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JEE Main 2019 April 09, Shift 1 Question Paper with Solutions

All 89 questions from the JEE Main 2019 (April 09, Shift 1) shift — Physics (30), Chemistry (29) and Mathematics (30) — each with the correct answer (answer key) and a step-by-step solution. Read it free online, or attempt the full paper as a timed mock test.

Physics30 questions

Q1Single correctUnits and Measurements
In the density measurement of a cube, the mass and edge length are measured as kg and m, respectively. The error in the measurement of density is:
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Q2Single correctLaws of Motion
A ball is thrown vertically up (taken as - axis) from the ground. The correct momentum-height diagram is:
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Q3Single correctKinematics
The stream of a river is flowing with a speed of 2 km . A swimmer can swim at a speed of 4 km . The direction of the swimmer with respect to the flow of the river, to cross the river straight, is:
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Q4Single correctWork, Energy and Power
A uniform cable of mass M and length L is placed on a horizontal surface such that its part is hanging below the edge of the surface. To lift the hanging part of the cable upto the surface, the work done should be:
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Q5Single correctLaws of Motion
A body of mass 2 kg makes an elastic collision with a second body at rest and continues to move in the original direction but with one fourth of its original speed. What is the mass of the second body?
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Q6Single correctRotational Motion
A stationary horizontal disc is free to rotate about its axis. When a torque is applied on it, its kinetic energy as a function of , where is the angle by which it has rotated, is given as . If its moment of inertia is I then the angular acceleration of the disc is:
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Q7Single correctRotational Motion
The following bodies are made to roll up (without slipping) the same inclined plane from a horizontal plane: (i) a ring of radius R, (ii) a solid cylinder of radius and (iii) a solid sphere of radius . If, in each case, the speed of the center of mass at the bottom of the incline is same, the ratio of the maximum heights they climb is:
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Q8Single correctGravitation
A solid sphere of mass and radius is surrounded by a uniform concentric spherical shell of thickness and mass . The gravitational field at distance from the centre will be:
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Q9Single correctProperties of Solids and Liquids
If 'M' is the mass of water that rises in a capillary tube of radius 'r', then mass of water which will rise in a capillary tube of radius '2r' is:
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Q10Single correctThermodynamics
Following figure shows two processes A and B for a gas. If and are the amount of heat absorbed by the system in two cases, and and are changes in internal energies, respectively, then:
P (vertical axis) vs V (horizontal axis, arrow right labelled V). Two paths from a common initial point i (lower left) to a common final point f (upper right). Path A is the upper curve (concave, bulging upward, labelled A near top). Path B is the lower curve (labelled B near bottom). Both share identical start i and end f.
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Q11Single correctKinetic Theory of Gases
For given gas at 1 atm pressure, rms speed of the molecules is 200 m/s at C. At 2 atm pressure and at C, the rms speed of the molecules will be:
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Q12Single correctKinetic Theory of Gases
An HCl molecule has rotational, translational and vibrational motions. If the rms velocity of HCl molecules in its gaseous phase is , m is its mass and is Boltzmann's constant, then its temperature will be:
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Q13Single correctOscillations and Waves
A simple pendulum oscillating in air has period T. The bob of the pendulum is completely immersed in a non-viscous liquid. The density of the liquid is th of the material of the bob. If the bob is inside liquid all the time, its period of oscillation in this liquid is:
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Q14Single correctOscillations and Waves
A string is clamped at both the ends and it is vibrating in its harmonic. The equation of the stationary wave is . The length of the string is: (All quantities are in SI units.)
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Q15Single correctOscillations and Waves
The pressure wave, N , corresponds to the sound produced by a vibrating blade on a day when atmospheric temperature is C. On some other day when temperature is T, the speed of sound produced by the same blade and at the same frequency is found to be m . Approximate value of T is:
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Q16Single correctElectrostatics
A system of three charges are placed as shown in the figure:
If , the potential energy of the system is best given by:
A horizontal line representing a 1D charge arrangement. From left: a positive charge labeled '+q', then to its right at distance 'd' a negative charge labeled '-q', then far to the right at distance 'D' (measured from a point near the charges) a charge labeled 'Q'. The spacing 'd' between +q and -q is small; the distance 'D' to Q is large (D >> d). 'D' is marked by an arrow spanning from the -q region to Q; 'd' is marked by a short arrow between +q and -q.
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Q17Single correctElectrostatics
A capacitor with capacitance 5 µF is charged to 5 µC. If the plates are pulled apart to reduce the capacitance to 2 µF, how much work is done?
