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CET ORG CHEM HYDROCARBONS

MHT - CET - Chemistry

1. The general formula of the product formed in the following reaction is ________. [1]
Ni

CnH2n+2 −−−−−−−−−−−−−−→
high temp, high pressure

a) CnH2n b) CnHn

c) CnHn+2 d) CnH2n+2

2. In the molecule, CH3 - CH2 - C ≡ CH, % p-character in C2 carbon atom is ________. [1]

a) 67% b) 75%

c) 25% d) 50%
3. 2-Bromopropane was treated with ale. KOH and the product formed was reacted with alkaline KMnO4 to give [1]
the product B. The structure of B is _______.

a) C H2 − C H − C H2 b) CH3 − C H − CH3
| | | |
OH OH OH OH

c) CH3 - CH2 - CH2 - OH d) CH3 − C H − CH2 − OH

|
OH

Zn/HCl

4. CH3 - CH2 - CH2 - I + 2[H] −−−−→ A + HI [1]

Product A in the given reaction is ________.

a) ethane b) propane

c) hexane d) propene
5. ________ is formed as a by-product in the chlorination of methane. [1]

a) HF b) HCl

c) HBr d) HI
6. An alkene, C6H12 on ozonolysis gives only propanone. The structure of the alkene is ________. [1]

a) (CH3)2C = C(CH3)2 b) CH3 - CH2 - CH = C(CH3)2

c) CH3 - CH2 - CH = CH - CH2 - CH3 d) (CH3)3CCH = CH2

7. A liquid hydrocarbon can be converted to different gaseous hydrocarbons by ________. [1]

a) cracking b) distillation under reduced pressure

c) hydrolysis d) oxidation
8. Aromatic compounds burn with sooty flame because ________. [1]

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 a) they resist air oxidation b) they possess ring structure of carbon atoms

c) they contain high percentage of carbon d) they contain high percentage of hydrogen
9. Which of the following indicates the CORRECT pairing of base or nucleophile generated and the name of the [1]
electrophilic substitution reaction of benzene?

a) [HSO ]-, Nitration b) [HSO ]-, Nitration

2 4

c) [FeBr4]-, Friedel-Craft’s alkylation or d) [AICI4]-, Bromination

acylation.
10. The rule when an unsymmetrical reagent is added to an unsymmetrical alkene, the negative part of the reagent [1]
gets attached to the carbon atom which carries less number of hydrogen atoms was given by ________.

a) Kolbe b) Markovnikov

c) Saytzeff d) Wurtz
11. ________ is used for the reduction of alkynes to obtain the cis-isomer of alkenes. [1]

a) Lindlar’s catalyst b) Al2O3

c) Zn/alcohol d) H2/Pt

12. Which of the following pairs CORRECTLY represents structural isomers? [1]

a) b)

c) d)

13. The addition of HCl to 2-methylbut-2-ene mainly gives ________. [1]

a) 2-chloro-2-methylbutane b) 1-chlorobutane

c) 1-chloro-2-methylbutane d) 2-chlorobutane
14. Which of the following monosubstituted benzene will NOT give a meta-substituted product? [1]

a) b)

c) d)

15. Dilithium ethynide is prepared by ________. [1]

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 a) action of lithium amide on acetylene b) action of Li2CO3 on acetylene

c) action of Pd/H2 d) action of LiOH on acetylene

16. The process of introduction of ________ group into the benzene ring is called sulphonation. [1]

a) -SO3H b) -SO4H

c) -SOH2 d) -SO2H

17. The reagents for the following conversion [1]

H - C ≡ C - H is/are ________.

a) alcoholic KOH followed by NaNH2 b) aqueous KOH followed by NaNH2

c) alcoholic KOH d) Zn/CH3OH

18. In the reaction, [1]

i. NaNH2 /liq.NH3 i.NaNH2 /liq.NH3

H - C ≡ C - H −−−−−−−−−−→ X −−−−−−−−−→ Y
ii.CH3 CH2 ii. CH3 CH2 Br
Br

X and Y are ________.

