Gat BT 2015

BIOTECHNOLOGY 2015 IFAS
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PART – A
Answer all questions
1. Sucrose on hydrolysis yields a mixture which is
(a)optically inactive
(b) dextrorotatory
(c) laevorotatory
(d) racemic
2. Which of the following amino acids contains sulphur?

(a) Methionine
(6) Cysteine
(c)Serine
(d) Both (a) and (b)
3. Nucleosomes are not found in

(a) Escherichia coli
(b) Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(c)Entamoebahistolytica
(d) Trypanosomabrucei
4. In genetics, amber refers to a

(a)substance in which many fossils have been preserved
(b) kind of mutation which changes one amino acid in a protein
(c) stop codon
(d) dye used for staining DNA
5. Hybridization of DNA and RNA

(a) is referred to as Southern hybridization
(b) is referred to as Northern hybridization
(c) is referred to as Westem hybridization
(d) cannot occur because DNA can form double strands only with DNA
6. Blood is
(a) acidic
(b) alkaline
(c) variable
(d) neutral
7. Homs of most mammals are composed of

(a) bone
(b) cartilage
(c) keratin
(d) chitin

8. The lumen of the nuclear membrane will be continuous with the lumen of which
of thefollowing organelles?
(a) Golgi body
(b) Lysosome
(c) Endoplasmic reticulum
(d) Plasma membrane
9. A bacterium divides every 35 minutes. If a culture containing 10 5 cells per mL is

grown for 175 minutes, what will be the cell concentration per ml after 175
minutes?
(a) 175 × 105 cells
(b) 32 × 105 cells
(c) 5 × 105 cells
(d) 35 × 105 cells
10. Swine flu is caused by which of the following influenza virus subtypes?
(a) H5N1
(b) HIN1
(c) HIN2
(d) H2N1
11. Which of the following is a symbiont nitrogen fixing bacterium?

(a) Rhizobium
(b) Azotobacter
(c) Klebsiella
(d) Clostridium
12. The only genetically modified crop/food plant approved in India is

(a) Golden rice
(b) Btbrinjal
(c) Bt cotton
(d) Bt tomato
13. The signum function 𝒇: 𝑹 → 𝑹 given by

𝟏, 𝒊𝒇 𝒙 > 𝟎
𝒇(𝒙) = { 𝟎, 𝒊𝒇 𝒙 = 𝟎
−𝟏, 𝒊𝒇 𝒙 < 𝟎
is
(a) one-one (injective) and onto (surjective)
(b) one-one but not onto
(c) onto but not one-one
(d) neither one-one nor onto

14. The function 𝒇 is defined as 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃. The function g such that 𝒈(𝒇(𝒙)) =
𝒇(𝒈(𝒙)) is given by
(𝑥−𝑏)
(a) 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑎
(𝑥−𝑎)
(b) 𝑔(𝑥 ) = 𝑏
𝑥+𝑏
(c)𝑔(𝑥 ) = 𝑎
𝑥+𝑎
(d) 𝑔(𝑥 ) = 𝑏
𝟏 𝟐
15. 𝒕𝒂𝒏−𝟏 (𝟐) + 𝒕𝒂𝒏−𝟏 (𝟏𝟏) =
5
(a) tan−1 (6)
4
(b) tan−1 (5)
3
(c) tan−1 (4)
15
(d) tan−1 (22)
𝒂 𝒃 ],
16. Given a matrix 𝑨 = [ such that 𝑨𝟐 = 𝑰, then
𝒄 −𝒂
(a) 1 + 𝑎2 + 𝑏𝑐 = 0
(b) 1 − 𝑎2 + 𝑏𝑐 = 0
(c) 1 − 𝑎2 − 𝑏𝑐 = 0
(d) 1 + 𝑎2 − 𝑏𝑐 = 0
17. The values of 𝒂 and 𝒃 such that the function

𝟓 𝒊𝒇 𝒙≤𝟐
( )
𝒇 𝒙 = { 𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃 𝒊𝒇 𝟐 < 𝒙 < 𝟏𝟎
𝟐𝟏 𝒊𝒇 𝒙 ≥ 𝟏𝟎
is a continuous function are given by
(a) 𝑎 = 1, 𝑏 = 1
(b) 𝑎 = 2, 𝑏 = 1
(c) 𝑎 = 1, 𝑏 = 2
(d) 𝑎 = 2, 𝑏 = 2
18. In how many ways can 10 things be put in 2 boxes so that no box remains
empty?
(a) 1024
(b) 1022
(c) 512
(d) 256

19. How many 4-digit numbers greater than 5000 can be formed which are divisible
by 5 using the digits 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, if no repetition of digits is allowed?
(a) 375
(b) 72
(c) 24
(d) 12
20. In a class of 50 students, 18 study Biology, 30 Chemistry and 25 Physics. 11

students study both Physics and Chemistry, 9 students study Biology and
Chemistry and 7 students study Biology and Physics. The number of students
who study all 3 subjects is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
𝟏
21. Differentiate In 𝒙 with respect to 𝒙.
1
(a) − 𝑥
1
(b) 𝑥
(c) 𝑥
(d) – 𝑥
22. A bag contains 3 red, 4 blue and 5 green balls. 2 balls are drawn with replacement.
The probability that both are of the same color is
6
(a) 17
25
(b) 72
21
(c) 90
27
(d) 144
23. Identify the quotients for the following balanced chemical equation:
𝑿𝑭𝒆 + 𝒀𝑶𝟐 → 𝒁𝑭𝒆𝟐 𝑶𝟑
(a) 𝑋 = 4, 𝑌 = 2, 𝑍 = 2
(b) 𝑋 = 6, 𝑌 = 4, 𝑍 = 3
(c) 𝑋 = 2, 𝑌 = 3, 𝑍 = 1
(d) 𝑋 = 4, 𝑌 = 6, 𝑍 = 4
24. Molality is
number of moles of the solute
(a) volume of the solution in L
number of moles of the solute
(b) weight of the solution in kg
mass of the solute
(c) mass of the solvent

volume of the solute

(d) weight of the solution
25. For photoelectric effect to occur, the incident light should

