TERM 1-SECOND MODEL EXAMINATION -2021

CHEMISTRY(O43)
XII
Time: 90 Minutes Max. Marks: 35

General Instructions:

1. The Question Paper contains three sections.

2. Section A has 25 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.

3. Section B has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.

4. Section C has 6 questions. Attempt any 5 questions.

5. All questions carry equal marks.

6. There is no negative marking.

SECTION A

This section consists of 25 multiple choice questions with overall choice to

attempt any 20 questions. In case more than desirable number of questions
are attempted, ONLY first 20 will be considered for evaluation.

1. Which of the point defects are shown by AgBr crystals?

i).schottky defect
ii)Frenkel defect
iii)Metal deficiency defect
iv)Metal excess defect
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 a. i) and ii)
b. iii) and iv)
c. i) and iii)
d. ii) and iv)
2. The percentage of empty space in a face centered cubic arrangement is
a. 74
b. 68
c. 32
d. 26
3. A plant cell shrinks when it is kept in:
a. Hypotonic solution
b. Hypertonic solution
c. Isotonic solution
d. pure water.
4. Solutions which distill without any change in composition or temperature
are called:
a. Saturated
b. Supersaturated
c. Ideal solutions
d. Azeotropes
5. 100 mL of liquid A and 50 mL of liquid B are mixed to form 138 mL of
solution, it is :
a. Ideal solution
b. High boiling azeotrope
c. Low boiling azeotrope
d. None of these
6. A mixture of Benzene and Toluene forms
a. An ideal solution
b. Non Ideal solution
c. Suspension
d. Emulsion

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7. An antifreeze solution is prepared from 222.6 g of ethylene glycol
C2H4(OH)2 and 200 g of water. If the density of this solution be 1.072 gmL-1
, what will be the molarity of the solution?
a. 7.20 M
b. 12.03 M
c. 9.11 M
d. 6 M
8. Concentrated nitric acid, upon a long standing turns yellow brown due to
the formation of:
a. NO
b. NO2
c. N2O
d. N2O4
9. In the preparation of compounds of Xe, Bartlett had taken O2+PtF6- as a
base compound. This is because:
a. both O2 and Xe have same size
b. both O2 and Xe have same electron gain enthalpy.
c. both O2 and Xe have almost same ionisation enthalpy.
d. both Xe and O2 are gases
10. Which of the following is an active constituent in bleaching powder?
a. HClO4
b. CaCl2
c. Ca(OCl)2
d. CaO2Cl
11. The correct order of increasing oxidising power
a. F2 > Br2 > Cl2 > I2
b. F2 < Br2 < Cl2 < I2
c. Cl2 > Br2 > F2 > I2
d. I2 < Br2 < Cl2 < F2
12. The structure of XeF6 is :
a. Distorted Octahedral
b. Pyramidal
c. Tetrahedral
d. None of the above

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13. XeF6 on partial hydrolysis with water produce a compound ‘X’. The
same compound ‘X’ is formed when XeF6 reacts with silica. The compound
X is
a. XeF2
b. XeF4
c. XeOF4
d. XeO3
14. A brown ring is formed in the ring test for NO3 – ion. It is due to the
formation of :
a. [Fe (H2O)5 (NO)]2+
b. FeSO4 . NO2
c. [Fe (H2O)4 (NO)2]2+
d. FeSO4 .HNO3
15. A primary alkyl halide would prefer to undergo ________.
a. SN1 reaction
b. SN2 reaction
c. α-Elimination
d. Racemization
16. Which of the following alkyl halides will undergoes SN1 reaction most
readily?
a. (CH3)3C—F
b. (CH3)3C—Cl
c. (CH3)3C—Br
d. (CH3)3C—I
17. Which of the following statements are correct about the reaction
intermediate in SN1 reaction?
a. Intermediate is unstable because in this carbon is attached to 5 atoms.
b. Intermediate is unstable because carbon atom is sp2 hybridized.
c. Intermediate is stable because carbon atom is sp2 hybridized.
d. Intermediate is more stable than the reactant.
18. In the following compounds:

