JEE Main 2013 April 9 Question Paper is available here with solutions PDF and detailed solutions for every question. CBSE conducted the online (CBT) JEE Main 2013 Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech) on April 9, 2013. The question paper includes the following:
- 90 questions in a 3-hour CBT Mode: 30 each from Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
- Question type: multiple choice questions (MCQs) with 4 options, one correct answer
- Marking: +4 for a correct answer, -1 for an incorrect answer, 0 for an unattempted question
- Maximum marks: 360 (120 per subject)
JEE Main 2013 April 9 Question Paper with Solution PDF
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JEE Main 2013 April 9 Questions with Solutions
Mathematics (Q1 - Q30)
The values of '\(a\)' for which one root of the equation \(x^2-(a+1)x+a^2+a-8=0\) exceeds 2 and the other is lesser than 2, are given by :
If \(Z_1\ne 0\) and \(Z_2\) be two complex numbers such that \(\frac{Z_2}{Z_1}\) is a purely imaginary number, then \(\left|\frac{2Z_1+3Z_2}{2Z_1-3Z_2}\right|\) is equal to :
A committee of 4 persons is to be formed from 2 ladies, 2 old men and 4 young men such that it includes at least 1 lady, at least 1 old man and at most 2 young men. Then the total number of ways in which this committee can be formed is :
Let \( a_1, a_2, a_3,... \) be an \( A.P \), such that \( \frac{a_{1}+a_{2}+\ldots+a_{p}}{a_{1}+a_{2}+a_{3}+\ldots+a_{q}} = \frac{p^{3}}{q^{3}} ; p\ne q \) Then \( \frac{a_{6}}{a_{21}} \) is equal to:
The sum of the series: \(1+\frac{1}{1+2}+\frac{1}{1+2+3}+\ldots\ldots\) upto 10 terms, is :
The ratio of the coefficient of \(x^{15}\) to the term independent of \(x\) in the expansion of \(\left(x^2+\frac{2}{x}\right)^{15}\) is :
A value of \(x\) for which \(\sin\left(\cot^{-1}(1+x)\right)=\cos\left(\tan^{-1}x\right)\), is :
A light ray emerging from the point source placed at \( P( 1,3) \) is reflected at a point \( Q \) in the axis of \( x \). If the reflected ray passes through the point \( R (6, 7) \), then the abscissa of \( Q \) is:
If the three lines \( x - 3y = p, \,ax + 2y = q \) and \( ax + y = r \) form a right-angled triangle then :
If each of the lines \(5x+8y=13\) and \(4x-y=3\) contains a diameter of the circle \(x^2+y^2-2(a^2-7a+11)x-2(a^2-6a+6)y+b^3+1=0\), then :
Statement-1: The slope of the tangent at any point \(P\) on a parabola, whose axis is the axis of \(x\) and vertex is at the origin, is inversely proportional to the ordinate of the point \(P\).
Statement-2: The system of parabolas \(y^2=4ax\) satisfies a differential equation of degree 1 and order 1.
Equation of the line passing through the points of intersection of the parabola \(x^2=8y\) and the ellipse \(\frac{x^2}{3}+y^2=1\) is :
If \(a\) and \(c\) are positive real numbers and the ellipse \(\frac{x^2}{4c^2}+\frac{y^2}{c^2}=1\) has four distinct points in common with the circle \(x^2+y^2=9a^2\), then
The value of \(\lim_{x\to0}\frac1x\left[\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{x+1}{2x+1}\right)-\frac\pi4\right]\) is :
Statement-1: The statement \(A\to(B\to A)\) is equivalent to \(A\to(A\vee B)\).
Statement-2: The statement \(\sim[(A\wedge B)\to(\sim A\vee B)]\) is a Tautology.
