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1751.

The compound which reacts with Fehling solution is [CPMT 1989]

A.                 \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}COOH\]        
B.                 HCOOH
C.                 \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}CHO\]           
D.                 \[C{{H}_{2}}ClC{{H}_{3}}\]
Answer» C.                 \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}CHO\]           
1752.

Which one of the following undergoes reaction with 50% sodium hydroxide solution to give the corresponding alcohol and acid                                        [AIEEE 2004]

A.                 Butanal
B.                 Benzaldehyde
C.                 Phenol 
D.                 Benzoic acid
Answer» C.                 Phenol 
1753.

Schiff's reagent gives pink colour with [EAMCET 1980; MP PMT 2000]

A.                 Aldehydes         
B.                 Ethers
C.                 Ketones              
D.                 Carboxylic acid
Answer» B.                 Ethers
1754.

Which of the following compounds containing carbonyl group will give coloured crystalline compound with                                                 [Kerala (Med.) 2001]

A.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}COCl\]         
B.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}COC{{H}_{3}}\]
C.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}CO(O{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}})\,\]               
D.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}CON{{H}_{2}}\]
E.                 \[HO({{C}_{6}}{{H}_{4}})COOH\]
Answer» C.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}CO(O{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}})\,\]               
1755.

Which of the following compound will react with ethanolic KCN                                 [IIT-JEE 1984]

A.                 Ethane 
B.                 Acetyl chloride
C.                 Chlorobenzene
D.                 Benzaldehyde
Answer» E.
1756.

Which does not react with Fehling solution          [MNR 1983, 93]

A.                 Acetaldehyde   
B.                 Benzaldehyde
C.                 Glucose               
D.                 Formic acid
Answer» C.                 Glucose               
1757.

Which compound undergoes iodoform reaction [DPMT 1984; CPMT 1989]

A.                 HCHO   
B.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}CHO\]
C.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}OH\]             
D.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}COOH\]
Answer» C.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}OH\]             
1758.

Which of the following is used in the manufacture of thermosetting plastics

A.                 Formaldehyde
B.                 Acetaldehyde
C.                 Acetone              
D.                 Benzaldehyde
Answer» B.                 Acetaldehyde
1759.

The reagent with which both aldehyde and acetone react easily is            [CPMT 1973, 74, 89; BIT 1992]

A.                 Fehling's reagent            
B.                 Grignard reagent
C.                 Schiff's reagent
D.                 Tollen's reagent
Answer» C.                 Schiff's reagent
1760.

Phenylmethanol can be prepared by reducing the benzaldehyde with                                   [CBSE PMT 1997]

A.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}Br\]               
B.                 Zn and HCl
C.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}Br\] and Na               
D.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}I\] and \[Mg\]
Answer» C.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}Br\] and Na               
1761.

Acetal is obtained by reacting in the presence of dry HCl and alcohol with                                             [MP PET 1996]

A.                 Aldehyde           
B.                 Ketone
C.                 Ether    
D.                 Carboxylic acid
Answer» B.                 Ketone
1762.

Which one of the following on oxidation will not give a carboxylic acid with the same number of carbon atoms [CBSE PMT 1992; MP PET 1996]

A.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}COC{{H}_{3}}\]        
B.                 \[CC{{l}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}CHO\]
C.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{2}}OH\]   
D.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}CHO\]
Answer» B.                 \[CC{{l}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}CHO\]
1763.

Pyrolysis of acetone gives \[C{{H}_{2}}=C=O\] called

A.                 Methylene oxide
B.                 Methyl carbon monoxide
C.                 Ketene
D.                 Methone
Answer» D.                 Methone
1764.

Schiff's reagent is                                             [MP PMT 1989]

A.                 Magenta colour solution decolourised with sulphurous acid
B.                 Ammoniacal cobalt chloride solution
C.                 Ammoniacal manganese sulphate solution
D.                 Magenta solution decolourised with chlorine
Answer» B.                 Ammoniacal cobalt chloride solution
1765.

