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This paper has 155 questions in total - 40 easy (26%), 93 moderate (60%) and 22 tough (14%). That's a fairly typical mix for this exam. By subject: Mathematics 24% easy, 60% moderate, 16% tough; Physics 28% easy, 57% moderate, 15% tough; Chemistry 28% easy, 63% moderate, 10% tough.

Chemistry questions were spread across 25 chapters, with p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18) (4), Alcohols Phenols and Ethers (3), and d and f Block Elements (3) carrying the most weight. Mathematics questions were spread across 29 chapters, with Straight Lines (8), Sequences and Series (5), and Complex Number (4) carrying the most weight. Physics questions were spread across 21 chapters, with Current Electricity (5), Dual Nature of Matter (3), and Magnetic Effects of Current (3) carrying the most weight.

Chemistry

  1. 1Amongst the following compounds, the one that will not respond to Cannizzaro reaction upon treatment with alkali is2016Chemical reactions for aldehydes and ketones
  2. 2Which of the following compounds would not react with Lucas reagent at room temperature?2016Reactions of Alcohols
  3. 3Amongst the following compounds, the one which would not respond to iodoform test is2016Tests for Aldehyde and Ketones
  4. 4Which of the following will be dehydrated most readily in alkaline medium?2016Reactions of Alcohols
  5. 5The correct order of basicity of the following compounds is2016Preparation and Properties of Amines
  6. 6Which of the following reactions will not result in the formation of carbon-carbon bonds?2016Chemical reactions for aldehydes and ketones
  7. 7Point out the false statement.2016Colloids
  8. 8The correct structure of the drug paracetamol is2016Drugs and It's Classification
  9. 9Which of the following statements regarding Lanthanides is false?2016F-Block elements
  10. 10Nitrogen dioxide is not produced on heating2016Nitrogen and Its Compounds
  11. 11The boiling points of and follow the order2016Van Der Waals Forces, Hydrogen Bonding and Metallic Bonding
  12. 12In the solid state, exists as2016Phosphorus and Its Compounds
  13. 13Which statement is not correct for ortho and para hydrogen?2016Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen
  14. 14The acid in which bonding is present is2016Sulphur and Its Compounds
  15. 15The metal which can be used to obtain metallic Cu from aqueous CuSO solution is2016Properties of D-block elements
  16. 16If radium and chlorine combine to form radium chloride, the compound would be2016Alkaline Earth Metals
  17. 17Which of the following arrangements is correct in respect of solubility in water?2016Preliminary Tests
  18. 18The energy required to break one mole of hydrogen-hydrogen bonds in is . What is the longest wavelength of light required to break a single 2016Hydrogen spectrum
  19. 19The correct order of bond length in and is2016Oxygen and Its Compounds
  20. 20The number of and bonds between two carbon atoms in calcium carbide are2016Alkaline Earth Metals
  21. 21An element loses one and two particle in three successive stages. The resultibg element will be2016Parallel and Sequencial rate laws
  22. 22An element belongs to fourth period and fifteenth group of the periodic table. Which of the following statements is true?2016Periodic properties
  23. 23Which of the following plots represent an exothermic reaction?2016Law of Mass Action, Equilibrium Constant (Kc and Kp) and its Application
  24. 24If and are the vapour pressure of the pure solvent and solution and and are the moles of solute and solvent respectively in the solution the2016Vapour pressure and raoult's law
  25. 25Ionic solids with Schottky defect may contain in their structure2016Stoichiometric defects
  26. 26The condition for a reaction to occur spontaneously is2016Third law of thermodynamics
  27. 27The order of equivalent conductances at infinite dilution for LiCl, and is2016Conductance and Conductivity
  28. 28The molar solubility (in mol ) of a sparingly soluble salt is . The corresponding solubility product is in terms of ' s given by the relatio2016Solubility
  29. 29Ozonolysis of an alkene produces only one dicarbonyl compound. The structure of the alkene is2016Reactions of alkenes
  30. 30From the following compounds, choose the one which is not aromatic.2016Conjugation and Aromaticity
  31. 31Identify in the following sequence of reactions.2016Preparation and Properties of Geminal and Vicinal Dihalides
  32. 32Compound is tested and the results are shown in the table. Which ions are present in compound2016Identification of Acid Radicals
  33. 33The time taken for an electron to complete one revolution in Bohr orbit of hydrogen atom is2016Bohr's model
  34. 34Amongst the following, which should have the highest rms speed at the same temperature?2016Kinetic theory of gases
  35. 35The major products obtained during ozonolysis of 2,3 -dimethyl- 1 -butene and subsequent reductions with and àte2016Reactions of alkenes
  36. 36Choose the correct statement(s) among the following.2016Isomerism of Organic Compounds
  37. 37Which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct when a mixture of and is gently warmed with conc.2016Compounds of Transition Metals
  38. 38Of the following molecules, which have shape similar to2016Hybridisation and VSEPR Theory
  39. 39In which of the following mixed aqueous solutions, at equilibrium? (1) of of (2) of of 0.1 (3) of of (4) of of2016Buffer solutions
  40. 40Amongst the following compounds, the one(s) which readily react with ethanolic KCN.2016Reaction Involving Cleavage of –OH Group

