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BITSAT 2010

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This paper has 125 questions in total - 57 easy (46%), 42 moderate (34%) and 26 tough (21%). That's an easier-than-usual mix for this exam - aim to clear it quickly and save time for the harder papers. By subject: Physics 40% easy, 38% moderate, 23% tough; Chemistry 55% easy, 23% moderate, 23% tough; Mathematics 42% easy, 40% moderate, 18% tough.

Chemistry questions were spread across 25 chapters, with General Organic Chemistry (4), Environmental Chemistry (3), and Aldehydes and Ketones (2) carrying the most weight. Mathematics questions were spread across 26 chapters, with Application of Derivatives (4), Vector Algebra (4), and Probability (3) carrying the most weight. Physics questions were spread across 25 chapters, with Electrostatics (3), Mechanical Properties of Fluids (3), and Alternating Current (2) carrying the most weight.

Chemistry

  1. 1The vapour density of ozone is2010Quantitative measures in chemical equations
  2. 2In redox reaction -eq of reducing agent requires of oxidising agent. The value of is2010Equivalence concept
  3. 3Chloride ion and potassium ion are isoelectronic. Then :2010Atomic Mass and Atomic Size
  4. 4Which of the following pairs has both members from the same period of periodic table:2010Modern periodic table
  5. 5In the periodic table, with the increase in atomic number, the metallic character of an element2010Periodic properties
  6. 6Which of the following statements is/are true? 1. and do not exist. 2. bond is present in 3. has bent geometry. 4. and , have same shape.2010Hybridisation and VSEPR Theory
  7. 7When the temperature is raised, the viscosity of liquid decreases this is because2010Critical phenomena and liquefaction
  8. 8At a constant volume the specific heat of a gas is 0.075 and its molecular weight is The gas is:2010First Law and Basic Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
  9. 9Which of these is least likely to act as Lewis base?2010Theories of Acids and Bases
  10. 10The of and are and respectively. The solubility of these sulphides are in the order :2010Solubility
  11. 11In which of the following reactions, is acting as a reducing agent?2010Oxidation and Reduction Reactions
  12. 12Sodium peroxide in contact with moist air turns white due to formation of:2010Compounds of Alkali Metals
  13. 13Which of the following is similar to graphite2010Carbon and Its Compounds
  14. 14The number of geometrical isomers of is2010Isomerism of Organic Compounds
  15. 15According to IUPAC system, the correct name of the compound having the formula2010IUPAC Nomenclature
  16. 16Liebig's method is used for the estimation of2010Qualitative analysis of organic compounds
  17. 17Hyperconjugation involves2010Conjugation and Aromaticity
  18. 18Name of following reaction is2010Preparation and Reactions of cycloalkanes and cycloalkenes
  19. 19The unsaturated hydrocarbon which on ozonolysis gives one mole each of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and methyl glyoxal is2010Reactions of alkenes
  20. 20Minamata disease is due to pollution of2010Air Pollution
  21. 21Phosphate pollution is caused by:2010Land Pollution
  22. 22Eutrophication causes reduction in2010Water Pollution
  23. 23Coolant used in car radiator is aqueous solution of ethylene glycol. In order to prevent the solution from freezing at . How much ethylene g2010Colligative Properties and Abnormal Molecular Masses
  24. 24Which of the following will form the cathode with respect to iron anode in an electrolyte cell?2010Colligative Properties and Abnormal Molecular Masses
  25. 25The activation energy for a simple chemical reaction is in forward direction. The activation energy for reverse reaction2010Arrhenius theory
  26. 26The following data are for the decomposition of ammonium nitrite in aqueous solution : The order of reaction is:2010Rate law and rate constant
  27. 27Which liberates ammonia when treated with water?2010Nitrogen and Its Compounds
  28. 28The correct order of reactivity of halogens with alkalies is2010Halogens and Its Compounds
  29. 29In the manufacture of iron from haematite, limestone is added to act as :2010Minerals and ores
  30. 30Which of the following has square planar geometry?2010Crystal Field Theory
  31. 31In which of the following conversions, phosphorus pentachloride is used as the reagent?2010Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  32. 32Match List I (Reaction) with List II (Reagent) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:2010Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  33. 33Which of the following will not form a yellow precipitate on heating with an alkaline solution of iodine?2010Tests for aldehyde and ketones
  34. 34Formic acid and acetic acid can be distinguished by:2010Reactions for aldehydes
  35. 35When ethylamine react with sodium metal, the gas evolved is2010Preparation and Properties of Amines
  36. 36The secondary structure of a protein refers to2010Proteins
  37. 37When gas is passed through the containing aqueous solution of , and it does not precipitate out2010Preliminary Tests
  38. 38Which one of the following statements is correct?2010Compounds of Transition Metals
  39. 39Three separate samples of a solution of a single salt gave these results. One formed a white precipitate with excess ammonia solution, one f2010Tin and Lead Containing Compounds
  40. 40Experiment to study kinetics of the dissociation of hydrogen peroxide must be performed by group of two or three so that-2010Chemical properties of hydrogen peroxide

