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SAMPLE PAPER (MEGA COURSE) Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 180 Please read the instructions carefully. You are allotted 5 minutes specifically for this purpose. INSTRUCTIONS A. General : 1. This booklet is your Question Paper containing 60 questions. 2. Blank papers, clipboards, log tables, slide rules, calculators, cellular phones, pagers and electronic gadgets in any form are not allowed to be carried inside the examination hall. 3. Fill in the boxes provided below on this page and also write your Name and Form No.. 4. The answer sheet, a machine-readable Objective Response Sheet (ORS), is provided separately. 5. DO NOT TAMPER WITH / MUTILATE THE ORS OR THE BOOKLET. 6. Do not open the question-paper booklet before being instructed to do so by the invigilators. B. Question paper format Read the instructions printed on the back page C. Marking scheme of this booklet. Name of the candidate UID Number I have read all the instructions and I have verified all the information filled shall abide by them. in by the candidate. .......................................................... ............................................................ Signature of the Candidate Signature of the invigilator VIBRANT ACADEMY (India) Private Limited A-14(A), Road No.1, Indraprastha Industrial Area, Kota-324005 (Raj.) Tel.: 06377791915 Fax: (0744) 2423405 Email: [email protected] Website : www.vibrantacademy.com USEFUL DA T A Atomic weights: Al = 27, Mg = 24, Cu = 63.5, Mn = 55, Cl = 35.5, O = 16, H = 1, P = 31, Ag = 108, N = 14, Li = 7, I = 127, Cr = 52, K=39, S = 32, Na = 23, C = 12, Br = 80, Fe = 56, Ca = 40, Zn = 65.5, Ti = 48, Ba = 137, U = 238, Co= 59, B =11, F = 19, He = 4, Ne = 20, Ar = 40 , Mo = 96, g = 10 m/s 2

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SAMPLE PAPER (MEGA COURSE)Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 180Please read the instructions carefully. You are allotted 5 minutes specifically for this purpose.

INSTRUCTIONSA. General :

1. This booklet is your Question Paper containing 60 questions.

2. Blank papers, clipboards, log tables, slide rules, calculators, cellular phones, pagers andelectronic gadgets in any form are not allowed to be carried inside the examination hall.

3. Fill in the boxes provided below on this page and also write your Name andForm No..

4. The answer sheet, a machine-readable Objective Response Sheet (ORS), is providedseparately.

5. DO NOT TAMPER WITH / MUTILATE THE ORS OR THE BOOKLET.

6. Do not open the question-paper booklet before being instructed to do so by the invigilators.

B. Question paper format Read the instructions printed on the back page

C. Marking scheme of this booklet.

Name of the candidate UID Number

I have read all the instructions and I have verified all the information filled shall abide by them. in by the candidate.

.......................................................... ............................................................ Signature of the Candidate Signature of the invigilator

VIBRANT ACADEMY(India) Private Limited

A-14(A), Road No.1, Indraprastha Industrial Area, Kota-324005 (Raj.)Tel.: 06377791915 Fax: (0744) 2423405

Email: [email protected] Website : www.vibrantacademy.com

USEFUL DATAAtomic weights: Al = 27, Mg = 24, Cu = 63.5, Mn = 55, Cl = 35.5, O = 16, H = 1, P = 31, Ag = 108, N = 14, Li = 7,I = 127, Cr = 52, K=39, S = 32, Na = 23, C = 12, Br = 80, Fe = 56, Ca = 40, Zn = 65.5, Ti = 48, Ba = 137, U = 238,Co= 59, B =11, F = 19, He = 4, Ne = 20, Ar = 40 , Mo = 96, g = 10 m/s2

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PART I : MATHEMATICSSingle Correct Choice Type

This section contains 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for itsanswer, out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

1. The number of real solutions of the equation log10(6|x|2 + |x| –1) = 0 are

log10(6|x|2 + |x| –1) = 0

)

2. While solving the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, Hari wrongly taken the co-efficient of x as 19 in placeof 17 and found the roots to be –4 and –15. The actual roots of the equation are :

ax2 + bx + c = 0 x 17 19

–4 –15 :

)

