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CHEMICAL SCIENCES BOOKLET - [C]
PART -B

21. Identify which of the following operators is not hermitian ?

 d d2 d2
(a) (b) i 2 (c) (d) x 2
i dx dx dx 2
22. The term symbol for the ground state of nitrogen atoms is
(a) 3 P0 (b) 4 P3/ 2 (c) 1 P1 (d) 4 S3/2
23. PA and PB denote the populations of two energy states E A and EB , and E A  E B The correct statment
when the temperature T1  T2 is

(a) PA  T1   PB  T1  , PA  T2   PB  T2  and  PA / PB  T1   PA / PB  T2

(b) PA  T1   PB  T1  , PA  T2   PB  T2  and  PA / PB  T1   PA / PB T2

(c) PA  T1   PB  T1  , PA  T2   PB  T2  and  PA / PB  T1   PA / PB  T2

(d) PA  T1   PB  T1  , PA  T2   PB  T2  and  PA / PB  T1   PA / PB T2

24. The uncertainty in the NMR frequency of a compound in liquid state (relaxation time =1s) is 0.1 Hz.
The uncertainty in the frequency (in Hz) of same compound in solid state (relaxation time  104 s )
is
(a) 104 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 103
25. Which one of the following conductometric titrations will show a linear increase of the conductance
with volume of the titrant added up to the break point and an almost constant conductance after-
wards.
(a) A strong acid with a strong base (b) A strong acid with a weak base
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(c) A weak acid with a strong base (d) A weak acid a weak base.
26. Flocculation value of K 2SO 4 is much less than that of KBr for Sol A. Floccultion value of CaCl 2 is
much less than that of NaCl for Sol B. Which of the following statements is correct ?
(a) Sol A is negatively charged and Sol B is positively charged
(b) Both the sols are negatively charged.
(c) Sol A is positively charged and sol B is negatively charged
(d) Both the sols are positively charged.
27. For a system of constant composition, the pressure (P) is given by.
 U   U   V   U 
(a)   S  (b)   V  (c)  S  (d)  V 
 V  S  T  T
28. The value of d111 in a cubic crystal is 325.6 pm. The value of d 333 is
(a) 325.6 pm (b) 976.8 pm (c) 108.5 pm (d) 625.6 pm
29. The symmetry point group of ethane in its staggered conformation is
(a) C3v (b) D3d (c) D3h (d) S6
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30. For the reaction C2H 4  g   3O 2  g   2CO 2  g   2H 2O    , the value of H  U (in kJ) at 300
K and 1 bar is
(a) –5.0 (b) 0.0 (c) 2.5 (d) 5.0
2 2 2 2
31. The sodium D lines are due to P1 2  S 1 2  E1  and P3 2  S 1 2  E 2  transitions. The splitting
due to spin-orbit coupling in 2 P state of the sodium atom is
E 2  E1 E 2  E1
(a) E 2  E1 (b) E 2  E1 (c) (d)
2 2
32. The rate constant of a unimolecular reaction was 2.66  103 s 1 and 2.2  10 1 s 1 at T=120K and
360 K respectively. The rate constant (in s 1 units ) at 240 K would be
2
(a) 2.4  10 2 (b) 2.4 101 (c) 4.8  10 (d) 1.8  10 3
33. For a potentiometric titration, in the curve of emf (E) vs volume (V) of the titrant added, the equiva-
lence point is indicated by
(a) dE / dV  0, d 2 E / dV 2  0 (b) dE / dV  0, d 2 E / dV 2  0

(c) dE / dV  0, d 2 E / dV 2  0 (d) dE / dV  0, d 2 E / dV 2  0

34. The osmotic pressure    of a polymer sample at different concentrations (c) was measured at T(K).

A plot of   / c  versus c gave a straight line with slope (m) and intercept  c' . The number average
molecular weight of the ploymer is (R = gas constant).
Rt c'
(a) (b) (c) RT (d) mRT
c' RT
35. The concentration of a reactant undergoing decomposition was 0.1, 0.08 and 0.067 mol L1 after
1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 hr respectively. The order of the reaction is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
36. A particle is constrained in a one dimensional box of length 2a with potential V  x   ; x  a, x  a
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and V  x   0;  a  x  a. Energy difference between levels n = 3 and n = 2 is
5h 2 9h 2 9h 2 5h 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8ma 2 8ma 2 32ma 2 32ma 2
37. In the 19F NMR spectrum of PF5 , the number of signals and multiplicity, at room temperature are
(a) one, singlet (b) one, doublet (c) two, doublet (d) two singlet
38. The correct statement regarding closo- Bn H n  species is :
(a) it always has –2 charge
(b) it always has +2 charge
(c) it is a neutral species
(d) it is more reactive than nido arachno-, and hypo-boranes
39. Lewis acidity of BCl3 , BPh 3 and BMe3 with respect to pyridine follows the order
(a) BCl3  BPh 3  BMe3 (b) BMe3  BPh 3  BCl3
(c) BPh 3  BMe3  BCl3 (d) BCl3  BMe3  BPh 3
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40. Superoxide dismutase contains the metal ions

