ALPHORES JUNIOR COLLEGES

TELANGANA & MAHARASTRA

PRE-FINAL -I EXAMINATIONS
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR II YEAR EAPCET STUDENTS
MATHS - II A
7 MARKS QUESTIONS
1. If n is an integer then show that
   n 
(1  cos   i sin  ) n  (1  cos   i sin  ) n  2n1 cos n   cos  
2  2 
2. If  ,  are the roots of the equation x 2  2 x  4  0 then for any n  N show

n n n 1  n 
that     2 cos  .
 3 
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   3
1  sin 8  i cos 8 
3 Show that one value of     is -1.
1  sin  i cos 
 8 8 
4. Solve x 3  7 x 2  14 x  8  0, given that the roots are in G.P.
5. Solve 8 x 4  2 x 3  27 x 2  6 x  9  0 , given that two roots have the same absolute
value, but are opposite in sign.
6. Solve 2 x5  x 4  12 x 3  12 x 2  x  2  0
7. If the coefficients of rth, (r+1)th and (r+2)nd terms in the expansion of (1  x)n
are in A.P. then show that n 2  (4r  1)n  4r 2  2  0 .
8. If n is a positive integer and x is any nonzero real number, then prove
x x2 x3 xn (1  x)n1 1
C 
that 0 1C  C2  C3  ....  Cn .  .
2 3 4 n 1 (n  1) x
9. If P and Q are the sum of odd terms and the sum of even terms respec-
tively in the expansion of ( x  a )n then prove that
i) P 2  Q 2  ( x 2  a 2 ) n ii) 4 PQ  ( x  a) 2n  ( x  a) 2n
1.3 1.3.5 1.3.5.7
10. If x     .....   then prove that 9 x 2  24 x  11
3.6 3.6.9 3.6.9.12
11. Find the sum to infinite terms of the series
7 1 1.3 1 1.3.5 1 
1 2  . 4 . 6  ....
5  10 1.2 10 1.2.3 10 
4 4.7 4.7.10
12. Find the sum of the infinite series 1     .........
5 5.10 5.10.15
13. Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following data

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 xi 2 5 7 8 10 35

fi 6 8 10 6 8 2

14. Calculate the variance and standard deviation of the following continu-
ous frequency distribution.
Class
30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100
interval
Frequency 3 7 12 15 8 3 2

15. Find the mean deviation about the median for the following continuous
distribution.

Class
0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
interval

Frequency 5 8 7 12 28 20 10 10

16. State and prove that addition theorem on proabability.

17. State and prove that Baye’s theorem.
18. The probabilities of three events A,B,C are such that
P ( A)  0.3, P ( B )  0.4, P (C )  0.8 P ( A  B )  0.09 , P ( A  C )  0.28
P ( A  B  C )  0.08 and P ( A  B  C )  0.75 show that P ( B  C ) lies in the
interval [0.21, 0.46]
19. The range of a random variable X is {0,1,2}. Given that
P( X  0)  3C 3 , P( X  1)  4C 10C 2 , P ( X  2)  5C  1
i) Find the value of C. (ii) P( X  1), P(1  X  2) and P(0  X  3)
20. A random variable X has the following probability distribution

X x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

P ( X  x) 0 K 2K 2K 3K K2 2K2 7K2 +K

Find (i) K (ii) then mean and (iii) P (0  X  5)

21. A Cubical die is thrown. Find the mean and variance of X giving the
number on the face that shows up.
IMPORTANT 4 MARKS QUESTIONS
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1. If x  iy  then, show that 4 x 2  1  0
1  cos   i sin 
x y
2.   4( a 2  b2 )
If ( x  iy )1/3  a  ib , then show that
a b
3. Show that the points in the argand plane represented by the complex
3 1 7
numbers 2  7i,  i, 4  3i, (1  i) are the vertices of a rhombus.
2 2 2

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 x 1
4. If x is real, prove that 2 lies between and 1.
x  5x  9 11
1 1 1
5. Prove that   does not lie between 1 and 4, if x is
3 x  1 x  1 (3x  1)( x  1)
real.
6. Suppose that the quadratic equations ax 2  bx  c  0 and bx 2  cx  a  0 have
a common root. Then show that a3  b3  c3  3abc
7. Find the rank of the word MASTER.
8. Find the sum of all 4-digited numbers that can be formed using the
digits 0,2,4,7,8 without repetition.
9. Find the rank of the word EAMCET.
4n
C2 n 1.3.5....(4n  1)
10. Prove that 2n

Cn [1.3.5......(2n  1)]2
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11. Simplify C5   (38r ) C4
r 0

