QUESTION

Brilliant STUDY CENTRE PALA

A
BOOKLET CODE

IIT/AIIMS - 2021 SCREENING CUM SCHOLARSHIP EXAM

Date : 30th December 2018
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
Please read the instructions carefully
1. This booklet is your Question Paper. Do not break the seal of this booklet before
being instructed to do so by the invigilators
2. Please fill in the items such as name, roll number and signature of the candidate in
the columns given below.
3. The test is of 2 ½ hours duration.
This question booklet contains 90 questions. The Maximum Mark is 360
5. There are three sections. Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics having 30 questions
each. Each section consists of two parts. In Part 1 (25 questions) each question
has four options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Only one of these four options is correct.
Each correct answer will be awarded FOUR marks. ONE mark will be deducted for
each incorrect answer.
6. In Part 2 (5 questions) each question has an answer which is a number with one/
two/three digits. Each correct answer will be awarded FOUR marks. NO NEGATIVE
mark for incorrect answer.
7. Mark the bubble corresponding to the Answer in the Optical Response Sheet (ORS)
by using either Blue or Black ball - point pen only
8. More than one answer marked against a question will be deemed as incorrect answer.
9. No negative mark for unattended Question.
10. Question paper booklet code is printed on the right hand top of this booklet
11. The paper CODE is printed on the right part of the ORS. Ensure that the code is
identical and same as that on the question paper booklet. If not, contact the invigilator
for change.
12. Handover the Answer sheet to the invigilator at the end of the examination

IMMEDIATELY AFTER OPENING THIS QUESTION BOOKLET, THE CANDIDATE SHOULD

VARIFY WHETHER THE QUESTION BOOKLET ISSUED CONTAINS ALL THE
90 QUESTIONS. IF NOT, REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT

Name of the Candidate Roll Number

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

Signature of the Candidate Signature of the Invigilator

 SECTION I
PHYSICS
PART I

This part contains 25 questions each

PHYSICS : 1-25 , CHEMISTRY : 31-55, MATHEMATICS : 61-85
Each question has FOUR options [A], [B], [C] and [D]. ONLY ONE of these four options is
correct
For each question, darken the bubble corresponding to the correct option in the ORS
For each question, marks will be awarded in one of the following categories

Full Marks : +4 If only the bubble corresponding to the correct option is

darkened
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the bubbles is darkened
Negative Marks : –1 In all other cases

CORRECT METHOD FOR MARKING PART - I QUESTIONS

PART II
This part contains 5 questions each
PHYSICS : 26-30, CHEMISTRY : 56-60, MATHEMATICS : 86-90
The answer to each question is a NUMBER ranging from 0 to 999, both inclusive
For each question, darken the bubble corresponding to the correct integer/s in the ORS

Full Marks : +4 If only the bubble corresponding to the correct option is

darkened
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the bubbles is darkened
Negative Marks : No negative mark for incorrect answer
CORRECT METHOD FOR MARKING PART - II QUESTIONS
If Single Digit Answer If Two Digit Answer If Three Digit Answer
1. Which statement is correct among the following for gravitational acceleration (g) due to earth?
A) The value of g is equal at poles and equatorial circle
B) The value of g is more at poles than at equatorial circle
C) The value of g is more at equatorial circle than at poles
D) None of these
2. What is the equivalent resistance of the network between points A and B? (each resistance is of value r)

r r
A) B) 4r C) D) Zero
2 4
3. The velocity of sound wave in a given medium is V when its frequency is v. The velocity, when frequency
changes to 5v is
A) 5 V B) V/5 C) 25 V D) V
4. A variable force is exerted on a body of constant mass. The body, initially at rest, moves in a straight line.
The following graph shows how the force varies with time. All frictional forces are ignored

If the velocity of the object is 7.0 ms–1 after 2.0 s, the velocity after 3.4 s will be approximately
A) 20.2 ms–1 B) 17.0 ms–1 C) 11.9 ms–1 D) 28.9 ms–1
5. A bird is in a wire cage hanging from a spring balance. The reading of the balance is taken when the bird
flying about in the cage, and when the bird is at rest in the cage. The first reading will be
A) Less than the second
B) Greater than the second
C) Much greater than the second
D) Same as the second
6. A beam of alpha particles moving towards east is deflected towards south by magnetic field. The direction
of magnetic field is
A) Towards south B) Towards east C) Downward D) Upward
7. A constant current I flows in a horizontal wire in the plane of the paper from West to East as shown in the
figure. The direction of magnetic field at a point will be South to North

A) Directly above the wire

B) Directly below the wire
C) At a point located in the plane of the paper, on the north side the wire
D) At a point located in the plane of the paper, on the south side of the wire
8. The velocity-time graph of moving body is shown in the figure

Which of the following statement is true?

