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a. [L]
b. [L]-1
c. [M] [L]-1 [T]-2
1. Total internal reflection is possible when light
rays travel: d. It's a dimensionless quantity
a. air to water b. air to glass 9. The gravitational force between two objects is
c. water to glass d. glass to water F. If masses of both the objects are halved
without altering the distance between them,
2. The maximum velocity of a particle executing
then the gravitational force would become,
simple harmonic motion with amplitude 7mm
a. F/4 b. F/2
is 4.4 m/s. The period of oscillation is:
c. F d. 2F
a. 10s b. 100s
c. 0.1s d. 0.01s 10. Interference can be produced with the help of
two independent sources if the waves coming
3. If the difference between the frequencies of
from them have same:
the tuning forks is n, then number of beats
a. Wavelength b. Time period
produced in two seconds are:
c. Phase d. Amplitude
a. n b. 4n
c. 3n d. 2n 11. Photoelectrons are emitted when visible light
falls on:
4. In a stationary longitudinal wave, nodes are
a. Cesium coated oxidized silver
points of:
b. Potassium
a. minimum pressure variation
c. Sodium
b. minimum pressure
d. Sodium and potassium
c. maximum pressure variation
d. maximum pressure 12. Quantum numbers are used to describe:
a. Proton b. Positron
5. The resolving power of a telescope depends
on: c. Electron d. Nucleus
a. diameter of the objective lens 13. When there is no heat exchange from
b. refractive index of the objective lens surrounding to a system, then the process is
c. the focal length of the objective lens related with:
d. the magnification of the eye-piece a. isothermal b. isobaric
c. adiabatic d. isochoric
6. Transformers are used in:
a. integrated circuits 14. When the amount of work done is 300 J and
b. D.C. circuits only change in internal energy is 100J, then the heat
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c. all the three circuits (repulsive) supplied is:

d. A.C. circuits only a. 150 J b. 200 J
c. 350 J d. 400 J
7. A physical quantity which has direction as
well as magnitude is known as: 15. Which type of radiation changes both the
a. weight b. vector atomic number and mass number of the
emitting atom?
c. scalar d. force
a.  b. 
8. Dimensions of strain: c.  d. X-ray
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16. Which of the following cannot determine the a. 20 N b. 50 N

state of a thermodynamic system? c. 60 N d. 30 N
a. any one of pressure, volume or temperature
25. If a person can throw a ball to the maximum
b. volume and temperature
height of 10m. How far he can throw that ball:
c. temperature and pressure
a. 10 m b. 10 2 m
d. pressure and volume
c. 20 m d. 20 2 m
17. Magnetism in magnetic substances is caused
by: 26. Ideal voltmeter has:
a. Spin motion of electron a. Zero resistance
b. Orbital motion of electron b. Maximum resistance
c. Orientation of electron c. Minimum resistance
d. Movement of electron d. Infinite resistance