a) X = but-2-yne ; Y = hex-2-yne b) X = but-1-yne ; Y = hex-3-yne

c) X = but-2-yne ; Y = hex-3-yne d) X = but-1-yne ; Y = hex-2-yne

19. ________ is used for the manufacture of printing ink. [1]

a) Carbon black b) Liquid alkanes

c) Paraffin wax d) Lamp black

20. In which compound all the carbon-carbon bond lengths are same? [1]

a) But-2-ene b) But-1-ene

c) Benzene d) Prop-1-yne
21. Acetylene reacts with an excess of HBr to give ________. [1]

a) 1,2-dibromoethane b) 1,1-dibromoethane

c) 1,1,2,2-tetrabromoethane d) 1,1,1,2-tetrabromoethane
22. According to the Huckel rule, a cyclic, planar, and conjugated compound will show aromaticity when ________. [1]

a) it has (4n + 2)π electrons b) it has no π electrons

c) it has 4π electrons d) it has (2n + 2)π electrons

23. All the C-C bonds in benzene are equal due to ________. [1]

a) isomerism b) inductive effect

c) tautomerism d) resonance
24. How many structural isomers can be represented by alkene, C5H10? [1]

a) Three b) Six

c) Five d) Four
25. In the presence of organic peroxide, but-1-ene reacts with HBr to give ________. [1]

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 a) 2-bromobutane b) 2-bromopropane

c) 1-bromobutane d) 1,2-dibromobutane
26. In the reaction [1]
HBr alc. KOH O3

A −−→ B −−−−−→ C −−−−→ CH3CHO + HCHO

Zn.H2 O

The compound A is ________.

a) ethylene b) but-1-ene

c) acetic acid d) propene

27. This has one C - C bond, one C = C bond and one C ≡ C bond. [1]

a) C4H4 b) C4H3

c) C4H5 d) C4H6

28. In the reaction: [1]

H2 O Hot iron CH3 Cl

CaC2 −−→ P −−−−−→ Q −−−−−−−−−−→ R, the product R is ________.

tube Anhydrous AlCl3

a) ethyl benzene b) benzene

c) aniline d) toluene
29. Identify the following compound which exhibits geometrical isomerism. [1]

a) But-1-ene b) But-2-ene

c) Butane d) Isobutane

30. The pair of electron in the given carbanion, CH3C ≡ C- is present in which of the following orbitals? [1]

a) sp b) 2p

c) sp3 d) sp2
LiNH2

31. CH3 - C ≡ C - H −−−→ A [1]

−NH3

Product A in the above reaction is ________.

a) NH
2
b) H - C ≡ C - C-H Li+
| 2
CH3 − C = CH2

c) CH3 - C ≡ C-Li+ d) H2N - CH2 - C ≡ C - H

32. Baeyer’s reagent is used in the laboratory for ________. [1]

a) detection of double bond b) detection of glucose

c) oxidation process d) reduction process

33. Propanol is heated with 60% H2SO4 at 373 K and the gas produced is treated with HBr. The formula of the [1]
major product is ________.

a) CH 3 − CH − CH3 b) CH3 - CH2 - CH2 - Br

|
Br

c) CH 3 − CH − CH2 OH d) CH3 − CH − CH2

| | |
Br Br Br

34. In the hybridized state, the electronegativity of the carbon atom, ________. [1]

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 a) decreases with the increase in its percentage b) increases with the increase in its percentage
of f character of s character

c) decreases with the decrease in its percentage d) increases with the decrease in its percentage
of d character of p character
35. Which of the following compounds will exhibit geometrical isomerism? [1]

a) 1,1-Diphenyl-1-propane b) 3-Phenylbut-1-ene

c) 2-Phenylbut-1-ene d) 1-Phenylbut-2-ene
36. Halide group is ________. [1]

a) activating and ortho, para directing group b) deactivating and ortho, para directing group

c) deactivating and meta directing group d) activating and meta directing group
CCl4