A) The acceleration is constant and positive
B) The acceleration is constant and negative
C) The acceleration is increasing and positive
D) The acceleration is decreasing and negative
9. A packet of weight W was allowed to fall freely in a water tank with acceleration ‘a’ (<g). The magnitude
of resistance force offered by water is

g a  a  a
A) w B) w C) w 1   D) w 1  
a g  g  g
10. A heater coil is cut in to two equal parts and only one part is now used in the heater instead of the original
one. Heat generated by one half of the coil would be how much in comparison to that of the full length coil?

1 th
A) 4 times B) 2 times C) Half D)
4
11. A convex spherical mirror is considered as a suitable rear view mirror for automobiles, because
A) It always produces virtual, erect and diminished images
B) It always produces real, erect and magnified images
C) It always produces real, inverted and diminished images
D) It always produces virtual, inverted and magnified images
12. Had Newton and Einstein shaken their hands, which fundamental force they would have exerted on each
other (During shaking their hands)?
A) Frictional B) Electromagnetic C) Gravitational D) Mechanical
13. Three identical electric bulbs are connected parallel to each other. On connecting their combination across
a source of emf having stabilized voltage and negligible resistance, all bulbs glow with full brightness.
Suddenly a bulb fuses. The other bulbs will blow
A) Brighter B) Dimmer
C) With same initial intensity D) Zero, as those will also fuse
14. In dispersive materials
A) The angle of refraction for a light ray depends on the wavelength of light
B) The angle of refraction for a light ray does not depend on the wavelength of light
C) The angle of reflection from the surface of the material does not depend on the wavelength of light
D) Both A & C hold true
15. Knowing that mass of the moon is M/81, find distance of a point from moon where gravitational field due
to earth and moon cancel each other. Given that distance between earth and moon = 60R, Radius of
Earth=R, Mass of Earth = M
A) 2 R B) 6 R C) 4 R D) 8 R
16. A bar magnet is used to pick up an Iron nail

At which part P, Q and R is the easiest for the magnet to pick up the iron nail?
A) At P
B) At Q
C) At R
D) It makes no difference at any part
17. An athlete completes one round of a circular track of radius R in 40 seconds. The displacement at the end
of 2 minutes 20 seconds will be
A) Zero B) 2R C) R D) 7R
18. Magnetic field due to current through a ........., is similar to magnetic field produced by a bar magnet
A) Circular loop of conducting wire
B) Rectangular loop of conducting wire
C) Solenoid
D) Thick copper wire
19. Choose the wrong statement related to refraction of light
A) Twinkling of stars
B) Oval shape of sun in morning and evening
C) Object in water appears bigger in size
D) Red light undergoes dispersion, while passing through prism

20.

In the above electrical circuit, the readings shown by the ammeter and voltmeter are :
A) 2A, 10 V B) 3.2 A, 16 V C) 2A, 16 V D) 3.2 A, 10 V
21. A stone is dropped from the top of a tower 490 m high into a pond of water at the base of the tower. The
splash is heard after (Given g = 9.8 m/s2, speed of sound = 350 m/s)
A) 11.4 sec B) 10 sec C) 22.8 sec D) 20 sec
22. If an object is moving with constant velocity, then the motion is
A) Non-uniform speed B) Uniform acceleration C) Uniform motion D) Non-uniform motion
23. The process of re-emission of absorbed light in all directions with different intensities by the atom or
molecule is called
A) Scattering of light B) Dispersion of light C) Reflection of light D) Refraction of light
24. In which case of a moving body force is not needed?
A) To increase the speed of the body
B) To decrease the momentum of the body
C) To change the direction of motion
D) To keep the body in uniform velocity
25. The ratio of electric field intensity at distance 5 cm to that at 10 cm from a point charge 5Q in air is
A) 2 : 1 B) 1 : 2 C) 1 : 4 D) 4 : 1
26. Velocity-time graph of a body moving with uniform acceleration is shown in the diagram. The distance
travelled by the body in 3 seconds is (answer in m)

