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SAMPLE
PAPER

BIOLOGY
1.

Thegivenfiguresshowthestructuresofsomeseedsandfruits.Selectthecorrectoptioninwhich
all the four parts (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are identified correctly.

(iv)

(ii)
(i)

(i)

2.

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(A) Hypocotyl
rootaxis

Endosperm

Endocarp

Achene

(B) Roottip

Scutellum

Mesocarp

Thalamus

(C) Shootapical
meristem

Scutellum

Thalamus

Achene

(D) Roottip

Pericarp

Mesocarp

Micropyle

Select the correct match from the following

Geneticdisorder

3.

(iii)

Affectedchromosome

Effects

(A) Sicklecellanaemia

SickleshapedWBC

(B) Downssyndrome

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Sterilefemale

(C) Phenylketonuria

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Mentalretardation

(D) Turnerssyndrome

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Superfemale

StatementI:Avarietydevelopedthroughpurelineselectionischaracterizedbycompletephenotypic
uniformityundervaryingenvironments.
StatementII:Apurelinevarietyisdevelopedbyselfpollinationfrom asinglehomozygousplant.
(A) BothstatementsIandIIaretrueandstatementIIisthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(B) BothstatementsIandIIaretruebutstatementIIisnotthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(C) StatementIistruebutstatementIIisfalse.
(D) BothstatementIandstatementIIarefalse.

4.

Which of the following statements are correct ?

(i)

CellwallsofGram+vebacteriacontainteichoicacids.

(ii) CellwallsofGram+vebacteriaisnotdestroyedbypenicillin.
(iii) Escherichiacoli,anonpathogenicbacteriumisanexampleofGramvebacteria.
(iv) CellwallsofGram+vebacteriacontainabout10%peptidoglycan.
(A) (i)and(iv)
5.

(B) (ii)and(iii)

(C) (ii)and(iv)

(D) (i)and(iii)

Plants do not store carbohydrates as glucose, because it

(A) Dissolvesinwater,therebyalteringtheosmoticbalance.
(B) Attractsherbivorusinsects.
(C) Isanunstablemolecule.
(D) WouldreplaceriboseinDNAsynthesis.

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6.

Which of the following cell organelles constitute the part of endomembrane system?
(A) Peroxisomes,Golgicomplex,mitochondria,lysosomes
(B) ER,mitochondria,lysosomes,vacuoles
(C) ER,Golgicomplex,mitochondria,glyoxisomes
(D) ER,Golgicomplex,lysosomes,vacuoles

7.

Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes given below.
ColumnI

ColumnII

(a) CFC

(i)

Measurementofstrengthofsewage

(b) MIC

(ii) Ozonelayerdepletion

(c) DDT

(iii) Nondegradablepollutant

(d) BOD

(iv) Bhopalgastragedy
(v) Globalwarming
(vi) Biomagnification

8.

(A) a(v),b(ii),c(vi),d(iv)

(B) a(ii),b(v),c(i),d(iii)

(C) a(iii),b(ii),c(i),d(vi)

(D) a(ii),b(iv),c(iii),d(i)

Whichofthefollowingplants(ivi)possessthegivenstomatalapparatus
in their leaves ?

9.

(i) Grasses

(ii) Tomato

(iii) Banana

(iv) Brinjal

(v) Soyabean

(vi) Maize

(A) (i),(ii)&(v)

(B) (ii),(iii)&(v)

(C) (i),(iii)&(vi)

(D) (iv),(v)&(vi)

Givenbelowarefourstatements(ad)eachwithoneortwoblanks.Selecttheoptionwhichcorrectly
fills up the blanks in two statements.
(a) Tripleresponseisthebioassayof (i) and, (ii) istheprecursorofthishormone.
(b) Geneticdwarfismiscausedby (i) ofasinglegene.If (ii) issprayed,itcouldbeovercome.
(c)

(i) isanantigibberellin.

(d) Auxinslike

(i) inducesrootinitiationmostefficientlywhereas (ii) isusedasherbicide.

(A) (a)(i)Auxin,(ii)Tryptophan
(d)(i)IAA,(ii)2,4D

(B) (a)(i)Ethylene,(ii)Methionine
(b)(i)Mutation,(ii)Gibberellin

(C) (b)(i)Smallvariation,(ii)Auxin
(c)(i)PhosphonD

(D) (c)(i)PhosphonD
(d)(i)2,4D,(ii)IBA

10. Differentpartsofaleafaremodifiedintotendrilswhichhelptheplantinclimbingup.Identifythe
type of tendril that is seen in Clematis.

