PRINCIPLE RELATED TO PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Among the following which compound gives precipitate

with AgNO3 solution?
Br
H2C
(A) Br
(B)
Br

(C) (D) None of these

Sol. B

2. Disodium pentacyanonitrosyl ferrate reagent gives purple

colour when which of the following element is present.
(A) N (B) Cl
(C) F (D) S
Sol. D

3. Which of the following compound cannot liberate CO2

when treated with NaHCO3
OH
O 2N NO 2

(A) (B) CH3CO2H

NO 2

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 OH

(C) HCO2H (D)

Sol. D

4. Phenol + Phthalic anhydride 

Conc. H2 SO4
fusion
 B. B gives which of
following colour in alkaline medium.
(A) Yellow (B) Colourless
(C) Pink (D) Violet
Sol. C

5. MIC (which is responsible for Bhopal gas tragedy) can be

produced by which of the following test
(A) Mulliken Test (B) Carbylamine Test
(C) Victor-Meyer Test (D)LibermannNitrose Test
Sol. B

6. Among the following which statement is not correct

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(A) CH  C  OH will not respond to haloform test
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(B) Schiff’s reagent and Schiff’s base are different

compound.
(C) Fehling solution is a good reagent to detect aromatic
aldehydes.
(D) Both aldehyde and ketone can react with 2,4-
dinitrophenylhydrazise reagent.

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Sol. C

7. To separate a mixture of amines from each other one

should follow
(A) Beckmann’s method (B) Hinsberg’s method
(C) Zeisel method (D) Victor Meyer’s
Method
Sol. B

8. p-Cl – C6H4NH2 and PhNH3+Cl– can be distinguished by

(A) NaOH (B) AgNO3
(C) LiAlH4 (D) Zn
Sol. B

9. To separate a mixture of amines from each other one

should follow
(A) Beckmann’s method (B) Hinsberg’s method
(C) Zeisel method (D) Victor Meyer’s
Method
Sol. B

10. A compound (X) on hydrolysis gave an acid and alcohol.

Acid gave violet colour with neutral FeCl3 while alcohol
gave yellow precipitate on boiling with I2 and NaOH, X
can be

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 OCH2 CH3 OH

COOH COOCH 2CH3

(A) (B)
OH OCH3

COOCH 3 COOH
(C) (D)

Sol. B

11. Each pair has been matched with the suitable reagent used
for making distinction. Which pair has been matched
wrongly?
Pair Reagent
(A)CH2=CH2, CH3CH3 MnO / OH 
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

(B) CH3CH2C=CH, Br2 water

CH3C=CCH3
(C) CH3CH2C=CH, AgNO3/NH4OH
CH3C=CCH3
(D) OH , OH
FeCl3
Sol. B

12. Consider the following pairs of organic compounds

O
O
C CH2
I: CH3 C H

II: CH3OH CH3CH2OH

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 O

CH3 CCH 3 HCHO

III:
A test that can make distinction between each pair is
(A) Lucas test (B) Silver-mirror test
(C) Victor-Meyer’s test (D) Iodoform Test
Sol. D

13. (X) and (Y) given below can be chemically distinguished

using
HC CH2 CH3

(A) Br2 water (B) alkaline KMnO4

(C) both of these (D) none of these
Sol. A

14. Which is used to identify glucose

(A) Neutral FeCl3 (B) CHCl3 + KOH (alc.)
(C) C2H5ONa (D) Ammoniacal AgNO3
Sol. B

15. Two isomeric products from the reaction of D-Threose with

NaCN/HCN are
(A) C2epimeric cyanohydrin
(B) C3epimeric cyanohydrin

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 (C) C1Anomeric cyanohydrin
D) None of these
Sol. A

16. Product of reaction of HNO3 with an aldotetrose is

(A) Glycaric acid (B) Glucaric acid
(C) Aditol (D) Gluconic acid
Sol. A

17. Which of the following has a branched chain structure?

(A) Amylopectin (B) Amylose
(C) Cellulose (D) Nylon
Sol. D

18. Which of the following is steam volatile?

(A) o-nitrophenol (B) p-nitrophenol
(C) p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (D) ethanol
Sol. A

19. p-Cl – C6H4NH2 and PhNH3+Cl– can be distinguished by

(A) NaOH (B) AgNO3
(C) LiAlH4 (D) Zn
Sol. B

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20. The reagent used in Ruff’s degradation is:
(A) Bayer’s reagent (B) Tollen’s reagent
(C) Fenton reagent (D) Benedict’s reagent
Sol. C

21. The product of reaction of an aq. solution of Bi3+ salt with

sodium thiosulphate gives
(A) Bi2S3 (B) Na3[Bi(S2O3)3]
(C) Na[Bi(S2O3)2] (D) [Bi2(S2O3)2]Cl2
Sol. A
3Na2S2O3 + BiCl3 = Na3[Bi(S2O3)3] + 3NaCl
Bi2(S2O3)3 + 3H2O = Bi2S3 + 3H2SO4

22. Borax bead test is not given by

(A) an aluminium salt (B) a cobalt salt
(C) a copper salt (D) a nickel salt
Sol. A
As only coloured salts gives coloured bead hence B, C D
can not be right answers.

