This document contains 30 multiple choice questions assessing knowledge of organic chemistry concepts and reactions. The questions cover topics like conversion of alkyl halides to alkenes, electrophiles, Grignard reagents, functional group identification and reactions, mechanisms of substitution and elimination, properties of carbonyl compounds, alcohols and their derivatives, carbohydrate chemistry, IUPAC naming of organic compounds, and polymer chemistry.
This document contains 30 multiple choice questions assessing knowledge of organic chemistry concepts and reactions. The questions cover topics like conversion of alkyl halides to alkenes, electrophiles, Grignard reagents, functional group identification and reactions, mechanisms of substitution and elimination, properties of carbonyl compounds, alcohols and their derivatives, carbohydrate chemistry, IUPAC naming of organic compounds, and polymer chemistry.
This document contains 30 multiple choice questions assessing knowledge of organic chemistry concepts and reactions. The questions cover topics like conversion of alkyl halides to alkenes, electrophiles, Grignard reagents, functional group identification and reactions, mechanisms of substitution and elimination, properties of carbonyl compounds, alcohols and their derivatives, carbohydrate chemistry, IUPAC naming of organic compounds, and polymer chemistry.
This document contains 30 multiple choice questions assessing knowledge of organic chemistry concepts and reactions. The questions cover topics like conversion of alkyl halides to alkenes, electrophiles, Grignard reagents, functional group identification and reactions, mechanisms of substitution and elimination, properties of carbonyl compounds, alcohols and their derivatives, carbohydrate chemistry, IUPAC naming of organic compounds, and polymer chemistry.
(a) Dehydration (b) Substitution (c) Elimination (d) Addition 2. Which of the following is an electrophile? (a) NH 3 (b) H 2O (c) BF3 (d) Cl2 3. Which of the following does not form Grignard reagent? (a) CH 3Cl (b) CH 3 F (c) CH 3 Br (d) CH 3 I 4. The common name of 2 – methyl – 2 chloropropane is: (a) t – butyl chloride (b) Isobutyl chloride (c) Secondary butyl chloride (d) n – butyl chloride 5. When formaldehyde reacts with ethyl magnesium iodide followed by hydrolysis, the product formed is: (a) 2 – propanol (b) propanoic acid (c) 1 – butanol (d) 1 – propanol 6. Point out the hybridization of oxygen in ethers: (a) sp 2 (b) sp (c) dsp 2 (d) sp 3 7. The percentage of formaldehyde in a solution of formalin is: (a) 10% (b) 20% (c) 40% (d) 60% 8. Cannizzaro’s reaction is not given by: (a) Formaldehyde (b) Acetaldehyde (c) Benzaldehyde (d) Trimethyl acetaldehyde 9. Ketones are prepared by the oxidation of: (a) Primary alcohol (b) Secondary alcohol (c) Tertiary alcohol (d) None of these 10. According to Lewis concept ether behaves as: (a) acid (b) base (c) acid base (d) neither acid nor base 11. Aldehydes and ketones have higher boiling points than corresponding compounds of the following except: (a) alkane (b) alkene (c) ether (d) alcohol 12. In an acid catalyzed reaction of carbonyl compounds, the acid increases: (a) electrophilic character of the carbonyl carbon atom (b) nucleophilic character of the carbonyl oxygen atom (c)electrophilic character of the carbonyl oxygen atom (d) nucleophilic character of the carbonyl carbon atom 13. Acetone and acetaldehyde can be distinguished by: (a) R Mg X OH (b) NaOH I 2 (c) NH 2 OH (d) AgNO3 NH 4OH 14. The mechanism involved the reaction, KOH + C2H5Br →C2H4+KBr+H2O, is: (a) SN1 (b) E1 (c) SN2 (d) E2 15. An organic compound A when treated with NaBH4 forms B, which is used in denaturing of the spirit. The compound A is: (a) ethanol (b) methanal (c) methanol (d) ethanal 16. Which enzyme is used to convert molasses into glucose? (a) zymase (b) invertase (c) diastase (d) maltase 17. An organic compound has IUPAC name 2-Isopropoxy propane, its common name is: (a) diethyl ether (b) di n-propyl ether (c) di isopropyl ether (d) ethyl isopropyl ether 18. If an electrophile attacks alcohols, which bond will break: (a) C – O (b) C – H (c) O – H (d) C – C
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19. Which of the following is not a condition for alcoholic fermentation? (a) optimum temperature (b) proper dilution (c) preservative (d) none of these 20. What is the order of acidic strength? (a) RCOOH <PhOH< HOH < ROH (b) RCOOH <PhOH> HOH < ROH (c) RCOOH >PhOH> HOH > ROH (d) RCOOH >PhOH< HOH > ROH 21. 3-Pentanone forms a yellow precipitate with 2,4-dinitrophenyl hydrazine but does not form white crystalline precipitate with: (a) ammonical silver nitrate solution (b) aqueous NaOH and iodine (c) saturated NaHSO3 solution (d) aqueous Na2CO3 and iodine 22. Which is correct order of reactivity of alcohols with ZnCl2 and HCl? (a) tertiary alcohol > primary alcohol > secondary alcohol (b) tertiary alcohol > secondary alcohol > primary alcohol (c) tertiary alcohol < secondary alcohol < primary alcohol (d) tertiary alcohol > secondary alcohol > primary alcohol 23. In the following reaction, C and D are: CH3 – CO – CH2 – CH2 – CH3 + [O] → C + D (a) 2 moles of CH3COOH (b) CH3COOH + CH3CH2CH3 (c) CH3COOH + CH3CH2COOH (d) HCHO+2CH3COOH 24. Reaction of CO2 with R-Mg-X is an example of (a) electrophilic substitution reaction (b) nucleophilic addition reaction (c) electrophilic addition reaction (d) nucleophilic substitution reaction 25. - Alkyl halides react with SH to produce (a) H2O+H2S (b) (C2H5)2S (c) C2H5SH (d) C2H5SO4H 26. In SN2 reaction the percentage of retention of configuration (a) 0% (b) 100% (c) 50% (d) 66% 27. Oxidation of 3-hexanone by acidified K2Cr2O7 produces (a) two moles of propanoic acid (b) pentanoic acid and formic acid (c) butanoic acid and ethanoic acid (d) all these are possible 28. Which one of the following is better reducing agent? (a) C3H8 (b) C3H7OH (c) CH2O (d) CH3COCH3 29. The monomer for the Bakelite is (a) phenol (b) hydroxy benzyl alcohol (c) formaldehyde (d) both a and c 30. A convenient method to convert ketones to a carboxylic acid containing one carbon less than the parent compound is (a) Iodoform reaction (b) Oxidation (c) Hydrogen cyanide addition reaction (d) Reduction with Grignard reagent