37. Ethene + Br2 −−−→ X [1]

X is ________.

a) 1-bromopropane b) bromoethane

c) ethylene dibromide d) cyclohexane

38. Which of the following will be most reactive towards dehydrohalogenation reaction? [1]

a) b)
CH
3
CH3 − CH − CH3
|
|
H3 C − C − I Br

|
CH
3

c) CH3 - CH2 - Cl d) CH3 − CH2 − CH − CH3

|
Br

39. Lindlar’s catalyst is ________. [1]

a) palladised charcoal deactivated partially b) Na in liq. NH3

with quinoline or sulphur compound

c) metallic palladium deposited on BaSO4 d) zinc metal in alcohol

partially poisoned with quinoline

40. Which of the following compound on decarboxylation gives benzene? [1]

a) Phenol b) Acetylene

c) Cyclohexane d) Sodium benzoate

41. Which general class of compounds are known as olefins? [1]

a) Alkynes b) Aromatic compounds

c) Alkanes d) Alkenes
42. With respect to the conformers of ethane, which of the following statements is TRUE? [1]

a) Both bond angle and bond length changes. b) Bond angle remains same but bond length
changes.

c) Both bond angle and bond length remains d) Bond angle changes but bond length
same. remains same.
43. When ethyl iodide and propyl iodide react with Na in the presence of ether, they form ________. [1]

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 a) four alkanes b) one alkane

c) two alkanes d) three alkanes

44. ________ are saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons. [1]

a) Alkynes b) Alkenes

c) Alkyl groups d) Alkanes

45. Ethylene is used to manufacture ________. [1]

a) polythene b) terylene

c) polyvinyl d) polyester
Ni

46. CH3 - C ≡ CH + 2H2 −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−→ A [1]

(high temp and high pressure)

Product A in the given reaction is

a) butane b) propane

c) propene d) ethane

47. Which of the following molecules represent the order of hybridization sp2, sp2, sp, sp from left to right atoms? [1]

a) CH3 - CH = CH - CH3 b) CH2 = CH - C ≡ CH

c) CH2 = CH - CH = CH2 d) HC ≡ C - C ≡ CH

48. The molecular formula of butane is ________. [1]

a) C4H10 b) C5H12

c) C4H8 d) C4H6

49. Toluene reacts with halogen in presence of iron (III) chloride giving ortho and para-halo compounds. The [1]
reaction is ________.

a) free radical addition reaction b) nucleophilic substitution reaction

c) electrophilic substitution reaction d) electrophilic elimination reaction

50. How many moles of acetylene are required to form one mole of benzene? [1]

a) 4 b) 3

c) 5 d) 2
51. What is Lindlar’s catalyst? [1]

a) Alkaline KMnO4 b) Pd/CaCO3 + (CH3COO)2Pb

c) Zn dust d) Acidic KMnO4

52. In the following reaction, [1]

CH3
+
| H2 O/H

H3 C − C H = CH = CH2 −−−−−→ A + B
| Major Minor

CH3 product product

The major product is ________.

a) b)

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 CH3 CH3

| |

H3 C − C − C H − CH3 C H2 − C − CH2 − CH3

| | | |
OH OH
CH3 CH3

c) CH3
d) CH3

| |

H3 C − C − C H − CH3 H3 C − C − CH2 − C H2
| | | |
CH OH
CH3 3 CH3

53. The C-C bond length in benzene is ________. [1]

a) 120 pm b) 114 pm

c) 154 pm d) 139 pm
54. Which of the following compound has the maximum boiling point? [1]

a) 2,2-Dimethylpropane b) 2-Methylbutane

c) n-Hexane d) n-Pentane
55. Total number of aromatic compounds from below is: [1]

a) 5 b) 4

c) 2 d) 3
56. The process in which higher hydrocarbons are broken down into lower hydrocarbons in absence of air is called [1]
________.

