How to prepare for QPT 5?

Physics [QPT 5]
Chapter Topic Last 3 Years Expert Suggestions

Basics of Mechanical Waves 5

Travelling Waves🔥 7
Interference and Superposition of
5
Waves * Work on interpretation of different terms from wave equation
Stationary waves 0 * Organ Pipe (Vibration of Air Column) was the favorite topic of 2024
* Doppler's effect is completely removed from the syllabus, now no need to spend time
Vibration of String 6
Waves and Sound on lengthy questions
Organ Pipe (Vibration of Air Column) * Basics of Mechanical Waves is most scoring in 2023 and 2024
10
🔥 * Sometimes students try to visualize everything and they get confused. Formulae are
Beats 3 sufficient.
Doppler's Effect [Removed] 10
Speed of Sound Waves🔥 6
Properties of Sound Waves 0
Thermometry 4
Thermal Expansion 8 * Topics that can have a higher weightage are calorimetry and radiation, although no
questions on radiation in 2024
Thermal Properties Calorimetry🔥 13
* Calorimetry is a scoring topic and not very difficult to master.
of Matter Conduction 7 * Newton's law of cooling is removed from the syllabus
Convection 0 * Thermal expansion is considered a little calculative
Radiation 6
 Physics [QPT 5]

Chapter Topic Last 3 Years Expert Suggestions

Thermodynamic Systems 0 * Drastically less weightage in 2024 as compared to 2023 due to reduced syllabus
* The Carnot engine is completely removed which used to have decent weightage before
First Law of Thermodynamics🔥 12
2024
Thermodynamic Processes🔥 36 * Most important topic is Thermodynamic Processes and we need to practice this well from
Thermodynamics
PYQs
Heat Engine, Refrigerator and Second
* Understanding the First Law of Thermodynamics is a prerequisite for Thermodynamic
Law of Thermodynamics 15 Processes
[reduced] * Focus on Graphical Questions asked in 6 years
Gas Laws 8
Speed of Gas🔥 21 * Speed of gas was the main highlight before 2024 with the majority of questions
Kinetic Theory of
Degree of Freedom and Specific * Basic knowledge of Degree of Freedom and Specific Heat is sufficient
Gases 17
Heat🔥 * Practice direct questions of Pressure and Energy of gas to score well in the exam

Pressure and Energy of gas 12

 Chemistry [QPT 5]
Chapter Topic Last 3 Years Expert Suggestions
IUPAC Nomenclature 20
Classification of organic compounds 10
* Most important chapter in Chemistry and has had a very high weightage throughout the
Reaction Intermediates 5
years
Electron displacement effects 🔥 28 * In 2024, questions from almost all topics are asked. We cannot ignore any of the topics as
Conjugation and Aromaticity 🔥 21 it form the basis for Organic Chemistry
General Organic * Almost all special types of questions are asked which can be practiced directly using PYQs
Attacking reagents 3
Chemistry multiple times
Isomerism of Organic Compounds 🔥 27 * Questions on Aromaticity, Acidity Order, and Electron Displacement Effects are Must Do
Purification of Organic Compounds 🔥 28 * If students do not have time they can do purification and qualitative analysis later on
* Chapter can be very scoring if the concept is clear and questions are mainly easy to
Qualitative analysis of organic compounds 10
moderate level
Quantitative analysis of organic
13
compounds🔥
 Chemistry [QPT 5]
Chapter Topic Last 3 Years Expert Suggestions
Properties and Preparation of Alkanes 7
Reactions of alkanes 6
Properties and Preparation of Alkenes 4
* Many questions are mixed with other organic chemistry chapters
Reactions of alkenes🔥 25 * Reaction of Alkenes is a very important and commonly used concept
Properties and Preparation of Alkynes 0 * Preparations of alkanes and alkynes are not important, but in other chapters
Hydrocarbons
Reactions of alkynes 7 combination of questions are asked so students should know this topic.
* Ozonolysis, anti-markoniff, and Markovnikov rule are important concepts
Preparation and Reactions of cycloalkanes
* Focus on Reactions of aromatic compounds
and cycloalkenes 2
Preparation and Properties of Benzene 3
Reactions of aromatic compounds🔥 16
Preparation and Properties of
Monohalides🔥 43 * Reaction mechanisms like SN1, SN2, E1, and E2 are very important as they will
be mixed with other concepts
Haloalkanes and Preparation and Properties of Geminal and
* Preparation of mono halides is must do, ncert-based name reactions are
Haloarenes Vicinal Dihalides 1
important
Preparation and Properties of Aryl * Weightage of Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides in recently icreased
Halides🔥 14
 Maths [QPT 5]

Chapter Topic Last 3 Years Expert Suggestions

Venn Diagram 5 * Students generally get confused by different symbols and language of questions of this
number of relations and sets🔥 19 chapter
Sets and Relations
* PYQ questions on symmetric transitive and reflexive Properties
Symmetric Transitive and Reflexive
* Scoring questions on venn diagram are asked in recent years
Properties🔥 25
Domain 🔥 16

Range 12 * Scoring questions from domain and range are asked in last 4 years. Weightage is maintained in
2024 as well.
Composite Function 14
* Weightage of questions involving functional equations is decreased in 2024. We used to get alot
Functions Types of Function (Mapping) 🔥 23 of questions before 2024.
* Tough questions on Types of Function (Mapping) were asked in 2023 and 2024
Inverse of a Function 1
* High weightage of questions involving composite function and multiple questions with composite
Functional Equation 🔥 18 function involved at one or other step in a question.

Number of Solutions 6
 Maths [QPT 5]

Chapter Topic Last 3 Years Expert Suggestions

Formation and Basic of Matrix 🔥 11

Basic Algebra of Matrices 1

Symmetric & Skew Symmetric Matrices 5 * High number of questions on Product of Matrices. Few lengthy questions too were asked in last 3
years
Matrices Trace of a Matrix 2
* Alot of questions on Adjoint and its Properties and Inverse of a matrix in recent years
Product of Matrices 🔥 27 * Tricky questions involving Permutation and Combinations were asked in 2022 and 2023

Adjoint and its Properties 🔥 27

Inverse of a Matrix 7
Expansion of Determinants 7

System of Linear Equations 🔥 47

* System of linear equations was not mentioned in 2024 syllabus still we saw 1 question in every
Differentiation and Integration of
Determinants 3 paper of 2024
Determinants * Questions on expansion of determinants can have lengthy calculations.
Summation of Determinants 1
Miscellaneous 1
Important Topic Tests

Physics

Waves and Sound Test 1 & 4

Thermal Properties of Matter Test 2 & 3

Thermodynamics Test 1 & 3

Kinetic Theory of Gases Test 2 & 4

Chemistry

General Organic Chemistry Test 3, 4 & 5

Hydrocarbons Test 2, 3 & 6

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes Test 1 & 3

Must Do Topic Tests

Mathematics

Sets and Relations Test 1 & 3

Functions Test 4 & 5

Matrices Test 2 & 4

Determinants Test 4