Silver Bells Convent School

Pre term- I Examination

Class : XII Duration : 90min

General Instructions:

1. The Question Paper contains three sections.

2. Section A has 25 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.

3. Section B has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions

. 4. Section C has 6 questions. Attempt any 5 questions.

5. All questions carry equal marks. 6. There is no negative marking.

SECTION A

This section consists of 25multiple choice questions with overall choice to attempt any 20 questions. In
case more than desirable number of questions are attempted, ONLY first 20 will be considered for
evaluation.

1. Which of the following reactions is used to prepare salicylaldehyde?

(a) Kolbe’s reaction (b) Etard reaction (c) Reimer- Tiemann reaction (d) Stephen’s reduction.

2. Which of the following is an example of a solid solution?

(a)sea water (b)sugar solution (c)smoke (d)22 carat gold

3. The boiling points of alcohols are higher than those of hydrocarbons of comparable masses due to: (a)
Hydrogen bonding ( b) Ion – dipole interaction

(c) Dipole- dipole interaction (d) Van der Waal’s forces.

4. Which of the following has the lowest boiling point:

(a)H2O (b)H2S (c)H2Se (d)H2Te

5. Which of the following statement is correct:

(a)Fibrous proteins are generally soluble in water (b)Albumin is an example of fibrous proteins

(c)In fibrous proteins, the structure is stabilised by hydrogen bonds and disulphide bonds

(d)pH does not affect the primary structure of protein.

(a)Melting point of Phosphorous is less than that of Nitrogen (b)N2 is highly reactive while P4 is inert

(c)Nitrogen shows higher tendency of catenation than P (d)N-N is weaker than P-P

12. Which of the following is a non-stoichiometric defect?

(a)Frenkel defect (b)Schottky defect (c)metal deficiency defect (d)interstitial defect

13. Identify the law which is stated as: “For any solution, the partial vapour pressure of each volatile
component in the solution is directly proportional to its mole fraction.”

(a)Henry’s law (b) Raoult’s law (c)Dalton’s law (d)Gay-Lussac's Law

14. Pink colour of LiCl crystals is due to:

(a) Schottky defect (b)Frenkel defect (c) Metal excess defect (d) Metal deficiency defect

15. Which of the following isomer has the highest melting point:

(a) 1,2-dicholorbenzene (b) 1,3 –dichlorobenzene

(c) 1,4-dicholorbenzene (d) all isomers have same melting points

16. Major product obtained on reaction of 3-Phenyl propene with HBr in presence of organic peroxide
(a)3- Phenyl 1- bromopropane (b) 1 –Phenyl -3- bromopropane

(c) 1-Phenyl -2-bromopropane (d) 3-Phenyl -2- bromopropane

17. Which of the following is a correct statement for C2H5Br?

(a) It reacts with metallic Na to give ethane.

(b) It gives nitroethane on heating with aqueous solution of AgNO2

(c) It gives C2H5OH on boiling with alcoholic potash.

(d) It forms diethylthioether on heating with alcoholic KSH.

18.Covalency of nitrogen is restricted to:

(a)2 (b)3 (c)4 (d)5

19.Solubility of gases in liquids decreases with rise in temperature because dissolution is an:
(a)endothermic and reversible process (b)exothermic and reversible process

(c)endothermic and irreversible process (d) exothermic and irreversible process

20.All elements of Group 15 show allotropy except:

(a)Nitrogen (b)Arsenic (c)Antimony (d)Bismuth

(a)glucose (b)maltose (c)glycogen (d)lactose

22. Substance having the lowest boiling point:

(a)Hydrogen (b)Oxygen (c)Nitrogen (d) Helium

23.Lower molecular mass alcohols are:

(a)miscible in limited amount of water (b) miscible in excess of water

(c) miscible in water in all proportions (d) immiscible in water

24.Maximum oxidation state exhibited by Chlorine is:

(a) +1 (b) +3 (c)+5 (d)+7

25.In which of the following cases blood cells will shrink:

(a)when placed in water containing more than 0.9% (mass/ volume) NaCl solution.

(b)when placed in water containing less than 0.9% (mass /volume) NaCl solution.

(c)when placed in water containing 0.9% (mass/volume) NaCl solution.

(d)when placed in distilled water.

SECTION B

This section consists of 24multiple choice questions with overall choice to attempt any 20 questions. In
case more than desirable number of questions are attempted, ONLY first 20 will be considered for
evaluation.

26. How much ethyl alcohol must be added to 1 litre of water so that the solution will freeze at– 14°C ?
(Kf for water = 1.86°C/mol)

(a) 7.5 mol (b)8.5 mol (c)9.5 mol (d)10.5 mol

27. Which reagents are required for one step conversion of chlorobenzene to toluene?

(a) CH3Cl / AlCl3 (b) CH3Cl, Na, Dry ether (c)CH3Cl/Fe dark (d) NaNO2/ HCl /0-50C

28. On partial hydrolysis, XeF6 gives:

(a) XeO3 +4HF (b) XeO2F + HF (c) XeOF4+ H2 (d) XeO2F2 + 4HF

29. Which one of the following statement is correct about sucrose :

(a) It can reduce tollen’s reagent however cannot reduce fehling’s reagent

(b) It undergoes mutarotation like glucose and fructose

(c) It undergoes inversion in the configuration on hydrolysis

(d) It is laevorotatory in nature .

(a) acidic nature of phenol (b) partial double bond character of C-OH bond

(c) partial double bond character of C-C bond (d)instability of phenoxide ion

31. Which of the following has highest ionisation enthalpy?

(a)Nitrogen (b)Phosphorus (c)Oxygen (d)Sulphur

32. Metal M ions form accp structure. Oxide ions occupy ½ octahedral and ½ tetrahedral voids. What is
the formula of the oxide?

