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8201.

The reason for exhibiting Tyndall effect by the colloidal particle is  [CPMT 1980, 86; MP PMT 1989]

A.      Reflection of light
B.      Refraction of light
C.      Polarisation of light        
D.      Scattering of light
Answer» E.
8202.

Invertase brings about the conversion of   [KCET 1986]

A.      Starch to glucose  
B.      Sucrose to glucose and fructose
C.      Maltose to glucose
D.      Glucose to \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH\] and \[C{{O}_{2}}\]
Answer» C.      Maltose to glucose
8203.

Correct statement about1, 3-dibutene [UPSEAT 2003]

A. Conjugated double bonds are present
B. Reacts with HBr
C. Forms polymer
D. All of these
Answer» E.
8204.

Number of electrons in the outermost orbit of the element of atomic number 15 is         [CPMT 1988, 93]

A.      1  
B.      3
C.      5  
D.      7
Answer» D.      7
8205.

Which of the following reacts with sodium with the elimination of hydrogen [BHU 1983]

A. \[C{{H}_{4}}\]
B. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{6}}\]
C. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{4}}\]
D. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{2}}\]
Answer» E.
8206.

Acetylene is obtained by the electrolysis of [BHU 1986]

A. Sodium succinate
B. Potassium fumarate
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
Answer» C. Both A and B
8207.

Which of the following will have the lowest vapour pressure

A.      \[0.1M\,KCl\] solution
B.      \[0.1M\] urea solution
C.      \[0.1M\,N{{a}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\] solution
D.      \[0.1M\,{{K}_{4}}Fe{{(CN)}_{6}}\] solution
Answer» E.
8208.

Which one of the following is not correct   [MP PMT 1997]

A.      \[_{3}L{{i}^{7}}+{{\,}_{1}}{{H}^{1}}\to {{\,}_{4}}B{{e}^{7}}+{{\,}_{0}}{{n}^{1}}\]
B.      \[_{21}S{{c}^{45}}+{{\,}_{0}}{{n}^{1}}\to {{\,}_{20}}C{{a}^{45}}+{{\,}_{0}}{{n}^{1}}\]
C.      \[_{33}A{{s}^{75}}+{{\,}_{2}}H{{e}^{4}}\to {{\,}_{35}}B{{r}^{78}}+{{\,}_{0}}{{n}^{1}}\]
D.      \[_{83}B{{i}^{209}}+{{\,}_{1}}{{H}^{2}}\to {{\,}_{84}}P{{o}^{210}}+{{\,}_{0}}{{n}^{1}}\]
Answer» C.      \[_{33}A{{s}^{75}}+{{\,}_{2}}H{{e}^{4}}\to {{\,}_{35}}B{{r}^{78}}+{{\,}_{0}}{{n}^{1}}\]
8209.

The amount of water that should be added to 500 ml of 0.5 N solution of \[NaOH\]to give a concentration of 10 mg per ml is

A.      100        
B.      200
C.      250        
D.      500
Answer» E.
8210.

Which of the following relations for expressing volume of a sample is not correct

A.      \[1L={{10}^{3}}\,ml\]     
B.      \[1\,d{{m}^{3}}=1\,L\]
C.      \[1\,L={{10}^{3}}{{m}^{3}}\]       
D.      \[1L={{10}^{3}}\,c{{m}^{3}}\]
Answer» D.      \[1L={{10}^{3}}\,c{{m}^{3}}\]
8211.

The \[H-C-H\] bond angle in \[C{{H}_{4}}\]is [MP PET 2002]

A. \[{{109}^{o}}28'\]
B. \[{{107}^{o}}28'\]
C. \[{{90}^{o}}\]
D. \[{{180}^{o}}\]
Answer» B. \[{{107}^{o}}28'\]
8212.

Which of the following types of metals form the most efficient catalysts    [KCET 2005]

A.      Alkali metals
B.      Alkaline earth metals    
C.      Transition metals
D.      All of these
Answer» D.      All of these
8213.

