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BITSAT 2020

Browse the complete Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics question set from the BITSAT 2020 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 - 55 easy (44%), 56 moderate (45%) and 14 tough (11%). 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 48% easy, 38% moderate, 15% tough; Chemistry 43% easy, 50% moderate, 8% tough; Mathematics 42% easy, 47% moderate, 11% tough.

Chemistry questions were spread across 28 chapters, with Aldehydes and Ketones (5), General Organic Chemistry (3), and Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry (3) carrying the most weight. Mathematics questions were spread across 27 chapters, with Sequences and Series (7), Application of Derivatives (4), and Permutation Combination (4) carrying the most weight. Physics questions were spread across 27 chapters, with Gravitation (3), Laws of Motion (3), and Motion In Two Dimensions (3) carrying the most weight.

Chemistry

  1. 1If 0.2 gram of an organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen on combustion, yielded 0.147 gram carbon dioxide and 0.12 gram wat2020Quantitative measures in chemical equations
  2. 2The Lassaigne's extract is boiled with dil. before testing for halogens because2020Qualitative analysis of organic compounds
  3. 3What is in the following conversion?2020Method of preparation for both aldehydes and ketones
  4. 4Maleic acid and fumaric acids are2020Isomerism of Organic Compounds
  5. 5For which one of the processes represented by the following equations the enthalpy (heat) change is likely to be negative2020Laws of Thermochemistry and Enthalpy Change
  6. 6Acyclicprocess ABCD is shown in P-V diagram for an ideal gas. Which of the following diagram represents the same process?2020First Law and Basic Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
  7. 7In a monoclinic unit cell, the relation of sides and angles are respectively:2020Crystal Structure of Solids
  8. 8Phosphine is not obtained by which of the following reaction?2020Phosphorus and Its Compounds
  9. 9An ideal gaseous mixture of ethane and ethene occupies 28 litre at 1 atm and . The mixture reacts completely with to produce and Mole fracti2020Concentration terms
  10. 10What is the maximum wavelength line in the Lyman series of ion?2020Hydrogen spectrum
  11. 11The correct order of acidic strength :2020Periodic properties
  12. 12In the reaction , the change in hybridisation is from2020Hybridisation and VSEPR Theory
  13. 13Arrange the following ions in the order of decreasing bond length, where is the central atom2020Periodic properties
  14. 14Two vessels of volumes and contain two ideal gases of molecular existence at the respective temperature of and and exert 1.5 and 4.1 atmosph2020Gas laws and Ideal Gas Equation
  15. 15For the combustion reaction at Which of the following alternatives is correct?2020First Law and Basic Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
  16. 16The ratio for the reaction is:2020Law of Mass Action, Equilibrium Constant (Kc and Kp) and its Application
  17. 17A solution of and has Which of the following hydroxides may be precipitated when this solution is mixed with equal volume of 0.2 M of metal 2020Solubility
  18. 18Which of the following is not a disproportionation reaction?2020Types of redox reactions
  19. 19The amount of present in 1 litre of solution, is:2020Concentration terms
  20. 20is soluble in water whereas fluorides of other alkaline earth metals are insoluble because of2020Alkaline Earth Metals
  21. 21Identify the incorrect statement:2020Silicon and Its Compounds
  22. 22The alcohol product(s) of the reduction of 2 -methyl-3-pentanone with is (are)2020Chemical reactions for aldehydes and ketones
  23. 23will abstract which of the hydrogen most readily?2020Electron displacement effects
  24. 24The vapour pressure of two pure liquids and that form an ideal solution, are 400 and of Hg respectivelyat a temperature . The mole fraction 2020Vapour pressure and raoult's law
  25. 25On reaction with sodium, 1 mol of a compound gives of Which one of the following compounds might be2020Reactions of Alcohols
  26. 26The following change can be carried out with2020Chemical reactions for aldehydes and ketones
  27. 27The greenhouse effect is because of the2020Air Pollution
  28. 28Methylene blue, from its aqueous solution, is adsorbed on activated charcoal at . For this process, which ofthe following statement is corre2020Adsorption
  29. 29The final product obtained in the reaction2020Reactions of aromatic compounds
  30. 30What is the product of the following reaction?2020Chemical reactions for aldehydes and ketones
  31. 31The -electron configurations of and are and respectively. Which one of the following will exhibit the lowest paramagnetic behaviour? (Atomic2020Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory
  32. 32An organic compound with the formula forms a yellow crystalline solid with phenylhydrazine and gives a mixture of sorbitol and mannitol when2020Preparation and Reactions of Glucose
  33. 33Compounds I and II may be grouped as2020Carbohydrates
  34. 34Which is not the correct statement? (At. nos. )2020F-Block elements
  35. 35Which of the following reactions will not give -dimethyl benzamide?2020Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  36. 36Here, is:2020Preparation and Properties of Polymers
  37. 37Select the incorrect statement.2020Drugs and It's Classification
  38. 38Product (D) in above reaction is:2020Method of preparation for both aldehydes and ketones
  39. 39vs plot in the Ellingham diagram slopes downward for the reaction2020Reduction to Crude Metal
  40. 40A radioactive isotope having a half - life period of 3 days was received after 12 days. If of the isotope is left in the container, what wou2020Integrated rate laws

