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IISER IAT 2017 question paper

60 questions · 240 marks · 180 minutes · +4 per correct answer, -1 per wrong one

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Biology

15 questions

  1. 1
    Match the following features to the animals. Which is the correct combination? 1. Open circulatory system 2. Closed circulatory system 3. Earthworm 4. Malpighian tubules 5. Nephridia 6. Cockroach

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  2. 2
    Take two plants, keep plant A in very dry conditions and plant B in high humidity. Simultaneously, immerse the roots of both plants in water with a red dye. What would you observe?

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  3. 3
    A population of finch birds with medium sized beaks colonizes an island with plants producing medium and large sized seeds. After a disease wipes out all the plants with medium sized seeds, what is most likely to happen to the finches?

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  4. 4
    If the population of a city of 100 people increases at an intrinsic rate of 0.1, but the city only has access to food and housing for 200 people, what will the current growth rate of the population be?

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  5. 5
    Pick the INCORRECT statement regarding a mitochondrion,

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  6. 6
    Which of the following statements best describes the G0 stage of the cell cycle?

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  7. 7
    Erythroblastosis foetalis can be avoided by

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  8. 8
    During an oxidative phosphorylation the terminal electron acceptor is ______ (fill up the blank)

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  9. 9
    Immature lymphocytes are primarily found in which one of the following organs?

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  10. 10
    If an enzyme reaction follows the Michaelis Menten kinetics represented by the equation: V0=Vmax⋅[S]KM+[S]V_0 = V_{max} \cdot \dfrac{[S]}{K_M + [S]} where, V0V_0 is the initial reaction velocity, VmaxV_{max} is the maximal reaction velocity, KMK_M is the Michaelis constant and [S][S] is the substrate concentration. Which of the following statements is correct?

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  11. 11
    Common cold is mostly caused by Rhinoviruses. Which of the following treatments will provide the best cure from this infectious agent?

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  12. 12
    In human females, when does oogenesis begin?

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  13. 13
    Which one of the following statements best defines properties of a compound epithelium?

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  14. 14
    Which one of the following pairs of genotype and phenotype ratios will be obtained in F2 generation for Snapdragon plants exhibiting incomplete dominance for red and white flower color traits?

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  15. 15
    Provided below are recognition sequences for restriction enzymes 1 (RE1), 2 (RE2) and 3 (RE3). Arrows indicate the positions where the enzymes digest on the two strands. Which of the following can the RE1 digested DNA ligate to?

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Chemistry

15 questions

  1. 16
    In which one of the following cases will the α\alpha-hydrogen NOT be abstracted on treatment with one equivalent of base?

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  2. 17
    Arrange the following compounds in order of decreasing basicity. (i) 4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole (ii) pyrrole (iii) imidazole (iv) pyridine

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  3. 18
    In the following reaction sequence, predict the structure of the final product Y. C6H5COCH2COOCH3→HCl gasHOCH2CH2OHX→1. LiAlH4; 2. H2OY\mathrm{C_6H_5COCH_2COOCH_3} \xrightarrow[\mathrm{HCl\ gas}]{\mathrm{HOCH_2CH_2OH}} \mathbf{X} \xrightarrow{\mathrm{1.\ LiAlH_4;\ 2.\ H_2O}} \mathbf{Y}

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  4. 19
    For the following reaction, identify the carbonyl compound X that shows the highest reactivity. X+CH3CH2CH2NH2→H+ (anhydrous)\mathbf{X} + \mathrm{CH_3CH_2CH_2NH_2} \xrightarrow{\mathrm{H^+\ (anhydrous)}} Imine product

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  5. 20
    SnCl2\mathrm{SnCl_2} dissolves in a solution containing Cl−\mathrm{Cl^-} ions to form [SnCl3]−\mathrm{[SnCl_3]^-}. What would be the geometry of [SnCl3]−\mathrm{[SnCl_3]^-} ?

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  6. 21
    How many nodes are there in the antibonding molecular orbital formed by two 2s2s atomic orbitals?

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  7. 22
    Identify the major product in the following reaction 2-phenylcyclohexan-1-one →ii. H2Oi. CH3CH2MgBr→H2SO4 (conc.), reflux→ii. Zn, H2Oi. O3\xrightarrow[\mathrm{ii.\ H_2O}]{\mathrm{i.\ CH_3CH_2MgBr}} \xrightarrow{\mathrm{H_2SO_4\ (conc.),\ reflux}} \xrightarrow[\mathrm{ii.\ Zn,\ H_2O}]{\mathrm{i.\ O_3}} ?

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  8. 23
    A complex of metal Mn+\mathrm{M^{n+}} has the following electronic distribution in dd orbitals, The neutral M has a ground state electronic configuration of [Ar]4s23d6\mathrm{[Ar]4s^23d^6}. Which of the following complexes is consistent with the electronic distribution of Mn+\mathrm{M^{n+}} (as described above)?

