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9051.

Which of the alkaline earth metals is strongest reducing agent [MP PMT 1995]

A. \[Ca\]
B. \[Sr\]
C. \[Ba\]
D. \[Mg\]
Answer» D. \[Mg\]
9052.

An example of chain growth polymer is [Pb. PMT 1999]

A.        Nylon-66    
B.        Bakelite
C.        Terylene    
D.        Teflon
Answer» E.
9053.

What is lye [BHU 1997]

A. 10% solution of \[NaCl\]
B. 10% solution of \[KOH\]
C. 10% solution of \[Ca{{(OH)}_{2}}\]
D. 10% solution of \[N{{a}_{2}}C{{O}_{3}}\]
Answer» C. 10% solution of \[Ca{{(OH)}_{2}}\]
9054.

Which oxide of manganese is amphoteric [AFMC 1995]

A. \[Mn{{O}_{2}}\]
B. \[M{{n}_{2}}{{O}_{3}}\]
C. \[M{{n}_{2}}{{O}_{7}}\]
D. \[MnO\]
Answer» B. \[M{{n}_{2}}{{O}_{3}}\]
9055.

Glucose has difference from fructose in that it   [BHU 2005]

A.        Does not undergo hydrolysis
B.        Gives silver mirror with Tollen's reagent
C.        Monosaccharide
D.        None of these
Answer» E.
9056.

When sucrose is heated with conc. \[HN{{O}_{3}}\] the product is [CPMT 1979]

A.        Sucrose nitrate
B.        Formic acid
C.        Oxalic acid 
D.        Citric acid
Answer» D.        Citric acid
9057.

The substance that forms the plant cell walls is or Which carbohydrates is an essential constituents of plant cells [KCET 1984; MP PET 1999; CPMT 2002]

A.        Cellulose    
B.        Sucrose
C.        Vitamins    
D.        Starch
Answer» B.        Sucrose
9058.

That ion or molecule which forms a complex compound with transitional metal ion is called

A. Recipient
B. Ligand
C. Coordinate ion
D. No special name
Answer» C. Coordinate ion
9059.

Which of the following method can be used for the preparation of methane

A. Wurtz reaction
B. Kolbe's reaction
C. Reduction of alkyl halide
D. Hydrogenation of alkene
Answer» D. Hydrogenation of alkene
9060.

The product of following reaction is \[\underset{C{{H}_{3}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{\overset{C{{H}_{3}}\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{\overset{\,|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-C-CH=C{{H}_{2}}}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,\underset{\text{(ii) }NaB{{H}_{4}}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{(i)\text{ }Hg{{(OAc)}_{2}};{{H}_{2}}O}}}\,\] [MP PMT 1986; MP PET 1997]

A. \[\underset{C{{H}_{3}}\,OH}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,|\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{\overset{C{{H}_{2}}\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{\overset{\,|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-C-CH-C{{H}_{2}}}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,\]
B. \[\underset{C{{H}_{3}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{\overset{\,\,C{{H}_{3}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{\overset{\,|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-C-C{{H}_{2}}-C{{H}_{2}}OH}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,\]
C. \[\underset{C{{H}_{3}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{\overset{\,\,OH\,C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\overset{\,|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,|\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-C-CH-C{{H}_{3}}}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,\]
D. \[\underset{C{{H}_{3}}\,}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{\overset{\,\,C{{H}_{3}}\,}{\mathop{\overset{\,|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{HOC{{H}_{2}}-C-C{{H}_{2}}-C{{H}_{2}}}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,\]
Answer» B. \[\underset{C{{H}_{3}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{\overset{\,\,C{{H}_{3}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{\overset{\,|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-C-C{{H}_{2}}-C{{H}_{2}}OH}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,\]
9061.

The substance that sublimes on heating [EAMCET 1978, 82; MP PMT 1999]

A. Magnesium chloride
B. Silver chloride
C. Mercurous chloride
D. Sodium chloride
Answer» D. Sodium chloride
9062.

In the reaction \[2{{H}_{2}}O\]⇄\[{{H}_{3}}{{O}^{+}}+O{{H}^{-}}\],  water is [MP PET 1989]

A.        A weak base
B.        A weak acid
C.        Both a weak acid and a weak base
D.        Neither an acid nor a base
Answer» D.        Neither an acid nor a base
9063.

