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CSIR Test Paper – PART B:

1. The major product formed in the following reaction

(CH3)2CuLi

a)
H3C

b)
H3C

c)
CH3

OH

d)
CH3

OH

2. The major product formed in the following reaction

(i)CH3 - Mgx
C6H5 CN ?
(ii)H2O

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a)
C6H5 C CH3

O
b)
C6H5 C N+ CH3

c)
C6H6 + CH COOH
3

d)
C6H6 + CH3CHO

3. The major product formed in the following reaction

OCH3

n R Li

R-x

NH C CH3

O
a)
OCH3

NH C NH3

O
b)
OCH3

NH C CH3

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c)
CH3

OCH3

NH C R
d)
OCH3

O
H3C
NH C R

4. The major product formed in the reaction

CH3

(CH3)CuLi
NH4Cl
O

a)
CH3

CH3
b)
CH3

CH3

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c)
CH3

OH

CH3

d)
CH3

OH

CH3

5. The major product formed in the following reaction

Ph
peracid

O
a)

Ph

O
b)

Ph

O
O

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c)
Ph
O

O
d)
Ph

O O

6. Which one of the following reaction is incorrect?

a)

OSO4
OH

b)

alk.KMnO4
OH

OH

c)

alk.KMnO4
OH

OH

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d)

peracid
OH
H+
OH

7. Which one of the following reaction is incorrect?

a)
OCH3 OCH3

Cl
NH2-

NH3
NH2

b)
OCH3 OCH3

NH2-

NH3
NH2
Cl

c)
OH OH

Cl
NH2
NH2-

NH3

d)
OCH3 OCH3

NH2-

NH3
Cl

NH2

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8. Arrange according to increase in the order for SNAr mechanism?

Cl Cl
Cl Cl
O2N NO2 NO2
(A) (B) (C) (D)

NO2 NO2 OCH3 CH3

a) C<D<B<A
b) C<D<A<B
c) B<A<D<C
d) B<A<C<D

9. Which one of the following reaction is incorrect?

a)

OH OH

conc HNO3

conc H2SO4
NO2 NO2

NO2

b)
OH OH

Br2 / FeBr3
NO2 NO2

Br

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c)
OH OH

NO2 NO2
Br2 / FeBr3

Br

d)
OH OH

conc H2SO4

fuming SO3
SO3H

NO2 NO2

10.Which one of the following reaction is incorrect?

a)
OH
OH
CHCl3 / KOH
- Reimer Tiemann
CHO
b)
CHO

CO, HCl
 Gatterm-kochi
AlCl3
c)
CHO

Zn(CN)2
Gatterman
+
H ,AlCl3

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d)
H C NMe2

O
N N CHO
POCl3
H H

11. Arrange according to increase in the aromatic electrophilic substitution?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

N N O N

H
a) D<C<B<A
b) D<C<A<B
c) C<D<A<B
d) C<D<B<A

12. Arrange according to increase in the order of solvoysis in acid of the following
substrates
Cl

Cl

(A) (B) (C)

Cl

a) A<B<C
b) A<C<B
c) B<A<C
d) B<C<A

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13.Which of the following reaction is incorrect?

a)
CH3
CH3

R3Si - H

H+
O
O
H
H

b)
O O

Na
lig.NH3

c)
O OH

LiAlH4

d)
Rh(3P)3Cl

O
O

14. Which one of the following reaction will give Benzaldehyde?

a)
H3C
CH2 C6H5
C C

H H
b)
H3C

C C

H H
c)

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H3C
C6H5
C C

H3C CH3

d)
H3C
C6H5
C C

H H

15. The major product formed in the following reaction ?

O

C6H5 CH3
h

a)
C6H5
CH3 C6H5 CH3

b)
O

C6H5
CH3
H

c)
C6H5

CH3 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 C C O

d)
OH
C6H5 CH3

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16.The major product formed in the following reaction is?

h

C6H5

a)

C6H5

b)

C6H5
c)

C6H5

d)

C6H5

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17.The following reaction is an example for?

O
HO CN
h
CN Ph
Ph

a) Norrish type (i)

b) Norrish type (ii)
c) Patterno buchi reaction
d) Di π-methane rearrangement

18. The major product formed in the following reaction

OH
CH3
H3C
C6H5 H+

a)

H3C
C6H5

b)
CH3

H3C
C6H5

c)
CH3

C6H5

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d)
CH3 CH3

H3C
C6H5 + C6H5

19.The major product formed in the following reaction

O

Cl
Br
OR-

a)
O

C
OR

b)
O

Cl C
OR

c)
O

Cl
OR

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d)
O

OR
Br

20.Which one of the following reaction is incorrect ?

a)
O O

CH2N2

b)
O O

O
peracid

c)
O O

HN
HN3

d)
H

C N
H+ H
N C H

OH O

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21.The major product formed in the following reaction

