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GATE Chemistry 2022

  • Paper code: CY
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GATE 2022 General Aptitude (GA)
Q.1 – Q.5 Carry ONE mark each.


Q.1        Inhaling the smoke from a burning _________ could _________ you quickly.


      (A) tire / tier


      (B) tire / tyre


      (C) tyre / tire


      (D) tyre / tier




Q.2        A sphere of radius r cm is packed in a box of cubical shape.

           What should be the minimum volume (in cm3 ) of the box that can enclose the
           sphere?


      (A) r
          8


      (B) r


      (C) 2r


      (D) 8r




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Q.3       Pipes P and Q can fill a storage tank in full with water in 10 and 6 minutes,
          respectively. Pipe R draws the water out from the storage tank at a rate of 34
          litres per minute. P, Q and R operate at a constant rate.

          If it takes one hour to completely empty a full storage tank with all the pipes
          operating simultaneously, what is the capacity of the storage tank (in litres)?


      (A) 26.8


      (B) 60.0


      (C) 120.0


      (D) 127.5




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Q.4       Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around a circular table facing the
          center not necessarily in the same order. Consider the following statements:

             P sits next to S and T.
             Q sits diametrically opposite to P.
             The shortest distance between S and R is equal to the shortest distance
              between T and U.

          Based on the above statements, Q is a neighbor of


      (A) U and S


      (B) R and T


      (C) R and U


      (D) P and S




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Q.5       A building has several rooms and doors as shown in the top view of the building
          given below. The doors are closed initially.

          What is the minimum number of doors that need to be opened in order to go
          from the point P to the point Q?




      (A) 4


      (B) 3


      (C) 2


      (D) 1




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Q. 6 – Q. 10 Carry TWO marks each.




Q.6        Rice, a versatile and inexpensive source of carbohydrate, is a critical component
           of diet worldwide. Climate change, causing extreme weather, poses a threat to
           sustained availability of rice. Scientists are working on developing Green Super
           Rice (GSR), which is resilient under extreme weather conditions yet gives higher
           yields sustainably.

           Which one of the following is the CORRECT logical inference based on the
           information given in the above passage?


      (A) GSR is an alternative to regular rice, but it grows only in an extreme weather


      (B) GSR may be used in future in response to adverse effects of climate change


      (C) GSR grows in an extreme weather, but the quantity of produce is lesser than
           regular rice


      (D) Regular rice will continue to provide good yields even in extreme weather




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A game consists of spinning an arrow around a stationary disk as shown below.
Q.7
            When the arrow comes to rest, there are eight equally likely outcomes. It could
            come to rest in any one of the sectors numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 as shown.

            Two such disks are used in a game where their arrows are independently spun.

            What is the probability that the sum of the numbers on the resulting sectors upon
            spinning the two disks is equal to 8 after the arrows come to rest?




      (A)    1
            16


      (B)    5
            64


      (C)    3
            32


      (D)    7
            64


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Q.8       Consider the following inequalities.

             (i)      3p − q < 4
             (ii)     3q − p < 12

          Which one of the following expressions below satisfies the above two
          inequalities?


      (A) p + q < 8


      (B) p + q = 8


      (C) 8 ≤ p + q < 16


      (D) p + q ≥ 16




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Q.9        Given below are three statements and four conclusions drawn based on the
           statements.

           Statement 1: Some engineers are writers.

           Statement 2: No writer is an actor.

           Statement 3: All actors are engineers.




           Conclusion I: Some writers are engineers.

           Conclusion II: All engineers are actors.

           Conclusion III: No actor is a writer.

           Conclusion IV: Some actors are writers.

           Which one of the following options can be logically inferred?


      (A) Only conclusion I is correct


      (B) Only conclusion II and conclusion III are correct


      (C) Only conclusion I and conclusion III are correct


      (D) Either conclusion III or conclusion IV is correct




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Q.10         Which one of the following sets of pieces can be assembled to form a square
             with a single round hole near the center? Pieces cannot overlap.


