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1901.

Benzaldehyde condenses with N, N-dimethylaniline in presence of anhydrous \[ZnC{{l}_{2}}\] to give    [Kerala (Med.) 2003]

A.                 Michler?s ketone             
B.                 Azo dye
C.                 Malachite green
D.                 Buffer yellow
Answer» D.                 Buffer yellow
1902.

Identify the product Z in the following reaction \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}N{{H}_{2}}\xrightarrow{{{(AC)}_{2}}O}\]\[X\xrightarrow{B{{r}_{2}}/CC{{l}_{4}}}Y\xrightarrow{HOH}Z\] [Kerala (Med.) 2003]

A.                 p-Bromoaniline                
B.                 p -Bromoacetophenone
C.                 o-Bromoacetophenone               
D.                 o-Bromoacetonilide
Answer» B.                 p -Bromoacetophenone
1903.

   \[+N{{H}_{2}}OH\to A\underset{{{H}_{3}}{{O}^{+}}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{PPA}}}\,B\]. The product ?B? is             [RPMT 2003]

A.                     
B.                
C.                
D.                
Answer» D.                
1904.

Product obtained by electrolytic reduction of nitrobenzene in presence of \[{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\] is          [RPMT 2003]

A.                 o-amino phenol               
B.                 m-amino phenol
C.                 p-amino phenol
D.                 None of these
Answer» D.                 None of these
1905.

Ethyl amine undergoes oxidation in the presence of \[KMn{{O}_{4}}\] to form                                   [CPMT 1985]

A.                 An acid
B.                 An alcohol
C.                 An aldehyde     
D.                 A nitrogen oxide
Answer» D.                 A nitrogen oxide
1906.

           Product ?A? in above reaction is                                 [RPMT 2003]

A.                
B.                
C.                
D.                 None of these
Answer» C.                
1907.

p-chloro aniline and anilinium hydrogen chloride can be distinguished by                              [UPSEAT 2003]

A.                 Sandmaeyer reaction
B.                 Carbyl amine reaction
C.                 Hinsberg?s reaction
D.                 \[AgN{{O}_{3}}\]
Answer» E.
1908.

The refluxing of \[{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{2}}NCOC{{H}_{3}}\]with acid gives  [BHU 2002; BVP 2003]

A.                 \[{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{2}}NH+C{{H}_{3}}COOH\]
B.                 \[{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{2}}NCOOH+C{{H}_{4}}\]
C.                 \[2C{{H}_{3}}OH+C{{H}_{3}}CON{{H}_{2}}\]
D.                 \[2C{{H}_{3}}N{{H}_{2}}+C{{H}_{3}}COOH\]
Answer» B.                 \[{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{2}}NCOOH+C{{H}_{4}}\]
1909.

Ethyl amine on acetylation gives               [BHU 2002; BVP 2003]

A.                 N-ethyl acetamide
B.                 Acetamide
C.                 Methyl acetamide
D.                 None
Answer» B.                 Acetamide
1910.

Hydrolysis of acetonitrile in acidic medium produces [CPMT 2003; RPMT 2003]

A.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}OH\]        
B.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}COOH\]
C.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}NC\]             
D.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}COOC{{H}_{3}}\]
Answer» C.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}NC\]             
1911.

During acetylation of amines  what is replaced by acetyl groups                                 [UPSEAT 2002]

A.                 Hydrogen atom attached to nitrogen atom
B.                 One or more hydrogen atoms attached to carbon atom
C.                 One or more hydrogen atoms attached to nitrogen atom
D.                 Hydrogen atoms attached to either carbon atom or nitrogen atom
Answer» D.                 Hydrogen atoms attached to either carbon atom or nitrogen atom
1912.

Which one of the following reducing agents is likely to be the most effective in bringing about the following change \[R-\overset{O\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{\overset{||\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{C\,N{{H}_{2}}\to RC{{H}_{2}}N{{H}_{2}}}}\,}}\,\]  [AMU 2002]

A.                 \[{{H}_{2}}-Ni\]               
B.                 \[NaB{{H}_{4}}\]
C.                 \[LiAl{{H}_{4}}\]               
D.                 Na-alcohol
Answer» B.                 \[NaB{{H}_{4}}\]
1913.

