NOTICE

NEST-2012 paper setters' committee met on June 5, 2012 to deliberate on queries raised by students
about the NEST-2012 question paper and answer key put on NEST-2012 website. The final answer
key as per the deliberations of the committee is given below. Further queries on questions and the
answer key will not be entertained.

Final Answers (Set-A)

General
Q.
No.
Answer
1.1
A
1.2
D
1.3
B
1.4
A
1.5
C
1.6
D
1.7
A
1.8
B
1.9
D
1.10
D
1.11
B
1.12
C
1.13
A
1.14
A
1.15
B
1.16
C
1.17
B
1.18
C
1.19
C

Biology
Q.
No.
Answer
2.1
A
2.2
B
2.3
B
2.4
B
2.5
D
2.6
C
2.7
C
2.8
C
2.9
D
2.10
A
2.11
CD
2.12
AB
2.13
BC
2.14
AC

Chemistry
Q.
No.
Answer
3.1
B
3.2
C
3.3
A
3.4
A
3.5
D
3.6
B
3.7
B
3.8
D
3.9
D
3.10
D
3.11
ABD
3.12
AC
3.13
CD
3.14
ABCD

Mathematics
Q.
No.
Answer
4.1
C
4.2
C
4.3
B
4.4
A
4.5
D
4.6
C
4.7
A
4.8
B
4.9
D
4.10
A
4.11
BCD
4.12
ABC
4.13
AB
4.14
BC

Physics
Q.
No.
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.10
5.11
5.12
5.13
5.14

Answer
C
A
C
B
C
C
B
B
D
A
DROPPED*
BC
ABC
ABD

* The marks for the physics section will be scaled by a factor of 50/45

Final Answers (Set-B)

General
Q.
No.
Answer
1.1
C
1.2
C
1.3
D
1.4
B
1.5
A
1.6
D
1.7
C
1.8
B
1.9
D
1.10
B
1.11
C
1.12
A
1.13
A
1.14
C
1.15
B
1.16
A
1.17
B
1.18
D
1.19
D

Biology
Q.
No.
Answer
2.1
B
2.2
D
2.3
A
2.4
C
2.5
D
2.6
C
2.7
A
2.8
A
2.9
B
2.10
D
2.11
AC
2.12
BD
2.13
CD
2.14
AB

Chemistry
Q.
No.
Answer
3.1
D
3.2
C
3.3
B
3.4
D
3.5
B
3.6
A
3.7
C
3.8
B
3.9
C
3.10
C
3.11
BCD
3.12
CD
3.13
AC
3.14
ABCD

Mathematics
Q.
No.
Answer
4.1
D
4.2
D
4.3
B
4.4
C
4.5
C
4.6
A
4.7
A
4.8
B
4.9
C
4.10
A
4.11
CD
4.12
ABC
4.13
AB
4.14
BCD

Physics
Q.
No.
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.10
5.11
5.12
5.13
5.14

Answer
B
C
B
C
B
B
C
C
A
D
ACD
ABD
DROPPED*
BC

* The marks for the physics section will be scaled by a factor of 50/45