NEET UG 2023 · Chemistry · Question 61
NEET 2023 Chemistry, question 61
Question 61 of the NEET 2023 paper (code G6) is a Chemistry question from The p-Block Elements (Class 11). Its idea, Diamond vs Graphite Structure, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 4.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q61 · Chemistry
Match List - I with List - II :
| List - I | List - II |
|---|---|
| A. Coke | I. Carbon atoms are sp hybridised. |
| B. Diamond | II. Used as a dry lubricant |
| C. Fullerene | III. Used as a reducing agent |
| D. Graphite | IV. Cage like molecules |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- 1A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
- 2A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
- 3A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
- 4A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-IIOfficial answer
Official answer: option 4 · NTA final answer key
Same idea
The only question on Diamond vs Graphite Structure
No other NEET paper from 2017–2026 tested this exact idea.
Diamond vs Graphite Structure: every question and how it was framed
The chapter
The p-Block Elements (Class 11) in ten years of NEET
13 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 7 of 10 papers, about 1.3 a paper. p-Block (Group 13-14) alone had 12.