27. If x calories of heat are supplied to 15 g of water, its temperature rises from 200C to 240C. If specific heat
for water is 1 cal g–1 0C–1, then the value of x is
28. Determine the potential difference between ends of a wire of resistance 5 is 720 C charge passes
through it per minute (in V)
29. A Diwali rocket is ejecting 0.05 Kg of gases per second at a velocity of 400 m/s. What is the accelerating
force on the rocket? (answer in Newton)
30. A car travels from Chennai to Bengaluru with a speed of 60 km/hr and returns back along the same path
with a speed of 40 km/hr. The average speed of the car is given by : (answer in km/hr)
31. The oxide among the following that react with both dil. HCl and aqueous NaOH is
A) ZnO B) CO2 C) SiO2 D) CaO
32. Oxygen gas is not liberated on heating
A) K2CO3 B) KMnO4 C) NaNO3 D) KClO3
33. Magnesium has three natural isotopes. The isotopic masses and relative abundance are given below

isotopic mass 23.98 u 2 4.98 u 25.98 u

relative abundance 78.46% 10.08% 11.46%

The average atomic mass of natural magnesium is

A) 24.31 u B) 24.68 u C) 24.29 u D) 24.48 u
34. A colourless crystalline solid ‘B’ dissolved easily in water. On addition of dilute HCl to the aqueous
solution of ‘B’, no change was observed. When NaOH was added to the aqueous solution of ‘B’, a white
ppt was obtained that dissolved in excess, giving a colourless solution. ‘B’ is :
A) MgSO4 B) Pb(NO3)2 C) AgNO3 D) ZnSO4
35. The formula of ammonia is NH3 and that of Magnesium chloride MgCl2. The formula of Magnesium
nitride is
A) MgN2 B) Mg2N3 C) Mg3N2 D) Mg(NO3)2
36. A student adds 5.85 gm of NaCl to 1 litre of water (the pH of which was measured to be 7.0) in a flask (X)
to make a 0.1 M solution. He transfers 500 ml into another flask (Y). He covers the flask (Y) with tissue
paper and the original flask (X) with a watch glass and goes to watch a movie. When he returns to the lab
the next morning, he checks the pH of both the solutions using a perfectly calibrated pH meter. Which of
the following is correct?
A) X has pH =7 and Y has pH > 7
B) X has pH < 7 and Y has pH = 7
C) X has pH = 7 and Y has pH < 7
D) Both X and Y have pH = 7
37. Heavy water is
A) Water containing heavy metal salts dissolved in it
B) Water at 40 C, the temperature of maximum density for water
C) Deuterium oxide
D) Water saturated with oxygen gas
38. The amount of energy released during the combustion of unit mass of fuel is called
A) efficiency B) calorific value C) octane number D) packing fraction
39. The substance formed on passing chlorine gas through slaked lime is
A) Soda lime B) Bleaching powder C) Chloral D) quick lime
40. Which among the following is not a monobasic acid ?
A) Hydrochloric acid B) Nitric acid C) Acetic acid D) Carbonic acid
41. If the nucleus of hydrogen atom in a sphere of radius 1 cm. The distance at which the electron in the atom
is moving round the nucleus is
A) 10 cm B) 100 cm C) 100 m D) 1000 m
42. Ammonia gas is formed when ammonium chloride react with
A) Conc. H2SO4 B) Ca(OH)2 C) NaNO2 D) dil. HCl
43. International mole day is
A) 23rd October 6.02 am to 6.02 pm
B) 22nd April 6 am to 6 pm
C) 5th June 12 am to 12 pm
D) 30th January 11 am to 11 pm
44. The beach sands of Kerala is a source of minerals like monazite. Monazite is the source of Thorium.
Monazite also contain Neodymium and Cerium. The metals Thorium, Neodymium and Cerium belong to
which block of modern long form of periodic table ?
A) s - block B) p - block C) d - block D) f - block
45. Food containers made of iron are coated with tin and not with zinc because
A) Zinc has higher m.p compared to Sn
B) Zinc is costly compared to Sn
C) tin is more reactive compared to Zn
D) Zinc is more reactive compared to Sn
46. The metal among the following that react with steam but not with cold water or hot water is
A) Sodium B) Calcium C) Magnesium D) Iron
47. The coloured compound among the following is