Mathematics

  1. 1Let denote the greatest integer . If and then the value of is2020Composite Function
  2. 2If a chord of the circle makes equal intercets of length a on the coordinate axes, then2020line and circle
  3. 3In the given figure, the equation of the larger circle is and the distance between centres is 4 . Then the equation of smaller circle is2020Equation of Circle & its intercept
  4. 4The equation possesses a solution if2020Maximum and Minimum Values
  5. 5If 16 identical pencils are distributed among 4 children such that each gets at least 3 pencils. The number of ways of distributing the penc2020Division of Identical items
  6. 6If are positive numbers, then least value of is2020Inequalities
  7. 7is2020Definite Integration by Substitution
  8. 8If and arenon-zero constant vectors and the scalar is chosen such that is minimum, then the value of is equal to2020Algebra of Vectors
  9. 9: If the general equation represents a pair of real lines then . : The equation represents pair of real lines if2020Condition for 2nd degree equationto represent pair of straight lines
  10. 10If then the value of is,2020Conjugate, modulus and argument
  11. 11In a statistical investigation of 1003 families of Calcutta, it was found that 63 families has neither a radio nor a T.V, 794 families has a2020Questions on Venn Diagram
  12. 12The domain of the function is2020Domain
  13. 13If the coordinates at one end of a diameter of the circle are (-3,2) , then the coordinates at the other end are2020Equation of Circle & its intercept
  14. 14The value of is2020Basic
  15. 15The number of possible outcomes in a throw of n ordinary dice in which at least one of the dice shows an odd number is2020Permutation
  16. 16The sum of the infinite series is equal to2020Summation of Series
  17. 17The solution of the differential equation is2020Linear Differential Equation
  18. 18Consider the function then is2020Maxima Minima
  19. 19A straight rod of length 9 units slides with its endsA, always on the and Y-axis respectively. Then the locus of the centroid of is:2020Locus
  20. 20If then find is2020Differentiation of implicit functions
  21. 21The probability that certain electronic component fails when first used is 0.10 . If it does not fail immediately, the probability that it l2020Total Probability
  22. 22Let and then the greatest of is2020Maxima Minima
  23. 23Total number of ways of selecting 2 white squares on a normal chess board if the squares are not from the same row or column is equal to2020Selection of one or more item
  24. 24The length of the latus rectum of the parabola which has focus at (-1,1) and the directrix is is2020standard equation of parabola
  25. 25is equal to2020Definite Integration by Parts
  26. 26A student read common difference of an A. P. as -2 instead of 2 and got the sum of first 5 terms as -5 . Actual sum of first five terms is2020Arithmetic Progression
  27. 27The number of real solutions of the equation is2020Relation between Roots and Coefficients
  28. 28The least positive non-integral solution of the equation is2020Basic
  29. 29is a triangular park with TV tower stands at the mid-point of . The angles of elevation of the top of the tower at A, B, C are respectively.2020Heights and Distances
  30. 30If and are real numbers, the is always2020Inequalities
  31. 31A person invites a party of 10 friends at dinner and place them so that 4 are on one round table and 6 on the other round table. The number 2020Arrangement under Constraint
  32. 32If and are distinct, then b) is greater than2020Inequalities
  33. 33The equation of the tangent to the curve at the point where it crosses the -axis is2020Tangent Normal
  34. 34The solutions of are2020Variable Separable Form
  35. 35If then is equal to2020Geometric Progression
  36. 36Suppose and system of equation has a non-trivial solution, then value of is2020System of Linear Equations
  37. 37If are in G.P., then the area of the triangle formed by the lines with the coordinates axes is equal to2020Geometric Progression
  38. 38Suppose that and for all values of Then, the largest value which can attain is2020Mean Value Theorem
  39. 39The maximum value of subject to constraints and is2020Linear Programming
  40. 40If a, b, c are three natural numbers in AP and a + then the possible number of values of the ordered triplet is2020Properties of Binomial Coefficients
  41. 41If touches the ellipse then2020Tangent to ellipse
  42. 42Let be the function defined by2020Continuity
  43. 43The line bisects the area enclosed by lines and and the curve Then the value of is2020Area bounded by two curves
  44. 44There are four numbers of which the first three are in G.P. and the last three are in A.P., whose common difference is 6 . If the first and 2020Mixed Question on AP and GP
  45. 45The distance from the point (3,4,5) to the point where the line meets the plane is2020Line and Plane

