CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Exam 2025: Top 50 MCQs with Answers to Score Highly in the Exam!

a) Henry’s law  

b) Faraday’s law  

c) Raoult’s law  

d) Nernst equation  

Ans: (b) Faraday’s law  

11. The rate of reaction is affected by: 

a) Temperature  

b) Concentration  

c) Catalyst  

d) All of these

Ans: (d) All of these  

12. What is the unit of rate constant for a first-order reaction?  

a) s⁻¹  

b) mol L⁻¹ s⁻¹  

c) L mol⁻¹ s⁻¹  

d) L² mol⁻² s⁻¹

Ans: (a) s⁻¹  

13. Half-life of a first-order reaction is:  

a) Proportional to initial concentration  

b) Independent of initial concentration  

c) Inversely proportional to initial concentration  

d) Depends on pressure  

Ans: (b) Independent of initial concentration  

14. The Arrhenius equation represents the effect of ______ on reaction rate.  

a) Catalyst  

b) Temperature  

c) Pressure  

d) Concentration  

Ans: (b) Temperature  

15. Activation energy is the:  

a) Minimum energy required for a reaction to occur  

b) Maximum energy required for a reaction  

c) Energy of the reactants  

d) Energy of the products  

Ans: (a) Minimum energy required for a reaction to occur  

16. Which element is not a transition metal?  

a) Fe  

b) Zn  

c) Cr  

d) Mn

Ans: (b) Zn  

17. KMnO₄ is used as:  

a) Reducing agent  

b) Oxidizing agent  

c) Both  

d) None

Ans: (b) Oxidizing agent  

18. Lanthanide contraction is due to:  

a) Poor shielding by 4f electrons  

b) High nuclear charge  

c) Both (a) and (b)  

d) None of these

Ans: (c) Both (a) and (b)  

