LPUNEST (B.Tech) Previous Year Question Paper
LPUNEST (B.Tech) Previous Year Question Paper
Tech)
Question paper contains five subjects i.e. Physics (30 Questions), Maths (30 Questions), Chemistry (30
Questions), Biology (30 Questions) and English (30 Questions). English, Physics & Chemistry are mandatory
subjects and student has to opt one subject out of Mathematics and Biology.
Section – ENGLISH
This section contains 30 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question has four choices (a), (b), (c) and (d) out of
which ONLY ONE is correct.
1. Select the answer choice that identifies the noun in the sentence.
Sue's parents tried living in the north, but they could not adapt to the cold.
a) north b) but c) not d) adapt
10. The sentence below contains an error. Identify which part has the error and choose from the options.
I am finding it difficult to choose among my pair of red trousers and my pair of green ones.
a) I did found it difficult b) To choose between my pair of red trousers
c) And my pair of green one d) No error
15. In the following question, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five pairs of words or phrases.
Choose the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that in the original pair.
earth is to ball as pancake is to?
a) soccer b) flag c) disc d) flat
16. Choose the correct form of the verb to fill the gap so as to make a meaningful sentence.
I think I ________ a new cellphone. This one does not function properly any more.
a) needs b) needed c) need d) am needing
17. Choose the correct form of the verb to fill the gap so as to make a meaningful sentence.
At a school dance:
Mohul: " …… yourself?"
Zoya: "Yes, I'm having a fun time!"
a) You enjoying b) Enjoy you c) Do you enjoy d) Are you enjoying
18. Choose the correct form of the verb to fill the gap so as to make a meaningful sentence.
During the two years Rishi ___________ ten different jobs.
a) has has b) has had c) have had d) have has
24. Which of these words is most nearly the opposite of the word provided?
Pit
a) group b) peak c) select d) marry
29. Select the answer choice that identifies the noun in the sentence.
Susan was exceedingly proud of her beautiful new home.
a) exceedingly b) home c) proud d) beautiful
This section contains 30 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question has four choices (a), (b), (c) and (d) out of
which ONLY ONE is correct.
31. A lift is moving in upward direction. The total mass of the lift and the passengers is 1600kg. The
variation of the velocity of the lift is as shown in the figure. The tension in the rope at t=8th second
will be
(ms-1)
12
0 t(s)
3 6 10
32. A mass m moves with a velocity and collides in elastically with another identical mass. After
collision, the first mass moves with velocity in a direction perpendicular to the initial direction of
3
motion. Find the speed of 2nd mass after collision.
2
a) b) c) d) 3v
3 3
33. In a system of particles 8kg mass is subjected to a force of 16N along positive y axis and another
8kg mass is subjected to a force of 8N along positive x axis. The angle made by the acceleration of
centre of mass with x axis is
a) 450
2
b) tan 1
3
c) tan 1 2 d) tan 1 3
34. Four spheres of diameter 2a and mass M are placed with their centers on the four corners of a square of side ‘b’.
Then the moment of inertia of the system about an axis along one of the sides of the square is
4 8 8 4
a) Ma 2 2Mb 2 b) Ma 2 2Mb 2 c) Ma 2 d) Ma 2 4Mb 2
5 5 5 5
35. The time dependence of a physical quantity P is given by P Po e t , where α is a constant and t is
2
36. Acceleration verses velocity graph of a particle moving in a straight line as shown in graph. The
corresponding velocity-time graph would be.
a
v
v
a) t b)
c) d)
t
37. A man wishes to cross the river flowing with velocity u swims at angle with river flow if the
man swims with speed v and if the width of the river is d then drift travelled by him.
d d
a) u v cos b) u v cos
v sin v sin
d d
c) u v cos d) u v cos
v cos v cos
38. If the gravitational acceleration at surface of Earth is g, then increase in potential energy in lifting an
object of mass m to a height equal to half of radius of earth from surface will be :-
mgR 2mgR mgR mgR
a) b) c) d)
2 3 4 3
39. In the arrangement, spring constant k has value 2Nm–1, mass M = 3 kg and mass m = 1 kg. Mass M
is in contact with a smooth surface. The coefficient of friction between two blocks is 0.1 and
amplitude of oscillation is 10 cm. The time period of SHM executed by the system is
a) 6 b) 2 c) 2 2 d) 2
40. A wire of variable mass per unit length is 0 x , hanging from the ceiling as shown in figure. The
length of wire is l0 . A small transverse disturbance is produced at its lower end. Find the time after
which the disturbance will reach to the other ends.