(a) Zn (II) and Ni(II) (b) Cu(II) and Zn(II)
(c) Ni (II) and Co(III) (d) Cu (II) and Fe(III)
41. The number of antibonding electrons in NO and CO according to MO theory are respectively.
(a) 1, 0 (b) 2, 2 (c) 3, 2 (d) 2, 3
42. The correct combination of metal, number of carbonyl ligands and the charge for a metal carbonyl
z
complex  M  CO  x  that satisfies the 18 electron rule is
(a) M = Ti, x = 6, z =1 (b) M = V, x = 6, z =1
(c) M = Co, x = 4, z=2 (d) M = Mo, x = 5, z = 1
43. Among the following pairs
(1) oxygen-sulfur (2) nitrogen -phosphorus
(3) phosphorus arsenic (4) chlorine- iodine
Those in which the first ionization energies differ by more than 300 kJ mole 1 are :
(a) (1) and (3) only (b) (1) and (2) only (c) (2) and (3) only (d) (3) and (4) only
44. The stable cyclopentadienyl complex of beryllium is

(a)  Be    C5 H5 2  (b)  Be    C5 H5    C5 H5  
2 2 3

(c)  Be    C5 H 5    C5 H 5   (d)  Be    C5 H 5    C5 H 5  
1 3 1 5

45. The reaction between NH 4 Br and Na metal in liquid ammonia (solvent) results in the products

(a) NaBr, HBr (b) NaBr, H 2 (c) H 2 , HBr (d) HBr, H2

46. The material that exhibits the highest electrical conductivity among the following sulfur- nitrogen
compounds is
(a) S4 N 4 (b) S7 NH (c) S2 N 2 (d)  SN  x
47. Uranium fluorides co-precipitate with
(a) CaF2 (b) AgF (c) LiF (d) MgF2
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The acid-base indicator (HIn) shows a colour change at pH 6.40 when 20% of it is ionized. The
dissociation constant of the indicator is
8
(a) 9.95  10 (b) 3.95  106 (c) 4.5  10 8 (d) 6.0  10 8
49. The actual magnetic moment shows a large deviation from the spin-only formula in the case of
(a) Ti3 (b) V 3 (c) Gd 3 (d) Sm 3
50. The complex that absorbs light of shortest wavelength is
3 3 3 3
(a)  CoF6  (b)  Co  H 2 O  6  (c)  Co  NH 3 6  (d)  Co  OX 3   OX  C O 
2 4
2

51. Two  particles having speeds S1 and S2 have kinetic energies 1 and 2 MeV respectively; the
relationship between S1 and S2 is :

(a) S1  2S2 (b) S2  2S1 (c) S2  2 S1 (d) S1  2S2

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52. Green coloured Ni  PPh 2 Et  2 Br2 , has a magnetic moment of 3.20 B.M. The geometry and the num-
ber of isomers possible for the complex respectively, are
(a) square planar and one (b) tatrahedral and one
(c) Square planer and two (d) tetrahedral and two
53. The chemiluminescence method for determining NO in environmental samples is based on forma-
tion of NO 2* (excited) which is generally generated by reacting NO with

(a) O2 (b) O 2 (c) O3 (d) O2 2

54. In the IR spectrum, carbonyl absorption band for the following compound appears at

(a) 1810 cm 1 (b) 1770 cm 1 (c) 1730 cm 1 (d) 1690 cm 1

55. Among the following compounds, the formyl anion equivalent is
(a) acetylene (b) nitromethane (c) ethyl chloroformate (d) 1, 4-dithiane
56. In the following concerted reaction, the product is formed by a
H


H
(a) 6  disrotatory electrocyclisation (b) 4  disrotatory electrocyclisation
(c) 6  conrotatory electrocyclisation (d) 4  conrotatory electrocyclisation.
57. A suitable reagent combination for carrying out the following conversion is
OH O Me

Me
OH O
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(a) trimethyl orthoacetate and p- toluenesulfonic acid
(b) trimethyl ortho acetate and sodium hydroxide
(c) 2-methoxypropene and p-toluenesulfonic acid
(d) 2- methoxypropene and sodium hydroxide
58. The IUPAC name of the following compound is

(a) (R)-3- (prop-2-enyl) hex-5-ynoic acid (b) (S)-3- (prop-2-enyl) hex-5-ynoic acid
(c) (R)-3- (prop-2-enyl) hex-5-enoic acid (d) (S)-3- (prop-2-ynyl) hex-5- enoic acid