(a) have high intensity
(b) have minimum threshold frequency
(c) satisfy both (a) and (b)
(d) fall on the object for longer time
26. For the compound SiO2, the oxidation number and valency of Si and O are
respectively
(a) +4, 4; -2,2
(b) +2, 2; -1, 1
(c) 4, 4; +2, 2
(d) Cannot predict
27. Al2O3 is
(a) an acidic oxide
(b) a basic oxide
(c) an amphoteric oxide
(d) a neutral oxide
28. Chalcogens belong to

(a) 𝑠-block element
(b) 𝑝-block element
(c) 𝑑-block element
(d) 𝑓-block element
29. Ionization enthalpy is the energy required to remove an electron from

(a) an isolated gaseous atom in its ground state
(b) an isolated gaseous atom in its excited state
(c) its liquid state
(d) its solid state
30. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the relationship of dipole
moment of NH3 and NF3?
(a) Their dipole moments are same
(b) NH3> NF3
(c) NF3> NH3
(d) No relationship

31. Hydrogen bonding will be the maximum in

(a) ice
(b) Naci
(c) liquid water
(d) steam
32. The heat capacity of a substance can be found using

(a) calorimeter
(b) colorimeter
(c) pH meter
(d) thermometer
33. If a Brønsted acid is a strong acid

(a) its conjugate base is a weak base
(b) its conjugate base is a strong base
(c) it can accept OH - ions
(d) it is unstable and decomposes
34. Temporary hardness of water can be removed by which of the following

methods?
(a) Boiling
(b) Treatment with washing soda
(c) Ion-exchange method
(d) Zeolite method
35. Buckminsterfullerene has

(a) 20 six-member rings and 12 five-member rings
(b) 12 six-member rings and 20 five-member rings
(c) 14 six-member rings and 18 five-member rings
(d) 20 six-member rings and 16 five-member rings
36. A traditional wall clock with hour and minute hands and without any digits is
observedfor the first time mistakenly in a mirror and the time is noted. After 2
hours 40 minutesit is observed directly and the same time is again noted. The
original time was
(a)4:15
(b)3:20
(c)5:10
(d) 2:05
37. Two hospitals A and B with maternity wards are checked for the percentage of
boys and girls born in the last one year and A reports 52% boys and Breports
58% boys. A simple explanation for the above is

(a) a large number of children were born in hospital A

(b) a large number of children were born in hospital B
(c) This is a part of random variation and conclusion cannot be drawn about
hospital size
(d) the number of children born in both hospitals is exactly equal
38. A trader buys goods and increases its selling price by 50%. He then offers a 20%
discount and makes a profit of Rs. 500. The initial cost of the goods was
(a) Rs. 2,000
(b) Rs. 2,500
(c) Rs. 1,666
(d) Rs. 3,000
39. 1 ml STE (Sucrose-Tris-EDTA) buffer is to be made from stock solutions of 40%

Sucrose,1 M Tris and 0-5 MEDTA. If the STE buffer composition is 10% Sucrose,
50 mMTrisand 10 mM EDTA, then the water required to be added after mixing
these stocksolutions is
(a) 620 𝜇𝐿
(b) 680 𝜇𝐿
(c) 720 𝜇𝐿
(d) 740 𝜇𝐿
40. A mass m1 is suspended from a light spring. An additional mass of m 2 is addedto

m1whereupon the spring is stretched by an additional length of x 1. The time
periodof the oscillation of the spring will be given by
𝜋 1/2
(a) 𝑇 = 2 ((𝑚1 + 𝑚2 )/𝑚2 𝑔𝑥1 )
1/2
(b) 𝑇 = 2𝜋(𝑚2 𝑔/𝑥1 (𝑚1 + 𝑚2 ))
(c) 𝑇 = 2𝜋(𝑥1 (𝑚1 + 𝑚2 )/𝑚2 𝑔)1/2
1/2
(d) 𝑇 = 2𝜋(𝑚2 𝑔/𝑥1 (𝑚1 + 𝑚2 ))
41. …… circular ring is made of uniform wire of negligible resistance as shown in

thefigure below, find the resistance between the two points A and C
(a) 14Ω
(b)4.33 Ω
(c)3.33 Ω
(d) 12.33 Ω

42. A potential barrier of 0-3 V exists across a pn junction. If the depletion region is
1 𝝁𝒎wide, what will be the value of the electric field in this region?
(a) 0.3 ×106 V/m
(b) 0.1 ×105 V/m
(c)3.0 ×104 V/m
(d) 0.3 ×105 V/m
43. A glass concave lens is placed in a liquid in which it behaves like a convergent
lens. Ifthe refractive indices of glass and liquid with respect to air area y and 24
respectively,then
(a) 𝑎𝜇 𝑔 = 5𝑎𝜇 𝑙
(b) 𝑎𝜇 𝑔 < 5𝑎𝜇 𝑙
(c)𝑎𝜇 𝑔 = 2𝑎𝜇 𝑙
(d) 𝑎𝜇 𝑔 = 𝑎𝜇 𝑙
44. Calculate the height above the earth's surface at which the value of acceleration
due togravity reduces to half of its value of the earth’s surface. (Assume the
earth to be asphere of radius 6400 km)
(a) 3200 km
(b) 3000.6 km
(c) 2569.6 km
(b)2649.6 km
45. Two lenses of power -10 D and +5 D are in contact with each other. The focal
length of the combination is
(a) -5 cm
(b) -10 cm
(c)-15 cm
(d) -20 cm
46. A 600 pF capacitor is charged by 100 V battery. How much electrostatic energy is
stored in the capacitor?
(a) 3 ×10-8 J
(b) 3 × 10-12 J
(c)3 × 10-6 J
(d) 3 × 10-9 J
47. In a meter bridge, the neutral point was found at a distance of 60 cm from end A
whenthe resistor R = 30 ohm. Find the resistance S.
(a)40 ohm
(b)60 ohm
(c)20 ohm
(d) 50 ohm

