ‘f’ degrees of freedom, find the ratio of Cp and Cv.
VSAQ :
08. Define mean free path. (Mar-15,17,18,19), Ts-Mar-15,17

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09. Name two prominent phenomena which provide conclusive evidence of molecular motion.
10. When does a real gas behave like an ideal gas? (TS MAR-19) (Mar-14,19)
11. State Boyle’s Law and Charles Law. (Mar-18),Ts-Mar-15
12. State Dalton’s law of partial pressures. (Mar-14),Ts-Mar-17,18
13. Explain the concept of degrees of freedom for molecules of a gas.
14. What is the expression between pressure and kinetic energy of a gas molecule? (Mar-15,17)
15. When pressure increases by 2%. What is the percentage decreases in the volume of a gas.
Assuming Boyle’s law is obeyed.
16. What is the law of equipartition of energy? (Ts-Mar-17)
17. If the absolute temperature of a gass increased to 3 times ,what will be the increase in RMS
velocity of ths gass molecule? (Ts-Mar-19)

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NARAYAN A JUNIOR COLLEGE

EXCELLENCIA JUNIOR
AN D HRA PR ADES COLLEGE
H & TELAN GAN A
JUN IOR IPE IM POR TA N T QUESTIO N BA NK 2 01 9– 20

CHE MISTRY
BLU E PRIN T
S.NO N AME OF UNIT / CHAP TER M ARKS LAQ SAQ VSAQ
1 A tom ic St ru ctu re 8 8 - -
Cla ssificatio n o f elem en ts a nd
2 8 8 - -
p erio dicity in p ro perties
Ch em ical b ond ing an d M olecular 8 (or) 4+4(OR) -
3 8
s tru ct ure - 4 2+2
4 Sta tes of M atter – gas es and Liqu ids 6 - 4 2
5 Sto ich iom et ry 6 - 4 2
6 Thermo Dy na mics 4 4( OR) 2+2
Ch em ical Eq uilib riu m a nd
7 6 4 2
A ci ds- Ba ses
8 H yd ro gen a nd its com pou nds 4 - 4
9 A lka li a nd A lkaline earth metal s 4 - 4 (or) 2+2
10 G ro up – 13 El em ents 4 - 4 (or) 2+2
11 G ro up – 14 El em ents 4 - 4 (or) 2+2
12 Env ironm ental Chemist ry 4 - - 2+2
O rga nic Chem istry – s ome b asic 8 - 2
13 10
p ri nciples a nd tech niqu es - 4 +4 2
To tal 76

QUESTIO NS BA NK ANA LYSIS

LAQ S AQ
S.NO . TOPIC VSA Q T OTAL
*** ** * *** ** *
1 Atom ic Structure 2 5 - - - - - 7
2 Classification of elem ents and
3 - - 1 2 6 - 12
periodicity in properties
3 Chem ical bonding and M olec ular
2 1 1 4 4 3 11 26
structure
4 States of Matter – gases and Liquids - - - 3 4 5 24 36
5 Stoichiometry - - - 2 1 12 24 39
6 Thermo Dynam ics - - - 3 8 1 11 23
7 Chem ical Equilibrium and
4 - - 2 5 3 22 36
Acids- Bases
8 Hydroge n and its com pounds - - - 3 2 2 12 19
9 Alkali and A lkaline e ar th m etals (S-
- - - 3 2 3 22 30
Block elem ents)
10 Group – IIIA Elem ents - - - 2 2 2 15 21
11 Group – IVA Elem ents - - - 2 1 3 22 28
12 Environme ntal Chem istry - - - - - - 24 24
13 Organic Chem istry – some basic
4 1 - 6 3 4 17 35
principles and techniques
TOTA L 15 7 1 31 34 44
204 336
G RA ND TO TAL 23 109

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ATOMIC STRUCTURE
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
01.*** What are the postulates of Bohr’s model of hydrogen atom? (Mar-19)
Discuss the importance of this model to explain various series of line spectra in hydrogen atom ?
(Mar-01,03,04,05,06,08,09,11,12,13,15,17,18),Ts-Mar-17,18
02.*** How are the quantum numbers n, 1 and m,s arrived at? Explain the significance of these quantum
numbers.? (Jun-02,04,06,May-07,Sep-08,Mar-02,09,10,14),Ts-Mar-15,17,19
03.** Define atomic orbital. Explain the shapes of s, p and d orbitals with the help of diagrams.?
04.** (a) Explain the difference between emission and absorption spectra.? (Mar-15)
(b) Explain (i) Aufbau Principle (ii) Hund’s Rule (iii) Pauli’s Principle? (Mar-19)
05.** (a) Explain the dual behavior of matter. Discuss its significance to microscopic particles like
electrons?
(b) Explain briefly the Planck’s quantum theory?
06.** (a) Show that the circumference of the Bohr orbit for the hydrogen atom is an integral multiple of
the de Broglie wavelength associated with the electron revolving around the orbit?
(b) Explain photoelectric effect?
(c) Advantages and Limitations of Bohr’s theory (Mar-13,15)
(d) What will be the wavelength of a ball of mass 0.1kg moving with a velocity of 10ms-1 (Mar-11)
07**. a) Explain Heisenberg’s Uncertainty principle?
b)A golf ball has a mass of 40g, and a speed of 45m/s. If speed can be measured with in accuracy of
2%, calculate the uncertainty in the position.
c) Explain the difference between line spectrum and band spectrum

