SINDH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, HYDERABAD PRE-INTERVIEW WRITTEN TEST FOR THE, POST OF LECTURER CHEMISTRY BPS-17 Monday

the 7th February, 2011 Time: 02 0 pm to 03 0 pm Total marks:100 QUESTIONS PAPER/ANSWAR SHEET General instructions to the candidates. 1. Candidate are to attempt all questions. 2. Write your Roll No, Name Fathers Name & Center on the answer Sheet within the space provided. 3. Do not write these data anywhere else on the answer sheet. Doing so will render the candidate disqualified. 4. Circle appropriate box in the Answer Sheet with Blue or Black Ball point pen only. Use of pencil is not allowed 5. Each incorrect answer given will result in deduction of (half) mark. 6. Sign your answer sheet in pace provided. 7. Return your question paper / Answer sheet after attempting the question paper completely. MOST IMPORTANT:- ANY CANDIDATE FOUND IN POSSESSION OF MOBILE PHONE OR ANY SIMILAR DEVICE IN THE EXAMINATION HALL WILL BE EXMPLED FROM THE EXAMINATION HALL, NO CANDIDATE IS ALLOWED TO CARRY THIS QUESTION PAPER / ANSWER SHEET OUT OF THE EXAMINATION HALL. Questions: 01. Nuclear fusion, like nuclear fission: (A) is a chain process (B) is exoergic (C) produces several radioactive products ( D) involves isotopes of heavy nuclei 02. Which of the following spectroscopy uses an energy source of around 70ev?

(A) Mass spectroscopy (B) NMR Spectroscopy (C) IR (D) Atomic absorption 03. If coordination number is 6, the radius ratio is: (A) 0.155 (B) 0.414 (C) 0.225 (D) 0.7071 04. The geometry and type of hybrid orbital present about the central atom in BF3 is (A) Linear, is (B) Trigonal planner, sp2 (C) Tetrahedral, sp3 (D) Pyramidal, sp3 05. 30 P15 is unstable because: (A) its n/p ratio is just 1 (B) it is odd-odd nuclear (C) its Z is odd (D) it is chemical reactive 06. The structure that remains after an acid has given up proton is called: (A) conjugate acid (B) conjugate base (C) conjugate salt (D) conjugate proton 07. In HB3 molecule the H-B-H bond angle is 1200. What kind of hybridization is likely? (A) sp (B) sp2 (C) sp3 (D) sp3 d 08. The circle temperature of water is higher than 02. because the H20 molecules have (A) fewer electrons than 02 (B) Two covalent bonds (C) V-shape (D) Dipole moment 09. When a nucleus emits beta particles, the parent and daughter nuclei are: (A) Isobars (B) Isotopes (C) Nuclear isomers (D) Isotones 10. The uranium-238 decays to thorium-234 process of : (A) Alpha radiation (B) Beta radiation (C) Gamma radiation (D) Fission (E) Fusion 11. If pure P orbitals were used in forming the B-F bonds in BF3, angles 900 would be expected. The actual observed bond angle is 1200. What concept might be useful in explaining the observed angles? (A) VSEPR theory (B) Ligend field theory (C) M.O theory (D) Hybridization 12. The complexes that contain less than three d-electrons are (A) stable (B) inert (C) unstable (D) labile 13. A gas is said to behave like an ideal gas when the relation

PV/T = Constant. When do you expect a real gas to behave like ideal gas (A) when the temperature is low (B) when both the temperature and pressure are low (C) when both temperature and pressure are high (D) when the temperature is high and pressure is low 14 Which of the following units represent the largest amount of energy: (A) Calorie (B) Joule (C) Erg (D) Electron Volt 15 If in the reaction of Flourine-19 with a neutron, nitrogen-16 is formed, what is the other particle given off in the reactions. (A) 10H (B) 24He (C) 10C (D) 11H 16. When two cubes are pressed over each other they unite to from one cube. Which of the following force is responsible for holding them together: (A) Vander wall s forces (B) Covalent attraction (C) Hydrogen bond formation (D) Dipole-dipole interaction 17. If P pure orbitals are used in forming the C H bond in CH4 angles of 900 would be expected. The observed angles are 1090 each. What concept might be useful in explaining the observed angles? (A) M.O Theory (B) Ligand field Theory (C) Hybridization (D) Crystal Field Theory 18. The high polymer of Ethylene is known as: (A) Polytyene (B) Tyrene (C) Tetralene (D) Polythene 19. The formula of potassium cobaltinitrite is: (A) K2 [ Co (NO)6 ] (B) K3 [ Co (NO2)6] (C) K [Co (NO2)6] (D) K3 [Co(NO)6] 20. An example of a nonstoichiometric compound (A) Al2O3 (B) Fe3O4 (C) Ni O2 (D) Pbo 21. The radioactivity due to C-14 isotope (half life 6000 yrs) a sample of wood form an ancient tomb was found to be nearly half of that fresh wood. The tomb is therefore about (A) 3000 yrs (B) 9000 yrs (C) 6000 yrs (D) 12000 yrs 22. Principal quantum number determines how far from the nucleus the is to be found (A) proton (B) neutron (C) electron 23. Elements of s-block all have configmations

