KCET EXAMINATION – 2024

SUBJECT : CHEMISTRY VERSION : A2

DATE :- 19-04-2024 TIME : 02.30 PM TO 03.50 PM
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1. Which of the following set of polymers are used 5. The type of linkage present between
as fibre? nucleotides is
(i) Teflon (A) Phosphoester linkage
(ii) Starch (B) Phosphodiester linkage
(iii) Terylene (C) Amide linkage
(iv) Orlon (D) Glycosidic linkage
(A) (i) and (ii) Ans. B
(B) (ii) and (iii) Sol. Nucleotides are joined by Phosphodiester
(C) (iii) and (iv) linkage
(D) (i) and (iv)
Ans. C 6.   D      glucose and   D      glucose
Sol. Terylene and orlon are fibres
are
(A) Enantiomers
2. The biodegradable polymer obtained by
(B) Conformers
polymerisation, of Glycine and Aminocaproic
(C) Epimers
acid is
(D) Anomers
(A) Nylon 6
Ans. D
(B) PHBV
Sol.   D      glucose and   D      glucose
(C) Nylon 2 – Nylon 6
(D) Nylon 6, 10 are anomeric at first carbon so called anomers
Ans. C
Sol. Nylon 2 – Nylon 6 is a biodegradable polymer 7. Propanone and Propanal are
(A) Position isomers
(B) Functional isomers
(C) Chain isomers
3. The compound is
(D) Geometrical isomers
Ans. B
(A) Sucralose
Sol. Propanone and Propanal are functional
(B) Aspartame
isomers
(C) Saccharin
(D) Alitame
8. Sodium ethanoate on heating with soda lime
Ans. C
gives ‘X’. Electrolysis of aqueous solution of
Sol. Saccharin structure
sodium ethanoate gives ‘Y’. ‘X’ and ‘Y’
respectively are
4. Which one of the following is a cationic
(A) Methane and Ethane
detergent?
(B) Methane and Methane
(A) Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide
(C) Ethane and Methane
(B) Sodium dodecylbenzene sulphonate
(D) Ethane and Ethane
(C) Dodecylbenzene sulphonic acid
Ans. A
(D) Dodecylbenzene CaO
Sol. CH3 COONa  NaOH   CH4  Na 2 CO3


Ans. A X

Sol. Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide is a 2CH3COONa  2H2O  C2H6  2NaOH  2CO2  H2
cationic detergent Y
X = CH4
Y=C2H6
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9. But-1-yne on reaction with dil.H2SO4 in 12. The female sex hormone which is responsible
presence of Hg2+ ions at 333K gives for the development of secondary female
characteristics and participates in the control
(A) (B) of menstrual cycle is
(A) Testosterone (B) Estradiol
(C) Insulin (D) Thyroxine
(C) (D) Ans. B
Sol. Conceptual
Ans. A
Sol. 13. In the following scheme of reaction.
Hg 2
CH3  CH2  C  CH  H2O CH3  CH2  C  CH2 X
H2SO4 C2H5 F
OH
C2H5Cl Y CH2  CH2
Tautamerises
Z C 4 H10
O

CH3  CH2  C  CH3 X, Y and Z respectively are:

(A) AgF, alcoholic KOH and benzene
 or 
(B) HF, aqueous KOH and Na in dry ether
(C) Hg 2F2 , alcoholic KOH and Na in dry ether
O (D) CoF2 , aqueous KOH and benzene
Ans. C
10. Biologically active adrenaline and ephedrine Sol.
used to increase blood pressure contain Hg 2F2
(A) Primary amino group C2H5 F
(B) Secondary amino group alcoholic
(C) Tertiary amino group C2H5Cl KOH CH2  CH2
(D) Quaternary ammonium salt
Ans. B Na C4 H10
Sol. Adrenaline and ephedrine contains secondary in dry ether
amino group
14. 8.8 g of monohydric alcohol added to ethyl
11. In the reaction magnesium iodide in ether liberates 2240 cm3
NaNO2 Phenol
Aniline 
dil.HCl
 P 
NaOH
Q . of ethane at STP. This monohydric alcohol
(A) C6H5N2Cl when oxidised using pyridinium-chloromate,
forms a carbonyl compound that answers
(B) ortho-hydroxyazobenzene
silver mirror test (Tollen’s test). The
(C) para-hydroxyazobenzene
monohydric alcohol is
(D) meta-hydroxyazobenzene
(A) butan-2-ol
Ans. C
(B) 2, 2-dimethyl propan-1-ol
Sol.
(C) pentan-2-ol
NH2 N 2 C l 
(D) 2, 2-dimethyl ethan-1-ol
N aN O 2 Phenol Ans. B
  
d il.H C l
   H O
N aO H N=N
Sol. 8.8 g of monohydric alcohol  2240 cm3
(P ) p a ra -h y d ro x y a z o b e n z e n e
(Q ) 88 g  22400 cm3

