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Aurous Potential Recognition Exam

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Class - 11 (XI)
Duration : 2 hrs. | Maximum Marks : 180

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1. A particle starts moving rectilinearly at time t = 0 such that its velocity ‘v’ changes with time ‘t’ according to the
equation v = t2 – t where t is in seconds and v is in m/s. The time interval for which the particle retards is
(A) t < 1/2 (B) 1/2 < t < 1 (C) t > 1 (D) t < 1/2 and t > 1

2. A ball is thrown vertically down with velocity of 5m/s. With what velocity should another ball be thrown down after
2 seconds so that it can hit the 1st ball in 2 seconds
(A) 40 m/s (B) 55 m/s (C) 15 m/s (D) 25 m/s

3. Balls are thrown vertically upward in such a way that the next ball is thrown when the previous one is at the
maximum height. If the maximum height is 5m, the number of balls thrown per minute will be
(A) 40 (B) 50 (C) 60 (D) 120

4. Acceleration versus velocity graph of a particle moving in a straight line starting form rest is as shown in figure.
The corresponding velocity-time graph would be -

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

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5. Shown in the figure are the displacement time graph for two children going home from the school. Which of the
following statements about their relative motion is true after both of them started moving ? Their relative velocity:
X
C1

C2

O t T

(A) first increases and then decreases (B) first decreases and then increases
(C) is zero (D) is non zero constant

6. A particle is projected from a horizontal plane (x-z plane) such that its velocity vector at time t is given by

V  a ˆi  (b – ct) ˆj . Its range on the horizontal plane is given by
ba 2ba 3 ba
(A) (B) (C) (D) None
c c c

7. A particle is kept at rest at origin. Another particle starts from (5, 0) with a velocity of – 4 î  3 ĵ . Find their closest
distance of approach.
(A) 3 m (B) 4 m (C) 5 m (D) 2 m

8. Four particles situated at the corners of a square of side ‘a’ move at a constant speed v. Each particle maintains
a direction towards the next particle in succession. Calculate the time particles will take to meet each other.
a a a 2a
(A) (B) (C) (D)
v 2v 3v 3v

9. A boat having a speed of 5 km/hr. in still water, crosses a river of width 1 km along the shortest possible path in 15
minutes. The speed of the river in Km/hr.
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 41

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10. In the arrangement shown in fig. the ends P and Q of an unstretchable string move downwards with uniform
speed U. Pulleys A and B are fixed. Mass M moves upwards with a speed.

A B
 
Q
P

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

11. A particle moves in the xy plane under the action of a force F such that the value of its linear
momentum (P) at any time t is, Px = 2 cost, Py = 2 sint. The angle  between P and F at that time t
will be -
(A) 0º (B) 30º (C) 90º (D) 180º

12. The pulley arrangements shown in figure are identical the mass of the rope being
negligible. In case I, the mass m is lifted by attaching a mass 2m to the other end of
the rope. In case II, the mass m is lifted by pulling the other end of the rope with
cosntant downward force F = 2mg, where g is acceleration due to gravity. The
acceleration of mass in case I is
F=2mg
(A) zero
(B) more than that in case II m 2m m
(C) less than that in case II
(D) equal to that in case II (I) (II)

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13. In the arrangement shown in figure, pulleys are massless and frictionless and threads are
inextensible. The Block of mass m1 will remain at rest, if

1 1 1
(A) m  m  m
1 2 3

(B) m1 = m2 + m3
4 1 1
(C) m  m  m
1 2 3

1 2 3 m1 m2 m3
(D) m  m  m
3 2 1

14. A trolley is accelerating down an incline of angle  with acceleration gsin . Which of the following is correct. (
is the constant angle made by the string with vertical)


in
gs m


(A)  (B)  = 0º

(C) Tension in the string, T = mg (D) Tension in the string, T = mg sec 

15. A body is placed on a rough inclined plane of inclination . As the angle  is increased from 0º to 90º the contact
force between the block and the plane
(A) remains constant (B) first remains constant then decreases
(C) first decreases then increases (D) first increases then decreases
16. A chain is lying on a rough table with a fraction 1/n of its length hanging down from the edge of the table.
if it is just on the point of sliding down from the table, then the coefficient of friction between the table and
the chain is -

1 1 1 n1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
n (n  1) (n  1) (n  1)

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17. A box 'A' is lying on the horizontal floor of the compartment of a train running along horizontal rails from left to
right. At time 't', it decelerates. Then the reaction R by the floor on the box is given best by
R R
A A
(A) (B)
floor floor

R R

(C) A (D) A
floor floor
18. In the arrangement shown in the figure, mass of the block B and A is 2m and m
respectively. Surface between B and floor is smooth. The block B is connected A
to the block C by means of a string pulley system. If the whole system is released,
then find the minimum value of mass of block C so that block A remains stationary
w.r.t. B. Coefficient of friction between A and B is . B
C
m 2m 1
(A)  (B)   1
3m 6m
(C) (D)
 1  1

