Sec: JR.

IIT – STAR -CO-SC(MODEL-B) Date: 29-09-2024

Time: 3 Hrs CTM-14 Max. Marks: 300
PHYSICS MAX.MARKS: 100
SECTION – I
(SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE)
This section contains 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 options (1), (2), (3) and
(4) for its answer, out of which ONLY ONE option can be correct.
Marking scheme: +4 for correct answer, 0 if not attempted and -1 if not correct.
1. In the arrangement shown in figure the ends P and Q of an un stretchable string move
downwards with uniform speed U. Pulleys A and B are fixed. Mass M moves upwards
with a speed

2U U
A) 2U cos  B) U cos C) cos  D) cos 

2. A plank having mass M is placed on smooth horizontal surface. Block of mass m is

placed on it coefficient of friction between block and plank is  0  kx , where k is
constant and x is relative displacement between block and plank. A force F = at is
applied on block, where a = 10; t is in second. The value of t0 when relative motion
will occur between block and plank is (g = 10 ms-2)
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 2 2 2 2
A)  0 M   0 M B)  0 m   0 M C)  0 m   0 m D)  0 M   0 m
m m M M
3. In the figure given below, the position-time graph of a particle of mass 0.1 Kg is shown.
The impulse at t  2 sec is

1
A) 0.2 kg m sec 1 B)  0 . 2 kg m sec
1
C) 0 . 1kg m sec 1 D)  0 . 4 kg m sec
4. A 60 kg man stands on a spring scale in the lift. At some instant he finds, scale reading
has changed from 60kg to 50kg for a while and then comes back to the original mark.
What should we conclude?
A) The lift was in constant motion upwards
B) The lift was in constant motion downwards
C) The lift while in constant motion upwards, is stopped suddenly
D) The lift while in constant motion downwards, is suddenly stopped
5. A force F   K (y i  x j ) (where K is a positive constant) acts on a particle moving in
the xy-plane. Starting from the origin, the particle is taken along the positive x-axis to
the point (a, 0) and then parallel to the y-axis to the point (a, a). The total work done
by the force F on the particle is
A)  2 Ka 2 B) 2 Ka 2 C)  Ka 2 D) Ka 2

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6. A particle of mass m is moving in a horizontal circle of radius r under a centripetal
force equal to  K / r 2 , where K is a constant. The total energy of the particle is
K K K K
A) 2r
B) 
2r
C)  r D) r

7. A shell in fight explodes into ‘n’ equal fragments, k of the fragments reach the ground
earlier than the other fragments. Then the acceleration of their centre of mass
subsequently will be
n  k  g n  k 
A) g B)  n- k  g C) D) g
k n
8. A 10 kg block is connected to an empty 1kg bucket by a cord running over a friction
less pulley. The static friction coefficient is 0.4 and the kinetic friction between the
table and block is 0.3. Sand is gradually added to the bucket until the system just
begins to move. The mass of sand added to the bucket and the acceleration (in m/s2) of
the system respectively ( g = acceleration due to gravity)

A) 5kg, g/10 B) 3 kg, g C) 3 kg , g/14 D) 5 kg, g/2

9. A particle of mass 4m is projected from the ground at some angle with horizontal. Its
horizontal range is R. At the highest point of its path it breaks into two pieces of
masses m and 3m, respectively, such that the smaller mass comes to rest. The larger
mass finally falls at a distance x from the point of projection, where x is equal to
2R 7R 5R
A) B) C) D) none of these
3 6 4
10. A ring of uniform linear mass density  and radius R is rotated about a vertical axis
passing through its centre and perpendicular to plane of ring with constant angular
speed ‘  ’. The tension in the ring is
A) 2R 2 / 4 B) (2R 2 ) / 2 C) 2 R 2 / 8 D) 2R 2

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11. A 10kg mass moves along x-axis. Its acceleration as a function of its position is shown in
the figure. The total work done on the mass by the forces as the mass moves from x  0
to x  8 cm is