The carbonyl compound that can oxidise

tollens reagent i.e., Aldehyde and which is
oxidising product of Primary alcohol.
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15. When a tertiary alcohol ‘A’ (C 4H10O) reacts 18. The complex compounds [Co(NH3 )5 SO4 ]Br and
with 20% H3PO4 at 358 K, it gives a compound [Co(NH3 )5 Br]SO4 are
‘B’ (C 4H 8 ) as a major product. The IUPAC (A) Coordination isomers
(B) Geometrical isomers
name of the compound ‘B’ is
(C) Optical isomers
(A) But-1-ene
(D) Ionisation isomers
(B) But-2-ene
Ans. D
(C) Cyclobutane
Sol. [Co(NH3 )5 SO4 ]Br and [Co(NH3 )5 Br]SO4 are
(D) 2-Methylpropene
Ans. D Ionisation isomers.
Sol.
19. When of the following statements are true
CH3 CH3
20% H3PO4 about [CoF6 ]3 ion?
CH3  C  OH CH 3  C  CH2  H2O
358 K I) The complex has octahedral geometry.
CH3 2-Methylpropene II) Coordination number of Co is 3 and
oxidation state is +6.
16. PCC is (III) The complex is sp3d2 hybridised
(A) K 2Cr2O7  Pyridine (IV) It is a high spin complex
(B) CrO3  CHCl3 (A) I, II and IV
(B) I, III and IV
(C) CrO3  H2SO4
(C) II and IV
(D) A complex of chromium trioxide with (D) II, III and IV
pyridine + HCl Ans. B
Ans. D Sol. I, III and IV statements are true.
Sol. PCC is pyridinium chlorochromate

C5H5 N HCrO3Cl  20. A haloalkane undergoes SN2 or SN1 reaction
depending on
17. On treating 100 mL of 0.1 M aqueous solution (A) Solvent used in the reaction
of the complex CrCl3 .6H2O with excess of (B) Low temperature
(C) The type of halogen atom
AgNO3 , 2.86 g of AgCl was obtained. The
(D) Stability of the haloalkane
complex is
Ans. A
(A) [Cr(H2O)3 Cl3 ].3H 2O
Sol. SN2 or SN1 reaction depends on solvent used in
(B) [Cr(H2O)4 Cl2 ]Cl.2H 2O the reaction.
(C) [Cr(H2O)5 Cl]Cl2.H 2O
(D) [Cr(H2O)6 Cl3 ] 21. 2-Methyl propane can be prepared by Wurtz
reaction. The haloalkanes taken along with
metallic sodium and dry ether are :
Ans. C
(A) chloromethane and 2-chloropropane
Sol. 0.01 moles of an aqueous solution of
(B) chloroethane and chloromethane
CrCl3 .6H2O
(C) chloroethane and 1-chloropropane
given 2.86 g AgCl means, (D) chloromethane and 1-chloropropane
1 mole of aqueous solution = 2 moles of AgCl Ans. A
Sol.
2Na
143.5  2  286g of AgCl CH3  Cl  CH3  CH  CH3 
dry ether
 CH3  CH  CH3 2NaCl
Chloromethane CH3
So, [Cr(H2O)5 Cl]Cl2 .H2O Cl
2- chloro propane 2-methyl propane
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22. In the analysis of III group basic radicals of 25. Which one of the following properties is
salts, the purpose of adding NH4Cls  to generally not applicable to ionic hydrides?
(A) Non-volatile
NH4OH is :
(B) Non-conducting in solid state
(A) to increase the concentration of OH ions. (C) Crystalline
(B) to precipitate the radicals of group IV and (D) Volatile
V. Ans. D
(C) to suppress the dissociation of NH4OH . Sol. Ionic hydrides exhibit high Mpt i.e, Non -
volatile
(D) to introduce Cl  ions.
Ans. C
26. Which one of the following nitrate will
Sol. To suppress the dissociation of NH4OH due to
decompose to give NO2 on heating?
the common ion effect
(A) NaNO3
23. Solubility product of CaC2O4 at a given (B) KNO3
2 (C) RbNO3
temperature in pure water is 4  10 9 moL1   (D) LiNO3
Solubility of CaC2O4 at the same temperature Ans. D
is 
Sol. 4LiNO3   2Li2O  4NO2  O2

