INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF CHEMISTRY TEACHERS

NATIONAL STANDARD EXAMINATION IN CHEMISTRY 2010-2011

This is question paper contains 80 multiple-choice Q.8 A container having volume V contains an
question. Each correct answer carries 3 marks and ideal gas at 1 atm pressure. It is connected to
1 mark will be deduced for each wrong answer. No another evaculated container having volume
weightage II be given to unattempted question. 0.5 dm3 through a tube having negligible
volume. After some time the first container is
Q.1 The orange colour of carrot is due to the
found to have pressure 570 mm of Hg. If
presence of E-carotene in it. E-carotene is
temperature is constant V is
coloured due to the presence of
(A) Aromatic ring (A) 1.0 dm3 (B) 1.5 dm3
(B) Extended conjugation (C) 2.0 dm3 (D) 2.5 dm3
(C) Cyclic conjugation
(D) Carbonyl group Q.9 The set that contains all nucleophiles is
(A) H2O, BF3, Cl , NH3
Q.2 Keto and enol forms of a compound are
(B) CH3NH2, H2O, I , CH3–SH
related to each other as
(A) Resonacne structure (C) AlCl3, H+, BF3, I2
(B) Conformations (D) AlCl4 , OH , Br , H2
(C) Configurational isomers
(D) Constitutional isomers Q.10 The pair which contains both molecules polar
is
Q.3 A solution of 0.10 M NaZ has pH = 8.90. The
(A) O2 & H2O (B) CO2 & PCl3
Ka of HZ is
(A) 1.6 × 10 4 (B) 1.6 × 10 5 (C) SO2 & SCl2 (D) CS2 & NO2
10
(C) 6.3 × 10 (D) 6.3 × 10 11
Q.11 The intermediate formed in the following
Q.4 The structure of SF4 is reaction is
(A) Trigonal bipyramidal Cl OH
(B) Square planar CH3 CH2 C CH3 + NaOH o CH3 CH2 C CH3 + NaCl 
(C) Tetrahedral
(D) Octahedral CH3 CH3
CH3
Q.5 The conversion which represents oxidation is
G+
(A) NO 2 oN2 (A) CH3–CH2–C–CH3
(B) VO2+ oVO3
(C) ClO oCl G–Cl
(D) CrO42 oCr2O72 CH2CH3

Q.6 The number of all types of isomers of (B) HO C Cl

chlorobutane is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 5 H 3C CH3
+
Q.7 The secondary structure of a protein molecule (C) CH3–CH2–C–CH3
can be promoted by the presence of CH3
(A) Proline residues
CH3
(B) Glycine residues
(C) Leucine residues (D) CH3–CH2–C–CH3
†
(D) Aspartic acid residues
Q.12 The formula of tetraammineaquochlorocobalt Q.18 Cyclohexene reacts with limited amount of
(III) chloride is bromine in the presence of light to form
(A) [Co(NH2)4(H2O)Cl]Cl2 product X (C6H9Br). The statement correct
(B) [Co(NH2)4(H2O)Cl]Cl about X is
(C) [Co(NH3)4(H2O)Cl]Cl2
(D) [Co(NH3)4(OH)Cl2]Cl (A) It is racemate
(B) It is a product of an addition reaction
Q.13 The IUPAC nane of the following compound
(C) It is formed through a cationic
is
intermediate
O
(D) It is optically active
O
(A) n-propyl ethanoate Q.19 The compound that would undergo hydration
(B) ethyl propanoate very easily is
(C) pentanoic anhydride (A) CH3COCH2Cl
(D) n-propyl propanoate (B) CH3CH2CHO
(C) Cl3C–CHO
Q.14 The compound which would undergo SN2 (D) Cl3CCH2COCH3
reaction fastest is
Cl Q.20 In a DNA molecule -
(A) A = C (B) A + G = C + T
(A)
(C) T = G (D) A/T = 2
Cl
(B)
(C) Br Q.21 Some heavy water is added to pure water.
Br The numbers of different molecules and ions
present in the mixture at equilibrium are
(D) (A) 2, 0 (B) 6, 3
(C) 3, 6 (D) 3 , 4
Q.15 A reaction will never be spontaneous at any
temperature and pressure if Q.22 The product/s of the following reaction is/are
(A) 'S = +ve, 'H = +ve OH
(B) 'S = +ve, 'H = –ve + CH3CH2MgBr ether
 o

