Very Short Answer Questions · original practice
Very Short Answer Questions for Class 12 Chemistry. Try first, then reveal the answer. These are exam-oriented practice items, not copied board papers.
Practice questions aligned to NCERT topics used in CBSE classrooms. These are original exam-oriented questions for revision — not official CBSE board papers and not a guarantee of any exam question. Always match the textbook issued by your school and the latest PDFs on ncert.nic.in and cbseacademic.nic.in.
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Every chapter ends with keywords or a summary that is useful for one-mark answers.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Solutions · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
CBSE often tests a concept by asking a daily-life example from the same chapter.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Solutions · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
If the chapter has a diagram, practise labelling it — many school tests ask for labelled figures.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Solutions · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Write three points from Solutions in your own words; that is enough for a short-answer start.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Solutions · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Use the terms used in the NCERT book; do not replace them with unofficial names.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Solutions · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Solutions.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Solutions · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Every chapter ends with keywords or a summary that is useful for one-mark answers.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Electrochemistry · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
CBSE often tests a concept by asking a daily-life example from the same chapter.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Electrochemistry · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
If the chapter has a diagram, practise labelling it — many school tests ask for labelled figures.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Electrochemistry · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Write three points from Electrochemistry in your own words; that is enough for a short-answer start.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Electrochemistry · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Use the terms used in the NCERT book; do not replace them with unofficial names.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Electrochemistry · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Electrochemistry.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Electrochemistry · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Every chapter ends with keywords or a summary that is useful for one-mark answers.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Chemical Kinetics · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
CBSE often tests a concept by asking a daily-life example from the same chapter.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Chemical Kinetics · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
If the chapter has a diagram, practise labelling it — many school tests ask for labelled figures.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Chemical Kinetics · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Write three points from Chemical Kinetics in your own words; that is enough for a short-answer start.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Chemical Kinetics · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Use the terms used in the NCERT book; do not replace them with unofficial names.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Chemical Kinetics · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Chemical Kinetics.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Chemical Kinetics · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Every chapter ends with keywords or a summary that is useful for one-mark answers.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: The d- and f-Block Elements · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
CBSE often tests a concept by asking a daily-life example from the same chapter.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: The d- and f-Block Elements · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
If the chapter has a diagram, practise labelling it — many school tests ask for labelled figures.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: The d- and f-Block Elements · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Write three points from The d- and f-Block Elements in your own words; that is enough for a short-answer start.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: The d- and f-Block Elements · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Use the terms used in the NCERT book; do not replace them with unofficial names.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: The d- and f-Block Elements · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from The d- and f-Block Elements.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: The d- and f-Block Elements · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Every chapter ends with keywords or a summary that is useful for one-mark answers.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Coordination Compounds · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
CBSE often tests a concept by asking a daily-life example from the same chapter.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Coordination Compounds · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
If the chapter has a diagram, practise labelling it — many school tests ask for labelled figures.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Coordination Compounds · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Write three points from Coordination Compounds in your own words; that is enough for a short-answer start.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Coordination Compounds · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Use the terms used in the NCERT book; do not replace them with unofficial names.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Coordination Compounds · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Coordination Compounds.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Coordination Compounds · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Every chapter ends with keywords or a summary that is useful for one-mark answers.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
CBSE often tests a concept by asking a daily-life example from the same chapter.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
If the chapter has a diagram, practise labelling it — many school tests ask for labelled figures.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Write three points from Haloalkanes and Haloarenes in your own words; that is enough for a short-answer start.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Use the terms used in the NCERT book; do not replace them with unofficial names.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Haloalkanes and Haloarenes.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Every chapter ends with keywords or a summary that is useful for one-mark answers.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
CBSE often tests a concept by asking a daily-life example from the same chapter.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
If the chapter has a diagram, practise labelling it — many school tests ask for labelled figures.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Write three points from Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers in your own words; that is enough for a short-answer start.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Use the terms used in the NCERT book; do not replace them with unofficial names.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Every chapter ends with keywords or a summary that is useful for one-mark answers.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
CBSE often tests a concept by asking a daily-life example from the same chapter.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
If the chapter has a diagram, practise labelling it — many school tests ask for labelled figures.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Write three points from Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids in your own words; that is enough for a short-answer start.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Use the terms used in the NCERT book; do not replace them with unofficial names.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 12 · Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
No. They are original practice questions aligned to NCERT topics used in CBSE classrooms. Official sample papers are published on cbseacademic.nic.in.
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