27 A

Master of Science (M.Sc) (Chemistry)

SRMHCAT 2019
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Chemistry / Mathematics / Biology (1-100)

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1) The value of α for which the sum of the squares of 7) What do you expect to observe in the 1H NMR
the roots of the equation spectrum of 1, 2-dichloroethane ClCH2CH2Cl?

x2 – (a – 2)x – a – 1 = 0 assume the least value is. A) Two triplets

B) A singlet
A) 1 C) A quartet
B) 0 D) Two doublet
C) 3
D) 2
8) The energies of activation for forward and reverse
reactions for A2 + B2 2AB are 180 kJ mol–1 and
200 kJ mol–1 respectively. The presence of a catalyst
2) B10C2H12 is electronic with lowers the activation energy of both (forward and
reverse) reactions by 100 kJ mol–1. The enthalpy
A) B12H122- change of the reaction (A2 + B2 → 2AB) in the
B) B12H12 presence of catalyst will be (in kJ mol–1):
C) B12H12+
D) B12H122+ A) 180
B) 20
C) 300
3) Which one of the following is the correct D) 100
representation of

tetraammine copper (II) hexacyanoferrate (III)?

9) has
A) [Cu(NH3)4]3 [Fe(CN)6]2
A) Sp3d2 hybridization and angular shape
B) [Cu(NH3)3] [Fe(CN)6]2
B) Sp3d hybridization and angular shape
C) [Cu(NH3)4]3 [Fe(CN)2]
C) Sp3d hybridization and T-shape
D) [Cu(NH3)4] [Fe(CN)5]
D) Sp3d hybridization and linear shape

4) What is HPLC means

10) For the reaction aA⎯⎯→ Products the plot of
A) Chromatography 1/A0 versus time gives a straight line. The order of
the reaction is:
B) Ion-exchange.
C) Functional Group Detection A) 1
D) Particle size B) 3
C) 2
5) When a parabola represented by the equation D) 0
y - 2x 2 = 8 x + 5 is translated 3 units to the left and
2 units up, the new parabola has its vertex at
11) Ordinary hydrogen at room temperature is a
A) (-5 , -1) mixture of:
B) (-5 , -5)
A) 75% o - Hydrogen + 25% p -Hydrogen
C) (-1 , -3)
B) 25% o - Hydrogen + 75% p -Hydrogen
D) (-2 , -3)
C) 50% o - Hydrogen + 50% p -Hydrogen
D) 1% o - Hydrogen + 99% p -Hydrogen
6) The graphs of the two linear equations a x + b y = c
and b x - a y = c, where a, b and c are all not equal to
zero, 12) Bowman’s Capsule’ works as a part of the
functional unit of which among the following human
A) are parallel physiological system?
B) intersect at one point
A) Respiratory System
C) intersect at two point
B) Circulatory System
D) perpendiclar
C) Excretory System
D) Reproductive System

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13) Deficiency of vitamin E cause 20) Diminished delivery of oxygen to tissues is

termed as
A) Rickets
B) Blindness A) Metabolism
C) Tuberculosis B) Homeostasis
D) Infertility C) Ischemia
D) Hypoxia

14) On heating an aliphatic primary amine with

chloroform and ethanolic potassium hydroxide, the 21) If A2 – A + I = 0, then the inverse of A is
organic compound formed is:
A) A+I
A) an alkyl cyanide B) A
B) an alkyl isocyanides C) A-1
C) an alkanol D) 1-A
D) an alkane diol

22) The compound with zero dipole moment is

15) The period of 2 sin x cos x is
A) Trans-2-butene
A) 4π B) Cis-2-butene
B) 2π C) But-1-ene
C) π D) 2-Methylprop-1-ene
D) 3π

23) Which is the correct order of lattice energy in the

16) If f(x) is an odd function, then | f(x) | is following

A) an odd function A) LiF>NaF>KF<RbF>CsF

B) an even function B) LiF>NaF>KF>CsF>RbF
C) Neither even nor odd C) LiF=NaF>KF>RbF>CsF
D) Even or odd D) LiF>NaF>KF>RbF>CsF

17) The molecule that possesses S4 symmetry 24) If Logx (1 / 8) = - 3 / 2, then x is equal to
element is
A) -4
A) Ethylene B) 1/4
B) Benzene C) 4
C) Allene D) 1/10
D) 1, 3 butadiene

25) Among dimethylcyclobutanes, which one can

18) Chromosomes are separated during exhibit optical activity?

