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Question. Which of the following mentioned is a type of hydrocarbon?
(a) Saturated hydrocarbon
(b) Unsaturated hydrocarbon
(c) Aromatic hydrocarbon
(d) All of the above
Answer
D
Question. Name of following compound according to IUPAC nomenclature is

(a) 4-methox y-2-ni trobenzaldehyde
(b) 4-formyl-3-nitroanisole
(c) 4-methoxy-6-nitrobenzaldehyde
(d) 2-formyl-5-methylnitrobenzene
Answer
A
Question. IUPAC name of CH2 = CH-CH(CH2CH3) C = CH2
l
Br
is
(a) 4-bromo-3-ethyl-1, 4-pentadiene
(b) 2-bromo-3-ethy 1-1 ,4-pentadiene
(c) 2-bromo-3-ethyl-1 ,5-pentadiene
(d) None of the above
Answer
B
Question. IUPAC name of the following compound is
CH3
I
CH3—CH2—CH—CH2—CH CH2—CH2—CH3
l
CH
/ \
CH3 CH3
(a) 4-isopropyl-6-methyloctane
(b) 3-methyl-5-(1-methyl ethyl)octane
(c) 3-meth y 1-5-isopropy !octane
(d) 6-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl) octane
Answer
B
Question.

Answer
C
Question. Give the correct IUPAC name for
CH3
I
CH3 ·CH2OCH·CH2 ·CH2 ·CH2CI
(a) 2-ethoxy-5-chloropentane
(b) l-chloro-4-ethoxy-4-methylbutane
(c) 1-chloro-4-ethoxypentane
(d) Ethyl-1-chloropentylether
Answer
A
Question.

(a) bicyclo (2, 1, 0) pentane
(b) 1, 2-cyclopropyl-cyclobutane
(c) 1, 2-methylene cyclobutane
(d) cyclopentane-( 4, 3)-annulene
Answer
A
Question.

