JEE Main 2013 Offline Exam Question Paper

JEE Main 2013 Offline Exam Question Paper

Physics

1. A charge Q is uniformly distributed over a long rod AB of length L as shown in the figure. The electric potential at the point O lying at a distance L from the end A is :

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (2)

2. A sonometer wire of length 1.5 m is made of steel. The tension in it produces an elastic strain of 1%. What is the fundamental frequency of steel if density and elasticity of steel are 7.7 × 103 kg/m3 and 2.2 × 1011 N/m2 respectively?

(1)  220.5 Hz

(2)  770 Hz

(3)  188.5 Hz

(4)  178.2 Hz

Answer: (4)

3. A projectile is given an initial velocity of  is along the ground and  is along the vertical. If g = 10 m/s2, the equation of its trajectory is :

(1)  4y = 2x – 5x2

(2)  4y = 2x – 25x2

(3)  y = x – 5x2

(4)  y = 2x – 5x2

Answer: (4)

4. A uniform cylinder of length L and mass M having cross-sectional area A is suspended, with its length vertical, from a fixed point by a mass less spring, such that it is half submerged in a liquid of density or at equilibrium position. The extension x0 of the spring when it is in equilibrium is :

(1)  

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (1)

5. The graph between angle of deviation (δ) and angle of incidence (i) for a triangular prism is represented by :

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (1)

6. Diameter of a plano-convex lens is 6 cm and thickness at the centre is 3 mm. If speed of light in material of lens is 2 × 108 m/s, the focal length of the lens is :

(1)  30 cm

(2)  10 cm

(3)  15 cm

(4)  20 cm

Answer: (1)

7. The supply voltage to a room is 120 V. The resistance of the lead wires is 6 Ω. A 60 W bulb is already switched on. What is the decrease of voltage across the bulb, when a 240 W heater is switched on in parallel to the bulb?

(1)  13.3 Volt

(2)  10.04 Volt

(3)  0 Volt

(4)  2.9 Volt

Answer: (2)

8. A beam of unpolarised light of intensity I0 is passed through a Polaroid A and then through another Polaroid B which is oriented so that principal plane makes an angle of 45° relative to that of A. The intensity of emergent light is :

(1)  I0/4

(2)  I0/8

(3)  I0

(4)  I0/2

Answer: (1)

9. The amplitude of a damped oscillator decreases to 0.9 times its original magnitude in 5s. In another 10s it will decrease to α times its original magnitude, where α equals :

(1)  0.729

(2)  0.6

(3)  0.7

(4)  0.81

Answer: (1)

10. Two coherent point sources S1 and S2 are separated by a small distance ‘d’as shown. The fringes obtained on the screen will be :

(1)  semi-circles

(2)  concentric circles

(3)  points

(4)  straight lines

Answer: (2)

11. A metallic rod of length ‘l’ is tied to a string of length 2l and made to rotate with angular speed ω on a horizontal table with one end of the string fixed. If there is a vertical magnetic field ‘B’ in the region, the e.m.f. induced across the ends of the rod is :

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (2)

12. If a piece of metal is heated to temperature θ and then allowed to cool in a room which is at temperature θ0, the graph between the temperature T of the metal and time t will closest to

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (1)

13. This question has Statement I and Statement II. Of the four choices given after the Statements, choose the one that best describes the two Statements.

Statement – I: Higher the range, greater is the resistance of ammeter.

Statement – II: To increase the range of ammeter, additional shunt needs to be used across it.

(1)  Statement – I is true, Statement – II is false.

(2)  Statement – I is false, Statement – II is true

(3)  Statement – I is true, Statement – II is true, Statement – II is the correct explanation of Statement – I.

(4)  Statement – I is true, Statement – II is true, Statement – II is not the correct explanation of Statement – I.

Answer: (2)

14. Two charges, each equal to q, are kept at x = −a and x = a on the x-axis. A particle of mass m and charge q0 = q/2 is placed at the origin. If charge q0 is given a small displacement (y <<a) along the y-axis, the net force acting on the particle is proportional to :

(1)  1/y

(2)  −1/y

(3)  y

(4)  −y

Answer: (3)

15. This question has Statement I and Statement II. Of the four choices given after the Statements, choose the one that best describes the two Statements.

