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SENIOR IPE IMPORTANT QUESTION
MATHEMATICS – IIA
BLUE PRINT
S.NO TOPIC NAME WEIGHTAGE MARKS
1 Complex numbers 8 (4+2+2)
2 De Moivre’s Theorem 9 (7+2)
3 Quadratic Equations 6 (4+2)
4 Theory of Equations 9 (7+2)
5 Permutations and Combinations 12 (4+4+2+2)
6 Binomial theorem 16 (7+7+2)
7 Partial Fractions 4 (4)
8 Measures of Dispersion 9 (7+2)
9 Probability 15 (7+4+4)
Random Variables and Probability
10 9 (7+2)
Distributions
TOTAL MARKS 97
LAQ SAQ
S.NO TOPIC NAME VSAQ TOTAL
*** ** * *** ** *
1 Complex numbers - - - 8 5 - 27 40
2 De Moivre’s Theorem 8 3 2 - - - 9 22
3 Quadratic Equations - - - 9 - 8 21 38
4 Theory of Equations 11 3 5 - - - 14 33
5 Permutations and Combinations - - - 19 6 2 37 64
6 Binomial theorem 22 5 - - - - 25 52
7 Partial Fractions - - - 10 3 2 - 15
8 Measures of Dispersion 12 5 - - - - 9 26
9 Probability 11 4 - 9 6 7 11 48
Random Variables and
10 9 1 2 - - - 15 27
Probability Distributions
SUB TOTAL 73 21 9 55 20 19
168 365
TOTAL 103 94
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1.COMPLEX NUMBERS
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (4 Marks)
z3  z1
***01. If z  z is a real number, show that the points represented by the complex numbers z1 , z2 , z3
2 1
are collinear.
***02. If z  x  iy and if the point P in the Argand plane represents z. Find the locus of z satisfying
the equation z  3  i  4 . (Mar-14, May- 08)
***03. (i) Show that the points in the Argand plane represented by the complex numbers
3 1 7
2  7 i ,  i, 4  3i , (1  i ) are the vertices of a rhombus. ( Mar-15 A.P)
2 2 2
( Mar-16 T.S)
(ii) Show that the four points in the Argand plane represented by the complex numbers
2  i , 4  3i , 2  5 i , 3 i are the vertices of a square.
(iii) Show that the points in the argand diagram represented by the complex numbers
2  2i ,  2  2 i ,  2 3  2 3i are the verices of an equilateral triangle.(Mar-15 A.P,18 T.S)
***04. The points P,Q denote the complex numbers z1 , z2 in the argand diagram. O is the origin.
0
If z1 z 2  z1 z2  0 then show taht POQ  90
 z 4 
***05. Determine the locus of z , z  2i , such that Re  0
 z  2i 
2  11i 2  i
***06. Show that z1  25 , z 2  1  2i 2 are conjugate to each other
 
1
***07 (i) If x  iy  then show that  4 x 2  1  0 (Mar-19 A.P&T.S)
1  cos   i sin 
(Mar-15 T.S)(Mar-16 A.P)(May-16A.P&T.S)
2i
(ii) If u  iv  and z  x  iy then find u, v..
z 3
1/3 x y
(iii)If  x  iy   a  ib, then show that :   4  a  b 
2 2
(Mar-18 A.P)
a b
***8. Show that the equation of any circle in the complex plane is of the form
  
z z  b z  b z  c  0 b  C : c  R 
 z2  
**09. If the amplitude of    , find its locus.
 z  6i  2
**10. If z  2  i 7 , then show that 3z 3  4 z 2  z  88  0
z2 2 z1  z2
**11. If z , z1  0 , is an imaginary number then find the value of 2 z  z
1 1 2
3
**12. If x  iy  then, show that x 2  y 2  4 x  3 (Mar-17 TS)
2  cos   i sin 

**13. The complex number z has argument  , 0    and satisfying the equation z  3i  3. Then
2
 6
prove that  cot     i .
 z
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VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2 Marks)
1. Find the square roots of (i)  7  24i  (Mar-14) (Mar & May -16 T.S)(ii) 47  i8 3
2. Find the complex conjugate of  3  4i  2  3i  . (May-14,16 A.P)

3. Find the complex conjugate of  2  5i  4  6i  . (Mar-18 A.P)
4. Find the polar form of following complex numbers
   
i) 1  3 i ii) z   7  i 21 iii) -1 - i (iv) 1  i 3 (Mar-11) (Mar-15 A.P)(Mar-14)
5. If z  2  3i , show that z 2  4 z  13  0 (Mar-18 T.S,19 A.P)
6. i) If z1  1 and z2  i , then find Arg  z1 z2 
 z1 
ii) If z1  1, z2  i , then find Arg  z  (Mar-09) (May -09) (Mar-16,17AP,18 T.S)
 2
 1
7. If z   cos  ,sin   , find  z   . (Mar-19 T.S)
 z
8. Find the additive inverse of ( 6, 5)  (10, 4)
a  ib
9. Find the real and imaginary parts of the complex number (Mar-15 T.S)
a  ib
10. Find the multiplicative inverse of 7  24i . (Mar-15 A.P)
11. If z  0 , find Arg z  Arg z .
12. If 1  i  2  i  3  i  .... 1  ni   x  iy then prove that 2.5.10... 1  n 2   x 2  y 2 .
z 1
13. If the real part of is 1 then find the locus of z.
z i
14. If z  x  iy and z  1 then find the locus of z. (Mar-19 T.S)

15. If the amplitude of  z  1 isthen find the locus of z (Mar-15 T.S)
2
 
16. If the Arg z1 and Arg z2 are and respectively then find  Arg z1  Arg z2 
5 3
(Mar&May-16 A.P)
n
 1 i 
17. Find the least positive integer n, satisfying   1
 1 i 
18. If z  ai  z  ai , find the locus of z.
1 x y
If  x  iy  3  a  ib then prove that   4  a  b 
2 2
19.
a b
100
20. If  3 i   2 99  a  ib  then show that a 2  b 2  4 (Mar-16,19 A.P)
21. If (a  ib) 2  x  iy, find x 2  y 2 . (Mar-15 T.S)
22. If x  iy  cis .cis  , then find the value of x 2  y 2 . (Mar-18 A.P)
5i
23. Write the conjugate of complex number 7  i (Mar-15 A.P)
24. Express 1  i in modulus - amplitude form (Mar-15 A.P)(May-16T.S)
25. Represent the complex number 2  3i in argand plane (Mar-15 T.S)
2
26. S.T the complex number z satisfying z 2  z  2 consttitute a hyperbola.
27. Describe geometrically the following subsets of C.  z  C / z  1  i  1
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2.DE MOIVRE’S THEOREM
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS (7 Marks)
2n n 12n n
***01. i) If n is an integer then show that 1  i   1  i   2 cos (May-09,14)
2
n2
n n  n 
ii) If n is a positive integer then show that 1  i   1  i   2
2
cos   (Mar- 15 A.P)
 4 
***02. If  ,  are the roots of the equation x 2  2 x  4  0 then for any positive integer n show that
 n 
 n   n  2n 1 cos   (Mar-19 A.P)(May-16 T.S)
 3 
***03. If n is an integer then show that
n n n1 n    n 
1  cos  i sin    1  cos  i sin   = 2 cos   cos   (Mar-10,Mar-16 TS,17AP,May-11)
1)
2  2 
8
   3
 1  sin  i cos
8 8   1
***04. Show that one value of   (May-10,12)(Mar- 16 T.S)
 1  sin   i cos  
 8 8
***05. If cos   cos   cos   0 = sin   sin   sin  . Then Prove that
3
cos 2   cos 2   cos 2    sin 2   sin 2   sin 2 
2
(Mar-15,18 T.S,Mar&May-16 A.P)
***06. If cos   cos   cos   0  sin   sin   sin  then show that
i) cos 3  cos 3  cos 3  3cos       (May-08, Mar-08)
ii) sin 3  sin 3  sin 3  3sin      
iii) cos(   )  cos(    )  cos(   )  0
***07. If n is a positive integer, show that
1
1/ n 1/ n 1 Q
 P  iQ   2  P 2  Q 2  2 n cos  tan 1 
  P  iQ  (Mar- 15,18 A.P)
n P
***08. Find all the roots of the equation x11  x 7  x 4  1  0
n
**09. Solve  x  1  x n , where n is a positive integer
**10. Solve x 9  x 5  x 4  1  0
z  cis  ,

  (2 n  1)
 z 2n  1
**11. If n is an integer and   , then show that 2 n  i tan n  .(Mar-19 T.S)
 2 z 1
*12. If m, n  Z and x  cos   i sin  , y  cos   i sin  then show that
m n 1
(i) x y  m n  2 cos  m  n  and
x y
m n 1
(ii) x y  m n  2i sin  m  n 
x y
*13. State & Prove De Moivre’s theorem for integral index.
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2Marks)

 6 1 
1. If x  cis , then find the value of  x  6  (Mar-14)(May-16,18 T.S)
 x 
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2. If A, B, C are angles of a triangle ABC such that x = cisA, y = cisB, z = cisC, then find the
value of xyz. (Mar&May- 16 A.P)(May- 15 T.S)(Mar-15,18 A.P)
3. i) If the cube roots of unity are 1,  ,  2 , then find the roots of the equation (x-1)3 + 8 = 0
ii) Find the cube roots of 8
4. Fnd the value of the following
5 5
 3 i  3 i
(i) (1  i 3)3 (ii) (1  i)16 (iii)       
 2 2   2 2
1/ 4
5. Find all the values of (i)  3 i  (ii)  i 
1/ 6 1/ 5
(iii)  32 
6. If 1,  ,  2 are the cube roots of unity, then prove that
  1
(i)   (ii) (2   ) (2   2 ) (2  10 ) (2  11 )  49 (Mar-15 T.S)(Mar-17 T.S)
2   1  2 1  
7. If 1,  ,  2 are the cube roots of unity, then find the values of the following
2 2 2 2 2
(i) (a  2b)  (a  2b )  (a  2b ) (ii) (1     2 )3
 a  b  c 2   a  b  c 2 
2 4
(iii) (1   ) (1   ) (1   ) (1   ) 8
(iv)  c  a  b 2    b  c  a 2 
   
6 6
(v) (1     2 ) 5  (1     2 ) 5 (Mar-19 A.P) (vi) 1     2   1   2    (Mar-16 T.S)
3
(vii) 1     2  (Mar-19 T.S)
8. If 1,  ,  2 are the cube roots of unity.Then prove that x 2  4 x  7  0 where
x   2  2 .
4
 cos   i sin  
9. Simplify 8
 sin   i cos  
3.QUADRATIC EQUATIONS & EXPRESSIONS
x p
***1. If the expression 2 takes all real values for xR then find the limits for ‘p’.
x  3x  2
(Mar-06, May-06,09) (May-15 T.S & A.P)
x 1
***2. If ‘x’ is real then prove that 2 lies between and 1
x  5x  9 11
(Mar-14,19 A.P)
2
x  34 x  71
***3. If ‘x’ is real show that the value of the expression does not lie between
x2  2 x  7
5and 9. (May-07, Mar-12)
1 1 1
***4. Prove that 3x  1  x  1   3 x  1 x  1 does not lie between 1 and 4, if x is real
(Mar-05, 11,17AP,18 T.S,May-12) (Mar-16T.S & A.P)
x 2  14 x  9
***5. If ‘x’is real, find the maxium and minimum values of the expression 2
x  2x  3
(Mar-18 A.P)(May-05,14)
x2
***6. Determine the range of 2 for x  R . (May-08, April-09)
2 x  3x  6
x2  x  1
***7. Determine the range of the expression 2 for x  R (Mar-10, Jun-10)
x  x 1
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2
2x  6x  5
***8. i) If x is real, then find the range of (Mar-09)
x 2  3x  2
 x  1 x  2  , x  R
ii) Determine the range of the expression
x3
***9. If x1 , x2 are the root‘s of the quadratic equation ax 2  bx  c  0 and c  0 , find the
2 2
value of  ax1  b    ax2  b  in terms of a, b, c . (Mar-17 T.S)
*10. Let a,b,c  R and a  0 such that the equation ax  bx  c  0 has real roots  and
2
 , with    then
(i) for   x   , ax 2  bx  c and a have opposite signs
(ii) for x   or x   , ax 2  bx  c and a have the same sign.
*11. If c 2  ab and the roots of the equation  c 2  ab  x 2  2  a 2  bc  x   b 2  ac   0 are equal,
then show that a3  b3  c 3  3abc or a  0. (Mar-19 T.S)
*12. Let a,b,c,  R and a  0 then the roots of ax  bx  c  0 are non real complex
2
numbers if and only if ax 2  bx  c and a have the same sign for all xR
*13. If the equations x2  cx  d  0 and x 2  ax  b  0 have a common root and the second
equation has equal roots, then prove that 2(b+d) = ac
*14. Solve 2x4 + x 3 - 11x 2 + x + 2 = 0 . (Mar-15 T.S)
*15. Solve 71 x  71x  50 for real x
x 1  x 13
*16. Solve  
1 x x 6
*17. Solve the inequation x 2  3x  10  (8  x)
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2Marks)
1) Find the quadratic equation whose roots are 7  2 5 and 7  2 5 (Mar-11,18 T.S)
2) Find the quadratic equation whose roots are 3  5i (Mar-07)
p  q  p  q
3) Find the quadratic equation whose roots are ,  p  q (Mar-06)
pq pq
4) (i)For what values of ‘m’ the equation  m  1 x 2  2  m  3 x  m  8  0 has equal roots .
(Mar-03)
(ii)For what values of x the expression x  5 x  14 is positive?
2 (Mar-18 A.P)
2
5) If the equation x  15  m  2 x  8   0 has equal roots find the value of m.
(Mar-04,13,15-T.S,17,19AP,May-08)
6) If 1,  ,  2 are the solutions of x 2  x  12  0 by algebraic method. (Mar-19 T.S)
2
7) If  ,  are the roots of the equation ax  bx  c  0 find the value of
1 1 1 1
(i)  (Mar-10) (ii) 2  2 (Mar-08,09,May-12)(Mar-16 T.S & A.P)
   
 
(iii) 2
 2 (iv)  4  7   7 . 4
 
8) (i) Find the maximum (or) minimum of the expression 12 x  x 2  32 . (May-06)
(ii) Find the maximum ( or ) minimum of the expression 2 x  7  5 x 2 (Mar-12,14)
(iii) Find the maximum ( or ) minimum of the expression 3x2+2x+11.
(iv) Find the value of x at which the expression x2+5x+6 have maximum or minimum.
(v) Find the maximum or minimum value of the expression x 2  x  7 as x varies over R.
(May-14)
9) State the sign of the expression x 2  5 x  6 . (Mar-11)
10) Find the quadratic equation the sum of whose roots is one and sum of the squares of the
roots is 13. (Mar-07)
11) 2
x 6x 5 0 and 2
x  3ax  35  0 have a common root then find the value of ‘a’ (Mar-16 T.S)
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12) i) x  bx  c  0 and x  cx  b  0 have a common root then show that b+c+1=0.(Mar-05)
2 2
ii) If the quadratic equations ax 2  2bx  c  0 and ax 2  2cx  b  0,  b  c  have a

common root, then show that a  4b  4c  0
13) Suppose that the quadratic Equations ax 2  bx  c  0 and bx 2  cx  a  0 have a common
root.Then show that a3  b3  c 3  3abc
14) If x 2  4ax  3  0 and 2 x 2  3ax  9  0 have a common root,then find the values of ‘a’ and the
common roots
15) Prove that the roots of  x  a  x  b   h 2 are always real. (May-09)(Mar-15 A.P)
16) Find all the numbers which exceeds their square root by 12.
17) Find the condition that one root of the quadratic equation ax 2  bx  c  0 shall be n times
the other,where n is a positive integer.
18) For what values of x , the expression 15  4 x  3 x 2 is negative. (Mar-15 A.P)
19) Prove that there is a unique pair of consecutive postivie odd integers such that the sum of their
squares is 290 and find it
20) Show that the roots of the equation x 2  2 px  p 2  q 2  2qr  r 2  0 are rational,
given that p, q, r are rational
21) If , are the roots of the equation b + c = 0 then form a quadratic equation
whose roots are p and p ( p is real number ) in terms of a, b, c, p .
4.THEORY OF EQUATIONS
***1. Solve the equation x 4  10 x 3  26 x 2  10 x  1  0 (Mar-10, 12,18 TS)
***2. Solve 6 x 6  25 x 5  31x 4  31x 2  25 x  6  0 (Mar-18 A.P)(May-15 A.P)
***3. Solve: 6 x 4  35 x3  62 x 2  35 x  6  0 (June-10)
***4. Solve the equation x 5  5 x 4  9 x 3  9 x 2  5 x  1  0 . (Mar-13)
***5. Solve the equation 2 x5  x4  12 x3  12 x 2  x  2  0 . (Mar-16,17 A.P,May-15 T.S)
***6. Given that the roots of x 3  3 px 2  3qx  r  0 are in
i) A.P. show that 2 p 3  3 pq  r  0 (Mar-09,May-08)
3 3
ii) G.P. show that p r  q (Mar-03)
3
iii) H.P. show that 2q  r  3 pq  r 
***7. Solve 18 x3  81x 2  121x  60  0 , given that one root is equal to half the sum of the
remaining roots. (Mar-19 A.P)
***8. Solve: x  x  16 x  4 x  48  0 , given that the product of two roots is 6. (Mar-19 T.S)
4 3 2
***9. Solve 4 x3  24 x 2  23x  18  0 , given that the roots are in the A.P.. (Mar-14)
***10. Solve the equation x 3  7 x 2  14 x  8  0 given that the roots are in G.P.. (Mar-07)
***11. Solve the equation x  6 x  13x  24 x  36  0 , given that they have multiple roots.
4 3 2
(May-9,12)
**12. Solve x  4 x  2 x  12 x  9  0 , given that it has two pairs of equal roots (Mar-03,May-11)
4 3 2
**13. Solve 8 x 4  2 x3  27 x 2  6 x  9  0 given that two of the roots have the same absolute value,
but are opposite in sign.
**14. Solve x 3  9 x 2  14 x  24  0 , given that two of the roots are in the ratio 3 : 2
*15. (i) Transforn x 4  4 x 3  2 x 2  4 x  2  0 into one in which the coefficient of second highest
power of x is zero and also find its transformed equation.
(ii) Transform x 4  2 x3  12 x 2  2 x  1  0 into one in which the coefficient of third highest power
of x is zero and also find its transformed equation
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*16. Find the equation whose roots are the translates of the roots of x  4 x  x 2  11  0 by  3 .
5 3
*17. Find the Polynomial Equation whose roots are the translate of the equation
x 5  4 x 4  3 x 2  4 x  6  0 by -3
*18. Solve 3 x3  26 x 2  52 x  24  0 ,given that the roots are in geometric progression. (Mar-15 T.S)
*19. Solve x 4  4 x 2  8 x  35  0 , given that 2  i 3 is a root. (Mar-15 A.P)
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2 M)

1. Form the equation whose roots are 2  3 , 1  2i . (Mar-07)
2. If -1, 2 and  are the roots of 2 x 3  x 2  7 x  6  0 , then find  . (Mar-10, 12,13,14,18 T.S)
3 2
3. If 1, 2 & 3 are the roots of x  2 x  ax  6  0 then find ‘a’ (Mar-15 T.S)(Mar-04)
4. If the product of the roots of 4 x  16 x  9 x  a  0 is 9, then find a. (Mar-16 T.S,17,19 AP)
3 2
5. If 1,1,  are the roots of x 3  6 x 2  9 x  4  0 then find  . (Mar-18 A.P)(May-11)

6. If  ,  ,1 are the roots of x  2 x  5 x  6  0 , then find  and  .
3 2 (Mar-16 A.P)
7. If  ,  and  are the roots of x  2 x  3x  4  0 then find
3 2
i)   2  2 ii)   2     2
8. Find the Quotient and remainder when x 4  11x 3  44 x 2  76 x  48 is divided by x 2  7 x  12
9. Find the transformed equation whose roots are the negatives of the roots of x 4  5 x3  11x  3  0 .
(Mar-15 A.P)
10. Find the polynomial equation whose roots are reciprocals of the roots
of x 4  3x 3  7 x 2  5 x  2  0 (Mar-15- T.S,May-11)
11. (i) If  ,  ,  are the roots of the equations x  2 x  4 x  3  0 find the equation whose roots
3 2
are 3 times the roots of given equation.. (Mar-09,May-05)

(ii) Find the algebric equation whose roots are two times the roots of
x 5  2 x 4  3x 3  2 x 2  4 x  3  0 .
(iii)If  ,  ,  are the roots of 4 x3  6 x 2  7 x  3  0 then find the value of      .
(Mar-19 T.S)
12. Find the polynomial equation whose roots are the squares of the roots of x  3x 2  7 x  6  0 .
3
13. If 1,2,3 and 4 are the roots of x4 ax3 bx26cx d  0 then find the values of a,b,c and d
14. Form the equation whose roots are ‘m’ times the roots of the equation
1 1 1
x3  x 2  x   0 and deduce the case when m=12
4 16 72
5.PERMUTATIONS & COMBINATIONS
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS ( 4 M)
4
***1. (i)Simplify 34C   (38  r )C (Mar-16,17,19 A P)

5 r 0 4
4
(ii)Prove that : 25C4    29  r  C3  30C4 (Mar-18 A.P)

r0
4nC
2n 1.3.5......(4n 1)
***2. Prove that 2n  2 (May-15 T.S), (Mar-15 A.P,17,19 T.S)
C n {1.3.5.......(2n 1)}
***3. If the letters of the word MASTER are permuted in all possible ways and the words thus formed
are arranged in the dictionary order. Then find the rank of the word
(i) REMAST (Mar 08) (ii) MASTER (Mar-15-AP, 16-TS,19 A.P&T.S May-15 AP)
***4. If the letters of the word PRISON are permuted in all possible ways and the words thus
formed are arranged in dictionary order .Then find the rank of the word PRISON.
(Mar-14,17AP)
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***5. If the letters of the word BRING are permuted in all possible ways and the words thus formed
are arranged in the dictionary order, then find the 59th word.
***6. If the letters of the word EAMCET are permuted in all possible ways and if the words t h u s
formed are arranged in dictionary order, find the rank of the word EAMCET
(Mar-16 AP), (May-15,16 TS,16 AP) (Mar-17 TS),
***7. If the letters of the word AJANTA are permuted in all possible ways and the words thus formed
are arranged in the dictionary order, find the ranks of the words
(i) AJANTA (ii) JANATA
***8. Find the number of ways of permuting the letters of the word ‘PICTURE’ so that
(i) all vowels come together (ii) no two vowels come together
***9. Find the number of ways of seating 5 Indians, 4 Americans and 3 Russians at a round table so
that
(i) all Indians are sit together (ii) persons of same nationality sit together
(iii) No two Russians sit together.
***10. Find the number of ways of arranging 6 red roses and 3 yellow roses of different sizes int o a
garland. In how many of them
(i) all the yellow roses are together (ii) no two yellow roses are together
***11. Find the number of ways of arranging 6 boys and 6 girls in a row. In how many of these
arrangements
(i) all the girls are together (ii) no two girls are together(iii) boys and girls come alternately
***12. Find the number of ways of arranging 6 boys and 6 girls around a circular table so that
(i) all the girls sit together. (ii) no two girls sit together. (iii) boys and girls sit alternately.
***13. (i) Find the number of ways of selecting a cricket team of 11 players from 7 batsmen and
6 bowlers such that there will be atleast 5 bowlers in the team
(Mar-18 T.S)(May-14,16 TS,& AP)
(ii) Find the number of ways of selecting 11 members cricket team from 7 batsmen,
6 bowlers and 2 wicket-keepers, so that the team contains 2 wicket-keepers and atleast
4 bowlers. (Mar-14)
***14. Find the number of ways of forming a committee of 5 members out of 6 Indians and
5 Americans so that always the Indians will be in majority in the committee. (Mar-08,09,15 TS)
***15. A candidate is required to answer 6 out of 10 questions which are divided into 2 groups A
and B each containing 5 questions. He is not permitted to attempt more than 4 questions from
either group. Find the no. of different ways in which the Candidate can choose six questions.
(Mar-16 TS)
***16. Find the no. of ways of forming a committee of 4 members out of 6 boys and 4 girls such
that there is atleast one girl in the committee.
***17. (i) If 1  r  n , then prove that n Cr 1  nCr  n 1 (Mar-11)
Cr
(ii) For 3  r  n , prove that n  3 C  3. n  3C  3. n  3C n  3 C  nC
r r 1 r2 r 3 r
***18. (i) Find the sum of all 4 digited numbers that can be formed using the digits 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
without repetition (Mar-10)
(ii) Find the sum of all 4-digit numbers that can be formed using the digits 1,3,5,7,9
(with out repetition) (Mar-13,14,18 A.P&T.S)
***19. Find the number of numbers that are greater than 4000 which can be formed using the d i g i t s
0,2,4,6,8 without repetition.
**20. Find the number of 4 digited numbers that can be formed by using the digits 1,2,3,4, 5, 6 that are
divisible by (i) 2 (ii) 3 when repetition is allowed.
**21. Find the no. of 4-digit numbers that can be formed using the digits 2,3,5,6,8 (without repetition).
How many of them are divisible by
(i) 2 (ii) 3 (iii) 4 (iv) 5 (v) 25
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**22. In how many ways 9 Mathematics papers can be arranged so that the best and the worst
(i) may come together (ii) may not come together.
**23. Find the number of 4 letter words that can be formed using the letters of the word
‘RAMANA’
**24. A double decker minibus has 8 seats in the lower deck and 10 seats in the upper deck.
Find the number of ways of arranging 18 persons in the bus if 3 children want to go to the upper
deck and 4 old people can not go to the upper deck.
**25. Find the sum of all 4 digited numbers that can be formed using digits 0,2,4,7,8 without
repetition. (Mar-15 T.S)
*26. If a set A has 8 elements. Find the number of subsets of A containing atleast 6 elements?
*27. 14 persons are seated at a round table. Find the no. of ways of selecting two persons
out of them who are not seated adjacent to each other. (May-15 A P)
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS ( 2 Marks)
n
01) (i) If p4  1680 then find ‘n’ (Mar- 06, 14)
(ii) If n p3  1320 find ‘n’ (Mar- 05, 09)
( n 1)
02) (i) If P5 : n P6  2 : 7 , find n. (Mar-10)
(ii) If  n1 P5 : n P5  3: 2 then find n. (Mar-12)
n
03) If P7  42. n P5 find n. (May-09,11), (Mar-15 T.S)
12 12 13
04) i)If P5  5. P4  Pr find ‘r’ (May-15 T S)
05) If 10. n C2  3. ( n 1)C3 then find n (May-12,Mar-15 A.P)
n n 50
06) If C21  C27 , then find Cn (Mar- 06)
07) If n C5  n C6 then find the value of 13 Cn (Mar-13,18 T.S,19 A.P)
08) (i)If 12 pr  1320 , find ‘r.’(May-15 A P)(ii)If n C4  210, then find n. (Mar-19 T.S)
09) (i) If 12C r 1  12C 3r 5 find ‘r’’ (Mar- 08) (Mar-16T S)
12 12
(ii) If Cs 1  C(2 s 5) find ‘s’ (Mar--11)
(iii) If 15 C2r 1  15C(2r 4) then find ‘r’. (Mar-14)
10 10 10
10) Find the value of C 5 2. C  C (Mar-10,18 A.P)(Mar-17)
4 3
11) If nP r  5040 and n Cr  210 find ‘n’ and ‘r’ (Board model paper),(Mar-16,17 A P)
12) Find the number of ways of arranging the letters of the word
(i) PERMUTATION
(ii) INTERMEDIATE (May-14, 16,19 AP)
(iii) INDEPENDENCE (Mar-09, May-16 TS)
(iv) MATHEMATICS (Mar-06, 11,18 A.P&T.S)
13) Find the number of ways of arranging the letters of the word TRIANGLE so that the
relative positions of the vowels and consonants are not disturbed.
14) Find the number of 4 letter words that can be formed using the letters of the word PISTON
in which at least one letter is repeated. (Mar-15 A.P)
15) Find the number of ways of arranging 4 boys and 3 girls around a circle so that all
the girls sit together
16) Find the number of ways of selecting 3 vowels and 2 consonants from the letters of the
word ‘EQUATION’ (May-11)
17) Find the number of ways of selecting 7 members from a contingent of 10 soldiers.
18) Find the number of ways of selecting 3 girls and 3 boys out of 7 girls and 6 boys.
(May-09)
19) Find the number of different chains that can be prepared using 7 different coloured beads.
(Mar- 08,17AP)
20) Find the number of ways of arranging 5 boys and 5 girls around a circle.
21) Find the number of ways of preparing a chain with 6 differnt coloured beads. (Mar-16,19 TS)
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22) How many numbers can be formed using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1 such that even
digits always occupy even places
23) Find the number of 5 letter words that can be formed using the letters of the word
NATURE, that begin with ‘N’ when repetition is allowed.
24) Find the number of bijections from a set A containing 7 elements on to itself.
25) Find the number of injections from set A containg 5 elements in to a set B containing
7 elements.
26) Find the number of positive divisors of 1080 (Mar-16, May-16 AP)
27). Find the no. of zero’s in 100!
28). To pass an examination a student has to pass in each of the three papers. In how many
ways can a student fail in the examination? (May - 15 TS)
29). Find the number of (i) 6 (ii) 7 letter palindromes that can be formed using the letters of
the word EQUATION.
30). Define palindrome and give examples.
31). Find the number of seven digited palindromes that can be formed using 0,1,2,3,4.
32). If a set A has 12 elements, then find the number of subsets of A having 4 elements.
33). Find the number of ways in which 4 letters can be put in 4 addressed envelopes so
that no letter goes into the envelope meant for it (May-16 TS)
34). Find the number of diagonals of a polygon with 12 sides? (May-15 AP)
35). Find the number of ways of selecting 4 boys and 3 girls from a group of 8 boys and 5
girls. ( Mar-15 T.S)
36). A number lock has 3 rings and each ring has 9 digits 1,2,3, ... 9. Find the maximum no.
of unsuccessful attempts that can be made by a person who tries to open the lock with
out knowing the key code.
37). If a set of m parallel lines intersect another set of n parallel lines (not parallel to the
lines in the first set), then find the no. of parallelograms formed in this lattice structure
6.BINOMIAL THEOREM
3.5 3.5.7 3.5.7.9
***1. Find the sum of the series    ........ (Mar-06,17 TS)
5.10 5.10.15 5.10.15.20
3 3.5 3.5.7
***2. Find the sum of the infinite series    ..... (Jun-10, Mar-11)
4 4.8 4.8.12
1 1.3 1.3.5
***3. Find the sum of the series 1     .......  (Mar-15 T.S)
3 3.6 3.6.9
2 3
2 1 2.5  1  2.5.8  1 
***4. Find the sum of infinite series 1  .  .   .    ...............
3 2 3.6  2  3.6.9  2 
1.3 1.3.5 1.3.5.7
***5. If x     ... , then Prove that 9 x 2  24 x  11
3.6 3.6.9 3.6.9.12
(Mar-15,17,19 AP,16,18-TS) (May-15, 16 AP)
4 4.6 4.6.8
***6 If t     .............. then prove that 9t  16
5 5.10 5.10.15
5 5.7 5.7.9
***7. If x     ........ , then find the value of x 2  4 x
(2!)3 (3!)3 (4!)33
2
(Mar-15, May-15 TS)