48. If a wire is stretched 0.1% longer, its resistance will

(a) increase by 0.1%
(b)decrease by 0.2%
(c) increase by 0.2%
(d) decrease by 0.1%
49. A converging lens (𝒇 = 𝟏𝟐. 𝟎 cm) is held 8 cm in front of a newspaper. If the size
of theprinted letters are 2 mm, find the size of its magnified image.
(a) 4 mm
(b) 6 mm
(c) 2 mm
(d) 8 mm
50. When n numbers of alpha particles are emitted from Natom of the radioactive
element, the half-life is defined as
(a) n/N s
(b) 0.693 n/N s
(c) 0.693 N/ns
(d) N/ns
238
51. 92U after the emission of an alpha particle is converted to
(a) 92U238
(b) 92U235
(c) 90Th234
(d) 92Np237
52. The period of a geostationary satellite at a height of 4R from the earth’s surface
isgiven by
(a)3600 s
(b) 21600 s
(c) 86400 s
(d) 144000 s
53. How many electrons have to be removed from electrically neutral silver plate to
give it acharge of +3.2 C? (Charge of single electron = 1.6 × 10-19 C)
(a) 1.5 × 1019
(b) 2.0 × 1019
(c) 2.0 × 10-19
(d) 3.0 × 1019

54. If n = 14 × 22 × 39, which of the following is not an integer?

(a) n/21
(b) n/24
(c) n/26
(d) n/42
55. If A equals 16 percent of 30 and Bequals 15 percent of 31, then which of the
followingstatements is TRUE?
(a) A is greater than B
(b) Bis greater than A
(c) Both of them are equal
(d) The relationship between A and B cannot be determined from the information
given
56. In one class in a school, 30 percent of the students are boys. In a second class
that ishalf the size of the first, 40 percent of the students are boys. What percent
of both classes are boys?
(a) 33.3% approximately
(b) 66.6% approximately
(c) 50%
(d) 25%
57. How many odd integers are there between 10/3 and 62/3?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 12
58. If 𝒅 = (𝒄 − 𝒃)/(𝒂 − 𝒃), then 𝒃 =

(a) (𝑐 − 𝑎𝑑)/(1 − 0)
(b) (𝑐 + 𝑎𝑑)/(1 − 0)
(c) (𝑐 − 𝑎𝑑)/(1 + 𝑑)
(d) (𝑐 + 𝑎𝑑)/(1 + 0)
59. If 𝒙 > 𝟎, then (𝟒𝒙 )(𝟖𝒙 ) =

(a) 25𝑥
(b) 28𝑥
(e) 26𝑥
(d) 24𝑥

60. Which of the following measurements has the fewest significant figures?
(a) 0.00001 cm
(b) 12.6 m
(c) 101 kg
(d) 11.534 s
PART – B
Answer any sixty questions
61. What is the value of the determinant if 𝒂, 𝒃, 𝒄 are in arithmetic progression (AP)?
𝒙 + 𝟐 𝒙 + 𝟑 𝒙 + 𝟐𝒂
|𝒙 + 𝟑 𝒙 + 𝟒 𝒙 + 𝟐𝒃|
𝒙 + 𝟒 𝒙 + 𝟓 𝒙 + 𝟐𝒄
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 𝑥
(d) (𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐)
62. The derivative of 𝒄𝒐𝒔−𝟏 (𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙) with respect to 𝒙 is

(a) 0
(b) cot 𝑥
(c) -1
(d) sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥
𝑰𝒏𝒙
63. The function 𝒇(𝒙) = has a maximum at
𝒙
(a) 𝑥 = 1
(b) 𝑥 = 𝐼𝑛2
(c) 𝑥 = 𝑒
(d) infinity
65. The function

𝒂𝒙𝟐 + 𝒃 𝒊𝒇 𝒙 ≤ 𝟐
𝒇(𝒙) = {
𝒙𝟑 𝒊𝒇 𝒙 > 𝟐
is both continuous and differentiable
(a) when𝑎 = 1 and 𝑏 = 2
(b) when𝑎 = 3 and 𝑏 = 1
(c) for all values of 𝑎 and 𝑏 satisfying the equation 4𝑎 + 𝑏 = 8
(d) when𝑎 = 3 and 𝑏 = −4
65. (𝒏𝟐 + 𝟑𝒏 + 𝟐)(𝒏𝟐 − 𝒏)(𝒏 − 𝟐)!Is equal to

(a) 𝑛!
(b) (𝑛 + 1)!
(c) (𝑛 + 2)!
(d) (𝑛 + 3)!

66. There are 10 points in a plane of which four points are collinear. The number of
straight lines (with different slopes) that can be obtained from the pairs of these
points is
(a) 210
(b) 100
(c) 40
(d) 10
67. Given 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏, then 𝒇−𝟏 (𝒙) has a domain given by

(a) (−1, ∞)
(b) (0, ∞)
(c) (−∞, ∞)
(d) (−1, ∞)
68. If √𝒂 + 𝒊𝒃 = 𝒙 + 𝒊𝒚, then √𝒂 − 𝒊𝒃 =

(a)𝑥 − 𝑖𝑦
(b) 𝑥 + 𝑖𝑦
(c) 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 2𝑖𝑥𝑦
(d) 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 2𝑖𝑥𝑦
69. In the binominal expansion of (𝒂 + 𝒃)𝒏, the coefficients of the 5 th and the 13th
terms are equal. The value of 𝒏 is
(a) 16
(b) 17
(c) 18
(d) 19
70. If the coefficients of the 2 nd, 3rd and 4th terms in the expansion of (𝟏 + 𝒙)𝒏 are in
arithmetic progression (AP), then 𝒏 =
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
71. The sun of the series

𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
𝟏 − ( ) + ( ) − ( ) + ( ) −. . . → ∞
𝟐 𝟒 𝟖 𝟏𝟔
is
(a) 2
3
(b) 4
2
(c) 3
(d) indeterminate

