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ENTRANCE EXAM - JEE MAIN

JEE MAINS QS1
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 300

Chemistry
1. Positive deviation from ideal behaviour takes place because of [4]
pV
a) finite size of atoms and <1 b) molecular interaction between atom
nRT
pV
and nRT
<1
pV
c) finite size of atoms and >1 d) molecular interaction between atom
nRT
pV
and nRT
>1
2. The quantum number of four electrons are given below: [4]
1
I. n = 4, l = 2,ml = - 2, ms = − 2
1
II. n = 3,l = 2, ml = 1, ms = + 2
1
III. n = 4, l = 1,ml = 0, ms = + 2
1
IV. n = 3, l = 1,ml = 1, ms = − 2

The correct order of their increasing energies will be

a) IV < II < III < I b) IV < III < II < I

c) I < II < III < IV d) I < III < II < IV

3. In the compound CH2 = C H — CH2 — CH2— C ≡ CH, the C2— C3 bonds is of [4]

a) sp-sp3 b) sp3-sp3

c) sp-sp2 d) sp2-sp3

4. For silver, Cp(JK-1 mol-1) = 23 + 0.01 T. If the temperature (T) of 3 moles of silver is raised from [4]

300 K to 1000 K at 1 atm pressure, the value of ΔH will be close to

a) 62 kJ b) 13 kJ

c) 21 kJ d) 16 kJ

5. The boiling point elevation constant for benzene is 2.57∘ C/m. The boiling point of benzene is [4]

81∘ C. Determine the boiling point of the solution formed when 10 g of C4H12 is dissolved in 20

g benzene.

a) 71.46 b) 88.14

c) 85.76 d) 7.14
6. In the cell, [4]
Pt(s) |H2 (g,1 bar) | HCl | (aq)| AgCl(s)| Ag(s)|Pt(s)

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 the cell potential is 0.92 V when a 10-6 molal HCl solution is used. The standard electrode
potential of (AgCl/ Ag,Cl-) electrode is { Given, 
2.303RT
= 0.06V at 298K}
F

a) 0.20 V b) 0.94 V

c) 0.40 V d) 0.76 V
3
7. Consider a first order decomposition process A3 → A2 . A plot of concentration of A3 and A2 [4]
2

versus time is shown below. At time tA percentage of reactant decomposed is

a) 50% b) 30%

c) 40% d) 75%
8. On moving from left to right across a period in the table the metallic character [4]

a) Remains constant b) First increases and then decreases

c) Increases d) Decreases
9. The Mond process is used for the [4]

a) extraction of Zn b) purification of Zr and Ti

c) extraction of Mo d) purification of Ni
10. The alloy used in the construction of aircrafts is [4]

a) Mg-Mn b) Mg-Sn

c) Mg-Zn d) Mg-Al
11. A gas that cannot be collected over water is [4]

a) N2 b) PH3

c) O2 d) SO2

12. Mn2+ can be converted into Mn7+ by reacting with [4]

a) PbO2 b) Cl2

c) SO2 d) SnCl2

13. The reaction of zinc with dilute and concentrated nitric acid, respectively, produce [4]

a) NO2 and NO b) NO2 and N2O

c) NO and N2O d) N2O and NO2

14. The number of geometric isomers that can exist for square planar [Pt(Cl)(py)(NH3)(NH2OH)]+ [4]

is (py = pyridine).

a) 6 b) 3

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 c) 4 d) 2
15. What is the decreasing order of strength of the bases? [4]
− − − −
OH , NH ,H − C ≡ C and C H3 − CH
2 2