CLASSIFICATION OF ELEMENTS AND PERIODICITY IN PROPERTIES

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
01.*** Define IE1 and IE2 . Why is IE2  IE1 for a given atom? Discuss the factors that effect IE of an
element? (Sep-2000,Mar-2000,04,Jun-04,06,08,09,May-09,Mar-12,13),Ts-Mar-17,19
02.*** What is a periodic property? How the following properties vary in a group and in a period ? Explain
(a) Atomic radius (b) IE (c) EN (d) Electron gain enthalpy or electron affinity
(e) Nature of oxides
(Jul-01,May-07,12, Jun-05,06,Sep-08,Mar-03,07,11,14,15,18),Ts-Mar-15,18
03.*** Write an essay on s,p,d and f- block elements. (Mar-05,Jun-11,Mar-17,19)

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

04.*** Give any four characteristic properties of transition elements
05.** Electron affinity of chlorine is more than that of fluorine - explain
06.** What is lanthanide contraction ? What are its consequences?
07.* Explain (i) Electronegativity (ii) Electron affinity?
08.* Write a note on (i) Atomic radius (ii) Metallic radius (iii) Covalent radius
09.* Give the outer orbit general electronic configuration of
a. Noble gases b. Representative elements
c. Transition elements d. Inner transition elements
10.* IE1 of Na is less than that of Mg but IE2 of Na is higher than that of Mg explain.
11.* Which element of 3rd period has the highest IE1 ? Explain the variation of IE1 in this period.
12.* What is diagonal relationship ? Give a pair of elements having diagonal relationship. Why do they
show this relation ?

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CHEMICAL BONDING
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
01.*** What do you understand by Hybridisation? Explain different types of hybridization involving s and p
orbitals. (Jun-02,04,05,06, Sep-08, Mar-02,06,13,Ts-Mar-17)
02.*** Give an account of VSEPR Theory, and its applications (Sep-2000,May-07,Mar-04,05,07)
03.** Give the Molecular Orbital Energy Diagram of (a) N 2 (Ts-Mar-19-SAQ) and (b) O2 . Calculate the
respective bond order. Write the magnetic nature of N 2 and O2 molecules (Mar-09,14),Ts-Mar--
15
04.* Explain the factors favourable for the formation of Ionic compounds (Mar-01,08)
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
05.*** Explain the hybridization involved in PCl5 molecule. (Mar-12),Ts-Mar-15,18
06.*** Even through nitrogen in ammonia is in sp 3 hybridization, the bond angle deviate from 1090 281 .Explain
07.*** Explain the hybridization involved in SF6 molecule. TS-MAR-19 (May-12,Mar-14,19-LAQ)
08.*** What is Hybridization? Explain the structure of C H 4 on the basis of Hybridization. (Mar-18)
09.** Explain Fajan’s rules and give suitable examples. (Mar-15,19-LAQ)
10.** Define Dipole moment. Write its applications.
a) NH 3 has a higher dipole moment compared to NF3 . Whay ?
b) dipole moment observed for NF3 and not BF3 . whay ? (Mar-2017)
11.** What is Hydrogen bond Explain the different types of Hydrogen bonds with examples.
(Mar-17,18),Ts-Mar-18
12.** Expain the structure of ethylene( C2 H 4 ) and acetylene( C2 H 2 ). (Mar-15)
13.* Explain the formation of Coordinate covalent bond with one example.
14.* Explain valence bond theory with example.
15.* Predict the shape of the following molecules by using VSEPR theory (Mar-14)
a) XeF4 b) BrF5 c) ClF3 d) ICl4
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
16. What is Octet rule?
17. Which of the two ions ca 2  or Zn 2 is more stable and why?
18. Cl  ion is more stable than Cl atom-Why?
19. Why argon does not form Ar2 molecule?
20. If A and B are two different atoms when does AB molecule become Covalent?
21. Why H2O has higher BP than HF (Jun-09,May-09,Mar-03,May-12)
22. What type of bonds are present in NH4Cl ? Write its structure (Mar-04,May-12)
23. Define bond angle and bond enthalpy ?
24. Define bond length and bond order ?
25. What is ment by localized orbitals?
26. How many sigma and pi bonds are present in
a) C2 H 2 b) C2 H 4
CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM AND ACIDS & BASES
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
01.*** What is Lechatlier’s principle? Discuss briefly the factors which can influence the equilibrium.
02.*** Discuss the application of Lechaterlier’s principle for the industrial synthesis ofAmmonia and sulphur
trioxide. (Mar-10,12,13), Ts-Mar-15