A) Prophase A) cis-1,2-dimethylcyclobutane
B) Anaphase B) trans-1,2-dimethylcyclobutane
C) Metaphase C) cis-1,3-dimethylcyclobutane
D) Telophase D) trans-1,3-dimethylcyclobutane

19) Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

A) Water vapor
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Methane
D) Ethane

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26) Consider an indicator that ionized as shown below 28) For x greater than or equal to zero and less than
for which its Ka = 1.0 x 10-4 or equal to 2 π, sin x and cos x are both decreasing
on the intervals

A) (0, π/2)
B) (π/2, π)
C) (π, 3 π / 2)
D) (3 π / 2, 2 π)
Which of the responses contains all the true
statements and no others?

(1) The predominant color in its acid range is yellow. 29) A school committee consists of 2 teachers and
4 students. The number of different committees that
(2) In the middle of the pH range of its color change a
can be formed from 5 teachers and 10 students is
solution containing the indicator will probably be
orange.
(3) At pH = 7.00, a solution containing this indicator A) 10
(and no other colored species) will be red. (Hint: B) 15
Write the equilibrium constant expression for the C) 2100
indicator.)
(4) At pH = 7.00, most of the indicator is in the D) 8
un-ionized form.
(5) The pH at which the indicator changes color is
pH = 4. 30) f is a function such that f(x) < 0. The graph of the
new function g defined by g(x) = | f(x) | is a reflection
A) 1, 3, 5 of the graph of f
B) 2, 4
A) on the y axis
C) 3, 4, 5
B) on the x axis
D) 1, 2, 3, 5
C) on the line y = x
D) on the line y = - x
27) Match each of the compounds in List-I with
appropriate oxidation state from List-II and the
coordination number from List-III. 31) The ionic strength of a solution containing
0.008 M AlCl3 and 0.005 M KCl is

A) 0.134 M
B) 0.053 M
C) 0.106 M
D) 0.086 M

32) Which of the following is a pseudohalide?

A) CN-
A) B) (SCN)2
C) I3-
..
D) HCN

B)
33) The expected H-H-H bond angle in [H3]+ is
.
A) 180
C) B) 120
C) 60
.. .
D) 90

D)
. .

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34) The EMF of cell 39) Spinach is good source of

Cu | CuI(s) | 0.05 M KI || 0.05 M CuSO4 | Cu
A) Iron
is 0.0788 V. Calculate solubility product of CuI. B) Oxalic acid
C) Copper
A) 1.10×10–16
D) vitamin C
B) 2.203 ×10–16
C) 2.203 ×10–15
D) 1.10×10–15 40) A 1H NMR spectrum of compound C contains two
triplets, a sextet and a quartet. Which of the following
compounds might C be?
35) At constant pressure the Nernst heat theorem can
be expressed as A) CH3CH2CH2CHCl2
B) CH3CH2CHClCHCl2
C) CH3CCl2CH2CH3
A)
D) CH3CHClCHClCH3

B)
41) Who coined the word enzyme?

C) A) Rosalind Franklin
B) Alfred Russel
D) C) Wilhelm Kuhne
D) Robert Koch

36) Wilsons deceases is due to 42) The exam scores of all 500 students were
recorded and it was determined that these scores
A) Excess of copper were normally distributed. If Jane's score is
B) Deficiency of copper 0.8 standard deviation above the mean, then how
many, to the nearest unit, students scored above
C) Excess of Fe Jane?
D) Deficiency of Fe
A) 394
B) 250
37) Process in which a chemical substance extend to
an adequate concentration, at a certain site in body C) 400
and have capability to produce an unwanted effect in D) 106
body is termed as

A) Poisoning 43) Which plant Gregor Mendel had cross breed for
B) Toxicity his experiment?
C) Sensitivity
A) Onion plant
D) Adverse effect
B) Pea plant
C) Lily plant
38) Among the following, which is not the p-bonded D) Carrot plant
organometallic compound?