12. Find the number of ways of selecting 11 member cricket team from 7
batsmen, 6 bowlers and 2 wicket keepers so that the team contains 2
wicket keepers and atleast 4 bowlers.
5x 1
13. Resolve into partial fractions
( x  2)(x  1)

2 x 2  3x  4
14. Resolve into partial fractions
( x  1)( x 2  2)

x3
15. Resolve into partial fractions.
(x  a)(x  b)(x  c)
16. A and B are events with P ( A)  0.5 P ( B )  0.4 and P ( A  B )  0.3 . Find the
probability that (i) A does not occur (ii) neither A nor B occurs.
17. A, B, C are three horses in a race. The probability of A to win the race is
twice that of B, and probability of B is twice that of C. What are the
probabilities of A,B and C to win the race?
18. Find the probability of drawing an Ace or a spade from a well shuffled
pack of 52 playing cards.
19. Define conditional probability. State and prove that multipliction theo-
rem of probability.
20. Suppose A and B are independent events with P(A) = 0.6, P(B) =0.7 then
compute

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 i) P ( A  B) ii) P ( A  B) iii) P ( B / A) iv) P( Ac  B c )

21. A speaks truth in 75% of the cases and B in 80% cases. What is the

probability that their statements about an incident do not match.

MATHS -II B
7 MARKS QUESTIONS
CIRCLES
1. Find the equation of circle passing through points (3,4) (3,2), (1,4).
2. Show that the points (1,1) (-6,0) (-2,2) and (-2, -8) are concyclic.
3. If (2,0) (0,1) (4,5) and (0,c) are concyclic then find c
4. Show that x 2  y 2  6 x  9 y  13  0 , x 2  y 2  2 x  16 y  0 touch each other.
Find the point of contact and the equation of common tangent at
their point of contact.
5. Find the direct common tangents of the circles
x 2  y 2  22 x  4 y  100  0 and
6. Find the transverse common tangents of the circles
x 2  y 2  4 x  10 y  28  0 and x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  4  0
PARABOLA
7. Equation of a parabola in standard form y 2  4ax
8. If y1 , y2 , y3 are the y-coordinates of the vertices of the triangle inscribes
in the parabola y 2  4ax then show that the area of the triangle is
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| ( y1  y2 )(y 2  y3 )( y3  y1 ) | square units
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9. Show that the equation of common tangents to the circle x 2  y 2  2a 2
and the parabola y 2  8ax are y   ( x  2a )
INTEGRATION
2 cos x  3sin x
10. Evaluation  4 cos x  5sin x dx
11. Evaluation  (6x  5) 6  2x 2  x dx

dx
12. Evaluate  ( x  1) 2 x 2  3x  1

dx
13. Evaluate  3cos x  4sin x  6
14. Obtain the reduction formula for I n   cot n xdx , n being a possive inte-
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ger, n  2 and deduce the value of  cot xdx
n
15. Obtain the reduction formula for  sin xdx for an integer n  2 and de-

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duce the value of  sin xdx

2
x 
16. Show that  dx  log( 2  1)
0
sin x  cos x 2 2
1
log(1  x)
17. Evaluate  dx
0
1  x2
 x sin x
18. Evaluate  dx
0 1  sin x
19. Solve ( x 2  y 2 )dy  2 xydx
dy 3 y  7 x  7
20. Solve 
dx 3 x  7 y  3
21. Solve (1  y 2 )dx  (tan 1 y  x) dy
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
CIRCLES
1) Find the length of the chord intercepted by the circle x 2  y 2  x  3 y  22  0
on the line y = x-3
2. Find the angle between the tangent drawn from (3,2) to the circle
x2  y 2  6 x  4 y  2  0
3. Find the equation of a circle which passes through (4,1) (6,5) and having
the centre on 4 x  3 y  24  0
SYSTEM OF CIRCLES
4. Find the equation of the circle which passes through the points (2,0) (0,2)
and orthogonal to the circle 2 x 2  2 y 2  5 x  6 x  4  0 .
5. Find the radical centre of the circles x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  5  0 ,
x2  y 2  2x  4 y 1  0 , x2  y 2  6x  2 y  0
6. Find the equation of the circle passing through the points of intersection
of the circles x 2  y 2  8 x  6 y  21  0 , x 2  y 2  2 x  15  0 and (1,2)
ELLIPSE
7. Find the equation of the ellipse reffered to its major and minor axes as the
coordinates axes x,y respectively with Latusrectum of length 4 and dis-
tance between foci 4 2

