UPCATET 2026 UG Question Paper: Download Answer Key with Solutions PDF

Which of the following statements is false about viruses?

• (A) Viruses are obligate parasites.
• (B) Viruses can multiply only when they are inside the living cells.
• (C) Viruses cannot pass bacterial proof filters.
• (D) Viruses are made up of protein and DNA or RNA.

``Gemmae'' are multicellular green structures for vegetative propagation. These are found in gemma cups in

• (A) Riccia thallus
• (B) Marchantia thallus
• (C) Funaria protonema
• (D) Fern prothallus

Natural system of classification was proposed by

• (A) Bentham and Hooker
• (B) Hutchinson
• (C) Whittaker
• (D) Engler and Prantl

According to the mole concept in chemistry, what is the number of carbon atoms in 12 g of Carbon-12?

• (A) \(6.022 \times 10^{23}\)
• (B) \(6.022 \times 10^{-23}\)
• (C) \(1.602 \times 10^{19}\)
• (D) \(1.602 \times 10^{-19}\)

For a spontaneous process, the value of Gibbs energy change (\(\Delta G\)) is always:

• (A) Positive
• (B) Negative
• (C) Zero
• (D) Infinity

Which of the following effects is a permanent effect?

• (A) Electromeric effect
• (B) Inductive effect
• (C) Both
• (D) None

How many states and union territories are there in India?

• (A) \(28/8\)
• (B) \(28/9\)
• (C) \(29/7\)
• (D) \(75\)

Through how many states of India does the Tropic of Cancer pass?

• (A) \(7 \)
• (B) \(8 \)
• (C) \(5 \)
• (D) \(4 \)

Where is Kuchipudi a classical dance from?

• (A) Assam
• (B) Tamil Nadu
• (C) Kerala
• (D) Andhra Pradesh

When was NABARD established?

• (A) \(1929 \)
• (B) \(1982 \)
• (C) \(1905 \)
• (D) \(1965 \)

What is the value of \( i^{4k+2} \) where \( k \) is an integer?

• (A) \(1 \)
• (B) \(-1 \)
• (C) \(i \)
• (D) \(-i \)

What is the value of \( ^nC_{n-1} \)?

• (A) \(1 \)
• (B) \(n! \)
• (C) \(n \)
• (D) \(0 \)

What is the total number of terms in the expansion of \( (x+y)^{15} \)?

• (A) \(15 \)
• (B) \(16 \)
• (C) \(14 \)
• (D) \(30 \)

When a forward bias voltage is applied to a p-n junction diode, it:

• (A) Increases the potential barrier
• (B) Decreases the potential barrier
• (C) Increases the width of the depletion layer
• (D) Converts it into an insulator

Photons of energy \(4\,eV\) are incident on a metal surface whose work function is \(2\,eV\). If the intensity of this incident light is doubled, the maximum kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectrons will:

• (A) Double to \(4\,eV\)
• (B) Quadruple to \(8\,eV\)
• (C) Remain \(2\,eV\)
• (D) Become zero