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03.*** Explain the concept of Bronsted acids and Bronsted bases, Illustrate the answer with suitable
examples. (Ts-Mar-17)
04.*** Explain Lewis acid-base theory with suitable example. Classify the following species into Lewis
acids and Lewis bases and show these act as Lewis acid / base.
(a) OH  (b) F  (c) H  (d) BCl3
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
05.*** Derive the relation between K C and K P for equilibrium reaction (Mar-13,15) TS-MAR-19
a) N 2 g   3H 2 g   2 NH 3 g  b) 2SO2 g   O2 g   2SO3 g 
06.*** Discuss the application of Lechaterlier’s principle for the industrial synthesis of Ammonia by haber
process (Mar-18),Ts-Mar-18
07.** a) What is a conjugate acid-base pair? Illustrate with examples. (Mar-14,19)
b) Write conjugated acid and bases for following species
i) H 2 O (Mar-18-VSAQ) ii) NH 3 iii) HCO3 iv) HSO4 (Mar-18-VSAQ) v) OH  vi) H 2 O2
08.** Define pH.. What is buffer solution? Derive Henderson- Hasselbalch equation for Calculating the
pH of an acid buffer solution.
09.** How does the value of equilibrium constant predict the extent of reaction?
10.** Explain the term “Hydrolysis of salts” with examples. Discuss the pH of the following types of salt
solutions.
(i) Salts of weak acid and strong base. (ii) Salts of strong acid and weak base.
11.** What are electron deficient compound. Explain why BF3 acts a lewis acid (May-14)
12.* What is solubility product? Explain the common ion effect on solubility of ionic salts.
13.* Write notes on
(i) common ion effect
(ii) The relation between K sp and solubility (S) of a sparingly soluble salt BaSO4
14.* Define Ionic product of water. What is its value at room temperature. (Mar-17),Ts-Mar-17
VERY SHORTANSWER QUESTIONS
15. What is homogeneous equilibrium? Write two homogeneous reactions. (Mar-14,17),Ts-Mar-17
16. What is heterogeneous equilibrium? Write two heterogeneous reactions (Mar-17)
17. Define equilibrium constant
18. Write the relation between K P and K C with example
19. Give two chemical equilibrium reactions for which K P  K C
20. What is conjugate Acid - Base pair? Give example
21. What is the value of KW ? what are its units?
22. All bronsted bases are Lewis bases. Explain
23. All Lewis acids are not Bronsted acids .Why?
24. Give two examples of salts whose aqueous solutions are basic
25. Give two examples of salts whose aqueous solutions are acidic
26. Calculate the pH of 0.05M NaOH solution (Mar-13)
27. Calculate the pH of 0.05M H 2 SO4 solution (Ts-Mar-15)
28. Find the pH of 0.05 M Ba(OH)2 aqueous solution (Mar-13)
29. Calculate the PH of 0.1M HCl solution? (Mar-14)
30. Calculate the PH of 108 M HCl solution?
31. Calculate the PH of 108 M NaOH solution?

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32. What is degree of ionization. (Ts-Mar-18)
33. What are Lewis acid & base ? Give suitable example (Mar-15)
34. The concentration of hydrogen ion in a sample of soft drink is 3.8  10 M .What is its P H .
 3

