KVPYQuestions (Previousyears) XI Assignment-5

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Assignment-5
Class XI
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Physics-5
Assignment
For 11th appearing
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KVPY Questions (Previous Years)

PHYSICS – 5
Choose the correct answer :
1. White light is split into a spectrum by a prism and (1) 4200 J kg–1K–1
it is seen on a screen. If we put another identical (2) 1400 J kg–1K–1
inverted prism behind it in contact, what will be seen
on the screen? (3) 466.7 J kg–1K–1
(4) Impossible to determine from the information
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provided
(1) Violet will appear where red was
4. The following three objects (1) a metal tray, (2) a
(2) The spectrum will remain the same block of wood, and (3) a woolen cap are left in a
(3) There will be no spectrum, but only the original closed room overnight. Next day the temperature of
light with no deviation each is recorded as T1, T2 and T3 respectively. The
likely situation is
(4) There will be no spectrum, but the original light
with deviation [KVPY SA 2011]
2. Two identical blocks of metal are at 20°C and 80°C (1) T1 = T2 = T3
respectively. The specific heat of the material of the (2) T3 > T2 > T1
two blocks increases with temperature. Which of the
following is true about the final temperature Tf when (3) T3 = T2 > T1
the two blocks are brought into contact (assuming (4) T3 > T2 = T1
that no heat is lost to the surroundings)
5. A girl standing at point P on a beach wishes to
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reach a point Q in the sea as quickly as possible.
(1) Tf will be 50°C She can run at 6 km h–1 on the beach and swim at
(2) Tf will be more than 50°C 4 km h–1 in the sea. She should take the path
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(3) Tf will be less than 50°C
(4) Tf can be either more than or less than 50°C Q
depending on the precise variation of the
specific heat with temperature
Sea
3. A new temperature scale uses X as a unit of A B C D
temperature, where the numerical value of the
temperature t x in this scale is related to the Beach
absolute temperature T by t x = 3T + 300. If the
specific heat of a material using this unit is P
1400 J kg1X–1 its specific heat in the S.I. system of
units is (1) PAQ (2) PBQ
[KVPY SA 2010] (3) PCQ (4) PDQ
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6. Light enters an isosceles right triangular prism at 10. A student sees the top edge and the bottom center
normal incidence through face AB and undergoes C of a pool simultaneously from an angle  above
total internal reflection at face BC as shown below. the horizontal as shown in the figure. The refractive
index of water which fills up to the top edge of the
B pool is 4/3. If h/x = 7/4 then cos is
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A C h
C
The minimum value of the refractive index of the
x
prism is close to
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(1) (2)
(1) 1.10 (2) 1.55 7 3 45
(3) 1.42 (4) 1.72
7. A convex lens is used to form an image of an object 8 8
(3) (4)
on a screen. If the upper half of the lens is 3 53 21
blackened so that it becomes opaque, then
11. In the Arctic region hemispherical houses called
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Igloos are made of ice. It is possible to maintain a
(1) Only half of the image will be visible temperature inside an Igloo as high as 20°C
(2) The image position shifts towards the lens because
(3) The image position shifts away from the lens [KVPY SA 2012]
(4) The brightness of the image reduces (1) Ice has high thermal conductivity
8. The number of air molecules in a (5 m × 5 m × 4 m) (2) Ice has low thermal conductivity
room at standard temperature and pressure is of the
order of (3) Ice has high specific heat
[KVPY SA 2011] (4) Ice has higher density than water

(1) 6 × 1023 12. In the figure below, PQRS denotes the path followed
(2) 3 × 10 24 by a ray of light as it travels through three media in
succession. The absolute refractive indices of the
(3) 3 × 1027 media are 1 , 2 and 3 respectively. (The line
(4) 6 × 1030 segment RS' in the figure is parallel to PQ).
9. In a thermally isolated system, two boxes filled with [KVPY SA 2012]
an ideal gas are connected by a valve. When the P
valve is in closed position, states of the box 1 and 1
2, respectively, are (1 atm, V, T) and (0.5 atm, 4 V,
T). When the valve is opened, the final pressure of Q
the system is approximately 2
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R 3
(1) 0.5 atm
S'
(2) 0.6 atm S
(3) 0.75 atm (1) 1 > 2 > 3 (2) 1 = 3 < 2
(4) 1.0 atm (3) 1 < 2 < 3 (4) 1 < 3 < 2
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13. A ray of white light is incident on a spherical water 17. The refractive index of a prism measured using three
drop whose center is C as shown below. When lines of a mercury vapour lamp. If 1, 2 and 3 are
observed from the opposite side, the emergent light the measured refractive indices for these green, blue
[KVPY SA 2012] and yellow lines respectively, then
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(1) 2 > 3 > 1 (2) 2 > 1 > 3
(3) 3 > 2 > 1 (4) 1 > 2 > 3
C
18. A horizontal parallel beam of light passes through a
vertical convex lens of focal length 20 cm and is
then reflected by a tilted plane mirror so that it
(1) Will be white and will emerge without deviating converges to a point I. Then distance PI is 10 cm
(2) Will be internally reflected
(3) Will split into different colours such that the I
angles of deviation will be different for all colours
(4) Will split into different colours such that the
angles of deviation will be the same for all P
colours M
14. A convex lens of focal length 15 cm is placed in
front of a plane mirror at a distance 25 cm from the
mirror. Where on the optical axis and from the M is a point at which the axis of the lens intersects
centre of the lens should a small object be placed the mirror. The distance PM is 10 cm. The angle
such that the final image coincides with the object? which the mirror makes with the horizontal is
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(1) 15 cm and on the opposite side of the mirror (1) 15°
(2) 15 cm and between the mirror and the lens
(2) 30°
(3) 7.5 cm and on the opposite side of the mirror
(3) 45°
(4) 7.5 cm and between the mirror and the lens
15. A circular metallic ring of radius R has a small gap (4) 60°
of width d. The coefficient of thermal expansion of 19. In a car a rear view mirror having a radius of
the metal is  in appropriate units. If we increase curvature 1.50 m forms a virtual image of a bus
the temperature of the ring by an amount T, then located 10.0 m from the mirror. The factor by which
width of the gap the mirror magnifies the size of the bus is close to
(1) Will increases by an amount dT (1) 0.06 (2) 0.07
(2) Will not change
(3) 0.08 (4) 0.09
(3) Will increases by an amount (2 R – d)T
20. An ideal gas filled in a cylinder occupies volume V.
(4) Will decrease by an amount dT
The gas is compressed isothermally to the volume
16. 150 g of ice at 0°C is mixed with 100 g of water at V/3. Now the cylinder valve is opened and the gas
temperature 80°C. The latent heat of ice is is allowed to leak keeping temperature same. What
80 cal/g and the specific heat of water is percentage of the number of molecules escape to
1 cal/g°C. Assuming no heat loss to the bring the pressure in the cylinder back to its original
environment, the amount of ice which does not melt value?
is
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(1) 100 g (2) 0 g (1) 66% (2) 33%
(3) 150 g (4) 50 g (3) 0.33% (4) 0.66%
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21. A 10.0 W electrical heater is used to heat a 25. A ray of light incident parallel to the base PQ of an
container filled with 0.5 kg of water. It is found that isosceles right-angled triangular prism PQR suffers
the temperature of the water and the container rise two successive total internal reflections at the face
by 3 K in 15 minutes. The container is then PQ and QR before emerging reversed in direction as
emptied, dried, and filled with 2 kg of an oil. It is shown.
now observed that the same heater raises the R
temperature of the container-oil system by 2 K in
20 minutes. Assuming no other heat losses in any
of the processes, the specific heat capacity of the
oil is
[KVPY SA 2013] Q P
3
(1) 2.5 × 10 JK kg –1 –1 If the refractive index of the material of the prism is
3 –1 –1 , then
(2) 5.1 × 10 JK kg
(3) 3.0 × 103 JK–1kg–1 [KVPY SA 2014]
(4) 1.5 × 103 JK–1kg–1 (1)   5 (2) 3 5

22. A ray of light incident on a transparent sphere at an
angle /4 and refracted at an angle r, emerges from (3) 2 3 (4)   2
the sphere after suffering one internal reflection. The
26. An optical device is constructed by fixing three
total angle of deviation of the ray is
identical convex lenses of focal length 10 cm each
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inside a hollow tube at equal spacing of 30 cm
3 each. One end of the device is placed 10 cm away
(1)  4r from a point source. How much does the image shift
2
when the device is moved away from the source by
 another 10 cm?
(2)  4r
2 [KVPY SA 2015]
 (1) 0 (2) 5 cm
(3) r
4 (3) 15 cm (4) 45 cm
5 27. An isosceles glass prism with base angles 40° is

(4)  4r clamped over a tray of water in a position such that
2
the base is just dipped in water. A ray of light
23. The angle of a prism is 60°. When light is incident incident normally on the inclined face suffers total
at an angle of 60° on the prism, the angle of internal reflection at the base. If the refractive index
emergence is 40°. The angle of incidence i for of water is 1.33 then the condition imposed on the
which the light ray will deviate the least is such that refractive index  of the glass is
(1) i < 40° (2) 40° < i < 50°
(1)  < 2.07 (2)  > 2.07
(3) 50° < i < 60° (4) i > 60°
(3)  < 1.74 (4)  > 1.74
24. A concave lens made of material of refractive index
1.6 is immersed in a medium of refractive index 2.0. 28. A point source of light is moving at a rate of
The two surfaces of the concave lens have the same 2 cm s–1 towards a thin convex lens of focal length
radius of curvature 0.2 m. The lens will behave as 10 cm along its optical axis. When the source is
a 15 cm away from the lens the image is moving at
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(1) Divergent lens of focal length 0.4 m (1) 4 cm s–1 towards the lens
(2) Divergent lens of focal length 0.5 m (2) 8 cm s–1 towards the lens
(3) Convergent lens of focal length 0.4 m (3) 4 cm s–1 away from the lens
(4) Convergent lens of focal length 0.5 m (4) 8 cm s–1 away from the lens
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29. One mole of ideal gas undergoes a linear process 32. A point object is placed 20 cm left of a convex lens
as shown in figure below. Its temperature expressed of focal length f = 5 cm (see the figure). The lens
as function of volume V is is made to oscillate with small amplitude A along
[KVPY SA 2015] the optical axis. The image of the object will also
oscillate along the axis with
P0 [KVPY SA 2015]
(0, 0) V0
P0 V0
(1)
R
A
P0 V
(2)
R (1) Amplitude A/9, out of phase with the
oscillations of the lens
P0 V  V 
(3) 1  
R  V0  (2) Amplitude A/3, out of phase with the
oscillations of the lens
P0 V0   V  
2
1   (3) Amplitude A/3, in phase with the oscillations of

