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JEE Main 2008

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This paper has 105 questions in total - 43 easy (41%), 48 moderate (46%) and 14 tough (13%). 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 49% easy, 40% moderate, 11% tough; Chemistry 40% easy, 51% moderate, 9% tough; Mathematics 34% easy, 46% moderate, 20% tough.

Chemistry questions were spread across 23 chapters, with Hydrocarbons (4), Chemical Equilibrium (2), and Coordination Compounds (2) carrying the most weight. Mathematics questions were spread across 27 chapters, with Three Dimensional Geometry (3), Application of Derivatives (2), and Differential Equations (2) carrying the most weight. Physics questions were spread across 21 chapters, with Center of Mass Momentum and Collision (3), Current Electricity (3), and Dual Nature of Matter (3) carrying the most weight.

Chemistry

  1. 1The organic chloro compound, which shows complete stereochemical inversion during a reaction, is2008Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  2. 2Toluene is nitrated and the resulting product is reduced with tin and hydrochloric acid. The product so obtained is diazotised and then heat2008Reactions of aromatic compounds
  3. 3The coordination number and the oxidation state of the element ' ' in the complex (where (en) is ethylene diamine) are, respectively,2008Terminology of coordination compounds
  4. 4Identify the wrong statements in the following:2008Air Pollution
  5. 5Phenol, when it first reacts with concentrated sulphuric acid and then with concentrated nitric acid, gives2008Reactions of Phenol
  6. 6In the following sequence of reactions, the alkene affords the compound ' ' . The compound is2008Reactions of alkenes
  7. 7Larger number of oxidation states are exhibited by the actinoids than those by the lanthanoids, the main reason being2008F-Block elements
  8. 8In which of the following octahedral complexes of Co (at. no. 27), will the magnitude of be the highest?2008Crystal Field Theory
  9. 9At , the vapour pressure of pure liquid ' ' is and that of pure liquid ' ' is . If a mixture solution of ' ' and ' ' boils at and pressure, 2008Vapour pressure and raoult's law
  10. 10For a reaction , rate of disappearance of ' ' is related to the rate of appearance of 'B' by the expression2008Rate of reaction
  11. 11The equilibrium constants and for the reactions and , respectively are in the ratio of . If the degree of dissociation of and be equal then 2008Law of Mass Action, Equilibrium Constant (Kc and Kp) and its Application
  12. 12Oxidising power of chlorine in aqueous solution can be determined by the parameters indicated below: The energy involved in the conversion o2008Laws of Thermochemistry and Enthalpy Change
  13. 13Which of the following factors is of no significance for roasting sulphide ores to the oxides and not subjecting the sulphide ores to carbon2008Extraction of Metals
  14. 14Bakelite is obtained from phenol by reacting with2008Preparation and Properties of Polymers
  15. 15For the following three reactions and , equilibrium constants are given: a. b. c. Which of the following relations is correct?2008Law of Mass Action, Equilibrium Constant (Kc and Kp) and its Application
  16. 16The absolute configuration of is2008Isomerism of Organic Compounds
  17. 17The electrophile, attacks the benzene ring to generate the intermediate -complex. Of the following, which -complex is of lowest energy?2008Reactions of aromatic compounds
  18. 18-glucose and2008Carbohydrates
  19. 19Standard entropy of and are 60,40 and , respectively. For the reaction, , to be at equilibrium, the temperature will be2008Entropy and Second law of thermodynamics
  20. 20Four species are listed below i. ii. iii. iv. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of their acid strength?2008Theories of Acids and Bases
  21. 21Which one of the following constitutes a group of the isoelectronic species?2008Atomic Mass and Atomic Size
  22. 22Which one of the following pairs of species have the same bond order?2008Molecular Orbital Theory
  23. 23The ionization enthalpy of hydrogen atom is . The energy required to excite the electron in the atom from to is2008Hydrogen spectrum
  24. 24Which one of the following is the correct statement?2008Properties of S-block elements
  25. 25Given . The potential for the cell is2008Cells and Electrode Potential, Nernst Equation
  26. 26Amount of oxalic acid present in a solution can be determined by its titration with solution in the presence of . The titration gives unsati2008Compounds of Transition Metals
  27. 27The vapour pressure of water at is . If of glucose is added to of water at , the vapour pressure of the resulting solution will be2008Vapour pressure and raoult's law
  28. 28Among the following substituted silanes the one which will give rise to cross linked silicone polymer on hydrolysis is2008Silicon and Its Compounds
  29. 29In context with the industrial preparation of hydrogen from water gas , which of the following is the correct statement?2008Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen
  30. 30In a compound atoms of element from ccp lattice and those of element occupy of tetrahedral voids. The formula of the compound will be2008Cubic system
  31. 31Gold numbers of protective colloids and are and , respectively. The correct order of their protective powers is2008Properties of colloidal solution
  32. 32The hydrocarbon which can react with sodium in liquid ammonia is2008Colloids
  33. 33The treatment of with produces2008Reactions of alkynes
  34. 34The correct decreasing order of priority for the functional groups of organic compounds in the IUPAC system of nomenclature is2008IUPAC Nomenclature
  35. 35The of a weak acid, , is . The of a weak base, , is . The of an aqueous solution of the corresponding salt, BA, will be2008PH of solutions