35. What is Bronsted base? Give an example (TS-MAR-2019)

36. What is the effect of pressure on a gaseous chemical equilibrium (MAR-19)
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
01.*** Describe two methods of preparation of ethylene. Give equation for the reaction of ethylene with the
following. (Mar-02,04,11,14),Ts-Mar-18
(a) Ozone (Mar-19 SAQ) (b) Hypohalous acid
(c) Cold and dil.alk. KMnO4 (Mar-19 SAQ) (d) Heated with O2 at high pressure
02.*** Give two methods of preparation of acetylene. How does it react with water and Ozone?
03.*** How does acetylene react with the following reagents? Give the corresponding equations and name
the product formed in the reactions (Sep-2000,Jun-02)
(a) Acetic acid (b) Water(ap mar2017) (c) Hydrogen (d) Halogens
(e) Hydrogen halide (f) Ammonical AgNO3 and Cu2 Cl2
04.*** Describe any two methods of preparation of benzene ? Explain the halogenation, alkylation, acylation,
nitration and sulphonation of benzene. TS-MAr-19 (May-09,Mar-01,12,14,15,18)
05.** Explain the following equations
a) Wurtz reaction (Mar-17),Ts-Mar-15,17
b)decarboxylationc) kolbe’s electrolytic method (Ts-Mar-15)
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
06.*** Complete the following reaction and name the product A,B and C.
H 2o hot metal tube AlCl3  CH 3Cl
CaC2    A   B   C (Mar-04,05),Ts-Mar-15
07.*** Name the products A,B and C formed in the following reactions. Give the equations for the reactions.
Ethylene  Br2 / CCl4
 A  Alc .KOH
 B  Br2
C (Mar-09), Ts-Mar-15
08.*** What is substitution reaction? Explain any two substitution reactions of benzene.
(Mar-07,Sep-08)
09.*** Which type of compounds react with Ozone? Explain with one example. (Mar-02,03,04)
10.*** Give two examples each for position and functional isomerism. (Mar-02,05,13)
11.*** What do you understand about Geometrical isomerism? Explain the Geometircal isomers of
2-butene. (Mar-07,May-07)
12.** Explain (i) Inductive effect (ii) Mesomeric effect (iii) Resonance effect with examples
13.** Explain the method of writing E  Z configurations for Geometrical isomers taking CHCl  CFBr
as your example (Mar-06)
14.** Discuss Markownikov’s rule and Kharash effect.
15.* What carcinogenicity? Explain with two examples.
16.* Explain a) Dumas method b) KJeldhal method
17.* What is polymerization? explain with one example. (Ts-Mar-17)
18.* Describe any two methods of preparation of Ethane. (Mar-19)
VERY SHORTANSWER QUESTIONS
19. Write the reagents required for conversion of benzene to methyl benzene
20. How is nitrobenzene prepared (Mar-17)
21. Write the conformations of ethane
22. Write the structures of : Trichloroethanoic acid, Neopentane , P- nitrobenzaldehyde
23. Discuss Lassaigne’s test
24. Explain the principle of chromatography
25. Explain the following
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(a) Crystallisation(b) Distillation c) Stream Distillation d) Distillation under reduced pressure
26. How is ethylene prepared form ethyl alcohol? Write the reaction.
27. What is the product fromed when sodium propinoate is heated with soda lime.
28. What is dehydrohalogenation? Write the equation for the formation of alkene from alkyl
halide
29. Write the IUPAC names of

0

(a) CH 3  CH 2  CH 2  CH  CH 2 (Ts-Mar-18) (b) (Ts-Mar-18)
CH 3  C  CH 3

CH 3 CH 3
I I
CH 3  C H  CH 2  CH 2  CH 3
CH 3  C  CH 2  C  CH 3
C) D) I (Ts-Mar-15)
I I
OH
CH 3 CH 3

E) (Mar-18) F)

G) (TS-Mar-19) (Mar-18) H)

CH 3  C  CH  CH 3

I
I) J) (Ts-Mar-19)
CH 3

I )  C H 3 2 C ( C 2 H 5 ) 2 II ) C H 3  CH 2  C H  C H 2  C H  C H 2  C H 3
K). 1
CH 2  C H
1 (Mar-19)
3 CH 3

30. Write the structural formula of the given compounds - (Mar-14)

(a) 3,4,4,5 - Tetramethyl heptane (b) 2-Methyl -1-butene
31. Write the structures of following compounds
(a) 2,4 dimethylpentane (b) 3-Ethyl-4,4-dimethylheptane
32. Write a short notes on a)Wurtz reaction (Mar-17) b)Fridel craft alkylation (Ts-Mar-17)

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c)Fridel craft acylation
33. What is the type of hybridization of each carbon in the following compound? (Mar-17)
HC  C  CH  CH 2
34. Write the following reaction with equation ?Polymerization of ethylene ? (Mar-17)
35. Write the functional isomers of organic compound C3 H 6O. (Ts-Mar-17)