(A)

SetB

(B)

(C)

(D)

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11. Which of the following hormones does not match with its source and function?
Hormone

Source

Function

(A) Glucocorticoids

Adrenalcortex

Producesantiinflammatoryreactions

(B) Vasopressin

Posteriorpituitary

Stimulatesresorptionofwaterandelectrolytes

(C) Parathyroidhormone

Thyroidgland

DecreasesthebloodCa2+ level

(D) Melatonin

Pinealgland

Maintainssleepwakecycle

12. Identify thefollowing animals and selectthe correct option.

(A) Pila

Pristis

Ornithorhynchus

Balanoglossus

(B) Pila

Balanoglossus

Pristis

Ornithorhynchus

(C) Pila

Ornithorhynchus

Pristis

Balanoglossus

(D) Pila

Balanoglossus

Ornithorhynchus

Pristis

13. Refer the given diagrammatic view of human skull and identify the
skull bones labelled P, Q, R and S.
P

(A) Frontal

Temporal

Maxilla

Mandible

(B) Occipital

Frontal

Mandible

Maxilla

(C) Parietal

Temporal

Maxilla

Mandible

(D) Temporal

Parietal

Mandible

Maxilla

Q
R
S

14. Which of the following contraceptive methods correctly matches with its mode of action?
Contraceptive
methods

Modeofaction

(A) Tubectomy

Makestheuterusunsuitableforimplantation

(B) Oralpills

Inhibitovulationandimplantation

(C) Diaphragms

Spermicidalandincreasesphagocytosisofspermswithintheuterus

(D) IUD

Blocksgametetransport

15. Menopauseistheperiodinwoman'slifewhenovulationandmenstruationstops.Whatisthecause
ofmenopause?
(A) Gradualincreaseingonadotropinreleasinghormone(GnRH)
(B) Increaseinandrogenlevel
(C) Decreaseinoestrogenandprogesteronelevel
(D) Increaseingonadotropins(FSHandLH)
16. Inapopulationof10,000people,individualssufferingfromautosomalrecessivediseaseare4900.
What will be the number of heterozygous carrier individuals?
(A)

900

(B)

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4200

(C)
4

2100

(D)

5100
SetB

17. The givenfigures(X&Y)showgrowthofcellsinculture.Whichof

thefollowingpropertiesexhibitedbycellsofXislostincellsofY ?

(A) Angiogenesis

Cells

(B) Oncogenesis
Y

(C) Metastasis
(D) Contactinhibition

18. Whichofthefollowingtypesofrespirationtakesplaceinthefrogduringaestivationandhibernation?
(A) Cutaneousrespiration

(B) Buccopharyngealrespiration

(C) Pulmonaryrespiration

(D) Both(A)and(C)

19. Thevertebralcolumnofhumanisformed by26seriallyarrangedunitscalledvertebrae.Whichis

the correct number of vertebrae in human?
(A) 8cervical,12thoracic,4lumbar,1sacraland1caudal
(B) 7cervical,12thoracic,5lumbar,1sacraland1coccygeal
(C) 8cervical,12thoracic,3lumbar,1sacraland2caudal
(D) 7cervical,12thoracic,4lumbar,2sacraland1coccygeal
20. The givenfigures show someprocesses occuring during gaseous exchange in thehuman body.
What are the phenomena X and Y called respectively ?
O2
Lungs

O2
RBC

RBC
Blood
capillary

CO2

Tissue
CO2

(A) XHamburger'sphenomenon,YBohr'seffect

(B) XBohr'seffect,YHaldaneeffect

(C) XHaldaneeffect,YBohr'seffect

(D) XHaldaneeffect,YHamburger'seffect

PHYSICS
21. Inthefigureshown,aparallelbeamoflightisincidentontheplaneoftheslitsofaYoungsdouble
slitexperiment.Lightincidentontheslit,S1 passesthroughamediumofvariablerefractiveindex
m =1+ax(wherexisthedistancefromtheplaneofslitsasshown),uptoadistancelbeforefalling

on S1. Rest of the space is filled with air. If at O a minima is formed, then the minimum value of
the positive constant a (in terms of l and wavelength l in air) is
l
x

S1O =S2O

S1
O
S2
Screen

(A)
SetB

l
l

(B)

l
l2

(C)

l2
l

(D) Noneofthese
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22. The strings of a violin are tuned to the tones G,D,AandE,whichareseparatedbyafifthfromone

another,thatisF(D)=1.5 F(G),F(A)=1.5 F(D)=400 HzandF(E)=1.5F(A).The distancebetween
the two fixed points, the bridge at the scroll and over the body of the instrument is, 0.25 m, the
tension on the string E is 90 N. The mass per unit length of string E is nearly
(A) 1gm/m

