1. In the adjoining figure O is the centre of the circle. AOD = 120°.

°. If the radius of the circle be ‘r’ then find

the sum of the areas of the quadrilateral AODP and OBQC :

3 2
(A) r (B) 3 3 r2 (C) 3r 2 (D) None of these
2

BD 3 CF
2. In the given figure = and AE = 6BE, then =
CD 4 AF

(A) 2/9 (B) 4/6 (C) 3/8 (D) 5/9

3. The set of integers n for which n2 + 19n + 92 is a square

(A) –8, –11 (B) –9, –11 (C) –7, –11 (D) –7, –9

a 2  ab  b 2
4. If a, b, c are in continued proportion, the expression can be simplified to :
b 2  bc  c 2
ac a c ac
(A) (B) (C) (D)
ab c a b
5
5. At a point, the angle of elevation of a tower is such that its tangent is . On walking 240 m nearer the
12
3
tower, the tangent of the angle of elevation becomes . Find the height of the tower..
4
(A) 225 m (B) 240 m (C) 465 m (D) None of these

6. If sin q + cos q = m and sec q + cosec q = n, then n (m2 – 1) is equal to :

(A) 2m (B) 2n (C) mn (D) None of these

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7. In the figure given, ABC, is a right isosceles triangle with right angle at C. CD is a parallel to AB and
BD = BA. The degree measure of DBC equals :

D C

A B

(A) 10º (B) 15º (C) 20º (D) 25º

8. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 4 : 6 : 11. Which of the following words best described the triangle ?
(A) obtuse (B) isosceles (C) acute (D) impossible
9. The number of triangles with any three of the lengths 1, 4, 6 and 8 cm, are :
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0
10. If x and y are natural numbers, find the number pairs (x, y) for which x2 – y2 = 31
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

1 1 1 1
11. If + + = , then which one of the following is not true:
a b c abc

1 1 1 1
(A) n + n + n = , n is odd integer
a b c a  bn  c n
n

1 1 1 1
(B) 3 + 3 + 3 = ,
a b c a  b3  c 3
3

1 1 1 1
(C) 2 + 2 + 2 =
a b c a  b2  c 2
2

(D) None of these

1 1
12. If, x + = 1 and y – = 1, then the value of xyz is -
y z
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 0 (D) –2

1 1
13. If x + = 3, then the value of x6 + 6 is :
x x
(A) 927 (B) 114 (C) 364 (D) 322
14. If the centroid and circumcentre of a triangle are (3, 3) and (6, 2) respectively, then the orthocentre is :
(A) (–3, 5) (B) (–3, 1) (C) (3, –1) (D) (9, 5)

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15. If A (2, 2), B (–4, –4), C( 5, –8) are the vertices of any triangle, the length of median passes through C will be :
(A) 65 (B) 117 (C) 85 (D) 113

16. A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle of side 'a' cm. The area (in cm2) of a square inscribed in the
circle is :
(A) a2/6 (B) a2/3 (C) 3a2/4 (D) a2/12

17. The side lengths of trapezium are 4 4 4 4

3, 3, 3 and 2 × 3 . Its area is the ratio of two relatively prime
positive integers, m and n. The value of (m + n) is equal to :
(A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 9 (D) 13

18. The measures of length of the sides of a triangle are integers and that of its area is also an integer. One
side is 21 and the perimeter is 48. Find the measure of the shortest side.
(A) 10 (B) 13 (C) 24 (D) none of these

19. Let a, b, c be the positive numbers. The following system of equations in x, y and z.
x2 y2 z2 x2 y2 z2
  = 1;   = 1;
a2 b2 c 2 a 2 b2 c2
2 2 2
x y z
 2  2  2 = 1, has
a b c
(A) No solution (B) Unique solution
(C) Infinitely many solutions (D) Finitely many solutions

a 2  b 2 ab ab
20. If 2 2
 , then find the value of a – b in terms of c & d only :
c d cd

cd cd c–d cd

(A) (B) (C) (D)
cd cd cd c–d
21. A wire of resistance 4is stretched to twice its original length. The resistance of the wire now is :
(A) 16 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) 1