STATES OF MATTER
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
01.*** Write the postulates of Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases.
(July-01,Jun-11,Mar-02,04,06,08,12,13),Ts-Mar-17,18
02.*** Deduce (a) Boyle’s law and (b) Charle’s law (c) Graham’s law (d) Dalton’s law (e) Kinetic
Energy from Kinetic gas equation. (Mar-03,05,07,08,11,12,15,19,Ts-Mar-15)
03.*** State and explain Graham’s law of Diffusion? Problems (Mar-17)
(Jun-02,04,05,06,Mar-03,11), Ts-Mar-18-VSAQ
04.** State and explain Dalton’s law of partial pressures.? Problems (Jun-10,Mar-01,03,07)
05.** Define (a) RMS (b) average and (c) most probable speeds of gas molecules. Give their
inter relationship.
06.** Find the RMS, most probable and average speeds of SO2 at 270 C
07.** Find the RMS, average and most probable speeds a of O2 at 270C
08.* Derive Ideal gas equation. TS-MAR-19 (Mar-07)
09.* Explain the physical significance of Vander Waals parameters.
10.* 360 cm3 of CH4 gas diffused through a porous membrane in 15 minutes, Under similar
conditions,120cm3 of another gas diffused in 10 minutes. Find the molar mass of the gas.(Mar-18)
11.* A neon-dioxygen mixture contains 70.6 g dioxygen and 167.5 g neon. If pressure of the mixture of
gases in the cylinder is 25 bar. What is the partial pressure of dioxygen and neon in the mixture ?
12.* What is vapour pressure of liquid? How the vapour pressure of liquid is related to its boilling point?
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
13. What are Isotherms?
14. What are S T P conditions?
15. What is gram molar volume?
16. Why the gas constant ‘R’ is called universal gas constant
17. Which of the gases diffuses faster among N 2 , O2 and CH 4 Why? (Mar-02,May-09),Ts-Mar-15
18. How many times methane diffuses faster than sulphurdioxide?
19. Give the relation between the partial pressure of a gas and its mole fraction
20. What is aqueous tension?
21. What is Boltzmann’s constant? Give its value (Mar-12)
22. What is R M S speed
23. What is compressibility factor?
24. What is Boyle Temperarure?
25. Why pressure cooker is used for cooking food on hills?
26. What is critical Temperarure? Give its value for CO2
27. What is surface tension? (Mar-18)
28. What is coefficient of viscosity ? Give its units
29. Calculate Kinetic energy of 5 moles of nitrogen at 270 C ? (Mar-13,15),Ts-Mar-17
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31. What are Isochores
32. What is Laminar flow of a liquid
33. Find the RMS speed of N 2 at 270 C ?
34. Write the effect of temperature on surface tension and viscosity. Give reason to that. (Mar-17)
35. Calculte the kinetic engery of 4 moles of methane at- 730 C (TS-Mar-19)
36. Calculte the ratio of kinetic energies of 3g of H 2 and 4g of o 2 at a given temperature.(Mar-19)

STOICHIOMETRY
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
01.*** Balance the following redox equation by ion- electron method taking place in acidic medium.
A) Cr2 O7 2  NO2   Cr 3  NO3  (Mar-04,05,May-07)
B) MnO41  SO32  Mn 2   SO42 (Jun-06,Sep-08,Mar-09,11)
C) H 2 SO4  HBr  SO2  Br
D) MnO4  C2O42  Mn 2  CO2
E) Cr2 O72  SO2  Cr 3  SO42 (Mar-18)
F) MnO4  SO2  Mn 2  HSO4 (Ts-Mar-15)
G) Fe 2  CrO72   Fe 3  Cr 3 (Mar-15),Ts-Mar-18
02.*** Determination of Empirical formula and molecular formula (Jun-04,11,Mar-11)
(a) A carbon compound contains 12.8%carbon, 2.1%hydrogen, 85.1% bromine. The
molecular weight of the compound is 187.9. Calculate the molecular formula. (Mar-17)
(b) Chemical analysis of a carbon compound gave the following percentage composition by
weight of the elements present, carbon = 10.06%, hydrogen= 0.84% chlorine=89.10%,
calculate the empirical formula of the compound.
(c) Calculate the empirical formula of the compound having percentage composition potassium
(K) =26.57, chromium ( Cr) = 35.36, oxygen (O) =38.07 [Given the atomic weights of
K, Cr, O as 39,52 and 16 respectively]
D) A compound having 4.07% hydrogen, 24.27% carbon and 71.65 % chlorine its molecular
weight is 98.96 what are its emperical formula and molecular formula (Ts-Mar-17,19)
03.** Balance the following redox equation by ion-electron method taking place in basic medium.
(a) MnO4  I   MnO2  I 2 (Mar-14,19)

