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2. Consider the following statements and find out which among them are correct?
1. 2023 Lokmanya Tilak National Award was given to Narendra Modi.
2. It was given on August 1 of every year.
3. August 1 is the death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak.
4. Narendra Modi is the 41st recipient of this Award.
(A) 1 and 2 are correct (B) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(C) 2, 3 and 4 are correct (D) All are correct
A 3
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6. Which among the following are true in connection with Civil Disobedience Movement?
1. Civil Disobedience Movement was started with Dandi March.
2. Dandi March was started on March 12, 1930.
3. The March was started with 78 followers of Gandhiji.
4. Gandhiji broke salt law on April 6, 1930.
(A) 1 and 2 are true (B) 2 and 3 are true
(C) 1 and 4 are true (D) All are true
7. Which among the following statement is true with regard to the Government of India Act
1935?
(A) The Act was passed during the time of Lord Linlithgow
(B) The Act introduced dyarchy in the provinces
(C) The Act provided separate autonomy to the provinces
(D) The Act was repealed in 1936
9. Consider the following statements with regard to the removal untouchability in Kerala. Find
out which is incorrect :
(A) C. Krishnan Championed against untouchability through Desabhimani
(B) T.K. Madhavan was a dynamic leader who stood against untouchability
(C) Mannath Padmanabhan organised Savarna Jatha against the practice of
untouchability
(D) K. Kelappan led vaikam satyagraha against untouchability
161/2023–M 4 A
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11. Regular exercise and controlled diet are conducive ————— good health.
(A) for (B) with
(C) in (D) to
12. Either the captain or his crew ————— responsible for the mishap.
(A) is (B) am
(C) are (D) was
14. The criminal was supposed to be ————— European, wearing ————— yellow T-shirt.
(A) an, a (B) a, an
(C) an, an (D) a, a
17. It is better to ————— a good dictionary to find the exact meaning of the word.
(A) look at (B) look for
(C) look on (D) look up
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20. Our former Prime Minister, P.V. Narasimha Rao, was a person who could speak many
languages. (give one-word substitute for the underlined words) :
(A) lexicographer (B) polyglot
(C) linguist (D) glutton
22. The excess pressure inside a soap bubble of radius ‘r’ having surface tension ‘S ’ is :
2S S
(A) (B)
r r
4S 3S
(C) (D)
r r
24. The ratio of radii of two wires of same material is 3 : 1. If these wires are stretched by equal
force, then, what is the ratio of stresses produced in them?
(A) 9:1 (B) 4:1
(C) 1:9 (D) 1:4
25. The thermodynamic process in which no heat enters or leaves the thermodynamic system is
named as ————— process.
(A) Isochoric (B) Isothermal
(C) Isobaric (D) Adiabatic
26. The efficiency (in percentage) of a Carnot’s heat engine working between sink at 300 K and
source at 400 K is :
(A) 25 (B) 75
(C) 50 (D) 80
161/2023–M 6 A
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27. Under steady state condition, temperature of a body —————
(A) Increases with time
(B) Decreases with time
(C) Does not change with time and is same at all points of the body
(D) Does not change with time and can be different at different points of the body
28. Two coherent sources have amplitudes in the ratio 3:1 interfer each other. Then the ratio of
the maximum to minimum intensity on a screen is :
(A) 3:1 (B) 4:1
(C) 9:1 (D) 1:3
29. The process of achieving population inversion in a LASER system is known as —————
(A) Stimulation (B) Absorption
(C) Inversion (D) Pumping
30. When Newton’s rings are observed by a monochromatic light in reflected mode, the central
ring appears :
(A) Dark (B) White
(C) Bright (D) Yellow
32. Which spectral series of hydrogen atom lies in the visible region of the electromagnetic
spectrum?
