Life Sciences
GATE XL topic:biological-sciences PYQs
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Question 17
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The maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in the shell with n = 2 is ______ (in integer).
(Given: n = principal quantum number)
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One mole of an ideal gas expands isothermally and reversibly to double its volume. If the expansion work done by the system is 1728.85 J, the temperature of the system is _____ K (rounded off to 2 decimal places).
(Given: Gas constant, R = 8.314 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹)
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The initial rate of a reaction triples when the concentration of a reactant, A, is doubled. The order of the reaction with respect to A is ______ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).
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Each of the following alkenes undergoes addition reaction with bromine. Under the same reaction conditions, the CORRECT trend in the reaction rates is
Structures I, II and III are shown.

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An enzyme-catalyzed conversion of a substrate at 298 K proceeds by a Michaelis-Menten mechanism. The Lineweaver-Burk plot for the analysis of the experimental data has an intercept along the y-axis of 0.357 mol⁻¹ dm³ s and a slope of 2.10 s. The CORRECT Michaelis constant for the reaction is ______ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).
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Which one among the following structures is the most stable conformer of (Z)-pent-2-ene?
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Upon addition of compound X to an aqueous AgNO₃ solution, a white precipitate appears instantly. Also, X does not exhibit geometrical isomerism.
The CORRECT option(s) for X is/are
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The paramagnetic species among the following is/are
(Given: Atomic numbers of Cr = 24; Fe = 26; Ni = 28)
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The molecule(s) with non-zero dipole moment is/are
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The ionic product of water at 40 °C is 2.92 × 10⁻¹⁴ M². The pH of water at 40 °C is __________ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).
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