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In the following questions, A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as.
Assertion(A): The Ozone layer present at the top of the stratosphere is very crucial for human survival.
Reason (R): Ozone layer prevents IR radiation.
Assertion (A): Electromagnetic radiation exerts pressure.
Reason (R): Electromagnetic waves carry momentum and energy.
Assertion (A): Dipole oscillation produces electromagnetic waves.
Reason (R): Accelerated charge produces electromagnetic waves.
Wavelength of visible Spectrum ranges from
The physical properties of electromagnetic waves are decided by their
Radioactive decay of the nucleus leads to the emission of
Weather forecasting uses
Oscillating circuits produce
Which one is not an electromagnetic wave?
The energy of the em waves is of the order of 15 keV. To which part of the spectrum does it belong?
Microwaves have wavelength in the range of
Electromagnetic Spectrum is
Infra red rays are used
A point object is kept in front of a plane mirror. The plane mirror is doing SHM of amplitude 2cm. The plane mirror moves along the x-axis and x-axis is normal to the mirror. The amplitude of the mirror is such that the object is always infront of the mirror. The amplitude of SHM of the image is
A watch shows the time as 3 : 25. What will be the time that appears when seen through a plane mirror ?
If a ray of light is incident on a plane mirror at an angle 60° from the mirror surface, then deviation produced by mirror is
When light is reflected from a mirror a change occurs in its
An object is initially at a distance of 100 cm from a plane mirror. If the mirror approaches the object at a speed of 5 cm/s. Then after 6 s the distance between the object and its image will be
Two mirrors are placed perpendicular to each other. A ray strikes the first mirror and after reflection from the first mirror it falls on the second mirror. The ray after reflection from second mirror will emerge
An object is placed at a distance u from a concave mirror and its real image is received on a screen placed at a distance of v from the mirror. If f is the focal length of the mirror, then the graph between 1/v versus 1/u is
An infinitely long rod lies along the axis of a concave mirror of focal length f. The near end of the rod is at a distance u > f from the mirror. Its image will have a length
In the following questions, A statement of Assertion(A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as.
Assertion (A): According to Huygens theory no back-ward wavefront is possible.
Reason (R): Amplitude of secondary wavelets is proportional to (1+ cos q), where q is the angle between the ray at the point of consideration and direction of secondary wavelet.
Assertion (A): When a light wave travels from rarer to denser medium, its speed decreases. Due to this reduction of speed the energy carried by the light wave reduces.
Reason (R): Energy of the wave is proportional to the frequency.
Assertion (A): For best contrast between maxima and minima in the interference pattern of Young’s double slit experiment, the amplitudes of light waves emerging from the two sources should be equal.
Reason (R): For interference, the sources must be coherent.
The refractive index of glass is 1.5 which of the two colors red and violet travels slower in a glass prism?
Emission and absorption is best described by,
In a Young’s double-slit experiment, the slits are separated by 0.28 mm and the screen is placed 1.4 m away. The distance between the central bright fringe and the fourth bright fringe is measured to be 1.2 cm. Determine the wavelength of light used in the experiment
A beam of light has a wavelength of 650 nm in vacuum. What is the wavelength of these waves in the liquid whose index of refraction at this wavelength is 1.47?
A beam of light consisting of two wavelengths, 650nm and 520nm, is used to obtain interference fringes in a Young's double-slit experiment. Find the distance of the third bright fringe on the screen from the central maximum for wavelength 650nm.
Estimate the distance for which ray optics is good approximation for an aperture of 4 mm and wavelength 400 nm.
Cavitation is a special application property exhibited only by
The electromagnetic theory of light was developed by
A light ray is travelling between two media as given below. The angle of incidence on the boundary in all the cases is 30o. Identify the correct sequence of increasing order of angles of refraction.
(1) Air to water
(2) Water to glass
(3) Glass to water
(Refractive indices of glass and water are 3/2 and 4/3, respectively.)
A lens of focal length 50 cm forms an image of a distant object, which subtends an angle of 1 milliradian at the lens. What is the size of the image?
A telescope has an objective of focal length 200 cm and an eyepiece of focal length 5 cm. What is the magnification of the telescope?
A beam of light consisting of two wavelengths, 650 nm and 520 nm, is used to obtain interference fringes in a Young’s double-slit experiment. What is the least distance from the central maximum where the bright fringes due to both the wavelengths coincide?