       (A)




       (B)




       (C)




       (D)




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Q.11 – Q.35 Carry ONE mark Each

Q.11    The major product M formed in the following reaction is




(A)



(B)



(C)



(D)




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GATE 2022 CHEMISTRY (CY)
       The starting material Y in the following reaction is
Q.12




(A)



(B)



(C)



(D)




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Q.13   The major product in the given reaction is Q. The mass spectrum of Q shows
       {[M] = molecular ion peak}




(A)    [M], [M+2] and [M+4] with relative intensity of 1:2:1


(B)    [M] and [M+2] with relative intensity of 1:1


(C)    [M], [M+2] and [M+4] with relative intensity of 1:3:1


(D)    [M] and [M+2] with relative intensity of 2:1




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Q.14   A tripeptide on treatment with PhNCS (pH = 8.0) followed by heating with dilute
       HCl afforded a cyclic compound M and a dipeptide. The dipeptide on treatment
       with PhNCS (pH = 8.0) followed by heating with dilute HCl afforded a cyclic
       compound N and an acyclic compound O. The CORRECT sequence (from N- to
       C-terminus) of the tripeptide is




(A)    glycine-phenylalanine-valine


(B)    valine-phenylalanine-glycine


(C)    glycine-tyrosine-valine


(D)    glycine-phenylalanine-alanine




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Q.15   The major product M in the following reaction is




(A)




(B)




(C)




(D)




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       The major product T formed in the following reaction is
Q.16




(A)




(B)




(C)




(D)




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Q.17   In differential thermal analysis (DTA)




(A)    the temperature differences between the sample and reference are measured as a
       function of temperature


(B)    the differences in heat flow into the reference and sample are measured as a function
       of temperature


(C)    the change in the mass of the sample is measured as a function of temperature


(D)    the glass transition is observed as a sharp peak




Q.18   The ν      resonance Raman stretching frequency (cm-1) of the coordinated
       dioxygen in oxy-hemoglobin and oxy-hemocyanin appears, respectively, nearly at




(A)    1136 and 744


(B)    1550 and 744


(C)    744 and 1136


(D)    744 and 1550




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Q.19   The number of metal-metal bond(s), with σ, π, and δ character, present in
       [Mo2(CH3CO2)4] complex is(are), respectively,




(A)    1, 2, 1


(B)    1, 2, 0


(C)    1, 1, 0


(D)    1, 1, 1




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Q.20    1s and 1s are the normalized eigenfunctions of two hydrogen atoms HA and HB,
        respectively. If S = ⟨1s |1s ⟩, the option that is ALWAYS CORRECT is




(A)     S=1


(B)     S=0


(C)     S = imaginary constant


(D)     0≤S≤1




        The pure vibrational spectrum of a hypothetical diatomic molecule shows three
Q. 21   peaks with the following intensity at three different temperatures.

                 Peak     Intensity (arbitrary unit)
                         300 K 600 K         900 K
                    I      1.0     1.0        1.0
                   II      0.1     0.1        0.1
                  III     0.02     0.04       0.06

        The CORRECT statement is




(A)     Peak I appears at the lowest energy


(B)     Peak II appears at the lowest energy


(C)     Peak III appears at the lowest energy


(D)     Peak I appears at the highest energy




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Q.22    The point group of SF6 is




(A)     D6h


(B)     Oh


(C)     D6d


(D)     C6v




Q. 23   A point originally at (1, 3, 5) was subjected to a symmetry operation (O ) that
        shifted the point to (−1, −3, 5). Subsequently, the point at (−1, −3, 5) was
        subjected to another symmetry operation (O ) that shifted this point to
        (−1, −3, −5). The symmetry operators O and O are, respectively,




(A)     C (x) and σ(xy)

(B)     C (z) and σ(xy)

(C)     σ(xy) and C (z)


(D)     S and S




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Q. 24   Adsorption of a gas with pressure P on a solid obeys the Langmuir adsorption
        isotherm. For a fixed fractional coverage, the correct relation between K and P at a
        fixed temperature is

        [K = k /k , k and k are the rate constants for adsorption and desorption,
        respectively. Assume non-dissociative adsorption.]




(A)     K P     /



(B)     K P


(C)     K P


(D)     K P /




Q. 25   The temperature dependence of the rate constant for a second-order chemical
        reaction obeys the Arrhenius equation. The SI unit of the ‘pre-exponential factor’
        is




(A)     s-1


(B)     m3 mol-1 s-1


(C)     mol m-3 s-1


(D)     (m3 mol-1)2 s-1




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Q.26   The CORRECT reagent(s) for the given reaction is(are)




(A)    H2O2, NaOH


(B)



(C)    DIBAL-H, then mCPBA


(D)    SO3·pyridine, Me2SO




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Q.27   The CORRECT statement(s) about the 1H NMR spectra of compounds P and Q
       is(are)




(A)    P shows a sharp singlet at δ = 3.70 ppm (for Ha and Hb)


(B)    Q shows a sharp singlet at δ = 3.70 ppm (for Ha and Hb)


(C)    P shows a AB-quartet centered at δ = 3.63 ppm (for Ha and Hb)


(D)    Q shows a AB-quartet centered at δ = 3.63 ppm (for Ha and Hb)