The energy released in an atom bomb explosion is mainly due to   [BVP 2003]

A.        Release of neutrons
B.        Release of electrons
C.        Greater mass of products than initial material
D.        Lesser mass of products than initial material
Answer» E.
9064.

Which of the following is an example of nuclear fusion [MP PMT 1989; DCE 2004]

A.        \[_{1}{{H}^{2}}+{{\,}_{1}}{{H}^{2}}\to {{\,}_{2}}H{{e}^{4}}+\]energy
B.        \[_{92}{{U}^{235}}+{{\,}_{o}}{{n}^{1}}\to {{\,}_{56}}B{{a}^{141}}+{{\,}_{36}}K{{r}^{92}}+{{\,}_{30}}{{n}^{1}}+\]energy
C.        \[_{13}A{{l}^{27}}+{{\,}_{1}}{{H}^{1}}\to {{\,}_{12}}M{{g}^{24}}+{{\,}_{2}}H{{e}^{4}}\]
D.        None of these
Answer» B.        \[_{92}{{U}^{235}}+{{\,}_{o}}{{n}^{1}}\to {{\,}_{56}}B{{a}^{141}}+{{\,}_{36}}K{{r}^{92}}+{{\,}_{30}}{{n}^{1}}+\]energy
9065.

\[_{72}^{180}X\xrightarrow{2\alpha }\xrightarrow{\beta }\xrightarrow{\gamma }\,_{Z}^{A}{X}'\].\[Z\] and \[A\]are       [DPMT 2005]

A.        69, 172 
B.        172, 69
C.        180, 70 
D.        182, 68
Answer» B.        172, 69
9066.

When butene-1 is mixed with excess of bromine, the expected reaction product is [CPMT 1974; BHU 1980]

A. 1, 2-dibromobutane
B. 1, 1-dibromobutane
C. 2, 2-dibromobutane
D. Perbromobutane
Answer» B. 1, 1-dibromobutane
9067.

Iron is rendered passive by the action of [IIT 1982; MP PET 1985; MP PMT 1987; DPMT 1984; KCET 1993]

A. Conc. \[{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\]
B. Conc. \[{{H}_{3}}P{{O}_{4}}\]
C. Conc. \[HCl\]
D. Conc. \[HN{{O}_{3}}\]
Answer» E.
9068.

The reason for almost doubling the rate of reaction on increasing the temperature of the reaction system by \[{{10}^{oC}}\] is [J & K 2005]

A.        The value of threshold energy increases
B.        Collision frequency increases
C.        The fraction of the molecule having energy equal to threshold energy or more increases
D.        Activation energy decreases
Answer» C.        The fraction of the molecule having energy equal to threshold energy or more increases
9069.

The correct IUPAC name of \[{{H}_{2}}C=CH-\underset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{CH\,}}\,}}\,-C{{H}_{2}}C\equiv CH\] [Roorkee 2000]

A. 3-methyl-1-hexen-5-yne
B. 4-methyl-5-hexen-1-yne
C. 4-(ethenyl)-1-pentyne
D. 3-(2-propenyl) butene-1
Answer» B. 4-methyl-5-hexen-1-yne
9070.

In a electrochemical cell       [AFMC 1989]

A.        Potential energy changes into kinetic energy
B.        Kinetic energy changes into potential energy
C.        Chemical energy changes into electrical energy
D.        Electrical energy changes into chemical energy       
Answer» D.        Electrical energy changes into chemical energy       
9071.

Which of the following intermolecular forces are present in ?nylon ? 66?       [JIPMER 1997]

A.        Vander Waals   
B.        Hydrogen bonding
C.        Dipole-dipole interaction    
D.        None of these
Answer» C.        Dipole-dipole interaction    
9072.

Which of the following fibres are made of polyamides [CPMT 1982; NCERT 1981;  MNR 1992; DCE 1999; UPSEAT 2001, 02]

A.        Dacron 
B.        Orlon
C.        Nylon   
D.        Rayon
Answer» D.        Rayon
9073.

The sterile gauze (or cotton) used in medicine is obtained by oxidising cellulose with

A.        Nitrogen    
B.        \[KMn{{O}_{4}}\]
C.        Nitrogen dioxide    
D.        Potassium chlorate
Answer» D.        Potassium chlorate
9074.

