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CHEMISTRY
BASIC CONCEPTS
LEVEL 1
1. Chlorophyll contains 2.68% of magnesium by mass. Calculate the number of magnesium
atoms in 3.00 gms of chlorophyll.
(a) 1.98  1021 atoms (b) 6.023  1023 atoms
(c) 1.7  1020 atoms (d) 2.8  1022 atoms

2. If molecular mass and atomic mass of sulphur are 256 and 32 respectively, its atomically
is
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 8 (d) 16

3. At NTP 1.0 gm hydrogen has volume in litre:-

(a) 1.12 (b) 22.4
(c) 2.24 (d) 11.2

4. Number of atoms in 22gm of CO2 is:-

(a) 3  6.023  1023 (b) 21.5  6.023  1023
(c) 1.5  6.023  1023 (d) 2.5  6.023  1023

5. At room temperature and pressure two flask of equal volumes are filled with H2 and SO2
respectively. Particles which are equal in number in two flasks are
(a) Atoms (b) Electrons
(c) Molecules (d) Neutrons

6. The percentage of oxygen in NaOH is

(a) 40 (b) 16
(c) 8 (d) 1

7. Simplest formulae of a compound containing 50% of element X (atomic weight 10) and
50% of element Y (atomic weight 20) is :-
(a) XY (b) X2Y
(c) XY3 (d) X2Y3

8. What quantity of limestone (CaCO3) on heating will give 56 Kg of CaO?

(a) 1000 Kg (b) 44 Kg
(c) 56 Kg (d) 100 Kg

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9. Which of the following specimens has highest weight?

(a) One atom of silver
(b) One mole of SO2
(c) One grams atoms of nitrogen
(d) Two grams of sodium

10. A compound was found to contain nitrogen and oxygen in the ratio of 28 gm and 80 gm
respectively. The formula of the compound is
(a) NO (b) N2O5
(c) N2O3 (d) N2O4

11. Out of the following largest number of atoms are contained is :-

(a) 10 gm of CaCO3 (b) 4 gm of H2
(c) 8 gm of NH4NO3 (d) 1.8 gm of C6H12O6

12. The density of gas ‘A’ is three times that of gas ‘B’. If the molecule mass of A is M, the
molecular mass of B is
(a) 3M (b) 3M
(c) M/3 (d) M / 3

13. Choose the wrong statement :-

(a) 1 Mole means 6.02  1023 particles
(b) Molar mass is mass of one molecule
(c) Molar mass is mass of one mole of a substance
(d) Molar mass is molecular mass expressed in grams

14. Number of molecules present in a drop of water, if its volume is 0.05 ml are:-
(a) 1.66  1021 (b) 1.66  1022
(c) 1.66  1023 (d) 1.66  1024

15. Number of moles of SO2Cl2 in 13.5 gm is :-

(a) 0 .1 (b) 0.2
(c) 0.3 (d) 0 .4

16. Oxidation number of C in HCN is

(a) –3 (b) +2
(c) –2 (d) +4

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17. In which of the following reaction, H2O2 acts as a reducing agent

(a) Ag2O + H2O2  2Ag + H2O+O2
(b) 2KI+ H2O2  2KOH + I2
(c) PbS+ 4H2O2  PbSO4 + 4H2O
(d) H2O2 + SO2  H2SO4

18. In the reaction, Cr2O72–+14H++6I–  2Cr3++7H2O+3I2, which element is reduced

(a) I (b) O
(c) H (d) Cr

19. Which of the following equation is balanced correctly

(a) Cu+8HNO3  Cu(NO3)2 + 6NO + 4H2O
(b) 3Cu+4HNO3  3Cu(NO3)2 + 2NO + 4H2O
(c) 3Cu+6HNO3  3Cu(NO3)2 + 2NO + 4H2O
(d) 3Cu+8HNO3  3Cu(NO3)2 + 2NO + 4H2O

20. White P reacts with caustic soda; the products are PH3 and NaH2PO2. This reaction is an
example of
(a) Oxidation
(b) Reduction
(c) Oxidation and reduction
(d) Neutralization

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LEVEL 2
1. For the redox reaction: MnO 4 + C2O24 + H+  Mn2+ + CO2 + H2O. The correct
coefficients of the reactants for the balanced reaction are
MnO 4 C2O24 H+
(a) 2 5 16
(b) 16 5 2
(c) 5 16 2
(d) 2 16 5