x2 y 2
8. If the normal at one end of a latusrectum of the ellipse   1 passes
a2 b2
through one end of the minor axis then show that e 4  e 2  1 (e is the
eccentricily of the ellipse)
9. Find the equation of tangent and normal to the ellipse 9 x 2  16 y 2  144 at
the end of the Latus rectum in the first quadrant.
10. Find the equation of tangent and normal to the ellipse x 2  8 y 2  33 at ( 1, 2)
11. Find the equation of the tangents to the ellipse 2 x 2  y 2  8 which are
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 (i) parallel to x  2 y  4  0 (ii) perpendicular to x  y  2  0
12. The tangent and normal to the ellipse x 2  4 y 2  4 at a point P ( ) on it

meets the major axis Q and R resepctively. If 0    and QR  2 then
2
1 2 
show that   cos  
 3
HYPERBOLA
13. Find the centre, Foci, equation of the directrices, length of the latusrectum
of the hyperbola x 2  4 y 2  4
14. Find the equtions of the tangents to the hyperbola x 2  4 y 2  4 which are (i)
Parallel (ii) perpendicular to the line x  2 y  0
15. Prove that the point intersection of two perpendicular tangent to the hy-
x2 y 2
perbola 2  2  1 lies on the circle x 2  y 2  a 2  b 2
a b
DEFINITE INTEGRALS

4
sin x  cos x
16. Evaluate  dx
0 9  16sin 2 x

2
a sin x  b cos x
17. Evaluate  dx
0 sin x  cos x
18. Find the area enclosed between the y  4 x  x 2 , y  5  2 x
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
19. Solve the differential ( xy 2  x)dx  ( yx 2  y )dy  0

2 dy
20. Solve (1  x )  y  tan1 x
dx
dy x  2 y  1
21. Solve 
dx 2x  4 y
PHYSICS
IMPORTANT LONG QUESTIONS
1. Explain the formation of stationary waves in stretched strings and hence
deduce the laws of transverse waves in stretched strings.
2. a) Explain the formation of stationary waves in an air column enclosed in
open pipe. Derive the equations for the frequencies of the harmonics
produced.
b) A pipe, 30 cm long is open at both ends, is sounded with its funda-
mental frequency. Speed of sound is 330 m/s. Find its fundamental
frequency?
3.a) Explain the formation of stationary waves in an air column enclosed in
closed pipe? Explain the various modes of vibrations and obtain relations
for their frequencies?
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b) A closed organ pipe 70cm long is sounded. If the velocity of sound is 331
m/s. What is the fundamental frequency of vibration of the air column?
4. What is Doppler effect? Obtain the expression for the apparent frequency
of sound heard when source is in motion with respect to an observer at
rest.
5. State Kirchhoff’s laws for an electrical network using these laws deduce
the condition for balance in a wheatstone bridge.
6.a) State the working principle of potentiometer. Explain with the help of
circuit diagram how the emf of two primary cells is compared by using the
potentiometer.
b) In a potentiometer, a cell of emf 1.25 V gives a balance point at 35 cm
length of the wire. If the cell is replaced by another cell, balance point
shifts to 63cm. What is emf of second cell?
7a) State the working principle of potentiometer. Explain with the help of
ircuit diagram how the potentiometer is used to determine the internal
resistance of the given primary cell?
b) Three resistors each of resistance 10  are connected parallel. Calculate
the effective resistance of the combination.
8a) What is radioactivity? State the law of radioactive decay. Show that radio
active decay is exponential in nature.
 1 
b) A certain substance decays to   of its initial activity in 25 days. Calcu-
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late its half-life.
9.a) Explain the principle and working of a nuclear reactor with the help of a
labelled diagram.
b) If one microgram of 92U 235 is completely destroyed in an atom bomb. How
much energy will be released?
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Define critical angle? Explain total internal reflection using a neat dia-
gram.
2. Explain the formation of mirage.
3. Explain the formation of rainbow
4. With a neat diagram explain the formation of image in a simple micro-
scope?
5. Explain Doppler effect in light. Distinguish between redshift and blue-
shift.
6. How do you determine the resolving power of your eye?
7. State and explain coulomb’s inverse square law in electricity?
8. Derive the equation for the couple acting on an electric dipole in a uni-
form electric field.
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9. Derive an expression for the intensity of the electric field at a point on the
axial line of electric dipole
10. State Gauss’s law in electrostatics and explain its importance
11. Dereive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor
12. Explain the behaviour of dielectrics in an external field
13. Explain series combination of capacitors. Derive the formula for equiva-
lent capacitance?
14. Derive the formula for equivalent capacitance of parallel combination of
capacitors.
15. Obtain an expresion for the emf induced across a conductor which is
moved in a uniform magneticfield which is perpendicular to the plane of
motion.
16. Describe the ways in which eddycurrents are used to advantage.
17. What are the limitations of Bohr’s theory of H - atom?
18. Describe Rutherford atom model. What are the drawbacks of this model?
19. Explain diffrent types of spectral lines.
20. Write a short note on Debroglie’s explanation of Bohr’s second postulate
of quantization
21. Describe how a semi conductor diode is used as a half - wave rectifier.
22. What is rectification? Explain the working of full wave rectifier.
23. Distinguish between half - wave and full - wave rectifiers.
24. Define NAND and NOR gates. Give their truth tables.
CHEMISTRY
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
ELECTROCEMISTRY AND KINETICS
1.a) What are galvanic cells? Explain the working of a galvanic cell with a
neat sketch taking Daniel cell as example?
b) What are fuel cells? How are they different from galvanic cells? Give the
constructions of H 2 , O2 fuel cell
2a) What is electrolysis ? Give Faraday’s first law of electrolysis.
b) State and explain Kolrausch’s law of Independent migration of ions.
3a) What is molecularity of areaction? How is it different from the order of a
reaction?
b) Describe the salient features of the collision theory of reaction rate bimo-
lecular reactions.
P-Block Elements (15th, 16th, 17th Groups)
1a) How is ammonia manufactured by Haber’s process?
b) How is nitricacid manufactured by Ostwald process?
2a) Explain the detail the manufacture of sulphuric acid by contact process.

