13-10-2024

1001CJA106216240138 JA

PART-1 : PHYSICS

SECTION-I

1) Density of water is measured by measuring gauge pressure at the bottom of water filled in a tall
cylindrical vessel. The readings taken are shown below. Acceleration due to gravity is precisely
known to be 10 m/s2. Choose the correct statement(s)

Serial no. Height of water in m Gauge pressure in Pa

1. 1.1 11308

2. 1.2 12360

3. 1.3 13403

4. 1.4 14434
(A) The density of water is estimated to be 1030 kg/m3.
(B) The error in density of water is estimated to be 1 kg/m3.
(C) The first reading is most inaccurate.
(D) The second reading is most accurate.

2) Back surface of a glass (refractive index n and thickness t) is polished to work as a mirror as
shown below. A laser beam falls on it and is partially reflected and refracted at the air-glass
interface and fully reflected at the mirror surface respectively. A pattern of discrete spots of light is

observed on the screen. The distance of point of

incidence from the screen is 10 cm and the thickness t is 2 cm. and angle of incidence is

(A) There will be total of 5 spots on the screen above the glass surface.

(B)
The distance between successive spots is .
(C) The highest spot will be at a height of cm from the glass surface.
(D) There will be a total of 8 spots on the screen above the glass surface.

3) Two students P and Q perform an experiment to verify Ohm's law for a conductor with resistance
R. They use an ammeter and a voltmeter with least counts of 0.1 mA and 0.1 mV, respectively. The
plots of the variation of voltage drop (V) across R with current (I) for both are shown below. The

statement which is most likely to be correct is:

(A) P has only random errors.

(B) Q has only random error.
(C) Q has both random and systematic errors.
(D) P has both random and systematic errors.

4) Consider two identical small angle prisms made of thin walls as shown. The left prism is filled
with cold water and right prism with hot water. The refractive index of water is known to vary
inversely with the temperature. Its dispersive power is independent of temperature. If white light is
incident on the combination as shown.

(A) The beam would deviate clockwise.

(B) The beam would deviate anticlockwise.
(C) Red color would be below violet color in the emergent beam.
(D) Violet color would be below red color in the emergent beam.

5) Four rays, 1, 2, 3 and 4 are incident normally on the face PQ of an isosceles prism PQR with apex
angle ∠Q = 120°. The refractive indices of the material of the prism for the above rays 1, 2, 3 and 4
are 1.85, 1.95, 2.05 and 2.15, respectively and the surrounding medium is air. Then the rays
emerging from the face QR are:

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

6) The word ALLEN is written on a piece of paper and seen through two different lens such that
paper is parallel to the lens. Which of the following could be the correct combination for the image
seen below? Image (i) is enlarged in comparison to the object and image (ii) is diminished in

comparison to the object.

(A) Case (i) is when lens is converging and object is between focus and optical centre.
Case (ii) is when the lens is converging and object is at a distance greater than twice the focal
(B)
length in magnitude.
(C) Case (ii) is when the lens is converging and object is between focus and twice the focal length.
Case (i) is when the lens is diverging and object is at a distance greater than the focal length in
(D)
magnitude.

SECTION-II

1) Shown in the figure is a transparent tank of length 30 cm. A black strip of width 3.8 cm is stuck
on its left wall. When a source of light is kept to the left of it. a shadow of width 7.6 cm is formed on
the right wall. Now, the tank is filled with a liquid of refractive index n and the width of the shadow
reduces to 6.4 cm. The value of n is:

2) The 45° - 45° - 90° prism of height 10 cm (see image below) has a refractive index 2, with a
silvered-hypotenuse surface. A convex lens of focal length 10 cm placed 15 cm in front of the wall
produces a sharp image of P on it. The value of h (in cm) is :

3) The following graph depicts the inverse of magnification versus the distance between the object
and lens data for a setup. The focal length (in cm) of the lens used in the setup is:

4) In an experiment, nuclei were bombarded with neutrons leading to formation of ,

which is unstable. The half-life of was measured to be 2.25 days and it was found later that
this measured half-life was an underestimate by 1%. The corresponding percentage error in the
estimated population of after 9 days is:

5) An equiconcave diverging lens of focal length F is cut into two equal halves. The two halves are
turned around and joined with some liquid between them. The lens obtained is converging with focal
length F. If the refractive index of the liquid is 3 then what is the refractive index of the lens?

