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1851.

Which of the following possess powerful mustard smell (and are called mustard oils)

A.                 Alkyl isocyanates             
B.                 Alkyl cyanates
C.                 Alkyl isothiocyanates     
D.                 Alkyl thiocyanates
Answer» D.                 Alkyl thiocyanates
1852.

Secondary nitro compounds when react with \[HN{{O}_{2}}\] forms crystalline solids which one on treatment with NaOH gives

A.                 Red solution      
B.                 Blue solution
C.                 White precipitate            
D.                 Yellow colouration
Answer» C.                 White precipitate            
1853.

Primary nitro compounds when react with \[HN{{O}_{2}}\] forms crystalline solids which on treatment with NaOH gives

A.                 Red solution      
B.                 Blue solution
C.                 White precipitate            
D.                 Yellow coloration
Answer» B.                 Blue solution
1854.

In the mustard oil reaction, an amine is treated with

A.                 \[Na\,/\,{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH\]               
B.                 \[Sn\,/\,HCl\]
C.                 \[C{{S}_{2}}\]    
D.                  \[{{K}_{2}}C{{r}_{2}}{{O}_{7}}/{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\]
Answer» D.                  \[{{K}_{2}}C{{r}_{2}}{{O}_{7}}/{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\]
1855.

By the presence of a halogen atom in the ring, basic properties of aniline is

A.                 Increased           
B.                 Decreased
C.                 Unchanged        
D.                 Doubled
Answer» B.                 Decreased
1856.

By reduction of nitrosobenzene which of the following is not obtained

A.                       
B.                
C.                   
D.                
Answer» E.
1857.

In the explosive amatol, TNT is mixed with           [CPMT 1988]

A.                 Ammonium citrate         
B.                 Ammonium nitrate
C.                 Ammonium oxalate       
D.                 Ammonium sulphate
Answer» C.                 Ammonium oxalate       
1858.

Which of the following compounds is an amino acid [Manipal MEE 1995]

A.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}-C{{H}_{2}}-\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-O-N{{H}_{4}}\]
B.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{N{{H}_{2}}\,}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{CH-}}\,}}\,\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-OH\]
C.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}-C{{H}_{2}}-\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-N{{H}_{2}}\]
D.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{N{{H}_{2}}\,\,}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{CH-}}\,}}\,\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-Cl\]
Answer» C.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}-C{{H}_{2}}-\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-N{{H}_{2}}\]
1859.

The maximum number of \[-N{{O}_{2}}\] groups that can be introduced by nitration in benzene is usually

A.                 4             
B.                 2
C.                 3             
D.                 6
Answer» D.                 6
1860.

'Oil of mirbane' is

A.                 Aniline 
B.                 Nitrobenzene
C.                 p-nitroaniline    
D.                 p-aminoazobenzene
Answer» C.                 p-nitroaniline    
1861.

Which of the following is azo- group

A.                 \[-N=\]
B.                 \[-N=N-\]
C.                 \[-NH-\]              
D.                 \[-CO-NH-\]
Answer» C.                 \[-NH-\]              
1862.

The product of mustard oil reaction is

A.                 Alkyl isothiocyanate       
B.                 Dithio carbonamide
C.                 Dithio ethylacetate        
D.                 Thioether
Answer» B.                 Dithio carbonamide
1863.

A solution of methyl amine

A.                 Turns blue litmus red
B.                 Turns red litmus blue
C.                 Does not affect red or blue litmus
D.                 Bleaches litmus
Answer» C.                 Does not affect red or blue litmus
1864.

Which of following is not an usual method for preparation of primary amine

A.                 Hofmann's method        
B.                 Curtius reaction
C.                 Schmidt reaction             
D.                 Friedel-Craft's reaction
Answer» E.
1865.

Which of following do not react with \[HN{{O}_{2}}\]

A.                 Primary nitroalkanes     
B.                 Secondary nitroalkanes
C.                 Tertiary nitroalkanes     
D.                 All of these
Answer» D.                 All of these
1866.