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 The order of acidity is:
a. III > IV > I > II
b. I > IV > III > II
c. II > I > III > IV
d. IV > III > I > II
19. Phenol reacts with Br2 in CS2 at low temperature to give
a. o-Bromophenol
b. o-and p-Bromophenols
c. p-Bromophenol
d. 2, 4, 6Tribromophenol
20. Dehydration of alcohol to ethers is catalysed by:
a. conc. H2SO4 at 413 K
b. Hot NaOH
c. Hot HBr
d. Hot HNO3
21. An ether is more volatile than alcohol having the same molecular
formula. This is due to
a. Intermolecular hydrogen bonding in alcohols.
b. dipolar character of ethers
c. alcohols, having resonance structures
d. intermolecular hydrogen bonding in ethers.
22. Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Primary Alcohol gives ___
a. Ketone
b. Aldehyde
c. Alcohol
d. Ester
23. Which of the following is not true about glucose:
a. It is an aldohexose
b. On heating with HI it gives n-Hexane
c. It is present in furanose form
d. It does not give 2,4-DNP test
24. Simplest proteins has one peptide linkage. It is
a. tripeptide
b. dipeptide
c. tetrapeptide
d. oligopeptide

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25. A polypeptide with more than hundred amino acid residues, having
molecular mass higher than 10,000 u is called_____.
a. nucleic acid
b. hormone
c. protein
d. enzyme

SECTION B
This section consists of 24multiple choice questions with overall choice to
attempt any 20 questions. In case more than desirable number of questions
are attempted, ONLY first 20 will be considered for evaluation.

26. The edge length of the unit cell in terms of the radius of spheres
constituting body centred cubic unit cell:
a. a= 4r/ √3
b. a= 2r
c. a=4r
d. a= 2 √2r
27. A certain oxide of metal M crystallizes in such a way that O2- occupy hcp
arrangement following AB AB ….. . pattern the metal ions however, occupy
2/3rd of the octahedral voids. The formula of the compound is
a. MO2
b. M3O
c. M2 O3
d. M8/3 O3
28. The hard cell of an egg was dissolved in HCl. The egg was then placed in
a concentrated solution of NaCl. What will happen?
a. The egg will shrink
b. The egg will swell
c. The egg will become harder
d. There will be hardly any change

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29. When a non-volatile solid is added to pure water it will:
a. boil above 1000C and freeze above 00C
b. boil below 1000C and freeze above 00C.
c. boil above 1000C and freeze below 00C
d. boil below 1000C and freeze below 00C.

30. Assertion: 1 M glucose will have a higher boiling point than 2 M glucose
Reason: Elevation in boiling point is a colligative property which depends
upon the number of particles of solute in the solution
a. Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation
for assertion.
b. Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct
explanation for assertion
c. Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
d. Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct

31. Assertion: Reverse osmosis is used in the desalination of sea water.

Reason: When pressure more than osmotic pressure is applied to the
solution side; pure water is squeezed out of the sea water through the
membrane.

a. Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation

for assertion.
b. Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct
explanation for assertion
c. Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
d. Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct
32. Bleaching action of SO2 is due to its:
a. oxidising property
b. acidic property
c. reducing property
d. basic property

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33. There is a considerable increase in covalent radius from N to P.
However, from As to Bi only a small increase in covalent radius is
observed. This is due to:
a. Increase in number of shells
b. increase in valence electrons
c. increase in ionisation enthalpy
d. the presence of completely filled d and/or f orbitals

34. SO2 is ----------and TeO2 is -------- agent

a. reducing, an oxidizing
b. an oxidising, reducing
c. reducing, reducing
d. an oxidising, an oxidizing

35. Which products are expected from the disproportionation reaction of

hypochlorous acid?
a. HClO3 and Cl2O
b. HClO2 and HClO4
c. HCl and Cl2O
d. HCl and HClO3

36. Oxygen gas can be prepared from solid KMnO4 by :

a. treating the solid with H2 gas
b. strongly heating the solid
c. dissolving the solid in dil. H2SO4
d. dissolving solid in dil. HCl
37. Which of the following form of the sulphur shows paramagnetic
behaviour ?
a. S8
b. S6
c. S2
d. All of these

38. Assertion : Inert gases are monoatomic.

Reason : Inert gases have stable configuration.

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 a. Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation
for assertion.
b. Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct
explanation for assertion
c. Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
d. Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct
39. Assertion: Sulphur has a greater tendency for catenation than oxygen.
Reason: 3d and 4s orbitals of Sulphur have same energy.
a. Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation
for assertion.
b. Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct
explanation for assertion
c. Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
d. Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct

40. Which of the following is an example of vic-dihalide?

a. Dichloromethane
b. 1,2-dichloroethane
c. Ethylidene chloride
d. Allyl chloride
41. Molecules whose mirror image is non-superimposable over them are
known as chiral. Which of the following molecules is chiral in nature?
a. 2-Bromobutane
b. 1-Bromobutane
c. 2-Bromopropane
d. 2-Bromopropan-2-ol
42. Toluene reacts with Cl2 in the presence of sunlight to form:
a. Chlorobenzene
b. Benzyl chloride
c. Xylene
d. Phenyl chloride
43. The reaction, R-Br + NaCN ⟶ R – CN + NaBr is an example of –
a. Elimination Reaction
b. Nucleophilic Substitution
c. Electrophilic Substitution
d. Oxidation Reduction

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44. Assertion: CH3 - CH =CH2 Cl-CH2 – CH = CH2 + HCl
𝑠𝑢𝑛𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡
Reason: At high temperature, Cl2 dissociates into chlorine free radicals
which bring about allylic substitution.
a. Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation
for assertion.
b. Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct
explanation for assertion
c. Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
d. Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct
45. Which of the following reagents cannot be used to oxidise primary
alcohols to aldehydes?
a. CrO3 in anhydrous medium
b. KMnO4 in acidic medium
c. Pyridinium chlorochromate
d. Heat in the presence of Cu at 573 K
46. The major product obtained on interaction of phenol with sodium
hydroxide and carbon dioxide is:
a. benzoic acid
b. salicyaldehyde
c. salicylic acid
d. phthalic acid
47. Picricacid is a yellow coloured compound. Its chemical name is
a. m-nitrobenzoic acid
b. 2, 4, 6-trinitrophenol
c. 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol
d. p-nitrophenol
48. α-helix and β-pleated structures of proteins are classified as,
a. primary structure of protein
b. secondary structure of protein
c. tertiary structure of protein
d. quaternary structure of protein
49. Which one given below is non-reducing sugar?
a. glucose
b. sucrose
c. maltose
d. lactose

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 SECTION C

This section consists of 6multiple choice questions with an overall choice to

attempt any 5. In case more than desirable number of questions are
attempted, ONLY first 5 will be considered for evaluation.

Group 16 elements are called chalcogens i.e., ore forming elements (oxygen,
sulphur, selenium etc.) because most of the ores are oxides and sulphides.
Oxygen is gas where as other elements of group 16 are solids. Oxygen shows
anomalous behaviour. Oxygen is diatomic where is sulphur exists as S8 which
has crown shaped structure. It shows allotropy. Sulphur is present in onion
and garlic that is why they have pungent smell. Sulphur is used for
manufacture of sulphuric acid which is called ‘King of chemicals’, used in
fertilizer, detergents, dyes and drugs.

50. Group 16 elements are also known as:

a. Noble elements
b. Halogens
c. Pnictogens
d. Chalcogens
51. Hybridisation of S in SF4 and geometry of SF4 are respectively
a. sp3d, trigonal pyramidal
b. sp3d, see saw
c. sp3, tetrahedral
d. dsp2, square planar

52. Which is not an acidic oxide?

a. CO2
b. SO2
c. Na2O
d. Cl2O7

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53. Complete the following analogy:
Two halogen atoms on same carbon atom(A) : Two halogen atoms on
different but adjascent carbon atoms(B)

a. A: Geminal dihalides B: Vicinal dihalides

b. A: Vicinal dihalides B: Geminal dihalides,
c. A: Allylic halides B: Benzylic halides
d. A: Racemic mixture B: Enantiomers

54. Match the items of Column 1 and column:

Column 1 Column 2

i) Saytzeff rule a) Racemic mixture

ii) Markovnikov rule b) Salicyl aldehyde

iii) SN1 reaction c) Gem- dihalide

iv) SN2 reaction d) Addition of HBr to propene

v) Reimer-Tiemann reaction e) Dehydrohalogenation of alkyl

halides

vi) Alkylidene halide f) Inversion of configuration

a. i-e, ii-d, iii-a ,iv-f ,v-b , vi-c

b. i-c, ii-d, iii-a ,iv-f ,v-b , vi-e
c. i-a, ii-d, iii-e ,iv-c ,v-b , vi-f
d. i-e, ii-d, iii-f, iv-a ,v-b , vi-c

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55. Match the items of Column 1 and column 2

Column 1 Column 2

i) Glycosidic linkage p) Monomeric units of nucleic acids

ii) Peptide bond q) Sugar-heterocyclic base

combination

iii) Nucleoside r) Linkage between two amino acid

units

iv) Nucleotide s) Linkage between two

monosaccharide units

a. i-s, ii-r, iii-q, iv-p

b. i-s, ii-r, iii-p, iv-q
c. i-r, ii-s, iii-q, iv-p
d. i-r, ii-s, iii-p, iv-q

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