(C) 'S = +ve, 'H = –ve OMgBr

(D) 'S = –ve, 'H = –ve
(A)
CH2CH3
Q.16 The species that contains maximum number +
of electrons in the antibonding molecular (B) OH
orbitals is OMgBr
(A) O22 (B) O2 (C) O2 (D) O2+ (C) + CH3CH3

Q.17 Body-centred cubic lattice has a co-ordination O

number of (D)
(A) 8 (B) 10 (C) 6 (D) 4
Q.23 A compound containing beryllium has the Q.29 (i) CH2=CH–CH2–CH=CH2
following composition. Be = 6.1% N = 37.8% (ii) CH2=CH–CH=CH–CH3
Cl = 48%, H = 8.1% One mole of the (iii) CH3–CH=CH–CH=CH–CH3
compound has mass of 148 g and average
The numbers of possible geometric isomers
atomic mass of beryllium is 9. The molecular
formula of the compound is for the above compounds respectively are
(A) BeN4H12Cl2 (B) BeN2H10Cl (A) 0,2,4 (B) 2,2,4 (C) 0,3,3 (D) 0,2,3
(C) BeN4H2Cl3 (D) Be2N4H10Cl2
Q.30 The velocity of an electron in the second
Q.24 The product formed when chlorine gas is Bohr orbit of an atom of an element is
passed over hot iron is - 1.1 × 106 m sec 1. Its velocity in the third
(A) Iron (II) chloride is formed
orbit is
(B) Iron (III) chloride is formed
(C) A mixture of iron (II) chloride and iron (A) 3.3 × 106 m sec 1
(III) chloride is formed (B) 2.2 × 106 m sec 1
(D) No reactions will take place (C) 7.333 × 105 m sec 1
(D) 3.666 × 105 m sec 1
Q.25 The major product of the following reaction
is Q.31 The compound which does not react with
(CH3)2C=CH–CH2–CH3 ( i ) B 2 H 6 ,ether ( ii ) H 2 O 2 . NaOH
 o bromine easily at room temperature is
OH (A) phenol (B) 2-butyne
(A) (B) (C) chlorobenzene (D) 1-pentene

OH Q.32 The oxidation number and co-ordination

OH number of chromium in complex ion
OH
[Cr(C2O4)2 (H2O)2] are
(C) (D) (A) 3,6 (B) 2,6 (C) 2,8 (D) 3,8

OH Q.33 The change in hybridization of aluminum

when. Al2Cl6 decomposes in the gas phase is
Q.26 20g of compound X are dissolved in 500 mL
of water and the osmotic pressure of the (A) sp2 osp3 (B) sp osp2
resulting solution is 500 mm of Hg at 10°C. (C) sp osp 3
(D) sp3 osp2
The average molecular mass of X is
(A) 1115.42 (B) 1150.70 Q.34 The molarity of 20% w/w sulphuric acid of
(C) 1412.84 (D) 1163.88 density 1.14g cm 3 is
(A) 2.32 (B) 2.02 (C) 2.12 (D) 2.22
Q.27 The compound that has the highest ionic
character associated with the X–Cl bond is Q.35 The pH of a solution made by mixing 200 mL
(A) PCl5 (B) BCl3 (C) CCl4 (D) SiCl4 of 0.0657 M NaOH, 140 mL of 0.107M HCl
Q.28 When an apple is cut, the exposed part begins and 160 mL of water is
to turn brown. Often the browning action can (A) 3.04 (B) 2.43 (C) 2.74 (D) 2.27
be arrested by adding a few drops of lemon
Q.36 An inorganic bromide impurity in a sample is
juice to the exposed area. The basis for this
precipitated as silver bromide. 2.00g of the
treatment is
sample required 6.4 mL of 0.20 M AgNO3 to
(A) lemon juice is an antioxident
completly precipitate the impurity. The mass
(B) denaturation of proteins of the enzymes
percentage of the impurity is
(C) decolourization due to lemon juice
(A) 5.11 (B) 2.56
(D) activation of decolourizing enzymes
(C) 9.15 (D) 1.28
under acidic medium
Q.37 The major product of the following reaction Q.45 Freundlich adsorption isotherms are properly
(i ) NaNH 2 (ii ) CH 3CH 2 Br
is CH3–CH2–C{CH       
o represented as in
(A)
(A) H3C–CH2–C{C–CH2–CH3 273 K
(B) H3C–CH–C{CH 245 K
x/m
CH2CH3 195 K

