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Q.1 Which contain a bond ?
(A) B2H6 (B) AlCl3 (C) BCl3 (D) BF3
Q.2 B  F bond order in BF3 is :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4/3
Q.3 Fluorine is more electronegative than either boron or phosphorus. What conclusion can be drawn
from the fact that BF3 has no dipole moment but PF3 does.
(A) BF3 is not spherically symmetrical, PF3 is not
(B) BF3 molecule must be linear
(C) The atomic radius of P is larger than the atomic radius of B
(D) The BF3 molecule must be planar triangular.
Q.4 Boric acid on heating at 150 °C gives :
(A) B2O3 (B) H2B4O7 (C) HBO2 (D) H2BO3
Q.5 Borax bead test is not given by :
(A) An aluminium salt (B) A cobalt salt (C) A copper salt (D) A nickel salt
Q.6 Boric acid is polymeric because of :
(A) It's acidic nature (B) Presence of hydrogen bonds
(C) It's monobasic nature (D) It's geometry
Q.7 The bonds present in borazole are :
(A) 12 , 3  (B) 9 , 6  (C) 6 , 6  (D) 9 , 9 
Q.8 Reactivity of borazole is x greater than that of benzene because .
(A) Borazole is non - polar compound (B) Borazole is polar compound
(C) Borazole is electron deficient compound (D) Of localized electron in it
Q.9 Among the halides :
1. BCl3 2. AlCl3 3. GaCl3 4. InCl3
The order of decreasing lewis acid character is :
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4 (B) 4, 3, 2, 1 (C) 3, 4, 2, 1 (D) 2, 3, 4, 1
Q.10 Which species does not exist ?
(A) [ BF6 ]-3 (B) [ AlF6 ]-3 (C) [ GaF6 ]-3 (D) [ InF6 ]-3
Q.11 White phosphorus reacts with caustic soda. The products are PH3 and NaH2PO2. This reaction
is an example of :
(A) oxidation (B) reduction (C) neutralisation (D) oxidation and reduction
Q.12 PH3 produces smoky rings when it comes in contact with air. This is because :
(A) it is inflammable (B) it combines with water vapour
(C) it combines with nitrogen (D) it contains impurity of P2H4
Q.13 One mole of calcium phosphide on reaction with excess of water gives :
(A) one mole of phosphine (B) two mole of phosphoric acid
(C) two mole of phosphorus pentaoxide (D) two mole of phosphine
Q.14 By the action of concentration H2SO4 phosphorus change to :
(A) Phosphorus acid (C) metaphosphoric acid
(C) orthophosphoric acid (D) pyrophosphoric acid
Q.15 In white phosphorus (P4) molecule which one is not correct ?
(A) six P – P single bond are present (B) four P – P single bond are present
(C) four lone pair of electron are present (D) P – P – P bond angle is 60
Q.16 There is very little difference in acid strength in the acids H3PO4, H3PO3, and H3PO2 because
(A) phosphorus in these acids exist in different oxidation states
(B) the hydrogen in these acids are not all bond to the phosphorus and have same number
of unprotonated oxygen.
(C) phosphorus is highly electronegative element
(D) phosphorus oxide are less basic
Q.17 Which statement is not correct ?
(A) white and red phosphorus react with chlorine at room temperature
(B) white phosphorus is metastable, while red phosphorus is stable.
(C) white phosphorus is lighter than red phosphorus
(D) white phosphorus is highly poisonous while red phosphorus is not.
Q.18 Hydrolysis of PI3 yields :
(A) monobasic acid and a salt (B) monobasic acid and dibasic acid
(C) dibasic acid and tri basic acid (D) monobasic acid and tribasic acid
Q.19 Which possesses minimum activation energy ?
(A) Black p (B) white p (C) red p (D) none
Q.20 When phosphine is bubbled through solution of silver nitrate ________ is precipitated
(A) Silver (B) silver phosphide (C) silver oxide (D) none
Q.21 In the laboratory H2S is prepared by the action of :
(A) dilute H2SO4 on FeS (B) dilute H2SO4 on FeSO3
(C) hydrogen on sulphur (D) hydrogen on Sb2O3
Q.22 When SO2 is passed through a solution of H2S in water
(A) sulphuric acid is formed (B) A clear solution is formed
(C) sulphur is precipitated (D) no change is observed
Q.23 Which of the following reactions depict the oxidising behavious of H2SO4 ?
(A) 2 PCl5 + H2SO4  2 POCl3 + 2 HCl + SO2Cl2
(B) 2 NaOH + H2SO4  Na2SO4 +2H2O
(C) NaCl + H2SO4  NaHSO4 + HCl
(D) 2HI + H2SO4  I2 + SO2 + 2H2O
Q.24 Hydrolysis of one mole of peroxy dilsulphuric acid produces :
(A) two moles of sulphuric acid
(B) two moles of peroxy monosulpuric acid
(C) one mole of sulphuric acid and one mole of peroxy mono sulphuric acid
(D) one mole of sulphuric acid, one mole of peroxy mono sulphuric acid and one mole of
hydrogen peroxide
Q.25 When SO2 gas is passed through an acidified solution of K2Cr2O7 :
(A) the solution become blue (B) the solution become colourless
(C) SO2 is reduced (D) green Cr2(SO4)3 is formed
Q.26 The crystals of ferrous sulphate on heating give :
(A) FeO + SO2 + H2O (B) Fe2O3 + H2SO4 + H2O
(C) Fe2O3 + SO2 + H2SO4 + H2O (D) FeO + SO3 + H2SO4 + H2O
Q.27 H2SO4 is added while preparing a standered solution of Mohr's salt to prevent :
(A) hydration (B) reduction (C) hydrolysis (D) complex formation
Q.28 Sulphurous anhydride is :
(A) SO2 (B) SO3 (C) HSO3– (D) SO3–2
Q.29 Peroxy linkage is present in :
(A) caro's acid (B) pyrosulphuric acid
(C) sulphurous acid (D) di thionic acid
Q.30 Compound of sulphur used in electrical transfarmer is :
(A) SO2 (B) H2S (C)SO3 (D) SF6
Q.31 Which statement correct about halogens ?