22. There is a steady water flow in a horizontal tube in which one part has cross sectional area A1 and the
other part has cross sectional area A2. Assume that water is incompressible.
If A1/A2 = 16, the ratio of the speed u1 in part 1 and the speed u2 in part 2, i.e. u1/u2 is :

1 1
(A) (B) 4 (C) (D) 1
16 4

23. If a body loses half of its velocity on penetrating 3 cm in a wooden block. How much will it penetrate
more before coming to rest :
(A) 1 cm (B) 2 cm (C) 3 cm (D) 4 cm

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24. Light ray AB incidents on a plane mirror XY at an angle of 50º. The second plane mirror is placed is such
a way that the reflected ray BC from the mirror XY retraces its path. Angle of inclination of two mirrors will
be :
(A) 25º (B) 50º (C) 75º (D) 90º
25. An iron ball of radius 0.3 cm falls through a column of oil of density 0.94 g cm–3. It is found to attain a
terminal velocity of 0.5 cm/s. Determine the viscosity of the oil. Given that density of iron is 7.8 g/cm3
(A) 268.91 Poise (B) 200.5 Poise (C) 350 Poise (D) 970 Poise
26. The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the moon is one sixth that on the surface of earth and the
diameter of the moon is one fourth of that of earth. The ratio of escape velocity on moon and earth will be :

1 2 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) 24
24 16 3
27. An 80 kg person is parachuting and experiencing a downward acceleration of 2.5 m/s2 . The mass of the
parachute is 5.0 kg. The upward force on the open parachute from the air is :
(A) 620 N (B) 740 N (C) 800 N (D) 920 N
28. The velocity of sound in a gas at temperature 27º C is V then in the same gas its velocity will be 2V at
temperature:
(A) 200º C (B) 207º C (C) 927º C (D) 127º C
29. 4th harmonic of an organ pipe has frequency 33 Hz lesser than 5th harmonic of same organ pipe. Find
difference of wavelength (in m) in the given two cases (Assume velocity of sound in air = 330 m/s).
Neglect end correction.
(A) 0.5m (B) 6 m (C) 7 m (D) 8 m
30. The resultant of two forces, one double the other in magnitude, is perpendicular to the smaller of the two
forces. The angle between the two forces is :
(A) 120º (B) 60º (C) 90º (D) 150º
31. The time of flight of a projectile is 10s and range is 500m. Maximum height attained by it is- [g = 10 m/s2]
(A) 25m (B) 50m (C) 82m (D) 125m
32. A ball is thrown at an angle of 30º to the horizontal .It falls on the ground at a distance of 90 m. If the ball is
thrown with the same initial speed at an angle 30º to the vertical, it will fall on the ground at a distance of -
(A) 120 m (B) 27 m (C) 90 m (D) 30 m
33. Which of the following curve represent variation of density of water with temperature best :

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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34. Starting at rest, a 10 kg object is acted upon by only one force as indicated in figure. Then the total
work done by the fo rce is
force(N)

30

0 Time
1 2 3
–10

(A) 90 J (B) 125 J (C) 245 J (D) 490 J

35. A bullet is fired in horizontal direction with velocity 8 m/s. In first second :
(A) It will fall 5m (B) It will fall 10m
(C) It will fall less than 1m (D) none of these

36. A particle has a constant kinetic energy. Which of the following quantities must also be constant.
(A) Position (B) Speed (C) velocity (D) momentum

37. Kinetic energy of a particle moving in a straight line varies with time as K = 4t2. The force acting on
the particle.
(A) is constant (B) is increasing
(C) is decreasing (D) first increases and then decreases

38. A particle initially at rest starts moving from point A on the surface of a fixed smooth hemisphere of
radius r as shown. The particle looses its contact with hemisphere at point B. C is centre of the
hemisphere. The equation relating  and  is &

(A) 3 sin  = 2 cos  (B) 2 sin  = 3 cos  (C) 3 sin  = 2 cos  (D) 2 sin  = 3 cos 

39. The weight of a body is 120 N on the earth. If it is taken to the moon, its weight and mass will be about
(Take ge = 10 m/s2) :
(A) 120 N, 120 kg (B) 60 N, 12 kg (C) 20 N, 12 kg (D) 720 N, 120 kg

