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FACT Technician Exam (Chemical Science) - English

Duration: 90 Β· Questions: 90 Β· Max Marks: 90 Β· Language: 3

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Aptitude & Reasoning

1
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘CLEANLINESS’ each of the which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet, in the same sequence?
  1. A.Two
  2. B.Three
  3. C.Five
  4. D.Four
  5. E.None of these
2
Team A has scored more goals than Team B
Team C has scored fewer goals than Team B
Team A has scored fewer goals than Team C .
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
  1. A.True
  2. B.False
  3. C.Uncertain
  4. D.None
3
If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the second, the third, the sixth and the eight letters of the word FRAGMENT using each only once, which of the following will be the third letter of that word ? If no such word can be formed, give ‘X’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give ‘Y’ as the answer.
  1. A.A
  2. B.E
  3. C.T
  4. D.X
  5. E.Y
4
How many such letters are there in the word ORIENTAL each of which is as far away from the beginning of the word as when they are arranged alphabetically?
  1. A.None            
  2. B.One         
  3. C.Two       
  4. D.Three        
  5. E.More than three
5
How many such pairs of letters in the word CREDIT each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
  1. A.None
  2. B.One
  3. C.Two
  4. D.Three
  5. E.More than three
6
How many meaningful words can be made from the letters ‘LMEA’ using each letter only once in each word?
  1. A.None
  2. B.One
  3. C.Two
  4. D.Three
  5. E.More than three
7
If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the first, the second, the seventh and the eighth letters of the word TEMPORAL, which of the following will be the first letter of that word? If more than one such word can be made, give ‘Y’ as the answer and if no such word can be made, give ‘X’ as the answer.
  1. A.T
  2. B.L
  3. C.E
  4. D.Y
  5. E.X
8
If the letters of the word HANDOVER are arranged alphabetically from left to right how many letters will remain at the same position?
  1. A.None
  2. B.One
  3. C.Two
  4. D.Three
  5. E.More than three
9
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word EXCURSION, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet?
  1. A.None
  2. B.One
  3. C.Two
  4. D.Three
  5. E.More than three
10
If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the first, the second, the third, the sixth and the eighth letters of the word DEVIATION first letter of that word is your answer? If more than one such word can be made formed your answer is ‘A’  and if no such word can be formed your answer is ‘B’.
  1. A.V
  2. B.T
  3. C.E
  4. D.A
  5. E.B
11
Which letter in this alphabet is the eighth letter to the right of the letter and which is tenth letter to the left of the last but one letter of the alphabet ?
  1. A.X
  2. B.W
  3. C.I
  4. D.H
12
If the third alphabet of each of the words is changed to the next alphabet in the English alphabetical series, which of the following will form a meaningful English word?
  1. A.SUM
  2. B.BIG
  3. C.Both BIG and THE
  4. D.FOR
  5. E.Both FOR and BIG
13
If the given words are arranged in the order as they would appear in a dictionary from left to right, which of the following will be second from the right ?
  1. A.AND
  2. B.FOR
  3. C.THE
  4. D.BIG
  5. E.SUM
14
If second alphabet in each of the words is changed to next alphabet in the English alphabetical order, how many words having two vowels (same or different vowels) will be formed ?
  1. A.None
  2. B.One
  3. C.Two
  4. D.Three
  5. E.Four
15
How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the second letter of the word which is second from the right and the second letter of the word which is second from the left of the given words?
  1. A.Two
  2. B.Five
  3. C.Six
  4. D.Nine
  5. E.Three
16
The cash difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 4% and 6% is Rs. 3. The ratio of the two selling prices is:__________ ?
  1. A.51:52
  2. B.52:53
  3. C.51:53
  4. D.52:55
17
Which of the following numbers is irrational ?
  1. A.√49
  2. B.0.125
  3. C.√2
  4. D.22/7
18
356 x 936 – 356 x 836 = ?
  1. A.35600  
  2. B.34500
  3. C.9630
  4. D.93600
19
Arrange in descending order: 5/8, 7/10, 3/4
  1. A.3/4 > 7/10 > 5/8
  2. B.7/10 > 3/4 > 5/8
  3. C.3/4 > 5/8 > 7/10
  4. D.5/8 > 7/10 > 3/4
20
What is (3^{4} times 9^{2}) ?
  1. A.36
  2. B.38
  3. C.310
  4. D.96
     
