SECTION - A

Objective Type Questions

(Oxidation Number, Oxidation, Reduction, Oxidising agent and reducing agent)
1. The process in which oxidation number increases is
(1) Reduction (2) Hydrolysis (3) Oxidation (4) Decomposition
2. The oxidation number of phosphorus vary from
(1) − 3 to + 5 (2) − 1 to + 1 (3) − 3 to + 3 (4) − 5 to + 1
3. Oxidation number of iodine varies from
(1) − 1 to + 1 (2) − 1 to + 7 (3) + 3 to + 5 (4) − 1 to + 5
4. Oxidation number of oxygen atom in O3 molecule is

(1) 0 (2) – 2 (3) + 2 (4)

5. The oxidation number of C in CH4, CH3CI, CH2CI2, CHCI3 and CCI4 is respectively
(1) −4, −2, 0, +2, +4 (2) +2, 4, 0, −2, −4 (3) 4, 2, 0, -2, 4 (4) 0, 2, −2, 4, 4
6. Chlorine is in +3 oxidation number in
(1) HCI (2) HCIO4 (3) ICI (4) CIF3
7. Given that the oxidation number of sulphur is −2, the equivalent weight of sulphur is
(1) 16 (2) 32 (3) 9 (4) 4
8. In a reaction between zinc and iodine, zinc iodide is formed. Which is being oxidised?
(1) Zinc ions (2) Iodide ions (3) Zinc atom (4) Iodine
9. In the following equation
2Br2 + 6CO32− + 3H2O → 5Br− + BrO3− + 6HCO3−
(1) Bromine is oxidised and carbonate is reduced
(2) Bromine is reduced and carbonate is oxidised
(3) Bromine is neither reduced nor oxidised
(4) Bromine is reduced as well oxidised
10. In which reaction, there is change in oxidation number of N atom?
(1) 2 NO2 N2O4
(2) 2NO2 + H2O HNO3 + HNO2
(3) NH4OH NH4+ + OH−
(4) N2O5 + H2O 2HNO3
11. When iron is added to CuSO4 solution, copper is precipitated. It is due to
(1) Oxidation of Cu+2 (2) Reduction of Cu+2 (3) Hydrolysis of CuSO4 (4) Ionization of
CuSO4
12. Which one of the following is the correct match?
(1) Cl2 - only reducing agent (2) HNO2 - only oxidising agent
(3) HNO3 - both oxidising and reducing agent (4) SO2 - both oxidising and reducing agent
13. The oxidation number of sulphur in H2S2O8 is
(1) + 7 (2) + 6 (3) − 6 (4) + 4
14. In which of the following compounds iron has lowest oxidation number?
(1) FeSO4.(NH4)2SO4 • 6H2O (2) K4[Fe(CN)6] (3) Fe2O (4) Fe2O3
15. Phosphorus has the oxidation state + 3 in
(1) Orthophosphoricacid (H3PO4)
(2) Phosphorus acid (H3PO3)
(3) Metaphosphoric acid (HPO3)
(4) Pyrophosphoric acid (H4P2O7)
16. The brown ring complex compound is formulated as [Fe(H2O)5 NO]SO4. The oxidation state of
iron is
(1) +1 (2) + 2 (3) + 3 (4) + 6
17. Oxidation number of Cr in CrO5 is
(1) + 10 (2) + 6 (3) + 4 (4) + 5
18. In which of the following compounds, the oxidation number of iodine is fractional?
−
(1) IF7 (2) I3 (3) IF5 (4) IF3
19. Oxidation number of sodium in sodium amalgam is
(1) +1 (2) 0 (3) −1 (4) +2
20. Which of the following compound cannot be oxidised by O3?
(1) Kl (2) KMnO4 (3) K2MnO4 (4) FeSO4
21. When SO2 is passed in acidified potassium dichromate solution, the oxidation number of S is
changed from
(1) + 4 to zero (2) + 4 to + 2 (3) + 4 to + 6 (4) + 6 to + 4
22. A compound of Xe and F is found to have 53.3% Xe (At. mass = 133). Oxidation number of Xe in
this compound is
(1) +2 (2) 0 (3) +4 (4) +6
[Types of Redox reactions, Balancing of Redox reactions)
13. White P reacts with caustic soda, the products are PH3 and NaH2PO2. The reaction is an example
of
(1) Oxidation (2) Reduction (3) Disproportionation (4) Neutralization
24. Which of the following reaction involves oxidation and reduction?
(1) NaBr + HCI NaCl + HBr
(2) HBr + AgNO3 AgBr + HNO3
(3) H2 + Br2 2HBr
(4) Na2O + H2SO4 Na2SO4 + H2O
25. Which of the following involves the reduction of copper?

