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1. The CORRECT order of p𝑲a for the compounds I to IV in water at 298 K is

HCo(CO)4 HCo(CO)3(CO)3 HCo(CO)3(P(Oh)3 HCo(CO)2(PPh3)2
I II III IV
(A) I > II > II > IV
(B) IV > III > II >I
(C) IV > II > III > I
(D) I > III > II > IV

2. For Na+ , M2+ > Na+ >F- , the CORRECT order of ionic radu is
(A) AI3+ > Mg2+ >Na+ > F-
(B) AI3+ > Na+ >Mg2+ > F-
(C) F- > Na+ >Mg2+ > AI3+
(D) Na+ >F- >Mg2+ > AI3+

3. Spin-only magnetic moments (in BM) of [NiCl2(PPh3)2] and [Mn(NCS)6]4 − , respectively, are
(A) 0.00 and 5.92
(B) 2.83 and 1.89
(C) 0.00 and 1.89
(D) 2.83 and 5.92

4. Two sets of quantum numbers with the same number of radial nodes are
(A) 𝑛 = 3; 𝑙 = 0; 𝑚𝑙 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛 = 2; 𝑙 = 0; 𝑚𝑙 = 0
(B) 𝑛 = 3; 𝑙 = 1; 𝑚𝑙 = 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛 = 2; 𝑙 = 1; 𝑚𝑙 = 0
(C) 𝑛 = 3; 𝑙 = 2; 𝑚𝑙 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛 = 2; 𝑙 = 1; 𝑚𝑙 = 0
(D) 𝑛 = 3; 𝑙 = 1; 𝑚𝑙 = −1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛 = 2; 𝑙 = 1; 𝑚𝑙 = 0

5. The major product formed in the following reaction is

6. The Major product formed in the following reaction is

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7. A compound shows 1H NMR peaks at δ-values (in ppm) 7.31 (2H), 7.21 (2H), 4.5 (2H) and 2.3 (3H). The
structure of the compound is

8. The major product formed in the following reaction is

9. A pure substance M has lesser density in solid state than in liquid state. The ΔS fusion of M is +25 J K−1 mol−1.
The CORRECT representative Pressure-Temperature diagram for the fusion of M is

10. Among the following , the matrices with non-zero determinant are

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 1
𝑃 = [0 1 0 0] 𝑄 = [ 0 2 0 0] 𝑅 = [2 2 0 0] 𝑆 = [2 3 4 2]
0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 3 0 3 4 1 3
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 3 1 4 4 1 2 4

(A) P, Q and R
(B) P, R and S
(C) P, Q and S
(D) Q, R and S

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11. Reaction of BCl3 with NH4Cl at 140 0C produces compound P. Further, P reacts with NaBH4 to give a colorless
liquid The reaction of Q with H2O at 100 0C produces compound R and a diatomic gas S. Among the following,
the CORRECT statement is
(A) P is B3N3H6
(B) R is [B(OH)NH]3
(C) Q is [BClNH]3
(D) S is Cl2

12. The complex that does NOT obey the 18-electron rule is (Given: Atomic numbers of Ti, Mn, Ta and Ir are 22,
25, 73 and 77, respectively)
(A) [(𝜂 5 -C5H5)Ti(CO)4]-
(B) [Mn(SnPh3)2(CO)4]−
(C) [(𝜂 5 -C5H5)Ir(CH2)(PMe3)]
(D) [TaCl3(PEt3)2(CHCMe3)]

13. Hybridization of the central atoms in I3−, ClF3 and SF4, respectively, are
(A) sp3d, sp2 and dsp2
(B) sp, sp3d and dsp2
(C) sp3d, sp3d and sp3d
(D) sp, sp2 and sp3d

14. Reaction of [Ni(CN)4]2− with metallic potassium in liquid ammonia at −33 0C yields complex E. The geometry
and magnetic behavior of E, respectively, are
(A) Square planar and diamagnetic
(B) Tetrahedral and diamagnetic
(C) Octahedral and paramagnetic
(D) Square pyramidal and paramagnetic

15. The decreasing order of C=C bond length in the following complexes is
[Cl3Pt(CH2=CH2)]- [Cl3Pt(C(CN)2=C(CH)2)]- [Cl3Pt(CF2=CH2)]- [Cl3Pt(CF2=CF2)]-
I II III IV
(A) II > III > IV > I
(B) IV > II > III > I
(C) II > IV > III > I
(D) IV > II > I > III

