1. NMR spectroscopy is used for determining structure in 8.

Which of the following are considered to be the lowest

which of the following materials? form of Electromagnetic radiation?
a) Radioactive materials a) IR radiation
b) Insoluble chemical compounds b) Micro waves
c) Liquids c) UV radiation
d) Gases d) Radio waves

2. NMR is the study of absorption of __________ by nuclei 9. The amount of energy available in radio frequency
in a magnetic field? radiation is sufficient for which of the following?
a) Radioactive radiation a) Excite an atom
b) IR radiation b) Vibrate an atom
c) Radio frequency radiation c) Vibrate a molecule
d) Microwaves d) Affect the nuclear spin of an atom

3. NMR spectrometer provides ____________ and 10. Nuclei having either the number of protons or neutrons
_____________ method of determining structure as odd have _______ spin.
in soluble chemical compounds. a) Integral spin
a) Accurate, destructive b) Half integral spin
b) Accurate, non-destructive c) Zero spin
c) Inaccurate, destructive d) Positive spin
d) Inaccurate, non-destructive
11. If the number of protons or neutrons is even the spin of
4. NMR spectroscopy indicates the chemical nature of the the nucleus will be which of the following?
__________ and spatial positions of _______ a) Integral spin
a) Electrons, Protons b) Half integral spin
b) Neutrons, electrons c) Zero spin
c) Nuclei, electrons d) Positive spin
d) Nuclei, neighbouring nuclei
12. The difference between the field necessary for resonance
5. In NMR spectroscopy, the spinning nuclei in strong in the sample and in some arbitrary chosen compound is
magnetic field must be irradiated by which of the which of the following?
following? a) Field shift
a) Perpendicular and stronger field b) Matrix effects
b) Perpendicular and weaker field c) Chemical shift
c) Parallel and stronger field d) Resonance shift
d) Parallel and weaker field
13. Chemical shift allows a chemist to obtain the idea of how
6. Interaction between matter and electromagnetic atoms are joined together.
radiation can be observed by subjecting a substance to a) True
magnetic fields in which of the following manner? b) False
a) Both fields should be stationary
b) Both fields should be varying 14. Elementary particles such as electrons and nucleus have
c) One field should be stationary and the other should be the property of spin.
varying a) True
d) It must be subjected to only one field b) False

7. When energy is absorbed by the sample, the absorption 15. Which of the following is not a type of NMR
can be observed as a change in signal developed by spectrometer?
which of the following components? a) Minimal type
a) Amplifier b) Maximal type
b) Photodetector c) Multipurpose type
c) GM counter d) Wideline type
d) Radiofrequency detector
16. Which of the following NMR spectrometers have
stressed reliability and ease of operation?
a) Minimal type
b) Maximal type
c) Multipurpose type
d) Wideline type
17. Which of the following type of NMR spectrometer uses a 26. In frequency sweep method, which of the following
frequency synthesizer to generate RF fields? parameters are varied continuously?
a) Minimal type a) Magnetic field
b) Maximal type b) RF signal
c) Multipurpose type c) Sample concentration
d) Wideline type d) Amplification factor

18. In wideline NMR spectrometers, which of the following 27. In field sweep method, which of the following
has to be supplied to the electromagnet? parameters are varied continuously?
a) Slowly varying low voltage a) Magnetic field
b) Rapidly varying low voltage b) RF signal
c) Slowly varying scan voltage c) Sample concentration
d) Rapidly varying scan voltage d) Amplification factor

19. Which among the following NMR spectrometer is the 28. Which of the following statements are not true about
more diverse spectrometer? permanent magnets?
a) Minimal type a) They are simple
b) Maximal type b) They are inexpensive
c) Multipurpose type c) They don’t require shielding
d) Wideline type d) They don’t require power supply

