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7501.

Which of the following fractions of petroleum refining contains kerosene ? (Boiling ranges in \[^{o}C\] are given below)

A. 40 - 80
B. 80 - 200
C. 200 - 300
D. Above 300
Answer» D. Above 300
7502.

Gun-cotton is obtained when conc. nitric acid reacts with

A.      Glycerine 
B.      Glycol
C.      Cellulose  
D.      Starch
Answer» D.      Starch
7503.

Dry distillation of sodium propanoate with sodalime gives [CPMT 1996]

A. Propane
B. Propene
C. Ethane
D. Ethene
Answer» D. Ethene
7504.

16.8 litre gas containing \[{{H}_{2}}\] and \[{{O}_{2}}\]is formed at NTP on electrolysis of water. What should be the weight of electrolysed water

A.      5 g          
B.      9 g
C.      10 g       
D.      12 g
Answer» C.      10 g       
7505.

When propyne reacts with aqueous \[{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\] in the presence of \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{4}}\], the major product is [IIT-JEE 1983; AFMC 1991; KCET 1993]

A. Propanal
B. Propyl hydrogen sulphate
C. Acetone
D. Propanol
Answer» D. Propanol
7506.

Experimental evidence for the existence of the atomic nucleus comes from       [CBSE PMT 1989]

A.      Millikan's oil drop experiment
B.      Atomic emission spectroscopy
C.      The magnetic bending of cathode rays
D.      Alpha scattering by a thin metal foil
Answer» E.
7507.

Which of the following is not isoelectronic [MP PET 2002]

A.      \[N{{a}^{+}}\]   
B.      \[M{{g}^{2+}}\]
C.      \[{{O}^{2-}}\]    
D.      \[C{{l}^{-}}\]
Answer» E.
7508.

Which of the following used for the conversion of 2-hexyne into trans-2-hexane [IIT JEE (Screening) 2004]

A. \[{{H}_{2}}/Pd/BaS{{O}_{4}}\]
B. \[{{H}_{2}},Pt{{O}_{2}}\]
C. \[NaB{{H}_{4}}\]
D. \[Li-N{{H}_{3}}/{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH\]
Answer» E.
7509.

In equimolar solution of glucose, \[NaCl\] and \[BaC{{l}_{2}}\], the order of osmotic pressure is as follow [CPMT 1988, 93; MP PMT/PET 1988; MP PET 1997, 2003]

A.      Glucose \[>\,NaCl\,\,>\,\,BaC{{l}_{2}}\]
B.      \[NaCl\,\,>\,\,BaC{{l}_{2}}\,\,>\] Glucose
C.      \[BaC{{l}_{2}}\,\,>\,\,NaCl\,\,>\] Glucose
D.      Glucose \[>\,\,BaC{{l}_{2}}\,\,>\,\,NaCl\]
Answer» D.      Glucose \[>\,\,BaC{{l}_{2}}\,\,>\,\,NaCl\]
7510.

One calorie is equal to           [CPMT 1988]

A.      0.4184  Joule          
B.      4.184  Joule
C.      41.84  Joule 
D.      418.4  Joule
Answer» C.      41.84  Joule 
7511.

Name of the structure of silicates in which three oxygen atoms of [SiO4]4- are shared is [IIT 2005]

A. Pyrosilicate
B. Sheet silicate
C. Linear chain silicate
D. Three dimensional silicate
Answer» E.
7512.

The number of \[\alpha \] and \[\beta -\]particles emitted in the nuclear reaction \[_{92}{{U}^{238}}{{\to }_{90}}T{{h}^{234}}{{\to }_{91}}P{{a}^{234}}\]are respectively [Pb.CET 2001]

A.      1 and 1 
B.      1 and 2
C.      2 and 1 
D.      2 and 2
Answer» B.      1 and 2
7513.

The anode half-reaction occurring during the discharge of a lead storage battery is

