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The actual test paper has 50 questions.Time allowed : 60 minutes.There are 2 sections: 20 questions in section I and 30 in section II.

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Section I (Mathematics) : Sets, Relations and functions, Mathematical induction, Logarithms, Complex numbers, Linear inequations, Quadratic equations, Sequences and series, Trigonometry, Cartesian system of rectangular coordinates, Straight lines and family of straight lines, Circles, Conic section, Permutations and combinations, Binomial theorem, Exponential and logarithmic series, Mathematical logic, Statistics & Probability, Three dimensional geometry, Vectors, Stocks, Shares and debentures, Average and partition values, Index numbers, Matrices and determinants, Limits, Differential calculus, Integral calculus, Verbal and nonverbal reasoning. OR Section I (Biology) : Reproduction, Genetics and Evolution, Biology in Human Welfare, Biotechnology, Ecology. Section II (Physics & Chemistry) : Physics: Electricity and Magnetism, Electromagnetic induction, AC, E.M. Waves, Optics, Modern physics, Solids & semiconductor devices, Communication systems. Chemistry: Solid state, Solutions, Electrochemistry, Chemical kinetics, Surface chemistry, General principles and processes of isolation of elements, p- Block Elements (Group 15 to 18), d- & f- Block Elements, Coordination compounds, Haloalkanes and Haloarenes, Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers, Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids, Amines, Biomolecules, Polymers, Chemistry in Everyday Life.

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1. Alargewatermelonweighs20kgwith98%ofitsweightbeingwater.Itislefttostandinthesunandsome ofthewaterevaporatessothatnowonly95%ofitsweightiswater.Whatisitsreducedweight? (A) 17kg (B) 19.4kg (C) 10kg (D) 8kg 2. Fourbagsweretobeweighedbutthescalecouldweighonlyweightsinexcessof100kg.Ifthebags wereweighedinpairsandtheweightswerefoundtobe103,105,106,107and109,thentheweightof thelightestbagis (A) 50kg (B) 51kg (C) 49kg (D) 52kg 3. AplanefliesfromAtoBandbackagainwithaconstantenginespeed.Turnaroundtimemaybeneglected. WillthetraveltimebemorewithawindofconstantspeedblowinginthedirectionfromAtoBthaninstillair? (A) Yes (B) No (C) Dependsontheengine (D) Insufficientdata 4. Givenfourpointsinspacewhicharenotinaplane,thenumberofplaneswhichareequidistantfromall thefourpointsis (A) 7 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 6 OR BIOLOGY 1. Gametophyticselfincompatibilitydiffersfromsporophyticselfincompatibilityinthat (A) Itallowsgerminationofpollens (B) Itoccursduetoincompatibilityofstigma (C) Itoccurs dueto incompatibilityof sporophytictissues (D) Itoccursduetoincompatibilityofpollens. 2. XOchromosomalabnormalityinhumanbeingscauses (A) Turnerssyndrome (B) Downssyndrome (C) Klinefelterssyndrome (D) Noneofthese. 3. Thebestdefinitionofanecosystemis (A) Theinterrelationshipbetweenproducers,consumersanddecomposersofanenvironment (B) Astablecoexistenceofdominantspeciesinanenvironment (C) Anaturalunitincludingplants,animalsandnonlivingconstituentoftheenvironment (D) Anumberofpopulationoforganismsofdifferentspecies 4. Themainreasonwhyantibioticscouldnotsolvealltheproblemsofbacteriamediateddiseasesis (A) Insensitivity of the individual following prolonged exposure to antibiotics (B) Inactivation of antibiotics by bacterial enzymes (C) Decreased efficiency of the immune system (D) The development of mutant strains resistant to antibiotics. PHYSICS & CHEMISTRY 5. Ametalx ispreparedbytheelectrolysisoffusedchlorides.Itreactswithhydrogentoformacolourless solidfromwhichhydrogenisreleasedontreatmentwithwater.Themetalis (A) Al (B) Ca (C) Cu (D) Zn 6. Mortarisamixtureof (A) Ca(OH) ,SilicaandWater 2 (C) CaOandSilica (B) CaCO andSiO 3 2 (D) CaCO ,SiO andWater 3 2

