The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis is widely used in contemporary biology as a/an:
1. indicator of water pollution
2. insecticide
3. agent for production of dairy products
4. source of industrial enzyme
Chipko movement was launched for the protection of:
1. grasslands
2. forests
3. livestock
4. wet lands
A health disorder that results from the deficiency of thyroxin in adults and characterized by-
(i) a low metabolic rate
(ii) increase in body weight
(iii) tendency to retain water in tissues is:
1. hypothyroidism
2. simple goitre
3. myxoedema
4. cretinism
Elbow joint is an example of:
1. Pivot joint
2. Hinge joint
3. Glinding joint
4. ball and socket joint
The correct sequence of plants in a Hydrosphere is:
1. | Oak → Lantana → Scirpus → Pistia → Hydrilla → Volvox |
2. | Volvox → Hydrilla → Pistia → Scirpus → Lantana → Oak |
3. | Pistia → Volvox → Scirpus → Hydrilla → Oak → Lantana |
4. | Oak → Lantana → Volvox → Hydrilla → Pistia → Scirpus |
Mannitol is the stored food in:
1. | Chara | 2. | Porphyra |
3. | Fucus | 4. | Gracillaria |
The epithelial tissue present on the inner surface of bronchioles and fallopian tubes is:
1. cuboidal
2. glandular
3. ciliated
4. squamous
Which one of the following pair of food components in humans reaches the stomach totally undigested?
1. Protein and starch
2. Starch and fat
3. Fat and cellulose
4. Starch and cellulose
Uric acid is the chief nitrogenous component of the excretory products of:
1. man
2. earthworm
3. cockroach
4. frog
Which one of the following groups of animals is bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic?
1. Coelenterates (cnidarians)
2. Ascheminthes (roundworms)
3. Ctenophores
4. Sponges
Tiger is not a resident, in which one of the following national parks?
1. | Ranthambore | 2. | Sunderbans |
3. | Gir | 4. | Jim Corbett |
A change in the amount of yolk and its distribution in the egg will affect:
1. formation of zygote
2. pattern of cleavage
3. number of blastomeres produced
4. fertilization
When breast feeding is replaced by less nutritive food low in proteins and calories, infants below the age of one year are likely to suffer from:
1. marasmus
2. rickets
3. kwashiorkor
4. pellagra
Stroma in the chloroplasts of higher plants contains:
1. | light-independent reaction enzymes |
2. | light-dependent reaction enzymes |
3. | ribosomes |
4. | chlorophyll |
Which of the following correctly describes the location of some body parts in the earthworm Pheretima?
1. | Two pairs of accessory glands in 16-18 segments |
2. | Four pairs of spermathecae in 4-7 segments |
3. | One pair of ovaries attached at intersegmental septum of 14th and 15th segments |
4. | Two pairs of tests in 10th and 11th segments |
Foetal ejection reflex in human female is induced by:
1. | pressure exerted by aminotic fluid |
2. | release of oxytocin from pituitary |
3. | fully developed foetus and placenta |
4. | differentiation of mammary glands |
Which one of the following has haplontic life cycle?
1. Funaria
2. Polytrichum
3. Ustilago
4. wheat
Which of the following plants you would select for the production of bioethanol?
1. Brassica
2. Zea mays
3. Pongamia
4. jatropha
Which part of the human brain is concerned with the regulation of body temperature?
1. Medulla oblongata
2. Cerebellum
3. Cerebrum
4. Hypothalamus
Which one of the following is the correct pairing of a body part and the kind of muscle tissue that moves it?
1. | Heart wall- Involuntary unstriated muscle |
2. | Biceps of the upper arm- Smooth muscle fibers |
3. | Abdominal wall- Smooth muscle |
4. | Iris- Involuntary smooth muscle |
In the case of peppered moth (Biston betularia), the black-coloured form became dominant over the light-coloured form in England during the industrial revolution. This is an example of:
1. | natural selection, whereby the darker forms were selected |
2. | appearance of the darker coloured individuals due to very poor sunlight |
3. | protective mimicry |
4. | inheritance of darker colour character acquired due to the darker environment |
Oxygenic photosynthesis occurs in:
1. Chromatium
2. Oscillatoria
3. Rhodospirillum
4. Chlorobium
The genetic defect-Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) deficiency may be cured permanently by:
1. | periodic infusion of genetically engineered lymphocytes having functional ADA cDNA |
2. | administering adenosine deaminase activators |
3. | introducing bone marrow cells producing ADA into cells at early embryonic stages |
4. | invitro cell culture therapy |
The annular and spirally thickened conducting elements generally develop in the protoxylem when the root or stem is:
1. maturing
2. elongating
3. widening
4. differentiating
In barley stem, vascular bundles are:
1. open and scattered
2. closed and scattered
3. open and in a ring
4. closed and radial
Sickle cell anaemia is:
1. | an autosomal linked dominant trait |
2. | caused by substitution of valine by glutamic acid in the globin chain of haemoglobin |
3. | caused by a change in base pair of DNA |
4. | characterized by elongated sickle like RBCs with a nucleus |
If a live earthworm is pricked with a needle on its outer surface without damaging its gut, the fluid that comes out is:
1. excretory fluid
2. coelomic fluid
3. haemolymph
4. slimy mucus
There is no DNA in:
1. | an enucleated ovum | 2. | mature RBCs |
3. | a mature spermatozoan | 4. | hair root |
Point mutation involves:
1. insertion
2. change in single base pair
3. duplication
4. deletion
Which one of the following has maximum genetic diversity in India?
