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1. The order of reactivity of alkyl halides in Wurtz reaction is__________

(1) R–I > R–Br > R–Cl

(2) R–I < R–Br < R–Cl

(3) R–Br > R–I < R–Cl

(4) R–I > R–Cl > R–Br

Answer: 1

2. Reduction of aldehydes and ketones into hydrocarbons using zinc amalgam and conc. HCl is called_____

(1) Cope reduction

(2) Dow reduction

(3) Wolf-kishner reduction

(4) Clemmensen reduction

Answer: 4

3. Which of the compounds with molecular formula C5H10 yields acetone on ozonolysis_________

(1) 3-Methyl-1-butene

(2) Cyclopentene

(3) 2-Methyl-1-butene

(4) 2-Methyl-2-butene

Answer: 4

4. Kolbe’s electrolysis of a mixture of pot. Propanoate and pot. 3-Methylbutanoate gives______

(1) Butane and isobutane

(2) Butane and 2,5–dimethylhexane

(3) Butane, 2,5-dimethylhexane and isohexane

(4) Butane and isohexane

Answer: 3

5. The Corey-House alkane synthesis is carried out by treating an alkyl halide with________

(1) Lithium metal

(2) Copper metal

(3) Lithium metal followed by reaction with cuprous iodide and then treating the product with an alkyl halide