(C) H3C–CH2–CH–CH3
P
NH2 (B)
(D) H3C–CH2–C{C–NH2 273 K
x/m 245 K
Q.38 The compound which can act as an oxidizing 195 K
agent as well as a reducing agent is
P
(A) HNO2 (B) HI
(C) HCN (D) HCOOH (C)
195 K
245 K
Q.39 The sum of all the quantum numbers of x/m
273 K
hydrogen atom is
(A) –1 (B) 0 (C) +1/2 (D) 3/2
P
(D)
Q.40 The bond having the highest bond energy is 195 K
(A) C=C (B) C=S (C) C=O (D) P=N 245 K
x/m
273 K
Q.41 Adding powdered Pb and Fe to a solution
containing 1M each of Pb2+ and Fe2+ ions P
would result in the formation of
(E0 Pb2+/Pb = –0.126V and E0 Fe2+/Fe = –0.44V)
Q.46 The cell Al(s)|Al3+(aq) (0.001 M) | | Cu2+(aq)
(A) more of Pb and Fe2+ ions
(0.10 M) | Cu(s) has a standard cell potenti
(B) more of Fe and Pb2+ ions
E°=2.00V at 25°C. The cell potential at the
(C) more of Pb and Fe
given concentrations will be
(D) more of Pb2+ and Fe2+ ions
(A) 2.07V (B) 2.03V
Q.42 The formal charge on the sulphur atom in the (C) 1.97 V (D) 1.94V
structure given below is
CH3–CH2–CH2–SO–CH3 Q.47 Ethylene undergoes polymerization to
(A) 0 (B) +1 (C) –1 (D) +2 polyethylene. The monomer/s of the
following polymer is/are
Q.43 The number of transition state/s and (–CH2–CH(OCOCH3)–CH2–CH(OCOCH3)–)n
intermediate/s in a unimolecular nucleophilic (A) CH2=CH–OH+CH3COCl
substitution reaction are respectively- (B) CH2=CH–COOCH3
(A) 3,1 (B) 2,2 (C) 2,1 (D) 1,1 (C) CH2=CH–OCOCH3
(D) CH{C–OCOCH3
Q.44 Cyclohexanone oxime is converted into Q.48 Though proteins have a range of molecular
H-caprolactam by the treatment with weights and different compositions, the
(A) dil HCl (B) NaOC2H5 percentage of carbon in any protein is
(C) ammonia (D) conc H2SO4 (A) 50–55% (B) 40–45%
(C) 60–65% (D) 70–75%
Q.49 The mass of copper deposited when a current Q.56 For the following reaction, the value of K
of 10A is passed through a solution of copper changes with
(II) nitrate for 30.6s is N2(g) + O2(g) << 2NO(g) 'H = + 180 kJ mol 1
(A) (B) (A) change in pressure
(C) (D) (B) change in concentration of oxygen
(C) introduction of NO(g)
Q.50 The coreect order of acidity of the following
(D) change in temperature
compounds is
(I) CH3COOH (II) ClCH2COOH
Q.57 The part of a DNA molecule responsible for
(III) O2NCH2COOH (IV) HOCH2COOH
the absorption of UV light is
(A) IV > II > III > I (B) I > IV > II > III
(A) Deoxyribose
(C) II > III > I > IV (D) III > II > IV > I
(B) Nitrogen base
(C) Phosphodiester bond
Q.51 Maximum number of moles of barium
(D) Phosphate group