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  9. 24
    Identify the complex that can exist as a pair of enantiomers.

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  10. 25
    Which of the following complexes is expected to be colored?

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  11. 26
    Density of 3M solution of NaCl is 1.25 g/mLg/mL. Calculate the volume of water required to make 1000 mLmL of this NaCl solution. [Consider the density of water as 1 g/mLg/mL].

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  12. 27
    Electric current was passed through an aqueous solution of CuSO4\mathrm{CuSO_4} using two Pt electrodes. After some time, the blue color of the solution disappeared along with evolution of O2\mathrm{O_2} gas. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the resultant solution?

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  13. 28
    Reactant RR gives nn different products (Pr:r=1,2,3,⋯ ,nP_r : r = 1, 2, 3, \cdots, n) in nn parallel first order reactions. Rate constant for the formation of any product PrP_r is rkrk where r=1,2,3,⋯ ,nr = 1, 2, 3, \cdots, n. For the decay of RR, what is the overall rate constant in terms of kk?

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  14. 29
    Consider a hypothetical case in which the charge of a proton is twice as that of an electron. Using this hypothetical case, how many protons (P), neutrons (N) and electrons (E) would a neutral 23Na\mathrm{^{23}Na} atom contain?

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  15. 30
    The magnitude of reversible work done by an ideal gas in four different processes: isothermal expansion, adiabatic expansion, constant pressure expansion, and free expansion are WiW_i, WaW_a, WpW_p, and WfW_f respectively. Choose the right order of sequence for the magnitude of the work done. (Change in the volume is same for all the processes.)

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Mathematics

15 questions

  1. 31
    The number of solutions of the equation 2sin⁡2x+1=3sin⁡x2\sin^2 x + 1 = 3\sin x in the interval (0,π)(0, \pi) is

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  2. 32
    For n≥2n \ge 2, the number of onto functions from the set {1,2,…,n}\{1, 2, \ldots, n\} to the set {1,2}\{1, 2\} is

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  3. 33
    Let f:R→Rf : \mathbf{R} \to \mathbf{R} be a differentiable function such that f′(0)=1f'(0) = 1 and f(x+y)=f(x)f(y)f(x + y) = f(x)f(y) for all x,y∈Rx, y \in \mathbf{R}. Which of the following is true?

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  4. 34
    The number of points of intersection of the curves x2+8y2=4x^2 + 8y^2 = 4 and x2+y2=1x^2 + y^2 = 1 is

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  5. 35
    The coefficient of x9x^9 in (x2−13x)9\left(x^2 - \frac{1}{3x}\right)^9 is

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  6. 36
    The roots of the polynomial x3−39x2+471x−1729x^3 - 39x^2 + 471x - 1729 are in an arithmetic progression. Which of the following is a common difference of the progression?

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  7. 37
    Let f:R→Rf : \mathbf{R} \to \mathbf{R} be defined as f(x)={e3x−ex−e2x+1x2if x>0,aif x=0,1−cos⁡(2x)x2if x<0.f(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{e^{3x} - e^{x} - e^{2x} + 1}{x^2} & \text{if } x > 0, \\ a & \text{if } x = 0, \\ \frac{1 - \cos(2x)}{x^2} & \text{if } x < 0. \end{cases} The value of aa for which ff is continuous at 0 is

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  8. 38
    Let SS be a set with 3 elements. What is the probability of choosing an ordered pair (A,B)(A, B) of subsets of SS such that AA and BB are disjoint?

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  9. 39
    Consider the functions y1y_1 and y2y_2 satisfying dy1dx=−y2, dy2dx=y1, y1(0)=1, y2(0)=0.\dfrac{dy_1}{dx} = -y_2,\ \dfrac{dy_2}{dx} = y_1,\ y_1(0) = 1,\ y_2(0) = 0. The set S={(y1(x),y2(x)):x∈R}S = \{(y_1(x), y_2(x)) : x \in \mathbf{R}\} lies on a

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  10. 40
    A function ff satisfying f∘f∘f(x)=xf \circ f \circ f(x) = x for all x∈Rx \in \mathbf{R} is

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  11. 41
    The function f(x)=sin⁡x+1sin⁡xf(x) = \sin x + \frac{1}{\sin x} in the interval (0,π)(0, \pi) has a

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  12. 42
    Let pp be a polynomial with real coefficients such that ∫01p(t)dt=0\int_0^1 p(t)dt = 0. Which of the following statements is always true?

