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SAMPLE
PAPER

MATHEMATICS
1.

InarectangleABCD,P,Q,RandSarethemidpointsofthesidesAB,BC,CDandDArespectively
andTisthepointonRSsuchthatRT=2TS.IftheareaofABCDisktimestheareaof DPQT,then
k is ____.
A
P
B

Q
T

(A) 3
2.

(B) 4

(C) 6

(D) Noneofthese

(C) 270

(D) 273

273 272 271 is same as ____.

(A) 272

(B) 271

3.

In the following graph for x [1, 1], f(x) is defined by

2

(A) |x|1

(B) |x|+1

3 2 1 0

(C) |x+1|

1
1

(D) |x|
4.

Roorkeeexpressnormallyreachesitsdestinationat50km/hrin30hours.Findthespeedatwhich
it travels to reduce the time by 10 hours?
(A) 38km/hr

5.

(B) 76km/hr

(D) 60km/hr

What is the total number of ways of selecting atleast one object from 2 different sets, each set
containing6 identical objects?
(A) 24

6.

(C) 75km/hr

(B) 48

(C) 76

(D) Noneofthese

(C) 1849

(D) Can'tbedetermined

For every a, b N
a @ b = a2 when (a + b) is even
= a2 b2 when (a + b) is odd
a # b = b2 when a b is odd
= a2 b2 when a b is even
What is the value of 20 # (21 @ 22) ?
(A) 0

7.

The set of values for which x3 + 1 x2 + x is _____.

(A) x 0

8.

(B) 2249

(B) x 0

(C) x 1

(D) 1 x 1

A spherical iron ball 10cm in radius is coated with a layer of iceof uniform thickness that melts
atarateof50 cm3/min.Whenthethicknessoficeis 5cm,thentherateatwhichthethicknessof
ice decreases, is ____.
(A)

1
cm/min
54p

(B)

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cm/min
6p

(C)
2

1
cm/min
36p

(D)

1
cm/min
18p
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9.

Theratioofthealtitude oftheconeofgreatest volumethatcanbeinscribedinagiven sphereto

the diameter of the sphere is ____.
(A)

2
3

(B)

3
4

(C)

1
3

(D)

1
4

10. ThesumoftheagesofAnshumanandArmaanis45years.Fiveyearsagotheproductoftheirages
was4timestheAnshuman'sageatthattime.ThepresentagesofAnshumanandArmaanrespectively
are
(A) 25and20
(B) 35and10
(C) 36and9
(D) 40and5
11. Avirusgivesbirthtotwonewvirusesineachsecondandthelifespanofeachvirusis5seconds.
Theprocessofthereproductioniscontinuousuntilthedeathofthevirus.Initiallythereisonenewly
born virus at time t = 0, then find the total number of live viruses just after 10 seconds.
(A)

310
2

(B) 35 (35 1)

(C) 310 210

(D) 310 25

12. Inaclass45%studentsreadEnglish,30%readFrenchand20%readbothEnglishandFrench.One
studentisselectedatrandom.FindtheprobabilitythathereadsEnglish,ifitisknownthathereads
French.
1
2
5
4
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
3
3
6
9
13. If x = 0.5, then which of the following has the smallest value ?
(A) 21/x

(B)

1
x

(C)