The compound B formed in the following sequences of reactions is \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{2}}OH\xrightarrow{PC{{l}_{3}}}A\xrightarrow{Alco.\text{ }KOH}B\] [NCERT 1981]

A. Propyne
B. Propene
C. Propanol
D. Propane
Answer» C. Propanol
8214.

Three dimensional molecules with cross links are formed in the case of a  [KCET 2005]

A.      Thermoplastic  
B.      Thermosetting plastic   
C.      Both     
D.      None
Answer» C.      Both     
8215.

The dehydrohalogenation of neopentyl bromide with alcoholic KOH mainly gives [IIT-JEE (Screening) 1990; MP PET 1993]

A. 2-methyl-1-butene
B. 2-methyl-2-butene
C. 2, 2-dimethyl-1-butene
D. 2-butene
Answer» C. 2, 2-dimethyl-1-butene
8216.

Which of the following element constitutes a major impurity in pig iron [CBSE PMT 1998]

A. Silicon
B. Oxygen
C. Sulphur
D. Graphite
Answer» E.
8217.

\[1.5\] mol of \[{{O}_{2}}\] combine with \[Mg\] to form oxide \[MgO\]. The mass of \[Mg\] (at. mass 24) that has combined is [KCET 2001]

A.      \[72\ g\]  
B.      \[36\ g\]
C.      \[48\ g\]  
D.      \[24\ g\]
Answer» B.      \[36\ g\]
8218.

The number of \[\alpha \] and \[\beta \]- particles emitted in the nuclear reaction \[_{90}T{{h}^{228}}{{\to }_{83}}B{{i}^{212}}\] are respectively [MNR 1992; MP PMT 1993; AFMC 1998, 2001; MH CET 1999; UPSEAT 2000, 01;  AMU 2001; CPMT 2002]

A.      4, 1        
B.      3, 7
C.      8, 1        
D.      4, 7
Answer» B.      3, 7
8219.

The function of anhydrous \[AlC{{l}_{3}}\] in the Friedel-Craft?s reaction is to [MNR 1986, 1995; Roorkee 1999; BHU 2001; CPMT 2002; MPPET 2001]

A. Absorb water
B. Absorb HCl
C. To produce electrophile
D. To produce nucleophile
Answer» D. To produce nucleophile
8220.

Which of the following would be least reactive towards bromine [NCERT 1981]

A. Nitrobenzene
B. Phenol
C. Anisole
D. Chlorobenzene
Answer» B. Phenol
8221.

If equivalent conductance of \[1M\] benzoic acid is \[12.8oh{{m}^{-1}}c{{m}^{2}}\] and if the conductance of benzoate ion and \[{{H}^{+}}\] ion are 42 and \[288.42\,oh{{m}^{-1}}c{{m}^{2}}\] respectively. its degree of dissociation is           [DPMT 2005]

A.      39%       
B.      3.9%
C.      0.35%   
D.      0.039%
Answer» C.      0.35%   
8222.

By annealing, steel  [BHU 2004]

A. Becomes soft
B. Becomes liquid
C. Becomes hard and brittle
D. Is covered with a thin film of \[F{{e}_{3}}{{O}_{4}}\]
Answer» B. Becomes liquid
8223.

A precipitate of calcium oxalate will not dissolve in [CPMT 1971, 89; IIT 1986]

A.      \[HCl\] 
B.      \[HN{{O}_{3}}\]
C.      Aquaregia          
D.      \[C{{H}_{3}}COOH\]
Answer» E.
8224.

Which of the following has the largest molecular mass

A.      Monomer          
B.      Dimer
C.      Polymer   
D.      Oligomer
Answer» D.      Oligomer
8225.

Ethene gives with acidic \[KMn{{O}_{4}}\] solution [MP PMT 1997]

A. Ethylene glycol
B. Ethylene oxide
C. Formaldehyde
D. Acetaldehyde
Answer» D. Acetaldehyde
8226.

The emulsifying agent in milk is

A.      Lactic acid
B.      Casein
C.      Lactose
D.      Fat
Answer» C.      Lactose
8227.

Anhydrous sodium acetate on heating with sodalime gives [CPMT 1972, 84; Pb. CET 2001, 2003]

A. Acetic acid
B. Methane
C. Calcium acetate
D. Ethane
Answer» C. Calcium acetate
8228.

The hydride ions \[({{H}^{-}})\] are isoelectronic with [AFMC 1995; Bihar MEE 1997]

