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JEE Main 2016 10th April Online

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This paper has 90 questions in total - 28 easy (31%), 48 moderate (53%) and 14 tough (16%). That's a fairly typical mix for this exam. By subject: Physics 40% easy, 40% moderate, 20% tough; Chemistry 30% easy, 63% moderate, 7% tough; Mathematics 23% easy, 57% moderate, 20% tough.

Chemistry questions were spread across 26 chapters, with Haloalkanes and Haloarenes (3), Electrochemistry (2), and p Block Elements (Group 13 & 14) (2) carrying the most weight. Mathematics questions were spread across 24 chapters, with Application of Derivatives (2), Binomial Theorem (2), and Definite Integration (2) carrying the most weight. Physics questions were spread across 23 chapters, with Semiconductors (3), Work Power Energy (3), and Current Electricity (2) carrying the most weight.

Chemistry

  1. 1Which of the following polymers is synthesized using a free radical polymerization technique?10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Classification of Polymers
  2. 2The volume of 0.1 M strong dibasic acid sufficient to neutralize 1g of a base that furnishes 0.04 mole of O H - in aqueous solution is :10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Redox titration
  3. 3Aqueous solution of which of the following salts will not contain ions with the electronic configuration 1 s 2 2 s 2 2 p 6 3 s 2 3 p 6 ?10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Electronic configuration
  4. 4Fluorination of an aromatic ring is easily accomplished by treating a diazonium salt with H B F 4 . Which of the following conditions is cor10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides
  5. 5Gold numbers of some colloids are Gelatin: 0 . 005 - 0 . 01 , Gum Arabic: 0 . 15 - 0 . 25 , Oleate: 0 . 04 - 1 . 0 , Starch: 15 - 25 . Which10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Properties of colloidal solution
  6. 6Sodium extract is heated with concentrated H N O 3 before testing for halogens because :10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Qualitative analysis of organic compounds
  7. 7The N which contribute least to the basicity of the compound is :10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Preparation and Properties of Amines
  8. 8What is the commercial name for calcium oxide?10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Compounds of Alkaline Earth Metals
  9. 9Which one of the following reagents is not suitable for the elimination reaction?10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  10. 10Which one of the following substances used in dry cleaning is a better strategy to control environmental pollution?10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Air Pollution
  11. 11Which of the following are the transition metal ions responsible for colour in ruby and emerald respectively?10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Properties of D-block elements
  12. 12The bond angle H-X-H is the greatest in the compound :10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Hybridisation and VSEPR Theory
  13. 13An aqueous solution of a salt M X 2 at certain temperature has a Van t Hoff factor of 2 . What is the degree of dissociation for this soluti10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Colligative Properties and Abnormal Molecular Masses
  14. 14Oxidation of succinate ion produces ethylene and carbon dioxide gases. On passing 0 . 2 Faraday electricity through an aqueous solution of p10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Cells and Electrode Potential, Nernst Equation
  15. 15Observation of "Rhumann's purple" is a confirmatory test for the presence of:10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Proteins
  16. 16The correct statement about the synthesis of erythritol C C H 2 O H 4 used in the preparation of PETN is10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds
  17. 17Which of the following is a bactericidal antibiotic?10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Drugs and It's Classification
  18. 18Identify the incorrect statement :10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Sulphur and Its Compounds
  19. 19Extraction of copper by smelting uses silica as an additive to remove.10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Extraction of Metals
  20. 20Identify the reaction which does not liberate hydrogen10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Boron and Its Compounds
  21. 21The rate law for the reaction below is given by the expression k A [ B ] A + B P r o d u c t If the concentration of B is increased from 0 .10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Rate law and rate constant
  22. 22The following statements concern elements in the periodic table. Which of the following is true?10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Modern periodic table
  23. 23A solid XY kept in an evacuated sealed container undergoes decomposition to form a mixture of gases X and Y at temperature T . The equilibri10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Law of Mass Action, Equilibrium Constant (Kc and Kp) and its Application
  24. 24If 100 mole of H 2 O 2 decompose at 1 bar and 300 K , the work is done ( kJ ) by one mole of O 2 ( g ) as it expands against 1 bar pressure 10 Apr, 2016 (Online)First Law and Basic Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
  25. 25Which of the following is an example of homoleptic complex?10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Terminology of coordination compounds
  26. 26Bromination of cyclohexene under conditions given below yields:10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  27. 27Assertion: Among the carbon allotropes, diamond is an insulator, whereas, graphite is a good conductor of electricity. Reason: Hybridization10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Carbon and Its Compounds
  28. 28Consider the reaction sequence below: X is :10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Properties and Preparation of Alkanes
  29. 29Initially, the root-mean-square (RMS) velocity of N 2 molecules at certain temperature is u . If this temperature is doubled and all the nit10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Kinetic theory of gases
  30. 30Identify the correct statement:10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Corrosion