Mustard gas is obtained by          [MP PET 2002]

A.                 The action of dilute acids on mustard seeds
B.                 Treating ethylene with mustard oil
C.                 Treating sulphur chloride with ethylene
D.                 None of these
Answer» D.                 None of these
1914.

The product formed when benzene is nitrated by fuming nitric acid is                                     [MP PMT 1979]

A.                 m-dinitrobenzene          
B.                 Nitrobenzene
C.                 sym-trinitrobenzene     
D.                 None of these
Answer» D.                 None of these
1915.

Which of the following amine will not react with nitrous acid  to give nitrogen                     [NCERT 1984]

A.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}N{{H}_{2}}\]              
B.                 \[C{{H}_{3}}-C{{H}_{2}}-N{{H}_{2}}\]
C.                 \[\underset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-CH-N{{H}_{2}}}}\,}}\,\]  
D.                 \[{{(C{{H}_{3}})}_{3}}N\]
Answer» E.
1916.

\[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{6}}C{{l}_{6}}\], on treatment with alcoholic \[KOH\], yields [AFMC 2000]

A. \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{6}}\]
B. \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{3}}C{{l}_{3}}\]
C. \[({{C}_{6}}{{H}_{6}})\ OH\]
D. \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{6}}C{{l}_{4}}\]
Answer» C. \[({{C}_{6}}{{H}_{6}})\ OH\]
1917.

Which of the following alkyl halide is used as a methylating agent [KCET (Med.) 2000; MP PET 1999]

A. \[C{{H}_{3}}I\]
B. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Br\]
C. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Cl\]
D. \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}Cl\]
Answer» B. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Br\]
1918.

Which of the following gases are poisonous    [Pb. PMT 2000]

A. \[CHC{{l}_{3}}\]
B. \[C{{O}_{2}}\]
C. None of these
D. \[CO\]
Answer» E.
1919.

Which reaction is correct in the conversion of chloroform to acetylene [Pb. PMT 2000]

A. \[CHC{{l}_{3}}+AgN{{O}_{3}}\]
B. \[CHC{{l}_{3}}+{{O}_{2}}\]
C. \[CHC{{l}_{3}}+HN{{O}_{3}}\]
D. \[CHC{{l}_{3}}+Ag\]
Answer» E.
1920.

Phenol reacts with \[CHC{{l}_{3}}\] and NaOH (at \[340K\]) to give [MP PMT 1997; CBSE PMT 2002]

A. o-chlorophenol
B. Salicylaldehyde
C. Benzaldehyde
D. Chlorobenzene
Answer» C. Benzaldehyde
1921.

When methyl bromide is heated with\[Zn\]it gives    [MP PMT 2001]

A. \[C{{H}_{4}}\]
B. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{6}}\]
C. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{4}}\]
D. \[C{{H}_{3}}OH\]
Answer» C. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{4}}\]
1922.

\[R-X+NaOH\xrightarrow{{}}ROH+NaX\] The above reaction is classified as [BHU 1982; CBSE PMT 1991; RPET 2000]

A. Nucleophilic substitution
B. Electrophilic substitution
C. Reduction
D. Oxidation
Answer» B. Electrophilic substitution
1923.

Alkyl halides can be converted into Grignard reagents by [KCET 1989]

A. Boiling them with Mg ribbon in alcoholic solution
B. Warming them with magnesium powder in dry ether
C. Refluxing them with \[MgC{{l}_{2}}\] solution
D. Warming them with \[MgC{{l}_{2}}\]
Answer» C. Refluxing them with \[MgC{{l}_{2}}\] solution
1924.

Vinyl chloride reacts with \[HCl\] to form [JIPMER 2000]

A. 1, 1- dichloro ethane
B. 1, 2- dichloro ethane
C. Tetrachloro ethylene
D. Mixture of 1, 2 and 1, 1 - dichloro ethane
Answer» B. 1, 2- dichloro ethane
1925.

Chloroform is slowly oxidise by air in presence of light to form [MH CET 1999; UPSEAT 2001, 02; RPMT 2003]

A. Formyl chloride
B.  Phosgene
C.   Trichloroacetic acid
D.  Formic acid
Answer» C.   Trichloroacetic acid
1926.

False statement is [RPET 1999]

A. Chloroform is heavier than water
B. \[CC{{l}_{4}}\] is non-inflammable
C. Vinyl chloride is more reactive than allyl chloride
D. \[B{{r}^{-}}\] is a good nucleophile as compared to \[{{I}^{-}}\]
Answer» D. \[B{{r}^{-}}\] is a good nucleophile as compared to \[{{I}^{-}}\]
1927.