Mathematics

  1. 1If the solution of the differential equation be then is equal to2016Linear Differential Equation
  2. 2The order of the differential equation of all parabolas whose axis of symmetry along -axis is2016Order and Degree
  3. 3The line is tangent to the ellipse Then is2016Properties of Tangent
  4. 4The area enclosed by and is2016Area bounded by two curves
  5. 5Let be the set of points, whose abscissae and ordinates are natural numbers. Let , such that the sum of the distance of from (8,0) and (0,122016Basic Forms of Straight Line
  6. 6Time period of a simple pendulum of length is given by . If the length is increased by , then an approximate change in the time period is2016Rate Measure Error and Approximation
  7. 7The cosine of the angle between any two diagonals of a cube is2016Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios
  8. 8If is a positive real number different from 1 such that are in , then2016Arithmetic Progression
  9. 9If are real numbers and then is equal to2016Summation of Series
  10. 10If then lies in the interval2016Number of Solutions
  11. 11The value of is2016Power of iota
  12. 12If are imaginary numbers such that then is2016Conjugate, modulus and argument
  13. 13If are the roots of the equation then2016Relation between Roots and Coefficients
  14. 14The number of values of for which the equation has two distinct roots lying in the interval are2016Location of Roots
  15. 15The number of ways in which the letters of the word ARRANGE can be permuted such that the R's occur together, is2016Arrangement under Constraint
  16. 16If then the value of is2016Properties of Binomial Coefficients
  17. 17For positive integer is always divisible by2016Divisibility Test
  18. 18In the expansion of the coefficient of is2016Series involving Product of Coefficients
  19. 19equals2016De Moivres Theorem
  20. 20If and are greater than 1 , then the value of is2016Expansion of Determinants
  21. 21Let be a matrix and be its adjoint matrix. If then is equal to2016Adjoint and its Properties
  22. 22Let and then is equal to2016Product of Matrices
  23. 23Let be a relation defined on the set of all integers and when is divisible by 3 , then2016Questions on Symmetric Transitive and Reflexive Properties
  24. 24If and then2016Questions on number of relations and sets
  25. 25If the function is defined by then is2016Types of Function (Mapping)
  26. 26Standard deviation of observations is Then, the standard deviation of the observations is2016Statistics
  27. 27Let and be two events such that and then2016Conditional Probability and Multiplication Theorem
  28. 28The value of is2016T-Ratios of Multiple & sub multiple angles
  29. 29The smallest positive root of the equation lies in2016Basic Identities & T Ratios
  30. 30If in a and are the altitudes and is the circumradius, then the radius of the circumcircle of is2016Sine Rule and its application
  31. 31The points and are always2016Point and Line
  32. 32The line cuts off equal intercepts from the axes. From any point on the line perpendiculars and are drawn on the axes. Locus of mid-point of2016Locus
  33. 33, are the three sides of a triangle. The area of the triangle is2016Coordinate System
  34. 34The line through the points and passes through the point2016Basic Forms of Straight Line
  35. 35The locus of the point of intersection of the straight lines and , where is a non-zero real variable, is given by2016Locus
  36. 36The equation of a line parallel to the line and touching the circle in the first quadrant, is2016Tangent to circle