59. In the mass spectrum of dodecahedrane  C20 H 20  , approximate ratio of the peaks at m/z 260 and
261 is:
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 5 : 1 (c) 10 : 1 (d) 20 : 1
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60. The reaction given below proceeds through

I
I2/KI
NaHCO3
COOH O
O

I
(a) (b) (c) I (d)
COONa COONa
I COONa I
COONa
61. Among the following drugs, the anticancer agents is:
(a) captopril (b) chloroquine (c) camptothecin (d) ranitidine
62. The reaction that involves the formation of both C-C and C-O bonds is
(a) Diels-Alder reaction (b) Darzen’s glycidic ester condensation
(c) aldol reaction (d) Beckmann rearrangement
63. Among A-C, the aromatic compounds are

(A) (B) (C)

(a) A, B and C (b) A and B only (c) B and C only (d) A and C only
64. In the following Markownikov addition reaction, the products A and B are

HBr
A + B
Br
(a) homomers (b) enantiomers (c) diastereomers (d) regioisomers
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The major product formed in the following reaction is
OMe
NaNH2
liq. NH3
Cl

OMe NH2
OMe NH2

(a) (b) (c) (d)

NH2 NH2
NH2 NH2
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66. Among A-C, the compounds which can exhibit optical activity are
Ph OH O

Ph N OH S
HO Ph
Me
OH
(A) (B) (C)
(a) A, B and C (b) A and B only (c) A and C only (d) B and C only
67. The major product formed in the following reaction is

LiAlH4
Ph
–70ºC
O

(a) Ph (b) Ph (c) Ph (d) Ph

OH OH O OH

68. An organic compound  MF : C8H10O  exhibited the following 1 H NMR spectral data :  2.5 (3
H,s), 3.8 (3H, s), 6.8 (2 H, d, J 8=Hz), 7.2 (2 H, d, J=8 Hz) ppm. The compound among the choices,
is
(a) 4-ethylphenol (b) 2-ethylphenol (c) 4-methylanisole (d) 4-methylbenzyl alcohol
69. With respect to electrophilic aromatic substitution, reactivity order of pyrrole, pyridine and indole is
(a) indole > pyrrole > pyridine (b) pyrrole > pyridine > indole
(c) pyrrole > indole > pyridine (d) indole > pyridine > pyrrole
70. The most appropriate reagent suitable for the conversion of 2-octyne into trans-2-octene is
(a) zinc and acetic acid (b) 10% Pd/C
(c) lithium in liquid ammonia (d) hydrazine hydrate
PART C
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Consider a n-type semiconductor whose E v  0, E c  2.0eV and E d  1.98eV . The correct state-
ment among the following is
(a) Ef  1eV and is independent of T

(b) E f  1.99 eV and remains independent of T

(c) E f  1.99 eV and increases towards 2.0 eV with increase of T

(d) E f  1.99 eV and decreases with increase of T..

72. Reaction of Fe  CO 5 with OH  leads to complex A which on oxidation with MnO 2 gives B.
Compounds A and B respectively are
 
(a)  HFe  CO  4  and Fe3  CO 12 (b)  Fe  CO 5  OH   and Fe 2  CO 9
2 
(c)  Fe  CO 4  and Mn 2  CO 10 (d)  HFe  CO  4  and Fe 2 O3
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73.  CO  g   H 2O  g  , the variation of energy parameter

For the reaction H 2 O  g   C  graphite  

G  , H and T S of the reaction over a large temperature range is shown below. The correct
identification of the curves is given by

(a) A  G , B  H, C  T S (b) A  H, B  G , C  T S

(c) A  G , B  T S, C  H (d) A  TS, B  H, C  G
74. A Sodalite cage in zeolites is
(a) a truncated tetrahedron (b) an icosahedron
(c) a truncated octahedron (d) a dodecahedron

75. Two moles of a nonvolatile solute is dissolved in 48 mol of water and the resultant solution has a
vapour pressure of 0.0392 bar at 300 K. If the vapour pressure of pure water at 300 K is 0.0400 bar,
the activity coefficient of water in the solution is:
(a) 0.96 (b) 0.98 (c) 1.00 (d) 1.02

76. The final product (s) of the reaction P  OR 3  R ' X is/are

(a) R 'PO  OR 2 and RX (b)  R ' PO  OR  2  X

(c)  R ' RPO 2  OR   X (d) ROR ' and P  OR  2 X

77. 1 mol of CO 2 , 1 mol of N 2 and 2 mol of O2 were mixed at 300 K. The entropy of mixing is

8 R n2
(a) 6 R n2 (b) 8 R n2 (c) (d) 16R n 2
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78. For the eigenstates of the hydrogen atom, which of the following relations between the expecta-
tion value of kinetic energy (T) and potential (V) holds true ?
(a)  T   V (b) 2 T   V (c) 2 T   V (d)  T  2 V

79.  vapour equilibrium of a substance dP at 1 bar and 400 K is

For the liquid 
dT 8  103 bar K 1 .