Statement – I: A point particle of mass m moving with speed ν collides with stationary point particle of mass M. If the maximum energy loss possible is given as

Statement – II: Maximum energy loss occurs when the particles get stuck together as result of the collision.

(1)  Statement – I is true, Statement – II is false

(2)  Statement – I is false, Statement – II is true.

(3)  Statement – I is true, Statement – II is true, Statement – II is a correct explanation of Statement – I.

(4)  Statement – I is true, Statement – II is true, Statement – II is not a correct explanation of Statement – I.

Answer: (2)

16. The I – V characteristic of an LED is :

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (3)

17. Assume that a drop of liquid evaporates by decrease in its surface energy, so that its temperature remains unchanged. What should be the minimum radius of the drop for this to be possible? The surface tension is T, density of liquid is ρ and L is its latent heat of vaporization.

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (2)

18. Two capacitors C1 and C2 are charged to 120 V and 200 V respectively. It is found that by connecting them together the potential on each one can be made zero. Then :

(1)  3C1 + 5C2 = 0

(2)  9C1 = 4C2

(3)  5C1 = 3C2

(4)  3C1 = 5C2

Answer: (4)

19. What is the minimum energy required to launch a satellite of mass m from the surface of a planet of mass M and radius R in a circular orbit at an altitude of 2R?

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (3)

20. 

(1) 

(2)  4p0v0

(3)  p0v0

(4) 

Answer: (4)

21. A circular loop of radius 0.3 cm lies parallel to a much bigger circular loop of radius 20 cm. The centre of the small loop is on the axis of the bigger loop. The distance between their centres is 15 cm. If a current of 2.0 A flows through the smaller loop, then the flux linked with bigger loop is :

(1)  3.3 × 1011 weber

(2)  6.6× 109 weber

(3)  9.1 × 1011 weber

(4)  6 × 1011 weber

Answer: (3)

22. A diode detector is used to detect an amplitude modulated wave of 60% modulation by using a condenser of capacity 250 pico farad parallel with a load resistance 100 kilo ohm. Find the maximum modulated frequency which could be detected by it.

(1)  5.31 MHz

(2)  5.31 kHz

(3)  10.62 MHz

(4)  10.62 kHz

Answer: (4)

23. An ideal gas enclosed in a vertical cylindrical container supports a freely moving piston of mass M. The piston and the cylinder have equal cross sectional area A. When the piston is in equilibrium, the volume of the gas is V0 and its pressure is P0. The piston is slightly displaced from the equilibrium position and released. Assuming that the system is completely isolated from its surrounding, the piston executes a simple harmonic motion with frequency :

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (1)

24. A hoop of radius r and mass m rotating with an angular velocity ω0 is placed on a rough horizontal surface. The initial velocity of the centre of the hoop is zero. What will be the velocity of the centre of the loop when it ceases to slip?

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (1)

25. Two short bar magnets of length 1 cm each have magnetic moments 1.20 Am2 and 1.00 Am2 They are placed on a horizontal table parallel to each other with their N poles pointing towards the South. They have a common magnetic equator and are separated by a distance of 20.0 cm. The value of the resultant horizontal magnetic induction at the midpoint O of the line joining their centres is close to (Horizontal component of earth’s magnetic induction is 3.6 × 10−5 Wb/m2)

(1)  3.50 × 104 Wb/m2

(2)  5.80 × 104 Wb/m2

(3)  3.6 × 105 Wb/m2

(4)  2.56 × 104 Wb/m2

Answer: (4)

26. The anode voltage of a photocell is kept fixed. The wavelength λ of the light falling on the cathode is gradually changed. The plate current I of the photocell varies as follows :

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (2)

27. Let [∈0] denotes the dimensional formula of the permittivity of vacuum. If M = mass, L = length, T = time and A = electric current, then :

(1)  [∈0] = [M1L2T1A2]