1. Teak
2. Mango
3. Wheat
4. Tea
In a standard ECG, which one of the following alphabets is the correct representation of the respective activity of the human heart?
1. R-repolarisation of ventricles
2. S-start of systole
3. T-end of diastole
4. P-depolarisation of the atria
Study the pedigree chart given below:
What does it show?
1. | Inheritance of a sex-linked inborn error of metabolism |
2. | Inheritance of a condition like phenylketonuria as an autosomal recessive trait |
3. | The pedigree chart is wrong as this is not possible |
4. | Inheritance of a recessive sex-linked disease like haemophilia |
Middle lamella is mainly composed of:
1. hemicellulose
2. muramic acid
3. calcium pectate
4. phosphoglycerides
Somaclones are obtained by:
1. tissue culture
2. plant breeding
3. irradiation
4. genetic engineering
Which one of the following plants is monoecious?
1. | Marchantia | 2. | Pinus |
3. | Cycas | 4. | Papaya |
Which one of the following is the correct matching of three items and their grouping category?
Items | Group | |
1. | Malleus, incus cochlea | Ear ossicles |
2. | Ilium, ischium, pubis | Coxal bones of pelvic girdle |
3. | Actin, myosin rhodopsin | Muscle proteins |
4. | Cytosine, uracil thiamine | pyrimidines |
Plasmodesmata are:
1. | lignified cemented layers between cells |
2. | locomotory structures |
3. | membranes connecting the nucleus with plasmalemma |
4. | connections between adjacent cells |
Which of the following is a pair of viral diseases?
1. Ringworm, AIDS
2. Common cold, AIDS
3. Dysentery, common cold
4. Typhoid, tuberculosis
Aerobic respiratory pathway is appropriately termed:
1. catabolic
2. parabolic
3. amphibolic
4. anabolic
Which of the following is not used as a biopesticide?
1. Bacillus thuringiensis
2. Trichoderma harzianum
3. Nucleopolyhedrovirus(NPV)
4. Xanthomonas campestris
Alzheimer disease in humans is associated with the deficiency of:
1. dopamine
2. glutamic acid
3. acetylcholine
4. Gamma Amino Butyric Acid (GABA)
The cytoskeleton is made up of:
1. | calcium carbonate granules |
2. | callose deposits |
3. | cellulosic microfibrils |
4. | proteinaceous filaments |
Compared to blood our lymph has:
1. no plasma
2. plasma without proteins
3. more WBCs and no RBCs
4. more RBCs and less WBCs
Which one of the following is the most likely root cause of why menstruation is not taking place in regularly cycling human female?
1. | Fertilization of the ovum |
2. | Maintenance of the hypertrophical endometrial lining |
3. | Maintenance of high concentration of sex-hormones in the blood stream |
4. | Retention of well-developed corpus luteum |
Given below is a schematic break-up of the phases/stages of cell cycle-
Which one of the following is the correct indication of the stage/phase in the cell cycle?
1. | B-Metaphase | 2. | C-Karyokinesis |
3. | D-Synthetic phase | 4. | A-Cytokinesis |
The floral formula is that of:
1. tulip
2. soybean
3. sunn hemp
4. tobacco
The most popularly known blood grouping is the ABO grouping. It is named ABO and not ABC, because 'O' in it refers to having:
1. | other antigens besides A and B on RBCs |
2. | over dominance of this type on the genes for A and B types |
3. | one antibody only- either anti A or anti-B on the RBCs |
4. | no antigens A and B on RBCs |
Which one of the following statement is true regarding digestion and absorption of food in humans?
1. | Oxyntic cells in our stomach secrete the proenzyme pepsinogen |
2. | Fructose and amino acids are absorbed through intestinal mucosa with the help of carrier ions like Na+. |
3. | Chylomicrons are small lipoprotein particles that are transported from intestine into blood capillaries. |
4. | About 60% of starch is hydrolysed by salivary amylase in our mouth. |
Anatomically, fairly old dicotyledonous root is distinguished from the dicotyledonous stem by:
1. absence of secondary xylem
2. absence of secondary phloem
3. presence of cortex
4. position of protoxylem
Manganese is required in:
1. nucleic acid synthesis
2. plant cell wall formation
3. photolysis of water during photosynthesis
4. chlorophyll synthesis
Which one of the following is commonly used in the transfer of foreign DNA into crop plants?
1. Trichoderma harzianum
2. Meloidogyne incognita
3. Agro bacterium tumefaciens
4. Penicillium expansum
Removal of introns and joining the exons in a defined order in a transcription unit is called:
1. | splicing | 2. | tailing |
3. | transformation | 4. | capping |
Whose experiments cracked the DNA and discovered unequivocally that a genetic code is a triplet?
