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1.

How is IUT different from IUI?

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IUTIUI
  • It is a method of embryo tranfer in ART.
  • The embryo with more than 8-blastomeres is transferred into the uterus or a female who cannot conceive, but can provide suitable conditions for embryo developement
  • It is a method of artificial insemination.
  • The semen from the husband or a healthy donor is introduced into the uterus for fertilization and further development; when the male partner is unable to inseminate or the sperm count is low in the ejaculate.
2.

Why is parturition called a neuro-endocrine mechanism? Explain.

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  • Parturition is initiated by the foetal ejection reflex, a neural mechanism of mild contractions of the uterus, initiated by the fully developed foetus and placenta.
  • It triggers the release of oxytocin from maternal pituitary, which causes stronger contractions of uterine muscles and stimulates more secretion of oxytocin.
  • The stimulatory reflex between uterine contractions and secretion of oxytocin continues and results in parturition, i.e. the delivery of the baby; hence it is called an neuro-endocrine mechanism.
3.

A metal found in the Free State in nature is –A. Zinc B. Gold C. Iron D. Copper

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Option : B. Gold

4.

Which of the following metals is the most reactive?A. Zn B. Ag C. Au D. Cu

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Option : A. Zn

5.

How would you prepare acetaldehyde from acetyl cholride. Name the reaction.

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Aldehyde can be obtained from acid chlorides (RCOCI) by catalystic hydrogentation in presence of palladium catalyst suspended in barium sulphate. This reduction reaction is known as Rosenmund reaction.

6.

What is product advertising?

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Product advertising is the art of establishing between a product and its potential consumers. It creates the need in the consumers, gets them interested in its features and directly and/or indirectly informs them as to how the product is better than those of the competitors.

7.

The most common type of transpiration is (A) Stomatal (B) Cuticular (C) Lenticular (D) Foliar

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(A)  Stomatal

8.

The number of electrons in the outermost shell of non-metal can be –A. 3, 4, 5 or 6 B. 4, 5, 6 or 7 C. 1, 2, 3 or 4 D. 2, 3, 4 or 5

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Option : B. 4, 5, 6 or 7

9.

Which of the following statements does not apply to reverse osmosis? (a) it is used for water purification. (b) In this technique, a pressure greater than the osmotic pressure is applied to the system (c) It is a passive process (d) It is an active process

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(c) It is a passive process

10.

Write the general equation of Williamson’s ether synthesis.

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Alkyl halide react with sodium alkoxide to form ether.

R - X + RoNa → R - O - R + NaX and

CH3Br + CH3ONa → CH3 - O - CH3 + NaBr

Sodium methoxide  Dimethyl ether

11.

Which acts both as Lowry Bronsted acid and base? (a) CO32-(b) H3O+ (c) BF3 (d) HSO4-

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Correct option: (d) HSO4-

Explanation: 

HSO4- can accept a proton (forms H2SO4) or can donate a proton (forms SO42-).  

12.

Discuss the importance of audio.

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The possibility of incorporating sounds adds a lively dimension to the possibilities ofMultimedia. Human speech, music-vocal and instrumental, natural sounds, synthetic sounds, machine sounds, sounds that allude to various environments like the bazzar, the railway station, the airport can be brought in to one’s presentations. They can be used singly as well as in combination. These sounds can be incorporated into the computer either by direct recording by means of a microphone or by transferring prerecorded sound from the other media like the audio cassettes or CDs

13.

Discuss prototype.

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When the ad agency receives its brief, it begins to work on the concept of an ad/ ad campaign. Depending upon the reach of the product and resources of the manufacturer, the range of the campaign varies from regional, national and also it varies in terms of the media used. So once the scale is decided upon, the agency begins to make prototypes of ads in various forms such as the newspaper ad, billboard ad, ad on the Net, TV commercial etc.

14.

Which one of the following will not directly affect transpiration? (a) Light (b) wind speed (c) temperature (d) chlorophyll content of leaves

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(d) chlorophyll content of leaves

15.

The conjugate base of the weak acid in the reaction, HBr + H2O→ H3O+ + Br– is? (a) HBr (b) H2O (c) Br– (d) H3O+

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Correct option: (b) H2O

Explanation: 

HBr is strong acid and H3O+ is weak acid in reaction. 