If the molar volume in the vapour form is 200 L mol1 and the molar volume in the liquid form is
negligible, the molar enthalpy of vapourisation is 1.0 bar L  100 J 

(a) 640 kJ mol1 (b) 100 kJ mol1 (c) 80 kJ mol1 (d) 64 kJ mol1
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80. The correct order of acidity among the following species is

 2 2 3
(a)  Na  H 2 O 6    Ni  H 2 O  6    Mn  H 2 O 6   Sc  H 2O  6 

3 2 2 
(b) Sc  H 2 O 6    Ni  H 2 O 6    Mn  H 2 O 6    Na  H 2O  6 

2 2 3 
(c)  Mn  H 2 O 6    Ni  H 2 O  6   Sc  H 2 O 6    Na  H 2O  6 

3  2 2
(d) Sc  H 2 O 6    Na  H 2 O  6    Ni  H 2 O 6    Mn  H 2 O 6 

Kp
81. The Langmuir adsorption isotherm is given by   , where P is the pressure of the adsorabate
1  Kp
gas. The Langmuir adsorption isotherm for a diatomic gas A 2 undergoing dissociative adsorption
is:
2 1/2
Kp 2Kp  Kp   Kp 
(a)   (b)   (c)   2 (d)   1/2
1  Kp 1  2Kp 1   Kp  1   Kp 
82. The standrad electrode potentials (E0) of Fe 3 / Fe 2  and Fe 2 / Fe electrodes are + 0.77V and -0.44
V respectively at 300 K. The E of Fe3 / Fe electrode at the same temperature is
(a) 1.21 V (b) 0.33 V (c) -0.11V (d) -0.04 V
83. Which of the following is true for the radial part of the hydrogen atom wavefunctions R n  r  (n
principal quantum number) and the nodes associated with them?
(a) The radial part of only s function is non-zero at the origin and has (n – 1) nodes.
(b) The radial part of s function is zero at the origin and has n number of nodes.
(c) All radial functions have values of zero at the origin and have ( n –1) nodes.
(d) The radial parts of all s functions are zero at the origin and have no nodes.

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For non-degenerate perturbation theory for ground state, with E00 as zeroth order energy, E01 as
the first-order perturbation correction and E0 as the exact energy, which of the following is true?


0 1

(a) E0  E 0 is always equal to E 0 
0 1
(b) E0  E 0  E 0 

0 1
(c) E0  E 0  E 0   0

1
(d) E 0  E 0  E 0 
85. Observe the following electronic transition of a diatomic molecule.
 3   1  1 1  
(a) 1
 g
  g
(b) 1
 u
  g
(c)  u   g (d) 1  g 1  u

The allowed transitions are

(a) (A) and (C) only (b) (B) and (D) only
(c) (A), (B) and (C) only (d) (A), (C) and (D) only
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86. An excited triplet state wave function of hydrogen molecule with the electronic configuration
1g 1u has the following space part

(a) g 1  u  2  (b) g 1 u  2    u 1 g  2 

(c) g 1 u  2   u 1  g  2  (d) g 1 g  2    u 1  u  2 

87. The NMR spectrum of AX 3 exhibits lines at   2.1 and 2.3 ppm (for X type protons) and
  4.1, 4.3, 4.5 and 4.7 ppm (for A type protons), measured from TMS with an instrument operat-
ing at 100 MHz. The chemical shift (in ppm) of A and X protons and coupling constant (in (Hz)
are respectively.
(a) 4.4, 2.2 and 20 (2) 2.2, 4.4 and 10 (c) 2.2, 4.4 and 5 (d) 4.3, 2.1 and 20
88. The character table of the C 2v point group is given below:

The two functions 1  p1  2p 2  2P3  p 4 and 2  2p1  p 2  P3  2p 4 (where p k is the p- orbital

on the kth atom of cis-butadiene and  v is the molecular plane) belong to
(a) A1 and A 2 respectively (b) Both A 2
(c) Both B2 (d) B1 and B2 respectively..

