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BITSAT 2009

Browse the complete Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics question set from the BITSAT 2009 paper, question by question. Each question shows a quick preview so you can jump straight to the topic or subject you want to revise. Click through to attempt the full question in practice mode, or head back to the paper-wise list to download the entire paper as a PDF.

This paper has 125 questions in total - 49 easy (39%), 49 moderate (39%) and 27 tough (22%). That's a fairly typical mix for this exam. By subject: Physics 35% easy, 45% moderate, 20% tough; Chemistry 40% easy, 30% moderate, 30% tough; Mathematics 42% easy, 42% moderate, 16% tough.

Chemistry questions were spread across 23 chapters, with General Organic Chemistry (4), Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure (3), and Electrochemistry (3) carrying the most weight. Mathematics questions were spread across 26 chapters, with Functions (6), Application of Derivatives (5), and Sequences and Series (3) carrying the most weight. Physics questions were spread across 30 chapters, with Thermodynamics (3), Alternating Current (2), and Current Electricity (2) carrying the most weight.

Chemistry

  1. 1Given the numbers . The number of significant figures for the three numbers are2009Significant Figures
  2. 2Beryllium resembles much with :2009Properties of S-block elements
  3. 3Which one of the following ions has the highest value of ionic radius?2009Periodic properties
  4. 4Which of the following two are isostructural?2009Hybridisation and VSEPR Theory
  5. 5The cooking time in a pressure cooker is less because:2009Real Gases and Van der Waal's Equation
  6. 6Which one of the following is correct regarding2009First Law and Basic Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
  7. 7One mole of an ideal gas at is expanded isothermally from an initial volume of 1 litre to 10 litres. The for this process is cal2009First Law and Basic Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
  8. 8At and 1 bar which of the following has a non-zero2009Laws of Thermochemistry and Enthalpy Change
  9. 9If the equilibrium constant of the reaction is then the equilibrium constant for the reaction would be2009Law of Mass Action, Equilibrium Constant (Kc and Kp) and its Application
  10. 10The oxidation states of sulphur in the anions and follow the order2009Oxidation number
  11. 11The value of is maximum for2009Compounds of Alkaline Earth Metals
  12. 12For making good quality mirrors, plates of float glass are used. These are obtained by floating molten glass over a liquid metal which does 2009Alkaline Earth Metals
  13. 13The intermediate formed during the addition of to propene in the presence of peroxide is2009Reaction Intermediates
  14. 14Which of the following has zero dipole moment?2009Dipole moment
  15. 15Keto-enol tautomerism is observed in2009Isomerism of Organic Compounds
  16. 16Which one of the following contain isopropyl group?2009IUPAC Nomenclature
  17. 17The statement which is not correct about control of particulate pollution is:2009Environmental Pollution and pollutants
  18. 18Chief source of soil and water pollution is:2009Water Pollution
  19. 19The false statement among the followings:2009Land Pollution
  20. 20The atomic radius of atom is r. Total volume of atoms present in a unit cell of an element is2009Cubic system
  21. 21Which one of the following statements is false?2009Colligative Properties and Abnormal Molecular Masses
  22. 22The degree of dissociation of in dilute aq. solution containing of salt per of water at is . If vapour pressure of water at is . The vapour 2009Colligative Properties and Abnormal Molecular Masses
  23. 23When the sample of copper with zinc impurity is to be purified by electrolysis, the appropriate electrodes are2009Concentration cell
  24. 24The conductivity of a saturated solution of is and its equivalent conductance is equiv . The for will be2009Conductance and Conductivity
  25. 25In a cell that utilises the reaction addition of to cathode compartment, will2009Cells and Electrode Potential, Nernst Equation
  26. 26The chemical reaction proceeds as follows: rate law expression should be:2009Parallel and Sequencial rate laws
  27. 27Among the following statements the incorrect one is:2009Minerals and ores
  28. 28Cinnabar is an ore of2009Minerals and ores
  29. 29Which of the following is used in the preparation of chlorine?2009Halogens and Its Compounds
  30. 30Which of the following elements does not belong to first transition series?2009Properties of D-block elements
  31. 31is a :2009Terminology of coordination compounds
  32. 32Which of the following order is not correct?2009Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  33. 33When esters are hydrolysed the product gives hydrogen ions. The product which gives hydrogen ion is2009Reactions of Ethers
  34. 34Which of the following compound can not be used in preparation of iodoform?2009Tests for aldehyde and ketones
  35. 35Which of the following compound is obtained by heating ammonium cyanate?2009Nitrogen and Its Compounds
  36. 36Which of the following statements about vitamin B-12 is incorrect?2009Vitamins
  37. 37Ammonia forms the complex ion with copper ions in alkaline solutions but not in acidic solutions. What is the reason for it?2009Nitrogen and Its Compounds
  38. 38An aqueous solution of a substance gives a white precipitate on treatment with dil. HCl which dissolves on heating. When is passed through t2009Radicals
  39. 39The one which is least basic is2009Electron displacement effects
  40. 40Interparticle forces present in nylon 66 are2009Van Der Waals Forces, Hydrogen Bonding and Metallic Bonding

