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1. The number of primary, secondary and teritiary carbons in the following structures are respectively

(1) 6, 3, 3 (2) 3, 6, 3 (3) 3, 6, 3 (4) 3, 2, 1

2 3
2. Which of the following compound has sp, sp and sp hybrid carbon atoms

(1) (2) CH3–CH=CH–CH=CH2

(3) CH 3  C  C  C  CH (4) CH 2  CH  C  CH
2 2
3. The number of sp – sp hybrid  bonds in the following compound is

(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 6

4. How many types C – C bond are present is the following compound

(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4

5. How many types of chemically different replaceable H atoms are present in the following compound.

(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 6

6. How many  and bond are present in ethylene
(1) 5, 1 (2) 3, 3 (3) 2, 4 (4) 4, 2
7. Which type of hybridisation of each carbon have in the following compounds
(a) CH3Cl (b) (CH3)2CO (c) CH3CN (d) HCONH2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 3 2 3 2
(1) sp sp & sp sp & sp sp
2 3 3
(2) sp sp & sp sp & sp sp2
(3) sp3 sp3 & sp2 sp3 & sp sp2
(4) sp2 sp3 & sp sp3 & sp2 sp
8. Which of the following is not a member of homologues series
(1) ethene (2) 1-butene (3) propene (4) 2-butyne

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9. The alicyclic compound is
(1) cyclohexane (2) benzene (3) pyrrole (4) hexane
10. The group of heterocyclic compound is
(1) phenol, furan (2) furan, thiophene (3) thiophene, phenol (4) furan, aniline
11. IUPAC name of (CH3)2CHCH(CH3)2 is –
(1) 2, 2-dimethylbutane (2) 2, 3-dimethylbutane (3) 2, 4-dimethylbutane (4) 1-methylpentane

12. IUPAC name of compound is %

(1) 2-chloro-3-methyl-7-bromoheptane (2) 7-bromo-2-chloro-7-methylheptane

(3) 1-bromo-5-methyl-6-chloroheptane (4) 1-bromo-6-chloro-5-methyl heptane
13. IUPAC name of tert-butyl chloride is
(1) 2-echloro-2-methylbutane (2) chlorobutane
(3) 2-chlorobutane (4) 2-chloro-2-methylpropane
14. What is the correct chemical formula for 1, 2-dichloro tetrafluoroethane?

(1) (2) (3) (4)

15. The IUPAC name of [(CH3)3C]4C is

(1) tetra-t-butyl methane (2) 3, 3-bis (1, 1-dimethyl ethyl)-2, 2, 4, 4-tetramethyl pentane
(3) tetra kis (1, 1-diemethylethyl) methane (4) tetraneobutyl methane
16. CH2 = CH – is called as :
(1) isoethyl (2) etheyl (3) t-ethyl (4) Amyl
17. Which IUPAC name is incorrect -
(1) 2, 2-diethylbutene (2) 3-ethynylpenta-1, 4-diene

(3) HC  C  CH  CH 2 butenyne (4) isUV-3-bZu-1-vkbu

18. The IUPAC name of is

(1) 6, 6-dibromoheptane-2-ol (2) 2, 2-dibromoheptan-6-ol

(3) 6, 6-dibromoheptan-2-al (4) none

19. The IUPAC name of is -

(1) 1-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid (2) 1-methyl-3-hydroxypentanoic acid

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(3) 4-hydroxy-2-methylpentanoic acid (4) 4-carboxypentanol-2
20. The IUPAC name for CH2 = CHCN is
(1) Vinyl cyanide (2) Cyanoethene
(3) Acrylonitrile (4) Prop-2-enenitrile
21. Which of the following represents neopentyl alcohol?
(1) CH3CH(CH3)CH2CH2OH (2) (CH3)3.C.CH2OH
(3) CH3CH2CH2CH2OH (4) CH3CH2CH(OH)CH2
22. All the following IUPAC names are correct except :
(1) 1-chloro-1-ethoxypropane (2) 1-amino-1-ethoxypropane
(3) 1-ethoxy-2-propanol (4) 1-ethoxy-1-propanamine
23. The correct name of ethoxy methane is -
(1) methoxy ethane (2) methyloxy eethane (3) ethyl methyloxy (4) all are correct
24. Which of the following is a primary alkyl halide?
(1) C6H5CHClCH3 (2) CH3CHClCH2CH3 (3) (CH3)2CHCH2Cl (4) (CH3)3CCl
25. Which of the following compound is wrongly named?
(1) 2-chloropentanoic acid