40. Two solids X and Y float on water, X floats with half of its volume submerged while Y floats with one-third
of its volume out of water. The densities of X and Y are in the ratio of
(A) 4 : 3 (B) 3 : 4 (C) 2 : 3 (D) 1 : 3

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41. The types of bonds present in nitrogen pentoxide are -
(A) Only ionic (B) Only covalent
(C) Covalent and coordinate both (D) Covalent and ionic both

42. In which of the following arrangements, the order is not according to the property indicated against it ?
(A) Al3+ < Mg2+ < Na+ < F– - Increasing ionic size
(B) B < C < N < O - Increasing first ionisation energy
(C)  < Br < F < Cl - Increasing electron affinity
(D) Li < Na < K < Rb - Increasing metallic radius

43. CaCO3 + 2HCl  CaCl2 + H2O + CO2

The mass of calcium chloride formed when 2.5g of calcium carbonate are dissolved in excess of hydro-
chloric acid is -
(A) 1.39 g (B) 2.78 g (C) 5.18 g (D) 17.8 g

44. On analysis a certain compound was found to contain iodine and oxygen in the ratio 254 g of iodine and
80 g of oxygen. The atomic mass of iodine is 127 and that of oxygen is 16. Which is the formula of the
compound ?
(A) IO (B) I2O (C) I5O2 (D) I2O5

45. 0.7 g of Na2CO3. xH2O were dissovled in water and the volume was made to 100 mL. 20 mL of this solution
required 19.8 mL of N/10 HCl for complete neutralisation. The value of x is :
(A) 7 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 5

46. The mass of electron moving with velocity of light is :

(A) 2me (B) 3me (C) Infinite (D) Zero.

47. Two electrons A and B in an atom have the following set of quantum numbers :
A : 3, 2, –2, + 1/2.
B : 3, 0, 0, +1/2.
Which statement is correct for A and B.
(A) A and B have same energy. (B) A has more energy than B.
(C) B has more energy than A. (D) A and B represent same electron.

48. The equation  = h/mv was deduced by :

(A) Heisenberg (B) de Broglie (C) Einstein (D) Planck.

49. Choose the correct code regarding Roasting process.

(I) It is the process of heating ore in air to obtain the oxide.
(II) It is an exothermic process.
(III) It is used for hydrated oxide and oxysalt ore.
(IV) It is used after the concentration of ore.
(A) I, II and III (B) I, II and IV (C) I, III and IV (D) I, II, III and IV

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50. In the extraction of copper, metal is formed in the Bassemer converter due to reaction :
(A) Cu2S + 2Cu2O  6Cu + SO2 (B) Cu2S  2Cu + S
(C) Fe + Cu2O  2Cu + FeO (D) 2Cu2O  4Cu + O2

51. Which of the following refining piocess does not make a correct match with teh curde metal ?
(A) Distillation : zinc and mercury (B) Liquation : tin
(C) Van Arkel : Zirconium (D) Mond process : lead

52. The decomposition of KCIO3 to KCI and O2 on heating is an example of:

(A) Intermolecular redox change (B) Intramolecular redox change
(C) Disproportionation or auto redox change (D) None of the above

53. Equal volumes of H2 and Cl2 are mixed. How will the volume of the mixture change after the reaction ?
(A) Unchanged (B) Reduced to half (C) Increases two fold (D) None of these

54. Consider the reactions

(i) 2CO(g) + 2H2 O (g) 2CO2(g) + 2H2 (g); Eqm. Constant = K1

(ii) CH4(g) + H2O(g) CO(g) + 3H2 (g); Eqm constant = K2

(iii) CH4 (g) + 2H2 O(g) CO2 (g) + 4H2 (g) ; Eqm. Constant = K3

K1 K 12
(A) K3 = K (B) K3 = (C) K3 = K1K2 (D) K3 = K 1 .K 2
2 K 22

55. Pair of similar radiations is :

(A)  - and  - rays (B)  - and X - rays (C)  - and  - rays (D)  - and X - rays

210 206
56. 84 Po 82 Pb  24 He; Pb belongs to IVA, thus Po belongs:
(A) II A (B) IV B (C) VI B (D) VI A

57. Which is a major hurdle in finding ways to properly harness nuclear fusion energy on a commercial scale
in an effort to solve nuclear crisis ?
(A) Purification of raw materials
(B) Finding safe ways to disposing off the waste products
(C) To maintain high temperature for the reaction
(D) Non-availability of skilled scientists