16.

What are the benefits of video application?

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Video is an audio-visual data that can be available in analogue as well as digital formats.

Catch the eye

Optimization

Emotional Connection and Trust Increase Quality

17.

The lower surface of leaf will have a number of stomata in a (a) isobilateral leaf (b) dorsiventral leaf (c) both a and b (d) none of the above

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(b) dorsiventral leaf

18.

Complete the reactions:R - CH2 - OH \(\overset{Cu}{\underset{300°C}{\longrightarrow}}\)

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 R - CH2 - OH \(\overset{Cu}{\underset{300°C}{\longrightarrow}}\) R – CHO + H2

19.

Constant pressure expansion valve is also known as (a) Float valve (b) Automatic expansion valve (c) Thermostatic expansion valve (d) Solenoid valve

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(b) Automatic expansion valve

Constant pressure expansion valve is also known as Automatic expansion valve.

20.

List any four benefits of henna application on head.

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Henna gives the colour to your hair. 

• It makes the hair healthy, strong, thick and silky. 

• Henna is considered to be a natural conditioner for hair. 

• Henna makes hair manageable and tangle free. 

• Henna don’t gives any side effect like other chemical hair colours do. 

• It helps to control dandruff.

21.

The form of sugar transported through phloem is (a) Fructose (b) Sucrose (c) glucose (d) ribose

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(b)  sucrose

22.

The temperature of `3000^(@)` C is obtainedA. in open hearthB. by electric arcC. in blast furnaceD. in muffle furnace

Answer» Correct Answer - B
Constant high temperature can be maintained.
23.

Brass is an alloy of which of the following?A. Cu + Zn B. Fe + Ni C. Cu + Au D. Cu + Sn

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Option : A. Cu + Zn

24.

In metallurgy of iron hot air is blown in blast furnace through _________ .A. an inletB. a tapping holeC. tuyeresD. an outlet

Answer» Correct Answer - C
Tuyers -small nozzel-that make blast in furnace
25.

Why conditioner is used after shampooing the hair?

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Hair conditioners contain positively charged molecules called cationic surfactants. Soap, shampoo, and other cleaners contain surfactants (also called detergents) that are anionic; That is negatively charged. The positively charged surfactants in hair conditioner are attracted to the negative charges in your hair, and do not rinse out completely with water. When the hair dries, it is coated with a thin film, which adds weight, makes the hair easier to comb, and prevents static electricity from building up and ‘frizzing’ the hair.

26.

The process of guttation takes place (a) when the root pressure is high and the rate of transpiration is low (b) when the root pressure is low and the rate of transpiration is high (c) when the root pressure equals the rate of transpiration (d) when the root pressure, as well as rate of transpiration, are high.

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(a) when the root pressure is high and the rate of transpiration is low

27.

What are enantiomers?

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A pair of optically active isomers which are non-super impossible mirror images of each other.

28.

Complete the reaction.CH3 + CH2 - Br + AgCN \(\underset{\Delta}{\longrightarrow}\)

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When an alkyl halide is heated with alcoholic solution of silver cyanide, alkyl isocyanide is formed. Isocyanides are also called carbylamines.

R - X + AgCN \(\overset{alcohol}{\longrightarrow}\) R - NC + AgX

Ex: When ethyl bromide is heated with alcoholic silver cyanide solution, ethylisocyanide (ethylcarbylamine) is formed.

CH3 - CH2 - Br + AgCN \(\overset{alcohol}{\longrightarrow}\) CH3 - CH2 - NC + AgBr

29.

Derive integrated rate equation for rate constant of zero order reaction.

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The reaction which take place in a sequence of elementary reactions to give the products.

30.

What is the reagent used in the conversion of alkyl halide into alkene?

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Alcoholic potassium hydroxide

31.

Show that the rate of first order reaction is doubled when concentration of the reactant is doubled.

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A → Products Rate [A]1 

When [A] is increases 2 times, rate also increases to two limes.

32.

Give any two characteristics of chemisorption.

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1. High specificity: Chemisorption is highly specific and it will only occur when adsorbent and adsorbate molecules can chemically react with each other, e.g., oxygen is adsorbed on metals by oxide formation. 

2. Surface area: Chemisorption increases with increase with increase in surface area of the adsorbent.

33.