  37. 37A line passing through the point of intersection of and makes an angle with the -axis. It intersects the parabola at points and respectively2016Chord of parabola
  38. 38The equation of auxiliary circle of the ellipse is2016Auxillary Circle
  39. 39If is a double ordinate of the hyperbola such that is equilateral. being the centre. Then, the eccentricity satisfies2016Tangent to hyperbola
  40. 40If the vertex of the conic always lies between the straight lines and then2016Locus
  41. 41A straight line joining the points (1,1,1) and (0,0,0) intersects the plane at2016Line and Plane
  42. 42Angle between the planes and is2016Plane in Space
  43. 43If then the value of at is2016Logarithmic differentiation
  44. 44If is an odd differentiable function defined on such that then is equal to2016Odd and Even Functions
  45. 45is equal to2016Exponential and logarithmic limits
  46. 46If then the value of is equal to2016Higher order derivatives
  47. 47is equal to2016Integration by Substitution
  48. 48is equal to2016Integration by Substitution
  49. 49is equal to2016Definite Integration by Substitution
  50. 50The value of is2016Definite as Limit of Sum
  51. 51The sum of terms of the following series is2016Summation of Series
  52. 52If and are roots of then the equation whose roots are and is2016Relation between Roots and Coefficients
  53. 53If is an imaginary cube root of unity, then the value of is2016Summation of Series
  54. 54If and then the value of is2016Properties of Binomial Coefficients
  55. 55In a group of 14 males and 6 females. 8 and 3 of the males and females, respectively are aged above 40 yr. The probability that a selected a2016Conditional Probability and Multiplication Theorem
  56. 56The equation represents2016Homogenization of curve
  57. 57The locus of the mid-points of chords of the circle , which subtends a right angle at the origin, is2016Locus
  58. 58The locus of the mid-points of all chords of the parabola through its vertex is another parabola with directrix2016Locus
  59. 59If denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to , then the value of the integral equals2016Properties of Definite Integration
  60. 60The number of points at which the function cannot be differentiable, is2016Derivative of function and its inverse
  61. 61For non-zero verctors a and b, , then a and b are2016Algebra of Vectors
  62. 62General solution of is (Here, is an arbitrary constant)2016Variable Separable Form
  63. 63The points of the ellipse at which the ordinate decreases at the same rate at which the abscissa increases is/are given by2016Functional Equation
  64. 64The letters of the word COCHIN are permuted and all permutations are arranged in an alphabetical order as in an English dictionary. The numb2016Permutation
  65. 65If the matrix then where2016Product of Matrices
  66. 66On the ellipse , the points at which the tangents are parallel to the line are2016Tangent to ellipse
  67. 67If then is2016Miscellaneous
  68. 68If the equation has real roots and then2016Range of Quadratic Function
  69. 69If then for any integer2016Polar and Euler Form
  70. 70Let be such that for all and then2016Types of Function (Mapping)
  71. 71If are two events such that and then2016Addition and Subtraction Theorems
  72. 72If the first and th terms of an , GP and are equal and their th terms are respectively then always2016Inequalities
  73. 73The coordinates of a point on the line which is at a distance unit from the line are2016Point and Line
  74. 74If the parabola makes an intercept of length units on the line , then is equal to2016Line and parabola
  75. 75If is a function such that then2016Monotonicity