In a double-slit experiment, the angular width of a fringe is found to be 0.2° on a screen 1 m away. The wavelength of light used is 6000 Å. What will be the angular width of a fringe, if the entire experimental arrangement is immersed in water? (Refractive index of water = 4/3)
A single-slit Fraunhofer diffraction pattern is formed with white light. For what wavelength of light does the third secondary maximum in the diffraction pattern coincide with the second secondary maximum in the pattern for red light of wavelength 6500 Å?
In a Young's double slit experiment, 12 fringes are observed to be formed in a certain region of the screen when light of wavelength 600 nm is used. If the light of wavelength 400 nm is used, the number of fringes observed in the same region of the screen will be
A single slit of width 'd' is illuminated by a violet light of wavelength 400 nm, and the width of the diffraction pattern is measured as 'y'. When half of the slit width is covered and illuminated by yellow light of wavelength 600 nm, the width of the diffraction pattern is
Diffraction pattern of a single slit consists of a central band, which is
Interference fringes were produced in Young's double slit experiment using light of wavelength 5000 Å. When a film of material 2.5 x 10-3 cm thickness was placed over one of the slits, the fringe pattern shifted by a distance equal to 20 fringe widths. Which of the following represents the refractive index of material of the film?
The figure shows a surface XY separating two transparent media; medium-1 and medium-2. The lines ab and cd represent wavefronts of the light wave travelling in medium-1 and incident on XY. The lines ef and gh represent wavefronts of the light wave in medum-2 after refraction. Compare the speeds of light in the two media.
Light of wavelength 600 nm illuminates a diffraction grating. The second-order maximum is at an angle of 39.5°. How many lines per millimetre does this grating have?
(sin 39.5° = 0.636)
Which of the following undergoes nucleophilic substitution exclusively by SN1 mechanism?
The order of stability of the following carbocations is
Which of the following bases is not present in RNA?
The hybridisation and the geometry of ICl3 in liquid phase are ____ and _____, respectively.
Na+, Mg++, Al3+ and Si4+ are isoelectronic. The order of their ionic size is
The number of geometrical isomers of [Cr(NH3)(OH)2Cl3]2– ion is
The compound in which metal exhibits more than one oxidation states, is
Most reactive alkene towards dil. HCl is
Number of dichloro derivatives that can be obtained from n-butane (excluding stereoisomerism) is
The reaction of CH3 – CH = CH2 with HOCl will yield
In the following question a statement of Assertion (A) followed by a statement of Reason (R) is given. Choose the correct option out of the choices given below each question.
Assertion (A): Smaller the size of an atom greater is the electronegativity.
Reason (R): Electronegativity refers to the tendency of atom so share electrons with other atom.
The resistance of 0.01 N solution of an electrolyte was found to be 210 ohm at 298 K, using a conductivity cell of cell constant 0.66 cm−1. The equivalent conductance of the solution is
The rate of a first order reaction A → P is 4.5 × 10-5 mol L-1 s-1, when the concentration of A is 0.5 mol L-1. The rate constant for the reaction is
Maximum number of possible isomers of C5H12 is:
Assertion (A): According to Mendeleev, periodic properties of elements is a function of their atomic number.
Reason (R): Atomic number is equal to the number of protons.
The prefix atto is used for the fraction
The following question has four choices out of which ONLY ONE is correct. Two vessels P and Q of equal volume (1 litre each) contain 6 g of O2 and SO2, respectively, at 300 K and 1 atm. Which of the following statements is correct?
Two isotopes of an element X are 14X and 15X. If the average atomic mass of X is 14.0067 u, what are the respective percentage abundances of 14X and 15X?
What is the number of carbon atoms present in 329 amu of tear gas (CCl3NO2)?
The following question has four choices, out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
An orbit differs from an orbital in that
The KE of an electron is 2.8 × 10–23 J. Its de Broglie wavelength is nearly (Me = 9.1 × 10–31 kg)
In the following question, two statements are given. One is assertion and the other is reason. Examine the statements carefully and mark the correct answer according to the instructions given below.
Assertion: The atoms of different elements, having same mass number but different atomic numbers, are known as isobars.
Reason: The sum of protons and neutrons in isobars is always different.
The elements with atomic numbers 9, 17, 35, 53 and 85 are all
Among the following elements (whose electronic configurations are given below), the one having the highest ionisation enthalpy is
The polarising power of the anions N3-, O2- and F- follows the order:
Which of the following has the maximum ionisation potential?