1
x2

(D) 2x

14. In a code language if POSE is coded as OQNPRTDF, then the word TYPE will be coded as ____.
(A) SUXZOQFD
(B) SUXZQOFD
(C) SUXZOQDF
(D) SUXZQODE
15. PritiscoredmorethanRahul.YashscoredasmuchasDivya.AnushascoredlessthanManju.Rahul
scored more than Yash. Manju scored less than Divya. Who scored the lowest ?
(A) Manju
(B) Yash
(C) Rahul
(D) Anusha
16. Apostmanwasreturningtothepostofficewhichwasinfrontofhim tothenorth.Whenthepost
office,was100mawayfromhim,heturnedtotheleft andmoved50mtodeliverthelastletterat
the Shanti villa. He, then moved in the same direction for 40 m, turned to his right and moved
100 m. How many metres was he away from the post office ?
(A) 0
(B) 150
(C) 90
(D) 100
17. Thegivenbelowquestionhasafewstatements,followedbyfourconclusionsnumberedI,II,IIIand
IV.Youhavetoconsidereverygivenstatementsastrue,evenifitdoesnotconfirmtothewellknown
facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the conclusions can be logically derived.
Statements : 1. Some birds are mangoes.
2. No duck is a parrot.
3.All mangoes are ducks.
Conclusions: I. Some birds are ducks.
II. Some ducks are mangoes.
III. No parrot is duck.
IV Some birds are not parrots.
(A) OnlyI,IIandIIIfollow
(C) EitherIIorIVfollows
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(B) OnlyIandIIIfollow
(D) I,II,III&IVfollows
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18. Ifthefollowingalphabetsarearrangedinthereverseorder,whichletterwillbe8th lettertotheleft

of 7th letter counting from the right end ?
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
(A) P

(B) O

(C) N

(D) Q

19. Four ladiesA, B, C and D and four gentlemen E, F, G and H are sitting in a circle around a table
facingeach other.
(i) No two ladies or two gentlemen are sitting side by side.
(ii) C, who is sitting between G and E, is facing D.
(iii) F is between D and A and is facing G.
(iv) H is to the right of B.
Who is sitting to the left of A ?
(A) E

(B) F

(C) G

(D) H

20. Inthegivenquestion,astatementfollowedbytwoassumptionsnumberedIandII.Anassumption
issomethingsupposedortakenforgranted.Youhavetoconsiderthestatementandthefollowing
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement

: Helping the poor is the real service to the humanity.

Assumptions : I. Poor people are in need of help from others.

II. If we don't help poor, we will not be called human beings.
(A) Onlyassumption Iis implicit.

(B) Onlyassumption II is implicit.

(C) Either I or II is implicit.

(D) Neither I nor II is implicit.

PHYSICS
21. Inthefigureshown,aparallelbeamoflightisincidentontheplaneoftheslitsofaYoungsdouble
slitexperiment.Lightincidentontheslit,S1 passesthroughamediumofvariablerefractiveindex
m =1+ax(wherexisthedistancefromtheplaneofslitsasshown),uptoadistancelbeforefalling

on S1. Rest of the space is filled with air. If at O a minima is formed, then the minimum value of
the positive constant a (in terms of l and wavelength l in air) is
l
x

S1O =S2O

S1
O
S2
Screen

(A)

l
l

(B)

l
l2

(C)

l2
l

(D) Noneofthese

22. ThestringsofaviolinaretunedtothetonesG,D,AandE,whichareseparatedbyafifthfromone
another,thatisF(D)=1.5 F(G),F(A)=1.5 F(D)=400 HzandF(E)=1.5F(A).The distancebetween
the two fixed points, the bridge at the scroll and over the body of the instrument is, 0.25 m, the
tension on the string E is 90 N. The mass per unit length of string E is nearly
(A) 1gm/m

(B) 2gm/m

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(C) 3gm/m
4

(D) 4gm/m
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23. Thefigurehereshowsfivepathstraversedbyagason aPVdiagram. DU1, DU2, DU3, DU4 and DU5

are the change in internal energy of the gas in paths 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively, then

1
2

3
5 T3
T1 T2

4
V

(A) DU5> DU3

(B) DU3> DU5

(C) DU3> DU2

(D) DU2> DU5

24. A closed compartment containing gas is moving with some acceleration in horizontal direction.
Neglect effect of gravity. Then the pressure in the compartment is
(A) Sameeverywhere

(B) Lowerinthefrontside

(C) Lowerintherearside

(D) Lowerintheupperside

25. Abodyofweightwiskeptonaroughinclinedplanehavinganangleofinclinationwithhorizontal,
q and friction coefficient m. Force required to pull the body downwards is
(A) w(mcosq +sinq)

(C) w(sinq mcosq)

(B) w(mcosq sinq)

(D) w(mcosq +2sinq)