− − − − − −
a) b)
− −
OH > NH > H− C ≡ C > CH3 − CH
CH3 − CH > NH > H− C ≡ C > OH
2 2 2 2

− − − − −
c) H− C ≡ C > C H3 − CH
2
> NH
−
2
d)
> ONH
H
−−
2
> H− C ≡ C > OH > CH3 − CH
2

16. Which of the following is not a correct method of the preparation of benzylamine from [4]
cyanobenzene?

a) (i) HCl/ H2O (ii) NaBH4 b) H2/Ni

c) (i) LiAlH4 (ii) H3O+ d) (i) SnCl2 + HCl(gas) (ii) NaBH4

17. Wash and wear clothes are manufactured using [4]

a) Wool fibres b) Cotton mixed with nylon

c) Nylon fibres d) Terylene fibres

18. DNA multiplication is called [4]

a) Replication b) Transduction

c) Transcription d) Translation
19. An example of a psychedelic agent is [4]

a) TNT b) DNA

c) LSD d) DDT
20. The correct match between item I and item II is [4]

Item I Item II
(Compound) (Reagent)

(A) Lysine (P) 1-naphthol

(B) Furfural (Q) Ninhydrin

(C) Benzyl alcohol (R) KMnO4

(D) Styrene (S) Ceric ammonium nitrate

a) A B C D b) A B C D

R P Q S Q P R S

c) A B C D d) A B C D

Q P S R Q R S P

21. An ideal gas is allowed to expand from 1 L to 10 L against a constant external pressure of 1 [4]
bar. The work done in kJ is _________.
22. Total ________ electrons in an atom can have n = 3, l = 2, m = +2. [4]

23. Experimentally it was found that a metal oxide has formula M0.98O. Metal M, present as M2+ [4]

and M3+ in its oxide. Fraction of the metal which exists as M3+ would be ________ %.

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24. The equilibrium constant Kc for the gaseous phase reaction at 523 K: [4]

PCl3 + Cl2 ⇌ PCl5, is 24.15 litre mol-1.

At 523 K, Kp is ________ atm-1.

25. The ________ g mass of MnO2 will be completely oxidised by 30 mL of 0.1N H2C2O4 in acid [4]

medium.
Physics
26. A man throws balls with the same speed vertically upwards one after the other at an interval [4]
of 2 seconds. What should be the speed of the throw so that more than two balls are in the sky

at any time (Given g = 9.8 m/s2)

a) More than 19.6 m/s b) Only with speed 19.6 m/s

c) At least 0.8 m/s d) Any speed less than 19.6 m/s

27. Given in the figure are two blocks A and B of weight 20 N and 100 N, respectively. These are [4]
being pressed against a wall by a force F as shown in figure. If the coefficient of friction
between the blocks is 0.1 and between block B and the wall is 0.15, the frictional force applied
by the wall in block B is

a) 80 N b) 120 N

c) 150 N d) 100 N

28. A force acts on a 2 kg object, so that its position is given as a function of time as x = 3t2 + 5. [4]

What is the work done by this force in first 5 seconds?

a) 875 J b) 850 J

c) 950 J d) 900 J
29. Two solid cylinders P and Q of the same mass and same radius start rolling down a fixed [4]
inclined plane from the same height at the same time. Cylinder P has most of its mass
concentrated near its surface, while Q has most of its mass concentrated near the axis. Which
statement(s) is(are) correct?

a) Both cylinders reach the ground with b) Both cylinders P and Q reach the
same translational kinetic energy ground at the same time

c) Cylinder P has larger linear d) Cylinder Q reaches the ground with

acceleration than cylinder Q larger angular speed
30. A mass m supported by a massless string wound around a uniform hollow cylinder of mass m [4]
and radius R. If the string does not slip on the cylinder, with what acceleration will the mass

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 fall on release?

a) 2g /3 b) 5g /6

c) g d) g / 2
31. A satellite is revolving in a circular orbit at a height h from the earth surface such that h << R, [4]
where R is the radius of the earth. Assuming that the effect of earth’s atmosphere can be
neglected the minimum increase in the speed required so that the satellite could escape from
the gravitational field of earth is
−
−− – −−−
−
a) √gR (√2 − 1) b) √2gR