A) Cr(η6−C6H6)2 44) Ninhydrin test is given by

B) (CH3)4Sn
C) K[PtCl3(η2−C2H4)] A) Carbohydrates
D) Fe(η5−C5H5)2 B) Proteins
C) Alkanes
D) Alkenes

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45) Which of the following molecule will not have ionic 51) In the IR spectrum of a compound X, there is a
bond strong absorption at 1710 cm –1 in addition to a broad
band at 3000 cm –1and bands below 1500 cm –1. The
1H NMR spectrum contains two signals: a quartet, a
A) MgO
triplet, a broad singlet with relative integrals of 2 : 3 :1.
B) F2
Of the following compounds, which is X most likely to
C) HCl be?
D) KCl
A) CH3CH2CO2H
B) CH3CH2COCH2CH3
46) The rate of alkene coordination to [PtCl4]2− C) CH3CH2OCH2CH3
is highest for D) CH3CH2OH

A) Norborane
B) Ethylene 52) The three solutions of the equation f(x) = 0
are - 4, 8, and 11. Therefore, the three solutions of the
C) Cyclohexane equation f(2 x) = 0 are
D) 1-butene
A) - 2, 4, and 11/2
B) - 8, 16 and 22
47) The heart is about the size of your C) - 4, 8 and 11
D) 2, 19 / 2 and 7 / 2
A) Leg
B) Arm
C) Brain 53) The three solutions of the equation f(x) = 0
are -2, 0 and 3. Therefore, the three solutions of the
D) Fist equation f(x - 2) = 0 are

A) - 4, -2 and 1
48) A bird is sitting on the top of a vertical pole 20 m
high and its elevation from a point O on the ground is B) -2, 0 and 3
45°. It flies off horizontally straight away from the point C) 4, 2 and 5
O. After one second, the elevation of the bird from D) 0, 2 and 5
O is reduced to 30°. Then the speed (in m/s) of the
bird is
54) What will be the major product obtained from the
A) 40(√2 −1) acid-catalysed hydration of pent-1-ene?
B) 40(√−√)
A) Pentan-1-ol
C) 20 √2
B) Pentan-2-ol
D) 20(√3−)
C) Pentan-1,2-diol
D) Pentane
49) What is the nature of an enzyme?
55) Consider the reaction:
A) Vitamin
B) Lipid N2(g) + 3H2(g) → 2NH3(g)
C) Carbohydrate The equality relationship between
D) Protein

is:
50) Master gland is
A)
A) Pituitary
B) Islet of langerhans
C) Pancreas B)
D) Adrenal cortex
C)

D)

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56) The compound used in antipyretic is 62) Chemical name of Vitamin B1

A) Chloroquin A) Beri -Beri

B) Aspirin B) Riboflavin
C) Neoprene C) Niacin
D) Isoprene D) Retinol

57) When a metallic ball bearing is placed inside a 63) The complex which obeys the 18 electron rule is
cylindrical container, of radius 2 cm, the height of the
water, inside the container, increases by 0.6 cm. The A) CO(CO)4
radius, to the nearest tenth of a centimeter, of the ball
B) Ni(CO)3(PPh3)
bearing is
C) Ni(CO)5
A) 1 cm D) Cr(C5H5)2
B) 1.2 cm
C) 2 cm
64) f is a quadratic function whose graph is a parabola
D) 0.6 cm opening upward and has a vertex on the x-axis. The
graph of the new function g defined by
g(x) = 2 - f(x - 5) has a range defined by the interval
58) If in a frequently distribution, the mean and median
are 21 and 22 respectively, then its mode is A) [ -5 , + infinity)
approximately
B) [ 2 , + infinity)
C) [2, - infinity)
A) 22.0
D) [ -0 , - infinity)
B) 20.5
C) 25.5
D) 24.0 65) AIDS is

