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Chemistry - Chemistry in Everyday Life

Practise 75 MHTCET 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 MHTCET tests.

Chemistry in Everyday Life has been asked in 15 of the 17 years of MHTCET papers analysed (2007–2026), with 75 questions in all. 81% of them were easy, 16% moderate and 3% tough. Most of its questions came from 2020, with 27 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 26 questions across 59 papers, about 0.4 per paper.

The chapter's 4 topics are not weighted equally: Drugs and It's Classification (56 questions, 75%), Cleansing Agents (8 questions, 11%), and Artificial Sweetning Agents and Food Preservatives (7 questions, 9%) have been asked the most. Drugs and It's Classification has also led over the last five years, with 20 questions. Cleansing Agents has produced the most tough questions (1).

  1. 1What is the chemical name of Aspirin?20 Apr, 2026 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  2. 2Identify antimicrobial compound from following.19 Apr, 2026 (M)Drugs and It's Classification
  3. 3Which medicinal property is exhibited by methylsalicylate?18 Apr, 2026 (M)Drugs and It's Classification
  4. 4Which from following plants is useful to extract analgesic compound from it ?18 Apr, 2026 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  5. 5Which of the following detergents is used as germicide?16 Apr, 2026 (M)Cleansing Agents
  6. 6Which of the following cleansing agents contains cationic detergent?15 Apr, 2026 (M)Cleansing Agents
  7. 7Identify the use of antipyretic drugs.13 Apr, 2026 (M)Drugs and It's Classification
  8. 8Identify the term used for drugs that reduce or relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness.13 Apr, 2026 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  9. 9Identify the use of Formalin from the followings.13 Apr, 2026 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  10. 10What type of drug the aspirin is?11 Apr, 2026 (M)Drugs and It's Classification
  11. 11What is the result when soap is used in hard water?11 Apr, 2026 (E)Cleansing Agents
  12. 12Which of the following statement about enzyme is correct ?11 Apr, 2026 (E)Enzymes and Receptors
  13. 13Identify a medicinal compound having amide linkage.26 Apr, 2025 (M)Drugs and It's Classification
  14. 14Identify source of Eugenol from following.25 Apr, 2025 (M)Drugs and It's Classification
  15. 15Which from following is useful to extract analgesic and antimicrobial compounds?25 Apr, 2025 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  16. 16Which from following metal nanoparticle is used for coating the filter material that acts as effective bacterial disinfectant?23 Apr, 2025 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  17. 17What is formula of mustard gas?22 Apr, 2025 (M)Drugs and It's Classification
  18. 18Identify the source of gallic acid from following22 Apr, 2025 (M)Drugs and It's Classification
  19. 19Which from following medicinal properties is exhibited by curcumin?22 Apr, 2025 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  20. 20Identify an antiseptic compound from following.21 Apr, 2025 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  21. 21Which from following statements is correct regarding a detergent sodium lauryl sulphate?20 Apr, 2025 (M)Cleansing Agents
  22. 22Identify false statement regarding aspirin.20 Apr, 2025 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  23. 23Which from following is a largest size nanomaterial?16 May, 2024 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  24. 24Identify an aldehyde used in margarine and in food for its buttery odour.10 May, 2024 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  25. 25Which from following compounds is used to prepare adipic acid using enzymes in green technology developed by Drath and Frost?04 May, 2024 (M)Enzymes and Receptors
  26. 26What type of information is collected using FTIR fourier transform infrared spectroscopy?03 May, 2024 (E)Cleansing Agents
  27. 27Which element from following is used for cancer treatment?12 May, 2023 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  28. 28Which of the following enzyme is found in saliva?11 May, 2023 (E)Enzymes and Receptors
  29. 29Which among the following compounds represents a soap molecule?10 Aug, 2022 (E)Cleansing Agents
  30. 30Which of the following drugs produce depression of central nervous system?20 Oct, 2020 (M)Drugs and It's Classification
  31. 31Which among the following drugs is not a tranquilizer?20 Oct, 2020 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  32. 32Which of the following is used as disinfectant as well as antiseptic?19 Oct, 2020 (M)Drugs and It's Classification
  33. 33Which of the following is the formula of BHA?19 Oct, 2020 (M)Artificial Sweetning Agents and Food Preservatives
  34. 34Identify tranquilizer from the following?19 Oct, 2020 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  35. 35Which of the following is NOT an example of antiseptic drug?19 Oct, 2020 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  36. 36Which among the following is antioxident?16 Oct, 2020 (M)Drugs and It's Classification
  37. 37Which of the following molecule does not contain oxygen?16 Oct, 2020 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  38. 38Which of the following is a character of ideal drug?16 Oct, 2020 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  39. 39Which of the following is NOT an antacid?15 Oct, 2020 (M)Drugs and It's Classification
  40. 40Which of following is o-acetylsalicylic acid15 Oct, 2020 (M)Drugs and It's Classification
  41. 41Which among the following elements is not present in salvarsan?15 Oct, 2020 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  42. 42Which of the following is synthetic estrogen derivative?15 Oct, 2020 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  43. 43The compound which causes antidepressant action on central nervous system is14 Oct, 2020 (M)Drugs and It's Classification
  44. 44Which of the following is used as an antiseptic in soap?14 Oct, 2020 (M)Drugs and It's Classification
  45. 45Which from following methods is used to preserve food?14 Oct, 2020 (E)Artificial Sweetning Agents and Food Preservatives
  46. 46Which of the following artificial sweetener contain chlorine in it's molecular formula?14 Oct, 2020 (E)Artificial Sweetning Agents and Food Preservatives
  47. 47Which of the following is used as disinfectant?13 Oct, 2020 (M)Drugs and It's Classification
  48. 48Hydroxide of which alkali metal is used in the manufacture of soft soap?13 Oct, 2020 (E)Cleansing Agents
  49. 49Which statement about aspirin is ture13 Oct, 2020 (E)Drugs and It's Classification
  50. 50Which among the following is a use of 2, 4 -dichlorophenoxy acetic acid?13 Oct, 2020 (E)Drugs and It's Classification

Frequently Asked Questions

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

This chapter includes 75 questions compiled from MHTCET papers spanning 2007 to 2026.

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

These are MHTCET 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 MHTCET Chemistry?

Chemistry in Everyday Life has appeared in 15 of the 17 years of MHTCET papers covered here, with 75 questions across 51 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

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

Of the 75 questions analysed for this chapter, 81% are easy, 16% moderate and 3% tough. 2020 had the most, with 27 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 - 56 questions (75%)
  • Cleansing Agents - 8 questions (11%)
  • Artificial Sweetning Agents and Food Preservatives - 7 questions (9%)
  • Cleansing Agents has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Chemistry in Everyday Life's weightage in MHTCET going up or down?

Across all 51 papers analysed, Chemistry in Everyday Life has averaged about 1.5 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.4 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.