(A) Lymann Series (B) Balmer Series
(C) Brackett Series (D) Pfund Series
33. Which among the following nucleus has the highest value of binding energy per nucleon?
(A) Iron (B) Copper
(C) Tin (D) Zinc
34. What is the value of the Lande’s g factor associated with the atomic state symbol 3 P1 ?
1 2
(A) (B)
3 3
3 3
(C) (D)
2 1
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35. The solubility products of AgCl and PbCl2 are 1.8 × 10–10 and 1.7 × 10–5 respectively at room
temperature. Hydrochloric acid is added to a solution that contains Ag+ and Pb2+ until the
equilibrium concentration of Cl– becomes 0.10 M. What will be the concentrations of Pb2+ at
equilibrium?
(A) 1.7 × 10–5 M (B) 1.7 × 10–4 M
(C) 1.7 × 10–3 M (D) 1.8 × 10–10 M
37. Which of the following statement(s) is/are related to Heisenberg’s Uncertainity Principle?
(i) The concept of orbitals for electrons instead of orbits.
(ii) Broadening of molecular spectra.
(iii) It is related to the wave-particle duality of particles.
(iv) It affects the precision in measuring the energy levels of molecules.
(A) (i) alone (B) (i) and (iv)
(C) (ii), (iii) and (iv) (D) All of these
38. Among the following compounds, which one exhibits all three types of chemical bonds : ionic,
covalent and coordinate bonds?
(A) NH4Cl (B) KCl.MgCl2
(C) Hydrochloric acid (D) Fe(OH)3
161/2023–M 8 A
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40. In the conversion of phenol to o-hydroxybenzaldehyde using chloroform and alkali, the
principal reactive intermediate formed is :
(A) Carbon free radical (B) Dichlorocarbene
41. The IUPAC name of the compound with the following structure is :
42. The octane number of a fuel is determined by comparing the fuel to a mixture of :
(C) n-octane and the fuel (D) Iso-octane and the fuel
43. What is the product of the ring-opening reaction of an epoxide on acid catalysed hydrolysis?
44. In the van der Waals equation of real gases, the parameter “b” represents :
45. A solution of a dye is exposed to light of a particular wavelength. The absorbance of the
solution is measured to be 1.0. What is the percentage of the incident light that is absorbed
by the solution?
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46. In the following reaction at equilibrium,
N2O4(g) 2NO2(g) ΔH = +58 kJ
which of the following changes will cause the equilibrium to shift to the right?
(A) Lowering of temperature
(B) Pressure is increased by adding N2
(C) Adding a catalyst to the system
(D) Decreasing the pressure of the system
47. Which of the following solutions will have the highest equivalent conductance?
(A) 0.1 M NaCl
(B) 0.01 M NaCl
(C) 0.001 M NaCl
(D) All of the above will have same equivalence conductance
48. How many proton NMR signals will be obtained for isobutane?
(A) One singlet (B) One singlet and one quartet
(C) One doublet and one quartet (D) One doublet and dectet
161/2023–M 10 A
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51. Match the following and choose the CORRECT answer :
(a) Catkin (i) Achyranthes
(v) Morus
(A) True, False, True, True (B) True, False, True, False
(C) False, True, True, True (D) False, True, False, True
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54. Which among the following statement is TRUE?
(i) Water absorbed by the roots reaches the top of a tree by transpiration pull and cohesion
of water molecules.
(ii) Conduction of sap in old plants when heart wood decayed occurs through phloem.
55. ————— is the hydrogen transporter in the photosynthetic electron transport system.
(A) Cytochrome f (B) Pheophytin
(C) Plastocyanin (D) Plastoquinone
56. Which one of the following statements is NOT applicable to the experimental set up of
Munch’s mass flow hypothesis given below. Here chamber A contains concentrated sugar
solution and chamber B contains dilute sugar solution.