The mean of a data set consisting of 20 observations is 40. If one observation 53 was wrongly recorded as 33, then the correct mean will be :
The matrix \(A^2+4A-5I\), where \(I\) is identity matrix and \(A=\begin{bmatrix}1&2\\4&-3\end{bmatrix}\), equals :
If \(a,b,c\) are sides of a scalene triangle, then the value of \(\begin{vmatrix}a&b&c\\b&c&a\\c&a&b\end{vmatrix}\) is :
Let \(A=\{1,2,3,4\}\) and \(R:A\to A\) be the relation defined by \(R=\{(1,1),(2,3),(3,4),(4,2)\}\). The correct statement is :
Let \(f(x)=\frac{x^2-x}{x^2+2x}\), \(x\ne0,-2\). Then \(\frac{d}{dx}\left[f^{-1}(x)\right]\) (wherever it is defined) is equal to :
The equation \( x log x = 2 - x \) is satisfied by at least one value of \( x \) lying between \( 1 \) and \( 2 \). The function \( f(x) = x log x \) is an increasing function in \( [1,2] \) and \( g (x)=2-x \) is a decreasing function in \( [1, 2] \) and the graphs represented by these functions intersect at a point in \( [1,2] \)
If the surface area of a sphere of radius \( r \) is increasing uniformly at the rate \( 8\, cm^2/s \), then the rate of change of its volume is :
If \( \int \frac{dx}{x+x^{7}} = p\left(x\right) \) then, \( \int \frac{x^{6}}{x+x^{7}}dx \) is equal to:
If \(x=\int_0^y\frac{dt}{\sqrt{1+t^2}}\), then \(\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}\) is equal to :
The area bounded by the curve \(y = \ln(x)\) and the lines \(y = 0\), \(y = \ln(3)\) and \(x = 0\) is equal to:
Let \(\vec{a} = 2\hat{i} - \hat{j} + \hat{k}\), \(\vec{b} = \hat{i} + 2\hat{j} - \hat{k}\) and \(\vec{c} = \hat{i} + \hat{j} - 2\hat{k}\) be three vectors. A vector of the type \(\vec{b} + \lambda\vec{c}\) for some scalar \(\lambda\), whose projection on \(\vec{a}\) is of magnitude \(\sqrt{\frac{2}{3}}\) is :
The vector \((\hat{i} \times \vec{a} \cdot \vec{b})\hat{i} + (\hat{j} \times \vec{a}\vec{b})\hat{j} + (\hat{k} \times \vec{a} \cdot \vec{b})\hat{k}\) is equal to:
A vector \(\vec{n}\) is inclined to \(x\)-axis at \(45^\circ\), to \(y\)-axis at \(60^\circ\) and at an acute angle to \(z\)-axis. If \(\vec{n}\) is a normal to a plane passing through the point \((\sqrt{2}, -1, 1)\) then the equation of the plane is :
If the lines \(\frac{x+1}{2} = \frac{y-1}{1} = \frac{z+1}{3}\) and \(\frac{x+2}{2} = \frac{y-k}{3} = \frac{z}{4}\) are coplanar, then the value of \(k\) is :
The probability of a man hitting a target is \(\frac{2}{5}\). He fires at the target \(k\) times (\(k\), a given number). Then the minimum \(k\), so that the probability of hitting the target at least once is more than \(\frac{7}{10}\), is :
Physics (Q31 - Q60)
From the following, the quantity (constructed from the basic constants of nature), that has the dimensions, as well as correct order of magnitude, vis-a-vis typical atomic size, is:
Two springs of force constants 300 N/m (Spring A) and 400 N/m (Spring B) are joined together in series. The combination is compressed by 8.75 cm. The ratio of energy stored in A and B is \(\frac{E_A}{E_B}\). Then \(\frac{E_A}{E_B}\) is equal to:
A bullet of mass 10 g and speed 500 m/s is fired into a door and gets embedded exactly at the centre of the door. The door is 1.0 m wide and weighs 12 kg. It is hinged at one end and rotates about a vertical axis practically without friction. The angular speed of the door just after the bullet embeds into it will be :
A uniform sphere of weight \( W \) and radius \( 5\, cm \) is being held by a string as shown in the figure. The tension in the string will be :
The gravitational field, due to the 'left over part' of a uniform sphere (from which a part as shown, has been 'removed out'), at a very far off point, \(P\), located as shown, would be (nearly):
If the ratio of lengths, radii and Young's moduli of steel and brass wires in the figure are \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) respectively, 
then the corresponding ratio of increase in their lengths is :
This question has Statement-1 and Statement-2. Of the four choices given after the Statements, choose the one that best describes the two Statements.
