JIPMER 2015
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This paper has 180 questions in total - 86 easy (48%), 85 moderate (47%) and 9 tough (5%). 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 22% easy, 65% moderate, 13% tough; Chemistry 47% easy, 52% moderate, 2% tough; Zoology 76% easy, 24% moderate, 0% tough; Botany 73% easy, 27% moderate, 0% tough.
Botany questions were spread across 13 chapters, with Cell Cycle and Cell Division (5), Biomolecules (B) (4), and Cell - The Unit of Life (4) carrying the most weight. Chemistry questions were spread across 29 chapters, with General Organic Chemistry (6), Coordination Compounds (4), and Solutions (4) carrying the most weight. Physics questions were spread across 28 chapters, with Current Electricity (5), Thermal Properties of Matter (5), and Laws of Motion (4) carrying the most weight. Zoology questions were spread across 14 chapters, with Human Health and Diseases (5), Molecular Basis of Inheritance (5), and Evolution (4) carrying the most weight.
Botany
- 1Which of the following animals possess non-elastic lungs with elastic air sacs connected to them?2015Euchordata
- 2If the threshold for hearing increasing 1000 times, the hearing loss is2015Pollution
- 3What base is responsible for hot spots for spontaneous point mutations?2015Nucleic Acid
- 4The plant whose seeds are known to leave the longest viability period is2015Angiosperms
- 5Jute is a2015Permanent Tissues
- 6Chlorosis is produced in the leaves due to the deficiency of or N of these essential elements, those that are exclusive constituents of chlo2015Deficiency Symptoms of Essential Elements
- 7Read the following statements and choose the correct option. I. Leptosporangiate development of sporangium is found in all members Pteropsid2015Algae: Thallophytes
- 8Which of the following characteristics out of I, II and III are exhibited by plants? I. Kranz anatomy. II. The product of photosynthesis is 2015Mechanism of Photosynthesis
- 9Match the following column I and II for organismic respiration. Codes2015Cell Organelles
- 10Compare the statements I and II and choose correct option. Statement (I) Auxin promote apical dominance by suppressing the activity of later2015Plant Growth Regulators
- 11The one advantage of cleistogamy is2015Sexual Reproduction
- 12In coconut, the liquid endosperm is formed because2015Sexual Reproduction
- 13Keeping is view the structure of cell membrane, which one of the following statements is correct with respect to the movements of liquid and2015Cell Membranes
- 14Ribosomes are particles about units in diameter consisting of protein and RNA. The percentage of protein and RNA is respectively2015Cell Organelles
- 15Match the biological molecule listed under column I with their biological function listed under column II. Choose the answer which gives cor2015Primary and Secondary Metabolites
- 16Independent assortment of gene occurs due to the orientation of chromosomes at2015Meiosis
- 17The non-disjunction, in meiosis may result is extra copy of a chromosome in a sperm cell. During which phase the above phenomenon may occur?2015Meiosis
- 18Which of the following is true regarding the phage lambda, a virus which infects bacteria?2015Viruses
- 19Thermococcus, Methanococcus and Methanobacterium are groups of2015Kingdom Monera
- 20Which of the following sequences represent a possible pathway in the production of a secretory protein?2015Cell Organelles
- 21If the free energy change of a reaction is greater than zero, then the reaction is2015Metabolism
- 22Organisms who are able to freely interbreed producing fertile offsprings and having similar blue print for making these organisms are referr2015Taxonomic Categories
- 23The enzyme hexokinase which catalysis glucose to a glucose-6-phosphate in glycolysis is inhibited by glucose-6-phosphate. This is an example2015Enzymes
- 24The protein products of tumour suppressor gene may2015Cell Cycle Involves Two Stages
- 25The mitotic cell cycle is divided typically into four phases: and M . Considering a mitotic cycle time of 18 hrs ; the distribution of perio2015Interphase
- 26Match the following column I with column II. Codes2015Meiosis
Chemistry
- 1Given that the reduced temperature, the reduced pressure, the reduced volume, Thus, it can be said that the reduced equation of state may be2015Real Gases and Van der Waal's Equation