(4) R   V0   the lens
30. A girl sees through a circular glass slab (refractive
index 1.5) of thickness 20 mm and diameter 60 cm (4) Amplitude A/9, in phase with the oscillations of
to the bottom of a swimming pool. Refractive index the lens
of water is 1.33. The bottom surface of the slab is
33. A hollow lens is made of thin glass and in the shape
in contact with the water surface.
of a double concave lens. It can be filled with air,
water of refractive index 1.33 or CS2 of refractive
index 1.6. It will act as a diverging lens if it is
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(1) Filled with air and immersed in water
(2) Filled with water and immersed in CS2

The depth of swimming pool is 6 m. The area of
bottom of swimming pool that can be seen through (3) Filled with air and immersed in CS2
the slab is approximately
(4) Filled with CS2 and immersed in water
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(1) 100 m2 (2) 160 m2 34. Mercury is often used in clinical thermometers.
(3) 190 m 2
(4) 220 m 2 Which one of the following properties of mercury is
not a reason for this?
31. 1 kg of ice at –20°C is mixed with 2 kg of water at
90°C. Assuming that there is no loss of energy to the [KVPY SA 2016]
environment, what will be the final temperature of the
mixture? (Assume latent heat of ice = 334.4 kJ/kg, (1) The coefficient of the thermal expansion is large
specific heat of water and ice are 4.18 kJ/(kgK) and
2.09 kJ/(kgK), respectively.) (2) It is shiny
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(3) It is a liquid at room temperature
(1) 30°C (2) 0°C
(3) 80°C (4) 45°C (4) It has high density
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35. A rectangular block is composed of three different 38. Ice in a freezer is at –7°C. 100 g of this ice is mixed
glass prisms (with refractive indices 1, 2 and 3) as with 200 g of water at 15°C. Take the freezing
shown in the figure below. A ray of light incident temperature of water to be 0°C, the specific heat of
normal to the left face emerges normal to the right ice equal to 2.2 J/g°C, specific heat of water equal
face. Then the refractive indices are related by to 4.2 J/g°C, and the latent heat of ice equal to
335 J/g. Assuming no loss of heat to the environment,
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the mass of ice in the final mixture is closest to
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1 3 (1) 88 g (2) 67 g
2
(3) 54 g (4) 45 g
45° 45°
39. A point source of light is placed at 2f from a
converging lens of focal length f. A flat mirror is
(1) 12   22  2  32 placed on the other side of the lens at a distance
d such that rays reflected from the mirror are parallel
(2) 12  22  23 after passing through the lens again. If f = 30 cm,
then d is equal to [KVPY SA 2017]
(3) 12  32  2  22
(1) 15 cm (2) 30 cm
(4)  22   32  2 12
(3) 45 cm (4) 75 cm
36. A 20 gm bullet whose specific heat is 40. The word "KVPY" is written on a board and viewed
5000 J/(kg °C) and moving at 2000 m/s plunges into through different lenses such that board is at a
a 1.0 kg block of wax whose specific heat is distance beyond the focal length of the lens.
3000 J/(kg °C). Both bullet and wax are at 25°C
and assume that (i) the bullet comes to rest in the
wax and (ii) all its kinetic energy goes into heating KVPY
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the wax and bullet. Thermal temperature of the wax
in °C is close to [KVPY SA 2016]
(1) 28.1 (2) 31.5 (i) (ii)
(3) 37.9 (4) 42.1 Ignoring magnification effects, consider the following
statements.
37. A total solar eclipse is observed from the earth. At
the same time an observer on the moon views the (I) Image (i) has been viewed from the planar side
of a plano-convex lens and image (ii) from the
earth. She is most likely to see (E denotes the
convex side of a plano-convex lens.
earth) [KVPY SA 2017]
(II) Image (i) has been viewed from the concave
E side of a plano-concave lens and image (ii) from
E
the convex side of a plano-convex lens.
(III) Image (i) has been viewed from the concave
(1) (2) side of a plano-concave lens and image (ii) from
the planar side of a plano-convex lens.
(IV) Image (i) has been viewed from the planar side
of a plano-concave lens and image (ii) from the
convex side of a plano-convex lens.
E E
Which of the above statements are correct?
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(3) (4) (1) All four (2) Only (III)
(3) Only (IV) (4) Only (II), (III) and (IV)
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41. A student studying the similarities and differences (1) 0.01 (2) 0.02
between a camera and human eye makes the
following observations: (3) 0.04 (4) 0.09
(I) Both the eye and the camera have convex 44. Two different liquids of same mass are kept in two
lenses. identical vessels, which are placed in a freezer that
(II) In order to focus, the eye lens expands or extracts heat from them at the same rate causing
contracts while the camera lens moves forward each liquid to transform into a solid. The schematic
or backward. figure below shows the temperature T versus time t
plot for the two materials. We denote the specific
(III) The camera lens produces upside down real
heat in the liquid states to be C L1 and C L2 for
images while the eye lens produces only
materials 1 and 2 respectively, and latent heats of
upright real images.
fusion U1 and U2 respectively. [KVPY SA 2017]
(IV) A screen in camera is equivalent to the retina in
the eyes.
T
(V) A camera adjusts the amount of light entering in
it by adjusting the aperture of the lens. In the
eye the cornea controls the amount of light.
1
The correct statements are: [KVPY SA 2017]
(1) Only (I), (II), (IV) 2
(2) Only (I), (III), (V)
t
(3) Only (I), (II), (IV), (V)
(4) All Choose the correct option.
42. If the image formed by a thin convex lens of power (1) CL1 > CL2 and U1 < U2
P has magnification m then image distance v is
(2) CL1 > CL2 and U1 > U2
[KVPY SA 2017]
(3) CL1 < CL2 and U1 > U2
1 m 1 m
(1) v  (2) v 
P P (4) CL1 < CL2 and U1 < U2
m 1  2m 45. A long horizontal mirror is next to a vertical screen
(3) v  (4) v 
P P (see figure). Parallel light rays are falling on the
mirror at an angle  from the vertical. If a vertical
43. A long cylindrical pipe of radius 20 cm is closed at
its upper end and has an airtight piston of negligible object of height h is kept on the mirror at a distance
mass as shown. When a 50 kg mass is attached d > h tan(). The length of the shadow of the object
to the other end of the piston, it moves down. If the on the screen would be [KVPY SA 2017]
air in the enclosure is cooled from temperature T to
T – T, the piston moves back to its original
position. Then T/T is close to (Assuming air to be
an ideal gas, g = 10 m/s2, atmospheric pressure is
105 Pascal)
screen
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h 
(1) h/2
(2) h tan()
(3) 2h
(4) 4h
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46. A mirror is placed at an angle of 30° with respect to
y-axis (see figure). A light ray travelling in the
negative y-direction strikes the mirror. The direction
of the reflected ray is given by the vector.
[KVPY SA 2017]
(1) A (2) B
(3) C (4) D
x 49. A potential is given by V(x) = k(x + a)2/2 for x < 0

0
and V(x) = k(x – a)2/2 for x > 0. The schematic
variation of oscillation period (T) for a particle
30°
performing periodic motion in this potential as a
function of its energy E is: [KVPY SA 2018]
(1) iˆ (2) iˆ  3 jˆ T
(3) 3iˆ  jˆ (4) iˆ  2 jˆ
47. The refractive index of water in a biology laboratory (1)
tank varies as 1.33 + 0.002/2 , where  is the
wavelength of light. Small pieces of organic matter
of different colours are seen at the bottom of the
tank using a travelling microscope. Then the image E
of the organic matter appears. [KVPY SA 2017]
(1) Deeper for the violet pieces than the green ones. T
(2) Shallower for the blue pieces than the orange
ones.
(3) At the same depth for both the blue and orange (2)
pieces.
(4) Deeper for the green pieces than the red ones.
48. A ray of light originates from inside a glass slab and E
is incident on its inner surface at an angle  as
shown T
(3)
(4)
In this experiment, the location x of the spot where
the ray hits the screen is recorded. Which of the
following correctly shows the plot of variation of x
E
with the angle ? [KVPY SA 2017]
  
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Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Chemistry-5
Assignment
For 11th appearing

Chemistry – 5
1. The number of covalent bonds in C4H7Br is 5. Among
[KVPY SA 2010]
(1) 12 (2) 10 H
(3) 13 (4) 11 N O
2. Identify the stereoisomeric pair from the following