(A) Turgor pressure gradient is responsible for mass flow from A to B through C
(B) Chamber A rapidly absorbs water and result in high TP
(C) The water from chamber B will diffuse out and can again pass through the
chamber A
(D) The flow from A to B through C cannot be prolonged even after maintaining a
continuous supply of sugar solution to chamber A
161/2023–M 12 A
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58. A fibre yielding plant where the source of fibre is the phloem :
(A) Cannabis sativa (B) Cocos nucifera
(A) The major aerosol pollutant present in the jet plane emission is CFC
(C) CO, N2O and SO3 combine with haemoglobin and impede oxygen transport
(C) Keibul Lambao National park (D) Keoladeo Ghana National park
61. The components of London smog, the most severe air pollution occurred in 1952 were
—————, particulates like soot, ammonium sulphate and humidity or water from fog.
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63. Which part of the heart conducting system is responsible for initiating the electrical impulses
that stimulate the heart to contract?
(A) Atrioventricular (AV) Node (B) Sinoatrial (SA) Node
(C) Bundle of His (D) Purkinje fibers
64. When an electrical impulse reaches the Purkinje fibers, what action do they initiate in the
heart?
(A) Contraction of the atria (B) Relaxation of the ventricles
(C) Contraction of the ventricles (D) Stimulation of the SA node
65. Which blood cells are formed in the bone marrow from magakaryocytes?
(A) Erythrocytes (B) Monocytes
(C) Basophils (D) Platelets
66. What is the primary factor that shifts the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve to the right?
(A) Decreased CO2 levels
(B) Increased pH (alkalosis)
(C) Decreased temperature
(D) Increased 2, 3-BPG (2, 3 – bisphosphoglycerate)
67. During muscle contraction, which molecule binds to calcium ions to initiate the interaction
between actin and myosin?
(A) Troponin (B) Tropomyosin
(C) Myosin (D) Titin
69. Which structure is responsible for the storage and release of calcium ions in striated muscle
cells?
(A) Sarcolemma (B) Sarcoplasmic reticulum
(C) T-tubules (D) Myofibrils
161/2023–M 14 A
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70. Mesokaryotic cells is present in :
(A) Bacteria (B) Prions
72. The flavoprotein present in the Complex I – of the inner mitochondrial membrane is :
(B) Lukaemia
(D) AIDS
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2 3
77. If the matrix A = has eigen values 4 and 8, then :
x y
(A) x = 4, y = 10 (B) x = −4, y = −10
(C) x = −4, y = 10 (D) x = 4, y = −10
1−w
79. The value of where w is a non-real cube root of 1.
w2 + w
(A) 3 (B) 2
4
(C) 1 (D)
3
(A) ± 3 +i (B) ± 3 −i
(C) ± (1 + i 3 ) (D) ± (1 − i 3 )
81. The distance between the foci of an ellipse is 6 units and its minor axis is 8 units. Then the
eccentricity is :
4 1
(A) (B)
5 52
3 1
(C) (D)
5 2
82. If the distance between the points (3, b) and (8, 7) is 13, then b is equal to :
(A) 5 or –19 (B) 5 or 19
(C) –5 or –19 (D) –5 or 19
161/2023–M 16 A
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2023x 2 + 2022x + 2021
84. lim equals :
x →∞ x 2 + 2022x + 2020
(A) 2023 (B) 1
2021
(C) (D) ∞
2020
(C) (
2xy dx + 2 + x 2 dy = 0 ) (D) x 2 y dy − ydx = 0
dy
86. An integrating factor of x + (3x + 1) y = xe − 2 x is :
dx
(A) xe 3 x (B) 3xe x
(C) xe x (D) x 3e x
(A) 3 (B) 4 3
(C) 6 3 (D) 8 3
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91. 'WOp]¤' IÐ A¡ÀU vqL¾ khU :
(A) k]WU (B) SWLW]sU
(C) kqnQfU (D) WSkLfU
92. fLRu RWLaO¾]q]¨OÐvp]¤ j]ÐV Rfã]sæL¾ qPkU WRº¾OW :
(A) ^}vêvU (B) R\svVV
(C) fQSWLeU (D) h]f~U
161/2023–M 18 A
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FINAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 161/2023
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