Primary amines can be distinguished from secondary and tertiary amines by reacting with            [CPMT 1983]

A.                 Chloroform and alcoholic KOH
B.                 Methyl iodide
C.                 Chloroform alone
D.                 Zinc dust
Answer» B.                 Methyl iodide
1867.

Which of the following compound is expected to be most basic                                 [NCERT 1982]

A.                 Aniline 
B.                 Methylamine
C.                 Hydroxylamine
D.                 Ethylamine
Answer» E.
1868.

Chloroform when treated with aniline and alcoholic KOH gives   [CPMT 1986; EAMCET 1992;  MP PMT 1997; Pb. PMT 1999]

A.                 Phenyl cyanide
B.                 Phenyl isocyanide
C.                 Chlorobenzene
D.                 Phenol
Answer» C.                 Chlorobenzene
1869.

Which one is weakest base         [BHU 1982; RPMT 2000]

A.                 Ammonia           
B.                 Methylamine
C.                 Dimethylamine
D.                 Trimethylamine
Answer» B.                 Methylamine
1870.

When primary amines are treated with HCl, the product obtained is

A.                 An alcohol          
B.                 A cyanide
C.                 An amide            
D.                 Ammonium salt
Answer» E.
1871.

Nitrobenzene on nitration gives [NCERT 1978; CPMT 1989]

A.                 o-dinitrobenzene           
B.                 p-dinitrobenzene
C.                 m-dinitrobenzene          
D.                 o- and p-nitrobenzene
Answer» D.                 o- and p-nitrobenzene
1872.

The correct order of basicity in amines (i) \[{{C}_{4}}{{H}_{5}}N{{H}_{2}}\]                          (ii) \[C{{H}_{3}}N{{H}_{2}}\] (iii) \[{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{2}}NH\]                    (iv) \[{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{3}}N\]       [Kerala CET 2005]

A.                 (i) < (iv) < (ii) < (iii)          
B.                 (iv) < (iii) < (ii) < (i)
C.                 (i) < (ii) < (iii) < (iv)          
D.                 (ii) < (iii) < (iv) < (i)
E.                 (iv) < (iii) < (ii) < (i)
Answer» B.                 (iv) < (iii) < (ii) < (i)
1873.

Identify the product in following order                 3,4,5-Tribromoaniline\[\underset{\text{(ii) }{{H}_{3}}P{{O}_{2}}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{\text{(i) diazotization}}}}\,\,?\]   [Kerala CET 2005]

A.                 3, 4,5 ?Tribromobenzene
B.                 1, 2, 3 ? Tribromobenzene
C.                 2, 4, 6 ? Tribromobenzene
D.                 3, 4, 5 ? Tribromo nitro benzene
E.                 3, 4, 5 ? Tribromo phenol
Answer» C.                 2, 4, 6 ? Tribromobenzene
1874.

Nitration of aniline also gives m-nitro aniline, in strong acidic medium because                                   [Kerala CET 2005]

A.                 In electrophilic substitution reaction amino group is meta directive
B.                 Inspite of substituents nitro group always goes to m- position
C.                 In strong acidic medium, nitration of aniline is a nucleophic substitution reaction
D.                 In strong acidic medium aniline present as anilinium ion
E.                 Strong acid, gives nitrate anion, which attacks at m-position
Answer» E.                 Strong acid, gives nitrate anion, which attacks at m-position
1875.

Which of the following is secondary pollulant.  [BHU 2005]

A.                 CO2       
B.                 N2O
C.                 PAN      
D.                 SO2
Answer» D.                 SO2
1876.

When acetamide is treated with \[HN{{O}_{2}},\] the gas is evolved [CPMT 1993]

A.                 \[{{H}_{2}}\]      
B.                 \[{{O}_{2}}\]
C.                 \[{{N}_{2}}\]     
D.                 \[C{{H}_{4}}\]
Answer» D.                 \[C{{H}_{4}}\]
1877.

\[R-NH-COH\underset{\text{pyridine}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{POC{{l}_{3}}}}}\,\]product In the given reaction what will be the product      [BHU 2005]

A.                 R ? N = C = O     
B.                 \[R-\overset{+}{\mathop{N}}\,\equiv {{C}^{-}}\]
C.                 \[R-C\equiv N\]               
D.                 None of these.
Answer» C.                 \[R-C\equiv N\]               
1878.