A) 8  10 2 J B) 16 102 J C) 4 104 J D) 1.6 103 J

12. The slope of kinetic energy displacement curve for a given particle in motion is
A) Equal to the acceleration of the particle
B) Inversely proportional to the acceleration
C) Directly proportional to the acceleration
D) None of the above
13. A particle starts at ‘A’ with initial speed V0 . It moves along a circular path under the
action of a variable force which is always directed towards ‘B”. A and B are end
points of a diameter. When it reaches the point ‘P’ as shown, the speed is (Neglect the
 
effect of gravity & take  tan d  2 ln cos ).
2 2

A) V0 B) 2V0 C) 3V0 D) 4V0

14. A body of mass 2 kg slides down a curved track which is quadrant of a circle of radius
1 metre. All the surfaces are frictionless. If the body starts from rest, its speed at the
bottom of the track is (g =9.8ms-2)

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 A) 4.43 m/sec B) 2 m/sec C)0.5 m/sec D)19.6 m/sec
15. From a uniform circular plate of radius 2R a circular hole of radius R cut. The centre
of the circular hole is at a distance of R/3 from the centre of the larger circular plate.
Then the position of the centre of mass of the remaining plate is
A) Along the line joining the centers and lies at a distance 4R/9 left side, from the
center of the hole
B) Along the line joining the centers and lies at a distance 4R/9 right side, from the
center of the hole
C) Along the line joining the centers and lies at a distance R/9 left side, from the center
of the hole
D) Along the line joining the centers and lies at a distance R/9 right side, from the
center of the hole
16. The energy required to accelerate a car from 10 m/s to 20 m/s is X times the energy
required to accelerate the car from rest to 10 m/s, then X value is
A)1 B) 4 C) 2 D) 3
17. A uniform rod of length l is being rotated in a horizontal plane with a constant angular
speed about an axis passing through one of its ends. If the tension generated in the rod
due to rotation is T  x  at a distance x from the axis, then which of the following
graphs depicts it most closely?

A) B)

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 C) D)

a b
18. The potential energy between two atoms in a molecule is given by U( x )   ; where
x 12 x 6

a and b are positive constants and x is the distance between the atoms. The atom is in
stable equilibrium when

11 a a 2a
B) x  2b
6
A) x  6 5b
C) x  0 D) x  6 b

19. A block of mass m initially at rest is dropped from a height h on to a spring of force
constant k. the maximum compression in the spring is x then

1 2 1 2
A) mgh  kx B) mg (h  x )  kx
2 2

1 1
C) mgh  k ( x  h) 2 D) mg (h  x )  k (x  h) 2
2 2
20. An engine pump is used to pump a liquid of density  continuously through a pipe of
cross-sectional area A. If the speed of flow of the liquid in the pipe is v, then the rate at
which kinetic energy is being imparted to the liquid is
1 3 1 2 1
A) 2 A v B) 2 A v C) 2 A v D) Av

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 SECTION-II
(NUMERICAL VALUE ANSWER TYPE)
This section contains 10 questions. The answer to each question is a Numerical value. If the
Answer in the decimals , Mark nearest Integer only. Have to Answer any 5 only out of 10
questions and question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Marking scheme: +4 for correct answer, -1 in all other cases.