1 1.3 1.3.5
***8. If x     ..... , then find 3x 2  6 x (May-14,16,19 TS), (Mar-12,14)
5 5.10 5.10.15
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7 1 1.3  1  1.3.5  1  
***9. Find the sum of the infinite series  1 2   4   6   ... 
5  10 1.2  10  1.2.3  10  
(Mar-05,16,18 A.P)
3 3.5 3.5.7
***10. Find the sum of the infinite series    ........
4.8 4.8.12 4.8.12.16
***11. Show that for any non-zero rational number x, (Mar-94)
x x  x  1 x  x  1 x  2  x x  x  1 x  x  1 x  2 
1    ......  1     .......
2 2.4 2.4.6 3 3.6 3.6.9
***12. If ‘n’ is a positive integer and ‘x’ is any non-zero real number, then prove that
n 1
x x2
C0  C1.  C2 .  ....  Cn .
xn

1  x   1
(Jun-05,Mar-14, May-14, 16 AP)
2 3 n 1  n  1 x
***13. For r = 0,1,2……..,n Prove that C0 .Cr  C1 .Cr 1  C2 .Cr  2  ...  Cnr .Cn  2nC nr hence
deduce that
( i )Co 2  C12  C2 2  .....  Cn 2  2 n Cn
(ii) C0 .C1  C1 .C2  C2 .C3  ...  Cn1.Cn  2nC n1 (Mar-12,15-T.S,18 A.P)
n
***14 Prove that  c0  c1  .  c1  c2  .  c2  c3  ..............  cn 1  cn  

 n  1 c0 .c1.c2 ...........cn
n!
(May-15 T.S)
n
***15.If the coefficients of 4 consecutive terms in the expansion of 1  x  are
a1 a3 2a2
S .T
a1 , a2 , a3 , a4 respectively then show that  
a1  a2 a3  a4 a2  a3
(Mar-07,11,17AP), (May-11)
n
***16. If the 2nd ,3rd , and 4th terms is the expansion of  a  x  are respectively
240, 720, 1080, find a,x,n. (Mar-06,09, 16 TS)
n
***17. If 36,84,126 are three successive binomial co-efficients in the expansion of 1  x  ,then find n.
(Mar-19 T.S)
th nd n
***18. If the coefficients of r th ,  r  1 and  r  2  terms is the expansion of 1  x  are in A.P,
then show that n 2   4r  1 n  4r 2  2  0 (Mar-08,15-A.P,18 T.S), (May - 16 TS)
n
***19. If the coefficients of x 9 , x10 and x11 terms in the expansion of 1  x  are in A.P. then
prove that n 2  41n  398  0 .
***20. If P and Q are the sum of odd terms and the sum of even terms respectively in the expansion of
( x  a) n then prove that (Mar-10,16 AP)
2 2 2 2 n
(i) P  Q  ( x  a ) (ii) 4 PQ  ( x  a)  ( x  a )2 n
2n
11
 2 1 
***21. If the coefficient of x in the expansion of  ax   is equal to the coefficient of x 10 in the
10
 bx 
11
 1 
expansion of  ax  2  , find the relation between a and b, where a and b are real numbers.
 bx 
( Model paper - 07) (Mar-19 A.P)(May-15 A.P)
n
***22. Suppose that ‘n’ is a natural number and I, F are integral part and fractional part of 7  4 3 .  
Then show that i) I is an odd integer ii)  I  F 1  F   1 .
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n
**23. If R, n are positive integers, n is odd ,0<F<1 and if 5 5  11    R  F then prove that
i) R is an even integer and ii)  R  F  .F = 4n .
**24. State and prove binomial theorem for the positive integral index. (Mar-09)
**25. Using binomial theorem prove that 50n  49n  1 is divisible by 49 2 in all positive
integers ‘n’ .
2 2
 n Cr  n  n  1  n  2 
n
3
**26. If ‘n’ is positive integer, Prove that   nr   (Mar -13)
r 1  Cr 1  12
**27 If x is so small that x3 and higher powers of x can be neglected, find the approximate
1/ 2
4  7x
value of
3  5x  .
3
1. Find the number of terms in the expansion of

9
 3a b  7
(i) (2 x  3 y  z ) i(Mar-19
7 b  c  ii    
a  T.S) (Mar-12,14, May-14)
 4 2
49 49
2. Find the number of terms with non-zero coeffecents in  4 x  7 y    4 x  7 y 
3. Find the set of values of ‘x’ for which
2
 i   2  3 x  3 is valid (Mar-11, 16 T.S)
5
 ii   7  3 x  is valid (May-09)
3/ 4
(iii) (3  4 x ) is valid (Mar-12,17AP)
22 22 13
4. If Cr is the largest binomial coefficient in the expansion of 1  x  find the value of Cr
(May-11, 15 T.S, A.P), (Mar-17 A.P)
19
5 Find the largest binomial coefficient (s) in the expansion of 1  x 
7
 2x2 5 
6. Find the Coefficient of x 7 in   5 (Mar-10)
 3 4x 
7. Find the middle terms in the expansion of
10 11
3x 3 
 i    2 y  (Jun-10, Mar-12)  ii  
 4a  b  (Jun-05) (May--15 T.S)
 7   2 
14 9
 3 7   2 x 2 15 
8. Find the term independent of ‘x’ in the expansion of (i)  4x   (ii)  5  4 x 
 x2   
n n
9. Prove that Co  2.C1  4.C2  8.C3  ...  2 .Cn  3 (Mar-07,18 T.S,15-A.P)
n 1
10. Prove that 2.Co  5.C1  8.C2  ......   3n  2  .Cn   3n  4  .2
11. Find the sum of the following
15C1 15C2 15C3 15C15
i) 15  2.  3.  ................  15.
C0 15C1 15C2 15C14
2
ii) 2 2.C0  32.C1  4 2.C2  ...............   n  2  .Cn
n 3 2
12. Find the numerically greatest term(s) in the expansion of  3 x  5 y  when x  ;y
4 7
and n  17
3
 5x  5
13. Find the 8th term of  1   (Mar-18 A.P)
 2 
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14. Find the approximate values of i ) 5 242 ii ) 3 1002  3 998 iii) 6
63 correct to 4 decimal
places
4
15. Expand 5 5 in increasing power of
5
16. If (1  x  x )  a0  a1 x  a2 x  .......  a2 n x 2 n then find the value of
2 n 2
a0  a2  a4  .....  a2 n (Board model paper), (May-16 TS)

10
17. If 1  3 x  2 x 2   a0  a1 x  a2 x 2  ..........  a20 x 20 , prove that
i) a0  a1  a2  .............  a20  210
ii) a0  a1  a2  .............  a20  410
18. Find the remainder when 22013 is divided by 17
2n 1.3.5........  2n  1 n
19. Show that the middle term in the expansion of 1  x  is  2x .
n!
100
20. Find the number of irrational terms is the expension of 5 6  2  1 1
8

39
21. Find the sum of last 20 coefficients in the expansion of 1  x 
8
 32 3 
22. Find the 3 term from the end in the expansion of  x  2 
rd
 x 
th th 21
23. If the coefficients of  2 r  4  term and  3r  4  term in the expansion of 1  x 
are equal, then find ‘ r ’. (Mar-15 T.S)
14
 4 x2 
24. Find the 7th term in the expansion of  3   (May - 16 AP)
x 2 
9
 2x 3 y 
25. Find the 6th term in the expansion of    (Mar-19 A.P)
 3 2 
7.PARTIAL FRACTIONS
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (4M)
Resolve into partial fractions
x4
***1. 2 (Mar-14)
( x  4)( x  1)
x 1
***2. 2
 x  1 x  2
2
x 3
***3.  x  2 x 2  1
  (Mar-05,07,09,12,16,17 AP), (May-09,16 AP)
2
2x  3x  4 x2  5x  7
***4.

(i)  x  1 x 2  2
 (Mar-11,15-A.P,18 T.S,May-11) (ii)  x  3
3 (Mar-18 A P)
3 3
x x
***5. i) ii )
2x  1 x  2 x  3  x  a  x  b   x  c  (May -15,17,19 TS)
4
x x3
***6. (i)
 x  1  x  2 (Mar -10, 13, 17 TS) (ii)
( x  1)( x  2)
(Mar-19 A.P)
3 2
3x  8x  10
***7. 4 (Mar-06)
 x  1
x3  x 2  1
***8. x 2  2 x 2  3
  
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x4
***9. Find the coefficient of x n in the power series expansion of 2 specifying the
x  5x  6
region in which the expansion is valid. (Jun-10)
x
***10. Find the coefficient of x n in the power series expansion of x  1 2 x  2 specifying
  
the region in which the expansion is valid (May-15 A P)
x 2  13x 15
**11. (2 x  3) ( x  3) 2
3x  18
**12. x3  x  3
2x  3
**13.
5( x  2)(2 x  1)
x2 1
*14.
( x 2  x  1)2
x2  x 1
*15. 2 (Mar-15 T.S)

x  1 x 1 
8.MEASURES OF DISPERSION ( STATISTICS )

***1. Calculate the variance and standard deviation of the follwoing continous frequency
distribution (Mar-14)(Mar-17TS)(May-16 A.P)
***2. Calculate the variance and standard deviation for the following discreate frequecy distribution:
(Mar-19 A.P)
xi 4 8 11 17 20 24 32
fi 3 5 9 5 4 3 1
***3. Find the mean deviation from the median for the following data. (May- 14)
xi 6 9 3 12 15 13 21 22
fi 4 5 3 2 5 4 4 3
***4. The following table gives the daily wages of workers in a factory. Compute the standard
deviation and the coefficient of variation of the wages of the workers.
Wages
125 – 175 175 – 225 225 – 275 275 – 325 325 – 375 375 – 425 425 – 475 475 – 525 525 – 575
(Rs.)
No. of
2 22 19 14 3 4 6 1 1
workers
***5. Find the mean deviation about the median from the following continuous distribution
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***6. Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following continous distribution
***7. Find the mean and variance using the step deviation method, of the following tabular data
giving the age distribution of 542 members.
***8. Find the mean deviation from the mean of the follwoing data, using the step deviation
method (Mar-18 A.P)
***9. Lives of two models of refrigerators A and B, obtained in a surver, are given below
Life
Model A Model B
(in years)
0–2 5 2
2–4 16 7
4–6 13 12
6–8 7 19
8 – 10 5 9
Which refrigerator model would you suggest to purchase.

***10. An analysis of monthly wages paid to the workers of two firms A and B belonging to the
same industry gives the following data
(i) Which firm A or B has greater variability in individual wages ?

(ii) Which firm has larger wage bill?
***11 The scores of two cricketers A and B in 10 innings are given below. Find who is a better
run getter and who is a more consistent player.
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***12. From the prices of shares X and Y given below, for 10 days of trading, find out which
share is more stable?
**13. The mean of 5 observations is 4.4, their variance is 8.24. If three of the observations are
1, 2 & 6. Find the other two observations.
**14. The arithmetic mean and standard deviation of a set of 9 items are 43 and 5 respectively. If an
item of value 63 is added to that set, find the new mean and standard deviation of 10 item set
given.
**15. Find the mean deviation from the mean for the following continuous frequency distribution.
Sales In 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100

Rs.thousand
Number of 5 15 25 30 20 5
companies
(Mar-15 A.P)
**16. Find the mean deviation about the mean of data (Mar-15,17 A.P,18 T.S)(May-16 T.S)
Mark 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50

O btained
N o.of 5 8 15 16 6
students
**17. Find the variance and standard deviation of the following frequency distribution: (Mar-15 T.S)
xi 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
fi 5 8 15 16 6

1. The variance of 20 observation is 5. If each of the observations is multipled by 2, find the
variance of the resulting observations.
2. (i) Find the mean deviation from the mean of the following discrete data 6,7,10,12,13,4,12,16
(Mar-14)(May-16 T.S)
(ii) Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following data 38, 70, 48, 40, 42, 55, 63, 46,
54, 44
(iii)Find the mean deviation from the mean of the following discrete data 3,6,10,4,9,10
(Mar-18 A.P)(May-16 A.P)(Mar-17 TS)
3. Find the mean deviation about the median for the following data 13, 17, 16, 11, 13, 10, 16, 11, 18,
12, 17 (Mar-16 A.P)
4. Find the variance and standard deviation of the follwing data 5, 12, 3, 18, 6, 8, 2, 10
(Mar-15 A.P,19 T.S)
5. The coefficient of variation of two distributions are 60 and 70 and their standard deviations
are 21and 16 respectively. Find their arithmetic means.
6. Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following data (Mar-19 T.S)(LAQ)
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7. Find the mean deviation about the median for the following frequency distribution
8. Find the mean deviation about the median for the following data : 4,6,9,3,10,13,2
(Mar-15,17,19 AP,18 T.S)
9. Define range for an ungrouped data and also find the range of the given data 38, 70,
48, 40, 42, 55, 63, 46, 54, 44 (Mar-16 T.S)
9.PROBABILITY
***01. State and prove addition theorem on probability.
( Mar- 06,07,11,13,14,17,18 A.P&T.S,May-07,09,14)
***02. Define conditional probability. State and prove the multiplication theorem on probabiity.
(May-10,Mar&May-15 T.S)
***03. State and prove Baye’s theorem. (Mar-15,19-A.P,17-TS,May-15 A.P,16 T.S)
***04. Three boxes numbered I, II, III contain the balls as follows.
one box is randomly selected and a ball is drawn from it. If the ball is red then find the probability
that it is from box II. (Mar-16 A.P,19 T.S)
***05. Three boxes B1 , B2 and B3 contain balls with different colours as shown below
A die is thrown, B1 is chosen if either 1 or 2 turns up. B2 is chosen if 3 or 4 turns up and B3 is

chosen if 5 or 6 turns up. Having choosen a box in this way, a ball is choosen at random from this
box. If the ball drawn is found to be red, find the probability that it is drawn from box B2
***06. Three Urns have the following composition of balls (Mar-17AP)
Urn I : 1 white, 2 black , Urn II : 2 white, 1 black ,Urn III: 2 white, 2 black
One of the Urns is selected at random and a ball is drawn, It turns out to be white.
Find the probability that it came from urn III.
***07. If one ticket is randomly selected from the tickets numbered 1 to 30, then find the probability that
the number on the tickets is. i) a multiple of 5 or 7 ii) a multiple of 3 or 5 (Mar- 08)
***08. Define conditional probability. Bag B1 contains 4 white and 2 black balls. Bag B2 contains 3
white and 4 black balls. A bag is drawn at random and a ball is chosen at random from it. What
is the pobability that the ball drawn is white ? (Mar&May-11)
***09.There are 3 black and 4 white balls in one bag, 4 black and 3 white balls in the second bag.
A die is rolled and the first bag is selected if the die shows up 1 or 3, and the second bag for
the rest. Find the probability of drawing a black ball, from the bag thus selected .
***10. A, B, C are 3 newspapers from a city. 20% of the population read A, 16% read B, 14% read C,
8% read both A and B, 5% read both A and C, 4% read both B and C and 2% read all the three.
Find the percentage of the population who read atleast one newspaper. (Mar-10)
***11. In a box contaning 15 bulbs, 5 are defective. If 5 bulbs are selected at random from the box. Find
the probability of the event that
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i) none of them is defective
ii) only one of them is defective
iii) atleast one of them is defective.
**12. Two persons A and B are rolling a die on the condition that the person who gets 3 will win the
game. If A starts the game, then find the probabilities of A and B respectively to win the game.
**13. In an experiment of drawing a card at random from a pack, the event of getting a spade is denoted
by A and getting a pictured card (king, queen or jack) is denoted by B. Find the probabilities of
A, B, A  B, A  B .
1 2 3
**14. In a shooting test the probability of A,B,C hitting the targets are , and respectively. If all of
2 3 4
them fire at the same target, Find the probability that
(i) only one of them hits the target (ii) atleast one of them hits the target .
1 3 p 1 p 1 2 p
**15. The probabilities of three mutually exclusive events are respectivley given as , , ,
3 4 2
1 1
prove that  p
3 2

***01. A, B, C are three horses in a race. The probabiity of A to win the race is twice that of B, and
probability of B is twice that of C. What are the probabilities of A, B and C to win the race.
(Mar-18 T.S,19 A.P)
***02. (i) If A and B are independent events with P ( A)  0.2, P ( B )  0.5 .then find
a) P(A/B) b) P (B/A) (Mar-09,12, May-11) c) P ( A  B) d) P ( A  B)
(ii) If A and B be independent events with P(A) = 0.6, P(B) = 0.7 then compute.
a) P  A  B  b) P  A  B  c) P  B / A d) P  Ac  B c  (Mar-14,18 T.S,17AP)
(iii)A and B are events with P(A) = 0.5, P(B) = 0.4 and P( A  B)  0.3 . Find the
probability that (i)A does not occur (ii)neither A nor B occurs. (Mar-10,18 A.P) (Mar-17TS)
***03. If two numbers are selected randomly from 20 consecutive natural numbers, find the probabiity
that the sum of the two numbers is i) an even number ii) an odd number (Mar -07)
***04. A speaks truth in 75% of the cases and B in 80% cases. What is the probability that their
statements about an incident do not match (Mar-16,19 A.P&T.S)
***05. If A, B, C are three independent events of an experiment such that
1 1 1
P ( A  B c  C c )  , P ( A c  B  C c )  , P ( Ac  B c  C c )  , then find
4 8 4
P ( A), P( B ) and P(C ) . (Mar-10,15-T.S)
1
***06. A problem in calculus is given to two students A and B whose chances of solving it are and
3
1
respectively. Find the probability of the problem being solved if both of them try independently..
4
(Mar- 05,15,18 A.P.)
***07. A number x is drawn arbitarily from the set {1,2,3,...... 100} . Find the probability
 100 
that  x    29 (Mar- 15 A.P.)
 x 
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1
***08. The probability that Australia wins a match against India in a cricket game is given to be . If
3
India and Australia play 3 matches what is the probability that
i) Australia will loose all the 3 matches ii) Australia will win atleast one match.
***09. Find the probability of drawing an Ace or a spade from a well shuffled pack of 52 playing
cards. (Mar-15 T.S,17,T.S,18 A.P)
**10. IfAand B are independent events of a random experiment then show that A and B are also independent
events.
2 5
**11. The probability for a contractor to get a road contract is and to get a building contract is .
3 9
4
The probability to get atleast one contract is . Find the probability that he gets both the contracts.
5
(Mar-19 T.S)
**12. In a committee of 25 members, each member is proficient either in mathematics or
in statistics or in both . If 19 of these are proficient in mathematics, 16 in statistics,
find the probability that a person selected from the committee is proficient in both.
(Mar-16 T.S)
**13. A bag contains 12 two rupee coins, 7 one rupee coins and 4 half a rupee coins. If three coins are
selected at random, then find the probability that
(i) the sum of three coins is maximum (ii) the sum of three coins is minimum
(iii) each coin is of different value
**14. The probabilities of three events A,B,C are such that P(A)=0.3, P(B)=0.4, P(C)= 0.8,
P  A  B   0.09, P  A  C   0.28, P  A  B  C   0.08 and P  A  B  C   0.75.
Show that P  B  C  lies in the interval 0.21, 0.46 .
**15. If A, B, C are three events then show that (Mar-15 A.P)
P  A  B  C   P  A   P  B   P C   P  A  B   P  B  C   P C  A   P  A  B  C  .
*16. If P is a probability function then show that for any two events A and B
P  A  B   P  A  P  A  B   P  A  P  B 
*17. A pair of dice is rolled, what is the probability that they sum to 7 given that neither die shows a 2?
*18. A page is opened at random from a book containing 200 pages. What is the probability that the
number on the page is a perfect square.
*19. A fair coin is tossed 200 times. Find the probability of getting a head an odd number of times.
*20. Suppose that a coin is tossed three times. Let event A be “getting three heads” and B be the event
of “getting a head on the first toss”. Show that A and B are dependent events.
*21. A single die is rolled twice in succession. What is the probability that the number on the
second toss is greater than that on the first rolling ?
*22. If A, B are two events, then show that P  A / B  P  B   P  A / B c  P  B C   P  A 
ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS
01. Find the probability that a non-leap year contains
i) 53 Sundays (Mar-09,12) ii) 52 Sundays only. (Mar- 03, 09)
02. If A and B are two events with P  A  B   0.65 , P  A  B   0.15 . Then find the value of
   
P A P B . (Mar-05,13,15 T.S, May-11)
03.  
For any two events A and B show that P A  B  1  P  A  B   P  A   P  B  (Mar- 05)
04. 
If P  A  x , P  B   y , P  A  B   z then find P A  B . 
05. Two fair dice are rolled, what is the probability that the sum on the faces of the two dice is 10.
(Mar- 06)
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06. Find the probability of throwing a total score of 7 with 2 dice.
07. Two dice are thrown. Then find the probability of getting the same number on both the faces.
(May-05)
08. Find the probability of getting two heads and two tails when four coins are tossed at a time.
(Mar-08)
09. Define i) mutually exclusive events ii) independent events
10. Find the probability of obtaining two tails and one head when 3 coins are tossed.
11. A and B are among 20 persons who sit at random along a round table. Find the probability that
there are any six persons between A and B
10.RANDOM VARIABLES & PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS
***1. A random variable X has the following probability distribution.
X=x i 1 2 3 4 5
P(X=x i) K 2k 3k 4k 5k
Find (i) k (ii) mean (iii) variance of X (Mar-14,17,19 AP)
***2. A random variable X has the following probability distribution.
Find (i) k (ii) the mean of X (iii) P  0  X  5  (Mar-09,18 T.S,May-10)(Mar -17 A.P&T.S)
***3. A random variable X has the following probability distribution. (Mar-17TS)
Find ‘k’, mean and variance of X. (Mar -06)

1
***4. Let x be a random varibale such that P  X  2   P  X  1  P  X  2   P  X  1 
6
1
& P  X  0  = .find mean and variance of x
3
***5.
X= x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
No. of
1/9 1/9 1/9 1/3 1/9 1/9 1/9
w or kers
is the probability distribution of a random variable x . Find the variance of x.

