Universal Science Classes

CHEM
MHT - CET - Chemistry
Time Allowed: 1 minute Maximum Marks: 50

1. Lower aliphatic amines are soluble in water because they ________. [1]

a) are basic b) are acidic

c) form hydrogen bonds with water d) are lighter than water

2. Aniline reacts with cone. H2SO4 to give X, which on heating at 453-473 K gives ________. [1]

a) salicylic acid b) benzene sulfonic acid

c) anilinium hydrogen sulfate d) sulfanilic acid

3. Which of the following is a 3° amine? [1]

a) Isopropylamine b) Methylphenylamine

c) Benzylamine d) Ethylmethylisopropylamine
4. Alkyl cyanide on reduction produces ________. [1]

a) 3° amine b) 2° amine

c) 1° amine d) quaternary salt

5. An organic compound 'X' having molecular formula C4H11N reacts with p-toluenesulphonyl chloride to form a [1]
compound 'Y' that is soluble in aqueous KOH. Compound ‘X’ is optically active and reacts with acetyl chloride
to form compound 'Z'. Identify the compound 'Z'.

a) CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-NH-CO-CH3 b) C H3

C H3 − C − N H − C O − C H3
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C H3

c) C H3

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d) C H3

C H3 − C H − C H2 − N H − C O − C H3 C H3 − C H2 − C H − N H − C O − C H3

6. Primary amine containing one carbon atom less than the starting reactant can be prepared by ________. [1]

a) ammonolysis reaction b) Mendius reduction

c) Wolf-Kishner reduction d) Hofmann bromamide degradation

7. How many molecules of methyl bromide should react with ethylamine successively to convert the latter into a [1]
quaternary ammonium salt?

a) Two b) One

c) Three d) Four
8. The reagent 'R' in the given sequence of chemical reaction is ________. [1]

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 a) CuCN/KCN b) H2O

c) HI d) CH3CH2OH

9. Hinsberg’s reagent is ________. [1]

a) diethyl oxalate b) benzenesulphonyl chloride

c) benzyl chloride d) benzenediazonium salt

10. Which of the following is best stabilized by solvation? [1]

a) N H
+
b) R N H +

4 3

c) R N H +
d) R N H +

3 2 2

11. Identify the INCORRECT statement from the following. [1]

A. Hofmann’s exhaustive alkylation of 1°, 2° and 3° amines consume three, two and one moles of alkyl halide
respectively to get converted into quaternary ammonium salt.
B. Hofmann elimination product is in accordance with the Saytzeff elimination.
C. Acylation is a nucleophilic substitution reaction.
D. Nitrous acid is an unstable compound and it is prepared in situ.

a) Option (B) b) Option (A)

c) Option (C) d) Option (D)

12. Quaternary ammonium hydroxides on strong heating undergo ________ to give an alkene. [1]

a) α-elimination b) substitution

c) β-elimination d) methylation
13. IUPAC name of the compound C H 3 − C H − C H2 N H2 is ________. [1]
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C H3

a) methylpropanamine b) 2-methylbutan-1 -amine

c) 2-methylethan-1 -amine d) 2-methylpropan-1 -amine

14. Identify the compound that will react with Hinsberg’s reagent to give a solid which dissolves in alkali. [1]

a) b)

c) d)

15. When all the three hydrogen atoms of the ammonia molecule are replaced by aryl groups, then the corresponding [1]
amine obtained is ________ amine.

a) a tertiary aromatic b) a secondary aromatic

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− H BF4

16.
+

P h − N2 C l −−−→ Ph - N +
BF
−
Δ

−
→ X [1]
2 4

‘X’ is ________.

a) fluorobenzene b) aniline

c) benzene d) nitrobenzene
17. Lowest boiling point will be of the compound ________. [1]

a) C2H5N(CH3)2 b) CH3CH2CH2NHCH3

c) (C2H5)2NH d) CHCH2CH2CH2NH2

18. Indicate which nitrogen-containing compound amongst the following would undergo Hofmann’s reaction (i.e., [1]
reaction with Br2 and conc. KOH) to furnish the primary amine (R - NH2).

a) O

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b) O

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R − C − N HOH R − C − N H2

c) O

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d) O

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R − C − N HC H3 R − C − ON H4

19. Which of the following is azo group? [1]

a) -N = b) -NH-

c) -N = N- d) -CO - NH-
20. Azo coupling reaction with respect to aniline takes place at position number ________. [1]

a) 2 b) 1

c) 3 d) 4
21. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT in case of Hofmann bromamide degradation? [1]

a) Reaction is useful for decreasing length of b) Aqueous or alcoholic KOH is used with
carbon chain by one carbon atom. bromine.

c) It gives tertiary amine. d) It gives primary amine.