(2) 2-methylhex-3-enoic acid

(3) CH3CH2CH=CHCOCH3 hex-3-en-2-one

(4) 4-methylpentanla

26. The IUPAC name of acetyl acetone is -

(1) 2, 5-pentane dione (2) 2, 4-pentane dione (3) 2, 4-hexane dione (4) 2, 4-butane dione
27. The IUPAC name of is

(1) N-methyl-N-ethylethyl amine (2) diethyl methyl amine

(3) N-ethyl-N-methyl ethanamine (4) methyl diethyl amine
28. Which of the following is the first member of ester homologous series?
(1) ethyl ethanoate (2) methyl ethanoate (3) methyl ethanoate (4) ethyl ethanoate

29. The IUPAC name of is –

(1) phenyl ethanone (2) methyl phenyl ketone(3) acetophenone (4) phenyl methyl ketone

30. The IUPAC name of is –

(1) 1-phenyl-1- acetyloxyethane (2) 1-acetoxythylbenzene

(3) 1-phenylethyl ethanoate (4) 1- methylbenzyl acetate
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31. The incorrect IUPAC name of

(1) 3-bromo-5-chloro-1-methylcyclohexanol

(2) 2-phenylpropanoic acid

(3) 1-ethyl-2-methylcyclopent-1-ene

(4) 2-methylcyclohex-3-en-1-ol

32. Which option is not match correctly –

(1) 3-methylenecyclohexane-1-carbonyl chloride

(2) 6-methycyclohex-2-ene-1-carboxamide

(3) N-methyl-2-cyclohexylethanamide

(4) benzoyl bromide

33. Which option is not match correctly for IUPAC baming

(1) CH3COOCH3 Methyl methanoate
(2) CH3 – OOC – CH2 – COOH 2-methoxy carbonylethanoic acid
(3) CH3 – COO – CH2 – COOH 2-ethanoyloxyethanoic acid
(4) CH3 – OOC – CH2 – CH2 – COOCH3 Dimethyl butanedioate

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34. Amongest the following, the acceptable name as per IUPAC nomenclature is –
(1) pent-4-en-1-yne (2) pent-1-en-4-yne
(3) 2,2-dimethyl-4-ethylpentane (4) 3-hydroxybutan-1-ol

35. Which if the correct name for

(1) spiro [2.2.0] hexane (2) bycyclo [2.2] hexane

(3) bicyclo [2.2.0] butane (4) bicyclo [2.2.0] hexane
36. Which name is incorrect matched for the respective structures :
(1) 3-ethyl bicyclo [4, 4, 0] decane (2) bicyclo [3, 3,1] nonane
(3) bicyclo [2, 1, 0] pentane (4) bicyclo [4, 2, 2] octane
37. Which name is incorrect for the respective structures :

(1) bicyclo [1, 1, 1] pentane (2) spiro [4, 3] nonane

(3) 2-chlorospiro [4, 5] decane (4) 2, 6, 6-trimethylbicyclo (3,1, 1) hept-2-ene

38. Isomers have identical

(1) Structural formula (2) chemical properties (3) molecular formula (4) physical properties
39. Compounds with same molecular formula but differnt structural formula are called.
(1) Isomers (2) Isotopes (3) Isobars (4) Isoelectronic
40. Which of the following pairs of compounds are chain isomers -
(1) isobutyl alcohol & s-pentyl alcohol (2) isobutyl alcohol & t-butyl alcohol
(3) secpentyl alcohol & neopentyl alchol (4) ethyl alcohol & ethylene glycol
41. Examine the relation between the following pairs of compounds