dx
41. A cubical ball is taken to a depth of 200m in a sea. The decrease in volume observed to be 0.1%.
The bulk modulus of the ball is
(g = 10 ms-2)
a) 2 × 107 Pa b) 2 × 106 Pa c) 2 × 109 Pa d) 1.2 × 109 Pa
42. The temperature of a body falls from 62ºC to 50ºC in 10 minutes. If the temperature of the
surroundings is 26ºC, the temperature in next 10 minutes will become
a) 42ºC b) 40ºC c) 56ºC d) 55ºC
43. In the indicator diagram fig. shown of Carnot cycle Ta, Tb, Tc, Td represent temperature of gas at A,
B, C, D respectively. Which of the following is correct relation
a) Ta = Tb = Tc = Td b) Ta = Tc, Tb = Td
c) Ta = Td, Tc = Tb d) Ta = Tb, Tc = Td
44. Modern vacuum pumps can evacuate a vessel down to a pressure of 4.0 × 10-15 atm. At room
temperature (300K) taking R = 8.3 JK-1 mole-1 and Navagardro = 6 1023 mole 1 , the mean distance
between molecules of gas in an evacuated vessel will be of the order of :
a) 0.2m b) 0.2mm c) 0.2cm d) 0.2nm
45. Three concentric conducting spherical shells carry charges 4Q on the inner shell 2Q on the
middle shell and 6Q on the outer shell. The charge on the inner surface of the outer shell is
a) 0 b) 4Q c) Q d) 2Q
46. Find equivalent capacitance between points A and B. [Assume each conducting plate is having same
A
dimensions and neglect the thickness of the plate, 0 7 F , where A is area of plates]
d
d
A
d
d
2d
B d
a) 7 F b) 11 F c) 12 F d) 15 F
47. When an electric heater is switched on, the current flowing through it (i) is plotted against time (t).
Taking into account the variation of resistance with temperature, which of the following best
represents the resulting curve
I
I
a) I b) t
c) t d) t
48. A wire of mass 100g is carrying a current of 2A towards increasing x in the form of
y x2 (2m x 2m) . This wire is placed in a magnetic field B 0.02kˆ tesla. The acceleration
of the wire (in m / s 2 ) is
a) 1.6 ˆj b) 3.2 ˆj c) 1.6 ˆj d) zero
49. The real angle of dip at a place , if a magnet is suspended at an angle of 30° to the magnetic meridian
and the dip needle makes an angle of 45° with horizontal is
3 3
a) Tan 1
2
b) Tan1 3 c) Tan 1
2
2
d) Tan 1
3
50. In a hypothetical Bohr’s hydrogen atom the mass of the electrons is doubled. The energy E0 and radius r0 of
the first orbit will be ( a0 is the Bohr radius for the first orbit):
a) E0 27.2eV , r0 a0 b) E0 13.6eV , r0 a0 / 2
c) E0 27.3eV , r0 a0 / 2 d) E0 13.6eV , r0 a0
51. A radioactive isotope is being produced at a constant rate X. Half-life of the radioactive substance is
Y. After some time the number of radioactive nuclei become constant. The value of this constant is:
XY X
a) b) XY c) XY ln 2 d)
ln 2 Y
52. Two identical particles move at right angles to each other, possessing debroglie wavelength 1 and
2 . The Debroglie wavelength of each of the particles in their centre of mass frame will be
12 22 1 2 212 212
a) b) c) d)
2 2 1 2 12 22
53. A point object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a thin plano-convex lens of focal length 15 cm ( =1.5).