−
−− −
−−
c) √gR d) √
gR

32. A long cylindrical vessel is half-filled with a liquid. When the vessel is rotated about its own [4]
vertical axis, the liquid rises up near the wall. If the radius of the vessel is 5 cm and its
rotational speed is 2 rotations per second, then the difference in the heights between the
centre and the sides (in cm) will be

a) 0.1 b) 1.2

c) 2.0 d) 0.4
33. An external pressure p is applied on a cube at 0°C so that it is equally compressed from all [4]
sides. K is the bulk modulus of the material of the cube and α is its coefficient of linear
expansion. Suppose we want to bring the cube to its original size by heating. The temperature
should be raised by
p 3α
a) b)
3αK pK

p
c) 3pK α d)
αK

34. Three rods of copper, brass and steel are welded together to form a Y-shaped structure. Area [4]

of cross-section of each rod is 4 cm2. End of copper rod is maintained at 100°C whereas ends of
brass and steel are kept at 0°C. Lengths of the copper, brass and steel rods are 46, 13 and 12 cm
respectively.
The rods are thermally insulated from surroundings except at ends. Thermal conductivities of
copper, brass and steel are 0.92, 0.26 and 0.12 in CGS units, respectively. Rate of heat flow
through copper rod is

a) 4.8 cal/s b) 1.2 cal/s

c) 6.0 cal/s d) 2.4 cal/s

35. The number density of molecules of a gas depends on their distance r from the origin as, [4]

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n(r) = no e
−αr
.Then, the total number of molecules is proportional to

a) noα-3 b) noα1/4

−− 1/2
c) n α-3/4 d) √n0 α
o

36. An observer is moving with half the speed of light towards a stationary microwave source [4]
emitting waves at frequency 10 GHz. What is the frequency of the microwave measured by

the observer? (speed of light = 3 × 108 ms-1)

a) 12.1 GHz b) 10.1 GHz

c) 17.3 GHz d) 15.3 GHz

37. A string of length 1 m and mass 5 g is fixed at both ends. The tension in the string is 8.0 N. The [4]
string is set into vibration using an external vibrator of frequency 100 Hz. The separation
between successive nodes on the string is close to

a) 33.3 cm b) 16.6 cm

c) 10.0 cm d) 20.0 cm
38. A circuit is connected as shown in the figure with the switch S open. When the switch is [4]
closed, the total amount of charge that flows from Y to X is

a) 27 μC b) 81 μC

c) 54 μC d) zero
39. A moving coil galvanometer of resistance 100 Ω is used as an ammeter using a resistance 0.1 [4]
Ω . The maximum deflection current in the galvanometer is 100 μA. Find the current in the
circuit, so that the ammeter shows maximum deflection.

a) 100.1 mA b) 1000.1 mA

c) 10.01 mA d) 1.01 mA
40. The magnetic field lines due to a bar magnet are correctly shown in [4]

a) b)

c) d)

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41. An infinitely long cylinder is kept parallel to a uniform magnetic field B directed along [4]
positive Z-axis. The direction of induced current as seen from the Z-axis will be

a) Anti-clockwise of the +ve Z-axis b) Along the magnetic field

c) Clockwise of the +ve Z-axis d) Zero

a1
42. In an interference experiment, the ratio of amplitudes of coherent waves is . The ratio [4]
1
=
a2 3

of maximum and minimum intensities of fringes will be

a) 2 b) 9

c) 18 d) 4
43. A concave mirror has radius of curvature of 40 cm. It is at the bottom of a glass that has water [4]
filled up to 5 cm (see figure). If a small particle is floating on the surface of water, its image as
seen, from directly above the glass, is at a distance d from the surface of water. The value of d
is close to [Refractive index of water = 1.33]

a) 13.4 cm b) 6.7 cm

c) 8.8 cm d) 11.7 cm
44. Two radioactive substances A and B have decay constants 5 λ and λ, respectively. At t = 0, a [4]
sample has the same number of the two nuclei. The time taken for the ratio of the number of
1 2
nuclei to become ( e ) will be