OH
(b) P4   PH 3  H 2 PO2

(c) Cr  OH 3  IO3 
OH
 CrO42   I 

04.* Calculate the amount of 90% required for the preparation of 420kg HCl
2 NaCl  H 2 SO4  Na2 SO4  2 HCl
05.* When 50gm of a sample of sulphur was burnt in air 4% of the sample left over. Calculate the
volume of air required at STP containing 21% oxygen by volume.
06.* Calculate the volume of 0.1N H2SO4 required to neutralize 200ml of 0.2N NaOH solution.
07.* Calculate the volume of 0.1M KMnO4 required to react with 100ml of 0.1M H 2 C2 O4 2 H 2O
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08.* Explain the different types of redox reactions.
09.* Assign oxidation number to the underlined elements in each of the following species.
a) C3O2 b) H 4 P2 O7 c) H 2 S 4O6 d) Fe3O4 e) CaO2
f) NaBH 4 g) H 2 S 2O7 h) KAl  SO4  2 12 H 2O I) KMnO4 J) MnO42
k) H 2 O2 L) O2 F2 (Mar -15),Ts-Mar-15
10.* Calculate the Gram Equivalent weights of KMnO4 with different conditions.
11.* The density of 3M solution of NaCl is 1.25g.m . Calculate molality of the solution.
12.* Calculate the mass of Na2CO3 required to prepare 250ml of 0.5N solution.
13.* How much minimum volume of CO at STP is needed to react completely with 0.112L of O2 atm
pressure and 127 0 to give CO2.
14.* Balance of the following equation by the oxidation number method?
MnO42   Cl2  MnO4  Cl 
15.* Define normality. 6.3 gms of oxalic acid is present in 500 ml of solution its normality is.
VERY SHORTANSWER QUESTIONS
16. How many number of moles of glucose are present in 540 gms of glucose? (Jun-10)
17. Calculate the weight of 0.1 mole of sodium carbonate
18. Calculate the number of molecules present in 1.12  107 cc of a gas at STP
(c.c.-cubic centimeters  cm3 )
19. What is a redox concept ? Give an example
20. What do you mean by significant figures?
21. The empirical formula of compound is CH 2O . Its molecular weight is 90. Calculate the
molecular formula of the compound. (Mar-13)
22. What are the disproportionation reactions? Give examples.
23. What are comproportionation reactions? Give examples
24. What volume of CO2 is obtained at STP by heating 4g of CaCO3 ? (Jun-09,Mar-12)
25. How many significant figures are present in the following?
(a) 0.0025 (b) 208 (c) 5005 (d) 126.000 (e) 500.0 (f)2.0034
26. Round up the following up to three significant figures.
(a) 34.216 (b) 10.4107 (c) 0.04597 (d) 2808
27. What volume of at STP is required to reduce 0.795gm of CuO to give Cu and O?
28. Calculate the volume of O2 at STP required to completely burn 100ml of acetylene.
29. Calculate the equivalent weights of Cr2 O72  in Acid medium.
30. Calculate the oxidation number to the under lined elements.
(a) H 2 SO5 (b) H 2 S 2O8 (c) CrO5 (d) Br3O8 (e) K 2 MnO4 (f) NaH 2 PO4
31. A solution is prepared by adding 2gm of a substance A to 18gm of water. Calculate the mass
percent of the solute. (TS-Mar-19)
32. Calculate the molarity of NaOH in the solution prepared by dissolving 4gm in enough water to form
250ml of the solution. (Mar-18)
33. Define weight percentage
34. Define molarity, molality and molefraction
35. Calculate the equivalent weights of the following
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36. How many numbers of CaCO3 moles present in 200grams of CaCO3 ?(May-14)
37. Calculate the oxidation number of ‘Cr’ in K 2 Cr2 O7 . or Cr2O72 (Mar-17),Ts-Mar-17
38. Calculate the oxidation number of Maganese (Mn) in MnO4 (Ts-Mar-18)
39. Calculate the amount of carbon dioxide that could be produced when one mole of carbon is burnt
in 16 g of dioxygen (MAR-19)
THERMODYNAMICS
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
01.*** State the first law of thermodynamics. Explain its mathematical notation.
02.*** State and explain the Hess’s law of constant Heat summation.(Mar-12,14,15,17,18),Ts-Mar-15,18,19
03.*** Explain spontaneity of a process in terms of Gibbs energy
04.** State the second law of thermodynamics and explain it.
05.** What is entropy? Explain with examples. (Ts-Mar-17)
06.** Define heat capacity. What are CP and CV ? Show that C P  CV  R
07.** State the third law of thermodynamics.(Mar-19-VSAQ) What do you understand by it? (Ts-Mar-17)
08.** What is the enthalpy of reaction? Explain the standard enthalpy of a reaction.
09.** What is the standard enthalpy of formation explain with example.
10.** Define and explain the standard enthalpy of sublimation.
11.** Define and explain enthalpy of combustion.
12.* Derive the equation of Wrev in isothermal reversible process.
VERY SHORTANSWER QUESTIONS
13. Define a system .Give an example
14. No heat is absorbed by the system from the surroundings, but work (w) is done on the
system. What type of wall does the system have?
15. State the first law of the thermodynamics. (Ts-Mar-18)
16. What are intensive and extensive properties (Mar-19)
17. Give the equation that gives the relationship between U and H
18. Is increase of entropy the criterion for spontaneity . Why?
19. Explain the relationship between Gibbs energy change and equilibrium constant.
20. Enthalpy of combustion of carbon to CO2 is –393.5 kJ mol–1. Calculate the heat released
upon formation of 35.2 g of CO2 from carbon and dioxygen gas. (Ts-Mar-15)

21. Given ; H 0 = –92.4 kJ mol–1

What is the standard enthalpy of formation of NH3 gas?

22. Calculate the standard enthalpy of formation of CH3OH(l) from the following data:

3
CH3OH(l) + O CO2(g) + 2H2O(l) ; ΔrHθ = –726 kJ mol–1
2 2(g)

C(g) + O2(g)  CO2(g) ; ΔcHθ = –393 kJ mol–1

H2(g) +O2(g)  H2O(l) ; ΔfHθ = –286 kJ mol–1 .

