TEST ID: XII (A) – JEE – 04/04

MAJOR TEST
CLASS SUBJECT PATTERN
XII (A) PCM JEE MAINS
DATE TIME MARKS
23/09/2023 03 Hrs. 300

Physics: Semiconductor, Thermal physics, Fluid mechanics

Chemistry: Aldehyde, Ketones and carboxylic acids, Nitrogen containing compounds
Maths: Straight line, Matrices and 3d

PHYSICS

1. A sphere of mass M and radius R is falling in a viscous fluid. The terminal velocity
attained by the falling object will be proportional to
(A) R2 (B) R (C) 1/R (D) 1/R2
2. Bernoulli’s equation is a consequence of conservation of :–
(A) energy (B) linear momentum.
(C) angular momentum. (D) mass
3. A candle of diameter d is floating on a liquid in a cylindrical container of diameter D
(D>>d) as shown in figure. If it is burning at the rate of 2 cm/hour then the top of the
candle will –

(A) remain at the same height (B) fall at the rate of 1 cm/hour
(C) fall at the rate of 2 cm/hour (D) go up at the rate of 1 cm/hour
4. By sucking through a straw, a student can reduce the pressure in his lungs to 750 mm of
Hg (density = 13·6 gm/cm3). Using the straw, he can drink water from a glas upto a
maximum depth of
(A) 10 cm (B) 75 cm (C) 13·6 cm (D) 1·36 cm

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5. Which one of the following would a hydrogen balloon find easiest to lift :-
(A) One kg. of steel (B) One kg. of lightly packed feathers
(C) One kg. of water (D) All the same
6. A body is just floating in a liquid (their densities are equal). If the body is slightly
pressed down and released then it will :-
(A) Start oscillating (B) Sink to the bottom
(C) Come back to the same position immediately
(D) Come back to the same position slowly.
7. A body floats in a liquid contained in a beaker. The whole system is shown in fig. falling
under gravity. The upthrust on the body due to liquid is

(A) Zero (B) Equal to weight of liquid displaced

(C) Equal to weight of the body in air
(D) Equal to the weight of the immersed body.
8. Consider a compound slab consisting of two different materials having equal
thicknesses and thermal conductivities K and 2K, respectively. The equivalent thermal
conductivity of the slab is
4 2
(A) 3K (B) K (C) K (D) 2K
3 3
9. We consider the radiation emitted by the human body. Which of the following
statements is true ?
(A) The radiation is emitted during the summers and absorbed during the winters
(B) The radiation emitted lies in the ultraviolet region and hence is not visible
(C) The radiation emitted is in the infra-red region
(D) The radiation is emitted only during the day
10. If m denotes the wavelength at which the radiative emission from a black body at a
temperature T K is maximum then :
(A) m  T (B) m  T2 (C) m  T–1 (D) m  T–2
11. A black body emits radiations of maximum intensity at 5000 A° when its temperature is
1227° C. If its temperature is increased by 1000° C then the maximum intensity of
emitted radiation will be at:

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(A) 2754.8 A° (B) 3000 A° (C) 3500 A° (D) 4000 A°

12. On a new scale of temperature (which is linear) and called the W scale, the freezing and
boiling points of water are 39°W and 239°W, respectively. What will be the
temperature on the new scale, corresponding to a temperature of 39°C on the Celsius
scale ?
(A) 78°W (B) 1117°W (C) 200°W (D) 139°W
13. The current flowing through the zener diode in figure is :–

(A) 7 mA (B) 25 mA (C) 30 mA (D) 23 mA

14. Current in the circuit will be:–

5 5 5 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
40 50 10 20
15. Two wires P and Q made up of different materials have same resistance at room
temperature. When heated, resistance of P increases and that of Q decreases. We
conclude that:–
(A) P and Q both are conductors but because of being made of different materials it
happens so
(B) P is n-type semiconductor and Q is p-type semiconductor
(C) P is semiconductor and Q is conductor
(D) P is conductor and Q is semiconductor
16. A full wave rectifier circuit along with the input and output voltage is shown in the
figure then output due to diode(B) is :–