Mathematics

  1. 1Let \( {A}=\{x: x {R},|x| < 1\}\); \( {B}=\{x: x {R},|x-1| 1\} { and } {A} {B}= {R}- {D} {, }\) then the set \( {D}\) is2010Questions on number of relations and sets
  2. 2If \(12 ^2 -31 {coses} +32=0\), then the value of \( \) is2010Solving Trigonometric Equation
  3. 3\( 20^{ }+ 40^{ }+ {3} 20^{ } 40^{ }\) is equal to2010Solving Trigonometric Equation
  4. 4The roots of the equation \(x^2-2 {2} x+1=0\) are2010Algebra of complex numbers
  5. 5If \( {1-i }{1+i }=A+i B\), then \(A^2+B^2\) equals to2010Permutation
  6. 6In a polygon no three diagonals are concurrent. If the total number of points of intersection of diagonals interior to the polygon be 70 the2010Permutation
  7. 7With 17 consonants and 5 vowels the number of words of four letters that can be formed having two different vowels in the middle and one con2010Terms of Binomial Expansion
  8. 8The coefficient of \(x^{32}\) in the expansion of \( (x^4- {1}{x^3} )^{15}\) is:2010Means
  9. 9If \( {m}\) arithmetic means are inserted between 1 and 31 so that the ratio of the \(7^{ {th }}\) and \(( {m}-1)^{ {th }}\) means is \(5: 92010Point and Line
  10. 10The reflection of the point \((4,-13)\) in the line \(5 x+y+6=0\), is2010Concurrency & Family of Lines
  11. 11If the equations of the pairs of opposite sides of a parallelogram are \(x^2-5 x+6=0\) and \(y^2-6 y+5=0\), then equations of its diagonals 2010Director Circle
  12. 12If the line \(2 x-1=0\) is the directrix of the parabola \(y^2-k x+6=0\), then one of the values of \(k\) is2010Tangent to ellipse
  13. 13The line \(a x+b y=1\) cuts ellipse \(c x^2+d y^2=1\) only once if2010Chord with given Middle Point
  14. 14Find the equation of chord of the circle \(x^2+y^2=8 x\) bisected at the point \((4,3)\)2010Existance of Limit
  15. 15Find the value of \( _{x 0} { { (1+x^2 )}- {1-x^2}}{x^2}\)2010Mean
  16. 16Mean of 25 observations was found to be 78.4. But later on it was found that 96 was misread 69 . The correct mean is2010Relation Between Mean, Median and Mode
  17. 17If the mean, mode and S.D. of a frequency distribution are 41, 45 and 8 respectively, then its Pearson's coefficient of skewness is2010Classical Definition of Probability
  18. 18A black die and a white die are rolled. Find the probability that the number shown by the black die will be more than twice that shown by th2010Types of Function (Mapping)
  19. 19Let \(E=\{1,2,3,4\}\) and \(F=\{1,2\}\). Then the number of onto functions from \( {E}\) to \( {F}\) is2010Composite Function
  20. 20If \(f(x)= {x}{ {1+x^2}}\), then (fof of \()(x)\) is2010Solving Trigonometric Equation
  21. 21The value of \( ^{-1} x+ ^{-1} ( {x}{2}+ {1}{2} {3-3 x^2} )\); \( {1}{2} x 1\) is2010Basic Algebra of Matrices
  22. 22If \(A= [ {array}{ll}1 & 3 \\ 3 & 2 \\ 2 & 5 {array} ]\) and \(B= [ {array}{cc}-1 & -2 \\ 0 & 5 \\ 3 & 1 {array} ]\) and \( {A}+ {B}- {D}=0\2010Expansion of Determinants
  23. 23The value of \( | {array}{ccc}1 & 2 & 3 \\ -4 & 3 & 6 \\ 2 & -7 & 9 {array} |\) is2010Differentiability