Mathematics

  1. 1is a vertical pole with at the ground level and at the top. man finds that the angle of elevation of the point from a certain point on the g2008Heights and Distances
  2. 2It is given that the events and are such that and . Then is2008Classical Definition of Probability
  3. 3A die is thrown. Let be the event that the number obtained is greater than 3 . Let be the event that the number obtained is less than 5 . Th2008Conditional Probability and Multiplication Theorem
  4. 4A focus of an ellipse is at the origin. The directrix is the line and the eccentricity is . Then the length of the semi-major axis is2008Equation of Ellipse
  5. 5A parabola has the origin as its focus and the line as the directrix. Then the vertex of the parabola is at2008standard equation of parabola
  6. 6The point diametrically opposite to the point on the circle is2008General Equation of 2nd degree curve
  7. 7Let be a function defined as , where for some . Show that is invertible and its inverse is2008Inverse of a Function
  8. 8The conjugate of a complex number is . Then the complex number is2008Conjugate, modulus and argument
  9. 9Let be the real line. Consider the following subsets of the plane . and is an integer . Which one of the following is true?2008Questions on Symmetric Transitive and Reflexive Properties
  10. 10The perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining and has -intercept - 4. Then a possible value of is2008Basic Forms of Straight Line
  11. 11The solution of the differential equation satisfying the condition is2008Homogeneous DE
  12. 12The mean of the numbers is 6 and the variance is . Then which one of the following gives possible values of and ?2008Measures of Dispersion
  13. 13The vector lies in the plane of the vectors and and bisects the angle between and . Then which one of the following gives possible values of2008Basics of point in 3 dimension
  14. 14The non-zero verctors and are related by and . Then the angle between and is2008Product of 2 vectors
  15. 15The line passing through the points and crosses the plane at the point . Then2008Line in Space
  16. 16If the straight lines and intersect at a point, then the integer is equal to2008Line in Space
  17. 17Statement - 1: For every natural number . Statement : For every natural number .2008Inequalities
  18. 18Let be a matrix with real entries. Let I be the identity matrix. Denote by , the sum of diagonal entries of . Assume that . Statement -1: If2008Trace of a Matrix
  19. 19Statement-1: Statement -2: .2008Sum of Series
  20. 20Let be the statement " is an irrational number", be the statement " is a transcendental number", and be the statement " is a rational number2008Mathematical Reasoning
  21. 21In a shop there are five types of ice-creams available. A child buys six ice-creams. Statement -1: The number of different ways the child ca2008Selection of one or more item
  22. 22Let . Then which one of the following is true?2008Differentiability
  23. 23The first two terms of a geometric progression add up to 12. The sum of the third and the fourth terms is 48. If the terms of the geometric 2008Geometric Progression
  24. 24Suppose the cube has three distinct real roots where and . Then which one of the following holds?2008Maxima Minima
  25. 25How many real solutions does the equation have?2008Maxima Minima
  26. 26The statement is equivalent to2008Mathematical Reasoning
  27. 27The value of is2008Sum And Difference Of Angles
  28. 28The differential equation of the family of circles with fixed radius 5 units and centre on the line is2008Formation of Differential Equation
  29. 29Let and . Then which one of the following is true?2008Miscellaneous
  30. 30The area of the plane region bounded by the curves and is equal to2008Area bounded by two curves
  31. 31The value of is2008Integration by Substitution
  32. 32How many different words can be formed by jumbling the letters in the word MISSISSIPPI in which no two are adjacent?2008Arrangement under Constraint
  33. 33Let be any real numbers. Suppose that there are real numbers not all zero such that and . Then is equal to2008System of Linear Equations
  34. 34Let be a square matrix all of whose entries are integers. Then which one of the following is true?2008Inverse of a Matrix
  35. 35The quadratic equations and have one root in common. The other roots of the first and second equations are integers in the ratio . Then the 2008Common Roots