The curved surface is silvered. The image will form at
a) 60 cm left of AB b) 30 cm left of AB
54. In Young’s double slit experiment, the two slits acts as coherent sources of equal amplitude A and
wavelength . In another experiment with the same set up the two slits are sources of equal
amplitude A and wavelength but are incoherent. The ratio of the intensity of light at the mid-point
of the screen in the first case to that in the second case is
a) 4:1 b) 1:1 c) 2:1 d) 1:4
55. The voltage time graph of a triangular wave having peak value V0 is as shown in figure. The rms
T
value of V in time interval from t=0 to is
4
V0 V0 V0 V0
a) b) c) d)
3 2 2 3
56. A potential difference of 2V is applied between the opposite faces of a Ge crystal plate of area 1 cm2
and thickness 0.5 mm. If the concentration of electrons in Ge is 2 1019/m3 and mobilities of
m2 m2
electrons and holes are 0 .36 and 0 .14 respectively, then the current flowing through
volt sec volt sec
the plate will be
a) 0.25 A b) 0.45 A c) 0.56 A d) 0.64 A
57. The diagram of a logic circuit is given below. The output F of the circuit is represented by
W
X
W
Y
a) W .( X Y ) b) W (X Y ) c) W (X Y ) d) W (X Y )
58. A block A of mass 100 kg rests on another block B of mass 200 kg and is tied to a wall as shown in
the figure. The coefficient of friction between A and B is 0.2 and that between B and the ground is
0.3. The minimum force F required to move the block B is (g = 10 m/s2)
60. A signal of frequency 20 kHz and peak voltage of 5 Volt as used to modulate a carrier wave of
frequency 1.2 MHz and peak voltage 25 Volts. Choose the correct statement.
a) Modulation index=5, side frequency bands are at 1400 kHz and 1000 kHz
b) Modulation index=5, side frequency bands are at 21.2 kHz and 18.8 kHz
c) Modulation index=0.8, side frequency bands are at 1180 kHz and 1200 kHz
d) Modulation index=0.2, side frequency bands are at 1220 kHz and 1180 kHz
Section- MATEHMATICS
This section contains 30 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question has four choices (a), (b), (c) and (d) out of which
ONLY ONE is correct.
61. A survey of 500 television viewers produced the following information, 285 watch foot ball, 195 watch hockey,
115 watch basket ball, 45 watch foot ball and basket ball, 70 watch foot ball and hockey, 50 watch hockey and
basket ball, 50 do not watch any of the three games. The number of viewers, who watch exactly one of the three
games is
a) 325 b) 310 c) 315 d) 372
62. The minimum number of elements that must be added to the relation R 1, 2 , 2,3 on the set
1, 2,3 so that it is an equivalence relation
a) 3 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7
1 2
63. f : R 0 R given by f x 2x can be made continuous at x 0 by defining f 0 as
x e 1
a) 1 b) 2 c) -1 d) 0
1
64. If z represent a point on the circle z 2 then the locus of the point z is
z
a) parabola b) circle c) ellipse d) hyperbola
66. If 8 G.M.’s are inserted between 2 and 3 then the product of the 8 G.M.’s is
a) 6 b) 36 c) 216 d) 1296
4 5 x
67. If x,y,z are in A.P with common difference ‘d’ and the rank of the matrix 5 6 y is 2 then the values
6 k z
of k, d are
x
a) 6, b) 5, x c) any arbitrary, x d) 7, any arbitrary
2
1
f x f f x
x f x f 2 17 f 5
68. If 0 where is a polynomial and then
1
1 f
x
a) 624 b) 626 c) 82 d) 79
69. The distance between the line r 2i 2 j 3k (i j 4k ) and the plane r.(i 5 j k ) 5 is
10 10 10 10
a) b) c) d)
3 2 3 3 3 3
72. The number of ordered triplets of +ve integers which satisfied the inequalities 20 x y z 50 is
a) 50
C3 b) 19
C3 c) 50
C3 19 C3 d) 69
C3
n
n n 1 n 2 n
1
73. If a r n 1, then Lt
r 1
6 n r 1
a r
3
a) 1 b) c) 2 d) 3
2
k
1
74. Value of 3
k 1 r 0
k
(kCr )
2
a) 1 b) 0 c) d) 2
3
dy
75. If y (1 x)(1 x 2 )(1 x 4 )...(1 x 2 n ) , then at x = 0 is equal to
dx
1 x x
a) -1 b) c) d)
(1 x) 2 (1 x 2 ) (1 x) 2
Px
76. Consider p(x) to be a polynomial of degree 5 having extremum at x 1,1 and lim 3
2 4 . Then the
x 0
x
value of [P(1)] is (where [.] represents greatest integer function)
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
sin 2 x.cos 2 x
77. dx
sin x cos3 x.sin 2 x sin 3 x.cos 2 x cos5 x
5 2
1 1 1 1
a) c b) c c) c d) c
3(1 tan 3 x) 3(1 tan 3 x) 1 cot 3 x 1 cot 3 x
sin(100 x)sin100 x k
(sin101x)sin x dx c then
99
78.
