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1.
A compound undergoes complete tetramerization in a given organic solvent. The van't Hoff factor (i) is
4.0
0.25
0.125
2.0
2.
1 mole of liquid A and 2 moles of liquid B make a solution having a total vapour pressure 40 torr. The vapour pressure of pure A and pure B are 45 torr and 30 torr respectively. The above solution
is an ideal solution
shows positive deviation
shows negative deviation
is a maximum boiling azeotrope.
3.
In which of the following cases blood cells will shrink?
When placed in water containing more than 0.9% (mass/ volume) NaCl solution
When placed in water containing less than 0.9% (mass /volume) NaCl solution
When placed in water containing 0.9% (mass/volume) NaCl solution
When placed in distilled water
4.
The freezing point of a 0.2 molal solution of a non-electrolyte in water is (K, for water=1.86 K kg mol-1)
-0.372°C
-1.86°C
+ 0.372°C
+ 1.86°C
5.
Which one of the following pairs will not form an ideal solution?
Benzene and toluene
n-hexane and n-heptane
Ethanol and acetone
Bromoethane and chloroethane
6.
\(\alpha\)-D-glucose and \(\beta\)-D-glucose differ from each other with respect to the
number of -OH groups
configuration at the C-1 carbon
size of the hemiacetal ring
configuration at the C-5 carbon
7.
Which of the following cell is used in inverter?
Fuel cell
Mercury cell
Lead storage cell
Dry cell
8.
Isotonic solutions have the same
density
refractive index
osmotic pressure
volume
9.
Which of the following is correct about H-bonding in DNA?
A - T, G - C
A - G, T - G
G - T, A - C
A - A, T - T
10.
Which of the following pairs represents anomers?




11.
X(s) + 2Y+ (aq) \(\rightleftharpoons\) X2+ (aq) + 2Y(s); \(\left(\mathbf{E}_{\text {cell }}^{\circ}=\mathbf{0 . 0 5 9} \mathbf{V}\right)\)
What is the value of 'K' for above reaction?
1 x 108
1 x 102
4 x 103
3 x 104
12.
What is pH of the half cell Pt |Hz(g)| H+ if \(\mathbf{E}_{\mathbf{H}^{+} / \mathbf{H}_{2}}^{\circ}\) = -0.0295 V
1
2
0.5
3
13.
Which of the following expression is correct for 'Ka' in terms of A0 and A, where 'C' is molarity.
\(\mathbf{K}_{a}=\frac{\mathbf{C} \Lambda_{m}^{\circ}}{\Lambda_{m}\left(\Lambda_{m}^{\circ}-\Lambda\right)}\)
\(\mathbf{K}_{a}=\frac{\mathbf{C} \Lambda_{m}^{2}}{\Lambda_{m}^{0}\left(\Lambda_{m}^{0}-\Lambda_{m}\right)}\)
\(\mathbf{K}_{a}=\frac{\mathbf{C} \Lambda_{m}^{2}}{\Lambda_{m}^{\circ}}\)
\(\mathbf{K}_{a}=\frac{\mathbf{C} \Lambda_{m}^{2}}{\left(\Lambda_{m}^{0}-\Lambda_{m}\right)}\)
14.
Which of the following is correct.
KH increases with increase in temperature (KH is Henry's law constant).
Solubility of gas in liquid decreases with increases in temperature.
KH decreases with increase in temperature.
Solubility of gas in liquid increases with increase in temperature.
15.
Cone. H2 SO4 is 98 % H2 S04 by mass has d = 1.84 g cm3. Volume of acid required to make one litre of 0.1 M H2SO4 is
5.55 mL
10 mL
20 mL
30 mL
16.
Ascorbic acid is
protein
enzyme
hormone
vitamin C
17.
Which of the following polysaccharide is stored in the cell wall in plant cells?
Cellulose
Amylose
Amylopectin
Glycogen
18.
