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1. For skywave propagation of a 10 Ml-lz signal,what should be the minimum electron density inionosphere?(a) - 1.2 x !Olc m:"(c) - 10'" m-.l

(b) - 10(' m-.1(d) 1021 111-3.

2. Which of the following logic gates is an universalgate?(a) OR(c) AND

(b) NOT(d) NAND.

3. What should be the maximum acceptance angleat the air-core interface of an optical fibre if III

and 112 are the refractive indices of the core andthe cladding, respectively?

4.

. -I I ~ ~Sill 'If fli - - /12-

[tan -I!!!.] I1/2 i

A conducting ring of radius I meter is placed in 1

an uniform magnetic field B 01'0.0 I tesla oscillating iwith frequency 100 Hz with its plane at right angle I'

to B. What will be the induced electric field?(a) 1t volts/m (b) 2 volts/rn(e) 10 volts/m (d) 62 volts/m. IConsider ::lllll-P-ll transistor amplifier in common- ,i,1

emitter con figuration. The current gain of thetransistor is 100. If the collector current cha~ges Ill.by I m A, what will be the change in emitter I

(b)

(d)

5.

current?(a) 1.lmA(c) 0.01 Illf\

(b) 1.0 I 111/\(d) 10 mAo

(a) 5 em(c) 1 Clll

Max. Marks : 200(b) 10 em(d) 2 ern.

7. The ground state energy of hydrogen atom is--13.6 eV, What is the potential energy of the .'electron in this state?(a) 0 eV(c) I cV

(b) --27.2 cV(d) 2 «v.

8. Solid targets of different clements arc bombardedby highly energetic electron beams. The frequency(n of the characteristic X-rays emitted fromdifferent targets varies with atomic number Z as

(a) /xJZ(c) for. Z

(b) I 0<: Z2(d) f= Zlil.

9. Two infinitely long parallel conducting plateshaving surface charge densities +(J and -(J

respectively, arc separated by a small distance.The medium between the plates is vacuum. If' s.,is the dielectric permittivity of vacuum, then theelectric field in the region between the plates is(a) 0 volt/meter (b) 0/2£0 volt/meter(c) a/fo volt/meter (d) 2a/Eo volt/meter.

to. fn a semiconducting material the mobilities ofelectrons and holes arc ~L,.and ~l" respectively.Which of the following is true?(a) ~l,. > ~lll (b) ~t< < )1"

(c) ~l,. = u, (d) u, < () : ~lll > O.

The magnetic moment (u) of a revolving electronaround the nucleus varies with principal quantumnumber II as(a) ~t ex; n(c) ~l cc /I"

(b) ~l ox lIl1(d) ~l c»: I/II~.

6. A telescope has an objective lens offocal length 12. A radioactive material has a half-life of 10 Clays,200 em and an eye piece with focal length 2 CIllo

f f this telescope is used to sec a 50 meter tallbuilding at a distance of2 kill, what is the height iof the image of the building formed by the objective '1lens?

What fraction of the material would remain after30 days?(a) 0.5(c) 0.125

(b) 0.25(d) o.:n

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13. According to Hubble's law, the redshift (ib) of areceding galaxy and its distance r from earth arerelated as(a) ib ex; r(c) ib cc l/r2

(b) ib oc l/r(d) ib cc 1312•

14. When exposed to sunlight, thin films of oil onwater often exhibit brilliant colours due to thephenomenon of(a) interference(c) dispersion

(b) diffraction(d) polarisation.

15. "Parsec" is the unit of(a) time(c) frequency

(b) distance(d) angular acceleration.

16. The voltage gain of the following amplifier isIOOkn

rv_r- -

(a) 10(c) 1000

17. A 50 Hz a.c.source of20volts isconnectedacross Rand

(b) 100(d) 9.9

C as shownin figure. The voltage across R is 12 volt. Thevoltage across C is

',(a)8Y (b)16Y(c) 10 Y(d) not possible to determine unless values of R

and C are given.

18. In the figuregiven, the 6

4posi t io n-t irn e X(m)

2graph of a 26.particle of mass 2 4 6

0.1 kg is shown.I (seconds)

The impulse at f = 2 sec is(a) 0.2 kg m sec " (b) - 0.2 kg m sec:"(c) 0.1 kg m sec? (d) ...,OA kg m sec'".

19. The pressure exerted by.an electromagnetic waveof intensity J (watt/m-) on a nonreflecting surfaceis [e is the velocity of light](a) Ie (b) lc2

(c) I/e (d) J/e2.

20. A block of mass 10 kg is moving in x-directionwith a constant speed of 10m/sec. It is subjectedto a retarding force F= - O.lx joule/meter duringits travel from x = 20 meter to x = 30 meter. Itsfinal kinetic energy will be(a) 475 joule (b) 450 joule(c) 275 joule (d) 250 joule.

21. Energy required to break one bond in DNA IS

approximately(a) - I eY(c) - 0.01 eY

(b) - 0.1 eY(d) - 2.1 eV.

22. The condition for a uniform spherical mass III ofradius r to be a black hole is [G = gravitationalconstant and g '" acceleration due to gravity]

(2Gm)"!(a) -- S;C

r

(2Gm)112

(c) -- ~cr

(2gm)lf2

(b) - =cr

('gm)112

(d) - ;:;:C,.23. Which of the following is an amorphous solid?

(a) glass (b) diamond(c) salt (d) sugar.

For a constant hydraulic stress on an object, thefractional change in the object's volume (6.1'110and its bulk modulus (B) are related as

(a) 6Voc;B (b) t,.Voc;_!_V 1/ B

24.

(d) LlV oc B-2V

25. Which of the following functions represents asimple harmonic oscillation?(a) sinw/ - COSWf (b) sin2w((c) sino» + sin2w/ (d) sinw/ - sin2w/.

In case oflinearly polarised light, the magnitudeof the electric field vector(a) does not change with time(b) varies periodically with time(c) increases and decreases linearly with time(d) is parallel to the direction of propagation.

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27. The circuitshown belowacts as(a) tuned filter input(b) low pass

filter(c) high pass filter (d) rectifier.

28. For ensuringdissipation ofsame energyin all threeresistors(R» R2, R})connected asshown in figure, their values must be related as(a) R. = R2 = RJ (b) R2=RJandR. =4R2

(c) R2 = R) and R. = 1/4R2(d) RI = R2 + RJ•

29. The apparent depth of water in cylindrical watertank of diameter 2R ern is reducing at the rate ofx ern/minute when water is being drained out ata constant rate. The amount of water drained inc.c, per minute is (II. = refractive index of air,112 = 'refractive index of water).

2 1

(a).'(ifR "1

(b)xrrR-1I2

"2 TIl

(c)2rcR"1

(d) nR2x.112

30. A candle of diameter d isfloating on a liquid in acylindrical container ofdiameter D (D > > d) asshown in figure. If it isburning at the rate of2 ern/hour then the top of thecandle will(a) remain at the same height(b) fall at the rate of I cmlhour(c) fall at the rate of 2 em/hour(d) go lip at the rate of ) em/hour.

D

31. A given shaped glass tube having uniform crosssection is filled with water and is mounted ona rotatable shaft as shown in figure. If the tubeis rotated with a constant angular velocity to

when

output

(a) water levels in both sections A and B go up ,(b) water level in section A goes up and that ill

B comes down(c) water level in section A comes down and that

in B it goes up(d) water levels remain same in both sections.

32. When a ball is thrown up vertically with velocityYo, it reaches a maximum height of h. If one wishesto triple the maximum height then the ball shouldbe thrown with velocity

(a) fjvo (b) s-,(c) 9vo (d) 3/2 1'(1.

33. A solid sphere isrolling on a ~\./ If\

frictionless l"surface, shownin figure with a translational velocity v m/s. I f itis to climb the inclined surface then v should be

(a) ~ -./I0/7gh

(c) 2gh

(b) ;:: J2gh

(d) 1017 gh,

34. A horizontal platform is rotating with uniformangular velocity around the vertical axis passingthrough its centre. At some instant oftime a viscousfluid of mass m is dropped at the centre and is •allowed to spread out and finally fall. The angularvelocity during this period(a) decreases continuously(b) decreases initially and increases again(c) remains unaltered(d) increases continuously.

A ladder is leaned against a smooth wall and itis allowed to slip on a frictionless t1oor. Whichfigure represents trace of its centre of mass.

35.

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(a),.-t.,'

4:·:~:..'.,:time"__'

(b) ...-:>:f···I ~: ~ ••

timc"__'

(c)

time,.__.

(d)

time .--

'36. A person is standing in an elevator. In which.. situation he finds his weight less?

(a) when the elevator moves upward with constantacceleration.

(b) when the elevator moves downward withconstant acceleration.

(c) when the elevator moves upward with uniformvelocity

(d) when the elevator moves downward withuniform velocity.

::37. A magnet is made toosci Hate with aparticular frequency,passing through acoil as shown in

..f.jgure. The ti mevariation of themagnitude of e.m.f.generated across thecoil during one cycle is

ie.m.f

1--+(a)

ic.m.f

(b)

ic.m.L

(c)

1-'

1--+

ic.m.f.

(d)

38. Two concentric conducting thin spherical shellsA and B having radii f~1 and rn v»> rA) arc chargedto QA and - Q/i (lQ}J1 > IQAI). The electrical fieldalong a line, (passing through the centre is)

v

(a)

v(b)

0 r, Yx-+

v(c)

x~

v(d)

x~39. Dimension of electrical resistance is

(a) MU'r-3A-l (b) ML::'T-3A-2(c) MLJ.JA-2 (d) ML -lLJTJA2.

40. Four point +vecharges of same Q

Qmagnitude (Q) are VI

placed at four·x<:N

corners of a rigid L 4square frame asshown in figure. Theplane of the frame is Qperpendicular to Z- Q Iaxis. If a -ve point

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charge is placed at a distance z away from theabove frame (z < < L) then(a) -ve charge oscillates along the Z-axis(b) it moves away from the frame(c) it moves slowly towards the frame and stays

in the plane of the frame(d) it passes through the frame only once.

Directions for questions 41-60: In each of thefollowingquestions, a statement of Assertion (A) is given followedby (J corresponding statement of Reason (R)just belowit. Of the statements, mark the correct answer as(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is

tire correct explanation of assertion(b) rf both assertion and reason are true but reason is

110ttire correct explanation of assertion(c) If assertion is true but reason is false(d) If both assertion and reason are false.

41. Assertion: Specific gravity of a fluid is adimensionless quantity.Reason: It is the ratio of density of fluid to the densityof water.

42. Assertion: Frictional forces are conservative forces.Reason : Potential energy can be associated withfrictional forces.

43. Assertion : By roughening the surface of a glasssheet its transparency can be reduced.Reason: Glass sheet with rough surface absorbs morelight.

44. Assertion: A diode lasers are used as optical sourcesin optical communication.Reason: Diode lasers consume less energy.

45. Assertion: Diamond glitters ·brilliantly.Reason : Diamond does not absorb sunlight.

46. Assertion: The energy (E) and momentum (P) of aphoton are related by p = Elc.Reason : The photon behaves like a particle.

47. Assertion: The clouds in sky generally appear tobe whitish.Reason: Diffraction due to clouds is efficient in equalmeasure at all wavelengths.

48. Assertion: Television signals are received throughsky-wave propagation.Reason : The ionosphere reflects electromagneticwaves of frequencies greater than a certain criticalfrequency.

49. Assertion: The logic gate NOT can be built usingdiode.Reason: The output voltage and the input voltage of thediode have 180° phase difference.

50. Assertion : The resolving power of a telescope ismore if the diameter of the objective lens is more.Reason: Objective lens of large diameter collects morelight.

51. Assertion: Reversible systems are difficult to findin real world.Reason : Most processes are dissipative in nature.

52. Assertion: For a system of particles under centralforce field, the total angular momentum is conserved .•Reason : The torque acting on such a system is zero.

53. Assertion: Air quickly leaking out of a balloonbecomes cooler.Reason: The leaking air undergoes adiabatic expansion.

54. Assertion : It is not possible to use 35CI as thefuel for fusion energy.Reason: The binding energy of 3sCI is too small.

55. Assertion: The number of electrons in a p-typesilicon semiconductor is less than the number of electronsin a pure si licon semiconductor at room temperature.Reason: It is due to law of mass action.

56. Assertion: In a common emitter transistor amplifierthe input current is much less than the output current.Reason: The common emitter transistor amplifier hasvery high input impedance.

57. Assertion: A body that is a good radiator is alsoa good absorber of radiation at a given wavelength.Reason: According to Kirchoff's law the absorptivityof a body is equal to its emissivity at a given wavelength;

58. Assertion: In pressure-temperature (P-7) phasediagram of water, the slope of the melting curve isfound to be negative.Reason: Ice contracts on melting to water.

59. Assertion : For higher temperatures the peakemission wavelength of a black body shifts to lowerwavelengths.Reason: Peak emission wavelengths of a blackbodyis proportional to the fourth-power of temperature.

60. Assertion: For Reynold number R. > 2000, theflow of fluid is turbulent.Reason: Inertial forces are dominant compared to theviscous forces at such high Reynold numbers.


CHEMISTRY ., ,61. Among the following molecules

(i) XeO..' (ii) XcOF4 (iii) XeF6

Those having same number of lone pairs on Xearc(a) (i) and (ii) only(b) (i) and (iii) only(c) (ii) and (iii) only(d) (i), (ii) and (iii).