(a) but-3-enoic acid
(b) but-1-enoic acid
(c) pent-4-enoic acid
(d) prop-2-enoic acid
Answer
A
Question. The IUP AC name of the following compounds is
CH2—CH—CH2
I I I
CH CN CN
(a) 1, 2, 3-tricyanopropane
(b) propane-1, 2, 3-trinitrile
(c) 3-cyanopentane-1, 5-dinitrile
(d) 1, 3, 5-pentanetrinitrile
Answer
A
Question. TheIUPAC nan1e of the compound
CH2 = CH-CH(CH3)2 is
(a) 1,1-dimethy-1-2-propene
(b) 2-vinyl propane
(c) 3-methy-1-butene
(d) 2-vinyl propene
Answer
C
Question. What is the IUP AC name of isopropylamine?
(a) Propan-2-amine
(b) Ethanamine
(c) 2-aminotoluene
(d) Propan-1-amine
Answer
A
Question. The IUPAC name of the compound,
C2H5—C—CH2OH is
II
CH2
(a) 2-ethylprop-2-en-1-ol
(b) 2-hydrox ymethylbutan-1-o I
(c) 2-methylenebutan–o 1
(d) 2-ethyl-3-hydroxyprop–en
Answer
A
Question. Propanal and propanone are
(a) functional isomers
(b) enantiomers
(c) chain isomers
(d) structural isomers
Answer
A
Question. How many structural isomers are possible for C4H9Cl?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 8
(d) 10
Answer
B
Question. The number of optical isomers of CH3CH(OH) CH(OH)CHO is
(a) zero
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 6
Answer
D
Question. How many optically active stereoisomers are possible for butane-2, 3-diol ?
(a) o
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
(e) 4
Answer
C
Question. Pick out the alkane which differs from the other members of the group.
(a) 2,2-dimethyl propane
(b) Pentane
(c) 2-methyl butane
(d) 2,2-dimethyl butane
Answer
D
Question. The isomers which are interconverted through rotation around a single bond are
(a) conformers
(b) diastereomers
(c) enantiomers
(d) position isomers
Answer
A
Question. 2-pentanone and 3-methyl-2-butanone is a pair of isomers.
(a) functional
(b) chain
(c) positional
(d) stereo
Answer
B
Question. Which of the following is a dynamic isomerism?
(a) Metamerism
(b) Geometrical isomerism
(c) Tautomerism
(d) Coordinate isomerism
Answer
C
Question. The reason for the loss of optical activity of lactic acid when —OH group is changed by H is that
(a) chiral centre of the molecule is destroyed
(b) molecules acquires asymmetry
(c) due to the change in configuration
(d) structural changes occur
Answer
A
Question. Which type of isomerism is shown by 2, 3-dichlorobutane ?
(a) Structural
(c) Optical
(b) Geometric
(d) Diastereomer
Answer
C
Question. The IUP AC name of neopentane is
(a) 2-methylbutane
(b) 2,2-dimethylpropane
(c) 2-methylpropane
(d) 2,2-dimethylbutane
Answer
B
Question. IUPAC name of (CH3)3 CCI is
(a) n-butylchloride
(b) 3-chlorobutane
(c) 2-chloro- 2-methyl propane
(d) t-butyl chloride
Answer
C
Question. Pick out the correct statement from the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
I. Hexa-1, 5-diene is a conjugated diene.
II. Prop-I, 2-diene is conjugated diene.
III. Hexa-1, 3-diene is a conjugated diene.
IV. Buta-1, 3-diene is an isolated diene.
V. Prop-I, 2-diene is a cummulative diene.
(a) I, II
(b) H, III
(c) IV, V
(d) II, V
(e) III, V
Answer
E
Question. What will be the compound if two valencies of carbonyl group are satisfied by two alkyl groups?
(a) Aldehyde
(b) Ketone
(c) Acid
(d) Acidic anhydride
Answer
B
Question. CH3—CH—CH2—CH3 the IUPAC name is
l
OC2H5
(a) 2-ethoxy pentane
(b) 4-ethoxy pentane
(c) pentylethyl ether
(d) 2-pentoxy ethane
Answer
A
Question. The IUPAC name of CH3COCH(CH3)2 is
(a) isopropylmethyl ketone
(b) 2-methyl-3-butanone
(c) 4-methylisopropyl ketone
(d) 3-methyl-2-butanone
Answer
D
Question. Hyperconjugation involves overlap which of the following orbitals ?
(a) σ – σ
(b) σ – p
(c) p – p
(d) n – n
Answer
B
Question. Mesometic effect involves delocalisation of
(a) pi-electrons
(b) sigma-electrons
(c) protons
(d) None of these
Answer
A
Question. The number of sigma and pi-bonds in 1-butene-3-yne are
(a) 6 sigma and 4 pi
(b) 7 sigma and 3 pi
(c) 5 sigma and 5 pi
(d) None of these
Answer
B
Question. Which one of the following acid does not have acarboxylic group?
(a) Methanoic acid
(b) Ethanoic acid
(c) Propanoic acid
(d) Picric acid
Answer
D
Question. Which one of the following is s-butyl phenyl vinyl methane?

Answer
C
Question. The correct decreasing order of priority for the functional groups of organic compounds in the IUPAC system of nomenclature is
(a) —, COOH,— SO3H — CONH2 ,— CHO
(b) — SO3H,— COOH,— CONH2 ,— CHO
(c) — CHO,— COOH,— SO3H, — CONH2
(d) — CONH2 ,— CHO,—SO3H,— COOH
Answer
A
Question. The IUPAC name of C2H5 — O — CH<CH3CH3 is
(a) ethoxy propane
(b) 1, 1-dimethyl ether
(c) 2-ethoxy-iso-propane
(d) 2-ethoxy propane
Answer
D
Question. Correct structural formula of compound 5-nitro- 3-methoxy-3-methylhexanoyl chlo1ide is

Answer
A
Question.

(a) 2-methyl-3-bromohexanal
(b) 3-bromo-2-methylbutanal
(c) 2-bromo-3-bromobutanal
(d) 3-bromo-2-methylpentanal
Answer
D
Question. Which of the following is phenyl ethanoate?