Cellulose is
monosaccharide
disaccharide
trisaccharide
polysaccharide
19.
Sugar present in milk is
sucrose
maltose
glucos
lactose
20.
One molecule of sucrose on hydrolysis gives ___________.
2 molecules of glucose
2 moleculesof glucose + 1 moleculeof fructose
1 molecule of glucose + 1 molecule of fructose
2 moleculesof fructose
21.
Which of the following structure correctly represent the structure of glucose
22.
Which metal cannot replace H2 from hydrochloride acid?
Zn
Cu
Mg
Al
23.
Galvanisation is
zinc plating on aluminium sheet
zinc plating on iron sheet
iron plating on zinc sheet
aluminium plating on zinc sheet
24.
What will be the weight of silver deposited, if 96.5 A of current is passed into aqueous solution of AgNO3 for 100 s?
1.08g
10.8g
108g
1080g
25.
The electrode potential is known as standard electrode potential
when it is reduction potential (according to IUPAC)
when concentrations of all the species involved is unity
when it is oxidation potential (according to IUPAC)
Both (a) and (b)
26.
E0cell of the reactions is
Zn(s) + Cu2+(aq) ⇾ Zn2+(aq) +Cu(s);
[If E0 Zn2+/Zn = -0.76, E0Cu2+/Cu = 0.34V]
0.34V
-0.76V
+1.10V
-1.10V
27.
At 40°C the vapour pressure of pure liquids, benzene and toluene, are 160 mmHg and 60 mmHg respectively. At the same temperature, the vapour pressure of an equimolar solution of the two liquids, assuming the ideal solution should be
140 mmHg
110 mmHg
220 mmHg
100 mmHg
28.
In the graph given below, what does the slope of the line represent?
Partial pressure of the gas in vapour phase (\(\rho\))
Mole fraction of gas in the solution (\(\chi\))
Henry's law constant (KH)
All of the above
29.
What will be the concentration of 0.2M H2SO4 solution in g/L.
21.4
39.2
9.8
19.6
30.
Which of the following is the correct example of solid solution in which the solute is in gas phase?
Copper dissolved in gold
Camphor in nitrogen gas
Hydrogen in palladium
All of these
31.
Which of the following statements are correct ?
\(\alpha \)-and \(\beta \)-D-glucopyranose are anomers
-D-glucopyranose is more stable than -D-glucopyranose
galactose is a C4-epimer of glucose
invert sugar is laevorotatory
32.
RNA and DNA are chiral molecules, their chirality is due to
D-sugar component
L-sugar component
chiral bases
chiral phosphate ester unit
33.
The presence or absence of hydroxyl group on which carbon atom of sugar differentiates RNA and DNA?
2nd
3rd
4th
1st
34.
Which of vitamins given below is water soluble?
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
35.
Which functional group participates in disulphide bond formation in proteins ?
Thioether
Thiol
Thioester
Thiolactone
36.
Which statement is incorrect about peptide bond ?
C-N bond length in proteins is longer than usual bond of C_N bond
Spectroscopic analysis shows plannar structure of -CO-NH- group
C-N bond length in proteins is smaller than usual bond length of C-N bond
None of these
37.
The number of tripeptides formed by three different amino acids are
Three
Four
Five
Six
38.
Which of the following is an essential amino acid ?
Methionine
Tyrosine
Proline
Glycine
Alanine
39.
Which of the following sets of monosaccharides forms sucrose ?
\(\alpha-D-\)galactopyranose and \(\alpha-D-\) glucopyranose
\(\alpha-D-\)galactopyranose and \(\beta-D-\)fructofuranose
\(\beta-D-\)glucopyranose and \(\beta-D-\)fructofuranose
\(\alpha-D-\)glucopyranose\(\beta-D-\)fructofuranose
40.
Proteins can be classified into two types on the basis of their molecular shape, i.e.,fibrous proteins and globular proteins. Examples of globular proteins are :
Insulin
Keratin
Cellulose
Glycogen
41.
