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1.
Which of the following molecules has a chiral centre correctly labelled with as asterisk (*)?
2.
Which of the following does not give aldol condensation reaction?
CH3 - CHO


CH3COCH3
3.
A compound (A) with molecular formula C5H10O,forms a phenyl hydrazone and gives negative Tollen's and iodoform tests. The compound on reduction gives n-pentane. The compound (A) is
pentan-3-one
pentanal
pentanol
pentan-2-one
4.
Which of the following is most reactive in nucleophilic addition reactions?
HCHO
CH3CHO
CH3COCH3
CH3COC2H5
5.
Predict the correct intermediate and the product in the following reaction:





6.
Phenol reacts with CO2 at 3-7 atm, on heating in presence of NaOH followed by acidification to form
Salicylic acid
Aspirin
Benzoic acid
Methyl benzoate
7.
Salicylic acid on heating with acetic anhydride in basic medium gives
Aspirin
Methyl salicylate
Phenyl salicylate
Acetyl salicylate
8.
Which of the following are benzylic alcohols?
C6H5 -CH2 -CH2OH
C6H5-CH2OH


9.
Phenol can be distinguished from ethanol by the reactions with ___________
Br2/water
Na
Neutral FeCl3
All the above
10.
'X', X is




11.
The increasing order of reactivity towards SN1 mechanism is

III < II < I
II< I< III
I < III < II
II< III < I
12.





13.
Which of the following undergoes nucleophilic substitution exclusively by SN1 mechanism?
Benzyl chloride
Ethyl chloride
Chlorobenzene
Isopropyl chloride
14.
Cannizzaro's reaction is not given by ____________.
HCHO
CH3CHO
15.
Salicylic acid and phenol can be distinguished by the use of
bromine water
neutral FeCl3
5% NaOH solution
NaHCO3 solution
16.
Ethers are treated with an aqueous solution of A in order to remove peroxides from it. Identify the 'A' from the following options.
KI
Br2
KCNS
Na2S2O3
17.
The process of converting alkyl halides into alcohols involves___________.
addition reaction
substitution reaction
dehydrohalogenation reaction
rearrangement reaction
18.
Give IUPAC name of the compound given below.
2-chloro-5-hydroxyhexane
2-hydroxy-5-chlorohexane
5-chlorohexan-2-ol
2-chlorohexan-5-ol
19.
Which of the following alcohol contains Csp3 - OH bond?
Allylic alcohol
Vinylic alcohol
Phenols
None of these
20.
When freon is manufactured by tetrachloromethane, the reaction involved in this process is called
Sandmeyer reaction
Swarts reaction
Finkelstein reaction
All of these
21.
With which mixture carbylamine test is performed in the presence of alc. KOH?
Chloroform and silver powder
Tri halogenated methane and one primary amine
One alkyl halide and one 10 amine
One alkyl cyanide and one 10 amine
22.
Chloroform can be obtained from
methanol
methanal
propanol-1
propan-2-ol
23.
Carbon-halogen bond is polarised because
halogen atom is less electronegative
halogen atom is more electronegative than carbon atom
carbon bears negative charge while halogen bears positive charge
None of the above
24.
Through which of the following reactions number of carbon atoms can be increased in the chain ?
Grignard reaction
Cannizzaro's reaction
Aldol condensation
HVZ reaction
25.
Hydroxylamine reacts with
CH3COCI
CH3COCH3
CH3COOC2H5
CH3CONH2
26.
A liquid was mixed with ethanol and a drop of concentrated H2SO4 was added. A compound with a fruity smell was formed. The liquid was
HCHO
CH3COCH3
CH3COOH
CH3OH
27.
Among the followig compounds, the one(s) that gives effervescence with aqueous NaHCO3 solution is (are)
I. (CH3CO)2O
II. CH3COOH
III. PhOH
IV. CH3COCHO
I and II
I and III
only II
I and IV
28.
The correct increasing order of the acid strength of benzoic acid (I), 4-nitrobenzoic acid (II),3, 4-finitrobenzonic acid (III) and 4-methoxybenzoic acid (IV) is
I < II < III < IV
II < I < IV < III
IV < I < II < III
IV < II < I < III
I < IV < II < III
29.
The correct order of acidic strength of carboxylic acids is
formic acid < benzoic acid < acetic acid
formic acid < acetic acid < benzoic acid
acetic acid < formic acid < benzoic acid
acetic acid < benzoic acid < formic acid
30.
An organic compound with the molecular formula C8H8O forms 2, 4 - DNP derivative, reduces Tollens' reagent and undergoes Cannizzaro reaction. On vigorous oxidation, it gives 1,2-benzene dicarboxylic acid. The organic compound is
e-ethylbenzaldehyde
2-methylbenzaldehyde
acetophenone
3-methylbenzaldehyde
31.
Which of the following reagents converts C6H5COCHO to C6H5CHOHCOOH ?
Aq. NaOH
Acidic Na2SO3
Na2CrO4/H2SO4
NaNO2/HCI
32.
tert-Butyl ether on heating with HI gives a mixture of
tert-butyl alcohol and methyl iodide
tert-butyl iodide and methanol
isobutylene and methyl iodide
isobutylene and methanol
33.
A compound of molecular formula CH 100% (A) reacts with Tollens' reagent to give silver mirror but does not undergo aldol condensation. The compound A is
3-pentanone
2,2-dimethylpropanal
3-hydroxy-2-pentene
3-methyllbutanone
34.
The cross aldol product formed when propanal acts as the electrophile and butanal as nucleophile is
3-hydroxy-2-methylpentanal
3-hydroxy-2-methylhexanal
2-ethyl-3-hydroxylpentanal
2-ethyl-3-hydroxyhexanal
35.
Among the following the one which reacts most readily with ethanol is
p-nitrobenzyl
p-chlorobenzyl
p-methoxybenzyl bromide
p-methylbenzyl bromide
36.
The conversion of m-nitrophenol resorcinol involves respectively
hydrolysis, diazotization and reduction
diazotisation, reduction and hydrolysis
hydrolysis, reduction and diazotization
reduction, diazotization and hydrolysis
37.
Propene on hydroboration-oxidation produces
CH3CH2CH2OH
CH3CHOHCH3
CH3CHOHCH2OH
CH3CH2CHO
38.
Molecules whose mirror image is non-super-imposable over them are known as chiral. Which of the following molecules is chiral in nature?
2-Bromobutane
1-Bromobutane
2-Bromopropane
2-Bromopropan-2-ol
39.
A primary alkyl halide would prefer to undergo ...........
SN1 reaction
SN2 reaction
\(\alpha\)-elimination
Racemisation
40.
The hydrolysis of optically active 2-brombutane with aqueous NaOH results in the retention reading to partial racemization
(-) butan-2-ol
(\(\pm \))-butan-2-ol
(+)-butan-2-ol
(\(\pm \))-butan-1-ol
41.
Which of the following reactions is an example of nucleophilic substitution reaction ?
2 RX + Na \(\longrightarrow\) R __ R + 2 NaX
RX + H2 \(\longrightarrow\) RH + HX
RX + Mg \(\longrightarrow\) RMgX
RX + KOH \(\longrightarrow\) ROH + KX
42.
When ethanol is heated with HI and red phosphorus, it gives
ethyl iodide
ethane
ethylene
ether
43.
The compound (C) in the following series of reactions is:
\(Aceton+{ CH }_{ 3 }MgBr\overset { Dry\ ether }{ \longrightarrow } A\overset { { H }_{ 3 }{ O }^{ + } }{ \longrightarrow } B\overset { 363K }{ \underset { 20%{ H }_{ 2 }{ SO }_{ 4 } }{ \longrightarrow } } C+H_{ 2 }O\)
2-Methylpropene
but-2-ene
but-1-ene
propene
44.
Which one of the following forms propanenitrile as the major product?
Ethyl bromide ||+ alcoholic KCN
Propyl bromide+alcoholic KCN
Propyl bromide +alcoholic AgCN
Ethyl bromide+alcoholic AgCN
45.
Which of the following are arranged in the decreasing order of dipole moment?
CH3Cl, CH3Br, CH3F
CH3Cl, CH3F, CH3Br
CH3Br, CH3Cl, CH3F
CH3Br, CH3F, CH3Cl
1.
(b)
2.
(c)

