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1. How many chain isomers could be obtained from (d) 120°

the alkane C6H14? [1988]
6. Lassaigne’s test is used in qualitative analysis to
(a) Four detect [1989]

(b) Five (a) Nitrogen

(c) Six (b) Sulphur

(d) Seven (c) Chlorine

2. Which of the following is an optically active (d) All of these

compound? [1988]
7. Which one of the following can exhibit cistrans
(a) 1-Butanol
isomerism? [1989]
(b) 1-Propanol
(a) CH3 CHCl COOH
(c) 2-Chlorobutane
(b) H-C=C-Cl
(d) 4-Hydroxyheptane
(c) ClCH-CHCl
3. The Cl – C– Cl angle in 1,1,2,2- tetrachloroethene
and tetrachloromethane respectively will be about (d) ClCH2-CH-Cl2

(a) 120° 8. Kjeldahl’s method is used in the estimation of

(b) 90° and 109.5° (a) Nitrogen

(c) 109.5° and 90° (b) Halogens [1990]

(d) 120° and 109.5° (c) Sulphur

4. Which of the following possesses a sp-carbon in its (d) Oxygen

structure? [1989]
9. An organic compound X(molecular formula
(a) CH2 = CCI– CH= CH2 C6H7O2N has six carbon atoms in a ring system,

(b) CCl2 = CCl2 two double bonds and a nitro group as

(c) CH2 = C= CH2 substituent, X is [1990]

(d) CH2 = CH– CH= CH2. (a) Homocyclic but not aromatic

5. Cyclic hydrocarbon ‘A’ has all the carbon and (b) Aromatic but not homocyclic
hydrogen atoms in a single plane. All the carbon
(c) Homocyclic and aromatic
carbon bonds have the same length, less than 1.54 Å,
but more than 1.34 Å. The C– C– C bond angle will be (d) Heterocyclic and aromatic
[1989]
10. In sodium fusion test of organic compounds, he
(a) 109° 28' nitrogen of the organic compound is converted into
(b) 100° (a) Sodamide
(c) 180° (b) Sodium cyanide
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(c) Sodium nitrite (d) —NR2 >—OR<—F

(d) Sodium nitrate Ans: (c)

11. The shortest C– C bond distance is found in 16. A is a lighter phenol and B is an aromatic
carboxylic acid. Separation of a mixture of A and B
(a) Diamond can be carried out easily by using a solution of (a)
Sodium hydroxide [1992]
(b) Ethane [1991]
(b) Sodium sulphate
(c) Benzene
(c) calcium chloride
(d) Acetylene
(d) Sodium bicarbonate
12. An sp3 hybrid orbital contains [1991]
17. 2-Methyl 2-butene will be represented as
(a) 1/4 s-character

(b) 1/2 s-character

(c) 1/3 s-character

(d) 2/3 s-character.

13. A straight chain hydrocarbon has the molecular

formula C8H10. The hybridization of the carbon
atoms from one end of the chain to the other are
respectively sp3, sp2, sp2, sp3, sp2, sp2, sp and sp.
The structural formula of the hydrocarbon would be:

(a) CH3=CCH2 – CH= CHCH= CH2

(b) CH3CH2 – CH= CHCH= CHC=CH

18.
(c) CH3CH= CHCH2 – C=CCH= CH2

(d) CH3CH= CHCH2 – CH= CH= C=CH.

14. Isomers of a substance must have the same

(a) Structural formula [1991]

(b) Physical properties (a) 4-Hydroxy-1-methylpentanal

(c) Chemical properties (b) 4-Hydroxy-2-methylpent-2-en-1-al

(d) Molecular formula (c) 2-Hydroxy-4-methylpent-3-en-5-al

15.Which one of the following orders is correct (d) 2-Hydroxy-3-methylpent-2-en-5-al

regarding the I effect of the substituents? 19. When the hybridization state of carbon atom
(a) —NR2 <—OR>—F changes from sp3 to sp2 and finally to sp, the angle
between the hybridized orbitals [1993]
(b) —NR2 > —OR>—F
(a) decreases gradually
(c) —NR2 <—OR<—F
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(b) decreases considerably (b) Dehydration

(c) is not affected (c) Revolution

(d) increases progressively. (d) Dehydrohalogenation

20. The most reactive compound for electrophilic 25. Correct increasing order of acidity is as follows:
nitration is [1992]

(a) Benzene

(b) Nitrobenzene

(c) Benzoic acid

(d) Toluene.
26. An example of electrophilic substitution reaction
21. Which is the correct symbol relating the two is [1994]
Kekule structures of benzene? [1993]
(a) Chlorination of methane

(b) Conversion of methyl chloride to methyl alcohol

(c) Nitration of benzene

(d) Formation of ethylene from ethyl alcohol.