***6. A cubical die is thrown. Find the mean and variance of x, giving the number on the
face that shows up. (Mar-19 T.S) (May-15 A.P)
***7. The range of a random variable X is 0,1, 2 and given that P  X  0  3c3 ,
P  X  1  4c 10c2 , P  X  2   5c 1 , find (i) the value of c
(ii) P  X  1 , P 1  X  2 and P  0  X  3  (Mar-15 A.P&T.S)
***8. One in 9 ships is likely to be wrecked ,when they are set on sail. When 6 ships are on sail find the
probability for (i) atleast one will arrive safely (ii) exactly three will arrive safely. (Mar- 07)
***9. In the experiment of tossing a coin ‘n ‘ times, if the variable X denotes the number of heads and
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P(X=4), P(X=5) and P(X=6) are in A.P., then find ‘n’.
**10. Find the probability of guessing atleast 6 out of 10 answers in

(i) true or false type examination (ii) multiple choice with four possible answers.
*11. Five coins are tossed 320 times. Find the frequencies of the distribution of number of heads and
tabulate the result.
*12. Two dice are rolled at random. Find the probability distribution of the sum of the numbers on
them. Find the mean of the random variable.
1. The mean and variance of a binomial distribution are 4 and 3 respectively. Find P  X  1
(Mar-15 A.P,17 TS,19 A.P&T.S)( May-15)
2. A poisson variable satisfies P  X  1  P  X  2 find P  X  5 (Mar-10, 14,18 T.S,May-14)
3. If the mean and variance of a binomial variable X are 2.4 and 1.44 respectively,
find P 1  X  4 (Mar-18 A.P)( May- 06,09)
4. For a binomial distribution with mean 6 and variance 2, find the first two terms of the distribution.
5
5. If the difference between the mean and the variance of a binomial variate is , then find the
9
probability for the event of 2 successes, when the experiment is conducted 5 times.
 k  1 C
6. If X is a random variable with probability distribution P  X  k   , k  0,1, 2.... then find C.
2k
(Mar-18 A.P)
ck
7. The range of a random variable X is {1, 2,3,....} and P( X  k )  ; (k  1,2,3.....)
k!
Find the value of c and P (0  X  3) .
x
2
8. Find the constant ‘c’ so that P ( x )  c   , x  1, 2, 3, 4... is the p.d.f of a discrete random
3
variable X.
9 In a city 10 accidents take place in a span of 50 days , assuming that the number of accidents
follows the poisson distribution, find the probability that there will be three or more accidents in a day.
10. It is given that 10% of the electric bulbs manufactured by a company are defective. In a sample
of 20 bulbs, find the probability that more than 2 are defective.
11. On an average, rain falls on 12 days in every 30 days. Ffind the probability that, rain will fall on
just 3 days of a given week.
12. The probability that a person chosen at random is left handed (in handwriting) is 0.1. What is
the probability that in a group of 10 people, there is one who is left handed ?
(Mar-15 A.P)(Mar-16 T.S)
13. Define mean and variance of a randam variable .
14. Define Binomial distribution .
15. Define poisson distribution.
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SR IPE QUESTION BANK

ANDHRA PRADESH-TELANGANA-2019-20
SENIOR IPE IMPORTANT QUESTION
MATHEMATICS – IIB
BLUE PRINT
MARKS
S.NO NAME OF THE TOPIC
WEIGHTAGE
Co-ordinate Geometry
1. Circles 22 (7+7+4+2+2)
2. System of Circles 06 (4+2)
3. Parabola 09 (7+2)
4. Ellipse 08 (4+4)
5. Hyperbola 06 (4+2)
Calculus
6. Integration 18 (7+7+2+2)
7. Definite Integration 15 (7+4+2+2)
8. Differential Equations 13 (7+4+2)
Total marks 97
QUESTION BANK ANALYSIS

LAQ SAQ
S.No CHAPTER NAME VSAQ TOTAL
*** ** * *** ** *
1 Circles 11 3 8 10 8 9 34 83
Co-ordinate Geometry
2 System of circles - - - 7 5 4 10 26
3 Parabola 12 5 2 - - - 12 31
4 Ellipse - - - 20 6 1 - 27
5 Hyperbola - - - 7 3 6 12 28
6 Indefinite Integration 23 6 8 - - - 39 76
Calculus
7 Definite Integration 14 2 3 13 9 2 24 67
8 Differential Equations 11 2 3 14 11 5 18 64
SUB TOTAL 71 18 24 71 42 27
TOTAL 113 140 149 402
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CIRCLES
***1. Find equation and centre of the circle passing throught the points  3, 4  ,  3, 2  & 1, 4 
(Mar-18 A.P)(May-16 A.P&T.S)
***2. Find the value of ‘c’ if the points (2,0),(0,1),(4,5) and (0,c ) are concylic.
(Mar-15 T.S,17AP&T.S)
***3. Find the equation of a circle which passes through (2,-3) and (-4, 5) and having the centre on
4x+3y+1=0
***4. Find the equation of a circle which passes through the points (4, 1), (6, 5) and having centre on
4 x  3 y  24  0 . (Mar-16 A.P,18 TS)
***5. Find the equation of the circle whose center lies on X-axis and passing through the points
(-2, 3) and (4, 5) (Mar-15 A.P)
2 2 2 2
***6. i)Show that the circles x  y  4 x  6 y  12  0 and x  y  6 x  18 y  26  0 touch each
other also find the point of contact and common tangent at this point of contact.
(Mar- 17AP)
ii)Show that the circles x 2  y 2  6 x  9 y  13  0, x 2  y 2  2 x  16 y  0 touch each
other also find the point of contact and common tangent at this point of contact. (Mar-18 T.S)
***7. Show that the circles x2+y2-6x-2y+1=0; x2+y2 +2x-8y+13=0 touch each other. Find the point
of contact and the equation of common tangent at their point of contact.
(May-16 A.P, Mar -17A.P)
***8. Find the equations of the pair of direct common tangents to the circles
x 2  y 2  22 x  4 y  100  0 and x 2  y 2  22 x  4 y  100  0 . (Mar-15-T.S,18 A.P)
***9. Find the equations of transverse common tangents of the circles x2+y2-4x-10y+28=0;
x2+y2+4x-6y+4=0 . (Mar 19 A.P)
***10. Find the equations of the circles with radius 13 units and touching 2 x  3 y  1  0 at (1, 1).
***11. Prove that the equation to the pair of tangents drawn from the point (x1,y1) to the circle
S  x2  y2  2gx  2 fy  c  0 is S12  S .S11
**12. Show that the four points (-6, 0), (-2, 2), (-2,-8) and (1, 1) are concyclic. (Mar 19 A.P)
**13. Find the equations of the circles which touches the x-axis at a distance of 3 units from the origin
and making an intercept of length 6 units on the y–axis.
**14. If the polar of points on the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 with respect to x 2  y 2  b 2 touches the circle
x 2  y 2  c 2 then show that a, b, c are in G.P..
*15. Show that the points 1, 2  ,  3, 4  ,  5, 6  and 19,8 are concyclic and find the equation of the
circle on which they lie. (May-15 T.S)
*16. Show that the points (9, 1), (7,9), (-2,12), (6,10) are concyclic and find the equation of the circle
on which they lie. (Mar 19 T.S)
*17. Find the equation of the circle passing through the points  5, 7  ,  8,1 , 1,3
*18. Show that four common tangents can be drawn for the circles given by
x 2  y 2  14 x  6 y  33  0 , x 2  y 2  30 x  2 y  1  0 and find the internal and external
center of similitudes. (Mar 19 T.S)
*19. Find the equation of the circle circumscribing the triangle formed by the lines 2x+y=4, x+y=6 and
x+2y=5
*20. If 1 , 2 are the angles of inclination of tangents through a point P to the circle x   y 2  a 2 then
find the locus of P when cot 1  cot  2  k .
*21. Find the equation of the circle passing through the three points (1,2), (3,-4), (5,-6) (Mar-16 TS)
*22. Find the pair of tangents drawn from (1,3) to the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  11  0 and also find
the angle between them. (Mar- 16 TS )
***1. Find the length of the chord intercepted by the circle x 2  y 2  x  3 y  22  0 on the line
y  x3 (Mar-18 A.P ,May-16 A.P)
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2 2
***2. Find the length of the chord intercepted by the circle x  y  8 x  2 y  8  0 on the line
x  y 1  0 (Mar-16 T.S)
***3. Show that the tangent at  1, 2  of the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  8 y  7  0 touches the circle
x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  0 and also find its point of tangency..
***4. Find equaitons of tangents to the cirlce x 2  y 2  4x  6y  12  0 which are parallel to
x  y  8  0.
***5. If a point P is moving such that the lengths of the tangents drawn from P to the circles
x2+y2-4x-6y-12=0 and x2+y2+6x+18y+26=0 are in the ratio 2:3 then find the equation of the
locus of P. (Mar-17,19 AP)
***6. 2 2 2
If the chord of contact of a point ‘p’ with respect to the circle x  y  a cut the circle at A
and B such that AOB  900 then show that ‘p’ lies on the circle x 2  y 2  2a 2
***7. Find the angle between the tangents drawn from  3, 2  to the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  4 y  2  0
***8. Find the locus of mid points of the chords of contact x2+y2=a2 from the points lying on the line
lx+my+n=0
***9. If the abscissae of points A,B are the roots of the equation x 2  2ax  b 2  0 and ordinates of
A, B are roots of y 2  2 py  q 2  0 , then find the euqtion of a circle for which AB is a
diameter. (Mar-14)
2 2
***10. Find the equation of the circle which touches the circle x  y  2 x  4 y  20  0 externally at
(5, 5) with radius 5 units. (May-16 T.S)
2 2
**11. Find the inverse point of (-2, 3) with respect to the circle x  y  4 x  6 y  9  0 .
**12. Find the area of the triangle fromed by the normal at (3,-4) to the circle
x 2  y 2  22 x  4 y  25  0 with the coordinate axes. (Mar-18 TS)
**13. Show that the lines 2 x  3 y  11  0 and 2 x  2 y  1  0 are conjugate with respect to the
circle x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  12  0
**14. Show that the poles of the tangent of the circle x2  y2  a2 w.r.to the circle  x  a2  y2  2a2
lies on the curve y 2  4 a x  0
**15. Find the pair of tangents drawn from P (3, 2) to the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  4 y  2  0
**16. Show that x+y+1=0 touches the circle x 2  y 2  3x  7 y  14  0 and find the point of contact.
**17. Find the equation of the cirlce with centre  2,3 cutting a chord length 2 units on 3 x  4 y  4  0 .
**18. Find the value of k, if kx  3 y  1  0, 2 x  y  5  0 are conjugate lines with respect to circle
x2  y 2  2 x  4 y  4  0 . (May-15 T.S)
*19. Find the equation of the circle passing through (0, 0) and making intercepts 4, 3 on X-axis and
Y–axis respectively
*20. Find the area of the triangle formed with the coordinate axes and the tangent drawn at the point
P(x1, y1) on the circle x 2  y 2  a 2
*21. If P  x1 , y1  is the mid point of a chord AB (other than the diameter) of the circle
x 2  y 2  2gx  2fy  c  0 then the equaiton of the chord AB is S1  S11 .
*22. Equation of the chord joining P 1  , & Q  2  on the circle S = x 2  y 2  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 is
     
 x  g  cos  1 2    y  f  sin  1 2   r cos  1 2  Where r is radius of a circle.
 2   2   2 
2 2
*23. Prove that the tangent at (3,-2) of the circle x  y  13 touches the circle
x 2  y 2  2 x  10 y  26  0 and find its point of contact.
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2 2
*24. Find the equation of tangents of the circle x  y  10 at the points whose abscissae are 1.
*25. Find the equation of circle which touches x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  12  0 at (-1,1) internally with a
radius of 2.
*26. The line y  mx  c and the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 intersect at A and B. If AB  2 then show
that c 2  1  m 2  a 2   2  . (Mar 19 T.S)
*27. Find the co ndition t hat t he t angents drawn fro m  0, 0 tothe circle
s  x 2  y 2  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 be perpendicular to each other (May 16 TS)
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS(2 Marks)

1. Find the centre and radius of the cirlce 1  m2  x 2  y 2   2cx  2mcy  0  c  0  (June-10)
2. Find the values of a, b if ax 2  bxy  3 y 2  5 x  2 y  3  0 represents a circle. Also find radius
and centre of the circle.
3. If the center of the circle x 2  y 2  ax  by  12  0 is (2,3), find the values of a,b and the radius
of the circle. (May-07,09, Mar-08)
2 2
4. Find the values of g and f, if x  y  2 gx  2 fy  12  0 represents the circle with centre
(2,3) and radius?
5. Find the other end of the diameter of the circle x 2  y 2  8 x  8 y  27  0 . if one end of it is
(2,3). (Mar-13)
2 2
6. If x  y  4 x  6 y  c  0 represents a circle with radius ‘6’, then find the value of ‘c’.(M-09)
7. If the length of the tangent from (2,5)to the circle x 2  y 2  5 x  4 y  k  0 is 37 ,then find
‘k’ (Mar 18 TS)(May-06)
8. Find the equation of the circle passing through (2, -1) and having the centre at (2, 3) (May-08)
9. Find the equation of the circle passing through (3, 4) and having the centre at (-3, 4) (Mar-12)
10. (i)Find the equation of the circle whose centre is (–4, -3) and which passes through the origin.
(Mar-04, June-02)
(ii)Find the equation of the circle whose centre is (-1,2) and which passes through (5,6)
(Mar-18 T.S)
11. Obtain the parametric equation of the circle x 2  y 2  6 x  4 y  12  0 (Mar-06,10)
2 2
12. Obtain the parametric equation of the circle  x  3   y  4   82 (Mar-11,16,18 A.P)
13. (i)Find the equation of the circle whose extremities of a diameter are 1, 2  and  4,5  .
(ii)Find the equation of the circle for which the points (4,2),(1,5) are the end points of a diameter.
(Mar 19 A.P)
2 2
14. Find the polar of (1, 2) with respect to x  y  7
15. Find the pole of ax  by  c  0(c  0) with respect to x 2  y 2  r 2 (Mar-16 A.P)
16. 2 2
Find the pole of 3x  4 y  45  0 with respect x  y  6 x  8 y  5  0 (Mar-16 A.P)
17. Find the value of ‘k’, if the points (4, k), (2, 3) are conjugate with respect to x 2  y 2  17
18. Find the number of common tangents that can be drawn to the circles
x 2  y 2  4, x 2  y 2  6 x  8 y  16  0 (Mar -04, June-02)
2 2
19. Find the value of a if 2 x  ay  3 x  2 y  1  0 represents a circle and also radius. (Mar - 13)
20. State necessary and sufficient condition for lx  my  n  0 be a normal to the circle
x 2  y 2  2 gx  2 fy  c  0
21. Show that A (3,-1) lies on the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  0 also find the other end of the diameter
through A.
22. Find the value of k, if the points (4,2) and (k,-3) are conjugate with respect to the circle
x 2  y 2  5x  8 y  6  0 . (Mar-17 TS,19 A.P)
23. Find the chord of contact of (2,5) with respect to circle x 2  y 2  5 x  4 y  2  0 .
24. i)Find the equation of the normal to the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  11  0 at (3,2) also find the
other point where the normal meets the circle.
ii)Find the equation of the normal at P(3,5) of the circle S  x 2  y 2  10 x  2 y  6 .(Mar-18 A.P)
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25. i)Obtain the parametric equation of the circle represented by x  y 2  4 .
2
(Mar -14)
2 2
ii)Write the parametric equation of the circle 2 x  2 y  7 . (Mar 19 T.S)
26. Find the equation of the circle which is concentric with x 2  y 2  6x  4y  12  0 and
passing through  2,14  . (Mar -14)
27. Find the value ‘a’ if 2 x 2  ay 2  3 x  2 y  1  0 represents a circle and also find its radius.
(Mar-16 AP)
2 2
28. If the length of a tangent from (5,4) to the circle x  y  2ky  0 is ‘1’, then find ‘k’
(Mar-16AP)(May-15 T.S)
29. Find the power of the point P  1,1 with respect to the circle x  y  6 x  4 y  12  0
2 2
(Mar- 16 TS)
30. Find the value of k, if the points (1,3) and (2,k) are conjugate with respect to the circle x 2  y 2  35.
(Mar- 16,19 TS,17 A.P)
31. If the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  a  0 has radius 4, then find a. (Mar-16 AP)
32. Find the equation of the polar of (1,-2) with respect to circle x 2  y 2  10 x  10 y  25  0
(Mar- 15 TS)
33. Find the length of the tangent from  2, 5 to the circle x  y  25  0
2 2
(May 16 TS)
2 2 2
34. Find the length of the chord formed by x  y  a on the line x cos   y sin   P (May 16 TS)
SYSTEM OF CIRCLES
***1. Find the equation of the circle which is orthogonal to each of the following
circles x 2  y 2  2 x  17 y  4  0 , x 2  y 2  7 x  6 y  11  0 , x 2  y 2  x  22 y  3  0
(Mar-03, May-08)
2 2
***2. Find the equation of the circle cutting orthogonally to the circles x +y -4x-6y+11=0,
x2+y2-10x-4y+21=0 and has 2x+3y=7 as diameter (Mar-16 A.P)(May-07)
***3. Find the equation of the circle which cuts orthogonally the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  2 y  7  0 and
having the centre at (2,3). (Mar 19 T.S)
***4. Find equation of the circle passing through origin and cuts the circles
x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  10  0, x 2  y 2  12y  6  0 orthogonally.. (June-05)
***5. Show that the circles S  x2  y 2  2 x  4 y  20  0 and S  x 2  y 2  6x  2 y  90  0 touch each
other internally. Find their point of contact and the equation of the common tangent. (Mar-15 T.S)
***6. Show that the circles x 2  y 2  8 x  2 y  8  0 and x 2  y 2  2 x  6 y  6  0 touch each other
and find the point of contact. (Mar-14)
2 2 2 2
***7. i)Find the radical center of the circles x  y  4 x  7  0 , 2 x  2 y  3x  5 y  9  0 and
x2  y2  y  0 (May-16 TS)
ii)Find the radical center of the circles (Mar-18 A.P)
x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  5  0, x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0 and x 2  y 2  6 x  2 y  0
**8. If the straight line represented by x cos   y sin   p intersects the circle x 2  y 2  a 2 at the
points A and B, then show that the equation of the circle with AB as diameter is
x 2
 y 2  a 2   2 p  x cos   y sin   p   0 . (Model-15 A.P)
**9. If two circles x 2  y 2  2 gx  2 fy  0 and x 2  y 2  2 g 1 x  2 f 1 y  0 touch each other then
show that f 1 g  fg 1 (Mar-16 T.S)
**10. Show that the circles x 2  y 2  2ax  c  0 and x 2  y 2  2by  c  0 touch each other if
1 1 1
 
a 2 b2 c
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**11. If x  y  3 is the equation of the chord AB of the circle: x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  8  0 ,

find the equation of the circle having AB as diameter. (May-16 AP)
**12. Find the equation of the circle passing through the points of intersection of the circles
x 2  y 2  8 x  6 y  21  0 , x 2  y 2  2 x  15  0 and (1,2). (Mar 19 A.P)
*13. Find the equation of the circle passing through the intersection of the circles x 2  y 2  2ax and
x y
x 2  y 2  2by and having its centre on the line   2.
a b
*14. Find the equation and length of the common chord of the two circles
S  x 2  y 2  3 x  5 y  4  0 and S |  x 2  y 2  5 x  3 y  4  0 . (Mar 18 TS)
*15. Find the equation of the circle passing through the origin having its center on line x+y=4 and
intersecting the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  2 y  4  0 orthoganally..
*16. Show that the common chord of the circles x 2  y 2  6 x  4 y  9  0 and
x 2  y 2  8 x  6 y  23  0 is the diameter of the second circle and also find its length.
1. (i)Find the angle between the circles x 2  y 2  12 x  6 y  41  0 and
x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  59  0 . (Mar-15,17 T.S)
(ii)If the angle between the circles x 2  y 2  12 x  6 y  41  0 and x 2  y 2  kx  6 y  59  0
is 450 then find k. (Mar 18 TS)
2. i)Find k, if the pair of circles x 2  y 2  6 x  8 y  12  0 and x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  k  0 are
orthogonal.
ii)If x 2  y 2  5 x  14 y  34  0, x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  k  0 circles are orthogonal, then find
k. (Mar-18 A.P)
3
3. Show that the angle between the circles x 2  y 2  a 2 , x 2  y 2  ax  ay is . (Mar-14)
4
4. Find the equation of the radical axis of the circles x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0 ,
x2  y2  4x  y  0 .
5. Find the equation of radical axis of the circles
x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  7  0 , 4  x  y   8 x  12 y  9  0
2 2
(Mar 19 A.P&T.S)
6. Find the equation of the common chord of the pair of circles x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  3  0 ,
x2  y 2  5x  6 y  4  0 .
7. Find the equation of the common tangent of the cirlces at their point of contact
x 2  y 2  10 x  2 y  22  0 , x 2  y 2  2 x  8 y  8  0 .
8. Show that the circles x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  4  0 and x 2  y 2  3x  4 y  1  0 are intersect
each other orthogonally.
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9. Find the equation of the common chord of the circles:
2 2 2 2
 x  a   y  b  c2 ,  x  b   y  a   c2 ,  a  b (Mar-15 AP)
10. Find the value of k, if the circles x 2  y 2  4 x  8  0 and x 2  y 2  16 y  k  0 are orthogonal.

(Mar- 16 TS&A.P)
11. Find the radical axis of x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0 and x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  5  0 (May 16 AP)
PARABOLA
***1. Derive the equation of parabola y 2  4ax in standard form.
(Mar-07, 08,16,18 T.S)(Mar-15 ,17A.P&TS ) (May-10)
***2. Find the focus, vertex, equation of the directrix, axis and the length of the latusrectum to the
parabola y 2  x  4 y  5  0 (Mar-05)
***3. Find the co-ordinates of vertex, focus, equation of the directrix and axis of the parabola
x2 –2x+4y–3=0
***4. Find the equations of tangents to the parabola y 2  16 x which are parallel and perpendicular
respectively to the line 2 x  y  5  0 , also find the coordinates of their points of contact.
***5. Find the equation of the parabola, whose axis is parallel to the x-axis and which passes through
the points A 2,1 , B 1,2 and C  1,3 (Mar-02,16 A.P)
***6. Find the equation of the parabola whose axis is parallel to y-axis and which passes through the
points (4, 5), (-2, 11) and (-4, 21) (June-02)
2
***7. The normal at a point P( t1) on y = 4ax meets the parabola again in the points P(t2). Then prove
 2
that t2    t1  t  (or) t1t2+t12+2=0
 1
***8. Show that the equation of the common tangents to the circle x2+y2=2a2 and the parabola y2=8ax
are y    x  2a  (Mar-06, 09,10)(May-16 T.S)
***9. Find the equation of the parabola whose focus is (-2, 3) and directrix is the line 2x+3y-4=0. Also
find the length of the latusrectum and the equation of axis of the parabola (Mar-13)
***10. If a normal chord a point ‘t’ on the parabola y 2  4ax subtends a right angle at vertex, then
prove that t   2 (May-14)
***11. Show that the common tangents to the 2 x 2  2 y 2  a 2 and the parabola y 2  4ax intersect at
the focus of the parabola y 2  4ax
***12 Prove that the two parabolas y 2  4ax and x 2  4by intersect (other than the origin) at an
 3 a1 / 3 b1 / 3 
1
angle of Tan  2 a 2 / 3  b 2 / 3  (Mar-14)
  
**13. Show that the locus of point of intersection of perpendicular tangents to the parabola y 2  4ax
is the directrix x  a  0
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**14. Prove that the area of the triangle inscribed in the parabola y 2  4ax is
1
 y1  y2  y2  y3  y3  y1  sq.units where y1,y2,y3 are the ordinates of its vertices.
8a
**15. a/3 x  b1/3 y  a 2/3b 2/3  0
Show that the common tangent to the parabola y 2  4ax and x 2  4by is
(Mar-16 A.P)
**16. If lx+my+n=0 is a normal to the parabola y =4ax, then show that al +2alm +nm2=0
2 3 2
**17. Prove that the area of the triangle formed by the tangents at (x1 , y1), (x2 , y2) and (x3, y3) to the
1
parabola y 2  4ax  a  0  is  y1  y2  y2  y3  y3  y1  square units.(Mar-15 T.S,18 A.P)
16a
*18. From an external point P tangents are drawn to the parabola y2=4ax and these tangents make
angles 1 ,  2 with its axis, such that cot 1  cot  2 is a constant ‘d’. Then show that all such P lie
on a horizontal line also find the point of contact. (Mar 19 T.S)
*19. Find the equation of the parabola whose focus is S (3,5) and the vertex is A (1,3)(Mar 19 A.P)

5
1. Find the coordinates of the points on the parabola y 2  2 x whose focal distance is
2
(Mar-07, 09)(Mar-15 A.P)(May-09)
2. If (1/2,2) is one extremity of a focal chord of the parabola y 2  8 x find the coordinates of the
other extremity. (May-06,10,14,16 T.S)
3. Show that the line 2x - y  2  0 is a tangent to the parabola y2 = 16x .Find the point of contact
also.
4. Find the co-ordinates of the point on the parabola y2=8x, whose focal distance is 10 units.
(Mar-08,Mar-14,16,17 A.P&TS)
5. Find the vertex and focus of x 2  6 x  6 y  6  0
6. Find the axis and directrix of y 2  6 y  2 x  5  0

