IISER IAT 2018 question paper
60 questions · 240 marks · 180 minutes · +4 per correct answer, -1 per wrong one
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Biology
15 questions
- 1Which one of the following statements about second messengers is correct?
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- 2The glomerular filtration rate is NOT affected by
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- 3Haplo-diploid insects have diploid females from fertilized eggs but haploid males from unfertilized ones. Such a haploid male with red eyes is crossed with a white eyed female. Assuming that the red-eye colour mutation is dominant over white-eye colour, which one of the following statements is true?
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- 4Match the entries in column I and II and choose the correct pairs from the choices below.
Column I Column II a. High BOD 1. Skin cancer b. Ozone hole 2. Greenhouse gas c. El Niño effect 3. Food chain d. Biomagnification 4. Water pollution Tap an option to check your answer.
- 5DNA fragments of 100 base pairs (bp), 300 bp and 500 bp were separated by agarose gel electrophoresis. Pick the correct arrangement of the fragments separated on the gel in the increasing order of their migration from the wells.
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- 6Meiosis involves:
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- 7Which of the following is exclusively marine?
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- 8How many histone molecules are required to wrap roughly 60,000 base pairs (bp) of DNA?
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- 9All species of vultures in India are threatened with extinction. What is the most likely outcome if all vultures in India go extinct?
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- 10A gene is inserted into the PvuII site of the cloning vector (given below) and transformed into E. coli cells. Which one of the following statements is then true?
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- 11What are Association areas?
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- 12Match the entries in column I and II and choose the correct pairs from below:
Column I Column II a. Golgi 1. Divide by fission b. Endoplasmic Reticulum 2. Site of formation of glycoproteins and glycolipids c. Cytoskeleton 3. Steroidal hormone synthesis site d. Mitochondria 4. Mechanical support Tap an option to check your answer.
- 13Which of the following antibodies is present abundantly in the colostrum secreted during the initial days of human lactation?
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- 14Which compound given below inhibits cholesterol synthesis in humans?
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- 15In the given graph curves A, B and C represent relation between partial pressure of oxygen () and saturation of hemoglobin with oxygen. If curve A represents condition of blood in a regular artery then please select the correct statement from below.
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Chemistry
15 questions
- 16The melting point of is
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- 17Which of the following statements is valid for the dipole moment () values of cis- and trans-?
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- 18Which of the following statements is correct about tetrahedral manganate and permanganate ions?
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- 19Among the lanthanides Eu, Tb, Er and Dy, which one readily forms stable divalent ions?
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- 20The correct order for decreasing basic strength of the molecules , , , and is:
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- 21In the following reaction sequence, 4-methylaniline X (Major) 4-methylaniline Y Z (Major) the major products X and Z are
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- 22Select the correct order of basicity for the following compounds. (i) piperidine (ii) pyridine (iii) pyrrolidin-2-one (iv) diphenylamine
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- 23X (Major) Y (Major) Which of the following is the correct pair of intermediates responsible for the formation of X and Y as the major products, in their respective reactions shown above?
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- 24In the following reaction sequence, identify the relationship between the products Q and S: P (Major) Q (Major) R (Major) S (Major)
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- 25Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their rate of reaction towards hydroxyl ion (). (i) 2-chloro-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene (ii) 1-chloro-2-nitrobenzene (iii) 1-chloro-3-nitrobenzene (iv) 1-chloro-4-nitrobenzene
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- 26The kinetic energy of the photoelectrons ejected from a metal on irradiation with light of frequency Hz is . When irradiated with light of frequency Hz, the kinetic energy of the photoelectrons becomes . What is the threshold frequency () of the metal?
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- 27The heat of neutralization of the following reaction is . Which one of the following processes is mainly responsible for the heat released?
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- 28At 25 C, the standard reduction potential for the half-cell reaction is 0.28 V. What is the reduction potential of the half-cell reaction in 10M concentration, assuming all other species to be at unit concentration? [Universal gas constant, ; Faraday constant, ]
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- 29In a cubic-close packed structure containing X, Y and Z atoms, if Z occupies all the face centers, X occupies all the corners and Y occupies the body center of the cube, what is the formula of this compound?
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- 30At 298 K, the vapour pressure of an ideal solution containing 1 mol of liquid L1 and 2 mol of liquid L2 is 500 mm Hg. When 2 mol of L1 is added to this solution, the vapour pressure of the solution increases by 5%. What are the respective vapour pressures (in mm Hg) of L1 and L2 in their pure states at 298 K?
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Mathematics
15 questions
- 31Let be a given complex number with modulus . Then the set is a
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- 32Let be functions from to , with and invertible. Which of the following is NOT always true?
