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This paper has 200 questions in total - 106 easy (53%), 84 moderate (42%) and 10 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 63% easy, 32% moderate, 5% tough; Chemistry 43% easy, 53% moderate, 3% tough; Mathematics 53% easy, 41% moderate, 6% tough.

Chemistry questions were spread across 26 chapters, with Alcohols Phenols and Ethers (7), Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure (6), and General Organic Chemistry (4) carrying the most weight. Mathematics questions were spread across 29 chapters, with Sequences and Series (5), Vector Algebra (5), and Circle (4) carrying the most weight. Physics questions were spread across 25 chapters, with Ray Optics (6), Gravitation (5), and Motion In One Dimension (5) carrying the most weight.

Chemistry

  1. 10.01 M solution of KCl and are prepared in water. The freezing point of KCl is found to be . What is the freezing point of to be completely 2013Colligative Properties and Abnormal Molecular Masses
  2. 21 mol He and exert a pressure of 16 atm . Due to a hole in the vessel in which mixture in placed, mixture leaks out. What is the composition2013Mixture of gases
  3. 3What are the four quantum numbers of 19 th electron in ?2013Quantum mechanical model
  4. 4tap water white turbidity soluble in . residue Aqueous gives brown ring on adding and Conc. . Identify .2013Nitrogen and Its Compounds
  5. 5Each of the following compounds has been dissolved in water to make its 0.001 M solution. Rank them in order of their increasing conductivit2013Characteristics of covalent compound
  6. 6Metal carbonyls can have formula , where number of CO units coordinated to metal . What is the formula of the carbonyl of Fo (26) if EAN of 2013Terminology of coordination compounds
  7. 7Following method of extracting Zn is based on thermodynamics If (standard free energies of formation, in ) of , Free energy changes of the a2013Third law of thermodynamics
  8. 8The final step for the extraction of copper form copper pyrites in Bessemer convertor involves the reaction.2013Extraction of Metals
  9. 9If under pressure is passed into , yellow colour solution changes to2013Compounds of Transition Metals
  10. 10Select incorrect statements.2013Properties of D-block elements
  11. 11is an/a2013Halogens and Its Compounds
  12. 12Based on the following reaction identify alkene2013Method of preparation for both aldehydes and ketones
  13. 13Which one of the following statments about NO is wrong?2013Nitrogen and Its Compounds
  14. 14is used in life supports in space crafts, submarines and emergency breathing apparatus since it2013Compounds of Alkali Metals
  15. 15Calculate second electron affinity of oxygen for the process, by using the following data (i) Heat of sublimation of (ii) Ionisation energy 2013Ionic bond
  16. 161 g of fuming ( oleum : It is a mixture of concentrated saturated with and having formula ) is diluted with . This solution is completely ne2013Concentration terms
  17. 17is written as2013Atomic Mass and Atomic Size
  18. 18Photographic paper is developed with alkaline hydroquinone Select correct statement.2013Oxidation and Reduction Reactions
  19. 19Which has maximum ionisation potential?2013Periodic properties
  20. 20Electronic configuration of is written as2013Properties of D-block elements
  21. 21Screening effect is not observed in2013Periodic properties
  22. 22Which one of the following isomers of have no dipole moment?2013Dipole moment
  23. 23The type of hybridisation of P atom in , and is (respectively)2013Hybridisation and VSEPR Theory
  24. 24Which has a maximum repulsive interaction?2013Hybridisation and VSEPR Theory
  25. 25Calculate the electronegativity of chlorine from bond energy of bond ( ) and bond ( 58 kcal ) and electronegativity of fluorine 4.0 eV2013Periodic properties
  26. 26A sample of ammonium phosphate contains 3.18 moles of H -atom. The number of moles of O -atom in the sample is2013Mole concept
  27. 27In the following compound keto group is at position2013IUPAC Nomenclature
  28. 28I. Formation of has proceeded with racemisation. II. Formation of has proceeded with inversion. Select the correct statement. Select the cor2013Isomerism of Organic Compounds
  29. 29In this reaction, we get types of substituted alcohols (stereoisomers not considered)2013Preparation and Properties of Alcohols
  30. 30Electrophile attacks the following In which cases, will be at meta position?2013Preparation and Properties of Benzene
  31. 31The reaction of 1- bromo-3- chlorocyclobutane with metallic sodium in dioxane gives2013Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  32. 32Product is2013Reactions of alkenes
  33. 33End product of following sequence of reaction is2013Reactions of alkenes
  34. 34Preview not available - open to view this question.2013Reactions of Alcohols
  35. 35Preview not available - open to view this question.2013Reactions of Alcohols
  36. 36Preview not available - open to view this question.2013Reactions of Oxiranes
