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This paper has 155 questions in total - 64 easy (41%), 73 moderate (47%) and 18 tough (12%). That's an easier-than-usual mix for this exam - aim to clear it quickly and save time for the harder papers. By subject: Mathematics 36% easy, 49% moderate, 15% tough; Physics 30% easy, 60% moderate, 10% tough; Chemistry 63% easy, 30% moderate, 8% tough.

Chemistry questions were spread across 24 chapters, with Amines (4), Redox Reactions (3), and Structure of Atom (3) carrying the most weight. Mathematics questions were spread across 28 chapters, with Definite Integration (8), Differentiation (7), and Application of Derivatives (4) carrying the most weight. Physics questions were spread across 22 chapters, with Current Electricity (5), Electrostatics (4), and Center of Mass Momentum and Collision (3) carrying the most weight.

Chemistry

  1. 1For same mass of two different ideal gases of molecular weights and , Plots of log vs log at a given constant temperature are shown. Identif2017Gas laws and Ideal Gas Equation
  2. 2Which of the following has the dimension if2017First Law and Basic Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
  3. 3If the given four electronic configurations. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) are arranged in order of increasing energy, then the order will be2017Electronic configuration
  4. 4Which of the following sets of quantum numbers represents the electron of2017Electronic configuration
  5. 5of an acid is needed to completely neutralise (N) NaOH solution. The equivalent weight of the acid is2017Equivalence concept
  6. 6In a flask, the weight ratio of and at and 1 bar is The ratio of the number of molecules of and is2017Mole concept
  7. 7is a radio-isotope labelled organic compound. decays by positron emission. The product resulting on decay is2017Parallel and Sequencial rate laws
  8. 8Dissolving NaCN in de-ionised water will result in a solution having2017PH of solutions
  9. 9Among and MeCN (Me methyl group) the electronegativity of is in the order2017Periodic properties
  10. 10The shape of will be2017Noble Gases
  11. 11The ground state magnetic property of and molecules will be2017Electrical and Magnetic properties
  12. 12The number of unpaired electrons in and respectively are2017Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory
  13. 13Which of the following atoms should have the highest electron affinity?2017Periodic properties
  14. 14is insoluble in cold water. Addition of increases its solubility due to2017Halogens and Its Compounds
  15. 15Of the following compounds, which one is the strongest Bronsted acid in a aqueous solution?2017Theories of Acids and Bases
  16. 16The correct basicity order of the following lanthanide ions is2017F-Block elements
  17. 17When is added to an aqueous salt solution, a white precipitate is obtained. The anion among and that was present in the solution can be2017Radicals
  18. 18In the IUPAC system, is named as2017IUPAC Nomenclature
  19. 19The isomerisation of 1 -butyne to 2 -butyne can be achieved by treatment with2017Reactions of alkynes
  20. 20The correct order of acid strengths of benzoic acid peroxybenzoic acid and -nitrobenzoic acid is2017Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  21. 21The yield of a acetanilide in the reaction (100\% conversion) of 2 moles of aniline with 1 mole of acetic anhydride is2017Preparation and Properties of Amines
  22. 22The structure of the product of the following reaction is2017Reactions of Phenol
  23. 23ADP and ATP differ in the number of2017Nucleic Acids
  24. 24The compound that would produce a nauseating smell/odour with a hot mixture of chloroform and ethanolic potassium hydroxide is2017Preparation and Properties of Cyanides
  25. 25For the reaction below the structure of the product is2017Preparation and Properties of Cyanides
  26. 26You are supplied with each of and . What is the maximum volume of 3M HCl that you can prepare using only these two solutions?2017Equivalence concept
  27. 27Which one of the following corresponds to a photon of highest energy?2017Dual Behaviour of Matter and Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
  28. 28Assuming the compounds to be completely dissociated in aqueous solution, identify the pair of the solutions that can be expected to be isoto2017Colligative Properties and Abnormal Molecular Masses
  29. 29How many faradays are required to reduce of to - in acid medium?2017Oxidation and Reduction Reactions
  30. 30Equilibrium constants for the following reactions at are given The equilibrium constant for the reaction? at will be2017Law of Mass Action, Equilibrium Constant (Kc and Kp) and its Application
  31. 31In a close-packed body-centred cubic lattice of potassium, the correct relation between the atomic radius of potassium and the edge-length o2017Cubic system
  32. 32Which of the following solutions will turn violet when a drop of lime juice is added to it?2017Radicals
  33. 33The reaction sequence given below gives product The structure of the product is2017Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  34. 34Reduction of the lactol S OH with sodium borohydride gives2017Preparation and Properties of Alcohols
  35. 35What will be the normality of the salt solution obtained by neutralising mL. (N) HCl with mL (N) , and finally adding distilled water2017Concentration terms
  36. 36During electrolysis of molten some water was added. What will happen?2017Compounds of Alkali Metals
  37. 37The role of fluorspar, which is added in small quantities in the electrolytic reduction of alumina dissolved in fused cryolite is2017Extraction of Metals
  38. 38The reduction of benzenediazonium chloride to phenyl hydrazine can be accomplished by2017Preparation and Properties of Amines
  39. 39The major product(s) obtained form the following reaction of 1 mole of hexadeuteriobenzene is/are2017Reactions of aromatic compounds
  40. 40The conversion of to can be accomplished by2017Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives

Mathematics

  1. 1The number of all numbers having 5 digits, with distinct digits is2017Permutation
  2. 2The greatest integer which divides for all and fixed is2017Factorial
  3. 3Let Then2017Binomial Theorem for Rational Index
  4. 4The linear system of equations has2017System of Linear Equations
  5. 5Let be the set of all non-singular matrices of order 3 over and be the set of all orthogonal matrices of order 3 over Then,2017Types of Matrices
  6. 6Let . Then all solutions of the equation det is2017Multiplication of Determinants
  7. 7The value of det , where , lies2017Expansion of Determinants
  8. 8Let be such that is injective and for If are in G.P., then are in2017Types of Function (Mapping)
  9. 9On the set of real numbers we define if and only if . Then, the relation is2017Questions on Symmetric Transitive and Reflexive Properties
  10. 10On , the relation be defined by 'xpy holds if and only if is zero or irrational'. Then,2017Questions on Symmetric Transitive and Reflexive Properties
  11. 11Mean of observations is . If an observation , is replaced by then the new mean is2017Statistics
  12. 12The probability that a non-leap year selected at random will have 53 Sunday is2017Classical Definition of Probability
  13. 13The equation has real solutions, where k is a real number. Then,2017Solving Trigonometric Equation
  14. 14The possible values of , which satisfy the trigonometric equation are2017Sum and difference of angles
  15. 15Transforming to parallel axes through a point the equation becomes Then2017Coordinate System
  16. 16Let and be two angular points of . If the centroid of the triangle moves on the line , then the locus of the angular point is given by2017Coordinate System
  17. 17The point is first reflected on the line and then the image point is again reflected on the line to get the image point Then, the circumcent2017Point and Line
  18. 18Let and be the lengths of the perpendiculars drawn from any point of the line upon the lines and respectively. Then,2017Point and Line
  19. 19The common chord of the circles and subtends at the origin an angle equal to2017Common Chord
  20. 20The locus of the mid-points of the chords of the circle which make an angle of at the centre is2017Locus
  21. 21Let be the foot of the perpendicular from focus of hyperbola on the line and let be the centre of the hyperbola. Then, the area of the recta2017Tangent to hyperbola
  22. 22is an extremity of the minor axis of an ellipse whose foci are and If is a right angle, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is2017Position of point
  23. 23The axis of the parabola is2017General Equation of 2nd degree curve
  24. 24The line segment joining the foci of the hyperbola is one of the diameters of a circle. The equation of the circle is2017Line and hyperbola
  25. 25The equation of the plane through (1,2,-3) and (2,-2,1) and parallel to -axis is2017Plane in Space
  26. 26Three lines are drawn from the origin with direction cosines proportional to (1,-1,1) (2,-3,0) and The three lines are2017Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios
  27. 27Consider the non-constant differentiable function of one variable which obeys the relation If and then is2017Differentiation of composite functions
  28. 28If then is equal to2017Logarithmic differentiation
  29. 29Let and where is a real variable. Then, at is2017Differentiation of composite functions
  30. 30If then the value of is2017Algebraic and Rational Limits
  31. 31If then where is equal to2017Higher order derivatives
  32. 32The chord of the curve joining the points where and is parallel to the tangent to the curve at abscissa is equal to2017Tangent Normal
  33. 33Let Then, has2017Differentiation of implicit functions
  34. 34Let Then, Lagrange's mean value theorem is applicable to in closed interval2017Algebraic and Rational Limits
  35. 35is equal to2017Special Forms
