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170 previous year questions from Chemistry in Everyday Life with answers and solutions. Numbered list, year tags, and one-tap solutions — built for serious JEE / NEET practice.

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Thyroxine, the hormone has given below structure The percentage of iodine in thyroxine is ____ % . (nearest integer) (Given molar mass in g mol ⁻¹ C : 12. H : 1, O : 16 , N : 14, I

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Aspartame, an artificial sweetener, is a dipeptide aspartyl phenylalanine methyl ester. The structure of aspartame is

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The reaction used for preparation of soap from fat is :

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Match List I with List II : List I List II A. Saccharin I. High potency sweetener B. Aspartame II. First artificial sweetening agent C Alitame III. Stable at cooking temperature D.

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Given below are two statements: Statement I: Morphine is a narcotic analgesic. It helps in relieving pain without producing sleep. Statement II: Morphine and its derivatives are ob

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Among the following, the number of tranquilizer/s is/are A. Chloroliazepoxide B. Veronal C. Valium D. Salvarsan

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Match List I with List II List II List II (A) Tranquilizers (I) Anti blood clotting (B) Aspirin (II) Salvarsan (C) Antibiotic (III) Antidepressant drugs (D) Antiseptic (IV) Soframi

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Which of the following compounds are not used as disinfectants? A. Chloroxylenol B. Bithional C. Veronal D. Prontosil E. Terpineol Choose the correct answer from the options given

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Which of the following artificial sweeteners has the highest sweetness value in comparison to cane sugar?

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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R. Assertion A : Antihistamines do not affect the secretion of acid in stomach. Reas

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Amongst the following compounds, which one is an antacid?

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A doctor prescribed the drug Equanil to a patient. The patient was likely to have symptoms of which disease?

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Match List I with List II List I List II Antimicrobials Names (A) Narrow Spectrum Antibiotic (I) Furacin (B) Antiseptic (II) Sulphur dioxide (C) Disinfectants (III) Penicillin-G (D

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A. Ammonium salts produce haze in atmosphere. B. Ozone gets produced when atmospheric oxygen reacts with chlorine radicals. C. Polychlorinated biphenyls act as cleansing solvents.

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Which of the following statements is incorrect for antibiotics?

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The variation of the rate of an enzyme catalyzed reaction with substrate concentration is correctly represented by graph (a) (b) (c) (d)

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Correct statement is :

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Match List I with List II List-I Type List-II Name A Antifertility drug I Norethindrone B Tranquilizer II Meprobomate C Antihistamine III Seldane D Antibiotic IV Ampicillin Choose

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Given below are two statements : Statement I : Noradrenaline is a neurotransmitter. Statement II : Low level of noradrenaline is not the cause of depression in human. In the light

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The number of chlorine atoms in bithionol is

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Which of the following compounds is an example of hypnotic drug?

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Two statements in respect of drug-enzyme interaction are given below Statement I : Action of an enzyme can be blocked only when an inhibitor blocks the active site of the enzyme. S

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Statements about Enzyme Inhibitor Drugs are given below : (A) There are Competitive and Non-competitive inhibitor drugs. (B) These can bind at the active sites and allosteric sites

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Which of the following enhances the lathering property of soap?

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Match List-I with List-II List-I List-II A I Anti-depressant B ​​​​​​​ II 550 times sweeter than cane sugar C III Narcotic analgesic D IV Antiseptic Choose the correct answer from

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How many of the following drugs is/are example(s) of broad spectrum antibiotic? Ofloxacin, Penicillin G , Terpineol, Salvarsan

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Stearic acid and polyethylene glycol react to form which one of the following soap/s detergents?

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Some drugs bind to a site other than, the active site of an enzyme. This site is known as

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Drugs used to bind to receptors, inhibiting its natural function and blocking a message are called

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The mixture of chloroxylenol and terpineol is an example of :

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Which of the following compound does not contain sulphur atom?