Physics

  1. 1Paragraph: Wave property of electrons implies that they will show diffraction effects. Davisson and Germer demonstrated this by diffracting 2008Davison and Germer Experiment
  2. 2Paragraph: Wave property of electrons implies that they will show diffraction effects. Davisson and Germer demonstrated this by diffracting 2008Davison and Germer Experiment
  3. 3Paragraph: Wave property of electrons implies that they will show diffraction effects. Davisson and Germer demonstrated this by diffracting 2008Davison and Germer Experiment
  4. 4A planet in a distant solar system is 10 times more massive than the earth and its radius is 10 times smaller. Given that the escape velocit2008Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  5. 5A spherical solid ball of volume is made of a material of density . It is falling through a liquid of density . The terminal speed of the ba2008Viscosity
  6. 6Shown in the figure below is a meter-bridge set up with null deflection in the galvanometer. The value of the unknown resistor is2008Experimental Physics
  7. 7A thin rod of length ' ' is lying along the -axis with its ends at and . Its linear density (mass/length) varies with ask , where can be zer2008Centre of mass of continuous mass distribution
  8. 8While measuring the speed of sound by performing a resonance column experiment, a student gets the first resonance condition at a column len2008Organ Pipe (Vibration of Air Column)
  9. 9The dimension of magnetic field in and (Coulomb) is given as2008Dimensions
  10. 10Consider a uniform square plate of side ' ' and mass ' '. The moment of inertia of this plate about an axis perpendicular to its plane and p2008Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  11. 11A body of mass is moving along the -axis with a speed of . The magnitude of its momentum is recorded as2008momentum
  12. 12An athlete in the olympic games covers a distance of in . His kinetic energy can be estimated to be in the range2008Energy
  13. 13A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitance of . The separation between its plates is ' '. The space between th2008Capacitors with Dielectric
  14. 14The speed of sound in oxygen at a certain temperature is . The speed of sound in helium (He) at the same temperature will be (assumed both g2008Speed of Sound Waves
  15. 15This question contains Statement and Statement-2. Of the four choices given after the statements, choose the one that best describes the two2008Nuclear energy
  16. 16This question contains Statement and Statement-2. Of the four choices given after the statements, choose the one that best describes the two2008Gravitational field
  17. 17A jar filled with two non mixing liquids 1 and 2 having densities and respectively. A solid ball, made of a material of density , is dropped2008Archmidies Principle
  18. 18A working transistor with its three legs marked and is tested using a multimeter. No conduction is found between and . By connecting the com2008Junction Transistors
  19. 19Paragraph: Consider a block of conducting material of resistivity ' ' shown in the figure. Current 'l' enters at 'A' and leaves from ' '. We2008Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  20. 20Paragraph: Consider a block of conducting material of resistivity ' ' shown in the figure. Current 'l' enters at 'A' and leaves from ' '. We2008Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  21. 21A student measures the focal length of convex lens by putting an object pin at a distance 'u' from the lens and measuring the distance ' ' o2008Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  22. 22A block of mass is moving with a speed of on a smooth surface. It strikes another mass of and then they move together as a single body. The 2008momentum
  23. 23A capillary tube is dropped in water. Another identical tube is dipped in a soap water solution. Which of the following shows the relative n2008Surface tension
  24. 24Suppose an electron is attracted towards the origin by a force where ' ' is a constant and ' ' is the distance of the electron from the orig2008Bohr's Atomic Model
  25. 25A wave travelling along the -axis is described by the equation . If the wavelength and the time period of the wave are and , respectively, t2008Travelling Waves
  26. 26Two coaxial solenoids are made by winding thin insulated wire over a pipe of cross sectional area and length . If one of the solenoids has 32008Self and Mutual Inductance
  27. 27In the circuit below, and represent two inputs and represents the output. The circuit represents2008Logic gates
  28. 28A body is at rest at . At , it starts moving in the positive -direction with a constant acceleration. At the same instant another body passe2008Graphs of motion in one dimension
  29. 29An experiment is performed to find the refractive index of glass using a travelling microscope. In this experiment distance are measured by2008Optical Instruments
  30. 30A thin spherical shell of radius has charge spread uniformly over its surface. Which of the following graphs most closely represents the ele2008Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  31. 31A battery with internal resistance and a battery with internal resistance are connected to a resistor as shown in the figure. The current in2008Kirchoffs Laws
  32. 32A horizontal overhead power line is at a height of from the ground and carries a current of from east to west. The magnetic field directly b2008Magnetic Field
  33. 33Relative permittivity and permeability of a material are and , respectively. Which of the following values of these quantities are allowed f2008Magnetic Materials and their Properties
  34. 34Two full turns of the circular scale of a screw gauge cover a distance of on its main scale. The total number of divisions on the circular s2008Experimental Physics
  35. 35An insulated container of gas has two chambers separated by an insulating partition. One of the chambers has volume and contains ideal gas a2008Pressure and Energy of gas