62. An aqueous solution ofCoCI2 on addition of excessof concentrated HCl turns blue due to formationof(a) [CoCH20)4CI21(c) [CoCI.,]2-

(b) [Co(H20hCI4F-Cd) [Co(H20hCI21

63. In which of the following pairs both the complex'sshow optical isomerism? .(a) cis-[Cr(C204hClzP-, cis-[Co(NH3)4CI21

.(b) [Co(en)J1CIJ, cis-[Co(en)2CI2]Cl(c) [PtCI(dien)]CI, [NiCI2Br2F-(d) [Co(N03h(NH3»)], cis-[Pt(enhCI2].

64. The diamagnetic species is(a) [Ni(CN)"F~ (b) [NiCI4F-(c) [CoCI4P- (d) [CoF6F-.

65. In the balanced chemical reaction10.1- + al- + bH+ ~ cH20 + d 12

(I, b, c and d respectively corresponds to(a) 5, 6, 3, 3 (b) 5, 3, 6, 3(c) 3, 5, 3, 6 (d) 5, 6, 5, 5

66. Among the following pairs of ions, the loweroxidation state in aqueous solution is more stablethan the other, in .(a) TI+, TJ3+ (b) cu-, Cu2+(c) Cr2+, CrH (d) v=. Y02+.

67. The number of P - 0 - P bridges in the structureof phosphorus pentoxide and phosphorus trioxideare respectively(a) 6, 6(c) 5, 6

(b) 5, 5(d) 6,5.

68•. In diborane, the two H - B - H angles are nearly(a) '60°, 120° (b) 95°, 120°(c) 95°, 150°· (d) 120°, 180°.

69. Which of the following gives propyne onhydrolysis?(a) AI4C)(c) B4C

(b) Mg2CJ

(d) La4C),

70. The pair of amphoteric hydroxides is(a) AI(OHh, LiOH(b) Be(OH)2, MgCOHh(c) B(OH»), Be(OH)2(d) Be(OHh, Zn(OHh.

71. Which of the following is a carbonate ore?(a) pyrolusite (b) malachite(c) diaspore (d) cassiterite.

72. 2§~U emits 8 a-particles and 6 f)-particles.The neutron/proton ratio in the product nucleusis(a) 60/41(c) 62/41

(b) 61140(d) 61/42.

73. The correct order for the wavelength of absorptionin the visible region is(a) [Ni(N02)6]4- < [Ni(NH3)6]2+ < [Ni(H20)6F+(b) [Ni(N02)6)4- < [Ni(H20)6j2i < [Ni(NHJ)oJ2i(c) [Ni(HzO)6]H < [Ni(NH3)6F' < [Ni(N02)6]4-(d) [Ni(NH)6F+ < [Ni(HzO)6]2i < [Ni(N02)G}4.-

74. Fz formed by reacting K2MnF6 with(a) SbF~ (b) MnP)(c) KSbF6 (d) MnF4•

75. The isoelectronic pair is(a) ci,o, JCI2- (b) rci;, C102

(c) IFt,IJ- (d) CIOz-, C1F2+.

76. Which of the following chemicals are used tomanufacture methyl isocyanate that caused"Bhopal Tragedy"?(i) methylamine(iii) phosphine(a) (i) and (iii)(c) (i) and (ii)

(ii) phosgene(iv) dimethyl amine.(b) (iii) and (iv)(d) (ii) and (iv).

77. a-Particles can be detected using(a) thin aluminium sheet(b) barium sulphate(c) zinc sulphide screen(d) gold foil.

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78. Which ofthe following molecules is most suitableto disperse benzene in water?

.. ~(d)"'~

CI

79. The chemical reaction,2AgCI (.,)+ H2 (xl ~ 2HCl (11'1) + 2Ag (.,)

taking place in a galvanic cell is represented bythe notation(a) Pt(.,)IH21;:), I bar I 1M KCI ("(I) IAgCl (.,)[Ag (J)

(b) Pt(.,)IH2(;:), I bar I 1MHCI(i/'!)I J MAg+(illl) IA~.,)(c) PI(.,)IH2(x), I barIIMHCI(uq)IAgCl(.,)IAg(s)(d) Pte,) I Hz (x), I bar 11M HCI ("'I) I Ag (.)IAgCI (.')

If Z is the number of atoms in the unit cell thatrepresents the closest packing sequence ... A BCAB C ..., the number of tetrahedral voids inthe unit cell is equal to(a) Z (b) 22(c) 2/2 Cd) 2/4.

80.

81. 6.H/ (298 K) of methanol is given by the chemicalequation

82.

I(a) CB.1 (iI) + "2 o, (g) ~ CH)OH (Ii)

I(b) C (graphite) + "2 O2 (1:) + 2Hz()!) ~ CH]OH (I)

1(c) C (diamond) + "2 O2 (x) + 2Hz Ix) ~ CH30H (I)

(d) CO (g) + 2Hz Ig) ~ CH)OH (I)'

An endothermic reaction with high activationenergy for the forward reaction is given by thediagram

fJA/p(a) <>Cc,

Reaction coordinate

AIfMS EXPLORER·'

f~···········"·A·"""'."'.(b) ~ J..R ~ l'

oc.. .

Reaction coordinate

fb::'1'(c) ~ J.o ...

."-Reaction coordinate

(d)jJ~rReaction coordinate

83. When 10 ml of 0.1 M acetic acid (pK" =: 5.0) is.titrated against 10 ml of 0.1 M ammonia solution(pKb = 5.0), the equivalence point occurs at pH(a) 5.0 (b) 6.0(c) 7.0 (d) 9.0

84. The most probable radius (in pm) for finding theelectron in He+ is(a) 0.0(c) 26.5

(b) 52.9(d) 105.8

85. For the reaction of one mole of zinc dust withone mole of sulphuric acid in a bomb calorimeter,6.U and IV corresponds to(a) 6.U < 0, IV = 0 (b) 6.U < 0, W < 0(c) flU> 0, W = 0 (d) flU> 0, JI! > O.•.

For reaction aA -7 xP, when [A] = 2.2 mM, therate was found to be 2.4 mM S-I. On reducingconcentration of A to half, the rate changes to0.6 mM S-I. The order of reaction with respectto A is

86.

(a) 1.5(c) 2.5

(b) 2.0(d) 3.0

87. For reaction, 2NOCI (~)= 2NO (x) + Cl2 (x), Kc at427°C is 3 x 10-6 L. mol ". The value of K; isnearly(a) 7.50 x lO-s (b) 2.50 x 10-5

(c) 2.50 X 10-4 (d) 1.75 x 10-.1•


For the chemical equilibrium,. CaCO) (s) ;::::: CaO (-')+ CO2 (gl'

flHro can be determined from which one of the

following plots?

(a) 1\~(b) }\ /

(,JI~.(d)~I;

liT

89. Among the following the strongest nucleophile is(a) C2HsSH (b) CH)COO-(c) CH)NH2 . (d) NCCH2-

88.

90. The major product formed in the following reactionis

CH)1 CH)O-

CH) - C1- CB2Br ---''---7

CH,oHH

CH)1

(a) CH) - T - CI'IPCB)

H

(b) CI'IJ-rH-CH2CJ'!J

. OCH)CH1 . J

(c) CH] - C=CH2

CHI )(d) CH) - ? - CH)

OCI-I)

91. The major product obtained on treatment ofCHJCH~CI-l(F)CH3 with CH}O-ICHpH is

(a) CH)CH2CH(OCH)CH}(b) CH)CH = CHCH)(c) CH3CH2CH = CH2

(d) CH)CH2CHzCH20CH).

92. Among the following the most stable compound is(a) cis-l,2-cyclohexanediol(b) Irans-l,2-cyclohexanediol(c) cis-I,3-cyclohexenediol(d) tralls-I,3-cyclohexanediol.

3-Phenylpropene 011 reaction with HBr gives (asa major product)(a) C6HsCH2CH(Br)CH](b) C6HsCH(Br)CH2CH)(c) C6HsCH2CH2CH2Br(d) C6HsCH(Br)CH = CH2.

93.

94. CH)C02C2Hs on reaction with sodium ethoxidein ethanol givesA, which on heating in the presenceof acid gives B. Compound 13 is(a) CH)COCH2COOH (b) CH}COCH)

o(c) C1-I2=<:>= 0 (d)

95. Among the following which one does not act asan intermediate in Hofmann rearrangement?

(a) RNCO

(c) RCONHBr

(b) RCON

(d) RNC

96. Pyridine is less basic than triethylamine because(a) pyridine has aromatic character(b) nitrogen in pyridine is Sp2 hybridised(c) pyridine is a cyclic system(d) in pyridine, lone pair of nitrogen is delocalised.

97. Which one of the following biornolecules isinsoluble in water?(a) o-keratin (b) haemoglobin(c) ribonuclease (d) adenine.

98. Correct configuration of the following isCH~

H~OHCHJ--i-OH

J-I(a) IS, 2S(c) JR, 2S

(b) 1S,2R(d) 1~~,2fL ',', .... '

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99. Which one of the following statements is truefor protein synthesis (translation)?(a) amino acids are directly recognized by

m-RNA(b) the third base of the codon is less

specific(c) only one codon codes for an amino acid(d) every t-RNA molecule has more than one

amino acid attachment.

tOO. C6HsCONHCH] can be converted intoC6HsCHZNHCH) by(a) NaBH4 (b) H2 - Pd/C(c) LiAI4 (d) Zn-HglHCl.

Directions for questions 101-120 : In each of thefollowing questions, a statement of Assertion (A) isgiven followed by a corresponding statement of Reason(R) just below it. Of the statements, mark the correctanswer as(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is

the correct explanation of assertion(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is

not the correct explanation of assertion(c) If assertion is true but reason is false(d) If both assertion and reason are false.

t 01. Assertion: Reaction ofS02 and HzS in the presenceof Fe20J catalyst gives elemental sulphur.Reason: S02 is a reducing agent.

102. Assertion : SiF62- is known but SiC162- is not.

Reason: Size of fluorine is small and its lone pair ofelectrons interacts with d-orbitals of Si strongly.

103 Assertion : Borax bead test is not suitable forAI(IlI).Reason : AI203 is insoluble in water.

104. Assertion: Ozone is a powerful oxidising agentin comparison to O2,

Reason: Ozone is diamagnetic but O2 is paramagnetic.

105. Assertion Potassium ferrocyanide isdiamagnetic whereas potassium ferricyanide isparamagnetic.Reason: Crystal field splitting in ferrocyanide ion isgreater than that of ferricyanide ion.

106. Assertion: Addition of NH"OH to an aqueoussolution of BaCl2 in the presence of NH4CI (excess)precipitates Ba(OHh-

Reason: Ba(OHh is insoluble in water.

107. Assertion : SeCI4 does not have a tetrahedralstructure.Reason : Se in SeCI4 has two lone pairs.

108. Assertion: The molecular weight of acetic aciddetermined by depression in freezing point method inbenzene and water was found to be different.Reason : Water is polar and benzene is non-polar.

109. Assertion : Compressibility factor forhydrogen varies with pressure with positive slope atall pressures.Reason : Even at low pressures, repulsive forcesdominate hydrogen gas.

110. Assertion: First ionization energy for nitrogenis lower than oxygen.Reason: Across a period effective nuclear chargedecreases.

111. Assertion: B2 molecule is diamagnetic.Reason: The highest occupied molecular orbital is ofo type.

112. Assertion: Rate of hydrolysis of methyl chlorideto methanol is higher in DMF than in water.Reason: Hydrolysis of methyl chloride follows secondorder kinetics.

113. Assertion: Galvanised iron does not rust.Reason: Zinc has a more negative electrode potentialthan iron.

114. Assertion: Extraction of iron metal from ironoxide ore is carried out by heating with coke.Reason: The reaction Fe203 (J) ~ Fe (s) + 312 O2 (,J:) isa spontaneous process.

115. Assertion : Rates of nitration of benzene andhexadeuterobenzene are different ..Reason : C - H bond is stronger than C - 0 bond.

116. Assertion: r-Butyl methyl ether is not preparedby the reaction of I-butyl bromide with sodiummethoxide,Reason: Sodium rnethoxide is a strong nucJeophiJe.

117. Assertion : Maltose is a reducing sugar wh ichgives two moles of D-glucose on hydrolysis.Reason: Maltose has a 1,4-I3-glycosidic linkage.

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118. Assertion: p-OzN - C6HsCOCH) is prepared byFriedel Crafts acylation of nitrobenzene.Reason: Nitrobenzene easily undergoes electrophilicsubstitution reaction.

,119. Assertion: Alkyl isocyanides in acidified watergive alkyl formam ides.

, Reason: In isocyanides, carbon first acts as a nucleophileand then as an electrophile.

120. Assertion: Cyclopentadienyl anion is much morestable than allyl anion.Reason: Cyclopentadienyl anion is aromatic incharacter.

BIOLOGY.

121. Based on cellular mechanisms there are two majortypes of regeneration found in the animals. Whichone of the following is the correct example of thetype mentioned?(a) Morphallaxis - Regeneration of two

transversely cut equal pieces of a Hydra intotwo small Hydras.

(b) Epimorphosis - Replacement of old and deaderythrocytes by the new ones.

(c) Morphallaxis - Healing up of a wound in theskin.

(d) Epimorphosis - Regeneration of crushed andfiltered out pieces of a Planaria into as manynew Planarians.

122. Which one of the following four secretions iscorrectly matched with its source, target and natureof action?

123. Which one of the following four glands is correctlymatched with the accompanying description?(a) Thyroid - hyperactivity in young children

causes cretinism(b) Thymus - starts undergoing atrophy after

puberty(c) Parathyroid - secretes parathormone which

promotes movement of calcium ions fromblood into bones during calcification

(d) Pancreas - Delta cells of the Islets ofLangerhans secrete a hormone whichstimulates glycolysis in liver.

