NSEJS 2017 Question Paper

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Question 1

Two wave pulses I and II have the same wavelength. They are travelling in the directions as shown by the single headed arrows. The resultant sketch of the two wave pulses at some instant of time when $P$ coincides with $R$ is ____ .

Question 2

The equivalent resistance of two resistances in series is ' $S$ '. These resistances are now joined in parallel. The parallel equivalent resistance is ' $P$ '. If $S =n P$. Then the minimum possible value of $n$ is

(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 5

Question 3

A copper disc of radius $a_{0}$ has a hole of radius $b_{0}$ at the centre, at $0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. The disc is now heated and maintained at $200^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. The new radii of disc and hole are $a_{t}$ and $b_{t}$ respectively. For the heated disc it can be concluded that

(a) $a_{0}<a_{t}, b_{0}>b_{t}$ and density of disc increases
(b) $a_{0}<a_{t}, b_{0}>b_{t}$ and density of disc decreases
(c) $a_{0}<a_{t}, b_{0}<b_{t}$ and density of disc increases
(d) $a_{0}<a_{t}, b_{0}<b_{t}$ and density of disc decreases

Question 4

A liquid, whose density doesn't change during the motion, is flowing steadily through a pipe of varying cross sectional area as shown in the given figure. If $a_{1}, a_{2}$ are the cross sectional areas, $v_{1}, v_{2}$ are the values of velocities (or speeds) at $L$ and $H$ respectively, then the correct relation between $a_{1}, a_{2}$ and $v_{1}, v_{2}$ is

(a) $a_{1} v_{1}=a_{2} v_{2}$
(b) $a_{1} v_{2}=a_{2} v_{1}$
(c) $a_{1}^{2} v_{2}=a_{2}^{2} v_{1}$
(d) $a_{1} v_{1}^{2}=a_{2} v_{2}^{2}$

Question 5

A common hydrometer has a uniform scale and its stem is graduated downwards from 0 to 20 . While floating in water, it reads 0 and while floating in a liquid of density $1.40 \mathrm{ g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3}$, it reads 20 . Then the density of the liquid in which it will read 10 is ____ .

(a) $0.7 \mathrm{ g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3}$
(b) $0.85 \mathrm{ g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3}$
(c) $1.17 \mathrm{ g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3}$
(d) $2.8 \mathrm{ g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3}$

Question 6

A boy throws a steel ball straight up. Consider the motion of the ball only after it has left the boy's hand but before it touches the ground and assume that forces exerted by the air are negligible. For these conditions, the force(s) acting on the ball is (are)

(a) A downward force of gravity along with a steadily decreasing upward force.
(b) A steadily decreasing upward force from the moment it leaves the boy's hand until it reaches its highest point; on the way down there is a steadily increasing downward force of gravity as the object gets closer to the earth.
(c) Constant downward force of gravity along with an upward force that steadily decreases until the ball reaches its highest point; on the way down there is only a constant downward force of gravity.
(d) Constant downward force of gravity only

Question 7

In bringing a $\alpha$-particle towards another $\alpha$-particle, the electrostatic potential energy of the system ____ .

(a) Increases
(b) Decreases
(c) Remains unchanged
(d) Becomes zero

Question 8

An empty office chair is at rest on a floor. Consider the following forces

I. A downward force of gravity

II. An upward force exerted by the floor,

III. A net downward force exerted by the air

Then, which of the force(s) is (are) acting on the office chair?

(a) I only
(b) I and II
(c) I, II and III
(d) None of the forces. (Since the chair is at rest there are no forces acting upon it.)

Question 9

If $x, v$ and $t$ represent displacement (m), velocity (m/s) and time (s) respectively for a certain particle then which pair of the following figures can be best correlated to each other?

(a) I and II
(b) I and III
(c) I and IV
(d) None

Question 10

In rural areas, an indigenous way of keeping kitchen materials cool is to put them in a box and wrap the box with wet blanket; the blanket is kept wet as tap is allowed to drip in to its corner Choose the correct statement:

(a) This method works because the water from the tap is cold. If one uses room temperature water, it will not work.
(b) Method will work only if the box is a bad conductor of heat. If one uses tin box, it will not work.
(c) Method doesn't work.
(d) This method works because the latent heat necessary for evaporation of water in the blanket is taken from the box so the box and its content remain cool.

Question 11

An electron and $\alpha$-particle enter a region of uniform magnetic field (of induction $B$ ) with equal velocities. The direction of $B$ is perpendicular and into the plane of the paper. Then qualitatively identify the direction of paths of electron and the $\alpha$-particle.