21
If 34X-2 = 729, then find the value of X.
  1. A.4     
  2. B.3
  3. C.2 
  4. D.5
22
Convert 0.6 into fraction ?
  1. A.3/5
  2. B.2/3
  3. C.4/5
23
The no. plate of a bus had peculiarity. The bus number was a perfect square. It was also a perfect square when the plate numbers were reversed. The bus company had only five hundred buses numbered from 1 to 500. What was the number ?
  1. A.169  
  2. B.36
  3. C.196 
  4. D.Can not say
24
If a and b are positive integers, such that ab = 125, then (a-b)a+b-4 = ?
  1. A.16   
  2. B.25
  3. C.28  
  4. D.30
25
If x*y = x2 + y2 – xy, then value of 9*11 is
  1. A.93     
  2. B.103
  3. C.60.5
  4. D.121
26
Chemistry but not in Physics.
  1. A.318
  2. B.198
  3. C.213 
  4. D.206
27
Physics or Maths but not in Chemistry.
  1. A.558   
  2. B.718
  3. C.628  
  4. D.None of these
28
What is the percentage of persons who read all the three papers ?
  1. A.20%  
  2. B.25%
  3. C.30%  
  4. D.40%
29
What is the percentage of persons who read only two papers?
  1. A.19%  
  2. B.31%
  3. C.44%
  4. D.None of these
30
What is the percentage of persons who read only one paper ?
  1. A.38% 
  2. B.48%
  3. C.51%  
  4. D.None of these

Chemical Science

1
Four identical cones with base diameter of 10 cm are compactly placed inside a box in uprigh position.What will be the area of sqaure (in cm²) formed by connecting tips the cones ?
  1. A.400    
  2. B.144   
  3. C.100    
  4. D.25    
2
How many hollow spheres having inner radius of 1 cm can be completely filled by transferring water from a completely filled hollow sphere having inner diameter of 20 cm ?
  1. A.400     
  2. B.100   
  3. C.1000   
  4. D.8000
3
The two identical bags and two identical boxes are placed as shown. The top of the stable is at the height of.

  1. A.65 cm
  2. B.70 cm
  3. C.75 cm
  4. D.80cm
4
The graph shows the cumulative number of deaths during a pandemic. The time intervals shown in the graph are equal. The largest increase in the number of deaths was during the period.

  1. A.T1 to T2  
  2. B.T2 to T3 
  3. C.T3 to T4 
  4. D.T4 to T5   
5
The period of a pendulum is given as T = 2  (l/g)½ where g = 9.81 m/s² and =3.1416.The period of a pendulum of length 1 m correct to the first place of decimal in seconds.
  1. A.1.8  
  2. B.1.9      
  3. C.2.0  
  4. D.2.1    
6
The sides a, b and c of a ΔABC satisfy the equation (a – 8)² + (b – 15)² + (c – 17)² = 0. Then ΔABC is z :
  1. A.equilateral      
  2. B.right – angled        
  3. C.isosceles  
  4. D.obtuse angled trangle
7
In the given substraction problem, each letter represents a digit between 0 and 9 :
 
  T A S 5
-   R S R
  2 T A 9
 
The values of R, A and T are, respectively :
  1. A.6, 9, 3   
  2. B.4, 8, 3   
  3. C.6, 9, 2    
  4. D.4, 2, 9      
8
Three apartments,which are in a row, are occupied by Umar, Ramesh and John. Only one of them is the landlord, whose apartment is at one end. Ramesh's apartment is not next to John's apartment.The apartment on the left is not the landlord's, the one isn the middle is not Ramesh's and the one on the right is not John's.Who is the landlord  ?
  1. A.Umar
  2. B.Ramesh
  3. C.John
  4. D.The above information is insufficient to identify the landlord
9
At a book–signing session, there are 5 authors who write only single-author books and another 5 who write only in pairs.Every author signs books that are authored or co-authored by him/her. In order to collect signatures of all 10 authors, in th best possible scenario, the minimum number of books that need to be purchased is :
  1. A.5       
  2. B. 6  
  3. C.8   
  4. D.10            
10
The gross domestic products (GDP) and total populations of four countries A, B, C and D in appropriate units are shown in the accompanying figures