  36. 36where is an arbitrary constant. Here, is equal to2017Integration by Substitution
  37. 37is2017Miscellaneous Forms
  38. 38Let . Then,2017Properties Involving Inequalities
  39. 39Let and where and are integral and fractional parts of and Then, is equal to2017Properties of Definite Integration
  40. 40The value of is2017Definite as Limit of Sum
  41. 41The value of the integral2017Properties Involving Inequalities
  42. 42is equal to2017Properties of Periodic Functions
  43. 43Solution of ('a' being a constant) is2017Variable Separable Form
  44. 44The integrating factor of the first order differential equation is2017Linear Differential Equation
  45. 45In a GP series consisting of positive terms, each term is equal to the sum of next two terms. Then, the common ratio of this GP series is2017Geometric Progression
  46. 46If then equals2017Logarithm
  47. 47The expression equals2017Power of iota
  48. 48Let where and are real. The points in the plane for which is purely imaginary, lie on2017Conjugate, modulus and argument
  49. 49If are odd integers, then the roots of the equation are2017Relation between Roots and Coefficients
  50. 50Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, words are formed each having 3 consonants and 2 vowels. The number of such words that can be formed is2017Combination
  51. 51Let Then, for positive integer is2017Product of Matrices
  52. 52Let be such that If then the value of is2017Expansion of Determinants
  53. 53On set relations and are given by Then,2017Questions on Symmetric Transitive and Reflexive Properties
  54. 54If one of the diameters of the curve is a chord of a circle with centre the radius of this circle is2017Chord with given Middle Point
  55. 55Let and be two points. point moves in the plane in such a way that Then, the point moves along2017Equation of hyperbola
  56. 56If dt, then for any is equal to2017Properties of Definite Integration
  57. 57Let for all then2017Exponential and logarithmic limits
  58. 58Let , then2017Properties of Periodic Functions
  59. 59The area of the figure bounded by the parabolas and is2017Area bounded by two curves
  60. 60Tangents are drawn to the ellipse at the ends of both latusrectum. The area of the quadrilateral, so formed is2017Pair of Tangents
  61. 61The value of in order that decreases for all positive real values of is given by2017Monotonicity
  62. 62For any vector where have their usual meanings the value of where have their usual meanings, is equal to2017Product of 2 vectors
  63. 63If the sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector, then the magnitude of their difference is2017Algebra of Vectors
  64. 64Let and be the roots of If be a positive integer, then is2017Polar and Euler Form
  65. 65For real , the greatest value of is2017Range of Quadratic Function
  66. 66If and the equation has real roots, then2017Relation between Roots and Coefficients
  67. 67If the tangent to at the point where is a normal to at the point then2017Tangent to Parabola
  68. 68The focus of the conic is2017General Equation of 2nd degree curve
  69. 69Let be twice continuously differentiable. Let Then,2017Higher order derivatives
  70. 70If being a non-negative integer, then the values of for which for all is2017Higher order derivatives
  71. 71Let be a non-constant continuous function for all . Let satisfy the relation for some . Then, is equal to2017Miscellaneous
  72. 72If the line is a tangent to the curve then2017Tangent Normal
  73. 73Two particles move in the same straight line starting at the same moment from the same point in the same direction. The first moves with con2017Maxima Minima
  74. 74The complex number satisfying the equation is2017Locus Based on Distance Formula
  75. 75On , the set of real numbers, a relation is defined as if and only if . Then,2017Questions on Symmetric Transitive and Reflexive Properties