A) An infectious disease
59) Among the following, both microwave and
B) Is a virus disease
rotational Raman active molecule is
C) Is bacterial disease
A) CH4 D) None
B) N2O
C) C2H4
66) If the graph of y = f(x) is transformed into the graph
D) CO2 of 2y - 6 = - 4 f(x - 3), point (a , b) on the graph of
y = f(x) becomes point (A , B) on the graph of
2y - 6 = - 4 f(x - 3) where A and B are given by
60) Scalar quantities have
A) A = a - 3, B = b
A) magnitude and direction B) A = a + 3, B = b.
B) only direction C) A = a + 3, B = -2 b
C) only magnitude D) A = a + 3, B = -2 b +3
D) none of the above

67) Mycology is the study of

61) The correct IUPAC name of the compound
A) Bacteria
B) Fungi
C) Insects
D) Parasites

A) 3-Ethyl-4-methylhex-1-yne
B) 2,3-Dimethylpent-4-yne
C) 4-Ethyl-3-methylhex-5-yne
D) 4-Ethyl-3-methylhex-4-yne

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68) A constant of motion of hydrogen atom in the 74) Let R = {(3, 3), (6, 6), (9, 9), (12, 12), (6, 12),
presence of spin-orbit coupling is (3, 9), (3, 12), (3, 6)} be a relation on the
set A = {3, 6, 9, 12} be a relation on the
A) l set A = {3, 6, 9, 12}. The relation is
B) s
A) reflexive and transitive only
C) l+s
B) reflexive only
D) l-s.
C) an equivalence relation
D) reflexive and symmetric only
69) Quantum yield of photosynthesis is ______.

A) 13.5 % 75) The wittig reaction of cyclobuta-1,2-dione with

wittig reagent will yield:
B) 8%
C) 12.5%
D) 13%
A)

70) What happens to blood when it is pumped into the

thin-walled blood vessels of the lungs?

A) Nothing -- the lungs are just a place blood goes

through on its way back to the heart B)
B) Blood fills the lungs and causes coughing
C) Carbon dioxide is replaced with oxygen
D) Platelets are exchanged for plasma

C)
71) The correct statement for a Fischer carbene
complex is

A) the carbene carbon is electrophilic in nature

B) metal exists in high oxidation state
D)
C) metal fragment and carbene are in the triplet
states
D) CO ligands destabilize the complex

76) The mean of a data set is equal to 10 and its

72) In carbohydrates a special functional groups are
standard deviation is equal to 1. If we add 5 to each
present in the given following:
data value, then the mean and standard deviation
become
A) Carboxyl groups & Others
B) Alcohol & Carboxyl groups A) mean = 15 , standard deviation = 6
C) Aldehyde & Ketone groups B) mean = 10 , standard deviation = 6
D) Hydroxyl groups & Hydrogen groups C) mean = 15 , standard deviation = 1
D) mean = 10 , standard deviation = 1
73) Which of the following statement is true
77) The pH of completely dissociated 0.0001 M HCl
A) Salts of strong acids and strong bases do solution is
hydrolyze
B) Salts of strong acids and strong bases do not A) 8
hydrolyze
B) 6
C) Salts of strong bases and weak acids do not
C) 5
hydrolyze
D) 4
D) Salts of strong acids and weak bases do not
hydrolyze

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78) In TLC compounds separates molecules 84) If Δy and ΔPy are the uncertainties in the
according to their y-coordinate and the y component of the momentum
of a particle respectively, then, according to
A) Matrix uncertainty principle ΔyΔPy is (ħ = h/2л and h is
Planck 's constant):
B) Polarity
C) Solubility
A) ≥ħ
D) Molecular size
B) ≥ ħ/2
C) >ħ
79) The geometry of [ReH9]2− is D) ≥ 2ħ