2. Oxidation number of iron in K4[Fe(CN)6] is

(a) +2 (b) +3
(c) +4 (d) +1

3. The oxidation state of Cr in CrO5

(a) +6 (b) –7
(c) +2 (d) +3

4. 25 ml of 3M HNO3 is mixed with 75 ml of 4M HNO3. Then the molarity of resulting

solution will be
(a) 3.25 M (b) 4M
(c) 3.75 M (d) 3.5 M

5. Monosodium salt of oxalic acid is titrated with NaOH solution. In the second titration it
is titrated with KMnO4 solution. The ratio of equivalent weights of monosodium oxalate
is
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2
(c) 2 : 1 (d) 3 : 2
(e) None

6. If equal volumes of 1M KMnO4 and 1M K2Cr2O7 solutions are allowed to oxidize Fe2+
to Fe3+, then Fe2+ oxidized will be
(a) more by KMnO4
(b) more by K2Cr2O7
(c) equal in both cases
(d) data is incomplete

7. The oxidation number of underlined N in NH4 NO3 is equal to

(a) +3 (b) –3
(c) +1 (d) –1

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8. The density of NH4OH solution is 0.6 g / ml. It contained 34% by weight of NH4OH.
Calculate the mormality of the solution
(a) 4.8 M (b) 10M
(c) 0.5 M (d) 5.8 M

9. In a redox reaction between MnO2 and KCl in dil. H2SO4 medium, MnO2is reduced to
MnSO4 and KCl is oxidized to Cl2. The ratio of number of moles of KCl to MnO2
reacting together is
(a) 2:1 (b) 3:2
(c) 2:5 (d) 1:2

10. The volume in ml of 0.2 M K2Cr2O7 required to oxidize completely 20 ml 0.1 M ferrous
oxalate in acid medium is
(a) 5 (b) 10
(c) 2 (d) 15

11. In the reaction, H3PO3 + 2NaOH  Na2HPO3 + 2H2O, the equivalent weight of
H3PO3 (MW=M) is
M
(a) (b) M
3
M M
(c) (b)
2 4

12. What quantity of limestone (CaCO3) in heating will give 56 kg of CaO?

(a) 1000 kg (b) 44 kg
(c) 56 kg (d) 100 kg

13. If 20 ml of 0.4 N NaOH solutions completely neutralizes 40 ml of a dibasic acid, the

molarity of the acid solution is
(a) 0.1M (b) 0.2 M
(c) 0.3 M (d) 0.4 M

14. How many gram of HCl would have to be dissolved in 40 g of water to give a solution
40 % by weight?
(a) 26.0 g (b) 27.6 g
(c) 26.7 g (d) 29.6 g

15. How many moles of calcium phosphate is formed if 0.5 mole of CaCl2 is treated with 0.2
mole of sodium phosphate?
(a) 0.5 mole (b) 0.2 mol
(c) 0.1 mol (d) 0.7 mol

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16. When SO2 is passed in a solution of potassium iodate the oxidation state of Iodine
changes from
(a) +5 to 0 (b) +5 to –1
(c) –5 to 0 (d) –7 to –1

17. Two gram sample of CaCO3 reacts completely with 10 ml. of 1M HCl solution. What is
percentage purity of sample? Assuming that impurity does not react with acid
(a) 25% (b) 50%
(c) 75% (d) 12.5%

18. In the following reaction MnO24 + 2H2O + 2e– MnO2 + 4OH–, MnO2 acts as
(a) a reducing agent
(b) an oxidized agent
(c) both
(d) none

19. 20 ml. of 0.1M H2SO4 solution completely neutralizes 40 ml. of KOH solution. What is
molarity of KOH solution?
(a) 0.1M (b) 0.01M
(c) 0.2M (d) 0.05M

20. What volume of 1M and 2M solution of HCl be mixed to prepare 2L of 1.5M HCl?
(a) 1L of each (b) 1.5L and 0.5L
1 2
(c) 0.5L each (d) L and L
3 3

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ANSWER KEY: LEVEL: 1

1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. C
6. A 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. B
11. B 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. A
16. B 17. A 18. D 19. D 20. C

ANSWER KEY: LEVEL: 2

1. A 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. C
6. A 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. B
11. C 12. D 13. A 14. C 15. C
16. A 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. A

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