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The structure of Tagamet (Cimetidine) is:

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Match List-I with List-II List-I List-II (A) Antipyretic (I) Reduces pain (B) Analgesic (II) Reduces stress (C) Tranquilizer (III) Reduces fever (D) Antacid (IV) Reduces acidity(st

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Match List - I with List - II. List-I List-II A I Dishwashing powder B II Toothpaste C C 17 H 35 COO - Na + + Na 2 CO 3 + Rosinate III Laundry soap D CH 3 CH 2 16 COO CH 2 CH 2 O n

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Match List I with List II. List-I Enzyme List-II Conversion of A. Invertase I. Starch into maltose B. Zymase II. Maltose into glucose C. Diastase III. Glucose into ethanol D. Malta

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Which of the following is NOT an example of synthetic detergent?

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A chemical which stimulates the secretion of pepsin is

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Match the following correctly (i) Zymase (a) Stomach (ii) Urease (b) Yeast (iii) Diastase (c) Malt (iv) Pepsin (d)Soyabean

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An antiseptic dettol is a mixture of two compounds ' A ' and ' B ' where A has 6 π electrons and B has 2 π electrons. What is B ?

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Using very little soap while washing clothes, does not serve the purpose of cleaning of clothes, because

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Which one of the following is an example of artificial sweetner?

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The structure shown below is of which well-known drug molecule?

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Which of the following is not a broad spectrum antibiotic?

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Which one of the following chemicals is responsible for the production of HCl in the stomach leading to irritation and pain?

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A B C D The correct statement about (A), (B), (C) and (D) is:

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A metal surface is exposed to 500 nm radiation. The threshold frequency of the metal for photoelectric current is 4 . 3 × 10 14 Hz . The velocity of ejected electron is _ _ _

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Given below are two statements : Statement I : Penicillin is a bacteriostatic type antibiotic. Statement II : The general structure of Penicillin is: Choose the correct option :

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List - I (Drug) List - II (Class of Drug) a Furacin i Antibiotic b Arsphenamine ii Tranquilizers c Dimetone iii Antiseptic d Valium iv Synthetic antihistamines Choose the most appr

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Sodium stearate CH 3 CH 2 16 COO - Na + is an anionic surfactant which forms micelles in oil. Choose the correct statement for it from the following :

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Which one of the following statements is not true about enzymes?

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Match List - I with List - II : List-I (Class of Chemicals) List-II (Example) (a) Antifertility drug (i) Meprobamate (b) Antibiotic (ii) Alitame (c) Tranquilizer (iii) Norethindron

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Match the list - I with list - II List - I (Class of Drug) List - II (Example) (a) Antacid (i) Novestrol (b) Artificial sweetener (ii) Cimetidine (c) Antifertility (iii) Valium (d)

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Match List-I with List-II : List-I Chemical Compound List-II Used as a Sucralose i Synthetic detergent b Glyceryl ester of stearic acid ii Artificial sweetener c Sodium benzoate ii

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With respect to drug-enzyme interaction, identify the wrong statement:

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The functions of antihistamine are :

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Match List - I with List - II. List-I List-II (a) Valium (i) Antifertility drug (b) Morphine (ii) Pernicious anaemia (c) Norethindrone (iii) Analgesic (d) Vitamin B 12 (iv) Tranqui

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The following molecule acts as an :

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If a person is suffering from the deficiency of nor-adrenaline, what kind of drug can be suggested?

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The mechanism of action of "Terfenadine" (Seldane) is :

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An ionic micelle is formed on the addition of:

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Match the following drugs with their therapeutic actions: (i) Ranitidine (a) Antidepressant (ii) Nardil (Phenelzine) (b) Antibiotic (iii) Chloramphenicol (c) Antihistamine (iv) Dim

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The antifertility drug "Novestrol" can react with :

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If you spill a chemical toilet cleaning liquid on your hand, your first aid would be:

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A chemist has 4 samples of artificial sweetener A , B , C and D . To identify these samples, he performed certain experiments and noted the following observations: (i) A and D both

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The mass percentage of nitrogen in histamine is ________

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The number of chiral centres in penicillin is _________.

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The number of s p 2 hybridised carbons present in “Aspartame” is

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The number of chiral carbons in chloramphenicol is ____________.

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How many - C l atoms are present per molecule of sucralose?