22. An aqueous solution of ethylamine ________. [1]

a) turns red litmus blue b) does not affect red or blue litmus

c) bleaches litmus d) turns blue litmus red

23. The reaction in which -C=N group is converted into -CH2NH2 group is called ________. [1]

a) Hofmann alkylation b) Mendius reaction

c) Hofmann degradation d) Hofmann elimination

24. Primary, secondary and tertiary amines can be distinguished by ________. [1]

a) Tollens’ test b) Hinsberg’s test

c) Schiff's test d) Fehling’s test

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25. Reaction given below is an example of ________. [1]
C H3 −C H2 −OH

C6H5N Cl- −−−−−−−−−→ C6H6 + N2 + CH3CHO + HCl

2
+

a) displacement reaction b) elimination reaction

c) rearrangement reaction d) addition reaction

26. Which of the following is NOT present in a nucleotide? [1]

a) Cytosine b) Tyrosine

c) Adenine d) Guanine
+

[1]
H

27. X + nH2O −−−−−−−−−→ nC6H12O6 X is ________.

393 K, 2−3 atm

a) C12(H2O)11 b) C6(H2O)6

c) [C6(H2O)5]n d) either C6(H2O)6 or [C6(H2O)5]n

28. One mole maltose on hydrolysis forms ________. [1]

a) one mole glucose and one mole galactose b) two moles galactose

c) two moles glucose d) one mole glucose and one mole fructose
29. Identify the product of the following reaction. [1]
H+
(C6 H10 O5 )
n
+ nH 2 O −−−−−→ ?
Starch
393 K

2−3 atm

a) Maltose b) Glucose

c) Fructose d) Lactose
30. Identify the CORRECT statement. [1]
a. Fructose is a dextrorotatory ketohexose.
b. Ring structure of fructose is a hemiketal.
c. In free state, fructose exists as mixture of fructopyranose and fructofuranose (major).
d. Both glucose and fructose are nonreducing sugars.

a) Option (b) b) Option (a)

c) Option (c) d) Option (d)

31. A molecule of stachyose contains how many carbon atoms? [1]

a) 24 b) 6

c) 18 d) 12
32. The structural formula of isoleucine is ________. [1]

a) b)

c) d)
NH2

H3 C − CH − COOH

33. How many chiral carbons are there in β-D-(+)-glucose? [1]

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 a) 5 b) 6

c) 4 d) 3
34. Which of the following dipeptide is NOT formed by the combination of two different amino acids? [1]

a) Both b) CH3
H

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O
H2 N − CH − CO − NH − CH − COOH
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H2 N − CH2 − C − NH − CH2 − COOH

and
CH3 CH3
O

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H2 N − CH − C − NH − CH − COOH

c) CH3
O
CH3
d) O

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H2 N − CH − C − NH − CH − COOH H2 N − CH2 − C − NH − CH2 − COOH

35. Which of the following structure represents a dipeptide alanylglycine? [1]

a) p−HO−Ph−CH2
O
b) CH3
O

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H2 N − CH − C − NH − CH2 − COOH H2 N − CH − C − NH − CH2 − COOH

c) O

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d) CH

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3 O

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CH

|
3

H2 N − CH2 − C − NH − CH2 − COOH H2 N − C H − C − NH − C H − COOH

36. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? [1]

a. Enzymes are biological catalysts.
b. Enzyme catalysis is highly specific.
c. Chemically, enzymes are lipids.
d. Lock-and-key mechanism explains the enzyme catalysis.

a) Option (b) b) Option (a)

c) Option (c) d) Option (d)

37. Haemoglobin is a/an ________. [1]

a) carbohydrate b) vitamin

c) protein d) lipid
38. Which one given below is a non-reducing sugar? [1]

a) Lactose b) Glucose

c) Maltose d) Sucrose
39. Which of the following amino acid is neutral? [1]

a) Lysine b) Glycine

c) Aspartic acid d) Arginine

40. Which of the following monosaccharide is a pentose? [1]

a) Glucose b) Fructose

c) None of these d) Ribose

41. Sucrose on warming with dilute sulfuric acid yields ________. [1]

a) glucose and fructose b) only glucose

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 c) glucose and lactose d) glucose and maltose
42. Which of the following is an example of aldohexose? [1]

a) Threose b) Glucose

c) Fructose d) Ribose
43. Reaction of hydrogen cyanide with glucose is an example of ________ reaction. [1]

a) elimination b) condensation

c) nucleophilic addition d) electrophilic addition

44. Which of the following enzyme catalyst (X) is used in the conversion of maltose to glucose? [1]
x

C12 H12 O11(aq) + H2 O(l) → 2C6 H12 O6(aq)

Maltose Glucose

a) Invertase b) Maltase

c) Diastase d) Zymase
45. Disaccharide present in milk is ________. [1]

a) maltose b) ketose

c) lactose d) sucrose
46. Choose the CORRECT statement about proteins. [1]
a. α-Carbon in all the a-amino acids is chiral.
b. The α-carbon in a-amino acids obtained by hydrolysis of proteins has D-configuration.
c. Proteins are polymers of the monomer units called a-amino acids.
d. α-Amino acids which can be synthesised in human body are called essential amino acids.

a) Option (b) b) Option (c)

c) Option (d) d) Option (a)

Hydrolysis

47. X −−−−−−→ One glucose + One fructose + Two galactose units [1]

Identify oligosaccharide ‘X’.

a) Fructose b) Glycogen

c) Stachyose d) Raffinose
48. The number of amino acids and number of peptide bonds in a linear tetrapeptide (made of different amino acids) [1]
is respectively ________.

a) 5 and 5 b) 4 and 3

c) 5 and 4 d) 4 and 4
49. What is the value of dextrorotation of glucose and sucrose respectively? [1]

a) +66.5o and +52.7o b) +52.7o and +92.4o

c) +92.4o and +57.7o d) +52.7o and +66.5o

50. How many monosaccharide units does lactose yield on hydrolysis? [1]

a) three b) one

c) two d) zero

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