phosphate formed when 0.9 mole of barium
chloride is mixed with 0.4 mole of sodium
Q.58 A weak acid HA has Ka 1.00 × 10 5 at 25°C.
phosphate is
If 0.100 mole of this acid is dissolved in1L
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.4 (C) 0.9 (D) 1.3
water, the percentage of the acid dissociated
at equilibrium will be closest to
Q.52 The internal energy change involved when a
(A) 0.100% (B) 99.0% (C) 1.00% (D) 99.9%
system goes from state A to state B is 40kJ. It
the system goes from A to B by a reversible Q.59 Thorium-232 loses a total of 6D particles and
path and return to A by an irreversible path, 4E particles in a decay process. The isotope
the net change in internal energy is produced at the end is
(A) 40kJ (B) > 40kJ 208 208 202 208
(A) 78 Pt (B) 82 Pb (C) 78 Pb (D) 83 Bi
(C) < 40kJ (D) zero
Q.60 Ethyl phenyl ether is treated with conc HI at
Q.53 The molarity of NH3 solution of pH 12.0 at 0°C and the mixture of products is treated
25°C is (Kb of NH3 at 25°C is 1.8 × 10 5) with thionyl chloride. The products formed
(A) 0.55 M (B) 5.5 M are
(C) 0.01 M (D) 11.7 M (A) Ethanol + Chlorobenzene
(B) Phenol + Iodoethane
(C) Iodoethane + Chlorobenzne
Q.54 The highest magnetic moment is shown by a (D) Chloroethane + Phenol
transition metal ion with the outer electronic
configuration Q.61 The correct order of the size of the species is
(A) 3d2 (B) 3d5 (C) 3d7 (D) 3d9 (A) Ca2+ < Ar < K+ < Cl
(B) Ca2+ < K+ < Ar < S2
Q.55 A ring system is aromatic if it is planar, has (C) K+ < Ar < Cl < S2
cyclic closed conjugation and has (4n + 2) S (D) Ar < Ca2+ < K+ < Cl
electrons delocalized over the ring. Here n is Q.62 Pure germanium is an example of
(A) number of rings (A) an intrinsic semiconductor
(B) an integer including zero (B) a n-type semiconductor
(C) an integer excepts zero (C) a p-type semiconductor
(D) number of S-bonds (D) a n-p type semiconductor
Q.63 A nonapeptide in rat on hydrolysis gave the Q.70 If the size of gene is 1000kD, the
following identifiable tripeptides : approximate molecular weight of the
Gly-Ala-Phe, Ala-Leu-Val, Gly-Ala-Leu, corresponding m RNA is
(A) 250kD (B) 500kD
Phe-Glu-His, and His-Gly-Ala, The sequence
(C) 1000kD (D) 2000kD
in the nonapetide is
(A) Gly-Ala-Leu-Val-Phe-Glu-His-His-Gly Q.71 The following curve represents the titration of
(B) Ala-Phe-Leu-Val-Gly-Leu-Phe-Glu-His 12
(C) Gly-Ala-Phe-Glu-His-Gly-Ala-Leu-Val 10
(D) Phe-Ala-Leu-Val-Gly-Glu-His-Gly-Ala
8
The enthalpy of formation of carbon dioxide