(A) ns1/ ns2 (B) ns3 / ns4 (C) ns5 ns 24. Bronsted acid is a proton (A) accept (B) donor (C) none 25. The distance between the two successive crests or two successive troughs is called (A) wave length (B) frequency (C) wave number 26. Carbon dioxide molecule has (A) bent structure (B) triangular structure (C) linear structure 27. Array of points which show how the constituent particles of a crystal are Arranged at different sits in 3 dimensional space is called (A) space lattice (B) lattice array (C) crystal lattice 28. lonic hydrides are formed by elements of (A) group-III A (B) group-II A (C) group-IA 29. Paramagnetic compounds are (A) repelled (B) attracted (C) neither of them 30. The compounds having all the electrons paired are called (A) Ferromagnetic (B) Diamagnetic (C) Paramagnetic 31. At equilibrium at specific temperature, presser exerted by the liquid is called (A) Gaseous pressure (B) Vapour pressure (C) Solid pressure 32. A subtituent effect on an organic compound due to the permanent polarity of the group is called (A) inter pair effect (B) induective effect (C) chelate effect 33. An orbital which possesses lower energy than alomic orbitals from which it is formed is called (A) Anti bonding (B) bonding (C) Addition 34. PH is the logarithm of the reciprocal of the (A) hydrogen ion concentration (B) phosphorous ion concentration (C) phosphine ion concentration 35. A lewis structure is a representation of a molecule that shows the disposition of (A) valence protons (B) valence electrons (C) valence neutrons 36. The hydrogen bond has (A) electrostatic nature (B) neutral nature (C) coordinate nature 37. The function of the nerve cell is:

(A) to transmit message (B) to feel things (C) to give but body poison (D) to give activity of flesh 38. Man differs from birds in that man has: (A) a four-chambered heart (B) hair (C) warm blood (D) a cerebrum 39. A radio signal will travel around the earth (in a great circle ) in about (A) I Second (B) l/7 Second (C) 2 days (D) instantly 40. We can see most objects because they: (A) reflect light (B) emit light (C) absorb light (D) refract light 41. Acupuncture is technique practiced by: (A) Indian yogis (B) Indonesian witch doctcrs (C) Chinese medicine men (D) Russian surgeon 42. What are hormones? (A) the happy looking and living among the men (B) secretions of liver (C) secretions of ductless glands (D) the bone marrow 43. Ajnadayn is located in: (A) Egypt (B) Iran (D) Palestine 44. Hazrat Bilal (RA) was liberated by Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA). Amir bin Faheera was set free by: (A) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) (B) Hazrat Umar (RA) (C) Hazrat Usman (RA) (D) Hazrat Ali (RA) 45. The Battle of Yermuk was fought during the caliphate of (A) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) (B) Hazrat Umar (RA) (C) Hazrat Usman (RA) (D) Hazrat Ali (RA) 46. The battle of Safeen was fought in 37 A.H between Hazrat Ali (RA) and: (A) Kharjis (B) Hazrat Abdullah bin Zubair (RA) (C) Hazrat Muamwia (RA) (D) Hazrat Aisha (RA) 47. The only Indian on the Viceroy Lord Mountbattens staff was: (A) Abul Kalam Azad (B) V.P Menon (C) Ghaftar Khan

48. The whole of Govt: of Indian Act or 1935 came into operation in provisional part: (A) 1935 (B) 1936 (C) 1937 49. Give the name of the author of the last days of United Pakistan (A) G.W Chaudhary (B) Herbert eldman (C) Anwar I I . Syed (D) I.H Qureshi 50. The first amendment to the Constitution of 1973 which allowed every Citizen o form a political party was passed in the year of: (A) 1973 (B) 1974 (C) 1975 (D) 1976