19. Which of the following is a radioactive element?  

a) Ce  

b) U  

c) La  

d) Y

Ans: (b) U  

20. Which of the following is a transition element?  

a) Ca  

b) Sc  

c) Na  

d) K

Ans: (b) Sc  

21. Which of the following is a chelating ligand?  

a) CN⁻  

b) EDTA  

c) NH₃  

d) Cl⁻ 

Ans: (b) EDTA  

22. Which theory explains the colour and magnetic properties of coordination compounds?  

a) VBT  

b) Crystal field theory  

c) Molecular orbital theory  

d) Band Theory  

Ans: (b) Crystal field theory  

23. Oxidation state of Co in [Co(NH₃)₆]³⁺ is:  

a) +1  

b) +2  

c) +3  

d) 0

Ans: (c) +3  

24. Which is a bidentate ligand?  

a) NH₃  

b) C₂O₄²⁻  

c) CN⁻  

d) Cl⁻

Ans: (b) C₂O₄²⁻  

25. Which ligand causes the highest crystal field splitting?  

a) CN⁻  

b) Cl⁻  

c) H₂O  

d) OH⁻  

Ans: (a) CN⁻ 

26. Which of the following will undergo SN1 reaction most easily?  

a) CH₃Cl  

b) (CH₃)₃CBr  

c) CH₃CH₂Br  

d) CH₃CH₂Cl  

Ans: (b) (CH₃)₃CBr  

27. Which of the following is used as an anaesthetic?  

a) CHCl₃  

b) CCl₄  

c) CH₂Cl₂  

d) CF₂Cl₂

Ans: (a) CHCl₃ 

28. Which of the following undergoes nucleophilic substitution reaction most easily?  

a) Benzyl chloride  

b) Vinyl chloride  

c) Chloroethane  

d) Chlorobenzene

Ans: (a) Benzyl chloride  

29. Freons are mainly used as:  

a) Antiseptics  

b) Refrigerants  

c) Fertilizers  

d) Medicines  

Ans: (b) Refrigerants  

30. DDT is a:  

a) Polymer  

b) Pesticide  

c) Antibiotic  

d) Fuel

Ans: (b) Pesticide  

31. Phenol is more acidic than ethanol because:  

a) Phenoxide ion is resonance stabilized  

b) Ethoxide ion is resonance stabilized  

c) Both are equally acidic  

d) Phenol does not release H⁺ ions

Ans: (a) Phenoxide ion is resonance stabilized  

32. Which reagent is used to distinguish between alcohols and phenols?  

a) Fehling’s solution  

b) Iodoform test  

c) Neutral FeCl₃  

d) Lucas reagent  

Ans: (c) Neutral FeCl₃  

33. Which compound is commonly known as wood spirit?  

a) Ethanol  

b) Methanol  

c) Phenol  

d) Glycerol  

Ans: (b) Methanol  

34. Ethers can be cleaved by:  

a) Dilute H₂SO₄  

b) Conc. HBr  

c) NaOH  

d) KMnO₄  

Ans: (b) Conc. HBr  

35. Which of the following is used as an antiseptic?  

a) Benzene  

b) Phenol  

c) Ethanol  

d) Ether  

Ans: (b) Phenol  

36. Which test is used to distinguish between aldehydes and ketones?  

a) Lucas test  

b) Tollens’ test  

c) Fehling’s test  

d) Both (b) and (c)  

Ans: (d) Both (b) and (c)  

37. Which of the following undergoes the iodoform test?  

a) Benzaldehyde  

b) Acetone  

c) Formaldehyde  

d) Ethanol

Ans: (b) Acetone  

38. Which of the following has the highest boiling point?  

a) Alcohol  

b) Aldehyde  

c) Ketone  

d) Ether  

Ans: (a) Alcohol  

39. What is the functional group of carboxylic acids?  

a) –OH  

b) –COOH  

c) –CHO  

d) –CO–  

Ans: (b) –COOH  

40. The reduction of aldehydes leads to the formation of:  

a) Alcohols  

b) Ketones  

c) Carboxylic acids  

d) Esters

Ans: (a) Alcohols  

41. Which amine reacts with Hinsberg reagent to form a soluble product?  

a) Primary amine  

b) Secondary amine  

c) Tertiary amine  

d) Quaternary ammonium salt  

Ans: (a) Primary amine  

42.Which reagent is used to convert nitrobenzene into aniline?  

a) LiAlH₄  

b) Zn/HCl  

c) K₂Cr₂O₇  

d) NaOH  

Ans: (b) Zn/HCl  

43. Which of the following amines is most basic?  

a) NH₃  

b) CH₃NH₂  

c) C₆H₅NH₂  

d) (C₂H₅)₂NH  

Ans: (d) (C₂H₅)₂NH  

44. What is the product of the reaction between aniline and bromine water?  

a) o-Bromoaniline  

b) p-Bromoaniline  

c) 2,4,6-Tribromoaniline  

d) Aniline does not react with bromine water  

Ans: (c) 2,4,6-Tribromoaniline  

45. Which of the following is a secondary amine?  

a) NH₃  

b) CH₃NH₂  

c) (CH₃)₂NH  

d) (CH₃)₃N  

Ans: (c) (CH₃)₂NH 

46. Glucose is an example of:  

a) Disaccharide  

b) Monosaccharide  

c) Polysaccharide  

d) Protein  

Ans: (b) Monosaccharide  

47. Which of the following is NOT a polysaccharide?  

a) Starch  

b) Glycogen  

c) Cellulose  

d) Sucrose  

Ans: (d) Sucrose  

48. The bond between two amino acids in a protein is called:  

a) Glycosidic bond  

b) Peptide bond  

c) Phosphodiester bond  

d) Hydrogen bond  

Ans: (b) Peptide bond  

49. Which of the following is an essential amino acid?  

a) Glycine  

b) Alanine  

c) Lysine  

d) Proline

Ans: (c) Lysine  

50. Which nucleic acid is responsible for protein synthesis?  

a) DNA  

b) tRNA  

c) rRNA  

d) Both (b) and (c)  

  Ans: (d) Both (b) and (c)  

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