Hydrocarbons MCQs Questions: Paper - 1

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1.
Among the following compounds the one that is most reactive towards electrophilic
nitration is [CBSE AIPMT 2012]
(A) Toluene
(B) Benzene
(C) Benzoic Acid
(D) Nitrobenzene
Answer: (A)
2.
Which branched chain isomer of the hydrocarbon with molecular mass 72u gives only
one isomer of mono substituted alkyl halide? [AIEEE 2012]
(A) Tertiary butyl chloride
(B) Neopentane
(C) Isohexane
(D) Neohexane
Answer. (B)
3.
Ethyl benzene CANNOT be prepared by ______.[Karnataka CET 2011]
(A) Clemmensen reduction
(B) Wurtz reaction
(C) Wurtz-Fittig reaction
(D) Friedel-Crafts reaction
Answer: (B)
4.
Identify B and D is the following sequence of reactions.[Karnataka CET 2011]

(A) Ethanol and alcoholic KOH

(B) Methanol and bromoethane
(C) Ethyl hydrogen sulphate and alcoholic KOH
(D) Ethyl hydrogen sulphate and aqueous KOH
Answer: (A)
5.
Ozonolysis of an organic compound 'A' produces acetone and propionaldehyde in
equimolar mixture.
Identify 'A' from the following compounds [AIEEE 2011]
(A) 1 - Pentene
(B) 2 - Methyl - 1 - pentene
(C) 2 - Methyl - 2 - pentene
(D) 2 - Pentene
Answer: (C)
6.
Ozonolysis of an organic compound gives formaldehyde as one of the products. This
confirms the presence of [AIEEE 2011]
(A) A vinyl group
(B) Two ethylenic double bonds

(C) An acetylenic triple bond

(D) An isopropyl group
Answer. (A)
7.
The non-aromatic compound among the following is [AIEEE 2011]

Answer: (B)
8.
A dibromo derivative of an alkane reacts with sodium metal to form an alicyclic
hydrocarbon. The derivative is ______.[Karnataka CET 2010]
(A) 2, 2-dibromobutane
(B) 1, 1-dibromopropane
(C) 1, 4-dibromobutane
(D) 1, 2-dibromoethane
Answer: (C)
9.
Which one of these is NOT TRUE for benzene? [Karnataka CET 2010]
(A) Heat of hydrogenation of benzene is less than the theoretical value
(B) There are three carbon-carbon single bonds and three carbon-carbon double bonds
(C) It forms only one type of monosubstituted product
(D) The bond angle between carbon-carbon bonds is 120
Answer: (B)
10.
The synthesis of 3-octyne is achieved by adding a bromoalkane into a mixture of sodium
amide and an alkyne. The bromoalkane and alkyne respectively are [IIT JEE 2010]
(A) BrCH2CH2CH2CH2CH3 and CH3CH2C CH
(B) BrCH2CH2CH3 and CH3CH2CH2C CH
(C) BrCH2CH2CH2CH2CH3 and CH3C CH
(D) BrCH2CH2CH2CH3 and CH3CH2C CH
Answer: (D)
11.
One mole of a symmetrical alkene on ozonolysis gives two moles of an aldehyde having a
molecular mass of 44 u. The alkene is [AIEEE 2010]
(A) Ethane
(B) Propene
(C) 1-butene
(D) 2-butene
Answer. (D)
12.
n-propyl bromide on treating with alcoholic KOH produces[Karnataka CET 2008]
(A) propyne
(B) propene
(C) propane
(D) propanol
Answer: (B)
13.
The angle strain in cyclobutane is [Karnataka CET 2008]
(A) 2444
(B) 2916

(C) 1922
(D) 944
Answer: (D)
14.
The overlapping of orbitals in benzene is of the type[Karnataka CET 2008]
(A) sp sp
(B) p p
(C) sp2 sp2
(D) sp3 sp3
Answer: (B, C)
15.
In the following sequence of reactions, the alkene affords the compound 'B'
CH3 CH = CHCH3
The compound B is [AIEEE 2008]
(A) CH3CH2CHO
(B) CH3COCH3
(C) CH3CH2COCH3
(D) CH3CHO
Answer: (D)