58. The pH of a solution is 6.0. To this solution sufficient acid is added to decrease the pH to 3.0. The
increase in hydrogen ion concentration is -
(A) 100 times (B) 10 times (C) 1000 times (D) 2.5 times

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59. When pure water is exposed to air containing (oxides CO2, SO3 etc.) pH of pure water will-
(A) increase (B) decrease
(C) not change (D) may increase or decrease

60. A person has as many as notes as number of oxygen atoms in 24.8 g Na2S2O3. 5H2O (mol. wt. = 248.0).
A note counting machine counts 60 million notes per day. How many day would be taken to count these
notes?
(A) 1017 (B) 1010 (C) 1015 (D) 1012

61. Syngamy refers to

(A) fusion of one of the sperms with secondary nucleus
(B) fusion of one sperm with the egg
(C) fusion of one of the sperm with an egg and the other with secondary nucleus
(D) fusion of one of the sperm with synergids

62. In case of fungi, which type of asexual reproduction takes place

(A) Fission (B) Budding
(C) Spore formation (D) None of these are correct

63. At the time of entering into an ovule, the pollen tube has
(A) one gamete nucleus (B) two male nuclei (C) three male nuclei (D) four male gamete

64. Composite fish culture increases the fish yield from a pond by growing a number of fish species in such
a way that they don’t compete for
(A) air. (B) food. (C) sunlight. (D) water

65. The chemical substance with water proof quality in desert plants is :
(A) cutin. (B) suberin. (C) lignin. (D) fat.

66. Cartilage makes up virtually the entire skeleton in

(A) chondrichthyes. (B) amphibia (C) aves. (D) mammalia.

67. The main inorganic component of bone is

(A) hydroxyapatite. (B) magnesium. (C) calcium chloride. (D) phosphate.

68. Which is true about excretion ?

(A) 90% water and Na+ of glomerular filtrate are absorbed
(B) Glucose is reabsorbed in proximal convoluted tubule
(C) Water is reabsorbed in proximal convoluted tubule
(D) 99% of water and glucose in the glomerular filtrate are reabsorbed

69. Which of the following parts of kidney contains lowest concentration of urea ?
(A) Loop of Henle (B) Branches of renal vein
(C) Bowman’s capsule (D) Glomerulus

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70. Bats differ from birds in presence of :
(A) homeothermy. (B) four-chambered heart
(C) tracheae. (D) diaphragm.
71. Antibiotics help in treatment of diseases caused by
(A) viruses, by rendering them ineffective.
(B) protozoan, as they are able to survive in presence of antibiotics.
(C) bacteria, as the biochemical pathways important for them are blocked.
(D) worms, as they are present inside the body.

72. What will be the shape of a metacentric chromosome during anaphase ?

(A) V-shape (B) L-shape (C) J-shape (D) -shape

73. Chiasmata are formed during

(A) zygotene (B) pachytene (C) diplotene (D) leptotene

74. Chromosome number is restored by

(A) meiosis (B) mitosis (C) crossing over (D) interphase

75. The causative organism of sleeping sickness is

(A) Leishmania. (B) Trypanosoma. (C) Ascaris. (D) Staphylococci.

76. The correct order of evolutionary advancement among the plants is

(A) spirogyra  diatom hornwort  fern
(B) blue green alga  liverwort  fern  seed bearing plant
(C) liverwort  cyanobacterium  moss  gymnosperm
(D) red alga  fern  moss  liverwort
77. The graph below shows the relation between influence of light intensity and CO2 concentration on the rate
of photosynthesis of Chlorella
rate of photosynthesis

High light
intensity

Low light
at 25 C

intensity
0

CO2 , Conc. (Volume % in air)

Which one of the following statements explains the diagram correctly ?