22. The restricted rotation about carbon carbon
27. which of the following IUPAC names is correct for
double bond in 2-butene is due to [1993] the compound?

(a) Overlap of one s- and sp2- hybridized orbitals

(b) Overlap of two sp2 - hybridized orbitals

(c) Overlap of one p- and one sp2 – hybridized (a) 2-Methyl-3-ethylpentane

orbitals
(b) 3-Ethyl-2-methylpentane
(d) Sideways overlap of two p- orbitals.
(c) 2-Ethyl-3-methylpentane
23. An important chemical method to resolve a
(d) 3-Methyl-2-ethylpentane
racemic mixture makes use of the formation of
28. Lassaigne’s test for the detection of nitrogen
(a) a meso compound
fails in [1994]
(b) enantiomers
(a) NH2CONHNH2.HCl
(c) diasteromers
(b) NH2NH2.HCl
(d) racemates
(c) NH2CONH2
24. The process of separation of a racemic
modification into d and A-enantiomers is called (d) C6H5NHNH2.HCL

(a) Resolution [1994] 29. The most suitable method for separtion of a

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1: 1 mixture of ortho and para nitrophenols is (d) (4n + 2) S electrons

(a) Sublimation 34. Which of the following will not show cistrans

(b) Chromatography isomerism? [1996]

(c) Crystallization

(d) Steam distillation

30. The first organic compound, synthesized in

the laboratory, was [1995]

(a) alcohol

(b) acetic acid 35. Which of the following will exhibit chirality?
(c) urea (a) 2-Methylhexane
(d) none of these (b) 3-Methylhexane
31. The number of possible isomers of the compound (c) Neopentane
with molecular formula C7H8Ois
(d) Isopentane
(a) 3
36. Decreasing order of reactivity towards
(b) 5 nucleophilic addition to carbonyl group among
cyclopentanone, 3-pentanone and n-pentanal is
(c) 7
(a) 3-pentanone, cyclopentanone, n-pentanal
(d) 9
(b) n-pentanal, 3-pentanone, cyclopentanone
32. The IUPAC names of
(c) n-pentanal, cyclopentanone, 3-pentanone

(d) cyclopentanone, 3-pentanone, n-pentanal

(a) 1, 3-isopropyl-3-methylpropane 37. Which one of the following is a technique most

suitable for purification of cyclohexanone from a
(b) 2, 3, 6-trimethylheptane mixture containing benzoic acid, isoamyl alcohol,
cyclohexane and cyclohexanone?
(c) 2, 5, 6-trimethylheptane
(a) Crystallization
(d) 2, 6, 3-trimethylheptane
(b) Sublimation
33. Huckel's rule states that a monocyclic conjugated
compound will be aromatic if it contains [1996] (c) IRspectroscopy

(a) (4n + 2 PIE) electrons (d) Gas chromatography

(b) (4S + 2n) electrons 38. Tautomerism will be exhibited by [1997]

(c) 4S electrons (a) (CH3) 2NH

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(b) (CH3) 3CNO (b) III> II> I

(c) R3CNO2 (c) II> I> III

(d) RCH2NO2 (d) I> II> III

39. The Reaction : 43.

Is described as (a) trans-3-iodo-4-chloro-3-pentene

(a) SE2 (b) cis-2-chloro-3-iodo-2-pentene
(b) SN1 (c) trans-2-chloro-3-iodo-2-pentene
(c) SNO (d) cis-3-iodo-4-chloro-3-pentene
(d) SN2 44. Which one of the following compounds will
40. Which one of these is not compatible with arenes? be most easily attacked by an electrophile?
(a) Greater stability

(b) Delocalisation of pie-electrons

(c) Electrophilic additions

(d) Resonance

41. The most stable conformation of n-butane is

(a) skew boat

(b) gauche

(c) staggered-anti

(d) eclipsed

42.
45. Which of the following compounds is not chiral?

(a) DCH2CH2CH2Cl

(b) CH3CH2CHDCl

(c) CH3CHDCH2Cl

(d) CH3CHClCH2D

(a) II> III> I

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