Aldol condensation will not be observed in          [GATE 2001]

A.                 Chloral 
B.                 Phenyl acetaldehyde
C.                 Hexanal               
D.                 Ethanol
Answer» B.                 Phenyl acetaldehyde
1766.

Which of the following on reaction with conc. NaOH gives an alcohol                                       [MP PET 1996]

A.                 Methanal           
B.                 Ethanal
C.                 Propanal             
D.                 Butanal
Answer» B.                 Ethanal
1767.

Reduction of an aldehyde produces [MP PMT 1994; MP PET 2001]

A.                 Primary alcohol
B.                 Monocarboxylic acid
C.                 Secondary alcohol          
D.                 Tertiary alcohol
Answer» B.                 Monocarboxylic acid
1768.

Fehling solution is                                            [MP PMT 1989]

A.                 Ammoniacal cuprous chloride solution
B.                 Acidified copper sulphate solution
C.                 Copper sulphate and sodium hydroxide + Rochelle salt
D.                 None of these
Answer» D.                 None of these
1769.

Glucose + Tollen's reagent \[\to \] Silver mirror shows [CPMT 1997]

A.                 Presence of acidic group
B.                 Presence of alkaline group
C.                 Presence of ketonic group
D.                 Presence of aldehyde group
Answer» E.
1770.

Benzaldehyde reacts with ammonia to form [CPMT 1989; AFMC 1998]

A.                 Benzaldehyde ammonia
B.                 Urotropine
C.                 Hydrobenzamide
D.                 Aniline
Answer» D.                 Aniline
1771.

Base catalysed aldol condensation occurs with [IIT-JEE 1991]

A.                 Benzaldehyde
B.                 2, 2-dimethyl propionaldehyde
C.                 Acetaldehyde
D.                 Formaldehyde
Answer» D.                 Formaldehyde
1772.

Grignard's reagent reacts with ethanal (acetaldehyde) and propanone to give

A.                 Higher aldehydes with ethanal and higher ketones with propanone
B.                 Primary alcohols with ethanal and secondary alcohols with propanone
C.                 Ethers with ethanal and alcohols with propanone
D.                 Secondary alcohols with ethanal and tertiary alcohols with propanone
Answer» E.
1773.

Benzaldehyde and acetaldehyde can be differentiated by

A.                 HCN      
B.                 \[N{{H}_{2}}OH\]
C.                 Hydrazine           
D.                 NaOH solution
Answer» E.
1774.

When acetaldehyde reacts with \[PC{{l}_{5}},\] the resulting compound is                                           [MP PMT 1992, 93]

A.                 Ethyl chloride    
B.                 Ethylene chloride
C.                 Ethylidene chloride        
D.                 Trichloro acetaldehyde
Answer» D.                 Trichloro acetaldehyde
1775.

Which of the following products is formed when benzaldehyde is treated with \[C{{H}_{3}}MgBr\] and the addition product so obtained is subjected to acid hydrolysis [Haryana CEET 2000]

A.                 Secondary alcohol          
B.                 A primary alcohol
C.                 Phenol 
D.                 Tert-Butyl alcohol
Answer» B.                 A primary alcohol
1776.

The product of the reaction between ammonia and formaldehyde is                                      [MP PMT 1993]

A.                 Urotropine        
B.                 Formamide
C.                 Paraformaldehyde         
D.                 Methanol
Answer» B.                 Formamide
1777.

When acetone is heated with hydroxylamine, the compound formed is                                                [MP PMT 1993]

A.                 Cyanohydrin     
B.                 Oxime
C.                 Semicarbazone
D.                 Hydrazone
Answer» C.                 Semicarbazone
1778.

Cannizzaro reaction is not shown by [BHU 1980; IIT 1983; KCET 1993; Bihar MEE 1995; RPMT 1997, 2000, 02]

A.                 HCHO   
B.                 \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}CHO\]
C.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}CHO\]          
D.                 All of these
Answer» D.                 All of these
1779.