(B) 2gm/m

(C) 3gm/m

(D) 4gm/m

23. Thefigurehereshowsfivepathstraversedbyagason aPVdiagram. DU1, DU2, DU3, DU4 and DU5

are the change in internal energy of the gas in paths 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively, then

1
2

3
5 T3
T1 T2

4
V

(A) DU5> DU3

(B) DU3> DU5

(C) DU3> DU2

(D) DU2> DU5

24. A closed compartment containing gas is moving with some acceleration in horizontal direction.
Neglect effect of gravity. Then the pressure in the compartment is
(A) Sameeverywhere

(B) Lowerinthefrontside

(C) Lowerintherearside

(D) Lowerintheupperside

25. Abodyofweightwiskeptonaroughinclinedplanehavinganangleofinclinationwithhorizontal,
q and friction coefficient m. Force required to pull the body downwards is
(A) w(mcosq +sinq)

(C) w(sinq mcosq)

(B) w(mcosq sinq)

(D) w(mcosq +2sinq)

26. Anobjectoflength1cmisplacedontheprincipleaxisofanequiconvexlensofradius5cm.Distance
betweenthelensandobjectis20cm.Spacebetweenthelensandobjectisfilledwithtwomediaofdifferent
refractiveindices2and1asshowninthefigure.Refractiveindexis1ontheleftand2ontherightside
of the lens. Boundary of both media is midway between the object and lens.

m =2 m =1

10cm

1.5 m =1

10cm

(A) Theimagewillbeformedatdistanceof7.5cmfromtheopticalcentreoflens.
(B) Theimagewillbeformedatdistanceof10cmfromtheopticalcentreoflens.
(C) Theimagewillbeformedatdistanceof15.0cmfromtheopticalcentreoflens.
(D) Theimagewillbeformedatdistanceof12.5cmfromtheopticalcentreoflens.
27. AsteadycurrentiisflowingthroughacylindricalelementABCasshowninthegivenfigure.Select
the correct relationshipregarding this.
A

2r

B
r

i
L/2
L/2

(A) VAB =2VBC

(B) PoweracrossBCis4timesthepoweracrossAB
(C) CurrentdensitiesinABandBCareequal
(D) ElectricfieldsduetocurrentinsideABandBCareequal
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28. AbobofmassMissuspendedbyamasslessstringoflengthL.Thehorizontalvelocityvatposition
AisjustsufficienttomakeitreachthepointB.Theangle q atwhichthe speedofthebobishalf
of that at A, satisfies
B

p
4

(B)

p
4

<

<

p
2

(C)

3p
p
< q <
4
2

(D)

DIRECTION : Refer the following passage to answer Q. Nos. 29, 30 and 31.
dB
Magneticfieldinacylindricalregionisincreasingattherateof
=0.05T/s
dt
as shown in figure. The radius of the cylindrical region is R0 = 3 cm. A
R0
concentric nonconducting ringof radius r =
is placed in this region.
2

3p
< q
4

<

x
x

x x

x x x x x
x x x x x
x x x x rx

(A) q =

x x x x
x x x x x
x

29. Themagnitudeofinducedelectricfieldasafunctionofdistance'R'fromthecentreisbestrepresented
by
E

(A)

(B)
R0

(C)
R0

(D)
R0

R0

30. The emf induced in the ring between the points P and Q, where PQ = R0, is
(A) Zero

(B) 7.08 105 V

(C) 3.54 105 V

(D) 1.76 105 V

31. Ifaconducting rodoflength R0 is placedsymmetricallyaboutthecentrealongadiameterof the

cylindrical region, their emf induced across the ends of the rod is
(A) Zero

(B) 7.08 105 V

(C) 3.54 105 V

(D) 1.76 105 V

32. Statement I : In ammeter, current in shunt is always greater than current in galvanometer.
StatementII : Value of shunt resistance is negative if current in shunt is less than current in
galvanometer.
(A) BothstatementsIandIIaretrueandstatementIIisthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(B) BothstatementsIandIIaretruebutstatementIIisnotthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(C) StatementIistruebutstatementIIisfalse.
(D) BothstatementIandstatementIIarefalse.
33. Statement I : Specific heat of a substance during change of state is infinite.
StatementII : Duringchangeofstate, DQ=mL,specificheatdoesnotcomeintoplay.
(A) BothstatementsIandIIaretrueandstatementIIisthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(B) BothstatementsIandIIaretruebutstatementIIisnotthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(C) StatementIistruebutstatementIIisfalse.
SetB