k 5 19
a) -2 b) -4 c) 4 d) 5
79. If g ( x) cos x 2 , f ( x) x and , ( ) are the roots of 18x2 9 x 2 0 then the area bounded
by the curve y ( gof )( x) and the lines x , x and y 0 is
3 3 1 3 1 1
a) b) c) d)
2 2 2 2
80. If y f ( x) passing through (1,2) satisfies the differential equation y(1 xy)dx xdy 0 then
2x x 1 x 1 4x
a) f ( x) b) f ( x) c) f ( x) d) f ( x)
2 x2 x2 1 4 x2 1 2x2
81. A line cuts x-axis at A (7, 0) and y-axis at B(0, –5). A variable line PQ is drawn perpendicular to AB cutting x, y-
axis at P and Q. If AQ, BP intersect in R, then locus of R is
a) x 2 y2 7x 5y 0 b) x 2 y2 7x 5y 0
c) x 2 y2 3x 4y 0 d) x 2 y2 6x 7y 0
82. A straight line through the origin O meets the parallel lines 4x+2y=9 and 2x+y+6=0 at points P
and Q respectively. The point O divides the segment PQ in the ratio
a) 1:2 b) 3:4 c) 2:1 d) 4:3
83. The number of integral values of for which x2 y 2 x (1 ) y 5 0 is the equation of a circle
whose radius cannot exceed 5, is
a) 14 b) 15 c) 16 d) 18
84. The number of values of c such that the straight line y 4 x c touches the curve
x 2 / 4 y 2 1 is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) infinite
85. The plane x 2y + 3z = 17 divides the line joining the points (2, 4, 7) and (3, 5, 8) in the ratio
a) 3 : 5 b) 3 : 10 c) 3 : 7 d) none of these
86. The ratio of the distances from the points (1, –1, 3) and (3, 3, 3) to the plane
5x + 2y – 7z + 9 = 0
a) 2 : 1 b) 1 : 3 c) 1 : 1 d) 3 : 2
87. If the mean deviation of number 1, 1+d, 1+2d, …..1+100d from their mean is 255, then the d is equal to
a) 20.0 b) 10.1 c) 20.2 d) 10.0
88. If n integers taken at random are multiplied together, then the probability that the last digit of the product
is 1, 3, 7 or 9 is
2n 8n - 2 n 4n - 2n
a) n
b) n
c) d) None of these
5 5 5n
89. If tan 2sin . sin . cosec , then cot , cot , cot are in
a) A.P. b) G.P. c) H.P. d) none of these
90. If cos cos cos 3 then the value of
1 1 1
a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) 3
Section- CHEMISTRY
This section contains 30 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question has four choices (a), (b), (c) and (d) out of
which ONLY ONE is correct.
