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This paper has 180 questions in total - 105 easy (58%), 57 moderate (32%) and 18 tough (10%). 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 67% easy, 27% moderate, 7% tough; Chemistry 37% easy, 48% moderate, 15% tough; Mathematics 72% easy, 20% moderate, 8% tough.

Chemistry questions were spread across 27 chapters, with Aldehydes and Ketones (4), Coordination Compounds (4), and p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18) (4) carrying the most weight. Mathematics questions were spread across 26 chapters, with Functions (7), Three Dimensional Geometry (5), and Application of Derivatives (4) carrying the most weight. Physics questions were spread across 27 chapters, with Current Electricity (6), Electrostatics (5), and Magnetic Effects of Current (5) carrying the most weight.

Chemistry

  1. 1A pair of compounds having the same boiling points are2023Isomerism of Organic Compounds
  2. 2Identify and in the sequence.2023Preparation and Properties of Amines
  3. 3Hybridisation change involved at in the above reaction.2023Method of preparation for both aldehydes and ketones
  4. 4If a didentate ligand ethane-1, 2-diamine is progressively added in the molar ratio en : to aq solution, following co-ordination entities ar2023Crystal Field Theory
  5. 5Which of the following is an organometallic compound?2023Carbonyl Compounds
  6. 6A better reagent to oxidise primary alcohols into aldehyde is2023Method of preparation for both aldehydes and ketones
  7. 7In the reaction, Formation of and are known by2023Method of preparation for Aldehydes
  8. 8Compounds and in the following reaction are2023Chemical reactions for aldehydes and ketones
  9. 9Aniline does not undergo2023Preparation and Properties of Amines
  10. 10The heating of phenyl methyl ether with HI produces an aromatic compound which on treatment with conc. gives and respectively are2023Preparation and Properties of Alcohols
  11. 11in the above reaction is2023Properties of Phenol
  12. 12Sucrose is dextrorotatory but after hydrolysis the mixture show laevorotation, this is because of2023Carbohydrates
  13. 13The correct order of match between column and column is2023Vitamins
  14. 14In the reaction, and respectively are2023Preparation and Properties of Amines
  15. 15Thyroxine produced in the thyroid gland is an iodinated derivative of2023Proteins
  16. 16Which one of the following is a non-narcotic analgesic?2023Drugs and It's Classification
  17. 17Receptors are proteins and crucial to body communication process. These receptors are embedded in2023Enzymes and Receptors
  18. 18Which of the following monomers form biodegradable polymers?2023Classification of Polymers
  19. 19Match the List-I with List-II in the following.2023Preparation and Properties of Polymers
  20. 20The correct order of first ionisation enthalpy of given elements is2023Periodic properties
  21. 21Which of the following statement is incorrect?2023Molecular Orbital Theory
  22. 22A gas at a pressure of is heated from to and simultaneously compressed of rd of its original value. Then the final pressure is2023Gas laws and Ideal Gas Equation
  23. 23Lattice enthalpy for is and . Enthalpy of solution of is2023Laws of Thermochemistry and Enthalpy Change
  24. 24At , for a reversible reaction in a closed container, . In the presence of catalyst, the equilibrium is attaining 10 times faster. The equil2023Law of Mass Action, Equilibrium Constant (Kc and Kp) and its Application
  25. 25A weak acid with and weak base with are mixed in equal proportions. of the resulting solution is2023PH of solutions
  26. 26Temperature of in Fahrenheit and Kelvin scale respectively are2023Temperature scale
  27. 27The number of protons, neutrons and electrons in the ion respectively are2023Atomic Mass and Atomic Size
  28. 28A pair of amphoteric oxides is2023Oxygen and Its Compounds
  29. 29The composition of water gas is2023Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen
  30. 30IUPAC name of the compound is2023IUPAC Nomenclature
  31. 31Among the following. The set which represents aromatic species is2023Conjugation and Aromaticity
  32. 32Which one of the following gases converts haemoglobin into carboxy haemoglobin?2023Air Pollution
  33. 33What is the oxidation number of in ?2023Oxidation number
  34. 34A solution of hydrogen peroxide is2023Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen Peroxide
  35. 35If ' ' stands for the edge length of the cubic systems. The ratio of radii in simple cubic, body centred cubic and face centred cubic unit c2023Crystal Structure of Solids
  36. 36Dimerisation of solute molecules in low dielectric constant solvent is due to2023Van Der Waals Forces, Hydrogen Bonding and Metallic Bonding
  37. 37The swelling in feet and ankles of an aged person due to sitting continuously for long hours during travel, is reduced by soaking the feet i2023Colligative Properties and Abnormal Molecular Masses
  38. 38A sample of water is found to contain of (molecular mass 58.5 ) and (molecular mass 95). Assuming ionisation of and ionisation of , the free2023Colligative Properties and Abnormal Molecular Masses
  39. 39Match the column A (type of crystalline solid) with the column B (example for each type)2023Properties and Types of Solids
  40. 40A metal crystallises in a body centred cubic lattice with the metallic radius . The volume of the unit cell in is2023Cubic system
  41. 41The resistance of weak acid in a conductivity cell is . The cell constant of the cell is and of acid is . The of the solution is2023Conductance and Conductivity
  42. 42In which one of the following reactions, rate constant has the unit ?2023Rate law and rate constant
  43. 43For a reaction, the value of rate constant at is . The value of Arrhenius factor at infinitely high temperature is2023Arrhenius theory
  44. 44The rate constant and for two different reactions are and respectively. The temperature at which is2023Arrhenius theory
  45. 45During the electrolysis of brine, by using inert electrodes,2023Cells and Electrode Potential, Nernst Equation
  46. 46Consider the following 4 electrodes Then reduction potential in volts of the electrodes in the order.2023Cells and Electrode Potential, Nernst Equation
  47. 47When is added to excess of hot water gives a sol ' '. When is added to solution, gives sol ' ' and formed in the above processes respectivel2023Compounds of Transition Metals
  48. 48The reducing agent in the given equations2023Oxidation and Reduction Reactions
  49. 49For the formation of which compound in Ellingham diagram becomes more and more negative with increase in temperature?2023Reduction to Crude Metal
  50. 50Which of the following compound does not give dinitrogen on heating?2023Nitrogen and Its Compounds
  51. 51Aqueous solution of raw sugar when passed over beds of animal charcoal, it becomes colourless. Pick the correct set of terminologies that ca2023Adsorption
  52. 52For Freundlich adsorption isotherm, a graph of vs gives a straight line. The slope of line and its -axis intercept respectively are2023Adsorption isotherms
  53. 53In solid state, is a/an2023Hybridisation and VSEPR Theory
  54. 54In which one of the following pairs, both the elements does not have configuration in its elementary state?2023Properties of D-block elements
  55. 55Which of the following is correct with respect to melting point of a transition element?2023Properties of D-block elements
  56. 56and respectively are2023Balancing of redox reactions
  57. 57Which formula and name combination is incorrect?2023Nomenclature of coordination compounds
  58. 58Which of the following system in an octahedral complex has maximum unpaired electrons?2023Crystal Field Theory
  59. 59The correct decreasing order of basicity of hydrides of group- 15 elements is2023Phosphorus and Its Compounds
  60. 60Which one of the following oxoacids of phosphorus can reduce to metallic silver?2023Phosphorus and Its Compounds

