MP Board Class 12 – Chemistry Question Paper
Maximum Marks: 70 Time: 3 Hours
Section A (1 mark each = 28 marks)
A. Objective Questions (6 × 1 = 6 marks)
1. Which of the following is a colligative property? (a) Viscosity (b) Osmotic pressure (c) Refractive
index (d) Surface tension
2. The order of reactivity of halides towards SN1 reaction is – (a) R–F > R–Cl > R–Br > R–I (b) R–I
> R–Br > R–Cl > R–F (c) R–Cl > R–Br > R–I > R–F (d) None of these
3. Which alcohol gives iodoform test? (a) Methanol (b) Ethanol (c) Benzyl alcohol (d) tert-butanol
4. Which is the sweetest sugar? (a) Glucose (b) Sucrose (c) Fructose (d) Maltose
5. Which of the following is an essential amino acid? (a) Glycine (b) Valine (c) Alanine (d) Serine
6. Phenol reacts with neutral FeCl■ solution to give – (a) Violet colour (b) Green colour (c) Red
colour (d) Yellow colour
B. Fill in the blanks (6 × 1 = 6 marks)
7. The depression in freezing point is a ______ property.
8. ______ law relates the solubility of a gas in liquid with pressure.
9. ______ is the common name of dichloromethane.
10. Ethyl alcohol is converted into ethyl chloride by reaction with ______.
11. The building blocks of proteins are ______.
12. DNA contains ______ sugar while RNA contains ribose sugar.
C. True/False (5 × 1 = 5 marks)
13. Osmotic pressure is a colligative property. ( )
14. Azeotropes are pure compounds. ( )
15. Phenol is more acidic than ethanol. ( )
16. All amino acids are optically active. ( )
17. Chlorobenzene is more reactive than benzyl chloride in nucleophilic substitution. ( )
D. Match the Columns (6 × 1 = 6 marks)
Column A Column B
18. Raoult’s law (a) Benzaldehyde
19. Chloroform (b) Pressure and solubility
20. Reimer–Tiemann reaction (c) Dilution law
21. Henry’s law (d) Phenol → Salicylaldehyde
22. Glycogen (e) Animal starch
23. Ostwald dilution law (f) CHCl■
E. One word answer (5 × 1 = 5 marks)
24. Name one non-reducing sugar.
25. Name the alcohol used in alcoholic beverages.
26. Which reagent is used for the conversion of alcohol to aldehyde?
27. What is the molecular formula of glucose?
28. Write the IUPAC name of C■H■–O–C■H■.
Section B (2 marks each = 14 marks)
29. Define mole fraction with an example.
30. What is the difference between ideal and non-ideal solutions?
31. What is the van’t Hoff factor (i)? Explain with an example.
32. Write IUPAC names of: (i) C■H■Br (ii) C■H■Cl.
33. Write two methods of preparation of ethers.
34. Distinguish between glucose and fructose.
35. Write short notes on: (i) Sucrose (ii) Starch.
36. Write any two differences between DNA and RNA.
Section C (3 marks each = 12 marks)
37. Explain the abnormal molar mass with the help of van’t Hoff factor.
38. Explain Kolbe’s reaction with chemical equation.
39. Write the mechanism of SN2 reaction in haloalkanes.
40. Write a note on classification of carbohydrates with examples.
41. Give the preparation and uses of chloroform.
Section D (4 marks each = 16 marks)
42. Derive the expression for elevation in boiling point.
43. Explain the following reactions: (i) Reimer–Tiemann reaction (ii) Williamson synthesis of ether
44. (i) Write notes on essential and non-essential amino acids. (ii) Explain α-helix and β-pleated
sheet protein structure.
45. (i) Write short note on hyperconjugation in haloalkanes. (ii) Explain the preparation of phenol
from benzene (any one method).