23. The equilibrium constant for a reaction is 10. What will be the value of G ?

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HYDROGEN AND ITS COMPOUNDS
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
01.*** Discuss, with relevant chemical equations, various methods of preparing hydrogen peroxide, Which
of these methods is useful to prepare D2 O2 ? (Sep-2000,Jun-06,May-07,Mar-02,05,07,11,12)
02.*** Write the chemical reactions to justify that hydrogen peroxide can function as an oxidizing as well as
reducing agent. (Mar-03,04,06,08),Ts-Mar-18
03.*** Explain the following with suitable examples (Mar-14,19),Ts-Mar-17
(a) electron-deficient hydrides (Mar-19) (b) electron-precise hydrides.
c) electron rich hydrides d) Ionic hydrides (Mar-19)
04.** Explain the terms hard water and soft water. Write a note on the (i) ion - exchange method and
(ii) Calgon method for the removal of hardness of water. Jun-02,Sep-08,15,Mar-18),Ts-Mar-15,19)
05**. What is temporary and permanent hardness of water? Mention which ions causes the hardness of
water. (May-14,Mar-15)
06.* Write a note on heavy water.
07.* Write a few lines on the utility of hydrogen as a fuel. (Mar-13,17)
VERY SHORTANSWER QUESTIONS
08. Name the isotopes of hydrogen. What is the ratio of the masses of these isotopes?
09. Why is dihydrogen used in welding of high melting metals ?
10. Explain the term “ SYNGAS”.
11. What is meant by coal gasification ? Explain with relevant, balanced equation
12. What do you mean by autoprotolysis ? Give the equation to represent the autoprotolysis of water
13. Water behaves as an amphoteric substance in the Bronsted sense. How do you explain?
14. Mention any three uses of H 2 O2 ?
15. Why H 2O has a higher B.P than H 2 S .
16. What is perhydrol and hyperol?
17. Calcute the strength of 10 volume solution of H 2 O2 ?
18. How many hydrogen bonded water molecules are associated in CuSO4 .5H 2O ?
19. Define the term hydride ? How they are classified.
Alkali and Alkaline earth metals(S-BLOCK ELEMENTS)
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
01.*** What do you know about Castner-Kellner process? Write the principle involved in it.
02.*** Given an account of the biological importance of Na  and K  ions. (Mar-18-VSAQ),Ts-Mar-17
03.*** Give an account of the biological importance of Mg 2  and Ca 2 
04.** Give an account of the properties of washing soda.
05.** What is Plaster of Paris? Write a short note on it. (Mar-17),Ts-Mar-17
06.* In what ways lithium shows similarities to magnesium in its chemical behaviour?
07.* Discuss the various reactions that occur in the Solvay process.
08.* Write a few lines about cement.
VERY SHORTANSWER QUESTIONS
09. Write completely the electronic configurations of K and Rb
10. Lithium reacts with water less vigorously than sodium . Give your reasons (Ts-Mar-18)
11. Explain the biological importance of Magnesium & Calcium
12. What happens when magnesium metal is burnt in air ? (Ts-Mar-15,18)
13. Write a balanced equation for the formation of ammoniated II A metal ions from the metals in
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14.Describe the importance of Plaster of Paris(Mar-18)(or)What is Plaster of Paris? write itsuses(Mar-19)
15. Write the average composition of Portland cement.
16. Describe the important uses of caustic soda. (Mar-15)
17. Describe the important uses of sodium carbonate
18. Describe the important uses of quick lime (Mar-14)
19. Why are alkali metals not found in the free state in nature (Mar-13,17)
20 Which is called milk of magnesia?Give its uses? (Mar-15)
21. Write the properties of Washing soda. (Mar-14)
22. Why are IA group elements called as alkali metals (May-14)
23. Why is gypsum added to cement? (Ts-Mar-15,19)
24. What happens,When calcium nitrate is strongly heated?
25. Give two uses of i) Lithium ii) Sodium
26. Whay kO2 is paramagnetic and calculate oxdation state of K ?
27. Whay does the solubility of alkaline earth metal hydroxides in water increases down the group?
28. Whay does the solubility of alkaline earth metal carbonates and sulphates in water decreases down
the group ?
29. Whay does potassium carbonate can’t be prepared in solvay process ? (Mar-19)
30. Write any two uses of Mg metal . (TS-Mar-19)

GROUP-13 ELEMENTS
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
01.*** Explain the structure of diborane.
(Sep-2000,Jun-04,06,May-07,Mar-2000,04,07,11,15,17,19),Ts-Mar-15,18
02.*** How does diborane react with (May-12)
(a) H 2 O (b) CO (c) N  CH 3 3 (d)NH3
03.** Explain the structure of boric acid.
04.** Explain borax bead test with a suitable example. (TS-Mar-19) (Mar-13,18)
05.* Give two methods of preparation of diborane. (Mar-14)
06.* What are electron deficient compounds? Is BCl3 an electron deficient species. Explain.