Mathematics

  1. 1For x ∈ R , x ≠ 0 , if y x is a differentiable function such that x ∫ 1 x y t d t = x + 1 ∫ 1 x t y t d t , then y x equals (where C is a co10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Leibnitz Rule of Differentiation
  2. 2The sum r = 1 10 r 2 + 1 r ! , is equal to:10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Sum of Series
  3. 3Let a , b R , a 0 . If the function f , defined as f x = 2 x 2 a , 0 x 1 a , 1 x 2 2 b 2 - 4 b x 3 , 2 x 8 ,is continuous in the interval 0 10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Continuity
  4. 4The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical tower from a point A, due east of it is 45 o . The angle of elevation of the top of the same10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Heights and Distances
  5. 5P and Q are two distinct points on the parabola, y 2 = 4 x , with parameters t and t 1 , respectively. If the normal at P passes through Q ,10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Normal to Parabola
  6. 6A B C is a triangle in a plane with vertices A 2 , 3 , 5 , B - 1 , 3 , 2 and C , 5 , . If the median through A is equally inclined to the co10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Basics of point in 3 dimension
  7. 7The solution of the differential equation d y d x + y 2 sec x = tan x 2 y , where 0 x 2 and y 0 = 1 , is given by10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Linear Differential Equation
  8. 8The value of the integral 4 10 x 2 x 2 28 x + 196 + x 2 d x , where x denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x , is10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Properties of Definite Integration
  9. 9Let A , be a 3 3 matrix, such that A 2 - 5 A + 7 I = O . Statement - I : A - 1 = 1 7 5 I - A . Statement - II : The polynomial A 3 - 2 A 2 -10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Product of Matrices
  10. 10Let a 1 , a 2 , a 3 , a n , ,be in A.P. If a 3 + a 7 + a 11 + a 15 = 72 , then the sum of its first 17 terms is equal to :10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Arithmetic Progression
  11. 11If A = - 4 - 1 3 1 , then the determinant of the matrix A 2016 - 2 A 2015 - A 2014 is :10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Product of Matrices
  12. 12Let A B C be a triangle whose circumcentre is at P . If the position vectors A , B , C and P are a , b , c and a + b + c 4 respectively, the10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Basics of point in 3 dimension
  13. 13Let z = 1 + a i , be a complex number, a 0 , such that z 3 is a real number. Then, the sum 1 + z + z 2 + . + z 11 is equal to :10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Algebra of complex numbers
  14. 14Equation of the tangent to the circle, at the point 1 , - 1 , whose center, is the point of intersection of the straight lines x - y = 1 and10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Tangent to circle
  15. 15A straight line through origin O meets the lines 3 y = 10 - 4 x and 8 x + 6 y + 5 = 0 at points A and B respectively. Then, O divides the se10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Coordinate System
  16. 16The integral d x 1 + x x - x 2 is equal to10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Miscellaneous Forms
  17. 17If A 0 , B 0 and A + B = 6 , then the minimum positive value of tan A + tan B is :10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Measurement of Angles
  18. 18A ray of light is incident along a line which meets another line 7 x - y + 1 = 0 at the point 0 , 1 . The ray is then reflected from this po10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Locus
  19. 19A hyperbola whose transverse axis is along the major axis of the conic x 2 3 + y 2 4 = 4 and has vertices at the foci of the conic. If the e10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Equation of hyperbola
  20. 20An experiment succeeds twice as often as it fails. The probability of at least 5 successes in the six trials of this experiment is10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Bernoulli Trial and Binomial Distribution
  21. 21The contrapositive of the following statement, If the side of a square doubles, then its area increases four times , is10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Mathematical Reasoning
  22. 22Let P = : sin - cos = 2 cos and Q = : sin + cos = 2 sin , be two sets. Then10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Solving Trigonometric Equation
  23. 23If n + 2 C 6 n - 2 P 2 = 11 , then n satisfies the equation:10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Factorial
  24. 24If x is a solution of the equation 2 x + 1 - 2 x - 1 = 1 , x 1 2 , then 4 x 2 - 1 is equal to :10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Relation between Roots and Coefficients
  25. 25Let C be a curve given by y x = 1 + 4 x - 3 , x 3 4 . If P is a point on C, such that the tangent at P has slope 2 3 , then a point through 10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Tangent Normal
  26. 26The number of distinct real values of , for which the lines x - 1 1 = y - 2 2 = z + 3 2 and x - 3 1 = y - 2 2 = z - 1 2 , are coplanar is10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Algebra of Vectors
  27. 27The mean of 5 observations is 5 and their variance is 12 . 4 . If three of the observations are 1 , 2 6 ; then the value of the remaining tw10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Mean
  28. 28Let f x = sin 4 x + cos 4 x . Then, f is an increasing function in the interval:10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Maxima Minima
  29. 29lim x 0 1 - cos 2 x 2 2 x tan x - x tan 2 x is10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Trigonometric and Inverse Trigonometric limits
  30. 30If the coefficients of x - 2 and x - 4 , in the expansion of x 1 3 + 1 2 x 1 3 18 , x 0 , are m and n respectively, then m n is equal to10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Terms of Binomial Expansion

