ECAT Pre Engineering Chemistry Chapter 23 MCQ Test With Answer

Which of the following does not react with phenyl hydrazine?

• Ethanol A
• Ethanal B
• Acetone C
• Acetophenone D

Formalin is an aqueous solution of

• Furfural A
• Fluorescein B
• Formaldehyde C
• Formic acid D

The addition of HCN to carbonyl compounds is an example of

• Nucleopihlic substituion A
• Electrophilic addition B
• Nueleophilic addition C
• Electrophilic substitution D

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

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

Hydroxyl amine is a derivative of::

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

Which alcohol may be oxidised to a product which react with 2,4-dinitorphenylhydrazine reagent but not with Fehling's reagent

• Butan-1-ol A
• Butan-2-ol B
• 2-methylpropan-1-ol C
• 2-methylpropan-2-ol D

Reaction of Grignard's reagent with ketones gives: Reaction of Grignard's reagent with formaldehyde gives:

• Pri-alcohol A
• Sec-Alcohol B
• Ter-alcohol C
• Carboxylic 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

A compound A has a molecular formula C₂Cl₃OH. It reduces Fehling solution and on oxidation produces a monocarboxylic acid B.A can also be obtained by the action of Cl₂on Ethanol. A is

• Chloral hydrate A
• CHCl₃ B
• CH₃Cl C
• Chloroacetic acid D

On heating acetaldehyde with ammonical silver nitrate solution, we get

• CH₃OH A
• Silver acetate B
• HCHO C
• Silver mirror D

Wacker method involves the conversion of alkene using PdCl₂into corresponding

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

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

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Aldelydes are the oxidation product of

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

Which of the following compounds will react with Tollen's reagent

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

Aldehydes is distinguished from ketones by using

• Tollen's reagent A
• Benedict reagent B
• Fehling solution C
• All of the above D

Formula of acetone is:

• HCHO A
• CH₃CHO B
• CH₃OCH₃ C
• CH₃OC₂H₅ D

An organic compound 'A' has the molecular formula C₃H₆O, it undergoes iodoform test. When saturated with HCl it gives 'B' of molecular formula C₉H₁₄O. A and B, respectively are

• Propanal and mesitylene A
• Propanone and mesityl oxide B
• Propanone and 2, 6-dimethyl-2,5-heptadien-4-one C
• Propanone and mesitylene oxide D

Ketones are prepared by the oxidation of

• Primary alcohol A
• Secondary alcohol B
• Tertiary alcohol C
• None of these D

Which reagent will distinguish a ketone from an aldehyde

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

Aledehydes ketones can be prepared form alcohols by their:

• Reduction A
• Oxidation B
• Decomposition C
• Synthesis D

Aldehydes can be distinguished from ketones by using

• Schiff's reagent A
• Conc. H₂SO₄ B
• Anhy. ZnCl₂ C
• Resorcinol D

Formaline Contains ______% alcohol

• 80 A
• 37 B
• 8 C
• 52 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

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 reagent will react with both aldehyde and ketones?

• Grinard's reagent A
• Tollen's reagent B
• Fehling's reagent C
• Benedict's reagent 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

Formalin is:

• 10% solution of formaldehyde in water A
• 20% solution of formaldehyde in water B
• 40% solution of formaldehyde in water C
• 60% solution of formaldehyde in water D