124. Given below is a pedigree chart showing theinheritance of a certain sex-linked trait in humans.

Generation I

Generation 2

Generation 3

Key:

D Unaffected male

~ Affected maleo Unaffected female

_ Affected female

The trait traced in the above pedigree chart is(a) dominant X-linked(b) recessive X-linked(c) dominant Y-linked(d) recessive Yvlinked,

Secretion Source Target Action 125. A cross section at the midpoint ofthe middle piece

(a) Gastrin Stomach Oxyntic Production of Hel of a human sperm will showlining cells (a) centriole, mitochondria and 9 + 2 arrangement

(b) Inhibin Sertoll Hypoth- Inhibition of secre· of microtubules

cells alamus tion of gonadolropin (b) centriole and mitochondria

releasing hormone (c) mitochondria and 9 + 2 arrangement of

(c) Enterokinase Duodenum Gall Release of bile juicemicrotubules

bladder(d) 9 + 2 arrangement of microtubules only.

(d) Atrial Sinu atrial Juxta- Inhibition of release 126. Which one of the following is a correct statement?

Natriuretic nbde(SAN) glomerular of renin (a) "Bt" in "Bt-cotton" indicates that it is aFactor M-cells of apparatus genetically modified organism produced(ANF) Atria (JGA) through biotechnology.

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(b) Somatic hybridization involves fusion of twocomplete plant cells carrying desired genes.

(c) The anticoagulant hirudin is being producedfrom transgenic Brassica napus seeds.

(d) "Flavr Savr"variety of tomato has enhancedthe production of ethylene which improvesits taste.

127. An insect bite may result in inflammation ofthatspot. This is triggered by the alarm chemicals suchas:(a) histamine and dopamine(b) histamine and kinins(c) interferons and opsonin(d) interferons and histoncs.

128. Which one of the following pairs of geographicalareas show maximum biodiversity in our country?(a) Sunderbans and Rann of Kutch(b) Eastern Ghats and West Bengal(c) Eastern Himalaya and Western Ghats(d) Kerala and Punjab.

129. Genetic diversity in agricultural crops is threatenedby:(a) introduction of high yielding varieties(b) intensive use of fertilizers(c) extensive intercropping(d) intensive use of biopesticides.

130. One of the ex situ conservation methods forendangered species :s(a) wildlife sanctuaries(b) biosphere reserves(c) cryopreservation (d) national parks.

131. Formation of non-functional rnethaernoglobincauses blue-baby syndrome. This is due to(a) excess of arsenic concentration in drinking

water(b) excess of nitrates in drinking water(c) deficiency of iron in food(d) increased methane content in the atmosphere.

132. Two of the body parts which do not appear inMRI may be:(a) molar teeth and eye lens(b) scapula and canines(c) ligaments and ribs(d) tendons and premolars.

133. A young drug addict used to show symptoms ofdepressed brain activity; feeling of calmness,relaxation and drowsiness. Possibly he was taking(a) amphetamine (b) marijuna(c) pethidine (d) valium,

134. Antigen binding site in an antibody is found.between(a) two light chains(b) two heavy chains(c) one heavy and one light chain(d) either between two light chains orbetween

one heavy and one light chain depending uponthe nature of antigen.

135. Which one of the following events is correctlymatched with the time period itta normal menstrual.cycle?(a) release of egg: 5'h day(b) endometrium regenerates: 5 - 10 days(c) endometrium secretes nutrients for

implantation: 11-18 days(d) rise in progesterone level: 1 - 15 days.

136. A tumor inducing plasmid widely used in theproduction of transgenic plants is that of(a) Escherichia coli(b) Bacillus thuringiensis(c) Staphylococcus aureus(d) Agrobacterium tumefaciens.

137. Which one of the following statement pertainingto pollutants is correct?(a) DDT is a non-biodegradable pollutant(b) excess fluoride in drinking water causes:

osteoporosis(c) excess cadmium in drinking water causes

black foot disease(d) methylmercury in water may cause "Itai Itai'

disease.

138. Which one of the following statements is correctwith respect to salt water balance inside the bodyof living organisms?(a) when water is not available camels do not.

produce urine but store urea in tissues(b) Salmon fish excretes lot of stored salt through

gill membrane when in fresh water.(c) Paramecium discharges concentrated salt

solution by contractile vacuoles


(d) The body fluids of fresh water animals arcgenerally hypotonic to surrounding water.

139. The "cri-du-chat" syndrome is caused by changein chromosome structure involving(a) deletion (b) duplication(c) inversion (d) translocation.

140. The family containing mustard and its maincharacters are(a) Brassicaccae - Tetramerous flowers, six

stamens, bicarpellary gynoecium, siliqua typefruit

(b) Brassicaceae - Pentamerous flowers, manystamens, pentacarpellary gynoecium, capsuletype fruit

(c) Solanaceae - Pentamerous flowers, fivestamens, bicarpellary gynoecium, berry type.fruit

(d) Poaceae - Trimerous flowers, three stamens,monocarpellary gynoecium, caryopsis type offruit.

145. Many cells function properly and divide mitoticallyeven though they do not have(a) plasma membrane (b) cytoskeleton(c) mitochondria (d) plastids.

146. Three of the following statements regarding cellorganelles are correct while one is wrong. Whichone is wrong?(a) Lysosomes arc double membraned vesicles

budded of~from Golgi apparatus and containdigestive enzymes.

(b) Endoplasmic reticulum consists of a networkof membranous tubules and helps in transport,synthesis and secretion.

(c) Leucoplasts are bound by two membranes,lack pigment but contain their own DNA andprotein synthesizing machinery.

(d) Sphaerosomes are single membrane boundand are associated with synthesis and storageof lipids.

(c) mutation (d) polyploidy

141. Grain colour in wheat is determined by three pairs 147. In which one of the following would you expectof polygenes. Following the cross AABBCC (dark to find glyoxysomes?colour) x aabbcc (light colour), in F2 generation (a) endosperm of wheatwhat proportion ofthe progeny is likely to resemble (b) endosperm of castoreither parent? (c) palisade cells in leaf(a) none (b) less than 5 percent (d) root .hairs.(c) one third (d) half. 148. Which one of the following correctly represents

142. ..Which Oneof the following statements pertaining an organism and its ecological niche?to plant structure is correct? (a) Vallisneria and pond(a) cork lacks stomata, but lenticels carry out (b) desert locust (Scistoccrcai and desert

transpiration (c) plant lice (aphids) and leaf(b) passage cells help in transfer of food from (d) vultures and dense forest.

cortex to phloem 149. Given below is one of the types of ecological(c) sieve tube elements possess cytoplasm but pyramids.

no nuclei This type represents(d) the shoot apical meristem has a quiescent (a) pyramid of numbers in

centre. a grassland143. When synapsis is complete all along the (b) pyramid of biomass in

. chromosome, the cell is said to have entered a stage a fallow landcalled (c) pyramid of biomass in a lake(a) zygotene (b) pachytene (d) energy pyramid in a spring.(c) diplotene (d) diakinesis. 150. The given graph shows the effect of substrate

144. Primary source of allelic variation is concentration on the rate of reaction of the enzyme

..(a) independent assortment green-gram-phosphatase(b) recombination What docs the graph indicate?

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(a) The rate of enzyme reaction is directlyproportional to the substrate concentration

(b) Presence ofan enzyme inhibitor in the reactionmixture

(c) Formation of an enzyme-substrate complex(d) at higher substrate concentration the pH

increases.

151. Which one of the following groups of structures/organs have similar function?

(a) Typhlosole in earthworm, intestinal villi inrat and contractile vacuole in Amoeba.

(b) Nephridia in earthworm, Malpighian tubulesin cockroach and urinary tubules in rat..

(c) Antennae of cockroach, tympanum of frogand cJiteJlum of earthworm.

(d) Incisors of rat, gizzard (proventriculus) ofcockroach and tube feet of starfish.

152. Given diagram showsbone of the left humanhindlimb as seen fromfront. It has certainmistakes in labeling. Twoof the wrongly labelledbones are:(a) tibia and tarsals(b) femur and fibula(c) fibula and phalanges(d) tarsals and femur. '

FibulaTibla

Phalanges

153. Electroporation procedure involves:(a) fast passage of food through sieve pores in

phloem elements with the help of electricstimulation

(b) opening of stomatal pores during night byartificial light

(c) making transient pores in the cell membraneto introduce gene constructs

(d) purification of saline water with the help ofa membrane system.

54. Somaclonal variation appears in(a) organisms produced through somatic

hybridization(b) piants growing in high Iy polluted cond itions(c) apomictic plants(d) tissue culture raised plants.

55. In an experiment freshly hatched larvae of an insect

(Khapra beetle) were reared on a basal diet(complete diet without cholesterol) with increasing:amounts of cholesterol. Results obtained are shown.in the graph given in the table:The graph indicates that

gff~o2~]~[I",,2~ C 0 L....,~~ __ ~ _J

0123456fig cholesterol/g basal diet

(a) cholesterol is an essential dietary requirement:of khapra beetle

(b) growth ofkhapra beetle is directly proportional .to cholesterol concentration

(c) cholesterol concentration of 2 Jlg/g diet is .the optimum level

(d) growth of khapra beetle is inhibited when:cholesterol concentration exceeds 5 Jlg/g diet. :

156. Which one of the following is correct matching'of a plant, its habit and the forest type where it .normally occurs?(a) Prosopis, tree, scrub(b) Saccharum, grass, forest(c) Shore a robusta, herb, tropical rain forest(d) Acacia catechu, tree, coniferous forest.

157. cDNA probes are copied from the messenger RNA·molecules with the help of(a) restriction enzymes(b) reverse transcriptase(c) DNA polymerase(d) adenosine deaminase.

158. Gibberellins can promote seed germination becauseof their influence on(a) rate of cell division(b) production of hydrolyzing enzymes(c) synthesis of abscisic acid(d) absorption of water through hard seed coat.

159. Which one of the following features is commonin silverfish, scorpion, dragonfly and prawn?(a) Three pairs of legs and segmented body(b) Chitinous cuticle and two pairs of antennae(c) Jointed appendages and chitinous exoskeleton(d) Cephalothorax and tracheae.

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··160. Double fertilization involves(a) fertilization of the egg by two male gametes(b) fertilization of two eggs in the same embryo

sac by two sperms brought by one pollentube

(c) fertilization of the egg and the central cell bytwo sperms brought by different pollen tubes

(d) fertilization of the egg and the central cell bytwo sperms brought by the same pollentube.

In the following questions (/61-180), a statement of:assertion (A) isfollowed by a statement of reason (R).(a) If both Assertion & Reason are true and the reason

is the correct explanation of the assertion, then marka

.(b) Ifboth Assertion & Reason are true but the reasonis not the correct explanation of the assertion,then mark b

(c) If Assertion is true statement but Reason is false,then mark c

(d) Ifboth Assertion and Reason are false statements,then mark d.

161. Assertion : Senescence is the time when ageassociated defects are manifested.Reason : Certain genes may be undergoingsequential switching on and off during one's life.

162. Assertion,' In recombinant DNA technology,human genes arc often transferred into bacteria(prokaryotcs) or yeast (eukaryote).Reason: Both bacteria and yeast multiply. veryfast to form huge populations which express thedesired gene.

163. Assertion: A suspended particulate matter (SPM)is an important pollutant released by dieselvehicles.Reason : Catalytic converters greatly reducepollution caused by automobiles.

164. Assertion: Methane component of green housegases contributing to global warming is about 20percent.Reason: Introduction of multi-point fuel injectionengines in automobiles has decreased methanecontent in the exhausts.

165. Assertion: Interferons are a type of antibodiesproduced by body cells infected by bacteria.

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Reason,' Interferons stimulate inflammation atthe site of injury.

166. Assertion.' Organ transplantation patients are givenimmunosuppressive drugs.Reason.' Transplanted tissue has antigens whichstimulate the specific immune response of therecipient.

167. Assertion,' Persons suffering from haemophiliafail to produce blood clotting factor VIII.Reason: Prothrombin producing platelets in suchpersons are found in very low concentration.

168. Assertion: In humans, the gamete contributed bythe male determines whether the child producedwill be male or female.Reason : Sex in humans is a polygenic traitdepending upon a cumulative effect of some geneson X-chromosome and some on Y-chromosome.

169. Assertion: Mitochondria and chloroplasts are semi-autonomous organelles.Reason : They arc formed by division of pre-existing organelles as well as contain DNA butJack protein synthesizing machinery.

170. Assertion: Replication and transcription occurin the nucleus but translation occurs in thecytoplasm.Reason: mRNA is transferred from the nucleusinto the cytoplasm where ribosomes and aminoacids are available for protein synthesis.

171. Assertion : The fungi are widespread in distributionand they even live on or inside other plants andanimals.Reason: Fungi are able to grow anywhere on land,water or on other organisms because they have avariety of pigments, including chlorophyll,carotenoids, fucooxanthin and phycoerythrin.

172. Assertion: C4 photosynthetic pathway is moreefficient than the C) pathway.Reason: Photorespiration is suppressed in C4

plants.t 73. Assertion,' Human ancestors never used their tails

and so the tail expressing gene has disappearedin them.Reason: Lamarck's theory of evolution is popularlycalled theory continuity of germ plasm.

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174. Assertion : Presently, the global atmosphere iswarming up.Reason: The depletion of stratospheric ozonelayer has resulted in increase in ultravioletradiations reaching the earth.

175. Assertion: Comparative biochemistry provides astrong evidence in favour of common ancestry ofliving beings.Reason: Genetic code is universal.