21. A piece of wire is bent in the shape of a parabola y  kx 2 ( y  axis vertical) with a bead
of mass ‘m’ on it. The bead can slide on the wire without friction. It stays at the lowest
point of the parabola when the wire is at rest. The wire is now accelerated parallel to
the x  axis with a constant acceleration ‘a’. The distance of the new equilibrium
position of the bead, where the bead can stay at rest with respect to the wire, from the
a
y  axis is . Find ‘n’
2ngk
22. Two blocks of masses 10 kg and 20 kg respectively are connected by a massless spring
as shown in figure. A force of 200 N acts on the 20 kg block. At the instant shown, the
10 kg block has acceleration 12 m / sec 2 in the direction of applied force. Then the
acceleration of 20 kg block is

20 kg
10 kg 200N

23. A solid sphere of mass 2 kg is resting inside a cube as shown in the figure. The cube is
moving with a velocity v  (5 t ˆi  2 t ˆj)m / s . Here t is the time in second. All surfaces are
smooth. The sphere is at rest with respect to the cube. Then the total force exerted by
the sphere on the cube is (Take g = 10 m/s2)

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24. A block of mass 15 kg is resting on a rough inclined plane as shown in the figure. The
Minimum horizontal force F of 50N is required to prevent downward slipping, the
1
coefficient of friction between the surfaces of contact is , then x value  g  10m / s 2 
x

25. Initial velocity of the block v  45iˆ while external force on it is F  25(iˆ) . It coefficient
of static and kinetic friction are 0.3 and 0.2 respectively then distance travelled by the
block in 12 sec. (g = 10 m/s2) is:
u = 45 m/sec
Fext = 25 N m = 10 kg

26. A wooden block is cut into two pieces, one with three times the mass of the other. A
small depression is made in both faces of the cut so that a light fire cracker can be placed
in it and the block is reassembled. The reassembled block is set on rough surface and the
fuse is lit. When the fire cracker explodes, the two blocks separate. Then the ratio of
distances travelled by lighter to heavier blocks is
27. A bomb of mass 3m kg explodes into two pieces of mass m kg and 2m kg. If the velocity
of m kg mass is 16 m/s, if the total kinetic energy released in the explosion is mX J, the
value of X is
28. The displacement x of a particle moving in one dimension under the action of a constant
force is related to the time t by the equation t x 3, where x is in meters and t is in
seconds. The work done by the force in the first 6 seconds is
29. The distance of centre of mass from end A of a one dimensional rod (AB) having mass
 x2  3L
density   0 1  2 
kg/m and length L ( in meter) is m. The value of  is
 L  

____.(where x is the distance from end A)

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 3 x
30. The ratio of power of two motors is , that are capable of raising 300 kg water in
x 1

5 minutes and 50 kg water in 2 minutes respectively from a well of 100 m deep. The
value of x will be
CHEMISTRY Max.Marks:100
SECTION – I
(SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE)
This section contains 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 options (1), (2), (3) and
(4) for its answer, out of which ONLY ONE option can be correct.
Marking scheme: +4 for correct answer, 0 if not attempted and -1 if not correct.

31. Decreasing order of ionic radii of Se 2 , I  , Br  , O 2 and F  is

A) Se 2 , I  , Br  , O 2 , F  B) I  , Se2 , O 2 , Br  , F 
C) Se 2 , I  , Br  , F  , O 2 D) I  , Se2 , Br  , O 2 , F 
32. For an atom X, measured values of different radii are 100pm, 112pm and 90pm.These
values respectively are
A) Crystal, van der Waal’s and covalent B) crystal, covalent and van der Waal’s
C) Covalent, Van der Waal’s and crystal D) Van der Waal’s, covalent and crystal
33. The first element of a group in many ways differs from the other heavier members of
the group. This due to
A) The small size
B) The high electro negativity and high ionization potential
C) The unavailability of d-orbitals
D) All of the above
34. With respect to oxygen, maximum valency is shown by
A) Halogen family B) Oxygen family
C) Nitrogen family D) Boron family
35. Select the correct statement(s)
A) Along a period from left to right, acidic nature of oxides increases
B) Along a group from top to bottom, basic nature of oxides increases
C) Oxide of hydrogen is amphiprotic.
D) All of the above are correct statements