19. If the coefficient of friction between an insect and bowl is  and the radius of the bowl, is r, the maximum height
to which the insect can crawl in the bowl is :
r  1 
r 1 – 
(A) 1   2 (B)  2  (C) r 1  2 (D) r 1   2 – 1
 1   
20. A block placed on a rough inclined plane of inclination ( = 30º) can just be pushed
upwards by applying a force “F” as shown. If the angle of inclination of the inclined
plane is increased to ( = 60º), the same block can just be prevented from sliding F
down by application of a force of same magnitude. The coefficient of friction between
the block and the inclined plane is

3 1 2 3 1 3 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
3 1 3 1 3 1

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21. An atom has a mass of 0.02 kg & uncertainity in its velocity is 9.218 × 10 –6 m/s then
uncertainity in position is
(h = 6.626 × 10–34 J - s)
(A) 2.86 × 10–28 m (B) 2.86 × 10–32 cm
(C) 1.5 × 10–27 m (D) 3.9 ×10–10 m

22. Energy of H–atom in the ground state is –13.6 eV , Hence energy in the second excited
state is –
(A) –6.8 eV (B) –3.4 eV (C) –1.51 eV (D) –4.3 eV

23. Which of the following sets of quantum numbers is correct for an electron in 4f orbital ?
1 1
(A) n = 4, l = 3 , m = + 4, s = + (B) n = 4, l = 4 , m = – 4, s = –
2 2
1
(C) n = 4, l = 3 , m = + 1, s = + (D) None of these
2

24. Consider the ground state of Cr atom (Z = 24). The numbers of electrons with the
azimuthal quantum numbers, l =1 and 2 are, respectively
(A) 12 and 4 (B) 12 and 5 (C) 16 and 4 (D) 16 and 5

25. The weight of 2.01 × 1023 molecules of CO is -

(A) 9.3 gm (B) 7.2 gm (C) 1.2 gm (D) 3 gm

26. Number of atoms in 560 gm of Fe (atomic mass 56 g mol–1) is –

(A) is twice that of 70 gm N (B) is half that of 20 gm H
(C) both are correct (D) None is correct

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27. 6.02 ×1020 molecules of urea are present in 100 ml of its solution. The concentration of
urea solution is -
(A) 0.001 M (B) 0.01 M (C) 0.02 M (D) 0.1 M
(Avogadro constant, NA = 6.02 ×1023 mol–1)

28. How many moles of magnesium phosphate, Mg3(PO4)2 will contain 0.25 mole of oxygen
atoms ?
(A) 3.125 × 10–2 (B) 1.25 × 10–2 (C) 2.5 × 10–2 (D) 0.02

29. Which one of the following ions has the highest value of ionic radius ?
(A) O2– (B) B3+ (C) Li+ (D) F–

30. Among Al2O3, SiO2, P2O3 and SO2 the correct order of acid strength is :
(A) Al2O3 < SiO2 < SO2 < P2O3 (B) SiO2 < SO2 < Al2O3 < P2O3
(C) SO2 < P2O3 < SiO2 < Al2O3 (D) Al2O3 < SiO2 < P2O3 < SO2

31. Pick out the isoelectronic structure from the following :

I. +CH3 II. H3O+ III. NH3 IV. CH3–
(A) I and II (B) III and IV (C) I and III (D) II, III and IV

32. Which one of the following sets of ions represents a collection of isoelectronic species ?
(A) N3–, O2–, F–, S2– (B) Li+, Na+, Mg2+, Ca2+
+ – 2+
(C) K , Cl , Ca , Sc 3+ (D) Ba2+, Sr2+, K+, Ca2+

33. In which of the following species is the underlined carbon having sp 3-hybridisation?
(A) CH3–COOH (B) CH3CH2OH (C) CH3COCH3 (D) CH2=CH–CH3

34. Square planar complex is formed by hybridisation of which atomic orbital?

(A) s, px, py, dyz (B) s, px, py, dx 2  y 2
(C) s, px, py, d z 2 (D) s, px py, d xy

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35. The pair of species having identical shapes for molecules of both species is:
(A) XeF2, CO2 (B) BF3, PCl3 (C) PF5, IF5 (D) CF4, SF4

36. The correct order of bond angles (smallest first) in H 2S, NH3, BF3 and SiH4 is:
(A) H2S < NH3 < SiH4 < BF3 (B) NH3 < H2S < SiH4 < BF3
(C) H2S < SiH4 < NH3 < BF3 (D) H2S < NH3 < BF3 < SiH4

37. MnO4 is good oxidising agent in different medium changing to –

MnO4 Mn2+
MnO24
MnO2
Mn2O3
Changes in oxidation number respectively
are –
(A) 1, 3, 4, 5 (B) 5, 4, 3, 2 (C) 5, 1, 3, 4 (D) 2, 6, 4, 3