(I) (II) (III)

(1) all I, II, III are identical (2) all I, II, III are isomers
(3) I, II are identical, III is isomer (4) I is identical and II, III are isomer
42. A position isomer of 2-pentanone is -
(1) 3-pentanone (2) 3-methyl-2-butanone (3) 1-pentanal (4) 2, 2-dimethylpropanal
43. Total number of position isomers of dimethyl cyclohexane is -
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5
44. o-Cresol & benzyl alcohol are -
(1) functional isomers (2) position isomers
(3) chain isomers (4) all the above

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45. Which of the following pair of compounds are functional isomers

(1) & (2) &

(3) & (4) &

46. How many structural isomers are possible for C2H4Br2

(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4
47. Monocarboxylic acids are functional isomers of -
(1) Alchols (2) ethers (3) esters (4) aldehydes & ketones
48. CH3CONH2 & HCONHCH3 are called
(1) position isomers (2) chain isomers (3) tautomers (4) functional isomers
49. Which of the following pair of compounds are not isomers
(1) propyne & cyclopropene (2) propyne & propadiene
(3) propene & cyclopropene (4) 1-propanol and methyoxyethane
50. Saturated acyclic ethers are isomeric with -
(1) Aldehydes (2) Ketones
(3) both aldehydes & ketones a (4) Alcohols
51. The compound, (CH3)3 C – NH2 is a
(1) primary amine (2) secondary amine (3) tertiary amine (4) quaternary ammonium salt
52. How many primary amines are possible for the formula C4H11N?
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4
53. The compound C4H10O can show
(1) Metamerism (2) Functional isomerism(3) positional isomerism (4) all the above
54. The correct relationship among the following pairs of given compounds is -

(I) (II) (III)

(I, II) (II, III)

(1) functional isomers metamers
(2) metamers functional isomers
(3) metamers metamers
(4) functional isomers functional isomers
55. Stereoisomers have different
(1) molecular formula (2) structural formula (3) configuration (4) molecular mass
56. Which compound can show geometrical isomerism?
(1) CH3CH=C(CH3)2 (2) CH3CH=CH2 (3) CH3CH=CHCH3 (4) (CH3)2C=(CH3)2
57. Which can shows the cis-trans isomerism :
(1) ClCH2CH2Cl (2) Cl 2 C  CH 2 (3) Cl 2 C  CCl 2 (4) ClCH = CHCl

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58. Among the given compounds identify the pair of geometerical isomers :

(I) (II) (III) (IV)

(1) I & II (2) I & III (3) II & IV (4) III & IV
59. Geometrical isomerism is shown by :

(1) (2) (3) (4)

60. Which of the following compounds does not have geometerical isomers :
(1) 2-pentenoic acid (2) 2-butenoic acid (3) 3-pentenoic acid (4) 3-butenoic acid
61. Which of the following compound can show geometerical isomerism

(1) (2) (3) (4)

62. Which of the following compound can not show geometrical isomerism?

(1) (2) (3) (4)

63. Which of the following will show cis-trans isomerism :

(1) (2) (3) (4)

64. Identify (Z) - 2 - pentene

(1) (2) (3) (4)

65. Which of the following is a syn isomer -

(1) (2) (3) (4)

66. How many positional isomers of Decene show geometerical isomerism

(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5
67. The number of geometerical isomers of
CH3CH=CH–CH=CH–CH=CHCl
(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 6 (4) 8

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68. The total number of geometrical isomers possible in following compound is :

(1) 4 (2) 6 (3) 3 (4) 2

69. The number of geometrical isomers of a compound is
(1) 4 (2) 3 (3) 2 (4) 5
70. Carbonyl compounds react with NH2OH forming oximes. Which carbonyl compound does not show geometrical
isomerism on reaction with NH2OH?