6) A thin glass beaker is filled with water up to 5 cm. It is kept on top of a 2 cm thick glass slab.
When a coin at the bottom of the glass slab is viewed at the normal incidence from above the beaker,
its apparent depth from the water surface is d cm. Value of d is (in cm) (the refractive indices of
water and glass are 1.33 and 1.50. respectively)

SECTION-III

1) In an Atwood's machine setup, m1 = (103.5 ± 0.2) gram and m2 = (43.5 ± 0.2)gram are the
masses of the two blocks, and g = (10.00 ± 0.01) m/s is the acceleration due to gravity. The

maximum percentage error in calculation of the acceleration of blocks is . Find x.

2) As shown in the figure, there is a glass hemisphere with a radius of R = 0.128m, and a strip A1A2
of length L = 0.020m is placed on the optic axis. At the same time, the two images of A1A2 can be
observed simultaneously with the eye at point E. They are obtained by reflection from the plane and
concave spherical surface of the glass hemisphere, respectively, and when the A2 is 0.020 m away
from the plane, the two images touch each other. Find the refractive index n of the glass. Fill 5n in
the answer key.

3) The thickness of a parallel sided glass slab is measured with a screw gauge of least count 0.01
mm. It has 50 circular scale divisions and no zero error. The screw gauge reads 13 main scale
divisions and 30 circular scale divisions. We have an optical bench which is used to measure the
focal length of a converging lens. The least count of the optical bench is 0.01 cm. For a particular
position of object needle, lens and image needle, the image needle is at 80.20 cm. When the glass
slab is introduced between the lens and the image needle, the image needle has to be moved to
80.40 cm to remove the parallax. What is the percentage error in the refractive index of the glass
slab measured using this apparatus? Round off to nearest integer.

4) The speed of a particle moving on a straight line is measured to be 9.90 m/s. After 8.23 seconds,
the speed of the particle is measured to be 10.81 m/s. The average acceleration of the particle is
reported to have _________ significant digits.

5) A ray of light is incident at the origin at an angle 53°. The refractive index at the origin is 2. The

refractive index is a function of y according to the relation, . What is the value of H (in

dm), shown in the figure? y is in m.

6) A linear object AB has placed along the axis of a concave mirror. The object is moving towards the
mirror with speed U. The speed of the image of the point A is 4U and the speed of the image of B is
also 4U in same direction. If the centre of the line AB is at a distance 6 cm from the mirror then find

out the length of the object (in cm).

 PART-2 : CHEMISTRY

SECTION-I

1)
Which of the following combination(s) of reagent "A" and reagent "B" will involve formation of a
soluble complex salt.

(A) A : K2S2O3 , B : AgNO3

(B) A : Na2S , B : Pb(OAc)2
(C) A : NH4OH , B : CuSO4
(D) A : KI , B : BiCl3

2) Which of the following Heteroleptic complex(es) is/are diamagnetic.

(A) Sodium pentacyanidosuperoxidoferrate(II)

(B) Hexachloridoplatinic(IV) acid
(C) Triamminetrichloridorhodium(III)
(D) Potassium diamminetetracyanidocobaltate(III)

3) Which of the following is/are correct regarding Bunsen Burner flame used for dry testing of salt.

Only the lower oxidizing zone is used for oxidation of substances dissolved in beads of borax,
(A)
sodium carbonate & microcosmic salt.
(B) Upper reducing zone rich in incandescent carbon will reduce oxide of CuO to Cu.
Upper oxidizing zone consist of non-luminous tip of the flame which has a large excess of
(C)
oxygen.
(D) Mg2+ salts will impart characteristic Crimson-red color to the flame.

4) Which of the following reagent(s) can oxidize Mn2+ salts to .