  37. 37Preview not available - open to view this question.2013Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds
  38. 38When a nucelophile encounters a ketone the site of attack is2013Chemical reactions for aldehydes and ketones
  39. 39Preview not available - open to view this question.2013Reactions Involving Acid Group
  40. 40The structure of N - propyl acetamide is2013IUPAC Nomenclature
  41. 41Which gives red colour in the reaction2013Preparation and Properties of Amines
  42. 42Alanine forms Zwitter ion which exists as2013Properties and Preparation of Amino Acids
  43. 43Which gives only glucose by hydrolysis?2013Preparation and Reactions of Glucose
  44. 44Which polysaccharide has -glycoside linkage?2013Preparation and Reactions of Glucose
  45. 45Mixture can be of2013Preparation and Properties of Alcohols
  46. 46-cresol reacts with chloroform in alkaline medium to give the compound which adds hydrogen cyanide to form the compound . The latter on acid2013Reactions of Phenol
  47. 47Choose the correct statement.2013Van Der Waals Forces, Hydrogen Bonding and Metallic Bonding
  48. 48Sodium extract of thioruea will be ________ colour in Lassaigne's test.2013Qualitative analysis of organic compounds
  49. 49Consider the following redox reaction occurring in acidic medium The unknown standard reduction potential is2013Cells and Electrode Potential, Nernst Equation
  50. 50The spontaneous reaction that takes place in this cell is2013Cells and Electrode Potential, Nernst Equation
  51. 51A 0.15 molal solution of in water freezes at . What is the apparent percentage of dissociation of this compound in this solution? for water2013Colligative Properties and Abnormal Molecular Masses
  52. 5210 g of non-volatile solute is dissolved in 180 g of in lowering of vapour pressure by . Determine the boiling point of solution if of water2013Colligative Properties and Abnormal Molecular Masses
  53. 53Which one of the following reaction energy diagrams best represents a reaction in the reverse direction; that it is the most endothermic?2013Laws of Thermochemistry and Enthalpy Change
  54. 54A certain reaction rate increases 1000 folds in the presence of a catalyst at . The activation energy of the original pathway is . What is t2013Arrhenius theory
  55. 55Consider the following reaction in an aqueous solution and the following initial concentration and initial rate data for this reaction. {arr2013Rate law and rate constant
  56. 56Determine the pH of 0.024 M hydroxylamine hydrochloride solution. ( of hydroxyl amine is ).2013PH of solutions
  57. 57Determine solubility of AgBr in a 0.1 M KCN solution. of of2013Solubility
  58. 58Which of the following forms cationic micelles above a certain minimum concentration?2013Preparation and Purification of colloids
  59. 59Determine the relative size of Cs atom compared to a Li atom, if their densities are and respectively2013Quantitative measures in chemical equations
  60. 60Nylon threads are made of2013Preparation and Properties of Polymers

Mathematics

  1. 1The least positive integer , for which holds, is2013Mathematical Induction
  2. 2The sum to terms of the series: is2013Summation of Series
  3. 3The sum of terms of the series is2013Arithmetic Geometric Progression
  4. 4Sum of the series to terms is2013Summation of Series
  5. 5If , then the roots and of the equation , satisfy the condition , where is equal to2013Relation between Roots and Coefficients
  6. 6If the roots of the equation are real and distinct then the value of2013Relation between Roots and Coefficients
  7. 7If the sum of two of the roots of is zero, then2013Relation between Roots and Coefficients
  8. 8If parallel lines in a plane are intersected by a family of parallel lines, then the number of parallelograms that can be formed is2013Selection of one or more item
  9. 9A person is permitted to select at least one and at most coins from a collection of distinct coins. It the total number of ways in which he 2013Sum of Series
  10. 10The value of in the expression , if the third term in the expansion is , is2013Terms of Binomial Expansion
  11. 11is equal to2013Sum of Series
  12. 12If the point are placed in between the lines then2013Linear Programming
  13. 13The number of rational values of for which the -coordinate of the point of intersection of the lines and is an integer is2013Basic Forms of Straight Line
  14. 14A straight line cuts intercepts from the axis of coordinates the sum of the reciprocals of which is a constant . Then it always passes throu2013Basic Forms of Straight Line
  15. 15If the line moves in such a way that where, is a constant, then the locus of the foot of perpendicular from the origin on the straight line 2013Locus
  16. 16The pair of lines are rotated about the origin by in the anticlockwise sense. The equation of the pair in the new position is2013Coordinate System
  17. 17The value of is2013Algebraic and Rational Limits
  18. 18Preview not available - open to view this question.2013Algebraic and Rational Limits
  19. 19Preview not available - open to view this question.2013Continuity
