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SIMO EDUCATION
INDIAN CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD (SICHO) 2013
SCREENING TEST
STANDARD X

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Time: 60 minutes Maximum Marks : 85
Instructions:
The question paper contains 25 questions across two Sections to be answered in 60 minutes
Section-A contains 10 questions. Each question carries 4 marks and may have MORE THAN ONE correct
answer.
Section-B contains 15 questions. Each question carries 3 marks and has ONLY ONE correct answer.
One mark would be deducted for every wrong answer. No marks would be deducted for unattempted questions.
You can retain the Question paper with you after the Olympiad.
Fill the OMR sheet completely and carefully. Please leave space after initials in your name

SECTION-A
1. Atomic Mass of Chlorine atom is 35.5 u (u is symbol of atomic mass unit). This implies that
A) Mass of neutron is not equal to that of proton
B) There exist a subatomic particle whose mass is 0.5 u
C) Chlorine has isotopes
D) There can be more than 18 neutrons in a chlorine atom
2. Beryllium atom has four electrons A,B,C and D. Energy of electron A, E
A
is greater than that of B, E
B
.
Also, energy of electron C, E
C
is less than that of D( E
D
). Then which of the following statements
is/are always true?
A) Electrons B and C belong to K-shell
B) E
D
>E
C
>E
A
>E
B

C) E
A
=E
D

D) Be+ ion will have electron A in it.
3. X,Y,Z are distinct elements such that compounds XY, YZ and ZX are ionic, covalent and ionic
compounds respectively. Then which of the following shall always be true?
A) X is a metal
B) Y is a non-metal
C) Z is a non-metal
D) All of the above statements can be false simultaneously.
4. X,Y,Z are three unknown compounds. The report of their solubility in water and ether is as below.
Water Ether
X soluble soluble
Y soluble insoluble
Z insoluble soluble
Which of the following statements can be true?
A) Solution of X in water cannot conduct electricity.
B) Solution of X in water can conduct electricity
C) Melting point of Y can be higher than that of Z
D) Boiling point of X can be lesser than that of Y

X
CHEMISTRY

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5. Which of the following statements is/are true with respect to Lanthanides in modern periodic table?
A) All of them belong to same period B) All of them belong to same group
C) They are known as rare earth elements. D) All of them form trivalent cations.

6. h the modern periodic table, the element with atomic number 31 is surrounded by element(s) with
atomic number(s)
A) 13 B) 23 C) 49 D) 39

7. X is compound with molecular formula C
2
H
3
D
2
Cl where D is Deuterium, isotope of Hydrogen. X on
treatment with alcoholic KOH gives only one product, C
2
H
2
D
2
. The possible structure(s) of X is/are
A) CH
2
D-CHDCl B) CH
3
-CD
2
Cl C) CD
2
H-CH
2
Cl D) CD
2
H
2
-CHCl

8. Some amount of calcium carbonate of mass m
1
is placed in watch glass and heated. The final mass of
products in watch glass is m
2
. Which of the following statements is/are true?
A) By law of conservation of mass, m
1
=m
2
.
B) m
2
=0.56m
1
.
C) This is an endothermic reaction
D) If the reaction is carried out in a closed vessel, the pressure of the vessel will increase after the
reaction.
9. Which of the following statements is/are true?
A) Usually, there is no oxidation (or reduction) in double displacement reactions
B) Usually, there is oxidation (or reduction) in displacement reactions.
C) Decomposition reactions always involve oxidation (or reduction)
D) Combination reactions can involve oxidation (or reduction)

10. Benadryl is a very familiar cough syrup which contains HCl along with the following organic
compound X. Which of the following functional groups is/are present in the compound X?

