ECAT Pre Engineering Chemistry Chapter 23 MCQ Test With Answer

Acetal is produced by reacting alcohol in the presence of dry HCl with

• Acetaldehyde A
• Ketone B
• Ether C
• Carboxylic acid D

In 1903 Arthur Lapeworth became the first chemist to investigate a reaction mechanism. The reaction he investigated was that of hydrogen cyanide with propanone. What do we now call the mechanism of this reaction

• Electrophilic addition A
• Electrophilic substitution B
• Nucleophilic addition C
• Nucleophilic substitution D

Which compound would undergo nucleophilic addition

• Ethene, C₂H₄ A
• Bromoethane, C₂H₅Br B
• Ethanal, CH₃CHO C
• Ethane, C₂H₆ D

In formadaldehyde and KOH are heated then we get

• Acetylene A
• Methane B
• Methyl alcohol C
• Ethyl formate D

For which one of the following pairs of compounds can the members be distinguished by means of Tollen's test

• HCHO and CH₃CHO A
• CH₃CHO and CH₃COCH B
• CH₃COCH₃and C₆H₅COCH₃ C
• CH₃COOH and CH₃COOCH₃ D

The catalytic prmoter used for the industrial preparation of acetaldehyde is

• PdCI₂ A
• CuCI₂ B
• Pd + CaCI₂ C
• None of these D

In aldol condensation reaction, a double bond is formed between ______ and ______ carbon atoms

• αandβ A
• αandα B
• αand Y C
• None of these D

Which is not true about acetophenone?

• Reacts to form 2,4-dintrophenyl hydrazine A
• Reacts with Tollen's reagent to form silver mirror B
• Reacts with I₂/NaOH to form iodoform C
• On oxidation with alkaline KMnO₄followed by hydrolysis gives benzoic acid D

Carboxyl compounds have functional group:

• R-C-X A
• R-CH=O B
• RCOR C
• All D

Compounds X, Y and Z, all react with PCI₅to release hydrogen chloride, but only one of them reacts eith 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine reagent. Which one of the following combinations could be X, Y and Z

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Clemensen's reduction of ketones is carried out in

• H₂with Pd catalyst A
• Glycol with KOH B
• LiAIH₄in water C
• Zn-Hg with conc. HCl D

Which reagent will distinguish a ketone from an aldehyde

• Br₂ A
• 2, 4-dinitrophenylhydrazine B
• NaBH₄ C
• Tollen's reagent D

Which of the following is a method of converting a unsaturated ketone into unsaturated hydrocarbon?

• Aldol condensation A
• Reimer Tiemann reaction B
• Cannizaaor's reaction C
• Wolf-kishner reduction D

Wolf-kishner reduction is used for the reduction of

• Nitro compounds A
• Carboxylic acids B
• Carbonyl compounds C
• Olefins D

Which of the following will have the highest boiling point?

• Methanal A
• Ethanal B
• Propanal C
• 2-Hexanone D

The product of the reaction between propanone and HCN is hydrolysed under acidic conditions. What is the formula of the final product

• CH₃CH(OH)COOH A
• CH₃CH₂CH(OH)COOH B
• (CH₃)₂C(OH)COOH C
• CH₃CH₂CH₂COOH D

• With H₂/Ni CH₃(CH₂)₅CH₂OH A
• With H₂/Ni CH₃(CH₂)₅CH₃ B
• With NaBH₄ CH₃(CH₂)₅CH₂OH C
• With NaBH₄ CH₃(CH₂)₅CHO D

Which one of the following is a product of the reaction between C₆H₅CH₂OH and CH₃COCI

• C₆H₅OCOCH₃ A
• C₆H₅CH₂CI B
• C₆H₅CH₂OCOCH₃ C
• C₆H₅CH₂COCI D

When vapours of isopropyl alcohol are passed over heated copper, the major product obtained is

• Propane A
• Propylene B
• Acetaldehyde C
• Acetone D

Which of the following in incorrect?

• FelCl₃is used in the detection of phenols A
• Fehling solution is used in the detection of glucose B
• Tollen's reagent is used in detection of unsaturation C
• NaHSO₃is used in the detection of carbonyl compounds D

Chromyl chloride and toluene react to produce

• p-chlorotoluene A
• Benzaldehyde B
• Benzyl chloride C
• Bezoic acid D

Acetone reacts with HCN to form a cyanohydrin. It is an example of

• Electrophilic addition A
• Electrophilic substitution B
• Nucleophilic addition C
• Nucleophilic substitution D

Aldelydes are the oxidation product of

• P-alcohols A
• s-alcohols B
• ter-alcohols C
• carboxylic acids D

Which of the following compounds does not react with NaHSO₃?

• C₆H₅CHO A
• Acetophenone B
• Acetone C
• Acetaldehyde D

Which reaction is of condensation or addition elimination reaction?

• Ketol A
• Aldol B
• Cannizzaro C
• All of these D

Which of the following is hypnotic?

• Acetaldehyde A
• Metaldehyde B
• Paraldehyde C
• None D

Aldehydes are oxidizes are to give:

• Primary alcohol A
• Sec-alcohol B
• Ter-alcohol C
• Carboxylic acid D

In which reaction, aromatic aldehyde is treated with acid anhydride in the presence of corresponding salt of the acid to give unsaturated aromatic acid?

• Friedel-Crafts reaction A
• Perkin's reaction B
• Wurtz reaction C
• None of these D

Which of the following organic compounds exhibits positive Fehling test as well as iodoform test?

• Methanal A
• Ethanol B
• Propanone C
• Ethanal D

Cannizzaro's reaction in not given by

• Formaldehyde A
• Acetaldehyde B
• Benzaldyhyde C
• Trimethylacetaldehyde D