38. In the coordination compound, K4[Ni(CN)4], the oxidation state of nickel is –

(A) +1 (B) +2 (C) –1 (D) 0

39. What would happen when a solution of potassium chromate is treated with an dilute nitric
acid ?
(A) CrO24 is reduced to +3 state of Cr
(B) CrO24 is oxidized to +7 state of Cr
(C) Cr3+ and Cr2O72 are formed
(D) Cr2O72 and H2O are formed

40. The oxidation state of Cr in [Cr(NH3)4Cl2]+ is –

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

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41. Let U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, A = {1, 2, 5}, B = {6, 7}, then A  B' is

(A) B' (B) A (C) A' (D) B

42. If A, B, C are three sets, then A  (B  C) is equal to

(A) (A  B)  (A  C) (B) (A  B)  (A  C)
(C) (A  B)  (A  C) (D) None of these

43. In a class of 100 students, no student has failed, 55 students have passed in Mathematics and 67 students have
passed in Physics. Then the number of students who have passed in Mathematics only is
(A) 22 (B) 33 (C) 10 (D) 45

44. Given n(U) = 20, n(A) = 12, n(B) = 9, n(A  B) = 4 where U is the universal set, A and B are subsets of U, then
n((A  B)C) =
(A) 17 (B) 9 (C) 11 (D) 3

45. Which of the following is the empty set

(A) {x : x is a real number and x 2  1  0} (B) {x : x is a real number and x 2  1  0}
(C) {x : x is a real number and x 2  9  0} (D) {x : x is a real number and x 2  x  2}

46. Which of the following relations is correct


(A) sin 1 < sin1º (B) sin 1 > sin 1º (C) sin 1 = sin1º (D) sin1  sin1o
180

47. If sin   cos   m and sec  cosec  n , then n( m  1)( m  1) 

(A) m (B) n (C) 2m (D) 2n

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48. If A lies in the second quadrant and 3 tan A  4  0, the value of 2cot A  5cos A  sin A is equal to
53 7 7 23
(A) (B) (C) (D)
10 10 10 10

49. If cos x  cos 2 x  1, then the value of sin 2 x  sin 4 x is

(A) 1 (B) – 1 (C) 0 (D) 2

sin 3  sin 5  sin 7  sin 9

50. 
cos 3  cos 5  cos 7  cos 9
(A) tan 3 (B) cot 3 (C) tan 6 (D) cot 6

2sin  {1  cos   sin  }

51. If  y, then 
{1  cos   sin  } 1  sin 
1
(A) (B) y (C) 1  y (D) 1  y
y

1 1
52. If cos    a   , then the value of cos 3 is
2 a

1 3 1  3 1 1 3 1  1 3 1 
(A) a  3  (B) a   (C) a  3  (D) a  3 
8 a  2 a 2 a  3 a 

 3 5 7
53. cos 4  cos 4  cos 4  cos 4 
8 8 8 8
1 1 3 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 4 2 4

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54. The value of x for the maximum value of 3 cos x  sin x is
(A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 90°
3
55. If A  B  C  , then cos 2 A  cos 2 B  cos 2C 
2

(A) 1  4 cos A cos B cos C (B) 4sin A sin B sin C

(C) 1  2 cos A cos B cos C (D) 1  4sin A sin B sin C

56. The roots of the equation a ( x 2  1)  (a 2  1) x  0 are

1 1
(A) a , (B) a, 2a (C) a, (D) None of these
a 2a
57. The roots of the given equation ( p  q) x 2  (q  r ) x  (r  p)  0 are
pq qr r p qr
(A) ,1 (B) ,1 (C) ,1 (D) 1,
r p pq pq pq

58. If the roots of the equation x 2  2mx  m 2  2 m  6  0 are same, then the value of m will be
(A) 3 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) –1

59. If 3 p 2  5 p  2 and 3q 2  5q  2 , where p  q , then pq is equal to

2 2 3 3
(A) (B)  (C) (D) 
3 3 2 2

60. If (x + 3) / (x – 2) < 1/2 then x lies in the interval

(A)  8,   (B)  8,2 (C)  , –8  (D)  ,8

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Answer Key

PHYSICS
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (D) 6. (B) 7. (A)
8. (A) 9. (B) 10. (D) 11. (C) 12. (C) 13. (C) 14. (A)
15. (B) 16. (B) 17. (C) 18. (C) 19. (B) 20. (C)

CHEMISTRY
21. (A) 22. (C) 23. (C) 24. (B) 25. (A) 26. (C) 27. (B)
28. (A) 29. (A) 30. (D) 31. (D) 32. (C) 33. (B) 34. (B)
35. (A) 36. (A) 37. (C) 38. (D) 39. (D) 40. (B)

MATHEMATICS
41. (B) 42. (B) 43. (B) 44. (D) 45. (B) 46. (B) 47. (C)
48. (D) 49. (A) 50. (C) 51. (B) 52. (C) 53. (C) 54. (A)
55. (D) 56. (A) 57. (C) 58. (A) 59. (B) 60. (B)

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