A) Amine B) Ester C) Ether D) Aldehyde
SECTION-B
11. According to electromagnetic theory of physics, if a charged particle undergoes accelerated motion,
then it must radiate energy (rather lose energy) continuously. On contrary, electrons in an atom are
stable. Which of the following statements offers best explanation for such behavior of electrons?
A) Electrons revolve in fixed orbits with fixed speeds, and actually do not accelerate.
B) The charge on electron is very low and highly diffused and it cannot be treated as charged for all
practical purposes.
C) Electrons cannot be treated as pure particles. They have a wave nature as well
D) The energy radiated by one electron is transferred to another and they transit between fixed orbits

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12. Which of the following cannot be inferred from Rutherfords alpha ray scattering experiment?
A) Nucleus contains neutrons and positively charged protons.
B) Nucleus of atom is very tiny compared to size of atom as a whole.
C) The density of nucleus is extremely high.
D) The whole mass of the atom is concentrated in nucleus.

13. A reaction took place between two elements X and Y whose electron distribution (in K,L,M shells) are
2,8,3 and 2,8,7 respectively. Which of the following can be formula of the stable combination
compound formed?
A) X
7
Y
3
B) X
3
Y
7
C) X
3
Y D)XY
3


14. I) In a sulphur molecule, each sulphur atom is bounded to adjacent sulphur atom by a single bond
II) The bond between two Nitrogen atoms in N
2
molecule is very strong because electrostatic force
between N
-3
ion and N
+3
ion is very strong.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
A) Only I B) Only II
C) Both I and II D) Neither I nor II

15. X is a metal which does not attain octet (8 electron) valence configuration during bond formation. X is
widely used in mobile and laptop battery industry. It forms an ionic bond with Aluminium hydride ion
whose formula is
A) X
2
AlH
4
B) X(AlH
4
)
2
C) X Al H
4
D) X
4
(AlH
4
)
3


16. In a compound, all the constituent atoms attain same electronic configuration after bonding. Identify
the compound among the given options below.
A) CH
4
B) CO
2
C) CCl
4
D) All the above

17. Which of the following compounds is most ionic?
A) NaCl B) KCl C) NaBr D) KBr

18. Consider the following statement
I. The atomic radius of Mg is greater than that of Cl
II.The atomic radius of Ar is greater than that of Cl
Which of the above statements is/are true?
A) Only I B) Only II C) Both I & II D) Neither I nor II

19. In the modern periodic table
I. All the metalloids are placed under one group
II. There are only four groups which does not have either a metal or a metalloid.
Which of the above statements is/are true?

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A) Only I B) Only II C) Both I & II D) Neither I nor II


20. The number of structural isomers of chlorobutane is
A) 5 B) 6 C) 4 D) None of these

21. X is a chemical compound which is inform of white powder. It is spread on fruits and water is
sprinkled on it timely to facilitate their ripening. (This method of ripening fruits is banned in many
countries as research proved that this may lead to cancer). Which of the following can be X?
A) Al
4
C
3
B) CaC
2
C) Either A or B D) Neither A nor B

22. Two boxes A and B contain same number of Hydrogen atoms. Box A contain Ammonia and Box B
contain Hydrogen gas. Let number of moles of Ammonia and Hydrogen gas be m
1
and m
2

respectively. Then
A) m
1
=m
2
B) 3m
1
=2m
2
C) 2m
1
=3m
2
D) 2m
1
=m
2

23. When sodium metal piece is dropped in water,
A) Water oxidizes sodium
B) Water reduces sodium
C) Water neither oxidizes nor reduces sodium
D) Water acts both as oxidizing and reducing agent


24. A black solid A on reaction with dil HCl solution gives a blue-greenish solution of B. When black
solid A is heated in a stream of gas C, it turns into elemental metal D of red-brown color. Gas C burns
with pale blue flame and puts off burning splinter with a pop sound. Compound B is
A) ZnCl
2
B) PbCl
2

C) CuCl
2
D) Either (B) or (C)

25. Certain amount of lead nitrate (solid) is heated. The volume of gases liberated in found to be 8 liters.
The volume of reddish brown gas liberated is
A) 1.6 L B) 3.2 L C) 4.8 L D) 6.4 L



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