A.      \[Pb(s)+S{{O}_{2}}+{{O}_{2}}\to PbS{{O}_{4}}(s)\]
B.      \[Pb(s)+SO_{4}^{2-}(aq)\]⇌\[PbS{{O}_{4}}(s)+2{{e}^{-}}\]
C.      \[Pb{{O}_{2}}(s)+4{{H}^{+}}(aq)+2{{e}^{-}}+SO_{4}^{2-}(aq)\]⇌ \[PbS{{O}_{4}}(s)+2{{H}_{2}}O\]
D.      \[P{{b}^{2+}}(aq)+SO_{4}^{2-}(aq)\to PbS{{O}_{4}}(s)\]
Answer» C.      \[Pb{{O}_{2}}(s)+4{{H}^{+}}(aq)+2{{e}^{-}}+SO_{4}^{2-}(aq)\]⇌ \[PbS{{O}_{4}}(s)+2{{H}_{2}}O\]
7514.

The value of the energy for the first excited state of hydrogen atom will be        [MP PET 2002]

A.      \[-\,13.6\,eV\]
B.      \[-\,3.40\,eV\]
C.      \[-\,1.51\,eV\] 
D.      \[-\,0.85\,eV\]
Answer» C.      \[-\,1.51\,eV\] 
7515.

Bakelites are

A.      Rubber
B.      Rayon
C.      Resins  
D.      Plasticisers
Answer» D.      Plasticisers
7516.

When toluene is treated with \[KMn{{O}_{4}}\], what is produced [AFMC 2005]

A. Benzene
B. Chlorobenzene
C. Benzaldehyde
D. Benzoic acid
Answer» E.
7517.

s The compound of copper which turns green on keeping in air is [CPMT 1984]

A. Copper sulphate
B. Copper nitrate
C. Cupric chloride
D. Cuprous chloride
Answer» E.
7518.

An irreversible process occuring isothermally in an isolated system leads to

A.      Zero entropy
B.      An increase in the total entropy of the system
C.      A decrease in the total entropy of the system
D.      None of these
Answer» C.      A decrease in the total entropy of the system
7519.

On reduction with hydrogen, 3.6 g of an oxide of metal left 3.2 g of metal. If the vapour density of metal is 32, the simplest formula of the oxide would be [DPMT 2004]

A.      \[MO\]    
B.      \[{{M}_{2}}{{O}_{3}}\]
C.      \[{{M}_{2}}O\]    
D.      \[{{M}_{2}}{{O}_{5}}\]
Answer» D.      \[{{M}_{2}}{{O}_{5}}\]
7520.

How many ml of 1 (M) \[{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\] is required to neutralise 10 ml of 1 (M) NaOH solution [MP PET 1998; MNR 1982; MP PMT 1987]

A.      2.5         
B.      5.0
C.      10.0       
D.      20.0
Answer» C.      10.0       
7521.

Sticking of one substance at the surface of another is called

A.      Absorption        
B.      Chemisorption
C.      Adsorption        
D.      Desorption
Answer» D.      Desorption
7522.

Conjugate double bond is present in [MP PMT 1987]

A. Propylene
B. Butadiene
C. Isobutylene
D. Butylene
Answer» C. Isobutylene
7523.

The ?epimerisation? involves

A.      Change of configuration
B.      Addition of one more 'C'
C.      Substration of a 'C'
D.      Conversion of \[-CHO\] to \[-C=O\]
Answer» B.      Addition of one more 'C'
7524.

The activation energy of a reaction is zero. The rate constant of this reaction

A.      Increases with increase of temperature
B.      Decreases with an increase of temperature
C.      Decreases with decrease of temperature
D.      Is independent of temperature
Answer» E.
7525.

How many alpha particles are emitted in the nuclear transformation \[_{84}P{{o}^{215}}{{\xrightarrow{{}}}_{82}}P{{b}^{211}}\]          [CPMT 1993]

A.      0  
B.      1
C.      2  
D.      3
Answer» C.      2  
7526.

The relationship between standard reduction potential of cell and equilibrium constant is shown by        [MP PET 2002]

A.      \[E_{cell}^{0}=\frac{n}{0.059}\log {{K}_{c}}\]      
B.      \[E_{cell}^{0}=\frac{0.059}{n}\log {{K}_{c}}\]
C.      \[E_{cell}^{0}=0.059\,n\,\log {{K}_{c}}\]
D.      \[E_{cell}^{0}=\frac{\log {{K}_{c}}}{n}\]
Answer» C.      \[E_{cell}^{0}=0.059\,n\,\log {{K}_{c}}\]
7527.