A.      \[Li\]     
B.      \[H{{e}^{+}}\]
C.      \[He\]  
D.      \[Be\]
Answer» D.      \[Be\]
8229.

\[1.0\,gm\] radioactive sodium on decay becomes \[0.25\,gm\] in 16 hours. How much time \[48\,gm\] of same radioactive sodium will need to become \[3.0\,gm\]

A.      48 hours   
B.      32 hours
C.      20 hours   
D.      16 hours
Answer» C.      20 hours   
8230.

According to Lewis the ligands are [MP PMT 2002]

A. Acidic in nature
B. Basic in nature
C. Neither acidic nor basic
D. Some are acidic and others are basic
Answer» C. Neither acidic nor basic
8231.

The reaction \[C{{H}_{2}}=C{{H}_{2}}+{{H}_{2}}\underset{250-{{300}^{o}}C}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{Ni}}}\,C{{H}_{3}}-C{{H}_{3}}\] is called [MP PMT 1996; CBSE PMT 2001; MH CET 2001;BHU 2002]

A. Wurtz's reaction
B. Kolbe's reaction
C. Sabatier and Senderen's reaction
D. Carbylamine reaction
Answer» D. Carbylamine reaction
8232.

In smelting of iron, which of the following reactions takes place in Blast furnace at \[{{400}^{o}}C-{{600}^{o}}C\] [MP PET 2002]

A. \[CaO+Si{{O}_{2}}\to CaSi{{O}_{3}}\]
B. \[2FeS+3{{O}_{2}}\to 2Fe+S{{O}_{2}}\]
C. \[FeO+Si{{O}_{2}}\to FeSi{{O}_{3}}\]
D. \[F{{e}_{2}}{{O}_{3}}+3CO\to 2Fe+3C{{O}_{2}}\]
Answer» E.
8233.

Solubility product of a sulphide MS is \[3\times {{10}^{-25}}\]and that of another sulphide NS is \[4\times {{10}^{-40}}\]. In ammoniacal solution [NCERT 1981]

A.      Only NS gets precipitated
B.      Only MS gets precipitated
C.      No sulphide precipitates
D.      Both sulphides precipitate
Answer» E.
8234.

Aluminium is more reactive than iron. But aluminium is less easily corroded than iron because [KCET 1993]

A. Aluminium is a noble metal
B. Oxygen forms a protective oxide layer
C. Iron undergoes reaction easily with water
D. Iron forms mono and divalent ions
Answer» C. Iron undergoes reaction easily with water
8235.

Which of the following represents the given mode of hybridisation sp2_ sp2_ sp-sp from left to right  [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2003]

A. \[{{H}_{2}}C=CH-C\equiv CH\]
B. \[HC\equiv C-C\equiv CH\]
C. \[{{H}_{2}}C=C=C=C{{H}_{2}}\]
D.  
Answer» B. \[HC\equiv C-C\equiv CH\]
8236.

During a \[\beta \]-decay the mass of the atomic nucleus [MP PET 1996]

A.      Decreases by one unit  
B.      Increases by one unit
C.      Decreases by two units
D.      Remains unaffected
Answer» E.
8237.

The suitable indicator for strong acid and weak base is [RPMT 1997; UPSEAT 2002]

A.      Methyl orange 
B.      Methyl red
C.      Phenol red         
D.      Phenolphthalein
Answer» B.      Methyl red
8238.

The structure of the product(Z) in the reactions given below \[HC\equiv CH\underset{{{H}^{+}}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{NaN{{H}_{2}},C{{H}_{3}}COC{{H}_{3}}}}}\,X\underset{{{H}_{2}}O}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{H{{g}^{2+}},{{H}_{3}}{{O}^{+}}}}}\,Z\] is [Roorkee 2000]

A. \[\begin{array}{*{35}{l}}    C{{H}_{3}}-C{{H}_{2}}-C{{H}_{2}}-\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-C{{H}_{2}}OH  \\ \end{array}\]
B. \[C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{O}{\mathop{\underset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-\overset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\overset{\,\,\,|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{CH}}\,}}\,-C{{H}_{2}}OH\]
C. \[C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{O}{\mathop{\underset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-\overset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\overset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{\underset{OH}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{C\,-\,}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,C{{H}_{3}}\]
D. \[C{{H}_{3}}-CHOH-\overset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\overset{|\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{CH}}\,-}}\,CHO\]
Answer» D. \[C{{H}_{3}}-CHOH-\overset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\overset{|\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{CH}}\,-}}\,CHO\]
8239.

