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Redox Reactions: NEET previous year questions

Every Redox Reactions question from the official NEET papers on this site, with the answer and a worked solution.

The questions come from Re-NEET 2026 and NEET 2020. Each shows its answer and solution when you open it, so you can attempt it first. For what the chapter covers and how NEET tests it, see the Redox Reactions guide.

Re-NEET 2026 · the full paper

  1. Re-NEET 2026 · Q57

    In an acidic medium, 10 mL of 0.25 M oxalic acid is titrated with KMnO4\mathrm{KMnO}_{4} solution. If the volume of KMnO4\mathrm{KMnO}_{4} solution required to reach end point is 10 mL, the strength of the KMnO4\mathrm{KMnO}_{4} solution is

    1. (1)

      0.10 M

    2. (2)

      0.20 M

    3. (3)

      0.25 M

    4. (4)

      0.15 M

    Answer and solution

    Answer: (1)

    Oxalate is oxidised by two electrons (C2O42−→2CO2+2e−\mathrm{C}_{2}\mathrm{O}_{4}^{2-} \rightarrow 2\mathrm{CO}_{2} + 2\mathrm{e}^{-}) so its n-factor is 2, while permanganate in ACIDIC medium is reduced by five electrons (MnO4−→Mn2+\mathrm{MnO}_{4}^{-} \rightarrow \mathrm{Mn}^{2+}) so its n-factor is 5. Equating equivalents, (0.25×2)(10)=(M×5)(10)(0.25 \times 2)(10) = (M \times 5)(10), giving M=0.10 MM = 0.10\ \text{M}. NCERT Class 11, Redox Reactions (redox titrations).

  2. Re-NEET 2026 · Q81

    The correct decreasing order of oxidation state of the underlined atom in each molecule is

    1. (1)

      P‾4O10>S‾O3>H2O‾\underline{\mathrm{P}}4\mathrm{O}_{10} > \underline{\mathrm{S}}\mathrm{O}_{3} > \mathrm{H}_{2}\underline{\mathrm{O}}

    2. (2)

      N‾2O5>Al‾2O3>H2S‾\underline{\mathrm{N}}2\mathrm{O}_{5} > \underline{\mathrm{Al}}2\mathrm{O}_{3} > \mathrm{H}_{2}\underline{\mathrm{S}}

    3. (3)

      Pb‾O2>N‾2O3>S‾O3\underline{\mathrm{Pb}}\mathrm{O}_{2} > \underline{\mathrm{N}}2\mathrm{O}_{3} > \underline{\mathrm{S}}\mathrm{O}_{3}

    4. (4)

      P‾4O6>Cl‾2O7>Al‾H3\underline{\mathrm{P}}4\mathrm{O}_{6} > \underline{\mathrm{Cl}}2\mathrm{O}_{7} > \underline{\mathrm{Al}}\mathrm{H}_{3}

    Answer and solution

    Answer: (2)

    Assigning oxidation numbers in option (2): nitrogen in N2O5\mathrm{N}_{2}\mathrm{O}_{5} is +5, aluminium in Al2O3\mathrm{Al}_{2}\mathrm{O}_{3} is +3, and sulphur in H2S\mathrm{H}_{2}\mathrm{S} is -2 (hydrogen is +1 because sulphur is the more electronegative partner). The sequence +5 > +3 > -2 is genuinely decreasing, so (2) is correct. NCERT Class 11, Redox Reactions (oxidation number rules).

NEET 2020 · the full paper

  1. NEET 2020 · Q131

    What is the change in oxidation number of carbon in the reaction CH4_{4}(g) + 4Cl2_{2}(g) → CCl4_{4}(l) + 4HCl(g)?

    1. (1)

      0 to +4

    2. (2)

      -4 to +4

    3. (3)

      0 to -4

    4. (4)

      +4 to +4

    Answer and solution

    Answer: (2)

    In CH4\mathrm{CH}_{4}, the oxidation number of carbon is -4 (since hydrogen is +1). In CCl4\mathrm{CCl}_{4}, the oxidation number of carbon is +4 (since chlorine is -1). Thus, the change in oxidation number of carbon is from -4 to +4. Chapter: Redox Reactions.

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