Physics

  1. 1An organ pipe, open from both end produces 5 beats per second when vibrated with a source of frequency . The second harmonic of the same pip2020Organ Pipe (Vibration of Air Column)
  2. 2A vessel of depth is half filled with a liquid of refractive index and the upper half with a liquid of refractive index . The apparent depth2020Refraction of light from plane surface
  3. 3The upper half of an inclined plane with inclination is perfectlysmooth while the lower halfis rough. A body starting from rest at the top w2020Frictional force
  4. 4A body of density is dropped from rest at a height h into a lake of density where neglecting all dissipative forces, calculate the maximum d2020Archmidies Principle
  5. 5If the forward voltage in a semiconductor diode is changed from to , then the forward current changes by . The forward resistance of diode j2020Diodes
  6. 6The heat generated in a circuit is given by where I is current, is resistance and tis time. If the percentage errors in measuring I. and are2020Errors of Measurement
  7. 7Ther.m.s. velocity of oxygen molecule at is . The r.m.s. velocity in of hydrogen molecule at is2020Speed of Gas
  8. 8A projectile A is thrown at an angle of to the horizontal from point P. At the same time, another projectile is thrown with velocity upwards2020Projectile motion
  9. 9The coefficient of friction between the rubber tyres and the road wayis The maximum speed with which a car can be driven round a curve of ra2020Non-uniform Circular Motion
  10. 10A boy pushes a toy box along the floor by means of a force of directed downward at an angle of to the horizontal. The work done by the boy i2020Work done
  11. 11The engine of a truck moving along a straight road delivers constant power. The distance travelled by the truck in time is proportional to2020Units
  12. 12The escape velocity from a planet is . A tunnel is dug along a diameter of the planet and a small body is dropped into it at the surface. Wh2020Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  13. 13If the the earth is at one-fourth of its present distance from the sun, the duration of year will be2020Kepler laws
  14. 14A vessel with water is placed on a weighing pan and it reads . Now a ball of mass and density is sunk into the water with a pin of negligibl2020Archmidies Principle
  15. 15In an adiabatic process, the pressure is increased by If then the volume decreases by nearly2020Thermodynamic Processes
  16. 16The equation of a projectile is The angle of projection is given by2020Projectile motion
  17. 17Frequency of oscillation is proportional to2020Time Period and Frequency
  18. 18Two wires and of the same material, having radii in the ratio 1: 2 and carry currents in the ratio 4: 1 . The ratio of drift speed of electr2020Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  19. 19An instantaneous displacement of a simple harmonic oscillator is . Its speed will be maximum at time2020Simple Harmonic Motion
  20. 20The energy of electron in the nth orbit of hydrogen atom is expressed as . The shortest and longest wavelength of Lyman series will be2020Bohr's Atomic Model
  21. 21In the circuit given below, the charge in on the capacitor having is2020Grouping of capacitors
  22. 22A crystal has a coefficient of expansion in one direction and in every direction at right angles to it. Then the cubical coefficient of expa2020Thermal Expansion
  23. 23A solid cylinder and a hollow cylinder both of the same mass and same external diameter are released from the same height at the same time o2020Rolling without Slipping
  24. 24A whistle of frequency is sounded on a car travelling towards a cliff with velocity of 18 normal to the cliff. If , then the apparent freque2020Doppler's Effect