(D) BothstatementIandstatementIIarefalse.
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34. Fourcapacitorsandabatteryareconnectedasshowninthefigure.Ifthepotentialdifferenceacross
the 7 mF capacitoris6V,thenmatchthefollowingcolumnsandselectthecorrectoptionfromthe
codesgiven below.
12mF

7mF

3mF

3.9mF

ColumnI

ColumnII

(i)

Thepotentialdifferenceacrossthe 12 mF
capacitor(involt)
(ii) Thechargeonthe 3 mF capacitor(in mC )

(p) 30

(iii) Thepotentialdifferenceacrossthe 3 mF
capacitor(involt)
(iv) Theemfofthebattery(involt)

(r) 10

(A) (i)(p),(ii)(q),(iii)(r),(iv)(s)

(B) (i)(q),(ii)(s),(iii)(p),(iv)(r)

(C) (i)(r),(ii)(q),(iii)(s),(iv)(p)

(D) (i)(s),(ii)(r),(iii)(q),(iv)(p)

(q) 42

(s) 14

40
750
F, L =
mH, f = 60 Hz Em =36V.Matchthefollowing
p
p
columns regarding this and select the correct option from the codes given below.

35. InthegivenLCRcircuit, R = 160 W,C =

ColumnI
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

ColumnII

CurrentamplitudeinA
rmscurrentinA
Powerfactor
AveragepowerdissipatedintheresistorinW

(p)
(q)
(r)
(s)

0.8
2.7
0.18
0.13

(A) (i)(r),(ii)(s),(iii)(p),(iv)(q)

(B) (i)(s),(ii)(p),(iii)(q),(iv)(r)

(C) (i)(p),(ii)(q),(iii)(r),(iv)(s)

(D) (i)(q),(ii)(r),(iii)(s),(iv)(p)

CHEMISTRY
36. An aparticleisacceleratedthroughapotentialdifferenceof Vvolts.ThedeBroglieswavelength
associated with it is
(A)

150

(B)

0.286

(C)

0.101

(D)

0.983

37. Statement I : Fe2O3 is more acidic than FeO.

StatementII:Highertheoxidationstate,highertheelectronegativity,thusnonmetalliccharacteristicis
higher.
(A) BothstatementsIandIIaretrueandstatementIIisthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(B) BothstatementsIandIIaretrueandstatementIIisnotthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(C) StatementIistruebutstatementIIisfalse.
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(D) StatementIisfalsebutstatementIIistrue.
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38. The I3
ion has
(A) Threeequatoriallonepairsonthecentraliodineatomandtwoaxialbondpairsinapentagonalbipyramidal
arrangement.
(B) Fiveequatoriallonepairsonthecentraliodineatomandtwoaxialbondpairsinapentagonalbipyramidal
arrangement.
(C) Three equatorial lone pairs on the central iodine atom and two axial bond pairs in a trigonal bipyramidal
arrangement.
(D) Two equatorial lone pairs on the central iodine atom and three axial bond pairs in a trigonal bipyramidal
arrangement.
39. Which of the following curves does not represent Boyles law?

logP

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

logV

1/V

40. Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes gives below.
Column I (Reaction)
A.

2NO

Column II (Relation between Kp and Kc)

N2 + O2

B. N2 + 3H2

(P) Kp = Kc/RT

2NH3

C. PCl3 + Cl2

(Q) Kp = KcRT

PCl5

(R) Kp = Kc

D. 2O3

3O2

(S) Kp = Kc(RT)1/2

E.

SO2 + 1/2O2

(T) Kp = Kc(RT)2.

SO3

(A) ARBTCSDPEQ

(B) ASBRCTDQEP

(C) ARBTCPDQES

(D) APBQCRDSET

41. StatementI:Diboranereactswithammoniatoformanadduct,whichonheatingat473Kdecomposes
to give a volatile compound called borazine.
StatementII:Borazineisisoelectronicwithbenzene.
(A) BothstatementsIandIIaretrueandstatementIIisthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(B) BothstatementsIandIIaretrueandstatementIIisnotthecorrectexplanationofstatementI.
(C) StatementIistruebutstatementIIisfalse.

(D) StatementIisfalsebutstatementIIistrue.