20. Permanent magnet cannot be used in wideline type NMR 29. Which of the following is not true of electromagnets?
spectrometer. a) They are expensive
a) True b) They require power supply
b) False c) They don’t require cooling system
d) They don’t require extensive shielding
21. Which of the following NMR spectrometer emphasises
on high performance versatility with cost being a 30. For high resolution work the magnetic field over the
secondary consideration? entire sample volume must be maintained uniform in
a) Minimal type space and time.
b) Maximal type a) True
c) Multipurpose type b) False
d) Wideline type
31. Which of the following must not be done to maintain the
22. Which of the following NMR spectrometer does not magnetic field over the sample uniform in space and
require power supply and cooling system? time?
a) Minimal type a) Large pole pieces need to be used
b) Maximal type b) Pole faces must be polished
c) Multipurpose type c) Wide pole gap must be present
d) Wideline type d) Magnets can be permanent or electromagnet

23. Minimal type NMR spectrometer is inexpensive. 32. The sample is contained in which of the following
a) True components?
b) False a) Flask
b) Capillary tube
24. Which of the following is used as coolant for magnets in c) Curvette
continuous-wave NMR spectrometer? d) Bore glass tube
a) Water
b) Liquid He 33. The single coil probe supplies the RF radiation to the
c) Liquid Na sample and also serves as a part of which of the following
d) Heavy water circuits?
a) RF channels
25. Which of the following components are used to separate b) Magnet
the nuclear spin energy states? c) Detector
a) RF channels d) Sweep generator
b) Magnet
c) Sample probe
d) Sweep generator
34. Nuclear induction probes’ one coil is used for signal b) Decreased sensitivity, long time to obtain data
detection. What is the function of the other coil? c) Increased sensitivity, reduced time to obtain data
a) Sample irradiation d) Decreased sensitivity, reduced time to obtain data
b) Magnet
c) Detector 42. Which of the following cannot be done due to the
d) Sweep generator multiplex advantage?
a) Repetitive signals can be summed
35. Given below is the diagram of Cw NMR spectrometer. b) Repetitive signals can be averaged
Identify the unmarked component. c) Increases signal to noise ratio
d) Decreases signal to noise ratio

43. Two coils are necessary in Fourier transform NMR

spectroscopy.
a) True
b) False

44. Which of the following is the disadvantage of

conventional mode of spectrometer or continuous-wave
NMR spectrometer?
a) Recorder a) They are unstable
b) RF channel b) Maintenance is difficult
c) Receiver c) High operating cost
d) Sweep generator d) Excitation is inefficient

36. The voltage generated by the receiver coil is small and it 45. Which of the following must be done to improve
must be amplified. sensitivity?
a) True a) Frequency sweep mode must be preferred
b) False b) Field sweep mode must be preferred
c) Single channel excitation must be preferred
37. The amplification required for continuous-wave NMR is d) Multichannel excitation must be preferred
of the order of which of the following?
a) 101 46. Which of the following is the disadvantage of
b) 102 multichannel excitation?
c) 103 a) Low sensitivity
d) 105 b) Low resolution
c) Small number of frequencies is present
38. Which of the following can be used instead of magnets to d) Uneconomical
produce the magnetic field?
a) Inductor 47. How can the need for array of narrow-band filters and
b) Motor detectors be eliminated?
c) Generator a) By using multi-channel excitation
d) Superconducting solenoids b) By using a detector for each frequency
c) By reducing the number of detectors
39. How is the inhomogeneity of magnetic fields d) By using Fourier transform
compensated?
a) With large magnetic fields 48. Fourier transform can be accomplished by using which of
b) With small magnetic fields the following components?
c) By using two or more magnets a) Spin decoder
d) By providing required insulation b) Detector
c) Spectrum analyser
40. Fourier transform NMR spectrometer allows NMR d) Oscilloscope
transitions to be observed simultaneously.
a) True 49. A 15.4 MHz crystal generates the _________ resonance
b) False frequency?
a) Hydrogen
41. Fourier transform NMR spectrometer has which of the b) Deuterium
following characteristics? c) Tritium
a) Increased sensitivity, long time to obtain data d) Helium
50. Sensitivity is the ratio of peak signal amplitude to which 58. Which of the following is not involved in signal averaging?
of the following? a) A system to repeatedly scan the spectral region of
a) Time interest
b) Rms noise b) Some storage device to store information
c) Average noise c) A system to coherently add individual spectra
d) Peak-to-peak noise d) Sweep generator