(a) I for $\alpha$-particle, III for electron
(b) I for electron, II for $\alpha$-particle
(c) I for $\alpha$-particle, II for electron
(d) I for electron, III for $\alpha$-particle

Question 12

A concave mirror of radius of curvature 1 m is placed at the bottom of a water tank. The mirror forms an image of the sun when it is directly overhead. If the depth of water in the tank is 80 cm , then the distance of the image formed is ____ . (refractive index of water is 1.33 )

(a) 50 cm above mirror
(b) On surface of water
(c) 110 cm above mirror
(d) Image cannot be formed

Question 13

As shown in adjacent figure, two plane mirrors $M_{1}$ and $M_{2}$ are inclined to each other at an angle $70^{\circ}$ (angle $M_{1} O M_{2}$ ). Incident ray $A B$ makes an angle of incidence $\theta$ on $M_{1}$. This ray after reflection at $B$ on $M_{1}$ and further at $C$ on $M_{2}$ travels along the direction $C D$, such that path $C D$ is parallel to $M_{1}$. Then angle $\theta$ is ____ -

(a) $45^{\circ}$
(b) $50^{\circ}$
(c) $55^{\circ}$
(d) $60^{\circ}$

Question 14

For the same angle of incidence, the angle of refraction in three different media $A, B, C$ are $15^{\circ}$, $25^{\circ}$ and $35^{\circ}$ respectively. Then which statement is correct? $\left(\mu_{A}\right.$ is refractive index of $\left.A\right)$

(a) $\mu_{A}$ is maximum and velocity of light is minimum in medium $A$
(b) $\mu_{A}$ is minimum and velocity of light is maximum in medium $A$
(c) $\mu_{A}$ is maximum and velocity of light is maximum in medium $A$
(d) $\mu_{A}$ is minimum and velocity of light is minimum in medium $A$

Question 15

A large truck collides head-on with a small compact car. During the collision

(a) The truck exerts a greater force on the car than the car exerts on the truck
(b) The car exerts a greater force on the truck than the truck exerts on the car
(c) The truck exerts a force on the car but the car does not exert a force on the truck
(d) The truck exerts the same force on the car as the car exerts on the truck

Question 16

A magnet is placed between two coils $A B$ and $C D$ as shown. It is being moved in the direction as shown by the arrow, then which of the following statements is correct?

(a) Looking from end $A$, current in coil $A B$ will be anticlockwise and looking from end $D$ the direction of current in coil $C D$ will be clockwise
(b) Looking from end $A$, current in coil $A B$ will be clockwise and looking from end $D$, the direction of current in coil CD will be clockwise
(c) Looking from end $A$, current in coil $A B$ will be clockwise and looking from end $D$, the direction of current in coil CD will be anticlockwise
(d) Looking from end $A$, current in coil $A B$ will be anticlockwise and looking from end $D$, the direction of current in coil CD will be anticlockwise

Question 17

The ability of eye to focus both near and distant objects, by adjusting its focal length, is called

(a) Myopia
(b) Presbyopia
(c) Accommodation of eye
(d) Tyndall effect

Question 18

The take-off speed of Airbus A340 is $288 \mathrm{ km} / \mathrm{hr}$. From the taxi track it comes to the main runway and waits for a while for the final clearance from Air Traffic Control. The aircraft then achieves this speed within 50 seconds, Neglecting the effect of the wind direction and friction, what should be the minimum length of main runway decided by civil engineers for this aircraft for a take-off?

(a) 1800 m
(b) 2000 m
(c) 2200 m
(d) 2400 m

Question 19

In the adjacent circuit what is the current flowing from $N$ to $K$ ?

(a) 3 A
(b) 2 A
(c) 1 A
(d) 0.5 A

Question 20

The positions of two blocks at successive 0.20 second time intervals are represented by the numbered squares in the figure below. The blocks are moving towards right.

The accelerations of the blocks are related as follows :

(a) Acceleration of 'a' is greater than acceleration of 'b'
(b) Acceleration of 'a' equals acceleration of 'b', both accelerations are greater than zero
(c) Acceleration of 'b' is greater than acceleration of 'a'
(d) Acceleration of 'a' equals acceleration of 'b', both acceleration are zero

Question 21

If $x^{2}-3 x+2$ is a factor of $x^{4}-p x^{2}+q$, then $p, q$ are

(a) 0,0
(b) 2,3
(c) 4,5
(d) 5,4

Question 22

If the roots of the equation $\frac{x^{2}-b x}{a x-c}=\frac{m-1}{m+1}$ are equal and of opposite signs, then the value of $m$ is -.

(a) $\frac{a b}{a+b}$
(b) $\frac{a+b}{a b}$
(c) $\frac{a-b}{a+b}$
(d) $\frac{a+b}{a-b}$

Question 23

If $p+q+r=2, p^{2}+q^{2}+r^{2}=30$ and $p q r=10$, the value of $(1-p)(1-q)(1-r)$ will be

(a) -18
(b) -24
(c) -27
(d) -35

Question 24

What is the radius of the circumcircle of a triangle whose sides are $30 \mathrm{ cm}, 36 \mathrm{ cm}$ and 30 cm ?