5 1 5 1
(A) 6.3  10 mol L (B) 2  10 mol L
4 1 4
(C) 2  10 mol L (D) 6.3  10 mol L1 27. Which of the following halides cannot be
Ans. A hydrolysed?
Sol. CaC2O4  Ca 2  C2O24 (A) CCl4
S S (B) SiCl 4
Ksp   S S (C) GeCl4
(D) SnCl4
4  10 9  S2
Ans. A
S  40  1010  6.3  105 mol / L Sol. Due to the absence of d – orbitals.

24. In the reaction between moist SO2 and 28. 0.48g of an organic compound on complete
acidified permanganate solution : combustion produced 0.22 g of CO2 . The
(A) SO2 is oxidised to SO24 percentage of C in the given organic
MnO4 is reduced to Mn2 compound is :
(A) 25
(B) SO2 is reduced to S
(B) 50
MnO4 is oxidised to MnO4 (C) 12.5
(C) SO2 is oxidised to SO23 (D) 87  5
Ans. C
MnO4 is reduced to MnO2
12 wt.of CO2
(D) SO2 is reduced to H2S Sol. % C    100
44 wt.of O.C
MnO4 is oxidised to MnO4 12 0.22 600
%C    100   12.5%
Ans. A 44 0.48 48
Sol. 2MnO4  3SO2  4H  2Mn2  3SO24  2H2O
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29. In the given sequence of reactions, identify ‘P’, 33. The number of atoms in 4.5g of a face-centred
‘Q’ and ‘S’ respectively. cubic crystal with edge length 300pm is:
CH2  CH2 
P
 CH2  CH2 

Q (Given density  10 g cm3 and

Br Br NA  6.022  1023 )
R
CH2  CH  Br  S
 CH  CH  C6H6 (A) 6.6  1020
(A) Br2 , Alc,KOH,NaOH, Al2O3 (B) 6.6  1023
(B) HBr, Alc, KOH,CaC2 ,KMnO4 (C) 6.6  1019
(C) HBr, Alc,KOH,NaNH2 , Red hot iron tube (D) 6.6  1022
(D) Br2 , Alc,KOH, NaNH2 , Red hot iron tube Ans. D
ZM
Ans. D Sol. d 
Sol NA  a 3
Br A lc .K O H 3
C H 2  C H 2   2 C H 2  C H 2  
Br Br
  CH2  CH  Br
N aN H 2
M

10  6.022  1023  300  1010 
CH  CH
4
M  40.5 gm
C 6H 6 R ed h ot Fe
Therefore 40.5 gm  6.022  1023 atoms
4.5gm  x
30. The first chlorinated organic insecticide
proparod is : x  6.6  1022 atoms
(A)Gammaxene
(B)Chloroform 34. Vapour pressure of a solution containing 18 g
(C) COCl2 of glucose and 178.2 g of water at 100  C is:
(D)DDT (Vapour pressure of pure water at 100 C  760
Ans. D torr)
Sol. Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloro ethane (D.D.T) (A) 76.0 torr
(B) 752.0 torr
31. Which of the following crystals has the unit cell (C) 7.6 torr
such that a  b  c and     90 ,   120 ? (D) 3207.6 torr
(A) Zinc blende Ans. B
(B) Graphite 178.2 18
Sol. nH2O   9.9 ; nC6H12O6   0.1
(C) Cinnabar 18 180
(D) Potassium dichromate 0.1
Ans. B C6H12O6   0.01
10
Sol. Conceptual
P0  Ps
 C6H12O6
P0
32. MnO exhibits:
(A) Ferrimagnetism 760  Ps
 0.01
(B) Antiferromagnetism 760
(C) Ferromagnetism 760  Ps  7.6
(D) Paramagnetism Ps  752.4 torr