A) monocapped square antiprism

85) The transition that belongs to the Lyman series in
B) monocapped cube
the hydrogen-atom spectrum is
C) tricapped trigonal prism
D) heptagonal bipyramid A) 4S→1S
B) 4P→1S
80) Spherical-shaped bacteria are referred as C) 4S→2S
D) 4P→2S
A) Bacilli
B) Vibrio
86) What is the difference between the endpoint and
C) Cocci equivalence point in a titration?
D) Spirilla
A) The endpoint comes before equivalence point
B) The endpoint and the equivalence point are the
81) Five different books (A, B, C, D and E) are to be
same thing
arranged on a shelf. Books C and D are to be arranged
first and second starting from the right of the shelf. The C) The endpoint is when the pH is exactly 7
number of different orders in which books A, B and E D) The equivalence point is when the pH is exactly 7
may be arranged is

A) 5! 87) Powerhouse of the cell is

B) 3!
C) 2! A) Golgi complex
D) 3! *2! B) Mitochondria
C) ER
D) Nucleus
82) Which is the major source for sulphur dioxide?

A) Volcanic eruptions 88) The 2Eg← 4A2g transition in the electronic

B) Coal and crude oil combustion spectrum of [Cr(NH3)6]3+ occurs nearly at
C) Burning of petrol
A) 650 nm
D) Sewage treatment process
B) 450 nm
C) 350 nm
83) Edman method is used for the determination of D) 200 nm

A) N-terminal amino acid of a peptide

B) C-terminal amino acid of a peptide 89) The graphs of the two equations y = a x 2 + b x + c
and y = A x 2 + B x + C, such that a and A have different
C) Colour of a peptide signs and that the quantities b 2 - 4 a c and B 2 - 4 A C
D) Number of peptide bonds in a peptide are both negative,

A) intersect at two points

B) intersect at one point
C) do not intersect
D) none of the above

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90) Which of the following method can be used for 96) The metal iodide with metallic lustre and high
lengthening of carbon chain of a monosaccharide electrical conductivity is

A) Ruff method A) NaI2

B) Aldol condensation method B) CdI2
C) Wolf-Kishnar method C) LaI2
D) Killani-Fischer synthesis method D) BiI3

91) In infrared spectroscopy which frequency range is 97) Name the basic structural and functional unit of the
known as the fingerprint region? nervous system.

A) 400 - 1400cm-1 A) Neuroglia

B) 1400 - 900cm-1 B) Glial cells
C) 900 - 600cm-1 C) Neurons
D) 600 - 250cm-1 D) Perikaryon

92) How many α-particles and β-particles emitted in 98) The number of bridging ligand(s) and
passing from 90Th232 to 82Pb208 ? metalmetalbond(s) present in the complex
[Ru2(5-Cp)2(CO)2(Ph2PCH2PPh2)]
A) 5α, 6β
B) 4α, 5β (obeys 18-electronrule), respectively, are
C) 6α, 6β
A) 0&1
D) 6α, 4β
B) 2&1
C) 3&1
93) The period of | sin (3x) | is D) 1&2

A) 2π
B) 2 π/3 99) The nephelauxetic parameter ‘’ is highest for
C) 3π
A) Br-
D) π/3
B) Cl -
C) CN-
94) The molecular formula for vitamin C is C6H8O6. D) F-
What is the empirical formula?

A) CHO 100) Correct order of stability of carbcation is

B) CH2O
C) C3H4O3 A) HC=C+< Ph-CH2+< (CH3)3C+ < Ph2-CH+
D) CH4O B) HC=C+< Ph2-CH+<Ph-CH2+< (CH3)3C+
C) HC=C+< Ph-CH2+< Ph2-CH+< (CH3)3C+
D) Ph2-CH+<Ph-CH2+< (CH3)3C+< HC=C+
95) The population of a country increased by an
average of 2% per year from 2000 to 2003. If the
population of this country was 2 000 000 on December
31, 2003, then the population of this country on
January 1, 2000, to the nearest thousand would have
been

A) 1 846 000
B) 1 852 000
C) 1 000 000
D) 1 500 000

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