(2)  [∈0] = [M1L2T1A]

(3)  [∈0] = [M1L3T2A]

(4)  [∈0] = [M1L3T4A2]

Answer: (4)

28. In a hydrogen like atom electron makes transition from an energy level with quantum number n to another with quantum number (n – 1). If n >>1, the frequency of radiation emitted is proportional to :

(1)  1/n3/2

(2)  1/n3

(3)  1/n

(4)  1/n2

Answer: (2)

29. In an LCR circuit as shown below both switches are open initially. Now switch S1 is closed, S2 kept open. (q is charge on the capacitor and τ = RC is Capacitive time constant). Which of the following statement is correct ?

(1) 

(2)  

(3)  Work done by the battery is half of the energy dissipated in the resistor

(4) 

Answer: (1)

30. The magnetic field in a travelling electromagnetic wave has a peak value of 20 nT. The peak value of electric field strength is :

(1)  9 V/m

(2)  12 V/m

(3)  3 V/m

(4)  6 V/m

Answer: (4)

Chemistry

31. Which of the following represents the correct order of increasing first ionization enthalpy for Ca, Ba, S, Se and Ar?

(1)  Ba < Ca < Se < S < Ar

(2)  Ca < Ba < S < Se < Ar

(3)  Ca < S < Ba < Se < Ar

(4)  S < Se < Ca < Ba < Ar

Answer: (1)

32. A gaseous hydrocarbon gives upon combustion 0.72 g. of water and 3.08 g of CO2. The empirical formula of the hydrocarbon is :

(1)  C6H5

(2)  C7H8

(3)  C2H4

(4)  C3H4

Answer: (2)

33. The rate of a reaction doubles when its temperature changes from 300 K to 310 K. Activation energy of such a reaction will be :

(R = 8.314 JK−1 mol−1 and log 2 = 0.301)

(1)  58.5 kJ mol−1

(2)  60.5 kJ mol−1

(3)  53.6 kJ mol−1

(4)  48.6 kJ mol−1

Answer: (3)

34. The gas leaked from a storage tank of the Union Carbide plant Bhopal gas tragedy was :

(1)  Ammonia

(2)  Phosgene

(3)  Methylisocyanate

(4)  Methylamine

Answer: (3)

35. An organic compound A upon reacting with NH3 gives B. On heating B gives C. C in presence of KOH reacts with Br2 to give CH3CH2NH2 A is :

(1) 

(2)  CH3CH2COOH

(3)  CH3COOH

(4)  CH3CH2CH2COOH

Answer: (2)

36. Compound (A), C8H9Br, gives a white precipitate when warmed with alcoholic AgNO3. Oxidation of (A) gives an acid (B), C8H6O4. (B) easily forms anhydride on heating. Identify the compound (A).

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (2)

37. A compound with molecular mass 180 is acylated with CH3COCl to get a compound with molecular mass 390. The number of amino groups present per molecule of the former compounds is :

(1)  4

(2)  6

(3)  2

(4)  5

Answer: (4)

38. Which one of the following molecules is expected to exhibit diamagnetic behavior?

(1)  O2

(2)  S2

(3)  C2

(4)  N2

Answer: (3)

39. In which of the following pairs of molecules/ions, both the species are not likely to exist?

(1)   

(2)   

(3)   

(4)    

Answer: (1)

40. Which of the following complex species is not expected to exhibit optical isomerism?

(1)  [Co(NH3)3Cl3]

(2)  [Co(en)(NH3)2Cl2]+

(3)  [Co(en)3]3+

(4)  [Co(en)2Cl2]+

Answer: (1)

41. The coagulating power of electrolytes having ions Na+, Al3+ and Ba2+ for arsenic sulphide sol increases in the order :

(1)  Ba2+ < Na+ < Al3+

(2)  Al3+ < Na+ < Ba2+

(3)  Al3+ < Ba2+ < Na+

(4)  Na+ < Ba2+ < Al3+

Answer: (4)

42. Consider the following reaction :

The value of x, y and z in the reaction are, respectively :