Ans. B 35. A mixture of phenol and aniline shows

Sol. Conceptual negative deviation from Raoult's law. This is
due to the formation of:
(A) Polar covalent bond
(B) Non-polar covalent bond
(C) Intermolecular Hydrogen bond
(D) Intramolecular Hydrogen bond
Ans. C
Sol. Due to intermolecular hydrogen bond
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36. Which one of the following pairs will show 40. For the reaction, A  B,Ea  50 kJ mol 1 and
positive deviation from Raoult's Law?
ΔH  20 kJ mol 1 . When a catalyst is added,
(A) Water - HCl
(B) Benzene-Methanol Ea decreases by 10 kJ mol1 . What is the Ea
(C) Water HNO3 for the backward reaction in the presence of
(D) Acetone – Chloroform catalyst?
Ans. B (A) 60 kJ mol 1
Sol. Conceptual (B) 40 kJ mol 1
(C) 70 kJ mol 1
37. How many Coulombs are required to oxidise
0.1 mole of H2O to oxygen? (D) 20 kJ mol 1
Ans. A
(A) 1.93  105 C
(B) 1.93  104 C
Sol.    E 
H  E a
f
a
b

(C) 3.86  104 C 20  40   E a

b
3
(D) 9.65  10 C
Ans. B
 Ea b  60
1
Sol. H2O  H2  O2 41. For the reaction PCl5  PCl3  Cl2 , rate and
2
1 mole H2O  2 Faradays = 2  96500C rate constant are 1.02  104 mol L1S1 and
0.1 mole H2O  x C 3.4  10 5 s 1 respectively at a given instant.
2  96500  0.1 The molar concentration of PCl5 at that instant
x  19300C  1.93  104 C
1 is:
(A) 8.0 mol L1
38. A current of 3A is passed through a molten
(B) 3.0 mol L1
calcium salt for 1hr 47 min 13sec . The mass
of calcium deposited is: (C) 0.2 mol L1
(Molar mass of Ca  40 g mol 1 ) (D) 2.0 mol L1
(A) 6.0 g Ans. B
(B) 2.0 g Sol. Rate  k PCl5 
(C) 8.0 g
(D) 4.0 g 1.02  10 4
 PCl5 
3.4  10 5
Ans. D  PCl5   3.0 mol / lit
Eit
Sol. w
96500 42. Which one of the following does not represent
20  3  6432 Arrhenius equation?

