IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO UTSE-2011 EXAMINEES

1. The Chemistry model questions for UTSE-2011 and their solutions are given in the following pages. Since questions will be set from the new syllabus in chemistry this year, the examinees should prepare according to the model questions. The UTSE-2011 chemistry questions will be of same standard and similar to the model questions given. The examinees are strongly advised to prepare accordingly. For chemistry, the study of OXIDATION NUMBER should be a MUST and also go through the study materials given in our website above. 2. Model questions in physics(UTSE-2008) and their solutions will be uploaded by 5th of January 2011. Since physics courses uptil 2009 are same as for 2011 syllabus, no new model questions have been prepared, in stead 2008 UTSE questions have been solved as model. The physics questions for UTSE-2011 will be of same standard. 3. UTSE-2008 and 2009 questions and there answers will also be uploaded by 5th January 2011 for practice.

MODEL QUESTION FOR UTSE-2011

CHEMISTRY SECTION:
Which of the following compounds on boiling with water produces methane ? (b)Al4C3 (c) BeC2 (d) all of these (a) CaC2 2. Which of the following is not a redox reaction ? (the equations are not balanced) (a) MnO2 + HCl MnCl2 + Cl2 + H2O (b) NaNO3 NaNO2 + O2 (c) NH3 + CuO N2 + Cu + H2O (d) CaCO3 + HCl CaCl2 + CO2 + H2O 3. Which of the following reaction is not possible under standard conditions( 250C and 1 atm. pressure ? (b) Al + Fe2O3 Fe + Al2O3 (a) Zn + CuSO4 ZnSO4 + Cu (c) Cr + MgO Mg + Cr2O3 (d) Na + MgO Na2O + Mg 4. Sn(OH)2 will react with (a) only dil H2SO4 (b) only conc. NaOH (c) both dil. H2SO4 and conc. NaOH (d) react neither with dil H2SO4 nor dil HCl 5. A compound (X) on heating produces a colourless gas (Y) which turns blue litmus red and also turns lime water milky. The same compound (X) on treatment with dil HCl also produces gas (Y). Then (X) is (a) NaHCO3 (b) Na2CO3 (c) both NaHCO3 and Na2CO3 (d) none of these 6. Ferric sulphate reactds with ammonium thiocyanate to give a blood red coloured precipate. The formula of the ppt. and the name of the reaction respectively are (a) Fe(SCN)3, precipitation (b) Fe(SCN)3, redox (c) Fe(NCS)3, double displacement (d) Fe2(SCN)3, non-redox 7. Which of the following is not oxidation reaction ? (b) NO2 NH3 (c) O2 O (d) NO2 NO3 (a) Mg Mg2+ 8. Which of the following is most soluble in water ? (a) CO2 (b) I2 (c) MgCl2 (d) CCl4 9. Dative bond is present in which of the following ? (a) CO2 (b) HNO3 (c) HCl (d) H2O 10. While a covalent solid like dry ice is melted, which of the following events occur ? (a) the covalent bond breaks (b) the covalent bonds are weakened (c) intermoleculear forces(Van der Waals forces) are weakened (d) both covalent bonds and Van der Waals forces are broken 11. Which of the following covalent molecule has one lone pair in the central atom ? (a) CH4 (b) BCl3 (c) NH3 (d) SO3 12. Which will have show maximum electrical conductivity in aqueous solution ? (a) H2SO4 (b) HF (c) CH3COOH (d) glucose 13. The group number, period number and atomic number of element which lies 3 places below the element having valence shell electronic cofiguration 2s22p1 respectively are (a) IIIA, 5, 49 (b) IVA, 5, 49 (c) IIIA, 4, 50 (d) none 14. Which of the following has the highest electron affinity ? (a) O (b) S (c) Se (d) Te 15. Which has the 2nd highest ionisation energy among the following ? (a) Li (b)Be (c) B (d) C 16. Which of the following element has smallest atomic size ? (a) K (b) Li (c) C (d) F 17. An element (X) has 3 electrons in its valence shell while another element (Y) has 6 electrons in its valence shell. So a possible compound between X and Y will have the empirical formula (a)XY2 (b) X2Y (c) X2Y3 (d)X3Y2 1.