The reaction of an aldehyde with hydroxylamine gives a product which is called [MP PET 1993; AFMC 2002]

A.                 Aminohydroxide             
B.                 Hydrazone
C.                 Semicarbazone
D.                 Oxime
Answer» E.
1780.

Magenta is          [DPMT 1982; Kurukshetra CEE 1998]

A.                 Alkaline phenolphthalein
B.                 Methyl red
C.                 p-rosaniline hydrochloride
D.                 Red litmus
Answer» D.                 Red litmus
1781.

Urotropine  is

A.                 Hexamethylene tetramine
B.                 Hexaethylene tetramine
C.                 Hexamethylene diamine
D.                 None of these
Answer» B.                 Hexaethylene tetramine
1782.

Boiling point of acetone is            [CPMT 1975, 89]

A.                 \[{{56}^{o}}C\] 
B.                 \[{{60}^{o}}C\]
C.                 \[{{100}^{o}}C\]               
D.                 \[{{90}^{o}}C\]
Answer» B.                 \[{{60}^{o}}C\]
1783.

Which of the following would undergo aldol condensation [MP PMT 1986; BHU 1995]

A.                 \[CC{{l}_{3}}.CHO\]        
B.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{\underset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}}\,}{\mathop{\overset{\overset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}}\,}{\mathop{C\,\,-}}\,}}\,CHO\]
C.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}.C{{H}_{2}}.CHO\]   
D.                 HCHO
Answer» D.                 HCHO
1784.

When acetaldehyde is heated with Tollen's reagent, following is obtained            [CPMT 1989; MP PET/PMT 1988]

A.                 Methyl alcohol 
B.                 Silver acetate
C.                 Silver mirror      
D.                 Formaldehyde
Answer» D.                 Formaldehyde
1785.

The reaction of acetaldehyde with conc. \[KMn{{O}_{4}}\] gives [DPMT 1982; AIIMS 1996]

A.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}COOH\]       
B.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}OH\]
C.                 HCHO   
D.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}OH\]
Answer» B.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}OH\]
1786.

Aldehyde turns pink with             [Bihar MEE 1997]

A.                 Benedict solution            
B.                 Schiff reagent
C.                 Fehling solution               
D.                 Tollen's reagent
E.                 Mollisch reagent
Answer» C.                 Fehling solution               
1787.

When \[C{{H}_{3}}COC{{H}_{3}}\] reacts with \[C{{l}_{2}}\] and NaOH, which of the following is formed                [CPMT 1996]

A.                 \[CHC{{l}_{3}}\]               
B.                 \[CC{{l}_{4}}\]
C.                 \[CC{{l}_{2}}{{H}_{2}}\]
D.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}Cl\]
Answer» B.                 \[CC{{l}_{4}}\]
1788.

Which one is used in the manufacture of mirror [MP PET 1992]

A.                 Red lead (litharge)
B.                 Ammoniacal \[AgN{{O}_{3}}\]
C.                 Ammoniacal \[AgN{{O}_{3}}+\] Red lead
D.                 Ammoniacal \[AgN{{O}_{3}}+HCHO\]
Answer» E.
1789.

What is the name of reaction when benzaldehyde changes into benzyl alcohol  [CPMT 1996; RPET 1999]

A.                 Friedel-Craft's reaction 
B.                 Kolbe's reaction
C.                 Wurtz reaction 
D.                 Cannizzaro reaction
Answer» E.
1790.

Identify the product \[Y\] in the sequence \[C{{H}_{3}}CHO+C{{H}_{3}}Mgl\xrightarrow{\text{Ether}}X\xrightarrow{{{H}_{2}}O/{{H}^{+}}}Y\] [Kerala (Med.) 2001]

A.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}OH\]             
B.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}OH\]
C.                 \[{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{2}}CHOH\]     
D.                 \[{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{3}}COH\]
Answer» D.                 \[{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{3}}COH\]
1791.