(A) A, C (B) B, D (C) B, C (D) A, D

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17. The ratio of resistance for forward to reverse bias of P–N junction diode is :
(A) 102 : 1 (B) 1 : 104 (C) 1 : 10–4 (D) 10–2 : 1
18. If the forward voltage in a diode is increased, the width of the depletion region :–
(A) decreases (B) increases (C) fluctuates (D) does not change
19. In a n-p-n transistor circuit, the collector current is 10 mA. If 90% of the electrons
emitted reach the collector, the emitter current (IE) and base current (IB) are given by :–
(A) IE = 1mA; IB = 11 mA (B) IE = 11 mA ; IB = 1 mA
(C) IE = –1 mA; IB = 9 mA (D) IE = 9 mA ; IB = –1 mA
20. In a p-n junction :-
(A) high potential is at n side and low potential is at p side
(B) high potential is at p side and low potential is at n side
(C) p and n both are at same potential
(D) undetermined
21. For the given circuit of p-n

junction diode which is correct :–

(A) in F.B. the voltage across R is V (B) in R.B. the voltage across R is V
(C) in F.B. the voltage across R is 2 V (D) in R.B. the voltage across R is 2 V
22. Ripple coefficient of a half wave rectifier is :–
(A) 1.21 (B) 0.48 (C) 0.61 (D) 2.14
23. The depletion layer decreases in p-n diode when :–
(A) diode is at zero potential (B) diode is at forward biasing
(C) diode is at reverse biasing (D) temperature decreases
24. Reverse bias applied to a junction diode :–
(A) lowers the potential barrier (B) raises the potential barrier
(C) increases the majority carrier current (D) increases the minority carrier current
25. A n-p-n transistor conducts when :–
(A) both collector and emitter are positive with respect to the base
(B) collector is positive and emitter is negative with respect to the base
(C) collector is positive and emitter is at same potential as the base
(D) both collector and emitter are negative with respect to the base

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CHEMISTRY

26. When CH2 = CH–COOH is reduced with LiAlH4, the compound obtained will be -
(A) CH3–CH2–CH2OH (B) CH3–CH2–CHO
(C) CH3–CH2–COOH (D) CH2=CH–CH2OH
27. Which one of the following undergoes reaction with 50% sodium hydroxide solution to
give the corresponding alcohol and acid ?
(A) Phenol (B) Benzaldehyde (C) Butanal (D) Benzoic acid
28. Which one of the following is reduced with Zn-Hg/HCl to give the corresponding
hydrocarbon
(A) Butan-2-one (B) Acetic acid (C) Acetamide (D) Ethyl acetate
29. On mixing ethyl acetate with aqueous sodium chloride, the composition of the resultant
solution is
(A) CH3COOC2H5 + NaCl (B) CH3COONa + C2H5OH
(C) CH3COCl + C2H5OH + NaOH (D) CH3Cl + C2H5COONa
30. The major product of the following reaction is

31. The major product of the following reaction sequence is :

Matching List Type :

32. Different possible thermal decomposition pathways for peroxyesters are shown below.
Match each pathway from List-I with an appropriate structure from List - II and select
the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

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List–I List–I

(P) Pathway P 1.

(Q) Pathway Q 2.

(R) Pathway R 3.

(S) Pathway S 4.

P Q R S
(A) 1 3 4 2
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 3 2 1 4
Paragraph for Question No. 38 to 40
A tertiary alcohol H upon acid catalysed dehydration gives a product I. Ozonolysis of I
leads to compounds J and K. Compound J upon reaction with KOH gives benzyl alcohol
and a compound L, whereas K on reaction with KOH gives only M.

33. Compound H is formed by the reaction of

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34. The structure of compound I is

35. The structures of compounds J, K and L, respectively, are

(A) PhCOCH3, PhCH2COCH3 and PhCH2COO¯K+
(B) PhCHO, PhCH2CHO and PhCOO¯K+
(C) PhCOCH3, PhCH2CHO and CH3COO¯K+
(D) PhCHO, PhCOCH3 and PhCOO¯K+
Paragraph for Question Nos. 41
Treatment of benzene with CO/HCl in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3/CuCl followed by
reaction with Ac2O/NaOAc gives compound X as the major product. Compound X upon
reaction with Br2/Na2CO3, followed by heating at 473 K with moist KOH furnishes Y as
the major product. Reaction of X with H2/Pd-C, followed by H3PO4 treatment gives Z as
the major product.
(There are two questions based on Paragraph “X”, the question given below is one
of them)
36. The compound Y is

(C) (D)
37. Acetamide is treated separately with the following regents. Which of these would give
methylamine?
(A) PCl5 (B) Sodalime (C) NaOH + Br2 (D) Hot, conc. H2SO4
38. Carbylamine test is performed in alc. KOH by heating a mixture of
(A) chloroform and silver powder
(B) trihalogenated methane and a primary amine
(C) an alkyl halide and a primary amine
(D) an alkyl cyanide and a primary amine

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39. When phenol is reacted with CHCl3 and NaOH followed by acidification, salicyladehyde
is formed. Which of the following species are involved in the above mentioned reaction
as intermediate

Question No.45 to 47 (3 questions):

Reimer-Tiemann reaction introduces an aldehyde group, on to the aromatic ring of
phenol, ortho to the hydroxyl group. This reaction involves electrophilic aromatic
substitution. This is a general method for the synthesis of substituted salicyladehydes as
depicted below.