(1) Cu(s) + O2(g) CuO(s)

(2) Cu2+(aq) + 2l−(aq) 2Cul(aq)

−
(3) CuCI2(s) + 2F (aq) CuF2 + Cl2(g)
(4) CuO + H2O Cu(OH)2
26. Which reaction involves neither oxidation nor reduction?

(1)
(2) Cr CrCI3
(3) KMnO4 MnO2
(4) Fe Fe2O3 • xH2O
27. Which of the following is not a redox reaction?
 (1) H2 + Cl2 2 HCI
(2) NaOH + HCI NaCI + H2O
(3) Photosynthesis
(4) Cell respiration
28. Redox reaction have no concern with
(1) Neutrailization of acid bases
(2) Salt hydrolysis
(3) Esterification
(4) All of these
29. In the chemical reaction,
K2Cr2O7 + aH2SO4 + bSO2 → K?SO4 + Cr(SO4)3 + cH2O. a, b and c are
(1) 1, 3, 1 (2) 4, 1, 4 (3) 3, 2, 3 (4) 2, 1, 2
30. In the process of photosynthesis, which takes place in green plants which undergoes reduction?
(1) Water (2) CO2 (3) Protons (4) Photons
(Law of equivalence and Titrations, Electrochemical cell)
31. In alkaline solution KMnO4 reacts as follows 2KMnO4 + 2KOH → 2K2MnO4 + H2O + O
Therefore, its equivalent weight will be
(1) 31.6 (2) 52.7 (3) 79.0 (4) 158.0
32. The equivalent weight of FeS2 in the following reaction is FeS2 + O2 → Fe+3 + SO2

(1) (2) (3) (4)

33. How many mole of FeSO4 reacted with one mole of KMnO4 in acidic medium?

(1) (2) 5 (3) (4)

34. Which of the following is not correct for electrochemical cell?

(1) Convert chemical energy to electrical energy
(2) Anode is −ve terminal
(3) Cathode is −ve terminal
(4) Cathode is +ve terminal

35.

n factor of nitrobenzene in this process

(1) 3 (2) 6 (3) 2 (4) 4

SECTION - B
Objective Type Questions

(Oxidation Number, Oxidation, Reduction, Oxidising agent and Reducing agent)

1. Oxidation number of Cr atom in CrO5 and K3CrO8 respectively
(1) +6, +6 (2) +5, +6 (3) +6, +5 (4) +5, +5
2. Find the incorrect statement
 (1) Higher reduction potential of non-metal means stronger reducing agent
(2) Lower oxidation potential of a metal means strong oxidising agent
(3) Oxidation state of oxygen in O3 is −1
(4) All of these
3. In case of CH3COOH, the oxidation number of carbon of carboxylic group is
(1) −3 (2) Zero (3) +1 (4) +3
4. Which compound acts as oxidising agent only?
(1) SO2 (2) H2S (3) H2SO4 (4) HNO2
5. The average oxidation state of chlorine in bleaching powder is
(1) −1 (2) +1 (3) Zero (4) −2 as well as +2
6. When benzaldehyde is oxidised to give benzoic acid then the oxidation state of carbon of aldehydic
group is changed from
(1) +2 to +3 (2) +1 to +3 (3) Zero to +2 (4) No change
(Types of Redox reactions, Balancing of Redox reactions)
7. When an alkali metal is reacted with hydrogen then metallic hydride is formed. In this reaction
(1) Hydrogen is oxidized (2) Hydrogen is reduced
(3) Hydrogen is neither oxidised nor reduced (4) Hydrogen is oxidised as well as reduced
8. Cl2 + XOH- Y ClO3- + Z H2O + 10e-
The coefficient X, Y and Z are
(1) 6, 2, 2 (2) 5, 1, 3 (3) 12, 2, 6 (4) 12, 1, 6
(Law of equivalence and Titrations, Electrochemical cell)
9. The ratio of number of moles of KMnO4 and K2Cr2O7 required to oxidise 0.1 mol Sn2+ to Sn+4 in
acidic medium
(1) 6 : 5 (2) 5 : 6 (3) 1 : 2 (4) 2 : 1

10.

The equivalent mass of Cl2 in the above reaction is

(1) M (2) (3) (4)

11. KCI is used as an electrolyte in salt bridge because

(1) K+ and CI− are isoelectronic
(2) Monovalent ions are required
(3) Both the ions have almost same velocity
(4) They are having similar size
12. EMF of the given cell

Given and

(1) 2.8 V (2) 1.8 V (3) 0 V (4) −1.8 V

13. Electrode potential depends upon
(1) Size of electrode (2) Surface area of electrode
(3) Temperature (4) Shape of electrode
14. Number of electrons involved in the reaction when 0.1 mol NH3 dissolved in water
(1) 2 (2) 0.4 (3) 0.9 (4) Zero

15.