- 2The suitable reaction steps to carry out the following transformation is2015Reaction Intermediates
- 3Here, is2015Sulphur and Its Compounds
- 4For preparing 3.00 L of 1 M NaOH by mixing portions of two stock solutions ( and ) of 2.50 M NaOH and 0.40 M NaOH respectively. Find out the2015Colligative Properties and Abnormal Molecular Masses
- 5Sodium sulphite is used in preserving squashes and other mildly acidic foods due to2015Artificial Sweetning Agents and Food Preservatives
- 6The Vividh Bharti Station of All India Radio, Delhi, broadcasts on a frequency of (Kilohertz). Calculate the wavelength of the electromagnet2015Hydrogen spectrum
- 7Which of the following soap/detergent is least, reduce space biodegradable?2015Environmental Pollution and pollutants
- 8In an atom, an electron is moving with a speed of with an accuracy of . Certainty with which the position of the electron can be located is 2015Dual Behaviour of Matter and Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
- 9Buna- N , a synthetic rubber is copolymer of2015Preparation and Properties of Polymers
- 10What would be the heat released when an aqueous solution containing 0.5 mole of is mixed with 0.3 mole of ? (enthalpy of neutralisation is -2015First Law and Basic Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
- 11The number average molar mass and mass average molar mass of a polymer are respectively 30,000 and 40,000 . The polydispersity index (PDI) o2015Preparation and Properties of Polymers
- 12The charge/size ratio of a cation determines its polarising power. Which one of the following sequences represents the increasing order of t2015Polarization
- 13In an amino acid, the carboxyl group ionises at and ammonium ion at . The isoelectric point of the amino acid is at pH2015Properties and Preparation of Amino Acids
- 140.40 g of helium in a bulb at a temperature of had a pressure of atm. When the bulb was immersed in water bath at temperature 50 K more than2015Gas laws and Ideal Gas Equation
- 15What percentage of -D-(+)-glucopyranose is found at equilibrium in the aqueous solution?2015Carbohydrates
- 16Which of the following is correctly arranged in order of increasing weight?2015Mole concept
- 17The correct order of basic strength of the following are2015Preparation and Properties of Amines
- 18If for a given substance, melting point is and freezing point is then correct variation of entropy by graph between entropy change and tempe2015Entropy and Second law of thermodynamics
- 19When a mixture of 1-hexanol and hexanoic acid in diethyl ether is shaken with an aqueous solution, then which of the following is right dist2015Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
- 20and for the reaction, , are and respectively. The temperature at which the free energy change for the reaction will be zero, is2015Properties and Preparation of Alkenes
- 21The major product will be2015Conjugation and Aromaticity
- 22Then, for equilibrium constant will be2015Law of Mass Action, Equilibrium Constant (Kc and Kp) and its Application
- 23What is product of the following sequence of reactions?2015Conjugation and Aromaticity
- 24For the following equilibrium (omitting charges) I. II. III. IV. then relationship between and is2015Law of Mass Action, Equilibrium Constant (Kc and Kp) and its Application
- 25can be converted into by the following sequence of steps.2015Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
- 26When acts as an oxidising agent and ultimately forms and , then the number of electrons transferred in each case respectively are2015Balancing of redox reactions
- 27The product of the given reaction is2015Preparation and Properties of Alcohols
- 28In acidic medium, dichromatic ion oxidises ferrous ion to 'ferric ion. If the gram molecular weight of potassium dichromate is 294 g, its gr2015Terminology of coordination compounds
- 29Find out the correct stereoisomeric product for the following reaction,2015Reactions of alkenes
- 30Ferrous oxide has a cubic structure. The length of edge of the unit cell is and the density of the oxide is . Then the number of and ions pr2015Crystal Structure of Solids
- 31In the reaction2015Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides
- 32Which of the following arrangements correctly represents hexagonal and cubic close packed structure respectively?2015Crystal Structure of Solids