23. The ion that cannot be precipitated by both HCl and H2S is
(A) Pb2+ (B) Cu+
(C) Ag+ (D) Sn2+
Sol. B
Cu+disproportionates in the aqueous solution to a very large
extent.
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 2Cu Cu2  Cu

Cu2  
K  2
 1.6  106
Cu 

Thus, the concentration of Cu+ ion is very small and hence

it cannot be precipitated.

24. Aqueous solution of a salt (Y) is alkaline to litmus. On

strong heating, it swells-up to give a glassy material. When
conc. H2SO4 is added to a hot concentrated solution of (Y),
white crystals of a weak acid separates out. Hence, the
compound (Y) is
(A) Na2SO4.10H2O (B) Ca2B6O11.10H2O
(C) Na2B6O11 (D) Na2B4O7.10H2O
Sol. D
(Y) is borax Na2B4O7.10H2O
Na2B4 O7  7H2O  2NaOH  4H3BO3
strong base weak acid

Alkaline

Na 2B 4 O7  2NaBO 2  B 2O 3

Glassy-bead

Na2B4O7  H2SO4  5H2O Na2SO4  4H3BO3

25. A colourless salt (X) is soluble in water and also in

alcohols and amines. On strong heating, (X) gives a brown
gas (Y) and a grey residue. (X) dissolves in ammonia to
give a solution (Z) which gives silver mirror with
aldehydes. A solution of (X) is easily reduced by iron (II)

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 sulphate. A solution of (X) also gives a brick red precipitate
with potassium dichromate solution. Hence, choose the
correct alternative.
X Y Z
(A) Pb(NO3)2 NO2 Ag2O
(B) AgNO3 NO [Ag(NH3)2]+
(C) AgNO3 NO2 Ag2O
(D) AgNO3 NO2 [Ag(NH3)2]+
Sol. D

AgNO3   2Ag  2NO2  O2 
(X) (Y)

AgNO3  NH4OH  AgOH  NH4NO3

AgOH  2NH3   Ag(NH3 )2   OH



(Z)

 Ag(NH3 )2 

 2Ag  CH3COO  3NH4  NH3
 CH3CHO  H2O 

Ag  Fe2  Ag  Fe3

2AgNO3  K 2CrO4  Ag2CrO4  2KNO3

(Brick red)

Hence, (D).

26. Which of the following is prepared by heating its hydrated

salt?
(A) Anhyd. AlCl3 (B) Anhyd.SnCl2
(C) Anhyd. SnCl4 (D) None of the above
Sol. D

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 All these hydrated salts on heating gets hydrolysed and
hence anhydrous salt cannot be prepared by simply heating
the hydrated salts.

27. H2SO4is added while preparing a standard solution of Mohr’

salt to prevent
(A) hydration (B) reduction
(C) hydrolysis (D) complex formation
Sol. C
FeSO4  2H2 O  Fe(OH)2  H2SO4

Addition of H2SO4 to this solution reverses the hydrolysis of

FeSO4 .

28. Tests on an aqueous solution of sodium salt having an

anion Xn– gives the following results.
Anion Xn 
K 2 Cr2 O7
 Green solution

Anion Xn 

Pb(OAc )2
Black precipitate

Which of the following could be Xn–?

(A) I– (B) NO 
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(C) S2– (D) SO 2

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Sol. C
S2   K 2Cr2O7  Cr2 (SO 4 )3  2K 
Green solution

S2   Pb(OAc)2  PbS

Black ppt.

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29. When KNO is added to Co salt in acetic acid medium, yellow
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

ppt is formed. It is due to

(A) K4 [CO(NO2 )6 ] (B) K3 [CO(NO2 )6 ]
(C) KCO[CO(NO2 )6 ] (D) None
Sol. B
Na2CrO4  H2SO4  Na2Cr2O7

30. Which of the following salt will not produce black ppt. on
passing H S through their aqueous salt solutions in desired
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medium?
(A) CuSO 4 (B) PbCl2

(C) CdSO 4 (D) NiCl

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Sol. C
Since, CdS is a yellow solid.

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