Some Basic Concepts
Multiple Choice Questions (Ist Assignment)
Q1. Which of the following carbonium ion has the least stability ?
(a) methyl (b) ethyl
(c) isopropyl (d) tert-butyl
Q2. An Electrophilic reagent is:
(a) Electron deficient species (b) Electron rich species
(c) Negatively charged species (d) A Lewis base.
Q3. Which of the following carbonium ion will be the most stable ?
(a) (CH3)2 CH+ (b) Ph3 C+
(c) CH2 = CHCH2+ (d) CH3CH2+
Q4. The shape of carbonium ion is:
(a) Planner (b) Linear
(c) Pyramidal (d) Tetrahedral
Q5. The common name of 2-butanone is:
(a) acetone (b) butyraldehyde
(c) acetic anhydride (d) ethyl methyl ketone
Q6. The structure formula for 2-ethylprop-2en-1-ol is :
(a) CH3C = CHOH (b) C2H5CH = CHCH2OH
CH3
(b) CH3C = CHCH2OH (d) CH2 = CHCHOH
C2H5 C2H5
Q7. A compound with no tertiary hydrogen is :
(a) (CH3)2 CHCH2CH2CH3 (b) (CH3)3CCH2CH3
(c) (CH3)3CCH(CH3)2 (d) none of these
Q8. The molecule in which the distance between the neighbouring carbon atom is least is :
(a) C6H6 (b) C2H2
(c) C2H4 (d) C2H6
Q9. The hybrid orbitals that will form the compound CH3C CCH2CH3 are:
(a) sp3,sp (b) sp, sp2
(c) sp3, sp2 (d) sp, sp
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Q10 The IUPAC name for the structural formula :
CH3CHCHCH3
C2H5 C2H5
(a) 3,4–dimethylhexane (b) 2,3-diethylbutane
(c) 2-ethyl-3-methylpentane (d) Heptane
Q11. Among the following, the one having longest chain is :
(a) neopentane (b) Isopentane
(c) 2-methylpentane (d) 2,2-dimethylbutane
Q12. The IUPAC name of compound having formula (CH3)3CCH = CH2 :
(a) 3,3,3-trimetyl-1-propene (b) 1,1,1-trimetyl-3-propene
(c) 3,3-dimethyl-1-butene (d) 1,1-dimethyl-3-butene
Q13. The general formula of cycloalkanes is:
(a) CnH2n (b) CnH2n-1
(c) CnH2n+1 (d) Cn+1 Hn+2
Q14. The IUPAC name of the compound CH3CH = CHC CH is
(a) Pent-2-en-4-yne (b) Pent-1-en-4-yne
(c) Pent-3-en-1-yne (d) Pen-2-en-5-yne
Q15. The IUPAC name of the compound
CH3CHCH3 is
CH(CH3)2
(a) 2-isopropylpropane (b) isobutane
(c) 2,3-dimethyl butane (d) 2,3-dimethylhexane.
Q16. Which of the following is not a cyclic compound?
(a) Anthracene (b) Pyrole
(c) Phenol (d) Neopentane
Q17. Which of the following compound does not have only one type of hybrid carbon atoms?
(a) HC C C CH (b) CH3CH2CH2CH3
(c) CH3C C CH3 (d) CH2 = CHCH = CH2
Q18. Which of the following hybridization has maximum s-character?
(a) sp (b) sp2
(c) sp3 (d) All have same s-character
Q19. The IUPAC name of the compound:
CH3CCH2 CH2OH is
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O
(a) 3-oxobutan-1-ol (b) 1-Hydroxy butan-3-one
(c) 4-Hydroxy butan-2-one (d) 2-oxobutan-4-ol
Q20. During the reaction :
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2 O5
CH3CONH2 CH3CN
the hybridisation state of carbon changes from
(a) sp3 to sp (b) sp3 to sp2
(c) sp2 to sp3 (d) sp2 to sp
Q21. The IUPAC name of the compound CH2=CHCH(CH3)2 is
(a) 1,1- dimethyl -2- propene (b) 3 – methyl – 1 – butene
(c) 2 – vinyl propane (d) 1 – isopropylethene
Q22. The IUPAC name for :
CH3CHCH2C(CH3)2 is
OH OH
(a) 1,1-dimethyl -1,-3-butanediol (b) 4 – methyl pentane
(c) 2 – methyl -2,4 – pentanediol (d) 1,3,3 – trimethyl -1,3 – propanediol
Q23. The compound having one isopropyl group is
(a) 2,2,3,3 – tetramethyl pentane (b) 2,3 – dimethyl pentane
(c) 2,2,3 – trimethyl pentane (d) 2 – methyl pentane
Q24. CH2=CHgroup is
(a) isoethyl (b) ethenyl
(c) sec-ethyl (d) amyl
Q25. Which of the following group does not have priority over formyl (-CHO) group in
nomenclature?
(a) cyano (b) carbamoyl
(c) keto (d) carboxy
Q26. Which out of the following series contains only nucleophiles?
(a) H2O,SO3H3O+ (b) NH3,H2O,R-O-H
(c) NH3,H2O,AlCl3 (d) CN-,SO3OH-
Q27. Which of the following species has electron releasing (or +I inductive) effect?
(a) –NO2 (b) –COOH
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(c) (CH3)2CH (d) C6H5-
Q28. The displacement of electrons in a multiple bind in the presence of attacking regent is
called
(a) inductive effect (b) electromeric effect
(c) resonance (d) hyper-conjugation
Q29. Which of the following is not an electrophile?
(a) carbonium (b) SO3
(c) Carbene (d) Thioacohol
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Q30. Which of the following carbocation is least stable?
(a) tert-alkyl (b) sec-alkyl
(c) pri-alkyl (d) methyl
Q31. What is the hybridization of central C-atom in trimethyl free radical?
(a) sp (b) sp2
(c) sp3 (d) may be sp2 or sp
Q32. Which of the following is not a nucleophile?
(a) CN- (b) OH-
(c) NH3 (d) BF3
Q33. The vital force theory about organic compounds was proposed by
(a) Wohler (b) Berthelot
(c) Kolbe (d) Berzelius
Q34. Which of the following is an electrophile?
(a) CN- (b) ROH
(c) AlCl3 (d) NH3
Q35. Which of the following is an example of elimination reaction?
(a) Chlorination of methane (b) Dehydration of alcohol
(c) Nitration of benzene (d) Hydroxylation of ethylene
Q36. In which of the following all are nucleophiles?
(a) H2O, NO2+, (CH3)3N (b) HS-, BF3, CH3C+ = 0
Q37. The number of and bonds in HCONHCH3 are
(a) 2,1 (b) 8,1
(c) 6,3 (d) 4,1
Q38. The reaction
E
+
+ E
+
(a) nucleophilic substitution (b) electrophilic addition
(c) electrophilic substitution (d) elimination reaction
Q39 Which of the following reaction represents , elimination reaction?
OH
OH
(a) CH3CHO CH3CHCH2CHO
alc.KOH
(b) CH3CH2CH2CH2Br CH3CH2CH = CH2
NO2
HNO3
(c)
H2SO4
CH2
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(d) BrH2 CCH2 CH2Br Zn dust H2C CH2+
Q40. The hybridisation of each carbon atom in CH3 = CHCN is
(a) sp2,sp2,sp3 (b) sp3,sp2,sp2
(c) sp3,sp2, sp3 (d) sp3, sp2, sp2
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