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Hydrocarbons

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Chapter Questions
27 MCQs

01
PYQ 1980
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
Which of the following will decolourise alkaline solution?
1
2
3
4
02
PYQ 1982
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
The compound with highest boiling point is
1
2 -methyl butane
2
n -pentane
3
2 . 2 -dimethyl propane
4
n-hexane
03
PYQ 1983
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
Which of the following compounds does not dissolve in cone. even on warming?
1
Ethylene
2
Benzene
3
Hexane
4
Aniline
04
PYQ 1983
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
When propyne is treated with aqueous , in the presence of , the product formed is
1
acetone
2
ether
3
aldehyde
4
propanal
05
PYQ 1984
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
Baeyer's reagent is
1
alkaline permanganate solution
2
acidified pennanganate solution
3
neutral permanganate solution
4
aqueous bromine solution
06
PYQ 1985
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
Acidic hydrogen is present in
1
ethyne
2
ethene
3
benzene
4
ethane
07
PYQ 1993
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
Which one of the following has the smallest heat of hydrogenation per mole ?
1
1-butene
2
trans-2-butene
3
cis-2-butene
4
1,3-butadiene
08
PYQ 1997
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
When cyclohexane is poured on water, it floats because
1
cyclohexane is in -boat- form
2
cyclohexane is in -chair- form
3
cyclohexane is in -crown- form
4
cyclohexane is less dense than water
09
PYQ 1998
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
Benzyl chloride can be prepared from toluene by chlorination with
1
2
3
4
NaOCl
10
PYQ 2004
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
2-Hexyne gives trans-2-hexene on treatment with
1
2
3
4
11
PYQ 2004
easy
chemistry ID: jee-adva
2-phenyl propene on acidic hydration, gives
1
2-phenyl-2-propanol
2
2-phenyl-1-propanol
3
3-phenyl-1-propanol
4
1-phenyl-2-propanol
12
PYQ 2006
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
Identify the adduct.
1
2
3
4
13
PYQ 2006
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
What are N and M?
1
6,6
2
6,4
3
4,4
4
3,3
14
PYQ 2009
medium
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The correct statement(s) about the compound is/are
1
The total number of stereoisomers possible for is
2
The total number of diastereomers possible for is
3
If the stereochemistry about the double bond in is trans, the number of enantiomers possible for is
4
If the stereochemistry about the double bond in is cis, the number of enantiomers possible for is
15
PYQ 2010
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
In the Newman projection for -dimethylbutane and can respectively be
1
and
2
and
3
4
16
PYQ 2010
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
The synthesis of -octyne is achieved by adding a bromoalkane into a mixture of sodium amide and an alkyne. The bromoalkane and alkyne respectively are
1
and
2
and
3
and
4
and
17
PYQ 2011
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
Amongst the given options, the compound(s) in which all the atoms are in one plane in all the possible conformations (if any), is/are
1
2
3
4
18
PYQ 2012
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
The number of optically active products obtained from the complete ozonolysis of the given compound, is
1
0
2
1
3
2
4
4
19
PYQ 2014
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
Isomers of hexane, based on their branching, can be divided into three distinct classes as shown in the figure. The correct order of their boiling point is
1
I > II > III
2
III > II > I
3
II > III > I
4
III > I > II
20
PYQ 2017
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
The correct statement(s) for the following addition reactions is(are)
1
and are identical molecules.
2
( and ) and ( and ) are two pairs diastereomers
3
( and ) and ( and ) are two pairs of enantiomers.
4
Bromination proceeds through trans-addition in both the reactions
21
PYQ 2020
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
Which of the following plots is (are) correct for the given reaction? ([P] is the initial concentration of )
the initial concentration of P
1
the initial concentration of P
2
the initial concentration of P
3
the initial concentration of P
4
the initial concentration of P
22
PYQ 2020
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
The Fischer projection of D-erythrose is shown below.
Fischer projection of D-erythrose
D-Erythrose and its isomers are listed as P, Q, R, and S in Column-I. Choose the correct relationship of P, Q, R, and S with D-erythrose from Column II.
Column-IColumn-II
P
D-Erythrose and its isomers
iDiastereomer
Q
D-Erythrose and its isomers
iiIdentical
R
D-Erythrose and its isomers
iiiEnantiomer
S
D-Erythrose and its isomers
1

P→2, Q→3, R→2, S→2

2

P→3, Q→1, R→1, S→2

3

P→2, Q→1, R→1, S→3

4

P→2, Q→3, R→3, S→1

23
PYQ 2021
easy
chemistry ID: jee-adva

The reaction of x g of Sn with HCl quantitatively produced a salt. The entire amount of the salt reacted with y g of nitrobenzene in the presence of the required amount of HCl to produce 1.29 g of an organic salt (quantitatively).
(Use Molar masses (in g mol–1) of H, C, N, O, Cl and Sn as 1, 12, 14, 16, 35 and 119, respectively).

24
PYQ 2021
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
The reaction sequence(s) that would lead to o-xylene as the major product is(are).
1
option A
2
Option B
3

Option C
4
Option D
25
PYQ 2022
easy
chemistry ID: jee-adva
The number of isomeric tetraenes (NOT containing -hybridized carbon atoms) that can be formed from the following reaction sequence is ______.
isomeric tetraenes
26
PYQ 2022
medium
chemistry ID: jee-adva
The number of - (methylene) groups in the product formed from the following reaction sequence is_____
methylene
27
PYQ 2022
easy
chemistry ID: jee-adva
Match the compounds in LIST-I with the observations in LIST-II, and choose the correct option.

LIST-I

LIST-II

IAnilinePSodium fusion extract of the compound on boiling with FeSO4, followed by acidification with conc. H2SO4, gives Prussian blue color.
IIo-CresolQSodium fusion extract of the compound on treatment with sodium nitroprusside gives blood red color.
IIICysteineRAddition of the compound to a saturated solution of NaHCO3 results in effervescence.
IVCoprolactamSThe compound reacts with bromine water to give a white precipitate
TTreating the compound with neutral FeCl3 solution produces violet color.