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36. Given,
Bond energy of H-H bond=104.2kcal mol 1
Bond energy of F-F bond=36.6kcal mol 1
Bond energy of H-F bond=134.6kcal mol 1
Electro negativity of H on Pauling’s scale=2.05
Thus, electro negativity of fluorine is
A) 3.60 B) 5.65 C) 1.55 D) -3.60
37. The general electronic configuration of the outermost and penultimate shell for a d-
block element is given by  n  1 s 2 p 6 d x ns y .For a divalent cation of an element with
n=4,x=6 and y=2, number of protons is
A) 24 B) 25 C) 26 D) 27
38. The oxidation numbers of P in Ba ( H 2 PO2 )2 , Ba ( H 2 PO3 )2 and Ba ( H 2 PO4 )2 are
respectively
A) +1,+,2,+3 B) +3.+2.+1 C) +1,+3,+5 D) +2 in all
39. Oxidation can be defined as the terms
I. Gain of electron and hydrogen
II. Gain of oxygen and loss of electron
III. Increase in oxidation number
IV. Decrease In oxidation number
Select the correct terms
A) I and II B) II and III C) I and III D) I and IV
40. PClx F5  x Shows non-polar behavior when x is

A) 0, 3, 5 B) 0,2,5 C) 2, 1, 4 D) 0, 4, 1
41. Which of the following species does not show disproportination reaction?
A) ClO  B) ClO2  C) ClO3 D) ClO4 

42. In the following disproportionation of Cl2 in basic medium

Cl2  2 KOH  KCl  KClO  H 2O

Equivalent mass of Cl2 is

A) 35.50 B) 11.83 C) 47.33 D) 71.00

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43. Equivalent weight of KMnO4 and its reduced species in different mediums are given
Medium Equivalent weight Reduced species
M
Acidic I
5
M
Alkaline II
1
M
Neutral ` III
3
I, II and III are
I II III
A) MnO2 MnO4 2 Mn 2

B) MnO2 Mn 2 MnO42

C) Mn 2 MnO4 2 MnO2

D) Mn 2 MnO2 MnO4 2 

44. One mole of KMnO4 will oxidize x moles of iron (II) oxalate in acidic medium. X is
A) 1/3 B) 2/3 C) 6/3 D)5/3
45. A compound is formed with three elements A, B and C
Element Oxidation number
A +2
B +5
C -2
Thus, possible formula of the compound is
A) A2 ( BC3 ) 2 B) A3 ( BC4 ) 2 C) A3 ( B4C ) 2 D) ABC2
46. Covalent nature of NaF , Na2O and Na3 N in the increasing order is
A) Na3 N  Na2O  NaF B) NaF  Na2O  Na3 N
C) Na2O  NaF  Na3 N D) Na2O  Na3 N  NaF
47. Which pair is not in the correct order of lattice energy?
A) KCl  MgO B) AlN  MgO C) BeCO3  MgCO3 D) Na2 SO4  K 2 SO4

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48. Consider following types of bonds.
I. ionic bond II. Covalent  -bond III. Coordinate bond IV.
Covalent  -bond
All these bonds are present in
A) NaOH B) NaNO3 C) H 2 SO4 D) NaN 3
49. XeF2 is isostructural with

A) TeF2 B) ICl2 C) SbCl3 D) BaCl2

50. Statement I: B atom is SP 2 -hybridised in B2 H 6
Statement II: There is no lone pair or unpaired electron in B2 H 6 .
A) Both statement I and statement II are correct and statement II is the correct
explanation of statement I
B) Both statement I and statement II are correct and statement II is not the correct
explanation of statement I
C) Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
D) Statement II is correct but statement I is incorrect.

SECTION-II
(NUMERICAL VALUE ANSWER TYPE)
This section contains 10 questions. The answer to each question is a Numerical value. If
the Answer in the decimals , Mark nearest Integer only. Have to Answer any 5 only
out of 10 questions and question will be evaluated according to the following marking
scheme:
Marking scheme: +4 for correct answer, -1 in all other cases.