Mendeleev proposed that some of the elements were still undiscovered and, therefore, left several gaps in the table. He left the gap under aluminium and a gap under silicon, and called these elements Eka-Aluminium and Eka-Silicon. These were later discovered and named
Which group of elements could be placed in Mendeleev's Periodic Table without disturbing the original order?
Arrange the following elements in the order of their increasing non-metallic character:
Li, C, Be, F, O
According to Dobereiner's triads, the atomic mass of the element is equal to the __________ of and elements in that triad.
It is now recognized that the ‘Modern Periodic Law’ is essentially the consequence of:
If three elements X, Y, and Z form a Dobereiner's triad and atomic weights of X and Z are 9 and 40 respectively, then the atomic weight of the element Y is approximate:
Sodium forms Na+ ion, but it does not form Na2+ because of
The formation of oxide ion O2- (g) requires first an exothermic and then an endothermic step as shown below:
O (g) + e- → O- (g), ΔHo = -142 kJ/mol
O- + e- → O2- (g), Δ Ho = +844 kJ/mol
This is because
The correct order of increasing radii of the elements Na, Rb, K and Mg is:
Which of the following isoelectronic ions has the lowest ionisation energy?
Which of the following processes requires the highest energy?
The correct order of decreasing electronegativity values among the elements I - beryllium, II - oxygen, III - nitrogen, and IV - magnesium is
Which of the following electronic configurations corresponds to the element with the largest negative electron gain enthalpy?
Minerals associated with redox reactions are:
Oxidation number of carbon in CH2Cl2 is
The element that does not show positive oxidation state is:
Which of the following pairs of molecules has all the three types of bonds (electrovalent, covalent and coordinate)?
Which of the following substances would you expect to have the highest melting point?
The dipole moments of diatomic molecules AB and CD are 10.41 D and 10.27 D, respectively, while their bond distances are 2.82 Ao and 2.67 Ao, respectively. What does this indicate? [Electronic charge (q) = 4.8 × 10-10 esu]
Which of the following is correct about a plant which has a good level of abscisic acid?
Which of the following structures give rise to the female gametophyte in angiosperms?
Which of the following characteristics of fungi differentiates them from algae?
The middle lamella of a cell wall is rich in
Which of the following membranes has the highest amount of proteins?
If one cell cycle takes 100 minutes for completion, then time spent in M-phase is
Pachytene phase of meiosis is characterised by which of the following?
Match the following columns and select the correct option.
Which of the following represents the correct sequence of flow of electrons in light reaction of photosynthesis?
The curling of Rhododendron leaves is an example of
Which of the following effects of auxins on plants is the basis for commercial application?
Who gave the term ‘Nuclein’ to the acidic substance present in nucleus?
Number of base pairs in the DNA of Escherichia coli is
A linear dsDNA has 1.8 × 104 phosphodiester bonds. Number of bases in this DNA will be
Pyrimidines present in both RNA and DNA is/are
In the field of molecular genetics, what was the contribution of Watson and Crick?
Which of the following is 9-membered double-ring structure?
Regarding reverse central dogma of molecular biology that occurs in some viruses, the flow of information is from
Histones are
The regions in chromatin which are lightly stained
Which of the following strains of Pneumococcus when injected to mice will cause death of that mice?
Through the experiments conducted by A. Hershey and M. Chase, it was provided that
In the experiment conducted by Hershey and Chase, the supernatant has
In the following question, the Assertions (A) and Reason (R) have been put forward. Read both the statements and choose the correct option from the following.
Assertion: Sunflower and Rose are bisexual flowers.
Reason: Flowers in which, the thalamus grows around the ovary fusing with its wall are called epigynous flowers.
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The primary CO2 acceptor in C4 plants is phosphoenolpyruvate and is found in the mesophyll cells
Statement II: Mesophyll cells in C4 plants lack RuBisCo enzyme.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following criteria should not be true for the molecules that act as genetic material?
Which of the following statements is correct with respect to taxonomic aids?
Binomial nomenclature means:
Who proposed binomial nomenclature?
The sequence of characteristics of a taxonomical study is:
Which taxonomic category is the poales of wheat?