Answer
D
Question. The IUPAC name of H3C—CH—C3H7 is
l
OC3H7
(a) 4-propoxy pentane
(b) pentyl-propyl ether
(c) 2-propoxy pentane
(d) 2-pentoxy propane
Answer
C
Question. The IUPAC name for tertiary butyl iodide is
(a) 4-iodo butane
(b) 2-iodo butane
(c) 1-iodo-3-methyl propane
(d) 2-iodo-2-methyl propane
Answer
D
Question. The chemical name of anisole is
(a) ethanoic acid
(b) methoxy benzene
(c) propanone
(d) acetone
(e) propanol
Answer
B
Question. The IUPAC name of CH3—CH= CH—C = CH is
(a) pent-3-en-1-yne
(b) pent-3-en-4-yne
(c) pent-2-en-4-yne
(d) pent-2-en-3-yne
Answer
A
Question. The correct name fo~w;ng hydmrarl>on fa
(a) tricyclo (4. 1.0) heptane
(b) bicyclo (5.2.1) heptane
(c) bicyclo (4. 1.0) heptane
(d) bicyclo ( 4. 1.0) hexane
Answer
C
Question. Which of the following represents neo-pentyl alcohol?
(a) CH3CH(CH3)CH2CH2OH
(b) (CH3)3 C—CH2OH
(c) CH3(CH2)3 OH
(d) CH3CH2CH(OH)C2H5
Answer
B
Question. In cyclopropane, cyclobutane and cyclohexane, the common group is
l
(a) —C—
l
l
(b) CH2
l
(c) —CH3
l
(d) —CH
l
Answer
B
Question. The IUP AC name for
Cl
l
CH3—C—CH2—CH=CH—CH3 is
l
H
(a) 5-chloro-hex-2-ene
(b) 2-chloro-hex-5-ene
(c) 1-chloro- 1 -methylpent-3-ene
(d) 5-chloro-5-methylpent-2-ene
Answer
A
Question. IUPAC name of CH3—CH—CH2—CHO is
l
Cl
(a) 3-chlorobutanol
(b) 3-chlorobutanaldehyde
(c) 3-chlorobutanal
(d) 2-chlorobutanol
Answer
C
Question. t-butyl alcohol is
(a) 2-methylpropan-2ol
(b) 2-methylpropan-1 ol
(c) 3-methylbutan-1-ol
(d) 3-methylbutan-2-ol
Answer
A
Question. The IUPAC name of the compound,
CH2—CH—COOH is
l l
OH NH2
(a) 2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid
(b) 1-hydroxy-2-aminopropan-3-oic acid
(c) 1-amino-2-hydroxypropanoic acid
(d) 3-hydroxy-2-aminopropanoic acid
Answer
A
Question. Chloroacetic acid is a stronger acid than acetic acid. This can be explained using
(a) – M-effect
(b) – I-effect
(c) + M effect
(d) + I-effect
Answer
B
Question. Which of the following is a primary halide?
(a) Isopropyl iodide
(b) Secondary butyl iodide
(c) Tertiary butyl bromide
(d) Neo hexyl chloride
Answer
D
Question. IUP AC name of HC—C=CH—CH—CH3 is Cl—CH3
l l
CI CH3
(a) 2-chloro-4-methyl-2-pentene
(b) 4-chloro-2-methyl-3-pentene
(c) 4-methyl-2-chloro-2-pentene
(d) 2-chloro-4, 4-dimethyl-2-butene
Answer
A
Question. Crown ethers are nan1ed as X-crown-Y. In the following crown ether, X and Y respectively, are

(a) 6 and 12
(b) 18 and 6
(c) 24 and 6
(d) 6 and 24
(e) 6 and 18
Answer
B
Question. The IUPAC name of the following compound is
HOOC—CH2—CH—CH2—CH2—COOH
l
COOH
(a) 2(carboxymethyl)-pentane-1, 5-dioic acid
(b) 3-carboxyhexane-1, 6-dioic acid
(c) butane-1, 2, 4-tricarboxylic acid
(d) 4-carboxyhexane-1, 6-dioic acid
(e) 1, 2-dicarboxy pentanoic acid
Answer
B
Question. The IUPAC name of CH3 — CH2 — CHO is
(a) propanal-1
(b) 2-methylbutanal
(c) butanal-1
(d) pentanal-1
Answer
A
Question. The IUP AC name of the following compound is