7. Find equation of parabola whose focus S(1, –7) vertex (1, –2) (Mar-15 T.S)
8. Find the equation of the parabola whose vertex is (3,-2) and the focus is (3, 1)(Mar 18 TS)(May-07)
9. Find the value of k, if the line 2y  5x  k is a tangent to the parabola y 2  6 x
(Mar-16 T.S,18 A.P)
10. Find the equation of normal to the parabola y 2  4 x which is parallel to y –2x + 5= 0.(Mar-19 T.S)
11. Find the equation of the tangent to the parabola y2=16x inclined at an angle 600 with its axis and
(Mar-16 A.P)
 3
12. Find the equation of the tangent to the parabola x 2  4 x  8 y  6  0 at  4,  .(Mar 19 A.P)
 2
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ELLIPSE
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
***1. Find the length of the major axis, minor axis, latus rectum, eccentricity, coordinates of centre, foci
and the equation of directrices of the ellipse x 2+2y2-4x+12y+14=0 (May-07)
***2. Find eccentricity, coordinates of foci,length of latusrectum and equations of directrices of the
ellipses
i) 9x2+16y2-36x+32y-92=0 (M ar-15,18 T.S)
ii) 3x2 + y2 - 6x - 2y -5 = 0. (Mar-09,May-09,15 T.S)
***3. Find the length of the major axis, minor axis, latus recturm, eccentricity, coordinates of centre, foci
and the equation of directrices of the ellipse 4 x 2  y 2  8 x  2 y  1  0 (Mar 2010,11)
***4. Find the equation of the ellipse whose focus is (1,-1), e = 2/3 and directrix is x+y+2=0
(M-19 T.S,May-08,16 A.P)
***5. Find the equation of tangent to the ellipse 2 x 2  y 2  8 which is parallel and perpendicular to
x  2y  4  0 (Mar-06, 08, May-08)
x2 y2
***6. If the line y=mx+c touches the ellipse 2  2  1 , prove that c2=a2m2+b2 ;( a>b).(May-02, 06)
a b
x2 y2
***7. If P is a point on the ellipse 2  2  1 whose foci S and S1 then show that SP+S1P = 2a
a b
(constant) (Mar-13)
***8. Show that the points of intersection of the perpendicular tangents to an ellipse lies on a circle.
(Director Circle) (Mar-16 A.P)
***9. Find the equation of the ellipse referred to it’s major and minor axes as coordinate axes x,y
respectively with latus rectum of length 4 and distance between foci 4 2 .(Mar-15,18 T.S,19 AP)
x2 y 2
***10. If a tangent to the ellipse   1 a  b  meets its magor axis and minor axis at M and N
a2 b2
a2 b2
respectively, then prove that 2
 2
 1 where C is the centre of the ellipse.
 CM   CN 
(Mar-18 A.P)
***11. Find the equation of the ellipse in the standard form such that distance between foci is 8 and
distance between directrices is 32.
***12. If the length of the major axis of an ellipse is three times the length of its minor axis then find the
eccentricity of the ellipse.
2 2
***13. Find the equation of the ellipse in the form

 x  h 
 y  k  1 given the following data
a2 b2
(i) centre (2, –1), one end of the major axis (2, 5), e  1/ 3
(ii) center (4, 1) , one end of the major axis (1, 1) and passes through (8, 0)
(iii) center (0, 3), e  2 / 3 ,semi minor axis 5

(iv) center (2, 1), e  1/ 2 , length of latus rectum 4
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***14. Find the equations to the tangents to the ellipse x 2  2 y 2  3 drawn from the point (1, 2) and also
find the angle between these tangents.
***15. Show that the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the centre on any tangent to the
2
ellipse lies on the curve  x 2  y 2   a 2 x 2  b 2 y 2 .
***16. Find the condition for the line
x2 y2
(i) lx  my  n  0 to be a tangent to the ellipse  1
a 2 b2
x2 y2
(ii) lx  my  n  0 to be a normal to the ellipse  1
a2 b2
***17. Find the length of major axis , minor axis, latusrectum , eccentricity, coordinates of centre, foci
and the equations of directrices of the ellipse 9 x 2  16 y 2  144 . (Mar-10, 11, 14 ,16 T.S,17AP)
x2 y2
***18. Find the condition for the line x cos   y sin   p to be a tangent to the ellipse 2  2  1.
a b
(Mar-14)
***19. Find the equation the ellipse in the standerd from whose distance foci 2 and the length of the
latusrectum is 15/2. (Mar-15 T.S,18 A.P)
***20. Find the equations of tangent and normal to the ellipse 9 x 2  16 y 2  144 at the end of latusrectum
in the first quadrant. (Mar-07)(May-14)(Mar-15 A.P)
x2 y2
**21. If the normal at one end of latusrectum of the ellipse   1 passes through one end of minor
a2 b2
axis, then show that e 4  e 2  1 [where e is the eccentricity of the ellipse] (May-14)
**22. Find the value of ‘k’if the 4 x  y  k  0 is tangent to the Ellipse x 2  3 y 2  3 (Mar-15,16 A.P)
**23. Find the equation of the tangents to the ellipse 2 x 2  3 y 2  11 at the point whose ordinate ‘1’.
(Mar-16,19 T.S)
x2 y2
**24. Prove that the equation of the chord joining the points  &  on the ellipse 2  2  1 is
a b
x     y        
cos    sin    cos  . (May-16 T.S)
a  2  b  2   2 
**25. Find the equation of the tangent and normal to the ellipse x2  8 y 2  33 at  1, 2  (May-16T.S)
x2 y2
**26. Derive the equation of an ellipse in the standard form 2  2  1.
a b
*27. If 1 &  2 are the eccentric angles of the extremities of a focal chord of the ellipse
x2 y 2 e 1    
2
 2  1 a  b  and e is the eccentricity then show that  cot  1  cot  2  .
a b e 1 2 2
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HYPERBOLA
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
***1. Find the centre, eccentricity, foci, equations of the directrices, length of the latusrectum of the
hyperbola 9x2-16y2+72x-32y-16=0
(M-02, 05, 08, May-08)
***2. Find the centre,foci, eccentricity and the equations of directrices of the hyperbola
16 y 2  9 x 2  144 (June-10)
***3. Find the centre,eccentricity, foci, length of latus rectum and equations of the directrices of the
hyperbola x 2  4 y 2  4 (Mar&May-16 A.P)(Mar-18 A.P,19 T.S)
***4. Find the equations of the tangents drawn to the hyperbola x 2  4 y 2  4 which are (i)parallel and
(ii)perpendicular to the line x+2y=0 (Mar -15 T.S,19 A.P)
2 2
***5. Find the equations of the Tangents to the Hyperbola 3 x  4 y  12 which are (i) parllel and (ii)
perpendicular to the line y = x - 7 (Mar-15,17 A.P)
x2 y2
***6. Prove that the point of intersection of two perpendicular tangents to the hyperbola  1
a2 b2
lies on the circle x 2  y 2  a 2  b 2 (Mar-16 T.S)
x2 y 2 1  b 
***7. Show that angle between the two asymptotes of the hyperbola 2  2  1 is 2 tan   (or)
a b a
1
2sec (e) (Mar 18 TS)
x2 y 2
**8. If the line lx+my+n=0 is a tangent to the hyperbola 2  2  1 then show that a2l2-b2m2=n2.
a b
(May-2007)
x2 y 2
**9. Tangents to the hyperbola 2  2  1 make angles 1 and  2 with transverse axis of a hyperbola.
a b
Show that the point of intersection of these tangents lies on the curve 2xy  k  x 2  a 2 
when tan 1  tan  2  k . (May-16 T.S)
**10. Find the equation of the hyperbola of given length of transverse axis ‘6’ whose vertex bisects the
distance between the centre and the focus.
*11. One focus of a hyperbola is located at the point (1,-3) and the corresponding directrix is the line
y=2.Find theequation of hyperbola if its eccentricity is 3/2 (May-09)
*12. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose asymptotes are the straight lines x+2y+3=0,
3x+4y+5=0, and which passes through the point (1, -1). (June-05)
*13. Show that the differences of the focal distances of any point on the hyperbola is constant i.e., if P
x2 y 2
is a point on the hyperbola 2  2  1 with foci S and S 1 then show that
a b
S 1P  SP  2a (constant).
x2 y2
*14. If the line lx  my  1 is a normal to the hyperbola   1 then show that
a2 b2
a 2 b2 2
2
 2   a2  b2 
l m
x2 y2
*15. Derive the standard form of Hyperbola  1 (June-2002)
a2 b2
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x2 y2
*16. Show that the equation   1 represents
9c 5c
(i) an ellipse if ‘c’ is a real constant lessthan ‘5’
(ii) a hyperbola if ‘c’ is any real constant between 5 and 9
(iii) show that each ellipse in (i) and each hyperbola (ii) has fociat two points  2, 0  independent
of the value ‘c’.
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1 1
1. If e, e1 are the eccentricities of a hyperbola and its conjugate hyperbola, prove that e 2  e 2  1 .
1
(Mar-11,17 TS)
2. If the eccentricity of a hyperbola is 5/4, then find the eccentricity of its conjugate hyperbola.
(Mar-15 , 19T.S )(Mar&May-16,17 A.P)
3. Find the equation to the Hyperbola whose foci are (4, 2) and (8, 2) and eccentricity is ‘2’.
(Mar-09)
4. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose foci are  5, 0  and the transverse axis of length 8.
(Mar-17 T.S)
2 2
5. i)Find the eccentricity and length of latusrectum of the hyperbola x  4 y  4 (Mar-08)
ii)Find the eccentricity and length of latusrectum of the hyperbola 16 y 2  9 x 2  144 (Mar-18 A.P)
6. Find the length of the latusrectum of the hyperbola x 2  3 y 2  144 (Mar-07)
7. Find the equations of the tangents to the hyperbola 3 x 2  4 y 2  12 which is parallel to the line
y=x-7 (May-07,09)
2 2
8. If 3 x  4 y  k  0 is a tangent to x  4 y  5 find the value of k. (Mar 17,18 TS)
0
9. If the angle between the asymptotes of a hyperbola is 30 then find its eccentricity.

10. Find the equation of the normal at   to the hyperbola 3 x 2  4 y 2  12
3
11. Define rectangular hyperbola and find its eccentricity. (Mar-15 A.P & T.S)
12. Find the product of the length of the perpendiculars from any point on the hyperbola
x2 y2
  1 to its asymptotes. (Mar 19 A.P)(May-16 T.S)
16 9
INDEFINITE INTEGRATION
9 cos x  sin x
***1. Evaluate  dx (Mar-08,17 TS)
4 sin x  5 cos x
2 cos x  3sin x
***2. Evaluate  dx (May-16 T.S, Mar-15,18 AP)
4 cos x  5sin x
2Sinx  3Cosx  4
***3. Evaluate  dx (Mar 11,14 Mar-16 A.P&T.S)
3sin x  4Cosx  5
cos x  3sin x  7
***4. Evaluate  dx (Mar 19 A.P)
cos x  sin x  1
***5. Evaluate:  e ax sin  bx  c  dx;  a, b, c  R; b  0  on R (Mar 19 T.S)
***6. Find the reduction formula for  sin n xdx  n  2  and hence find  sin 4 xdx
(May-09,10,Mar-13,14,17AP)
6
***7. Find the reduction formula for  tan n xdx  n  2  and hence find  tan xdx
(Mar-07,12,15,18 A.P)(May-16 A.P)
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***8. Obtain reduction formula for I n   cot n x dx, n being a positive integer n  2 and hence
deduce the value of  cot 4 x dx (Mar-16 A.P,17,19 TS)
***9. Obtain reduction formula for I n   sec n x dx , n being a positive integer n  2 and hence deduce
5
the value of  sec x dx
1 n 1
***10. If I n   cosn x dx then show that I n  cos n 1 x sin x  I n 2 (May-02,16 T.S)
n n
***11. Obtain the reduction formula for I n   Co sec n xdx , n being a positive integer, n  2 and hence
deduce the value of  Co sec5 xdx . (Mar-16 T.S,19 A.P)
***12. Evaluate   6 x  5 6  2 x 2  x dx (Mar-09,May-06)
***13. Evaluate   3 x  2  2 x 2  x  1 dx
2x  5
***14. Evaluate  dx (Mar-06,15 T.S)
x 2  2 x  10
x 1
***15. Evaluate  dx (May-07)
2
x  x 1
x 1
***16. Evaluate  2
dx (Mar-10)(May-16,17 A.P)
x  3x  12
1
***17. Evaluate  1  x  3  2 x  x2
dx (June-05)
dx
***18. Evaluate   x  1 2 x2  3x  1
(Mar 18 TS)(May-14)
dx
***19. Evaluate  1  x  3  2 x  x2
on ( 1,3)
5 x
***20. Evaluate  dx on (2,5) (Mar-02,04)
x2
x3
 x  1  x 2  1
dx dx
***22. i)Evaluate  3cos x  4sin x  6 (Mar-13) ii)Evaluate  4 cos x  3sin x (Mar-18 T.S)
x 2 a2 x
***23. Show that  a 2  x 2 dx  a  x 2  sin 1    c (Mar-02)
2 2 a
dx
**24. Evaluate  5  4 cos x (Mar-08,10)
1
**25. Evaluate  dx (Mar-05)
4  5sin x
dx
**26. Evaluate  (Mar-11)
5  4 cos 2 x
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dx
**27. Evaluate  2  3cos 2 x (June-10)
2x  3
**28. Evaluate  ( x  3)(x 2
dx
 4)
dx
**29. Evaluate  1 x 4
on R
m n  sin m1 x cosn 1 x m  1

*30. If I m,n   sin x cos xdx then show that I m,n   I m2,n , for
mn mn
a positive integer n and an integer m  2 .
*31. Evaluate  x sin 1 xdx on ( 1,1)
*32. Evaluate  x2 cos x dx
1 1 x
*33. Evaluate  tan dx , on  1,1
1 x
1
*34. Evaluate x 3
dx
1
1
*35. Evaluate  dx (May-12)
sin x  3 cos x
2 x2  x  1
*36. Evaluate  x  3 x  2 2 dx
  
*37. Evaluate  x 1  x  x 2 dx (May-12)

3
 1
1). Evaluate   x   dx, x  0 (Mar-12)
 x
2
2). Evaluate
a x
 bx 
dx
 a xb x
3) Evaluate  1  cos 2x dx (May-06, Mar-09)
4). Evaluate  sec 2 x cos ec 2 xdx (May-07,09)(Mar-16 T.S)

 1 2 
5). Evaluate     dx on ( 1, 1) (May-11)
2
 1 x 1  x2 
dx
6) Evaluate  on R (Mar -15 A.P.) (Mar - 16,17 T.S)
Coshx  Sinhx
Sin Tan 1 x 
7) Evaluate  dx x  R (Mar -15,18 A.P.)
1  x2
x
8) Evaluate  e  tan x  log  sec x  dx (May-07, Mar-08)
9) Evaluate  e 1  tan x  tan x  .dx

x 2
(Mar-06)
10) Evaluate e x  sec x  sec x tan x  dx (May - 16 A.P)

ex
1  x log x  dx
11). Evaluate  x
(May-08, Mar-13,15,18 A.P)
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x
e 1  x 
12) Evaluate  2
.dx
2  x
xe x ex
13). i)Evaluate  2
dx ii)  x dx (Mar-18 T.S)
 x  1 e 1
1
14) Evaluate  dx (Mar-14,19 A.P)
( x  1) ( x  2)
dx
15) Evaluate   x  3 x2 (Mar-14)
dx
16) Evalute   x  5   x  4 
 1
 1   x  x 
17) Evaluate   1  2 
e .dx
 x 
e x (1  x )
18) Evaluate  cos 2 ( xe x )
dx on I  R \ {x  R : cos( xe x )  0} (Mar-19 A.P,May-16 ,17 T.S)
x8
19) Evaluate  .dx on R (Mar-09,16 A.P)
1  x18
2 x3
20) Evaluate  .dx
1  x8
x 2 dx
21) Evaluate 
1  x6
Sin 4 x
22) Evaluate  dx
Cos 6 x
cot  log x 
23) Evaluate  dx
x
cos x
24) i)Evaluate  dx ii)Evaluate  cos 3 x sin xdx (Mar-18 T.S)
x
25) Evaluate  sec x log  sec x  tan x  .dx
1
26) Evaluate  x log x  log  log x   dx (Mar-19 T.S)
 
1
27) Evaluate e x
dx
1
1  cos 2 x
28) Evaluate  dx (Mar-19 T.S)
1  cos 2 x
29) Evaluate  log xdx
30) Evaluate  xTan 1 x .dx
31) Evaluate  Sin 1 xdx

dx
32) Evaluate  dx
x 2  2 x  10
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sin 2 x
33) Evaluate  a cos x  b sin 2 x
2
dx
 1  sin x 
34) Evaluate  ex   dx
 1  cos x 
cos x
35) Evaluate  2
dx (Mar-07)
sin x  4 sin x  5
 4 4 
36) Evaluate  16  25 x 2 dx on  , 
 5 5
Log 1  x 
37) Evaluate  dx on  1,   (Mar -15 T.S)
1 x
1
38) Evaluate  dx on I  R   2n  1  : n  z. (Mar -15 T.S)
1  Cosx
39) Evaluate  x log xdx on (0,  ) (Mar - 16 T.S)
DEFINITE INTEGRATION
1
log 1  x 
***1. Show that  dx  = log 2 (Mar-05,07,08,10)
0
1  x2 8
 /4
sin x  cos x 1
***2. Show that  dx  log 3 (Mar-08,17AP)(May-15 T.S)
0
9  16 sin 2 x 20
 /2
x 
***3. Show that
0

sin x  cos x
dx 
2 2
log 2  1   (Mar-09,12,17 TS,18 A.P, May-09,10)
 /2
sin 2 x 1
***4. Show that  sin x  cos x dx 
0 2
log 2  1   (May-15 T.S)

x sin x 2
***5. Show that  1  sin x dx   (May-07)(Mar-15A.P,16T.S)
0
2

x
0
1  sin x

7 6
***7. Evaluate  x sin x cos x dx (Mar 19 T.S)
0

x sin x
***8. Evaluate  1  cos 2 x dx (Mar-2000)(May-16 A.P)
0

x S in 3 x
***9. Evaluate  2
dx (Mar -11,15 T.S)
0 1  C o s x
x2 y2
***10. Find the area of ellipse 2  2  1. Also deduce the area of the circle x 2  y 2  a 2
a b
(June-05,10, Mar-02)
2
***11. Find the area enclosed between the curves y  4 x , y  4  4  x 
2
(May-07,11)
***12. Find the area bounded by the parabolas y 2  4ax and x 2  4by  a  0, b  0  . (Mar-03)
 /2
cos x
***13. Evaluate  dx (Mar-2004)
 / 2
1  ex
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b

***14. Prove that  ( x  a )(b  x)dx  (b  a) 2 (Mar-18 T.S)(May-01)
a
8
**15. Show that the area enclosed between the curves y 2  12  x  3 and y 2  20  5  x  is
5
64 sq. units
3
x2 y2
**16. Let AOB be positive quadrant of ellipse   1 with OA = a, OB = b then show that area
a2 b2
 2
bounded between chord AB and Arc AB of ellipse is   ab sq.units
 4 
*17. Find the area enclosed between the curves y  x 2  5 x and y  4  2 x (Mar-2013)
2
*18. Find the area enclosed between the curves y  x  1 , y  2 x  2 , x  1, x  2 (May-03,16AP)
 4
*19. Evaluate Log 1  T an x  dx .

0
(Mar-16,19 A.P)
***1. Find the area enclosed between the curves y 2  4 x and x 2  4 y
***2. Find the area enclosed by the curves y  3 x and y  6 x  x 2 .
***3. Find the area bounded between the curves y  x 2 , y  x (Mar-18 T.S)
***4. Find area bounded by y2 = 3x and x = 3 (Mar-16 T.S)
1
1
***5. Find  x tan x dx
0

2 a sin x  b cos x
***6. Find  dx
0 sin x  cos x

3
sin x
 dx
***7. Find sin x  cos x

6
 /2
***8. Evaluate  sin 2 x cos 4 xdx (Mar-16 A.P)(May-09,16 T.S)

  /2
2
4
***9. Find  sin x cos 6 xdx (Mar 19 T.S)
0
 /2
***9. Evaluate  x sin x dx (Mar-18 T.S)

0

2
n
***10. Find the reduction formula for  sin
0
xdx (Mar-03,15-T.S, May-06)
1/ n
lt
 1  2   n 
***11. Evaluate  1   1   .............  1   
n    n  n   n 
***12. Find the area of the region enclosed by the curves y  4 x  x 2 , y  5  2 x . (Mar - 16 T.S)
***13. Find the area bounded by the curves y  sin x and y  cos x between any two consecutive
points of intersection. (Mar-18,19 A.P)
a
n
**14. Find  x  a  x  dx
0
a
2
**15. Evaluate x ( a 2  x 2 ) 3/ 2 dx
a
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
2 dx
**16. Find  (Mar-16 A.P)
0 4  5 cos x
 /4
**17. Evaluate  log(1  tan x ) dx (May-16 T.S)

0
1 3
2
**18. Find  x 1  x dx
0
16
x1/ 4
**19 . Evaluate  1 x1/ 2 dx
0
 n  1  n  2  ...  n  n 
**20. Find nLt  

 n n 
 1 1 1 
**21. Find nLt   ...  
  n  1 n2 6n 

**22. Find area bounded by the curves y = x2, y = x3.
1  2 n 
*23. Find nLt  tan  tan  ...  tan
 n
 4n 4n 4 n 
*24. Find the area between the line y  0 and the curve y  x 2  4 x  3 .

2
sin5 x
1) Find the value of  5 5
dx (Mar-08,May-09, Mar-14,17AP)
0 sin x  cos x
4 2
2) (i) Find  2  x dx
0
(May-05) (ii) Find  |1  x | dx (Mar-09,15-A.P,18 TS,May-11,16 T.S)
0

2
3) Evaluate 
 sin x dx (Mar-17TS)
2
3
2x
4) Evaluate  2
dx (May-06, Mar-12,16 T.S,17AP)
2 1 x
1
x2
5) Evaluate  dx (Mar -11, May-07,10)
0 x2  1
4
x2
6) Evaluate  1  x dx (May-15 T.S)
0
2
7) Find  4  x 2 dx (Mar-07)
0

8) Evaluate  2  2 cos  .d (18 A.P-Mar&May-16 A.P)

0
 /2
9) Evaluate  sin 4 x cos5 x dx (Mar-10)

0
k
2 k  4k  6 k  .....   2n 
10) Evaluate Lim by method of finding definite integral as limit of a sum.
n  n k 1

2 sin 2 x  cos 2 x
11) Evaluate  3 3
dx
0 sin x  cos x
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3
12) Find the area bounded by y  x  3 , X- axis, x = -1 and x =2. (Mar-05, 08,12,June-10)
13) Find the area bounded by the parabola y  x 2 , the x-axis and the lines x  1 , x = 2 (Mar-09)
14) Find the area of the region enclosed by the given curves x  4  y 2 , x  0 (Mar-10,11)
15) (i)Find the area under the curve f ( x)  sin x in [0, 2 ] (May-09)
1
dx
(ii)Evaluate:  (Mar 19 A.P)
0 3  2x
16) Find the area bounded by the curve y 2  1  2 x and x  0

2 2
2
2 4
 sin x cos 4 xdx
17) i)Evaluate  sin x cos xdx (Mar-14,15 T.S) ii)Evaluate
0 
(Mar-18 A.P)

2
 /2
5
18) Evaluate  tan x.cos8 x dx
0
 /2
5
19) Evaluate  sin x cos 4 x dx
0
 /2
6
20) Evaluate  sin x cos 4 x dx (Mar 19 A.P)(May-16 A.P)
0
 /2
11
21) Find:  cos
0
xdx (Mar 19 T.S)
n
i
22) Evaluate nLt

 i 1 n  i2
2
23) Evaluate  a 2  x 2 dx (Mar - 16 T.S)

0
a
2
24) Evalute:   a x  dx (Mar 19 T.S)
0
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
***1. Solve  2 x  y  3 dx   2 y  x  1 dy
dy 2 y  x 1
***2. Solve the differential equation:  (Mar 19 T.S)
dx 2 x  4 y  3
dy 3 y  7 x  7
***3. Solve  (Mar-16 T.S)
dx 3 x  7 y  3
dy x y3
***4. Solve  (Model -15 T.S)
dx 2 x  2 y  5
dy y 2  2 xy
***5. Solve  2 (Mar 19 A.P)
dx x  xy
dy
***6. Solve  2 x  2 y  3  ( x  y  1)
dx
dy 2 3
***7. Solve
dx

x y  xy  1  (Mar 11)
dy
***8. Solve  x  y  1 1 (Mar-13,17 TS)
dx
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***9. Solve 1  x
2
 dy
dx
ye Tan 1 x
(May-07,Mar-10,15 T.S)(18 A.P-Mar&May-16 A.P)
dy
***10. Solve  y tan x  sin x. (Mar-08,12,16 T.S)
dx
dy y 2  y  1
***11. Solve  0 (May-08, M-03)
dx x 2  x  1
***12. i)Solve the differential equation  x 3  3 xy 2  dx   3x 2 y  y 3  dy  0 (May 14)
ii)Solve  x 2 y  2 xy 2  dx   x 3  3 x 2 y  dy (Mar-18 A.P)
2  y  
**13. Give the solution of x sin   dx  ydx  xdy which passes through the point  1,  .(Mar-14)
 x  4
 y  y
**14. Solve x sec    ydx  xdy   y cos ec    xdy  ydx 
x x
dy
*15. Solve  x sin 2 y  x 3 cos 2 y
dx
dy 3
*16. Find the solution of x  x  2   2  x  1 y  x  x  2  which satisfies the condition that y  9
dx
when x  3
*17. Solve the differential equation  2 x  y  1 dx   4 x  2 y  1 dy  0 (Mar- 15 TS )
dy dy
***1. i)Solve  e x  y  x 2 e  y (Mar-05,06) ii)Solve  1  e x  y (Mar- 18 TS )
dx dx
1  dy 
***2. Solve sin    x  y (May-07)
 dx 
dy x  2 log x  1
***3. Solve  (Mar-05)
dx sin y  y cos y
dy
***4. Solve  sin  x  y   cos  x  y 
dx
 2  y 
***5. Solve xdy   y  x cos    dx (Mar-07,11,13)
  x 
***6. Solve  x 2  y 2  dx  xy dy  0 (May-06,09,11)
***7. Solve  2 x  y  dy   2 y  x  dx (Mar-12)
***8. Solve ( x 2  y 2 ) dx  2 xy dy (Mar-10,16,17 A.P)
dy
***9. Solve  y tan x  e x sec x (Mar-09)
dx
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dy
***10. Solve  y sec x  tan x (May-10)
dx
dy
***11. Solve  y tan x  cos3 x (Mar 17AP)(May-11)
dx
***12. Solve 1  y 2  dx   tan 1 y  x  dy (Mar 18 TS)(May-09)

dy y y
***13. Find the equation of a curve whose gradient is   cos 2 when x>0, y>0 and which
dx x x
 
passes through the point  1,  (May-16 T.S)
 4
dy xy  y
***14. Solve  (May 16 TS)
dx xy  x
**15. Solve 1  x 2 dx  1  y 2 dy  0 (Mar-09)
**16. Solve  xy 2  x  dx   yx 2  y  dy  0 (Mar-07,15 A.P)
**17. Solve  e x  1 ydy   y  1 dx  0 (May-10)
dy y y 2
**18. Solve  
dx x x 2
2
dy  x  y 
**19. Solve  (Mar-05)
dx 2x2
dy
**20. Solve cos x  y sin x  sec 2 x (Mar-14,19 T.S)
dx
dy
Solve 1  x 
2
**21.  2 xy  4 x 2  0 (Mar-06)
dx
dy  4 x  1
  y 2
**22. Solve the D.E. dx  1  x 
2
1  x 2 
dy
**23. Solve x log x  y  2 log x (May-14)
dx
dy 3 x  y  7
**24. Solve 
dx x  7 y  3
dy
**25. Solve 2  x  3 y  1  4x  2 y 1
dx
*26. Solve 1  x 2 1  y 2 dx  xydy  0
dy
*27. Solve  x tan  y  x   1
dx
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dy y y 2
*28. Solve 2   2
dx x x
 y  dy  y
*29. Solve x sin    y sin    x
 x  dx x
dy 3 3
*30. Solve: x  x  1  y  x  x  1 (Mar 19 A.P)
dx
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS(2 Marks)
6
 d 2 y  dy 3  5
1. Find the order and degree of  2      6 y (Mar-09,13,16 A.P)( May-11)
 dx  dx  
2 5/3
d2y   dy  
2. Find the order and degree of the differential equation d x 2   1     (Mar-10)
  d x  
1/ 4
 dy 1/ 2  d 2 y 1/3 
3. Find the order and degree of  dx    dx 2   0
    
d2y dy  dy 
4. Find the order and degree of 2
 2  y  log  
dx dx  dx 
1/3
 d2y 
1/ 2 dy
5. Find the order and degree of x  2 x  y0 (Mar-15 T.S,18 A.P)
 dx  dx
2 2
 d3y   dy  x
6. Find the order and degree of  3   3    e  4 (Mar-14)
 dx   dx 
7. Form the differential equation corresponding to y  cx  2c 2 where c is a parameter.. (Mar-19A.P)
8. Form the differential equaiton corresponding to y  A cos 3x  B sin 3x where A& B are
parameters.
(Mar-15 A.P)(May-16 T.S)
9. Form the differential equation corresponding to the family of circles passing through the origin
and having centers on Y-axis.
10. Form the differential equation of the family of all circles with their centres at the origin and also
find its order. (Mar-11)
dy 2 2
11. Find the I.F. of the differential equation x  y  2 x sec 2 x
dx
12. Find the I.F. of the differential equation 1  y 2  dx  Tan 1 y  x  dy
 x
y 
x 
y x dx x
13. Express  1  e  dx  e 1   dy  0 in the form dy  F  y 
   y  
dy  y
14.  2 2 2

