Single Answer Questions

1. When ethanoic acid reacts with ethanol a sweet smelling product is formed. The functional group in the
product is
(A) aldehyde (B) ketone (C) alcohol (D) ester

CH3 CH3
2. The IUPAC name of CH3  CH2  CH  CCH2CH3 is
4

(CH2)2CH3
(A) 6, 7-dimethyl-7-propylnonane (B) 3, 4-dimethyl-3-propylnonane
(C) 6, 7-dimethyl-7-ethyldecane (D) 4-ethyl-4, 5-dimethyldecane

3. The final product of chlorination of methane in the presence of sunlight, if chlorine is in excess amount
(A) CH3Cl (B) CH2Cl (C) CHCl3 (D) CCl4

4. Which of the hydrocarbons can not decolourize the red coloured solution of bromine in CCl4?
(A) CH4 (B) C2H4 (C) C2H2 (D) C3H6

5. Which of the following gases decolorize alkaline KMnO4 solution?

(A) CH4 (B) C2H4 (C) C2H6 (D) C3H8

6. In C6H14, the number of possible isomers is

(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 5

7. The IUPAC name of acetylene is

(A) ethane (B) ethene (C) ethylene (D) ethyne

8. Which of the following gases produced when cold water is added on calcium carbide?
(A) C2H2 (B) C2H4 (C) C6H6 (D) C8H8
9. Which of the following has smallest homologous of Ketone?
O
(A) (B)
O
O
(C) CH2 = O (D)

10. How many pi() electron are there in the following molecule.

(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10

11. How many different functional groups are present in the given compound?
OH
O

HO - C
O

O
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 1 (D) 5

12. Which of the following alphabet have a five membered chain as a longest chain?
A, E, F, H, I, K, M, T, V, W, X, Y, Z
 (A) A, E, H (B) E, M, W (C) K, M, X (D) F, W, Z

13. Give the IUPAC name for the following structure:

(A) 2-methyl-3-ethylheptane (B) 3-ethyl-2-methylheptane

(C) 4-isopropyloctane (D) 2-methyl-3-propylheptane

14. What is the common name for the following compound?

O

CH3CHCH2C - OH

Cl
(A) -Chlorobutanoic acid (B) -Chlorobutanoic acid
(C) -Chlorobutyric acid (D) -Chlorobutyric acid

15.

How many methyl-CH3 group are present in given alkane?

(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7

16. What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

O O

H-C-O-C-H
(A) Propanoic anhydride (B) Methanoic anhydride
(C) Formyl formate (D) Ethanoic anhydride

17.
OH CH2CH2OH
(i) and (ii)

True statement for the above compound is:

(A) (i) is phenol while (i) is alcohol (B) Both (i) and (ii) are primary alcohol
(C) (i) is primary and (ii) is secondary alcohol (D) (i) is secondary and (ii) is primary alcohol

18. Which of the following compounds is an acyl chloride?

O
Cl
(A) (B) C - Cl

CH2Cl OCH 2Cl

(C) (D)

19. How many ketones is possible with molecular formula C6H12O.

 (A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8

20. All structural isomers of C4H8 that contain one  - bond:

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

21. Molecule of C13H28 with the shortest possible parent carbon chain is:
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
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22. Which of the following reagents can be used to oxidize I alcohols to aldehydes?
(A) KMnO4 (B) PCC
(C) K2Cr2O7 (D) A & C both can be used

23. Which of the following enzymes is used to convert glucose into ethyl alcohol?
(A) Diastase (B) Maltose (C) Zymase (D) Invertase

24. In C6H14, the number of possible isomers is

(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 5

25. The IUPAC name of acetylene is

(A) ethane (B) ethene (C) ethylene (D) ethyne

26. Which of the following groups consists of triple bond?

(A) –C3H7 (B) –C4H7 (C) –C5H7 (D) –C5H11

27. H  CH2  CH  CH2  H2 O

dil.H2 SO 4


H H H

(A) H - C - CH2 - CH3 (B) H - C - C - CH3

OH H OH
H OH

(C) H - C - C - CH3 (D) H – CH2 – OH

OH H

28. Which of the following gases produced when cold water is added on calcium carbide?
(A) C2H2 (B) C2H4 (C) C6H6 (D) C8H8