(A) At low light intensity, the light dependent reaction is rate limiting but at high light intensity CO2 is rate
limiting
(B) The number of chlorophyll molecules limits the rate of photosynthesis
(C) Photosynthesis is independent of light intensity provided there is no total darkness
(D) Chlorophyll responds equally to light intensities and CO2 concentrations thereby limiting the rate of
photosynthesis

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78. The important condition for the dark reaction of photosynthesis is
(A) absence of light (B) presence of chlorophyll
(C) presence of carbon dioxide (D) presence of O2

79. The combination of the following structures possessing a single set of genome is:
i. Ovary ii. Anther iii. Egg iv. Zygote
v. sepal vi. Petal vii. Pollen
(A) i,ii, iv, and vi (B) ii, iii, iv and vii (C) only iii and vii (D) only ii, iii and vii

80. “Green fuel” means

(A) fuel obtained from plant leaves (B) green coloured fuel
(C) chemicals used for the growth of plants (D) fuel obtained from plastic waste

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ANSWER KEY

Que s. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. C A A B A A B D C B C A D A C A D A D D
Que s. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. A A A B A A A C A A D C D B A B A C C B
Que s. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. C B B D C C B B B A D B A D D D C C B C
Que s. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
Ans. B C B B A A D D B D C A C A B B A C C A

A m=2
n2 + 19n + 92 = 4
5y F
n2 + 19n + 88 = 0
2. B 3x 4x (n + 8) (n + 11) = 0
y D C
M n = –8, –11
E
4. a, b, c are in continued proportion.
a b
const : Draw BM || AE  = =k
b c
so BME ~ CFD a = bk, b = ck and a = ck2
or CF = 4BM/3
Now AEF ~ BEM a 2  ab  b 2 b 2k 2  b2k  b2
2 2 =
BM BE b  bc  c c 2k 2  c 2k  c 2
so =
AF AE
b2 (k 2  k  1)
BM y =
= 6y c 2 (k 2  k  1)
AF

AF = BM  6 b2 a
= = k2 = .

AF = BM  6 ....(ii) c2 c

CF 2
= equation (i) and (ii)
AF 9

3. n2 + 19n + 92 = m2 m is non-negative
n2 + 19n + 92 – m2 = 0
5.
1 
n=  19  4m 2  7 
2  

therefore 4m2 – 7 is a square

5 3
4m2 – 7 = p2 tan  = , tan  =
12 4
(2m + p) (2m – p) = 7
Let the height of tower be h.
by solving we get p  N

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 In ABC
D C
h
tan  =
x
7.
h A B
x= E
tan 

In ABD Given in the following figure AB || DC

AB = BD & AC = CB
h and ACB = 90º
tan  =
x  240 now, draw DE  AB and join BD
Let AC = BC = a
h
x + 240 = then AB = a 2 = BD
tan 
now ar (ADB) = ar(ABC) (same base and
h h between same 11rt.)
+ 240 =
tan  tan  1 1
 × AB × DE = AB
× AC × AB
 1 2 2
1 
240 = h    a2
 tan  tan   DE =
a 2
a
240  tan  tan  DE =
h= 2
tan   tan 
now in DEB

DE
3 5 sin(EBD) =
240   BD
4 12
h=
3 5 a/ 2

4 12 sin =
a/ 2
[Substituting the value of tan  and tan ]
1
sin =
2
75 sin = sin 30º
h= = 225 m  = 30º
4 / 12
So, DBC = 45 – 30
So, the height of tower = 225 m. DBC = 15.

6. L.H.S. n(m2 – 1) 8. Sides of triangle are in the ratio 4 : 6 : 11.

But this type of triangle is impossible.
= (sec + cosec )[(sin + cos) – 1]2 Because, 4 + 6 < 11.
Sum of two sides of triangle must be greater
than the third side.
 1 1 
=    (sin2  + cos2 + 2sin cos – 1)
 cos  sin   9. Possible length of triangle are 4, 6, 8 so
required number of triangle is 1.

 cos   sin   10. If x2 – y2 = 31, then (x + y) (x – y) = 1 ´ 31

=   (1 + 2sin cos – 1)
 sin  cos   Since x, y  N, 31 being prime, x + y = 31,
x – y = 1 yielding x = 16 ; y = 15
(cos   sin )
= ( 2sin cos ) 1
sin  cos  12. x+ y =1
= 2 (sin + cos)
= 2m 1
y– =1
z