Physics

  1. 1A conducting metal circular-wire-loop of radius r is placed perpendicular to a magnetic field which varies with time as B = B 0 e - t , wher10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Magnetic Field
  2. 2Within a spherical charge distribution of charge density r , N equipotential surfaces of potential V 0 , V 0 + V , V 0 + 2 V , V 0 + N V V 010 Apr, 2016 (Online)Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  3. 3A thin 1 m long rod has a radius of 5 mm . A force of 50 10 3 N is applied at one end to determine its Young s modulus. Assume that the forc10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Errors of Measurement
  4. 4Concrete mixture is made by mixing cement, stone and sand in a rotating cylindrical drum. If the drum rotates too fast, the ingredients rema10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Circular motion
  5. 5The ratio (R) of output resistance r 0 , and the input resistance r i in measurements of input and output characteristics of a transistor is10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Junction Transistors
  6. 6Consider an electromagnetic wave propagating in vacuum. Choose the correct statement:10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  7. 7The velocity-time graph of a particle of mass 10 kg is shown in the figure. The net work done on the particle in the first two seconds of th10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Work done
  8. 8In the figure shown A B C is a uniform wire. If the center of mass of the wire lies vertically below point A , then B C A B is close to10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Centre of mass of continuous mass distribution
  9. 9A particle of mass m is acted upon by a force F given by the empirical law F = R t 2 v t . If this law is to be tested experimentally by obs10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Newton's laws of motion
  10. 10To determine refractive index of glass slab using a travelling microscope, minimum number of readings required are :10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Refraction of light from plane surface
  11. 11A fighter plane of length 20 m, wing span (distance from tip of one wing to the tip of the other wing) of 15 m and height 5 m is flying towa10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Earths magnetic field
  12. 12A hemispherical glass body of radius 10 cm and refractive index 1.5 is silvered on its curved surface. A small air bubble is 6 cm below the 10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  13. 13Figure shows a network of capacitors where the number indicates capacitances in micro Farad. The value of capacitance C if the equivalent ca10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Grouping of capacitors
  14. 14A particle of mass M is moving in a circle of fixed radius R in such a way that its centripetal acceleration at time t is given by n 2 R t 210 Apr, 2016 (Online)Power
  15. 15A , B , C , and D are four different physical quantities having different dimensions. None of them is dimensionless. But we know that the eq10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Dimensions
  16. 16A modulated signal C m t has the form C m t = 30 sin 300 t + 10 cos 200 t - cos 400 t . The carrier frequency f c , the modulating frequency10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Modulation
  17. 17In an engine the piston undergoes vertical simple harmonic motion with amplitude 7cm. A washer rests on top of the piston and moves with it.10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Time Period and Frequency
  18. 18To get an output of 1 from the circuit shown in the figure the input must be:10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Logic gates
  19. 19Consider a thin metallic sheet perpendicular to the plane of the paper moving with speed v in a uniform magnetic field B going into the plan10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Force and Torque on Current Carrying Conductor