Mathematics

  1. 1If a line makes an angle of with each and axis, then the acute angle made by -axis is2023Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios
  2. 2The length of perpendicular drawn from the point to the line is2023Line in Space
  3. 3The equation of the plane through the points and is2023Plane in Space
  4. 4The point of intersection of the line with the plane is2023Line and Plane
  5. 5If is the foot of the perpendicular from to a plane, then the equation of the plane is2023Plane in Space
  6. 6and , then is equal to2023Product of 2 vectors
  7. 7If and , then the value of is equal to2023Product of 2 vectors
  8. 8A bag contains coins. It is known that of these coins have head on both sides whereas, the other coins are fair. One coin is selected at ran2023Total Probability
  9. 9Let and . A function is selected randomly. The probability that the function is an onto function is2023Classical Definition of Probability
  10. 10The shaded region in the figure given is the solution of which of the inequations?2023Inequalities
  11. 11If and are events, such that and , then is2023Conditional Probability and Multiplication Theorem
  12. 12The value of is2023Basic Identities & T Ratios
  13. 13The value of is2023Expansion of Determinants
  14. 14The modulus of the complex number is2023Conjugate, modulus and argument
  15. 15Given that and are real numbers and , then2023Inequalities
  16. 16Ten chairs are numbered as 1 to 10 . Three women and two men wish to occupy one chair each. First the women choose the chairs marked 1 to 6 2023Permutation
  17. 17Which of the following is an empty set?2023Questions on number of relations and sets
  18. 18If , where and are integers, and , then and are respectively2023Basics of Functions
  19. 19If are in , then2023Mixed Question on AP and GP
  20. 20A line passes through and is perpendicular to the line . Its -intercept is2023Basic Forms of Straight Line
  21. 21The distance between the foci of a hyperbola is 16 and its eccentricity is . Its equation is2023Equation of hyperbola
  22. 22If , then the values of and respectively are2023Algebraic and Rational Limits
  23. 23If is even and the middle term in the expansion of is , then is equal to2023Terms of Binomial Expansion
  24. 24th term of the series is2023Mixed Question on AP and GP
  25. 25and defined by and . Which one of the following is not true?2023Composite Function
  26. 26Let be defined by and by , then is2023Composite Function
  27. 27Let the relation be defined in by , if , then is2023Range
  28. 28Let and then is invertible in the domain2023Composite Function
  29. 29The contrapositive of the statement. "If two lines do not intersect in the same plane, then they are parallel." is2023Mathematical Reasoning
  30. 30The mean of 100 observations is 50 and their standard deviation is 5 . Then, the sum of squares of all observations is2023Measures of Dispersion
  31. 31If , then the value of and are2023Basic Algebra of Matrices
  32. 32If and are two matrices, such that and , then equals to2023Product of Matrices
  33. 33If is singular matrix, then the value of is equal to2023Expansion of Determinants
  34. 34The area of a triangle with vertices , and is 9 sq units, find the value of is2023Coordinate System
  35. 35If and , then2023Expansion of Determinants
  36. 36If where , then the value of is2023Converting one Inverse T function to other Inverse T
  37. 37The value of , where is2023T inverse T property
  38. 38The function is discontinuous on every point of the set2023Continuity
  39. 39If the function is , then the point of discontinuity of the composite function is2023Composite Function
  40. 40If , then is a2023Formation of Differential Equation
  41. 41If , then is equal to2023Functional Equation
  42. 42If and , then is equal to2023Inverse of a Matrix
  43. 43If and then is2023Derivative of f(x) wrt g(x)
  44. 44The distance ' ' in meters travelled by a particle in ' ' seconds is given by . The acceleration when the particle comes to rest is2023Rate Measure Error and Approximation
  45. 45A particle moves along the curve . When the rate of change of abscissa is 4 times that of its ordinate, then the quadrant in which the parti2023Rate Measure Error and Approximation
  46. 46An enemy fighter jet is flying along the curve, given by . A soldier is placed at wants to shoot down the jet when it is nearest to him. The2023Maxima Minima
  47. 47is equals to2023Properties of Definite Integration
  48. 48is equals to2023Integration by Substitution
  49. 49If and are two functions with and , then is equals to2023Composite Function
  50. 50A circular plate of radius is heated. Due to expansion, its radius increase at the rate of . The rate at which its area is increasing when t2023Rate Measure Error and Approximation
  51. 51is equals to2023Definite Integration by Substitution
  52. 52is equals to2023Properties of Definite Integration
  53. 53is equals to2023Miscellaneous Forms
  54. 54is equals to2023Integration by Substitution
  55. 55If a curve passes through the point and at any point on the curve, the product of the slope of its tangent and coordinate of the point is eq2023Formation of Differential Equation
  56. 56The degree of the differential equation is2023Order and Degree
  57. 57If , then2023Product of 2 vectors
  58. 58The component of in the direction of the vector is2023Product of 2 vectors
  59. 59In the interval area lying between the curves and and the -axis is2023Area bounded by two curves
  60. 60The area of the region bounded by the line and the lines and is2023Area of Curve along axis