  25. 25A thin sheet of glass of thickness 6 micron introduced in the path of one of the interfering beams in a double slit experiment shifts the ce2020Youngs Double Slit Experiment
  26. 26M.I of a circular loop of radius about the axis in figure is2020Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  27. 27Three charge q, Q and 4q are placed in a straight line of length at points distant and respectively from one end. In order to make the net f2020Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  28. 28In series combination of and with an A.C. source at resonance, if then impedence of the combination is2020AC Circuits
  29. 29An electron moves in a circular arc of radius 10 at a contant speed of with its plane of motion normal to magnetic flux density of . What wi2020Motion of Charged Particle in Magnetic Field
  30. 30From a high tower, one ball is thrown upwards with speed of and another is thrown vertically downwards at the same speeds simultaneously. Th2020Uniform Motion
  31. 31A wheel is rotating at .p.m. about its axis. When power is cut offit comes to rest in 1 minute. The angular retardation in is2020Uniform Circular Motion
  32. 32A particle executing simple harmonic motion along -axis has its motion described by the equation . The amplitude of the simple harmonic moti2020Simple Harmonic Motion
  33. 33A conducting square loop of side and resistance moves in its plane with a uniform velocity v perpendicular to one of its side. A magnetic in2020Motional and Rotational EMF
  34. 34A body of mass is placed on a horizontal surface having kinetic friction 0.4 and static friction If the force applied on the body is then th2020Frictional force
  35. 35A nucleus splits into two nuclear parts which have their velocity ratio equal to What will be the ratio of their nuclear radius?2020momentum
  36. 36A charge is at a distance above a square of side . Then what is the flux linked with the surface?2020Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  37. 37A plane electromagnetic wave is incident on a plane surface of area A, normally and is perfectly reflected. If energy E strikes the surface 2020Photoelectric Effect
  38. 38There are two wire of same material and same length while the diameter of second wire is two times the diameter of first wire, then the rati2020Young's Modulus and Breaking Stres
  39. 39Determine the current in resistor.2020Combination of Resistances
  40. 40The potential energy of a satellite of mass and revolving at a height above the surface of earth where radius of earth, is2020Gravitational potential and Potential Energy

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1.How many questions are in the BITSAT 2020 paper?

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

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3.How is the BITSAT 2020 paper structured?

The BITSAT 2020 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.How difficult is the BITSAT 2020 paper?

Each question on MARKS carries a difficulty rating. Of the 125 rated questions in this paper, 55 (44%) are easy, 56 (45%) are medium and 14 (11%) are hard. Subject wise:

  • Chemistry: 17 easy, 20 medium, 3 hard
  • Mathematics: 19 easy, 21 medium, 5 hard
  • Physics: 19 easy, 15 medium, 6 hard
5.Which chapters were asked the most in the BITSAT 2020 paper?

The chapters with the most questions in each subject were:

  • Chemistry: Aldehydes and Ketones (5), General Organic Chemistry (3), and Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry (3).
  • Mathematics: Sequences and Series (7), Application of Derivatives (4), and Permutation Combination (4).
  • Physics: Gravitation (3), Laws of Motion (3), and Motion In Two Dimensions (3).
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