1. Nirenberg and Matthaei
2. Hershey and Chase
3. Morgan and Sturtevant
4. Beadle and Tatum
Seminal plasma in humans is rich in:
1. | fructose, calcium and certain enzymes |
2. | fructose and calcium but has no enzymes |
3. | glucose and certain enzymes but has no calcium |
4. | fructose and certain enzymes but poor in calcium |
Phylogenetic system of classification is based on:
1. evolutionary relationships
2. morphological features
3. chemical constituents
4. floral characters
Synapsis occurs between:
1. | a male and a female gamete |
2. | mRNA and ribosomes |
3. | spindle fibres and centromere |
4. | two homologous chromosomes |
Which one of the following pair of animals comprises 'jawless fishes'?
1. | Lampreys and eels |
2. | Mackerals and rohu |
3. | Lampreys and hagfishes |
4. | Guppies and hagfishes |
Select the incorrect statement from the following:
1. | linkage is an exception to the principle of independent assortment in heredity |
2. | galactosemia is an inborn error of metabolism |
3. | small population size result in random genetic drift in a population |
4. | baldness is a sex-limited trait |
The cell junctions called tight, adhering and gap junctions are found in:
1. muscular tissue
2. connective tissue
3. epithelial tissue
4. neural tissue
Which one of the following types of organisms occupy more than one trophic level in a pond ecosystem?
1. Phytoplankton
2. Fish
3. Zooplankton
4. Frog
Use of anti-histamine and steroids give a quick relief from:
1. | allergy | 2. | nausea |
3. | cough | 4. | headache |
Which one is the wrong pairing for the disease and its causal organism?
1. Late blight of potato: Alternaria solani
2. Black rust of wheat-Puccinia graminis
3. Loose smut of wheat-Ustilago nuda
4. Root-knot of vegetables-Meloidogyne sp
Given below is a diagrammatic sketch of a portion of human male reproductive system. Select the correct set of the names of the parts labelled A, B, C, D:
(a) |
Ureter |
Prostate |
Seminal vesicle |
Bulbourethral gland |
(b) |
Vas deferens |
Seminal vesicle |
Prostate |
Bulbourethral gland |
(c) |
Vas deferens |
Seminal vesicle trial gland |
Bulboure |
Prostate |
(d) |
Ureter |
Seminal vesicle |
Prostate |
Bulbourethral gland |
1. (a)
2. (b)
3. (c)
4. (d)
Vegetative propagation in mint occurs by:
1. runner
2. offset
3. rhizome
4. sucker
What will happen if the stretch receptors of the urinary bladder wall are totally removed?
1. Urine will not collect in the bladder
2. Micturition will continue
3. Urine will continue to collect normally in the bladder
4. There will be no micturition
One of the synthetic auxin is:
1. NAA
2. IAA
3. GA
4. IBA
A country with a high rate of population growth took measures to reduce it. The figure below shows age-sex pyramids of populations. A and B are twenty years apart. Select the correct interpretation about them:
Interpretations
1. | 'A' is more recent and shows a slight reduction in the growth rate |
2. | 'B' is an earlier pyramid and shows stabilised growth rate |
3. | 'B' is more recent showing that the population is very young |
4. | 'A' is the earlier pyramid and no change has occurred in the growth rate |
The correct sequence of spermatogenetic stages leading to the formation of sperms in a mature human testis is:
1. | spermatocyte-spermatogonia- spermatid-sperms |
2. | spermatogonia-spermatocyte-spermatid-sperms |
3. | spermatid-spermatocyte-spermatogonia-sperms |
4. | spermatogonia-spermatid-spermatocyte-sperms |
What is true about Bt toxin?
1. | the inactive protoxin gets converted into active form in the insect gut |
2. | Bt protein exists as active toxin in the Bacillus |
3. | The activated toxin enters the ovaries of the pest to sterilize it and thus prevent its multiplication |
4. | the concerned Bacillus has antitoxins |
The kind of tissue that forms the supportive structure in our pinna (external ears) is also found in:
1. Vertebrae
2. Nails
3. Ear ossicle
4. tip of the nose
DDT residues are rapidly passed through food chain causing biomagnification because DDT is:
1. lipo soluble
2. moderately toxic
3. non-toxic to aquatic animals
4. water soluble
Which one of the following is a vascular cryptogam?
1. | Equisetum | 2. | Ginkgo |
3. | Marchantia | 4. | Cedrus |
Steps taken by the Government of India to control air pollution include:
1. | compulsory mixing of 20% ethyl alcohol with petrol and 20% biodiesel with diesel |
2. | compulsory PUC (Pollution Under Control) certification of petrol driven vehicles, which tests for carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons |
3. | permission to use only pure diesel with a maximum of 500 ppm Sulphur as fuel for vehicles |
4. | use of non-polluting Compressed Natural Gas(CNG) only as fuel by all buses and trucks |
Montreal protocol aims at:
1. reduction of ozone depleting substances
2. biodiversity conservation
3. control of water pollution
4. control of CO2 emission
Which one of the following acids is a derivative of carotenoids?