29. Which of the following has smallest homologous of Ketone?

O
(A) (B)
O
O
(C) CH2 = O (D)

30. How many pi() electron are there in the following molecule.

(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10

31. How many different functional groups are present in the given compound?
 OH
O

HO - C
O

O
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 1 (D) 5

32. Which of the following alphabet have a five membered chain as a longest chain?
A, E, F, H, I, K, M, T, V, W, X, Y, Z
(A) A, E, H (B) E, M, W (C) K, M, X (D) F, W, Z

33. Give the IUPAC name for the following structure:

(A) 2-methyl-3-ethylheptane (B) 3-ethyl-2-methylheptane

(C) 4-isopropyloctane (D) 2-methyl-3-propylheptane

34. What is the common name for the following compound?

O

CH3CHCH2C - OH

Cl
(A) -Chlorobutanoic acid (B) -Chlorobutanoic acid
(C) -Chlorobutyric acid (D) -Chlorobutyric acid

35.

How many methyl-CH3 group are present in given alkane?

(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7

36. What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

O O

H-C-O-C-H
(A) Propanoic anhydride (B) Methanoic anhydride
(C) Formyl formate (D) Ethanoic anhydride

37.
OH CH2CH2OH
(i) and (ii)

True statement for the above compound is:

(A) (i) is phenol while (i) is alcohol (B) Both (i) and (ii) are primary alcohol
(C) (i) is primary and (ii) is secondary alcohol (D) (i) is secondary and (ii) is primary alcohol
38. Which of the following compounds is an acyl chloride?
O
Cl
(A) (B) C - Cl

CH2Cl OCH 2Cl

(C) (D)

39. How many ketones is possible with molecular formula C6H12O.

(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8

40. All structural isomers of C4H8 that contain one  - bond:

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

41. Molecule of C13H28 with the shortest possible parent carbon chain is:
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
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42. Which of the following reagents can be used to oxidize I alcohols to aldehydes?
(A) KMnO4 (B) PCC
(C) K2Cr2O7 (D) A & C both can be used
CH3 CH3
43. The IUPAC name of CH3  CH2  CH  CCH2CH3 is
4

(CH2)2CH3
(A) 6, 7-dimethyl-7-propylnonane (B) 3, 4-dimethyl-3-propylnonane
(C) 6, 7-dimethyl-7-ethyldecane (D) 4-ethyl-4, 5-dimethyldecane

44. The final product of chlorination of methane in the presence of sunlight, if chlorine is in excess amount
(A) CH3Cl (B) CH2Cl (C) CHCl3 (D) CCl4

45. Which are of the following is an unsaturated Hydrocarbon?

(a) Acetylene (b) Butane (c) Propane (d) Decane

46. Thermal cracking carried out at

(a) High temp, the presence of catalyst (b) High temp, the absence of catalyst
(c) Low temp, the presence of catalyst (d) Low temp, the absence of catalyst

47. Which of the following compounds contains Carboxylic group-

(a) CH3CH2OH (b) CH3COOCH3 (c) CH3COOH (d) CH3COCH3

48. When ethanoic Acid is treated with sodium carbonate, the Gas is evolved
(a) CO2 (b) O2 (c) CH4 (d) None

49. CH3NH2 is
(a) Primary amine (b) secondary amine (c) Tertiary amine (d) none

50. Diamonds can be prepared Artificially by subjecting pure carbon to __________.

(a) High Temp & High pressure (b) High temp & Low press
(c) Low Temp & High Pressure (d) Low temp & Low press.

51. Which of the following statements is not applicable to carbon compounds?

(a) They have low melting and boiling points.
(b) They are ionic in nature.
 (c) They form homologous series.
(d) They are generally soluble in organic solvents.

52. Which of the following properties is not true regarding organic compounds.
(a) They are generally covalent compounds.
(b) Show isomerism
(c) Compounds have high melting and boiling points.
(d) Generally insoluble in water.