3. If m, n are the roots of the equation 27x2 – 10x + 125 = 0 then the value of 1/3 1/32 2m / n n / m

is :___

m, n 27x2 – 10x + 125 = 0 1/3 1/32 2m / n n / m

:___

(A) 13 (B)

29 (C)

59 )

4. For x R, the equation 2

(x 4)log (x 3x 2)x 4 = (x + 2).|3x| has

x R 2

(x 4)log (x 3x 2)x 4 = (x + 2).|3x|

) (B) Unique solution ( )

)

5. The number of ordered triplets (, , ) which satisfy the inequality 2 2 2sin cos sin3 .5 .7 105 is : .....

(, , [–2, 2])

2 2 2sin cos sin3 .5 .7 105 (, , ) : .....

(, , [–2, 2])

(A) 0 (B) 80 (C) 105 (D) infinite( )

6. If nx ny nz25 49 81

and x1/5 . y1/7 . zp = 1 then p = ______.(x, y, z are positive numbers different from 1)

n x ny nz25 49 81

x1/5 . y1/7 . zp = 1 p = ______.(x, y, z (1) )

)

7. The complete set of values of x for which the inequality 23 3

1 1log x log x5 73 x is satisfied is :

x 23 3

1 1log x log x5 73 x :

(A) (0, ) – {1} (B) (1, ) (C) (0, 1) (D) (0, )

8. If cos+ cos= sin+ sin= 0, then sin2+ sin2=

cos+ cos= sin+ sin= 0 sin2+ sin2=(A) 2sin(+ ) (B) – 2sin(+ ) (C) – 2cos(– ) (D) 2cos(– )

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MATHEMATICS9. Minimum value of 9x2 – 6x|tan | + sec2is

9x2 – 6x|tan | + sec2

(A) 9 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) 1

10.a(x b)(x c) b(x c)(x a) c(x a)(x b)

f(x)(b a)(a c) (c b)(b a) (a c)(c b)

, then the value of f(a – b + c) is

a(x b)(x c) b(x c)(x a) c(x a)(x b)f(x)(b a)(a c) (c b)(b a) (a c)(c b)

f(a – b + c)

(A) 1 (B) a – b + c (C) – 1 (D) – a + b – c

11. Two sides of a triangle are of length sin, cos ; where 0,2

. The third side is choosen such that area

of triangle is maximum, then the value of that maximum area of triangle is

sin, cos ; 0,2

(A) 12

(B) 12

(C) 1

2 2(D)

14

12. Which of the following is a factor of the expression 3x3 – 2x2y – 13xy2 + 10y3

3x3 – 2x2y – 13xy2 + 10y3

(A) x + y (B) x – y (C) x + 2y (D) x – 2y

13. Number of integral values of x which satisfy the equation x 3 4 x 1 x 8 6 x 1 1 are :

x 3 4 x 1 x 8 6 x 1 1 x :

)

14. The value of the expression 1 1

cos290 3 sin250

is equal to

1 1cos290 3 sin250

(A) 3

4(B)

43 (C)

23 (D)

32

15. The ratio of the sides of the ABC is 19 : 16 : 5, then A B Ccot : cot : cot2 2 2

equals :

ABC 19 : 16 : 5 A B Ccot : cot : cot2 2 2

:

(A) 1 : 15 : 4 (B) 15 : 1 : 4 (C) 4 : 1 : 15 (D) 1 : 4 : 15

16. If the sides a, b, c of a ABC are roots of the equation x3 – 15x2 + 47x – 82 = 0, then the value of

cosA cosB cosCa b c

equals :

ABC a, b, c x3 – 15x2 + 47x – 82 = 0 cos A cosB cosC

a b c

:

(A) 225164 (B)

131164 (C)

13182 (D)

16982

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MATHEMATICS

17. If 0 < , < /2 and 2n 2n n n

n 0 n 0 n 0

x sin ,y cos and z cos ( )cos ( ),

then :

0 < , < /2

:

(A) xyz + 1 = yz – zx (B) xyz – 1 = yz + zx(C) xyz – xy = yz – zx (D) xyz + 1 = yz + zx

18. Suppose a, b, c are three non-zero real numbers. The equationx2 + (a + b + c)x + (a2 + b2 + c2) = 0 (1)

has

a, b, c x2 + (a + b + c)x + (a2 + b2 + c2) = 0 (1)