1. Indole-butyric acid
2. Indole-3-acetic acid
3. Gibberellic acid
4. Abscisic acid
Guard cells help in:
1. | protection against grazing |
2. | transpiration |
3. | guttation |
4. | fighting against infection |
Palisade parenchyma is absent in leaves of:
1. Sorghum
2. mustard
3. soybean
4. gram
Cotyledons and testa are edible parts of:
1. groundnut and pomegranate
2. walnut and tamarind
3. french bean and coconut
4. cashew nut and litchi
Which one of the following is considered important in the development of seed habit?
1. | Dependent sporophyte | 2. | Heterospory |
3. | Halplontic life cycle | 4. | Free-living gametophyte |
T.O. Diener discovered a:
1. free infectious RNA
2. free infectious DNA
3. infectious protein
4. bacteriophage
Polyethene glycol method is used for:
1. gene transfer without a vector
2. biodiesel production
3. seedless fruit production
4. energy production from sewage
Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
1. Detergents-Lipase
2. Alcohol-Nitrogenase
3. Fruit juice-Pectinase
4. Textile-Amylase
A person likely to develop tetanus is immunised by administering:
1. dead germs
2. preformed antibodies
3. wide spectrum antibiotics
4. weakened germs
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) in river water:
1. | remains unchanged when algal bloom occurs |
2. | has no relationship with the concentration of oxygen in the water |
3. | gives a measure of Salmonella in the water |
4. | increases, when sewage gets mixed with river water |
Which one of the following is the correct match of the events occurring during the menstrual cycle?
1. | Ovulation - LH and FSH attain peak level and sharp fall in the secretion of progesterone |
2. | Proliferative phase - Rapid regeneration of myometrium and maturation of Graafian follicle |
3. | Development of corpus luteum - Secretory phase and increased secretion of progesterone |
4. | Menstruation - Breakdown of myometrium and ovum not fertilized |
Cyclic -photophosphorylation results in the formation of:
1. NADPH
2. ATP and NADPH
3. ATP, NADPH, and O2
4. ATP
Globulins contained in human blood plasma are primarily involved in:
1. defence mechanisms of body
2. osmotic balance of body fluids
3. oxygen transport in the blood
4. clotting of blood
Which of the following is a symbiotic nitrogen fixer?
1. Glomus
2. Azotobacter
3. Frankia
4. Azolla
An example of axile placentation is:
1. Argemone
2. Dianthus
3. Lemon
4. Marigold
Semiconservative replication of DNA was first demonstrated in:
1. Drosophila melanogaster
2. Escherichia coli
3. Streptococcus pneumoniae
4. Salmonella typhimurium
A young infant may be feeding entirely on mother's milk, which is white in colour but the stools, which the infant passes out is quite yellowish. What is this yellow colour due to?
1. Intestinal juice
2. Bile pigments passed through bile juice
3. Undigested milk protein casein
4. pancreatic juice poured into the duodenum
A fruit developed from hypanthodium inflorescences is called:
1. hesperidium
2. sorosis
3. syconus
4. caryopsis
Which one of the following statements is correct?
1. | Patients, who have undergone surgery are given cannabinoids to relieve pain |
2. | Benign tumours show the property of metastasis |
3. | Heroin accelerates body functions |
4. | Malignant tumours may exhibit metastasis |
Transgenic plants are:
1. | produced by a somatic embryo in artificial medium |
2. | generated by introducing foreign DNA into a cell and regenerating a plant from that cell |
3. | Produced after protoplast fusion in artificial medium |
4. | grown in artificial medium after hybridization in the field |
The letter T, in T- lymphocyte refers to:
1. thyroid
2. thalamus
3. tonsil
4. thymus
Global agreement in specific control strategies to reduce the release of ozone-depleting substance was adopted by:
1. Rio de Janeiro Conference
2. The Montreal Protocol
3. The Kyoto Protocol
4. The Vienna Convention
Reduction in vascular tissue, mechanical tissue and cuticle is characteristic of:
1. xerophytes
2. mesophytes
3. epiphytes
4. hydrophyte
An example of a seed with endosperm perisperm and caruncle is:
1. cotton
2. coffee
3. lily
4. castor
What is not true for genetic code?
1. A codon in mRNA is read in non-contiguous fashion
2. It is nearly universal
3. It is degenerate
4. It is unambiguous
Peripatus is a connecting link between:
1. Ctenophora and Plantyhelminthes
2. Mollusca and Echinodermata
3. Annelida and Arthropoda
4. Coelenterata and Poriphera
From the following bond energies:
H—H bond energy: 431.37 kJ mol-1
C=C bond energy: 606.10 kJ mol-1
C—C bond energy: 336.49 kJ mol-1
C—H bond energy: 410.50 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy for the reaction,
will be:
1. | 1523.6 kJ mol-1 | 2. | -243.6 kJ mol-1 |
3. | -120.0 kJ mol-1 | 4. | 553.0 kJ mol-1 |
Which one of the elements with the following outer orbital configurations may exhibit the largest number of oxidation states?