53. The property of catenation is more marked in case of

(a) Silicon (b) Hydrogen (c) Oxygen (d) Carbon

54. The open chain aliphatic hydrocarbon with molecular formula C9H16 is____.
(a) an alkane (b) an alkene (c) an alkyne (d) acyclic

55. The double bond between the two carbon aotms in the C2H4 molecule indicates
(a) Two pairs of mobile electrons (b) Two pairs of shared electrons
(c) Two pairs of unpaired electrons (d) Two pairs of lone electrons

56. Alkenes and alkynes are_____.

(a) Saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons (b) unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons
(c) unsaturated aromatic hydrocarbons (d) cyclic hydrocarbons

57. Which of the following compounds have a ring-carbon chain structure?

(a) Ethane (b) Ethene (c) Ethyne (d) Benzene

58. The structural formula of 2-butene is_____.

(a) CH3 – CH = CH2 (b) CH3 – C  C – CH3
(c) CH3 = CH – CH2 – CH3 (d) CH3 – CH = CH – CH3

59. IUPAC name of

CH3 – CH2 – CH – CH3 is ________________.
OH
(a) Propanol (b) Butanol (c) 2-butanol (d) Isobutanol

60. Maximum number of bonds between two atoms of a convalent bond can be
(a) Four (b) Two (c) Three (d)
One

61. The correct formula of ethanol is ______________.

(a) C2H6OH (b) C2H5OH (c) CH3OH (d) CH3CH2CH2OH

62. The functional group of ketones is ______.

(a) COOH (b) CH=O (c) >C=O (d) O

63. The IUPAC name of simplest alcohol is_______.

(a) Methanol (b) ethanol (c) ethyl alcohol (d) methyl alcohol

64. In ethane (C2H6) each carbon atom is bonded to

(a) Six atoms (b) Three atoms (c) Two atoms (d) Four atoms

65. Number of moles of oxygen required for the complete combustion of two mole benzene is equal to
(a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 7.5 (d) 18

66. Reaction of HBr with ethene in the presence of peroxide gives

(a) Vinyl bromide (b) ethyl bromide (c) Allyl bromide (d) 1,1-Dibromo ethane

67. The function group of anhydride is

 O O O O O
|| || || || ||
(a)  C  O  (b)  C  O  C  (c)  C  H (d)  C 
CH2
68
CH3  CH  CH2 and are
H2C CH2
(a) Chain isomer (b) metamer (c) positioned isomer (d) Ring chain isomer

69. Isopropyl alcohol on oxidation gives

(a) propanal (b) propanone (c) ethanal (d) butanone

70. General formula of alcohol is

(a) CnH2n 2OH (b) CnC2n 3 OH (c) CnH2n1OH (d) CnH2n3 O

O
|| 
CH3  C  O  C2H5  H2O 
H
 A  alcohol
71.
IUPAC name of ‘A’ is
(a) Methanoic acid (b) Ethanoic acid (c) Ethanol (d) Ethanol

72. Which of following is not a crystalline allotropic form of carbon?

(a) Coal (b) Fullerene (c) Graphite (d) Diamond
73. IUPAC name of (CH3 )3 C  CH2  CH3 is
(a) 2,2-Dimethyl butane (b) 3,3-Dimethyl butane
(c) 2,2,3-Trimethyl propane (d) 1,2,2,-Tri methyl propane.

74. Which of the following will not decolorize bromine water?

(a) C2H4 (b) C3H4 (c) C2H6 (d) C2H2

75. Which of the following undergo addition reaction?

(a) CH4 (b) C2H6 (c) C2H4 (d) C4H10

76. Ethanol on partial oxidation gives

(a) CO2 and water (b) Acetaldehyde (c) Acetic acid (d) Acetone

77. Which class of organic compounds give effervescence with NaHCO3 solution?
(a) Esters (b) Alcohols (c) Carboxylic acid (d) Aldehydes

78. Soaps are prepared by alkaline hydrolysis of :

(a) Carboxylic acids (b) Lower esters (c) Higher ester (d) None of these

H /Ni
CH3  C  CH3 
2 
,p
[X]; Product [X] , has
||

79. CH2
(a) 10 single bond (b) 13 single bond and one double
(c) 12 single bond and one double bond (d) 13 single bond

CH 2
80. IUPAC name of H 3C HC
CH 2
(a) Cyclopropyl methane (b) Methyl cyclopropane (c) Cyclo butane (d) None of these
81. Chain isomer of n-Pentane is
(a) Isobutane (b) Isopentane (c) n-Hexane (d) All of these

