Chemistry Previous Year Questions 2026 | UPSC EPFO

Chemistry - MOST IMPORTANT UPSC EPFO Previous Year Questions

Practice real questions from previous year exams of UPSC EPFO.

📘 Chemical Reactions📚 Exothermic Reaction
Q1

Combustion of a candle is a

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📘 Classification of Matter on the basis of Chemical Properties- I📚 Pure Substance- Element
Q2

Which of the following is a chemical compound?

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📘 Polymer📚 Types of polymers on basis of Structure- Natural, Semi-Synthetic, Synthetic
Q3

Carbohydrates are stored in the body as

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📘 Organic Chemistry📚 Misc
Q4

Which one of the following is not a Vitamin?

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📘 Chemistry in Everyday Life📚 Misc
Q5

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

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📘 Pure Substance- Element-Classification of Matter on the basis of Chemical Properties- II📚 Metals and its properties
Q6

Which one of the following elements is not naturally found in human beings?

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📘 Organic Chemistry📚 Alcohol
Q7

Assertion (A): Glycerol is a constituent of shaving cream.
Reason (R): Glycerol is an antiseptic.

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📘 Organic Chemistry📚 Alcohol
Q8

Assertion (A): Phenol is commonly used as a disinfectant.
Reason (R): Phenol is not harmful to living human tissues even at a very high concentration.

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📘 Environmental Chemistry📚 Air Pollutants
Q9

Which of the following is detected and estimated by the Pollution Check' carried out on motor cars at service stations?

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📘 Solution📚 Misc
Q10

Assertion (A): The salinity of the open seas is very high compared to that of inland seas.
Reason (R): The water of rivers flowing into open seas contains dissolved salts.

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📘 Metallurgy📚 Alloys and Their compositions
Q11

Gun metal is an alloy of

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📘 Important Chemical Compounds📚 Misc
Q12

The process used to produce Ammonia is :

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📘 Pure Substance- Element-Classification of Matter on the basis of Chemical Properties- II📚 Non-metals and its properties
Q13

The non-metal which exists in liquid state at room temperature is :

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📘 Discoveries📚 Misc
Q14

2007 Nobel prize for Chemistry was awarded to :

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📘 Chemistry in Everyday Life📚 Common Gases used in daily life (LPG, CNG, etc.)
Q15

Which fuel has the highest Calorific Value ?

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📘 Environmental Chemistry📚 Greenhouse Effect
Q16

The term 'Carbon footprint' means

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📘 Solution📚 Solubility and Factors affecting Solubility
Q17

Which one of the following gases has the highest solubility in water?

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📘 Environmental Chemistry📚 Misc
Q18

Bio-remediation is a technology which is being extensively utilized in controlling

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📘 Structure of Atom📚 Misc
Q19

Which one of the following is the size of hydrogen atom?

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📘 Acids, Bases and Salts📚 Types of Salts -Acidic, Basic, etc.
Q20

Which one of the following substances, when added to water, will not change the pH?

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