N
choices.
(I) (II) (III) (IV)
[KVPY SA 2010]
the compound which is not aromatic is
(1) CH3CH2CH2OH and CH3CH2OCH3
[KVPY SA 2011]
(2) CH3CH2CH2Cl and CH3CHClCH3
(1) I (2) II
H
(3) III (4) IV
(3) CH 3 — C = C — CH3 & CH3 — C = C — CH3
H H 6. Among the following compounds
H
CH3
H3C H3C
(4) and
CH3 CH3
I. II. H3C
3. The number of P-H bond(s) in H3PO2, H3PO3 and H3C CH3 CH3
H3PO4, respectively, is
[KVPY SA 2011]
H3C CH3 CH3
(1) 2, 0, 1 (2) 1, 1, 1
CH3
III. H3C CH3 IV. H3C
(3) 2, 0, 0 (4) 2, 1, 0
CH3
4. When chlorine gas is passed through an aqueous
solution of KBr, the solution turns orange brown due
to the formation of 2, 3-dimethylhexane is
(1) KCl (2) HCl (1) I (2) II

(3) HBr (4) Br2 (3) III (4) IV
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7. The major product formed in the reaction 11. The molecule having formyl group is
[KVPY SA 2013]
Br (1) Acetone
NaCN (2) Acetaldehyde
Cl Product is
DMSO, Heat
(3) Acetic acid
I (4) Acetic anhydride
Br CN
12. The number of sp 2 hybridized carbon atoms in
Cl Cl
O
I. II.
H2C = HC – CH2 – C – CH2 – CH = CH2 , is
CN CN
[KVPY SA 2013]
Br CN (1) 3 (2) 5
CN Cl (3) 4 (4) 6
III. IV.
13. Which of the following is an anhydride?
I I [KVPY SA 2013]
[KVPY SA 2011]
O O
(1) I (2) II
(1)
(3) III (4) IV H3C O CH3
8. The maximum number of structural isomers possible O

for the hydrocarbon having the molecular formula (2) H3C CH3
C4H6, is O O
[KVPY SA 2011] O
O
(1) 12 (2) 3 (3) H C
3 CH3
(3) 9 (4) 5 O
9. The molecule which does not exhibits strong O

CH3
hydrogen bonding is (4) O
H3C
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14. Compound 'X' on heating with Zn dust gives
(1) Methyl amine (2) Diethyl ether
compound 'Y' which on treatment with O3 followed
(3) Acetic acid (4) Glucose by reaction with Zn dust gives propionaldehyde.
Compound 'X' is
10. The following two compounds are
H
Br Br
CH3
H3C
(1) (2)
H3C H
Br Br
(1) Geometrical isomers

Br Br
(2) Positional isomers
(3) Functional group isomers (3) (4)
(4) Optical isomers Br Br
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15. The number of C–C sigma bonds in the compound 20. The functional group present in a molecule having
the formula C12O9 is
O [KVPY SA 2015]
(1) Carboxylic acid (2) Anhydride
(3) Aldehyde (4) Alcohol
21. A sweet smelling compound formed by reacting
[KVPY SA 2014] acetic acid with ethanol in the presence of
(1) 16 (2) 17 hydrochloric acid is
[KVPY SA 2015]
(3) 18 (4) 11
(1) CH3COOC2H5 (2) C2H5COOH
16. The number of isomers which are ethers and having
the molecular formula C4H10O, is (3) C2H5COOCH3 (4) CH3OH
[KVPY SA 2014] 22. Reaction of ethanol with conc. sulphuric acid at
(1) 2 (2) 3 170°C produces a gas which is then treated with
bromine in carbon tetrachloride. The major product
(3) 4 (4) 5 obtained in the reaction is
17. Among the compounds I – IV, the compound having [KVPY SA 2015]
the lowest boiling point is
(1) 1,2-dibromethane (2) Ethylene glycol
[KVPY SA 2014]
(3) Bromethane (4) Ethyl sulphate
I. 23. Among formic acid, acetic acid, propanoic acid and
OH
phenol, the strongest acid in water is
HO [KVPY SA 2016]
II.
OH
(1) Formic acid (2) Acetic acid
III. (3) Propanoic acid (4) Phenol
O
24. The IUPAC name for the following compound is
IV. OH
CH3–CH2 –CH2–CH2–C–CH2–CH2–CH3
OH
CH2
(1) I (2) II
[KVPY SA 2016]
(3) III (4) IV
(1) 2-propylhex-1-ene
18. The ammonia evolved from 2 g of a compound in
Kjeldahl's estimation of nitrogen neutralizes 10 mL (2) 2-butylpent-1-ene
of 2 M H2SO4 solution. The weight percentage of (3) 2-propyl-2-butylethene
nitrogen in the compound is
(4) Propyl-1-butylethene
[KVPY SA 2014]
25. The oxidation number of sulphur is +4 in
(1) 28 (2) 14 [KVPY SA 2016]
(3) 56 (4) 7 (1) H2S (2) CS2
19. The major products of the following reaction (3) Na2SO4 (4) Na2SO3
ZnS(s)  O2 (g) 

Heat
 are 26. Al2O3 reacts with

(1) ZnO and SO2 (2) ZnSO4 and SO3 (1) Only water (2) Only acids
(3) ZnSO4 and SO2 (4) Zn and SO2 (3) Only alkalis (4) Both acids and alkalis
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27. The structure of 3-methylpent-2-ene is 31. The stability of carbocations
[KVPY SA 2017] (CH3)3C (CH3)2C(OCH3)

I II
(1) (2)
CH3CH2CH2CH2 CH3CHCH2CH3
III IV
(3) (4) Follows the order [KVPY SA 2017]
(1) III < IV < II < I
28. The stability of carbanions (2) III < IV < I < II
(3) IV < III < II < I
CH 3CH 2CH2CH 2 CH3CHCH2CH3 (4) IV < III < I < II
I II 32. The acidity of compounds I – IV in water
I. Ethanol
(CH3)3C CH3C(Ph)CH2CH3 II. Acetic acid
III IV III. Phenol
IV. Acetonitrile
Follows the order [KVPY SA 2017]
Follows the order [KVPY SA 2017]
(1) III < IV < I < II (1) IV < I < III < II
(2) I < II < IV < III (2) I < II < III < IV
(3) IV < I < II < III
(3) III < II < I < IV
(4) IV < III < I < II
(4) IV < III < II < I 33. The most acidic proton and the strongest nucleophilic
nitrogen in the following compound
29. The order of basicity of
[KVPY SA 2018]
NH2 NH2 O
b c CH3
N N
O2N N N H
H a H respectively are
N
I II III IV
H
in water is [KVPY SA 2017] (1) Na–H; Nb (2) Nb–H; Nc

(3) Na–H; Nc (4) Nc–H; Na
(1) IV < III < I < II
34. Among the following sets, the most stable ionic
(2) II < I < IV < III species are [KVPY SA 2018]
(3) IV < I < III < II + –
(1) and
(4) II < III < I < IV
30. The IUPAC name for the following compound is
+ +
[KVPY SA 2017] and

(2)
– –
(1) 4,6-dimethylheptane (3) and
(2) 1,3,5-trimethylhexane
–
(3) 2,4-dimethylheptane +
(4) and
(4) 2,4,6-trimethylhexane
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35. The role of haemoglobin is to [KVPY SA 2018] (1) +I effect of the methyl group in ethyl anion and
 p-orbital conjugation in ethyl radical.
(1) Store oxygen in muscles
(2) Transport oxygen to different parts of the body (2) –I effect of the methyl group in ethyl anion and
  conjugation in ethyl radical.
(3) Convert CO to CO2
(3) +I effect of the methyl group in both cases.
(4) Convert CO2 into carbonic acid
36. The lowest stability of ethyl anion compared to methyl (4) +I effect of the methyl group in ethyl anion and
anion and the higher stability of ethyl radical compared   conjugation in ethyl radical.
to methyl radical, respectively, are due to
[KVPY SA 2018]
  
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Biology-5 Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)
Assignment
For 11th appearing

BIOLOGY – 5
1. Which of the following has the widest angle of 6. Gigantism and acromegaly are due to defects in the
binocular vision? [KVPY SA 2010] function of the following gland [KVPY SA 2012]
(1) Rat (2) Duck (1) Adrenals (2) Thyroid
(3) Eagle (4) Owl (3) Pancreas (4) Pituitary
2. Which one of these is the correct path for a reflex 7. A baby is born with the normal number and
action? [KVPY SA 2010] distribution of rods, but no cones in his eyes. We
would expect that the baby would be
(1) Receptor-Motor Neuron-Spinal Cord-Sensory
[KVPY SA 2012]
Neuron-Effector
(1) Colour blind (2) Night blind
(2) Effector-Sensory Neuron-Spinal Cord-Motor
Neuron-Receptor (3) Blind in both eyes (4) Blind in one eye
(3) Receptor-Sensory Neuron-Spinal Cord-Motor 8. In which compartment of a cell does the process of
Neuron-Effector glycolysis takes place? [KVPY SA 2012]
(4) Sensory Neuron-Receptor-Motor Neuron-Spinal (1) Golgi complex (2) Cytoplasm
Cord-Effector (3) Mitochondria (4) Ribosomes
3. The cell that transfers information about pain to the 9. When the leaf of the 'touch-me-not' (chui-mui,
brain is called a [KVPY SA 2011] Mimosa pudica) plant is touched, the leaf droops
because [KVPY SA 2012]
(1) Neuron (2) Blastocyst
(1) A nerve signal passes through the plant
(3) Histoblast (4) Haemocyte
(2) The temperature of the plant increases
4. Usain Bolt, an Olympic runner, at the end of a
100 meter sprint, will have more of which of the (3) Water is lost from the cells at the base of the
following in his muscles? [KVPY SA 2012] leaf
(1) ATP (4) The plant dies