The reaction between chlorobenzene and chloral in the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid produces [Pb. PMT 2001]

A. Gammexane
B. p,p-dichloro diphenyl trichloro ethane
C. Chloropicrin
D.   Benzene hexachloride
Answer» C. Chloropicrin
1928.

\[AgN{{O}_{3}}\]does not give precipitate with \[CHC{{l}_{3}}\] because [MP PET 1999; CPMT 2002]

A. \[CHC{{l}_{3}}\]does not ionise in water
B. \[AgN{{O}_{3}}\]does not reacts with \[CHC{{l}_{3}}\] 
C. \[CHC{{l}_{3}}\] is chemically inert
D. None of these
Answer» B. \[AgN{{O}_{3}}\]does not reacts with \[CHC{{l}_{3}}\] 
1929.

\[C{{H}_{3}}-C{{H}_{2}}-Br\xrightarrow{\text{alc}\text{.KCN}}\]\[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}CN\]\[\xrightarrow{\text{HOH}}X\] In this reaction, product X is  [MH CET 2002]

A. Acetic acid
B. Propionic acid
C. Butyric acid
D. Formic acid
Answer» C. Butyric acid
1930.

The less reactivity of chlorine atom in \[C{{H}_{2}}=CH-Cl\] is due to [DCE 2001]

A. Inductive effect
B. Resonance stabilization
C. Electromeric effect
D. Electronegativity
Answer» C. Electromeric effect
1931.

A mixture of two organic chlorine compounds was treated with sodium metal in ether solution. Isobutane was obtained as a product. The two chlorine compounds are [KCET 1988]

A. Methyl chloride and propyl chloride
B. Methyl chloride and ethyl chloride
C. Isopropyl chloride and methyl chloride
D. Isopropyl chloride and ethyl chloride
Answer» D. Isopropyl chloride and ethyl chloride
1932.

Chloroform for anesthetic purposes is tested for its purity with the reagent [DPMT 2001]

A. Silver nitrate
B.  Lead nitrate
C. Ammoniacal \[C{{u}_{2}}C{{l}_{2}}\]
D.  Lead nitrate
Answer» B.  Lead nitrate
1933.

Methyl chloride reacts with silver acetate to yield [BVP 2003]

A. Acetaldehyde
B. Acetyl chloride
C. Methyl acetate
D. Acetic acid
Answer» D. Acetic acid
1934.

Aryl halide is less reactive than alkyl halide towards nucleophilic substitution because [RPMT 2002]

A. Less stable carbonium ion
B. Due to large \[C-Cl\]bond energy
C. Inductive effect
D. Resonance stabilization and \[s{{p}^{2}}\]- hybridisation of C attached to halide
Answer» E.
1935.

Which of the following are correct statements about \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Br\] [Roorkee 1999]

A. It reacts with metallic Na to give ethane
B. It gives nitroethane on heating with aqueous ethanolic solution of \[AgN{{O}_{2}}\]
C. It gives \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH\]on boiling with alcoholic potash
D. It forms ethylacetate on heating with silver acetate
Answer» C. It gives \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH\]on boiling with alcoholic potash
1936.

By heating a mixture of \[CHC{{l}_{3}}\]with silver powder, the compound formed is [Kurukshetra CET 2002]

A. Acetylene
B. Silver acetate
C. Methanol
D. None of these
Answer» B. Silver acetate
1937.

Chloropicrin is     [Kurukshetra CET 2002]

A. Trichloro acetaldehyde
B. Nitrochloroform
C. 2, 4, 6-trinitro phenol
D. None of these
Answer» C. 2, 4, 6-trinitro phenol
1938.

When \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}CHC{{l}_{2}}\] is treated with \[NaN{{H}_{2,}}\] the product formed is [CBSE PMT 2002]

A. \[C{{H}_{3}}-CH=C{{H}_{2}}\]
B. \[C{{H}_{3}}-C\equiv CH\]
C. \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}CH(N{{H}_{2}})(Cl)\]
D. \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}C{{(N{{H}_{2}})}_{2}}\]
Answer» E.
1939.