- 330.001 mole of was passed through a cation exchanger and the acid coming out of it required 20 mL of 0.1 M NaOH for neutralisation. Thus, the2015Terminology of coordination compounds
- 34The molal freezing point depression constant for benzene is . Selenium exists as a polymer of the type . When 3.26 g of selenium is dissolve2015Colligative Properties and Abnormal Molecular Masses
- 35In the complexes , and , more stability is shown by2015Terminology of coordination compounds
- 36For an ideal binary liquid solution with in which relation between (mole fraction of in liquid phase) and (mole fraction of in vapour phase)2015Vapour pressure and raoult's law
- 37Point out the incorrect reaction from the following.2015Corrosion
- 38and respectively are2015Properties and Preparation of Alkynes
- 39A student made the following observations in the laboratory. I. Clean copper metal did not react with 1 molar solution II. Clean lead metal 2015Cells and Electrode Potential, Nernst Equation
- 40Choose the correct alkyne and reagents for the preparation of2015Method of preparation for Ketones
- 41The conductivity of acetic acid is . Find out its dissociation constant if for acetic acid is .2015Conductance and Conductivity
- 42In order to prepare one litre 1 N solution of , how many grams of are required, if the solution to be used in acid medium for oxidation?2015Solubility and Concentration of Solutions
- 43Which of the following represents the correct order of decreasing number of bonds?2015Covalent and Co-ordinate Bonding
- 44A hypothetical reaction, follows the following mechanism . fast slow .......... fast The order of the overall reaction is2015Rate law and rate constant
- 45The major role of fluorspar which is added in small quantity in the electrolytic reduction of alumina dissolved in fused cryolite is I. as a2015Extraction of Metals
- 46The variation of concentration of the product with time in the reaction, is shown in following graph. The graph between and time will be of 2015Rate law and rate constant
- 47Point out the correct statement.2015Chemical properties of hydrogen
- 48Which of the following represents physical adsorption?2015Adsorption
- 49reacts with ferrous sulphate according to the following equation, Here, 10 mL of is equivalent to2015Redox titration
- 50In an experiment, addition of 4.0 mL of 0.005 M to 16.0 mL of arsenious sulphide sol just causes complete coagulation in 2 h . The flocculat2015Properties of colloidal solution
- 51Which of the following atomic and physical properties of hydrogen is false?2015Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen
- 52Eutrophication of a lake means, it2015Water Pollution
- 53When is added to ice cold solution of acidified potassium dichromate in ether and the contents are shaken and allowed to stand2015Stability of complex ion
- 54500 mL of a sample of water required 19.6 mg of for the oxidation of dissolved organic matter in it in the presence of . The COD of water sa2015Water Pollution
- 55The chemical formulae of and are2015Compounds of Alkaline Earth Metals
- 56For carbanion Stability order will be2015Isomerism of Organic Compounds
- 57The aqueous solution of an unknown sodium salt gives the following reactions. I. It decolourises a solution of iodine in potassium iodide. I2015Qualitative analysis of organic compounds
- 58The catenation tendency of and Ge is in the order . The bond energies (in ) of and bonds, respectively are2015Concentration of the Ore
- 59What is correct about the following structure?2015Isomerism of Organic Compounds
- 60Number of oxygen atoms shared per tetrahedron in I. two dimensional sheet structured silicates II. cyclic silicates and III. single strand c2015Silicon and Its Compounds
Physics
- 1The angle between two linear transmembrane domains is defined by following vectors and2015Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
- 2The distance (in ) covered by a molecule starting from point at time and stopping at another point in given by the equation The distance bet2015Non-uniform Motion
- 3A tangential force acting on the top of sphere of mass kept on a rough horizontal place as shown in figure. If the sphere rolls without slip2015Rolling without Slipping
- 4The density of a rod having length varies as , where is the distance from the left end. The centre of mass is2015Centre of mass of continuous mass distribution
- 5One end of a massless spring of constant and natural length 0.5 m is fixed and the other end is connected to a particle of mass 0.5 kg lying2015Uniform Circular Motion