A) CaSO 4  2H 2 O B)  CaSO4  2  H 2 O

C) Na 2 CO3 10H 2 O D) CuSO 4  5H 2 O

48. Baking soda is
A) Na 2 CO3 10H 2 O B) NaOH C) NaHCO3 D) (NH4)2CO3
49. Stinging hair of nettle leaves inject which compound to human body when touched ?
A) Methanoic acid B) Ethanoic acid
C) Oxalic acid D) Citric acid
50. Acidity in stomach is got rid of by using antacids. The substance among the following that can be used as
antacid is
A) lemon juice B) Vinegar
C) Milk of magnesia D) aerated soft drinks
51. Rain is called acid rain when the pH of rain water is
A) less than 5.6 B) more than 6.5 C) more than 7 D) less than zero
52. On passing CO2, lime water is turned milky due to formation of
A) Ca(OH)2 B) Ca(HCO3)2 C) CaCO3 D) CaO
53. The correct set of co-efficients for the balanced equation is
p Al(s)  q Fe 3 O 4 (s)  r Al 2 O 3  s Fe(s)
A) p = 3 q=4 r=2 s=4
B) p = 8 q=3 r=4 s=9
C) p = 8 q=4 r=3 s=9
D) p = 6 q=2 r=3 s=6
54. Aqua regia is
A) a mixture of conc. H2SO4 & HNO3 in 1 : 1 ratio
B) a mixture of conc. HNO3 & HCl in the ratio 1 : 3
C) a mixture of conc. HCl & H2SO4 in the ratio 1 : 2
D) conc. H2SO4 containing SO3 dissolved in it
55. Anodising is the process of
A) coating iron with Zinc
B) coating Copper with tin
C) forming oxide layer over aluminium
D) forming carbide layer over steel
56. Considering the first 100 elements, how many are gaseous elements at one atmospheric pressure and
250 C temperature ?
57. A gold ornament is Hallmarked 750. The purity of gold used to make the ornament expressed in carats is
..........
58. 2 g H2 gas and 35.5 g Cl2 gas react in presence of sunlight to form HCl gas. How many moles of HCl gas
is formed ?
59. An element with mass number 81 contains 31.7% more neutrons than protons. Give the atomic number of
the element
60. Till today how many elements are officially named and accepted by IUPAC officially?
61. If n is a perfect square then the next perfect square greater than n is
A) n2 + 1 B) n2 + n C) n  2 n  1 D) 2n + 1
62. If the polynomial 2x3 + ax2 + 3x – 5 and x3 + x2 – 4x + a leave the same reminder when divided by x – 2
then the value of a is

13 13 3 3
A) B) C) D)
3 3 13 13

63. In a quadratic equation ax 2  bx  c  0 , if both roots are (+) ve then

A) a and b are same sign c is opposite sign
B) a, b, c are (+) ve
C) a, b, c are (-v) ve
D) a and c are same sign b is opposite sign
64. A factor of x3 – 6x2 – 6x + 1 is
A) 2x + 1 B) x – 1 C) x – 2 D) x + 1
65. The equations 2x – 3y + 5 = 0 and 6y –4x = 10 when solved have
A) no solution
B) only one solution
C) only two solutions
D) an infinite number of solution
66. Find the common difference of an A.P. where first term is 100 and the sum of whose first 6 terms is 5 times.
The sum of the next 6 terms
A) 10 B) –5 C) 6 D) –10
67. Find the angle between the minute hand of clock and hour hand when the time is 7 : 20
A) 90° B) 105° C) 100° D) 110°
68. The length of the shadow of a pole is 3 times the length of the pole, then angle of elevation of the sun is
A) 30° B) 60° C) 90° D) 45°
69. If sin   cos   1 then sin  cos  =