a) 2/λ b) 1/4λ

c) 1/2λ d) 1/λ
45. For a given plate voltage, the plate current in a triode valve is maximum when the potential of [4]

a) the grid is positive and plate is b) the grid is negative and plate is
positive positive

c) the grid is positive and plate is d) the grid is zero and plate is positive

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46. A man pushes a wall and fails to displace it, then the work done is ________. [4]
47. A wall consists of alternating blocks with a length d and coefficient of thermal conductivity λ1 [4]
= 2 W/mK and λ2 = 4 W/mK. The cross-sectional areas of the blocks are the same. Find the
coefficient of thermal conductivity of the wall (in W/mK).

48. Find the potential difference between points P and Q in the circuit shown in figure. [4]

49. An electric bulb illuminates a plane surface. The intensity of illumination on the surface at a [4]
point 2 m away from the bulb is 5 x 10-4 phot (lumen/cm2). The line joining the bulb to the
point makes an angle 60° with the normal to the surface. The intensity of the bulb (in candela)
is:
50. The root mean square velocity of the molecules of a gas is 1260 m/s. The average speed of the [4]
molecules is ________ ms-1.
Mathematics
51. The value of tan [cos−1 ( 4
) + tan
−1
(
2
)] is [4]
5 3

16 17
a) b)
7 6

6
c) None of these d)
17

52. If f : [1, ∞) → [2, ∞) is given by f (x) = x +

1
then f-1 equals [4]
x

−−−−−
a) x− √x2 −4
b) 1 + √x2 − 4
2

c) d)
x x+ √x2 −4
2
1+x
2

1
53. Let a,b,c be non-zero real numbers such that ∫0 (1 + cos
8 2
x) (ax + bx + c) dx [4]
2
= ∫0 (1 + cos
8 2
x) (ax + bx + c) dx Then, the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has

a) Two imaginary roots b) Atleast one root in (1, 2)

c) No root in (0, 2) d) A double root in (0, 2)

2+3i sin θ
54. A value of θ for which is purely imaginary, is [4]
1−2i sin θ

a) b)
π √3
−1
3 sin ( )
4

c) d)
π
−1 1
6 sin ( )
√3

[4]

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 –
√3/2 1/2 1 1
55. If P = [ – ], A = [ ] and Q = PAPT, then PTQ2005P is
−1/2 √3/2 0 1

a) 1 2005 b) 1 2005
[ ] [ ]
0 1 2005 1

c) 1 0 d) 1 0
[ ] [ ]
0 1 2005 1

56. The number of four-digit numbers strictly greater than 4321 that can be formed using the [4]
digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (repetition of digits is allowed) is

a) 288 b) 360

c) 310 d) 306
m
10 20 p [4]
57. The sum ∑( )( ) ,  where  ( ) = 0 if p > q, is maximum when m is equal to
i=0 i m− i q

a) 15 b) 10

c) 5 d) 20
58. Consider an infinite geometric series with first term a and common ratio r. If its sum is 4 and [4]
the second term is 3/4, then

a) a = 3, r = b) a = 2, r =
1 3

4 8

c) a = ,r= d) a = ,r=
4 3 3 1

7 7 2 2

59. If a, b and c be three distinct real numbers in GP and a + b + c = xb, then x cannot be [4]

a) -2 b) -3

c) 2 d) 4

60. The normal to the curve x2 + 2xy - 3y2 = 0 at (1,1) [4]

a) Meets in the curve again the second b) Meets the curve again in the third
quadrant quadrant

c) Meets the curve again in the fourth d) Does not meet the curve again
quadrant
61. Let f and g be increasing and decreasing functions respectively from [0, ∞) to [0, ∞) and h(x) [4]
= f{g(x)}. If h(0) = 0, then h(x) - h(1) is

a) Always positive b) Strictly increasing

c) Always negative d) None of these

62. Let K be the set of all real values of x, where the function f(x) = sin |x| - |x| + 2(x - n) cos |x| [4]
is not differentiable. Then, the set K is equal to