(1)  2, 5 and 16

(2)  5, 2 and 8

(3)  5, 2 and 16

(4)  2, 5 and 8

Answer: (1)

43. Which of the following exists as covalent crystals in the solid state?

(1)  Sulphur

(2)  Phosphorus

(3)  Iodine

(4)  Silicon

Answer: (4)

44. A solution of (−)−1−chloro−1−phenylethane in toluene racemises slowly in the presence of a small amount of SbCl5, due to the formation of :

(1)  carbocation

(2)  free radical

(3)  carbanion

(4)  carbene

Answer: (1)

45. An unknown alcohol is treated with the “Lucas reagent” to determine whether the alcohol is primary, secondary or tertiary. Which alcohol reacts fastest and by what mechanism :

(1)  secondary alcohol by SN2

(2)  tertiary alcohol by SN2

(3)  secondary alcohol by SN1

(4)  tertiary alcohol by SN1

Answer: (4)

46. How many litres of water must be added to 1 litre of an aqueous solution of HCl with a pH of 1 to create an aqueous solution with pH of 2?

(1)  2.0 L

(2)  9.0 L

(3)  0.1 L

(4)  0.9 L

Answer: (2)

47. The molarity of a solution obtained by mixing 750 mL of 0.5(M)HCl with 250 mL of 2(M)HCl will be :

(1)  1.75 M

(2)  0.975 M

(3)  0.875 M

(4)  1.00 M

Answer: (3)

48. A piston filled with 0.04 mol of an ideal gas expands reversibly from 50.0 mL to 375 mL at a constant temperature of 37.0°C. As it, does so, it absorbs 208J of heat. The values of q and w for the process will be :

(R = 8.314 J/mol K) (ln 7.5 = 2.01)

(1)  q = −208 J, w = +208 J

(2)  q = +208 J, w = +208 J

(3)  q = 208 J, w = −208 J

(4)  q = −208 J, w = −208 J

Answer: (3)

49. Experimentally it was found that a metal oxide has formula M98 O. Metal M, is present as M2+ and M3+ in its oxide. Fraction of the metal which exists as M3+ would be :

(1)  6.05%

(2)  5.08%

(3)  7.01%

(4)  4.08%

Answer: (4)

50. For gaseous state, if most probable speed is denoted by C*, average speed  and mean square speed by C, then for a large number of molecules the ratios of these speeds are :

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (1)

51. Arrange the following compounds in order of decreasing acidity :

(1)  III > I > II > IV

(2)  IV > III > I > II

(3)  II > IV > I > III

(4)  I > II > III > IV

Answer: (1)

52. The order of stability of the following carbocations :

is

(1)  I > II > III

(2)  III > I > II

(3)  III > II > I

(4)  II > III > I

Answer: (2)

53. The first ionization potential of Na is 5.1 eV. The value of electron gain enthalpy of Na+ will be :

(1)  −10.2 eV

(2)  +2.55 eV

(3)  −2.55 eV

(4)  −5.1 eV

Answer: (4)

54. Four successive members of the first row transition elements are listed below with atomic numbers. Which one of them is expected to have the highest  value ?

(1)  Fe(Z = 26)

(2)  Co(Z = 27)

(3)  Cr(Z = 24)

(4)  Mn(Z = 25)

Answer: (2)

55. Stability of species Li2, Li2 and Li2+ increases in the order of :

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (4)

56. Energy of an electron is given by  Wavelength of light required to excite an electron in an hydrogen atom from level n = 1 to n = 2 will be :

(h = 6.62 × 10−34 Js and c = 3.0 × 108 ms−1)

(1)  6.500 × 107 m

(2)  8.500 × 107 m

(3)  1.214 × 107 m

(4)  2.816 × 107 m

Answer: (3)

57. Synthesis of each molecule of glucose in photosynthesis involves :

(1)  8 molecules of ATP

(2)  6 molecules of ATP

(3)  18 molecules of ATP

(4)  10 molecules of ATP

Answer: (4)

58. Which of the following is the wrong statement?

(1)  Ozone is violet − black in solid state

(2)  Ozone is diamagnetic gas.

