KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN JAIPUR REGION

FIRST PRE-BOARD EXAM 2023-24 (Set A)

Class: XII SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY
Time: 3 Hrs Max. Marks :70

General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully.
a) There are 33questions in this question paper with internal choice.
b) SECTION A consists of 16 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark each.
c) SECTION B consists of 5 very short answer questions carrying 2 marks each.
d) SECTION C consists of 7 short answer questions carrying 3 marks each.
e) SECTION D consists of 2 case- based questions carrying 4 marks each.
f) SECTION E consists of 3 long answer questions carrying 5 marks each.
g) All questions are compulsory.
h) Use of log tables and calculators is not allowed
SECTION A
The following questions are multiple-choice questions with one correct answer. Each
question carries 1 mark. There is no internal choice in this section.

Q. QUESTIONS MA
N. RK
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1 In which of the following pairs both the ions are coloured in aqueoussolution? 1
(a) Sc3+ , Ti3+ (b) Sc3+, Co2+ (c) Ni2+ , Cu+ (d) Ni2+, Ti3+

2 The difference between the electrode potentials of two electrodes when no current is 1
drawn through the cell is called
(a) Cell potential (b) Cell emf (c) Potential difference (d) Cell voltage

3 Methyl ketones are usually characterized through-- 1

(a) Tollen’s reagent (b) Iodoform test (c) Schiff ’stest (d) Benedict solution test.

4 The term anomer of glucose refers to – 1

(a)isomers of glucose that differ in configuration at carbons one and four (C-1 and C-4)
(b)a mixture of (D) – glucose and (L) –glucose
(c)enantiomers of glucose
(d)isomers of glucose that differ in configuration at carbon one (C-1)

5 (CH3)2C = CHCOCH3 can be oxidised to (CH3)2C= CHCOOH by 1

(a) Chromic acid (b) NaOI (c) Cu at 575 K (d) Tollen,s reagent

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6 Toluene reacts with a halogen in the presence of iron (III) Chloride giving ortho and para 1
halo compounds. The reaction is_____________.
(a) Electrophilic elimination reaction (b) Electrophilic addition reaction
(c) Nucleophilic substitution reaction (d) Electrophilic substitution reaction

7 KMnO4 is not acidified by HCl instead of H2SO4 because 1

(a) H2SO4 is stronger acid than HCl (b) HCl is oxidised to Cl2 by KMnO4
(c) H2SO4 is dibasic (d) rate is faster in presence of H2SO4

8 The increase in rate constant of a chemical reaction with increasing temperature is due 1
to the fact that
(a)The activation energy of the reaction decreases with increasing temperature
(b)The concentration of the reactant molecules increases with increasing temperature
(c)The number of reactant molecule acquiring the activation energy increases with
increasing temperature
(d)All of above

9 Ritu heated a mixture of primary ammine and chloroform with ethanolic KOH to form 1
Isocyanide which has foul smelling. What is the name of reaction involved in the
statement
(a)Hinsberg test (b)Diazotization
(c)Gabriel phthalimide synthesis (d)Carbylamine

10 The IUPAC name of m-cresol is ___________. 1

(a) 3-Methylphenol (b) 3-Chlorophenol (c) 3-Methoxyphenol (d) Benzene-1,3-diol

11 Which of the following compounds do not give Cannizzaro reaction 1

(a) methanal (b) propanal
(c) benzaldehyde (d) 2,2-dimethyl propenal

12 In a lead storage battery 1

(a)PbO2 is reduced to PbSO4 at the cathode
(b) Pb is oxidised to PbSO4 at the anode
(c ) Both electrodes are immersed in the same aqueous solution of H2SO4
(d) All the above are true

In the Following questions a statement of Assertion(A) is followed by a statement of

Reason(R). Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

13 Assertion: Conductivity decreases for weak electrolyte and increases for strong 1
electrolyte with decrease in concentration.
Reason: On dilution, the number of ions per unit volume that carry the current
decreases.

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14 Assertion: p-hydroxybenzoic acid is more acidic than phenol. 1
Reason: carboxyl group helps in the stabilisation of the phenoxide ion by dispersal of
negative charge due to resonance.

