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PRACTICE SHEET # 01 (ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS - ALPHA)

1. Length in carbon-carbon bond is least in:
a. Ethane c. Ethene
b. Benzene d. Ethyne
2. Which of the following hydrocarbons is liquid at room temperature?
a. Butane c. Ethane
b. Hexane d. Ethene
3. Which of the following has the highest boiling point?
a. n-octane c. 2,2,3,3 - Tetramethylbutane
b. Iso-octane d. neo-octane
4. Which of the following is not formed by the reaction of 𝑪𝒍𝟐 on 𝑪𝑯𝟒 in sunlight?
a. 𝐶𝐻2 𝐶𝑙2 c. 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑙
b. 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑙 d. 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝐻2 𝐶𝐻3
5. Petroleum mainly contains
a. Aromatic hydrocarbons c. Aliphatic hydrocarbons
b. Aliphatic alcohol d. None of the above
6. Vicinal dihalides on treatment with zinc dust give:
a. Alkanes c. Alkynes
b. Alkenes d. All above
7. The reaction of alkenes with halogens is explosive in the case of:
a. 𝐹2 c. 𝐵𝑟2
b. 𝐶𝑙2 d. 𝐼2
8. Ethylene hydrogen sulphate is obtained by reaction of 𝑯𝟐 𝑺𝑶𝟒 with?
a. Ethane c. Ethyl chloride
b. Ethanal d. Ethylene
9. Alkynes can be reduced to alkenes by hydrogenation in presence of?
a. Pd c. Lindlar’s catalyst
b. Anhyd, 𝐴𝑙𝐶𝑙3 d. Raney Ni
10. Ethylene polymerization at 100 atm pressure and 𝟒𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝑪 gives:
a. Polybenzene c. Polyalcohol
b. Polypropylene d. Polyethene
11. Methane is used in:
a. In the preparation of hydrogen c. In the preparation chloroform
b. In the preparation of urea d. In all these preparations
12. Alkenes combine readily with electophile such as halogens giving:
a. Haloalkanes c. Alkylhalides

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b. Vicinal dihalides d. Vinyl halides

13. The elimination of HX from adjacent carbon atoms is called:
a. Halogenation c Hydroation
b. Dehydrohalogenation d Hydrohalogenation
14. When ethane is passed through a dilute solution of 𝐊𝐌𝐧𝐎𝟒 , pink color changes to:
a. Red c Green
b. Blue d Colorless
15. When reaction is used as test for presence of alkenes?
a. Combustion c. Polymerization
b. Reaction of soild dilute alkaline d. Catalytic hydrogenation
KMnO4
16. The process in which orbitals of different energies and shapes mix with each other
to give equivalent hybrid orbitals is called:
a. Isomeriztaion c. Hybridization
b. Polymeriztaion d. Resonance
17. Ethylene combines with water in the presence of 𝐇𝟐 𝐒𝐎𝟒 + 𝐇𝐠𝐒𝐎𝟒 and forms :
a. Ethylechrolide c. Eyhyle aclcohol
b. Carboxylic acid d. None of all
18. Ethyl hydrogen sulphate on hydrolysis with boiling water is converted to:
a. Methyl alcohol c. Ethylene
b. Propyl alcohol d. Ethyl alcohol
19. Paraffins are also called:
a. Alkanes c. Alkenes
b. Alkynes d. None of above
20. Hydrogenation of alkenes in presence of Ni as catalyst at 𝟑𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝑪 results in formation
of corresponding alkenes. This reaction is known as:
a. Sabatier-sendern reaction c. Kalbe’s reaction
b. Cannizaro’s reaction d. Haloform reaction
21. Which method is not used for the preparation of alkenes?
a. Dehydration of alcohol c. Dehalogenation of vic-dihalides
b. Dehydro halogenation of alkyl d. Halogination of alkanes
halide
22. Which of the following compound has the largest C-H bond?
a. Ethane c. Ethyne
b. Ethene d. Benzene
23. Which action will not give propene as a product?
a. Adding an excess of concentrated c. Passing 2- propanol vapor over heated
𝐻2 𝑆𝑂4 to I - Propanol aluminium oxide

