PAPER-1 (CHEMI ST RY)

Select the correct alternative. (Only one is correct)

There is NEGATIVE marking. 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

Q.17 500 ml of sample of AgNO3 is treated with 49.8 gm of pure KI in excess. The resulting ppt. was filtered
off and filterate including washing made upto 2 L. 20 ml of this filterate required 10 ml of M/10 KIO3 in
presence of HCl till all iodine converts into ICl. The molarity of AgNO3 solution used is
(A*) 0.2 (B) 0.1 (C) 0.05 (D) none of these
[Sol. AgNO3 + KI 
 AgI
5 1
KI–1 + KIO 3 
 ICl
 HCl

meq of AgNO3 = M × ng × Vml

= M × 1 × 500
= meq of KI used for Ag+
M  1 500
millimoles of KI used for Ag+ =
1
5 1
KIO3  2KI 1  6HCl 
 3 I Cl  3KCl  3H 2O
meq of KI used for above rn = meq of KIO3 used
= M × ng × Vml
1 2000
=  4  10  = 400
10 20
400
millimoles of KI used =  200
2
M  1 500
Total millimoles of K2I =  200
1
49.8
 1000  M  500  200
166
0.3 × 1000 = 500 M + 200
100 1
500 M = 100  M =  = 0.2 ]
500 5

Q.18 Which starting material should be used to produce the compound shown below?

O
? 
3
Zn  H 2O

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

Q.19 The hybridization of the complex [CrCl2(NO2)2 (NH3)2]– is

(A) sp3d2 (B*) d2sp3 (C) sp3d (D) Can't be predicated
Q.20 Give the correct order of initials T (true) or F (false) for following statements.
(I) If electron has magnetic number +1, then it cannot be present in s-orbital.
(II) In given orbital diagram, both the Pauli's Exclusion Principle and Hund's rule
are violated
(III) For the reaction A2(g) + B2(g) l C2(g), the forward reaction at constant temperature is favoured by
introducing an inert gas at constant pressure
(IV) Electrodialysis process is used for purification of lyophobic colloids.
(A) TTFF (B) FFTF (C*) TFFT (D) FFTT
[Sol. If inert gas is introduced at constant pressure condition then the volume will increase and number of
particles per unit volume decreases and therefore the equilibrium will shift in that direction in which
number of moles at equil. show an increase. ]

Q.21 Which of the following produce chiral molecule after treatment with Lindlar's catalyst?

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

[Sol. Lindlar's catalyst only reduce alkyne  cis alkene. ]

Q.22 Match the reactions of metals with HNO3 (in List I) with the products (in List II).
List I List II
(a) Mg + very dil. HNO3 (i) NO
(b) Zn + dil. HNO3 (ii) H2
(c) Sn + very dil. HNO3 (iii) N2O
(d) Pb + dil. HNO3 (iv) NH4NO 3
a b c d
(A) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(B*) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(D) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)

Q.23 Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect:

Statement 1 : If two gases have same value of Vander Waal's constant "b" but different "a", then gas
with higher value of "a" will occupy higher volume
Statement 2 : Pt | H2(g) | H+ (aq) || Ag+ (aq) | Ag
º
If E cell = 0.80 V, then Standard Gibb's energy formation of Ag+ is 77.2 J/mol in a given cell
Statement 3 : A sol is prepared by addition of KBr solution in AgNO3 solution (excess). The
charge likely to develop on dispersed phase particle is positive
(A) Statement 1 (B) Statement 2 (C*) Statement 1,2 (D) All
[Sol. G° = – nFE° E 0Ag  / B  0.8

= – 1 × 96500 (0.8) E 0Ag  / Ag   0.8

= + 77200 J
= + 77.2 kJ/mol ]
Q.24 Predict major organic product from the following reaction:

(A) (B*)

(C) (D)

[Sol. NaBH4 only reduce ketone not ester. ] [Ans.  B]

Q.25 When NH4Cl is not used together with NH4OH in group - III reagent which of the following cation will
not be precipitated
(A) Fe2+ (B) Cr3+ (C) Zn2+ (D*) Ba2+

Q.26 The maximum & minimum melting point of first transition and second transition series elements respectively
are obtained with
(A) Cr & Zn (B) Cr & Hg (C*) Cr & Cd (D) Mo & Cd

Comprehension (Q.27 to Q.29)

Cannizaro reaction
This reaction is given by aldehyde having no  - hydrogens in the presence of conc. NaOH/ or KOH/.
O O
|| ||
KOH
H  C  H  H  C  O  + CH3OH

Mechanism of the reaction is
O O
|| ||
CH 3 – O  + H – C – O – H +
CH 3OH H – C – O 

Q.27 Which of following will not undergo Cannizaro reaction

(A) (B) (C) (D*) Cl3C–CHO

[Sol. In case of D'

intermolecular H+ exchange

In Cl3C–CH = O (chlored) is a good leaving group. ] [Ans.  'D']

O
|| H2
Q.28 Ph – C  Cl  (A) HCHO
  (C) + (D)
Pd  BaSO4  , KOH
Product (C) & (D) are
(A) Ph–CO2H, Ph–OH (B) Ph – CO 2– , HCO 2–

(C*) Ph–CH2OH, H – CO 2– (D) Ph – CO 2– , CH3OH

[Sol.