42. Givenbelowarethestructuresoffiveorganiccompounds(1)to(5)whichcanundergoenolization.
O
O
PhCOCH2COCH

3, PhCOCH2CH3,PhCOCH

2COOC2H5,
(1)

(2)

,
O
(4)

(3)

(5)

Selectfromthefollowingtheincorrectstatementregardingtheenolizationoftheabovementioned.
(A) (3)isextensivelyenolizedascomparedto(4)

(B) (4)isextensivelyenolizedascomparedto(5)

(C) (1)isextensivelyenolizedascomparedto(4)

(D) enolcontentof(3)ismorethanof(2)

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43. Simple distillation can be used to separate

(A) Amixtureofbenzene(boilingpoint80C)andtoluene(boilingpoint110C)
(B) Amixtureofether(boilingpoint35C)andtoluene(boilingpoint110C)
(C) Amixtureofethanol(boilingpoint78C)andwater(boilingpoint100C)
(D) Noneofthese
44. The propagation steps involved in the free radical addition of HX across a double bond are:
Step1:

+X

C C +H

Step2: X

C C

C C H+ X

HCldoesnotfollowfreeradicaladditionbecause
(A) Bothstepsareexothermic.

(B) Bothstepsareendothermic.

(C) Step1isexothermicandstep2isendothermic.

(D) Step2isexothermicandstep1isendothermic.

45. TherateexpressionforthereactionA(g) +B(g) C(g) israte=k[A]2[B]1/2.Whatchangesintheinitial

concentrations of A and B will cause the rate of reaction to increase by a factor of eight ?
(A) [A]=[A]:[B]=2[B]

(B) [A]=2[A]:[B]=4[B]

(C) [A]=[A]:[B]=4[B]

(D) [A]=4[A]:[B]=[B]

46. The following facts are available

2A + B2 2B + A2 2C +B2 Noreaction2D + A2 2A+ D2
Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?
(A) E C - /C2 > E B - /B2 > E A- / A2 > E D- /D2

(B)

< E

(C)

(D)

> E

C - /C2

< E

B - /B2

> E

A - / A2

> E

D- /D2

C - /C2
C - / C2

B - / B2
B - / B2

< E

A - / A2

< E

< E

A- / A2

D - /D2

< E

D - /D2

47. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

(A) La(OH)3 islessbasicthanLu(OH)3.
(B) InlanthanoidseriesionicradiusofLn3+ ionsdecreases.
(C) Laisactuallyanelementoftransitionseriesratherthanlanthanoidseries.
(D) AtomicradiiofZrandHfaresamebecauseoflanthanoidcontraction.
48. When a vapour at atmospheric pressure was gradually heated from 25C its colour was found to
deepenatfirstandthenfadeasthetemperaturewasraisedabove160C.At600C,thevapourwas
almostcolourless,butitscolourdeepenedwhenthepressurewasraisedatthistemperature.The
vapour was
(A) Thebromine

(B) A mixtureofnitrogendioxideanddinitrogentetroxide

(C) Purenitrogendioxide

(D) Puredinitrogentetroxide

49.Thereactivitiesoftheions(I,II,III&IV)inazocouplingreactions(undersimilarconditions)willbe
+

(I)

(A) I<IV<II<III

N2, O2N

(CH3)2N

(II)

(C) III<I<II<IV
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N2, H3C
(III)

(B) I<III<IV<II

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N2, H3CO

N2
(IV)

(D) III<I<IV<II
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50. Aketonereactedwithethylmagnesiumbromide(Grignardreagent)followedbyhydrolysisgavea
productwhich ondehydrationgave an alkene.Thealkene on ozonolysisgavediethyl ketoneand
acetaldehyde.The ketoneis
(A) Dimethylketone

(B) Ethylmethylketone

(C) Diethylketone

(D) Ethylpropylketone

SPACEFORROUGHWORK

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ANSWER KEYS

1.

(B)

2.

(C)

3.

8.

(C)

9.

(B)

15.

(C)

16.

22.

(A)

29.

(A)

4.

(D)

5.

(A)

6.

(D)

7.

(D)

10. (B)

11.

(C)

12.

(B)

13.

(C)

14.

(B)

(B)

17. (D)

18.

(A)

19.

(B)

20.

(C)

21.

(B)

23.

(A)

24. (B)

25.

(B)

26.

(A)

27.

(B)

28.

(D)

(B)

30.

(D)

31. (A)

32.

(A)

33.

(B)

34.

(C)

35.

(A)

36.

(C)

37.

(A)

38. (C)

39.

(D)

40.

(C)

41.

(B)

42.

(B)

43.

(B)

44.

(C)

45. (B)

46.

(B)

47.

(A)

48.

(D)

49.

(D)

50.

(C)