  24. 24Let \( {f}( {x})=\) \( \{ {array}{l}a x^2+1, x > 1 \\ x+a, x 1 {array} .\). Then \(f(x)\) is derivable at \(x=1\), if2010Rate Measure Error and Approximation
  25. 25If a circular plate is heated uniformly, its area expands \(3 c\) times as fast as its radius, then the value of \(c\) when the radius is 6 2010Monotonicity
  26. 26The function \( {f}( {x})= {x}-4 {x}\) is strictly decreasing on2010Tangent Normal
  27. 27The slope of the tangent to the hyperbola \(2 x^2-3 y^2=6\) at \((3,2)\) is2010Fundamental of Indefinite Integration
  28. 28\( 4 (x+ { }{6} ) 2 x ( {5 }{6}+x ) d x\)2010Definite Integration by Parts
  29. 29If \( {I}_{ {m}}= _1^{ {e}}( {x})^{ {m}} {dx}\), where \( {m} {N}\), then \(I_{10}+10 I_9\) is equal to -2010Area of Curve along axis
  30. 30The area of the region bounded by the curve \(y=x|x|, x\)-axis and the ordinates \(x=1, x=-1\) is given by :2010Linear Differential Equation
  31. 31What is the solution of \( {d y}{d x}+2 y=1\) satisfying \(y(0)=0\) ?2010Variable Separable Form
  32. 32The solution of differential equation \(2 x {d y}{d x}-y=3\) represents a family of2010Product of 2 vectors
  33. 33If \(( {a} {b})^2+( {a} {b})^2=676\) and \(| {b}|=2\) then \(| {a}|\) is equal to2010Product of 2 vectors
  34. 34Which one of the following is the unit vector perpendicular to both \( {a}=- {i}+ {j}+ {k}\) and \( { {b}}= { {i}}- { {j}}+ { {k}}\) ?2010Algebra of Vectors
  35. 35With respect to a rectangular cartesian coordinate system, three vectors are expressed as : \( {a}=4 {i}- {j}, {b}=-3 {i}+2 {j}\) and \( {c}2010Algebra of Vectors
  36. 36If the middle points of sides \( {BC}, {CA} ~\&~ {AB}\) of triangle \(A B C\) are respectively \(D, E, F\) then position vector of centre of2010Line in Space
  37. 37The perpendicular distance of \(P(1,2,3)\) from the line \( {x-6}{3}= {y-7}{2}= {z-7}{-2}\) is2010Line and Plane
  38. 38The equation of the plane containing the line \( { {x}- {x}_1}{ }= { {y}- {y}_1}{ {~m}}= { {z}- {z}_1}{ {n}}\) is \(a (x-x_1 )+b (y-y_1 )+c 2010Geometric Probability
  39. 39If mean of a poisson distribution of a random variable \(X\) is 2 , then the value of \(P(X > 1.5)\) is2010Independent Events
  40. 40If \( {P}( {A} {B})= {2}{3}, {P}( {A} {B})= {1}{6}\) and \( {P}( {A})= {1}{3}\) then2010Measurement of Angles
  41. 41If a flagstaff of 6 metres high placed on the top of a tower throws a shadow of \(2 {3}\) metres along the ground, then the angle (in degree2010Maxima Minima
  42. 42A wholesale merchant wants to start the business of cereal with \(₹ 24000\). Wheat is \(₹ 400\) per quintal and rice is \(₹ 600\) per quinta2010Means
  43. 43The minimum value of \( {x^4+y^4+z^2}{x y z}\) for positive real number \(x, y, z\) is2010Miscellaneous
  44. 44Let \(f(x)= { (e^x-1 )^2}{ ( {x}{a} ) (1+ {x}{4} )}\) for \(x 0\), and \(f(0)=12\). If \( {f}\) is continuous at \(x=0\), then the value of 2010Differentiability
  45. 45Which of the following functions is differentiable at \(x=0\) ?2010Graph and Sign of Quadratic