176. Assertion ; Darwin's finches show a variety ofbeaks suited for eating large seeds, flying insectsand cactus seeds.Reason: Ancestral seed-eating stock of Darwin'sfinches radiated out from South Americanmainland to different geographical areas of theGalapagos Islands, where they found competitor-free new habitats,

177. Assertion: The atmospheric concentration of CO!at which photosynthesis just compensates forrespiration is referred to as CO2 compensationpoint.Reason: The CO2 compensation point is reachedwhen the amount of CO2 uptake is less than thatgenerated through respiration because the levelof CO2 in the atmosphere is more than that requiredfor achieving CO! compensation point.

17S. Assertion : The age-sex structure of humanpopulation in countries like France and Germanygives a steep pyramid,Reason: ln countries like Sudan and India thepopulation is increasing at a rapid rate,

179. Assertion,' The duck-billed Platypus and the spinyant-eater, both are egg-laying animals yet they arcgrouped under mammals.Reason : Both of them have seven cervicalvertebrae and 12 pairs of cranial nerves.

180. Assertion,' Agrobacterium tumefaciens is popularin genetic engineering because this bacterium isassociated with the roots of all cereal and pulsecrops.Reason: A gene incorporated in the bacterialchromosomal 'genome gets automaticallytransferred to the crop w:'h which the bacteriumis associated.

GENERAL KNOWLEDqlE

lSI. Metaphysics refers to :(a) A branch of philosophy concerned with the

rational query of reality.(b) A branch of physics concerned with

investigation of reality.(c) Meta-analysis of physics for the purpose of

theory of relativity.(d) Analysis of human body at atomic level.

lS2. Who is called as numismatist?(a) an expert on numerology(b) a numerator(c) an expert on mathematics(d) a person who studies coins.

183. Anjali Bhagwat is related to which field:(a) Lawn tennis (b) Badminton(c) Shooting (d) Athletics.

184. Who received Stains International award forreligion harmony?(a) Teesta Setalvad(b) Kuldeep Nayar(c) Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan(d) Pope John Paul.

ISS. A 'dirty' nuclear bomb means:(a) it has small amount of cobalt 60(b) it involves low grade fusion reaction(c) it involves low grade fission reaction(d) it involves small Ce-137.

186. National Inland Navigation Institute (NINl) issituated in:(a) Patna(b) Kolkata(c) Goa(d) Gomukh, Uttaranchal,

187. 'Blogs'means:(a) On line journals where cyber-diarists unreveal

their stories.(b) Black spots in somebody's life.(c) Big logs used to cross the river in hills,(d) Big blocks of land used for grazing animals.

188. What is the colour of Black Box, that is found inaircraft?(a) Orange(c) Blue

(b) Red(d) B[ack.

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189. Which author was a Bengali writer and an Oscar-winning film director?(a) Bankimchandra Chatterjee(b) Satyajit Ray(c) Chhabi Biswas(d) Rabindranath Tagore.

190. What is the symbol ofLaloo Prasad Yadav's RJDparty?(a) Lantern (b) Tea Leaves(c) Elephant (d) Palm.

191. Where is the Tibetan government-in-exile based?(a) Delhi (b) Dharamsala(c) Phomphenh (d) London.

192. What is true of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa?(a) he painted without a model(b) the model was the wife of a client(c) he dreampt her in the night(d) the model was an unmarried women.

. 193. Which is the annual pilgrimage that every Muslimshould make once in the lifetime?(a) Haj (b) Sharjah(c) Jihad (d) Zakat.

194. What is the term used in e-mail and onlineconversations to convey mood along with thewords?(a) smiley(c) emoticon

(b) pictures(d) flames.

195. Whose quote is "I hear and I forget. I see and Iremember. I do and Iunderstand"?(a) Caskie Stinnet (b) Mickey Mantle(c) Confucious(d) Arthur Schopenhauer.

196 e • Whose autobiography is "Sunny Days"?(a) Sunil Gavaskar (b) Geofrey Boycott(c) Sunny Deol (d) Sunil Shetty.

197. Which age in Indian history is referred to as the"Golden Age"?(a) Maurya (b) Gupta(c) Mughal (d) Ancient.

198. Which novel of Amitav Ghosh is called EsteremiOrienti in its Italian version?(a) In An Antique Land(b) Dancing in Cambodia(c) The Circle of Reason(d) The Shadow Lines.

199. Which of the following is President A.PJ. AbdulKalam's autobiography?(a) Wings of Fire (b) Crossroads(c) Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within

India(d) My experiment with truth.

200. Which of the following units of measurement isnot named after a person?(a) Hertz (b) Curie(c) Barleycorn (d) Apgar.

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440 AIfMS EXPLORER·

(SOLUTIONS)

PHYSICS

1. (a): The critical frequency of a sky wave forreflection from a layer of atmosphere is given by

!c = 9 (Nm•x)1/2

where N is the density of electron/m",10 x 106 = 9 (Nmax)lfl

(10~106)2 ~ 1.2xl012 m'".Nmax =

2. (d): NAND and NOR gate are used as universalgate.

. -I ~ 2 23. (b): Core of acceptance angle e = smnl - n2 •

4. (b): As a constant magnetic field conducting ringoscillates with a frequency of 100 Hz.

t Ti.e. T = - S, for -, it goes up to B

100 2:. The corresponding frequency is 200 Hz .

change in fluxInduced emf =. Bume= 2BACO~=2BAfcose

T -8= nr2 x 2 x 0.01 x 200 as r = 1 m= nr2 x 2 x 0.01 x 200 ::::4n V.

,~T/2 : tn :

:.__;

Non-electrostatic induced electric field along the circle,

I ( ~ dB). e 4nE=-x rcr-x- =-=-=2 VIm.21Ir dt 2rcr 2n1'

Me5. (b): Current gain = Mn

1 rnA -2.. Mil = 100=10 rnA.

As 6.h = MD + Me:::: (0.01 + I) rnA = 1.01 rnA..

6. (a): From the formula for convex lens,ttl---=-v u f

f x II 200x 200x 103 200x 103v=--= =

II - f [200 x 103 - 200] 999

Also, magnification,

200xl03=------::-

999x 200x 103

50001=-- ~5cm.999

150xlOO

7• (b): Total energy = kinetic energy+ potential energy

Potential energy = 2 total energy::::-2 x 13.6 =-27.2 eV.

8. (b): According to Moseley's law

(Z-cr)oc.j] or, foe (Z-cr)2.

Note: The correct answer should have beenfoc (Z_ a)2

where a is the screening constant. Many authors use atthis level, a = 1 approximately.

9. (c) : Electric fieldbetween the plates is rl~ocr'Vi.,

::::~ volt/meter.EO

10. (a) : u, > u, because electron is lighter than hole.

- hll. (a) : L=n·-2n 'e h

J..l" = 2m' n 2n i.e. ~ cc n.

12. (c) : Tlfl :::: 10 days, T = 30 days

T 30T = II x T1I2• n = -=-=3

- 1i/2 10~~(~r=GJ =~=0.125.

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13. (a) : Hubble's law is a statement of a directcorrelation between the distance (r) to a galaxy and itsrecessional velocity as determined by the red shift (2).It is stated as Z = lior,where Z"" recessional velocityf-Io = Hubble constant and r = distance.

14. (a) : The colour in the oil film is formed due tointerference of sunlight where the colour of the filmwill depend upon the thickness and the angle ofinclination.

15. (b) : Parsec (pc) is an astronomical unit of lengthequal to the distance at which a baseline of oneastronomical unit subtends an angle of one second of arc.1 parsec= 3.085677 x 1016 m = 3.26 light years.

16. (b): This is anexample ofoperationalamplifier in thisvoltage gain.

A:::Vo::;: RrI~ RI

'" 100 kQ ::::]00.IkO

17. (b) : u= 50 Hz, V "" 20 V, VII = 12 V

In case of sc circuit, V = JV1I + r~~~ (20)2 = (12)2 + (Vd~ {Vd = 400 - 144 = 256 ~ Ve = 16 V.

18. (a) : Impulse = change in momentumnusx 4-0 -1mt.V=--:::0.lx--::::O.2 kgmsec .61 2-0

19. (c) : Pressure= Force/area

1:::: Energyarea-time

F·S Fe--:::-At A' llc= P.

20. (a) : According to work energy theorem,

I 2 I 2W = -mv2 --mvi2 2

HI"" t.K.E. ~

~ Fs dx "" K.E'F -50030J - O.lx dx= K.E'F -500

20

[~ ]30

~ .-0.1 x; 20::: K.E'F -500

~ -0.1 [900;400J =K.E'F -500

~ KEF;:;: 500 - 25 ::: 475 J.

21. (a)

22. (c) : The criterion for a star to be black hole is

G2M ;:: _!_ or, ~2GM ;::c.

e R 2 R

23. (n): Amorphous solids are the solids in which atomsare arranged in a completely irregular manner. Theyare also known as glassy solids.

24. (b) : Bulk modulus ex: AV /V

25. (a) : y '" sinwt - cosuir

dy .- = mcoseor + (l)SIll (1)/dt

dy ~ . ?- = -w- SII1W[ + (1)- cosrordt

= -w2(sinWI - cosoir).a '" -w2y :. a oc -yo

which is the condition of simple harmonic motion.

26. (b): The magnitude of electric field vector variesperiodically with time because it is the form ofelectromagnetic wave.

27. (a)

28. (c): As the voltage inRz and RJ is same therefore,according to,

V2If ""Rot, R2 = R) V~

Also the energy in allresistance is same.:. PRJI = iJ2R21

i.

R,

D c

442 AIIMS EXPLORER

. R1. RJ. I.Using /1=--'-/=--"-1=-1R2 + R, RJ + R.l 2

n, real depth n2 h29. (b) : --"-= or -=-

111 apparent depth '111 x

Differentiating with respect to time,

/12 dill dt-=--

Change in real depth = 1)2 x change in apparent depthIII

dh tI2 .-=-x ern/min.dt fli

The amount of water drained in c.c. per minute

dh 1,2_ 1~2!!l.= -Xll\ -X11\ .dt flj

30. (b): Initial weight of the candle = weight of liquiddisplaced

Pc Vcg ::; PI. (volume displaced) g

(d)2 d2 Pc 1

~ Perc - 2L=PI 7f-Lg :::::> -::;-. 2 . 2 PI. 2

When 2 cm has been burnt, total length= 2L - 2But Pc(2L - 2) '" Pl. (L - x)

Pc 2(L - I) = 2pc (L - x) [Using eqn. (i)]:. x = I cm.Outside also it has decreased I cm as the total decreaseis 2 cm. The level of the candle comes down at halfthe rate of burning.

31. (a) : Due to rotation about the axis 00', a force isacting on the liquid column ABoutwards, pushing up the liquid columnon the right. This centrifugal force actingon the small element dx of area of cross-section dx, distant x from the axis is

dm (J)2X = A dxoos?»The total force due to column of lengthL (= AB) is

f. [2J ;tp0l2.xdx = Apo}-o 2

,00C)

1i _ ••• _ .! ll~ ::-}. .. .. ... . I- . I,

II ..:' :

()'

... (i)

? ,ApO}- L-Pressure at B = atmospheric pressure + Jrlpg + ---

A 2

Pressure at B due to liquid column on the right hand side::; atmospheric pressure + h2pg

Net pressure due to the left hand side = pressure at Bdue to liquid column

2 L2 .atm. pressure + "Ipg + PO} 2 = atm. pressure + h2pg

0}2L2h2 -hi = 110 =--.

2gHere one has

13

}H,

2 ~ 2 ~H ::::0} 1.1z HI = 0} Li

2 2g' 2gAs Ul is the same, and L2 > LI, Hz> fI[.

But both will go up.

32. (a) : As v2 = 112 + 2as:. 112"" S

For given condition, 11'2 00:: 3sFrom eqn. (i) and (ii),

... (i)

... (Ii)

,2;=3 :::::> u' =J3vo.II .

33. (a) : From conservation of energyPotential energy = translational kinetic energy

+ rotational kinetic energy

mgh ::::_!_mv2 + _!_(~) mR2. v:2 2 5 n

7 ?~ -mv- =mgh :::::>10

34. (b) According to law of conservation ofmomentum,

/(0 = constant.When viscous fluid of mass m is dropped and startspreading out then its moment of inertia increases andangular velocity decreases. But when it start fallingthen its moment of inertia again starts decreasing andangular velocity increases.


35. (c) :

36. (b) : When elevatormoves downward withconstant acceleration,(l zz: g. Then personstanding in an elevator findhimself weightless.(g' with respect to the liftis (g - a»).

pseudo acceleration

37. (a}: As the north pole approaches, a north pole isdeveloped at that face i.e. the current flows anticlockwise.Finally when it completes the oscillation, when it isready, no emf is present. Now south pole approachesthe other side R.H.S. the current flows clockwise torepel the south pole. This means the current isanticlockwise at the L.H.S. as before. This is possiblein (a). The breaks show when the pendulum is at theextreme and momentarily stationary.

38. (c) : IQ/Il > IQAt (given). Inside the shell B, thepotential is a constant and negative.But V,I inside rA is positive and greater than that of Bbecause rA < 1'/1' Upto 1'/1, one as hence positive potential.Beyond 1',(, VA cc (111'), this is> Vn, one gets the coursecc III'. At B, the negative potential is more thereforethe potential line is still negative. (c) explains all thesefactors.Note: However the question asked is the field and thediagrams given are for the potential. This is an error.