Alkyl halide on heating with alc. \[N{{H}_{3}}\]in a sealed tube results? [Orissa JEE 2002]

A. \[1{}^\circ \] amine
B.   \[2{}^\circ \] amine
C. \[3{}^\circ \] amine
D.   All of these
Answer» E.
1940.

In the following sequence of reactions \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{2}}Br\xrightarrow{KOH(alc)}(A)\xrightarrow{HBr}(B)\xrightarrow{KOH\,(aq.)}(C),\]The product  is  [JIPMER 2001]

A. Propan - 2 - ol
B. Propan - l - ol
C. Propyne
D. Propene
Answer» B. Propan - l - ol
1941.

Alkyl halides react with Mg in dry ether to form [DPMT 2000; MP PET 2001]

A. Magnesium halide
B. Grignard's reagent
C. Alkene
D. Alkyne
Answer» C. Alkene
1942.

When chloroform is treated with amine and KOH, we get [CPMT 1979]

A. Rose odour smell
B. Sour almond like smell
C. Offensive odour
D. Sour oil of winter green like smell
Answer» D. Sour oil of winter green like smell
1943.

The set of compounds in which the reactivity of halogen atom in the ascending order is [KCET (Engg.) 2002]

A. Vinyl chloride, chlorethane, chlorobenzene
B. Vinyl chloride, chlorobenzene, chloroethane
C. Chloroethane, chlorobenzene, vinyl chloride
D. Chlorobenzene, vinyl chloride chloroethane
Answer» E.
1944.

Haloalkane in the presence of alcoholic KOH  undergoes [KCET (Engg/Med.) 2002]

A. Elimination
B. Polymerisation
C. Dimerisation
D. Substitution
Answer» B. Polymerisation
1945.

What is the product formed in the following reaction \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}OH+CC{{l}_{4}}\underset{(2)\,\,{{H}^{+}}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{(1)\,\,NaOH}}}\,\] [KCET 1998]

A. p-hydroxybenzoic acid
B. o-hydroxybenzoic acid
C. Benzaldehyde
D. Salicylaldehyde
Answer» C. Benzaldehyde
1946.

When chloroform is treated with excess oxygen it forms [MH CET 1999]

A. \[COC{{l}_{2}}+HCl\]
B. \[COC{{l}_{2}}+C{{l}_{2}}+{{H}_{2}}\]
C. \[COC{{l}_{2}}+C{{l}_{2}}+{{H}_{2}}O\]
D. No product will be formed
Answer» D. No product will be formed
1947.

Dehydrohalogenation of an alkyl halide is [MP PMT 1996]

A. An addition reaction
B. A substitution reaction
C. An elimination reaction
D. An oxidation reaction
Answer» D. An oxidation reaction
1948.

A sample of chloroform being used as anaesthetic is tested by [AIIMS 1980; CPMT 1983]

A. Fehling solution
B. Ammoniacal \[C{{u}_{2}}C{{l}_{2}}\]
C. \[AgN{{O}_{3}}\] solution
D. \[AgN{{O}_{3}}\] solution after boiling with alcoholic \[KOH\] solution
Answer» D. \[AgN{{O}_{3}}\] solution after boiling with alcoholic \[KOH\] solution
1949.

When chloroform is treated with conc. \[HN{{O}_{3}}\] it gives [CPMT 1986; MP PMT 1989; AFMC 1998, 99; EAMCET 1991; BHU 1999]

A. \[CHC{{l}_{2}}N{{O}_{2}}\]
B. \[CC{{l}_{3}}N{{O}_{2}}\]
C. \[CHC{{l}_{2}}HN{{O}_{3}}\]
D. None of these
Answer» C. \[CHC{{l}_{2}}HN{{O}_{3}}\]
1950.

Phosgene is the common name for [DPMT 1983; CPMT 1993; MP PMT 1994; Kurukshetra CEE 1998; RPMT 2000, 02]

A. \[C{{O}_{2}}\] and \[P{{H}_{3}}\]
B. Phosphoryl chloride
C. Carbonyl chloride
D. Carbon tetrachloride
Answer» D. Carbon tetrachloride