72. A coin is tossed 5 times. A person gets Rs. 2 every time tail shows and he has to
pay Rs. 1 if head appears. The probability that he will gain Rs. 4 at the end of 5
tosses is
(a) 1/32
(b) 5/32
(c) 5/16
(d) ½
73. The probability of a student passing both Maths and Physics exams is 0.48 and
the probability of failing in both is 0.08. if the student has a better probability of
passing Maths than Physics, then the probability of passing Maths is
(a) 0.4
(b) 0.5
(c) 0.6
(d) 0.8
74. A random selection of 100 bacteria shows that the mean length with 95.5%
confidence is 𝟏 ± 𝟎. 𝟏𝝁𝒎. If we wish to reduce the confidence interval 𝟏 ±
𝟎. 𝟎𝟏𝝁𝒎, then the sample size will need to be approximately
(a) 100
(b) 1000
(c) 10000
(d) 141
75. A 2 m tall man is moving away at 1 m/s from a streetlight mounted on a 6 m tall
pole.The rate at which his shadow is lengthening when he is 3 m away from the
pole is
(a) 1 m/s
(b) 0.75 m/s
(c) 2/3 m/s
(d) 0.5 m/s
76. A 2 m long pole weighing 15 kg hangs horizontally with one end touching a
vertical wallas shown below. A support wire is attached at a 60 angle (to the
pole) at a point 05 mfrom the wall (g = 10 m/s2). The tension in the support wire
is approximately
(a) 173.2 N
(b) 346.4 N
(c) 519.6 N
(d) 692.8 N

77. Under what circumstances Raoult’s law becomes Henry’s law?

(a) When 𝐾𝐻 = 𝑃10
(b) When 𝐾𝐻 ≫ 𝑃10
(c) When 𝐾𝐻 ≪ 𝑃10
(d) None of the above
78. ∆𝑯for a reaction does not depend on

(a) state of the reactant and product
(b) various intermediate reactions
(c) nature of the reactant and product
(d) specific heat capacity of the reactants
79. When the anion acts like a nucleophile, what type of reaction occurs?
(a) Addition
(b) Substitution
(c) Elimination
(d) Cannot predict
80. Predict the product of the following reaction:

𝒂𝒒.𝑵𝒂𝑵𝟑
(𝑪𝑯𝟑 )𝟑 − 𝑪 − 𝑪𝒍 →
(a) (𝐶𝐻3 )3 − 𝐶 − 𝑁3
(b) (𝐶𝐻3 )3 − 𝐶 − 𝑂𝐻
(c) Both (a) and (b)
81. Arrange the following compounds in the increasing order of 𝑺𝑵 𝟐 reactivity:
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(a) (i)>(ii)>(iii)>(iv)
(b) (ii) > (i) > (iii) > (iv)
(c) (ii) > (i) ≈ (iii) > (iv)
(d) (i) ≈ (ii) > (iii) > (iv)
82. Whichone of the following is non-radiative transition?

(a) Internal conversion
(b) Phosphorescence
(c) Intersystem crossing
(d) All of the above

83. In azulene, the seven-member ring is

(a) electrophilic
(b) nucleophilic
(c) aromatic
84. On analysis it was found that compound A(C 6H4Br2) shows two peaks in 1H-NMR
(100 MHz) in the ratio 1: 1. Identify the product.
(a)
(b)
(c)
85. Identify the product.
(a)
(b)
(c)

86. The acidic functional group present in picric acid is

(a) – 𝑆𝑂3 𝐻
(b)−𝐶𝑂𝑂𝐻
(c)– 𝑂𝐻
87. Arrange the following compounds in the increasing order of acidity:
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(a) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)

(b) (ii),(i), (iii), (iv)
(c)(ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(d) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
88. Arrange the following compounds in the increasing order of basicity :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(a)(iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(b) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(c) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
(d) (iii), (iv), (i). (ii)
89. When 1H-NMR is analyzed at 300 MHz, what will be the frequency at which 13
C-
NMRwill be recorded?
(a) 100 MHz
(b) 75 MHz
(c) 300 MHz
(d) 150 MHz
90. Which of the following is not an assumption of kinetic theory of gases?

(a) Gases consist of particles that are in constant motion with varying velocity
(b) Particles move in all directions in straight line
(c) Collisions of gas molecules are inclastic
(d) Particles may have different kinetic energies

91. The critical temperature of a gas is the

(a) lowest temperature at which liquefaction of the gas first occurs
(b) highest temperature at which liquefaction of the gas first occurs
(c) highest temperature at which the liquid boils
(d) temperature at which superheated steam is formed
92. A body starts from rest at the point 𝒙 = 𝟎and 𝒕 = 𝟎. It accelerates by 𝒕 − 𝒕𝟐 .

Themaximum distance that is covered by the body in the +ve𝒙-direction before
movingbackwards in the -ve direction is given by
(a) 8/192
(b) 1/8
(c) 8/27
(d) 27/192
93. A bar magnet is passed through an air-cored coil C from a far distance as shown
in figure below. Which of the following graphs describes the induced e.m.f.(E)
generated with time in the coin C?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