40. Which one of the following reagents is used in the above reaction ?
(A) aq NaOH + CH3Cl (B) aq NaOH + CH2Cl2
(C) aq NaOH + CHCl3 (D) aq NaOH + CCl4
41. The electrophile in this reaction is
(A) :CHCl (B) +CHCl2 (C) :CCl2 (D) *CCl3
42. The structure of the intermediate I is

43. In the reaction

the structure of the product T is

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Cumene ( C9H12 ) ⎯⎯⎯→

( ii ) H O+ ( )
() 2
(Q )( major ) + ( R )( minor )(Q ) ⎯⎯⎯→ (S )
i O CHCl3 /NaOH
44. P ⎯⎯⎯⎯→ NaOH
PhCH2Br
3

(A) R is steam volatile

(B) Q gives dark violet coloration with 1% aqueous FeCl3 solution
(C) S gives dark violet coloration with 1% aqueous FeCl3 solution.
(D) None of these
()
i NaOH +
H /H2O Al2O3
45. Phenol ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
( ii ) CO2 /140C→ A ⎯⎯⎯→ B ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
CH3COOH, 
→C
(esterification )

In this reaction, the end product C is:

(A) salicylaldehyde (B) salicylic acid (C) phenyl acetate (D) aspirin
46. Total number of hydroxyl groups present in a molecule of the major product P is ________.

(A) 6 (B) 16 (C) 26 (D) None of these

47. The total number of carboxylic acid groups in the product P is

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) None of these

48. In the following reaction sequence, the amount of D(in g) formed from 10 moles of
acetophenone is_______. (Atomic weights in g mol–1 : H = 1, C = 12, N = 14, O = 16, Br = 80.
The yield (%) corresponding to the product in each step is given in the parenthesis)

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(A) 195 (B) 295 (C) 395 (D) 495

49. How many moles of Grignard reacts with following compound ?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

molecular weight of ( B)
50. Find the value of x where x =
2

(A) 76 (B) 57 (C) 69 (D) 67

MATHEMATICS

51. Let A(–1, 1), B(3, 4) and C(2, 0) be given three points. A line y = mx, m > 0, intersects
lines AC and BC at point P and Q respectively. Let A1 and A2 be be the areas of ABC and
PQC respectively, such that A1 = 3A2, then the value of m is equal to:
4
(A) (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
15
52. In a triangle PQR, the co–ordinates of the points P and Q are (–2, 4) and (4, –2)
respectively. If the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PR is 2x – y + 2 = 0, then
the centre of the circumcircle of the PQR is:
(A) (–1, 0) (B) (–2, –2) (C) (0, 2) (D) (1, 4)
53. Let the tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 25 at the point R(3, 4) meet x–axis and y–axis at
point P and Q, respectively. If r is the radius of the circle passing through the origin O
and having centre at the incentre of the triangle OPQ, then r2 is equal to
529 125 625 585
(A) (B) (C) (D)
64 72 72 66
54. The number of integral values of m so that the abscissa of point of intersection of lines
3x + 4y = 9 and y = mx + 1 is also an integer, is:

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 0

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55. The equation of one of the straight lines which passes through the point (1, 3) and

