35 Registration No. : cueson oaren UESTION PAE Centre of Exam. A Mame of Candidate Signature of Invigilator ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, 2015 MPhil./Ph.D. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES [ Field of Study Code : SESP-ONEP (153)/TWOP (154)/THRP (185)/FORP (186) } Time Allowed : 3 hours ‘Maximum Marks : 70 INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES: Candidates must read carefully the following instructions before attempting the Question Paper i) Write your Name and Registration Number in the space provided for the purpose on the top of this Question Paper and in the Answer Sheet. (i) Please darken the appropriate Circte of Question Paper Series Code on the Answer Sheet. (ii) The Question Paper is divided into two parts : Part—A and Part—B. Both parts have multiple-choice Questions. 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INSTRUCTIONS FOR MARKING ANSWERS Use only Blue/Black Ballpoint Pen (do not use pencil] to darken the appropriate Circle. 1 2, Please darken the whole Circle 2 ee CO NL_ONE CIRCLE for each question as shown in example below Wrong Wrong | Wrong | Wrong) | Correct 05 O0|GHOO|G9OP ©0©O@|@00@ 44. Once marked, no change in the answer is allowed. © please do not make any stray marks on the Answer Sheet 2 please do not de any rough work on the Answer Shect oe gar anawer only in te appropriate space against the umber corespending tothe Hest 8. Ensure that you jnave darkened the appropriate Circle of Question Paper Series Code on the ‘Answer Sheet. 138-4135-A,PART—A Answer any sixty questions 1. The height of the cylinder of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius R is fa) 2R (b) s () z @) & 2 Ga coat fa) a (b) © ¢ @ 3 3. The area of the region bounded by the parabolas x? =y and y? = x is equal to fa) 0 9q. unit () 3 sq. unit 2 ' (29. unit (@) 1 sq. unit 4. Consider the differential equation 2. 3 £4.92) +2y=0 me ax, ‘The above equation are of (a) order 2 and degree 3 (o) order 3 and degree 2 (co) order 2 and degree 1 (a) order 3 and degree 1 ,o0221 The rank of the matrix] -2 2 4 2|is 3.163 fa) 0 (1 (2 i) 3 135-0 3 [P.T.O.6. If Aand Bare two invertible matrices of the order nxn, then which of the following is not true? @) alytsa w ayt=aty (apyt=atat (@) (apy) = BA ‘The solution of the equations 2x +3y= 8 and x-y=2 is (a) 14,4 &) 7,3 14 4 14,1 = cc) @ 33 8. xl then X7! will be 1 5 7} @ [2 (b) 1-3 -3 1 -3 2} @ IS | a | 1 al 9. The area of the triangle sem Sem sem will be (a) 9. em? (b) 15 cm? (6 em? (4) 60cm? 135-A10. 1 12. 13. 14, 18. 16. 138-A ‘The graph that can be created for the equation x? +y?=12 in x-y coordinate system is (a) straight line () an ellipse (©) a parabola (4) a circle ‘An object travelling on a circular path completes 4°5 revolutions. Its angular displacement will be : (a) 31 radian (b) 62 radian () 12-4 radian (d) 28:3 radian A ship sails for 75 miles in a direction 30° north of due east. The magnitude of vertical and horizontal components will be (a) 645 miles, 37-7 miles (b) 37:5 miles, 37:5 miles (€) 645 miles, 64-5 miles (4) 75 miles, 37:5 miles How many 10-letter patterns can be formed from the letter JAWAHARLAL? (a) 151200 (b) 75600 () 37800 (a) 18900 ‘A circuit board contains 20 chips of which 4 are defective. If 3 chips are selected at random, the probability of all 3 being defective is 1 i fa) 500 (b) 300 1 a © 365 ad ‘The solution of the equation sinx-cosx~Z.e0sx = 0 for x will be (a) 30°, 90° (b} 30°, 60° {c) 45°, 90° (a) 45°, 60° ‘the distance between P(4, 5) and the equation of the line 8x + 5y=20 will be (a) 482 units {b) 9°64 units {o) 3-92 units (a) 462 units 5 [P..0a7. 18. 19. 20. 21. 135-A ‘The exact value of sin 105° will be () Bae o) e+ a ad) 4 O Fa @ ‘The ability of material to respond to light, ¢.g., refractive index, is linked to the presence of (a) CHg group () a polar group (c) hydrophobicity (a) polarizability ‘Two bar magnets, A and B, of the same mass, size and shape when suspended one after the other in the stirrup of a vibration magnetometer make 10 vibrations and 12 vibrations in one minute respectively, The ratio of their magnetic moments will be 36 Ma = b) MA f@) 25 (b) Mg 25 Ma _6 {c) 36 (a) Mg 5 A closed bottle containing water at 30 °C is carried to the moon in a spaceship. If it is placed on the surface of the moon, wHat will happen to the water as soon as the lid is opened? (a) The water will freeze (b) The water will boil (c) The water will decompose into Hz and Oz (4) Nothing will happen to it El Nifo phase attenuates which of the following