94. A body of mass 1 kg is attached to one end of a wire and rotated in horizontal
circle of diameter 40 mm with constant speed of 2 m/s. what is the area of
cross-section, if the stress developed in the wire 5×10 6 N/m2?
(a) 2 mm2
(b) 3 mm2
(c) 4 mm2
(d) 5 mm2
95. A mass 𝒎𝟐 is connected to a mass 𝒎𝟏 with a light weighed string passing over a
frictionless pulley as shown in figure below. The 𝒎𝟏 slides on a horizontal table
with a coefficient of friction 𝝁. The acceleration of mass 𝒎𝟐 is given by
(a) 𝑚2 𝑔/(𝑚1 + 𝑚2 )
(b) 𝜇 ∗ 𝑚2 𝑔/(𝑚1 + 𝑚2 )
(c) 𝑔 ∗ (𝑚2 + 𝜇𝑚1 )/(𝑚1 + 𝑚2 )
(d) (𝑚2 + 𝜇𝑚1 )/(𝑚1 + 𝑚2 ) ∗ 𝑔
96. The light of wavelength 𝟓𝟎𝟎𝟎Å falls on a sensitive plate of work function 1.9 eV.
The kinetic energy of emitted photoelectrons is given by
(a) 0.938 × 10−16 J
(b) 0.938 × 10−19 J
(c) 0.938 × 10−22 J
(d) 2.002 × 10−16 J
97. A fighter jet having an initial mass of 800 kg consumes fuel at the rate of 𝑹 = 𝟑
kg/s during takeoff. The speed 𝑽𝐫𝐞𝐥 of the exhaust gases relative to the jet
engine is 2400 m/s. What is the initial acceleration of the fighter jet?
(a) 7.8 m/s2
(b) 9 m/s 2
(c) 10.2 m/s2
(d) 11.5 m/s2
98. A parallel beam of light having a wavelength of 600 nm falls on a single narrow
slit. In the resulting diffraction pattern when viewed on a screen at 1 m away,
the first minima was formed at 3 mm from the centre of the screen. What was
the width of the slit?
(a) 0.18 mm
(b) 0.30 mm
(c) 0.33 mm
(d) 0.20 mm

99. Two point white dots are 2.44 mm apart on a black paper. They are viewed by
naked eye of pupil diameter 3 mm. What is the maximum distance from which
the two dots can be separated? (Wavelength of light = 600 nm)
(a) 6 m
(b) 5 m
(c) 10 m
(d) 12 m
100. 300 J heat is required to raise the temperature of one mole of ideal gas by 10 𝑲
when heated at constant pressure. If the same gas is heated at constant volume
to raise the temperature by the same 10 K, the heat required is (R-83 J/mole K)
(a) 217 J
(b) 383 J
(c) 215.3 J
(d) 124 J
101. An electron is moving towards north with a velocity 𝟒. 𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎𝟕 𝐦/𝐬 in a uniform
magnetic field of 10 𝐓 directed towards east. Find the magnitude and the
direction of the magnetic force on the electron.
(a) 6.4 × 10−11 N, downwards
(b) 6.4 × 10−11 N, upwards
(c) 3.2 × 10−11 N, downwards
(d) 3.2 × 10−11 N, upwards
102. A prism has each angle 𝟔𝟎°. At what angle the light should fall on the refracting
surface so that it just suffers the total internal reflection at the other surface? (𝐑𝐥
of the material of the prism = 1.524)
(a) 32.40°
(b) 29.75°
(c) 39.75°
(d) 42.40°
103. A radium 226 source found in the laboratory with an activity of 5 𝐂𝐢 (𝟏𝐂𝐢 = 𝟑. 𝟕 ×
𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟎 𝐁𝐪). What will be the mass of the source? (Avogadro constant, 𝑳 = 𝟔. 𝟎𝟐 ×
𝟏𝟎𝟐𝟑 and the disintegration constant for radium 226 is 𝟏. 𝟑𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟏 𝐬 −𝟏 )
(a) 6.52 μg
(b) 5.14 μg
(c) 3.14 μg
(d) 7.14 μg
104. In a total of 100 white cells 63 are found to be polymorphonuclear cells. We can
say with 95% confidence (1.95 times standard deviation from the mean) that the
fraction of polymorphonuclear cells in the population is between

(a) 0.51 to 0.753

(b) 0.49 to 0.76
(c) 0.61 to 0.66
(d) 0.536 to 0.724
105. Eight patients are given two painkillers 𝑨 and 𝑩 respectively. The relative
advantage of 𝑩 (in terms of hours of extra relief) is calculated and the mean is
found to be 1.050 hours and the variance (𝐬 𝟐 ) is 1.489. The appropriate statistical
value we need to look at for testing the null hypothesis is
(a) 𝑡 = 0.86 with 7 degrees of freedom
(b) 𝑡 = 2.434 with 7 degrees of freedom
(c) 𝑡 = 2.127 with 8 degrees of freedom
(d) 𝐹-test with 2 and 7 degrees of freedom
106. In the secondary structure of a protein, which of the following is the main force
required for alpha helix formation?
(a) Disulphide bond
(b) Ionic interaction
(c) Hydrogen bond
(d) Hydrophobic interaction
107. The three-dimensional conformation of a protein may be strongly influenced by

amino acid residues that are very far apart in sequence. This relationship is in
contrast to secondary structure, where the amino acid residues are
(a) always side by side
(b) generally near each other in sequence
(c) invariably restricted to about 7 of the 20 standard amino acids
(d) usually near the polypeptide chain's amino terminus or carboxyl terminus
108. How many millilitres of 0.8 𝑴 𝐊𝐎𝐇 should be added to 3.38 g of oxalic acid to
give a pH of 4.0 when diluted to 500 ml? (Oxalic acid 𝐌𝐖 = 𝟗𝟎. 𝟎𝟑𝟓; 𝐩𝑲𝟏 =
𝟏. 𝟐𝟓𝟐, 𝐩𝑲𝟐 = 𝟒. 𝟐𝟔𝟔)
(a) 73.97
(b) 63.23
(c) 122:34
(d) 36.65

109. The reversible reaction in which dihydroxyacetone phosphate and

glyceraldehydes 3-phosphate combine to form fructose 1,6-bisphosphate is best
characterized as
(a) an aldol condensation
(b) a Grignard reaction
(c) a free-radical reaction
(d) a hydrolytic reaction
110. If sucrose and monosodium glutamate (𝐌𝐒𝐆) are added to a vinegar and oil
salad dressing and shaken, the mixture will eventually separate into two phases
of different density and polarity. Where will most of the sucrose and the 𝐌𝐒𝐆 be
located following phase separation?
(a) Both will concentrate in the vinegar
(b) Both will concentrate in the oil
(c) Both will concentrate at the interface
(d) Sucrose will concentrate in the oil and MSG will concentrate in the vinegar
111. The difference between the molecular weight of sucrose and that of the sum of
the molecular weights of its components (glucose and fructose) is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 16
(d) 18
112. Thyroxine labelled with 𝟏𝟑𝟏𝐈 is administered to a patient for the purpose of
imaging the thyroid gland. The radioactive half-life of the isotope is 8 days. The
biological half-life (the time required for half of the compound to be eliminated
from the body) is 2 days. The time at which 3/4 of the original radioactivity will
no longer be detectable in the body is closest to
(a) 2 days
(b) 3.2 days
(c) 4 days
(d) 4.8 days
113. The glyoxylate cycle is found in plants and bacteria but not in animals. The lack of
this cycle in animals results in the inability to
(a) synthesize oxaloacetate from isocitrate
(b) synthesize glutamate from malate
(c) perform gluconeogenesis from amino acids
(d) perform gluconeogenesis from fatty acids