- 6A block slides down on an incline of angle with an acceleration . Find the kinetic friction coefficient.2015Frictional force
- 7Two long straight wires, each carrying an electric current of 5 A, are kept parallel to each other at a separation of 2.5 cm. Find the magni2015Force and Torque on Current Carrying Conductor
- 8A wire of resistance is bent to form a complete circle. Find its resistance between two diametrically opposite point.2015Resistance and Resistivity
- 9Find the resistance of a hollow cylindrical conductor of length 1.0 mm and 2.0 mm respectively. The resistivity of the material is .2015Resistance and Resistivity
- 10Three equal charges, each having a magnitude of , are placed at the three corners of a right angled triangle of sides and 5 cm . The force (2015Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
- 11A diatomic gas does 200 J of work when it is expanded isobarically. Find the heat given to the gas in the process.2015Thermodynamic Processes
- 12A uniform ring of mass and radius is placed directly above a uniform sphere of mass and of equal to radius. The centre of the ring is at a d2015Gravitational field
- 13A projectile is fired with a velocity at angle with the ground surface. During the motion at any time it is making an angle with the ground 2015Projectile motion
- 14The earth receives solar radiation at a rate of . If the sun radiates as the black bodies, the temperature at the surface of the sun will be2015Radiation
- 15The rms speed (in ) of oxygen molecules of the gas at temperature 300 K , is2015Speed of Gas
- 16A horizontal tube of length closed at both ends, contains an ideal gas of molecular weight . The tube is rotated at a constant angular veloc2015Pressure and Energy of gas
- 17The parts of two concentric circular arcs joined by two radial lines and carries current . The arcs subtend an angle at the centre of the ci2015Magnetic Field
- 181 kg of water is converted into steam at the same temperature and at 1 atm ( 100 kPa ). The density of water and steam are and respectively.2015First Law of Thermodynamics
- 19The ammeter shown in figure consists of a coil connected in parallel to a shunt. The reading of ammeter is2015Electric Instruments
- 20A lead ball at is dropped from a height of 6.2 km . The ball is heated due to the air resistance and it completely melts just before reachin2015Calorimetry
- 21An inductor , a resistor and a battery are connected in series. After a long time, the circuit is short-circuited and then the battery is di2015AC Circuits
- 22Two charges of and are separated by a distance 2 cm . The net potential (electric) due to the pair at the middle point of the line joining t2015Electric Potential and Potential Energy
- 23A copper rod of length 20 cm and cross-sectional area is joined with a similar aluminium rod as shown below The resistance of pair of rods i2015Resistance and Resistivity
- 24A particle is subjected to two simple harmonic motions along -axis while other is along a line making angle with the -axis. The two motions 2015Simple Harmonic Motion
- 25What is the change in the volume of 1.0 L kerosene, when it is subjected to an extra pressure of from the following data? Density of kerosen2015Bulk Modulus
- 26A 4 kg block is suspended from the ceiling of an elevator through a spring having a linear mass density of . Find the speed with respect to 2015Basics of Mechanical Waves
- 27The lower end of capillary tube is immresed in mercury. The level of mercury in the tube is found to be 2 cm below the outer level. If the s2015Pascal's Law
- 28Find the increase in pressure required to decrease the volume of water sample by . Bulk modulus of water2015Bulk Modulus
- 29Water level is maintained in a cylindrical vessel upto a fixed height . The vessel is kept on a horizontal plane. At what height above the b2015Efflux of liquid
- 30Figure shows spring + block + pulley system which are light. The time period of mass would be2015Time Period and Frequency
- 31A pendulum having a bob of mass is hanging in a ship sailing along the equator form east to west. When the strip is stationary with respect 2015Newton's laws of motion
- 32A solid sphere is set into motion on a rough horizontal surface with a linear speed in the forward direction and an angular speed in the ant2015Angular momentum and Angular impulse