Q.28   The CORRECT statement(s) about thallium halides is(are)




(A)    TlF is highly soluble in water whereas other Tl-halides are sparingly soluble


(B)    TlF adopts a distorted NaCl structure


(C)    TlI3 is isomorphic with CsI3 and the oxidation state of Tl is +3


(D)    Both TlBr and TlCl have CsCl structure




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Q.29   The CORRECT statement(s) about the spectral line broadening in atomic spectra
       is(are)




(A)    The collision between atoms causes broadening of the spectral line


(B)    Shorter the lifetime of the excited state, the broader is the line width


(C)    Doppler broadening is more pronounced as the flame temperature increases


(D)    In flame and plasma, the natural line broadening exceeds the collisional line
       broadening




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Q.30   Match the CORRECT option(s) from column A with column B according to the
       metal centre present in the active site of metalloenzyme.


                                 A                  B
                        P       Cu      I      B12-coenzyme
                        Q       Mo      II     Carboxypeptidase
                        R       Co      III    Nitrate reductase
                        S       Zn      IV     Cytochrome P-450
                                        V          Tyrosinase



(A)    P-V, Q-III, R-I, S-II


(B)    P-IV, Q-II, R-I, S-III


(C)    P-II, Q-IV, R-V, S-III


(D)    P-V, Q-III, R-II, S-IV




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Q. 31   The CORRECT statement(s) about the following phase diagram for a hypothetical
        pure substance X is(are)




(A)     The molar volume of solid X is less than the molar volume of liquid X


(B)     X does not have a normal boiling point


(C)     The melting point of X decreases with increase in pressure


(D)     On increasing the pressure of the gas isothermally, it is impossible to reach solid
        phase before reaching liquid phase




Q. 32   The parameter(s) fixed for each system in a canonical ensemble is(are)



(A)     temperature


(B)     pressure


(C)     volume


(D)     composition




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Q.33    The number of peaks exhibited by T in its broadband proton decoupled 13C NMR
        spectrum recorded at 25 C in CDCl3 is




Q.34    The diffraction angle (in degree, rounded off to one decimal place) of (321) sets of
        plane of a metal with atomic radius 0.125 nm, and adopting BCC structure is

        (Given: the order of reflection is 1 and the wavelength of X-ray is 0.0771 nm)




Q. 35   For the angular momentum operator L and the spherical harmonics Y (θ, φ),

         L + L      Y (θ, φ) = n ℏ Y (θ, φ).

        The value of n is




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Q.26 – Q.55 Carry TWO marks Each




Q.36    The major product P obtained in the following reaction sequence is




(A)




(B)




(C)




(D)




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       The major product Q in the given reaction is
Q.37




(A)




(B)




(C)




(D)




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Q.38   The major product P in the following reaction is




(A)




(B)




(C)




(D)




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Q.39   The major product P in the reaction sequence is




(A)




(B)




(C)




(D)




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Q.40   The major products P and Q in the following reaction sequence are




(A)




(B)




(C)




(D)




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Q.41   The major products M and N in the given reaction sequence are




(A)




(B)




(C)



(D)




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Q.42   Three different crystallographic planes of a unit cell of a metal are given below
       (solid circles represent atom). The crystal system of the unit cell is




(A)    triclinic


(B)    monoclinic


(C)    tetragonal


(D)    orthorhombic




Q.43   The number of equivalents of H2S gas released from the active site of rubredoxin,
       2-iron ferredoxin, and 4-iron ferredoxin when treated with mineral acid,
       respectively, are




(A)    4, 6, 8


(B)    0, 2, 4


(C)    1, 2, 4


(D)    0, 2, 3




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Q.44   The number of ν    stretching vibration band(s) observed in the IR spectrum of
       the high-spin [Mn(dmso)6]3+ complex (dmso: dimethylsulfoxide) is




(A)    only one


(B)    two with intensity ratio 1:2


(C)    two with intensity ratio 1:1


(D)    six with intensity ratio 1:1:1:1:1:1




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Q.45




       *indicates a radioactive isotope

       The rate constants in the given self-exchange electron transfer reactions at a
       certain temperature follow




(A)    k11 > k22 > k33


(B)    k22 > k11 > k33


(C)    k33 > k22 > k11


(D)    k22 > k33 > k11




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Q.46   The CORRECT distribution of the products in the following reaction is




(A)




(B)




(C)




(D)




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Q.47   The addition of K4[Fe(CN)6] to a neutral aqueous solution of the cationic species of
       a metal produces a brown precipitate that is insoluble in dilute acid. The cationic
       species is




(A)    Fe3+


(B)    UO22+


(C)    Th4+


(D)    Cu2+




Q.48   The electronic spectrum of a Ni(II) octahedral complex shows four d-d bands,
       labelled as P, Q, R, and S. Match the bands corresponding to the transitions.