(A) they are all diatomic and form univalent ions
(B) they are all capable of exhibiting several oxidation states
(C) they are all diatomic and form diatomic ions
(D) they are all reducing agents
Q.32 Which of the following is not oxidised by MnO2 ?
(A) F– (B) Cl– (C) Br– (D) I–
Q.33 Which one of the following is the strongest acid ?
(A) SO(OH)2 (B) SO2(OH)2 (C) ClO2(OH) (D) ClO3(OH)
Q.34 Fluorine react with water to give :
(A) hydrogen fluoride and oxygen (B) Hydrogen fluoride and ozone
(C) Hydrogen fluoride and oxygen fluoride (D) Hydrogen fluoride, oxygen and ozone
Q.35 Astatine is the element below iodine in the group VIIA of the periodic table which of the following
statement is not true for astatine ?
(A) it is less electronegative then iodine
(B) it will exhibit only –1 oxidation state
(C) inter molecular forces between the astatine molecule will be larger than between iodine
molecule
(D) it is compound of diatomic molecule
Q.36 Which of the following statement is not correct when a mixture of NaCl and K2Cr2O7 is gently
warmed with con. H2SO4 :
(A) A deep red vapour is evolved.
(B) The vapour when passed in to NaOH solution gives a yellow solution of Na2CrO4
(C) Chlorine gas is evolved (D) Chromyl chloride is formed
Q.37 Oxidising action increases from left to right in the order :
(A) Cl2 < Br2 < I2 < F2 (B) Cl2 < I2 < Br2 < F2
(C) I2 < F2 < Cl2 < Br2 (D) I2 < Br2 < Cl2 <F2
Q.38 The bleaching action of bleaching powder is due to the formation of :
(A) OCl– (B) O2 (C) Cl2 (D) Cl–
Q.39 The solubility of iodine in water is greatly increased by :
(A) adding an acid (B) boiling the solution
(C) cooling the solution (D) adding potassium iodide
Q.40 The correct statement is :
(A) SO2 is the anhydride of sulphurous acid
(B) H2S is the anhydride of hydrosulphuric acid
(C) NO2 is the anhydride of HNO3
(D) HCl is anhydride of HCl
Q.41 When Cl2 water is added to an aqueous solution of potassium halide in presence of chloroform a
violet colour is obtained on adding more of Cl2 water; the violet colour disappears and a colourless
solution is obtained. This test confirms the presence of the following in aqueous solution :
(A) Iodide (B) bromide (C) chloride (D) iodide and bromide
Q.42 When excess of KI is added to copper sulphate solution :
(A) cuprous iodide is formed (B) I2 is liberated
(C) potassium iodide is oxidised (D) all
Q.43 Gaseous HCl is a poor conductor of electricity while its aqueous solution is a good conductor
this is because :
(A) H2O is a good conductor of electricity
(B) a gas can not conduct electricity, but a liquid can
(C) HCl gas does not obey ohm's law; whereas the solution does
(D) HCl ionises in aqueous solution
Q.44 Which reaction yield the greatest quantity of chlorine from a given quantity of hydrochloric acid ?
(A) warming conc. HCl with KMnO2 (B) warming con. HCl with PbO2
(C) mixing conc. HCl with KMnO4 (D) treating bleaching powder with HCl
Q.45 Iodine is placed between two liquids C6H6 and water :
(A) it dissolve more in C6H6 (B) it dissolve more in water
(C) it dissolve equally in both (D) does not dissolve in both
Q.46 Generally oxygen is converted into its ion by:
(A) Losing electrons (B) Increasing oxidation number
(C) Decreasing atomic size (D) Gaining electrons.
Q.47 It is possible to obtain oxygen from air by fractional distillation because;
(A) Oxygen is in different group of periodic table from nitrogen
(B) Oxygen is more active than nitrogen
(C) Oxygen has higher boiling point than nitrogen
(D) Oxygen has lower density than nitrogen
Q.48 Different allotropic forms of sulphur differ in:
(A) Crystalline structure (B) Molecular weight
(C) Chemical properties (D) Chemical structure
Q.49 Oxide of a non-metal possesses the following characteristics:
(i) It is both a proton donor and proton acceptor. (ii) It is poor conductor of electricity. (iii) It reacts
readily with basic and acidic oxides. (iv) It oxidises Fe at boiling point. The oxide is :
(A) H2O (B) CO2 (C) H2O2 (D) NO
Q.50 Ozone reacts with:
(A) C2H4 (B) C2H2 (C) C6H6 (D) All of these

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