Mathematics

  1. 1If \(A=\{1,2,3,4,5\}\), then the number of proper subsets of \(A\) is2009Questions on number of relations and sets
  2. 2The range of the function \(f(x)= {x^2-x+1}{x^2+x+1}\) where \( {x} {R}\), is2009Range
  3. 3If \(y= {2 }{1+ + }\), then value of \( {1- + }{1+ }\) is2009Solving Trigonometric Equation
  4. 4Period of \( { + 2 }{ + 2 }\) is2009Solving Trigonometric Equation
  5. 5The general solution of \(8 ^2 {x}{2}=1+ x\) is2009Remainder and Divisibility Problems
  6. 6\(10^n+3 (4^{n+2} )+5\) is divisible by \((n N)\)2009Common Roots
  7. 7If the expression \(x^2-11 x+a\) and \(x^2-14 x+2 a\) must have a common factor and \( {a} 0\), then, the common factor is2009Relation between Roots and Coefficients
  8. 8For the equation \( {1}{x+a}- {1}{x+b}= {1}{x+c}\), if the product of roots is zero, then the sum of roots is2009Conjugate, modulus and argument
  9. 9If \( ( {z}_1 )= (z_2 )\), then2009Range
  10. 10If \( {2 x+3}{5} < {4 x-1}{2}\), then \(x\) lies in the interval2009Permutation
  11. 11The letters of the word TOUGH are written in all possible orders and these words are written out as in a dictionary, then the rank of the wo2009Terms of Binomial Expansion
  12. 12If in the expansion of \( (2^x+ {1}{4^x} )^n, T_3=7 T_2\) and sum of the binomial coefficients of second and third terms is 36 , then the va2009Mixed Question on AP and GP
  13. 13The \(100^{ {th }}\) term of the sequence \(1,2,2,3,3,3,4,4\), \(4,4, \) is2009Basic Forms of Straight Line
  14. 14The line \(3 x-4 y+7=0\) is rotated through an angle \( { }{4}\) in the clockwise direction about the point \((-1,1)\). The equation of the 2009standard equation of parabola
  15. 15Find the vertex of the parabola \(x^2-8 y-x+19=0\).2009Identical Functions
  16. 16If \(f(t)= {1-t}{1+t}\), then \(f^{ }(1 / t)\) is equal to2009Mathematical Reasoning
  17. 17If: \(p\) Raju is tall and \(q\) : Raju is intelligent, then the symbolic statement \( p q\) means2009Median
  18. 18Given below is a frequency distribution with median 46 . In this distribution, some of the frequencies are missing : Determine the missing f2009Types of Function (Mapping)
  19. 19If the function \(f:(- , ) B\) defined by \(f(x)=-x^2+6 x-8\) is bijective, then \(B=\)2009Measurement of Angles
  20. 20Find the value of \(2 ^{-1} {1}{5}+ ^{-1} {1}{2}+2 ^{-1} {1}{8}\)2009Product of Matrices
  21. 21If \(A\) and \(B\) are \(2 2\) matrices, then which of the following is true?2009Geometric Progression
  22. 22If \( {a} > 0, {~b} > 0, {c} > 0\) are respectively the \( {pth}, {q}\) th, rth terms of GP., then the value of the determinant \( | {array}2009Expansion of Determinants
  23. 23The digits \( {A}, {B}\) and \( {C}\) are such that the three digit numbers \(A 88,6 {~B} 8,86 {C}\) are divisible by 72 then the determinan2009Multiplication of Determinants