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The compound which acts as antioxidant in packed food is

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Narcotics are chemical substances which produce sleep and unconsciousness. Morphine diacetate is most widely used analgesic. How many double bond equivalents are present in morphin

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The antiseptic action of Dettol is due to

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The antibiotic used for curing tuberculosis is:

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Yellow dye can be prepared by a coupling reaction of benzene diazonium chloride in acid medium with X . Identify X from the following

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Which of the following chemicals can be added for sweetening of food items at cooking temperature and does not provide calories?

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Structurally biodegradable detergent should contain

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Which of the following can possibly be used as analgesic without causing addiction and modification?

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Which of the following enhances lathering property of soap?

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Select the correct statement(s) about cimetidine andranitidine.

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Amongst the compound given, the one that would form a brilliant colored dye on treatment with NaN O 2 in dil. H C l followed by addition to an alkaline solution of β - naphthol is

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Which of the following statements about aspirin is not true?

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What is the IUPAC nomenclature of vanillin used as a flavouring agent in ice-cream?

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A composite solid propellant is -

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Food preservatives prevent spoilage of food due to microbial growth. The most commonly used preservatives are

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Which of the following is an anionic detergent?

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Which of the following sets of reactants is used for preparation of paracetamol from phenol?

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Trichloroacetaldehyde, C C l 3 C H O reacts with chlorobenzene in presence of sulphuric acid and produces

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Consider the following antibiotics (i) Erythromycin (ii) Ofloxacin (iii) Chloramphenicol (iv) Penicillin The pair of bactericidal antibodies is

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Which of the following is a bactericidal antibiotic?

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Which of the following statements is not correct?

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The structure of chloramphenicol given below If number of chiral carbon atoms in this structure is X and number of s p 2 hybridised carbon atoms is Y. The sum of X + Y is equal to?

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For the preparation of a detergent 'P' from benzene, The following steps are involved: I. → R C H = C H 2, H F , Friedel-Crafts reaction II. → H 2 S O 4 , S O 3 III. → NaOH These s

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Match the column I with column II and mark the appropriate choice. Column I Column II (p) Clark's method (i) N a 6 P 6 O 18 (q) Calgon's method (ii) N a A l S i O 4 (r) Ion-exchang

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Aspirin is an acetylation product of

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Serotonin is a famous tranquilizer if it contains 'X' number of lp of electrons and 'Y' number of π -bonds. The sum of X + Y is equal to

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Some drugs interact with enzymes and make the biologically inactive. Such drugs are called

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How many Cl-atoms are present in Bithional added in soaps for (Antiseptic properties).

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If sucrolose is n × 100 times of more sweet than Aspartame. What is the value of 'n' here?

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How many chiral C-atoms are present in Cimetidine.

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How many Cl-atoms are present in Bithional added in soaps for (antiseptic properties)

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How many O-atoms are present in Equanil.

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Antiseptic chloroxylenol is-

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Sodium sulphite is used in preserving squashes and other mildly acidic foods due to

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Identify the incorrect statement from the given below.

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For which purpose the Sulpha drugs are used for

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Which is correct characteristics of saccharin

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Which one of the following is not a broad spectrum antibiotic?

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Food preservatives prevent microbial growth and avoid spoilage of food. Which is the commonly used preservative

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Which drug given below is used as an analgesic?

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Which one of the following is known as broad spectrum antibiotics?

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The number of chiral centres in penicillin is _________.

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The correct match between Item I and Item II is Item I Item II (1) Norethindrone (P) Anti-biotic (2) Ofloxacin (Q) Anti-fertility (3) Equanil (R) Hypertension (4) Aspirin (S) Analg

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Noradrenaline is a/an

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The correct statement(s) among I to III with respect to potassium ions that are abundant within the cell fluids, is/are I . They activate many enzymes. II . They participate in the

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The correct match between Item I and Item II is:

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The correct match between item (I) and item (II) is :

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Match the metals (column I) with the coordination compound(s)/enzyme(s) (column II) :

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The correct match between column - I and column - II is Column - I (drug) Column - II (test) (A) Chloroxylenol (P) Carbylamine test (B) Norethindrone (Q) Sodium hydrogen carbonate

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The correct match between items of List-I and List-II is: List –I List - II (A) Phenelzine (P) Pyrimidine (B) Chloroxylenol (Q) Furan (C) Uracil (R) Hydrazine (D) Ranitidine

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The reason for "drug induced poisoning" is:

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