(3)  ONCl and ONO are not isoelectronic

(4)  O3 molecule is bent

Answer: (1)

59. Which of the following arrangements does not represent the correct order of the property stated against it?

(1)  Co3+ < Fe3+ < Cr3+ < Sc3+ : stability in aqueous solution

(2)  Sc < Ti < Cr < Mn : number of oxidation states

(3)  V2+ < Cr2+ < Mn2+ < Fe2+: paramagnetic behavior

(4)  Ni2+ < Co2+ < Fe2+ < Mn2+ : ionic size

Answer: (3)

60. Given

Based on the data given above, strongest oxidizing agent will be :

(1)  Mn2+

(2)  MnO4

(3)  Cl

(4)  Cr3+

Answer: (2)

Mathematics

61. The real number k for which the equation, 2x3 + 3x + k = 0 has two distinct real roots in [0, 1]

(1)  lies between −1 and 0

(2)  does not exist

(3)  lies between 1 and 2

(4)  lies between 2 and 3

Answer: (2)

62. The number of values of k, for which the system of equations :

(k + 1)x + 8y = 4k

kx + (k +3)y = 3k – 1 has no solution, is

(1)  2

(2)  3

(3)  infinite

(4)  1

Answer: (4)

63. If  is the adjoint of a 3 × 3 matrix A and |A| = 4, then α is equal to :

(1)  5

(2)  0

(3)  4

(4)  11

Answer: (4)

64. Let Tn be the number of all possible triangles formed by joining vertices of an n-sided regular polygon. If Tn+1 – Tn =10, then the value of n is :

(1)  10

(2)  8

(3)  7

(4)  5

Answer: (4)

65. At present, a firm is manufacturing 2000 items. It is estimated that the rate of change of production P w.r.t. additional number of workers x is given by  If the firm employs 25 more workers, then the new level of production of items is :

(1)  3500

(2)  4500

(3)  2500

(4)  3000

Answer: (1)

66. ABCD is a trapezium such that AB and CD are parallel and BC ⊥ If ∠ADB = θ, BC = p and CD = q, then AB is equal to :

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (3)

67. All the students of a class performed poorly in Mathematics. The teacher decided to give grace marks of 10 to each of the students. Which of the following statistical measures will not change even after the grace marks were given?

(1)  mode

(2)  variance

(3)  mean

(4)  median

Answer: (2)

68. A ray of light along x + √3y = √3 gets reflected upon reaching x-axis, the equation of the reflected ray is :

(1)  y = √3x − √3

(2)  √3y = x – 1

(3)  y = x + √3

(4)  √3y = x – √3

Answer: (4)

69. The area (in square units) bounded by the curves y = √x, 2y – x + 3 = 0, xaxis and lying in the first quadrant is :

(1)  18

(2)  27/4

(3)  9

(4)  36

Answer: (3)

70. If z is a complex number of unit modulus and argument θ, then arg  equals :

(1)  θ

(2)  π – θ

(3)  −θ

(4)  π/2 – θ

Answer: (3)

71. If ∫f(x) dx = Ψ(x), then ∫x5f(x3) dx is equal to :

(1)  

(2) 

(3) 

(4)  

Answer: (1)

72. Let A and B be two sets containing 2 elements and 4 elements respectively. The number of subsets of A × B having 3 or more elements is :

(1)  219

(2)  211

(3)  256

(4)  220

Answer: (1)

73. If the lines  are coplanar, then k can have :

(1)  exactly two values

(2)  exactly three values

(3)  any value

(4)  exactly one value

Answer: (1)

74. The x-coordinate of the incentre of the triangle that has the coordinates of mid points of its sides as (0, 1) (1, 1) and (1, 0) is :

(1)  1 + √2

(2)  1 – √2

(3)  2 + √2

(4)  2 – √2

Answer: (4)

75. Consider :

Statement -I : (p ⋀ ~ q) ⋀ (~p ⋀ q) is a fallacy.

Statement- II: (p → q) ↔ (~q → ~ p) is a tautology.