Physics

  1. 1Equivalent capacitance between and in the figure is2016Grouping of capacitors
  2. 2Two wires of same radius having lengths and and resistivities and are connected in series. The equivalent resistivity will be2016Resistance and Resistivity
  3. 3A hollow metal sphere of radius is charged with a charge The electric potential and intensity inside the sphere are respectively2016Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  4. 4The potential difference required for accelerating an electron to have the de-Broglie wavelength of is2016Matter Waves
  5. 5The work function of Cesium is . The cut-off voltage which stops the emission of electrons from a cesium cathode irradiated with light of wa2016Photoelectric Effect
  6. 6The number of de-Broglie wavelengths contained in the second Bohr orbit of hydrogen atom is2016Bohr's Atomic Model
  7. 7The wavelength of second Balmer line in hydrogen &spectrum is 600 nm The wavelength for its third line in Lyman series is2016Bohr's Atomic Model
  8. 8A ray of light strikes a glass plate at an angle of . If the reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular to each other, the refractive in2016Refraction of light from plane surface
  9. 9Light travels through a glass plate of thickness and having refractive index . If be the velocity of light in vacuum, time taken by the ligh2016Refraction of light from plane surface
  10. 10If where is in metre and is in hour , then unit of will be2016Units
  11. 11The vectors and are such that The angle between the two vectors will be2016Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  12. 12At a particular height, the velocity of an ascending body is . The velocity at the same height while the body falls freely is2016Motion Under Gravity
  13. 13Two bodies of masses and are separated by a distance . The distance of the centre of mass of the bodies from the mass is2016Centre of mass of discrete particles
  14. 14The velocity of sound in air at and 1 atm pressure is . At and pressure, the velocity of sound in air is approximately2016Speed of Sound Waves
  15. 15The perfect gas equation for of hydrogen gas is2016Thermodynamic Processes
  16. 16If the temperature of the Sun gets doubled, the rate of energy received on the Earth will increase by a factor of2016Radiation
  17. 17A particle vibrating simple harmonically hat an acceleration of when it is at distance of from the mean position, lt time period is2016Simple Harmonic Motion
  18. 18Work done for a certain spring when it is streched to 1mm from mean position is 10J amount of work that must be done on the spring to stretc2016Spring force
  19. 19If the rms velocity of hydrogen gas at a certain temperature is then the ras velocity of oxygen gas at the same temperature is2016Speed of Gas
  20. 20For air at room temperature, the atmospheric pressure is and density of ait is . For a tube of length , closed at one end, the lowest freque2016Organ Pipe (Vibration of Air Column)
  21. 21A gas bubble of diameter rises througha liquid of density with a fixed speed of . Neglect the density of the gas. The coefficient of viscosi2016Viscosity
  22. 22The temperature of the water of a pond is while that of the surrounding atmosphere is . If the density of ice is coefficient of thermal cond2016Conduction
  23. 231000 droplets of water having diameter each coalesce to form a single drop. Given the surface tension of water is . The energy loss in the p2016Surface tension
  24. 24A Zener diode having break-down voltage is connected in reverse bias with a battery of emf and a resistance of in series. The current flowin2016Diodes
  25. 25In case of a bipolar transistor . The potential drop across the collector resistance approximately2016Junction Transistors
  26. 26An electron enters an electric field having intensity and magnetic field having induction T with a velocity ms . The magnitude of the force 2016Motion of Charged Particle in Magnetic Field
  27. 27Two coils of self-inductances and are connected in series and are adjusted for highest coefficient of coupling. Equivalent self-inductance f2016Inductance
  28. 28A capacitor is connected to a battery of through a resistance 1 Mega Ohm. The voltage across after 1 s is approximately2016Kirchoffs Laws
  29. 29Two equal resistances, each, are connected in series with a battery. If the resistance of first one increases by , the change required in th2016Combination of Resistances
  30. 30Angle between an equipotential surface and electric lines of force is2016Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  31. 31A current is flowing in a circuit consisting of a parallel combination of resistance and capacitance . The total charge over the entire puls2016Kirchoffs Laws
  32. 32For Fraunhoffer diffraction to occur2016Diffraction of Light
  33. 33The temperature of a blackbody radiation enclosed in a container of volume is increased from to . The heat required in the process is2016Radiation
  34. 34A mass of is suspended by means of a thread. The system is (i) lifted up with an acceleration of (ii) lowered with an acceleration of . The 2016Equilibrium of Forces
  35. 35The effective resistance between and in the figure is if each side of the cube has resistance. The effective resistance between the same two2016Combination of Resistances
  36. 36A charged particle of mass and charge is revolving in a circle of radius Another charged particle of charge and mass is situated at the cent2016Motion of Charged Particle in Magnetic Field
  37. 37The distance between a light source and photoelectric cell is d. If the distance is decreased to then2016Photoelectric Effect
  38. 38A train moves from rest with acceleration and in time covers a distance . It then decelerates to rest at constant retardation for distance i2016Graphs of motion in one dimension
  39. 39A drop of water detaches itself from the exit of a tap when surface tension of water, density of water, radius of the tap exit, radius of th2016Surface tension
  40. 40A rectangular coil carrying-current is placed in a non-uniform magnetic field. On that coil, the total2016Force and Torque on Current Carrying Conductor

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  • Chemistry: 40 questions - 35 single-correct and 5 multiple-correct.
  • Mathematics: 75 questions - 65 single-correct and 10 multiple-correct.
  • Physics: 40 questions - 35 single-correct and 5 multiple-correct.
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Each question on MARKS carries a difficulty rating. Of the 155 rated questions in this paper, 40 (26%) are easy, 93 (60%) are medium and 22 (14%) are hard. Subject wise:

  • Chemistry: 11 easy, 25 medium, 4 hard
  • Mathematics: 18 easy, 45 medium, 12 hard
  • Physics: 11 easy, 23 medium, 6 hard
5.Which chapters had the most questions in the WBJEE 2016 paper?

The chapters with the most questions in each subject were:

  • Chemistry: p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18) (4), Alcohols Phenols and Ethers (3), and d and f Block Elements (3).
  • Mathematics: Straight Lines (8), Sequences and Series (5), and Complex Number (4).
  • Physics: Current Electricity (5), Dual Nature of Matter (3), and Magnetic Effects of Current (3).
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