pH
Q.64 6
and water are –395kJ and –285kJ,
1
respectively, and the enthalpy of combustion
of acetic acid is –869kJ. Hence the enthalpy 2
of formation of acetic acid is 20 60 100 120
(A) 235 kJ (B) –235 kJ Volume NaOH
(C) 420 kJ (D) 491 kJ (A) a diporotic acid
(B) two monoprotic acids with the same Ka,
Q.65 The complex that exhibits co-ordination but different concentrations
isomerism is (C) two monoprotic acids with different Ka,
(A) [Cr(NCS)(H2O)5]2+ but the same concentration
(B) [Cr(NH3)6]Cl3 (D) two monoprotic acids with different Ka,
(C) [Cr(NH3)6] [Co(CN)6] and different concentrations
(D) [CoCl2(NH3)4] Cl.H2O
Q.72 The formation of ammonia from nitrogen and
Q.66 The solubility of a salt MX is 3.60 × 10 5 mol
hydrogen gases can be written by the
dm 3. The Ksp of MX is
following two equations
(A) 3.60 × 10 5 (B) 12.96 × 10 10
5 (a) 1/2 N2(g) + 3/2H2(g) << NH3(g)
(C) 7.20 × 10 (D) 1.80 × 10 10
(b) 1/3 N2(g) + H2(g) << 2/3 NH3(g)
Q.67 The correct order of increasing first ionization The two equations have equilibrium constans
energy is K1 and K2, respectively. The relationship
(A) Ca < K < Ne < P < F between the equilibrium constants is
(B) F < Ca < Ne < P < K (A) K1 = K22 (B) K13 = K22
2/3
(C) K < Ca < P < F < Ne (C) K1 = K2 (D) K1 = K23/2
(D) Ne < F < P < Ca < K
Q.73 The largest number of molecules are present
Q.68 The strong field liqand is in
(A) SCN (B) NO2 (C) I (D) S2 (A) 70g of sulphur dioxide
(B) 64g of Nitrogen pentoxide
Q.69 When an inert atmosphere is required in (C) 36g of water
metallurgical operation nitrogen is commonly (D) 34g of carbon dioxide
used. However in the extraction of titanium
from TiCl4 using magnesium, helium is used Q.74 For a first order reaction, the half-life t1/2 is
as nitrogen reacts with related to the constant (k) by the relation
(A) TiCl4 to form titanium nitride 2.303 1
(A) t(1/2) = log 2 (B) t(1/2) =
(B) magnesium to form magnesium nitride k k
(C) titanium to form titanium nitride k 2.303
(D) chlorine to form nitrogen chloride which (C) t(1/2) = log 2 (D) t(1/2) =
2.303 k
inhibits the reaction
Q.75 A mixture of two liquids which boils without Q.78 A gold sol is prepared by
change in composition is called (A) dissolving glod in Aqua-reqia and
(A) Stable mixture precipitation by dilution
(B) Binary liquid mixture (B) double decomposition of AuCl3
(C) Azeotropic mixture (C) Bredy's arc method
(D) Zerotropic mixture (D) grinding in a colloidal mill

Q.76 The aqueous solution having osmotic Q.79 The rate constants k1 and k2 of two reactions
pressure nearest to that of an equimolar are in the ratio 2:1. The corresponding
solution of K4[Fe(CN)6] is energies of activation of the two reactions
(A) K2SO4 (B) Na3PO4 will be related by
(C) Al2(SO4)3 (D) C6H12O6 (A) E1 > E2 (B) E1 < E2
(C) E1 = E2 (D) E1 = 2E2
Q.77 For the reaction N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) o2NH3(g)
Which of the following is correct ?
Q.80 The correct statement about order of reaction
(A) 'H = 'E (B) 'H > 'E
is
(C) 'H < 'E (D) 'H = 2'E
(A) it can be predicted from the stoichimetric
coefficients of the reactants
(B) it has always positive integral values
(C) it has always positive integral or
fractional values
(D) it has to be determined experimentally

ANSWER KEY

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Ans. B D C A B D C B B C C C D C C A A A C B C C A B D
Que. 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Ans. C D B D C C A D A B A A A D C A B C D C B C A A D
Que. 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75
Ans. A D A B B D B C B D B A C D C B C B B B D C or D C A C
Que. 76 77 78 79 80
Ans. C C C B D