Physics

  1. 1If represents radiation pressure, c represents speed of light and represents radiation energy striking a unit area per second, the non-zero 2010Dimensions
  2. 2The position of a particle varies with time as . The acceleration at time of the particle will be equal to zero. What is the value of2010Non-uniform Motion
  3. 3Two projectiles and are thrown with the same speed but angles are and with the horizontal. Then2010Projectile motion
  4. 4A body is travelling in a circle at a constant speed. It2010Uniform Circular Motion
  5. 5Two blocks are connected over a massless pulley as shown in fig. The mass of block is and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.2 . Block2010Equilibrium of Forces
  6. 6A spring is compressed between two toy carts of mass and . When the toy carts are released, the springs exert equal and opposite average for2010momentum
  7. 7The potential energy for a force field is given by . The force acting on a particle at position given by coordinates is2010Energy
  8. 8A long string is stretched by and the potential energy is . If the spring is stretched by , its potential energy will be2010Energy
  9. 9The ratio of the accelerations for a solid sphere (mass 'm' and radius 'R') rolling down an incline of angle ' ' without slipping and slippi2010Rolling without Slipping
  10. 10A system consists of three particles, each of mass and located at (1,1),(2,2) and (3,3) . The co-ordinates of the centre of mass are2010Centre of mass of discrete particles
  11. 11Suppose the gravitational force varies inversely as the nth power of distance. Then the time period of a planet in circular orbit of radius 2010Newton's Law of Gravitation
  12. 12Two planets and have the same material density. If the radius of is twice that of , then the ratio of the escape velocity is2010Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  13. 13The upper end of a wire of diameter and length is clamped and its other end is twisted through an angle of The angle of shear is2010Shearing stress
  14. 14A spherical ball is dropped in a long column of a viscous liquid. The speed (v) of the ball as a function of time (t) may be best represente2010Viscosity
  15. 15Two mercury drops (each of radius ) merge to form a bigger drop. The surface energy of the bigger drop, if is the surface tension, is2010Surface tension
  16. 16Two circular plates of radius each, have a 0.01 mm thick water film between them. Then what will be the force required to separate these pla2010Surface tension
  17. 17One kilogram of ice at is mixed with one kilogram of water at . The final temperature of the mixture is (Take specific heat of water Latent 2010Calorimetry
  18. 18In the equation constant, the value of is unity. Then the process is2010Thermodynamic Processes
  19. 19An ideal refrigerator has a freezer at a temperature of . The coefficient of performance of the engine is The temperature of the air (to whi2010Heat Engine, Refrigerator and Second Law of Thermodynamics
  20. 203 moles of an ideal gas at a temperature of are mixed with 2 moles of an ideal gas at a temperature , determine the equilibrium temperature 2010Pressure and Energy of gas
  21. 21A simple pendulum has time period 't'. Its time period in a lift which is moving upwards with acceleration is2010Applications of SHM
  22. 22A wave on a string meets with another wave producing a node at Then the equation of the unknown wave is2010Stationary waves
  23. 23A source of sound produces waves of wavelength when it is stationary. If the speed of sound in air is and source moves with speed the wavele2010Doppler's Effect
  24. 24A charge is at a distance above a square of side . Then what is the flux linked with the surface?2010Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  25. 25Two metallic spheres of radii and are given charges of and , respectively. If these are connected by a conducting wire, the final charge on 2010Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  26. 26In a region, the potential is represented by where is in volts and are in metres. The electric force experienced by a charge of 2 coulomb si2010Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  27. 27The power dissipated in the circuit shown in the figure is 30 Watts. The value of is2010Electric Power and Heating Effect of Current
  28. 28Which of the following quantities do not change when a resistor connected to a battery is heated due to the current?2010Electric Power and Heating Effect of Current
  29. 29The magnetic field at the origin due to the current flowing in the wire is2010Magnetic Field
  30. 30The back emf induced in a coil, when current changes from 1 ampere to zero in one milli-second, is 4 volts, the self inductance of the coil 2010Self and Mutual Inductance
  31. 31Two solenoids of same cross-sectional area have their lengths and number of turns in ratio of 1: 2 . The ratio of self-inductance of two sol2010Self and Mutual Inductance
  32. 32An alternating voltage sin ot is appliedacross a circuit. As a result, a current flows in it. The power consumed per cycle is2010Alternating Current, Voltage and Power
  33. 33A resistance and inductance and a capacitor all are connected in series with an AC supply. The resistance of is 16 ohm and for a given frequ2010AC Circuits
  34. 34The diameter of the objective of a telescope is a, its magnifying power is and wavelength of light is The resolving power of the telescope i2010Optical Instruments
  35. 35The photoelectric threshold of metal is . The energy of the electrons ejected from the surface by ultraviolet light of wavelength is2010Photoelectric Effect
  36. 36A material particle with a rest mass is moving with a velocity of light . Then the wavelength of the de Broglie wave associated with it is :2010Matter Waves
  37. 37Hydrogen atom in ground state is excited by a monochromatic radiation of . Number of spectral lines in the resulting spectrum emitted will b2010Atomic Spectrum
  38. 38Which of the following is best nuclear fuel2010Nuclear reactions
  39. 39A transistor has a base current of and emitter current . The collector current will2010Junction Transistors
  40. 40A d.c. battery of volt is connected to a series combination of a resistor and an ideal diode as shown in the figure below. The potential dif2010Diodes

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are in the BITSAT 2010 paper?

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

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3.What is the structure of the BITSAT 2010 paper?

The BITSAT 2010 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 2010 paper?

Each question on MARKS carries a difficulty rating. Of the 125 rated questions in this paper, 57 (46%) are easy, 42 (34%) are medium and 26 (21%) are hard. Subject wise:

  • Chemistry: 22 easy, 9 medium, 9 hard
  • Mathematics: 19 easy, 18 medium, 8 hard
  • Physics: 16 easy, 15 medium, 9 hard
5.Which chapters had the most questions in the BITSAT 2010 paper?

The chapters with the most questions in each subject were:

  • Chemistry: General Organic Chemistry (4), Environmental Chemistry (3), and Aldehydes and Ketones (2).
  • Mathematics: Application of Derivatives (4), Vector Algebra (4), and Probability (3).
  • Physics: Electrostatics (3), Mechanical Properties of Fluids (3), and Alternating Current (2).
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