  20. 20Function is defined as follows If is continuous at , but discontinuous at then the locus of the point is a straight line excluding the point2013Continuity
  21. 21The maximum value of Under the restrictions and is2013Solving Trigonometric Inequalities
  22. 22The minimum value of the expression , where are real numbers satisfying is2013Solving Trigonometric Inequalities
  23. 23If be the angle between the unit vectors a and b, then is equal to2013Product of 2 vectors
  24. 24If , then is equal to2013Product of 2 vectors
  25. 25If the scalar projection of the vector on the vector is then value of is equal to2013Product of 2 vectors
  26. 26If and be the moduli of the vectors , c respectively, then2013Product of 2 vectors
  27. 27A unit vectors coplanar with and and perpendicular to is2013Algebra of Vectors
  28. 28Let and , then the value of is2013Product of Matrices
  29. 29For two unimodular complex numbers and is equal to2013Product of Matrices
  30. 30If is a square matrix of order such that , then the value of can be2013Adjoint and its Properties
  31. 31Coefficient of in is2013Expansion of Determinants
  32. 32Let and be the roots of and respectively. If the system of equations and has non-trivial solution, then2013System of Linear Equations
  33. 33The values of for which the point lies in the larger segment of the circle made by the chord whose equation is is2013line and circle
  34. 34The circles whose equations are and will touch each other externally if2013Intersection of Circles
  35. 35The tangents to having inclinations and intersect at . If , then the locus of is2013Locus
  36. 36An equlateral triangle is inscribed in the parabola having its focus at . If chord lies towards the lefit of , then side length of this tria2013Chord of parabola
  37. 37Minimum distance between the curves and is2013Normal to Parabola
  38. 38If the line cuts the ellipse in points whose eccentoric angles differ by , then is equal to2013Line and ellipse
  39. 39If the tangent to ellipse at point meets the auxiliary circle at the points and , then tangents to circle at and intersect at2013Tangent to ellipse
  40. 40Which one of the following is independent of in the hyperbola2013Equation of hyperbola
  41. 41If is a double ordinate of the hyperbola such that is an equilateral triangle, bing the centre of the hyperbola, then the eccentricity of th2013Equation of hyperbola
  42. 42If , then can take the value2013De Moivres Theorem
  43. 43If , then the value of is2013Algebra of complex numbers
  44. 44If is real and are connected by , then triangle with vertices and is2013Geometry of Complex Number
  45. 45Let for all . If and , then equal to2013Defintion of Function
  46. 46If , then is equal to2013Derivative of function and its inverse
  47. 47If , then equals2013Higher order derivatives
  48. 48A man 1.6 m high walks at the rate of away from a lamp which is 4 m above ground. How fast is the man's shadow lengthening?2013Rate Measure Error and Approximation
  49. 49The value such that the length of subtangent and subnormal is equal for the curve at the point is2013Tangent Normal
  50. 50is a diameter of a circle and is any point on the circumference of the circle. then2013Maxima Minima
  51. 51The value of is2013T inverse T property
  52. 52The interval for which is independent of is2013T inverse T property
  53. 53The number of solutions of the equation in is2013Solving Trigonometric Equation
  54. 54If then the total number of ordered pairs satisfying is equal to2013Solving Trigonometric Equation
  55. 55is equal to2013Integration by Substitution
  56. 56is equal to2013Integration by Substitution
  57. 57If then is2013Integration by Substitution
  58. 58Preview not available - open to view this question.2013Definite as Limit of Sum
  59. 59The value of is2013Properties of Definite Integration
  60. 60Preview not available - open to view this question.2013Leibnitz Rule of Differentiation
  61. 61The area of the region is;2013Area bounded by two curves
  62. 62The area of the figure bounded by the parabola , the tangent to it at the point with the ordinate 3 and the -axis is2013Area bounded by two curves
  63. 63The degree of the differential equation i2013Order and Degree
  64. 64The slope of the tangent at to a curve passing through is given by then the equation of the curve is2013Variable Separable Form
  65. 65The solution of the equation is2013Variable Separable Form
  66. 66The curve for which the length of the normal is equal to the length of the radius vector, are2013Equation of Circle & its intercept
  67. 67If then is equal to2013Integration using Partial Fraction
  68. 68, solve for2013Logarithm
  69. 693 numbers are in GP therefore, their logarithms are in2013Geometric Progression
  70. 70In an equilateral triangle, the in-radius, circum-radius and one of the ex-radii are in the ratio2013Circle Connected to Triangle
  71. 71In a triangle, the length of the two larger sides are 24 and 22 , respectively. If the angles are in AP , then the third side is2013Arithmetic Progression