16. The CORRECT combination for metalloenzymes given in Column I with their catalytic reactions in Column II is
Column I Column II
(i) Cytochrome P-450 (K) 2H2O2→2H2O+O2
(ii) Catalase (L) R-CH2OH+O2 →R-CHO+H2O2(R=alkyI or aryl)
(iii) Galactose oxidase (M) O2+4H++4e-→ 2H2O
(iv) Cytochrome c oxidase (N) R-H+O2 +2e-+2H+→ R-OH +H2O (R=alkyI or aryl)
(A) (i)−(M); (ii)−(N); (iii)−(K); (iv)–(L)
(B) (i)–(N); (ii)–(L); (iii)–(K); (iv)–(M)
(C) (i)–(N); (ii)–(K); (iii)–(L); (iv)–(M)
(D) (i)–(M); (ii)–(K); (iii)–(L); (iv)–(N)

17. According to the crystal field theory, 𝒅– 𝒅 transition observed in [Ti(H2O)6]3+ is

(A) Laporte forbidden and spin forbidden
(B) Laporte allowed and spin forbidden
(C) Laporte allowed and spin allowed
(D) Laporte forbidden and spin allowed

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18. The major product formed in the following reaction sequence is

19. The products P,Q,R and S formed in the following reaction are

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20. The major product E and F formed in the following reactions are

21. The reaction that product the following as a major product is

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22. The major product formed in the following reaction is

23. The major product formed in the following reaction is

24. In the following reaction, compound Q is

25. Monochromatic X-rays having energy 𝟐. 𝟖 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟓 𝑱 diffracted (first order) from (200) plane of a cubic
crystal at an angle 8.50. The length of unit cell in Å of the crystal (rounded off to one decimal place) is (Given:
Planck’s constant, 𝒉 = 𝟔. 𝟔𝟐𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟑𝟒 𝑱 𝒔; 𝒄 = 𝟑. 𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎𝟖 𝒎 𝐬 −𝟏 )
(A) 2.4
(B) 3.4
(C) 4.8
(D) 9.8

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+∞ 𝟐
26. For 𝜶 > 0, the value of the ingral ∫−∞ 𝒙𝒆−𝜶𝒙 𝒅𝒙 is
𝜋
(A) √𝛼
(B) ∞
(C) 0
(D) 1

27. The volume correction factor for a non-ideal gas in terms of critical pressure (𝒑𝒄 ), critical molar volume
(𝑽𝒄 )critical temperature (𝑻𝒄 ) and gas constant (𝑹) is
𝑅𝑇
(A) 8𝑝𝑐
𝑐
27𝑅2 𝑇𝑐 2
(B) 64𝑝
𝑐
8𝑃𝑐 𝑉𝑐
(C) 3𝑇
𝑐
(D) 3𝑝𝑐 𝑉𝑐2

28. Half-life (𝑡1/2) of a chemical reaction varies with the initial concentration of reactant (Ao) as given below

A0(mol L-1) 𝟓 ×10-2 𝟒 ×10-2 𝟑 ×10-2

𝑡1/2 (s) 360 450 600

The order of the reaction is

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3

29. The CORRECT statement regarding the molecules BF3 and CH4 is
(A) Both BF3 and CH4 are microwave active
(B) Both BF3 and CH4 are infrared active
(C) CH4 is microwave active and infrared inactive
(D) BF3 is microwave active and infrared active

30. For the consecutive reaction,

𝑪𝟎 is the initial concentration of of X the concentration of X, Y and Z at time 𝒕 are 𝑪𝑿 , 𝑪𝒀 and 𝑪𝒁 , respectively.
The expression for the concentration Y at time 𝒕 is
𝑘 𝐶
(A) 𝑘 𝑋−𝑘𝑜 (𝑒 −𝑘𝑦 𝑡 − 𝑒 −𝑘𝑌𝑡 )
𝑌 𝑋
𝑘𝑋 𝐶𝑋
(B) 𝑘𝑌 −𝑘𝑋
(𝑒 −𝑘𝑋𝑡 − 𝑒 −𝑘𝑌 𝑡 )
𝑘𝑋 𝐶𝑜
(C) 𝑘𝑌 −𝑘𝑋
(𝑒 −𝑘𝑦 𝑡 − 𝑒 −𝑘𝑋𝑡 )
𝑘𝑋 𝐶𝑋
(D) 𝑘𝑌 −𝑘𝑋
(𝑒 −𝑘𝑦 𝑡 − 𝑒 −𝑘𝑋𝑡 )

31. The CORRECT statement(s) about the species is (are)

(A) CpMo(CO)3 and CpW(CO)3 are isoelectronic (where Cp is cyclopentadienyl)
(B) CH2− and NH2 are isolobal and isoelectronic
(C) BH and CH are isolobal and isoelectronic
(D) CH3 and Mn(CO)5 are isolobal

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32. The complex(es) that show(s) Jahn-Teller distortion is (are)