114. The equilibrium constant for the reaction catalyzed by malate dehydrogenase
(malate to oxaloacetate) is about 𝟓. 𝟗 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟔 . Which of the following best
describes the situation in which malate is converted to oxaloacetate during the
citric acid (Krebs) cycle?
(a) The reaction is exergonic under standard conditions in the direction of the citric
acid cycle and this drives the reaction
(b) The next reaction of the cycle, catalyzed by citrate synthase, is highly exergonic
and it drives the malate dehydrogenase reaction forward by removing oxaloacetate
(c) Malate dehydrogenase changes the equilibrium constant for the reaction,
allowing it to proceed rapidly
(d) Malate accumulates in the cell to such a high concentration that it pushes the
reaction forward
115. Which of the following reactions is anaplerotic (replenishes intermediate pools)

for the citric acid cycle?
(a) Oxaloacetate + GTP → Phosphoeno1pyruvate + CO2 + GDP
(b) Citrate + ATP + CoA → Oxaloacetate + ADP + Acetyl-CoA + 𝑃𝑖
(c) Oxaloacetate + Acetyl-CoA → Citrate + CoA
(d) Pyruvate + HCO− 3 + ATP → Oxaloacetate + ADP + 𝑃𝑖 + H
+
116. A patient was admitted to a hospital. Her physical examination showed that she
was lethargic and her liver was enlarged. Biopsy of liver showed large amount of
excess glycogen. Her blood glucose level was also low. Which of the liver enzymes
is responsible for her condition?
(a) Phosphomannose isomerase
(b) Glycogen phosphorylase
(c) Glycogen synthase
(d) Glycogen hydrolase
117. In crosses involving different pairs of genes A & B, C & D and E & F, the following
proportions of recombinants were obtained: A & B = 52%, C & D = 13.8% and E &
F = 26.4%. The pair of genes which are not linked is
(a) A & B
(b) C & D
(c) E & F
118. Meselson and Stah1 used 15N rather than 3H to label DNA, because
(a) 3H would not have got incorporated into DNA
(b) 3H is not suitable for autoradiography
(c) 15N has much stronger radioactivity than 3H
(d) incorporation of 15N results in DNA with higher density

119. a, b and care recessive to their respective wild type alleles. If individuals
heterozygous at all 3 loci are crossed among themselves, the proportion of
progeny showing all three wild type characters will be
(a) 1/16
(b) 9/16
(c) 27/64
(d) 1/3
120. A double-stranded DNA sample is heated to complete denaturation, followed by

rapid cooling. The result will be predominantly
(a) rapid reannealing of the two strands (minutes)
(b) slow reannealing of the two strands (hours)
(c) folding and intrastrand pairing of the single strands
(d) precipitation of denatured DNA
121. All the following components are synthesized by retroviruses, 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕

(a) envelope lipids
(b) viral mRNAs
(c) capsid proteins
(d) receptor-binding proteins
122. When a protein binds to a specific sequence of bases in DNA, the specificity
mostly reflects interactions with
(a) groups found in the B form major groove
(b) groups found in the A form major groove
(c) groups found in the B form minor groove
(d) phosphodiester backbone
123. Two 𝑬. 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒊 strains 𝑨 and 𝑩 with the genotypes shown below were mixed and
allowd to mate for several hours. .The cells were then plated to observe
recombinants. The results are shown in the table below:
𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑨 𝐅 − 𝐥𝐚𝐜 − 𝐚𝐫𝐠 − 𝐡𝐢𝐬 − 𝐩𝐲𝐫 − 𝟏𝐲𝐬 − 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐑
∶
𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑩 𝐇𝐟𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐜 + 𝐚𝐫𝐠 + 𝐡𝐢𝐬 + 𝐩𝐲𝐫 + 𝟏𝐲𝐬 + 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐒
∶
Wherein 𝐥𝐚𝐜 − = inability to ferment the sugar lactose; 𝐚𝐫𝐠 − , 𝐡𝐢𝐬 − , 𝐩𝐲𝐫 − , 𝟏𝐲𝐬 − =
inability to synthesize arginine, histidine, pyrimidines, or lysine respectively;
𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐒 and 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐑 = sensitivity and resistance to the virulent phase 𝐓𝟏.
𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝑵𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐇𝐟𝐫 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒔
𝐚𝐫𝐠 + 350
+
𝐩𝐲𝐫 100
+
𝐥𝐚𝐜 25
𝟏𝐲𝐬 + 350
+
𝐡𝐢𝐬 500

The order of transfer of markers from 𝐇𝐟𝐫 to 𝐅 − is

(a) 1ys, arg, his, lac, pyr
(b) lac, pyr, arg, 1ys, his
(c) his, 1ys or arg, pyr, lac
(d) pyr, lac, his, 1ys, arg
124. When pure DNA was digested with nuclease, DNA fragments of all sizes were
obtained. But when chromatin was digested with same enzymes, DNA fragments
of size which were multiples of a smallest unit size were obtained. This suggests
that in the chromatin, histone proteins are associated with DNA all along its
length
(a) in a random manner
(b) in the form of tetramers
(c) in the form of octamers
(d) in the form of core particles distributed with a regular periodicity
125. Puromycin inhibits protein synthesis by inhibiting

(a) activation of amino acids
(b) aminoacy1 transferase
(c) addition of amino acids to the peptide chain
(d) loading of mRNA onto the ribosome
126. Grafting is not possible in monocots, because they

