TEST-2

ENTRANCE TEST – 2020

ECAT \ FUNGAT – CHEMISTRY
TEST # 02 (Organic Chemistry)
CHAPTER # 8 ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
1st Half (Alkane)
61. Alkanes have ______ boiling points because they are ______ and have_______
intermolecular forces:
A. Low, non-polar, weak B. High, non-polar, weak
C. High, non-polar, strong D. High, polar, strong
62. When methane is treated with Cl2 in the presence of diffused sunlight the products obtained
is/are?
A. Chloroform only B. Chloromethane and dichloromethane
C. Carbon tetrachloride only D. Mixture of A, B, C
63. The order of reactivity of halogens with alkanes is in the order of:
A. I2 < F2 < Cl2 < Br2 B. F2 < Cl2 < Br2 < I2
C. I2 < Cl2 < F2 < Br2 D. I2 < Br2 < Cl2 < F2
64. Which of the following is not electrophile?
A. CO2 B. CH3O-
C. SO3 D. C+ 

65. Which of the following is correct name of the given alkane

according to IUPAC?
H 3C  C H  C H 2
 CH 2
 CH 2
 CH 3
|
CH 2
|
CH 3
A 3-Methylheptane B. 2-Methylheptane
C. 2-Ethylhexane D. 2-Ethylheptane
66. The common reactions of alkanes are?
A. Nucleophilic substitution B. Free radical substitution
C. Electrophilic substitution D. -Elimination
67. Which of the following is the general formula of alkanes?
A. CnH2n+2 B. CnH2n-2
C. CnH2n D. CnH2n+1
68. Branching tends to make an alkane more _______ and thus the boiling point _______.
A. Symmetric, decreases B. Asymmetric, decreases
C. Symmetric, increases D. Asymmetric, increases
69. On heating sodium salt of acetic acid with soda lime, the gas evolved is:
A. C2H2 B. C2H4
C. C2H6 D. CH4
70. The structural formula of 2,3,4-Trimethylpentane is:

CH3 CH3
| |
_ __
A. H 3C  C H  C H  C H  C H 3
B. H 3C  C H 2
 C CH  CH 3
| | | |
CH3 CH3 CH3 C H3

CH3 CH3 CH3

| | |
C. CH 3
 CH 2
 CH  C  CH 3
D. H 3C  C  C H 2
 CH  CH 3
| | |
CH3 CH CH3
3

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71. The table below comprises alkanes and alkenes which of these comparison is incorrect:
Opt. Alkanes Alkenes
A. Burn in a plentiful supply of air Do not burn in a plentiful supply of air
Do not decolorize reddish brown colour of Decolorize reddish brown colour of
B.
bromine (CCl4) solution bromine (CCl4) solution
C. Have general formula CnH2n+2 Have general formula CnH2n
React with Cl2 by free radical substitution React with Cl2 by electrophilic addition
D.
reaction reaction
72. In nitration process a substitution reaction of alkanes in which hydrogen atom of an alkane
is replaced by nitro group (-NO2). Alkanes under vapour phase nitration under drastic
condition are:
A. 400-500oC and 1atm B. 200-300oC and 2atm
o
C. 600-800 C and 5atm D. None of these
73. Which of the following physical properties of alkane decreases with the increase of carbon
atoms?
A. Boiling point B. Melting point
C. Vapour pressure D. Molar mass
74. On the chlorination of methane in the presence of diffused sunlight, a mixture of products
are obtained. Which of the following is termination step?
A. C l  C l   
 Cl  Cl

B. C H 3 + C l   
 CH3  Cl

Cl Cl
 •
C. H 3C  H  C l  
 CH 3
 HCl D. Cl CH + Cl Cl C + HCl
Cl Cl
75. Which of the following reactions does not produce alkane?
A. Clemmensen reduction reaction B. Hydrolysis of Grignard reagent
C. Wurtz’s reactions D. Reduction of alkyl nitrile
76. When methyl chloride is treated with molecular hydrogen gas in the presence of catalyst
Pd/C, methane is formed along with side product. This process is known as:
A. Hydrogenation B. Hydrolysis
C. Hydrogenolysis D. Pyrolysis
77. n-pentane, iso-pentane and neo-pentane can be differentiated by?
A. Molecular formula B. Colour
C. Boiling point D. All of these
78. Ethane can be produced by which of the following process:
A. Decarboxylation of sodium salt of mono carboxylic acid
B. Kolbe’s electrolytic method
C. Wurtz reaction
D. All of these
79. Which of the following does not match correctly?
Options Name of reagent Reactant Product
O
A. N2H4/KOH H3C-CH3
H3C C H
O
B. Zn-Hg/HCl H3C-CH2-CH3
H3C C CH3
C. HI/P H3C-COOH H3C-CH2-OH
D. HOH CH3-Mg-Cl CH4
80. The reaction of chlorine with methane is carried out in the presence of sunlight.
What is the function of the light?
A. To break the C - H bonds in methane
B. To break up the chlorine molecules into free radicals
C. To heat up the mixture
D. To break up the chlorine molecules into ions

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81. The combustion of one mole of C5H12 will produce how many moles of H2O:
A. 3 B. 2
C. 5 D. 6
82. Catalytic oxidation of alkanes is used industrially to prepare.
A. Alcohols B. Higher fatty acids
C. Aldehydes D. Ketones
83. b
A. Bromine, CCl4 B. Silver nitrate solution
C. Lime water D. Universal indicator solution
84. A free radical may be defined as an atom or group of atoms which contains an unpaired
electron. Which of the following free radical is most stable?
• •
A. R 3C B. R 2C H

• •
C. RC H 2
D. C H3

85. The correct IUPAC name of the given organic compound is?
H3C  CH  CH 2  CH  CH 2  CH3
CH3 CH 2
CH3
A. 4-Ethyl-2-mehylhexane B. 3-Ethyl-5-methylhexane
C. 3-Propylpentane D. 2-Ethyl-5-methylhexane
86. Which one of the following methods is used to prepare alkane, alkene and alkyne
EXCEPT methane?
A. Kolbe’s electrolytic method B. Wolf-Kishner’s reduction reaction
C. Dehydrohalogenation of vicinal Dihalides D. Dehydration of alcohol
87. Which of the following is not use of methane?
It is used:
A. As a fuel
B. For the preparation of carbon black in paints,
printing inks and automobile tyres
C. For the manufacture of urea fertilizer
D. As a general anesthetic substance
88. Mark the incorrect statement about alkanes:
A. Old fashioned name of alkanes is paraffin’s B. Saturated hydrocarbon
C. Branched chain alkane … high boiling point D. C18 to onward … waxy solid
89. Which of the following hydrocarbons has the highest boiling point?
A. Iso-pentane B. n-Octane
C. 2,2-Dimethyl propane D. 2,3-Dimethyl hexane
90. If excess chlorine is used in the chlorination of methane, the major product obtained
is:
A. Chloromethane B. Trichloromethane
C. Dichloromethane D. Tetrachloromethane

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