Express x x  y  y dx  xydy  0 in the form
dx
F 
 x
2
15. Form the differential equation corresponding to the family of curves y  c  x  c  . where c is a
parameter. (Mar-16 TS )
dy
16. Find the general sol of x  y  0 (May 16 AP)
dx
dy
17. Find the general sol of  e x y (Mar-18 TS )
dx
dy 2 y
18. Find the general solution of :  (Mar 19 T.S)
dx x
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NARAYANA JUNIOR COLLEGE

ANDHRA PRADESH-TELANGANA-2019-20
SENIOR IPE IMPORTANT QUESTION BANK
PHYSICS
QUESTION BANK ANALYSIS
LAQ SAQ
S.No CHAPTER NAME VSAQ PROBLEMS TOTAL
*** ** * *** ** *
1 WAVES 5 - - 2 3 1 11 10 32
RAY OPTICS &
2 OPTICAL 2 2 - 5 2 - 8 7 26
INSTRUMENTS
3 WAVE OPTICS 1 2 2 6 1 - 7 5 24
ELECTRIC CHARGES
4
& FIELDS
- 1 2 6 - - 13 2 24
ELECTROSTATIC
5 POTENTIAL & 2 1 - 2 2 1 8 5 21
CAPACITANCE
CURRENT
6
ELECTRICITY
- - 2 3 3 3 10 15 36
MOVING CHARGES
7
AND MAGNETISM
1 4 - 6 3 - 11 9 34
MAGNETISM AND
8 1 1 - 2 1 1 10 2 18
MATTER
ELECTRO
9 MAGNETIC - - 1 3 1 - 8 2 15
INDUCTION
ALTERNATING
10
CURRENT
- 1 - 1 2 - 10 4 18
ELECTROMAGNETIC
11 - - - 2 - - 9 - 11
WAVES
DUAL NATURE OF
12 RADIATION AND - 1 1 2 1 2 10 5 22
MATTER
13 ATOMS 2 1 - 7 - 8 1 19
14 NUCLEI 2 2 - 5 3 1 14 6 33
SEMI CONDUCTOR
15
ELECTRONICS
3 2 1 4 9 3 14 4 40
COMMUNICATION
16
SYSTEMS
- - - - - - 9 - 9
SUB TOTAL 19 18 9 56 31 12
160 77 382
TOTAL 46 99
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WEIGHTAGE VSAQ SAQ LAQ
S.No NAME OF THE TOPIC
OF MARKS
1 WAVES 8 - - 1
RAY OPTICS & OPTICAL 1 1 -

2 4+2
INSTRUMENTS
3 WAVE OPTICS 4 - 1 -
4 ELECTRIC CHARGES & FIELDS 4 - 1 -
ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL - 1 -
5 4
& CAPACITANCE
6 CURRENT ELECTRICITY 8 - - 1
MOVING CHARGES AND 1 1 -

7 4+2
MAGNETISM
8 MAGNETISM AND MATTER 2+2 2 - -
ELECTRO MAGNETIC - 1 -
9 4
INDUCTION
10 ALTERNATING CURRENT 2 1 - -
11 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES 2 1 - -
DUAL NATURE OF 2 - -
12 2+2
RADIATION AND MATTER
13 ATOMS 4 - 1 -
14 NUCLEI 8 - - 1
SEMI CONDUCTOR 1 1 -
15 4+2
ELECTRONICS
16 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 2 1 - -
TOTAL MARKS 76 10 8 3
1.WAVES
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS (8 M)
1***. What is Doppler effect? Obtain an expression for the apparent frequency of sound heard when the
source is in motion with respect to an observer at rest? (Mar-14,15,16 A.P,18 T.S)
2***. Explain the formation of stationary wave in an air column enclosed in open pipe. Derive the equations
for the frequencies of the harmonics produced? (Mar-15 ,17,18A.P,16 TS)
3*** How are stationary waves formed in closed pipes? Explain the various modes of vibrations and
obtain relations for their frequencies? (Mar-15,19 T.S & A.P)(May-16 A.P)
4*** Explain the formation of stationary waves in stretched strings and hence deduce the laws of transverse
waves in stretched string? (Mar-19 A.P) (May-16 T.S)
5***. What is Doppler’s shift? Obtain an expression for the apparent frequency of sound heard when the
observer is in motion with respect to a source at rest?
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (4 M)
1***. What are ‘beats’? When do they occur? Explain their uses, if any?
2***. Write an expression for progressive harmonic wave and explain the various parameters used in
the expression?
3**. What are standing waves? Explain how standing waves may be formed in a stretched string?
4**. Explain the modes of vibration of a stretched string with examples?
5**. What is ‘Doppler effect’? Give illustrative examples?
6*. What do you understand by ‘resonance’? How would you use resonance to determine the
velocity of sound in air?
PROBLEMS
1. A stretched wire of length 0.6m is observed to vibrate with a frequency of 30Hz in
the fundamental mode.If the string has a linear mass of 0.05 kg/m find
(a) the velocity of propagation of transverse waves in the string
(b) the tension in the string. (May-16 T.S)
3
2. A steel wire 0.72m long has a mass of 5.0  10 kg . If the wire is under a tension of 60N, what
is the speed of transverse waves on the wire? (Mar-19 A.P)
3. A closed organ pipe 70cm long is sounded . If the velocity of sound is 331m/s , what
is the fundamental frequency of vibration of the air column? (Mar-17,18 A.P,19 T.S)
4. A pipe 30cm long is open at both ends. Find the fundamental frequency. Velocity of sound in air
is 330ms 1 . (Mar-15, TS)
5. A rocket is moving at a speed of 200ms–1 towards a stationary target. While moving, it
emits a wave of frequency 1000 Hz. . Calculate
(1) the frequency of the sound as detected by the target (Mar-16AP)
6. A open organ pipe 85 cm long is sound.If the velocity of sound is 340 m/s, what is the fundamental
frequency of vibration of the air column? (Mar-16T.S)
7. A string has a length of 0.4m and a mass of 0.16g. If the tension in the string is 70N
What are the three lowest frequencies it produces when plucked?
8. A vertical tube is made to stand in water so that the water level can be
adjusted.Sound waves of frequency 320 Hz are sent into the top of the tube.If
standing waves are produced at two successive water levels of 20cm and 73cm,what
is the speed of sound waves in the air in the tube?
9. Two organ pipes of lengths 65cm and 70cm respectively, are sounded
simultaneously. How many beats per second will be produced between the
fundamental frequencies of the two pipes?( Velocity of sound=330m/s)
10. A train sounds its whistle as it approaches and crosses a level-crossing . An observer
at the crossing measures a frequency of 219Hz as the train approaches and a
frequency of 184 Hz as it leaves.If the speed of sound is taken to be 340m/s , find the
speed of the train and the frequency of its whistle.
1. The air column in a long tube closed at one end,is set in vibration. What harmonics are possible in
the vibrating air column?
2. If the air column in a tube, open at both ends, is set in vibration. What harmonics are possible?
3. Distinguish between transverse and longitudinal waves?
4. What is the phase difference between the incident and reflected waves when the wave is reflected
by a rigid boundary?
5. What is a stationary or standing wave?
6. What do you understand by the terms ‘node’ and ‘antinode’?
7. What is the distance between a node and antinode in a stationary wave?
8. What is ‘Doppler effect’? Give an example.
9. What is the principle of superposition of waves?
10. What are beats?
11. Write the expression for beat frequency?
2.RAY OPTICS AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS

1***. (a) Define Snell’s Law. Using a neat labelled diagram derive an expression for the refractive index of
the material of an equilateral prism?
(b) A ray of light, after passing through a medium, meets the surface separating the medium from air
at an angle of 450 and is just not refracted. What is the refractive index of the medium?
2***. Draw a neat labelled diagram of a compound microscope and explain its working. Derive an expression
for its magnification?
3**. Obtain an expression for the combined focal length for two thin convex lenses kept in contact and
hence obtain an expression for the combined power of the combination of the lenses?
4**. (a) Using a neat labelled diagram derive the mirror equation. Define linear magnification?
(b) An object is placed at 5 cm. from a convex lens of focal length 15cm. What is the position and
nature of the image?
1***. Define critical angle. Explain total internal reflection using a neat diagram? (May-14, Mar-15,18 T.S)
2***. Explain the formation of a rainbow? (Mar-15 A.P,Mar - 16 T.S)
3***. With a neat labelled diagram explain the formation of image in a simple microscope?
(Mar-15,18 AP)(Mar&May-16 T.S)
4***. Explain the formation of a mirage? (Mar-16A.P,19 T.S)
5***. Why does the setting sun appear red? (Mar - 14,17 T.S)
6**. Define focal length of a concave mirror. Prove that the radius of curvature of a concave mirror
is double its focal length? (Mar-17,19 A.P)(May-16 A.P)
7**. Explain the cartesian sign convention for mirrors?
PROBLEMS
1. A concave mirror of focal length 10 cm is placed at a distance 35 cm from a wall. How far from the
wall should an object be placed so that its real image is formed on the wall?
2. A concave mirror produces an image of a long vertical pin, placed 40 cm from the mirror, at the
position of the object. Find the focal length of the mirror.
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3. The focal length of a concave lens is 30cm. Where should an object be placed sothat its image is
10
of its size?
4. A light wave of frequency 4  1014 Hz and a wavelength of 5  10 7 m passes through a medium.
Estimate the refractive index of the medium.
5. Two lenses of power 1.75D and 2.25D respectively, are placed in contact. Calculate the focal
length of the combination.
6. A double convex lens of focal length 15 cm is used as a magnifying glass in order to produce an
erect image which is 3 times magnified. What is the distance between the object and the lens?
7. What focal length should the reading spectacles have a person for whom the least distance
of distinct vision is 50 cm. (Mar-19 T.S)(VSAQ)
1. Define ‘power’ of a convex lens. What is its unit? (Mar&May - 16 Ts)(May-16 A.P)
2. What is dispersion? Which colour gets relatively more dispersed? (Mar &May-14)
3. What is myopia? How can it be corrected? (Mar-15, T.S)
4. What is hypermetropia? How can it be corrected? (Mar - 16 A.P,18 TS)
5. A small angled prism of 40 deviates a ray through 2.480 . Find the refractive index of the prism.
(Mar-18,19 A.P)
6. Define focal length and radius of curvature of a concave lens.
7. What is optical density and how is it different from mass density?
8. What are the laws of reflection through curved mirrors?
3.WAVE OPTICS
1***. Describe Young's experiment for observing interference and hence derive the expression for 'fringe
width'?
2** . Distinguish between Coherent and Incoherent addition of waves. Develope the theory of constructive
and destructive interferences?
3**. What is diffraction ? Discuss diffraction pattern obtainable from a single slit?
4*. What is resolving power of optical instruments ? Derive the condition under which images are
resolved?
5*. What is Huygens principle ? Explain the optical phenomenon of refraction using Huygens principle?
1***. Explain Doppler effect in light. Distinguish between red shift and blue shift? (Mar-16,19 T.S)
2***. Derive the expression for the intensity at a point where interference of light occurs. Arrive at conditions
for maximum and zero intensity. (Mar-15 T.S,16,18 AP)
3***. Does the principle of conservation of energy hold for interference and diffraction phenomena? Explain
briefly? (Mar - 14,May -16 A.P)
4***. How do you determine the resolving power of your eye? (Mar-17,19 A.P,18 T.S)
5***. Explain polarisation of light by reflection and arrive at Brewster’s law from it.
(Mar-15 A.P)(May-16 T.S)
6*** .Discuss the intensity of transmitted light when a polaroid sheet is rotated between two crossed
polaroids? (Mar-17 T.S)
7**. What is total internal reflection. Explain the phenomenon using Huygens principle?
PROBLEMS
1. Two slits are made one millimeter apart and the screen is placed one meter away. What is the
fringe seperation when blue - green light of wave length 500nm is used ?
2. What should the width of each slit to obtain 10 maxima of the double slit pattern within the central
maximum of the single slit pattern ?
3. In a Young's double slit experiment, the slits are separated by 0.28 mm and the screen is placed
1.4m away. The distance between the central bright fringle and the fourth bright fringle is
measured to be 1.2cm. Determine the wave length of light used in the experiment?
4. What is the Brewster angle for air to glass transition ? ( Refractive index of glass = 1.5)
5. Estimate the distance for which ray optics is good approximation for an aperture of 4mm and
wavelength 400nm.
1. What is Malus' law?
2. Explain Brewster's law? (Mar-15 A.P(SAQ))
3. What is polarisation of light?
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4. What is Fresnel distance?
5. Give the justification for validity of ray optics?
6. When does a monochromatic beam of light incident on a reflective surface get completely transmitted?
7. What change will occur in Young’s double slit experiment if the whole apparatus is immersed in
water rather than air?
4.ELECTRIC CHARGES & FIELDS
1.** Applying Gauss’s law derive the expression for electric intensity due to a charged conducting
spherical shell at
i) a point outside the shell ii) a point on the surface of the shell and
iii) a point inside the shell.
2.* State Gauss’s law in electrostatics. Applying Gauss’s law derive the expression for electric
intensity due to an infinite plane sheet of charge.
3.* Define electric flux. Applying Gauss’s law and derive the expression for electric
intensity due to an infinite long straight charged wire. (Assume that the electric field is
everywhere radial and depends only on the radial distance r of the point from the wire.)

1*** Derive an expression for the intensity of the electric field at a point on the equatorial plane of an
electric dipole. (Mar-15 A.P)
2*** Derive an expression for the intensity of electric field at a point on the axial line of a dipole.
(Mar-16 T.S,17,19 A.P)
3*** State and explain Coulomb’s inverse square law in electricity. (Mar -14,17 T.S)
4*** Define intensity of electric field at a point. Derive an expression for the intensity due to a point
charge. (Mar-16 A.P)
5*** State Gauss’s law in electrostatics and its importance. (Mar-15 A.P)(Mar-15,18 T.S)
6*** Derive an equation for the couple acting on a electric dipole in a uniform electric field.(Mar-19 T.S)
PROBLEMS
1. An electric dipole with dipole moment 4  10  9 C m is aligned at 300 with the direction of a
uniform electric field of magnitude 5  104 NC 1 . Calculate the magnitude of the torque acting
on the dipole.
2. What is the force between two small charged spheres having charges of 2  107 C and
3  107 C placed 30cm apart in air?

1. What is meant by the statement ‘charge is quantized’?
2. Repulsion is the sure test of electrification than attraction. Why?
3. How many electrons constitute 1C of charge.
4. What happens to the weight of a body when it is charged positively?
5. What happens to the force between two charges if the distance between them is
a) halved b) doubled
6. The electric lines of force do not intersect why?
7. Consider two charges +q and -q placed at B and C of an equilateral triangle ABC. For this system,
the total charge is zero. But the electric field (intensity) at A which is equidistant from B and C is not
zero. Why?
8. Electrostatic field lines of force do not form closed loops. If they form closed loops then the work
done in moving a charge along a closed path will not be zero. From the above two statements can
you guess the nature of electrostatic force?
9. State Gauss’s law in electrostatics.
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10. When will be the electric flux negative? and when is it Positive
11. Write the expression for electric intensity due to infinite long charged wire, at a radial distance r
from the wire.
12. Write the Expression for electric intensity due to an infinite plane sheet of charge.
13. Write the expression for electric intensity due to a charged conducting spherical shell at points
outside and inside the shell.
5.ELECTRIC POTENTIALAND CAPACITANCE

1.*** Explain series and parallel combination of capacitors Derive the formula for equivalant
capacitance in each combination
(Mar-15,19 T.S & A.P (SAQ),(SAQ),May-16 A.P)
2.*** Derive an expression for the energy stored in a capacitor what is the energy stored when
the space between the plates is filled with a dielectric (Mar-05, 06, 07,09 May-06)
(a) with charging battery disconnected (b) with charging battery connected.in the circuit.
3.** Define electric potential. Derive an expression for the electric potential due to an electric dipole
and hence the electric potential at a point
(a) on the axial line of electric dipole
(b) on the equatorial line of electric dipole
1.*** Derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor (Mar-14,17 A.P,18 A.P&T.S)
2.*** Derive an expression for the electric potential due to point charge. (Mar-16 T.S)
3.** Derive expression for the potential energy of an electric dipole placed in a uniform
electric field.
4.** Explain behaviour of dieletrics in an electric field. (Mar-19 A.P)
5.* Derive an expression for the electrostatic potential energy of a system of two point charges and
find its relation with electric potential of a charge.
PROBLEMS
1. In a hydrogen atom the electron and proton are at a distance of 0.5A0 The dipole moment of the
system is
2. Three capacitors each of capacitance 9pF are connected in series.
(a) What is the total capacitance of the combination?
(b) What is the potential difference across each capacitor if the combination is connected
to a 120V supply?
3. Three capacitors of capacitances 2pF, 3pF and 4pF are connected in parallel (Mar-17 A.P)
(a) What is the total capacitance of the combination?
(b) Determine the charge on each capacitor if the combination is connected to a 100V supply.
4. In a parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates, each plate has an area of 6 10 3 m 2
and the distance between the plates is 3mm. Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor. If this
capacitor is connected to a 100V supply, what is the charge on each plate of the capacitor?
5. A 12pF capacitor is connected to a 50V battery. How much electrostatic energy is stored in the
capacitor?
1. Can there be electric potential at a point with zero electric intensity?give an example.
2. Can there be electric intensity at a point with zero electric potential?give an example.
3. What are meant by equipotential surfaces?
4. Why is the electric field always at right angles to the equipotential surface? Explain
5. Three capacitors of capacitances 1F ,2 F and 3F are connected in parallel
(a) what is the ratio of charges? (b) What is the ratio of potential differences?
6. Three capacitors of capacitances 1F , 2F and 3F are connected in series
a) what is the ratio of charge b) what is the ratio of potential differences?
7. What happens to the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor if the area of its plates is doubled.
8. The dielectric strength of air is 3  106 V / m at certain pressure, a parallel plate capacitor with air
in between the plates has a plate separation of 1cm. Can you charge the capacitor to 3 10 6 V
CURRENT ELECTRICITY
LONG ANSWER QUESTION (8 M)
1*. In a house, three bulbs of 100W each are lighted for 4 hours daily and six tube lights of 20W
each are lighted for 5 hours daily and a refrigerator of 400W is working for 10 hours daily for a
month of 30 days. Calculate the electricity bill, if the cost of one unit is Rs. 4/-.
2*. Three resistors of 4 ohms, 6 ohms and 12 ohms are connected in parallel. The combination of
above resistors is connected in series to a resistace 2 ohms and then to a battery of 6volts. Draw
a circuit diagram and calculate
(a) Current in main circuit (b) Current flowing through each of the resistors in parallel
(c) P.D. and the power used by the 2 ohm resistor.
1***. State Kirchhoff’s laws for electrical network. Using these laws deduce the condition for
balancing in a Wheatstone bridge.
(Mar-16,18,19 A.P&T.S (LAQ), May-14,16 A.P)
2***. State the working principle of potentiometer explain with the help of circuit diagram how the
potentiometer is used to determine the internal resistance of the given primary cell.
(Mar-15, 17T.S & A.P (LAQ))
3***. State the working principle of potentiometer explain with the help of circuit diagram. How the emf
of two primary cells are compared by using the potentiometer.(May - 16 T.S(LAQ))(Mar-19 T.S)
4**. A battery of emf 10V and internal resistance 3 , is connected to a resistor ‘R’ .
(i) If the current in the circuit is 0.5 A. calculate the value of ‘R’?
(ii) What is the terminal voltage of the battery when the circuit is closed . (Mar-15 T.S (LAQ))
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5**. Three identical resistors are connected in parallel and the total resistance of the circuit is .
3
Find the value of each resistance. (May-2014)
6**. Derive an expression for the effective resistance when three resistors are connected in
(i) series (ii) parallel.
7*. ‘m’ cells each of emf ‘E’ and internal resistance ‘r’ are connected in parallel. What is the total emf
and internal resistance? Under what conditions in the current drawn from mixed groping of cells a
maximum?
8*. Two cells of emf 4.5 v and 6.0 v and internal resistance 6 and 3 respectively have their
negative terminals joined by a wire of 18 and positive terminals by a wire of 12  resistance
and third resistance wire of 24  connects middle points of these wires using kirchhoff’s laws find
the potential differences at the ends of this third resistance wire.
9*. Three resistors each of resistance 10 ohm are connected in turn to obtain (Mar-19 T.S)
(i) Minimum resistance
(ii) Maximum resistance
Compute :
(a) The effective resistance in each case
(b) the ratio of minimum to maximum resistance so obtained
PROBLEM
1. A wire of resistance 4R is bent in the form of a circle. What is the effective resistance between
the ends of the diameter? (Mar - 16 T.S,19 A.P) (May - 16 A.P)
2. Find the resistivity of a conductor which carries a current of density of 2.5 x 106A m-2
when an electric field of 15 Vm-1 is applied across it. (Mar-15 A.P (LAQ))
3. A 10  thick wire is stretched so that its length becomes three times. Assuming that there is no
change in its density on stretching., calculate the resistance of the stretched wire.
4. What is the colour code for a resistor of resistance 350 M  with 5% tolerance?
5. You are given 8 resistor. What length of wire of resistivity 120m should be joined
in parallel with it to get a value of 6 ? ( Area of cross - section is 25m2)
6. Three resistors 3, 6 and 9 are connected to a battery. In which of them will the
power dissipation be maximum if: (a) they all are connected in parallel (b) they all are
connected in series? Give reasons
7. A silver wire has a resistance of 2.1 at 27.50C and a resistance of 2.7 at 1000C.
Determine the temperature coefficient of resistivity of silver.
8. If the length of a wire conductor is doubled by stretching it while keeping the potential
difference constant, by what factor will the drift speed of the electrons change?
9. Two 120V light bulbs, one of 25W and another of 200 W are connected in series. One
bulb burnt out almost instantaneously. Which one was burnt and why?
10. A cylindrical metallic wire is stretched to increase its length by 5% Calculate the per-
centage change in resistance.
11. Two wires A and B of same length and same material, have their cross sectional areas
in the ratio 1:4. What would be the ratio of heat produced in these wires when the
voltage across each is constant?
12. Two bulbs whose resistances are in the ratio of 1:2 are connected in parallel to a source
of constant voltage. What will be the ratio of power dissipation in these?
13. A potentiometer wire is 5 m long and a potential difference of 6 V is maintained
be tween its ends. Find the emf of a cell which balances against a length of 180 cm of the
potentiometer wire. (Mar-17 A.P)
14. A battery of emf 2.5 V and internal resistance r is connected in series with a resistor of
45 ohm through an ammeter of resistance 1 ohm. The ammeter reads a current of 50mA. Draw
the circuit diagram and calculate the value of r. (Mar-17 T.S)
15. Amount of charge passing through the cross section of a wire is q(t)=at2+bt+c. Write
the dimensional formula for a, b and c. If the values of a, b and c in SI unit are 6, 4, 2
respectively, find the value of current at t=6 seconds.
1. Define mean free path of electron in a conductor.
2. State Ohm’s law and write its mathematical form.
3. Define resistivity or specific resistance.
4. Define temperature coefficient of resistance.
5. Under what conditions is the current through the mixed grouping of cells maximum?
6. Why is manganin used for making standard resistors?
7. The sequence of bands marked on a carbon resistor are: Red, Red, Red, Silver. What is its resis-
tance and tolerance?
8. Write the colour code of a carbon resistor of resistance 23 kilo ohms.
9. If the voltage V applied across a conductor is increased to 2V, how will the drift velocity of the
electrons change?
10. Why are household appliances connected in parallel?
MOVING CHARGES AND MAGNETISM
1***. Obtain an expression for the torque on a current carrying loop placed in a uniform magnetic field.
Describe the construction and working of a moving coil galvanometer (Mar-13,11,10,09, June-10)
2**. Deduce an expression for the force on a current carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field.
Derive an expression for the force per unit length between two parallel current carrying conductors.
3**. How can a galvanometer be converted to an ammeter? Why is the parallel resistance smaller than
the galvanometer resistance?
4**. How can a galvanometer be converted to a voltmeter? Why is the series resistance greater than the
galvanometer resistance?
5**. Derive an expression for the force acting between two parallel current carrying conductors and
hence define the Ampere.
1***. State and explain Biot-Savart law. (Mar-14,16&17 T.S,17&18 A.P)
2***. State and explain Ampere’s law. (Mar-18 T.S)
3***. What are the basic components of cyclotron? Mention its uses? (May-16 AP)
4*** Derive an expression for the magnetic dipole moment of a revolving electron? (Mar-16 AP)
5***. Derive an expression for the magnetic field at a point on the axis of a current carrying circular coil
using Biot-Savart law ? (May -16 T.S)
6*** Derive an expression for the magnetic induction at the centre of a current carrying ciruclar coilusing
Biot-Savart law?
7** Find the magnetic induction intensity B due to a long current carrying conductor?
8** Obtain an expression for the magnetic dipole moment of a current loop?
9**. Explain how crossed E and B fields serve as a velocity selector?
PROBLEM
1. A current of 10A passes through two very long wires held parallel to each other and separated
by a distance of 1m. What is the force per unit length between them? (Mar-15,19 T.S & A.P)(SAQ)
2. A square coil of side 10 cm consists of 20 turns and carries a current of 12 A. The coil is
suspended vertically and the normal to the plane of the coil makes an angle of 30º with the
direction of a uniform horizontal magnetic field of magnitude 0.80 T. What is the magnitude of
torque experienced by the coil?
3. What is the magnitude of magnetic force per unit length on a wire carrying a current of 8A and
making an angle of 30º with the direction of a uniform magnetic field of 0.15T?
4. A moving coil galvanometer can measure a current of 10-6 A. What is the resistance of the shunt
required if it is to measure 1A ?
5. The resistance of MCG is 5  . The maximum current it can measure is 0.015A . How would you
convert it into voltmeter to measure 1.5 volts ?
6. Two long and parallel straight wires A and B carrying currents of 8.0A and 5.0A in the same direction
are separated by a distance of 4.0cm. Estimate the force on a 10cm section of wire A.
7. A circular coil of wire consisting of 100 turns, each of radius 8.0cm carries a current of 0.40 A.
What is the magnitude of the magnetic field B at the centre of the coil?
8. A 100 turn closely wound circular coil of radius 10 cm carries a current of 3.2A.(Mar-19 A.P)(SAQ)
(a) What is the field at the centre of the coil? (b) What is the magnetic moment of this coil?
9. A long straight wire carries a current of 35A. What is the magnitude of the field B at a point 20cm
from the wire?