a) {π } b) {0}

c) ϕ (an empty set) d) {0, π }

0
63. The value of ∫−2 [x
3 2
+ 3x + 3x + 3 + (x + 1) cos(x + 1)] dx is [4]

a) 3 b) 0

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x −x

[4]
e e
64. If I = ∫ 4x 2x
dx, J = ∫ −4x −2x
dx . Then, for an arbitrary constant c, the value of J - I
e +e +1 e +e +1

equals
2x x 2x x

a) 1
log
∣ e + e +1
∣
+ c b) 1
log
∣ e − e +1 ∣
+ C
2 ∣ e
2x
− e +1 ∣
x
2 ∣ e
2x x
+ e +1 ∣
4x 2x 4x 2x

c) 1
log
∣ e +e ∣
+ c
+1
d) 1
log
∣ e −e +1 ∣
+ c
2 ∣ e4x − e2x +1 ∣ 2 ∣ e4x + e2x +1 ∣

65. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation, (x2 + 1)2
dy
+ 2x(x2 + 1)y = 1 such that [4]
dx
−
− π
y(0) = 0. If √a y(1) =
32
, then the value of a is
1
a) b) 1
4

1 1
c) 2
d) 16

y−2
[4]
x+2 z+1
66. The plane passing through the point (4,-1,2) and parallel to the lines 3
=
−1
=
2
and
x−2 y−3 z−4
= = also passes through the point
1 2 3

a) ( 1, 1, - 1) b) ( -1, -1, 1)

c) (1, 1, 1) d) (-1, -1, -1)

67. If the vectors a,⃗  b ⃗ and c ⃗ from the sides BC, CA and AB respectively of a △ABC, then [4]

a) ⃗  ⃗ 
a⃗ ⋅ b + b ⋅ c ⃗ + c ⃗ ⋅ a⃗ = 0 b) ⃗  ⃗ 
a⃗ × b = b × c ⃗ = c ⃗ × a⃗ 

c) ⃗  ⃗ 
a⃗ × b + b × c ⃗ + c ⃗ × a⃗ = 0 d) ⃗  ⃗ 
a⃗ ⋅ b = b ⋅ c ⃗ = c ⃗ ⋅ a⃗ 

68. A signal which can be green or red with probability and respectively, is received by [4]
4 1

5 5

station A and then transmitted to station B. The probability of each station receiving the signal
correctly is 3
. If the signal received at station B is green, then the probability that the original
4

signal green is

a) 9
b) 3

20 5

c) 6
d) 20

7 23

69. Let a vertical tower AB have its end A on the level ground. Let C be the mid-point of AB and P [4]
be a point on the ground such that AP = 2 AB. If ∠BP C = β , then tan β is equal to

a) 1
b) 4

4 9

c) d)
2 6

9 7

70. All x satisfying the inequality (cot-1 x)2 - 7(cot-1 x) + 10 > 0, lie in the interval [4]

a) (−∞, cot 5) ∪ (cot 2, ∞) b) (cot 5, cot 4)

c) (−∞, cot 5) ∪ (cot 4, cot 2) d) (cot 2, ∞)

71. Let Tn be the number of all possible triangles formed by joining vertices of an n-sided regular [4]

polygon. If Tn+1 - Tn = 10, then the value of n is ________.

72. The trigonometric equation 4 cos2 x + tan2 x + cot2 x + sec2 x = 6 in [0, 2π ] has ________ number [4]
of solutions.

73. The number of points in (−∞, ∞) for which x2 - x sin x - cos x = 0, is _______. [4]
74. The sum of the coefficients of all even degree terms is x in the expansion of [4]

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 −−−−− −−−−−
3 6 3 6
(x + √x − 1 ) + (x − √x − 1 ) , (x > 1) is equal to ________.
n

75. The smallest positive integer n for which (

1+i
) = 1 , is ________. [4]
1−i

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