15 Assertion: Compounds containing –CHO group are easily oxidised to corresponding 1

carboxylic acids.
Reason: Carboxylic acids can be reduced to alcohols by treatment with LiAlH4.

16 Assertion (A): Globular proteins are soluble in water. 1

Reason(R): Keratin is a fibrous protein.

SECTION B
This section contains 5 questions with internal choice in onequestion. The following
questions are very short answer type and carry 2 marks each.

17 Suman took two glasses of water from a water filter. She cools one glass in a 2
fridge and warms the other glass on a stove. Which glass of water will hold more
dissolved oxygen? Explain using Henry's law.

18 If hydrolysis of cane sugar is completed in acidic medium then its rate of reaction 2
depends only on one molecule of cane sugar.
(i)What will be the name of the reaction
(ii) What will be unit of rate constant for this reaction?

19 Which compound in each of the following pairs will react faster in SN2 reaction with 2
—OH? and why?
(a) CH3Br or CH3I (b) (CH3)3CCl or CH3Cl

20 Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their property as indicated:

(i) CH COCH , C H COCH , CH CHO (reactivity towards nucleophilic addition
3 3 6 5 3 3

reaction)
(ii) Cl—CH —COOH, F—CH —COOH, CH —COOH (acidic character)
2 2 3 2
OR
Give reasons:
(i) Oxidation of aldehydes is easier than ketones
(ii) Benzoic acid is a stronger acid than acetic acid

21 (i) Which of the following biomolecules is insoluble in water? Justify. Insulin, 2

Haemoglobin, Keratin.
(ii) Why cannot vitamin C be stored in our body?

SECTION C
This section contains 7 questions with internal choices in one question. The following
questions are short answer types and carry 3 marks each.

22 A strip of nickel metal is placed in a 1 molar solution of ( ) and a strip of 3

silver metal is placed in a 1 molar solution of . An electrochemical cell is
created when the two solutions are connected by a salt bridge and the two strips

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 are connected by wires to a voltmeter.
(i) Write the balanced equation for the overall reaction occurring in the cell .
(ii) Calculate the cell potential, , at for the cell if the initial concentration of
( ) is molar and the initial concentration of is molar.
[ ]

23 What do you mean by rate constant? The rate constant of a first order reaction 3
increases from 4 x 10-2 to 24 x 10-2 when the temperature changes from 300 K to
350 K. Calculate the energy of activation (Ea). (log 2 = 0.3010, log 3 = 0.4771, log
4 = 0.6021, log 6 = 0.7782)

24 (a)Why are low spin tetrahedral complexes not formed 3

(b)[Fe(H2O)6]3+is strongly paramagnetic where as [Fe(CN)6]3-is weakly
paramagnetic. Explain. (At. no. Fe = 26)

25 Give reasons: 3
(a) n-Butyl bromide has higher boiling point than t-butyl bromide.
(b) Racemic mixture is optically inactive.
(c) The presence of nitro group (-NO2) at o/p positions increases the reactivity of
haloarenes towards nucleophilic substitution reactions.

26 Give one chemical test each to distinguish between the following pairs of 3
compounds:
(i) Phenol and Benzoic acid (ii)Propan-1-ol and Propan-2-ol (iii) Methanol and
ethanol.
OR
Give reasons for the following: -
(a) Alcohols are more soluble in water than the hydrocarbon of comparable
molecular masses.
(b)Phenoxide ion is more stable than phenol.
(c) Ortho nitro phenol is more acidic than Ortho-methoxyphenol.

27 Give reasons: 3
(i) Alpha hydrogen of aldehydes and ketones are acidic in nature.
(ii)Propanone is less reactive than ethanal towards addition of HCN.
(iii) Benzoic acid does not give Friedel-Crafts reaction.

28 (i) What are the products of hydrolysis of maltose? 3

(ii)Name the protein and its shape present in the oxygen carrier in the human
body.
(iii) Name the linkages which join the amino acids in proteins?

SECTION D
The following questions are case-based questions. Each question has an internal choice and
carries 4 (1+1+2) marks each. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that
follow.