circulations over eastern Pacific Ocean? (a) Hadley circulation (b) Polar cell circulation (co) Walker circulation (a) Gill circulation22. Coriolis force in the northern hemisphere makes the flow to (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) tum upwards (d) remain unchanged 23. The yellowing of leaves, called chiorosis, is usually caused by insufficient (a) sodium (©) phosphorus (ce) calcium (a) magnesium 24, A plant requires nitrogen and sulphur for its (a) cell wall (b) storage vacuoles (c) enzymes ()_ energy stores 28. Which of the following functional groups is not commonly found in proteins? (a) Alcohol (b) Aldehyde () Amide (a) Amine 26. A computerized microscope that couples a laser source to a fluorescent microscope is called a/an (a) atomic force microscope (b) scanning electron microscope (Q) differential interference contrast microscope {@) confocal scanning microscope 27. Chaperonins are proteins that (a) assist the correct folding of other proteins (b) assist the transport of proteins to specific intracellular locations (ce) locate a DNA binding protein correctly to its target site {d) aid in mRNA splicing 135-A 7 [P.T.O.28. 29. 31. 32, 135-A Cultivated soil lacks which of the following? (a) A horizon {b) B horizon () C horizon (4) horizon Consider the following : L Temperature in the troposphere decreases with altitude, because the sun's UVB and UVC rays warm the upper part of this layer fl. Temperature in the stratosphere increases with altitude, because the sun’s UVB and UVC rays warm the upper part of this layer. Which one of the following is correct? (a) Both I and Il are true (o) Tis true, but II is wrong {o) Mis true, but I is wrong {@) Both 1 and Il are wrong In India, tropical humid forests occur in which of the following regions? (a) Eastern Ghats (b) Eastern Gangetic Plains (c]_ Western Ghats (4) Western Gangetic Plains Bilabiate flower is a feature of (a) Ranunculaceae (b) Brassicaceae (]_ Scrophulariaceae (d@) Asteraceae Which of the following pigments is present in the human skin? fa) Myelin (®) | Melanin (©) Melatonin (4) Myosin33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 135-A. Which one of the following is infected by mosquito to human in malarial infection? fa) Merozoite (b) Sporozoite {c) Gametocyte (a) Oocyte Bulk movement of substances through the conducting or vascular tissues of plants is calle (@) diffusion (b) translocation (c) transpiration (4) transcription The first product of CO fixation in C4 plants is (a) ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate (b) oxaloacetate (c)__ glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate () phosphoglycerate Which of the following statements is correct? (a) RNA pol I synthesizes mRNA {b) RNA pol Ill synthesizes 458 pre-rRNA {]_ RNA pol Ii synthesizes 5S rRNA (4) RNA pol I synthesizes tRNA ‘A genetic mutation has occurred in a coding region of a gene but the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein is not altered. It is called (a) point mutation (b) non-sense mutation ()_ synonymous mutation (4) non-synonymous mutation 9 [P.7.0.38. 39. 41. 42. /35-A Which of the following processes during mitosis is affected by colchicine treatment? (a) DNA replication {b) Cytokinesis (}_ Spindle formation (a) Chromosome doubling In SDS-PAGE, protein is fractionated by electrophoresis including treatment with various chemicals. The correct order is (a) fractionation—oxidizing agent—anionic detergent (b) reducing agent—anionic detergent—iractionation (c) oxidizing agent—anionic detergent—fractionation (a) fractionation—anionic agent—oxidizing agent ‘Testosterone is secreted by (a) _Leydig’s cell {b) Spermatogenic cell () Sertoli’s cell (@) Tunic albniginea ‘The nitrogenous wastes are excreted as uric acid in birds to help in (@) conservation of water inside body (b) reducing chance of kidney stone formation ()_ conservation of body heat {d) elimination of excess heat Molybdenum is required for {@)_ phloem transport (b) xylene transport (6) nitrogen fixation (2) flower induction 1043. 47. 48. 135-A Which of the following can act as electron donor in photosynthesis? fa) Hy () 420 (Hs (@) All of the above In fermentation reactions, which of the following is never produced? (a) ATP (b) Proton gradient (ce) C02 (a) Ha ‘The tendril coil around the stem is known as (a) gravitropism (b} phototropism {c)_ chemotropism (@)_ thigmotropism Which one of the following biochemical processes is involved in biodiesel formation? (a) Oxygenation (b) Oxydoreduction ()_ Fermentation (@)_ Transesterification ‘The biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of water indicates the (a) water quality {b) amount of oxygen removed from water by aerobic respiration {)__ presence of organic material in the water that can be oxidized by microorganisms (4) All of the above Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas? fa) COg {b) HO vapour {c} Methane (a) Nitrogen dioxide rn [PT.O.s1. 