Chemistry : Part II For Class XII

Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

(Q.1) Propanol -2 is prepared by reacting: ( 1 mark )
(A) Methyl magnesium bromide with CO2
(B) Methyl magnesium bromide with formaldehyde
(C) Methyl magnesium bromide with acetone
(D) Methyl magnesium bromide with acetaldehyde.

(Q.2) Which of the following is/are polyhydric alcohol/s? ( 1 mark )

(A) Salol
(B) Ethylene glycol
(C) Glycerol
(D) Both (b) and (c)

(Q.3) Chemically drinking alcohol is: ( 1 mark )

(A) Ethanol
(B) Methanol
(C) Propanol
(D) None of these

(Q.4) Which of the following is prepared by fermentation of sugar? ( 1 mark )

(A) Ethanal
(B) Methanal
(C) Ethanol
(D) Methanol

(Q.5) Which of the following is not a method of preparation of alcohols? ( 1 mark )

(A) Hydration of alkenes
(B) Reduction of carbonyl compounds
(C) Reaction of carbonyl compounds with Grignard reagent
(D) All of these are methods of preparation of alcohols.

(Q.6) Lucas test is done to distinguish between: ( 1 mark )

(A) Phenol and resorcinol
(B) Methanol and ethanol
(C) Butanol-1 and 2-methylpropan-2-ol
(D) Propanol-1 and glycol

(Q.7) Resorcinol is: ( 1 mark )

(A) Benzene 1,2-diol
(B) Benzene 1,3-diol
(C) benzene 1,4-diol
(D) 3-methylphenol

(Q.8) Phenol is converted into benzene by reaction with: ( 1 mark )

(A) NaOH
(B) Zn
(C) H2
(D) None of these

(Q.9) Phenol on bromination gives: ( 1 mark )

(A) o-bromophenol
(B) p-bromophenol
(C) m-bromophenol
(D) 2,4,6-tribromophenol

(Q.10) Which of the following is not correctly matched? ( 1 mark )

(A) Kolbe’ reaction-Salicylic acid
(B) Reimer-Tiemann reaction-Salicylaldehyde
(C) Oxidation of phenol-Benzoquinone
(D) All are correct

(Q.11) ( 1 mark )
The compound (X) in the reaction is
(A) Mixture of o and p- nitro phenol
(B) Salicylic acid
(C) Picric acid
(D) m-nitro phenol

(Q.12) The most acidic compound among the following is: ( 1 mark )
(A) Picric acid
(B) Phenol
(C) m-cresol
(D) p-nitrophenol

(Q.13) The name of the following reaction is R-X + R-ONa → R-O-R +NaX ( 1 mark )
(A) Sandmeyer reaction
(B) Kolbe’s reaction
(C) Williamson’s synthesis
(D) Finkelstein reaction

(Q.14) Action of nitrous acid on ethylamine gives ( 1 mark )

(A) C2H6

(B) C2H5OH

(C) C2H5OH and C2H4

(D) C2H5OH and NH3
(Q.15) Salol is prepared from ( 1 mark )
(A) Salicylic acid and phenol
(B) Salicylic acid and methyl alcohol
(C) Both
(D) None

(Q.16) Ethanol containing some methanol is called ( 1 mark )

(A) Absolute spirit
(B) Rectified spirit
(C) Power alcohol
(D) Methylated spirit

(Q.17) The compound B formed in the following sequence of

( 1 mark )
reaction
(A) Propyne
(B) Propene
(C) Propanal
(D) Propane

(Q.18) Identify Z in the series

( 1 mark )

(A)

(B)

(C)
(D)

(Q.19) In order to get Bakelite from phenol which of the following reagent is
( 1 mark )
required ?
(A) HCHO
(B) CHCl3/NaOH
(C) CCl4/NaOH
(D) HCHO/H+ or OH–

(Q.20) Electrophilic substitution in phenol generally occurs at ( 1 mark )

(A) o-and p-positions
(B) metapositions
(C) only at ortho positions
(D) only at para positions

(Q.21) Which is used as an antifreeze ? ( 1 mark )

(A) Glycol
(B) Ethyl alcohol
(C) Water
(D) Methanol

(Q.22) The reaction of Ethanol with H2SO4 does not give ( 1 mark )
(A) Ethylene
(B) Diethyl ether
(C) Acetylene
(D) Ethyl hydrogen sulphate

(Q.23) An organic compound ‘X’ on treatment with acidified K2Cr2O7 gives a

compound ‘Y’ which reacts with I2 and sodium carbonate to form ( 1 mark )
Triodomethane. The compound ‘X’ is
(A) CH3OH
(B) CH3CHO
(C) CH3CH(OH)CH3
(D) CH3COCH3

(Q.24) Which of the following is not formed when glycerol reacts with HI ? ( 1 mark )
(A) CH2 = CH – CH2I
(B) CH2OH – CHI – CH2OH
(C) CH3 – CH = CH2
(D) CH3 – CHI – CH3

(Q.25) Phenols are more acidic than alcohols because ( 1 mark )

(A) Phenoxide ion is stabilized by resonance
(B) Phenols are more soluble in polar solvents
(C) Phenoxide ions do not exhibit resonance
(D) Alcohols do not lose H atoms at all

(Q.26) An aromatic ether is not cleaved by HI even at 525 K. The compound is ( 1 mark )
(A) C6H5OCH3
(B) C6H5OC6H5
(C) C6H5OC3H7
(D) Tetrahydrofuran

(Q.27) In the following reaction.

( 1 mark )
; X is
(A) Ethane
(B) Ethylene
(C) Butane
(D) Propane

(Q.28) The ether that undergoes electrophilic substitution reactions is ( 1 mark )

(A) CH3OC2H5
(B) C6H5OCH3
(C) CH3OCH3
(D) C2H5OC2H5

(Q.29) Ether which is liquid at room temperature is ( 1 mark )

(A) C2H5OCH3
(B) CH3OCH3
(C) C2H5OC2H5
(D) None

(Q.30) In Williamson’s synthesis, ethoxyethane is prepared by ( 1 mark )

(A) passing ethanol over heated alumina
(B) heating sodium ethoxide with ethyl bromide
(C) treating ethyl alcohol with excess of H2SO4 at 430-440 K
(D) heating ethanol with dry Ag2O