39.potential difference

(b): Resistance r= "--------

currentMI2'I,-3A-l

J ' = ML2r3A -2.A

40. (a) : The negative charge oscillates, the resultantforce acts as a restoring force and is case component,proportional to displacement. When it reaches the planeXY, the resultant force is zero and the mass moves downdue to inertia. Thus oscillation is set.

q~~~",

[.~,T_h_is~p_ro_b,_I_el_n_i_s_s_i!_n_il_a_r_to~(~)'~.=.==~====~_Q_'_

41. (a) : Specific gravity is former name of relativedensity and relative density is the density of a substancedivided by the density of water.. . Specific gravity =: relative density

density of substance di . I= = ImenSlOness.density of water

42. (d): Frictional work is not completely recoverable.When the force of friction is the total mechanical energyis not conserved. The friction force is therefore calleda nonconservative or a dissipative force.

43. (c) : When

glass surface is 3iL ~made rough thenthe light fallingon it is scattered

smooth surfacein different rough surface

direction due to which its transparency decreases.

44. (b) : In optical communication, a semiconductorbases laser (diode laser) is used to generate analog signalsor digital pulses for transmission through optical fibres.The advantages of diode lasers arc their small size andlow power input.

45. (b): Diamond glitters brilliantly because light entersin diamond suffers total internal reflection. All the lightentering in it comes out of diamond after number ofreflections and no light is absorb by it.

46. (a) : Momentum of a platform is given byp = hi); (by de Broglie hypothesis) ... (i)

Also the photon is a form of energy packet behave asa particle and having energy

E = hct);E flu

From (i) and (ii), P = - or, -,c c

... (ii)

47. (c): The clouds consists of dust particles and waterdroplets. Their size is very large as compared to thewavelength of the incident light from the sun. So thereis very little scattering of light. Hence the light whichwe receive through the clouds has all the colours oflight. As a result of this, we receive almost white light.Therefore, the cloud are generally white.

48. (d) : In sky ,wave propagation, the radio waveshaving frequency range 2 MHz to 30 MHz are reflectedback by the ionosphere. Radio waves having frequency

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nearly greater than 30 MHz penetrates the ionosphereand is not reflected back by the ionosphere. The TVsignal having frequency greater than 30 MHz thereforecannot be propagated through sky wave propagation.In case of sky wave propagation, critical frequency isdefined as the highest frequency that is returned to theearth by the considered layer of the ionosphere afterhaving sent straight to it. Above this frequency, a wave.wi II penetrate the ionosphere and is not reflected by it.

49. (d) : In diode the output is in same phase with theinput therefore it cannot be used to built NOT gate.

D50. (a) : Resolving power of telescope '" 1.22A.

where f) is the diameter ofthe objective lens and A. isthe wavelength of the light used.With increase in D, resolvi ng power of telescopeincreases. A telescope will have large light gatheringpower if the diameter of the objective lens is large.Hence a bright image will be formed by the telescope.

51. (:I) : In a perfectly reversible system, there is noloss of energy. Losses can be minimised, friction canbe reduced, the resistance in L-C osci Ilating systemcan also be negligible. But one cannot completelyeliminate energy losses. This makes a perfectly reversiblesystem, an ideal.

52. (:I): When external torque acting on the system iszero then only the total angular momentum of systemis considered to be conserved.

If [=/(I):;;;constant, T=/U=O.

dw'.. a:;;; - :;;;0 for constant w.

dt

53. (a) : Adiabatic expansion produces cooling.

54. (c): The process of nuclear fusion can be explainedwith the help of concept of binding energy per nucleonof very light nuclei and the intermediate nuclei. Bindingenergy per nucleon of very light nuclei is less thanthat of intermediate nuclei. It means Iight nuclei areless 'stable than that of intermediate nuclei. As 35Clhas a large binding energy therefore it cannot be usedas fuel for fusion energy.------_._--_ .._ ..._--------

AIIMS EXPLORER

55. (a) : According to law of mass action, nl = 11,-, nl,

In p-type semiconductor nil > II"

56. (c) : A good amplifier stage is one which has highinput resistance and low output resistance. A transistorin CB configuration has a very low resistance (~ 20 Q)and a very high output resistance (~ I MQ). It is justthe reverse of what is required. The CE configurationis better, its input resistance is about I kQ and outputresistance about 10 kQ. Although input resistance ofCE is not very high but it still prefers better amplifier.

57. (a) : According to Kirchhoff's law, (J = e.or the absorptivity of a body equals its emissivity. Agood absorber is a good emitter. As a good absorberis poor reflector, emitting (or radiating) ability of bodyis oppositely related to its ability to reflect. Thereforegood emitter (or radiator) is a poor reflector.

58. (a) : The negative slope is because of change of

p

L

atm striple point I'

phase. This happens to liquids which contract on melting.

59. (b): Wien's relation gives A at maximum intensity,A.m' T = constant.

-t----''-'------..r

Stefan's law,crT' = intensity of emission of a particular wavelengthdoes not explains the shift of Am with absolutetemperature.

60. (:I) : Reynold's number represents the ratio of theinertial force is refer as inertia (mass of moving fluid)per unit area to the viscous force per unit area. WhenR,> 2000, the flow is often turbulent in that case internal

I force dominate viscous force.


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Q61. (d) : XeO): // Xe~. 0-:;/ II "0

o

X,DF"F~!?(F~F

F

XeF6 :F F

62. (c) : CoCI2 is a weak Lewis acid, reacting withchloride ion to produce salt containing the tetrahedral[CoC1.1F- ion. CoCI2 is blue when anhydrous, and adeep magneta colour when hydrated, for this reason itis widely used as an indicator for water.

63. (b): ICo(en)3ICI3

3+ ,

~\-i->cn __

"-fonn mirror I-form

cis-ICo( ell)zClzl CI

+ men+

.

.

Cl ')~cn

mirror

64. (a) :

INi(CN)4F-11lI1lI1111llxxl E1lxxlxxldiamagnetic

3+

68. (b) : Dilthey in 1921 proposed a bridge structurefor diborane. Four hydrogen atoms, two on the left andtwo on the right, known as terminal hydrogens andtwo boron atoms lie in the same plane. Twohydrogen atoms forming bridges, one above andother below, lie in a plane perpendicular to the rest ofmolecule.

paramagnetic

paramagnetic

paramagnetic

65. (a) : 10)- + al- + bW -) cH20 + d 12Step] : 1- -7 12 (oxidation)

10) - -t 12 (reduction)Step 2: 210)- + 12W -) 12 + 61-120Step 3 : 210)- + 12Hi

. + IDe -t 12 + 6H2021- -t 12 + 2e

Step 4: 210)- + 12H+ + IOe- -t 12 + 6H20[21- -t 12 + 2e]5

Step 5 : 210)- + 101- + 12W -t 612 + 6H2010)- + 51- + 6H+ -t 312 + 3HzO

On comparing, a = 5, b = 6, C = 3, d = 3.

66. (a) : TI+ ions arc more stable than TI" and thus,T(3+ions change to TI" ions thereby acting as oxidisingagents.

T(3+compounds + 2e -) TI+ compounds(less stable oxidising agent) (more stable reducing agent)

67. (a) : :0:

/'p

:()~ '--...(j:

.. / :6: \ ..:0-£>0 _.......p_O:.. \ Q~ / ...Q O·'''~I)____''''''''''

i:0:

.~~.

446 AIIMS EXPLORER

H H

HI""L19A

L69. (b) : Propyne can be prepared by the hydrolysisof magnesium carbide.

Mg2C3 + 4H20 -) CH3C = CH + 2Mg(OHh

70. (d) : Both Be(OH)2 and Zn(OHh are amphotericin nature.

71. (b) : Pyrolusite = Mn02Malachite - CuCO)'Cu(OH)2Diaspore - AI203'H20Cassiterite - Sn02

'38 ~ 20672. (c) : 92U- ~ S2X

Number of protons = 82Number of neutrons == 124

124 62Neutron/proton ratio in the product nucleus = 82 =41'73. (a) : The absorption of energy or the observationof colour in a complex transition compound dependson the charge of the metal ion and the nature of theligands attached. The same metal ion with different

. ligands shows different absorption depending upon thetype ofligand. The presence of weak field ligands makethe central metal ion to absorb low energies i.e. of higherwavelength. The field strength ofligands can be obtainedfrom spectrochemical series. i.e.

.(Weak field) [- < Br: < S2- < CI- < N03- < F- < OH-< H20 < NH] < N02- < CN- < CO (strong field)

174. (a) : K2MnF6 + 2SbFs -4 2KSbFr, + MnF) + '2F2

In this reaction, the stronger Lewis acid Sbf', displacesthe weaker one, MnF.; from its salt. Mnf', is unstableand readily decomposes to give MnF 3 and fluorine.

75. (d) : Number of electrons in CI02-

= 7 + 6 + 6 + 1 = 20Number of electrons in CIF/ = 7 + 7 + 7 - I = 20.

76. (c): Methyl isocyanate is industrially prepared by

the action of methyl amine with phosgene.

CH NH ° I- Hel .' .

) 2 + C C 2 ~ [CH)NH - CO - CI]tl--::I:Ic( CH] - N = C = 0

mcthyl isocyanate

77. (c): Rutherford first of all used zinc sulphide (ZnS)as phosphor in detection of o-particls.

78. (c): Benzene is non polar in nature. As we knowthat non-polar disperses more to non-polar substances.Therefore, meta-methyl nonylbenzene being nonpolarfrom both sides will disperse more to benzene. A II othersubstances (a, b and d) have either one side polar orboth sides polar.

CH)non-polar cnd non-polar end

(metamethylnonylbcnzenc)

79. (b) : 2AgCI t,) + H2 (,<;) -) 2HCI (a'l) + 2Ag (.•)The activities of solids and liquids are taken as unityand at low concentrations, the activity of a solute isapproximated to its molarity.The cell reaction will be

Pt(,) I H2 (.<:), I bar I W (<1<1) I M I AgCI ("'I) 1 M I Ag (x)

80. (b) : Number of tetrahedral voids in the unit cell= 2 x number of atoms= 2Z.

81. (b) : Methanol can be prepared synthetically byheating carbon monoxide and hydrogen gases underpressure in the presence of a catalyst.C (graphite) + 1/2 O2 -) CO (iI) ••. (i)CO (iI) + 2H2 (g) -) CH)OH (I) ... (ii)

C(graphite) + 1/2 O2 (,11) + 2Hz (iI) -) CH)OH (I)

82. (c): Endothermic reactions are those which involveabsorption of heat. High activation energy meanspotential energy of product must be much greater thanreactants.

83. (c) : pK" :::;- logK", pKh = -logK"

prJ:: -![logK"+logK,,,-logKh]2

=-~[-5 + log(1 x 10-14)- (-5)]2

=-![-5-14+5]:::: -!(-14)::::7.2 2


84. (c) : Most probable radius = aofZwhere (]o = 52.9 pm. For helium ion, Z = 2.

52.9rOIl' '" -2-::: 26.45 pm .

85. (a) : Bomb calorimeter is commonly used to findthe heat of combustion of organic substances whichconsists ofa sealed combustion chamber, called a bomb.Ifa process is run in a sealed container then no expansionor compression is allowed, so 11' ::: 0 and fJ.U = q.

f).U < 0, IV := o.86. (b) : aA -t x?Rate of reaction = [A]"Order of reaction = a.[A], "" 2.2 mM, 1", := 2.4 m M s-' ... (i)

2.2 M 06 M -1 2.4[Ah ~ 2m , 1"2:::: • m s or, 4 ... (ii)

On reducing the concentration of A to half, the rate ofreaction is decreased by four times.

, Rate of reaction = [AFOrder of reaction := 2.

87. (d) : 2NOCI (K) := 2NO (g) + CI2 (g)

s; ::::Kc (RT)tlllK" ::::3 X 10-6 (0.0821 x 700) ::: 172.41 X 10-6

"" 1.72 X 10-4.

88. (a) : For the reaction,CaCO) t,) ;:: CaO (» + CO2 (g)

KI' = Peo} and Kc = [C02]

C· [CaCO)] = 1 and [CaO] ::: I for solids]According to Arrhenius equation we have

K = Ae-M1",.1II1'

Taking logarithm, we havef).Ho

logK ::::log A rfl RT(2.303)

This is an equation of straight line. When 10gK" is plottedagainst lIT. we get a straight line.The intercept of this line = log A, slope = -MF,./2.303RKnowing the value of slope from the plot and universalgas constant R, f).f{ro can be calculated.(Equation of straight line: Y = l/IX + C. Here,

Mfo (I)log K = r_ - + log Afl 2.303R T

Y III oX C)

89. (a): Nucleophiles are those substances which candonate a pair of electrons. These can be neutral or

negative. The nucleophilic power depends on thetendency of species to donate electrons. This is more,when an electron pushing group (+1 group) is present.Among the alkyl groups, those have higher number ofC-atoms will push more, hence ethyl> methyl.

o(.:" II

C2HS~ S- H, CH) »- C - 0-, CH) »- NH2,

(+1) (+1) (+1)

NC~CH2__ ~(~-l~) -=~ _

CHI )90. (d) : H)C - T - CH2 - Br

HAlkyl halide is 1°.Keep in mind I0 halide give product by SN2/E-2mechanism and 10 halide always gives substitutionreaction except when strongly hindered base is used.

CH}I .

ex.: With CHJ - C - d-:-J it gives mainly elimination.ICH)

The reaction involves carbocation intermediate.CHI ) (j)

t.e. CI-I) - C - CH,I -H

CH)O-

en.onA?

(primary carbocation)but as it is a primary carbocation it will rearrange togive a tertiary carbocation, which completes the reaction

CI·II )CI-I,- C$., I

CH3(tertiary carbocation)

(j)

Stability of carbocation : 30> 2° > 10 > CHJ

It is because the stability of a charged system is increasedby dispersal of the charge. The more stable thecarbocation, the faster it is formed.N.B. - Rearrangement can be done in two ways.