a) combustion b) cracking

c) reduction d) hydrolysis
57. The dihedral angle of the least stable conformer of ethane is ________. [1]

a) 0o b) 60o

c) 120o d) 180o

58. Alkynes when passed through warm ________ in the presence of 1% HgSO4, gives corresponding [1]

aldehydes/ketones.

a) 10% H2SO4 b) 4% H2SO4

c) 40% H2SO4 d) 60% H2SO4

59. Which of the following alkenes exhibits cis-trans isomerism? [1]

a) Pent-1-ene b) 3-Methylpent-2-ene

c) 2-Methylpropene d) 3 -Methylbut-1-ene
60. The ratio of σ and π-bonds in benzene is ________. [1]

a) 2 b) 6

c) 4 d) 8
61. In the following reaction, A and B respectively are: [1]
HB B

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 HBr B

A −−→ C2H5Br −
→A

a) CH3OH, aq. KOH/Δ b) C2H5Cl, aq KOH/Δ

c) C2H4⋅ alc⋅ KOH/Δ d) C2H2, PBr3

62. The reaction of HBr with propene in the presence of organic peroxide gives ________ as the major product. [1]

a) isopropyl bromide b) 1-bromopropene

c) 2-bromopropene d) n-propyl bromide

63. Most reactive compound with respect to sulphonation is ________. [1]

a) chlorobenzene b) nitrobenzene

c) toluene d) benzoic acid

64. Each mole of benzene reacts with ________ moles of chlorine to give hexachlorobenzene. [1]

a) 2 b) 3

c) 6 d) 5
65. Which of the following CORRECTLY represents the increasing order of melting point of the compounds? [1]

a) Propane > n-Butane > n-Pentane > n- b) n-Butane < n-Pentane < Propane < n-
Hexane Hexane

c) n-Butane > n-Pentane > Propane > n- d) Propane < n-Butane < n-Pentane < n-
Hexane Hexane
66. A mixture of ethyl iodide and n-propyl iodide is subjected to Wurtz reaction. The hydrocarbon that will NOT be [1]
formed is _______.

a) n-butane b) n-propane

c) n-hexane d) n-pentane
67. Butane and 2-methylpropane are examples of ________. [1]

a) stereoisomers b) structural isomers

c) tautomers d) geometrical isomers

68. The complete oxidation of alkanes is known as ________. [1]

a) combustion b) halogenation

c) hydrogenation d) pyrolysis
69. But-1-yne and but-2-yne are ________. [1]

a) chain isomers b) geometric isomers

c) stereoisomers d) position isomers

70. The reactivity of halogens toward alkanes follows the order ________. [1]

a) I2 > Br2 > Cl2 > F2 b) CI2 > F2 > Br2 > I2

c) F2 > CI2 > Br2 > I2 d) I2 > Br2 > F2 > Cl2

71. The product Z formed in the series of given reactions is ________. [1]

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 Cr2 O3 , 773 K Fuming H2 SO4

n-Hexane −−−−−−−−→ Y −−−−−−−−→ Z

10−20 atm 373 K

a) toluene b) benzene

c) nitrobenzene d) benzenesulphonic acid

72. Which one of the following compounds is aromatic? [1]

a) Option (i) b) Option (iv)

c) Option (ii) d) Option (iii)

73. A mixture of propene and methane is obtained by the cracking of ________. [1]

a) n-butane b) propyne

c) but-2-ene d) but-1-ene
74. Which of the following is capable of exhibiting geometrical isomerism? [1]

a) But-2-ene b) Ethene

c) methane d) Propene
75. Propane can be obtained from propene, by which of the following methods? [1]

a) Wurtz reaction b) Catalytic hydrogenation

c) Dehydrogenation d) Hydrolysis

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