VERY SHORTANSWER QUESTIONS

07. How do you explain higher stability of TlCl than Tl Cl3
08. Is boric acid a protic acid ? Explain.
09. Explain inertpair effect (Mar-19) (Ts-Mar-17)
10. What is the hybridization of B in diborane and borazine?
11. Give the formula of borazine . What is its common name? (Ts-Mar-17)
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13. Sketch the structure of orthoboric acid
14. Write the structure of AlCl3 as a dimer
15. Boron is unable to form BF63 ion - explain
16. White fumes appear around the bottle of anhydrous AlCl3 .Give reason ?
17. Al reacts with dil HNO3 but not with con HNO3 why ?
18. Give two uses of Aluminium ?
19. Metal borides having B10 are used as protective shield why ?
20. What happend when boric acid is heated ?
21. Explain why atomic radius of Ga is less than that of Al .
GROUP-14 ELEMENTS
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
01.*** Explain the difference in properties of diamond and graphite on the basis of their structure.
(Jun-04,Mar-07),Ts-Mar-17)
02.*** Why is diamond hard? (Mar-11),Ts-Mar-15
03.** What are silicones? How are they prepared? Give one example. What are their uses? (Mar-15)
04.* Write a note on (a) silicates (b) zeolites (c) Fullerenes
05.* What do you understand by (a) Allotropy(Mar-19) (b) Inert pair effect (Mar-19)(c) Catenation
06.* Explain the structure of silica. How does it react with (a) NaOH (b) HF
VERY SHORTANSWER QUESTIONS
07. Why is CO poisonous ? (Mar-13,18)
08. What is allotropy ? ((Mar-19)Give the crystalline allotropes of carbon (Mar-13)
09. How does graphite function as a lubricant (Jun-11,Mar-17),Ts-Mar-15,19
10. Graphite is a good conductor-explain (Jun-09,Mar-09,10)
11. Diamond has high melting point - explain
12. Write the use of ZSM-5 (TS-Mar-19)
13. C-C bond length in graphite is shorter than C-C bond length in diamond - explain
14. Diamond is used as precious stone - explain
15. SiF62 is known while SiF62 is not - explain
16. Name any two man made silicates. (Mar-14)
17. How is water gas or blue gas prepared? (Mar-12,Mar-08,18)
18. How is producer gas prepared?
19. What is use of dry ice? (Mar-15)
20. Give the use of CO2 in Photosynthesis. (Mar-14)
21. Write the hybridisation of carbon in the following (a) CO2 (b) Diamond (c) Graphite
(d) Fullerene (May-14),Ts-Mar-18-SAQ
22. CCl4 is not dissolved in water, but SiCl4 dissolves why? give reason (May-14 )
23. Give four uses of CO2 .
24.*** What are metal carbonyles ?
25. What is the effect of water on tin ?
26.*** Explain the structure of silica ?
27. Sio2 is solid while CO2 is gas explain ?
28. Write any four uses of CO2 gas.? (Mar-17)

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ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
VERY SHORTANSWER QUESTIONS
01. What is chemical oxygen demand (COD) ? (Ts mar2017) (Mar-14)
02. a) What is Bio chemical oxygen demand (BOD) ? (Mar-14),Ts-Mar-18,19
b) Give the possiable BOD values for clean water and poluted water .
03. Define Receptor? (Mar-15)
04. Name the major particulate pollutants present in Troposphere
05. a) What is Green house effect? It is caused by ........and ....gases (Mar-14),Ts-Mar-15,18
b) Mention the harmful effects caused by Global warming . (Mar-17)
06. Which oxides cause acid rain ? and what is its pH value? (TS-Mar-19)
07. Name two adverse effects caused by acid rains (Mar-18),Ts-Mar-15,17
08. a) What is classical smog? and what is its chemical character (Oxidizing reducing)?
b) What is photo chemical smog? and what is its chemical character (Oxidizing reducing)?
09. What is PAN ? What effect is caused by it
10. How is ozone formed in the stratosphere ?
11. Give the chemical equations involved in the ozone depletion by CF2Cl2
12. What is ozone hole ? Where was it first observed ?
13. Name three industrial chemicals that pollute water
14. What agrochemicals are responsible for water pollution ? (Mar-19)
15. Define the terms sink ,TLV & Receptor? (Mar-15,17,18)
16. What is Eutrophication?
17. What is pollutant, contaminant, speciation
18. Mention the harmful effects caused due to depletion of ozone layer (Mar-15)
19. What is Bio-amplification?
20. Define the term Green chemistry ?
21. What are smoke and mist ?
22. Define the term soil pollution ?
23. Explain the following terms
i) Atmosphere ii) Biosphere iii) Hydrosphere iv) Lithiosphere v) Troposphere
vi) Stratosphere
24. Name the common components of photo chemical smog? (Mar-19)

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