(a) 15 cm
(b) 16 cm
(c) 17 cm
(d) 18 cm

Question 25

If $A B C D$ is a cyclic quadrilateral, $A B=204, B C=$ 104, $C D=195, D A=85$ and $B D=221$, then $A C=$

(a) 240
(b) 225
(c) 220
(d) 210

Question 26

By which smallest number we should divide 198396198 to get a perfect square?

(a) 14
(b) 18
(c) 22
(d) 28

Question 27

If $(a+b+c+d)=4$, then $\frac{1}{(1-a)(1-b)(1-c)}+\frac{1}{(1-b)(1-c)(1-d)}+$ $\frac{1}{(1-c)(1-d)(1-a)}+\frac{1}{(1-d)(1-a)(1-b)}=$ ____

(a) 0
(b) 0.25
(c) 1
(d) 4

Question 28

In triangle $A B C$, segment $A D$, segment $B E$ and segment $C F$ are altitudes. If $A B \times A C=172.8 \mathrm{ cm}^{2}$ and $B E \times C F=108.3 \mathrm{ cm}^{2}$ then $A D \times B C=$ ____

(a) $136.8 \mathrm{ cm}^{2}$
(b) $132.4 \mathrm{ cm}^{2}$
(c) $129.2 \mathrm{ cm}^{2}$
(d) $128.6 \mathrm{ cm}^{2}$

Question 29

$1 \frac{1}{2}+1 \frac{1}{6}+1 \frac{1}{12}+1 \frac{1}{20}+1 \frac{1}{30}+\ldots \ldots .+1 \frac{1}{380}=$ ____

(a) 19.85
(b) 19.95
(c) 20.05
(d) 20.25

Question 30

If $x=(\sqrt{21}-\sqrt{20})$ and $y=(\sqrt{18}-\sqrt{17})$, then

(a) $x=y$
(b) $x+y=0$
(c) $x>y$
(d) $x<y$

Question 31

If $\left(x+\frac{1}{x}\right)=5$, then $\left(x^{3}+\frac{1}{x^{3}}\right)-5\left(x^{2}+\frac{1}{x^{2}}\right)+ \left(x+\frac{1}{x}\right)=$ ____ .

(a) 0
(b) 5
(c) -5
(d) 10

Question 32

The mean of the following frequency distribution is ____ .

__TABULAR__:W1siQ2xhc3MiXSxbImludGVydmFsIl1d$0-10$$10-20$$20-30$$30-40$$40-50$
Frequency4681012
(a) 25
(b) 28
(c) 30
(d) 32

Question 33

On seventy first 'Independence Day' there was Tuesday. After how many years there will be Tuesday on 'Independence Day'?

(a) 4 yrs .
(b) 5 yrs .
(c) 6 yrs .
(d) 7 yrs .

Question 34

If $x^{2}+x y+x z=135, y^{2}+y z+x y=351$ and $x^{2}+x z+y z=243$, then $x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}=$ ____

(a) 225
(b) 250
(c) 275
(d) 300

Question 35

What will be the remainder if the number $(7)^{2017}$ is divided by 25 ?

(a) 1
(b) 7
(c) 18
(d) 24

Question 36

The sum of two numbers is 13 and the sum of their cubes is 1066 . Find the product of those two numbers.

(a) 26
(b) 27
(c) 28
(d) 29

Question 37

Diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other. Therefore the quadrilateral must be a ____

(a) Parallelogram
(b) Rhombus
(c) Rectangle
(d) Square

Question 38

A train is running at a speed of $54 \mathrm{ km} / \mathrm{hr}$. It is not stopping at a certain station. It crosses the person showing green flag in 20 seconds and crosses the platform in 36 seconds. What is the length of the train?

(a) 240 m
(b) 300 m
(c) 320 m
(d) 360 m

Question 39

What is the sum of all odd numbers between 500 and 600 ?

(a) 29500
(b) 27500
(c) 27000
(d) 2600

Question 40

How many four digit numbers are there such that when they are divided by 101, they have 99 as remainder?

(a) 90
(b) 98
(c) 100
(d) 101

Question 41

An open vessel contains air at $27^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. The vessel is heated till two-fifth of the air in it has been expelled. Assuming the volume of the vessel remains constant, find the temperature to which the vessel has to be heated?

(a) 500 K
(b) 550 K
(c) 700 K
(d) 750 K

Question 42

Rajiv, Nikhil, Shubha and Nilima wanted to establish a relationship between loss in weight of a solid with weight of water displaced by immersing it in tap water and sea water. After performing their experiment, they noted their observations for the same solid as follows: Rajiv : Loss of weight of solid is more in tap water. Nikhil : Loss of weight of solid is more in sea water. Shubha : Loss of weight of solid is equal in the tap water and the sea water. Nilima : Loss of weight of solid may be more in tap water or sea water, depending upon how deeply it is immersed. Identify the correct observation.

(a) Nikhil
(b) Nilima
(c) Shubha
(d) Rajiv
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