Define Threshold energy.

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Threshold energy: The energy below which no excitation of electrons takes place.

34.

Define Tyndall effect.

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When a beam of light is passed through a colloidal solution and the solution is viewed at right angles to the passage of light, they show a mild to strong opalescence, i.e, the path of beam flight is illuminated. This phenomenon is called Tyndall effect. This is cause due to scattering of light by colloidal particles.

35.

Define Brownian movement.

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The zig-zag movement of colloidal particles is known as Brownian movement.

36.

What do you mean by the term 'elevation of boiling- point'?

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Similar to lowering of vapour pressure, the elevation of boiling point also depends on the number of solute molecules rather than their mixture. A solution of 1 mol  of sucrose in 100 g of water boils at 373.52 K at one atmospheric pressure.

Let Tb0 be the boiling point of pure solvent and Tb be the boiling point of solution. The increase in the boiling point ΔTb = Tb - Tb0 is known as elevation of boiling point. Experiments have shown that for dilute solutions the elevation of boiling point (ΔTb) is directly proportional to the molal concentration of the solute in a solution. Thus

ΔTb ∝ m

or ΔTb ∝ Kbm

Here m(molality) is the number of moles of solute dissolved in 1 kg of solvent and the constant of proportionality Kb is called boiling point Elevation constant or molal Elevation Constant.

37.

A student Babita Phogat went to meet his friend Geeta Phogat, where she saw that Geeta Phogat was doing the study of a partcular chemistry book. But she could not find the theoretical value of bond length in `H-F` although she found that radius of hydrogen and Fluorine are `0.37 Å` and `0.72 Å` respectively & electronegativity of F & H are 4.0 and 2.1 respectively. What is bond length of `H-F` bond.A. `1.09`B. `1.784`C. `0.92`D. `0.46`

Answer» Correct Answer - C
`d_(H - F) = 0.37 + 0.72 - 0.09 |4 - 2.1|`
`= 1.09 - 0.17`
`= 0.92 Å`
38.

Which of the following reaction increases, production of dihydrogen from synthesis gas ?A. `CH_(4) (g) + H_(2) O (g) underset(Ni)overset(1270 K)(rarr) CO (g) + 3H_(2) (g)`B. `C(s) +H_(2)O (g) overset(1270 K)(rarr)CO (g) + H_(2) (g)`C. `CO (g) + H_(2)O (g) underset("Catalyst")overset(673 K)rarr CO_(2) (g) + H_(2) (g)`D. `C_(2)H_(6) + 2H_(2)O underset(Ni)overset(1270 K)(rarr) 2CO + 5H_(2)`

Answer» Correct Answer - C
`{:(C + H_(2) ,overset(ni//1000^(@)C)rarr,CO + H_(2),),(,,"Syn gas (Synthesis gas)",):}`
`{:(CO + H_(2) + H_(2)O,overset(673K"," Catalyst)(rarr),CO_(2) + 2H_(2) uarr,),("Syn gas",,"Free Hyderogen",):}`
39.

Which of the following is correct graph between Probability density `spi_((r))^(2)` vs radial distance of electron (r) form nucleus for 3 s ?A. B. C. D.

Answer» Correct Answer - C
Height of maxima decreases in radial probability density curve.
40.

If the lanthanoid element with x f electrons has a pink color, then the lanthanoid with `(14 - x)` f electrons will have the colour as:A. BlueB. reducing agent, reducing agentC. GreenD. Pink

Answer» Correct Answer - D
Colour in f-orbitals due to f-f transition but ion having `4f^(x)` and `4f^(14 - x)` configuration will have similar colour due to same unpaired electron
41.

find the sum of all three digit numbers which are multiples of 9

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First three-digit number which is a multiple of 9 = 108

Second three-digit number which is a multiple of 9 = 117

Third three-digit number which is a multiple of 9 = 126

nth three digit number which is a multiple of 9 = 999

So, the arithmetic sequence is 108, 117, 126, …, 999

Common difference = a = 117 − 108 = 9

First term of the arithmetic sequence = a + b = 108

⇒ 9 + b = 108

⇒ b = 108 − 9 = 99

Therefore, xn=9n+99, where n is a natural number.

