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Ques. 1JEE Main 2026, 8 April (Evening Shift)

Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
  3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Ques. 2JEE Main 2026, 6 April (Morning Shift)

Rf value for 2-methylpropene in a solvent system (Ethyl acetate + ether) is 0.42. 2-methylpropene is treated with dilute H2SO4 to give major organic product (X). Rf value for (X) in the same solvent system under identical condition will be:

  1. 0.42
  2. 0.82
  3. 0.62
  4. 0.12
Ques. 3JEE Main 2026, 6 April (Evening Shift)

Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
  3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Ques. 4JEE Main 2026, 6 April (Evening Shift)

Treatment of a gas 'X' with a freshly prepared ferrous sulphate solution gives a compound 'Y' as a brown ring. The compounds X and Y are:

  1. NO and [Fe(NO)]SO4
  2. NO2 and [Fe(NO2)]SO4
  3. N2O and [Fe(N2O)]SO4
  4. N2O4 and [Fe(N2O4)]SO4
Ques. 5JEE Main 2026, 5 April (Morning Shift)

Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
  3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Ques. 6JEE Main 2026, 5 April (Morning Shift)

In an estimation of sulphur by Carius method 0.2 g of the substance gave 0.6 g of BaSO4. The percentage of sulphur in the substance is %. (Given molar mass in g mol-1 S : 32, BaSO4 : 233)

Ques. 7JEE Main 2026, 5 April (Evening Shift)

Match List - I with List - II.

  1. A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
  2. A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
  3. A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
  4. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
Ques. 8JEE Main 2026, 5 April (Evening Shift)

A paper dipped in a dil. H2SO4 solution of 'X' upon treatment with SO2 gas turns into green. The compound 'X' is :

  1. KI-starch
  2. KMnO4
  3. Pb(CH3COO)2
  4. K2Cr2O7
Ques. 9JEE Main 2026, 4 April (Morning Shift)

Identify the colour of compound 'X' in the sequence of the reaction. [figure]

  1. Violet
  2. Green
  3. Red
  4. Colourless
Ques. 10JEE Main 2026, 4 April (Morning Shift)

2.0 g of a bromo hydrocarbon (X) was subjected to Carius analysis, gave 3.36 g of AgBr. The percentage of carbon in the compound (X) is 26.7%. Total number of carbon atoms in the empirical formula for compound (X) is . (Given molar mass in g mol-1 H : 1, C : 12, Br : 80, Ag : 108)

Ques. 11JEE Main 2026, 4 April (Evening Shift)

Among Fe3+, Pb2+, Cu2+ and Mn2+, identify the one that gets precipitated out while passing H2S in presence of NH4OH as group reagent. The highest possible oxidation state of the corresponding metal is

  1. +3
  2. +4
  3. +2
  4. +7
Ques. 12JEE Main 2026, 4 April (Evening Shift)

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
  2. A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
  3. A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
  4. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
Ques. 13JEE Main 2026, 4 April (Evening Shift)

In sulphur estimation, 2.0 10-3 mol of an organic compound (X) (molar mass 76 g mol-1) gave 0.4813 g of barium sulphate (molar mass 233 g mol-1). The percentage of sulphur in the compound (X) is 10-1 % (Nearest integer)

Ques. 14JEE Main 2026, 2 April (Morning Shift)

Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
  3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Ques. 15JEE Main 2026, 2 April (Morning Shift)

Match List - I with List - II.

  1. A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
  2. A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
  3. A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
  4. A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
Ques. 16JEE Main 2026, 2 April (Morning Shift)

A salt with few drops of conc. HCl gives apple green colour in flame test. The group precipitate of the salt is dissolved in acetic acid and treated with K2CrO4 to give yellow precipitate. When the sodium carbonate extract of the salt solution is heated with conc. HNO3 and ammonium molybdate, it resulted a canary yellow precipitate. The cation and anion present in the salt are respectively,

  1. Ca2+ and SO42-
  2. Ba2+ and PO43-
  3. Mn2+ and PO43-
  4. Ba2+ and SO42-
Ques. 17JEE Main 2026, 2 April (Evening Shift)

Complete combustion of X g of an organic compound gave 0.25 g of CO2 and 0.12 g of H2O. If the % of carbon is 25% and of hydrogen is 4.89%, then X = 10-3 g. (Nearest integer) (Molar mass of C, H and O are 12, 1 and 16 g mol-1 respectively.)