1. 3d3, 4s2
2. 3d5, 4s1
3. 3d5, 4s2
4. 3d2, 4s2
The ionization constant of ammonium hydroxide is 1.77 x 10-5 at 298 K. Hydrolysis constant of ammonium Chloride is:
1. 5.65 x 10-10
2. 6.50 x 10-12
3. 5.65 x 10-13
4. 5.65 x 10-12
Which of the following ions doesn't exhibit optical isomerism?
(en = ethylenediamine)
1. [Co(en)2Cl2]+
2. [Co(NH3)3Cl3]
3. [Co(en)Cl2(NH3)2]+
4. [Co(en)3]3+
Which one of the following is employed as a tranquilizer?
1. Equanil
2. Naproxen
3. Tetracycline
4. Chlorpheniramine
Al2O3 is reduced by electrolysis at low potentials and high currents. If 4.0 x 104 A of current is passed through molten Al2O3 for 6 hours, the mass of aluminum produced is:
(Assume 100 % current efficiency, the atomic mass of Al = 27 g mol-1)
1. | 9.0 x 103 g | 2. | 8.1 x 104 g |
3. | 2.4 x 105 g | 4. | 1.3 x 104 g |
1. | 2. | ||
3. | 4. |
A complex ion among the following can absorb visible light is:
(At. no. Zn = 30, Sc = 21, Ti = 22, Cr = 24)
1. [Sc(H2O)3(NH3)3]3+
2. [Ti(en)2 (NH3)2]4+
3. [Cr(NH3)6]3+
4. [Zn(NH3)6]2+
The half-life period of a first-order reaction is 1386 s. The specific rate constant of the reaction is:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Phenol in a set of reactions (as captured below) yielded a product Z.
\(\text{Phenol}\ \xrightarrow{\text{Zn Dust}}\ \text{X}\ \xrightarrow[\text{Anhy. }{AlCl_3}]{CH_3Cl}\ Y\)
\( Y\ \xrightarrow[KMnO_4]{\text{Alkaline}}\ Z\)
The structure of the product Z would be:
1. | Toluene | 2. | Benzaldehyde |
3. | Benzoic acid | 4. | Benzene |
Copper crystallizes in a face-centered cubic lattice with a unit cell length of 361 pm. The radius of the copper atom is:
1. 128 pm
2. 157 pm
3. 181 pm
4. 108 pm
For the reaction, A + B → products, it is observed that-
(1) On doubling the initial concentration of A only, the rate of reaction is also doubled and
(2) On doubling the initial concentrations of both A and B, there is a change by a factor of 8 in the rate of the reaction.
The rate of this reaction is given by:
1.
2.
3.
4.
According to the MO theory, which of the following lists ranks the nitrogen species in terms of increasing bond order?
1.
2.
3.
4.
The correct state of hybridisation of C2, C3, C5 and C6 of the hydrocarbon
is in the sequence:
1. sp, sp3, sp2 and sp3
2. sp3, sp2, sp2 and sp
3. sp, sp2, sp2 and sp3
4. sp, sp2, sp3 and sp2
Among the following which is the strongest oxidising agent?
1.
2.
3.
4.
The molar conductance of solution of a weak monobasic acid is 8.0 ohm-1 cm2 and at infinite dilution is 400 ohm-1 cm2. The dissociation constant of this acid is:
1. | \(1.25 \times10^{-5}\) | 2. | \(1.25 \times10^{-6}\) |
3. | \(6.25 \times10^{-4}\) | 4. | \(1.25 \times10^{-4}\) |
Structures of some common polymers are given. The incorrect match is:
1. | Teflon | |
2. | Neoprene | |
3. | Terylene | |
4. | Nylon 66 |
Oxidation numbers of P in , of S in and that of Cr in are respectively:
1. +5, +6 and +6
2. +3, +6 and +5
3. +5, +3 and +6
4. -3, +6 and +6
The IUPAC name of the compound having the formula CH≡C–CH=CH2 is:
1. 3-butene-1-yne
2. 1-butyn-3-ene
3. but-1-yne-3-ene
4. 1-butene-3-yne
In the case of alkali metals, the covalent character decreases in the order:
1. MCl>Ml>MBr>MF
2. MF>MCl>MBr>Ml
3. MF>MCl>Ml>MBr
4. Ml>MBr>MCl>MF
Given:
(i) Eo = 0.337 V
(ii) Eo = 0.153 V
Electrode potential, Eo for the reaction,
, will be:
1. 0.52 V
2. 0.90 V
3. 0.30 V
4. 0.38 V
What is the [OH-] in the final solution prepared by mixing 20.0 mL of 0.050 M HCl with 30.0 mL of 0.10 M Ba(OH)2?
1. 0.10 M
2. 0.40 M
3. 0.0050 M
4. 0.12 M
Out of , , Cu2Cl2 and (Z of Ti = 22, Co=27, Cu = 29, Ni= 28) the colourless species are:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Amongst the elements with the following electronic configurations, which one of them may have the highest ionisation energy?
1.
2.
3.
4.
