Chemistry in Everyday Life — JEE Main PYQs & Practice Questions

Chemistry in Everyday Life is a Chemistry chapter in the JEE Main syllabus. This page brings together 65 previous-year and practice questions on Chemistry in Everyday Life, organised into 3 topics: Food Chemistry, Drugs and Their Classification and Soaps, Detergents and Dyes. Most questions come with a step-by-step solution you can work through free in PrepWiser.

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Food Chemistry

• The brown colour of bread crust is due to:
• Which one of the following is an example of artificial sweetner?
• Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is used as:
• The number of essential food nutrients is x (major classes).
• Match List - I with List - II. List - I Chemical Compound | List - II Used as; (a) |…
• Vitamin C acts as an antioxidant in food.
• A chemist has 4 samples of artificial sweetener A, B, C and D. To identify these…
• Match List I with List II: LIST I | LIST II; A. | Saccharin | I. | High potency…
• Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled…
• Which of the following artificial sweeteners has the highest sweetness value in…

Drugs and Their Classification

• The number of categories of drugs based on structure is x.
• Which of the following compounds is an example of hypnotic drug?
• The antifertility drug “Novestrol” can react with :
• Given below are two statements : Statement I : Penicillin is a bacteriostatic type…
• Which of the following compounds are not used as disinfectants ? A. Chloroxylenol B…
• Given below are two statements: Statement I : Noradrenaline is a neurotransmitter…
• A doctor prescribed the drug Equanil to a patient. The patient was likely to have…
• Antacids work by neutralising excess stomach acid.
• Match the list - I with list - II List - I (Class of Drug) | List - II (Example); (a) |…
• Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled…
• Which of the following is not a broad spectrum antibiotic?
• Which one of the following chemicals is responsible for the production of HCl in the…
• Given below are two statements: Statement I: Morphine is a narcotic analgesic. It helps…
• The class of drug to which chlordiazepoxide with above structure belongs is :
• The statement/s which are true about antagonists from the following is/are: A. They bind…
• Match List I with List II. List I | List II; Antimicrobials | Names; (A) | Narrow…
• Two statements in respect of drug-enzyme interaction are given below Statement I…
• Among the following, the number of tranquilizer/s is/are ___________. A…
• How many of the following drugs belong to the tranquilizer class _____________ ?…
• Which of the following compound does not contain sulphur atom?

Soaps, Detergents and Dyes

• Which one of the following chemical agent is not being used for dry-cleaning of clothes?
• Which of the following is NOT an example of synthetic detergent?
• Detergents are more biodegradable than traditional soaps.
• Synthetic detergents are better than soaps in hard water because:
• Which one of the following chemicals has not been used for the dry cleaning of clothes?
• The reaction used for preparation of soap from fat is :
• Green chemistry in day-to-day life is in the use of :
• Soap is a salt of:
• Which of the following enhances the lathering property of soap?
• Stearic acid and polyethylene glycol react to form which one of the following soap/s…

More Chemistry chapters

• Mole Concept & Stoichiometry
• Atomic Structure
• Gaseous State
• Chemical Thermodynamics
• Chemical Equilibrium
• Ionic Equilibrium
• Redox Reactions
• Solutions & Colligative Properties
• Electrochemistry
• Chemical Kinetics
• Solid State
• Surface Chemistry
• Nuclear & Radiochemistry
• Periodic Table & Periodicity
• Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure
• Hydrogen & s-Block Elements
• p-Block Elements — Part I (Group 13 & 14)
• Environmental Chemistry
• p-Block Elements — Part II (Group 15-18)
• d & f Block Elements
• Coordination Compounds
• Metallurgy
• Qualitative Analysis — Salt Analysis
• Purification & Characterisation of Organic Compounds
• General Organic Chemistry (GOC)
• Hydrocarbons — Alkanes
• Hydrocarbons — Alkenes & Alkynes
• Hydrocarbons — Aromatic (Arenes)
• Halogen Derivatives — Haloalkanes & Haloarenes
• Alcohols, Phenols & Ethers
• Aldehydes & Ketones
• Carboxylic Acids & Their Derivatives
• Amines & Diazonium Salts
• Carbohydrates & Biomolecules
• Polymers
• Practical Organic Chemistry

Frequently asked questions

How many Chemistry in Everyday Life questions are there for JEE Main?

PrepWiser has 65 Chemistry in Everyday Life questions for JEE Main, grouped into 3 topics such as Food Chemistry, Drugs and Their Classification and Soaps, Detergents and Dyes.

Are these Chemistry in Everyday Life questions from previous-year JEE Main papers?

Yes — most are genuine previous-year questions from past JEE Main papers, and the rest are practice questions written to match the JEE Main pattern and difficulty.

Where can I see the answers and solutions to these Chemistry in Everyday Life questions?

Open any Chemistry in Everyday Life question in PrepWiser (it is free) to attempt it; most come with a step-by-step solution.