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- 33Consider a matrix with integer entries and determinant . Then a possible value for is
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- 34The integral is equal to
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- 35Let be the line defined by the vector equation , with real. Which of the following vector equations, with real, defines a line which intersects ?
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- 36For a given matrix, let denote the sum of all entries in its row and denote the sum of all entries in its column. How many matrices with nonnegative integer entries are there such that and ?
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- 37Let be a statement for each natural number . Assume that is a true statement whenever is a true statement. Suppose is true. Then which one of the following statements is true?
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- 38Let be the equation of the curve passing through the point having slope for positive values of . Then the curve
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- 39How many functions satisfy and for all ?
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- 40For a real number , let denote the real number , ; such that . The function , where and are positive real numbers, is increasing on
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- 41A number is picked uniformly randomly from the set of five digit natural numbers. What is the probability that at least one of the digits of the number thus picked is 0?
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- 42How many functions satisfy ? Here 'lcm' denotes the least common multiple and 'hcf' denotes the highest common factor.
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- 43Let be distinct positive real numbers, whose geometric mean equals . Then must equal
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- 44Let and be two functions on defined by Define a function by . Then what can be said about ?
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- 45Let denote a parabola in the plane and let a point be given. How many lines in the plane satisfy ?
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Physics
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- 46A cylindrical vessel of radius 5 cm is filled with water up to a height of 20 cm. The cylinder is open to atmosphere at the top. A small aperture of radius 2 mm is made on the side of the cylinder at a height of 5 cm from the bottom of the vessel. For approximately how long will water leak out of the aperture?
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- 47Two simple pendulums of length 1 m each, with bobs having masses 1 kg and 2 kg, are hanging from the ceiling of an elevator. The elevator starts moving vertically downwards with acceleration . Assuming , approximately what are the time periods of the two pendulums?
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- 48What is the probability that a radioactive nucleus will not have decayed after a time equal to twice its half-life?
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- 49An electric dipole having point charges and , separated by a fixed distance is kept under the influence of a uniform electric field , such that the axis of the dipole is making an angle with the direction of , as shown in the figure. If the electric dipole is allowed to rotate in the -plane with its center being stationary, what is the magnitude of the net torque acting on the electric dipole?
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- 50In the circuit shown, what is the approximate current passing through the resistor ?
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- 51An electromagnetic wave propagates along -direction. The corresponding electric field is along -direction. Which of the following is an acceptable direction for the magnetic field, considering , , and to be the unit vectors in a Cartesian co-ordinate system?
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- 52An iron ring of radius 2.1 m is to be fitted on top of the rim of a wheel of radius 2.121 m. The coefficient of volume expansion for iron is . By approximately how much should the temperature of the iron ring be increased so that it fits the rim of the wheel?
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- 53An object of mass 100 g is sliding under gravity from point A to point B on a frictionless slide from a height of 5 m, as shown in the figure. After what distance will the object stop on the following flat track beyond point B if the coefficient of kinetic friction between the flat track and the object is 0.5?
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- 54A current of 45 A is passing through an infinitely long wire which lies along the axis of an infinitely long solenoid of radius 1 cm. The magnetic field produced by the solenoid in the direction of the current in the wire is 4 mT. What is the approximate magnitude of the resultant magnetic field at a point 3 mm radially away from the solenoid axis? (Use T m/A.)
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- 55For a - junction normal diode and a Zener diode, which of the following statements is true?
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- 56Starting from rest, a car moves with a constant acceleration, and comes to a momentary stop with the same constant deceleration. Subsequently, it reverses its motion and returns to its original position in a similar manner. Which one of the following graphs of momentum () versus time () best describes the motion of the car?
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- 57and are the wavelengths of photons required to excite the Hydrogen atom from its ground state to its second and fourth excited states, respectively. What is the correct ratio ?
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- 58A jeweler is holding a gold chain of uniform mass per unit length hanging vertically just above a weighing scale as shown in the figure. He offers to charge the customer for half of the maximum reading of the scale, after he releases the chain. What percentage more than the actual price does the customer pay if he agrees to the offer?
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- 59A planet of mass moves in an elliptical path around the Sun (which is at one of the foci of the ellipse), so that its maximum and minimum distances from the Sun are and , respectively. Taking the gravitational constant to be and the mass of the Sun to be , what is the angular momentum of the planet relative to the center of the Sun?
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- 60Two posts of heights 20 m and 10 m are 60 m apart, as shown in the figure. Food grains are continuously distributed between the two posts. A crow sitting on top of the taller post wants to pick up a grain and sit on the other post. What should be the distance of the grain it picks from the bottom of the taller post to minimize the total flight length?
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