Reaction of cyclohexanone with dimethylamine in the presence of catalytic amount of an acid forms a compounds if water during the reaction is continuously removed. The compound formed is generally known as         [AIEEE 2005]

A.                 A Schiff?s base  
B.                 An enamine
C.                 An imine             
D.                 An amine
Answer» C.                 An imine             
1879.

In the reaction \[C{{H}_{3}}CN+2H\underset{\text{Ether}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{HCl}}}\,X\underset{{{H}_{2}}O}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{\text{Boiling}}}}\,Y;\]                the term Y is:                                     [BHU 2004]

A.                 Acetone              
B.                 Ethyl amine
C.                 Acetaldehyde   
D.                 Dimethyl amine
Answer» D.                 Dimethyl amine
1880.

\[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}N{{H}_{2}}\xrightarrow{NaN{{O}_{2}}HCl}X\xrightarrow{C{{u}_{2}}{{(CN)}_{2}}}Y\xrightarrow{{{H}_{2}}O/{{H}^{+}}}Z\]                Z is identified as :                                             [Pb. PMT 2004]

A.                 \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}-NH-C{{H}_{3}}\]
B.                 \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}-COOH\]
C.                 \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}-C{{H}_{2}}-N{{H}_{2}}\]
D.                 \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}-C{{H}_{2}}-COOH\]
Answer» C.                 \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}-C{{H}_{2}}-N{{H}_{2}}\]
1881.

Azo dye is prepared by the coupling of phenol and : [Pb. CET 2000]

A.                 Diazonium chloride
B.                 o-nitro aniline
C.                 Benzoic acid
D.                 Chlorobenzene
Answer» B.                 o-nitro aniline
1882.

The reduction of which of the following compound would yield secondary amine?                           [DCE 2004]

A.                 Alkyl nitrite        
B.                 Carbylamine
C.                 Primary amine  
D.                 Secondary nitro compound
Answer» C.                 Primary amine  
1883.

Among the following compounds \[{{C}_{3}}{{H}_{7}}N{{H}_{2}},\] \[N{{H}_{3}},C{{H}_{3}}N{{H}_{2}},\]\[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}N{{H}_{2}}\] and \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}N{{H}_{2}},\] the least basic compound is

A.                 \[{{C}_{3}}{{H}_{7}}N{{H}_{2}}\]               
B.                 \[N{{H}_{3}}\]
C.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}N{{H}_{2}}\]              
D.                 \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}N{{H}_{2}}\]
E.                 \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}N{{H}_{2}}\]
Answer» E.                 \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}N{{H}_{2}}\]
1884.

Electrolytic reduction of nitrobenzene in weakly acidic medium gives                                      [CBSE PMT 2005]

A.                 Aniline 
B.                 Nitrosobenzene
C.                 N-Phenylhydroxylamine              
D.                 p-Hydroxylaniline
Answer» B.                 Nitrosobenzene
1885.

Reaction of primary amines with aldehyde yields [NCERT 1984; Manipal MEE 1995]

A.                 Amides
B.                 Aldimines
C.                 Nitriles 
D.                 Nitro compounds
Answer» C.                 Nitriles 
1886.

Which one of the following methods is neither meant for the synthesis nor for separation of amines      [AIEEE 2005]

A.                 Hinsberg method            
B.                 Hofmann method
C.                 Wurtz reaction 
D.                 Curtius reaction
Answer» D.                 Curtius reaction
1887.

Which one of the following compound is most basic? [UPSEAT 2004]

A.                 A            
B.                 B
C.                 C            
D.                 All are equally basic
Answer» C.                 C            
1888.

Aniline reacts with which of these to form Schiff base [AFMC 2004]

A.                 Acetic acid          
B.                 Benzaldehyde
C.                 Acetone              
D.                 \[N{{H}_{3}}\]
Answer» C.                 Acetone              
1889.