(1)  Statement – I is true; Statement – II is false.

(2)  Statement – I is false; Statement – II is true.

(3)  Statement-I is true; Statement-II is true; Statement – II is a correct explanation for Statement – I.

(4)  Statement – I is true; Statement – II is true; Statement – II is not a correct explanation for Statement – I.

Answer: (4)

76. If the equations x2 + 2x + 3 = 0 and ax2 + bx + c = 0, a, b, c ϵ R, have a common root, then a : b : c is :

(1)  1 : 3 : 2

(2)  3 : 1 : 2

(3)  1 : 2 : 3

(4)  3 : 2 : 1

Answer: (3)

77. The sum of first 20 terms of the sequence 0.7, 0.77, 0.777, ….., is :

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (1)

78. The term independent of x in expansion of  is :

(1)  210

(2)  310

(3)  4

(4)  120

Answer: (1)

79. If the vectors  are the sides of a triangle ABC, then the length of the median through A is :

(1)  √33

(2)  √45

(3)  √18

(4)  √72

Answer: (1)

80. If x, y, z are in A.P. and tan−1 x, tan−1 y and tan−1 z are also in A.P, then :

(1)  6x = 3y = 2z

(2)  6x = 4y = 3z

(3)  x = y = z

(4)  2x = 3y = 6z

Answer: (3)

81. The intercepts on x-axis made by tangents to the curve,  which are parallel to the line y = 2x, are equal to :

(1)  ±3

(2)  ±4

(3)  ±1

(4)  ±2

Answer: (3)

82. Distance between two parallel planes 2x + y + 2z = 8 and 4x + 2y + 4z + 5 = 0 is :

(1)  7/2

(2)  9/2

(3)  3/2

(4)  5/2

Answer: (1)

83. The circle passing through (1, −2) and touching the axis of x at (3, 0) also passes through the point :

(1)  (5, −2)

(2)  (−2, 5)

(3)  (−5, 2)

(4)  (2, −5)

Answer: (1)

84. The equation of the circle passing through the foci of the ellipse  and having centre at (0, 3) is :

(1)  x2 + y2 – 6y – 5 = 0

(2)  x2 + y2 – 6y + 5 = 0

(3)  x2 + y2 – 6y – 7 = 0

(4)  x2 + y2 – 6y + 7 = 0

Answer: (3)

85. If y = sec(tan1 x) then  is equal to:

(1)  1

(2)  √2

(3)  1/√2

(4)  1/2

Answer: (3)

86. The expression  can be written as :

(1)  tan A + cot A

(2)  sec A + cosec A

(3)  sin A cos A + 1

(4)  sec A cosec A + 1

Answer: (4)

87. Given : A circle, 2x2 + 2y2 = 5 and a parabola, y2 = 4√5x.

Statement – I : An equation of a common tangent to these curves is y = x + √5.

Statement – II : If the line  is their common tangent, then m satisfied  m4 – 3m2 + 2 = 0

(1)  Statement – I is true; Statement – II is false.

(2)  Statement – I is false, Statement – II is true.

(3)  Statement – I is true; Statement – II is true; Statement – II is a correct explanation for Statement – I.

(4)  Statement – I is true; Statement – II is true; Statement – II is not a correct explanation for Statement – I.

Answer: (4)

88. A multiple choice examination has 5 questions. Each question has three alternative answers of which exactly one is correct. The probability that a student will get 4 or more correct answers just by guessing is :

(1)  11/35

(2)  10/35

(3)  17/35

(4)  13/35

Answer: (1)

89. Statement – I : The value of the integral  is equal to π/6.

Statement – II :  

(1)  Statement – I is true; Statement – II is false.

(2)  Statement – I is false; Statement – II is true.

(3)  Statement – I is true; Statement – II is true; Statement – II is a correct explanation for Statement – I.

(4)  Statement-I is true; Statement – II is true; Statement-II is not a correct explanation for Statement – I.

Answer: (2)

90. 

(1)  1

(2)  2

(3)  −1/4

(4)  1/2

Answer: (2)

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