52. 83. /38-A In unconsolidated geological formation, if the capillary rise is 65 cm, the aquifer material is (a) fine gravel (b) very coarse sand (c) fine sand (a) silt Which of the following geological formations shows the lowest specific yield? (a) Gravel (b) Clay (c) Schist (@) Peat In the Mohs scale of hardness the position of quartz is fa) tenth (b) seventh (o) first (4) third The oldest part of the earth's crust is found at (2) Himalayas (b) ocean floor (9) Alps mountain (4) Antarctica Moonstone is a variety of (a) quartz (b) alkali feldspar (c) rock from the moon (d)_ volcanic rock 1284. 55. 86. 87. 135-A A bare rock surface in a desert regi gion, all loose rock particles having been r wind, is known as 7 ita (a) hammada {b) hogback {c}_ monadnock (a) inselberg ‘The fragment less than 0:25 mm in diameter formed by volcanic eruption is known as. (a) silt (b) volcanic ash (volcanic dust (@) pumice A monoclinic inosilicate of the pyroxene group is known as (a) augite (b) diopside {c) plagioclase (a) barite ‘The ammonoid fossils are found in the geological formation of fa) Recent Age (b) Jurassic Age (c) Precambrian Age (@ Cambrian Age In muscovite along with aluminosilicate, which cation of the following is present in dominance? (a) Sodium {b) Potassium (¢) Calcium (2) Magnesium Orthorhombic, monoclinic and triclinic crystal systems are fa) uniaxial (b) biaxial (c) triaxial (a) nonaxial 13 [P-T.O.60. 61. 64. 65. 138-A A chronostratigraphic technique used to date sedimentary and volcanic sequences is, known as (a) Archaeological stratigraphy (b) Volcanic stratigraphy (c)_ Magnetostratigraphy (@) Biostratigraphy - The crystal class of pyrolusite is {a) hexagonal o {e) triclinic @ Sea floor spreads along (a) island arcs (b) mid-oceanic ridges (¢) Pacific Ocean and India (d) Atlantic Ocean and the USA Franklinite is an ore of (a) silver (b) gold (e) zine (4) copper Cleavelandite is a variety of a) fossil (b) feldspar () quartz (a) coal tetragonal cubic In sedimentary rocks, accessory minerals are fa) heavy minerals (b) iron ores (fossils (d) silica 1466. The rock formation in Mount Everest is {a} granite {>} mummulitic limestone () basalt (4) sandstone 67. Down-the-hole hammer drilling is recommended for (a) hard rock areas (b) alluvial formation (]_ boulder formation (4) coastal areas 68. A granular metamorphic rock, composed essentially of garnet, is known as fa) eclogite (b} basalt (o) granite (a) gabbro 69. Which of the following is a major gaseous phase emitted by volcanoes? fa) S02 (b) C02 (]_ Hg0 vapour (4) Hydrogen 70. Diagenesis process initiates (a) below 50°C and 1 kbar (b) below 200 °C and 2 kbar {e) more than 200°C and 2 kbar (4) more than 300°C and 3 kbar 71, Which of the following compounds is added to rectified spirit for its azeotropic distillation to yield absolute alcohol? {a) Methanol {b) Benzene (©) Pyridine (a) Lime 135-A 15 [ P.T.0.72, 73. 74. 78. 135-4 Which of the following aldoses yields an optically inactive substance on reaction with sodium borohydride? cHO cHO cHO cHO H OH H OH HO H HO-~ H H ~-oHn HO H HO H H ~~oH HO H H OK HO H H +- oH CHOH CH20H CH20H CHJOH a) 2) (3) (4) fa) 3 only (b) land 4 ( 2and3 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 all Which of the following terms would never be applied to a pair of stereoisomers? (a) Enantiomers (>) Tautomers (©) Diastereoisomers (a) Epimers 2,3-pentadiene, CHs—~CH=C=CHCH, is fa) a planar substance () an aliene (c]_ a conjugated diene (4) a substance capable of cis-transisomerism Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correctly associated with an Sy1 reaction? 1. Rearrangement is possible, 2. Rate is affected by solvent polarity. 3. The strength of the nucleophile is important in determining rate. 4. The reactivity series is tertiary > secondary > primary, 5. Proceeds with complete inversion of configuration. (a) Sands (b) 5 only () 2,3 ands (@) 3 only 1676. 77. 79. 