  24. 24If \(M( )= [ {array}{ccc} & - & 0 \\ & & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 {array} ]\); \(M( )= [ {array}{ccc} & 0 & \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ - & 0 & {array} ]\) then \2009Rate Measure Error and Approximation
  25. 25If \(y=e^{-x} x\) and \(y_4+k y=0\), where \(y_4= {d^4 y}{d x^4}\), then \(k=\)2009Domain
  26. 26The set of points of discontinuity of the function \(1 / | {x}|\) is -2009Tangent Normal
  27. 27The minimum value of the function \(y=x^4-2 x^2+1\) in the interval \( [ {1}{2}, 2 ]\) is2009Monotonicity
  28. 28The value of \(a\) in order that \(f(x)= x- x-a x+b\) decreases for all real values is given by2009Tangent Normal
  29. 29The equation of tangent to the curve \(y= x\) at the point \(( , 0)\) is2009Integration by Substitution
  30. 30If \( {2 x- x+ }{ x+ x-2} d x\) \(=A | x+ x-2|+B x+C\). Then the ordered triplet \(A, B, \) is -2009Integration by Parts
  31. 31Evaluate: \( x ^{-1} x d x\)2009Definite Integration by Substitution
  32. 32Evaluate : \( _0^1 { {dx}}{ {2- {x}^2}}\).2009Definite Integration by Substitution
  33. 33If \( _0^n[x] {dx}=66\), then \(n=\)2009Pair of lines through origin
  34. 34Area of the triangle formed by the line \(x+y=3\) and angle bisectors of the pair of straight lines \(x^2-y^2+2 y=1\) is2009Linear Differential Equation
  35. 35Solution of the differential equation \( {d y}{d x}+ {y}{x}= x\) is2009Line and Plane
  36. 36If the line \( {x-4}{1}= {y-2}{1}= {z-k}{2}\) lies in the plane \(2 x-4 y+z=7\), then the value of \(k\) is2009Line and Plane
  37. 37A line segment has length 63 and direction ratios are \(3,-2,6\). If the line makes an obtuse angle with \( {x}\)-axis, the components of th2009Conditional Probability and Multiplication Theorem
  38. 38It is given that the events \(A\) and \(B\) are such that \(P(A)= {1}{4}, P(A B)= {1}{2} \) and \( P(B A)= {2}{3}\). Then \(P(B)\) is2009Geometric Probability
  39. 39The random variable \( {X}\) has the following probability distribution \( {array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|} {x} & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\ {P}( {X}= {x}) 2009Sine Rule and its application
  40. 40In a triangle \( {ABC}, {C}=90^{ }\), then \( {a^2-b^2}{a^2+b^2}\) is equal to :2009Heights and Distances
  41. 41A person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle subtended by a tree on the opposite bank is \(60^{ }\). when he retreats 202009Maxima Minima
  42. 42The minimum value of the function \(z=4 x+3 y\) subject to the constraints \(3 x+2 y 160,5 x+2 y 200\), \(x+2 y 80, x 0, y 0\) is2009Geometric Progression
  43. 43If \(|r| > \) land \(x=a+ {a}{r}+ {a}{r^2}+ \) to \( \), \( {y}= {b}- { {b}}{ {r}}+ { {b}}{ {r}^2}- . { to } \) and \(z=c+ {c}{r^2}+ {c}{r^42009Tangent to circle
  44. 44Two tangents \(P Q\) and \(P R\) drawn to the circle \(x^2+y^2-2 x-4 y-20=0\) from point \(P(16,7)\). Ifthe centre of the circle is \(C\) th2009Existance of Limit
  45. 45The value of \( _{x 0} { (4^x-1 )^3}{ {x^2}{4} (1+3 x)}\), is2009Periodicity