Electrode potential for given reaction F2 + 2e− 2 F−

(1) 3.02 V (2) 6.04 V (3) 1.5 V (4) −3.02 V
16. Three metals A, B and C are arranged in increasing order of standard reduction electrode
potential, hence their chemical reactivity order will be
(1) A < B < C (2) A > B > C (3) B > C > A (4) A = B = C
17. How many moles of KMnO4 are required to oxidise one mole of SnCI2 in acidic medium?

(1) (2) (3) (4)

18. Which of the following is incorrect regarding salt bridge solution?

(1) Solution must be a strong electrolyte
(2) Solution should be inert towards both electrodes
(3) Size of cations and anions of salt should be much different
(4) Salt bridge solution is prepared in gelatin or agar-agar to make it semi-solid
19. Standard electrode potentials of redox couples A2+/A, B2+/B, C/C2+ and D2+/D are 0.3 V, −0.5 v,
−0.75 V and 0.9 V respectively. Which of these is best oxidising agent and reducing agent
respectively?
(1) D2+/D and B2+/B (2) B2+/B and D2+/D (3) D2+/D and C2+/C (4) C2+/C and D2+/D
20. The number of moles of H2O2 required to completely react with 400 ml of 0.5 N KMnO4 in acidic
medium are
(1) 0.1 (2) 0.2 (3) 1.0 (4) 0.5

SECTION - C
Previous Years Questions

1. The correct order of N-compounds in its decreasing order of oxidation states is [NEET-2018]
(1) HNO3, NO, N2, NH4CI
(2) HNO3, NO, NH4CI, N2
(3) NH4CI, N2, NO, HNO3
(4) HNO3, NH4CI, NO, N2
2. For the redox reaction

The correct coefficients of the reactants for the balanced equation are [NEET-2018]
H+
(1) 16 5 2
(2) 2 5 16
(3) 5 16 2
(4) 2 16 5
3. Assuming complete ionization, same moles of which of the following compounds will require the
least amount of acidified KMnO4 for complete oxidation? [Re-AIPMT-2015]
(1) FeC2O4 (2) Fe(NO2)2 (3) FeSO4 (4) FeSO3
4. Which of the following processes does not involve oxidation of iron? [AIPMT-2015]
(1) Liberation of H2 from steam by iron at high temperature
(2) Rusting of iron sheets
(3) Decolourization of blue CuSO4 solution by iron
(4) Formation of Fe(CO)5 from Fe
5. (a) H2O2+ O3 → H2O + 2O2
(b) H2O2 + Ag2O → 2Ag + H2O + O2
Role of hydrogen peroxide in the above reactions is respectively [AIPMT-2014]
(1) Oxidizing in (a) and reducing in (b)
(2) Reducing in (a) and oxidizing in (b)
(3) Reducing in (a) and (b)
(4) Oxidizing in (a) and (b)
6. In which of the following compounds, nitrogen exhibits highest oxidation state?
[AIPMT (Prelims)-2012]
(1) N3H (2) NH2OH (3) N2H4 (4) NH3
7. A solution contains Fe2+, Fe3+ and I− ions. This solution was treated with iodine at 35°C. E° for
3+ 2+ −
Fe /Fe is +0.77 V and E° for I2/2I = 0.536 V. The favourable redox reaction is
[AIPMT (Mains)-2011]
(1) I− will be oxidised to I2
(2) Fe2+ will be oxidised to Fe3+
(3) I2 will be reduced to I−
(4) There will be no redox reaction
8. Oxidation states of P in H4P2O5, H4P2O6, H4P2O7 are respectively [AIPMT (Prelims)-2010]
(1) +3, +5, +4 (2) +5, +3, +4 (3) +5, +4, +3 (4) +3, +4, +5

9. Oxidation numbers of P in , of S in and that of Cr in , are respectively

[AIPMT (Prelims)-2009]
(1) + 3, + 6 and + 5
(2) + 5, + 3 and + 6
(3) − 3, + 6 and + 6
(4) + 5, + 6 and + 6
10. The number of moles of KMnO4 that will be needed to react with one mole of sulphite ion in acidic
solution is [AIPMT (Prelims)-2007]

(1) 1 (2) (3) (4)