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b. Adding warm aqueous NAOH to 2- d. Adding warm ethanolic NAOH to I-

bromopropane bromopropane
24. When bromine reacts with propene in an organic solvent at room temperature, what
is the mechanism by which bromine attacks propene?
a. Electrophilic addition c. Nucleophilic addition
b. Electrophilic substitution d. Nucleophilic substitution
25. Which reaction occurs when ethane and chlorine are mixed in diffused sunlight?
a. A nucleophilic addition c. A free-radical substitution
b. An Electrophilic addition d. A nucleophilic substitution
26. Hydrogen bromide reacts with ethane to form bromoethane. What is the best
description of the organic intermediate in this reaction?
a. It contains carbon, hydrogen, and c. It is an electrophile
bromine
b. It has a negative charge d. It is a free-radical
27. The reaction of chlorine with methane is carried out in the presence of light. What is
the function of light?
a. To break the C-H bond in methane c. To break up the chlorine molecules into
atoms
b. To break up the chlorine molecules d. To heat up the mixture
into ions
28. Light initiates the following reaction:
Alkane + Chlorine → Chloroalkane + Hydrogen Chloride
What happens to chlorine in this photochemical reaction?
a. Hytrolytic fission to give an c. Hytrolytic fission to give a free radical
electrophile
b. Homolytic fission to give d. Homolytic fission to give a free radical
electrophile
29. Hydrogen bromide reacts with ethane to form bromoethane.
What is the best description of the organic intermediate in this reaction?
a. It is a free radical c. It has an electrophile
b. It has a negative charge d. It contains carbon, hydrogen, and bromine
30. When bromine reacts with propene in organic solvent at room temperature, what is
the mechanism by which the bromine attacks the propene?
a. Electrophilic addition c. Nucleophilic addition
b. Electrophilic subsitution d. Nucleophilic subsitution
31. The aliphatic compounds include
a. Alkanes c. Alkynes
b. Alkene d. All of these
32. The unsaturated hydrocarbons include
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a. Alkene c. All of these

b. Alkynes d. Both a and b
33. A colorless gas with sweet smell produces anesthesia on in haltion is
a. Methene c. Ethane
b. Ethene d. CO
34. S(-CH2-CH2CI)2 is the formula for
a. Mustard gas c. Marsh gas
b. B,B- dichloro ethyl sulphide d. Both a and b
35. Ethyne when reacts with halogen acids it produces a
a. Geminal dihalide c. Isolated dihalide
b. vinical dihalide d. Ethene dihalide
36. The oxidation of ethyne with hot KMnO4 produces
a. Oxalic acid c. Acetic acid
b. Formic acid d. Both a and b
37. C4H6 formula may exist for different isomeric compound one of these isomer forms
a white solid with ammonical silver nitrate, this isomer is
a. CH3-C≡C-CH3 c. CH2=CH-CH=CH
b. CH3-CH2-C≡CH d. CH2=C=CH-CH2
38 The only hydrocarbons acidic in nature are
a. Terminal alkynes c. All alkenes
b. All alkynes d. Both a and b
39. Methane may be prepared from
a. CH3-I c. CH3-CH3
b. CH3COONa d. Both a and b
40. What is true about ethane?
a. It may be prepared from methyl c. Both of its carbons atoms are sp3 Hybridized
lodide by Wurtz reaction
b. It is saturated hydrocarbons d. All of these

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PRACTICE SHEET # 02 (ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS - BETA)

1. Alkanes containing a methyl group on main chain at 2nd carbon are called
a. iso-alkane c. neo-alkane
b. normal-alkane d. branched-alkane
2. Alkanes are also known as
a. saturated hydrocarbon c. paraffins
b. unsaturated hydrocarbon d. both a & c
3. Sabatier Senderns reaction involve _________ in presence of Ni
a. Alkene & H2 c. alkene & N2
b. alkene & O2 d. alkyne & Cl2
4. Hydrogenolysis results in the formation of
a. alkane c. alkyne
b. alkene d. aldehydes
5. Clemmensens reduction infolves the reduction of
a. Ketone c. Alkane
b. Aldehyde d. All of the above
6. Molozonide is unstable and changes into ozonide on
a. reduction c. hydrolysis
b. oxidation d. rearrangement
7. Which of the following is the most reactive
a. ethane c. ethene
b. ethyne d. benzene
8. Incomplete oxidation of methane in the limited supply of air forms.
a. CO2 and H2O c. CO + H2 + C
b. CH3OH d. CO + H2O + C
9. Order of ease of halogenation in alkane is
a. I2>Cl2>Br2>F2 c. F2>Cl2>Br2>I2
b. F2>Cl2>I2>Br2 d. Cl2>F2>Br2>I2
10. Which of the following will be acidic
a. propyne c. ethyne
b. 1-butyne d. all of the above
11. Removal of halogen and hydrogen atom is
a. halogenation c. dehydrohalogenation
b. dehalogenation d. hydrohalogenation
12. Raney nickel is prepared from __________ by treating with caustic soda
a. Ni-Cu alloy c. Ni-Al alloy
b. Ni-Fe alloy d. Ni-Mg alloy

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13. Which is used for artificial ripening of fruit?