(1) (2) (3) (4)

71. Which of the following will form only one oxime on reaction with NH2OH solution?

(1) I, II (2) II (3) I, IV (4) II, III, IV

72. Out of the given two isomers which property of second is greater than first.

(I) (II)

(1) dipole moment (2) boiling point (3) solubility in H2O (4) melting point
73. Following geometrical isomers physical property correct relationship is

&

dipole moment boiling point melting point stability

(1) I > II I > II II > I I > II
(2) II > I II > I II > I II > I
(3) I > II I > II I > II I > II
(4) II > I II > I I > II I > II
74. Out of the following compounds, which will have a zero dipole moment?
(1) 1, 1-dichloro ethylene (2) cis 1, 2-dichloro ethylene
(3) trans 1, 2-dichloro ethylene (4) trans 1,2-dichloro propene
75. In which of the following first one has higher dipolemoment than second?

(1) , (2) ,

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(3) , (4) ,

76. Chiral molecules are those which are -

(1) superimpossable on their mirror image (2) not superimpossable on their mirror image
(3) unstable molecules (4) capable of showing geometerical isomerism
77. Number of chiral carbon atoms in the compound w, x, y & z respectively would be :

(1) 3, 0, 2, 1 (2) 2, 1, 0, 1 (3) 3, 1, 2, 1 (4) 1, 1, 2, 0

78. Which of the following compounds possesses a chiral centre :

(1) (2) (3) (4)

79. will shows

(1) geometrical isomerism only (2) optical isomerism only

(3) geometrical & optical isomerism (4) neither geometrical nor optical isomerism
80. The molecule 3-penten-2-ol can exhibit –
(a) optical isomerism (b) geometrical isomerism (c) metamerism (d) tautomerism
The correct answer is
(1) a and b (2) a and c (3) b and c (4) a and d
81. Which of the following isomerism is not shown by compounds having molecular formula C 4H10O
(1) metamerism (2) position isomerism (3) geometrical isomerism(4) optical isomerism
82. Which of the following amine is optically active

(1) CH3NH2 (2) CH3NHCH3 (3) (4) sec-butylamine

83. Which of the following compounds exhibits stereoisomerism

(1) 2-methylbutene-1 (2) 3-methylbutyne-1 (3) 3-methylbutanoic acid(4) 2-methylbutanoic acid
84. Which of the following is an optically active compound
(1) 1-butanol (2) 1-propanol (3) 2-chlorobutane (4) 4-hydroxyheptane

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85. Meso form of tartaric acid is
(1) dextrorotatory (2) laevorotatory
(3) neither laevo not dextro rotatory due to internal compensation
(4) a mixture of equal quantities of dextro and leavorotatory forms
86. The following two compounds are

and

(1) enantiomers (2) diastereomers (3) identical (4) epimers

87. Stereo isomers which are not mirror image of each other, are called
(1) enantiomers (2) tautomers (3) metamers (4) diastereomers
88. The structure shows

(1) geometrical isomerism (2) optical isomerism

(3) geometrical and optical isomerism (4) None
89. Which of the following compound has 'S' configuration

(1) (2) (3) (4)

90. The correct configuration assigned for given compound

(1) 2R, 3R (2) 2S, 3S (3) 2R, 3S (4) 2S, 3R

91. Which of the following compound has 'D' configuration

(1) (2) (3) (4)

92. represents the Fischer projection formula

(1) D (2) L (3) d (4) l

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93. The correct IUPAC name of D-glucose is

(1) (2D, 3D, 4L, 5D) 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-pentahydroxyhexanal

(2) D-2, 3, 4, 5, 6-pentahydroxyhexanal
(3) 6-oxo-(2D, 3L, 4D, 5D)- 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-pentahydroxohexane
(4) (2D, 3L, 4D, 5D) - 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-pentahydroxyhexanal
94. A recemic mixture contains dextrorotatory and laevorotatory isomers in the proportion
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 1 : 1 (3) 1 : 5 (4) 3 : 1
95. Which of the following is not true for maleic acid and fumaric acid
(1) configurational isomers(2) stereo isomers (3) Z and E isomers (4) optical isomers
96. Consider the following organic compound

To make it a chiral compound, the attack should be on carbon atom no

(1) 1 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 7
97. Which of the following pairs of structures represent enantiomers