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b) How is ozone prepare from oxygen? Explain it’s reaction with a) C2H4 b)
KI c) Hg d) Pbs
3. How is chlorine prepared in the labaratory? How does if react with
(a) Hot conc. NaOH, Cold dil. NaoH
b) Excess NH3 (c) acidified FeSO4
ORGANIC CEMISTRY
1. Describe the following
a) acetylation b) Kolbe’s reaction
c) Reimer-Tiemann reaction d) William son’s synthesis
2. Describe the following
a) Cross aldol condensation b) cannizaro’s reaction
c) Decarboxylation d) Hell volhard -zelinsky (HVZ) reaction
3. Describe the following
a) Gatter maan - Koch reaction b) aldol condensation
b) esterification d) Carbyl amine reaction
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (SAQ)
SOLID STATE
1. Derive Braggs Equation
2. What are scottky defect and Frenkel defect
3. Describe the two main types of semi conductors and constrast their con-
duction mecanism
SOLUTIONS
wt
1. A solution of Glucose in water is labelled as 10% . what would be the
wt
molarity of the solution.
2. Vapour pressure of water at 293k is 17.535 mmHg calculate the vapour
pressure of the solution at 293K when 25gms of Glucose dissolved in 450
gms of water.
3. What is relative lowering of vapour pressure ? How is it useful to deter-
mine the molar mass of soute.
SURFACE CHEMISTRY
1. What are different types of adsorption? Give any four differences between
characteristics of the different types
2. What is catalysis? How is catalysis classified? Give two example for each
type of catalysis
3. What are lyophilic and lyophobic sols? Campare the two terms interms of
stability and reversibility
METALLURGY
1. Explain the purification of sulphide ore by Froth floatation method.
2. Expalin the extraction of zinc from zinc blende

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3. Explain calcination and Roasting with examples
18th GROUP ELEMENTS
1. How are XeF2 adn XeF4 prepared ? Give their structure
2. Explain the structure of (a) XeF6 (b) XeOF4
3. How are XeO3 and XeOF4 prepared?
d AND f BLOCK ELEMENTS? COORDINATION COMPOUNDS
1. Explain werner’s Theory of coordination compounds with suitable examples.
2. Explain the terms (i) Ligand (ii) Coordination number (iii) Coordination
entity (iv) centralmetal atom / ion.
3. Using IUPAC names write the formulas for the follwoing
i) Tetrahydroxo zincate (II)
ii) Hexaamine cobalt (III) sulphate
iii) Potassium tetrachloro palladate (II)
iv) Potassium tri(Oxalato) chromate (III)
BIOMOLECULES
1. Give the sources of the following vitamins and name the diseases caused
by their deficiency.
a) A B) D C) E D) K
2. What are hormones ? Give one example for each
a) Steroid hormones b) Polypeptide romones
c) Aminoacid derivatives
3 Explain the denaturation of profeins

HALO ALKANES AND HALOARENES

1. Explain SN and SN2 reactions withexamples.
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2 a) What are Enantiomers b) What are ambidentate nucleophiles

3. Write short notes on
a) Sandmeyer reaction b) Gatterman reaction

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