  72. 72is a set of all rational numbers except -1 and is defined by for all , in the group ( ), the solution of is2013Mathematical Reasoning
  73. 73If is an abelian group then for all is equal to2013Mathematical Induction
  74. 74If is a group such that * for all , then is2013Mathematical Induction
  75. 75A graph which has no edges or node is known2013Divisibility Test
  76. 76If all edges are directed in a graph then it is called as2013Ratio and Proportion
  77. 77Find the greatest value of for positive values of subject to the condition .2013Linear Programming
  78. 78are prime numbers, is an even number, is an odd number. Which of the following is/are never true? I. II. III. IV.2013Linear Programming
  79. 79Preview not available - open to view this question.2013Mathematical Reasoning
  80. 80is logically equivalent to2013Mathematical Reasoning

Physics

  1. 1The angular velocities of three bodies in simple harmonic motion are with their respective amplitudes as If all the three bodies have same m2013Simple Harmonic Motion
  2. 2If value of surface tension of a niquia is 70 dyne/cm, then its value in will be2013Units
  3. 3A ballon contains of a helium at and 4 itmospheric pressure. The volume of helium at temperature and 2 atmo snheric pressure will be2013Thermodynamic Processes
  4. 4A car is moving along a straight horizontal road with a speed . If the coefficient of friction between the tyres and the road is , the short2013Frictional force
  5. 5A car travelling on a straight track moves with uniform velocity of for some time and with unifrom velocity for the next equal time the aver2013Rest and Motion
  6. 6Threshold wavelength of a metal is . It light of wavelength irradiates the surface, the maximum kinetic energy of photoelectron is2013Photoelectric Effect
  7. 7Simple pendulum of length has a maximum angular displacement . The maximum kinetic energy of the bob is2013Energy
  8. 8Radius of orbit of satellite of earth is . Its kinetic energy is proportional to2013Motion of satellite
  9. 9The radius of the soap bubble is doubled under isothermal condition. If be the surface tension of soap bubble, the work done in doing so is 2013Surface tension
  10. 10A body of specific heat is heated through . The percentage increase in its2013Nuclear energy
  11. 11Two similar coils are kept mutually perpendicular such that their centres coincide. At the centre, find the ratio of the magnetic field due 2013Magnetic Field
  12. 12A prism of refractive index has refracting angle of . At what angle a ray must be incident one it so that it suffers a minimum deviation?2013Prism and Dispersion of Light
  13. 13A elevator car whose floor to distance is 2.7 m starts ascending with a constant acceleration of after a bolt is begin to fall from the ceil2013Uniform Motion
  14. 14A wet open umbrella is held vertical and it whirld about the handle at a uniform rate of 21 revolutions in 44 s . If the rim of the umbrella2013Uniform Motion
  15. 15The moment of inertia of a body about a given axis is . To produce a rotational kinetic energy of 1500 J an angular acceleration of must be 2013Rotational kinematics
  16. 16A running man has half the kinetic energy of that of a boy of half of his mass. The man speed up , so as the have same kinetic energy as tha2013Energy
  17. 17An earth satelites has orbit radius which is 4 times that of communication satellite . The period of revolution of will be2013Kepler laws
  18. 18small balls, each of mass impinge elastically each second on a surface with a velocity , then the force experienced by the surface in one se2013Newton's laws of motion
  19. 19A circular disc is rotating with angular velocity . If a man standing at the edge of the disc walks towards its centre then the angular velo2013Rotational kinematics
  20. 20The moment of inertia of a disc of mass and radius about an axis, which is tangential to the circumference of the disc and parallel to its d2013Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  21. 21A body weights 500 N on the surface of the earth. How much would it weigl half way below the surface of the earth?2013Acceleration Due to Gravity
  22. 22Escape velocity at surface of earth is 11.2 . Escape velocity from a planet whose mass is the same as that of earth and radius that of earth2013Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  23. 23The Bulk Modulus for an incompressible liquid is2013Bulk Modulus
  24. 24In a capillary tube, water rises to 3 mm the height of water that will rise in another capillary tube having one-third radius of the first i2013Surface tension
  25. 25An object is placed at a distance 20 cm from the pole of a convex mirror of focal length 20 cm . The image is produced2013Mirror Formula, Reflection in Spherical Mirror
  26. 26Angular momentum is conserved2013Angular momentum and Angular impulse
  27. 27The plano-convex lens of focal length 20 cm and 30 cm are placed together to form a double convex lens, the final focal length will be2013Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  28. 28Due to a force of the displacement of h2013Work done