(A) Heating with PbO2 + dil. H2SO4

(B) Acidified NaBiO3
(C) I2 + starch
(D) KI + starch

5) To illustrate the influence of ligand on the color of complex, the complex [Ni(H2O)6]2+ can be
treated with varying amounts of ethane-1, 2-diamine added progressively.
[Ni(H2O)6]2+ (aq.) + en (aq.) → complex I (aq.)
Complex I (aq.) + en (aq.) → complex II (aq.)
Complex II (aq.) + en (aq.) → complex III (aq.)
Which is/are correct regarding complex(es) I, II & III.

(A) Complex III does not show G.I.

(B) Complex I does not show G.I. & O.I.
(C) Complex II has more C.F.S.E than complex I.
2+
(D) Complex III absorbs radiation of that color which is the observed color of [Ni(H2O)6]

6) Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

+
(A) Permanganate ion at [H ] = 1 significantly oxidizes H2O to O2 at low temperature.
(B) Permanganate titrations are unsatisfactory in presence of HCl.
Intense color and temperature dependent paramagnetism of KMnO4 can be explained by Crystal
(C)
field theory.
(D) Acidified KMnO4 oxidizes KI to I2.

SECTION-II

1) 2.45 g of PdCl2.4NH3 reacts with 0.5 M AgNO3 solution to form AgCl. The volume of
AgNO3 required to precipitate out all of primary valence ion of PdCl2.4NH3 is______(in L).
(Pd = 106 , Cl = 35.5 , N = 14 , H = 1)

2) Consider the following processes.

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

(v)

(vi)
Number of process(es) that involve a color change = X
Number of process(es) that do not involve a color change = Y
Then "X – Y" is _______.

3) The number of specie(s) for which tetrahedral [MO4]n– is known (where 'n' is a natural number)
ScIII , VV , CrIII , FeIII, NiII, CuI , MnV , MnVI , CrVI , MnVII

4) The ions which give colored precipitate with ammoniated H2S among the following.
Cu2+ , Pb2+ , Ni2+ , Co2+ , Bi3+ , Hg2+ , Ag+ , Mn2+ , Ba2+ , Ca2+

5) Number of complexes in which ligand accepts e– density in π* M. O is

[Fe(H2O)5NO]SO4 , [NiCl2(PPh3)2] , Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3 , [Ni(CO)4] , [Fe(CO)5] , K[PtCl3(C2H4)]

6) Consider the following complex compounds.

[CoCl2Br2]2– , [Ni(en)3]2+ , [Ti(H2O)6]3+ , [Fe(NH3)6]2+ , [Co(H2O)3F3] , K3[Fe(CN)6]
If number of low spin complexes is "X" and number of high spin complexes is "Y" then

is ______.

SECTION-III

1) Number of correct statement(s) among the following.

(i) Excess AgNO3 solution can be used to distinguish soluble salt of and Cl–.
(ii) Mn, Fe and Co form mixed oxides.
(iii) Cr2+ is better reducing agent than Fe2+
(iv) Ferrates readily decompose into FeO and O2
(v) Highest oxidation number achieved by Mn is +7 in form of compounds Mn2O7 and MnF7.
(vi) VH0.56 is an interstitial compound.

2)
If sulphur containing compound in colorless solution has "X" sulphur atoms in one molecule and "Y"
is number of metal atoms in one molecule of green precipitate compound, then
(X + Y) is______.

3) The complex [NiCl2(NH3)2] shows different magnetic behaviour under different temperature
conditions.

If "X" = maximum number of atoms that may lie in one plane of Form I
"Y" = sum of number of stereoisomers of Form II
then "X + Y" is_____________.

4) Number of specie(s) that can be resolved into 'd' and 'ℓ' form among the following.

, [Pt(NH3)2Br2]Br2 , [Cr(OH)(OH2)5]Cl2 ,
2+
[Pt(bn)2] , [Co(bipy) (en)2]Cl3 , fac-[Co(NH3)3(NO2)3] ,
[Be(acac)2]

5) Number of reaction(s) that involve precipitation among the following.