(a)MO (b)MO2 (c)MO3 (d) M2O3

33. The reaction of toluene with Cl2 in presence of FeCl3 gives ‘X’ while theof toluene with Cl2in
presence of light gives ‘Y’. Thus ‘X’ and ‘Y’are:

(a) X = benzyl chloride Y = o and p – chlorotoluene (b) X = m – chlorotoluene Y = p – chlorotoluene

(c) X = o and p–chlorotoluene Y = trichloromethylbenzene (d) X= benzyl chloride, Y = m-chlorotoluene

(a) linear ,110pm ; 148pm (b) angular, 110pm ; 148pm

(c)linear, 128pm ; 128pm (d)angular, 128pm ; 128pm

35. Water retention or puffiness due to high salt intake occurs due to:

(a)diffusion (b)vapour pressure difference (c) osmosis (d)reverse osmosis

36. The α-and β-forms of glucose are,

(a) isomers of D (+) glucose and L (-) glucose respectively (b) diastereomers of glucose

(c) anomers of glucose (d) isomers which differ in the configuration of C-2

37. In lake test for Al3+ ions, there is the formation of coloured ‘floating lake’. It is due to:

(a)Absorption of litmus by [Al(OH)4] - (b)Absorption of litmus by Al(OH)3

(c)Adsorption of litmus by [Al(OH)4] - (d) Adsorption of litmus by Al(OH)3

38. A unit cell of NaCl has 4 formula units. Its edge length is 0.50 nm. Calculate the density if molar mass
of NaCl = 58.5 g/mol.

(a) 1 g/cm3 (b)2 g/cm3 (c) 3 g/cm3 (d)4g/cm3

39. O z o n e c a n b e t e s t e d b y

A)AgB)HgC)ZnD)Au

40. Propanone on reaction with alkyl magnesium bromide followed by hydrolysis will produce

(a) primary alcohol (b) secondary alcohol (c) tertiary alcohol (d) carboxylic acid
41. Phenol when treated with excess of bromine water gives a white precipitate of

(a) 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol (b) o-bromophenol (c) p-bromophenol (d) bromobenzene

42. Which of the following statements is true:

(a)Ammonia is the weakest reducing agent and the strongest base among Group 15 hydrides.

(b) Ammonia is the strongest reducing agent as well as the hydrides

. (c)Ammonia is the weakest reducing agent as well as the weakest base among Group 15 hydrides.

(d) Ammonia is the strongest reducing agent and the weakest base among Group 15 hydrides.

43. What happens when tertiary butyl alcohol is passed over heated copper at 300°C?

(a) Secondary butyl alcohol is formed (b) 2-methylpropene is formed

(c) 1-butene is formed (d) Butanol is formed

44.Alkenes decolourise bromine water in presence of CCl4 due to formation of

(a)allyl bromide (b)vinyl bromide (c)bromoform (d)vicinal dibromide .

45. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)

Assertion (A): Electron gain enthalpy of oxygen is less than that of Flourine but greater than Nitrogen.
Reason (R): Ionisation enthalpies of the elements follow the order Nitrogen > Oxygen > Fluorine

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.

46. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)

Assertion (A): Alkyl halides are insoluble in water.

Reason (R): Alkyl halides have halogen attached to sp3 hybrid carbon.

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.

47. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
Assertion(A): Molarity of a solution changes with temperature.

Reason (R): Molarity is a physical property.

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

. 48. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)

Assertion(A):SO2 is reducing while TeO2 is an oxidising agent.

Reason(R):Reducing property of dioxide decreases from SO2 to TeO2.

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.

49.Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)

Assertion (A):Cryoscopic constant depends on nature of solvent.

Reason(R ):Cryoscopic constant is a universal constant.

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.

SECTION C

This section consists of 6multiple choice questions with an overall choice to attempt any5. In case more
than desirable number of questions are attempted, ONLY first 5 will be considered for evaluation.

50.Match the following:

I II

(i)Amino acids (A)protein

(iii)Insulin ( C)DNA

(iv)phosphodiester linkage (D)Zwitter ion

(v) Uracil

Which of the following is the best matched options?

(a) i-A, v- D, iii- C, iv-B (b) i-D, ii-C, iii- A, iv-B (c) i-D, v- D, iii- A, iv-B (d) i-A, ii- C, iii- D, iv-B

51. Which of the following analogies is correct:

(a)Nitrogen: 1s2 2s2 2p3 :: Argon:1s2 2s2 2p6

(b)Carbon: maximum compounds :: Xenon: no compounds

(c) XeF2: Linear :: ClF3: Trigonal planar

(d)Helium: meteorological observations:: Argon: metallurgical processes

52. Complete the following analogy:

Same molecular formula but different structures: A:: Non superimposable mirror images: B

(a) A:Isomers B: Enantiomer (b) A: Enantiomers B: Racemic mixture

(c) A: Sterioisomers B: Retention (d) A: IsomersB: Sterioisomers

CASE -1:Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

In solids, the constituent particles are close packed, leaving the minimum vacant space, considering the
constituent particles as identical hard spheres and build up the three dimensional structure in three
steps.

a) close packing one-dimension

b) close packing in two-dimension

c) close packing in three dimension.

Two types of voids namely tetrahedral voids and octahedral voids involved in close packed structures.

53) What is the coordination number in a square close packed structure in two dimensions?

a) 3 b) 4 c) 6 d) 2

54 The correct order of packing efficiency in different types of unit cells is

a) bcc < fcc > simple cubic b) fcc < bcc bcc > simple cubic

c) fcc > bcc > simple cubic d) fcc < bcc > simple cubic

55) The total number of tetrahedral voids in the face centered unit cell is

a) 12 b) 6 c) 8 d) 10