Physics

  1. 1For a point object, which of the following always produces virtual image in air?2023Mirror Formula, Reflection in Spherical Mirror
  2. 2For a given pair of transparent media, the critical angle for which colour is maximum?2023Critical angle and total internal reflection
  3. 3An equiconvex lens made of glass of refractive index has focal length in air. It is completely immersed in water of refractive index . The p2023Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  4. 4A point object is moving at a constant speed of along the principal axis of a convex lens of focal length . The speed of the image is also ,2023Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  5. 5When light propagates through a given homogeneous medium, the velocities of2023Wave Theory and Wavefronts
  6. 6Total impedance of a series circuit varies with angular frequency of the source connected to it as shown in the graph. The quality factor of2023AC Circuits
  7. 7The ratio of the magnitudes of electric field to the magnetic field of an electromagnetic wave is of the order of2023Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  8. 8A source emits monochromatic light of wavelength . The number of photons emitted per second is2023Photoelectric Effect
  9. 9In an experiment to study photoelectric effect the observed variation of stopping potential with frequency of incident radiation is as shown2023Photoelectric Effect
  10. 10In the Rutherford's alpha scattering experiment, as the impact parameter increases, the scattering angle of the alpha particle.2023Atomic Structure
  11. 11Three energy levels of hydrogen atom and the corresponding wavelength of the emitted radiation due to different electron transition are as s2023Bohr's Atomic Model
  12. 12An unpolarised light of intensity is passed through two polaroids kept one after the other with their planes parallel to each other. The int2023Polarization of Light
  13. 13In the Young's double slit experiment, the intensity of light passing through each of the two double slits is . The screen-slit distance is 2023Youngs Double Slit Experiment
  14. 14A radioactive sample has half-life of 3 years. The time required for the activity of the sample to reduce to th of its initial value is abou2023Radioactivity
  15. 15When a - junction diode is in forward bias, which type of charge carriers flows in the connecting wire?2023Diodes
  16. 16A full-wave rectifier with diodes and is used to rectify alternating voltage. The diode conducts .......... times in one second.2023Rectifier
  17. 17The truth table for the given circuit is2023Logic gates
  18. 18The energy gap of an LED is . When the LED is switched ON, the momentum of the emitted photons is2023Energy Bands in Solids
  19. 19In the following equation representing decay, the number of neutrons in the nucleus is2023Nuclear reactions
  20. 20A nucleus with mass number 220 initially at rest emits an alpha particle. If the value of reaction is . Calculate the value of kinetic energ2023Nuclear energy
  21. 21A particle is in uniform circular motion, related to one complete revolution of the particle, which among the statements is incorrect?2023Uniform Circular Motion
  22. 22A body of mass is kept on a horizontal surface. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the body and the surface is 0.5 . A horizontal f2023Newton's laws of motion
  23. 23A ball of mass is thrown vertically down from a height of . It collides with the floor and loses of its energy and then rises back to the sa2023Energy
  24. 24The moment of inertia of a rigid body about an axis2023Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  25. 25Seven identical discs are arranged in a planar pattern, so as to touch each other as shown in the figure. Each disc has mass radius . What i2023Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  26. 26The true length of a wire is . When the length of this wire is measured using instrument , the length of the wire is . When the length of th2023Errors of Measurement
  27. 27A body is moving along a straight line with initial velocity . Its acceleration is constant. After .seconds, its velocity becomes . The aver2023Uniform Motion
  28. 28A closed water tank has cross-sectional area . It has a small hole at a depth of from the free surface of water. The radius of the hole is s2023Efflux of liquid
  29. 29of ice at is mixed with of water at . The final temperature of the mixture is [Take, and2023Calorimetry
  30. 30The diagram of a Carnot's engine is shown in the graph below. The engine uses 1 mole of an ideal gas as working substance. From the graph, t2023Heat Engine, Refrigerator and Second Law of Thermodynamics
  31. 31When a planet revolves around the Sun, in general, for the planet2023Kepler laws
  32. 32A stretched wire of a material whose young's modulus has poisson's ratio 0.25 . Its lateral strain . The elastic energy density of the wire 2023Work Done in Stretching a Wire
  33. 33The speed of sound in an ideal gas at a given temperature is . The rms speed of gas molecules at that temperature is . The ratio of the velo2023Speed of Gas
  34. 34A positively charged glass rod is brought near uncharged metal sphere, which is mounted on an insulated stand. If the glass rod is removed, 2023Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  35. 35In the situation shown in the diagram, magnitude, if $q2023Electric Dipole