Among the following which one does not act as an intermediate in Hofmann rearrangement      [AIIMS 2005]

A.                 \[RNCO\]            
B.                 \[RCO\overset{\,.\ .}{\mathop{N}}\,\]
C.                 \[RCO\overset{\,.\ .}{\mathop{N}}\,HBr\]          
D.                 \[RNC\]
Answer» E.
1890.

Benzamide on reaction with \[POC{{l}_{3}}\] gives           [IIT-JEE 2004]

A.                 Aniline 
B.                 Chlorobenzene
C.                 Benzyl amine    
D.                 Benzonitrile
Answer» E.
1891.

A nitrogen containing organic compound gave an oily liquid on heating with bromine and potassium hydroxide solution. On shaking the product with acetic anhydride, an antipyretic drug was obtained. The reactions indicate that the starting compound is                                      [KCET 2004]

A.                 Aniline 
B.                 Benzamide
C.                 Acetamide         
D.                 Nitrobenzene
Answer» C.                 Acetamide         
1892.

Which one doesn't liberate \[N{{H}_{3}}\] when undergoes hydrolysis                                   [Orissa JEE 2005]

A.                 Acetanilide        
B.                 Acetonitrile
C.                 Acetamide         
D.                 Phenyl isocyanide
Answer» E.
1893.

Which of the following compound reacts with chloroform and a base to form phenyl isocyanide?              [MHCET 2003]

A.                 Phenol 
B.                 Aniline
C.                 Benzene             
D.                 Nitro benzene
Answer» C.                 Benzene             
1894.

Complete the following reaction :                            [MHCET 2004]                 \[R\,\,N{{H}_{2}}+{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\to \]

A.                 \[{{[R\,\,N{{H}_{3}}]}^{+}}HSO_{4}^{-}\]              
B.                 \[[R\,\,N{{H}_{3}}]_{2}^{+}SO_{4}^{2-}\]
C.                 \[R\,\,N{{H}_{2}}.{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\] 
D.                 No reaction
Answer» C.                 \[R\,\,N{{H}_{2}}.{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\] 
1895.

Which of the following amines would undergo diazotisation

A.                 Primary aliphatic amines              
B.                 Primary aromatic amines
C.                 Both A and B     
D.                 None of these
Answer» C.                 Both A and B     
1896.

Among the following the weakest base is              [AIIMS 2003]

A.                 \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}C{{H}_{2}}N{{H}_{2}}\]          
B.                 \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}C{{H}_{2}}NHC{{H}_{3}}\]
C.                 \[{{O}_{2}}N\,C{{H}_{2}}N{{H}_{2}}\]     
D.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}NH\,CHO\]
Answer» C.                 \[{{O}_{2}}N\,C{{H}_{2}}N{{H}_{2}}\]     
1897.

Nitrobenzene gives N-phenylhydroxylamine by  [AIIMS 2003]

A.                 \[Sn/HCl\]          
B.                 \[{{H}_{2}}/Pd-C\]
C.                 \[Zn/NaOH\]     
D.                 \[Zn/N{{H}_{4}}Cl\]
Answer» E.
1898.

The correct order of increasing basic nature for the bases \[N{{H}_{3}},\,C{{H}_{3}}N{{H}_{2}}\] and \[{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{2}}NH\] is         [AIEEE 2003]

A.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}N{{H}_{2}}<N{{H}_{3}}<{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{2}}NH\]
B.                 \[{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{2}}NH<N{{H}_{3}}<C{{H}_{3}}N{{H}_{2}}\]
C.                 \[N{{H}_{3}}<C{{H}_{3}}N{{H}_{2}}<{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{2}}NH\]
D.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}N{{H}_{2}}<{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{2}}NH<N{{H}_{3}}\]
Answer» D.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}N{{H}_{2}}<{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{2}}NH<N{{H}_{3}}\]
1899.

The final product C, obtained in this reaction             Would be                 [CBSE PMT 2003]

A.                
B.                
C.                
D.                
Answer» E.
1900.

The correct order of reactivity towards the electrophilic substitution of the compounds aniline (I) benzene (II) and nitrobenzene (III) is          [CBSE PMT 2003]

A.                 I > II > III              
B.                 III > II > I
C.                 II > III > I              
D.                 I < II > III
Answer» B.                 III > II > I