(a) have scattered vascular bundles
(6) have parallel venation
(c) are herbaceous
(d) lack cambium
127. The sporophyte of 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂 is the

(a) sexually reproducing generation
(b) asexually reproducing generation
(c) male plant
(d) female plant
128. Accumulation of food in assimilatory cells results in

(a) increase in the rate of photosynthesis
(b) decrease in the rate of photosynthesis
(c) No effect
(d) May increase or decrease

129. Moll's leaf experiment demonstrated that

(a) carbon dioxide is essential for photosynthesis
(b) chlorophyll and water are necessary for photosynthesis
(c) light and water are essential for photosynthesis
130. In plants, during ionization of H 2O, H + is captured by

(a) chlorophy11
(b) NADP
(c) O2
(d) cytochrome
131. Archaeopteryx was an evolutionary link between

(a) fishes and amphibians
(b) amphibians and reptiles
(c) reptiles and birds
(d) reptiles and mammals
132. Which one of the following blood pigments contains copper?

(a) Haemoerythrin
(b) Haemocyanin
(c) Leghaemoglobin
(d) Haemoglobin
133. In which of the following groups of animals does the heart pump only
deoxygenated blood?
(a) Fishes
(b) Reptiles
(c) Birds
(d) Amphibians
134. Antidiuretic hormone is released into the blood by the

(a) hypothalamus
(b) pituitary gland
(c) liver
(d) small intestine
136. __________of chick embryo is equivalent to dorsal lip of blastopore of frog

embryo.
(a) Area opaca
(b) Area pellucida
(c) Koller's sickle
(d) Hensen's node

137. To control angina pain, nitroglycerine is usually given. It relieves angina pain by
causing a dilation of the blood vessels. This effect of nitroglycerine is because
(a) nitroglycerine breaks down to nitric oxide that enters the blood vessels by
diffusion resulting in dilation
(b) nitroglycerine enters the blood vessels by diffusion and dilates them
(c) nitroglycerine binds to a receptor on the plasma membrane of blood vessels
that causes dilation
(d) nitroglycerine breaks down to nitric oxide that binds to its receptor on the
plasma membrane of blood vessels and causes dilation
137. All of the following organelles can be isolated in their intact form from the cell,
𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕
(a) lysosomes
(b) endoplasmic reticulum
(c) peroxisomes
(d) nuclei
138. The success of the famous experiment by Hershey and Chase that demonstrated
the DNA to be the genetic material used radioactivity to label proteins and DNA.
For this, growth of bacteriophage in media containing radioactive phosphorus or
radioactive sulphur was carried out. It is expected that
(a) radioactive sulphur will label DNA and radioactive phosphorus will label
proteins
(b) radioactive sulphur will label proteins and radioactive phosphorus will label
DNA
(c) both labels will be found in DNA and proteins to the same extent
(d) radioactive sulphur will label both DNA and proteins
139. Biological membranes are made of lipids and proteins. Lipids were extracted
from human red blood cells. The calculated total surface area of these red blood
cells was found to be 𝟑𝟔 𝛍𝟐 . How much surface area would these lipids cover
once they were spread across the surface of water? (Ignore the area occupied by
proteins in the RBC membrane)
(a) 72 μ2
(b) 36 μ2
(c) 18 μ2
(d) 144 μ2
140. Chloroplasts contain thylakoid membranes in which the apparatus for

photosynthesis is embedded. The lumen of thylakoids also contains proteins. If a
protein is translated in the cytosol and its final destination is thylakoid lumen, it
has to be transferred across

(a) a single membrane

(b) two membranes
(c) three membranes
(d) four membranes
141. Diffusion across biological membranes depends on the nature of the substance
being transported. Arrange the following substances in increasing order of their
rates of passive diffusion across a biological membrane:
𝐂𝟏− ions, Water, Glucose, Urea
(a) C1− ions, Water, Glucose, Urea
(b) Water, C1− ions, Glucose, Urea
(c) Urea, C1− ions, Water, Glucose
(d) C1− ions, Glucose, Urea, Water
142. Antigen recognition in the absence of costimulatory signal leads to

(a) upregulation of B7
(b) expression of high affinity IL-2 receptor
(c) T cell anergy
(d) T cell apoptosis
143. Athymic mice will show

(a) lack of lymphocytes
(b) lack of mature B lymphocytes
(c) lack of mature T lymphocytes
(d) an intact immune system
144. An Indian person goes for a job in the USA. During annual TB screening, his
tuberculin test was positive. The doctor advised him to go for a chest X-ray to
rule out any active TB. However, the X-ray result was normal and the other
quantiferon assay for tuberculosis was also negative. What could be the most
likely reason for the positive tuberculin test?
(a) The patient had tuberculosis but X-ray and quantiferon assay failed to detect it
(b) The patient had false positive result
(c) The patient might have had BCG vaccination
(d) The patient was only a Mycobacterium carrier
145. Toll-like receptors are

(a) pathogen recognition receptors (PRR) that recognize pathogen associated
molecular pattern (PAMP)
(b) receptors that modulate immune exhaustion
(c) death receptors responsible for the apoptosis of the cells
(d) costimulatory receptors

146. The proton NMR-spectrum of C2H2C12Br2 will give

(a) 1 resonance peak
(b) 2 resonance peaks
(c) 3 resonance peaks
(d) 4 resonance peaks
147. Sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) is commonly used in polyacrylamide gel

electrophoresis to separate a mixture of proteins in the gel by giving them a
uniform negative charge SDS works by binding to
(a) positively charged side chains
(b) negatively charged side chains
(c) hydrophobic side chains
(d) hydrophilic side chains
148. PH 2 is more acidic than pH 4 by

