| 1. | 8 | 2. | 6 | 
| 3. | 10 | 4. | 7 | 
| Statement I: | Hybridisation of [Ni(CN)4]2- is dsp2 with square geometry & diamagnetic character while hybridization of [Ni(CO)4] is sp3 with tetrahedral geometry and paramagnetic character. | 
| Statement II: | [NiCl4]2- and [Ni(CO)4] have the same geometry and hybridization and both are paramagnetic and have the same d orbital configuration. | 
| 1. | Both Statement I & Statement II are true. | 
| 2. | Both Statement I & Statement II are false. | 
| 3. | Statement I is true while Statement II is false. | 
| 4. | Statement I is false while Statement II is true. | 
The hybridization and magnetic nature of , respectively are:
1. and diamagnetic
2. and diamagnetic
3. and paramagnetic
4. and paramagnetic
Given below are two statements :
| Statement I: | The identification of Ni2+ is carried out by dimethyl glyoxime in the presence of NH4OH. | 
| Statement II: | The dimethyl glyoxime is a bidentate neutral ligand. | 
1. Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
4. Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
Number of bridging CO ligands in [Mn2(CO)10] is:
| 1. | 2 | 2. | 0 | 
| 3. | 4 | 4. | 1 | 
Simplified absorption spectra of three complexes (i), (ii) and (iii) of Mn+ ion are provided below; their max values are marked as A, B and C respectively. The correct match between the complexes and their max values is:
| (i) | [M(NCS)6](-6+n) | |
| (ii) | [MF6](-6+n) | |
| (iii) | [M(NH3)6]n+ | 
Options:
| A | B | C | |
| 1. | (ii) | (i) | (iii) | 
| 2. | (iii) | (i) | (ii) | 
| 3. | (ii) | (iii) | (i) | 
| 4. | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | 
Which of the following complexes is not expected to exhibit isomerism?
| 1. | [Ni(NH3)4(H2O)2]2+ | 2. | [Ni(NH3)2Cl2] | 
| 3. | [Pt(NH3)2Cl2] | 4. | [Ni(en)3]2+ | 
The d-electron configuration of [Ru(en)3]Cl2 and [Fe(H2O)6]Cl2, respectively are:
| 1. | \(t_{2g}^6 e^0_g\) and \(t_{2g}^4 e^2_g\) | 2. | \( t_{2 g}^{4} e_{g}^{2}\) and \(t_{2 g}^{4} e_{g}^{2}\) | 
| 3. | \(t_{2 g}^{3} e_{g}^{3} \) and \(t_{2 g}^{4} e_{g}^{2}\) | 4. | \( t_{2 g}^{4} e_{g}^{2} \) and \( t_{2 g}^{3} e_{g}^{3}\) | 
The values of the crystal field stabilization energies for a high spin d6 metal ion in octahedral and tetrahedral fields, respectively, are :
1. –0.4  and –0.27 
2. –1.6  and –0.4 
3. –0.4  and –0.6 
4. –2.4  and –0.6 
The stepwise formation of [Cu(NH3)4]2+ is given below
The value of stability constants K1, K2, K3 and K4  respectively. The overall equilibrium constants for the dissociation of 
(Rounded off to the nearest integer)
1. 2
2. 4
3. 3
4. 1