89. If r denotes the characteristic tempreture of rotation then the magnitude of

2
 r  H 2  r  D 2   / r  HD   (assume the bond lengths to be the same for all the molecules ) is
(a) 2/3 (b) 3/2 (c) 8/9 (d) 9/8
90. The overall reaction for the passage of 1.0 faraday of charge in the following cell
Ag  s   AgCl  s  | KCl  a 1  | KCl  a 2  | AgCl  s   Ag  s 
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is given by (t denotes the transport numbers)

(a) t  KCl  a1   t  KCl  a 2  (b) t  KCl  a 2   t  KCl  a 1 

(c) t  KCl  a1   t  KCl  a 2  (d) t  KCl  a 2   t  KCl  a1 

91. A system consisting of 4 identical and distinguishable particle , each possessing three available
states of 1,2 and 3 units, has 10 units of energy. The number of ways, W, in which these condi-
tions are satisfied is
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 10
92. The molar conductivities at infinite dilution  0m for Na 2SO 4 , K 2SO 4 , KCl, HCl and HCOONa at
300 K are 260, 308, 150, 426 and 105 S cm 1 mol2 respectively. Hence  0m for formic acid in the
same unit and at the same temperature is
(a) 381 (b) 405 (c) 429 (d) 531
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93. If the displacement vectors of all atoms in cis- butadiene are taken as the basis vectors the charac-
ters of the reducible representation of E, C2, v (molecular plane) and 'v are
(a) 30, 10, 30, 0 (b) 30, 0, 10, 0 (c) 30, 20, 0, 0 (d) 30, 0, 20, 0
94. In least square fitting of a data set Xi Yi  to the equation Y  A.X , the regression coefficient (A) is
estimated by
2 2 2 2 2 2
(a) Y / X
i i (b) X Y / X
i i i (c) X Y / Y
i i i (d) X / Y
i i

95. At any temperature for the following reaction (D and T are deuterium and tritium respectively)
correct statement is:
(A) HCl  F  HF  Cl , (B) DCl  F  DF  Cl , (C) TCl  F  TF  Cl
(a) (A) is fastest (b) (B) is fastest (c) (C) is fastest
(d) All the above reactions have the same rate constant.
96. An example of a relaxation method of measuring rates is:
(a) Spectroscopic monitoring of product concentration.
(b) Stopped flow technique
(c) Temperature jump experiments.
(d) Measurement of spectral line widths.
97. The overall rate of the following complex reaction,

K
2A 
1

 A2  fast equilibrium 

A  B 
2

C
K
 fast equilibrium 
k3
A 2  C   P  2A  slow 
by steady state approximation would be
(a) K1K 2 k 3  A 3  B (b) K 2 K1k 3  A  B3 (c) K1K 2 k 3  A  B2 (d) K1K 2 k 3  A B
98. The vibrational energy levels, "  0 and '  1 of a diatomic molecule are separated by 2143 cm–1.
Its anharmonicity  e x e  is 14 cm–1. The values of e  in cm –1  and first overtone (cm–1) of this
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molecule are respectively.
(a) 2143 and 4286 (b) 2157 and 4286 (c) 2157 and 4314 (d) 2171 and 4258
99. The addition polymerization of M (monomer) involves the following stages:
(I = initiator, R = free radical)
k1
I  R  initiation 
k2
R  M   RM
RM  M  RM 2 and so on
k3
RM n  M n ' R   R – Mn  Mn '  R

The rate constant for free radical formation is 2×10–3 s–1. The initial concentration of initiator is 10–
3
mol dm–3. The overall rate of the reaction is 4×10–3 mol dm–3 s–1. Assuming steady state approxima-
tion for free radical, the kinetic chain length is:
(a) 2000 (b) 8×109 (c) 20 (d) 200
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100. The electronic spectrum of CrF6  shows three bands at 14, 900 cm–1, 22400 cm–1 and 34, 800 cm–
1
. The value of 0 in this case is:

(a) 5,500 cm 1 (b) 14,900 cm 1 (c) 22, 400 cm 1 (d) 34,800 cm 1

101. Among the following pairs, those in which both species have similar structures are:
 2  
 A  N 3 ,XeF2  B   ICl4  ,  PtCl4   C  ClF2  ,  ICl 2   D  XeO3 , SO3
(a) (A) and (B) only (b) (A) and (C) only
(c) (A), (B) and (C) only (d) (B), (C) and (D) only

102. The number of metal-metal bonds in the dimers,  CpFe  CO  NO   2 and CpMo  CO 3  2 respec-
tively, are
(a) two and two (b) two and three (c) one and two (d) zero and one
103. The reduction of nitrogen to ammonia, carried out by the enzyme nitrogenase, needs,
(a) 2 electrons (b) 4 electrons (c) 6 electrons (d) 8 elecrons
104. In the titration of 50 mL of 0.1 M HCl with 0.1 M NaOH using methyl orange as an indicator, the end
point (color change) occurs as pH reaches 4.0. The titration error is:
(a) – 0.2% (b) – 84.7% (c) + 0.2% (d) + 84.2%
105. The styx code of B 4H10 is:
(a) 4120 (b) 4220 (c) 4012 (d) 3203
106. Match list I (compounds) with list II (structures), and select the correct answer using the codes given
below.
List-I List-II
(A) XeO 4 (i) square planar

(B) BrF4 (ii) tetrahedral

(C) SeCl 4 (iii) distorted tetrahedral.