10. In human brain the sensation of touch, pain and
(2) Pyruvic acid
temperature is controlled by the [KVPY SA 2013]
(3) Lactic acid
(1) Parietal lobe of cerebrum
(4) Carbon dioxide
(2) Limbic lobe of cerebrum
5. Huntington's disease is a disease of the
(3) Temporal lobe of cerebrum
[KVPY SA 2012]
(4) Frontal lobe of cerebrum
(1) Nervous system
11. Short sightedness in humans can be corrected by
(2) Circulatory system using [KVPY SA 2013]
(3) Respiratory system (1) Concave lens (2) Convex lens
(4) Excretory system (3) Cylindrical lens (4) Plain glass
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12. Which of the following muscle types cannot be 18. The source of mammalian hormone "Relaxin" is
used voluntarily? [KVPY SA 2014] [KVPY SA 2016]
(1) Both striated and smooth (1) Ovary (2) Stomach
(2) Both cardiac and striated (3) Intestine (4) Pancreas
(3) Both smooth and cardiac 19. The respiratory quotient of the reaction given below
(4) Cardiac, striated and smooth is [KVPY SA 2017]
2(C51H98O6) + 145O2  102CO2 + 90H2O + energy
13. Which one of the following hormones is produced by
the pancreas? [KVPY SA 2014] (1) 0.703 (2) 0.725
(1) Prolactin (3) 0.960 (4) 1.422
(2) Glucagon 20. The immediate precursor of thyroxine is
(3) Leutinizing hormone [KVPY SA 2017]
(4) Epinephrine (1) Tyrosine (2) Tryptophan
14. The auditory nerve gets its input from which of the (3) Pyridoxine (4) Thymidine
following? 21. Hypothalamus directly controls the production of
[KVPY SA 2014] which of the following hormones? [KVPY SA 2017]
(1) The sense cells of the cochlea (1) Glucocorticoid and insulin
(2) Vibration of the last ossicle (2) Insulin and glucagon
(3) Eustachian tube (3) Atrial natriuretic factor and gastrin
(4) Vibration of the tympanic membrane (4) Glucocorticoids and androgens
15. A reflex action does not involve 22. Three cellular processes are listed below. Choose
[KVPY SA 2014] the correct combination of processes that involve
proton gradient across the membrane.
(1) Neurons
i. Photosynthesis
(2) Brain
ii. Aerobic respiration
(3) Spinal cord
iii. Anaerobic respiration [KVPY SA 2017]
(4) Muscle fiber
(1) ii and iii (2) i and ii
16. In which of the following cellular compartment(s) do
(3) i, ii and iii (4) i and iii
respiratory reactions occur? [KVPY SA 2014]
23. Which one of the following conversions does not
(1) Cytoplasm and endoplasmic reticulum
happen under anaerobic conditions? [KVPY SA 2017]
(2) Mitochondria and Golgi complex
(1) Glucose to ethanol by Saccharomyces.
(3) Mitochondria and cytoplasm
(2) Lactose to lactic acid by Lactobacillus.
(4) Mitochondria only (3) Glucose to CO2 and H2O by Saccharomyces.
17. Glycolysis is the breakdown of glucose to pyruvic (4) Cellulose to glucose by Cellulomonas.
acid. How many molecules of pyruvic acid are
formed from one molecule of glucose? 24. The number of electrons required to reduce one
molecule of oxygen to water during mitochondrial
[KVPY SA 2015] oxidation is [KVPY SA 2017]
(1) 1 (2) 2 (1) 4 (2) 3
(3) 3 (4) 4 (3) 2 (4) 1
  
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Mathematics-5 Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)
Assignment
For 11th appearing

Mathematics – 5
1. Let P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 be five equally spaced points 4. At what time between 10 O'clock and 11 O'clock
on the circumference of a circle of radius l, centred are the two hands of a clock symmetric with respect
at O. Let R be the set of points in the plane of the to the vertical line (give the answer to the nearest
circle that are closer to O than any of P1, P2, P3, second)?
P4, P5. Then R is a [KVPY SA 2009]
[KVPY SA 2009] (1) 10 h 9 m 13 s
(1) Circular region (2) 10 h 9 m 14 s
(2) Rectangular region (3) 10 h 9 m 22 s
(3) Pentagonal region (4) 10 h 9 m 50 s
(4) Oval region that is not circular 5. A line segment l of length a cm is rotated about a
vertical line L keeping the line l in one of the
2. A company situated at (2, 0) in the xy-plane charges following three positions: (I) l is parallel to L and is
` 2 per km for delivery. A second company at at a distance of r cm. from L; (II) l is perpendicular
(0, 3) charges ` 3 per km for delivery. The region of to L and its mid-point is at a distance r cm, from L;
the plane where it is cheaper to use the first (III) l and L are in the same plane and l is inclined
company is to L at an angle 30° with its mid-point at a distance
[KVPY SA 2009] r cm, from L. Let A 1 , A 2 , A 3 be the areas so
generated. If r > (a/2), then
(1) The inside of the circle (x + 5.4)2 + y2 = 18.72
[KVPY SA 2009]
(2) The outside of the circle (x + 1.6)2 + (y – 5.4)2
(1) A1 < A3 < A2
= 18.72
(2) A2 < A1 < A3
(3) The inside of the circle (x – 1.6)2 + (y + 5.1)2
= 18.72 (3) A1 = A3 < A2
(4) A1 = A2 = A3
(4) The outside of the circle (x – 5.4)2 + (y + 1.6)2
= 18.72 6. Consider an ellipse with foci at (5, 15) and (21, 15).
If the x-axis is a tangent to the ellipse, then the
3. The sides of a quadrilateral are all positive integers
length of its major axis equals
and three of them are 5, 10, 20. How many possible
value are there for the fourth side? [KVPY SA 2009]
[KVPY SA 2009]
(1) 17 (2) 34
(1) 29 (2) 31
(3) 32 (4) 34 (3) 13 (4) 416
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7. Three circles each of radius 1, touch one another 11. Let ABCD be a square of side length 1, and  a
externally and they lie between two parallel lines. circle passing through B and C, and touching AD.
The minimum possible distance between the lines is The radius of  is
(1) 2  3 (2) 3  3 3 1
(1) (2)
8 2
1
(3) 4 (4) 2 
3 1 5
(3) (4)
8. Tangents to a circle at points P and Q on the circle 2 8
intersect at a point R. If PQ = 6 and PR = 5 then 12. The points A, B, C, D, E are marked on the
the radius of the circle is circumference of a circle in clockwise direction such
[KVPY SA 2013] that ABC = 130° and CDE = 110°. The measure
of ACE in
13 [KVPY SA 2016]
(1) (2) 4
3
(1) 50° (2) 60°
15 16 (3) 70° (4) 80°

(3) (4)
4 5 13. Three circles of radii 1, 2 and 3 units respectively
touch each other externally in the plane. The
9. Suppose S1 and S2 are two unequal circles; AB and circumradius of the triangle formed by joining the
CD are the direct common tangents to these centers of the circles is
circles. A transverse common tangent PQ cuts AB
[KVPY SA 2016]
in R and CD in S. If AB = 10, then RS is
[KVPY SA 2014] (1) 1.5 (2) 2
A (3) 2.5 (4) 3
R 14. Let a and b be two positive real numbers such that
a + 2b  1. Let A1 and A2 be respectively, the areas
B
Q
of circles with radii ab3 and b2. Then the maximum

P
D A1
C
S
possible value of A is [KVPY SA 2016]
2
(1) 8 (2) 9
1 1
(3) 10 (4) 11 (1) (2)
16 64
10. On the circle with centre O, points A, B are such
that OA = AB. A point C is located on the tangent 1 1
(3) (4)
at B to the circle such that A and C are on the 16 2 32
opposite sides of the line OB and AB = BC. The
15. Consider a semicircle of radius 1 unit constructed on
line segment AC intersects the circle again at F.
the diameter AB, and let O be its centre. Let C be
Then the ratio BOF : BOC is equal to
a point on AO such that AC : CO = 2 : 1. Draw
[KVPY SA 2014] CD perpendicular to AO with D on the semicircle.
A
Draw OE perpendicular to AD with E on AD. Let OE
and CD intersect at H. Then DH equals
B [KVPY SA 2016]
O
F
1 1
(1) (2)
5 3
C
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 2 : 3 1 5 1
(3) (4)
(3) 3 : 4 (4) 4 : 5 2 2
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16. A quadrilateral has distinct integer side lengths.

9 8
If the second-largest side has length 10, then the (1) (2)
maximum possible length of the largest side is 6 6
[KVPY SA 2017]
7 6
(1) 25 (2) 26 (3) (4)
4 4
(3) 27 (4) 28
21. Let S be the circle in xy-plane which touches the
17. Let A1A2A3.........A9 be a nine-sided regular polygon x-axis at point A, the y-axis at point B and the unit
with side length 2 units. The difference between the circle x2 + y2 = 1 at point C externally. If O denotes
lengths of the diagonals A1A5 and A2A4 equals the origin, then the angle OCA equals
(1) 2  12 (2) 12  2
5 
(3) 6 (4) 2 (1) (2)
8 2
18. Let AB be a line segment of length 2. Construct a
semicircle S with AB as diameter. Let C be the 3 3
(3) (4)
midpoint of the arc AB. Construct another semicircle 4 5
T external to the triangle ABC with chord AC as
diameter. The area of the region inside the semicircle 22. In an isosceles trapezium, the length of one of the
T but outside S is [KVPY SA 2017] parallel sides, and the lengths of the non-parallel
sides are all equal to 30. In order to maximize the
 1 area of the trapezium, the smallest angle should be
(1) (2)
2 2
[KVPY SA 2017]
 1
(3) (4)  
2 2 (1) (2)
6 4
19. Let ABC be a triangle with C = 90°. Draw CD
perpendicular to AB. Choose points M and N on  
(3) (4)
sides AC and BC respectively such that DM is 3 2
parallel to BC and DN is parallel to AC. If
DM = 5, DN = 4, then AC and BC are respectively 23. Let A1, A2, A3 be regions in the xy-plane defined by
equal to [KVPY SA 2017] A1 = {(x, y) : x2 + 2y2  1},
41 41
,
39 39
, A2 = {(x, y) : |x|3 + 2 2 |y|3  1},
(1) (2)
4 5 4 5
A3 = {(x, y) : max (|x|, 2 |y|)  1}.
38 38 37 37
(3) , (4) , Then [KVPY SA 2017]
4 5 4 5
(1) A1  A2  A3
20. In the figure, ABCD is a unit square. A circle is
drawn with centre O on the extended line CD and (2) A3  A1  A2
passing through A. If the diagonal AC is tangent to
(3) A2  A3  A1
the circle, then the area of the shaded region is
(4) A3  A2  A1
[KVPY SA 2017]
O 24. Let ABCD be a square and E be a point outside
ABCD such that E, A, C are collinear in that order.
Suppose EB  ED  130 and the areas of triangle
A D
EAB and square ABCD are equal. Then the area of
X square ABCD is [KVPY SA 2017]
(1) 8 (2) 10
B (3) 120 (4) 125