(1) rFkk (2) rFkk

(3) rFkk (4) rFkk

98. Which one among the following is not diastereomeric pair

(1) I and III (2) I and II (3) II and III (4) I and IV

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99. The number of optically active stereoisomers possible for butane -2, 3-diol
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4
100. How many stereoisomers are there for tartaric acid
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 8
101. How many stereoisomers (geometrical and optical) are possible for the following compound
CH3CH = CHCH2CH(OH)COOH
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4
102. The eclipsed and stanggered conformation of ethane is due to
(1) free rotation about C–C single bond (2) restricted rotation about C–C single bond
(3) absence of rotation about C–C bond (4) None
103. The two structures I and II represents

(1) configuration isomers (2) stereoisomers (3) constitutional isomers (4) identical
104. In the complete rotation of butane from 0° to 360° the gauche (straggered) conformation appears
(1) onec (2) twice (3) thrice (4) four times
105. Which of the following is associated with Torsional strain
(1) Repulsion between bond pair of electrons (2) inductive effect
(3) bond angle strain (4) attraction of opposite charges
106. In the given conformation C2 is rotated about C2 – C3 bond anticlockwise by an angle of 120º then the conformation
obtained is

(1) fully eclipsed conformation (2) partially eclipsed conformation

(3) gauche conformation (4) staggered conformation
107. The pair of structures given below represent

(1) enantiomers (2) diastereomers (3) structural isomers (4) conformational isomers

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108. In the following structures, which two forms are staggered conformation of ethane

(1) 1 and 4 (2) 2 and 3 (3) 1 and 2 (4) 1 and 3

109. The stucture I and II are

(1) conformational diastereomers (2) configurational enantiomers

(3) configurational diastereomers (4) identical
110. The most stable conformation of ethylene glycol is
(1) anti (2) gauche (3) partially eclipsed (4) fully eclipsed
111. In the energy diagram-dihedral angle of the conformations of ethane, the staggered forms are found at
(1) the crests (2) the troughts
(3) any point between crests and troughs (4) on slternate crests
112. The correct order of stability of various conformers of 2-fluoroethanol is
(1) anti> gauche>fully eclipsed>partially eclipsed
(2) gauche> anti> partially eclipsed> fully eclipsed
(3) anti > partially eclipsed>fully eclipsed<gauche
(4) fully eclipsed>partially eclipsed>gauche>anti
113. Incorrect about the compounds I, II, III is

(1) I and II are diastereomers (2) I and III are identical

(3) II & III are diastereomers (4) I and II are optically active

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114. Select the correct statements
(1) eclipsed and staggered ethanes give different products on reaction with chlorine in presence of light
(2) the confotmational isomers can be isolated at room temperature
(3) torsional strain in ethane is minimum at dihedral angles 60°, 180° and 300°
(4) steric strain is minimum in staggered gauche form of n-butane
115. Which of the following hydrocarbons give same product in hydrogenation
(1) 2-methyl hex-1-ene and 3-methyl hex-3-ene
(2) 3-ethyl hex-1-en-4-yne and 2-methylhept-2-en-4-yne
(3) 3-ethylcycloprop-1-ene and 1,2-dimethylcycloprop-1-ene
(4) 2-methylbut-2-ene and 3-methylbut-1-ene

EXERCISE -1 [ANSWER-SHEET]
Qus. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. 2 1 2 2 3 1 3 4 1 2 2 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 3 4
Qus. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. 2 2 1 3 2 2 3 3 1 3 3 4 1 2 4 4 2 3 1 3
Qus. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. 3 1 3 1 1 2 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 2 4
Qus. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
Ans. 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 3 1 4 2 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 3 1
Qus. 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
Ans. 3 4 4 3 3 1 4 2 3 4 3 1 4 2 4 2 2 1 2 2
Qus. 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115
Ans. 4 1 3 2 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 4 3 4

