CUET CHEMISTRY

Chapter 1: Solutions
50 Previous-Year-Pattern MCQs – Exam-Oriented Practice Set

Note: These questions are framed in the style, difficulty level and numerical pattern typically seen in past CUET Chemistry papers
on the Solutions chapter. They are exam-oriented practice questions curated for revision, not a verbatim reproduction of any official
NTA CUET paper.

Instructions: Each question has four options. Choose the option (a), (b), (c) or (d) that best answers the question.
The answer key is provided at the end.

Questions 1–50
1. Which of the following units is independent of temperature?
(a) Molarity
(b) Molality
(c) Normality
(d) Formality
2. 18 g of glucose (molar mass 180 g/mol) is dissolved in 500 g of water. The molality of the solution is:
(a) 0.1 m
(b) 0.2 m
(c) 0.5 m
(d) 1.0 m
3. A solution is prepared by dissolving 1 mole of a solute in 1000 g of water. The molality of this solution is:
(a) 0.5 m
(b) 1 m
(c) 2 m
(d) 10 m
4. The vapour pressure of pure water at a given temperature is 23.8 mm Hg. On dissolving a non-volatile
solute, the vapour pressure of the solution drops to 22.8 mm Hg. The relative lowering of vapour pressure is:
(a) 0.042
(b) 0.42
(c) 4.2
(d) 0.0042
5. According to Raoult's law, for a solution of two volatile liquids A and B, which relation is correct?
(a) pA = xA . p0A
(b) pA = xB . p0A
(c) pA = p0A / xA
(d) pA = xA + p0A
6. An ideal solution is one which obeys Raoult's law over the entire range of concentration and for which:
(a) delta H_mix and delta V_mix are both zero
(b) delta H_mix is negative only
(c) delta V_mix is positive only
(d) The solution boils at a fixed temperature
7. A mixture of ethanol and acetone shows deviation from ideal behaviour of the type:
(a) Negative deviation
(b) Positive deviation
(c) No deviation
 (d) Cannot be predicted
8. A mixture of phenol and aniline shows:
(a) Positive deviation from Raoult's law
(b) Negative deviation from Raoult's law
(c) Ideal behaviour
(d) No vapour pressure
9. Which pair of liquids forms a minimum boiling azeotrope?
(a) Water and nitric acid
(b) Ethanol and water (95.4% ethanol)
(c) Acetone and chloroform
(d) Water and sulphuric acid
10. At a given temperature, the value of Henry's law constant, KH, for a gas is high. This means the gas is:
(a) Highly soluble in the solvent
(b) Sparingly soluble in the solvent
(c) Insoluble in the solvent
(d) Undergoing a chemical reaction with solvent
11. The correct SI unit for expressing osmotic pressure is:
(a) mol L-1
(b) N m-2 (pascal)
(c) K kg mol-1
(d) g mol-1
12. For a dilute solution, the van't Hoff equation for osmotic pressure is written as:
(a) pi = MRT
(b) pi = M/RT
(c) pi = RT/M
(d) M = pi + RT
13. A 0.01 M solution of an electrolyte AB2 is found to be 90% dissociated in water. The van't Hoff factor, i,
for this solution is approximately:
(a) 1.9
(b) 2.8
(c) 1.0
(d) 3.0
14. For a non-electrolyte solute that neither associates nor dissociates in a dilute solution, the value of the
van't Hoff factor, i, is:
(a) Greater than 1
(b) Less than 1
(c) Equal to 1
(d) Equal to 0
15. The molal elevation constant, Kb, of a solvent depends on:
(a) The nature of the solute dissolved
(b) The nature of the solvent
(c) Both solute and solvent equally
(d) Atmospheric pressure only
16. If Kf for water is 1.86 K kg mol-1, the freezing point depression produced by dissolving 1 mole of a
non-electrolyte solute in 1 kg of water would be:
(a) 0.52 K
(b) 1.86 K
 (c) 3.72 K
(d) 100 K
17. If Kb for water is 0.52 K kg mol-1 and 0.1 mole of a non-volatile, non-electrolyte solute is dissolved in 1
kg of water, the elevation in boiling point is:
(a) 0.052 K
(b) 0.52 K
(c) 5.2 K
(d) 0.0052 K