CII. I )CB I!-slllft) CH - C - CH,J/ 3(j) J

CH) - f - ~H2 -, CH.-shitl (tcrtiary~arhocatiOIl)

H ~ CH -C-CH,-CI-I) I - J

I-I(secondary carbocation)

448 AIIMS EXPLORER

Therefore,CH CHJI J I ~_

CII) - T - CH2 - Br = CH) - T - CH2 + Br

H HC1HJ CHJ ~

CH 0- ICH - C - CH ~___;;_J_ CII) - C - CH)) I J CHPH ~

OCB)

91. (b): According to Saytzeff''s rule, the major productwill be that one which contains more number ofsubstituents around the double bond.

one substituent(minor)

92. (d) : Trans configuration is more stable than cisconfiguration because in cis-configuration the H groupsare thrown closely enough together to cause crowdingor repulsion. Again between 1,2-and 1,3-configurations,in 1-3, the OH groups are placed further appart tominimise the repulsion. Hence, more stable is1,3-configuration.

------------------------------93. (b): According to Markownikoff's rule, the negativepart 0 f the unsymmetrical reagent adds to lesshydrogenated (more substituted) carbon atom of thedouble bond.

OrI

C&HsCH = CH - CH) + HBr -7 C&HSCHCH2CH)

94. (c) : Claisen condensation

step 1

·r

Step II :o H 0 0 H 0II I II ,. w II I II

GIJ - C - C - C -!OC,Hs!--:--? CH) - C - C = cI . - I heat

\H ~ 0/ ............

CH2= c" /C =()Cl-Il

/0.........CI-I=C C=o

2 "CI-I(

°II95. (d) : (i) RCNH2 + Br2 + KOH --7 RCONHBr

+ KBr + H20(ii) RCONHBr + KOH -7 RNCO + KBr + H20(iii) RNCO + 2KOH -7 RNH2 + K2CO)RCONH2 + Br2 + 4KOH -7 RNH2 + 2KBr

+ K2CO, + 2H20

96. (d) : Basicity of arnines is due to availability ofan unshared pair (lone pair) of electrons on nitrogen.This lone pair of electrons is available for the formationof a new bond with a proton or Lewis acid.Pyridine is less basic than triethylamine because lonepair of nitrogen in pyridine is delocalised.

97. (a): n-Keratia is a water insoluble fibrous protein,serves as the major constituent of hair, nails and skin.

CH)98.(a): H+ on

CHJToH

HFollowing the procedure outlined under 'Golden Rule'the absolute configuration is IS, 2S.

99. (b): Genetic code shows degeneracy i.e. occurrenceof more than 1 codon per amino acid. All the aminoacid except methionine and tryptophan are coded bymore than I codon.For example, valine is specified by GUU, GUC, GUA,GUG.This shows that first two bases are common in all thefour codons coding for valine. But the third base canbe changed.


This reaction is known as Clemmenson reduction.

101. (b) : S02 shows both oxidising as well as reducingnature.The reaction given in assertion is due to oxidising nature

of S02'

J02. (a) : (i) Due to smaller size of F; stcric repulsionswill be less in SiF62-.

(ii) Interaction ofF lone pair electrons with Sl is strongerthan that of chlorine lone pairs.

103. (b) : Borax bead test is not suitable for Al(lII)because its oxidising as well as reducing flame iscolourless in both hot as well as cold.A lumina is insoluble in water as they exist in hydratedform like AI20),2H20, AI203'H20 etc.

104. (b) : Due to the ease with which it can liberatenascent oxygen, 03 acts as a powerful oxidising agent.

OJ --) 02 + °:0 -:-:--:-0 :

paramagnetic(due to prcsence of

Iwo un paired electro ns) diamagnetic

lCS. (c) : Ferrocyanide ion

3d ~ ~

[Fc(CN)6]4- 11l11l11ljxxlxxl B Ixxlxxlxxldiamagnetic

d1spJ hybridisation

[Fc(CN)(,P- 11LI1LI11xxlxxi EJ Ixxlxxlxxlparamagnetic

cPJ1} hybridisation

In ferrocyanide ion, the oxidation state of Fe is +2however in ferricyanide ion, the oxidation number ofFe is +3.Generally, the higher the oxidation state of the metal,the greater the crystal field splitting. It means crystalfield splitting in ferrocyanide ion is lower than that offerricyanide ion.

106. (d) : Ba(OHh is soluble in water.

107. (c) : SeCI4 possess see saw geometry, which canbe regarded as a distorted trigonal bipyrarnidal structure,

having one lone pair (Ip) of electrons in the basal positionof the trigonal bipyramidal, See-saw geometry ofSeCI4

molecules arises due to the spl d hybridisation of thecentral atom. The distortion in shape is due to thepresence of one lone pair of electrons.

108. (a) : Depression in freezing point is a colligativeproperty which depends upon the number of particles.The number of particles are different in case of benzeneand water that is why molecular weight of acetic aciddetermined by depression in freezing point method isalso different.

109. (a) : In case of'Hj, compressibility factor increaseswith the pressure. At 273 K, Z> I which shows thatit is difficult to compress the gas as compared to idealgas. In this case repulsive forces dominate.

110. (d) : First ionization energy for nitrogen is greaterthan oxygen.

N °eV 14.5 13.6This is due to stable configuration of nitrogen (half-filled 2p-orbital).Due to screening effect the valency electron experiencesless attraction towards the nucleus. This brings decreasein the nuclear charge (2) actually present on the nucleus.The reduced nuclear charge is termed effective nuclearcharge and its magnitude increases in a period whenwe move from left to right.

111. (d) : In B2, total number of electrons = 10B2 --) cr( Is)2 cr*( IS2) a(2sf cr*(2S)2 cr(2px) 1 n(2py) 1

Presence of unpaired electron shows the paramagneticnature.The highest occupied molecular orbital is of rt-type.

112. (a) : Hydrolysis of methyl chloride to methanolfollows SN2 reaction. The rates of many SN2 reactionsare affected by the solvent. Protic solvents - those thatcontain - OH or - NH group are generally the worstsolvents for SN2. Polar protic solvents; (like water,alcohols and carboxylic acids), which have strong dipolesbut don't have - OH or - NH groups are the best. Incontrast to protic solvents, which decrease the rates ofSN2 reactants by lowering the ground state energy ofnucleophile, polar aprotic solvents (DMF) increase therates ofSN2 reactions by raising the ground state energyof nucleophile.

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113. (a) : Zinc metal which has a more negative electrodepotential than iron will provide electrons in preferenceto the iron, and therefore corrode first. Only when all thezinc has been oxidised does the iron start to rust.

114. (d) : Extraction of iron metal from iron oxide oreis carried out by heating with coke and flux (calciumcarbonate). Flux is a slag forming substance. It convertsinfusible impurities into fusible slag. 'The reaction: FC203 (s) ~ Fe ('J + 3/2 O2 (g) is not aspontaneous process. Fe20J is converted to FeO atabout 400°C. FeO is converted to Fe at about 800°C-IOOQOC.

115. (d) : Rates of nitration of benzene and hexadeuterobenzene are same because nitration depends uponavailability of electrophile.

116. (b): In Williamson's synthesis, if a tertiary alkylhalide is used, an alkene is the only reaction productand no ether is formed.

CHI 3

CH1 - C - Br + NaOCHJ ---;.. CH) - C=CH + NaBr. I I 2

CHJ CI-I)2-mcthyl propene

It is because alkoxides are not only nucleophiles butalso strong bases as well. They react with alkyl halidesleading to elimination reaction.

117. (c) : On hydrolysis one mole of maltose yieldstwo moles of D-glucose. It is a reducing sugar. Thetwo glucose units nrc linked through o-glucosidic linkagebetween C - I of one unit and the C-4 of another.

118. (d) : The nitro group strongly deactivates thebenzene ring towards electrophilic substitution.Nitrobenzene docs not undergo Friedel-Craft acylationreaction.

119. (a) : In an isocyanide, first an e!ectrophile andthen a nucleophile add at the carbon to form a specieswhich usually undergoes further transformations.

+ - +RN= C + e~ RN= cs ~ RN= C(Nu)E

+ -RN= C + H20 ~ RN= CHOH ~ RNHCHO

alkylforrnamidc

120. (a): 0 ~Q. ~ :-·0~O~- ~ O·

cyclopcntadicnyl anion

CH2CH = CH2 ~ CHz=CJ-ICI-r2allyl anion

Here the resonance approach is a poor predictor ofstability. The Huckel rule, based on molecular orbitaltheory, is a much better predictor of stability for thesearomatic and antiaromatic system.

121. (3) : Based on cellular mechanisms, regeneration ',can be divided into two broad categories: morphallaxisand epimorphosis.

Amputation r - -Hydra

Morphallaxis refers to the type of regeneration in whichlost body parts are replaced by the remodelling of theremaining tissue. In this type of regeneration, little orno cellu lar pro li fetation takes place during theregeneration process. A classic example of an organismthat regenerates using this mechanism is the Hydra. Whena Hydra is cut into two pieces, two Hydra will be.regenerated, both smaller than the parentaillydra. Onceregeneration is completed, the two Hydra can continue.to grow and reach the size of their original parent. ln :contrast to morphallaxis epimorphosis require activecellular proliferation prior to the replacement of the lostbody part. For eg. Planarian, which arc flatworms,regenerate using a mechanism in which pre-existing stemcells, known as neoblasts, begin to proliferate and migrateto the injured site in response to injury. These cells thenform a mass ofproliferating cells, known as regenerationblastema, that will later differentiate into the specializedcells that comprise the regenerated structure. Most tissueregeneration in mammals also belongs to theepimorphosis. For example, mammals can regeneratetheir muscle, bone epithelia of the skin and gut, blood,and some neurons by activating pre-existing stem cells.or progenitor cells.

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122. (d) : Gastrin is a polypeptide hormone producedby the cnteroendocrine cells of the stomach after exposureto mechanical stimuli or stimulation of vagus nerve andof the duodenum, after the exposure of chyme thatcontains undigested proteins. It plays an important rolein the control of gastric acid secretion. Inhibin hormoneis secreted from corpus luteum, placenta and testes. Itsupplements the effect of excess sex hormones fordepressing gonadotrophic activity (FSH, LH, lCSH). Thetarget of inhibin is anterior lobe of pituitary. Duodenalenterokinase converts trypsinogen to activate trypsinwhich, in turn, activates the other pancreatic enzymes.Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) is released by walls ofthe cardiac atrium in response to high sodiumconcentration, high extracellular fluid volume, or highblood volume.' It then acts via various mechanisms toexcrete Na, and to cause vasodilation in the circulatorysystem. It dilates the afferent glomerular arteriole,constricts the efferent glomerular arteriole, and relaxesthe mesangial cells. The increases the glomerularfiltration rate, resulting in greater excretion of Na' andwater, It also decreases Na resorption in the renal distalconvoluted tubule and cortical collecting duct. It alsoinhibits renin sccretion.

123. (b) : Cretinism is a type of mental retardation andbodily.malformation caused by severe, uncorrectedthyroid deficiency in infancy and early childhood .Deltacells is a type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of thedigestive system located behind the stomach). Withinthe pancreas, the delta cells are located in areas calledthe islets of Langerhans. The delta cells makesomatostatin, a hormone that inhibits the release ofnumerous hormones in the body. Somatostatin has avariety offunctions. Taken together, they work to reducethe rate at which food is absorbed from the contents ofthe intestine. Somatostatin is also secreted by thehypothalamus and by the intestine. Beta cells in thepancreatic islets secrete the hormone insulin in responseto a high concentration of glucose in the blood.Parathyroid hormone is a hormone secreted by theparathyroid glands that regulates the metabolism ofcalcium and phosphate in the body. Parathyroid hormoneacts to raise the extracellular calcium concentration, thatis, the concentration of calcium ions in the spacesbetween the cells of the body and in the blood plasma;it promotes the absorption of calcium by the intestine,mobilizes calcium salts from the bones, and increases

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the tendency of the kidney to recover c'alcium from theurine. The hormone also enhances both the excretion ofphosphate by the kidneys and its uptake by the cells.

124. (a) : In the given chart the disease is inherited byfemale child from his father and none of the male childis affected hence it shows that the disease is X linked.Moreover, in the progeny the disease is expressedphenotypically by female child even if it is carrier, sothe disease is dominant. Hence the pattern of disease isX linked dominant.

125. (c) : The cross section of the sperm midpiece showsthe axial bundle of micro tubules or axoneme surroundedby a microtubular sheath in which the mitochondria ofthe spermatid have become arranged in a helical manner.The microtubular structure provide the ability of thesperm to swim through the reproductive tract of the

, female. The rnicrotubules are in 9 + 2 arrangement.

1

126. (c) : Bt in "Bt Cotton" stands for Bacillusthurengiensis. This is naturally occurring soil bacterium.

I Somatic hybridization involves fusion of protoplast oftwo cells. "Flavr savr" is genetically engineered tomatoeswhich express delayed softening by insertion of anadditional copy of PO endociding gene. PG is polygalacturonase enzyme which is responsible for thebreakdown of cell wall pectin. Transgenic Brassica napusseeds are being used to produce the anticoagulant hirudin.

127. (b): Inflammation is common to almost all diseasesthat involve microbiologic, chemical, or physical injuryto living tissues. Acute inflammation may be defined asthe microcirculation response to injury; the cardinal signsare heat, redness, pain, swelling, and loss of function.The accompanying microcirculatory changes comprisearteriolar vasodilation, increased small vein permeability,formation of edema fluid, and WBC migration to thesite of injury. Histamine is stored in mast cell granulesand basophils and is released by inflammatory andimmunologic stimuli. It plays an important role in acuteinflammation, exerting a dilator action on arterioles,increasing the permeability of small venules to plasmaproteins and causing pain by stimulating nociceptors.However, the generally poor clinical efficacy ofantihistamines suggests that their role in non immuneinflammation is limited. Plasma kinins such as bradykininare not stored but are released by the action ofkininogenase on plasma a2-globulin. Bradykinin is apotent vasodilator, increasing small vein permeability

452 AIIMS EXPLORER

and causing pain by stimulating peripheral nociceptors,but it has a short half-life.