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E X ER C I S E - 2
1. How many  &bonds are present in CH3COOH
(1) 1, 7 (2) 5, 2 (3) 7, 1 (4) 3, 2
2. A vincinal diol has two alcoholic groups -
(1) On the same carbon (2) On adjacent carbon atoms
(3) On alternate carbon atoms (4) Anywhere along the carbon chain
3. The IUPAC name of glycerine is -
(1) Glycerol (2) 1, 2-Ethanediol
(3) propane-1, 2, 3- triol (4) 1, 2, 3-Trihydroxypropane
4. Phenol is also called :
(1) Salicylic acid (2) Benzyl alcohol (3) Carbolic acid (4) Salol
5. Picric acid is a yellow coloured compound. Its chemical is :
(1) Trinitrobenzene (2) 2, 4, 6-trinitrophenol
(3) Trinitrotoluene (4) Trinitroaniline
6. CH 3  CH  CH  C  CH has IUPAC name :
(1) pent-2-ene-4-yne (2) pent-4-yne-2-ene (3) pent-1-yne-3-ene (4) pent-3-ene-1-yne

7. The IUPAC name of the compound

(1) 1, 1-dimethylbutane-1, 3-diol (2) 1, 3, 3-trimethylpropane-1, 3-diol

(3) 2-methylpentane-2, 4-diol (4) 1, 3, 3-trimethyl-1, 3-propanediol
8. The IUPAC name of is -

(1) 6-chloro-4-ethyl-5-methylhept-5-en-1-yne
(2) 6-chloro-4-ethyl-5-methylhept-1-yn-1-ene
(3) 2-chloro-4-ethyl-3-methylhept-2-en-6-yne
(4) 2-chloro-4-ethyl-3-methylhept-6-yn-2-ene

9. The correct name for the compound

(1) 2-Bromo-5-hydroxyhexanal (2) 1-bromo-4-hydroxypentanal
(3) 2-hydroxy-5-bromohexanal (4) none of these

10. The IUPAC name of is -

(1) N-cyclohexylbenzamide
(2) N-phenyl-N-cyclohexylmethanamide
(3) N-phenylcyclohexanecarboxamide
(4) N-cyclohexenyl-N-phenylmethanamide

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11. The correct structure for the compound Hept-3-en-5-yne-2-one is -

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

12. IUPAC name of the following compound is -

(1) N, N-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxamide (2) N-methylcyclopropanamide

(3) cyclopropionamide (4) none of the above
13. The IUPAC name of the compound is -

(1) 1, 2, 3-Tricyanopropane (2) 3-Cyanopentane -1, 5-dinitrile

(3) propane-1, 2, 3-tricarbonitrile (4) propane-1, 2, 3-tricarbylamine.
14. Indicate the wrongly named compound
(1) (4-methyl-1-pentanal)

(2) (4-methyl-2-pentyn-1-oic acid)

(3) (2-methyl-1-pentanoic acid)

(4) (3-hexen-5-one)
15. An organic compound X (molecular C6H7O2N) has six carbon atoms in a ring system, two double bonds and a nitro
group as substituent, X is -
(1) Homocyclic but not aromatic (2) Aromatic but not homocyclic
(3) Homocyclic and aromatic (4) Heterocyclic and aromatic
16. How many structure isomers could be obtained from the alkane C6H14 ?
(1) 4 (2) 5 (3) 6 (4) 7
17. The compound which is not isomeric with diethyl ether is -
(1) n-propyl methyl ether (2) butanol-1
(3) 2-methyl propan-1-ol (4) butanone
18. The number of dihydric phenols possible with the molecular formula C6H6O2 is -
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5
19. Structural isomers possible for C4H8Br2 are -
(1) 9 (2) 8 (3) 7 (4) 6