Each polypeptide in a protein has amino acids linked with each other in a specific sequence. This sequence of amino acids is said to be .......... .
primary structure of proteins
secondary structure of proteins
tertiary structure of proteins
quaternary structure of proteins
42.
Proteins are found to have two different types of secondary structures viz. \(\alpha\) -helix and \(\beta\) - pleated sheet structure. \(\alpha\) -helix structure of protein is established by :
Peptide bonds
van der waals forces
Hydrogen bonds
Dipole-dipole interactions
43.
Glycogen is a branched chain polymer of \(\alpha\)-D-glucose units nin which chain is formed by C1 - C4 glycosidic linkage whereas branching occures by the formation of C1-C6 glycosidic linkage. Structure of clycogen is similar to ......... .
Amylose
Amylopectin
Cellulose
Glucose
44.
Vitamin A is
ascorbic acid
retinol
calciferol
thiamine
45.
The number of disulphide linkages present in insulin are
3
4
1
2
46.
The letter 'D' in D-glucose signifies
configuration at all chiral carbons
dextrorotatory
that it is a monosaccharide
configuration at the penultimate chiral carbon
47.
For the cell, TI | TI+ (0.001 M) | Cu2+ (0.1 M) | Cu, Ecell at 25°C is 0.83 V. This can be increased
by increasing [Cu2+]
by increasing [TI+]
by decreasing [Cu2+]
by decreasing [TI+]
48.
Which of the following statements are not correct ?
Same quantity of electricity deposits more of iron from ferric sulphate solution than from ferrous sulphate solution
Electrochemical equivalent of an element can be obtained by dividing its equivalent weight by 96,500
1 Faraday always liberates 1 mole of the substance at the electrode
A 60 watt bulb emits 60 Joules of energy per second.
49.
In the lead-acid battery during charging, the cathode reaction is
formation of PbO2
formation of PbSO4
reduction of Pb2+ to Pb
decomposition of Pb at the anode
50.
Consider the following cell reaction :
\(2Fe(s)+{ O }_{ 2 }(g)+4{ H }^{ + }(aq)\longrightarrow { 2Fe }^{ 2+ }(aq)+2{ H }_{ 2 }O(l),{ E }^{ 0 }=1.67V\)
\(At[{ Fe }^{ 2+ }]={ 10 }^{ -3 }M,P\left( { O }_{ 2 } \right) =0.1atm\) and pH = 3, the cell potential at 25°C is
1.47 V
1.77 V
1.87 V
1.57 V
51.
The standard reduction potentials for Zn2+ /Zn, Ni2+/Ni and Fe2+/Fe are - 0.76, - 0.23 and - 0.44 V respectively. The reaction \(X+{ Y }^{ 2+ }\longrightarrow { X }^{ 2+ }+Y\) will be spontaneous when
X = Zn, Y = Ni
X = Ni, Y = Fe
X = Ni, Y = Zn
X = Fe, Y = Zn
52.
Small quantities of solutions of compounds TX, TY and TZ are put into separate test tubes containing X, Y and Z solutions. TX does not react with any of these. TY reacts with both X and Z. TZ reacts with X. The decreasing order of oxidation of the anions X- , Y- , Z- is :
Y-, Z- , X-
Z- , X-, Y-
Y- , X- , Z-
X- , Z-, Y-
53.
Given
\({ E }_{ { Cr }^{ 3+ }/{ Cr } }^{ 0 }=-0.74V,\\ { E }_{ { MnO }_{ 4 }^{ - }/{ Mn }^{ 2+ } }^{ 0 }=1.51V\)
\({ E }_{ { CrO }_{ 7 }^{ - }/{ Cr }^{ 3+ } }^{ 0 }=1.33V,{ E }_{ Cl/{ Cl }^{ - } }^{ 0 }=1.36V\)
Based on the data given above, strongest oxidizing agent will be
MnO4-
Cl-
Cr3+
Mn2+
54.