Statement-1: A capillary is dipped in a liquid and liquid rises to a height \(h\) in it. As the temperature of the liquid is raised, the height \(h\) increases (if the density of the liquid and the angle of contact remain the same).
Statement-2: Surface tension of a liquid decreases with the rise in its temperature.
On a linear temperature scale \( Y \), water freezes at \( -160^{\circ} \) \( Y \) and boils at \( -50^{\circ}\, Y \). On this \( Y \) scale, a temperature of \( 340\, K \) would be read as :
(water freezes at \( 273\, K \) and boils at \( 373\, K \))
Figure shows the variation in temperature (\(\Delta T\)) with the amount of heat supplied (\(Q\)) in an isobaric process corresponding to a monoatomic (M), diatomic (D) and a polyatomic (P) gas. The initial state of all the gases are the same and the scales for the two axes coincide. Ignoring vibrational degrees of freedom, the lines \(a\), \(b\) and 
\(c\) respectively correspond to :
There are two identical chambers, completely thermally insulated from surroundings. Both chambers have a partition wall dividing the chambers in two compartments. Compartment 1 is filled with an ideal gas and Compartment 3 is filled with a real gas. Compartments 2 and 4 are vacuum. A small hole (orifice) is made in the partition walls and the gases are allowed to expand in vacuum.Statement-1: No change in the temperature of the gas takes place when ideal gas expands in vacuum. However, the temperature of real gas goes down (cooling) when it expands in vacuum.
Statement-2: The internal energy of an ideal gas is only kinetic. The internal energy of a real gas is kinetic as well as potential.
Two simple pendulums of length 1 m and 4 m respectively are both given small displacement in the same direction at the same instant. They will be again in phase after the shorter pendulum has completed number of oscillations equal to:
When two sound waves travel in the same direction in a medium, the displacements of a particle located at \(x\) at time \(t\) is given by :
\(y_1 = 0.05\cos(0.50\pi x - 100\pi t)\)
\(y_2 = 0.05\cos(0.46\pi x - 92\pi t)\)
where \(y_1\), \(y_2\) and \(x\) are in meters and \(t\) in seconds. The speed of sound in the medium is :
An engine approaches a hill with a constant speed. When it is at a distance of \( 0.9\, km \), it blows a whistle whose echo is heard by the driver after \( 5 \) seconds. If the speed of sound in air is \( 330\, m/s \), then the speed of the engine is :
Two point dipoles of dipole moment \( \overrightarrow{p_{1}} \) and \( \overrightarrow{p_{2}} \) are at a distance \( x \) from each other and \( \overrightarrow{p_{1}} \left|\right| \overrightarrow{p_{2}}. \) The force between the dipoles is :
Two balls of same mass and carrying equal charge are hung from a fixed support of length \( l \). At electrostatic equilibrium, assuming that angles made by each thread is small, the separation, \( x \) between the balls is proportional to :
In a metre bridge experiment null point is obtained at \( 40\, cm \) from one end of the wire when resistance \( X \) is balanced against another resistance \( Y \). If \( X < Y \), then the new position of the null point from the same end, if one decides to balance a resistance of \( 3X \) against \( Y \), will be close to:
A letter 'A' is constructed of a uniform wire with resistance 1.0 \(\Omega\) per cm, The sides of the letter are 20 cm and the cross piece in the middle is 10 cm long. The apex angle is \(60^\circ\). The resistance between the ends of the legs is close to:
A shunt of resistance 1 \(\Omega\) is connected across a galvanometer of 120 \(\Omega\) resistance. A current of 5.5 ampere gives full scale deflection in the galvanometer. The current that will give full scale deflection in the absence of the shunt is nearly :
A uniform electric field \( \overrightarrow{E} \) exists between the plates of a charged condenser. A charged particle enters the space between the plates and perpendicular to \( \overrightarrow{E} \). The path of the particle between the plates is a :
An electric current is flowing through a circular coil of radius \(R\). The ratio of the magnetic field at the centre of the coil and that at a distance \(2\sqrt{2}R\) from the centre of the coil and on its axis is :
Two coils, X and Y, are kept in close vicinity of each other. When a varying current, \(I(t)\), flows through coil X, the induced emf \((V(t))\) in coil Y, varies in the manner shown here. 