3.
(a)
pentan-3-one
4.
(a)
HCHO
5.
(c)

6.
(a)
Salicylic acid
7.
(a)
Aspirin
8.
(b)
C6H5-CH2OH
9.
(a)
Br2/water
10.
(d)

11.
(b)
II< I< III
12.
(d)

13.
(a)
Benzyl chloride
14.
(d)
CH3CHO
15.
(d)
NaHCO3 solution
16.
(a)
KI
17.
(b)
substitution reaction
18.
(c)
5-chlorohexan-2-ol
19.
(a)
Allylic alcohol
20.
(d)
All of these
21.
(b)
Tri halogenated methane and one primary amine
22.
(d)
propan-2-ol
23.
(b)
halogen atom is more electronegative than carbon atom
24.
(c)
Aldol condensation
25.
(b)
CH3COCH3
26.
(c)
CH3COOH
27.
(a)
I and II
28.
(c)
IV < I < II < III
29.
(d)
acetic acid < benzoic acid < formic acid
30.
(b)
2-methylbenzaldehyde
31.
(a)
Aq. NaOH
32.
(b)
tert-butyl iodide and methanol
33.
(b)
2,2-dimethylpropanal
34.
(a)
3-hydroxy-2-methylpentanal
35.
(c)
p-methoxybenzyl bromide
36.
(d)
reduction, diazotization and hydrolysis
37.
(a)
CH3CH2CH2OH
38.
(a)
2-Bromobutane
39.
(b)
SN2 reaction
40.
(b)
(\(\pm \))-butan-2-ol
41.
(d)
RX + KOH \(\longrightarrow\) ROH + KX
42.
(b)
ethane
43.
(a)
2-Methylpropene
44.
(a)
Ethyl bromide ||+ alcoholic KCN
45.
(b)
CH3Cl, CH3F, CH3Br
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