135-A A vertical line in the phase diagram representing a system with the same composition at different temperatures is called as (a) critical point (b) isothermal line (¢)_ isopleth (a) tie line The correct order of retention of cations on a sulphonated cation exchange resin column is (a) Agt >Kt >Nat >Lit (bo) Kt >Na* >Li* > Agt {c) Lit >Na* >K* > Agt (4) All will have same retention time ‘The coordination number of Tit and 07° ions in TiO structure is (a) 6:3 (b) 8:4 (4:8 (d) 4:2 Which of the following nuclei will have a magnetic moment? (7D @ Fo i Pe (a) 72s Which of the following factors does not affect the shape at the central atom in VSEPR theory? (a) Charge (b)_ o-bonded electron pairs (c)_ bonded electron pairs (d) Electronic contribution of the ligands 17 [P.T.0.81. How do the bond enthalpies and bond lengths for the homonuclear diatomics, H, Lig, Nay and Ka change as the group is descended? (a) Bond lengths increase and bond enthalpies increase (b) Bond lengths increase and bond enthalpies decrease {c) Bond lengths decrease and bond enthalpies increase {d) Bond lengths decrease and bond enthalpies decrease 82. During titration of 0-1M acetic acid with 0-1M sodium hydroxide, the acid has been completely converted into a solution of 0-05M NaOAc which hydrolyzes as ; OAc? +H90 = HOAc+ OH; K value = 5.54 x 10719 The pH of this solution will be fa) -8-72 {bo} ~6-72 () ~6-32 (a) >9 83. The value of OH® at 398 K for the reaction co+ io, C02 AH qq = ~ 67640 cal [Given, Cp(CO) = 6-97; Cp) = 7-05; Cp{CO2) = 8-96 (all in cal/mol-deg)] is (a) -283-6 kJ (b) +283-6 kJ (c) -383-6 kJ (6) +383-6 kJ 84. Por a process in a closed system, the temperature is equal to » @, » 2, wo -(33), o (3), 85. The d-electron configurations of Cr?*, Mn?*, Fe?* and Co?* are d*, 4, d® and a? respectively. Which one of the following will exhibit the minimum paramagnetic behaviour? [Atomic Nos. : Cr = 24, Mn =25, Fe = 26, Co= 27] (a) [CrfttgQ6)?* (b) Mnfti20}6]?* (6) [Fettig0\6)?* (@) (CofttO\g}?* (38-A 1887. 389. 90. 735-A A mixture of benzoic acid and phenol is separated by the treatment with aqueous (a) NaOH solution (b) NaHCO solution (€) NaHSOg solution (2) NHg solution Aspirin is prepared by the acetylation of salicylic acid with acetic anhydride in the presence of pyridine. It is purified by (@) steam distillation (b) sublimation (c) crystallization (4) distillation Which of the following bonds has the strongest IR absorption? s-H O-H N-H cH @ 2) (3) (4) @ 1 () 2 3 @ 4 Ammonia is used in the preparation of (a) Tollen’s reagent (b) Fenton’s reagent ()_ Schiff’s reagent (4) Febling’s reagent Which of the following indicators would be suitable for the titration of HCO2H with sodium hydroxide? (a) Phenolphthalein (b) Methy! orange ()_ Bromocresol blue (@) Thymol blue 19 [PT.0.91. Alkyl R-C=C—R is reduced using H2/Pd—CaCO3 and Na—Nig (liq) will yield f@) } © (d) cis-alkene and cis-alkene, respectively cis-alkene and trans-alkene, respectively trans-alkene and trans-alkene, respectively trans-alkene and cis-alkene, respectively 92. The formal charge is defined as fa) (b) () (a) the number of valence electrons for an atom the difference between valence electrons in the free atom and number of atoms assigned to that atom in the Lewis structure the highest oxidation state expected in a particular group the most common oxidation state of a particular atom 93. Anhydrous AICI produces fumes in the air, because of fa) (b) co) {d) dimerization oxidation hydrolysis dissociation 94, Optical isomerism is shown by @) &) ©) (a malonic acid maleic acid succinic acid malic acid 98. Corrosion of iron is essentially an electrochemical phenomenon, where (a) (b) te) (@ 135-A Fe is oxidized to Fe*? and dissolved oxygen in water is reduced to OH® Fe is oxidized to Fe*? and Hy0 is reduced to 03° Fe is oxidized to Fe*? and Ha0 is reduced to 09 Fe is oxidized to Fe*? and Hy0 is reduced to O2 2096. 97. 98. 100. (35-A PART—B Answer any forty questions Which of the following gases has a significant absorption band in the wavelength interval 8 wm to 11/5 wm? fa) O03 (bo) Og () COp (d) No aN a (i -2 where WV is population size, r is growth rate and K is carrying capacity of the environment. ‘The above expression represents the (a) exponential model of population growth (0) logistic model of population growth (c) linear model of population growth (@)_ prey-predator model of population growth A sound of 0 dB will have a sound pressure of fa) -100 pPa fb) ~50uPa (c) 20 uPa (a) ~OPa In a stable atmosphere, the plume of smoke emitted by a stack will be of which of the following types? fa) Coning {b) Lofting (c) Fumigating (a) Fanning Which of the following is the best barrier material for preventing noise pollution? fa) Brick (b) Concrete block (©) Wood (@) Lead sheet 21 [P.7.0.101. 102. 