18. The minimum number of unequal coplanar 27. Pitch depends upon:
vector to give zero resultant is: a. Frequency b. Periodicity and regularity
a. 2 b. 3 c. No. of overtones d. Regularity
c. 4 d. 5 28. Fog drop is suspended in air which is balanced
19. While turning of vehicles, our body is pushed by:
towards outer side due to: a. Force of gravity b. Upthrust of air
a. Normal reaction of tyre c. Surface tension d. None
b. Frictional force 29. In case of bar magnet:
c. Lack of centripetal force a. Magnetic field originates from N to S
d. Viscous force b. It forms closed curves
20. Moment of Inertia depends on: c. Field originates from middle of the bar magnet
a. Torque d. It's field originates like that of mono pole
b. Axis of rotation 30. An object is placed at a distance of 40 cm from
c. Angular acceleration a concave mirror of focal length 15 cm. If the
d. Angular velocity object is displaced through a distance of 20 cm
towards the mirror, the displacement of the
21. Capacitor is used to store the charge. This
image will be:
phenomenon is called as:
a. 36cm towards the mirror
a. Mutual inductance b. Inductance
b. 36 cm away from the mirror
c. Resistance d. Capacitance
c. 30 cm away from the mirror
22. A capacitor, ‘C’ initially connected to the d. 30 cm towards from the mirror
battery, is charged to voltage, ‘V’ and is
disconnected. Now a similar capacitor with
zero potential is connected to parallel. The
electrostatic energy: 31. Which of the following aldehydes, used alone,
a. Remains same b. Reduces by a factor of 2 will undergo an aldol reaction?
c. Doubles d. Quadruples a. Propenal, CH2 = CHCHO
b. Butanal, CH3(CH2)2CHO
23. The gravitational force between two masses, if
their distance is doubled keeping mass same c. Formaldehyde, CH2O
becomes: d. Benzaldehyde, C6H5CHO
a. Doubles b. Quadruples 32. Hematite is an ore of:
c. Halved d. Reduced to quarter a. Tin b. Iron
24. A body of Mass 5 kg is whirled in radius of c. Copper d. Aluminum
circle of 1 m with angular velocity 2 rads–1. The 33. Number of bonding pairs of electrons in water
centripetal force acting on it is: H2O is:
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a. 4 b. 2 44. To distinguish among primary, secondary and
c. 3 d. 1 tertiary alcohols, one would use the following
experimental method
34. Particles in solids have,
a. Lucas test b. Sandmeyer reaction
a. least energy b. lesser energy
c. Tollens reagent d. Wittig reaction
c. greatest energy d. greatest distances
45. Diethyl ether is soluble in:
35. The best conductor is:
a. Water b. Ethanol
a. Silver b. Gold
c. Conc. KOH d. Conc. H2SO4
c. Copper d. Aluminium
46. Which of the following 0.10 M aqueous
36. Which are formed by Rosenmund reduction?
solutions has the highest pH?
a. Ketone b. Ether
a. HNO3 b. KHCO3
c. Aldehyde d. Alcohol
c. NaI d. NH4I
37. In a redox reaction, the reducing agent,
47. The type of precipitate that is most difficult to
a. gains electrons and is oxidized filter in quantitative analysis is:
b. gains electrons and reduced a. Insoluble b. Gelatinous
c. loses electrons and is oxidized c. Curdy d. Crystalline
d. loses electrons and is reduced
48. The increasing vapour pressure caused by
38. Which of the following metals adsorb heating a liquid is due to:
hydrogen? a. increasing potential energy of molecules
a. Al b. K b. increasing kinetic energy of molecules
c. Pd d. Zn c. increased intermolecular interactions
39. Which of the following elements is not a d. decreasing surface tension
component of wood's metal?
49. The polymer Teflon is obtained by
a. Bismuth b. Cadmium polymerization of:
c. Lead d. Titanium a. Phenol and formaldehyde
40. Which one of the following compound reacts b. Tetrafluoroethane
most rapidly with water? c. Tetrafluoroethene
a. CH3CN b. CH3COCI d. Tetrafluoromethane
c. CH3CONH2 d. CH3COOCH
50. An alloy of Zn and Cu is dissolved in dil. HCl.
41. The product formed when hydroxylamine Hydrogen gas is evolved. In this evolution of
condenses with a carbonyl compound is called: gas:
a. Oxime b. Hydrazone a. only zinc reacts with dil. HCl
c. Hydrazine d. Hydrazide b. only copper reacts with dil. HCl
c. only copper reacts with dil. HCl
42. Silver object tarnish slowly and become black.
This it due to the formation of: d. both zinc and copper react with dil. HCl
a. Ag2O b. Ag2O and Ag2S 51. The calcium ion is isoelectronic with:
c. Ag2S d. AgCN a. Mg b. Kr
43. Why does the rate of a gaseous reaction c. K d. Ar
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increase when the pressure is increased at a 52. What concentration of NaCl finally results
constant temperature? from the mixture of 2 litre of 4 M NaCl with 3
a. There are more frequent collisions between litre of 1.5 M NaCl and sufficient water to
particles dilute the solution to 10 litre:
b. The particles move faster a. 4.10 M b. 1.25 M
c. The particles have more space in which to move c. 2.05 M d. 2.75 M
d. More particles have energy that exceeds the
activation energy
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53. What pressure would be required to compress 62. The complex of sugar polymers and proteins
1.00 mole of oxygen into a 5.00 l container held which are patchily distributed on the plasma
at 100° C? membranes of animal cells is called:
a. 12.24 atm b. 1.64 atm a. chitin b. cellulose
c. 6.12 atm d. 3.76 atm c. glycocalyx d. cytoskeleton
54. Which of the following concentration measure 63. What will be the codons in m-RNA if the DNA
changes as the temperature of a solution codes are ATG-CAG?
changes? a. UCA–TUA b. TCA–GTC
a. Mass percentage b. Molality c. TAC–GTC d. UAC–GUC
c. Mole fraction d. Molarity
64. Which of the following is not a form of asexual
55. Which of the following is a general gas reproduction in plants?
equation? a. Layering b. Grafting
a. PV= nRT b. PV = C c. Runners d. Pollination
c. P = KiRT d. PV = mRT
65. The number of ATP produced when a
56. The high equivalent weight are used in molecule of glucose undergoes fermentation is
primary standard solution because a. 38 b. 36
a. Weighing error is minimum c. 4 d. 2
b. It is easier to purify
66. An example of ex-situ conservation is:
c. Hygroscopic constant
a. wildlife Sanctuary b. seed bank
d. Stoichiometric coefficient becomes 1:1 ratio
c. sacred groves d. national parks
57. Phenolphthalein with excess of alkali gives:
67. The enzymes of glycolysis are located in the:
a. Pink b. Colourless
a. Cytoplasm b. Lysosomes
c. Red d. Yellow
c. Mitochondrion d. Nucleus
58. Ethene has double bond, hence it is:
68. Which of the following give rise to the cork
a. Saturated b. Unsaturated tissue?
c. Paraffin d. Alcoholic nature a. Periblem b. Periderm
59. The best yield of (CH3)3 –C-O-CH3 is carried out c. Phelloderm d. Phellogen
by:
69. The lateral meristem in plant is responsible
a. CH3OH + (CH3)3C-OH for:
b. CH3Br + (CH3)3C-ONa a. exponential growth
c. (CH3)3CBr + CH3ONa b. growth in elongation
d. CH3ONa + (CH3)3C-ONa c. primary growth
60. Which of the salts below will produce an d. secondary growth
alkaline solution when dissolved in water?
70. Which of the following absorb light energy for
a. NH4Cl b. Na2CO3 photosynthesis?
c. NaNO3 d. NaCl a. ATP b. Chlorophyll
c. NADPH2 d. RuBP
71. Cancer causing genes are called:
61. Symplastic movement of water takes place a. Recons b. Oncogenes
through: c. Mutons d. Operons
a. the plasmodesmata
b. the endodermis 72. Respiration in lichens takes place by:
c. the cell wall a. Cephaleium b. Isidium
d. the casparian strips c. Soredia d. Cyphella
73. The type of ribosomes found in prokaryotic
cells are:
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a. 100s b. 60s c. Platypus d. Java ape man
c. 80s d. 70s
85. Which of the following is the correct pathway
74. Mucor and Rhizopus belong to: for propagation of cardiac impulse?
a. Zygomycota b. Basidomycota a. SA node → AV node → Bundle of His → Purkinje
c. Deuteromycota d. Ascomycota fibers
b. AV node → Bundle of His → SA node → Purkinje
75. Callus is:
fibers
a. Tissue that forms embryo
c. SA node → Purkinje fibers → AV node → Bundle
b. Somatic hybrid of His
c. Unorganized parenchymatous mass d. Purkinje fibers → AV node → SA node → Bundle
d. Tissue that grows to form embryoid of His
76. Transfer of genetic information from a 86. Excretory system in Mollusca is characterized
molecule of DNA into mRNA is known as: by:
a. Transcription b. Translation a. Cutaneous b. Flame cells
c. Replication d. Transduction c. Kidneys d. Nephridia
77. Bacteria lacks: 87. Free living Platyhelminthes forms belong to
a. Endoplasmic reticulum the class
b. DNA a. Turbellaria b. Trematoda
c. Cell- membrane c. Nematoda d. Cestoda
d. Cell- wall
88. Miller and Urey performed an experiment to
78. Root helps photosynthesis in: process origins of life. They used NH3 and H2
a. Hydrilla b. Orchids along with:
c. Drosera d. Asparagus a. CH4 and N3 b. CO2 and N3
79. Flowers which never opens is: c. H2O and CH4 d. N2 and H2O
a. Unisexual b. Bisexual 89. Animals with four chambered stomach
c. Chasmogamous d. Cleistogamous designed for coarse plant materials are referred
as:
80. The most striking example of point mutation
a. Browsers b. Grassers
is:
c. Herbivores d. Ruminants
a. Thalassemia b. Sickle-cell anaemia
c. Colour blindness d. Haemophila 90. Study of fish is called as:
a. Ornithology b. Limnology
c. Ichthyology d. Herpetology