1 2 1
A) B) C) 1 D) 0
1 3 3 1

70. If the points (0, 4), (4, 0) and (6, 2P) are collinear then the value of P is
A) –1 B) 7 C) 6 D) 4
71. If the sum of interior angles of a convex polygon is 1620° then its number of sides are
A) 10 B) 11 C) 12 D) 13
72. The number of triangles with any three of the lengths 1, 4, 6, 8 are
A) 4 B) 2 C) 1 D) 0
73. In a circle a 16 unit long chord is at a distance 6 units away from the centre, find the distance of a 12 unit
long chord from the centre is
A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8
74. The circumference of the circumcircle of the triangle formed by x-axis, y-axis and the graph of
3x + 4y = 12 is
A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6

5n
75. The mean of first n natural numbers is , find n
9
A) 5 B) 4 C) 9 D) 10
76. The arithmetic mean of the set of observations 12, 22, 32 ........ n2 is

n  n  1  n  1 2n  1  n  1 2n  1  n  1 2n  1

A) B) C) D)
6 6 6 6

n2
77. The mean of first n odd natural numbers is find n
81
A) 9 B) 81 C) 27 D) 36
78. If a solid sphere of radius 10 cm is moulded into 8 spherical solid balls of equal radius then the surface area
of each ball is
A) 100  B) 75  C) 60  D) 50 
79. If the centre of the circle is (5, 4) and touch the y-axis then its radius is
A) 4 B) 5 C) 9 D) 1
80. The point on the y-axis which is equidistant from A (–5, –2) and B (3, 2) is
A) (–4, 0) B) (–2, 0) C) (0, –2) D) (0, –4)
81. If the polynomial x 4 – 6x3 + 16x2 – 25x + 10 is divided by another polynomial x2 – 2x + k, the remainder
comes out to be x + a, then the value of a is
A) –1 B) –5 C) 1 D) 5
82. A vertical pole of height 10 metres stands at one corner of a rectangular field. The angle of elevation of its
top from the farthest corner is 30°, while that from another corner is 60°. The area (in m2) of rectangular
field is

200 2 400 200 2 400 2

A) B) C) D)
3 3 3 3
83. A circle is inscribed in a square and the square is circumscribed by another circle. What is the ratio of the
areas of the inner circle to the outer circle?
A) 1 : 2 B) 1 : 2 C) 2 : 4 D) 1 : 3
84. In the adjoining figure, ABC is a triangle in which B  90 and its incircle C1 has radius 3. A circle C2 of
radius 1 touches sides AC, BC and the circle C1. Then length AB is equal to

A) 3  6 3 B ) 10  3 2 C) 10  2 3 D) 9  3 3
85. If the vertices of an equilateral triangle have integral co-ordinates, then
A) such a triangle is not possible
B) the area of the triangle is irrational
C) the area of the triangle is an integer
D) the area of the triangle is rational but not an integer
86. If 562 – 492 = 7P then P =
87. If the system of the equation 2x  ky  7, 2kx  3ky  20 has no solution then the value of k is
88. The first term of an AP is 5, the last term is 45 and the sum is 400, then the fourth term of an AP is
89. The shortest distance of the point (2, 3) from the X axis is
90. A thin wire is bent into the form of a circle of radius 7 cm, if a square is made out of the wire then the side
of the square would be
PHYSICS CHEMISTRY MATHEMATICS
1. B 31. A 61. C
2. C 32. A 62. B
3. D 33. A 63. D
4. A 34. D 64. D
5. A 35. C 65. D
6. D 36. C 66. D
7. B 37. C 67. C
8. C 38. B 68. A
9. C 39. B 69. D
10. B 40. D 70. A
11. A 41. D 71. B
12. B 42. B 72. C
13. C 43. A 73. D
14. D 44. D 74. C
15. B 45. D 75. C
16. C 46. D 76. B
17. B 47. D 77. B
18. C 48. C 78. A
19. D 49. A 79. B
20. A 50. C 80. C
21. A 51. A 81. B
22. C 52. C 82. A
23. A 53. B 83. A
24. D 54. B 84. D
25. D 55. C 85. A
26. 45 56. 11 86. 105
27. 60 57. 18 87. 3
28. 60 58. 1 88. 13
29. 20 59. 35 89. 3
30. 48 60. 118 90. 11