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Q18Single correctCurrent Electricity
A wire of resistance is bent to form a square as shown in the figure. The effective resistance between and is:
( is mid-point of arm )
A square wire ABCD drawn with A at top-left, B at top-right, C at bottom-right, D at bottom-left. Point E is the midpoint of the bottom side CD (a small tick mark on side DC midway between D and C). The full square is a single bent wire of total resistance R; effective resistance is asked between point E (midpoint of arm CD) and corner C.
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Q19Single correctCurrent Electricity
Determine the charge on the capacitor in the following circuit:
A DC circuit. A 72 V battery on the left. Top branch has a 6 ohm resistor then a 2 ohm resistor in series along the top. Two vertical resistors in the middle: a 4 ohm resistor and a 10 ohm resistor (drawn as vertical zig-zags between top and bottom rails). On the right side a 10 microfarad capacitor is connected vertically. The bottom rail connects back to the battery. Find the steady-state charge on the capacitor.
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Q20Single correctMoving Charges and Magnetism
A moving coil galvanometer has resistance 50 and it indicates full deflection at 4 mA current. A voltmeter is made using this galvanometer and a 5 resistance. The maximum voltage, that can be measured using this voltmeter, will be close to:
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Q21Single correctMoving Charges and Magnetism
A rigid square loop of side 'a' and carrying current is lying on a horizontal surface near a long current carrying wire in the same plane as shown in figure. The net force on the loop due to the wire will be:
A long straight vertical wire on the left carrying current I1 pointing upward (arrow up, labeled I1). To its right, in the same plane, a square loop of side 'a' carrying current I2 (labeled I2 at the top side, with circulating arrows). The near (left) side of the square is at horizontal distance 'a' from the long wire (marked by a horizontal arrow labeled 'a' at the bottom), and the square has side length 'a' (marked by a vertical arrow labeled 'a' on the right). The loop and wire lie in the same plane on a horizontal surface.
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Q22Single correctMoving Charges and Magnetism
A rectangular coil (Dimension 5 cm 2.5 cm ) with 100 turns, carrying a current of 3 A in the clock-wise direction, is kept centered at the origin and in the plane. A magnetic field of 1 T is applied along axis . If the coil is tilted through about axis , then the torque on the coil is:
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Q23Single correctElectromagnetic Induction
The total number of turns and cross-section area in a solenoid is fixed. However, its length L is varied by adjusting the separation between windings. The inductance of solenoid will be proportional to:
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Q24Single correctElectromagnetic Waves
The magnetic field of a plane electromagnetic wave is given by , where and . The RMS value of the force experienced by a stationary charge at is closest to:
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Q25Single correctRay Optics
A concave mirror for face viewing has a focal length of 0.4 m. The distance at which you hold the mirror from your face in order to see your image upright with a magnification of 5 is
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Q26Single correctWave Optics
The figure shows a Young's double slit experimental setup. It is observed that when a thin transparent sheet of thickness t and refractive index is put in front of one of the slits, the central maximum gets shifted by a distance equal to n fringe width. If the wavelength of light used is , then t will be:
Young's double slit setup schematic. On the left, two slits separated by distance 'a' (vertical double-slit marked with 'a' and an up-down arrow). A horizontal distance 'D' (marked by a horizontal arrow labeled 'D') separates the slit plane from the screen on the right (labeled 'Screen' as a vertical line). A thin transparent sheet of thickness t and refractive index mu is placed in front of one slit.
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Q27Single correctDual Nature of Matter and Radiation
The electric field of light wave is given as . This light falls on a metal plate of work function 2 eV . The stopping potential of the photo-electrons is:
Given, E (in eV )
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Q28Single correctAtoms and Nuclei
Taking the wavelength of first Balmer line in hydrogen spectrum ( n = 3 to n = 2) as 660 nm , the wavelength of the 2 Balmer line ( n = 4 to n = 2) will be:
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Q29Single correctSemiconductor Electronics
An NPN transistor is used in common emitter configuration as an amplifier with 1 k load resistance. Signal voltage of 10 mV is applied across the base-emitter. This produces a 3 mA change in the collector current and 15 µA change in the base current of the amplifier. The input resistance and voltage gain are:
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Q30Single correctCommunication Systems
A signal is transmitted using as carrier wave. The correct amplitude modulated (AM) signal is:
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Chemistry29 questions

Q31Single correctSome Basic Concepts in Chemistry
For a reaction,
, identify di-hydrogen () as a limiting reagent in the following reaction mixtures.