)

)

)

)

19. The number of values of x [0, n], n that satisfy log|sin x| (1 + cos x) = 2 is

log|sin x| (1 + cos x) = 2 x [0, n], n

)

20. If a2 + 4b2 = 12ab, (a, b R+) then log(a + 2b) =

a2 + 4b2 = 12ab, (a, b R+) log(a + 2b) =

(A) 1 ablog2 2

(B) 1 1loga logb 2log22 2

(C) 1 16alog2 b

(D) 1 ablog2 16

PART II : CHEMISTRYSingle Correct Choice Type

This section contains 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for itsanswer, out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

21. For the gaseous reaction P + Q R + S, Kp = 0.25 at 300 K.If we take 1 mole of each of the for gases in a 5 L vessel, what would be the equilibrium concentration ratioof P & R ([P] / [R]) ?

300 K P + Q R + S Kp = 0.25

5 L P & R ([P] / [R]) ?

)

22. Match the list I with list II and select the correct answer :

I II :

List I List II

(a) Most electronegative element (1) Chlorine

(b) The element having highest electron gain enthalpy (2) Hydrogen

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(c) Most abundant element in the universe (3) Nitrogen

(d) Most abundant gas in atmosphere (4) Fluorine

(a) (b) (c) (d)(A) 1 2 3 4(B) 4 3 2 1(C) 4 1 2 3(D) 2 3 4 1

23. What is the pressure of air in given digram. (Given : Barometic pressure = 76 cm Hg)

( : = 76 cm Hg)

)

24. What is IUPAC name of the compound shown below? IUPAC ?)

)

)

)

)

25. An electron in He+ has an energy of –6.04 eV in a certain orbit. What is the velocity of electron in that orbit?He+ –6.04 eV ?

(A) 0.729 × 106 m/sec (B) 1.45 × 106 m/sec (C) 2.188 × 106 )

26. In which of the following pair, both the species have same hybridisation.

?

(H) SF4, XeF4 (II) 3–, XeF2 (III) Cl4+, SiCl4 (IV) ClO3–, PO4

3–

(A) I, II (B) II, III (C) II, IV (D) I, II, III

27. An impure sample of Ba(OH)2 (mol. wt.= 171) of mass 1.5 g was allowed to react with 80 ml of0.20 M HCl (aq). When the excess acid was titrated against NaOH, 20 ml of NaOH (aq) was required.

10 ml of the same NaOH (aq) required 30 ml of the 0.1 M HCl (aq) in a separate titration.

What is the percentage purity of the Ba(OH)2 sample?

1.5 g Ba(OH)2 ( = 171) 80 ml, 0.20 M HCl (aq) NaOH 20 ml, NaOH (aq)

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CHEMISTRY10 ml NaOH (aq) 30 ml, 0.1 M HCl (aq) Ba(OH)2

?

)

28. Which of the following pairs are resonance structures of each other?

(A) I, II, III (B) I, IV (C) II, III (D) I, III, IV

29. The van der Waals’ constant ‘b’ of a gas is 4 × 10–4 L/mol. The radius of gas atom can be expressed inscientific notation as x × 10–9 cm. Calculate the value of x. (Given : NA = 6 × 1023).

‘b’ 4 × 10–4 L/mol x × 10–9 cmx ( : NA = 6 × 1023).

)

30. Which of them follows octet rule and also act as lewis acid :

:(A) BCl3 (B) XeF2 (C) SiCl4 (D) PCl5

31. A solution of sulfuric acid in water that is 24.5% by weight H2SO4 has a density of 1.2 g/ml. The molarity ofH2SO4 (aq.) solution is :

24.5% H2SO4 1.2 g/ml H2SO4 (aq.) :

)

32. Which of the following stability order is correct

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

2

33. 0.5 mol of a diatomic gas present in 10 litre vessel at certain temeprature exert a pressure of 0.96 atm. Undersimiler conditions an ideal gas exerted 1.0 atm pressure. If volume of gas molecules is negligiable then, thevalue of vander waals constant ‘a’ (in atm. L2/mol2) is :

10 0.5 0.96 atm.