The variation of \(I(t)\), with time, can then be represented by the graph labelled as graph :
- (A) Graph A
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- (B) Graph C
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- (C) Graph B
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- (D) Graph D
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In the circuit shown here, the voltage across E and C are respectively 300 V and 400 V. The voltage E of the ac source is :
Photons of an electromagnetic radiation has an energy 11keV each. To which region of electromagnetic spectrum does it belong ?
Light is incident from a medium into air at two possible angles of incidence \( (A) 20^{\circ} \) and \( (B) 40^{\circ} \). In the medium light travels \( 3.0 \,cm \) in \( 0.2\, ns \). The ray will :
A ray of light of intensity I is incident on a parallel glass slab at point A as shown in diagram. It undergoes partial reflection and refraction. At each reflection, 25% of incident energy is reflected. The rays AB and A'B' undergo interference. The ratio of \(I_{max}\) and \(I_{min}\) is :
A person lives in a high-rise building on the bank of a river 50 m wide. Across the river is a well lit tower of height 40 m. When the person, who is at a height of 10 m, looks through a polarizer at an appropriate angle at light of the tower reflecting from the river surface, he notes that intensity of light coming from distance X from his building is the least and this corresponds to the light coming from light bulbs at height ' Y ' on the tower. The values of X and Y are respectively close to (refractive index of water \(\simeq \frac{4}{3}\) )
In the Bohr model an electron moves in a circular orbit around the proton. Considering the orbiting electron to be a circular current loop, the magnetic moment of the hydrogen atom, when the electron is in \(n^{\mathrm{th}}\) excited state, is :
When Uranium is bombarded with neutrons, it undergoes fission. The fission reaction can be written as :
\({}_{92}\mathrm{U}^{235} + {}_{0}n^{1} \rightarrow {}_{56}\mathrm{Ba}^{141} + {}_{36}\mathrm{Kr}^{92} + 3x + Q\) (energy) where three particles named \(x\) are produced and energy Q is released. What is the name of the particle \(x\) ?
Consider two npn transistors as shown in figure. If 0 Volts corresponds to false and 5 Volts correspond to true then the output at C corresponds to :
If a carrier wave \(c(t) = A \sin \omega_c t\) is amplitude modulated by a modulator signal \(m(t) = A \sin \omega_m t\) then the equation of modulated signal \([C_m(t)]\) and its modulation index are respectively
Chemistry (Q61 - Q90)
In an atom how many orbital(s) will have the quantum numbers; \(n = 3, l = 2\) and \(m_l = +2\) ?
Electron gain enthalpy with negative sign of fluorine is less than that of chlorine due to :
Which one of the following molecules is polar?
In which of the following ionization processes the bond energy has increased and also the magnetic behaviour has changed from paramagnetic to diamagnetic ?
By how many folds the temperature of a gas would increase when the root mean square velocity of the gas molecules in a container of fixed volume is increased from \(5\times10^{4}\) cm/s to \(10\times10^{4}\) cm/s ?