51. Which of the following is not an operating technique for 59. In order to have a long measuring time for increasing
sensitivity enhancement? sensitivity, it is better to have several fast scans than a
a) Optimization of sample volume single slow scan.
b) Optimization of instrumental parameters a) True
c) Optimization of noise b) False
d) Time averaging
60. In Spin Decoupler, the output of the DC amplifier is
52. Which of the following techniques do not enhance applied to which of the following to control the power
sensitivity by a factor of 10 at normal operating supplied to the oven heaters?
conditions? a) Power diode
a) Optimization of sample volume b) Power transistor
b) Optimization of instrumental parameters c) Power MOSFET
c) Optimization of noise d) Power IGBT
d) Time averaging
61. In Spin Decoupler, the difference frequency circuit
53. The most common spherical cells have which of the provides a means of mixing two signals and a filter to
following dimensions? recover which of the following?
a) 4mm diameter a) Low-frequency component
b) 40mm diameter b) High-frequency component
c) 8mm diameter c) Low-voltage component
d) 80mm diameter d) High-voltage component

54. Better sensitivity with good resolution can be achieved 62. Mass spectrometers are used to determine which of the
by concentrating the sample inside which of the following?
following? a) Composition in sample
a) Sample cell b) Concentration of elements in sample
b) Micro cell c) Relative mass of atoms
c) Sample tube d) Properties of sample
d) Cylindrical tube
63. Who invented mass spectrometers?
55. Frequency spectrum of noise occupies a band that is a) J.J Thompson
_________ the signal spectrum. Choose the most b) Goldstein
appropriate option. c) Nikola Tesla
a) Narrow than d) Aston
b) Wider than
c) Different from 64. In mass spectrometer, the sample that has to be
d) Same as analysed is bombarded with which of the
following?
56. Suppression of frequencies which contain no signal does a) Protons
which of the following? b) Electrons
a) Increases S/N ratio c) Neutrons
b) Decreases S/N ratio d) Alpha particles
c) S/N ratio is kept constant
d) S/N ratio becomes 1 65. Mass spectrometer separates ions on the basis of which
of the following?
57. The amplitude of the NMR signal caused by the a) Mass
absorption of RF energy at the radio frequency does not b) Charge
depend upon the power of the RF energy applied. c) Molecular weight
a) True d) Mass to charge ratio
b) False
66. In mass spectrometer, the ions are sorted out in which of
the following ways?
a) By accelerating them through electric field
b) By accelerating them through magnetic field
c) By accelerating them through electric and magnetic
field
d) By applying a high voltage

67. No two molecules will be fragmented and ionized in

exactly the same manner.
a) True
b) False

68. The procedure for mass spectroscopy starts with which

of the following processes?
a) The sample is bombarded by electron beam
b) The ions are separated by passing them into electric
and magnetic field
c) The sample is converted into gaseous state
d) The ions are detected

69. In mass spectrometer, the ion currents are measured

using which of the following?
a) Scintillation counter
b) Ion counter
c) Electrometer tube
d) Electric fields

70. Which of the following ions pass through the slit and
reach the collecting plate?
a) Negative ions of all masses
b) Positive ions of all masses
c) Negative ions of specific mass
d) Positive ions of specific mass

71. Which of the following statements is not true about mass

spectrometry?
a) Impurities of masses different from the one being
analysed interferes with the result
b) It has great sensitivity
c) It is suitable for data storage
d) It is suitable for library retrival

72. In mass spectrometer, the sample gas is introduced into

the highly evacuated spectrometer tube and it is ionised
by electron beam.
a) True
b) False
ANSWER KEY 57. B
58. D
1. C 59. A
2. C 60. B
3. B 61. A
4. D 62. C
5. B 63. A
6. C 64. B
7. D 65. D
8. D 66. C
9. D 67. A
10. B 68. C
11. C 69. C
12. C 70. D
13. A 71. A
14. A 72. A
15. B
16. A
17. C
18. C
19. C
20. B
21. C
22. A
23. A
24. A
25. B
26. B
27. A
28. C
29. C
30. A
31. C
32. D
33. C
34. A
35. D
36. A
37. D
38. D
39. B
40. A
41. C
42. D
43. B
44. D
45. D
46. D
47. D
48. C
49. B
50. B
51. C
52. D
53. A
54. B
55. B
56. A