1.

Mole fraction of glycerine C3H5(OH)3 in solution containing 36 g of

water and 46 g of glycerine is
(a) 0.46
(b) 0.40
(c) 0.20
(d) 0.36
2. Out of molality (m), molarity (M), formality (F) and mole fraction (x),
those which are independent of temperature are
(a) M, m
(b) F, x
(c) m, x
(d) M, x
3. Which of the following condition is not satisfied by an ideal solution?
(a) ΔHmixing = 0
(b) ΔVmixing = 0
(c) Raoult’s Law is obeyed
(d) Formation of an azeotropic mixture
4. The boiling point of an azeotropic mixture of water and ethanol is less
than that of water and ethanol. The mixture shows
(a) no deviation from Raoult’s Law.
(b) positive deviation from Raoult’s Law.
(c) negative deviation from Raoult’s Law.
(d) that the solution is unsaturated.
5. Which has the lowest boiling point at 1 atm pressure?
(a) 0.1 M KCl
(b) 0.1 M Urea
(c) 0.1 M CaCl2
(d) 0.1 M A1Cl3
6. Osmotic pressure of a solution is 0.0821 atm at a temperature of 300
K. The concentration in moles/litre will be
(a) 0.33
(b) 0.666
(c) 0.3 × 10-2
(d) 3
7. People add sodium chloride to water while boiling eggs. This is to
(a) decrease the boiling point.
(b) increase the boiling point.
(c) prevent the breaking of eggs.
(d) make eggs tasty.
8. The van’t Hoff factor (i) accounts for
(a) degree of solubilisation of solute.
(b) the extent of dissociation of solute.
(c) the extent of dissolution of solute.
(d) the degree of decomposition of solution.
9. Which relationship is not correct?

10. The molal elevation constant depends upon

(a) nature of solute.
(b) nature of the solvent.
(c) vapour pressure of the solution.
(d) enthalpy change.

1. The charge required for the reduction of 1 mol of MnO 4– to MnO2 is

(a) 1 F
 (b) 3 F
(c) 5 F
(d) 6 F
2. The cell reaction of the galvanic cell.

3. Which of the following reaction is used to make fuel cell?

4. If limiting molar conductivity of Ca2+ and Cl– are 119.0 and 76.3 S
cm2 mol-1, then the value of limiting molar conductivity of CaCl2 will
be
(a) 195.3 S cm2 mol-1
(b) 271.6 S cm2 mol-1
(c) 43.3 S cm2 mol-1
(d) 314.3 S cm2 mol-1.
5. NH4NC>3 is used in salt bridge because
(a) it forms a jelly like material with agar-agar.
(b) it is a weak electrolyte.
(c) it is a good conductor of electricity.
(d) the transport number of NH4+ and NO3– ions are almost equal.
6.

[Link] reaction, 3ClO– (aq) → ClO3 (aq) + 2Cl– (aq) is an example of

(a) Oxidation reaction
(b) Reduction reaction
(c) Disproportionation reaction
(d) Decomposition reaction

8. The emf of the cell:

Ni / Ni2+ (1.0 M) // Au3+ (1.0 M) / Au (E° = -0.25 V for Ni2+/Ni; E° = 1.5 V
for Au3+/Au) is
(a) 1.25 V
(b) -1.25 V
(c) 1.75 V
(d) 2.0 V

9. The standard emf of a galvanic cell involving cell reaction with n = 2

is formed to be 0.295 V at 25° C. The equilibrium constant of the
reaction would be
(a) 1.0 × 1010
(b) 2.0 × 1011
(c) 4.0 × 1012
(d) 1.0 × 102
[Given F = 96500 (mol-1); R = 8.314 JK-1 mol-1]

10. If E°Fe 2+
/Fe = -0.441 V and E°Fe
2+
/Fe2+ = 0.771 V, the standard EMF of the
reaction,
Fe + 2Fe3+ → 3Fe2+ will be
(a) 1.212 V
(b) 0.111 V
(C) 0.330 V
(d) 1.653 V

1. What will be the fraction of molecules having energy equal to or

greater than activation energy, Ea?
(a) K
(b) A
(c) Ae-Ea/Rt
(d) e-Ea/Rt
2.
What type of reaction is this?
(a) Second order
(b) Unimolecular
(c) Pseudo-unimolecular
(d) Third order
3. Which among the following is a false statement?
(a) Rate of zero order reaction is independent of initial
concentration of reactant.
(b) Half life of a third order reaction is inversely proportional to
 square of initial concentration of the reactant.
(c) Molecularity of a reaction may be zero or fraction.
(d) For a first order reaction, t1/2=0.693K
4. Which of the following statements about the catalyst is true?
(a) A catalyst accelerates the rate of reaction by bringing down the
activation energy.
(b) A catalyst does not participate in reaction mechanism.
(c) A catalyst makes the reaction feasible by making ∆G more
negative.
(d) A catalyst makes equilibrium constant more favourable for
forward reaction.
5. An endothermic reaction with high activation energy for the
forward reaction is given by the diagram.