Cassiterite is concentrated by [EAMCET 1998]

A. Levigation
B. Electromagnetic separation
C. Floatation
D. Liquifaction
Answer» C. Floatation
9075.

In a chain reaction, uranium atom gets fissioned forming two different materials. The total weight of these put together is   [EAMCET 1986]

A.        More than the weight of parent uranium atom
B.        Less than the weight of parent uranium atom
C.        More or less depends upon experimental conditions
D.        Neither more nor less
Answer» C.        More or less depends upon experimental conditions
9076.

Lewis base is      [RPMT 1997]

A.        \[C{{O}_{2}}\]   
B.        \[S{{O}_{3}}\]
C.        \[S{{O}_{2}}\]   
D.        \[ROH\]
Answer» E.
9077.

Group displacement law was given by    [DPMT 1984]

A.        Becquerel 
B.        Rutherford
C.        Soddy and Fajan     
D.        Madam Curie
Answer» D.        Madam Curie
9078.

The decreasing order of boiling points is [BHU 1999]

A. N-Pentane > iso-Pentane > neo-Pentane
B. iso-Pentane > n-Pentane > neo-Pentane
C. neo-Pentane > iso-Pentane > n-Pentane
D. n-Pentane > neo-Pentane > iso-Pentane
Answer» B. iso-Pentane > n-Pentane > neo-Pentane
9079.

Smallest among these species is [KCET 2002]

A. Lithium ion
B. Hydrogen
C. Lithium
D. Helium
Answer» B. Hydrogen
9080.

The colloidal solution of gelatin is known      [CPMT 1984]

A.        Solvent loving sol   
B.        Reversible sol
C.        Hydrophilic colloids        
D.        All of these
Answer» E.
9081.

The bond that exists between \[N{{H}_{3}}\] and \[B{{F}_{3}}\]is called        [AFMC 1982; MP PMT 1985; MNR 1994; KCET 2000; MP PET 2001; UPSEAT 2001]

A.        Electrovalent    
B.        Covalent
C.        Coordinate        
D.        Hydrogen
Answer» D.        Hydrogen
9082.

Which of the following pairs has the same bond angle

A. Ethane and ethylene
B. Ethylene and acetylene
C. Ethylene and benzene
D. Acetylene and benzene
Answer» D. Acetylene and benzene
9083.

The IUPAC name of crotonaldehyde is [MP PMT 1999]

A. Prop-2-ene-1-al
B. Propenal
C. But-2-ene-1-al
D. Butenal
Answer» D. Butenal
9084.

IUPAC name of the following compound will be \[C{{H}_{3}}-CH=\underset{C{{H}_{2}}-C{{H}_{2}}-C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{C-C{{H}_{2}}-C{{H}_{3}}\,\,\,\,\,}}\,}}\,\] [CPMT 1999, 2002; Pb. CET 2001]

A. 3-ethyl-2-hexene
B. 3-propyl-2-hexene
C. 3-propyl-3-hexene
D. 4-ethyl-4-hexene
Answer» B. 3-propyl-2-hexene
9085.

Unit for radioactive constant is [MP PET 1990]

A.        \[Tim{{e}^{\text{-1}}}\]      
B.        Time
C.        \[Mole-tim{{e}^{-1}}\]
D.        \[Time-mol{{e}^{-1}}\]
Answer» B.        Time
9086.

When benzoic acid dissolve in benzene, the observed molecular mass is

A.        244        
B.        61
C.        366
D.        122
Answer» B.        61
9087.

An aqueous solution of ammonia consists of [MP PET 2001]

A.        \[{{H}^{+}}\]     
B.        \[O{{H}^{-}}\]
C.        \[NH_{4}^{+}\]
D.        \[NH_{4}^{+}\] and \[O{{H}^{-}}\]
Answer» E.
9088.

The impurities present in rain water possess ..... charge

A.        Positive      
B.        Negative
C.        Zero      
D.        Positive and negative
Answer» C.        Zero      
9089.

\[N{{a}^{+}}\]ion is isoelectronic with     [CPMT 1990]

A.        \[L{{i}^{+}}\]     
B.        \[M{{g}^{+2}}\]
C.        \[C{{a}^{+2}}\] 
D.        \[B{{a}^{+2}}\]
Answer» C.        \[C{{a}^{+2}}\] 
9090.