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20. What is true for 1, 2-pentadiene-
(1) it is functional isomers of pentyne
(2) it is position isomer of pentyne
(3) it is chain isomer of 3-methyl-1-butyne
(4) it is metamer of cyclopentene gS
21. Which of the following is not as isomer of allyl alcohol
(1) acetone (2) 1-propanol (3) 1, 2-epoxyproane (4) cyclopropanol
22. Total number of structure isomers of C4H10O is :
(1) 7 (2) 4 (3) 3 (4) 8
23. The lowest molecular weith alkane, which is optically active :
(1) 3-Methylhexane (2) 2,3-Dimethylbutane (3) 2,3,3-Trimethylbutane(4) 2-Methylhexane
24. How many acids and esters are possible for the compound with molecular formula C 4H8O2
(1) Two acids + Two esters (2) Two acids + Four esters
(3) Four acids + Two esters (4) Three acids + Three esters
25. The formula C3H6O2 represents
(1) Methyl ethanoate (2) Propanoic acid (3) Ethyl methanoate (4) All the three above
26. How many isomers of C5H11OH will be primary alcohols?
(1) 4 (2) 5 (3) 3 (4) 2
27. Which of the following shows cic-trans isomerism :
(1) 2-butyne (2) 2-butene (3) 2-butanol (4) 2-chloro-2-phenylethene
28. Which can not show geometrical isomerism?
(1) H2N2 (2) 1-chloro-2-phenylethene

(3) (4) HO–N = N–OH

29. The two compounds given below are :

(1) enantiomer (2) identical (3) meso compound (4) diastereomers

30. Total number of stereoisomers of compound is :

(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 6 (4) 8

31. Total number of stereoisomers in above compound is :

(1) 6 (2) 4 (3) 8 (4) 16

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32. Total number of stereoisomers in above compound is :

(1) 6 (2) 4 (3) 8 (4) 16

33. The absolute configuration of the following compound is :

(1) 2 S, 3 R (2) 2 S, 3 S (3) 2 R, 3 S (4) 2 R, 3 R

34. Compound & are -

(1) enantiomers (2) diastereomers (3) identical (4) none

35. In [18]-crown-6, the number of oxygen atom is :
(1) 18 (2) 6 (3) 12 (4) 24
36. The total number of ketones (including optical isomers) with the molecular formula C 6H12O is :
(1) 4 (2) 5 (3) 6 (4) 7
37. Which of the following statements is not correct -
(1) Enantiomers are Eessentially chiral and optically active
(2) Diastereomers are not neccesarily chiral and optically active
(3) All geometrical isomers are diastereomers
(4) All diastereomers are chiral and optically active
38. How many meso steroisomers are possible for 2, 3, 4-pentanetriol :
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4)dksbZugha
39. The total number of isomers for C4H8 is
(1) 5 (2) 6 (3) 7 (4) 8
40. The total number of isomeric alcohols with the molecular formula C4H9OH is
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5
41. The number of possible open chain (acyclic) isomeric compounds for molecular formula C 5H10 would be
(1) 8 (2) 7 (3) 6 (4) 5

42. If optical rotation produced by is + 36° then that produced by is

(1) –36° (2) 0° (3) +36° (4) unpredictable

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43. Which of the following pair of isomers can not be separated by fractional crystallisation or distillation -
(1) Maleic acid & Fumaric acid (2) (+)– Tartaric acid & meso - tartaric acid
(3) vkSj NH2N–CH2–CH2–COOH(4) (+)– lactic acid & (–) –lactic acid

44. The Baeyer's angle strain is expected to be maximum in -

(1) cyclodecane (2) cyclopentane (3) cyclobutane (4) cycloproane
45. In the Newmann projection formula of the least stable staggered form of n-butane, which of the following reason is
the cause of its unstability?
(1) vander-waal's strain (2) torsional strain (3) combination of both (4) none
46. Which of the following is an achiral molecule?

(1) (2) (3) (4)

47. Which of the following compounds does not show phenotic properties :

(1) (2) (3) (4)

48. monochloro structural isomers for compound C5H10 how many pairs of
geometerical isomers are possible
(1) 1 pair (2) 2 pair (3) 3 pair (4) No pair

EXERCISE -2 [ANSWER-SHEET]
Qus. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. 3 2 3 3 2 4 3 1 1 3 4 1 3 4 1 2 4 2 1 1
Qus. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. 2 1 1 2 4 4 1 3 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 4
Qus. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
Ans. 3 2 4 4 1 1 1 1

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