128. (c) : Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats are thegeographical areas in India which shows the maximumdiversity.

129. (a) : Introduction of high yield varieties is the majorthreat to the genetic diversity in agricultural crops. Thiswould eliminate other crop type/variety from the pool.

130. (c) : Ex situ conservation is the preservation ofcomponents of biological diversity outside their naturalhabitats: in zoos, aquaria, botanic gardens and genebanks, for example. Zoos, botanical gardens andarboretums are the most conventional methods of ex-situ conservation, all of which house whole, protectedspecimens for breeding and reintroduction into the wildwhen necessary and possible. These facilities providenot only housing and care for specimens of endangeredspecies, but also have an educational value.Rest of the given options are example of insituconservation.

131. (b) : Blue baby syndrome is blood related conditionfound in babies due to nitrate poisoning(poisoning limitsblood's ability to carry oxygen thereby causing baby tolook blue); known as metheamoglobanemia. This is aserious illness in infants which is caused when nitrateis converted into nitrite in the infant's body. Nitriteinterferes with the oxygen carrying capacity of the child'sblood (It replaces the oxygen on the red blood cells).This is an acute disease in that symptoms can developrapidly in infants. However, in most cases, healthdeteriorates over a period of days. Clearly, expert medicaladvice should be sought immediately if these symptomsoccur.

132. (b) : MRI is a non-invasive technique which usesstrong magnetic field for generating resonance and lowradio frequency in protons present in body. Most commonprotons arc H nuclei of Hp molecules. Scapula andcanine arc osteocytic structures with negligible H20content.

133. (d): Valium (diazepam) is in a class of drugs calledbenzodiazepines. Valium (diazepam) affects chemicalsin the brain that may become unbalanced and causeanxiety. seizures. and muscle spasms. Valium (diazepam)is used to relieve anxiety, nervousness, and tensionassociated with anxiety disorders. It is also used to treat

certain types of seizure disorders and muscle spasms;

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135. (b) : Menstruation is a part of the female;reproductive cycle that starts when girls become sexually,mature at the time of puberty. The parts of the body:involved in the menstrual cycle include the brain; ipituitary gland, uterus and cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes .and vagina. The following events given in the options '.occur in a normal menstrual cycle.(i) Release of egg called ovulation usually takes place;roughly 14 days after the first day ofthe start of a periodfor fertilization.(ii) Following menstruation endometrium regenerates :.about 8 days during the proliferative phase.(iii) Implantation occurs after 7 days of fertilization.(iv) Progesterone level rises after ovulation which. ':occurs after 14 days.

136. (d) : T, plasmid is found extragcnomically in'Agarobacterium tumefaciens which possess T-DNA thatis responsible for causing tumor in host plant.

1137. (3): Non-biodegradable pollutant: a po-II-u-ta~n-tw-h-ic-hretains its toxicity for extremely long periods of time;Some lead and mercury compounds, certain chlorinated. :.hydrocarbon pesticides (e.g., DDT)and radioactivesubstances are nonbiodegradablc po llutantsv "Osteoporosis is a condition that is characterized by adecrease in bone mass and density, causing bones to .become fragile. Blackfoot disease (BFD) is a severe form .of peripheral vascular disease (PVD), in which the blood ....vessels in the lower limbs are severely damaged, resultingeventually in progressive gangrene. Ithas been observed"in Taiwan. Itai-itai disease is a chronic cadmiumpoisoning with renal tubular dysfunction followed by'osteomalacia.

138. (a) : Camel excrete a highly concentrated urine to .:conserve water. They do not sweat till body temperature ..rises about 55°C-60°C. Camel can also toleratedesiccation upto 40% cellular content.

139. (a) : Cri du chat a rare syndrome (1 in 50,000 live ;births) caused by a deletion on the short arm of'chromosome 5, is a rare genetic disorder due to a missingportion of chromosome 5. It was first described byLejeune in 1963. The name of this syndrome is French !

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fOT "cry of the cat," referring to the distinctive cry of tchildren with this disorder. The cry is caused by abnormal .~

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larynx development, which becomes normal within afew weeks of birth. Infants with cri du chat have low

· birth weight and may have respiratory problems.

.•140. (:I) : Brassica (mustard) belongs to family:.Brassicaceae, Family brassicaceae is characterised by• polypetalous 4 petals, polysepalous 4 sepals, six stamens; (which are in tetradynamous condition i.e. 4 + 2 or in

two whorls, 4 inner long and 2 outer short). Gynoeciumis bicarpellary, syncarpous unilocular with parietalplacentation. Fruit is usually siliqua (Dry dehiscent fruitformed by bicarpellary syncarpous gynoeciurn withreplum) and rarely lomentum.

· 141. (b) : Polygene results in quantitative inheritance.: Quantitative inheritance is characterised by occurrence: of intermediate forms between the parental type. There

will be 7 (I : 6 : 15 : 20 : 15 : 6 : 1) phenotypes whenthree polygene pairs are involved. The total number ofprogeny would be 64. Out of these sixty four only two

', will be likely to resemble either parents. Hence theirproportion in F2 generation would be 3 ·12 i.e. less than

: five per cent.

· 142. (c) : Mature cork cells arc plant cells that form theprotective water resistant tissue in the outer covering ofstems and trunks. Cork cells arc genetically programmednot to divide, but instead to remain as they are deadcells. Cork cells possess lenticels. A lenticel is producedbeneath a former stomata or stoma of the epidermis.They encloses intercellular space for gaseous exchange.Passage cells help in transfer of water from cortex.Quiscent centre is present in root apical meristem.

143. (b): The synapsis, pairing of homologouschromosomes takes place during zygotene. Synapsisresults in the formation of bivalcnts during zygotene.The formation of special proteinaceous structure calledsynaptonernal complex occur. After zygotene stage cellentered in pachytene stage in which the bivalents becomespiralled, shortened and thickened.

-------144. (b) : Recombination is the natural process of ;breaking and rejoining DNA strands to produce newcombinations of genes and, thus, generate geneticvariation. This is the phenomenon occur duringmeiosis I.__ .__ ..... _.._---_._---------- ----145. (d) : The presence of plastid is a feature of plantcells but animal cells are devoid of them. Even thenthey function properly and divide mitotically similar toplant cells.

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146. (a) : Lysosomes are roughly spherical bodiesbounded by a single membrane. They arc manufacturedby the Goigi apparatus. Lysosorues are small membranebound vesicles in the cytoplasm of cells which containtoxic enzymes. When a cell dies, these membranesrupture and the enzymes are released. They break downthe cells structure, and the debris is removed. Thelysosome also contains cytokines which summoninflammatory cells and stimulate inflammation. Thecontents of lysosomes can be released by macrophagesand neutrophils both to kill bacteria and viruses, and tostimulate inflammation.

147. (b) : Glyoxysornes arc enzymes which playa criticalrole in lipid metabolism in seedlings. Hence they aresupposed to be present in endosperm of castor asendosperm of wheat will posses starch. '

148. (c) : Ecological niche is the term used to describethe status of a plant or animal in its community .

149. (c) : Pyramid of energy is always upright as only10% energy is transferred fro III one trophic level toanother. Pyramid of number in a grassland is also uprightas the producers are always maximum in number than.herbivores and carnivores. Pyramid of biomass iii a lakeshows spindle shaped pyramid.

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151. (b) : Nephridia in earthworm, malpighian tubulesin cockroach and urinary tubules in rat arc all excretoryin function.------_._-------_ ..._--------152. (c): According to thecorrect labelling shown thepair fibula and phalanges iswrongly marked.

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153. (c) : Electroporation is the process used for thetransformation of bacteria or plant protoplasts.Electroporation occurs as a result of the reconcentrationof lipid molecules of the bilayer membrane to formhydrophilic pores in the membrane. The distribution ofsuch pores, both in terms of size. and number, determinethe electrical properties of the cell membrane.

154. (d) : Sornaclonal variations is the term used to

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describe the variation seen in plants that have beenproduced by plant tissue culture. Chromosomalrearrangements are an important source of this variation.

ISS. (3): According to the graph the growth of the insecttakes place as the amount of the cholesterol increaseand at 6 ug cholesterol/g the growth get static. If thegrowth rate would have been directly proportional tothe cholesterol concentration then the graph would havebeen straight line. (3) is wrong as the optimum level is6 ug/g cholesterol concentration.156. (b) : Prosopis arc tree found in scrub. Saccharumis grass which is cultivated. Shorea robusta (Sal) is treefound in moist tropical forest. Acacia catechu is treefound in dry deciduous forests.----------~----157. (b) : Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme used byretroviruses to from complementary DNA (cDNA) fromtheir RNA. The resulting DNA is then inserted into thechromosome of the host cell.

158. (b) : Gibberellins induces the hydrolyzing enzymesin the endosperm of germinating seeds. It stimulates theproduction of digestive enzymes Iike proteases, amylase,lipase which help to mobilise stored nutrients.

159. (c): Silverfish, scorpion, dragonfly and prawn allfall in phylum arthropods which have jointed appendagesand chitinous exoskeleton as the characteristic feature.

160. (d): Double fertilization is the characteristic featureof angiosperms. Here one male nucleus fertilizes theegg nucleus and the other male nucleus fertilizes thecentral cell (polar nuclei). First fertilization result inzygote where as second fertilization results in theformation of endosperm.

161. (a) : Process of ageing is called senescence. Ageing,is cumulative changes in an organism, organ, tissue, orcell leading to a decrease in functional capacity. Inhumans, aging is associated with degenerative changesin the skin, bones, heart, blood vessels, lungs, nerves,and other organs and tissues.It is genetically controlled programme regulated byregulatory genes. This view is suggested by the greatrange of lifespans among different animal spccies=-frorna few days in the fruit fly to more than 100 years insome tortoises. Scientists have recently learned how todouble the lifcspans of such laboratory organisms asroundworms and fruit flies through genetic manipulation,and mutant genes in mice have been observed to have a

comparable effect in postponing ageing.Genes which have a deleterious effect on individual'sfitness are selected against by natural selection. Mutationsin these genes which postponed the deleterious effect ofthe gene to a later time in individual's life history reducethe effect of natural selection to the gene, because theselection has less time to act on it. If the gene doesn'thave a negative effect until after the individual hasreproduced, the gene may escape natural selectionaltogether, because when selection starts to affect the.gene, it has already propagated to the next generation. Ina related fashion, some genes may help to ensurereproduction at the cost of diseases later in life. Forinstance, our immune system generally helps to keep ushealthy during reproductive age, but many adults acquireautoimmune diseases such as rhemuatoid arthritis as theyage.

162. (a): In recombinant DNA technology widely usedhost for replication and amplification of recombinantDNA are prokaryotic E. coli and the eukaryotic yeast. .They replicate very fast to form a large population whichexpressed desired gene. Yeast artificial chromosome(YAC) are important cloning tools for the analysis ofcomplex genome such as that of humans. They allowthe maintenance, propagation and analysis of suchgenome in an experimentally tractable system, the yeast.

163. (b) : SPM (Suspended Particulate Matter) is definedas particles floating in the air with a diameter below 10pm. Studies have shown that high SPM concentrationsin the air can have a detrimental impact on respiratoryorgans. SPM is generated from natural sources (e.g.,volcanoes or dust storms) and human activities (vehicles,incinerators and industrial plants).

SPM Other aerosols

less than10J.lm

Less than100J.lm

Tend to float Tend to settle fairlylonger in air due quickly due toto small size. comparative heaviness

Catalytic converter is a device designed to reduce theamount of emissions from automobiles. The current (so-called three-way) systems use a heated metal catalyst toreduce the emissions of carbon monoxide (CO),hydrocarbons, and nitric oxide (NO), all of whichcontribute to the formation of photochemical smog. Inan automobile's exhaust system, a catalytic converterprovides an environment for a chemical reaction where

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unburnt hydrocarbons completely combust. Hence thecombustion process continues. but outside the enginecombustion chamber where no useful energy is extracted.Toxic car gases such as unburnt hydrocarbon (UHC) andcarbon monoxide (CO) would not exist if the fuel toenergy conversion in the engine were perfect.._-----

. 164. (b) : Methane islargely a product ofinc 0 m p] etcdecomposition and isproduced by a groupof bacteria calledmethanogens underanaerobic conditions.The major sources ofmethane include

The relative contributicn ofdifferent gases to i_\lobal warming

freshwater wetlands, enteric fermentation in cattle andflooded rice fields, Biomass burning also producesmethane. Major gases contributing in greenhouse effectwith their percentage contribution are given in the givenpie chart.

Efficient engine (for example, multi point fuelinjection engine) can reduce the unburnt carbons (likemethane etc.) in auto emission.

I 65. (d) : Interferons are not antibodies. These are naturalproteins produced by the cells of the immune systemsof most animals in response to challenges by foreignagents such as viruses, bacteria, parasites and tumor cells,Interferons belong to the large class of glycoprotcinsknown as cytokines. In human body there arc three typesof interferon - o; Band y_ Interferon alpha and beta areproduced by many cell types, including T-cells and 8-cells and are important component of the antiviralresponse. They stimulate both macrophages and NK(Natural Killer) cells. They both are also active againsttumors. Interferon gamma is involved in the regulation.of the immune and inflammatory response. Interferongamma has had some antiviral and antitumor effect butthese are generally weak, however, it potentiates the effectof interferon alpha and interferon beta.