1 y 1
x=1– y = y
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 1 z 1 A
y=1+ =
z z

z 1 O
1 16.
z 1 C
x = z 1 = B D
z 1 a
z

1 z 1 3
xyz =  z = 1 AD = a
z 1 z 2

2
 1
13. x   = 32 1 3
 x OD = a
3 2
1 so diameter of circle = diagonal of square
x2 + +2=9
x2
3 1
1 =2 a = a
2
x + =7 32 3
x2

3 Diagonal of square = 2 side of square

 2 1  1  2 1 
 x  2  = x6 + 6 + 3  x  2 
 x  x  x 
a
side of square =
1 6
73 = x6 + + 3 (7)
x6
1 a2
343 – 21 = x6 + 6 area of square =
x 6
322
x = 140
14. Circumcentre O, Centriod G and orthocentre O’ of D X C
a triangle ABC are collinear such that G divides
O’O in the ratio 2:1 X X
17.
(x, y) 2 1 (6, 2)

O' G O A X F X E X B
(3, 3) 2 2

12  x
3= x=–3
3

4y DF = AD 2 – AF 2
And 3 =  y=5
3
So, orthocentre is (– 3, 5). x2 3x
= x2 – =
4 2

1 3x
Area of trapezium = (3x)
2 2
15.

3 3 x2
=
4 2
24 24
D (Mid point of AB) =  ,  = (– 1,
 2 2 
– 1) 3 3 2 9
= 4
 3 =
4 4
Length of Median CD = (5  1)2  ( 8  1)2
 m + n = 9 + 4 = 13.
= 36  49 = 85

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18. Let a, b be the other two sides. then a + b = 27 wire respectively. If is the specific resitance of
the wire then,
abc
s= = 24 ; 
2 R= .........(i)
A
Let after stretching the length, the area and re-
Area = s( s  a)( s  b)( s  c )
sistance becomes, , A and R respectively.
= 24( 24  a)(a  3)(24  21) = 72(a  3)( 24  a)

R .........(ii)
Now 72(a – 3)(24 – a) must be a perfect square. A
If 'a' is the shortest side , then a  13. Thus a We know that = 2
= 10 is the only possible value among the given Also A = A
values satisfying the conditions A
=2
thus , of a = 10, area = A
24  14  3  7 = 84
Divide equation (ii) by equation (i)
which is an integer. The measure of the short- R  A
  =2×2
est side is 10 R  A
R = 4 × 2 × 2 = 16
x2 y2 z2
20. 2
 2
 =1 ...(i) u1 A 2 1
a b c2
22. A1u1 = A2u2  u  A  16
x2 y2 z2 2 1
  =1 ...(ii)
a 2 b2 c 2 23. Suppose inital velocity is u
x2 y 2 z2 From third equation of motion
 2  2  2 =1 ...(iii)
a b c 2
Adding Eq. (i), (ii) and (iii), we have u 2
   u  2a(0.03 )
2
x2 y2 z2
2
 2
 =3 ...(iv)
a b c2 u2 3u2 25 2
x 2 0.06a =  u2  a    u
=1  x= a 4 0.24 2

a2
Final velocity of ball is zero
y2
=1  y= b So, from third equation of motion
b2
v2 = u2 + 2ax
z2
=1 z= c (0)2 = u2 – 2(25/2) u2x
c2
Hence (D) is correct.
1
x= m = 4 cm
a 2  b 2 ab 25
20. 
c 2  d2 cd So after 3 cm it will penetrate, 4 – 3 = 1 cm

a2  b2 c 2  d2
= [ By C & D] N
2ab 2cd A C
2 2 2 2
a  b  2ab c  d  2cd 24. 50º 50º
2 2 = 40
a  b  2ab c 2  d 2  2cd X Y
B