The rule used to determine the maximum number of electrons in a subshell of an atom is:
1. | 4l+2 | 2. | 2l+1 |
3. | 4l-2 | 4. | 2n2 |
Lithium metal crystallizes in a body-centered cubic crystal. If the length of the side of the unit cell of lithium is 351 pm, the atomic radius of the lithium will be:
1. 240.8 pm
2. 151.8 pm
3. 75.5 pm
4. 300.5 pm
The segment of DNA, that acts as the instrumental manual for the synthesis of the protein is:
1. | Nucleotide | 2. | Ribose |
3. | Gene | 4. | Nucleoside |
What is the product formed in the below reaction?
\(+ NaNO_2 + HCl \longrightarrow Product\)
1. | 2. | ||
3. | 4. |
Which of the following compounds will exhibit cis-trans (geometrical) isomerism?
1. 2-butene
2. Butanol
3. 2-butyne
4. 2-butenol
The values of ΔH and ΔS for the given reaction are 170 kJ and 170 JK-1, respectively.
C(graphite) + CO2(g)→2CO(g)
This reaction will be spontaneous at:
1. 710 K
2. 910 K
3. 1110 K
4. 510 K
The dissociation constants for acetic acid and HCN at 25 °C are 1.5 x 10-5 and 4.5 x 10-10, respectively. The equilibrium constant for the equilibrium,
CN- + CH3COOH ⇌ HCN + CH3COO-
would be:
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4.
Nitrobenzene can be prepared from benzene by using a mixture of conc. HNO3 and conc. H2SO4. In the mixture, nitric acid acts as a/an:
1. | reducing agent | 2. | acid |
3. | base | 4. | catalyst |
In the reaction,
3Br2(l)+3H2O(l)
The rate of appearance of bromine (Br2) is related to the rate of disappearance of bromide ions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
In which of the following molecules/ions BF3, , and H2O, the central atom is sp2 hybridized?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Which of the following hormones contains iodine?
1. Insulin
2. Testosterone
3. Adrenaline
4. Thyroxine
10 g of hydrogen and 64 of oxygen were filled in a steel vessel and exploded. The amount of water produced in this reaction will be:
1. 2 mol
2. 3 mol
3. 4 mol
4. 1 mol
The energy absorbed by each molecule (A2) of a substance is 4.4 x 10-19 J and bond energy per molecule is 4.0 x 10-19 J. The kinetic energy of the molecule per atom will be:
1.
2.
3.
4.
The straight-chain polymer is formed by:
1. | Hydrolysis of followed by condensation polymerization. |
2. | Hydrolysis of followed by condensation polymerization. |
3. | Hydrolysis of by addition polymerization. |
4. | Hydrolysis of followed by condensation polymerization. |
The stability of the +1 oxidation state increases in the sequence:
1. Al <Ga<In<Tl
2. Tl<In<Ga<Al
3. In<Tl<Ga<Al
4. Ga<In<Al<Tl
The product 'Z' in the below-mentioned reaction is:
1.
2.
3.
4.
A 0.0020 m aqueous solution of an ionic compound Co(NH3)5(NO2)Cl freezes at -0.0073 oC. The number of moles of ions that 1 mol of ionic compound produces on being dissolved in water will be:
(Kf = -1.86 oC/m)
1. | 2 | 2. | 3 |
3. | 4 | 4. | 1 |
What is the dominant intermolecular force or bond that must be overcome in converting liquid CH3OH to a gas?
1. Hydrogen bonding
2. Dipole-dipole interaction
3. Covalent bonds
4. London dispersion force
Benzene reacts with CH3Cl in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3 to form:
1. | Toluene | 2. | Chlorobenzene |
3. | Benzylchloride | 4. | Xylene |
The incorrect set of quantum numbers among the following is:
1. n= 4, l= 0, m= 0, s= -1/2
2. n= 5, l= 3, m= 0, s= +1/2
3. n= 3, l= 2, m= -3, s= -1/2
4. n= 3, l= 2, m= 2, s= -1/2
1. | \(CH_2Br - CHBr - COOH\) |
2. | |
3. | \({CH}_{2}{Br}{-}{CH}_{2}{-}{COBr}\) |
4. |
An explosion blows a rock into three parts. Two parts go off at right angles to each other. These two are, the first part 1 kg moving with a velocity of 12 and the second part 2 kg moving with a velocity of 8 . If the third part flies off with a velocity of 4 , its mass would be:
1. 5 kg
2. 7 kg
3. 17 kg
4. 3 kg
A conducting circular loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field of \(0.04\) T with its plane perpendicular to the magnetic field. The radius of the loop starts shrinking at a rate of \(2\) mm/s. The induced emf in the loop when the radius is \(2\) cm is:
1. \(3.2\pi ~\mu \text{V}\)
2. \(4.8\pi ~\mu\text{V}\)
3. \(0.8\pi ~\mu \text{V}\)
4. \(1.6\pi ~\mu \text{V}\)
1. | pressure if \(a=1,\) \(b=-1,\) \(c=-2\) |
2. | velocity if \(a=1,\) \(b=0,\) \(c=-1\) |
3. | acceleration if \(a=1,\) \(b=1,\) \(c=-2\) |
4. | force if \(a=0,\) \(b=-1,\) \(c=-2\) |
1. | \(\beta, \alpha, \gamma\) | 2. | \( \gamma, \beta, \alpha\) |
3. | \(\beta, \gamma,\alpha\) | 4. | \(\alpha,\beta, \gamma\) |
1. | \(\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{C}}=\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{A}} \neq \mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{B}}\) |
2. | \(\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{C}}=\mathrm{V}_B \neq \mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{A}}\) |
3. | \(\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{C}} \neq \mathrm{V}_B \neq \mathrm{V}_A\) |
4. | \(\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{C}}=\mathrm{V}_B=\mathrm{V}_A\) |
Under the influence of a uniform magnetic field, a charged particle moves with constant speed \(v\) in a circle of radius \(R.\) The time period of rotation of the particle:
1. | depends on \(v\) and not on \(R.\) |
2. | depends on R and not on \(v.\) |
3. | is independent of both \(v\) and \(R.\) |
4. | depends on both \(v\) and \(R.\) |
A body of mass \(1\) kg is thrown upwards with a velocity \(20\) ms-1. It momentarily comes to rest after attaining a height of \(18\) m. How much energy is lost due to air friction?
