PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPER
SMIT ONLINE TEST
SET 2
CHEMISTRY
1. Which one is the largest ion?
a) Ca2+
b) Na+
c) Br-
d) Br
2. Number of molecules in 2.0 mole of H2SO4 are
a) 3.3×1023
b) 6.0×1024
c) 1.1×1024
d) None of the above
3. The energies of Bohr’s orbits corresponding to n = 3 and n = 6 are in the ratio of
a) 4:1
b) 1:4
c) 2:1
d) 1:6
4. The hybridization of the nitrogen atom in ammonia is
a) sp
b) sp2
c) sp3
d) sp3d
5. The least electronegative element is
a) lithium
b) fluorine
c) chlorine
d) potassium
6. The atomic number of an element is 35 and its mass number is 81. The number of electrons in its
outermost shell is
a) 5
b) 10
c) 7
d) 6
0 0 2+
7. Given that 𝐸𝑍𝑛 2+ /𝑍𝑛 = - 0.763V and 𝐸𝐶𝑑 2+ /𝐶𝑑 = - 0.403V, the emf of the cell Zn/Zn (0.004) //
Cd2+ (0.2)/Cd will be given by
a) E = -0.36 + (0.059/2) log (0.004/2)
b) E = +0.36 + (0.059/2) log (0.004/2)
c) E = -0.36 + (0.059/2) log (0.2/0.004)
d) E = +0.36 + (0.059/2) log (0.2/0.004)
8. Which of the following is not an electrophile?
a) NH3
b) Br+
c) H+
d) BF3
9. Which of the following metals will release H2 gas on reacting with an acid?
a) Mg
b) Cu
c) Ag
d) Au
10. Which of the following would decrease in weight on exposure to air?
a) conc. H2SO4
b) solid NaOH
c) anhydrous CuSO4
d) saturated CO2 soln.
11. With which element does Li show diagonal relationship?
a) Na
b) Ba
c) Al
d) Mg
12. An example of buffer solution is
a) HCl + NaOH
b) CH3COOH + HCl
c) CH3COOH + CH3COONa
d) HCl + NaCl
13. Natural gas is composed primarily of
a) methane
b) n – Butane
c) n – Octane
d) a mixture of octanes
14. Teflon is a polymer of the monomer
a) monofluoroethene
b) difluoroethene
c) tetrafluoroethene
d) tetrafluoroethane
15. Acidic hydrogen is present in
a) ethyne
b) ethene
c) benzene
d) ethane
PHYSICS
1. The simple harmonic motion having an amplitude ‘A’ and time period ‘T’ is represented by the
equation 𝑥 = 5 sin 𝜋(𝑡 + 4) m, then the values of A (in m) and T (in sec) are
a) A = 5, T = 2
b) A = 10, T = 1
c) A = 5, T = 1
d) A = 10, T = 2
2. The total energy of simple pendulum is E. The kinetic energy of the pendulum, when the
displacement is half of amplitude, is given by
a) E/2
b) E/√2
c) E/4
d) 3E/4
3. Two electric bulbs P and Q have their resistances in the ratio of 1:3. They are connected in series
across a battery. The ratio of the power dissipation of these bulbs is
a) 1:2
b) 1:3
c) 1:6
d) 1:4
4. Monochromatic light of wavelength 589 nm is incident from air on a water surface. Refractive
index of water is 1.33. The wavelength of the refracted light is
a) 3.00 × 10−7 m
b) 3.52 × 10−7 m
c) 4.42 × 10−7 m
d) 4.10 × 10−7 m
5. Which one of the following electromagnetic waves has highest wavelength?
a) γ- rays
b) Microwaves
c) X-rays
d) Radio waves
6. Each plate of a capacitor stores a charge of magnitude 1 mC when a 100 V potential difference is
applied. The capacitance is
a) 5 μF
b) 10 μF
c) 50 μF
d) 100 μF
7. The relativistic electron (m0=0.511 MeV/c2) and a photon (m0 = 0) both have momenta of 2.00
MeV/c (where c and m0 have their usual meanings). The total energy of each is
a) 2.050 MeV and 2.000 MeV
b) 2.064 MeV and 2.000 MeV
c) 2.000 MeV and 2.064 MeV
d) 2.000 MeV and 2.050 MeV
8. When a free electron recombines with a hole, results
a) generation of energy
b) release of energy
c) no change in energy
d) none of the above
9. The following figure shows the input waveforms (A, B) and the output waveform (Y) of a gate.
Identify the gate.
Fig. 9
a) NAND
b) OR
c) AND
d) NOR
10. The escape speed at the surface of Earth is approximately 8 km/s. A planet’s radium is twice of
the Earth’s radius and escape speed of the planet is twice of the Earth’s escape speed. Mass of the