Which of the following processes does not involve a catalyst [KCET 1991; AIIMS 1996]

A.      Haber's process    
B.      Thermite process
C.      Ostwald process   
D.      Contact process
Answer» C.      Ostwald process   
7528.

Most of the hydrocarbons from petroleum are obtained by [CPMT 1974, 80]

A. Fractional distillation
B. Fractional crystallization
C. Vaporization
D. Polymerization
Answer» B. Fractional crystallization
7529.

The conjugate base in the following reaction      \[{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}+{{H}_{2}}O\] ⇄ \[{{H}_{3}}{{O}^{+}}+HSO_{4}^{-}\] [DCE 1999]

A.      \[{{H}_{2}}O\]  
B.      \[HSO_{4}^{-}\]
C.      \[{{H}_{3}}{{O}^{+}}\]   
D.      \[S{{O}_{2}}\]
Answer» C.      \[{{H}_{3}}{{O}^{+}}\]   
7530.

Which of the following does not exist in free form [Kerala PMT 2004]

A. \[B{{F}_{3}}\]
B. \[BC{{l}_{3}}\]
C. \[BB{{r}_{3}}\]
D. \[B{{H}_{3}}\]
E.   None of these
Answer» E.   None of these
7531.

Gun metal  is an alloy of [MP PMT 1990; CPMT 1997]

A. \[Cu\]  and \[Al\]
B. \[Cu,\,Sn\] and \[Zn\]
C. \[Cu,\,Zn\] and \[Ni\]
D. \[Cu\] and \[Sn\]
Answer» C. \[Cu,\,Zn\] and \[Ni\]
7532.

Following data is known about melting of a compound AB. \[\Delta H=9.2\,kJ\,mo{{l}^{-1}}\], \[\Delta S=0.008\,kJ\,{{K}^{-1}}mo{{l}^{-1}}\]. Its melting point is    [Pb. PMT 2000; AIIMS 2000]

A.      736 K    
B.      1050 K
C.      \[1150\,K\]        
D.      \[{{1150}^{o}}C\]
Answer» D.      \[{{1150}^{o}}C\]
7533.

Which of the following is a Lewis base    [BHU 1995]

A.      \[C{{H}_{4}}\]   
B.      \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH\]
C.      Acetone   
D.      Secondary amine
Answer» C.      Acetone   
7534.

Which has yellow colour

A. Potassium cobaltinitrite
B. Potassium hexanitro cobaltate (III)
C. Fischer's salt
D. All the above
Answer» E.
7535.

Iso-octane is mixed to the petrol [NCERT 1972]

A. To precipitate inorganic substances
B. To prevent freezing of petrol
C. To increase boiling point of petrol
D. As an antiknock
Answer» E.
7536.

Modern method for the manufacture of steel is

A. Bessemer process
B. Seimen-Martin's open hearth process
C. Duplex method
D. L.D. process
Answer» E.
7537.

Silver chloride dissolves in excess of \[N{{H}_{4}}OH\]. The cation present in this solution is [EAMCET 1998]

A. \[A{{g}^{+}}\]
B. \[{{\left[ Ag{{\left( N{{H}_{3}} \right)}_{2}} \right]}^{+}}\]
C. \[{{\left[ Ag{{\left( N{{H}_{3}} \right)}_{4}} \right]}^{+}}\]
D. \[{{\left[ Ag{{\left( N{{H}_{3}} \right)}_{6}} \right]}^{+}}\]
Answer» C. \[{{\left[ Ag{{\left( N{{H}_{3}} \right)}_{4}} \right]}^{+}}\]
7538.

Which of the following has lowest percentage of carbon [DPMT 1984; CPMT 1989, 91, 94; KCET 2000]

A. Cast iron
B. Wrought iron
C. Steel
D. All have same percentage
Answer» C. Steel
7539.

At equilibrium, if to a saturated solution of \[NaCl,\,HCl\] is passed, \[NaCl\] gets precipitated because [RPMT 1999]

A.      \[HCl\] is a strong acid
B.      Solubility of \[NaCl\] decreases 
C.      Ionic product of \[NaCl\] becomes greater than its \[{{K}_{sp}}\]
D.      \[HCl\] is a weak acid
Answer» D.      \[HCl\] is a weak acid
7540.