  20. 20A Carnot freezer takes heat from water at 0 o C inside it and rejects it to the room at a temperature of 27 o C . The latent heat of ice is 10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Heat Engine, Refrigerator and Second Law of Thermodynamics
  21. 21A galvanometer has a 50 division scale. Battery has no internal resistance. It is found that there is deflection of 40 divisions when R.B. =10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Electric Instruments
  22. 22A bottle has an opening of radius a and length b . A cork of length b and radius a + ∆ a where ∆ a ≪ a , is compressed to fit into the openi10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Bulk Modulus
  23. 23A toy-car, blowing its horn, is moving with a steady speed of 5 m s - 1 , away from a wall. An observer, towards whom the toy car is moving,10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Doppler's Effect
  24. 24A realistic graph depicting the variation of the reciprocal of input resistance in an input characteristics measurement in a common emitter 10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Junction Transistors
  25. 25A neutron moving with a speed 'v' makes a head on collision with a stationary hydrogen atom in ground state. The minimum kinetic energy of t10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Atomic Structure
  26. 26Which of the following shows the correct relationship between the pressure ' P ' and density of an ideal gas at constant temperature ?10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Pressure and Energy of gas
  27. 27The resistance of an electrical toaster has a temperature dependence given by R T = R 0 1 + T - T 0 in its range of operation. At T 0 = 300 10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Resistance and Resistivity
  28. 28Two stars are 10 light years away from the earth. They are seen through a telescope of objective diameter 30 cm. The wavelength of light is 10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Diffraction of Light
  29. 29An astronaut of mass m is working on a satellite orbiting the earth at a distance h from the earth s surface. The radius of the earth is R ,10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Gravitational field
  30. 30A photoelectric surface is illuminated successively by monochromatic light of wavelengths a n d 2 . If the maximum kinetic energy of the emi10 Apr, 2016 (Online)Photoelectric Effect

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are in the JEE Main 2016 10th April Online paper?

This paper has 90 questions in total - 30 each from Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics.

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3.How is the JEE Main 2016 10th April Online paper structured?

The JEE Main 2016 10th April Online paper on MARKS has 90 questions, organised by subject:

  • Chemistry: 30 questions - 30 single-correct.
  • Mathematics: 30 questions - 30 single-correct.
  • Physics: 30 questions - 30 single-correct.
4.How difficult is the JEE Main 2016 10th April Online paper?

Each question on MARKS carries a difficulty rating. Of the 90 rated questions in this paper, 28 (31%) are easy, 48 (53%) are medium and 14 (16%) are hard. Subject wise:

  • Chemistry: 9 easy, 19 medium, 2 hard
  • Mathematics: 7 easy, 17 medium, 6 hard
  • Physics: 12 easy, 12 medium, 6 hard
5.Which chapters were asked the most in the JEE Main 2016 10th April Online paper?

The chapters with the most questions in each subject were:

  • Chemistry: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes (3), Electrochemistry (2), and p Block Elements (Group 13 & 14) (2).
  • Mathematics: Application of Derivatives (2), Binomial Theorem (2), and Definite Integration (2).
  • Physics: Semiconductors (3), Work Power Energy (3), and Current Electricity (2).
6.Are there any out-of-syllabus questions in the JEE Main 2016 10th April Online paper?

Yes. 24 of the 90 questions in this paper are marked on MARKS as outside the current syllabus. You can still practise them for the concept, but they are a lower priority if you are short on time.

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