planet in units of Earth’s mass is
a) 2
b) 8
c) 4
d) 1/4
11. When no kinetic energy is lost, collision is said to be
a) inelastic
b) perfectly elastic
c) elastic
d) both options ‘a’ and ‘b’ are true
12. The mean life time of a radioactive element is 14.43 months. The time required, in months for
75% element to decay is
a) 10 months
b) 15 months
c) 20 months
d) 25 months
13. In a nuclear fusion process, the masses of the fusing nuclei be m1 and m2 and the mass of the
resultant nucleus be m3, then
a) m3 = m1+m2
b) m3 = m1- m2
c) m3 < m1+ m2
d) m3 > m1 + m2
14. Which of the following relation give Wiedemann-Franz law?
𝐾
a) = 𝐿𝑇
𝜎
𝐾 𝐿
b) 𝜎 =𝑇
c) 𝐾𝜎 = 𝐿𝑇
𝐿
d) 𝐾𝜎 = 𝑇
15. A particle of mass 50 gm lies in a potential field 𝑈 = (25 𝑥 2 + 150) ergs/gm. The frequency of
the oscillation is
a) 1.00 Hz
b) 1.12 Hz
c) 1.20 Hz
d) 1.50 Hz
MATHEMATICS
1. If the distance between the points (3, −3) and (𝑥, −7) is 5 then 𝑥 is equal to
a) 8
b) 6
c) 12
d) 10
2. The solution of the differential equation 𝑦𝑑𝑥 + 𝑥𝑑𝑦 = 0 is
a) 𝑥 4 𝑦 = 𝑐
b) 𝑥 2 𝑦 = 𝑐
c) 𝑥 3 𝑦 = 𝑐
d) 𝑥𝑦 = 𝑐
3. The tangent at the point (1, 2) to the curve 𝑦 = 4𝑥 2 is
a) 𝑦 − 2 = 4(𝑥 − 2)
b) 𝑦 − 2 = 4(𝑥 − 3)
c) 𝑦 − 2 = 8(𝑥 − 1)
d) 𝑦 − 2 = 4(𝑥 − 1)
4. The geometric mean of 4 and 16 is
a) ±8
b) ±16
c) ±12
d) ±10
5. The work done in moving an object along 𝑟⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 5𝑘̂ in the force field 𝑓⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ is
a) 8
b) 16
c) 12
d) 10
6. ∫ 𝑠𝑒𝑐3𝑥 𝑑𝑥 =
1
a) 3
𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑒 |𝑠𝑒𝑐2𝑥 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝑥| + 𝑐
1
b) 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑒 |𝑠𝑒𝑐3𝑥 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝑥| + 𝑐
3
1
c) 3
𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑒 |𝑠𝑒𝑐3𝑥 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝑥| + 𝑐
1
d) 3
𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑒 |𝑠𝑒𝑐3𝑥 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛2𝑥| + 𝑐
2
𝑑4 𝑦
7. The order of the differential equation (𝑑𝑥 4 ) + 𝑦 = 𝑥 is
a) 1
b) 3
c) 2
d) 4
𝜋
8. The maximum value of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑥, 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2 , is
a) −√2
b) √2
c) −√3
d) 6 √3
9. The displacement at time 𝑡 is given by 𝑠 = 4 + 5𝑡 + 3𝑡 2 − 𝑡 3 . The velocity when the acceleration
vanishes is
a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 8
10. If 𝑃(𝐴) = 0.4 , 𝑃(𝐵) = 0.1, 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = 0.2; then the value of 𝑃(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) is
a) 0.3
b) 0.1
c) 0.4
d) 0.2
1 𝑎 𝑏
11. The determinant |1 𝑏 𝑐 | is equal to
1 𝑎 𝑏
a) 𝑎𝑏𝑐
1
b)
𝑎𝑏𝑐
c) 2
d) 0
12. If 𝐴 = {1, 2, 3} and 𝐵 = { 2, 3, 4} then (𝐴 − 𝐵) × (𝐵 − 𝐴) is
a) {(1, 4)}
b) {(4 ,0), (4, 1)}
c) {(0 ,3), (1,4)}
d) { (4, 0), (4,1)}
13. The modulus of (−1 − 𝑖√3) is
a) 4
b) 3
c) 2
d) 1
14. In a triangle ABC the midpoint of BC is (2, 1) and the centroid is (0, 3). The vertex A is
a) ( 2, 4)
b) (4, -7)
c) (-4, -7)
d) (-4, 7)
3 2
15. If the matrix 𝐴 = [ ], then 𝐴 + 2𝐼 is
4 3
a) [5 3]
4 5
b) [5 1
]
4 5
c) [5 2
]
4 5
d) [5 2
]
1 5
ENGLISH
1. A book written by an unknown author is called
a) Posthumous
b) Anonymous
c) Biography
d) Antidote
2. _____means a study of races.
a) Anthropology
b) Ethnology
c) Archaeology
d) Etymology
3. A study of derivation of words is called
a) Anthropology
b) Ethnology
c) Archaeology
d) Etymology
4. Borrow ideas and steal other’s works means
a) Plagiarism
b) Copy
c) Reticent
d) Idea-stealer
5. The climate in Dholakpur is ________hot in Summer.
a) incredulously
b) creditably
c) credulously
d) incredibly
6. In this assignment, working elegantly is more important _____ completing it.
a) then
b) than
c) to
d) with
7. Not until a researcher has mastered the simple arithmetic operations,____to understand the
principles of project management.
a) the can began
b) he begins
c) he cannot begin
d) can he begin
8. I could not type the letter, so I tried to write it _______as possible.
a) as extensively
b) as creatively
c) so briefly
d) as legibly
9. One of the______ played hockey today.
a) cricketers
b) cricketer
c) a cricketer
d) cricketer’s
10. Everyone knows the fact is bound to come to light ______.
a) sooner or later
b) soon or later
c) sooner or latter
d) soon or latter
11. I’d rather you_____ me now, for all the things you have bought from me.
a) pay
b) paid
c) have paid
d) would pay
12. Hardly had the last passenger entered the bus, ____ the guard blew the whistle.
a) then
b) when
c) than
d) and
13. Nishi climbs from one wall to another even when the supporting wall ______.
a) was not longer
b) was no longer
c) is no longer
d) is not longer
14. Only _____ in this world export platinum.
a) little nations
b) a little nations
c) a few nations
d) many nations
15. Richard _____ to download the antivirus from the website
a) knows
b) knew
c) had known
d) know