According to the binomial nomenclature system, the snow leopard's full name is
The biological concept of species is mainly based on
The study of taxonomy begins with:
'Systematics' refers to the
Ti plasmid is often used for making transgenic plants. This plasmid is found in
RNA is a single strand or chain which is formed by end to end polymerisation of a number of ribonucleotides or ribotides. Which of the following RNAs is an adapter molecule which is meant for transferring amino acids to ribosomes for synthesis of polypeptides?
While considering the grassland ecosystem for pyramid of numbers, match the different trophic level components with the number of individuals and select the correct option.
Which of the following are examples of water-pollinated plants?
A. Vallisneria
B. Hydrilla
C. Water hyacinth
D. Water lily
Which of the following is expected when a test tube of sterile water containing a typical animal cell and a typical plant cell is incubated at 37oC for 24 hours?
Assertion: Pea has vexillary type of aestivation.
Reason: In this type of aestivation, the posterior petal is the largest and covers almost the two lateral petals, and the latter in their turn, nearly overlap the two anterior or smallest petals.
Which one of the following statements for pyramid of energy is incorrect, whereas the remaining three are correct?
The nitrogenous bases in DNA are
Protein synthesis in an animal cell occurs
Which of the following is the highest in the hierarchy of taxonomic category?
Where are the genital openings of an earthworm present?
Hürthle cell is associated with
What is Test Tube Baby?
Which of the following events is affected by the presence and distribution of yolk in the egg?
Which of these disorders is the odd one?
The genetic constitution of 44 autosomes and XO sex chromosomes in a human female indicates
RNA retroviruses have a special enzyme that
What type of freely movable joint is present in between atlas and axis?
Carcinoma refers to
The genetic defect of adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency may be cured permanently by
Proinsulin contains
Which of the following interferes with the transport of the neuro-transmitter dopamine and its excess dosage can cause hallucinations?
Read the following statements and choose the correct option
A. Agrobacterium tumefaciens, a pathogen of several dicot plants, is able to deliver a piece of DNA known as ‘T-DNA’ into plant host cells, transforming them.
B. Non disarmed retroviruses are used to deliver desirable genes into animal cells.
Which of the following options shows the correct combination of aquatic mammals?
Which of the following has an organ level of structural organisation?
Which of the following animals has bilateral symmetry?
In sea anemone, the symmetry is
In which of the following groups does a larval stage occur in the life history of all members of the group?
Male cockroach can be identified from the female by the presence of
Where do you find hepatic caecae in Periplaneta americana?
What external changes are visible after the last moult of a cockroach nymph?
The terga, sterna and pleura of cockroach body are joined by
Which of the following features is not present in Periplaneta americana?
In male cockroaches, sperms are stored in which part of the reproductive system?
Which of the following is not a part of reproductive system of female cockroach?
Blood corpuscles are formed in the:
Stratified epithelium is found in
Which of these statements is true about the respiratory system of cockroach?
Ootheca is a dark reddish to blackish brown capsule which stores:
Which of the following layers forms the diffusion membrane in the alveoli?
__________ is situated adjacent to the rhythm centre which is highly sensitive to CO2 and hydrogen ions.
A centre present in the ________ of the brain called pneumotaxic centre can moderate the functions of the respiratory rhythm centre.
Which of the following statements is correct about the alveoli of the lungs?
Select the option which gives the correct function and/or characteristic of the part of the human respiratory system.
In sponges, the exchange of gases occurs through:
Which of the following is not a correct match?
Which one of the following conditions correctly describes the manner of determining the sex in the given example?
Which one of the following aspects is not a component of functional unit of ecosystem?
Adenosine, guanosine, thymidine, uridine, cytidine are all _______ but adenylic acid, guanylic acid, uridylic acid, cytidylic acid are ________.
Assertion: Nucleic acids exhibit secondary structure.
Reason: It is the linear sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain.
Oviducts are lined by
Which of the following areas in India is a hotspot of biodiversity?
Select the correct sequence of steps in DNA finger printing involving southern blot hybridisation using VNTR.
i. Hybridisation using labelled VNTR probe
ii. Isolation of DNA
iii. Transferring (blotting) of DNA fragments to synthetic membranes, such as nitrocellulose or nylon
iv. Detection of hybridised DNA fragments by autoradiograph
v. Separation of DNA fragments by electrophoresis
vi. Digestion of DNA by restriction endonucleases
Which of the following is the most frequently used techniques in DNA fingerprinting?
Which of the following structures is/are found to be damaged in emphysema?