Countries with the highest and the lowest per capita GDP are, respectively.
  1. A.A and C
  2. B. A and D
  3. C.C and D
  4. D.C and B
11
In a class of 84 students, 29 failed in Science (S), 43 failed in Maths (M) and 17 students passed in both.Which of the following Venn diagrams is the correct depiction of the situation ?
    12
    A milk vendor has 50 L of milk and supplies 5 L to every customer. After each transaction he adds 5L of water. What is the percentage of milk contained in a litre of solution purchased by the fifth customer ? 
    1. A.65.6%    
    2. B.72.9%  
    3. C.83.1%    
    4. D.59.4%     
    13
    An expenditure of Rs. 96 was supposed to be shared equally by all the students in a class. Since four students didn't contribute, the remaining students had to contribute an additional amount of Rs. 4 each. how many students contributed ?
    1. A.8
    2. B.12
    3. C.16
    4. D.24
    14
    While calculating the average of twenty 2-digit numbers, digits of one of the numbers got interchanged because of which the average reduced by 1.8. The difference in the values of the digits of the number that were interchanged is.
    1. A.1       
    2. B.2   
    3. C.3     
    4. D.4   
    15
    Based on the clue given in statements A to D, find the correct 3-digit number.
    1. Two of the digits are present in the number 395, but they are not placed correctly.
    2. One of the digits is present in the number 718 and is placed correctly.
    3. None of the digits is present in the number 148
    4. One of the digits is present in the number 835 is placed correctly.
    1. A.739
    2. B.735
    3. C.379
    4. D.359
    16
    Which of the following plots represents the function y = x ?
      17
      1% of the population of a country is suffering from a disease.One person undergoes a diagnostic test which has 98% reliability (i.e., 98% of people who are sick test positive and 98% of the healthy people test negative).If the person is tested positive,the chances that The person is acually having the disease is, approximately :
      1. A.98%
      2. B.50%
      3. C.75%
      4. D.33%
      18
      A man of height 2 m looks at the top of a 40m tall building from some distance. The angle of elevation of his line of sight is 45o. When he further moves away from the building by a distance x, the angle of elevation becomes 30°. Then x is approximately :
      1. A.20m
      2. B.12m
      3. C.34m
      4. D.28m
      19
      In an 800 m wide river, water flows at a speed of 9 km/h. A man can row a boat in still water with a speed of 15 km/h. If the path of the boat is maintaind perpendicular to the flow of the water, then how long will the man take to cross it ?
      1. A.12 min      
      2. B.4 min      
      3. C.6 min    
      4. D.20 min     
      20
      On a large flat surface identical circular coins are placed in the most compact arrangement without overlapping with each other. If the number of coins available is unlimited, then the fraction of the surface area that is not covered by the coins is closest to :
        21
        For the given reaction [*Co(L)n]2+ + [Co(L)n]3+ → [*Co(L)n]3+ + [Co(L)n]2+ the correct statement with respect to the rate of electron transfer process is o-phen = o-phenanthroline; *Co is labelled atom :
        1. A.Fast electron transfer; L = NH3; n = 6
        2. B.Slow electron transfer; L = o-phen; n = 3
        3. C.Very slow electron transfer; L NH3; = n=6
        4. D.Very slow electron transfer; L = o-phen; n = 3
        22
        Choose the correct order of energy of 2σg and 1 u molecular orbitals for B2, C2 and Og2 :
        1. A.2σg > 1 u for all the three        
        2. B.2σg > 1 u for B2 and C2 only      
        3. C.1 u > 2σg for C2 and O2 only        
        4. D.2σg > 2 u for B2 and O2 only
        23
        The pair in which both actinides show +3 oxidation state only is :
        1. A.Ac and Lr    
        2. B.Ac and No      
        3. C.Cm and Bk      
        4. D.Cm and Lr    
        24
        The complex (es) showing activity against cancerous cells is/are :