1. Distinguish between ammeter and voltmeter? (Mar-15,17,18 AP,May-16 AP)
2. What is the principle of a moving coil galvanometer? (May-16 T.S)
3. What is the smallest value of current that can be meausred with a moving coil galvanometer?
4. How do you convert a moving coil galvanometer into an ammeter? (Mar -14,18 T.S,19A.P)
5. How do you convert a moving coil galvanometer into a voltmeter? (Mar-11,15 T.S,Mar-16 AP)
6. What is the importance of Oersted’s experiment? (Mar-17 TS)
7. State Ampere's law and Biot-savart's law. (Mar-19 T.S)
8. A circular coil of radius ‘r’ having ‘N’ turns carries a current 'i'. What is its magnetic moment?
9. What is the force on a charged particle of charge 'q' moving with a velocity 'V' in a uniform magnetic
field of induction B? When does it become maximum?
10. What is the force on a conductor of length 'L' carrying current 'i' placed in a magnetic field of
induction B? When does it become maximum?
11. What is the rel ation between the permittivity of free space  0 , the permeability of free space
0 and the speed of light in vacuum?
MAGNETISM AND MATTER
1***. Derive an expression for the magnetic field at a point on the axis of a current carrying circular loop.
2**. Obtain Gauss law for magnetism and explain it.
1***. Derive an expression for the axial field of a solenoid of radius “r”, containing “n” turns per unit length
and carrying current “ i ”.
2***. How do you distinguish Dia, Para and Ferromagnetisms in matter?
3** Define retentivity and coercivity. Draw the hysteresis curve for soft iron and steel. What do you
infer from these curves?
4*. If B is the magnetic field produced at the centre of a circular coil of one turn of length L carrying
current I then what is the magnetic field at the centre of the same coil which is made into 10 turns?
PROBLEM
1. A bar magnet of length 0.1m and with a magnetic moment of 5 Am 2 is placed in a uniform magnetic
field of intensity 0.4T with its axis making an angle of 600 with the field. What is the torque on the
magnet? ( Mar - 14)
2. In the magnetic meridian of a certain place , the horizontal component of the earth’s magnetic field is
0.26G and the dip angle is 600 .What is the magnetic field of the earth at this location?
(May-16 A.P)
1. Define magnetic declination. (Mar-14,18 A.P&T.S)(May-16 T.S)
2. Classify the following materials with regard to magnetism : (Mar-15,16 T.S,17&18,19 A.P)
i) Manganese, ii) Cobalt, iii)Nickel iv) Bismuth, v) Oxygen, vi) Copper
3. What are the units of Magnetic moment,Magnetic induction and Magnetic field? .
(TS Mar-16)(May-16 A.P)
4. Define magnetic inclination (or) angle of dip. (Mar-15 T.S & 17A.P)
5. What direction compass needle points at poles?Which needle to be used at poles?(Mar-19 T.S)
6. Magnetic lines of force form continuous closed loops. Why? (Mar-16,19 A.P,17 T.S)
7. What do you understand by the “magnetization” of a sample? (Mar-16 A.P)
8. Define Magnetic susceptibility? Mention its unit. (Mar-15 A.P)
9. What is the magnetic moment associated with a solenoid? (Mar-18 T.S)
10. State Gauss law for Magnetisum? (Mar-19 T.S)
ELECTRO MAGNETIC INDUCTION
1*. Describe the working of a AC generator with the aid of a simple diagram and necessary
expressions.
1***. Obtain an expression for the emf induced across a conductor which is moved in a uniform
magnetic field which is perpendicular to the plane of motion. (May-14)(May-16 T.S)
2***. Describe the ways in which Eddy currents are used to advantage.
(Mar-15,18 TS & 17,19 A.P -May -16)
3***. Obtain an expression for the mutual inductance of two long co-axial solenoids.
4**. Obtain an expression for the magnetic energy stored in a solenoid in terms of the
magnetic field, area and length of the solenoid.
PROBLEM
1. The current in a circuit falls from 5A to 0A in 0.1s. If an average emf of 200V is induced, give an
estimate of the self inductance of the circuit. ( Mar - 14) (TS- Mar-16)
2. The current in a coil changes from 5Amp to 10 Amp. in 102 sec then an emf of 50 milli volts is
induced in a coil near it. Calculate the mutual inductance of coil. (Mar-09)
1. What did the experiments of Faraday and Henry show?
2. Define magnetic flux.
3. State Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction.
4. State Lenz’s law. (Mar-19 T.S)
5. Define inductance.
6. What do you understand by ‘self inductance’ ?
7. What happens to mechanical energy (of motion) when a conductor is moved in a uniform mag-
netic field ?
8. What are eddy currents ? (Mar-19 T.S)
ALTERNATING CURRENT
1.** Obtain an expression for impedance and current in series LCR circuit. Deduce an expression
for the resonating frequency of an LCR series resonating circuit ?
1.*** State the principle on which a transformer works. Describe the working of a transformer
with necessary theory.
2.** Obtain an expression for the current through an inductor when an a.c. emf is applied?
3.** Obtain an expression for the current in a capacitor when an a.c. emf is applied ?
PROBLEMS
1. A 100  resistor is connected to a 220 V, 50 Hz ac supply..
a) What is the rms value of current in the circuit ?
b) What is the net power consumed over a full cycle ?
2. A 44 mH inductor is connected to 220 V, 50 Hz ac supply . Determine the rms value of the current
in the circuit.
3. A 60  F capacitor is connected to a 110 V, 60 Hz ac supply. Determine the rms value of the current
in the circuit.
4. A series LCR circuit with R=20  ,L=1.5 H and C =35  F is connected to a variable frequency
200 V ac supply. when the frequency of the supply equals the natural frequency of the circuit, what
is the average power transferred to the circuit in one complete cycle ?
1. What is the phenomenon involved in the working of a transformer ?
(Mar19 T.S,AP-Mar & May -16)
2. What is the phase difference between AC emf and current in the following: Pure resistor, pure
inductor and pure capacitor. (Mar-15 T.S)
3. A transformer converts 200V ac into 2000V ac. Calculate the number of turns in the secondary if
the primary has 10 turns . (May-14, TS-Mar-16,18,19 A.P)
4. Write the expression for the rectance of (i) an inductor (ii) a capacitor (TS-May-16,Mar-18 A.P)
5. What is meant by wattless component of current ? (Mar-17 T.S)
6. What type of transformer is used in a 6V bed lamp ? (Mar-17 A.P)
7. What is transformer ratio ?
8. Define power factor. On which factors does power factor depends ?
9. What is the phase difference between voltage and current when the power factor in LCR series
circuit is unity ?
10. When does a LCR series circuit have minimum impedance ?
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
1.*** What does an electromagnetic wave consists of ? On what factors does its velocity in vacuum
depends ?
2.*** What is Green house effect and its contribution towards the surface temperature of earth ?
1. If the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation is doubled what happens to the energy of photon?
(Mar-15 T.S)(Mar-16 T.S)
2. Micro waves are used in Radars why ? (Mar - 14)
3. What are the applications of micro waves? (Mar-15,17,18 A.P&T.S,May - 16)
4. How are Microwaves produced? (Mar-15 A.P)
5. What is the principle of production of electromagnetic waves ?
6. What is the ratio of speed of infrared rays and ultraviolet rays in vacuum ?
7. What is the relation between the amplitudes of the electric and magnetic fields in free space for an
electromagnetic wave ?
8. Give two uses of infrared rays ?Which animal can detect infrared waves? (Mar-17 T.S,19 A.P&T.S)
9. The charging current for a capacitor is 0.6A. What is the displacement current across its plates?
DUAL NATURE OF RADIATION AND MATTER

1.** How Einstein’s photoelectric equation account for the effect of frequency of incident light on
stopping potential. Explain the effect of intensity and potential on photoelectric current?
2.* Describe the Davisson and Germer experiment, What did this experiment conclusively prove ?
1.*** What is the effect of (i) Intensity of light (ii) potential on photoelectric current ?
2.*** Describe an experiment to study the effect of frequency of incident radiation on “Stopping
potential” ?
3.** Summarise the photon picture of electromagnetic radiation.
4.* What is the debroglie wavelength of a ball of mass 0.12 kg moving with a speed of 20ms-1 ?
What can we infer from this result ?
5*. Define photoelectric effect?What is the effect of intensity of light on photoelectric current?Give
one application of photoelectric effect. (Mar-19 T.S)
PROBLEMS
1. If the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation is doubled, what happens to the energy of photon?
(Mar-16 TS)
2. Find the a) Maximum frequency, and
b) Minimum wavelength of X-rays produced by 30 kV electrons.
3. The work function of Caesium metal is 2.14 eV. When light of frequency 6x1014Hz is incident on
the metal surface, photoemission of electrons occurs. what is the (Mar-16 AP)
a) Maximum kinetic energy of the emitted electrons.
b) Stopping potential, and
c) Maximum speed of the emitted photoelectrons ?
4. The photoelectric cut-off voltage in a certain experiment is 1.5 V. What is the maximum kinetic
energy of photoelectrons emitted ?
5. What is the
a) momentum b) speed, and
c) de-Broglie wavelength of an electron with kinetic energy of 120 eV.

1. What are “ cathode rays” ? (Mar-17 A.P)(May-2014)
2. What is ‘Work function” ? (Mar-15,17,18 T.S,19 A.P)(May-16 A.P)
3. What is “Photo electric effect” ? (May-14,Mar-16 T.S,17,18 A.P)
4. Give examples of “Photosensitive substances” why they are called so ? (May - 16 A.P)
5. Write down Einstein’s photo electric equation. (May-16 TS)(Mar-15 A.P)
6. Write down DeBroglie’s relation and explain the terms there in. (Mar-16,18 A.P&TS)
7. State Heisenberg’s Uncertainty principle ? (Mar - 14,17 T.S,19 A.P)
8. An electron, an  particle and a proton have the same kinetic energy. Which of these
particles has the shortest De Broglie wavelength? (Mar-15 T.S)
9. How is the De-Broglie wavelength associated with an electron accelerated through a
potential difference of 100 volts? (Mar-15 A.P)(May-16 TS)
10. What important fact did Millikan’s experiment establish ?
ATOMS
1***. State the basic postulates of Bohr’s theory of atomic spectra. Hence obtain an expression for the
radius of orbit and the energy of orbital electron in a hydrogen atom. (Mar-19 T.S)(SAQ)
2***.Discuss Bohr’s theory of spectrum of hydrogen atom.
3**. Describe Geiger - Marsden experiment on scattering of  particle. How is the size of the nucleus
estimated in this experiment?
1***. What are the limitations of Bohr’s theory of hydrogen atom? (Mar - 14,17 A.P)
2***. Explain the different types of spectral series. (Mar-15,19 A.P, Mar&May-16 TS&A.P)
3***. Describe Rutherford atom model. What are the drawbacks of this model? (Mar-18 A.P& T.S)
4***. Derive an expression for potetial and kinetic energy of an electron in any orbit of a hydrogen atom
according to Bohr’s atomic model. (Mar-15 T.S)
5***. State the basic postulates of Bohr’s theory of atomic spectra. (Mar-16 A.P,19 T.S)
6***. What is impact parameter and angle of scattering? How are they related to each other.
7***. Explain the distance of closest approach and impact parameter.
PROBLEMS
1. The radius of the first electron orbit of hydrogen atom is 5.3  1011 m . What is the radius of the
second orbit.
1. The lyman series of hydrogen spectrum lies in the UV region. Why? (Mar-15 A.P (SAQ))
2. What is the Angularmomentum of electron in the second orbit of Bohr’s model of hydrogen atom?
3. What is the expression for fine structure constant and what is its value?
4. What is the physical meaning of ‘negative energy of an electron’?
5. Sharp lines are present in the spectrum of a gas . What does this indicate?
6. What is the difference between  - particle and helium atom?
7. Among alpha, beta, gamma radiations, which get affected by the electric field?
8. What do you understand by the phrase ‘ground state atom’?
NUCLEI
1***. Explain the principle and working of a nuclear reactor with the help of a labelled diagram.
(Mar-14,15,17,19 A.P&T.S,18 T.S ,May-16 A.P)
2***. What is radioactivity? State the law of radioactive decay. Show that radioactive decay is
exponential in nature. (Mar-12,Mar&May16 T.S)
3**. Explain the source of stellar energy. Explain the carbon-nitrogen cycle, proton-proton cycle
occuring in stars. (Mar-06, 07)
4**. Define mass defect and binding energy.How does binding energy per nucleon vary with mass
number? What is its significance?

1***. Write a short note on the discovery of neutron. (Mar-11)
2***. Distinguish between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. (Mar-13)
3***. Define half life period and decay constant for a radioactive substance.Deduce the relation
between them. (Mar-09)
4***. Define average life of a radioactive substance. Obtain the relation between decay constant and
average life.
5***.What are the properties of a neutron? (Mar-08)
6**. What are nuclear forces? Write their properties.
7**. What is nuclear fission? Give an example to illustrate it.
8**. What is nuclear fusion? Write the conditions for nuclear fusion to occur.
9*. Explain   decay and   decay..
PROBLEM
1. The half life of radium is 1600 years. How much time does 1 g of radium take to reduce to
0.125g. (Mar& May- 16 T.S)
235
2. How much U is consumed in a day in an atomic power house operating at 400 MW,,
235
provided the whole of mass U is converted into energy? (Mar-11)
56
3. Find the bonding energy of 26 Fe . Atomic mass of Fe is 55.9349u and that of Hydrogen is
1.00783 u and mass of neutron is 1.00876u.
4. Calculate the binding energy of an   particle. Given that the mass of proton =1.0073u,
mass of neutron =1.0087u and mass of   particle = 4.0015u.
5. The half-life period of a radioactive substance is 20 days. What is the time taken for 7/8th
of its original mass to disintegrate?
6. If one microgram of 235 92 U is completely destroyed in an atom bomb, how much energy
will be released? (Mar-19 T.S)

1. What are thermal neutrons? What is their importance? (Mar-12)
2. What is the function of moderator in a nuclear reactor? (June-11, Mar-13)
3. What are isotopes and isobars?
4. What are isotones and isomers?
5. What is a.m.u? What is its equivalent energy?
6. What will be the ratio of the radii of two nuclei of mass numbers A1 and A2?
7. What are the units and dimensions of the disintegration constant?
8. Neutrons are the best projectiles to produce nuclear reactions. Why?
9. Neutrons cannot produce ionization. Why?
10. What is the value of neutron multiplication factor in a controlled reaction and in an uncontrolled
chain reaction?
11. What is the role of controlling rods in a nuclear reactor?
12. Define Becquerel and Curie.
13. What is a chain reaction?
14. What is the energy released in the fusion of four protons to form a helium nucleus?
SEMI CONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS
1***. What is rectifier? Explain the working of half wave and full wave rectifiers with diagrams
(Mar- 11,13 June-10)
2***. What is Zener diode? Explain how it is used as voltage regulator?(TS-May-16)(Given SAQ)
3***. Describe a transistor and explain its working.
4**. Sketch a basic AND circuit with two diodes and explain its operation. Explain how doping increases
the conductivity in semiconductors ?
5**. What is Junction diode? Explain the formation of depletion region at the junction.Explain the variation
of depletion region in farward and reverse biased condition.
6*. Draw OR gate using two diodes and explain its operation. Write the truth table and logic symbol of
OR gate.
1***. Describe how a semi conductor diode is used as a half wave rectifier.
(Mar - 14)(AP & TS-Mar-16)
2***. What is rectification? Explain the working of a full wave rectifier.
(Mar-15 ,19 T.S& 18 A.P, May-14)
3***. Explain how transistor can be used as a switch?
4***. What are n-type and p-type semiconductors? How is a semiconductor junction formed? (May-11)
5**. Distinguish between zener breakdown and avalanche breakdown. (Mar-09)
6**. Distinguish between half-wave and full-wave rectifiers. (Mar-18 T.S,17,19 AP-May -16)
7**. What is a photodiode? Explain its working with a circuit diagram and draw its I-V
characteristics.
8**. Explain the working of LED and what are its advantages over conventional incandescent low
power lamps.
9**. Explain the working of a solar cell and draw its I-V characteristics.
10**. Explain how transistor can be used as an oscillator ?
11**. Define NAND and NOR gates. Give their truth tables.
12**. Explain the operation of a NOT gate and give its truth table.
13**. Explain the different transistor configurations with diagrams.
14*. Discuss the behaviour of p-n junctiion. How does a potential barrier develope at the junction?
15*. Draw and explain the current-voltage (I-V) characteritistic curves of a junction diode in forward
and reverse bias.
16*. Explain hole conduction in Intrinsic Semiconductors ?
PROBLEM
1. In a half wave rectifier, a p-n junction diode with internal resistance 20 ohm is used. If the load
resistance of 2Kohms is used in the circuit, then find the efficiency of this half wave rectifier.
2. A full wave p-n junction diode rectifier uses a load resistance of 1300 ohm. The internal resistance
of each diode is 9 ohm. Find the efficiency of this full wave rectifier.
3. Calculate the current amplification factor  (beta) when change in collector current is 1mA and
change in base current is 20  A.
4. For a transistor amplifier, the collector load resistance 2K ohm and the input resistance R i  1K ohm.
If the current gain is 50, calculate voltage gain of the amplifier.
1. What is an n-type semiconductor? What are the majority and minority charge carriers in it?
2. What are intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors? (Mar-15 A.P.)
3. What is a p-type semiconductor? What are the majority and minority charge carriers in it?
(Mar-08, 09,17 A.P&T.S)
4. What is a p-n junction diode? Define depletion layer. ( Mar-19 TS-May-16)
5. How is a battery connected to a junction diode in (i) forward and (ii) reverse bias? (May-12)
6. Draw the circuit symbols for p-n-p and n-p-n transistors.
(Mar-14 ,19 A.P,May-11,14)(AP-May-16, Mar-16,18 A.P&T.S)
7. In which bias can a Zener diode be used as voltage regulator? (AP-Mar-16)
8. Which gates are called universal gates ? (Mar-15 T.S)
9. What is the maximum percentage of rectification in half wave and full wave rectifiers?
10. What is Zener voltage ( V z ) and how will a Zener diode be connected in circuits generally?
11. Write the expressions for the efficiency of a full wave rectifier and a half wave rectifier.
12. What happens to the width of the depletion layer in a p-n junction diode when it is in
(i) forward-biased and (ii) reverse biased?
13. Define amplifier and amplification factor.
14. Write the truth table of NAND gate. How does it differ from AND gate?
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
1. What is sky wave propagation? (AP-May - 16)

2. Define modulation. Why is it necessary? (Mar-14, 15,16,19 T.S,17 A.P)
3. Mention the various parts of the ionosphere? (TS-May-16)
4. Mention the basic methods of modulation (Mar-15,17,18 T.S,19 A.P)
5. Which type of communication is employed in Mobile Phones? (Mar-15 A.P)
6. Define modulation. Mention the basic methods of modulation. (Mar-16,18 A.P)
7. What are the basic blocks of communication system?
8. What is “World Wide Web” (WWW)?
9. Mention the frequency range of speech signals.
CHAPTERWISEMARKS WEIGHTAGEBASEDONIPE
MARCH&MAY2014-19PAPERS
MARKS
S.NO UNIT VSAQ SAQ LAQ
WEIGHTAGE
1 SOLIDSTATE 4M 2 (OR) 1
2 SOLUTIONS 6M 1 1
A) ELECTROCHEMISTRY
3 B) CHEMICALKINETICS 10 M 1 1
4 SURFACECHEMISTRY 4M 2 (OR) 1
GENERALPRINCIPLES OF
5 METALLURGY 6M 1 1 _
6 p-BLOCKELEMENTS 12 M 2 1
7 d&f-BLOCKELEMENTS 6M 1 1
8 POLYMERS 4M 2 (OR) 1
9 BIOMOLECULES 4M 2 (OR) 1
10 CHEMISTRYINEVERYDAYLIFE 4M 2 (OR) 1
A) HALOALKANESAND
HALOARENES
B) ORGANICCOMPOUNDS
11 CONTAININGC,H&O 16M 2 1 1
C) ORGANICCOMPOUNDS
CONTAININGNITROGEN
12 TOTAL 76M 10 VSAQ 8 SAQ 3LAQ
1.SOLID STATE
***1. Derive Bragg’s equation. (Mar-14,17,19 A.P,TS, May-14 Mar-15 T.S & A.P) (Mar&May-16 T.S&A.P)
***2. Describe the two main types of semiconductors and contrast their conduction mechanism.
***3. Classify each of the following as either a p-type or a n-type semiconductor.(Mar-18 A.P)
(i) Ge doped with In (ii) Si doped with B.
**4. Explain why ionic solids are hard and brittle.
**5. In terms of band theory, what is the difference between a conductor and an insulator?
**6. In terms of band theory, what is the difference between a conductor and a semiconductor?
**7. A cubic solid is made of two elements P and Q. Atoms of Q are at the corners of the cube and
P at the body-centre. What is the formula of the compound? What are the coordination num
bers of P and Q?
**8. If the radius of the octahedral void is ‘r’ and radius of the atoms in close packing is ‘R’ derive
relation between r and R.
*9. Calculate the efficiency of packing in case of a metal of body-centered cubic crystal?
*10. Aluminum crystallizes in a cubic close packed structure. Its metallic radius is 125pm.
(i) what is the length of the side of the unit cell. [Ans: 354 pm]
(ii) How many unit cells are there in 1.00cm3 of aluminum?
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2M)
1. How do you distinguish between crystal lattice and unit cell?
2. What is Schottky defect? (Mar-18 T.S)
3. What is Frenkel defect? (Mar-18 T.S)
4. Stability of a crystal is reflected in the magnitude of its melting point.Comment.
5. What makes a glass different from quartz?
6. How many lattice points are there in one unit cell of face-centered cubic lattice?
7. How many lattice points are there in one unit cell of face-centered tetragonal lattice?
8. How many lattice points are there in one unit cell of body centered cubic lattice?
9. Explain Ferromagnetism with suitable example.
10. Explain Paramagnetism with suitable example.
11. Explain Antiferromagnetism with suitable example.
12. What are f-centres ?
13. What is co-ordination number?
14. What is the colour of LiCl crystal in excess of lithium?
15. Give an example which shows both schottky defect and frenkel defect?
16. What is metal deficiency defect? Give example?
2.SOLUTIONS
***1. Define mole fraction. A solution of sucrose in water is labelled as 20% w/w. What would be the
mole fraction of each component in the solution? (Mar-14)
***2. What is meant by positive deviations from Raoult’s law and how is the sign of  mix H related to
positive deviation from Raoult’s law?
***3. What is meant by negative deviation from Raoult’s law and how is the sign of  mix H related to
negative deviation from Raoult’s law?
***4. What is relative lowering of vapour pressure? How is it useful to determine the molar mass of solute?
(Mar-15 T.S)
***5. State Raoult’s law. Vapour pressure of water at 293K is 17.535mm.Hg Calculate the vapour
pressure of the solution at 293K when 25g of glucose is dissolved in 450g of water..
(Mar-19 A.P)
***6. State Raoult’s law.calculate the vapour pressure of a solution containing 9g of glucose in 162 g of
water at 293K. The vapour pressure of water at 293K is 17.535mmHg.
***7. State Raoult’s Law (Mar-17 A.P)
The vapour pressure of pure benzene at a certain temperature is 0.850 bar. A non-volatile, non-
electrolyte solid weighing 0.5g when added to 39.0g of benzene (molar mass 78gmol 1 ). Vapour
pressure of the solution, then is 0.845 bar. What is the molar mass of the solid substance?
(Mar-16,18 A.P)
***8. What is an ideal solution? Give sutable exmaples.
***9. Calculate the mass of non-volatile solute (molar mass 40 g mol 1 ) which should be dissolved in
114g Octane to reduce its vapour pressure to 80% (May-14, Mar-16 T.S)
***10. Define molality (m). Calculate molality (m) of 10 gm of Glucose ( C6 H12 O6 ) in 90 gm of Water..
(Mar-15 A.P)
**11. How is molar mass-related to the elevation in boiling point of a solution.
**12. How is molar mass related to the depression in freezing point of a solution?
**13. A solution of glucose in water is labeled as 10% W / W . What would be the molarity of the
solution? (Mar-15 A.P)
**14. Define molefraction? Calculate mole fraction of ethylene glycol ( C2 H 6 O2 ) in solution containing
20% of C2 H 6 O2 by mass. (May-15 T.S)
**15. Define the following:
(a)RLVP (b)Elevation of Boiling point (c)Osmotic pressure
(d)Henry’s law (e)Depression in freezing point (May-16 T.S)
**16. Define molefraction? Calculate the mole fraction of H 2 SO4 in a solution containing 98% H 2 SO4 by
mass. (Mar-17 A.P,18 T.S)(May-16 A.P)
*17. Define mass percentage, volume percentage and mass to volume percentage solutions.
*18. Concentrated nitric acid used in the laboratory work is 68% nitric acid by mass in aqueous
solution. What should be the molarity of such a sample of the acid if the density of the solution is
1.504gmL-1
*19. A solution is obtained by mixing 300g of 25% solution and 400g of 40% solution by mass.
Calculate the mass percentage of the resulting solution.
*20. 45g of ethylene glycol (C2H6O2) is mixed with 600 g of water. Calculate (a) the freezing point
depression and (b) the freezing point of the solution.
*21. 1.00g of a non-electrolyte solute dissolved in 50 g of benzene lowered the freezing point of benzene
by 0.40 K. The freezing point depression constant of benzene is 5.12 K kg mol-1. Find the molar
mass of the solute.
*22. 200 cm3 of an aqueous solution of a protein contains 1.26 g of the protein. The osmotic pressure
of such a solution at 300 K is found to be 2.57 x 10-3 bar. Calculate the molar mass of the protein.