18. A solution containing 0.5 mol kg-1 of a non-electrolyte solute in water is expected to show a freezing
point depression of (Kf(water) = 1.86 K kg mol-1):
(a) 0.93 K
(b) 1.86 K
(c) 0.465 K
(d) 3.72 K
19. On adding a non-volatile solute to a pure solvent, its boiling point:
(a) Decreases
(b) Increases
(c) Remains the same
(d) First increases, then decreases
20. Which of the following aqueous solutions is expected to have the lowest freezing point, assuming equal
molal concentration and complete dissociation?
(a) Glucose
(b) NaCl
(c) BaCl2
(d) Al2(SO4)3
21. Two solutions of a non-volatile solute in the same solvent have osmotic pressures of 2 atm and 4 atm at
the same temperature. If they are mixed in equal volumes, the osmotic pressure of the resulting solution
would be:
(a) 2 atm
(b) 3 atm
(c) 4 atm
(d) 6 atm
22. The osmotic pressure of a solution can be increased by:
(a) Diluting the solution
(b) Increasing the concentration of solute at constant temperature
(c) Decreasing the temperature only
(d) Removing the solute
23. Which technique is used industrially for the purification of sea water using a semi-permeable membrane
and applied pressure?
(a) Simple distillation
(b) Reverse osmosis
(c) Fractional distillation
(d) Filtration
24. A red blood cell shrinks when placed in a solution because the surrounding solution is:
(a) Hypotonic
(b) Isotonic
(c) Hypertonic
 (d) Saturated
25. Which of the following statements about colligative properties is INCORRECT?
(a) They depend on the number of solute particles
(b) They are the same for equimolar solutions of any non-electrolyte solute
(c) They depend on the chemical identity of the solute
(d) They can be used to calculate molar mass of solute
26. Acetic acid dimerises in benzene. If the degree of association is 100%, the theoretical value of the van't
Hoff factor, i, is:
(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) 0.5
(d) 0
27. For a solute that associates in solution to give n-mer units, the van't Hoff factor i is related to the number
of units, n, and degree of association, alpha, as:
(a) i = 1 - alpha(1 - 1/n)
(b) i = 1 + alpha(n - 1)
(c) i = n/alpha
(d) i = alpha/n
28. For a solute that dissociates into n ions with degree of dissociation alpha, the van't Hoff factor i is given
by:
(a) i = 1 - alpha(n - 1)
(b) i = 1 + alpha(n - 1)
(c) i = n(1 - alpha)
(d) i = n + alpha
29. The molar mass calculated using colligative properties for an associating solute is found to be:
(a) Equal to the normal molar mass
(b) Less than the normal (expected) molar mass
(c) Greater than the normal (expected) molar mass
(d) Zero
30. The molar mass calculated using colligative properties for a dissociating solute (electrolyte) is found to
be:
(a) Greater than the normal molar mass
(b) Less than the normal (expected) molar mass
(c) Equal to the normal molar mass
(d) Cannot be determined
31. Which of the following is the correct expression relating relative lowering of vapour pressure to mole
fraction of solute for a dilute solution?
(a) (p0-p)/p0 = n2/(n1+n2)
(b) (p0-p)/p = n1/(n1+n2)
(c) p0/p = n2/n1
(d) (p0-p)/p0 = n1/n2
32. A solution containing a non-volatile, non-electrolyte solute shows a relative lowering of vapour pressure
of 0.02. If the number of moles of solvent is 49, the number of moles of solute is approximately:
(a) 0.5
(b) 1.0
(c) 2.0
(d) 5.0
33. Which of the following pairs is an example of solid solution (solid dissolved in solid)?
(a) Brass (Cu-Zn alloy)
(b) Soda water
(c) Camphor in nitrogen gas
(d) Sugar in water
34. Air is an example of a solution in which the solvent is:
(a) Liquid
(b) Gas
(c) Solid
(d) Cannot be identified
35. The correct order of Henry's law constant (KH) values, for equal solubility conditions, correctly ranks gas