1.0 atm ‘a’

(atm. L2/mol2 ) :

)

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CHEMISTRY34. Consider the following reactions :

:

(i) P P+ + e–, H1 (ii) S S+ + e– , H2

(iii) Ar Ar+ + e–, H3 (iv) Si Si+ + e–, H4

Then according to given information the incorrect order will be :

:(A) H1 > H2 (B) H2 > H4 (C) H3 > H2 (D) H1 > H3

35. Compressibility factor Z vs P plot for a real gas X is shown at 300 K

300 K X Z vs P

If the slope of curve for X is 0.005 atm–1 then calculate Vander Waals Constant b (in L/mol) for gas X.

X 0.005 atm–1 X b (L/mol )

)

36. Which one of pairs is correct pair of chain isomer

(A) and (B) and

(C) (D)

37. If Ksp (PbSO4) = 1.8 × 10–8 and Ka(HSO4–) = 1 × 10–2, the equilibrium constant for the reaction is

Ksp (PbSO4) = 1.8 × 10–8 Ka(HSO4–) = 1 × 10–2

PbSO4(s) + H+(aq) HSO4–(aq) + Pb2+(aq)

(A) 1.8 × 10–6 (B) 3.8 × 10–10 (C) 2.8 × 10–10 (D) 1 × 10–2

38. BF3 does not react with :

BF3 :(A) F– (B) NH3 (C) CCl4 (D) H2O

39. On dilution pH of acid and pH of base solution

pH pH

)

)(C) Increases for acid & decreases for base solution

( )

(D) Decreases for acid & increases for base ( )

40. Organic compound having molecular formula C6H14. Number of structural isomers are

C6H14

(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7

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PART III : PHYSICSSingle Correct Choice Type

This section contains 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for itsanswer, out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

41. Two balls of equal mass are shot upward simultaneously from the same point on the ground with the sameinitial speed, but at different angles to the horizontal. Which of the following statements must be true ?

-

?(A) The ball launched at the larger angle hits the ground first.

(B) The two balls hit the ground at the same time.

(C) The ball launched at the larger angle always has more total mechanical energy.

(D) The ball launched at the smaller angle hits the ground first.

42. On a straight road, a stationary police motor-cyclist is passed by a stolen car travelling at a speed of15 ms–1. At time t = 0, when the car is level with him, the motor-cyclist accelerates at 4.0 m s–2 for 5.0 s andthen travels at a constant speed. Find the distance the car has travelled during the period from t = 0 to themoment when it is caught by the motorist.

15 ms–1

t = 0 5.0 s 4.0 m s–2

t = 0

(A) 300 m (B) 150 m (C) 450 m (D) None of these

43. A projectile is thrown from a tower of height ‘h’. It lands on the horizontal ground at the base of tower Its v-tgraph in X-axis & Y-axis are shown for the entire motion. Find the height of the tower. [Take g = 10 m/s2]

'h'

X- Y- v-t g = 10 m/s2]

(A) 10 m (B) 15 m (C) 20 m (D) 25 m

44. Two particles are dropped from the same point, one after another after some interval of time. While they areboth in air.

)

)

)

)

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PHYSICS45. If the angle between two forces of equal magnitude is reduced to ( – /3), then the magnitude of their

resultant becomes 3 times of the earlier one. The angle is :

( – /3) 3

:(A) /2 (B) 2/3 (C) /4 (D) 4/5

46. A body starts from rest with uniform acceleration. Its velocity after 2n seconds is v0. The displacement of thebody in last n seconds is :

2n v0 n

:

(A) 6

)3n2(v0 (B)

2nv0 (C)

4nv3 0 (D) 2

nv3 0

47. A body is projected vertically upwards from ground at t = 0. If t = t1 and t = t2 be the time instants at which itis at a height h above the point of projection while ascending and descending respectively, then :

t = 0 t = t1 t = t2

h :

(A) h = gt1t2 (B) h = 2gt1t2 (C) h = 21

gt1t2 (D) h = 41

gt1t248. Graphs (a) and (b) show the effect of carts A and B colliding (separately) with a standard cart S. List the three

carts in order of increasing mass.

