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Principles Related to Practical Chemistry

Previous year questions with solutions · 2024 – 2026

115Questions
58Papers covered
7.37%Weightage 2026▲ 9.4% vs last year
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Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage
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202635191.87.37% ▲ 9.4% vs last year
202532191.76.74% ▼ 15.6% vs last year
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19 questions · newest paper first

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, 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. 5JEE 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. 6JEE 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. 7JEE Main 2025, 7 April (Evening Shift)

A mixture of 1 g each of chlorobenzene, aniline, and benzoic acid is dissolved in 50 mL ethyl acetate and placed in a separating funnel. 5 M NaOH (30 mL) was added in the same funnel. The funnel was shaken vigorously and then kept aside. The ethyl acetate layer in the funnel contains :

  1. chlorobenzene and aniline
  2. benzoic acid and aniline
  3. benzoic acid
  4. benzoic acid and chlorobenzene
Ques. 8JEE 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. 9JEE 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. 10JEE 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. 11JEE 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. 12JEE 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. 13JEE 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. 14JEE 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. 15JEE Main 2024, 31 January (Morning Shift)

'Adsorption' principle is used for which of the following purification method?

  1. Chromatography
  2. Sublimation
  3. Distillation
  4. Extraction
Ques. 16JEE Main 2024, 31 January (Evening Shift)

The fragrance of flowers is due to the presence of some steam volatile organic compounds called essential oils. These are generally insoluble in water at room temperature but are miscible with water vapour in vapour phase. A suitable method for the extraction of these oils from the flowers is -

  1. distillation
  2. steam distillation
  3. distillation under reduced pressure
  4. crystallisation
Ques. 17JEE Main 2024, 30 January (Evening Shift)

Which among the following purification methods is based on the principle of "Solubility" in two different solvents?

  1. Distillation
  2. Sublimation
  3. Column Chromatography
  4. Differential Extraction
Ques. 18JEE Main 2024, 29 January (Evening Shift)

Chromatographic technique/s based on the principle of differential adsorption is / are Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. B only
  2. A only
  3. A & B only
  4. C only
Ques. 19JEE Main 2024, 27 January (Evening Shift)

The technique used for purification of steam volatile water immiscible substances is :

  1. Fractional distillation
  2. Distillation
  3. Fractional distillation under reduced pressure
  4. Steam distillation