Inflammation is the first response to infection andinjury and is critical to body defence. Basically, theinflammatory response is an attempt by the body to restoreand maintain homeostasis after injury, Inflammation isthe influx of fluid and cells that results in redness,swelling, heat, and pain at the infection site:

166. (3) : An organ transplant is the transplantation ofan organ (or part of one) from one body to another, forthe purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged Of

failing organ with a working one from the donor. Organdonors can be Iiving, or cadaveric (dead).Immunosuppressive drug are any of a variety ofsubstances used to prevent production of antibodies .They are clinically used to

- prevent rejection by a recipient's body of an organ(e.g. bone /11(11'1'011', heart, kidney, liver) transplanted froma donor. A transplant is rejected when the recipient'simmune system acts against it.

- treatment of autoimmune diseases or diseases thatare most likely of autoimmune origin (e.g. rheumatoidarthritis). The steroids, such as cortisone, which suppressthe antibody-forming lymphocyte cells, have been usedto prolong human organ transplants, Steroids may alsoprevent antigens from entering cells and thereby preventlocal allergic inflammation reactions.In another immuno-suppressive method, human lymphocytes are injected intohorses, stimulating the animals to produceantilymphocyte serum. The serum, administered tohumans with transplanted organs, in some way inactivateslymphocyte cells. Another group of immunosuppressivedrugs act by interfering with the synthesis of nucleic acidsand are especially effective against proliferating cellssuch as stimulated lymphocytes. Some of these areanalogs of purines and pyrimidines, substances that arenucleic acid subunits; the purine analog azothioprine hasbeen used to suppress rejection of transplanted humankidneys. Most substances that inhibit nucleic acidsynthesis, such as nitrogen mustard, cyclophosphamide(Cytoxan), chlorarnphenico I, actinomyc in, an dcolchicine, are not widely used clinically because theyare too toxic.

167. (c): Haemophilia is a blood disorder where theblood does not clot normally. Haemophilia A is the mostcommon form, caused by a deficiency of blood clottingfactor VIII. Haemophilia B is due to a deficiency of bloodclotting factor IX. Hacmophilia is an hereditary disorder.In almost all cases, it is males that suffer the condition,although it is passed on by both females and males carryingthe gene. Queen Victoria was a carrier of hac mop hili a A.It is also known as classical haemophilia and factor VIIIdeficiency haemophilia. Haemophilia B is also known asFactor IX hnemophilia, and Christmas disease after the

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first patient diagnosed with it. Prothrombin producingplatelets in such persons are not found in very lowconcentration.

168. (c): In most animal species, chromosomes can becategorized as two types: autosomcs and sexchromosomes. Autosomes are non-sex chromosomes thatare the same number and kind between sexes. Sexchromosomes determine if the individual is male orfemale. Sex chromosomes in the human female are XX;those of the male are XV. Males produce X-containingand Y-containing gametes; therefore males determinethe sex of offspring. Besides genes that determine sex,sex chromosomes carry many genes for traits unrelatedto sex. X-linked gene is any gene located on Xchromosome; used to describe genes on X chromosomethat are missing on the Y chromosome.

When the female ovum is fertilized by the male,there is initiated an incredibly complex chain of eventswhich culminate nine months later in the birth of a child.During the very early stages of this gestation period thedevelopment of the embryo is predisposed in certaindirections by the possession of the sex chromosomeswhich arc composed of two elements, one contributedby the mother and the other by the father. The mothercan contribute only what is termed as an X chromosomewhich predisposes towards the development of femalestructural, functional and temperamental characteristics,but the father can contribute either an X or a Ychromosome predisposing in the first instance to female,or in the second to male structural and functional andtemperamental characteristics. In short, the sex of thechild to be born is initially governed by the chromosomalcontribution ofthe father. All chromosomes are paired,and the Y is dominant over the X chromosome whencombined with it. A child conceived will therefore besubject during development thereafter to a predispositiontowards femaleness if receiving an X chromosome fromthe mother and an X chromosome from the father (XX),or towards maleness if receiving an X chromosome fromthe mother but a Y chromosome from the father (XY).Therefore sex in human is a monogenic not polygenic.

Polygenic traits or continuous traits are those traitsthat are determined by the combined effect of more thanone pair of genes. An example of this is humanstature. The combined size of all of the body parts fromhead to foot determines the height of an individual.Thereis an additive effect. The sizes of all of these body parts

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are, in turn, determined by numerous genes. Human skin;hair, and eye colour are also polygenic traits because theyare influenced by more than one allele at different loci.The result is the perception of continuous gradation inthe expression of these traits.

169. (c): Mitochondria and chloroplasts both are doublemembrane organelles. They arc semi autonomous as boththeir structure and functions are partially controlled bynucleus of the cell and partially themselves. Both possesstheir own DNA and arises from pre-existing cells.Synthesis of many amino acids occurs in mitochondria.The first formed amino acids arc glutamic acid andaspartic acid.

Also plastid manufactures some of its own proteins, "enzymes and other chemicals because of the presenceof 70s ribosomes which can help translate the codedinformation contained In mRNAs transcribed overchloroplast DNA.

----170. (a) : DNA replication is the process of formingcarbon copy of DNA. Whereas transcription is the ".formation of RNA over DNA template.

DNA replication awl transcription takes place in •nucleus as the required material DNA and RNA arcpresent in the nucleus,

During transcription mRNA take the codedinformation from DNA to the cytoplasm wheretranslation takes place. Translation is the process ofprotein synthesis. It is separated from transcription in •both space and time. It prevents the intermixing of rawmaterials, protect DNA from respiratory enzymes and"ribosomal machinery from nuclease.

--------"171. (c): Fungi are considered ubiquitous i.e. they occurin a variety of habitats. Most of them are moisture loving.and terrestrial and few (eg. Monoblepharisi are aquatic.Fungi may be epiphytic (i.e. live on plants eg.:Armillaria), saprophytic (i.c. grow in dead organicmatter ego Mucor), symbiotic (i.e. live with association'

i with other plants eg.lichen, mycorrhiza) and predacious: (eg. Oacry/de/a) and parasitic (eg Erysipi) fungi arc

I achlorophyllus i.e. devoid of chlorophyll hence cannot

Iprepare their own food. They are heterotrophic and showabsorptive type of nutrition.

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172. (a): C.I photosynthetic pathway is more efficient;than C3 pathway as C: plants can pick up CO2 evenwhen it is found in low concentration. PEP enzymesshows high affinity for CO2, C, plants contain two typesof chloroplast (Kranz anatomy) : bundle sheath

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chloroplast and mesophyll chloroplast. Bundle sheathcells contain Calvin cycle enzymes. Due to highconcentration of CO2 in bundle sheath cells, RuB?carboxylase works only for Calvin cycle and not forphotorcspiration.

Photorespiration is a wasteful process as it worksto undo the act of photosynthesis in C3 plants. No energyrich compound is produced in this process. Whentemperature increase more and more photosyntheticallyfixed carbon is lost by photorespiration thus reducingthe efficiency of C3 plants.

173. (d): Ifhumans share ancestry with other primates,then we should expect to see remnants of that commonancestry in our genes. For example, tails; thischaracteristic is still exhibited occssionally in atavism.According to current evolutionary theory, the ancestorsof humans lost their tails about 25 million years ago,when apes (tail-less primates) diverged from monkeys(tailed primates). Theory of the continuity of thegcrmplasrn was given by Weismann. The Germanbiologist Weismann recognized that animals arc madeup of: body cells (somaplasm), which contain gamete-producing cells (germplasm). At each generation, theembryo that develops from the zygote not only sets asidesome gerrnplasm for the next generation but alsoproduces the cells that will develop into the body, thesoma, of the organism. Jean-Baptise Lamarck (1744-1829), presented the first widely discussed theory ofEvolution, the idea that organisms are connected throughtime by ancestor-descendent relationships and that theychange through time. Lamarck's theory of evolutionhad four main components. (I) Spontaneous generation.of organisms from inanimate matter occurs continuouslythroughout Earth history (2) Extinction does not occur.(3) Traits developed by parents are passed on directly tooffspring (The Inheritance of Aquired Characteristics).(4) Use or disuse of parts causes them to transformationti.e., it drove evolutionary change).

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174. (b) : The warming upofglobal atmosphere presentday is due to the increase in green house effect.

Green house effect (GHE) describe the roles ofwater vapour, CO2 and other trace gases in keeping theEarth's surface warmer than it would be otherwise. Theseradiatively active gases are relatively transparent toincoming shortwave radiation (visible spectrum), butare relatively opaque to outgoing reradiating (infrared

rays) longwave radiation. The latter radiation, whichwould otherwise escape to space, is trapped by thesegases within the lower levels of the atmosphere. Thesubsequent reradiation of some of the energy back tothe surface maintains surface temperature higher thanthey would be if the gases were absent (without the greenhouse effect the Earth's average global temperature wouldbe ~18 degree celsius rather than the present 15 degreecelsius). There is concern that increasing concentrationof the green house gases including CO2, CH4, and manmade chlorofluorocarbons (CFCS), may enhance thegreen house effect and cause global warming.

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!3oJarradiation 1(shorter wavelengthYpasses through theclear atmosphere

Some solar radiationsare reflecled back byIhe Ea rth and theatmosphere.

warms it

Some of -the in'rarc',j' radiation-l(longer wavelenqlh) passes througllthe atmosphere. and ~ome· Meabsorbed and remilled in all /1directions by green house gasmolecules. This leads to l'Iarmingthe earth's surlace and the toweratmosphere.

Ozone layer present in the stratosphere is depletedby the aerosols and chloroflurocarbons. Ozone protectsthe earth from high energy ultra violet radiation.

175. (b) : Convincing evidence of common ancestrycomes from the similarities in the biochemicalcomposition, reactions and physiological activities ofliving beings, like metabolic process, enzymes,cytochrome C, insulin, haemoglobin, blood and lymphetc. Genetic code is the sequence of DNA nucleotidesthat determines the amino acid sequence of'the translatedprotein. The genetic code is read in triplets of bases calledcodons.

Genetic code is applicable universally i.e. a codonspecifies the same amino acid from a virus to a tree 01

human beings. The mRNA from chick oviductintroduced in E.coli produces an ovalbumen in thebacterium exactly similar to one formed in chick.--~----.-_-~...----.- .•.--.-.--~.---176. (:I) : Darwin finches arc an excellent example ofthe way in which the species gene pools have adapted inorder for long term survival via their offspring. Finches

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were formed due to divergent evolution (adaptiveradiation) to avoid interspecific competition.

The common birds of Galapagos islands, the fincheswere markedly different from the finches of main land.The closely related species of finches had beak ofdifferent shapes and sizes, and adapted for feeding oncompletely different diets. Darwin also found that fossilsof Galapagos islands are most similar to living speciesof South America. The food supply increases inarithmetic ratio but the population increases in geometricratio. With the study of this theory it struck to Darwinthat there is struggle for existence among plants andanimals. This concept of competition among the livingbeings for their survival offered the basis for the theoryof natural selection. Apparently a single ancestral groupcan give rise to several different varieties of species.

177. (c) : At very low CO2 concentration photosynthesisis strongly limited by the low CO2 while respiratory ratesare unaffected. As a result there is a negative balancebetween CO, fixed by photosynthesis and CO2 producedby respiration and a net efflux of CO2 from the plant.

By increasing the atmospheric concentration of CO2

at which photosynthesis just compensate for respirationis referred to as CO2 compensation point.

-----178. (b): The most important demographiccharacteristic of a population is its age sex structurewhich is also known as population pyramids. Age sexpyramids display the percentage or actual amount of apopulation broken down by gender and age. Developedcountries with stable population gives a steep pyramid.

The population of Sudan and India are increasingat a rapid rate. The population growth rate for Sudan is2.60% and for India it is 1.40%.

.-~~~~~-179. (a) : To be a mammal the presence of hair and milkor mammary gland is must, but presence of 7 cervical

vertebrae and 12 pairs of cranial nerves are also additionalmammalian charactcristics.The monotremes make up byfar the smallest subclass of mammals, with just threespecies, found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea.One of these is the duck-billed platypus, and theremaining two are the echidnas, or spiny anteaters.Theduck-billed platypus and the spiny anteater are mammalsthat lay eggs rather than give live birth to young ones.The platypus has a bill like a duck, fur like a mammaland webbed feet. It lays eggs that look like reptile eggs.Its young feed from the mother's mammary glands.Thcspiny anteater's covering looks like that of the porcupine.It has a long tongue to catch insects and a bill. It laysseveral eggs which it keeps in a pouch on its side.

180. (d) : Agrobacterium tumefaclnes is a gram negativenon sporing, motile, rod shaped bacterium, closely relatecto Rhizobium. It is found commonly all and around rOOI.surfaces. The region termed rhizosphere where it seemsto survive by using nutrients that leak from the roo!tissues. But it infects only through the wound-site eithernaturally occurring or caused by transplanting of'seedlingand nursery stock. It is harmful to plants and useful tcscientists for the same reason i.e. it transfers DNA intcplant genornes found in soil worldwide. A. tumefaciensCause crown gall disease of a wide range of dicot (broacleaved) plants especially members of rose family bytransferring its own DNA into plant cells. But irlaboratory, the ability to move all sorts of genes intcplants has made the microbe the standard tool fOIinvestigating plant genetics and modifying crops.181. (a) 182. (d) 183. (c) 184. (a)185. (d) 186. (a) 187. (a) 188. (a)189. (b) 190. (a) 191. (b) 192. (b)193. (a) 194. (c) 195. (c) 196. (a)197. (b) 198. (b) 199. (a) 200. (c)

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