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KCET / 180 questions

2026Mon, Apr 30, 2018 4:30 AM180 PYQs
1Matrices And Determinants
If $\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & 1 \\ -1 & 1\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{l}x \\ y\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l}2 \\ 4\end{array}\right]$, then the values of $x$ and $y$ respectively are
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2Matrices And Determinants
The value of determinant $\left|\begin{array}{lll}a-b & b+c & a \\ b-a & c+a & b \\ c-a & a+b & c\end{array}\right|$ is
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3Permutations And Combinations
The number of ways in which 5 girls and 3 boys can be seated in a row so that no two boys are together is
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4Permutations And Combinations
Everybody in a room shakes hands with everybody else. The total number of handshakes is 45 . The total number of persons in the room is
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5Probability
If $A$ and $B$ are mutually exclusive events, given that $P(A)=\frac{3}{5}, P(B)=\frac{1}{5}$, then $P(A$ or $B)$ is
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6Probability
The probability of happening of an event $A$ is 0.5 and that of $B$ is 0.3 . If $A$ and $B$ are mutually exclusive events, then the probability of neither $A$ nor $B$ is
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7Probability
In a simultaneous throw of a pair of dice, the probability of getting a total more than 7 is
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8Probability
A flashlight has 10 batteries out of which 4 are dead. If 3 batteries are selected without replacement and tested, then the probability that all 3 are dead is
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9Probability
A bag contains 17 tickets numbered from 1 to 17. A ticket is drawn at random, then another ticket is drawn without replacing the first one. The probability that both the tickets may show even numbers is
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10Sequences And Series

If $a, b, c$ are three consecutive terms of an AP and $x, y, z$ are three consecutive terms of a GP, then the value of $x^{b-c} \cdot y^{c-a} \cdot z^{a-b}$ is

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11Statistics
For the probability distribution given by        
$$ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline X=x_i & 0 & 1 & 2 \\ \hline P_i & \frac{25}{36} & \frac{5}{18} & \frac{1}{36} \\ \hline \end{array} $$
the standard deviation $(\sigma)$ is
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12Straight Lines And Pair Of Straight Lines
The equation of the line parallel to the line $3 x-4 y+2=0$ and passing through $(-2,3)$ is
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13Three Dimensional Geometry
The image of the point $(1,6,3)$ in the line $\frac{x}{1}=\frac{y-1}{2}=\frac{z-2}{3}$ is
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14Three Dimensional Geometry
The angle between the lines $2 x=3 y=-z$ and $6 x=-y=-4 z$ is
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15Three Dimensional Geometry
The value of $k$ such that the line $\frac{x-4}{1}=\frac{y-2}{1}=\frac{z-k}{2}$ lies on the plane $2 x-4 y+z=7$ is
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16Three Dimensional Geometry
The locus represented by $x y+y z=0$ is
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17Vector Algebra
If the vector $a \hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k} ; \hat{i}+b \hat{j}+\hat{k}$ and $\hat{i}+\hat{j}+c \hat{k}$ are coplanar $(a \neq b \neq c \neq 1)$, then the value of $a b c-(a+b+c)$ is equal to
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18Vector Algebra
If $|\vec{a} \times \vec{b}|^2+|\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}|^2=144$ and $|\vec{a}|=4$, then the value of $|\vec{b}|$ is
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19Vector Algebra
If $\vec{a}$ and $\vec{b}$ are mutually perpendicular unit vectors, then $(3 \vec{a}+2 \vec{b}) \cdot(5 \vec{a}-6 \vec{b})$ is equal to
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20Vector Algebra
If $\vec{a}=\hat{i}+\lambda \hat{j}+2 \hat{k} ; \vec{b}=\mu \hat{i}+\hat{j}-\hat{k}$ are orthogonal and $|\vec{a}|=|\vec{b}|$, then $(\lambda, \mu)$ is equal to
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21Alternating Current
In the series $L-C-R$ circuit, the power dissipation is through
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22Alternating Current
In Karnataka, the normal domestic power supply AC is $220 \mathrm{~V}, 50 \mathrm{~Hz}$. Here, 220 V and 50 Hz refer to
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23Alternating Current
A 100 W bulb is connected to an AC source of $220 \mathrm{~V}, 50 \mathrm{~Hz}$. Then, the current flowing through the bulb is
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24Alternating Current
Which of the following, represents the variation of inductive reactance $\left(X_L\right)$ with the frequency of voltage sources $(v)$ ?
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25Atoms And Nuclei
The energy equivalent to a substance of mass 1 g is


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26Atoms And Nuclei
The half-life of tritium is 12.5 years. What mass of tritium of initial mass 64 mg will remain undecayed after 50 years?