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Q32Single correctAtomic Structure
For any given series of spectral lines of atomic hydrogen, let be the difference in maximum and minimum wave number in . The ratio is
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Q33Single correctClassification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties
The element having greatest difference between its first and second ionization energies, is
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Q34Single correctChemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Among the following, the molecule expected to be stabilized by anion formation is:
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Q35Single correctStates of Matter
Consider the van der Waal's constants, a and b, for the following gases.
GasArNeKrXe
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3.21.71.05.0
Which gas is expected to have the highest critical temperature?
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Q37Single correctp-Block Elements
Magnesium powder burns in air to give
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Q38Single correctSome Basic Concepts in Chemistry
, an allotrope of carbon contains
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Q39Single correctOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques
The correct IUPAC name of the following compound is:
Benzene ring drawn as a hexagon. A nitro group (NO2) on the top carbon (position 1 for nitro). A chloro group (Cl) on a carbon meta to nitro / ortho to methyl. A methyl group (CH3) on the carbon below/adjacent to Cl, para to the nitro group. Substituents: NO2 (top), CH3 (bottom), Cl (lower-right, between them).
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Q40Single correctHydrocarbons
The increasing order of reactivity of the following compounds towards aromatic electrophilic substitution reaction is:
A: chlorobenzene; B: anisole (methoxybenzene); C: toluene; D: benzonitrile (cyanobenzene)
Four separate benzene rings labelled A, B, C, D. A: benzene with Cl substituent (chlorobenzene). B: benzene with OMe (methoxy, OCH3) substituent (anisole). C: benzene with Me (CH3) substituent (toluene). D: benzene with CN (cyano) substituent (benzonitrile). Each substituent on top of its ring, label letter below each ring.
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Q41Single correctHaloalkanes and Haloarenes
The major product of the following reaction is
Para-chloro substituted benzene ring bearing a -CH2-CH2-Cl side chain (1-chloro-2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethane / para-chloro benzylic chloride). Reaction arrow with reagents written above/over it: (1) KOH (alc.); (2) Free radical polymerisation.
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Q42Single correctHydrocarbons
The major product of the following reaction is
Reaction scheme: propyne CH3-C#CH (triple bond drawn) reacting over an arrow whose top label is '(i) DCl (1 equiv.)' and bottom label is '(ii) DI'.
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Q43Single correctEnvironmental Chemistry
Excessive release of into the atmosphere results in
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Q44Single correctSolutions
The osmotic pressure of a dilute solution of an ionic compound XY in water is four times that of a solution of in water. Assuming complete dissociation of the given ionic compounds in water, the concentration of XY ( in ) in solution is
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Q45Single correctSolutions
Liquid M and liquid N form an ideal solution. The vapour pressures of pure liquids M and N are 450 and 700 mmHg, respectively, at the same temperature. Then correct statements is:
( = Mole fraction of 'M' in solution; = Mole fraction of 'N' in solution; = Mole fraction of 'M' in vapour phase; = Mole fraction of 'N' in vapour phase; )
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Q46Single correctElectrochemistry
The standard Gibbs energy for the given cell reaction in kJ mo at 298 K is:


(Faraday's constant , )
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Q47Single correctChemical Kinetics
The given plots represent the variation of the concentration of a reactant R with time for two different reactions (i) and (ii). The respective orders of the reaction are
Two stacked line graphs. Plot (i): y-axis labeled ln[R], x-axis labeled time, a straight line with negative slope decreasing left to right, captioned (i). Plot (ii): y-axis labeled [R], x-axis labeled time, a straight line with negative slope decreasing left to right, captioned (ii).
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Q48Single correctSurface Chemistry
The aerosol is a kind of colloid in which
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Q49Single correctGeneral Principles of Metallurgy
The ore that contains the metal in the form of fluoride is known as which of the following?
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Q50Single correctSurface Chemistry
Catalyst column shows headings Catalyst and Product.
Column IColumn II
A.. P..
B.. Q..
C.. R..
D.. S..
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Q51Single correctp-Block Elements
The correct order of the oxidation states of nitrogen in and is
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Q52Single correctCoordination Compounds
The number of water molecules not coordinated to copper ion directly in , is
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Q53Single correctCoordination Compounds
The degenerate orbitals of are
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Q54Single correctCoordination Compounds
The one that will show optical activity is
(en = ethanediamine)
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Q55Single correctAldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
The major product of the following reaction is
A cyclohexane ring bearing a ketone (=O) at one ring carbon and a -OH at an adjacent position (a beta-hydroxy cyclohexanone). Reagents over the arrow: step 1. PBr3 ; step 2. KOH (alc.).