  36. 36Pressure of ideal gas at constant volume is proportional to2023Gas Laws
  37. 37A block of mass is connected to a light spring of force constant . The system is placed inside a damping medium of damping constant . The in2023Applications of SHM
  38. 38Five capacitance each of value are connected as shown in the figure. The equivalent capacitance between and is2023Grouping of capacitors
  39. 39A uniform electric field vector exists along horizontal direction as shown. The electric potential at is . A small point charge is slowly ta2023Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  40. 40A par allel plate capacitor of capacitance with a dielectric slab in between its plates is connected to a battery. It has a potential differ2023Capacitors with Dielectric
  41. 41A cubical Gaussian surface has side of length . Electric field lines are parallel to -axis as shown in figure. The magnitudes of electric fi2023Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  42. 42Electric field at a distance from an infinitely long uniformly charged straight conductor, having linear charge density is . Another uniform2023Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  43. 43A wire of resistance is connected across a cell of emf and internal resistance . The current through the circuit is . In time , the work don2023Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  44. 44For a given electric current the drift velocity of conduction electrons in a copper wire is and their mobility is . When the current is incr2023Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  45. 45Ten identical cells each emf and internal resistance are connected in series with two cells wrongly connected. A resistor of is connected to2023Electric Cell or Battery
  46. 46The equivalent resistance between the points and in the following circuit is2023Resistance and Resistivity
  47. 47A charged particle is subjected to acceleration in a cyclotron as shown. The charged particle undergoes increase in its speed2023Motion of Charged Particle in Magnetic Field
  48. 48The resistance of a carbon resistor is . The colour of the third band is2023Color coding of resistors
  49. 49The four bands of a colour coded resistor are of the colours gray, red, gold and gold. The value of the resistance of the resistor is2023Color coding of resistors
  50. 50A positively charged particle of mass is passed through a velocity selector. It moves horizontally righward without deviation along the line2023Motion of Charged Particle in Magnetic Field
  51. 51The Curie temperature of cobalt and iron are and respectively. At , the ratio of magnetic susceptibility of cobalt to that of iron is2023Magnetism and Properties of Magnet
  52. 52The torque acting on a magnetic dipole placed in uniform magnetic field is zero, when the angle between the dipole axis and the magnetic fie2023Magnetic Dipole
  53. 53The horizontal component of Earth's magnetic field at a place is . If the dip at that place is , the resultant magnetic field at that place 2023Earths magnetic field
  54. 54A proton and an alpha-particle moving with the same velocity enter a uniform magnetic field with their velocities perpendicular to the magne2023Motion of Charged Particle in Magnetic Field
  55. 55A moving coil galvanometer is converted into an ammeter of range 0 to . The galvanometer resistance is and the shunt resistance has a value 2023Force and Torque on Current Carrying Conductor
  56. 56A square loop of side enters a magnetic field with a constant speed of as shown. The front edge enters the field at . Which of the following2023Magnetic Flux, Faraday's and Lenz law
  57. 57In series circuit at resonance, the phase difference between voltage and current is2023AC Circuits
  58. 58An ideal transformer has a turns ratio of 10 . When the primary is connected to , as source, the power output is2023Transformers
  59. 59The current in a coil changes from to in . The magnitude of emf induced in the coil is . The value of self-inductance of the coil is2023Self and Mutual Inductance
  60. 60A metallic rod of length held along east-west direction is allowed to fall down freely. Given horizontal component of earth's magnetic field2023Motional and Rotational EMF

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  • Chemistry: 60 questions - 60 single-correct.
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  • Physics: 60 questions - 60 single-correct.
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Each question on MARKS carries a difficulty rating. Of the 180 rated questions in this paper, 105 (58%) are easy, 57 (32%) are medium and 18 (10%) are hard. Subject wise:

  • Chemistry: 22 easy, 29 medium, 9 hard
  • Mathematics: 43 easy, 12 medium, 5 hard
  • Physics: 40 easy, 16 medium, 4 hard
5.Which chapters had the most questions in the KCET 2023 paper?

The chapters with the most questions in each subject were:

  • Chemistry: Aldehydes and Ketones (4), Coordination Compounds (4), and p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18) (4).
  • Mathematics: Functions (7), Three Dimensional Geometry (5), and Application of Derivatives (4).
  • Physics: Current Electricity (6), Electrostatics (5), and Magnetic Effects of Current (5).
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