ECAT Pre Engineering Chemistry Chapter 21 MCQ Test With Answer

Any other aldehyde except formaldehyde on reaction with Grignard's will produce

• Secondary alcohol A
• Primary alcohol B
• Tertiary alcohol C
• Aromatic alcohol D

Alkyl halides on treatment with aqueous KOH give

• Phenol A
• Alcohol B
• Aldehyde C
• Ketone D

Grignard's reagent is

• Alkyl halide A
• Magnesium halide B
• Alkyl magnesium halide C
• Ethereal solution of an alkyl halide D

Reaction of Griganard's reagent with CO₂gives:

• Aldehyde A
• Pri-alcohol B
• Sec-alcohal C
• Carboxylic acid D

Each of the following compounds is effective as a refrigerant. The release of which one of these causes the greatest depletion of the ozone layer

• CCl₂F₂ A
• CH₃OCH₃ B
• CH₃CHF₂ C
• CH₃CH₂CH₃ D

Alcohol can be prepared from Grignard's reagent with an aldehyde: If we start with formaldehyde the product alcohol with be

• Primary A
• Secondary B
• Territory C
• Aromatic D

The order of reactivity of an alkyl halide (R-X) for a particular alkyl group is

• Iodide > bromide > chloride A
• Chloride > bromide > iodide B
• Bromide > chloride > iodide C
• Bromide > iodide > chloride D

Chlorobenzene on heating with aqueous NH₃under pressure in the presence of cuprous chloride gives

• Benzamide A
• Nitrobenzene B
• Aniline C
• Chloroaminobenzene D

Steps in SN , reactions are:

• One A
• Two B
• Three C
• Four D

If Grignard reagent is allowed to react with another alkyl halide the main product is

• An alkane A
• Cyclo alkane B
• Alkyne C
• An alkene D

Iodoethane reacts with sodium in ether, the product formed is

• Pentene A
• Propyne B
• Butene C
• Butane D

When an alcohol reacts with SOCI₂an alkyl halide is formed. What are two other products

• SO₂and HCI A
• SI₂and H₂O B
• HCI and H₂O C
• H₂S and HCI D

Carbon atom holding halogen in aryl halides is

• sp²-hybridesed A
• sp³-hybridesed B
• sp-hybridesed C
• sp³d-hybridesed D

Action of Zn with alkyl halides in the presence of an inert solvent forms higher alkanes. This reaction is known as

• Wurtz reaction A
• Frankland's reaction B
• Cannizaro reaction C
• Kalobe's reaction D

What is the total number of different chloroethanes of formula C₂H_6-nCl_npossible (n may be 1 to 6)

• 6 A
• 8 B
• 9 C
• 10 D

Replacement of Cl of Chlorobenzene to give phenol requires drastic conditions but chlorine of 2, 4-Dinitrochlorobenzene is readily replaced because

• NO₂makes the electron rich ring at ortho and para positions A
• NO₂withdraws electrons at metaposition B
• NO₂donate electrons at m-position C
• NO₂withdraws electrons at ortho and para position D

Butanenitrile is formed by reaction of KCN with

• Propyl alcohol A
• Butyl chloride B
• Butyl alcohol C
• Propyl Chloride D

• Condensation A
• Electrophilic substitution B
• Free radical substitution C
• Nucleophilic substitution D

Which of the following chlorocompounds is heat easily hydrolysed by hydorxide ion to give the product indicated

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Which of the following compounds gives trichoromethane on distilling with bleaching power?

• Methanal A
• Phenol B
• Ethanol C
• methanol D

Which of the following reagent cannot be used for preparing alkyl chloride from alcohol?

• HCl + anhyd. Zncl₂ A
• NaCl B
• PCl₅ C
• SOCl₂ D

• 2-bromo-3-methylbutane A
• 3-methyl-2-bromobutane B
• 2-methyl-3-bromobutane C
• All of these D

On warming with silver powder,chloroform is converted into

• Acetylene A
• Hexachloroethane B
• 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane C
• ethylene D

• Electrophilic substitution A
• Free radical reduction B
• Isomerisation C
• Nucleophilic substitution D

Catalyst in the reaction ROH + SOCl₂-------> RCL+SO₂+HCl is:

• ZnCl₂ A
• Pyridine B
• H₂SO₄ C
• Either D

S_N1 reaction of alkylhalides leads to

• Retention of configuration A
• Recemisation B
• Inversion of configuration C
• None of these D

Grignad reagent is reactive due to

• The presence of halogen atom A
• The presence of Mg atom B
• The polarity of C - Mg bond C
• None of above D

Which of the following compounds could be prepared by reacting bromoethane with KCN and then reducing the product

• CH₃CH₃ A
• CH₃CH₂NH₂ B
• CH₃CH₂CH₂NH₂ C
• CH₃CH₂CH₃ D

Aryl halides are less reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reactions as compared to alkyl halides due to

• The formation of less stable carbonium ion A
• Resonance stabilization B
• Larger carbon-halogen bond C
• The inductive effect D

A reaction in which an atom or a group of atoms replaces an atom or a group of atoms in the molecule of a substance is known as

• Addition reaction A
• Condensation reaction B
• Elimination reaction C
• Substitution reaction D