(Take \(g=10\) ms-2)
1. \(20\) J
2. \(30\) J
3. \(40\) J
4. \(10\) J
The symbolic representation of four logic gates is as shown:
(i) | (ii) | ||
(ii) | (iv) |
The logic symbols for OR, NOT, and NAND gates are respectively:
1. (iii), (iv), (ii)
2. (iv), (i), (iii)
3. (iv), (ii), (i)
4. (i), (iii), (iv)
If \(\vec F\) is the force acting on a particle having position vector \(\vec r\) and \(\vec \tau\) be the torque of this force about the origin, then:
1. | \(\vec r\cdot\vec \tau\neq0\text{ and }\vec F\cdot\vec \tau=0\) |
2. | \(\vec r\cdot\vec \tau>0\text{ and }\vec F\cdot\vec \tau<0\) |
3. | \(\vec r\cdot\vec \tau=0\text{ and }\vec F\cdot\vec \tau=0\) |
4. | \(\vec r\cdot\vec \tau=0\text{ and }\vec F\cdot\vec \tau\neq0\) |
If a diamagnetic substance is brought near the north or the south pole of a bar magnet, it is:
1. | repelled by both the poles |
2. | repelled by the north pole and attracted by the south pole |
3. | attracted by the north pole and repelled by the south pole |
4. | attracted by both the poles |
The mass of a lift is \(2000\) kg. When the tension in the supporting cable is \(28000\) N, then its acceleration is:
(Take \(g=10\) m/s2)
1. | \(30\) ms-2 downwards | 2. | \(4\) ms-2 upwards |
3. | \(4\) ms-2 downwards | 4. | \(14\) ms-2 upwards |
The number of beta particles emitted by a radioactive substance is twice the number of alpha particles emitted by it. The resulting daughter is an:
1. | isobar of a parent. | 2. | isomer of a parent. |
3. | isotone of a parent. | 4. | isotope of a parent. |
1. | the rectangular, circular, and elliptical loops. |
2. | the circular and the elliptical loops. |
3. | only the elliptical loop. |
4. | any of the four loops. |
A particle starts its motion from rest under the action of a constant force. If the distance covered in the first \(10\) s is \(S_1\) and that covered in the first \(20\) s is \(S_2\), then:
1. \(S_2=2S_1\)
2. \(S_2 = 3S_1\)
3. \(S_2 = 4S_1\)
4. \(S_2= S_1\)
A wire of resistance \(12~ \Omega \text{m}^{-1}\) is bent to form a complete circle of radius \(10~\text{cm}\). The resistance between its two diametrically opposite points, \(A\) and \(B\) as shown in the figure, is:
1. | \(0.6\pi~\Omega\) | 2. | \(3\pi ~\Omega\) |
3. | \(61 \pi~ \Omega\) | 4. | \(6\pi~\Omega\) |
1. | Moving along y-direction with frequency 21 π x 106 Hz and wavelength 200 m. |
2. | Moving along x-direction with frequency 106 Hz and wavelength 100m |
3. | Moving along x-direction with frequency 106 Hz and wavelength 200m |
4. | Moving along x-direction with frequency 106 Hz and wavelength 800m |
A thin circular ring of mass M and radius R is rotating in a horizontal plane about an axis vertical to its plane with a constant angular velocity ω. If two objects each of mass m are attached gently to the opposite ends of the diameter of the ring, the ring will then rotate with an angular velocity:
1. | \(\frac{\omega(M-2 m)}{M+2 m} \) | 2. | \(\frac{\omega M}{M+2 m} \) |
3. | \(\frac{\omega(M+2 m)}{M} \) | 4. | \(\frac{\omega M}{M+m}\) |
A black body at \(227^{\circ}~\mathrm{C}\) radiates heat at the rate of \(7~ \mathrm{cal-cm^{-2}s^{-1}}\). At a temperature of \(727^{\circ}~\mathrm{C}\), the rate of heat radiated in the same units will be:
1. \(60\)
2. \(50\)
3. \(112\)
4. \(80\)
Two bodies of mass \(1\) kg and \(3\) kg have position vectors \(\hat{i}+2\hat{j}+\hat{k}\) and \(-3\hat{i}-2\hat{j}+\hat{k}\) respectively. The centre of mass of this system has a position vector:
1. \(-2\hat{i}+2\hat{k}\)
2. \(-2\hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k}\)
3. \(2\hat{i}-\hat{j}-2\hat{k}\)
4. \(-\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}\)
The internal energy change in a system that has absorbed \(2\) kcal of heat and done \(500\) J of work is:
1. \(8900\) J
2. \(6400\) J
3. \(5400\) J
4. \(7900\) J
An engine pumps water continuously through a hose. Water leaves the hose with a velocity \(v\) and \(m\) is the mass per unit length of the water jet. What is the rate at which kinetic energy is imparted to water?