COOH

CH3
NaNH2, C2H5

a)
COOH

CH3

b)
COOH

CH3

c)
COOH

CH3

d)
COOH

CH3

22.The most stable conformations in

CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2
and
F F Cl Cl

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a) Gauch and Gauch

b) Gauch and anti
c) Anti and Gauch
d) Anti and Anti

23.The condition required for the following conversion

CH3 CH3

CH3 CH3

a) , Con
b) , dis
c) hυ , Con
d) hυ , dis

24.The major product formed in the following reaction

O
O
H3C
H3C C CH2

a)
O
CH2

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b)
O
CH2

c)
O

d)
O

25.The major product formed in the following reaction

CHO

H3C

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a)

CH3

CHO
b)

CH3

CHO
c)

CH3

CHO
d)

CH3

CHO

26.The chemical potential of the system is

a) ¿
b) ¿
c) ¿
d) ¿

27.Which one of the following maxwell’s relation is correct ?

∂T ∂s
( ) ( )
a) ∂ p =− ∂ v
v p

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∂T ∂s
( ) ( )
b) ∂ p = ∂ p
v T

∂T ∂s
c) ( ∂ p ) =( ∂ v )
v p

∂v ∂T
d) ( ∂ p ) =−( ∂ s )
s p

28.The values of ∆H and ∆S for the reaction

C graphite CO2 (g) → 2CO(g)
Are 170KJ and 170 JK-1 respectively. The reaction will be spontaneous at
a) 910 K
b) 1110 K
c) 510 K
d) 710K

29.2 mole of an ideal gas at 270C temperature is expanded from 2L to 20L. Find the
entropy change (R = 2 Cal mol-1K-1)
a) 92.1
b) 0
c) 4
d) 9.2

30.For the reaction

C3H8(g) + 5O2 (g) → 3 CO2 (g) + 4 H2O (l) at constant temp ∆H - ∆V is
a) RT
b) -3RT
c) 3RT
d) -RT

31.If the uncertainties in position and momentum are equal then uncertainity in
velocity is

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1 h
a)
h
√
2m π

b)
√
2π
1 h
c)
m π
h
√
d)
π√
32.Given mc = 9.11 x 10-31 kg and h = 6.626 x 10-34 Js, the uncertainty involved in the
measure of velocity with in a distance of 0.1 A0 is
a) 5.79 x 108 ms-1
b) 5.79 x 105 ms-1
c) 5.79 x 106 ms-1
d) 5.79 x 107 ms-1

33.The frequency of radiation emitted when the electron falls from n = 4 to n = 1 in

a hydrogen atom will be
(given IE of H = 2.18 x 10-18 J atom-1 and h = 6.625 x 10-34 JS)
a) 1.54 x 1015 S-1
b) 1.03 x 1015 S-1
c) 3.08 x 1015 S-1
d) 2.0 x 1015 S-1

34.The correct normalization coefficient for the wave function ?

Ψ = 1/√2 ϕ1 + c1ϕ2 is
a) 1/√2
b) 1/2
c) 1/4
d) √2

35.The Heckule determinant for is

a)

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b)

c)

d)

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36. Which one of the following represents the first order reaction
a)

log (a-x)

b)

log (a-x)

t
c)

d)

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37. For the second order reaction, if the initial concentration is 3 x 10-3m and the
half life is 30s, what will be the K2 ?
a) 11.1
b) 22.4
c) 36.4
d) 25.8

38.Which one of the following is correct?

a)

lnK

1/T
b)

lnK

c) 1/T

lnK

d)
T

lnK

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39. Which one of the following statement is incorrect?

a) Half life of the first order reaction is independent upon concentration
b) Half life of the zero order reaction is directly proportional to initial concentation
1
c) Half life of the second order reaction is t1/2 = K a
2 0
1
d) Half life of the third order reaction is t1/2 = t A 2
1 /2 0

40. Which one of the following is an eigen functions to d/dx and d2/dx2 ?
a) e i 2 x
b) Sin x
c) cos x
2

d) e−α x

41.What is the value of [x3, Px]

a) 2x2 iЋ
b) 3x3 iЋ
c) -3x3 iЋ
d) -2x2 iЋ

42.An orbital is represented by

Ψn, l, m = N. r2 (𝛂1 –𝛂2r) sin2Ө . cos 2ϕ
The orbital is
a) 3dx2- y2
b) 4dxy
c) 3fx3
d) 4dx2 – y2

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43. The no. of maxima and minima of a simple harmonic oscillator defined by
2

Ψ = N.x e−α x is
a) 2 and 1
b) 0 and 1
c) 2 and 2
d) 3 and 2

44.The order and no of classes in C2h point group is

a) 4 and 4
b) 4 and 6
c) 3 and 6
d) 5 and 4

45.Which one of the following have C2 axis ?

a) SF4
b) NH3
c) XeO3
d) PoCl3

46.Which one of the following molecule is nonpolar ?

a) CH3Cl
b) ClF3
+ ¿¿
c) Br F 4
d) SO3

47.Which one of the following transition is allowed ?

a) 1g∑+ → 3u∑-
b) 1g∑+ → 3g∑-
c) 1g∑+ → 1uπ
d) 2uπ→ 2g∟

48.Which one of the following will give rotational Raman spectrum?