  1. 273
  2. 27
  3. 2730
  4. 227
Ques. 18JEE Main 2026, 28 January (Morning Shift)

Method used for separation of mixture of products (B and C) obtained in the following reaction is [figure]

  1. simple distillation
  2. sublimation
  3. fractional distillation
  4. steam distillation
Ques. 19JEE Main 2026, 28 January (Morning Shift)

Given below are two statements: In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

  1. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
  3. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
  4. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Ques. 20JEE Main 2026, 28 January (Morning Shift)

0.53 g of an organic compound (x) when heated with excess of nitric acid (concentrated) and then with silver nitrate gave 0.75 g of silver bromide precipitate. 1.0 g of (x) gave 1.32 g of CO2 gas on combustion. The percentage of hydrogen in the compound (x) is %. [Nearest Integer] [Given: Molar mass in g mol-1 H : 1, C : 12, Br : 80, Ag : 108, O : 16; Compound (x) : CxHyBrz]

Ques. 21JEE Main 2026, 28 January (Evening Shift)

A student has been given 0.314 g of an organic compound and asked to estimate sulphur. During the experiment, the student has obtained 0.4813 g of barium sulphate. The percentage of sulphur present in the compound is . (Given molar mass in g mol-1 S : 32, BaSO4 : 233)

  1. 63.15%
  2. 21.05%
  3. 48.24%
  4. 42.10%
Ques. 22JEE Main 2026, 24 January (Morning Shift)

Consider three metal chlorides x, y and z, where x is water soluble at room temperature, y is sparingly soluble in water at room temperature and z is soluble in hot water. x, y and z are respectively

  1. AgCl, Hg2Cl2 and PbCl2
  2. CuCl2, AgCl and PbCl2
  3. AlCl3, PbCl2 and BaCl2
  4. MgCl2, AgCl and AlCl3
Ques. 23JEE Main 2026, 24 January (Morning Shift)

In Dumas method for estimation of nitrogen, 0.50 g of an organic compound gave 70 mL of nitrogen collected at 300 K and 715 mm pressure. The percentage of nitrogen in the organic compound is %. (Aqueous tension at 300 K is 15 mm).

Ques. 24JEE Main 2026, 24 January (Evening Shift)

In the Group analysis of cations, Ba2+ & Ca2+ are precipitated respectively as

  1. sulphide & sulphide
  2. hydroxide & carbonate
  3. chromate & sulphide
  4. carbonate & carbonate
Ques. 25JEE Main 2026, 24 January (Evening Shift)

0.25 g of an organic compound "A" containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen was analysed using the combustion method. There was an increase in mass of CaCl2 tube and potash tube at the end of the experiment. The amount was found to be 0.15 g and 0.1837 g, respectively. The percentage of oxygen in compound A is %. (Nearest integer) (Given: molar mass in g mol-1 H : 1, C : 12, O : 16)

Ques. 26JEE Main 2026, 23 January (Morning Shift)

Match List - I with List - II.

  1. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
  2. A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
  3. A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
  4. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
Ques. 27JEE Main 2026, 23 January (Morning Shift)

Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
  2. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  3. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
  4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Ques. 28JEE Main 2026, 23 January (Evening Shift)

In Carius method 0.2425 g of an organic compound gave 0.5253 g silver chloride. The percentage of chlorine in the organic compound is

  1. 87.65%
  2. 53.58%
  3. 37.57%
  4. 34.79%
Ques. 29JEE Main 2026, 22 January (Morning Shift)

Sodium fusion extract of an organic compound (Y) with CHCl3 and chlorine water gives violet color to the CHCl3 layer. 0.15 g of (Y) gave 0.12 g of the silver halide precipitate in Carius method. Percentage of halogen in the compound (Y) is . (Nearest integer) (Given : molar mass g mol-1 C : 12, H : 1, Cl : 35.5, Br : 80, I : 127)

Ques. 30JEE Main 2026, 22 January (Evening Shift)

Identify the correct statements : Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. D and E Only
  2. A, B and E Only
  3. A, B, C and E Only
  4. A, B and C Only