7. Arayoflightpassesfromvacuumintoamediumofrefractiveindex m,theangleofincidenceisfoundto betwicetheangleofrefraction.Thentheangleofincidenceis 1 1 1 1 (A) cos (m/2) (B) 2cos (m/2) (C) 2sin m (D) 2sin (m/2) 8. Whatcausesthetailofthecomet? (A) Centrifugalforcepushesawaythegases (B) Lightergasesareleftbehindduringtheorbitalmotion (C) Tailofcometalwaysexistsbutbecomesvisiblenearthesun. (D) Theradiationpressurefromthesuncausesthetail
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9. Afreshlypreparedradioactivesourceofhalflife2hr.emitsradiationofintensitywhichis64timesthe permissiblesafelevel.Theminimumtimeafterwhichitwouldbepossibletoworksafelywiththissourceis (A) 128hr (B) 24hr (C) 6hr (D) 12hr 10. Aradiocapacitorofvariablecapacitanceismadeof n plateseachofarea A andseparatedfromeachother byconstantdistance d. Thealternateplatesareconnectedtogether,onegroupofalternateplatesisfixed whiletheotherismovable.Findthemaximumcapacitance. (A) n e0A 2 d (B) ( n - 1) 0A e d (C) 2ne 0A d (D) 2( n - 1) 0A e d

11. Arayoflightinaliquidofrefractiveindex1.4,approachestheboundarysurfacebetweentheliquidandair atanangleofincidencewhosesineis0.8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectaboutthebehavior ofthelight ? (A) Itisimpossibletopredictthebehaviorofthelightrayonthebasisoftheinformationsupplied (B) Thesineoftheangleofrefractionoftheemergentraywillbelessthan0.8 (C) Theraywillbeinternallyreflected (D) Thesineoftheangleofrefractionoftheemergentraywillbegreaterthan0.8 12. Forthecircuitshowninfigure,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue? (A) WithS closed,V =15V,V =20V 1 1 2 (B) WithS closed,V =V =25V 3 1 2 (C) WithS andS closed,V =V =0 1 2 1 2 (D) WithS andS closed,V =30V,V =20V. 1 3 1 2
V =30V V 2=20V S3 S1 1 S2 + + C1=2pF C2=3pF

13. Thesolutioninwhichthebloodcellsretaintheirnormalformarewithregardtothebloodis (A) Isotonic (B) Hypertonic (C) Hypotonic (D) Suspension 14. Anorganiccompound X contains Y and Z impurities. Theirsolubilitydiffersslightly. Theymaybeseparated by (A) Simplecrystallisation (B) Fractionalcrystallisation (C) Sublimation (D) Fractionaldistillation 15. Abinaryliquidsolutionofnheptaneandethylalcoholisprepared.Whichofthefollowingstatements correctlyrepresentsthebehaviourofthisliquidsolution? (A) Thesolutionformedisanidealsolution (B) ThesolutionformedisanonidealsolutionwithnegativedeviationfromRaoultslaw (C) ThesolutionformedisanonidealsolutionwithpositivedeviationfromRaoultslaw (D) NormalheptaneexhibitspositivedeviationwhereasethylalcoholexhibitsnegativedeviationfromRaoults law. 16. (NH ) Cr O onheatingliberatesagas.Thesamegaswillbeobtainedby 4 2 2 7 (A)Heating NH NO (B)Heating NH NO 4 2 4 3 (C)Treating H O withNaO (D)Treating Mg N with H O 2 2 2 3 2 2 17. 2.2kWpoweristransmittedthrougha10 W lineat22000V.Thepowerlossintheformofheatis (A) 110W (B) 10W (C) 1W (D) 0.1W
CH 3 CH3 CHCH2 CCH2 CH O

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19. Aplanoconvexlensis3mmthick.Whenseenthroughtheplaneside,thicknessappearstobe2.18mm andwhenseenthroughthecurvedsideitappearstobe2mm.Therefractiveindexofmaterialoflensis (A) 1.5 (B) 1.37 (C) 4/3 (D) 2
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