(a) bicyclo [2, 2, O] octane
(b) bicyclo [O, 2, 2] hexane
(c) bicyclo [2, l, 1] hexane
(d) bicyclo [2, 2, O] hexane
Answer
D
Question. Chloroacetic acid is a stronger acid than acetic acid. This can be explained using
(a) – M-effect
(b) – I-effect
(c) + M effect
(d) + I-effect
Answer
B
Question. The IUPAC name of (CH3 )3C—CH= CH2 is
(a) 1, 1, 1-trimethy 1-2-propene
(b) 3, 3, 3-trimethy 1-2-propene
(c) 2, 2-dimethyl-3-butene
(d) 3, 3-dimethyl-1-butene
Answer
D
Question. The IUPAC name of

is
(a) l, l -diethyl-2, 2-dimethylpentane
(b) 4, 4-dimethyl-5, 5-diethylpentane
(c) 5, 5-diethyl-4, 4-dimethylpentane
(d) 3-ethyl-4, 4-dimethylheptane
Answer
D
Question. Glycerol is an alcohol which can be classified as
(a) trihydric
(b) monohydric
(c) dihydric
(d) hexahydric
Answer
A
Question. In the following carbocation, H/CH3 that is most likely to migrate to the positively charged carbon is
H H
l l
H3 C1—C2—3 C+—4C—C5H3
l l l
OH H CH3
(a) CH3 at C-4
(b) H at C-4
(c) CH3 at C-2
(d) H at C-2
Answer
D
Question. The most contributing tautomeric Me COCH2CO2 Et is enol form of
(a) CH2 = (OH)CH2CO2 Et
(b) MeC(OH) = CHCO2 Et
(c) MeCOCH = C(OH)O Et
(d) CH2 = C(OH)CH = C(OH)O Et
Answer
B
Question. Give the IUPAC name of the following compound.

(a) I, l, 3-trimethylcyclohex-2-ene
(b) l , 3, 3-trimethylcyclohex-1-ene
(c) I, I, 5-trimethylcyclohex-5-ene
(d) 2, 6, 6-trimethylcyclohex-1-ene
Answer
B
Question. Ibuprofen contains
(a) only S-enantiomers
(b) only R-enantiomers
(c) racemic mixture of both Rand S enantiomers
(d) both Rand S-enantiomers are active pain colour
Answer
C
Question. Which of the followng shows optical isomerism?
(a) Butan-1-ol
(b) Butan-2-ol
(c) Butene
(d) But-2-enol
Answer
B
Question. C11H24 can contain maximum methyl group upto
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 6
(d) 11
Answer
B
⊕
Question. R3N — CH =CH2 →HBr product. Predominant product is
⊕
(a) R3N—CH—CH3
l
Br
(b) R3N—CH2 — CH2 — Br
⊕ Θ
(c) CH2 =CH — NR3 Br
(d) No reaction
Answer
C
Question. C — H bond energy is about 101 kcal/moI for methane, ethane and other alkanes but is only 77 kcal/mol for C — H bond of CH3 in toluene. This is because
(a) of inductive effect due to — CH3 in toluene
(b) of the presence of benzene ring in toluene
(c) of the resonance among the structures of benzyl radical in toluene
(d) aromaticity of toluene
Answer
B
Question. The correct IUP AC name of the following acid is

(a) Z-3-ethyl-4-methylhex-3-en-l-oic acid
(b) Z-3-ethyl-4-methylhexanoic acid
(c) Z-3,4-diethylpent-3-en-1-oic acid
(d) E-3-ethyl-4-methylhex-4-en-l-oic acid
(e) E-3-ethyl-4-methylhex-3-en-1-oic acid
Answer
E
Question. The correct name following hydmrarbon is

(a) tricyclo (4. 1.0) heptane
(b) bicyclo (5.2.1) heptane
(c) bicyclo (4. 1.0) heptane
(d) bicyclo ( 4. 1.0) hexane
Answer
C
Question. Among the following, the strongest nucleophilic is
(a) C2H5SH
(b) CH3COO–
(c) CH3NH2
(d) NCCH–2
Answer
A
Question. Bromination of arkanes involves
(a) carbanions
(b) carbocations
(c) carbenes
(d) free radicals
Answer
D
Question. The IUP AC name of the following compound, is

(a) 4-bromo-3-cyanophenol
(b) 2-bromo-5-hydroxybenzonitrile
(c) 2-cyano-4-hydroxybromobenzene
(d) 6-bromo-3-hydroxybenzonitrile
Answer
D
Question. Reaction of phenol with chloroform/sodium hydroxide to give o-hydroxy benzaldehyde involves the formation of
(a) dichloro carbene
(c) chlorine atoms
(b) trichloro carbene
(d) chlorine molecules
Answer
A

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