1. Define the term solution.
2. Define molarity. (Mar-17 T.S)
3. Calculate the molarity of a solution containing 5gm of NaOH in 450ml solution?(Mar-17,19 T.S)
4. Define molality.
5. Calculate the molality of 2.5gm of ethanoic acid  CH 3COOH  in 75gm of benzene.
(Mar-15 T.S)
6. Give an example of solid solution in which the solute is solid.
7. Define mole fraction.
8. Calculate the mole fracation of H 2 SO4 in a solution containing 98% H 2 SO4 by mass?
(May-14)
9. Define mass percentage of solution?
10. What is ppm of a solution?
11. What role do the molecular interactions play in solution of alcohol and water?
12. State Raoult’s law and give its two limitations ? ( Mar-14,18 T.S)
13. State Henry’s law. (May-16 A.P)
14. Define osmotic pressure. (Mar-16,18 A.P)
15. What are isotonic solutions? Give example. (Mar-15,17 A.P)(Mar-16,19 T.S)
16. What is Van’t Hoff’s factor ' i ' and how is it related to ' ' in the case of a binary electrolyte
17. What is relative lowering of vapour pressure? (Mar-19 A.P)
18. What are colligative properties, Give examples.
19. What is amalgam? Give example?
20. Define plasmolysis and Haemolysis?
21. Calculate weight of Glucose required to prepare 500ml of 0.1M solution. (May-16 T.S)
3.ELECTROCHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL KINETICS
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS (8M)
***1. (a) What is electrolysis?and State Faraday’s laws of electrolysis. ( Mar-14) (Mar-15 T.S)
. (b) A solution of CuSO4 is electrolysed for 10 minutes with a current of 1.5 amperes. What is
the mass of copper deposited at the cathode? (Mar-14)(Mar-15 T.S & A.P)
***2. (a) State and Explain Kohlrausch’s law of independent migration of ions.
(Mar-15 A.P )(Mar-16 T.S)(May-16 A.P)
(b)Give the applications of Kohlrausch’s law of independent migration of ions.
***3. Give a detailed account of the collsion theory of reaction rates of bimolecular gaseous reactions.
(Mar-17 A.P,18,19 T.S)(Mar&May-16 T.S&A.P)
***4. What is rate of reaction ? Explain the effect of temperature and effect of catalyst on rate of
reaction ? (Mar-15 T.S )
**5. Explain the following terms with suitable examples.
(a) average rate of a reaction (b) slow and fast reactions (c) order of a reaction
(d) molecularity of a reaction (e) activation energy of a reaction.
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
***1. Give the construction and working of a standard hydrogen electrode with a neat diagram.
***2.. What are galvanic cells? Explain the working of a galvanic cellwith a neat sketch taking daniel cellas example.
(Mar-18 A.P&T.S)
***3. State and explain Nernst equation with the help of a metallic electrode and non metallic electrode.
**4. What are primary and secondary batteries? Give examples. (Mar-19A.P)
**5. What is Metallic corrosion ? Explain it with respect to iron corrosion.
* 6. What are fuel cells? How they are different from galvanic cells? Give the construction of H 2  O2
fuel cell. (Mar-17 T.S(LAQ))
*7. What are the products obtained at the cathode and the anode during the electrolysis of the
following when platinum electrodes are used in the electrolysis.
(a) Molten KCl (b) Aq.CuSO4 (c) Aq.K 2 SO4 Solution
NUMERICAL PROBLEMS
2 2
**1 Calculate the EMF of the following galvanic cell: Zn s   Cu  aq   Zn  aq   Cu s 
E 0 Zn 2
/ Zn  0.76V ; E 0 Cu 2 / Cu  0.34 V (Mar-16 T.S)
**2.  0m for NaCl , HCl and CH 3COONa are 126.4,425.9 and 91.0 S cm2 mol 1 respectively
calculate  0m for CH 3COOH .
**3. Calculate the emf of cell at 25C Cr / Cr 3 (0.1M ) // Fe 2 (0.01M ) / Fe

0 0
Given that ECr 3
/ Cr
 0.74V and EFe 2
/ Fe
 0.44V
**4. Calculate the equilibrium constant of the reaction
Cu S   2 Ag   aq   Cuaq
2
 2 Ag  S  given EOcell   0.46V
**5. The standard emf of Daniell cell is 1.1V. Calculate the standard Gibbs energy for the cell
2 2
reaction Zn S   Cuaq  Zn aq   Cu S 
0 0
*6. Calculate  0m for CaCl2 and MgSO4 (given Ca 2  119,    76.3
Cl
0 0
Mg 2  106, 
SO 2
 160 )
4

1. What is galvanic cell or a voltaic cell? Give one example. (Mar-19 T.S)
2. What is standard hydrogen electrode ?
3. What is Nernst equation? Write the equation for an electrode with electrode reaction
M n  ( aq )  ne   M ( s )
4. How is Gibb’s energy (G) related to the cell emf (E) mathematically?
5. What is cell constant of a conductivity cell?
6. Define molar conductivity  m and how is it related to conductivity (K)?
7. State Kohlrausch’s law of independent migration of ions.
8. State Faraday’s first law of electrolysis. (Mar-16,18 A.P)
9. State Faraday’s second law of electrolysis. (Mar-18 T.S)
10. What are the products obtained at the platinum anode and the platinum cathode respectively in the
electroysis of fused or molten. NaCl ?
11. Give the products obtained at the platinum electrodes (cathode and anode) when aqueous solution
of K2 SO4 is electrolysed.
12. What is a primary battery ? Give one example. (Mar-17 A.P)
13. What is a fuel cell? How is it different from conventional galvanic cell?
14. Give the electrode reactions occuring at the anode and at the cathode in H 2  O2 fuel cell ?
15. What is metallic corrosion? give one example (Mar-15 A.P )
2 
16. Write the cell reaction taking place in the cell Cu S  / Cu  aq  // Ag aq / Ag S  (May-16 T.S)
17. Write the Nernst equation for the EMF of the cell Ni  S  / Ni 2  aq  // Ag   aq  / Ag
0
18. How is Ecell related mathematically to the equllibrium constant KC of the cell reaction?
19. Give one example for a secondary battery. Give the cell reaction.
20. Define conductivity of a material. Give its SI units.
4. CHEMICAL KINETICS
***1. Define and explain the order of a reaction. How is it obtained experimentally?
***2. What is “molecularity” of a reaction? How is it different from the ‘order’ of a reaction? Name
one bimolecular and one trimolecular gaseous reactions.(Mar-14,17 T.S,18 A.P)(May-16 A.P)
***3. What is half-life ( t1/ 2 ) of a reaction? Derive the equations for the ‘half-life’ value of zero and
first order reactions.
**4. What is Arrhenius equation? Derive an equation which describes the effect of rise of
temperature (T) on the rate constant (k) of a reaction.
**5. Discuss the effect of catalyst on the kinetics of a chemical reaction with suitable diagram.
*6. Derive the integrated rate equation for a first order reaction.
*7. Explain the terms
(a) Activation energy (Ea) (b) Collision frequency (Z) (c) Probability factor (P)
with respect to Arrhenius equation.
NUMERICAL PROBLEMS
**1. A reaction is 50 % completed in 2hours and 75% completed in 4 hours. What is the order of the
reaction?
**2. A reaction has a half life of 10 minutes.Calculate the rate constant for the first order reaction.
(Mar-16 T.S)
**3. In a first order reaction, the concentration of the reactant is reduced from 0.6 mol/L to 0.2mol/L in
5min. Calculate the rate constant.
**4. Show that in the case of first order reaction, the time required for 99.9 % completion of the
reaction is 10 times that required for 50% completion. (log2 = 0.3010).
*5. For the reaction R  P , the concentration of a reactant changes from 0.03M to 0.02M in 25
minutes. Calculate the average rate of reaction using units in seconds.
*6. A first order reaction has a rate constant of 1.15  103 s 1 . How long will 5.0 g of this reactant take
to reduce to 3.0 g?
*7. From the rate expression for the following reactions determine their order of reaction and the
dimensions of the rate constants:
2
(i) 3NO  g  
 N 2O  g   NO2  g  , Rate  k  NO 
 2 H 2O  l   I 3 , Rate  k  H 2O2   I  
(ii) H 2O2  aq   3I   aq   2 H   aq  
3/ 2
(iii) CH 3CHO  g  
 CH 4  g   CO  g  , Rate  k  CH 3CHO 
*8. for a first order reaction, show that time required for 99% completion is twice the time required for
the completion of 90% of reaction.
*9. Identify the reaction order from each of the following rate constants.
(i) k  2.3 10 5 L mol 1 s 1 (ii) k  3  104 s 1
1. Define the speed or rate of a reaction?
2. What are the units of rate of reaction ?
3. What is rate law? Illustrate with an example.
4. Define order of a reaction? Illustrate your answer with an example. (Mar-15 T.S )
5. What are elementary reactions?
6. What are complex reactions? Give one example.
7. Give the units of rate constants for Zero, first order and second order reactions?
8. Define molecularity of a reaction? Illustrate with an example.
9. Give two examples for zero order reactions? (Mar-19 A.P)
10. Write the integrated equation for a first order reaction in terms of [R], [R]0 and ‘t’?
11 Give two examples for gaseous first order reactions? (Mar-14)
12. What is half-life of a reaction? Illustrate your answer with an example?
13. Write the equation relating the half-life ( t1/ 2 ) of a reaction and the rate constant ‘k’ for first
order reaction?
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14. Write the equation useful to calculate half-life ( t1/ 2 ) values for zero and first order reactions?
15. What are pseudo first order reactions? Give one example? (May-16 A.P)
16. Write the Arrhenius equation for the rate constant (k) of a reaction?
17. Write the equation which relates the rate constants k1 and k2 at temperatures T1 and T2 of a
reaction?
18. What is the effect of temperature on the rate constant?
19. What is rate determining step in a complex reaction?
20. Define law of mass action?
21. What is positive catalyst?Give an example?
SURFACE CHEMISTRY
***1. What are different types of adsorption? Give any four differences between characteristics of the
different types. (Mar-15,19 T.S & A.P) (May-16 T.S)
***2. What is an emulsion ? Explain the classification of emulsions with examples?
(Mar- 05, 06,08,16,18 T.S,17 A.P & May-08)
***3. What is catalysis? How is catalysis classified? Give two examples for each.
(Mar-05, 06,10,14,16 A.P) (May -06,14,16 A.P)
***4. What are micelles? Discuss the mechanism of micelle formation and cleaning action of soap.
***5. How are colloids classified on the basis of interaction between dispersed phase and dispersion
medium?
***6. Name the dispersed phase and dispersion medium in the following colloidal systems
(i) fog (ii) smoke (iii) milk (iv) cloud (v) blood (vi) gold sol.
***7. Write any four enzyme catalysed reactions. (Mar-19 A.P)
**8. What is coagulation? Explain with suitable examples.
**9. What are colloidal solutions? How are they classified? Give examples.
**10. Explain the following terms
(a) Electrophoresis (b) coagulation (c) Tyndall effect
*11. What is an adsoprtion isotherm? Discuss the phenomenon of adsorption of gases on solids with
the help of Freundlich adsorption isotherm.
1. What is emulsifying agent? Give one example. ( May -06, Mar- 13)
2. What is Gold number?
3. What is the general difference between soap and detergent chemically ?
4. What is autocatalysis? Give one example.
5. What is Tyndal effect?
6. What is Brownian movement?
7. What is protective colloid?
8. Wh at is Hardy-Schulze’s law ?
9. What is adsorption ? Give two applications.
10. Why is adsorption always exothermic?
11. Define “promoters” and “poisons ” in the phenamenon of catalysis.
12. Easily liquifiable gases are readily adsorbed on solids. Why?
13. Why zeolites are treated as shape selective catalysts?
14. What is critical mecelle concentration (CMC) and Kraft temperature (TK)?
15. What is peptization and dialysis?
16. What is electrokinetic potential or zeta potential?
17. Sky appears blue in colour. Explain.
18. What is electro osmosis and electrophoresis?
19. Define flocculation value.
20. Define occlusion?
5.GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF METALLURGY
***1. Giving examples to differentiate roasting and calcination.
(Mar - 16,18,19 T.S,16 A.P)(May-16 A.P)
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***2. Explain the purification of sulphide ore by froth floatation method.
(AP-17,18,19 Mar&May-15,16 T.S & A.P)
***3. Write down the chemical reactions taking place in different zones in the blast furnace
during the extraction of iron.
***4. Outline the principles of refining of metals by the following methods.
a) Zone refining b) Electrolytic refining c) Poling (Mar-15 A.P) d) Vapour phase refining
**5. How is copper extracted from copper pyrites?
*6. Write down the chemical reactions taking place in the extraction of zinc from zinc blende.
*7. Explain electrometallury with an example.
*8. Explain briefly the extraction of aluminium from bauxite. (Mar-17 T.S)
*9. Explain the process of leaching of alumina from bauxite.
1. What is the role of depressant in froth floatation?
2. Name the common elements present in the anode mud in the eletrolytic refining of
copper.
3. What is the difference between a mineral and an ore ?
4. Give the composition of the following alloys.(Mar-17,19AP&TS,18 A.P)(May-16 T.S)
a) Brass b) Bronze c) German silver
5. Explain the terms gangue and slag.
6. Write any two ores with formulae of the following metals: (May-14)
a) Aluminium b) Zinc c) Iron d) Copper
7. What is matte ? Give its composition.
8. What is blister copper? Why is it so called ? (Mar-18 T.S)
9. What is flux? Give an example.
10. Describe a method for the refining of nickel.
11. State the role of silica in the metallurgy of copper (May-14)
12. What is the role of graphite rod in the electrometallurgy of aluminium?
13. What is the role of cryolite in the metallurgy of aluminium? (Mar-15&16 T.S&A.P)
14. What is poling? (Mar-16 A.P)
6.p-BLOCK ELEMENTS
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS (8M)
GROUP 15 ELEMENTS
***1. How is ammonia manufactured by Haber’s process ? Explain the reactions of ammonia
with (a) ZnSO4aq  (b) CuSO4 aq  (c) AgCl(s) (MAR-17 TS,18 A.P)(May-15 A.P)
***2. Write the important reactions involved in the manufacture of sulphuric acid by’contact process’.
(Mar-18 T.S)
***3. How is nitric acid manufactured by Ostwald’s process ? How does it react with the
following ? (Mar-17 A.P&19 T.S)
(a) Copper (b) Zn (c) S8 (d) P4
GROUP 16 ELEMENTS
***4. How is ozone prepared from oxygen ? Explain its reaction with (Mar-17,18,19 A.P)(Mar&May-16A.P)
a) C2H4 b) KI c) Hg d) PbS e) Ag
***5. Explain in detail the manufacture of sulphuric acid by contact process.
(Mar-16 &May-15 T.S)
GROUP 17 ELEMENTS
***6. How is chlorine prepared in the laboratory or Deacon’s method? How does it react with the
following ? (Mar-15,18,19 T.S)
a) Iron b) NaOH c) Acidified FeSO4 d) Iodine e) H2S
f) Na2S2O3 (Mar-16 T.S) g)Excess NH 3 h) Ca  OH  2
***7. How is chlorine prepared by electrolytic method ? Explain it’s reaction with
(May-14) (Mar-15,16 A.P)
(a) NaOH (b) NH3 under different conditions (Mar-16 T.S) (c) NaI (d) Slaked lime
GROUP 18 ELEMENTS
***8. How are XeF2 , XeF4 and XeF6 prepared? Explain their reaction with water?
Discuss their structures (Mar-15 A.P)
GROUP 15 ELEMENTS
1***. What is allotropy ? Explain the different allotropic forms of phosphorus ?
2***. How does PCl5 react with the following ?
a) Water b) C2H5OH c) CH3COOH d) Ag
3**. How does P4 react with the following ?
(a) SOCl2 (b) SO2Cl2
4**. Complete the following reactions
a) Ca3 P2  H 2 O  b) P4  KOH 
c) CuSO4  NH 3  d) Mg  N2 
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e)  NH 4 2 Cr2O7   f) Decomposition of nitrous acid
5**. Complete the following

a) NH 4 NO3  
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b) HNO3  P4O10  c) Pb  NO3  2  
d) Zn  dil HNO3  e) P4  Conc. HNO3  f) HgCl2  PH 3 

GROUP 16 ELEMENTS
6***. Write a short note on the allotropy of sulphur
7***. Which oxide of sulphur can act as both oxidizing and reducing agent ? Give one example each
8***. Write the structures of Oxoacids of sulphur (Mar-16 T.S)
9**. Explain the structures of SF4 and SF6
10**. How does SO2 react with the following ?
a) Na2SO3(aq) b) Cl2 c) Fe+3 ions d) KMnO4
11**. Complet the following
a) KCl  H 2 SO4  conc   b) Sucrose Conc .H 2 SO4

c) Cu  H 2 SO2  conc   d) C  H 2 SO4  conc  
2
12**. Describe the structures of SO and SO3
4
GROUP 17 ELEMENTS
13*** How can you prepare Cl2 from HCl and HCl from Cl2 ? Write the reactions ?(May-16 A.P)
14*** Explain the structures of (a) BrF5 (b) IF7 ?
15***. Write balanced equations for the following ? (May -14)
(a) NaCl is heated with conc H2SO4 in the presence of MnO2
(b) Chlorine is passed into a solution of NaI in water
16***. What are interhalogen compounds ? Give some examples to illustrate the definition how
are they classified ?
17***. Give the preparation of Chlorine by Deacon’s process.How does it react with
hyposolution( Na2 S 2O3 ) (Mar&May-16 T.S)
18**. Write the names and formulae of the oxoacids of chlorine explain their structures and relative
acidic nature
19**. How is ClF3 prepared ? How does it react with water ? Explain it’s structure ?
20** Compare the bleaching action of Cl 2 and SO2
21**. Write a short note on hydrides of halogens ?
GROUP 18 ELEMENTS
22*** How are XeF2 and XeF4 are prepared ? Give their structures. (Mar-17,18 T.S,19 A.P)
23*** How are XeO3 and XeOF4 ,prepared? Give their structures. (May-14)
24*** Explain the structure of a) XeF6 b) XeOF4
25***.Explain the reaction of the following with water a) XeF2 b) XeF4 c) XeF6
26***. Complete the following
a) XeF2  H 2O  b) XeF2  PF5 
c) XeF4  SbF5  d) XeF6  AsF5 
e) XeF4  O2 F2  f) NaF  XeF6 
GROUP 15 ELEMENTS
1. Why does the reactivity of nitrogen differ from phosphorus ?
2. Nitrogen exists as diatomic molecule and phosphorus as P4-why ? (Mar-15 T.S)
3. Nitrogen molecule is highly stable- why ? (May-14)
4. Why are the compounds of bismuth more stable in +3 oxidation state ?
5. What is inert pair effect ?
6. Arrange the hydrides of group -15 elements in the decreasing order of basic strength
and increasing order of reducing character ?
7 What happens when white phosphorus is heated with conc. NaOH solution in an inert
atmosphere of CO2 ? (Mar-15 A.P)(May-16 T.S)
8. NH3 forms hydrogen bonds but PH3 does not -why ? (May-15 T.S)
9. How do calciumphosphide and heavy water react ?
10. Ammonia is a good complexing agent explain with an example ? (Mar-14)
11. A mixture of Ca3P2 and CaC2 is used in making Holme’s signal -explain ?(Mar&May-17 A.P)
12. Which chemical compound is formed in the brown ring test of nitrate ions?
13. How is nitric oxide (NO) prepared ?
14. NO is paramagnetic in gaseous state but diamagnetic in liquid and solid states why ?
15. PCl3 can act as oxidizing as well as reducing agent -justify ?
16. Which of the following is more covalent- SbCl5 (or) SbCl3 ?
17. Write the chemical reactions that occur in the manufacture of nitric acid ?
18. Iron becomes passive in conc. HNO3 why ? (Mar-15 T.S)
19. Give the uses of (a) Nitric acid (b) Ammonia ?
20. Give the disproportionation reaction of H3PO3 ?
21. Draw the structures of (a) Hypo phosphoric acid (b) cyclic meta phosphoric acid ?
22 Are all the five bonds in PCl5 molecule equivalent? Justify your answer..(Mar-16 A.P)
23. What are the Neutral oxides of Nitrogen? (Mar-18 T.S)
24. What is laughing gas? Why it is so called?
25. Give the disproportionation reaction of phosphorous acid?
26. Draw the structures of PCl5 (May-15 A.P)
27. PH3 has lower boiling point than NH3 .Why? (Mar-16 T.S)
28. What is allotropy?Write any two allotropes of phosphorous. (May-16 T.S)
29. What happends when white phosphorus is heated with concentrated NaOH solution in an inert
atmosphere of CO2 . (Mar-19 A.P)
GROUP 16 ELEMENTS
30. Why is dioxygen a gas but sulphur a solid?
31. What happens when
a) KClO3 is heated with MnO2 b) O3 is passed through KI solution
32. Give two examples each for amphoteric oxides and neutral oxides? (May-15 T.S)
33. Why is H2O a liquid while H2S is a gas (May-14)
34. H2O is neutral while H2S is acidic - explain (May-15 T.S)(Mar-16 T.S)
35. Name the most abundant element present in earth’s crust. (May-16 A.P)
36. Give the hybridization of sulphur in the following.
a) SO2 b) SO3 c) SF4 d) SF6
37. Write the names and formulae of any two oxyacids of sulphur. Indicate the oxidation state of
sulphur in them.
38. Give one example each for
a) neutral oxide b) peroxide c) super oxide
39. What is tailing of mercury ? How is it removed ? (Mar-15 T.S & A.P)
40. SO2 can be used as an anti-chlor. Explain
41. How does ozone react with ethylene ?
42. Out of O2 and O3 , Which is paramagnetic ?
43. Write any two uses each for O3 and H2SO4. (Mar-16 T.S)
44. Why are group - 16 elements called chalcogens ?
45. Draw the structures of S8 and S6
46. Write the structures of oxoacids and sulphur. (Mar-16 T.S)
GROUP 17 ELEMENTS
47. Which halogen produces O2 and O3 on passing through water?
48. What is the use of ClF3?
49. Why are halogens coloured?
50. Write the reaction of “F2” and “Cl2” with water ? (Mar-14,17 T.S)
51. With which neutral molecule, ClO is isoelectronic ? is that molecule a lewis base ?
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52. Electron gain enthalpy of fluorine( F2 ) is less than that of Cl2-explain?

