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1.
(d) 2-methyl-2-hydroxy propane
Aldehydes and ketones will not form crystalline
derivatives with                             7.

(a) sodium bisulphite Consider the following reaction,

Zn−dust CH3 Cl Alk.KMnO4
(b) phenyl hydrazine Phenol−−−−→X−−−−−−→Y−−−−−−→Z 
Anhy.AlCl3

(c) semicarbazide hydrochloride

The product Z is                            
(d) dihydrogen sodium phosphate
(a) toluene
2.
(b) benzaldehyde
Acetone reacts with iodine (I2 )   to form iodoform in the
presence of (c) benzoic acid

(a) CaCO           (b) NaOH          (c) KOH            (d) Mg (d) benzene

3

CO3
8.
3. Reduction of aldehydes and ketones into hydrocarbons
Two isomeric ketones 3-Pentanones and 2-pentanone can using zinc amalgam and conc. HCl is called    
be distinguished by (a) Clemmenson reduction
(a) I2/NaOH only               (b) NaHSO3 only (b) Cope reduction
(c) NaCN/HCl                     (d) both of (a) and (b)    (c) Dow reduction
4. (d) Wolff-Kishner reduction
Benzoic acid gives benzene on being heated with X and 9.
phenol gives benzene on being heated with Y. Therefore,
X and Y are respectively                                                    The -OH group of an alcohol or the -COOH group of a
           carboxylic acid can be replaced by -Cl using     

(a) sodalime and copper (a) phosphorus pentachloride

(b) Zn dust and NaOH (b) hypochlorous acid

(c) Zn dust and sodalime (c) chlorine

(d) sodalime and zinc dust (d) hydrochloric acid

5. 10.

The product formed in aldol condensation is                      Acetone reacts with iodine (I2) to form iodoform in the
                       presence of                  [1995]

(a) a beta-hydroxy acid (a) CaCO3   (b) NaOH     (c) KOH      (d) MgCO3

(b) a beta-hydroxy aldehyde or a beta-hydroxy ketone 11.

(c) an alpha-hydroxy aldehyde or ketone A and B in the following reactions are    [2003]
(d) an alpha, beta unsaturated ester
6.
Which one of the following can be oxidised to the
corresponding carbonyl compound?          
(a) A=RR'CH2CN,              B=NaOH
(a) 2-hydroxy propane
(b) Ortho-nitro phenol (b) A=RR'C< OH

COOH
 ,          B=CH3

(c) Phenol (c) A=RR'C< CN

 ,          B=CH3
COOH
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(d) A=RR"C< CN

OH
,              B=LiAlH4 obtained would be             [2003]

12. (a) 50% D + 50% L-isomer

Benzaldehyde and acetaldehyde can be distinguished by: (b) 20% D + 80% L-isomer

(a) iodoform test (c) D-isomer

(b) 2:4 DNP test (d) L-isomer

(c) NH  reaction 17.

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(d) Wolff-Kishner's reduction Cyanohydrin of which compound gives lactic acid on

hydrolysis?
13.
(a) Acetone                                  (b) Acetaldehyde
Acetaldehyde reacts with                           [1991]
(c) Propanal                                 (d)  HCHO
(a) only electrophiles
18.
(b) only nucleophiles
Formaldehyde can be distinguished from acetaldehyde
(c) only free radicals by:
(d) both electrophiles and nucleophiles (a) Fehling's solution                     (b) Schiff's reagent
14. (c) Ammonia                                (d) Ammoniacal 
AgNO
Nucleophilic addition reaction will be most favoured in    3

               [2006] 19.
(a)  The reaction
                        O

                         ∥

CH3 − CH2 − CH2 C − CH3

(b) (CH 3 )2 C = O

is fastest when X is
(c) CH 3 CH2 CHO

1. Cl
(d) CH 3 CHO

2. NH2
15.
The enolic form of acetone contains: 3. OC2H5

(a) 9 σ-bonds, 1π-bond and 2 lone pairs 4. OCOR

(b) 8 σ-bonds, 2π-bonds and 2 lone pairs 20.

(c) 10 σ-bonds, 1π-bond and 1 lone pair In a set of reaction propionic acid yielded a compound D.