26. Anobjectoflength1cmisplacedontheprincipleaxisofanequiconvexlensofradius5cm.Distance
betweenthelensandobjectis20cm.Spacebetweenthelensandobjectisfilledwithtwomediaofdifferent
refractiveindices2and1asshowninthefigure.Refractiveindexis1ontheleftand2ontherightside
of the lens. Boundary of both media is midway between the object and lens.

m =2 m =1

10cm

1.5 m =1

10cm

(A) Theimagewillbeformedatdistanceof7.5cmfromtheopticalcentreoflens.
(B) Theimagewillbeformedatdistanceof10cmfromtheopticalcentreoflens.
(C) Theimagewillbeformedatdistanceof15.0cmfromtheopticalcentreoflens.
(D) Theimagewillbeformedatdistanceof12.5cmfromtheopticalcentreoflens.
27. AsteadycurrentiisflowingthroughacylindricalelementABCasshowninthegivenfigure.Select
the correct relationshipregarding this.
A

2r

B
r

i
L/2
L/2

(A) VAB =2VBC

(B) PoweracrossBCis4timesthepoweracrossAB
(C) CurrentdensitiesinABandBCareequal
(D) ElectricfieldsduetocurrentinsideABandBCareequal
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28. AbobofmassMissuspendedbyamasslessstringoflengthL.Thehorizontalvelocityvatposition
AisjustsufficienttomakeitreachthepointB.Theangle q atwhichthe speedofthebobishalf
of that at A, satisfies
B

p
4

(B)

p
4

<

<

p
2

(C)

3p
p
< q <
4
2

(D)

DIRECTION : Refer the following passage to answer Q. Nos. 29, 30 and 31.
dB
Magneticfieldinacylindricalregionisincreasingattherateof
=0.05T/s
dt
as shown in figure. The radius of the cylindrical region is R0 = 3 cm. A
R0
concentric nonconducting ringof radius r =
is placed in this region.
2

3p
< q
4

<

x
x

x x

x x x x x
x x x x x
x x x x rx

(A) q =

x x x x
x x x x x
x

29. Themagnitudeofinducedelectricfieldasafunctionofdistance'R'fromthecentreisbestrepresented
by
E

(A)

(B)
R0

(C)
R0

(D)
R0

R0

30. The emf induced in the ring between the points P and Q, where PQ = R0, is
(A) Zero

(B) 7.08 105 V

(C) 3.54 105 V

(D) 1.76 105 V

31. Ifaconducting rodoflength R0 is placedsymmetricallyaboutthecentrealongadiameterof the

cylindrical region, their emf induced across the ends of the rod is
(A) Zero

(B) 7.08 105 V

(C) 3.54 105 V

(D) 1.76 105 V

32. Statement I : In ammeter, current in shunt is always greater than current in galvanometer.
StatementII : Value of shunt resistance is negative if current in shunt is less than current in
galvanometer.
(A) BothstatementsIandIIaretrueandstatementIIisthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(B) BothstatementsIandIIaretruebutstatementIIisnotthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(C) StatementIistruebutstatementIIisfalse.
(D) StatementIisfalsebutstatementIIistrue.
33. Statement I : Specific heat of a substance during change of state is infinite.
StatementII : Duringchangeofstate, DQ=mL,specificheatdoesnotcomeintoplay.
(A) BothstatementsIandIIaretrueandstatementIIisthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(B) BothstatementsIandIIaretruebutstatementIIisnotthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(C) StatementIistruebutstatementIIisfalse.
(D) StatementIisfalsebutstatementIIistrue.
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34. Fourcapacitorsandabatteryareconnectedasshowninthefigure.Ifthepotentialdifferenceacross
the 7 mF capacitoris6V,thenmatchthefollowingcolumnsandselectthecorrectoptionfromthe
codesgiven below.
12mF

7mF

3mF

3.9mF

ColumnI
(i)

ColumnII

Thepotentialdifferenceacrossthe 12 mF
capacitor(involt)

(p) 30

(ii) Thechargeonthe 3 mF capacitor(in mC )

(q) 42

(iii) Thepotentialdifferenceacrossthe 3 mF

(r) 10

capacitor(involt)
(iv) Theemfofthebattery(involt)

(s) 14

(A) (i)(p),(ii)(q),(iii)(r),(iv)(s)
(C) (i)(r),(ii)(q),(iii)(s),(iv)(p)

(B) (i)(q),(ii)(s),(iii)(p),(iv)(r)
(D) (i)(s),(ii)(r),(iii)(q),(iv)(p)

40
750
F, L =
mH, f = 60 Hz Em =36V.Matchthefollowing
p
p
columns regarding this and select the correct option from the codes given below.