- 33Two blocks of masses and are connected by a spring of spring constant . The block of mass is given a sharp empulse so that it acquires a vel2015Energy
- 34A ball of mass hits the floor with a speed making an angle of incidence with the normal. The coefficient of restitution is . The speed of re2015Collisions
- 35A particle slides on surface of a fixed smooth sphere starting from topmost point. The angle rotated by the radius through the particle, whe2015Energy
- 36What is the radius of curvature of the parabola traced out by the projectile in the previous problem at a point where the particle velocity 2015Projectile motion
- 37A block of mass 2 kg is pushed against a rough vertical wall with a force of 40 N , coefficient of static friction being 0.5. Another horizo2015Newton's laws of motion
- 38A block is kept on the floor of an elevator at rest. The elevator starts descending with an acceleration of . Find the displacement of the b2015Motion Under Gravity
- 39A monkey of mass 15 kg is climbing on a rope with one end fixed to the ceiling. If it wishes to go up with an acceleration , how much force 2015Newton's laws of motion
- 40A square loop is made by a uniform conductor wire as shown in figure The net magnetic field at the centre of the loop if side length of the 2015Magnetic Field
- 41The electron of an H -atom is revolving around the nucleus in circular orbit having radius with . The current produced due to the motion of 2015Bohr's Atomic Model
- 42Two small balls, each carrying a charge are suspended by equal insulator strings of length 1 m from the hook of a stand. This arrangement is2015Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
- 43A vessel of depth is half filled with a liquid having refractive index and the other half is filled with water of having refractive index . 2015Refraction of light from plane surface
- 44In photoelectric effect, the number of photo-electrons emitted is proportional to2015Photoelectric Effect
- 45A change of 8.0 mA in the emitter current brings a change of 7.9 mA in the collector current. The value of will be2015Junction Transistors
- 46The half-life of is 2.7 days. The average life is2015Radioactivity
- 47The de-Broglie wavelength of electron falling on the target in an X-ray tube is . The cut-off wavelength of the emitted X-ray is2015X-Rays
- 48If is the mass of an oxygen isotope , and are the masses of a proton and a neutron, respectively, the nuclear binding energy of the isotope 2015Nuclear energy
- 49A nucleus disintegrates into two nuclear parts which have their velocities in the ratio . The ratio of their nuclear size will be2015Nuclear structure
- 50The given diagram shows gases during adiabatic process. Plots 1 and 2 should correspond respectively to2015Thermodynamic Processes
- 51For an adiabatic expansion of a mono atomic perfect gas, the volume increases by . What is the percentage decrease in pressure?2015Thermodynamic Processes
- 52A body weighing 8 g when placed in one pan and 18 g when placed on the other pan of a false balance. If the beam is horizontal when both the2015Centre of mass of discrete particles
- 53A rod of length is moving with ends remaining in contact with frictionless wall and floor. If at the instant, shown the velocity of end is t2015Rest and Motion
- 54Universal time is based on2015Experimental Physics
- 55A slab consists of portions of different materials of same thickness and having the conductivities and . The equivalent thermal conductivity2015Conduction
- 56Two rigid boxes containing different ideal gases are placed on table. Box A contains one mole of nitrogen at temperature , while box contain2015Conduction
- 57The temperature of the cold junction of thermocouple is and the temperature of hot junction is . The emf is . The inversion temperature is2015Thermometry
- 58The galvanometer resistance is and it is connected to 2 V battery along with a resistance in series. A full scale deflection of 25 divisions2015Electric Instruments
- 59A thin bar magnet of length is bent at the mid-point so that the angle between them is . The new length of the magnet is2015Magnetism and Properties of Magnet
- 60The magnetic flux through each turn of a coil having 200 turns is given as Wb , where is in second. The emf induced in the coil at is2015Magnetic Flux, Faraday's and Lenz law
Zoology
- 1Which of the following is the most primitive ancestor of man?2015Human Evolution