(A) [Co(CN)5(H2O)]3 –
(B) [NiF6]2 −
(C) [Mn(CNMe)6]2+
(D) [Co(en)2F2]+

33. The CORRECT statement(s) about sodium nitroprusside is (are)

(A) It is a paramagnetic complex
(B) Nitroprusside ion is formed in the brown ring test for nitrates
(C) It is used for the detection of S2 − in aqueous solution
(D) It contains nitrosyl ligand as NO+

34. The pigment responsible for red color in tomato has one functional group. The CORRECT statement(s) about
this functional group is (are)
(A) It decolorizes bromine water
(B) It gives hydrazone derivative on reaction with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine
(C) It gets cleaved on reaction with ozone
(D) It gives positive silver mirror test

35. Hantzsch pyridine synthesis involves several steps. Some of those are
(A) Aldol reaction
(B) Darzens reaction
(C) Mannich reaction
(D) Michael addition

36. The compound(s), which give(s) benzoic acid on oxidation with KMnO4, is (are)

37. The product P and Q formed in the reaction are

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38. The functional group(s) in reducing sugar that tests positive with Tollen’s reagent is (are)
(A) Aldehyde
(B) Ketone
(C) Hemi-acetal
(D) Acetal

39. Among the following, the anti-aromatic compound(s) is (are)

40. The CORRECT Maxwell relation(s) derived from the fundamental equations of thermodynamics is (are)
𝜕𝑠 𝜕𝑉
(A) (𝜕𝑝) = − (𝜕𝑇 )
𝑇 𝑝
𝜕𝑠 𝜕𝑝
(B) ( ) = ( )
𝜕𝑉 𝑇 𝜕𝑇 𝑉
𝜕𝑇 𝜕𝑝
(C) ( ) = ( )
𝜕𝑉 𝑠 𝜕𝑠 𝑉
𝜕𝑇 𝜕𝑉
(D) (𝜕𝑝) = ( 𝜕𝑠 )
𝑠 𝑝

41. The total number of optically active isomers of dichloridobis (glycinato) cobaltate (III) ion is ______.

42. The total number of microstates possible for a 𝒅𝟖 electronic configuration is ______.

43. For the following fusion reaction, 𝟒 𝟏 𝑯 →4𝑯𝒆 + 𝟐𝜷+ 𝟐𝝊 + 𝜸 the 𝑸 −value (energy of the reaction) in MeV
(rounded off to one decimal place) is ______. (Given: Mass of 1H nucleus is 1.007825 u and mass of 4He
nucleus is 4.002604 𝒖)

44. MgO crystallizes as rock salt structure with unit cell length 2.12 Å. From electrostatic model, the calculated
lattice energy in kJ mol−1 (rounded off to the nearest integer) is ______. (Given: NA = 6.022 ×1023 mol−1;
Madelung constant = 1.748; 𝜺𝟎 = 8.854 × 10−12 J−1 C2m−1; charge of an electron = 1.602 × 10−19 C)

45. Calcium crystallizes in 𝒇𝒄𝒄 lattice of unit cell length 5.56 Å and density 1.4848 g cm −3 . The percentage of
Schottky defects (rounded 𝒐𝒇𝒇 to one decimal place) in the crystal is ______. (Given: Atomic mass of Ca is 40
g mol−1; NA = 6.022× 1023 mol−1)

46. Among the following, the total number of terpenes(terpenoids) is ______.

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47. A buffer solution is prepared by mixing 0.3 M NH3 and 0.1 M NH4NO3. If Kb of NH3 is 1.6 × 10−5 at 25 0C, then
the pH (𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞) of the buffer solution at 25 0C is ______.

48. The dissociation constant of a weak monoprotic acid is 1.6× 10−5 and its molar conductance at infinite
dilution is 360.5 × 10−4 mho m2 mol−1. For 0.01 M solution of this acid, the specific conductance is 𝒏 × 10−2
mho m−1. The value of n (𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬) is ______.

49. Adsorption of a toxic gas on 1.0 g activated charcoal is 0.75 cm 3 both at 2.5 atm, 140 K and at 30.0 atm, 280 K.
The isosteric enthalpy for adsorption of the gas in kJ mol−1 (𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬) is ______.
(𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧: 𝑹 = 𝟖. 𝟑𝟏𝟒 𝐉 𝐊 −𝟏 𝐦𝐨𝐥−𝟏 )

50. If the root mean square speed of hydrogen gas at a particular temperature is 1900 m s−1, then the root mean
square speed of nitrogen gas at the same temperature, in m s −1 (𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐫), is
______. (Given: atomic mass of H is 1 g mol−1; atomic mass of N is 14 g mol−1)

51. If the crystal field splitting energy of [Co(NH3)4]2+ is 5900 cm−1, then the magnitude of its crystal field
stabilization energy, in kJ mol−1 (𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞),is ______.