The reaction taking place in the cell
Pt | H2 (g) | HCl (1.0 M) | AgCl | Ag is 1 atm
\(AgCl+\left( 1/2 \right) { H }_{ 2 }\longrightarrow Ag+{ H }^{ + }+{ Cl }^{ - }\)
\(Ag+{ H }^{ + }+{ Cl }^{ - }\longrightarrow AgCl+\left( 1/2 \right) { H }_{ 2 }\)
\(2{ Ag }^{ + }+{ H }_{ 2 }\longrightarrow 2Ag+2{ H }^{ + }\)
\(2Ag+2{ H }^{ + }\longrightarrow 2{ Ag }^{ + }+{ H }_{ 2 }\)
55.
Ionic mobility of Ag+ is (\({ \lambda }_{ { Ag }^{ + } }=5\times { 10 }^{ -4 }{ ohm }^{ -1 }{ cm }^{ 2 }{ eq }^{ -1 }\))
5.2 x 10-9
2.4 x 10-9
1.52 x 10-9
8.25 x 10-9
56.
When 0.1 mol MnO42- is oxidized, the quantity of electricity required to completely oxidize MnO42- to MnO4- is
96500 C
2 x 96500 C
9650 C
96.50 C
57.
Same quantity of electricity was passed through solutions of salts of elements A, B and C with atomic weights 7, 27 and 48 respectively. The masses of A, B and C deposited were 2.1 g , 2.7 g and 7.2 g respectively. The valencies of A, B and C respectively are
3, 2 and 1
1, 2 and 3
1, 3 and 2
2, 3 and 2
58.
Which of the following mixture do you expect will not show positive deviation from Raoult's law ?
Benzene - Chloroform
Benzene - Acetone
Benzene - Ethanol
Benzene - Carbon tetrachloride
59.
If Po and Ps are the vapour pressures of the solvent and its solution respectively and N1 and N2 are the mole fractions of the solvent and solute respectively, then
PS = PoN2
Po - PS = PoN2
PS = PoN1
(Po - PS)/PS = N1/(N1 + N2).
60.
The vapour pressure of the solution M is
39.3 mm Hg
36.0 mm Hg
29.5 mm Hg
28.8 mm Hg
61.
If on dissolving the above amount of NaCl in 1 kg of water, the freezing point is found to be \(-{ 0.344 }^{ \circ }C\), the percentage dissociation of NaCl in the solution is
75%
80%
85%
90%
62.
At a certain Hill station, water boils at 96oC. The amount of NaCI that should be added to one litre of water so that it boils at 100oC will be (Kb for H2O = 0.52 K/m)
[Co(NH3)6]CI3
[Co(NH3)5CI]CI2
[Co(NH3)4CI2]CI
None of these
63.
\({ E }_{ cell }^{ \circleddash }=1.1V\) for Daniell cell. Which of the following expressions are correct description of state of equilibrium in this cell?
1.1 = Kc
\(\frac { 2.303RT }{ 2F } \log { { K }_{ c } } =1.1\)
\(\log { { K }_{ c } } =\frac { 2.2 }{ 0.059 } \)
\(\log { { K }_{ c } } =1.1\)
64.
The empirical formula of a non - electrolyte is CH2O. A solution containing 3 g L-1 of the compound exerts the same osmotic pressure as that of 0.05 M glucose solution. The molecular formula of the compound is
CH2O
C2H4O2
C4H8O4
C3H6O3
65.
The solubility of a gas in water at 300 K under a pressure of 100 atmospheres is \(4\times { 10 }^{ -3 }{ kg } \ L^{ -1 }.\) Therefore, the mass of the gas in kg dissolved in 250 mL of water under a pressure of 250 atmospheres at 300 K is
\(2.5\times { 10 }^{ -3 }\)
\(2.0\times { 10 }^{ -3 }\)
\(1.25\times { 10 }^{ -3 }\)
\(5.0\times { 10 }^{ -3 }\)
\(3\times { 10 }^{ -3 }\)
66.