1. \(\frac{1}{2}mv^3\)
2. \(mv^3\)
3. \(\frac{1}{2}mv^2\)
4. \(\frac{1}{2}m^2v^2\)
The driver of a car travelling at a speed of 30 m/s towards a hill sounds a horn of frequency 600 Hz. If the velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s, the frequency of reflected sound as heard by the driver is:
1. 550 Hz
2. 555.5 Hz
3. 720 Hz
4. 500 Hz
1. | directly proportional to \(M_1M_2\). |
2. | directly proportional to \(Z_1Z_2\). |
3. | inversely proportional to \(Z_1\). |
4. | directly proportional to mass \(M_1\). |
Three capacitors each of capacitance \(C\) and of breakdown voltage \(V\) are joined in series. The capacitance and breakdown voltage of the combination will be:
1.
2.
3.
4. \(3C,~3V\)
1. | \(8\) N in \(-z\text-\)direction. |
2. | \(4\) N in the \(z\text-\)direction. |
3. | \(8\) N in the \(y\text-\)direction. |
4. | \(8\) N in the \(z\text-\)direction. |
1. | Curves \(a\) and \(b\) represent incident radiations of different frequencies and different intensities. |
2. | Curves \(a\) and \(b\) represent incident radiation of the same frequency but of different intensities. |
3. | Curves \(b\) and \(c\) represent incident radiation of different frequencies and different intensities. |
4. | Curves \(b\) and \(c\) represent incident radiations of the same frequency having the same intensity. |
The power dissipated in an L-C-R series circuit connected to an AC source of emf E is:
1. | Putting in parallel, a resistance of \(24~ \Omega\) |
2. | Putting in series, a resistance of \(15~ \Omega\) |
3. | Putting in series, a resistance of \(240~ \Omega\) |
4. | Putting in parallel, a resistance of \(15~ \Omega\) |
The two ends of a rod of length L and a uniform cross-sectional area A are kept at two temperatures T1 and T2 (T1> T2). The rate of heat transfer through the rod in a steady state is given by:
1.
2.
3.
4.
See the electrical circuit shown in this figure. Which of the following is a correct equation for it?
1. | \(\varepsilon_1-(i_1+i_2)R-i_1r_1=0\) |
2. | \(\varepsilon_2-i_2r_2-\varepsilon_1-i_1r_1=0\) |
3. | \(-\varepsilon_2-(i_1+i_2)R+i_2r_2=0\) |
4. | \(\varepsilon_1-(i_1+i_2)R+i_1r_1=0\) |
1. | \(5\) | 2. | \(7\) |
3. | \(8\) | 4. | \(3\) |
1. | \(n= 3~\text{to}~n=2~\text{states}\) |
2. | \(n= 3~\text{to}~n=1~\text{states}\) |
3. | \(n= 2~\text{to}~n=1~\text{states}\) |
4. | \(n= 4~\text{to}~n=3~\text{states}\) |
In thermodynamic processes which of the following statements is not true?
1. | In an adiabatic process, the system is insulated from the surroundings. |
2. | In an isochoric process, pressure remains constant. |
3. | In an isothermal process, the temperature remains constant. |
4. | In an adiabatic process \(PV^\gamma=\mathrm{constant}.\) |
The figure shows the elliptical orbit of a planet \(m\) about the sun \({S}.\) The shaded area \(SCD\) is twice the shaded area \(SAB.\) If \(t_1\) is the time for the planet to move from \(C\) to \(D\) and \(t_2\) is the time to move from \(A\) to \(B,\) then:
1. | \(t_1>t_2\) | 2. | \(t_1=4t_2\) |
3. | \(t_1=2t_2\) | 4. | \(t_1=t_2\) |
A body, under the action of a force \(\overset{\rightarrow}{F} = 6 \hat{i} - 8 \hat{j} + 10 \hat{k}\), acquires an acceleration of 1 ms-2. The mass of this body must be:
1. 2 √10 kg
2. 10 kg
3. 20 kg
4. 10 √2 kg