In Ph–CH=O + R effect of
Ph– reduces the positive charge
density on the carbonyl carbon.

[Ans.  C]
CHO H
Q.29 | conc
  (A)  (B)
. NaOH

 O
CHO
||
Product (B) is CH 2  O  C
(A) H2C=CH–CO2H (B*) (C) | | (D) H2C=C=O
CH 2  O  C
||
O
[Sol.

-hydroxy acid.

Lactide (cyclic diester) [Ans.  (B)]

Comprehension (Q.30 to Q.32)

Read the following short write up and answer subsequent questions based on (A) to (J) observations
Q.30 Compound A & B is respectively
(A) FeCl2; FeCl3 (B) CuCl2 · 2H2O; [CuCl4]–2
(C*) CrCl3; K2CrO4 (D) NiCl2; NiCl3

Q.31 Gas J is also produce by

(i) Heating NH4NO3 (ii) Heating NH4NO2
(iii) Heating NH4Cl (iv) Reaction of NH4Cl & Ca(OH)2
(A) (i) & (iii) (B) (i) & (ii) (C) (i) & (iv) (D*) (iii) & (iv)

Q.32 Select the incorrect reaction

(A) C in solid state + KBr + conc. H2SO4  Red gas
(B) C in solid state + KCl + conc. H2SO4  Red gas
(C) C in solid state + FeCl3 + conc. H2SO4  Red gas
(D*) C in solid state + HgCl2 + conc. H2SO4  Red gas
[Sol: (A) = CrCl3, (B) = K2CrO4, (C) = K2Cr2O7, (D) = (NH4)2Cr2O7, (E) = CrO2Cl2, (F) PbCrO4,
(G) = N2, (H) = Cr2O3, (I) = Li3N, (J) = NH3]

Select the correct alternative(s). (One or more than one is/are correct)
There is NO NEGATIVE marking.

Q.54 Select the incorrect statement(s):

(A*) Entropy for a closed system is always maximized at equilibrium
(B*) Bohr model can explain spectrum of the hydrogen atom only
(C*) A d-orbital can accommodate maximum 10 electrons only
(D) The efficiency of heat engine operating between 1000 K and 400 K is greater than the engine
operating between 1000 K and 500 K
[Sol. Bohr model can explain spectrum of hydrogen like atoms also (i.e. unielectron system). Any orbital
(whether S,P.d or f) can accommodate a maximum of 2e–
1000  400
1 =  0 .6
1000
1000  500
2 =  0 .5    ]
1000

Q.55 

Above conversion can be achieved by

(A*) O3/H2O2 (B*) NaIO4/KMnO4(cold)
(C) O3/Zn(H2O) (D) LiAlH4

Q.56 Which one of the following statement(s) is/are false?

(A*) Weak ligands like F—, Cl— and OH— usually form low spin complexes.
(B*) Strong ligand like CN— and NO 2– , generally form high spin complexes.
(C) [FeF6]3– is high spin complex.
(D*) [Ni(CO)4] is high spin complex
Q.57 Select the correct statement(s):
(A*) In general G, H, S all have negative values in physical adsorption
(B) When a nuclide undergoes electron capture the mass number remains unchanged and the atomic
number increases by one
(C*) Gas A diffuses twice as fast as another gas B. If the vapour density of the gas A is 4, then the gram
molecular mass of the gas B is 32
a 3
(D) Shortest distance between cation & anion in antifluorite structure (A 2B type) is ; where
2
a = edge length of cube
G   ve

H   ve
[Sol. In general for physical adsorption.
S   ve 

1P
1 + –1e
0

 0n
1 + 

rA MB

rB MA

2 MB

1 2 4
MB
4=  M B  32
8
for antiflourite structure
a 3a 3
2r  2r  3    , r  r   , r  r  a ]
2 2 2 4

Q.58 Which statement is correct

(A*) Higher is the polarisation, higher will be relative solubility in non-polar solvent
(B*) Higher is the polarisation, higher will be the intensity of colour
(C*) Diamagnetic substances some times become coloured due to HOMO-LUMO transition
(D) Higher is the polarisation in metal oxide, higher will be the basic character