81. An example of diploblastic animal is: 91. Center of balance in the brain is:
a. Jelly Fish b. Gold Fish a. Cerebellum b. Cerebral hemisphere
c. Star Fish d. Silver Fish c. Diencephalon d. Medulla Oblongata

82. A process that helps arthropods to grow: 92. Vaccines produced by recombinant DNA
a. Morphogenesis b. Lyses technology are known as:
c. Homeostasis d. Ecdysis a. 4th generation DNA b. 3rd generation
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c. 2nd generation d. 1st generation

83. Stage of plasmodium injected by mosquito to
human is: 93. Larva respires by:
a. Sporozoite b. oocyte a. Gills b. a pairs of spiracles
c. Merozoite d. Ookinete c. Air fluid d. General body surface

84. A connective link between reptiles and birds 94. Gastrulation is:
is: a. Differentiation of cells
a. Whale b. Archaeopteryx b. Division of cells
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c. Reorientation of cells
d. Reorganization of cell
95. FSH is secreted by:
a. Anterior pituitary b. Thymus
c. Parathyroid d. Posterior pituitary
96. In earthworm, fertilization occurs in:
a. Soil b. Coon
c. Oviduct d. Ootheca
97. The 16-celled stage is called as:
a. Morula b. Blastula
c. Gastrula d. Blastomere
98. The competent vector of dengue is:
a. Anopheles b. Culex
c. Aedes aegypticus d. Housefly
99. Paneth cells are found in:
a. Crypts of Lieberkuhn b. Pancreas
c. Stomach d. Rectum
100. The egg in which yolk is present at one end is:
a. Microlecithal b. Macrolecithal
c. Homolecithal d. Telolecithal
1. d 2.d 3.d 4.c 5.a 6. d 7. b 8.d 9.a 10.c
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
d c c d a a a c c b
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
d b d a c d a b b b
31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
b b b a a c c c d b
41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
a c a a d b b b c a
51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
d b c d d a b b b b
61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
a c d d d b a d d b
71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80.
b d d a c a a b d b
81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90.
a d a b a c a c d c
91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100.
a c a d a d a c a d