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XI / POC / TEST#1
Time: 15 minutes

Marks: 15

1. Electrophiles are electron seeking species. Which of the following groups contain
only electrophiles?
(i) BF3, NH3, H2O
(ii) AlCl3, SO3, NO+2
(iii) NO+2, CH3+, CH3C+=O
(iv) C2H+5, C2+H5, C2H+5
(ii) and (iii)
(i) and (iv)
(i) and (ii)
(i) and (iii)

2. What does the following diagram showing Lewis structures depict?

metamerism in nitromethane (CH3NO2)

inductive effect in nitromethane (CH3NO2)
electron displacement effects in nitromethane (CH3NO2)
resonance structures of nitromethane (CH3NO2)
3. In the four compounds below, which of the following pairs are position isomers?
(i) I and II
(ii) II and III
(iii) II and IV
(iv) III and IV

I
III

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II
IV

1. Which has maximum stability

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
2. When CH3Cl undergoes hemolytic bond-fission:
(a)

Carbon undergoes a geometric change from tetrahedral to planar

(b)

Hybridisation changes from sp3 + sp2

(c)

Both of the above take place

(d)

None of the above takes place.

3. Select the incorrect statement:

(a)

is called Carbonium ion

(b)

In

carbon is even more electron deficient than that in a radical

(c)

In

there is sharing of eight electrons among five bonds

(d)

are called carbenium ions based on IUPAC nomenclature

4. Select correct statement(s) about carbene:

(a)

It is obtained by photolysis of diazomethane or ketene

(b)

It can be inserted into alkene forming cycloalkane

(c)

It can exist as single or triplet

(d)

All the statements are true.

5. Which is incorrect representation?

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(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
6. Which of the following compounds can react with the Lewis base Cl in a
Lewis acid-base reaction?
(a)

CH4

(b)

AlCl3

(c)

OH

(d)

CH3

7. In the following reaction:

(a)

I is a Lewis acid and II is a Lewis base

(b)

I is a Lewis base and II is a Lewis acid

(c)

Both are Lewis acids

(d)

Both are Lewis bases.

8. Select incorrect comparison as nucleophile:

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
9. Which is not the electrophile?

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(a)

(b)
(c)

BF3

(d)

SO3

10. Select incorrect statement:

(a)

Homolytic fission results in the formation of free radicals

(b)

Heterolytic fission results in the formation of Lewis acid and Lewis base

(c) Completion of the octet provides a major driving force for the Lewis
acid-base reaction
(d)

Steric bulky group increases nucleophilicity.

11. Which is most stable carbocation?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
12. Which comparison is not correct as indicated?

(a)

(b)

(c)

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(d)
13. Which is maximum acidic?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
14. Increasing order of pK a values (pKa = log Ka) of H2O, CH3OH and
C6H5OH is:
(a)

H2O < CH3OH < C6H5OH

(b)

CH3OH < H2O < C6H5OH

(c)

C6H5OH < H2O < CH3OH

(d)

C6H5OH < CH3OH < H2O

15. Select incorrect statement(s):

(a) Electron-withdrawing inductive effect to the carbonyl group in COOH
group weakens the O H bond and favours ionisation of a carboxylic acid
compared with an alcohol
(b) Inductive effect of the chlorine destabilizes the acid and stabilises the
conjugate base
(c)

Aniline is a weaker base than ammonia

(d)

Phenol is a weaker acid than water

16. Which has maximum stabilization energy as a result of resonance?

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(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

1. The bond between carbon atom (1) and carbon atom (2) in
compound

Involves the hybridization as

(a)

sp2 and sp2

(b)

(c)

sp and sp2

(d)

sp and sp
[1987]

2. The number of sigma and pi-bonds in 1-butene 3-yne are

(a)

5 sigma and 5 pi

(b)

7 sigma and 3 pi

(c)

8 sigma and 2 pi

(d)

6 sigma and 4 pi
[1989]

3. Amongst the following, the most basic compound is

(a)

Benzylamine

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(b)

Aniline

(c)

Acetanilide

(d)

p-nitroaniline
[1990]

4. The hybridization of carbon atoms in CC single bond

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

[1991]
5. What is the decreasing order of strength of the bases?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

[1989]
6. Among the following compounds, the strongest acid is

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(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

[1998]
7. Which of the following, has the most acidic hydrogen?
(a)

3-hexanone

(b)

2, 4-hexanedione

(c)

2, 5-hexanedione

(d)

2,3-hexanedione
[2000]

8. Among the following the strongest base is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

[2000]
9. Which of the following hydrocarbons has the lowest dipole moment?
(a)

cis-2-butene

(b)

2-butyne

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(c)

1-butyne

(d)

[2002]
10. Identify the correct order of boiling points of the following
compounds

(a)

1>2>3

(b)

3>1>2

(c)

3>1>2

(d)

3>2>1
[2002]

11. Which of the following acids has the smallest dissociation

constant?
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

[2002]
12. For 1-methoxy-1 3-butadiene, which of the following resonating
structure is least stable?

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(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

[2005]
13. When benzene sulphonic acid and p-nitrophenol are treated with
NaHCO3, the gases released respectively are
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

[2006]
14. Hyperconjugation involves overlap of the overlap of the following
orbitals
(a)

(b)

(c)

pp

(d)

[2008,]

15. In the following carbocation; H/CH3 that is most likely to migrate to

the positively charged carbon is

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(a)

(b)

H at C-4

(c)

CH3 at C-2

(d)

H at C-2
[2009]

16. The correct stability order of the following resonance structure is

(a)

(I) > (II) > (IV) > (III)

(b)

(I) > (III) > (II) > (IV)

(c)

(II) > (I) > (III) > (IV)

(d)

(III) > (I) > (IV) > (II)

[2009]

17. Among the following compounds, the most acidic is

(a)

p-nitrophenol

(b)

p-hydroxybenzoic acid

(c)

o-hydroxybenzoic, acid

(d)

p-toluic acid
[2011]

18. Which of the following represent the

hydridisation sp2 sp2spsp from left to righ?

given

monde

of

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(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

[2003]
19. Among the following, the molecule with the highest dipole
moment is
(a)

CH3Cl

(b)

CH2Cl2

(c)

CH2Cl2

(d)

CCl4
[2003]

20.

Arrange in order of increasing acidic strength

(a)

X>Z>Y

(b)

Z<X>Y

(c)

X>Y>Z

(d)

Z>X>Y