(i)
(ii)
(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

(vii)

6) Ferrous salt of an anion "X" liberates "gas A" and "gas B" on treatment with conc. H2SO4. 72 gram
of the same salt on treatment with 0.5 M acidified KMnO4 liberated only "gas B". If "gas B" is a
triatomic gas that does not supports combustion and "gas A" turns aq. PdCl2 into black precipitate
then volume of KMnO4 used is x × 102 mL where x is ________.(Fe = 56, C = 12, O = 16)

PART-3 : MATHEMATICS

SECTION-I

1) If is sum of n terms of sequence <Tn> then

(A)

(B)

(C)
(D)

2) Let Sn is set of all matrices of order n × n with each entry 1 or –1 such that product of elements of

each row and each column is –1. For example is an element of the set S3.

(A) Number of elements in the set S3 is 16

(B) Number of elements in the set S4 is 512
(C) Number of elements in the set S3 is 32
(D) Number of elements in the set S3 is 256

3) Which of the following is/are true

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

4) Let set A contains all the (3 × 3) matrices whose elements are 1, 1, –1, –1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0. Let B be a
matrix belonging to set A. Answer the following options

(A)

If , has only trivial solution then number of such matrices B equals to 216

(B)

If , has only trivial solution then number of such matrices B equals to 108

(C)

The number of matrices B for which equation has non trivial solutions is 540
(D)

The number of matrices B for which equation has non trivial solutions is 648

5) Let (1 – x3)n = , n > 5 and n ∈ N, then which of the following

statement is/are correct?

(A) If n = 7 then maximum value of ar is at r = 5 or 6

(B)
is divisible by 2n

(C)
is integer

(D)
is not divisible by 2n

6) Six digits natural numbers are formed where each digit appears at least twice, then which of the
following is/are true

(A) If the number of natural numbers having three distinct digits is λ then sum of digits of λ is 18
(B) If the number of natural numbers having non-zero digits is λ then sum of digits of λ is 9
(C) If the number of natural numbers having two distinct digits is λ then sum of digits of λ is 9
(D) If total of such numbers is λ then sum of digits of λ is 18

SECTION-II

1) If , then the value of α is equal to ___________.

2) A 7 × 7 grid is cut from an 8 × 8 chess board, such that the corners are black. If the number of
ways we can put 2 identical coins, one on a black square and one on a white square, such that they

are not placed in the same row or same column is λ then equals

3) A lattice point in the plane is a point whose coordinates are both integers. Given a set of 100
distinct lattice points in the plane. The smallest number of line segments for which A and B are
distinct lattice points in this set and the midpoint of is also a lattice point (not necessarily in the
set) is

4) Suppose in the plane 10 pair wise non parallel lines intersect one another. Evaluate the maximum
possible number of polygons (with finite areas) formed by these lines
5) Let all the sub matrices of order 2 × 2 of matrix A = , have their determinant equals to
zero where a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i ∈ {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. If no two elements of same row are same then
total number of possible matrices of A.

6) Evaluate the number of rectangles pictured in the rectangular grid below that contain one but not

both of the shaded squares.

SECTION-III

1) Let A and B are diagonal matrices of order 3, with no two non zero entries being equal in A or B,
such that AB = 4I and 2A2 – B = λI, where I is an identity matrix of order 3 and λ is a scalar. If Tr.(A)
= p and det. (A) = q, then the value of (p + q) equals [Note : Tr. (M) and det. (M) denote trace and
determinant value of matrix M respectively.]

2) Let a1, a2, a3, ..., a18 be a permutation of 1, 2, 3, ..., 18 ; such that |ai – i| is the same for ∀ i ∈ {1, 2,
..., 18} and the value is a multiple of 3. Find number of such permutation

3) Let N be the number of ordered pairs of non empty sets A and B that have the following
properties :
(a) A ∪ B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
(b) A ∩ B = ϕ
(c) The number of elements of A is not the element of A.
(d) The number of elements of B is not an element of B.

