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Chemistry - Chemistry in Everyday Life

Practise 20 KCET previous year questions on Chemistry in Everyday Life, compiled from papers spanning 2007 to 2026. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty KCET tests.

Chemistry in Everyday Life has been asked in 14 of the 20 years of KCET papers analysed (2007–2026), with 20 questions in all. 50% of them were easy, 35% moderate and 15% tough. Most of its questions came from 2024, with 3 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 4 questions across 3 papers, about 1.3 per paper.

The chapter's 4 topics are not weighted equally: Drugs and It's Classification (10 questions, 50%), Artificial Sweetning Agents and Food Preservatives (5 questions, 25%), and Enzymes and Receptors (3 questions, 15%) have been asked the most. Drugs and It's Classification has also led over the last five years, with 4 questions. Artificial Sweetning Agents and Food Preservatives has produced the most tough questions (2).

  1. 1Match the compounds of List-I with their effects in List-II: List-I List-II (a) Chloramphenicol (i) Malaria (b) Thyroxine (ii) Anaesthetic (2026Drugs and It's Classification
  2. 2Preview not available - open to view this question.2024Artificial Sweetning Agents and Food Preservatives
  3. 3The female sex hormone which is responsible for the development of secondary female characteristics and participates in the control of menst2024Drugs and It's Classification
  4. 4The first chlorinated organic insecticide prepared is2024Drugs and It's Classification
  5. 5Which one of the following is a non-narcotic analgesic?2023Drugs and It's Classification
  6. 6Receptors are proteins and crucial to body communication process. These receptors are embedded in2023Enzymes and Receptors
  7. 7A food additive that acts as an antioxidant is2020Artificial Sweetning Agents and Food Preservatives
  8. 8Which of the following is not related to drug-enzyme interaction?2020Enzymes and Receptors
  9. 9Which cleansing agent gets precipitated in hard water?2019Cleansing Agents
  10. 10Anti-histamine among the following is2019Drugs and It's Classification
  11. 11A reaction has both \( {H} \) and \( {S} \) - ve. The rate of reaction2017Drugs and It's Classification
  12. 12Which of the following reagent cannot be usedto oxidize primary alcohols to aldehydes?2017Cleansing Agents
  13. 13Which of the following is employed as Tranquilizer?2016Drugs and It's Classification
  14. 14Which of the following is not true?2015Drugs and It's Classification
  15. 15The statement that is NOT correct is2014Artificial Sweetning Agents and Food Preservatives
  16. 16Oils are liquids at room temperature since they contain higher percentage of2013Artificial Sweetning Agents and Food Preservatives
  17. 17Saccharin, an artificial sweetener, is manufactured from2012Artificial Sweetning Agents and Food Preservatives
  18. 18Which one of the following does not correctly match with each other?2011Enzymes and Receptors
  19. 19The number of disulphide linkages present in insulin are2008Drugs and It's Classification
  20. 20Paracetamol is a/an2007Drugs and It's Classification

Frequently Asked Questions

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

This chapter includes 20 questions compiled from KCET papers spanning 2007 to 2026.

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

These are KCET questions specifically for the Chemistry in Everyday Life chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

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

Chemistry in Everyday Life has appeared in 14 of the 20 years of KCET papers covered here, with 20 questions across 14 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

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

Of the 20 questions analysed for this chapter, 50% are easy, 35% moderate and 15% tough. 2024 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 - 10 questions (50%)
  • Artificial Sweetning Agents and Food Preservatives - 5 questions (25%)
  • Enzymes and Receptors - 3 questions (15%)
  • Artificial Sweetning Agents and Food Preservatives has produced the most tough questions (2).
6.Is Chemistry in Everyday Life's weightage in KCET going up or down?

Across all 14 papers analysed, Chemistry in Everyday Life has averaged about 1.4 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has stayed about the same, at about 1.3 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.