C
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25. Suppose BC is a given line segment in the plane 29. Let ABCD be trapezium with parallel sides AB and
and T is a scalene triangle. The number of points A CD such that the circle S with AB as its diameter
in the plane such that the triangle with vertices touches CD. Further, the circle S passes through
A, B, C (in some order) is similar to triangle T is the midpoints of the diagonals AC and BD of the
trapezium. The smallest angle of the trapezium is
[KVPY SA 2017]
[KVPY SA 2017]
(1) 4 (2) 6
 
(3) 12 (4) 24 (1) (2)
3 4
26. Let ABC be a triangle and M be a point on side AC  
closer to vertex C than A. Let N be a point on side (3) (4)
5 6
AB such that MN is parallel to BC and let P be a 30. Suppose we have two circles of radius 2 each in
point on side BC such that MP is parallel to AB. If the plane such that the distance between their
5 centres is 2 3 . The area of the region common to
the area of the quadrilateral BNMP is equal to th
18 both circles lies between [KVPY SA 2017]
of the area of triangle ABC, then the ratio
(1) 0.5 and 0.6 (2) 0.65 and 0.7
AM/MC equals [KVPY SA 2017]
(3) 0.7 and 0.75 (4) 0.8 and 0.9
(1) 5 (2) 6
31. Let C 1 , C2 be two circles touching each other
18 15 externally at the point A and let AB be the diameter
(3) (4)
5 2 of circle C 1 . Draw a secant BA 3 to circle C 2 ,
intersecting circle C1 at point A1( A) and circle
27. Let n  4 be a positive integer and let l1, l2,....ln be
C 2 at points A 2 and A 3 . If BA 1 = 2, BA 2 = 3,
the lengths of the sides of arbitrary n-sided non-
and BA3 = 4, then the radii of circles C1 and C2 are
degenerate polygon P. Suppose
respectively [KVPY SA 2017]
l1 l2 l l
  ....  n 1  n  n. 30 3 30
l2 l3 ln l1 (1) ,
5 10
Consider the following statements: [KVPY SA 2017]
5 7 5
I. The lengths of the sides of P are equal. (2) ,
2 10
II. The angles of the sides of P are equal.
6 6
III. P is a regular polygon if it is cyclic. Then (3) ,
2 2
(1) I is true and I implies II
10 17 10
(2) II is true (4) ,
3 30
(3) III is false
32. The number of pairs (a, b) of positive real numbers
(4) I and III are true satisfying a4 + b4 < 1 and a2 + b2 > 1 is
28. Let X, Y, Z be respectively the areas of a regular
[KVPY SA 2018]
pentagon, regular hexagon and regular heptagon,
which are inscribed in a circle of radius 1. Then (1) 0 (2) 1
[KVPY SA 2017] (3) 2 (4) More than 2
33. Consider a triangle PQR in which the relation QR2 +
X Y Z PR2 = 5PQ2 holds. Let G be the point of intersection
(1)   and X  Y  Z
5 6 7 of medians PM and QN. Then QGM is always
X Y Z [KVPY SA 2018]
(2)   and X  Y  Z
5 6 7
(1) Less than 45°
X Y Z
(3)   and X  Y  Z (2) Obtuse
5 6 7
(3) A right angle
X Y Z
(4)   and X  Y  Z
5 6 7 (4) Acute and larger than 45°
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34. Let a, b, c be the side-lengths of a triangle, and , m, 37. All the vertices of a rectangle are of the form (a, b)
with a, b integers satisfying the equation (a – 8)2 –
mn
n be the lengths of its medians. Put K   (b – 7)2 = 5. Then the perimeter of the rectangle is
abc
[KVPY SA 2018]
Then, as a, b, c vary, K can assume every value in the
interval [KVPY SA 2018] (1) 20 (2) 22
(3) 24 (4) 26
 1 2 1 4 38. Let ABCD be a square. An arc of a circle with A as
(1)  ,  (2)  ,  center and AB as radius is drawn inside the square
4 3 2 5
joining the points B and D. Points P on AB, S on AD,
4 5 Q and R on arc BD are taken such that PQRS is a
3 
(3)  , 1 (4)  ,  square. Further suppose that PQ and RS are parallel
4  5 4
area PQRS
35. Let PQR be a triangle with PQ = 3. From the vertex R, to AC. Then is
area ABCD
draw the altitude RS to meet PQ at S. Assume that
[KVPY SA 2018]
RS  3 and PS = QR. Then PR equals
[KVPY SA 2018] 1 1
(1) (2)
8 5
(1) 5 (2) 6
1 2
(3) (4)
(3) 7 (4) 8 4 5
39. Suppose ABCD is a trapezium whose sides and height
36. Let PQR be an acute-angled triangle in which
are integers and AB is parallel to CD. If the area of
PQ < QR. From the vertex Q draw the altitude QQ1,
ABCD is 12 and the sides are distinct, then |AB–CD|
the angle bisector QQ2 and the median QQ3, with Q1,
Q2, Q3 lying on PR . Then [KVPY SA 2018] [KVPY SA 2018]
(1) 2
(1) PQ1 < PQ2 < PQ3
(2) 4
(2) PQ2 < PQ1 < PQ3
(3) PQ1 < PQ3 < PQ2 (3) 8
(4) PQ3 < PQ1 < PQ2 (4) Cannot be determined from the data
  
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Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Physics-5 (Answers & Solutions)
Assignment
For 11th appearing

PHYSICS – 5
ANSWERS & SOLUTIONS
1. Answer (3)  Beach is rarer and sea is denser medium
So when it go from rarer to denser medium it bend

toward normal to reach in minimum time.
Sol. 6. Answer (3)
Sol. i = 45°  C
This system will behave as slab.
For minimum refractive index C = 45°
 No dispersion
No deviation sin45° = 1
2. Answer (2)
  2  1.42
3. Answer (1)
Sol. tx = 3T + 300 7. Answer (4)
If in SI system the temperature has to be changed
by one unit then in the given side the temperature
has to be changed by three units.
Sol.
So specific heat in SI scale = 3(1400)
 4200 J kg–1 k–1
4. Answer (1) Only half part of the lens will be used so its
intensity will be decreased.
Sol. All the three object will be in thermal equilibrium
then T1 = T2 = T3. 8. Answer (3)
5. Answer (3)
Sol. PV = N × k × T
Sea
where k is Boltzmann constant
Sol.
Beach 105 × 100 = N × 1.38 × 10–23 × 273
In beach velocity is higher N  3 × 1027
1
Physics-5 (Answers & Solutions) Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)
9. Answer (2)
x 4 2
tan r   
2h 7  2 7
2
sin r 
Sol. 53
4 2 8
V V cos    
T T 3 53 3 53
1 atm 0.5 atm 11. Answer (2)
After opening of at equilibrium temperature and
Sol. Ice has low thermal conductivity
pressure of whole gas is T1 and P1
So no exchange of heat with outside surrounding.
1 V 0.5  V  4
n1  , n2  12. Answer (4)
RT RT
Sol. 1 < 3 < 2
n1 + n2 = n 13. Answer (1)
Sol. Perpendicular incidence so no deviation.
V V  4 5 VP1
  14. Answer (1)
RT 2 RT RT1
3V 5 VP1

RT RT1
Sol. F
P1 0.6

T1 T
Q = 0, W = 0 15. Answer (1)

 U = 0 Sol. Will increases by an amount dT
n1CVT + n2CVT = (n1 + n2)CVT1 16. Answer (4)
T1 = T Sol. Heat loss by water = heat gain by ice.
P1 0.6 100 × 1 × 80 = m × 80
 m = 100 gm ice melt
T T
P1 = 0.6 atm  Remaining ice = 50 g
10. Answer (3) 17. Answer (2)
C
Sol. ( )  B   ...
2
i
Sol.  2 > 1 > 3
r 18. Answer (4)
h
Sol.
10 10
x/2
30° 60°
1 × sini = sinr 10
4
sin(90   )  sin r
3
2
19. Answer (2) S2    2 r

Sol. u = –10 m

R = 1.5 m S3  r
4
1 1 2 3
  S  S1  S2  S3   4r
v u R 2
23. Answer (2)
1 1 2
  24. Answer (4)
v 10 1.5
30
v
43 – +
v 30 Sol.
m   0.07 1 2
u 43  10
20. Answer (1)
P1 V1 P2 V2 1 n1  n2  1 1 
Sol.     
n1 n2 f n1  R1 R2 
V
P1 V1 P1  3 R1  0.2 ; R2  0.2
n1 n2 n2  1.6 ; n1  2.0
n1
 n2 
3 1 1.6  2   1 1 
  2   0.2  0.2 
2 f   
Now, of gas will come out to make the presence
3
P1
( 0.4) 2
Hence 66.66%  
2 ( 0.2)
21. Answer (1)
Sol. Pt = mwSwT + mcscT
1 2
10 × 15 × 60 = 0.5 × 4200 × 3 + mcsc × 3 
f 1
9000 = 6300 + mcsc3
mcsc = 900 J/k f = 0.5 metre
Now, for oil converging lens as f is positive.
10 × 20 × 60 = 2 × S0 × 2 + 900 × 2
25. Answer (1)
12000 – 1800 = 4S0
10200
S0   2.51 103 J k 1 kg1 R
4
r
22. Answer (1)

