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1.

Catalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol gives

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benzaldehyde
BENZOIC ACID
TOLUENE
phenol

ANSWER :A
2.

Catalytichydrogenation of natural rubber gives

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syn diotacticproduct
atactic product
ISOTACTIC product
NONE of these

Solution :Sincein natural RUBBER methyl groupsare randomly ORIENTED , therefore , in the HYDROGENATION , they arerandomly oriented and henceatactic polymerresults .
3.

Catalytic hydrogenation of methyl 2-methyl propanoate gives

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ANSWER :B
4.

Catalytic hydrogenation of ketones gives 2^@ alcohol

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ANSWER :T
5.

What is catalytic dehydrogenation of alcohols ?

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ANSWER :T
6.

Catalytic hydrogenation of benzene gives

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Xylene
Cyclohexane
Benzoic ACID
Toluene

Solution :
7.

Catalytic dehydrogenation of methyl cyclohexane, obtained from petroleum, gives a liquid which on treatment with chlorosulphonic acid at 370 K ylelds a mixture of two isomers (A) and (B), C_(7)H_(7)SO_(2)CI. The major isomer (A) reacts with ammonia to form (C), which on oxidation with permanganate gives compound (D), On heating, compound (D) gives a well known sweetening agent (E). The minor isomer (B) also reacts with ammonia to give a compound (F) which on treatment with NaOCI/NaOH gives an antiseptic (G). Compound (F) on reaction with NaOCI//Cl_(2) (excess) and fotlowed by oxidation gives a compound (H) used for sterilising drinking water Identify (A) lo (H).

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SOLUTION :
8.

Catalytic dehydrogenation of n-heptane in presence of Cr_2O_3//Al_2O_3 at 750 K gives

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Iso-heptane
1-heptane
Toluene
2,3-dimethylpentene-1

Solution :
9.

Catalytic dehydrogenation of a primary alcohol gives a

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ketone
ester
secondary alcohol
ALDEHYDE

Solution :A PRIMARY alcohol loses hydrogen and forms an aldehyde.
`RCH_(2)OHunderset(300^(@)C)OVERSET(Cu)toRCHO+H_(2)`
10.

Catalytic dehydration of ethanol at 413 K gives

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ethene
ethoxy ethane
ethane
epoxy ethane

Answer :B
11.

Catalyticdecompositionofphoshineonhottungsten at highpressureis_______ reaction .

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PSEUDO`1^(st)` ORDER
`2^(nd)`order
`1^(st)`order
ZERO order

Answer :D
12.

Catalytic action of an enzyme is

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HIGHLY specific
NON specific
Does not depend on nature of substrate
Common for many BIOCHEMICAL reactions

Answer :A
13.

The catalyst used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid by contact process is

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`NO(G)`
`V_2O_5`
`MO`
Platinised ASBESTOS

Solution :`V_2O_5` (or) Platinised asbestos
14.

Catalyst used in the polymerisation of ethylene is

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`Ag`
`O_(2)`
`Ni`
`Pd+BaSO_(4)`

Answer :B
15.

The catalyst used in the manufacture of nitric acid by Ostwald process is:

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SOLUTION :`90%` PT + `10%` RH
16.

Explain Rosenmund’s reduction with an example.

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`HgSO_4`
ANHYDROUS
`AlCl_3`
anhydrous
` ZnCl_2`
`Pd//BaSO_4`

ANSWER :B
17.

Catalyst used in Rosenmund reduction is :

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`Pd//BaSO_(4)`
Zn-Hg couple
`Li[AlH_(4)]`
`H_(2)//Ni`

Answer :A
18.

Catalyst used in dimerization of acetylene to prepare chloropene is:

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`HgSO_4 + h_2so_4`
`Cu_2Cl_2`
`Cu_2Cl_2 +NH_4Cl`
`Cu_2Cl_2 + NH_OH`

ANSWER :C
19.

Catalyst used in preparation of CH_(3)COOH is.....

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`NI//Pt`
`H_(2)//Ni`
`[RH(CO)_(2)I_(2)]^(-)`
`MO(IV)`

Solution :`[Rh(CO)_(2)I_(2)]^(-)`
20.

Catalyst used in Kjeldahl's method for theestimation of nitrogen is :

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SODIUM
MAGNESIUM
MERCURY
COPPER

SOLUTION :N//A
21.

Catalyst used in Deacon's process is …………………….. .

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`CuCl_(2)`<BR>`Cu_(2)Cl_(2)`
`CuBr_(2)`
`Cu_(2)Br_(2)`

SOLUTION :`Cu_(2)Cl_(2)`
22.

Catalyst in the Ostwald's process is

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Pt
FE
`V_(2)O_(5)`
Ni

Answer :1
23.

Catalyst in a reaction

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Lowers the activation ENERGY
Increases the RATE of reaction
Both (a) and (b)
Initiates the reaction

SOLUTION :A catalyst lowers the activation energy both of FORWARD and backward reaction and increase the rate of reaction .
24.

Catalyst have no effect on the equilibrium constant. Why?

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Solution :In a reversible reaction under equilibrium, a catalyst INCREASES the SPEEDS of both the forward and backward reactions to the same extent. THEREFORE, it has no EFFECT on the equilibrium constant or it does not alter or change the equilibrium constant in a reaction.
25.