makes an angles tan−1 ( 2 ) with the straight line, y + 1 = 3 2x is

(A) 4 2x + 5y − (15 + 4 2 ) = 0 (B) 5 2x + 4y − (15 + 4 2 ) = 0

(C) 4 2x + 5y − 4 2 = 0 (D) 4 2x − 5y − (5 + 4 2 ) = 0

56. Let the centroid of an equilateral triangle ABC be at the origin. Let one o the sides of the
equilateral triangle be along the straight line x + y = 3. If R and r be the radius of
circumcircle and incircle respectively of ABC, then (R + r) is equal to:
9
(A) (B) 7 2 (C) 2 2 (D) 3 2
2
57. A man is walking on a straight line. The arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the
1
intercepts of this line on the coordinate axes is . Three stones A, B and C are placed at
4
the points (1, 1), (2, 2) and (4, 4) respectively. Then which of these stones is/are on the
path of the man?
(A) B only (B) A only (C) All the three (D) C only
58. The image of the point (3, 5) in the line x – y + 1 = 0, lies on:
(A) (x – 2)2 + (y – 4)2 = 4 (B) (x – 4)2 + (y + 2)2 = 16
(C) (x – 4)2 + (y – 4)2 = 8 (D) (x – 2)2 + (y – 2)2 = 12
59. The intersection of three lines x – y = 0, x + 2y = 3 and 2x + y = 6 is a:
(A) Equilateral triangle (B) Right angled triangle
(C) Isosceles triangle (D) None of the above
60. If the locus of the mid–point of the line segment from the point (3, 2) to a point on the
circle, x2 + y2 = 1 is a circle of the radius r, then r is equal to:
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D)
4 2 3
61. The set of all possible values of  in the interval (0, ) for which the points (1, 2) and
(sin , cos ) lie on the same side of the line x + y = 1 is:
    3   3   
(A)  0,  (B)  ,  (C)  0,  (D)  0, 
 2 4 4   4   4
62. If a ABC has vertices A(–1, 7), B(–7, 1) and C(5, –5), then its orthocentre has
coordinates:

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 3 3 3 3
(A)  − ,  (B) (–3, 3) (C)  , −  (D) (3, –3)
 5 5 5 5
63. A triangle ABC lying in the first quadrant has two vertices as A(1, 2) and B(3, 1). If BAC

= 90°, and ar (ABC) = 5 5 sq. units, then the abscissa of the vertex C is:

(A) 1 + 5 (B) 1 + 2 5 (C) 2 + 5 (D) 2 5 − 1

64. If the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points P(1, 4) and Q(k, 3)
has y–intercept equal to –4, then a value of k is:

(A) –2 (B) –4 (C) 14 (D) 15

65. ( )
A ray of light coming from the point 2,2 3 is incident at an angle 30° on the line x = 1

at the point A. The ray gets reflected on the line x = 1 and meets x–axis at the point B.
Then, the line AB passes through the point:
 3

(A)  3, −

1 

3
(B)  4, −



2 
(
(C) 3, − 3 ) (
(D) 4, − 3 )
66. The locus of the mid–points of the perpendiculars drawn from points on the line, x = 2y
to the line x = y is:
(A) 2x – 3y = 0 (B) 5x – 7y = 0 (C) 3x – 2y = 0 (D) 7x – 5y = 0
67. Let two points be A(1, –1) and B(0, 2). If a point P(x’, y’) be such that the area of PAB =
5 sq. units and it lies on the line, 3x + y – 4 = 0, then a value of  is:
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) –3
 1 2 0 2 −1 5
68. 
Let A + 2B =  6 −3 3 and 2A − B = 2 −1 6 , then Tr(A) – Tr(B) has the value

 −5 3 1 0 1 2

equal to
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) None
 x 3x − y  3 2
69. If  =  , then
zx + z 3y − w  4 7
(A) x = 3, y = 7, z = 1, w = 14 (B) x = 3, y = –5, x = –1, w = –4
(C) x = 3, y = 6, z = 2, w = 7 (D) None of these
1 2 
70. The matrix A2 + 4A – 5I, where I is identity matrix and A =   equals:
 4 −3
1 1 2 1 0 −1 2 1 
(A) 32   (B) 4   (C) 4   (D) 32  
1 0 2 0 2 2  2 0 

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71. Let tan , tan  and tan ;  , ,  

(2n − 1)  , n  N be the slopes of three line segments
2
OA, OB an OC respectively, where O is origin. If circumcentre of ABC coincides with
2
 cos3 + cos3 + cos3 
origin and its orthocentre lies on y–axis, then the value of   is
 cos  cos  cos  
equal to:
(A) 144 (B) 244 (C) 344 (D) 444
72. Let a point P be such that its distance from the point (5, 0) is thrice the distance of P
from the point (–5, 0). If the locus of the point P is a circle of radius r, then 4r2 is equal to
(Round off to the nearest integer)
(A) 55 (B) 56 (C) 57 (D) 58
1 2
73. If the line, 2x – y + 3 = 0 is at a distance and from the lines 4x – 2y +  = 0 and
5 5
6x – 3y +  = 0, respectively, then the sum of all possible value of  and  is ____________.
(A) 30 (B) 33 (C) 03 (D) None of these
74. If the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point (1, 0, 3) on a line passing through
 5 7 17 
(, 7, 1) is  , ,  , then  is equal to ____________.
3 3 3 
(A) 40 (B) 30 (C) 20 (D) 10
 a −360
75. Let M =  , where a, b and c are integers. Find the smallest positive value of b
b c 

such that M2 = O, where O denotes 2 × 2 null matrix.

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 16

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