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(a) (A–ii) (B–iii) (C–i) (b) (A–iii) (B–i) (C–ii)
(c) (A–ii) (B–i) (C–iii) (d) (A–i) (B–ii) (C–iii)
107. In the trans-PtCl2L(CO) complex, the CO stretching frequency for L = NH3, pyridine, NMe3 de-
creases in the order.
(a) pyridine  NH3  NMe3 (b) NH 3  pyridine  NMe3
(c) NMe3  NH3  pyridine (d) pyridine  NMe3  NH3
108. For the nuclear reactions.
 A  84 Be 
 2 42 He  B 80
36
40
Kr  218 Ar
(Given masses: 8 Be  8.005300, 4 He  4.002603 and 80 40
36 Kr  79.81638, 18 Ar  39.96238
)
The correct statement is:
(a) (A) and (B) are both spontaneous fission processes.
(b) (A) is spontaneous fission but (B) is not.
(c) (B) is spontaneous fission but (A) is not
(d) Both (A) and (B) are not spontaneous fission processes.
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109. A metal ion that replace manganese (II) ion in mangano-proteins without changing its function, is
(a) Fe (II) (b) Zn (II) (c) Mg (II) (d) Cu (II)
110. In 57 Fe* Mossbauer experiment, source of 14.4 keV (equivalent to 3.48×1012 MHz) is moved to-
wards absorber at a velocity of 2.2 mm s–1. The shift in frequency of the source for this sample is:
(a) 35.5 MHz (b) 25.5 MHz (c) 20.2 MHz (d) 15.5 MHz
111. Bayer’s process involves.
(a) Synthesis of B2H6 from NaBH4 (b) Synthesis of NaBH4 from borax
(c) Synthesis of NaBH4 from B2H6 (d) Synthesis of B3N3H6 from B2H6.
2
112. A true statement about base hydrolysis of  Co  NH 3 5 Cl  is:
(a) It is a first order reaction

(b) The rate determining step involves the dissociation of chloride in  Co  NH3 4  NH 2  Cl  .
(c) The rate is independent of the concentration of the base
2
(d) The rate determining step involves the abstraction of a proton from  Co  NH 3 5 Cl  .
113. The catalyst involved in carrying out the metathesis of 1-butene to give ethylene and 3-hexene is:
PCy3
Cl C6H5
Ru
(a) (b) Na 2 PdCl 4 (c) Co 2  CO 8 , H 2 (d) RhCl  PPh 3 3
Cl
PCy3
114. The correct order of d-orbital splitting in a trigonal bipyramidal geometry is:
(a) d z  d xz  d x
2 2
 y2
,d xy (b) d xz ,d yz  d x 2
 y2
,d xy  d z 2

(c) d x 2
 y2
,d xy  d z 2  d xz ,d yz (d) d z  d x
2 2
 y2
 d xy  d xz ,d yz
115. For the following outer sphere electron transfer reactions.
2 3 3 2
 Co  NH 3 6    Co *  NH 3 6    Co  NH 3 6    Co *  NH 3 6 
2 3 3 2
 Ru  NH 3 6    Ru *  NH 3 6    Ru  NH 3 6    Ru *  NH 3 6 
the rate constants are 10–6 M–1 s–1 and 8.2×102 M–1s–1 respectively. This difference in the rate con-
stants is due to
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(a) A change from high spin to low spin in Co* and high spin to low spin in Ru.
(b) A change from high spin to low spin in Co* and low spin to high spin Ru*.
(c) A change from low spin to high spin in Co* and the low spin state remains unchanged in Ru.
(d) A change from low spin to high spin in Co* and high spin to low spin in Ru*.
116. The greater stability of   CH3 3 C – CH 2 – 4 Ti  A  compared to that of   CH 3 2 CH – CH 2 – 4 Ti  B 
is due to
(a) Hyperconjugation present in complex (A)
(b)   hydride elimination is not possible in complex (A)
(c) Steric protection of titanium from reactive species in complex (A)
(d) The stronger nature of Ti–C bond in complex (A).
2
117. The coordination number and geometry of cerium in  Ce  NO3 6  are respectively,,
(a) 6 and octahedron (b) 6 and trigonal prism
(c) 8 and cubic (d) 12 and icosahedron
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118. A compound A having the composition FeC9 H8 O3 shows one signal at 2.5 ppm and another one
around 5.0 ppm in its 1H NMR spectrum. The IR spectrum of this compound shows two bands
around and 1680 cm–1. The compound follows the 18 electron rule of the following statements for
A, the correct one is/are
(A) It has 5  Cp group. (B) It has a terminal CO ligand.
(C) It has a CH3 ligand (D) It has Fe–H bond.
(a) (A) and (B) only (b) (C) only (c) (A) and (C) only (d) (B) and (D) only.
119. In bacterial rubredoxin, the number of iron atoms, sulfur bridges and cysteine ligands are
Fe atom sulfer bridge cysteine
(a) 4 4 4
(b) 2 2 4
(c) 2 2 2
(d) 1 0 4
120. In the following reaction, the product formed and the mechanism involved are
NaOEt
A
EtOH, 
N Cl

(a) A is and is formed by addition-elimination mechanism.