52. A salt mixture (1.0 g) contains 25 wt% of MgSO4 and 75 wt% of M2SO4. Aqueous solution of this salt mixture
on treating with excess BaCl2 solution results in the precipitation of 1.49 g of BaSO4. The atomic mass of M in
g mol−1 (𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇𝒇 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔) is ______.(Given: the atomic masses of Mg, S, O, Ba and Cl
are 24.31, 32.06, 16.00, 137.33 and 35.45 g mol−1, respectively)

53. The intensity of a monochromatic visible light is reduced by 90% due to absorption on passing through a 5.0
mM solution of a compound. If the path length is 4 cm, then the molar extinction coefficient of the compound
in M−1 cm−1 is ______.

54. The surface tension (𝜸) of a solution, prepared by mixing 0.02 mol of an organic acid in 1 L of pure water, is
represented as 𝜸∗ − 𝜸 = 𝑨 𝒍𝒐𝒈 (𝟏 + 𝑩𝒄) 𝜸∗ is the surface tension of pure water, 𝑨 = 0.03 N m–1, 𝑩 = 50
mol–1 𝑳 and 𝒄 is concentration in mol L−1. The excess concentration of the organic acid at the surface of the
liquid, determined by Gibbs adsorption equation at 300 K is 𝒏 ×10−6 mol m–2. The value of
𝒏 (𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬) is ______. (Given: 𝑹 = 8.314 J K−1 mol-1)

55. The separation of energy levels in the rotational spectrum of CO is 3.8626 cm−1. The bond length (assume it
does not change during rotation) of CO in Å (𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬) is ______. (Given:
Planck’s constant h = 6.626 × 10−34 J s; NA = 6.022 × 1023mol−1; atomic mass of C is 12 g mol−1; atomic mass of
O is 16 g mol−1; 𝒄 = 𝟑 × 108 m s−1)

56. A dilute solution prepared by dissolving a nonvolatile solute in one liter water shows a depression in freezing
point of 0.186 K. This solute neither dissociates nor associates in water. The boiling point of the solution in K
(𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬) 𝒊𝒔 ______. (Given: For pure water, boiling point = 373.15 K;
cryoscopic constant = 1.86 K (mol kg−1)−1; ebullioscopic constant = 0.51 K (mol kg−1)−1)

57. The thermodynamic data at 298 K for the decomposition reaction of limestone at equilibrium is given below
𝑪𝒂𝑪𝑶𝟑 (𝒔) ⇌ 𝑪𝒂𝑶(𝒔) + 𝑪𝑶𝟐 (𝒈)

Thermodynamic quantity CaCO3(s) CaO(s) CO2(g)

𝜇0 (kJ mol−1) -1128.8 -604.0 -394.4
∆𝐻𝑓𝑜 (kJ mol-1) -1206.9 -635.1 -393.5

The partial pressure of CO2(g) in atm evolved on heating limestone (𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬)
at 1200 K is ______. (Given: 𝑹 = 8.314 J K−1 mol−1)

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58. The mean ionic activity coefficient of 0.004 molal CaCl 2 in water at 298 K
(𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬) is ______. (Given: Debye-Hückel constant for an aqueous solution
at 298 K is 0.509 kg1/2 mol−1/2)

59. For the reaction,

𝒌𝑰 = 𝟐. 𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎𝟓 𝑳 𝒎𝒐𝒍 −𝟏 𝒔–𝟏 , 𝒌–𝟏 = 𝟏. 𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎𝟒 𝒔–𝟏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒌𝟐 = 𝟏𝟎 𝒔–𝟏 . Under steady state approximation,
the rate constant for the overall reaction in L mol−1 s−1 (𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐫) is ______.

60. For the molecule, CH3−CH=CH−CH(OH)−CH=CH−CH=C(CH3)2 the number of all possible stereoisomers is
______.

ANSWER - KEY

Q.No. Answer Q.No. Answer Q.No. Answer

1 C 21 B 41 6
2 C 22 C 42 45
3 D 23 A 43 26.7 to 26.8
4 C 24 C 44 -7880 to -6150 or 6150 to 7880
5 A 25 C 45 3.9 to 4.1
6 C 26 C 46 7
7 B 27 A 47 9.7
8 B 28 C 48 1.44 to 1.47
9 B 29 B 49 -5.81 to -5.75
10 A 30 A 50 507 to 510
11 B 31 A, B, D 51 -84.8 to -84.2 or 84.2 to 84.8
12 D 32 A, C 52 38.98 to 39.25
13 C 33 C, D 53 50
14 B 34 A, C 54 2.60 to 2.62
15 C 35 A, D 55 1.12 to 1.14
16 C 36 A, D 56 373.201
17 D 37 B 57 4.20 to 4.35
18 B 38 A, B, C 58 0.772 to 0.775
19 D 39 B, C, D 59 250
20 D 40 A, B, D 60 8

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