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Q56Single correctOrganic Chemistry Some Basic Principles
The organic compound that gives following qualitative analysis is:
TestReagentInference
(a)Dil. HClInsoluble
(b)NaOH solutionSoluble
(c)/waterDecolourization
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Q57Single correctHydrocarbons
The major product of the following reaction is:
Benzene ring bearing a -CH2CH3 (ethyl) side chain. Reagents over the arrow: step (i) alkaline KMnO4 ; step (ii) H3O+.
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Q58Single correctAldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
The major product of the following reaction is:
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Q59Single correctAmines
Aniline dissolved in dilute HCl is reacted with sodium nitrite at C. This solution was added dropwise to a solution containing an equimolar mixture of aniline and phenol in dilute HCl. The structure of the major product is
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Q60Single correctBiomolecules
Which of the following statements is not true about sucrose?
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Mathematics30 questions

Q61Single correctComplex Numbers and Quadratic Equations
Let . If is a root of the quadratic equation , then
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Q62Single correctComplex Numbers and Quadratic Equations
All the points in the set , lie on a
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Q63Single correctPermutations and Combinations
A committee of 11 member is to be formed from 8 males and 5 females. If is the number of ways the committee is formed with at least 6 males and is the number of ways the committee is formed with at least 3 females, then:
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Q64Single correctSequences and Series
Let the sum of the first n terms of a non-constant be , where A is a constant. If d is the common difference of this A.P., then the ordered pair is equal to
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Q65Single correctBinomial Theorem
If the fourth term in the Binomial expansion of , is , then a value of x is
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Q66Single correctTrigonometry
The value of is
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Q67Single correctTrigonometry
Let . Then the sum of the elements of S is:
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Q68Single correctCo-ordinate Geometry
Slope of a line passing through and intersecting the line at a distance of 4 units from , is
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Q69Single correctCo-ordinate Geometry
If a tangent to the circle intersects the coordinate axes at distinct points P and Q, then the locus of the mid-point of PQ is:
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Q70Single correctCo-ordinate Geometry
If one end of a focal chord of the parabola, is at , then the length of this focal chord is
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Q71Single correctCo-ordinate Geometry
If the line is normal to the hyperbola , then a value of m is:
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Q72Single correctMathematical Reasoning
For any two statement p and q, the negative of the expression is
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Q73Single correctStatistics
If the standard deviation of the numbers is where , then k is equal to
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Q74Single correctMatrices and Determinants
If , then the inverse of is:
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Q75Single correctMatrices and Determinants
Let and be the roots of the equation . Then for in R, is equal to
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Q76Single correctSets, Relations and Functions
If the function defined by , is surjective, then A is equal to
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Q77Single correctLimit, Continuity and Differentiability
Let . Then the set of all values of x, at which the function is not differentiable, is:
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Q78Single correctLimit, Continuity and Differentiability
If the function f defined on by is continuous, then k is equal to
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Q79Single correctSequences and Series
Let , where the function f satisfies for all natural numbers x,y and . Then the natural number 'a' is:
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Q80Single correctApplications of Derivatives
If f(x) is a non-zero polynomial of degree four, having local extreme points at ; then the set contains exactly:
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Q81Single correctApplications of Derivatives
If the tangent to the curve, at the point is perpendicular to the line, , then which one of the following points lies on the curve?
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Q82Single correctApplications of Derivatives
Let S be the set of all values of x for which the tangent to the curve at (x,y) is parallel to the line segment joining the points and , then S is equal to:
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Q83Single correctIntegral Calculus
is equal to
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Q84Single correctIntegral Calculus
The value of is:
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Q85Single correctIntegral Calculus
The area (in sq. units) of the region is:
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Q86Single correctDifferential Equations
The solution of the differential equation with , is:
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Q87Single correctVector Algebra
Let and . If , where is parallel to and is perpendicular to , then is equal to:
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Q88Single correctThree Dimensional Geometry
A plane passing through the points and and making an angle with the plane , also passes through the point:
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Q89Single correctThree Dimensional Geometry
If the line, meets the plane, at a point P, then the distance of P from the origin is:
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Q90Single correctProbability
Four persons can hit a target correctly with probabilities and respectively. If all hit at the target independently, then the probability that the target would be hit, is:
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