The number of gm. atoms of hydrogen present in 1.8 gm glucose(C6H12O6) is (a) 0.06 (b) 0.12 (c) 0.012 (d) 0.01 19. Which has the greatest mass from among the following ? (Ca = 40, Cr = 52, O = 16, C = 12) (a) 0.05 mole of calcium carbonate (b) 3.015 1022 molecules of ozone (c)5.6 L of NO gas at NTP (d) 6.5 g of Chromium 20. How many moles of sodium nitrate on heating will produce 5.6 L of the gaseous products at STP ? (a) 0.5 (b) 1 (c) 0.25 (d) 0.125 21. A compound contains C, H and O in the ration 4.5 : 1 : 2 by mass. The empirical formula of the compound is (a) C3H6O (b)C3H8O (c) C4H6O2 (d) C2H6O 22. An aqueous solution containing 0.4 mole of arsenous chloride was mixed with another aqueous solution containing 0.3 mole of sodium sulphide to form an yellow precipitate of arsenous sulphide. The solution was then filtered and the residue(precipitate) was dried and weighed. Calculate the numbe of moles of arsenous sulphide formed ? (Note that out of the two reactants one is given in large excess and the other in limiting amount and the the latter reactant will be completedly exhausted to form the product.) (a) 0.4 (b) 0.2 (c) 0.3 (d) 0.1 23. Nitrogen atom in the atmosphere( 14 N ) is bombarded upon by cosmic neutron ( 01 n ). If one of the 7
1 products formed is a proton ( 1 H ), the other product formed is

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(a) 14C (b) 13 N (c) 15 N (d) 13C 6 7 7 6 In the electronic configuration of atoms, after filling 3p subshell, which subshell is filled up ? (a) 3d (b) 3f (c) 4s (d) 4p Which of among the following exists in more than one natural isotope as shown below ?

31 1 (a) 19 F (b) 1 H (c) 15 P (d) 127 I 9 53 26. At very low pressure i.e 10-5 atm. and applying very high voltage in Crooks discharge tube containing a gas, which of the following takes place ? (a) the gas glows with some colour while, the glass near the anode does not glow. (b) the glass near the anode glows while the gas inside the tube stops glowing (c) the gas inside the tube does not conduct electricity at such a low pressure. (d)both the gas and the glass start glowing simultaneously 27. When ice melts to liquid water (a) absorption of heat takes place with increase in temperature of ice (b) emission of heat takes place while temperature remains constant (c) the intermolecular forces decreases (d) the intermolecular forces increases 28. Two mixible liquids having small difference in boiling points can be seprated from each other by (a) fractional distillation (b) simple distillation (c) chromatography (d) none 29. Which of the following is a chemical change ? (a) dissolution of sugar in water (b) melting of ice (c) mixing hydrogen gas with oxygen gas (d) rusting of iron 30. One mole of H2S gains 8 moles of electrons in a redox reaction, the product formed will be (a) SO2 (c) Na2SO3 (c) S (d) H2SO4

SOLUTON TO MODEL QUESTIONS:(2011)