Propanal on treatment with dilute sodium hydroxide forms [Kerala CET 2000]

A.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{2}}CHO\]
B.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}CH(OH)C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{2}}CHO\]
C.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}CH(OH)CH(C{{H}_{3}})CHO\]
D.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}COONa\]
Answer» D.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}COONa\]
1792.

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched [SCRA 2001]

A.                 \[>C=O\xrightarrow{\text{Clemenson }\!\!'\!\!\text{ s reduction}}>C{{H}_{2}}\]
B.                 \[>C=O\xrightarrow{\text{Wolf -Kishner reduction}}>CHOH\]
C.                 \[-COCl\xrightarrow{\text{Rosenmund }\!\!'\!\!\text{ s reduction}}CHO\]
D.                 \[-C\equiv N\xrightarrow{\text{Stephen reduction}}CHO\]
Answer» C.                 \[-COCl\xrightarrow{\text{Rosenmund }\!\!'\!\!\text{ s reduction}}CHO\]
1793.

Identify the reactant X and the product Y                 \[C{{H}_{3}}-CO-C{{H}_{3}}+X\to \underset{{}}{\mathop{{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{3}}}}\,C-OMg-Cl\]                                                                                                                                                 \[Y+Mg\ (OH)\ Cl\] [Kerala PMT 2003]

A.                 \[X=MgC{{l}_{2}};\ \ Y=C{{H}_{3}}CH=C{{H}_{2}}\]
B.                 \[X=C{{H}_{3}}MgCl;\ Y={{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}COC{{H}_{3}}\]
C.                 \[X=C{{H}_{3}}MgCl;\ Y={{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{3}}\ C-OH\]
D.                 \[X={{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}MgCl;\,Y={{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{3}}C-OH\]
Answer» D.                 \[X={{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}MgCl;\,Y={{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{3}}C-OH\]
1794.

Electrophilic substitution of with bromine gives [Kerala (Med.) 2002]

A.                 1, 4, 6-tribromo aniline
B.                 2, 4, 6-tribromo aniline
C.                 4-bromo aniline
D.                 3-bromo aniline
Answer» C.                 4-bromo aniline
1795.

The unshared pair of electrons on a cyanide ion can acts as [Kerala (Med.) 2002]

A.                 Isocyanide centre           
B.                 Amido centre
C.                 Cationic centre 
D.                 Nucleophilic centre
Answer» D.                 Nucleophilic centre
1796.

In the reaction \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}CHO+{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}N{{H}_{2}}\to \]\[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}N=HC{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}+{{H}_{2}}O,\] the compound \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}N=CH{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}\] is known as [RPMT 2000; AIIMS 2002; AMU 2001]

A.                 Aldol     
B.                 Schiff?s reagent
C.                 Schiff?s base      
D.                 Benedict reagent
Answer» D.                 Benedict reagent
1797.

Reaction of aniline with benzaldehyde is               [RPMT 2002]

A.                 Polymerisation 
B.                 Condensation
C.                 Addition              
D.                 Substitution
Answer» C.                 Addition              
1798.

Pure aniline is a                                 [UPSEAT 2001]

A.                 Colourless solid
B.                 Brown coloured solid
C.                 Colourless liquid
D.                 Brown coloured liquid
Answer» D.                 Brown coloured liquid
1799.

An isocyanide on hydrolysis gives             [AMU 2001]

A.                 An amide
B.                 A carboxylic acid and ammonia
C.                 A N-substituted amide
D.                 A 1o-amine and formic acid
Answer» E.
1800.

Methyl isocyanide on hydrolysis gives    [UPSEAT 2001]

A.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}N{{H}_{2}}\]              
B.                 HCOOH
C.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}COOH\]       
D.                 Both A and B
Answer» E.