(a) (b) (S) A B

(A) mA = mB < mS (B) mA < mS < mB (C) mB < mA < mS (D) mA > mB > mS

49. Three small balls each of mass 100 gm are attached at distances of 1m, 2m and 3m from the end D of a 3mlength of string. The string is rotated with uniform angular velocity in a horizontal plane about D. If theoutermost ball is moving at a speed of 6 m/s, the ratio of the tensions in the three parts of the string,innermost to outermost, will be :

100 gm 3m D 1m, 2m 3m

D 6 m/s

:(A) 6 : 5 : 4 (B) 3 : 2 : 1 (C) 3 : 5 : 6 (D) 6 : 5 : 3

50. A golf ball and bowling ball each has the same momentum. A constant force is used to stop them. Which ofthe following statements is true ?

?

(A) The golf ball stops in a shorter time ( )

(B) The bowling ball stops in a shorter time ( )

)

)

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PHYSICS51. A body travelling along a straight line traversed one third of the total distance with a velocity 4 m/s. The

remaining part of the distance was covered with a velocity 2 m/s for half the time and with velocity 6 m/s forthe other half of time. The mean velocity averaged over the whole time of motion is :

4 m/s

2 m/s 6 m/s

:(A) 5 m/s (B) 4 m/s (C) 4.5 m/s (D) 3.5 m/s

52. A particle moves such that power P supplied to it varies with time t according as equation P = ct where c isa constant. At time t = 0 its velocity was zero, then velocity v at time t is proportional to :

P t P = ct

c t = 0 t v :(A) t (B) (t)1/2 (C) t3/2 (D) None of these

53. A vertically hanging spring is elongated by x0 (in equilibrium) when mass m is hanged from it. What is thework done by a man in slowly lowering the mass by a distance y further ?

x0 m

y ?

(A) 2

0y

xmg

21

(B)

2

0y

xmg

(C) y

xmg 20 (D) y

xmg21 2

0

54. The distance traveled by an object is given by x = at + )ac(bt2

where t is time and a, b, c are constants. The

dimensions of b and c respectively are :

x = at + )ac(bt2

t a, b, c b c

:(A) [LT–2, [LT–1] (B) [L2T–3], [LT–1] (C) [LT–1], [L2T–1] (D) [LT–1], [LT–2]

55. If ,j4i3bandk6j3i2a then

aonbofprojectionbonaofprojection

ˆ ˆ ˆa 2i 3 j 6k ˆ ˆb 3i 4 j

(A) 7/5 (B) 5/7 (C) 4/9 (D) none

56. A block is sliding up a rough slope as shown. The angle between the force of kinetic friction acting on theblock and the force of gravity acting on the block is :

:

(A) less than 90° (90º )

(B) equal to 90° (90º )

(C) greater than 90° (90º )

(D) not enough information to answer

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PHYSICS57. A ball falls from a height of 1 m hits the ground and rebounds with half its velocity just before impact. Then

after rising it falls and hits the ground and again rebounds with half its velocity just before impact, and so on.The total distance travelled by the ball till it comes to rest on the ground is :

1 m

:

(A) 2m (B) m35

(C) m25

(D) m45

58. A force F acts at the end Q of a uniform rod (perpendicular to rod) which is placed on a smooth horizontalplane. The ratio of magnitudes of accelerations of the points P and Q is :

F Q

P Q :(A) 1 : 1(B) 1 : 2(C) 1 : 3(D) 2 : 3

59. A rope of mass 5 kg is moving vertically in vertical position with an upwards force of 100 N acting at the upperend and a downwards force of 70 N acting at the lower end. The tension at midpoint of the rope is :

5 kg 100 N 70 N

:(A) 100 N (B) 85 N (C) 75 N (D) 105 N

60. An electric motor exerts a constant torque 10 N-m on a grindstone mounted on a shaft. Moment of inertia ofthe grindstone about the shaft is 2 kgm2. If the system starts from rest, work done in 8 seconds is :

(grindstone) 10 N-m

2 kgm2 8 :(A) 1000 J (B) 1600 J (C) 2200 J (D) 3000 J

Question paper format : The question paper consists of 3 parts (Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics).

Each part contains 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A),(B), (C) and (D) for its answer, out of which only one is correct.

Marking Scheme : For each question, you will be awarded 3 marks if you darken the bubble

corresponding to the correct answer and zero mark if no bubble is darkened. In caseof bubbling of incorrect answer, minus one (–1) mark will be awarded.