  29. 29For a body moving with relativistic speed if the velocity is doubled, then2013momentum
  30. 30Position of a body with acceleration is given by , here is time, find the dimension of and2013Dimensions
  31. 31The correct relation between and in a transistor is2013Junction Transistors
  32. 32A man crosses a 320 m wide river perpendicular to the current in 4 min . If in still water he can swim with a speed times that of the curren2013Relative motion
  33. 33Two spheres of equal masses, one of which is thin spherical shell and the other a solid, have the same moment of inertia about their respect2013Moment of inertia of rigid bodies
  34. 34The speed with which the earth have to rotate on its axis so that a person on the equator would weight as much as present. [Radius of earth 2013Acceleration Due to Gravity
  35. 35The rate of flow of glycerine of density through the conical section of a pipe if the radii of its ends are 0.1 m and 0.04 m and the pressur2013Hydrodynamics
  36. 36The temperature of the black body increases from to . The factor by which the rate of emission will increases is2013Atomic Spectrum
  37. 37A police jeep is chasing with velocity of a thief in another jeep moving with velocity . Police fires a bullet with muzzle velocity of . The2013Relative Motion
  38. 38If the energy of a hydrogen atom in orbit is then energy in the orbit of a singly ionized helium atom will be2013Bohr's Atomic Model
  39. 39If the work function of a potential is 6.875 eV , its threshold wavelength will be (Take )2013Photoelectric Effect
  40. 40Which of the following is unipoler transistor?2013Junction Transistors
  41. 41If the length of a penduleum is made 9 times and mass of bob is made 4 times, then the value of time period becomes2013Applications of SHM
  42. 42Two weights and are suspended to be the two strings on a frictionless pulley. When the pulled up with an acceleration then the tension in th2013Newton's laws of motion
  43. 43An observer loop at a tree of height 15 m with a telescope of magnifying power 10 . To him the tree appears2013Optical Instruments
  44. 44An inductor is connected to a battary through a switch induced emf is when the switch is pressed and when the switch is opened. Then2013Self and Mutual Inductance
  45. 45The speed of a wave on a string is when the tension is 120 N . The percentage increase in the tension in order to raise the wave speed by is2013Basics of Mechanical Waves
  46. 46The energy supplied to Kolkata by the state electricity board during an average November week day was 40 GWh . If this energy could be obtai2013Nuclear energy
  47. 47A simple pendulum has time period . The point of suspension is now moved upward according to the relation where is the vertical displacement2013Applications of SHM
  48. 48An electron is moving round the nucleus of a hydrogen atom in a circular orbit of radius . The coulomb force between the two is2013Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  49. 49A charge is located at the centre of a cube. The electric flux through any face is2013Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  50. 50In the Boolean Algebra A B is same2013Logic gates
  51. 51When a force acts on a particle, frequency is 6 Hz and when a force acts, frequency is 8 Hz . what is the frequency when both the forces act2013Uniform Circular Motion
  52. 52For a particle executing simple harmonic motion, the kinetic energy is given by, . The maximum value of potential energy is2013Energy of Simple Harmonic Motion
  53. 53A train of 150 m length is going towards north direction at a speed of . A parrot flies at a speed of towards south direction parallel to th2013Relative Motion
  54. 54Ice starts freezing in a lake with water at when the atmospheric temperature is . If the time taken for 1 cm of ice to be formed is 12 min ,2013Conduction
  55. 55The wavelength of the line for an element of atomic number 43 is . Then the wavelength of the line for an element of atomic number 29 is2013Atomic Spectrum
  56. 56The ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of its real image of magnification of a convex mirror is2013Mirror Formula, Reflection in Spherical Mirror
  57. 57The maximum current that flow in the fuse wire before it blows out, varies with the radius as2013Electric Power and Heating Effect of Current
  58. 58A diatomic gas is heated at certain pressure. What fraction of the heat energy is used to increase the internal energy?2013Degree of Freedom and Specific Heat
  59. 59In interference pattern, the energy is2013Interference of Light
  60. 60A red flower kept in green light will appear2013Prism and Dispersion of Light

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  • Chemistry: Alcohols Phenols and Ethers (7), Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure (6), and General Organic Chemistry (4).
  • Mathematics: Sequences and Series (5), Vector Algebra (5), and Circle (4).
  • Physics: Ray Optics (6), Gravitation (5), and Motion In One Dimension (5).
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