1. Which C-X bond has the highest bond energy per mole?

a) C-Br
b) C-Cl
c) C-F
d) C-I

2. Which alkyl halide has the highest reactivity for a particular alkyl group?
a) R-F
b) R-Cl
c) R-I
d) R-Br

3. When ethyl chloride reacts with nascent hydrogen, what is the formed product?
a) Methane
b) Propane
c) Butane
d) Ethane

4. Which alkyl halide out of the following may follow both SN1 and SN2 mechanism?
a) CH3-X
b) (CH3)2CH-X
c) (CH3)3C-X
d) (CH3)3C-CH2-X

5. When two moles of ethyl chloride react with two moles of sodium in the presence of ether what
will be formed?
a) 2 moles of ethane
b) 1 moles of ethane
c) 2 moles of butane
d) 1 moles of butane

6. Which of the following halide can give best SN2 reaction?

a) Primary alkyl halide
b) Tertiary alkyl halide
c) Secondary alkyl halide
d) All can give SN2 reaction at same rate

7. Why alkyl halides are considered to be very reactive compounds towards nucleophile?
a) They have an electrophilic carbon & a bad leaving group
b) they have a nucleophilic carbon & a good leaving group
c) they have an electrophilic carbon
d) they have an electrophilic carbon & a good leaving group

8. In primary alkyl halides, carbon attached to the halogen atom is further attached to how many
carbon atoms?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
9. Which of the following is not the method of preparation of alkyl halide?
a) Darzen’s method
b) Halogenation of alkene
c) Addition of HX on alkenes
d) Hydration of alkene

10. Which of the following reactant gives the best method of preparation of alkyl halides when reacts
with alcohol?
a) Zn/HCl
b) PCl5
c) SOCl2/ Pyridine
d) PCl3
11. What is the order of SN2 reaction of the alkyl halide?
a. RCl > RBr > RF > RI
b. RI > RBr > RCl > RF
c. R-F > R-Cl > RBr > RI
d. RBr > RI > RCl > RF
12. Chloroform is used as an
a. Antiseptic
b. Anaesthetic
c. Antipyretic
d. None of the above
13. Methyl chloride reacts with silver acetate to yield
a. Acetic acid
b. Methyl acetate
c. Acetyl chloride
d. None of the above
14. The given reaction is an example of?

C2H5Br + KCN (aq) → C2H5CN + KBr

a. Elimination reaction
b. Nucleophilic substitution reaction
c. Electrophilic substitution reaction
d. None of the above
15. An alkyl halide can be converted into alcohol by the
a. Addition reaction
b. Substitution reaction
c. Dehydrohalogenation reaction
d. None of the above
16. Which one is not a nucleophile?
a. C2H5O-
b. SCN-
c. NH3
d. H3C+
17. What will be the order of reaction of a reaction whose rate can be expressed as R = K [A] [B]?
a. Zero
b. One
c. Two
d. Three
18. Alkyl halides are considered to be very reactive compounds towards nucleophile because

b. they have an electrophilic carbon & a

a. they have an electrophilic carbon
good leaving group

c. they have an electrophilic carbon & a d. they have a nucleophilic carbon & a
bad leaving group good leaving group

19. Alkyl halides undergo a type of reaction

A. Nucleophilic substitution B. Nucleophilic addition
C. Elimination D. both a &b
20. 50% inversion of configuration of molecules take place in a

A. E1 - reaction B. E2 - reaction

C. SN1 - reaction D. SN2 - reaction