(a  b ) 2 (c  d)2
= Ray BC retraces its path when A fall on second
(a  b ) 2 (c  d)2
mirror perpendicularly, so as per figure L BYC
ab cd will be euqal to 50º.
= .
ab cd
2 r2
25. = (   ) g
21. Given : Resistance, R = 4  9 v
Let  & A are the initial length and area of the 2
2  0.3   7.8  0.94   980
= = 268.9 poise.
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26. Given : ge = 6 gm
1 2
Re = 4 Rm 35. Sy = uyt + gt
On the surface of earth escape velocity, 2
at t = 0, uy = 0
Ve = 2geR e
1
Sy = 0 + × 10 × 12
Ve = 2.  6 gm  4 R m 2
Sy = 5 m
Ve = 24  2gmRm Ve = 24 Vm
1
(Vm = 2gmRm is the escape velocity at the 36. K.E. = mv2 where V is the speed of the
2
moon) particle.
Vm 1
 1 1 dv
Ve 24 37. mv 2  4 . t 2  m2v = 4 × 2t
2 2 dt
27. Net mass = 80 + 5 = 85 kg
downword acceleration, a = 2.5 m/s2 dv 8t 8t
F  m. = =  8m
So, 85 g – f = 85 a dt v 8t 2
F = 85 (g –a) m
a
F = 85 (9.8 – 2.5)
38. Let v be the speed of particle at B, just when
F = 620 N
85g it is about to loose contact.
28. In a gas, From application of Newton's second law to
the particle normal to the spherical surface.
RT
V=  V a T
M mv 2
= mg sin 
r
V 300
 =  T = 300 × 4 = 1200 K .......... (1)
2V T
Applying conservation of energy as the block
= 927º C moves from A to B..

1
4v 5v mv2 = mg (r cos  – r sin )
29. = – 33 2
2 2
.......... (2)
v Solving 1 and 2 we get
= 33
2 3 sin  = 2 cos 
2 = 10 39. Weight depends on the acceleration due to
 = 5m. gravity,
gm = ge/6
area under F – T graph
34. Change in velocity = 120
mass so, weight of body on the moon will be = =
6
20 N
60  (–10 ) Mass of body does not depends on value of g
= = 5 m/s
10
F 120
1 so, m = g = = 12 kg
W F = K.E. = (10) 52 = 125 J e 10
2
Its value remains same on the surface of moon. ]

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40. If V and D are the volume and density of solid X w 1
  1000 = 19.8 × ×5
respectively. Let Vand D are the volume and E 10
density of solid Y respectively
By law of floatation, 0.7 19.8
or × 1000 =
Weight of solid X = Weight of water displaced M/ 2 2
 M = 141.41
1
Vdg = V × 1g  23 × 2 + 12 + 3 × 16 + 18 x = 141.41
2
 x=2
1
D= g/cc
2 me
Weight of solid Y = Weight of water dispalced
2
46. m’e = v
1  
 1 c
VDg =  1   V × 1g
 3 
47. For A, (n + ) = 5 Thus, larger is value of (n+)
2
D = g/cc For B, (n + ) = 3 more is energy level.
3
48. Follow de Broglie equation.
Density of X 1/ 2 3
  52. 2KCIO3  2KCI + 3O2. An intramolecular
Density of Y 2 / 3 4
redox change is one in which one element of a
 3:4 compound is oxidised (O2– to O20) and one ele-
41. Nitrogen pentoxide contains both covalent and ment is reduced (CI5+ to CI1–).
co-ordinate bonds.The structure of nitrogen pen- 53. H2 + Cl2  2HCl; Moles before and after
toxide is -
the reaction are same.
O=N–O–N=O
55. Both are electromagnetic waves.
O O
56.. Emission of an -particle changes parent
42. Correct order of increasing first I.E. of B, C, N
element’s position two places to the left of it.
and O is - B < C < O < N.
57. Nuclear fusion occurs at 1.2 × 107 K tempera-
43. CaCO3 + 2HCl  CaCl2 + H2O + CO2
ture.
100 g 111 g
111 g of CaCl2 is obtained from = 100 g of CaCO3 58. Initial pH of the solution = 6
100  Initial [H+] of the solution = 1 × 10-6
2.5 g of CaCl2 is obtained from = × 2.5 of CaCO3
111 On diluting the solution three times [H+] be-
250 comes = 1 × 10-3
= = 2.78 g
111  Final pH of the solution
254 1  10 -3
44. g atom of I2 = 2  10 3
127 = 1  10 6

6.023  10 23  24.8
80 60. No. of notes =
g atom of oxygen = =5 248
16 = 6.023 × 1022
 Compound is I2O5.
6.023  10 22
Days for counting = = 1015
1 60  10 6
45. Meq. of Na2CO3. x H2O in 20mL = 19.8 ×
10
 Meq. of Na2CO3.xH2O in 100 mL = 19.8

1
× ×5
10

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