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27Atoms And Nuclei
The total energy of an electron revolving in the second orbit of hydrogen atom is
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28Atoms And Nuclei
The period of revolution of an electron in the ground state of hydrogen atom is $T$. The period of revolution of the electron in the first excited state is
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29Capacitor
Two capacitors of $3 \mu \mathrm{~F}$ and $6 \mu \mathrm{~F}$ are connected in series and a potential difference of 900 V is applied across the combination. They are then disconnected and reconnected in parallel. The potential difference ac...
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30Capacitor
For the arrangement of capacitors as shown in the circuit, the effective capacitance between the points $A$ and $B$ is (capacitance of each capacitor is $4 \mu \mathrm{~F}$ )
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31Communication Systems
The radius of the Earth is 6400 km . If the height of an antenna is 500 m , then its range is
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32Current Electricity
The effective resistance between $P$ and $Q$ for the following network is
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33Current Electricity
If the last band on the carbon resistor is absent, then the tolerance is
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34Current Electricity
The $I-V$ graphs for two different electrical appliances $P$ and $Q$ are shown in the diagram: If $R_P$ and $R_Q$ be the resistances of the devices, then
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35Current Electricity
Two cells of internal resistances $r_1$ and $r_2$ and of same emf are connected in series, across a resistor of resistance $R$. If the terminal potential difference across the cells of internal resistance $r_1$ is zero, then the value of $R...
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36Current Electricity
The resistance $R=\frac{V}{I}$, where $V=(100 \pm 5) \mathrm{V}$ and $I=(10 \pm 0.2) \mathrm{A}$. The percentage error in $R$ is
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37Current Electricity
Five identical resistors each of resistance $R=1500 \Omega$ are connected to a 300 V battery as shown in the circuit. The reading of the ideal ammeter $A$ is
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38Current Electricity
Ohm's law is applicable to
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39Dual Nature Of Radiation
A proton and an $\alpha$-particle are accelerated through the same potential difference $V$. The ratio of their de-Broglie wavelength is
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40Dual Nature Of Radiation
The maximum kinetic energy of emitted photoelectrons depends on
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41Dual Nature Of Radiation
The number of photons falling per second on a completely darkened plate to produce a force of $6.62 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{~N}$ is $n$. If the wavelength of the light falling is $5 \times 10^{-7} \mathrm{~m}$, then $n=$ $\ldots \ldots \ldot...
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42Elasticity
Two wires $A$ and $B$ are stretched by the same load. If the area of cross-section of wire $A$ is double that of $B$, then the stress on $B$ is
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43Electromagnetic Induction
A step-up transformer operates on a 230 V "ne and a load current of 2 A . The ratio of primary and secondary windings is $1: 25$. Then, the current in the primary is
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44Electromagnetic Induction
The magnetic flux linked with a coil varies as $\phi=3 t^2+4 t+9$. The magnitude of the emf induced at $t=2 \mathrm{~s}$ is
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45Electrostatics
The work done to move a charge on an equipotential surface is
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46Electrostatics
The magnitude of point charge due to which the electric field 30 cm away has the magnitude $2 \mathrm{NC}^{-1}$ will be
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47Electrostatics
A mass of 1 kg carrying a charge of 2 C is accelerated through a potential of 1 V . The velocity acquired by it is
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48Electrostatics
The force of repulsion between two identical positive charges when kept with a separation $r$ in air is $F$. Half the gap between the two charges is filled by a dielectric slab of dielectric constant $=4$. Then, the new force of repulsion b...
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49Fluid Mechanics
The pressure at the bottom of a liquid tank is not proportional to the
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50Gravitation
A space station is at a height equal to the radius of the Earth. If ' $v_E$ ' is the escape velocity on the surface of the Earth, the same on the space station is $\qquad$ times $v_E$.
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