Physics

  1. 1The velocity of a particle executing a simple harmonic motion is , when its distance from the equilibrium position is and its velocity is wh2017Simple Harmonic Motion
  2. 2A uniform string of length and mass is fixed at both ends while it is subject to a tension . It can vibrate at frequencies given by the form2017Vibration of String
  3. 3A uniform capillary tube of length and inner radius with its upper end sealed is submerged vertically into water. The outside pressure is an2017Surface tension
  4. 4A liquid of bulk modulus is compressed by applying an external pressure such that its density increases by The pressure applied on the liqui2017Bulk Modulus
  5. 5Temperature of an ideal gas, initially at , is raised by . The rms velocity of the gas molecules will2017Speed of Gas
  6. 62 moles of an ideal monoatomic gas is carried from a state to state along a straight line path in a diagram. The amount of heat absorbed by 2017First Law of Thermodynamics
  7. 7A solid rectangular sheet has two different coefficients of linear expansion and along its length and breadth respectively. The coefficient 2017Thermal Expansion
  8. 8A positive charge is situated at the centre of a cube. The electric flux through any face of the cube is (in SI units)2017Electric Flux and Gauss Law
  9. 9Three capacitors of capacitance 1.0,2.0 and are connected in series to a source. The potential difference across the capacitor is2017Grouping of capacitors
  10. 10A charge of 0.8 coulomb is divided into two charges and . These are kept at a separation of . The force on is maximum when2017Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  11. 11The magnetic field due to a current in a straight wire segment of length at a point on its perpendicular bisector at a distano2017Biot-Savart's Law and Ampere's Circuital Law
  12. 12The magnets of two suspended coll galvanometers are of the same strength so that they produce identical uniform magnetic fields in the regio2017Electric Instruments
  13. 13A proton is moving with a uniform velocity of along the -axis, under the joint action of a magnetic field along -axis and an electric field 2017Motion of Charged Particle in Magnetic Field
  14. 14When the frequency of the voltage applied to a series LCR circuit is gradually increased from a low value, the impedance of the circuit2017Alternating Current, Voltage and Power
  15. 15Six wires, each of resistance , are connected so as to form a tetrahedron. The equivalent resistance of the combination when current enters 2017Combination of Resistances
  16. 16Consider the circuit shown in the figure. The value of the resistance for which the thermal power generated in it is independent of small va2017Combination of Resistances
  17. 17Consider the circuit shown in the figure where all the resistances are of magnitude . If the current in the extreme right resistance is the 2017Combination of Resistances
  18. 18The ratio of the diameter of the sun to the distance between the earth and the sun is approximately The approximate diameter of the image of2017Mirror Formula, Reflection in Spherical Mirror
  19. 19Two monochromatic coherent light beams and have intensities and respectively. If these beams are superposed, the maximum and minimum intensi2017Interference and Superposition of Waves
  20. 20A point object is held above a thin equiconvex lens at its focus. The focal length is and the lens rests on a horizontal thin plane mirror. 2017Combination of Lens and Mirrors
  21. 21A parallel beam of light is incident on a glass prism in the shape of a quarter cylinder of radius and refractive index placed on a horizont2017Critical angle and total internal reflection
  22. 22The de-Broglie wavelength of an electron is when its kinetic energy is Its wavelength will be when its kinetic energy is2017Matter Waves
  23. 23When light of frequency is incident on a metal with work function (where ), then photocurrent falls to zero at a stopping potential of . If 2017Photoelectric Effect
  24. 24Radon- 222 has a half-life of 3.8 days. If one starts with of radon-222, the quantity of radon- 222 left after 19 days will be2017Radioactivity
  25. 25In the given circuit, the binary inputs at and are both 1 in one case and both 0 in the next case. The respective outputs at in these two ca2017Logic gates
  26. 26When a semiconducting device is connected in series with a battery and a resistance, a current is found to flow in the circuit. If however, 2017Diodes
  27. 27The dimension of the universal constant of gravitation, is2017Dimensions
  28. 28Two particles and (both initially at rest) start moving towards each other under a mutual force of attraction. At the instant, when the spee2017Motion of centre of mass
  29. 29Three vectors and are mutually perpendicular (i, and are unit vectors along and axes respectively). The respective values of , and are2017Multiplication of Vectors
  30. 30A block of mass starts from rest at and moves along the -axis under the action of a force where is time and . The distance the block will tr2017Newton's laws of motion
  31. 31A particle with charge coulomb, tied at the end of an inextensible string of length metre, revolves in a vertical plane. At the centre of th2017Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  32. 32A bullet of mass moving at a speed of , gets stuck into a block with a mass 9 times that of the bullet. If the block is free to move without2017Momentum
  33. 33A particle with charge and mass , moving along the -axis with a uniform speed , enters a region where a uniform electric field is acting alo2017Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  34. 34A unit negative charge with mass resides at the mid-point of the straight line of length adjoining two fixed charges of magnitude each. If i2017Simple Harmonic Motion
  35. 35Consider the circuit given here. The potential difference between the points and is2017Kirchoffs Laws
  36. 36If the pressure, temperature and density of an ideal gas are denoted by and , respectively, the velocity of sound in the gas is2017Speed of Sound Waves
  37. 37Two long parallel wires separated by carry currents of 1 A and 2 A, respectively in opposite directions. A third current-carrying wire paral2017Force and Torque on Current Carrying Conductor
  38. 38If stands for the magnetic susceptibility of a substance, for its magnetic permeability and for the permeability of free space, then2017Magnetic Materials and their Properties
  39. 39Let and be the respective speed and energy of an electron in the th orbit of radius , in a hydrogen atom, as predicted by Bohr's model. Then2017Bohr's Atomic Model
  40. 40A small steel ball bounces on a steel plate held horizontally. On each bounce the speed of the ball arriving at the plate is reduced by a fa2017Collisions

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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, 64 (41%) are easy, 73 (47%) are medium and 18 (12%) are hard. Subject wise:

  • Chemistry: 25 easy, 12 medium, 3 hard
  • Mathematics: 27 easy, 37 medium, 11 hard
  • Physics: 12 easy, 24 medium, 4 hard
5.Which chapters were asked the most in the WBJEE 2017 paper?

The chapters with the most questions in each subject were:

  • Chemistry: Amines (4), Redox Reactions (3), and Structure of Atom (3).
  • Mathematics: Definite Integration (8), Differentiation (7), and Application of Derivatives (4).
  • Physics: Current Electricity (5), Electrostatics (4), and Center of Mass Momentum and Collision (3).
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