Which one is known as barytes [CPMT 1987]

A. \[BaS{{O}_{4}}\]
B. \[BaC{{l}_{2}}.2{{H}_{2}}O\]
C. \[BaO\]
D. \[BaC{{O}_{3}}\]
Answer» B. \[BaC{{l}_{2}}.2{{H}_{2}}O\]
9091.

Which of the following statement concerning lanthanides elements is false [CBSE PMT 1994]

A. Lanthanides are separated from one another by ion exchange method
B. Ionic radii of trivalent lanthanides steadily increases with increase in the atomic number
C. All lanthanides are highly dense metals
D. More characteristic oxidation state of lanthanide elements is  +3
Answer» C. All lanthanides are highly dense metals
9092.

How many grams of caustic potash required to completely neutralise 12.6 gm \[HN{{O}_{3}}\]

A.        22.4 KOH    
B.        1.01 KOH
C.        6.02 KOH    
D.        11.2 KOH
Answer» E.
9093.

The bond order of individual carbon-carbon bonds in benzene is [IIT-JEE 1981; MP PET 2000]

A. One
B. Two
C. Between one and two
D. One and two, alternately
Answer» D. One and two, alternately
9094.

The chemical added to leaded petrol to prevent the deposition of lead in the combustion chamber is     [Kerala (Med.) 2003]

A. Iso-octane
B. Ethylene dibromide
C. Tetraethyl lead
D. Mercaptan
E. n-Heptane
Answer» C. Tetraethyl lead
9095.

Cyclic hydrocarbon molecule A has all the carbon and hydrogens in a single plane. All the carbon-carbon bonds are of same length and less that 1.54 Å but more than 1.34 Å. \[C-C-C\] bond angle will be [CBSE PMT 1989]

A. \[{{120}^{o}}\]
B. \[{{180}^{o}}\]
C. \[{{100}^{o}}\]
D. \[{{109}^{o}}2{8}'\]
Answer» B. \[{{180}^{o}}\]
9096.

IUPAC name of \[H-\underset{H}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{H}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,-\underset{H}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{Cl}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,-Cl\] is [CPMT 1973, 75, 85]

A. 1, 2-dichloroethane
B. 2, 2-dichloroethane
C. 1, 1-dichloroethane
D. Dichloroethane
Answer» D. Dichloroethane
9097.

General formula of alkyne is [MNR 1983; CPMT 1975, 93; MP PET 1999]

A. \[{{C}_{n}}{{H}_{2n+2}}\]
B. \[{{C}_{n}}{{H}_{2n}}\]
C. \[{{C}_{n}}{{H}_{2n-2}}\]
D. \[{{C}_{n}}{{H}_{n}}\]
Answer» D. \[{{C}_{n}}{{H}_{n}}\]
9098.

Freon-114 used in refrigerator and air conditioners is 1, 2-dichorotetrafluoroethane. Its structural formula is [CPMT 1979, 81; NCERT 1975]

A. \[Cl-\underset{Cl}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{F}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,-\underset{F}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{F}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,-H\]
B. \[F-\underset{Cl}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{H}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,-\underset{Cl}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{F}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,-F\]
C. \[F-\underset{Cl}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{Cl}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,-\underset{F}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{F}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,-Cl\]
D. \[F-\underset{Cl}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{F}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,-\underset{H}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{Cl}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,-\underset{F}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{F}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,-F\]
Answer» D. \[F-\underset{Cl}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{F}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,-\underset{H}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{Cl}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,-\underset{F}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{F}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,-F\]
9099.

If the enthalpy of vaporization for water is 186.5 kJ \[mo{{l}^{-1}}\], the entropy of its vaporization will be [CPMT 1988; DCE 2000]

A.        \[0.5\,J{{K}^{-1}}mo{{l}^{-1}}\]
B.        \[1.0\,J{{K}^{-1}}mo{{l}^{-1}}\]
C.        \[1.5\,J{{K}^{-1}}mo{{l}^{-1}}\]
D.        \[2.0\,J{{K}^{-1}}mo{{l}^{-1}}\]
Answer» B.        \[1.0\,J{{K}^{-1}}mo{{l}^{-1}}\]
9100.

The spectrum of \[He\] is expected to be similar to [AIIMS 1980, 91; DPMT 1983; MP PMT 2002]

A.        \[H\]     
B.        \[L{{i}^{+}}\]
C.        \[Na\]  
D.        \[H{{e}^{+}}\]
Answer» C.        \[Na\]