103, 104. 138-A The probability density function of a random variable X is given by 6x(I-x, OQa>08>0 oO ' elsewhere ‘The above expression represents (2) Weibull distribution (0) beta distribution (3) gamma distribution (4) uniform distribution 22105. Which of the following is not a method of detecting the presence of ‘heteroscedasticity’ in the data while performing regression analysis? fa) Park Test (b) Spearman’s rank correlation test () Chi-square test (6) Goldfeld-Quandt test 106. The unit root test is useful for testing which of the following? (a) Stationarity (b) Multicollinearity (Normality (@) Heteroscedasticity 107. Varimax rotation is a useful technique in (a) regression analysis (b) time series analysis (sampling {d) factor analysis 108, ‘Gradient descent’ is a method used in (a) sampling (be) factor analysis {c)_ ARIMA modelling (@) neural network modelling 109. Which of the following statements about an autoregression (AR) model of order p is correct? (2) Its PACF decays exponentially (o) Its ACF has significant spikes through lag p (c) {ts PACF has significant spikes through lag p (4) Its PACF has damped sine wave pattern 135-A 23 [PTO110, if in a completely randomized design (CRD) experiment, if NV is the total degrees of freedom and there are k treatments, then within the group/error sum of squares will have which of the following degrees of freedom? fa) N-1 {b) N-k (ec) k-1 {d) k& 111. The value X of a variable can be transformed into Z-distribution by using which of the following relations? @) z X-u z~mew a Wis sample mean of a standard deviation) St aa 112. [5° .55" 5% dx is equal to oa x St ~ —> zteate wy) SH. (logs)? log flog > 3s 3 (c) ate @ 5 ,. (log 5) (log 5) 113. if. x¥ = y*, then 2 is dx ylelog y- y (oy Ueto x(ylog x - x) x(ylog y= x) le - fo Yixlogy (a Wego x(ylogx-y u(xlog x— x) 114. If y=loglogtog x3, then 24 ig dx 1 fa) z (b Ss (log x)(log x) 2x{log x} (log log x3) @ —1_. @ ——) (log x) (log 3x) x(log x) (log log x\(logloglog x3) /35-A 24115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 135-A Given that y= 1, when x = 0. The solution of the differential equation (+e )dy+e%(1+ yidx = 0 is given by (@) tan") y+tan“e* 5 (b) tan"! x¢tan"tel = 5 fe) tan! y+ tan (@) tan”! y+ tan“1e?* =1 ‘The hydrostatic approximation leads to the balance between (e) gravity and centrifugal force (b) pressure gradient vertical component force and Coriolis force () pressure gradient vertical component force and gravity (a) gravity and Coriolis force The geostrophic approximation leads to the balance between (a) Coriolis force and centrifugal force (b) pressure gradient force and Coriolis force (6) Coriolis force and momentum force (@) momentum force and pressure gradient force Tropical cyclone is not formed along equator, because (a) Coriolis parameter is maximum (b) Coriolis parameter is zero {Q._ circulation is maximum (@) convection is maximum y-alumina is prepared by heating (a) Al203 () AIOHs (9 ALQOH) (a) 1,09 25 [P.T.0.120. If AS,,iy is zero, which of the following is correct? (a) System is at equilibrium and no spontaneous reaction will occur (b} Reaction will tend to proceed spontaneously from state a to state b (]_ Reaction will tend to go spontaneously in the reverse direction from state b to state a (4) Reaction will cease 121. In the reaction 6NaBH, 2B3NgHg + (HCI —> 2C1ByN3Hg > A+ B+ 6NACI Aand Bare (a) BgNgHyo and BoH, (0) BgN3Hg and Bole {c) BgN3He and B3N3Ho (@) BaHg and B3N3H3Na3 122. In the reaction prey? + Nog —> 4 SHB, 5 the compound B is fa) trans{PtClo(NOp)(NHa))© (b) cis {PtCIgNOQ)NHg)> () trans-[PtCla(NH3)9]° (4) cis {PLC 202) 91° 123. Which of the following carbonyl compounds is thermodynamically least stable? (a) CriCOlg (0) Felco); () Ma(CO}g @) NiCO\g /35-A 26124, 125. 126, 127. 128. 135-A The value of AS;., for the dissolution of ammonium nitrate, given the standard entropy values NHgNO3(s) > NHJ (aq) + NO3faq) SJ /fmol-K)] 151-0 112-8 146.4 is (@) 275 u/K (b) 216-4 5/K () 541 d/K (@) 108-2 u/K Which of the following is the relationship between magnetic field strength and energy difference between nuclear spin states? (a) They are independent of each other (b) They are directly proportional (©) They are inversely proportional (d) The relationship varies from molecule to molecule ‘The magnetic moment expected for a compound containing a first-row transition metal with three unpaired electrons is (a) 1-73 uB ) 3:87 uB (ce) 5:92 uB (4) 490 uB ‘The work function (9) for mercury is 7-22 10-!