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Chemistry - Practical Chemistry

Practise 6 NEET previous year questions on Practical Chemistry, compiled from papers spanning 2002 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 NEET tests.

Practical Chemistry has been asked in 4 of the 39 years of NEET papers analysed (1988–2026), with 6 questions in all. 67% of them were easy, 0% moderate and 33% tough. Most of its questions came from 2024, with 3 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 5 questions across 13 papers, about 0.4 per paper.

The chapter's 4 topics are not weighted equally: Identification of Basic Radicals (2 questions, 33%), Identification of Acid Radicals (2 questions, 33%), and Preliminary Tests (1 question, 17%) have been asked the most. Identification of Basic Radicals has also led over the last five years, with 2 questions. Identification of Basic Radicals has produced the most tough questions (1).

  1. 1In a test tube containing a salt, a few drops of dilute was added, which gave colourless vapours having the smell of vinegar. The vapours tu2026 (Cancelled)Identification of Acid Radicals
  2. 2Match List I with List II: Choose the correct answer from the option given below :2025Radicals
  3. 3Given below are certain cations. Using inorganic qualitative analysis, arrange them in increasing group number from 0 to VI . A. B. C. D. E.2024Identification of Basic Radicals
  4. 4Match List-I with List-II : Choose the correct answer from the options given below:2024 (Re-NEET)Identification of Basic Radicals
  5. 5Match List-I will List-II: Choose the correct answer from the options given below:2024 (Re-NEET)Identification of Acid Radicals
  6. 6In the borax bead test, which compound is formed?2002Preliminary Tests

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Practical Chemistry?

This chapter includes 6 questions compiled from NEET papers spanning 2002 to 2026.

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

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

3.Is Practical Chemistry an important chapter for NEET Chemistry?

Practical Chemistry has appeared in 4 of the 25 years of NEET papers covered here, with 6 questions across 5 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Practical Chemistry questions in NEET?

Of the 6 questions analysed for this chapter, 67% are easy, 0% moderate and 33% tough. 2024 had the most, with 3 questions.

5.Which topics in Practical Chemistry should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Practical Chemistry:

  • Identification of Basic Radicals - 2 questions (33%)
  • Identification of Acid Radicals - 2 questions (33%)
  • Preliminary Tests - 1 question (17%)
  • Identification of Basic Radicals has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Practical Chemistry's weightage in NEET going up or down?

Across all 5 papers analysed, Practical Chemistry has averaged about 1.2 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.