Sol. S1   r r
4 45°–r
Sol. 45°–r
45°
45°+r 45°+r
rr r 45°
Q P
r
/4
45 + r > C …(i)
45 – r > C …(ii)
r
90° > 2C
/4
3
45° > C …(iii) For TIR

sin45° > sinC 40° > C
1 1 sin40° > sinC

2 
r
sin 40 
 2 D
taking equation (ii) only

W
45 – C > r, sin(45 – C) > sinr sin 40 
D
1 1 sin 45
cos C  sin C 
2 2  W
D 
D
2  1 1 1
  ,  2  1  2,   5
    > 2.07
28. Answer (4)

 Answer is   5 as this is common solution
26. Answer (1) – +

15 cm
I
30 cm Sol. 2 cm/s
30 cm V1
2f f = 10 cm
10 cm 20 cm
O f I1
f 2f 20 cm
10 cm
u = –15 cm, f = +10 cm
1 1 1
 
v u f
2f f = 10 cm
O I2
20 cm f
2f fu
 v
u f
Distance between object to image in both case is

( 10)( 15)
90 cm. Because object is at same position so v
15  10
image also be at same position in both cases.
27. Answer (2) v = +30 cm
dv v 2 du

100° dt u 2 dt

2
40° dv  30 
40°   (  2 cm/s)
Sol.
40° dt  15 
W = 1.33
dv
  8 cm/s (away from lens)
dt
4
P Sol. 1 kg ice 2 kg water

–20°C 90°C
Sol. P0
Heat gain
msT Heat loss
 1 × 2.09 × 20
V msT
0, 0 V0 1 kg ice
0°C  2 × 4.18 × 90
P
P  P0  0  V …(i)
Heat gain
V0 mL
 334.4 × 1
PV = RT …(ii) (Ideal gas eqs.)
3 kg water
From (i) and (ii)
0°C
RT P
 P0  0  V Total heat gain = 20 × 2.09 + 334.4 kJ = 376.2 kJ
V V0
Total heat loss = 752.4 kJ
P0V P0V 2 Heat gain required = 752.4 – 376.2 = 376.2 kJ
T  
R RV0 376.2 = msT
376.2 = 3 × 4.18 × T
P0  V2 
 V   T = 30 centigrade
R  V0 
Tfinal = 30°C
P0 V  V 32. Answer (4)
T  1  
R  V0  f = 5 cm
30. Answer (2)
– +
90° 90°
Sol. O
Sol. 20 cm
r
visible pool 1 1 1
bottom  
f v u
1 1 1
x 0.6 m x  
v f u
fu
4 v
Snell law 1 × sin90 = sin r f u
3
v f
m 
3 u f u
sin r 
4 As lens is oscillating with small amplitude A.
3  Image will oscillate with m2A in the phase.
tan r 
7 5
m
63 18 5  20
x  6 tan r   6.8 
7 7 5 1
 
(D) diameter = 2x + 0.6 = 14.2 15 3
2
D 2 3.14  (14.2)2 2  1 A
Area   m  160 m2 Amplitude of image    A 
4 4 3 9
5
33. Answer (4) P0l = PA (l + l)
Will act as diverging lens if lens > medium
P0 l
34. Answer (4) P
l  l
Conceptual.
(P – P0) A + mg = 0
35. Answer (3)
Total deviation = 0 l
 0.04
1 sin45° = 2sinr1 l
3 sin45° = 2cosr1 44. Answer (3)
12 + 32 = 222 45. Answer (3)
1 20
 20  103 v 2  1 3000 X T   5000T
2 1000
10–2 × 22 × 106 = 3100T
3100T = 4 × 104
T = 12.9
37. Answer (2)
Conceptual.
38. Answer (2)

 
Final temperature = 0°C
r  cos 30iˆ  sin30 jˆ 2
 4.2  200  15  7  100  2.2 
ice melted =  
 335 = 3iˆ  jˆ
= 33 gm 47. Answer (2)
ice left = 67 gm
39. Answer (3) h
Apparent depth =

48. Answer (1)
(90 – ) is incidence angle. On increasing ray starts
getting retracted.
49. Answer (2)
Image formed by mirror should be formed at focus of
k ( x  a )2
lens. For the potential function v ( x )  , for x < a
2
3f oscillation is about mean position x = –a and for
d  45 cm
2 k ( x  a )2
v(x)  , for x > 0, the oscillation is about
40. Answer (4) 2
41. Answer (1) mean position x = a. There is an abrupt change in T
if the particle crosses x = 0.
42. Answer (1)
43. Answer (3)
P1V1 = P2V2
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Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Chemistry-5 (Answers & Solutions)
Assignment
For 11th appearing

Chemistry – 5
ANSWERS & SOLUTIONS
H Sol. Given reaction  SN2
H
Br Br
Sol. H C C C C Br –
H Cl + CN CN
H H H
2. Answer (3)
H I I
Sol. CH 3 — C = C — CH3 and CH3 — C = C — CH3 8. Answer (3)
H H H Sol. Possible structural isomers are nine.
3. Answer (4)
O O O
Sol. H P OH H P OH HO P OH
H OH OH 9. Answer (2)
So, H3PO2, H3PO3 and H3PO4 contain 2, 1 and zero 10. Answer (2)
P-H bonds.
Sol. H3C – HC = HC – CH3(But-2-ene),
4. Answer (4) H3C – CH2 – CH = CH2(But-1-ene)
Sol. 2KBr + Cl2 
 2KCl + Br2 (brown) 11. Answer (2)
5. Answer (2) Sol. (1) CH3 – C – CH3
Sol. (I) and (IV) are heteroaromatic compounds.
O
(II) is nonaromatic.
(2) CH3 – C – H
O
(III) aromatic
(3) CH3 – C – OH
6. Answer (2) O
(4) CH3 – C – O – C – CH3
65
Sol. H3C 4 O O
32 1
CH3 CH3 – C – H has formyl group
H3C
CH3
O
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Chemistry-5 (Answers & Solutions) Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)
12. Answer (2)
Sol.
13. Answer (1)
Sol. — C – O –C –; anhydride group

O O
14. Answer (3)
21. Answer (1)
Br
Zn O O3/Zn, H2O Sol. Esterification
O 2 CH3CH2 – CHO
Sol.
Br Conc. H2 SO4
CH3 – C – OH + H – O – C2H5 CH3 – C – O – C2H5
15. Answer (2) O O
Ethyl Acetate
O (Ester)
     
Sol. C  22. Answer (1)
   C  
    CH2 CH3
Conc. H2SO4
17 C–C sigma bonds present in the structure. Sol. CH3–CH2–OH –H2O
CH2 = CH2
Ethene (gas)
16. Answer (2) Dehydration of Alcohol
Sol. C4H10O
Addition Br2
3 Ether isomers
reaction
CH3 – CH2 – CH2 – O – CH3 Br2
CH3 – CH – O – CH3 CH2–CH2
CH3 Br2
CH3 – CH2 – O – CH2 – CH3 1, 2-dibromoethane
17. Answer (3)

Sol. Alcohol forms hydrogen bonding so their boiling point 23. Answer (1)
is higher. Ether cannot form H bond so its boiling
24. Answer (1)
point is lowest therefore
O 25. Answer (4)
have lowest boiling point.
26. Answer (4)
18. Answer (1)
17  7  10
27. Answer (1)
WNH3  g 2 NH3  H2SO4  (NH4 )2 SO4
1000
14 17  4  10 3-methylpent-2-ene
and WN   g  0.56 g Eq. of H2SO4  Eq. of NH3
17 1000
0.56 Eq. of NH3  10  2  2  103
and %N   100  28% 28. Answer (3)
2 = No. of mole of ammonia (nfactor = 1)
19. Answer (1)
Sol. ZnS(s)  O2 (g) 

Heat
 ZnO  SO2
Roasting
20. Answer (2)
Sol. Carbon (graphite)  

Oxidation
By KMnO 4 with acidic conditions Due to resonance (iv) is most stable
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Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Chemistry-5 (Answers & Solutions)
Carboxylic acids are most acidic.
33. Answer (2)
most basic as lone pair is not involving in O
b c CH3
conjugation. N N
H H
a
N
H
Ione pair is not in conjugation but N is sp2
Most acidic proton = “b” as the conjugate base is
hybridised (more electronegative). resonance stabilized and the most nucleophilic nitrogen
30. Answer (3) is “c” as the lone pair electron on nitrogen is localized
in sp3 hybrid orbital.
34. Answer (4)
Both ions are aromatic
+
2,4-di mythyl neptane.
2e
–
31. Answer (2)

6 e–
–
Due to resonance this 35. Answer (2)

Haemoglobin is oxygen carrier
carbocation is not stable.
36. Answer (1)

C (CH3)3 9 hyperconjugable hydrogens
CH3  CH2 is less stable than CH3 as the CH3 – group
9 hyperconjugable is 5 hyperconjugable exert +I effect, CH 3–CH2 radical is more stable than
hydrogens. CH 3 , this is due -p conjugation, also known as

CH2CH2CH2CH3 only 2 hyperconjugable hydrogens. hyperconjugation.
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Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Biology-5 (Answers & Solutions)
Assignment
For 11th appearing