51. Number of nodal planes in  * 2 px orbitals are

52. How many of the following molecule are polar?
Cl2 , ICl , BF3 , NO, SO2
XeF4 , CH 2Cl2 , OCS , CO2

53. MnO4  Oxidises H 2O2 to O2 in acidic medium

xMnO4   yH 2O2  zH   Mn 2  O2  H 2O

The Sum of Coefficient x, y and z is

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54. How many electrons are delocalized in pyridine?

55. The compressibility factor of an ideal gas is

56. At what temperature (in K) most probable speed of O2 molecules have the same value
of root mean square speed of O2 molecules at 300K?
57. A certain gas effuses through a small opening of a vessel at a rate which is exactly one-
fifth the rate at which helium does the same. Thus, the molecular weight of the gas
is(in g).
58. The closed containers of the same capacity and at the same temperature are filled with
44g of H 2 in one and 44g of CO2 in the other. If the pressure of CO2 in the second
container is 1 atm. That of hydrogen in the first container would be (in atm)
59. The unit of vander waal’s constant ‘a’ is atmLx mol 2 . The value of x is
60. Sum of bond order of CO and NO  is

MATHS Max Marks: 100

SECTION – I
(SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE)
This section contains 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 options (1), (2), (3) and
(4) for its answer, out of which ONLY ONE option can be correct.
Marking scheme: +4 for correct answer, 0 if not attempted and -1 if not correct.

61. If the orthocentre of the triangle, whose vertices are 1, 2  ,  2,3 and  3,1 is  ,   , then
the quadratic equation whose roots are   4 and 4   , is
A) x 2  19 x  90  0 B) x 2  20 x  99  0 C) x 2  18 x  80  0 D) x 2  22 x  120  0
62. Let   0 be a real number. Let  ,  be the roots of the equation 14 x 2  31x  3  0 and
3 4
 ,  be the roots of the equation 35 x 2  53x  4  0 . Then and are the roots of the
 

equation
A) 7 x 2  245 x  250  0 B) 49 x 2  245 x  250  0
C) 49 x 2  245 x  250  0 D) 7 x 2  245 x  250  0
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63. If  ,  ,  ,  are the roots of the equation x 4  x3  x 2  x  1  0 , then

 2021   2021   2021   2021 is equal to

A) 4 B) 1 C) 1 D) 4
x
64.  
The number of real solution of the equation 910  3  x  x 2 is

A) 2 B) 0 C) 1 D) 3
65. If ax 2  bx  c  0 and bx 2  cx  a  0 have a common root and a, b, c are non-zero,

a 3  b3  c3
then 
6abc
1 1
A) B) C) 1 D) 3
2 4
66. The quadratic equation whose roots are the x and y intercepts of the line passing
through 1,1 and making a triangle of area A with the axes, may be
A) x 2  Ax  2 A  0 B) x 2  2 Ax  2 A  0 C) x 2  Ax  2 A  0 D) x 2  2 Ax  2 A  0
67. A square of side a lies above the x  axis and has one vertices at the origin. The side
passing through the origin makes an angle   0     / 4  with the positive direction of
the x  axis. The equation of its diagonal not passing through the origin is
A) y  cos   sin    x  sin   cos    a B) y  cos   sin    x  sin   cos    a

C) y  cos   sin    x  cos   sin    a D) y  cos   sin    x  sin   cos    a

68. One diagonal of a square is along the line 8 x  15 y  0 and one of its vertex is 1, 2  .
Then the equations of the sides of the square passing through this vertex are
A) 7 x  8 y  9  0,8 x  7 y  22  0 B) 9 x  8 y  7  0,8 x  9 y  26  0
C) 23x  7 y  9  0, 7 x  23 y  53  0 D) None of these
69. The line x  3 y  2  0 bisects the angle between a pair straight lines of which one has
equation x  7 y  5  0 . The equation of the other line is
A) 3x  3 y  1  0 B) x  3 y  2  0 C) 5x  5 y  3  0 D) None of these

