Chemistry in Everyday Life JEE Main PYQs PDF, 2020–2023

Chemistry in Everyday Life questions per year

in the free PDF asked, not in the PDFThe PDF only has questions we can print in full with a checked answer, so it holds 53 of the 58 asked.

Topic-wise weightage by year

How many Chemistry in Everyday Life questions each topic had in every JEE Main year (all shifts), counting every question asked, including ones not in the PDF. Darker cells mean more questions.

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Newest questions (2023)

The 12 newest of the 16 JEE Main 2023 Chemistry in Everyday Life questions in the free PDF, latest shift first.

1. JEE Main 2023 · 10 Apr · Shift 2 · Soaps, Detergents and Dyes

   The reaction used for preparation of soap from fat is :

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2. JEE Main 2023 · 8 Apr · Shift 1 · Food Chemistry

   Match List I with List II:

   	LIST I		LIST II
   A.	Saccharin	I.	High potency sweetener
   B.	Aspartame	II.	First artificial sweetening agent
   C.	Alitame	III.	Stable at cooking temperature
   D.	Sucralose	IV.	Unstable at cooking temperature

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3. JEE Main 2023 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Drugs and Their Classification

   The statement/s which are true about antagonists from the following is/are:

   A. They bind to the receptor site.

   B. Get transferred inside the cell for their action.

   C. Inhibit the natural communication of the body.

   D. Mimic the natural messenger.

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4. JEE Main 2023 · 6 Apr · Shift 2 · Drugs and Their Classification

   Given below are two statements:

   Statement I: Morphine is a narcotic analgesic. It helps in relieving pain without producing sleep.

   Statement II: Morphine and its derivatives are obtained from opium poppy.

   In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

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5. JEE Main 2023 · 1 Feb · Shift 1 · Drugs and Their Classification

   Match List I with List II

   	List I		List II
   A.	Tranquilizers	I.	Anti blood clotting
   B.	Aspirin	II.	Salvarsan
   C.	Antibiotic	III.	antidepressant drugs
   D.	Antiseptic	IV.	soframicine

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6. JEE Main 2023 · 1 Feb · Shift 2 · Drugs and Their Classification

   Among the following, the number of tranquilizer/s is/are ___________.

   A. Chloroliazepoxide

   B. Veronal

   C. Valium

   D. Salvarsan

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7. JEE Main 2023 · 31 Jan · Shift 2 · Drugs and Their Classification

   Which of the following compounds are not used as disinfectants ?
   
   A. Chloroxylenol
   
   B. Bithional
   
   C. Veronal
   
   D. Prontosil
   
   E. Terpineol
   
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8. JEE Main 2023 · 31 Jan · Shift 1 · Food Chemistry

   Which of the following artificial sweeteners has the highest sweetness value in comparison to cane sugar ?

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9. JEE Main 2023 · 30 Jan · Shift 2 · Drugs and Their Classification

   Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason $\mathbf{R}$.
   
   Assertion A: Antihistamines do not affect the secretion of acid in stomach.
   
   Reason $\mathbf{R}$ : Antiallergic and antacid drugs work on different receptors.
   
   In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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10. JEE Main 2023 · 30 Jan · Shift 1 · Drugs and Their Classification

    Amongst the following compounds, which one is an antacid?

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11. JEE Main 2023 · 29 Jan · Shift 2 · Drugs and Their Classification

    A doctor prescribed the drug Equanil to a patient. The patient was likely to have symptoms of which disease?

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12. JEE Main 2023 · 29 Jan · Shift 1 · Drugs and Their Classification

    Match List I with List II.

    	List I		List II
    	Antimicrobials		Names
    (A)	Narrow Spectrum Antibiotic	(I)	Furacin
    (B)	Antiseptic	(II)	Sulphur dioxide
    (C)	Disinfectants	(III)	Penicillin G
    (D)	Broad spectrum antibiotic	(IV)	Chloramphenicol

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