96500 Ea
(A) log k  log A 
 3.99  4 2.303RT
(B) k  Ae Ea/RT
39. The value of 'A' in the equation
Ea
 m  0m  A C is same for the pair (C) In k    In A
RT
(A) NaCl and CaCl2 (D) k  AeEa/RT
(B) CaCl2 and MgSO4 Ans. D
(C) NaCl and KBr Sol. Conceptual
(D) MgCl2 and NaCl
Ans. C
Sol. Conceptual
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43. Identify the incorrect statement: 47. Select the correct statement :
(A) Values of colligative properties of colloidal (A) Roasting involves heating the ore in the
solution are of small order compared to values absence of air
of true solution (B) Calcination involves heating the ore above
(B) Tyndall effect is observed only when its melting point
diameter of the dispersed particles is not much (C) Smelting involves heating the ore with
smaller than wavelength of incident light suitable reducing agent and flux below it
(C) Colour of colloidal solution depends on the melting point
wavelength of light scattered by the dispersed (D) Calcination of calcium carbonate is
particles endothermic
(D) Brownian movement is due to balanced Ans. D
bombardment of molecules of dispersion Sol. Conceptual
medium on colloidal particles
Ans. D 48. NO2 gas is :
Sol. Brownian movement is due to unbalanced (A) Colourless, neutral
bombardment of molecules of dispersion (B) Colourless, acidic
medium on colloidal particles (C) Brown, acidic
(D) Brown neutral
44. For the coagulations of positively charged Ans. C
hydrated ferric – oxide sol, the flocculating Sol. Conceptual
power of the ions is in the order:
4
(A) PO34  SO24  Cl   Fe  CN 6  49. Identify the incorrect statement from the
following:
4
(B) Cl   SO24  PO43  Fe  CN 6  (A) Oxides of nitrogen in the atmosphere can
4 cause depletion of the ozone layer
(C) SO24  Cl   PO34  Fe  CN 6  (B) Ozone absorbs the intense ultraviolet
4 radiation of Sun
(D) Fe  CN 6   PO34  SO24  Cl 
(C) Depletion of ozone layer is because of its
Ans. D chemical reactions with chlorofluoro alkanes
Sol. flocculating power  charge on the ion (D) Ozone absorbs infrared radiation
Ans. D
45. Gold sol is not a : Sol. Ozone absorbs U.V radiation
(A) Macromolecular colloid
(B) Lyophobic colloid 50. The correct decreasing order of boiling point of
(C) Multimolecular colloid hydrogen halides is:
(D) Negatively charged colloid (A) HF  HCl  HBr  HI
Ans. A (B) HI  HBr  HCl  HF
Sol. Conceptual
(C) HF  HI  HBr  HCl
(D) HI  HF  HBr  HCl
46. The incorrect statement about Hall -Heroult
Ans. C
process is :
Sol. Conceptual
(A) Carbon anode is oxidised to CO and CO2
(B) Na 3 AlF6 helps to decrease the melting point 51. The synthetically produced radioactive noble
of the electrolyte 249 48
gas by the collision of 98 Cf with 20 Ca is :
(C) CaF2 helps to increase the conductivity of
(A) Radon
the electrolyte (B) Radium
(D) Oxidation state of oxygen changes in the (C) Oganesson
overall cell reaction (D) Xenon
Ans. D Ans. C
Sol. Conceptual Sol. Oganesson Z=118
249 48 294
98 Cf  20 Ca  118 Og  3 10 n
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52. The transition element   5%  present with 57. Identify the wrong relation for real gases :
lanthanoid metal in Misch metal is : V
(A) Z  ideal
(A) Mg (B) Fe (C) Zn (D) Co Vreal
Ans. B an2
(B) pideal  preal 
Sol. 95% lanthanoid metal and  5% iron V2
(C) Vreal  Videal  nb
53. Match the following :
 a 
I. Zn2+ i. d8 configuration (D)  p  2   V  b   RT
2+  V 
II. Cu ii. Colourless
III. Ni2+ iii.  =1.73 BM Ans. A
Vreal
Codes : Sol. Compressibility factor  Z  
Videal
I II III
(A) i ii iii
(B) ii iii i 58. From the diagram
(C) ii i iii
(D) i iii ii
Ans. B
Sol. Zn2  no unpaired electrons
Cu2   =1.73 BM
Ni2  d8 configuration
 rH for the reaction CA is :
54. Which of the following statements related to (A) +35 J (B) -15 J
lanthanoids is incorrect ? (C) -35 J (D) +15 J
(A) Lanthanoids are silvery white soft metals. Ans. C
H1 H2
(B) Samarium shows +2 oxidation state. Sol. A   2B  C
(C) Ce+4 solutions are widely used as oxidising AC H  H1  H2  35J
agents in titrimetric analysis. Then C  A H  35J
(D) Colour of Lanthanoid ion in solution is due
to d-d transition .
59. For which one of the following mixtures is
Ans. D
composition uniform throughout ?
Sol. Colour of Lanthanoid ion in solution is due to
(A) Sand and water
f-f transition
(B) Grains and pulses with stone
(C) Mixture of oil and water
55. A metalloid is :
(D) Dilute aqueous solution of sugar
(A) Bi
Ans. D
(B) Sb
Sol. Dilute aqueous solution of sugar is a
(C) P
homogeneous solution.
(D) Se
Ans. B and D
60. The energy associated with first orbit of He+ is:
Sol. Sb and Se are metalloids.
(A) 0 J
(According to NCERT of 15th and 16th group)
(B) -8.72 x 10-18 J
(C) -4.58 x 10-18 J
56. A pair of isoelectronic species having bond
(D) -0.545 x 10-18 J
order of one is :
Ans. B
(A) N2, CO
(B) N2, NO+ Z2
Sol. En  2.18  1018 
n2
(C) O22 , F2
Z  2, n  1
(D) CO, NO+
Ans. C 4
E  2.18  1018   8.72  10 18 J
1
Sol. O22 , F2 =18 electrons each
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