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−¿¿
a) BF4
b) XeO4
c) SF6
d) BF3

49.2 particles are distributed in 4 energy states. If the particles are corrected
Boltmans. How many no. of ways the particles can be distributed?
a) 8
b) 16
c) 24
d) 32

50.What will be the ratio translational partition function H2 molecule to D2?

a) 1 : 23/2
b) 1: 2
c) 23/2 : 1
d) 2 : 1

51.The no. of micro state for d′f′ is?

a) 140
b)120
c) 116
d)108

52.The no. of micro state for 3f term is ?

a) 21
b) 32
c) 28
d) 40

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53.Which one of the following ligand will have highest β value?

a) F-
b) NH3
c) CO
d) Ce-

54.The colourof [Ti(H2O)6]+3 is due to

a) LMCT transition and Laporte forbidden
b) MLCT transition and Laporte forbidden
c) Spin forbidden Laporate allowed transition
d) Spin allowed. Laporate forbidden transition

55.The Basic hydrolysis of [Co(MI3)5Cl]2+ gives [Co(NH3)5OH]2+. The mechanism

involved is
a) SN1
b) SN2
c) SNi
d) SN′CB

56. The major product formed in the following reaction

[PtCl3(CO)]-1 + NH3 →
a) Trans [PtCl2(CO)(NH3)]
b) cis [PtCl2(CO)(NH3)]
c) [Pt(NH3)4]+2
d) [Pt(NH3)CO]+2

57. The no.of f19 signal in SF4 at low temp is ?

a) Two triplet in the intensity ratio 1 : 2: 1
b) Two triplet in the intensity ratio 1 : 1: 1
c) A quatret
d) Two quatret in the intensity ratio 1 : 3: 3 : 1

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58.The no of ESR signal in [Cu(NH3)4]+2, where I for Cu = 3/2. In =1

a) 4
b) 36
c) 9
d) 6

59. Which one of the following will undergo ‘z’ in Jahn Teller distortion?
a) d′ hs and d6hs
b) d5 hs and d10hs
c) d′ hs and d5hs
d) d′ hs and d6hs

60. Which one of the following complex have high CFSE ?

a) K3Fe(CN)6
b) K4Fe(CN)6
c) K3Fe Cl6
d) K4Fe Cl6

61.The no. of bridging carbonyls in OS2(CO)9 is

a) 2
b) 1
c) 3
d) 0

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62.Given the complex

+ OCH3-

Fe
OC
CO

−¿ ¿
The ability of attacking OC H 3 on co-ordinated ligand is of the order?

a)
CO  

b)
 CO 

c)
  CO

d)
 CO 

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63. The no. of skeletal electron pair in B5H9 is ?

a) 7
b) 9
c) 8
d) 6

64.The classification of following Hetro Borane CPB10H11 is ?

a) closo
b) Nido
c) arachno
d) hypo

65.The classification of following mettalo carborane is B4H6[CoCP]2

a) closo
b) Nido
c) arachno
d) hypo

66.Classification of following Zintyl anion Pb−2

5 ?

a) closo
b) Nido
c) arachno
d) hypo

67. The classification of the following metallic carbonyl clusters [Rh7(CO)16]-3 is

a) cappedcloso
b) closo
c) hypo
d) Arachno

68. The following structure is describing Ru5 C (CO)15 ?

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a) Nido
b) closo
c) hypo
d) conjucto

69.According to wade’s Rule, the following cluster is Rh6(CO)16 is

a) Nido, Octahedron
b) Closo Octahedron
c) Nido Bicapped tetrahedron
d) Arachno, trigonal prism

70. Which one of the following will have the same shape?
a) BF3 , ClF3
b) NH3 , ClF3
c) PCl5, BrF5
−¿¿
d) XeO4, B F 4

71. Which one of the following will have identical hybridization?

a) BF3 , ClF3
b) NH3 , ClF3
c) PCl5, BrF5
−¿¿
d) XeO4, B F 4

72.The band order varies as

a) O +2
2 > O 2 > O2
+1

b) O +2
2 > O2 > O 2
+1

c) O2 > O +2
2 > O2
+1

d) O2 > O+1
2 > O2
+2

73.The ground state term symbol for Ce+3 ion is?

a) 1D3/2
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b) 2D3/2
c) 2F5/2
d) 2F7/2

74. The correct order for spectro chemical series is ?

a) CN- < OH- < Cl- < F-
b) I- < H2O < NH3 < CN-
c) I- < NH3< H2O < CN-
d) I- < CN-< NH3 < H2O

75.The ‘d’ orbital splitting in [Ni(CN)4]-2 is ?

a)
dyz
 dz2  dxy  dx2-y2
dzx
b)
dyz
dz2  dxy  dx2-y2 
dzx
c)
dyz
dxy  dz2  dx2-y2 
dzx
d)
dyz
dx2-y2 dxy  dz2 
dzx

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