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  13. 43
    For a complex number zz, let (1+z)15=a0+a1z+⋯+a15z15(1 + z)^{15} = a_0 + a_1 z + \cdots + a_{15} z^{15}. The value of (a0−4a2+16a4+⋯−214a14)2+(2a1−8a3+32a5⋯−215a15)2(a_0 - 4a_2 + 16a_4 + \cdots - 2^{14}a_{14})^2 + (2a_1 - 8a_3 + 32a_5 \cdots - 2^{15}a_{15})^2 is

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  14. 44
    Let AA be a 3×33 \times 3 matrix which has determinant 3 and satisfies the equation A2−7A+4I=0A^2 - 7A + 4I = 0. The value of ∣det⁡ (A−2I)∣|\det\,(A - 2I)| is

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  15. 45
    Consider the functions g(x)={1if x∈[−1,1],0otherwiseg(x) = \begin{cases} 1 & \text{if } x \in [-1, 1], \\ 0 & \text{otherwise} \end{cases} and f(x)=lim⁡h→012h∫x−hx+hg(y)dy.f(x) = \lim\limits_{h \to 0} \dfrac{1}{2h} \displaystyle\int_{x-h}^{x+h} g(y)dy. The value of f(1)f(1) is

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Physics

15 questions

  1. 46
    One mole of an ideal gas is taken around the complete cycle as shown in the PV-diagram. Considering the universal gas constant R, the work done by the gas in one complete cycle is

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  2. 47
    A Copper wire of length LCuL_{\mathrm{Cu}}, Young's modulus YCuY_{\mathrm{Cu}}, and diameter dd is hung from the ceiling. An Aluminium wire of length LAlL_{\mathrm{Al}}, Young's modulus YAlY_{\mathrm{Al}}, and of same diameter dd is joined end-to-end at the free end of the Copper wire. If under the action of a load applied at the free end of the Aluminium wire the net elongation is ΔL\Delta L, the applied load is

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  3. 48
    From the given plot of the decay rate R versus time tt of some radioactive nuclei, the half life of the nuclei in hours can be estimated to be

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  4. 49
    A particle of mass m1m_1 and velocity vi⃗\vec{v_i} collides head-on with a stationary particle of mass m2m_2. After collision the velocity of both particles is vf⃗\vec{v_f}. The energy lost in the collision is

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  5. 50
    Particles of mass m1m_1 and m2m_2 initially sitting at the same position, start moving simultaneously at t=0t = 0 with velocities v1⃗\vec{v_1} and v2⃗\vec{v_2}, respectively. After a time t=t0t = t_0 the angular momentum of the particle of mass m2m_2 with respect to the particle of mass m1m_1 is

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  6. 51
    If the refractive index of the material of a prism is μ\mu and its angle of minimum deviation is π/3\pi/3 then the angle of the prism is

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  7. 52
    The current through the 36 Ω\Omega resistor in the given circuit is

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  8. 53
    The dimension of 1/RC1/RC, where RR is the resistance and CC is the capacitance, is the same as that of

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  9. 54
    In the given circuit, the input voltages at P and Q could be either 0 V or 10 V. Use the fact that a diode under forward bias is a short circuit, and under reverse bias is an open circuit. The truth table of the circuit will be that of

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  10. 55
    What should be the closest approximate radius of a celestial body twice as massive as the sun so that the escape speed from the celestial body is equal to the speed of light? (The mass of sun is 2×10302 \times 10^{30} Kg, speed of light is 3×1083 \times 10^8 m/s, and universal gravitational constant G=7×10−11G = 7 \times 10^{-11} N m2^2/Kg2^2.)

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  11. 56
    Two bar magnets A and B, and a non-magnetic bar C, all of same mass and dimensions, are dropped in an identical manner one by one through the center of a copper loop held horizontally (as shown in the figure). The times taken by the bars A, B, and C to reach the ground are tAt_A, tBt_B, and tCt_C, respectively. Which of the following relations is correct?

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  12. 57
    A metal, whose temperature coefficient of resistivity is 5×10−4 ∘C−15 \times 10^{-4}\ ^\circ C^{-1}, is heated from 100 ∘^\circC to 1100 ∘^\circC. By what factor does the mobility of electrons in the metal change due to this change in temperature?

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  13. 58
    In the given circuit, what is the closest approximate frequency at which the ratio Vout/Vin\mathrm{V_{out}/V_{in}} is 1/21/\sqrt{2}?

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  14. 59
    The transverse displacement at position xx and time tt in a string due to a travelling wave is given by y(x,t)=3.0cos⁡(πx−4πt)y(x, t) = 3.0\cos(\pi x - 4\pi t) cm, where xx is in centimeters and tt is in seconds. Which of the following statements is wrong?

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  15. 60
    An electron of mass mem_e and charge ee is projected with a speed vv making an angle θ\theta with respect to the top electrode of a parallel plate capacitor as shown in the figure. Considering only the effect of the downward constant electric field EE on the electron's motion, which of the following statements is correct.

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