Physics

  1. 1Given that and . The angle between and is2009Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  2. 2In the relation: is pressure, is distance, is Boltzmann constant and is the temperature. The dimensional formula of will be2009Dimensions
  3. 3Which of the following is most accurate?2009Experimental Physics
  4. 4A projectile projected at an angle from the horizontal has a range . If the angle of projection at the same initial velocity be , then the r2009Projectile motion
  5. 5A block of mass is pulled along a horizontal frictionless surface by a rope of mass . If a force is applied at one end of the rope, the forc2009Newton's laws of motion
  6. 6A chain of mass is placed on a smooth table with of its length hanging over the edge. The work done in pulling the hanging portion of the ch2009Energy
  7. 7A particle of mass moving eastwards with a speed collides with another particle of the same mass moving north-wards with the same speed . Th2009Collisions
  8. 8A uniform cube of side a and mass m rests on a rough horizontal table. A horizontal force is applied normal to one of the faces at a point t2009Torque
  9. 9The rotation of the earth having radius about its axis speeds upto a value such that a man at latitude angle feels weightless. The duration 2009Acceleration Due to Gravity
  10. 10A metallic rod breaks when strain produced is The Young's modulus of the material of the rod is What should be its area of cross-section to 2009Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  11. 11A liquid is flowing through a non-sectional tube with its axis horizontally. If two points and on the axis of tube has a sectional area and 2009Hydrodynamics
  12. 12A body of length having cross-sectional area has heat flow through it at the rate of 6000 Joule/sec. Then find the temperature difference if2009Conduction
  13. 13Which of the following combinations of properties would be most desirable for a cooking pot?2009Conduction
  14. 14A particle starts moving rectilinearly at time such that its velocity changes with time according to the equation where is in seconds and is2009Non-uniform Motion
  15. 15A sample of gas expands from volume to . The amount of work done by the gas is greatest when the expansion is2009First Law of Thermodynamics
  16. 16A cyclic process is shown in the p-T diagram. Which of the curves show the same process on a - diagram?2009Thermodynamic Processes
  17. 17Which one the following graphs represents the behaviour of an ideal gas2009Thermodynamic Processes
  18. 18In case of a forced vibration, the resonance wave becomes very sharp when the2009Superposition of S.H.M's and Resonance
  19. 19A pendulum bob carries a +ve charge positive charge is held at the point of support. Then the time period of the bob is [where, length of pe2009Applications of SHM
  20. 20Two tuning forks and sounded together give 6 beats per second. With an air resonance tube closed at one end, the two forks give resonance wh2009Organ Pipe (Vibration of Air Column)
  21. 21If an electron has an initial velocity in a direction different from that of an electric field, the path of the electron is2009Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  22. 22If on combining two charged bodies, the current does not flow then2009Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  23. 23Calculate the area of the plates of a one farad parallel plate capacitor if separation between plates is and plates are in vacuum2009Capacitance
  24. 24The length of a potentiometer wire is . A cell of emf is balanced at a length from the positive end of the wire. If the length of the wire i2009Electric Instruments
  25. 25A conducting circular loop of radius carries a constant current It is placed in a uniform magnetic field such that is perpendicular to the p2009Force and Torque on Current Carrying Conductor
  26. 26An ammeter reads upto 1 ampere. Its internal resistance is To increase the range to 10 A the value of the required shunt is2009Electric Instruments
  27. 27At the magnetic north pole of the earth, the value of horizontal component of earth's magnetic field and angle of dip are, respectively2009Earths magnetic field
  28. 28Lenz's law is a consequence of the law of conservation of2009Magnetic Flux, Faraday's and Lenz law
  29. 29The instantaneous current from an a.c. source is . What is the rms value of the current?2009Alternating Current, Voltage and Power
  30. 30A coil has resistance 30 ohm and inductive reactance 20 ohm at frequency. If an ac source, of 200 volt, is connected across the coil, the cu2009AC Circuits
  31. 31The magnetic field in a travelling electromagnetic wave has a peak value of . The peak value of electric field strength is2009Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  32. 32A plano-convex lens of focal length has its plane surface silvered An object is placed from the lens on the convex side. The distance of the2009Combination of Lens and Mirrors
  33. 33When a mica sheet of thickness 7 microns and is placed in the path of one of interfering beams in the biprism experiment then the central fr2009Interference of Light
  34. 34In Young's double slit experiment, if the slit widths are in the ratio the ratio of the intensities at minima and maxima will be2009Youngs Double Slit Experiment
  35. 35In a photoelectric experiment, with light of wavelength the fastest electron has speed . If the exciting wavelength is changed to , the spee2009Photoelectric Effect
  36. 36Taking Rydberg's constant , first and second wavelength of Balmer series in hydrogen spectrum is2009Atomic Spectrum
  37. 37An X-ray tube is operated at . Calculate the upper limit of the speed of the electrons striking the target.2009X-Rays
  38. 38Nuclear energy is released in fission since binding energy per nucleon is2009Nuclear energy
  39. 39Assuming the diodes to be of silicon with forward resistance zero, the current I in the following circuit is39. Assuming the diodes to be of2009Diodes
  40. 40The truth table given below correspond to the logic gate {tabular}{cc|c} & & \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 & 0 {tabular}2009Logic gates