Evaluate

4) Let A be a 2 × 2 matrix with real entries such that AT = αA + I, where α ∈ – {–1, 1}. If det (A2 –
A) = 4, then the sum of all possible values of 2α is equal to (where AT denotes transpose of matrix A)

5) Let A be a 2 × 2 matrix with det (A) = –1 and det ((A + I) (Adj (A) + I)) = 4. Evaluate the square of
the sum of diagonal elements of A
6) Let (2x2 + 3x + 4)10 = . Then is equal to _____
 ANSWER KEYS

PART-1 : PHYSICS

SECTION-I

Q. 1 2 3 4 5 6
A. A,B,C,D B,D B,D A,D C,D A,B

SECTION-II

Q. 7 8 9 10 11 12
A. 1.45 to 1.51 10.00 3.90 to 4.00 2.70 to 2.80 2.00 5.08 to 5.09

SECTION-III

Q. 13 14 15 16 17 18
A. 7 8 4 2 5 6

PART-2 : CHEMISTRY

SECTION-I

Q. 19 20 21 22 23 24
A. A,C,D C,D B,C A,B A,B,C B,D

SECTION-II

Q. 25 26 27 28 29 30
A. 0.04 4.00 5.00 8.00 5.00 0.33 or 0.34

SECTION-III

Q. 31 32 33 34 35 36
A. 3 9 7 3 3 6

PART-3 : MATHEMATICS

SECTION-I

Q. 37 38 39 40 41 42
A. A,B,D A,B A,B,C A,C A,B,C A,C,D

SECTION-II

Q. 43 44 45 46 47 48
A. 160.00 21.32 1200.00 36.00 156.00 172.00
 SECTION-III

Q. 49 50 51 52 53 54
A. 2 3 6 5 4 8
 SOLUTIONS

PART-1 : PHYSICS

1)

Height of water in
Serial no. Gauge pressure in Pa Density ρ/kg Δρ
m

1. 1.1 11308 1028 –2

2. 1.2 12360 1030 0

3. 1.3 13403 1031 1

4. 1.4 14434 1031 1

ρw = 1030
Δρw = 1

2)
ϕ = 30°

4)
TA < TB
µA > µB
δ = (µA – 1) A – (µB – 1) A
= (µA – µB) A ⇒ Cω
Q = δAω – δBω
= (δAω – δB)ω = +ve

5)
µ sin 30° > 1 sin 90°
⇒µ>2

6)

Erect & magnified ⇒ RoVI

⇒ Converging lens object between focus & pole.
Inverted & diminished ⇒ RoRI ⇒ converging lens object between 2F & ∞.

7)

;
1 sinϕ = µ sinϕ
8)

v = 30; d0 = 15

⇒ dI = 30 cm

dI = 10 cm

9)

10)

= 1 × 0.693 × = 2.772

11)
 ⇒µ=2

12)

= 5.08

13)
m2 = (103.5 ± 0.2) gm
m1 = (43.5 ± 0.2) gm
m2 – m1 = 60 gm, m2 + m1 = 147 gm,

Put

Put

Differentiating both sides,

⇒ % error in a
14)

u = –(ns + R)

u2 = –v – R

15) = 0.01 mm
p = 0.5 mm
t = 13 × 0.5 + 30 × 0.01 = 6.80

NS = = 0.20 cm = 2mm

µ = 1.41
 16)

= 25 D

17)

2 sin53° =

If θ = 90°

= 5dm

18)

VI = –m2V0

⇒ Centre is at focus
⇒ ℓ = f = 6cm

PART-2 : CHEMISTRY

19)
20)

(A) Na2[Fe(CN)5(O2)] ⇒ Paramagnetic, Heteroleptic

(B) H2[PtCl6] ⇒ Diamagnetic, Homoleptic
(C) [RhCl3(NH3)3] ⇒ Diamagnetic, Heteroleptic
(D) K[Co(NH)4(NH3)2] ⇒ Diamagnetic, Heteroleptic

21)

Both lower and upper oxidizing flame can be used for bead test.
Mg2+ does not give flame test.

22)

(C) & (D) cannot oxidize Mn2+.

23)

[Ni(H2O)6]2+ + en → [Ni(H2O)4(en)]2+
Green
[Ni(H2O)4(en)]2+ + en → [Ni(H2O)2(en)2]2+
[Ni(H2O)2(en)2]2+ + en → [Ni(en)3]2+
Violet

24)

NCERT Based.

25)

[Pd(NH3)4]Cl2 + AgNO3 → AgCl

0.01 mol V L, 0.5 M
–
Moles of Cl = 0.02 = moles of AgNO3
0.02 = 0.5 × V
V = 0.04 L.