35. InthegivenLCRcircuit, R = 160 W,C =

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

ColumnII

CurrentamplitudeinA
rmscurrentinA
Powerfactor
AveragepowerdissipatedintheresistorinW

(A) (i)(r),(ii)(s),(iii)(p),(iv)(q)
(C) (i)(p),(ii)(q),(iii)(r),(iv)(s)

(p)
(q)
(r)
(s)

0.8
2.7
0.18
0.13

(B) (i)(s),(ii)(p),(iii)(q),(iv)(r)
(D) (i)(q),(ii)(r),(iii)(s),(iv)(p).

CHEMISTRY
36. An aparticleisacceleratedthroughapotentialdifferenceof Vvolts.ThedeBroglieswavelength
associated with it is
(A)

150

(B)

0.286

(C)

0.101

(D)

0.983

37. Statement I : Fe2O3 is more acidic than FeO.

StatementII:Highertheoxidationstate,highertheelectronegativity,thusnonmetalliccharacteristicis
higher.
(A) BothstatementsIandIIaretrueandstatementIIisthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(B) BothstatementsIandIIaretrueandstatementIIisnotthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(C) StatementIistruebutstatementIIisfalse.
(D) StatementIisfalsebutstatementIIistrue.
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38. The I3
ion has
(A) Threeequatoriallonepairsonthecentraliodineatomandtwoaxialbondpairsinapentagonalbipyramidal
arrangement.
(B) Fiveequatoriallonepairsonthecentraliodineatomandtwoaxialbondpairsinapentagonalbipyramidal
arrangement.
(C) Three equatorial lone pairs on the central iodine atom and two axial bond pairs in a trigonal bipyramidal
arrangement.
(D) Two equatorial lone pairs on the central iodine atom and three axial bond pairs in a trigonal bipyramidal
arrangement.
39. Which of the following curves does not represent Boyles law?

logP

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

logV

1/V

40. Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes gives below.
Column I (Reaction)
A. 2NO

Column II (Relation between Kp and Kc)

N2 + O2

B. N2 + 3H2

(P) Kp = Kc/RT

2NH3

C. PCl3 + Cl2

(Q) Kp = KcRT

PCl5

(R) Kp = Kc

D. 2O3

3O2

(S) Kp = Kc(RT)1/2

E.

SO2 + 1/2O2

(T) Kp = Kc(RT)2.

SO3

(A) ARBTCSDPEQ

(B) ASBRCTDQEP

(C) ARBTCPDQES

(D) APBQCRDSET

41. Statement I : Diboranereactswithammoniatoformanadduct,whichonheatingat473Kdecomposes

to give a volatile compound called borazine.
StatementII : Borazineisisoelectronicwithbenzene.
(A) BothstatementsIandIIaretrueandstatementIIisthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(B) BothstatementsIandIIaretrueandstatementIIisnotthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(C) StatementIistruebutstatementIIisfalse.

(D) StatementIisfalsebutstatementIIistrue.

42. Givenbelowarethestructuresoffiveorganiccompounds(1)to(5)whichcanundergoenolization.
O
O
PhCOCH2COCH

3, PhCOCH2CH3,PhCOCH2COOC

2H
5,
(1)

(2)

,
O
(4)

(3)

(5)

Selectfromthefollowingtheincorrectstatementregardingtheenolizationoftheabovementioned.
(A) (3)isextensivelyenolizedascomparedto(4)

(B) (4)isextensivelyenolizedascomparedto(5)

(C) (1)isextensivelyenolizedascomparedto(4)

(D) enolcontentof(3)ismorethanof(2)

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43. Simple distillation can be used to separate

(A) Amixtureofbenzene(boilingpoint80C)andtoluene(boilingpoint110C)
(B) Amixtureofether(boilingpoint35C)andtoluene(boilingpoint110C)
(C) Amixtureofethanol(boilingpoint78C)andwater(boilingpoint100C)
(D) Noneofthese
44. The propagation steps involved in the free radical addition of HX across a double bond are:
Step1:

Step2: X

+X

C C

C C +H

C C H+ X

HCldoesnotfollowfreeradicaladditionbecause
(A) Bothstepsareexothermic.