Among the following, which is not the p-bonded organometallic compound [CBSE PMT 2003]

A. \[{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{4}}Sn\]
B. \[K[PtC{{l}_{3}}({{\eta }^{2}}-{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{4}})]\]
C. \[Fe{{({{\eta }^{5}}-{{C}_{5}}{{H}_{5}})}_{2}}\]
D. \[Cr{{({{\eta }^{6}}-{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{6}})}_{2}}\]
Answer» B. \[K[PtC{{l}_{3}}({{\eta }^{2}}-{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{4}})]\]
7541.

In the redox reaction      \[2MnO_{4}^{-}+5{{C}_{2}}O_{4}^{2-}+16{{H}^{+}}\]⇌\[2M{{n}^{2+}}+10C{{O}_{2}}+8{{H}_{2}}O\]      The ion acting as autocatalyst is      [MP PMT 1986,94]

A.      \[MnO_{4}^{-}\]  
B.      \[{{C}_{2}}O_{4}^{2-}\]
C.      \[{{H}^{+}}\]     
D.      \[M{{n}^{2+}}\]
Answer» E.
7542.

Solubility of a salt \[{{M}_{2}}{{X}_{3}}\] is  \[y\,\,mol\,d{{m}^{-3}}.\] The solubility product of the salt will be  [IIT 1990, 97; AFMC 1991; RPMT 1999;  MP PET 2001;  MP PMT 2003; Orissa JEE 2005]

A.      \[6{{y}^{4}}\]    
B.      \[64{{y}^{4}}\]
C.      \[36{{y}^{5}}\]  
D.      \[108{{y}^{5}}\]
Answer» E.
7543.

The conjugate base of \[HCO_{3}^{-}\] is

A.      \[{{H}_{2}}C{{O}_{3}}\] 
B.      \[CO_{3}^{2-}\]
C.      \[C{{O}_{2}}\]   
D.      \[{{H}_{2}}O\]
Answer» C.      \[C{{O}_{2}}\]   
7544.

Which of the following occurs easily in ethylene [MNR 1987; NCERT 1979]

A. Addition
B. Substitution
C. Elimination
D. Rearrangement
Answer» B. Substitution
7545.

74.5 g of a metallic chloride contain 35.5 g of chlorine. The equivalent weight of the metal is        [CPMT 1986]

A.      19.5       
B.      35.5
C.      39.0       
D.      78.0
Answer» D.      78.0
7546.

Which of the following contains a coordinate covalent bond        [MNR 1990; IIT 1986]

A.      \[{{N}_{2}}{{O}_{5}}\]   
B.      \[BaC{{l}_{2}}\]
C.      \[HCl\] 
D.      \[{{H}_{2}}O\]
Answer» B.      \[BaC{{l}_{2}}\]
7547.

In Lewis acid-base theory, neutralization reaction may be considered as     [NCERT 1977]

A.      Formation of salt and water
B.      Competition for protons by acid and base
C.      Oxidation reduction
D.      Coordinate covalent bond formation
Answer» E.
7548.

The formula of corrosive sublimate is [CPMT 1997]

A. \[HgC{{l}_{2}}\]
B. \[H{{g}_{2}}C{{l}_{2}}\]
C. \[H{{g}_{2}}O\]
D. \[Hg\]
Answer» B. \[H{{g}_{2}}C{{l}_{2}}\]
7549.

For cell reaction, \[Zn+C{{u}^{2+}}\to Z{{n}^{2+}}+Cu,\] cell representation is    cell cell    [BCECE 2005]

A.      Zn | Zn2+||Cu2+|Cu        
B.      Cu | Cu2+ ||Zn2+| Zn
C.      Cu | Zn2+ || Zn | Cu2+       
D.      Cu2+ | Zn || Zn2+ | Cu
Answer» B.      Cu | Cu2+ ||Zn2+| Zn
7550.

India conducted an underground nuclear test at [KCET 1998]

A.      Tarapur    
B.      Narora
C.      Pokhran
D.      Pushkar
Answer» D.      Pushkar