® J. What is the minimum frequency of light that can be used to cause photoelectrons to be ejected from the surface of mercury? (Planck’s constant (h) = 6 -626x 10734 J-s} fa) -1-09x10!5 sec~ (b) ~7-22x107!9 sec“? () ~6-63x107%4 sec"? (a) ~2-18x10% sec“! ‘The amount of work done by the system in the reaction Culs) + Zn?* faq) + Cu?* faq) + Znls) (Bz— = +1-10 V) is (a) -212 kJ mot! (b) = 106 kJ mot! {o) -54 kJ mol! (d) -2-20 kJ mol™! 27 [P.T.0.129, 130, 131. 132, 133. 138-A Flame photometer analysis of a sample of blood plasma resulted in emission of wavelengths S89 nm and 760 nm. Which of the following metal ions are present in the sample? (a) Fe?* and Mg2+ (b) Nat and Kt () Na* and Ca?* (d) Fe?* and Kt ‘The osmotic pressure generated at 25 °C by a solution of 1:26 g of sucrose (CygH290)}) in 250 cm? of water is (a) ~3-06 kPa {b) ~36-4 kPa {ec} ~12-5 kPa {d) ~1-05 kPa Li20 crystallizes with the antifluorite structure where the positions of the cations and anions are in the opposite positions to the structure observed for fluorite. What are the coordination numbers of the lithium and oxygen ions? (a) Lithium is four-coordinate and oxygen is six-coordinate {b) Lithium is four-coordinate and oxygen is eight-coordinate (c] Lithium is eight-coordinate and oxygen is four-coordinate {d) Lithium and oxygen are both six-coordinates The expression of the rate of reaction for the elementary reaction NO+03 NO +09 is (a) K[NO|(O3} (0) KINOYOS)° ()_ KINO2|[0] NOHO] (a) Kk 2al OF NotO3) ‘The compounds [COFg]*~ and (CONH3)¢]*? are of {@) high spin and low spin respectively (©) high spin and high spin respectively (] low spin and high spin respectively (a) low spin and low spin respectively 28134, 135, 136. 137. 138, 135-A In the reaction B CHs—CH=CH, S25 4 KOH IAI). oy oy cup, NAN. the products A and B are (a) 1,1-dibromopropane and propyne (>) 1,2-dibromopropane and propyne (| 1,2-dibromopropane and propane (a) 1,1-dibromopropane and propane X-rays of wavelength 1:54 A were used to analyze an aluminium crystal. A reflection was produced at @ = 19-3 degree. Assuming n = 1, the distance (d) between the planes of atoms producing this reflection is (a) 233 pm (b) 466 pm (} 932 pm (4) 1864 pm In Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction, electrophile is (@) aici? () R® (©) AICls (a) Rel Study the following reaction : CoHsONa CHCHyCHCHCHs§ Sao @N-(CHa)y Following Hofmann orientation, the above reaction will yield (a) 96% of 1-pentene and 4% of 2-pentene {b} 50% of each 1-pentene and 2-pentene (c)_ 4% of 1-pentene and 96% of 2-pentene {d) 60% of 1-pentene and 40% of 2-pentene The relationship between diffusion coefficient (D) and ionic conductivity in a solution is given by a) Stokes-Binstein equation (b) Einstein equation (c) Nernst-Einstein equation . (@)_ Einstein-Smoluchowski equation 29 (P10.139, 140. 141. 142, 138-A Which of the following is/are correct statement(s) for phase rule? 1. One-component system : F=C~P+2 2, Two-component system : F<4-P 3. Three-component system : F = 5~ P (@) 1 only {b] 2and 3 ()_ None of the above (4) All of the above Under the influence of dilute base or dilute acid, two molecules of an aldehyde will yield (a) one aldehyde molecule and one ketone molecule (bo) B-hydroxyaldehyde molecules (©) Bhydroxyketone molecules (4) one B-hydroxyaldehyde and one ketone molecule In the reaction ARtNHal 5 KMnO, R—CHO 4 B K; L_K2Cr207 the products (a) Aand Bare different (ob) Band Care different (©) A, Band Call are different (4) A, Band Call are same Which of the following methods is employed for the estimation of sulphur in organic compounds? (@) Kjeldah? method (b) Carius method (c}_ Victor Meyer method {d) Dumas method 30143, 144, 148. 146, 147. /35-A Which of the following functional groups on the molecule are susceptible to nucleophilic attack? Br, : ; (a) aand b (b) aand ¢ () band c (d) a, bande On heating a mixture of SO and sulphur at 180°C to 200°C, we get {a} sulphur sesquioxide (5) sulphur heptaoxide (sulphur monoxide (@) sulphur trioxide The stratigraphy of Sindh and Baluchistan is (a) Pascham—Chari—Katrol—Umia—Ukra—Bhuj (b) | Ranikot—Laki—Kirthar—Nari—Gaj—Manchar (c) Barait—Surma—Dupitila—Dihing (a) Triassic—Jurassic—Cretaceous The Himalayan mountain is a good example of which of the foliowing types of plate boundary? (a) Divergent (b) Convergent () Transform (@) None of the above How do temperature and pressure vary with the depth deep inside the earth? (a) Temperature and pressure both increase with depth (0) Temperature and pressure both decrease with depth ()_ Temperature increases with depth and pressure decreases with depth {@) Temperature decreases with depth and pressure increases with depth 31 [P.7.0,148, 149, 150. 