Which one of the following statements is not true ?
Dissolution of all solid solutes in water is exothermic.
Common salt is more soluble in water than canesugar at the same temperature.
Solubility of sodium sulphate decahydrate crystals first increases upto a certain temperature and then decreases
Enthalphy of solution can be found using Clausius - Clapeyron equation
67.
A 5.5 molal aqueous solution of methyl alcohol, CH3OH, is supplied. What is the mole fraction of methyl alcohol in the solution ?
0.190
0.086
0.050
0.100
68.
If Zn2+ / Zn electrode is diluted 100 times, then the change in emf is
increase of 59 mV
decrease of 59 mV
increase of 29.5 mV
decrease of 29.5 mV
69.
A gas X at 1 atm is bubbled through a solution containing a mixture of 1M Y- and 1M Z- ions at 25°C . If the reduction potential of Z > Y > X, then
Y will oxidize X but not Z
Y will oxidize both X and Z
Y will oxidize Z but not X
Y will reduce both X and Z
70.
Which of the following expressions correctly represents the equivalent conductance at infinite dilution of Al2 (SO4)3. Given that \({ \lambda }^{ ° }_{ Al^{ 3+ } }\) and \({ \lambda }^{ ° }_{ { SO_{ 4 } }^{ 2- } }\) are the equivalent conductances at infinite dilution of the respective ions?
2\({ \lambda }^{ ° }_{ Al^{ 3+ } }\) +3\({ \lambda }^{ ° }_{ { SO_{ 4 } }^{ 2- } }\)
\({ \lambda }^{ ° }_{ Al^{ 3+ } }\) + \({ \lambda }^{ ° }_{ { SO_{ 4 } }^{ 2- } }\)
(\({ \lambda }^{ ° }_{ Al^{ 3+ } }\) + \({ \lambda }^{ ° }_{ { SO_{ 4 } }^{ 2- } }\) ) X 6
\(\frac{1}{3}\)\({ \lambda }^{ ° }_{ Al^{ 3+ } }\) + \(\frac{1}{2}\) \({ \lambda }^{ ° }_{ { SO_{ 4 } }^{ 2- } }\)
71.
Which of the following solution has highest equivalent conductance ?
0.01 M KCl
0.05 M KCl
0.02 M KCl
0.005 M KCl
72.
On the basis of the information given below mark the correct option.
Information: On adding acetone to methanol some of the hydrogen bonds between methanol molecules break.
At specific composition, methanol - acetone mixture will form minimum boiling azeotrope and will show positive deviation from Raoult's law.
At specific composition, methanol - acetone mixture forms maximum boiling azeotrope and will show positive deviation from Raoult's law
At specific composition methanol - acetone mixture will form minimum boiling azeotrope and will show negative deviation from Raoult's law
At specific composition methanol - acetone mixture will form maximum boiling azeotrope and will show negative deviation from Raoult's law
73.
We have three aqueous solutions of NaCI labelled as 'A', 'B' and 'C' with concentrations 0.1 M, 0.01 M, respectively. The value of van't Hoff factor for these solutions will be in the order .......... .
iA < iB < iC
iA > iB >iC
iA = iB = iC
iA< B > iC
74.
The unit of ebullioscopic constant is __________________.
K kg mol-1 or K (molality)-1
mol kg K-1 or K-1 (molality)
kg mol-1 K-1 or K-1 (molality)-1
K mol kg-1 or K (molality)
75.
In which mode of expression, the concentration of solution remains independent of temperature ?
Molarity
Normality
Formality
Molality
1.
(b)
0.25
2.
(c)
shows negative deviation
3.
(a)
When placed in water containing more than 0.9% (mass/ volume) NaCl solution
4.
