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Previous year questions with solutions · 2024 – 2026

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Ques. 31JEE Main 2025, 2 April (Evening Shift)

In Dumas' method for estimation of nitrogen, 0.5 gram of an organic compound gave 60 mL of nitrogen collected at 300 K temperature and 715 mm Hg pressure. The percentage composition of nitrogen in the compound (Aqueous tension at 300 K = 15 mm Hg) is %.

  1. 20.87
  2. 12.57
  3. 1.257
  4. 18.67
Ques. 32JEE Main 2025, 2 April (Evening Shift)

Formation of Na4[Fe(CN)5NOS], a purple coloured complex formed by addition of sodium nitroprusside in sodium carbonate extract of salt indicates the presence of:

  1. Sulphide ion
  2. Sulphite ion
  3. Sulphate ion
  4. Sodium ion
Ques. 33JEE Main 2025, 29 January (Morning Shift)

The steam volatile compounds among the following are : Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. (B) and (D) Only
  2. (A), (B) and (C) Only
  3. (A) and (B) Only
  4. (A) and (C) Only
Ques. 34JEE Main 2025, 29 January (Evening 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. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
  3. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
  4. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Ques. 35JEE Main 2025, 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 false but Statement II is true
  2. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  3. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
  4. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Ques. 36JEE Main 2025, 28 January (Morning Shift)

The metal ion whose electronic configuration is not affected by the nature of the ligand and which gives a violet colour in non-luminous flame under hot condition in borax bead test is

  1. Cr3+
  2. Ti3+
  3. Ni2+
  4. Mn2+
Ques. 37JEE Main 2025, 28 January (Evening Shift)

The purification method based on the following physical transformation is : (X)Solid Heat (X)Vapour Cool (X)Solid

  1. Extraction
  2. Crystallization
  3. Distillation
  4. Sublimation
Ques. 38JEE Main 2025, 28 January (Evening Shift)

Identify the inorganic sulphides that are yellow in colour : Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. (D) and (E) only
  2. (A) and (B) only
  3. (A), (D) and (E) only
  4. (A) and (C) only
Ques. 39JEE Main 2025, 24 January (Morning Shift)

Given below are two statements I and II. 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. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
  3. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
  4. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Ques. 40JEE Main 2025, 24 January (Evening Shift)

Find the compound 'A' from the following reaction sequences. A aqua-regiaB [(2) AcOH](1) KNO2, NH4OH yellow ppt

  1. NiS
  2. MnS
  3. ZnS
  4. CoS
Ques. 41JEE Main 2025, 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 false but Statement II is true
  3. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
  4. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Ques. 42JEE Main 2025, 23 January (Evening Shift)

Identify A, B and C in the given below reaction sequence [figure]

  1. PbCl2, PbSO4, PbCrO4
  2. PbS, PbSO4, Pb(CH3COO)2
  3. PbS, PbSO4, PbCrO4
  4. PbCl2, Pb(SO4)2, PbCrO4
Ques. 43JEE Main 2025, 22 January (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 false
  2. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  3. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
  4. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Ques. 44JEE Main 2024, 9 April (Morning Shift)

Identify the incorrect statements regarding primary standard of titrimetric analysis. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. (C) and (E) only
  2. (A) and (B) only
  3. (B) and (E) only
  4. (C) and (D) only
Ques. 45JEE Main 2024, 9 April (Morning Shift)

Methods used for purification of organic compounds are based on :

  1. neither on nature of compound nor on the impurity present.
  2. presence of impurity only.
  3. nature of compound and presence of impurity.
  4. nature of compound only.
Ques. 46JEE Main 2024, 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. 47JEE Main 2024, 8 April (Evening Shift)

In qualitative test for identification of presence of phosphorus, the compound is heated with an oxidising agent. Which is further treated with nitric acid and ammonium molybdate respectively. The yellow coloured precipitate obtained is :

  1. Na3PO4 12MoO3
  2. (NH4)3PO4 12(NH4)2MoO4
  3. MoPO4 21NH4NO3
  4. (NH4)3PO4 12MoO3
Ques. 48JEE Main 2024, 6 April (Morning Shift)

Which of the following statements are correct? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

  1. A, C, D only
  2. B, C, D only
  3. A, B, D only
  4. A, B, C only
Ques. 49JEE Main 2024, 6 April (Evening Shift)

During the detection of acidic radical present in a salt, a student gets a pale yellow precipitate soluble with difficulty in NH4OH solution when sodium carbonate extract was first acidified with dil. HNO3 and then AgNO3 solution was added. This indicates presence of :

  1. I-
  2. CO32-
  3. Cl-
  4. Br-
Ques. 50JEE Main 2024, 6 April (Evening Shift)

The correct statement among the following, for a "chromatography" purification method is :

  1. Rf of a polar compound is smaller than that of a non-polar compound.
  2. Non-polar compounds are retained at top and polar compounds come down in column chromatography.
  3. Organic compounds run faster than solvent in the thin layer chromatographic plate.
  4. Rf is an integral value.
Ques. 51JEE Main 2024, 5 April (Evening Shift)

While preparing crystals of Mohr's salt, dil H2SO4 is added to a mixture of ferrous sulphate and ammonium sulphate, before dissolving this mixture in water, dil H2SO4 is added here to :

  1. prevent the hydrolysis of ferrous sulphate
  2. prevent the hydrolysis of ammonium sulphate
  3. increase the rate of formation of crystals
  4. make the medium strongly acidic
Ques. 52JEE Main 2024, 4 April (Morning Shift)

In the precipitation of the iron group (III) in qualitative analysis, ammonium chloride is added before adding ammonium hydroxide to :

  1. decrease concentration of -OH ions
  2. increase concentration of Cl- ions
  3. prevent interference by phosphate ions
  4. increase concentration of NH4+ ions
Ques. 53JEE Main 2024, 4 April (Morning Shift)

Which of the following nitrogen containing compound does not give Lassaigne's test ?

  1. Glycine
  2. Phenyl hydrazine
  3. Urea
  4. Hydrazine
Ques. 54JEE Main 2024, 4 April (Evening Shift)

When MnO2 and H2SO4 are added to a salt (A), a greenish yellow gas is liberated. The salt (A) is :

  1. NH4Cl
  2. CaI2
  3. KNO3
  4. NaBr
Ques. 55JEE Main 2024, 4 April (Evening Shift)

The adsorbent used in adsorption chromatography is/are - Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

  1. C and D only
  2. A only
  3. B only
  4. A and B only
Ques. 56JEE Main 2024, 1 February (Morning Shift)

In Kjeldahl's method for estimation of nitrogen, CuSO4 acts as :

  1. catalytic agent
  2. hydrolysis agent
  3. reducing agent
  4. oxidising agent
Ques. 57JEE Main 2024, 1 February (Morning Shift)

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

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
  3. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  4. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Ques. 58JEE Main 2024, 1 February (Evening Shift)

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

  1. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
  3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  4. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Ques. 59JEE Main 2024, 1 February (Evening Shift)

Lassaigne's test is used for detection of :

  1. Phosphorous and halogens only
  2. Nitrogen, Sulphur and Phosphorous only
  3. Nitrogen, Sulphur, phosphorous and halogens
  4. Nitrogen and Sulphur only
Ques. 60JEE Main 2024, 31 January (Morning Shift)

The compound that is white in color is

  1. ammonium sulphide
  2. ammonium arsenomolybdate
  3. lead iodide
  4. lead sulphate