Catalyst for Deacon.s process

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`CuCl_(2)`
`Fe_(2)O_(3)`
`V_(2)O_(5)`
NO

ANSWER :A
26.

Catalyst commonly used in free radical polymerisation is

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`MnCl_2`
` FE -MO`
` R- CO-O-R `
` R-O-O-R`

ANSWER :D
27.

Catabolism and anabolism are collectively known as _____.

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ANSWER :METABOLISM
28.

Castner Kellner cell is used for the manufacture of :

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SODIUM hydroxide
Sodium carbonate
Magnesium chloride
Sodium metal

Answer :A
29.

Cast iron is not used in ..........

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Anchors 
STOVES 
Railways 
PIPES of GUTTER 

Solution :Wrought iron is USED in anchors.
30.

Cast iron is manufactured by remelting:

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PIG IRON and POURING into moulds
Steel and pouring into moulds
Wrought iron and pouring into moulds

Answer :A
31.

Cast iron is made by melting………….with scrap iron and coke using hot air blast.

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SOLUTION :PIG IRON
32.

Cast iron is made by melting

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pig IRON with zinc
pig iron with SCRAP iron and tin
pig iron with scrap iron and coke
pig iron with lead and zinc

Solution :Cast iron CONTAIN 4% carbon
33.

Cast iron is harder than pure iron . Why ?

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SOLUTION :Because PERCENTAGE of carbon in CAST iron is 2.5 to `5%.`
34.

Cast iron is hard but pure iron is soft in nature. Explain why ?

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Solution :CAST iron CONTAINS 2.5 to 5% carbon which makes cast iron hard.
35.

Cast iron is

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made by melting pig IRON with scrap iron and coke using hot air blast
having slightly lower carbon content (about 3%) as compared to pig iron
EXTREMELY HARD and BRITTLE
All of the above statements are true

Solution :Cast iron is DIFFERENT from pig iron and is made by melting pig iron with scrap iron and coke using hot air blast. It has slightly lower carbon content (about 3%) and is extremely hard and brittle.
36.

Cassiterite ore is used to extract

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Fe
Sn
Au
Pb

Answer :B
37.

Cassiterite one is used to extract

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Fe
Sn
Au
Pb

Answer :B
38.

Cassiterite is an ore of:

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Mn
Ni
Sb
Sn

Answer :D
39.

Cassiterite is an ore of :

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Mn
Ni
Sb
Sn.

Solution :CASSITERITE `(SnO_(2))` is an ORE of TIN.
40.

CaSO_(4) in insoluble but is not preciplated when excess of (NH_(4))_(2)SO_(4) is added to CaCI_(2) explain

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SOLUTION :`CaSO_(4)+(NH_(4))_(2) SO_(4) RARR (NH_(4))_(2)[CA(SO_(4))_(2)]`
41.

Caslculate the magnetic moments of Fe^(2+) and Fe^(3+)

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Solution :`FE^(2+)`, there are 4 unpaired electrons
`mu= SQRT(4(4 + 2)) = sqrt(4xx6) =sqrt24 = 4.89 B.M`
In `Fe^(3+)` there are 5 unpaired electrons. `mu = sqrt(5(5+2)) = sqrt(5xx7)=sqrt135 =5.91 B.M`
42.

Cartisone is a molecular substance containing 21 atoms of carbon per molecule. The mass percentage of carbon in cartisone is 69.98%. What is the molecular mass of cartisone?

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360.4
176.5
287.6
312.8

Answer :A
43.

Carry out the following conversions : (i) Propanoic acid to 2-Bromopropanoic acid. (ii) Benzoyl chloride to benzaldehyde.

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Solution :(i) Propanoic ACID to 2-bromopropanoic acid
`CH_(3)CH_(2)COOHoverset(Br_(2)//"Red P")(to)UNDERSET("2-Bromopropanoic acid")(CH_(3)-underset(Br)underset(|)(CH)-COOH)`
(II) Benzoyl chloride to benzaldehyde
44.

Caro.s acid is:

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`H_2S_2O_3`
`H_2S_2O_8`
`H_2SO_3`
`H_2SO_5`

ANSWER :D
45.

Carnallite is a mineral of :

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Ca
Na
Mg
Zn

Answer :C
46.

Carnallite is :

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`KCl.MgCl_(2).6H_(2)O`
`Na_(3)AlF_(6)`
`Ca_(2)B_(6)O_(11).2H_(2)O`
`Ca_(2)Mg_(2)Si_(8)O_(22)(OH)_(2)`

Answer :A
47.

Carnalite is presentin seawater mainly. It isthe main ore of magnesium which has thechemicaklfromulaMgCl_(2).KCl.xH_(2)O . Thevalue of x is .

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ANSWER :6
48.

Carius method is used for the estimation of :

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N
C and H
P
Halogen

Answer :D
49.

Carnalite isdouble chloride of potassium andmagnesium containing 38.86% of waster . 0 . 458 g of it gave 0 . 71 g of AgCl and 0.666 g ofgave 0 . 27G Mg_(2)P_(2)O_(7). Find the percentageof KCl in the camalite

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ANSWER :`26 - 46%`
50.

Care sugar gives red color with Fehling.s solution.(True/False)

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Answer :GLUCOSE GIVES RED COLOUR with Fehling.s SOLUTION.