⇒ 999 = 9n + 99

⇒ 999 − 99 = 9n

⇒ 900 = 9n

⇒ n = 100

Therefore, there are 100 three-digit numbers, which are the multiples of 9.

We know that the sum of a specified number of the consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence is half the product of the number of the terms with the sum of the first and the last term.

∴ Sum of its first 100 terms = 1/2 x 100 x (x100+x1) … (1)

Here, x1 = 108 and x100 = 999

Putting the values in equation (1):

Sum of first 100 terms = 1/2 x 100 x (999+108)

= 50 x 1107

= 55350

42.

Consider the following statement in respect of Lantinanoids : (i) The basic strength of hydroxides of lanthanoids increases from `La (OH)_(3)` to `Lu (OH)_(3)`. (ii) The lanthanoid ions `Lu^(3+), Yb^(2+)` and `Ce^(4+)` are diamagnetic. Which of the statements (s) given above is /are correct ?A. (i) onlyB. (ii) onlyC. Both (i) and (ii)D. Neither (i) nor (ii)

Answer» Correct Answer - B
(i) basic strength decrease from `La (OH)` to `Lu (OH)_(3)` because moving from left to right `Z_("eff")` increases so size of `M^(+3)` cation decreases, covalent character increases so basic strength decreases between `M^(+3)` and `OH^(-)` ion.
(ii) `Lu^(3+) . Yb^(2+)` have `f^(14)` electronic configuration and `Ce^(4+)` has `f^(0)` electronic configuration so they are diamagnetic.
43.

Differentiation of `sin(x^(2)+3)w.r.t.x` is-A. `cos(x^(2)+3)`B. `2x cos(x^(2)+3)`C. `(x^(2)+3) cos(x^(2)+3)`D. `2x cos(2x+3)`

Answer» Correct Answer - B
`y=sin(x^(2)+3)`
`(dy)/(dx)=cos(x^(2)+3)(2x+0)`
44.

tanx=-1

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tan 135°

=tan (180-45)°

=-tan 45° (as in quadrant 2)

=-1


45.

20 ml, 0.02M K2Cr2O7 is titrated with 10 ml solution of Fe2+ ion, then molarity of Fe2+ ion solution is __ x 10-2 M.

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Cr2O72- + Fe2+ → Cr3+ + Fe3+

Vf = 6   Vf = 1

Mili. eq. of Cr2O72- = 1[M x 10]

M = 24 x 10-2

46.

If A is a square matrix using from first 10 prime numbers, then the probability that A is a non invertible matrix, is

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Answer is (0.019)

Let A = \(\begin{bmatrix}a&b\\c&d\end{bmatrix}\)

so total number of matrix formed = 104

For non-invertible matrix |A| = ad - bc = 0

⇒ ad = bc

Case I a ≠ d

(10 x 9) x 2!

Case II a = d

10 x 1

So required probability = \(\frac{10\times9\times2!+10}{10^4}\)

 = \(\frac{19}{1000}\) = 0.019

47.

If `vec(A)=hati +hat j` and `vec(B)=hati-hatj` The value of `(vec(A)+vec(B)).(vec(A)-vec(B))` is :A. `sqrt(2)`B. 0C. `(1)/(2)`D. 2

Answer» Correct Answer - B
`vec(A)+vec(B)=2 hat(i)`
`vec(A)-vec(B)=2 hat(j)`
`(vec(A)+vec(B)).(vec(A)-vec(B))=4 hati. hatj=0`.
48.

The unit vector along `vec(A)= 2 hat i + 3 hat j` is :A. `2 hat i+ 3 hat j`B. `(2 hati +3 hatj)/(2)`C. `(2 hati +3 hatj)/(3)`D. `(2 hati+3hatj)/(sqrt(13))`

Answer» Correct Answer - D
`vec(A)=2 hati+3 hatj rArr vec(A)-A hat(A)`
`hat(A) =(2hat i+3hatj)/(sqrt(4+9))=(2 hati+3 hat j)/(sqrt(13))`.
49.

Write the component statement of the following compound statement and check whether they are true or false “All prime numbers are either even or odd’.

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Converse: 

If x is odd then x is prime 

Contrapositive: 

If x is not odd then x is not prime.

50.

Find the general solution of cos x = 1/2

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cos x = 1/2, 

General solution : x = 2nπ ± π/3