91. A mixture of CO and CO2 has vapour density 20 at STP, 100 g of this mixture contains _____ mole of CO
a) 0.4 b) 0.2 c) 0.625 d) 0.375
93. Number of photons emitted by 10 watt bulb in 10 seconds, if wavelength of the light is 1000 Å, is
a) 1.01 x 1011 b) 2.02 x 1013 c) 3.03 x 1015 d) 4.04 x 1019
94. The hybridization of atomic orbitals of N in NO2 , NO3 and NH 4 are respectively
a) sp ,sp2,sp3 b) sp,sp3,sp2 c) sp2,sp,sp3 d) sp2,sp3,sp
95. Bond dissociation energy of XY, X2 and Y2 (all diatomic molecules) are in the ratio 1:1: 0.5 and Hf of XY is
–200 kJ mol–1. The bond dissociation energy of X2 will be:
a) 800 kJ mol–1 b) 200 kJ mol–1 c) 300 kJ mol–1 d) 400 kJ mol–1
96. Van’t Hoff factors of aqueous solutions of X,Y,Z are 1.8, 0.8 and 2.5, Hence, their
a) boiling point: Z < X < Y b) freezing point: Z < X < Y
c) osmotic pressure: X = Y = Z d) vapour pressure Y < x < Z
4 2
98. On the basis of information available for the reaction: Al O2 Al2O3 ; G 827kJ / mol of O2, the
3 3
minimum emf required to carry out an electrolysis of Al2O3 is : (Given 1F = 96500 C)
102. Which of the following acts as ‘activator’ in the froth floatation process?
a) KCN b) NaCN c) Sodium ethyl Xanthate d) Copper sulphate
104. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) incorrect for alkali metals?
a) Li+ ion is exceptionally small and thus show covalent character in some compounds
b) Sodium oxide is amphoteric in nature
c) Lithium is the strongest reducing agent
d) All alkali metals and alkaline earth metals give blue coloration in liquid ammonia
105. The structures of quartz, mica, asbestos have the common basic unit of
a) (SiO4)4- b) (SiO3)2- c) (SiO3)2 d) SiO2
107. Given below, catalyst and corresponding process/reaction are matched. The mismatch is
a) [RhCl(pph3)2]: Hydrogenation b) TiCl4 + Al(C2H5)3 : Polymerization
c) V2O5 : Haber-Bosch process d) Nickel : Hydrogenation
110. 29.5 mg of an organic compound containing nitrogen was digested according to Kjeldahl’s method and the
evolved ammonia was absorbed in 20 mL of 0.1 M HCl solution. The excess of acid required 15 mL of 0.1
M NaOH solution for complete neutralization. The percentage of nitrogen in the compound is
a) 29.5 b) 59.0 c) 23.7 d) 47.4
112. What volume of methane at NTP is formed from 8.2 gm of sodium acetate by fusion with soda lime
a) 10 litre b) 11.2 litre c) 5.6 litre` d) 2.24 litre
113.
C CH
HgSO4 / di . H 2 SO4
H O ,
Product is
C CH 3 3
O
a)
O
C
CH CH 3
CH
b)
CH 3
C
CH
C
O
c)
CH 2 CH 3
C CH 3
O
d)
114. How many monochloro derivatives are possible when 3-methylpentane is subjected to free radical
chlorination? (including stereo isomers)
a) 7 b) 5 c) 6 d) 4
117. Statement-I: Glucose is in pyranose form and has free anomeric hydroxyl group
Statement –II: In sucrose, glucose is in pyranose form and fructose is in furanose form
a) Both I and II are true b) I is true, but II is false
c) I is false, But II is true d) both I and II are false
120. In a reaction involving ring substitution of C6H5Y, the major product is meta-isomer. The group Y can be
a) – NH2 b) – COOH c) -CH3 d) -Cl
Section-BIOLOGY
This section contains 30 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question has four choices (a), (b), (c) and (d) out of
which ONLY ONE is correct.
121. When two or more authors publish a new species or propose a new name, their names are linked
using the epithet?
a) In b) Ex c) emend d) et
122. Members of which kingdom have cell walls and are all heterotrophic?
a) Plantae b) Fungi c) Animalia d) Protista
126. Name the phenomena that begins when sugar solution is separated from water by a semipermeable
membrane?
a) Osmosis b) Diffusion c) Imbibition d) Translocation
134. When a neuron is in resting state i.e. not conducting any impulse, the axonal membrane is
a) Comparatively more permeable to K+ ions and nearly impermeable to Na+ ions
b) Comparatively more permeable to Na+ ions and nearly impermeable to K+ ions
c) Equally permeable to both Na+ and K+ ions
d) Impermeable to both Na+ and K+ ions