Questions asked Prior to Medical Ent. Exams. 2005

11. Standard reduction potentials of the half reactions are given below
− −
F2(g) + 2e → 2F (aq) ; E° = +2.85 V
− −
CI2(g) + 2e → 2CI (aq) ; E° = +1.36 V
− −
Br2(|) + 2e → 2Br (aq) ; E° = +1.06 V
− −
l2(s) + 2e → 2l (aq) ; E° = +0.53 V
The strongest oxidising and reducing agents respectively are
− −
(1) F2 and l (2) Br2 and CI (3) Cl2 and Br (4) Cl2 and l2
12. Standard electrode potential for Sn4+ / Sn2+ couple is +0.15 V and that for the Cr3+ / Cr couple is
−0.74 V. These two couples in their standard state are connected to make a cell. The cell potential
will be
(1) +1.83 V (2) +1.19 V (3) +0.89 V (4) +0.18 V
13. Standard reduction electrode potential of three metals X, Y and Z are −1.2 V, +0.5 V and −3.0 V
respectively. The reducing power of these metals will be
(1) X > Y > Z (2) Y > Z > X (3) Y > X > Z (4) Z > X > Y
14. In the reaction 2H2O2 → 2H2O + O2
(1) Oxygen is oxidised only
(2) Oxygen is reduced only
(3) Oxygen is neither oxidised nor reduced
(4) Oxygen is both oxidised and reduced
15. Which change requires an oxidising agent?

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

16. Given the following reactions involving A, B, C and D

(i) C + B+ → C+ + B
(ii) A+ + D → No reaction
(iii) C + A → No reaction
(iv) D+ + B+ → D+ + B
The correct arrangement of A, B, C, D in order of their decreasing ability as reducing agent
(1)D>B>C>A (2)A>C>D>B (3)C>A>B>D (4)C>A>D>B
17. Which element undergoes disproportionation in water?
(1) Cl2 (2) F2 (3) K (4) Cs
+ 2+ + 2+
18. Standard reduction potentials at 25°C of Li / Li, Ba / Ba, Na / Na and Mg / Mg are −3.05,
−2.90, −2.71 and −2.37 volt respectively. Which one of the following is the strongest oxidizing
agent?
2+ 2+ + +
(1) Ba (2) Mg (3) Na (4) Li
19. Which substance is serving as a reducing agent in the following reaction?
+ 2− 2+ 3+
14H + Cr2O7 + 3Ni → 7H2O + 3Ni + Cr
(1) H+ (2) Cr2O72− (3) H2O (4) Ni
20. The oxide, which cannot act as a reducing agent, is
(1) CO2 (2) CIO2 (3) NO2 (4) SO2
21. Oxidation state of Fe in Fe3O4 is

(1) (2) (3) (4)

22. Oxidation numbers of A, B, C are +2, +5 and −2 respectively. Possible formula of compound is
(1) A2(BC2)2 (2) A3(BC4)2 (3) A2(BC3)2 (4) A3(B2C)2
2− 2− 2−
23. The oxidation states of sulphur in the anions SO3 , S2O4 and S2O6 follow the order
 (1) S2O42− < SO32− < S2O62−
(2) SO32− < S2O42−< S2O62−
(3) S2O42− < S2O62− < SO32−
(4) S 2 O 6 2 −< S 2 O 4 2 − SO3 2 −
24. Electrode potential for the following half-cell reactions are
Zn → Zn2+ + 2e−; E° = + 0.76 V;
Fe → Fe2+ + 2e−; E° = + 0.44 V
The EMF for the cell reaction Fe2+ + Zn → Zn2+ + Fe will be
(1) −0.32 V (2) + 1.20 V (3) −1.20 V (4) + 0. 32 V

25. In acidic medium, H2O2 changes to CrO5 which has two (—O—O—) bonds. Oxidation
state of Cr in CrO5 is
(1) +5 (2) +3 (3) +6 (4) −10

ASSIGNMENT
Section A : Objective Type Questions
1. (3) 2. (1) 3. (2) 4. (1) 5. (1) 6. (4) 7. (1) 8. (3) 9. (4) 10. (2) 11. (2) 12. (4) 13. (2) 14. (3) 15. (2)
16. (1) 17. (2) 18. (2) 19. (2) 20. (2) 21. (3) 22. (4) 23. (3) 24. (3) 25. (2) 26. (1) 27. (2) 28. (4) 29.
(1) 30. (2) 31. (4) 32. (3) 33. (2) 34. (3) 35. (2)
Section B : Objective Type Questions
1. (3) 2. (4) 3. (4) 4. (3) 5. (3) 6. (2) 7. (2) 8. (3) 9. (1) 10. (4) 11. (3) 12. (1) 13. (3) 14. (4) 15. (1)
16. (2) 17. (2) 18. (3) 19. (1) 20. (1)
Section C : Previous Years Questions
1. (1) 2. (2) 3. (3) 4. (4) 5. (3) 6. (1) 7. (1) 8. (4) 9. (4) 10. (4) 11. (1) 12. (3) 13. (4) 14. (4) 15. (1)
16. (4) 17. (1) 18. (2) 19. (4) 20. (1) 21. (4) 22. (2) 23. (1) 24. (4) 25. (3)