Given: (I) \(\mathrm{H_2(g)} + \tfrac12\mathrm{O_2(g)} \rightarrow \mathrm{H_2O}(l)\); \(\Delta H^\circ_{298\,K} = -285.9\ \mathrm{kJ\,mol^{-1}}\)
(II) \(\mathrm{H_2(g)} + \tfrac12\mathrm{O_2(g)} \rightarrow \mathrm{H_2O(g)}\); \(\Delta H^\circ_{298\,K} = -241.8\ \mathrm{kJ\,mol^{-1}}\)
The molar enthalpy of vapourisation of water will be :
In reaction \( A + 2B {\rightleftharpoons} 2C + D \), initial concentration of \( B \) was \( 1.5 \) times of \( [A] \), but at equilibrium the concentrations of \( A \) and \( B \) became equal. The equilibrium constant for the reaction is :
Solid \( Ba(NO_3)_2 \) is gradually dissolved in a \( 1.0 \times 10^{-4} \) M \( Na_2CO_3 \) solution. At which concentration of \( Ba^{2+} \), precipitate of \( BaCO_3 \) begins to form ? (\( K_{sp} \) for \( BaCO_3 = 5.1 \times 10^{-9} \))
Given : \(X\,\mathrm{Na_2HAsO_3} + Y\,\mathrm{NaBrO_3} + Z\,\mathrm{HCl} \rightarrow \mathrm{NaBr} + \mathrm{H_3AsO_4} + \mathrm{NaCl}\)
The values of X, Y and Z in the above redox reaction are respectively :
Sodium Carbonate cannot be used in place of \( (NH_4)_2CO_3 \) for the identification of \( Ca^{2+},\, Ba^{2+} \) and \( Sr^{2+} \) ions (in group V) during mixture analysis because :
Rate of dehydration of alcohols follows the order:
Which of the following compounds is not expected to show Lassaignes' test for nitrogen ?
The addition of HI in the presence of peroxide catalyst does not follow anti-Markovnikov's rule because :
An element having an atomic radius of 0.14 nm crystallizes in an \(fcc\) unit cell. What is the length of a side of the cell ?
\(12\, g\) of a nonvolatile solute dissolved in \(108\, g\) of water produces the relative lowering of vapor pressure of \(0.1.\)The molecular mass of the solute is :
Electrode potentials (E\( ^{\circ} \)) are given below : \( Cu^{+}/Cu=+0.52\, V, \) \( Fe^{3+}/Fe^{2+} = +0.77 \,V, \) \( \frac{1}{2}I_{2}\left(s\right)/I^{-} = 40.54 \,V, \) \( Ag^{+}/Ag =+ 0.88\,V. \) Based on the above potentials, strongest oxidizing agent will be :
The instantaneous rate of disappearance of \(\mathrm{MnO_4^-}\) ion in the following reaction is \(4.56\times10^{-3}\ \mathrm{M\,s^{-1}}\)
\(2\mathrm{MnO_4^-} + 10\mathrm{I^-} + 16\mathrm{H^+} \rightarrow 2\mathrm{Mn^{2+}} + 5\mathrm{I_2} + 8\mathrm{H_2O}\)
The rate of appearance \(\mathrm{I_2}\) is :
The migration of dispersion medium under the influence of an electric potential is called :
Calcination is the process in which:
Trigonal bipyramidal geometry is shown by:
Potassium dichromate when heated with concentrated sulphuric acid and a soluble chloride, gives brown-red vapours of :
The element with which of the following outer electron configuration may exhibit the largest number of oxidation states in its compounds :
Type of isomerism which exists between \([\mathrm{Pd(C_6H_5)_2(SCN)_2}]\) and \([\mathrm{Pd(C_6H_5)_2(NCS)_2}]\) is :
\(+\ \mathrm{HCl} \longrightarrow \mathrm{X}\),
Aryl fluoride may be prepared from arene diazonium chloride using :
An ether (A), \( C_5H_{12}O \), when heated with excess of hot concentrated \( HI \) produced two alkyl halides which when treated with \( NaOH \) yielded compounds (B) and (C). Oxidation of (B) and (C) gave a propanone and an ethanoic acid respectively. The IUPAC name of the ether (A) is :
Formaldehyde can be distinguished from acetaldehyde by the use of :
If a polythene sample contains two monodisperse fractions in the ratio 2 : 3 with degree of polymerization 100 and 200, respectively, then its weight average molecular weight will be :
Which of the following enzyme converts starch into maltose?
JEE Main 2013 Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Exam Mode | Online (Computer-Based Test) |
| Paper | B.E./B.Tech (Paper 1) |
| Duration | 3 hours (180 minutes) |
| Type of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
| Subjects | Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry |
| Total Questions | 90 questions (30 per subject) |
| Total Marks | 360 marks |
| Marking Scheme | +4 for correct answer & -1 for incorrect answer |
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