The commonest disaccharide has the molecular formula [CPMT 1982; Manipal MEE 1995; MP PET 1999; AIIMS 1999]

A.      \[{{C}_{10}}{{H}_{18}}{{O}_{9}}\]  
B.      \[{{C}_{10}}{{H}_{20}}{{O}_{10}}\]
C.      \[{{C}_{18}}{{H}_{22}}{{O}_{11}}\]
D.      \[{{C}_{12}}{{H}_{22}}{{O}_{11}}\]
Answer» E.
8240.

When sodium propionate is heated with soda lime, the main product is [AMU 2002]

A. Ethane
B. Methane
C. Propane
D. Butane
Answer» B. Methane
8241.

Which of the following monosaccharide is a pentose [CPMT 1982, 87, 89, 93]

A.      Galactose
B.      Glucose
C.      Fructose  
D.      Arabinose
Answer» E.
8242.

Glucose when heated with \[C{{H}_{3}}OH\] in presence of dry HCl gas gives \[\alpha \] and \[\beta -\text{methyl}\] glucosides because it contains [CPMT 1982, 85]

A.      An aldehyde group        
B.      A \[-C{{H}_{2}}OH\] group
C.      A ring structure
D.      Five hydroxyl groups
Answer» D.      Five hydroxyl groups
8243.

Calcium carbide on reacting with water gives [CBSE PMT 1991; MP PMT 1993, 94; RPMT 2002; J & K 2005]

A. Methane
B. Ethane
C. Ethene
D. Acetylene
Answer» E.
8244.

The total number of neutrons in dipositive zinc ions with mass number 70 is        [IIT 1979; Bihar MEE 1997]

A.      34          
B.      40
C.      36          
D.      38
Answer» C.      36          
8245.

Parke's process is used to extract [MP PMT 2002]

A. Silver using \[NaCN\]
B. Copper using \[CuFe{{S}_{2}}\]
C. Silver from argentiferrous lead
D. Silver by forming amalgam
Answer» D. Silver by forming amalgam
8246.

The indicator used in the titration of iodine against sodium thiosulphate is         [AFMC 2002]

A.      Starch  
B.      \[{{K}_{3}}Fe{{(CN)}_{6}}\]
C.      \[{{K}_{2}}Cr{{O}_{4}}\]    
D.      Potassium
Answer» B.      \[{{K}_{3}}Fe{{(CN)}_{6}}\]
8247.

The work done to contract a gas in a cylinder, is 462 joules. 128 joule energy is evolved in the process. What will be the internal energy change in the process    [MP PMT 2003]

A.      + 590 joules       
B.      ? 334 joules
C.      + 334 joules       
D.      ? 590 joules
Answer» D.      ? 590 joules
8248.

In its reaction with silver nitrate acetylene shows [MP PET 1999]

A. Oxidising property
B. Reducing property
C. Basic property
D. Acidic property
Answer» E.
8249.

In the nuclear reaction \[_{92}{{U}^{238}}{{\to }_{82}}P{{b}^{206}}\], the number of alpha and beta particles decayed are [DPMT 1983; MNR 1985; Roorkee Qualifying 1998]

A.      \[4\alpha ,\,3\beta \]    
B.      \[8\alpha ,\,6\beta \]
C.      \[6\alpha ,\,4\beta \]    
D.      \[7\alpha ,\,5\beta \]
Answer» C.      \[6\alpha ,\,4\beta \]    
8250.

Which of the following is a poor conductor of electricity [EAMCET 1992]

A.      \[C{{H}_{3}}COONa\]    
B.      \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH\]
C.      \[NaCl\]   
D.      \[KOH\]
Answer» C.      \[NaCl\]