(4) Cuprous iodide followed by reaction with alkyl halide

Answer: 3

6. Which of the following acids on decarboxylation gives isobutane________

(1) 2,2–Dimethyl butanoic acid

(2) 2,2–dimethyl propanoic acid

(3) 3–Methyl pentanoic acid

(4) 2–Methyl butanoic acid

Answer: 2

7. Which of the following compound is not suitable to obtain from wurtz reaction ?

(1) ethane

(2) butane

(3) isobutane

(4) hexane

Answer: 3

8. When ethyl chloride and n-propyl chloride undergoes wurtz reaction which is not obtained________

(1) n-butane

(2) n-pentane

(3) n-hexane

(4) isobutane

Answer: 4

9. Kolbe’s electrolysis of sodium maleate at anode gives__________

(1) Only acetylene 

(2) Only CO2

(3) Acetylene + CO2

(4) CO2 + H2

Answer: 3

10. The pH of solution in Kolbe’s electrolysis___________

(1) increase with time 

(2) decrease with time

(3 remains constant 

(4) nothing can be said

Answer: 1

11. Which of the following compound will not give a precipitate with Tollen’s reagent_____

(1) ethyne

(2) 1-butyne

(3) 3-methyl -1-butyne 

(4) 1-pentene

Answer: 4

12. Liquid hydrocarbons can be converted to a mixture of gasesous hydrocarbons by______

(1) Hydrolysis

(2) Oxidation

(3) Cracking

(4) Distillation under reduced pressure

Answer: 3

13. Benzene is________

(1) Weakly attracted in the magnetic field

(2) Strongly attracted in the magnetic field

(3) Strongly repelled in magnetic field

(4) Weakly repelled in magnetic field

Answer: 4

14. The oxidation of benzene by V²O⁵ in the presence of air produces________

(1) benzoic acid

(2) benzaldehyde

(3) benzoic anhydride 

(4) maleic anhydrid

Answer: 4

15. Ozonolysis of 3–Methyl–1–butene gives a mixture of_____

(1) Propanal and ethanal

(2) Propanone and ethanal

(3) 2–Methylpropanal and methanal

(4) Butanone and methanal

Answer: 3

16. Which alkene gives acetone only on ozonolysis______

(1) Isobutylene

(2) 2,3–Dimethyl–1–butene

(3) 2,3–Dimethyl–2–butene

(4) 3,3–Dimethyl–1–butene

Answer: 3

17. Oxidation of isobutylene with acid potassium permanganate gives________

(1) Acetone + CO2

(2) Acetic acid

(3) Acetic acid + CO2

(4) Acetic acid + acetone

Answer: 1

18. Which of the following reactions is used for locating the position of double bond in an alkene_________

(1) Hydroboration 

(2) Hydroxylation

(3) Chlorohydroxylation 

(4) Ozonolysis

Answer: 4

19. Which one of the following has the smallest heat of hydrogenation per mole_____________

(1) 1–butene

(2) Trans–2–butene

(3) Cis–2–butene

(4) Propene

Answer: 2

20. The volume of methane evolved by treatement of 16.6 g of methyl magnesium iodide with water at S.T.P. is________

(1) 224 mL

(2) 2.24 L

(3) 0.224 L

(4) 22.4 L

Answer: 2

21. The molecules having dipole moment are________

(1) 2,2-dimethylpropane

(2) trans pent-2-ene

(3) cis-hex-3-ene

(4) 2 and 3

Answer: 4

22. The highest boiling point is expected for__________

(1) Isooctane

(2) 2,2,3,3-tetramethylbutane

(3) n-octane

(4) n-butane

Answer: 3

23. Pyrolysis of alkanes is a____________

(1) Nucleophilic addition reaction

(2) Free radical substitution reaction

(3) Electrophilic addition reaction

(4) Free radical elimination reaction

Answer : 4

24. Which of the following does not give alkane with R—Mg—X.

(1) Ph—OH

(2) C⁶H⁶

(3) CH³COOH

(4) HCl

Answer: 2

25. Which of the following reaction can not be used to obtained propane in good yield________

(1) Wurtz reaction

(2) Corey-house reaction

(3) Decarboxylation of acid salt

(4) All of them

Answer: 1

26. The compound with the highest boiling point is_________

(1) n-hexane

(2) n-pentane

(3) 2,2-dimethyl propane

(4) propane

Answer: 1

27. Photochemical chlorination of alkane is initiated by a process of_________

(1) pyrolysis

(2) substitution

(3) Homolysis

(4) Peroxidation

Answer: 3

28. Isomerization in alkane may be brought about by using_______

(1) Al²O³

(2) Fe²O³

(3) AlCl³ and HCl

(4) Concentrated H²SO⁴

Answer: 3

29. Bromination of an alkane as compared to chlorination proceeds___________

(1) At a slower rate

(2) At a faster rate

(3) With equal rates

(4) With equal or different rate depends upon the temperature

Answer: 1

30. An alkene on treating with hot acidified KMnO4 gives 4 – oxopentanoic acid. The alkene is_________

(1) Pentene

(2) 2–Pentene

(3) 1–Methyl cyclobutene

(4) 1, 2– Dimethyl cyclopropene

Answer: 3

31. The addition of Br2 to cis–2–butene produces____________

(1) (+) –2, 3–dibromobutane only

(2) (–) –2, 3–dibromobutane only

(3) racemic –2, 3–dibromobutane

(4) meso –2, 3–dibromobutane

Answer: 3

32. Which of the following reactions does not involve a C—C bond formation_________

(1) Hydrolysis of a Grignard reagent

(2) Combination of two alkyl free radicals

(3) Corey-House synthesis of alkanes

(4) RNa + R–Br ———> R–R + NaBr

Answer: 1

33. If two moles of Isopropyl chloride reacts with Na in presence of dry ether. Which alkane is obtained__________

(1) Hexane

(2) 2, 3-Dimethyl butane

(3) Isopentane

(4) Neopentane

Answer: 2

34. If isopropyl chloride and ethyl chloride both react with Na in presence of dry ether which alkanes are obtained__________

(1) n-Butane

(2) 2-Methyl butane

(3) 2, 3-Dimethyl butane

(4) All of them

Answer: 4

35. Which of the following compound can not be obtained from single alkyl halide by wurtz reaction________

(1) ethane

(2) butane

(3) isobutane

(4) hexane

Answer: 3

36. How many acids can be taken to obtain isobutane by decarboxylation ?

(1) 4

(2) 3

(3) 2

(4) 5

Answer: 3

37. When ethene reacts with bromine in aqueous sodium chloride Solution. The product(s) obtained is (are)___________

(1) Ethylene dibromide only

(2) Ethylene dibromide and 1–bromo–2–chloro ethane

(3) 1–bromo–2–chloroethane only

(4) Ethylene dichloride only

Answer: 2

38. A compound having a bond angle 180° is__________

(a) alkyne

(b) alkane

(c) alkene

(d) cycloalkane

Answer: 1

39. Which one of these is not true for benzene?

(1) There are three carbon-carbon single bonds and three carbon-carbon double bonds.

(2) Heat of hydrogenation of benzene is less than the theoretical value

(3) It forms only one type of mono substituted product

(4) The bond angle between carbon-carbon bonds is 120 Degree

Answer : 1

40. Presence of a nitro group in a benzene ring____________

(1) Activates the ring towards electrophilic substitution

(2) Renders the ring basic

(3) Deactivates the ring towards nucleophilic substitution

(4) Deactivates the ring towards electrophilic substitution

Answer : 4