        1. A.(a) only
        2. B.(a) and (b) only
        3. C.(a) and (c) only
        4. D.(a), (b) and (c)
        25
        Consider the nuclear reaction 92X234 + ß + α → Y + γ + 2ß+ Y is :
        1. A.92Y238      
        2. B.91Y238        
        3. C.93Y236        
        4. D.94Y238  
        26
        Correct statement/s among the following with respect to ionization energy (IE) is/are :
        a. (IE1 + IE2 + IE3) for indium is more than that of aluminium
        b. IE1 of scandium is higher than that of cobalt
        c. IE1 of gallium is lower than that of selanium
        d. IE1 of nitrogen is greater than that of oxygen
        1. A.b and d     
        2. B.c and d     
        3. C.a and d    
        4. D.a and c
        27
        The reason for significantly high solubility of AgClO4 in benzene than in alkane solvents is :
        1. A.Alkane solvents are non-polar      
        2. B.Benzene is an aprotic solvent     
        3. C.PhAg is formed    
        4. D.Benzene acts as a soft base
        28
        Correct statement for 'Inductively Coupled Plasma Atmoic Emission Spectroscopy' is :
        1. A.It is unsuitable for all non-metals    
        2. B.Simultaneous determination of only metals is possible
        3. C.Induction coil stabilizes plasma      
        4. D.Oxide formation lowers atomization of metals  
        29
        The number of geometrical isomers of the complex [RhH(C≡CR)2(PMe3)3] is :
        1. A.2       
        2. B.3       
        3. C.4     
        4. D.1  
        30
        I2 is violet in the solid as well as in gas phase.However in acetone or ethanol,it turns brown.Choose the correct statement (s) for this colour change :
        a. Dissociation of I2 in atomic state
        b. Interaction of low-lying σ*-orbital of iodine with lone pair of O (Solvent)
        Ò€‹c. Formation of a charge-transfer complex
        1. A.(a) only   
        2. B.(b) only  
        3. C.(a) and (b) only 
        4. D.(b) and (c) only
        31
        The pair of compounds in which both members show LMCT band in their electronic spectra is :
        1. A.[FeCl4]2– and [Fe(bpy)3]2+   
        2. B.[FeBr4]2– and [TcO4]–          
        3. C.[ReO4]– and [Ru(bpy)3]2+      
        4. D.[Fe(phen)3]2+ and [FeCl4]2–   
        32
        During the binding of O2 to myoglobin (Consider 'heme' in xy-plane), the molecular orbital of O2 and atomic orbital of Fe involved in the formation of σ-bond is :
        1. A. * and dz2  
        2. B.* and dxz      
        3. C. and dxz    
        4. D.Ò€‹ and dz2
        33
        During the binding of O2 to myoglobin (consider 'heme' in xy-plane), the molecular orbital of O2 and atomic orbital of Fe involved in the formation of the σ-bond is :

        1. A.I > II > III
        2. B.I ≈ II ≈ III
        3. C.I > II ≈ III
        4. D.I < II ≈ III
        34
        The correct IUPAC name for the following molecule is :

        1. A.1- Propyl – 2 – ethyl – 4. 4 – dimethylcyclohept – 1-ene
        2. B.1-Ethyl-4, 4-dimethyl-1-propylcyclohept-1-ene
        3. C.3-Ethyl-1, 1-dimethyl-4-propylcyclohept-3-ene
        4. D.1, 1-Dimethyl-3-ethyl-4-propylcyclohept-3-ene
        35
        The stereochemical relationship of Ha and Hb in the following molecule is :

        1. A.Enantiotopic    
        2. B.Homotopic    
        3. C.Diastereotopic  
        4. D.Constitutionally heterotopic
        36
        The correct order of stability of the carbocations A-C is :

        1. A.C > A > B
        2. B.A > C > B
        3. C.B > C > A
        4. D.C > B > A
        37
        The correct statement for the orientation of the bromine atoms in the most stable conformation of A and B is :

        1. A.Axial in both A and B          
        2. B.Axial in A and equatorial in B            
        3. C.Equatorial in both A and B         
        4. D.Equatorial in A and axial in B
        38
        The major product formed in the following reaction is :

          39
          The following carboxylic acids undergo decarboxylation upon heating.The ease of decarboxylation is in the order : 

          Ò€‹
          1. A.B > A > C 
          2. B.C > B > A 
          3. C. A > C > B
          4. D.C > A > B
          40
          The HOMO of -molecular orbitals of methalazide is :
            41
            The following transformation involves a series of :

            1. A.Electrocyclic ring-opening and closing reactions
            2. B.Cycloaddition and cyclore version reaction
            3. C.Sigmatropic rearrangements
            4. D.Cheletropic addition and elimination reactions 
            42
            The synthetic equivalent of the given synthon is :

            1. A.t-butyl isocyanide     
            2. B.t-butyl cyanide    
            3. C.t-butyl cyanate    
            4. D.t – butyl isocyanate     
            43
            The correct order of the pKa of the following compounds is :

