Hydrocarbon Level :I KVPY

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1. The main product of dehydrohalogenation of 2-iodobutane is
(A) 1-butene (B) 2-butene
(C) n-butane (D) A and B equally

2. Anti Markownikov addition takes place in which of the following reactions

(A) CH3CH = CH2 + HBr 2  
5 2 2 ( C H CO) O

(B) CH2 = CH –CH2Cl + HCl  

Peroxide

(C) CH2 = CH - CH2OH + HCl  

Peroxide

(D) CH2 = CH - CH2CH2CH2CH2OH + HCl  

Peroxide

3. Which reacts fastest with conc. HCl

(A) (B)
CH CH OH 2 2 CH – CH3

OH
(C) CH3 (D) CH2 = CH –OH
CH3 – C – OH

CH3
4. 
B   
BH3 / THF
CH2 3 
H O
A
H2O 2 / OH

A and B are
(A) (B)
both CH2OH both CH3
OH
(C) (D)
CH2OH, CH3 CH3 CH2OH,
OH OH
5.
CH2OH on dehydration with conc. H2SO4 forms predominantly:

(A) (B)
CH2 CH3

(C) (D) CH3

CH3

6. Which of the following will react with sodium metal?

(A) Ethene (B) Butyne-1
(C) Butyne-2 (D) Ethane

7. On being heated with alcoholic potassium hydroxide, neopentyl bromide gives mainly.
(A) 2-methyl-2-butene (B) 2-methyl-1-butene
(C) 2-butene (D) 2,2-dimethyl-1-butene

8. Treatment of a mixture of 1-chloropropane and 2-chloropropane with alcoholic KOH gives

(A) 1-propene (B) 2-propene
(C) isopropylene (D) none of these

9. The reaction HC  CH  CH2ClCHO takes place in

(A) HC  CH  
HOCl
(B) HC  CH  
HCl
peroxide

(C) HC  CH 
 Cl2
(D) HC  CH 
Cl2
oxidizing agent

10. C3H8 + Cl2  C3H7Cl + HCl is an example of

light

(A) Substitution (B) Elimination

 (C) Addition (D) Rearrangement reaction

11. How many types of carbon atoms are present in 2, 3, 3-trimethyl pentane?
(A) One (B) Two
(C) Three (D) Four

12. The order of stability of the alkenes

R2C  CR2 , R2C  CHR, R2C  CH2 , RCH  CHR, RCH  CH2 is
(I) (II ) (III ) (IV ) (V)
(A) I  II  III  IV  V (B) I = II  III  IV  V
(C) II  I  IV  III  V (D) V  IV  III  I  II

13. 2-butyne + NaNH2   X + NH3, X will be

Paraf f in

(A) sodium salt of 2-butyne (B) sodium salt of 1-butyne

(C) 2-butyne (D) 1-butyne

14. Which of the following has least restricted rotation around carbon carbon bond?
(A) Ethane (B) Ethylene
(C) Acetylene (D) Hexachlorohexane

15. A mixture of ethyl bromide and n-propylbromide is subjected to Wurtz reaction. The
hydrocarbon that will not be formed is
(A) n-butane (B) n-propane
(C) n-pentane (D) n-hexane

16. Natural gas is composed primarily of

(A) Methane (B) n-butane
(C) n-octane (D) a mixture of octanes

17. The highest boiling point is expected for

(A) Isooctane (B) n-octane
(C) 2, 2, 3, 3-tetramethylbutane (D) n-butane

18. The total number of structural isomers possible for structure C3H6 are
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4

19. Anti Markownikoffs addition of HBr is not observed in

(A) Propene (B) Butene
(C) Butene-2 (D) Pentene-2

20. Propene, CH3CH=CH2 can be converted into 1-proponol by oxidation. Which set of
reagents among the following is ideal to effect the conversion
(A) alkaline KMnO4 (B) B2H6 & alk H2O2
(C) O3 (Zn Dust) (D) O2O4/CHCl3

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