26)

X = (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi)

Y = (v)
X – Y = 5 – 1 = 4.

27)
VV, MnV, MnVI, CrVI, MnVII

28)

Theory based.

29)

[NiCl2(PPh3)2] accept π electron density in 'd' orbital.

Rest all accept in π*.

30)

X = K3[Fe(CN)6]
Y = [CoCl2Br2]2– , [Fe(NH3)6]2+ , [Co(H2O)3F3]

31)

Only (ii), (iii) & (vi) are correct.

32)

33)

34)

[Pt(bn)2]2+ , , [Co(bipy) (en)2]Cl3 are optically active.

35)

(i), (ii) & (iii) will form precipitate.

36)
 0.5 × 3 = 0.5 × 5 × V
V = 0.6 L = 6 × 102 mL

PART-3 : MATHEMATICS

37)

38) For first row a11, a12, a13, ..., a1(n – 1) can be either 1 or –1 ⇒ 2n – 1 ways
For a1n only one way depending upon the product (a11 . a12 . a13 ... a1(n – 1))
∴ For R1 we have 2n – 1 ways
Similarly for R2, R3, ..., Rn – 1, we have
2n – 1 ways
∴ For Rn only one way
∴ Total ways (2n – 1)n – 1 =

39) (A)

(B)

(C)

= [(n + 1) 2nCn – 22n]n

(D)

40) Total matrices = 9C5 . 4C2 = 756

|B| = = a1b2c3 + a2b3c1 + a3b1c2 – a1b3c2 – a2b1c3 – a3b2c1
|B| = 1 ⇒ 6 ways × (a1b2c3 = 1 and all other five terms = 0)
= 6 × (give 1 to non diagonal elements) × (a1b2c3 = 1 × –1 × –1) = 6 × 6 × 3 = 108
similarly 108 ways for |B| = –1
|B| = 0 ⇒ number of possible matrices = 756 – 108 – 108 = 540

41)

⇒ ar = nCr3r

42) Case-I aabbcc = 9C3 = 7560 (a, b, c ≠ 0)

Case-II aa00cc = 9C2 = 2160 (Total – '0' at first place)

Case-III aaabbb or bbbbaa or aaaabb = 9C2 . = 1800 (a, b ≠ 0)

Case-IV aaa000 or aa0000 or aaaa00

= 90 + 90 + 45 =
225
Case-V aaaaaa = 9
total = 7560 + 2160 + 1800 + 225 + 9 = 11754

43)

(13! + 12! – 3! – 2!) – 8(11! –1!)

11!(13 × 12 + 12 – 8) = 160 × 11! = α × 11! ⇒ α = 160

44) Total ways = 4((25 × 24) – (4 × 3 × 7 × 2)) = 432 × 4 = 1728

45) The midpoint of the segment connecting (x, y) and (x′, y′) is . Therefore a
and a′ must have the same parity, as must b and b′ for the midpoint to be a lattice point. We
therefore divide the set into four groups : (even, even), (even, odd), (odd, even), (odd, odd),
with the number of points in each
Group a. b, c. d. The number of such segments is then

This is minimized when a = b = c = d, giving a value of

46)

Pn+1 = Pn + (n + 1)
Pn+1 – Pn = n + 1
Put n = 1, 2, ........, n–1 and add we get
Pn – P1 = 2 + 3 + ..... + n

Pn =
Closed region = 56 – 20 = 36

47) determinant of sub matrix = 0 ⇒ ae – bd = 0 and determinant of sub

matrix

....(1)

similarly ....(2)

similarly ....(3)
⇒a:b:c=d:e:f=g:h:i
but a ≠ b ≠ c ....(4)
Case-I : all rows with same elements
{a, b, c} = {d, e, f} = {g, h, i} = 6C3 . 3! = 120
Case-II : any two rows are same
{a, b, c} = {1, 2, 3} ; {d, e, f} = {g, h, i} = {2, 4, 6} or {g, h, i} = {1, 2, 3} ; {d, e, f) = {a, b,
c} = {2, 4, 6}
= 3C2 × 3! × 2 = 36
Total = 120 + 36 = 156
⇒ total possible matrices equals to = 156