            1. A.C > B > A
            2. B.A > C > B
            3. C.B > A > C
            4. D.A > B > C
            44
            Muscone is a :

            1. A.Terepenoid
            2. B.Steroid
            3. C.Polyketide
            4. D.Flavonoid
            45
            The natural product that gives a signal at ѺŸ 218 ppm in its 13C NMR Spectrum is :
            1. A.α - pinene     
            2. B.Camphor     
            3. C.Geraniol  
            4. D.Carvone   
            46
            The correct order of carbonyl stretching frequency for the given compounds is :

            1. A.A > B > C 
            2. B.B > C > A      
            3. C.C > A > B      
            4. D.B > A > C
            47
            The expectation value of p2 of a particle in a cubic box of side l, having the wave function  
              48
              For the d³ electron configuration,the ground state term symbol is :
              1. A.4F1/2
              2. B.4F3/2
              3. C.4F7/2
              4. D.4F9/2
              49
              The total bond order between adjacent carbon atoms of benzene is :
              1. A.0.5   
              2. B.2      
              3. C.1.5   
              4. D.2.5    
              50
              The following is the character table fo the C2v, point group :


               
              There are two functions f1 and f2 belonging to A2 and B1 representations, respectively. The correct option for the product of two functions f1 and f2 and the integral f f1 f2 dπ is
              1. A.The product belongs to A2 representation and the integral is non-zero     
              2. B.The product belongs to B2 representation and the integral is zero  
              3. C.The product belongs to A1 representation and the integral is zero   
              4. D.The product belongs to B1 representation and the integral is non-zero      
              51
              The equilibrium dissociation energy of a diatomic molecule is 4.75 eV and its stretching frequency corresponds to 0.5 eV. The minimum energy required to dissociate the molecule in eV is :
              1. A.4.75    
              2. B.4.25        
              3. C.4.50    
              4. D.5.00         
              52
              A monatomic perfect gas undergoes expansion from (p1, V1) to (p2, V2) under isothermal or adiabatic conditions. The pressure of the gas will fall more rapidly under adiabatic conditios because :
                53
                For the reaction N2(g) + 3H2(g) → 2NH3(g), the thermodynamic quantity which depends upon the pressure at which equilibrium is arrived at is (sperscript 'O' represents standard state) :
                1. A.ΔG°
                2. B.ΔH°
                3. C.Kp
                4. D.Ratio of mole fractions, Γ’€‹ at equilibrium
                54
                The E° (M+/M) of the cell, SHE||MX | M can be obtained from the plot of (Ecell is the cell potential and m is the molality of ideal dilute solution of MX) :
                1. A.Ecell against (T log m)
                2. B.Ecell against 
                3. C.Ecell against 
                4. D.Ecell against 
                55
                The y-intercept obtained from the plot of viscosity of a series of polymer solutions against the concentration is 0.05. The proportionality constant K and exponent a for this polymer – solvent pari are 5 × 10–1 is :
                1. A.109
                2. B.105
                3. C.106
                4. D.107
                56
                In the ccp packing, the number of lattice points per unit area in the planes is in the order :
                1. A.(100) > (110) > (111)
                2. B.(100) > (111) > (110)
                3. C.(111) > (100) > (110)
                4. D.(111) > (110) > (110)   
                57
                The correct statement about chemisorption is :
                1. A.Chemisorption results in multi molecular layer absorption
                2. B.Chemisorption is reversible in nature
                3. C.Chemisorption has lower specificity than physisorption
                4. D.Chemisorption occurs due to formation of chemical bonds
                58
                For a reaction, raising the temperature from 200K to 300 K results in th increase of rate constant by a factor of 2. The activation energy of this reaction in kJ mol–1 is closest to (In 2 = 0.69).
                1. A.7.0
                2. B.3.5
                3. C.14.0
                4. D.0.83        
                59
                The y-intercept of the least square fitted straight line to the data in the table is closest to :
                 
                x -2.01 -0.98 1.01 1.99
                y -4.01 -1.98 2.01 3.99
                1. A.– 0.2
                2. B.– 0.1
                3. C.zero
                4. D.0.2
                60
                The guest molecule which will fit best inside α – cyclodextrin by interacting with both, rim and cavity, is :
                1. A.Ò€‹