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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 (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. 7JEE 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. 8JEE 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. 9JEE 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. 10JEE 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. 11JEE 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. 12JEE 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. 13JEE 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. 14JEE 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. 15JEE 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. 16JEE 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. 17JEE 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. 18JEE 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. 19JEE 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
Ques. 20JEE Main 2026, 22 January (Evening Shift)

When 1 g of compound (X) is subjected to Kjeldahl's method for estimation of nitrogen, 15 mL 1 M H2SO4 was neutralized by ammonia evolved. The percentage of nitrogen in compound (X) is :

  1. 0.21
  2. 21
  3. 42
  4. 0.42
Ques. 21JEE Main 2026, 21 January (Morning Shift)

Consider the following reactions. (Hot solution)PbCl2 + K2CrO4 A + 2KCl A + NaOH B + Na2CrO4 PbSO4 + 4CH3COONH4 (NH4)2SO4 + X In the above reactions, A, B and X are respectively.

  1. Na2[Pb(OH)2], PbCrO4 and [Pb(NH3)4]SO4
  2. Na2[Pb(OH)2], PbCrO4 and (NH4)2[Pb(CH3COO)4]
  3. PbCrO4, Na2[Pb(OH)4] and (NH4)2[Pb(CH3COO)4]
  4. PbCrO4, Na2[Pb(OH)4] and [Pb(NH3)4]SO4
Ques. 22JEE Main 2026, 21 January (Morning Shift)

In Carius method, 0.75 g of an organic compound gave 1.2 g of barium sulphate, find percentage of sulphur (molar mass 32 g mol-1). Molar mass of barium sulphate is 233 g mol-1.

  1. 4.55%
  2. 16.48%
  3. 10.30%
  4. 21.97%
Ques. 23JEE Main 2026, 21 January (Evening Shift)

On heating a mixture of common salt and K2Cr2O7 in equal amount along with concentrated H2SO4 in a test tube, a gas is evolved. Formula of the gas evolved and oxidation state of the central metal atom in the gas respectively are:

  1. Cr2O2Cl2 and +3
  2. Cr2O2Cl2 and +6
  3. CrO2Cl2 and +6
  4. CrO2Cl2 and +5
Ques. 24JEE Main 2026, 21 January (Evening Shift)

By usual analysis, 1.00 g of compound (X) gave 1.79 g of magnesium pyrophosphate. The percentage of phosphorus in compound (X) is : (nearest integer) (Given, molar mass in g mol-1: O = 16, Mg = 24, P = 31)

  1. 40
  2. 30
  3. 20
  4. 50
Ques. 25JEE Main 2025, 8 April (Evening Shift)

On combustion 0.210 g of an organic compound containing C, H and O gave 0.127 g H2O and 0.307 g CO2. The percentages of hydrogen and oxygen in the given organic compound respectively are:

  1. 7.55, 43.85
  2. 6.72, 53.41
  3. 6.72, 39.87
  4. 53.41, 39.6
Ques. 26JEE Main 2025, 7 April (Morning Shift)

When a salt is treated with sodium hydroxide solution it gives gas X. On passing gas X through reagent Y a brown coloured precipitate is formed. X and Y respectively, are

  1. X = NH3 and Y = HgO
  2. X = NH4Cl and Y = KOH
  3. X = NH3 and Y = K2HgI4 + KOH
  4. X = HCl and Y = NH4Cl
Ques. 27JEE 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. 28JEE Main 2025, 3 April (Evening Shift)

Compounds that should not be used as primary standards in titrimetric analysis are : Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. C, D and E Only
  2. B and D Only
  3. D and E Only
  4. A, C and D Only
Ques. 29JEE Main 2025, 3 April (Evening Shift)

In Dumas' method for estimation of nitrogen 0.4 g 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 is (Given : Aqueous tension at 300 K = 15 mm Hg)

  1. 15.71\%
  2. 17.46\%
  3. 7.85\%
  4. 20.95\%
Ques. 30JEE Main 2025, 2 April (Morning Shift)

Choose the correct tests with respective observations. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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