Past paper · 2024

NSEC 2024 paper, answer key & practice

60 questions · 120 minutes · 216 marks. Official resources with paper-specific notes and a clear review route.

Exam dateQuestionsTimeMaximum marks
24 November 202460120 minutes216
Code 31 accepts A or B for Question 5, and B or D for Question 24. These are alternative accepted answers to single-correct questions, not instructions to mark both. The separate Delhi NCR paper uses Code 35.

Final answers · Code 31

Match this code to your question paper. For Questions 49–60, choose the complete listed set; a single listed option is possible even in the multiple-correct section.

QuestionAnswerQuestionAnswerQuestionAnswer
1C21D41C
2B22A42C
3C23A43D
4C24B OR D44A
5A OR B25A45D
6D26D46C
7D27A47D
8C28A48B
9C29C49B, C
10B30B50A, B, D
11D31C51B, D
12A32A52B, C, D
13B33C53A, B, C, D
14B34C54A, B, C
15B35B55C
16B36A56A, C, D
17C37B57A, C
18A38A58A, D
19C39A59B, D
20C40C60B, D

What is included here?

This page provides the official paper and final answer key. A complete worked-solution set for this year is not included. For step-by-step learning now, use the explained original questions and the 2025 worked examples.

Make the review count

For each missed problem, write the governing chemical idea before repeating the calculation. Check units, charges, reaction stoichiometry and which assumptions the question permits. In multiple-correct questions, justify every option independently.

Keep a short error log: question number, cause of error, corrected reasoning and a date to try it again. A solved paper becomes useful when you can reproduce the reasoning later.

Sources & verification

Exam information checked 20 October 2026. Subsequent official notices take precedence.