                   λmax, nm (ε, M-1cm-1)          Transitions
                                                  3
               P   1000 (50)               I          A2g(F) → 3T1g(P)
                                                  3
               Q   770 (8)                 II         A2g(F) → 3T1g(F)
                                                  3
               R   630 (55)                III        A2g(F) → 3T2g(F)
                                                  3
               S   375 (110)               IV         A2g(F) → 1Eg(D)



(A)    P-IV, Q-III, R-II, S-I


(B)    P-III, Q-IV, R-II, S-I


(C)    P-II, Q-IV, R-I, S-III


(D)    P-I, Q-IV, R-II, S-III



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Q.49   In the following table, the left column represents the rigid-rotor type and the right
       column shows a set of molecules.


                   P. Symmetric rotor (oblate)            1. SiH4

                   Q. Symmetric rotor (prolate)           2. CH3Cl

                   R. Spherical rotor                     3. C6H6

                   S. Asymmetric rotor                    4. CH3OH

                                                          5. CO2

       The CORRECT match is




(A)    P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4


(B)    P-3, Q-2, R-1, S-4


(C)    P-3, Q-5, R-1, S-2


(D)    P-5, Q-4, R-3, S-2




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Q. 50   The CORRECT statement regarding the following three normal modes of
        vibration of SO3 is


                     (I)                       (II)                         (III)




                                     ‘+’ and ‘−’ indicate
                                     out-of-plane motion




(A)     (I) and (II) are infrared active while (III) is infrared inactive


(B)     (I) is infrared inactive while (II) and (III) are infrared active


(C)     (I) and (III) are infrared inactive while (II) is infrared active


(D)     None of the modes are infrared active since SO3 has zero dipole moment




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Q.51   The reaction(s) that yield(s) 3-phenylcyclopentanone as the major product is(are)




(A)




(B)




(C)




(D)




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Q.52   The reaction(s) that yield(s) M as the major product is(are)




(A)




(B)




(C)




(D)




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Q.53   The CORRECT statement(s) regarding B10H14 is(are)




(A)    Brønsted acidity of B10H14 is higher than that of B5H9


(B)    Structurally B10H14 is a closo-borane


(C)    The metal-promoted fusion of B H produces B10H14


(D)    Both B10H14 and B10H12(SEt2)2 have the same number of valence electrons




Q.54   The CORRECT statement(s) about the Group-I metals is(are)




(A)    Reactivity of Group-I metals with water decreases down the group


(B)    Among the Group-I metals, Li spontaneously reacts with N2 to give a red-brown
       layer-structured material


(C)    Thermal stability of Group-I metal peroxides increases down the group


(D)    All the Group-I metal halide are high-melting colorless crystalline solids




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Q. 55   The compound(s) that satisfies/satisfy the 18-electron rule is(are)

        (Atomic number of Os = 76, Rh = 45, Mo = 42, and Fe = 26)




(A)




(B)




(C)




(D)




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Q.56    For three operators A, B, and C , A, B , C + B , C , A =




(A)      C , A, B

(B)      C, B, A


(C)       B, A , C

(D)       A, B , C




Q. 57   The difference between the number of Gauche-butane interactions present in P
        and Q is




Q.58    The calculated magnetic moment (in BM, rounded off to two decimal places) of a
        Ce3+ complex is




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Q.59   The state of the electron in a He+ ion is described by the following normalized
       wavefunction,

                       3                    7
       Ψ(r, θ. φ) =      R (r)Y (θ, φ) − i    R (r)Y (θ, φ) + xR (r)Y (θ, φ).
                       8                   16

       Here, R and Y            represent the radial and angular components of the
                            +
       eigenfunctions of He ion, respectively, and x is an unknown constant. If the energy
       of the ion is measured in the above state, the probability (rounded off to two decimal
       places) of obtaining the energy of − atomic unit is




Q.60   A certain wavefunction for the hydrogen-like atom is given by

                                               /
                                                                  /
                      Ψ(r, θ, φ) =                 6−      re          cos θ .

       The number of node(s) in this wavefunction is




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Q. 61   EMF of the following cell

        Cu│CuSO4(aq, 1.0 mol/kg)│Hg2SO4(s)│Hg(l)│Pt

        at 25 C and 1 bar is 0.36 V. The value of the mean activity coefficient (rounded
        off to three decimal places) of CuSO4 at 25 C and 1 bar is

        [Given: Standard electrode potential values at 25 C for

        Cu   + 2e  Cu and

        Hg SO + 2e  2Hg + SO

        are 0.34 V and 0.62 V, respectively.