- 2Vitamin- is absorbed primarily in the2015Intestine
- 3The faster breathing in high fever is due to the2015Introduction
- 4Which of the following is not correctly matched?2015Common Health Disease
- 5Carotid labyrinth contains2015Sensory Organ
- 6Occupational lung diseases that occurs in humans, among those given below is2015Human Respiratory System
- 7Epiphyseal plates at the extremities of long bones help in2015Locomotion
- 8The strongest muscle in the human is2015Locomotion
- 9Parkinsonism is related with2015Structure of Human Brain
- 10Meniere's disease is associated with2015Sensory Organ
- 11Gonads are derived from2015Embryology
- 12The number of chromosomes in a primary spermatocyte is2015Embryology
- 13The portion of the endometrium that covers the embryo and is located between the embryo and the uterine cavity is the2015Female Reproductive System
- 14Depo-provera refers to2015Population Explosion and Birth Control
- 15During which geological period of evolution did the greatest diversification of life occurred on the earth?2015Geological Timescale
- 16Specific radioacitve identification of ribosomal RNA can be achieved by using labelled2015The Search for Genetic Material
- 17Which of the following is the Pribnow box?2015Tools of Recombinant DNA Technology
- 18The genome of Caenorhabditis elegans consists of2015Structure of DNA
- 19About how long ago was the earth formed?2015Origin of Universe and Life
- 20Gas gangrene is caused by2015Introduction
- 21Who received Nobel Prize in 1951 for the development of vaccine for yellow fever?2015Application in Medicine
- 22Continuous exposer to vinyl chloride may cause cancer of the2015Cancer
- 23Which of the following T-cells are destroyed by HIV?2015Aids
- 24An autoimmune disease is2015Immune System Disorder
- 25Which hormone produces calorigenic effect?2015Thyroid
- 26Which of the following act as an antigen, but do not induce antibody production?2015Acquired immunity
- 27Haldane effect refers to2015Human Respiratory System
- 28In pea plants, yellow seeds are dominant to green. If a heterozygous yellow seeded plant is crossed with a green seeded plant, what ratio of2015F1 and F2 Cross
- 29In a mutational event, when adenine is replaced by guanine, it is a case of2015Genetic Code
- 30The part of the bacterial chromosome sharing homology with genome fragment transferred from the recipients to cell during merozygote formati2015Regulation of Gene Expression
- 31In 1944, Avery, McCarty and MacLeod isolated a substance from heat killed virulent form of bacteria and added to non-virulent form of bacter2015The Search for Genetic Material
- 32Match the following Column I with Column II. Codes2015F1 and F2 Cross
- 33A connecting link between plant and animal kingdom is2015Evidences of Evolution
- 34Which of the following statements is false regarding SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis?2015Separation and Isolation of DNA Fragments
Frequently Asked Questions
1.How many questions are in the JIPMER 2015 paper?
This paper has 180 questions in total - 26 from Botany, 60 from Chemistry, 60 from Physics, and 34 from Zoology.
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3.How is the JIPMER 2015 paper structured?
The JIPMER 2015 paper on MARKS has 180 questions, organised by subject:
- Botany: 26 questions - 26 single-correct.
- Chemistry: 60 questions - 60 single-correct.
- Physics: 60 questions - 60 single-correct.
- Zoology: 34 questions - 34 single-correct.
4.How difficult is the JIPMER 2015 paper?
Each question on MARKS carries a difficulty rating. Of the 180 rated questions in this paper, 86 (48%) are easy, 85 (47%) are medium and 9 (5%) are hard. Subject wise:
- Botany: 19 easy, 7 medium, 0 hard
- Chemistry: 28 easy, 31 medium, 1 hard
- Physics: 13 easy, 39 medium, 8 hard
- Zoology: 26 easy, 8 medium, 0 hard
5.Which chapters were asked the most in the JIPMER 2015 paper?
The chapters with the most questions in each subject were:
- Botany: Cell Cycle and Cell Division (5), Biomolecules (B) (4), and Cell - The Unit of Life (4).
- Chemistry: General Organic Chemistry (6), Coordination Compounds (4), and Solutions (4).
- Physics: Current Electricity (5), Thermal Properties of Matter (5), and Laws of Motion (4).
- Zoology: Human Health and Diseases (5), Molecular Basis of Inheritance (5), and Evolution (4).
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