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are in the BITSAT 2009 paper?

This paper has 125 questions in total - 40 from Chemistry, 45 from Mathematics, and 40 from Physics.

2.Can I practise questions from just one subject?

Yes. Use the Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics tabs at the top of the page to jump directly to that subject's question set within this paper.

3.What is the structure of the BITSAT 2009 paper?

The BITSAT 2009 paper on MARKS has 125 questions, organised by subject:

  • Chemistry: 40 questions - 40 single-correct.
  • Mathematics: 45 questions - 45 single-correct.
  • Physics: 40 questions - 40 single-correct.
4.What is the difficulty level of the BITSAT 2009 paper?

Each question on MARKS carries a difficulty rating. Of the 125 rated questions in this paper, 49 (39%) are easy, 49 (39%) are medium and 27 (22%) are hard. Subject wise:

  • Chemistry: 16 easy, 12 medium, 12 hard
  • Mathematics: 19 easy, 19 medium, 7 hard
  • Physics: 14 easy, 18 medium, 8 hard
5.Which chapters had the most questions in the BITSAT 2009 paper?

The chapters with the most questions in each subject were:

  • Chemistry: General Organic Chemistry (4), Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure (3), and Electrochemistry (3).
  • Mathematics: Functions (6), Application of Derivatives (5), and Sequences and Series (3).
  • Physics: Thermodynamics (3), Alternating Current (2), and Current Electricity (2).
6.Where can I find the solutions for the BITSAT 2009 paper?

Open any question on this page. Its page shows the correct answer and, where one is available, the worked solution. A downloadable PDF of the whole paper is coming soon.

7.How should I use the BITSAT 2009 paper to check my preparation?

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8.Will the BITSAT 2009 paper help me prepare for BITSAT 2027?

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