Hydrocarbons MCQs Questions: Paper - 2

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The hydrocarbon which can react with sodium in liquid

Answer: (B)
ammonia is[AIEEE 2008]
(A) CH3CH2CH2CCCH2CH2CH3
(B) CH3CH2CCH
(C) CH3CH=CHCH3
(D) CH3CH2CCCH2CH3
The treatment of CH3MgX with CH3C CH produces [AIEEE Answer: (D)
2008]
(A) CH3CH = CH2
(B) CH3C CCH3

(C)
(D) CH4
Benzene reacts with chlorine in sunlight to give a final
Answer: (C)
product[Karnataka CET 2007]
(A) C6H5Cl
(B) C6Cl6
(C) C6H6Cl6
(D) CCl4
The general formula of a cycloalkane is [Karnataka CET
Answer: (C)
2007]
(A) CnH2n+2
(B) CnH2n2
(C) CnH2n
(D) CnHn
Cyclohexene on ozonolysis followed by reaction with zinc
Answer: (A)
dust and water gives compound E. Compound E on further
treatment with aqueous KOH yields compound F. Compound
F is [IIT JEE 2007]

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The reagent(s) for the following conversion,

Answer: (B)

is/are [IIT JEE 2007]

(A) alcoholic KOH
(B) alcoholic KOH followed by NaNH2
(C) aqueous KOH followed by NaNH2
(D) Zn/CH3OH
Presence of a nitro group in a benzene ring [AIEEE 2007] Answer:
(A) activates the ring towards electrophilic substitution
(B) renders the ring basic
(C) deactivates the ring towards nucleophilic substitution
(D) deactivates the ring towards electrophilic substitution
The compound formed as a result of oxidation of ethyl
Answer:
benzene by KMnO4 is [AIEEE 2007]
(A) benzophenone
(B) acetophenone
(C) benzoic acid
(D) benzyl alcohol
Which of the following reactions will yield 2, 2Answer:
dibromopropane?[AIEEE 2007]
(A) CH3 C CH + 2HBr
(B) CH3 CH CHBr + HBr
(C) CH CH + 2HBr
(D) CH3 CH = CH2 + HBr
HBr reacts with CH2 = CH OCH3 under anhydrous conditions Answer.
at room temperature to give [AIEEE 2006]
(A) CH3CHO and CH3Br
(B) BrCH2CHO and CH3OH
(C) BrCH2 CH2 OCH3
(D) H3C CHBr OCH3
Phenyl magnesium bromide reacts with methanol to
Answer:
give [AIEEE 2006]
(A) a mixture of anisole and Mg(OH)Br
(B) a mixture of benzene and Mg(OMe)Br
(C) a mixture of toluene and Mg(OH)Br
(D) a mixture of phenol and Mg(Me)Br
A gas decolourised by KMnO4 solution but gives no
Answer:
precipitate with ammoniacal cuprous chloride is [Karnataka
CET 2005]
(A) Ethane
(B) Methane
(C) Ethene
(D) Acetylene
What would be the product formed when 1-Bromo-3Answer:
chlorocyclobutane reacts with two equivalents of metallic
sodium in ether? [IIT JEE 2005]

(D)

(C)

(A)

(D)

(B)

(C)

(D)

14. 2 methylbutane on reacting with bromine in the presence of Answer: (B)

sunlight gives mainly [AIEEE 2005]
(A) 1-bromo 2-methylbutane
(B) 2-bromo 2-methylbutane
(C) 2-bromo 3-methylbutane
(D) 1-bromo 3-methylbutane
15. Alkyl halides react with dialkyl copper reagents to
Answer: (A)
give [AIEEE 2005]
(A) alkanes
(B) alkyl copper halides
(C) alkenes
(D) alkenyl halides