151. 152. 153. /385-A Mg is relatively more abundant in the earth’s (a) crust (b) inner core ( mantie (2) outer core Coesite is a fa) (b) {c) (a) polymorph of quartz variety of calcite copper mineral mineral of tin Hydroseisms are known as fa) (b) () (a) effect of mining activity on groundwater earthquake effect on groundwater level overdraft of groundwater earthquake wave in water Reynolds number is expressed as uD pvD la). Np = 2B? (b} Np = PVD RPE (Np HD 2 © MR (@) Wp= Fe In confined aquifers, groundwater flows in (a) less than atmospheric pressure (b) more than atmospheric pressure (c] equivalent to oceanic water pressure (a) equivalent to river water pressure The cosmic ray when enters in the earth's atmosphere its velocity i peaices () increases (c) suddenly stops {d) is not affected 32154, 155. 186. 187. 158. 189. 138-A A foraminifer resembling the shape of grain of wheat and representative fauna.of Ordovician to Triassic is known as (a) fusulinid (b) quinquiloculina (c)_ globigerina (@) trunicana If the hydraulic conductivity is 0-2 meter per day and thickness of the aquifer is 15 meter, the transmissivity of the aquifer will be (a) 7-5 meter square per day (b) 0:30 meter square per day {) 30 meter square per day (4) 0-85 meter square per day LISS-IIl sensor has a spatial resolution of (a) 5-8 meter {b) 23-5 meter (188 meter (d) 1 meter Which of the following instruments is based on Bragg’s law? fa) AAS (b) XRD ()_ Spectrophotometer (4) Scanning electron microscope If the natural ground slope is i and infiltration is W in meter per day, which of the following equations can explain it? (@) W=0-15+0-25i (o) W=0-65+0-56i 1 wo w= 2-88 a) w= 038; 0-56 0-25 ‘The mineral assemblage of aplite rock is similar with {@)_ sandstone (v) limestone {}_ basalt {d) pegmatite 33 [P70160. 161. 162. 163. 164. 165. 135-A Which of the following clay minerals is used in } : 10 ratio in direct and reverse rotary drilling as drilling mud? {a} Montmorillonite (b) Dickite fe) Bentonite (a) Mite The movement of water in solid, liquid or vapour state through the atmosphere is known as (a) advection (b) sublimation () evaporation (d) atmospheric water The volume of water stored and released after the flood is known as (a) specific yield (b) bank storage (c) capacity (4) floodwater Katrol formation of India is known for its fossil of (e) foraminifer and coral group {b) only mammoth {c) dinosaurs and ammonoids (a) fishes Columbite occurs in (2) limestone fo) pegmatite ()_ sandstone (a) rhyolite ‘The Coriolis effect is greatest towards (a) the equator (b) the poles (©) the east (@) the west 34166. 167. 168. 169. 170. (38-A Which of the following types of tectonie zone is responsible for the Andes mountain? (a) Mid-ocean ridge (}) Subduction zone (Strike slip (a) Convergence of two continental plates ‘The wavelength of a tsunami wave in the middle of the ocean is in (a) 100s of kilometer (b) 10s of meter (c) 10s of centimeter (a) 100s of meter Which of the following is not a possible route of entry for a hazard? (a) Ingestion (b) Absorption {}_ Exposure (@) inhalation ‘The minimum size of an epitope is (a) one amino acid residue (b) two amino acid residue (o) eight amino acid residue (a) twenty amino acid residue Which of the following techniques can be used to determine the number of components in a plant pigment? fa) Calorimetry (b) Chromatography (9 Colorimetry (a) Gravimetry 35 [P.7.0.171, 172. 173. 174, 178. 135-A One of the major mechanisms of immobilization of a metal element during microbial metal transformations is (a) biocorrosion (bo) bioweathering ()_ bioleaching (4) biosorption The archaeal and the bacterial domains share which of the following characteristics? (a) Peptidoglycan cell wall {b) Ester-linked lipids {c)_ Lack of nuclear membrane {d) - Sensitivity to antibiotics Which of the following structures in the cell is the target for fluorescent probes in phylogenetic FISH? (a) Protein (b) DNA (©) 16S rRNA (@) mRNA ‘The giant antenna system used for capturing light at low intensity in the green sulphur bacteria is called (a) chromosome {b} chlorosome (2) coroslome (4) chlorophyll Which of the following enzymes has essential role in apoptosis? (a) Ligase (b) Lipase (2) Caspase (d) Amylase 36176. 177. 178. 179. 180. 