        Consider: RT/F at 25 C = 0.0256 V]




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Q. 62   The radius of gyration (in nm, rounded off to one decimal place), for three
        dimensional random coil linear polyethylene of molecular weight 8,40,000 is

        [Given: CC bond length = 0.154 nm]




Q. 63   The activation energy of the elementary gas-phase reaction O3 + NO  NO2 + O2
        is 10.5 kJ mol-1. The value of the standard enthalpy of activation (rounded off to
        two decimal places in kJ mol-1) at 25 C is

        [Given: R is 8.314 J mol-1 K-1]




Q. 64   In a collection of molecules, each molecule has two non-degenerate energy levels
        that are separated by 5000 cm-1. On measuring the population at a particular
        temperature, it was found that the ground state population is 10 times that of the
        upper state. The temperature (in K, rounded off to the nearest integer) of
        measurement is

        [Given: Value of the Boltzmann constant = 0.695 cm-1 K-1]




Q. 65   The change in entropy of the surroundings (in J K-1, rounded off to two decimal
        places) to convert 1 mol of supercooled water at 263 K to ice at 263 K at 1 bar is

        [Consider: ΔfusH at 273 K = 6.0 kJ mol-1, and the molar heat capacity of water is
        higher than that of ice by 37.0 J K-1 mol-1 in the temperature range of 263 K to
        273 K]




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Q. No.   Session Question   Subject   Key/Range      Mark
                 Type       Name
1        4       MCQ        GA        C              1
2        4       MCQ        GA        D              1
3        4       MCQ        GA        C              1
4        4       MCQ        GA        C              1
5        4       MCQ        GA        C              1
6        4       MCQ        GA        B              2
7        4       MCQ        GA        D              2
8        4       MCQ        GA        A              2
9        4       MCQ        GA        C              2
10       4       MCQ        GA        C              2
11       4       MCQ        CY        B              1
12       4       MCQ        CY        B              1
13       4       MCQ        CY        A              1
14       4       MCQ        CY        A              1
15       4       MCQ        CY        A              1
16       4       MCQ        CY        A              1
17       4       MCQ        CY        A              1
18       4       MCQ        CY        A              1
19       4       MCQ        CY        A              1
20       4       MCQ        CY        D              1
21       4       MCQ        CY        C              1
22       4       MCQ        CY        B              1
23       4       MCQ        CY        B              1
24       4       MCQ        CY        C              1
25       4       MCQ        CY        B              1
26       4       MSQ        CY        A, B           1
27       4       MSQ        CY        A, D           1
28       4       MSQ        CY        A, B, D        1
29       4       MSQ        CY        A, B, C        1
30       4       MSQ        CY        A              1
31       4       MSQ        CY        B, C           1
32       4       MSQ        CY        A, C, D        1
33       4       NAT        CY        8 to 8         1
34       4       NAT        CY        59.0 to 61.0   1
35       4       NAT        CY        5 to 5         1
36       4       MCQ        CY        A              2
37       4       MCQ        CY        A              2
38       4       MCQ        CY        A              2
39       4       MCQ        CY        A              2
40       4       MCQ        CY        B              2
41       4       MCQ        CY        B              2
42       4       MCQ        CY        D              2
43       4       MCQ        CY        B              2
44       4       MCQ        CY        B              2

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45   4   MCQ   CY   B                 2
46   4   MCQ   CY   C                 2
47   4   MCQ   CY   D                 2
48   4   MCQ   CY   B                 2
49   4   MCQ   CY   B                 2
50   4   MCQ   CY   B                 2
51   4   MSQ   CY   A, B              2
52   4   MSQ   CY   A, B, D           2
53   4   MSQ   CY   A, C, D OR A, C   2
54   4   MSQ   CY   B, C, D           2
55   4   MSQ   CY   A, D              2
56   4   MSQ   CY   B, D              2
57   4   NAT   CY   1 to 1            2
58   4   NAT   CY   2.52 to 2.56      2
59   4   NAT   CY   0.18 to 0.20      2
60   4   NAT   CY   2 to 2            2
61   4   NAT   CY   0.042 to 0.046    2
62   4   NAT   CY   15.2 to 15.6      2
63   4   NAT   CY   5.50 to 5.60      2
64   4   NAT   CY   3100 to 3150      2
65   4   NAT   CY   21.20 to 21.60    2

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