solubility as:
(a) Higher KH means higher solubility
(b) Higher KH means lower solubility
(c) KH has no relation to solubility
(d) KH is only applicable to liquids
36. A mixture of chloroform and acetone deviates from Raoult's law because:
(a) Their intermolecular forces are identical
(b) Hydrogen bonding between chloroform and acetone is stronger than between like molecules
(c) They do not mix at all
(d) Acetone is non-volatile
37. Which of the following statements is true for an azeotropic mixture?
(a) It can be separated by fractional distillation into pure components
(b) It boils at a constant temperature and distills over with the same composition as the liquid
(c) It always shows ideal behaviour
(d) It is only formed between solids
38. Ethanol-water mixture containing 95.4% ethanol by mass is an example of:
(a) Maximum boiling azeotrope
(b) Minimum boiling azeotrope
(c) An ideal solution
(d) A colloidal mixture
39. In deep-sea diving, a mixture of helium and oxygen is used instead of compressed air mainly to prevent:
(a) Excess solubility of oxygen in blood
(b) Decompression sickness caused by nitrogen dissolving in blood under high pressure
(c) Freezing of blood at depth
(d) Formation of bubbles of helium in tissues
40. Aerated soft drinks are bottled under high pressure of CO2 mainly to:
(a) Increase the solubility of CO2 as per Henry's law
(b) Decrease the solubility of CO2
(c) Increase the temperature of the drink
(d) Prevent bacterial contamination
41. Which colligative property is most suitable for determining the molar mass of a macromolecule such as a
protein, because it gives a measurable value even for very dilute solutions?
(a) Relative lowering of vapour pressure
(b) Elevation in boiling point
(c) Depression in freezing point
(d) Osmotic pressure
42. Isotonic solutions have:
(a) The same boiling point
(b) The same osmotic pressure at a given temperature
(c) The same freezing point only
(d) The same colour
43. A solution is called hypertonic with respect to another solution if it has:
(a) Lower osmotic pressure
(b) Higher osmotic pressure
(c) Equal osmotic pressure
(d) No osmotic pressure
44. Camphor is used as a solvent in the determination of molar mass by depression of freezing point
because it has:
(a) A low value of Kf
(b) A high value of Kf, making the method more sensitive
(c) No freezing point
(d) A very high boiling point only
45. The value of Henry's law constant, KH, generally __________ with an increase in temperature.
(a) decreases
(b) increases
(c) remains constant
(d) becomes zero
46. Which of the following correctly represents the relationship between Raoult's law and Henry's law?
(a) Raoult's law is a special case of Henry's law when KH = p0
(b) Henry's law is applicable only to solids
(c) Raoult's law applies only to gases
(d) The two laws are unrelated
47. A solution of two liquids A and B shows negative deviation from Raoult's law. The boiling point of this
solution compared to the ideal value at the same composition would be:
(a) Lower than the ideal value
(b) Higher than the ideal value
(c) Equal to the ideal value
(d) Cannot be determined
48. On mixing liquids that show positive deviation from Raoult's law, the enthalpy of mixing is:
(a) Negative (exothermic)
(b) Positive (endothermic)
(c) Zero
(d) Cannot be predicted
49. The value of the van't Hoff factor, i, for K4[Fe(CN)6], assuming 100% dissociation into ions, is:
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
50. A 0.1 molal aqueous solution of a weak electrolyte AB is found to have a van't Hoff factor of 1.2. This
indicates that the degree of dissociation of AB is:
(a) 100%
(b) 20%
(c) 80%
(d) 0%
Answer Key

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