135-A Which of the following plastids stores proteins? (a) Amyloplast () Aleuroplast () Elaioplast (4) None of the above Which of the following is a haploid organism? (a) Drosophila melanogaster (b) Haplopappus gracilis (¢} Dictyostelium {a} Salamander At certain time the bands of polytene chromosome are enlarged to form swellings. They are called {a) lateral loops (b) chromomeres {)_ chromosomin (@) Balbian rings ‘Two different proteins bearing identical SDS-PAGE profile are expressed in CHO cell line. In order to detect the expression of both with their respective antibodies in Western blotting, which of the following will be the best method? (a) Developing Western blot with both the antibodies in same lane (b} Silencing one protein with siRNA in CHO cells before doing Western blotting ()_ Using stripping and reprobing technique after transferring the proteins to nitrocellulose 7 (4) Removing one protein from the extract by immunoprecipitation prior to SDS-PAGE, ‘A small species of RNA which processes rRNA inside the nucleus is, known as fa] miRNA (bo) siRNA (c) snoRNA (a) shRNA 37 [P.T.0.181. The correct statement about immunoglobulins is fa) IgA and IgM are pentamer with associated J chain. (0) IgA is dimer and IgM is pentamer with associated J chain in both. (c) IgA is dimer and IgM is pentamer and only IgM bears J chain (a) IgM is capable of crossing placenta to give passive immunity to the fetus. 182. Which of the following statements is not true about epigenetic effects of histone modification? (a) Histone methylation may cause transcriptional activation as well as repression. {b) Histone methylation always causes transcriptional activation. (c) Histone acetylation always causes transcriptional activation. (a) Histone deacetylation always causes transcriptional repression 183. Which of the following steps’ do not occur, usually during processing of eukaryotic mRNA? (a) 5’ capping (b) 3° polyadenylation (@) Transport of pre-mRNA to the cytoplasm (a) Excision of introns 184. Which of the following is not an example of a density-independent factor? {a} Drought (b) Competition {c) Forest fire (a) Hurricane 185, After a severe drought, the productivity of an ecosystem took many years to return to predrought conditions, This observation indicates that the ecosystem has (a) high resilience (b) high resistance (c)_ low resilience {d) low resistance 138-A 38186. 187. 188. 189. 190. 135-A Which one of the following statements supports Gaia hypothesis? (a) Salinity of ocean water has not changed since 1700. {v) Atmospheric temperature has been increasing since 1700. {c) Human population has been growing since 1700. {d) Livestock population has been growing since 1700. Which one of the following can be considered as a global environmental change? fa) Soil pollution (b} Decline in crop productivity (¢) Increase in HIV/AIDS {d) Biological invasion Which one of the following is listed in Millennium Development Goals? (a) Achieving negative population growth {bo} Improving infrastructural facilities (c)_ Reducing pollution (4) Achieving environmental sustainability ‘The ortho-ring cleavage of aromatic compound is detected by the formation of (a) f-ketoadipate {b) hydroxymuconic semialdehyde ()_ catechol (4) cis-benzene dihydrodiol OCT plasmid is responsive for degradation of (a) aromatic compounds ; (b) aliphatic compounds ()_ alicyclic compounds (4) polyaromatic hydrocarbons 39 [P.T.0.191. 192, 193. 194, 195, 135-A A nondirected physiochemical interaction between heavy metal ion and microbial surface is called (a) biotransformation (©) dioconservation ()__biosorption (@) biomining Which of the following types of bacteria will be successful in biobleaching of paper mill effluent and pulp preparation? (a) Mono-oxygenase free bacteria (b) Ligninase and cellulase-secreting bacteria ()_ Xylanase-free and cellulase-secreting bacteria (d) Cellulase-free and xylanase-secreting bacteria Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is found in cell types which synthesize extensive amount of (@) toxins (b) unmodified proteins (©) modified proteins {¢) lipids Methanotrophs are those organisms that can (a) release methane after aerobic respiration () catabolize methane in aerobic respiration. (2) release methane during anaerobic respiration (d) catabolize methane in anaerobic respiration During microbial metabolism, oxidation of Hg yields the maximum energy, when electron acceptor is (a) oxygen (b) nitrate : (©) pyruvate (@) sulphite kee 40SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK a 7 (P70.1385-A SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK 42135-A SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK 43 [P.T.0.SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK (35-A Be E15—900x2