53. HF is a liquid while HCl is a gas explain ?
54. Bond dissociation enthalpy of “F2” is less than that of “Cl2” -explain ?
55. Write two uses of hydrogen chloride ?
56. Chlorine acts as an oxidising agent-explain with two examples ? (May-15 A.P)
57. What is Aqua regia ? Write it’s reaction with gold and platinum ?
58. How is chlorine manufactured by Deacon’s method ? (Mar-1617 T.S,19 A.P)
59. Chlorine acts as a bleaching agent only in the presence of moisture explain ?
60. The decreasing order of acidic character among hypohalous acids is
61. Give the oxidation state of the halogen in the following
(a) Cl2O (b) ClO2  (c) KBrO3 (d) NaClO4 (May-15 T.S)
62. What happens when Cl2 reacts with dry slaked lime? (Mar-18 T.S)
GROUP 18 ELEMENTS
63. Why do noble gases have comparatively large atomic sizes?
64 List out the uses of Neon? (Mar-18 A.P)
65. In modern diving apparatus, a mixture of He & O2 is used - Why? (Mar-16 A.P)
66. Noble gases are inert. Explain?
67. Write the name & formula of the first noble gas compound prepared by Bertlett?
68. Explain the shape of XeF4 on the basis of VSEPR theory? (Mar-18 A.P)
69. Why do noble gases form compounds with Fluorine and Oxygen only?
70. How is XeOF4 prepared ? Describe its molecular shape ? (Mar-17 T.S)
71. Give any two uses of Helium?
72. Give any two uses of Argon?
73. Write the shapes of XeO3 and XeF2 ? (May-16 T.S&A.P)
74. Mention the shape and draw a diagram of XeO3 (Mar-16 T.S)
7.d & f-BLOCK ELEMENTS & CO-ORDINATION COMPOUNDS
1.*** Explain Werner’s theory of coordination compounds with suitable examples. (Mar-18 A.P& T.S)
(Mar-11,14 June-10) (Mar-15 T.S,17 A.P)(May-16 A.P)
2.*** Write the characteristic properties of transition elements(Mar-15 A.P) (May-09) (May-16 T.S)
3.*** Using IUPAC names write the formulae for the following: (Mar-17 T.S)(May-12)
(i) Tetrahydroxozincate(II) (ii) Hexaamminecobalt(III) sulphate (iii)
Potassium tetrachloropalladate(II) and (iv) Potassium tri(oxalato) chromate (III)
4.*** Using IUPAC names write the systematic names of the following: (Mar-19 A.P,T.S)
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(i) Co  NH 3 6  Cl3 (ii)  Pt  NH 3  2 Cl  NH 2 CH 3   Cl (iii) Ti  H 2O 6 
(iv) K 2  Pd Cl4  (v) K 3  Fe  CN 6  (vi) Fe4  Fe  CN 6  3 (vii)  Ni  CO 4  (Mar-17 T.S)
5.*** Explain geometrical isomerism in coordination compounds giving suitable examples.
6.*** What is lanthanoid contraction? What are the consequences of lanthanoid contraction?
7.** What is spectro chemical series?Explain the difference between a weak field ligand and a
strong field ligand.
8.** Explain the applications of co-ordination compounds in different fields.
9.** What is meant by chelate effect? Give example.
10.** Explain the terms (i) Ligand (ii) Coordination number (iii) Coordination entity (iv) Central
metal atom / ion
11.** Why do the transition metal ions exhibit characteristic colours in aqueous solutions explain
giving examples
12.* Use Hund’s rule to derive the electronic configuration of Ce3+ ion and calculate its magnetic
moment on the basis of ‘spin-only’ formula.
13.* Predict which of the ions Cu+, Sc3+, Mn2+, Fe2+ are coloured in aqueous solution?
Give reasons.
14.* Write a short note on metal carbonyls.
15.* Account for the zero oxidation state of Ni and Fe in  Ni  CO 4  and  Fe  CO 5 
respectively.
16.* What are homoleptic and heteroleptic complexes? give one example for each
01. CuSO4 .5H 2 O is blue in colour where as anhydrous CuSO4 is colourless. Why? (Mar-14)
02. How many moles of AgCl is precipitated when 1 mole of CoCl3 .5 NH 3 is treated with
AgNO3 solution?
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03. Cr  NH 3 6  is paramagnetic while  Ni  CN  4  is diamagnetic. Why?
2 2
04.  Fe  CN  4  and  Fe  H 2O 6  are of different colours in dilute solutions.Why?
2
05. Calculate the ‘spin only’ magnetic moment of Fe  aq  ion. (Mar-17 A.P)
06. Among the first transition series ( 3d series) Chromium has highest melting point. Why?
07. What is an ambidentate ligand? Give example. (Mar-16 A.P)
08. What is an alloy ? Give example.
09. What are coordination compounds? Give two examples.
10. What is the difference between a double salt and a complex compound?
11. What is a ligand?Give one example for unidentate ligand. (Mar-18 T.S)
12. Why do transition elements exhibits characteristic properties.
13. In its fluoride (or) oxide, in which a transition metal exhibits highest oxidation state and
why ?
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14. What is the oxidation state of cobalt in K Co  CO  4  and Co  NH 3 6  ?
15. Write the electronic configuration of chromium (Cr) and copper (Cu)
16. What is a chelate ligand ? give example.
17. What are complex compounds ? Give examples.
18. Silver atom has completely filled d orbitals (4d10) in its ground state. How can you say that it is
a transition element?
19. Why Zn2+ is diamagnetic where as Mn2+ is paramagnetic ? (Mar-15 T.S,18 A.P)
2+ 2+
20. Aqueous Cu ions are blue in colour where as aqueous Zn ions are colourless.Why ?
(Mar-16 T.S)(May-16 A.P)
21. How do transition metals exhibit catalytic activity ?
22. Give two reactions in which transition metals (or) their compounds acts as catalysts.(Mar-17 T.S)
23. Why do the transition metals readily form alloys ?
24. What is misch-metal give its composition and uses (Mar-16,19 A.P)
25. Why do transition elements exhibt more than one oxidation state (variable oxidation states)
26. Give one example each for ionic and neutral ligands
27. What is lanthanoid contraction? (Mar-19 T.S)(May-16 T.S)
28. Scandium is a transition element ? But Zinc is not why? (May-14)
29. Using IUPAC norms,write the systematic names of the following.
(i) K 4  Fe(CN )6  (ii)  Cu ( NH 3 ) 4  SO4
30. What is wilkinson catalyst and give its importance?
31. What is EDTA and give its importance?
32. Calculate the Magnetic moment of a divalent ion in aqueous solution if its atomic number is 25?
(Mar-16 A.P)
8.POLYMERS
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS(2M)
1. Mention the type of polymerization involved in the formation of the following polymers
(Mar 07, 09,2014)
a) Bakelite b) PVC c) Polyethene d) Teflon
2. What is polymerisation? Give an example of a polymerization reaction. (Mar -14)
3. What is PHBV? How is it useful to man?(Mar-18 T.S)(Mar-15,16 T.S&19A.P)(May-16 T.S)
4. Define an elastomer.
5. Mention the structures and names of the monomers used for preparing the following polymers.
a) Bakelite b) Poly styrene c) Teflon d) Poly vinyl chloride
e) Nylon - 6,6 f)Glyptal g)Terylene (Mar-15&16 A.P)
6. What is vulcanization. (Mar -17 A.P,19 T.S)(Mar&May-16 T.S)
7. What do you mean by polydispersity index ? (Mar-19 A.P)
8. What is Bio-degradable polymer ? Give two examples. (Mar-18 A.P)
9. Write the names and structures of the monomers of the following polymers (May-16 A.P)
(i) Buna-S (ii) Buna-N (iii) Dacron (iv) Neoprene.
10. What is an addition polymer ? Give an example of an addition polymer. (Mar-15 T.S)
11. What is cross linking agent used in vulcanization .
12. Is [ HN .CHR  CO ] n a homopolymer or a copolymer ?
13. Give two examples for Semi-synthetic polymers ?
14. What is ziegler-natta catalyst? (Mar-19 T.S)
15. Give the structure of Nylon-2-Nylon-6
16. What are the monomer repeating units of Nylon - 6 and Nylon - 6,6. (Mar-16 A.P)
17. Name the different types of molecular masses of polymers.
18. What is the difference between Buna-N and Buna-S?
19. What are fibers? Give example
20. What are thermoplastic polymers? Give example.
21. What are thermosetting polymers? Give example.
22. What are copolymers? Give example. (May - 14)
23. What are homopolymers? Give example.
24. What are monomers? Give example ( May-14)
25. Explain natural of synthetic polymers(rubbers)mension their monomers.(Mar-15,16 A.P&T.S)
26. What are the monomers present in the Nylon 2-nylon-6. (Mar-15 T.S)
BIOMOLECULES
***1. Give the sources of the following vitamins and name the diseases caused by their deficiency.
a) A b) D c) E and d) K
(Mar-15 T.S & A.P)(Mar-16 ,17 A.P&T.S)
***2. What are hormones ? Give one example for each. (Mar-18,19 A.P&T.S)(May-16 T.S&A.P)
i) Steroid hormones ii) Poly peptide hormones and iii) Amino acid derivatives.
***3. Write notes on vitamins. (May-11)
***4. Write notes on the functions of different hormones in the body. (May-10,12)
**5. Explain the denaturation with suitable examples. (Mar-16 T.S)
**6. What are enzymes ? Give examples.
**7. Explain the classification of carbohydrates.
**8. Write the importance of carbohydrates.
*9. Discuss the structure of glucose on the basis of its chemical properties.
*10. What is the DNA finger printing, mention its applications.

1. Name the vitamin responsible for the coagulation of blood. (Mar-09)
2.Why are vitamin A and vitamin C essential to us ? Give their important sources.(MAY-09, Mar-10)
3. Define Carbohydrates ?
4. What are anomers ?
5. What is Zwitter ion ? Give an example .
6. What are essential and non-essential amino acids ? Give one example for each. (Mar-16 T.S)
7. Why cannot vitamin C be stored in our body ?
8. What is the difference between nucleoside and nucleotide?
9. Name the different types of carbohydrates on the basis of their hydrolysis. Give one example for each.
10. What do you understand from the names (a) aldo pentose and (b) Keto heptose ?
11. Why are sugars classified as reducing and non reducing sugars?
12. What do you understand by invert sugars ?
13. What type of bonding helps in stabilizing the  -helix structure of proteins ?
14. Temperature and pH effect the native proteins. Explain.
15.What are amino acids? Give two examples
16. What are proteins? Give an examples.
17. What are fibrous proteins? Give examples.
18. What are globular proteins? Give examples.
19. Write the names of three types of RNA.
20. Write the biological functions of nucleic acids.
21. What is glycogen? How is it different from starch.
22. What are the hydrolysis products of (i) sucrose and (ii) lactose
23. What is the basic structural differece between starch and cellulose.
24. What is denaturation? Give an example.
25.Write any one method of preparation of glucose.Write the equation. (May-14)
CHEMISTRY IN EVERYDAY LIFE

1. What are antibiotics ? Give example. (Mar-16,18 A.P,19 T.S)
2. What are antiseptics ? Give example. (Mar-15,19 T.S & A.P,17 T.S)
3. What are anitifertility drugs ? Give example
4. What are artificial sweetening agents ? Give example.
(Mar-15 A.P)(Mar-16 T.S)(Mar&May-16 A.P)
5. What are analgesics ? How are they classified?Give one example for each.(Mar-18 T.S,19 A.P)
6. What are non - Narcotic analgesics ? Give example
7. What are antacids ? Give example. (Mar-15 T.S)(Mar-14)(May - 14) (May-16 T.S&A.P)
8. What are antihistamines ? Give example. (May - 14)
9. What are tranquilizers? Give example. (May-16 T.S)
10. What are narcotic analgesics ? Give example.
11. What are antimicrobials?
12. What are disinfectants ? Give example. (Mar-15 T.S,17 A.P&T.S)
13. What are the main constituents of dettol?
14. What is tincture of iodine ? What is its use ?
15. What are food preservatives ? Give example. (Mar-16 T.S,17 A.P)
16. Name two most familiar antioxidants used as food additives.?
17. What is the difference between a soap and a synthetic detergent ? (Mar-14,18 A.P)
18. Name the macromolecules that are choosen as drug targets?
9.HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES
***1. Write the reactions showing the major and minor products when chlorobenzene is reacted
with CH 3Cl and CH 3COCl in presence of AlCl3 .
***2. Explain the mechanism of Nucleophilic bimolecular substitution SN 2 reaction with one
example.
***3. Explain the mechanism of Nucleophilic unimolecular substitution SN 1 reaction with one
example.
***4. Define the following : (Mar-16 A.P)
i) Racemic mixture ii) Retention of configuration iii) Enantiomers. iv)Recemisation
**5. Write the mechanism of dehydro halogenation of 2-bromobutane?
**6. Account for the following statements :
1) Arylhalides are extremely less reactive towards Nucleophilic substitution reactions.
2) p-Nitrochlorobenzene and o, p-dinitrochlorobenzene undergo Nucleophilic substitution
readily compared to chlorobenzene.
**7. Explain how the following conversions are carried out :
1) Propene to propanol 2) Ethanol to but-1-yne 3) 1-Bromopropane to Bromopropane
**8. Name the following halides according to IUPAC system and classify them as
primary,secondary, tertiary, vinyl or aryl halides.
i) CH3CH(CH3)CH(Br)CH3 ii) CH3C(Cl)(C2H5)CH2CH3
iii) m-ClCH2C6H4CH2C(CH3)3 iv) O-Br-C6H4CH(CH3)CH2CH3
HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES
***1. Explain SN 1 & SN 2 reactions (Mar-14,15,16 T.S,18 A.P & T.S)
***2. Predict the alkenes that would be formed in the following reactions and identify the major alkene
Br CH 3
NaOEt
i) ?
EtOH
NaOEt
ii) 2-Chloro -2- methyl butane 
EtOH
?
***3. How will you carry out the following conversions ?
1) Ethane to bromoethene
2) Toluene to benzyl alcohol
***4. What is the criteria for optical activity? give two examples of chiral molecules?
***5. Write the mechanism of the following reaction
E to H , H 2O
n  Butylbromide  KCN   n  butylcyanide
*6. A hydro carbon C5 H10 does not react with chlorine in dark but gives a single monochloro
compund C5 H 9 Cl in bright sun light identify the hydrocarbon.
*7. Explain why the dipolemoment of chlorobenzene is lower than that of
cyclohexylchloride.

1. What are the ambident nucloephiles? (Mar-17 T.S)(May-16 A.P)
2. What is the stereochemical result of S 1N and S N2 reactions ? (Mar-17 T.S)
3. What type of isomerism is exhibited by o, m, and p-chlorobenzenes ?
4. Write the isomers of the compound having molecular formula C4 H 9 Br .
5. What are Enantiomers ? (May-14,16 A.P,19 T.S)
6. Write the structures of the following compounds.
i) 2-chloro-3-methylpentane ii)1-Bromo-4-sec-butyl-2-methylbenzene
7. Which one of the following has highest dipole moment?
i) CH 2Cl2 ii) CHCl3 iii) CCl4
8. Which Compound in each of the following pairs will react faster in SN 2 reaction with OH  ?
i) CH 3 Br or CH 3 I ii)  CH 3 3 CCl or CH 3Cl (Mar-19 A.P)
9. Explain why the alkyl halides though polar are immiscible with water?
10. Out of C6 H 5CH 2Cl and C6 H 5CHClC6 H 5 Which is more easily hydrolysed by aqueous
KOH?
11. Treatment of alkylhalides with aq.KOH leads to the formation of alcohols, while in
presence of alc.KOH what products are formed ?
12. Find the A & B products in the following reactions (Mar-15 T.S)
Mg H 2O
CH 3CH 2Cl 
ether
 A  B
13. Write the strutures of the following compounds. (Mar-15 A.P)(May-16 T.S)
(i) 2-chloro-3-methyl pentane.
(ii) p-bromo chloro benzene.
14. Explain the Wurtz-fittig reaction. (Mar-15,17 A.P)
15. What is Wurtz reaction?Write an example. (May-16 T.S)
10.ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING C, H & O
ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS(8M)
***1. Explain why (i) Ortho nitrophenol is more acidic than ortho methoxyphenol.
(ii) OH group attached to benzene ring activates it towards elecrtophilic substitution.
***2. With a suitable example write equations for the following: (Mar-17 A.P)
(i) Kolbe’s reaction (ii) Reimer-Tiemann reaction. (ii) Williamsons ether synthesis.
***3. Write equations of the below given reactions :
i) Alkylation of anisole (ii) Nitration of anisole (iii) Friedel-Crafts acetylation of anisole
***4. (a) Write any two methods of preparation of phenol. (Mar-14)
(b) Explain the acidic nature of phenols and compare with that of alcohol.
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS(4M)
***1. Write the mechanism of hydration of ethene to yield ethanol.
***2. Explain the acidic nature of phenols and compare with that of alcohols. (Mar-17 A.P)
***3. Illustrate hydroboration-oxidation reaction with a suitable example.
**4. Write the products formed by the reduction and oxidation of phenol. (May-14)
**5. Write the equations for the preparation of phenol using benzene, conc. H 2 SO4 and NaOH .
(Mar-14)
**6. Ethanol with H 2 SO4 at 443K forms ethane while at 413 K it forms ethoxyethane.
Explain the mechanism.
**7. Write the structures of the following compounds whose IUPAC names are (May-14)
(i) 2-methylbutan-1-ol, (ii) 2,3-diethylphenol, (iii) 1-ethoxypropane, (iv)
cyclohexylmethanol

1. Compare the acidic strength of acetic acid, chloroacetic acid, benzoic acid and phenol.
(Mar-14)
2. Explain why propanol has higher boiling point than that of the hydrocarbon-butane.
3. Alocohols are comparatively more solube in water than hydrocarbons of comparable molecular
masses. Explain this fact.
4. Give the reagents used for the prepartion of phenol from chlorobenzene.
5. Name the reagents used in the following reactions.
(i) Oxidation of primary alcohol to carboxylic acid
(ii) Oxidation of primary alcohol to aldehyde
6. Write the equations for the following reactions.
(i) Bromination of phenol to 2,4,6-tribromophenol
(ii) Benzyl alcohol to benzoic acid.
ALDEHYDES, KETONES & CARBOXYLIC ACID

***1. Describe the following (Mar-15 T.S & A.P)
1) Acetylation 2) Cannizaro reaction 3) Crossed aldol condensation 4) Decarboxylation
5) Aldol condensation
***2. Explain the following terms. Give an example of the reaction in each case.
1) Cyanohydrin 2) Acetal 3) Semicarbazone 4) Aldol
5) Hemiacetal 6) Oxime
**3. How are the following conversions carried in not more than two steps.
1) Ethanol to 3-hydroxybutanal
2) Bromobenzene to 1-Phenylethanol
3) Benzaldehyde to  Hydroxyphenylacetic acid
4) Benzaldehyde to benzophenone
ALDEHYDES,KETONES&CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
***1. Explain the role of electron with drawing and electron releasing groups on the acidity of
carboxylic acids.
**2. Arrange the following in the increasing order of their acidic strength: Benzoic acid,
4-Methoxybenzoic acid, 4-Nitrobenzoic acid and 4-Methylbenzoic acid.
**3. Write the equations of any aldehyde with Fehlings reagent.
**4. What is Tollens reagent? Explain its reaction with Aldehydes.
**5. Explain the following reactions (Mar-15 A.P)
i) Reimer-Tiemann reaction
ii)Williamson’s ether synthesis

1. Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their property indicated.
1) Acetaldehyde, Acetone, Methyl t.butyl ketone reactivity towards HCN
2) Floroacetic acid, monochloroacetic acid, Acetic acid and Dichloroacetic acid (Acid strength)
2. Write the reaction showing  -halogenation of carboxylic acid and give its name.
3. How do you distinguish acetophenone and benzophenone?
4. Explain the position of electrophilic substitution in benzoic acid.
5. Write equations showing the conversion of -
1) Acetic acid to Acetyl chloride
2) Benzoic acid to Benzamide
6. Write the mechanism of esterification. (Mar-15 T.S)
11.ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING NITROGEN

***1. Complete the following conversions Aniline to

i) Fluorobenzene ii) Cyanobenzene iii) Benzene and iv) Phenol
***2. Explain the following named reactions: (Mar-15 A.P)
i) Sandmeyer reaction ii) Gatterman reaction.(Mar-17 T.S(VSAQ))
***3.Complete the following conversions

i) CH3 NC  HgO  ?
ii) ?  2H2 O  CH3 NH 2  HCOOH

H 3O
iii) CH 3CN  C 2 H5 MgBr  ?  ?
heat
iv) CH 3CH 2 NH 2  CHCl3  KOH  ?
v) NH2+3 Br2 ?
***1. How do you prepare ehtyl cyanide and Ethyl isocyanide from a common alkylhalide?
(May-14,16 A.P)
***2. Explain the following (Mar-14) (Mar-15T.S)
(a) Diazotisation (b) Carbylamine reaction
***3. How do you prepare the following?
i) N,N-dimethylpropanamine from Ammonia, ii) Propanamine from Chloroethane
***4. How do you carryout the following conversions?
i) N-ethylamine to N,N-diethylpropanamine, ii) Aniline to BenzeneSulphonamide
**5. Explain the following:
i) P k b of aniline is more than that of methylamine.
ii) Reduction of alkylcyanide forms primary amine whereas alkyl isocyanide forms
secondary amine.
**6. Compare the basicity of the following in gaseous and in aqueous state and arrange them in
increasing order of basicity. CH 3 NH 2 ,  CH 3 2 NH ,  CH 3 3 N and NH3 .
*7. Write the IUPAC names of the following compounds
i) CH 3CH 2 NHCH 2 CH 2 CH 3 ii) PhCH2CN
CH2NC
NH2
iii) iv)
Br Br
*8. Write the equation involved in the reaction of Nitrous acid with Ethylamine and aniline.
*9. Explain with equations how methylamine, N,N-dimethylamine and N,N,N-trimethylamine react with
benzenesulphonyl chloride and how this reaction is useful to separate these amines.
*10. Write the steps involved in the coupling of benzene diazonium chloride with aniline and phenol.
1. Write equations for carbylamine reaction of any one aliphatic amine. (Mar-14,18 T.S)
2. What is Diazotisation. (Mar-14)
3. Explain why ethylamine is more soluble in water whereas aniline is not soluble.
4. Gabriel phthalimide synthesis exclusively forms primary amines only.Explain?
5. Give structures of A, B and C in the following reaction. (Mar-17 T.S)

CuCN H 2O / H NH3 , 
C6 H5 N 2 Cl   A   B  C
6. How do you carryout the following conversions:
i) Benzoic acid to Benzamide, ii) Aniline to p-bromo aniline (Mar-14)
7. Arrange the following bases in decresing order of P Kb values . (Mar-15,19 T.S)
C6 H 5 NH 2 , C6 H 5 NHCH 3 , C2 H 5 NH 2 and (C6 H 5 )2 NH
8. How is nitrobenzene converted in to Aniline? (Mar - 16 TS)
9. Explain the reaction of Aniline with nitrous acid.(Diazotisation.) (Mar-18 T.S)
LIST OF NAMED REACTIONS :

1. Grignard Reaction. (Mar-19 T.S)
1 2
***2. SN &SN Reactions.
***3. Aldol Condensation. (Mar-18 A.P&May-16 T.S&A.P)
***4. Cross Aldol Condensation. (Mar-17 T.S,19 A.P)
***5. Cannizaro’s Reaction. (May-16 T.S)(Mar-16,18 A.P,19 A.P&T.S)
6. Clemmensen’s Reduction.
7. Wolff-kishner Reduction.
***8. Carbylamine Reaction. (Mar-19 T.S)(Mar-16 T.S&A.P)
***9. Reimer-Tiemann Reaction. (Mar-19 T.S)(Mar 18 A.P&May-16 A.P)
***10. Esterification. (May-16 T.S)
***11. Sandmeyer Reaction. (May-16 T.S)(Mar-16,18 A.P)
***12. Gattermann Reaction.
***13. Williamson’s Ether Synthesis. (Mar-19 T.S)(Mar&May-16 T.S&A.P)
***14. Decarboxylation. (Mar-19 A.P)(Mar-17 T.S)(Mar&May-16 A.P)
***15. H.V.Z. Reaction. (Mar-16 T.S)
***16.Diazotisation. (May-16 T.S)
***17.Wurtz-Fittig Reaction.
18.Fittig Reaction.
19.Wurtz Reaction.
***20.Kolbe’s Reaction. (Mar-16,19 T.S)
21.Hoffmann Bromamide degradation Reaction.
22.Acetylation (Mar-19 A.P)
IMPORTANT LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
*** 1. Explain the following with one example (March : 2016)TS

a) Williamson’s synthesis (Mar-18 T.S)
b) Kolbe’s reaction (Mar-18 T.S)
c) Hell - Volhard - Zelinsky (HVZ) reaction(Mar-18 T.S)
d) Aldol condensation
*** 2. Explain the following (May : 2016)TS
a) Aldol condensation
b) Esterification
c) Williamson’s synthesis
d) Cannizzaro reaction
*** 3. Explain the following with suitable example
a) SN 1 & SN 2 reactions (March : 2016)TS
b) Reimer tiemann reaction (Mar-18 T.S)
c) Sandmeyer reaction (May : 2016)TS
d) Gattermann reaction
** 4. Explain the following
a) Carbylamine reaction
b) diazotisation reaction (May : 2016)TS
c) Wurtz reaction
d) Cross aldol condensation

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SR MATHS-IIA QUESTION BANK

EXCELLENCIA JUNIOR COLLEGE

5 Permutations and Combinations - - - 19 6 2 37 64

2. Find the complex conjugate of  3  4i  2  3i  . (May-14,16 A.P)

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2Marks)

ii) If the quadratic equations ax 2  2bx  c  0 and ax 2  2cx  b  0,  b  c  have a

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2 M)

5. If 1,1,  are the roots of x 3  6 x 2  9 x  4  0 then find  . (Mar-18 A.P)(May-11)

are 3 times the roots of given equation.. (Mar-09,May-05)

***1. (i)Simplify 34C   (38  r )C (Mar-16,17,19 A P)

(ii)Prove that : 25C4    29  r  C3  30C4 (Mar-18 A.P)

(Mar-15, May-15 TS)

***14 Prove that  c0  c1  .  c1  c2  .  c2  c3  ..............  cn 1  cn  

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2 Marks)

1. Find the number of terms in the expansion of

a0  a2  a4  .....  a2 n (Board model paper), (May-16 TS)

8.MEASURES OF DISPERSION ( STATISTICS )

Which refrigerator model would you suggest to purchase.

(i) Which firm A or B has greater variability in individual wages ?

Sales In 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100

Mark 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50

xi 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2 Marks)

A die is thrown, B1 is chosen if either 1 or 2 turns up. B2 is chosen if 3 or 4 turns up and B3 is

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (4 Marks)

***2. A random variable X has the following probability distribution.

Find ‘k’, mean and variance of X. (Mar -06)

is the probability distribution of a random variable x . Find the variance of x.

**10. Find the probability of guessing atleast 6 out of 10 answers in

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2 Marks)

EXCELLENCIA JUNIOR COLLEGE

QUESTION BANK ANALYSIS

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS(2 Marks)

**11. If x  y  3 is the equation of the chord AB of the circle: x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  8  0 ,

10. Find the value of k, if the circles x 2  y 2  4 x  8  0 and x 2  y 2  16 y  k  0 are orthogonal.

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2 Marks)

6. Find the axis and directrix of y 2  6 y  2 x  5  0

***13. Find the equation of the ellipse in the form

(iii) center (0, 3), e  2 / 3 ,semi minor axis 5

***12. Evaluate   6 x  5 6  2 x 2  x dx (Mar-09,May-06)

m n  sin m1 x cosn 1 x m  1

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2 Marks)

4). Evaluate  sec 2 x cos ec 2 xdx (May-07,09)(Mar-16 T.S)

9) Evaluate  e 1  tan x  tan x  .dx

30) Evaluate  xTan 1 x .dx

31) Evaluate  Sin 1 xdx

*19. Evaluate Log 1  T an x  dx .

***8. Evaluate  sin 2 x cos 4 xdx (Mar-16 A.P)(May-09,16 T.S)

***9. Evaluate  x sin x dx (Mar-18 T.S)

**17. Evaluate  log(1  tan x ) dx (May-16 T.S)

8) Evaluate  2  2 cos  .d (18 A.P-Mar&May-16 A.P)

9) Evaluate  sin 4 x cos5 x dx (Mar-10)

23) Evaluate  a 2  x 2 dx (Mar - 16 T.S)

***6. Solve  x 2  y 2  dx  xy dy  0 (May-06,09,11)

***7. Solve  2 x  y  dy   2 y  x  dx (Mar-12)

***8. Solve ( x 2  y 2 ) dx  2 xy dy (Mar-10,16,17 A.P)

***12. Solve 1  y 2  dx   tan 1 y  x  dy (Mar 18 TS)(May-09)