(b) A is and is formed by benzyne mechanism.

(c) A is and is formed by benzyne mechanism.

(d) A is and is formed by SN2 displacement.

121. An optically active compound enriched with R-enantiomer (60% ee) exhibited  D  90º . If the
 D value of the sample is –135º, the ratio of R and S enantiomers would be

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Match the amino acids with their structures:
(c) R:S = 1:9 (d) R:S = 9:1

(i) (A) tryptophan

(ii) (B) histidine

(iii) (C) asparagine

(D) serine
(E) glutamic acid.
(a) (i)-A (ii)-E (iii)-(C) (b) (i)-(C) (ii)-(D) (iii)-(B)
(c) (i)-(A) (ii)-(B) (iii)-(D) (d) (i)-(C) (ii)-(A) (iii)-(B)
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123. Statement I. U(VI) is more stable than Nd(VI).

Statement II. The valence electrons in U are in 5f, 6d and 7s orbitals.
(a) Statements I and II are correct and Statement II is correct explanation of I.
(b) Statements I and II are correct but Statement II is not an explanation for Statement I.
(c) Statements I is correct and Statement II is incorrect.
(d) Statements I and II both are incorrect.

124. The major products A and B in the following reaction sequence are
(1) CBr4, PPh3 PhN3
CHO A CuSO4
B
(2) excess n-BuLi
sodium ascorbate
Br N3

(a) A = Br B= N3

(b) A = Br B= N3
N
A= B= N
(c) N
Ph
N
(d) A = B= N
N
Ph
125. The major products A and B in the following reaction sequence are

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(d)

126. An organic compound having molecular formula C15H14O exhibited the following 1H and 13C
NMR spectral data.
1
H NMR :  2.4  s  , 7.2  d, J  8 Hz  , 7.7  d, J  8 Hz 
13
C NMR :  21.0, 129.0, 130.0, 136.0, 141.0, 190.0
O

(a) (b) O

O
O
(c) (d)
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127. Identify appropriate reagents A and B in the following reactions.

(a) A  LiAlH 4 B  BH3 Me2S (b) A  BH3 Me2S B  LiAlH 4

(c) A  LiBH 4 B  BH3 Me2S (d) A  BH 3 Me2S B  LiBH 4
128. The correct sequence of the reagents to be employed in the following transformation is:

(a)  A  m  CPBA;  B TsNHNH 2 ;  C  AcOH;  D  H 2 , Pd / BaSO 4

(b)  A  H 2 O2 , NaOH;  B  NH 2 NH 2 ;  C  AcOH;  D  H 2 , Pd / C
(c)  A  m  CPBA;  B  TsNHNH 2 ;  C  NaOH;  D  H 2 , Pd / C
(d)  A  H 2 O2 , NaOH;  B TsNHNH 2 ;  C  AcOH;  d  H 2 , Lindlar 's catalyst
129. Reaction of 11.6 g of the aldehyde A with 462 mg of Wilkinson’s catalyst provided 9.2g of alkene B.
The mol % of the catalyst used and the yield of the reaction, approximately are
CHO

+ (Ph3P)RhCl
(mol. wt. 923)
A(mol. wt. 232)
(a) 1.0 mol%; and 80% (b) 1.0 mol %; and 90%
(c) 0.1 mol%; and 90% (d) 0.2 mol %; and 80%

130. The major products A and B in the following reaction sequence are
OHC O
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BnO
1. NH Cl, NaCN
(A)
1. LiAlH 4
(B)
4
O 2. H3O+ 2. CH3COOH
O

NH2 O N NH2 HN N
HOOC O O H2NOC O O
(a) A= B= (b) A= B=
BnO O BnO O BnO O BnO O
O O O O

NH2 AcO NHAc NH2 AcHN NH2

H2NOC O O H2NOC O O
A= B= A= B=
(c) BnO O BnO O (d) BnO O BnO O
O O O O
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131. The major products A and B in the following reaction sequence are

(1)Ph3P CHCOOEt O
Ph CHO (A) TsOH (B)
(2) LiAlH4, Et2O, –78ºC
O
(a) A = Ph OH B = Ph O

O
(b) A = Ph OH B = Ph O

(c) A = Ph OH B = Ph O
O
O
(d) A = Ph OH B = Ph O

132. The major products A and B in the following reaction sequence are
O O O

 (A) (B)