(a)
-0.372°C
5.
(c)
Ethanol and acetone
6.
(b)
configuration at the C-1 carbon
7.
(c)
Lead storage cell
8.
(c)
osmotic pressure
9.
(a)
A - T, G - C
10.
(c)

11.
(b)
1 x 102
12.
(c)
0.5
13.
(b)
\(\mathbf{K}_{a}=\frac{\mathbf{C} \Lambda_{m}^{2}}{\Lambda_{m}^{0}\left(\Lambda_{m}^{0}-\Lambda_{m}\right)}\)
14.
(a)
KH increases with increase in temperature (KH is Henry's law constant).
15.
(a)
5.55 mL
16.
(d)
vitamin C
17.
(a)
Cellulose
18.
(d)
polysaccharide
19.
(d)
lactose
20.
(c)
1 molecule of glucose + 1 molecule of fructose
21.
(b)
22.
(b)
Cu
23.
(b)
zinc plating on iron sheet
24.
(b)
10.8g
25.
(d)
Both (a) and (b)
26.
(c)
+1.10V
27.
(b)
110 mmHg
28.
(c)
Henry's law constant (KH)
29.
(d)
19.6
30.
(c)
Hydrogen in palladium
31.
(a)
\(\alpha \)-and \(\beta \)-D-glucopyranose are anomers
32.
(a)
D-sugar component
33.
(a)
2nd
34.
(c)
Vitamin C
35.
(b)
Thiol
36.
(a)
C-N bond length in proteins is longer than usual bond of C_N bond
37.
(d)
Six
38.
(a)
Methionine
39.
(b)
\(\alpha-D-\)galactopyranose and \(\beta-D-\)fructofuranose
40.
(d)
Glycogen
41.
(a)
primary structure of proteins
42.
(c)
Hydrogen bonds
43.
(b)
Amylopectin
44.
(b)
retinol
45.
(a)
3
46.
(d)
configuration at the penultimate chiral carbon
47.
(a)
by increasing [Cu2+]
48.
(a)
Same quantity of electricity deposits more of iron from ferric sulphate solution than from ferrous sulphate solution
49.
(c)
reduction of Pb2+ to Pb
50.
(d)
1.57 V
51.
(a)
X = Zn, Y = Ni
52.
(a)
Y-, Z- , X-
53.
(a)
MnO4-
54.
(a)
\(AgCl+\left( 1/2 \right) { H }_{ 2 }\longrightarrow Ag+{ H }^{ + }+{ Cl }^{ - }\)
55.
(a)
5.2 x 10-9
56.
(c)
9650 C
57.
(c)
1, 3 and 2
58.
(a)
Benzene - Chloroform
59.
(b)
Po - PS = PoN2
60.
(a)
39.3 mm Hg
61.
(c)
85%
62.
(a)
[Co(NH3)6]CI3
63.
(b)
\(\frac { 2.303RT }{ 2F } \log { { K }_{ c } } =1.1\)
64.
(b)
C2H4O2
65.
(a)
\(2.5\times { 10 }^{ -3 }\)
66.
(a)
Dissolution of all solid solutes in water is exothermic.
67.
(b)
0.086
68.
(b)
decrease of 59 mV
69.
Reduction potentials in the order Z > Y > X means that Z can be reduced most easily and X least easily, i.e., their oxidizing powers are : Z > Y > X.
Thus, Y will oxidize X but not Z.
70.
(b)
\({ \lambda }^{ ° }_{ Al^{ 3+ } }\) + \({ \lambda }^{ ° }_{ { SO_{ 4 } }^{ 2- } }\)
71.
(d)
0.005 M KCl
72.
(a)
At specific composition, methanol - acetone mixture will form minimum boiling azeotrope and will show positive deviation from Raoult's law.
73.
(c)
iA = iB = iC
74.
(a)
K kg mol-1 or K (molality)-1
75.
(d)
Molality
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