(d) 9 σ-bonds, 2π-bonds and 1 lone pair CH3CH2COOH−−

−→ B−
−→ C−
−
SOCl2

→
N H3 KOH

Δ Br2

 
The structure of D would be
 
1. CH3CH2NHCH3
16.
In this reaction, 2. CH3CH2NH2

H.OH 3. CH3CH2CH2NH2
CH3CHO + HCN  → CH3CH(OH)CN  −−→

CH3CH(OH)COOH 4. CH3CH2CONH2

an asymmetric compound is generated. The acid 21.

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(2)

Zn−Hg / HCl

−−−−−−−→ Product, Product is

(3)

1.     2.
  (4)

3.     4.
 
 
24.
22.
Which of the following  gives aldol condensation
(1)
HCN KCN

−
−→A −−−−→B;B is
(excess)

(1)
(2)

(3)
(2)

(4)
(3)

 
23.
(4)

Mg i⋅CO2

R-Cl−−−−−→ A −−−→ +
Dry   Ether ii⋅H3 O

R-Cl is  
(1) 25.

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P 2 O5

−
−→ Product
Δ

Product is?
(1)

(2)

28.
(3)

(4) Product (A) of the reaction is :

 
26.
Identify the product (c) in the series
+
Na /C2 H5 OH HNO 2 KMnO4 ,H

CH3CN−−−−−−−→A−−−→B−−−−−−→C

1. CH3COOH

2. CH3CH2NHOH

3. CH3CONH2

4. CH3CHO

27.

29.

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(c) 

    
(d) 
30.
33.

K2 CO3

(A) and (B) is differentiated by :  +R − CH 2 − NH2−−−→  (A) 

THF

(a) NaH                                                       (71%)

(b) 2-4 DNA In above reaction identify major product (A) of the
reaction:
(c) Tollen's reagent 
(d) NaHSO 3

31.
Which  β-keto acid shown will not undergo
decarboxylation ?
(a)      (b) 

(a)               (b) 

(c)         (d) 

(c)        (d)  34.

32. A key step in the hydrolysis of acetamide in aqueous acid

proceeds by nucleophilic addition of :

H3 O

 −→ (A) , Product (A) obtained is :

Δ
(a) H 3
O
+
 to               

(a) 
(b)  H 2O  to    
(c) H 3O
+
 to 

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Which of the following would undergo aldol

condensation?

             

(a) CCl CHO               (b) 

3

(c) CH 3 CH2 CHO          (d) HCHO

(d) HO  to 
−

38.
35.
Both acetaldehyde and ketone react with:
Which is the major product of the following reaction ?
(a) ammoniacal AgNO3

(b) rochelle salt

(c) 2,4-dinitro phenylhydrazine
H2 S

−
→ product (d) all of the above
 
39.
Which structural unit is possessed by aldehyde and not
ketone?
(a)      
(a) α-H-atom
(b) H-atom and carbonyl group
(c) OH and carbonyl group
(b)      (d) None of the above
40.
Ketones are less reactive than aldehydes because:

(c)      (a) C=O group is less polar in ketones

(b) of electromeric effect
(c) of steric hindrance to the attacking reagent 
(d) none of the above
(d) 
41.
 
The important step in Cannizzaro's reaction is the
36. intermolecular shift of:
Compound having molecular formula C 3 H6 O  may be: (a) proton
(a) cyclic ether (b) H-atom
(b) carbonyl compound (c) hydride ion
(c) unsaturatd ether or unsaturatd alcohol (d) hydronium ion
(d) all of the above 42.
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(a) 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-butandiol
(b) 3,3-dimethyl-2-propanone
(c) 3-methyl butan-2-ol
(d) none of the above
43.
Benedict's solution provides:

(a) Ag+

(b) Cu2+

(c) Ba2+

(d) Li+
44.
Acetaldehyde undergoes self condensation in presence of
aluminium ethoxide to give ethyl acetate. This reaction is
called:
(a) Perkin reaction
(b) Tischenko's reaction
(c) Cannizzaro's reaction
(d) Aldol condensation
45.
Semicarbazide is:
(a) NH2CONH2

(b) NH2-NH2

(c) NH2CONHNH2

(d) None of these

 

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