(a) 1-fold
(b) 10-fold
(c) 20-fold
(d) 100-fold
149. Indian biophysicist Prof. G. N. Ramachandran pioneered the use of a plot named
after him as 'Ramachandran Plot’ to define the conformational properties of
polypeptide based on dihedral (torsion) angles 𝛟, 𝛙 and 𝛚. The dihedral angle 𝛟
is defined by rotation around
(a) C − N bond
(b) C α − C′ bond
(c) N − C α bond
(d) C − C bond of side chain
150. Two proteins of similar molecular weights (within 100 Da) and the same net
charge in solution but differing in their amino acid composition can best be
separated by
(a) cation exchange chromatography
(b) anion exchange chromatography
(c) reverse phase chromatography
(d) gel filtration chromatography
151. A concentrated protein solution was diluted 100 times with a buffer at pH 7.0
and the resulting solution gave an absorbance of 0.362 in a 𝐔𝐕
spectrophotometer at 280 𝐧𝐦 using a 1 𝐜𝐦 path length quartz cuvette. Given the
extinction coefficient of the protein, 𝟓𝟏𝟖𝟗 𝑴−𝟏 𝐜𝐦−𝟏 , the concentration of the
undiluted protein solution in millimolar units would be

(a) 0.69
(b) 0.0069
(c) 1.0
(d) 6.9
152. Peptidoglycan is a polymer containing all of the following, except

(a) N-acetyl glucosamine
(b) N-acetyl muramic acid
(c) N-acetyl neuraminic acid
(d) sialic acid
153. In microbial fermentation, the electron acceptor is

(a) O2
(b) CO2
(c) pyruvate
(d) NADH
154. Organisms that ferment glucose may produce any of the following end products,
𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕
(a) lactic acid
(b) propionic acid
(c) alcohol
(d) oxygen
155. Some organisms and their properties are randomly listed below:
(Organisms) (Properties)
A. Pseudomonas I. Obligate anaerobe
B. Bacteriodes II. Aerotolerant
anaerobe
C. Escherichia III. Obligate aerobe
D. Lactobacillus IV. Facultativ e
anaerobe
Correct listing of organisms against their true properties will be
(a) A B C D
III I IV II
(b) A B C D
II III I IV
(c) A B C D
I IV II III
(d) A B C D
IV II III I

156. Some characteristics of 𝑬. 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒊 cells are

(a) gram-negative rods, peritrichously flagellated and endospore forming
(b) gram-negative rods, lophotrichously flagellated and non-endospore forming
(c) gram-negative rods, peritrichously flagellated and non-endospore forming
(d) gram-negative rods, amphitrichously flagellated and non-endospore forming
157. Some viruses cause various types of red blood cells to clump or agglutinate. This
is due to the presence of one of which of the following on their surface?
(a) Glycoproteins
(b) Nucleic acids
(c) Capsomeres
(d) Lipid molecules
158. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔 𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒙𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒔 is used in mining operations, because it oxidizes

(a) sulphur
(b) copper
(c) iron
(d) phosphate
159. What happens if a culture of a bacterium whose genotype is 𝐅′𝐥𝐚𝐜 + /𝐥𝐚𝐜 − is

grown in medium containing acridine orange?
(a) Cells continue to grow and divide
(b) After one generation the number of lac + cells remains constant while the
number of lac − cells increases
(c) Cell growth and division is inhibited due to presence of acridine orange
(d) Only lac + cells will grow and divide
160. 0.1 𝐦𝐋 of a bacterial culture is diluted into 9.9 𝐦𝐋 of buffer; 0.1 𝐦𝐋 of this
dilution is again diluted in 9.9 𝐦𝐋 of fresh buffer. Plating 0.1 𝐦𝐋 from the second
dilution tube yields 72 colonies on a petri plate. What is the cell density of the
original culture?
(a) 7.2 × 106 cells per mL
(b) 7.2 × 105 cells per mL
(c) 7.2 × 108 cells per mL
(d) 7.2 × 107 cells per mL

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2. Which of the following amino acids contains sulphur?

3. Nucleosomes are not found in

4. In genetics, amber refers to a

5. Hybridization of DNA and RNA

7. Homs of most mammals are composed of

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11. Which of the following is a symbiont nitrogen fixing bacterium?

12. The only genetically modified crop/food plant approved in India is

13. The signum function 𝒇: 𝑹 → 𝑹 given by

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17. The values of 𝒂 and 𝒃 such that the function

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volume of the solute

25. For photoelectric effect to occur, the incident light should

28. Chalcogens belong to

29. Ionization enthalpy is the energy required to remove an electron from

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31. Hydrogen bonding will be the maximum in

32. The heat capacity of a substance can be found using

33. If a Brønsted acid is a strong acid

34. Temporary hardness of water can be removed by which of the following

35. Buckminsterfullerene has

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(a) a large number of children were born in hospital A

39. 1 ml STE (Sucrose-Tris-EDTA) buffer is to be made from stock solutions of 40%

40. A mass m1 is suspended from a light spring. An additional mass of m 2 is addedto

41. …… circular ring is made of uniform wire of negligible resistance as shown in

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54. If n = 14 × 22 × 39, which of the following is not an integer?

58. If 𝒅 = (𝒄 − 𝒃)/(𝒂 − 𝒃), then 𝒃 =

59. If 𝒙 > 𝟎, then (𝟒𝒙 )(𝟖𝒙 ) =

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62. The derivative of 𝒄𝒐𝒔−𝟏 (𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙) with respect to 𝒙 is

65. The function

65. (𝒏𝟐 + 𝟑𝒏 + 𝟐)(𝒏𝟐 − 𝒏)(𝒏 − 𝟐)!Is equal to

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67. Given 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏, then 𝒇−𝟏 (𝒙) has a domain given by

68. If √𝒂 + 𝒊𝒃 = 𝒙 + 𝒊𝒚, then √𝒂 − 𝒊𝒃 =

71. The sun of the series

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77. Under what circumstances Raoult’s law becomes Henry’s law?

78. ∆𝑯for a reaction does not depend on

80. Predict the product of the following reaction:

81. Arrange the following compounds in the increasing order of 𝑺𝑵 𝟐 reactivity:

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

82. Whichone of the following is non-radiative transition?

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83. In azulene, the seven-member ring is

85. Identify the product.