Biology – 5
ANSWERS & SOLUTIONS
2. Answer (3) Sol. Glycolysis (EMP Pathway) is the common step both
in aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
3. Answer (1)
9. Answer (3)
4. Answer (3)
Sol. Due to change in turgor pressure.
Sol. A 100 meter sprint takes less than 10 sec. to
10. Answer (1)
complete. During this very short period the major
driving forces are stored high energy phosphates Sol. Parietal lobe is sensory lobe for touch, pain and
and anaerobic glycolysis which produces lactic acid. temperature.
Sol. Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative Sol. Image is formed before retina in short sightedness
cognitive decline and Psychiatric problems. 12. Answer (3)
6. Answer (4) Sol. Both smooth muscle (unstriated muscle) and
cardiac muscle are functionally involuntary.
Sol. Acromegaly is syndrome that results when anterior
Pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone 13. Answer (2)
after epiphyseal plate closure at puberty. Gigantism
Sol. Insulin and glucose are antagonostic hormones
is a condition characterized by excessvie growth
secreted by pancreas.
and height significantly above average. This condition
is caused by over production of growth hormone in 14. Answer (1)
childhood before the long bone epiphyses closed.
Sol. Sense cells of cochlea sends information through
7. Answer (1) auditory nerves.
Sol. Absence of cone cells in eyes is known as total 15. Answer (2)
colour blindness or monochromacy. This person Sol. Brain is not involved in most of the reflexes.
views everything as if it were on a black and white
television. Monochromacy occurs when 2 or all 3 of 16. Answer (3)
cone pigments are missing and colour and lightness Sol. Glycolysis takes place in cytoplasm and Krebs
vision is reduced to one dimension. cycle and ETS occur in mitochondria.
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Biology-5 (Answers & Solutions) Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)
Sol. Glucose is six carbon molecule and pyruvic acid is Sol. Insulin is a pancreatic hormone, ANF from wall of
heart vessels. Androgens and glucocorticoids from
three carbon molecule.
hypothalamus.
Sol. Relaxin is secreted by ovary near the end of Sol. All reactions related to anaerobic respiration occur
pregnancy in cytoplasm.
Sol. Under anaerobic conditions, Saccharomyces

102 CO2 converts glucose to ethanol and carbondioxide.
Sol. RQ   0.703
145 O2
24. Answer (1)
20. Answer (1) Sol. Oxygen is diatomic molecule.
One oxygen atom requires two electrons to reduce

Sol. Tyrosine is an amino acid derivative of thyroxine.
into O2–.
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Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Mathematics-5 (Answers & Solutions)
Assignment
For 11th appearing

Mathematics – 5
ANSWERS & SOLUTIONS
Sol.  The set of points closer to centre O but away from Sol. D
P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5 must form a circle of radius 2 20
x
half of given circle.
C
1 10
A 5 B
P3 P2
It will be a quadrilateral when 1 and 2 are just less
than 180°.
P1
Now if 1 and 2 are 180°, then x = 5 + 10 + 20 = 35
 x < 35
P4 P5
 x = 1, 2, 3, ..... 34
i.e., 34 values
Sol. Here, 2AP < 3BP Sol. When minute and hour hands are symmetrical then
let minute hand makes angle  with vertical line. Let
 4 AP2 < 9 BP2 minute hand moves x divisions i.e., x minutes.
12
 x2 + y2 + 3.2 x – 10.8y + 13 > 0 11 1
 (x + 1.6)2 + (y – 5.4)2 > 18.72 10 2


9 3
B (0, 3)
3
8 4
2
P(x, y) 7 5
6
1
 x 
2 3  x  6  60    6 
A(2, 0)  12 
120
 x divisions (or minutes)
13
 The required region is the outside of the circle of  x = 9 minute and 14 seconds (approx.)
given equation (x + 1.6)2 + (y – 5.4)2 = 18.72.  Time = 10 hour 9 minute 14 seconds
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Mathematics-5 (Answers & Solutions) Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)
5. Answer (4) 2 3
Sol. The solids formed by rotation in three cases as follows. AD = 2 sin60° =  3
2
L d = 1 + AD + 1
l
d = 2 3
r a r r 8. Answer (3)
a
a
Sol.
I case II case III case

Surface area Surface area Surface area
2 2
A1 = 2 ra  a  a  A3 = 2 ra
A2 =   r      r  
 2  2
= 2ra
A1 = A2 = A3
6. Answer (1)
Sol.
4
In RCP  cos  
5
15
3
In PCO  cos 
r
5 21
9. Answer (3)
Distance between foci = 2ae = 16 Sol.

A
 ae = 8 10 – x
Also, b = 15 (can be seen from the figure) R
x x B
Q
2
b
 e  1
a2
P
D
 a2e2 = a2 – b2 C
y
 64 + 225 = a2 y S
 a = 17
7. Answer (1)
AR = PR = 10 – x
Sol. PQ = 10 – 2x
1 A
AB = CD = 10
CD = CS + SD = y + SD
d = y + SP + PQ
2
60° 10 = y + y + 10 – 2x
B D C
 y=x
1
Now, RS = SP + PQ + QR
AD = y + 10 – 2x + x
sin60° =
2
= 10 + y – x = 10
13
Sol. B
Sol. A
15° 130°
A
r
45°
r
100
60° B
60° r 120° C
30° 140
O 45° r
r
F 15° E 110
30
D
°
C Angle made by chord EC in major arc of circle =  – 110°
 OAB should be equilateral. = 70

 EOC = 2(70) = 140
Now OBC = 90° & AB = BC
Similarly, angle made by chord AC in major arc of circle
=  – 130 = 50°
 BAC = BCA = 15°
 AOC = 100°
 BOF = 30° & BOC = 45°  AOE = 360°– 100 – 140 = 120°
{OBC is right isosceles} 1

 ACE = (120°) = 60°
2
BOF 30 2 13. Answer (3)
   {BOF = 2BAF}
BOC 45 3
Sol. A
11. Answer (4)
c=5 b=4
Sol. D C
r 1
r 2
M
1 O 1–r 1 B a=3 C
2 2
b2  c 2  a2
A B cos A =
2bc
Let O be centre of circle. 42  52  32

=
2(4)(5)
OM = radius = r
4
2 cos A =
 1 5
 r  (1  r )   
2 2
2
3
 sin A =
1 5
 2r  1 
4 a
Now, = 2R
sin A
5
 2r 
4 3
  2R
3
5 5
 r 
8  R = 2.5
14
14. Answer (2)
2
Sol.  A1 = .(ab3)2 = a2b6  AD =
3
A2 = .(b2)2 = b4
In right angle EOD,
A1
 A a b
2 2
2 1
2 ED2 = OD2 – OE2 = 1 – 
3 3
 a + 2b  1 ...(1)
1
and by AM, GM inequality  ED =
3
a  2b In DAC,
 a.2b
2
2 2
CD 2
 a  2b  4
 4a b2 2 sin A =  3 
2
AD 3
16
3
 a  2b 4 In right EDH : EDH = 90° – A

 a2b2 
64 ED
 cos(90°–A) =
DH
1
 a + 2b  1 then a2b2  1
64
ED 3  1
 DH = 
A1 1 sin A 2 2
 Maximum possible value of A  64
2 3

Sol. Let b = 10, c = 9, d = 8
Sol. D
Sum of three sides > IVth side
E b+c+d>a
H a < 27
17. Answer (4)
A C O B
Sol.
Here, OA = OD = 1
 AC : CO = 2 : 1
2 1
 AC = and CO =
3 3
In right angle DOC,
CD2 = OD2 – CO2
2
A1OA2   40
2 2 9
 CD =
3
2 x 2  x 2  4
cos 
In right angle ACD, 9 2x 2
2 x2 (cos 40°) = x2 – 2
2 2 2 
2
4
AD2 = AC2 + CD2 =       x2 (1 – cos 40°) = 2
3  3  3
15
x
1 CD  41
....(i)
sin20
AMD ~ DNB
8 x 2  x 2  ( A1A5 )2
Now cos  (in A1 OA5 ) y 4 z
9 2x 2  
5 x t
 8 
( A1A5 )2  2 x 2  1  cos  xy  20 ...(i)
 9 
= 2x2 (1 – cos 160°) In BCD
= 4x2 sin280° ....(ii) (y + 5)2 = 41 + z2 ...(ii)
Similarly in A2OA4 In ADC
A2A4 = 2x sin 40° ....(iii) (x + 4)2 = 41 + t2 ....(iii)
(ii) – (iii)
2
( y  5)2  41  z 
A1A5 – A2A4 = 2x (sin80° – sin40°)  
( x  4)2  41  t 
= 2 (using (i))
18. Answer (2) 2
 20 
  5   41 2
 4  (use (i))
 
x
C   
( x  4)2  41  x 
1
Sol. (20  5 x )2  41x 2
1 1 B   16
A O ( x  4)2  41
2
ACB = 90° 400  25 x 2  200 x  41x 2
  16
x 2  16  8 x  41
AC  2
 –16x2 + 200x + 400 = 16x2 + 128x – 400
Required area = Area of semicircle having AC as
diameter–Area under arc OAC but outside triangle  32x2 – 72x – 800 = 0
AOC
 4x2 – 9x – 100 = 0
1   2     1 
2
     25
2   2    4 2  x
  4
  1 1 20  4 16
    So y  
4 4 2 2 25 5
O
45° 1
Sol. A 45°
D
X
1 1
Sol.
B 1 C
 OAC = 90° as AC is tangent and OA is radius
as CAD = 45°
So OAD = 45° = AOD
16
22. Answer (3)
 OA  2
F 30 E
Area of shaded region
= 1 – (area of sector OAX – area of OAD) 30 30
Sol.