6. For the reaction N2 + 3H2 → 2NH3 if Δ[NH3]Δt = 2 × 10-4 mol L-1s-1, the
value of −Δ[H2]Δt would be
(a) 1 × 10-4 mol L-1s-1
(b) 3 × 10-4 mol L-1s-1
(c) 4 × 10-4 mol L-1s-1
(d) 6 × 10-4 mol L-1s-1
7. The rate of a certain hypothetical reaction
A + B + C → products
is given by r = −d[A]dtK[A]1/2[B]1/3[C]1/4. The order of the reaction
is
(a) 13/11
(b) 13/14
(c) 12/13
(d) 13/12

8. In the formation of S02 by contact process;

2SO2 + O2 → 2SO3, the rate of reaction was measured as −d[O2]dt =
2.5 × 10-4 mol L-1s-1. at
The rate of formation of of S03 will be
(a) -5.0 × 10-4 mol L-1s-1
(b) -1.25 × 10-4 mol L-1s-1
(c) 3.75 × 10-4 mol L-1s-1
(d) 5.00 × 10-4 mol L-1s-1

9. For a chemical reaction A→B, it is found that the rate of reaction

doubles when the concentration of A is increased four times. The
order of reaction is
(a) Two
(b) One
(c) Half
(d) Zero

10. The half life of the first order reaction having rate constant K
= 1.7 x 10-5s-1 is
(a) 12.1 h
 (b) 9.7 h
(c) 11.3 h
(d) 1.8 h

1. Transistion metals, despite high E° oxidation, are poor reducing

agents. The incorrect reason is
(a) high heat of vaporization.
(b) high ionization energies.
(c) low heats of hydration.
(d) complex forming nature.
2. Which of the following has magnetic moment value of 5.9?
(a) Fe2+
(b) Fe3+
(c) Ni2+
(d) Cu2+
3. Anomalous electronic configuration in the 3d series are of
(a) Cr and Fe
(b) Cu and Zn
(c) Fe and Cu
(d) Cr and Cu
4. Which of the following are d-block elements but not regarded as
transistion elements?
(a) Cu, Ag, Au
(b) Zn, Cd, Hg
(c) Fe, Co, Ni
(d) Ru, Rh, Pd
5. CuSO4. 5H2O is blue is colour because
(a) It contains water of crystallization.
(b) SO42- ions absorb red light.
(c) Cu2+ ions absorb orange red light.
(d) Cu2+ ions absorb all colours except red from the white light.

6. Transistion elements form alloys easily because they have

(a) Same atomic number
(b) Same electronic configuration
(c) Nearly same atomic size
(d) None of the above

7. Which one of the following characteristics of the transistion metals

is associated with higher catalytic activity?
(a) High enthalpy of atomisation
(b) Paramagnetic behaviour
(c) Colour of hydrate ions
(d) Variable oxidation states

8. Which of the following has the maximum number of unpaired

electrons?
(a) Mg2+
(b) Ti3+
(c) V3+
(d) Fe2+

9. The property which is not characteristic of transistion metals is

(a) variable oxidation states.
(b) tendency to form complexes.
 (c) formation of coloured compounds.
(d) natural radioactivity.

10. Which of the following is incorrect for KMnO 4 to be used as

an oxidising agent?
(a) HCl cannot be used because some KMnO 4 is consumed in the
reaction.
(b) Nitric acid is not used for the above purpose because it itself
acts as a self oxidising agent and will react with the reducing agent.
(c) The equivalent weight of KMnO4 in basic medium is 158.
(d) The number of electrons involved in oxidation of KMnO 4 in
acidic medium is 3.

1. IUPAC name of [Pt(NH3)3 Br (NO2) Cl] Cl isw

(a) triamminechlorodibromidoplatinum (IV) chloride
(b) triamminechloridobromidonitrochloride- platinum (IV) chloride
(c) triamminebromidochloridonitroplatinum (IV) chloride
(d) triamminenitrochlorobromoplatinum (IV) chloride
2. Trunbull’s blue is
(a) Ferricyanide
(b) Ferrous ferricyanide
(c) Ferrous cyanide
(d) Fe3[Fe(CN)6]4
3. Primary and secondary valency of Pt in [Pt(en) 2Cl2] are
(a) 4, 4
(b) 4, 6
(c) 6, 4
(d) 2, 6
4. The complex ions [Co(NH3)5(NO2)]2+ and [Co(NH3)5 (ONO)]2+ are
called
(a) Ionization isomers
(b) Linkage isomers
(c) Co-ordination isomers
(d) Geometrical isomers
5. Which of the following has square planar structure?
(a) [NiCl4]2-
(b) [Ni(CO)4]
(c) [Ni(CN)4]2-
(d) None of these
6. Which of the following has magnesium?
(a) Chlorophll
(b) Haemocyanin
(c) Carbonic anhydrate
(d) Vitamin B12
7. Mohr’s salt is
(a) Fe2(SO4) 3 . (NH4)2SO4 . 6H2O
(b) FeSO4 . (NH4)2 . SO4 . 6H2O
(c) MgSO4 . 7H2O
(d) FeSO4 . 7H2O
8. Which of the following shall form an octahedral complex?
(a) d4 (low spin)
(b) d8 (high spin)
(c) d6 (low spin)
(d) All of these
9. EDTA is used for the estimation of
(a) Na+ and K+ ions
(b) Cl– and Br– ions
 (c) Cu2+ and Cs+ ions
(d) Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions
10. The solution of the complex [Cu(NH3)4] SO4 in water will
(a) give the tests of Cu2+ ion
(b) give the tests of NH3
(c) give the tests of SO42- ions
(d) not give the tests of any of the above