SHREE Class Islampur 11/12/2021

Chemistry (Alkanes) MHT-CET 2021 Marks : 50

1. Name of the following compound is C20H42 9. In alkanes, the bond angle is
a) hexasane b) undecane a) 109.50 b) 1090
c) icosane d) cetane c) 1200 d) 1800

2. Saturated hydrocarbon undergo 10. C2H5-X + A Dry ether C4H10. Hence A is

a) substitution reaction a) Mg metal b) Na metal
b) addition reaction c) Ca metal d) K metal
c) polymerisation reaction
d) all of these 11. n-propyl chloride by Wurtz reaction can forms
a) ethane, butane b) only ethane
3. Sabatier Sendnere’s reaction is used to prepare c) only n-hexane d) only butane
alkane from
a) R-X b) R-CHO 12. Propylene on reduction gives
c) >C = C < or – C  C- d) R-COR a) propene b) butane
c) propane d) propyne
4. An alkanes with only even number of carbon 13. What is the maximum number of carbon atoms
atoms result in in the expected products of Wurtz reaction ?
a) Kolbes electrolysis C2H5Br + (CH3)2 CHBr + Na 
b) Wurtz reaction a) 8 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6
c) Sabatier reaction
d) reduction of alkyl halide 14. Neopentane is obtained by reduction of
a) t-pentyl halide b) neopentyl halide
5. Hydrocarbons are c) sec.-pentyl halide d) n-pentyl halide
a) composed of carbon and hydrogen
15. Dehydrogenation of n-butane produce major
b) composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
product
c) composed of carbon and oxygen
a) 2-butene b) 1-butene
d) composed of carbon and nitrogen
c) trans 2-butene d) all of these
6. Chlorination of alkane is 16. Wurtz reaction is used to convert
a) reductive process a) alcohol to alkane b) alkene to alkane
b) oxidative process c) alkyne to alkane d) alkyl halide to alkane
c) pyrolysis method
d) combustion method 17. Homologues series of alkanes differ by
a) CH2 b) CH
7. The correct IUPAC name of alkane obtained c) CH3 d) C2H4
in the following reaction is 18. In the following reaction sequence. The
X + Na dry ether propagation step is
a) 2, 3-dimethyl butane 1) Cl – Cl  Cl. + Cl.
b) 2, 3, 4-trimethyl butane 2) CH3. + Cl2 CH3 - Cl + Cl.
c) 2, 2, 3, 3-tetramethyl butane
3) CH3. + Cr  CH3 - C1
d) 2, 2, 3-trimethyl butane
4) CH3. + CH3.  CH3 - CH3
8 Paraffin wax is a) 1 b) 3, 4 c) 2 d) 4
a) Ester b) Alcohol
c) Unsaturated hydrocarbons 19. The compound with highest B.P. is
d) Saturated hydrocarbons a) ethane b) propane
c) pentane d) butane
20. The gas supplied in cylinder for cooking is 29. Cracking of n-butane, the major product formed
a) water gas b) LPG are
c) CH4 d) C2H6 a) Propene and methane
b) ethene and ethane
21. When n-hexane is passed over CrO3 at 773 K c) propane and methane
gives d) propene and ethene
a) benzene b) hexene
c) hexyne d) cyclohexane 30. Toluene is obtained by reforming of
a) n-hexane b) n-pentane
22. Paraffin wax is c) n-octane d) n-heptane
a) ester 31. Aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon convert in
b) alcohol to aromatic hydrocarbon by
c) saturated hydrocarbon a) dehydrogenation b) reforming
d) unsaturated hydrocarbon c) isomerisation d) both ‘a’ and ‘b’
23. Which of the following correct sequence of 32. Which of the following is exothermic reaction
steps in the chlorination of alkane? a) CH4 + Cl2  b) C2H6 + HNO3
a) termination, initiation, propogation 0
c) CH4 + O2 d) CH3-CH2- CH3 800 C
b) initiation, propogation, termination
c) propogation, initiation, termination 33. Number of disubstituted product of the
d) initiation, termination, propogation reaction is
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
24. A hydrocarbon with formula C8H18 gives one
monobromo derivatives. The hydrocarbon is 34. Of five isomeric hexane, the isomer which
a) n-octane can give two monobrominated compound.
b) 2-methyl heptane a) n -hexane
c) 2, 2, 4-trimethyl pentane b) 2, 3-dimethyl butane
d) 2, 2, 3, 3-tetramethyl butane c) 2, 2-dimethyl butane
d) 2-methyl pentane
25. Which of the following statements is false about
35. Both methane and ethane can be obtained
propane ?
by one step reaction from
a) All bond angles are 109.5°
a) CH3-CI b) CH2 = CH2
b) Each carbon is sp3 hybridised
c) CH3COONa d) CH3-OH
c) The compound is combustible
d) The compound undergoes polymerisation to 36. Which molecular formula indicates
give polypropylene 2, 2, 4-trimethylhexane?
a) C9H20 b) C9H18
26. Which has least carbon length ? c) C8H18 d) C8H16
a) Ethane b) Ethyne
c) Ethene d) Benzene 37. Saturated hydrocarbons undergo
a) substitution reactions
27. What type of an alkyl group is an isobutyl b) addition reactions
group? c) polymerization reactions
a) Primary b) Secondary d) condensation reactions
c) Tertiary d) Neo group
38. Which of the following can not prepared by
28. How many isomers are possible for butane ? wurtz /reaction ?
a) 2 b) 3 a) CH3-CH3
c) 4 d) 5 b) CH3-CH-CH3
CH3
c) CH3-CH2-CH2-CH3
d) (CH3)2CH-CH(CH3)2
39. Select correct statement among the following 46. Formation of alkane by action of zinc and alkyl
a) paraffins are dissolved in water halide is called
b) methane can be obtained by Wurtz reaction a) Wurtz reaction
c) reforming of alkane gives aromatic b) Frankland reaction
compounds c) Kolbe’s reaction
d) combustion of alkane is endothermic d) Clemmensen reaction
reaction
47. Wurtz reaction is used to prepare
40. Propane 600°C X + Y a) Methane only
The X and Y are b) Symmetrical alkanes
a) H2andCH4 c) Unsymmetrical alkanes
b) H2 and ethane d) All of these
c) H2 and propylene
d) methane and acetylene 48. Major product obtained by bromination of
C3H 8
41. Following are the isomers of molecular formula a) n-propyl bromide
C5H 12 b) a-butylene
c) n-butane
1) 2) 3) d) iso-propyl bromide

Increasing order of their B. P. is 49. Reactivity of hydrogen atom in alkane is

a) 3 < 2 < l b) l < 2 < 3 a) l° > 20 >30 b) 3°>2° >1°
0
c) 2< 3 < 1 d) 3 < 1 < 2 c) 2° > 3 > l° d) 3° > 1° > 20

42. Which of the following can not prepared by 50. Pyrolysis of methane produces
Wurtz reaction. a) CO2 b) H2O
a) ethane b) n-hexane c) CO2 + H2O d) C
c) n-butane d) neo-pentane

43. Isobutane can not prepared by following

reaction
a) Wurtz reaction b) Sabatier reaction
c) reduction of R-X d) all of these

44. Find out final product (B) in the following

reaction
CH3 - COOH + Na  A NaOH + CaO B
C Br2 D Na + ether E
a) 2-methyl propane
b) ethane
c) n-butane
d) but-2-yne

45. Which of the following is water gas ?

a) CO + H2
b) N2 + CO
c) CH4
d) CO + H2O