1  1 A D
 1   2    y B 30 C y
2 4 2 In ABF, y = 30 cos
  1 3  1
 1      Area is A  [60  60 cos ](30 sin )
4 2 2 4 2
21. Answer (1) = 30 (1 + cos) (30 sin)

= 900 (sin + sin cos)
Sol.S ol.
For maximum or minimum
dA
 900[cos   (  sin2   cos2 )]  0
d
cos – 1 + cos2 + cos2 = 0
2cos2 + cos – 1 = 0
(2cos – 1) (cos + 1) = 0
1
cos   or cos   1 (not possible)
2
 Slope of OM = 1  = 60°
 COA = 45° 23. Answer (4)
Sol. Draw figure
 1 1 
C , 
 2 2
Now OM = OC + CM
2h  1  h
Squaring
2h2 = h2 + 1 + 2h
h2 – 2h – 1 = 0
24. Answer (2)
2 8
h  h 1 2
2 D C
A(1  2,0)
Sol. M x
1
0
2 1 130
Slope of AC    ( 2  1) A B
1 2 
1 2 1
2
1 1 1 130
  tan 22   tan(180  22 )  tan157 
2 2 2 E
1
 CAX  157  Given : ar EAB = ar square ABCD
2
1 1 5 EB  ED  130
 OCA  157   45  112  
2 2 8 Let side of square = x
17
x PM BA
BM   AM 
2 CM AC
arEAB = arEMB – arABM
k BA


1 1
EM  BM  AM  BM a a
2 2
ak
BA 
1 x2  x
2
1 x  a
  130    
2  2  2 2  2 
1 1 ak
Area of square = x2  Area of ABC  AC. AB  a. ...(ii)
2 2 a
Using (i)
Area of quad. BNMP = Ar trap. AMPB – ar AMN ...(iii)
2 2
1 x
130 
x

1x
 x2 Also NAM ~ BAC
2 2 2 2 2
AN AB

x x 2 5x 2 AM AC
130  
2 2 2 4
AN ak

solve x  10  (a   )a
 x2 = 10
25. Answer (3) k
AN 
Sol. Let triangle T is DEF Possibilities a
A D Put in (iii)
1 1
Area quad. BNMP  ( AB  PM )  AM  AM  AN
2 2
B C E F 1 ak 1 k
  k   
2 a 2 a
B C D
1  2ak   k  2  k  2 
  
2 a 
ak   k  2
E F  = K
A a
 A can take two positions if ABC ~ DEF
We can arrange order of A, B, C in 3 ! = 6 ways 5 1 a 2k
Given k  . .
18 2 a  
Total positions which A can take = 6 × 2 = 12
26. Answer (1)
36 a2
B 
5 (a   )
Sol. N
P (, k)
36a – 362 = 5a2
A M C 5a2 – 36a + 362 = 0

(0, 0) (, 0) (a, 0)
5a2 – 30a – 6a + 362 = 0
AM 
To find  ....(i) 5a(a – 6) – 6(a – 6) = 0
MC a  
 BAC ~ PMC 5a = 6 or a = 6
18
Not true as M is near to C than A 29. Answer (4)
 1 1
   5
a   a 1 6 1
 5 Sol.
27. Answer (4)
1  2 n
Sol. Given:    ........    n ...(i) Join AN
2 3 1
 Use A.M  G.M  ANB  90
We get In ANB,
BN
 1  2 n  cos  
  .....   2r
 2 3 1 
 n
1  2  n
 .... BN = 2r cos 
n 2 3 1
BD = 2BN = 4r cos 
n In BQD
 1
n
BQ r
n=n sin   
BD 4r cos 
So A.M = G.M
1
sin 2 
1  2  2
Hence  ......  n  k
2 3 1  = 15°
Now similarly  = 15° =  and AC = 4r cos 
 1   2 ...... n
k  1  Trapezium will be isosceles
 2   3 ....   n   1
 ADB  30
 1   2 .......   n
30. Answer (3)
28. Answer (4)
Sol. Let two circles are
A A
 
2
x2 + y2 = 4 and x  2 3  y2  4
Sol. F
B O E B O
 Equation of common chord is x  3
1 1 60°
72° E
C
C D A( 3,1)
D
E D
M
C1 C2
F O C
B
2/7
G B  A( 3,1), B( 3, 1)
A
So AC1B = 60°
1
Area of Pentagon  5  sin72  2.377  x AB  2 and MC1  3
2
Required area = 2 [area of sector C1AB – ar C1AB]
1 3
Area of hexagon  6  sin 60  3   2.598  y
2 3 1  1 
 2   22    2  3 
2 3 2 
1 360
Area of heptagon  7  sin  2.73  z
2 7 = 0.723
19
31. Answer (1) (M, N) lies inside circle x2 + y2 < 1 and above line x
+y>1
A3
A1
A2  (M, N) lies in shaded region and number of
M N points in shaded region are infinite, so number of pair
Sol. B P A Q
(a, b) are also infinite.
33. Answer (3)
C1 C2
P
BM = A1M = 1 N
G
A1A2 = 1 L
Q R
M
1
A2N  A3N  Let QR = p, PR = q, PQ = r
2
Let radius of C1 is r1 Given p2 + q2 = 5r 2
Let radius of C2 is r2  2QN   PM 

2 2
Now, QG 2  GM 2     
 3   2 
1
PM  r12  1, QN  r22 
4
QN 2 PM 2
4 
 QNB ~ PMB 9 9
1 1 1 
4   2r 2  2p2  q 2    2r 2  2q 2  p2  
r22  1

 4  BN  7 / 2 9  4 4 
r12  1 BM 1
p2
 4r  49r  48
2 2 ....(i)   QM 2
2 1 4
Also, in QNB
Hence angle QGM is 90°.
BQ2 = BN2 + NQ2
34. Answer (3)
49 1
(2r1  r2 )2   r22 
4 4 A
 r12  r1r2  3 ...(ii)

G
Solve (i) and (ii)
B D C
6 30 3 30
r1   and r2 
5 5 10 AB  AC
As AD is median  AD 
32. Answer (4) 2
Let a2 = M and b2 = N then M > 0 and N > 0

bc
 
Now given condition is M + N > 1 and M 2 + N 2 < 1 2
(0, 1) ca ab

Similarly m  and n 
(M, N) 2 2
(1, 0)  mn abc
mn
 1 ...(i)
abc
20
Also in the BGC 36. Answer (1)
BG + GC > BC
Q
2
 (m  n )  a
3
2 P
Similarly (n  )  b Q1 Q2 Q3 R
3
PQ3 = Q3R ( QQ3 i.e. median)
2
and (  m )  c
3 1
PQ3  PR
2
4 PQ2 : Q2 R = r : p (By property of angle bisector)
Hence (  m  n )  a  b  c
3
 r 
PQ2    PR
mn 3
 r  p
...(ii)
abc 4
But r < p (Given)
mn 3  1
By (i) and (ii)   ,1 PQ2  PR
abc 4  2
Comparison between altitude and angle bisector
35. Answer (3)
 QPQ2 + PQ2Q + PQQ2 = RQQ2 +
R QQ2R + QRQ2
2 PQQ2 + RQQ2 {Since angle bisector}
3
QPQ2 + PQ2Q = QQ2R + QRQ2
 PQ < QR then QPQ2 > QRQ2
P 2 S 1 Q
3 Hence QQ2P < QQ2 R
But QQ2P + QQ2R = 180°
PS = QR Hence QQ2P < 90° and QQ2R > 90°
PS + SQ = 3 Foot from Q to side PR lies inside PQQ2
In RSQ SQ = 3 – PS = 3 – QR PQ1 < PQ2 < PQ3
37. Answer (1)
QR2 = RS2 + SQ2
(a – 8)2 – (b – 7)2 = 5
QR2 = 3 + (3 – QR)2
(a – b – 1) (a + b – 15) = 5
QR2 = 3 + 9 + QR2 – 6QR
I1 I2
6QR = 12 Four cases
QR = 2 I1 I2
SQ = 1 PS = 2 5 1
In RSP 1 5
PR2 = RS2 + PS2 –5 –1
=3+4 –1 –5
PR2 =7 Case-1
PR  7 a – b – 1 = 5 and a + b – 15 = 1
a = 11, b = 5
21
Case-2
1
 tan  
a – b – 1 = –5 and a + b – 15 = –1 2
a = 5, b = 9
Area of PQRS = 2 sin2   2  
1
Case-3
5
a – b – 1 = 1 and a + b – 15 = 5
a = 11, b = 9 Area of PQRS 2 / 5 2
 
Area of ABCD 1 5
Case-4
a – b – 1 = –1 and a + b – 15 = –5 39. Answer (2)
a = 5, b = 5
D b
C
(11, 5) 4 (11, 9)
h
6 6 A B
E
b
a
(5, 5) (5, 9)
4
1
Perimeter = 4 + 4 + 6 + 6 = 20 Given : (a  b )  h  12
2
38. Answer (4)
(a + b) × h = 24
D C
R 24 × 1
S Q 12 × 2
6×4
A B
P
8×3
Let A(0, 0), B(1, 0), C(1, 1) and D(0, 1)
In right angle AED possible height for integer sides
Area ABCD = 1 is
Again let Q (cos, sin) and R(cos, sin)
h = 4, 3
 coordinate of P (cos – sin, 0) and (0, sin – cos)
Case-I: When h = 4
PQRS is a square PQ QR slope of QR = –1
= slope of SP Then possible triplet (3, 4, 5)
i.e. DE = 4, AE = 3, AD = 5
sin   sin  sin   cos 
  1  if AE = 3, 2b = 3
cos   cos  sin   cos 
b = 3/2
sin – sin = –cos + cos
(Not possible because b  I)
sin + cos = sin + cos ....(i)
Case-II: When h = 3
and sin + sin = cos + cos....(ii)
Then AE = 4, 2b = 4
cos = sin
b=2
cos = cos(90 – )
 CD = 2, AB = 6
 +  = 90°
 |AB – CD| = 4
Also PQ = QR
  
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