O O
H H

(a) A = B= O (b) A = B= O

H O H O
O O
H H
(c) A = B= O (d) A = B= O
H O H O

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Appropriate 1H NMR chemical shifts    for the protons A-D for the following compound are
C O
H3C D
OCH3
H H
B A
(a) A– 6.8; B –5.7; C–3.9; D –2.1ppm (b) A– 6.8; B–5.7; C–2.1; D –3.9 ppm
(c) A–5.7; B–6.8; C–3.9; D –2.1 ppm (d) A– 5.7; B – 6.8; C–2.1; D –3.9 ppm
134. The major product formed in the following reaction sequence is:
OMe O
(1) (CF3CO)2O; NEt3
(A)
(2) O3; Me2S
MeO
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OMe O OMe O OMe O OMe

O O
O O
(a) (b) (c) (d)
MeO MeO MeO MeO
135. Citronellol A on oxidation with pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) followed by treatment with aq.
sodium hydroxide gives the product B (IR : 1680 cm–1); whereas oxidation with PCC in the presence
of sodium acetate gives product C (IR: 1720 cm–1). Compound B and C are

OH

CHO CHO
(a) B = C= (b) B = C=
O O

CHO CHO
(c) B = C= (d) B = C=
O O

136. Match the following starting compounds with corresponding products in photochemical reactions:
Starting material Products

(i) (A)

(ii) (B)

(iii) (C)
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(D)

(E)
(a) (i) – (E) (ii)–(A) (iii)–(B) (b) (i)–(A) (ii)–(C) (iii)–(b)
(c) (i)–(D) (ii)–(C) (iii)–(A) (d) (i)–(E) (ii)–(A) (iii)–(D)

137. The major products A and B in the following reaction sequence are
O
(1) LDA(2 eq.) (1) LiAlH4
COOCH3 (A) (B)
(2) Br (1 eq.) (2) H3O+

O–Li+ OH O–Li+ O
COOCH3 COOCH3
OH OH
(a) A = B= (b) A = B=
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O–Li+ OH O–Li+ O
COOCH3 COOCH3
(c) A = OH(d) OH
B= A= B=

138. The major products A and B of the following reaction sequence are
O
(1) BH3.SMe2
(1) PhMgBr (2) PCC
(A) (B)
(2) TsOH (3) m-CPBA

Ph Ph
OH O
Ph O Ph
(a) A = B= O (b) A = B= O

Ph Ph Ph Ph
(c) A = B= (d) A = B= O
O

139. The major products A and B in the following reaction sequence are
O (1) NaBH4-MeOH
 A
(dimer) B
(2) TsOH

O O O
A= B=
(a) A = B= (b)
O O
O O

O
(c) A = (d) A = B=
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O
B=
O
O
O
O
140. The major products A and B in the following reaction sequence are

Li/liq. NH3 m-CPBA(1 eq.)

t-BuOH (A) (B)
OMe

(a) A = B= O (b) A = B=
OMe OMe OMe OMe
O

O O

(c) A = B= (d) A = B=
OMe OMe OMe OMe
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141. The correct reagents for effecting the following reactions are

O O O
B A

O Me
A= S B= S C = CH2I2, Zn–Cu
(a) Me CH2 Me CH2
Me
Me O
(b) A = S B= S C = CH2I2, Zn–Cu
Me CH2 Me CH2
Me Me

O
Me
S
(c) A = CH2I2, Zn–Cu B= S C = Me CH2
Me CH2 Me

O
Me
S
(d) A = Me CH2 B= S C = Tebbe's reagent
Me Me CH2
142. The major product A and B of the following reaction sequence are
1. Ph3P, H2O i. Hg(OAc)2
A B
2. Cbz-Cl, Et3N ii. NaBH4
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H N 3

(a) A = B= N
H NH2 H

B=
(b) A = N
H NHCOOBn
COOBn

(c) A = B=
N
H NHCOOt-Bu
COOt-Bu

(d) A = B=
N
H NHCOOt-Bu
COOt-Bu
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143. The major products A and B in the following synthetic sequence are
I O
Pd(PPh3)4 H3O+
+ B (A) (B)
COCH3 NaOH
NH O
OEt

I I I I
O
(a) A = B= O (b) A = B= OH
COCH3 OEt
N N N N
H

OEt

OEt OEt
A= B= B=
(c) COCH3 N (d) A = COCH3
N N N
H COCH3 H H O
144. The major products A and B in the following synthetic strategy are

O OMe
N
1. NH2 Ozonolysis
(A) (B)
2. LDA,–78ºC, Mel
O
O N
N N Me
N Me OMe
OMe A= B=
(a) A= B= (b) Me
Me

O O
O O
Me Me O
(c) A= O (d) A=
B= Me B= Me

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The product formed and the process involved in the following reaction are
OK+


OK+ O
(a) (b)

O O
(c) (d)