O
||

82.
CH3  C  CH3 and CH3  CH2  CH  O are
(a) positional isomer (b) chain isomer (c) Functional isomer (d) metamer.

83. Which of following reactions is called saponification?

(a) CH3 COOH  C 2H5 OH  CH3 COOC 2H5  H2O

(b) CH3  CH2  OH 

[O]
 CH3 COOH

(c) CH3 COOH  NaHCO 3  CH3 COONa  H2O  CO 2

(d) CH3 CH2  COOCH3 
NaOH
 CH3 CH2COONa  CH3 OH

84. Total number of  and  bond in acetylene

(a) 2,2 (b) 3,2 (c) 2,3 (d) 3, 

85. On hydrolysis vegetable oils give

(a) Glycol (b) Glycine (c) Glycerol (d) glucose

86. Which of following is incorrect regarding Buckminster fullerene

(a) It is an allotrope of carbon
(b) It has twenty hexagons and twelve pentagons of carbon atom
(c) It has 60 carbon atoms in a molecules
(d) none of these
87. Which property is common in both diamond and graphite?
(a) Electrical conductivity (b) Relative atomic mass
(c) Crystal structure (d) Density.

88. In C6H14, the number of possible isomers is

(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 5

89. Glycerine has

(a) One primary and two secondary OH groups
(b) One secondary and two primary OH groups
(c) Three primary OH groups
(d) Three secondary OH groups

O
||
90. The principal functional group of following compound Cl  CH 2  CH  CH 2  C  CH 2  NO2
|
OH
(a) Nitro (b) Alcohol (c) Alkyl halide (d) Ketone

91. Term carboxylic is contraction of two terms

(a) Carbonyl and amine (b) Carbonyl and hydroxyl
(c) Hydroxyl and carboxyl (d) Carboxy and hydroxyl

92. An isomer of ethanol is

(a) methanol (b) acetone (c) diethylether (d) dimethyl ether
 CH3 CH3
93. The IUPAC name of CH3  CH2  CH  CCH2CH3 is
4

(CH2)2CH3
(A) 6, 7-dimethyl-7-propylnonane (B) 3, 4-dimethyl-3-propylnonane
(C) 6, 7-dimethyl-7-ethyldecane (D) 4-ethyl-4, 5-dimethyldecane

94. Aldehydes and ketones exhibit

(a) homologues series (b) functional isomerism
(c) allotropism (d) metamerism

95. What is the IUPAC name of CH 3  CH  CH 2  CH 2  COOH

|
OH
(a) 4-hydroxy pentanoic acid (b) 2-hydroxy pentanoic acid
(c) 1-carboxy pentanol (d) 3-hydroxy pentanoic acid

96. Sodium alkyl benzene sulphonate is used as

(a) Soap (b) Fertilizers (c) Pesticides (d) Detergents

97. The characteristic reaction of alkanes is

(a) addition (b) substitution (c) polymerization (d) reduction

98. To prevent misuse of ethanol produced for industrial use _____ is added
(a) methanol (b) methane (c) ethane (d) ethyne

99. How many isomers of C 5 H 11 OH will be primary alcohols

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

100. The layers of carbon atoms in graphite are held by

(a) hydrogen bonds (b) covalent bonds (c) vander waals forces (d) dipole forces
O
||

101. The IUPAC name of CH 3  C  CH 3 is

(a) Acetone (b) Propanone (c) Propanal (d) Propanoic Acid
102. Which of the following is a tertiary alcohol?
(a) butanol-1 (b) butanol -2 (c) 3-methylbutan-2-ol (d) 3-methylpentan-3-ol
103. The general formulas C n H 2 n O 2 could be for open chain
(a) Diketones (b) Carboxylic acids (c) Triols (d) Dialdehydes

104. Formamide is
(a) HCONH 2 (b) CH 3 CONH 2 (c) HCOONH 4 (d) (HCHO  NH 3 )

105. Sodium salt of long chain carboxylic acid is called

(A) an ester (B) detergent (C) a soap (D) a fat
106. Micelles are
(A) Emulsion cum gels (B) associated colloids (C) adsorbed catalyst (D) ideal solution