1. b There are generally two types of carbides C4- (called methanides) and C22-(called acetylides). In aluminium carbide the valency(oxidation number or ON) of C is -4. 2.d In all cases, the ON changes but in (d) there no change in ON. (Refer study materials under Metathesis type). 3.c In the metal activity series(correctly called electrochemical series) Mg is ahead of Cr. 4.c The oxides and hydroxides of Zn, Al, Sn and Pb are amphoteric.(Refer study material on amphoterism) 5.a NaHCO3 Na2CO3 + CO2 + H2O; NaHCO3 + HCl NaCl + CO2 + H2O 6.a Fe2(SO4)3 + NH4SCN Fe(SCN)3+ (NH4)2SO4 : This is metathesis(double displacement and precipitation type) reaction, NCS is isothiocyanate ion. 7.b In NO2, the ON of N is +3 and in NH3 the ON of N is -3. So while changing from +3 state to -3 state 6 electrons are gained. Gain of electron is reduction. In all other cases, there have been loss of electrons as ON has been increased. 8.c Ionic compounds are more soluble in polar solvents like water. Covalent compounds or less ionic compounds are more soluble in organic solvents. 9.b In HNO3, the central N atom is bonded with one O with a dative bond. Refer chemical bond chapter in the study materials. 10.c Covalent bonds, in general, are as strong as ionic bonds. Often, we have a misconception that covalent bonds are weaker. This misconception arises due to the fact that covalent compounds have lower melting and boiling points. Actually when we melt an ionic compound like NaCl, the ionic bond is weakened which needs more energy. But when we melt a covalent solid like ice or iodine or sulphur etc. we do not weaken or break the covalent bonds. We merely weaken the weak intermolecular forces called Van der Waals forces or hydrogen bonding. Hence less heat is needed. 11.c In NH3, there is one lone pair of electrons on N atom. Refer chemical bond. 12.a Sulphuric acid is a strong acid and dissociates almost completely in aq. solution and hence the number of ions is more. HF and CH3COOH are weak acids and produce few ions. Glucose does not ionise at all. 13.a In right portion or p-block of the periodic table, the magic numbers are 8, 18, 18, 32, 32. The element given is B(5). Add 8 + 18 + 18, the compound is In(49) belonging to 5th period and Group IIIA. 14.b The 2nd element of each group in the right portion of periodic table has the highest electron affinity. This is exceptional behaviour. Refer study materials. 15.b In the 2nd, 3rd and 4th period, we get humps at Group IIA and VA. Refer the study material. Li < B < Be < C < N < O < F < Ne 16.d Size increases while going down a group and decreases while going across a period. 17.c X can lose 3 electrons and can be X3+ while Y can gain 2 electrons and can be Y2-. Thus the formula is X2Y3. 18.b The molecular mass of glucose = 180. So 1.8 g = 0.01 mol. One mole of glucose contains 12 gm. atoms or moles of atoms of H. So 0.01 mole contains 0.12 gm atoms( mole of atoms) of H. 19.c (a) 0.05 mole of calcium carbonate = 5 g (b) 3.015 1022 molecules of ozone= 2.4 g (c)5.6 L of NO gas at NTP = 7.5 (d) 6.5 g of Chromium = 6.5 g 20.a 2NaNO3 2NaNO2 + O2 (In stoichiometric calculations, you must balance the equation first). 22.4 L(1 mole) of O2 is produced by 2 moles of NaNO3. So 5.6 L will be produced by 0.5 mole of NaNO3. 21.b C : H : O = 4.5 : 1 : 2 = 9 : 2 : 4 ; the mole ratio = 9/12 : 2/1 : 4/16 = 0.75 : 2 : 0.25 = 3 : 8 : 1 22.d 2AsCl3 + 3Na2S As2S3 + 6NaCl; this type of problem is called limiting reactant problem. When the amounts of both the reactants are given, then one of them is in limiting quantity which will be totally exhausted and the other is in excess quantity. So first you have to examine which is the limiting reactant out of

the two. Then you shall have to calculate the amount of product from the data of limiting reactant. If you take the data of excess reactant, then the answer will be wrong, because not all of it has been used up. In this case 2 mole of AsCl3 reacts with 3 moles of Na2S, hence 0.4 mole will react with 0.6 mole. We have given only 0.3 mole of Na2S. So all AsCl3 cannot be used up. From this we know that AsCl3 is the excess reactant and Na2S is the limiting reactant. You could have examined in the other way also. 3 moles of Na2S reacts with 2 moles of AsCl3. So 0.3 mole will react with 0.2 mole of AsCl3. Since we have 0.4 mole of AsCl3, all Na2S will be used up. Then start the stoichiometry. 3 moles of Na2S gives 1 mole of As2S3, so, 0.3 mole will give 0.1 mole.
1 23.a 14 N 01n1 H 14C ; The sum of atomic numbers(nuclear +ve charge) in the subscripts in both LHS 7 6 and RHS should be same and so also the sume of mass numbers in the superscripts are to be same. So the other product is an isotope of carbon(C-14) which is a radioactive(beta emitter) and is used in calculating the age of old organic objects(carbon dating). 24.c According to (n+l) rule, the energy of 4s is less than 3d. So after filling 3p, the electron is filled in 4s. (Refer the electronic configuration in study materials) 25.b There are nineteen elements which are monoisotopic. Refer the chapter atoms and molecules. So H is polyisotopic - protium, deuterium and tritium. 26.b At 10 mm pressure, the gas inside the tube glows but cathode rays(electrons) are not produced. But at 10-5 atm. pressure, the gas stops glowing and glass near the anode where cathode rays strike starts glowing. Cathode rays are produced at this low pressure, not at 10 mm. The inside of the tube becomes dark. 27.c Melting of ice involves absorption of latent heat of fustion at constant temperarture and when solid state changes to liquid state the intermolecular forces are weakened. 28.a Two miscible liquids with small difference in boiling points are separated by fractional distillation. 29.d Hydrogen and oxygen gas will never react until an electric spark is applied. Rusting of iron is a chemeical process with the formation of hydrated ferric oxide.[ Fe + O2 + H2O Fe2O3.xH2O] 30.d H2S H2SO4, In H2S the ON of S is -2 while in H2SO4, the ON is +6, so there is a loss of 8 electrons by one H2S.