(B) Bothstepsareendothermic.

(C) Step1isexothermicandstep2isendothermic.

(D) Step2isexothermicandstep1isendothermic.

45. TherateexpressionforthereactionA(g) +B(g) C(g) israte=k[A]2[B]1/2.Whatchangesintheinitial

concentrations of A and B will cause the rate of reaction to increase by a factor of eight ?
(A) [A]=[A]:[B]=2[B]

(B) [A]=2[A]:[B]=4[B]

(C) [A]=[A]:[B]=4[B]

(D) [A]=4[A]:[B]=[B]

46. The following facts are available

2A + B2 2B + A2 2C +B2 Noreaction2D + A2 2A+ D2
Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?
(A) E C - /C2 > E B - /B2 > E A- / A2 > E D- /D2

(B)

< E

(C) E C - /C2 < E B - /B2 > E A- / A2 > E D- /D2

(D)

> E

C - /C2
C - / C2

B - / B2
B - / B2

< E

A - / A2

< E

< E

A- / A2

D - /D2

< E

D - /D2

47. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

(A) La(OH)3 islessbasicthanLu(OH)3.
(B) InlanthanoidseriesionicradiusofLn3+ ionsdecreases.
(C) Laisactuallyanelementoftransitionseriesratherthanlanthanoidseries.
(D) AtomicradiiofZrandHfaresamebecauseoflanthanoidcontraction.
48. When a vapour at atmospheric pressure was gradually heated from 25C its colour was found to
deepenatfirstandthenfadeasthetemperaturewasraisedabove160C.At600C,thevapourwas
almostcolourless,butitscolourdeepenedwhenthepressurewasraisedatthistemperature.The
vapour was
(A) Thebromine

(B) A mixtureofnitrogendioxideanddinitrogentetroxide

(C) Purenitrogendioxide

(D) Puredinitrogentetroxide

49.Thereactivitiesoftheions(I,II,III&IV)inazocouplingreactions(undersimilarconditions)willbe
+

(I)

(A) I<IV<II<III
SetB

N2, O2N

(CH3)2N

N2, H3CO
(II)

(III)

(B) I<III<IV<II

N2
(IV)

(C) III<I<II<IV

N2, H3C

(D) III<I<IV<II

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50. Aketonereactedwithethylmagnesiumbromide(Grignardreagent)followedbyhydrolysisgavea
productwhich ondehydrationgave an alkene.Thealkene on ozonolysisgavediethyl ketoneand
acetaldehyde.The ketoneis
(A) Dimethylketone
(B) Ethylmethylketone

(C) Diethylketone

(D) Ethylpropylketone

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ANSWER KEYS

1.

(B)

2.

(B)

3.

8.

(D)

9.

(A)

15.

(D)

16.

22.

(A)

29.

(B)

4.

(C)

5.

(B)

6.

(D)

7.

(C)

10. (C)

11.

(B)

12.

(B)

13.

(B)

14.

(C)

(C)

17. (D)

18.

(B)

19.

(B)

20.

(A)

21.

(B)

23.

(A)

24. (B)

25.

(B)

26.

(A)

27.

(B)

28.

(D)

(B)

30.

(D)

31. (A)

32.

(A)

33.

(B)

34.

(C)

35.

(A)

36.

(C)

37.

(A)

38. (C)

39.

(D)

40.

(C)

41.

(B)

42.

(B)

43.

(B)

44.

(C)

45. (B)

46.

(B)

47.

(A)

48.

(D)

49.

(D)

50.

(C)