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Chemistry - Chemistry in Everyday Life

Practise 15 AIIMS previous year questions on Chemistry in Everyday Life, compiled from papers spanning 2002 to 2019. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty AIIMS tests.

Chemistry in Everyday Life has been asked in 9 of the 19 years of AIIMS papers analysed (2001–2019), with 15 questions in all. 87% of them were easy, 7% moderate and 7% tough. Most of its questions came from 2018, with 3 questions that year. In the last three years (2017–2019) it had 6 questions across 5 papers, about 1.2 per paper.

The chapter's 2 topics are not weighted equally: Drugs and It's Classification (12 questions, 80%) and Cleansing Agents (3 questions, 20%) have been asked the most. Drugs and It's Classification has produced the most tough questions (1).

  1. 1Assertion : For liquid dishwashing, non-ionic detergents are used. Reason : They remove grease and oil by micelle formation.26 May, 2019Cleansing Agents
  2. 2Which of the following is a narrow spectrum antibiotics?25 May, 2019Drugs and It's Classification
  3. 3Which is incorrect?27 May, 2018Drugs and It's Classification
  4. 4Assertion : Cimetidine is an antacid. Reason : Antacid increases secretion of from gastric cells.27 May, 2018Drugs and It's Classification
  5. 5Assertion : Non competitive drugs alter the shape of active site of the enzyme. Reason : They attack on the active site of enzyme.26 May, 2018Drugs and It's Classification
  6. 6Assertion: Sulpha drugs contain sulphonamide group. Reason : Salvarsan is a sulpha drug.2017Drugs and It's Classification
  7. 7Arsenic drugs are mainly used in the treatment of2016Drugs and It's Classification
  8. 8Which is a bactericidal antibiotic?2014Drugs and It's Classification
  9. 9Which one of the following is not employed as antihistamine?2014Drugs and It's Classification
  10. 10Which of the following is considered as an anticancer species?2008Drugs and It's Classification
  11. 11Which one of the following is not a surfactant?2008Cleansing Agents
  12. 12The pair whose both species are used in antiacid medicinal preparation is2006Drugs and It's Classification
  13. 13The ligands in anti-cancer drug cisplatin are2006Drugs and It's Classification
  14. 14Which one of the following is not a surfactant?2003Cleansing Agents
  15. 15Methyl orange is the example of which type of dye?2002Drugs and It's Classification

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Chemistry in Everyday Life?

This chapter includes 15 questions compiled from AIIMS papers spanning 2002 to 2019.

2.Are these questions only from AIIMS, or from other exams too?

These are AIIMS questions specifically for the Chemistry in Everyday Life chapter. Questions from other exams like NEET or JIPMER are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Chemistry in Everyday Life an important chapter for AIIMS Chemistry?

Chemistry in Everyday Life has appeared in 9 of the 19 years of AIIMS papers covered here, with 15 questions across 11 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Chemistry in Everyday Life questions in AIIMS?

Of the 15 questions analysed for this chapter, 87% are easy, 7% moderate and 7% tough. 2018 had the most, with 3 questions.

5.Which topics in Chemistry in Everyday Life should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Chemistry in Everyday Life:

  • Drugs and It's Classification - 12 questions (80%)
  • Cleansing Agents - 3 questions (20%)
  • Drugs and It's Classification has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Chemistry in Everyday Life's weightage in AIIMS going up or down?

Across all 11 papers analysed, Chemistry in Everyday Life has averaged about 1.4 questions per paper. In the last three years (2017–2019), that average has stayed about the same, at about 1.2 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.