a. ethane c. ethyne
b. ethene d. methane
14. Ethene is used in the artificial ripening of:
a. Oranges c. Cherrys
b. Lemons d. All of these
15. Beta,Beta -dichloroethylsulphide is commonly known as
a. laughing gas c. mustard gas
b. bio-gas d. phosgene gas
16. _______________ is prepared on a small scale in the laboratory by heating together ethyl
alcohol and sulphuric acid:
a. methane c. Ethylene
b. ethane d. None of these
17. When methyl iodide is treated with ________________, ethane is formed:
a. Sodium metal c. molecular hydrogen (H2)
b. Nascent hydrogen [H] d. Molecular oxygen (O2)
18. Pure ethane is obtained by _______________ of ethyl magnesium iodide:
a. Reduction c. Oxidation
b. Hydrolysis d. Halogenations
19. When vicinal dichloroethane is treated with _________________ powder it loses one
molecule of halogen and forms ethane:
a. Sodium metal c. Copper metal
b. Iron metal d. Zinc metal
20. Ethene:
a. Is a colourless gas with sweet smell c. Is less denser than air
b. Is sparingly soluble in water but d. All of these
soluble in organic solvent like alcohol
and ether
21. Paraffins are:
a. Gasses c. Liquids
b. Solids d. All of these
22. To bring about chemical change in alkane we need:
a. High temperature c. Both of these
b. Strong electrophilic reagent d. None of these
23. The less reactivity of CH4 is associated with its:
a. Covalent bond c. None polar nature
b. Ionic bond d. All of these
24. When hydrocarbon is ignited in the presence of excess of air, it burns produces
a. CO2 c. CO3−2
b. CO d. HCO−1 3

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25. CH4 reacts with Cl2 in a dark produces:

a. HCl c. CH3 – Cl
b. Carbon black d. Doesnot react
26. In CaC2 the oxidation number of C is:
a. +4 c. – 1
b. – 4 d. – 2
27. Which halogen doesn’t react with CH4 in the presence of diffused sunlight?
a. Cl2 c. I2
b. Br2 d. F2
28. The nitration of propane is a type of:
a. Addition reaction c. Hydrolysis reaction
b. Substitution reaction d. Pyrolysis reaction
29. The second largest component of natural gas is:
a. Methane c. Ethane
b. Propane d. Butane
30. The Empirical formula of butanoic acid is:
a. C4H6O2 c. CH2O
b. C2H4O d. C2H2O
31. Which property is common among the following compounds CH4, C2H5Cl, C6H6 AND
CH3 – CH3 :
a. All are hydrocarbons c. All can undergo substitution reaction
b. All can undergo addition reaction d. All can undergo polymerization
32. Baeyers test is used to detect:
a. Unsaturation in organic compounds c. Hydrogen in organic compounds
b. Carbon in organic compounds d. H2O in organic compounds
33. Butane – di – oic acid on neutralization with sodium hydroxide produces:
a. Sodium succinate c. Succinic acid
b. Di – sodium succinate d. Butane – di - ol
34. Cyclobutane is an example of:
a. Aromatic hydrocarbon c. Alicyclic hydrocarbon
b. Aliphatic hydrocarbon d. Heterocyclic hydrocarbon
35. 1 mole of which of the following on combustion produces large amount of heat:
a. CH4 c. C3H8
b. C2H6 d. C4H10
36. Margarine is produced from vegetable and animals oils through:
a. Markownikkoffs reaction c. Sabatier sendern’s reaction
b. Nuclcophilic substitution reaction d. Fridal crafts reaction
37. The order of reactivity of halogen acids towards hydrocarbons:
a. HBr>HI>HCI. c. HI>HBr>HCI.
b. HCI>HBr>HI d. None

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38. The double bond in alkenes behaves as:

a. Nucleophilic reagent c. Lewis acid
b. Electrophilic reagent d. Electron pair acceptor

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ANSWER KEY

Question Option Question Option Question Option Question Option

1. d. 11. c. 21. d. 31. d.

2. b. 12. b. 22. a. 32. d.
3. a. 13. b. 23. b. 33. b.
4. d. 14. d. 24. a. 34. d.
5. c. 15. b. 25. c. 35. a.
6. b. 16. c. 26. d. 36. a.
7. a. 17. c. 27. c. 37. b.
8. d. 18. d. 28. d. 38. a.
9. c. 19. a. 29. c. 39. d.
10. d. 20. a. 30. a. 40. d.

PRACTICE SHEET # 02 (ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS - BETA)

ANSWER KEY

Question Option Question Option Question Option Question Option

1. a. 11. c. 21. d. 31. c.

2. d. 12. c. 22. c. 32. d.
3. a. 13. b. 23. c. 33. b.
4. a. 14. d. 24. a. 34. c.
5. a. 15. c. 25. d. 35. d.
6. d. 16. c. 26. c. 36. c.
7. c. 17. a. 27. c. 37. c.
8. d. 18. b. 28. b. 38. a.
9. c. 19. d. 29. c.
10. d. 20. d. 30. b.

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