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29 Read the passage given below and answer the following questions:
A process in which on passing electricity electrolyte split into ions and ions are
deposited at opposite electrode is called electrolysis.
Faraday’s First law of electrolysis: The amount of substance deposited or liberated
during electrolysis is directly proportional to the quantity of electricity passed
through the solution.
Faraday's Second law of electrolysis When same amount of current is passed 4
through different electrolytes which are connected in series, the amount of
substance deposited/ liberated from different electrolytes is directly proportional to
their equivalent weight.
(a)Define electrochemical equivalent (Z).
(b) How much electricity in terms of Faraday is required to produce20⋅0 g of Ca
from molten CaCl2?
(c)A solution of Ni (NO3)2 is electrolysed between platinum electrodes using a
current of 5 amperes for 20 minutes. What mass of Ni is deposited at the
cathode? ( Atomic mass of Ni is 58.5 u)
OR
(c) A solution of CuSO4 is electrolysed for 10 minutes with a current of 1⋅5
amperes. What is the mass of substance deposited at the cathode? (Atomic
mass of Cu is 63 u)

30 Read the passage given below and answer the following questions:
Werner, a Swiss chemist prepared large no. of coordination compounds and
studied their physical and chemical properties. He proposed that, in coordination 4
compounds, metal possess two types of valences- primary and secondary
valences. Primary valency is ionizable and secondary valency is non-ionizable. In a
series of complexes of Co(III) chloride with ammonia, it was found that some of the
chloride ions could be precipitated as AgCl on adding excess amount of AgNO 3
solution. The no. of ions furnished by a complex in a solution can be determined by
precipitation reactions. The measurement of molar conductance of solution of
complexes helps to estimate the no. of ions furnished by the complexes in solution.
(a)Write difference between primary and secondary valences.
(b) How many moles of AgCl are formed by the complex [Co(NH3)4Cl2]Cl with
excess amount of AgNO3 solution.
(c) Calculate number of primary and secondary valences shown in [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2.
OR
(c) Calculate number of primary and secondary valences shown in [Ni(H2O)6]Cl2.

SECTION E
The following questions are long answer type and carry 5 marks each. Two questions have
an internal choice.
31 (i)Calculate the freezing point of a solution containing 0.5 g KCl (Molar mass = 74.5
g/mol) dissolved in 100 g water, assuming KCl to be 92% ionized. Kfof water = 1.86
K kg / mol.
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(ii)Which of the following solutions has higher freezing point?
0.05 M Al2(SO4)3, 0.1 M K3[Fe(CN)6 ] Justify.
OR
(i) While performing practicals it is directed that the bottle of liquid ammonia is to be

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 cooled before opening seal but Suman forgot to cool it before opening. What
consequence she faced ?
(ii)Sia’s father is suffering from high blood pressure but he is advised to consume
less quantity of common salt. Why?
(iii) Out of 1M sucrose and 1M urea solution which has more osmotic pressure?
(iv) A compound CuSO4.5H2O undergoes complete dissociation in water. What will
be its value of Van’t Hoff factor?
(v) If molality of dilute solution is doubled,what will be the value of molal elevation
constant(Kb)?

32 Attempt any five of the following- 5

(a) Mn2O7 is acidic whereas MnO is basic.
(b) Among divalent ions of 3d transition series,Mn2+ exhibits maximum
paramagnetism
(c)Actinoids show wide range of oxidation states.
(d) is stable in aqueous solution inspite of having configuration. Why?
(e) The E° values of Mn and Zn is more negative. Give reason.
(f) The transition metals are generally paramagnetic in nature why?
(g) Scandium is a transition element but Zinc is not. Why?

33 An aromatic compound A of molecular formula C7H7ON undergoes a series of

reactions as shown below. Write the structures of A, B, C, D and E in the following
reactions : 5

OR
(A) Arrange the following:
(i) In decreasing order of the pKb values:
C2H5NH2, C6H5NHCH3, (C2H5)2NH and C6H5NH2
(ii) In decreasing order of basic strength: C6H5NH2, C6H5N (CH3)2, (C2H5)2NH and
CH3NH2
(B) An aromatic compound ‘A’ on treatment with aqueous ammonia and heating
forms compound ‘B’ which on heating with Br2 and KOH forms a compound ‘C’ of
molecular formula C6H7N. Write the structures and IUPAC names of compounds A,
B and C.

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