ECAT Pre Engineering Chemistry Chapter 22 MCQ Test With Answer

Ethylene reacts will 1% cold alkaline KMnO₄to give

• Oxalic acid A
• Acetone B
• Ethylene glycol C
• Formaldehyde D

Which of the following is produced when an aqueous solution of butan-2-ol is refluxed with dil acidified KMnO₄

• Butanol A
• Butanoic acid B
• Butanone C
• Butane D

The strongest acid among the following aromatic compound is

• Ortho-nitrophenol A
• Para-chlorophenol B
• Para-nitrophenol C
• Meta-nitrophenol D

Which of the following groups will increase the acidity of phenol?

• -NO₂ A
• -CN B
• -X (halogens) C
• All D

Which compound has the maximum repulsion with water?

• C₆H₆ A
• C₂H₅OH B
• CH₃CH₂CH₂OH C
• CH₃----O---CH₃ D

When phenol is reduced in the presence of Zn dust, we get

• Cyclohexene A
• Cyclohexane B
• Benzene C
• Benzyne D

On heating glycerol with conc. Sulphuric acid a compound with unpleasant odour is obtained. The compound is

• Methyl alcohol A
• Formic acid B
• Prop-2-enal C
• Glycerol sulphate D

An alcohol with molecular formula C_nH_2n+1OH has a chiral carbon atom but does not react with MnO^-₄/H⁺what is the least number of carbon atoms such an alcohol could possess

• 5 A
• 6 B
• 7 C
• 8 D

Ethyl alcohol is industrially prepared from ethylene by

• permanganate oxidation A
• Catalytic reduction B
• Absorbing in H₂SO₄followed by hydrolysis C
• Fermentation D

Organic acid without a carboxylic acid group is

• Ascorbic acid A
• Vinegar B
• Oxalic acid C
• Picric acid D

Which of the following cannot be produced by acidic dehydration of alcohols?

• Ethers A
• Aldehyde B
• Alkyl Hydrogen sulphate C
• Alkene D

Which of the following compound is obtained on passing ethanol vapours on heated Al₂O₃?

• Ethylether A
• Acetone B
• Ethane C
• Ethanol D

The reaction of aromatic acyl chloride and phenol in the presence of a base NaOH or pyridine is called

• Kolbe's reaction A
• Perkin's reaction B
• Sandmeyer's reaction C
• Schotten Baumann reaction D

Methanol and ethanol can be distinguished by

• Iodoform test A
• Iucas test B
• Dichromate/H₂SO₄oxidation test C
• Flame test D

Which of the following is correct?

• Reduction of any aldehyde gives secondary alcohol A
• Reaction of vegetable oil with H₂SO₄gives glycerine B
• Alcoholic iodine with NaOH gives iodoform C
• Sucrose on reaction with NaCl gives invert sugar D

Picric acid is

• 2, 4, 6-Trinitrotoluene A
• 2, 4, 6-Tribomoethanol B
• 2, 4,6-Trinitrophenol C
• Para-Nitrophenol D

If an electrophile attacks then ______ bond breaks first

• C - H A
• O - H B
• C - O C
• None of these D

General formula of alcohol is:

• ROH A
• Ar-OH B
• R-O-R C
• Ph-OH D

Which of the following is the most suitable method for removing the traces of water from ethanol?

• Reacting with Na metal A
• Passing dry HCl through it B
• Distilling it C
• Reacting with Mg D

Phenol is a weak acid. The correct order of acid strength of carboxylic acid, phenol and alcohol is

• Carboxylic acid > phenol > alcohol A
• Carboxylic acid > alcohol > phenol B
• Phenol > carboxylic acid > alcohol C
• Alcohol > phenol > carboxylic acid D

A compound is soluble in conc. H₂SO₄, it does not decolourise bromine in carbon tetrachloride but is oxidized by chromic anhydride in aqueous sulphuric acid within two seconds, turning orange solution to blue, green and then opaque. The original compound is

• Primary alcohol A
• Tertiary alcohol B
• alkene C
• ether D

Na reacts with phenol to produce

• H₂gas A
• Benzene B
• CO₂gas C
• CO gas D

Either, an organic compound has close resemblance in structure and thus a derivative of:

• Water A
• Oxides of lithium B
• Oxides of magnisium C
• Oxides of aluminium D

The boiling point of glycerol is more than propanal because of

• Hybridisation A
• H-bonding B
• Resonance C
• All these factors D

Primary and secondary alcohols on action of red hot copper give

• Aldehydes and ketones respectilvely A
• ketones and aldehydes respectively B
• Only aldehydes C
• Only ketones D

Which compound is more soluble in water

• C₂H₅OH A
• Benzene B
• CH₃OCH₃ C
• Hexane D

• Aqueous bromine A
• Dilute HNO₃ B
• Dilute HCI C
• CH₃COCI D

Alcohols react with carboxylic acid to produce the class of compounds known as

• Grignard's reagent A
• Esters B
• Amides C
• None of these D

Which of the following is known as wood spirit

• Ethyl alcohol A
• Propyl alcohol B
• Methyl alcohol C
• Butyl alcohol D

How many secondary alcoholic groups are present in the structure of glucose OHC CHOH CHOHCH OH CHOH CH₂OH

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 3 C
• 4 D