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are in the JEE Main 2008 paper?

This paper has 105 questions in total - 35 each from Chemistry, Mathematics, and 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 JEE Main 2008 paper?

The JEE Main 2008 paper on MARKS has 105 questions, organised by subject:

  • Chemistry: 35 questions - 35 single-correct.
  • Mathematics: 35 questions - 35 single-correct.
  • Physics: 35 questions - 35 single-correct.
4.What is the difficulty level of the JEE Main 2008 paper?

Each question on MARKS carries a difficulty rating. Of the 105 rated questions in this paper, 43 (41%) are easy, 48 (46%) are medium and 14 (13%) are hard. Subject wise:

  • Chemistry: 14 easy, 18 medium, 3 hard
  • Mathematics: 12 easy, 16 medium, 7 hard
  • Physics: 17 easy, 14 medium, 4 hard
5.Which chapters had the most questions in the JEE Main 2008 paper?

The chapters with the most questions in each subject were:

  • Chemistry: Hydrocarbons (4), Chemical Equilibrium (2), and Coordination Compounds (2).
  • Mathematics: Three Dimensional Geometry (3), Application of Derivatives (2), and Differential Equations (2).
  • Physics: Center of Mass Momentum and Collision (3), Current Electricity (3), and Dual Nature of Matter (3).
6.Are there any out-of-syllabus questions in the JEE Main 2008 paper?

Yes. 19 of the 105 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.

7.Where can I find the solutions for the JEE Main 2008 paper?

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