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70. The area of the triangle formed by the lines y  ax, x  y  a  0 , and the y-axis is equal
to
1 a2 1 a a2
A) B) C) D)
2 1 a 1 a 2 1 a 2 1 a

71. Consider the points A  3, 4  and B  7,13 . If P is a point on the line y  x such that
PA  PB is minimum, then the coordinates of P are

A) 12 / 7,12 / 7  B)  24 / 5,17 / 5  C)  31/ 7,31/ 7  D)  0, 0 

2   4  6 
72. The value of cos    cos 

  cos   is equal to
 7   7   7 
1 1 1
A) 1 B)  C)  D) 
2 3 4
73. The value of cot  / 24  is

A) 2  3  2  6 B) 2  3  2  6 C) 3 2  3  6 D) 2  3  2  6
74. 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)  ,  B)  0,  C)  0,  D)  0, 
4 4   2   4  4 
13
1
75. The value of  is equal to
k 1    k  1     k 
sin    sin   
4 6  4 6 

A) 3  3 B) 2  3  3  C) 2  3  1 D) 2  2  3 

76. If tan A and tan B are the roots of the quadratic equation. 3x 2  10 x  25  0 , then the
value of 3sin 2  A  B   10 sin  A  B  cos  A  B   25cos 2  A  B  is
A) 10 B) 10 C) 25 D) 25
77. The number of solutions of sin 7 x  cos 7 x  1, x  0, 4  is equal to
A) 9 B) 5 C) 11 D) 7
78. If 0  x  2 , then the number of real values of x , which satisfy the equation
cos x  cos 2 x  cos 3 x  cos 4 x  0 , is

A) 3 B) 5 C) 7 D) 9
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 79. The number of elements in the set S    0, 2  : 3cos 4   5cos 2   2sin 6   2  0 is
A) 10 B) 8 C) 9 D) 12
1 1  1
80. If tan150  0
 0
 tan1950  2a , then the value of  a   is_______
tan 75 tan105  a
3
A) 4 B) 2 C) 4  2 3 D) 5  3
2
SECTION-II
(NUMERICAL VALUE ANSWER TYPE)
This section contains 10 questions. The answer to each question is a Numerical value. If the
Answer in the decimals , Mark nearest Integer only. Have to Answer any 5 only out of 10
questions and question will be
evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Marking scheme: +4 for correct answer, -1 in all other cases.

81. If  ,  are roots of the equation x 2  5  2  x  10  0 ,    and Pn   n   n for each

 P17 P20  5 2 P17 P19 
positive integer n , then the value of  2  is equal to _________
 P18 P19  5 2 P18 
82. The number of distinct real roots of the equation x 7  7 x  2  0 is ________
n
83. If  ,  are roots of 6 x 2  2 x  1  0 and S n   n   n then Lt  Sr  _______
n
r 1

1 x x x2
84. x 1 x x 2  0 has roots 1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4 then 1 2 3 4  _________
x2 x 1 x
85. For all real values of a and b lines  2a  b  x   a  3b  y   b  3a   0 and mx  2 y  6  0 are
concurrent. Then  m is equal to ________
86. If 5a  5b  20c  t , then the value of t for which the line ax  by  c  1  0 always passes
through a fixed point is ___________
87. The value of 36  4 cos2 90  1 4cos 2 270  1 4 cos 2 810  1 4cos 2 2430  1 is ________
 2 4 8 16
88. 96 cos cos cos cos cos is equal to _________
33 33 33 33 33
     1 tan 2 x  9 tan 2 x 
89. Let S   x    ,  : 9  10  and    tan 2  x  , then 1    14 2 is equal to
  2 2  xs 3 6
_____
90. The number of distinct solutions of the equation log1/2 sin x  2  log1/ 2 cos x in the interval

0, 2  , is ________

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