107. Which of the following is not an allotrope of carbon

(A) Diamond (B) Graphite (C) Fullerenes (D) Cumene
108. Open –chain saturated hydrocarbons are called

(a) alkenes (b) paraffins (c) alkynes (d) olefins

109 Carboxylic acid present is
(a) Formaldehyde (b) Ethyl formate (c) Propanol (d) None of these
110. In complete combustion of 1 mole of C6H12 , number of mole of oxygen atom required to
(a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 15

O CHO
|| |
CH3  C  CH2  CH3 and CH3  CH  CH3 are
111.
(a) Tautomerism (b) Homologous (c) Isomers (d) Positional isomers

112. The correct increasing order of preference of functional groups during the IUPAC nomenclature of poly
functional compound is
(a) CHO,COCl,SO3H,COOH (b) CHO,COCl,COOH,SO3H
(c) COCl,  SO3H,COOH,CHO (d) COOH,SO3H,CHO,COCl

113. The structure of 2-methyl but-3-enal

(a) CH3  CH(OH)  CH  CH2 (b) CH3  CH  CH  CHO
|
CH3
(c) CH2  CH  CH  CHO (d) CH3  CH  CH  CHO
| |
CH3 CH3

114. Which one of following compounds forms methane on combining with water
(a) Aluminium carbide (b) Calcium carbide (c) Calcium chlorids (d) Calcium sulphate

115. An example of soap is

O
||
(a) CH3CH2COONa (b) CH3 (CH2 )11  S  O Na
||
O
(c) C17H35COOCH2CH3 (d) C17H35COONa
116. Which of following has the a strongest carbon-carbon bond strength
(a) C2H2 (b) C2H6
(c) C2H4 (d) All have same bond strength
117. The IUPAC name of the compound
CH2CH3
Cl
CC
CH3 I
(a) 2-chloro-3-iodopent-2-ene (b) 2-chloro-3-ethyl-3-iodo propene
(c) 4-chloro-3-iodo pent-3-ene (d) 4-chloro-3-iodo-4-methyl butene-3

118. Common name of the compound CH3 COOC 2H5

(a) Acid (b) Ethyl propionate (c) Ethyl acetate (d) Methyl acetate


119. Ratio of (   bond &  -bond) in ethylene

(a) 4 (b) 2.5 (c) 4.5 (d) 5.0
120. Which of following statement about diamond is TRUE
(a) It has ionic bond (b) It is good conductor of electricity and heat
(c) It is more reactive than graphite (d) It is purest form of carbon

121. CH3  CH  CH 2  H2 

pt
CH3  CH 2  CH3 Above reaction is known as
(a) Redox reaction (b) Substitution reaction
(c) Elimination reaction (d) All of these

122. pH of 0.0025M HCl (aq.) is

(a) 10.4 (b) 3.6 (c) 2.6 (d) 7.0

123. Which one of following state of carbon is not crystalline

(a) Graphite (b) Diamond (c) fullerene (d) Charcoal

124. The functional group of aldehyde is a

O O
|| ||
(a)  C OH (b)  C  OR (c) CHO (d) OH

125. Methane is a major constituent of

(a) Water gas (b) Petroleum (c) Coal gas (d) None of these

O
||
H
CH3  C OCH3  H2O 
 A  B Compound ‘B’ does not give effervescence with NaHCO 3 solution
126.
then compound ‘A’ will be
(a) CH3 COOH (b) CH3  OH (c) CH3  CH2COOH (d) CH3  CH2  OH

127. Bauxite ore of

(a) Tin (b) Lead (c) Aluminium (d) Zinc

128. Galena (Pbs) ores is mainly concentrated by

(a) Magnetic separation (b) Gravity separation
(c) Leaching (d) Froth floatation process

129.
CH3  CH  CH  CH3 and CH3  CH2  CH  CH2 are
(a) Chain isomers (b) Positional isomer
(c) Functional isomers (d) geometrical isomerism

130. IUPAC name of acetone is

(a) Butanol (b) Butanone (c) Propanone (d) Propanal