48) A rectangle containing the lower shaded square is determined by 1 of 2 vertical lines to
 the left of the square. 1 of 5 vertical lines to the right of the square, 1 of 4 horizontal lines
above the square, and 1 of 3 horizontal lines below the square accounting for 2 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 4 ⋅ 3 =
120 rectangles. Similarly, a rectangle containing the upper shaded square is determined by 1
of 5 vertical lines to the left of the square, 1 of 2 vertical lines to the right of the square, 1 of 2
horizontal lines above the square, and 1 of 2 horizontal lines below the square accounting for 2
⋅ 5 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 2 = 100 rectangles. A rectangle containing both shaded squares is determined by 1 of
2 vertical lines to the left, 1 of 2 vertical lines to the right, 1 of 2 horizontal lines above, and 1
of 3 horizontal lines below accounting for 2 ⋅ 2 ⋅ 2 ⋅ 3 = 24 rectangles. The number of
rectangles containing at least 1 of the shaded squares is 120 + 100 – 24 = 196, so the number
that contain 1 but not 2
of the shaded squares is 196 – 24 = 172.

49) Let A = diag. (a, b, c)

∴ A–1 diag.
⇒ 2A2 – B = λI ⇒ 2A2 – 4A–1 = λI

= (λ, λ, λ)

⇒ 2x2 – = λ ⇒ 2x3 – λx – 4 = 0
⇒ a + b + c = 0 abc = 2
Tr.(A) = 0 and Det.(A) = 2
∴ p + q = 2 Ans.

50) Case-I : |ai – i| = 0

⇒ a1 = 1, a2 = 2, ..., a18 = 18
⇒ one possible arrangement
Case-II : |ai – i| = 3
⇒ a1 = 4, a2 = 5, a3 = 6, a4 = 1, a5 = 2 ... a17 = 14, a18 = 15
⇒ one possible arrangement
Case-III : |ai – i| = 6
⇒ no possible arrangement
Case-IV : |ai – i| = 9
⇒ a1 = 10, a2 = 11 ... a9 = 18, a10 = 1, an = 2, ..., a18 = 9
⇒ one possible arrangement
total arrangements possible equal to 3

51) (a) and (b) ⇒ n(A) + n(B) = 10

(c) and (d) ⇒ if A is the two elements set then B is an eight elements set, therefore 2 is not in A
and
must be in B and 8 is not in B and must be in A.
Also note that both set can not have equal number of elements because if A is a 5 elements set
then B
will also be five element set and the elements can not be both in A and B.

No. of elements in A i.e. n(A) n(B) number of ways

 1 elements set (say) {9} {1...} 9 elements set

2 elements set {8 ...} {2 ...} 8 elements set

3 elements set {7 ...} {3 ...} 7 elements set

8
4 elements set {6 ...} {4 ...} 6 elements set C3

5 elements set Not possible

8
6 elements set 4 elements C5
8
7 elements set 3 elements C6
8
8 elements set 2 elements C7
8
9 elements set 1 elements C8
Total = (8C0 + 8C1 + 8C2 + ... + 8C8) – 8C4 = 28 – 70 = 256 – 70 = 186

52) AT = αA + I
Take transpose on both sides
A = (αA + I)T
A = αAT + I
A = α(αA + I) + I
(1 – α2)A = (α + 1)I

|A2 – A| = 4 ⇒ |A| |A – I| = 4

A= ;A–I=

|A| = ; |A – I| =

|A| |A – I| = 4
2α2 – 5α + 2 = 0 & 2α2 – 3α + 2 = 0

Sum of possible value of α =

53) |(A + I) (adj A + I)| = 4

|A adj A + A + adj A + I| = 4
Now A adj A = |A|I2 = –I2
|A + adj A| = 4

A= adj A =
A + adj A =
|A + adj A| = (a + d)2 = 4
⇒ a + d = 2, –2
Tr(A) = 2, –2

54) (2x2 + 3x + 4)10 = ...(1)

Replace x by we get

From ...(1)

On comparing the coefficient of x7 on both sides

210 · a7 = a13 · 213 ⇒